Book Title: Ahimsa Darshan
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001265/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana upAdhyAya amaramuni sanmati jJAnapITha AgarA-2 Jain Education Internatio Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana [siddhAnta evaM sAdhanA] pravacanakAra rASTrasanta upAdhyAya zrI amaramunijI mahArAja WER zrI sanmati jJAna-pITha, AgarA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmati-sAhitya-ratnamAlA kA caubIsavA~ ratna x pustaka : ahiMsA-darzana * pravacanakAra : rASTrasanta upAdhyAya kaviratna zrI amaracandajI mahArAja ra prakAzaka : sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaMDI AgarA-2 (u0 pra0) - - x mudraka : durgA priMTiMga varksa, AgarA-4 * saMskaraNa : parivaddhita evaM saMzodhita tRtIya saMskaraNa prakAzana-tithi : mahAvIrajayantI, 12 aprela 1976 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SAR vartamAna aNu, udajana evaM prakSepAstra yuga saMtapta evaM saMtrasta akhaNDa mAnava-jAli ko ahiMsA-darzana kA amRtapAna sasneha samarpita Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke bhAvanA-sUtra 'na kAmaye'haM gatimIzvarAt parAm, aSTaddhiyuktAmapunarbhavaM vaa| AtiM prapadye'khiladehabhAjAm, antaHsthito yena bhavantyaduHkhAH / -6 / 21 / 12 (rAjA rantideva ne pIr3ita evaM bubhukSita prajA ke kalyANa kI kAmanA karate hue kahA thA-) maiM bhagavAn se aSTasiddhiyoM ke yukta svarga kI zreSThagati nahIM cAhatA, aura to kyA, maiM mokSa kI kAmanA bhI nahIM krtaa| maiM to kevala yahI cAhatA hU~ ki maiM vizva ke samasta prANiyoM ke hRdaya meM sthita ho jAU~ aura unakA sArA kA sArA duHkha maiM hI sahana kara lUM, tAki anya kisI bhI prANI ko duHkha na ho| 'ahiMsApratiSThAyAM tatsannidhau vairatyAgaH' -yogadarzana 2 / 35 ahiMsA kI pratiSThA (pUrNasthiti) ho jAne para usake sAnnidhya meM saba prANI apanA vairabhAva chor3a dete haiN| _ 'ahiMsayaiva bhUtAnAM kAryaM zreyo'nuzAsanam / ' --manusmRti 2 / 156 ahiMsA kI bhAvanA se anuprANita ho kara hI prANiyoM para anuzAsana karanA caahie| 'sarvabhUtasthamAtmAnaM sarvabhUtAni cAtmani / IkSate yogayuktAtmA sarvatra samadarzanaH // ' --gItA 626 anantacaitanya kI vyApaka cetanA se yukta yogI apane Apako sabameM tathA saba ko apane Apa meM dekhatA hai, vaha sarvasamadarzI hotA hai| 'nirvairaH sarvabhUteSu yaH sa mAmeti pANDava ! he pANDava ! jo sabhI prANiyoM ke prati nirvaira (vairarahita) hai, vahI mujhe prApta kara sakatA hai| 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH sarvaprANabhRtAM varaH / ' -mahAbhArata 11 / 13 samasta prANiyoM ke lie ahiMsA sarvotkRSTa dharma hai / yastu sarvANi bhUtAni AtmanyevAnupazyati / sarvabhUteSu cAtmAnaM tato na vijugupste|| -- IzopaniSad 6 jo antanirIkSaNa ke dvArA saba prANiyoM ko apanI AtmA meM hI dekhatA hai aura apanI AtmA ko saba bhUtoM meM, vaha phira kisI se ghRNA nahIM karatA hai| savve sattA averino hontu, mA verino / sukhino hontu, mA dukhino // -bauddhasUkta sabhI prANI vaira se rahita hoM, koI bhI vaira na rakhe, sabhI prANI sukhI hoM, koI duHkha na paae| Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke preraNA-sUtra 'evaM khu nANiNo sAraM jaM na hiMsai kiMcaNa / ahiMsA samayaM ceva etAvaMtaM viyANiyA // ' ___--sUtrakRtAGgasUtra 111 / 4 / 10 jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki kisI bhI prANa kI hiMsA na kare / ahiMsAmUlaka samatA hI dharma kA sAra hai / basa, itanI bAta sadaiva dhyAna meM rakhanI caahie| 'vayaM puNa evamAikkhAmo, evaM bhAsAmo, evaM parUveno, evaM paNNavemo, savve pANA, savve bhUyA, save jIvA, savve sattA, na haMtavvA, na ajjAveyavvA, na parighetavA, na pariyAvayavvA, na uddaveyavvA / itthaM vijANaha natthittha doso| AriyavayaNameyaM / ' -AcArAMgasUtra 1 / 4 / 2 __ hama aisA kahate haiM, aisA bolate haiM, aisI prarUpaNA karate haiM, aisI prajJApanA karate haiM ki-'kisI bhI prANI, kisI bhI bhUta, kisI bhI jIva aura kisI bhI sattva ko na mAranA cAhie, na una para anucita zAsana karanA cAhie, na unako gulAmoM kI taraha parAdhIna banAnA cAhie, na unheM paritApa denA cAhie aura na unake prati kisI prakAra kA upadrava karanA cAhie / ukta ahiMsAdharma meM kisI prakAra kA doSa nahIM hai, yaha dhyAna meM rakhie / ahiMsA vastuta: Arya (pavitra) siddhAnta hai|| jaganissiehi bhUehi tasanAmehi thAvarehiM ca / no tesimArabhe daMDaM maNasA, vayasA kAyasA ceva // - uttarAdhyayana a0 8 gA0 10 lokAzrita jo trasa aura sthAvara jIva haiM, unake prati mana, vacana aura kAyAkisI bhI prakAra se daMDa kA prayoga na kreN| sayaM tivAyae pANe, aduva'nnehi ghaaye|| haNataM vA'NajANAi, varaM var3aDhai appaNo // -sUtrakRtAMgasUtra 111 / 113 jo vyakti prANiyoM kI svayaM hiMsA karatA hai, dUsaroM se hiMsA karavAtA hai aura hiMsA karane vAloM kA anumodana karatA hai, isa prakAra vaha saMsAra meM apane lie vairabhAva ko hI bar3hAtA hai| samayA savvabhUesu, sattamittesu vA jge| --uttarAdhyayana sUtra 16 / 25 jagat meM zatru yA mitra sabhI prANiyoM para samabhAva kI dRSTi rakhanA hI ahiMsA hai| Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbujjhamANe u nare maima, pAvAu appANa nivttttejjaa| hiMsappasUyAI duhAI mattA, ___ verANubaMdhINi mahabbhayANi // samyagbodhaprApta buddhimAna manuSya hiMsA se utpanna hone vAle vairabhAva tathA mahAbhayaMkara duHkhoM ko jAna kara apane ko hiMsA se bacAe / je ya buddhA atikkatA je ya buddhA annaagyaa| saMti tesi paiTThANaM bhUyANaM jagaI jahA // jisa prakAra jIvoM kA AdhAra-sthAna pRthvI hai, vaise hI bhUta aura bhAvI jJAniyoM ke jIvadarzana kA AdhAra-sthAna zAnti arthAt ahiMsA hai| yAnI tIrthaMkara jaisA ucca pada bhI ahiMsApAlana kI badaulata hI milatA hai| nahu pANavahaM aNujANe muccejja kayAI savvadukkhANaM / prANavadha kA anumodana (samarthana) karane vAlA puruSa kadApi sarvaduHkhoM se mukta nahIM ho sktaa| ---uttarAdhyayana 818 na haNe pANiNo pANe bhayaverAo uvre| ----uttarA067 bhaya aura vaira se nivRtta hue prANiyoM ke prANoM kA ghAta na kare / esA sA ahiMsA bhagavaI bhIyANa viva saraNaM, tasathAvarasavvabhUyakhemakarI' yaha ahiMsA bhagavatI hai, jo bhayAkula prANiyoM ke lie vizeSa zaraNadAtrI hai, trasa-sthAvara sabhI prANiyoM kA kuzalakSema-maMgala karane vAlI hai| 'savvaM jagaM tu samayANupehI piyamappiyaM kassai no karejA -sUtra kR0 111017 bhavyAtmA ko cAhie ki vaha samasta arthAt sabhI jIvoM ko samabhAva se dekhe / vaha kisI ko priya aura kisI ko apriya na bnaae| tumaMsi nAma taM ceva jaM haMtavvaM ti mnnsi| tumaMsi nAma taM ceva jaM ajjAveyavvaM ti mannasi / tumaMsi nAma taM ceva jaM pariyAveyavvaM ti mannasi / ' . -AcArAMga0 11515 jise tU mAranA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai, jise tU zAsita karanA cAhatA hai vaha tU hI hai, jise tU paritApa denA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| yaha advaitabhAvanA hI, ahiMsA kA mUlAdhAra hai| Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya ahiMsA mAnavajAti ke lie janma se le kara mRtyuparyanta jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM aura pratyeka kadama para anivArya hai, parantu usake sambandha meM jaba taka spaSTa darzana na ho, usake vividha pahaluoM para jaba taka sUkSma dRSTi se vicAra na kiyA jAya, taba taka ahiMsA kI sAdhanA aura ahiMsA ke prayoga saphala nahIM ho sakate / isI dRSTikoNa se rASTrasanta kaviratna upAdhyAya zrI amaracandajI mahArAja ke ahiMsA-sambandhI pravacanoM kA yaha sundara saMkalana kiyA gayA hai| isameM ahiMsA kI jo vivecanA kI gaI hai, usameM kitanI maulikatA, gambhIratA aura vizadatA hai, yaha bAta dhyAnapUrvaka par3hane vAle vivekazIla pAThaka svayaM samajha sakate haiN| jainazAstroM meM ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bahuta spaSTa vyAkhyA milatI hai, parantu prathama to zAstroM kA gambhIra adhyayana karane vAle hI virale haiM, phira yatra-tatra bikharI huI aura prAkRta yA saMskRta bhASA meM nibaddha vyAkhyA ke antastattva ko samajhane aura pratipAdana karane vAle vidvAnoM kI saMkhyA to aura bhI kama hai / rASTrasanta upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ne zAstroM kI zabdAvalI ke sahAre zAstroM kI AtmA kA sparza kiyA hai, ahiMsA ke tattvajJAna aura siddhAnta ke sAtha-sAtha unhoMne ahiMsA ke vyavahArapakSa ko bhI vizadarUpa se spaSTa kiyA hai / kahanA hogA ki unake dvArA kI gaI ahiMsA kI vistRta vivecanA apUrva aura maulika bana par3I hai| yaha byAvara zrIsaMgha kI sUjha-bUjha kA phala hai ki usane kaviratna upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ke vi0 saMvat 2007 ke byAvara-cAturmAsa meM upAsakadazAMga kA avalambana le kara ahiMsA para diye gae yugasparzI pravacanoM kA paM0zobhAcandrajI bhArilla se sampAdana karavA liyA thA / ahiMsA-darzana ke prathama saMskaraNa meM unhIM pravacanoM kA prakAzana huA hai / usakI mAMga itanI adhika huI ki san 1957 meM zIghra hI usakA dvitIya saMskaraNa . Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzita huA / kintu vaha bhI kucha varSoM pahale hI samApta ho gyaa| ataH DaoN0 vaziSThanArAyaNa sinhA ne ise saMzodhita parimArjita karake rakhA thaa| lekina vaha yoM hI par3A rahA / janatA kI mAMga bAra-bAra AtI rahI / isa varSa paM0 munizrInemicandrajI mahArAja ne ahiMsA ke sambandha meM zrI amaramAratI Adi meM prakAzita kavizrIjI mahArAja ke pravacanoM evaM lekhoM ko chAMTa kara ise pariSkRtarUpa se punaH AdyopAnta sampAdita kiyA / isI saMzodhita parivaddhita tRtIya saMskaraNa kA naye rUpa meM prakAzana huA hai / hama una sabhI sampAdakoM, saMzodhakoM evaM sahayogiyoM ke atyanta AbhArI haiM / khAsakara sevAbhAvI zrI akhilezajI mahArAja ke atyanta AbhArI haiM, jinakI dIrghadarzitA kI badaulata yaha sundara sAhitya upalabdha ho rahA hai| zIghra aura sundara mudraNa ke lie 'durgA priMTiMga varksa' ke vyavasthApaka mahodaya kA satsahayoga bhI prazaMsanIya hai / sabhI sahayogiyoM ko dhanyavAda ! jaina bhavana vinamralohAmaMDI, AgarA-2 ---maMtrI, sanmatijJAnapITha, AgarA 12-4-76 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana kA antaraMga jaba se isa dharAtala para manuSya nAmaka prANI vidyamAna hai, jaba se use hRdaya aura buddhi prApta hai, tabhI se ahiMsA kA pAvana siddhAnta bhI pracalita hai / yathArtharUpa se yaha kahanA kaThina hai ki ahiMsA kI sarvaprathama kalpanA kaba prAdurbhUta huI thI / itihAsa isa viSaya meM mauna hai| kintu yaha dAve ke sAtha kahA jA sakatA hai ki mAnava ke sarvAMgINa jIvana ko sukhada, sarala, Anandamaya evaM nizcintatApUrvaka bitAne ke lie hI ahiMsA kA svIkAra kiyA gayA thA / prArambha meM thor3e se siddhAnta sthira kiye gae hoMge, lekina Age cala kara pArivArika, sAmAjika, rASTrIya, dhArmika evaM sAMskRtika jIvana meM kaI naI-naI ulajhaneM paidA huI hoMgI, kaI nae saMgharSa bhI upasthita hue hoMge, aura taba hiMsA-ahiMsA kI maryAdAe~, unakA svarUpa aura vividha paristhitiyoM meM vividha deza, kAla aura pAtra ke anusAra unake vibhinna prayoga bhI sunizcita kiye gae hoNge| isa prakAra ahiMsA kI vicAradhArA kA uttarottara vikAsa hotA calA gayA, jaTilatama prazna bhI ahiMsA ke dvArA sulajhAe jAne lage aura isakI upayogitA evaM anivAryatA kevala vyaktigata jIvana meM hI nahIM, pArivArika, sAmAjika, sAMskRtika, dhArmika, rASTrIya aura antarrASTrIya kSetra meM spaSTataH samajhI jAne lagI / yahI kAraNa hai ki hiMsA - ahiMsA kA svarUpa evaM patha itanA jaTila aura durgama-sA ho gayA hai| isase yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki ahiMsA ko siddhAnta kI hI vastu nahIM, vaha vyavahAra kI bhI vastu hai / cirakAla se bar3e-bar3e sAdhakoM ne apane vyAvahArika jIvana meM ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA karake jagat ke sAmane mUlyavAna Adarza prastuta kie haiM / jagata meM jitane bhI dharma haiM, ve saba eka yA dUsarI taraha se ahiMsA kI mahattA kA svIkAra karate haiM / sAmyavAdI dezoM meM, jahA~ ki dharma ko aphIma ke samAna mAnA jAtA hai, vahA~ bhI rASTra kI jIvana-yAtrA ko sukhada evaM sarala banAne ke lie ahiMsA kA svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai / nIti aura dharma-sambandhI jitane bhI niyama, maryAdAe~ paramparAe~, vrata evaM tapa Adi haiM, una saba meM ahiMsA kA honA anivArya mAnA gayA hai / rAjanIti jaise gaMde mAne jAne vAle kSetra meM bhI rASTrapitA mahAtmA gA~dhIjI ne ahiMsA ke vibhinna prayoga karake use saphala banAyA thA / ahiMsA ke prayoga karane kA jahA~ vyaktigata rUpa se zAstroM meM vidhAna hai, vahA~ sAmUhika rUpa se bhI ahiMsA - prayoga ke bIja zAstroM meM yatra-tatra upalabdha hote haiM / dUsare zabdoM meM yoM kahA jA sakatA hai ki ahiMsA kevala eka vyakti ke pAlana kI hI cIja nahIM hai, aura na usakA suphala kevala eka vyakti se anusyUta rahatA hai, apitu eka vyakti ahiMsA-pAlana se usakA prabhAva sAre samAja aura kabhI-kabhI rASTra para bhI par3A hai / Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 10 ) dUra kyoM jAe~ ! jaina itihAsa ke vizruta dharmasaMgha-sthApaka tIrthaMkara ariSTanemi ke vivAha meM barAtiyoM ko pazu-pakSiyoM kA mA~sa diyA jAne vAlA thA, jaba ariSTanemi svayaM dulhA bana kara ratha meM baiThe hue vivAha ke lie jA rahe the, taba rAste meM unhoMne eka bAr3e meM avaruddha bahuta-se pazu-pakSiyoM ko dekhA aura karuNA se dravita ho kara unako bandhanamukta karavAyA / unake dvArA pAlana kI gaI isa vyaktigata ahiMsA kA prabhAva tatkAlIna yAdava jAti para acUrUpa se pdd'aa| yAdavajAti mAno jAga uThI / isI prakAra mahAtmA gA~dhIjI ne jo bhI vyaktigata satyAgraha Adi kie the, una sabake sAtha ve ahiMsA ko anivArya rUpa se le kara cale the, jahA~ kahIM unheM yaha spaSTa pratibhAsita hotA thA ki isa satyAgraha meM mere dvArA hiMsA kA bhAva A gayA hai, bhale hI vaha krodha, roSa aura dveSa ke rUpa meM hI kyoM na AyA ho, vaha usa satyAgraha ko sthagita kara dete the / unakI dRSTi meM ahiMsA kevala vyaktigata upAsanA yA sAdhanA kI cIja nahIM thI, apitu vaha sArvabhauma thI / mAnavajIvana ke sabhI kSetroM meM aura sabhI vargoM ke dvArA vaha ArAdhanIya, sAdhanIya thI / 1 yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA - darzana meM yugadraSTA rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya zrIamaramunijI ne zAstrIya bhAvoM ko vartamAna yuga ke pariprekSya meM taula-taula kara bahuta hI bArIkI se yukti, pramANa, anubhava aura dRSTAnta de de kara spaSTa kara diyA hai / ahiMsA - darzana ke prathama aura dvitIya saMskaraNa meM prakAzita upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ke pravacana byAvara meM hue the / ina paMktiyoM kA lekhaka bhI usa samaya byAvara hI thA / mere hI anurodha para vikrama saMvat 2007 ke byAvara cAturmAsa meM zraddhaya upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ne upAsakadazAMga - sUtra para vyAkhyAna denA svIkAra kiyA thA aura unhoMne upAsaka dazAMga sUtra ke prathama adhyayana ke AdhAra para ahiMsA, satya Adi vratoM para atyanta vizadarUpa se vyAkhyAna die the / una vyAkhyAnoM ko suna kara sahasA divaMgata jyotirdhara AcAryaM pUjyazrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja kA smaraNa ho AtA hai / byAvara cAturmAsa ke una ahiMsA-sambandhI pravacanoM kA sampAdana paM0 zobhAcandrajI bhArilla ne kiyA thA / usake bAda san 1957 meM usakA dvitIya saMskaraNa prakAzita huaa| isake bAda aba yaha tRtIya saMskaraNa saMzodhita aura parivaddhita rUpa meM mere dvArA sampAdita ho kara prakAzita ho rahA hai / isa saMskaraNa meM zraddheya upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ke dvArA samaya-samaya para ahiMsA ke sambandha meM diye gae pravacana, jo zrI amarabhAratI meM prakAzita hote rahe haiM, unheM chA~Ta kara vyavasthita karake yatra-tatra jor3a diye gae haiM / inameM se kucha pravacana nae viSayoM para haiM, kucha yugAnulakSI sAmayika praznoM para ahiMsA-sambandhI pravacana haiM / kucha ahiMsA ke vidheyAtmaka pahaluoM tathA sAmAjika, sAMskRtika evaM rAjanaitika hiMsA-ahiMsA ke pariprekSya meM diye gae pravacana haiN| matalaba yaha hai ki ahiMsA bhagavatI ke sAMgopAMga Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 11 ) sarvAMgasundara sArvabhauma darzana karane ke lie yaha grantha apane Apa meM advitIya hai| kisI bhI anya grantha meM itanA sundara, spaSTa aura yuktisaMgata vivecana milanA kaThina hai / yoM to 'ahiMsA' itanA vyApaka aura vivAdAspada viSaya hai ki isake vivecana meM hajAroM pRSTha likhe jAe~ to bhI paryApta na hoMge / parantu khAsa-khAsa muddoM ko le kara upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ne jo vyAkhyA kI hai, vaha bhI ahiMsA ke sAdhakoM, upAsakoM, vicArakoM, prayogakAroM aura zodhakartAoM ke lie anUThI aura advitIya hai| isameM jaina-dharma ke isa yuga ke AditIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva se le kara bhagavAn mahAvIra taka ke jamAne meM hue ahiMsA-viSayaka prayogoM para sundara vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai| sAtha hI vartamAnayuga ke gorakSA, baMgalAdeza ke rUpa meM zaraNAgata-rakSA tathA dharmayuddha kA Adarza, sAparAdhI ko daNDa, Adi jvalanta praznoM para bhI prAcInayuga ke aitihAsika evaM prAgaitihAsika udAharaNa de kara jainadharma kA ahiMsA-sambandhI dRSTikoNa spaSTa kara diyA hai / isake atirikta sAMskRtika kSetra ke bhASA, saMtatiniyamana, atithi satkAra, jAtivAda Adi praznoM para bhI ahiMsA kA spaSTa yuktisaMgata dRSTikoNa prastuta kiyA hai| sAmAjika kSetra meM jAti, varga, varNa, sampradAya, parivAra, rASTra evaM prAnta Adi ke nAma para hone vAle saMgharSa, ghRNA, dveSa, vivAda aura siraphuTauvvala ke rUpa meM khataranAka hiMsA kA vizleSaNa karake upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ne usakA ahiMsAtmaka upAya evaM nivAraNapakSa bhI prastuta kiyA hai aura ahiMsA ke usa paripuSTa AdhyAtmika AdhAra para bhI Apane sundara vizleSaNa kiyA hai, jo sarvadharma evaM sarvadarzana ke hRdayoM ko sparza karane vAlA hai| eka pravacana meM Apane samasta pracalita dharmoM ke ahiMsAviSayaka vicAra prastuta kie haiN| sudUra atIta se, arthAt usa ajJAta prAcInakAla se le kara Aja taka jo hiMsAahiMsA kI mImAMsA kI jAtI rahI hai, uttarottara jo usakA svarUpa virATa aura vizAla hotA gayA hai, AcAra-jagata kI ahiMsA jo bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM zAna ke sAtha vicArajagat meM bhI praveza karatI jAna par3atI hai aura gA~dhIyuga meM rAjanaitika kSetra meM A kara varadAna detI pratIta hotI hai, ina sabakA ahiMsA-darzana meM sAMgopAMga yuktiyukta evaM Agama-pramANasahita vizleSaNa hai / / rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya kaviratna zrIamaracandajI mahArAja bahuzruta, mUrdhanya vidvAna, dArzanika evaM niSpakSa tattvacintaka munipugava haiM / saubhAgya se Apako vidyA aura buddhi ke sAtha uccakoTi kI vaktRtvakalA bhI prApta hai / ApakI bhASA meM oja, arthagambhIrya evaM lAlitya hai| ApakI pravacanazailI nadI ke pravAha kI taraha pratipAdya viSaya kI ora agrasara hotI huI laharAtI huI dharAtala se Upara uTha kara AdhyAtmika gaganatala ko chUtI huI-sI jAna par3atI hai, vaha na to bIca meM kahIM rukatI hai, aura na skhalita hI hotI hai| yadyapi pravacanoM kA sampAdana karate samaya ApakI bhASA kI maulikatA ko akSuNNa rakhane kA bharasaka prayAsa kiyA gayA hai, phira bhI yaha dAvA karanA Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) kaThina hai ki ina pravacanoM kA sampAdana pUrNatayA saphala ho sakA hai| pravacanoM ke sampAdana meM upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ke bhAvoM ko akSuNNa rakhane kA bharasaka dhyAna rakhA gayA hai tathApi kahIM bhASA meM virUpatA yA skhalanA ho gaI ho to usake lie pAThaka kSamA kreN| upAdhyAyazrIjI mahArAja ke dvArA ahiMsA-sambandhI ye pravacana kisI eka sampradAya, pakSa yA mata ko le kara nahIM kiye gae haiM, ahiMsA-sambandhI jo sArvajanika aura niSpakSa mantavya hai, use le kara hI Apane ye pravacana kie haiM, sambhava hai, paramparAgata dhAraNAoM ke kAraNa kisI kA unase matabheda ho, phira bhI yadi ve sajjana niSpakSatA aura gambhIratA se vicAra kareMge to unakA manaHsamAdhAna honA kaThina nahIM hai / AzA hai, pAThaka ahiMsA ke sambandha meM ina pravacanoM ko par3ha kara hRdayaMgama kareMge aura apane sarvakSetrIya jIvana ko ahiMsA se anuprANita banAe~ge / jainabhavana, lohAmaMDI AgarA-2 tA0 12-4-76 - muni nemicandra Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nukramaNikA kyA ? 87 1 ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA 2 ahiMsA kA AdhyAtmika AdhAra 3 ahiMsA kA zAzvatarUpa : vRtti meM ahiMsA 4 ahiMsA : vizvazAnti kI AdhArazilA 5 kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? 6 ahiMsA ke do rUpa : anugraha aura nigraha 7 yuddha, daNDa aura ahiMsA 8 ahiMsA kI kasauTI 6 ahiMsA kA mAnadaNDa 10 ahiMsA kI tripuTI 11 ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 12 ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 13 ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI 14 ahiMsA kA yugasApekSa mahattva 15 dravyahiMsA-mAvahiMsA 16 ahiMsA ke sandarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza 17 hiMsA kI rIr3ha : pramAda 18 mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka 16 varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA 110 121 135 170 182 165 207 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) 218 226 248 256 lh 286 llh 20 ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 21 jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 22 pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 23 zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 24 Aryakarma aura anAryakarma 25 kRSi alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 26 ahiMsA aura kRSi 27 mAnavajIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 28 rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 26 zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 30 gaurakSA kA prazna aura ahiMsA 31 sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi 32 vaicArika ahiMsA aura anekAnta 33 jIvana ke caurAhe para alr 0 mo 9 rur llh 347 362 s lh 374 llh Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA darzana amara muni Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANoM kI Ahuti de kara bhI, hAni dekha kara para kI sajjana, apane dukhiyoM kA duHkha dUra kare / auroM ko ha~sate dekho manu, ha~so aura ko vistRta kara do, saba ko sukha apane mana meM jhUra mare // - upAdhyAya amaramuni sukha pAo / sukhI banAo // -prasAda Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antargaMgA saMsAra meM sabhI prANI vyagra aura vyasta dikhAI dete haiN| choTI-choTI cIMTiyA~ dina ho yA rAta daur3a-daur3a kara annakaNoM ko ekatrita karatI huI najara AtI haiM / pakSIgaNa subaha se zAma taka dAne cunate hue dIkha par3ate haiN| AdamI cAhe dina ho yA rAta, zarIra kaMpA dene vAlI ThaMDaka ho yA deha jhulasA dene vAlI garmI, hamezA kahIM patthara tor3atA huA, kahIM kArakhAnoM meM lohA pITatA huA, kahIM khetoM meM hala calAtA huA pAyA jAtA hai / Akhira ina saba kAryakalApoM ke pIche koI na koI kAraNa avazya hogA ! kAraNa hai--jIvana kA sukha, mana kI zAnti / hara prANI yaha cAhatA hai ki use hI jyAdA se jyAdA sukha-suvidhAe~ prApta hoM, parantu jaba taka vaha dUsaroM kI sukha-suvidhAoM para dhyAna nahIM degA, vaha apane Apa meM svArthI, ArAmatalaba, ahaMkArI evaM asaMtoSI bana kara dUsaroM kI jarUratoM kI upekSA karatA rahegA, dUsaroM ke adhikAroM ko chInatA rahegA, dUsaroM ke zrama kA zoSaNa karatA rahegA, taba taka vaha svayaM sukha aura zAMnti se yukta nahIM ho skegaa| dUsare zabdoM meM kaheM to, aisA prANI dUsaroM kI hiMsA karatA rahegA-phira bhale hI kAyika hiMsA kama ho, vAcika yA mAnasika jyAdA ho / ataH kisI bhI vyakti ko sacce arthoM meM sukha-zAnti-sampanna bananA hai to, use manasA, vAcA, karmaNA ahiMsA kA svIkAra karanA hI hogaa| ahiMsA sarvakSetroM meM Avazyaka isI kAraNa saMsAra ke murdhanya manISiyoM ne sukha-zAntipUrvaka jIvanayApana ke lie ahiMsA kI khoja kii| ahiMsA mAnava-jAti ke UrdhvamukhI virAT cintana kA sarvottama vikAsa-bindu hai| kyA laukika aura kyA lokottara-donoM hI prakAra ke maMgala-jIvana kA mUlAdhAra 'ahiMsA' hai| vyakti se parivAra, parivAra se samAja, samAja se rASTra aura rASTra se vizvabandhutva kA jo vikAsa huA yA ho rahA hai, usake mUla meM ahiMsA kI hI pavitra bhAvanA kAma karatI rahI hai| mAnava sabhyatA ke ucca AdarzoM kA sahI-sahI mUlyAMkana ahiMsA ke rUpa meM hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| hiMsA aura vinAza, adhikAra-lipsA aura asahiSNutA, sattA-lolupatA aura svArthAndhatA se viSAkta utpIDita saMsAra meM ahiMsA hI sarvazreSTha amRtamaya vizrAma-bhUmi hai, jahA~ pahu~ca kara manuSya ArAma kI sA~sa letA hai| apane ko aura dUsaroM ko samAna dharAtala para dekhane ke lie ahiMsA kI nirmala A~kha kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai / yadi ahiMsA na ho, to manuSya na svayaM Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana apane ko pahacAne aura na dUsaroM ko hI / pazutva se Upara uThane ke lie ahiMsA kA avalambana anivArya hai| vibhinna dharmoM meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA ahiMsA kI paridhi ke antargata samasta dharma aura samasta darzana samaveta ho jAte haiM / yahI kAraNa hai ki prAyaH sabhI dharmoM ne ise eka svara se svIkAra kiyA hai aura antatogatvA isI kA Azraya liyA hai| hamAre yahA~ ke cintana meM, samasta dharma-sampradAyoM meM ahiMsA ke sambandha meM, usakI mahattA aura upayogitA ke sambandha meM do mata nahIM haiM, bhale hI usakI sImAe~ kucha bhinna-bhinna hoN| koI bhI dharma yaha kahane ke lie taiyAra nahIM ki jhUTha bolane meM dharma hai, corI karane meM dharma hai yA abrahmacarya-sevana karane meM dharma hai| jaba inheM dharma nahIM kahA jA sakatA, to hiMsA ko kaise dharma kahA jA sakatA hai ? hiMsA ko hiMsA ke nAma se koI svIkAra nahIM karatA / ataH kisI bhI dharmazAstra meM hiMsA ko dharma aura ahiMsA ko adharma nahIM kahA gayA hai| sabhI dharmoM ne ahiMsA ko hI parama dharma svIkAra kiyA hai| manuSya ke cAroM ora pArthika jIvana kA majabUta gherA par3A huA hai, use tor3a kara uccatama AdhyAtmika jIvana-nirmANa ke lie ahiMsA ke binA gujArA nahIM hai / jainadharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA ahiMsA jainadharma kA to prANa hai| jainadharma kA nAma lete hI sarvasAdhAraNa ko ahiMsA kI smRti huA karatI hai| Aja se paccIsa-sau varSa pUrva bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ahiMsA kI nIMva ko sudRr3ha banAne ke lie, hiMsA ke virodha meM krAMti kii| ahiMsA aura dharma ke nAma para hiMsA kA jo nagna nRtya ho rahA thA, janamAnasa bhrAnta kiyA jA rahA thA, vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra se dekhA nahIM gyaa| unhoMne hiMsA para lage dharma aura ahiMsA ke mukhauToM ko utAra pheMkA aura sAmAnya janamAnasa ko ubuddha karate hue kahAhiMsA kabhI bhI dharma nahIM ho sktii| vizva ke sabhI prANI-ve cAhe choTe hoM yA bar3e, pazu hoM yA mAnava, sabhI jInA cAhate haiM, maranA koI nahIM caahtaa|' sabako sukha priya hai, duHkha apriya hai| sabako apanA jIvana pyArA hai / 2 jisa hiMsaka vyApAra ko tuma apane lie pasanda nahIM karate, use dUsarA bhI pasanda nahIM krtaa| jisa dayAmaya vyavahAra ko tuma pasanda karate ho, use sabhI pasanda karate haiN| yahI jinazAsana ke kathanoM kA sAra hai, jo ki eka taraha se sabhI dharmoM kA sAra hai| kisI ke prANoM kI 1 savve jIvAvi icchaMti, jIviuM na marijjiuM / -dazavakAlika sUtra 6 / 11 -AcArAMga sUtra 1 / 2 / 3 2 savve pANA piAuyA suhasAyA duhapaDikUlA / 3 jaM icchasi appaNato, jaM ca na icchasi appnnto| taM iccha parassa vi, ettiyaggaM jiNasAsaNayaM / -bRhatkalpabhASya' 4584 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA hatyA karanA dharma nahIM ho sakatA / ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa yahI vAstavika dharma hai|4 isa loka meM jitane bhI trasa aura sthAvara prANI haiN| unakI hiMsA na jAna kara karo, na anajAna meM karo aura na dUsaroM se hI kisI kI hiMsA kraao| kyoMki sabake bhItara eka-sI AtmA hai| hamArI taraha sabako apane prANa pyAre haiM / aisA mAna kara bhaya aura vaira se mukta hokara kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA na karo / jo vyakti khuda hiMsA karatA hai, dUsaroM se hiMsA karavAtA hai aura dUsaroM kI hiMsA kA anumodana karatA hai, vaha apane lie vaira hI bar3hAtA hai| ataH prANiyoM ke prati vaisA hI bhAva rakho, jaisA ki apanI AtmA ke prati rakhate ho / sabhI jIvoM ke prati ahiMsaka ho kara rahanA cAhie / saccA saMyamI vahI hai, jo mana, vacana aura zarIra se kisI kI hiMsA nahIM krtaa| yaha hai-bhagavAn mahAvIra kI Atmaupamya dRSTi, jo ahiMsA meM ota-prota ho kara virATa vizva ke sammukha ekAtmAnubhUti kA eka mahAn gaurava prastuta kara rahI hai| bauddhadharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA __ 'Arya' kI vyAkhyA prastuta karate hue bauddhadharma ne ahiMsApriya vyakti ko Arya kahA hai| tathAgata buddha ne kahA hai-"prANiyoM kI hiMsA karane se koI Arya nahIM kahalAtA, balki jo prANI kI hiMsA nahIM karatA, usI ko Arya kahA jAtA hai| saba loga daNDa se Darate haiM, mRtyu se bhaya khAte haiM / mAnava dUsaroM ko apanI taraha jAna kara na to kisI ko mAre aura na kisI ko mArane kI preraNA kre| jo na svayaM kisI kA ghAta karatA hai, na dUsaroM se karavAtA hai, na svayaM kisI ko jItatA hai, na dUsaroM se jItavAtA hai, vaha sarvaprANiyoM kA mitra hotA hai, usakA kisI ke sAtha vaira nahIM hotA / 10 jaisA maiM hU~ vaise ye haiM, tathA jaise ye haiM vaisA maiM hU~-isa prakAra AtmasadRza -dazavakAlika 11 -dazavakAlika --uttarAdhyayana 8 / 10 4 dhammo maMgalamukkiLaM, ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / 5 jAvaMti loe pANA tasA aduva thAvarA / te jANamajANe vA na haNe novi ghAyae / 6 ajjhatthaM savvao savvaM dissa pANe piyAue / na haNe pANiNo pANe bhayaverAo uvarae / 7 sayaM'tivAyae pANe, aduvA'nnehiM ghAyae / haNantaM vA'NujANAi veraM vaDDhaI appaNo // 8 na tena Ariyo hoti yena pANAni hiMsati / ahiMsA savvapANAna, Ariyoti pavuccati / / 6 savve tasanti daNDassa, savvesaM jIvitaM piyaM / attAnaM upamaM katvA na haneyya na ghAtaye // 10 yo na hanti na ghAteti, na jinAti na jApate / mittaM so savvabhUtesu veraM tassa na kenacIti / / -sUtra kRtAGga 1 / 1 / 1 / 3 -dhammapada 16 / 15 -dhammapada 1011 -itibuttaka, pR0 20 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana mAna kara na kisI kA ghAta kare na kraae|11 sabhI prANI sukha ke cAhane vAle haiM, inakA jo daNDa se ghAta nahIM karatA hai, vaha sukha kA abhilASI mAnava agale janma meM sukha ko prApta karatA hai / 12 isa prakAra tathAgata buddha ne bhI hiMsA kA niSedha karake ahiMsA kI pratiSThA kI hai| tathAgata buddha kA jIvana 'mahAkAruNika jIvana' kahalAtA hai / dIna-dukhiyoM ke prati unake mana meM atyanta karuNA bharI thI, dayA kA sAgara laharA rahA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhA~ti tathAgata buddha bhI zramaNa-saMskRti ke eka mahAn pratinidhi the| unhoMne sAmAjika aura rAjanItika kAraNoM se hone vAlI hiMsA kI Aga ko prema aura zAnti ke jala se zAnta karane ke saphala prayoga kiye, aura isa AsthA ko sudRr3ha banAyA ki samasyA kA pratikAra sirpha talavAra hI nahIM, prema aura sadbhAva bhI hai / yahI ahiMsA kA mArga vastutaH zAnti aura samRddhi kA mArga hai / vaidikadharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA vaidikadharma bhI yajJakAla se uttarottara ahiMsA-pradhAna dharma hotA gayA hai| "ahiMsA paramo dharmaH" ke aTala siddhAnta ko sammukha rakha kara isameM bhI ahiMsA kI vivecanA kI gaI hai| ahiMsA hI sabase uttama evaM pAvana dharma hai, ataH manuSya ko kabhI bhI, kahIM bhI aura kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA nahIM karanI caahie|13 jo kArya tumheM pasanda nahIM hai, use dUsaroM ke lie kabhI na kro|14 isa nazvara jIvana meM na to kisI prANI kI hiMsA karo aura na kisI ko pIr3A pahu~cAo / balki sabhI AtmAoM ke prati maitrI-bhAvanA sthApita kara vicaraNa karate raho / kisI ke sAtha vaira na kro|15 jaise mAnava ko apane prANa pyAre haiM, usI prakAra sabhI prANiyoM ko apaneapane prANa pyAre haiM / isalie jo loga buddhimAna aura puNyazAlI haiM, unheM cAhie ki 11 yathA ahaM tathA ete, yathA ete tathA ahaM / attAnaM upamaM katvA, na haneyya na dhAtaye / / -suttanipAta, 3 / 317 / 27 12 sukhakAmAni bhUtAni, yo daNDena na vihiMsati / . attano sukhamesAno peccaso labhate sukhaM / --- udAna, pR0 12 13 ahiMsA paramo dharmaH sarvaprANabhRtAM varaH / tasmAt prANabhRtaH sarvAn mA hisyAnmAnuSaH kvacit / / -mahAbhArata-Adiparva, 111113 14 AtmanaH pratikUlAni pareSAM na samAcaret / -manusmRti 15 na hiMsyAt sarvabhUtAni, maitrAyaNagatazcaret / nedaM jIvitamAsAdya vairaM kurvIta kenacit // -mahAbhArata-zAntiparva 27815 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana ko antagaMgA ve sabhI prANiyoM ko apane samAna samajheM / 16 isa vizva meM apane prANoM se pyArI dUsarI koI vastu nahIM hai| isalie mAnava jaise apane Upara dayAbhAva cAhatA hai, usI prakAra dUsaroM para bhI dayA kare / 17 dayAlu AtmA hI sabhI prANiyoM ko abhayadAna detA hai, aura use bhI sabhI abhayadAna dete haiN|18 ahiMsA hI ekamAtra pUrNa dharma hai / hiMsA, dharma aura tapa kA nAza karane vAlI hai| 16 ata: yaha spaSTa hai ki vaidika dharma bhI ahiMsA kI mahattA ko eka svara se svIkAra karatA hai| islAmadharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA islAmadharma kI aTTAlikA bhI ahiMsA kI nIMva para TikI huI hai| islAmadharma meM kahA gayA hai.---"khudA sArI duniyA (khalka) kA pitA (khAlika) hai| vizva meM jitane prANI haiM, ve saba khudA ke putra (baMde) haiM / " kurAnazarIpha kI zurUAta meM hI 'allAhatAlA khudA' kA vizeSaNa diyA hai-"vismillAha rahimAnurrahIma'-isa prakAra kA maMgalAcaraNa de kara yaha batAyA gayA hai ki saba jIvoM para rahama kro| muhammada sAhaba ke uttarAdhikArI hajarata alI sAhaba ne kahA hai-"he mAnava ! tU pazu-pakSiyoM kI kabra apane peTa meM mata banA" arthAt pazu-pakSiyoM ko mAra kara unako apanA bhojana mata bnaao| isI prakAra 'dIne ilAhI' ke pravartaka mugalasamrATa akabara ne kahA hai-"maiM apane peTa ko dUsare jIvoM kA kabristAna banAnA nahIM cAhatA / jisane kisI kI jAna bacAI-usane mAno sAre insAnoM ko jindagI bakhzI / "20 uparyukta udAharaNoM se yahI pratibhAsita hotA hai ki islAmadharma bhI amuka aMza meM apane sAtha ahiMsA kI dRSTi ko le kara calA hai / 16 prANA yathAtmano'bhISTAH bhUtAnAmapi te tathA / Atmaupamyena gantavyaM buddhimadbhirmahAtmabhiH / / -mahAbhArata-anuzAsanaparva, 215116 17 nahi prANAt priyataraM loke kiJcana vidyate / tasmAd dayAM naraH kuryAt yathAtmani tathA pare / -mahAbhArata-anuzAsanaparva, 116 / 8 18 abhayaM sarvabhUtebhyo yo dadAti dayAparaH / abhayaM tasya bhUtAni dadatItyanuzuzruma / -mahAbhArata-anuzAsanaparva, 116 / 13 16 ahiMsA sakalo dhrmH| -mahAbhArata-zAntiparva / 20 va man ahayA hA akaannayA ahyannAsa jamIanaH / -kurAnazarIpha 5 / 35 il Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana IsAIdharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA mahAtmA IsA ne kahA hai ki-"tU talavAra myAna meM rakha le, kyoMki jo loga talavAra calAte haiM, ve saba talavAra se hI nAza kiye jaayeNge|"21 anyatra bhI batalAyA hai-"tuma apane duzmana ko bhI pyAra karo aura jo tumheM satAte haiM, unake lie bhI prArthanA karo / yadi tuma unhIM se prema karo, jo tumase prema karate haiM, to tumane kauna mArke kI bAta kI ?"22 itanA hI nahIM, varan ahiMsA kA vaha paigAma to kAphI gaharI ur3Ana bhara baiThA hai| "apane zatru se prema rakho, jo tumase vaira kareM, unakA bhI bhalA soco aura kro| jo tumheM zApa deM, unheM AzIrvAda do| jo tumhArA apamAna kare, usake lie prArthanA karo / jo tumhAre eka gAla para thappar3a mAre, usakI tarapha dUsarA gAla bhI kara do| jo tumhArI cAdara chIna le, use apanA kurtA bhI le lene do|23 IsA kA yaha saMdeza ahiMsA kA kitanA bar3A udAharaNa hai ! "yadi tU prArthanA ke lie dharmamandira meM (carca) meM jA rahA hai, usa samaya tujhe yAda A jAya ki amuka vyakti se khaTapaTa yA anabana hai to vApisa lauTa jA aura virodhI se apane aparAdha kI kSamAyAcanA kr| apane aparAdhoM kI kSamAyAcanA kiye binA tujhe prArthanA karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai|" yahUdIdharma meM ahiMsA-bhAvanA yahUdImata meM kahA gayA hai ki-"kisI AdamI ke Atma-sammAna ko coTa nahIM pahu~cAnI caahie| logoM ke sAmane kisI AdamI ko apamAnita karanA utanA hI bar3A pApa hai, jitanA usakA khUna kara denA / " 24 "yadi tumhArA zatru tumheM mArane ko Ae aura vaha bhUkhA-pyAsA tumhAre ghara pahu~ce, to use khAnA do, pAnI do / "25 "yadi koI AdamI saMkaTa meM hai, DUba rahA hai, usa para dasyu-DAkU yA hiMsaka zera-cIte Adi hamalA kara rahe haiM, to hamArA karttavya hai ki hama usakI rakSA kreN|" prANimAtra ke prati nirvairabhAva rakhane kI preraNA pradAna karate hue yaha batalAyA gayA hai ki-'apane mana meM kisI ke bhI prati vaira kA durbhAva mata rakho / '26 21 mttii| 22 mattI 23 lUkA 24 tA0 bAbA metaliyA 25 nIti, 26 torA ---2151152 -5 / 4546 -627 / 37 / --metaliyA-58 (b)| -25 / 21 paramidAsa -laivya vyavasthA 16 / 17 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA pArasI aura tAo dharma meM ahiMsA - bhAvanA pArasI dharma ke mahAn pravartaka mahAtmA jarathusTa ne kahA hai ki - " jo sabase acche prakAra kI jindagI gujArane se logoM ko rokate haiM, aTakAte haiM aura pazuoM ko mArane kI siphAriza karate haiM, unako ahuramajda burA samajhate haiM / 27 ata: apane mana meM kisI se badalA lene kI bhAvanA mata rkho| badale kI bhAvanA tumheM lagAtAra badalA mata lo| badale kI bhAvanA se prerita mana meM sadA-sarvadA sundara vicAroM ke dIpaka satAtI rahegI ! ataH duzmana se bhI ho kara kabhI koI pApakarma mata kro| sa~joe rakho / " tAo dharma ke mahAn praNetA - lAotse ne ahiMsAtmaka vicAroM ko abhivyakta karate hue kahA hai ki - " jo loga mere prati acchA vyavahAra nahIM karate, unake prati bhI maiM acchA vyavahAra karatA hU~ / "28 7 kanaphyUzasa-dharma ke pravarttaka kAMgaphyUtsI ne kahA hai ki - "tumheM jo cIja nApasanda hai, vaha dUsare ke lie hargija mata kro| " 27 gAthA 28 lAo teha kiMga / uparyukta vivecana se hama isa niSkarSa para pahu~cate haiM ki zramaNa saMskRti ke mUla saMsthApaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne ahiMsA kA jo bIja boyA tathA antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jise pallavita, puSpita evaM phalita kiyA, use vizva ke samasta dharmoM ne apane dharma ke hRdaya ke rUpa meM aMgIkAra kiyA / ataH zramaNasaMskRti kI amara dena - ahiMsA vaha mahAn zakti hai, jo vizva ke samasta dharmoM ko pArasparika aikya - sUtra meM saMbaddha karane meM sahaja samartha hai / yaha vizva ke samasta dharmoM ko zramaNasaMskRti kI mahAn dena hai / Adimayuga kA mAnava aura jIvana meM ahiMsA kA udaya mAnava vikAsa ke kramoM para Aja kI vaijJAnika dRSTi sarvaprathama Adimayuga para jA TikatI hai| Adimayuga kA mAnava jaMgaloM meM bhaTakA karatA thA / jaMgalI jAnavaroM kA zikAra karanA, unake kacce - adhapake mAMsa se kSudhA tRpti karanA, tathA unakI khAloM ko vastra kI jagaha pahananA, yahI prAyaH usakA nitya kA jIvana thA / AdimamAnava kA yaha jIvanakrama batAtA hai ki apane se itara kisI bhI prANI kA mUlya usake lie kucha bhI na thA / basa, kucha mUlya thA to itanA hI ki unheM mArakara apanI kSudhApUrti karanA evaM unakI khAla ko pahana lenA bhara / taba ke mAnava ko kahA~ yaha patA thA ki sabhI prANI eka samAna haiM, sabhI hamArI taraha hI sukha-duHkhoM kA anubhava karate haiM, hamArI taraha hI duHkhoM se mukti cAhate haiM aura sukhoM kI kAmanA karate haiM / hA0 34, 3 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana itihAsa isakA pramANa hai ki RSi-paramparA se pUrva zramaNa-paramparA ne mAnavamAtra ko yaha jJAna pradAna kiyA ki-"mAnava! jisa prakAra tUne sukha evaM zAntipUrNa patha se yAtrA karane ke lie mAnava-tana pAyA hai, usI prakAra vizva ke samasta prANI bhI sukha evaM zAnti kA jIvana cAhate haiM / ataH jisa prakAra tuma apanA ahita nahIM kara sakate, apanA ahita nahIM dekha sakate, apane lie kataI pIr3A evaM duHkha nahIM cAha sakate - vizva ke anya sabhI jIva bhI apane lie aisA kucha nahIM cAhate haiM / jIvana jInA hai, to kyA tAmasika vRttiyoM se hI jiyA jA sakatA hai ? kyA sAtvika vRttiyA~ jIvanavikAsa meM koI bAdhaka haiM ? kyoM nahIM mAMsa-bhakSaNa kI jagaha anna se kSudhAtapti kI jAe ? kyoM nahIM pazuoM kI khAla kI jagaha kapAsa kI kRSi ke dvArA vastra taiyAra karake, sardI-garmI evaM lajjA se apane zarIra kI rakSA kI jAe ?" mAnava-jIvana ke vikAsa kA itihAsa Aja bhI isa bAta ko duharA rahA hai ki zramaNa-saMskRti ne isa prakAra mAnavamAtra ko paribodha dekara ahiMsA ke sahAre mAnava ko mAnava kA jIvana pradAna kiyA / zrI dinakarajI jaise sAhityakAroM kI dRSTi meM mAnava ko pazu-jIvana se Upara uThA kara ahiMsA, dayA, prema evaM sahAnubhUti ke mArga para lA kara mAnavatA kA nirmala jIvana-pradAna karane kA prathama zreya bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko hI milatA hai| ahiMsA : jIvana kI hara pravRtti kA AdhAra stambha : ahiMsA zramaNa-saMskRti-jainasaMskRti-kI vizvasaMskRti ko mahAn dena hai, aisA kaheM to koI atizayokti na hogii| zramaNa-saMskRti meM ahiMsA, jIvana evaM dharma kI sabase pahalI kasauTI hai, yAnI ahiMsA ke kendra se hI zramaNa-saMskRti kA pahalA caraNa bar3hatA hai| jainadharma kI utpatti kA prathama siddhAnta hI ahiMsA-bhAvanA hai / pazcAt, isa ahiMsA ko bhArata ke anya dharma evaM saMskRtiyoM ne bhI eka bhAva se hRdayaMgama kara liyaa| Age cala kara to yaha ahiMsA karuNA, prema evaM sahiSNutA ke rUpa meM bhAratIya saMskRti kA prANa hI bana gaI; jainadarzana kA to yaha hRdaya hI hai| isakI vizada vyApti meM satya, asteya, aparigraha aura brahmacarya Adi samasta vratoM kA svataH samAveza ho jAtA hai / 26 zramaNasaMskRti kA mUlasvarUpa ahiMsA hai aura satya Adi usakA vistAra hai / brahmacarya usakI saMyama sAdhanA hai, asteya aura aparigraha usakA tapa hai| jainadharma kI choTI se choTI aura bar3I se bar3I pratyeka sAdhanA meM ahiMsA kA jIvana-saMgIta calatA hai| AdhyAtmika jIvana-nirmANa ke lie kiye jAne vAle vrata 26 ahiMsA-gahaNe paMca mahavvayANi gahiyANi bhavaMti / saMjamo puNa tIse ceva ahiMsAe uvaggahe vaTTai, saMpuNNAya ahiMsAya saMjamo vi tassa vaTTai / -~~-dazavakAlika, cUNi 1 adhyayana Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana ko antagaMgA vidhAna meM pahalA sthAna ahiMsA kA hai| eka jaina gRhastha ho athavA sAdhu sarvaprathama ahiMsA kI hI pratijJA letA hai| yahA~ alpatA aura mahattA ko le kara donoM kI ahiMsA meM yadyapi mahAn antara hai; tathApi ahiMsA kI prAthamikatA meM koI antara nhiiN| isakA yaha matalaba nahIM hai ki jainadharma ahiMsA ko hI mahattva detA hai, dUsare satya Adi vratoM ko nhiiN| yadyapi sabhI vrata mahAn aura upAdeya haiM, kintu sabakI jar3a meM ahiMsA dikhAI par3atI hai| yadi ahiMsA hai to, satya bhI TikegA, acaurya bhI TikegA aura brahmacarya aura aparigraha kI bhAvanA bhI Tika skegii| jIvana ke jitane bhI U~ce-U~ce niyama, vrata, tyAga, pratyAkhyAna, tapa Adi haiM, una sabameM ahiMsA kA honA anivArya hai / jamIna para hI koI vizAla mahala khar3A ho sakatA hai| AdhAra ke abhAva meM Adheya nahIM Tika sakatA / sAre saMsAra kA jo vaibhava khar3A hai, vaha bhUmi ke sahAre para hI to khar3A hai / isa rUpa meM ahiMsA hamArI bhUmi hai / jahA~ ahiMsA hai, vahIM karuNA, tapa, satya, kSamA, dayA Adi saba kucha Tika sakeMge / ahiMsA na ho to kucha bhI Tikane vAlA nahIM hai| tapa ke mUla meM bhI ahiMsA ho Apane durvAsA RSi kA nAma to sunA hI hogA ? vaha eka mahAn tapasvI thA, eka mahAna yogI thaa| usakI tapasyA aura yoga-sAdhanA se svarga kA rAjA indra bhI bhayabhIta rahatA thaa| taba kyA durvAsA RSi ahiMsaka the ? kyA unakA tapa aura yoga ahiMsaka thA ? kyA RSi-muniyoM kA yahI kartavya hotA hai ki apanI tapasyA ke bala para ve dUsaroM ko pIr3ita kareM evaM bhayabhIta kareM ? nizcaya hI nahIM, kyoMki krodha svayaM apane Apa meM eka mahatI hiMsA hai / Apane sunA hogA ki kisa prakAra nirdoSa zakuntalA ko durvAsA ne abhizApa de DAlA thaa| gItA meM kahA gayA hai ki jo svayaM kisI se na bhayabhIta ho, aura na jo dUsare ko bhayabhIta kare, vahI vyakti saccA ahiMsaka hai| tapa ke nAma para svayaM kA utpIr3ana bhI hiMsA hai prAcIna yuga meM kucha sAdhaka isa prakAra kI sAdhanA kiyA karate the, jisase deha kA damana ho, aura indriyoM kA utpIr3ana ho, para vastutaH yaha dharma kI sAdhanA nahIM thii| zarIra aura indriya ye to sAdhana haiM / inase pApa bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai aura puNya kA upArjana bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| zarIra aura indriyoM kI kriyAoM meM puNya-pApa nahIM rahate / ve rahate haiM--manuSya ke mana kI sahI aura galata vRttiyoM meM / ataH indriya aura zarIra ko mAranA nahIM hai, balki unheM sAdhanA hai / jarA vicAra to kIjie ki mAnava ko jo zarIra, indriya aura mana ananta puNya ke udaya se prApta hue haiM, ve pApa-rUpa kaise ho sakate haiM ? jaba anya prANI kA pIr3ana pApa hai, taba svayaM kA utpIr3ana bhI pApa kyoM nahIM ? hiMsA kyoM nahIM ? jainadharma zarIra aura indriya ke uddezyahIna tapana ko dharma nahIM mAnatA hai| yaha to mana ke tapana ko, parimArjana ko hI dharma mAnatA hai| Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana satya vahI, jo ahiMsA se anuprANita ho ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne satya ko bhagavAna kahA hai-'taM saccaM khu bhagavaM / ' lekina kheda hai ki Aja kA manuSya usa satya-svarUpa bhagavAna ke sAtha bhI khilavAr3a kara rahA hai / satya kI oTa meM jhUTha bola kara apane svArtha kI siddhi meM lagA hai| kucha satya ke dIvAne isa prakAra ke bhI milate haiM, jo yaha nahIM dekhate ki jisa satya ko hama bola rahe haiM, usase svayaM kA, samAja kA aura rASTra kA hita hogA ki nahIM ? jo hita na sAdha sake vaha satya kaisA ? satya vahI hai jo apanA aura parAyA donoM kA hita sAdhatA hai / mujhe smaraNa hai, eka sajjana, jo satya para atyadhika bala detA thA, satya bolanA usake jIvana kA uddezya bana gayA thaa| eka bAra vaha apane putra ke sAtha rela meM baiTha kara kahIM jA rahA thA / calatI gAr3I meM usane apane lar3ake kI ora dekhA to use lagA ki yaha to gAr3I meM baiThane ke lie pUrA TikaTa lene ke yogya ho gayA hai, Aja isakA prAtaHkAla kA janma-dina hai, ataH prAtaHkAla se yaha Adhe TikaTa kI kAla-sImA ko pAra kara gayA hai / para, maiMne isakA AdhA hI TikaTa le rakhA hai, yaha sarakAra kI corI hai / corI hI nahIM, yaha mere lie asatya bhI hai| yaha pApa hai, mujhe isa prakAra nahIM karanA cAhie thaa| maiMne aisA kiyA hI kyoM ? usane vicAra kiyA ki maiM abhI isa lar3ake kA pUrA TikaTa le kara sarakAra kI corI se mukta ho sakatA huuN| usane jaMjIra khIMca kara calatI gAr3I ko eka nirjana evaM vikaTa vana meM roka liyA, jahA~ dina meM bhI cora, DAkU aura luTere rahate the| gAr3I kyoM rukI ? kisane rokI ? sabhI yAtriyoM ke mukha para yahI prazna thaa| khoja-bIna karane para patA lagA ki isa gAr3I meM eka satyapAlaka sajjana apane putra ke sAtha yAtrA kara rahe haiM, usI ne gAr3I ko rokA hai| sabhI loga kahane lage ki yaha kaisA nAsamajha vyakti hai ? yaha kaisA satya-premI vyakti hai ? apane satya-pAlana ke pradarzana ke lie hama sabhI ko isane saMkaTa meM DAla diyA hai| satya bolanA, satya kA pAlana karanA, aura satya kA pradarzana karanA, isameM bar3A antara hai ? manuSya kA satya isa prakAra kA satya nahIM bana jAnA cAhie ki kisI ke Upara saMkaTa kA pahAr3a TUTa par3e / jisa satya se hiMsA aura vaira kI jvAlA phUTa nikalatI ho, vaha satya ka bhI satya nahIM ho sktaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhakoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA thA ki tuma satya ke upAsaka ho, tumako sarvatra satya kI sAdhanA karanI hai, lekina kabhI isa prakAra kA satya mata bolo, jisase kisI kI AtmA ko kaSTa pahu~ca sakatA ho| vicAra kIjie, koI satya kA sAdhaka mArga meM calA jA rahA ho, sAmane se koI zikArI apane zikAra kA pIchA karatA A rahA ho / isa prakAra kI sthiti meM yadi vaha zikArI usa sAdhaka se pUchatA hai ki kyA tumane kisI pazu ko idhara jAte dekhA hai ? yahI sthiti guNDoM dvArA kisI satI-sAdhvI kA pIchA karane meM hai, aura niraparAdha yAtriyoM ko lUTane aura unakA apaharaNa karane meM hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM-isa prakAra kI sthiti meM sAdhaka ko Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antargagA mauna rahanA cAhie / mauna rahane se samasyA kA samAdhAna na hotA ho to dUsare ke prANoM kI rakSA ke lie yadi asatya bhI bolA jAe to vaha maryAdA meM hai|30 taba vaha asatya bhI satya hI hai, asatya nhiiN| kyoMki usase ahiMsA kI rakSA hotI hai / jisa satya se vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kA hita na ho, vaha satya bhI asatya hI hai| Aja satya ke nAma para kaise-kaise nATaka race jAte haiM, aura kyA kucha kiyA jAtA hai, yaha saba kucha hote hue bhI kucha vyakti apane ko satyavAdI mAna baiThate haiN| para kyA kabhI vicAra kiyA ki oghasaMjJA se satya bolanA eka alaga bAta hai, aura satya ko ThIka taraha samajha-parakha kara use jIvana meM utAranA, eka alaga bAta hai| jaba taka mana, vANI aura karma meM satya kI tripathagA avatarita na ho, taba taka jIvana pavitra aura pAvana nahIM bana sakatA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to spaSTa hI kahA thA ki-vicAra ke satya ko vANI meM utarane do aura vANI ke satya ko jIvana kI dharatI para utarane do, tabhI mAnavajIvana nirdoSa bana skegaa| dayAsvarUpiNI mahAnadI : ahiMsA gaMgA jaisI mahAnadI jaba bahatI hai aura usakI virAT dhArAe~ jaba laharAtI huI calatI haiM to usake kinAroM para ghAsa khar3I ho jAtI hai, hariyAlI lahalahAne lagatI hai, anekAneka bar3e-bar3e vRkSa bhI uga Ate haiM, aura yadi nirantara poSaNa mile to U~ce-U~ce vRkSa to kyA, saghana vana bhI khar3e ho jAte haiN| para aisA kaba aura kaise hotA hai ? jaba pAnI kI dhArA vahA~ taka pahu~catI hai / nadI ke pAnI kI dhArA pratyakSa meM unheM sIMcatI to najara nahIM AtI, kintu usake jalakaNa andara hI andara saba ko tarI pahu~cAte haiM, vRkSoM ko harA-bharA karate haiM, poSaNa dete haiM aura ve vRkSa vistAra pAte haiM / yadi nadI sUkha jAegI to hariyAlI kaba taka ThaharegI ? vaha bhI sUkha jAegI aura samApta ho jaaegii| nisarga kA vaha sundara aura manorama vizAla-vaibhava naSTa ho jAegA, sthira nahIM raha skegaa| isI prakAra dayA kI mahAnadI bhI yadi hamAre antaHkaraNa meM bahatI rahegI, vacana meM aura kAya meM bhI usakA saMcAra hotA rahegA, to dUsare vrata bhI apane Apa panapa uTheMge / 1 ahiMsA evaM dayA ke sAdhaka kA mana zuddha bhAvanA se paripUrNa ho kara pratyeka prANI ke lie karuNA kA bhaMDAra bana jAtA hai| apanI ora se kisI ko kaSTa denA to dara-kinAra rahA ; dUsare kI ora se bhI yadi kisI para kaSTa hotA huA dekhatA hai, taba bhI usakA hRdaya karuNA se chalachalAne lagatA hai| muMha se kucha bhI bolatA hai to amRta chir3aka detA hai / kyA majAla ki kamI muha se gAlI nikala jAe ? kar3avI 30 AcArAMga, dvitIya zru taskandha 31 dayAnadI-mahAtIre, sarve dharmAstRNAkurAH / tasyAM zoSamupetAyAM, kiyannandanti te ciram / / Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana bAta to usakI jIbha para kabhI A hI nahIM sakatI / jahA~ ahiMsA aura karuNA kI dhArAeM jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM baha rahI hoM, vahA~ vikAra kA jahara AegA kahA~ se ? vahA~ se to amRta kI hI bUda ttpkegii| yadi kahIM jahara nikala rahA hai, to samajha lenA cAhie ki usa srota ke mUla meM amRta kI kamI hai / ____ ahiMsA ke sAdhaka kI vANI para dayA kA jharanA bahatA hai / jaba vaha bolatA hai to aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki dukhiyA ke mana ko vANI dvArA DhADhasa mila rahA hai / dukhiyA usakI vANI sunane ke bAda apanA duHkha bhUla jAtA hai| sAdhaka kI vANI lagI huI coTa meM marahama kA kAma karatI hai / vaha amRta-rasa se chalakatI huI vANI saMsAra kA kalyANa karane ke lie sadaiva taiyAra rahatI hai| vaha sAdhaka baccoM se, bUr3hoM se, naujavAnoM se, bahinoM se, ghara meM aura ghara se bAhara bhI sabase Adara aura prema ke sAtha bolatA hai / sAdhaka ko yadi amIra milatA hai to usI bhAva se, aura yadi jhADU dene vAlA bhaMgI sammukha milatA hai, to usake sAtha bhI usI samAnabhAva se usakI vANI bahatI hai / usa vANI meM dayA aura prema kA sotA bahatA hai, usase mAno phUla jhar3ate haiM / isa prakAra ahiMsA kI vaha dhArA zarIra se bahatI hai, vANI se bahatI hai, aura mana se bahatI hai| saMyama ke binA ahiMsA asambhava bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai "apane hAthoM ko saMyama meM rakho, unheM anucita kArya ke lie chUTa mata do| ina hAthoM para tumhArA pUrA niyaMtraNa aura pUrA adhikAra honA cAhie / jaba ye hAtha bekAbU ho jAte haiM to anucita kI ora bar3hate haiM, aura sva-para ke vinAza meM nimitta banane lagate haiM / isalie inheM sadA kAbU meM hI rakho / yadi inheM asaMyata hone diyA to inameM zUla cubhege aura vyathA hogI, aura usa vyathA se sAre zarIra meM utpIr3ana paidA ho jaaegaa| isase Atma-hiMsA to hogI hI, sAtha hI dUsare mUka jIvoM ko aura kIr3oMmakor3oM ko bhI ye kucala ddaaleNge| vANI ko bhI saMyama meM rkho| yadi ise be-lagAma hone diyA, to yaha dUsaroM ke kAnoM meM zUla hula degI aura na jAne kyA-kyA anartha paidA karegI ! indriyoM ko bhI saMyama meM rakho / yadi inheM niraMkuza ho jAne diyA, to samajha lo ki jIvana naukA vyasanoM ke pravAha meM baha kara eka dina vinAza ke bha~vara meM jA giregI, aura mAnava-jIvana kA anamola mahatva dhUla meM mila jAegA / 32 yaha mana, vacana aura kAya kI ahiMsA hai| jo sAdhaka ahiMsA kA vrata letA hai-mana, vacana aura zarIra se letA hai / vahI saccA sAdhaka kahalAne yogya hotA hai / yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki mana ke andara to soca rahA ho ahiMsA; aura mana ke bAhara vANI se saMsAra meM Aga lagAne kA dussAhasa kre| bhalA yaha kaisA ahiMsaka hogA jo 32 hatthasaMjae pAyasaMjae vAyasaMjae sNjiNdie| -dazavakAlika, 10, 15 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA vANI tathA kAyA se to bAhara meM hiMsA kare, aura jaga meM yaha DhiDhorA pITe ki mere to mana meM ahiMsA hai ? ataeva ahiMsA - vratI sAdhaka ke lie yaha parama Avazyaka hai ki usakI ahiMsA -- mana, vacana aura zarIra ke rUpa meM tripathagAminI ho / tabhI vaha ahiMsA kA saccA ArAdhaka mAnA jAyegA | tripathagAminI : ahiMsA kahate haiM, gaMgA tripathagA hai-- tripathagAminI hai, arthAt, vaha tIna rAha se hokara bahatI hai | paurANika graMthoM meM ise tripathagAminI kahA gayA hai / purAne TIkAkAroM ne isakI bar3I lambI-caur3I vyAkhyA kI hai / parantu aisA lagatA hai ki tIra jisa jagaha laganA cAhie thA, vahA~ nahIM lagA hai / ve tripathagAminI kA artha karate haiM ki gaMgA kI eka dhArA pAtAlaloka meM, dUsarI dhArA martyaloka meM aura tIsarI dhArA svargaloka meM bahatI hai / yaha vizva tIna lokoM meM vibhAjita hai - pAtAla, Urdhva aura madhya / astu, gaMgA tInoM lokoM ke kalyANa ke lie bahatI hai / becAre pAtAlaloka ke nivAsI yahA~ kaise A sakate haiM ? to gaMgA kI eka dhArA paurANika TIkAkAroM ne unake lie vahIM bheja dii| isI prakAra Urdhvaloka vAloM para dayA karake gaMgA kI eka dhArA Urdhvaloka meM bhI pahu~cA dI gaI / madhyaloka meM to vaha hai hI / magara hai usakI tIna dhArAoM meM se eka hI dhArA ! isIlie use tripathagAminI kahA hai / 13 'tripathagAminI' vizeSaNa kI yaha kaisI zocanIya chIchAledara kI gaI hai ! paMDita sthUlagaMgA se cipaTa gae, aura basa apanI kalpanA ke ghor3e daur3A die | khaira, jo bhI kucha ho; kintu ahiMsA kI yaha tripathagAminI gaMgA to vastutaH tInoM lokoM meM bahatI hai / yaha mAnava-jIvana yA insAnI jindagI to eka virAT duniyA hai; eka vizAla loka hai ! usake viSaya meM aisA kahA jAtA hai " jo piNDa meM hai, vahI brahmANDa meM hai; aura jo brahmANDa meM hai, vahI piNDa meM hai / jo piNDa meM mAlUma kara liyA gayA hai, vaha brahmANDa meM mila jAyegA | 33" kRSNa ke jIvana caritra meM eka alaMkAra AtA hai / kRSNa caritra ke lekhaka kahate haiM kRSNa jaba bacce the, to unheM miTTI khAne kI Adata thI / prAyaH bacce miTTI khA hI liyA karate haiM, aura sUradAsa ne kRSNa meM bhI isa Adata kI ghoSaNA kI hai ki kRSNa miTTI khAte the aura mAtA unheM rokatI thI / eka bAra kRSNa ne dekhA ki ghara meM mujhe koI nahIM dekha rahA hai, aura jhaTa miTTI kI DalI uThA kara mu~ha meM DAla lI / acAnaka usI samaya yazodA A pahu~cI aura mu~ha pakar3a liyA ki kyA kara rahe ho ? 33 " yat piNDe, tad brahmANDe | yad brahmANDe, tat piNDe / / " Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana kRSNa ne bAta ko ha~sI meM ur3Ate hue kahA - 'kucha nahIM / ' yazodA ne mu~ha kholane ko kahA / kRSNa ne mu~ha kholA to mAtA ko mu~ha meM sArA vizva dikhAI diyaa| vahA~ cA~da, sUraja aura camakate hue tAre dikhAI die / vana, parvata, sAgara aura bar3e-bar3e nagara bhI najara aae| taba yazodA ne socA- yaha putra nahIM, bhagavAn hai / 14 yaha to alaMkAra kI bAta hai, rUpaka alaMkAra hai / isakA asalI matalaba yaha hai ki nanhe se bAlaka ke andara bhI vizva kI virAT cetanA chipI par3I hai / usakI AtmA ke andara bhI anantazakti kA ajasrasrota baha rahA hai / isI prakAra eka bUr3hA, jo mauta kI zayyA para par3A jIvana kI aMtima ghar3I gina rahA hai, usakI AtmA meM bhI ananta zaktiyA~ haiM / yadyapi yaha kahAnI kAlpanika hai, tathApi isake AdhAra para bhAgavatakAra batAnA cAhatA hai ki yadi brahmANDa meM dekhane caloge, to vahA~ kyA milegA ? jo dekhanA hai, vaha Atma-brahmANDa meM dekho / yadi gaMgA ko dekhanA ho, to apane antaHsthala para dekho; yadi cA~da aura sUraja dekhane hoM, to apane andara hI dekho / adhika kyA, jo bhI mahAna vibhUtiyA~ dekhanI hoM, ve saba AtmA ke punIta paTa para citrita haiM / gaMgA kI dhArA --- ahiMsA - gaMgA kI dhArA hai| purAne TIkAkAra bhaTaka gae / ve tInoM lokoM meM pAnI kI dhAra ko talAza karane lage / lekina ahiMsA - gaMgA kI dhArA tIna mArgoM para bahatI hai / yadi sthUlagaMgA meM nahA bhI lie, to zarIra ke Upara kA maila bhale hI sApha ho jAya, kintu aise gaMgA snAna se pApa nahIM dhula sakate / yadi pApoM ko dhonA hai, to AtmA meM jo ahiMsA kI amRta- gaMgA baha rahI hai, usI meM snAna karanA hogA / tabhI kalyANa sunizcita hai / ahiMsA kI vaha amRta-dhArA tIna rUpa meM baha rahI hai / isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki "manuSya kA yaha virAT jIvana - mana kA loka, vacana kA loka aura zarIra kA loka hai / " isa prakAra mAnava-jIvana tIna lokoM meM vibhakta hai, yaha trilokI hai| isake andara basane vAle rAkSasa bana rahe haiM, pazu bana rahe haiM aura ahiMsA amRta ko pIne vAle devatA bhI bana rahe haiM, aura isa tatva-jJAna kA pAna karane vAle koI-koI bhagavAn bhI bana rahe haiM / jo vyakti isa trilokI ke andara ahiMsA kI gaMgA nahIM bahA rahA hai, jisane ahiMsA kI jJAna gaMgA meM snAna nahIM kiyA hai, gaharI DubakiyA~ nahIM lagAI haiM tathA jisakI AtmA ahiMsA kI dhArA meM nahIM bahI hai--usane bAhara se insAnI colA bhale hI pahana liyA ho, kintu apanI andara kI duniyA meM vaha haivAna bana rahA hai / use na to apane ApakA patA hai, na apane amUlya jIvana kA hI patA hai / vaha vAsanAoM meM bhaTaka rahA hai, phalata: kisI samaya kucha bhI anartha karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai / isa taraha usakI jindagI ThokareM khA rahI hai, vaha jaMgalI aura hiMsaka jAnavaroM kI taraha bana rahI hai / jo eka prakAra se rAkSasa kI jindagI hai / Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA antarjIvana kI amRtagaMgA mAnava jAti ke isa virAT jIvana meM na mAlUma kitane rAma aura kitane rAvaNa chipe par3e haiM ! ve kahIM bAhara se nahIM Ate, balki andara hI paidA hote haiM / bhAratavarSa ke santoM ne isa sambandha meM kahA hai ki isa AtmA ko, jo anAdikAla se rAvaNa ke rUpa meM rAkSasa aura pazu rahA hai; yadi insAna banAnA hai, devatA banAnA hai aura bhagavAn banAnA hai, to ahiMsA kI jo patita-pAvanI jJAna-gaMgA baha rahI hai, usameM snAna karAo / saba maila pApa dUra ho jAegA / ahiMsA kI jJAna gaMgA meM kUdo / yadi abhimAna AtA hogA to svataH naSTa ho jaaegaa| moha, lobha, mAyA Adi jo bhI vikAra tumheM taMga kara rahe haiM ; aura inakA jo maila mana evaM mastiSka para car3ha gayA hai, vaha samUla naSTa ho jAegA / antarjIvana meM jo amRta kI dhArA baha rahI hai, yadi usameM DubakI lagAoge, snAna karoge - to saMsArI AtmA se mahAtmA, aura mahAtmA se paramAtmA bana jAoge | 15 manuSya ke bhItara prAya: eka aisI mithyA dhAraNA kAma karatI rahatI hai ki vaha samasyA kA samAdhAna andara talAza nahIM karatA, balki bAhara khojatA phiratA hai / jahA~ jakhma hai, vahA~ marahama nahIM lagAtA, anyatra lagAtA hai / yadi coTa hAtha meM lagI hai, aura davA paira meM lagAI gaI, to kyA asara hogA ? yadi sira dukha rahA hai, aura hAthoM meM candana lagAyA, to kyA sira kA darda miTa jAegA ? roga jahA~ ho, vahIM davA lagAnI cAhie / yadi dAhine hAtha meM kIcar3a lagA hai, to bAe~ hAtha para pAnI DAlane se vaha kaise sApha hogA ? aba dekhanA yaha hai ki kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi vikAroM kA maila kahA~ lagatA hai ? yadi vaha maila kahIM zarIra para lagatA hai, taba to kisI tIrtha meM jA kara dho liyA jA sakatA hai aura vahA~ taka bhI jAne kI kyA jarUrata; kahIM Asa-pAsa ke kisI tAlAba yA nadI meM DubakI lagA lene se bhI vaha dUra ho jAegA | jainadharma dRr3hatApUrvaka kahatA hai ki vaha maila AtmA para lagA huA hotA hai / ata: duniyAbhara ke tIrthoM meM kyoM bhaTakA jAe ? sabase bar3A tIrtha to apanI AtmA hI hotI hai / kyoMki usI meM ahiMsA aura prema kI nirmala dhArAe~ bahatI haiM / usameM hI DubakI lagA lagAne se pUrNa zuddhatA prApta hotI hai / jahA~ azuddhi hai vahA~ kI hI to zuddhi karanI hai| jainadarzana bar3A AdhyAtmika darzana hai, aura vaha itanA U~cA bhI hai ki manuSya ko manuSyatva ke andara banda karatA hai / manuSya kI dRSTi manuSya meM DAlatA hai / apanI mahAnatA apane hI aMdara talAza karane ko kahatA hai / vyakti apanA kalyANa karanA cAhatA hai, kintu prazna uThatA hai ki kalyANa kare bhI to kahA~ kare ? yahA~ para jainadharma spaSTataH kahatA hai ki-- jahA~ tuma ho, vahIM para ; bAhara kisI gaMgA yA aura kisI nadI yA pahAr3a meM nahIM / Atma-kalyANa ke lie, jIvana zuddhi ke lie yA aMdara meM soe hue bhagavAn ko jagAne ke lie eka iMca bhI idhara-udhara jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai / tU jahA~ hai, vahIM jAga jA aura AtmA kA kalyANa kara le / Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana mokSa bhI mAnava ke antara meM hai koI-koI ajaina vidvAna parihAsa karate haiM---jainadharma meM 45 lAkha yojana kA mokSa mAnA gayA hai / kitanA bar3A vistAra hai ? isameM eka ora to bar3I-bar3I dArzanika carcAe~ hotI haiM to; dUsarI ora mokSa ko itanA lambA-caur3A mAnA gayA hai ki jisakI koI hada nahIM / kintu kahA jA sakatA hai ki itane bar3e kI jarUrata bhI hai / mokSa to insAna ke lie mAnA gayA hai aura jahA~ insAna hai, vahA~ mokSa bhI hai / yadi insAna kA kadama bhU-maNDala para 45 lAkha yojana taka, to Upara mokSa bhI 45 lAkha yojana lambA-caur3A hai| mokSa to insAna ko hI milanA hai| jaba insAna Atmazuddhi kara letA hai to sIdhA mokSa meM pahu~ca jAtA hai / use eka iMca bhI idhara-udhara nahIM honA par3atA / ataeva jahA~ vyakti ho, vahIM baiTha jaae| jahA~ rahe, vahIM Atma-gaMgA meM DubakI lagA le / kyoMki vahA~ amRta kI dhArA baha rahI hai| vaha jIvana-yAtrA meM saMyama aura sAdhanA kI ora jitanA adhika se adhika agrasara hotA hai, utanA hI mokSa ke nikaTa hotA jAtA hai / isa prakAra vaha maila dho kara nirmala ho jAtA hai aura dhulate-dhulate jaba maila kA AkhirI kaNa bhI dhula jAtA hai to vahIM para mokSa bhI pA letA hai yaha koI banAvaTa nahIM hai, balki sArvabhaumika satya hai / mokSa kisako mila sakatA hai ? kyA U~Ta, ghor3e yA rAkSasa ko mila sakatA hai ? nahIM / vaha to kevala manuSya ko hI mila sakatA hai| ataH jahAM manuSya hai, vahIM mokSa bhI hai| Atmazuddhi bhI antargagA meM DubakI lagAne para - jainadharma apane ApameM itanA virATa hai ki vaha gaMgA ko apane hI aMdara dekhatA hai, kahIM anyatra jAne ko nahIM kahatA / sabase bar3I gaMgA usake bhItara baha rahI hai, aura vaha tIna mArgoM se ho kara bahatI hai / arthAt vaha mana ke loka meM, vacana ke loka meM aura karma ke loka meM baha rahI hai| parantu usa gaMgA meM tabhI DubakI lagegI, jaba koI lagAegA / yadi hajAroM tIrthoM meM snAna kara bhI Aye, kintu aMdara kI gaMgA meM snAna nahIM kiyA to saba bekAra hai / zrIkRSNa ne yudhiSThira se kahA thA 'AtmA nadI hai| isameM saMyama kA jala bharA hai| dayA kI taraMgeM uTha rahI haiM / satya kA pravAha baha rahA hai| isake brahmacaryarUpI taTa bar3e majabUta haiN| isI meM snAna karanA cAhie / ahiMsA aura satya kI gaMgA meM snAna karane se hI AtmA kI zuddhi hotI hai| zarIra para pAnI DAla lene se kevala zarIra kI saphAI ho sakatI hai, parantu AtmA kadApi svaccha nahIM ho sakatI / ' 34 34 AtmA nadI saMyama-toyapUrNA / satyAvahA zIla-taTA dayomiH / / tatrAbhiSekaM kuru pANDuputra ! na vAriNA zuddhayati cAntarAtmA / / Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : jIvana kI antagaMgA jo bAta kRSNa ne pANDuputra ke lie kahI hai, vahI samasta sAdhakoM ke lie upayukta hai / ise hala karanA caahie| para, hala kahA~ ho sakatA hai ? kyA galI ke nukkar3a para baiTha kara, yA jaMgaloM meM bhaTaka kara ? nahIM, usakA hala to jIvana ke andara hI mila sakatA hai / zuddhi kI sAdhanA aMdara hai aura mUla zuddhi bhI aMdara hI hotI hai / sabase bar3A iSTadeva aMdara hI baiThA hai / duniyAbhara ke devatA kahIM para hoM, kintu sabase bar3A Atma-deva to aMdara hI maujUda hai| isI iSTa devatA kI upAsanA meM tallIna ho kara, jaba taka aMdara kA pApa nahIM dhoyA jAtA, taba taka bAhara ke devatAoM se kucha bhI lAbha prApta nahIM ho sktaa| ___ sabase bar3I gaMgA hamAre hI aMdara baha rahI hai| ahiMsA aura satya kI gaMgA hamArI nasa-nasa meM pravAhita ho rahI hai| ahiMsA kI isa gaMgA meM snAna kie binA jIvana kI pavitratA kabhI milane vAlI nhiiN| jainadharma, bauddhadharma, vaidikadharma yA saMsAra ke kisI aura dharma ko dekhA jAye, inameM deza-kAla aura paristhitiyoM ke prabhAva se kucha galataphahamiyA~ mila sakatI haiM, kintu ahiMsA kI AvAja sabhI dharmoM meM eka-sI sunAI detI hai / saba kA svara eka hI nikalatA hai-ahiMsA se hI kalyANa ho sakatA hai| isa sambandha meM hamAre yahA~ kahA jAtA hai ki jaba nadI bahatI hai taba to kinAroM para, AsapAsa hariyAlI chA jAtI hai, aura jaba vaha nadI sUkha jAtI hai to AsapAsa kI hariyAlI bhI sUkha jAtI hai / isI prakAra hamAre mana, vacana aura zarIra meM se bhI yadi ahiMsA kI dhArA baha rahI hai to satya bhI phalA-phUlA rahegA, asteya bhI, brahmacarya bhI, zrAvakapana aura sAdhupana bhI harA-bharA rhegaa|35 yadi ahiMsA kI nadI sUkha gaI aura usakA pravAha banda ho gayA to---satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha Adi sabhI dharma sUkha jAyeMge / na zrAvakapana rahegA, na sAdhupana bacegA / yadi ina saba dharmoM ko harA-bharA aura jIvana ko sundara evaM saurabhamaya dekhanA hai, to ahiMsA kI tripathagAminI divya gaMgA ko mana, vacana evaM karma ke patha para avizrAnta gati se bahane diyA jaae| 35 dayAnadI-mahAtIre sarve dharmAstRNAMkurAH / Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA AdhyAtmika AdhAra manuSya-jIvana ke do pahalU haiM--eka zarIra aura dUsarA aatmaa| jo zarIravijJAna ko jAnane vAle hote haiM, unheM zarIra kA vizleSaNa karane para mAMsa, majjA, rakta, zirAe~, mastiSka ityAdi kA patA calatA hai / hRdaya eka yantra hai, jo isa zarIra-piNDa kA saMcAlana karane vAlA hai; yaha bhI zarIrazAstrI batAte haiM / para, isake atirikta jo dUsarA pahalU hai-vaha Atma-dRSTi kA hai| bhAratIya cintana jaba manuSya ke vizleSaNa kI gaharAI meM jAtA hai, taba vaha batalAtA hai ki zarIra ke andara eka aisA Atmatattva hai, jo hRdaya, buddhi aura mastiSka ko Alokita karatA hai / isa rakta-mA~sa ke Dhera meM bhI vaha eka Aloka stambha hai| manuSya kevala hRdaya aura mastiSka meM eka sUkSma cetanA hai, jisameM karuNA va sneha kA vAsa hai / vahI manuSya kA vAstavika rUpa bhI hai / yadi manuSya ke hRdaya meM jIvana kA pravAha na ho, karuNA aura sneha kI srotasvinI na ho, to madhura pArivArikatA TUTa-TUTa kara bikhara jAe, sAmAjika AtmIyatA khaNDa-khaNDa ho jaae| isa hRdaya meM rASTrIyatA aura vizvavatsalatA kA nivAsa hai / rAma, kRSNa, buddha aura mahAvIra kI cintanadhArA isa AtmA aura hRdaya ke sneha-sarovara se hI nikalatI hai| hRdaya kA dharma hRdaya samasta mAnavIya bhAvanAoM kA kendra hai / ahiMsA kyA haDDiyoM kA dharma hai ? nahIM, vaha to hRdaya kA dharma hai / hRdaya meM pravAhita hone vAlA sneha ke ajasra-srota kA hI virATa rUpa ahiMsA kahalAtA hai / prema, sahAnubhUti, karuNA-ye saba usI kI vibhinna dhArAe~ haiM / inameM bhAvanA eka hI hai, zabdoM kI vividhatA hai| bhAratIya zAstra zabdoM ke bhaNDAra haiM, kyoMki unameM bhAvoM kA bhaNDAra bharA hai| ina zAstroM meM eka hI bhAva ko batAne ke lie hajAroM zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai / eka hI bhAvanA ke ananta pahala hote haiN| kabhI kisI pahalU para jora diyA gayA aura kabhI dUsare para / isa taraha hRdaya kI ananta bhAva-bhaMgimAoM ke varNana meM zabdoM kA vizAla bhaNDAra bhara gyaa| hRdaya ke eka prakAra ke sneha kA nAma "mAtA" hai to dUsare prakAra ke sneha kA nAma 'pitA' hai| isI prakAra pati-patnI, bhAI aura bahana ityAdi ke sneha eka hI bhAva ko alaga-alaga zabdoM meM prakAra abhivyakti dete haiM / para mAnava kI madhuratA ina sabake pIche jhalakatI hai| cAhe usa madhuratA kA nAma kucha bhI liyA jAya / yaha madhuratA hI ahiMsA hai, karuNA hai aura dayA hai| jaba soI huI AtmA jAgRta ho jAtI hai, ghRNA aura dvaSa kA pardA phaTa jAtA hai / ahaMkAra kI caTTAna cUra-cUra ho jAtI hai aura prema kA jharanA phaTa par3atA hai; tabhI Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA AdhyAtmika AdhAra 16 ahiMsA aura dayA kA rUpa prakaTa hotA hai / o mAnava ! tuma kahIM bhI raho, kaise bhI raho ! parantu tumhAre hRdaya kA prema nirantara bahatA rahanA cAhie / yaha pAvana srota kahIM sUkha na jAya / tuma meM yadi sneha nahIM rahegA, to kucha bhI nahIM rahegA / phUla sugandha aura raMga se tabhI sundara mAlUma detA hai, jaba taka usameM jalatattva hai| isI taraha tuma meM tabhI taka AkarSaNa rahegA, jaba taka sahRdayatA kA jharanA bahatA rahegA, jaba taka dUsare ke duHkha ko apane duHkha ke samAna samajhate rahoge aura jaba taka dUsare ke jIvana ko apanA hI jIvana samajhoge / yadi hRdaya meM saMvedanA nahIM hai, to vahA~ manuSyatA kaise basegI ? Akhira rAkSasa meM aura manuSya meM antara hI kyA hai ? rAkSasa bhI manuSya jaisA dIkhatA hai| para, bhAvanAoM se aura vRttiyoM se eka vyakti rAkSasa kahalAtA hai tathA dUsarA vyakti manuSya kahalAtA hai| bhAratavarSa kahatA hai ki manuSya kA zarIra honA hI paryApta nahIM hai; manuSya kA mana honA cAhie, manuSya kI buddhi, vRtti aura bhAvanA bhI honI cAhie / manuSya kI dRSTi meM eka vizeSa prakAra kA vaiziSTya honA cAhie / usakA samAja ke prati, par3osI ke prati, pazu-pakSiyoM ke prati kaisA vyavahAra ho, yaha svayaM usakA mana phaisalA karatA hai| prema kI gaMgA dUra taka bahAo __ saMsAra meM hara eka manuSya bhAgIratha hai / sunate haiM---bhAgIratha gaMgA lAye the| usI taraha hara eka manuSya prema aura karuNA kI gaMgA lAtA hai / isalie vaha bhI bhAgIratha ke samAna hI hai / yaha gaMgA manuSya ke hRdaya meM se nikalatI hai / buddha, mahAvIra, rAma, kRSNa, IsA Adi ne isI snehagaMgA kI tIvra dhArA pravAhita kI / kintu kucha choTe bhAgIratha aise bhI haiM, jo Age nahIM bar3ha pAte aura gaMgA bIca meM hI aTaka jAtI hai / kucha logoM ke zarIra meM hI yaha gaMgA aTaka kara raha gaI, yAnI zarIra se bahuta prema hai / apane zarIra ke prati ve loga pUrA dhyAna rakhate haiM / kucha logoM kI gaMgA Age bar3hI aura parivAra taka A kara aTaka gaI / mA~-bApa, pati-patnI Adi taka hI sneha sImita ho gayA / par3osI cAhe jaisI sthiti meM kyoM na ho, unheM kucha patA nahIM hotA hai / par3osI ke ghara se apane ghara kI dIvAra jarUra milatI hai, kintu mana se mana nahIM milatA hai| vaha gaMgA bahuta saMkucita sImA meM ba~dha gaI hai| kucha loga to itane saMkucita ho jAte haiM ki apane parivAra ke svArtha ke lie yA putrAdi ko bacAne ke lie devI-devatAoM ke Age pazu-pakSiyoM kA balidAna taka karane ko taiyAra ho jAte haiN| kucha loga putraprApti ke lie bhI isa taraha kI nirmama aura nirdaya prakriyAe~ kara baiThate haiM, jinheM suna kara AtmA meM miharana-sI hotI hai / isakA matalaba yahI huA ki snehagaMgA parivAra taka sImita raha gaI / Age nahIM bar3ha paaii| kucha logoM kI yaha snehagaMgA aura Age bar3hI, para manuSya taka A kara ruka gii| yaha ThIka hai ki jitanA uttarottara vikAsa hotA hai, utanA acchA hai| hama usa vikasita bhAvanA kA Adara karate haiM / kintu karuNA aura prema kA srota ajasra tathA abAdha gati se bahate rahanA caahie| bhalA, isameM sImA ko Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana sthAna kahA~ hai ? hRdaya meM sneha aura karuNA labAlaba bharI honI cAhie / usakA bahAva zarIra, parivAra yA par3osI taka rukanA nahIM cAhie / pazu-pakSI aura jar3a-jagat taka usakA vistAra honA caahie| bhAratIya RSi gAya ke amRtopama dUdha aura baila kI utpAdanazakti kI upAdeyatA ko lakSita karake gAya ko mAtA aura baila ko pitA kA sthAna dete haiN| yaha kitanA UMcA Adarza hai ? vaha RSi apanI mAtA aura gaumAtA meM koI antara nahIM dekhatA / hamAre yahA~ bandara ko bhI hanumAna kA pratIka mAnA gayA hai| hamAre prema kA pAtra kevala manuSya hI nahIM, balki virAT sRSTi ke samasta tattva usake pAtra haiN| advata kI dRSTi Aja hRdaya sUkhA-sA najara AtA hai / hamAre RSi-muniyoM aura bujurgoM ne lakIra ke phakIra bana kara koI kAma nahIM kiyA / unhoMne naI-naI rekhAe~ khIMcI, naye-naye mArga banAe, naye-naye siddhAnta race, unhoMne hara AtmA meM bhagavAn ke darzana kiye / kahA bhI hai ___ "yasmin zarIre Atmaiva pazyati" veda kA RSi sRSTi ke samasta prANiyoM kA pratibimba apanI hI AtmA meM hI dekhatA hai, kitanA udAtta dRSTikoNa haiM ! vizva ko apanI AtmA meM aura apanI AtmA ko sampUrNa vizva meM dekhanA mana kI komala karuNA kA jvalanta udAharaNa hai| vaha RSi saMkIrNatA kI kaida ko tor3a kara samasta bandhanoM aura sImAoM ko lA~gha kara vyApaka vizva kA darzana karatA hai / merI AtmA kucha alaga hai, usase mujhe kucha pyAra hai, jaba taka aisI bhAvanA rahegI, taba taka advaita nahIM udd'egaa| choTe-choTe hajAroM srota mila kara gaMgA kA vizAla rUpa dhAraNa karate haiM / gaMgA, alaga aura choTe-choTe srota alaga, aisA bhedabhAva vahA~ nahIM cala sakatA hai / alaga-alaga prANiyoM ke sammilana se vizva kA yaha rUpa dRSTigocara hotA hai| taba bhalA vyakti svayaM ko sRSTi se yAnI samaSTi se kaise alaga kara sakatA hai ? jo vizva meM apane ko aura apane meM vizva ko dekhatA hai, vaha ghRNA-dveSa aura saMkucita bhAvanAoM se Upara uTha jAtA hai / yaha vedAnta kA cintana mAnava ke lie preraNA kA pratIka hai / sampUrNa bhAratIya cintana kA mUla-svara eka hI hai / bhale hI bhASAe~ alaga-alaga rahI hoM / bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI kahate haiM ki 'samasta jIva jInA cAhate haiM, jaise ki maiM cAhatA huuN| vizva ke samasta prANiyoM kI yahI icchA hai, jo merI icchA hai| sukha se rahanA jaise mujhe priya hai, vaise hI sabako priya hai|' jaba antaHkaraNa meM aisA vizuddha kAruNya bharA ho, taba dvaita aura vaira ke lie kahA~ guMjAiza raha jAtI hai ? mAMsAhAra aura krUratA isa udAtta karuNA ke sthAna para Aja to saMkucita karuNA bhI nahIM hai / 1 "savve jIvA vi icchaMti jIviuM na marijjiuM" Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA AdhyAtmika AdhAra mAnava ke prati jo sahaja svabhAvika sneha honA cAhie, vaha bhI nahIM dIkhatA hai / Aja akhabAroM ke pRSTha hiMsA, hatyA, corabAjArI Adi ke samAcAroM se bhare rahate haiM / nihatthI janatA para sipAhI goliyAM calA dete haiN| Avega aura unmAda meM bhar3akI huI janatA sArvajanika sthAnoM ko naSTa-bhraSTa karane meM apanA gaurava samajhatI hai| yaha asvastha sArvajanika jIvana dekha kara hRdaya kA~pa uThatA hai| isI taraha vyaktigata jIvana meM bhI Ae dina hiMsA phUTa par3atI hai| kisI se jarA-sI bAta para lar3AI huI to jAna kA khatarA paidA ho jAtA hai| jArja banArDa zA ne kahA thA ki pazcima ke deza bhI isa doSa se mukta nahIM haiN| isa nirdayatA kA eka mukhya kAraNa manuSya kA khAna-pAna aura rahana-sahana bhI hai| mAMsa khAne kI vRtti se karuNA kA bahuta kama sambandha hai / pazu ko nirmama ho kara mAranA-kATanA aura khAnA-mAnava kI vRttiyoM para burA asara DAlatA hai| jaba komala hRdaya ke bacce yaha saba dekhate haiM to unameM bhI sahasA nRzaMsatA aura nirdayatA ke aMkura phUTa par3ate haiM ; unameM krUratA ke saMskAra baiTha jAte haiN| isalie banArDa zA ne kahA- "yadi pazcima krUratA ke kaSToM se bacanA cAhatA hai to usako apanI karuNA kA vicAra pazujagat taka le jAnA hogaa| karuNA kI nIMva gaharAI meM le jAnI hogI; kyoMki saMskAravaza mAnava pazu-pakSI ko nizAnA banAte-banAte apane par3osI ko mAra dene meM bhI saMkoca yA bhaya mahasUsa nahIM kregaa| jaba hRdaya krUra aura sakhta ho jAtA hai, taba kisI bhI taraha kA nirdaya kRtya karate samaya mana meM saMkoca nahIM hotaa|" hama loga Aye dina DakaitI kI ghaTanAe~ par3hate aura sunate haiN| jinhoMne DakaitI kA dRzya kabhI dekhA hai, unheM mAlUma hogA ki una DAkuoM ke hRdaya kitane kaThora aura nirmama hote haiN| abodha baccoM aura abalA bahanoM taka ko ve kisa krUratA se mArate haiM, yahA~ taka ki yadi koI virodha meM kucha bola gayA athavA apanI rakSA ke lie sAmanA kara baiThA to use golI kA bhI zikAra banAte dera nahIM lagAte / Akhira unakA hRdaya itanA krUra kaise banA ? yaha eka manovaijJAnika prazna hai / mAnasa-zAstriyoM ko bhI isa gambhIra prazna kA uttara DhUMr3hanA hogaa| vAstava meM isa krUratA kA udgama-sthAna bAlyAvasthA meM komala-mana aura mastiSka para asaMgata aura amAnavIya saMskAra kA par3anA hI hai| bacapana se hI, pazu-pakSiyoM ko mArane, unake zarIra ko alaga-alaga kATa kara khAne meM Ananda lene kI pravRtti kA hI yaha vyApaka pariNAma hai| katlakhAne banda karo bhAratavarSa meM aba taka hiMsA kA tANDava hotA rahA / lekina Aja to hama svatantra haiM / aba hameM pavitra saMskAroM ke AdhAra para samAja kI punarracanA karanI caahie| AjAdI ke bAda bhI yadi hama deza kA karor3oM rupayA lagA kara bar3e-bar3e katlakhAne kholeMge to kyA isase sneha aura karuNA kA vikAsa hogA ? kyA isase mAnavatA Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana kA gaurava bar3hegA? yaha kaisI viDambanA hai, eka ora pahinane ke kapar3oM para yadi khUna kA eka bhI dhabbA laga jAya to hRdaya glAni se becaina ho jAtA hai aura usa khUna ke dhabbe ko dho dene para hI mana ko zAMti mahasUsa hotI hai / mandira, masjida Adi meM khUna se sane kapar3e pahana kara jAnA vajita mAnA gayA hai / isI taraha rakta se sane kapar3e pahana kara sabhA-samAja meM baiThanA bhI acchA nahIM lagatA, taba malA pazu-pakSiyoM kA mAMsa khAnA kaise sabhyatAsUcaka mAnA jAyagA ? pratyeka bhAratIya nAgarika ko apane atIta kI yAda karake saMkalpa karanA cAhie ki vaha isa krUratApUrNa hiMsA kA virodha kregaa| pratyeka vyakti samasta prANiyoM ke lie maMgalakAmanA kare aura vizva ko abhaya de| gItA meM kahA hai ki svayaM abhaya raho aura dUsaroM ko bhI abhaya do| svayaM Ananda se jIo dUsaroM ko Ananda se jIne do| kevala manuSya hI nahIM, pazujagat ko bhI Ananda se jIne kA adhikAra do / Aja bahuta se arthazAstrI apane kitAbI jJAna aura A~kar3oM ke bala para, yaha tarka peza karate haiM ki nirupayogI pazuoM ko mAra diyA jAya to anna kI kamI dUra hogI, cArA bcegaa| yaha kaisA arthazAstra hai ? para, maiM vaha arthazAstra nahIM cAhatA, jo karuNA ko khatma karake cAre kI rakSA kre| yaha kaisA bacata kA arthazAstra hai, jo nirIha prANiyoM ke prANoM para hAtha sApha karane kI ijAjata detA hai ? kyA ghara ke bUr3he logoM ko isalie mAra diyA jAya ki ve aba koI kAma nahIM kara sakate ? ve kevala anAja khAte haiM para, utpAdana nahIM karate ? yaha korA tarkazAstra hai, arthazAstra nhiiN| arthazAstra se bhI mAnavIya bhAvanA evaM saMskAroM kA mUlya adhika hai| yaha saba samasyAe~ bhAvanA se hI hala ho sakatI haiM / vAstava meM isa vizAla jagat meM koI bhI cIja nirupayogI nahIM hai| kuzala vaidya ke hAtha meM A kara jahara bhI amRta bana jAtA hai| jaba jahara jaisI cIja bhI nirupayogI nahIM hai, taba dUsarA koI bhI prANI nirupayogI kaise ho sakatA hai ? yaha nirupayogitA kA arthazAstra jisa mastiSka se paidA huA hai, vaha mastiSka hI kahIM nirupayogI to nahIM ho gayA hai ? eka bacce ke lie paMsA bhI nirupayogI ho sakatA hai, para kyA vAstava meM paisA nirupayogI hai ? yadi koI usakA upayoga karanA na jAne to usa vastu kA kyA doSa hai ? __ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya kI eka kahAnI hai / jIvaka vaidya takSazilA meM vidyAdhyayana samApta kara snAtaka bane aura guru kI AjJA le kara rAjagRhI calane ko taiyAra hue to guru ne pUchA-"vatsa ! tumhArA adhyayana to samApta ho cukA hai, para tumheM eka kAma aura karanA hai / yahA~ se cAra-cAra kosa cAroM ora ghUmo tathA eka aisI cIja lAo ki jisakA upayoga auSadhi ke rUpa meM na ho sake / " AjJA pA kara ziSya gayA / cAroM ora khUba cakkara lagA kara guru ke sAmane khAlI hAtha A kara khar3A ho gyaa| guru ne pUchA- "kaho vatsa ! kAma kiyA ?" jIvaka bolA-"gurudeva ! mujhe aphasosa hai, Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA AdhyAtmika AdhAra maiM eka bhI cIja aisI prApta nahIM kara sakA, jo auSadhi ke rUpa meM kAma meM na Ae / kaMkara, patthara, gobara ityAdi saba cIjeM auSadhi ke rUpa meM kAma meM lAI jA sakatI haiM / aisI hAlata meM mujhe khAlI hAtha lauTa kara AnA par3A hai, mujhe kSamA kareM / AcArya apane ziSya kA yaha uttara zravaNa kara jhUma uThe / unhoMne ziSya ko gale lagA liyA aura bole ki "jAo vatsa ! tuma jahA~ bhI jAnA cAho, jaao| tumane cikitsAzAstra kA tattva prApta kara liyA hai / aba saba jagaha saphalatA tumhAre caraNa cuumegii| isa vizAla sRSTi ke hara paudhe meM bImArI ko dUra karane kI zakti hai| kevala usakA saMyojana karane vAlA durlabha hai / tumane yaha saMyojana karane kA mantra pA liyA hai ? jAo vatsa ! sRSTi kA amRtatattva grahaNa karake sRSTi ko vApisa Arogya pradAna kro| kahane kA Azaya yaha hai ki duniyA meM nirupayogI cIja kucha nahIM hai, isaliye nirupayogitA kI Ar3a meM hiMsA aura krUratA ko protsAhana denA anucita hai| maiM sAre deza aura samAja ke sAmane bahuta hI namratApUrvaka yaha kahanA cAhatA hUM ki aba dveSa, hiMsA aura vaira kI bhAvanA ko khatma karanA anivArya tathA vyAvahArika kAryakrama bana gayA hai / yadi hama isa AvazyakatA ko mahasUsa nahIM kareMge to Tika nahIM sakeMge / aba hameM apanI dRSTi ko bAhara se haTA kara andara kI ora le jAnA hogaa| antaHkaraNa ko pavitra evaM snehila banAnA hogA / sneha vaha sUtra hai jo ananta hRdayoM ko apane meM piroye rahatA hai / vahI hRdaya kAruNyapUrNa hai, jo mAnava kI akhaNDatA ko kAyama rakhatA hai / sneha aura karuNA AtmA kA guNa hai| AtmA ke isa pahalU ko ThIka se samajha kara zarIra ke mAdhyama se jIvana-pravAha ko nayA mor3a tathA nayI gati denA hai| 2 'amaMtramakSaraM nAsti, nAsti mulamanauSadham / ayogya: puruSo nAsti, yojakastatra durlabhaH // Forp Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA zAzvatarUpa : vatti meM ahiMsA 3 ahiMsA ke sambandha meM Aja taka jitanA likhA gayA hai aura kahA gayA hai, zAyada hI kisI aura viSaya para itanA likhA gayA ho yA kahA gayA ho| para, isake sAtha hI jitanI bhrAntiyA~ ahiMsA ke sambandha meM Aja taka huI haiM, aura kisI viSaya meM nahIM huii| isa virodhAtmaka sthiti kA eka sUkSma manovaijJAnika kAraNa hai / isI kAraNa kA maiM spaSTIkaraNa kara denA cAhatA hU~ / ahiMsA kI AtmA jo sUkSma hai, yadi use sthUla banA diyA jAtA hai, to usakI AtmA samApta ho jAtI hai| yahI bAta ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bhI huI hai / ahiMsA mAtra bAhyavyavahAra kA sthUla vidhi-niSedha nahIM hai, balki antaracetanA kA eka sUkSma bhAga hai| kintu durbhAgya se kucha aisI sthiti banatI gaI ki ahiMsA kA sUkSmabhAva nirantara kSINa hotA gayA aura usako sthUla vyavahAra kA, oghabuddhi se mAtra dikhAU vidhi-niSedhoM kA rUpa de diyA gyaa| phalataH ahiMsA kI UrjA aura AtmA eka prakAra se samApta hI ho gii| jaba kisI siddhAMta kI UrjA evaM AtmA samApta ho jAtI hai, to vaha niSprANa tattva jIvana ko tejasvI nahIM banA sakatA / vaha jIvana kI samasyAoM kA sahI samAdhAna nahIM khoja sakatA / vaha svayaM hI eka dina eka samasyA bana jAtA hai / kyA sthUla vyavahAra se sambandhita ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bhI aisA nahIM huA hai ? pichalI kitanI hI sahasrAbdiyoM se hamane ahiMsA kI mahAn dharma ke rUpa meM udghoSaNA kI hai / ahiMsA ko jIvana kA parama satya mAna kara usakI upAsanA kI hai / sAmAjika, AdhyAtmika aura rAjanItika jIvana kI surakSA kA AdhAra ahiMsA ko mAnA hai, vizvavyApI siddhAMta ke rUpa meM hajAroM varSoM se ahiMsA ko mAnyatA dI hai / hajAroM varSoM se pIr3hI dara pIr3hI isakI carcA evaM paricarcA hotI rahI hai / parantu prazna hai, kahA~ hai ina sabakI phalaniSpatti ? hama aba taka ahiMsaka samAja kI racanA kyoM nahIM kara pAe ? isa prazna ke do hI uttara ho sakate haiN| jisa ahiMsAtattva kI hama bAta karate haiM, vaha kevala bauddhika vyAyAma bana kara raha gayA hai| aisA lagatA hai, jaise vaha kAlpanika duniyA kA koI alaukika tattva hai, jisakA dharatI kI duniyA ke sAtha koI vAstavika sambandha nahIM hai / galata samasyA ke AsapAsa hajAroM mastiSka vyartha hI ulajhate rahe haiM aura Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA zAzvatarUpa : vRtti meM ahiMsA 25 Aja bhI ulajha rahe haiM / athavA isakA dUsarA hI eka vikalpa hai / vaha yaha ki ahiMsA svayaM to eka jIvita jAgRta tattva hai, janakalyANakArI hai, para usako sahI artha meM hamane jAnA nahIM hai| aisA hotA hai ki kabhI-kabhI bar3I lambI kAlayAtrA ke bAda acche se acche siddhAnta dhUmila ho jAte haiM yA dhUmila kara diye jAte haiM / maiM isa prazna kA dUsarA utara socatA huuN| ahiMsA kA sambandha hRdaya ke sAtha vastuta: ahiMsA kA sambandha manuSya ke hRdaya ke sAtha hai, mastiSka ke sAtha nahIM hai ; tarka-vitarka ke sAtha nahIM hai, kucha ba~dhe-baMdhAe vivekazUnya vizvAsoM ke sAtha nahIM hai; vibhinna zabdoM ke jAla meM baMdho aura ulajhI huI bhASA ke sAtha bhI nahIM hai, balki antarjIvana ke sAtha hai, andara kI gaharI AdhyAtmika anubhUti ke sAtha hai| ahiMsA kI bhUmi jIvana hai / jaba bhUmi se vRkSa kA sambandha TUTa jAtA hai, to vaha phira harAbharA evaM vikasita nahIM raha sakatA / pravaktA ko apanI bAta sApha kahanI cAhie, ataH sApha aura belAga kaha rahA hU~ kI ahiMsA bhI jIvana se TUTa cukI hai| mUla se asaMpRkta rakha kara use kisa prakAra pallavita rakhA jA sakatA hai ? yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA Aja kevala sthUla vyavahAra kI kSudra paridhi meM sImita ho gaI hai / janajIvana meM usakA rasasaMcAra kSINa evaM kSINatara ho gayA hai / aura isa prakAra ahiMsA ke prANoM kI eka taraha se hatyA hI ho gaI hai| agara ahiMsA kI prANa-pratiSThA karanI hai, to AvazyakatA hai, ahiMsA ko hama sthUla vyavahAra kI saMkIrNa paridhi se mukta kara vyApaka banAe~, jIvana kI sUkSma anubhUti evaM hRdaya kI gaharAI taka use avatarita kreN| vRtti meM ahiMsA hI ahiMsA kA sthAyI rUpa nivRtti aura pravRtti ke madhya meM vRtti hai| vRtti kA artha hai---cetanA kA bhAva / yahI bhAva mana ko taraMgita karatA hai / ahiMsA inhIM udAtta evaM kalyANakArI taraMgoM ke AdhAra para jIvana ke sthUla vyavahAroM va vidhi-niSedhoM ke rUpa meM pragaTa hotI hai / ise hI hama pravRtti aura nivRtti kahate haiN| dharatI ke samagra AdhyAtmika darzana vyavahAra ke sthUla vidhi-niSedha ke sAtha ahiMsA kA sambandha sthApita nahIM karate haiM,2 mAnavamana kI mUla pavitra vRtti ke sAtha hI ahiMsA ko sambandhita karate haiM / yahI vRtti jIvana hai / yahI ahiMsA kA bIja hai / 1 ajjhatthaM savvao savvaM, dissa pANe piyAyae / na haNe pANiNo pANaM, bhayaverAo uvarae / -uttarAdhyayana 67 2 je ya buddhA atikkatA, je ya buddhA aNAgayA / saMti tesiM paiTThANaM, bhUyANaM jagaI jahA // -sUtra. zru. 1 a. 11 gA. 36 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana yahI saba kucha hai / agara yaha nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai / ahiMsA ke krAntadraSTA RSi ukta bIja kI jitanI cintA karate haiM, utanI idhara-udhara ke vidhi-niSedharUpa phala, phUla aura TahaniyoM kI nahIM / bAhya vyavahAra ke AdhAra para khar3e kiye gaye ahiMsA ke vidhi-niSedha deza, kAla tathA vyakti kI sthiti ke anusAra badalate rahate haiM, mUla bIja nahIM badalatA hai / kintu madhyakAla ke sAmAjika vyavasthApaka, cAhe ve dhArmika rahe hoM yA rAjanItika, ahiMsA ko usakI maulika sUkSmatA se pakar3a nahIM sake haiN| nivRtti aura pravRtti ke sthUla pariveza meM hI ahiMsA ko mAnane aura manavAne ke AsAna tarIke apanAte rahe aura yathAprasaMga tAtkAlika samAdhAna nikAlate rhe| kintu hiMsA kI samasyA aisI na thI, jo pracalita paramparA ke sthUla cintana se evaM vidhi-niSedha ke bhAvahIna vidhAnoM se samAdhAna pA jaatii| vaha naye-naye rUpoM meM prakaTa hotI rahI aura mAnava-jIvana ke sabhI pakSoM ko dUSita karatI rahI / yahI kAraNa hai ki hajAroM varSoM se samasyA samasyA hI banI rhii| koI bhI samAdhAna ubharate praznoM ko miTA nahIM skaa| yadi hama idhara-udhara ke vikalpoM meM na ulajha kara ahiMsA kI mUla bhAvanA ko samajhane kA prayatna kareM, to Aja bhI ahiMsA ke mUla kendrasvarUpa Antarika vatti para ahiMsaka samAja kI racanA ho sakatI hai / maiM yahA~ spaSTarUpa se kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki ahiMsA ke AdhAra para paraspara sahayogI samAja kI racanA ke lie nivRtti aura pravRtti ke pracalita vyAmoha ke aikAntika Agraha ko hameM kSINa karanA hogA, tabhI hama mAnava kI Antarika vRtti se sambandhita ahiMsA ke vAstavika rUpa ko samajha skeNge| bhaya evaM pralobhana para AdhArita ahiMsA sthAyI nahIM ahiMsA kA marma samajhAte hue maiMne kucha logoM ko sunA hai-'kisI ko kaSTa mata do, kisI ke prANoM kA vadha mata karo, kisI ko rulAo mata / agara tuma dUsaroM ko kaSTa doge, to tumheM bhI kaSTa bhogane hoMge, agara kisI ko mAroge, to tumheM bhI maranA pdd'egaa| agara kisI ko rulAoge, to tumheM bhI ronA hogaa|' apane duHkhoM kI saMbhAvanA unheM pIr3ita kara detI hai aura isI cintanadhArA meM dUsaroM ko paritApa pahu~cAne se apane Apako bacAne kI koziza karate haiM / isa upadeza ne manuSya ke mana meM eka bhaya kI bhAvanA paidA kI, jo svayaM apane meM eka hiMsA hai| ukta sthiti meM pravRtti aura nivRtti ke sthUla stara para ahiMsA prakAzamAna hotI dikhane lagatI hai aura hama itane bhara meM santoSa kara lete haiM / parantu anya kisI prasaMga vizeSa para jaba yaha samajhAyA jAtA hai ki 'apane duzmanoM ko samApta karo, svarga milegaa| yajJa meM pazuoM ko devatAoM ke lie samarpita kara do, ve prasanna ho kara tumheM sukha-samRddhi deMge / saMgharSarata pratidvandviyoM ko parAsta kara do, tumheM sammAna milegA, sampatti milegI, pada milegii|' itihAsa kA hara vidyArthI jAnatA hai ki ina pralobhanoM ne manuSya se kitane kara aura bhayAnaka kArya karavAe haiN| prazna hai ki yaha saba kisa kAraNa ho sakA hai ? spaSTa hai ki bhaya ke mAdhyama se hiMsA kA tyAga karAyA gayA thaa| jyoM hI bhaya ke sthAna para pralomana A khar3A huA ki Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA zAzvatarUpa : vRtti meM ahiMsA mAnava gar3abar3A gayA / pralobhana ne hiMsA ko phira se uttejita kara diyA / pralobhana hiMsA ko isI kAraNa uttejita kara sakA ki hamane antarmana meM vRtti kI hiMsA ko chor3ane ke lie ucita dhyAna nahIM diyA / agara vRtti kI ahiMsA jAga jAtI hai, to duniyA kA koI bhI bhaya yA pralobhana hiMsA ko janma nahIM de sakatA / jo ahiMsA kevala sthUla pravRtti-nivatti meM hai, vidhi-niSedha meM hai, use sAdhAraNa-sA virodhI vAtAvaraNa evaM kAraNa bhI samApta kara detA hai / jana-jIvana meM usakA mUla sthAyI nahIM hotA / vRtti meM ahiMsA kA artha vRtti kI ahiMsA kA artha hai - jIvana kI gaharAI meM ahiMsA kI bhAvadhArA kA satata pravAhita honA / jo andara kI vRtti se ahiMsaka hai, vaha kisI ko mAra nahIM sakatA, kisI ko kaSTa nahIM de sakatA, kisI ke prANoM kA vadha nahIM kara sakatA / arthAt vRtti ke ahiMsaka hone meM hiMsA kI yogyatA hI nirmUla ho jAtI hai / yaha ahiMsA maraNottara svarga ke lie, sAmAjika evaM pArivArika sukha-suvidhA ke lie yA pratiSThA ke lie nahIM hotI / vRtti ke ahiMsaka kI svayaM hI yaha sahaja avasthA ho jAtI hai ki vaha hiMsA kara hI nahIM sakatA, cAhe usake lie prApta pratiSThA hI kyoM na khonI par3e, jIvana ko dA~va para hI kyoM na lagA denA par3e / usake lie ahiMsA svAbhAvika ho jAtI hai / mujhe zatru se bhI prema karanA cAhie, yaha usakA siddhAnta nahIM hotA, apitu duniyA meM usakA koI duzmana hI nahIM hotA / vaha yaha bAta nahIM kahatA ki ahiMsA kI zikSA se hameM sabake prati dveSa nahIM, prema karanA cAhie, apitu prema ke atirikta usake pAsa karane ko aura kucha hotA hI nahIM / yaha hai vRtti meM ahiMsA, jo ahiMsA kA zAzvata aura sarvavyApI rUpa hai / ahiMsA kI niSThA aura bhAvanA meM antara vRtti meM ahiMsA hogI to ahiMsA kI niSThA hogii| vahI usakA sarvagrAhI rUpa hai | ahiMsA, karuNA aura satya kI dhArAe~ to hamAre jIvana meM bahatI rahatI haiM, bhAvanAeM umar3atI calI jAtI haiM, para jaba taka ahiMsA aura karuNA kI niSThA jAgRta nahIM hotI, taba taka darzana nahIM bana pAtA / 27 eka mAtA ke hRdaya meM putra ke prati jo karuNA aura prema kA pravAha umar3atA hai, usameM ahiMsA kI dhArA chipI bhale hI ho, para use hama ahiMsA kI niSThA nahIM kaha sakate / usakI karuNA ke sAtha moha kA aMza jur3A huA hai, vyaktivAda jur3A hai, isalie ananta kAla se karuNA kA pravAha hRdaya meM umar3ate hue bhI usase AtmA kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakA, utthAna nahIM ho sakA / billI jaba apane baccoM ko dA~toM se pakar3a kara le jAtI haiM to eka dA~ta bhI unake zarIra para gar3ane nahIM pAtA / kyA bAta hai ki jaba ve hI dA~ta cUhe para lagate haiM to rakta kI dhArA baha calatI hai, vaha cIM cIM kara uThatA hai / isameM kyA antara AyA ? Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 ahiMsA-darzana bhAvanA kA hI to antara hai ! bhAvanA meM eka jagaha prema aura mamatA hai, dUsarI jagaha kra ratA hai / khUkhAra zeranI bhI apane baccoM ko pyAra se dulAratI-pucakAratI hai, unheM dUdha pilAtI hai / kintu yaha prema kI bhAvanA dayA aura ahiMsA ke rUpa meM vahA~ vikasita nahIM huI / isalie billI aura zeranI kI mamatA ko ahiMsA kA vikAsa nahIM kahA jA sakatA, cUMki vahAM ahiMsA kI dRSTi nahIM hai| jahA~ ahiMsA niSThA aura zraddhA ke rUpa meM nahIM hai, vahA~ vaha bandhana se mukta karane vAlI nahIM bana sktii| ahiMsA kA Adarza vahA~ jAgRta nahIM ho sakatA / ahiMsA kI bhAvanA aura saMskAra honA eka bAta hai aura usameM niSThA honA aura bAta hai| ataH ahiMsA ke bAhyapakSa para hI mata uljho| usake hRdayapakSa kI ora dekho ! apane mastiSka se utpanna tarka ko hRdaya kI sahaja-sarala sauhArdapUrNa bhAvanAoM ke rasa se siMcita kro| phira jo ahiMsA kA rUpa nikharekhA, vahI yathArtha aura cirasthAyI bhI hogaa| Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 / ahiMsA : vizvazAnti kI AdhArazilA - - - - - - bhagavAn mahAvIra kA ahiMsAdharma eka ucca koTi kA AdhyAtmika evaM sAmAjika dharma hai| yaha mAnava jIvana ko andara aura bAhara--donoM ora se prakAzamAna karatA hai / mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ko bhagavatI kahA hai / mAnava kI antarAtmA ko, ahiMsA bhagavatI binA kisI bAharI dabAva, bhaya, AtaMka athavA pralobhana ke sahaja anta:preraNA detI hai ki mAnava vizva ke anya prANiyoM ko bhI apane samAna hI samajhe unake prati binA kisI bheda-bhAva ke mitratA evaM bandhutA kA premapUrNa vyavahAra kare / mAnava ko jaise apanA astitva priya hai, apanA sukha abhISTa hai, vaise hI anya prANiyoM ko bhI apanA astitva tathA sukha priya evaM abhISTa hai.----yaha paribodha hI ahiMsA kA mUla svara hai| ahiMsA 'sva' aura 'para' kI, apane aura parAye kI, ghRNA evaM vaira ke AdhAra para khar3I kI gaI bhedarekhA ko tor3a detI hai| ahiMsA kA dharAtala ahiMsA vizva ke samagra caitanya ko eka dharAtala para khar3A kara detI hai| ahiMsA samagra jIvana meM ekatA dekhatI hai, saba prANiyoM meM samAnatA pAtI hai| isI dRSTi ko spaSTa karate hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA---'ege AyA'--AtmA eka hai, ekarUpa hai, eka samAna hai| caitanya ke jAti, kula, samAja, rASTra, strI, puruSa Adi ke rUpa meM jitane bhI bheda haiM, ve saba Aropita bheda haiM, bAhya nimittoM ke dvArA parikalpita kiye gae mithyA bheda haiN| AtmAoM ke apane mUla svarUpa meM koI bheda nahIM hai / aura jaba bheda nahIM hai to, phira mAnavajAti meM yaha kalaha evaM vigraha kaisA ? trAsa evaM saMgharSa kaisA ? ghRNA evaM vaira kaisA ? yaha saba bhedabuddhi kI dena hai aura ahiMsA meM bhedabuddhi ke lie koI sthAna nahIM hai / ahiMsA aura bhedabuddhi meM na kabhI samanvaya huA hai aura na kabhI hogaa| Aja jo vizvanAgarika kI kalpanA kucha prabuddha mastiSkoM meM ur3Ana le rahI hai, 'jaya jagat' kA udghoSa kucha samartha cintakoM kI jihvA para mukharita ho rahA hai, usako ahiMsA ke dvArA hI mUrtarUpa milanA saMbhava hai / dUsarA koI aisA AdhAra hI nahIM hai, jo vibhinna parikalpanAoM ke kAraNa khaNDa-khaNDa huI mAnava jAti ko ekarUpatA de sake / pratyeka mAnava ke apane sRjanAtmaka svAtantrya evaM maulika adhikAroM kI surakSA kI gAraNTI, jo vizvanAgarikatA tathA jayajagat kA mUlAdhAra hai, ahiMsA hI de sakatI hai, aura koI nahIM / ahiMsA vizvAsa kI jananI hai aura vizvAsa parivAra, samAja tathA rASTra ke pArasparika sadbhAva, sneha aura sahayoga kA mUlAdhAra Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ahiMsA-darzana hai| avizvAsa ke kAraNa idhara-udhara betaratIba bikhare hue mAnavamana ko ahiMsA vizvAsa ke maMgalasUtra meM jor3atI hai, eka karatI hai| ahiMsA 'saMgacchadhvam, saMvadadhvam' kI dhvani ko jana-jana meM anugujita karatI hai, jisakA artha hai-sAtha calo, sAtha bolo| mAnavajAti kI ekasUtratA ke lie yaha eka sAtha' kA mantra sabase bar3A mantra hai / yaha 'eka sAtha' kA mahAmantra mAnavajAti ko vyaSTi kI kSudra bhAvanA se samaSTi kI vyApaka bhAvanA kI dizA meM agrasara karatA hai| ahiMsA kA upadeza hai, sandeza hai, Adeza hai ki vyaktigata acchAI, prema aura tyAga se-ApasI sadbhAvanApUrNa pAvana parAmarza se, kevala sAdhAraNastara kI sAmAjika evaM rAjanItika samasyAoM ko hI nahIM, jAti, sampradAya, saMskRti aura rASTroM kI viSama se viSama ulajhanoM ko bhI sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai aura yaha sulajhAva hI bheda meM abheda kA, anekatA meM ekatA kA vidhAyaka hai / yahI vaha patha hai, jisa para calakara mAnava mAnava ko mAnava samajha sakatA hai, use prema kI bA~hoM meM bhara sakatA hai| isI se vizvabandhutva evaM vizvazAnti kA svapna pUrNa ho sakatA hai| ahiMsAbhAvanA kA vikAsa mAnava apane vikAsa ke AdikAla meM akelA thA, vaiyaktika sukha-duHkha kI sImA meM ghirA huA, eka jaMgalI jAnavara kI taraha / usa yuga meM na koI pitA thA, na koI mAtA thI, na putra thA, na putrI thI, na bhAI thA aura na bahana thii| pati aura patnI bhI nahIM the| deha-sambandha kI dRSTi se ye saba sambandha the, phira bhI sAmAjika nahIM the / isalie ki mAtA-pitA, putra-putrI, bhAI-bahana aura pati-patnI Adi ke rUpa meM taba koI bhI bhAvanAtmaka sthiti nahIM thii| ekamAtra nara-mAdA kA sambandha thA, jaisA ki pazuoM meM hotA hai| sukha-dukhaH ke kSaNoM meM eka-dUsare ke prati lagAva kA, sahayoga kA jo dAyitva hai, vaha usa yuga meM nahIM thaa| isalie nahIM thA ki taba mAnavacetanA ne virATa rUpa grahaNa nahIM kiyA thaa| vaha eka kSudra vaiyaktika svArtha kI taTabandI meM avaruddha thii| eka dina vaha AyA, jaba mAnava isa kSudra sImA se bAhara nikalA, kevala apane sambandha meM hI nahIM, apitu dUsaroM ke sambandha meM bhI usane kucha socanA zurU kiyaa| usake antarmana meM sahRdayatA, sadbhAvanA kI jyoti jagI aura vaha sahayoga ke AdhAra para paraspara ke dAyitvoM ko prasannamana se vahana karane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| aura jaba vaha taiyAra ho gayA, to parivAra bana gyaa| parivAra bana gayA, to mAtA-pitA, putra-putrI, bhAI-bahana aura pati-patnI Adi sabhI sambandhoM kA AvirbhAva ho gayA / aura jaise-jaise mAnava mana bhAvanAzIla ho kara vyApaka hotA gayA, vaise-vaise pArivArika bhAvanA ke mUla mAnavajAti meM gahare utarate ge| phira to parivAra se samAja aura samAja se rASTra Adi ke vibhinna kSetra bhI vyApaka evaM vistRta hote cale ge| yaha saba bhAvAtmaka vikAsa kI prakriyA, eka prakAra se, ahiMsA kA hI eka sAmAjika rUpa hai| mAnava-hRdaya kI Antarika saMvedanA kI vyApaka pragati hI to ahiMsA haiN| aura yaha saMvedanA kI vyApaka pragati hI parivAra, samAja aura rASTra ke Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : vizvazAnti kI AdhArazilA udbhava evaM vikAsa kA mUla hai| yaha ThIka hai ki ukta vikAsaprakriyA meM rAgAtmaka bhAvanA kA bhI eka bahuta bar3A aMza hai, para isase kyA hotA hai ? Akhira to yaha mAnava-cetanA kI hI eka virAT prakriyA hai, aura yaha ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA bhagavatI ke ananta rUpoM meM se yaha bhI eka rUpa hai| isa rUpa ko ahiMsA ke maMgalakSetra se bAhara dhakela kara mAnava mAnavatA ke patha para eka caraNa bhI ThIka taraha nahIM rakha sktaa| ahiMsA kI prakriyA ahiMsA mAnavajAti ko hiMsA se mukta karatI hai / vaira, vaimanasya, dveSa, kalaha, ghRNA, IrSyA-DAha, duHsaMkalpa, durvacana, krodha, abhimAna, dambha, lobha-lAlaca, zoSaNa, damana Adi jitanI bhI vyakti aura samAja kI dhvaMsamUlaka vikRtiyA~ haiM, saba hiMsA ke hI rUpa haiM / mAnavamana hiMsA ke ukta vividha prahAroM se nirantara ghAyala hotA A rahA hai / mAnava ukta prahAroM ke pratikAra ke lie bhI kama prayatnazIla nahIM rahA hai| parantu vaha pratikAra isa lokokti ko hI caritArtha karane meM lagA rahA ki 'jyoM-jyoM davA kI, marja bar3hatA hI gayA / ' bAta yaha huI ki mAnava ne vaira kA pratikAra vaira se, damana kA pratikAra damana se karanA cAhA, arthAt hiMsA kA pratikAra hiMsA se karanA cAhA, aura yaha pratikAra kI paddhati aisI hI thI, jaisI ki Aga ko Aga se bujhAnA, rakta se sane vastra ko rakta se dhonA / vaira se vaira bar3hatA hai, ghaTatA nahIM hai / ghRNA se ghRNA bar3hatI hai, ghaTatI nahIM hai / yaha ukta pratikAra hI thA, jisameM se yuddha kA janma huA, zUlI aura phA~sI kA AvirbhAva huA / lAkhoM hI nahIM, karor3oM manuSya bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara utpIr3ana ke zikAra hue, nirdayatA ke sAtha mauta ke ghATa utAra diye gae, parantu samasyA jyoM kI tyoM sAmane khar3I rhii| mAnava ko koI bhI ThIka samAdhAna nahIM milaa| hiMsA kA pratikAra hiMsA se nahIM, ahiMsA se honA cAhie thA, ghRNA kA pratikAra ghRNA se nahIM; prema se honA cAhie thaa| Aga kA pratikAra Aga nahIM; jala hai / jala hI jalate dAvAnala ko bujhA sakatA hai / isIlie bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA-"krodha ko krodha se nahIM, kSamA se jIto / ahaMkAra ko ahaMkAra se nahIM, vinaya evaM namratA se jIto / daMbha ko daMbha se nahIM, saralatA aura nizchalatA se jiito| lobha ko lobha se nahIM, santoSa se jIto, udAratA se jiito|" isI prakAra bhaya ko abhaya se, ghRNA ko prema se jItanA caahie| aura vijaya kI yaha sAtvika prakriyA hI ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA prakAza kI andhakAra para, prema kI ghRNA para, sadbhAva kI vaira para, acchAI kI burAI para vijaya kA amogha udghoSa hai| ahiMsA kI dRSTi bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate the-'vaira ho, ghRNA ho, damana ho, utpIr3ana ho kucha bhI ho, antata: saba lauTa kara kartA ke hI pAsa Ate haiN| yaha mata samajho ki burAI vahIM raha jAegI, tumhAre pAsa lauTa kara nahIM aaegii| vaha AegI, avazya AegI, kRta karma niSphala nahIM jAtA hai| kue~ meM kI gaI dhvani pratidhvani ke rUpa meM vApasa lauTatI hai / aura bhagavAn mahAvIra to yaha bhI kahate the ki vaha aura tU koI do nahIM Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana - haiM / caitanya caitanya eka hai / jise tU pIr3A detA hai, vaha aura koI nahIM, tU hI to hai| bhale AdamI, tU dUsare ko satAtA hai to, vaha dUsare ko nahIM, apane ko hI satAtA hai| isa sambandha meM AcArAMgasUtra meM Aja bhI unakA eka pravacana upalabdha hai "jise tU mAranA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| jise tU zAsita karanA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| jise tU paritApa denA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai|" yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI advaitadRSTi hai, jo ahiMsA kA mUlAdhAra hai / jaba taka kisI ke prati parAyepana kA bhAva rahatA hai, taba taka manuSya parapIr3ana se apane ko mukta nahIM kara sakatA / sarvatra 'sva' kI abhedadRSTi hI mAnava ko anyAya se, atyAcAra se bacA sakatI hai / ukta abheda evaM advata dRSTi ke AdhAra para hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne paraspara ke AghAta-pratyAghAtoM se trasta mAnavajAti ko ahiMsA ke svara meM zAnti aura sukha kA sandeza diyA thA ki "kisI bhI prANI ko kisI bhI satva ko na mAranA cAhie, na usa para anucita zAsana karanA cAhie, na usako eka dAsa (gulAma) kI taraha parAdhIna banAnA cAhie-usako svatantratA se vaMcita nahIM karanA cAhie, na use paritApa denA cAhie aura na usake prati kisI prakAra kA upadrava hI karanA caahie|" yaha ahiMsA kA vaha mahAn udghoSa hai, jo hRdaya aura zarIra ke bIca, bAhya pravRtticakra aura antarAtmA ke bIca, svayaM aura Asa-pAsa ke sAthiyoM ke bIca eka sadbhAvanApUrNa vyAvahArika sAmaMjasya paidA kara sakatA hai, mAnava-mAnava ke bIca bandhutA kI madhura rasadhArA bahA sakatA hai| mAnava hI kyoM --ahiMsA ke vikAsapatha para nirantara pragati karate-karate eka dina akhila prANijagat ke sAtha tAdAtmya sthApita kara sakatA hai / ahiMsA kyA hai ? samagra caitanya ke sAtha binA kisI bhedabhAva ke tAdAtmya sthApita karanA hI to ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA meM tuccha-se-tuccha jIva ke lie bhI bandhutva kA sthAna hai| mahAvIra ne kahA thA--jo vyakti sarva bhUtAtmabhUta hai, saba prANiyoM ko apane hRdaya meM basA kara vizvAtmA bana gayA hai, use vizva kA koI bhI pApa kabhI sparza nahIM kara sktaa| dazavakAlika sUtra meM Aja bhI yaha amara vANI surakSita hai-'savvabhUyappabhUyassa samaM bhUyAI pAsao, pihiyAsavassa daMtassa pAvakammaM na baMdhai / ' ahiMsA kA siddhAnta aura vyavahAra bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ko kevala AdarzarUpa hI nahIM diyA, apane jIvana meM utAra kara usakI zata-pratizata yathArthatA bhI pramANita kii| unhoMne ahiMsA ke siddhAnta aura vyavahAra ko eka karake dikhA diyA / unakA jIvana unake ahiMsA-prayoga ke mahAn Adarza kA hI eka jItA-jAgatA mUrtimAna nidarzana thA / virodhI se virodhI ke prati bhI unake mana meM koI ghRNA nahIM thI, koI dvaSa nahIM thaa| ve utpIr3aka evaM ghAtaka virodhI ke prati bhI maMgala-kalyANa kI pavitra bhAvanA hI rakhate rahe / saMgama jaise bhayaMkara upasarga dene vAle vyakti ke lie bhI unakI A~kheM karuNA se gIlI ho AI thiiN| vastutaH Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : vizvazAnti kI AdhArazilA unakA koI virodhI thA hI nhiiN| unakA kahanA thA-vizva ke sabhI prANiyoM ke sAtha merI maitrI hai, merA kisI ke bhI sAtha kucha bhI vaira nahIM hai-'mittI me savvabhUesu, veraM majjhaM na kennii|' bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha maitrIbhAvamUlaka ahiMsAmAva isa carama koTi para pahu~ca gayA thA ki unake zrIcaraNoM meM siMha aura mRga, nakula aura sarpa-jaise prANI bhI apanA janmajAta vaira bhulA kara sahodara bandhu kI taraha eka sAtha baiThe rahate the| na sabala meM krUratA kI hiMsravRtti rahatI thI, aura na nirbala meM bhaya, yA bhaya kI AzaMkA / donoM ora eka jaisA sneha kA, sadbhAva kA vyvhaar| isI sandarbha meM prAcIna kathAkAra kahatA hai ki bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM siMhanI kA dUdha mRgazizu pItA rahatA, aura hiranI kA siMhazizu-'dugdhaM mRgendravanitAstanajaM pibanti / ' bhArata ke AdhyAtmika jagat kA vaha mahAn evaM ciraMtana satya, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana para se sAkSAta sAkArarUpa meM prakaTa ho rahA thA ki sAdhaka ke jIvana meM ahiMsA kI pratiSThA-pUrNa jAgRti hone para usake samakSa janmajAta vairavRtti ke prANI bhI apanA vaira tyAga dete haiM, prema kI nirmala dhArA meM avagAhana karane lagate haiM-'ahiMsApratiSThAyAM tatsannidhau vairatyAgaH / ahiMsA kA antahRdaya ahiMsA jIvana kA mahAn varadAna hai / mAnava yadi mAnava hai, to vaha sarvaprathama eka karuNAmUrti prANI hai, jisake prathama hRdaya hai, phira mastiSka / jisa prakAra mastiSka tarka kI bhUmi hai, jor3a-tor3a kI sthalI hai, usI prakAra hRdaya zraddhA, prema evaM karuNA kA sukomala sthala hai / mAnavatA se AplAvita mAnava jIvana kA antahRdaya ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA usakA antahRdaya isalie hai, ki yahI vaha sthala hai, jahA~ se vaha sva-AtmA ke samAna para-AtmA ko samajhatA hai, samAnabhAva se sabake lie sabhI prANiyoM ke lie sukha-duHkha kI samAnarUpa se anubhUti karatA hai| isakA sIdhA-sA artha hai ki vaha vizva kI samasta AtmAoM ko samadRSTi se dekhatA hai / caitanyamAtra ke prati apane-parAye kA bheda na rakhate hue, samatApUrNa vyavahAra karatA hai / isI bhAvanA ko lakSya karake zramaNasaMskRti ke unnAyaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA-"sabhI prANoM ko, sabhI bhUtoM ko, sabhI jIvoM ko tathA sabhI satvoM ko na to mAranA cAhie, na pIr3ita karanA cAhie aura na hI unako ghAta karane kI buddhi se sparza karanA cAhie / yahI dharma zuddha, zAzvata aura nitya hai|" isI bhAvanA ko vistRta karate hue dazavakAlika sUtra meM kahA hai-"saba AtmAoM ko apanI AtmA kI taraha samajho / vizva ke sabhI prANiyoM kI AtmAoM meM 1 savve pANA, savve bhUyA, savve jIvA, savve sattA na haMtavvA, na ajjAveyavvA, na parighetavvA, na uvaddaveyavvA---esa dhamme suddhe nicce sAsae / --AcArAMga sUtra Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 ahiMsA-darzana apane Apako dekho aura vizva kI samasta AtmAoM ko apane bhItara dekho' / " vastutaH yaha sAdhanA samatvayoga kI sAdhanA hai, jisakA mUla AdhAra vizva kI samagra AtmAoM ke sAtha apane jaisA vyavahAra karanA hai| hama apane lie jisa prakAra kA vyavahAra dUsaroM se cAhate haiM, hama apane lie jisa prakAra kI sthiti kI apekSA dUsaroM se karate haiM, anya samasta prANiyoM ke lie bhI hama vaisA hI vyavahAra kareM, vaisI hI sthiti nirmita kareMyahI ahiMsA kA antarha daya hai / Atmaupamya dRSTi bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vizvaprANiyoM ke madhya samatA kI saMsthApanA karate hue kahA thA ki 'vizva kI sabhI AtmAe~ eka haiN|"3 arthAt sabhI prANI saMgraha aura vyavahAra naya kI dRSTi se eka hI caitanyasAgara kI alaga-alaga bUMdeM haiM, eka hI mUla caitanyavRkSa kI alaga-alaga pattiyA~ evaM phUla haiM, jo sabhI eka sAtha mila kara caitanyabhAvasAgara kA rUpa letI haiM, vizAla vRkSa kA paryAya banatI haiM / yathArtha meM yaha bhAvanA apane andara meM dhAraNa karanA eka mahAn yoga hai / isI ko gItA meM zrIkRSNa ne yoM kahA hai"jo sabhI jIvoM ko apane samAna samajhatA hai aura unake sukha-duHkha ko apanA sukha-duHkha samajhatA hai, vahI parama yogI hai"| yaha samatvayoga kI sAdhanA hI AtmA kI sAdhanA hai, apane Apako sAdhane kA patha hai| isI bhAvanA ko sarvopari batAte hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"vizva ke samagra jIvanikAya ko apanI AtmA ke samAna samajho"5 / "prANimAtra ko Atmatulya samajho" / ataH hama kaha sakate haiM ki yaha Atmaupamya dRSTi, jisake viSaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne udghoSa kiyA hai, isake mUla meM ahiMsA ke amRtasAgara kI lahareM hI hiloreM le rahI haiM / yaha ahiMsA-sAgara kI lahareM, jisa bhAvanAtala para laharA rahI haiM, usakI sAdhanA sAmAnya sAdhanA nahIM hai; apitu vIratva kI mahAn sAdhanA hai| ahiMsA : vIratva kA mArga vastutaH yaha jo ahiMsA kI sAdhanA hai; yaha AtmA ke virATabhAva kI sAdhanA hai / AtmA kA bhAvanAtmaka dRSTi se itanA vyApaka rUpa meM vikAsa kara lenA hai ki vizva kI sabhI AtmAe~ usameM ThIka usI prakAra samAhita ho jAe~, jisa prakAra ki bhUtala para laharAne vAlI anekoM nadiyA~ sAgara meM A kara ekIbhAva se samAhita -dazavaikAlika, 46 ---ThANAMga, sUtra 1-1 2 savvabhUyappabhUyassa, samma bhUyAiM paaso| 3 ege aayaa| 4 Atmaupamyena sarvatra samaM pazyati yo'rjuna / sukhaM vA yadi vA duHkhaM, sa yogI paramo mataH / / 5 appasame mannijja chappikAe / 6 Ayatule payAsu / --gItA, a0 6 / 32 -dazavakAlika, 105 -sUtrakRtAMgasUtra, 11103 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : vizvazAnti kI AdhArazilA ho jAtI haiM aura sAgara binA kisI rAga-dveSa se sabako apane aMka meM sa~jotAsahejatA calA jAtA hai| vastutaH yaha rAga-dveSa para vijaya hI to ahiMsA kA patha hai, aura ukta vijaya ko prApta karane vAlA hI to sacce artha meM vijetA hai / vijetA, hama use kabhI nahIM kaha sakate, jo hAtha meM naMgI talavAra lie bhaya aura AtaMka ke bala para kisI para zAsana kare; kisI ko apane adhIna rakhe / hAtha meM bama le kara dUsaroM ko bhaya dikhA kara apane Age jhukAne kA prayatna karane vAlA to sahI mAne meM vIra kahalAne kA adhikArI ho hI nahIM sktaa| vaha to kAyara hai| jo paramukhApekSI hotA hai, vaha kAyara nahIM to aura kyA hai ? vaha apanI mahAn caitanyazakti kI apekSA jar3azakti para adhika bharosA karatA hai| saccA vIra to vaha hai, jisake caraNaraja vizva ke samasta prANI zraddhA evaM prema se cUma leM, apane sara para lagA leM / yahA~ hameM rASTrakavi 'dinakara' kI ve paMktiyA~ bar3I yuktiyukta lagatI haiM, jahA~ unhoMne kahA hai ".. AdamI nahIM maratA barachoM se, tIroM se, lohe kI kar3iyoM kI sAjiza bekAra huI, bA~dho manuSya ko zabanama kI jaMjIroM se / " DA0 esa0 rAdhAkRSNana ne eka jagaha cAla yuga para karArI coTa karate hue, ahiMsA ke mahattva para prakAza DAlA hai-"yaha jamAnA hathiyArabanda kAyaratA kA hai / kAyaratA ne apane hAtha meM hathiyAra isalie rakhe haiM ki vaha dUsaroM ke hamaloM se Darato hai aura svayaM hathiyAra isalie nahIM calAtI; kyoMki use himmata nahIM hotI / jo Dara ke mAre hathiyAra calA nahIM pAtI, usI kA nAma kAyaratA hai / isa kAyaratA se insAna ko ubArane vAlI eka hI zakti hai aura vaha hai ahiMsA / " ataH yaha spaSTa hai ki ahiMsA kAyaratA nahIM sikhAtI, apitu vIratA kA pATha par3hAtI hai| ahiMsA yaha kamI nahIM kahatI ki tuma cupa raha kara anyAya evaM atyAcAra ko sahana karo, kyoMki anyAya karanA pApa hai, to dainyabhAva se anyAya kA sahana karanA mahApApa hai| cAhe vaha sAmAjika kSetra meM ho, athavA rAjanItika kSetra meM, bAta lagabhaga eka hI hai| jisa vyakti meM anyAya ke viruddha yogya pratikAra karane kI zakti nahIM hai, vaha na to apanI rakSA kara sakatA hai, na apane parivAra kI, na samAja kI aura na apane rASTra kI hI rakSA kara sakatA hai / aura vaha ahiMsA, ahiMsA nahIM, jisake niSprANa zarIra se cipaTa kara AdamI apane rASTra taka ko dAsatA kI ber3I meM jakar3a jAne de / aisI ahiMsA kA jIvana meM koI mUlya nhiiN| vijJAna aura ahiMsA ___ mAnava-vikAsa kA itihAsa isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki jaba-jaba vijJAna ne saMhAraka astra-zastroM kA bahutAyata se nirmANa kiyA hai, mAnava ne nihitasvArthavaza nirmamatA se unakA prayoga kiyA hai, phalasvarUpa bhayaMkara saMhAraka lIlAeM dekhane ko milI haiM / vizva kA prathama evaM dvitIya mahAyuddha isakA jvalanta pramANa hai / kintu hara bAra dekhA Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana yahI gayA hai ki mAnavamana ne una saMhAraka zastrAstroM se trasta ho kara paraspara sahAnubhUti evaM sahaastitva ke AdhAra para hI zAnti kI sthApanA kI hai / lIga oNpha nezansa evaM saMyukta rASTrasaMgha (yU0 ena0 o0) ne isa dizA meM mahattvapUrNa prayAsa kiyA hai aura usake bAda ahiMsA evaM sahaastitva ke AdhAra para jo zAnti sthApita kI gaI hai, vaha bahuta aMzoM meM sthAyI siddha huI hai| ataH yaha nizcita hai ki ahiMsA dvArA sampAdita vijaya sthAyI evaM zAzvata vijaya hotI hai| isI zAzvata satya ko abhivyakta karate hue rASTrakavi dinakara ne kahA hai aisI zAnti rAja karatI hai, tana para nahIM, hRdaya pr| nara ke U~ce vizvAsoM para, zraddhA, bhakti, praNaya para / bhale hI vijJAna hameM vipula parimANa meM zastrAstra kA khajAnA pradAna kare, parantu hameM una zastrAstroM ko apane Upara hAvI nahIM hone denA cAhie, balki unheM sadA apane niyantraNa meM rakhanA cAhie / zastrAstroM kA prayoga surakSA evaM zAnti kI rakSA ke lie maryAdita tarIke se honA caahie| hara cIja ke mUla meM hita kI bhAvanA kA honA paramAvazyaka hai| aise meM vijJAna ahiMsA kA sahacara siddha ho sakatA hai, saMhAraka nahIM / mAnava pahale mAnava hai, usake pazcAt aura kucha-isakA sadaiva dhyAna rahanA caahie| ahiMsA aura rAjanIti : vizva ke mahAn rAjanetAoM ne samaya-samaya para vijJAnapradatta vipula evaM bhayAnaka saMhAraka zastrAstroM se saMtrasta ho kara, ahiMsA ke dvArA zAnti kA mArga khojane kA prayatna kiyA hai / unhoMne yaha tathya pAyA hai ki zAzvata zAnti yuddha kI vibhISikA evaM ANavika zastrAstroM ke saMhAraka prayoga meM nahIM, balki ahiMsA evaM saha-astitva meM nihita hai| bhArata ke pradhAnamantrI sva. paMDita javAharalAla neharU ne ahiMsA ko apanI nIti meM sadA mahattvapUrNa sthAna diyA hai| unakA paMcazIla kA nirmANa isa dizA meM mahattvapUrNa aitihAsika upalabdhi hai| san 1961 meM belagreDa meM huA ANavika vibhISikA ke saMrakSaNArtha vizva ke vibhinna rASTroM kA sammelana bhI, isa dizA meM gauravapUrNa prayAsa hai| ukta sammelana meM ahiMsAsambandhI siddhAnta ko hI spaSTa karate hue sva. paM. javAharalAla neharU ne kahA thA-"mAnavatA khatare meM hai, hameM isI pahalU se socanA hai / yAnI jo jarUrI savAla hai, usa para pahale soceM, aura yaha jarUrI savAla hai-yuddha aura zAnti kA / jaba vizva vinAza kI ora bar3ha rahA hai, to dUsare savAla gauNa haiM / ..." """mujhe bar3A hI tAjjuba hotA hai ki mahAn zaktiyA~ ise ijjata kA prazna banA kara apanI-apanI bAta para dRr3ha haiM aura yaha itanI mahAn aura zaktizAlI haiM ki zAntivArtA ke lie taiyAra nhiiN| merA vizvAsa hai ki yaha eka galata rukha hai; isameM unakI ijjata kA hI prazna nahIM, balki mAnavajAti ke bhaviSya kA bhI prazna hai|" Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : vizvazAnti ko AdhArazilA ukta sammelana meM laMkA kI pradhAnamantrI zrImatI bhaMDAranAyake ne apanI hArdika bhAvanA ko vyakta karate hue kahA thA - " maiM isa sammelana meM bhAga lene sirpha apane rASTra kI pradhAnamantrI kI haisiyata se hI nahIM AI hU~, balki eka strI aura mA~ kI haisiyata se bhii...|" " maiM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI aisA vizvAsa nahIM kara sakatI ki duniyA meM koI bhI mA~ hai, jo apane baccoM ke pAramANavika sakriya dhUla ke zikAra hone aura ghulaghula kara marane kI saMbhAvanA para vicAra kara sake / " sammelana ke uddezya para prakAza DAlate hue yugoslAviyA ke rASTrapati mArzala TITo ne kahA thA-' - "belagreDa-sammelana kA uddezya mahAn zaktiyoM ko yaha batalA denA hai ki vizva kA bhAgya sirpha unhIM ke hAthoM meM nahIM raha sakatA / " isI prakAra ke eka sammelana meM jo ki kreminala meM rUsa kI tarapha se Ayojita thA, usameM bolate hue tatkAlIna rUsI pradhAnamantrI nikitA khuzceva ne kahA thA-' "AMzika aNuparIkSaNa pratibaMdhasaMdhi aMtarrASTrIya mahattva kA Alekha hai / kintu isa saMdhi se aNuyuddha kA khatarA khatma nahIM huA hai / jaba taka hathiyAroM ke lie daur3a jArI rahegI, taba taka yaha khatarA banA rahegA / " ukta avasara para amarIkI videzamantrI DIna raska ne kahA - " yaha eka acchA pahalA kadama hai, aura yadi isake anugamana meM aura kadama bar3he, to zAnti ke lie mAnava kA svapna yathArtha rUpa pA sakegA / " sva0 paM0 neharU ne usa aNuparIkSaNa pratibaMdha saMdhi para hastAkSara karate hue kahA thA ki - "mAsko meM Aja ( 5 agasta' 63 ko ) isa saMdhi para hastAkSara ho rahe haiM aura pratyeka zAntipremI ko isakA svAgata karanA cAhie / yadyapi parIkSaNoM para yaha AMzika pratibaMdha saMdhi hI hai, aura nirastrIkaraNa kI dizA meM bahuta bar3I pragati nahIM hai, phira bhI yaha bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa hai / kyoMki yaha usa maMjila kI ora le jAne vAlA prathama sopAna hai / ' 'bhArata ne isa saMdhi para hastAkSara karanA svIkAra kara liyA hai| hama yaha mAnate haiM ki yuddha-varjana-saMdhi jahA~ bhI ho, usakA svAgata kiyA jAegA, kyoMki usase yuddha kA khatarA kama hotA hai / " 37 isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki vizva ke mahAn zaktizAlI evaM ANavika zaktisampanna rASTra bhI apanI rAjanIti meM pradhAnataH ahiMsA ko hI sthAna dete haiM / vizvabandhutva, vizvazAMti aura ahiMsA : isase yaha spaSTa hai ki ahiMsA vizvazAMti kA sabase sugama evaM zreSTha patha hai / jaisA ki hama pahale kaha Aye haiM, vizva meM jaba-jaba yuddha kI bhayAnaka lIlA se mAnava saMtrasta huA hai, usane vizvazAMti kI talAza ahiMsA ke patha se kI hai aura yaha nizcaya hai ki taba ahiMsA ne hI unheM sahI artha meM zAnti pradAna bhI kI hai / 7 pAramANavika vibhISikA / - vikramAditya siMha Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? ahiMsA ke sambandha meM Aja ke saMsAra ke sAmane eka vikaTa prazna upasthita hai| jaba taka usa prazna ko acchI taraha se hala nahIM kara liyA jAtA hai, taba taka isase sambandhita zaMkAoM kA pUrI taraha samAdhAna nahIM ho sakatA / kucha loga kahate haiM ki ahiMsA ke siddhAnta bhI bahuta acche haiM, samaya-samaya para ahiMsA kA jo vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai, unakI jo vyAkhyAe~ kI gaI haiM, ve mahattvapUrNa haiM aura itanI U~cI haiM ki vAstava meM hameM unakA Adara karanA caahie| hiMsA : atIta, vartamAna evaM bhaviSya ___ ahiMsA eka niSedhAtmaka zabda hai hiMsA kaa| hiMsA nahIM karanI cAhie, basa yahI ahiMsA kA Azaya hai, kiMtu hiMsA ke lie yaha zabda koI dizAnirdeza nahIM karatA, balki vizAlatA kA eka unmukta dharAtala pradAna karatA hai / hiMsA cAhe zArIrika ho, mAnasika ho athavA kArmika ho, vaiyaktika ho, pArivArika ho, sAmAjika ho, rASTrIya ho athavA antarrASTrIya ho--yaha pratyeka kSetra meM apekSAkrama se varjita hai / __jaba hama sudUra atIta para avalokana karate haiM, to Aja se 2500 varSa atIta ke gauravapUrNa unmeSa para eka bAra dRSTi thama jAtI hai, jabaki bhagavAn mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha ne hiMsA ke viruddha sAtvika krAMti karake ahiMsA kI punaHsthApanA kii| bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara DAkU evaM hatyAroM ne bhI ahiMsAvata ko una mahAn puruSoM kI satpreraNA se jIvana meM apanA kara apane jIvana ko dhanya-dhanya kiyA thA / aura eka bAra phira se caturdika ahiMsA-dayA, prema, karuNA kA saumya vAtAvaraNa umar3a uThA thaa| kucha logoM kI dRSTi meM ahiMsA avyavahArya kintu kucha loga yoM mAnane lage ki jahA~ ahiMsA kI lambI-caur3I vyAkhyAe~ kI gaI haiM / vahIM vaha avyavahArya bhI bana gaI; arthAt --vyavahAra meM Ane lAyaka nahIM rahI / jIvana meM utArane yogya bhI na rahI / yadi usake sahAre jIvana-yAtrA pUrI karanA cAheM to kara nahIM sakate / koI acchI bAta to ho, kintu kAma meM Ane ke lAyaka nahIM ho to, phira usakA kyA mUlya hai ? cIja to acchI hai, para lene yogya nahIM hai-isakA kyA artha huA ? yadi ahiMsA jIvana meM utArane lAyaka nahIM hai, usake sahAre hama jIvanayAtrA taya nahIM kara sakate to isakA matalaba yaha huA ki vaha nirarthaka vastu hai, ayogya hai aura jIvana meM usakA koI mUlya hI nahIM hai / Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? cAroM ora hiMsA ke vAtAvaraNa meM ahiMsA kA pAlana kaise ? jainadarzana ne hiMsA, ahiMsA kA sUkSma vizleSaNa kiyA hai / hiMsA kyA hai ? isa sambandha meM eka moTA-sA sthUla siddhAnta pracalita hai ki 'prANI-hatyA' hiMsA hai / yadi hama isa siddhAnta kI bArIkI meM jAe~ge to ekadama mana kaha uThegA ki phira to saMsAra meM pUrNa ahiMsaka koI ho hI nahIM sktaa| cUMki jaba taka zarIra hai halana-calana kI kriyA bhI hotI rahegI, zvAsocchavAsa bhI calate rheNge| aura jaba hama yaha mAnate haiM ki saMsAra meM cAroM ora asaMkhya prANI bhare haiN| havA ke eka jhoMke meM hI asaMkhyaasaMkhya prANiyoM kA vinAza ho jAtA hai| A~kha jhapakane meM hI asaMkhya prANiyoM kA kAla A jAtA hai _ "pakSmaNopi nipAtena teSAM syAtskandha-paryayaH / " aisI sthiti meM vItarAgI puruSa bhI isa hiMsA se nahIM baca sakate / aura unake jIvana meM bhI jaba ahiMsA kI bhUmikA nahIM A sakatI, to phira sAdhAraNa manuSyoM kI kyA bAta kareM ? __ maiM eka bAra eka ijIniyariMga kAleja meM vyAkhyAna dene gayA thaa| bAta cala par3I to leboreTarI vibhAga vAloM ne Agraha kiyA ki Aie, hama Apako apane yantra dikhlaaeN| unhoMne eka kAgaja kA Tukar3A liyA aura kahA-'dekhie, isa para kucha dikhAI detA hai ?' kAgaja to bilkula sApha thA, miTTI yA ghUla kucha bhI to usa para nahIM lagI huI thii| use mAikroskopa ke nIce rakhA aura kahA-'aba dekhie / ' dekhA to Azcarya ki merI gaNanA se bAhara jIvapiMDa jaise kulabulA rahe the| eka svaccha kAgaja para, jahA~ A~khoM se eka jIva bhI hilatA-DolatA nahIM dikhAI detA, vahA~ itane jIvANu ! mere mana meM vicAra AyA ki isa prazna para vAstava meM jainadarzana kitanA gaharA gayA hai| usane kaNa-kaNa meM jIvANu bhare hue batalAe to kisI samaya meM yaha majAka kI bAta rahI hogI, para Aja ke vijJAna ne to use parama satya siddha kara diyA / ataH yaha spaSTa hai ki vizva meM koI bhI aisA sthAna nahIM, jahA~ sUkSmazarIradhArI jIva na bhare hoM / sthUlazarIradhArI jIva bhI asaMkhya haiM, ananta haiM / jala meM bhI jIva haiM, thala meM bhI jIva haiM, havA meM bhI jIva haiM / cAroM ora jIvoM se saMkula hai yaha vizva / prazna hai, taba sAdhaka ahiMsaka kaise raha sakatA hai ? "jale jIvAH sthale jIvA, jIvAH parvatamastake / jIvamAlAkule loke, kathaM bhikSurahiMsakaH ?" jarA hAtha hilA nahIM ki asaMkhya jIva mauta ke ghATa utara gae / jarA paira hilA nahIM ki asaMkhya prANI kAlakavalita ho gae / hara zvAsa ke sAtha prANI mara rahe haiM, do cAra nahIM, eka sAtha asaMkhya / abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaba jIvahiMsA se koI bhI manuSya baca nahIM sakatA, to Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana phira ahiMsA kI bAta karane kA hamArA kyA tAtparya hai ? kaise hama ahiMsaka raha sakate haiM ? aura hama kyA, isa taraha se to vItarAga kevalI bhI ahiMsA kA pAlana kaise kara sakeMge? isa prakAra ke prazna prAyaH sAdhAraNa logoM ke aura kabhI-kabhI vicArakoM ke sAmane bhI uThA sakate haiN| aba hameM devanA yaha hai ki kyA vastutaH bAta aisI hI hai ? kyA ahiMsA sacamuca hI vyavahAra meM Ane yogya nahIM hai / yadi hRdaya kI sacAI se vicAra kiyA jAe aura bhArata ke sunahare itihAsa para dRSTipAta kiyA jAe to patA calegA ki yaha vicAra sahI nahIM hai / jo vastu kaI zatAbdiyoM se lagAtAra vyavahAra meM AtI rahI hai, aura bhagavAn mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSoM ne, gautama jaise santoM ne aura Ananda jaise saMbhrAnta gRhasthoM ne tathA vartamAna meM rASTrapitA gA~dhIjI taka ne bhI vyAvahArika jIvana meM jisake saphala prayoga karake dikhalAe haiM ; phira usakI vyAvahArikatA meM Aja kisI prakAra kI zaMkA karanA kaise ucita kahA jA sakatA hai ? eka nahIM, hajAroM sAdhakoM ne, jo ahiMsA kI saMtApazAminI chAyA meM Aye, kahA ki yaha ahiMsA AkAza kI nahIM, dharatI kI cIja hai zata-pratizata vyavahAra kI cIja hai| jinhoMne ahiMsA kA AcaraNa apane jIvana-vyApAra meM kiyA hai, unheM to vaha svapna meM bhI avyavahArya nahIM lagI, kintu jinhoMne eka dina bhI apanA jIvana ahiMsAmaya nahIM bitAyA, ve apane managaDhanta tarkoM ke AdhAra para use avyavahArya mAnate haiM ! kyA yaha Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai ? ahiMsA ke binA jIvana meM eka kadama bhI gati sambhava nahIM __ ahiMsA ke binA hamArA jIvana eka kadama bhI Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA / mAnava yadi mAnava ke rUpa meM jIvana-patha para agrasara honA cAhatA hai, aura manuSya yadi manuSya ke rUpa meM abhISTa lakSya ko prApta karanA cAhatA hai to ahiMsA ke binA vaha eka kSaNa bhI jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / nihita svArthoM kI pUrti ke lie yadi manuSya apane jIvana ke eka-eka kadama para dUsaroM kA khUna bahAtA huA aura saMhAraka saMgharSa karatA huA calatA hai to vaha manuSya kI vAstavika gati nahIM hai| vaha to sacamuca haivAna, rAkSasa aura daitya kI gati hai| mAnava aura dAnava ke calana meM dina-rAta jaisA viparIta antara hai| isa antara ko bhUtala ke pratyeka manuSya ko acchI taraha samajha lenA caahie| vastutaH jaba AdamI calatA hai, to vaha jIvana-patha meM kisI dUsare ke lie kA~Te nahIM bichAtA hai / vaha to sukhadAyI jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa sandeza detA huA hI calatA hai aura Ananda ke phUla barasAtA huA calatA hai| jidhara bhI usakA padArpaNa hotA hai prema kI phuhAreM chUTatI dikhalAI par3atI haiM / yadi vaha apane karttavyamaya kadamoM se ghRNA kI phuhAreM chor3atA hai to samajha lo ki vaha insAna nahIM, balki haivAna hai / moTara-DrAivara Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? kA dRSTAnta dete hue pahale kahA jA cukA hai ki vahI DrAivara sAvadhAna aura catura samajhA jAtA hai, jo sAmane Ate hue baccoM aura bUr3hoM ko bacA kara moTara calAtA hai, kA~ToM aura jhAr3iyoM ko bhI bacAtA huA calatA hai| isake viparIta, jo DrAivara sAmane Aye hue bAlaka yA bUr3he ko kucala detA hai aura moTara ko kabhI isa kinAre se to kabhI-kabhI usa kinAre se TakarA detA hai aura gAr3I ko lar3akhar3AtI huI cAla meM calAtA hai to loga nizcita kaha baiTheMge-yaha DrAivara nahIM, koI pAgala hai aura ise moTara calAne kA adhikAra nahIM hai / abhiprAya yahI hai ki jIvana bhI eka prakAra kI gAr3I hai, moTara hai yA ratha hai, aura AtmA isakA DrAivara hai / vaha jaba jIvana kI gAr3I ko ThIka DhaMga se calAtA hai, jahA~ kahIM Takkara lagane vAlI ho to use bacA letA hai aura jaba saMgharSa hotA hai taba bhI bacA kara calatA hai, to vaha jIvana kI rAha para ThIka-ThIka apanI gAr3I calAtA hai| vaha rukatA bhI nahIM hai, kintu nirantara calatA hI rahatA hai, taba hama samajhate haiM ki yaha DrAivara-AtmA sAvadhAna hai aura kuzala hai| vaha krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, ghRNA aura dveSa ke naze meM nahIM hai / phalataH khuda bhI sAvadhAnI ke sAtha calatA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI bacAtA huA calatA hai / andhAdhundha calAne kA kyA matalaba hai ? mAna lo, koI vyakti paricaya-patha para A gayA aura use hiMsA se kucala diyA, asatya se kucala dirA / phira koI sAthI mila gayA to use corI se, dagA se yA ghRNA se kucala diyA / aura isa prakAra kucalatA huA madamatta sthiti meM gujaratA hI gayA, kahIM rukA hI nahIM, to Apa samajha leM ki isa jIvana kA DrAivara-AtmA hoza meM nahIM hai| vaha insAna ke rUpa meM apane jIvana kI gAr3I ko nahIM calA rahA hai| use haivAniyata kA nazA car3hA huA hai aura vaha bhUla gayA hai ki jIvana kA patha kaise taya kiyA jaae| jIvana kI kalA ahiMsA se hI paripUrNa hotI hai ____ yadi koI vyakti gahana vana se gujara rahA hai athavA durgama pahAr3oM para car3ha rahA hai / mArga meM idhara bhI koTedAra jhAr3iyA~ haiM aura udhara bhii| idhara bhI nukIle patthara haiM aura udhara bhI haiM / ve sabhI use ghAyala karate haiM, kA~Te bhI cubhate haiM aura kaThora pattharoM kI ThokareM bhI lagatI haiN| kintu vaha yAtrA karatA hI rahatA hai| jabaki use calane ke lie eka jarA-sI pagaDaMDI milI hai / jarA-sI asAvadhAnI hote hI idhara yA udhara usake kapar3e jhAr3I meM ulajha jaaeN| isalie idhara-udhara se kapar3A bacAtA huA ThIka bIca se usa pagaDaMDI para vaha jA rahA hai| phira bhI yadi vaha ulajha jAtA hai to ruka kara zIghra hI kapar3A kA~ToM se nikAla letA hai| vaha Age cala detA hai aura yadi phira kabhI ulajha jAtA hai to vaha apane ko nikAlatA hai / calate hue yadi kahIM paira meM kA~TA laga jAtA hai to tatkSaNa khar3A ho jAtA hai aura kA~Te ko nikAla letA hai / yadi bIca meM patthara yA caTTAna A jAtI hai to bhI bacatA hai aura yadi kabhI asAvadhAnI se Thokara bhI laga Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana jAtI hai to tatkAla sahalAtA hai aura Age bar3ha jAtA hai| rAha kI rukAvaToM meM vaha ulajhatA nahIM hai, apitu calatA hI jAtA hai-sAvadhAnI ke sAtha / 'cala cala re naujavAna, calanA terA kAma' : isI mUlamaMtra ko usane apanI jIvana-yAtrA kA Alambana mAnA hai| isa taraha eka AdamI cala rahA hai aura nirantara calA hI jA rahA hai| vaha bIca meM kahIM rukatA nahIM hai, kintu sIdhA apanI maMjila kI ora barAbara bar3hatA hI calA jA rahA hai| eka dUsarA AdamI bhI usI rAste para calatA hai, kintu sAvadhAnI nahIM rakhatA hai| jaba vaha kA~TedAra jhAr3I ke pAsa se gujaratA hai to jhAr3I meM ulajha jAtA hai / basa, aba socatA hai ki isane merA pallA ulajhA diyA, ataH jaba taka maiM isa jhAr3I ko hI jar3a se na kATa dUM, taba taka Age nahIM bar3ha sktaa| aba vaha use kATane meM juTa jAtA hai aura kATa kara hI Age kadama rakhatA hai, ki agale kadama para phira dUsarI jhAr3I meM ulajha jAtA hai aura phira use bhI kATane lagatA hai| paira meM yadi koI kA~TA cubha gayA to usako nikAla kara Tukar3e-Tukar3e karane lgaa| phira Age bar3hA aura yadi patthara kI Thokara laga gaI to kudAla le kara caTTAna ko tor3ane laga jAtA hai / isa prakAra kA calane vAlA kyA apanI maMjila para pahu~ca sakegA? kabhI nahIM / ___jo baca kara sAvadhAnI se calatA hai aura ulajhatA nahIM hai, vaha to calegA aura apanI maMjila bhI pUrI kara legaa| parantu jo isa prakAra ulajhatA huA calatA hai aura jahA~ ulajhatA hai, vahA~ saMhAra karane laga jAtA hai aura sAre pahAr3a ko cakanAcUra karake hI Age bar3hane kA saMkalpa karatA hai, vaha cAhe sau varSa kI umra pAe, to bhI apane abhISTa lakSya para nahIM pahu~ca skegaa| vaha hajAra varSa kI umra meM bhI maMjila pUrI nahIM kara skegaa| isase niSkarSarUpa siddhAnta yaha nikalA ki yadi jIvana-yAtrA karanI hai to sarvaprathama vyartha ke saMgharSoM se apane jIvana ko bacAte hue sAvadhAnI se calanA cAhie / sAvadhAnI rakhate hue bhI yadi kahIM ulajhana A hI jAye to zAnta citta ho usako sulajhAte hue Age bar3hane kA prayAsa karanA cAhie / manuSya yadi idhara-udhara se pallA saMbhAla kara apane jIvana ke patha para calatA jAyegA, taba to apanI maMjila para pahu~ca hI jaayegaa| isake viparIta yadi kisI se jarA-sI bhI anabana ho gaI, to jaba taka usakI jabAna nahIM khIMca le, yA parivAra meM jarA-sI koI bAta ho jAe to basa, jaba taka kAnUna kI tIrakamAna le kara adAlata ke dvAra ko na khaTakhaTA de, taba taka ArAma kI sA~sa na le, to usakI jIvana-gAr3I apanI yAtrA kabhI saphalatApUrvaka taya nahIM kara sktii| jIvana ke do mArga : ahiMsA evaM hiMsA kA isa prakAra jIvana kA pahalA mArga hai-ahiMsA kA ; arthAt-prathama to kabhI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? 43 kisI se ulajheM nahIM, sadaiva sAvadhAnI se hI caleM aura yadi kabhI paristhiti-vaza ulajha bhI jAye to ulajhana ko ThIka kara leN| yaha ahiMsA kA preraNAmaya jIvana hai / isake bAda dUsarA mArga hai-hiMsA kA, jisameM prathama to asAvadhAnI se calanA, paira kidhara par3a rahe haiM-isa bAta kA kabhI vicAra hI na karanA aura yadi kabhI kisI se ulajha jAe~ yA TakarA jAe~ to usake sarvanAza kA saMkalpa kara lenA / aisI buddhi, hiMsA kI buddhi hai| ina do mArgoM meM se vyakti kisI eka ko hI apanA sakatA hai / kaI vicAraka kahate haiM ki ahiMsA uttama cIja hai, kintu yaha jIvana-vyavahAra kI upAdeya vastu nahIM hai| vaise vyaktiyoM se pUchA jA sakatA hai ki vyavahAramArga kauna-sA hai ? vastutaH bacanA aura bacAnA hI vyavahAra kA mArga hai, aura yahI vAstavika ahiMsA hai| jo hiMsA hai, vaha to ulajhane kA aura TakarAne kA mArga hai| svayaM barvAda ho jAnA aura dUsaroM ko bhI barbAda kara denA hiMsA hai| Apa hI socie, bhalA ise galata vicAra na kahA jAe to aura kyA kahA jAe ? hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI spaSTa vyAkhyA honI caahie| yadi isakA nirNaya nahIM ho sakA, to jIvana ke sahI rAste para calanA bhI muzkila bhI jaayegaa| vyakti apane jIvana ke prati sajaga rahe, sadaiva sAvadhAna rahe aura dekhatA rahe ki dUsaroM ko usake dvArA kI gaI hiMsA yA ahiMsA se kyA phala milatA hai ? yadi vaha svastha mana aura sthira buddhi se vicAra karegA to use patA calegA ki jIvana-vyavahAra meM vaha hiMsA ke bajAya ahiMsA meM hI adhika rahatA hai| yadi ghara meM koI choTI-sI ghaTanA ho jAtI hai to kyA vaha usake lie nyAyAlaya kI zaraNa letA hai ? jaba parivAra kI gutthiyA~ ulajha jAtI hai to ve DaMDe se nahIM sulajhAI jAtI hai, pratyeka ghaTanA para adAlata meM nahIM bhAgA jAtA hai / hA~, to ahiMsA evaM prema kA jaisA sadvyavahAra parivAra meM kiyA jAtA hai, vahI samAja meM aura rASTra meM kyA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ? jo hiMsA ke patha para calate haiM, AkhirakAra ve eka dina Ubate haiM aura usase virata hote haiM / jo khUnI lar3AiyAM lar3ate rahe aura jinhoMne jIvana-kSetra ko rakta-raMjita kara diyA, ve bhI anta meM sandhi karane baiThate haiN| Akhira yaha kyA kautuhala hai ? jo vastu anta meM Ane vAlI hI hai, lAkhoM-karor3oM kA saMhAra karake antataH jisa mArga ko apanAnA hI hai, usakA pahale hI kyoM na anusaraNa kiyA jaaye| yadi vahI mArga sUjhabUjha ke sAtha pahale hI pakar3a liyA jAye to kyA acchA na hogA ? sArAMza meM yaha spaSTa hai ki 'ahiMsA' vyavahAra kI upAdeya vastu hai, vaha kisI bhI rUpa meM avyavahArya nahIM hai| hajAroM sAdhaka isI mArga para calate rahe haiM aura unhoMne isI patha para cala kara apanI hajAroM varSa kI jindagI gujArI hai| unheM ahiMsA 'avyavahAra' kI vastu kabhI nahIM dikhalAI dii| hiMsA se eka dina bhI jIvanavyavahAra nahIM cala sakatA ___ koI ahiMsA ko 'avyavahArya' aura hiMsA ko hI 'vyavahArya' samajhane vAlA yadi Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 ahiMsA-darzana yaha pratijJA kara le ki maiM hiMsA hI karUMgA-jo milegA usakI hiMsA kie binA nahIM rahU~gA, to kyA vaha eka dina bhI apanI pratijJA para aTala raha sakegA ? ahiMsA kI pratijJA le kara to lambI jindagI gujArI jA sakatI hai aura gujArI bhI gaI hai, kintu hiMsA kI pratijJA karake bhalA kitane minaTa bitAe jA sakate haiM ? hiMsA kI pratijJA lene vAlA adhika se adhika utanI hI dera jindA raha sakatA hai jitanI dera use apanA galA ghoMTa kara Atma-hatyA meM laga sakatI hai / hama apane jIvana meM ninyAnave phIsadI to prema se kAma lete haiM aura eka phIsadI hiMsA, ghRNA yA dveSa se kAma lete haiM / taba phira yaha samajhanA kaThina nahIM hai ki ahiMsA 'avyavahArya' nahIM hai| itanA hI nahIM, balki vAstavikatA yaha hai ki ahiMsA ke dvArA hI jIvana-vyavahAra calAyA jA sakatA hai aura vastutaH ahiMsA hI jIvana hai, rakSA hai; aura hiMsA mRtyu hai, saMhAra hai / ahiMsA-pAlana kyoM kareM ? saMsAra kA pratyeka prANI cAhe vaha deva hai, mAnava hai, yA pazu-pakSI hai, aura to kyA, ekendriya bhI hai, to bhI sabake andara meM eka hI kAmanA jaga rahI hai, eka hI hilora uTha rahI hai, aura vaha hai-sukha prApta karane kI icchA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne prANiyoM kI isa mAnasika bhUmikA kA vizleSaNa karate hue kahA thA "savve pANA suhasAyA, duha-paDikUlA" -saMsAra ke samasta prANI sukha kI icchA karate haiM, du:kha se katarAte haiM ! vizva ke sabhI dharma jo ki vAstava meM dharma haiM, una sabakA vikAsa isI AdhAra para huA hai| unake cintana kA srota isI utsa se nikalA hai| ahiMsA kA vicAra, isI siddhAnta ke AdhAra para khar3A huA hai| isI meM dayA aura karuNA kI divyadhvani nikalanI zurU huii| isI bhUmikA para satya kA ananta prakAza pragaTa huaa| asteya aura brahmacarya kA vicAra isI siddhAnta para pallavita huA hai| aura aparigraha kI pRSThabhUmi bhI yahI vicAra rahA hai / hama hiMsA kyoM nahIM kareM? isa taka kA samAdhAna yahI hai ki hiMsA se dUsare prANI ko kaSTa hotA hai, caitanya ko pIr3A hotI hai / __bhagavAn mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA ki Apa ahiMsA kA upadeza karate haiM, kintu prazna hai ki hama usakA pAlana kisalie kareM? isake uttara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo apane ahiMsA-mUlaka darzana kI pRSThabhUmi prastuta kI hai, vaha bahuta hI manovaijJAnika aura prANI kI samagra cetanA kI anubhUti se jur3I huI hai / unhoMne kahA Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA ahiMsA avyavahArya hai ? 45 "savve jIvA vi icchaMti, jIviDaM na mrijji| tamhA pANivahaM ghoraM, niggaMthA vajjayaMti nnN||" -saba jIva jInA cAhate haiM, aura sukhapUrvaka jInA cAhate haiM, maranA koI nahIM cAhatA / isalie kisI kA prANavadha karanA bar3I krUratA hai, pApa hai| isalie nirgrantha sAdhaka usase dUra rahate haiN| marane kI kalpanA hI bar3I krUra aura apriya hotI hai / rAha calate kisI maraNAsanna jarjara bUr3he ko bhI yadi 'mara jAo' kaha diyA jAe~ to usakA hRdaya roSa se bhara uThatA hai, marane kA svapna bhI A gayA, to AdamI kA ceharA phIkA par3a jAtA hai, cintAoM se hRdaya vyAkula ho jAtA hai| kalpanA kIjie, marane kI kalpanA bhI jaba bhayaMkara hai, taba sAkSAt mRtyu to kitanI bhayaMkara hogI? sva-parasukha ke lie ahiMsA kA vyavahAra anivArya kucha loga kahate haiM ki kisI ko kaSTa hotA hai to usake apane karma se, hameM usake sukha-duHkha se kyA matalaba ? hama kisI kI hiMsA na kareM, apane Apako hiMsA ke pApa se bacAye rakheM, basa hamAre lie itanA hI paryApta hai| yaha eka dRSTi hai| para bhagavAn mahAvIra kI uparyukta vyAkhyA kI gaharAI meM jAyeMge to patA calegA ki vahA~ ahiMsA kA udgama karuNA se huA hai| anukampA se ahiMsA kA vicAra prasphuTita huA hai| saba prANI jInA cAhate haiM, maranA nahIM caahte| isalie---"tamhA pANivahaM ghoraM / " kisI ko mAranA krUratA hai, usakI jIvana-icchA ke sAtha khilavAr3a hai| yaha eka bahuta hI sUkSma vicAra hai aura ahiMsA-gaMgotrI kI dhArA meM AkaNThanimagna hue binA isakI gaharAI ko nApanA kaThina hai / caitanya ke sAtha AtmAnubhUti kie binA yaha vicAra aMkurita aura pallavita nahIM ho sktaa| niSkarSa yaha hai ki hiMsA se jIne kI kalpanA apane aura dUsare sabhI prANiyoM ke lie bhayaMkara aura avyavahArya hai, magara ahiMsA se jIne kI kalpanA sabhI ke lie sukhada aura vyavahArya hai| Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa : anugraha aura nigraha apane jIvana meM kisI ko kaSTa na pahu~cAnA, apane vyavahAra ke dvArA kisI prANI ko pIr3A na denA, apitu use sukha-zAnti pahu~cAnA ho ahiMsA hai| kisI jIva para anukampA karanA, dayA karanA ahiMsA hai / - isa prakAra jaba yaha nizcita hai ki anugraha karanA ahiMsA hai to yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki nigraha karanA kyA hai ? nigraha meM hiMsA hI hai, athavA ahiMsA bhI ho sakatI hai ? jaba kabhI samAja ke sAmane yaha gambhIra prazna upasthita huA hai, tabhI vaha soca meM par3a gayA hai aura kabhI-kabhI idhara-udhara bhaTaka bhI gayA hai| isa prazna kA jaisA cAhie thA, vaisA sIdhA spaSTa uttara nahIM diyA jA sakA hai / yadi kabhI kisI ne uttara dene kA sAhasa bhI kiyA hai, to use ThIka-ThIka samajhane kI koziza nahIM kI gaI hai| phalataH loga abhI taka bhrama meM par3e hue haiN| aba dekhanA yaha hai ki isa viSaya meM jaina-dharma kyA kahatA hai ? jaina-dharma anugraha meM to ahiMsA ko svIkAra karatA hI hai; para nigraha ke viSaya meM usakA kyA abhimata hai ? daNDa meM ahiMsA hai yA nahIM ? yadi daNDa meM ahiMsA nahIM hai, kyoMki jise daNDa diyA jAtA hai, use svabhAvataH kaSTa hotA hai, aura jaba kaSTa hotA hai to nigraha yA daNDa ahiMsA nahIM, hiMsA bana jAtA hai; aura jaba vaha hiMsA bana gayA to phira jaina-dharma meM AcArya kA koI mahattva nahIM honA caahie| parantu hama zAsana-vyavahAra meM dekhate haiM, vahA~ AcArya kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| AcArya eka sAdhu hai aura jo sAdhutA eka sAmAnya sAdhu meM hotI hai, vahI AcArya meM bhI hotI hai / aisA nahIM, ki sAdhu to pA~ca mahAvratI ho aura AcArya koI chaThA-sAtavA~ mahAvrata bhI pAlatA ho / isa prakAra sAmAnya sAdhu aura AcArya donoM hI sAdhutA tathA mahAvratoM kI dRSTi se to samAna haiM / hA~, vyaktigata jIvana kI AcAraviSayaka nyUnAdhikatA ho sakatI hai aura vaha to sAmAnya sAdhuoM meM bhI ho sakatI hai, aura vaha hotI hI hai / parantu usase sAdhu aura AcArya kA bheda nahIM ho sktaa| phira AcArya kA mahattva kisa rUpa meM hai ? Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa 47 yadi jaina-dharma ke anusAra anugraha hI ahiMsA hai aura nigraha ahiMsA nahIM hai, balki hiMsA hI hai to AcArya ke lie koI sthAna nahIM honA cAhie / jaina-dharma meM hiMsA ko koI sthAna nahIM hai, aura jaba hiMsA ke lie sthAna nahIM hai to hiMsA-svarUpa daNDa ke lie bhI koI sthAna nahIM hai| aura jaba daNDa ke lie sthAna nahIM hai to, phira AcArya ke lie bhI sthAna nahIM honA caahie| kyoMki AcArya apane aucitya ke anusAra doSI ko daNDa detA hai| AcArya saMgha kA netRtva karatA hai / vaha dekhatA rahatA hai ki kauna kyA kara rahA hai, aura kisa vidhi se kara rahA hai ? kauna sAdhaka kisa pagaDaNDI para cala rahA hai saba ThIka-ThIka cala rahe haiM yA koI patha-vicalita ho gayA hai ? yaha nirIkSaNa kArya AcArya kA hI uttaradAyitva hai / jaba saba ThIka-ThIka calate haiM to sabako unakA anugraha milatA rahatA hai / bahudhA mahAn AcAryoM ko dekhA hai ki choToM ke prati unakA anugraha apekSAkRta adhika rahatA hai / jisa prakAra pitA, putra ko prema kI dRSTi se dekhatA hai, usI prakAra AcArya bhI apane choTe se choTe ziSya para apAra prema barasAte haiM / jhullakoM ke samAna hI vRddhoM ke lie bhI ve sevA kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhate haiN| ve nirantara isa bAta kA pUrA dhyAna rakhate haiM ki saMgha meM kisI ko kisI prakAra kA kaSTa na hone paaye| yadi kisI para kaSTa A bhI par3atA hai to usakI zAntimaya nivRtti ke lie ve sadbhAvanA prerita karate haiM / zikSArthI muniyoM kA adhyayana ThIka cala rahA hai yA nahIM, aura sthaviroM kI sevA kI suvyavasthA hai yA nahIM ? choTe bAlaka jo prAyaH saMgha meM Aye haiM, unakA samucita vikAsa tathA pragati ho rahI hai yA nhiiN| choToM ke prati samAja meM choTe-bar3e kI aisI upekSA bhAvanA to nahIM hai ki-are ! choTe sAdhuoM meM kyA rakhA hai; ityAdi isa taraha apane uttaradAyitva ke nAte AcArya choTI-bar3I sabhI bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhate haiM aura sabhI ke prati yathocita anugraha rakhate haiM / AcArya : saMgha kA ahiMsaka gopa parantu AcArya kA anugraha tabhI taka prApta hotA hai, jaba taka sAdhaka maryAdA meM calate haiM aura anuzAsana kA pUrNataH pAlana karate haiM / isI kAraNa AcArya ko gopa kI upamA dI gaI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ko bhI mahAgopa kahate haiM, arthAt-sabase bar3e gvAle / gvAlA apanI gAyoM, maiMsoM tathA anya pazuoM ko vana-bhUmi kI ora le kara calatA hai / jaba taka pazu ThIka-ThIka calatA hai taba taka vaha apane daNDa kA prayoga nahIM karatA; arthAt DaNDA nahIM mAratA / yadi bhAvAveza meM binA kAraNa hI DaNDA mAra detA hai, to samajhanA cAhie ki vaha pAgala ho gayA hai / jaba gvAlA isa prakAra kA pAgalapana prastuta kare to use pazuoM ko carAne kA adhikAra nahIM denA cAhie / isake viparIta jaba koI pazu daur3a kara Asa-pAsa ke kheta meM muMha DAla detA hai to use viveka ke sAtha DaNDe kA prayoga karanA cAhie aura pazu ko kheta se bAhara kara denA caahie| vaha Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 ahiMsA - darzana pazuoM ko idhara-udhara nahIM bhaTakane degA aura maryAdA se bAhara pazuoM kI harakata dekhakara una para DaNDe kA ucita prayoga bhI karegA / vAle kA rUpaka bhagavAn mahAvIra ke lie bhI prayukta kiyA gayA hai, kyoMki bhagavAn mahAgopa the / AcAryoM ko bhI saMgha kA gopa kahA gayA hai, arthAt sAdhu aura zrAvaka jaba taka anuzAsana kI maryAdA meM calate haiM, taba taka AcArya unheM daNDa nahIM dete, balki apAra anugraha kI rasa-varSA karate haiM / parantu jaba AcArya yaha dekhate haiM ki koI maryAdA ke bAhara gayA hai aura usI gati se calA jA rahA hai to usa samaya ve use DA~Tate haiM, aura yadi koI galatI karatA hai, to use daNDa bhI dete haiM / jaba AcArya daNDa dete haiM, to Akhira daNDa to apanA tadrUpa prabhAva DAlegA hI / AcAra saMhitA ke anusAra sAdhu kA yaha karttavya batalAyA gayA hai ki kadAcit sAdhu maryAdA se bAhara calA jAe yA galatI kara baiThe to use apane ko tatkAla saMbhAla lenA cAhie aura svayaM hI AcArya ko apane doSayukta kArya kI sUcanA de denI cAhie ki mujhase amuka galatI ho gaI hai| cAhe manuSya kitanA hI sAvadhAna kyoM na rahe, kintu jaba taka vaha sAdhaka hai aura prArambhika sAdhanA meM lagA huA hai, taba taka usase kahIM na kahIM choTI-moTI bhUla ho jAe aisA svAbhAvika hai / jAgRti isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki pratyeka kSaNa jIvana meM jAgate raho / kyA kAraNa hai ki jAgate hue bhI so jAo ? aura yadi bAhara meM soe hue ho, taba bhI andara meM pUrNataH jAgRta raho / jaba sAdhu jAgRta avasthA meM hai taba to vaha jAgatA hai hI; kintu jaba nidrAvasthA meM ho taba bhI use jAgatA hI smjho| vaha jaba akelA hai, taba bhI jAgatA hai / jaba vaha saba ke bIca meM hai, taba bhI jAgatA hai / nagara meM hai, taba bhI jAgatA hai, aura yadi vaha vana meM vAsa kara rahA hai taba bhI jAgatA rahatA hai / sAdhu ke sambandha meM jo pATha AtA hai, usameM kahA gayA hai / sAdhu ko pratyeka paristhiti meM eka hI nirdiSTa mArga para calanA hai / akele meM bhI aura hajAroM ke bIca meM bhI sote hue bhI, aura jAgate hue bhI, vana meM bhI aura nagara meM bhI / sAdhanA jIvana kI yahI samarasatA hai / vaha apane lie hai, apane vikAsa 1 'suttA'muNiNo' 'muNiNo sayA jAgarati' - AcArAMga 2 ' se gAme vA nagare vA raNNe vA diyA vA rAo vA, egao vA parisAgao vA, sutvA jAgaramANe vA // " - dazavaikAlika sUtra, caturtha adhyayana / Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa ke lie hai| ataH vaha hara hAlata meM ekarUpa rahanI cAhie / saccA sAdhaka darzakoM kI upasthiti yA anupasthiti ko sAmane rakha kara apane jIvana-patha kA mAnacitra taiyAra nahIM krtaa| sAdhaka apane ko saMyama kI zUlI para samajhe rAjasthAna kI vIra nAriyoM kI kahAnI bahuta hI prasiddha hai aura khAsataura se mIrA kI kahAnI, jisane sone ke mahaloM meM janma liyA aura sone ke mahaloM meM hI jisakA vivAha bhI sampanna huA / eka dina saMsAra kI bhautika tAkata ne use mahaloM meM banda rakhane aura vaibhava kI mohaka nIMda meM sulA dene ko bharapUra koziza kI; kintu vaha mahaloM meM banda nahIM ho sakI, vaibhava kI nIMda nahIM so skii| bhagavatprema kA mahAn Adarza usake hRdaya ke kaNa-kaNa meM umar3atA rahA / usane kahA-3 jo sAdhaka hai, vaha to saMyama kI zUlI para baiThA hai / sAdhu yA gRhastha koI bhI ho, usake jo vrata yA niyama haiM, zUlI kI noMka ke samAna haiM / vahA~ para dUsarI koI phUloM kI sukha-seja nahIM milegI / phUloM kI sukha-seja para zayana karane vAle to samrATa hote haiM, ata: yadi ve kharrATe lenA cAheM to le sakate haiM / parantu jo sAdhaka sAdhanA-rUpI zUlI kI seja para baiThA hai, vaha sukha kI nIMda ke kharrATe nahIM le sktaa| usakA to eka-eka kSaNa jaagegaa| usake lie hara pratijJA zUlI kI seja hai| sAdhu ne ahiMsA aura satya Adi kI jo pratijJAe~ lI haiM, unameM se pratyeka pratijJA zUlI kI seja hai| koI kaha sakatA hai ki zUlI para jaba sudarzana car3he, to phUla barase aura zUlI siMhAsana ho gaI thii| bAta ThIka hai, kintu zUlI para car3he binA phUla nahIM barasate / jaba hama jIvana ke kSetra meM calate haiM, taba yadi usa sAdhanA-rUpI zUlI kI seja para nahIM car3heMge to phUla nahIM barasane vAle haiM 1 phUla to tabhI baraseMge, jaba sAdhaka apane Apako saMyama aura sAdhanA kI kasauTI para saccA siddha kara degaa| isa dRSTikoNa se hara sAdhaka ko hara samaya jAgrata rahanA hai| kyoMki chadmastha Akhira chadmastha hai, vaha sarvajJa aura vItarAga nahIM ho gayA hai| vaha apUrNa hai| yadi vaha apUrNa evaM sAdhAraNa sAdhaka apane Apako pUrNa evaM viziSTa samajhane lagatA hai to yaha usakI bhayaMkara bhUla hai / isa prakAra chamastha hone ke kAraNa kadAcit vaha lar3akhar3A jAtA hai| vAstava meM mohanIya karma bar3A hI balavAna hai / isake prabhAva se kabhI krodha kI uchAla A jAtI hai, to kabhI mAna kI lahara bhI A jAtI hai, aura kabhI koI anya taraMga bhI uTha khar3I hotI hai / purAtana saMtoM ke zrImugva kI aisI ukti hai ki jaba lavaNa-samudra meM tUphAnI lahareM 3 herI maiM to darda divAnI, merA darda na jAne koya / / sUlI Upara seja hamArI, kisa vidha sonA hoya / / Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana AtI haiM to hajAroM devatA una laharoM ko dabAne kA prayatna karate haiM / ve lahareM dabatI haiM yA nahIM ? yaha dUsarI bAta hai, kintu hamAre hRdaya kI lahareM to jvAra-bhATe kI bhA~ti uchAla mAra rahI haiM aura eka bar3A tUphAna paidA kara rahI haiM / jaba itanA bhayaGkara tUphAna AtA hai, to kyA hotA hai ? taba hama usa tyAga aura saMyama kI divyazakti se usa samudra ko nirantara dabAte haiN| kama se kama mana ke mahAsAgara meM to yaha cIja calatI hI rahatI hai| phira bhI kabhI mana kAbU se bAhara ho jAe to usakA kyA upAya hai ? yahI ki Atma-zuddhi karane ke lie taiyAra rahanA caahie| aisA sAdhaka galatI hone para phaurana AcArya ke pAsa pahuMce, taba to ThIka hai; anyathA svayaM AcArya daNDa kI vyavasthA karate haiM aura isa taraha anugraha karate-karate kabhI nigraha kA prasaMga bhI upasthita ho jAtA hai| arthAt yadi AcArya meM anugraha karane kI zakti hai, to nigraha karane kI bhI zakti hai| jaba ve anugraha karate haiM to pUrA anugraha, aura jaba daNDa dete haiM to vaha bhI pUrA aura maryAdA ke anusaar| unheM saMgha ne yaha adhikAra diyA hai aura unakA yaha uttaradAyitva bhI hai| yadi koI AcArya kisI bhI kAraNa se isa uttaradAyitva kI upekSA karatA hai to vaha AcAryapada para nahIM raha sktaa| aisI sthiti meM unheM apanA yaha pada svayaM tyAganA hogA yA saMgha unako pada-tyAga ke lie bAdhya kregaa| anugraha kI taraha nigraha bhI karttavya : ___ isa prakAra ucita prasaMga para doSI ko daNDa denA AcArya kA anivArya kartavya hai, parantu jaba daNDa diyA jAtA hai to daNDa pAne vAle ko kaSTa hotA hai / jaba kaSTa hotA hai to vahA~ hiMsA hogI yA ahiMsA ? yadi vaha daNDa hiMsA kA sUcaka hai aura kevala takalIpha pahu~canA hI hiMsA hai to isa sthiti meM daNDa dene kA adhikAra AcArya ko nahIM raha jAtA hai| kyoMki sAdhu-jIvana meM hiMsA kA kArya nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kintu jaba hama usa nigraha evaM daNDa ko ahiMsA mAnate haiM to AcArya ke lie doSI ko daNDa dene kA adhikAra sarvathA nyAya-saMgata ho jAtA hai| AcArya kI ora se diyA jAne vAlA daNDa hiMsA kI buddhi se aura dveSa kI bhAvanA se nahIM diyA jAtA hai| jaba AcArya nigraha karate haiM to zAstrAnusAra kar3e se kar3A daNDa dete haiM, kintu unake mana meM ahiMsA rahatI hai| dayA aura kalyANa kI bhAvanA laharAtI haiM, kyoMki usa sAdhaka ke prati unakI Atma-buddhi kI bhAvanA hai| baccA jaba gandA ho jAtA hai to mAtA use snAna karAtI hai aura usake vastra sApha karatI hai, taba vaha cillAtA hai, hallA macAtA hai| snAna se use takalIpha hotI hai, kintu abodhapana ke kAraNa vaha nahIM samajhatA ki mujhe kyoM parezAna kiyA jA rahA hai| parantu jo kucha bhI kiyA jA rahA hai, usake sambandha meM mAtA ke hRdaya se pUchie ki vaha bAlaka kI saphAI aura svacchatA kaSTa dene ke lie kara rahI hai, arthAt-hiMsA Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa 51 ke uddezya se kara rahI hai yA mana meM uThI vAtsalya kI hilora se prerita ho kara kara rahI hai ? dharma-zAstroM meM varNana AyA hai ki AcArya ko mAtA aura pitA kA nirmala evaM sneha-sikta hRdaya rakha kara sAdhaka ko daNDa denA cAhie zatru kA krUra hRdaya rakha kara nahIM / daNDa-pAtra yadi samajhadAra hai to vaha bhI yahI samajhatA hai ki jo daNDa use diyA jA rahA hai-vaha pitA ke hRdaya se diyA jA rahA hai aura usameM kalyANa kI bhAvanA samAviSTa hai, zatru kI bhAvanA to daNDa se kosoM dUra hai| jo kala taka anugraha kara rahe the, vahI Aja akAraNa itane kaThora kyoM bana sakate haiM ? astu, vaha samajhatA hai ki AcArya use sudhArane ke lie hI itane kaThora bane haiM; kintu unakI isa kaThoratA meM bhI karuNA kI vizuddha bhAvanA vidyamAna hai| cane ke paudhe ko jaba taka Upara-Upara se kATA nahIM jAtA, taba taka vaha ThIka taraha bar3ha nahIM pAtA, aura jaba use Upara se kATa-chA~Ta diyA jAtA hai to jhaTa usakA vikAsa zurU ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra jaba taka sAdhaka kI galatI para prAyazcitta nahIM diyA jAtA, taba taka usakA vikAsa rukA rahatA hai / kintu prAyazcitta le lene para vikAsa meM vRddhi hotI hai aura usakA mArga avaruddha nahIM hotaa| nissandeha aise sAdhaka hI apane jIvana meM phalate-phUlate haiM aura mahAn banate haiN| daNDa aura dayA ke madhya santulana ho daNDa avicArita nahIM honA caahie| usa para dayA kA aMkuza rahanA caahie| samAja meM vyaktiyoM kI manaHsthiti meM jaba taka bheda hai, taba taka daNDa miTa nahIM sakatA daNDa ke bAda dayA ke prayoga va karuNA ke bhAva se vyakti kA jIvana parivartita ho jAtA hai| rAmarAjya meM daNDa sAdhana hai, sAdhya nhiiN| antataH daNDa khatma ho jAtA hai / bharatajI ke mana meM mAtA kaikeyI ke prati Akroza thA, vidveSa nhiiN| bharata ke Akroza ne mA~ kI mamatA ko kATA aura yahI unheM abhISTa thaa| maMtharA para lakSmaNAnuja zatrughna ne prahAra kiyA, bharata ne use chur3A diyA / daNDa aura dayA ke madhya meM yahI santulana 'rAmacaritamAnasa' kA Adarza hai / donoM ke santulana dvArA hI samAja suvyavasthita raha sakatA hai| nigraha bhI ahiMsA kA eka rUpa hai| vastutaH yaha eka apekSA hai, jisake bala para jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki nigraha bhI ahiMsA hai| apekSA to hara jagaha aura hara samaya 4 jaM me buddhA'NusAsaMti, sIeNa pharuseNa vaa| mama lAhotti pehAe payao taM paDisuNe / / aNusAsaNamovAyaM dukkaDassa ya coyaNaM / hiyaM taM maNNai paNNo vesaM hoi asAhuNo / ' -uttarAdhyayana sUtra 1, 27-28 / Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana rahatI hai| nirapekSa vacana ekAntamaya hotA hai aura vaha jaina-dharma ko kabhI mAnya nahIM hai, kahIM bhI svIkAra nahIM hai| jaba hama isa viSaya kA cintana kI dRSTi se sUkSma vizleSaNa karate haiM, aura gaharAI se vicAra karate haiM to jJAta hotA hai ki yadyapi 'anugraha' aura 'nigraha', yaha do zabda Upara se alaga alaga artha ke vAcaka mAlUma par3ate haiM / parantu gaharAI meM jAne para antataH donoM kA uddezya aura prayojana eka hI ho jAtA hai| AcArya ke dvArA sAdhaka ke hitArtha kiyA huA nigraha bhI anugraha kA hI eka rUpa hai| isake viparIta kabhI-kabhI anugraha bhI hiMsA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai / isa sambandha meM eka udAharaNa isa prakAra hai mAna lIjie, eka baccA bImAra hai| DAkTara ne use miThAI khAne ke lie manA kara diyA hai / para usakI mAtA snehavaza kahatI hai -'beTA, miThAI khA le / ' isa dazA meM mAtA kA yaha anugraha kyA hogA ? tAtparya yaha hai ki hara eka jagaha eka-sI bAta lAgU nahIM hotI hai| anugraha tathA nigraha donoM hI samayAnukUla apekSAkRta haiN| ataeva kabhI anugraha kA rUpa nigraha meM prakaTa ho sakatA hai, aura kabhI nigraha kA rUpa anugraha meM ho sakatA hai / isake lie bhAvanA-jagat ko dekhanA nitAnta Avazyaka hai / yahIM para eka prazna aura upasthita hotA hai| yadi yaha mAnA jAe ki nigraha daNDa hai, aura daNDa denA hiMsA hai ; aisI sthiti meM yadi eka bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka hai aura vaha apane vrata-vidhAna kA pUrI taraha pAlana kara rahA hai| kintu sAtha hI vaha eka samrATa bhI hai, rAjA hai yA adhikArI netA hai| eka dina usake sAmane eka jaTila samasyA A jAtI hai-ekAeka AkramaNa kA prazna khar3A ho jAtA hai| usake deza para koI atyAcArI videzI rAjA AkramaNa kara detA hai| aba vaha zrAvaka rAjA kyA upAya kare ? jo AkramaNa karane vAlA zatru rAjA hai vaha drutagati se car3ha kara Ane vAlA hai| AkrAmaka ke rUpa meM vaha deza ko lUTatA hai aura prajAjana ko pIr3ita karatA hai| deza kI lUTa ke sAtha vahA~ kI saMskRti aura sabhyatA ko bhI naSTa karatA hai, mAtAoM aura bahinoM kI AbarU bhI bigAr3atA hai| idhara vaha zrAvaka rAjA deza kA nAyaka banA hai aura prajA kI rakSA kA mahAn uttaradAyitva bhI lie hue hai| taba aisI sthiti meM usakA kyA kartavya honA cAhie ? rASTra kI surakSA aura zAnti ke lie vaha kyA upAya karegA ? vaha nigraha kA mArga apanA kara deza kI samucita rakSA karegA, athavA svadeza kI lAkhoM nirIha janatA ko atyAcArI AkrAmaka ke caraNoM meM arpaNa kara anyAya ke sAmane mastaka Teka degA ? jaina-dharma isa sambandha meM spaSTa rUpa se kahatA hai ki isa prakAra ke prasaMgoM para hiMsA mukhya nahIM hai, apitu anyAya kA pratIkAra karanA mukhya hai aura janatA kI samucita rakSA hI mukhya hai| vaha zrAvaka rAjA apanI ora se kisI para vyartha AkramaNa karane nahIM jaaegaa| jo par3osI deza vyavasthApUrvaka zAnti se raha rahe haiM, vahA~ para apanI sAmrAjyazAhI vijaya kA jhaMDA gAr3ane ke lie nahIM phuNcegaa| kintu jaba koI Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa zatru bana kara usake deza meM khUna bahAne AegA, taba vaha apane kartavya kI pUrti ke lie lar3ane kI pUrI taiyArI karegA aura avazya ldd'egaa| sthUla prANAtipAta (hiMsA) kA yathAsthiti tyAga karate samaya, zrAvaka aise rakSAtmaka saMgharSa ke lie pahale se hI chUTa rakhatA hai| caturvidha hiMsA aura zrAvaka ke lie tyAjya saMkalpI hiMsA ___ jainAcAryoM ne hiMsA ke sambandha meM kAphI sUkSma cintana kiyA hai / unhoMne hiMsA kI vyAkhyA karate hue usake cAra bheda kie haiM-(1) saMkalpI, (2) ArambhI, (3) udyogI, aura (4) virodhii| jAna-bUjhakara mArane kA irAdA karake kisI prANI ko mAranA-'saMkalpI hiMsA' hai| cauke-cUlhe Adi ke kAma-dhandhoM meM jo hiMsA ho jAtI hai-vaha 'ArambhI hiMsA' kahalAtI hai| khetI-bAr3I, vyApAra, udyoga Adi karate hue jo hiMsA ho jAtI hai--vaha 'udyogI hiMsA' kahalAtI hai / aura zatru kA AkramaNa hone para deza ko vinAza se bacAne ke lie tathA anyAyaatyAcAra kA pratIkAra karane ke lie surakSA evaM zAnti kI dRSTi se jo yuddha kiyA jAtA hai, aura usameM jo hiMsA ho jAtI hai--vaha 'virodhI hiMsA' kahalAtI hai / ___ina cAra prakAra kI hiMsAoM meM se zrAvaka kauna-sI hiMsA kA tyAga karatA hai, aura kauna-sI hiMsA kI use chUTa rahatI hai ? isI mahattvapUrNa prazna para hameM vicAra karanA caahie| zrAvaka inameM se sirpha 'saMkalpI-hiMsA' kA parityAga karatA hai / mArane kI bhAvanA se jo niraparAdha kI hiMsA kI jAtI hai, usI kA vaha tyAga kara pAtA hai| pravRttiparAyaNa zrAvaka 'ArambhI-hiMsA' kA sarvathA tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki use udara-pUrti Adi ke lie samaya-samaya para Arambha-samArambha karanA par3atA hai aura usameM hiMsA kA honA svAbhAvika hai| yahI bAta 'udyogI-hiMsA' ke sambandha meM bhI hai| AkhirakAra jIvikopArjana ke lie kAma-dhandhe karane hI hote haiM, aura jaba unheM kiyA jAegA to hiMsA kA honA svAbhAvika hai| isa kAraNa zrAvaka usakA parityAga bhI sarvatobhAvena nahIM kara sktaa| ___ aba rahI 'virodhI-hiMsA', so zrAvaka usakA bhI parityAga nahIM kregaa| kyoMki use nirdaya zatruoM se apanI, apane parivAra kI, apane deza kI, jisakI samucita rakSA kA mahAn uttaradAyitva usake Upara hai, yathAvasara rakSA karanI hI hotI hai| uparyukta vivecana se yahI niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki sthUla hiMsA kA tyAga karate samaya zrAvaka saMkalpI hiMsA kA tyAga karegA / arthAt vaha binA prayojana khUna se hAtha Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana nahIM bharegA / mArane ke lie hI kisI ko nahIM mAregA, dharma ke nAma para kisI nirdoSa kI hiMsA nahIM karegA, aura isI prakAra kI anya hiMsA bhI nahIM kregaa| isa kathana kI puSTi ke lie eka pAzcAtya dArzanika kA abhimata prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai / __ raskina ne, jo pazcima kA eka bar3A dArzanika thA, upadezaka evaM vakIla Adi dhandhe kI AlocanA kI hai| usakI eka pustaka kA 'sarvodaya' nAma se mahAtmA gA~dhI ne anuvAda kiyA hai / usameM raskina kahatA hai-"sipAhI kA Adarza yaha hai ki vaha svayaM kisI ko mArane nahIM jAtA, kintu deza kI rakSA ke lie jaba vaha khar3A hotA hai taba usase kisI kA katla ho jAtA hai aura kabhI khuda bhI katla ho jAtA hai|" abhiprAya yaha hai ki katla karanA usakI mukhya dRSTi nahIM hai, balki usakA pradhAna lakSya to rakSA karanA hai aura rakSA karate-karate sambhava hai, vaha dUsare ko mAra de yA khuda bhI mara jaae| kucha loga kahate haiM ki jaina-dharma kI ahiMsA paMgu hai, usane deza ko gulAma banAyA hai aura deza ko bigAr3a diyA hai / isa prakAra sArI burAiyoM kA uttaradAyitva jaina-dharma para DAlA jAtA hai| parantu jaina-dharma meM pratipAdita 'ahiMsA' ke vargIkaraNa kA tathA usakI vibhinna zreNiyoM aura bhUmikAoM kA yadi gaharAI ke sAtha adhyayana kiyA jAe to unheM aisA kahane kA maukA nahIM milegA / durbhAgya se dUsaroM ne to kyA, svayaM jainoM ne bhI jaina-dharma kI ahiMsA ko samajhane meM bhayaMkara bhUla kI hai aura use samajhane kA pUrI taraha prayatna nahIM kiyA hai| cUMki unhoMne jaina-dharma ko samajhA nahIM hai, tabhI to yaha saba gar3abar3a huI hai aura nitya prati ho rahI hai| rAvaNa ke atyAcAra ke khilApha rAma kA yuddha jAyaja thA yA nahIM ? maryAdA-puruSottama rAmacandrajI kI patnI sItA ko rAvaNa curA le gayA / rAvaNa usa para atyAcAra karanA cAhatA thA, usake satItva ko bhaMga karane ke lie prastuta ho rahA thaa| taba rAma ne laMkA para AkramaNa karane ke lie senA taiyAra kI / bhAratIya raNanIti ke anusAra yuddha Arambha karane se pahale aMgada Adi ke dvArA samajhaute kA sandeza bhI bhejA / rAvaNa samajhautA karane ko bilkula taiyAra nahIM huaa| sItA ko lauTAnA usane kathamapi svIkAra nahIM kiyA / aisI paristhiti meM rAma jaina-dharma se pUche ki-'maiM kyA karU~ ? eka tarapha sItA kI rakSA kA prazna hai ! atyAcArI ke AkramaNa para pratyAkramaNa kA prazna hai ! anyAya, atyAcAra aura balAtkAra ke pratIkAra kA prazna hai ! aura dUsarI tarapha yuddha kA prazna hai !!' yaha to spaSTa hI hai ki yuddha to yuddha hI hai aura jaba yuddha hogA to hajAroM mAtAeM putrahInA ho jAeMgI, hajAroM patniyA~ apane pati gaMvA baiThegI, aura hajAroM putra pitAoM se hAtha dho baiThege / hajAroM gharoM ke dIpaka bujha jAeMge, deza ke kone-kone meM hAhAkAra maca jaaegaa| isa prakAra kucha ke lie to sArI jindagI ke lie ronA zurU ho jAegA / aisI sthiti meM rAma ko kyA karanA cAhie? Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa yahI prazna jaina-dharma ko hala karanA hai / isI duvidhA kA samAdhAna jaina-dharma ko talAza karanA hai| loga kaha sakate haiM ki aise avasara para mauna rahanA ThIka hai / kintu rAma kahate haiM.---'maiM duvidhA meM hU~ aura nirNaya karanA cAhatA hU~ ki kyA karUM?' jisase ve pUchate haiM, vyavasthA mA~gate haiM, vahI mauna dhAraNa kara letA hai| kintu mauna dhAraNa kara lene se kyA kisI samAja kI ulajhI huI samasyAoM kA hala nikAlA jA sakatA hai ? phira aise vikaTa aura nAjuka prasaMga para, jo dharma mauna dhAraNa kara letA ho, vaha kyA jIvanavyApI dharma kahalA sakatA hai ? kyA yaha mauna usakI durbalatA kA dyotaka nahIM hogA ? kyA usa mauna se usakI kArya-kSamatA meM baTTA nahIM lagegA ? kyA yaha usa dharma kA laMgar3Apana siddha nahIM karegA? aise avasara para vyakti ko apanA karttavya pahacAnane ke lie kyA kisI dUsare dharma kI zaraNa meM jAnA cAhie ? yadi jaina-dharma vAstava meM jIvana-vyApI dharma hai, yadi vaha durbala nahIM hai, la~gar3A-lUlA bhI nahIM hai; apitu pUrNatayA kSamatAzAlI hai, to usakI zaraNa meM Ane para kisI dUsare dharma se bhIkha mA~gane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI / karttavya kI pukAra para vaha mauna nahIM rahegA, ucita karttavya kI sUcanA avazya degaa| ___ hA~, to jaina-dharma kyA sUcanA detA hai, aura kisa DhaMga se detA hai ? eka tarapha ghora hiMsA hai ! aura dUsarI tarapha ekamAtra sItA kI rakSA kA prazna hai !! isa avasara para rAmacandra socate haiM---'mujhe kyA karanA cAhie ?' jo loga yaha samajhate haiM ki jahA~ jyAdA jIva marate haiM, vahA~ jyAdA hiMsA hotI hai / unake isa vicAra se to rAmacandrajI ko cupa ho kara niSkriya rUpa se kisI kone meM baiTha jAnA cAhie ! kyoMki yuddha meM bahuta se jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai aura ve jIva bhI ekendriya nahIM, paMcendriya haiM ! aura phira unameM bhI adhikAMzataH manuSya ! kintu jaina-dharma aisA nahIM khtaa| jaina-dharma to yaha kahatA hai ki yadi tuma sItA ko bacAne ke lie jA rahe ho to vahA~ kevala eka sItA kA hI sAdhAraNa prazna nahIM hai, balki hajAroM sItAoM kI rakSA kA gambhIra savAla hai ! jise prANa-paNa se hala karanA rAma kA karttavya hai| yadi Aja eka guNDA kisI eka satI para atyAcAra karatA hai to vaha vAstava meM eka hI mahilA kI rakSA kA prazna nahIM hai; apitu usake pIche hajAroM-lAkhoM guNDoM ke sAmUhika atyAcAra kA gambhIra prazna hai| yadi Aja eka guNDe ke atyAcAra ko sira jhukA kara sahana kara liyA jAegA to kala saikar3oM, aura parasoM hajAroM guNDe sira uThAe~ge, aura isa prakAra saMsAra meM kisI satI kA satItva tathA mAna-maryAdA surakSita nahIM raha sakegI / duniyA meM atyAcAra, anAcAra aura balAtkAra kA aisA daura zurU ho jAegA ki jisakI koI sImA hI nahIM hogii| phira becAre dharma ko sthAna kahA~ raha jAegA ? ataeva rAma ke sAmane kevala eka sItA kA prazna nahIM thA, balki hajAroM sannAriyoM kI rakSA kA prazna thA / rAma ko apane bhoga-vilAsa ke lie eka sundara Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 ahiMsA-darzana yuvatI kI AvazyakatA thI, aura usake lie ve hajAroM ke gale kaTavAne para prastuta ho rahe the ; aisI kalpanA svapna meM bhI nahIM karanI cAhie / isa sthiti ke lie to jainadharma kisI bhI taraha kI svIkRti nahIM de sakatA / ukta dazA meM vaha yahI kahegAvAsanA-pUrti ke lie eka nArI kI jIvita mUrti cAhie, to hajAroM mila sakatI haiN| phira kyoM vyartha hI Agrahavaza saMhAra kA patha apanAyA jAe ? rAma ke lie to yaha prazna upasthita hI nahIM hotaa| jaina rAmAyaNa meM eka varNana AtA hai ki rAvaNa ne rAma ke pAsa sandeza bhejA thA ki 'eka sItA ko rahane do| maiM usa eka ke badale meM kaI hajAra sundara kumArikAe~ tumhAre lie bheja dUMgA / tuma Ananda ke sAtha jIvana vyatIta karanA / maiM Ananda kI saba sAmagrI bhI tumheM de dUMgA, mAtra sItA ko chor3a do|' kintu usa samaya rAma ke sAmane bhoga-vilAsa kA prazna nahIM thaa| ve isa dRSTi se sItA ko pAne kA prayatna nahIM kara rahe the / ve to apane punIta karttavya kA pAlana kara rahe the / ve to atyAcAra kA pratIkAra karane ke lie kaTibaddha ho rahe the / eka patnI aura eka nArI ke apamAna kI rakSA ke lie unhoMne praNa kiyA thA ki prANa de kara bhI usakI rakSA karanA hai| yadi rAma isa kartavya kA pAlana karane ke lie sannaddha haiM to yaha gRhastha-jIvana kI maryAdA kA pAlana hai aura usa maryAdA kA pAlana karate samaya jaina-dharma hiMsA yA ahiMsA kI duhAI de kara kisI kA hAtha nahIM pakar3atA hai, na mauna hI sAdhatA hai| rAma ne rAvaNa ke sAtha yuddha kiyA, parantu yuddha karanA unakA uddezya nahIM thaa| sItA ko prApta karanA hI unakA mukhya uddezya thA / usa avasara para ve apane kartavya kI preraNA kI upekSA nahIM kara sakate the| aisI sthiti meM yuddha kA uttaradAyitva rAma para par3atA hai yA rAvaNa para ? rAvaNa svayaM atyAcAra karane ko taiyAra hotA hai aura usake sAmane mAtAoM tathA bahanoM ke pavitra satItva kA koI mUlya nahIM hai| udhara rAma kahate haiM--"mujhe kucha nahIM caahie| na to pRthvI cAhie, na sundara lalanAe~, aura na terI sone kI laMkA kA eka rattI bhara sonA hI cAhie / mujhe to merI sItA lauTA de / " jaba rAma kI yaha bAta pUrI nahIM huI to anta meM yuddha hotA hai| isase spaSTa hai ki rAma ne satI aura satItva kI rakSA ke lie hI atyAcAra se yuddha kiyA thA / to jaina-dharma kartavya kI dRSTi se-rAmacandra ko yuddha se nahIM rokatA hai| ahiMsAvAdI jaina-dharma atyAcArI ko nyAyocita daNDa dene kA adhikAra, gRhastha ko detA hai / isa kathana kA mUla abhiprAya yaha hai ki gRhastha zrAvaka kI bhUmikAe~ kitanI bhI U~cI kyoM na ho, kintu jaina-dharma kA Adeza spaSTa hai ki jo anyAyI ho, atyAcArI ho, virodhI ho, kevala mAnasika virodhI nahIM, vAstavika virodhI ho, samAja kA drohI ho-use yathocita daNDa dene kA adhikAra zrAvaka hara samaya rakhatA hai / parantu usa avasara para zrAvaka ko rAga-dveSa kI hIna bhAvanA se kArya nahIM karanA hai; apitu kartavya kI ucca bhAvanA ko sAmane rakhanA hai| yadi vaha aisA socatA hai ki zatru kA bhI Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do rUpa kalyANa ho, saMgha aura samAja kA bhI bhalA ho, to vahA~ bhI usa aMza meM ahiMsA kI sugandha AtI hai| zatra ke prati hita-buddhi rakhate hae use hoza meM lAne ke lie daNDa diyA jA sakatA hai, yaha koI aTapaTI aura asaMgata bAta nahIM hai / yaha to ahiMsaka sAdhaka kI sundara jIvana kalA hai| kRSNa kA kArya hiMsAvarddhaka yA hiMsA nivAraka ? ___ mujhe uttara-pradeza aura paMjAba Adi prAntoM meM adhika ghUmane kA maukA milA hai| vahA~ rASTrIya svayaM-sevakasaMgha vAloM kI carcAeM jyAdA hotI haiM ! kRSNa ko yuddha kA devatA mAnA jAtA hai| "mahAbhAratayuddha ke mUla preraka evaM netA kRSNa haiN| unakI preraNA para hI mahAbhArata kA yuddha huA, jisameM nara-saMhAra kI koI sImA na rhii| unakI zaMkhadhvani meM pralaya kA aTTahAsa gUMjatA thA / ataH hameM jIvana ke lie kRSNa ke AcAra ko hI kartavyabindu mAnanA hai|" kucha logoM ko aisA kahate hue sunA hai / aneka bAra isa prasaMga ko le kara jaina-dharma aura usakI ahiMsA para bahuta hI bhaddI chIMTAkazI bhI kI jAtI hai| saMyogavaza jaba merA unase vAstA par3A to maiMne kahA-Apane kRSNa ke mArga ko ThIka-ThIka nahIM samajhA hai aura unake jIvana se kucha nahIM sIkhA hai / kRSNa kA mArga to jaina-dharma kA hI eka AMzika rUpa hai| jaba Apa kRSNa ke jIvana para calate haiM to vastutaH jaina-dharma para hI calate haiM ; aura jaba jaina-dharma para calate haiM to kRSNa ke mArga para calate haiN| mahAbhArata kA yuddha hone se pahale jaba pA~coM pANDava vanavAsa kI avadhi samApta kara kRSNa ke pAsa dvArikA meM A jAte haiM to duryodhana Adi ko samajhAne ke lie pahale purohita bhejA jAtA hai / kintu jaba use kAmayAbI nahIM hotI hai, to usake bAda kRSNa svayaM zAntidUta kA kArya karane ko taiyAra hote haiN| kRSNa kyA sAdhAraNa vyakti the ? ve usa yuga ke pravartaka the| tatkAlIna karma-kSetra meM sabase bar3e karmayogI the aura sabase bar3e samrAT the / ve svayaM dUta bana kara duryodhana kI sabhA meM jAte haiN| yadi kabhI Apake Upara aisA kAma par3a jAe to Apa yahI kaheMge--- 'hameM kyA par3I hai ? aise choTe kAma ke lie bhalA kyoM nAhaka apanI nAka choTI karavAe~ ?' isa prakAra dUsaroM ke lie dUta karttavya kA dAyitva A jAne para sAdhAraNa AdamI kI nAka para bhI sikur3ana A jAtI hai| parantu kRSNa ne apanI mAna-maryAdA kI koI paravAha nahIM kI, apanI pratiSThA kA kucha mI vicAra nahIM kiyA aura dUta banakara duryodhana ke pAsa nissaMkoca cale gye| duryodhana kI sabhA meM pahu~ca kara unhoMne jo bhASaNa diyA, vaha saMsAra ke bhASaNoM meM apanA vizeSa mahattva rakhatA hai| mahAbhArata ke adhyayana meM jaba maiMne yaha bhASaNa par3hA to maiM gadgada ho gyaa| unhoMne kahA-"maiM rakta kI nadI nahIM bahAnA cAhatA / rakta kI nadI bahAte hue jo vIbhatsarUpa dikhAI detA hai, use maiM apanI A~khoM se dekhanA nahIM caahtaa| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki naujavAnoM kI zakti vyartha hI khatma ho jAe, Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana bar3e-bUr3hoM kI ijjata khatma ho jAe aura hajAroM-lAkhoM mAtAoM, bahanoM ko jIvana-mara ronA pdd'e| duryodhana ; tuma anyAya kara rahe ho ! atyAcAra para utArU ho gaye ho !! yaha mArga ThIka nahIM hai| vastutaH rAjya para to pANDavoM kA hI adhikAra hai| yadi tuma unakA pUrA rAjya unheM nahIM lauTAnA cAhate ho, to sirpha pA~ca gA~va hI unheM de do / maiM pANDavoM ko samajhA dUMgA aura unheM itane meM hI santuSTa kara luugaa|" jo kRSNa duryodhana ke sAmane yuddha ko TAlane ke lie isa prakAra jholI phailA kara khar3e hote haiM, ve hiMsA ke devatA haiM yA ahiMsA ke ? unhoMne yuddhajanya hiMsA ko TAlane kA kitanA athaka prayatna kiyA! jo Age Ane vAlI bhayaMkara hiMsA hai, usake virodhasvarUpa unake komala hRdaya meM kitanI U~cI ahiMsA chipI hai ? pA~ca gA~va kA samajhautA kitane balidAnapUrvaka kiyA jAtA hai-isakA andAja, to isakI gaharAI meM utara kara dekhane se hI laga sakatA hai / tAtparya yaha hai ki kRSNa hiMsA ke rAkSasa nahIM the, balki ahiMsA ke sAkSAt devatA the| kintu jaba unakI nahIM calI aura duryodhana kI durbuddhi se koI samajhautA nahIM ho sakA to vivaza ho kara lar3AI lar3anI hI pdd'ii| vaha lar3AI rAjya-sukha ke lie nahIM lar3I gaI / anyAya aura atyAcAra ko rokane kA jaba koI dUsarA mArga nahIM raha gayA, taba yuddha kA mArga apanAyA gyaa| isa sthiti meM hama kRSNa ko ahiMsA kI dRSTi se devatA ke rUpa meM, aura duryodhana ko hiMsA kI dRSTi se rAkSasa ke rUpa meM dekhate haiN| ina saba bAtoM para gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra karane se pratIta hotA hai ki kevala anugraha hI ahiMsA nahIM hai aura ahiMsA kA dAyarA bhI itanA choTA nahIM hai ki mAtra kaSTa na pahu~cAnA aura sAMtvanA denA hI ahiMsA ho, balki atyAcAra ko rokane kA prazna upasthita hone para eka aMza meM, nigraha bhI ahiMsA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai| jaina-dharma anekAntavAdI hai ; jaba hama use usI dRSTi se dekheMge, tabhI usakA sahI rUpa dikhAI degA aura hamArI samasta bhrAntipUrNa bhAvanAoM kA samucita samAdhAna ho jaaegaa| Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha, daNDa aura ahiMsA ____jIvana, jIvana hai| siddhAnta aura Adarza jIvana ke lie hote haiM; jIvana, siddhAnta aura Adarza ke lie nahIM hotaa| jIvana ke samakSa sabase vikaTa samasyA yaha hai ki use sukhamaya banAne ke sAdhana kyA aura kaise hone cAhie ? ataH bhAratIya saMskRti meM, bhAratIya dharmoM aura bhAratIya darzanoM meM jIvana aura jagat ke sambandha meM bar3I gaMbhIratA se vicAra kiyA gayA hai / jIvana cetana hai aura jagat jar3a-cetana-ubhayAtmaka hai / apane astitva ko akSuNNa banAye rakhane kI bhAvanA pratyeka cetana meM vidyamAna rahatI hai / sukhI cetana hI apane jIvana se prIti karatA ho, yaha bAta nahIM hai / duHkhI cetana bhI apane jIvana se utanI hI adhika prIti karatA hai, jitanI ki sukhI cetana karatA hai / apanA jIvana sabako priya hotA hai| jIvana meM svabhAvataH hI prema, ahiMsA aura maitrI kA bhAva rahatA hai / ahiMsA, eka vaha tattva hai, jisakI sattA ananta-ananta kAla se pratyeka cetana meM rahI hai aura anantakAla taka rahegI / ahiMsA, eka vaha parabrahma hai, jo jagat ke prANa-prANa meM aura cetana-cetana meM parivyApta rahatA hai / yaha bAta alaga hai ki usakI abhivyakti paristhitivizeSa meM kahIM para adhika hotI hai, to kahIM para kama hotI hai, para usakI sattA cetanajagat meM sarvatra rahatI hai / jagat kA eka bhI cetana prIti evaM prema se zUnya nahIM hai / apane prati aura dUsare ke prati manuSya ke mana meM jo sahaja prIti-bhAva hai, vastutaH vahI ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA : eka prazna ? __ ahiMsA ke samakSa Aja jitane prazna parvatAkAra bana kara khar3e haiM, yA khar3e kara die gae haiM; sambhava hai, sudUra atIta meM itane prazna kabhI na vobhI rahe hoM / Aja vaicArika jagat kyA, pArivArika kyA, sAmAjika kyA, rASTrIya kyA aura antarrASTrIya kyA-sarvatra ulajhI kar3iyoM ko Aja kA prabuddha mAnava ahiMsA ke mAdhyama se hI sulajhAnA cAhatA hai / isa pralayaMkara evaM bhayaMkara aNu-yuga meM ahiMsA hI mAnava-jIvana ke lie AzA kA maMgalapradIpa hai| mAnava-jIvana ke kSitija para jaba-jaba nirAzA ke kAle kajarAre megha chAe haiM, taba-taba usane apane jIvana kI durUha samasyAoM ke lie do paMthoM kA hI cayana kiyA hai-zAnti aura yuddha / jIvana kI ulajhI samasyAoM kA sahI samAdhAna kisameM hai, zAnti meM athavA yuddha meM ? yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai / Aja phira isI sandarbha meM yaha prazna uTha khar3A huA hai ki kyA ahiMsA ke dvArA rASTra kI Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana surakSA kI jA sakatI hai ? kyA rASTra para kie gae AkramaNa kA pratikAra ahiMsA ke dvArA sambhava hai ? siddhAnta aura Adarza : parantu prazna hai ki kyA vaha sthiti vartamAna meM saMbhava hai ? Adarza apane meM mahAn hai, parantu usakI yogya bhUmikA ke hue binA Adarza kA atireka manuSya-jAti ko bhrAnti ke vAtyAcakra meM ulajhA detA hai / Adarza, Adarza hai, vaha vyavahAra meM kaba, kahA~, kaise aura kitanA utaratA hai, yaha gambhIra vicAra kI apekSA rakhatA hai / Adarza, vyavahAra meM utaranA cAhie, yaha eka sundara evaM Avazyaka siddhAnta hai, kintu kisa sthiti kA vyakti usa Adarza ko apane jIvana meM kitanA utAra sakatA hai, yaha usakI apanI naitika antaHsphUrta zakti aura deza-kAla kI paristhiti para nirbhara karatA hai / hameM yaha kabhI nahIM bhUla jAnA cAhie, ki Adarza aura siddhAnta pahale vyakti ke jIvana meM utaratA hai aura phira vyakti ke mAdhyama se hI, vaha dhIre-dhIre aMzAnukrama se samAja aura rASTra ke jIvana meM praveza pAtA hai| praveza pAtA hai, yaha abhI sambhAvanA hI hai / aba taka kA mAnava-jAti kA itihAsa to aisI koI sAkSI nahIM detA hai| ataH rASTra para kie gae krUra evaM adharma AkramaNa ke samaya pratikAra-svarUpa eka ora yuddha hai aura dUsarI ora ahiMsA hai| ina donoM meM se kisakA cunAva karanA, isakA nirNaya bahuta kucha rASTrIya-cetanA aura usake dezakAla kI paristhiti para nirbhara karatA hai / ataH samAja aura rASTra kA sammAna aura sAMskRtika jIvana jisa kisI bhI yathAprApta upAya se akSuNNa raha sake, usa prakAra kA prayatna hI usa yuga ke vyakti aura samAja kA kartavya hai| eka vyakti itanA U~cA ho sakatA hai ki ahiMsA ke ucca Adarza ke lie sarvasva nichAvara kara de, aura pratiphala kI kucha bhI kAmanA na kare / isa prakAra use apane Apako homa dene kA pUrA haka hai| kintu samagra samAja aura rASTra se to yaha AzA nahIM kI jA sktii| samAja tathA rASTra kA AdhyAtmika jIvana kabhI bhI eka stara para vikasita nahIM hotA, usameM utAra-car3hAva rahatA hai aura vaha sAdhAraNa nahIM, kAphI hotA hai / ataH usase yaha ekAnta AzA rakhanA ki vaha samagrabhAva se apane Apako ahiMsA ke itane U~ce Adarza para pahu~cAegA, aura prasannabhAva se sarvasva kA balidAna kara pratipakSI ke hRdaya ko parivartana kara usake dvArA abhISTa lakSya kI pUrti kara sakegA, asambhava hai / samagra samAja aura sampUrNa rASTra ke dvArA kabhI bhI yaha tathya svIkRta nahIM ho sktaa| yaha dhruva satya hai ki samAja aura rASTra meM rahane vAle vyaktiyoM kI bhAvanA aura unake jIvana kA dRSTikoNa kabhI eka jaisA nahIM ho sktaa| astu, ahiMsA se anyAya kA pratikAra karane kI kSamatA hara kisI meM nahIM ho sktii| prAyaH pratyeka vyakti saMkaTa ke samaya apane aura apane se sambandhita janasamUha ke jIvana kI surakSA cAhatA hai / aura yaha surakSA jisa kisI bhI upAya se use upalabdha ho vaha, Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 yuddha, daNDa aura ahiMsA saba karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai / yaha satya hai ki kucha mahAnubhAva AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI viziSTa sthiti para pahu~ca jAeM aura sAtha hI yaha bhI satya hai ki jIvana ke amuka prasaMgoM para ve apane manonIta AdarzoM para calane ke lie svatantra haiM, para samagra samAja aura sampUrNa rASTra ko ve apane manonIta Adarzo para calAne ko svatantra nahIM haiM / kAraNa spaSTa hai ki vyakti kI apanI sImA hai aura samAja kI apanI sImA hai / daNDa aura ahiMsA : ahiMsA ke uparyukta sandarbha meM eka jaTila prazna upasthita hotA hai-- daNDa kA / eka vyakti aparAdhI hai, samAja kI nItimUlaka vaidhAnika sthApanAoM ko tor3atA hai aura ucchRMkhalabhAva se apane anaitika svArtha kI pUrti karatA hai| prazna hai-- use daNDa diyA jAe yA nahIM ? yadi usa aparAdhI vyakti ko daNDa diyA jAtA hai, to use zArIrika, mAnasika pIr3Ae~ hotI haiM / use kaSTa va paritApa hotA hai aura kaSTa yA paritAr3ana denA hiMsA hai aura yadi daNDa nahIM diyA jAtA hai, to anyAya ko bar3hAvA milatA hai, samAja meM anaitika kAryoM meM aura bhI vRddhi hotI hai, anyAya-atyAcAra kA prasAra hotA hai aura jana-jIvana asurakSita evaM azAntipUrNa ho kara aura bhI pIr3ita ho uThatA hai / ahiMsA kA darzana anyAya- pratIkAra kI isa dazA meM kyA samAdhAna detA hai vastuta: ahiMsA - darzana hRdayaparivartana kA darzana hai / vaha mArane kA nahIM, sudhArane kA darzana hai / vaha saMhAra kA nahIM, uddhAra evaM nirmANa kA darzana hai / ahiMsAdarzana kA daNDa ke sambandha meM kucha aisA vicAra hai ki aparAdhI ke andara sneha evaM sahAnubhUti kI bhAvanA bhara kara manovaijJAnika praNAlI se usameM sudhAra kiyA jAe, aparAdhI ko miTAne kI apekSA aparAdha ke kAraNoM ko miTAnA, kahIM jyAdA zreyaskara hai | kyoMki aparAdha eka mAnasika roga hai, jisakA ilAja prema, sneha evaM sadbhAva ke mAdhyama se hI honA caahie| bhArata sarakAra ne bhI ahiMsA ke isa manovaijJAnika dharAtala ko Aja ke yuga meM yuktiyukta samajha kara apanI rAjanIti evaM daNDanIti meM ise mahattvapUrNa sthAna diyA hai / bAlasudhArakendra, vanitAvikAsamaNDala, kaidiyoM ke sudhAra Adi ke rUpa meM sarakAra kI ora se kie gae isa dizA meM kucha aise hI prayatna haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA ahiMsA ke sambandha meM yaha amRtamaya sandeza hai ki - pApI se pApI vyakti se bhI ghRNA mata kro| bure AdamI aura burAI ke bIca antara karanA cAhie | burAI sadA burAI hai, vaha kabhI bhalAI nahIM ho sakatI / parantu burA AdamI prasaMga evaM vAtAvaraNa ke anusAra bhalA AdamI bana sakatA hai / mUla meM koI AtmA burI hai hI nahIM / asatya ke bIca meM bhI satya, andhakAra ke bIca meM bhI prakAza chipA huA hai / viSa bhI apane andara meM amRta ko surakSita rakhe hue hai / acche-bure - saba meM IzvarIya jyoti jala rahI hai / aparAdhI vyakti meM bhI yaha jyoti hai, kintu dabI huI hai / hamArA prayatna aisA honA cAhie ki vaha jyoti bAhara Ae, tAki samAja meM aparAdha kI manovRtti kA andhakAra dUra ho / Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana aparAdhI ko kArAgAra kI nirmama yaMtraNAoM se bhI sudhArA nahIM jA sktaa| prAyaH aisA hotA hai ki aparAdhI pahale se bhI kahIM adhika galata kArya karane kI tIvrabhAvanA le kara kArAgAra se lauTatA hai / vaha jarUrata se jyAdA kar3avA ho jAtA hai, eka prakAra se samAja kA udaMDa, vidrohI aura bAgI ho jAtA hai / phA~sI Adi ke rUpa meM diyA jAne vAlA prANadaNDa eka prakAra se kAnUnI hatyA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? prANadaMDa kA daMDa to sarvathA anupayukta daMDa hai / kAraNa, bhaya ke vaza se bhale hI kucheka vyakti usa prakAra kA aparAdha karanA chor3a deM, kintu isase unake andara meM nihita aparAdha kI manovRtti to samApta nahIM ho pAtI / aise meM to kabhI-kabhI sahI nyAya bhI nahIM ho pAtA, aura bhrAntivaza niraparAdha bhI prANadaMDa kA bhAgI ho jAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane eka sandeza meM namirAjarSi ke vacana ko pramANita kiyA hai ki kabhI-kabhI mithyAdaMDa bhI de diyA jAtA hai / mUla aparAdhI sApha baca jAtA hai aura becArA niraparAdha vyakti mArA jAtA hai-- ___ "akAriNo'ttha vajhaMti, muccaI kArago jnno|" kalpanA kIjie, isa sthiti meM yadi kabhI niraparAdha ko prANadaMDa de diyA jAe, to kyA hogA ? vaha to duniyA se calA jAegA, aura usake pIche yadi kahIM sahI sthiti pramANita huI, to nyAya ke nAma para usa niraparAdha vyakti ke khUna ke dhabbe hI zeSa raheMge ! rogoM ko rogamukta karane ke lie rogI ko hI naSTa kara denA, kahA~ kA bauddhika camatkAra hai ? ahiMsA-darzana isa prakAra ke daNDa-vidhAna kA virodha karatA hai| usakA dRSTikoNa hai ki daNDa dete samaya aparAdhI ke sAtha bhI ahiMsA kA dRSTikoNa rakhanA caahie| use mAnasika rogI mAna kara usakA mAnasika upacAra honA cAhie, tAki vaha bhI eka sabhya evaM susaMskRta nAgarika bana sake / samAja ke lie upayogI vyakti ho sake / dhvaMsa mahAna nahIM hai, nirmANa mahAn hai / aparAdhI se aparAdhI vyakti ke pAsa bhI eka ujjvala caritra hotA hai, jo ki kucha vaiyaktika evaM sAmAjika paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa yA to daba jAtA hai, athavA avikasita raha jAtA hai / ataH nyAyAlaya ke bauddhika varga ko ahiMsA ke prakAza meM daNDa ke aise unnata, sabhya evaM susaMskRta manovaijJAnika tarIke khojane cAhie, jinase aparAdhiyoM kA supta ujjvala caritra sajaga ho kara, samAja ke lie upAdeya siddha ho ske| pratIkArAtmaka ahiMsA kA sahI mArga aisA ho sakatA hai ki kucha aparAdhI bahuta hI nimna stara ke hoM, aura una para manovijJAna se sambandhita bhadra prayoga kAragara na ho sakeM, phalataH unako zArIrika daNDa denA Avazyaka ho jAtA hai / isa anivArya sthiti meM bhI ahiMsA-darzana kahatA hai ki jahA~ taka ho sake, karuNA se kArya lenA caahie| zArIrika daNDa bhI sApekSa honA cAhie, nirapekSa evaM amaryAdita nahIM / zAMta se zAMta mAtA bhI kabhI-kabhI uddhata saMtAna ko cA~Te mArane ko vivaza ho jAtI hai, kruddha bhI ho jAtI hai, kintu antara meM usakA Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha, daNDa aura ahiMsA sahaja, saumya mAtRtva krUra nahIM ho jAtA, sukomala hI rahatA hai| mAtA ke dvArA die jAne vAle zArIrika daNDa meM bhI hitabuddhi rahatI hai, viveka rahatA hai, eka ucita maryAdA rahatI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA ahiMsA-darzana isI bhAvanA ko le kara calatA hai / vaha mAnavacetanA ke saMskAra evaM pariSkAra meM anta taka apanA vizvAsa banAe rakhatA hai| usakA Adarza hai-ahiMsA se kAma lo| yaha na ho sake to alpa se alpatara hiMsA kA patha cuno, vaha bhI hiMsA kI bhAvanA se nahIM, apitu bhaviSya kI eka bar3I evaM bhayAnaka hiMsA ke pravAha ko rokane kI ahiMsAbhAvanA se / isa prakAra hiMsA meM bhI ahiMsA kI divyacetanA surakSita rahanI caahie| anyAyapUrNa sthiti ko sahate rahanA, anyAya evaM atyAcAra ko protsAhana denA hai / yaha dabbUpana kA mArga ahiMsA kA mArga nahIM hai| kAyaratA kAyaratA hai, ahiMsA nahIM hai / ahiMsA mAnava se anyAya-atyAcAra ke pratikAra kA nyAyocita adhikAra nahIM chInatI hai / vaha kahatI hai, pratikAra karo, parantu pratikAra ke Aveza meM mujhe mata bhUla jaao| pratikAra ke mUla meM virodhI ke prati sadbhAvanA rakhanI cAhie, burI bhAvanA nahIM / prema, sadbhAva, namratA, AtmatyAga apane meM eka bahuta bar3I zakti hai / kaisA bhI pratikAra ho, isa zakti kA camatkAra eka dina avazya hotA hai / isameM tanika bhI sandeha nahIM hai| yuddha aura ahiMsA kamI-kabhI yaha sunane meM AtA hai ki kucheka loga yaha kahate haiM----'ahiMsA vyakti ko kAyara banA detI hai, isase AdamI kA vIratva evaM rakSA kA sAhasa hI mArA jAtA hai|" kintu yaha dhAraNA nirmUla evaM galata dhAraNA hai| AtmarakSA ke lie ucita pratikAra ke sAdhana juTAnA, jainadharma ke viruddha nahIM hai ; kintu AvazyakatA se adhika saMgRhIta evaM saMgaThita zakti avazya hI saMhAralIlA kA abhinaya karegI, ahiMsA ko maraNonmukhI banA degii| Apa Azcarya na kareM, pichale kucha varSoM se jo zastrasaMnyAsa kA Andolana cala rahA hai, pratyeka rASTra ko sImita yuddhasAmagrI rakhane ko jo kahA jA rahA hai, use to jaina tIrthaMkaroM ne hajAroM varSa pahale calAyA thaa| Aja jo kArya kAnUna evaM saMvidhAna ke dvArA liyA jA rahA hai, vaha una dinoM upadezoM ke dvArA liyA jAtA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM ko jainadharma meM dIkSita kiyA thA aura unheM niyama karAyA thA ki ve rASTrarakSA ke kAma meM Ane vAle Avazyaka zastroM se adhika zastrasaMgraha na kreN| sAdhanoM kA Adhikya manuSya ko udaMDa evaM amaryAdita banA detA hai| prabhutA kI lAlasA meM A kara vaha kabhI na kabhI kisI para car3ha daur3egA aura mAnava-jagat meM yuddha kI Aga bhar3akA degaa| isa dRSTi se jaina tIrthaMkaroM ne hiMsA ke mUla kAraNoM ko hI ukhAr3ane kA prayatna kiyA hai / Aja vijJAna kI cakAcauMdha meM bhUlA mAnava bhale yaha garva kare ki eka-se-eka adhika zaktizAlI zastrAstroM kA nirmANa kara vijJAna yuddha ko sadA ke lie samApta kara degA ; kintu yaha mRgamarIcikA se kataI kama nahIM hai| mAnA, vijJAna ne kucheka aisI camatkArI upalabdhiyoM ko prastuta kara Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana dikhAyA hai, ki jinase Aja kA mAnava cakAcauMdha meM par3a gayA hai / kintu cakAcauMdha kI dRSTi kabhI bhI sahI evaM sthAyI hitadRSTi nahIM ho sktii| jaina tIrthaMkaroM ne kabhI yuddha kA samarthana nahIM kiyaa| yahAM aneka dharmAcArya sAmrAjyavAdI rAjAoM ke hAthoM kI kaThaputalI bana kara yuddha ke samarthana meM lagate Aye haiM, yuddha meM marane vAloM ko svarga kA lAlaca dikhAte Aye haiM, rAjA ko paramezvara kA aMza batA kara usake lie saba kucha arpaNa kara dene kA pracAra karate Aye haiM / vahA~ jaina tIrthakara isa sambandha meM kAphI kara rahe haiN| 'praznavyAkaraNa' aura 'bhagavatIsUtra' yuddha ke virodha meM kyA kucha kahate haiM ? yadi thor3A-sA kaSTa uThA kara dekhane kA prayatna kareMge to unameM bahuta kucha yuddhavirodhI vicArasAmagrI prApta kara sakeMge / Apa jAnate haiM, magadhAdhipati ajAtazatra kuNika bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kitanA utkRSTa bhakta thA / aupapAtika sUtra meM usakI bhakti kA citra caramasImA para pahuMcA diyA hai / pratidina bhagavAn ke kuzala samAcAra jAna kara phira anna-jala grahaNa karanA, kitanA ugra niyama hai ! kintu vaizAlI para kuNika dvArA hone vAlA AkramaNa kA bhagavAn ne jarA bhI samarthana nahIM kiyA, pratyuta naraka kA adhikArI batA kara usake pApakarmoM kA bhaMDA-phor3a kara diyaa| ajAtazatru isa para ruSTa bhI ho gayA thA, lekina bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa bAta kI jarA bhI paravAha nahIM kii| bhalA, pUrNa ahiMsA ke avatAra romAMcakArI narasaMhAra kA samarthana kara sakate the ? / ___ yaha ThIka hai ki ahiMsA mAnavIya mUlyoM meM sabase bar3A mUlya hai| jIvana kA sthAyI samAdhAna antatogatvA ahiMsA meM hI sambhava hai / Akhira kaba taka mAnava-jAti khUkhvAra bher3iye kI taraha Apasa meM lar3atI-jhagar3atI rahegI, eka-dUsare ko kSata-vikSata karatI rahegI / yuddha se kabhI samasyA kA sthAyI samAdhAna nahIM ho sakatA / mAnavatA kA kalyANa ahiMsA kI amRtadhArA meM hI hai| zAnti aura ahiMsA ke abhAva meM mAnava jAti kI sarakSA sambhava nahI hai| zAnti ke kSaNoM meM mAnava-jAti hajAroM varSoM taka TikI raha sakatI hai, kintu yuddha kI vibhISikA se AkrAnta ho kara eka dina bhI kATanA usake liye kaThinatara ho jAtA hai| jagat kA kalyANa evaM maMgala ahiMsA evaM zAnti kI amRtagaMgA meM hI ho sakatA hai, yuddha ke dAvAnala meM nhiiN| hRdaya-parivartana aura ahiMsA ahiMsA, yA anya kisI bhI AdhyAtmika-mAvanA ke kAraNa dusare ke hRdaya kA badalanA, kahA~ taka sambhava hai, yaha bhI vicAraNIya hai / virodhI kA hRdaya yadi tamasAchanna hai, khudagarjI kI rAkSasI vRtti se grasta hai, to vaha samaya para sahasA kaise badalA jA sakatA hai ? sattvaguNapradhAna mAvanAzIla hRdaya hI ahiMsAtmaka pratikAra kA snehollasita adbhuta evaM divya-nimitta pA kara badala sakate haiM / parantu bhUkhe siMha ke samakSa sAdhu aura asAdhu ke vyaktitva kA kyA antara hai ? cittaur3a Adi meM bhArata kI hajAroM hI vIra nAriyA~ satItva kI rakSA ke lie jala kara bhasma ho giiN| bhArata-vibhAjana ke avasara Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuddha, daNDa aura ahiMsA para hajAroM bahanoM ne apanI pavitratA kI rakSA ke lie prANoM kI Ahuti de dI / parantu prazna hai, AtatAyiyoM ke hRdaya kaba aura kitane badale ? sItA jaisI sAdhvI nArI bhI apane satItva ke prabhAva se, apaharaNakartA rAvaNa ko parAGmukha nahIM kara skii| ahiMsA ke pUrNAvatAra bhagavAn mahAvIra gozAlaka kA kitanA hRdaya badala pAye ? aura karuNA ke devatA mahAn buddha bhI kyA devadatta kA hRdaya parivartana kara sake ? mahAvIra apane yuga ke ceTaka-koNika yuddha ko nahIM roka ske| vRddha bhI zAkya aura zrAvastI ke saMhAraka saMgharSa ko nahIM miTA ske| una jaisI ahiMsA kI ucca-sAdhanA anyatra kahA~ sambhava hai, jo svArthAndha AtatAyiyoM kA hRdaya badala de aura ahiMsAtmaka pratikAra kA sArvajanIna mArga prazasta kare ? mahAvIra aura ahiMsA bhautika kSetra meM kucha aparAdha-parAyaNa logoM ke lie zakti kA pratikAra zakti hI hai / ataeva ahiMsA ke mahAn vaijJAnika vivecanakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra aura unake uttarAdhikAriyoM ne gRhasthasamAja ke lie surakSA ke prasaMga meM kisI prakAra AkramaNa karane kA to niSedha kiyA, parantu duSTa virodhI ke AkramaNa kA hiMsAtmaka pratikAra karane ke prati niSedha-sUtra kA ekAnta Agraha nahIM kiyaa| manuSya kI apanI bhUmikA ko lakSya meM na rakha kara, kevala bhAvanA ke prabhAva meM baha jAnA, phalasvarUpa kisI ucca Adarza ko usa para balAt lAdanA aura phira usake phalAphala kI mImAMsA karanA, na siddhAnta-saMgata hai aura na tarka-saMgata hii| ataH isa prazna para gambhIra vicAra kI AvazyakatA hai| Adarza evaM vyavahAra ahiMsA eka AdhyAtmika zakti hai, vahI eka virAT Atma-cetanA hai / vaha niSkAmabhAva se apane ko utsarga kara dene kA mahAn mArga hai| ahiMsA ke patha para jIvana kI Ahuti dI jA sakatI hai, dI bhI gaI hai / parantu vaha kisI bhautika lakSya kI pUrti ke lie nhiiN| kyoMki ahiMsA aura bhautika svArthoM kA paraspara koI mela nahIM hai| ahiMsA eka parama dharma hai, yaha satya hai, kintu svArtha-lolupa evaM krUra vyaktiyoM ke khUnI paMjoM se samAja aura rASTra ko bacAne ke lie, kabhI-kabhI eka burAI hote hue bhI yuddha anivArya ho jAtA hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai ki maryAdApuruSottama zrIrAma ne rAvaNa ke sAtha yuddha ko rokane kA bahuta kucha prayatna kiyA thA, para vaha ruka na skaa| mahAbhArata ke yuddha ko rokane ke lie, zrIkRSNa ne kitanA prabala zAnti-prayatna kiyA thA, para unako apane prayatna meM saphalatA nahIM milI / vyakti ke jIvana kI maryAdA samAja aura rASTra kI maryAdA se bhinna hai / yuddha aura ahiMsA mAnava-jAti kI eka aisI samasyA hai, jisakA abhI taka maulika samAdhAna nahIM nikala pAyA hai / isakA mUla kAraNa hai, sAmUhika jIvana meM Adarza aura vyavahAra kI viSamatA / samAja kA Adarza U~cA ho, yaha Avazyaka hai, parantu vaha sambhavita ho, yaha bhI to Avazyaka hai ! Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana yuddhavizeSa aura ahiMsA prastuta carcA meM eka bAta khAsa-taura se samajhane jaisI hai| vaha yaha ki sabhI yuddha eka dharAtala para nahIM hote haiM / jo yuddha sundara strI pAne ke lie, dUsaroM kA rAjya yA aizvarya har3apane ke lie, apane ahaMkAra kI duMdubhi bajAne ke lie lar3e jAte haiM, jinameM AmUlacUla svArtha kI durgandha uchalatI hai, ve yuddha adharma-yuddha haiM / isa prakAra ke yuddha vyakti, samAja aura rASTra ko patana ke garta meM le jAte haiM / ukta yuddhoM meM hiMsA kA hI ekAnta nagna tAMDava hai / parantu jo yuddha vyaktigata svArthapUrti ke lie na ho kara dInadurbaloM kI rakSA ke lie, nArIjAti ke satItva evaM sammAna kI rakSA ke lie lar3e jAte haiM, jo yuddha anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke pratIkArasvarUpa hote haiM, unheM bhI adharma-yuddha kI koTi meM rakhanA, kisI bhI taraha dharmasaMgata nahIM hai / jo loga rAma-rAvaNa ke yuddha ko, abhI-abhI bAMgalAdeza ke rakSArtha lar3e gae bhArata-pAka-yuddha ko, donoM pakSoM ke lie eka jaisA hI pAparUpa mAnate haiM, unheM kyA kahA jAe ? spaSTa hai, jo yuddha apane binA kisI svArtha ke ekamAtra anyAya ke pratIkAra ke lie, atyAcAra se pIr3itoM kI rakSA ke liye lar3A jAtA hai, usameM bAhya hiMsA ke sAtha andara meM ahiMsA kA nirmala srota bhI pravAhita hai| . hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA prazna utanA mukhya nahIM hai jitanA ki viveka aura aviveka kA prazna mukhya hai / viveka ke abhAva meM ahiMsA bhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai, aura viveka ke sadbhAva meM hiMsA bhI andara meM ahiMsA kA rUpa le sakatI hai / isalie to kahA hai--jayaNA dhammassa jayaNI / ' yatanA dharma kI mAM hai / yatanA arthAt deza, kAla paristhiti ke anusAra kartavyAkartavya kA ucita viveka / Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI dharma cAhe koI bhI ho, jaina athavA jainetara, yadi gaharAI ke sAtha usakA adhyayana manana, aura cintana kiyA jAe to yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAegI ki pratyeka dharma kA prANa yA hRdaya ahiMsA hI hai / kisI kA zarIra kitanA hI balavAna aura lambA-caur3A kyoM na ho, jaba taka hRdaya usameM apanA kAma karatA rahatA hai, arthAt dhak dhak karatA rahatA hai, tabhI taka vaha calatA hai aura usakA eka-eka aMga harakata karatA hai / tabhI taka usakA zarIra kriyAzIla hai aura usa para usa vyakti kA adhikAra hai| kintu jyoM hI hRdaya kI gati meM jarA bhI gar3abar3I huI, hRdaya kA spandana jarA-sI dera ke lie bhI rukA ki yaha bhArI-bharakama zarIra sahasA bekAra ho jAtA hai| sar3aka para calatA-calatA lur3haka jAtA hai| yadyapi hRdaya, zarIra meM choTI-sI jagaha rakhatA hai, phira bhI sAre zarIra kA uttaradAyitva, sampUrNa prANazakti, usI meM kendrita hai / yadi hRdaya dhaka-dhak karatA rahegA aura rakta ko ThIka-ThIka pheMkatA rahegA, to prANoM kI jhaMkAra rahegI, zarIra caitanya rahegA yadi hRdaya guma ho jAe, usakI harakata banda ho jAe, vaha kAma karanA chor3a de-to kyA phira zarIra sthira raha sakegA ? kadApi nahIM / kriyAzIla zarIra ke sthAna para niSkriya lAza-mAtra raha jaaegii| zarIra tabhI taka rahatA hai, jaba taka AtmA usameM sthira hai / AtmA ke nikala jAne ke bAda zarIra zarIra nahIM rahatA / ahiMsArahita dharma dharma nahIM AgamoM kI paribhASA meM bhI hRdayahIna zarIra, zarIra nahIM kahalAtA / AgamakAra eka-eka iMca nApa kara calate haiM aura jinake padacinhoM ko dekha kara Aja hama calate haiM, ve yahI kahate haiM ki jaba taka zarIra meM AtmA hai; tabhI taka zarIra, zarIra hai| jaba AtmA nikala jAtI hai, to vaha miTTI kA Dhera hai / bhUtakAla ke dRSTikoNa se bhale hI sthUla bhASA meM use zarIra kahate rheN| jo bAteM zarIra ke sambandha meM dekhI aura socI jAtI haiM, vahI dharma ke sambandha meM bhI pAI jAtI haiN| koI dharma kitanA hI U~cA kyoM na ho, usakA kriyAkANDa kitanA hI ugra aura ghora kyoM na ho, usakI tapasyA kitanI hI tIva kyoM na ho, aura aisA Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 ahiMsA-darzana bhI kyoM na jAna par3atA ho ki duniyA kI samasta sAdhanAoM kA gahana bojha usa dharma yA vyakti ne apane Upara lAda liyA ho, kintu jaba taka usameM ahiMsA kI bhAvanA vidyamAna rahegI, jIvoM ke prati dayA kA jharanA bahatA rahegA, pIr3itoM ke lie saMvedanA spandita rahegI, tabhI taka vaha dharma, vaha kriyAkANDa, vaha tapa aura vaha paropakAra dharma kI koTi meM ginA jAyegA, tabhI taka satya bhI dharma hai, navakArasI se le kara chaha mahIne taka kI tapasyA Adi kriyAkANDa bhI dharma hai / yadi usameM se ahiMsA nikala jAe to phira vaha dharma nahIM rahegA, dharma kA nirjIva-zavamAtra rahegA, athavA vahA~ eka prakAra se adharma hI hogA / ahiMsA mUla meM rahanI cAhie, phira cAhe vaha thor3I ho yA jyAdA, nyUnAdhika kI bAta yahA~ nahIM hai| yahA~ to yaha bAta hai ki ahiMsA kA jarA bhI aMza kyoM na hoM, para honA cAhie; anyathA dharma kA astitva nahIM raha sktaa| ___koI jIvana dharmamaya aura virATa taba hI banatA hai, jaba ahiMsA kI bhAvanAe~ usameM laharAtI hoM, dUsaroM para antaHkaraNa kI ajasra varSA hotI ho, aura apane jIvana ke sAtha dUsaroM ke jIvana ko bhI dekha kara calA jAtA ho / jisa prakAra eka vyakti ko jIne kA haka hai, usI prakAra dUsaroM ko bhI jIne kA haka hai / jahA~ jIo aura jIne do yaha mahAmaMtra jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM gUMjatA ho, hRdaya se mela rakhate hue calatA ho; to samajha jAnA cAhie ki vahA~ saccI ahiMsA hai| jahA~ yaha ahiMsA rahegI, vahIM para dharma rhegaa| isa ahiMsA ke abhAva meM dharma Tika nahIM sktaa| isI mahAsatya kI ora saMketa karate hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ne praznavyAkaraNasUtra ke saMvaradvAra meM jahA~ ahiMsA kA varNana kiyA hai, use 'bhagavatI' kahA hai| ahiMsA bhagavatI ke darzana kaba ? ahiMsA ko bhagavatI kA jo rUpaka diyA gayA hai, vaha arthahIna nahIM hai / ahiMsA vastutaH bhagavatsvarUpa hai, pUjyA hai| jitanI zraddhA bhagavAn ke prati rakhI jAtI hai, jitanA prema aura jitanA sneha bhagavAn ke prati hotA hai, utanA hI sneha aura zraddhA sAdhaka ke mana meM ahiMsA ke prati bhI honI cAhie / ahiMsA pUjA kI cIja hai, vaha zraddhA kA kendra hai| aba prazna uThatA hai ki bhagavAna ke darzana kaba hoMge ? uttara sIdhA hai-jaba ahiMsA ke darzana kara loge, tabhI bhagavAna ke darzana hoMge / ahiMsA ke darzana kare nahIM, ahiMsA kI jhAMkI dekhe nahIM aura yadi koI use ThukarAtA cale, usakI ora se pITha mor3a kara cale, to bhagavAn ke darzana kaise hoMge ! sabase bar3e bhagavAn to andara baiThe haiM, unake Upara vikAra-vAsanAoM kA pardA par3A hai / Atma-deva, jo sabase bar3e bhagavAn haiM, andara hI to baiThe haiM, isI zarIra 1 'esA sA bhagavatI ahiMsA jA sA bhIyANaM viva saraNaM / ' 'For Private &Personal Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI ke andara hI to virAjamAna haiM ! kintu durbhAgya se, anAdikAla se hiMsA kA pardA par3A huA hai, kAlA labAdA pahina rakhA hai aura vaha pardA nakha se zikha taka par3A huA hai / phira Atma-deva ke darzana hoM to kaise hoM ? yadi usa Atma-deva ke darzana karanA hai to hiMsA ke kAle parde ko utAranA hogaa| jitane aMzoM meM vaha kama hotA jAegA, utane hI aMzoM meM AtmA ke darzana hote jAe~ge aura utane hI aMzoM meM phira bhagavAn kA bhI sAkSAtkAra hotA calA jaaegaa| zrAvaka banane vAlA vyakti yadi zrAvaka ke rUpa meM pUrI ahiMsA nahIM pAla sakatA, hiMsA kA pUrA pardA nahIM utAra sakatA to bhI jitanA bana sake, utanA hI utArane kA prayAsa use karanA cAhie / ahiMsA bhagavatI kI pUjA ke lie anyatra kahIM bhaTakane kI AvazyakatA nahIM, kisI khAsa samaya kI bhI jarUrata nhiiN| dukAna meM baiTha kara yA ghara meM raha kara kahIM usakI pUjA ho sakatI hai / jIvana ke pratyeka kSaNa meM aura pratyeka vyApAra meM ahiMsA kI pUjA-pratiSThA ho sakatI hai| apanI manovRttiyoM ko, apane karmoM ko ahiMsA kI tarAjU para hI taulanA zreyaskara hai| ahiMsA ke prati gaharI aura Agraha-bharI bhAvanA citta meM utpanna karanI caahie| ahiMsA hI parabrahma hai AcArya samantabhadra, jo jaina-jagat meM eka bahuta bar3e dArzanika ho cuke haiM aura jinakI vicAradhArAeM gambhIrarUpa meM hamAre sAmane Aja bhI maujUda haiM unhoMne jaba bhI kucha kahA, AtmA kI jhA~kI khola kara kahA / ahiMsA ke sambandha meM unakA eka bar3A hRdayasparzI bola hai-vaha parabahma, paramezvara, paramAtmA kauna hai ? kahA~ hai ? aura kisa rUpa meM hai ? isa praznAvalI ke uttara meM AcArya svayaM kahate haiM-'isa saMsAra ke prANiyoM ke lie, sAdhAraNa prANiyoM ke lie aura jo bhI viziSTa sAdhaka haiM, unake lie bhI sAkSAt paramabahma ahiMsA hai / 2 ahiMsA kI upAsanA evaM sevA ke abhAva meM bhagavAn kI upAsanA yA sevA eka aviveka ho sakatI hai, eka bhrAnti ho sakatI hai, kintu saccI upAsanA evaM sevA kadApi nahIM ho sktii| _ahiMsA ko jaba bhagavAn kahA hai to vaha apane Apa meM svataH ananta ho gaI, kyoMki jo bhagavAn hotA hai, vaha ananta hotA hai| jisakA anta A gayA, vaha bhagavAn kaisA ? jisakI sImA ba~dha gaI ho, vaha aura kucha bhale hI ho, kintu bhagavAn kadApi nahIM ho sakatA / AtmA meM ananta guNa haiM / bhagavAn hone ke lie unameM se pratyeka guNa ko bhI apane asalI rUpa meM ananta honA cAhie / AtmA meM eka vizeSa guNa jJAna hai / jaba yaha jJAna guNa ananta aura asIma bana jAtA hai, tabhI bhagavAn banA jA sakatA hai| isI prakAra jaba cAritra meM anantatA A jAtI hai, darzanaguNa, vIrya aura dUsare pratyeka 2 ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam -~bRhatsvayambhU-stotra Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 ahiMsA-darzana guNa jaba ananta bana jAte haiM, taba sAdhaka ko bhagavatsvarUpa kI prApti hotI hai / ahiMsA jaba bhagavAn hai, parama brahma hai to ananta hai, aura jIva ananta hai to usakI pUrI vyAkhyA eka sAdhAraNa jIva na to jAna sakatA hai aura na kaha hI sakatA hai / kevalajJAnI bhI ahiMsA ke pUrNa rUpa ko jAnate to haiM, kintu vANI ke dvArA pUrNataH vyakta ve bhI nahIM kara sakate / isa bhU-maNDala para ananta-ananta tIrthaMkara avatarita ho cuke haiM, kintu ahiMsA kA paripUrNa rUpa jAnate hue bhI kisI ke dvArA varNana nahIM kiyA jA sakA, to phira eka sAmAnya vyakti dvArA to kahanA hI kahA~ ho sakatA hai ? sAmAnya vyakti ahiMsA bhagavatI ke usa ananta rupa kI jhA~kI dekha hI kahA~ pAtA hai ? ___ ahiMsA kI bhI eka virAT jhA~kI hai, vaha jhA~kI itanI vizAla aura vistRta hai ki usakA netroM se ojhala honA asambhava hai, ataH ahiMsA eka bar3I se bar3I alaukika vibhUti hai / zAstroM ko par3hane ke bAda par3hane vAle ko jAna par3atA hai ki usane bar3I se bar3I bArIkI taka ko pahacAna lI / magara jinhoMne use pahacAnA hai, ve batalAte haiM ki yaha to anantavA~ bhAga hI kahA gayA hai ! mahAsamudra meM se kevala eka hI bUMda bAhara pheMkI gaI hai ! yaha anantavA~ bhAga aura eka bUMda jo bhI zAstroM meM AI hai, bar3e vistAra se hai / vaha pUrA par3hA bhI nahIM gayA hai aura samajhA bhI nahIM gayA hai, kintu jo kucha bhI thor3A-sA par3hA aura samajhA gayA hai, vaha bhI kisI ko pUrNata: samajhAyA nahIM jA sakatA / phira bhI mujhe jo kucha samajhAne kA avasara mile, use Apako dhairya ke sAtha samajhane kI koziza karanI caahie| ahiMsA kI prathama jhA~kI kaba ? usa virATa ahiMsA kA divya svarUpa Apako samajhanA hai aura yaha taya karanA hai ki Apako mAnava bananA hai yA dAnava ? yaha kisI bhI vyakti ke lie bahuta Avazyaka hai / jaba manuSya ke sAmane mAnavatA aura dAnavatA meM se kisI eka ko cuna lene kA savAla upasthita hotA hai to usI kSaNa ahiMsA sAmane A kara khar3I ho jAtI hai| anAdikAla se prANI mAnavatA ke sat-mArga ko chor3a kara dAnavatA ke kupatha para bhaTaka rahA hai, aura kahIM-kahIM to dAnavatA ke Aveza meM itanI vIbhatsa hiMsA bhI kara cukA hai ki jamIna ko usane nirIha prANiyoM ke khUna se tara kara diyA hai| phira bhI use isa saMkalpa kI yAda nahIM AI ki-vaha mAnava bane yA dAnava ? isa gati se yaha jIva eka dina usa ekendriya aura nigoda dazA meM par3a gayA, jahA~ apanA rakSaNa karanA bhI usake lie muzkila ho gyaa| saMsAracakra meM bhaTakatA huA yaha prANI kisa gati aura kisa sthiti meM nahIM rahA hai ? isa asIma saMsAra meM jitanI bhI gatiyA~, sthitiyA~ aura yoniyAM haiM, una saba meM eka-eka bAra nahIM, ananta-ananta bAra yaha gayA aura Aja bhI jA rahA hai / 3 dekhiye, bhagavatI sUtra 12, 7, 457 / Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI hai - mAnava yA kintu kisI bhI sthiti meM yaha saMkalpa nahIM jagA ki use bananA kyA dAnava ? jisa dina AtmA ke sAmane yaha prazna khar3A hotA hai ki use kyA bananA hai, usI samaya ahiMsA sAmane AtI hai aura kahatI hai- 'yadi tujhe insAna bananA hai to mujhe svIkAra kara, merA anusaraNa kara, mere caraNoM kI pUjA kara, aura mere caraNoM para apanA jIvana utsarga kara / ' ? kyA svayaM kI sukha-suvidhA ke eka pazu bhI apanI zakti kA apanI jindagI ko yadi insAniyata ke Adarza sA~ce meM DhAlanA ho aura mAnavatA ke mahAn svarUpa ko prApta karanA ho, to samajhanA cAhie ki ahiMsA ke binA prANI, mAnava nahIM bana sktaa| isa miTTI ke Dhera ko jIva ne ananta ananta bAra grahaNa kiyA aura chor3a diyA / isa prakAra ke grahaNa karane aura chor3a dene se mAnavatA ke rUpa meM ahiMsA kI prathama jhA~kI bhI nahIM AtI / ahiMsA kI jyoti mAnava-mana meM tabhI jAgRta hotI hai, jaba vaha apane hI samAna dUsaroM kI jindagI ko samajhane ke lie taiyAra hotA hai / jaba manuSya apane hI samAna dUsaroM kI pIr3AoM, sukha-duHkhoM aura icchAoM kI anubhUti karatA hai, tabhI usameM Ananda va prema kA srota pravAhita hotA hai / isalie bhAratIya saMskRti kA svara sadaiva pukAratA rahA hai - manuSya ! terA Ananda svayaM-sukha ke bhoga meM nahIM hai, svayaM kI icchApUrti meM hI tumhArI paritRpti nahIM hai, kintu dUsaroM ke sukha meM hI tumhArA Ananda chipA huA hai, dUsaroM kI paritRpti meM hI tumhArI paritRpti hai / tumhAre pAsa jo dhana-sampatti hai, zakti hai, vuddhi hai, vaha kisalie hai ? tere pAsa jo jJAna-vijJAna kI upalabdhi hai, usakA hetu kyA hai lie hI yaha saba kucha hai ? apane sukhabhoga ke lie to prayoga karatA hai, apanI buddhi aura zakti ke anusAra svayaM kI surakSA karatA hai, icchApUrti karatA hai / phira pazutA aura mAnavatA meM kyA antara hai ? manuSya kA vAstavika Ananda svayaM ke sukhopayoga meM nahIM, balki dUsaroM ko arpaNa karane meM / manuSya ke apane pAsa jo upalabdhi hai, vaha apane bandhu ke lie hai, par3osI ke lie hai / apane hI samAna dUsare caitanya ke lie samarpaNa karane meM jo sukha aura Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai, vahIM ahiMsA bhagavatI kI prathama jhAMkI hai, jo mAnavatA ke mAdhyama se AtI hai / jaba manuSya meM isa prakAra kI insAniyata A jAtI hai, tabhI samajhanA cAhie ki usane ahiMsA parabrahma kI pahalI jhA~kI kara lI hai, aura jitanA-jitanA vaha ahiMsA parabrahma ke virAT rUpa ke nikaTa jAtA hai, jIvana meM utAratA jAtA hai, utanI - utanI usake andara bhagavat - cetanA jAgatI jAtI hai, aura taba ve duSkarma aura pApa jo use saba ora se ghere khar3e hote haiM, turanta bhAga khar3e hote haiM, sArI kSudratAe~ miTa jAtI haiM / vidvAn zrI satIzacandra vidyAbhUSaNa kA nAma sunA hogA udAra evaM dayAlu mAtA ke darzana karane ke lie ghara para mAtA usa zraddhAlu sajjana ke sAmane AIM, to vaha A~kheM kI ora dekhane lagA / mAtAjI ne usakI isa utkaTa baMgAla ke suprasiddha Apane ? eka vyakti unakI pahu~cA / jaba vidyAbhUSaNa kI phAr3a-phAr3a kara usake hAthoM 71 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 ahiMsA-darzana jijJAsA kA kAraNa pUchA, to vaha bolA--"satIzacandra vidyAbhUSaNa jaise dhanADhya vidvAn kI mA~ ke hAthoM meM hIre aura motI ke svarNa-AbhUSaNa kI jagaha pItala ke AbhUSaNa dekha kara maiM cakita hU~ ki yaha kyA hai, kyoM hai ? Apake hAthoM meM yaha zobhA nahIM dete / " mAtA ne gambhIratA se kahA--."beTA ! ina hAthoM kI zobhA to duSkAla ke samaya baMgaputroM ko muktabhAva se anna-dhana arpaNa karane meM thii| sevA hI ina hAthoM kI saccI zobhA hai / sonA aura cA~dI hAtha kI zobhA aura sundaratA kA kAraNa nahIM hotaa|" manuSyatA kA yaha eka rUpa hai / jo devI apane hAtha ke AbhUSaNa utAra kara bhUkhe-pyAse bandhuoM ke peTa kI jvAlA ko zAnta karatI hai, unake sukha meM hI apanA sukha dekhatI hai, vaha saccI mAnava-dehadhAriNI devI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM yaha samarpaNa kI bhAvanA, karuNA aura dAna ke rUpa meM vikasita huI hai / karuNA mAnava-AtmA kA mUla svara hai| kintu kheda hai, usa karuNA kA jo sarvavyApaka aura sarvagrAhI rUpa thA, vaha Aja kucha sImita evaM saMkIrNa vidhiniSedhoM meM simaTa kara raha gayA hai / karuNA kA artha sikur3a gayA hai, kAphI sikur3a gayA hai / karuNA aura dayA kA artha itanA hI nahIM hai ki kucha kIr3e-makor3oM kI rakSA kara lI jAe, kucha bakaroM aura gAyoM ko kasAI ke hAthoM se chur3A liyA jAe aura amuka tIrthakSetroM meM machalI mArane ke Theke banda kara diye jAya~ / ahiMsaka-samAjaracanA kI bhAvanA jo Aja hamAre samakSa cala rahI hai, usakA mUla abhiprAya samajhanA cAhiye / yaha ThIka hai ki pazu-dayA bhI karuNA kA eka rUpa hai, para karuNA aura ahiMsA kI yahIM para itizrI nahIM ho jAnI cAhie, yaha to prArambha hai| usakA kSetra bahuta vyApaka aura bahuta vizAla hai| hameM vyApaka dRSTikoNa le kara Age bar3hanA hai / apane mana kI karuNA ko Asa-pAsa, samAja meM va parivAra meM bA~Tate clo| jo sukha-sAdhana aura upalabdhiyA~ Apake pAsa haiM, unheM samAja ke kalyANamArga meM lagAte clo| samAja kI sevA meM samarpaNa kA jo dRSTikoNa hai, vaha eka vyApaka dRSTikoNa hai| vyakti sAmAjika jIvana ke dUra kinAroM taka apane vaiyaktika jIvana kI laharoM ko phailAtA calatA hai, unheM samAja ke sAtha ekAkAra karatA calatA hai| vaha jitanA hI Age bar3hegA, jitanA hI apane sukha ko samAja ke sukha ke sAtha jor3atA calegA, utanA hI vyApaka banatA calA jaayegaa| vyaktivAda kA kSudra gherA tor3a kara samAjavAda evaM samaSTivAda ke vyApaka kSetra meM utaratA jaayegaa| vaidika darzana meM Izvara ko sarvavyApaka mAnA gayA hai| vaha vyApakatA zarIradRSTi se hai, athavA Atma-dRSTi se yA bhAvadRSTi se hai ? cUMki yaha bhI mAnA gayA hai hara AtmA paramAtmA bana sakatA hai / pratyeka AtmA meM jaba paramAtmA banane kI yogyatA hai, to vastutaH AtmA hI Izvara hai| AtmA AvaraNa se ghirA huA hai, isalie jo Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI akhaNDa Ananda kA srota hai, vaha abhI dabA huA hai, aura jo prakAza hai, vaha abhI saMkSipta ho gayA hai, sImita ho gayA hai, aura dhuMdhalA ho gayA hai| isa prakAra do bAteM hamAre sAmane AtI haiN| eka yaha ki pratyeka AtmA paramAtmA bana sakatA hai, aura dUsarI yaha ki paramAtmA sarvavyApaka hai / jaina-dRSTikoNa ke sAtha isakA samanvaya kareM to mAtra kucha zabdoM ke jor3a-tor3a ke sivA aura vizeSa antara nahIM dikhAI degaa| hamAre pAsa samanvayabuddhi hai, anekAntadRSTi hai aura vaha tor3anA nahIM, jor3anA sikhAtI hai-satya ko khaNDita karanA nahIM, kintu pUrNa karanA batAtI hai / sarvavyApaka-zabda ko hama samanvayabuddhi se dekheM, to isakA artha hogA, AtmA apane svArthoM se nikala kara AsapAsa kI janatA ke, samAja aura deza ke, antataH vizva ke prANiyoM ke prati jitanI dUra taka dayA, karuNA aura sadbhAvanA kI dhArA bahAtA calA jAtA hai, prema aura samarpaNa kI vRtti jitanI dUra taka jagAtA calA jAtA hai, utanA hI vaha vyApaka banatA jAtA hai| hama Antarika jagat meM jitane vyApaka banate jAyeMge, ahiMsA kI hamArI ye savRttiyA~ jitanI dUra taka vistAra pAtI jAeMgI aura unameM jana-hita kI sImA jitanI vyApaka hotI jAegI, utanA hI IzvarIya aMza hamAre andara prakaTa hotA jaaegaa| jitanA-jitanA Izvaratva jAgRta hogA, utanA-utanA hI AtmA paramAtmA ke rUpa meM pariNata hotA calA jaayegaa| ahiMsA kA hArda : sukha ko sarvavyApI banAnA ahiMsArUpI parabrahma paramAtmA Apake andara kitanA jAgRta huA hai, isako nApane kA 'beromITara' bhI Apake pAsa hai| usa 'beromITara' se Apa svayaM ko jAna pAe~ge ki abhI Apa kitane vyApaka bane haiM ? kalpanA kIjie, Apake sAmane ApakA parivAra hai, usa parivAra meM bUr3he mAM-bApa haiM, bhAI-bahana haiM, aura dUsare sage sambandhI bhI haiM, koI rogI bhI hai, koI pIr3ita bhI hai| koI aisA bhI hai, jo na kucha kamA sakatA hai aura na kucha zrama kara sakatA hai| aise parivAra kA uttaradAyitva Apake Upara hai| isa sthiti meM Apake mana meM kalpanA uThatI haiM ki "saba loga merI kamAI khAte haiM, sabake saba bekAra par3e haiM, anAja ke duzmana bana rahe haiM, kAma kucha nahIM karate / bUr3he mA~-bApa aba taka paramAtmA kI zaraNa meM nahIM jA rahe haiM, jaba bImAra par3ate haiM, to unheM dabA caahie| aura isa vicAra ke bAda Apa unheM upadeza deM ki aba kyA dharA hai saMsAra meM ? chor3o saMsAra ko / bahuta dina taka khAyA pIyA / kaba taka aise rahoge ? Akhira to maranA hI hai eka dina / " yaha upadeza to ApakA kAphI U~cA hai, bahuta pahu~cI huI bAta hai ApakI, para ApakA dRSTikoNa kahA~ taka pahu~cA hai, yaha bhI to dekhie / vAstava meM Apa yaha upadeza kisI sahaja vairAgya se prerita hokara de rahe haiM, yA apane sukha kA aura sukha ke sAdhanoM kA jo ba~TavArA ho rahA hai, use rokane ke lie de rahe haiM ? jo samaya aura zrama Apako unakI sevA meM lagAnA par3a rahA hai usase Uba kara hI Apa yaha vairAgya kI bAta kara rahe haiM ? yadi Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana apane svArtha aura sukha ke ghere meM banda ho kara hI Apa yaha vairAgya kI bAta karate haiM, to phira socie ki jaba Apa apane parivAra meM hI vyApaka nahIM bana pA rahe haiM, mAtApitA taka hRdaya ko abhI taka sparza nahIM kara sake haiN| usake lie bhI kucha tyAga aura balidAna nahIM kara sakate haiM, bhAI-bahanoM ke antastala ko nahIM chU sakate haiM, taba samAja ke hRdaya taka pahuMcane kI to bAta hI kyA kareM ? parivAra kI choTI-sI cAradIvArI ke bhItara bhI Apa vyApaka nahIM bane haiM, to vaha vizvavyApI ahiMsArUpI paramAtmatattva ApameM kaise jAgRta hogA ? apane sukha ko mAtA aura bhAI-bahanoM meM bhI Apa nahIM bA~Ta sakate, to samAja ko bA~Tane kI bAta kaise socI jA sakatI hai ? vicAra kIjie-ghara meM ApakA putra-pautrAdi kA parivAra hai, ApakA sahodara bhAI bhI hai, usakA bhI parivAra hai, patnI hai, bAla-bacce haiM-lar3ake-lar3akiyAM haiN| aba Apake mana meM apane lie alaga bAta hai, apane bhAI ke lie alaga bAta hai| apanI patnI ke lie ApakI manovRtti alaga DhaMga kI hai aura bhAI kI patnI ke lie alaga DhaMga kii| lar3ake-lar3akiyoM ke lie bhI eka bhinna hI prakAra kI manovRtti kAma kara rahI hai| isa prakAra ghara meM eka parivAra hote hue bhI mana kI sRSTi meM alaga-alaga Tukar3e haiM, sabake lie alaga-alaga khAne haiM, aura alaga-alaga dRSTiyA~ haiN| eka hI rakta ke parivAra meM insAna jaba isa prakAra khaNDa-khaNDa ho kara calatA hai, kSudra gheroM meM baMTa kara calatA hai, taba usase samAja aura rASTrIya kSetra meM vyApakatA kI kyA AzA kI jA sakatI hai ? aura ahiMsArUpI parabrahma kI kaise vaha upAsanA kara sakatA hai ? __maiM vicAra karatA hU~ ki manuSya ke mana meM jo Izvara kI khoja cala rahI hai, paramAtmA kA anusandhAna ho rahA hai, kyA vaha sirpha eka dhokhA hai ? vaMcanAmAtra hai ? hajAra-lAkhoM mAlAe~ japane mAtra se Izvara ke darzana ho jAyeMge ? vrata aura upavAsa Adi kA nATaka racane se paramAtma-tattva jAgRta ho jAyegA.? jaba taka yaha alaga-alaga socane kA dRSTikoNa nahIM miTatA, mana ke ye khaNDa-khaNDa sampUrNa mana ke rUpa meM parivartita nahIM hote, apane samAna hI dUsaroM ko samajhane kI vRtti jAgRta nahIM hotI, apane caitanyadevatA ke samAna hI dUsare caitanya-devatA kA mahattva nahIM samajhA jAtA, apane samAna hI usakA sammAna nahIM kiyA jAtA aura apane prApta sukha ko idhara-udhara bA~Tane kA bhAva nahIM jagatA, yathArtha rUpa se ahiMsA bhagavatI kI upAsanA nahIM hotI, taba taka AtmA-paramAtmA nahIM bana sktaa| jaba Apa soceMge ki jo abhAva mujhe satA rahe haiM, ve hI dUsaroM ko bhI pIr3A de rahe haiM / jo sukha-suvidhAe~ mujhe apekSita haiM, ve hI dUsaroM ko bhI apekSita haiN| jo saMvedana, anubhUti svayaM ke lie kI jAtI hai, usI tIvratA se jaba ve dUsaroM ke lie kI jAyeMgI, taba Apake antara meM vizvAtmabhAva prakaTa hogA; tabhI ahiMsA bhagavatI kI virAT jhA~kI Apako pratyakSa pratIta hogii| ahiMsA bhagavatI kA virATa rUpa : vizvAtmAnubhUti maiM kaha cukA hU~ idhara-udhara ke do-cAra prANI bacA lenA yA do-cAra ghaNTA Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI yA kucha.dina ahiMsA kA vrata pAlana kara lenA, ahiMsA aura karuNA kI mukhya bhUmikA nahIM hai| vizva-samAja ke prati ahiMsA kI bhAvanA jaba taka nahIM jage, vyakti vyakti meM samAnatA aura saha-jIvana ke saMskAra jaba taka nahIM janmeM, taba taka ahiMsaka-samAjaracanA kI bAta kevala vicAroM meM rhegii| samAja meM ahiMsA aura prema ke bhAva jagAne ke lie vyApaka dRSTikoNa apanAnA hogaa| apane parAye ke ye kSudra ghere, svArtha aura icchAoM ke ye kaThaghare tor3a DAlane hoNge| vizva kI hara AtmA ke sukha-duHkha ke sAtha aikyAnubhUti kA Adarza jIvana meM lAnA hogaa| bhAratIya saMskRti kA yahI svara sadAsadA se gUMjatA rahA hai ayaM nijaH paroveti gaNanA laghu-cetasAm / udAracaritAnAM tu vasudhaiva kuTumbakam // hRdaya kI gaharAI se nikale hue ye paramAtma-cetanA ke vyApaka svara haiM / jahA~ paramAtmatattva chipA baiThA hai, AtmA ke usa nirmala utsa se vANI kA yaha nirjhara phUTA hai / yaha merA hai, yaha terA hai, isa prakAra apane aura parAye ke rUpa meM jo saMsAra ke prANiyoM kA baMTavArA karatA calA jAtA hai, usake mana kI dhArA bahuta hI sImita hai, kSudra hai / aisI kSudra manovRtti kA mAnavasamAja ke kisI bhI kSetra meM apanA ucita dAyitva nibhA sakegA, apane parivAra kA dAyittva bhI ThIka se vahana karegA, jo jimmedArI usake kaMdhoM para A gaI hai use ThIka taraha pUrI karegA-isameM zaMkA hai| kabhI koI atithi daravAje para Ae aura vaha usakA khuzI se svAgata karane ke lie khar3A ho jAe tathA Adara aura prasannatApUrvaka atithi kA ucita svAgata kare--yaha AzA una manuSyoM se nahIM kI jA sakatI, jo 'apane parAye' ke dAyare meM ba~dhe hue haiN| kisa samaya unakI kyA manovRtti rahatI hai, kisa sthiti meM unakA kauna apanA hotA hai aura kauna parAyA hotA hai-yaha sirpha unake tuccha svArthoM para nirbhara rahatA hai aura kucha nhiiN| isake viparIta jinake mana ke kSudra ghere TUTa gae haiM, jo svArtha kI kaida se chUTa gae haiM, unakA mana virATa rahatA hai| vizva ke mukta Ananda aura abhyudaya kI nirmala dhArA unake hRdaya meM bahatI rahatI hai| vizvAtmA ke sukha-duHkha ke sAtha unake sukha-du:kha ba~dhe rahate haiN| kisI prANI ko tar3apate dekha kara unakI AtmA dravita ho uThatI hai, phalasvarUpa kisI ke duHkha ko dekha kara sahasA use dUra karane ke lie ve sakriya ho uThate haiM / parAyA jaisA kabhI koI unakA hotA hI nhiiN| sabhI kucha apanA hotA hai / saba ghara apane ghara! saba samAja apane samAja! apane parivAra ke sAtha unakA jo sneha aura sauhArda hai, vahI par3osa ke sAtha, vahI mohalle vAloM ke sAtha aura vahI gA~va, prAnta aura rASTra vAloM ke saath| yaha vyApaka sneha aura sauhArda unakA nizchala evaM nirmala hotA hai / usameM vaiyaktika svArtha kI koI gandha nahIM hotii| Aja kI taraha unakA prAntIya sneha rAjanItika svArtha sAdhane kA hathiyAra nahIM hotA hai| Aja saba ora Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ahiMsA-darzana nAre laga rahe haiM, 'apanA prAnta alaga banAo, tabhI prAnta kI unnati hogii|' vastutaH dekhA jAe to ina tathAkathita netAoM ko prAnta kI unnati kI utanI cintA nahIM hai, jitanI svayaM kI unnati kI cintA hai| prAnta kA bhalA kucha kara sakeMge yA nahIM, yaha to dUra kI bAta hai, para apanA bhalA to kara hI leNge| janatA kI sevA ho na ho, kintu apanerAma kI to acchI sevA ho hI jaayegii| sevA kA mevA bhI mila hI jaayegaa| prAnta aura deza meM dUdha-dahI kI nadI to dUra, pAnI kI nahara yA nAlA bhI bane yA na bane, para apane ghara meM to saMpatti kI gaMgA A hI jaayegii| Aja ke ye saba aise svArtha aura kSudra vicAra haiM, jinase deza ke khaNDa-khaNDa ho rahe haiM, mAnavatA ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho rahe haiM / jAtivAda, prAntavAda, saMpradAyavAda ve kaiciyA hai, jinase insAnoM ke dila kATe jAte haiM, mAnavatA ke Tukar3e kiye jAte haiM aura apane pada-pratiSThA aura sukha-aizvarya ke pralobhana meM mAnavajAti kA sarvanAza kiyA jAtA hai| jo ina saba vikalpoM se pare mAnava kA 'mAnava' ke rUpa meM darzana karatA hai, use hI apanA parivAra evaM kuTumba samajhatA hai, vaha vyApakacetanA kA svAmI nara ke rUpa meM nArAyaNa kA avatAra hai| kalpanA kIjie, Apa kisI rAste se gujara rahe haiN| Apane vahA~ kisI bacce ko dekhA, jo ghAyala hai, vedanA se karAha rahA hai| ApakA hRdaya dravita ho gayA aura Apake hAtha jyoM hI use uThAne ko Age bar3hate haiM, AvAja AtI hai, yaha to 'caNDAla' hai, bhaMgI hai; isakA kyA artha huA? ApameM ahiMsA aura karuNA kI eka kSINa jyoti jalI to thI, para jAtivAda kI havA ke eka halke se jhoMke se vaha sahasA bujha gaI / Apa karuNA ko bhUla kara jAtivAda ke cakkara meM A jAte haiM ki yaha to bhaMgI kA lar3akA hai, bhalA ise maiM kaise chU sakatA hU~? camAra kA lar3akA hai, ise kaise uThAyeM ? isa kSudra bhAvanA kI gandI dhArA meM baha jAte haiM Apa, jahA~ prema kA pavitra jala nahIM, kintu jAtivAda kA gandA pAnI bahatA hai| aise samaya meM ApakI yaha bhAvanA honI cAhie ki jo vedanA se karAha rahA hai, ghAyala hai, vaha AtmA hai| zarIra kA janma cAhe jahA~ huA ho, cAhe jisa ghara meM huA ho, AtmA kA janma to kahIM nahIM hotA / AtmA to AtmA hai| vaha brAhmaNa ke yahA~ ho to kyA, zUdra ke yahA~ ho to kyA ? vaha kAle raMga kI cAdara ke andara hai to kyA, aura gore piNDa ke andara hai to kyA ? hama AtmA kI sevA karate haiM, zarIra kI sevA nahIM karate haiN| yadi zarIra kI sevA karate haiM to jaba koI mara jAtA hai to priya se priya sambandhI ko jalA kara khAka kyoM kara dete haiM ? zarIra kI hI sevA mukhya hai, to zarIra to taba bhI hai| isa para se siddha hotA hai ki zarIra kI sevA nahIM, sevA AtmA kI hotI hai| aura AtmA brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra, bhaMgI, camAra tathA kAle-gore Adi ke bhedoM se sarvathA pare haiM / AtmA kI sevA karanI hai, to phira zarIra ke sambandha meM yaha kyoM dekhA jAtA hai ki yaha bhaMgI kA zarIra hai, yA camAra kA ? yadi bhaMgI aura camAra kI dRSTi hai, to isakA spaSTa artha hai ki Apane aba taka AtmA ko ThIka taraha se parakhA hI nahIM, AtmA Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI 77 nahIM; zarIra ke hI darzana Apa kara rahe haiM / bAhara meM jo jAti-pAMti ke jhagar3e haiM, dAyare haiM, Apa abhI taka unhIM meM banda haiM / AtmA na bhaMgI hai, na camAra hai, aura na kAlA hai, na gorA hai / yadi zarIra ko dekhanA hai to zarIra sabakA hI bhaMgI hai / brAhmaNa kA zarIra bhaMgI hai, vaizya kA zarIra bhI bhaMgI hai| usake zarIra meM bhI vahI duniyAbhara kA malamUtra bharA hai, jo bhaMgI ke zarIra meM hai| kyA Apa dAvA kara sakate haiM ki bhaMgI ke zarIra meM kUr3A bharA hai aura Apake zarIra meM sonA bharA hai| bhaMgI ke zarIra meM malamUtra hai aura Apake zarIra meM kucha aura hai ? zarIra kI dRSTi se saba cANDAla hai, brAhmaNa bhI, vaizya bhI aura kSatriya bhI / Apa bhI aura hama bhI / zarIra ke andara chupe hue usa parama caitanya-AtmA kA sparza jaba taka nahIM hotA, taba taka dvaitabhAvanA nahIM miTa sktii| jaba AtmA kI sahI parakha ho jAyegI, tabhI Atma-dRSTi bana sakegI / AtmA-AtmA meM koI bheda nahIM hai / AtmA meM paramAtmA kA vAsa hai vastuta: jo AtmA hai vahI paramAtmA hai| ye ahiMsA parabrahma ke udAtta bicAra, yaha vizAla dRSTikoNa jaba taka Apake hRdaya meM jAgRta nahIM hotA, taba taka Apa paramAtmatattva kI ora nahIM bar3ha sakate / mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaba manuSya paraspara meM bheda kI dIvAreM khar3I kara detA hai, apane mana meM itane kSadra ghere banA letA hai, usakI dRSTi jAtIyatA ke choTe-choTe Tukar3oM meM ba~Ta jAtI hai to vaha apane hI samAna mAnavajAti ke eka sadasya kI sevA aura sahAyatA nahIM kara sakatA, bhalA vaha pazu-pakSiyoM kI sevA aura karuNA kI kyA bAta karegA ? eka manuSya para jaba Apa dayA nahIM kara sakate, usakI pIr3A para ApakA hRdaya nahIM pighala sakatA, to hama kyA AzA kareM ki pazuoM ke kraMdana para, kaSTa para Apa neminAtha bana kara pasIja uThege ? bhAratIya saMskRti kI virAT bhAvanAe~, ucca kalpanAe~ yahA~ taka pahuMcI haiM ki yahA~ sAMpa ko bhI dUdha pilAyA jAtA hai| saMsArabhara meM bhArata hI eka aisA deza milegA, jahA~ pazu-pakSiyoM ke tyauhAra manAye jAte haiN| nAgapaMcamI AI to sAMpa ko dUdha pilAyA gayA; gopASTamI AI to gAya aura bachar3e kI pUjA kI gii| 'sItalA' (rAjasthAna kA tyauhAra) AI to vicAra gardabharAja ko pUjA-pratiSThA mila gaI / yahA~ kI dayA aura karuNA kA svara kitanA mukhara hai ki jo sAMpa dUdha pI kara bhI jahara ugalatA hai, manuSya ko kATane ke lie taiyAra rahatA hai, jo manuSya ke prANoM kA zatru hai, use bhI dUdha pilAyA jAtA hai, zatru ko bhI mitra kI taraha pUjA jAtA hai| niSkarSa yaha hai ki jo prema apane zarIra, parivAra Adi ke prati hai, vahI prema jaba dUsaroM ke saMkaTa ke samaya sahAyaka hogA, samagra mAnavajAti aura usase bhI Upara uTha kara sAre pazu-pakSI jagat taka samaSTi ke rUpa meM phailatA jAegA, sarvatra karuNA kI dhArA bahAegA, tabhI ahiMsA bhagavatI ke virATa rUpa kA darzana hogaa| ataH jahA~ para dayA, karuNA, aura sevA mAnavatA kI pavitra bhAvanAoM kA ahiMsA bhagavatI ke rUpa meM vikAsa huA hai, yahA~ ulajhaneM yA zuddha svArthoM ke baMdhana Tika Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ahiMsA-darzana nahIM skte| phira bhI manuSya jaba paristhitiyoM se ghira jAya yA koI kaThinAI mahasUsa ho, taba bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kI yaha vyAkhyA usakA patha-pradarzana karane ko taiyAra hai-- ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA saMsArabhara ke prANiyoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna samajho yahI ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA hai, yahI ahiMsA kA bhASya aura mahAbhASya hai, aura yahI ahisA kI mahAn kasauTI hai| jisa dina aura jisa ghar3I, vyakti apane Apa meM jo jIne kA adhikAra le kara baiThA hai, vahI jIne kA adhikAra sahajabhAva se dUsaroM ke lie bhI degA, usake andara dUsaroM ke jIvana kI paravAha karane kI mAnavatA jAgegI, dUsaroM kI jindagI ko apanI jindagI ke samAna dekhegA aura saMsAra ke saba prANI usakI bhAvanA meM usakI apanI AtmA ke samAna dikhane lageMge aura sAre saMsAra ko vaha samabhAva se dekhane lagegA-jJAna aura viveka kI divyadRSTi se dekhegA ki yaha saba prANI usake hI samAna haiM, usameM aura dUsare meM koI maulika antara nahIM hai, jo cIja use priya hai vahI dUsaroM ko bhI priya hai, basa tabhI samajhA jA sakatA hai ki usake andara ahiMsA hai| jaba taka koI yaha samajhatA hai-'mere lagI so dila meM aura dUsaroM ke lagI so dIvAra meM, yAnI coTa lagane para jaisA darda use hotA hai vaisA hI dUsaroM ko hotA hai taba yaha samajha nahIM AI, taba taka ahiMsA nahIM A sktii| jaba usake mana ko usakI bhAvanA ko coTa lagatI hai aura vaha darda se ghabarAne lagatA hai to nizcita hI use samajhanA cAhie ki vaisI hI pIr3A dUsare ko hotI hai| isa prakAra dUsaroM ke darda kI anubhUti jaba vyakti ke hRdaya meM apane darda kI taraha hone lage to samajha lenA cAhie ki ahiMsA bhagavatI usake bhItara A virAjI hai| isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-- "saba jIva jInA cAhate haiM / koI maranA nahIM caahtaa| sabhI ko apane jIvana ke prati Adara va AkAMkSA hai| sabhI apanI sukha-suvidhA ke lie satata prayatnazIla haiM, apane astitva ke lie saMgharSa kara rahe haiM aura apanI sattA ke lie jUjha rahe haiM / ataH jaisA tU hai, vaise hI saba haiM / isIlie maiMne prANivadha arthAt hiMsA kA tyAga kiyA hai aura dUsaroM ko satAnA chor3A hai| yadi svayaM ko satAyA jAnA pasanda hotA to dUsaroM ko satAnA na chodd'te| yadi svayaM ko mArA jAnA pasanda hotA to mAranA na chor3ate / parantu sabhI prANiyoM ke jIvana kI eka hI dhArA hai / "5 -dazavakAlika sUtra 46 4 savvabhUyappabhUassa, sambhaM bhUyAiM paasaao| pihiAsavassa daMtassa, pAvakammaM na badhaI / / 5 savve jIvA vi icchaMti, jIviuM na marijjiDaM / tamhA pANivahaM ghoraM, niggaMthA vajjayaMti NaM // -dazavakAlika 6 / 11 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI 76 uparyukta kathana kI paripuSTi meM AcArAMga sUtra meM kahA gayA hai / saccI kasauTI ___isa prakAra ahiMsA kI saccI kasauTI apanI hI AtmA hai| yaha kasauTI to pratyeka AtmA ko milI hai, usI para kasa kara jAMco to tumheM patA laga jAegA ki ahiMsA dharma hai yA pApa ? yadi koI guMDA tumhArI bahana-beTI yA mAtA kI ijjata barbAda kare, yadi koI tumheM mAre yA gAlI de, athavA tumhArA dhana chInane kI koziza kare to usa samaya bhI kyA yahI kahoge ki ahiMsA pApa hai, hiMsA dharma hai ? kyA bhAvanA hogI, usa samaya tumhAre antara meM ? ahiMsA dharma hai yA pApa, isakI kasauTI kyA usa samaya zAstroM ko dekha kara karoge yA apanI AtmA se karoge ? vAstava meM ahiMsA kI kasauTI yA parIkSA pothiyoM ko ragar3ane se yA unake panne palaTane se nahIM hotii| usake lie to AtmamaMthana karane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| jaba taka apane para Aphata nahIM AI hai, yA apane para nahIM bItI hai, tabhI taka kadAcit aisI bAta kahI jA sakatI hai ki ahiMsA pApa hai / tabhI taka yaha tarka-vitarka kiyA jA sakatA hai| jisa dina aura jisa kSaNa bhI dRr3ha saMkalpa ke dvArA vyakti Atmacintana meM lIna ho jAyagA aura AtmAnubhUti ke anusAra apane jIvana-vyApAra ko calAne laga jAegA, usI samaya se vaha ahiMsA ke dharmatva kA anubhava karane lgegaa| eka guDA hai, vaha sundara strI kA apaharaNa karane meM hI dharma mAnatA hai, dUsarI ora eka vyakti DAkA DAlane aura mArakATa karane meM hI dharma mAnatA hai; kyA ina donoM ke lie vaisA hiMsaka kRtya dharma ho jAegA? agara Apa para bhI yahI bAta gujare to ApakI AtmA use dharma kahegI yA pApa ? sacamuca usa samaya ApakI AtmA aise kRtyoM ko hiMsA aura pApa hI kahegI ! ataH jIvana ko parakhane kA prazna AtA hai aura sahI sthiti sAmane AtI hai, tabhI vAstavikatA kA sahI patA lagatA hai / jisane kaSTa na pAyA ho, jisane pIr3Ae~ na dekhI hoM, phalataH jo mAranA hI jAnatA ho, satAnA hI jAnatA ho yA dUsaroM ke hRdaya meM bhAle bhoMkanA hI jAnatA ho aura jo bhogavilAsa kI gaharI nIMda meM so rahA ho-AtmasvarUpa ko nahIM dekha sakA ho, bhalA use kaise mAlUma hogA ki ahiMsA dharma hai yA pApa ? jaba manuSya duHkha kI Aga meM par3atA hai, tabhI use asaliyata kA patA lagatA hai ki yaha kRtya ahiMsA-yukta hai yA hiMsA-pUrNa ? phalata: ahiMsA dharma hai yA 6 'savve pANA piyAuyA, suhasAyA, dukkhapaDikUlA appiyavahA piyajIviNo, jIviuMkAmA savvesiM jIviyaM piyaM / -AcArAMga 1, 2, 62-63 7 'jAke phaTI na paira bivAI, so kA jAne pora parAI ?'-hindI kahAvata Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana hiMsA ? AtmadevatA usa vizeSa prasaMga para svataH hI bolane lagatA hai ki hiMsA dharma hai yA ahiMsA? mAranA dharma hai yA bacAnA ? yadi koI vyakti bhayAnaka jaMgala se hokara jA rahA ho, usake sAtha meM lAkhoM ke hIre-javAharAta bhI hoM, usa samaya lapalapAtI huI naMgI talavAra lie eka anya vyakti usake sAmane A kara khar3A ho jAya aura kaha de-"rakha de yahA~, jo bhI ho tere pAsa, aura mauta ke ghATa utarane ke lie taiyAra hojaa|" taba vaha kyA kahegA ? yahI ki ye saba cIjeM le lo, kintu prANa mata lo| lekina jaba vaha yahI kahatA hai- "nahIM, to maiM dhana aura jAna donoM lUMgA / yaha to merA dharma hai| tU jItA kaise nikala jAyegA ! aura vaha mArane ke lie taiyAra hotA hai| taba vaha usake sAmane gir3agir3AtA hai, pairoM par3atA hai aura hajAra-hajAra minnateM karatA hai aura phira kahatA hai-'jo lenA ho, le lo, para mere para karuNA kro|' vaha mRtyu kI ghar3I usase kahalavAtI hai ki 'mujhe chor3a do|' parantu vaha kahatA hai--choDUM kaise ? mAranA to merA dharma hai, kartavya hai; yahI to mere dharma, guru aura devatA ne mujhe sikhAyA hai / aisI vikaTa paristhiti meM pragaTarUpa meM kahane kA sAhasa, sambhava hai, usa vyakti meM na ho, to bhI mana hI mana vaha yahI kahegA-"ghUla par3e aise dharma, deva aura guru para ki jisane aisA nirmama pATha sikhAyA hai / sacce dharma, deva aura guru to durbala kI rakSA karane meM dharma batAte haiM / jo kisI niraparAdha dInahIna kI hatyA karane kI zikSA detA hai-vaha dharma nahIM, adharma hai; guru nahIM, kuguru hai; devatA nahIM, rAkSasa hai| bhalA kisI rAha calate AdamI kA galA kATa lenA bhI koI dharma hai|" kalpanA karo, itane meM hI dUsarA AdamI A pahu~catA hai, aura kahatA hai"kyA kara rahe ho ? tuma ise nahIM mAra skte|" jabaki vaha pahalA kahatA hai ki mAranA merA dharma hai| taba yaha dUsarA kahatA hai-"bacAnA merA dharma hai| mere devatA, guru aura dharma ne mujhe rakSA kA pATha sikhalAyA hai ki marate jIva ko apanA jIvana de kara bhI bcaao|" aura vaha kahatA hai-'maiM hargija nahIM mArane duuNgaa| terA mArane kA dharma jhUThA hai aura merA bacAne kA dharma saccA hai|' ___'mArane' aura 'bacAne' ke isa saMgharSa meM dharma kI kasauTI kyA ho sakatI hai ? mArA jAne vAlA bIca meM khar3A hai, vahI kaha sakatA hai ki 'mAranA' dharma hai yA 'bacAnA' dharma ? hiMsA meM dharma hai yA ahisA meM ? talavAra calAne vAlA kahatA hai ki hiMsA meM dharma hai; aura talavAra pakar3ane vAlA kahatA hai ki ahiMsA meM dharma hai / jisa para talavAra kA jhaTakA par3ane vAlA hai, usI se pUcha kara yaha jAnA jA sakatA hai ki hiMsA meM dharma hai yA ahiMsA meM ? yahI sabase bar3hakara AtmA kI kasauTI hai / isa sambandha meM eka santa kA kathana hai-dharma ke gUr3ha rahasya ko suno aura vizva meM jitane bhI mata-matAntara haiM, saba 8 zrUyatAM dharmasarvasvaM zrutvA caivAvadhAryatAm / AtmanaH pratikUlAni, pareSAM na samAcaret / / Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI kI bAteM suno| kahIM idhara-udhara jAne-Ane se aura sunane-sunAne se dharma bhAgatA nahIM hai / apane dharma ke sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM ke dharma ko bhI mAlUma kro| phira dekho ki saba dharmoM kA nicor3a eka hI hai; arthAt, apanI AtmA ke pratikUla jo bAteM mAlUma hotI hoM vahI karane aura jina bAtoM se tumhAre mana meM pIr3A utpanna hotI ho; jaise - gAlI denA, apamAna karanA, nukasAna pahu~cAnA, kaSTa pahu~cAnA, Adi ve tuma dUsaroM ke lie bhI kabhI na karo / yahI sabase bar3A dharma hai aura sabase bar3I ahiMsA hai; ahiMsA meM dharma yA adharma ko parakhane kI saccI kasauTI hai / jo vyakti ke 'aham' bhAva ko andara se nikAla kara prANImAtra meM bikhera detA hai, vyakti ke bhItara sImita sneha kI saMkIrNavRtti ko vizAlatA aura vipulatA pradAna karatA huA calatA hai aura anta meM jagat ke konekone meM use phailA detA hai, vahI saccA dharma hai / svArtha yA kAMTedAra gherA hI isa kasauTI meM bAdhaka magara ahiMsA kI yaha kasauTI usa krUra, pApI, luTere yA hatyAre ke dhyAna meM kyoM nahIM AtI ? saMsAra meM Aja nita naye saMgharSoM kA janma ho rahA hai, vargagata, jAtigata, parivAragata, dharmasampradAyagata evaM bhASAdigata saMgharSa daitya kI taraha bhayAnaka ho kara parezAna aura bhayabhIta kara rahe haiM, mAnava jAti ko; inheM ahiMsA kI bAta kyoM nahIM sUjhatI ? ve isa pUrvokta kasauTI ko apane para lagA kara kyoM nahIM parakhate ? ina sabake mUla meM eka hI kAraNa hai aura vaha hai -- kSudra svArthI kA gherA / yaha kAMTedAra gherA itanA bhayAnaka hai ki isake kAraNa vyakti apanI vAsanA ke lie khAne-pIne, bhoga vilAsa aura aizaArAma ke lie dUsaroM ko barbAda kara rahA hai, nestanAbUda kara rahA hai / kSudra svArthoM kI pUrti ke lie bhale hI dUsaroM ke hita kucala diye jAe~, cAhe dUsaroM kA jIvana naSTa ho jAe, kintu apanA ghara bhara jAnA cAhie aura apanI jiMdagI ko pUrA ArAma milanA cAhie; isa prakAra kI bhAvanA se manuSya apane andara banda ho gayA hai / isake kAraNa ahiMsA ko dharma mAnate hue bhI vaha svArtha pUrti ke samaya use bhulA detA hai / manuSya Aja apane svArthoM kA kaidI banA huA hai / apanI icchA, pratiSThA, sukha aura bhoga kI bhAvanA se isa prakAra ghira gayA hai ki dUsarI koI zreSTha kalpanA hI usake mastiSka meM praveza nahIM pA rahI hai / vaha jaba bhI socatA hai, apane sambandha meM / jidhara bhI usakI dRSTi jAtI hai, svayaM ke svArtha ko hI dekhatA hai / jaba kabhI mana meM bhUkha-pyAsa ke saMkalpa uThate haiM, to use apanI bhUkha hI bhUkha mAlUma par3atI hai / dUsare kI bhUkha-pyAsa kI koI anubhUti hI nahIM hotI / bAta yaha hai ki apanI vedanA aura pIr3AoM ke sivAya use aura kucha dhyAna meM hI nahIM AtA hai / apane kaSTa ke sivAya vaha aura kisI ke kaSTa ko anubhava nahIM kara pA rahA hai / isa kSudra bhAvanA se manuSya apane andara banda ho gayA hai, phalataH use nahIM mAlUma hotA ki dUsaroM para kaisI gujara rahI ? yaha vikaTa aura bhayaMkara gherAbandI hai, yaha svArtha moha aura ajJAna hai; jisase Aja manuSya kA hRdaya cAroM ora se ghira gayA hai / 81 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana jaba taka manuSya apanI kAmanAoM aura icchAoM kI kaida se bAhara nahIM nikalatA, apane svArthoM ke isa kA~TedAra dhere ko tor3a nahIM DAlatA, taba taka na use svayaM ko zAMti mila sakatI hai, aura na usake par3osI ko hI / na parivAra ko sukha mila sakatA hai, na samAja evaM rASTra ko| dUsare ke duHkha ko dekhane kI dRSTi, parAye hita ko samajhane kI sadbhAvanA, jaba taka manuSya ke hRdaya meM nahIM jagatI hai, taba taka yaha svArthoM kI lar3AI, saMgharSa aura dvandva jo calate Ae haiM calate rheNge| apitu saMgharSa aura lar3AiyA~ aura adhika tIvra hotI rheNgii| cinagAriyA~ uchalatI raheMgI aura manuSya kA antarmana usameM jalatA rhegaa| beTe ne bApa ko kaida meM kyoM DAlA ? samrATa zreNika ke sambandha meM Apa kucha carcAe~ suna cuke haiN| DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva ke bhAratIya itihAsa meM vaha eka mahAna samrAT ke rUpa meM camakA thA, bhArata ke rAjanaitika kSitija kA vaha eka jAjvalyamAna nakSatra thaa| usake rAjya kI sImAe~ hI vizAla nahIM thIM, apitu usakA hRdaya bhI bahuta vizAla thaa| prajA sukhI thI, rAjya meM saba ora madhumaya ullAsa kA vAtAvaraNa chAyA huA thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA pramukha bhakta thA rAjA zreNika / vaha kitanI bAra naMge pairoM cala kara bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa meM pahu~catA rahA hai / prabhu ke caraNoM meM apanA sarvasva nyauchAvara karane ko prastuta rahA hai| usake hRdaya meM prabhu ke prati aTalazraddhA aura vizvAsa kI lau jalatI rahI hai| kitanA acchA thA vaha samrAT ! Apa jAnate haiM isI samrATa zreNika kA eka putra thA kUNika / use ajAtazatru kUNika bhI kahA jAtA hai| kUNika ko itihAsakAra eka mahattvAkAMkSI samrATa ke rUpa meM citrita karate haiM / jaba kUNika kA janma huA, to garbhakAlIna aniSTa dohada ke kAraNa celaNA ne use janmate hI bAhara pheMkavA diyaa| mA~ ke hRdaya kA komala mAtRtva kitanA kaThora ho gayA thA ki apane hI sadyaHprasUta zizu ko dAsI ke hAthoM meM sauMpa detI hai, bAhara pheMkane ke lie| isalie ki aniSTa dohada ke kAraNa bhaviSya kI duSkalpanAoM aura AzaMkAoM se usakA hRdaya kAMpa rahA thaa| kintu rAjA zreNika ne kamAla kara diyaa| mA~ ne jisa navajAtaputra ko kUr3e ke Dhera para yoM pheMka diyA, jaise koI ghara kA kUr3A-kacarA pheMkA jAtA hai, usI putra ko pitA sneha se uThA kara lAtA hai| aura zreNika jaba dekhatA hai ki putra kI aMgulI meM ghAva ho gayA hai, a~gulI sar3a gayI hai to apane muMha se mavAda cUsa-cUsa kara ghAva ko ThIka karatA hai| celaNA ko upAlambha detA hai aura kisI bhI prakAra kI AzaMkA na karake putra ko prema se pAlane kA Agraha karatA hai / mAtRtva se bar3hakara zreNika kA pitRtva yahA~ nikharA hai| eka samrATa putra kI aMgulI ke sar3e hue ghAva ko cUsa kara usakA mavAda nikAlatA hai / kisalie? putra kI pIr3A aura vyAkulatA zAMta karane ke lie| pitR-sneha kA kitanA U~cA citra hai yaha ! samaya Age bar3hatA hai, sthitiyA~ badalatI haiM / kUNika yuvaka hotA hai, usake mana Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI meM mahattvAkAMkSAe~ uThatI haiM, vaha rAjya - lipsA kI uddAma taraMgoM ke thaper3oM meM baha jAtA hai / vaha pitA ke prati kyA socatA hai ? - " pitA bUr3he ho gaye haiM, kintu abhI bhI siMhAsana nahIM chor3a rahe haiM / maiM naujavAna hU~, merI kucha AkAMkSAe~ haiM, icchAeM haiM / yadi isa javAnI meM hI sAmrAjya kA Ananda nahIM liyA, to phira kyA bUr3hA ho kara lUMgA / abhI koI vijayayAtrA nahIM kI, deza-pradeza ke siMhAsanoM para apanA jhaNDA nahIM phaharAyA, to kyA bur3hApe meM digvijaya karane nikalUMgA ? aura patA nahIM, bUr3hA kaba maregA, kaba siMhAsana khAlI hogA ? aura kaba merA rAjatilaka hogA ? kyA taba taka maiM bhI bUr3hA nahIM ho jAU~gA ? bUr3hA hone para siMhAsana milA, to kyA Ananda uThAU~gA ? javAnI to yoM hI vyartha bIta jAegI / " socie, kUNika kisa prakAra kI kalpanAoM meM baha rahA hai / kina durAzAoM aura lipsAoM kI dAsatA meM jakar3A jA rahA hai| vaha siMhAsana ko kAMToM kA tAja nahIM, phUloM kI seja samajha rahA hai, jisa para khula kara jIvana kA Ananda lUTA jA sakatA hai | vaha sihAsana para adhikAra karanA cAhatA hai / uttaradAyitva vahana karane ke lie nahIM; prajA kI sukha-samRddhi kI bhAvanA se nahIM, apitu apanI icchA aura vAsanA kI pUrti ke lie adhikAra cAhatA hai / bhArata ke prAcIna rAjAoM kA Adarza kyA rahA hai ? bhArata kA rAjA rAjya ke khajAnoM kA dhana aura aizvarya kA svAmI nahIM hotA thA, vaha apane vizuddha sevAdharma ke bala para prajA ke hRdaya kA svAmI hotA thA, prajA ke sukha ke lie usakA khajAnA thA, senA thI aura svayaM usakA jIvana bhI ! rAjA siMhAsana para kisalie baiThatA hai ? prajA kI surakSA aura samRddhi ke lie, na ki janatA kI lAza para apane sukha ke mahala khar3e karane ke lie / prajA ke rudana para jise ha~sI phUTatI ho, prajA ke duHkha aura pIr3AoM meM jise sukha milatA ho, aura prajA ke hRdaya ke garma nizvAsoM para jisake jIvana kI garmI TikI rahatI ho, vaha rAjA nahIM hotA, rAkSasa hotA hai, siMhAsana kA adhikArI nahIM, dhikkArI hotA hai, kalaMka hotA hai / 83 maiM kaha rahA thA ki kUNika apanI icchAoM ke andha-pravAha meM baha jAtA hai, rAjyaprApti ke sapane dekhatA hai / siMhAsana hathiyAne ke lie eka beTA bApa ko mAranA cAhatA hai, apanI mA~ kA saubhAgya sindUra poMchanA cAhatA hai; mA~ kI ha~sI-khuzI hAhAkAra meM badalane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai / manuSya kI durdAnta vAsanA aura nimna svArthavRtti use kahA~ se kahA~ le jAtI hai: kucha patA nahIM / kuNika kAlIkumAra Adi dazoM bhAiyoM ko gA~ThatA hai, rAjya kA lobha de kara unheM apane SaDyantra meM zAmila karatA hai aura eka dina samrAT ko siMhAsana se utAra kara kATha ke piMjar3e meM pazu kI taraha banda kara DAlatA hai / itihAsa kI isa jaghanya ghaTanA kI preraka manaHsthiti kA vizleSaNa kiyA jAe to patA calegA ki kUNika kI uddAma icchAe~ aniyantrita rAjyalipsA aura jhUThI " Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 ahiMsA-darzana mAnapratiSThA evaM mahattA kI bhAvanAe~ hI usake mUla meM thii| manuSya apane yaza, pratiSThA evaM svArthoM ke pIche aisA pAgala ho jAtA hai ki vaha kartavya aura akartavya kI sImAe~ tor3a detA hai / mana kA darpa, sarpa bana kara use andara hI andara kATatA rahatA hai, ahaMkAra aura mahattvAkAMkSA 'yena kena prakAreNa' Age bar3hane kA rAstA DhUMr3hatI rahatI hai| usake sAmane mAtA-pitA ke jIvana kA bhI koI mUlya nahIM raha jaataa| itihAsa apane panne ulaTa kara batA rahA hai ki jaba-jaba manuSya icchAoM kA dAsa banA hai, svArthoM kI bhUla-bhulaiyA meM bhaTakA hai, aura 'apanepana' ke kSudra ghere meM banda huA hai; taba-taba aise kUNikoM kA janma huA hai; duryodhana aura duHzAsanoM kA jamAnA AyA hai / vAsanAoM ke isI piNDa se kaMsa janma letA hai; auraMgajeba janma letA hai| ye ve putra haiM, jinhoMne apane pitAoM ke lie, bhAiyoM aura parijanoM ke lie kaidakhAne taiyAra kie haiM, unheM pazu kI taraha piMjar3e meM DAlA hai, kAlakoTharI meM banda kiyA hai aura talavAra ke ghATa utArA hai| apanI sukha-lipsA ke naze meM cUra ho kara unake saMsAra ko ujAr3A hai unhoMne svarga se naraka meM DAlA hai| aise hI vyaktiyoM kI badaulata saMsAra kI yaha durdazA hai| maiM socatA hU~ kaMsa aura kUNika eka vyakti kA pratIka na ho kara Aja svArthAndhatA aura mahattvAkAMkSA kA pratIka bana gayA hai| ahiMsA kI vaha kasauTI saMkIrNa tuccha svArtha ke kAMTedAra dhere se ghira kara dharma ke badale adharma bana gaI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM Aja hajAroM varSoM ke bAda bhI kaMsa aura kUNika ke prati janasAdhAraNa meM tiraskAra kI bhAvanA vidyamAna hai / maiM samajhatA hU~, vaha ghRNA aura tiraskAra unakI icchAdAsatA aura svArthavRtti ke prati hai| ataH jaba taka mAnava apane hI svArthoM aura icchAoM kA dAsa banA huA hai| apane svArtha ke lie dUsaroM ke prANoM se khela rahA hai, vAsanA aura vikAroM ke bandhana nahIM TUTate, svArtha kI ber3iyA~ nahIM TUTatIM, taba taka manuSya apane Apa meM kaida rhegaa| apane hI kSudra ghere meM, piMjar3e meM pazu kI taraha ghUmatA rhegaa| aisA manuSya saMsAra to kyA, apanA bhI bhalA nahIM kara sakegA, aura na hI vaha ahiMsA bhagavatI kI jhAMkI dekha skegaa| jo AdamI apane andara baMda ho gayA hai, sthira svArthoM se ghira gayA hai aura jise apanI hI jarUrateM aura cIjeM mahattvapUrNa mAlUma hotI haiM, vaha unakI pUrti ke lie dUsaroM ke jIvana kI upekSA karatA hai, aura aisI upekSA karatA hai, jaisI eka nazebAja DrAivara / eka DrAivara nazA karake moTara meM baiTha jAtA hai aura pUrI raphtAra meM moTara chor3a detA hai / aba moTara daur3a rahI hai aura DrAivara ko bhAna nahIM hai ki isa rAste para dUsare bhI calane vAle haiM / dUsaroM ke jIvana bhI isI sar3aka para ghUma rahe haiM, ve usakI behozI se kucale jA sakate haiN| vaha to naze kI mastI meM jhUma rahA hai aura moTara tIvratama vega ke sAtha daur3I jA rahI hai / kyA vaha DrAivara saccA aura ImAnadAra DrAivara hai ? nahIM, kabhI nahIM / isI prakAra jo manuSya apane lie svArtha yA vAsanA kA Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI kasauTI 85 pyAlA car3hA letA hai aura apanI jIvana-gAr3I ko aisI unmukta evaM tIvra gati se calAtA hai ki dUsaroM ke jIvana kucale jA rahe haiM, ve mara rahe haiM, parantu isakI use tanika bhI cintA nahIM hai; kyA vaha vyakti kabhI saccA manuSya ho sakatA hai ? / gAr3I ko teja raphtAra meM chor3ane para koI bhI durghaTanA yA khatarA ho sakatA hai, ataH use breka lagA kara calAnA caahie| jisa moTara gAr3I meM breka na lagA ho, kyA usa gAr3I ko calAne kA adhikAra mila sakatA hai ? binA breka kI gAr3I calAnA daNDa nIya hai / jIvana kI gAr3I meM bhI saMyama kA breka laganA cAhie / saMyama kA breka lagane para jIvana-gAr3I svayaM bhI surakSita rahatI hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI surakSita rakhatI hai| koI DrAivara soca-samajha kara moTara calA rahA hai, nazA usane nahIM kiyA hai aura dimAga ko tarotAjA rakha kara calA rahA hai, aura moTara ko jaise-taise marate-mArate ThikAne pahu~cA denA mAtra hI usakA lakSya nahIM hai| balki vaha sar3aka para kisI ko kisI prakAra kA nukasAna kie binA sakuzala ThikAne pahu~ca jAtA hai, to vahI saccA aura hoziyAra DrAivara hai / ataeva jaba vaha calAtA hai to dAeM-bAe~ bacA kara calAtA hai / phira bhI manuSya hone ke nAte usase kabhI bhUla ho bhI jAtI hai / astu, bacAne kA pUrA prayatna karane para bhI koI TakarA hI gayA, yA jaba koI sAmane AyA aura usane breka bhI lagAyA, kintu breka phela ho gayA aura gAr3I nahIM rukI, to aisI sthiti meM yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki vaha DrAivara usa hiMsA ke pApa kA bhAgI nahIM hai| hara eka AdamI jIvana kI gAr3I le kara cala rahA hai| moTaragAr3I ko ghara se bAhara na nikAla kara kevala ghara ke gaireja meM banda kara denA hI usakA sahI upayoga nahIM hai| moTara kA sahI upayoga to maidAna meM calAnA hai, kintu calAne kA ucita viveka rahanA caahie| isI prakAra jIvana meM bhI mana ko banda karake sulA dene se jIvana kI sArI harakateM banda kara dene se aura zarIra ko eka mA~sapiNDa banA kara kisI eka kone meM rakha chor3ane se to koI pariNAma nahIM nikala sakatA / jIvana ko pratikSaNa gatizIla rahanA cAhie / gatihIna jIvana jIvana nahIM, balki jIvana kI jindA lAza hai| murde kI taraha niSkriya par3e rahanA, kyA koI dharma kA lakSaNa hai ? jainAcArya kahate haiM--jIvana kI moTara ko calAne kI manAhI nahIM hai| yadi gRhastha hai to usa rUpa meM gAr3I ko calAne kA haka hai, aura yadi sAdhu hai to bhI calAne kA haka hai / kintu calAte vakta use pramAdI yA asAvadhAna na bananA cAhie mastiSka ko sApha aura tarotAjA rakhate hue sadaiva yaha dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki jIvana kI yaha : gAr3I kisI se TakarA na jAe; vyartha yA anucita DhaMga se kisI ko kucha nukasAna na pahuMcane pAe / ina saba bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakha kara hI jIvana kI gAr3I calAnI cAhie, phira bhI kadAcit bhUla ho jAe aura hiMsA kI durghaTanA ho jAe to aisA honA bahuta hada taka ho sakatA hai / kintu andhe bana kara calAne para yaha kabhI bhI kSamya nahIM ho sktaa| 8 giitaa| Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana ahiMsA kI eka kasauTI : viveka eka bAra gaNadhara gautama ne bhagavAn mahAvIra se prazna kiyaa| unhoMne apane lie hI nahIM, kintu samasta vizva ke lie pUchA-'bhagavan ! jIvana meM kahIM pApa na lage aisI rAha batAie / kyoMki jIvana pApamaya hai, yahA~ calate hue bhI pApa lagatA hai| vizva ke kucha dArzanikoM ne isa zAsvata prazna kA samAdhAna isa prakAra karane kA prayatna kiyA hai -calanA pApa hai ; -to khar3e rho| -khar3e-khar3e bhI pApa lagatA hai| -- acchA, baiTha jaao| -pApa to baiThane para bhI lagatA hai| -acchA, par3a jaao| sAre zarIra ko murde kI taraha par3A rakho / --par3e-par3e bhI pApa lagatA hai| --to mauna dhAraNa kara lo, cupa raho, bolo mata aura khAo-pIo bhI nahIM ! kyA jIvana kA yahI artha hai ? jaina-dharma ke samAdhAna karane kI yaha paddhati nahIM hai / bhagavAn kabhI yaha nahIM kahate ki calane se pApa lagatA hai to khar3e ho jaao| yadi isa para bhI pApa lage to baiTha jAo, phira pasara jAo; aura isa taraha jIvana ko samApta kara do / tIrthaMkaroM ke dharma meM saccA sAdhaka vaha nahIM hai, jo idhara 'vosire' kahe aura udhara eka jahara kI pur3iyA khA le| basa rAmanAma satya ! na to jIvana rahe, aura na jIvana kI harakata hI rahe / jaina-dharma to yahI kahatA hai ki-are manuSya ! terI jindagI agara pacAsa varSa ke lie hai to pacAsa varSa; agara sau varSa ke lie hai to sau varSa; aura yadi hajAra varSa ke lie bhI hai to hajAra varSa pUre kara, zAna ke sAtha pUre kara / kintu eka bAta kA dhyAna avazya rakho-pratyeka kArya yatanApUrvaka kro| yadi calanA hai to calane meM yatanA rakho, viveka rakho / yadi khar3e ho to baiThane kI bAta nahIM hai / yathA prasaMga khar3e raha sakate ho, para viveka ke sAtha khar3e hoo / yadi baiThanA ho, to bhI viveka ke sAtha baiTho / yadi sonA hai, to soo bhI viveka ke sAtha / yadi khAnA hai yA bolanA hai, taba bhI yahI zarta hai / viveka ke sAtha hI khAo, viveka ke sAtha hI bolo| phira pApa-karma kadApi nahIM ba~dhege / pApa-karma to aviveka meM hI hai| basa viveka hI ahiMsA kI saccI kasauTI hai| jahA~ viveka hai, vahA~ ahiMsA haiH aura jahA~ viveka nahIM hai, vahA~ ahiMsA bhI nahIM hai / viveka yA yatanApUrvaka kAma karate hue bhI yadi kabhI hiMsA ho jAya to vaha kArya hiMsA kA nahIM hogA / anubandhahiMsA nahIM hogii| 6 jayaM care jayaM ciTTha, jayamAse jayaM sae / jayaM bhujato bhAsaMto, pAvakammaM na baMdhai // -dazavakAlika sUtra 4,8 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA mAna-daNDa hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke sambandha meM Aja hameM eka mahattvapUrNa prazna para vicAra karanA hai / jagat meM asaMkhya prakAra ke prANI haiM aura yadi sUkSma dRSTi se dekhA jAe to jJAta hogA ki prANiyoM ke ye asaMkhya prakAra bhI apane Apa meM aneka prakAra ke haiM / tAtparya yaha ki jaba hama vizva kI ananta-asIma jIva rAzi para vicAra karanA Arambha karate haiM to eka nahIM, apitu aneka AdhAra aise milate haiM, jinase samagra jIva-rAzi kA vargIkaraNa hotA hai| udAharaNArtha---koI jIva ekendriya hai, aura koI dvIndriya hai, koI trIndriya hai, koI caturindriya aura koI paMcendriya hai| inake atirikta koI sthUla zarIra vAlA hAthI hai, UMTa hai yA mahAkAya matsya hai, to koI atIva sUkSma zarIravAlA hai| aisA bhI sunA jAtA hai ki suI kI noMka ke barAbara nigoda-kArya ke choTe se khaNDa meM ananta-ananta jIvoM kA vikAsa hotA hai| hiMsya aura hiMsaka kI bhUmikA yahA~ ekendriya, dvIndriya Adi ke rUpa meM jo vargIkaraNa kiyA gayA hai, vaha jIvoM ke zarIra kI banAvaTa ke AdhAra para hai aura sAtha hI unakI cetanA ke vikAsa kI taratamatA ke AdhAra para bhI / ekendriya se dvIndriya aura dvIndriya se trIndriya Adi jIvoM ke zarIra kI banAvaTa meM antara hotA hai| parantu zarIra kI banAvaTa kA hI bheda usameM ho, isake atirikta anya koI bheda na ho; aisI bAta nahIM hai| unameM kramaza: indriyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hatI calI gaI hai aura isI vRddhi ke kAraNa unakI cetanA kA vikAsa bhI adhika se adhikatara hotA calA gayA hai / yaha to una jIvoM kI bAta huI-jinheM hiMsya kahate haiM; arthAt jinakI hiMsA hotI hai / parantu hiMsA karate samaya saba hiMsaka bhI eka rUpa ke nahIM hote / kisI ke antaHkaraNa meM hiMsA kI bhAvanA bahuta ugra hotI hai, krodha kI jvAlA bar3I hI tIvra hotI hai, dveSa kI vRtti atyanta balavatI hotI hai; aura kisI ke hRdaya meM hiMsA kI vRtti madhyama hotI hai yA manda hotI hai yA jaisA ki kevala dravya-hiMsA kI vivecanA karate samaya kahA jA cukA hai, hiMsA kI vRtti hotI hI nahIM hai| hiMsya aura hiMsaka kI aneka bhUmikAoM meM tAratamya isa prakAra hiMsya aura hiMsaka kI anekAneka bhUmikAe~ haiM aura ina donoM ke Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 ahiMsA-darzana yoga se hI hiMsA kI niSpatti hotI hai| aisI sthiti meM svabhAvataH yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki saba hiMsAe~ eka hI zreNI kI hotI haiM yA unameM bhI kucha antara hai ? yadi jIvana meM hone vAlI samasta hiMsAe~ eka hI zreNI kI hotI haiM, taba to zAka-sabjI kA khAnA aura mAMsa kA khAnA eka hI zreNI meM honA cAhie thA ? parantu aisA nahIM hai / yadi aisA nahIM hai aura hiMsA meM vastutaH kisI prakAra kA tAratamya hai; arthAt koI hiMsA bar3I hai aura koI choTI hai--to isa varga-bheda kA AdhAra kyA hai ? kauna-se gaja se hiMsA kA bar3Apana aura choTApana nApanA cAhie ? kyA marane vAle jIvoM kI saMkhyA kI alpatA para hI hiMsA kI alpatA; aura adhikatA para hI hiMsA kI adhikatA nirbhara hai ? athavA jIvoM ke zarIra kI sthUlatA aura sUkSmatA para hiMsA kI vipulatA aura nyUnatA avalambita hai ? athavA hiMsaka kI hiMsAmayI manovRtti kI tIvratA aura mandatA para hiMsA kI adhikatA aura nyUnatA Azrita hai ? Akhira vaha kauna-sA mApaka hai, jisase hama hiMsA ko sahI tarIke se nApa sakeM ? ___ kucha loga kahate haiM--"pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu aura vanaspati ke jIva bhI to jIva hI haiM / unameM bhI prANa haiM aura unako bhI jIne kA haka hai| yadi karuNA kI bhASA meM kahA jAe to ve becAre bhI jindagI rakhate haiM, kintu mUka haiM / zAyada isIlie ApakI A~khoM meM unakA mUlya nahIM hai ? aura dvIndriya se lagA kara paMcendriya taka jitane bhI bar3e-bar3e prANI haiM, unhIM kI jindagI kA Apa mola samajhate haiM / isakA artha to yaha huA ki jo mUka zizu ke samAna becAre garIba haiM, jo apane Apa meM kucha sAmarthya nahIM rakhate haiM aura jo apanI rakSA karane ke lie svayaM yogya nahIM haiM, aise ekendriya prANiyoM kI hiMsA kama mAnI jaaegii| jo paMcendriya haiM, samartha haiM, bola sakate haiM, unakI hiMsA bar3I mAnI jAegI ? yaha siddhAnta ThIka nahIM hai| saMsAra meM saba jIva barAbara haiM, kyA ekendriya aura kyA paMcendriya / hiMsA kA ekamAtra AdhAra jIva hai, jIvoM meM choTe aura bar3epana kA varga-bheda nahIM hai|" prAyaH hamAre bahuta-se sAthI aisA kahate haiM ki-"yaha jo ApakA vicAra karane kA DhaMga hai ki ekendriya aura paMcendriya jIva kI hiMsA meM tAratamya hai, aura Apa unakI hiMsA ko kama aura adhika mAnate haiM, yaha to zAstra-sammata nahIM hai| ekendriya kI hiMsA bhI hiMsA hai / jaba donoM prakAra kI hiMsAe~ vAstava meM hiMsA kI dRSTi se barAbara haiM to kamatI-bar3hatI kaisI ho gaI ? sabhI hiMsAe~ eka jaisI honI caahie|" __ kadAcit inhIM vicAroM ke phalasvarUpa rAjasthAna meM eka nae paMtha kA janma huA hai| yoM to usa paMtha ke janma lene ke aura bhI aneka kAraNa sune jAte haiM, parantu yahA~ una sabake sAtha ulajhanA Avazyaka nhiiN| manuSya ko vicAroM kA dvandva hI prAyaH dhokhA detA hai| mUla meM koI bhI kAraNa rahA ho, kintu hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI vyAkhyAoM ne bhI kucha kama dhokhA nahIM diyA hai aura unhIM vyAkhyAoM ke kAraNa bhrAntiyA~ Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA mAna-daNDa 86 pahale bhI thIM, Aja bhI maujUda haiM, aura zAyada bhaviSya meM bhI rheNgii| kucha bhI ho, yaha prazna gambhIratA se vicArane yogya hai / aba taka ke vivecana se eka naI cIja prakAza meM AI ki-jaba sabhI jIva samAna haiM to unakI hiMsA bhI samAna honI cAhie / unameM se kisI kI hiMsA kama, aura kisI kI jyAdA kaise ho sakatI hai ? isa tarka se yaha prazna utpanna hotA hai ki yadi saba jIvoM kI hiMsA samAna hai to phira koI kama hiMsaka aura koI adhika hiMsaka kyoM kahalAtA hai ? yadi kahalAtA hai, to Akhira usakA kyA kAraNa hai ? isa naye prazna kA eka nayA hala nikAlA gayA hai / vaha yaha hai ki jahA~ jIva jyAdA mareMge, vahA~ jyAdA hiMsA hogI, aura jahA~ kama jIva mareMge, vahA~ kama hiMsA hogii| jaba isa mAnyatA ko Azraya diyA gayA to jIvoM kI ginatI zurU ho gii| jaba jIvoM kI ginatI zurU ho gaI to vibhinna prakAra ke naenae tarka bhI paidA hone lage / yathA-eka AdamI bhUkhA-pyAsA Apake daravAje para AyA hai, vaha pyAsa se chaTapaTA rahA hai aura marane vAlA hai / yadi Apa use eka gilAsa pAnI de dete haiM to usake prANa baca sakate haiM / kintu vahA~ hiMsA kI taratamatA kA prazna uTha khar3A hotA hai| eka tarapha pAnI ke pilAne se kevala eka jIva bacatA hai, kintu dUsarI tarapha aneka jIva marate haiM ? kyoMki pAnI kI eka bUMda meM asaMkhyAta jIva haiN| pAnI ke pI lene para ve saba mara jAte haiM / isa prakAra kevala eka jIva bacAyA jA sakA, aura usake pIche asaMkhyAta jIva mAre gaye / phira yahA~ dharma kaise huA ? aura puNya kaise sambhava hogA ? yaha to vahI bAta huI ki eka samartha kI to rakSA kara lI gaI; kintu usake pIche asaMkhya asamarthoM ko mAra diyA gyaa| isa prakAra jIvoM ko gina-gina kara hiMsA kI taratamatA dekhI jAtI hai / kyA sacamuca jainadharma kA yahI dRSTikoNa hai ki jIvoM ko gina-gina kara hiMsA kA hisAba lagAyA jAya ? jIvoM ko gina-gina kara hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA mApaka taiyAra karanA jaina-dharma ko iSTa nahIM hai / jaba AgamoM kI purAnI paramparA kA adhyayana kareMge to Apako vidita hogA ki jainadharma jIvoM kI ginatI nahIM krtaa| vaha to kevala bhAvoM ko hI ginatA hai| vaha saMkhyA ke bAharI sthUla gaja se hiMsA ko nahIM naaptaa| vaha to bhAvanAoM ke sUkSma gaja se hI hiMsA kI nyUnatA aura adhikatA ko nApatA hai| bhAva-hiMsA aura dravya-hiMsA ke prakaraNa meM taMdula-matsya kA zAstrIya udAharaNa diyA jA cukA hai| becArA taMdula-matsya eka bhI machalI ko nahIM mAra sakatA, phira bhI vaha ghora se ghora hiMsA kA bhAgI bana jAtA hai| yadi adhika jIvoM kI hiMsA hI bar3I hiMsA kA kAraNa hotI to zAstra hamAre sAmane taMdula-matsya kA udAharaNa prastuta na karate / parantu vAstava meM aisA hai nhiiN| yaha siddhAnta jaina-dharma kA nahIM hai / yaha to hastItApasoM kI managaDhanta mAnyatA hai / 1 hastItApasoM ke lie dekhie, sUtrakRtAGga sUtra aura usakI TIkA-2, 6, 52 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana hastItApasoM kA mata prAcIna kAla meM anekavidha tapasvI hote the| unameM se hastItApasa ghora tapasyA tathA kaThina vratoM kA pAlana karate the / jaba pAraNe kA dina AtA, to ve vicAra karate the ki yadi hama vana-phala khAe~ge to asaMkhya aura ananta jIva mareMge / yadi anAja Adi khAe~ge, to usameM bhI jIva hote haiM, phalata: sera-do sera anna khAne para aneka jIva mAre jaaeNge| isameM hiMsA jyAdA hogii| to phira kyoM na kisI eka hI sthUlakAya jIva ko mAra liyA jAe, jise hama bhI khAeM, dUsaroM ko bhI khilAe~, aura sAtha hI hiMsA kI mAtrA bhI kama ho| yaha soca kara ve jaGgala meM eka hAthI ko mAra lete the aura kaI dina taka use suvidhA-pUrvaka khAte rahate the| nissandeha unakA yahI vicAra thA ki hama aisA karate haiM to hiMsA kama hotI hai / parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki aisA samajhanA bilkula galata hai / tumheM to jIvoM ke ginane kI Adata ho gaI hai ki vanaspati meM jIvoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai to hiMsA bhI adhika hogI, kintu eka hAthI ko mAra liyA to saMkhyA ke anusAra hiMsA kama ho gaI / parantu aisA kadApi na smjho| jaba vanaspati-svarUpa ekendriya kI hiMsA hotI hai, taba bhAvoM meM adhika tIvratA nahIM hotii| usa samaya mana meM ugra ghRNA aura dveSa ke bhAva paidA nahIM hote; krUratA aura nirdayatA kI Aga nahIM jalatI / parantu jaba paMcendriya jIva mArA jAtA hai to antaHkaraNa kI sthiti dUsare hI prakAra kI ho jAtI hai / vaha halacala karane vAlA vizAla prANI hai / jaba use mArate haiM, to gherate haiM, aura jaba gherate haiM to vaha apanI rakSA karane kA prayatna karatA hai| isa prakAra jaba bhItara ke bhAvoM meM tIvratA hogI, krUratA evaM nirdayatA kI adhikatA hogI aura tadanusAra bhAvoM prabalatA hogI, tabhI usakI hiMsA kI jaaegii| ekendriya jIva kI hiMsA ke pariNAmoM meM aisI tIvratA nahIM hotii| ___ bhagavAn ne yahI batalAne kA prayatna kiyA hai ki ekendriya se lekara paMcendriya jIva kI hiMsA meM bhAva eka jaise nahIM hote haiN| ataeva unakI hiMsA bhI eka jaisI nahIM ho sakatI / jyoM-jyoM bhAvoM kI tIvratA bar3hatI jAtI hai, tyoM-tyoM hiMsA kI tIvratA meM bhI vRddhi hotI jAtI hai, ekendriya kI apekSA dvIndriya jIva kI hiMsA meM pariNAma adhika ugra hoNge| isalie hiMsA kA pariNAma bhI jyAdA hogaa| isa krama ke anusAra dvIndriya se trIndriya meM jyAdA, trIndriya se caturindriya meM jyAdA aura caturindriya se paMcendriyoM meM jyAdA hiMsA mAnI jAtI hai / paMcendriyoM meM bhI auroM kI apekSA manuSya ko mArane meM sabase jyAdA hiMsA hotI hai / bhAvoM kI tIvratA-mandatA hiMsA karane vAle ke bhAva kisa gati se tIvra, tIvratara tathA tIvratama hote haiM, yaha samajha lenA bhI Avazyaka hai| Apa isa bAta para avazya dhyAna deM ki jyoM-jyoM vikasita Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA mAnadaNDa prANI milate haiM, jinakI cetanA kA jitanA adhika vikAsa hotA hai, unheM utanA hI adhika duHkha hotA hai / isa prakAra ekendriya se paMcendriya taka uttarottara duHkha jyAdA hotA hai / duHkha eka prakAra kI saMvedanA hai / saMvedanA kA saMbaMdha cetanA ke sAtha hai / jisakI cetanA kA jitanA adhika vikAsa hogA, use duHkha kI saMvedanA utanI hI adhika hogii| jabaki ekendriya kI apekSA dvIndriya kI cetanA adhika vikasita hai to yaha bhI spaSTa hai ki use duHkha kI saMvedanA - anubhUti bhI adhika tIvra hogI; aura jaba duHkha kI saMvedanA tIvra hogI to apanI rakSA kA upakrama karate samaya ArttadhyAna aura raudradhyAna bhI bar3hegA / idhara mArane vAle meM bhI utanI hI adhika krUratA aura rudratA kA bhAva jAgegA / jo jIva apane bacAva ke lie jitanA hI tIvra prayatna karegA, mArane vAle ko bhI utanA hI tIvra prayatna mArane ke lie karanA par3egA / isa prakAra paMcendriya jIva kI hiMsA tIvra bhAva ke binA, atyadhika krUra pariNAma ke binA nahIM ho sakatI / isIlie usakI hiMsA eka bar3I hiMsA kahalAtI hai aura adhika pApa kA kAraNa hotI hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki bhagavatI aura aupapAtika sUtra Adi meM narakagamana ke kAraNoM kA ullekha karate hue paMcendriya vadha to kahA hai, kintu ekendriya-vadha nahIM / 1 jainadharma aisA udghoSita karatA hai ki saba jIvoM ko eka hI mApaka se aura isa dRSTikoNa se nahIM nApanA hai ki saba prANI barAbara haiM, phalata: saba ko mArane meM eka jaisI hI hiMsA hotI hai / kabhI yaha mI mata samajho ki eka jIva ko mArane se kama hiMsA hotI hai aura aneka jIvoM ko mArane se adhika hiMsA hotI hai / jainadharma meM aisA koI ekAnta nahIM hai / yaha to hastitApasoM kA managaDhanta mata hai, jisakA svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne niSedha kiyA hai / parantu durbhAgya hai, Aja vahI niSedha bhagavAn ke gale mar3hA jA rahA hai / kintu niSpakSa vizleSaNa ke dvArA jaba vAstavikatA sAmane AtI hai to sArA bheda khulakara hI rahatA hai / yadi hastitApasoM kI mAnyatA ko mAnane vAlA sAdhu kisI gRhastha ke ghara AhAra lene jAtA hai / gRhastha ke ghara meM eka tarapha ubalI huI kakar3I kA zAka hai aura dUsarI tarapha ubalI huI machalI hai / donoM hI cIjeM, AhAra-sambandhI anuddiSTa Adi niyamoM ke pratikUla nahIM haiM / aba batalAie, vahA~ vaha sAdhu kyA nirNaya karegA ? jo saba jIvoM ko barAbara mAna kara calatA hai, usake lie ubalI huI kakar3I aura machalI meM koI antara nahIM honA caahie| usake matAnusAra to jaisI pIr3A ekendriya ko huI thI, vaisI hI pIr3A paMcendriya ko bhI honI cAhie / parantu aisI bAta jaba pratyakSa rUpa se sAmane AtI hai aura vAstavikatA kI kasauTI para kasI jAtI hai, tabhI asaliyata kA patA lagatA hai / jaba saba jIva eka samAna haiM aura sabakA zarIra bhI samAna hai to jisa prakAra pAnI kA eka gilAsa pI sakate haiM, kyA vaise hI manuSya kA rakta bhI piyA Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana jA sakatA hai ? jaba donoM hI samAnarUpa se prAsuka upalabdha hoM to phira bheda karane kA kyA kAraNa hai ? mAMsa yA kandamUla ? jo muni aisA mAnatA hai ki kama jIvoM ke marane se kama hiMsA hotI hai aura aneka jIvoM ke marane se adhika hiMsA hotI hai, usake sAmane eka dina aisA AdamI AtA hai, jo mAMsa khAne vAlA hai aura jisake yahA~ eka bakarA rojAnA halAla ho jAtA hai| usane usa muni se nivedana karatA hai-"maiM ahiMsA-vrata dhAraNa karanA cAhatA huuN| kintu pUrNa rUpa se hiMsA ko tyAga denA mere liye zakya nahIM hai, kyoMki mere yahAM rojAnA eka bakarA mAra kara khAyA jAtA hai aura gAjara-mUlI Adi kandamUla bhI khAye jAte haiN| ina donoM meM se maiM kevala eka vastu kA tyAga karanA cAhatA huuN| jisake prayoga meM adhika hiMsA hotI ho, usI kA tyAga karA deN| jisameM kama hiMsA hogI, vahI padArtha maiM khAdyarUpa meM grahaNa kruuNgaa|" ho sakatA hai ki vaha muni donoM cIjoM kA tyAga karAnA cAhe, parantu tyAga to tyAga karane vAle kI icchA para hI nirbhara hai| vaha donoM kA tyAga nahIM karanA cAhatA hai / vaha to donoM meM se kevala eka kA hI tyAga karanA cAhatA hai; jaba yaha gambhIra prazna usa muni ke sAmane AtA hai to usakA sahI phaisalA vaha kyA de sakegA ? jo isa siddhAMta ko le kara calA hai ki yadi adhika jIva mareM to adhika hiMsA hotI hai, to kyA vaha kandamUla meM ananta jIva hone ke kAraNa, usameM adhika hisA mAna kara kandamUla kA usase tyAga karAyegA ? idhara kaMdamUla meM ananta jIva haiM, kintu dUsarI ora kevala eka bakarA maratA hai aura usase sAre parivAra kI udara-pUrti ho jAtI hai ! aba batAie ve kisa siddhAMta para caleMge ? jIvoM kI ginatI kA hisAba lagA-lagA kara hiMsA kI nyUnatA aura adhikatA ko tolane vAle aise prasaMga para kyA kareMge ? tyAgane vAlA to do meM se kevala eka kA hI tyAga karanA cAhatA hai| yadi vaha muni kaMdamUla ke khAne meM adhika hiMsA samajhate haiM to kaMdamUla kA tyAga karA deM, yadi bakare ko mArane meM adhika hiMsA samajhate haiM to bakare kA tyAga karA deM / yadi munirAja bakare kA tyAga karavAte haiM to unakI yaha mAnyatA samApta ho jAtI hai ki --jahA~ adhika jIva marate haiM, vahA~ adhika hiMsA hotI hai / cAroM tarapha bagaleM jhA~kane ke bAda anta meM ve bakarA mArane kA hI tyAga karAyeMge / kintu duniyAbhara meM cakkara kATane ke bAda Akhira unheM sahI siddhAMta para hI AnA pdd'egaa| jaina-dharma meM ekendriya se le kara paMcendriya jIva taka kI dravya-hiMsA aura bhAvahiMsA mAnI gaI hai, aura sAtha hI usameM kramazaH taratamatA bhI hotI hai / taratamatA kA mUla kAraNa hiMsA kA saMkleza pariNAma hai / jahA~ krodha Adi kaSAya kI tIvratA jitanI hI kama hotI hai, vahA~ hiMsA bhI utanI hI kama hotI hai / isI kasauTI para hiMsA kI Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA mAna-daNDa tIvratA aura maMdatA ko parakhanA jaina-dharma ko iSTa hai / jaba isa kasauTI para hiMsA aura ahiMsA ko kaseMge to yaha spaSTa ho jAegA ki ekendriya kI apekSA paMcendriya ko mArane meM hiMsaka ke mana meM raudra-dhyAna adhika tIvra hotA hai aura marane vAle jIva meM bhI cetanA adhika vikasita hone ke kAraNa duHkha kI anubhUti adhika hI hotI hai, phalataH usake ArtadhyAna aura raudradhyAna bhI adhika tIvra ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra jaba vahA~ bhAva-hiMsA tIvra hai, to dravya-hiMsA bhI svabhAvataH bar3I hI hogii| dayAmUrti bhagavAn neminAtha __ yadi aisA na mAnA jAya to bhagavAn neminAtha kA pazumocana-sambandhI jaTila prazna kaise hala hogA ? ve to vairAgya ke sAgara the, vivAha nahIM karanA cAhate the, kintu unheM vivAha ke lie kisI na kisI taraha manA liyA gayA aura barAta kI taiyArI hone lagI; taba unheM snAna karAyA gyaa| kahate haiM, 108 ghar3oM ke pAnI se snAna karAyA gyaa| vibhinna prakAra ke phUloM kI anaginata mAlAe~ pahanAI giiN| yaha saba kucha hotA rahA, kintu phira bhI unhoMne yaha nahIM kahA ki "mere vivAha ke liye itanI adhika hiMsA ho rahI hai ! eka bUMda meM asaMkhyAta jIva haiM aura eka phUla kI eka paMkhur3I meM asaMkhya ananta jIva haiM / ataH maiM vivAha nahIM karanA caahtaa|" isa prakAra vahA~ para unhoMne koI virodha prakaTa nahIM kiyaa| lekina barAta dvArikA se cala kara rAjA ugrasena ke yahA~ pahu~cI aura jaba rathArUr3ha ho kara neminAtha toraNa para Aye to eka bAr3e meM kucha pazu-pakSiyoM ko ghirA dekhaa| yahA~ una pazu-pakSiyoM kI karuNa pukAra unake kAnoM se par3I aura jaba usakA kAraNa pUchA, to unake sArathI ne kahA-"mahArAja ! ye bhadra prANI Apake vivAha prasaMga para bhojanArtha mArane ke liye ekatra kiye gaye haiN|"3 sArathI kI bAta sunate hI bhagavAna ke antaHkaraNa meM dayA kA sAgara umar3a 2 jina jIvoM ke eka tvacArUpa sparzana-indriya hotI haiM, ve pRthvI, jala, agni, vAyu aura vanaspati ekendriya kahalAte haiM / sparzana aura rasana-jihvA vAle laTa, giMDole Adi dvIndriya haiM / sparzana, rasana aura ghrANa =nAka vAle cIMTI Adi trIndriya haiM / sparzana, rasana, ghrANa aura cakSu =A~kha vAle makkhI macchara Adi caturindriya haiM / aura sparzana, rasana, ghrANa, cakSu evaM zrotra=kAna vAle manuSya, pazu, pakSI Adi paMcendriya prANI haiN| 3 aha sArahI tao bhaNai ee bhaddA u pANiNo / tujjha vivAhakajjami, bhoyAveuM bahujaNaM / / -uttarAdhyayana sUtra 22, 27 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana par3atA hai| ve karuNArdra ho kara kahate haiM--"eka tarapha to Ananda-maMgala ho rahA hai, mAMgalika bAje baja rahe haiM aura dUsarI tarapha ina mUka pazuoM kI gardanoM para churiyA~ calAne kI taiyArI ho rahI hai|" basa yaha vicAra utpanna hote hI unhoMne sArathI se kahA-'ina pazuoM ko bAr3e se bAhara nikAla do|' jaba sArathI ne pazuoM ko nikAla diyA to bhagavAn prasanna ho kara sArathI ko apane amUlya AbhUSaNa inAma meM de dete haiM aura sAtha hI vivAha na karane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara sAdhanA ke mahApatha para cala par3ate haiN| ___ yAdavajAti mAno jAga uThI / kadAcit isase pUrva ahiMsA ke viSaya meM usakI koI vizeSa spaSTa dhAraNA nahIM thii| isa udAharaNa se use eka nayA sabaka mila gayA / use dhyAna AyA ki vivAha ke samaya hama jo bar3I-bar3I hiMsAe~ karate haiM aura mUka pazuoM kI gardanoM para churI calAte haiM, yaha kitanA bar3A anartha hai ! kitanI bar3I amAnuSikatA hai ! bhagavAn neminAtha ne vivAha kA parityAga karake jo ucca Adarza samAja ke sAmane upasthita kiyA, usakA varNana bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI kiyA hai / bhagavAn neminAtha ne snAna karate samaya, jalakAya ke asaMkhya ekendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA jAnate hue bhI vivAha kA tyAga nahIM kiyA; kintu bAr3e meM baMda kie hue kucha ginatI ke paMcendriya prANiyoM ko dekha kara aura dayA se dravita ho kara unhoMne vivAha karanA asvIkAra kara diyaa| isase kyA niSkarSa nikalatA hai ? yadi bhagavAn ekendriya aura paMcendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA ko samAna samajhate to snAna karate samaya hI usakA virodha kara dete aura usI samaya vivAha karanA asvIkAra kara dete, kyoMki vahAM asaMkhya jala-jIvoM kI hiMsA ho rahI thI / yadi usa samaya vibAha kA tyAga nahIM kiyA to phira jala ke jIvoM kI apekSA bahuta thor3e paMcendriya pazu-pakSiyoM kI hiMsA se dravita ho kara bhI vivAha kA tyAga na karate / parantu saMkhyA meM thor3e-se paMcendriya jIvoM ko mArane ke liye niyata dekha kara unake hRdaya meM karuNA kA srota baha uThA / isase yahI niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki ekendriya aura paMcendriya jIva kI hiMsA samAna nahIM hai / eka gRhastha vanaspati para cAkU calAtA hai aura dUsarA kisI manuSya yA pazu kI gardana para churI calAtA hai to kyA donoM samAna pApa ke bhAgI haiM ? kyA donoM kI hiMsA samAna koTi kI hai ? jo loga ekendriya aura paMcendriya jIva kI hiMsA ko samAna hI mAnate haiM, kyA ve gRhastha ekendriya ke samAna paMcendriya kA bhI vadha karate haiM ? yadi ve svayaM aisA nahIM karate to duniyA ko cakkara meM DAlane ke liye ekAntarUpa se sarvavidha hiMsA kI samAnatA kA pratipAdana kyoM karate haiM ? 1 dekhie-uttarAdhyayana sUtra 22 / 18-16 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA mAna-daNDa ahiMsA aura hiMsA kA pradhAna kendra to vyakti kI bhAvanA hI hai / ataeva use hI AtmA kI kasauTI para kasakara dekhanA hogA / jo isa prakAra dekheMge, ve hastItApasoM ke yuga meM vicaraNa karane nahIM jaaeNge| jIva-gaNanA ke dvArA hiMsA evaM ahiMsA ko AMkanA, yaha jainadharma kI apanI kasauTI nahIM hai, pratyuta bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to isakA prabala virodha kiyA hai| parantu durbhAgya se yaha bhrAnti hamAre andara samAviSTa ho gaI hai, ataH Aja ke vicArazIla jainoM ko ukta bhrAnti ke sambandha meM apanA mata saMsAra ke samakSa spaSTa kara denA Avazyaka hai| yaha eka mahattvapUrNa carcA hai, aura dayA-dAna-sambandhI samasta naye-purAne vAda-vivAda isI meM nihita haiN| ahiMsA ko samajhane ke lie hiMsya jIvoM ke zarIra, indriya, cetanA Adi ke vikAsa ke tAratamya evaM hiMsaka ke manobhAvoM kI tIvratA-mandatA ko samajhanA hogaa| Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI tripuTI dharma ke jitane bhI mArga haiM, eka taraha se sabhI ahiMsA ke hI mArga haiN| dharma ke vibhinna rUpa bhI ahiMsA ke hI pRthaka-pRthaka rUpa haiN| AcaraNa-sambandhI jitane bhI vidhi-vidhAna haiM, una sabameM ahiMsA usI prakAra vyApta hai, jaise samudra kI pratyeka lahara meM jala / kyA satya, kyA asteya, kyA brahmacarya aura kyA aparigraha, sabake sAtha hI ahiMsA calatI hai| jIvana kI kisI bhI UMcI bhUmikA meM, aisA nahIM hai ki ahiMsA chUTa jaae| yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hogA ki ahiMsA bichur3a jAe aura satya calane lage, yA aparigraha use chor3a kara Age cala pdd'e| ahiMsA-vINA kI madhura jhaMkAra sarvatra sunAI detI hai| isa prakAra ahiMsA kA svarUpa virAT hai aura usI ke sahAre dharmoM ke samasta niyama aura upaniyama Tike hue haiN| aba dekhanA yaha hai ki jisa ahiMsA athavA hiMsA ko vyakti apane jIvana ke andara le kara calatA hai, taba vaha kahA~-kahA~ aura kisa-kisa rUpa meM rahatI hai ? jaba yaha bAta bhalI-bhA~ti samajha meM A jAegI to hamAre sAmane ahiMsA kA zuddha rUpa bhI svata: upasthita ho jaaegaa| zarIra aura AtmA eka ora zarIra hai, to dUsarI ora aatmaa| yahA~ eka prazna upasthita hotA hai ki jo karma-baMdha hote haiM, ve zarIra ke dvArA hote haiM yA AtmA ke dvArA ? uttara hai-jIvana meM eka prakAra kI jo caMcalatA aura halacala-sI rahatI hai, jise zAstra kI paribhASA meM yoga kahate haiM, usI ke dvArA karmoM kA baMdha hotA hai| yaha halacala na to akele zarIra meM hotI hai, aura na akelI AtmA meM; balki eka-dUsare ke pragAr3ha sambandha ke kAraNa donoM meM samAnarUpa se hotI hai| gaharAI se vicAra karane para yaha mAlUma ho jAyagA ki na kevala zarIra ke dvArA baMdhana ho sakatA hai aura na kevala AtmA ke dvArA / yadi kevala zarIra ke dvArA hI baMdhana hotA, to jaba AtmA nahIM rahatI hai aura zarIra murdA ho jAtA hai, taba bhI karma-bandhana honA caahie| kintu aisA nahIM hotaa| ata: aisA jA sakatA hai ki yaha zarIra jar3a vastu hai| yaha apane Apa meM kucha nahI hai; yaha to miTTI kA DhelA hai, jo apane Apa kucha bhI karane vAlA nahIM hai| jaba taka AtmA kI kiraNa nahIM par3atI aura AtmA kA spandana nahIM hotA, taba taka zarIra koI kriyA nahIM kara sktaa| yadi vaha apane Apa kucha kara pAtA to AtmA ke nikala jAne para bhI karma-baMdha avazya hotA / Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI tripuTI prazna uThatA hai, yadi zarIra karma ko nahIM bA~dhatA hai, to kyA use AtmA TET hai ? aura yaha jo zubha yA azubha jIvana dhArA baha rahI hai, vaha zarIra meM nahIM to kyA AtmA meM baha rahI hai ? yadi AtmA hI zubha aura azubha karmoM kA saMcaya kara rahA hai - aisA mAna liyA jAe to jaina-dharma kI maryAdA spaSTa nahIM hotI / yadi AtmA svayaM, binA zarIra ke karma-baMdha kara sakatA hai to mukti kI dazA meM bhI karma-baMdha honA cAhie | vastutaH mokSa meM kyA hai ? vahA~ ekamAtra siddhatvarUpa hai, IzvarIya rUpa hai| aura parama vizuddha paramAtma-dazA hai| vahA~ zarIra nahIM rahatA, kevala AtmA hI rahatA hai / yadi AtmA hI karma-baMdha kA kAraNa hai to siddhoM ko bhI karma-baMdha honA cAhie / vahA~ bhI zubha aura azubha karma hone cAhie / kintu aisA hotA nahIM hai / vahA~ AtmA karma-baMdha se atIta, vizuddha hI rahatI hai / ataeva spaSTa hai ki akelA AtmA bhI karmoM kA baMdha nahIM karatA / astu, yaha spaSTa hai ki karma-bandha AtmA aura zarIra ke saMyoga se hotA hai / jaba taka ye donoM mile rahate haiM, taba taka saMsArI dazA meM karma-bandha hotA rahatA hai / parantu jaba ye donoM alaga-alaga ho jAte haiM, na kevala sthUla zarIra hI; apitu sUkSmazarIra bhI AtmA se alaga ho jAtA hai, to isa avasthA meM karma - bandha kA sarvathA anta ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra AtmA aura zarIra ke saMyoga para hI karma-bandha AdhArita hai / kalpanA kareM - bhaMga hai, aura vaha adhika se adhika teja ghoTa kara rakhI gaI hai / ---- 67 aba prazna yaha hai ki usakA jo nazA hai, aura naze ke prabhAva se jo pAgalapana hotA hai, vaha bhaMga meM hai yA pIne vAle meM yadi pIne vAle meM hai to bhaMga pIne se pahale bhI usameM unmAda aura dIvAnApana honA cAhie thA / kintu aisA to hai nahIM / bhaMga pIne se pahale pIne vAle meM pAgalapana nahIM hotA / yadi pIne vAle meM aura usakI AtmA meM nazA nahIM hai, mAdakatA bhI nahIM hai - to kyA bhaMga meM hI hai ? yadi bhaMga meM hI hai to bhaMga jaba ghoTachAna kara gilAsa meM rakhI ho, taba usameM bhI dIvAnApana AnA cAhie / kintu dekhate haiM, vahA~ kucha nahIM hai / vahA~ vaha zAMtarUpa meM, loTe yA gilAsa meM par3I rahatI hai / parantu jaba pIne vAle kA saMga hotA hai, taba jA kara nazA car3hatA hai, unmAda aura pAgalapana bhI AtA hai| tAtparya yaha huA ki akelI bhaMga aura akelI AtmA meM nazA nahIM hai, balki jaba donoM kA saMga hotA hai tabhI mAdakatA paidA hotI hai / isalie na akele zarIra para doSAropaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai aura na akelI AtmA ko hI aparAdhI samajhA jA sakatA hai / jaba AtmA nissaMga ho jAtI hai aura vizuddha bana jAtI hai, taba usameM koI harakata yA spandana nahIM raha jaataa| isI ko yoga nirodha kahate haiM / jaba taka AtmA aura zarIra kA aihika saMsarga hai, taba taka yoga hai, aura jaba taka yoga hai, tabhI taka karma-bandha hai / hiMsA ke dvAra : yoga aura karaNa isa prakAra jainadharma kA dRSTikoNa spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki AtmA ke dvArA hiMsA Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA darzana hotI hai, kintu vaha zarIra ke mAdhyama se hI hotI hai / zarIra meM hI mana aura vacana kI dhArA bhI bahatI hai / ye tInoM 'yoga' kahalAte haiM / 68 lagAyA jA vacana ko sakatA hai ? asadbhASaNa sakatA hai / aba prazna yaha hai ki kisa prakAra hiMsA para pratibandha isake lie sthUla zarIra ko pApa karane se rokA jA sakatA hai, se rokA jA sakatA hai aura mana ko bhI azubha saMkalpoM se haTA liyA jA haiM, eka prakAra se zarIra para niyantraNa rakhane se zarIra ke dvArA hone vAle pApa ruka jAte vacana para adhikAra rakhane se vacana dvArA hone vAle pApa ruka jAte haiM, aura mana para aMkuza lagA dene se mAnasika pApa ruka jAte haiM / mana, vacana aura zarIra -- ye tIna hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI AdhArabhUmikAe~ haiM; aura Age cala kara ina tInoM ke bhI tIna-tIna bheda ho jAte haiM / mana se svayaM hiMsA karanA, dUsare se karavAnA aura hiMsA karane vAle ke kArya kA anumodana samarthana karanA / isI prakAra vacana aura zarIra ke sAtha bhI ye tInoM vikalpa calate haiM / jaina zrAvaka (gRhastha ) do karaNa tathA tIna yoga se hiMsA kA parityAga karatA hai / arthAt vaha na to mana, vANI aura zarIra ke dvArA hiMsA karatA hai aura na mana, vANI aura zarIra dvArA anya kisI se hiMsA karavAtA hI hai| gRhastha ko anumodana kI chUTa hai / eka AdamI svayaM kAma karatA hai aura usase pApabandha hotA hai / dUsarA svayaM karatA nahIM, apitu dUsaroM se karavAtA hai aura usase pApa-bandha hotA hai / tIsarA svayaM karatA bhI nahIM karavAtA bhI nahIM, sirpha karane vAle kA anumodana yA sarAhanA karatA hai aura usameM bhI pApa-bandha hotA hai / ata: prazna yaha hai ki ina tInoM meM se kisa sthiti meM pApa jyAdA hotA hai ? arthAt tInoM vikalpoM se Ane vAlA pApa samAna hai yA nyUnAdhika ? 1 hiMsA kisameM jyAdA kisameM kama ? jainadharma anekAMtavAdI dharma hai, ekAMtavAdI nahIM / vaha pratyeka siddhAMta ko vibhinna koNa se dekhatA hai / aisI sthiti meM dharma, puNya yA pApa kA nirNaya dete samaya vaha ekapakSIya nirNaya kaise de sakatA hai ? astu, jainadharma isa prazna kA nirNAyaka uttara vicAroM kI vibhinnarUpatA para hI chor3a detA hai / ataeva vicAroM kA jo pravAha AtA hai, vaha bhI vibhinna rUpoM meM prakaTa hotA hai; arthAt - eka vyakti ko kisI rUpa meM aura dUsare ko dUsare rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai / usakI gati kahIM tIvra hotI hai, to kahIM manda / bataka usakI bhUmikA nIcI rahatI hai aura rAga-dveSa kA Adhikya hotA hai, taba taka vikalpAtmaka vicAroM ke pravAha meM bhI tIvratA hotI hai / jaise pRthvI kA DhalAva pA kara pAnI kA pravAha teja ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra jIvana kI nIcI bhUmikA meM saMkalpa aura 1 gRhastha ko saMkalpapUrvaka niraparAdha prANiyoM kI sthUla hiMsA kA parityAga karanA hotA hai / Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI tripuTI vikalpoM kA pravAha bhI tIvratA dhAraNa kara letA hai / jaise DhalAva meM bar3hane vAle pAnI kA pravAha aniyaMtrita ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra jIvana kI bhUmikA jaba nIcI hotI hai to vicAroM kA pravAha bhI aniyaMtrita rahatA hai| isake viruddha jaba sAdhaka kI bhUmikA U~cI hotI hai aura rAga-dveSa manda hote haiM, taba sAdhaka pratyeka kArya mandabhAva yA anAsaktabhAva se karatA hai aura usameM yathAsambhava taTasthabuddhi bhI rakhatA hai | viveka -vicAra se kAma letA hai aura usakA hara kadama niyantraNa ke sAtha bar3hatA hai| isa taraha vaha calatA bhI hai aura rukatA bhI hai / jIvana - gAr3I ke do guNa: pravRtti aura nivRtti jIvana kI gAr3I meM donoM prakAra ke guNa hone cAhie - AvazyakatA hone para vaha cala sake aura AvazyakatA hone para yathAvasara rokI bhI jA sake / yadi vaha moTara hai, to usameM calane kA, aura samaya par3ane para breka lagAte hI rukane kA guNa bhI honA cAhie / jIvana kI gAr3I ko bhI jahA~ sAdhaka ThIka samajhatA hai, vahA~ calAtA hai aura yathAvasara roka bhI letA hai / vaha apane mana, vacana aura zarIra se kAma letA hai aura jaba cAhatA hai, taba unakI gati ko roka bhI sakatA hai / vaha harakata to karegA hI, jIvana ko mAMsa kA piNDa banA kara nahIM rakhegA / yadi rakhegA bhI to kahA~ taka ? Akhira jIvana to jIvana hai, aura vaha bhI mAnava kA jIvana / astu, jIvana ko jIvana ke vAstavika rUpa meM hI vyatIta karanA hai ; jar3arUpa meM niSkriya nahIM banAnA hai / jagat meM jIvana to jIvana ke hI rUpa meM rahegA, jar3a ke rUpa meM nahIM raha sakatA / usameM spandana kA honA anivArya / yadi haThAt zarIra aura vacana para tAlA DAla bhI diyA jAe, to mana kA kyA hogA ? vaha to apane caMcala svabhAva ke kAraNa uchala-kUda macAtA hI rahegA / vaha hajAroM prakAra ke banAva aura bigAr3a karatA rahatA hai / mana rAjA hai / bhalA, usa para sahasA tAlA kisa prakAra lagAyA jA sakatA hai ? jIvana hai to ye saba harakateM bhI raheMgI hI / kintu sAdhaka meM itanA sAmarthya AnA cAhie ki usake jIvana kI gAr3I jaba kabhI galata rAste para jAne lage, taba vaha use roka de aura yathAzIghra sahI rAste para le Ae / 66 eka sAdhaka svayaM kAma karatA hai / yadi usameM viveka hai, vicAra hai aura ciMtana hai, to vaha yathAvasara calatA bhI hai aura idhara-udhara ke pApa pravAha ko kama bhI karatA hai / yadi calate samaya koI kIr3A mArga meM A gayA, bAlaka A gayA yA bUr3hA A gayA to unheM avazya bacA detA hai / kyoMki use calanA hai, para viveka ke sAtha | bhAratIya saMskRti kI paramparA meM calane ke lie bhI niyama haiM / yadi sAmane se bAlaka A rahA hai aura rAstA taMga hai, to vayaska puruSa yA strI ko kinAre para khar3A ho jAnA cAhie aura usa bAlaka ko pUrI suvidhA denI cAhie / usakA sammAna karanA caahie| bAlaka durbala hai aura use idhara-udhara bhaTakAnA ucita nahIM, kyoMki vaha gar3abar3a meM par3a jaaegaa| isalie use sIdhe nAka kI rAha jAne do / yadi koI Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 ahiMsA -darzana bahana A rahI hai to bhAratIya saMskRti kA takAjA hai ki puruSa ko baca kara eka ora khar3A ho jAnA cAhie aura usa bahana ko sIdhI rAha se calane denA cAhie / yadi koI vRddha A rahA hai, to naujavAna ko alaga kinAre khar3A ho jAnA cAhie aura vRddha ko idhara-udhara nahIM hone denA caahie| usakI vRddhAvasthA kA khyAla rakhakara use suvidhA ke sAtha calane denA caahie| yadi koI rAjA A rahA hai to prajA kA karttavya hai ki vaha rAjA ko rAstA de aura kinAre khar3I ho jaae| pahale rAjA the, aba isa jamAne meM netA yA saMrakSaka hote haiM / na mAlUma ve kahA~ aura kisa mahattvapUrNa kArya ke lie jA rahe haiM / unake rAste meM ror3A kyoM aTakAyA jAe ? yadi sAmane se sAdhu-saMta A rahe hoM, to rAjA ko bhI rAstA bacA kara sAmAnya prajAnana kI bhA~ti kinAre khar3A ho jAnA cAhie aura sAdhu ko sIdhA calane denA cAhie / aba yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki sAdhu ko bhI kahIM rukanA cAhie yA nahIM ? sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI AtmA apane Apa hI bola uThatI hai ki sAdhu cala rahA hai aura sAmane se koI majadUra vajana lAde A rahA hai, to sAdhu ko bhI rAstA chor3akara kinAre khar3A ho jAnA caahie| jo majadUra bhAra lekara cala rahA hai aura eka-eka kadama bojha se ladA calA A rahA hai, bojha se hA~phatA aura pasIne se lathapatha huA cala rahA hai, to use haTane ke lie kabhI nahIM kahanA caahie| cAhe koI rAjA ho yA sAdhusaMta ho, usa majadUra ke lie sabako haTanA cAhie | yaha saba kyA hai ? yahI ki calane ke sAtha jarUrata par3ane para 'breka' lagAnA hai / isI prakAra AvazyakatA hone para apane jIvana ko roka bhI lenA cAhie / yaha nahIM ki gAr3I chUTa gaI to basa chUTa hI gaI / vaha kahIM bhI TakarAye, kintu hama tanika bhI idharaudhara na hoMge ! nahIM, sAdhaka ko baca kara calanA caahie| Azaya yaha hai ki jIvana kI jo bhI gatiyA~ haiM, unameM khAnA, pInA, pahananA Adi sabhI kucha sammilita haiM / una saba meM pravRtti bhI karanI hai aura nivRtti bhI / pravRtti karate samaya vAtAvaraNa, samaya, vyakti aura sthAna Adi kA yathocita dhyAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai / jIvana kI gati ko vivekapUrvaka roka kara bhI rakhanA hai aura Age bhI bar3hAnA hai / itanI bhUmikA ke bAda isa prazna kA uttara sarala ho jAtA hai ki karane meM jyAdA pApa hai, yA karAne meM, athavA anumodana meM jyAdA pApa hai ? pahale hI kahA jA cukA hai ki jaina dharma anekAMtavAdI dharma hai / isI dRSTikoNa se yahA~ bhI vAstavikatA kA patA lagAyA jA sakatA hai / karane kI apekSA karavAne meM adhika hiMsA: aviveka ke kAraNa jo sAdhaka svayaM dakSatA - pUrvaka kAma kara sakatA hai kintu vaha svayaM na karake kisI aise vyakti se, jisakI bhUmikA usa kAma ke yogya nahIM hai, jo usa kAma ko viveka ke sAtha nahIM kara sakatA hai, yadi AgrahapUrvaka karavAtA hai to aisI sthiti meM karane kI apekSA karavAne meM jyAdA pApa hotA hai / Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko tripuTI 101 kisI ke ghara nava-badhU AI / dhanika bApa kI putrI hone ke kAraNa vaha mAyake meM gharelU kAma-kAja nAmamAtra ko hI karatI thii| ataH ghara-gRhasthI ke kAma meM usako nipuNatA prApta na honA svAbhAvika thaa| gharelU kAma-kAja meM nipuNa na hote hue bhI koI bhI nava-baghU yaha nahIM cAhatI ki usakI maujUdagI meM sAsa yA nanada bhojana bnaaveN| ataeva apane uttaradAyittva ko pahacAna kara badhU ne bhojana banAne kI ruci prakaTa kI aura rasoIghara meM jA phuNcii| parantu sAsa ko yaha mAlUma thA ki usakI putra-baghU bhojana banAnA nahIM jAnatI; ataH usane bahU se kahA : ----tU rahane de bahU, maiM hI khAnA banA luuNgii| bahU ---mere rahate hue yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ki Apa khAnA banAe~ ? sAsa -arI ! mujhe mAlUma hai ki tU bhojana banAnA nahIM jAnatI; isalie rahane bhI de ! bahU -yaha kaise mAlUma huA ki maiM bhojana banAnA nahIM jAnatI ? isa doSa ko sadaiva ke lie dUra karane ko maiM abhI bhojana banA kara dikhAe detI huuN| yaha kaha kara bahU bhojana banAne meM juTa gaI, aura ATA gUthanA zurU kara diyA, kintu vicAroM kI asthiratA ke kAraNa ATe meM pAnI adhika par3a gyaa| jisakA pariNAma yaha huA ki pAnI ke Adhikya ne ATe kA lacIlApana samApta kara diyA / isa dRzya ko sAsa gambhIratApUrvaka dekha rahI thii| bhalA isa avasara para vaha cupa kaise rahatI ? astu, bur3hiyA bolI-"bahUrAnI ! maiMne pahale hI kahA thA ki bhojana maiM hI banA luuNgii| kyoMki tujhe bhojana banAne kA abhyAsa nahIM hai| dekha le, tere hAtha se ATA patalA ho gayA na ! ghara meM aura ATA bhI nahIM hai, jisase ATe ke patalepana ko dUra kiyA jA ske| ___sAsa ke kathanAnusAra apanI anubhavahInatA pramANita ho jAne para bahU sahasA sahama-sI gii| parantu kisI bhI upAya se patale ATe kA upayoga karanA hI thaa| ataH dhIraja dhAraNa kara vinamrabhAva se bolI-"to mAtAjI ! kisa upAya se isa patale ATe ko ThIka kiyA jA sakegA ?" sAsa-"aise patale ATe ke to pUe hI bana sakate haiM, so maiM banAe detI huuN|" bahU---"isake pUe to maiM hI banA luuNgii| Apa mere pAsa hI baiThI raheM aura AvazyakatAnusAra saMketa detI rheN|" bahU ke sAdara nivedana ko svIkAra kara bur3hiyA vahIM baiThI rahI aura pUe banAne ke lie ATe ko aura patalA karane ke lie bahU ko thor3A-sA pAnI DAlane ko khaa| saMketa milate hI bahU ne pAnI DAlanA zurU kiyA aura isI sanaka meM isa bAra bhI pAnI adhika par3a gyaa| isa bAra ATe kA rUpa hI badala gyaa| arthAt sapheda raMga kA koI patalA aura tarala padArtha dikhAI dene lgaa| ATe kI isa durdazA ne cAhe bahU ko cintita aura khinnacitta na banAyA ho, parantu bur3hiyA ke mana ko gaharI Thesa pahuMcI aura vaha usI gambhIra bhAva se bolI-"arI Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 ahiMsA-darzana lakSmI ! maiMne pahale hI kahA thA ki tU apanI caturAI mata kara, kintu tU kaba mAnane vAlI thI ! aba pheMkane ke sivAya isakA aura kucha nahIM bnegaa|" bahU-"pheMkane kA kAma to maiM binA kisI ke batAe hI kara luuNgii| bhalA, isameM kauna-se zAstrIya jJAna tathA guru ke upadeza kI jarUrata hai ? yaha kahate hue ATe ke bartana ko uThA kara bahU use sar3aka para pheMkane calI aura jaba Upara kI maMjila kI khir3akI ke pAsa pahu~ca gaI, taba nIce se bur3hiyA ne pukAra kara nirdeza diyA--"arI ! tU jidda meM ise le to gaI hai, kintu bhale AdamI ko dekha kara hI phaiknaa|" AjJAkAriNI putravadhU isa antima avasara para sAsa ke upadeza kA bhalA kaise ullaMghana karatI ? vaha kisI bhale AdamI ke Ane aura khir3akI ke nIce se gujarane kI pratIkSA karatI rhii| itane meM hI koI bhalA AdamI AtA huA dikhalAI diyA, aura jyoM hI vaha khir3akI ke nIce AyA, tyoM hI bahU ne Upara se usake Upara ATe kA pAnI DAla diyaa| sacamuca yadi koI bhalA AdamI hotA to zAyada usakI ora se itanI uttejanA bhI paidA na hotii| kintu durbhAgyavaza vaha AdamI sajjana kahalAne vAle vyaktiyoM meM se na thA / apane ko ATe ke pAnI se tarabatara pAkara vaha uttejita ho uThA aura apane svabhAva ke anusAra besira-paira kI anargala bAteM bakane lgaa| usakI uttejanApUrNa bakavAsa ko suna kara rAha calane vAle loga ikaTThe ho gaye, aura usa vyakti ko samajhA-bujhA kara vivAda kA nipaTArA kara diyaa| ___ ATe ke bhAgya kA antima phaisalA karake jaba nava-vadhU Upara se nIce A gaI to sAsa ne pUchA "arI pagalI ! yaha tUne kyA kiyA ? kyA mere batalAne kA yahI saMtoSajanaka phala honA cAhie thA ?" bahU bolI- 'mAtAjI, vyartha meM kyoM bigar3atI ho ? jaisA Apane batalAyA, vaisA hI to maiMne kiyaa| kyA Apane yaha nahIM kahA ki bhale AdamI ko dekha kara hI pAnI DAlanA ?" bahU ke isa mUrkhatApUrNa kathana ko suna kara, sAsa ne apanA mAthA Thoka kara gaharI sAMsa lete hue kahA-hAya re bhAgya ! jo aisI sulakSaNA putra-vadhU milii| eka pagaDaMDI hA~, to uparyukta kathana kA yahI tAtparya hai ki-koI-strI ho yA koI puruSa sabakI jIvana-yAtrA kA eka hI mArga hai / aisA bhUla kara bhI nahIM hai ki mahilAoM ke lie koI alaga pagaDaMDI banI ho, aura puruSoM ke lie koI duusrii| sabhI ke lie kevala eka pagaDaMDI hai, aura vaha hai-'viveka' kii| yadi hamArA vicAra susthira hai, aura viveka abhISTa lakSya-bindu meM kendrita hai, to kisI kArya ko svayaM karanA athavA dUsaroM se karavAnA, donoM hI prakAra ke mArga nizcitarUpa se ThIka hoNge| viveka ke dvArA hI pApoM ke pravAha se bacA jA sakatA hai / kintu jahA~ aviveka kA bAhulya hai, Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko tripuTI ajJAna hai, phira bhI manuSya AgrahapUrvaka kAma karatA yA karavAtA hai aura yathAprasaMga breka nahIM lagAtA hai, to adhika pApArjana karatA hai / __jaba zarIra para nahIM, to vacana para breka kaise raha sakatA hai ? astu, avivekI manuSya isa prakAra kAma karatA hai, jisase jyAdA hiMsA hotI hai aura phira usakI pratikriyA pUre vAtAvaraNa ko azuddha banA detI hai| jahA~ aviveka hai, vahA~ karane meM bhI jyAdA pApa hai aura karAne meM bhI jyAdA pApa hai| isake viparIta jahA~ viveka hai, vahA~ svayaM karane meM bhI aura dUsaroM se karAne meM bhI pApa kama hotA hai / eka bahina jo vivekavatI hai, yadi vaha svayaM kAma karatI hai, to samaya par3ane para jIvoM ko bacA legI, cIjoM kA apavyaya nahIM karegI aura cauke kI maryAdA ko ahiMsA kI dRSTi se nibhA skegii| seThAnI aura hamArI bI0e0 tathA ema0e0 pAsa bahineM svayaM kAma na karake yadi eka anajAna naukarAnI ko kAma sauMpa deM, jise kucha patA nahIM ki viveka kyA hai ? vaha roTiyA~ seka kara Apake sAmane DAla detI hai, para, usameM cauke kI ahiMsA-sambandhI maryAdA kI buddhi nahIM hai| ahiMsA kI saMskRti ke sambandha meM koI spaSTa vicAradhArA use nahIM milii| isa sthiti meM yadi vaha bhojana banAne ke kAma para biThA dI gaI hai to samajhie ki karAne meM hI pApa jyAdA hogaa| yadi koI bahina svayaM viveka ke sAtha kArya karegI, kadama-kadama para ahiMsA kA viveka le kara calegI aura usake antara meM dayA evaM karuNA kI lahara ubuddha hogI, to use khyAla hogA ki khAne vAle kyA khAte haiM aura vaha unake svAsthya ke anukUla hai yA pratikUla ? kintu usane Alasyavaza svayaM kArya na karake vikekazUnya naukarAnI ke gale mar3ha diyA to vaha kaba dekhane lagI ki pAnI chanA hai yA nahIM, ATA dekhA gayA hai yA nahIM, kIr3e-makor3e par3e haiM yA nahIM? isa taraha vaha cauke ko saMhAra-gRha kA rUpa de detI hai| kisI taraha roTiyA~ to taiyAra ho jAtI haiM aura Apake sAmane rakha dI jAtI haiN| yahA~ karAne meM bhI jyAdA pApa hotA hai / / ___ isa prakAra satya kA mahAn siddhAnta Apake sAmane A gayA hai| isake viruddha aura koI bAta nahIM kahI jA sakatI, aura yaha siddhAnta jaise gRhasthoM para lAgU hotA hai, usI prakAra sAdhuoM para bhii| kalpanA kIjie--kinhIM gurujI ke pAsa eka ziSya hai / gurujI ko gocarI-sambandhI niyama-upaniyama, vidhi-vidhAna, sabakA parijJAna hai aura ziSya ko bhikSA-sambandhI doSoM kA jJAna nahIM hai| niyamoM aura vidhAnoM ko bhI vaha abhI taka nahIM sIkha-samajha pAyA hai| vaha gocarI kA artha kevala mAla ikaTThA karanA hI jAnatA hai / aisI sthiti meM yaha samajhanA kaThina nahIM hai ki gurujI yadi svayaM gocarI karane jAte to viveka kA adhika dhyAna rakha sakate the| para ve svayaM gocarI karane nahIM gaye aura vivekahIna ziSya ko bheja diyA / use patA nahIM ki kise, kitanI aura kisa cIja kI AvazyakatA hai ? vaha jisa ghara se bhikSA le rahA hai, vahA~ bUr3hoM aura baccoM ke lie pIche kucha bacA hai yA nahIM ? use prANiyoM kI hiMsA kA bhI koI vizeSa Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 . ahiMsA-darzana dhyAna nahIM hai| yaha ziSya gocarI meM doSoM kA bhaMDAra hI le kara AegA / isa prakAra svayaM karane kI apekSA dUsaroM se karavAne meM jyAdA hiMsA ho jAtI hai| pApa ko nyUnAdhikatA bhAratIya saMskRti aura usameM bhI vizeSataH jaina-dharma kI yaha zikSA hai ki hara kAma viveka se karanA cAhie / viveka aura cintana hara kAma meM cAlU rahanA cAhie / isa prakAra kisI kArya ko svayaM karane aura dUsaroM se karavAne meM pApa kI nyUnAdhikatA viveka aura aviveka para nirbhara karatI hai| viveka ke sAtha 'svayaM' karane meM kama pApa hai, jabaki avivekapUrvaka dUsare ayogya vyakti se karAne meM adhika pApa hai| dUsarI ora aviveka se sAtha svayaM karane meM adhika pApa hai, jabaki usI kArya ko viveka ke sAtha dUsare yogya vyakti se karAne meM kama pApa hai| yaha jaina-dharma kI anekAntadRSTi hai| tIsarA karaNa anumodana hai| eka AdamI svayaM kAma nahIM karatA, dUsaroM se karavAtA bhI nahIM, kevala kAma karane vAloM kI sarAhanA karatA hai / kahIM lar3AI huI, itane jora se ki sira phaTa gye| eka tamAzabIna bAjAra ke eka sire se dUsare sire taka lar3AI aura siraphuTaubvala kA samarthana karatA jAtA hai / vaha kahatA hai-'vAha ! Aja binA paise ke kaisA bar3hiyA tamAzA dekhane ko milA! bar3A majA aayaa| bahuta acchA huA ki usakA sira phaTA aura usakI haDDI kA kacUmara nikala gyaa|' yaha dhyAna dene kI bAta hai--aisA kaha kara lar3AI kA anumodana karane vAlA kitanA karma-bandha kara rahA hai ? vaha kitane ghora ajJAna meM phaMsa rahA hai ? usane svayaM lar3AI kI nahIM, dUsaroM se karavAI bhI nahIM, phira bhI sambhava hai, vaha lar3ane vAloM se bhI adhika karma bA~dha le / lar3ane vAle Aveza meM lar3e haiM / unakI hiMsA virodhI kI aura aparAdhI kI hiMsA ho sakatI hai, aura saprayojana bhI ho sakatI hai| kintu anumodana karane vAlA vyartha hI pApa kI gaTharI sira para lAda rahA hai| aparAdhI kI hiMsA to zrAvaka ke lie kSamya ho sakatI hai, parantu isa prakAra ke anumodana kI vyartha hiMsA zrAvaka ke lie kathamapi kSamya nahIM hai / yahA~ karane aura karAne kI apekSA anumodana meM adhika hiMsA hai| __jIvana meM koI vyakti ekAnta pakSa ko le kara nahIM cala sakatA, kyoMki kabhI karane meM to kabhI karavAne meM aura kabhI anumodana meM jyAdA pApa ho jAtA hai| eka bhAI kI bAta mere dhyAna meM hai| usane apane eka naukara ko phala lAne ke lie bhejA / naukara grAmINa thA, bAlaka thA, ajJAna thA / vaha sar3e hue phala le aayaa| vaha le to AyA, kintu usa para hajAra-hajAra gAliyA~ pdd'ii| usa bhAI ne svayaM batalAyA ki 'mujhe usa samaya itanA Aveza AyA ki do-cAra cA~Te bhI usake jar3a diye|' maiMne usa bhAI se kahA-'tumane aise bAlaka ko bhejA hI kyoM ? jise jJAna nahIM thA, kharIdane ke viSaya meM jise kucha bhI viveka nahIM thaa| aba kahate ho, gussA A gayA, kintu usa samaya apanI galatI nahIM mAlUma kI ki maiM kise bheja rahA hU~ ? Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko tripuTI 105 tumhArI apanI galatI se hI gussA, Aveza aura mArane-pITane kI manovRtti jagI, aura phala phaikane par3e / doSa tumhArA thA, kisI aura kA nahIM / tumhAre hI kAraNa itanA bavaNDara macA / yadi vivekapUrvaka tuma svayaM kAma karate to itanI galata cIjeM kyoM hotIM tumheM kyoM ghRNA aura Aveza hotA ? aura mAra-pITa bhI kyoM karanI par3atI ?' jIvana meM isa prakAra kI jo sAdhAraNa ghaTanAe~ hotI haiM, unhIM se jIvana kA nirNaya-sUtra taiyAra hotA hai aura samajhA jAtA hai ki vivekapUrvaka kAma karane se pApa kama hotA hai| anajAna se kAma karAyA to usane na jAne kitane jIvoM kI hiMsA kii| isake atirikta apane aura naukara ke mana meM Aveza, ghRNA Adi ke kAraNa mAnasika hiMsA yA bhAva-hiMsA bhI huii| jIvana ke ye dRSTikoNa kucha naye nahIM haiM, bahuta purAne yuga se yoM hI calate A rahe haiM / isa sambandha meM jaina-dharma ke itihAsa-sambandhI kucha purAne panne maiM Apake sAmane lA rahA hU~, jina para vicAra karane se patA calegA ki jaina saMskRti ne jIvana meM kabhI kucha aise prazna cher3e haiM, jahA~ kahIM manuSya karAne kI apekSA karane meM doSI samajhA jAtA hai aura kahIM vaha karane kI apekSA karAne meM jyAdA pApa kA bhAgI hotA hai| karuNApati bAhubalI jaina itihAsa kA pahalA adhyAya bhagavAn RSabhadeva se prArambha hotA hai / vahIM se jIvana kI kalA udbhUta hotI hai / bhagavAn RSa madeva ke samaya meM hI unake bar3e putra bharata ke cakravartI banane kA prasaMga AyA / ve lar3AiyA~ lar3ate rahe / bhArata kI samasta bhUmi para unakA svAmitva sthApita ho gayA / kintu unake bhAI ne unakA Adhipatya svIkAra nahIM kiyA, taba bharata ne socA-jaba taka bhAI bhI mere senAcakra ke nIce na A jAe~, taba taka cakravartI kA sAmrAjya pUrA na hogaa| yaha socakara marata ne anya bhAiyoM ke pAsa, khAsakara bAhubalI ke pAsa bhI dUta bhejA / bAhubalI pracaNDa bala ke dhanI aura abhimAnI the| unhoMne bharata kI adhInatA svIkAra karane se sApha inkAra kara diyA / pariNAma yaha huA ki bharata aura bAhubalI kI vizAla senAe~ maidAna meM A DaTIM / jaba donoM ora kI senAe~ jUjhane ko taiyAra thIM, sirpha zaMkha phUMkane bhara kI dera thI ki bAhubalI ke citta meM karuNA kI eka madhura lahara paidA huii| vaise to isa prasaMga para indra ke Ane kI bAta sunI jAtI hai| bahuta-sI lar3AiyoM meM indra ko bulAne ke prasaMga bhI milate haiN| kintu itihAsa ke mUla meM yaha bAta nahIM hai / koI kAraNa nahIM ki lar3AI se hone vAlI hiMsA kI kalpanA karake. indra kA anta:karaNa to karuNA se paripUrNa ho jAe aura bAhubalI sarIkhe apane jIvana kI bhItarI taha meM virakti-bhAva, anAsakti-bhAva aura karuNA-bhAva dhAraNa karane vAle ke citta meM indra ke barAbara bhI karuNA na ho| AcArya jinadAsa mahattara ne Avazyaka Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 ahiMsA - darzana cUrNa meM indroM ke Ane kA ullekha nahIM kiyA hai / svayaM bAhubalI ke hRdaya meM hI karuNA ke srota kA umar3anA likhA hai; jise digambara- paramparA bhI mAnatI hai / kintu vAstavikatA yaha hai ki bAhubalI ne dekhA - bharata ko cakravartI bananA hai aura maiM usake patha kA ror3A hU~ / taba merA svAbhimAna mujhe AjJA detA hai ki bharata kI AjJA svIkAra na karU, kyoMki vaha anucita AjJA hai| bhAI ko, bhAI se bhAI ke rUpa meM sevA lene kA adhikAra hai / bharata bar3e haiM, maiM choTA hU~ / isa haisiyata se maiM hajAra bAra sevA karane ko taiyAra hU~ / kintu maiM bhAI bana kara hI AjJA uThAU~gA, dAsa yA gulAma bana kara nahIM / bAhubalI kI vRtti meM yahI mUla cintana thA / unhoMne socA -- bharata haiM, jo cakravartI banane ko taiyAra haiM; aura maiM hU~ jo svAbhimAna ko tilAMjali nahIM de sakatA / hama donoM apanI-apanI bAta para aTala rahane ke lie hI talavAreM le kara maidAna meM Aye haiM / ataH prazna bharata kA aura merA hai / becArI yaha garIba prajA kyoM kaTa-kaTa kara mare, hama donoM ke jhagar3e meM hajAroM-lAkhoM manuSya donoM tarapha ke kaTa mareMge, kitanA bhISaNa nara-saMhAra hogA, na mAlUma kitanI suhAginoM kA saubhAgya- siMdUra puMcha jAegA, kitanI hajAra mAtAe~ apane kalejoM ke Tukar3oM ke lie vilApa kareMgI, kauna jAne kitane pitA apane putroM ke lie aura kitane putra apane pitAoM ke lie hajAra-hajAra AMsU bahAe~ge ? bAhubalI ne bharata ke pAsa sandeza bhejA - 'Ao bhAI ! isa lar3AI kA phaisalA hama aura tuma donoM Apasa meM kara leN| yaha ucita nahIM ki prajA lar3e aura hama loga apane-apane DeroM meM baiThe darzakoM kI taraha lar3AI dekhate raheM / acchA ho, sirpha hama donoM hI Apasa meM lar3eM aura isa vyartha ke nara-saMhAra ko samApta kareM / isakA artha huA - karAnA nahIM, balki svayaM karanA / karAne meM jo virAT hiMsA thI, use svayaM karane meM sImita kara diyA gayA / isa vicAra se donoM bhAI lar3AI ke maidAna meM utara Ae / A~khoM kA yuddha huA, muSTi kA yuddha huA / isa sImita yuddha meM bhI ahiMsA kI ullekhanIya sImA yaha thI ki maranA-mAranA kisI ko nahIM thA, kevala jaya aura parAjaya kA nirNaya karanA thA / phira yaha nirNaya to khuna kI eka bhI bUMda bahAe binA ukta tarIke se bhI ho sakatA thaa| saMsAra ke itihAsa meM vaha sarvaprathama ahiMsaka yuddha thA / yahA~ jaina dharma kA eka sundara dRSTikoNa parilakSita hotA hai, jise dekha kara bAhubalI ko hajAra-hajAra dhanyavAda dene par3ate haiM / unake mana meM karuNA kI vaha ujjvala dhArA AI ki unhoMne hajAroM-lAkhoM AdamiyoM ko gAjara-mUlI kI taraha kaTane se bacA liyA / unhoMne svayaM lar3ane kI apekSA dUsaroM ko lar3avAne meM apane jIvana ko adhika mailA dekhA / jaina dharma kA vaha yuga-puruSa jaba yuddha karavAne kI apekSA svayaM yuddha karane ko udyata huA to usake usa mahAn aitihAsika nirNaya kA aMga-aMga camakane lagA / Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko tripuTI 107 Age phira jaina itihAsa meM bhagavAn munisuvratasvAmI kA yuga AtA hai, jise rAmAyaNakAla bhI kaha sakate haiM / rAmAyaNa jaina-saMskRti kI dRSTi se padmapurANa ke rUpa . meM hai / AcArya hemacandra ne bhI rAmAyaNa kI kathA likhI hai aura AcArya vimala ne bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pA~ca-sau varSa bAda jo vimala-rAmAyaNa likhI gaI hai, vaha prAkRta bhASA meM hai / usake par3hane se mAlUma ho sakatA hai ki kisI yuddha kA sahI phaisalA kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai ? bAlI kI ahiMsaka nIti eka ora bAlI hai aura dUsarI ora rAvaNa / bAlI se apanA adhikAra manavAne ke lie, use apane sevaka ke rUpa meM rakhane ke lie rAvaNa eka bar3I senA le kara kiSkindhA para car3ha jAtA hai / dUsarI tarapha se bAlI kI vizAla senA bhI DaTa jAtI hai, donoM ora ke senApati isa intajAra meM the ki kaba yuddha kA zaMkha baje, talavAreM camakeM aura raNabhUmi rakta-snAna kre| usI samaya bAlI yuddha ke maidAna meM A pahuMcA / sabase pahale usake mana meM yaha tarka utpanna huA ki 'Akhira ina donoM jAtiyoM ke lar3a-mara jAne se kyA hogA ? lAkhoM insAna mauta ke ghATa utara jaaeNge| jaya-parAjaya kA prazna to merA aura rAvaNa kA hai| yahA~ to vyaktigata dAvA hai aura vyaktigata mahattvAkAMkSA hai / maiM aura rAvaNa vijetA ke rUpa meM rahanA cAhate haiN| isameM ina garIboM ko kyA mila jAne vAlA hai ? kyoM inheM sira kaTavAne ke lie maidAna meM khar3A kara diyA gayA hai ? aisA soca kara bAlI ne rAvaNa ke pAsa sandeza bhejA-"tU bar3A hai aura terI zakti kI duniyA pUjA bhI karatI hai / phira vaha zakti vAstava meM hai kahA~ ? tere andara hai yA prajA meM ? aura idhara mere mana meM bhI mahattvAkAMkSA hai| yadi maiM tujhe samrATa nahIM mAnatA, to merI prajA isake lie kyoM uttaradAyI ho ? ataH Ao, tuma aura hama donoM hI kyoM na lar3a le ? prajA ko akAraNa kyoM lar3Ae~ ?" jaina rAmAyaNa kahatI hai ki bAlI kI bAta svIkAra kara lI gaI / donoM ora kI senAoM ko taTasthabhAva se khar3A kara diyA gyaa| rAvaNa aura bAlI meM hI yuddha huA / isa yuddha meM rAvaNa ko karArI hAra milii| jainasAhitya kI ye kathAe~ arthahIna nahIM haiN| inakA artha bhI sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| ina kathAoM meM yuddha ke ahiMsAtmaka dRSTikoNa kA kuzalatA ke sAtha citraNa kiyA gayA hai| eka burAI jaba anivArya ho jAye to usakI vyApakatA ko kisa prakAra kama kiyA jAye, hiMsA kI unmukta pravRtti ko kisa taraha sImita karanA cAhiye, yahI ina kathAoM kA marma hai| inase sApha jAhira hotA hai ki manuSya kI hiMsA-pravRtti, karavAne kI apekSA svayaM kara lene ke rUpa meM kisa prakAra sImita kara dI jA sakatI hai, kyoMki lar3avAnA mahAn Arambha kI bhUmikA hai, jabaki lar3anA alpArambha kI bhUmikA hai| Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 ahiMsA-darzana hiTalara : mahAn hiMsaka ' jo hiTalara vizva-yuddha kI bhayaMkara jvAlA meM bhasma ho gayA, kahA jAtA haiusane yuddha meM apane hAtha se eka bhI golI nahIM calAI aura eka bhI sainika kA apane hAtha se khUna nahIM bahAyA / vaha phaujoM ko hI lar3AtA rhaa| taba kyA use pApa nahIM lagA yA kama lagA ? kyA pApa kI gaTharI kevala lar3ane vAle sainikoM ke hI sira ladatI hai ? hiTalara bhI kaha sakatA thA-"maiM to ahiMsaka huuN| maiMne lar3AI nahIM lar3I, maiMne cAkU bhI nahIM calAyA, khUna kI eka bUMda bhI nahIM bhaaii|" gA~va ke gA~va naSTa ho gae, zahara ke zahara tabAha ho ge| phira bhI yadi hiTalara yA sTAlina yaha kaheM ki "hama to lar3avAne vAle the, lar3ane vAle nahIM / pApa lar3ane vAloM ko lagatA hai, lar3avAne vAloM ko nahIM" / kyA unakI yaha dalIla kisI ke dila para asara kara sakatI hai ? kyA koI bhI samajhadAra isa tarka ko svIkAra kara sakegA ? nhiiN| ve khuda lar3e hote to vahA~ zakti sImita hotI / jaba dUsaroM ko lar3avAyA, tabhI lAkhoM-karor3oM AdamI ikaTTha kiye gae, mahInoM aura varSoM taka lar3AI bhI jArI rhii| isa prakAra svayaM na lar3a kara dUsaroM ko lar3avAne ke dvArA yuddha karane meM bahuta virAT hiMsA sAmane khar3I ho jAtI hai / ina saba bAtoM para gambhIratA se vicAra karane para spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki jainadharma ne kahIM para gRha-kArya Adi dUsaroM se karavAne kI apekSA svayaM kara lene meM kama pApa mAnA hai| kahIM karane kI apekSA karavAne meM kama, aura kahIM karane-karavAne kI apekSA anumodana meM kama pApa svIkAra kiyA hai / ye aise dRSTikoNa haiM, jinakI sacAI cintana kI gaharI DubakI lagAne para hI spaSTa hotI hai, anyathA nhiiN| eka jaja hai / katla kA mukadamA usake sAmane hai| vaha vicAroM kI gaharAI meM DubakiyAM lagAtA hai aura nirantara socatA hai / apane kartavya meM kisI prakAra kI avajJA bhI nahIM karatA hai| pulisa abhiyukta ko pakar3a kara lAtI hai| vaha cAhe vAstavika aparAdhI ko lAI hai, athavA chAna-bIna kiye binA hI kisI niraparAdha ko mauta ke ghATa utArane ke lie pakar3a lAI hai| kintu jaja vicAra karatA hai-"aparAdhI bhale hI chUTa jAye, kintu kisI niraparAdha ko daNDa nahIM milanA caahie| jaja kA siMhAsana nyAya ke anusAra kevala daNDa dene ke lie hI nahIM hai, apitu niraparAdha ko daNDa se bacAne ke lie bhI hai|" isalie vakIloM kI sahAyatA se khUba acchI taraha soca-vicAra kara jaja ne chAnabIna kii| abhiyukta aparAdhI siddha huA aura use kAnUna ke anusAra daNDa bhI milaa| yahA~ vicAra karanA hai ki aparAdhI ko daNDa to milA, kintu kyA usake prati jaja kA koI vyaktigata dveSa thA ? nahIM ! vaha samAja kA kAnUna aparAdhI ke sAmane rakhatA hai ki "tumane apanA jIvana behada vikRta banA liyA hai, ataH samAja nahIM cAhatA ki tuma usameM raho / aba tumheM samAja se vidA ho jAnA caahie|" isa prakAra aparAdhI Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI tripuTI 106 ke prati jaja ke hRdaya meM ghRNA yA dveSa na hone para bhI use mauta kI sajA sunAnI par3atI hai / aparAdhI jallAda ke supurda kara diyA jAtA hai / jallAda use le kara calatA hai / vaha socatA hai-"isane gunAha kiyA hai, phalataH samAja kI ora se sajA dene kA uttaradAyitva mere Upara AyA hai| isake pApa kA phala isake sAmane A rahA hai| maiM to kevala AjJA-pAlana ke lie huuN| maiM phAMsI dene vAlA kauna ? phA~sI to isake durAcaraNa hI de rahe haiN|" yahA~ eka hiMsA kara rahA hai, dUsarA karavA rahA hai aura hajAroM darzaka phA~sI para jhUlate aparAdhI ko dekhane ke lie jamA haiN| unameM se kucha kahate haiM-"acchA huA jAlima pakar3A gayA ! aba dera kyoM ho rahI hai ? jaldI hI takhtA kyoM nahIM haTA diyA jAtA ?" aura isa khuzI meM ve uchalate-kUdate haiM / aba dekhanA yaha hai ki nyAyAdhIza, jallAda aura darzakoM meM se kauna adhika pApa bA~dha rahA hai ? jaba manovRtti se hI pApa kA gaharA sambandha hai to spaSTa hai ki yadyapi jallAda phAMsI de rahA hai aura nyAyAdhIza dilA rahA hai| phira bhI una donoM kI apekSA darzaka apanI krUra manovRtti ke kAraNa adhika pApa kA bandhana kara lete haiN| nyAyAdhIza aura jallAda, yadi andara meM pUrNa taTastha raha sakeM, ekamAtra karttavya-pAlana kI hI bhUmikA para khar3e raheM, vyaktigata ghRNA kA sparza bhI mana meM na hone deM, to saMbhava hai unako pApa kA sparzamAtra bhI na ho / parantu vivekahIna darzaka vyaktigata ghaNA kI daladala meM phaMse hue haiM, ataH nizcaya hI ve pApa kI tIvratA se malina ho rahe haiN| isa prakAra jainadharma kI vicAradhArA ikaharI nahIM hai / vaha anekAntadRSTi se yukta hai / kintu kucha logoM ne paristhiti-vizeSa kA ucita vicAra na kara, manobhUmikA ko ThIka taraha se na parakhA aura viveka-aviveka kA vAstavika viveka bhulA kara, ekAnta samajha liyA hai ki karane yA karavAne meM hI adhika pApa hai ! kintu jo jaina-dharma kI anekAntadRSTi ko samajha letA hai, vaha kabhI ekAnta kA AgrahI nahIM banatA / kRta, kArita aura anumodita ke pApa kI nyUnAdhikatA ko samajhane ke lie anekAnta-dRSTi kA prayoga karanA Avazyaka hai / sAtha hI yaha bhI smaraNa rakhanA Avazyaka hai ki pApa kI adhikatA yA hInatA kA pradhAna kendra-bindu yathAkrama viveka kA na honA aura honA hI hai| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-111 ahiMsA eka vyApaka aura virAT tattva hai| kisI kI hiMsA na karanA hI ahiMsA nahIM hai, yaha to ahiMsA kA eka prAthamika nivRtti-niSedha rUpa hai / ahiMsA kI dhArA itane meM bhI ruddha nahIM hai| vaha niSedha (nivRtti) kI bhUmi para vidhi (pravRtti) kA rUpa le kara Age bar3hatI hai aura isa vidhi meM hI usakI sArthakatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ahiMsA eka ora se prANimAtra ke prati sevA, dayA, karuNA aura kSamA sikhAtI hai, pIr3itajanoM kI pIr3A dUra karane, unheM ucita sahayoga evaM sahakAra dene kA pATha par3hAtI hai, apane prApta se svayaM jIo aura dUsaroM ko arpaNa karake unheM jilAo kI bAta kahatI hai, vahA~ dUsarI ora se vaha kahatI hai-kisI ko kaSTa, duHkha yA pIr3A na pahu~cAo, kisI ko mAro-pITo yA satAo mata, na kisI se vaira, dveSa rakho, na burA va kaThora bolo aura na azubha cintana hI kro| isa prakAra mahAvIra kI ahiMsA na ekAMta nivRttiparaka hai aura na ekAnta pravRttiparaka / bahuta se loga ahiMsAzabda dekha kara nivRttarUpa hI hone kI bhrAnta dhAraNA banA lete haiM, ki hiMsA na karo, kisI ko mAro mata, jhUTha na bolo, corI na karo, vyabhicAra na karo, anyAya aura atyAcAra na kro| jIvana ke vyavahArakSetra se Age bar3ha kara jaba vaha andara ke bhAvajagat ko chUtA hai, to krodha na karane ko kahatA hai, mAyA aura lobha na karane kA upadeza karatA hai / ahaMkAra aura mAtsarya se bhI nivRtta hone kI preraNA detA hai| isa prakAra jahA~-tahA~ nakAra hI nakAra khar3e haiM, niSedha kI hI ghoSaNA sunAI detI hai, inkAra kI hI AvAja uTha rahI hai / yaha saba nivRtti kA upadeza hai| isa prakAra jisakI AdhArazilA nivRtti hai, vaha 'na karane ke lie' to kahatA hai, kintu 'karane ke lie' kucha nahIM kahatA / manuSya ke samakSa parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA uttaradAyitva hai, sevA kA karmakSetra hai, kintu nivRttiparaka dharma isa ora se udAsIna hai| Aja ke nivRttimArgI kahate bhI haiM ki samAja se hameM kyA lenA-denA hai ? vaha sudhare yA bigar3e, hameM isase kyA ? ye saba bhrAntiyA~ jaina-darzana ke kevala eka rUpa ko, eka pahalU ko hI le kara haiM / yadi dUsare pahalU ko bhI dekhA hotA, to yaha saba kucha bhrAntiyA~ bhI na hotiiN| nivRtti kA hArda ___yaha satya hai ki mahAvIra ne nivRtti kA uccatama Adarza upasthita kiyA hai / unake pratyeka cintana-citra meM nivRtti kA svaNima raMga bharA huA hai| kintu dRSTi jarA sApha ho, svaccha ho aura bhAvagrAhI ho to raMgoM kA ThIka vizleSaNa karane para yaha samajhA Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 111 jA sakatA hai ki niSedhasUtroM kI kahA~ kyA upayogitA hai ? nivRtti ke svara meM kyA mUla bhAvanAe~ dhvanita haiM ? jaba taka yaha nahIM samajhA jAegA, taba taka nivRtti kA vAstavika hArda samajha meM nahIM A skegaa| mahAvIra ekAntavAda kI ati meM nahIM jAte, ve jIvana kI samagra gati-sthiti ko anekAnta se saMtulita rakhate haiN| nivRtti aura pravRtti jIvana ke do caraNa haiM / pahalA caraNa gati karatA hai to samaya para dUsare sthira caraNa ko bhI Age gati milatI hai| nivRtti, pravRtti ke lie pRSThabhUmi taiyAra karatI hai / vaha pravRtti ke agale caraNa ko gantavyadizA detI hai / isakA tAtparya yaha huA ki pravRtti se pahale jo nivRtti kI upadezadhArA hai, vaha mAnavIya bhAvoM ke adhyayana ke AdhAra para prakaTita huI hai| yaha ThIka hai, ki sAmAjika cetanA ke abhyudaya ke lie Apa pravRtta hote haiM, lokakalyANa ke nimitta prayatnazIla hote haiM, aisA karanA hI caahie| kintu usase pahale mahAvIra eka bAta kahate haiM ki "yaha dekho ki tumhArI pravRtti nivRttimUlaka hai yA nahIM ? tuma dAna kara rahe ho, dInadukhiyoM kI sevA ke liye kucha kara rahe ho, kintu dUsarI ora yadi zoSaNa kA kucakra bhI cala rahA hai, to isa dAna aura sevA kA kyA artha ?" kisI kA eka botala rakta nikAla kara badale meM do bUMda apane rakta kA dAna denA, yaha mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM dAna nahIM hai / sau-sau ghAva karake eka do ghAvoM para malahamapaTTI karanA, sevA kA kaunasA Adarza hai ? ___ abhiprAya yaha hai ki vyaktigata jIvana meM jaba taka nivRtti nahIM AtI, taba taka samAja-sevA kI pravRtti vizuddha nahIM ho sakatI / apane maryAdAhIna vyaktigata mogoM aura AkAMkSAoM se nivRtti le kara samAja-kalyANa ke lie pravRtta honA, jainadarzana kA pahalA nItidharma hai / vyaktigata jIvana kA parizodhana karane ke lie asatkarmoM se pahale nivRtti karanI hotI hai| jaba jIvana meM nivRtti AegI to jIvana svataH pavitra aura nirmala hogA, antaHkaraNa vizuddha hogA aura taba jo bhI pravRtti hogI, vaha lokahitAya evaM lokasukhAya hogii| jainadarzana kI nivRtti kA hArda yahI hai ki vyaktigata jIvana meM nivatti aura sAmAjika jIvana meM pravRtti / lokasevaka yA janasevaka apane vyaktigata svArthoM evaM dvandvoM se dUra rahe, yaha jainadarzana kI AcArasaMhitA kA pahalA pATha hai / yahI usake nivRttimArga kA marma hai| pravRtti kI sImAe~ __ pravatti kI bhI apanI kucha sImAe~ haiM / samAja-kalyANa ke lie pravRtti karanA ThIka hai, kintu usake pIche bhI Adarza kA AdhAra hotA hai, caritra-zuddhi kI sImAe~ hotI haiM / vicAra kIjie eka vyakti kisI dIna-duHkhI kI sevA kara rahA hai, parantu usakI prasannatA ke lie kucha aisI bAteM jarUrI ho rahI haiM, jo sAmAjika caritra kI dRSTi se anupayukta haiM, avAMchanIya haiM / yahA~ yaha prazna khar3A ho jAtA hai ki aisI sthiti meM kyA kiyA jAe? Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 ahiMsA-darzana kabIra ke sambandha meM kahA jAtA hai ki eka bAra unake ghara para kucha atithi A gye| ghara meM ATA, dAla kA jayagopAla thaa| kabIra ne apanI patnI 'loI' se kahA-"kucha vyavasthA kro| atithi bhUkhe nahIM rahane caahie|" ghara meM to kucha thA nahIM, kisI dUsare se lAe~ to kisase lAeM, kaise lAe~ ? Akhira loI ne kahA--"eka upAya hai, para vaha hai galata / eka seTha kA lar3akA mujha para bahuta dinoM se mohita ho rahA hai, abhI taka maiMne use muMha nahIM lagAyA hai, apitu phaTakArA hai, kaho to maiM usase kucha paisA mAMga kara lA sakatI huuN|" "bahuta acchA upAya batAyA tumne| abhI jAo, jhaTapaTa le Ao'---kabIra ne kahA / loI zroSThiputra ke pAsa gaI to vaha bahuta khuza huA aura bolA-"maiM kitane dinoM se tumhAre intajAra meM A~kheM bichAe baiThA huuN| acchA huA, Aja tuma A gaI !" loI ne kahA-'AI to hU~, kintu abhI mujhe paise kI bahuta AvazyakatA hai, kucha doge ?" seTha ke lar3ake ne saharSa apekSita paisA de diyaa| aura phira Ane kA vAdA karake loI calI AI / prApta paise se samAgata atithiyoM kI kabIra ne khUba sevAbhakti kii| atithi lauTa gae / aba vAdA pUrA karane kA savAla thA / kahate haiM-varSA ho rahI thI, phira bhI kabIra khuda apanI patnI ko le kara usake ghara pahu~ce / vacanapAlana karane kA dAyitva jo ThaharA / zreSThIputra ke mana para isakA acchA prabhAva huA, use sadbuddhi A gaI, aura usane loI ko mAtA kA sammAna de kara vidA kara diyA / parantu prazna hai, sadbuddhi na AtI to? kahAnI kI satyatA aura asatyatA ke sambandha meM kucha nahIM kahanA hai / kahanA kevala yahI hai ki yaha bhI eka manaHsthiti hai-sevA aura pravRtti ke kSetra ko| mahAvIra kA darzana isa bAta ko svIkAra nahIM karatA, yahA~ vaha eka alaga cintana para jA khar3A hotA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki ApakA kartavya hai, Apa samAja kI sevA kareM, kisI dIna-duHkhI kA duHkha-darda miTAne ke lie apanI sukha-suvidhAoM kA balidAna kareM / apane adhikAra kA bhojana aura vastra taka bhI arpaNa kara deM, aura svayaM bhUkhe aura phaTehAla raha kara bhI prasanna rheN| para, samAjasevA ke nAma para apanA jo caritra hai, jIvana kI jo acchAiyA~ haiM, unheM dAva para na rakheM / / apane caritra aura jIvana ko nirmala rakhate hue jo kucha diyA jAya, jo kucha kiyA jAya, vaha sevA hai, zuddha pravRtti hai / isa prakAra kI pravRtti samAja ke abhyudaya kI svarNima sopAnapaMkti hai| kintu jahA~ jIvana kI pavitratA kA, caritra kA tyAga karake dharma evaM samAja ke nAma para kucha anargala jaisA karane kA prazna AtA hai, vahA~ jainadarzana spaSTa kahatA hai ki yaha mArga galata hai| jIvana kA koI bhI karma yadi svayaM apavitra aura dUSita ho kara kisI ke lie kucha utsarga karane ko prastuta hotA hai, to usa utsarga se acchAiyA~ janma nahIM le sakatoM, pavitratA kI bhAvanA kA udaya nahIM ho sktaa| aura jisa sevA yA pravRtti meM pavitratA aura zreSThatA kI AdhArabhUmi nahIM Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 rahatI, vaha sevA aura pravRtti jIvana meM avAMchanIya hai, samAja ke lie azubha hai / isa prakAra Apa dekheMge ki mahAvIra ne pravRtti aura nivRtti kA eka rUpa nizcita kiyA hai, unakI kucha sImAe~ bA~dhI haiN| ahiMsA kI pravRtti-karuNA kI preraNA vicAra kIjie-eka vyakti ko pyAsa lagI hai, galA sUkha rahA hai, vaha ThaMDA pAnI pI letA hai, pyAsa zAMta ho jAtI hai| kyA isameM kucha puNya huA ? kalyANa kA kucha kArya huA ? sAtAvedanIya kA kucha baMdha huA ? kucha bhI to nahIM / aba Apa kisI dUsare vyakti ko pyAsa se tar3apatA dekhate haiM aura ApakA hRdaya karuNA se bhara AtA hai / Apa use pAnI pilA dete haiM / usakI AtmA zAnta hotI hai, prasanna hotI hai aura idhara Apake hRdaya meM bhI eka zAnti aura santoSa kI anubhUti jagatI hai| yaha puNya hai, satkarma hai| __ aba ukta ghaTanA kI gaharAI meM jA kara jarA dekhie ki yaha karuNA kyA hai ? yaha nivRtti hai yA pravRtti ? aura puNya kyA hai ? vyaktigata sukhabhoga hai yA anya ke prati ApakA sadbuddhi se arpaNa ? mahAvIra ne vyaktigata bhogoM ko puNya nahIM mAnA hai / kisI mahattvapUrNa udAtta dhyeya ke abhAva meM kevala apanI sukhaiSaNAoM kI pUrti ke lie jo Apa pravRtti karate haiM, vaha na karuNA hai, na puNya hai / kintu jaba vaha karuNA samAja ke hita ke lie jAgRta hotI hai, samAja kI bhalAI ke lie pravRtta hotI hai, taba vaha puNyakarma evaM dharma kA rUpa le letI hai| mahAvIra kI pravRtti kA yahI rahasya hai| samAja ke lie arpaNa, balidAna aura utsarga kI bhAvanA unake pratyeka tattvaciMtana para chAI huI hai| unake hara caraNa para samaSTi ke hita kA darzana hotA hai| ahiMsA tabhI saccI ahiMsA hogI, jaba kisI duHkhI ko dekha kara ApakA antaHkaraNa karuNA se bhara utthe| dayA tabhI saccI dayA hogI, jaba kisI ko kaSTa meM dekha kara ApakI A~khoM meM AMsU chalachalA utthe| jisake hRdaya meM karuNA na ho, dUsaroM ke prati sahAnubhUti na ho, usa manuSya meM aura pazu meM kucha bhI antara nahIM raha jAtA / ahiMsA hI manuSya aura pazu meM bhedarekhA hai| maitrI : pravRttirUpa hai jaina-paramparA ke mahAn udgAtA antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne eka bAra apane ziSya samudAya ko sambodhita karate hue kahA thA-"mettiM bhUesu kappae"-prANimAtra ke prati maitrI kI bhAvanA le kara clo|" jaba sAdhaka ke mana meM maitrI aura karuNA kA udaya hogA, tabhI svArthAndhatA ke gahana andhakAra meM paramArtha kA prakAza jhlkegaa| maitrI kI yaha bhAvanA kyA hai ? nivRtti hai yA pravRtti ? AcArya haribhadra ne maitrI kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA hai-"parahitacintA maitrI"-dUsaroM ke hita, sukha aura Ananda kI cintA karanA maitrI hai / jisa prakAra ApakA apanA mana apane lie prasannatA cAhatA hai, usI prakAra dUsaroM ke lie bhI prasannatA kI bhAvanA karanA, isI kA nAma maitrI hai| maitrI kA yaha svarUpa niSedharUpa nahIM, kintu vidhAyaka hai; nivRttimArgI nahIM, Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana kintu pravRttimArgI hai / jaba hama apane samAna hI dUsaroM ke jIvana kA mUlya aura mahattva samajhate haiM, apanI hI taraha usase bhI sneha karate haiM, to isakA yahI udAtta pariNAma AtA hai ki vaha jaba kaSTa hotA hai, taba usako sahayoga denA, usake duHkha meM bhAgIdAra bananA aura usakI pIr3Ae~ bA~Ta kara use zAnta aura santuSTa karanA-yaha jo sahaja pravRtti jagatI hai, mana meM sadbhAvoM kI sphuraNA hotI hai, basa yahI hai maitrI kA ujjvala rUpa / dAna : pravRttirUpa aura nivRttirUpa bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAtAvedanIya karma ke bandhahetuoM kI vyAkhyA karate hue batAyA hai ki saMsAra meM jo prANI haiM, ve cAhe tumhArI jAti ke hoM, kUla ke hoM yA deza ke hoM, athavA kisI bhinna jAti, kula yA deza ke hoM, una sabake prati karuNA kA bhAva jAgRta karanA, unake duHkha ke prati saMvedanA aura sukha ke lie kAmanA karanA, yaha sAtAvedanIya ke bandha kA prathama kAraNa hai| mahAvIra kI dharma-paramparA kA eka ujjvala Adarza hai ki jaba eka sAdhu bhojana lAtA hai, to yaha nahIM ki basa, lAyA aura svayaM hI khA-pI kara sApha kara diyaa| vaha apane se bar3e aura choTe sabhI sAthiyoM ko pUchatA hai, prArthanA karatA hai ki mere isa lAye hue bhojana meM se Apa kucha svIkAra karake mujhe anugRhIta kareM---"sAhu hujjAmi taario|" kitanA U~cA Adarza hai yaha, samarpaNa kA ? dekhie, nivRttimArga ke yAtriyoM meM bhI isase sAmAjika sambandhoM kI kitanI madhura bhAvanA vikasita huI hai ? isase bhI Age kahA gayA hai ki 'jo sAdhu aisA nahIM karatA, bhojana lA kara sAthiyoM ko nimaMtrita nahIM karatA, akelA hI khAne baiTha jAtA hai, vaha asaMvibhAgI hai, usakI mukti nahIM ho sakatI'- "asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho"|2| kalpanA kIjie-jo dharma itanI bar3I preraNA detA hai, jisake kaNa-kaNa meM mAnavatA kA amRta chalaka rahA hai, usake lie yaha kahanA ki usameM sAmAjikatA kA aMza nahIM hai, sAmUhika cetanA kA abhAva hai, apane meM kitanI bar3I bauddhika viDambanA hai| __zrAvaka bhI jaba gRhIta tapa kA pAraNA karane baiThatA hai to usakI bhI yahI paramparA hai ki usa samaya Asa-pAsa meM jo bhI upasthita hoM, unhe bhI bhojana ke lie sAdara evaM sAgraha AmaMtrita kre| yadi vaha binA pUche binA nimantraNa die hI khAnA zurU kara detA hai to vaha svArthaparAyaNa apane vrata kI pavitratA ko dUSita karatA hai| 1 dazavakAlika 2 vahI Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 115 isa paramparA meM bhI samarpaNa kI eka ucca bhAvanA jhalaka rahI hai, aura haiM sAmAjika jIvana ke madhura sambandhoM kI mahAn kalpanA / sahRdayatA kA devatA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana nivRtti kA eka utkRSTatama pratIka mAnA jAtA hai / unhoMne jIvana meM jo ugra aura nirapekSa sAdhanA kI, vaha sAdhanA ke itihAsa meM sarvotkRSTa Adarza rUpa hai / bAraha varSa ke chadmastha jIvana-kAla meM unakA Adarza thA'ego care khaggavisANakappo'-arthAt akele aura sirpha akele hI sAdhanA ke mahApatha para bar3hate jAnA / mahAvIra sAdhanAkAla meM antara kI gaharAiyoM meM utara kara Atmazodhana meM lIna rahate the| kintu unake isa mahAn nivRttimaya jIvana meM bhI hama unakI sAmAjika cetanA ko sphurita hote hue dekhate haiM / __ eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra, jabaki gozAlaka unake sAtha thA, vihAra karate hue kahIM jA rahe the, usa samaya vahA~ eka tapasvI bar3I ghora sAdhanA kara rahA thaa| tApasa kI vizAla jaTAoM se jue~ bhUmi para gira rahI thIM aura vaha unheM surakSA ke lie uThA kara phira apanI jaTAoM meM DAla rahA thA / gozAlaka ne yaha dekhA, to khUba jora se ha~sA, aura tApasa ko kucha kahane lagA, isa para tApasa kruddha ho uThA, usane gozAlaka ko bhasma karane ke lie tejolezyA chor3I, kintu karuNAmUrti bhagavAna mahAvIra ne tatkAla zItalezyA kA prayoga kara use bacA liyA / mahAvIra ke jIvana meM sAmAjika bhAvanA kI yaha eka mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA hai| jaba koI unake apane zarIra para krUra se krUra prahAra karatA hai, to ve use zAnta-bhAva se cupacApa saha jAte haiN| kintu jaba kabhI kisI dUsare kI Apatti unakI najaroM se gujaratI hai, to unakA hRdaya karuNA se dravita ho uThatA hai aura ve usakI rakSA ke lie tatpara ho jAte haiN| dUsarA kAraNa batAyA gayA hai-vratI-saMyamI aura sadAcArI puruSoM ke prati anukampA kA bhAva rakhanA, guNazreSTha vyaktiyoM kA Adara sammAna karanA, unakI sevA bhakti karanA, unakI yathocita AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti kA samaya para dhyAna rkhnaa| aura tIsarA kAraNa hai-dAna / yahA~ A kara sAmAjika cetanA pUrNarUpa se jAgRta ho uThatI hai| Apa apane pAsa adhika saMgraha na rakheM, yaha eka niSedhAtmaka rUpa hai, kintu jo pAsa meM hai, usakA kyA kareM ? usakI mamatA kisa prakAra kama kare ? isake lie kahA hai ki 'dAna kre'| manuSya ne jo apanI sukha-suvidhA ke lie sAdhana juTAe haiM, unheM akelA hI upayoga meM na le, balki unakA samAja ke abhAvagrasta aura jarUratamaMda vyaktiyoM meM yathocita vitaraNa kare / dAna kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki kisI ko yoM hI eka-Adha Tukar3A de DAlA ki dAna ho gyaa| dAna apane meM eka bahuta ucca aura pavitra karttavya hai / dAna karane se pahale pAtra kI AvazyakatA kA mana meM anubhava karanA, pAtra ke pIDAjanya kampana ke prati Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 ahiMsA-darzana apane vicAroM meM bhI anukampana honA aura sevA kI prabuddha lahara uThanA, dAna kA pUrva rUpa hai | "jaisA maiM cetana hU~, vaisA hI cetana yaha bhI hai, cetanatA ke nAte donoM meM koI antara nahIM hai, isalie akhaNDa evaM vyApaka caitanya - sambandha ke rUpa meM hama donoM sage bandhu haiM, aura isa prakAra eka do hI kyoM, sRSTi kA pratyeka cetana merA Atma-bandhu hai, merI birAdarI kA hai" - yaha udAtta kalpanA - pavana Apake mAnasa - mAnasarovara ko taraMgita kare aura Apa sahaja snehArdra bandhubhAva se dAna kareM- - dAna arthAt saMvibhAga kareM, ba~TavArA kareM, yaha hai dAna kI uccatama vidhi / dAna kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA gayA hai - " saMvibhAgo dAnam"' - sama vitaraNa arthAt samAna ba~TavArA dAna hai / bhAI-bhAI ke bIca jo ba~TavArA hotA hai, eka-dUsare ko premapUrvaka jo diyA-liyA jAtA hai, usase na kisI ke mana meM ahaM jagatA hai aura na dInatA / cU~ki bhAI barAbara kA eka sAjhIdAra evaM apane samAna hI sampatti kA adhikArI mAnA jAtA hai, phalataH dene vAle ko ahaMkAra kA aura lene vAle ko dInatA kA zikAra honA par3e, aisA koI prazna hI nahIM rahatA / ThIka isI prakAra Apa jaba kisI ko kucha arpaNa kareM to use "samavibhAgI" arthAt barAbara kA bandhu samajha kara jo usake upayukta ho, aura jisa vastu kI use AvazyakatA ho, vaha prasannatA ke sAtha arpaNa kareM / barAbarI kI bhAvanA se jo diyA jAtA hai, usase dene vAle ke mana meM lene vAle ko tuccha mAnane kI bhAvanA nahIM uThatI aura na lene vAle ke mana meM apane prati dInatA kA saMkalpa hI jagatA hai / dAna nivRttirUpa bhI hai, aura pravRttirUpa bhI / vastu para se apane mamatva kA tyAga kara denA, nivRtti hai / aura jo premapUrvaka arpaNa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha pravRtti hai / isa prakAra nivRtti aura pravRtti donoM kA hI samanvaya dAna meM ho jAtA hai / lobha kI nivRtti hue binA dAna kA saMkalpa nahIM jagatA, isalie vaha nivRtti rUpa hai / aura usameM jo dUsare ke sukha kI bhAvanA jAgRta huI hai, karuNA aura prema kI jo dhArA umar3I hai, vaha pravRttirUpa hai / usameM sAmAjika cetanA kA pavitra srota bahatA dikhAI detA hai / samarpaNa kA uccatama Adarza bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ukta cintana meM sAmAjika bhAvanA ke uccatama Adarza ke darzana hote haiM / vyakti ko vyakti ke rUpa meM hI nahIM, kintu samaSTirUpa meM bhI dekhA gayA hai / samAja ke hRdaya ke sAtha vyakti kA hRdaya jur3A hai, usake saMkalpoM ke sAtha usake saMkalpa ba~dhe haiM, aura usake sukha-duHkha ke sAtha usake sukha-duHkha bhI ekAkAra hote pratIta hote haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana jainadharma kI udAtta paramparA kA mahAn pratIka hai / unake jIvana ke aneka prasaMga aise haiM, jinameM unakI sAmAjika aura sArvajanIna janacetanA ke darzana kie jA sakate haiM / samAja, parivAra aura vyaktigata jIvana ke kaTu 3 bhagavatIsUtra 15 vA~ zataka Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 117 saMgharSoM meM pArasparika dvandvoM evaM ulajhanoM meM par3e hue vyaktiyoM ko ve samaya para mArgadarzana karate haiM, unheM prabuddha karate haiM, unakI samasyAoM ko sulajhAte haiM aura yathocita pAvana preraNAe~ dete haiN| __ Apane sunA hI hogA, rAjagRhanivAsI mahAzataka zrAvaka antima dharmasAdhanA meM saMlagna the| usa samaya unakI patnI joki AcAra se hIna evaM patita thI, mahAzataka ke sAtha durvyavahAra karane para utArU ho gaI / mahAzataka ne kruddha ho kara use durvacana kahA, jisase usake hRdaya ko gaharI coTa lagI aura vaha bhayAkula ho utthii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne gaNadhara gautama ko bulA kara kahA ki--"gautama ! mahAzataka se jA kara kaho ki vaha zrAvaka hai, antima dharmasAdhanA kI sthiti meM hai| use isa prakAra durvacana nahIM kahane cAhie, jisase kisI ke hRdaya ko coTa lge| isakI zuddhi ke lie vaha AlocanA kare aura yathocitta prAyazcitta grahaNa kre|"4 / isa prakAra vyaktigata jIvana meM bhI jaba kahIM kaTutA paidA hotI hai to mahAvIra use zAnta karane kI preraNA dete haiN| vicAra kIjie, prabhu ko aisI kyA AvazyakatA thI ki kisI ke vyaktigata jIvana kI samasyAoM meM hastakSepa kareM ? gautama jaise apane pramukha ziSya ko samAdhAna ke lie bhejeM / yadi ve nahIM bhejate to unako kyA doSa lagatA thA ? aura bhejA to unheM kyA kucha prApta ho gayA ? ve to kRtakRtya ho gaye the| isa prakAra ke prayatnoM meM unakA apanA svayaM kA to koI hAni-lAma nahIM thaa| kintu satya yaha hai ki dharma, samAja evaM saMgha kI bAgaDora vahI mahApuruSa sa~bhAla sakatA hai, jo svayaM niSkAma aura nirmala ho, sAdhanA ke ucca zikhara para pahuMca cukA ho / parantu jaba bhI aura jahA~ bhI kahIM koI truTi dekhe, bhUla dekhe, kisI ko kartavya-patha se bhaTakate hue dekhe to use yathAvasara yogya sUcanAe~ detA rahe, andhakAra ke kSaNoM meM prakAza detA rahe aura mArgadarzana karatA rahe / vigraha aura vyAmoha kA zamana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hRdaya meM virAT mAnavIya cetanA kI dhArA sahasrarUpoM meM pravAhita thii| saMsAra ke choTe-bar3e sabhI prANiyoM ke prati unake mana meM eka samAna sahRdayatA aura karuNA bharI thii| jaba rASTra evaM samAja meM kahIM bhI, kisI para bhI vigraha evaM dvandva ke bAdala maMDarAte, to unakA karuNa-mAnasa use zAnta karane ke lie sakriya ho uThatA thA / avantI ke samrAT caNDa-pradyota ne kauzAmbI para gherA DAla rakhA thA, samrAT zatAnIka kI mRtyu hone para unakI patnI. mahArAnI mRgAvatI ko vaha apane adhikAra meM le lenA cAhatA thA, vaha usake rUpa para pAgala ho uThA thA aura isI vyAmoha meM andhA ho kara usane kauzAmbI para AkramaNa kiyA thaa| isI prasaMga meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kauzAmbI meM padhArate haiM, samavasaraNa meM hI unakI dharmadezanA ke phalasvarUpa caNDapradyota se rAnI mRgAvatI chuTakArA pA letI hai| 4 upAsakadazAMgasUtra Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 ahiMsA-darzana mAna lIjie, caNDapradyota ke isa AkramaNa kAla meM bhagavAn vahA~ nahIM gaye hote, to kyA unheM koI doSa lagatA thA ? kyoM ve sAdhu ke lie niSiddha yuddha-kSetra meM ugra vihAra karate hue pahuMcate haiM aura samAdhAna kA patha prazasta karate haiN| prazna doSa kA nahIM hai / prazna hai-mAnavahRdaya kI sAmAjika cetanA kA / jaba hRdaya meM samAja ke hita kI balavatI preraNA uThatI hai, usake kalyANa kI udAtta bhAvanA jagatI hai, taba apane vyaktigata duHkha yA sukha kA prazna vahA~ nahIM aTakatA / yaha to eka sahaja mAnavIya bhAva hai, jo manuSya kI AtmA ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / mAnava AtmA jitanI hI U~cAI para pahu~catA hai, yaha mAnavIya bhAva utanA hI uccatama hotA jAtA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI AtmA jIvana kI samasta U~cAiyoM ko pAra kara cukI thI, isalie yaha mAnavIya bhAva bhI vahA~ uccatama aura paripUrNarUpa meM vikasita ho cukA thA / astu, yaha kauzAmbI kA prasaMga isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI prabuddha karuNA aura sAmAjika bhAvanA kitanI mahAn thI aura kitanI sakriya ! saMdeha kA nirAkaraNa bhagavAn ke nivRttipradhAna jIvana meM bhI hama lokakalyANa kI pravRtti aura sAmAjika cetanA kI bahuta bar3I nirmala jhalaka pAte haiN| eka ora itane bar3e dharmasaMgha kA netRtva, usakI jimmedAriyA~ aura sAtha hI dUsarI ora samAja ke pratyeka aMga kA nirIkSaNa, usakI ulajhanoM kA samAdhAna, zaMkA aura bahama kA nirAkaraNa, bhUloM kA zodhana aura pArasparika vigraha evaM dvandvoM kA upazamana ! vizvajanahitAya pravRtti kI hajAroM hajAra taraMgeM unake jIvana-mahAsAgara meM eka sAtha laharAtI dikhAI de rahI haiM / ___samAja kI ulajhanoM aura samasyAoM kA kitanI dUra taka unhoMne sparza kiyA thA, inakA eka udAharaNa jainakathAoM meM milatA hai / eka bAra samrATa zreNika ke mana meM apanI patnI celanA rAnI ke prati saMdeha ho gayA ki vaha satI nahIM hai| kisI anya puruSa ke prati AkarSaNa hai, usake mana meM / basa, samrAT samagra nArIjAti ke prati hI apavitratA ke bahama ke zikAra ho gaye, aura Adeza de diyA ki celanA aura anya saba rAniyoM ko jalA kara bhasma kara diyA jaae| eka nirAdhAra bahama ke kAraNa kitanI bhayaMkara durghaTanA hone jA rahI thii| samUce antaHpura ko agni kI dahakatI jvAlAoM meM bhasmasAt karane kA kitanA bhayaMkara hatyAkAMDa ho rahA thA ! kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhaTakate samrATa ko sambodhita kiyA-"rAjan ! tuma bhrAnti meM ho, vyartha hI saMdehoM ke bha~vara meM phaMsa gaye ho / mahArAja ceTaka kI sAtoM hI putriyA~ satI haiN| rAnI celanA kA jIvana pavitra aura nirmala hai / bahama ajJAna ke kAraNa hotA hai / satya ko jAnoge to bahama ko dUra hote 5 "saMDibhaM kalahaM juddhaM dUrao parivajjae" -dazavaikAlika Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-1 116 dera na lgegii| tuma bahama ke jhaMjhAvAta meM mata bhttko| bahama bhayaMkara anartha aura vipadAoM kA janaka hai|" / samrAT ghaTanA kI vAstavikatA samajha gaye, aura eka bhayaMkara anartha hote-hote raha gyaa| jhUThe bahama ke kAraNa Aja samAja meM kitane vigraha aura kalaha cala rahe haiM, kitanI gRhasthiyA~ ujar3a rahI haiM, kitane parivAra isakI capeTa meM A kara barbAda ho rahe haiM / samAja meM eka sire se dUsare sire taka yaha bhayAnaka roga mahAmArI kI taraha phailA huA hai / pati-patnI eka-dUsare ko saMdeha kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM, pitA-putra meM bahama ke kAraNa anabana hai, bhAI-bhAI meM paraspara avizvAsa hai| bahama aura saMdeha ke kAraNa samAja kA jIvana nIrasa ho rahA hai, prema ke tAra TUTa rahe haiM, paraspara avizvAsa aura kalaha kA vAtAvaraNa chAyA huA hai| Aja AvazyakatA hai, prabhu mahAvIra jaise tattvajJAniyoM kI, jo apane pavitra hastakSepa se samAja kI bhrAnta cetanA ko samaya para satya kA prakAza de skeN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana kA yaha sAmAjika pakSa kitanA-mahattvapUrNa aura kitanA virAT hai ! samAja ke hara aMga ko ve chUte haiM / pArasparika kalaha aura vigraha jaba bhI jo bhI usake sAmane Ate haiM, ve unheM sulajhAte haiN| pArivArika ulajhanoM kA yathocita kalyANakArI samAdhAna unake dvArA hotA hai| rAjakIya vigraha ke nAjuka prasaMgoM para bhI unakI prajJAmayI vANI mukhara hotI hai aura vahA~ bhI zAnti evaM suvyavasthA sthApita ho jAtI hai| nivRtti aura pravRtti kA marma __maiM samajhatA hU~, mahAvIra ke nivRtti aura pravRtti dharma ko samajhane ke liye ye udAharaNa kAphI haiN| jinheM zikAyata hai ki jainadharma nivRttipradhAna hai, usameM lokahitakara pravRtti ke liye koI sthAna nahIM hai, sAmAjika bhAva kA koI rUpa nahIM hai, ve bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ina pravRttimaya jIvanaprasaMgoM para se unake jIvana-darzana kI vAstavikatA samajha sakate haiN| jainadharma ne sAmAjika jIvana se kabhI inkAra nahIM kiyA, vaha to sadA hI sAmAjika jIvana ke sAtha ikarAra karatA A rahA hai| usane grAmadharma, nagaradharma, rASTradharma Adi ke rUpa meM samAja ke pratyeka varga kA kartavya sUcita kiyA hai, prApta uttaradAyitvoM ko svIkAra karake unheM ucita aura sundara DhaMga se nibAhane kA saMdeza diyA hai| pravRtti aura nivRtti kI isa carcA meM maiM punaH eka bAta duharA detA hU~ ki ina 6 sthAnAMgasUtra 10vAM sthAna Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 ahiMsA-darzana donoM kI apanI jo sImAe~ haiM, jo apane kSetra haiM, unheM bhI yathArthadRSTi se samajhanA hai / jIvana meM nivRtti kA bhI utanA hI mahattva hai, jitanA pravRtti kA / binA nivRtti ke ekAnta pravRtti eka AdhArahIna andha halacala hai, unameM nirmANa jaisA pavitra Adarza nahIM rahatA / aura pravRttizUnya nivRtti bhI sirpha eka niSkriya udAsIna vyaktivAditA hai / jaba vyakti kevala apane hI aihika sukha-duHkha meM ba~dhA rahe, apane hI vyaktigata svarga aura apavarga ke sukhoM kI kalpanA meM daur3atA rahe, to yaha eka prakAra kA svArthIpana hI hai, vyaktigata sukha kA rAga hai; ataH vaha bandhana hai; phira cAhe vaha dhArmika jIvana meM ho yA sAmAjika jIvana meN| isase vyakti aura samAja kA koI kalyANa nahIM ho sakatA / jainadarzana jIvana meM donoM kA samanvaya karatA hai| jaisA ki maiMne pahale kahA thA-maryAdAhIna vyaktigata sukhoM aura svArthoM se nivRtti tathA sAmAjika hitoM ke lie yathAprasaMga yathocita pravRtti arthAt apanI vyaktigata bhogecchA se nivRtti aura vizvakalyANa ke lie udAtta pravRtti-basa yahI mahAvIra kI nivRtti aura pravRtti kA marma hai, yahI mahAvIra kA jIvanadarzana hai| Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 'ahiMsA' zabda ke sAtha jo niSedha jur3A huA hai, use dekhakara sAdhAraNa loga aura kabhI-kabhI kucha viziSTa vicAraka bhI bhrama meM par3a jAte haiM / ve samajha baiThate haiM ki 'ahiMsA' zabda niSedha-vAcaka hai, aura isI kAraNa ve ahiMsA kA artha bhI kevala 'nivRttiparaka' hI mAna lete haiN| isa bhrama ne atItakAla meM bhI aneka anartha utpanna kie haiM aura Aja bhI vaha aneka logoM ko cakkara meM DAla rahA hai / ataeva ahiMsA kI vivecanA karate samaya yaha dekha lenA nitAnta Avazyaka hai ki kyA vAstava meM ahiMsA korA niSedha hI hai, aura ahiMsA ke sAdhaka kA kartavya 'kucha na karane meM hI samApta ho jAtA hai; athavA ahiMsA kA koI vidhi-rUpa bhI hai ? aura usake anusAra ahiMsA ke sAdhaka ke lie kucha karanA bhI Avazyaka hai ? vAstavika ahiMsA jaina dharma kI vAstavika ahiMsA kyA hai ? kyA vaha akelI nivRtti hI hai ? arthAt--kyA vaha alaga khar3e rahane ke rUpa meM hI hai ? idhara se bhAge to udhara khar3e ho gae, aura udhara se bhAge to idhara A kara khar3e ho gae ? taba kyA sAdhaka sarvathA alaga-alaga kone meM khar3A raha kara jIvana gujAra deM ? yadi ahiMsA ko kahIM se alaga haTanA hai, to alaga haTane ke sAtha-sAtha kahIM khar3A bhI to rahanA hai yA nahIM ? kahIM pravRtti bhI karanI hai yA nahIM ? ahiMsA kA sAdhaka jIvana ke maidAna meM kucha acche kAma kara sakatA hai yA nahIM ? Aja kA bhrAnta saMsAra ina praznoM kA spaSTa uttara cAhatA hai| ahiMsA ke sAdhakoM ko ukta praznoM kA spaSTa uttara denA hogA, aura niSpakSa zabdoM meM denA hogaa| mauna sAdhane se kAma nahIM clegaa| mAnava ko mAnavatA ke uddhAra evaM kalyANa ke lie koI Thosa kadama uThAnA hI pdd'egaa| kyoMki mAnava eka sAmAjika prANI hai| vaha samAja meM janma letA hai aura samAja meM hI raha kara apanA sAMskRtika vikAsa evaM abhyudaya karatA hai / usa abhyudaya ke badale vaha samAja ko kucha detA bhI hai| pravRttirUpa dharma ke dvArA samAjasevA karanA usakA prathama kartavya hai / jo ahiMsA jIvana ke kArya-kSetra se alaga ho jAtI hai aura niSkriya ho kara hara jagaha se bhAganA hI cAhatI hai, jisa ahiMsA kA sAdhaka bhAga kara kone meM dubaka jAtA hai aura yaha kahatA hai--'maiM to taTastha hU~ aura ahiMsA kA acchI taraha pAlana kara rahA hU~ !' taba kyA aisI ahiMsA kisI bhI rUpa meM upayogI ho sakatI hai ? yaha ahiMsA kI niSkriya vRtti hai aura isake sAdhaka ke jIvana meM kevala niSkriyatA hI A sakatI hai| Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 ahiMsA-darzana ahiMsaka pravRtti ke binA samAja kA koI kArya cala nahIM sakatA, kyoMki pravRttizUnya ahiMsA samAja meM jar3atA paidA kara detI hai| pravRttizUnya ahiMsA se mAnava meM asAmAjikatA hI paidA hogii| ___yadi Apane korI nivRtti ke cakkara meM A kara zarIra ko kAbU meM kara bhI liyA to kyA huA? mana to apanI svabhAvagata caMcalatA ke anusAra kucha-na-kucha harakata karatA hI rahegA / phira mana ko kahA~ le jAe~ge ? isakA artha huA ki-sarvaprathama mana ko sAdhanA par3egA / zAstrakAra bhI yahI kahate haiM ki pahale mana ko hI ekAgra karo, mana ko hI sAdho / kevala mana ko hI sAMsArika viSayoM se alaga kro| cAhe jIvana bhale hI saMsAra meM ucita pravRtti kyoM na kre| kintu jIvana kI ucita pravRtti kucha aura hai, aura mana kI ucchaGkhala pravRtti dUsarI vastu hai| aMkuza to mana para lagA rahanA caahie| yadi mana para kAbU pA liyA, to phira kahIM bhI bhAgane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| kucha logoM kA kathana hai ki pravRtti aura nivRtti donoM eka sAtha nahIM raha sktii| aisI dazA meM koI Thahare yA Age cale ? yadi Apa kaheM ki calo bhI aura Thaharo bhI, to donoM kAma eka sAtha nahIM ho sakate / dina aura rAta, eka sAtha nahIM raha sakate haiM / garmI aura sardI eka jagaha kaise raha sakatI haiM ? arthAt do paraspara virodhI cIjoM ko eka sAtha kaise rakhA jA sakatA hai ? kintu jaina-darzana ke pAsa eka viziSTa prakAra kI cintanapraNAlI hai aura usa anupama cintanapaddhati se virodhI mAlUma hone vAlI cIjeM bhI avirodhI ho jAtI haiN| jaise dUsarI vastuoM ke aneka aMza hote haiM, usI prakAra ahiMsA ke bhI aneka aMza haiM / ahiMsA kA eka aMza pravRtti hai, aura dUsarA aMza hai nivRtti / ye donoM aMza sadA eka sAtha hI rahate haiM / eka-dUsare ko chor3a kara alaga-alaga nahIM raha skte| jaba Apa pravRtti kara rahe haiM to usa samaya nivRtti usake sAtha avazya hotI hai| yadi pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti nahIM hai to usakA koI mUlya nahIM hai / aisI pravRtti baMdhana meM DAla degii| pravRtti ke sAtha nivRtti kA saMga hone para hI pravRtti kA vAstavika mUlya hai / pravRtti-nivRtti : ahiMsArUpI sikke ke do pahalU ___ jainadarzana meM ahiMsA ke do pakSa haiN| 'nahIM mAranA' yaha usakA eka pahalU hai aura usakA dUsarA pahalU hai-maitrIkaruNA aura sevA / yadi hama ahiMsA ke sirpha nakArAtmaka pahalU para hI soceM to yaha ahiMsA kI adhUrI samajha hogI / sampUrNa ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie prANimAtra ke sAtha maitrI sambandha rakhanA, usakI sevA karanA, use kaSTa se mukta karanA Adi vidheyAtmaka pakSa para bhI samucita vicAra karanA hogaa| jainAgamoM meM jahA~ ahiMsA ke 60 ekArthaka nAma diye gaye haiM, vahA~ ise dayA, rakSA, 1 dayA, khaMtI, bohI, rakkhA, samiI, jaNNo abhao Adi -praznavyAkaraNasUtra, prathama saMvaradvAra Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 123 abhaya Adi ke nAma se bhI abhihita kI gaI hai / yadi pravRtti nahIM hai to akelI nivRtti kA na to koI mUlya hai aura na hI koI astitva hii| isIlie sAdhaka ke cAritra kI jo vyAkhyA kI gaI hai, usameM pravRtti aura nivRtti-donoM ko samAna sthAna diyA gayA hai / cAritra na to ekAnta pravRttirUpa hai, aura na ekAnta nivRttirUpa / isa sambandha meM kahA gayA hai-"azubha kAryoM se, bure saMkalpoM se tathA kutsita AcaraNoM se nivRtti karanA aura zubha meM pravRtti karanA tathA satkarmoM kA AcaraNa karanA hI cAritra hai / 2 sAdhaka eka ora se nivRtti (virati) kare aura dUsarI ora se pravRtti kre| asaMyama se nivRtti aura saMyama meM pravRtti karanA cAhie / "3 asadAcaraNa se nivRtta bano aura sadAcaraNa meM pravRtti karo; yahI pravRtti aura nivRtti kI sundara evaM pUrNa vivecanA hai / ' anukampAdAna, abhayadAna, sevA Adi-Adi ahiMsA ke pravRttipradhAna rUpa haiN| yadi ahiMsA kevala nivRttiparaka hI hotI to jainAcArya isa prakAra kA kathana kathamapi nahIM karate / 'ahiMsA' zabda bhASA-zAstra kI dRSTi se niSedhavAcaka avazya hai, isa kAraNa bahuta-se vyakti isa bhrama meM phaMsa jAte haiM ki ahiMsA kevala nivRttiparaka hai| kintu gahana cintana karane ke pazcAt yaha tathya spaSTa hue binA nahIM rahegA ki ahiMsA ke aneka pahalU haiM, aneka aMga haiN| ataH pravRtti aura nivRtti donoM meM ahiMsA samAhita hai / pravRtti-nivRtti donoM meM anyonyAzraya sambandha hai / eka kArya meM jahA~ pravRtti ho rahI hai, vahA~ dUsare kArya se nivRtti bhI hotI hai| jo kevala nivRtti ko hI pradhAna mAna kara calatA hai, vaha ahiMsA kI AtmA ko parakha hI nahIM sktaa| vaha ahiMsA kI sampUrNa sAdhanA nahIM kara sktaa| eka-dUsare ke abhAva meM ahiMsA apUrNa hai| yadi ahiMsA ke ina donoM pahaluoM ko na samajha sake to ahiMsA kI vAstavikatA se hama bahuta dUra bhaTaka jaayeNge| ___ jainazramaNa ke uttaraguNoM meM cAritra ke sandarbha meM 5 samitiyoM aura 3 guptiyoM kA vidhAna hai| samiti kI maryAdA pravRttiparaka hai aura gupti kI maryAdAe~ nivRttiparaka / ata: gupti kA artha hai--nivRtti aura samiti kA artha hai-pravRtti / isase bhI spaSTa hai ki pravRtti-nivRtti donoM ahiMsArUpI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| IryAsamiti kA artha hai-calanA / yahA~ calane se inkAra nahIM kiyA gayA; kintu aviveka se yA anucitarUpa se calanA ThIka nahIM hai| jahA~ hajAroM 'nA' haiM, vahA~ eka 'hA~' bhI hai / calane ke sAtha yadi hajAroM 'nA' haiM, to vahA~ eka 'hA~' bhI nizcita 2 'asuhAdo viNivittI suhe pavittI ya jANa cArittaM / ' -AcArya nemicandra 3 "egao viraI kujjA, egao ya pavattaNaM / asaMjame niyattiM nA saMjame ya pavattaNaM // -uttarAdhyayana 3112 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 ahiMsA-darzana rUpa se lagA huA hai / calanA avazya hai, kintu asAvadhAnI yA pramAda se nahIM, balki yatanA se calanA hai| aisA karanA hI zubha meM pravRtti hai aura azubha se nivRtti hai| basa, azubha aMza ko nikAla denA cAhie aura zubha aMza ko jIvana-vyApAra kA lakSyabindu banAnA caahie| phira bhI jIvana kI abhISTa saphalatA abhinandana karatI huI dikhalAI detI hai| bhASA-samiti meM bolanA banda nahIM kiyA gayA hai| vahA~ bhI bahata-se nakAroM ke sAtha 'hakAra' maujUda hai| krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha aura Aveza Adi se mizrita vacana kabhI mata bolo, karkaza zabda mata bolo, kaThora aura marmavedhI zabda bhI mata bolo| kintu bolo avazya, bolane para koI pratibandha nahIM hai / parantu bolanA vivekapUrNa honA cAhie, dUsaroM kA hitasAdhaka honA caahie| bhASA-samiti kA artha hai'sAdhaka kA bhASaNa hara hAlata meM hita, mita evaM satya ho|' aba kramazaH eSaNA-samiti AtI hai| yadi jIvana hai to usake sAtha AhAra kA bhI sambandha hai / zAstra meM yaha nahIM kahA gayA hai ki AhAra ke lie pravRtti hI na kro| yadyapi usake sAtha hajAroM 'nA' laga rahe haiM ki-aisA mata lo, vaisA mata lo| kintu phira bhI lene ke lie. to kahA hI gayA hai| jIvana-yAtrA ke lie Avazyaka sAmagrI janatA se grahaNa kI jA sakatI hai, kintu dhyAna rahe-vaha grahaNa zoSaNahIna ho, sadbhAvanApUrNa ho / 'sva' kI suvidhA ke sAtha 'para' kI suvidhA kA suvicAra bhI satata jAgRta rahanA caahie| isI prakAra AvazyakatA-pUrti ke lie kAma Ane vAlI cIjoM kA rakhanA aura uThAnA banda nahIM kiyA gayA hai| sAdhu bhI apane pAtra ko uThAte haiM aura rakhate haiM / kadAcit dUsarI Avazyaka cIjoM ko uThAnA-rakhanA banda bhI kara deM, taba bhI zarIra ko to uThAe aura rakhe binA kAma nahIM cala sktaa| isalie na to uThAne kI koI rokaToka hai aura na rakhane kI hii| pAbandI to kevala asAvadhAnI se uThAne para, aura asAvadhAnI se rakhane para hai| yadi kisI vastu ko sAvadhAnI ke sAtha uThAyA yA rakhA jAe to usake lie koI niSedha nahIM hai / isa prakAra yadi bahuta-se 'nA' lage haiM to viveka ke sAtha uThAne-dharane kA eka 'hA~' bhI avazya lagA huA hai| yaha 'AdAna-nikSepaNasamiti' huii| aba 'pariSThApanasamiti' ko lIjie / jaba AhAra kiyA jAegA to zauca bhI avazya lagegA / isI prakAra jaba pAnI piyA jAegA to pezAba bhI avazya lgegaa| yaha to kadApi sambhava nahIM hai ki koI niyamita rUpa se khAtA bhI calA jAe aura pItA bhI calA jAe, kintu usake zarIra meM malamUtra na bane aura yathAvasara usakA tyAga na karanA pdd'e| jaba mala-mUtra Adi kA tyAga Avazyaka hai, to vaha karanA hI caahie| kintu aviveka yA asAvadhAnI se nahIM, apitu viveka ke sAtha / mala-mUtra Adi visarjana-yogya padArthoM kA pariSThApana karate samaya yaha dhyAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti - 2 ki sarvasAdhAraNa janatA ke svAsthya ko hAni na pahu~ce, idhara-udhara gandagI na phaile, kisI ko bhI kuruci evaM ghRNA kA bhAva na ho / dekhie, jainAcArya isa samiti kI vyAkhyA karate haiM ki samitiyA~ pravRtti-rUpa bhI haiM aura nivRtti rUpa bhI haiM / jahA~ samiti hai, vahA~ gupti bhI hotI haiM / 4 upayukta kathana kA abhiprAya yahI hai ki jIvana ke kSetra meM cAhe sAdhu ho yA zrAvaka; donoM ke lie pravRtti aura nivRtti yathAvasara samAna rUpa meM Avazyaka haiM / azubha AcaraNa evaM azubha saMkalpa se alaga raha kara zubha meM pravRtti karanI hI hogI / yadi hama zubha soceMge, zubha boleMge aura AcaraNa bhI zubha kareMge to isa rUpa meM hamArI pravRtti aura nivRtti sAtha-sAtha caleMgI / hameM yaha bhUla nahIM jAnA cAhie ki hamAre azubha kAryakrama meM nivRtti kA lakSya zubha meM pravRtti karanA hai; aura zubhakArya meM pravRtti kA dhyeya azubha se nivRtta honA hai / jahA~ hajAroM 'nA' haiM, vahA~ eka 'hA~' bhI lagA huA hai / ataeva pravRtti aura nivRtti parasparanirapekSa ho kara nahIM raha sakatI, aura vastutaH rahanA bhI nahIM caahie| eka udAharaNa dekhie 125 jaba koI AdamI ghor3e para car3hatA hai, to vaha calane ke lie hI car3hatA hai, isalie nahIM ki ghor3e kI pITha para hI jama jaae| vaha ghor3e para car3hatA hai aura use gati bhI detA hai, kintu sAtha hI ghor3e kI lagAma bhI pakar3a letA hai / use jahA~ taka calanA hai, vahIM taka calatA hai aura jahA~ khar3e hone kI AvazyakatA mahasUsa hotI hai, vahA~ khar3A bhI ho jAtA hai / isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki ghor3e para car3ha kara calanA pravRtti hai, aura jarUrata hone para khar3A ho jAnA nivRtti bhI hai / isa sambandha meM eka udAharaNa lIjie --- kisI seTha ne yadi aisI moTara le lI hai ki eka bAra sTArTa kara dene para vaha svacchanda gati se aisI calatI hai ki kahIM para kabhI rukatI hI nahIM hai, taba kyA aisI vicitra moTara meM koI baiThegA ? nizcita hai, koI nahIM / sAmAnyataH moTara aisI honI cAhie ki vaha cale to avazya, kintu jarUrata ke samaya use khar3A bhI kiyA jA sake aura mArga kI sthiti ke anusAra dhImI bhI kI jA sake / nissandeha usI meM Apa baiThanA pasanda kreNge| hamArA jIvana bhI eka prakAra kA ghor3A athavA gAr3I hai, jise samaya para calAnA bhI cAhie aura samaya para rokanA bhI cAhie / jIvana kI gati na to unmukta, maryAdAhIna evaM ucchRMkhala hI honI cAhie, aura na sarvathA niSkriya hI / jaina-dharma ne yaha eka mahattvapUrNa dRSTikoNa prastuta kiyA hai, jisase hama isa niSkarSa para pahu~cate haiM ki - jahA~ taka zubha meM pravRtti kA aMza hai vahA~ pravRtti hai, aura jahA~ azubha se nivRtti kA aMza hai, vahA~ nivRtti hai / pravRtti aura nivRtti; donoM hI jagaha ahiMsA kI sugandha mahakatI hai / 4 pavicArA'pavicArAo samiIo - sthAnAMga sUtra Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 ahiMsA-darzana taTasthatA yA bacAva ____eka AdamI kisI ko mAra rahA hai yA koI svayaM apanI Atma-hatyA kara rahA hai| isI samaya do AdamI A pahu~cate haiN| unameM se eka AdamI to usa dIna-hIna kI rakSA ke lie tatpara hotA hai aura dUsarA taTastha ho kara alaga khar3A raha jAtA hai / aisI sthiti meM taTastha khar3e rahane vAle ko kahA~ pApa laga rahA hai ? vaha svayaM to kisI ko mAra hI nahIM rahA hai, jisase ki use pApa lage, vaha to kevala taTasthabhAva se khar3A hai| yadi dUsarA AdamI taTastha na raha kara bacAne kI pravRtti karatA hai to yahA~ bhI prazna AtA hai-taTastha rahane vAle nivRttiparAyaNa vyakti ko adhika lAbha hai yA pravRtti karane vAle ko ? __ jo loga jIvana ke hara kSetra meM taTastha hI rahanA cAhate haiM, ve kadAcit yahI kaheMge ki jo taTastha rahA hai, usane pApa nahIM kiyA aura use hiMsA bhI nahIM lgii| spaSTa hai ki unakI dRSTi meM taTastha rahanA-kriyAhIna jIvana vyatIta karanA hI jIvana kA zubha lakSya hai aura pravRtti karanA azubha lakSya / kintu unase pUchA jA sakatA hai ki jaina-dharma meM jo dayA yA karuNA kI bAta kahI gaI hai, kyA vaha kevala taTastha rahane kI bAta hai ? udAharaNa ke lie eka sAdhu nadI ke kinAre cala rahA hai, jAte hue phisala gayA, aura nadI ke pravAha meM gira kara DUbane lgaa| usake sAthI do sAdhu kinAre para khar3e haiM / unameM se eka sAdhu jo kinAre para khar3A hai, vaha taTasthabhAva kI mudrA meM khar3A hai / isa prasaMga para vaha yaha kahatA hai--maiMne dhakkA nahIM diyA, maiMne saMkalpa bhI nahIM kiyA ki vaha gire| vaha girane vAlA to apane Apa gira gayA hai aura DUbane lagA hai-isameM merA kyA doSa ? astu, maiM to anta taka taTastha hI rhuuNgaa| yadi pAnI meM jAU~gA to jala ke jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI, aura jala meM rahane vAle choTe-bar3e aneka trasa' jIvoM kI hiMsA bhI hogii| aisA socakara vaha taTastha khar3A rahatA hai / parantu dUsarA sAdhu use bacAne ke lie nadI meM utara par3atA hai / DUbane vAlA sAdhu asta-vyasta dazA meM hai / use bacAne kI koziza karate samaya pAnI meM to halacala avazya hogI aura kitanI hI machaliyA~ tathA dUsare aneka jIva bhayabhIta evaM parezAna bhI hoMge aura kucha to mara bhI jaayeNge| phira bhI vaha usa DUbane vAle sAdhu ko nadI se bAhara nikAla kara kinAre para le AtA hai / aba prazna yaha uThatA hai ki kauna-se sAdhu ko lAbha huA ? arthAt --jo sAdhu anta taka taTastha thA, vaha lAbha meM rahA, yA jo taTastha na raha kara sAthI sAdhu ko bacAne ke liye nadI meM utarA, vaha lAbha meM rahA ? taTastha rahane vAlA sAdhu kahatA hai-"nadI meM girane vAle sAthI sAdhu ke patana meM merA koI nimitta nahIM thA, ataH maiM girAne ke pApa kA bhAgI nahIM hU~ / sAtha hI maiM 5 pRthvI, jala, agni, vAyu aura vanaspati ke jIva sthAvara haiN| dvIndriya se le kara paMcendriya taka ke jIva trasa haiN| Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 127 use nadI se nikAlane ke liye bhI nahIM gayA, ataH bacAne meM jala-jIvoM kI tathA anya matsya Adi trasajIvoM kI jo hiMsA huI hai, usase bhI maiM pUrNatayA mukta rahA huuN| ataeva maiM apanI taTasthatA ke kAraNa bacAne vAle se kahIM adhika ahiMsaka huuN|" "jo sAdhu taTastha nahIM rahA aura sAthI sAdhu ko bacAne ke liye nadI meM utarA, vaha eka prANI ko to avazya bacA lAyA, kintu eka kI rakSA ke liye kitane prANiyoM kI hiMsA kA bhAgI huA ?" isa prakAra yaha jaTila prazna upasthita ho jAtA hai ki ukta prasaMga para kyA taTastha rahanA Avazyaka hai yA pravRtti karanA ? isa viSaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA Adeza to yaha kahatA hai ki jaba isa prakAra kI viSama paristhiti A jAe to sAdhu dUsare durghaTanAgrasta sAdhu ko nikAle aura yadi sAdhvI DUba rahI hai to usako bhI nikAle kintu taTastha hokara na khar3A rhe| isa prakAra jainAgama kA mUla ullekha hai| isakA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA jo sthUlarUpa varNita hai, kartavya usase bhI kahIM U~cA hai| ___ koI prANI hamAre sAmane mara rahA hai| sambhava hai, usa samaya bAhyarUpa meM haThAt nivRtti kara bhI lI jAya; parantu aise avasara para bacAne ke saMkalpa svabhAvataH AyA hI karate haiM / phira bhI hama yadi unakI balAt upekSA hI karate haiM, rakSAtmaka pravRtti kA prayoga nahIM karate haiM to hamAre mana kI dayA kucalI jAtI hai aura isa prakAra apane dvArA apane AtmA kI eka bahuta bar3I hiMsA ho jAtI hai| isa AtmahiMsA ko rokanA aura usase bacanA atyadhika Avazyaka hai| isake atirikta yaha to spaSTa hI hai ki bacAne ke liye pAnI meM praveza karane vAle kA saMkalpa jala ke jIvoM ko mArane kA bilakula nahIM thA, usakA ekamAtra irAdA to DUbate hue sAdhu ko bacAne kA hI thA / jaina-dharma ne taTasthatA ko mahattva avazya diyA hai, kintu vaha hara jagaha aura hara paristhiti meM taTastha rahane kA Adeza kadApi nahIM detaa| sAdhu ko bacAne ke liye jala meM praveza karane vAle sahadharmI sAdhu ko puNyaprakRti kA baMdha huA yA pApa-prakRti kA ? athavA use antataH nirjarA hI huI ? yaha bAta to dhyAna meM rahanI hI cAhie ki jaba antaHkaraNa meM anukampA jagatI hai aura karuNA kI lahara utpanna hotI hai, taba manuSya dayAbhAva meM gadgada ho jAtA hai aura jaba vaha pUrNatayA gadgada ho jAtA hai, taba asaMkhya-asaMkhyaguNI nirjarA kara letA hai| jaba aisI sthiti AtI hai taba hamArI bhUmikA zubhasaMkalpa meM kendrita hotI hai aura jaba hama tanmayatA ke sAtha kisI zubhasaMkalpa meM lIna hote haiM, taba nirjarA ke sAtha-sAtha 6 dekhiye bRhatkalpasUtra 6, 8 / 7 pUrvabaddha karmoM ko naSTa karanA, nirjarA hai| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana puNya - prakRti kA bhI baMdha ho jAtA hai / jala meM praveza karane se jo hiMsA huI hai, usase inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / kintu mukhya prazna to yaha hai ki usase huA kyA ? kyA vaha pApa kA mArga hai athavA puNya kA yA nirjarA kA hai ? isa sthiti meM jaina-dharma to yaha kahatA hai ki jo sAdhu pAnI meM gayA hai, vaha pAnI ke jIvoM ko mArane ke lie nahIM gayA hai aura na vaha machaliyoM ko hI pIr3A pahu~cAne kI bhAvanA lekara gayA hai; apitu eka saMyamI ko bacAne kI pavitra bhAvanA le kara gayA hai / aisI sthiti meM yadi koI hiMsA ho gaI hai, to vaha kisI anartha kI siddhi ke lie nahIM huI hai / kisI jIva kI svataH hiMsA ho jAnA eka bAta hai, aura kisI kI hiMsA karanA dUsarI bAta hai / aneka bAra prAyaH hama galatI se kaha dete haiM ki amuka kI hiMsA kI gaI hai, kintu hone aura karane ke bheda ko samajhane kA prayatna nahIM karate aura isI kAraNa kisI kI svataH hiMsA ho jAne para use hiMsA kA pApAcAra samajha lete haiM / svataH hone meM aura svayaM karane meM bahuta bar3A antara hai aura vaha antara bhI bAhara meM parilakSita hone vAle kArya kA nahIM, apitu bhAvanAoM kA hI vibheda hai / 128 pramArjana evaM pratilekhana jaisA ki pahale kahA gayA hai ki sAdhu makAna ko yA jamIna ko pUMjatA hai aura pU~jate samaya prAyaH jIva idhara se udhara hote haiM, ghasITe bhI jAte haiM, aura unheM paritApa bhI hotA hai / kintu koI bhI usase pApa kA baMdha honA nahIM kaha sakatA, kyoMki vaha paritApa svataH pahu~ca gayA hai, diyA nahIM gayA hai / yadi aisA na mAnA jAe to pU~janA bhI pApa ho jAegA / hamAre purAne AcAryoM kI kucha aisI dhAraNAe~ haiM ki upAzraya ko pramArjita karane vAle sAdhu ko bele" kA lAbha hotA hai| eka bAra upAzraya pU~jane se asaMkhya jIva marate hoNge| aisA mata samajhie ki jo AMkhoM se dIkhate haiM, ve hI jIva haiM, yahA~ para hamArI sthUladarzI A~khoM kA koI mUlya nahIM hai, kyoMki ve to sirpha sthUla jIvoM ko hI dekhatI haiN| bhale hI ApakA A~gana ratna-jaTita kyoM na ho, Apako eka bhI jIva vahA~ dikhAI na detA ho; phira bhI yadi Apa sUkSmadarzaka yaMtra se dekheMge to vahA~ hajAroM calate-phirate prANI dikhalAI deMge / aisI dazA meM pratidina subaha aura zAma ke samaya pratilekhana karane kI AjJA kyoM dI gaI hai ? aura upAzraya bhUmi kA pramArjana karanA anivArya kyoM batalAyA gayA hai ? pratidina kA pramArjana hiMsA-rUpa hai - aisA soca kara yadi pramArjana karanA baMda kara diyA jAe to kyA pariNAma hogA ? phira kala aura parasoM kyA hogA ? jIva bar3hate jAe~ge yA ghaTate jAe~ge ? jitanI jitanI gaMdagI bar3heMgI, usI anupAta se jIvoM kI utpatti bhI bar3hatI jaaegii| aisI sthiti meM Apako do bAtoM meM se kisI eka ke lie taiyAra rahanA caahie| yA to Apa usa makAna meM se apane Apako haTA leM aura 8 lagAtAra do upavAsa karanA, belA kahalAtA hai / Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 makAna chor3a kara anyatra cale jAe~ yA calane-phirane aura ghUmane meM jo hiMsA ho, usake bhAgI banane ko taiyAra rheN| isa dRSTikoNa kA artha yaha hai ki hameM kevala vartamAna kI hI hiMsA-ahiMsA ko nahIM dekhanA cAhie, apitu bhaviSya kI hiMsA-ahiMsA kA bhI vyApaka dRSTi se vicAra karanA cAhie / bahudhA hamArI nigAha vartamAna se hI cipaTa kara raha jAtI hai aura hama yaha soca lete haiM ki yadi abhI pramArjana kareMge to hiMsA hogI ! kintu yadi Apa pramArjana nahIM kareMge aura makAna ko yoM hI gaMdA rahane deMge to dino-dina gaMdagI bar3hatI hI jAyagI / usa gandagI se asaMkhya jIva utpanna ho jAyeMge aura sampUrNa makAna jIvoM se kulabulAtA dikhalAI degaa| phira isakA kyA pariNAma hogA ? jaba Apa caleMge, phireMge to ApakI isa pravRtti se kitane jIva mAre jAe~ge ? to aba Apa vicAra kareM ki pratilekhana aura pramArjana kevala vartamAna kI hI hiMsA ko nahIM rokatA hai, apitu bhaviSya kI hiMsA se bhI bacAtA hai| bhaviSya meM jo bhI hiMsA jisa rUpa meM hone vAlI hai, use sarvaprathama rokanA aura jIvoM kI utpatti na hone denA, ekamAtra viveka kA takAjA hai| isIlie to jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki pahale viveka rakho, svacchatA evaM saphAI rakho, aura jIvoM kI utpatti na hone do, tabhI ThIka taraha hiMsA se bacAva ho sakatA hai| parantu kheda hai ki Aja kA jaina-samAja kevala 'Aja' hone vAlI hiMsA kA hI khayAla karatA hai aura usase bacanA bhI cAhatA hai, kintu vartamAna ke phalasvarUpa bhaviSya meM hone vAlI mahAn hiMsA ke sambandha meM kucha bhI vicAra nahIM karanA cAhatA ! basa, yahI gar3abar3I kA mukhya kAraNa hai / yahI mUla meM bhUla hai| prAyaH kucha loga kahA karate haiM-pratilekhana kareMge to hiMsA hogI aura pramArjana kareMge to pApa hogA / hama unase pUchate haiM-hiMsA aura pApa kyoM hoMge ?' taba ve kahate haiM-'jaba pApa hotA hai, tabhI to AlocanA-svarUpa dhyAna karate haiM ! yadi pApa na hotA, to pratilekhana karane ke pazcAt 'iriyAvahiyA' ke rUpa meM AlocanA kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ?' jo aisA kahate haiM, vAstava meM unhoMne jaina-dharma ke hRdaya ko sparza nahIM kiyA; tabhI ve bhrama meM par3a gaye haiM / aba maiM pUchatA hU~ ki AlocanA pratilekhana kI hai yA duSpratilekhana kI ? vastutaH siddhAnta to yaha hai ki isa sambandha meM jo AlocanA kI jAtI hai, vaha pratilekhana yA pramArjana kI nahIM haiM; apitu pratilekhana yA pramArjana karate samaya jo ayatanA huI ho, usakI hI AlocanA hai| pramArjana to kiyA ho, kintu use sAvadhAnI ke sAtha nahIM kiyA ho| isI prakAra pratilekhana kiyA ho, kintu vaha bhI ThIka taraha se nahIM kiyA ho; arthAt-ina kriyAoM ke karane meM jo azubhAMza A gayA hai, usI kI AlocanA kI jAtI hai| yadi aisA na mAnA jAe to kyA zAstrasvAdhyAya karane se bhI pApa lagatA hai ? nahIM, aisA to nahIM hai| vaha AlocanA svAdhyAya kI AlocanA nahIM hai, kintu svAdhyAya karane meM yadi koI asAvadhAnI huI ho, azuddha uccAraNa kiyA gayA ho, yA koI truTi raha gaI ho, to usakI hI AlocanA Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 ahiMsA-darzana hai / isa prakAra pratilekhana ke pazcAt kI jAne vAlI AlocanA bhI pratilekhana kI nahIM, apitu ThIka taraha pratilekhana karane kI hI samajhI jAnI caahie| jaba ina bArIkiyoM para dhyAnapUrvaka vicAra kiyA jAegA to svataH spaSTa ho jAegA ki jainadharma ne jo kucha bhI kahA hai use hamane viveka-buddhi se nahIM samajhA aura na hI use vyavahAra meM lAne kI AvazyakatA anubhava kI / kucha aise bhI loga milate haiM jo buhArI na dene ke niyama banAnA cAhate haiM / yadi ve banA leM to usakA pariNAma kyA hogA ? subaha se zAma taka ghara aura dvAra meM gandagI phailI rahegI / usa gandagI se kitane hI prANI utpanna hoMge aura kitane hI idhara-udhara se A kara jamA bhI ho jAyeMge / yadi Age bhI aisA hI hotA rahegA to yA to ghara ko kIr3oM-makor3oM ke lie hI chor3a denA par3egA, yA cAra dina bAda buhArI lagA kara bahusaMkhyaka jIvoM kI hiMsA kA bhAjana bananA pdd'egaa| isa sambandha meM jaina-dharma kI spaSTa ghoSaNA hai ki sAdhu apane nivAsa sthAna evaM upakaraNoM kA pratidina pratilekhana tathA pramArjana kare, aura yaha nirdezana kevala sAdhuoM taka hI sImita nahIM, gRhasthoM ke lie bhI hai| yadi niyamita pratilekhana aura pramArjana nahIM kiyA jAegA, to usase hone vAle do upavAsasvarUpa tapa kA lAbha bhI nahIM hogA aura ghara kI svacchatA bhI nahIM rhegii| yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhie ki dharmasthAna ke pramArjana se to bele ke tapa kA lAbha hotA hai aura apane khuda ke makAna kA pramArjana karane se bele kA lAbha prApta na ho kara ulTA pApa hI hotA hai ! jaina-dharma kisI sthAna-vizeSa meM dharma nahIM mAnatA hai, usakA dharma to kartA kI bhAvanA para hI Azrita hai| dRSTi-parivartana jaina-dharma dRSTi-parivartana kI bAta kahatA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki yadi Apa makAna kI saphAI kara rahe haiM to dRSTi badala kara kIjie / saphAI karane meM eka dRSTi to yahI ho sakatI hai ki makAna sApha-sundara dikhAI degA, sApha-sutharA makAna dekha kara loga ApakI prazaMsA kreNge| isa dRSTi meM zRGgAra kI bhAvanA hai| dUsarI dRSTi yaha hai ki saphAI rakhane se jIvoM kI utpatti nahIM hone pAegI; phalataH jIvoM kI vyartha kI hiMsA se svataH bacAva ho jaaegaa| sAtha hI pramArjana karate samaya viveka rakhA jAe, aMdhAdhundhI na macAI jAe, pramArjana aura saphAI ke sAdhana bhI komala rakhe jAe~, itane kaThora na hoM, jisase unakI capeTa meM Akara jIva mAre jAe~ / yadi koI jIva jhAr3ana meM A jAe to use sAvadhAnI ke sAtha alaga rakha diyA jaae| isa prakAra ghara kI saphAI karate samaya yadi vartamAna meM bhI viveka-buddhi kA prayoga kiyA jAe aura bhaviSya kI ahiMsA kA bhI vicAra kiyA jAe to vahA~ dharma hogA, pApa-karma kI nirjarA hogii| eka bahana bhojana-pAna Adi kI samasta sAmagrI ko khulA rakha chor3atI hai / kahIM ghI Dhula rahA hai, to kahIM tela phaila rahA hai, kahIM pAnI meM makkhiyA~ gira rahI haiM, to Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 131 kahIM dAla meM cITiyA~ ghUma rahI haiM ! dUsarI bahana viveka ke sAtha saba cIjoM ko vyavasthita rUpa meM rakhatI hai| sabako bhalIbhA~ti Dhaka kara sahI tarIke ke sAtha rakhatI hai| aisI vyavasthA karane meM bhI eka vRtti to yaha ho sakatI hai ki merI cIjeM kharAba na ho jAe~ aura dUsarI vRtti yaha ho sakatI hai ki jIvoM kI hiMsA na ho jAe, kisI prakAra kI ayatanA na hone paae| sAvadhAnI donoM jagaha rakhI jAtI hai, kintu donoM meM AkAza aura pAtAla ke antara jaisA bahuta bar3A antara hai| pahalI vyavasthA meM vRtti meM moha hai, mamatva hai aura svArtha hai / dUsarI vyavasthA meM vRtti meM jIvoM para dayA hai, anukampA hai| basa isI bhAvanA ke bheda se hI to phala meM bhI bhinnatA AtI hai / jahA~ moha, mamatA aura svArtha hai vahA~ karma-bandha hai ; aura jahA~ anukampA hai, vahA~ dharma hai, nirjarA hai / astu, jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki anukampA kI bhAvanA se yatanA karane para bhI cIja to surakSita rahegI hI; phira vyartha hI moha-mamatA rakha kara sAdhanA ke uccazikhara se nIce kyoM utarate ho ? kAma karate samaya, nirjarA-bhAva kI jo pavitragaMgA baha rahI hai, usase kyoM vaMcita hote ho ? cIjeM yadi avyavasthita raheMgI to kharAba hogI, unameM makkhiyA~ gireMgI aura kaSTa pAe~gI, cIjeM sar3eMgI aura asaMkhya jIvoM kI hiMsA hogii| isa prakAra tanika-sI asAvadhAnI mahAn hiMsA kI paramparA ko janma detI hai| isa taraha jaina-dharma dRSTiparivartana kI siphAriza karatA hai| phira cAhe koI sAdhu ho yA gRhastha, vaha cAhe dharmasthAna meM ho yA apane ghara meM, dRSTi ke badalate hI sRSTi bhI badala jAtI hai / kAma karate hue bhI yadi dharma-buddhi rakhI jAtI hai to nizcita hI vaha mokSa ke mArga para bar3hAne vAlI hotI hai / isa prakAra jahA~ kahIM bhI vivekamaya jIvana hogA, vahA~ pratyeka kSaNa nirjarA kI jA sakatI hai| jaba kisI ko bolanA Avazyaka ho to bolanA cAhie / jIbha para tAlA lagAe phirane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kintu bolane ke sAtha saMyama sadaiva apekSita hai / bolate samaya yaha dhyAna rahanA cAhie ki usake bolane se kisI ko coTa to nahIM pahu~ca rahI hai ? kisI kA aniSTa to nahIM ho rahA hai ? kisI kI kucha bhalAI bhI ho rahI hai yA nahIM ? yadi isa prakAra 'bhASA-samiti' kA khyAla rakha kara bolA jA rahA hai to samajhA jA sakatA hai ki nirjarA ho rahI hai| ___ yadi calane kI jarUrata A par3I hai to AdamI cala sakatA hai / jainadharma usake pairoM ko ber3iyoM se nahIM jkdd'taa| vaha sabake lie pAdapopagamana saMthAre kA vidhAna nahIM krtaa| vaha to yahI kahatA hai calate samaya dekha kara calanA cAhie / vastutaH hai jIvana ke antima kAla meM samAdhimaraNa ke lie vRkSa se TUTa kara nIce girI huI zAkhA ke samAna niSkriyarUpa se eka sthiti meM raha kara AmaraNa-anazana karanA, pAdapopagamana saMthArA kahalAtA hai| Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 ahiMsA-darzana vivekayukta calanA hI gati-kriyA kI pavitratA hai / aura usake anusAra aisI koI bhinnatA bhI nahIM hai ki sAdhu dekha kara cala rahA hai to use dharma hogA aura anya kisI se nahIM hogA ? dekha kara calane para sAdhu kI bhA~ti sAmAnya vyakti ko dharma hogA, nirjarA hogii| AvazyakatAnusAra sAdhAraNa vyakti ghara kI cIjeM idhara se udhara rakhate haiM aura sAdhu bhI apanI vastue~ yathAsthAna rakhatA hai, to kyA pAtra Adi ko saMyamita DhaMga se idhara se udhara rakhane meM sAdhu ko hI dharma hogA aura dUsaroM ko nahIM ? kadApi nhiiN| yadi viveka rakhA jAe aura jIva-dayA kI sadbhAvanA sthira kI jAe to sAdhu ke samAna anya logoM ko bhI nirjarA avazya hogii| jaina-dharma kA vidhAna hai ki yadi ahiMsA kI bhAvanA rakhI jAe, pratikSaNa mana ke andara dayA kI jhaMkAra uThatI rahe aura isa prakAra jIvana samitimaya ho kara calatA rahe to bAhara meM kArya kI mAtrA 'eka' hone para bhI phala 'do' mila jAe~ge, arthAt vyakti ke dainika vyavahAra kI sAmagrI bhI surakSita rahegI aura sAtha-sAtha vaha ahiMsA kA amRta bhI pItA jAegA / isa sambandha meM kahA gayA hai ki jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM yadi ahiMsA ko lUlI-la~gar3I aura eka kone kI darzanIya vastu banA kara rakhane se vaha jI nahIM sktii| nizcaya hI vaha sar3egI aura glegii| use kriyAtmaka rUpa meM jIvana ke hara kSetra meM le jAie / yadi calanA hai to ahiMsA ko usameM jor3a dIjie / Apa jIvana ke jisa kisI bhI kSetra meM jo bhI pravRtti kara rahe haiM, usa pravRtti ke sAtha ahiMsA ke saMkalpa ko saMyukta kara dIjie / phira dekhie ApakI pravRtti meM eka nayA jIvana aura nayA prANa A jAegA / apanI antaraMgavRtti ko pavitra banA DAlie, nirjarA avazya hogii| yadi kisI pravatti meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi nahIM jor3I gaI hai, to vaha hiMsA hI kahalAegI, cAhe usake kAraNa hiMsA ho rahI ho yA nahIM ho rahI ho / kyoMki pramAdabhAva svayaM eka prakAra kI hiMsA hai, aura apramAda-bhAva ahiMsA hai| AtmarakSA isI sambandha meM eka sundara prakaraNa bhI hai-vartamAna kI ahiMsA ke saMtulana meM bhaviSya kI jo bar3I hiMsA Ane vAlI hai, use nimaMtraNa diyA jAe yA nahIM ? AcArAMgasUtra meM eka prasaMga AyA hai |11-ek paMca-mahAvratadhArI sAdhu hai, jo vihAra kara rahA hai / pahAr3oM ke bIca se eka sa~kar3I pagaDaMDI hai| vaha dekha-dekha kara cala rahA hai, kintu acAnaka Thokara laga jAtI hai, paira lar3akhar3A jAte haiM aura vaha girane laga jAtA hai / girate samaya sAdhu kyA upAya kare ? yadi vahA~ koI vRkSa hai to use pakar3a le, bela hai to use pakar3a le aura yadi koI yAtrI A-jA rahe hoM to unake hAtha ke 10 'ekA kriyA dvayarthakarI prasiddhA' 11 dekhiye AcArAMgasUtra 2, 3, 2 Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke do pakSa : pravRtti aura nivRtti-2 sahAre bhI Upara A jAe; arthAta-aisI sthiti meM sAdhu vRkSa kA yA latA kA sahArA le kara bhI AtmarakSA kara sakatA hai| zAstra kA upayukta AtmarakSA sambandhI vidhAna saMkSepa meM apanI bAta kaha kara virAma pA letA hai| kintu hamArI cintana-dhArA meM aneka prazna khar3e ho jAte haiMjaina-sAdhu tIna karaNa tIna yoga se hiMsA kA tyAgI hai| ata: use bela yA vRkSa ko chUne kI AjJA nahIM hai, kyoMki unako chUne se asaMkhya jIvoM kI hiMsA ho jAtI hai / astu, vaha AtmarakSA ke lie dUsare prANiyoM kI hiMsA kaise kara sakatA haiM ? sAdhu kI prANarakSA bar3I hai yA ahiMsA bar3I hai ? sAdhu ke lie jo Upara kahA gayA hai ki aise avasara para vaha vRkSa Adi ko pakar3a kara prANa bacA le, yaha bAta kahA~ taka ThIka hai ? sAdhu ko vRkSa Adi pakar3a kara prANa bacA lene kA vidhAna karane vAlA yaha pATha AcArAMga kA hai| usase inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / AcAryoM ne bhI vicAra kiyA hai ki girate samaya sAdhu jo vRkSa Adi kA sahArA le kara Upara AtA hai, usameM hiMsA nahIM, apitu ahiMsA hai / vaha ahiMsA kahA~ se ho gaI ? nissandeha sAdhu hiMsA ke mAdhyama se Upara AtA hai, kintu vaha jIvana kI lAlasA se yA moha se prerita ho kara nahIM AtA hai / jIvana-rakSA ke sambandha meM to bAta yaha hai ki mastaka para naMgI talavAra bhI kyoM na camaka rahI ho, kintu sAdhu apanA dharma nahIM chodd'taa| sAdhu ke lie ha~satehaMsate prANoM kA visarjana kara denA sahaja hai, kintu ahiMsAdharma ko chor3a denA sahaja nhiiN| jaba yaha sthiti hai to prazna hai ki phira vRkSa yA bela pakar3ane kI svIkRti kyoM de dI gaI hai ? isakA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki asAvadhAnI se jaba sAdhu gira par3atA hai to usakA zarIra bekAbU ho jAtA hai / be-kAbU zarIra lur3hakate-lur3hakate kitanI dUra jA kara giregA, yaha kauna kaha sakatA hai ? jitanI dUra bhI vaha lur3hakatA jAegA, utanI hI dUra taka usake zarIra-piNDa ke dvArA na jAne kitane ekendriya, dvIndriya, trIndriya, caturindriya aura paMcendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA hogii| isake alAvA girane aura lur3hakane para yadi aMga-bhaMga ho gayA to jaba taka vaha sAdhu jIvita rahegA, taba taka sar3atA rahegA ; uSNa aura zIta ke prakopa se tathA hiMsaka jAnavaroM dvArA pIr3ita hone para use ArttadhyAna aura raudra-dhyAna bhI paidA hoNge| yadi isI dazA meM usakI mRtyu hotI hai, to usake nirmala bhAvoM kI Atma-hiMsA hone se vaha durgati meM hI jaaegaa| ataeva jisa vRkSa kA sahArA liyA gayA hai, vaha jIvana ke moha aura mamatva se nahIM liyA gayA hai, vRkSa yA vRkSa ke Azrita jIvoM kI hiMsA karane ke lie bhI use nahIM pakar3A gayA hai| usake eka bhI phala, phUla yA patte se sAdhu ko koI prayojana nahIM hai, kintu Age hone vAlI bhayaMkara hiMsA ko bacAne ke lie hI usane vRkSa ko pakar3A hai| isa vicAra kI spaSTatA nimnalikhita dRSTAnta para se samajhI jA sakatI hai "koI sAdhu jaba bImAra par3atA hai to davA khAtA hai| kyoM khAtA hai ? kyA zarIra kI rakSA ke lie ? sambhava hai, kisI meM Aja yaha vRtti bhI ho, kintu zAstrakAra Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 ahiMsA-darzana to yaha kahate haiM ki yaha vRtti doSapUrNa hai / ve davA lene kI AjJA avazya dete haiM, kintu isalie nahIM ki tumheM zarIra-rakSA ke lie auSadhisevana karatA hai| unakA abhiprAya to yaha hai ki yadi davA nahIM loge to zarIra meM bImArI phailegI aura eka dina vaha tumheM burI taraha jakar3a legii| itanA hI nahIM, Akhira tuma apanA santulana bhI kho baiThoge / phalataH tumheM Arta-dhyAna hogA, raudradhyAna bhI hogA aura anekAneka dussaMkalpa bhI hoNge| isa durAzApUrNa viSama sthiti se bacane ke lie hI davA lI jAtI hai| isa prakAra yadi hama sUkSmadRSTi se dekheM to jJAta hogA ki bhaviSya kI hiMsA ko rokane ke lie pratilekhana kiyA jAtA hai, pramArjana bhI kiyA jAtA hai kintu yaha saba kSaNabhaMgura jIvana kI lolupatA se nahIM, apitu Age hone vAlI virATa hiMsA ko rokane ke lie kiyA jAtA hai| jaina-dharma ahiMsA ke viSaya meM jo isa prakAra vivecana karatA hai aura ahiMsA kI dRSTi ko sAmane rakha kara pravRtti kA vidhAna prastuta karatA hai; usakA mantavya pravRtti kA pUrI taraha parityAga karanA nahIM hai, apitu jIvana kI pratyeka pravRtti meM ahiMsaka dRSTikoNa paidA karanA hai| jIvana-vyApAra meM pravRtti meM koI aviveka yA bhUla hotI hai to usI ke lie 'micchAmi-dukkaDaM' diyA jAtA hai| isa prakAra aba yaha pUrNatayA spaSTa samajhA jAnA cAhie ki 'ahiMsA' kevala nivRtti meM hI nahIM hai, apitu pravRtti meM bhI vidyamAna hai| Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI paccIsa sau varSa pUrva ke bhArata meM hiMsA kA utanA krUra aura nagna tANDava to nahIM thA ki manuSya ke jIvana aura vikAsa kI saMbhAvanAe~ hI samApta ho jAe~, kintu rASTrIya jIvana jaisA cAhie, vaisA zAnta nahIM thA / eka rAjya dUsare rAjya ke prati sadA AzaMkita aura bhayabhIta rahatA thA / avantI kA camDapradyota jaisA tAnAzAha apanI asIma rAjya - lipsA aura kAma-lipsA ke lie usa samaya pUre pUrva-dakSiNa bhArata meM badanAma thA / magadha, vatsa, pAMcAla aura sindhu- sauvIra taka ke rAjavaMzoM ke sAtha usake yuddha aura AkramaNa kI ghaTanAe~ aneka bAra ghaTa cukI thiiN| 13 idhara magadha kA mahattvAkAMkSI kUNika bhI apane pitA bimbisAra kI hatyA karake rAja-siMhAsana para baiThA / aura kucha hI dinoM bAda usane vaizAlI - gaNarAjya ke sAtha vaha bhayaMkara yuddha cher3A ki usa samaya ke dakSiNa-pUrva bhArata kA apAra vaibhava yuddha kI lapaToM meM svAhA ho gayA / nirayAvalikA aura bhagavatI Adi sUtroM se jJAta hotA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ina yuddhoM kA virodha kiyA thA / yuddhonmAda meM pAgala hone vAle sainikoM kI isa andha rASTra bhakti ko bhI unhoMne khula kara cunautI dI thI ki "yuddha meM mRtyu prApta karane vAlA svarga meM jAtA hai / " ve janmata: rAjakumAra the, kintu rAjAoM kI isa aniyantrita yuddha - lipsA ke sAtha sadA unakA virodha rahA / aneka rAjA va gaNAdhinAyaka unake bhakta bhI the, kintu unhoMne unakI nIti ke sAtha kabhI bhI sahamati nahIM kI; apitu kucha bAtoM meM to sadA apanA asahayoga hI pragaTa karate rahe / rAjavaMzoM ke sAtha madhura-asahayoga kA hI eka udAharaNa hai ki unhoMne kabhI bhI rAjAoM ke ghara para bhikSA grahaNa nahIM kI / bhijhuoM ko bhI unhoMne rAja- piNDa grahaNa karane kA niSedha kara diyA / binA kisI viziSTa hetu ke rAja-mahaloM meM bhikSuoM kA AnA-jAnA bhI niSiddha thA / aura yuddha se bhI bar3I AzaMkA yaha thI ki manuSya nitya prati ke apane sAdhAraNa sAmAjika jIvana meM bhI Azvasta nahIM thA / eka-dUsare kI hatyA, aMga-chedana aura dhArmika andhavizvAsoM ke kAraNa narabali, pazubali Adi ke rUpa meM hiMsA ke krUra dRzya mAnavIya cetanA ko kampita karate rahate the / mahAvIra ne yajJavAda kA nirantara virodha kiyA / yajJoM meM hone vAlI narabali va pazubali ko unhoMne brAhmaNa kA karma nahIM, kintu mlecchakarma ( anAryakarma ) kahA / jaba dekhA ki mAnava kI avasthA yajJa ke Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana sAtha kucha na kucha sambandha banAe rakhanA cAhatI hai, to jana-mAnasa ke jJAtA mahAvIra ne yajJa ko adhyAtmika rUpa meM prastuta kiyA aura kahA--' isa yajJa meM apane mana ke pazuoM ( duvRttiyoM) kI hI bali do / ' 136 bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jIvana kI zAnti aura vikAsa ke lie ahiMsA ko tIna vidheyAtmaka rUpoM meM vyakta kiyA 1 - samatA 2 - prema 3 - sevA pratyeka prANI ko Atma-tulya samajho, yaha samatA kA pahalA udghoSa thA aura sAmAjika bhAvanA kA mUla AdhAra / jo vyakti nikaTa paricaya meM Ate haiM, unake sAtha vigraha aura virodha mata karo / pratyeka vyakti ko apanA bandhu samajho, aura usake sAtha maitrI - bhAvanA kA vikAsa karo / yaha prema kA sandeza thA / sevA kA tIsarA udghoSa sAmAjika sambandhoM kI madhuratA aura Ananda kA mUla srota hai / jahA~ do vyaktiyoM meM paraspara sahayoga nahIM, vahA~ sAmAjika sambandha kitane dina TikeMge ? sevA ke kSetra meM mahAvIra ne jo sabase bar3I bAta kahI, vaha yaha thI ki - " merI upAsanA se bhI adhika mahAn hai - kisI vRddha, rugNa aura asahAya kI sevA / sevA se vyakti sAdhanA ke uccatama pada tIrthaMkaratva ko bhI prApta kara sakatA hai / " ahiMsA kI yaha triveNI zakti ke ahaMkAra kI kaluSatA ko dhotI hai, prema aura maitrI kI madhuratA sarasAtI hai, aura sevA - sahayoga kI dharatI ko urvarA banA kara sarvatomukhI vikAsa kI bahumUlya phasaleM paidA karatI hai / samatA aura prema ke vividha rUpa jIvana kI pavitratA ke lie vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kI zAnti evaM samRddhi ke lie ahiMsA eka atyanta mahattva kA mArga hai; yahI loka ke abhyudaya kA mantra hai / hamArA jIvana do paridhiyoM meM ba~TA huA hai / 'sva' aura 'para' meM / eka ora 'sva' hai, dUsarI ora 'para' / manuSya eka ora 'sva' ko le kara jIvana kI yAtrA karatA jA rahA hai, socatA hai, jo kucha bhI hai, vaha saba usake 'sva' ke lie haiM / 'sva' kI sukha-zAnti tathA samRddhi hI usake apane lie ekamAtra mahattva kI cIja haiM / dUsarI ora 'para' | 'para' usake lie parAyA hai, begAnA hai / 'para' meM usakI koI ruci nahIM hai, dilacaspI nahIM haiM / apane sukha, samRddhi tathA abhyudaya ke lie 'para' kA bar3e se bar3A, balidAna lene meM vaha hicakicAtA nahIM / parAI jhoMpar3I meM Aga lagA kara apane hAtha sekane meM use koI glAni yA saMkoca nahIM, basa yahI 'sva' aura 'para' ke saMgharSa kI jar3a hai / yahA~ A kara 'sva' aura 'para' ke bIca bahuta bar3A bheda khar3A ho jAtA hai / Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko vidheyAtmaka triveNI 137 saMgharSa kI janmabhUmi manuSya ke jIvana meM prakRti kI ora se jo kaSTa evaM pIr3AeM AtI haiM, ve to bahuta hI alpa evaM sAdhAraNa hotI haiM, unase saMgharSa karanA koI kaThina nahIM hai| kintu adhikatara pIr3Ae~ 'sva' aura 'para' kI Takkara se hI paidA hotI haiM / 'sva' ke vistAra kI kAmanA hI pIr3AoM kI jar3a hai, vahI saMgharSa kI janmabhUmi hai| manuSya 'sva' ke sukha ke lie dUsare ke sukha ko chInanA zurU karatA hai / socatA hai-usake sukha ko lUTa kara hI maiM sukhI ho sakatA huuN| kintu vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki vastutaH deha kI dRSTi se tU bhI to 'para' hai| yaha zarIra 'sva' kahA~ hai ? AtmA se to 'para' hI hai| yaha bhI to Akhira 'sva' ke abhyudaya meM bAdhaka hai| AtmA ke sivAya sabhI 'para' hai| _ 'sva' kI anubhUti ko yadi vistRta banAne kA prayatna kiyA jAe to 'sva' vyApaka bana jAtA hai ; 'para' meM sva kI anubhUti jagane lagatI hai| saMgharSa yahIM samApta ho jAtA hai aura ahiMsA kA janma hone lagatA hai / jisa prakAra merA 'sva' pIr3AoM se, cintAoM se vyAkula ho jAtA hai ; usI prakAra 'para' bhI pIr3A aura cintAoM se vyAkula hotA hai| jaba taka manuSya 'para' ke caitanya kI sattA svIkAra nahIM karatA, taba taka usake hRdaya se saMgharSa kI bhAvanAe~ samApta nahIM hotI; AkramaNa evaM dUsare ke sukha ko lUTane kI pravRtti khatma nahIM hotI aura na para ke Ananda kI pavitra bhAvanA hI jaga sakatI hai| jo dUsaroM ke jIvana meM vighna DAlanA cAhatA hai, udvega paidA karanA cAhatA hai; usake svayaM ke jIvana meM bhI kyA vidhna aura udvignatA nahIM AyegI ? __ pApa aura hiMsA kyA hai ? dUsare kI jIvana-yAtrA meM bAdhA upasthita karanA hI to pApa hai, yahI hiMsA hai / isa hiMsA se dUra rahane kA upAya hai-'samatA', 'sarvatra samadarzana' / bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchA gayA- "bhagavan ! hama pApoM se mukta honA cAhate haiM, kisa mArga kA avalambana kareM ?" unhoMne kahA-"jo samasta prANiyoM ko AtmabhAva se dekhatA hai, jisakI dRSTi sama arthAta samatAmaya ho gayI hai, jo hara AtmA meM akhaNDa caitanya kA darzana karatA hai, aura jisane AzravoM, evaM pApoM ke saba dvAra roka diye haiM, usa indiyavijetA ko pApa karma nahIM bandhatA / __ pApoM se mukta hone kA yaha eka sahI mArga hai| kucha loga kahate haiM-'calo, amuka devatA kI manautI kara lo, usa devI ko bali car3hA do, paMDita ko kucha dAnadakSiNA de do aura bheMTa-pUjA car3hA do, basa pApoM se mukti ho jaayegii|' maiM samajhatA hU~, yaha apane Apase A~khamicaunI hai / pApoM se na koI daivI zakti 1 savva bhayappabhUyassa, sammaM bhUyAi paaso| pihiyAsavassa daMtassa pAva-kammaM na baMdhai / / Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana chuTakArA dilA sakatI hai, aura na koI paMDita, paNDe, aura to kyA, svayaM Izvara mI manuSya ko usake pApa se mukta nahIM kara sakatA / 138 pApa karake pApa - phala se bacane kI vRtti manuSya meM bar3I prabala hai / zarIra para ghAsaleTa chir3aka kara Aga lagA letA hai aura kahatA hai - 'bhagavan ! jalAnA mata !' jalane se ghabarAtA hai to pahale zarIra meM Aga hI kyoM lagAI ? pApa ke pariNAma se bacane kI yaha bhAvanA hI manuSya ko bhaTakA rahI hai / vaha socatA rahatA hai, pApa karake bhagavAn se kSamA mA~ga leMge / maiMne eka bAra eka muslima zAyara kI zAyarI sunii| vaha bar3e UMce svara meM mastI se gA rahA thA / usakA bhAva thA ki 'he muhammada ! maiM gunAha kara rahA huuN| kyoM kara rahA hU~, ki mujhe terA bharosA hai / tere bharose para hI ye gunAha kiye jA rahe haiM / khudA ke yahA~ tU mujhe khar3A milegA aura mere saba gunAha mApha karavA degA / ' mujhe bar3A Azcarya huA ise suna kara / isa prakAra kI kalpanAe~ to saMsAra meM burAI aura bhraSTAcAra ko aura adhika protsAhana detI hai / bhagavAn kI dayAlutA kI oTa meM saMsAra apanI burAiyA~ pAlatA rahatA hai| hajAroM-hajAra gunAha karake, jIvanabhara pApa karake, do ghar3I bhagavAn kI prArthanA kara lI, namAja par3ha lI, ki saba gunAha aura pApa mApha ho gae ? bhagavAn se kitanA sastA saudA kara rakhA hai AdamI ne ? bhArata kA AdhyAtmapakSI darzana aura cintana kahatA hai- 'tumhArI yaha upAsanA galata hai | kSamAdAna kA yaha mithyA vizvAsa tumheM bhaTakAtA rahA hai / prakAza kI manotI karane se kabhI aMdhakAra khatma huA hai ? dIpaka kI AratI utArane se aura usako daNDavat namaskAra karane se kyA vaha Apake ghara meM prakAza phailA degA ? prakAza ke lie dIpaka jalAnA hogA / hiMsA ke sAmane ahiMsA kA, asatya ke sAmane satya kA aura vAsanA ke sAmane satya kA dIpaka jalegA / tabhI mana kA andhakAra miTa sakegA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pApa se mukta hone kA eka hI mArga batAyA hai aura vaha hai-- Azrava ko rokanA / Azrava AtmA ke chidra haiM / ina chidroM se pApa jhara kara AtmA ke chidra meM praviSTa hotA hai, AtmA ko kaluSita banAtA hai| jaba taka Azrava ko nahIM rokA jAtA hai, pApa se mukti kaise ho sakatI hai ? aura Azrava kyA hai ? hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, vAsanA, parigraha, mithyAtva, kaSAya aura pramAda Adi ho to Azrava haiN| Azrava ko rokane kA upAya hai samatA, Atmadarzana / jaba pratyeka AtmA meM caitanya kA darzana hone lagatA hai, taba Atma-dRSTi sphurita hotI hai / loga paramAtmA ke darzana kI bAta karate haiN| maiM kahatA hU~, jaba taka Atma-darzana nahIM hogA, paramAtma-darzana kaise hogA ? prANimAtra ke prati hamArI dRSTi 'sva' kI honI cAhie / jo merA hai, merA sukha hai, vahI sabakA hai, sabakA sukha hai aura jo sabakA sukha hai, vahI merA sukha hai / yahI Atma-dRSTi hai / isa dRSTi kA jAgaraNa hone se dUsaroM ko Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI 136 pIr3A dene kI vRtti samApta ho jAtI hai / isa sthiti meM dvaita nahIM hotA / koI parAyA rahatA hI nahIM, aura jaba parAyA nahIM, to phira bhaya bhI nahIM / bhaya dUsare se hI hotA hai, parAye se hotA hai / Apa jagata meM baiThe haiM aura Apake mana meM vizvAsa hai ki yahAM dUsarA koI nahIM, to bhaya kisa bAta kA ? mana ke AkAza meM bhaya ke bAdala taba gaharAte haiM, jaba Apako lagatA hai ki yahA~ koI para hai, dUsarA hai-- koI mere se bhinna hai / para kI kalpanA se bhaya hotA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai- AtmA ke lie AtmA dUsarA nahIM hotA, 'para' nahIM hotA / 'eMge AyA ' - AtmA eka hI hai / yaha akhaNDa caitanya kI dRSTi hai, advaita kI bhAvanA hai / advaita kI isa bhUmikA para hI hiMsA aura asatya se AtmA virata ho kara ahiMsA aura satya se anuprANita hotA hai / hiMsArUpa mithyAcAritra, ahiMsArUpa samyak cAritra meM pariNata ho jAtA hai aura asatya, satya kA rUpa le letA hai / yahI adhyAtma kI dRSTi hai / dUsarI naitika dRSTi hai -- prema, jisameM ahiMsA kI bhUmikA advaita para nahIM, kintu dvaita para TikI hotI hai / para yaha dvaita vibhedaka nahIM ho kara samAyojaka hotA hai, usameM mitratA aura bandhutA kI bhAvanA kA AdhAra hotA hai / 'mittI se savvabhUesa' aura 'mitrasya cakSuSA samIkSAmahe' jaise siddhAntoM kA janma isI dRSTi se hotA hai / jaba samasta prANI hamAre mitra haiM, to phira zatrutA aura virodha kI kalpanA hI nahIM uThatI / jIvana meM isa advaita aura maitrI kI dRSTi kA vikAsa honA bahuta Avazyaka hai / hamArI dharmArAdhanA aura ahiMsA kA yahI mUla AdhAra hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki akhaNDa caitanya kA darzana 'sva' ko vistRta karane se hogA / 'sva' aura 'para' ko do bhinna koNoM para khar3A rakha kara nahIM, kintu unheM ekatra karake dekhane para hI jIvana meM sarvatra prema, sadbhAva aura samatA kA vikAsa hogA / yahI hamAre jIvana ke abhyudaya kI AdhArabhUmi hai / yaha advaita yA maitrI hI hiMsA se mukti kA rAjamArga hai, yahI 'sva' (AtmA) meM sthira hone kA upAya hai / sevA : ahiMsA kA vidheyAtmaka rUpa mAnavajIvana aneka vizeSatAoM kA kendra hai / asaMkhya asaMkhya durlabha sadguNoM kA piNDa hai / hamAre sAhitya meM aura tattvaciMtana meM isakA jo mahattva hai, vaha inhIM vizeSatAoM ke kAraNa hai / isa deha ke AvaraNa meM ananta caitanya kA divyarUpa chipA huA hai / virAT zaktiyoM kA kendra isI mAnava - deha meM hai / isIlie bhAratIya ciMtana ne kahA hai - Izvara ke jitane rUpa haiM, utane hI rUpa manuSya ke haiM / IzvarIya zakti - jitanI vyApaka hai, utanI hI vyApaka evaM virAT mAnavacetanA bhI hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki manuSya ko Izvara kA rUpa mAnA gayA hai / 2 dvitIyAd vai bhayaM bhavati - upaniSad Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 ahiMsA-darzana sevA : eka mahattvapUrNa sadguNa : ____ aneka guNoM ke kAraNa manuSya-jIvana kI mahattA mAnI gaI hai, usameM eka mahattvapUrNa guNa hai-sevA, jo ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI kA eka aMga hai| ekadUsare ke prati sadbhAva, eka-dUsare vyaktitva kA Adara, samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM ekadUsare kA sahayoga, sneha aura samarpaNa-ye saba sevA ke rUpa haiM, ye ahiMsA aura dayA ke hI vibhinna patha haiN| bhAratIya ciMtana ne eka bahuta bar3I bAta kahI hai| vaha Izvara ko manuSya ke bhItara dekhatA hai aura manuSya kI pUjA ko hI IzvarapUjA mAnatA hai| Apa jise Izvara kI pUjA kahate haiM, usa pUjA ke ye vibhinna mAdhyama haiN| ___vyakti jaba alaga-alaga ikAiyoM meM ba~TA hotA hai, to usakI cetanA khaMDita va kSudra hotI hai, kintu jaba vyakti akhaNDa ikAI ke rUpa meM samaSTi ke sAtha ekAkAra ho jAtA hai, samaSTi meM samAhita ho jAtA hai, to usakI cetanA akhaMDa va vyApaka rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai / bUMda bUMda jaba taka alaga-alaga dekhI jAtI hai, taba taka vaha bUMda hai, jaba use siMdhu ke sAtha milA diyA jAtA hai, taba bUMda sAgara bana jAtI hai / vyakticetanA ko jaba samaSTicetanA ke sAtha milA diyA jAtA hai, to usameM IzvarIya rUpa jAgRta ho jAtA hai| mere vicAra meM mAnavIya zaktiyoM kA jo akhaNDa rUpa hai, jo samaSTigata cetanA hai, vahI IzvarIya rUpa hai| usa samaSTigata cetanA kI pUjA-sevA hI Izvara-sevA kA pratIka hai| samaSTi-cetanA-eka prakAra se bhAvanAtmaka cetanA hai| yaha to sambhava nahIM ki hama asaMkhya-agaNita vyaktiyoM kI vyaktizaH sevA kara sakeM, sevA kA yaha vyAvahArika rUpa bhI nahIM haiM / sAgara meM snAna karane kA matalaba yaha nahIM hotA ki sAgara ke sampUrNa jala kA sparza kiyA jAe, hara bUda aura hara lahara ko chuA jAe / sAgara ke eka kone para kahIM bhI snAna karane se, kahIM bhI DubakI lagAne se sAgara-snAna kA mahattva mila jAtA hai / kyoMki sampUrNa sAgara ke sAtha usakA bhAvanAtmaka samparka hai / samaSTicetanA se bhI yahI abhiprAya hai| sampUrNa samaSTicetanA ke sAtha hamArA eka bhAvanAtmaka samparka hai, eka akhaMDa sadbhAva hai| hamAre saMkalpoM meM-'zivamastu sarvajagataH' kA vidyut-pravAha daur3atA hai| kintu ina saMkalpoM kA prArambha to hameM kramazaH vyakti, parivAra evaM samAja se hI karanA hotA hai / vyakti kI sevA karate hue bhI vyakti ko vyaktigata rUpa meM nahIM, balki samaSTi-rUpa meM dekha kara calanA-yaha hamAre saMkalpa kI virATtA hai| saMkalpa meM jaba itanI virATatA hotI hai, tabhI vyakti kI sevA, mAnava kI pUjA, Izvara-sevA evaM IzvarapUjA kA rUpa le sakatI hai| sevA : manuSya ko IzvararUpa meM dekhane kI dRSTi rAmAyaNa meM vaziSTha evaM rAma kA eka bar3A mahattvapUrNa saMvAda AtA hai / maharSi Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko vidheyAtmaka triveNI 141 vaziSTha bhAratIya tattvaciMtana ke pratinidhi haiM, dharmoM ke adhikArI pravaktA haiM / unase rAma bhAratIya lokajIvana ke pratinidhi bana kara pUchate haiM- "mahArAja ! Izvara kI pUjA kaise kI jAtI hai ?" rAma ke prazna ke uttara meM vaziSTha ne kahA-"jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM, jisa kisI bhI sAdhana se, jisa kisI bhI prANI kI AtmA ko tRpta karanA, basa yahI Izvara kI pUjA hai"3 maharSi vaziSTha kA yaha uttara bhAratIya ciMtana kA eka camakatA huA pRSTha hai / isa uttara ne Izvara-pUjA ke sambandha meM calI AI dhAraNAoM ko naI dRSTi dI hai| mAnava-cetanA ko hI kyA, prANimAtra kI cetanA ko, binA kisI bheda-bhAva ke, binA kisI vyaktigata svArtha ke IzvarIya pratiSThA dI gaI hai| Izvara kI pUjA evaM bhakti ko virAT rUpa meM prastuta kiyA gayA hai / mAnavasevA hI prabhusevA pIr3ita kI sevA tuccha nahIM hai| vaha eka mahatI udAtta bhAvasthiti hai| rogI, dIna, duHkhI, pIr3ita kI sevA ko bhagavAn kI pUjA-upAsanA se kama nahIM samajhanA hai; apitu adhika hI samajhanA hai / yaha sarvAdhika pavitra karttavya hai| ___ isa sandarbha meM bhAratIya saMskRti kA yahI svara, kucha dUsare rUpa meM mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI vANI se mukharita huA hai / gaNadhara gautama ne bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchA"bhagavan ! eka vyakti ApakI sevA karatA hai, apanA sarvasva Apake caraNoM meM samarpita kara detA hai, aura eka dUsarA vyakti hai, jise glAna, rogI evaM anya pIr3itoM kI sevA karate hue ApakI sevA meM Ane kI phurasata bhI nahIM milatI hai to ina donoM meM se Apa kisako acchA mAneMge, kisako dhanyavAda deMge ?" bhagavAn ne kahA-"gautama ! jo vyakti glAna, rogI evaM pIr3itoM kI sevA karatA hai, use maiM sAdhuvAda detA huuN|"4 gautama ke mana ko gutthI nahIM sulajhI, unhoMne punaH pUchA-"bhagavan ! aisA kyoM ? kahA~ ApakI pUrNa vikasita bhagavaccetanA, mahAn AtmA ! aura kahA~ vaha sAmAnya prANI ! ApakI tulanA meM usakI sevA kA kyA mahattva hai ?" prabhu ne kahA-"gautama ! mujhe apanI deha kI pUjA nahIM cAhie / maiM to sarvasAdhAraNa caitanya kI sevA ko hI apanI sevA mAnatA huuN| merI AjJA kI ArAdhanA hI merI ArAdhanA hai, merA darzana aura merI sevA-pUjA hai|"5 3 "yena kena prakAreNa, yasya kasyA'pi dehinaH saMtoSa janayed rAma, tadevezvarapUjanam ||"-yogvaashisstth 4 je gilANaM paDiyarai, se dhanne / -Avazyaka hArIbhadrI TIkA 5 "ANArAhaNaM dasaNaM khu jinnaannN"| , , , Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 ahiMsA-darzana AcArya hemacandra ne bhI prabhu mahAvIra kI isa divyavANI ko unhIM ko sambodhita karate hue vItarAgastotra meM kahA hai-6 he vItarAga prabho ! tumhArI pUjA-upAsanA se tumhArI AjJAoM kA paripAlana kahIM adhika zreya hai / aura prabhu kI AjJA hai-maitrI aura karuNA / inhIM kA mUrta rUpa hai-janasevA ! isalie kahA jAtA hai-'janasevA hI jinasevA' hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM sevA kA yaha udghoSa Apa kahIM bhI suna lIjie, cAroM ora pratidhvanita hotA sunAI degaa| ahiMsA, karuNA aura samatA Adi jitanI bhI sAdhanAe~ haiM, sevA evaM samarpaNa kI sAdhanA una saba ke mUla meM rahI hai aura vaha hajAroMhajAra rUpoM meM vikasita hotI rahI hai| jahA~ bhI dharma kA svara Apako sunAI degA, vahA~ sevA ke svara kI anugUja avazya hI sunAI degii| jainadarzana ke prathama saMskRta sUtrakAra AcArya umAsvAti ne isa saMdarbha meM eka bar3I hI mahattvapUrNa sthApanA kI hai| unhoMne kahA hai-"eka dUsare kA sahayoga, sevA karanA cetana kA svabhAva hai, usakA lakSaNa hai, dharma hai / pratyeka jIva eka dUsare ke sahayoga ke prati sApekSa rahatA hai, eka dUsare kA AdhAra cAhatA hai|" mAnavadehadhArI jIva meM yadi paraspara sahayoga kI AkAMkSA nahIM hai, to eka patthara meM aura usameM kyA antara hai ? eka patthara ke Tukar3e ko yadi Apa tor3ate haiM, phor3ate haiM, to usake pAsa meM par3e dUsare Tukar3e meM kyA koI pratikriyA hotI hai ? koI dayA yA saMvedanA kI sphuraNA hotI hai kahIM ? kintu yadi eka jIvadhArI para AkramaNa hotA hai to par3osI jIvadhArI kI AtmA avazya kaMpita hotI hai, usake mana meM surakSA kI anubhUti jagatI hai| yadi usakI cetanA kucha vikasita hai, to sahAnubhUti kI sphuraNA bhI usameM hotI hai, sahayoga kI bhAvanA bhI usameM janma letI hai / ____ eka caitanya ko apane sAmane piTate dekha kara, yadi par3osI caitanya meM koI anukaMpana nahIM hotA hai, to mAnanA par3egA ki usakI cetanA vikasita nahIM hai, yadi vaha mAnava bhI hai, to usameM mAnavIya cetanA vikasita nahIM huI hai| usameM prANoM kA parispandana bhale hI ho, kintu mAnavIya cetanA kA spaMdana nahIM huA hai / jainadarzana ne prabuddha Atma-cetanA ko samyagdarzana kI saMjJA dI hai| usa samyagdarzana ke lakSaNa batAye gaye haiM-'zama, saMvega, nirveda, anukaMpA aura Astikya / maiM Apase usake tRtIya lakSaNa ke sambandha meM hI abhI kaha~gA ki jisa AtmA meM anukaMpA kA bhAva nahIM hai, karuNA kI dhArA nahIM hai, kisI pIr3ita aura saMtapta AtmA ko dekha kara sahAnubhUti kI sphuraNA nahIM hotI hai, to usameM samyagdarzana kA prAdurbhAva kaise ho sakatA hai ? 6 tava saparyAstavAjJA-paripAlanam -vItarAgastuti 7 parasparopagraho jIvAnAm -tattvArthasUtra Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI 143 maiMne Apase kucha dinoM pahale batAyA thA ki jainasaMskRti meM cAra bhAvanAoM meM dUsarI bhAvanA hai -- pramoda ! pramodabhAvanA kA artha hai - dUsare meM sadguNoM kA vikAsa hote dekha kara prasanna honA / dUsare caitanya ko ha~sate dekha kara usakI khuzI meM svayaM bhI khuza honA, pramodabhAvanA hai / vaha mAnava kyA, jo dUsaroM meM sadguNoM ke phUla khilate dekha kara kumhalA jAe ? dUsare kA vikAsa dekha kara jisameM ullAsa nahIM jage, usa mAnava aura pazu meM antara hI kyA hai ? hA~, to 'pramoda - bhAvanA' mAnava-cetanA kI mukhyadhArA hai / aura usake bAda hai- 5 duHkhI jIvoM ke prati karuNAbhAvanA ! guNa ke prati anurAga, aura duHkhI pIr3ita ke prati karuNA, sneha evaM sadbhAva ! ye donoM hI bhAvanAe~ mAnava cetanA kI virAT evaM vyApaka pariNati haiM / dharma kA mUla, jise hama samyagdarzana kahate haiM, vaha cetanA kI virATtA meM hI hai / isalie karuNA evaM anukaMpA ko samyagdarzana kA mukhya lakSaNa mAnA gayA hai / sevA jIvana ko virAT banAtI hai jaba apane par3osI caitanya ke prati hRdaya meM karuNA evaM anukampA kA bhAva jagatA hai, tabhI vyakti sevA ke lie prerita hotA hai / isalie sevA ko jIvana kI virATtA kA darzana mAnA gayA hai| sevA se janasaMparka vistRta hotA hai / manuSya kA jIvana kSudra se virAT banatA hai / jIne ko to saMsAra meM kIr3e-makor3e bhI jIte haiM / ve bhI idhara-udhara reMgate hue apane zarIra kI AvazyakatApUrti karate haiM, svayaM ko Apatti se bacAne kI ceSTA karate haiM, kintu unakA jIvana kevala apane taka hI sImita hai / yadi manuSya bhI unakI mA~ti apane sukha-du:kha kI kSudra anubhUti meM hI phaMsA rahA, zarIra kI kaida meM hI par3A rahA, to kIr3e ke jIvana meM aura manuSya ke jIvana meM antara kyA rahegA ? pazu-pakSiyoM meM bhI cetanA kA sAmAnya vikAsa hotA hai / svayaM ke jIvana ke bharaNa-poSaNa evaM saMrakSaNa ke sAtha apanI saMtAna ke jIvana, bharaNa-poSaNa evaM saMrakSaNa kI bhAvanA unameM hotI hai, kintu usa bhAvanA ko pArivArika evaM sAmAjika bhAva nahIM kahA jA sakatA / unameM eka-dUsare ke prati sneha evaM samarpaNa kI udAtta bhAvanA kA vikAsa nahIM hai, saMkaTa A par3ane para apane prANa le kara bhAgane kI bhAvanA to unameM hai, kintu saMkaTagrasta ke prati sahAnubhUti jatalAne kA sadbhAva kahA~ hai ? sahayoga kA saMkalpa unameM nahIM hai / manuSya kI cetanA bhI yadi kevala apanI hI ApAdhApI meM lIna rahatI hai, to maiM use pAzavika cetanA hI kahU~gA, mAnavIya cetanA nahIM / maiMne dekhA hai, mAnava hone se hI kisI meM mAnavIya cetanA kA vikAsa ho jAtA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai / bahuta se mAnava mAnava ho kara bhI itane kSudra, itane saMvedanahIna va itane krUra hote haiM ki pazu ko bhI mAta kara jAte haiM | cetanA 8 kliSTeSu jIveSu kRpAparatvam - sAmAyika pATha Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 ahiMsA-darzana ko virATa aura vyApaka rUpa se vikasita karane meM saMskRti evaM vAtAvaraNa kA bhI prabhAva par3atA hai| jisa saMskRti meM jIvana ke jitane virAT saMkalpa hoMge, jitane udAtta Adarza hoMge, hamArI cetanA ko utanI hI adhika virATtA kI preraNAe~ mileNgii| bhAratIya saMskRti meM sevA, samarpaNa evaM sadbhAva ke virATa Adarza prastuta kie gaye haiM / yahA~ vyakti kA mUlyAMkana aizvarya evaM sattA ke AdhAra para nahIM, kintu sevA evaM sadguNoM ke AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai| hamArA tattvaciMtana yaha nahIM pUchatA ki tumhAre pAsa sone-cA~dI kA kitanA Dhera hai ? kintu vaha to pUchatA hai- 'tumane apane aizvarya ko janajIvana ke lie kitanA arpita kiyA hai ?' vaha tumhAre pada aura sattA ko bhI isalie koI mahattva nahIM detA ki vaha apane Apa meM koI bahuta bar3I zakti hai ? kintu pada aura sattA kA mahattva bhI isI meM mAnA hai ki tuma janasevA ke lie usa prApta zakti kA kitanA upayoga kara sakate ho ? eka AcArya ne to yahA~ taka kaha diyA hai-hAtha kA mahattva hIre aura panne kI aMgUThiyA~ pahanane meM nahIM, kintu dAna meM hai| isa hAtha se tuma kitanA arpaNa karate ho, jana-sevA ke lie hAthoM se kitanA viniyoga karate ho, isI bAta se tumhAre hAtha kA mahattva hai| __ mAnavazarIra kA mahattva bhI usakI sundaratA evaM suDaulatA meM nahIM, kintu yaha zarIra janasevA ke lie kitanA upayogI hotA hai, kisI dukhI ke A~sU poMchane ke lie vaha kitanA tatpara rahatA hai--isI bAta para zarIra kA aura samUce jIvana kA mahattva hai| maiMne Apase batAyA ki yoM to mAnava-jIvana aneka vizeSatAoM kA kendra hai| kintu isa jIvana kI jo sabase bar3I vizeSatA hai, jisake kAraNa mAnava-jIvana apane Apako kRtArtha anubhava kara sakatA hai, vaha hai--sevA ! sevA hamAre kSudra jIvana ko virATa rUpa pradAna karatI hai, hamArI sImita cetanA ko vikasita evaM vyApaka banAtI hai aura sabase bar3I bAta yaha hai ki manuSya ko IzvararUpa meM dekhane kI dRSTi milatI hai, sevA se / AtmA meM paramAtmA kA darzana hotA hai-sevA se / sevA : mAnavatA kA madhurasa sevAvratI sabase U~cA vyakti mAnA jAtA hai ! akhila vizva meM tIrthaMkara kA pada eka bahuta bar3A pada hai / svarga ke indra aura dharatI ke cakravartI tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM meM hI natamastaka hote haiN| indra tIrthaMkara ke caraNasparza kara apane ko dhanya samajhate haiM / aura cakravartI to unake caraNoM kI dhUla mastaka para lagAne ke lie lAlAyita rahate haiM / yaha AdhyAtmika aura bhautika donoM hI prakAra ke aizvarya kA pUrNa kendra hai ; puNyaprakRtiyoM meM yaha sabase mahAn puNyaprakRti hai / 10 ha dAnena pANirna tu kaMkaNena 10 tIrthaMkaratvaM hi pradhAnabhUtaM sarveSu zubhakarmasu / --tattvArtha-rAjavArtika 8 / 11 / 44 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ko vidheyAtmaka triveNI 145 tIrthakara kaise banA jAtA hai ? parantu yahA~ vicAraNIya prazna yaha hai ki tIrthaMkara banA kaise jAtA hai ? vaha kauna-sI sAdhanA hai, jisake dvArA dharatI kA sAdhAraNa mAnava prANI tIrthaMkara ke sarvotkRSTa pada para pahuMca jAe ? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-sevA aura zuzrUSA (vaiyAvRtya) ke AdhAra para tIrthakarapada bhI prApta kiyA jA sajatA hai / 11 sevA : ahaM evaM sukha-vRtti kA visarjana manuSya bar3A se bar3A tathA kaThora se kaThora tapa kara sakatA hai| eka Asana se baiTha kara hajAroM mAlAe~ phera sakatA hai / zarIra evaM indriyoM ko nigraha ke nAma para apane ko dhvasta kara sakatA hai, parantu sevA karanA sahaja nahIM hai / sevA ke lie apane ahaM ko mAranA hotA hai, vinamra honA hotA hai apanI sukha-suvidhAoM ko bhI eka ora Thokara lagAnI hotI hai / sevA aura bar3appana kA ahaMkAra eka sAtha nahIM cala sakate / sevA aura apanA vaiyaktika sukha, apanA khuda kA ArAma eka sAtha nahIM raha sakate / sevA ke lie apane ko samarpaNa karanA hotA hai / aura samarpaNa meM apanA jaisA kucha zeSa nahIM rahatA hai| isIlie kahA gayA hai-12 "sevAdharma paramagahana hai, vaha yogiyoM ke lie bhI agamya hai|" yadi pitA kahIM bAhara jA rahA hai / sAtha meM nanhA bAlaka hai, pitA kI aMgulI kA sahArA lie hai / isa sthiti meM pitA daNDAyamAna tana kara sIdhA cala sakatA hai kyA ? bAlaka ko aMgulI kA apanA sahArA de kara sAtha le calane ke lie pitA ko jhuka kara hI calanA hogA / sevA bhI ahaM ko jhukA kara hI ho sakatI hai| ghara meM koI bImAra hai, pIr3A se vyAkula hai, vedanA se karAha rahA hai, bArabAra karavaTa badalatA hai / zarIra cAhatA hai koI use komala hAthoM se sahalAe / kabhI davA to kabhI pAnI apekSita hai / kabhI mUtrabAdhA to kabhI zauca jAne kA cakkara hai| isa sthiti meM rogI kI paricaryA ke lie jo pAsa baiThA hai, vaha kyA kare ? kharrATA le kara soe ? palaMga para par3A-par3A ArAma kare ? nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sakatA / rAta ke gaharAte sannATe meM use akele bImAra ke pAsa baiThe rahanA hotA hai, jAganA hotA hai, hara minaTa rogI para dRSTi rakhanI hotI hai| samaya para pAnI denA, davA denA, mala-mUtra karAnA, zarIra dabAnA, madhura aura sneha-snigdha vacanoM se bAra-bAra sAntvanA denA, dhairya ba~dhAye rakhanA, rogI kA koI eka kAma hotA hai kyA ? rogI baDabar3AtA hai, kabhIkabhI to itanA uttejita ho jAtA hai ki paricaryA karane vAle ko hI gaMdI gAliyA~ taka 11 veyAvacceNa titthayaranAmagotta kammaM nibaMdhai -uttarAdhyayana 26 / 43 12. sevAdharmaH paramagahano yoginAmapyagamyaH -nItikAra Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 ahiMsA-darzana bakane lagatA hai / bahuta se vikSipta sthiti ke rogI to mArane taka lagate haiM / parantu saccA paricAraka prazAnta mahAsAgara bana jAtA hai / ziva kI taraha prasannabhAva se garala - pAna kara jAtA hai / yadi paricAraka bar3abar3Ane lage, sevA ko Aphata samajhane lage, svayaM uttejita hone lage, to kyA sevA hogI ? sevA meM dUsare ke sukha kA hI dhyAna rakhanA hotA hai, apane sukha kA nahIM / sevA ke lie apanI sukha-vRtti ko tilAMjali denI ho hogI / kabhI kahA thA kisI ne - sukhArthinaH kuto vidyA aura maiM isake badale kahatA hU~ -- 'sukhArthinaH kutaH sevA / " sevA svayaM tapa hai| isIlie sevA ko sabase bar3A tapa kahA hai / apanI icchAoM kA saMyamana kiye binA koI kaise kisI kI sevA kara sakatA hai ? sevA meM apane lobha evaM svArtha ko kama karanA hotA hai; vaiyaktika sukhavRtti kA parityAga karanA hotA hai / aura yaha icchA kA nirodha hai / icchA nirodha aura kyA hai ? tapa hI to hai ! 'icchAnirodhastapaH' aura yaha vaiyAvRtya (sevA) kA tapa kauna-sA tapa hai ? bAhyatapa nahIM, antaraMga tapa13 hai / bAhara meM paricaryA ke hone se yaha bAhyatapa honA cAhie thA; parantu antara meM icchAnirodha, vAsanAmukti, nirahaMkAra - bhAvanA Adi kucha aisI pariNatiyA~ haiM, sevA kI Antarika cetanA meM / phalataH sevA 14 antaraMgatapa kI bhUmikA meM pahu~ca jAtI haiM / tapa se sevA mahAn hai purANa kI eka kathA ke anusAra eka bAra svargaloka meM eka Azrama ke vAsI RSi-muniyoM kA devatva ke rUpa meM eka sAtha janma huaa| sAtha hI usa Azrama meM rahane vAlA eka anapar3ha, kintu sacce mana se dIna duHkhiyoM kI sevA karane vAlA eka sevaka bhI mara kara vahIM devatA banA / naye Agantuka devatAoM ke svAgata sammAna hetu pahale ke devatAoM ne eka virAT utsava kA Ayojana kiyaa| devatAoM ne tapasvI RSi-muniyoM ko sAde svarNa mukuTa bheMTa diye, kintu sevaka ko ratnajaTita svarNamukuTa bheMTa meM diyA / isa para tapasvI RSi kruddha ho kara kahane lage -- " bahumUlya ratnajaTita svarNa mukuTa ke adhikArI to hama the, kintu Apa logoM ne vaha hameM na de kara isa sevaka ko kaise de diyA, jo kabhI vrata-upavAsa Adi kucha karatA hI nahIM thA / hamArI bhA~ti kaThina tapasyA isane kahA~ kI ?" devoM ne RSimuniyoM se kahA - 'Apa tapasyA karate the, yaha satya hai, lekina yaha vyakti tapasyA to nahIM karatA thA, para dIna-dukhiyoM kI sevA meM to sadA rata rahatA thA / jisa kisI ko kaSTa meM dekhatA, use kaSTa se yathAzakti mukta karane 13 prAyazcitta - vinaya vaiyAvRtya-svAdhyAya vyutyarga-dhyAnAnyuttaram / 14 'antaHkaraNavyApArAt' -- tattvArtha sUtra a0 20 - tattvArtha rAjavArtika 6 |2012 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI 147 prayatna karatA thA / isake jIvana kA uddezya niSkAmabhAva se dUsaroM kI sevA karanA thA / yoga, dhyAna aura tapa karanA AsAna hai, para kisI kI sevA karanA utanA AsAna nahIM hai | ataH sevA apane Apa meM eka bar3A tapa hai, eka bar3I sAdhanA hai tapasyA kI apekSA bhI sevA bar3I hai / " atithi sAkSAt bhagavAn hai Apako kAphI teja bhUkha lagI hai, bhojana karane baiThe haiM, bahuta sundara bhojana thAla meM parosa kara sAmane rakhA hai / itane meM hI koI atithi evaM kSudhAtura vyakti A jAtA hai / Apa apanA prApta bhojana saharSa use de dete haiM, svayaM bhUkhe raha jAte haiM / koI bAta nahIM, bAda khA lUMgA, yaha saMkalpa bhI nahIM hai / saMbhava hai - Apake lie kucha aura rasoI meM bacA bhI na ho / yaha saharSa bhojana denA, dene ke bAda bhI prasannatA banAe rakhanA, apane Apa meM sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai| aise samaya meM mana kI yaha udAra bhAvanA asAdhAraNa udAtta bhAvanA hai / yaha gRhasthadharma kA bArahavA~ atithisaMvibhAga vrata hai, jo saba vratoM kA ziromaNivrata hai, gaganacuMbI vrata- prAsAda ( mahala ) kA svarNakalaza hai| bhAratIya itihAsa kA rAjA rantideva aisA hI dAtA thA / deza meM bhayaMkara duSkAla par3A hai / rAjA saba kucha prajA ko arpaNa kara detA hai / svayaM bhUkhA rahatA hai, dUsaroM ko khilAtA jAtA hai| kahate haiM -- lambe samaya taka bhUkhe rahane ke bAda rAjA ke lie eka dina bhojana juTAyA, itane meM hI sAmane eka cANDAla A khar3A huA, bhUkha meM vyAkula, jarjara zarIra, A~khoM meM aTake prANa ! jisa duSkAla meM uccakulIna brAhmaNoM ko bhI koI bhojana nahIM detA, vahA~ becAre zUdra cANDAla ko kauna bhojana detA ? rAjA rantideva ne cANDAla ko dekhA to usakA saharSa svAgata kiyA aura apanA bhojana cANDAla ko arpaNa kara diyA, aise kara diyA --- jaise dvAra para Ae sAkSAt bhagavAn kI pUjA meM bhakta naivedya arpita kara detA hai / purANakAra kahatA hai - cANDAla ke rUpa meM sAkSAt viSNu bhagavAn Ae the| ThIka hI kahatA hai vaha / ghara para AyA atithi na brAhmaNa hai, na cANDAla hai, na aura kucha hai ; vaha to sAkSAt bhagavAn hai / 15 sevA svarga aura apavarga se bhI mahAn hai bhArata kA tattvadarzana svarga aura apavarga (mukti) se bhI bar3hakara sevA ko mAnatA hai / bhArata ke sAdhaka ko na svarga cAhie, na mukti cAhie / usakI to ekamAtra yahI kAmanA hai ki vaha pIr3itoM kI pIr3AnivRtti ke lie apane jIvana kA ekaeka kSaNa, apane prApta sAdhanoM kA eka-eka kaNa pIr3itoM kI sevA meM arpaNa kara de ! rAjA rantideva ne hI bhAvavibhora hokara kahA hai "mujhe dharatI kA cakravartI kA 16 10 'atithirbhagavAn svayam |' 16 " na tvahaM kAmaye rAjyaM, na svargaM nApunarbhavam / kAmaye duHkhataptAnAM prANinAmArtinAzanam // " Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 ahiMsA-darzana rAjya nahIM cAhie ; na cAhie svarga aura mokSa ! merI to yahI eka kAmanA hai ki jo . prANI-phira ve koI bhI hoM, kaise bhI hoM-duHkha se tapta haiM, maiM unakI pIr3A dUra karU~, unheM sukha-zAMti phNcaauuN|" bauddhadarzana ke mahAn AcArya zAntideva kA kahanA hai-"vahI buddha hone vAlA bodhi AtmA hai, jo yaha bhAvanA rakhatA hai ki saMsAra ke sabhI prANiyoM kI pIr3A maiM svayaM bhoga DAlU, tAki saba prANI sukhI ho sakeM / jaba taka dharatI para, eka bhI duHkhI prANI hai, taba taka mujhe mokSa nahIM caahie| merA Ananda pIr3itoM kI sevA meM hai, mukti meM nahIM / 17 bhikSA meM se bhI bhikSA bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane bhikSusaMgha meM yaha niyama pracalita kiyA thA ki jo bhikSu nagara meM bhramaNa kara bhikSA lAe, vaha apane sthAna para A kara upasthita sAdhuoM ko vinamrabhAva se sAgraha nimantraNa kare ki prastuta bhojana meM se Apa yathAruci grahaNa kara mujha para anugraha kreN|18 ApakA yaha anugraha mujhe bhavasAgara se pAra utArane vAlA hogaa| nimantraNa karane para yadi koI bhojana karanA cAhe to usake sAtha bhojana kare / 16 ukta ullekha kitanA udAtta hai ! nagara meM ghara-ghara dvAra-dvAra ghUmA hai sAdhU ! apamAna milA hai, tiraskAra milA hai, bar3I kaThinAI se kucha mila pAyA hai aura idhara joradAra bhUkha lagI hai| sambhava hai do-cAra dina se kucha bhI nahIM milA ho, kucha bhI nahIM khAyA ho / yadi tapazcaraNa rahA, to mahInoM se anna-jala grahaNa na kiyA ho / phira bhI prApta bhojana meM se dUsaroM ko sAdara denA hai| lene vAloM ke dvArA lenA apane Upara bhAra nahIM, anugraha samajhanA hai| aura anugraha bhI vaha anugraha, jo saMsAra-sAgara se pAra karane vAlA hai| batAyA gayA hai ki 'nimaMtrita karate samaya sAthiyoM ko jaba prApta bhojana dikhAe, to hara acchI se acchI eka-eka cIja ko nirdiSTa karake dikhAe, chipAe nhiiN| yadi chipAtA hai aura binA nimantraNa kie khAtA hai, to yaha corI hai / paraspara ke sahayoga evaM sevAbhAva kA kitanA ucca Adarza hai ! bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to yahA~ taka kahA hai2 0 ki jo prApta sAmagrI kA ucita saMvibhAga nahIM karatA hai, sAthiyoM meM evaM jarUratamaMdoM meM samAnabhAva se vitaraNa nahIM karatA hai, vaha mukti-lAma nahIM kara skegaa|' aura yaha dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI bAta hai ki yaha saMvibhAga hai / saMvibhAga kA artha hai-apane priya bandhu ke lie barAbara kA bhAga, hissA / yaha kRpA nahIM hai, jo kabhI kisI asahAya becAre ko sahAyatA ke lie kI jAtI hai| eka bhAI dUsare bhAI ko pitA kI sampatti meM se jaba kucha detA hai to kyA vaha Aja kA tathAkathita dAna hai, 17 'mokSeNArasikena kim ?' 18 'jai me aNuggahaM kujjA, sAhU hujjAmi taario|' 16 'je i tattha keI icchijjA, tehiM saddhiM tu muNje|' 20 'asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho' / -dazavakAlika 5 / 164 -dazavakAlika 5 / 2 / 65 -dazavakAlika 6 / 2 / 22 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI 146 dayA hai, karuNA hai, kyA hai ? yaha saba kucha nahIM hai| yaha adhikAra hai--apane bhAI kA, aura vaha barAbara ke sammAna se denA hotA hai| sampatti bhI vyakti kI nahIM hai, samAja kI hai| samAja kA hara vyakti bandhu hai / phalataH use denA dayA athavA karuNA nhiiN| vaha to dAyabhAga hai, adhikAra hai| yaha siddhAnta sevA ko sahayoga kA rUpa detA hai, adhikAra kI sthiti meM pahuMcAtA hai| samAdara kI bhAvanA, jo sevA kA prANatattva hai, vaha isI bhAvanA meM surakSita rahatA hai| sevA : gaMgA kI tripathagA dhArA sevA tapa ke tIna pariNAma hote haiM / sevA eka hai, kintu vaha andara meM tIna dhArAoM meM tripathagA gaMgA kI bhA~ti pravAhita hai| ata: vaha tIna-tIna kAma karatI hai / amuka aMza meM sevya vyakti ke prati sukha-pradAnarUpa sahAnubhUti kA aMza hone se yaha puNyAsrava hai / vaiyaktika sukhAbhilASA evaM sukhasAdhanoM kI icchA kA nirodha hone se saMvara hai / 21 aura isI meM aura adhika bhAvavizuddhirUpa AtmalInatA, AtmapariNati hone se pUrvabaddha karmoM kI nirjarA hai / saMvara aura nirjarA mukti ke dvAra hai / dvAra kyA, svayaM muktisvarUpa hI haiM amuka aMza meN| sevA mahattara hai prAtaHkAla sAdhaka gurucaraNoM meM jaba pratyAkhyAna evaM tapazcaraNa lene ko upasthita hotA hai, taba gurudeva yadi saMgha meM kisI rogI Adi kI paricaryA ke lie usakI AvazyakatA samajheM to usase tapa nahIM karAte haiM, sevA kA kArya batAte haiM / 22 anazana Adi tapa kI apekSA vaha sevA kA tapa mahAn hai, ataH ziSya ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA sandeza hI nahIM, Adeza hai ki vaha tapa na karake sevA kA kArya kre| itanA hI nahIM, sevA ke lie to yahA~ taka batAyA gayA hai ki sAdhaka kA pahale se upavAsa Adi anazana tapa cAlU ho, aura isI bIca yadi sevA kA koI Avazyaka kArya A jAe to tapa ko chor3a kara sevA kA kArya karanA caahie| tapobhaMga kA koI doSa nahIM hotA, lAbha hI hotA hai / 23 kyoMki anazanatapa se sevA kA tapa mahattara hai, mahattara ke lie alpa chUTatA hI AyA hai| sevA : mAnava-jIvana kI vizeSatA vizva meM ananta prANI haiM / asaMkhya deva haiM, asaMkhya nAraka haiM, asaMkhya pazu-pakSI haiM / anyatra kahIM bhI sevAdharma kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM hai| nAraka eka-dUsare kI kyA sevA kara sakate haiM ? deva bhI adhikatara aisI hI sthiti meM haiN| kyoMki na vahA~ parivAra 21 AsravanirodhaH saMvaraH / -tattvArthasUtra 1 22 mahatAM-pratyAkhyAnapAlanavazAllabhyanirjarApekSayA bRhattaranirjarAlAbhahetubhUtam .. -pravacanasAroddhAravRtti 23 mahattarakAdezena bhujAnasya na bhaMgaH / -AcAryanamikRta pratikramaNavRtti Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 ahiMsA-darzana hai, na samAja hai / ataH vahA~ dUsare ko sahayoga dene jaisI sthiti kahA~ hai ? pazu-pakSiyoM kI sthiti bhI ajJAna kI kAlI cAdara ke nIce DhaMkI hai| unheM bhI kyA patA ki sevA kyA hotI hai, aura vaha kaise karanI cAhie ? mAnava-jIvana hI sevA kA AdhArastambha hai| mAnava sAmAjika prANI hai / vaha zarIra ke rUpa meM eka kSudra ikAI avazya hai, parantu bhAvanA kI dRSTi se vaha eka virATa rUpa kA dhartA hai| mAnava ke AsapAsa parivAra hai, samAja hai, rASTra hai aura haiM dhArmika paramparA, saMskRti evaM sabhyatA / mAnava kI sadbhAvanA ukta virAT jagat meM sarvatra vyApta hai| sabakA sukha usakA sukha hai, aura sabakA duHkha usakA duHkha haiN| vaha apanI udAtta bhAvanA ke mAdhyama se apanA sukha dUsaroM ko bA~TatA hai, aura dUsaroM kA du:kha svayaM bA~Ta letA hai / vaha duHkha-sukha ko bA~TatA hI nahIM, apitu dUsaroM ke lie sukha kA sRjana karatA hai, duHkha kA parihAra karatA hai / duHkhamukti haiM, hI bhAratIya tattvadarzana kA bIjamaMtra hai| maharSi kapila yahI bAta kahate haiM / 24 duHkha-mukti svayaM kI hI nahIM, saba kI apekSita hai| yahI bhAratIya jIvanadarzana kA sarvocca dhyeya hai| sevA sarvAtmavAda para AdhArita hai| yaha bhAratIya sAdhanA kA mahattama puruSArtha hai; jana-jIvana ke samagra duHkhoM kA sarvAGgINa dhvaMsa hai| isa prakAra ahiMsA kI vidheyAtmaka triveNI-samatA, prema aura sevA meM DubakI lagA lene para mAnava AtmA se paramAtmA bana jAtA hai, vizva kA sarvocca vandanIya aura pUjanIya bana jAtA hai| -sAMkhyadarzana 24 "atha trividhaduHkhAtyantanivRttiratyantapuruSArthaH / " Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMgalAdeza ke sandarbha meM 14/ ahiMsA kA yugasApekSa mahattva ahiMsA mAnava kA sarvottama bhUSaNa hai / yaha AMtarika samatA-bhAvanA para AdhArita tattva hai| isakA atikramaNa karane vAlA vyakti vastutaH mAnava kahalAne kA adhi. kArI nhiiN| vizva ke samasta prANI duHkha evaM pIr3AoM se mukti cAhate haiM / cAhe ve choTe hoM yA bar3e, mAnava hoM athavA pazu-sabhI jInA cAhate haiM, maranA koI bhI nahIM caahtaa| sabako sukha priya hai, du:kha apriya / sabako apanA jIvana pyArA hai / 2 jisa hiMsaka-vyavahAra ko eka apane lie pasanda nahIM karatA, dUsarA use kyoMkara cAhegA ? yahI jina zAsana ke kathanoM kA sAra hai, jo eka taraha se sabhI dharmoM kA sAra hai| Aja se DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jisa mahAkaruNA (ahiMsA) kA sandeza vizva ko diyA thA, Aja bhI usakI mahattA yathAvat akSuNNa hai, balki yoM kahanA cAhie, ki usakA mahattva Aja ke prajAtAMtrika vizva-zAsanayuga meM aura adhika bar3ha gayA hai| ____ ahiMsA sirpha hiMsA nahIM karane kA nAmabhara hI nahIM hai, apitu yaha maMtrI, karuNA aura sevA kI mahAn sAdhanA kA apara nAma hai / hisA nahIM karanA--yaha to ahiMsA kA eka pakSa hai, samAja kI dRSTi se yaha adhUrI sAdhanA hai / sampUrNa ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie prANimAtra ke sAtha maitrIbhAva rakhanA, usakI sevA karanA, use kaSTa se mukta karanA Adi vidheyAtmaka pakSa para bhI samucita manana karanA hogA / jaina AgamoM meM jahA~ ahiMsA ke sATha ekArthaka nAma die gaye haiM, vahA~ vaha dayA, rakSA, abhaya Adi ke nAma se bhI abhihita kI gaI hai| 1 savve jIvAvi icchaMti, jIviuM na marijjiuM / -dazavaikAlika sUtra, 6 / 11 2 savve pANA piAuyA suhasAyA duhapaDikUlA / --AcArAMga sUtra, 1 / 2 / 3 3 jaM icchasi appaNato, jaM ca na icchasi appnnto| - taM iccha parassa vi, ettiyaggaM jiNasAsaNayaM // -bRhatkalpabhASya 4584 4 dayA, bohI, khaMtI, rakkhA, jayaNaM, abhao, jaNNaM, samiI Adi -praznavyAkaraNa, prathama saMvaradvAra Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 ahiMsA-darzana jaina AgamoM, darzanoM evaM sAdhanA-pathoM meM hI ahiMsA ko sarvopari mAnA gayA hai, aisI bAta nahIM, vizva ke sabhI dharmoM ne ahiMsA ko eka svara se svIkArA hai| bauddhadharma meM ahiMsaka vyakti ko Arya (zreSTha puruSa) kahA gayA hai| usakA aTala siddhAnta isI bhAvanA para AdhArita hai ki mAnava dUsaroM ko apanI taraha jAna kara na to kisI ko mAre aura na kisI ko mArane kI preraNA kare / 5 jo na svayaM kisI kA ghAta karatA hai na dUsaroM se karavAtA hai, na svayaM kisI ko jItatA hai, na dUsaroM se jitavAtA hai, vaha saba prANiyoM kA mitra hotA hai, usakA kisI ke sAtha vaira nahIM hotA / vaidika dharmoM meM bhI 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' ke aTala siddhAnta ko samakSa rakha kara usakI mahattA ko svIkArA gayA hai / ahiMsA hI sabase uttama evaM pAvana dharma hai, ata: manuSya ko kabhI bhI, kahIM bhI aura kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA nahIM karanI caahie| jo kArya tumheM pasanda nahIM use dUsaroM ke lie bhI na kro| isa nazvara jIvana meM na to kisI prANI kI hiMsA karo aura na kisI ko pIr3A pahu~cAo, balki sabhI AtmAoM ke prati maitrI-bhAvanA sthApita kara vicaraNa karate raho / kisI ke sAtha vaira na kro| yahI nahIM, apane ko lar3AkU evaM balidAnapriya dharma kI duhAI dene vAle islAmadharma ke bhItara jhAMka kara dekheM, to vaha bhI ahiMsA kI nIMva para TikA huA pratIta hogaa| islAmadharma meM bhI kahA gayA hai-"khudA sArI duniyA (khalka) kA pitA (khAlika) hai| duniyA meM jitane prANI haiM, ve saba khudA ke bande (putra) haiN| kurAna-zarIpha kI zurUAta meM 'vismillAha rahimAnurrahIma' kaha kara khudA ko rahama kA deva kahA hai, kahara kA nahIM / hajarata alI sAhaba ne to pazu-pakSiyoM taka para rahama karane ko kahA hai'he mAnava, tU pazu-pakSiyoM kI kabra apane peTa meM mata banA / ' kurAnazarIpha kA elAna hai ki 'jisane kisI kI jAna bacAI-usane mAno sAre insAnoM kI jindagI bkhshii|' 5 savve tasaMti daNDassa, savvesaM jIvitaM piyaM / attAnaM upamaM katvA na haneyya na ghAtaye / / -dhammapada 10 / 1 6 yo na hanti na ghAteti, na jinAti na jAyate / mittaM so savvabhUtesu veraM tassa na kenacIta / / -itivRttaka, pR0 20 7. ahiMsA paramo dharmaH sarvaprANabhRtAM varaH / tasmAt prANabhRtaH sarvAn mA hisyAnmAnuSaH kvacit / -~-mahAbhArata Adiparva 1 / 1 / 13 8. AtmanaH pratikUlAni pareSAM na samAcaret / 6. na hiMsyAt sarvabhUtAni, maitrAyaNagatazcaret / nedaM jIvitamAsAdya vairaM kurvIta kenacit // __-mahAbhArata, zAntiparva 278 / 5 10. va man ahayA hA phaka annayA ahyannAsa jmiianH| -kurAna zarIpha 535 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA yugasApekSa mahattva 153 IsAIdharma ko udbodhana dete hue mahAtmA IsA ne kahA hai-"tU talavAra myAna meM rakha le, kyoMki jo loga talavAra calAte haiM, ve saba talavAra se hI nAza kie jaaeNge|" anyatra bhI unhoMne kahA hai-'tuma apane duzmana ko bhI pyAra karo, aura jo tumheM satAte haiM, unake lie bhI prArthanA kro| yadi tuma unhIM se prema karo, jo tumase prema karate haiM, to tumane kauna mArke kI bAta kI ?' yahadIdharma meM kahA hai--kisI AdamI ke Atma-sammAna ko coTa nahIM pahu~cAnI caahie| logoM ke sAmane kisI AdamI ko apamAnita karanA utanA hI bar3A pApa hai, jitanA ki usakA khUna kara denaa| prANimAtra ke prati nirvairabhAva rakhane kI preraNA dete hue yaha kahA hai ki-'apane mana meM kisI ke prati vaira yA durbhAva mata rkho|' pArasIdharma ke mahAn pravartaka mahAtmA jaratha sta kA kathana hai ki-'jo sabase acche prakAra kI jindagI gujArane se logoM ko rokate haiM, aTakAte haiM aura pazuoM ko mArane kI siphAriza karate haiM, unako ahuramajda burA samajhate haiN|' tAodharma ke mahAn netA--lAotse kA saMdeza hai ki jo loga mere prati acchA vyavahAra nahIM karate, unake prati bhI maiM acchA vyavahAra karatA huuN| kAMgaphphUtsI ne kanaphyUziyasa dharma kA pravartana karate hue kahA thA-"jo cIja tumheM nApasaMda hai, vaha dUsaroM ke lie hargija mata kro|" kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki vizva kA kauna-sA dharma hai jo khUrejI ko dAda detA ho ? prAyaH sabhI ne ekasvara se prANirakSA, prANimaitrI evaM Atmakt sarvabhUteSu kA sandeza diyA hai| kintu kheda kI bAta hai ki Aja vizva A~kha mUMda kara bhayaMkara hiMsA ko prazraya de rahA hai / lAkhoM hI niraparAdha vyakti gAjara-mUlI kI taraha kATakara samApta kie jA rahe haiN| kisI kI A~kheM nikAlI jA rahI haiM, to kisI ke hAtha-paira kATe jA rahe haiM / kisI ko saMgInoM para uchAlA jA rahA hai, to kisI ko jindA hI jalAyA jA rahA hai| ghAyaloM kI mautaka cItkAre dila ko dahalA detI haiN| hajAroM ghara lUTe jA rahe haiM, jalAye jA rahe haiM / mauta naMgI ho kara nAca rahI hai / kumArI kanyAoM evaM satI-suhAginoM ke sAtha khule Ama balAtkAra kie jAte haiM-jise dekha kara zarma kI A~kheM bhI zarma se nIce jhuka jAtI haiM aura phira unheM goliyoM se bhUna diyA jAtA hai, chAtiyA~ kATa DAlI jAtI haiM, guptAMgoM meM saMgIne bhoMka dI jAtI haiM / aura kucha sundariyoM ko bandI banA kara beca bhI diyA jAtA hai / insAna insAna nahIM rahA hai, zaitAna ho gayA hai, zaitAna se bhI badatara ! sAmUhika rUpa se ahiMsaka pratIkAra kI AvazyakatA Aja ke ukta amAnavIya paizAcika kukRtyoM ko dekhane ke lie kahIM dUra jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai / bhArata ke hI nikaTa par3osI bAMgalAdeza meM, pAkistAna ke krUra evaM hRdayahIna zAsakoM ke hukma para nityaprati ho rahe ukta kukRtyoM ko dekhA jA sakatA hai / sainika pAgala ho gae haiM / lagatA hai unameM mAnavatA kA kucha bhI aMza nahIM bacA Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 ahiMsA-darzana hai| aura yaha saba ho rahA hai deza, dharma aura saMskRti kI rakSA ke nAma para ! mAnavajAti para kucha atyAcAra bhUtakAla meM bhI hue haiM / insAna ne sundara evaM mohaka AdarzoM ke nAma para kucha kama kaSTa nahIM bhoge haiN| kintu pAkistAna bAMgalAdeza meM jo kucha kara rahA hai, usakA udAharaNa itihAsa meM khoje nahIM mila rahA hai / AvazyakatA hai-Aja kA prabuddha janasamAja ina lomaharSaka atyAcAroM kI muktabhAva se bhartsanA kare, pratirodha ke lie ekajuTa ho jAe / pAkistAna kI akla ThikAne para lAne ke lie kucha aura vizeSa karane kI apekSA nahIM hai| apekSA hai kevala sAmUhika rUpa meM naitika AkramaNa kI, asahayoga kii| pAkistAna ko jo vizva ke rASTroM se sahayoga mila rahA hai, zastrAstra aura Arthika rUpa meM, yadi vaha banda kara diyA jAe to pAkistAna tatkAla ghuTane Teka sakatA hai| kintu kheda hai, yaha kucha ho nahIM rahA hai / dharatI para ke aneka rASTra kevala apane svArtha kI bhASA hI socate haiM, mAnavatA kI bhASA meM nahIM / vizva ke mAnavatAvAdI bar3e-bar3e rASTra yaha saba atyAcAra muMdI A~khoM se dekha rahe haiM, bahare kAnoM se ukta kAle kAranAmoM kI kathA suna rahe haiN| roja samAcArapatroM ke pRSTha ke pRSTha raMge hote haiM ki baMgalAdeza meM jaghanya hatyAkANDa ho rahe haiM, mAnavatA ko lajA dene vAle atyAcAra ho rahe haiM, phalasvarUpa apanI jAna aura ijjata bacA kara bhArata meM lAkhoM hI strI-puruSa, bUr3he-bacce zaraNa ke lie A gaye haiM, aba bhI A rahe hai| kintu bar3e rASTra haiM ki dekha kara bhI anadekhA kara rahe haiM, suna kara bhI anasunA kara rahe haiM / aisA bhI nahIM ki cupa ho kara nirapekSa baiThe haiM, apitu viparItadizA meM cala rahe haiM / amerikA jaisA mahAn rASTra eka ora bhArata meM Ae pIr3ita baMgAlI pravAsiyoM ke lie lAkhoM DAlara kI sahAyatA de rahA hai, aura dUsarI tarapha yaha khabara bhI hai ki amerikA pAkistAna ko zastrAstroM se lade jahAja bheja rahA hai, bhayAnaka hathiyAroM kI madada de rahA hai| tAjjuba hai ki eka hI deza eka tarapha ghAtaka hathiyAra de kara nara-saMhAra ko bar3hAvA detA hai, aura dUsarI tarapha vahI deza jAna bacA kara bhArata meM bhAga kara Ae zaraNArthiyoM kI rakSA ke lie dhana-pradAna kara sahAyatA kA hAtha bar3hAtA hai ? yaha kaisI vicitra visaMgati hai| cAhie to yaha thA ki zastrAstroM kI sahAyatA tatkAla banda kara sarvaprathama pAkistAna kI sainika juTA ko hoza meM lAyA jAtA, usake krUra irAdoM ko badalA jAtA, pazcAttApa ke lie majabUra kiyA jAtA, aura baMgalAdeza kI pIr3ita janatA ke adhikAroM kA ucita saMrakSaNa kiyA jAtA, aura phira pravAsI samasta logoM kI jAna-mAla kI rakSA kA prayatna kiyA jAtA, evaM unheM jaldI hI apanI priya janmabhUmi meM vApasa bhejA jaataa| kahane kI bAta nahIM ki baMgabaMdhu mujIba ko bAMgalAdeza kI karor3oM muslima, IsAI, hindU, bauddha janatA ne apanA netA cunA thA, mujIba ke avAmI dala ko apanA pUrNa samarthana pradAna kara bAMgalAdeza meM lokatantra kI sthApanA kI ora kadama bar3hAyA thaa| rASTrapati yAhyA khA~ ne cunAva se pUrva vAyadA kiyA thA ki cunAva ke bAda sainika zAsana samApta kara diyA jAegA aura janatA ke cune hue pratinidhiyoM ke hAthoM meM Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kA yugasApekSa mahattva 155 pAkistAna kA zAsana sauMpa diyA jaaegaa| aura isI saMdarbha meM jaba baMgabaMdhu mujIba ke dala ne spaSTa bahumata prApta kara liyA to yAhyA khA~ ne unheM pAkistAna kA bhAvI pradhAnamantrI kaha kara sambodhita bhI kiyA thaa| kintu jaldI hI ve sattAlolupa niraMkuza phaujI janaraloM ke hAthoM meM khela ge| aura samajhautAvArtA kA nATaka khelate-khelate zaktisaMgraha kara acAnaka niraparAdha janatA para AkramaNa kara khUna kI holI khelanI zurU kara dI / pAgalapana kI bhI eka sImA hotI hai / kintu mAlUma hotA hai-- pAkistAna ke manamastiSkavihIna zAsakoM meM isakI bhI koI sImArekhA nahIM hai| chahasUtrI kAryakramoM kI sArvajanika ghoSaNA ke AdhAra para jisane cunAva lar3A aura bhArI bahumata se vijayI huA, phalasvarUpa jise pAkistAna kA bhAvI pradhAnamantrI taka kahA jAtA rahA, vaha eka hI rAta meM dezadrohI ho gayA, gaddAra ho gayA, aura aba usake lie gupta sainika adAlata meM insApha kA DrAmA khela kara phAMsI kA phaMdA taiyAra kiyA jA rahA hai| yaha vivekabhraSToM kA vaha patana hai, jo zatasahasramukha hotA hai, jisakI sImArekhA nahIM hotii| Azcarya hai-nAmamAtra kI halacala ke bAda vizva ke bar3e-bar3e rASTra cupa haiM / aura isase bhI adhika Azcarya hai una ahiMsA, dayA aura karuNA ke udghoSaka dharmaguruoM para, jinakI dRSTi meM jaise kucha ho hI nahIM rahA hai / kahA~ hai vaha ahiMsA, kahA~ hai vaha karuNA, kahA~ hai vaha mAnavatA, jisake ye saba dAvedAra bane hue haiM ? kyA dharma marane ke bAda hI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna karatA hai ? isa dharatI para jIte jI koI samAdhAna nahIM hai usake pAsa ? ____ ahiMsA para naye sire se vicAra karane kA avasara A gayA hai / lagatA hai ahiMsA ke pAsa karane jaisA kucha nahIM rahA hai / vaha saba ora se simaTa kara eka 'nakAra' para khar3I ho gaI hai / nakAra kI ahiMsA meM prANavattA nahIM rahatI, vaha nirjIva ho jAtI hai / ahiMsA kA artha aba hiMsA na karanA hai, vaha bhI ekAMgI, sthUla, dikhAvAbhara, sAtha hI tarkahIna ! jIvanacaryA ke kucha aMga aise haiM, jinameM bAhara se to ahiMsA jaisA lagatA hai, kintu agala-bagala kI-andara kI pRSThabhUmi meM jhA~ka kara dekheM to hiMsA kA nagna nRtya hotA najara AtA hai| dUsarI ora ahiMsA hiMsA ko sahane bhara ke lie ho gaI hai / barbara atyAcAra ho rahA ho, damana cakra cala rahA ho, begunAhoM kA katleAma ho rahA ho, aura hama ahiMsAvAdI cupacApa yaha saba sahana karate jAe~, upha taka na kreN| aura isa para yaza ke Dhola pITate jAe~ ki hama kitane sAdhupuruSa haiM, kitane kSamAzIla saMyamI haiM ? ___ Aja ahiMsA anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke virodha meM apanI pracaNDa pratIkAra zakti kho cukI hai| ahiMsA hiMsA ko kevala sahana karane ke lie nahIM hai| use hiMsA para pratyAkramaNa karanA cAhie / gAMdhIjI ke yuga meM aisA kucha huA thA, parantu jaldI hI ahiMsA ke isa jvalaMtarUpa para pAlA par3a gayA aura ahiMsA ThaMDI ho gaI / Aja Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 ahiMsA-darzana ahiMsA ThaMDI ho gaI hai| Aja ke ahiMsAvAdI dharmaguru, apane lAkhoM anuyAyI hone kA dAvA karate haiN| yadi sAmahika rUpa meM ahiMsAtmaka pratIkAra ke lie ye loga bAMgalA deza kI sImAe~ pAra kareM, aura naMgI saMgInoM ke sAmane chAtiyA~ khola kara khar3e ho jAe~, to pAkistAna to kyA, sArA vizva hila utthegaa| jaba vizva kI ora se ukta hajAroM lAkhoM balidAniyoM ko le kara pAkistAna para sAmUhika naitika AkramaNa hogA to pAkistAna kA dama TUTa jaaegaa| para, aisA naitika sAhasa hai kahA~ Aja ahiMsAvAdiyoM meM ! sAga-sabjI aura kIr3e-makor3oM kI nAmamAtra kI ahiMsA pAla karake hI Aja ke ye tathAkathita ahiMsAvAdI saMtuSTa haiM aura ahiMsA kI yaha nirmAlya prakriyA ahiMsA ke divya teja ko dhUmila kara rahI hai| yadi ApakI ahiMsA vizva ke jaghanya hatyA kANDoM kA vastuta: koI pratIkAra nahIM kara sakatI, to phira ahiMsA kA dambha kyoM ? phira to kyoM nahIM; yaha spaSTa ghoSaNA kara dete ki hiMsA kA uttara hiMsA hI hai, ahiMsA nhiiN| para itanA bhI sAhasa kahA~ hai ? pratyakSa ahiMsaka pratyAkramaNa kI bAta to chor3ie, Aja to ye mere dharmaguru sAthI maukhika virodha bhI nahIM kara rahe haiN| hajAroM kI sabhA meM upadeza hote haiM, vahI ghise-piTe zabda, jinameM kucha bhI to prANa nhiiN| vartamAna kI samasyAoM ko chUte taka nahIM / samagra upadeza jIvana ke pAra mRtyu ke dAyare meM jA rahA hai| inake svarga aura mokSa marane para haiM, jIte jI nahIM / honA to yaha cAhie thA ki hajAroM dharmaguru pratidina ke pravacanoM meM bAMgalAdeza ke jAtIya vinAza ke sambandha meM khula kara bolate, hiMsA ke virodha meM vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karate / kama se kama itanA to ho sakatA thA, para . dekhate haiM, itanA bhI kahA~ huA hai ? ___mandiroM, masjidoM, gurudvAroM aura anya dharma-sthAnoM meM karor3oM-araboM kI sampatti jamA hai / dharmaguruoM kI pratiSThA ke lie ADambara ke kAmoM meM lAkhoM hI kharca ho rahe haiM / yadi yaha saba pIr3itoM kI sevA ke lie kharca hotA, to kitanA acchA hotA? dharma kA vAstavika rUpa to janasevA meM hai / yahI to saccI ahiMsA aura karuNA hai| dera to ho cukI hai, phira bhI yadi kucha sAhasika prayatna prArambha kie jAe~ to ahiMsA kA tejasvI divyarUpa camaka sakatA hai / Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ drayahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA ahiMsA ko ThIka taraha samajhane ke lie aura usake vAstavika rUpa ko jAnane ke lie sarvaprathama hiMsA ko samajha lenA jarUrI hai, kyoMki hiMsA kA virodhI ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA kA sAdhAraNatayA artha hotA hai, hiMsA kA honaa| hiMsA kA virodhIbhAva vahI ho sakatA hai, jisake rahate hiMsA na ho ske| isa prakAra ahiMsA kI jo mUla vyAkhyA hai, vaha sarvaprathama 'na' ke Upara hI AdhArita hai| ataeva ahiMsA ko pUrI taraha samajhane ke pahale, hiMsA ko samajha lenA ThIka hogaa| aura usa sthiti meM ahiMsA kA ThIka-ThIka patA laga skegaa| mahAna tIrthaMkaroM tathA jainAcAryoM ne mUla meM hiMsA ke do bheda kie haiM-(1) bhAva-hiMsA aura (2) dravya hiMsA / ukta bhedoM kA gaharAI se adhyayana manana karane para mAlUma huA ki hiMsA-ahiMsA ke yathArtha vizleSaNa yA pRthakkaraNa ke lie una mahApuruSoM ne saMsAra ke sAmane eka mahattvapUrNa bAta rakha dI hai| bhAvahiMsA aura drahiMsA zarIra se prANoM kA alaga honA-yaha maranA hai, hiMsA nahIM hai / isa dRSTi se jainadarzana ne hiMsA ke do rUpa kara diye haiM-dravyahiMsA aura maavhiNsaa| jahA~ mArane kA saMkalpa hai, rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA AI, aura isa sthiti meM kisI prANI kI hiMsA ho bhI sakatI ho, nahIM bhI ho sakatI ho, vaha nizcaya meM hiMsA hai hI, use bhAvahiMsA kahA hai / vaha bandhana hai| kintu hiMsA kA eka dUsarA rUpa bhI hai aura jisakI vyAkhyA bahuta gaharI hai vaha hai dravyahiMsA / dravyahiMsA meM kisI kA prANaghAta to hotA hI hai, kintu ukta prANaghAta meM jo nimitta banatA hai, vaha mAtra zarIra banatA hai, mana kI pravRtti usake sAtha nahIM jur3atI hai, usa prANaghAta meM rAga-dveSa kA saMkalpa nahIM rahatA hai, isalie vaha bAhara meM prANaghAta jarUra hai, para andara meM hiMsA nahIM hai| usase karmabandha nahIM ho sktaa| __eka bAta aura vicAraNIya hai ki karmabandha mana se hotA hai yA zarIra se / zarIra to jar3a hai, isameM na vicAra hai, na adhyavasAya hai / ataH na usameM rAga hai, na dveSa hai| zarIra yadi karmabandha kara sakatA hai, taba to phira hara jar3apadArtha ko karmabandha hotA 1 hiMsAe parUviyAe, ahiMsA parUviyA ceva / ' - dazavakAlika cUNi, prathama adhyayana Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana se rahegA / patthara bhI, kASTha bhI - sabhI karma bA~dhate raheMge / jisa prakAra zarIra se TakarA kara kisI jIva kA prANavAta ho sakatA hai, vaise hI patthara se TakarA kara bhI bahuta prANI marate haiM / jaba patthara ko hiMsA nahIM lagatI, to phira zarIra ko hiMsA kyoM lagegI ? vAstava meM hiMsA karane vAlA to rAga-dveSagrasta mana hai, kevala akelA mana bhI nahIM, kevala akelA zarIra bhI nahIM / 158 dUsarI bAta hai, karma kA bandha kisa karma se hotA hai yaha bhI eka vicArane kI cIja hai / karmabandha na nAmakarma se hotA hai, na gotrakarma se / nAmakarma se karma kA bandha nahIM ho sakatA, to phira zarIra to nAmakarma kI eka prakRti hai, usI kA phala yaha dRzyazarIra hai, usase karmabandha kaise hogA ? ATha karmoM meM nayA karmabandha karane vAlA eka hI karma hai aura vaha hai - mohakarma ! jaba mohakarma hogA tabhI navIna karma kA bandha ho sakegA, anyathA nahIM / vItarAgI ko isIlie to karmabandha nahIM hotA, isalie ki unakA mohakarma naSTa ho gayA hotA hai / AcArya amRtacandra ne isa sambandha meM eka gambhIra bAta kahI hai ki- "vastutaH antarmana meM rAgAdi kA honA hI hiMsA hai / " prANiyoM ko mAranA aura jilAnA kisI ke vaza kI bAta nahIM hai / ananta balazAlI tIrthaMkara bhI kisI prANI ko apane AyuSya se eka kSaNa jyAdA jilA nahIM sakate aura na cakravartI aura indra hI apanI pUrI zakti lagA kara bhI kisI prANI ko AyuSya se eka kSaNa pahale mAra sakate haiM / na koI kisI ko mAra sakatA hai, aura na koI kisI ko jilA sakatA hai / Apa pUcheMge, taba phira hiMsA - ahiMsA kI bAta hI kaisI ? jaba koI kisI ko mAra nahIM sakatA, to kisI kI hiMsA bhI nahIM ho sakatI / aura koI kisI ko jilA nahIM sakatA, to phira dayA karuNA kA AdhAra hI kucha nahIM raha jAtA / 'na rahegA bA~sa, na bajegI bA~surI / kisI ko jilAnA, bacAnA hamArI zakti ke bAhara hai, to phira dayA karuNA kA upadeza bhI nirarthaka hai / abhiprAya yaha hai ki kisI ko mAranA aura jilAnA hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai / kintu eka bAta hamAre hAtha meM jarUra hai aura vaha hai --- mArane kA saMkalpa karanA, jilAne kA saMkalpa karanA | hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI dhArA isI utsa meM se phUTatI hai / hamAre mana meM jaba kisI ko mArane kA saMkalpa uThatA hai, kisI ko trAsa aura kaSTa dene kI bhAvanA jagatI hai, taba hiMsA kI jvAlAe~ dahakane laga jAtI haiN| kisI kI hiMsA ho yA na ho, para mana kI dUSita bhAvanA ke kAraNa hama hiMsaka ho gae, hiMsA kara cuke / aura jaba kisI prANI ko dayA aura karuNA se prerita ho kara jilAne kA saMkalpa jagatA hai usake lie sukha aura zAnti kI bhAvanA hamAre hRdaya meM prasphuTita hotI hai, tabhI se ahiMsA kA divyabhAva hamAre hRdaya meM avatarita ho cukA / bhale hI hamAre prayatnoM se eka bhI prANI na baca sakA ho, kintu hamArI ahiMsA apane ApameM jAgRta ho gaI / hamArI karuNA hI hamArI ahiMsA hai / kisI ko nahIM mArane kA saMkalpa ahiMsA kA eka pakSa Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravyahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA 156 hai| isake dUsare pakSa ko jaba taka nahIM samajheMge, taba taka ahiMsA kI sAdhanA pUrNa nahIM hogI / yadi nahIM mAranA hI ahiMsA kI pUrNatA hotI, to vItarAgI puruSoM ne karuNA aura dayA jaise zabdoM kA AviSkAra nahIM kiyA hotA ? jaba dayA aura karuNA jaise zabda hamAre zAstra meM likhe gae haiM, to unakA koI artha bhI avazya hai aura vaha artha yahI hai ki prANimAtra kI sukha-zAnti kI madhura bhAvanAe~ hamAre hRdaya ko sadA pavitra aura zAnta banAe rkheN| Upara ke vivecana se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bandhana moha meM hai, rAga-dveSa meM hai / rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA se kisI kA prANavadha karanA hiMsA hai| isakA artha yaha huA ki hamane ahiMsA ko bhI vastuniSTha nahIM, bhAvaniSTha mAnA hai / bhAva-hiMsA ___ isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bhAvahiMsA kyA hai ? jaba kisI kI AtmA meM kisI ke prati dveSa jagA to hiMsA ho gaI tathA kisI bhI rUpa meM asatya kA saMkalpa, corI kA saMkalpa aura vyabhicAra kA durbhAva AyA ; isI prakAra kabhI krodha, mAna, mAyA aura loma kI bhAvanAe~ jagIM, jo jIvana ko apavitra banAtI hai to hiMsA ho gaI aura ise hI hama bhAvahiMsA kahate haiM / bhAvahiMsA : svaghAtI zatru ___ bhAvahiMsA se sarvaprathama hiMsaka kA hI nAza hotA hai| yadi kisI ke mana meM krodha AyA aura jyoM hI krodha ne use dhara dabAyA ki mana meM Aga laga gaI aura usane kisI kA sarvanAza karane kA vicAra kara liyaa| basa, jisa samaya yaha bhAva AyA ki hiMsA ho gaI / dUsare ko mAranA yA usako pIr3A pahu~cAnA, kisI ke lie hara samaya zakya nahIM hotA / yadi koI usase durbala hogA to usake sAmane vaha apanI zakti kA upayoga kara sakatA hai| yadi vaha usase adhika zaktizAlI hai, taba to vaha svayaM jala kara raha jAegA aura apane pratidvandvI kA kucha bigAr3a bhI paaegaa| isa taraha vaha bAhara se hiMsA karatA hai athavA nahIM karatA hai, kintu khuda to andara hI andara jalatA hI rahatA hai| _ kucha bacce eka bacce ko cir3hAte haiM aura gandA kaha kara usakA majAka karate haiM / vaha khisiyA kara kahatA hai---maiM gandA hU~ ? acchA gandA hI sahI / aba vaha apane hAtha meM kIcar3a letA hai aura dUsare baccoM para uchAlane ke lie unake pIche daur3atA hai| bacce tejI se bhAga jAte haiM aura vaha una para kIcar3a nahIM uchAla pAtA / yadi uchAla bhI detA hai to dUsaroM para kIcar3a par3I yA na par3I, parantu usakA hAtha to kIcar3a se bhara hI gayA ! yadi kIcar3a uchAlane vAlA teja daur3atA hai aura dUsaroM para DAla detA hai, taba bhI usakA hAtha to kIcar3a se bharegA hii| agara dUsare bAlaka teja haiM, aura vaha una para kIcar3a nahIM DAla pAtA, to vaha apanA gandA hAtha lie mana hI mana jalatA hai / isa Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 ahiMsA - darzana prakAra dUsaroM para kIcar3a cAhe par3e cAhe na par3e, kintu uchAlane vAlA to hara hAlata meM gandA ho hI jAtA hai / zAstrakAra yahI bAta bAlajIvoM ke viSaya meM kahate haiM / avivekI jIva prAyaH baccoM ke jaise khela khelA karatA hai / vaha apane mana meM dUsaroM ke prati bure bhAva, bure saMkalpa paidA karatA hai, aura unake kAraNa apane andara maila bhara letA hai- antaHkaraNa ko malina banA letA hai aura AtmA ke guNoM kI hatyA kara letA hai / krodha AyA, to kSamA kI hatyA ho gaI ; abhimAna AyA, to namratA kA nAza ho gayA ; mAyA AI, saralatA kA saMhAra ho gayA; aura yadi lobha AyA to saMtoSa kA galA ghuTa gayA / asatya kA saMkalpa AyA to satya kI sugandha bhI samApta ho gaI / isa prakAra jo bhI burAI AtmA meM panapatI hai, vaha apane virodhI sadguNa ko kucala DAlatI hai / rAta ko AnA ho to kaise Ae ? dina ko jaba taka jaba taka samApta na ho jAe, aura sUrya kI eka-eka kiraNa taka rAta kaise Ae ? yadi rAta ho gaI to isakA matalaba hai aura sUraja chipa gayA hai / manuSya jIvana meM bhI jaba amAvasyA kI rAta AtI hai, arthAt hiMsA, asatya Adi kI kAlI ghaTAe~ umar3a-ghumar3a kara AtI haiM, to ahiMsA, satya aura karuNA kI jo jyoti naSTa ho jAtI hai / vahA~ dina chipa jAtA hai aura rAta A jAtI hai / bhAva-hiMsA AtmA ke guNoM kI hiMsA kara DAlatI hai / aba raha gaI, dUsaroM kI hiMsA ; so vaha deza, kAla Adi para nirbhara hai / sambhava hai, koI dUsaroM kI hiMsA kara sake, yA na bhI kara sake, kintu apane Apa to jala hI jAtA hai / 2 diyAsalAI ko dekhie / vaha ragar3a khAtI hai aura jala uThatI hai / svayaM jala uThane ke bAda ghAsa-pAta Adi ko jalAne jAtI hai / vaha khuda to jala hI jAtI hai, bhale hI dUsaroM ko jalAe yA na bhI jlaae| vaha jalAne calI aura havA kA jhoMkA A gayA to bujha jAne ke kAraNa dUsare ko nahIM jalA sakI, kintu apane Apa to binA jalI nahIM rahI / isa prakAra bhAva - hiMsA antaraMga meM to jalana paidA karatI hI hai / usake bAda dUsare prANiyoM kI hiMsA karake dravya - hiMsA meM pariNata ho jAtI hai / dravya - hiMsA kadAcit ho yA na ho, para hiMsAmaya saMkalpa ke sAtha bhAva-hiMsA to paidA ho hI jAtI hai / sabase bar3A zatru kucala na DAle yA dina vilIna na ho jAe, taba ki dina naSTa ho gayA hai zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki isa jIvana meM mUlabhUta aura sabase bar3I burAI bhAva 2 svayamevAtmanAtmAnaM hinastyAtmA pramAdavAn / pUrvaM prANyantarANAM tu pazcAtsyAdvA na vA vadhaH // - rAjavArtika 7, 13 / Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA bhAvahiMsA 161 1 hiMsA hai aura isI se manuSya ko sabase bar3I lar3AI lar3anI par3atI hai / use apane aMdara ke sabase bar3e zatru kA saMhAra karanA hotA hai / rAjarSi nami ne kahA hai - - ' jIvana meM kitanI hI bAhara kI lar3AiyA~ lar3IM aura kitanA hI khUna bahA aura bahAyA bhI, kintu unase jIvana kA sahI phaisalA nahIM huA / aba to apane vikAroM aura vAsanAoM se lar3anA hai / " yadi isa saMgharSa meM saphalatA prApta ho jAtI hai, to bAhara ke zatru Apa hI Apa zAnta ho jAyeMge / una para zAzvata vijaya pAne vAle sadguNa apane andara hI virAjita haiM, isalie vyakti apane Apa se ldd'e| apane se lar3ane kA artha hai - apane vikAroM se aura apanI hiMsA - vRtti se ldd'naa| dravya hiMsA kI jananI, yaha andara kI hiMsAvRtti hI to hai / bravya-hisA - krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ke kAraNa mana meM kisI ke prati dveSa-bhAva jagatA hai| aura usake phalasvarUpa vyakti use pIr3A pahu~cAnA cAhatA hai / vaha kar3avI bAteM kahatA hai, gAliyAM detA hai aura isase bhI Age bar3hakara zArIrika kaSTa dene kI koziza karatA hai / kisI ko mAratA hai, kisI astra-zastra se prahAra karatA hai, jAna se bhI mAra DAlatA hai / jaisA ki hama logoM ne aba taka dekhA hai ki mana ke dveSabhAva ko bhAvahiMsA kI saMjJA dete haiN| para, bhAva- hiMsA ke pariNAmasvarUpa jo bhI ghaTanAe~ ghaTatI haiM, ve dravya - hiMsA kI koTi meM AtI haiM / dArzanika yA dhArmika mAnyatA hiMsA ke do rUpa mAne jAte haiM, sAdhAraNa jIvana meM sAmAnya jAtI hai ki dravyahiMsA hI hiMsA hai / arthAt hiMsA ke nAma para dravya - hiMsA hI khar3I hotI hai / mana meM bhale hI koI kucha vicAra kare, lekina jaba taka vaha kisI ko zArIrika hAni nahIM pahu~cAtA, taba taka vaha hiMsA karane kA doSI nahIM samajhA jAtA / ataH dhArmikatA yA dArzanikatA ke dRSTikoNa se bhAvahiMsA pradhAna hai aura sAmAnya mAnyatA ke anusAra dravya-hiMsA U~cA sthAna rakhatI hai / ke anusAra yadyapi dhAraNA aisI dekhI caubhaMgI dravya - hiMsA aura bhAva - hiMsA ko le kara hiMsA ke cAra vikalpa kiye gaye haiM / Agama kI paramparA meM use caubhaMgI kahate haiM, vaha isa prakAra hai (1) bhAva -hiMsA ho, dravya - hiMsA na ho / (2) dravya - hiMsA ho, bhAva-hiMsA na ho / (3) dravya - hiMsA bhI ho, bhAva-hiMsA bhI ho / (4) dravya - hiMsA na ho, bhAva- 1 va - hiMsA bhI na ho / 3 appANameva jujjhAhi kiM te jujjheNa bajjhao ? 4 dazavaikAlika cUNi, prathama adhyayana | - uttarAdhyayana sUtra, 6, 35 Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 ahiMsA-darzana kahIM aisA prasaMga A jAtA hai aura bahudhA AtA hI rahatA hai ki bhAva-hiMsA ho, kintu dravya-hiMsA na ho / jaisA ki abhI kahA gayA hai, andara hiMsA kI bhAvanA jagI, hiMsA kA vicAra paidA ho gayA aura apane jIvana ke durguNoM aura vAsanAoM ke dvArA apane sadguNoM ko barbAda kara diyA, to bhAva-hiMsA ho gii| kintu dUsare kA kucha bigAr3a nahIM ho sakA, to dravya-hiMsA na hone paaii| bhAva-hiMsA : tandulamaccha kA udAharaNa prathama bhaMga jisameM bhAva-hiMsA to hotI hai, para dravyahiMsA nahIM hotI; use isa prakAra samajhA jA sakatA hai / mahAsAgara meM hajAra-hajAra yojana ke vizAlakAya maccha rahate haiM aura muMha khole par3e rahate haiM / jaba ve sAMsa lete haiM taba hajAroM machaliyA~ unake peTa meM zvAsa ke sAtha khiMcI calI AtI hai aura jaba sAMsa chor3ate hai to bAhara nikala jAtI haiM / isa taraha pratyeka zvAsa ke sAtha hajAroM machaliyA~ andara AtI aura bAhara jAtI hai / aise kisI maccha kI bhauMha para yA kinhIM AcAryoM ke matAnusAra kAna para, tandulamaccha rahatA hai / vaha kahIM bhI rahatA ho, usakI AkRti cAvala ke barAbara hotI hai / vaha sira, A~kheM, kAna, nAka Adi sabhI indriyoM se sampanna hotA hai / usake zarIra hai aura mana bhI hai| vaha usa vizAlakAya mahAmatsya kI bhauMha yA kAna para baiThA-baiThA dekhatA hai ki isa mahAmatsya kI zvAsa ke sAtha hajAroM machaliyA~ bhItara jAtI haiM aura phira bAhara nikala AtI haiM, aura vaha socatA hai-"oha ! itanA bar3A zarIra pAyA hai, isa bhImakAya maccha ne, kintu kitanA mUrkha aura AlasI hai ! ise hoza nahIM hai ki hajAroM machaliyA~ AI aura yoM hI nikala gaI ! kyA karU~, mujhe aisA zarIra nahIM milA ! yadi milA hotA to kyA maiM eka ko bhI vApasa nikala jAne detA ?" kintu jaba machaliyoM kA pravAha AtA hai to vaha dubaka jAtA hai, Dara jAtA hai ki kahIM maiM jhapaTa meM na A jAU~ ! mara na jAU~ ! vaha kara kucha bhI nahIM pAtA, kintu isa vyartha kI durbhAvanA se hI usakI hajAroM jindagiyA~ barbAda ho jAtI haiM / tandula-matsya machaliyoM ko nikalatI dekha kara hatAza ho jAtA hai aura socatA hai ki hAya, eka bhI nahIM marI ! vaha inhIM duHsaMkalpoM meM ulajhA rahatA hai aura rakta kI eka bUMda bhI nahIM bahA pAtA / yahA~ taka ki vaha kisI ko eka cuTakI bhI to nahIM bhara pAtA / antarmuhurtabhara kI usakI nanhI-sI jindagI hai aura isa choTI-sI jindagI meM hI vaha. sAtaveM naraka kI taiyArI bhI kara letA hai / DAkTara aura marIja kA udAharaNa bhAva-hiMsA ko sugamatA se samajhane ke lie eka udAharaNa aura prastuta hai-- kisI DAkTara ke pAsa eka bImAra aayaa| isase pahale vaha apanI cikitsA karAne ke lie jagaha-jagaha bhaTaka cukA hai aura apane jIvana kI AzA bhI lagabhaga chor3a cukA hai / DAkTara ke sAtha usakA pUrva-paricaya nahIM hai| usane DAkTara se kahA"maiM bImAra rahatA hU~ / kRpA karake merA ilAja kIjie / merA hoza-havAsa bhI ThIka nahIM Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravyahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA rahatA hai / isalie merI isa cAra-pA~ca hajAra kI pUMjI ko Apa apane pAsa surakSita rahane deN| roga-mukta ho kara yadi jindA raha gayA to maiM ise le lUMgA / yaha bAta kisI tIsare ko mAlUma bhI nahIM honI caahie|" ___DAkTara ne ilAja zurU kara diyA / eka dina acAnaka DAkTara ke mana meM lobha jAga utthaa| vaha socane lagA-yaha rogI yadi mere ilAja se nIroga aura svastha ho jAyagA, to apanI pUMjI le kara calatA bnegaa| jaba mana meM durvicAroM kA zaitAna jAga uThatA hai, to kabhI-kabhI use zAnta karanA kaThina ho jAtA hai| yaha vaha bhUta hai ki jise eka bAra jagA diyA to phira use sulAne kA mantra milanA jarA muzkila ho jAtA hai| DAkTara ke mana meM pApa jagA aura usane rogI se kahA-'lo, yaha bar3I bar3hiyA aura kAragara davA hai / AzA hai isake sevana se tumhArI sArI bImArI sadaiva ke lie dUra ho jaaygii|' yaha kahate hue usane jahara kA gilAsa rogI ke sAmane kara diyA / arthAt, dhana ke lobha ne DAkTara ke mana ko viSAkta banAyA aura phalata: rogI ko jahara de diyA gayA / rogI kA roga viSa-prayoga se hI ThIka hone vAlA thaa| isa sambandha meM AyurvedAcArya bhI kahate haiM-'viSasya viSamauSadham' arthAt jahara kI davA jahara hai| rogI ke zarIra meM jo jahara phaila gayA thA, vaha jahara se hI dUra ho sakatA thaa| astu, DAkTara ne jo jahara diyA, usase zarIra kA jahara naSTa ho gayA aura rogI nIroga ho gyaa| vaha rogI aba DAkTara ke prati apanI kRtajJatA prakaTa karatA huA kahatA hai-- "DAkTara sAhaba ! Apa to sAkSAt Izvara haiM ! Apa jaisA dayAlu aura buddhimAn dUsarA kauna hogA ? maiM bhaTakate-bhaTakate parezAna ho gayA thA, jIvana se bhI nirAza ho cukA thaa| nissandeha Apane to mujhe nayA jIvana diyA hai ! Apake isa upakAra ke badale meM merI vaha pUMjI bilkula nagaNya hai / aba use Apa apane hI pAsa rahane diijie|" isa prakAra vaha rogI apanI sabakI saba pUMjI DAkTara ko hI arpita kara detA hai aura jahA~ kahIM jAtA hai, DAkTara kI yogyatA kA vijJApana karatA hai aura usakA guNagAna gAtA hai| yahA~ prazna upasthita hotA hai ki DAkTara ko kyA huA ? DAkTara ne to bImAra ko mAra DAlane ke vicAra se hI jahara diyA thaa| parantu use ulaTA ArAma ho gyaa| DAkTara ko cAra-pAMca hajAra rupaye mile, rogI ke dvArA prazaMsA milI, janatA meM bhI usane kalpanAtIta prasiddhi prApta kI aura logoM ne kahA ki---DAkTara ne bImAra ko nayA jIvana diyaa| parantu isa sambandha meM zAstra kyA kahate haiM ? zAstroM ke anusAra DAkTara ne rogI ko jIvana diyA yA mRtyu ? rogI ke nIroga hone para vaha jIvana dene Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana ke puNya kA bhAgI hai yA viSaprayoga ke AdhAra para mauta dene ke pApa kA bhAgI hai ? usane manuSya kI hiMsA kI hai athavA dayA ? isa prazna kA uttara kucha kaThina nahIM hai| manuSya meM yadi sAmAnya viveka ho to bhI vaha isI pariNAma para pahuMcegA ki-bhale hI DAkTara, rogI ke prANa na le sakA aura rogI nIroga bhI ho gayA; phira bhI DAkTara to manuSya kI hatyA ke pApa kA bhAgI hI hai ! yadyapi vahA~ dravya-hiMsA nahIM hai, phira bhI mAva-hiMsA antara meM sthita hai| kyoMki DAkTara ke mana meM to hiMsA kI bhAvanA utpanna huI thI, phalataH usI hiMsA-bhAva ke kAraNa DAkTara hiMsA ke pApa kA bhAgI huaa| isa duSkarma ke anusAra DAkTara ne rogI ko jahara nahIM pilAyA, balki apane Apako jahara pilAyA yathArtha meM usane apane Apako mAra DAlA / apanI sadbhAvanA kA, apane sadguNoM kA, apanI uccatA kA aura kartavya (Duty) kA ghAta karanA bhI eka prakAra kA Atma-ghAta hI hai| yaha vicAradhArA jaina-AgamoM kI hai| bhAva-hiMsA ko bhalI-bhAMti samajhane ke lie uparilikhita donoM rUpaka bahuta upayogI haiN| yahA~ dravya-hiMsA kucha bhI nahIM, akelI bhAva-hiMsA hI 'mahato mahIyAn' hai; vaha tandula-matsya ko sAtaveM naraka meM Dhakela detI hai| uparyukta dRSTAnta ke AdhAra para ahiMsA ke sAdhakoM ko isa bhAva-hiMsA se sadaiva bacanA cAhie, aura tandulamatsya ke-se durvikalpoM se to avazya hI bacanA cAhie / akhila vizva kI AtmAoM se saMtoM kA yahI kahanA hai ki-"tuma akele hI duniyAbhara kI sArI gatividhi ke ThekedAra nahIM ho| kisI kA janma-maraNa tumhAre hAtha meM nahIM hai / phira kyoM vyartha hI kisI ko mArane kI durbhAvanA rakhate ho ?" dUsare prakAra kA bhaMga yA vikalpa vaha hai, jisameM dravya-hiMsA to ho, kintu mAvahiMsA na ho / eka sAdhaka apane jIvana kI yAtrA taya kara rahA hai| usa samaya usake mana meM hiMsA nahIM hai aura hiMsA kI vRtti bhI nahIM hai / yadyapi vaha sAvadhAnI ke sAtha pravRtti karatA hai, phira bhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai| Akhira jaba taka yaha zarIra hai, taba taka hiMsA ruka hI kaise sakatI hai ! AdhyAtmika utkrAnti kI terahavIM bhUmikA taka bhI aMzataH hiMsA hotI rahatI hai / jaba taka AtmA aura deha kA sambandha hai, taba taka yaha kAryakrama calatA hI rahegA / koI baiThA hai, aura havA kA bhoMkA laga rahA hai, isa sthiti meM bhI asaMkhya jIva mara rahe haiN| eka palaka kA jhapakanA, yadyapi apane Apa meM eka atisUkSma harakata haiM, kintu usameM bhI asaMkhya jIva mara jAte hai| isa prakAra jaba taka zarIra hai, taba taka hiMsA cala rahI hai aura vaha bhI terahaveM guNasthAna tk| yaha bAta koI mana-gaDhanta apitu AgamoM dvArA pratipAdita hai / bhagavatI-sUtra ke anusAra kevala 5 'pakSmaNo'pi nipAtena teSAM syAt skandha-paryayaH / ' Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravyahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA 165 jJAniyoM se bhI kAyayoga kI caMcalatA ke kAraNa kabhI-kabhI paMcendriya jIvoM taka kI hiMsA ho jAtI hai / kevalajJAnI vihAra kara rahe haiM aura bIca meM kahIM nadI A jAe to kyA kareMge? uttara spaSTa hai, ve nAva meM baiThege / yadi nadI meM pAnI thor3A hai to vidhi ke anusAra paidala bhI jala meM se pAra hoMge / ve cAhe nAva meM baiTha kara caleM yA pAnI meM utara kara, parantu hiMsA se bacAva sarvathA asambhava hai ! nAva aura pAnI kI to bAta kyA, eka kadama rakhane meM jo harakata hotI hai, usameM bhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai / isa saMdarbha meM karma-bandha kI bAta bhI A jAtI hai / terahaveM guNasthAna vAle kevaliyoM ko kauna-sI karma-prakRti kA baMdha hotA hai ? ukta nadI-saMtaraNa, Adi kArya karate hue bhI ve sAtAvedanIya kA hI baMdha karate haiM / yaha kaisI bAta huI ? jIvana ke dvArA hotI to hai hiMsA, kintu baMdha hotA hai sAtAvedanIya kA ! jina jIvoM kI hiMsA huI hai, ve sAtA meM mare haiM yA asAtA meM ? ve kucale gaye haiM, coTa pahu~cane para mare haiM, apane Apa nahIM mara gaye haiM / phira bhI Agama kahate haiM ki isa sthiti meM baMdha hotA hai-sirpha puNyaprakRti kA hI, pApaprakRti kA nahIM / isa jaTila samasyA para vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai| kaSAyabhAva : hiMsA kA mUlAdhAra vAstava meM hiMsA kaSAyabhAva meM hai| isa sambandha meM kahA bhI gayA hai :kisI ke dvArA kisI jIva kA mara jAnA apane Apa meM hiMsA nahIM hai, apitu krodhabhAva se, mAnabhAva se, mAyAbhAva se yA lomamAva se kisI jIva ke prANoM ko naSTa karanA, hiMsA hai| matalaba yaha hai ki krodha, mAna, mAyA, loma, ghRNA dveSa Adi durbhAva yadi mana meM hoM aura mArane kI durvRtti ke sAtha jIvoM ko mArA jAtA ho yA satAyA jAtA ho, to vahA~ hiMsA hotI hai / pramAdapUrvaka, rAgadveSa kI vRtti se kisI ke prANoM kA nAza hiMsA hai| kisI ko mAranA hI hiMsA kI vyAkhyA nahIM hai / 6 aNagArassa bhaMte / bhAviyappaNo purao jugamAyAe pehAe rIyaM rIyamANassa pAyassa ahe kukkuDapoe vA kuliMgacchAe vA pariyAvajjijjA; 7 tassa NaM ! iriyAvahiyA kiriyA kajjai ? saMparAiyA kiriyA kajjai ? goyamA ! aNagArassa NaM bhAviyappaNo jAva tassa NaM iriyAvahiyA kiriyA kajjai, no saMparAiA kajjai / -zrI bhagavatI-sUtra, za0 18, u08 8 'pramattayogAt prANa-vyaparopaNaM hiNsaa|' -tattvArthasUtra 7, 43 maNa-vayaNa-kAyehiM jogehiM duppauttehiM jaM pANa-vavarovaNaM kajjai sA hiMsA' -dazavaikAlika cUNi, prathama adhyayana Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 - ahiMsA-darzana ... jaba kisI ko mArane meM mana kA duHsaMkalpa jur3atA hai, rAgadveSa kI bhAvanA preraka banatI hai, taba hiMsA hotI hai / bhale hI kisI ke prANa nahIM chuutteN| kintu hamArA mana rAgadveSa ke saMkalpa se dUSita ho gayA, taba bhI hama hiMsaka ho ge| ukta kathana kA bhAvArtha yaha hai ki hiMsA kA mUlAdhAra kaSAyabhAva hai| ataH jo sAdhaka kaSAyamAva meM na ho, phira bhI yadi usake zarIra se hiMsA ho jAtI hai to vaha kevala dravya-hiMsA hai, bhAva-hiMsA nhiiN| dravya-hiMsA, prANa-nAzasvarUpa hote hue bhI hiMsA nahIM mAnI jAtI / kevalajJAnI kI yahI sthiti hai / ve rAga-dveSa kI sthiti se sarvathA alaga haiM / unake andara kisI bhI prANI ke prati durbhAva nahIM hai, apitu sarvAMgINa sadbhAva hai / ataH unake zarIrAdi se hone vAlI hiMsA, hisA nahIM hai| kevalI svabhAvataH hiMsA karate nahIM haiM, apitu vaha ho jAtI hai / isIlie unheM bAhara meM hiMsA hote hue bhI ekamAtra sAtA-vedanIya kA baMdha hotA hai / zAbdika dRSTikoNa se yahA~ para do prakAra ke zabdoM ke prayoga dekhe jA rahe haiM-'ve hiMsA karate nahIM, vaha apane Apa ho jAtI hai| dUsare prakAra se ise yoM bhI kaha sakate haiM ki kevalI jIvoM ko mArate nahIM, ve apane Apa mara jAte haiN| ina donoM prayogoM meM kitanA bar3A antara hai ? yatanApUrvaka gamana se hiMsA kA pApa-bandhana nahIM eka sAdhu vivekapUrvaka bhikSA ke lie jAtA hai yA koI gRhastha vivekapUrvaka gamanakriyA karatA hai| usa samaya usake aMtas meM kisI bhI jIva ko mArane kI vRtti nahIM hai, phira bhI yadi mara jAte haiM, to yahI kahA jAyagA ki vaha jIvoM ko mAratA nahIM hai, kintu jIva mara jAte haiM / isa prakAra ke mara jAne meM pApa-baMdha nahIM hai, kintu mArane meM pApa-baMdha hai / isa sambandha meM AcArya bhadrabAhu bhI kahate haiM-'IryAsamiti se yukta ho kara koI sAdhaka calane ke lie pA~va uThAe aura acAnaka yadi koI jIva usake nIce A kara, daba kara mara jAe, to usa sAdhaka ko usakI mRtyu ke nimitta se tanika-sA bhI baMdha honA zAstra meM nahIM batAyA gayA hai| kyoMki vaha sAdhaka gamanakriyA meM pUrNa rUpa se upayoga rakhane ke kAraNa niSpApa hai|"1deg yahI bAta digambaraparamparA ke AcArya vaTTakera ne bhI udghoSita kI hai-- 6 yadA pramattayogo nAsti, kevala prANavyaparopaNameva, na tadA hiMsA / ukta caviyojayati cAsubhirna ca vadhena saMyujyate / ' __tattvArtharAjavArtika 7, 13 10 uccAliammi pAe iriyAsamiassa saMkamaTThAe / vAvajjejja kuliMgI marejja taM jogamAsajja // 748 / / .. na ya tassa tannimitto baMdho suhumo vi desio samae / .. aNavajjo uvaogeNaM, savvabhAveNa so jamhA // 746 // -oghaniyukti Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravyahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA 167 'kamalinI kA pattA jala meM hI utpanna hotA hai aura jala meM hI usakA poSaNa aura vikAsa bhI hotA hai, phira bhI vaha jala se lipta nahIM hotA, kyoMki vaha snehaguNa se yukta hai| isI prakAra samitiyukta sAdhu jIvoM ke madhya meM vicaraNa karatA huA bhI pApa se lipta nahIM hotA, kyoMki usake antaHkaraNa meM karuNA kA akhaNDasrota pravAhita hai / " 11 eka aura sundara upamA ke sAtha AcArya phira isI bAta ko spaSTa karate haiM---'ghora saMgrAma chir3A huA hai| yoddhAgaNa eka-dUsare para prakhara bANoM kI jaladhAravat varSA kara rahe haiM / parantu jisane apane vakSasthala ko majabUta kavaca se DhaMka rakhA hai, use kyA ve bANa ghAyala kara sakate haiM ! kadApi nhiiN| isI prakAra jo muni IryAsamiti ke sudRr3ha kavaca se yukta hai, vaha jIvoM ke samudAya meM nirantara vicaratA huA bhI pApa se lipta nahIM ho sakatA / "12 yatanApUrvaka pravRtti karane se navIna pApa-karma kA sparza bhI nahIM hotaa| itanA hI nahIM, apitu pahale ba~dhe hue karmoM kA kSaya bhI hotA hai| vahI AcArya kahate haiM-"jo muni yatanA ke sAtha cala rahA hai, jisake citta meM prANImAtra ke prati dayA kI bhAvanA vidyamAna hai, vaha calatA huA bhI navIna karmoM kA baMdha nahIM krtaa| itanA hI nahIM, apitu vaha pahale baMdhe hue karmoM kI nirjarA bhI karatA hai / " 13 ___ AcAryaziromaNi bhadrabAhu kA bhI oghaniyukti meM aisA hI kathana hai'gItArtha sAdhaka ke dvArA yatanAzIla rahate hue bhI yadi kabhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai to vaha pApa-karma ke baMdha kA kAraNa na ho kara nirjarA kA kAraNa hotI hai| kyoMki bAhara meM hiMsA hote hue bhI yatanAzIla ke antara meM bhAva-vizuddhi rahatI hai| phalataH vaha karmanirjarA kA phala arpaNa karatI hai / "14 11 paumiNi-pattaM va jahA, udaeNa Na lippadi siNehaguNajuttaM / taha vada-samidIhiM Na lippadi, sAhU kAesu iriyaMto // -mUlAcAra, paMcAcArAdhikAra 12 sara-vAsehiM paDatehiM jaha diDhakavaco Na bhijjadi sarehiM / taha samidIhiM Na lippai, sAhU kAesu iriyaMto / / 13 tamhA ceTTidukAmo, jaiyA taiyA bhavAhi taM smido| samido hu aNNaM Na diyadi, khavedi porANayaM kammaM // -paMcAcArAdhikAra jadaM tu caramANassa dayApehussa bhikkhaNo / NavaM Na bajjhade kamma porANaM ca vidhUyadi // -samayasArAdhikAra 14 jA jayamANassa bhave, virAhaNA suttavihisamaggassa, sA hoi nijjara-phalA, ajjhattha-visohi-juttassa / / 756 // Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 ahiMsA-darzana yadi kisI ke mana ke antarjagat meM ahiMsA kA sAgara laharA rahA hai, vahA~ kaSAyakRta durbhAva nahIM hai, asAvadhAnI bhI nahIM hai, apitu jAgarUkatA hai, phira bhI zarIra se hiMsA ho rahI hai, sAdhaka kisI ko mAra nahIM rahA hai, marane vAle svataH hI mara rahe haiM to isake lie zAstrakAra kahate hai ki vahA~ dravya-hiMsA hai, bhAva-hiMsA nahIM / yaha dUsarA bhaMga haiM / jahA~ aisI sthiti ho vahA~ dravya-hiMsA hotI hai, bhAva-hiMsA nahIM / dravya-hiMsA ko spaSTa rUpa se samajhane ke lie eka rUpaka lIjie kisI DAkTara ke pAsa eka bImAra AtA hai| usake AmAzaya meM ghAtaka phor3A hai / DAkTara pahale to bImArI kA gambhIratApUrvaka adhyayana karatA hai aura nizcaya karatA hai ki phor3e kA Aparezana karanA anivArya hai / vaha bImAra ko sUcanA de detA hai ki Aparezana kiye binA kAma nahIM cala sakatA aura Aparezana hai bhI khataranAka / becArA bImAra khatarA uThAne ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai| taba DAkTara, svayaM apane hAthoM se, atyanta sAvadhAnI aura ImAnadArI ke sAtha Aparezana karatA hai| usakI pratyeka sAMsa se mAno yahI dhvani nikalatI hai ki bImAra kisI prakAra acchA ho jAe / kyoMki becArA vedanA kA mArA, bharosA karake mere pAsa AyA hai| gRhasthI hai aura bAla-baccoM vAlA hai| yadi isakI jindagI baca gaI to kitanoM kI hI jindagI baca jaaegii| yadi yaha mara gayA to sArA ghara tabAha aura barbAda ho jaaegaa| isa prakAra DAkTara ke mana meM dayA kA pravAha umar3atA hai aura karuNA kA jharanA bahatA hai| isa sthiti meM DAkTara Aparezana karatA hai, kintu karate-karate kahIM bhUla ho jAtI hai| nasa kaTa jAtI hai aura khUna kI dhArA baha uThatI hai| DAkTara kI karuNAbhAvanA aura bhI adhika jAgRta hotI hai aura vaha khUna kA bahAva rokane ke lie hara sambhava prayatna karatA hai / parantu usake prayatna viphala ho jAte haiM aura rogI mRtyu kI zaraNa meM pahu~ca jAtA hai / yahA~ bhI vahI prazna upasthita hotA hai ki DAkTara ko kyA huA ? kahane ko to yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki DAkTara ke hAtha se rogI kI mRtyu huI hai / yadi DAkTara Aparezana nahIM karatA, to rogI ko prANoM se hAtha na dhone pdd'te| koI-koI yaha bhI kahate haiM- DAkTara mUrkha hai, lAparavAha hai, anAr3I hai ! rogI ke ghara vAle bhI uttejita ho jAte haiM aura DAkTara ko kosate haiN| usakI praikTisa ko bhI dhakkA pahu~catA hai aura galI-galI meM usakI badanAmI hotI hai| duniyA kI bAta jAne dIjie, vaha cAhe kucha bhI khe| yahA~ sUkSma-dRSTi se yaha dekhanA hai ki isa sambandha meM zAstrakAra kyA kahate haiM ? zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki DAkTara manuSya kI hiMsA ke pApa kA bhAgI nahIM hai / usane sadbhAvanA se, bImAra ko zAnti dene ke zubha saMkalpa se aura sAvadhAnI ke sAtha kArya kiyA hai / bImAra to svataH marA hai, DAkTara ne use mArA nahIM hai| isa prakAra dravya-hiMsA huI hai, bhAva-hiMsA nhiiN| isa sthiti meM DAkTara ko puNya hI huA, pApa Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ drahiMsA-bhAvahiMsA 166 aMzamAtra bhI nahIM huaa| puNya-pApa kA sambandha to kartA ke antarjagat se hai, bAhya jagat se nhiiN| ina donoM dazAoM kI tulanA karake dekhane para vismaya-sA hotA hai| pahale bhaMga meM bhAva-hiMsA hai, dravya-hiMsA nahIM; aura dUsare bhaMga meM dravya-hiMsA hai, bhAva-hiMsA nhiiN| donoM ke pariNAma meM aura prayoga meM kitanA antara hai ? eka, bAhara se hiMsaka na hote hue bhI hiMsaka hai; aura dUsarA, loka-dRSTi meM hiMsaka hote hue bhI ahiMsaka hai| jo loga ahiMsA ko avyAvahArika kahate haiM, unheM isa siddhAnta para gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra karanA cAhie / jIvana-vyApAra meM yadi hisA kA duHsaMkalpa tyAga diyA jAe, niSkaSAyatva kA bhAva pUrNarUpa se apanA liyA jAe, to hiMsA kA parityAga ho jAtA hai / jaina-dharma mukhyataH hiMsA kI vRtti ko chor3ane ke lie hI kahatA hai / vaha kahatA hai ki jitanI-jitanI hiMsA kI vRtti kama hogI, arthAt kaSAya kI durbhAvanA jisa anupAta meM kama hotI jAyagI, usI anupAta meM aviveka bhI kama hotA jaaegaa| isake phalasvarUpa viveka jAgegA aura jIvana meM pavitratA kI jyoti uttarottara jagamagAtI dikhalAI degii| _ AcArya bhadrabAhu ne ukta siddhAnta kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue opaniyukti meM kahA hai / ahiMsA aura hiMsA ke sambandha meM yaha eka nizcita siddhAnta hai ki AtmA hI ahiMsA hai aura AtmA hI hiMsA / jo AtmA vivekI hai, sajaga hai, sAvadhAna hai, apramatta hai; vaha ahiMsaka hai| isake viparIta jo avivekI hai, jAgRta evaM sAvadhAna nahIM hai, pramAdayukta hai; vaha hiMsaka hai / '15 tIsarA bhaMga hai-bhAva-hiMsA bhI ho aura dravya-hiMsA bhI ho| arthAt-hRdaya kI antarbhUmi meM mArane kI vRtti A gaI, aura bAhara meM kisI ko mAra bhI diyA / kisI ko satAne kI bhAvanA bhI utpanna huI, aura use satAyA bhI gyaa| isa prakAra kI doharI hiMsA kA phala bhI bhAva-hiMsA ke samAna hI jIvana ko barbAda karane vAlA hai| cauthA bhaMga hai-na to bhAva-hiMsA ho, aura na dravya-hiMsA hI ho| parantu yaha bhaMga hiMsA kI dRSTi se zUnya hai| yahA~ hiMsA ko kisI bhI rUpa meM sthAna nahIM hai| aisI sarvAGga paripUrNa ahiMsA ayoga evaM mukti kI avasthA meM hotI hai / jahA~ na to mArane kI vRtti hai, aura na mArane kA kRtya hI hai, yaha sarvocca Adarza kI sthiti hai| isa prakAra, hiMsA kI bArIkiyoM ko bhalIbhA~ti samajha jAne ke bAda ahiMsA kA spaSTa rUpa apane Apa samajha meM A jAtA hai / 15 AyA ceva ahiMsA AyA hiMsati nicchao eso; jo hoi appamatto ahiMsao hiMsao iyaro // 754 / / Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza | 16 yuddha hote haiM, kintu yuddha kA artha yaha nahIM ki sabhI yuddha eka-jaise hI hote haiM / eka to yuddha vaha hotA hai, jo dharma ke lie lar3A jAtA hai, ise dharmayuddha kahate haiM, dUsarA adharma ke lie lar3A jAtA hai, jise adharmayuddha kahA jAtA hai| dharmayuddha vAstava meM hiMsA kA utanA nahIM, jitanA ki ahiMsA kA aMga hai / baMgalA deza kI zaraNAgatarakSA hetu bhArata jo yuddha lar3a rahA hai, yaha dharmayuddha hI hai| isa sAmayika samasyA para zraddheya kavizrIjI kA 6-12-71 ko diyA gayA yukti-yukta pravacana -sampAdaka] ___ ahiMsA aura hiMsA kI vivecanA bahuta pUrvakAla se hotI A rahI hai| aba taka jitane bhI manISI-vicAraka hue haiM, sabhI ne isa para bar3I sUkSmatA se vicAra kiyA hai, kintu phira bhI bahuta bAra loga gar3abar3A jAte haiM ki vAstava meM ahiMsA aura hiMsA kA sahI rUpa kyA hai ? moTe taura para dravyahiMsA aura bhAvahiMsA ke do rUpoM meM vibhAjita karake hiMsA kI vivecanA kI jAtI hai / kintu hiMsA ke vAstava meM cAra rUpa haiM-(1) dravya-hiMsA-isameM sirpha bAhara meM hiMsA hotI hai, (2) bhAvahiMsA- isameM bhAvanAmAtra se hiMsA hotI hai, (3) dravya-bhAvahiMsA-isameM dravya aura bhAva-donoM prakAra kI hiMsA hotI hai, yaha hiMsA kA pracaNDarUpa hai / aura (4) na dravya+na bhAva hiMsA- isameM na andara meM hiMsA hotI hai, na bAhara meM / aura yaha hiMsA kA zUnya bhaMga arthAt prakAra hai ! ataH yaha caturtharUpa vastuta: ahiMsA hI hai / jainadarzana meM ahiMsA kA bolabAlA hai / isameM ahiMsA sarvocca zikhara ke rUpa meM dIptimAna hai / jainasAdhanA meM isakA bar3A vizada mahattva hai| jainadharma-sAdhanA kA kaNa-kaNa ahiMsA se anuprANita hai / zAstra ke zAstra isa para likhe gaye haiN| "puruSArthasiddha yupAya" eka aisA hI grantha hai, jisameM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA sUkSma vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai| AcArya haribhadra aura AcArya hemacandra, zubhacandra Adi kI racanAoM meM bhI hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI gambhIra vivecanA upalabdha hai| kintu vicAraNIya bAta yaha hai ki jaba taka jIvana hai, taba taka isameM hiMsA to rahatI hI hai / hiMsA kA krama niraMtara calatA hI rahatA hai / calane-phirane meM hiMsA hai, khAne-pIne meM hiMsA hai / dharatI para asaMkhya kITANu phirate haiM, jinheM mAikro-skopa se spaSTa dekhA jA sakatA hai, kadama rakhate hI unakA saMhAra ho jAtA hai| havA meM bhI Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza 171 asaMkhya sUkSmakITANu haiM, jo zAstrokta vAyukAyika jIvoM ke atirikta haiM, zarIra se lagate hara jhoMke ke sAtha unakA sarvanAza hotA rahatA hai| hara sA~sa meM prANI mara rahe haiM / vyakti ke apane zarIra meM bhI mAMsa, majjA, rakta, malamUtra Adi meM bhI pratikSaNa asaMkhya prANI janmate-marate rahate haiM / prazna hai, isa sthiti meM hiMsA se kaise bacA jA sakatA hai ? ahiMsA kA pAlana kaise ho sakatA hai ? jainaparamparA isakA uttara dravya aura bhAva ke dvArA detI hai| yadi sAdhaka jAgrata hai, usake mana meM ahiMsA kA viveka-bodha hai, hiMsA kI vRtti yA saMkalpa nahIM hai, to vaha bAhara meM hiMsA hone para bhI andara meM ahiMsaka hI hai| yaha bhAvazUnya dravyahiMsA kevala bAhya vyavahAra meM kathanamAtra kI hiMsA hai, pApakarma kA bandha karane vAlI hiMsA nahIM hai / isa prakAra hiMsA kI bhAvanA se mukta manaHsthiti meM dravyahiMsA hone para bhI ahiMsAdharma kA paripAlana akSuNNa hai| ahiMsAdharma ke paripAlana kA eka dUsarA rUpa aura hai / vaha pravRtti meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI mAtrA ke AdhAra para hai / kalpanA kIjie, koI eka pravRtti hai, jisameM hiMsA kI mAtrA kama hai, kintu ahiMsA kA bhAga adhika hai, to vaha bhI ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke kSetra meM A jAtI hai / hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA kevala vartamAna pakSa hI nahIM, bhaviSya pakSa bhI dekhanA Avazyaka hai / yadi vartamAna meM hiMsA hotI hai, kintu usake dvArA bhaviSya meM ahiMsA kI vipula mAtrA parilakSita hotI hai, to vaha vartamAna kI hiMsA bhI ahiMsA kI sAdhaka ho jAtI hai| isake viparIta yadi vartamAna meM ahiMsA alpamAtrA meM hai, kintu bhaviSya meM usase pracuramAtrA meM hiMsA phUTa par3ane kI sthiti hai, to vaha vartamAna kI kSudra ahiMsA ahiMsA ke sAdhanAkSetra meM nahIM AtI hai / ahiMsA kA sahI rUpa gaharAI se vicAra karane para hama dekhate haiM ki hiMsA ke do rUpa cala rahe hote haiN| eka lambI khUkhAra hiMsA hotI hai aura dUsarI, usa nirdaya evaM krUra hiMsA ko rokane ke lie eka choTI hiMsA hotI hai / yahA~ yahI vicAraNIya hai ki kyA hama donoM ko eka samAna hiMsA kaha sakate haiM ? nahIM ! spaSTa hai ki eka lambI hiMsA arthAt eka bahuta bar3I hiMsA ko rokane ke lie jo eka choTI hiMsA hotI hai-bhale hI isameM pratyakSataH pracaNDahiMsA kyoM na hotI ho-vaha hiMsA kI ekAnta zreNI meM nahIM A sakatI / kalpanA kIjie, zarIra meM eka jaharIlA phor3A ho gayA hai / usa phor3e ko sApha karanA hai| yadi use sApha nahIM kiyA jAtA hai to sArA zarIra hI barbAda ho jAtA hai / eka aMgulI ke jahara ko nikAla kara pUre zarIra ko bacAnA hotA hai / isake lie jarUrI hone para usa viSadigdha aMgulI ko kATa kara zarIra se alaga bhI kara diyA jAtA hai aura pUre zarIra ko samApta hone se bacA liyA jAtA hai / abhiprAya yaha hai ki eka choTe aMga kA viSa, jo pUre zarIra meM phaila kara jIvana ko hI naSTa karane vAlA ho, to usa samaya eka hAtha, eka paira yA eka aMgulI ko kATe jAne kA moha nahIM kiyA jaataa| yaha nahIM socA jAtA ki use kATA jAe yA nahIM kATA jAe / spaSTa hai, sAre zarIra ko bacAne Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 ahiMsA-darzana ke lie eka aMga ko kATa diyA jAtA hai aura sAre zarIra ko bacA liyA jAtA hai / isa udAharaNa ke sandarbha meM jainadarzana ke anusAra hamArI yaha paramparA hai ki jahA~ bar3I hiMsA hone vAlI hai, yA ho rahI ho, to vahA~ choTI hiMsA kA jo prayoga hai, vaha eka prakAra se ahiMsA kA hI rUpa hai / ahiMsA isalie hai ki vaha eka bar3I hiMsA ko rokane ke lie hai / vaha hiMsA to hai, lekina isa hiMsA ke pIche dayA chipI huI hai, usake mUla meM karuNA chipI huI hai, aura usake pIche eka mahAn udAtta bhAvanA hai ki yaha jo bar3I hiMsA ho rahI hai, use kisI taraha samApta kiyA jaae| isI kAraNa isako jainadarzana ke andara Adara diyA gayA hai / yuddha, ahiMsA aura naitika Adarza vicAra kIjie ki rAvaNa sItA ko curA kara le jAtA hai / aura virodha meM sItA ke lie rAmacandrajI laMkA para AkramaNa karate haiN| isa prakAra eka bhayaMkara yuddha ho jAtA hai| prazna kevala eka sItA kA hai / aura usameM bhI sItA ko koI katla to nahIM kara rahA thA ; sItA kI koI hiMsA to nahIM ho rahI thii| lekina vicAraNIya to yaha hai ki kisI ko mAra denA hI to hiMsA nahIM kahI jAtI ; balki kisI ke naitika jIvana ko barbAda kara denA bhI hiMsA hai| kyoMki anaitikatA apane Apa meM svayaM hiMsA ho jAtI hai / vicAra kIjie, rAvaNa ne eka sItA kA apaharaNa kara jo sAmAjika anyAya kiyA hai, yadi usa anyAya ko nahIM rokA jAtA hai, to anyAya janamAnasa para hAvI ho jAtA hai, nyAya kI pratiSThA dhvasta ho jAtI hai, aura usakI dekhAdekhI bhaviSya meM aura bhI anyAya phaila sakatA hai| isa dRSTi se kiyA gayA anyAya kA pratikAra dharma ke kSetra meM AtA hai / / rAjanIti ke andara daMDa kI jo paramparA hai, vaha bhI isalie hai ki jo anyAya aura atyAcAra kA dAyarA lambA hotA hai, phailatA jAtA hai, usa para niyantraNa kiyA jAe, kyoMki yadi use niyaMtrita nahIM kiyA jAyagA to vaha nirantara phailatA hI calA jaaygaa| ata: usako rokane ke lie amuka prakAra ke kadama uThAye jAte haiM, jisase ki eka choTe kadama ke dvArA, vaha jo bar3e kadama ke rUpa meM anyAya, atyAcAra hone vAlA hai, usako rokA jAe / prastuta prasaMga meM yadi kevala bAhara meM hI sthUladRSTi se dekhA jAe, to yahI kaheMge ki rAma ne eka sItA ke lie lAkhoM logoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA / yaha to bahuta bar3I hiMsA ho gaI ! eka ke lie anekoM kA saMhAra! lekina nahIM, yaha to eka choTI hiMsA hai| aura vaha jo ucita pratikAra na karane para anyAya-atyAcAra anargala rUpa pakar3atA jAtA, vaha bar3I hiMsA hotI / to, usa bar3I hiMsA ko rokane ke lie hI yuddha ke rUpa meM yaha choTI hiMsA lAjamI ho gaI thii| isalie rAma kI ora se jo yuddha lar3A gayA thA, vaha dharmayuddha thaa| isake viparIta rAvaNa kI tarapha se jo yuddha lar3A gayA, vaha adharmayuddha thaa| yuddha eka hI hai; aura isameM donoM ora hiMsA huI hai, donoM ora se mAre gae haiM lAkhoM AdamI, Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza 173 lekina eka dharmayuddha mAnA jAtA hai aura eka adharmayuddha mAnA jAtA hai| aisA kyoM mAnA jAtA hai ? aisA isalie mAnA jAtA hai ki rAma ke mana meM eka udAtta naitika Adarza hai / unakA yuddha kisI anaitika dharAtala para nahIM hai, kisI bhoga-vAsanA kI pUrti ke lie yA rAjyalipsA ke lie nahIM hai, balki vaha satItva kI rakSA ke lie aura anyAya-atyAcAra kI paramparA ko, joki jana-jIvana meM bar3hatI jA rahI hai, rokane ke lie hai / isI dRSTi se vicAra karane para hama dekhate haiM ki yaha jo vartamAna meM pAkistAna aura hindustAna kA yuddha cala rahA hai, usakA bhI yathocita vizleSaNa kiyA jAnA cAhie / vizleSaNa ke abhAva meM hamAre yahA~ kabhI-kabhI kAphI mayaMkara bhUleM huI haiM / aura unake duSpariNAma bhArata ko hajAroM varSoM taka bhogane par3e haiM / ahiMsA-sambandhI galata dhAraNAe~ hamAre samakSa hindUsamrATa pRthvIrAja kA jvalaMta udAharaNa hai / kahA jAtA hai ki jaba mohammada gaurI bhArata para AkramaNa karane AyA, usa samaya bhArata kI zakti itanI sudRr3ha thI ki vaha hAra kara calA gyaa| vaha phira AyA aura phira parAjita ho kara lauTa gayA, phira AyA aura phira parAjita huaa| isa prakAra vaha kaI bAra AyA aura parAjita huaa| usa samaya bhArata kI raNazakti bahuta bar3hI-car3hI thii| bar3e-bar3e raNabAMkure vIra the yahA~ / ataH bArabAra use yahA~ A kara parAjita ho jAnA pdd'aa| kintu eka bAra use patA laga gayA ki ye jo hindU haiM, gAya para AkramaNa nahIM karate / ataH usa dhUta ne kyA kAma kiyA ki apane naye AkramaNa meM senA ke Age gAyoM ko rakhA / Age-Age gAyeM cala rahI thIM aura pIche-pIche usakI senAe~ yuddha ke lie bar3ha rahI thiiN| aba yahA~ ke vIra rAjapUta dharmAdharma kI vicitra ulajhana meM par3a gaye / hAlAMki unameM adbhuta zakti thI lar3ane kI; kaI bAra gaurI ko harAyA bhI thA / lekina isa bAra ve gar3abar3A gaye ki bhAI, yuddha to kara rahe haiM, lekina yadi kisI gAya ko vANa laga gayA aura gAya mara gaI to gohatyA kA pApa laga jAyegA aura yaha bahuta bar3A bhayaMkara pApa hogaa| basa, idhara vIra rAjapUta gAyoM ko bacAne ke vicAra meM ulajha gae aura udhara zatru ko to koI matalaba thA nahIM ina bAtoM se / lar3AI hotI rhii| gAyoM ko bacAne ke liye rAjapUta pIche haTate rahe, nirNAyaka pratyAkramaNa nahIM kara sake / pariNAma yaha huA ki Akhira rAjapUta senA, jo vijaya prApta kara sakatI thI, jisameM bharapUra tAkata thI lar3ane kI aura vijaya prApta karane kI, vaha parAjita ho gaI aura deza gulAma ho gyaa| yahA~ yadi Apa vizleSaNa kareMge ThIka taraha se, to vicAra karanA par3egA ki yaha jo go-hatyA ke sambandha meM cintana thA, vaha kitanI galata dizA meM thaa| vIra rAjapUtoM ne yaha to dekhA ki vartamAna meM hamAre vANoM se sambhava hai, kucha gAyeM mara jAe~, kintu unhoMne bhaviSya ko nahIM dekhA ki kyA hone vAlA hai ? Ane vAle AkramaNakAriyoM ke lie to gAya-bhaiMsa jaisA kucha bhI vicAraNIya na thA / yaha saba to unake bhakSya hI the / una thor3I-sI gAyoM ko mArane yA bacAne ke pApa-puNya kA athavA hiMsA Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 ahiMsA-darzana ahiMsA kA koI mUlya nahIM thA, unakI dRSTi meM / ataH ve pUrI zakti se lar3e aura jIte / isa yuddha ke sambandha meM Apa vicAra karake dekheMge to Apako mAlUma hogA ki una thor3Ibahuta gAyoM ko bacAne kA kyA artha rahA ? kucha gAyoM kI rakSA ke kAma meM ve parAjita ho gae, deza gulAma ho gayA / itihAsa para najara DAlie, isake bAda kitanI go-hatyAe~ huIM, kitanI mAnava-hiMsAe~ huI aura kitane anAcAra-durAcAra aura kitane pApAcAra hue haiM ? deza miTTI meM milatA calA gayA aura bhArata kI bhavya saMskRti, sabhyatA, kalcara (Culture) saba kucha samApta hotI calI gii| dharma-paramparAoM ko kitanI kSati pahu~cI? dharma-paramparAoM ko isa taraha se barbAda kiyA gayA ki unakA nirmala rUpa hI vikRta ho gyaa| kevala gAyoM kA hI savAla nahIM rahA / hajAroM mAtAoM aura bahanoM kI beijjatiyA~ bhI huiiN| yaha hindU-musalamAna kA savAla nahIM hai| isa prakAra ke savAloM meM mujhe koI dilacaspI nahIM hai aura na apane Apa meM ye koI acche savAla hI haiM / savAla to sirpha itanA hai ki samaya para anyAya kA ucita pratikAra na karane se bhaviSya meM kyA hotA hai ? hindU ho yA musalamAna, koI bhI ho, anyAya kA pratikAra honA cAhie, kevala vartamAna kI hiMsA yA ahiMsA ko na dekha kara, usake bhaviSyakAlIna dUragAmI pariNAmoM ko dekhanA cAhie / vartamAna kI sImita dRSTi kabhI-kabhI sarvanAza kara DAlatI hai| rAjA ceTaka kA dharmayuddha - isa bar3I aura choTI hiMsA ke vizleSaNa ko aura adhika spaSTa karane ke lie maiM eka udAharaNa Apake samakSa rakha rahA hU~-vaha hai kUNika aura cer3A rAjA (rAjA ceTaka) ke yuddha kaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya kA yaha bahuta bar3A bhayAnaka yuddha thA, jisakA ullekha tatkAlIna dharma-paramparAoM ke sAhitya meM hai| suprasiddha vaizAlI-gaNatantra ke mAnya adhyakSa rAjA ceTaka eka mahAn bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka the| dUsarI ora magadha samrAT kUNika thA, jisane ki vaizAlI para AkramaNa kiyA thA / ukta yuddha ke mUla meM eka zaraNAgata kA prazna thA / prasaMga yaha hai ki kUNika apane choTe bhAI ke haka ko chIna rahA thA, usakI svatantratA aura sampatti ko har3apa rahA thaa| rAjakumAra hallavihalla para maya chA gayA / vaha apane bacAva ke lie ceTaka rAjA ke pAsa pahu~ca gayA, zaraNAgata ke rUpa meN| kUNika ko jaba yaha mAlUma haA ki vaha vaizAlI meM ceTaka-rAjA ke pAsa paha~ca gayA hai, to usane ceTaka-rAjA ko yaha kahalavAyA ki-"tuma usako yoM kA yoM vApasa lauTAo, anyathA, isake lie tumheM yuddha kA pariNAma bhoganA pdd'egaa|" rAjA-ceTaka ne zaraNAgata kI rakSA meM yuddha kA varaNa kiyaa| bhayaMkara yuddha huA, lAkhoM hI vIra kAla ke gAla meM pahu~ca ge| svayaM ceTaka-nareza bhI vIragati ko prApta hue / vahA~ prazna thA---eka zaraNAgata kI rakSA kA / agara rAjA ceTaka usa eka zaraNAgata ko lauTA detA, bhale hI usake sAtha kucha bhI karatA kruddha kUNika, to lAkhoM hI logoM ke prANoM kI rakSA ho jaatii| yadi rAjA ceTaka hiMsA-ahiMsA kA vaisA vizleSaNa karatA, jaisA ki Ajakala kucha loga Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza apane mastiSka meM isa prakAra kI vicAradhArA rakhate haiM, to usake mutAbika vaha avazya hI rAjakumAra ko vApasa lauTA detA / kaha detA ki - " bhAI, tU yahA~ calA to AyA hai / lekina maiM terI rakSA kaise kara sakatA hU~? terI eka kI rakSA meM, lAkhoM AdamI yuddha meM mAre jaayeNge| eka ke bacAne meM lAkhoM AdamI mAre jAne para to bahuta bar3I hiMsA ho jAyegI / " parantu rAjA ceTaka ne aisA kucha nahIM socA, aisA kucha nahIM khaa| usane zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke lie yuddha kiyA, jo mahAbhArata jaisA hI eka bhayaMkara yuddha thA / 175 aba savAla yaha hai ki rAjA ceTaka bAraha vratI zrAvaka hai, usakA hiMsA-ahiMsA se sambandhita cintana kAphI sUkSma rahA hai, prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI sunane kA kitanI hI bAra use saubhAgya prApta huA hai / vaha koI sAdhAraNa nareza nahIM hai, tatkAlIna vaizAlI ke vizAla gaNatantra kA cunA gayA adhyakSa hai / isakA artha hai ki ve apane yuga ke eka mahAn cintanazIla vyakti the / unhoMne hiMsA-ahiMsA ke prazna ko vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA para hala nahIM kiyA / unhoMne apane dharma - cintana ke prakAza meM spaSTa dekhA ki yaha zaraNAgata hai, sAtha hI niraparAdha hai, usakA koI aparAdha nahIM hai, aura usa niraparAdha ke haka ko chIna rahA hai madAndha kUNika | ataH yaha eka zaraNAgata kA prazna hI nahIM hai, apitu niraparAdha ke utpIr3ana kA bhI prazna hai / aura isa taraha se zaraNa meM Aye ko, pIr3ita jana ko yadi koI vApisa lauTA de ThukarA de to use kahA~ Azraya milegA ? kalpanA kIjie, eka insAna cAroM tarapha se ghira jAtA hai, saba ora se mauta A gheratI hai, bhayaMkara nirAzA ke kSaNa hote haiM / ukta nirAzA ke kSaNoM meM vaha eka bar3I zakti ke pAsa pahu~catA hai ki use zaraNa milegii| lekina vahAM use ThukarA diyA jAtA hai, phira dUsarI jagaha jAtA hai, vahA~ se bhI ThukarA diyA jAtA hai / aba kalpanA kIjie, usako kitanI pIr3A ho sakatI hai ! usa samaya usakA mana kitanA hatAza ho jAtA hai / A~khoM se A~sU baha rahe haiM, para koI pUchane vAlA nahIM ki kyA bAta hai, kyoM rotA hai ? spaSTa hai, aisI sthiti meM duniyAM meM nyAya kA koI prazna hI nahIM rahA, kisI pIr3ita kI rakSArtha karuNA aura dayA kA koI savAla hI nahIM rhaa| to, isa taraha pIr3ita evaM atyAcAra se trasta logoM ko samartha vyakti bhI dhakke dete raheM to Apake isa ahiMsA aura dayAdharma kA isa dharma aura karmakANDa kA kyA mahattva raha jAtA hai ? abhiprAya yaha hai ki jIvana kA yaha eka mahattvapUrNa prazna hai / yaha eka kA yA hajAra kA savAla nahIM hai / yaha eka vyakti kI hiMsA yA dAsatA kA savAla bhI nahIM hai, balki yaha AdarzoM kA savAla hai / yadi eka ora eka ucca Adarza kI hatyA hotI hai, dUsarI aura Apa hajAra lAkha prANI bacA bhI lete haiM, to unakA koI mUlya nahIM rahatA hai / kyoMki Adarza kI hatyA sabase bar3I hatyA hai / yadi Adarza kI hatyA ho jAtI hai, to hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM taka vaha eka udAharaNa banatA calA jAtA hai, anyAya aura atyAcAra kA / aura isa prakAra ke udAharaNa yadi saMsAra meM bar3ha jAe~, to phira to saMsAra kI koI sthiti hI nahIM rahegI / Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 ahiMsA - darzana vaizAlI ke uparyukta yuddha kI eka bAta vicAraNIya yaha hai ki ceTaka aura kUNika donoM yuddha karate haiM / donoM ora se hiMsA hotI hai, bhayaGkara narasaMhAra hotA hai, lekina rAjA ceTaka bhayaMkara yuddha meM vIragati prApta karatA hai aura mara kara svarga meM jAtA hai / aura rAjA kUNika vijetA hone ke bAvajUda bhI jaba maratA hai, to kahA~ jAtA hai ? naraka meM | kyA hai ki eka hI cIja ke do vibhinna pariNAma hote haiM ? eka hI yuddha lar3A gayA, lekina do paraspara virodhI natIje kaise Ae ? donoM ne bharapUra hissA liyA yuddha meM donoM barAbara ke sAjhIdAra haiM yuddha ke / aura jaba donoM sAjhIdAra haiM yuddha ke, to phira pariNAma bhinna-bhinna kaise A gae ? natIje alaga-alaga kaise Ae ? to spaSTa hai ki ye jo bhinna-bhinna natIje Aye haiM, ye Aye haiM hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke vizleSaNa ke AdhAra para / abhiprAya yaha hai ki zaraNAgata kI rakSA karanA dharma hai, kyoMki vaha bhaya se trasta hotA hai, anyAya se AkrAnta hotA hai, mauta usake sira para burI taraha ma~DarA rahI hotI hai / vaha kisI ke pAsa rakSA pAne ke lie AtA hai / aba bAta yaha hai ki usakI rakSA karanA kyA hai ? eka Adarza kI rakSA karanA hai, eka naitika pakSa kA samarthana karanA hai / jo pIr3ita hai, bhaya se trasta hai, duHkhita hai, niraparAdha hai, becAre ne koI doSa kiyA nahIM hai, usako Azraya denA Avazyaka hai / hamArI bhAratIya paramparA kA yaha Adarza hai bahuta bar3A / aura bhAratIya paramparA hI kyoM, sArI mAnavatA kA Adarza hai yaha / Apa jise mAnavatA kahate haiM, jise insAniyata kahate haiM, yaha usakA Adarza hai| to, rAjA ceTaka ne isa Adarza kI rakSA kI, isalie vaha svarga meM gayA / aura kUNika jo lar3A, vaha kisake lie ? apane svArtha ke lie apane ahaMkAra ke lie aura anyAya-atyAcAra ke dvArA apane bhAI kA haka chIna kara use barbAda karane ke lie, eka sarvathA nikRSTa AdhAra para lar3A hai / ataH vaha jainazAstrAnusAra naraka meM jAtA hai / prazna hai - donoM meM se dharmayuddha kisane lar3A ? rAjA ceTaka ne dharmayuddha lar3A / isalie vaha svarga meM gayA hai / aura kUNika ne bhI yuddha to lar3A, lekina vaha adharmayuddha lar3ane ke kAraNa naraka meM gayA hai| yaha bAta yadi Apake dhyAna meM spaSTa ho jAtI hai, to vicAra kIjie ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke prazna kevala bAhara meM nahIM sulajhAe jAte haiM, ve sulajhAye jAte haiM andara meM, andara ke cintana meM / pravRtti kA mUla vRtti meM hai, ataH vRtti meM hI hiMsA ahiMsA kA vizleSaNa honA cAhie / zaraNAgatarakSA : Aja ke sandarbha meM jaisA ki Apane Upara rAjA ceTaka kI zaraNAgatavatsalatA kI bAta dekhI hai, Aja bhI vaha bAta jyoM kI tyoM hai Apake samakSa / aura taba to kevala eka zaraNAgata kA savAla thA, lekina aba to eka karor3a ke lagabhaga pratAr3ita, ataeva visthApita baMgAlI zaraNArthiyoM kA savAla hai / vicAra kIjie, ina zaraNArthiyoM meM mAtAe~ bhI haiM, bahaneM bhI haiM, buDDhe bhI haiM, bacce bhI haiM, bacciyA~ bhI haiM, naujavAna bhI haiM / krUra pAkistAnI sainikoM dvArA bhayaMkara mauta una sabake sira para ma~DarA rahI hai, aura sirpha mauta hI nahIM Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza unake naitika AdarzoM kI bhI hatyA ho rahI hai / mAnavatA ko lajA dene vAle durAcAra ho rahe haiM, vibhinna prakAra ke pApAcAra ho rahe haiM / unheM eka pazu ke samAna bhI nahI samajhA jA rahA hai / yadi koI pazu ko mAratA hai, to thor3I-bahuta dayA taba bhI rakhI hI jAtI hai / pazuhatyA ke sambandha meM bhI kucha niyama haiM ki unakA krUratApUrNa vadha nahIM honA cAhie / lekina ina visthApitoM ke prati to itanI nirdayatA kI gaI ki gharabAra saba kucha chor3a kara ve yahA~ Ae / kyoM Ae ? spaSTa hai, bhayatrasta vyakti jAegA kahA~ ? vahIM to jAegA, jahA~ use zaraNa pAne kA bharosA hogA / kucha loga kahate haiM ki bhArata sarakAra ne pradhAnamantrI indirAjI ne galatI kI, jo ina sabako apane yahA~ rakha liyA / na rakhate, na jhagar3A hotA aura na yuddha kI naubata AtI / bekAra kA siradarda mola le liyA / maiM pUchatA hU~, baMgAla ke visthApita yahA~ bhArata meM kaise Ae ? pIche se una para golI calAI jA rahI thI / ataH prANa-rakSA ke lie bhArata ke dvAra para Ae / aura kisI taraha se to ve ruka nahIM sakate the / yadi idhara se bhI bandUka tAna dI jAtI ki khabaradAra idhara Ae to ! pIche loTo, nahIM to golI mAra dI jAegI ! vicAra kIjie, aisI sthiti meM, jabaki pIche se golI cala rahI ho aura Age se bhI golI calane lage, to becArA zaraNAgata sthiti meM ApakA dharma kyA kahatA hai ? ApakI mAnavatA kyA kahatI hai ? kahA~ jAe ? kyA kare ? aisI bhAratavarSa kI saMskRti aura sabhyatA ko AdikAla se hI apane isa zaraNAgata rakSA ke dharma para gaurava hai / isI para hindUdharma ko gaurava hai, jainadharma ko gaurava hai aura jitane bhI anya dharma haiM-- sabako gaurava hai / aura jisake sambandha meM hama saba lAkhoM varSoM se bar3e-bar3e garvIle nAre lagAte A rahe haiM to, kyA aba vartamAna sthiti meM bhArata apane usa zaraNAgata rakSA ke pavitradharma ko tilAMjali de de ? nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sakatA hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI galata dhAraNAoM ke cakkara meM ulajha kara jo dharma baMgalAdeza kI prastuta samasyA se apane ko taTastha rakhane kI bAta karate haiM, maiM pUchatA hU~, ve dharma haiM, to kisalie haiM ? unakA mAnavIya mUlya kyA hai ? kyA unakA mUlya kevala yahI hai ki kIr3e-makor3oM ko bacAo, chApe- tilaka lagAo, mandira meM ghaNTA bajAo, bhajana-pUjana karo / yaha saba to sAdhanA ke bAhyarUpa bhara / yadi mUla meM mAnavatA nahIM hai to yaha saba mAtra eka pAkhaNDa bana kara raha jAtA hai / saccA dharma mAnavatA ko vismRta nahIM kara sakatA / kauna dharma aisA kahatA hai ki dvAra para Ane vAle utpIr3ita zaraNArthiyoM kA dAyitva na liyA jAe ? unheM Azraya na diyA jAe ? kahA hai ki eka vyakti jo ki kisI ko pIr3ita kara rahA hai, vaha to pApa kara rahA hai / lekina pIr3ita vyakti apanI prANarakSA ke lie bahuta bar3e bharose ke bhAva se kisI ke pAsa zaraNa lene ke lie Ae aura yadi vaha usa zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke lie prayatnazIla nahIM hotA hai, to vaha usa utpIr3aka se bhI bar3A pApI hai, jisane ki atyAcAra karake usako mAra bhagAyA hai / eka trasta vyakti vizvAsa le kara Apake pAsa AyA hai ki yahA~ usakI surakSA hogI aura usI vizvAsa kA ApakI ora se yadi ghAta ho jAe, to kalpanA kIjie, usakI 177 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 ahiMsA-darzana kitanI bhayAvaha sthiti hotI hai ! samartha hote hue bhI Apane usake lie kucha kiyA nahIM, ulaTA use dhakkA de diyA, to yaha eka prakAra kA vizvAsaghAta hI to huA ! aura vizvAsaghAta bahuta bar3A pApa hai / kisI ko abhaya denA, eka mahAn dharma hai aura abhaya dene se kisI bhayAkrAnta ko inkAra kara denA, bahuta bar3A adharma hai| baMgalAdeza ke eka karor3a ke lagabhaga pIDita visthApitoM ko amaya de kara bhArata ne vaha mahAn satkarma kiyA hai, jo vizva-itihAsa meM ajara-amara rhegaa| yaha bahuta bar3I devI kRpA huI ki baMgalAdeza ke pIr3itoM ne Apake Upara bharosA kiyaa| aura, yaha jAnI haI bAta hai ki bharosA kisI sAdhAraNa vyakti para nahIM kiyA jAtA / pAsa meM anya deza bhI the, lekina vahA~ para koI nahIM gayA, sabhI bhArata meM hI aae| kyoM Ae ? isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki isakA gaurava unhoMne ekamAtra Apako diyaa| unako bharosA thA ki yahA~ bhArata meM unakI ThIka-ThIka rakSA hogii| aura itanA bar3A vizvAsa le kara koI janatA Ae aura phira use Apa ThukarA deM, dhakkA de deM, to yaha kitanA bar3A pApa hai ? Apa bhAgyazAlI the ki Apase yaha pApa na huA / bhArata kI sAMskRtika paramparA kA ujjvala gaurava Apake hAthoM surakSita rahA / Apa vaiyaktika tuccha svArthoM ke andhakAra meM nahIM bhaTake / bahuta bar3A dAyitva apane Upara liyA aura use prasannatA se nibhAyA / abhiprAya yaha hai ki aisA samaya itihAsa meM kabhI-kabhI hI AtA hai| jaisA ki maiMne batAyA, ceTaka ne to eka zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke lie itanA bar3A bhayaMkara yuddha kiyA, hiMsA huI, phira bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki vaha svarga meM gayA aura Apane to lAkhoM-karor3oM insAnoM kI rakSA kI hai, aura isI kAraNa Apako yaha yuddha bhI karanA par3A hai, anyathA Apake sAmane to yuddha kA koI savAla hI nahIM thaa| bhArata kI pradhAnamantrI zrImatI indirAgAndhI, samUcI rASTrazakti ko sAtha lie Aja jo jajha rahI haiM, usake mUla meM unhIM pAvana bhAratIya AdarzoM kI rakSA kA prazna hai| kahanA to yoM cAhiye ki DhAI hajAra varSa bAda itihAsa ne apane Apako duharAyA hai| yAnI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga kI vaha ghaTanA Aja phira se duharAI jA rahI hai aura yadi mahAvIra Aja dharatI para hote to kyA nirNaya dete isa sambandha meM ? prabhu mahAvIra Aja dharatI para nirNaya dene ko nahIM haiM, to kyA bAta hai ? unakA jo nirNaya hai, vaha hamAre sAmane hai| Aja jo phaisalA lenA hai, unake dvArA, vaha phaisalA pahale hI diyA jA cukA hai / isakA artha yaha hai ki vartamAna ke naye jajoM ke phaisale meM atIta ke purAne jajoM ke phaisale nirNAyaka hote haiM / abhiprAya yaha hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo phaisalA diyA thA ki rAjA ceTaka svarga meM gayA aura kUNika naraka meM-bilakula spaSTa hai ki yadi Aja ke isa saMgharSa ko le kara iMdirAjI ke sambandha meM pUche to prabhu mahAvIra kA vahI uttara hai, jo ve DhAI hajAra varSa pahale hI de cuke haiN| tAtparya yaha hai ki yaha yuddha zaraNAgatoM kI rakSA kA yuddha hai, ataH bhAratIya cintana kI bhASA meM dharmayuddha hai aura Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharmayuddha kA Adarza 176 dharmayuddha antataH yoddhA ke liye svarga ke dvAra kholatA hai-'svargadvAramapAvRtam' / yaha vaha kendra hai, jahA~ bhArata ke prAyaH sabhI tattvadarzana aura dharma ekamata haiN| maiM yaha jo vizleSaNa kara rahA hU~, kyoM kara rahA hU~ ? isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki ahiMsA-hiMsA ke vizleSaNa kA dAyitva jainasamAja ke Upara jyAdA hai, cUMki jainaparamparA kA mUlAdhAra hI ahiMsA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane tattvadarzana meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA vizleSaNa kisa AdhAra para kiyA hai ? bhagavAn ke ahiMsA-darzana kI AdhArazilA kartA kI bhAvanA hai / bAta yaha hai ki ye jo yuddha hote haiM, hiMsAe~ hotI haiM, AdamI marate haiM, ina sabakI ginatI karane kA koI savAla nahIM hai / savAla to sirpha yaha hai ki Apa jo yuddha kara rahe haiM, vaha kisa uddezya se kara rahe haiM ? Apake saMkalpa kyA haiM ? Apake bhAva kyA haiM ? ApakA Antarika pariNAma kyA hai ? rAma yuddha karate haiM rAvaNa se, rAma kA kyA saMkalpa hai? nArIjAti para hone vAle atyAcAroM kA pratikAra karanA hI to ! rAma ke samakSa eka sItA kA hI savAla nahIM hai; apitu hajAroM pIr3ita sItAoM ke uddhAra kA savAla hai / rAma eka Adarza ke liye lar3ate haiN| aura rAvaNa jo yuddha kara rahA hai, usakA kyA saMkalpa hai ? usakA saMkalpa hai vAsanA kA, durAcAra kaa| zrIkRSNa ke netRtva meM pAMDava yuddha kara rahe haiM kisalie ? kevala apane nyAya prApta adhikAra ke liye / dUsarI ora duryodhana bhI yuddha kara rahA hai; kintu vaha kisa saMkalpa se kara rahA hai ? pANDavoM ke nyAya-prApta adhikAroM ko har3apane ke lie| ina sArI cIjoM para vicAra karake yadi Apa dekheMge to ina sabakA nirNaya antarjagat ke andara jA kara ho jAtA hai / antarjagat ke andara kyA pariNAma hai, yaha hai vicAraNIya prazna ! jaisA ki maiMne pahale batAyA hai ki kabhI dravyahiMsA hotI hai, bhAvahiMsA nahIM hotii| kabhI mAvahiMsA hotI hai, dravyahiMsA nahIM hotI / kabhI donoM hI hotI haiM / ukta carcA meM bhAvahiMsA hI vastutaH hiMsA kA mUlAdhAra hai aura bhAvahiMsA meM bhI hameM yaha dekhanA par3egA ki bar3I hiMsA ko rokane ke lie, jo choTI hiMsA kI jA rahI hai, vaha Avazyaka hai yA anAvazyaka ? spaSTa hai ki jIvana meM kucha prasaMga aise Ate haiM ki vaha bilakula Avazyaka ho jAtI hai| bahuta bar3e atyAcAra, anAcAra, durAcAra, anyAya evaM adharma ko rokane ke lie vicArakoM ko choTI hiMsA kA Azraya lenA hI hotA hai / samAja aura rASTra ke prazna kA samAdhAna yoM hI betukI bAtoM se kabhI nahIM hotA hai / __hiMsA kevala zarIra kI hI hiMsA to nahIM hai / mana kI hiMsA bhI bahuta bar3I hiMsA hotI hai / vicAra kIjie ki jaba deza gulAma ho jAe aura janatA parAdhInatA ke nIce daba jAe, to aisI sthiti meM usake zarIra kI hiMsA hI nahIM, sabase bar3I mana kI hiMsA bhI hotI hai| parAdhIna janatA kA mAnasika stara, bauddhika stara, jIvana ke udAtta Adarza, gulAmI ke andara isa taraha se pisa-pisakara khatma ho jAte haiM / naSTa ho jAte haiM ki vaha kevala eka mRta DhA~cAbhara raha jAtA hai| parAdhIna rASTra ke dharmoM, vww.jainelibrary.org Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 ahiMsA-darzana paramparAoM evaM saMskRtiyoM ke andara se prANa nikala jAte haiM, aura ve kevala sar3atI huI lAza bhara raha jAte haiM / bhArata yaha saba dekha cukA hai| gAMdhIyuga phira duharAyA jA rahA hai ___ sabhI jAnate haiM ki jaba videzI AkramaNakAriyoM ke dvArA bhArata para AkramaNa huA, taba deza kitanA padadalita huA thA ? kitane nimnastara para calA gayA thA aura kisa prakAra hamArI naitika cetanA zamita ho gaI thI ? yaha jo phira se dobArA jAna AI hai deza ke andara, Apa sabako mAlUma hai, yaha gAMdhIjI dvArA AI hai / anyAyaatyAcAra kA pratikAra karane ke lie AvAja uThI, janatA meM naI preraNAe~ jagIM, ahiMsA evaM satya ke mAdhyama se svatantratA kA yuddha lar3A gayA aura vizva kI eka bahuta bar3I zakti-briTiza sAmrAjya ko parAjita kara rASTra svatantra huA aura saubhAgya kI bAta hai ki svatantratA kA yuddha lar3ane vAlA senApati apane yuga kA eka mahAn ahiMsAvAdI thA / vaha ahiMsAvAdI thA aura ahiMsA ke mUla artha ko samajhatA thA / vaha ahiMsA ke pracalita sImita artha taka hI nahIM rukA huA thA, balki vaha ahiMsA ko bhUta, bhaviSya vartamAna ke vyApaka dharAtala para parakhatA thaa| ___ ahiMsA ke vistRta AyAma para gAMdhIjI kI dRSTi thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba kAzmIra para prathama pAkistAnI AkramaNa huA, to unase pUchA gayA ki kAzmIra kI rakSA ke lie senAe~ bhejI jAe~ yA nahIM ? to unhoMne yaha nahIM kahA ki 'senA na bhejo, yaha hiMsA hai! yadi kucha karanA hai, to vahA~ jA kara satyAgraha kro|' aisA kyoM nahIM kahA unhoMne ? isalie ki satyAgraha sabhyapakSa ke lie hotA hai / virodhI bhale hI ho, kintu sabhyavirodhI satyAgraha jaise sAtvika prayAsoM se prabhAvita hotA hai| parantu jo asabhyabarbara hote haiM, unake lie satyAgraha kA koI mUlya nahIM hotaa| khUkhvAra bher3iyoM ke sAmane satyAgraha kyA artha rakhatA hai ? briTizajagata kucha aura thA, jisake sAmane satyAgraha kiyA gayA thA / vaha phira bhI eka mahAn sabhyajAti thI ! kintu yAhyAkhA~ aura usake pAgala sainikoM ke samakSa koI satyAgraha kare, to usakA kyA mUlya hai ? yAhyAkhA~ kA krUra sainikadala bAMgalAdeza meM mAsUma baccoM kA kalla karatA hai, mahilAoM ke sAtha khulI sar3akoM taka para balAtkAra karatA hai, gA~va ke gA~va jalA kara rAkha kara DAlatA hai, hara tarapha niraparAdha bacce, bUr3he, naujavAna aura striyoM kI lAzeM bichA detA hai ! isakA matalaba yaha ki vaha yuddha nahIM lar3a rahA hai| vaha to hiMsaka pazu se bhI gaI-bItI sthiti para uttara AyA hai| prazna hai, isa anyAya ke pratikAra ke lie kyA kiyA jAe ? ahiMsA kI dRSTi se vicAra kareM to kyA honA cAhie ? yuddha yA aura kucha ? krUra dariMdoM ke samakSa aura kucha kA to kucha artha hI nahIM raha gayA hai / yuddha hI eka vikalpa raha gayA hai, yaha AkramaNa nahIM, pratyAkramaNa hai| aura, jaisA ki ceTaka aura kUNika kA udAharaNa Apake sAmane rakhA ki ceTaka yuddha karake svarga meM gayA hai, caMki usane zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke lie AkramaNakArI se dharmayuddha lar3A thA, aura Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ahiMsA ke saMdarbha meM dharma yuddha kA Adarza 181 kUNika yuddha karake naraka meM gayA hai, cUMki usane nyAyanIti ko tilAMjali de kara adharmayuddha lar3A thaa| Aja Apake sAmane ThIka vahI prazna yathAvat hai ki Apa bhI zaraNAgatoM kI rakSA ke prazna para yuddha ke lie lalakAre gae haiM, yuddha karane ko vivaza kiye gae haiM / pradhAnamantrI zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ne bar3e dhairya se kAma liyA hai, karor3oM visthApitoM kA vaha bhAra uThAyA hai, jo deza ke arthatantra ko cakanAcUra kara detA hai| ATha-ATha mahIne taka pratIkSA kI hai, ki kucha sUdhAra ho jAe, vizva ke pramukha rASTroM ko jAjA kara sahI sthiti samajhAI hai| parantu jaba kucha bhI pariNAma nahIM AyA aura pAkistAna kI duHsAhasI sainika TolI ne raNabherI bajA hI dI, to indirAjI ne bhI uttara meM raNadundubhI bajA dI hai, bhArata ke naujavAna sImA para jUjha rahe haiM / yuddha ho rahA hai| bhAratIya tattvacintana ke AdhAra para yaha dharmayuddha hai aura aMtataH vijaya dharmayuddha kI hI hotI hai| "yato dharmastato jayaH"-jahA~ dharma hai, vahIM vijaya hai / 'satyameva jayate, nAnRtam' sacAI kI hI vijaya hotI hai, jhUTha kI nhiiN| / zraddheya kavizrIjI kA yaha pravacana 6-12-71 ko prAtaH 6 baje huA thaa| aura usI dina saMsada meM zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ne aitihAsika nirNaya ke rUpa meM bhArata dvArA "bAMgalAdeza kI mAnyatA" kI aitihAsika ghoSaNA kI thii| Aja sthiti bahuta kucha badala cukI hai| bAMgalAdeza svatantra ho cukA hai / yuddha donoM ora se thama cukA hai / hama navodita dharma nirapekSa rASTra bAMgalAdeza kI sarvatomukhI unnati kI hArdika kAmanA karate haiN| aura samaya para sarvathA ucita nirNaya lene ke lie pradhAnamantrI zrImatI indirA gA~dhIjI kA abhinandana karate haiM, sAtha hI deza ke bahAdura javAnoM para garva karate haiM, jinhoMne satya evaM nyAya kI vijaya ke lie saMgharSa kiyaa| -sampAdaka Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA kI rIr3ha : pramAda dharma ke do rUpa hote haiM-bAhya; arthAt bahiraMga rUpa, aura Abhyantara; arthAtantaraMga rUpa / bahiraMga rUpa kA artha hotA hai--kriyAkANDa, bAhara ke AcAra-vicAra, rahana-sahana aura jIvana meM jo kucha bhI bAhyarUpa se karate haiM, ve saba kAma / antaraMga rUpa kA artha hai-vaha bhAvanA yA vicAra, jisase bAhya AcAra-vicAra prerita hotA hai| koI bhI sAdhaka apane Apa meM kisa prakAra kI pavitra bhAvanAe~ rakhatA hai, kina ucca vicAroM se prerita aura prabhAvita hotA hai, usameM jIvana kI pavitratA kitanI hai, usake antaratara meM dharma kA kitanA ullAsa hai, vahA~ dayA aura karuNA kI lahareM kitanI uTha rahI haiM ? yaha saba bhItara kA rUpa hI dharma kA antaraMga kahalAtA hai| jaba yaha antaraMga dRSTikoNa vizuddha evaM vAstavikatAvAdI bana jAtA hai, arthAt dUsaroM ke saMsarga yA samparka se utpanna hone vAlI vikRti yA vibhAva se pare ho kara AtmA jaba sarvathA zuddha evaM svAbhAvika pariNati kI pavitra bhUmikA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, taba yaha dharma kahalAtA hai| bAhya dharma-parivartanazIla ___ bAhya-dharma ko vyAvahArika dharma bhI kahate haiN| isake sambandha meM jaina-dharma kI yaha dhAraNA hai ki vaha prAyaH badalatA rahatA hai, sthAyI nahIM rhtaa| pratyeka tIrthaMkara apane-apane yuga meM dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva ke anusAra jIvana ke bAhya niyamoM meM parivartana karate rahate haiN| prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke yuga meM jaina sAdhuoM kA rahana-sahana kucha aura rUpa meM thA, aura bAIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM Rmika parivartana ke phalasvarUpa dUsare rUpoM meM prakaTa huaa| phira bhagavAn mahAvIra aaye| unhoMne deza, kAla tathA sAdhakoM kI badalI huI vAstavika sthiti ko sAmane rakha kara apane pUrvavartI bhagavAn pArzvanAtha Adi dvArA pracalita niyamoM meM aneka parivartana kiye, jinameM se kucha hameM Aja bhI zAstroM meM par3hane ko milate haiM / jaise bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vastroM ke sambandha meM yaha pratibandha lagAyA ki sAdhuoM ko sapheda raMga kA hI vastra pahananA cAhie aura ve bhI alpa mUlya vAle hI hoM, bahumUlya nahIM / jabaki unase pahale yaha saiddhAntika pratibaMdha nahIM thA / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke yuga meM jaina-sAdhu kisI bhI raMga ke evaM bahumUlya vastra pahana sakate the / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa dizA meM na kevala veSa-bhUSA ke viSaya meM, balki AhAra aura vihAra ke sambandha meM bhI aneka pragatizIla evaM upayogI parivartana Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA ko rIr3ha : pramAda 183 kie; jaise-rAjapiNDa na lenA aura eka hI sthAna para nirdhArita avadhi se adhika na rahanA, Adi / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga meM sAdhuoM ke lie pahale, dUsare, tIsare aura cauthe prahara kA kAryakrama alaga-alaga batalAyA gayA hai / sAdhu kI dinacaryA cAra praharoM meM bAMTa dI gaI thii| pahale prahara meM svAdhyAya karanA; arthAt-pahalA prahara sUtra-svAdhyAya meM vyatIta karanA / dUsarA prahara usake artha kA cintana karane meM, dhyAna meM, tarka-vitarka meM evaM jIvana ke sUkSma rahasyoM ko spaSTa rUpa se sulajhAne meM gujaarnaa| isI kAraNa pahalA prahara 'sUtra-pauruSI' aura dUsarA prahara 'artha-pauruSI' kahalAtA thaa| yaha donoM sAMketika zabda haiM, jinheM durbhAgya se Aja bilakula hI bhulA diyA hai aura niSkAsita-sA kara diyA hai / ataH isa zabdAvalI kA eka dina jo bahumUlya mahattva thA, vaha hamAre dhyAna se nikala gayA hai| tIsare prahara meM sAdhu ko bhikSA ke lie jAne kA vidhAna thaa| isa vidhAna ke anusAra yaha saiddhAntika bhAva thA ki jaba sAdhu gRhastha ke ghara jAe, to aisI sthiti meM jAe ki ghara ke saba loga bhojana karake nivRtta ho cuke hoM / strI, bacce aura bUr3he sabhI khA-pI cuke hoM, bacA huA bhojana alaga rakha diyA gayA ho jisakI AvazyakatA na raha gaI ho / aise samaya para sAdhu bhikSA ke lie jAe aura usa bace hue bhojana meM se apanI AvazyakatA kI pUrti ke lie thor3A-sA le aae| jisa samaya gRhastha ke yahA~ bhojana bana rahA ho yA ghara ke loga khA-pI rahe hoM, usa samaya sAdhu bhikSA ke lie nahIM jAyA karate the| kyoMki usa samaya jA kara yadi sAdhu bhikSA le AtA hai to sambhava hai ki ghara vAloM ke lie bhojana kama par3a jAe aura phira dubArA banAne kI anAvazyaka parezAnI uThAnI pdd'e| __ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pazcAt kucha kAla taka yaha vidhAna claa| usake bAda AcArya zayyambhava ke yuga meM nayA parivartana huaa| tIsare prahara kI bhikSA kA niyama simaTane lagA, logoM kA rahana-sahana bhI badalA / pratyeka gRhastha ke yahA~ tIsare prahara taka bhojana pAne kI sthiti prAyaH nahIM dekhI jAne lagI, ataH usa samaya sAdhu ke jAne para bhikSA dene vAle aura lene vAle donoM ko hI asuvidhA honA svAbhAvika ho gayA / sAdhuoM se prAyaH gRhastha yahI kahate the-bhojana ke samaya para to Apa Ate nahIM, aura samaya bIta jAne para A kara vyartha hI hameM lajjita karate haiM ! yaha bhI koI gocarI hai ? jaba isa prakAra kI paristhiti utpanna ho gaI to AvazyakatA ne AcAryoM ko nayA vidhAna banAne kI pragatizIla preraNA dI, jisake anusAra niyama banA ki sAdhuoM ko gA~va kI prathA ke anusAra bhojana ke ThIka samaya para hI bhikSA ke lie nikalanA cAhie 1 paDhama porisi sajjhAyaM, bIyaM jhANaM jhiyAyaI / taiyAe bhikkhAyariyaM, puNo cautthIi sajjhAyaM // -uttarAdhyayana, 26 / 12 Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 ahiMsA-darzana aura gRhasthoM kI sthiti kA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie / 2 asamaya meM bhikSA ke lie jAne se gRhasthoM ko aprIti hogI, unake citta meM kSobha aura tiraskAra jAgRta hogA aura svayaM ko bhojana na milane para sAdhu ke mana meM bhI gAMva vAloM ke prati tiraskAra kA bhAva utpanna hogaa| isa prakAra donoM ora ke saMkalpoM meM gar3abar3I ho jaaegii| ataeva vicAradhArA se yaha nayA vidhAna prasArita kiyA gayA ki jisa gAMva meM bhojana kA jo nizcita-sA samaya ho, vahI bhikSA kA samaya bhI nizcita kara liyA jaae| yaha eka yugAntarakArI parivartana thA / ukta udAharaNoM kI parachAIM meM hama dekhate haiM ki dharma ke bAhyarUpoM meM tIrthaMkaroM ke yuga se le kara AcAryoM ke yuga taka lagAtAra parivartana hote rahe haiN| antaraMga dharma __ dharma kA antaraMga rUpa usake bahiraMga rUpa se sarvathA bhinna hotA hai / usameM kabhI kucha bhI badalane vAlA nahIM hai / vaha ananta-ananta kAla taka jyoM kA tyoM sthAyI rahane vAlA hai / vaha jaisA vartamAna meM hai, vaisA hI bhUtakAla meM bhI thA aura bhaviSya meM bhI aisA hI rahegA / cAhe kitane hI tIrthaMkara Ae~ aura parivartanakArI preraNA bhI prasArita kyoM na kareM, kintu antaraMga meM aMzamAtra bhI parivartana hone vAlA nahIM hai| prativarSa patajhar3a kI Rtu meM vRkSoM ke phala, phUla tathA patte saba cale jAte haiM, kintu patajhar3a ke bAda vaha phira navIna kopaloM se suhAvanA dikhAI dene lagatA hai / phira usameM phUla-phala lagate haiM, vaha harA-bharA aura manorama ho jAtA hai| kucha samaya bAda phira patajhar3a kI Rtu AtI hai aura vaha vRkSa phira lUMTha-sA dikhAI dene lagatA hai| isase spaSTa hai ki vRkSa bAhara meM apanA rUpa avazya badalatA rahatA hai, parantu apane mUla rUpa ko nahIM bdltaa| yadi vRkSa kA mUla rUpa hI badala jAe to phira phUloM, phaloM aura pattoM ke lie vahA~ guMjAiza kahA~ rahe ? uparyukta kathana se isa siddhAnta kI puSTi hotI hai ki pratyeka satya kA eka sthAyI rUpa hotA hai aura zeSa badalatA huA rUpa / yadi sarvadA sthAyI rahane vAlA kucha bhI rUpa na ho to parivartana hone vAlA-badalane vAlA rUpa kisake sahAre TikegA ? kyA vaha AdhAra-zUnya nahIM ho jAegA ? __ isa prakAra vyAvahArika rUpa meM dharma badalatA rahatA hai-use deza, kAla aura paristhiti ke anurUpa tIrthaMkara badala dete haiM aura Age hone vAle AcArya bhI dravya, kSetra, kAla tathA bhAva ke anusAra usameM yathAsamaya parivartana lA dete haiN| kintu antaraMga dharma kabhI nahIM badalatA / vaha sadaiva eka-sA rahatA hai / 2 akAlaM ca vivajjittA, kAle kAlaM samAyare / -dazavakAlika sUtra 5, 2, 4 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA ko rIr3ha : pramAda 185 ahiMsA-dharma antaraMga dharma hai / vaha nizcaya dharma hai| ahiMsA apane Apa meM badalane vAlI sAMsArika vastu nahIM hai / vaha to eka trikAla sthAyI, satya evaM zAzvata dharma hai / vaha to anAdi kAla se calA A rahA hai, Aja bhI cala rahA hai aura apanI sunizcita gati se Age bhI calatA rhegaa| jaina-dharma ke anusAra AtmA kabhI nahIM bdltii| zarIra avazya badalatA hai; kintu AtmA usI rUpa meM sthira rahatI hai| vaha kisI bhI paristhiti meM badala nahIM sktii| ananta-ananta kAla saMsAra meM rahane ke bAda bhI AtmA nahIM bdltii| yahA~ taka ki jaba mokSa meM jAnA hotA hai, taba bhI AtmA kA rUpa vahI hotA hai, jo pahale thaa| AtmA to sadA AtmA hI rahegI, vaha kadApi anAtmA nahIM ho sktii| hA~, isa paMcabhautika zarIra ko kisI dina grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai, to kisI dina chor3a bhI diyA jAtA hai / isa prakAra yaha paramparA sadaiva jArI rahatI hai| ahiMsA jaina-dharma kI AtmA hai / usake mUla rUpa meM kisI bhI samaya aura kisI bhI paristhitivaza kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana sambhava nahIM ho sktaa| ataH jaina-dharma ko samajhane ke lie pahale ahiMsA ko bhalI-bhAMti samajhanA cAhie aura ahiMsA ko bhalI-bhA~ti samajhane ke lie jaina-dharma ko sahI dRSTikoNa se dekhanA caahie| ye donoM, mAnoM eka rUpa ho gaye haiN| inheM eka-dUsare se alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jaba jaina-dharma kA prasaMga AtA hai to ahiMsA turanta yAda A jAtI hai| isI prakAra jaba ahiMsA kA prasaMga chir3atA hai to turanta jaina-dharma kI yAda jAtI hai / astu, hama jaina-dharma ke sAtha hI ahiMsA kA bhI smaraNa kiyA karate haiN| isa prayojana meM akele hama hI nahIM, apitu hamAre ajaina sAthI bhI jaba kisI prasaMgavaza ahiMsA ko yAda karate haiM, to sAtha-sAtha jaina-dharma ko bhI yAda kara lete haiN| parantu ahiMsA-tattva vAstava meM itanA sUkSma hai ki usako ThIka-ThIka samajhane meM bhUla aura bhrAMtiyA~ bhI ho sakatI haiM, kyoMki sAmAnya buddhi ke loga to usake sthUlarUpa ko hI pakar3a lete haiN| usakA sUkSmarUpa unakI buddhi kI pakar3a meM nahIM AtA ! ataeva ahiMsA ke sambandha meM tIrthaMkaroM ne yA AcAryoM ne kyA spaSTIkaraNa kiyA hai ? ahiMsA ke kitane vibhAga kiye gae haiM ? ityAdi viSayoM para gaharAI se vicAra karane se hI ahiMsA kA ThIka vicAra ho sakatA hai| ___ahiMsA ke bhedoM ko samajhane ke lie, pahale hiMsA ke bhedoM ko samajhanA pdd'egaa| Akhira ahiMsA kA niSedharUpa artha hai- hiMsA kA na honaa| ata: aba yaha mAlUma 3 AtmA kA parivartana Atma-rUpa meM hI hotA hai, jar3arUpa meM nhiiN| yahA~ AtmA ke na badalane kA artha hai-AtmA kA AtmatvarUpa se kabhI nAza nahIM hotA / vaha sadA akhaNDa evaM abhedya rahatI hai / Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 ahiMsA-darzana kareM ki hiMsA kitane prakAra kI hai ? yadi koI vyakti jaina-dharma ke mAdhyama se jAnanA cAhatA hai, taba to use ahiMsA ke ananta ananta bheda jJAta hoMge / saMkhyAta nahIM, asaMkhyAta bhI nahIM, balki ananta ananta ! aura vastuta: yaha parimANa ThIka bhI hai / koI AdamI samudra ke kinAre khar3A hai aura usa samaya jvAra-bhATe ke kAraNa samudra meM jo lahareM uThatI haiM aura giratI haiM, kyA unakI ginatI kI jAnI sambhava hai ? yaha ghaTanA cakra to dina-rAta nirantara calatA hI rahatA hai aura isa prakAra sArA samudra pratipala laharoM meM nAcatA rahatA hai / mana ko bhI samudrarUpa meM kalpita kiyA jA sakatA hai / isa mana ke samudra meM. bhI pratipala vicAroM kA jvAra-bhATA uThatA rahatA hai aura usakI lahareM hiloreM mArA karatI haiM / isa mana meM bhI dina-rAta, pratipala, pratisekeMDa, bhAvanArUpI lahareM uThatI haiM aura baiTha jAtI haiM aura phira nae vega se uThatI haiM / usa samaya aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki hamArA mana mAno nAca rahA hai| eka kSaNa ke lie bhI zAnta nahIM hotA hai / isI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara jaina-jagat ke mahAn evaM marmajJa vicAraka zrI banArasIdAsa ne kahA hai eka jIva kI eka dina dasA hoi jetIka; so kahi na sakai kevalI, yadyapi jAnai ThIka ! aura mana kI hI kyA bAta hai ? jahA~ mana nahIM hai, vahA~ bhI adhyavasAya to hote hI haiM aura unake dvArA amanaska prANI ke jIvana bhI hara samaya nAcate hI rahate haiM / ekendriya jIva ko mana nahIM hotA, phira bhI vaha kitane karma samaya-samaya para tA hai; arthAt sAta yA ATha ! sAta karma to niyama se ba~dhane anivArya hI haiM / samaya bar3A hI sUkSma hai / isa sUkSma sUkSmatama samaya meM sAta karmoM ke ananta - ananta paramANu-skandhoM kA AtmA ke sAtha ba~dha jAnA adhyavasAya ke binA kisI bhI rUpa meM saMbhava nahIM hai / yaha to bhalIbhAMti jJAta hai ki bandha kaba hotA hai ? jaba AtmA meM kampana utpanna hogA, halacala hogI aura usake sAtha krodha, mAna, mAyA tathA lobha ke saMskAra jAgrata hoMge - tabhI karma-bandha honA sambhava hai / jaba yaha saMskAra nahIM rahate, yogoM kI halacala se AtmA meM kampana nahIM hotA, taba karma-bandha bhI nahIM hotA / jaba mana, vANI aura zarIra meM kampana nahIM hotA to usa avasthA meM AtmA pUrI taraha zAnta aura sthira ho jAtI hai / AtmA kI vaha dazA 'zailezI avasthA' kahalAtI hai aura vahA~ pUrNa nizcala avasthA A jAtI hai| dasaveM guNasthAna taka kaSAyoM se tathA yogoM se baMdha hotA hai; aura gyArahaveM, bArahaveM tathA terahaveM guNa-sthAna meM kaSAya na rahane para kevala yogoM ke dvArA hI baMdha hotA hai / caudahaveM guNasthAna meM kaSAya aura yoga donoM hI nahIM rahate, ataeva vahA~ abandhakadazA prApta hotI hai / siddhoM ko bhI karmabaMdha nahIM hotA, kyoMki vahA~ bhI kaSAyoM aura yogoM kA astitva nahIM rahatA hai / Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA kI rIr3ha : pramAda 187 Uparakathita vivecana se kyA Azaya phalita huA? hamArA mana, vANI aura zarIra bhI samudra kI bhAMti hiloreM mAratA hai aura usameM nirantara halacala macI rahatI hai| cAhe koI jIva ekendriya ho, dvIndriya ho, trIndriya ho, caturindriya ho athavA paMcendriya ho, parantu jaba taka usameM saMsArI dazA kA yaugika astitva hai, taba taka kampana honA anivArya hai| nIce kI bhUmikAoM meM cacita mana kA pratyeka kampana hiMsA hai / aura jaba kampana kI koI ginatI nahIM kI jA sakatI, to hiMsA ke bhedoM kI gaNanA bhI kaise kI jA sakatI hai ? phira bhI sthUla rUpa se unakI gaNanA kI gaI hai / isa viSaya kI pUrI chAna-bIna karake AcAryoM ne batalAyA hai ki sAmAnyabuddhi tathA sAmAnyadRSTi vAlA prANI hiMsA ke anantarUpoM ko spaSTa rUpa se nahIM samajha sakatA, phira bhI jo sthUlarUpa, jitane aMzoM meM samajha meM A sakeM, unako dhyAna meM avazya rakhanA caahie| hiMsA ke tIna stara sabase pahale hiMsA ke tIna stara haiM- (1) saMrambha, (2) samArambha aura (3) Arambha / jitanI bhI bAteM haiM, kriyAe~ haiM yA harakateM haiM, ve sabase pahale mana meM janma letI haiM aura adhyavasAyoM meM aMkurita hotI haiN| hamArA sArA jIvana mAnasika adhyavasAyoM dvArA hI prerita aura saMcAlita hotA hai| ataeva ve adhyavasAya hI mukhya rUpa se hiMsA kI janma-bhUmi haiM / isa prakAra sabase pahale hiMsA ke vicAra utpanna hote haiM aura phira hiMsA karane ke lie sAmagrI juTAI jAtI hai| isa sthiti meM hiMsA ke vicAroM kA utpanna honA 'saMrambha' kahalAtA hai; aura hiMsA ke lie sAmagrI juTAnA 'samArambha' kahalAtA haiM / ina donoM kriyAoM ke bAda 'Arambha' kA nambara AtA hai / 'Arambha' kA krama hiMsA ke prArambha se le kara antima mAra dene taka calatA hai ___isa prakAra hiMsA ke tIna bheda hue| aba dekhanA cAhie ki hiMsA kA jo saMkalpa yA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai, vaha kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? uttara meM kahanA hai kiantarhRdaya kI dUSita bhAvanAoM kI preraNA se hiMsA kA saMkalpa hotA hai, hiMsA kI sAmagrI juTAI jAtI hai aura anta meM unhIM bhAvanAoM se bala pA kara hiMsA karane kA sakriya prayatna kiyA jAtA hai| prazna uThatA hai, ve bhAvanAe~ kyA haiM ? unheM khojane kA prayatna karanA caahie| ve bhAvanAe~ cAra prakAra kI haiM aura vastutaH ve durbhAvanAe~ haiM--krodha, mAna, mAyA aura 4 tulanA manopUvvaMgamA dhammA, mnosetttthaamnomyaa| manasA ce padudrena, bhAsati vA karoti vA // --dhammapada Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 ahiMsA-darzana loma / jaba kabhI hiMsArUpa duSTa pravRtti kI jAtI hai to usake bhAva-krodha se, mAna se, mAyA se, athavA lobha se utpanna hote haiN| inhIM ko cAra prakAra ke kaSAya kahate haiM / ina cAroM kaSAyoM ke kAraNa hI saMrambha-rUpa hiMsA hotI hai, inhIM se samArambha-rUpa hiMsA hotI hai aura inhIM se antima Arambha-rUpa hiMsA huA karatI hai| ataeva ina cAroM ke sAtha saMrambha Adi tIna kA guNana karane se hiMsA ke bAraha bheda bana jAte haiN| kaSAyoM kA raMga jitanA adhika gaharA hogA, utanI hI adhika hiMsA hogI aura jitanA raMga kama hogA, hiMsA bhI utanI hI kama hogii| ataH spaSTa hai ki hiMsA kI pRSThabhUmi 'kaSAya' hai, jise sadaiva dhyAna meM rakhanA caahie| hiMsA ke bheda-prabheda ___ jIva prAyaH kaSAya se prerita hokara hI hiMsA karatA hai / parantu hiMsA ke mukhya aujAra haiM-tIna yoga arthAt-mana, vacana aura kAya / yahI tIna zaktiyA~ manuSya ke pAsa haiM / jaba mana para, vacana para aura kAya para harakata AtI hai, tabhI hiMsA hotI hai| ataeva Upara kahe bAraha bhedoM kA tIna se guNana kara dene para hiMsA ke chattIsa bheda ho jAte haiN| __ mana, vacana aura kAya ke bhI tIna bheda haiM-svayaM karanA, dUsaroM se karavAnA aura anumodanA karanA / ina tInoM yogoM ke dvArA hiMsA karane ke tIna tarIke haiM, jinheM 'karaNa' kahate haiN| inake sAtha pUrvokta chattIsa bhedoM ko guNita kara dene para hiMsA ke 108 bheda niSpanna ho jAte haiN| _ hiMsA kI ina 108 prakAra kI nivRttiyoM ke uddezya se hI Apa 108 dAnoM vAlI mAlA japate haiN| yaha pahale batalAyA jA cukA hai ki sAmAnyataH hiMsA se nivRtti pA lenA hI ahiMsA hai| isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki manuSya jyoM-jyoM hiMsA ke ina bhedoM se nivRtta hotA jAtA hai tyoM-tyoM vaha ahiMsA ke bhedoM kI sAdhanA karatA jAtA hai / isase yaha bAta bhI spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki jitane bheda hiMsA ke haiM utane hI ahiMsA ke bhI haiM, aura jitane bheda ahiMsA ke ho sakate haiM, utane hI hiMsA ke bhI samajhane cAhie / isa prakAra jaba Apa hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke nirUpaNa para dhyAna deMge to jJAta hogA ki jaina-dharma bar3I sUkSmatA taka pahu~catA hai, antaratama kI gaharAI meM calA jAtA hai / aura usa gaharAI ko samajhane ke lie sAdhaka ko apanI buddhi tathA apane viveka ko satata sAtha rakhane kI jarUrata hai| anyathA vAstavikatA samajha meM nahIM A sktii| hiMsA kA artha uparyukta prastAvanA se bhalIbhAMti samajhA jA sakatA hai ki hiMsA kA artha kevala mAranA hI nahIM hai, kintu hiMsA kA saMkalpamAtra bhI hiMsA hai| kisI jIva ko le kara idhara se udhara kara denA, use TakarA denA yA eka jIva ke Upara dUsare jIva ko Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA kI rIr3ha : pramAda 189 rakha denA bhI hiMsA hai, aura kSaNika manoraMjana ke lie kisI jIva ko dhUla se DhaMka denA bhI hiMsA hai| yadi jIva A-jA rahe haiM aura svatantrarUpa se vicaraNa kara rahe haiM to unakI svatantratA meM rukAvaTa DAlanA bhI hiMsA hai| yahA~ taka ki kisI jIva ko akAraNa chU lenA bhI hiMsA hai| yaha saba maryAdAe~ suprasiddha 'iriyAvahiyA' ke pATha meM A jAtI haiN| svatantratA meM bAdhA nahIM ___ jaina-dharma to yahI kahatA hai ki kisI bhI prANI kI svatantratA meM tuma bAdhaka mata bano / usake jIvana kI jo bhI bhUmikA hai, usI ke anusAra vaha kriyAzIla ho rahA hai| yadi tumane usakA rAstA roka diyA athavA use chU diyA to tuma hiMsA ke bhAgI ho ge| isa rUpa meM ahiMsA-dharma kI sUkSma vyAkhyA sunane ko anyatra nahIM miltii| ahiMsA-dharma kI ina bArIkiyoM ko dekha kara sAdhAraNa janatA sahasA Azcaryacakita ho jAtI hai / kyoMki manuSya apanI jindagI meM harakata to karatA hI hai, vaha AtA bhI hai aura jAtA bhI hai / isa taraha kahIM na kahIM, aura kisI na kisI jIva ke gantavya mArga meM rukAvaTa A hI jAtI hai| kisI na kisI ko pIr3A pahuMce binA nahIM rahatI phalataH vaha jIva bhayabhIta ho hI jAtA hai / aisI sthiti meM svabhAvataH yaha prazna upasthita ho jAtA hai ki Akhira kisa prakAra koI vyakti ahiMsaka raha sakatA hai ? yaha prazna sabhI vyaktiyoM ke samakSa samAnarUpa se upasthita hotA hai| Akhira sAdhu se bhI kisI prANI ko pIr3A pahu~ca sakatI hai| yadi sAdhu ke jala se bhare pAtra meM makkhI gira jAtI hai ; use nikAlane ke lie pahale to chUnA hI par3atA hai aura taba vaha nikAlI jAtI hai| . mAna leM, eka prANI dhUpa meM par3A hai| apaMga hone ke kAraNa vaha idhara-udhara nahIM jA sktaa| vaha dhUpa kA mArA tilamilA rahA hai aura mauta ke muMha meM jAne kI taiyArI kara rahA hai| koI dUsarA vyakti apanA udAratAvaza use uThA kara eka jagaha se dUsarI jagaha rakha detA hai| nissandeha uThAne vAle ne soca-samajha kara hI aura dayA se prerita ho kara aisA kiyA hai, kintu koI usase kahatA hai ki 'jIva ko eka jagaha se dUsarI jagaha rakha denA bhI hiMsA hai| isa prakAra jaba kisI jIva kI gati meM bAdhA pahu~cAnA; aura yahA~ taka ki use chUnA bhI hiMsA hai, to koI pramArjana-kriyA kaise kara sakate haiM ? yadi isI dRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAegA, to kahIM paira rakhane ko bhI jagaha na milegii| jIvana-vyApAra kA saMcAlana karanA bhI hiMsA ke binA sambhava nahIM hai| Akhira zvAsa kI havA se bhI to sUkSma jantuoM kI svatantra gati meM bAdhA par3atI hai| 5 ThANAo ThANaM saMkAmiA / Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 ahiMsA-darzana isa sambandha meM kisI ne eka AcArya se prazna kiyA-jala meM bhI jIva haiM aura sthala para bhI jIva haiN| AkAza meM bhI sarvatra anaginata jIva-jantuoM kI bharamAra hai / isa taraha jaba sArA saMsAra jIvoM se vyApta hai, kahIM eka iMca bhI jagaha khAlI nahIM hai, to bhikSu ahiMsaka kaise raha sakatA hai ? ___astu, jo prazna Aja paidA hotA hai, vaha pahale bhI paidA huA thaa| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaba Apa kisI kIr3e-makor3e ko jAtA huA dekhate haiM aura rajoharaNa se pramArjana karate haiM to tanika vicAra kIjie ki cIMTiyoM kA zarIra kyA hai ? unakI zarIrAkRti bahuta choTI-sI hai / jyoM hI ApakA rajoharaNa una para par3atA hai, ve bhayabhIta ho jAtI haiN| apane duHkha kI kalpanA ve svayaM hI kara sakatI haiN| kadAcit Apa to yahI kaha sakate haiM-kauna bar3A bojhA unake Upara par3a gayA ? parantu jaba unake Upara rajoharaNa par3atA hai to unheM aisA mAlUma hotA hai jaise una para koI pahAr3a TUTa par3A ho / nissandeha ve trasta ho jAtI haiM aura jaba ghasITate-ghasITate Apa unheM dUra taka le jAte haiM, to una komala zarIra vAlI becArI cIMTiyoM ko aisA lagatA hai, mAno aba jindagI kA antima kSaNa A pahuMcA ho| isa sambandha meM zAstrakAra bhI kahate haiM--pRthvI para ragar3A ho yA chUA ho, athavA eka-dUsare para DAlA gayA ho, to yaha saba hiMsA ke hI vibhinna rUpa haiM / ahiMsA kI bhUmikA ___ aba prazna upasthita hotA hai ki yaha saba kyA hai ? ahiMsA kI bhUmikA ko hama kisa prakAra apane jIvana meM taya kara sakate haiM ? zuddha ahiMsaka banane ke lie kahIM yaha to anivArya nahIM hai ki idhara 'karemi bhaMte' aura 'appANaM vosirAmi' boleM aura udhara jahara kI pur3iyA khA kara saMsAra se hI vidA ho jAe~ ? Akhira sarvathA nizcala kaise rahA jA sakatA hai ? jaba AtmA saMsAra meM rahatA hai aura jIvana-vyApAra calAnA bhI anivArya hai to phira pUrI taraha niSkriya ho kara kisa prakAra murdo kI taraha par3A rahA jA sakatA hai ? bhagavAn mahAvIra chaha mAsa taka himAlaya kI caTTAna kI taraha acala khar3e rahe, kintu usake bAda ve bhI pAraNA ke lie gae aura harakata zurU ho gii| mahInA, do mahInA aura adhika se adhika chaha mahInA kAyotsarga meM bitAye jA sakate haiM, kintu phira bhI jIvana to jIvana hI hai / usameM gamana-Agamana kie binA jIvana kA vyApAra cala nahIM sktaa| phira sAdhuoM para to eka jagaha anizcita samaya taka Thaharane ke 6 jale jantuH sthale janturAkAze jantureva ca / jantumAlAkule loke, kathaM bhikSurahiMsakaH ? / / -tattvArtha rAjavArtika 7, 13 7 "saMghAiyA saMghaTTiyA" Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA ko ror3ha : pramAda 161 lie pratibandha bhI kar3A hai| sAdhuoM ko nirdhArita samaya se adhika eka jagaha ThaharanA nahIM caahie| unheM to grAmAnugrAma vihAra karanA hI cAhie / jaba yaha sthiti hamAre samakSa hai, to hama vicAra karanA cAhate haiM ki ahiMsA aura hiMsA kI mUlabhUmi kahA~ hai ? jaba koI jaina-dharma ke marmasthala ko sparza karegA to eka bAta dhyAna meM avazya AegI ki jitanI bhI harakateM hotI haiM, jo bhI kAma kie jAte haiM yA jo bhI ceSTAe~ utpanna hotI haiM, una sabake mUla meM hiMsA nahIM uThatI hai aura na unake mUla meM kahIM pApa hI hotA hai| ve apane Apa meM doSayukta bhI nahIM haiN| kintu unake pIche jo saMkalpa haiM, bhAvanAe~ haiM, yA kaSAya haiM ; unhIM meM hiMsA hai aura vahI pApa bhI hai| abhiprAya yahI hai ki jaina-dharma ke sAmane jaba yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki kyA khAne-pIne meM bhI pApa hai ? taba vaha uttara detA hai ki-khAne-pIne meM to pApa nahIM hai, kintu yaha batalA do ki usake pIche vRtti kyA hai ? yadi khAne ke pIche aviveka kI bhAvanA to hai, kintu kartavya kI bhAvanA nahIM hai; yadi tU khAnA kevala khAne ke liye aura svAda ke lie hI khAtA hai, aura aise khAne ke bAda zarIra kA kyA upayoga karegA-yaha nirNaya nahIM kiyA hai to terA khAnA hiMsA hai| khAne ke pIche yadi viveka hai, yatanA hai aura khAne ke lie hI nahIM khAtA hai; apitu jIne ke lie khAtA hai aura usake pIche khA kara satkarma karane kI bhAvanA hai to aisA khAnA dharma hai / tapa dharma hai yA pAraNA? aba samasyA utpanna hotI hai ki-'tapa' dharma hai yA 'pAraNA' ? kisI ne chaha mAsa kI tapasyA kI aura phira eka dina pAraNA bhI kiyA to pAraNe ke dina dharma hotA hai yA pApa ? auroM ko to jAne dIjie, bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hI lIjie / unhoMne chaha mAsa taka tapa kiyA aura phira pAraNA bhI kiyA, to pAraNA ke dvArA unakI AtmA Upara uThI yA nIce girI? tapa-dharma to unhoMne chor3a diyaa| phira usake pIche kyA abhiprAya hai ? kauna-sI vRtti kAma kara rahI hai ? uttara meM yahI kahanA hogA ki vaha AtmA, jo tapa ke dvArA Upara car3ha cukI thI, pAraNe ke dina use tapa se bhI Age bar3hanA hI cAhie thA / pAraNe ke bAda phira unhoMne tapaHsAdhanA kI aura phira pAraNA kiyaa| taba bhI ve Atma-vikAsa kI maMjila meM Age hI bar3he / sArAMza rUpa meM yahI kahanA par3egA ki cAhe vrata ho yA pAraNA, AtmA kI Urdhvagati hI honI cAhie / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jaba tapa kiyA, taba bhI unakI AtmA Upara uThI aura pAraNA kiyA taba bhI Upara hI utthii| unakI cAritra-AtmA varddhamAna thI, hIyamAna nahIM / yadi kisI bhUla athavA bhrAMti-vaza isa siddhAnta ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA jAegA to bhagavAn mahAvIra ke cAritra ko bhI hIyamAna mAnanA pdd'egaa| pramAda : hiMsA kA kAraNa ____ eka bAra mAlavA ke eka bar3e zAstrIjI ne mere pAsa yaha prazna bhejA thA ki Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 ahiMsA-varzana "bhojana karanA pramAda kI hI eka bhUmikA hai| pramAda ke binA bhojana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, bolA bhI nahIM jA sakatA aura gamanAgamana bhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / ataH jaba kabhI bhojanAdi kriyAe~ kI jAtI haiM to AtmA UMce guNasthAnoM se nIce utara AtA hai, apramAda se pramAda kI bhUmikA para A jAtA hai|" ___ maiMne uttara diyA ki--phira terahaveM guNasthAna vAlA kevalI kyA karegA ? vaha kSAyika cAritra kA guNasthAna hai aura dezonakoTipUrva taka utkRSTa sthiti meM eka-rasa rahatA hai, usameM nyUnAdhika nahIM hotA hai| usa guNasthAna vAle bhUkha lagane para bhojana bhI karate haiM, pyAsa lagane para pAnI bhI pIte haiM aura AvazyakatA par3ane para gamanAgamana bhI karate haiN| ve uThane aura baiThane kI kriyAe~ bhI karate haiN| ye samasta kriyAe~ vahA~ hotI haiN| yadi yaha mAna liyA jAe ki ina kriyAoM meM pramAda avazya A jAtA hai, aura pramAda kI pratyeka kriyA nIce darje kI bhUmikA hai to phira yaha bhI mAnanA par3egA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kI terahaveM guNasthAna kI bhUmikA bhI U~cI aura nIcI hotI rahatI thii| aba batalAie ki sAdhAraNa sAdhu kI tulanA karane para unameM kyA vizeSatA raha jAegI ? hA~, to phira jaina-dharma kA kyA dRSTikoNa hai ? vaha kriyA karane meM koI puNyapApa nahIM mAnatA hai, bolane Adi meM pApa-puNya svIkAra nahIM karatA hai / jaina-dharma ke mUla siddhAnta ke anusAra bolane Adi ke pIche jo saMkalpa hai, usI meM puNya aura pApa hai / yadi una kriyAoM ke pIche kaSAya hai, to vaha pApa hai; aura yadi sadbuddhi hai, to dharma hai / yadi koI sAdhaka gamanAgamana meM viveka rakhatA hai aura kisI prakAra kI asAvadhAnI bhI nahIM rakhatA hai, kintu phira bhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai, to vaha hiMsA pApa-prakRti kA baMdha nahIM karatI / isI taraha yadi koI zrAvaka kisI kriyA meM yatanA rakhatA hai, kisI prakAra bhramita bhI nahIM hotA, phira bhI kadAcit hiMsA ho jAtI hai, to vaha bhI pApa-prakRti kA baMdha nahIM karatA / isa sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-'jahA~ pramAda hai, bhUla hai aura ayatanA hai-vahIM pApa-karma hai| isake viparIta jahA~ pramAda nahIM hai, aviveka nahIM hai - apitu apramattatA hai, viveka hai, jAgarUkatA hai, aura yatanA hai-vahA~ koI bhI kriyA kyoM na ho, vaha ahiMsA hai, karmabandha kA hetu nahIM hai, apitu vahA~ karmoM kI nirjarA hai| yaha jaina-dharma kA sahI dRSTikoNa hai| jaba hama ise dhyAna meM rakhate haiM to jainadharma kI jo AtmA hai, prANa hai-vaha spaSTarUpa se hamAre sAmane jhalakane lagatA hai| pramArjana : hiMsA yA ahiMsA pahale prazna karate hue kahA gayA hai ki-jaba pramArjana hotA hai, taba ahiMsA 8 "pamAyaM kammamAhaMsu, appamAyaM tahA'varaM / " --sUtrakRtAGga-sUtra Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA kI rIr3ha : pramAda 163 ke sthAna para hiMsA hI honI cAhie ; kyoMki pramArjana se jIva bhayabhIta hote haiM, trasta hote haiN| kintu tanika gaharAI se vicAra kIjie ki vahA~ (pramArjana ke samaya) jo pravRtti hotI hai, vaha una jIvoM kI dayA ke lie hotI hai yA hiMsA ke lie ? yadyapi sAdhaka dayA ke liye hI pramArjana karatA hai, kintu una jIvoM ko yaha patA nahIM hotA ki vAstava meM aisI kriyA unake prati dayA ke kAraNa hI ho rahI hai / mAna leM, mAtA apane bacce ko oNparezana karavAne ke lie DAkTara ke pAsa le jAtI hai aura oNparezana hotA hai, taba baccA mAtA ko kitanI gAliyA~ detA hai aura rotA hai| kintu vahA~ mAtA kI aura DAkTara kI bhAvanA kyA hai ? yadyapi pratyakSa meM baccA bhayabhIta ho rahA hai aura na mAlUma kitane prakAra ke duHsaMkalpa apane mana meM lA rahA hai, phira bhI siddhAntataH to mAtA aura DAkTara ko puNya-prakRti kA hI baMdha ho rahA haiN| kyoMki usa kriyA ke pIche DAkTara aura mAtA kI dayA evaM viveka kI pavitra bhAvanA kAma kara rahI hai| yadi cIMTiyoM ko khela yA manoraMjana kI dRSTi se haTAyA jAtA hai, taba to pApakarma kA baMdha avazya hotA hai, kintu kisI hiMsaka durghaTanA ke avasara para rakSA kI dRSTi se unheM haTAne meM pApa nahIM hai| ina bAtoM para gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra karane se yaha spaSTa ho jAegA ki-jo hiMsA hotI hai, usake mUla meM yadi aviveka kA andhakAra hai, ayatanA hai to vahA~ hisA hai aura pApa hai| isake viparIta yadi viveka kA pUrNa prakAza hai aura yatanA kI bhI pUrNatA hai to vahA~ saccA dharma hai aura puNya hai| 'ArambhiyA kriyA' chaThe guNasthAna taka rahatI hai, sAtaveM guNasthAna meM nahIM rahatI, kyoMki pramAda chaThe guNasthAna taka hI maryAdita hai aura sAtavA~ guNa-sthAna apramatta avasthA kA hai| kintu hiMsA (dravya-hiMsA) to terahaveM guNasthAna taka rahatI hai ! phira bhI jahA~ apramatta avasthA hai, vahA~ hiMsA kA pApa nahIM lagatA / saMkSepa meM isakA artha itanA hI hai ki apramatta avasthA meM aura vivekabhAva meM hone vAlI hiMsA-pApa svarUpa nahIM hotii| ___ isake viparIta saMsAra ke sakaSAya tathA pramAdI jIva cAhe hiMsA kareM yA na kareM, kintu yadi unake andara yatanA kI vRtti aura viveka kI jyoti nahIM jagI, aura sAtha hI dUsaroM kI jindagI ko bacAne kA ucca saMkalpa nahIM uThA, to ve cAhe hiMsA kareM taba bhI hiMsA hai, aura cAhe hiMsA na kareM taba bhI hiMsA hai / udAharaNa svarUpa-eka dhIvara soyA huA hai aura usa samaya machaliyA~ nahIM pakar3a rahA hai| kyA taba bhI use 'AraMbhiyA kriyA' laga rahI hai yA nahIM ? hA~, use avazya laga rahI hai, kyoMki usakA hiMsA kA saMkalpa abhI samApta nahIM huA hai ! vaha abhI kaSAyabhAvoM meM grasita hai| phira vaha cAhe hiMsA kara rahA ho yA na kara rahA ho, hiMsaka hI khlaaegaa|' 6 dekhie-oghaniyukti, 752-53 gAthA / Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 ahiMsA-darzana paM0 AzAdharajI ne isI bAta ko spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai-"jahA~ pramAda hai; vahIM hiMsA hai aura jahA~ pramAda nahIM hai vahA~ hiMsA bhI nahIM hai|"10 ___ isI dRSTi ko apanAte hue aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki-yadi hama hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke tattva ko samajha leM to jaina to sampradAyoM meM Aja jo dayA, dAna Adi viSayoM para azobhanIya saMgharSa cala rahe haiM, ve bahuta kucha aMzoM meM samApta ho sakate haiM / kisI jIva kI rakSA karanA, kisI ke marane-jIne kI icchA bhI na karanA; aisI aspaSTa bAtoM ko le kara aura inheM tUla dete hue hamAre kucha sAthI jo Upara hI Upara bhaTaka-se rahe haiM, isakA pramukha kAraNa yahI hai ki unhoMne hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA marma samajhane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA hai| unakI mAnyatA ke anusAra yadi dhUpa meM par3e hue jIva ko chAyA meM rakha diyA to hiMsA ho gaI ! kintu isa kriyA ke pIche kaunasI manovRtti kAma kara rahI hai ? isakA unhoMne koI vicAra hI nahIM kiyA / yadi manovRtti-vizeSa kA vicAra na kiyA jAe to sAdhu apane pAtra meM par3I huI makkhI ko bhI kaise nikAla sakate haiM ? kaise usakI cikanAI ko rAkha se sukhA sakate haiM ? zAstra to kisI jIva ko DhaMkanA bhI pApa kahate haiM, phira sAdhu use rAkha se kyoM DhaMkate haiM ? vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki jaba manovRtti ko bhulA diyA jAtA hai aura kevala zabdoM kI hI dhar3a-pakar3a se kAma liyA jAtA hai to usake phalasvarUpa hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA dvandva sAmane AtA hai aura saMgharSa paidA hote haiN| inase bacane kA ekamAtra upAya yahI hai ki hama zAstroM kI zabdAvalI ko hI pakar3a kara na raha jAe~, balki zabdAvalI ke sahAre usa tathya kI AtmA ko zodhane kA prayAsa bhI kreN| isI prakAra kisI vyakti ke bAharI kArya ko dekha kara hI jaldI meM apanA koI abhimata na banA leM, apitu usa kArya ke pIche jo bhAvanA chipI huI hai, use parakhane kA bhI bharasaka prayatna kreN| aisA karane vAlA kabhI bhI bhrama meM nahIM pdd'taa| yadi use koI bhrama hotA bhI hai to vaha zIghra hI usase mukta ho jAtA hai| 10 ghnato'pi karSakAduccaiH pApo'ghnannapi dhIvaraH / --sAgAradharmAmRta, 82 Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka ___'ahiMsA' kA rUpa bahuta vyApaka hai| vaiyaktika, sAmAjika aura rASTrIya jIvana ke vividha rUpoM meM hiMsA parilakSita hotI hai| jisa kisI bhI kSetra meM aura jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM; jo bhI jJAta yA ajJAta, sUkSma yA sthUla, bAhya yA Antarika hiMsA ho rahI hai, usa kSetra meM aura kucha rUpa meM hiMsA kA vyApaka virodha, pratirodha evaM nirodha honA hI 'ahiMsA' hai| isa dRSTikoNa se dekhane para bhalIbhA~ti jJAta ho sakegA ki ahiMsA kA svarUpa bahuta vyApaka hai aura usake rUpa bhI aneka haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA ko aneka vargoM meM vibhakta karake prastuta karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| ahiMsA ke virAT svarUpa kA cintana karate hue yaha saMbhava nahIM hai ki usa para pUrNa prakAza DAlA jA ske| phira bhI jaba hamane ahiMsA ke mahattva ko svIkAra kiyA hai, usake aucitya ko apane jIvana kA Adarza mAnA hai, aura usakI paridhi meM raha kara hI jIvana-vyavahAra calAne kA satya saMkalpa kiyA hai| sAtha hI yaha bhI mAna liyA hai ki ahiMsA ke dvArA hI vyakti, samAja aura vizva kA trANa saMbhava hai, to hama para yaha karttavya aura dAyitva A jAtA hai ki hama adhika gaharAI meM utara kara ahiMsA ko samajheM aura dUsaroM ko bhI smjhaaeN| .. hiMsA ke do rUpa ahiMsA ko bhalI-bhA~ti samajhane ke lie pahale hameM hiMsA ke doM rUpoM para vicAra karanA hogaa| unameM se eka rUpa vaha hai, jise hama 'Antarika' kaha sakate haiM / tAtparya yaha hai ki eka hiMsA vaha hotI hai-jo krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha evaM vAsanA ke rUpa meM bhItara hI bhItara sulagatI rahatI hai / hama apane hI kuprayatnoM se apanI AtmA kI hatyA karate rahate haiN| udAharaNasvarUpa-eka vyakti dUsare ke bar3appana ko nahIM saha sakatA hai| vaha mana hI mana use dekha kara jalatA hai aura usa jalana meM vaha apanI hI hiMsA kara letA hai| yadi kisI ke sadguNoM ko dekhatA hai aura kisI kI prazaMsA sunatA hai, to bhI vaha mana hI mana jalatA hai aura apane ahaMbhAva meM dUsare ke sadguNoM ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| itanA hI nahIM, balki vaha dUsare ke sadguNoM se ghRNA bhI karane lagatA hai / aisA karane vAlA eka prakAra se apanI Atma-hatyA hI kara rahA hai| jaba koI AdamI baMdUka yA pistaula se apane ko golI mAra letA hai to yaha samajhA jAtA hai ki Atma-hatyA kI gaI hai; parantu vaha to zarIra kI hatyA hai, AtmA kI nhiiN| kintu manuSya jaba kisI burAI ko apane andara DAla letA hai aura usI meM Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 ahiMsA-darzana nirantara galatA hai aura sar3atA rahatA hai to yaha baMdUka yA pistaula se golI mAra lene kI apekSA bhI bahuta bar3I hiMsA hai, kyoMki yaha burAI hamAre sadguNoM kA sarvanAza kara DAlatI hai| isa prakAra bhItara hI bhItara hone vAlI hiMsA 'Antarika' hai aura yaha bhAva-hiMsA kI paricAyikA hai / __ hiMsA kA dUsarA rUpa 'bAhya' (bAharI) hai / vAstava meM hamAre andara kI hI burAI bAhara kI hiMsA ko prerita karatI hai / isa prakAra jaina-dharma ke anusAra hiMsA ke do nAle haiM, do pravAha haiN| eka andara hI pravAhita hotA rahatA hai, aura dUsarA bAhara / hiMsA ko yadi agni kahA jAe to samajhanA cAhie ki hiMsA kI agni bhItara bhI jala rahI hai aura bAhara bhii| bhrAntiyA~ __ yadi isa dRSTikoNa ko sAmane rakhakara vicAra karate haiM to ahiMsA kA siddhAnta bahuta vyApaka pratIta hotA hai| kintu yaha jitanA vyApaka hai, utanA hI jaTila bhI hai / jo siddhAnta jitanA adhika vyApaka bana jAtA hai, vaha prAyaH utanA hI aTapaTA bhI ho jAtA hai aura sAtha hI ulajha bhI jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jIvana-kSetra meM kabhIkabhI ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bhA~ti-bhA~ti kI vicitra bhrAntiyA~ dekhI jAtI haiM / jisakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki loga kabhI hiMsA ko ahiMsA, aura ahisA ko hiMsA samajha baiThate haiN| isa prakAra kI bhrAntiyoM ne prAcIna kAla meM aura Adhunika kAla meM bhI aneka prakAra ke matamatAntaroM ko janma diyA hai| jahA~ sevA hai, ahiMsA hai, karuNA evaM dayA hai, durbhAgya se vahA~ hiMsA samajhI jA rahI hai aura ekAnta pApa samajhA jA rahA hai| vastusthiti yaha hai ki siddhAnta ke anusAra jo vAstavika 'ahiMsA' hai, usI ko manuSya ke bhrAnta mana ne 'hiMsA' samajha liyA hai| isake viparIta kabhI-kabhI aisA bhI hotA hai ki hiMsA ho rahI hai, burAI paidA ho rahI hai aura galata kAma se kisI ko kaSTa pahuMcAyA jA rahA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa dUsare prANiyoM ke andara pratihiMsA kI pratizodhanakArI lahara paidA ho rahI hai, kintu durbhAgya se use 'ahiMsA' kA nAma diyA jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba dharma ke nAma para yA jAta-pAta ke nAma para hiMsA pradarzita hotI hai, to use hama ahiMsA samajha lete haiM / isa taraha mAnava-jAti kA cintana itanA ulajha gayA hai ki kitanI hI bAra hiMsA ke kAryoM ko ahiMsA kA, aura ahiMsA ke kAryoM ko hiMsA kA rUpa de diyA jAtA hai| hiMsA aura ahiMsA-sambandhI isa prakAra kI ulajhaneM hone para bhI vicAra to karanA hI hogA / balki ye mukhya ulajhaneM haiM; isalie isa viSaya meM kramazaH vicAra karanA aura bhI mahattvapUrNa ho jAtA hai / hama ina vicAroM para apane Apa meM cintana kara lenA cAhate haiM / hAlAMki hamArI buddhi bahuta sImita hai, kintu jahA~ taka zAstroM kA sat sahayoga kAma detA hai aura hamArA cintana-manana hamArI sahAyatA karatA hai, vahA~ taka Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka to hameM Age bar3hanA hI caahie| isake viparIta yadi hama zAstroM kA sahArA na le kara kevala apanI buddhi aura zuSka tarka ke bala para hI khar3e ho jAte hai, to hameM na to zAstroM kA hI ucita jJAna ho sakatA hai, na apanA hI patA raha sakatA hai aura na hama deza tathA samAja ke prati bhI apane karttavya kA pUrNarUpeNa pAlana kara sakate haiM / isa prakAra sAmAjika hiMsA kA rUpa spaSTa karane kA prayAsa kiyA jA rahA hai | Apake sAmane jo insAnoM kI duniyA hai usake sAtha ApakA kyA sambandha hai ? Apa apane pArzvavartI manuSyoM ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra karate haiM ? vaha vyavahAra ghRNA aura dveSa kA hai athavA sammAna aura satkAra kA ? vaha dUsaroM ko ghAyala karane kI krUratA hai yA ghAva para marahama lagAne kI udAratA ? 167 ina praznoM para ImAnadArI ke sAtha vicAra karanA caahie| vaha hiMsA, jo samudAya ke rUpa meM hotI hai, Aja virAT bana gaI hai / aura isake bAvajUda bhI adhikAMza loga hiMsA karate hue bhI use hiMsA nahIM samajhate / isa taraha Aja ke jIvana meM eka bahuta bar3I galataphahamI phaila gaI hai / caur3I khAI eka akhaNDa mAnava-jAti anekAneka jAtiyoM, upajAtiyoM meM ba~Ta gaI hai aura usake itane Tukar3e ho gae haiM ki yadi ginane caleM to ginate-ginate thaka jAe~ge phira bhI pUre bheda - prabhedoM ko gina na sakeMge / yadyapi kahIM-kahIM eka jAti kA dUsarI jAti ke sAtha Upara se premabhAva mAlUma hotA hai, kintu unakI taha meM U~ca-nIca kI caur3I khAI dekhI jAtI / bhItara hI bhItara saMgharSa calatA rahatA hai / phalataH hara koI apane ko U~cA aura dUsare ko nIcA samajhane kA mithyA ahaMkAra pradarzita karatA hai / bAhara ke surabhita phUloM meM hI andara - andara kA~Te biche hote haiM / yoM to jIvana meM saba sAtha-sAtha calate haiM aura eka-dUsare ko sahayoga bhI dete haiM, kintu mana ke kA~Te dUra nahIM hote aura ve nirantara eka-dUsare ko cubhote rahate haiM / I pArasparika jAtIya saMgharSa dUsarI sAdhAraNa jAtiyoM kA to kyA kahanA, osavAla aura zrImAla jAtiyA~ jo eka DaMThala ke hI do phala ke samAna haiM, unameM bhI Apasa meM saMgharSa jArI hai, phalataH kahIM-kahIM unheM paraspara lar3ate bhI dekhA jAtA hai / osavAla aura zrImAla paraspara meM apane Apa ko U~cA aura dUsare ko hIna samajha kara kabhI-kabhI eka-dUsare ke sAtha roTI aura beTI kA vyavahAra bhI tor3a baiThate haiM / bhItara kI jalana kabhI-kabhI visphoTa ke rUpa meM bAhara A jAtI hai to parivAra ke parivAra lar3a par3ate haiM aura Apasa ke madhura sambandha kaTutA meM badala jAte haiM, sabake bIca vidveSa kI Aga sulaga uThatI hai / yaha Aga osavAloM meM yA agravAloM meM, yA dUsarI jAtiyoM meM jahA~ bhI jala rahI hai, vahA~ bar3ebar3e vicAraka bhI kabhI-kabhI usameM hissA lene ke lie vivaza ho jAte haiM aura usameM Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 ahiMsA-darzana kutarka kA ghI DAla kara bujhatI zikhA ko adhika prajvalita kara dete haiM / isa prakAra jAti ke nAma para hiMsA hotI hai aura isa para hama socate haiM ki jo loga apane jAtibAndhavoM ke sAtha aisA durvyavahAra karate haiM aura unase lar3ate haiM, ve chaha karor3a zUdroM yA achUtoM ke sAtha insAniyata kA sad-vyavahAra kisa prakAra kara sakeMge ? dhUta-achUta bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo kaThina sAdhanA kI aura jaba parivartana kA pravAha AyA, taba bar3e-bar3e purohitoM ne apanI uccatA kA ahaMkAra chor3a diyA aura bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM A kara sAre bhedabhAva bhulA die / unake diloM meM apAra karuNA pravAhita ho gaI ; dayA kA sAgara laharAne lgaa| kintu kheda hai ki usa mahAn tattva ko Age calakara svayaM jainoM ne bhI nahIM pahacAnA, phira dUsaroM kA to kahanA hI kyA ? dUsaroM ne to isa dizA meM hamArA sadaiva virodha hI kiyA hai aura nihita svArthoM kI pUrti ke lobhavaza achUtoM kA pakSa lene ke kAraNa hameM bhI eka prakAra se achUta karAra de diyA gayA hai| eka samaya kI ghaTanA hai / maiM eka jagaha ThaharA huA thaa| pAsa hI eka halavAI kI dUkAna thI / vahA~ eka kuttA AyA aura miSTAnnoM meM muha lagAne lagA to halavAI ne DaMDA uThAyA aura kahA-'dUra haTa sarAvagI !' yaha zabda suna kara maiMne vicAra kiyA -yaha 'dUra haTa sarAvagI' kyA cIja hai ? aura isa halavAI ke mana meM yaha apa-preraNA kyoM AI ? merA mana itihAsa ke panne ulaTatA gyaa| taba anta meM mAlUma huA ki kisI jamAne meM hamane achUtoM ke pakSa meM nArA lagAyA thA aura kahA thA ki insAna ke sAtha insAna kA-sA vyavahAra honA caahie| isa para hameM bhI achUta hI karAra de diyA gayA thA aura sarAvagI (zrAvaka) ko kutte kI pazu-zreNI meM rakhA gayA thaa| jaba Apa gaharAI meM utara kara isa viSaya meM soceMge to mAlUma hogA ki Apa apane ko bhale hI U~cA samajhate hoM, parantu dUsare loga Apako bhI dhRNA kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM, apavitra samajhate haiM aura cauke meM biThAne se paraheja karate haiN| yahA~ taka ki hama sAdhuoM ko bhI cauke meM nahIM jAne dete / dillI jaise zaharoM se dUra kisI dehAta meM jAne para yahI sunanA par3atA hai "alaga rahie mahArAja, hama bAhara hI lA kara de deNge|" ___ jaba isa prakAra kI viparIta bhAvanAe~ nityaprati dekhane ko milatI haiM, to hama socate haiM ki isameM janatA kA doSa nahIM hai / hama svayaM bhI to inhIM saMkIrNa bhAvanAoM ke zikAra haiN| yahA~ taka ki Apa jinheM napharata kI nigAha se dekhate haiM, ve bhI chUta-achUta ke bhedabhAva se bhare hue haiM / Apa choTI jAti se ghRNA karate haiM aura vaha choTI jAti bhI apane se choTI samajhI jAne vAlI jAti se ghRNA karatI hai| isa duHkhada dRzya ko dekhakara hRdaya Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho jAtA hai / dekhA jAtA hai ki eka aisA roga hai, jo Upara se nIce taka phaila gayA hai, Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka 166 jar3oM meM jama gayA hai / phalataH isakA pUrI taraha parimArjana karane ke lie bahuta bar3I krAnti kI apekSA hai| isa jaTila prazna ko hala karane ke lie gA~dhIjI ko apanA balidAna denA par3A / goDase ke sAtha unakA koI vyaktigata dveSa nahIM thA, kintu dUsarI jAti vAloM se prema karane ke kAraNa hI unheM golI kA zikAra bananA par3A / gA~dhIjI hI nahIM, hamAre aneka pUrvajoM ko bhI isI prakAra ke aneka Atma-balidAna dene par3e haiN| hamAre aneka sAthI sAdhuoM meM jAtigata yA sampradAyagata vicAra ghara kie hue haiM, phalataH ve bhI ina sAmAjika saMkIrNatAoM meM phaMsakara jAtivAda kA kaTTara samarthana karate hai / hameM unake vicAroM ko mAMjanA hai / isa prakAra kI ghRNA aura dveSa kI bhAvanA ko jAtigata, vargagata, sampradAyagata aura samUhagata hiMsA kA rUpa diyA gayA hai| manuSya ko manuSya ke rUpa meM na dekha kara jAta-pAta ke nAte ghRNA aura dveSa kI saMkucita dRSTi se dekhanA, hiMsA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? insAna kI A~kheM kabhI-kabhI manuSya apane dainika nItimaya vyavahAra meM bhI ukta jAtIya vicAroM ke kAraNa bhramita ho jAtA hai / eka bAlaka Thokara khA kara rAste meM gira par3atA hai aura eka vyakti use uThAne calatA hai| jaba usake brAhmaNa yA kSatriya Adi ucca hone kA patA calatA hai, taba to vaha use khuzI-khuzI uThA letA hai, parantu jaba use yaha mAlUma hotA haiM ki yaha to bhaMgI kA bAlaka hai taba usakA mana duvidhA meM par3a jAtA hai / vaha use uThAe yA nahIM ? yadi koI aisA udAramanA bhAgyazAlI hai, jo use uThA letA hai to vaha nizcita hI Adara kA pAtra hai, aisA samajhA jA sakatA hai, usakI A~khoM meM manuSya kI dRSTi hai| kintu jahA~ insAna kI A~kheM nahIM haiM, vahA~ AdamI duvidhA kA zikAra ho jAtA hai aura socane lagatA hai ki kyA kiyA jAe aura kyA na kiyA jAe ? koI kaSTapIr3ita yA Apattigrasta hai, aura dUsarA usakA uddhAra karane calatA hai, kintu yadi vaha jAta-pA~ta ko pUcha kara calatA hai, taba to vaha usake kaSTa ko kabhI nahIM dekha sakegA, usakI jAta-pAta ko hI dekha pAegA / kyoMki yaha aisI viSamatA hai, jisane hamAre sAmAjika jIvana ko eka sire se dUsare sire taka vikRta kara diyA hai / isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA vicAra ekadama spaSTa thaa| ve to guNoM kI pUjA karane vAle guNagrAhI the, jAti kI pUjA karane vAle nhiiN| unake pAsa brAhmaNa AtA hai aura yadi vaha yogya hai to usakA svAgata hotA hai, kSatriya hai aura usameM guNa haiM to usakA bhI Adara hotA hai, aura yadi koI sAdhAraNa jAti meM janma lene vAlA zUdra yA achuta hai, kintu ahiMsA aura satya kI sugandha usake jIvana meM mahaka rahI hai to zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki manuSya to kyA devatA bhI usake caraNa chUne ko lAlAyita ho uThate haiM / astu, devatA bhI usake lie jaya-jayakAra ke nAre lagAte haiN| aura svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI aise logoM kA hRdaya se svAgata kiyA hai / Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 ahiMsA-darzana cANDAlaputra muni harikezI harikezI muni ke sambandha meM AgamoM meM jo sundara varNana hai, vaha jainoM ke pAsa bahuta bar3I sampatti hai, eka bar3I niyAmata hai aura eka sundara khajAnA hai ! hamane kitanI hI galatiyAM kI haiM aura aba bhI unakI punarAvRtti karate jA rahe haiM, kintu hamAre pUrvaja una galatiyoM ke zikAra nahIM bane the| unhoMne manuSya ko manuSya ke rUpa meM pahacAnA thA, manuSya ke guNoM kI hI prazaMsA kI thI, dhanavAn hone ke nAte kabhI kisI kA Adara nahIM kiyA aura jAta-pA~ta ke lihAja se bhI kabhI kisI kA satkAra-sammAna nahIM kiyaa| tabhI to uttarAdhyayana meM kahA gayA hai-harikezI muni zreSTha guNoM ke dhAraka aura indriyoM para vijaya prApta karane vAle Adarza bhikSu the| unake guNoM kA ullekha karane ke sAtha hI sAtha zAstrakAra isa bAta kA bhI ullekha karane se nahIM cUke ki vaha muni 'zvapAka cANDAla' kula meM utpanna hue the, balki sabase pahale isI bAta kA ullekha kiyA hai| yaha ullekha hameM zAstrakAra ke hRdaya taka le jAtA hai aura isake dvArA hama samajha sakate haiM ki zAstrakAra ke mana meM kyA bhAvanA rahI hogI ! jinake netra nirmala haiM, ve isa ullekha meM sampUrNa bhAratavarSa kI aura vizeSataH jainoM kI prAcIna saMskRti ko bhalIbhA~ti dekha samajha sakate haiN| ___jIvana-yAtrA meM kabhI-kabhI bar3I aTapaTI ghaTanAe~ AtI haiM, sAvadhAna rahane para bhI manuSya kadAcit Thokara khA hI jAtA hai aura gira bhI par3atA hai, kintu saccA bahAdura vahI hai, jo gira kara bhI uTha khar3A hotA hai aura hoza-havAsa ko durusta kara letA hai| harikezI unhIM vIroM meM se eka the / kahIM bhUla ho gaI aura gira gae; yAnI pUrva-saMskAroM ke kAraNa unheM cANDAlakula meM janma lenA par3A, kintu unhoMne apane jIvana ko aura AtmA ko phira saMbhAlA aura Upara uTha gae / jaba ve gRhastha the, saba ora se unheM anAdara aura dhikkAra milA, kisI ne bhI unakA sammAna-satkAra nahIM kiyA, kintu jaba unhoMne mana ko sApha kiyA to vahI zreSTha guNoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle jitendriya bhikSu bana ge| isa sandarbha meM eka bAra paNDita loga vAda-vivAda karate haiM, zAstrArtha karate haiM aura janmagata jAti kI uccatA kA yaha dAvA karate haiM ki mAnava-sRSTi meM kevala brAhmaNa hI pavitra aura zreSTha hai / zAstrArtha lambA calatA hai aura anta meM harikezI kA guNakRta brAhmaNatva hI zreSTha pramANita hotA hai / phalataH deva-dundubhiyA~ bajane lagatI haiM aura devagaNa jaya-jayakAra kI dhvani se pRthvI aura AkAza ko guMjA dete hai / ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai, aura sAtha hI sAtha sundara vicAroM kI bhI amRtavarSA hotI hai / usI jayaghoSa ke svaroM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"pratyakSa meM tuma dekha sakate ho ki 1 sovAgakulasaMmUo, guNuttaradharo munnii| hariesabalo nAma, AsI bhikkhU jiiNdio|| -utta0 12, 1 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka 201 vizeSatA tapa meM hai, vizeSatA guNa meM hai aura vizeSatA jIvana kI pavitratA meM hai| jAti meM koI vizeSatA dikhAI nahIM detI, vaha to kevala uccatA ke ahaMkAra se paidA hone vAlI korI kalpanA hai| harikezI sAdhu cANDAla kA lar3akA thA aura usane cANDAla ke kula meM janma bhI liyA thA, kintu usake aizvarya ko dekhie ! usake yazaHsaurabha ko parakhie ki devagaNa bhI usakA jayaghoSa kara rahe haiM / 2 eka-eka zabda meM cirantana satya kI gaMgA baha rahI hai| eka-eka zabda meM guNoM ke prati anurAgarasa bharA hai ! zatAbdiyoM se isa gAthA meM se amRta kA jharanA baha rahA hai, kintu durbhAgya se apane bhItara use samA lene kI zakti hama meM nahIM raha gaI hai| hama use par3hate haiM aura Age cala dete haiN| vicAroM ke isa amRta-nirjhara ko hama apane jIvana meM nahIM utAra pAte haiM / zAstrakAra kitane prabhAvazAlI zabdoM meM cunautI dekara, mAno kaha rahe haiM ! uttarAdhyayana kI yaha pavitra vANI Aja bhI maujUda hai aura hamAre pakSa kA pUrNataH samarthana karatI hai / jAta-pA~ta ke viruddha isase bar3A aura kyA pramANa cAhie ? yadi itane para bhI kisI ko samajha nahIM AtI, to usake lie dUsare pramANa bhI kyA nirarthaka hI siddha na hoMge ? yadi kisI ne nIcI samajhI jAne vAlI jAti meM janma le bhI liyA to kyA ho gayA ? vaha usI jIvana meM dUsarI bAra phira janma le sakatA hai| dUsarA janma guNoM ke dvArA liyA jAtA hai, manana aura cintana ke dvArA liyA jAtA hai / puruSArtha evaM prayatna ke dvArA apane hAthoM apane jIvana kA jo nirmANa hotA hai, vahI sabase bar3A nirmANa samajhanA cAhie / alaMkAra kI bhASA meM vahI dUsarA janma hai| sUtaputra dAnI karNa ___ mahAbhArata meM eka kathA AtI hai-karNa eka rathacAlaka bar3haI kA lar3akA sUtaputra hai, yaha bAta prasiddha thii| jaba vaha yuddha ke maidAna meM utaratA hai to janma-jAta kSatriya usakA upahAsa karate haiM aura cir3hAte haiM ki- "Apa yahA~ kaise A pahu~ce ? yaha to yuddhakSetra hai| yahA~ to talavAroM kA kAma hai ! ataH yuddhakSetra meM vahI A sakatA hai, jo talavAra kA saMcAlana kara sakatA ho, sAtha hI use isakA adhikAra bhI prApta ho, kintu sUta-putra ko to yuddha karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai|" isa prakAra kA majAka suna kara bhI vaha dRr3ha-saMkalpI aura Atma-vizvAsI vIra karNa na kiMcita sahamA aura na zarmAyA hii| vaha una janma-jAta kSatriyoM ko lalakAratA hai / hA~, to karNa yuddha-kSetra meM pahu~ca kara kahatA hai-"tuma janma-jAta kSatriya ho aura 2 sakkhaM khu dIsa i tavoviseso, na dIsai jAivisesa kovi / sovAgaputtaM hariesasAhuM, jasserisA iDDhI mahANubhAvA / / -uttarAdhyayana 12, 37 Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana mAtra talavAroM ko sadiyoM se uThAte bhI A rahe ho / aura idhara maiMne to apane kula meM, apane puruSArtha para, basa yahI eka talavAra uThAI hai / kintu yahI talavAra tumheM batalAegI ki yuddha meM kisakI talavAra jyAdA camakatI hai ? usane nirbhIkabhAva se ghoSaNA kI - " maiM sUta hU~ yA sUta kA lar3akA hUM, to kyA huA ? maiM koI bhI hU~, tumheM isase kyA prayojana hai ? purAne janma ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa maiMne kahIM bhI janma liyA hai, use kyA dekhate ho ? apane puruSArtha aura prayatna ke dvArA maiMne apane jIvana kA jo yaha nava-nirmANa kiyA hai; yadi sAhasa rakhate ho to ise parakhane kI koziza kro| tuma loga janma se kSatriya ho, aura maiM puruSArtha - karma se kSatriya banA hU~ / raNa-kSetra batalA degA ki vAstava meM kauna saccA kSatriya hai ?" 3 202 karNa kI isa jvalanta vANI ko hameM apane mana meM surakSita rakha lenA cAhie / karNa ke isa nirbhIka bhAva ko hameM apane antaHkaraNa kI gaharAI meM le jAnA cAhie ki - " koI kisI bhI jAti meM paidA huA ho athavA rahatA ho, kintu apane guNoM ke dvArA vaha U~cA uTha sakatA hai aura pavitra bana sakatA hai / " vAlmIki pahale kisa rUpa meM the ? dasyu hI the na ! parantu jaba unakA jIvana badalA to Akhira unheM maharSi ke pada para pratiSThita karanA hI par3A / harikezI kucha bhI rahe hoM, kintu jaba unhoMne AdaraNIya guNa prApta kara lie to unakA Adara kiyA hI gayA / Akhira, guNa kaba taka ThukarAe jA sakate haiM ? kabhI na kabhI to unakI camaka bAhara AegI hI, aura jIvana meM divya prakAza paidA ho kara rahegA hI / jainoM meM uccagotra aura nIcagotra kI bAta calatI hai / kucha loga isa viSaya meM pUcha lete haiM aura kaI mana meM hI ghuTate rahate haiM / koI pUche yA na pUche, jaba hama vicArakSetra meM kUda par3e haiM to kabhI-kabhI kone meM aura kabhI maidAna meM bhI vicAra kara hI lete haiM / svayaM vicAra karake aura jaina-zAstroM kA adhyayana karake jo kucha saMcaya kiyA hai, usa tattvajJAna ko spaSTarUpa se janatA ke sAmane rakha denA aura ulajhI huI gutthiyoM ko sulajhAne kA bharasaka prayatna karanA hI hamArA karttavya hai / yadi koI pratiSThita mAne jAne vAle kula meM paidA ho gayA hai to vaha uccagotrIya kahalAyA aura yadi apratiSThita samajhe jAne vAle kula meM utpanna ho gayA to nIcagotrIya kahalAne lagA / isa sambandha meM pahalI bAta jo dhyAna dene yogya hai, yaha hai ki kula kI pratiSThA kyA sadaiva eka-sI rahatI hai ? nahIM, vaha to usa kula ke vyaktiyoM ke vyavahAra ke dvArA badalatI bhI dekhI jAtI hai / eka vyakti kA zreSTha AcaraNa kula kI pratiSThA ko bar3hAtA hai, aura isake viparIta kisI dUsare vyakti kA nIca aura galata AcaraNa kula kI pratiSThA meM dhabbA lagA detA hai, sArI pratiSThA ko dhUla meM milA detA 3 sUto vA sUtaputro vA, yo vA ko vA bhavAmyaham / mamAyattaM hi pauruSam // daivAyattaM kule janma, Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka 203 hai| aisI sthiti meM kisI bhI kula kI apratiSThA yA pratiSThA koI zAzvata vastu nahIM hai / vaha to janatA ke vicAra-kalpanA kI cIja hai, vAstavika vastu nahIM hai / gotra-parivartana dUsarA prazna yaha hai ki gotra badalA jA sakatA hai yA nahIM ? mAna lIjie ki kisI ko nIca gotra milA hai ; kintu usane tattva kA cintana aura manana kiyA hai aura usake phalasvarUpa uccazreNI kA AcaraNa prApta kiyA hai, to usI jIvana meM usakA gotra badala sakatA hai yA nahIM ? yadi tarka dvArA yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki gotra nahIM badala sakatA to mujhe apane vicAroM ko sameTa kara eka kone meM DAla denA pdd'egaa| kintu yadi gotra kA badalanA pramANita ho jAtA hai to Apako bhI apanA vicAra badala dene ke lie taiyAra rahanA caahie| satya sarvopari hai aura binA kisI Agraha ke hama sabako use apanAne ke lie taiyAra rahanA caahie| ___ kalpanA kareM-eka uccagotrI hai / brAhmaNa, kSatriya, agravAla athavA osavAla hai, parantu Aja vaha burA kAma karatA hai aura musalamAna bana jAtA hai / hAlA~ki maiM musalamAna ko bhI ghRNA kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhatA hU~, kintu rUpaka lA rahA hU~ aura Apako bhI usI dRSTi se usa rUpaka ko samajhanA caahie| yadi eka osavAla yA agravAla musalamAna bana jAtA hai to kyA Apa use usa badale hue dUsare rUpa meM samajhate haiM yA usI pahale ke rUpa meM svIkAra karate haiM ? Apa use dUsare rUpa meM svIkAra karate haiN| arthAt vaha ApakI nigAhoM se gira jAtA hai aura usakA gotra bhI ucca nahIM raha jAtA hai / aba Apa use pahale kI taraha apane sAtha biThA kara eka sAtha bhojana nahIM krte| isakA artha yaha hai ki na uccagotra sthAyI rahatA hai aura na janmagata jAtIya dhAraNA hii| jaba taka vaha U~cAI para kAyama rahatA hai, taba taka ucca banA rahatA hai aura jaba usakA patana ho jAtA hai aura vaha apane AcaraNa meM eka bar3I burAI paidA kara letA hai aura tadanusAra kisI dUsare rUpa meM calA jAtA hai, to ise gotra badalanA hI kahA jA sakatA hai / pahale vaha vyakti brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya yA aura kucha bhI kyoM na rahA ho, kintu aba to vaha pratyakSarUpa meM badala gayA hai aura isa kAraNa usakA gotra bhI badala gayA hai| astu, jo bAta uccagotra ke sambandha meM hai, vahI bAta nIcagotra ke sambandha meM kyoM nahIM svIkAra karate ? jaba gotrakarma kA eka hissA-uccagotra badala jAtA hai aura nIcagotra bana jAtA hai to dUsarA hissA kyoM nahIM badala sakatA ? nIcagotra ko uccagotra meM badalane se rokane vAlA kauna hai ? cAhe jitanI sacAI aura pavitratA ko apanAne para bhI nIcagotra badala nahIM sakatA aura vaha janmabhara nIcA hI banA rahegA, yaha kahA~ kA nyAyasaMgata siddhAnta hai ? jaba uccagotra sthAyI nahIM rahatA hai, taba phira nIcagotra kisa prakAra sthAyI raha sakatA hai ? abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaba manuSya burAI kA zikAra hotA hai, taba nIcagotra meM Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 hiMsA-darzana rahatA hai; aura jaba acchAiyA~ prApta kara letA hai, to vahI 'bhagatajI' ke nAma se yA aura kisI acche nAma se prasiddha ho jAtA hai| aba jarA saiddhAntika dRSTi se bhI vicAra kreN| siddhAnta kI mAnyatA hai ki sAdhu kA guNasthAna chaThA hai aura chaThe guNasthAna meM nIcagotra kA udaya nahIM hotA / harikezI nIcajAti meM utpanna hue the aura sAdhu bana ge| aba prazna yaha hai ki sAdhu bana jAne para vaha nIcagotra meM rahe yA nahIM ? yadi ve nIcagotra meM hI rahe to unheM chaThA guNasthAna nahIM honA cAhie aura sAdhu kA darjA bhI nahIM milanA cAhie / kintu zAstra yaha batalAtA hai ki ve to mahAmahima muni the aura unheM chaThA guNasthAna prApta thaa| chaThe guNasthAna meM nIcagotra nahIM rahatA hai ! isakA abhiprAya spaSTa hai ki harikezI nIcagotra se badala kara uccagotra meM pahuMca cuke the / to aba Apako svayaM hI yaha phaisalA karanA par3egA ki nIcagotra bhI uccagotra ke rUpa meM badala jAtA hai| ucca gotra aura nIcagotra donoM gotra-karma kI avAntara prakRtiyA~ haiM / avAntara prakRtiyoM kA eka-dUsarI ke rUpa meM saMkramaNa ho sakatA hai / yaha bAta usa siddhAnta ko jAnane vAle bhalIbhA~ti samajha sakate haiM / harikezI muni nIcagotra kI gaTharI apane sira para rakha kara chaThe guNasthAna kI U~cAI para nahIM car3he the| yaha bAta itanI Thosa aura satya hai ki jaba taka koI zAstra kI prAmANikatA mAnane se inkAra na kara de, taba taka vaha isase bhI inkAra nahIM kara sakatA / yadi koI zAstra ke nirNaya ko sthAyIrUpa se kAyama rakhanA cAhatA hai to use ucca-gotra aura nIca-gotra ke AjIvana sthAyitva kI mAnyatA ko khatma karanA hI hogaa| gotra ke sAtha chuAchUta kA sambandha nahIM ucca-gotra aura nIcagotra kA chuAchUta ke sAtha koI sambandha nahIM hai| chuAchUta to kevala laukika kalpanAmAtra hai / jo kaSTa meM par3A hai aura behoza ho rahA hai, Apa usake pAsa khar3e-khar3e dekhate haiM aura achUta samajha kara use hAtha nahIM lagA sakate , koI bhI saccA siddhAnta isa dhAraNA kA samarthana nahIM karegA / sacce zAstra isa nindya vyavahAra kA anumodana kabhI nahIM karate / jaba hama chuAchUta ke sambandha meM vicAra karate haiM to jJAta hotA hai ki chuAchUta kI kalpanA ke sAtha gotra-karma kA koI sambandha nahIM hai / gAya, bhaisa, ghor3A, hAthI jitane bhI pazu haiM, unako zAstroM ke anusAra Ajanma nIca-gotra rahatA hai| kisI bhI pazu meM ucca-gotra nahIM mAnA gayA hai / yadi nIca-gotrI hone mAtra se oI achUta ho jAtA hai to sabhI pazu achUta hone caahie| gAya aura bhaiMsa bhI achUta hone cAhie / kintu unake dUdha ko to Apa hajama kara jAte 4 AdhyAtmika vikAsakrama kI bhUmikAoM meM se eka sarvaviratirUpa pUrNa cAritra kI bhUmikA, jo sAdhu kI bhUmikA kahalAtI hai / Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka 205 haiM aura phira manuSya ke lie chuAchUta kI bAteM karate haiM ! jo ghor3e para savAra hote haiM aura hAthI para baiThane meM bhI apanA saubhAgya mAnate haiM ! usa samaya ve kyoM bhUla jAte haiM ki ye pazu nIca-gotrI haiM aura isa kAraNa achUta haiM-yadi inheM chue~ge to dharma DUba jAegA aura jAti vijAti ho jaaegii| kitane Azcarya aura kheda kI bAta hai ki pazuoM ko chUne vAle, unakA dUdha pIne vAle, unheM mala-mala kara snAna karAne vAle aura una para savArI karane vAle loga hI jaba manuSya kA prazna sAmane AtA hai to nIca-gotra kI bAta kaha kara aura achUtapana kI kalpanA karake apane kartavya se bhraSTa hote haiM ; apane viveka kA divAlA nikAlate haiM; nyAya aura nIti kA galA ghoMTate haiM, aura dharma se dUra bhAgate haiM ! kintu siddhAnta kI jo vAstavikatA hai, usI ko sarvatobhAvena aMgIkAra karanA, hamArA mukhya kartavya hai| samyaktvasampanna cANDAla bhI devatA jaina-dharma eka hI satya-saMdeza le kara AyA hai aura vaha sandeza sadguNoM kA hai / cAhe koI kitanA hI pApI kyoM na rahA ho, vaha jaba taka durAcArI hai, tabhI taka pApI hai| kintu jyoM hI vaha sadAcAra kI zreSTha bhUmikA para AtA hai, aura usake jIvana meM sadAcAra kI sugandha phaila jAtI hai to vaha Upara uThatA hai aura usake lie mokSa kA daravAjA bhI khula jAtA hai / jaina-dharma yaha kabhI nahIM kahatA ki mokSa brAhmaNa, kSatriya yA vaizya ko hI milegA, aura zUdra ke lie mokSa ke mandira para kar3A pratibandha hai / isa sambandha meM hamAre AcArya samantabhadra ne kahA hai-"agara koI cANDAla se bhI paidA huA hai, kintu use samyagdRSTi prApta ho gaI hai to vaha manuSya nahIM, balki devatA hai ! tIrthaMkaradeva use devatA kahate haiN| usake bhItara bhI divya jyoti ThIka usI prakAra jhalaka rahI hai, jaise rAkha se DhaMke hue aGgAra meM jyoti vidyamAna rahatI hai aura bhItara hI bhItara camakatI hai|"5 mithyAdRSTi devatA kI tulanA meM bhI samyagdRSTi zUdra kahIM adhika U~cA hai| yadi aisA na mAnA jAegA to sadguNoM kI pratiSThA samApta ho jaaegii| loga jAti aura sampatti ko hI pUjeMge aura guNoM kI upekSA kareMge, guNoM kI kakSA nIcI ho jAegI aura usake prati Adara kA bhAva bhI samApta ho jaaegaa| jisa jAti meM guNoM kA Adara hotA hai, usameM sadguNa, sadAcAra aura acchAiyA~ sarvatra panapatI haiN| durbhAgya se hama ucca-jAti vAle tathAkathita sadAcArI nIca-jAti vAloM ko samAjasevA aura dharmasAdhanA meM bhI agrasara nahIM hone dete aura unheM majabUra karate haiM ki ve vahIM ke vahIM sarvathA alaga-alaga khar3e raheM / vezyA ke sadAcArI banane para bhI ghaNA 5 samyagdarzanasampannamapi mAtaGgadehajam / devA devaM vidurbhasmagUDhAMgArAntarojasam / / -ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAraH Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 ahiMsA-darzana - eka ghaTanA hai-eka bAra maiM vihAra kara rahA thaa| dhUpa kucha teja par3a rahI thI, phalataH vizrAma kara lenA cAhA / rAste meM eka tibArA aayaa| tibAre ke sAmane hI kucha vRkSa the / vizrAma karane ke lie maiM una vRkSoM kI chAyA meM baiThane lagA to sAtha ke eka zrAvaka bhAI ne kahA-"mahArAja ! Apako chAyA meM baiThanA ho to Age baiThie; yahA~ mata baiThie !" maiMne kahA-'yahA~ aisI kyA bAta hai ?' taba vaha bolA---'Apako mAlUma nahIM ki yaha tibArA, vRkSa aura kuA eka vezyA kI sampatti se bane haiN| vezyA pahale vezyAvRtti karatI thI, kintu bAda meM vaha prabhu kI bhakta pujArina bana gaI aura jaba Izvarabhakti meM laga gaI to usane socA ki kucha paropakAra kA kAma kruuN| isI vicAra se prerita ho kara usane vezyAvRtti se kamAe hue apane dhana se ye saba banavAe haiN| jaba aise nikRSTa dhana se banavAe gae haiM to phira Apa sarIkhe saMta ko yahA~ nahIM baiThanA caahie|" maiMne socA---'eka tarapha to yaha kahatA hai ki vezyA badala gaI, bhakta bana gaI aura jaba usameM sadbuddhi jAgRta ho gaI to usane apane pichale AcaraNa ke prAyazcitta ke rUpa meM yaha satkArya kiyA aura dUsarI ora yahA~ baiTane se bhI paraheja karane ko kahatA hai ! durbhAgya hai hamAre samAja kA ki saikar3oM loga usa kue kA pAnI bhI nahIM pIte aura tibAre meM baiThane tathA vRkSa kI chAyA meM vizrAma lene meM bhI pApa samajhate haiM / aise abhAge logoM ko Apa dAna aura puNya bhI nahIM karane dete / kyA unakA dAna aura puNya bhI apavitra hai ? basa, Apake hI hAtha kI kamAI pavitra hai, cAhe vaha janatA kA rakta-zoSaNa karake hI kyoM na ekatra kI gaI ho ? vAstava meM vezyA kI kamAI, galata kamAI thI, kintu bAda meM usake andara jaba sadbuddhi jAgRta ho gaI aura usane prAyazcitta ke rUpa meM sArA dhana satkarma meM lagA diyA, to kyA hameM aba bhI usase ghRNA karanI cAhie ? vezyA kA pichalA jIvana pApamaya avazya rahA, kintu jaba usane apane jIvana ko sAdha (mAMja) liyA aura vaha usa pApa se mukta bhI ho gaI, taba phira usase ghRNA karane vAloM, use ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhane vAloM ko kyA kahA jAe ? IrSyA aura ghRNA yadi pApa hai, to ve loga vartamAna meM bhI pApa meM par3e hue haiM aura Antarika hiMsA ke zikAra ho rahe haiM / vivekazIla puruSoM kI dRSTi meM to usa vezyA kI apekSA bhI ve vicAra-daridra adhika dayA ke pAtra haiN| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jahA~ IrSyA hai, dveSa hai, ghRNA hai, mithyA ahaMkAra hai aura manuSya ke prati apamAna kI hIna bhAvanA hai, vahA~ hiMsA hai| jaba hama hiMsA ke svarUpa para vicAra kareM to isa bhayAnaka hiMsA ko na bhUla jAe~ aura jaba ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie taiyAra hoM to pahale isa Antarika hiMsA ko dUra kareM, tabhI citta pUrNataH nirmala hogA, samatA kI dhArA meM avagAhana karegA / kama se kama samagra mAnava-jAti ko prema evaM maitrI kI dRSTi se dekheMge, tabhI hama ucca ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA kara skeNge| Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA aba taka hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI jo vyAkhyA kI gaI hai, vaha jIvoM kI pratyakSa hiMsA-ahiMsA ko le kara kI gaI / aba hama eka dUsare prakAra kI yAnI parokSa hiMsA aura ahiMsA para prakAza DAlane kA prayAsa kareMge / parokSa yA sAmAjika hiMsA hiMsA ke do prakAra haiM-(1) pratyakSahiMsA aura (2) proksshiNsaa| pratyakSa hiMsA manuSya kI samajha meM jaldI se A jAtI hai, jaba vaha socatA hai ki Aja ekendriya se lagA kara paMcendriya taka ke jIvoM meM se kauna aura kitane mere hAthoM se mAre gae haiM ? kintu dUsare prakAra kI jo parokSa hiMsA hai, usakA rUpa bar3A vyApaka hai aura usake sambandha meM zIghra kalpanA nahIM kI jA sakatI hai| prAyaH usakI tarapha khyAla bhI nahIM jaataa| usakI gaharAI ko loga samajha bhI kama hI pAte haiN| isa parokSahiMsA kI ora dhyAna dilAne ke uddezya se hI isa nae prakaraNa kA prArambha kiyA jA rahA hai, jise sAmAjika hiMsA kahanA upayukta hogaa| ___ kadAcit pAThakoM ko yaha zabda navIna-sA pratIta hogA aura ve soca sakate haiM ki yaha kauna-sI nayI hiMsA A TapakI hai ? kintu hiMsA kA rUpa eka nahIM hai / hiMsA ke vividha rUpa haiM aura alaga-alaga agaNita prakAra haiN| hama jyoM-jyoM una para cintana aura manana kareMge, tyoM-tyoM jainadharma ke ahiMsA-sambandhI vicAroM kI sUkSmatA evaM vyApakatA kA hameM jJAna hotA jaaegaa| tabhI hama samajha sakeMge ki jaina-dharma vicAroM kI kitanI gaharAI taka pahu~cA hai / ___sAmAjika hiMsA kA matalaba kyA hai ? bhArata kA samAja aura sAmAjika jIvana kyA hai ? vaha kaise banA hai ? jamIna ke aneka Tukar3oM ko samAja nahIM kahate / makAnoM kA, IMToM kA yA pattharoM kA Dhera bhI samAja nahIM kahalAtA; aura na galI-kUce kA, yA dUkAna kA yA sar3aka Adi kA nAma hI samAja hai| vyAvara kA samAja yA dillI kA samAja jaba kahA jAtA hai to usakA abhiprAya hotA hai-vyAvara yA dillI meM rahane vAlA mAnava-samudAya / eka samAja kA dUsare samAja ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra hai ? kaisI pArasparikatA hai-sambandha mIThA hai yA kar3avA ? eka jAti kA dUsarI jAti ke sAtha, eka varga kA dUsare varga ke sAtha aura eka muhalle kA dUsare muhalle ke sAtha ghRNA aura dveSa kA Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 ahiMsA-darzana sambandha to nahIM cala rahA hai ? yadi kahIM ghRNA cala rahI hai to vaha 'sAmAjika hiMsA' khlaaegii| isI prakAra yadi eka prAnta kI dUsare prAnta ke sAtha, aura eka deza kI dUsare deza ke sAtha ghRNA cala rahI hai to vaha bhI eka prakAra kI 'sAmAjika hiMsA' hI kahalAtI hai| jaina-dharma eka virAT dharma hai| jana-kalyANa ke lie vaha mahAn sandeza le kara AyA hai| usakA mUlabhUta sandeza yaha hai ki-"vizva ke jitane bhI manuSya haiM, ve sabhI mUlata: eka haiM / koI bhI jAti athavA koI bhI varga manuSya-jAti kI maulika ekatA ko bhaMga nahIM kara sktaa|" isa sambandha meM AcArya jinasena ne spaSTa zabdoM meM ghoSaNA kI hai-"manuSya-jAti meM jo alaga-alaga varga dikhalAI dete haiM, ve bahuta kucha kAryoM ke bheda se dhandhoM ke bheda se haiN|"1 kucha truTiyoM aura bhUloM ke kAraNa bhI cala rahe haiM / parivartana ne samAja kI paristhitiyoM ko itanA badala diyA hai ki vaha akhaNDa mAnavajAti Aja khaNDa-khaNDa ho gaI hai aura na jAne kitane vargoM evaM vargoM meM vibhAjita ho gaI hai| varga-vyavasthA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya meM jaba samAja kI sthApanA kI gaI thI to hamArI mAnyatA ke anusAra brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra-ye cAra varga yA varNa kAyama hue| ina vargoM kA ekamAtra AdhAra udyoga-dhandhA thaa| samAja kI vibhinna prakAra kI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke lie hI ye varga sthApita kiye gaye the| eka varga kA kAma thA ki vaha samAja ko zikSita karane ke lie adhyApaka kA kAma kare, janatA ko sahI rAstA dikhalAne kA prayatna kare aura yadi samAja meM bhUla aura bhrAntiyA~ utpanna hoM to unheM ucita DhaMga se ThIka kre| isa prakAra yaha varga brAhmaNavarNa khlaayaa| Aja kI bhA~ti isa brAhmaNavarga ko nimaMtraNa de kara jimAne ke lie taiyAra nahIM kiyA gayA thA aura na yaha kahane ke lie hI ki-"maiM bahuta U~cA evaM pavitra hU~ aura saba mujhase nIce haiM, apavitra haiN| saMsAra ke sAtha merA jo kucha bhI sambandha hai, vaha dene kA nahIM; sirpha lene hI lene kA hai|" isa managaDhanta siddhAnta para brAhmaNavarNa kI sthApanA nahIM huI thii| ___ jaise bar3I machalI choTI machalI ko nigala jAtI hai, usI prakAra zaktizAlI loga azaktoM evaM asamarthoM kA zoSaNa karanA cAhate haiN| yadi zaktimAn loga nyAya aura anyAya ko kabhI tolate bhI haiM to unakI tarAjU apanI buddhi hotI hai aura bAMTa 1 'manuSya-jAtirekaiva, jAtikarmodayodbhavA / / -AdipurANa 2 bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kSatriya, vaizya tathA zUdra; ye tIna varNa sthApita kie the| tatpazcAt unake putra bharata cakravartI ne brAhmaNavarNa kI sthApanA kii| --AcArya jinasena-kRta AdipurANa Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA 206 apane svArtha kA hotA hai| apanI buddhi kI tarAjU para, apane svArtha ke bAMToM se tolane vAlA kaba nyAya-anyAya ko sahI taura para tola sakatA hai ? vaha nyAya kI rakSA nahIM kara sakatA aura na ucita-anucita kA viveka ke sAtha vizleSaNa hI kara sakatA hai / isIliye samAja kI sthApanA ke sAtha hI sAtha rAjanIti kA bhI praveza huaa| sabaloM dvArA nirbala pIr3ita na kie jAe~, durbaloM ko bhI jIvita rahane kA utanA hI adhikAra hai jitanA ki balavAnoM ko, ataH unakI samucita rakSA kI jaae| isI prayojana se kSatriya-varga kI sthApanA huI aura rAjA unakA saMrakSaka bana kara AyA, paharedAra ke rUpa meM usane Apako prastuta kiyaa| kSatriya-varga aura unakA mukhiyA 'rAjA' mahaloM meM baiTha kara aiza-ArAma karane ke lie nahIM thA, apitu isalie thA ki deza ke kisI bhI kone meM jaba atyAcAra hotA ho aura koI varga kisI dUsare varga dvArA kucalA jAtA ho to vaha apane prANoM kI Ahuti de kara bhI usakI rakSA kare / kSatriyoM kI sthApanA meM yahI dRSTi pramukha thii| mahAkavi kAlidAsa ne bhI yahI kahA hai-3 isake bAda vaizya-varga sthApita huaa| vaha isalie nahIM ki duniyAbhara kA zoSaNa karake apane hI peTa ko moTA banAe aura duniyA kI jeba khAlI karake apanI hI jeba bharatA rhe| usakI sthApanA kA mukhya uddezya yaha thA ki prajA ko jIvananirvAha kI sAmagrI sarvatra sulabhatA se upalabdha ho| koI vastu kahIM bahutAyata se paidA hotI hai, kahIM kama, yA kahIM hotI hI nahIM hai / jahA~ jo cIja bahutAyata se hotI hai vahA~ vaha upabhoga ke bAda bhI par3I sar3atI rahatI hai, aura jahA~ paidA nahIM hotI vahA~ ke loga usake abhAva meM asuvidhA anubhava karate haiM aura kaSTa sahate haiN| isa viSama paristhiti ko dUra karanA aura yathAvazyaka suvidhAe~ sarvatra sulabha kara denA, vaizya-varga kA kartavya thaa| isa kartavya kA prAmANikatA ke sAtha pAlana karate hue apane aura apane parivAra ke nirvAha ke lie vaha ucita pArizramika le liyA karatA thA / vaizyavarga kI sthApanA meM yahI mUla uddezya sannihita thA / cauthA zUdra-varga thA, jisakA kArya bhI bar3A mahattvapUrNa thaa| samAja kI sevA karanA hI usakA dAyitva thaa| usakI sevA kI badaulata samAja svastha rahatA thA aura prajA kA jIvana sukha-suvidhA ke sAtha vyatIta hotA thaa| zUdra-varga kI sthApanA meM kisI prakAra kI mAnasika saMkIrNatA tathA hIna bhAvanA kAma nahIM kara rahI thii| taba phira yaha kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai ki varNa-vyavasthA kAyama karate samaya zUdra-varga ko yadi kisI bhI aMza meM anya vargoM kI tulanA meM hIna mAnA gayA hotA, to phira kauna isa varNa-vyavasthA meM sammilita hone ko taiyAra hotA? vastutaH una samAjasraSTAoM meM aisI koI vikRta bhAvanA nahIM thii| jaise anyAnya varga samAja kI suvidhA ke uddezya se 3 kSatAt kila trAyata ityudanaH kSatrasya zabdo bhuvaneSu rUDhaH / -raghuvaMza mahAkAvya Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 ahiMsA-darzana kAyama kiye gae the, usI prakAra yaha varga bhI samAja kI suvidhA ke lie hI banAyA gayA thA / sahI mAnyatA prAcIna sAhitya meM brAhmaNoM ko 'mukha' kahA hai| Amataura para yaha ukti pracalita hai ki-brAhmaNa kI utpatti brahmA ke mukha se, kSatriya kI utpatti brahmA kI bhujAoM se, vaizya kI utpatti brahmA ke uru yA peTa se, aura zUdra brahmA ke pairoM se utpanna hue| Aja brAhmaNa-samAja isa bAta ko to bar3e gaurava ke sAtha doharAtA hai ki hama brahmAjI ke mukha se paidA hue haiM, kintu isake vAstavika rahasya ko samajhane kA vaha svapna meM bhI prayatna nahIM karatA / brahmA ke mukha se utpanna hone kA mUla artha itanA hI hai ki Apa jo cintana aura manana karate haiM, usakA upayoga mukha dvArA kIjie / Apa apane jJAna ko pavitra vANI ke dvArA prakAzita karake mAnava-samAja kI sevA kIjie ! isa bhrama meM kadApi na rahie ki brAhmaNa brahmA ke mukha se bAhara nikala par3e haiN| jisa tarIke se anya loga paidA hote haiM, usI tarIke se brAhmaNa bhI paidA hote haiM / bhalA yaha kauna nahIM jAnatA ? mukha se paidA hone kI bAta to kevala rUpaka hai aura usakA Azaya itanA hI hai ki brAhmaNoM kA mukhya kartavya zikSA-jJAna ke dvArA samAja kI sevA karanA hai / vaha alaMkAra jIvana kI pavitratA kA sandeza le kara AyA thaa| kSatriya brahmA kI bhujAoM se utpanna hae, yaha bhI AlaMkArika bhASA hai / isakA artha kevala itanA hI hai ki kSatriya-varga apanI bhujAoM ke bala se nirbaloM kI rakSA kare, jo ki sabaloM dvArA satAye jAte haiM aura jo anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke zikAra bana rahe haiM / jahA~ zoSakoM ke kara hAthoM se anyAya-atyAcAra barasa rahe hoM, vahA~ kSatriya kA hAtha coTa pahuMcAne ke lie nahIM; apitu una durbaloM ko apanI chAyA pradAna karane ke lie pahuMcanA caahie| hama loga jo bhojana karate haiM, vaha peTa meM jamA ho jAtA hai / kintu peTa meM jamA huA bhojana rasa ke rUpa meM sAre zarIra meM pahuMcatA hai| aisA kadApi nahIM hotA ki peTa meM pahu~cA huA bhojana peTa meM hI raha jAe aura akelA peTa hI use hajama kara jAe aura kisI dUsare avayava ko aNumAtra bhI na milane paae| hamAre zarIra kA pratyeka avayava kriyA kara rahA hai, vaha peTa meM pahu~ce bhojana kI badaulata hI to hai ! yadi peTa sampUrNa zarIra ko zakti na de, to hamAre zarIra kA astitva Tika hI nahIM sakatA / phira jaba zarIra hI naSTa ho jAegA to kyA akelA peTa Tika sakegA? peTa kI badaulata yadi sampUrNa zarIra TikA huA hai to sAre zarIra kI badaulata peTa bhI TikA huA hai| 4 brAhmaNo'sya mukhamAsId bAhU rAjanyaH kRtaH, urU vayasyAsId vaizyaH padbhyAM zUdra ajAyata / ___-yajurveda, puruSasUkta Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA Azaya yahI hai ki peTa meM jo mojana pahu~catA hai vaha rasa, rakta, mA~sa, carbI Adi ke rUpa meM sAre zarIra ko jIvana pradAna karatA hai aura zakti pahu~cAtA hai / vaizya varNa samAja kA udara hai / kRSi evaM vANijya usakA mukhya udyoga batalAyA gayA hai / kRSi ke dvArA jIvanopayogI vastue~ utpanna kara vANijya ke dvArA unheM sthAnAntarita karake sampUrNa samAja ko bhojana denA, zakti pahu~cAnA tathA jIvita rakhanA usI kA karttavya hai / usake isI mahattvapUrNa karttavya ko sundara DhaMga se pratipAdita karane ke lie yaha kahA gayA hai ki vaizya varNa brahmA ke peTa se utpanna huA hai / hRdayahInatA vaizya varNa kI sthApanA kA yaha Azaya kitanA pavitra thA ! kintu samAja kA durbhAgya hai ki 'vaizya' apanI pavitra pratiSThA ko surakSita nahIM rakha sakA / vANijya ke nAma para vaha lAlaca ke caMgula meM burI taraha pha~sa gayA / baMgAla aura bihAra meM jaba bhayAnaka durbhikSa phailA huA thA, sarvatra hAhAkAra maca rahA thA, sar3akoM para calate hue bhUkhe bacce aura bUr3he isa taraha gira jAte the, jaise jhaMjhAvAta meM vRkSa kI TahaniyAM ! usI samaya meM eka vyApArI ke viSaya meM mujhe batalAyA gayA ki bar3I tAdAda meM usake pAsa cAvaloM kA saMgraha thA / usane jagaha-jagaha se kharIda kara bhArI sTaoNka jamA kara liyA thA / usake munIma bAjAroM meM cakkara lagA kara Ate aura kahate - " tIsa rupayA mana cAvala bikate haiM, kyA beca die jAe~ ?" seTha kahatA - "abhI nahIM, prabhu kI kRpA ho rahI hai / " munImoM ne kucha hI dinoM bAda cAlIsa rupayA mana kA bhAva batalAyA / seTha bolA - " mandira meM ghI ke dIpaka jalAo / " 211 jaba cAvaloM kA bhAva car3hate car3hate sattara rupayA ho gayA to seTha kI prasannatA kA pAra na rahA / usane kahA - " gozAlA meM ghAsa DalavA do / " kitanA ajJAna, kitanI jar3atA aura kaisI hRdaya-hInatA hai ! krUratA kI kaisI kAlI kahAnI hai ! isa mUr3ha svArthaparatA kI bhI koI sImA hai ! paryApta bhojana hote hue bhukhamarI kA tAMDava hai !! bhUkhoM kA bhojana cAroM ora se baTora liyA gayA hai aura jaba bhAva bar3hate jAte haiM to khuziyAM manAI jAtI haiM, ullAsa kA anubhava kiyA jAtA hai / isa para bhI daur3ate haiM dharma karane ke lie / mandira meM ghI ke dIpaka jala rahe haiM ! gozAlAoM meM gAyoM ko ghAsa DalavAI jA rahI hai !! dharma ke AvaraNa meM adharma ko DhA~pane kI kaisI dussAhasikatA hai !!! maiM pUchatA hU~ ki maMdira meM ghI ke dIpaka to jaleMge, kintu kisase dvArA ? unase hI to jaleMge, jinakA manamAnA zoSaNa kiyA jA rahA hai ? isa prakAra ke dIpakoM meM ghI nahIM balki bhUkhoM kI carbI jalA karatI hai / vyApArI varga saMsAra meM isalie nahIM AyA ki artha - pipAsA kI pUrti ke lie vaha nirIha janatA kA zoSaNa kare ! para Aja to yahI ho rahA hai / seThajI kI koThI se Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 ahiMsA-darzana sar3aka para jUThana kA pAnI DAlA jAtA hai aura usa jUThana meM mile hue cAvaloM ke kaNoM ko uThAne ke lie bhUkhe aura garIba, kuttoM kI taraha una para jhapaTate haiM / yaha sArI sthiti ve apanI A~khoM se dekhate haiM, phira bhI unheM tarasa nahIM aataa| ve apane hisAba meM masta rahate haiM-do lAkha se pA~ca lAkha ho gae, aura pA~ca lAkha se dasa lAkha ho gae / mandira meM to ghI ke dIpaka jalAte haiM, kintu kisI bhUkhe ko anna kA dAnA bhI nahIM diyA jaataa| ThIka hai, vyApArI jaba vyApAra karatA hai to dhana kA saMgraha bhI usake pAsa hogA hI / parantu AcAryoM ne kahA hai-'tU sau hAthoM se baTora aura hajAra hAthoM se bikhera"5 arthAt -- saMgraha karane kI zakti jo tumameM hai, usase dasagunI zakti usa sampatti ko bA~Tane kI honI cAhie / jaba sau hAthoM se kamAne kI zakti hai to hajAra hAthoM se bA~Tane kI zakti bhI prApta kr| jaba isa ora lakSya nahIM diyA jAtA hai aura svArtha hI jIvana kA ekamAtra kendrabindu bana jAtA hai, to vahA~ sAmAjika hiMsA A jAtI hai| cauthA varga zUdroM kA hai| unakI utpatti brahmA ke pairoM se mAnI gaI hai| isakA duSpariNAma yaha huA ki Aja to 'zUdra' zabda ghRNA aura tiraskAra kA paryAyavAcIsA bana gayA hai / zUdra kA nAma liyA ki logoM kI tyauriyA~ car3ha jAtI haiM aura apane Apako U~cA mAnane vAle loga nAka-bhauMha sikor3ane lagate haiN| Apa samAja-sevA ke apane pavitra dAyitva ko bhulA kara sirpha vyaktigata lAbha ke lie kAma karate haiM, jabaki adhikAMza zUdra Aja bhI samAja-sevA kA kaThina uttaradAyitva sevA ke lie hI vahana kara rahe haiM / kintu jaba ve insAna kI taraha Apake pAsa baiThanA cAhate haiM to Apa unheM pAsa baiThAnA bhI nahIM cAhate / yaha kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai ! insAna ko nahIM ApakI moTaroM meM kutte aura billI ko to jagaha mila sakatI hai / ApakI goda meM kutte ko snehapUrNa sthAna mila sakatA hai / billI, bhale hI kitane cUhoM ko mAra kara A gaI ho, para vaha Apake cauke ke kone-kone meM beroka-Toka cakkara lagA sakatI hai aura Apa use pyAra bhI kara sakate haiM, kintu mAnava-dehadhArI zUdra ko yaha haka hAsila nahIM hai ! insAna ko insAna ke pAsa baiThane kA bhI haka nahIM hai ! pAsa baiThane kA haka dete haiM yA nahIM, usakA phaisalA bAda meM kareMge, kintu Apa to dharmasthAna meM bhI use praveza nahIM karane dete ! jaba aisI viSamatA hai to maiM socatA hU~ ki isase bar3hakara aura kyA sAmAjika hiMsA hogI ki eka ora to Apa apanI pavitratA kA Dhola pITate raheM aura dUsarI ora dUsaroM kI chAyAmAtra se bhI napharata karate jaaeN| ___eka jagaha eka harijana bhAI AtA hai aura bar3e prema se ucca vicAra le kara 5 "zatahastaM samAhara, sahasrahastaM sNkir|" Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA AtA hai | usane mA~sa khAnA aura madirA pInA chor3a diyA hai / vaha jaina-dharmAnusAra aSTamI aura caturdazI kA vrata bhI karatA hai / Apake dhArmika jIvana kI pramukha kriyAe~ - 'sAmAyika' aura 'pauSadha' bhI vaha karatA hai / santoM ke darzana bhI karatA hai | parantu jaba vaha vyAkhyAna sunane AtA hai to use nirdeza diyA jAtA hai - 'nIce baiTha kara suno !' 213 vaha becArA nIce baiTha kara sunatA hai aura Apa cauka kI U~cAI para baiTha jAte haiN| aba isameM antara kyA par3A ? jo havA use chUkara A rahI hai, vaha Apako bhI laga rahI hai / to aba Apa Izvara ke darabAra meM phariyAda le jAie ki havA hameM bhraSTa kara rahI hai, ata: use idhara bahane se roka dIjie ! sUrya kA bhI jo prakAza usa para par3a rahA hai, vahI Apa para bhI par3a rahA hai ! santa kI jo vANI usake kAnoM meM par3a rahI hai, vahI Apake kAnoM meM bhI par3a rahI haiM ! zAstra kA jo pATha bolA jA rahA hai vaha itanA pavitra hai ki jisakI koI sImA nahIM hai / to usa pATha kI pavitra dhvani ko Apa apane hI kAnoM meM surakSita rakha liijie| dIvAra khIMca dIjie, jisase ki vaha udghoSa usake kAnoM meM par3a kara apavitra na ho jAe / bhalA, yaha bhI koI yuktisaMgata bAta hai ki eka varga apanI manamAnI viziSTatA ko pradarzita karane ke lie dUsare varga ke samAna adhikAroM para avA~chanIya pratibandha lagAe aura sAmAjika niyamoM kA dussAhasa ke sAtha ullaMghana kare | aspRzyatA Aja ke isa pragativAdI yuga meM bhI aise saMkIrNa vicAra ke loga dekhe jAte haiM ki yadi harijana AyA aura santa ke paira chU gayA to ve dUra khar3e-khar3e hI vandanA kara lete haiM aura sAdhu ke caraNa nahIM chUeMge, kyoMki ve caraNa achUta jo ho gae haiM ! kintu isI bIca yadi koI dUsarA A gayA aura usane caraNa chU lie to ve seThajI Ae aura unhIM caraNoM ko chU ge| bIca meM dUsare ke chUne se zAyada unakI achUta utara gaI aura aba ve caraNa chUne yogya ho gae / maiMne jaba eka harijana bhAI ke sAtha aisA vyavahAra hote dekhA to cetAvanI dI ki yaha to bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pavitra vANI kA apamAna hai ki eka harijana to jUtiyoM meM baiThakara sune aura Apa apanI manamAnI viziSTatA ke kAraNa dariyoM para baiTha kara suneM / merI cetAvanI para inhoMne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA Adara karake ukta harijana bandhu ko darI para biThalAnA zurU kiyaa| phira bhI kucha bhAI to aise the, jo use darI para baiThA dekha svayaM nIce baiTha jAte aura nIce baiThe-baiThe hI vyAkhyAna sunate the / isameM bhI koI Apatti nahIM, parantu ghRNA se kiyA huA yaha tyAga bhI vAstavika nahIM hai / AzA hai, ve bhAI bhI dhIre-dhIre isa bAta ko bhalIbhA~ti samajha jAe~ge / Aja kA mAnava apane mana kI saMkIrNatA meM kitanA burI taraha ulajhA huA hai ? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane yuga meM isa mAnasika saMkIrNatA ko sulajhAyA thA kintu vaha Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 ahiMsA-darzana Aja bhI pUrI taraha nahIM sulajha pAI / unake bAda DhAI hajAra varSa kI lambI paramparA gujarI aura AcAryoM ne samaya-samaya para aspRzyatA kA tIvra virodha bhI kiyA, phira bhI vaha ulajhana Aja taka bhI banI huI hai / durbhAgya se kaI aise bhI sAdhu Ae, ki jinhoMne janatA kI rUr3hivAdI AvAja meM AvAja milA dI aura aspRzyatA ko protsAhana dene lge| jisake lie jaina-saMskRti ko eka dina ghora saMgharSa karanA par3A thA, jisake lie vAstikatA kA upAlambha taka bhI sahanA par3A thaa| durbhAgya se Aja vahI pavitra saMskRti ghRNita aspRzyatAvAda ke daladala meM phaMsa gaI / yahA~ taka ki aspRzyatA ke pakSa meM zAstra ke pramANa bhI Ane lage / kahA jAne lagA ki vaha U~cA hai, vaha nIcA hai aura jo nIcA hai vaha apane azubha karmoM kA phala bhoga rahA hai / kintu zAstra ne Arambha meM hI itanI bar3I bAta kaha dI thI ki-saba manuSyoM kI jAti 'eka' hI hai / 6 manuSyoM meM do jAtiyA~ haiM hI nahIM / phira bhI saMkIrNatAvaza usameM uccatA aura nIcatA khojI jAne lgii| isa varga-bheda ne akhaNDa mAnavaparivAra ko vibhinna Tukar3oM meM bA~Ta diyA aura jAtimada aisA car3hA ki zAstroM kI pavitra AvAja kSINa ho gii| hamane vAstavikatA ko bhulA diyA aura apane mithyAbhimAna ke kAraNa dUsare manuSya kA apamAna karane ko utArU ho ge| ____ yadi eka harijana mAI pavitra vicAroM kA anuyAyI ho cukA hai / vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke upadezoM ko svIkAra kara cukA hai, usake hRdaya meM jana-dharma ke prati agAdha zraddhA aura aTUTa prIti hai, phira bhI eka jaina usakI koI paravAha nahIM karatA aura insAna kI taraha baiThane kA haka bhI use nahIM denA cAhatA / kyA yahI ApakA sahadharmIvAtsalya hai ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne Apako sahadharmI ke sAtha kyA aisA hI vyavahAra karanA sikhAyA thA ? jaba vaha sahadharmI ke prati aisA vyavahAra kara sakatA hai to phira dUsaroM ke sAtha vaha kaTu vyavahAra kyoM na karegA ? uttara pradeza meM pahale osavAla aura agravAla eka dUsare ke yahA~ bhojana nahIM karate the / samaya aura samajha ke prabhAva se aba kucha ThIka-ThIka samajhautA hotA jA rahA hai| yaha saMkrAmaka roga to yahA~ taka phailA huA hai ki osavAloM aura agravAloM meM bhI aneka Tukar3e ho gae haiM aura ve mUlataH eka varga ke hote hue bhI eka-dUsare upavarga ke hAtha kA bhojana nahIM karate / vastutaH madhyakAlIna saMskRti meM kucha aisI jar3atA A gaI thI ki vaha saba jagaha se haTa kara ekamAtra cauke meM banda ho gaI / loga na jAne kaise samajha baiThe ki 'amuka kA chuA khA liyA to dharma calA jaaegaa|' eka ora advaita ke upAsaka, udghoSaka tathA bar3e-bar3e AcArya vedAnta ke sUtra bhI janatA ke sAmane lAte rahe ki sArA saMsAra para-brahma kA hI rUpa hai----"eka brahma hI 6 "manuSyajAtirekaiva jAtikarmodayodbhavA / " Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA satya hai aura saMsAra ke anya saba rUpa mithyA haiM / " 7 dUsarI ora achUta kI chAyA - mAtra se unakA Izvara aura dharma bhAgatA hai / I vedAnta to yaha kahatA hai-pAnI se bhare hajAra ghar3e rakhe haiM / unameM kucha sone ke haiM, kucha cA~dI ke haiM, kucha pItala aura tA~be ke haiM aura kucha miTTI ke haiM / parantu una saba meM candramA kA pratibimba eka samAna hI par3atA hai / isI prakAra saMsAra ke sAre padArthoM meM brahma kA pratibimba samAnarUpa se par3a rahA I hamAre sAthI kitane pragativAdI haiM ? jaba kabhI ve dharma-sambandhI bAteM karate haiN| aura umaGga meM Ate haiM to aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki saccA brahma-jJAna inhIM ko mila gayA hai aura ve himAlaya ke Upara baiTha gae haiM / kintu jaba khAna-pAna kI bAta sAmane AtI hai to unakA brahma-jJAna na jAne kauna- sI kandarA meM chipa jAtA hai ? usa samaya aisA lagatA hai, mAno unakI eka TA~ga himAlaya kI U~cI coTI para hai aura dUsarI pAtAlaloka ke atala gahvara meM / vAstavika pragati kI aisI sthiti nahIM hotI / jIvana isa taraha pragati nahIM kara sakatA / isa prakAra eka varga kA dUsare varga para yA eka samUha kA dUsare samUha para ghRNAdveSa pradarzita karanA, sAmAjika hiMsA hai / yaha kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai ki Aja bahutere loga sAmAjika hiMsA ko pApa yA adharma nahIM, balki dharma mAnate haiM / gRhasthoM kI to bAta dUra rahI, sAdhu-samAja bhI isa sAmAjika apavAda se achUtA nahIM rahA hai / unakI gocarI ke viSaya meM bhI yaha khaTarAga cala rahA hai| zAstroM kI divya sUcanAe~ hameM prakAza para prakAza de rahI haiM, phira bhI sArA samAja kalpita mAnyatAoM ke andhakAra meM burI taraha bhaTakA huA hai / kisakA pAnI ? 215 mere eka brAhmaNabhakta haiM / ve mila mAlika bhI haiN| pahale ve jaina-dharma ke kaTTara virodhI samajhe jAte the, kintu jaba ve mere samparka meM Ae to unakA vaha virodha nahIM rahA / kAryakrama ke anusAra maiM jahA~ kahIM hotA hU~, bahudhA ve bheMTa ke lie AyA karate haiM / jaba ve eka bAra bihAraprAnta se lauTa kara Aye to bole - "mahArAja, dharma kA to nAza ho gayA ! dharma nAma kA koI cinha aba rahA hI nahIM !" bAta huI ?" maiMne pUchA - " kyA ve bole - " kucha pUchie hI nahIM ! sTezana para maiMne pAnI mA~gA to pAnI vAle ne kahA - lIjie ! maiMne pUchA- kaisA pAnI hai ? taba usane kahA---pIne kA sApha pAnI hai / maiMne phira pUchA- are bhAI, sApha to hai, para hai kaisA ? vaha bolA-ThaMDA hai sAhaba !' vivaza ho kara mujhe pUchanA hI par3A- 'kisakA pAnI hai ?' usane dhIre se kaha diyA ki kue~ kA hai aura tAjA hai| phira mujhe sApha zabdoM meM kahanA hI par3A - maiMne 7 'brahma satyaM jaganmithyA / ' Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 ahiMsA - darzana kue~ yA tAlAba kA nahIM pUchA hai-- maiM pUchatA hU~ ki yaha pAnI hindU kA hai yA musalamAna kA ? taba vaha bolA- pAnI kauna hotA hai sAhaba ? pAnI na to hindU hotA hai| aura na musalamAna hI; pAnI to pAnI hai / ataeva Apa yaha pUcha sakate haiM ki pAnI nadI kA hai, tAlAba kA hai yA kueM kA ? ThaMDA hai yA garama hai ? sApha hai yA gandA hai ? kintu pAnI na to hindU hai aura na musalamAna / " to mahArAja, jaba usane yaha kahA to maiMne pAnI liyA hI nahIM / do, cAra sTezanoM taka maiM pyAsA hI rahA / Akhira kaba taka pyAsA rahatA ? jaba nahIM rahA gayA to antataH vaha pAnI pInA hI par3A / ' maiMne una sajjana se pUchA - " aba kyA kareMge ?" ve bole - 'gaGgAjI jAeMge aura snAna karake zuddha ho jAe~ge / ' maiMne kahA - "gaMgAjI jAne se kyA hogA ? vaha pAnI to andara calA gayA aura pezAba ke dvArA bAhara bhI nikala gayA aura ApakI mAnyatA ke anusAra to saMskAra cipaka ho gaye haiM / phira Apa kyA kareMge? aura bhAI, isa jamIna para calanA kaba chor3eMge, kyoMki isI para zUdra bhI calA karate haiM ? zUdroM kI calI jamIna para calane se bhI to bure saMskAra cipaka jAte haiM na ?" jaba unheM vicAra AyA to gambhIrabhAva se bole - " kyA ve purAnI paramparAeM galata thIM ?" maiMne kahA- hA~, aisI paramparAeM nissandeha galata aura nirAdhAra haiM / mAnasika durbalatA apanI galatiyoM ko, cAhe ve eka hoM yA hajAra, sabake sAmane hama spaSTataH svIkAra kreNge| durbhAgyavaza sAdhuoM meM bhI yaha mAnasika durbalatA hai, jo unheM Age nahIM bar3hane detI / gRhasthoM kI galatiyA~ aura bhUleM unheM bhI taMga kara rahI haiN| isake pariNAmasvarUpa samAja vibhinna Tukar3oM meM baMTa gayA hai aura usake kAraNa hotA aisA hai ki hama aneka bAra dharma - snehiyoM kA bhI yathocita Adara nahIM kara paate| kaI varSa ho jAte haiM, ve mA~sa aura zarAba ko hAtha taka nahIM lagAte / hamAre pratyeka dhArmika Ayojana meM bhI zAmila hote haiM, phira bhI unake sAtha hamArA koI sambandha nahIM hotA / yahAM taka ki pAnI aura roTI kA bhI sambandha nahIM hotA / phira bhI hama jaina-dharma ke vizvadharma hone kA dAvA karate haiM aura garva ke sAtha kahate haiM ki naraka meM, svarga meM aura tiryaJca - yoni meM bhI samyaktvI bhAI haiM, jo jina-dharma kA pAlana kara rahe haiM / eka ora to hamArA yaha sAMskRtika sauhArda evaM vyApaka dRSTikoNa hai, aura dUsarI aura hamArA yaha saMkIrNa manobhAva ora kSudra vyavahAra hai / kyA donoM meM aMzamAtra bhI sAmaMjasya hai ? naraka aura svarga ke dharmAtmAoM kI, svadharmI bhAiyoM kI bAteM karane vAle apanI hI bagala meM baiThe insAna ko, jo ki dharmArAdhana kara rahA hai, apanAne meM hI hicaka jAte haiM / are, usako to svadharmI bandhu ke rUpa meM gale lagAnA cAhie / yadi Apake hRdaya meM usake prati aMzamAtra bhI prema nahIM jagA, apitu use duradurAte hI rahe, to samajhanA cAhie ki Apake hRdaya meM abhI taka dharma ke prati saccA prema jAgRta nahIM Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNa-vyavasthAgata sAmAjika hiMsA 217 huA hai / jo dharma se prema karatA hai vahI saccA dharmaniSTha hai aura vaha dharmAtmAoM se prema kie binA kabhI nahIM raha sakatA / jAti nahIM, pAnI cAhie ! isa prasaMga meM buddha ke eka ziSya 'Ananda' kI bAta prastuta kI jA sakatI hai| 'Ananda' kisI gA~va meM gaye to unheM pyAsa laga AI / unhoMne dekhA ki eka bAlikA kue~ para pAnI bhara rahI hai| ve usake pAsa pahuMce aura usase kahA- "bahana, pAnI pilA do|" bAlikA ne kahA--"maiM cANDAla kI kanyA huuN|" usa bAlikA ke isa spaSTa kathana ke uttara meM Ananda ne bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI hai / itanI sundara aura Adarzayukta ki 2500 varSoM meM phira kabhI vaisI bAta sunane ko nahIM milI / 'Ananda' ne apane svAbhAvika sahajabhAva se kahA-"bahana, maiMne jAti to nahIM mA~gI, kevala pAnI mA~gA hai / mujhe tumhArI jAti nahIM pInA hai, pAnI pInA hai !" Ananda ke isa AdarzapUrNa spaSTIkaraNa se zUdra bAlikA kA jAti-saMkoca vilIna ho gayA aura usane pAnI pilA diyaa| Ananda ne AnandapUrvaka pAnI piyaa| zUdra bAlikA socane lagI-"bhAratavarSa meM kyA aba bhI aise vyakti maujUda haiM jo jAti nahIM, pAnI pUchate haiM / aura taba usa bAlikA ne sAhasa ke sAtha pUchA 'kyA bhUtala para koI aisI jagaha bhI hai, jahA~ hama bhI dUsaroM kI bhA~ti baiTha kara apanA jIvana prazasta kara sakeM ?" ___ Ananda ne kahA-"kyoM nahIM ? sampUrNa bhUmaNDala para pratyeka jAti aura varNa kA samAna adhikAra hai / jahA~ eka brAhmaNa jA sakatA hai, vahA~ tuma bhI jA sakatI ho / buddha ke samavasaraNa meM jitanA Adara eka brAhmaNa ko milatA hai, utanA hI cANDAla ko bhI milegaa| anta meM vaha cANDAlakanyA buddha kI zaraNa meM jAtI hai aura bhikSuNI bana jAtI hai / jaba aisI Adarza kI bAteM AtI haiM to niHsandeha hRdaya gadgad ho jAtA hai / hama apane jaina-saMgha kI gaurava-gAthAe~ bhI sunate aura jAnate haiM ki usane bhI kitanA udAra evaM vyApaka dRSTikoNa apanAyA thaa| mahAtmA harikezabala aura munivara metArya kI kathAe~ jaina-dharma aura jaina-saMgha kI atibhavya evaM ujjvala kathAe~ haiM, jo hameM Aja bhI prakAza de rahI hai| kintu durbhAgya se hamane apanI AMkheM mUda lI haiM aura kUpamaNDUka kI bhA~ti hama andhakAra meM hI apanA kalyANa khoja rahe haiN| hamane ahiMsA ke vyApaka svarUpa kI ora kabhI najara nahIM ddaalii| jisakA duHkhada pariNAma yaha huA ki isa sAmAjika hiMsA se Aja bhI hama cipake hue haiM / samaya aura paristhitiyoM ke parivartana ne aba hamAre sAmane gaharAI se socane aura samajhane kA suavasara pradAna kiyA hai| jisakA sadupayoga isa rUpa meM karanA hai ki hama satya ke divyaprakAza meM pracalita sAmAjika paramparAoM ko dekheM, unakI zava-parIkSA kareM aura unake abhizAparUpa sAmAjika hiMsA se bacane kI ceSTA kreN| Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla| 20 - ___ saMsAra meM do prakAra ke viSa haiM-eka viSa vaha hai, jo bAhara meM rahatA hai| aura dUsarA viSa vaha hai, jo hamAre bhItara meM rahatA hai| jo viSa bAhara meM rahatA hai, usake hajAroM rUpa haiM, hajAroM nAma haiM, manuSya ko mauta denA usakA kAma hai ; vaha saMsAra ko aneka rUpoM meM mauta bA~TatA rahatA hai| para, sAre saMsAra bhara ke jaharoM ko ekatra karake yadi inakA viSa-tattva nikAla liyA jAe, mArane kI zakti ko eka bindu meM kendrita kara diyA jAe, taba bhI vaha hamAre andara ke jaharoM kI tulanA meM eka nagaNya bindumAtra hogA / andara ke jahara kI eka bUMda ke barAbara bhI saMsAra ke samasta jaharoM kI zakti nahIM hai / itanA bhayaMkara hai bhItara kA yaha halAhala jahara ! bAhara kA viSa kaba mAratA hai ? jaba vaha prayoga meM liyA jAtA hai, khAyA jAtA hai| kintu andara kA yaha hiMsArUpI jahara to pratikSaNa aura pratipala mAratA rahatA hai aura vaha hiMsArUpI viSa dveSa, ghRNA, IrSyA Adi aneka rUpoM meM prakaTa hotA rahatA hai tathA mAnava-jAti ko apanI viSa-jvAlAoM se dagdha karatA rahatA hai| isa jahara ke lAkhoM-karor3oM hI kyoM, asaMkhyarUpa haiN| kabhI vaha pArivArika jIvana meM AtA hai to kabhI jAtigata jIvana meM, to kabhI sAmpradAyika rUpa meM aura kabhI rASTrIya rUpa meM AtA hai / kabhI kisI rUpa meM, to kabhI kisI rUpa meM, vaha mAnava-jAti ke vinAza kA paravAnA le kara AtA hai| apane bhayaMkara pariNAmoM se vaha saMsAra ko trasta-dhvasta kara DAlatA hai| andara ke jaharoM meM eka ghRNA kA jahara hai, jo sabase bhayAnaka jahara hai| ise kAlakUTa jahara kaha sakate haiN| ghRNA aura napharata ke jahara ne saMsAra meM jo vinAza-lIlA kI hai, usakA citra A~khoM ke sAmane Ate hI hRdaya kaMpita ho uThatA hai, mastiSka zUnya ho jAtA hai / vyakti ke prati ghRNA, vaira ko janma detI hai, hiMsA ko bar3hAvA detI hai| dUsaroM kI badanAmI, tor3a-phor3a, nindA yaha saba dhRNA ke kupariNAma haiN| jIvana aura jagat meM jaba isakI jaharIlI havAe~ phailatI haiM to saMsAra ko jalA DAlatI haiN| bhAI-bhAI ke bIca dIvAreM khar3I kara detI haiM, pitA-putra ke bIca gaharI khAiyA~ paidA ho jAtI haiM / manuSya isake prabhAva meM par3a jAtA hai to apanA aura apane paripArzva meM Ane vAle parivAra, samAja aura dharma tathA deza kA vinAza karatA calA jAtA hai, prema, sauhArda evaM mAnavatA ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara DAlatA hai| ataeva bhagavAn mahAvIra ke darzana ne kahA hai-'ghRNA jIvana kA sabase bar3A zatru hai / jisane ghRNA para vijaya pA lI Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 216 usane sa~sAra para vijaya pA lii| ghRNA para vijaya pAne vAlA vizva kA sabase bar3A vijetA hai|" burAI ghRNA se nahIM, prema se miTatI hai ghRNA kaba aura kyoM paidA hotI hai ? isa prazna para jaba vicAra karate haiM, to aisA lagatA hai ki yaha eka prakAra kA mAnasika unmAda hai, eka durAgrahI vega hai, jo vinAza ke mArga para baha rahA hai, mAnavajIvana ko barbAda kara rahA hai / jIvana meM burAiyA~ aura galatiyA~ hotI haiM, bhUleM hotI haiM aura unakA parimArjana bhI kiyA jAtA hai, prativAda bhI kiyA jAtA hai, unheM sudhArane ke prayatna bhI hote haiM / jaba roga hai, to use daragujara nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, usakA pratikAra aura upacAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| burAI ke sAtha saMgharSa karane kA manuSya ko adhikAra hai aura yadi vaha adhikAra chIna liyA jAe to saMsAra meM rAvaNoM kA rAjya chA jaaegaa| manuSya kI naitikatA aura saccaritratA kA phira kucha bhI mUlya nahIM raha paaegaa| jIvana kA vikAsa avaruddha ho jAegA aura eka dina dhIre-dhIre vaha samApta hI ho jaaegaa| ataeva bhUloM ke sAtha saMgharSa to honA cAhie aura vaha jIvaTa ke sAtha honA caahie| manuSya apanI bhUloM se saMgharSa kare, apanI burAiyoM se ldd'e| yadi burAI parivAra meM hai to use sudhArane ke lie kaTibaddha rhe| samAja kA kSetra to bhUloM kA eka kendra hI bana rahA hai| vyaktiyoM ke jIvana kI bahatI huI aneka bhUleM vahA~ A kara ekatra ho jAtI haiN| yadi samaya para unakA parihAra yA pariSkAra nahIM kiyA jAe to samAja meM avyavasthA, azAnti aura anAsthA kA vAtAvaraNa paidA ho jAtA hai| hama bhUloM ko pariSkRta karane kI bAta karate haiM, isase pahale apane pariSkAra kI bAta bhI soca lenI caahie| jisa vyakti, parivAra yA samAja kI bhUloM kI hama bAta karate haiM, unake prati hamAre mana meM ghRNA kA bhAva to nahIM hai ? vyaktigata dveSa yA ghRNA se prerita ho kara to hama usakI ora aMgulI nahIM uThA rahe haiM ? yaha bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa prazna hai| yadi mana meM ghRNA hai to burAI sApha nahIM hogI, bhUloM kA sudhAra nahIM ho sakegA, apitu aura adhika gaMdagI phailegI, bhUleM aura adhika ulajha jaaeNgii| napharata se kabhI burAI miTatI nahIM, balki aura adhika bar3hatI haiM / vastra para lage khUna ke dAga ko dhone kA yaha tarIkA nahIM hai ki use khUna se sApha kiyA jAe / khUna kA dAga khUna se nahIM, apitu pAnI se sApha kiyA jAtA hai| Aga ko Aga se nahIM bujhAyA jAtA, vaha pAnI se bujhAI jAtI hai| burAI meM eka aura burAI DAla kara hama use miTAnA cAheM, to vaha miTa nahIM sakegI, balki eka ke bAda eka burAiyoM kI eka lambI paramparA khar3I hotI calI jaayegii| isalie burAI ko miTAne kA prayatna karane se pahale yaha dekhanA cAhie ki hamAre mana ke kisI eka kone meM vaha gandagI chipI to nahIM hai, jise hama bAhara se miTAnA cAhate haiN| yadi bhItara meM kahIM gandagI dabI rahI, to bAhara kI saphAI nirarthaka hogI / Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 ahiMsA-darzana ghRNA se kiyA gayA tyAga, tyAga nahIM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA darzana isa sambandha meM eka bahuta hI vilakSaNa bAta kahatA hai / Apa kisI vastu kA tyAga karate haiM, usase apanA rAgAtmaka sambandha tor3ate haiM, para yadi vaha tyAga kisI ghRNA yA dvaSa se prerita ho kara karate haiM, to vaha mAnasika zuddhi kA hetu na ho kara ulaTA patana kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| tyAga kA artha vastu kA prayoga na karanA hI nahIM hai, apitu usake sAtha ApakI manovRtti kaisI hai, ApakA mAnasika lagAva kisa prakAra kA hai, yaha bhI mukhya bAta hai| mAna lIjiye, parivAra meM kisI se jhagar3A ho gayA, eka dUsare se tana gae aura aise tane ki bolanA bhI banda kara diyA / cAhe bhAI-bhAI ho yA pati-patnI paraspara 'abolA' ho gayA / ahaMgrasta krodha meM dinabhara cupacApa par3e rahe, kisI se kucha bole nahIM, kisI se kucha kahA nahIM, to yaha kyA maunavrata kI sAdhanA huI ? yaha kalahajanya 'abolA' kA mauna kyA AtmA kI vizuddhi kA kAraNa ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai, yadi krodhavaza kisI se anabana ho gaI ho, abolA ho gayA ho, to sabase pahale usa mauna ko tor3a kara kSamAyAcanA karo / krodha yA dveSa ke kAraNa kiyA huA koI bhI tyAga tyAga nahIM hai, koI bhI 'paccakkhANa' paccakkhANa nahIM hai, rAga kA tyAga vItarAgabhAva se honA cAhie, dveSabhAva se nahIM / dveSabhAva se kiyA gayA rAga kA tyAga karmabandha kA hetu hai / ataH vaha Atmazuddhi kA sAdhaka nahIM, apitu bAdhaka hai / vivittacariyA'-ekAntavAsa tapa hai, kintu kisI se kalaha evaM jhagar3A karake yadi koI kamarA banda karake so jAe, ekAnta meM kahIM akelA cupacApa par3A rahe, to kyA ise vivittacariyA kaheMge ? kyA yaha ekAntavAsarUpa tapa kahA jAyegA ? isa prakAra kalaha meM ekAntavAsa hogA bhI kahA~ ? AdamiyoM se dUra rahe, bhIr3a se dUra rahe, para, mana ke vikAroM se to ghire rahe, krodha aura ghRNA ke bhAva to AtmA se cipaTe rhe| yaha ekAntavAsa nahIM hai / AtmA kI zuddhi kA kAraNa nahIM hai / mauna ho, upavAsa ho, yA ekAntavAsa ho, yadi ye saba ghRNA, krodha evaM dvaSabuddhi se kiye jAte haiM, to dehadaNDa ho sakate haiM, kaSTa evaM duHkha ho sakate haiM, para tapa nahIM ho sakate, tyAga nahIM ho sakate, usase karmoM kI nirjarA nahIM hotii| apitu karmoM kA tIvabandha hotA hai, pUrva sthiti se bhI bhyNkr|| tyAga, rAga-dveSa se pare ho kara AdhyAtmika kSetra meM jaise ki rAga se baca kara calane ko kahA hai, vaise hI dveSa se bhI baca kara calane kA upadeza diyA hai| donoM se hI dUra taTasthavRttipUrvaka calanA hai, grahaNa aura tyAga donoM hI taTasthabhAva se hone caahie| jo bhI pravRtti karo, vaha vastuniSTha nahIM, upayogitAniSTha ho kara kro| upayoga karane meM na rAga kA bhAva honA cAhiye aura na dvaSa kA / vastu ke sAtha rAga kA bhAva jur3A rahA to upayoga meM Ane ke bAda bhI usase rAga nahIM chUTegA / vastu chUTa jAne para, AvazyakatA pUrNa ho jAne para Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 221 bhI manuSya usake sAtha yadi rAgapUrvaka cipaTA rahatA hai, to phira vaha upayoga Ananda kI jagaha saMtApa aura kaSTa kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| bhojana kiyA jAtA hai| kisalie ? bhUkha kI nivRtti ke liye / bhUkha lagI to bhojana kara liyA, bhUkha zAnta huI to usase nivRtta ho ge| bhojana kI upayogitA bhUkha-nivAraNa ke liye hai yA bhojyavastu kI svAdiSTatA ke lie ? bhUkha-nivAraNa ke liye bhojana karanA naitika hai, kintu svAda yA rAga ke vaza ho kara bhojana karanA anaitika hai / bhUkha miTAne ke liye khAne vAlA vyakti jaba taka jarUrata hotI hai, khAtA rahatA hai, jaba dekhatA hai ki aba jarUrata nahIM hai, to turanta bhojana banda kara detA hai| kitane hI svAdiSTa se svAdiSTa padArtha kyoM na hoM, vaha nahIM khAegA / kintu jaba bhojana AvazyakatA evaM upayogitA kI dRSTi se haTa kara rAga kI dRSTi se jur3a jAtA hai taba vaha jarUrata na hone para bhI khAyA jAtA hai| peTa manA kara rahA hai mahArAja ! basa kRpA karo, aba jagaha nahIM hai, para vaha khAtA calA jAtA hai / usase pUchie itanA kyoM khAte rahe, to kahegA -"kyA kareM bhAI ! acchI cIja thI, khAte cale gaye, jIbha se chUTa nahIM skii|" matalaba yaha ki bhUkha to nahIM thI, jarUrata bhI nahIM thI, kintu cIja svAdiSTa thI, isaliye chor3a nahIM sake, jyAdA khA gaye, aura aba kaSTa pA rahe haiM / yaha rAga kA lakSaNa hai| isI prakAra dveSa se bhI kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai| bhojana karane baiThe haiM, para usI samaya kisI para krodha A gayA, athavA vastu svAdiSTa na hone se usI para dveSa umar3a par3A / grAsa muMha meM DAla to rahe haiM, para vaha bAhara A rahA hai, nigalA nahIM jA rahA hai / mana meM saMtApa ho, dveSa kI Aga dahaka rahI ho, to bhojana cala nahIM sakatA / Adhe peTa hI Apa uTha jAte haiM, bhUkhe raha jAte haiM to yaha bhUkhA rahanA bhI koI tapa nahIM huA, upavAsa nahIM huaa| donoM hI jagaha doSa hai, rAga meM bhI aura dvaSa meM bhI ! rAga aura dveSa se pare ho kara taTasthabhAva se jo kiyA jAtA hai, vaha dharma hai, tyAga hai / ___isa prakaraNa meM dUsarI bAta yaha bhI hai ki jisa prakAra bhojana grahaNa karane meM rAga aura dveSa nimitta banate haiM, usI prakAra bhojana chor3ane meM bhI bana sakate haiM / bhojana kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai to kisalie ? jainadarzana ne eka vilakSaNa bAta kahI hai ki jJAnI puruSa (sAdhaka) bhojana karate hue bhI karma nirjarA karatA hai| Apa pUchege--yaha kaise ? yahI to sAdhanA hai / jisa kArya ko karate samaya dUsare hajAroM-lAkhoM manuSya karmabandha karate haiM, usI kArya ko karate hue sAdhaka AtmA kI zuddhi karatA calA jAtA hai isameM bAhya kArya yA mahattva nahIM, apitu andara meM karma meM akarma kI sAdhanA kA mahattva hai| sAdhaka bhojana karatA hai, taba bhI AtmA kI zuddhi ke lie, aura chor3atA hai, taba bhI AtmA kI zuddhi ke lie / kyoM ? yahI ki na usake karane meM rAga hai aura na usake chor3ane meM dveSa ! rAga-dvaSa se mukta ho kara vaha sirpha upayogitA aura AvazyakatA kI dRSTi se kara rahA hai, isalie Atma-sAdhaka kA bhojana karanA bhI dharma kahA gayA hai / sAdhanA kA hI eka aMga mAnA gayA hai / Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 ahiMsA-darzana jisa prakAra rAga se vastu kA adhika upayoga kiyA jAtA hai usI prakAra rAga se prApta vastu kA upayoga nahIM bhI kiyA jAtA hai| upayoga meM lAeMge to vastu kharAba ho jAegI, ataH usako sa~bhAla kara, saheja kara rakhane kI bhAvanA bhI rAga se hI sambaddha rahatI hai| isa prasaMga meM mujhe sva0 zrIgaNezaprasAdajI varNI kA eka saMsmaraNa yAda A rahA hai| zrIvarNIjI jainasamAja ke. eka acche gambhIra cintaka rahe haiM / unase merA nikaTa kA samparka rahA hai, bar3e hI sarala udAra evaM bhavya prakRti ke mAnava the ve / unhoMne apanI eka bAta sunAI thI ki eka bAra apanI mA~ ke sAtha cA~dI ke bartanoM kI dukAna para cale gye| cA~dI ke vartana dekhe to lene ke lie mana caMcala ho uThA / mA~ ne samajhAyA ki bhojana karane ke lie to kA~se aura pItala ke sAdhAraNa bartana hI calate haiM, aura ve hI kAma meM Ate haiM, cA~dI ke bartanoM kA kyA upayoga hai ? para nahIM mAne, Akhira le hI Ae / lA kara cA~dI ke bartanoM ko sandUka meM banda karake rakha diyaa|| mA~ ne kahA-'beTA, lAo na, kAma meM lAe~ cA~dI ke bartana / jaba lAe ho to unakA upayoga karo, par3e-par3e kyA kAma AeMge ?" to bole-"mA~, abhI jo camaka hai cA~dI kI ; vaha kAma meM lene se kharAba ho jaaegii| isalie kAma meM lene kA mana nahIM ho rahA hai|'' mA~ ne kahA-"pahale to anAvazyaka bartana lene nahIM cAhie the aura jaba le lie to unakA upayoga karanA caahie| saMdUka meM banda karake kisalie rakhe haiM ? tuma nahIM lAte ho to maiM nikAla kara le AtI hU~ ! vaha khAnA khAne ke lie hI to haiM, pUjA karane ke lie to nahIM ?" mana kI yaha vicitra sthiti hai| rAga meM prayoga kiyA bhI jAtA hai aura nahIM bhI / acchI aura sundara cIja ko kAma meM na lA kara sa~bhAla-saheja kara rakhane kI jitanI pravRtti hai, vaha saba rAga ke hI kAraNa hai| rAga se vastu para mamatva kA AvaraNa chA jAtA hai aura manuSya vastu ko zarIra se bhI adhika priya mAna baiThatA hai / jisa prakAra rAga se bhoga bhI hotA hai aura tyAga bhI, usI prakAra dveSa se bhI yadi tyAga hotA hai to bhoga bhI hotA hai / rAga aura dveSa kI bhAvanA se grasta ho kara kiyA gayA bhoga jisa prakAra saMtApakArI hai, usI prakAra tyAga bhI saMkleza aura kaSTa kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| ye viSa-bIja kisane boe ? ___ jaba taka darzana kI isa dhurI ko nahIM samajha liyA jAtA ki ghRNA se tyAga karanA tyAga nahIM hai, jaba taka taTasthavRtti kA udaya nahIM hotA, taba taka dharma aura darzana kI carcAe~ karake bhI, tyAga aura kriyAkANDa kI gaharAiyoM meM DUba kara bhI usameM sUkhe hI rheNge| ___ mujhe yaha dekhakara bar3A Azcarya hotA hai ki hamAre sAmane dharma aura darzana 1 dharmamAtA thI, sagI mAtA nhiiN| Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagna samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 223 kI itanI U~cI dhAraNAoM, itane mahAn AdarzoM ke rahate hue bhI ghRNA aura dvaSa kA viSa itane bhayaMkara rUpa meM kyoM phailA huA hai ? eka dharma-sampradAya dUsare dharma-sampradAya se ghRNA aura napharata karatA hai, vigraha evaM saMgharSa karatA hai / hajAroM varSoM se sAtha-sAtha rahate hue bhI hama eka-dUsare ko abhI taka acchI taraha samajha nahIM sake haiN| bhAI aura par3osI kI dRSTi se dekha nahIM sake haiM / Akhira "mittI me savvabhUesu" kA pATha bolane vAle jaina aura "mitrasya cakSuSA sarvANi bhUtAni samIkSAmahe" kA mantra-japa karane vAle vaidika paraspara eka-dUsare ke prANoM se kyoM khele ? buddha ke dhammapada ne "nahi vereNa verANi, samaMtIdha kadAcana" kA zaMkhanAda karake bhI apane anuyAyiyoM ko ghRNA, aura dveSa ke aMdhakAra se bacAne meM kucha nahIM kiyA ? yaha saba kyoM, aura kaise huA ? sAmpradAyika hiMsA kA jahara madhyayuga meM jainoM aura bauddhoM para jo atyAcAra hue, usakI kahAniyA~ par3ha kara Aja bhI mana saMtrasta ho jAtA hai| usa samaya ke jo ullekha milate haiM, unameM yaha Adeza diyA milatA hai ki "himAlaya se le kara rAmezvaram taka koI bhI jaina aura bauddha mile to use mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA jAe / yaha kitanA ugra evaM nRzaMsa rUpa hai ghRNA kA ? itihAsa ke panne sAkSI haiM ki puSyamitra ke samaya meM yaha Adeza prasArita kiyA gayA thA ki jo eka bauddhabhikSu kA sira kATa kara lAegA, use sau svarNa mudrAeM puraskAra meM dI jaaeNgii|" prazna hai-ye viSa-bIja kyoM boe gae ? isakA eka hI uttara hai--manuSya ke andara kI ghRNA aura napharata hI isakA mUla kAraNa hai / ghRNA ne hI manuSya ko manuSya se lar3anA sikhAyA, usakA sira kATanA sikhAyA ; bhAI ko bhAI kA khUna bahAnA sikhAyA / khUnI hAthI ke pairoM ke nIce kucala kara bhale hI mara jAe, para prANa bacAne ke lie bhI pAsa ke jaina mandira meM na jAe,' yaha pATha kisane sikhAyA ? kisI jaina, bauddha yA zaiva, vaiSNava ne nahIM, apitu usa ghRNA-rAkSasI ne, jo dharma evaM jAtIyatA ke nAma se manuSya ke andara chipI baiThI thI aura nararakta ke lie jisakI jIma sadA lapalapAtI rahatI thii| satya, ahiMsA kA siddhAnta jitanA jainoM ko priya thA, utanA hI bauddha aura vaidikoM ko bhI priya thA / kisI ne usa para gaharAI se cintana-manana kiyA hai aura kisI ne kucha sthala pahaluoM para hI, yaha bAta dUsarI hai, kintu prema, sadAcAra, ahiMsA dayA aura karuNA kA saMdeza pratyeka dharma ne diyA hai| phira unameM yaha rAkSasI vicAra kyoM janma le rahe haiM, kahIM jainoM kI holI jala rahI hai, to kahIM bauddhabhikSuoM ke sira ke lie svarNa-mudrAe~ puraskAra meM dI jA rahI haiM / kahIM zaiva aura vaiSNava hI eka-dUsare para nirmama prahAra kara rahe haiN| eka vRnta ke hI phUla eka-dUsare ko kATa rahe haiM / yaha lar3AI, yaha vigraha, yaha Apasa kI kaTutA aura saMgharSa kisa AdhAra para cale haiM ? basa 1 hastinA tADyamAnopi na gacchejjainamandiram Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 ahiMsA-darzana eka hI uttara milatA hai--ghRNA aura vidvaSa / hajAroM varSoM se sabane eka-dUsare ke prati yahI ghRNA kA pracAra kiyA hai / jAtivAda ke nAma para hiMsA kA viSa bhArata meM dharma aura darzana ne eka ora bar3I U~cI-U~cI bAteM kI haiN| hara AtmA ko parabrahma kA rUpa mAnA hai| hara jIva ko Izvara kA aMza mAnA hai / kintu kheda hai, dUsarI ora yaha bhI kaha DAlA ki - " yadi koI zUdra bhUla se bhI vedamaMtra kA uccAraNa kara de, to usakI jIbha kATa lI jaae| pAsa gujarate hue kisI zUdra ke kAnoM meM vedamaMtra kI dhvani bhI par3a jAe to usake kAnoM meM khaulatA huA zIzA DAla diyA jAe / " aura yaha saba eka aise vidvAn manISI AcArya ke mu~ha se kahalAyA gayA hai, jo muktakaMTha se kaha rahA hai ki - 'prANimAtra meM Izvara ke caitanya kA pratibimba hai / jisakI dRSTi meM hara jIva Izvara kA aMza hai / aMza kyA, Izvara hI hai / ' aura ina saba Adarza vacanoM para saMsAra Aja bhI mugdha hai / kintu Azcarya hai, ye hI mahApuruSa anyatra kisI ke jIvana kI pavitratA kI bAta nahIM pUcha rahe haiM, vyakti kI Atmika zuddhi kA aura tattvajJAna kA koI mUlya nahIM haiM unakI dRSTi meN| sirpha eka hI bahAva meM bahe jA rahe haiM' bebasa tinakoM kI taraha, aura vaha bahAva hai - arthahIna jAtipA~ta ke nAma para manuSya ko manuSya ke prati ghRNA kA / hamArI bauddhika cetanA do virodhI dhArAoM meM baha rahI hai, jisakA koI samAdhAna nahIM mila rahA hai / guruvAda ke nAma para hiMsA kA viSa madhyayuga kA hamArA itihAsa manuSya ke ina lajjAspada AcaraNoM se itanA gaMdA ho gayA hai ki kucha pUchie nahIM / jaina samAja meM hI itane khaNDa evaM prakhaNDa haiM jo nagaNya se bhedoM ke AdhAra para Aja vajrakAya bana gae haiM / hama dekhate haiM- eka hI guru ke do ziSya paraspara guru bhAI pratidvandvI kI taraha akhAr3e meM utarate haiM, vigraha karate haiM aura apanI sampradAya alaga se khar3A karate haiM, to kisa AdhAra para ? apanI prazaMsA aura dUsaroM kI nindA ke sivAya unake pAsa aura kyA AdhAra ho sakatA hai ? unake pAsa saMsAra ko dene ke lie sAmpradAyika ghRNA ke sivAya aura kyA hogA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza unheM isa prakAra cele baTorane ke lie kahatA hai kyA ? gRhasthavarga para bher3a-bakariyoM kI taraha apanI-apanI sampradAya kI chApa lagAne ke lie kahatA hai kyA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA udAtta dharma ina prapaMcoM se sarvathA pare hai / usakA AdhAra guNIjanoM kI binA kisI apane-parAye ke vibheda ke prazaMsA hai, nindA nahIM / apane doSoM kI AlocanA hai, parAI nindA nahIM / pratiSThA kA prazna avazya mahattvapUrNa hai / saMbhava hai, vaha kisI ko apekSita ho, para vaha pratiSThA sAttvika honI cAhie, apane karttavya aura tyAga ke AdhAra para milanI caahie| dUsaroM kI pratiSThA ke bhavya mahala ko girA kara, jisa kisI bhI * taraha unakI prasiddhi kI IMToM ko tor3a-phor3a kara apanI pratiSThA kA mahala khar3A karane Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 225 kI ceSTA ghAtaka hai| eka-dUsare kI nindA kA kucakra cala rahA hai, kabhI pratyakSa to kabhI parokSa, digambaroM aura zvetAmbaroM kI lar3AiyA~ Apa dekha hI rahe haiN| eka-dUsare ko mithyAdRSTi kahatA hai, jainAbhAsa kaha kara sambodhita karatA hai| zvetAmbaroM meM bhI sthAnakavAsI aura terApaMthI ghRNA ke AdhAra para hI to aba taka lar3ate rahe haiM / 'bhekhadhArI', 'mithyAtvI' aura 'pAkhaNDI' ke sivAya kauna se zubha zabdoM kA prayoga huA hai eka-dUsare ke lie ? prAyaH saba apanI-apanI mahattA ko prasthApita karane ke lie dUsaroM ko nIcA dikhAte Ae haiM / ghRNA aura dveSa ke ye bIja jaba dharma-sampradAyoM meM panape to unakA jaharIlA prabhAva samAja para bhI pdd'aa| samAja aura jAtiyA~ paraspara ghRNA kI zikAra huI, eka jAti ne dUsarI jAti ke prati viSa ugalA, ghRNA phailAI ! ghRNA kI ye bAteM kahAvatoM meM Aja bhI calI A rahI haiM- "baniye ke lie sthAnasthAna para brAhmaNa ke muMha se kahalAyA gayA ki vaha cora hai, jhUThA hai; pAnI chAna kara pItA hai magara khUna anachAnA hI pI jAtA hai"-"pAnI pIvaM chANa lohI aNachAyo pIva" / baniye ke muha se brAhmaNa ko bhI kosA gayA--'ki vaha peTU hai, buddhihIna hotA hai 'brAhmaNa sappamapATa / ' isa prakAra nindAtmaka kahAvateM eka jAti ne dUsarI jAti ke prati janatA meM phailA rakhI hai / aura isake pariNAmasvarUpa paraspara saMgharSa kI cinagAriyA~ uchalatI rahI haiM, Apasa meM eka-dUsare ke zatra banate rahe haiN| jahA~ eka-dUsare varga ke prati viSAkta vAyumaMDala banA huA hai vahA~ prema aura bhrAtRbhAva ke svastha vicAra kisa prakAra janma le sakate the, rASTrIya ekatA aura saMgaThana kI nIMva kisa AdhAra para Tika sakatI thI? pArivArika jIvana meM hiMsA dharma-sampradAyoM aura jAtiyoM ke manoM kA yaha viSa parivAra ke bIca bhI apanA jaharIlA prabhAva DAle binA nahIM rahA / nAte-riztedAriyA~, joki paraspara sneha aura prema ke sUtra meM baMdhI hotI haiM, unameM bhI kaTutA, avizvAsa aura ghRNA ke bIja DAla die gae / nindA ke prahAroM se mAmA, bhAnajA aura jaeNvAI ko bhI nahIM chor3A gayA / kisI ko matalabI aura gharakhAU batalAyA, to kisI ko dazavA~ graha bhI banA ddaalaa| 'jAmAtA dazamo grahaH' / matalaba yaha ki jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM jidhara dekho udhara ghRNA ke kA~Te hI kA~Te bichA die gae haiN| dveSa aura avizvAsa kI viSailI havAe~ bhara kara jIvana ke sneha aura sauhArda ko khatma kara diyA gayA hai| mAtAoM ke prati bhI kahA gayA hai ki "sautelI 'mA~' mA~ nahIM hai| usake mana meM to sneha aura prema hotA hI nahIM ! vaha to pahalI ke baccoM ko DAina kI taraha ghUratI rahatI hai / " isa prakAra kI bAteM baccoM ke samakSa kahI jAtI haiM aura unake svaccha mana meM sautelI mA~ ke prati sneha-sadbhAva ke sthAna meM anAdara evaM ghRNA kA viSa bharA jAtA hai / Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana eka vRddha sajjana mere pAsa baiThe the / itane meM eka baccA AyA to use bar3e prema se apane pAsa le liyA / sira para hAtha phirAte hue itanA sneha jatAne lage ki maiMne socA - kitanA prema aura sneha hai inake mana meM ! itane meM mu~ha banA kara ve mahAzaya bole"mahArAja ! kitanA acchA lar3akA hai ! para bicAre kA bhAgya phUTa gayA, mA~ mara gaI / aba sautelI mA~ hai | kucha bhI saMbhAla nahIM rakhatI / acchI taraha khAnA bhI nasIba nahIM hai, kitanA dubalA ho gayA hai !" maiMne socA - yaha pyAra aura dayA kI bhASA meM bacce ke dila meM abhI se ghRNA ke kA~Te kyoM bo rahA hai, mA~ ke prati abhI se napharata kyoM paidA kara rahA hai ? kyA sabhI sautelI mA~ burI hotI haiM ? jaba taka saMsAra meM sumitrA jaisI sautelI mA~ kA Adarza jIvita hai, taba taka kyoM yaha socA jAtA hai ki sautelI mA~ mila gaI to takadIra hI phUTa gaI ! 226 rAmAyaNa kA prasaMga kitanA mArmika hai ! jaba rAma vana jAne kI taiyArI kara rahe haiM / rAma vana ko jA rahe haiM aura sumitrA khar3I dekha rahI hai ki rAma akele hI kyoM jA rahe haiM ? lakSmaNa kahA~ raha gayA ? vaha bhAI ke sAtha vana meM kyoM nahIM jA rahA hai ? tabhI lakSmaNa A jAte haiM aura mAtA ko namaskAra karake rAma ke sAtha vana meM jAne kI AjJA mA~gate haiM, to sumitrA kahatI hai- "beTA ! tU itanI dera kahA~ rahA ? rAma vana ko jA rahe haiM aura tU abhI taka ghara meM baiThA hai ?" lakSmaNa kahate haiM - " maiM mAtA kauzalyA ko namaskAra karake aba ApakI AjJA lene AyA hU~ mA~ !" to sumitrA kaha uThI"merI to AjJA kabhI se ho gaI hai| jaldI jA, dera na kara / rAma ke sAtha vana meM rahate hue yaha mata samajhanA ki "maiM vyartha hI jaMgala meM bhaTaka rahA hU~ / mere mAtA-pitA yahA~ nahIM haiN| rAma ko tU apane pitAtulya samajhanA / pitA ke prati putra kI jo Adara aura bhakti honI cAhie, usI bhakti aura Adara kI dRSTi se rAma ko dekhanA / aura mere prati jo terA mAtRsneha aura zraddhA hai, vahI sneha aura zraddhA sItA ke prati rakhanA / sItA ko sItA nahIM, mA~ sumitrA samajhanA aura vana ko ayodhyA mAnanA / "2 maiM pUchatA hU~ -- yaha kauna bola rahI hai ? eka sautelI mA~ bola rahI hai, jo apane prANoM se priya putra ko sautele bhAI ke sAtha nirjana vanoM kI ThokareM khAne ke lie bheja rahI hai ? kyA vaha yaha nahIM kaha sakatI thI - 'rAma jAe to jAe, tujhe kyA par3A hai ? tU vahA~ usake sAtha vanoM meM kyoM mArA-mArA phiratA hai ?" para nahIM, sumitrA ke hRdaya kA sneha, prema aura sauhArda rAma aura lakSmaNa ko do sautele bhAI nahIM, sage bhAI samajhatA hai / isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki loga kisI mA~ kI sumitrAoM ko nahIM dekhate, vaha to eka svara se sautelI mA~ kI 2 " rAmaM dazarathaM viddhi mAM viddhi janakAtmajAm / ayodhyAmaTavIM viddhi, gaccha putra ! yathAsukham ||" acchAI ko nahIM dekhate, burAiyoM kA hI pracAra Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA : samagra samAja meM vyApta hiMsA kA mUla 227 karate cale A rahe haiN| gaMgAjala ko sira para nahIM DAlate, nAlI kA gandA jala hI uchAla rahe haiN| ___saMsAra meM eka ora sUryakAntAe~ janma letI haiM, to dUsarI ora sItA aura sAvitrI bhI to janma letI haiN| kyA hama sItA-sAvitrI kI ujjvala paramparA ko bhulA kara sUryakAntA kA hI DhiMDhorA pITate raheM ki--saMsAra ke patiyo, sAvadhAna rhnaa| kahIM ye patniyA~ sUryakAntA kI taraha tumheM jahara na pilA deM, galA na ghoMTa deM ! kyA yahI jahara surakSita hai hamAre pAsa janamAnasa meM phailAne ke lie ? amRta kI eka bUMda bhI nahIM, jisase kisI kA kucha bhalA ho sake / saMsAra ko isI prakAra ghaNA aura dveSa kI dahakatI jvAlAoM meM jalAte rahane kA hI upadeza hai hamAre pAsa ? maiM kahatA hU~, jIvana meM yaha ghRNA kA jahara jaba taka rahegA, taba taka bhAI-bhAI, pitA-putra, pati-patnI koI bhI sukha aura snehapUrvaka nahIM raha skeNge| saba eka-dUsare ko ghRNA aura vidvaSa kI dRSTi se dekheMge, aura dekheMge paraspara jAnalevA duzmana kI nigAha se / dharma-sampradAya ke nAma para hiMsA ye dUra kI bAteM jAne dIjie / gA~dhIjI kaise mAre gae ? pistaula kI golI se ? nahIM-nahIM, gA~dhIjI ke prati goDase ke mana meM jo napharata kA bhUta savAra thA, usI ne vahA~ goliyA~ gA~dhIjI ko mArI ! gA~dhIjI kA hatyArA goDase nahIM, balki vahI ghRNA aura vidveSa thI, jo hindustAna kI nasoM meM yugoM-yugoM se bharI gaI haiN| jisakA jahara kabhI bhI manuSya ko unmatta aura pAgala banA DAlatA hai / hindustAna ke do Tukar3e kisane karavAe ? jinnA ne yA aMgrejoM ne ? na jinnA ne aura na aMgrejoM ne| hinduoM aura musalamAnoM ke bIca chAI huI jAtIya ghRNA aura vidveSa ne hI bhArata ke do Tukar3e kara DAle / hindustAna-pAkistAna kA ba~TavArA dharma ke AdhAra para nahIM, apitu dharma ke cole meM chipI huI ghaNA aura vidveSa ke AdhAra para huA hai| isIliye alaga ho kara bhI Aja taka ye zAnti se raha nahIM sake haiN| ba~TavAre ke samaya kyA-kyA atyAcAra hue haiM, kaisekaise hatyAkAMDa hue haiM- Apa se chipe nahIM haiM ? hajAroM-lAkhoM naunihAla bacce, jo abhI na hindU bane the, na musalamAna, abhI to ve abodha jIvana kI yAtrA prArambha hI kara rahe the ki unake isalie Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara DAle ki ve hindU aura musalamAna ke ghara meM paidA ho gae ye / hajAroM abalAoM ko jIte jI agni meM homa diyA gayA, sirpha isalie ki ve hinduoM kI putriyA~ thIM, yA patniyA~ thiiN| kyA yaha saba jinnA aura aMgrejoM ne sikhAyA thA ? yaha usI ghRNA-rAkSasI kA nagna-nRtya thA, usI vidveSa ke viSaile pariNAma the, jo dharma ke pavitra nAma para varSoM se janajIvana meM phaila rahI thii| sabhI hiMsAoM ke mUla : ghRNA aura vidveSa ____ Aja bhI jo kabhI dharma ke nAma para, mandiroM tathA gurudvAroM ke nAma para, prAntoM tathA jAtiyoM ke nAma para gAliyA~ cala rahI haiM, chure cala rahe haiM, tor3aphor3a ho rahI hai, Aga lagAI jA rahI hai, yaha saba kyA hai ? ghRNA aura vidveSa kI Aga phailAne Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 ahiMsA-darzana vAloM ke hI ye hathakaMDe haiN| krUratA aura nRzaMsatA kA yaha khUnI itihAsa jaba bhI kabhI likhA gayA hai, ghRNA aura vidveSa kI kalama se hI likhA gayA hai| saMsAra ko barbAda karane vAlA, usakA sarvanAza karane vAlA yadi koI jahara hai, to vaha yahI ghRNA kA jahara hai / yaha ghRNA aura vidveSa kA jahara mAnava-jAti ko pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI mAratA calA A rahA hai, hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM taka mAnava-jAti ko Aga kI bhayaMkara lapaToM meM jhulasAtA A rahA hai| samagra samAja meM vyApta isa hiMsA se mukta hoM jIvana meM jaba taka parivAroM, samAjoM, jAtiyoM, sampradAyoM, vargoM yA prAntoM meM pArasparika ghRNA, dveSa, vairavirodha, tiraskAra Adi kaSAyabhAva nahIM miTeMge, taba taka yaha mAvahiMsA (sAmAjika hiMsA) nahIM jaaegii| isa bhAvahiMsA se mukta hue binA ahiMsA kI vAstavika ArAdhanA nahIM ho sakegI aura na hI taba taka zAnti aura sneha kI saritA samAja meM baha skegii| ataH vyApaka sAmAjika jIvana meM prema, sauhArda aura zAnti ke lie Avazyaka hai ki hama isa jahara ko apane hRdaya se mukta kareM / hama ghRNA aura vaira ke vyApArI nahIM, apitu zAnti aura prema ke devadUta bana kara rheN| Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta jIvana meM hiMsA kA rUpa eka hI nahIM hotA hai, jaisA ki pahale batAyA jA cukA hai / vaha sAmAjika, rASTrIya dhArmika tathA anya dezoM meM vibhinna rUpoM meM dekhI jAtI hai / ataeva jahA~ kahIM aura jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM hiMsA ho rahI hai, use vahA~ usI rUpa meM samajhane kI AvazyakatA hai / isake binA ahiMsA ke rAja mArga para ThIka taraha se calA nahIM jA sakatA / apane bauddhika vizleSaNa ke dvArA jo andhakAra ko andhakAra samajha letA hai aura sAtha hI yaha bhI jAna letA hai ki vaha andhakAra jIvana ko pragati kI preraNA dene vAlA nahIM hai, vaha prakAza meM Ane kA prayatna kara sakatA hai aura phira apanI jIvana-yAtrA acchI taraha taya bhI kara sakatA hai / jahA~ andhakAra hai vahA~ bhA~tibhA~ti kI gar3abar3I paidA hotI rahatI haiM / ghara meM coroM ke ghusa Ane para ghara vAle lar3ane ko taiyAra hote haiM, coroM se, kintu lAThiyA~ barasAne lagate haiM, apane hI ghara vAloM para / hiMsA : eka andhakAra andhakAra meM apane-parAye kA koI bheda mAlUma nahIM detA / isa prakAra ke andhakAra ko jIvana na mAna kara mRtyu kA sandeza samajhanA cAhiye / saphala jIvana ke lie to divya prakAza hI caahie| hiMsA bhI eka prakAra kA andhakAra hai aura Aja vaha jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM phailA huA hai / kintu yaha nizcita hai ki jaba taka yaha jIvana ko kisI bhI rUpa meM sparza kiye rahegA, taba taka jIvana kA sahI mArga nahIM milegA | ataeva yadi prakAza meM praveza karanA hai, to isake liye andhakAra kA bhI samucita jJAna prApta karanA hogA / jaba taka hama hiMsA ke andhakAra ko bhalIbhA~ti na samajha leM, taba taka ahiMsA ke prakAza kI ujjvala kiraNeM hameM prApta nahIM ho sakatIM / ye vikalpa tuccha haiM, hiMsAjanaka haiM jainadharma eka adhyAtmavAdI dharma / usakI sUkSmadRSTi mAnava AtmA para TikI huI hai / vaha dRSTi manuSya ke zarIra, indriya, bAhyaveSa, liMga, vaMza aura jAti - inakI dIvAroM ko bhedatI huI, sUkSma AtmA ko grahaNa karatI hai / vaha AtmA kI bAta karatA hai, AtmA kI bhASA bolatA hai / sukha-duHkha ke vikalpa, uccatA-nIcatA ke mAnadaNDa aura yahA~ taka ki loka-paraloka kI cintA se bhI pare, vaha zuddha adhyAtma kI bAta karatA hai / isakA matalaba yaha hai ki saMsAra ke jitane bhI bAhya vikalpa haiM, U~ca-nIca , cAhe ve jAti kI dRSTi se hoM, cAhe dhana kI dRSTi se hoM, zAsana adhikAra kI dRSTi se hoM athavA anya kisI bhI dRSTi se hoM, vahA~ ye vikalpa tuccha par3a jAte haiM, ye saba Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 ahiMsA-darzana dhAraNAe~ usakI dRSTi se niSprANa-nirmAlya evaM nirarthaka haiM / AtmA ke sAtha ina dhAraNAoM kA kahIM koI mela nahIM baiThatA / bhale hI pazcAdvartI vyaktiyoM ne kucha blekamela kiyA ho, kintu jainadharma ke mahAn udgAtA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vacanoM kA jo mahAprakAza hameM milA hai, usake Aloka meM dekhane se patA calatA hai ki jainadharma kA zuddha rUpa AtmA ko chUtA hai / jAti, sampradAya, vaMza aura liMga kA 'blekamela' sAMTha-gA~Tha karane vAle, jaina dharma kI AtmA ke sAtha anyAya kara rahe haiN| amIra-garIba-sabameM samAna AtmA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo upadeza diyA, apane jIvana meM jo vilakSaNa kArya kiye, ve isa bAta ke sAkSI haiM ki jainadharma kA sandeza AtmA ko jagAne kA sandeza hai / usakI dRSTi meM rAjA aura raMka kI AtmA meM koI bheda nahIM hai| usake samakSa jitane Atma-gaurava ke sAtha eka kulIna brAhmaNa A sakatA hai, utane hI gaurava ke sAtha eka nIca aura antyaja kahA jAne vAlA zUdra cANDAla bhI A sakatA haiM / vaha brAhmaNakumAra indrabhUti gautama kA svAgata karatA hai, to zvapAka putra harikezIbala aura cANDAlasuta maharSi metArya kA bhI usI bhAva aura zraddhA ke sAtha svAgata, sammAna evaM Adara karatA hai / AtmA kisI bhI paristhiti meM cala rahI ho, kisI nAma, rUpa aura jAti kI sImAoM meM khar3I ho, para usameM bhI vahI Atmajyoti jala rahI hai, jo tumhAre bhItara bhI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA-'tumhAre sAmane koI AtA hai to tuma usakI AtmA ko dekho, use jAgRta karane kA prayatna karo / usake nAma, rUpa Adi meM mata uljho| tuma AtmavAdI ho to AtmA ko dekho| zarIra ko dekhanA, nAma, rUpa, jAti ko dekhanA, zarIravAdI yA bhautikavAdI dRSTi hai| AtmavAdI ina prapaMcoM meM nahIM ulajhatA hai, usakI dRSTi meM teja hotA hai / ataH vaha sUkSma se sUkSma svarUpa ko grahaNa karatA hai, sthUla para usakI dRSTi nahIM attktii| vaha sUkSma tattva ko pahacAnatA hai aura usI kA sammAna karatA hai|' bhagavAn mahAvIra ke, jo prAcInatama bhASA meM upadeza prApta hote haiM, ve bahuta kucha Aja bhI AcArAMga meM upalabdha haiM / bhASA aura zailI kI dRSTi se vaha saba AgamoM meM prAcIna hai aura mahAvIrayuga ke adhika nikaTa pratIta hotA hai| usameM eka sthAna para kahA gayA hai-"tumhAre sAmane yadi koI samrAT AtA hai, jisake pIche lAkhoM-karor3oM sevakoM kA dala khar3A hai, dhana-vaibhava kA ambAra lagA hai, svarNa-siMhAsana aura zAsana-zakti usake pIche hai, yadi use upadeza dene kA prasaMga AtA hai, to usake dhana aura zakti para dRSTi na DAlo, usake sone ke mahaloM kI tarapha najara mata uThAo, balki use eka bhavya samajha kara upadeza kro| aura, yaha dekho ki usakI supta AtmA jAgRta ho, usameM viveka kI jyoti prajvalita ho / basa, yahI dhyeya rakha kara upadeza karo, aura nirbhIka ho kara kro|" 1 "jahA puNassa katthai tahA tucchassa katthai, jahA tucchassa katthai tahA puNNassa katthai / " Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 231 "aura, yadi tumhAre samakSa koI daridra bhikhArI galI-kUcoM meM ThokareM khAne vAlA zvapAka yA antyaja cANDAla, jo saMsAra kI najara meM nIca kahA jAtA hai, vaha bhI A jAe, to jisa prakAra se tathA jisa bhAva se samrATa ko upadeza diyA hai, usI prakAra se aura usI bhAva se usa tuccha aura sAdhAraNa zreNI ke vyakti ko bhI dekho, usake bAharI rUpa aura jAti para mata uljho| yaha dekho ki vaha bhI eka bhavya AtmA hai, aura usakI AtmA ko jAgRti kA sandeza denA hamArA dharma hai|" Apa dekheMge ki jainadharma kA svara kitanI U~cAI taka pahu~ca gayA hai ! sAdhAraNa janatA jisa prakAra eka samrAT aura eka zreSThI ke prati sammAna aura sabhya bhASA kA prayoga karatI hai, eka kaMgAla bhikhArI aura eka antyaja ke prati bhI jainadharma usI bhASA aura usI sabhyatA kA pAlana karane kI bAta kahatA hai| jitanI dRr3hatA aura nirbhayatA mana meM hogI, satya kA svara bhI utanA hI spaSTa evaM mukhara hogA / ataH bhikhArI aura daridra ke sAmane tuma jitane nirbhaya aura spaSTavAdI ho kara satya ko prakaTa karate ho, utane hI nirbhaya aura dRr3ha bana kara eka samrAT ko bhI satya kA sandeza sunAo / tumhArA satya aura sudRr3ha satya svarNa kI camaka ke sAmane apanI tejasvitA kama na hone de, sone ke Dhakkana se usakA muMha banda na ho jaae| jaisA ki IzopaniSad meM kahA gayA hai"sone ke pAtra se satya kA muMha DhakA huA hai|"2 samrAT aura tumhAre bIca meM samrATa ke dhana aura vaibhava, zakti aura sAmrAjya kA vicAra khar3A mata hone do| aura na daridra aura tumhAre bIca meM daridra kI nagaNyatA evaM tucchatA kA kSudra vicAra hI khar3A ho / donoM kI AtmA ko samAna samajho, ataH donoM ko samAnabhAva se dharma kA saMdeza do, nirbhaya aura nirapekSa ho kara, niSkAma aura taTastha ho kara / jAti nahIM, caritra U~cA hai maiM Apase kaha rahA thA-jainadharma zarIravAdiyoM kA dharma nahIM hai / aSTAvakra RSi ke zabdoM meM kahU~ to vaha 'carmavAdI' dharma nahIM hai| vaha zarIra, jAti yA vaMza ke bhotika AdhAra para calane vAlA 'polA dharma nahIM hai| adhyAtma kI Thosa bhUmikA para khar3A hai| vaha yaha nahIM dekhatA ki kauna bhaMgI hai, kauna camAra hai aura kauna Aja kisa karma tathA kisa vyavasAya meM jur3A hai ? vaha to vyakti ke caritra ko dekhatA hai, puruSArtha ko dekhatA hai aura dekhatA hai usakI Atmika pavitratA ko| jAti-vaMza-dharma-bhASAgata ahaMkAra : hiMsA kA mUla bhAratavarSa kA itihAsa, jaba hama dekhate haiM, to mana pIr3A se bhArI ho jAtA hai / aura, hamAre dharma evaM adhyAtma ke pracArakoM ke cintana ke samakSa eka praznacinha laga jAtA hai ki ve kyA socate the ? aura kaisA socate the ? prANimAtra meM brahma kA pratibimba dekhane vAle bhI zreSThI aura daridra kI AtmA ko, brAhmaNa 2 'hiraNmayena pAtreNa satyasyapi hitaM mukham' -IzopaniSad Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 ahiMsA-darzana aura cANDAla kI AtmA ko eka dRSTi se nahIM dekha sake / unhoMne hara varga ke bIca bheda aura ghRNA kI dIvAreM khar3I kara dI thiiN| zUdra kI chAyA par3ane se ve apane ko apavitra samajha baiThate the / kyA itanI nAjuka thI unakI pavitratA, ki kisI kI chAyAmAtra se vaha dUSita ho uThatI ? koI bhI zUdra dharmazAstra kA adhyayana nahIM kara sakatA thA ! kyA dharmazAstra itane poce the ki zUdra ke chUte hI ve bhraSTa ho jAte ? jarA soceM to lagegA ki kaisI bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ thIM ki jo zAstra jJAna kA AdhAra mAnA jAtA hai, jisase pravAhita hone vAlI jJAna kI dhArA antaraMga ke kaluSa ko, ananta - ananta janmoM ke pApoM ko dho kara svaccha kara detI hai, prakAza jagamagA detI hai, saMsAra ko dAsatA aura bandhanoM se mukta karake Atma-svAtantrya aura mokSa ke kendra meM pratiSThita karane meM samartha hai, vaha zAstra aura usakI jJAnadhArA unhoMne eka varga ke hAthoM meM sauMpa dI aura kaha diyA ki dUsaroM ko ise par3hane kA adhikAra nahIM / par3hane kA adhikAra chInA so to chInA, use sunane taka kA bhI adhikAra nahIM diyA / jo zUdra pavitra zAstra kA uccAraNa kara de, usakI jIbha kATa dI jAya, aura jo use suna le, usake kAnoM meM khaulatA huA zIzA DAla kara zAstra sunane kA daNDa diyA jAya ! kaisA thA yaha mAnasa ? manuSyamanuSya ke bIca itanI ghRNA ! itanA dva eSa ! jo zAstra mahAn pavitra vastu mAnI jAtI thI, usameM bhASA ko le kara bhI vigraha paidA hue| eka ne kahA - saMskRta devatAoM kI bhASA hai, ata: usameM jo zAstra likhA gayA hai, vaha zuddha hai, pavitra hai aura prAkRta tathA anya bhASAoM meM jo bhI tattvajJAna hai, zAstra hai, vaha saba apavitra hai, adharma hai; tathA dUsare ne prAkRta ko hI mahattva diyA / use hI devatAoM kI bhASA mAnA, pavitra mAnA / isa prakAra kI bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ itihAsa ke pRSThoM para Aja mI aMkita haiM, jinase jJAta hotA hai ki manuSya ke andara jAti, vaMza, dharma aura bhASA kA eka bhayaMkara arhakAra janma le rahA thA aura aisA ahaMkAra, jo saMsAra meM apanI zreSThatA sthApita karane ke lie dUsaroM kI zreSThatA, pratiSThA aura sammAna ko khaNDa-khaNDa karane para tula gayA thA / dUsaroM kI pratiSThA kA mahattva girA kara pratiSThA evaM zreSThatA ke mahala, una khaNDaharoM para khar3A karanA cAhatA thA / unhoMne manuSya ke sammAna kA, usakI Atmika pavitratA kA aura AtmA meM chipI divyajyoti kA apamAna kiyA, usakI avagaNanA kI aura use nIce girAne evaM lupta karane kI aneka ceSTAe~ kiiN| unhoMne caritra kA, sadAcAra kA mUlya jAti aura vaMza ke sAmane girA diyaa| isa prakAra adhyAtmavAda kA DhiMDhorA pITa kara bhI ve bhautikavAdI bane rahe / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne yaha sthiti dekhI, to unake andara meM krAnti kI lahara laharA uThI, unake antaHsphUrta svara gUMja uThe - u zreSThatA aura pavitratA kA AdhAra jAti nahIM hai, balki manuSya kA apanA karma hai, apanA AcaraNa hai / karma se hI vyakti brAhmaNa hotA hai aura karma se hI kSatriya / vaizya aura zUdra bhI 3 "kammuNA baMbhaNI hoI, kammuNA hoI khattio / iso kammuNA hoI, suddo havai kammuNA ||" Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 233 karma ke AdhAra para hI hotA hai / saMsAra meM karma kI pradhAnatA hai| samAja ke varNa aura Azrama karma ke AdhAra para hI vibhakta haiN| isameM jAti kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai / manuSya kI tejasvitA aura pavitratA usake tapa aura sadAcAra para TikI huI hai, na ki jAti para ? 'jAti kA koI kAraNa nahIM dIkha rahA hai|' manuSya karma ke dvArA U~cA hotA hai, jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko nApatA hai aura karma ke dvArA hI nIce giratA hai, patita hotA hai / isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki isa yuga meM mAnava ke mana meM-jAtivAda aura vargavAda kA jo eka kA~ToM kA gherA khar3A ho gayA thA, use jainadharma ne tor3ane kI koziza kI, manuSya-manuSya aura AtmA-AtmA ke bIca samatA evaM samarasatA kA bhAva pratiSThita karane kA sakSama prayatna kiyA / jainadharma ne Apako sandeza diyA hai ki 'pratyeka AtmA samAna hai| tuma yaha bhAvanA mana se nikAla do ki koI vyakti janma (jAti) se U~cA yA nIcA hai, balki yaha soco ki usakI AtmA kaisI hai ? prazna jAti kA nahIM, AtmA kA kro| AtmA kI dRSTi se vaha zuddha aura pavitra hai yA nahIM, isa prazna para vicAra kro| pUrvAcAryoM ne vizva kI AtmAoM ko samatva dRSTi dete hue kahA hai kisaMsAra kI samasta AtmAoM ko hama do dRSTiyoM se dekhate haiM-eka dravyadRSTi se aura dUsarI paryAyadRSTi se / jaba hama bAhara kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM, paryAya kI dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM, to saMsAra kI samasta AtmAe~ azuddha mAlUma par3atI haiN| cAhe vaha brAhmaNa kI AtmA ho athavA zUdra kI AtmA; yahA~ taka ki tIrthaMkara kI hI AtmA kyoM na ho, vaha jaba taka saMsAra kI bhUmikA para sthita hai, azuddha hI pratIta hotI hai / jo bandhana hai, vaha to sabake lie hI bandhana hai / lohe kI ber3I kA bandhana bhI bandhana hai aura sone kI ber3I kA bandhana bhI bandhana hI hai / jaba taka tIrthaMkara prArabdha-karma ke bandhana se pare nahIM hote haiM, taba taka vaha bhI saMsAra kI bhUmikA meM hote haiM, aura saMsAra kI bhUmikA azuddha bhUmikA hai / AtmA jaba vizuddha hotI hai paryAya kI dRSTi se bhI vizuddha hotI hai, taba vaha mukta ho jAtI hai, saMsAra kI bhUmikA se Upara uTha kara mokSa kI bhUmikA para calI jAtI hai / isa prakAra tIrthaMkara aura sAdhAraNa AtmAe~ saMsAra kI bhUmikA para paryAya kI dRSTi se eka samAna haiN| Apa soceMge, to pAyeMge ki jainadharma ne kitanI bar3I bAta kahI hai / jaba vaha satya kI parateM kholane lagatA hai, to vahA~ kisI kA bheda nahIM mAnatA, sirpha satya ko spaSTa karanA hI usakA ekamAtra lakSya rahatA hai / yadi hama dravyadRSTi se AtmA ko dekhate haiM-to dravya arthAt mUlasvarUpa kI dRSTi se pratyeka AtmA jJAnamaya hai, zuddha evaM pavitra hai| jala meM cAhe jitanI miTTI mila gaI ho, koyale kA cUrA pIsa kara DAla diyA gayA ho, aneka raMga milA diye gae hoM, jala kitanA hI azuddha, apavitra aura gandA kyoM na pratIta hotA ho, para yadi 4 "na dIsaI jAivisesa koI" Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 ahiMsA darzana ApakI dRSTi meM satya ko samajhane kI zakti hai, to Apa samajheMge ki jala apane Apa meM kyA cIja hai ? jala svabhAvataH pavitra hai yA malina ? vaha malinatA aura gandagI jala kI hai yA miTTI Adi kI ? yadi Apa isa vizleSaNa para gaura kareMge to yaha samajha leMge ki jala jala hai, gandagI gandagI hai / donoM bhinna-bhinna padArtha haiM, eka-dUsare ko prabhAvita karate hue bhI, abhinna samparka meM rahate hue bhI donoM alaga-alaga haiM / isI prakAra ananta ananta kAla se AtmA ke sAtha karma kA samparka calA A rahA hai, AtmA aura karma kA sambandha jur3A A rahA hai, para vAstava meM AtmA AtmA hai, vaha karma nahIM hai / aura, karma jo pahale thA, vaha apanI usI dhurI para Aja bhI hai, usI sthiti meM hai, vaha kabhI AtmA nahIM bana sakA hai / isakA abhiprAya yaha huA ki mUlasvarUpa kI dRSTi se vizva kI pratyeka AtmA pavitra hai, zuddha hai / vaha jala ke samAna hai, usameM jo apavitratA dikhAI par3a rahI hai, vaha usakI svayaM kI nahIM, apitu karma ke kAraNa hai--asat karma, asat AcaraNa aura asat saMkalpoM ke kAraNa hai / AtmA parama pavitra hai yaha bAta jaba hama samajha rahe haiM ki AtmA kI apavitratA mUla AtmA kI dRSTi se karma ke kAraNa hai, taba hameM yaha bhI socanA hogA ki vaha apavitra kyoM hotI hai aura phira pavitra kaise banatI hai ? hamAre mana meM jo asat saMkalpa kI lahareM uTha rahI haiM, durvicAra janma le rahe haiM, ghRNA, vaira aura vidveSa kI bhAvanAe~ jaga rahI haiM, ve asatkarma kI ora pravRtta karatI haiN| apane ahaMkAra kI pUrti ke lie manuSya saMgharSa karatA hai, idhara-udhara ghRNA phailAtA hai / isa prakAra lobha aura svArtha jaba TakarAte haiM, taba vigraha aura yuddha janma lete haiM / vAsanA aura vyaktigata bhogecchA jaba prabala hotI haiM, to vaha hiMsA aura anya burAiyoM ko paidA karatI hai / Aja ke jIvana meM hiMsA aura pApAcAra kI jo itanI vRddhi ho rahI hai, vaha manuSya kI lipsA aura kAmanAoM ke kAraNa hI hai / aisA lagatA hai ki saMsArabhara ke pApa Aja manuSya ke andara A rahe haiM aura savarNa kI taraha apane naye-naye rUpoM se saMsAra ko AkrAMta karanA cAhate haiM / manuSya itanA krUra bana rahA hai ki apane svArtha ke lie, bhoga ke lie vaha bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara hatyAe~ kara rahA hai / aura, isa kAraNa kabhI-kabhI isa para sandeha hone lagatA hai ki usake hRdaya bhI hai yA nahIM ? eka jamAnA thA, jaba devI-devatAoM ke nAma para pazu hatyA kI jAtI thI, mUka aura nirIha prANiyoM kI bali dI jAtI thI / yuga ne karavaTa badalI, ahiMsA aura karuNA kI pukAra uThI aura ve hatyAkAMDa kAphI banda ho ge| para, Aja jisa udara devatA ke lie lAkhoM pazu pratidina bali ho rahe haiM, kyA use koI nahIM roka sakatA ? pahale devatAoM ko khuza karane ke lie pazu-hatyAe~ hotI thIM, Aja isa devatA ( ? - ? - yA rAkSasa ? ) ke bhojana aura khAne ke nAma para pazu hatyA kA cakra cala rahA hai / Aja kA sabhya manuSya bhojana ke nAma para apane hI peTa meM jIvita pazuoM Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 235 kI kabra banA rahA hai| kahanA cAhie, vaha Aja pazuoM kI jIvita kabra para hI so rahA hai| yaha bhayaMkara pazu-saMhAra taba taka nahIM ruka sakatA, jaba taka manuSya ke andara zuddha devatva jAgRta na ho, zuddha dRSTikoNa na jage, saMsAra ke pratyeka jIvadhArI meM apane samAna hI AtmA ke darzana na kare / ____ manuSya kI bhogecchA Aja itanI prabala ho rahI hai ki usakI buddhi karttavya se cuMdhiyA gaI hai| ahaMkAra jAgRta ho rahA hai, phalataH vaha sRSTi kA sarvottama evaM sabase mahAn prANI apane ko hI samajha rahA hai| usakI yaha dRSTi badalanI hogI, AtmA kI samAnatA kA bhAva jagAnA hogaa| use yaha anubhava karAnA hogA ki jisa prakAra kI pIr3A tujhe anubhava hotI hai, vaisI hI pIr3A kI anubhUti pratyeka prANI meM hai / kintu yaha eka vicitra bAta hai ki hama sirpha upadeza de kara apane kartavya kI itizrI samajha lete haiM, adhyAtmavAda aura adhyAtmadRSTi kA gambhIra vizleSaNa karake use chor3a dete haiM, vicAroM se utara kara adhyAtmavAda AcAra meM nahIM A rahA hai, muMha se bAhara nikala rahA hai, mana kI gaharAI meM nahIM utara rahA hai| jaba taka adhyAtma kI carcA karane vAloM ke jIvana meM isakA mahattva nahIM AMkA jAyegA, taba taka adhyAtma ko bhUta-preta kI taraha bhayAnaka samajha kara Darane vAloM ko hama isa ora AkarSita kaise kara sakeMge? isake lie Avazyaka hai ki hamArI dharma-dRSTi, hamArA adhyAtma, pahale jIvana meM mukhara ho| isakA pracAra hameM apane jIvana se zurU karanA cAhie, tabhI hamArI adhyAtmadRSTi kI kucha sArthakatA hai, anyathA nhiiN| jAtibheda zarIra meM nahIM dIkhatA gata pravacana meM sAmAjika hiMsA kA vivecana karate hue batalAyA thA ki 'manuSya jAti eka hai aura vaha prANi-saMsAra kI sarvazreSTha jAti hai| manuSya kA jIvana bahuta bar3e saubhAgya se prApta hone vAlI eka bahumUlya nidhi hai| jainazAstra aura dUsare zAstra bhI yahI kahate haiM ki devatA bananA AsAna hai, kintu manuSya bananA kaThina hai| caurAsI lakSa jIva-yoniyoM meM maTakate hue bar3I kaThinAI se manuSya kA colA milatA hai / insAna kI U~cAI, vastutaH bahuta bar3I UMcAI hai| jyoM hI mAnava-jIvana kI mahattA kA vicAra hamAre mana meM AtA hai, tyoM hI eka atimahattvapUrNa prazna sAmane upasthita ho jAtA hai| prazna yaha hai ki-manuSya kA manuSya ke prati kaisA vyavahAra honA cAhie ? manuSya yadi manuSyatA kA mUlya samajhatA hai to use dUsare manuSyoM ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra karanA cAhie ? insAna kA colA mila jAne para bhI insAna ko yadi insAna kI AtmA nahIM milI, hAtha-paira Adi avayava insAna ke mila gae; kintu yadi bhItara haivAniyata hI bharI rahI to yaha bAhara kA mAnavIya colA kisa kAma kA ? ghRNA, dveSa, ahaMkAra--- ye saba pazutA kI bhAvanAe~ haiM, manuSyatA kI nhiiN| manuSya ke cole meM bhI yadi ye Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 ahiMsA-darzana saba bhAvanAe~ bharI haiM, to samajha lenA cAhie ki vahA~ vAstavika manuSyatA nahIM A pAI hai| mAnava-jAti kA vibhAjana akhaNDa mAnava-jAti pahale-pahala udyoga-dhandhoM kI bhinnatA ke kAraNa aneka Tukar3oM meM vibhakta huii| kahanA to yaha cAhie ki manuSya jAti kI suvidhA ke lie hI udyoga alaga-alaga rUpoM meM bA~Te gaye the aura alaga-alaga pezA karate hue bhI manuSya-manuSya meM koI bheda nahIM thaa| kintu jaba ahaMkAra aura dveSa kI bhAvanAeM tIvra huI to dhandhoM ke AdhAra para bane hue vibhinna vargoM meM U~ca-nIca kI bhAvanA aMkurita hone lgii| phira vaha phUlI aura phlii| usake jaharIle phala sarvatra phaile aura unhoMne mAnava-jAti kI mahattA aura pavitratA ko naSTa kara diyaa| manuSya samajha baiThe ki amuka dhandhA karane vAlA varga U~cA hai aura amuka dhandhA karane vAlA varga niicaa| kyA vaha bhedabhAva yahIM khatma ho gayA ? nahIM, vaha bar3hatA hI calA gayA aura eka dina usane bahuta vicitra evaM vikRta rUpa grahaNa kara liyaa| dhIre-dhIre dhandhoM kI bAta ur3a gaI aura janma se hI uccatA aura nIcatA, pavitratA aura apavitratA kI bAta jor3a dI gii| jaba taka dhaMdhe kA prazna thA, samasyA vikaTa nahIM thI aura bheda-bhAva bhI sthAyI nahIM thA, kyoMki manuSya icchA hote hI apanA dhaMdhA badala bhI sakatA thA / kintu janma kaise badale ? pariNAma yaha huA ki manuSya-manuSya ke bIca bheda karane vAlI phaulAdI dIvAreM khar3I kara dI gaI aura mAnava-parivAra kA saMghaTana chinna-bhinna ho gayA / nissandeha usI vighaTana kA yaha duHkhada pariNAma hai ki Aja 'zAnti' aura 'prema' ke sthAna para 'azAnti' evaM 'ghRNA' kA sAmrAjya hai / pavitratA janma se yA karma se ? hamAre sAmane Aja yaha jaTila prazna upasthita hai ki isa sambandha meM jaina-dharma kyA prakAza detA hai / vaha 'janma' se pavitratA mAnatA hai yA 'karma' se? kisI ne brAhmaNa, kSatriya yA vaizya ke kula meM janma le liyA to kyA vaha janma lene mAtra se brAhmaNa, kSatriya yA vaizya ho gayA ? aura kyA janmamAtra se usameM zreSThatva A gayA ? athavA brAhmaNa Adi banane ke lie aura tadanurUpa uccatA prApta karane ke lie kyA kucha kartavya-vizeSa bhI karanA Avazyaka hai ? __ insAna janma se kyA le kara AyA hai ? vaha haDDI aura mA~sa kA Dhera to hI sAtha meM lAyA hai ! kyA kisI kI haDDiyoM para 'brAhmaNatva' kI, kisI ke mAMsa para 'kSatriyatva' kI yA kisI ke cehare para 'vaizyatva' kI mohara lagI AI hai ? yA brAhmaNa kisI aura rUpa meM, aura dUsare varNa kisI aura rUpa meM Ae haiM ? Akhira, zarIra to zarIra hI hai / vaha jar3apudgaloM kA piNDa hai| usameM jAti Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 237 pA~ti kA kisI bhI prakAra kA koI naisargika bheda nahIM hai / yaha mRt-piNDa to AtmA ko rahane ke lie mila gayA hai aura kucha samaya ke lie AtmA rahane ke lie usameM A gayA hai / vastutaH yaha apane Apa meM pavitra yA apavitra nahIM hai| pavitratA aura apavitratA kA AdhAra AcaraNa kI zuddhatA yA azuddhatA hai / AcaraNa jyoMjyoM pavitra hotA jAtA hai, tyoM-tyoM zuddhatA bhI bar3hatI jAtI hai| isake viparIta apavitratA ke AcaraNa se azuddhi hI bar3hatI jAtI hai| yaha AvAja, Aja kI naI AvAja nahIM hai / bhArata meM jaba janmagata uccatA aura nIcatA kI bhAvanAe~ ghara kie baiThI thIM, taba bhI vicAraka loga prAyaH yahI kahate the aura taba se Aja taka bhI ve yahI kahate A rahe haiM / nissandeha usa AcaraNamUlaka uccatva kI preraNA kA hI to yaha phala prakaTa huA hai ki insAna ne kisI bhI ucca yA nIca jAti meM janma liyA ho, phira bhI usane zreSTha hone aura uccatA prApta karane ke lie bharasaka prayatna kiyaa| usane vicAra kiyA ki maiM janma se ucca nahIM bana gayA huuN| yadi maiM satprayatna karUMgA, jIvana ko sadAcAra ke patha para agrasara karUMgA, aura apanI prApta sAmagrI ko apane Apa meM hI sameTa kara nahIM rakhUgA; balki dUsaroM ke kalyANa meM bhI usakA yathAzakti upayoga karUMgA to jIvana kI pavitratA ko prApta kara skuugaa| vaha pavitratA zubha karma dvArA hI prApta hogI, janma se nahIM; yaha AvAja bhArata kI janatA ke hRdaya meM nirantara gUMjatI rahI aura bhAratIya jana-samAja usa pavitratA kI ora daur3a bhI lagAtA rhaa| jo brAhmaNa ke kula meM janmA thA, vaha bhI daur3A aura jo kSatriya-kula meM paidA huA thA, vaha bhI daudd'aa| kyoMki use mAlUma thA ki pavitratA akele janma lene se nahIM AegI, use to ucca kartavyoM dvArA hI prApta karanA hogA / vaha prayatna se hI prApta ho sakegI, anyathA nhiiN| ____eka zrAvaka insAna ke rUpa meM hI janma letA hai aura eka sAdhu bhI insAna ke rUpa meM hI janma letA hai| kyA zrAvaka kA 'zrAvakapana' aura sAdhu kA 'sAdhupana' zarIra ke sAtha hI AyA thA ? nahIM, zarIra use sAtha meM lAda kara nahIM laayaa| use to AcaraNa aura sAdhanA ke dvArA yahA~ para hI prApta karanA hotA hai| puruSArtha isa prakAra usa yuga meM koI kisI bhI dharma kA anuyAyI kyoM na rahA ho, prAyaH sabhI ne puruSArtha kI sAdhanA ke dvArA hI apekSita pavitratA ko prApta karane kA prayatna kiyA aura use pAne ke lie sadAcAra ke patha para nirantara daur3a lagAte rhe| kintu durbhAgya aura paristhitiyoM ke prakopa se vicAra ulaTa gaye aura aisI vicitra dhAraNA bana gaI ki brAhmaNa ke yahA~ janma lene mAtra se 'pavitratA' prApta ho gaI aura jainakUla meM janma lene mAtra se hI 'jainatva' mila gyaa| jaba ina prakAra janma lene mAtra se pavitratA mila jAne kA vicAra dRr3ha ho gayA to phira naitika pavitratA ke lie Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 ahiMsA-varzana kauna prayatna karatA ? aura pavitratA ke lie puruSArtha karane kI AvazyakatA hI kyoM anubhava kI jAnI cAhie ? isa sambandha meM hamAre yahA~ kahA gayA hai ki yadi gA~va ke bAhara khar3e hue akauvA (Akar3e) ke paudhe kI TahaniyoM para hI zahada kA chattA mila jAe to nadI-nAloM ko kauna lAMghe ? parvatoM para jA kara kauna TakkareM khAe ?1 kyoMki purAne jamAne meM zahada ke lie parvata para TakkareM khAnI par3atI thIM aura bahuta kaThinAI se zahada prApta kiyA jAtA thaa| manuSya kA svabhAva hai ki puruSArtha ke binA hI yadi icchita vastu mila sakatI ho to phira koI puruSArtha kyoM karegA? yaha eka loka-svabhAva ke siddhAnta kI bAta hai| hama sAdhu bhI jaba anajAna gA~voM meM gocarI ke lie jAte haiM, taba yadi sIdhe rUpa meM anAyAsa hI kucha gharoM se gocarI mila jAe aura gocarI ke lie kadama bar3hAte hI 'padhAriye mahArAja' kahane vAle khar3e mila jAeM to vyartha hI dUra-dUra ke galI-kUcoM meM cakkara kyoM lagAte phireMge ? jagaha-jagaha bhaTaka kara alakha kyoM jagAyeMge ? kathana kA abhiprAya yahI hai ki jaba sahajarUpa se, gambhIra puruSArtha kie binA hI sAdhu-maryAdA meM icchita vastu mila jAtI hai to vyartha hI dUra nahIM jAne vAle haiN| jisa vastu ko prApta karane ke lie itanA puruSArtha karanA par3e ki sArA jIvana hI usake lie kharca kara denA Avazyaka ho, kintu vahI cIja jaba binA puruSArtha ke hI prApta ho jAe to kise pAgala kutte ne kATA hai jo usake lie dUra-dUra bhaTakatA phire, kaThinAiyA~ jhelatA rahe aura sAdhanA kI musIbateM uThAe ? isa mAnava-svabhAva ke anusAra jaba se hamane pavitratA kA sambandha janma ke sAtha jor3a diyA, tabhI se mAnavIya sadguNoM kI U~cAI prApta karane ke sabhI prayatnoM meM zithilatA A gii| vahIM se janatA kA naitika patana Arambha huaa| tabhI se manuSya itanA girA ki U~cA uTha hI nahIM sakA / gaNikA vaidika dharma meM eka kahAnI AtI hai| eka vezyA thI, jisakI koI jAti-pA~ta nahIM hotii| vaha saMsAra kI ulajhanoM meM ulajhI huI thii| usane eka totA kharIda liyA aura use 'rAma-rAma' raTAnA zurU kiyaa| kevala isalie ki Ane vAloM kA manoraMjana ho / isa sambandha meM purANakAra kahate haiM-jaba vaha vezyA marI to yama ke dUta bhI use lene Ae aura viSNu ke dUta bhii| yama ke dUta to naraka kA yaha paravAnA le kara Ae the ki isane duniyAbhara ke pApa kie haiM aura apanI tathA dUsaroM kI taruNAI ko naraka kI nAlI meM DAlA hai, isa kAraNa ise naraka meM le jAnA hai| . parantu viSNu ke dUta use svarga meM le jAne kA paravAnA le kara Aye the| ve use 1 "arke cenmadhu vindeta, kimarthaM parvataM vrajet ?' Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 236 svarga meM isalie le jAnA cAhate the ki vaha prabhu kI bhakta hai / vaha tote ko 'rAma-rAma' raTAtI rahI hai, ataH usakI sITa svarga meM rijarva ho cukI hai| isa prazna ko le kara donoM tarapha ke dUtoM meM saMgharSa ho gyaa| yama ke dUtoM ne kahA- 'tuma karate kyA ho ? pAgala to nahIM ho gae ? are yaha to vezyA hai, durAcAriNI hai ! bhalA, isako svarga meM kauna bulA sakatA hai ?' viSNu ke dUta kahane lage-'isa vezyA ne jo anaginata 'rAma-rAma' bolA hai; kyA vaha saba vyartha hI jAegA ? rAma ke bhaktoM ke lie to svarga meM sthAna nizcita hai, naraka kadApi nahIM / bhagavAn viSNu ise svarga meM bulA rahe haiN|' yamadUta bole-'tuma bar3e nAdAna mAlUma hote ho ! isane 'rAma-rAma' kahA~ japA hai ? yaha to sirpha tote ko hI raTAtI rahI hai aura vaha bhI isalie ki isakA anaitika vyavasAya saphalatA ke sAtha calatA rahe ! yadi tuma itane saste bhAva meM AdamI ko svarga meM le jAoge to svarga ko bhI naraka banA DAloge / ' __Akhira, yama ke dUtoM aura viSNu ke dUtoM meM saMgharSa chir3a gayA / kintu viSNu ke dUta balavAn the, ataH unhoMne yama-dUtoM ko bhagA diyA aura vezyA ko svarga meM le gae / isa kathAnaka kI puSTi meM kahA bhI gayA hai "suA par3hAvata gaNikA taarii|" isI taraha kisI tIrtha meM pahu~cane mAtra se yadi svarga mila jAe to phira koI karttavya kyoM kare ? muMha se bhagavAn kA jarA nAma le liyA aura svarga meM sITa rijarva ho gaI ! basa, chuTTI pAI, kaisA sIdhA aura sastA upAya hai| dharma aura svarga jaba itane saste ho jAe~, taba kauna unake lie bar3A mUlya cukAe ? kyoM prabala puruSArtha kiyA jAe ? sAdhanA kA saMkaTa bhI kona jhele ? mAnava-samAja meM yaha jo bhramapUrNa dhAraNA phailI huI hai, usI kA yaha pariNAma haA ki pavitratA svayaM nIce gira gaI aura pavitratA ke sthAna para manuSyoM ke hRdayoM meM, ahaMkAra, dveSa, ghRNA Adi vikAra paidA ho ge| isake lie bhagavAn mahAvIra spaSTa zabdoM meM kahate haiM----"tuma jo saMskRta-bhASA aura prAkRta-bhASA Adi ke manacAhe phabbAre apane mukha se chor3a rahe ho aura yaha samajha bhI rahe ho ki inakA pATha kara lene mAtra se hI mokSa mila jAegA, vastuta: yaha eka bhrAnti ke atirikta aura kucha nahIM hai| sAre saMsAra kI nAnA prakAra kI vidyAe~ aura bhASAe~ sIkha lene para bhI tumhArA paritrANa nahIM ho sktaa| yadi tuma kalyANa cAhate ho aura nirvANa pAne kI utkaTa abhilASA bhI rakhate ho to tumheM sadAcaraNa karanA par3egA / 2 eka udAharaNa dekhie 2 bhaNaMtA akarentA ya, bandha-mokkha-paiNNiNo / vAyAvIriyametteNa, samAsAsenti appayaM / / na cittA tAyae bhAsA, kuo vijjANusAsaNaM / visannA pAva-kammehi, bAlA paMDiyamANiNo / / -uttarAdhyayana 6, 6-10 / Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 ahiMsA-darzana koI bImAra kisI vaidya se eka nuskhA likhavA lAe, jisameM uttama se uttama auSadhiyA~ likhI hoM aura use subaha-zAma par3ha liyA kare, to kyA usakI bImArI dUra ho jAegI? nahIM, nuskhA par3ha lene mAtra se bImArI dUra nahIM ho sktii| yadi kahIM aisA pAyA jAe, taba to yaha bhI mAnA jA sakatA hai ki zAstroM ke pATha raTa lene aura ugala dene se hI pavitratA prApta ho jAtI hai; kintu aisA honA kabhI sambhava nahIM hai, aura na hogA hii| eka sAdhaka ne kahA hai-'jo bhI zAstra mujhe par3hanA hai, use maiM jIvana se paDhUMgA, kevala jIbha se hI nahIM par3ha gA, bhalA, jihvA ke uccAraNa mAtra se kyA hone vAlA hai ? Ayurveda kI pustakoM ke raTa lene aura caraka tathA suzru ta ko sIkha lene mAtra se koI nIroga nahIM huA hai / 3 hajAra varSa taka raTate rahie taba bhI usase sAdhAraNa-sA bukhAra aura jarA-sA sira-darda bhI dUra nahIM hogA, ulTA zarIra galatA jAegA aura sar3atA jaaegaa| jaise isa bAta ko hama sabhI bhalI-bhA~ti samajhate haiM ki Ayurveda ko kaNThastha kara lene mAtra se roga dUra nahIM hotaa| yahI bAta saMsAra ke dharma-zAstroM ke sambandha meM bhI samajhanI cAhie / jitane bhI dharma-zAstra haiM, saba hamArI cikitsA karane ke lie hI haiM / jisa prakAra Ayurveda se zarIra kI cikitsA-vidhi jAnI jAtI hai, usI prakAra dharmazAstra se mana aura AtmA kI cikitsA kA jJAna hotA hai| hamAre bhItara jamI huI vAsanA aura vikAra hI mana aura AtmA kI bImArI haiN| kisI ko krodha kI, kisI ko mAna kI, kisI ko mAyA kI, aura kisI ko lobha kI vibhinna bImAriyA~ satA rahI haiN| kisI bhI dharma-zAstra ko le lIjie, usameM ina sabhI bImAriyoM kI cikitsA kA samucita vidhAna hai, parantu una zAstroM ko par3ha lene mAtra se kucha bhI hAtha lagane vAlA nahIM hai / zAstroM ko vyAvahArika jIvana meM utArane se hI lAbha ho sakatA hai / harizcandra kI kahAnI par3hane yA sunane mAtra se satyavAdI nahIM banA jA sakatA, kintu harizcandra ke satyAcaraNa kA anusaraNa karane se hI satyavAdI bana skeNge| Apane sudarzana kI kathA to sunI hogI ? malA, usane apane jIvana kI pavitratA ke lie kyA nahIM kiyA ? satI sItA aura satI madanarekhA ne kitanI ApattiyA~ sahana kI ? phira bhI ve sahI rAste ko pakar3e rahe aura usI rAste para dRr3hatA ke sAtha kadama bar3hAte gae ! isIlie ve itihAsa ke pRSThoM meM Aja bhI amara haiN| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jIvana kI uccatA aura pavitratA kI maMjila para jo bhI pahuMca cuke haiM aura jinakI stuti tathA ArAdhanA karake hama apane Apako Aja bhAgyazAlI samajhate haiM ve kevala puruSArtha ke dvArA hI mahAn bane the| bar3I-bar3I sAdhanAoM ke 3 kAyenaiva paThiSyAmi vAkapAThena tu kiM bhaveta ? cikitsApAThamAtreNa, na hi rogaH zamaM vrajet / / -bodhicaryAvatAra Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta bala para hI unhoMne saphalatA pAI thI / ve ahiMsA aura satya ke Adarza AcaraNa ke dvArA hI mahattA, gurutA, uccatA aura pavitratA ko prApta kara sake the / janma se kisI ko pavitratA aura uccatA prApta nahIM huI, aura ho bhI kaise sakatI hai ? sAdhanA ke sivAya mahattA prApta karane kA aura koI mArga nahIM hai / / jo loga amuka kula meM janma lene mAtra se pavitratA prApti ke bhrama meM haiM, ve apane Apako aura dUsaroM ko bhI dhokhe meM rakhate jo dhana ko hI uccatA prApta karane kA sAdhana mAnate haiM, ve bhI galata mArga para cala rahe haiM / ina galata vicAroM kA natIjA yaha huA hai ki samAja se ucca cAritra kA prAyaH lopa- sA ho gayA hai aura jana-jIvana se sadAcAra aura satya ke cinha bhI dhUmila ho gae haiN| Aja eka hI vyApaka manovRtti sarvatra dikhAI de rahI hai aura vaha yaha ki -- yadi bar3A bananA hai to khUba dhana kamAo, tijoriyA~ aura tahakhAne bharo ! jo jitanI bar3I dhanarAzi kA svAmI hogA, utanA hI bar3A mAnA jAyegA !! isa taraha paramAtmA kI upAsanA kA to kevala nAma raha gayA hai aura sarvatra dhana kI upAsanA hone lagI hai; cAhe nyAya se mile yA anyAya se, kisI kI jeba kATane se mile yA galA ghoMTane se; basa, dhana milanA cAhie / yadi dhana mila gayA to bar3appana mila gayA; samAja meM aura birAdarI meM sammAna bar3ha gayA aura U~cA Asana bhI prApta ho gyaa| isa prakAra dhana ne Aja bhagavAn kA Asana chIna liyA hai| aura pU~jI ne prabhu kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai| vastutaH bhagavAn kA nAma le kara loga ghana kI hI upAsanA meM lIna ho rahe haiM / uccatA ko nApane kA AdhAra : dhana 241 samAja meM jo gurukula, vidyApITha, vidyAlaya yA vizvavidyAlaya cala rahe haiM, unakA mukhya uddezya vidyA prasAra ke dvArA avidyA kA unmUlana karanA hai, jisase ki mAnava samAja sabhI prakAra ke durAcArajanya sAmAjika apavAdoM se sarvathA mukta ho kara manuSyatva kI abhivRddhi, vyaktitva kA vikAsa tathA cAritra kA nirmANa kara sake / satzikSA ke dvArA jaba manuSya tathAkathita sadguNoM kA samucita saMgraha kara letA hai, taba usakI antaHpreraNA dhArmika anuSThAna kI ora svataH prerita ho jAtI hai / parantu unake prabandha-adhikArI bhI dhana kI pUjA se U~ce nahIM uTha pAte / jaba kabhI ina zikSA-saMsthAoM meM koI utsava yA samAroha hotA hai to sarvaprathama pU~jIpatiyoM kI tarapha hI adhikArI varga kI yAcaka - dRSTi daur3atI hai / sabhApati banAne meM zikSA - jJAna ko koI mApadaNDa nahIM banAtA / yaha jAnane kI koI paravAha bhI nahIM karatA ki vaha janatA ko kyA dene calA hai yA sirpha dhana kI hI Aga le kara khar3A hai ! Aja bar3appana ke nApa-taula kA ekamAtra mApaka dhana raha gayA hai| jisake pAsa jyAdA dhana hai, vahI jyAdA bar3A hai / hajAra bAra prayatna karake zikSA-saMsthAoM ke adhikArI usI dhanika ke pAsa jAe~ge, use hI sabhApati banAe~ge / usake AcaraNa ke sambandha meM kucha mAlUma bhI nahIM kareMge aura yahA~ taka ki usake sampUrNa durAcaraNoM para pardA DAla deMge, usake samasta durguNoM ko prazaMsA ke phUloM ke Dhera se Dha~ka dene kI bharasaka koziza kareMge / Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 ahiMsA-darzana parantu durguNoM kI durgandha kyA kabhI prazaMsA ke phUloM kI sugandha se pavitra ho sakatI hai ? aisA socanA bhI jar3a-buddhi kA paricAyaka hai / gaharAI se vicAra karanA cAhie ki eka jagaha mailA par3A hai / kisI ne use phUloM se DhaMka diyA hai| thor3I-sI dera ke lie durgandha bhale hI chipa gaI hai, kintu Akhira taka vaha chipI nahIM rahegI aura vaha gandagI phUloM ko bhI gandA karake hI rhegii| sadAcAra-vihIna vyakti ke viSaya meM bhI yahI bAta hai / phira jo vyakti durAcArI hI hai; use kevala dhana kI badaulata sammAna de kara aura usake abhinandana meM mAnapatra bheMTa karake Apa bhale hI sAtaveM AsamAna para car3hA deM, kintu isase vaha apanI yA samAja kI bhalAI nahIM kara skegaa| vaha usa sammAna ko pA kara apane durguNoM ke prati aruci aura asantoSa anubhava nahIM karegA, apane doSoM ko ghRNA kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhegA, unake parityAga ke liye bhI tatpara nahIM hogA, apitu apane doSoM ke prati uttarottara sahanazIla hI banatA jaaegaa| isa prakAra yadi usake doSoM ko aura AcaraNahInatA ko prakArAntara se pratiSThA milegI to samAja meM ve doSa ghara kara jaaeNge| kathana kA Azaya yahI hai ki Aja samAja meM vyaktitva ko nApane kA mApaka 'paisA' bana gayA hai / jisake pAsa jitanA adhika 'paisA' hai, vaha utanA hI bar3A AdamI hai / sAdhAraNa AdamI, jisake pAsa paisA nahIM hai, kintu jIvana kI apekSita pavitratA hai, acche vicAra haiM aura viveka-buddhi hai, kyA use kabhI kursI para baiThe dekhA hai ? sabhApati banate dekhA hai ? samAja meM Adara pAte dekhA hai ? yaha bAta rahasyapUrNa isalie hai ki samAja meM 'dhana' kI kasauTI para hI bar3appana ko parakhA jAtA hai aura sadAcArI nirdhana kI koI pUcha nahIM hotii| maiMne to aneka bAra dekhA hai aura Ae dina isa taraha kI azobhanIya ghaTanAe~ hara koI bhI dekha sakatA hai| eka vyakti ke ghara meM sundara aura sulakSaNI patnI maujUda hai, sArI vyavasthA hai aura gRhasthI kI gAr3I bhI ThIka-ThIka cala rahI hai, kintu usane kisI taraha paisA kamA liyA to turanta dUsarA vivAha kara liyA / samAja meM kucha halacala huI to kisI sabhA yA samiti ko dasa-bIsa hajAra rupayA pheMka kara sabhApati bana ge| basa, sArI kAlI karatUtoM para kaladAra (dhana) kI sapheda kalaI puta gaI aura samasta durguNa chipa ge| samAja ke vAyumaNDala meM jitanI havAeM usake pratikUla cala rahI thIM, saba anukUla dizA meM bahane lagI aura use vahI pahale-sA Adara-sammAna milane lgaa| usakI pahalI patnI apanI Aja kI dazA para kone meM baiThI kisa taraha A~sU poMcha rahI hai aura usakI kyA vyavasthA cala rahI hai ? udhara dUsarI patnI kyA-kyA gula khilA rahI hai ? ina saba bAtoM ko aba koI nahIM pUchatA / hA~ to, abhiprAya yahI hai ki Aja manuSya ke sAmane uccatA ko nApane kA mApaka kevala dhana raha gayA hai / jisane dhana kamA liyA, vahI zreSTha bana gayA / dhana yadi nyAya se prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai to anyAya se bhI prApta kiyA jAtA hai / para, kyA Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 243 sadbuddhi aura sadAcAra bhI kabhI anyAya se prApta kiye jA sakate haiM ? inheM prApta karane kA eka hI mArga hai aura vaha hai kA~ToM kA maarg| jo apane jIvana ko jitanAjitanA kaThina mArga para bar3hAtA jAegA vaha utanA hI U~cA uThatA jAegA / satya aura sadAcAra kI rAha para jAne vAloM ko zUlI kI seja milegI aura unheM apanA sArA jIvana kA~ToM kA mArga taya karane meM hI gujAranA pdd'egaa| ____ Amataura se jaba koI aparicita vyakti sAmane AtA hai to yaha prazna kiyA jAtA hai-kauna haiM Apa? vaha zIghra hI uttara detA hai-brAhmaNa hU~, yA kSatriya hU~, yA vaizya hU~, yA agravAla athavA osavAla hU~ / parantu yaha brAhmaNapana Adi kyA kisI kI AtmA ke sAtha anAdikAla se calA A rahA hai ? kyA yaha krama ananta-kAla taka isI taraha calatA jAegA ? jaba mokSa prApta hogA, to jAti kI ina gaThariyoM ko kyA vahA~ bhI sira para lAde hue letA jAegA ? jAti kI nissAratA yadyapi vaidika dharma jAti-pAti kA pramukha samarthaka samajhA jAtA hai, para vahA~ bhI aise udAtta vicAra pracuramAtrA meM milate haiM, jinameM jAti yA varNa kI nissAratA prakaTa kI gaI hai / guru aura ziSya kA eka choTA-sA saMvAda isa prakAra AtA hai saMsAra-sAgara se pAra jAne kI icchA rakhane vAlA koI mumukSa ziSya kisI guru ke pAsa jAtA hai / guru usase pUchate haiM-'saumya, tuma kauna ho ? aura kyA cAhate ho ?' ziSya-'maiM brAhmaNa kA putra huuN| amuka vaMza meM merA janma huA hai / maiM saMsArasAgara se tiranA cAhatA hU~ / ' guru-- 'vatsa, tumhArA zarIra to yahIM bhasma ho jAegA; phira saMsAra-sAgara meM kisa prakAra tiroge? nadI ke isI kinAre para jo bhasmIbhUta ho gayA ho, phira vaha tira kara usa kinAre para kaise pahu~ca sakatA hai ?' guru ke isa prakAra kahane para ziSya kA dhyAna AtmA kI ora unmukha huA / usane kahA--'deva, maiM alaga hU~ aura zarIra alaga hai / mRtyu Ane para zarIra hI bhasma hotA hai, maiM arthAt-AtmA nahIM, kyoMki vaha to nitya hai / vaha bhasma nahIM hogaa| kevala zarIra hI janma dhAraNa karatA hai, maratA hai aura vaha miTTI bhI bana jAtA hai / zastra use cheda sakate haiM, agni use jalA sakatI hai, para AtmA to sanAtana hai / jisa prakAra pakSI ghoMsale meM rahatA hai, usI prakAra maiM (AtmA) bhI isa zarIra meM rahatA hU~ / jaise pakSI eka ghoMsalA chor3akara dUsare ghoMsale meM rahane lagatA hai, maiM bhI eka zarIra ko chor3akara dUsare zarIra meM praveza karatA huuN| kevala zarIra hI Ate aura jAte rahate haiM, kintu maiM (AtmA) jyoM kA tyoM avicala rahatA huuN|' isa prakAra ziSya ne jaba zarIra aura AtmA kA spaSTa bheda samajha liyA to guru kahate haiM-'vatsa, tuma ThIka kahate ho / tuma zarIra nahIM, vastutaH AtmA ho / tuma ghoMsalA Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 ahiMsA - vazana nahIM, vAstava meM pakSI ho / phira tumane pahale mithyA bhASaNa kyoM kiyA thA ki maiM brAhmaNa hU~ aura amuka vaMza meM merA janma huA hai ?" anta meM, ziSya bhalIbhAMti samajha jAtA hai ki- 'maiM brAhmaNa hU~' - yaha vicAra galata hai aura jaba taka jAti kA abhimAna banA rahegA, taba taka AtmA saMsAra sAgara se nahIM tira sakatI / jAti ta-kula kA mada tyAjya hai jainaparamparA meM bhI jAti aura kula ke mada ko tyAjya batalAyA gayA hai aura jaba taka inakA mada dUra nahIM hotA, taba taka sAdhaka kI dRSTi samyak nahIM ho sakatI / parantu isa tathya ko sAdhAraNa janatA kaba samajhatI hai ? anekAntavAda kI majAka kahA jA sakatA hai ki jainadharma anekAntavAdI dharma hai / vaha jA~ta-pAMta ko bhI mokSa kA kAraNa mAna sakatA hai / para aisA kahanA anekAnta kI majAka banAnA hai / kyA anekAntavAda yaha bhI siddha kara degA ki AdamI ke sira para sIMga hote bhI haiM aura nahIM bhI hote haiM ? yadi koI kahe ki sIMga nahIM hote to kyA vaha ekAntavAdI batAyA jAegA / koI yaha prazna kare ki sAdhu ke lie vyabhicAra karanA acchA hai yA burA hai to kyA yahA~ bhI anekAntavAda kA Azraya le kara aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki vyabhicAra karanA acchA bhI hai aura burA bhI hai ? yadi koI sAdhu paisA rakhatA hai aura koI kahatA hai ki yaha galata cIja hai to kyA vahA~ bhI anekAntavAda kA pradarzana hogA ? vAstava meM anekAnta kA siddhAnta saca aura jhUTha ko eka rUpa meM svIkAra kara lenA nahIM hai / jina mahApuruSoM ne anekAnta kI prarUpaNA aura pratiSThA kI hai, unakA Azaya yaha nahIM hai / unhoMne anekAntavAda ko bhI anekAntavAda kaha kara isa prakAra spaSTa kara diyA hai ki hama 'samyak anekAnta' ko to saharSa svIkAra karate haiM, kintu mithyA 'anekAnta' ko svIkAra nahIM karate / isa prakAra 'samyak ekAnta' ko bhI svIkAra karate haiM, kintu 'mithyA ekAnta' ko asvIkAra karate haiM / * prazna ho sakatA hai ki yadi jaina-dharma meM jAti aura kula kA apane Apa meM koI mahattva nahIM hai, to zAstra meM "jAisaMpanna " aura " kulasaMpanne" pATha kyoM Aye haiM ? isa prazna para sUkSmabuddhi aura viveka zIlatA ke sAtha vicAra karanA hai / jAtikula - sampannatA : zuddha saMskAra va vAtAvaraNa se " jAisaMpanne" aura " kulasaMpanne" kA artha yaha hai ki saMskAra aura vAtAvaraNa se 4 "anekAnto'pyanekAntaH pramANanaya-sAdhanaH / anekAntaH pramANAt te, tadekAnto'pitAnnayAt / / " - AcArya samantabhadra Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta 245 koI 'jAtisaMpanna' aura 'kulasaMpanna ho sakatA hai| koI jAti aisI hotI hai, jisakA vAtAvaraNa prArambha se hI aisA banA rahatA hai ki usa jAti meM utpanna hone vAlA vyakti mA~sa nahIM khAtA aura madirA-pAna nahIM krtaa| aisI jAti meM yadi koI pragati tathA vikAsa karanA cAhatA hai to vaha jaldI Age bar3ha sakatA hai, kyoMki use prAthamika taiyArI ke upayogI sAdhana apane samAja ke vAtAvaraNa meM hI mila jAte haiN| phira bhI yaha dhyAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai ki aise vyakti kA vaha mahattva mA~sa na khAne aura madirA na pIne ke hI kAraNa hai, usa jAti meM janma lene se nahIM / kucha vyakti aise bhI mila sakate haiM, jo mAMsa-madirA kA sevana na karane vAlI jAti meM janma le kara bhI saMgatidoSa se mA~sa-madirA kA sevana karane lagate haiM / unake lie jAti kA prazna koI mahattva nahIM rakhatA hai| yaha samajhanA nirI bhUla hai ki kevala vAtAvaraNa ke dvArA brAhmaNa kA lar3akA binA par3he hI saMskRta kA jJAtA bana sakatA hai| hajAroM brAhmaNa aise bhI haiM jo patha-bhraSTa ho kara dara-dara bhaTaka rahe haiM aura prathamazreNI ke vajra-mUrkha haiN| unameM zUdra ke barAbara bhI saMskRti, sadAcAra aura jJAna nahIM haiN| isase yahI niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki jAtigata vAtAvaraNa yA saMskAra eka sImA taka hI vyakti ke vikAsa meM sahAyaka hote haiM, sarvAGga vikAsa inase nahIM hotaa| bahutere osavAla, agravAla aura janma ke jaina anukUla vAtAvaraNa na milane ke kAraNa gA~va ke gA~va dUsare dharmoM ke anuyAyI ho gae / jaba hama vahA~ pahu~ce to mAlUma huA ki tIsa-tIsa varSa ho gae; aura jaina-dharma kA koI upadezaka vahA~ pahu~cA hI nahIM / unheM jaisA vAtAvaraNa milA, vivaza ho kara ve vaise hI bana ge| jaba unameM bhI jAti ke saMskAra A rahe the, phira ve kahA~ bhAga gae ? vAstava meM unheM jAtIya saMskAra to mile the, kintu anukUla vAtAvaraNa na milane ke kAraNa ve patha-bhraSTa hone ke lie vivaza hue / isake viparIta manuSya kA janma kisI bhI jAti meM kyoM na huA ho, yadi vAtAvaraNa anukUla mila jAe to manuSya pragati kara letA hai / isa prakAra jAti ko koI mahattva nahIM diyA jA sakatA hai; kyoMki haDDI, mA~sa aura rakta meM koI pharka nahIM hai / vaha to pratyeka jAti meM eka samAna hI hotA hai| jaina-dharma ke anusAra dayA, ahiMsA yA koI dUsare pavitra guNa haDDiyoM meM rahate haiM yA AtmA meM ? aura eka jAti meM janma lene vAlI sabhI AtmAe~ yadi eka-se sadguNoM se sampanna haiM to unameM vibhinnatA kyoM dikhAI detI hai ? pavitra jAti meM janma lene vAlI saba AtmAe~ pavitra kyoM nahIM hotI ? jAti-bheda ke kAraNa jise apavitra kahA jAtA hai, usa jAti meM janma lene vAle sabhI vyakti apavitra kyoM nahIM hote ? mahAtmA harikezI jAti se cANDAla the ; unheM apane mAtA-pitA se kauna-se ucca saMskAra mile the ? kyA ve haDDiyoM meM pavitratA le kara janme the ? nahIM, unake jIvana kA mor3a cintana, manana aura sundara vAtAvaraNa se huA, janmagata jAtIya saMskAroM se nahIM / vAstava meM manuSya vAtAvaraNa se banatA hai aura vAtAvaraNa se hI bigar3atA bhI hai / manuSya ke utthAna Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana aura patana ke lie yadi kisI ko mahattva diyA jA sakatA hai to vaha 'vAtAvaraNa' hI hai / jAtigata janma ke AdhAra para pavitratA yA apavitratA mAnanA bahuta bar3I bhUla hai / jaina-dharma kI paramparA meM dekhA jAtA hai ki zUdra bhI sAdhu bana sakatA hai aura vaha Age kA U~cA se U~cA rAstA taya kara sakatA hai / saikar3oM zUdroM ko mokSa prApta hone kI kathAe~ Aja bhI maujUda haiM / kathana kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki hajAroM brAhmaNa, kSatriya aura vaizya sAdhu bana kara bhI jIvana kI pavitratA kAyama nahIM rakha sake; phalataH ve patha bhraSTa ho gae; to phira ' jAisaMpanne' hone se hI kyA lAbha huA ? isake viparIta harikezI aura metArya jaise zUdra pavitra evaM anukUla vAtAvaraNa meM A kara yadi jIvana kI pavitratA prApta kara sake aura mukti ke adhikArI bhI bana sake to 'jAisaMpanne' na hone para bhI kauna-sI kamI unameM raha gaI ? prazna hotA hai ki jaina dharma kisa ko vandanIya aura pUjanIya mAnatA hai ? 246 jAti - kula se sampannatA kA rahasya 'jA saMpanne' aura 'kulasaMpanne' padoM meM jAti aura kula kA artha yaha nahIM hai, jise Ajakala sarvasAdhAraNa loga jAti aura kula ke rUpa meM samajhate haiM / osavAla yA agravAla Adi Tukar3e zAstra meM jAti nahIM kahalAte / zAstra meM jAti kA artha hai'mAtR-pakSa' aura kula kA artha hai - 'pitR pakSa' jisa mAtA ke yahA~ sundara vAtAvaraNa hotA hai, usake bAlaka kA nirmANa sundara hotA hai / jisa prakAra mAtA ke uThane-baiThane, khAne-pIne aura bolane Adi pratyeka kArya kA bacce para avazya hI asara par3atA hai, isI prakAra kula arthAt -- pitR pakSa kA vAtAvaraNa bhI acchA honA caahie| jisa bAlaka ke mAtR pakSa aura pitR pakSa kA vAtAvaraNa U~cA, pavitra aura uttama hotA hai, vaha bAlaka anAyAsa hI aneka durguNoM se baca kara sadguNI bana sakatA hai / hAlAMki ekAntarUpa se yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki aisA bAlaka sadguNI hI hogA / kaI jagaha apavAda bhI pAe jAte haiM / phira bhI Amataura para yaha hotA hai| ki jisa bAlaka ke mAtA aura pitA kA pakSa sundara, sadAcAramaya vAtAvaraNa se yukta hotA hai aura jise donoM tarapha se acche vicAra milate haiM, vaha jaldI pragati kara sakatA hai aura vahI 'jAtisampanna' tathA 'kulasampanna' kahalAtA hai / isake lie aisA koI sunizcita niyama nahIM hai ki jisakI jAti; arthAtmAtR pakSa ( arthAt - nanihAla ) uttama vAtAvaraNa vAlA hai, usakA vyaktitva uttama hI hogA; aura jisakA mAtR-pakSa girA huA hogA, usakA vyaktitva bhI girA huA hI hogA / kisI bAlaka aura yuvA puruSa kA vyaktitva itanA prabala aura prabhAvazAlI hotA hai ki usa para mAtR pakSa aura pitR pakSa kA koI prabhAva nahIM par3a sakatA / vaha svayaM hI acche yA bure vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa kara letA hai / isa prakAra kabhI-kabhI ulTe pAse 5 " jAtirmAtRpakSa:, kulaM pitRpakSa: // Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda : sAmAjika hiMsA kA agradUta bhI par3a jAte haiM / bahutere aise vyakti bhI hote hai ki unake lie cAhe kaisA hI vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kiyA jAe, ve usameM Ate hI nahIM, apitu sadaiva usake pratikUla hI calate haiM / sakA, hiraNyakazyapa ne prahlAda ko badalane ke lie bharasaka prayatna kiye the / usane socA thA ki jaisA nAstika aura rAkSasa maiM hU~, prahlAda ko bhI vaisA hI banA lUM / ise Izvara kA nAma sunane ko bhI na mile| isake lie hiraNyakazyapa ne kitanA athaka prayatna kiyA ? kintu prahlAda aise pragAr3ha saMskAra le kara AyA thA ki vaha badala nahIM usakI Izvara bhakti meM koI dakhala nahIM de sakA aura vaha apanI dizA kI ora nirantara bar3hatA hI gayA / isa prakAra prahlAda usa daitya ke kula meM bhI devatA ke rUpa meM AyA thA / ugrasena ke yahA~ kaMsa kA janma lenA prahlAda ke sarvathA viparIta udAharaNa hai / kaMsa ke samAna aura bhI aneka vyakti aise hue haiM, jinake mAtA-pitA ke yahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa bahuta uttama rahA, uttamatA banAe rakhane ke lie athaka prayatna bhI kie gae, kintu phira bhI aise bAlakoM ne janma liyA ki unhoMne apane AcaraNa se saba ko apavitra banA diyA aura apanI jAti aura kula ke ujjvala mastaka para kAlimA pota dI / astu, abhiprAya yahI hai ki mAtR pakSa ( nanihAla ) aura kula (pitR pakSa ) kA vAtAvaraNa yadi pavitra hai to vyakti jaldI pragati kara sakatA hai / yahI 'jAtisampanna ' aura 'kulasampanna' kA rahasya hai / 247 zAstra meM jIvoM kA vargIkaraNa karane ke lie bhI 'jAti' zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai / jisake anusAra zAstrakAroM ne saMsAra ke samasta jIvoM ko pA~ca jAtiyoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai / ve jAtiyA~ haiM-- ekendriya-jAti, dvIndriyajAti, trIndriya-jAti, caturindriya-jAti aura paMcendriya jAti / zAstra ke isa vargIkaraNa ke hisAba se pratyeka manuSya, cAhe vaha brAhmaNa ho yA zUdra ho, eka hI paMcendriya-jAti meM AtA hai / isa prakAra jaba zAstrIya dRSTikoNa se vicAra kiyA jAtA hai to manuSyamanuSya ke bIca koI bhedabhAva nahIM raha jaataa| phira bhI kucha logoM ne eka varga ko janma se hI pavitra aura zreSTha samajha liyA hai, cAhe usakA AcaraNa kitanA hI nimna stara kA kyoM na ho ! dUsare varga ko janma se hI apavitra aura nIca mAna liyA gayA hai, cAhe usakA AcaraNa kitanA hI uttama kyoM na rahA ho| isa prakAra jo vAMchanIya uccatA sadAcAra meM rahanI cAhie thI, use jAti vA varNa meM kaida kara diyA gayA hai / vastutaH yahI sAmAjika hiMsA hai / isa prakAra kI sAmAjika hiMsA vyakti se kisI bhI aMza meM kama bhayAnaka nahIM hai / Aja bhI adhikAMza loga isa hiMsA ke zikAra dekhe jAte haiM / hiMsA ke svarUpa kA vicAra karate samaya isa sAmAjika hiMsA ko bhUla nahIM jAnA cAhie / anyathA, yaha bhayaMkara hiMsA sAdhaka jIvana ko khokhalA kara degI aura ahiMsA ke pAlana kA bhrama rahegA, ahiMsA ke nAma para vahA~ Antarika (saMkalpI) hiMsA ho jAyagI / Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika hiMsA kI pratiSThA 22 kabhI hama apane jIvana ke antaraMga meM pahu~cate haiM aura apane jIvana ke marma ko chUne kI ceSTA karate haiM to pratIta hue binA nahIM rahatA ki jIvana kI pagaDaMDiyA~ bhinna-bhinna nahIM / saba kI eka hI rAha hai aura vaha hai-jIvana kI pavitratA / bAhara meM bhale hI hama alaga-alaga rUpa meM calate haiM aura alaga-alaga rUpa meM apanI maMjila bhI taya kara rahe haiM - sampradAya ke rUpa meM, dharma, mata, paMtha aura jAtiyoM ke rUpa meM bAhara kI rAheM bahuta-sI haiM, kintu, jIvana ke andara kI rAha to eka hI hai / pavitratA kI rAha jIvana kI pavitratA ke patha para jo pathika haiM, ve apanA utthAna karate haiM / jo isa rAha ke rAhI nahIM hai, ve bAhara meM cAhe jaisA jIvana bitAe~, antaraMga meM yadi pavitratA kI bhAvanA nahIM hai, to jIvana vikAsa kI sahI dizA meM dRr3hatA ke sAtha kadama nahIM bar3A sakate | vastuta: ahiMsA hI pavitratA kI sabase bar3I evaM sunizcita pagaDaMDI hai| hameM jo manuSya-jIvana milA hai vaha sugamatA se nahIM milA hai; apitu pUrva-janma ke saMcita puNya karmoM tathA kaThina sAdhanA ke pratiphala meM milA hai| ataH isakI sArthakatA ke lie usa para vicAra karanA jarUrI hai ki isakI upayogitA tathA uddezya kyA hai ? hameM isa jIvana kA upayoga saMsAra ke kalyANa ke lie karanA hai, janatA ke duHkha-darda ko kama karane ke lie karanA hai, apane jIvana ko sadguNoM kI sugandha se pUrNa kara duniyA meM phailI sAmAjika kurItiyoM kI durgandha ko dUra karane ke lie karanA hai ; athavA hameM isa nara-janma ke dvArA saMsAra kI pragati meM ror3e aTakAnA hai aura samAja kI kaThinAiyoM meM apanI ora se eka naI bar3hA kara kaThinAiyoM ke jAla ko sudRr3ha karanA hai ? kAMTe cuna kara alaga karo isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA eka hI sunizcita mArga hai jisake lie unhoMne kahA hai- " tumane jo jIvana pAyA hai usakA upayoga prANi-saMsAra kI antaraMga aura bAhya donoM hI taraha kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne ke lie kro| yadi samasyAe~ pArivArika bhUloM se paidA huI haiM to una bhUloM kI khoja karo / yadi ve samAja kI bhUleM haiM to unheM bhI ThIka kro| isI prakAra se tumhAre deza meM yA Asa-pAsa ke saMsAra Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 246 meM jo bhUleM yA galatiyA~ ho gaI hoM aura jinake kAraNa mAnava-jIvana meM kA~Te paidA ho gae hoM, unako bhI eka-eka karake cunanA aura jIvana-mArga se alaga karanA hai / jIvanamArga ko svayaM apane lie aura dUsaroM ke lie bhI sApha evaM sudRr3ha banAnA hI manuSya jIvana kA mUla dhyeya hai|" isa prakAra ahiMsA apanI mahatI upayogitA ke anusAra phUloM kI rAha hai, kA~ToM kI nahIM / kahane ko to hameM kaThinAI mAlUma hotI hai aura jaba-jaba hama ahiMsA ke mArga para calane kA prayatna karate haiM aura calate haiM to aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki yaha jIvana kI sahaja sukhada rAha nahIM hai / kintu yaha nizcita sA hai ki jIvana yadi calegA to ahiMsA ke mArga para hI clegaa| hiMsA ke dvArA jIvana meM kaThinAiyA~ hI bar3hatI haiM, usake dvArA kisI kaThinAI ko kisI bhI aMza meM hala kara sakanA bilakula sambhava nahIM hai| jaina-dharma kA sandeza jaina-dharma saMsAra ko eka sandeza dene ke lie AyA hai ki--'jitane bhI manuSya haiM, ve cAhe saMsAra ke eka chora se dUsare chora taka kahIM bhI kyoM na phaile hoM, saba manuSya ke rUpa meM eka haiM / unakI jAti aura varga mUlataH alaga-alaga nahIM haiN| unakA alagaalaga koI samUha nahIM hai / vibhinna jAtiyoM ke rUpa meM jo samUha Aja bana gae haiM, ve saba vibhinna prakAra ke udyoga-dhandhoM ko le kara hI bane haiM / Akhira, manuSya ko jindagI gujAranI hai, to use peTa bharane ke lie koI na koI upayogI dhandhA karanA hI par3atA hai / koI kapar3e kA vyApAra karatA hai, koI anna kA vyApAra karatA hai, koI daphtara jAtA hai aura koI kucha aura kara letA hai / yaha to jIvana kI sAmAnya samasyAoM ko ko hala karane ke sAmAnya tarIke haiM / kintu ina tarIkoM ke viSaya meM manuSya ne jo pavitratA aura apavitratA ke bhAva banA lie haiM ki-amuka jAti pavitra hai aura amuka jAti apavitra hai, yaha kaisI abhadratA hai ? isa sambandha meM to aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki yaha korA mithyA ahaMkAra hai, aura kucha bhI nahIM hai| vRttiyA~ manuSya ke jIvana meM apane Apako zreSTha aura u~cA samajhane kI eka vRtti hai; aura vaha vRtti choTe se choTe meM, pratyeka naujavAna meM aura bUr3he meM bhI eka-sI dekhI jAtI hai, jisake kAraNa jahA~ kahIM vaha apane abhimAna ko coTa khAte dekhatA hai, vahIM vaha sahI mArga se vicalita ho jAtA hai aura Ape meM nahIM raha paataa| kintu bhAratavarSa meM kucha logoM meM eka bAta aura pAI jAtI hai| ve apane Apako tuccha aura dIna-hIna samajhane kI hI manovRti se ghire rahate haiN| ve apane meM duniyAbhara ke pApa aura burAiyA~ samajha kara calate haiN| isI bhAvanA kA yaha du:khada pariNAma hai ki aise loga jaba calate haiM, taba rote aura gir3agir3Ate hue dikhAI dete haiN| unameM Atma-vizvAsa nahIM hotA / AtmA kI AdhyAtmika zakti ke prati unake mana meM dRr3ha AsthA kA ___ Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 ahiMsA-darzana abhAva rahatA hai| phalataH mAnava kI yaha hIna vRtti abhISTa lakSya kI ora dRr3hatA se kadama bar3hAne meM sadaiva bAdhaka hotI hai / aham ___ manuSya ke bhItara jo 'aham' hai athavA 'maiM' hai, vaha svayaM AtmA hai / Apa 'aham' ko alaga nahIM kara sakate, 'maiM' ko tyAga nahIM sakate 'aham' ko tyAga karane kA vicAra karane vAlA to AtmA hai, aura AtmA bhalA AtmA kA tyAga kaise kara sakatA hai? tyAga karane vAlA aura jise tyAga karanA hai, arthAt-tyAgI aura tyAjya vahA~ donoM eka hI haiM / ataeva apane 'aham' ko tyAganA na to zakya hai, aura na vAMchanIya hI hai / apane Apako utkRSTa samajhane kI buddhi zuddharUpa meM yadi Apake andara utpanna ho jAegI, to vaha Apake jIvana meM aneka acchAiyoM kA srota bahA degii| kintu jaba vahI 'aham' vikRta aura dUSita rUpa meM Apake andara udita hotA hai to Apako girA detA hai / apane Apako zreSTha samajhane ke kAraNa jaba apanI uccatA kA pradarzana karane ke lie dUsaroM ko nIcA samajhane kI vRtti antaHkaraNa meM utpanna ho jAtI hai aura tadanusAra dUsaroM ko ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai, aura phalata: unako apavitra bhI mAna liyA jAtA hai, to samajhanA cAhie ki 'aham' zuddha rUpa meM nahIM jagA hai| vaha pUrNataH vikRta aura dUSita ho gayA hai| vaha jIvana ko UMcA nahIM uThAegA aura pavitra bhI nahIM bnaaegaa| jaba koI dUsaroM ko nIcA samajha kara hI apanI uccatA mAna letA hai to isakA artha yaha huA ki usake andara apanI koI uccatA nahIM hai aura manamAnI uccatA para usane apane ko saMtuSTa kara liyA hai| basa, vahI saMtoSa usakA prabala zatru hai / vaha apane Apako Age bar3hane se rokatA hai aura U~cA bhI nahIM car3hane detA / ataH nizcita rUpa se samajha lenA cAhie ki usake jIvana meM uccatA aura apavitratA yadi sacamuca Ane vAlI hai to vaha dUsaroM ko nIca aura apavitra samajhane se kabhI nahIM AegI; balki vaha svayaM nIce giratA jAegA aura eka dina apane Apa ko adhaHpatana ke garta meM paaegaa| Atma-vizvAsa ___ jaina-dharma manuSya ke sAmane sadaiva yahI sandeza rakhatA AyA hai---"manuSya ! tU apane ko pavitra samajha aura zreSTha mAna ! tU, saMsAra meM bhUlane, bhaTakane ke lie nahIM AyA hai ! terA jIvana reMgate aura ragar3a khAte calane ke lie nahIM hai / tU, saMsAra meM bahuta zreSTha banakara AyA hai ! ananta-ananta puNyoM kA saMcaya hone para hI tUne mAnava kA rUpa pAyA hai| tujhe mAnava-jIvana kI jo pavitratA prApta huI hai vaha itanI mahAn aura divya hai ki devatAoM kI pavitratA bhI usake sAmane nagaNya hai|" astu, jaina-dharma ne Atma-vizvAsa kA yaha saMdeza de kara manuSya ke andara se tuccha dIna, hIna aura apane ko kucha bhI na samajhane kI vRtti ko nikAlane kA saphala prayatna Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 251 kiyA hai aura usake zuddha 'aham' ko jagAyA hai / mAnava jIvana ke cAroM tarapha jaina-dharma kI eka hI AvAja gUMja rahI hai 'AtmA hI paramAtmA hai aura pavitra AtmA hI Izvara kA sAkSAt rUpa hai / ' AtmA se paramAtmA isa prakAra jaina-dharma ne manuSya ko eka bahuta bar3A Adarza mantra yaha pradAna kiyA hai - " tU nIce Ane ke lie nahIM; apitu Upara uThane ke lie hai / tere bhItara asIma sambhAvanAe~ bharI haiM, asaMkhya U~cAiyA~ vidyamAna haiM aura tU AtmA se paramAtmA banane ke lie hai / tere antaratara meM paramAtmA kI divya jyoti jagamagA rahI hai / galatiyA~ karake tUne apanI antarjyoti para dhUla DAla rakhI hai / isalie vaha divyaprakAza manda ho gayA hai / terA kAma koI naI cIja prApta karanA nahIM hai / tujhe apane antaHpaTa ke Upara jamI huI dhUla ko hI alaga kara denA hai; aura jyoM hI vaha dhUla alaga hogI, tujhe jo pAnA hai vaha apane andara hI prApta ho jaaegaa| vaha bAhara se nahIM milegA / tujhe yadi bhagavAn mahAvIra bananA hai to bana sakatA hai; aura mahAtmA buddha, rAma yA kRSNa jo mI bananA hai vahI bana sakatA hai / basa, antaHpaTa para jamI huI dhUla ko viveka jhAr3ana se jhAr3a de| nirAlAjI ne bhI kahA hai ki manuSya apane pAsa par3I huI amUlya nidhi para dhyAna na de kara nAsamajha kI taraha bhaTakatA rahatA hai / '2 yaha bAta hamAre sAmane prAyaH nirantara AtI rahI hai ki jaina dharma aura bhAratIya darzana ne mAnava jAti ke samakSa bahuta bar3I pavitratA kA bhAva upasthita kiyA hai / manuSya apane asalI svarUpa ko bhUla gayA thA aura apanI divyajyoti ko usane bhulA diyA thA / jaina dharma ne pukAra kara kahA - 'tU jIvana kI sahI pagaDaMDI ko pahacAna le aura usa para baDA cala, kahAM hai ?" rAha- bhUlA rAhI vastutaH manuSya eka rAha bhUlA rAhI hai / parantu una bhUloM kI nIcI taha meM ananta jyotirmaya cetanA kA jo puJja dabA par3A hai, usase yadAkadA pavitratA kI zreSTha aura sundara dhvani uThA karatI hai| durbhAgya se manuSya usa AvAja ko suna kara bhI galata samajha letA hai / vaha apane puruSArtha se aura satprayatnoM se U~cA uThane kI ceSTA to kama karatA hai, kintu dUsaroM ko nIca aura unakI tulanA meM apane ko ucca samajhane kI utkaTa kAmanA karatA hai / isI bhUla ne jAti-pA~ta kI bhAvanA ko paidA kiyA hai / varga ko U~cA aura dUsare varga ko nIcA samajhane kI bhrAmaka preraNA dI isI bhUla eka 1 2 'appA so paramappA / ' " pAsa hI re hIre kI khAna, khojatA use kahA~ nAdAna ?" rAha kA bhUlA huA rAhI hai / phira to terI maMjila dUra nirAlA Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA darzana hai, dUsaroM ko nIcA samajha lene se vAstava meM ve nIce nahIM ho jAte, apitu nIcA samajhane vAlA hI nIcA bana jAtA hai, kyoMki vaha jIvana kI vAstavika uccatA ko prApta karane kA prayatna nahIM karatA / vaha to apanI kalpita U~cAI meM bhUlA rahatA hai / ataeva jise vAstava meM Upara uThanA hai use apanI yaha bhUla sudhAra lenI caahie| isake binA na to koI vyakti zreSThatva pA sakatA hai, aura na samAja athavA koI deza hI unnati ke zikhara para pahu~ca sakatA hai / jaina dharma kahatA hai ki manuSya jAti apane Apa meM pavitra hai, phalataH sabhI manuSya pavitra haiM / jo bhUleM haiM, galatiyA~ haiM, ve hI apavitra haiM / isalie vaha durAcArI se bhI ghRNA karanA nahIM sikhAtA / usane batAyA hai ki cora se ghRNA mata karo, apitu corI se ghRNA karo / cora to AtmA hai aura AtmA kabhI burA nahIM hotA / jo tattva tumhAre andara hai, vahI cora ke andara bhI hai / jo acchAiyA~ apane meM mAnate ho, vahI cora meM bhI vidyamAna haiN| usakI acchAiyA~ yadi corI ke kAraNa chipa gaI haiM, to Apa apanI acchAiyoM ko ghRNA aura dveSa se chipAne kA, dabAne kA kyoM prayatna karate ho ? isake dvArA Apake andara koI pavitratA Ane vAlI nahIM hai / hA~, yadi Apa corI ko burA samajheMge aura cora ko ghRNA kI nahIM, kintu dayA kI dRSTi se dekheMge to Apa meM avazya hI pavitratA jAgRta ho uThegI / acchAI-burAI kA AdhAra vyakti nahIM, kArya 252 eka AdamI zarAba pItA hai / ApakI dRSTi meM vaha gira jAtA hai, kintu kala zarAba chor3a detA hai aura sabhyatA evaM ziSTatA ke sahI mArga para A jAtA hai, apane jIvana ko ThIka rUpa se gujArane lagatA hai to vaha acchAI kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai yA nahIM ? avazya hI, jaba vaha burAI ko chor3a detA hai to U~cI nigAha se dekhA jAtA hai / vAstava meM zarAba burI cIja hai, vaha kabhI acchI hone vAlI nahIM hai / cAhe vaha brAhmaNa ke hAtha meM ho yA zUdra ke hAtha meM, mahala meM rakhI ho yA jhoMpar3I meM; burI vastu, burI hI rahegI / vaha pavitra banane vAlI nahIM hai / kintu zarAba pInA chor3a kara AdamI pavitra bana sakatA hai / cora yadi corI karanA chor3a detA hai to pavitra bana jAtA hai / isI prakAra durAcArI bhI durAcAra ko tyAga kara pavitra bana sakatA hai / isa taraha jaina-dharma ne batAyA ki manuSya kI ghRNA vyakti ke galata kAryoM para ho, vyakti para nahIM / cora ne corI karanA chor3a diyA hai, zarAbI ne zarAba pInA tyAga diyA hai aura durAcArI bhI durAcAra se dUra ho gayA hai, phira bhI usake prati jo ghRNA kA bhAva hai use nahIM tyAgA jA sakatA hai to samajha lenA cAhie ki isase ahiMsA ke mArga para anugamana nahIM ho rahA hai / ahiMsA kI dRSTi to itanI vizAla hai ki hama pApI se pApI aura durAcArI se durAcArI ke prati bhI apane mana meM ghRNA kA bhAva nahIM lA sakate / kintu durbhAgya se Aja samAja ke pAsa ahiMsA kI vaha dRSTi nahIM hai ; phalata: aisI burAiyA~ paidA ho gaI haiM jinake unmUlana ke lie hameM ghora saMgharSa karanA par3a rahA hai, aura yaha saMgharSa saphalatAprApti ke antima kSaNa taka jArI rahegA / Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 253 Aja jidhara bhI dRSTi daur3Ate haiM, udhara hI ghRNA aura dveSa ke azubha cinha dikhAI dete haiM / vastutaH mana kI saMkIrNatA hI sabase bar3I aura vyApaka hiMsA hai / manuSya manuSya se ghRNA aura dveSa kara rahA hai yaha hamAre dUsare varga kA hai to dveSabhAva pradarzita kareMge / jAta-pA~ta ke nAma para, prAnta ke nAma para ghRNA prasArita kara cuke haiM, ki yadi zIghra hI unako dUra na kara sake to hamAre jIvana kA mArga prazasta nahIM hogA / janma nahIM, karma manuSya janma se U~cA- nIcA hotA hai yA kArya se ? yadi koI janma se zreSTha hotA hai to jaina- dRSTi se rAvaNa kSatriya thA aura vaidika dRSTi se brAhmaNa thA; ataH usameM janmajAta pavitratA aura uccatA vidyamAna thI / phira bhI use sAmAjika ghRNA kyoM milI ? bhArata kA itihAsa likhane vAlA pratyeka itihAsakAra rAvaNa ke prati kyoM vyApaka ghRNA vyakta karatA A rahA hai ? abhiprAya yaha hai ki janma se koI U~cAI nahIM AtI / yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba bhI kabhI janmajAta ucca kahalAne vAlA vyakti galata mArga para calatA mAlUma hotA hai, bhAratIya itihAsakAra usa durAcAra kI nindA karane ko taiyAra hotA hai aura usa burAI kA tiraskAra karane meM aNumAtra bhI saMkoca anubhava nahIM karatA | itihAsa ne yaha nahIM dekhA ki rAvaNa kSatriya thA yA brAhmaNa ? usakA janmajAta kSatriyatva yA brAhmaNatva sAmane nahIM AyA, kintu usakA karma hI prakAza meM AyA / vahI jAMcA aura parakhA gayA / isake viparIta bAlmIki kA jIvana caritra dekhA jAtA hai / bAlmIki apane prAthamika jIvana meM luTere the / unhoMne dUsaroM ko mAranA aura dUsaroM kI jeba TaTolanA hI sIkhA thA / isake sivAya usake sAmane jIvana-yApana kA dUsarA rAstA nahIM thA aura usI para binA kisI hicakicAhaTa ke cale jA rahe the / unake hAtha khUna se bhare rahate the / kintu jaba jIvana kI pavitra rAha milI aura unhoMne usa para padArpaNa kiyA to apanI paramparAgata sabhyatA aura saMskRti ke nAte bhAratIya samAja ne unheM RSi aura maharSi kI padavI dI aura saMta-samAja meM unheM Adara kA sthAna milA / jaina darzana ke anusAra harikezI cANDAla - kula meM utpanna hue aura saba ora se unheM bhartsanA aura ghRNA milI / ve jahA~ kahIM bhI gae apamAna rUpa viSa ke pyAloM se hI unakA svAgata huaa| kahIM bhI samabhAva sUcaka amRta kA pyAlA nahIM milA / para jaba ve jIvana kI pavitratA ke sahI mArga para Ae to vandanIya aura pUjanIya ho gae / devatAoM ne unake caraNoM meM mastaka jhukAyA aura tiraskAra karane vAle brAhmaNoM ne bhI unakI pUjA aura stuti kii| arjuna mAlI kI jIvana kathA bhI kisI se chipI huI nahIM hai / narahatyA jaisA jaghanya karma karane vAlA aura hiMsaka vRtti meM AkaNTha DUbA huA arjuna mAlI, eka dina muni ke mahAn pada para pratiSThita hotA hai, bhagavAn mahAvIra use prema se apanAte Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 ahiMsA-darzana haiM aura vaha jIvana kI pavitratA prApta karake mahAn vibhUti bana jAtA hai / yaha saba kisakI vizeSatA thI ? yaha vizeSatA janma kI nahIM, apitu karma kI hI thii| anucita prazna santa jaba milate haiM to kaI loga sarvaprathama unakI jAti pUcha baiThate haiM, aura koI bAta pUchanA unheM nahIM suujhtaa| koI-koI unakA khAnadAna aura kula bhI pUcha lete haiM / para socanA yaha hai ki kyA ye saba bAteM sAdhu se pUchane kI haiM ? sAdhu to apanI pahalI duniyA ko bhUla hI jAtA hai / use smaraNa karane kA adhikAra bhI nahIM; ki vaha pahale kyA thA ? kisa rUpa meM thA ? brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya kyA zUdra kyA thA ? ina sabhI zRMkhalAoM se mukta ho kara usane nayA janma liyA hai / jaba koI manuSya yahA~ janma letA hai, to use apane pichale janma kI jAti, khAnadAna aura kula Adi kA smaraNa nahIM rahatA / prakRti use pUrvajanma kI smRti nahIM rahane detI, mAtra vartamAna kA dRzya hI usake sAmane khar3A pAyA jAtA hai| isI prakAra jaba koI vyakti dIkSA letA hai to vaha bhI eka prakAra se nayA janma pAtA hai, nae kSetra meM praveza karatA hai| naI jindagI pA kara vaha purAnI jiMdagI ko bhulA detA hai / vaha jisa mahala ko chor3a kara AyA hai, yadi use apane dimAga se nahIM nikAla sakA hai, aura jisa kula se AyA hai, yadi use nahIM bhulA sakA hai to jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki usakA nayA janma nahIM huA hai, vaha sAdhu nahIM bana sakA hai / saccA sAdhu dIkSA lene ke bAda 'dvijanmA' ho jAtA hai / para Aja to vaha usI purAne janma ke saMskAroM meM ulajhA huA dekhA jAtA hai / unhIM saMskAroM ko apane jIvana para lAde hue calatA hai aura jaba yahI prakriyA cAlU hai to jIvana kA jo mahAn Adarza AnA cAhie, vaha nahIM A paataa| 'appANaM vosirAmi'3 kaha kara sAdhu ne purAnI duniyA ke khola ko tor3a pheMkA hai| usake sAmane cAhe mahala ho, yA jhoMpar3I ho; donoM samAna haiN| koI use apamAnita karatA ho yA koI sammAna detA ho, donoM hI usakI dRSTi meM eka samAna haiN| usake lie mAnApamAna kI ye saba khAiyA~ kamI kI paTa cukI haiM aura aba vaha ina sabase alaga ho cukA hai / sAdhu hI ekamAtra usakI jAti hai / sAdhu kI dUsarI koI jAti hI nahIM hotI hai / kintu pUchane vAle vahI purAnI duniyA kI kahAnI pUchate haiM aura purAne saMskAroM kI yAda tAjA karate haiM, jinheM bilkula bhulA denA caahie| sahI to yaha hai ki aisI nirarthaka bAtoM ko sArA bhArata hI bhulA de / parantu yaha to vivekabuddhi para Azrita hai, jo abhI dUra kI bAta hai / vartamAna meM jaba sAdhu bhI inheM nahIM bhulA sake haiM, to phira dUsare sarvasAdhAraNa se kyA AzA kI jAe? isakI puSTi meM saMta kabIra kahate haiM :-kisI sAdhu kI jAti mata pUchiye ki vaha brAhmaNa hai, yA kSatriya ? jAti pUcha kara karoge bhI kyA ? yadi pUchanA hI hai to usakA jJAna pUcho, usakA AcaraNa pUcho 3 muni-dIkSA lete samaya pratijJA ke rUpa meM bole jAne vAle eka pATha-vizeSa kA aMza / Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 255 aura yaha pUcho ki jIvana kI rAha para cala kara usane kyA pAyA hai ? usameM mahaka paidA huI hai yA nahIM? jIvana-phUla khilA hai yA nahIM? vaha jIvana kA phUla mahaka de rahA hai yA nahIM ? jaba talavAra myAna meM par3I hai, to talavAra kharIdane vAlA talavAra kA mola karatA hai yA myAna kA ? lar3AI talavAra se hogI yA myAna se ? myAna to myAna hI rahegI, usakA apane Apa meM kyA mUlya hai ? cAhe myAna sone kI hI kyoM na ho; kintu yadi usameM kATha kI talavAra rakhI hai to usa myAna kI kyA kImata hogI ? karttavya kI dRSTi se jaina-dharma eka hI bAta kahatA hai ki manuSya tere vicAra aura AcAra kitane U~ce aura acche haiM; aura tUne jIvana kI pavitratA pA kara unheM jIvana meM kitanA sAkAra kiyA hai ? jisake pAsa pavitra vicAra kA vaibhava hai aura pavitra AcAra kI pUMjI hai, nissandeha vahI bhAgyazAlI hai aura jaina-dharma usI ko AdaraNIya sthAna detA hai| jaina-dharma jo bAraha bhAvanAe~ AtI haiM, unameM eka azuci-bhAvanA bhI hai / vaha bhAvanA nirantara cintana ke lie hai aura vaha cintana apane zarIra ke sambandha meM hai| isa bhAvanA meM apane zarIra ke azucisvarUpa kA vicAra kiyA jAtA hai / brAhmaNa ho yA zUdra, sabhI ke lie samAnarUpa se isa bhAvanA ke cintana kA vidhAna hai| zAstra meM kahIM yaha nahIM batalAyA gayA hai ki brAhmaNa kA zarIra zuci-pavitra hai aura use isa bhAvanA kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, aura sirpha zUdra ke lie hI yaha bhAvanA Avazyaka hai ! manuSya-mAtra kA zarIra eka-jaisA hai / aisA kadApi nahIM ki zUdra ke zarIra meM rakta ho, aura brAhmaNa ke zarIra meM dUdha bharA ho yA gaMgAjala ho ! yaha bAta to itanI spaSTa hai ki isakI saccAI A~khoM se dikhAI detI hai| isI kAraNa azucibhAvanA kA vidhAna brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya athavA zUdra sabhI ke lie samAnarUpa se mAnya batalAyA gayA hai / phira bhI logoM ke diloM meM yaha mithyA ahaMkAra baiTha gayA hai ki merA zarIra pavitra hai, aura dUsare kA apavitra hai ! maiM zUdra ko chU lUgA to merA zarIra apavitra ho jAegA! ghinaunI se ghinaunI cIja : deha saMsArabhara meM apavitra se apavitra aura ghinaunI se ghinaunI cIja yadi koI hai, to vaha zarIra hI hai / duniyAbhara kI azuci aura gandagI isameM bharI par3I hai, yaha haDDiyoM kA DhA~cA aura mAMsa kA lotha camar3e se DhaMkA huA hai aura mala-mUtra Adi ghRNita padArthoM kA bhaMDAra hai| phira isameM pavitratA kahA~ se A gaI ? yaha zarIra jaba kabhI kisI vastu ko grahaNa karatA hai, to usako bhI apavitra banA detA hai| cAhe bhojana kitanA hI pavitra aura svaccha kyoM na ho, jaise hI vaha zarIra ke samparka meM AtA hai, gandA aura 4 jAta na pUcho sAdhu kI, pUcha lIjie jJAna / mola karo talavAra kA, par3I rahana do myAna / Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 ahiMsA-darzana dUSita bana jAtA hai aura sar3a jAtA hai / manuSya jisa makAna meM rahatA hai, usake cAroM tarapha gandagI bikheratA rahatA hai aura vaha gandagI zarIra ke dvArA hI to phailatI hai| jaba manuSya zahara meM rahatA hai to vahA~ ke galI-kUvoM kI kyA sthiti hotI hai ? itanI gandagI, malinatA aura apavitratA vahA~ bhara jAtI hai ki eka varga saphAI karate-karate thaka jAtA hai| manuSya apane AcaraNa se havA, pAnI, makAna Adi sabhI cIjoM ko dUSita kara detA hai aura sar3A detA hai| yaha sAre karma manuSya hI karatA hai / vaha jisa ora calatA hai, gandagI bikheratA calatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne azuci ko apane zarIra meM hI dekhA hai| manuSya ke zarIra se bar3hakara kahIM azuci nahIM hai| apane zarIra se cipaTI usa azuci ko na dekhakara zarIra ko pavitra mAnanA bhUla hai aura sirpha dUsare ke zarIra ko apavitra mAna kara apanI zArIrika pavitratA ke mithyA ahaMkAra ko prazraya denA to jIvana kI eka mahAna bhUla hai| manuSya kA zarIra apavitra hai aura vaha kabhI pavitra nahIM ho sktaa| hajAra bAra snAna karake bhI Apa use pavitra nahIM banA sakate / eka AdamI kullA karatA hai| eka bAra nahIM, sau bAra kullA karatA hai aura samajha letA hai ki merA muMha zuddha ho gyaa| kintu usI muMha meM kullA bharakara yadi vaha dUsare para thUkatA hai to lar3AI zurU hogI yA nahIM ? aisI sthiti meM lAThiyA~ bajane lagatI haiM aura kahA jAtA hai ki jhUThA pAnI mujha para DAla diyA / saMsAra kI sArI apavitratA isa zarIra meM bharI par3I hai| jIvana kI vAstavika pavitratA to Apake mana meM aura ApakI AtmA meM hI ho sakatI hai, zarIra meM nahIM / jIvana kI zucitA Apa apane AcAra aura vicAra dvArA paidA kara sakate haiM / aura jaba taka yaha bAta nahIM AegI, Apa cAhe hajAra bAra gaMgA meM snAna kara leM aura lAkha bAra sammetazikharajI kI yAtrA kara Ae~, vaha pavitratA Ane vAlI nahIM hai| snAna se kyA hotA hai ? pAnI kA kAma to zarIra ke Upara phaila kara UparI gandagI ko dUra kara denA hai| mana kI gandagI ko dUra karanA usakI zakti se sarvathA bAhara kA kAma hai| zarIra ke bhItara kI gandagI bhI usase sApha nahIM ho sktii| aisI sthiti meM jaina-dharma hamAre sAmane yaha prazna upasthita karatA hai ki tuma AcAra-vicAra ko mahattva dete ho yA jAta-pA~ta ko ? yadi jAta-pA~ta ko mahattva dete ho, taba to vaha mahattva zarIra ko hI prApta hotA hai aura zarIra sabakA samAna hai, jaisA brAhmaNa kA hai, vaisA hI zUdra kA hai / yadi brAhmaNa kA zarIra pavitra hai, to zUdra kA bhI pavitra hai; aura yadi zUdra kA azucirUpa hai, to brAhmaNa kA bhI azucirUpa hai| vedAnta-darzana bhArata kA vedAntadarzana AtmAoM meM koI bheda nahIM karatA / vaha pratyeka zarIra meM alaga-alaga AtmAe~ na mAna kara, saba AtmAoM ko eka ikAI ke rUpa meM grahaNa karatA hai| vaha sampUrNa vizva ko brahma kA hI svarUpa mAnatA hai aura kahatA hai--"isa Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA se sAmAjika ahiMsA kI pratiSThA 257 saMsAra meM parabrahma hI satya hai aura usameM koI anekarUpatA nahIM hai| alaga-alaga jAtiyoM kI jo dhAraNA hai, vaha mokSa kA mArga nahIM; yaha to AsurI mArga hai / "5 vedAnta ke AcAryoM ne itanI bar3I bAta kaha dI hai, phira bhI purAnI vRttiyA~ abhI taka mara nahIM rahI | AcArya Anandagiri ne batalAyA hai ki AcArya zaMkara eka bAra banArasa meM the aura gaMgA meM snAna karake lauTa rahe the| rAste meM eka cANDAla, apane kuttoM ko sAtha lie, mila gyaa| rAstA saMkarA thA, usI para vaha sAmane kI ora se calA A rahA thA / AcArya zaMkara pavitratA ke cakra meM par3a ge| mujha para kahIM cANDAla kI chAyA na par3a jAe, isa vicAra se ve khar3e ho ge| para, AcArya ke manobhAva kA adhyayana kara cANDAla bhI khar3A ho gayA / AcArya ne kucha dera intajAra kiyA, kintu jaba cANDAla mArga se alaga nahIM huA to vivaza ho kara AcArya ne kahA - "are haTa jA, rAstA chor3a de ! tujhe dIkhatA nahIM ki maiM snAna karake AyA hU~, pavitra ho kara AyA hU~ aura tU rAstA roka kara khar3A ho gayA hai / ' cANDAla ne kahA- "mahArAja, eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA hU~ / Apa haTane ko kahate haiM, para maiM hadUM kaise? mere pAsa do padArtha haiM - eka AtmA aura dUsarA zarIra / AtmA cetana hai, aura zarIra jar3a hai / taba inameM se Apa kise haTAne ko kahate haiM ? 6 yadi AtmA ko haTAne ke lie kahate haiM to ApakI AtmA aura merI AtmA - donoM eka hI samAna haiM / parabrahma ke rUpa meM jo Atma-jyoti Apake andara virAjita hai, vahI mere andara bhI vidyamAna hai, to phira maiM AtmA ko kahA~ le jAU~, aura kaise le jAU~ ? AtmA to vyApaka hai aura sampUrNa saMsAra meM samAnarUpa se vyApta hai / Apa use haTAne ko kahate to haiM, kintu use haTAne kI bAta merI kalpanA se bAhara hai / 7 yadi Apa zarIra ko haTAne ke lie kahate haiM to zarIra paMcabhUtoM se banA hai aura vaha jaisA merA hai, vaisA hI ApakA bhI hai| aisA to hai nahIM ki merA mA~sa kAlA ho aura ApakA gorA ho / jo rakta Apake zarIra meM baha rahA hai, vahI mere meM bhI baha rahA hai / ata: yadi Apa zarIra ko alaga haTane kI bAta kahate haiM to vaha merI samajha meM nahIM AtI ki use kaise alaga kiyA jAe, aura kyoM alaga kiyA jAe ?" AcArya Anandagiri kahate haiM ki jaba yaha bAta zaMkara ne sunI to ve Azcarya meM par3a gae aura unhoMne apane kAna pakar3e ! bole- 'abhI taka vedAnta kI U~cI-UMcI "brahma satyaM jaganmithyA | " neha nAnAsti kiJcana // ' annamayAdannamayamathavA caitanyameva caitanyAt, dvijavara ! dUrIkartuM vAJchasi kiM brUhi gaccha gaccheti / - manISApaJcaka 7 AcArya zaMkara vedAntamata ke anuyAyI the / vedAnta kI mAnyatA ke anusAra, samasta jar3a-cetanamaya vizva, eka Atma-tattva kA hI nAnArUpa se prasAra hai / vastutaH vyApaka Atma-tattva ke atirikta aura kucha hai hI nahIM / " brahma satyaM jaganmithyA, neha nAnAsti kiJcana / " 5 6 Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 ahiMsA-darzana bAteM kevala kahane mAtra hI thiiN| "saMsAra meM ekamAtra parabrahma kI hI sattA hai", yaha upadeza saMsAra ko to khUba acchI taraha sunAyA, para apane mana kA kA~TA Aja taka nahIM nikala sakA thaa| mana kA viSa-vikAra nahIM gayA thaa| use Aja Apane nikAla diyA / ataeva Apa hI mere sacce guru haiM / Apane mere netra khola diye haiN| vaha satya kA camatkAra thA, jisake kAraNa cANDAla ko mArga se haTAne vAle AcArya zaMkara jarA-sI bAta sunate hI sanmArga para A gae, sAmAnya loga usakI avahelanA karate haiN| kalpita dIvAreM isa prakAra jAtIyatA ke nAma para U~ca-nIca kI ye kalpita dIvAreM khar3I karanA sAmAjika hiMsA hai / nizcita rUpa se yaha samajhane kI cIja hai ki manuSya ke hRdaya meM jitanI jyAdA saMkIrNatA tathA ghRNA bar3hatI hai, utanI hI adhika hiMsA ghara karatI jAtI hai| kucha varSa pUrva videzI prabhutva se mukta ho kara bhArata ne rAjanItika svatantratA to prApta kI, parantu vaha mAnasika saMkIrNatAoM se mukta nahIM ho paayaa| jisakA duHkhada pariNAma hindustAna aura pAkistAna ke baMTavAre ke rUpa meM prakaTa huA aura rakta kI nadI taka baha nikalI ? lAkhoM aura karor3oM AdamI idhara se udhara A-jAkara barbAda bhI ho ge| yaha saba amAnuSikatAeM kyoM huIM ? yaha sAhasapUrvaka kahA jA sakatA hai ki yaha ekamAtra ghRNA kA hI duSpariNAma thA / jaba taka yaha ghRNA dUra nahIM hogI, taba taka hama achUtoM se prema nahIM kara sakeMge aura hindU tathA musalamAna bhI sAtha-sAtha nahIM baiTha sakeMge / sArAMza meM itanA hI kahanA paryApta hogA ki jaba taka hamAre mana aura mastiSka meM kisI bhI prakAra kI saMkIrNatA rahegI, taba taka sAmAjika hiMsA kI yaha paramparA cAlU hI rahegI aura eka rUpa meM nahIM, to dUsare rUpa meM vaha sAmUhika ghRNA utpanna karatI rhegii| manuSya-jAti Aja aneka Tukar3oM meM ba~Ta gaI hai aura pratyeka Tukar3A dUsare Tukar3e ke prati ghRNA kA bhAva pradarzita karatA hai| Aja koI kisI ke AcAra-vicAra ko nahIM pUchatA hai, sirpha jAti ko hI pUchatA hai aura usI ke AdhAra para uccatA aura nIcatA kA kAlpanika nApa-taula karatA hai| ina kalpanAoM kI badaulata hI bhArata miTTI meM mila gayA, aura yaha durbhAgya kI bAta hai ki bhAratavAsiyoM ne itihAsa se Aja taka koI sabaka nahIM siikhaa| jisa dina bhAratavAsI manuSya ke AcAra-vicAra kI ijjata kareMge, manuSya kA manuSya ke rUpa meM Adara karanA sIkhege aura pratyeka manuSya dUsare manuSya ko bhAI kI nigAha se dekhegA, tabhI bhArata meM 'sAmAjika ahiMsA' kI pratiSThA hogI aura usa ahiMsA ke phalasvarUpa hI sukha aura zAnti kA saMcAra hogaa| 8 cANDAlo'stu sa tu dvijo'stu, gururityeSA manISA mama / Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota jainasaMskRti kI saMsAra ko jo sabase bar3I dena hai, vaha ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA kA yaha mahAn vicAra, jo Aja vizvazAnti kA sarvazreSTha sAdhana samajhA jAne lagA hai, aura jisakI amogha zakti ke sammukha saMsAra kI samasta saMhAraka zaktiyA~ kuNThita hotI dikhAI dene lagI haiM-eka dina jainasaMskRti ke mahAn unnAyakoM dvArA hI hiMsAkANDa meM lage unmatta saMsAra ke sAmane rakhA gayA thaa| samAja ke sAtha vyakti kA sahayoga ho jainasaMskRti kA mahAn sandeza hai--koI bhI manuSya samAja se sarvathA pRthak raha kara apanA astitva kAyama nahIM rakha sakatA / samAja se ghula-mila kara hI vaha apane jIvana kA Ananda uThA sakatA hai aura AsapAsa ke anya saMgI-sAthiyoM ko bhI uThAne de sakatA hai| yaha nizcita hai ki vyakti samAja se alaga nahIM raha sakatA, taba yaha bhI Avazyaka hai ki vaha apane hRdaya ko udAra banAe, virAT banAe; aura jina logoM ke sAtha rahanA hai, kAma karanA hai, unake hRdaya meM apanI ora se pUrNa vizvAsa paidA kre| jaba taka manuSya apane pArvavartI samAja meM apanepana kA bhAva paidA nahIM karegA; arthAt- jaba taka dUsare loga usako apanA AdamI na samajheMge aura vaha bhI dUsaroM ko apanA AdamI na samajhegA, taba taka samAja-kalyANa nahIM ho sktaa| eka bAra hI nahIM, hajAra bAra kahA jA sakatA hai ki nahIM ho sakatA / eka-dUsare kA Apasa meM avizvAsa hI tabAhI kA kAraNa banA huA hai| mAnava kI ora se hI saMsAra meM adhika duHkha __saMsAra meM jo cAroM ora duHkha kA hAhAkAra hai, vaha prakRti kI ora se milane vAlA to mAmUlI-sA hI hai / yadi adhika antanirIkSaNa kiyA jAe to prakRti, duHkha kI apekSA hamAre sukha meM hI adhika sahAyaka hai| vAstava meM jo kucha bhI Upara kA duHkha hai, vaha manuSya ke dvArA manuSya para lAdA huA hai| yadi hara eka vyakti apanI ora se dUsaroM para kiye jAne vAle duHkhoM ko haTA le, to yaha saMsAra Aja hI naraka se svarga meM badala sakatA hai| amara Adarza jainasaMskRti ke mahAn saMskAraka antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to rASTroM meM paraspara hone vAle yuddhoM kA hala bhI ahiMsA ke dvArA hI batalAyA hai / Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana unakA Adarza hai- dharma -pracAra ke dvArA vizvabhara ke pratyeka manuSya ke hRdaya meM yaha jacA do ki vaha 'sva' meM hI saMtuSTa rahe, 'para' kI ora AkRSTa hone kA kadApi prayatna na kare / para kI ora AkRSTa hone kA artha hai-- dUsaroM ke sukha-sAdhanoM ko dekha kara lAlAyita ho jAnA aura unheM chInane kA duHsAhasa karanA / 260 'sva' kI maryAdA se bAhara hI khatarA nadI jaba taka apane do pAToM ke bIca meM bahatI rahatI hai, taba taka usase saMsAra ko lAbha hI lAbha hai, hAni kucha bhI nhiiN| para, jyoM hI vaha apanI sImA se haTa kara AsapAsa ke pradeza para adhikAra jamAtI hai, bAr3ha kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai, to saMsAra meM hAhAkAra maca jAtA hai, pralaya kA dRzya khar3A ho jAtA hai / yahI dazA manuSyoM kI hai| jaba taka sabake saba manuSya apane - apane 'sva' meM pravAhita rahate haiM, taba taka kucha azAnti nahIM hai, lar3AI-jhagar3A nahIM hai / azAnti aura saMgharSa kA vAtAvaraNa vahIM paidA hotA hai, jahA~ manuSya 'sva' se bAhara phailanA zurU karatA hai, dUsaroM ke adhikAroM ko kucalatA hai, aura dUsaroM ke jIvanopayogI sAdhanoM para kabjA jamAne lagatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa dizA meM bar3e stutya prayatna kie haiN| ve apane pratyeka gRhastha ziSya ko aparigraha kI maryAdA meM sarvadA 'sva' meM hI sImita rahane kI zikSA dete haiM / vyApAra, udyoga Adi kSetroM meM unhoMne apane anuyAyiyoM ko apane nyAyaprApta adhikAroM se kabhI Age bar3hane kI ijAjata nahIM dI / prApta adhikAroM se Age bar3hane kA artha hai - apane dUsare sAthiyoM ke sAtha saMgharSa meM utaranA / jaina saMskRti kA amara Adarza hai- pratyeka manuSya apanI ucita AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke lie ucita sAdhanoM kA hI sahArA le kara ucita prayatna kare / AvazyakatA se adhika kisI bhI sukhasAmagrI kA saMgraha kara rakhanA, jainasaMskRti meM corI hai / vyakti, samAja athavA rASTra lar3ate kyoM haiM ? isI anucita saMgrahavRtti ke kAraNa dUsaroM ke jIvana aura sukhasAdhanoM kI upekSA karake manuSya kabhI sukha-zAnti nahIM prApta kara sakatA / ahiMsA ke bIja aparigrahavRtti meM DhUMr3he jA sakate haiM / eka dRSTi se ahiMsA aura aparigrahavRtti donoM paryAyavAcI zabda haiM / gRhasthajIvana kA karttavya 'Ananda' zrAvaka apane jIvana ke antima kSaNa taka zrAvaka hI rahe, sAdhu nahIM bane / phira bhI zAstra meM unake jIvana kI kahAnI vistAra ke sAtha dI gaI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara Ananda ne jo Adarza sAdhanA kI, yadyapi vaha zrAvaka - jIvana kI hI sAdhanA thI, phira bhI vaha itanI mahAn thI ki zAstra meM usakA varNana karanA Avazyaka samajhA gayA / isakA mukhya kAraNa thA ki gRhastha-dazA meM raha kara bhI Ananda ne apane karttavya ko zAnadAra DhaMga se pUrA kiyaa| unakI ahiMsA kaisI thI ? unakA satya kaisA thA ? unake jIvana kI pavitratA kitanI ujjvala thI ? aura dUsaroM Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 261 ke sAtha unake vyavahAra ke tarIke kaise the ? yahI saundarya-bharI suvAsa Adarza jIvana kI paricAyikA haiM aura inhIM ke lie zAstra meM unakI gaurava-pUrNa jIvana-kathA kA ullekha anivArya samajhA gyaa| isIlie Aja bhI unake punIta jIvana kI svarNavedI para, apAra zraddhAbhakti ke sAtha, vANI ke puSpa car3hAe jAte haiM / ___ isa vizAla bhU-khaMDa para atIta kAla meM na jAne kitane cakravartI, ardhacakravartI, rAjA-mahArAjA aura seTha-sAhUkAra Ae haiM, jinhoMne apane parAkrama aura vaibhava se jamIna ko kampita kiyA hai, jinhoMne jhoMpar3iyoM ke sthAna para gaganacumbI prasAda khar3e kie haiM aura hajAroM-lAkhoM ko apane caraNoM meM AjIvana jhukAe rakhA hai / kintu, yaha saba vaibhava hote hue bhI yadi unhoMne vyAvahArika jIvana meM satkarma nahIM kie aura prajA-hita kI ora dhyAna nahIM diyA to unakA koI ullekha nahIM milatA, itihAsa unake lie mUka hai| hA~ ! unhoMne apane jIvana meM jo galatiyAM kI thIM, unakA citraNa avazya milatA haiM / upameM yaha dikhAne kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai ki itane samRddhizAlI hote hue bhI aura itanI anukUlatAe~ prApta karake bhI unhoMne apanI samRddhi aura anukUlatAoM kA acche DhaMga se upayoga nahIM kiyA; jisake kAraNa ve nIce gira gae / rAma aura rAvaNa rAmAyaNa, jaina aura vaiSNava-donoM dharmoM meM par3hI jAtI hai| isameM do prabala zaktiyoM ke varNana milate haiM / eka 'rAma' ke rUpa meM, aura dUsarI 'rAvaNa' ke rUpa meN| eka ora rAvaNa duniyA ke eka sire se dUsare sire ko tharrAtA huA-kaMpita karatA huA AtA hai; aura dUsarI ora udhara rAma bhI eka sugaThita zakti ke sAtha khar3e ho jAte haiM / jisa prakAra rAvaNa rAjA bana kara sAmane AtA hai, vaise hI rAma bhI rAjA ke rUpa meM sAmane Ate haiM / donoM ne tIna khaNDa taka apanA sAmrAjya sthApita kiyA thaa| donoM meM itanI bhautika samAnatAe~ hote hue bhI rAma ke caraNoM meM hI zraddhA ke puSpa car3hAe jAte haiM, aura rAvaNa kA apamAna kiyA jAtA hai / Akhira isakA rahasya kyA hai ? rAvaNa ne itanI bar3I zakti saMgaThita kI aura aparimita vaibhava pAyA, kintu vaha usakA prayoga sadAcAra ke rUpa meM nahIM kara sakA; vaha duniyA ke kalyANa kA koI kAma nahIM kara sakA / kSudra vAsanAoM kI pUrti meM hI vaha AjIvana lagA rahA / yaha ThIka hai ki insAna jaba taka insAna hai, usakI AkAMkSAe~ aura vAsanAe~ prAyaH maratI nahIM haiM / bhUkha lagane para bhojana karanA hI par3atA hai aura pyAsa lagane para pAnI bhI pInA par3atA hai| parantu rAvaNa kI vAsanAoM kI koI maryAdA nahIM thI aura yahI kAraNa hai ki solaha hajAra rAniyA~ hone para bhI vaha sItA ko balAtkAra uThA le bhAgane ko vivaza huaa| udhara rAma ne yuddha avazya kiyA, para kisI garIba ko satAne ke lie nahIM kiyA / vahA~ talavAra bhI camakatI rahI, kintu usakI camaka kA uddezya dIna-dukhiyoM Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 ahiMsA-darzana ke kalyANa ke lie aura anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke pratikAra ke lie thaa| rAma kI talavAra kisI satI strI para balAtkAra karane ke lie nahIM camakI / sUkSmadRSTi se dekhA jAe to paise vAle to rAma bhI the / ve bhI sone ke siMhAsana para baiThe aura unakA jIvana bhI zAnadAra mahaloM meM gujarA, rAma ko bhI rAvaNa ke samAna hI bhoga-vilAsa ke sAdhana mile the / phira bhI rAma ko Adara aura sammAna diyA jAtA hai ; vaha isIlie ki unhoMne itanI bar3I UMcAI ko aura rAjasiMhAsana ko pAne ke bAda bhI apanI sukha-suvidhA ke sAtha dUsaroM ke hita ko bhI samadRSTi se dekhA / unhoMne dUsaroM kI A~sU se gIlI jindagiyoM ko bhI dekhA aura yaha bhI dekhA ki yadi maiM rAjA banA hU~ to kevala apane bhoga-vilAsa ke lie, apanI vAsanAoM kI kSa dra pUrti ke lie nahIM, apitu prajA ke kalyANa kA gurutara uttaradAyitva. pUrA karane ke lie banA huuN| isI dRSTikoNa se unhoMne apane karttavya kA pAlana kiyA aura isI kAraNa Aja bhI saMsAra unakA guNagAna karatA hai| vargavAda kA virodha jaina-dharma kisI bhI prakAra ke vargavAda ko prazraya nahIM detaa| jAti-pA~ti ke AdhAra para, sampatti ke AdhAra para, yA kisI bhI anya bhautikatA ke sthUla AdhAra para panapate hue vargavAda kA vaha pakSa nahIM letA / jaina-dharma garIba yA amIra kI pUjA nahIM karatA hai ; aura na usakI nindA hI karatA hai / vaha to apanA eka viziSTa dRSTikoNa rakhatA hai aura pratyeka vastu ko usI dRSTikoNa se dekhatA aura parakhatA hai / vaha apane dRSTikoNa ke nAte usa dhanavAn kI prazaMsA karatA hai, jo dhana ko prApta karatA hai, yA prApti ke lie puruSArtha karatA hai ; kintu dhana prApta karate samaya yadi nyAya aura nIti ko nahIM bhulAtA aura prApta karane ke bAda bhI use nyAya-nIti se hI kharca karatA hai ; jo isa dhana ko prApta karake apanA hI hita-poSaNa nahIM karatA hai, apitu dUsaroM kI bhalAI meM bhI udAratA-pUrvaka vyaya karatA hai / sampadA nahIM, sadguNa yadi eka garIba hai aura usake pAsa paisA nahIM hai, kintu usakA jIvana sundara hai aura zAnadAra DhaMga se gRhastha kI gAr3I calA rahA hai; vaha bhale hI kisI paristhitivizeSa ke kAraNa dhanasaMgraha nahIM kara sakA ho, kintu nyAya aura nIti yadi usake sAtha hai to isa dazA meM bhI hama usakI prazaMsA kareMge / aise bhI nissahAya lakar3ahAre ho cuke haiM, jinakI jindagI kA nirvAha honA muzkila thA, kintu unameM acchAiyA~ thIM, jisake kAraNa santoM ne unakI guNagAthA gAI hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki kevala dhana hone se hI koI prazaMsA kA pAtra nahIM bana jAtA aura na dhana ke abhAva meM nindA kA hI pAtra banatA hai / isI prakAra nirdhana hone se hI koI prazaMsA yA aprazaMsA ke yogya nahIM ho jaataa| jahA~ sadguNoM ke puSpa haiM, vahIM prazaMsA kI saurabha hai / kintu dhanavAn yA cakravartI hone para Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 263 bhI yadi unameM guNa nahI haiM to unakI prazaMsA nahIM hotI hai| eka ora cakravartI bharata kI prazaMsA se grantha para grantha bhare par3e haiM, kintu dUsarI ora ardha-cakravartI rAvaNa aura cakravartI brahmadatta bhI ho gae haiM, jinheM acchAI kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhA gayA ; apitu jIvana patita hone para naraka meM jAne kA spaSTa ullekha kiyA gayA hai / unameM prazaMsAyogya guNa nahIM Ae, na nyAya evaM nIti hI AI aura apane pUre jIvana meM ve prajA ke hita kA eka bhI kArya nahIM kara sake / cakravartI brahmadatta jaina-sAhitya meM brahmadatta cakravartI kA varNana AtA hai| brahmadatta bhoga-parAyaNa vyakti thA / cakravartI ke siMhAsana para baiTha kara bhI apane ko tadnukUla U~cA nahIM uThA rAkA / usakA jhukAva jitanA nija ke poSaNa meM thA, utanA prajA ke poSaNa meM nahIM thaa| eka dina jaina-jagata ke prakhyAt mahAmuni citta, brahmadatta se mile / unhoMne cakravartI ke samakSa eka Adarza rakhA ki-"yadi tuma jyAdA kucha nahIM kara sakate, to kama se kama Arya-karma to karo, prajA ke Upara to dayA karo / jisa prajA ke khUna-pasIne kI gAr3hI kamAI se tuma vaibhavazAlI mahala khar3e kara rahe ho, usa prajA para to anukampA kro| yadi tuma prajA para karuNA kI eka bUMda bhI barasA sake, to bhI agale jIvana meM devatA bana sakoge ! naraka aura nigoda meM nahIM bhaTakate phiroge ! isase tumhArI jindagI yahA~, vahA~ saba jagaha ArAma se kttegii| eka rAjA apanI prajA ke lie kalyANa-buddhi se kAma karatA hai to vaha yahA~ aura Age bhI parama abhyudaya prApta karatA hai| usake cakravartI hone ke nAte hama usakI prazaMsA yA nindA nahIM karate haiM / hama to kevala guNoM kI prazaMsA aura durguNoM kI kaTu AlocanA karate haiM / yadi koI garIba corI karatA hai, duniyAbhara kI guNDAgIrI karatA hai aura burAiyoM se kAma letA hai, na to vaha apanI garIbI ko AnandapUrvaka svIkAra karatA hai, aura na viSama paristhitiyoM se nyAyapUrvaka saMgharSa hI karatA hai, aisI dazA meM hama usakI prazaMsA kadApi na kareMge ; usake anyAya, anAcAra aura guNDApana kI ghora nindA hI kreNge| insAniyata kA pATha jaina-dharma to eka hI sandeza le kara calA hai ki --tumane saMsAra ko kyA diyA 1 jai taMsi bhoge caiuM asatto, ajjAI kammAiM kareha rAya / dhamme Thio savvapayANukaMpI, to hohisi devo io viuvvI / / -uttarAdhyayana 23, 23 Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 ahiMsA-darzana hai aura saMsAra se kyA pAyA hai ? kyA tumane manuSya ke sAtha manuSyocita vyavahAra kiyA hai ? insAna ho kara bhI insAna jaisA uThanA, baiThanA, bolanA aura calanA sIkhA hai yA nahIM ? yadi sIkha liyA hai aura sadAcaraNa kI parIkSA meM uttIrNa bhI ho cuke hoM to ina manuSyocita sadguNoM kI tulanA meM tumhArI nirdhanatA ko bilkula nagaNya mAnakara hama tumhArA sammAna karate haiM / isake viparIta yadi jindagI meM garIba yA amIra rahate hue bhI insAniyata kA pATha nahIM sIkhA aura insAna ke sAtha insAna ke jaisA mAnavIya vyavahAra karanA nahIM sIkhA, to hama samrATa aura garIba donoM se hI kaheMge ki tumhArA vyAvahArika jIvana galata aura doSapUrNa hai aura tuma hamArI ora se aMzamAtra bhI prazaMsA prApta nahIM kara sakate ! jaina-dharma tumhAre lie prazaMsA kA eka zabda bhI nahIM kaha sktaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhuoM se kahA hai---- yadi tumako eka bhAgyazAlI samrAT seTha yA sAhUkAra mila jAe to tuma dRr3hatApUrvaka, apane mana meM kisI bhI prakAra kA dabAva na rakhate hue, spaSTabhAva se upadeza de sakate ho; aura yadi koI nirdhana mile to vahI upadeza use bhI usI bhAva se do| jisa prema evaM sneha se cakravartI samrATa ko upadeza dete ho, vahI prema aura sneha kisI garIba ke lie bhI rakho / apane antaHkaraNa meM donoM ke lie samAna prema aura samAna sneha kA Adarza sandeza lekara clo|"2 hameM samAja se nahIM, kintu samAja ke antaHstala meM baiThe hue aura samAja ko sahI mArga se vicalita kara kupatha para le jAne vAle kuvicAroM se lar3anA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga meM brAhmaNajAti kI samasyA kitanI ulajhI huI thI ? jagaha-jagaha yAjJika hiMsA ho rahI thI, saMhAra kA naMgA nAca ho rahA thA aura khUna kI nadiyA~ baha rahI thiiN| parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra ne brAhmaNa jAti kA aMzamAtra bhI virodha nahIM kiyA, varan usa samaya phailI huI kurItiyoM ko surIti meM evaM durnIti ko sunIti meM pariNata karane ke lie spaSTokti se kAma liyaa| unake pAsa yadi rAjA zrINika yA kUNika Ae to bhI, aura nirdhana lakar3ahAre Ae to bhI, unhoMne samAnabhAva aura adamya sAhasa ke sAtha deza meM phailI huI burAiyoM ke virodha meM joroM se Andolana cAlU rakhA / isI prakAra yadi kabhI prazaMsA kA avasara AyA to rAjA kI bhI prazaMsA kI, aura garIba kI bhI kii| aisA azobhanIya varga-bheda eka aMza meM bhI prakaTa nahIM huA ki kisI rAjA kI rAjya-prabhutA bhagavAn mahAvIra ko prabhAvita kara sakI ho aura tadanusAra unhoMne kisI raMka ke prati bhartsanApUrNa vyavahAra kiyA ho| unakI nirmala dRSTi meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bheda-mUlaka apavAda antima kSaNa taka paidA nahIM huA thaa| 2 jahA puNNassa katthai, tahA tucchassa katthai / jahA tucchassa katthai, tahA puNNassa katthai / -AcArAMga, pra0 zru0 Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 265 hamAre jIvana kI jo pRSTha-bhUmi hai, vaha to itanI U~cI aura virAT hai, kintu usakI tulanA meM Aja hama itane nIce A gaye haiM ki usako acchI taraha chU bhI nahIM sakate haiN| AcaraNahInatA ke kAraNa hamArA kada choTA ho gayA hai, jabaki siddhAnta kA kada bahuta U~cA hai| jaise baunA AdamI kisI lambe kada vAle ke pAsa khar3A ho aura vaha usake kaMdhe ko nahIM chU pAtA ho, usI prakAra hama Aja ahiMsA aura satya ko chU nahIM pA rahe haiN| isa kathana kA Azaya yaha hai ki Apake AcaraNa kA jo kada baunA ho gayA hai, use uttama vicAroM ke dvArA U~cA banAne kI AvazyakatA hai / zarIra kA kada choTA hai yA bar3A, isase koI prayojana nahIM hai| kisako mukti ? eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchA gayA ki kisa kada vAle ko mukti prApta hotI hai ? to unhoMne kahA---pA~ca-sau dhanuSa kA kada vAlA bhI mokSa pA sakatA hai aura eka baunA bhii| arthAt bhagavAn ne zarIra ke kada ko koI mahattva nahIM diyA hai, kintu vicAroM ke kada ko mahattvapUrNa aura anivArya mAnA hai| yadi koI sAdhaka zarIra se baunA hai, kintu usake vicAroM kA kada U~cA ho gayA hai, U~cA uThate-uThate terahaveM aura phira caudahaveM guNasthAna taka pahuMca gayA hai, to vaha avazya mukta ho jaaegaa| isake viparIta pA~ca-sau dhanuSa kA zarIra kA kada hone para bhI yadi kisI vyakti ke vicAroM kA kada choTA hai to use mokSa nahIM mila sktaa| jaba hama isa viSaya para vicAra karate haiM to jJAta hotA hai ki zAstroM kI jo ahiMsA aura dayA hai, usakA kada to bahuta U~cA hai| kintu Ajakala kI hamArI ahiMsA aura dayA kA; arthAt-jisa rUpa meM Aja hama ahiMsA yA dayA kA vyavahAra kara rahe haiM aura jisa rUpa meM use samajha rahe haiM, usakA kada bahuta choTA hai / kintu jaba samAja aura rASTra ke vicAroM kA kada zAstrIya ahiMsA ke kada kI U~cAI para pahuMcegA, tabhI ve apanA utkarSa sAdha skeNge| Aja sAre saMsAra meM varga-saMgharSa cala rahA hai| yadi akelA insAna hai to usakA mana bhI astavyasta hai aura yadi parivAra meM dasa-bIsa AdamI haiM to ve bhI saba becaina haiM / sAre samAja meM, deza meM aura choTI yA bar3I prajA meM cAroM ora saMgharSa hai| pratyeka vyakti ke mana meM azAnti kI Aga sulaga rahI hai / mAno, hama saba bImAra bana gae haiN| pratyeka vyakti, pratyeka samAja aura pratyeka rASTra Aja isI bImArI kA anubhava kara rahA hai| bImArI kI jar3a astu, prazna yaha hai ki isa Aga aura bImArI kA mUla kAraNa kyA hai ? insAna ke Upara jo duHkha aura saMkaTa A par3A hai, vaha kahA~ se AyA hai ? aura kisa mArga se AyA hai ? jaina-dharma apane vizleSaNa ke dvArA yaha nirNaya karatA hai ki prakRti kI ora Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 ahiMsA-darzana se ye duHkha nahIM Ae haiN| prakRti kI ora se Ane vAle duHkha kadAcit aura alpa hote haiM / jaise--kabhI bhUkampa A jAtA hai to manuSya ghabarA jAtA hai, kabhI varSA jyAdA ho jAtI hai yA sUkhA par3a jAtA hai taba bhI vaha saMtrasta ho jAtA hai / parantu ye samasta ghabarAhaTeM mAmUlI haiM pratidina bhakampa kI durghaTanAe~ nahIM haA karatIM aura aisI durghaTanAoM ke samaya bhI yadi ApadApIr3ita insAna, insAna kA dila le kara kisI udAramanA insAna ke pAsa pahu~ca jAtA hai to vaha prakRtijanita du:kha bhI bhUla jAtA hai / kabhI-kabhI insAna ke Upara jaMgalI jAnavaroM ke dvArA bhI duHkha lAda die jAte haiN| jaise-kabhI lakar3abagghA bacce ko uThA kara le jAtA hai yA bher3iyA bakarI-bher3a ko le bhAgatA hai / parantu Ajakala ina sAre upadravoM para bhI insAna ne vijaya prApta kara lI hai; kyoMki nirjana sthanoM para bar3e-bar3e nagara basa gae haiM, AvAsa kI vyavasthA ThIka-ThIka ho rahI hai aura jaMgalI jAnavara vivaza ho kara jaMgaloM meM apanA muMha chipAe par3e haiN| phira bhI Aja kA manuSya duHkhoM se pIr3ita hai, ataH prazna hotA hai ki aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ? ___ mAnava-samAja ke samasta du:khoM kA pramukha kAraNa manuSya kI duvRtti hI hai / Aja mAnava-samAja meM hI aneka lakar3abagghe aura bhayaMkara bheDie paidA ho gae haiM / cAroM ora khUkhAra bher3ie hI bheDie najara Ate haiN| unakA zarIra to manuSya kA-sA avazya hai, para dila manuSya kA nahIM, hiMsaka bher3iye kA hai| manuSya meM manuSyocita sadbhAvanA nahIM rahI hai / abhiprAya yahI hai ki manuSya ke bhItara jo krodha, mAna, mAyA, loma Adi vAsanAeM haiM, ve gRhastha-jIvana ko bigAr3a rahI haiM, sAdhusamAja ko bhI samApta kara rahI haiM aura samAja evaM rASTra ko bhI kSINa kara rahI haiN| sArAMza yaha hai ki manuSya ko manuSyakRta duHkha hI prAyaH satA rahe haiM / / ___Apa jaba kabhI dasa-pA~ca AdamI ikaTTha baiTha kara ArAma meM bAteM karate haiM aura kabhI kisI se usake duHkha kI bAta pUchate haiM, tabhI Apako duHkha kA spaSTa anubhava hotA hogaa| apane vicAroM kI tarAjU para taula kara dekhie ki prakRti-janya tathA hiMsaka pazuoM dvArA hone vAle duHkha unameM se kitane haiM aura manuSyoM dvArA paidA kie hue duHkha kitane haiM ? isa bheda ko samajhane meM adhika dera nahIM lagegI ki--manuSya hI manuSya para adhikAMza vipattiyA~ lAda rahA hai aura du:khoM ke pahAr3a DhahA rahA hai / koI kahatA haiamuka manuSya ne mere sAtha vizvAsaghAta kiyA hai ! eka bahana kahatI hai ki mere prati sAsa kA vyavahAra acchA nahIM hai, aura prativAda meM sAsa kahatI hai ki bahU kA baratAva acchA nahIM hai| isI prakAra pitA, putra ko aura putra, pitA kI zikAyateM karate haiN| kahIM bhAI-bhAI ke bIca durvyavahAra kI duHkhada kahAnI sunI jAtI hai / isa prakAra jitane bhI AdamiyoM se bAteM kareMge, una sabase yahI mAlUma hogA ki AdamI kI AdamI se jitanI zikAyata hai, utanI kudarata aura vanya-pazuoM se nahIM hai / kathana kA abhiprAya yahI hai ki manuSya kA manuSya ke prati Aja jo vyavahAra hai, vaha saMtoSajanaka nahIM hai, sukhaprada nahIM hai, balki asaMtoSa, azAMti aura duHkha paidA karane vAlA hai| Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 267 iMsAna iMsAna kA zoSaka rAma ko caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa kyoM bhoganA par3A? maMtharA ke dvArA kaikeyI ke vicAra badala die gae ; kaikeyI kI bhAvanA dUSita ho gaI, tadanusAra vaha galata DhaMga paidA huA ki rAma ko vanavAsa milA, aura rAmAyaNa kI kathA lambI hotI gii| sArI kahAnI AdamI ke dvArA khar3I kI gaI aura AdamI ke dvArA hI vistRta huii| rAma vana meM jA kara rahe to vahA~ rAvaNa sItA ko uThA kara le gayA / isa prakAra AdamI ne AdamI ko caina se nahIM baiThane diyaa| aura jaba rAma AtatAyI rAvaNa ko jIta kara vApisa ayodhyA lauTe to unhoMne sItA ko vanavAsa de diyA ! yaha saba manuSya kI ora se manuSya ko duHkha dene kI eka lambI kahAnI hai / isa sambandha meM cAhe koI kucha bhI kahatA ho, kintu maiM apane bauddhika vizleSaNa ke AdhAra para yaha kahatA hU~ ki rAma ne sItA kA tyAga karake nyAya nahIM, anyAya kiyA / yadi rAma svayaM bhI sItA ko patita samajhate hote to unakA kArya ucita kahA jA sakatA thA, parantu unheM to sItA ke satItva para aura usakI pavitratA para pUrNa vizvAsa thaa| phira bhI unhoMne apanI garbhavatI patnI ko bhayAnaka jaMgala meM chor3a diyA ! jo rAma prabhAvazAlI rAvaNa ke sAmane nahIM jhuke, ve eka nAdAna dhobI ke sAmane jhuka kara itihAsa kI bahuta bar3I bhUla kara baiThe ! yadi unheM rAjA kA Adarza upasthita karanA hI thA to vaha svayaM siMhAsana chor3a kara alaga ho jAte ! parantu mujhe aisA pratIta hotA hai ki isa sthala para ve Adarza rAjA kA udAharaNa bhI upasthita nahIM kara sake / Adarza rAjA abhiyukta ko apanI saphAI dene kA avasara detA hai, para rAjA rAma ne sItA ko aisA avasara nahIM diyA / yahA~ to sItA ko abhiyoga kA patA bhI nahIM lagane diyA gayA; aura patA bhI taba lagA, jabaki use daNDa diyA jA cukA thaa| batAie-sItA para yaha duHkha kahA~ se A par3A ? rAma ne hI to usa para yaha duHkha lAda diyA thaa| isa prakAra AdamI ne hI AdamI para duHkha lAda diyaa| pati ne hI patnI ko durdina ke dAvAnala meM jhoMka diyA! sItA ko kaise rahasyapUrNa DhaMga se, yAtrA karAne ke bahAne lakSmaNa vana meM le jAte haiN| vana meM pahuMcane para sItA ke parityAga kA jaba avasara AtA hai to lakSmaNa ke dhairya kA bA~dha TUTa jAtA hai--vanya-pazuoM kI vedanAmaya aura azru pUrNa sahAnubhUti pA kara unakI karuNA phUTa par3atI hai ! Aja taka lakSmaNa royA nahIM thA / saMkaTa meM, viSamatA meM, kabhI usane A~sU nahIM bahAyA thaa| yahA~ taka ki meghanAda ke dvArA zaktibANa lagane para bhI usakI A~khoM se eka A~sU nahIM girA / para, Aja vahI dhairya kI acala pratimA-sA lakSmaNa kyoM ro par3A ? aura sItA ke pUchane para jaba usane rahasya kholA to sItA bhI ro pdd'ii| sArA vana rudana karane lagA, pazu aura pakSI bhI rone lge| usa samaya lakSmaNa ne kahA thA- 'dekho, ina hiranoM ko ! harIharI dUba khAnA chor3a kara ye ro rahe haiM ! aura ye haMsa zoka ke mAre kaisA karuNakrandana kara rahe haiM ! sItA kI musIbata dekha kara mayUroM ne nAcanA banda kara diyA hai| sampUrNa Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 ahiMsA-darzana prakRti zoka se vihvala ho rahI hai| hAya, hama manuSyoM se to ye pazu-pakSI hI acche haiM / kahA~ hamArI niSThuratA aura kahA~ inakI dayAlutA aura komalatA !"3_ __ manuSya kA manuSya ke prati, yahA~ taka ki pati kA patnI ke prati aura pitA kA putra ke prati, putra kA pitA ke prati jo azobhanIya vyavahAra dekhA jAtA hai, use dekhate hue lakSmaNa yadi manuSyoM kI apekSA pazuoM ko zreSTha kahate haiM to koI Azcarya na hogaa| pazu kama se kama eka maryAdA meM to rahate haiN| ve apanI jAti ke pazu para to atyAcAra nahIM karate / siMha kitanA hI krUra kyoM na ho, para vaha bhI apane sajAtIya siMha ko to kabhI nahIM khAtA / eka bher3iyA dUsare bher3iye ko to nahIM mAratA / para, kyA manuSya ne isa pavitra maryAdA ko kabhI svIkAra karane kA svapna meM bhI vicAra kiyA hai ? dUsarI ora pazu, jaba pazu para AkramaNa karatA hai to vaha parde ke pIche se vAra nahIM karatA, sIdhA AkramaNa kara detA hai| kintu manuSya, manuSya ko dhokhA detA hai, bhulAve meM DAlatA hai, vizvAsaghAta karatA hai aura pITha meM churA bhoMkatA hai / saca pUcho to manuSya hI manuSya ke lie sabase jyAdA bhayaMkara hai| manuSya ko manuSya se jitanA bhaya hai, utanA zAyada aura kisI bhI hiMsaka pazu se nahIM hai / mahAbhArata kA Adi se anta taka pArAyaNa kara jAne para patA lagatA hai ki eka ke hRdaya meM lobha utpanna hotA hai, tRSNA jAgatI hai aura usI kA kupariNAma mahAbhArata ke rUpa meM AtA hai, jisane sAre bhArata ko vIrAna banA diyaa| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki kyA rAmAyaNakAla meM, kyA mahAbhAratakAla meM aura kyA vartamAna meM; kevala manuSya hI manuSya para duHkhoM aura musIbatoM kA pahAr3a lAdatA rahA hai / manuSya hI manuSya ke sAmane rAkSasa aura daitya bana kara AtA hai aura usakA manamAnA zoSaNa karatA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki kucha aMgreja loga eka cir3iyA-ghara dekhane gae, vahA~ unhoMne zeroM aura bher3iyoM ko garajate dekhA / ve Apasa meM kahane lage-- 'inhoMne na jAne kitanI zatAbdiyA~ gujAra dI, phira bhI ye haivAna ke haivAna hI rahe / inhoMne apanI purAnI AdateM nahIM chodd'ii| inakA kaise vikAsa hogA ?' isa prakAra zeroM aura bher3iyoM kI AlocanA karate-karate jyoM hI ve bAhara Ate haiM to dekhate haiM ki unakI jeba kATa lI gaI hai| jinakI jeba kATa lI gaI thI, ve kahane lage- "hama zeroM aura bher3iyoM kI AlocanA karate-karate nahIM aghAte the, para unhoMne jeba kATanA to nahIM siikhaa| kintu vikAsaprApta AdamI ne to AdamI kI jeba kATane kI kalA bhI sIkha lI hai|" 3 "ete rudanti hariNA haritaM vimucya, haMsAzca zokavidhurAH karuNaM rudanti / nRtyaM tyajanti zikhino'pi vilokya devI, tiryaggatA varamamI, na paraM manuSyAH // " -kundamAlA Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 266 ukta kathana meM bhale hI kucha vyaMga ho, kintu sUkSmabuddhi se vicAra karane se mAlUma hogA ki vaha kathana jhUThA nahIM hai| insAna hI insAna kI jeba kATane ko taiyAra hotA hai, aura insAna hI insAna kA zoSaNa karatA hai ; phira bhale hI vaha vyApAra ke rUpa meM ho yA kisI dUsare rUpa meM / ___ zoSaNa kI samasyA ke antargata byAja kA bhI prazna upasthita ho jAtA hai / byAja kA dhandhA Arya hai yA anArya ? sAmAjika dRSTi se usameM aucitya hai yA nahIM ? yadi aucitya hai to kisa hada taka ? isa sambandha meM yadi zAstroM ke panne bhI ulaTe jAe~ge to kyA nirNaya milane vAlA hai ? Apake pAsa ApakA hRdaya hI mahAzAstra hai| ApakA yaha hRdaya-zAstra svayaM itanA vizAla hai ki dUsare samasta zAstra usameM samA sakate haiM / hamAre samasta zAstra bhagavAn mahAvIra ke hRdaya se Ae haiM / mAnava-hRdaya vicAra-mauktikoM kA virAT sAgara hai| zuddha hRdaya ke vicAramauktika hI zAstra bana kara camakate haiN| viveka jainadharma viveka ko sarvopari svIkAra karatA hai| saMsAra meM jitane bhI vyavasAya cala rahe haiM aura jinheM Arya-vyApAra mAnA jAtA hai, unameM bhI viveka kI anivAryatA hai / parantu viveka, jo dharma kI AtmA hai, usakI ora hama kabhI bhI dhyAna nahIM dete aura usake bAhya rUpa meM hI ulajha jAte haiM / amuka DhaMga kA tilaka lagAnA dharma hai| coTI kaTA lenA dharma hai aura na kaTavAnA adharma hai| eka bAra eka kanaphaTe sAdhu se merI bheTa huI to unhoMne kahA- "Apa bhI kAna chidavA liijie| binA kAna phar3avAe sAdhu kaise ho gae ?" unakA abhiprAya yaha thA ki yadi kAna phar3avA lie jAe~, tabhI dharma hai, aura yadi nahIM phar3avAe jAe~ to dharma nahIM hai / Azaya yaha hai ki hamAre yahA~ Amataura para ye dhAraNAe~ phailI huI haiM ki yadi amuka kriyA amuka DhaMga se kI jAe~, taba to dharma hai, anyathA vaha dharma nahIM hai| isI prakAra yadi amuka DhaMga ke vastra pahane jAe~ tabhI dharma hogA, anyathA nhiiN| parantu jaina-dharma ina sabase Upara uTha kara kahatA hai ki-viveka meM hI dharma hai| AcArAGgasUtra meM kahA bhI gayA hai--jaina-dharma meM kahane-sunane kI hiMsA se koI sambandha nahIM hai, bola-cAla ke satya aura asatya se bhI sambandha nahIM hai, kintu viveka ke sAtha sIdhA aura saccA sambandha hai| ahiMsA kA nATaka to khelA, kintu yadi usameM viveka ko sthAna nahIM diyA gayA to vaha ahiMsA nahIM hai| viveka ke abhAva meM vaha pUrI taraha hiMsA bana jAegI aura adharma khlaaegii| kisI ne sAdhupana le liyA yA zrAvakapana le liyA, kintu viveka nahIM rakhA to kyA vaha dharma ho gayA ? jaina-dharma ke anusAra jisa kSetra meM jitane aMzoM meM viveka hai, utane hI aMzoM meM dharma hai, aura jitane aMza meM aviveka hai, utane hI aMzoM 4 "vivege dhmmmaahie|" Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana meM adharma hai / jaina dharma chApA yA tilaka vagairaha meM dharma-adharma nahIM maantaa| yahA~ to eka hI tarAjU hai, eka hI mApaka hai aura vaha duniyA se nirAlA mApaka hai-- viveka 270 rupayA kyA hai ? aura isakI kyA upayogitA hai ? yaha to bojha kI taraha hai / eka rupayA yadi tijorI meM banda kara diyA jAe aura kaI varSoM ke vAda use nikAlA jAe, to vaha eka kA eka hI nikalegA / aneka varSa bIta jAne para bhI dUsarA rupayA usase paidA nahIM ho sakegA / isa prakAra vaha apane Apa meM bA~jha hai / jaba Apa use kisI udyoga-dhandhe meM lagAte haiM, khetI-bAr3I meM lagAte haiM, yA byAja meM lagA dete haiM; aura jaba rupayA AdAna-pradAna ke phalasvarUpa halacala meM AtA hai, tabhI vaha jindA hotA hai / isake viparIta jaba tijorI meM kaida rahatA hai to murdA bana jAtA hai / isa prakAra rupayA do taraha kA hai -- murdA rupayA, aura jindA rupayA / kahane kA Azaya yaha nahIM samajhA jA sakatA ki rupaye sajIva aura nirjIvadonoM taraha ke hote haiM / kabhI-kabhI galataphahamI bhI ho jAyA karatI hai / jaise buddha ke ziSya Ananda ne cANDAlakanyA ke hAtha kA pAnI piyA thA, aisA kahane se samajha liyA jAtA hai ki Ananda zrAvaka ne hI pAnI pI liyA / rupae ke jIvita hone kA artha itanA hI hai ki- -- jaba rupayA halacala meM AtA hai to vaha vyakti, samAja evaM rASTra ke lie 'khAnA' lA kara detA hai / aura murdA hone kA artha hai ki- jaba vahI rupayA cAroM ora se haTa kara jamIna meM daba jAtA hai yA tijorI meM banda ho jAtA hai to vaha kisI vyakti ke lie, samAja ke lie yA rASTra ke lie bhojana nahIM lA sakatA / yahI rupae kA murdApana hai / isIlie gRhastha use calatA-phiratA rakhanA cAhatA hai / parantu rupae ko kriyAzIla banAte samaya yaha dhyAna avazya rakhanA cAhie ki merA rupayA anIti aura anyAya ke mArga para na cale, na lage / para durbhAgyapUrNa kaThinAI yahI hai ki isa bAta kA dhyAna nahIM rakhA jAtA / kisI dhanI vyakti ke pAsa jaba eka seTha AtA hai aura kucha rupayA cAhatA hai to byAja kI dara kama ho jAtI hai / kintu jaba eka sAdhAraNa AdamI AtA hai, jisako rupae kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai, jo paise ke abhAva meM khinna citta aura dukhI hai, aura yahA~ taka ki paise ke binA usakA parivAra bhUkhoM mara rahA hai| usane vyApAra kiyA hai aura usameM use gaharI coTa lagI hai / aba use paise kI AvazyakatA par3a gaI hai aura na milane para usakA parivAra barbAda ho sakatA hai aura usakI AbarU ko dhakkA laga sakatA hai / yadi samaya para rupayA mila jAtA hai to vaha apanI aura apane parivAra kI jindagI bacA sakatA hai, aura apanI ijjata bhI kAyama rakha sakatA hai / kintu kheda hai, usakI AvazyakatA ko anubhava karake rupaye vAle kI tarapha se byAja kI dara bar3hA dI jAtI hai / isakA spaSTa abhiprAya to yahI huA ki zaktizAlI hAthI para to bhAra kama lAdA jAtA hai, aura azakta kharagoza para jyAdA se jyAdA lAdane Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 271 kI koziza kI jAtI hai| isa pravRtti ko Apa yA koI bhI vivekazIla vyakti, kyA nyAyasaMgata kaha sakatA hai ? anekAnta kI tarAjU __ jaina-dharma eka bar3A hI vivekazIla dharma hai| vaha hara satya ko tolane ke lie anekAnta kI tarAjU le kara calatA hai| astu, isI tarAjU para byAja ke dhandhe ko bhI tolanA hogaa| isa prasaMga meM yaha smaraNa rakhane kI bAta hai ki samAja kI kurItiyoM ke kAraNa bhI aneka cIjeM burAI bana gaI haiN| zrImaMta kI apekSA garIba se dugunA aura tigunA byAja lenA, aura eka bAra rupayA de kara phira zoSaNa ke rUpa meM byAja cAlU rakhanA, byAja ke dhaMdhe kI burAiyA~ haiM / dhanikavarga kI artha-lipsA ne isa byAja-vyAdhi ko protsAhita kiyA hai aura jaba yaha bahuta jyAdA bar3ha gaI hai to sarakAra ko byAja ke dhandhe para aMkuza lagAne kI AvazyakatA anubhava huI hai aura usane aneka prakAra ke aMkuza isa para lagAe bhI haiM / sAhUkAra eka bAra rupayA de detA hai aura phira itanA zoSaNa karatA hai ki mUla rakama to sadaiva banI rahatI hai aura karjadAra varSoM taka byAja meM phaMsA rahatA hai| byAja ke rUpa meM jaba taka kisI samartha kA dugdha-dohana kiyA jAtA hai, taba taka to kisI hada taka ThIka hai, kintu garIba karjadAra ke rakta ko cUsanA, kaise ThIka kahA jA sakatA hai ? gAya pAlI jAtI hai aura use bhUsA bhI khilAyA jAtA hai| astu, yaha to ThIka hai ki koI bhI gopAlaka badale meM gobara hI le kara santoSa nahIM kara sakatA, vaha gAya kA dUdha bhI lenA cAhatA hai| jahAM taka gAya se dUdha lene kA savAla hai, gopAlaka kA apanA haka hai| isase koI bhI inkAra nahIM kara sakatA / parantu gAya ko duhate-duhate jaba dUdha na rahe to usakA rakta duhanA anucita hI nahIM, anaitika bhI hai| aisA karane meM na to Aryatva hI hai aura na insAniyata hI; balki spaSTa narapazutA hai| Apane gAya kI sevA kI hai, use khilAyA-pilAyA hai, rahane ko jagaha dI hai; yadi vaha bImAra huI to usakI sevA bhI kI hai| isa prakAra usakI sukha-suvidhA kA sArA uttaradAyitva bhI Apane apane Upara le rakhA hai / aura jaba usake duhane kA prasaMga AtA hai, taba bhI sArA kA sArA dUdha nahIM duha lete haiM, kintu usake bacce ke poSaNa ke lie bhI kucha chor3a dete haiM / yahI udAravRtti byAja ke sambandha meM bhI honI cAhie / jaba Apa kisI ko byAja para rupayA deM, to apane hisse kA nyAya-prApta dhana-dUdha yathAvasara usase le sakate haiM, paraMtu usake parivAra ke bharaNa-poSaNa ke lie bhI kucha avazya bacane deM / yahA~ taka to byAja kA dhaMdhA akSamya nahIM samajhA jAtA, kintu usake parivAra ke lie yadi Apa eka ghUTa bhI nahIM bacane deM, taba to vaha avazya hI akSamya ho jAtA hai| Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 ahiMsA-darzana . sunA hai, bhArata ke kucha prAntoM meM to nau rupaye saikar3A taka byAja liyA jAtA hai / phira bhI garIba rupaye lene ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai| AvazyakatA par3ane para vaha rupayA le letA hai, para jaba paristhitiyoM se lar3a kara bhI vaha rupayA adA nahIM kara pAtA, to sUdakhora sAhUkAra usakA mAla-asavAba aura ghara taka nIlAma karA letA hai| isa taraha gA~va ke gA~va barbAda ho jAte haiM / eka bhAratIya rAjarSi ne rAjA ko rAja-dharma batalAte hue kahA hai "he rAjan ! terI prajA terI gAya hai / tU usakA dUdha duha sakatA hai, kyoMki tU usakI rakSA karatA hai aura samaya-samaya para use anyAya se bacAtA hai, aura jaba luTere use lUTate haiM taba tU deza ko lUTamAra se bacAtA hai / isa prakAra jaba tU prajA kI sevA karatA hai to isakA pratiphala tujhe Taiksa ke rUpa meM milatA hai| jaba taka dUdha AtA hai, tU avazya duha le; kintu jaba dUdha ke bajAya rakta Ane lage, to tujhe duhane kA haka nhiiN|"5 zAha aura bAdazAha nItikAra ne yaha bAta rAjA se kahI hai| rAjA to rAjA hai, kintu vyApArI usase bhI U~ce haiN| kahA jAtA hai ki pahalA nambara zAha kA hai aura bAda meM bAdazAha kA / abhiprAya yaha hai ki vyApArI, seTha yA aura bhI, lena-dena kA dhaMdhA karane vAlA eka taraha se zAhI dhaMdhA karatA hai aura samaya par3ane para rAjA bhI usase bhIkha mA~gatA hai / isa prakAra usake vyApAra ke hAtha aise haiM ki vyApArI kA stara U~cA mAnA jAtA hai aura rAjA kA niicaa| ___ jaba sAhUkAra ko itanA U~cA darjA milA hai to use socanA cAhie ki usake karjadAra kI kyA hAlata hai ? karjadAra kI Arthika sthiti jaba taka ThIka hai, taba taka usase nyAya-nItipUrvaka apanA hissA liyA jaae| parantu jaba usakI sthiti ThIka na ho, to use aura adhika denA cAhie tathA vyavasAya kA lAbhaprada upAya batAnA cAhie, jisase ki amuka DhaMga se kArya karane para usakA ghara bhI bana jAe aura jaba usakA ghara bana jAegA to svayaM kamAne bhI lgegaa| yaha paddhati ThIka nahIM ki kisI ko rupayA to de diyA, kintu phira kabhI yaha mAlUma hI nahIM kiyA ki vaha kisa anucita evaM hAnikAraka DhaMga para lagAyA jA rahA hai| karjadAra Apatti-sAgara meM se Upara ubhara kara A rahA hai yA adhikAdhika gaharAI meM DUbatA jA rahA hai ? rupayA diyA jAtA hai, to sAtha mAnavIya udAratA tathA prema bhI diyA jAnA cAhie / aura prema-dAna kA saccA artha yaha hai vaha karjadAra bhI Apake parivAra kA eka sadasya bana gayA hai / aura jaba sadasya bana gayA hai to vaha ApakA eka abhinna aMga bana cukA hai / isa taraha, jaise Apako apane parivAra kI cintA rahatI hai, vaise hI usakI bhI samAnarUpa se cintA karanI cAhie aura usake kAma-dhandhe Adi ke sambandha meM barAbara pUchatAcha karate rahanA cAhie / Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 273 abhiprAya yahI hai ki anyAnya vyApAra-dhandhoM kI taraha byAja kA dhandhA bhI jaba taka nyAya aura nIti kI maryAdA meM rahatA hai, taba taka zrAvaka ke lie dUSaNa nahIM kahA jA sakatA / parantu nIti-maryAdA ko lA~gha kara jaba vaha zoSaNa kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai, taba vaha eka prakAra se atyAcAra evaM lUTa kahalAtA hai, aura nItizIla zrAvaka ke lie vaha anaitika dUSaNa bana jAtA hai / rAyacandabhAI Apane rAyacandabhAI ke jIvana kI eka ghaTanA bahuta hI prasiddha hai / ve eka bar3e dArzanika aura yogI puruSa ho gae haiM / gA~dhIjI ne kahA hai ki maiMne kisI ko apanA guru nahIM banAyA, kintu mujhe yadi koI guru mile haiM, to ve rAyacandabhAI haiN| rAyacanda bhAI pahale bambaI meM javAharAta kA vyApAra karate the| unhoMne eka vyApArI se saudA kiyA ki itanA javAharAta, amuka bhAva meM, amuka tithi para denA hogaa| isake lie jo pezagI rakama denI par3atI hai, vaha bhI de dI gaI / parantu kisI kAraNavaza javAharAta kA bhAva car3hane lagA aura itanA car3ha gayA ki bAjAra meM uthala-puthala maca gaI / niyata tithi para vyApArI se yadi vaha niyata javAharAta le liyA jAtA to usakA ghara taka nIlAma ho jAtA / prAyaH dUsarI cIjoM meM tejI-maMdI kama hotI hai, parantu javAharAta meM to vaha lambI chalA~geM mArane lagatI hai| bAjAra kI isa hAlata ko dekha kara vyApArI sakapakA jAtA hai, aura usake hoza-havAza ur3ate dikhalAI dete haiN| jaba bAjAra ke car3hate bhAvoM ke samAcAra rAyacandabhAI ke pAsa gaye aura tadanusAra vyApArI kI sthiti kA citra sAmane AyA to ve usa vyApArI kI dukAna para pahu~ce / unhe AtA dekha kara vyApArI sahama gyaa| usane socA-javAharAta lene A gaye haiN| usane rAyacanda bhAI se kahA-"maiM Apake dhana kA prabandha kara rahA huuN| mujhe khuda ko cintA hai aura cAhe kucha bhI ho, ApakA rupayA jarUra cukaauuNgaa| bhale hI merA sarvasva calA jAe, para ApakA rupayA hajama nahIM kruuNgaa| Apa kiMcit bhI cintA na kreN|" rAyacandabhAI bole-'maiM cintA kyoM na karUM? mujhe tumase adhika cintA laga gaI hai / tumhArI aura merI cintA kA mukhya kAraNa to yaha likhA-par3hI hI hai na ? phira kyoM na ise khatma kara diyA jAe ! aura vyartha kI cintA se mukti pAI jaae|' vyApArI dayAbhilASI bhAva se bolA-'Apa aisA kyoM kareMge ? maiM kala-parasoM taka avazya adA kara duuNgaa|' usakA itanA kahanA samApta bhI nahIM huA thA ki rAyacandabhAI ne usa ikarAranAme ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara die aura ve phira dRr3ha udArabhAva se bole "rAyacanda dUdha pI sakatA hai, khUna nahIM / maiM bhalIbhA~ti samajhatA hU~ ki tuma vAyade se ba~dha gae ho / para aba paristhitiyA~ badala gaI haiM aura tuma para mere cAlIsapacAsa hajAra rupaye lene ho gaye haiN| parantu maiM yaha rupaye lUMgA, to bhaviSya meM tumhArI Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana kyA sthiti hogI ? maiM tumhArI vartamAna sthiti se anabhijJa nahIM hU~ / maiM aba eka pAI bhI nahIM le sakatA / " 274 yaha kahakara rAyacandabhAI ne jaba kAgaja kA AkhirI purjA bhI phAr3a DAlA to vaha vyApArI unake caraNoM meM gira par3A aura sajala netroM se usane kahA - 'Apa mAnava nahIM, mAnavatA kI sAkSAt pratimA haiM ! manuSya nahIM, devatA haiM !! ' isa prakAra samaya para lenA aura denA bhI hotA hai, kintu kabhI-kabhI paristhitivizeSa ke ugrarUpa dhAraNa karane para rAyacandabhAI kI taraha Apake hRdaya meM dayA aura karuNA kI lahara paidA honI hI caahie| isa mAnavIya udAratA ke dvArA yadi Apa kisI bhI girate hue bhAI ko samaya para bacA lete haiM to isa rUpa meM samAja kA anaitika zoSaNa banda ho sakatA hai / parantu aisA hotA kahA~ hai ? hama to yahI samajhate haiM aura pratidina ke vyavahAra meM dekhate bhI haiM ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI mImAMsA Aja ke mAnavasamAja ke lie eka prakAra se manoraMjana kI bAteM haiM / aisI azobhanIya bAtoM se jainadharma uccatA ke abhISTa zikhara para kadApi nahIM pahu~ca sakatA ; apitu vartamAna stara se zanaiH zanaiH nIce khisaka kara eka dina hRdaya - hInatA kI nimnatara pRSTha bhUmi para calA jAegA / vastuta: ahiMsA kA saccA sAdhaka vahI hai, jo apane jIvana-vyApAra ke pratyeka kSetra meM hara prakAra kI hiMsA se bacane kA prayatna karatA hai / kyA makAna aura kyA dUkAna; sabhI usake lie dharma-sthAna hote haiM / usake jIvana vyApAra meM aura pratyeka dazA meM, eka prakAra kI susaMgati rahanI cAhie / sAmAjika viSamatA nivAraNa ke lie ahiMsA kA siddhAnta zakti kI krUratA ko jaba ahiMsA kI madhuratA se pariSkRta karane kA upakrama calA to turanta eka samasyA uThI ki jaba taka vyakti kI aniyantrita artha lAlasA aura bhogecchA para niyantraNa nahIM hogA, taba taka ahiMsA kA samucita vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA / tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne jJAnAloka meM dekhA ki eka rAjya dUsare rAjya para Akra maNa kyoM kara rahA hai ? janatA ko utpIr3ita karanA usakA dhyeya nahIM hai, kintu apane adhikAra kA vistAra, ahaM kA poSaNa aura uddAma rAjyalipsA kI paritRpti hI ina AkramaNoM kA mUla preraNAsrota hai / eka vyakti apanI bhogecchA kI tRpti ke lie saikar3oM sundariyoM ko antaHpura meM banda karake unake sAtha manoraMjana karatA / hajAroM krIta dAsa-dAsiyoM para manacAhA hukma calAtA hai| eka-eka zrImanta zreSThI ke pAsa hajAroM haloM kI bhUmi hai, saikar3oM pazu haiM, saikar3oM hI kara-baddha nagara- jana usakI sevA meM khar3e haiM aura asaMkhya svarNa mudrAe~ vyApAra meM bAhara phailI huI haiM, to kahIM bhUmi- gRha ke gupta bhaMDAroM meM chipI par3I hai / bhogecchA aura artha - lAlasA se samAja kA vAtAvaraNa azAMta aura kSubdha ho rahA hai / Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zoSaNa : sAmAjika hiMsA kA srota 275 isI ke sAtha samAja kI dUsarI tasvIra bhI unake samakSa thI, jo kisI bhI sahRdaya ke karuNa hRdaya ko dravita kie binA nahIM raha sakatI thii| lAkhoM vyakti daridratA ke mAre dAne-dAne ko tarasa rahe haiM ; zrama karake bhI samaya para apanA peTa nahIM bhara sakate , eka varga usa para svAmitva kA dAvA karatA hai, para vaha usase letA bahuta jyAdA hai-aura detA bahuta kama / isa kAraNa nimnavarga ke bhItara hI bhItara asaMtoSa aura kSobha kI Aga sulaga rahI hai| kucha ucca varga se badalA lene ke lie cora yA DAkuoM ke dala meM jA milate haiM, kucha hatyAre bana jAte haiM aura kucha sAhasahIna daridra dara-dara para bhIkha mAMgate phirate haiM / mAtR-jAti bhI isa amAva kI ThokaroM se nahIM baca pA rahI hai / kucha asantuSTa aura samAja kI avamAnanA se pratAr3ita sundariyA~ vezyA-vRtti karane ko vivaza ho jAtI haiN| kucha gupta durAcAra aura pApAcAra kI zikAra bana jAtI haiM, aura kucha pazuoM kI bhA~ti bAjAra meM bika kara dAsI bana jAti haiM-apanI bhAvI santAna-paramparA taka ke lie| samAja kI viSamatA kA yaha karuNa-citra mahAvIra ke antastala ko Andolita kara uThA / jaba taka samAja svastha nahIM ho sakatA, taba taka ucca adhyAtma kA pauSTika bhojana usake lie nitya upayogI nahIM ho sktaa| svastha samAja hI ucca AdarzoM ko grahaNa kara sakatA hai, unheM pacA sakatA hai| sAmAjika pavitratA ke lie mahAvIra ne ahiMsA kA siddhAnta prastuta kiyA / aura manuSyoM kI, vizeSata: zramaNopAsaka gRhasthoM kI apane vyApAra, dhandhe yA karma meM viSamatA evaM zoSaNa bar3hAne vAlI vRtti ko hiMsA (saMkalpI hiMsA) batAyA hai, jise vartamAna yuga kI bhASA meM sAmAjika hiMsA kahI jA sakatI hai| ___abhiprAya yaha hai ki jahAM IrSyA hai, dveSa hai, ghRNA hai, mithyA ahaMkAra hai aura manuSya ke prati apamAna kI hIna bhAvanA hai, vahA~ hiMsA hai| jaba hama hiMsA ke svarUpa para vicAra kareM to isa bhayAnaka hiMsA ko na bhUla jAeM, aura jaba ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie taiyAra hoM, to pahale isa Antarika hiMsA ko dUra kareM, citta ko pUrNataH nirmala banAe~, kama se kama samagra mAnava-jAti ko prema evaM mitratA kI ucca bhAvanA se dekheM aura taba kramazaH Age bar3hate-bar3hate ahiMsA ke variSTha ArAdhaka bneN| Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma jaina-dharma kI ahiMsA itanI virATa hai ki jyoM-jyoM usa para vicAra karate haiM, vaha adhikAdhika gambhIra hotI jAtI hai| jaina-dharma ne sUkSma ahiMsA ke sambandha meM jitanA vicAra kiyA hai, utanA hI vicAra sthUla ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bhI kiyA hai / yaha bAta nahIM hai ki vaha niSkriya ho kara par3e rahane kI salAha de aura jaba karttavya kI bAta sAmane Ae, jIvana-vyavahAra meM ahiMsA ko utArane kA prasaMga cale, to mauna ho jaae| yadi aisA hotA to jaina-dharma Aja duniyA ke sAmane eka kSaNa bhI khar3A nahIM raha sakatA thA / vaha bAlU kI dIvAra ke samAna dUsare dharmoM aura matoM ke mAmUlI jhoMkoM se hI Dhaha jaataa| parantu vaha aisA niSprANa aura nirAdhAra nahIM hai| vaha, kyA gRhastha aura kyA sAdhu; sabhI ke kartavyoM kA spaSTarUpa se nirdeza karatA hai| durbhAgya se kucha logoM ne jaina-dharma ke vAstavika yA maulika svarUpa ko bhulA diyA hai, phalataH kucha ne to spaSTa 'hA~' yA 'nA' na kaha kara ekamAtra mauna mRtyu kI hI rAha pakar3a lI hai / para, isa taraha baca-baca kara bAta karane se kaba taka kAma cala sakatA hai ? yadi koI gRhastha vidyAlaya athavA auSadhAlaya Adi kholatA hai, to vaha apane isa kArya ke sambandha meM kucha spaSTa nirNaya to cAhegA hI ki vaha jo kArya kara rahA hai, vaha dharma hai yA pApa hai ? golamola bhASA meM kahA jA sakatA hai ki vidyAlaya yA auSadhAlaya kholanA-khulavAnA acchA hai / para, socanA to yaha hai ki vaha kevala lokabhASA meM acchA hai, yA dhArmika dRSTi se bhI acchA hai ? kisI spaSTa nirNaya para, to AnA hI pdd'egaa| kevala loka-dharma, rASTra-dharma yA gRhastha-dharma kahane se kAma nahIM cala sktaa| samaya kI gati kore mauna dhAraNa karane se bhI kAma nahIM cala sakatA; kyoMki samaya pragatipatha para tIvra gati se agrasara ho rahA hai / jo vyakti, samAja, athavA rASTra vyApaka dRSTikoNa se samaya kI gati ko dekha letA hai aura apane vikAsa-sAdhakakarmoM ko samaya ke anukUla banA letA hai, samaya usI kA samarthana karatA hai| koI kucha pUche aura uttaradAtA mauna ho rahe, to isakA artha yahI samajhA jAegA ki kahIM koI gar3abar3I hai, dAla meM kAlA hai aura apane Apa meM hI kahIM na kahIM durbalatA hai| dharma aura darzana kA antarmama khula kara bAhara AnA cAhatA hai / malA, kaba taka koI use dabAechipAe rakha sakatA hai ! Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma 277 ina saba ulajhanoM ke kAraNa rAjasthAna ke eka paMtha ne to spaSTa rUpa se 'nA' kahanA zurU kara diyA hai| usakA kathana hai- 'ina sAMsArika bAtoM se hameM kyA prayojana ? hamase to AtmA kI hI bAta pUcho / aisA pUchA jA sakatA hai ki kevala AtmA kI hI bAta karane vAle vyakti bhojana kyoM karate haiM ? auSadhAlayoM meM jA jA kara davAiyA~ kyoM lAte haiM ? calatephirate kyoM haiM ? ye saba to AtmA kI bAteM nahIM haiM ! kevala AtmA-sambandhI bAteM karane vAloM ko saMsAra se koI sambandha hI nahIM rakhanA caahie| ve zaharoM meM kyoM rahate haiM ? jaMgala kI havA kyoM nahIM khAte ? lambe-lambe bhASaNa jhAr3a kara zrotAoM kA manoraMjana karane kI unheM kyA AvazyakatA hai ? udarapUrti ke lie udyoga kA nirvAcana saca to yaha hai ki cAhe koI sAdhu ho yA gRhastha, udaradeva kI pUrti to sabhI ko karanI par3atI hai / aisA kabhI nahIM ho sakatA ki 'karemi bhaMte' kA pATha bolate hI; arthAt - sAdhu-dIkSA lete hI koI AjIvana anazana kara de, dehotsarga kara de / yadi gRhastha apanI udara-pUrti karegA to vaha udyoga-dhandhA to nizcaya hI karegA / vaha yA to khetI karegA yA koI aura vyApAra karegA / bhikSApAtra le kara to vaha apanA jIvana nirvAha kara nahIM sakatA ! sAdhu-jIvana meM bhI Akhira bhikSA - rUpI udyoga karanA hI par3atA hai / isa dRSTi se sAdhu kA jIvana bhI eka prakAra se udyoga para hI Azrita hai| apanI bhUmikA ke anurUpa prayatna to vahA~ bhI karanA par3atA hai / isa prakAra gRhastha aura sAdhu donoM hI apanI-apanI maryAdA ke anusAra pravRtti karate haiM / jaina dharma yadi sAdhuoM ko bhojana banAne kA Adeza nahIM detA to dUsarI ora sAdhAraNa gRhastha ko bhikSA mA~ga kara nirvAha karane kA vidhAna bhI nahIM karatA / kyA jaina-dharma kabhI kisI gRhastha se yaha kahatA hai ki bhIkha mAMga kara sIdhI roTI khAnA dharma hai aura karttavya- samara meM jUjha kara roTI khAnA adharma hai ? nahIM, jaina-dharma aisA kabhI nahIM kahatA / parantu hamAre aneka vyaktiyoM ne bhrAntivaza yaha samajha liyA hai ki bhikSA mA~ga kara khAnA 'dharma' hai; aura karttavya karake jIvana-nirvAha karanA 'pApa' hai ! parantu jo roTI nyAya-nItipUrvaka puruSArtha se aura utpAdana se prApta kI jAtI hai, kyA vaha pApa kI roTI hai ? galataphahamI jo loga aisI roTI ko pApa kI roTI batalAte haiM, unake sambandha meM sAhasapUrvaka aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki unhoMne jaina zAstroM kA antastatva chuA taka nahIM hai / ve galataphahamI aura saMkucita vicAra zRMkhalA meM ulajhe par3e haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki gRhastha to pravRtti meM par3A huA hai, isalie usakI kamAI huI roTI pApa kI roTI hai, aura yadi vaha bhikSA mA~ga kara sIdhA khAtA hai to prAsuka hone se vaha dharma kI roTI hai / parantu jaina-dharma ke AcAryoM ne hAtha para hAtha ghara kara niSkriya baiThe rahane Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana vAle, parazramopajIvI gRhasthoM ko bhikSA se nirvAha karane kA adhikAra kaba aura kahA~ diyA hai ? aise sAmAnya gRhasthoM ke lie bhikSA kA vidhAna hI kahA~ hai ? jo haTTe-kaTTe ho kara bhI dUsaroM ke zrama ke sahAre mAla ur3Ate haiM aura bhikSA karake sukhI jIvana batAte haiM, unakI bhikSA ko hamAre yahA~ 'poruSaghnI' bhikSA batalAyA gayA hai / sAmAnya gRhastha kI bhUmikA, zrama karane kI hai, bhikSA mA~ga kara khAne kI nahIM / pravRtti kA prAbalya isa prakAra jIvana to cAhe sAdhu kA ho yA gRhastha kA, pravRtti ke binA cala nahIM sakatA / itanA hI nahIM, pravRtti ke binA saMsAra meM kSaNabhara bhI nahIM rahA jA sakatA / isa sambandha meM gItAkAra kitanI AdarzapUrNa bAta kahate haiM-- koI bhI vyakti kSaNabhara bhI karma kie binA nahIM raha sakatA / 278 yadi sArA saMsAra bhikSA pAtra le kara nikala par3e to roTiyA~ Ae~gI bhI kahA~ se ? kyA roTiyA~ AkAza se barasane lageMgI ? koI deva AkAza se roTiyA~ nahIM barasAegA / unake lie to yathocita pravRtti aura puruSArtha karanA hI par3egA / pravRtti ko koI chor3a hI nahIM sakatA, vaha to sahaja bhUmikA Ane para aura kAla-labdhi pUrI ho jAne para, svataH hI chUTa jaaegii| jaba pravRtti chUTane kA dina AegA, taba vaha apane Apa chUTegI / bhagavAn zAntinAtha Adi ne cakravartIrAjya ko svayaM chor3A yA bhogyakarma samApta hone para vaha yathAsamaya anAyAsa hI chUTa gayA ? yaha to mAnanA hI par3egA ki chor3ane kI bhUmikA Ane para hI vaha chor3A gayA / jaba taka chor3ane kI bhUmikA nahIM AtI, taba taka chor3A nahIM jAtA / yadi chor3anA hI thA, to pahale hI kyoM nahIM chor3a diyA ? kyA pahale rAjya meM Asakti kI pradhAnatA thI ? yA unameM chor3ane kI tAkata nahIM thI ? yA unheM dharma-niSTha jIvana kI vAstavikatA jJAta nahIM thI ? nahIM, yaha saba kucha nahIM thA / taba taka kevala kAla-labdhi paripakva nahIM huI thI, isalie pahale nahIM chor3A gayA / vRkSa meM phala lagatA hai / parantu jaba taka vaha kaccA rahatA hai, taba taka DaMThala se ba~dhA rahatA hai - jhar3atA nahIM hai / jaba vaha paka jAtA hai to apane Apa TUTa kara gira jAtA hai, use balAt tor3ane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI / 9 dekhie, AcArya haribhadra kA bhikSASTaka " na hi kazcit kSaNamapi jAtu tiSThatyakarmakRt / 3 jaina-dharma meM kAla - labdhi kA artha hai - " kisI bhI sthiti parivartana ke yogya samaya kA pUrNa ho jAnA / sthiti parivartana meM svabhAva, niyati, puruSArtha Adi aneka hetu hai, unameM kAla bhI apanA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rakhatA hai / " Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma 276 tyAga tyAga bhI do taraha se hotA hai / eka tyAga haTha-pUrvaka hotA hai, jo kisI Aveza meM A kara kiyA jAtA hai / parantu usameM tyAgI huI vastu se sUkSma rUpa meM sambandha banA rahatA hai / aise tyAga se patana kI sambhAvanA banI rahatI hai / dUsarA tyAga sahajatyAga hai, jo samucita bhUmikA Ane para apane Apa ho jAtA hai / dArzanika bhASA meM hama ise 'chUTa jAnA' kaha sakate haiM, 'chor3anA' nahIM / isa sambandha meM ArdrakumAra kI kathA jAnane yogya hai-ArdrakumAra jaba dIkSita hone lage to AkAzavANI huI "abhI tumhArA bhogAvalI karma pUrA nahIM huA hai / abhI bhoga kA samaya bAkI hai, ataH samaya Ane para saMyama lenaa|" parantu Ardra kumAra ne AkAzavANI kI upekSA kI, aura garvoddhara bhAva se kahA-"kyA cIja hote haiM karma ? maiM unheM naSTa kara dUMgA, tor3a ddaaluuNgaa|" aura unhoMne haThAt dIkSA le lii| taduparAnta ve sAdhanA ke patha para cala par3e / vAstava meM ve bar3e hI tapasvI the / sAdhanA kI bhaTTI meM unhoMne apane zarIra ko jhoMka diyA aura samajhane lage ki AkAzavANI jhUThI ho jaaegii| kintu bhoga kA nimitta milate hI unheM vApasa lauTanA pdd'aa| ve phira usI gRhasthadazA ke stara para vApasa A gae aura 'punarmU Siko bhava' vAlI gati huI / ArdrakumAra ke arntajIvana se bhoga-vAsanA kI durbalatA dUra nahIM huI thI / vaha haThAt grahaNa kie gae saMyama ke AvaraNa meM chipa avazya gaI thI, kintu samaya Ate hI vaha punaH prakaTa huI aura unheM saMyama se patita ho kara phira pahale kI sthiti meM AnA pdd'aa| pahalI kakSA ke vidyArthI ko jaba tIsarI kakSA meM le liyA jAtA hai, to vaha usake bhAra ko sa~bhAla nahIM sakatA / yahI kAraNa hai ki skUloM meM jaba koI vidyArthI kisI kakSA meM anuttIrNa ho jAtA hai, to use usI kakSA meM rakhA jAtA hai| usake lie yahI upAya vikAsa kA mAdhyama hai| - isa prakAra yadi gRhasthI ko chor3A jAe to phala pakane para; arthAt-paripakva sthiti meM hI chor3A jAe / aisA na ho ki kartavya ke dAyitva se ghabarA kara bhAga khar3e hoM aura Upara kI ora vyartha hI chalA~geM mArane lgeN| sAdhu-jIvana nissandeha U~cA hai aura usake prati dharmaniSTha logoM meM zraddhA bhI hai / para, jo sAdhaka galata aura adhUrI sAdhanA karake hI Age bar3ha jAte haiM, ve sAdhu-veSa le kara bhI phisala jAte haiM aura sahaja-bhAva meM nahIM rahate / sAdhu kA jIvana to sahajabhAva meM hI bahanA cAhie / ataH jaina-dharma kisI vastu ko haThAgraha-pUrvaka chor3ane kI apekSA Atma-bhAva kI uccatA ke sAtha sahajarUpa se chUTa jAne ko hI adhika mahattva detA hai| durbhAgya se Aja kA zrAvaka, sAdhu kI bhUmikA kI ora daur3atA hai; aura sAdhu, gRhastha kI bhUmikA kI ora / jise prathama kakSA milI hai, vaha ema0 e0 kI Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280 ahiMsA-darzana kakSA meM praveza karane ke lie bhAgatA hai aura jise ema0 e0 kI kakSA milI hai, vaha pahalI kakSA meM baiThane kA prayatna karatA hai| ___ yadi kisI bImAra ko svastha manuSya kA pauSTika bhojana de diyA jAe to vaha kaise pacA sakatA hai ? aisA karane para to usakI zakti kA pUrvApekSayA adhika hrAsa hI hogaa| isI prakAra kisI svastha AdamI ko yadi bImAra kA khAnA de diyA jAe to use kyA lAbha hogA ? vaha bhUkhA raha kara thor3e hI dinoM meM durbala ho jaaegaa| ajJAna isa taraha Aja hamAre yahA~ sArI bAteM parivartita-sI dikhalAI par3atI haiN| isakA mukhya kAraNa 'ajJAna' hai / ajJAna se hI yaha nArA lagane lagA ki-'yaha saba saMsAra hai, pApa hai, ajJAna meM par3anA hai !' kahA jAne lagA--- pahalI kakSA to mUrkha rahane kI hai ! yahA~ kyA jJAna milegA ?' aise nAre suna-suna kara sambhrAnta vyakti bhI isa saMsAra (gRhastha jIvana) kI kakSA se khisakane lagate haiM / ve jaldI se jaldI nikala bhAgane kI koziza karate haiM / yadi usa prathama kakSA vAle se yaha kahA jAtA hai ki tumane bhI krAnti kI hai, tumhAre bhItara bhI inkalAba A rahA hai, tuma bhI ThIka rAha para ho, tumane bhI kucha na kucha jJAna pA liyA hai, khoyA nahIM hai / yadi isa taraha dhIre-dhIre vikAsa karate rahe to eka dina tuma avazya uccakoTi ke vidvAn bana jAoge / isa prakAra prathama kakSA vAle ko bhI apanI kakSA meM rasa AtA hai| use bhI apane jIvana kA kucha Ananda Ae binA nahIM rhtaa| para, kucha sAdhakoM ne bhrAnta vicAra-zRkhalAoM meM phaMsa kara aura satyamArga se vicalita ho kara joroM ke sAtha yaha bAta phailA dI hai ki-putra-putriyoM dvArA mAtApitA Adi kI sevA karanA ekAnta pApa hai, yaha saMsArI kAma hai| isameM dharma kA aMza bhI nahIM hai| isa prakAra kI bAteM kaha-kaha kara unhoMne gRhastha kA mana gRhasthadharma kI bhUmikA se dUra haTA diyA hai| phalataH gRhastha apane uttaradAyitva se dUra bhAga khar3A hotA hai / na to vaha gRhasthadharma kA hI pUrI taraha pAlana kara sakatA hai, aura na sAdhu-jIvana ke rasa kA hI pUrA AsvAdana kara pAtA hai| usake viSaya meM yaha ukti caritArtha hotI hai "halavA mile na mAMDe, doI dIna se gaye pAMDe / " . eka pAMDejI ghara-bAra chor3akara saMnyAsI bana gae the / yaha soca kara ki ghara kI rUkhI-sUkhI roTiyoM se pIchA chUTa jAegA aura haluvA-pUrI khAne ko milegii| para, unheM vahA~ rukhI-sUkhI roTiyA~ bhI ThIka samaya para na miliiN| "caubejI banane cale the chabbejI, raha gae dubbe hii|" vikRta-jIvana Aja gRhastha-dharma kI pagaDaMDiyoM para calane vAloM ne apanA mArga atyanta Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma 281 saMkIrNa banA liyA hai| ve samajha baiThe hai ki jo kAma sAdhu kare, usI meM dharma hai; aura jo kAma sAdhu na kare, usameM pApa ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM hai| bahutere logoM ke dimAga meM aisI bhrAnta dhAraNA baiTha gaI hai| isalie unakA vizvAsa ho gayA hai ki roTiyA~ khAI to jAe~, para unake lie kamAI na kI jAe; kapar3A pahanA to jAe, para bunA na jAe; pati-patnI banA to jAe, parantu eka-dUsare kI sevA na kI jAe: mAtA kA pada to liyA jAe, para mAtA kA kAma na kiyA jAe; pitA banane meM saubhAgya samajhate haiM, parantu pitA ke dAyitva se bacanA cAhate haiM ! __ina bhramapUrNa dhAraNAoM ne A kara gRhastha-jIvana ko vikRta kara diyA hai| Akhira yaha ulTI gAr3I kaba taka calegI? kyA jaina-dharma aisI ulaTI gAr3I calAne kA Adeza detA hai ? vaha aisA to kabhI nahIM kahatA ki jo kucha tuma bananA cAhate ho, usake dAyitva se bacane kI koziza kro| jaina-dharma jIvana kI Avazyaka prakRtiyoM ko ekAntataH banda karane ke lie nahIM AyA hai| vaha isa sambandha meM eka sundara sandeza detA hai, jo sarvatobhAvena abhinandanIya hai| tyAga nahIM, sudhAra khetI-bAr3I, vyApAra-vANijya Adi jitanI bhI pravRttiyA~ haiM, una sabako banda karake koI jIvana ke patha para calanA cAhe to eka dina bhI Tika nahIM sktaa| yahI nahIM, akarmaNya ho kara, AlasiyoM kI paMkti meM baiTha jAne mAtra se hI vaha pravRttiyoM se chuTakArA nahIM pA sktaa| usakA mana, jo ki pravRttiyoM kA mUla srota hai, apanI udher3a-buna meM nirantara lagA hI rahatA hai / usakI dukAnadArI kabhI banda nahIM hotii| use kahIM le jA kara biThAyA nahIM jA sakatA, aura kisa kone meM bhalA chipAyA jA sakatA hai ? aisI sthiti meM jaina-dharma kahatA hai-pravRttiyA~ bhale hI hoM, para unameM jo viSa kA puTa hai, use haTA do / unake pIche kSa dra svArtha evaM Asakti kI jo viSAkta bhAvanAeM haiM unheM dhakkA de kara bAhara nikAla do| yadi tuma dukAna para baiThe ho to anyAya se dhana na baToro, kisI garIba kA khUna mata cUso, dUsaroM ko mUDane kI hI durvRtti mata rkho| tumhArI pravRtti se yadi anIti aura dhokhAdhar3I kA viSa nikala jAegA, to vaha tumhAre jIvana kI pragati meM bAdhaka nahIM banegA, apitu vikAsa kI naI preraNA pradAna kregaa| ___ khetI-bAr3I karane vAle ko bhI jaina-dharma yahI kahatA hai ki yadi tuma khetI karate ho to usameM andhAdhundhI se pravRtti mata kro| khetI kI pravRtti meM se ajJAna aura aviveka kA jahara nikAla do| apane utpAdana kie anna ko UMce dAmoM meM becane ke lie durbhikSa par3ane kI gandI kAmanA na karo, balki dUsaroM ke jIvananirvAha meM sahAyaka banane kI karuNAmayI pavitra bhAvanA rkho| basa, vahI khetI Aryakarma khlaaegii| pavitra evaM karuNAmayI bhAvanA ke anurUpa kucha aMza meM puNya kA upArjana bhI kiyA jA skegaa| Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - darzana gRhastha jisa kisI bhI kArya meM hAtha DAle, yadi usake pAsa viveka kA divyaprakAza hai to usake lie vaha Arya-karma hogA / isake viparIta yadi asAvadhAnI se, aviveka se aura sAtha hI apavitra bhAvanA se vaha koI kArya karatA hai, phira cAhe vaha dukAnadArI ho yA ghara kI saphAI karane kA hI sAdhAraNa kAma kyoM na ho, to vaha anArya-karma karane vAlA samajhA jAegA / jaina-dharma Arya-karma aura anArya-karma kI eka hI vyAkhyA karatA hai, jo isa prakAra hai- 'vivekapUrvaka, nyAya-nItipUrvaka kiyA gayA karma 'Arya-karma' hai; aura anyAya se, anIti se, chala-kapaTa se evaM durbhAvanA se kiyA jAne vAlA karma 'anArya - karma' hai / Arya yA anArya karma ? udAharaNArtha -- eka dukAnadAra hai / usakI dukAna para cAhe baccA Ae, cAhe jindagI ke kinAre lagA bUr3hA Ae, cAhe koI bholIbhAlI grAmINa bahana A jAe, yadi vaha sabhI ko ImAnadArI ke sAtha saudA detA hai aura apanA ucita munAphA rakhakara saba ko barAbara taulatA hai, taba to vaha Arya-karma kI rAha para hai| isake viparIta yadi vaha dukAnadAra sabhI ko mUMDane kI koziza karatA hai, dUsaroM kA galA kATanA prArambha kara detA hai, namUnA kucha aura dikhAtA hai, kintu detA kucha aura hai, to vaha anArya-karma kI pagaDaMDI para hai | 282 adhyApaka kA kartavya hai -- baccoM ko satzikSA de kara unakA caritra-nirmANa karanA tathA vikAsamArga para pratiSThita karanA / yadi vaha apane karttavya ke prati lApara vaha rahatA hai, vidyArthI par3heM yA na par3heM, isakI use koI cintA nahIM hai, aura thor3I-sI bhUla hote hI vaha vidyArthI para beMteM barasAtA hai, to vaha anArya karma kI rAha para hai / yadi koI adhyApaka apane kAma meM pUrNa viveka rakhatA hai, apanI javAbadehI bhalIbhA~ti samajhatA hai aura use pUrI bhI karatA hai to usakA vaha karma amRta - karma hogA ; vaha usakA zuddha yajJa kahalAegA | anyAya, anItiH aviveka aura ajJAna ko nikAla kara jo kartavya yA karma kiyA jAtA hai, vahI Arya-karma hai / Azrava saMvara Azrava kA kAma kauna-sA hai aura saMvara kA kAma kauna-sA hai ? arthAt saMsAra kA mArga kyA hai aura mokSa kA mArga kyA hai ? isa prazna kA uttara AcArAMga sUtra bar3e hI sundara DhaMga se diyA gayA hai 'je AsavA te parissavA, je parissavA te AsavA / ' arthAt --- " jisa pravRtti se Azrava hotA hai, jo karmoM ke Agamana kA hetu hai, usa pravRtti meM yadi viveka kA rasa DAlA gayA hai, ajJAna ko nikAla diyA gayA hai, nyAya-nIti aura saMyama kI tanmayatA usake pIche rakhI gaI hai, to vahI pravRtti saMvara kA hetu bana jAtI hai / isake viparIta sAmAyika, dayA, pauSadha Adi jo pravRttiyA~ saMvara Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma 283 kA kAraNa hai; yadi unameM viveka nahIM hai, jJAna kI sugaMdha nahIM hai, sAvadhAnI nahIM hai, to ve pravRttiyA~ 'Azrava' kA kAraNa bana jAtI haiM / zrAvaka evaM sAdhu bana jAnA saMvara hai, kintu karttavya kI pavitra bhAvanA yadi na rahI, sat-asat kA viveka na rakhA gayA, to vaha Upara se dikhAI dene vAlA saMvara bhI Azrava hai| vaha raMga-rogana kiyA huA kAgaja kA phUla hai, jisakI kaliyoM meM prema, zIla Adi sadguNoM kI suvAsa nahIM hai| yaha hai 'Azrava' aura 'saMvara' ke viSaya meM jaina dharma kA spaSTa dRSTikoNa ! yaha hai 'Asrava' aura 'saMvara' ko nApane kA jaina-dharma kA vizAla gaja ! jisa dharma ne itanA mahAn maMgala-sUtra sikhAyA ho, usake anuyAyI-varga meM jaba dharma ke prati saMkucita aura galata dRSTikoNa pAe jAte haiM to kisI ke bhI mana meM isake prati nirAzA kI lahara uTha sakatI hai / hama socate haiM ki jaba jaina-dharma ne apane sAdhakoM ko mArga khojane ke lie prakAzamAna ratna de diyA hai, phira to yaha una sAdhakoM kI hI apanI galatI hai, jo aisA amUlya ratna pA kara bhI andhazraddhA kI dIvAra se sira TakarAe~ aura vyartha kA vitaNDAvAda bar3hAe~ / sacamuca jaina-dharma ne 'Azrava' aura 'saMvara' ke kAryoM kI lambI sUcI nahIM banAI hai, sUcI pUrI banAI bhI nahIM jA sktii| usane thor3e se bheda ginA kara unake bAda virAma nahIM lagA diyA hai| Arya-anArya karmoM ke sambandha meM bhI usane kucha mahattvapUrNa kArya ginA kara hI samApti kI ghoSaNA nahIM kara dI hai| usane to 'je yAvanna tahappagArA' likha kara spaSTa kara diyA hai ki isa prakAra ke jo bhI anya kArya haiM, ve sabhI Arya-karma haiM / isI prakAra 'Azrava' aura 'saMvara' ke viSaya meM bhI usane kahA hai"vivekI puruSa Azrava meM bhI saMvara kI sthiti prApta kara sakatA hai, aura avivekI puruSa saMvara ke kArya meM bhI Azrava grahaNa kara letA hai| yaha dRSTikoNa kitanA vyApaka evaM zAzvata hai ! sabase bar3A pramANa sAmAnyatayA kahA jA sakatA hai ki khetI Arya-karma hai, isa viSaya meM pramANa kyA hai ? isake uttara meM sabase pahale yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki praznakAra kA viveka hI pramANa hai, usake antaHkaraNa kI vRttiyA~ hI pramANa haiN| sabase bar3A pramANa manuSya kA apanA anubhava hI hai| kyA tIrthaMkara kisI bAta ke nirNaya ke lie kisI graMtha, zAstra yA mahApuruSa ke kisI vAkya ko khojate-phirate haiM ? nhiiN| unake pAsa to jJAna kA vaha anupama sarcalAiTa hai, jisake samakSa sabhI prakAza phIke par3a jAte haiM / unheM kisI bhI graMtha yA pothe ko TaTolane kI jarUrata hI nahIM hotii|| isI prakAra jisake pAsa viveka-buddhi hai, use kahIM bhI bhaTakane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / jisakI dRSTi samyak hai aura satya ke prati saccI niSThA hai to vaha kisI bhI cIja ke aucitya-anaucitya kA nirNaya svayaM kara sakatA hai / 'kevala-jJAna' se bhI pahalA nambara AtmA ke 'sahaja-viveka kA hai, kyoMki vahI to sabase pahale jAgrata hotA hai aura Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 254 ahiMsA-darzana antataH AtmA ko kevalajJAna kA prakAza detA hai| jo sAdhaka viveka kA sahArA na le kara dharma kI U~cI-U~cI bAteM karatA hai, binA Atma-prakAza ke, andhakAra meM TakarA kara gira jAtA hai / dharma kA rahasya viveka ke binA samajha meM nahIM A sktaa| eka bhAratIya RSi ne kahA bhI hai-jo tarka se kisI bAta kA patA lagAtA hai, vahI dharma ko jAnatA hai, dUsarA nahIM / '5 ___ gaNadhara gautama ne bhI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kahA hai-"sAdhaka kI sahajabuddhi hI dharma-tattva kI saccI samIkSA kara sakatI hai / "6 buddhi kA gaja vastutaH jIvana kA nirmANa vicAra ke AdhAra para hI hotA hai / vicAra ke bAda hI hama kisI prakAra kA AcaraNa karate haiM, aura vicAra ke lie sarvaprathama viveka kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / ata: khetI Arya-karma hai yA anArya-karma ? isa prazna para vicAra karane ke lie sarvaprathama apane viveka-zuddha antaHkaraNa se hI uttara mA~ganA cAhie / ___ jo kisAna dinabhara coTI se air3I taka pasInA bahAtA hai, anna utpanna karake saMsAra ko detA hai, apanA sArA samaya, parizrama aura jIvana kRSi ke pIche lagA detA hai, aise annotpAdaka aura annadAtA ke karma ko yadi koI anArya-karma kahe aura usa anna ko khA kara aizaArAma se jindagI bitAne vAle vaha svayaM Arya-karmI hone kA dAvA kareM; bhalA, isa nirAdhAra bAta ko kisI bhI vivekazIla kA antaHkaraNa kaba svIkAra kara sakatA hai ? vaha buddhi kA gaja DAla kara jarA apane Apako nApa-taula kara dekhe ki kRSi, kyA pratyeka sthiti meM anArya-karma ho sakatI hai ? svAnubhava ke atirikta zAstra-pramANoM kI bhI isa sambandha meM bhI koI kamI nahIM hai / devaloka ke bAda uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM ullekha kiyA gayA hai ki jo sAdhaka apanA jIvana sAdhanA meM vyatIta karatA hai, jo sadaiva satkarma ke mArga para calatA hai aura zubha bhAvanAe~ rakhatA hai, vaha apanI mAnava-Ayu samApta karake devaloka meM jAtA hai| devaloka ke jIvana ke pazcAt vaha kahAM pahuMcatA hai ? yaha batAne ke lie vahA~ ye gAthAe~ dI gaI haiM-.. jo sAdhaka devaloka meM jAte haiM, ve jIvana meM puna: prakAza prApta karane ke lie vahA~ se kahAM janma leMge ? uttara-jahA~ khetI lahalAtI hogii| sabase pahalA pada yaha AyA '4 vaha sarvadarzI sarvotkRSTa jJAna, jisake dvArA trikAlavartI anantAnaMta padArthoM kA eka sAtha hastAmalakavat pratyakSa pratibhAsa hotA hai / 5 "yastarkeNAnusaMdhatte sa dharma veda netrH|" 6 "pannA samikkhae dhammatattaM tattaviNicchiyaM / " Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma hai ki usa sAdhaka ko kheta milegA ! use kheta kI upajAU bhUmi milegI, jisameM vaha sone se bhI bar3ha kara jIvanakaNa anna utpanna karegA / " yahA~ sone aura cA~dI se bhI pahale kheta kI gaNanA kI gaI hai / jaina paramparA khetI-bAr3I ko puNya kA phala mAnatI hai / khetI-bAr3I, kheta aura jamIna yadi pApa ke phala hote to zAstrakAra use puNya kA phala kyoM batalAte ? uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM Age bhI kahA hai-karma se hI brAhmaNa hotA hai, karma se hI kSatriya hotA hai, karma se hI vaizya hotA hai aura karma se hI zUdra bhI hotA hai kauna - sA karma ? yahA~ karma se vaizya honA batalAyA gayA hai, parantu usa karma kA nirNaya Apa kaise kareMge ? kauna-sI dayA, pauSadha Adi kriyA hai, jo ApameM se kisI ko brAhmaNa, kisI ko kSatriya, kisI ko vaizya aura kisI ko zUdra banAtI hai ? brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra ke rUpa meM bA~Tane vAlA karma kauna-sA hai ? dhArmika niyama aura maryAdAe~ to sabhI " ke lie samAna haiM aura unakA phala bhI sabhI ke lie samAna hI batAyA gayA hai / koI dhArmika niyama yA vrata karma aisA nahIM, jo kisI eka ko brAhmaNa aura kisI dUsare ko vaizya banAtA ho / taba phira yahA~ 'karma' se kyA abhiprAya hai ? ise samajhane ke lie prAcIna TIkAkAroM kI ora najara DAlanI hogI / uttarAdhyayana para vistRta aura prAMjala TIkA likhane vAle vAdi- vetAla zAntyAcArya vikrama kI gyArahavIM zatAbdI meM ho gae haiM / unhoMne apanA spaSTa cintana jaina janatA ke sAmane rakhA hai / unhoMne 'kammuNA vaiso hoi' pada para TIkA likhate hue kahA hai : "kRSi - pazu-pAlana - vANijyAdi karmaNA vaizyo bhavati / " bhagavadgItA meM bhI yahI bAta spaSTarUpa se kahI gaI hai :"kRSi-gorakSa-vANijyaM vaizyakarma svabhAvajam / " loga prAmANika zAstroM kA divya prakAza upalabdha hote hue bhI Aja galataphahamI ke kAraNa karmoM ko samajhane meM bhI bhramita ho gae haiM, lekina prAcIna jaina aura 7 285 khettaM vatthu hiraNNaM ca pasavo dAsa -- porusaM / cattAri kAmakhaMdhANi, tattha se uvavajjai // mittavaM nAivaM hoi, uccAgoe ya vaNNavaM / appAyaM ke mahApaNNe, abhijAe jaso bale / 8 "kammuNA baMbhaNo hoI, kammuNA hoi khattio / iso kammuNA hoi, suddo havai kamNA ||" - uttarA0 3, 17-18 Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 ahiMsA-darzana jainetara sAhitya spaSTa batAte haiM ki kRSi karanA vaizyavarNa kA hI kArya thA, jo Aja ekamAtra zUdroM yA anAryoM ke matthe mar3hA jA rahA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI kRSi karma karane vAle vyaktiyoM ko vaizya batalAyA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa Ane vAle aura vrata grahaNa karane vAle jina pramukha zrAvakoM kA varNana upAsaka dazAMgasUtra meM AtA hai, unameM koI bhI aisA nahIM thA, jo zrAvaka avasthA meM khetI-bAr3I kA dhandhA na karatA ho| isase koI vyakti svayaM anumAna lagA sakatA hai ki jainaparamparA meM khetI ke viSaya meM kyA nirdeza kiyA gayA hai ? vANijyavyApAra kA nambara to tIsarA hai, vaizya kA pahalA karma khetI aura dUsarA karma pazu-pAlana ginAyA gayA hai / tyAga kA krama yahA~ eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhanA cAhie ki bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka kI bhUmikA taka to khetI kA kahIM bhI niSedha nahIM hai / isase Upara kI bhUmikA pratimAdhArI zrAvaka kI bhUmikA hai / kramazaH pahalI, dUsarI, tIsarI Adi pratimAoM ko svIkAra karane ke bAda jaba zrAvaka AThavIM pratimA ko aMgIkAra karatA hai, taba Arambha ke kAryoM kA parityAga kara kRSi kA tyAga karatA hai / isa sambandha meM zvetAmbara aura digambara- paramparA ke sabhI AcArya eka svara se samarthana karate hue kahate haiM / arthAt - yahA~ Arambha se kRSi karma Adi samajhanA caahie| usakA tyAga AThavIM pratimA meM hotA hai / isa taraha pratimAdhArI zrAvaka AThavIM pratimA meM svayaM kRSi karane kA tyAga karatA hai aura nauvIM pratimA meM karAne kA bhI tyAga kara detA hai / 10 zAstroM kA itanA spaSTa vivaraNa hamAre sAmane maujUda hai aura tyAga kA krama bhI spaSTa rUpa se zAstra dikhA rahe haiM, durbhAgya se phira bhI kucha loga bhrama meM par3e hue haiM / yaha kitanA Azcaryajanaka evaM khedapUrNa hai ki jo bAta Age kI bhUmikA meM chor3ane kI hai, use pahale kI bhUmikA meM chor3a dene kA Agraha kiyA jAtA hai, aura jo viSaya pahale kI bhUmikA meM tyAgane yogya hai, usakA ThikAnA hI nahIM hai ! dhotI kI jagaha pagar3I aura pagar3I kI jagaha dhotI lapeTa kara hama apane Apako zekhacillI kI bhA~ti duniyA kI dRSTi meM hAsyAspada banA rahe haiM / zAstra - pramANa Arya aura anArya karmoM kA vistRta vivaraNa prajJApanA- sUtra meM bhI AyA hai / ha Arambha :- kRSyAdikarma, tattyAgaM karoti / 10 dekhie - samantabhadrakRta 'ratnakaraNDaka zrAvakAcAra' aura pravacana - sAroddhAra kI siddhasenIyA vRtti / Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya-karma aura anArya-karma 287 vahA~ Arya-karmoM ke svarUpa kA nirdezana karate hue kucha thor3e se karma ginA kara anta meM 'je yAvanne tahappagArA' kaha kara sArA nicor3a batalA diyA hai / isakA sArAMza yahI hai ki isa prakAra ke aura bhI karma haiM, jo Arya-karma kahalAte haiM / kumbhakAra ke dhandhe ko bhI vahA~ Arya-karma batalAyA gayA hai| isase Apa phaisalA kara sakate haiM ki kRSi karma ko anArya-karma kahane kA koI kAraNa nahIM thA / para, isa gae gujare jamAne meM kaI nae TIkAkAra paidA hue haiM, jo una purAne AcAryoM kI mAnyatAoM aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya se hI calI Ane vAlI pavitra paramparAoM ko tilAMjali dene kI abhadra ceSTA kara rahe haiN| jaina-jagat ke yugadraSTA evaM krAntikArI AcArya pUjyapAda zrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja ko, jinhoMne prAcIna paramparA ke AdhAra para apanA spaSTa cintana rakhA hai, aise hI kucha TIkAkAra utsUtraprarUpI taka kahane kA dussAhasa karate haiM / khetI Arya-karma nahIM hai, isase bar3hakara sapheda jhUTha aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? vikrama kI dUsarI yA tIsarI zatAbdI meM AcArya umAsvAti hue haiM, jinhoMne tattvArtha sUtra para svopajJa bhASya likhA hai / unhoMne Arya - karmoM kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA hai - yajana, yAjana, adhyayana, adhyApana kRSi, vANijya Adi jIvana- poSaka AjIvikA karane vAle karmArya haiM / 11 yaha cintana kahA~ se AyA hai ? uparyukta prajJApanAsUtra ke AdhAra para hI yahA~ cintana kiyA gayA hai / AcArya akalaMka bhaTTa ne (AThavIM zatAbdI) tattvArtha rAjavArtika meM apanA viziSTa cintana janatA ke samakSa rkhaa| unhoMne khetI-bAr3I, candana, vastra Adi kA vyApAra tathA lekhana - adhyApana Adi udyogoM ko, sAvadya Arya-karma batAyA hai / isakA kAraNa batalAte hue ve kahate haiM : 'Sar3apyete 'virati pravaNatvAtsAvadyakarmAryAH / 12 'yaha chaha prakAra ke Arya avirati ke kAraNa sAvadya Arya-karmI haiM; arthAtvratI zrAvaka kI bhUmikA se pahale ye sAvadyakarmArya haiM' / parantu bAda meM vratI zrAvaka hone para jo maryAdAbaddha khetI Adi karma karatA hai, likhane-par3hane kA vyavasAya karatA hai, vaha alpAraMbha kI bhUmikA meM dekhA jAtA hai / khetI Adi karmoM ke Arya-karma hone ke sambandha meM inase acche aura kyA pramANa ho sakate haiM ? sArAMza yahI hai ki zrAvaka kI bhUmikA hI alpAraMbha kI bhUmikA hai / isakA rahasya yahI hai ki zrAvaka meM viveka hotA hai / vaha 11 karmAryAH yajanayAjanAdhyayanAdhyApanakRSivANijyayonipoSaNavRttayaH / 12 AcArya akalaMka ne lekhana Adi ke samAna kRSi ko sAvadyakarma hI kahA hai, mahAsAvadya nhiiN| kRSi ko mahAraMbha - mahApApa kahane vAle sUkSma dRSTi se vicAra kareM / 13 " alpasAvadyakarmAryAzca zrAvakAH / " Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 ahiMsA-darzana jo bhI kAma karatA hai usameM viveka kI dRSTi avazya rakhatA hai| zrAvaka kA hAtha vaha adbhuta hAtha hai ki jise vaha chU le, basa, sonA bana jaae| zrAvaka kI bhUmikA vaha bhUmikA hai, jisameM viveka kA jAdU hai / yahI jAdU usake kArya ko alpAraMbha banA detA hai| asalI cIja to viveka hai / jahA~ viveka nahIM hai, vahA~ khetI bhI sAvadyakarma hai| yahA~ taka ki viveka ke abhAva meM lekhana tathA vastra Adi kA vyavasAya karanA bhI alpAraMbha nahIM hogaa| isa taraha jIvana ke pratyeka prazna para Aryakarma aura anAryakarma tathA alpAraMbha aura mahAraMbha kA nirNaya kara lenA caahie| viveka ko tyAga kara yadi kisI eka hI pakSa ke khUTe ko pakar3a kara cillAte raheMge to hamArI samajha meM kucha bhI nahIM AegA aura sAtha hI jainadharma bhI vizva kI dRSTi meM heya siddha ho jaaegaa| Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai bhAratIya saMskRti meM kRSi kA bar3A mahattva aura gaurava mAnA gayA hai| prArambha se hI bhArata kRSi-pradhAna deza hai| Aja bhI bhArata meM kRSi-karma karane vAle vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai / kRSi ahiMsA kI AdhAra-zilA hai| mAMsAhAra se virata hone ke lie aura sAtvika bhojana kI sthApanA ke lie, kRSi kA bar3A hI mahattva hai / mAMsAhAra se bacane ke lie kRSi-karma se bar3hakara anya koI sAdhana nahIM ho sakatA / isI AdhAra para bhAratIya saMskRti meM kRSi ko ahiMsA kA devatA mAnA gayA hai| kRSi karane vAle vyakti ko vaidika bhASA meM pRthvI-putra kahA gayA hai / jaina paramparA ke anusAra kRSikarma ke sarvaprathama upadeSTA bhagavAn RSabhadeva haiN| unhoMne hI apane yuga ke abodha evaM niSkriya mAnava ko kRSikarma tathA anya sAtvika udyoga-dhandhoM kI zikSA dI thii| usa yuga kI mAnava-jAti ke uddhAra ke lie kRSi-karma Adi kA upadeza aura zikSA Avazyaka hI nahIM, anivArya thii| usa yuga meM yaha eka bar3I zakti thii| jaina-paramparA ke vikhyAta-zrAvakoM ne kRSi-karma svayaM kiyA thA, isa dRSTi se bhI jaina-saMskRti meM kRSikarma kA eka viziSTa sthAna hai| jainasaMskRti ke kRSi Aryakarma evaM alpArambha hai, Aryakarma tathA pavitrakarma kahA thA, parantu madhyakAla meM A kara kucha vyaktiyoM ne ise hiMsAmaya karma karAra de kara tyAjya samajhA / jainasaMskRti Arambha, samArambha aura mahArambha ke parityAga kA upadeza detI hai, yaha ThIka hai, kintu hameM yaha dekhanA hogA ki mAMsAhAra jaise mahArambha se bacane ke lie, kRSi ke atirikta anya sAdhana nahIM ho sktaa| jainadharma ne pratyeka sAdhaka ko apane hara karma kI chAnabIna karane aura dekhate rahane kI hidAyata dI hai ki vahA~ kitanI hiMsA ho rahI hai aura kahAM kitanI sAdhanA cala rahI hai ? yAnI hiMsA-ahiMsA ke marma ko samajha kara hI hara pravRtti karanI cAhie / kintu eka samaya aisA AyA ki kucha vicArakoM ne usa yuga ke jana-mAnasa meM ahiMsA kI eka dhuMdhalI tasvIra khar3I kara dii| pariNAmataH unhoMne jindagI ke hara morce para pApa hI pApa dekhanA Arambha kara diyaa| Arambha, samArambha kA parityAga acchI bAta hai, para khetI meM mahApApa samajhanA aura ise chor3a kara bhAga khar3e honA, yaha jaba prArambha huA, taba kRSi kA dhaMdhA hamArI najaroM meM heya ho gayA / hamArA sAmAjika dRSTikoNa yaha bana gayA, ki kRSi kA dhaMdhA nikRSTa koTi kA hai, ataH heya hai / kRSi dvArA anna kA utpAdana ho, isake pIche hamArA ahiMsA kA dRSTikoNa yaha thA ki mAMsAhAra kI pravRtti logoM meM baMda ho aura ve kRSi kI ora AkRSTa hoN| aneka prakAra ke phala aura aneka prakAra kI vanaspati, prakRti ke dvArA Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 ahiMsA-darzana prApta ho sakatI hai aura hamArA sAtvika jIvana una para nirbhara ho sakatA hai| jaba kRSi jaise sAtvika karma ko apanAyA jAyegA, tabhI mAMsAhAra jaise bhayaMkara pApa se hama baca skeNge| mAMsAhAra ko chor3anA hamArI sAMskRtika jIvana-yAtrA kA prArambhika uddezya hai. aura isa uddezya kI pUrti kRSi-karma se hI ho sakatI hai| isI AdhAra para jainasaMskRti meM kRSikarma ko alpArambha aura Aryakarma kahA gayA hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jitanI hamArI ahiMsA kI smRti Age bar3hI, usake sAthasAtha usameM eka dhuMdhalApana bhI Age bar3hatA gayA, aura usameM hamArA jo mUla abhiprAya thA, vaha samaya ke sAtha kSINa hotA calA gyaa| isalie Age cala kara kucha logoM ne kRSi ko mahArambha svIkAra kara liyA, aura jaba use mahArambha svIkAra kara liyA, to use chor3ane kI bAta bhI logoM ke dhyAna meM Ane lgii| loga apanI bAta siddha karane ke lie Agama kA AdhAra talAza karane lage, parantu Agama meM kahIM para bhI kRSi ko mahArambha nahIM kahA gayA / kyoMki Agama meM jo mahArambha kA phala batAyA hai, usameM kahA gayA hai, ki mahArambha naraka meM jAne kA kAraNa banatA hai / aba vicAra kIjie ki jaba kRSi ko mahArambha batAyA gayA, taba usakI phalazruti ke anusAra naraka meM jAne kI bAta bhI logoM ke sAmane AyI / logoM ne vicAra kiyA, parizrama bhI kareM aura naraka meM bhI jAnA par3e to isa prakAra kA galata dhandhA kyoM kareM ? isa prakAra ke mithyA tarkoM se janatA ke mAnasa ko badalane kA prayatna kiyA gyaa| pariNAmataH jainoM ne kRSikarma kA parityAga kara diyaa| anyathA bhAratIya saMskRti aura vizeSata: jainasaMskRti meM mUlataH ahiMsA kA dRSTikoNa le kara calA thA, yaha kRSikarma / sAdhaka jIvana ke do bhAga yahA~ hameM zAstroM kI ora bhI dRSTipAta kara lenA cAhie ki ve kyA kahate haiN| sAdhAraNatayA sAdhakoM ke jIvana ke do bhAga hote haiM-eka gRhastha-jIvana aura dUsarA sAdhu-jIvana / gRhastha ko apane Adarza gRhastha-jIvana kI U~cAiyA~ prApta karanI cAhie aura sAdhu ko apane zAzvata kSetra meM jIvana ke sarvocca zikhara kA sparza karanA cAhie / aisI bAta nahIM hai ki sAdhu banate hI usake jIvana meM pUrNatA A jAtI hai / mahAvratoM ko grahaNa karane kI pratijJA karate hI jIvana meM pUrNatA A jAtI hai, aisA samajhanA sarvathA bhramapUrNa honA hai| sAdhu apane Apa meM apUrNa hotA hai aura use zAzvata jIvana kI pUrNatA prApta karane kA prayAsa karanA par3atA hai| vastutaH pUrNatA himAlaya kI sarvocca coTI hai aura sAdhu ko vahA~ taka pahuMcane ke lie kaThina sAdhanA apekSita hai| ___ yaha ThIka hai ki sAdhu, zrAvaka kI apekSA kucha Age bar3hA hotA hai, kucha U~cA bhI car3hA hotA hai, maMjila kI rAha para dUra taka Age bar3ha cukA hotA hai aura dUsarI ora gRhastha apane kSetra meM calanA prArambha karatA hai / phira bhI sAdhu kA jIvana U~cA-nIcA hai / usakI bhI aneka zreNiyA~ haiM / Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 261 kakSAeM ____ isI prakAra gRhastha-jIvana kI bhI aneka kakSAe~ haiM / aura una kakSAoM ke bhI kaI stara haiM / aisA nahIM hai ki gRhastha choTA hai, ataH vaha nagaNya hai aura viSa kA Tukar3A hai| paristhitivaza gRhastha, sAdhu kI apekSA nIcA hote hue bhI kisI viSaya meM apekSAkRta U~cA hai / jo gRhastha jIvana ke maidAna meM vivekapUrvaka calatA hai, jisake hRdaya meM pratyeka prANI ke lie dayA kA jharanA bahatA hai, jo mahA-hiMsA se dUra raha kara apanI jIvana-yAtrA taya kara rahA hai, vaha apane zrAvaka ke kartavyoM ko dRr3hatA se pUrA kara rahA hai| bhale hI vaha dhIme kadamoM se calatA ho, para abhISTa lakSya kI ora usakI gati niyamita aura nirantara avazya hai / yahA~ purAnI paramparA kI ora bhI dRSTipAta kara lenA cAhie , vaha kyA kahatI hai ? vaha aise gRhastha ko, jo apanI jIvana-naukA ke sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM kI jIvananaukA ko bhI pAra karatA hai, kabhI bhI pApI aura viSa kA Tukar3A nahIM batalA sktii| kucha logoM kA aisA vicAra hai ki gRhastha ko apanI roTI kamAnI par3atI hai, vastra juTAnA par3atA hai, samaya Ane para apane par3osI, samAja aura rASTra kI rakSA ke lie kaThora kartavya bhI adA karanA par3atA hai, isalie vaha to pApa meM DUbA huA hai| parantu yadi buddhi kI kasauTI para gRhastha-jIvana ko kasa kara dekhA jAe to vidita hogA ki vivekavAn gRhastha yadi sAdhu ke guNasthAnoM se nIcA hai to prathama cAra guNasthAnoM se U~cA bhI hai / saMkucita dRSTikoNa hone ke kAraNa durbhAgya se hamArA dhyAna nIcAI kI ora to jAtA hai, para U~cAI kI ora kabhI nahIM jAtA / gRhastha kA stara isIlie kucha logoM ne eka managaDhanta siddhAnta nikAlA hai ki sAdhu kI apekSA gRhastha kA stara nIcA hai, isalie unakA satkAra-sammAna karanA, usakI sevAzuzra SA Adi karanA, dUsare gRhastha ke lie bhI saMsAra kA mArga hai| vaha hiMsA, asatya, corI aura kuzIla kA nindanIya mArga hai aura patana kI pagaDaMDI hai / mere vicAra se isa hIna vicAra ke pIche ajJAna cakkara kATa rahA hai aura viveka kI rozanI nahIM hai / supAtra aura kupAtra kI aneka bhramapUrNa dhAraNAe~ bhI isI ajJAna ke kupariNAma haiM / gRhastha kupAtra hai, use kucha bhI denA dharma nahIM hai, sAdhu ko denA hI ekamAtra dharma hai / isa prakAra kI kalpanAe~ saMkucita vicAroM dvArA hI AI haiN| isa prakAra ekAntataH choTe-bar3e ke AdhAra para dharma aura adharma kA niSpakSa nirNaya kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| Akhira sAdhu bhI, joki chaThe guNasthAna meM hai, sAtaveM guNasthAna vAle se nIcA hai / isI prakAra sAtaveM guNasthAna vAlA AThaveM guNasthAna vAle se nIcA hai| kevala-jJAnI kI bhUmikA se to sabhI sAmAnya sAdhu nIce hI haiN| phira pUchA jA sakatA hai ki terahaveM guNasthAna vAle arihanta kI bhUmikA choTI hai yA bar3I ? yadi bArahaveM guNasthAna se vaha UMcI hai to caudahaveM guNasthAna se nIcI bhI hai| isa prakAra kI apekSAkRta Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 ahiMsA-darzana UMcAI aura nIcAI bhale hI rahe, parantu usI ko vyartha kI carcA kA AdhAra banAne meM koI mahattva nahIM hai / nIce kI bhUmikAoM ko pAra karake U~cI bhUmikA meM pratiSThita honA hI mahattvapUrNa bAta hai / astu, dekhanA cAhie ki jIvana Upara kI ora gatizIla hai yA nIce kI ora ? sAdhaka kahIM nIce kI ora to nahIM khisaka rahA hai ? zrAvaka mithyAtva ke pragAr3ha aMdhakAra kA bhedana kara, anantAnubaMdhIrUpa tIvra kaSAya kI phaulAdI dIvAra ko lA~gha kara, avrata ke asIma sAgara ko pAra karake aura aparimita bhogoM kI lipsAoM se U~cA uThatA hai / vaha mithyAtva kI durbhedya granthiyoM ko tor3atA hai aura ahiMsA evaM satya ke prazastamArga para yathAzakti pragati karatA hai / yaha bAta dUsarI hai ki vaha ucca sAdhaka kI taraha tIvra gati se daur3a nahIM sakatA, manda gati se TahalatA huA hI calatA hai| ekAnta AryasthAna __sUtrakRtAMgasUtra meM adharma aura dharma-jIvana ke sambandha meM eka bar3I hI mahattvapUrNa carcA calI hai / vahA~ spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA gayA hai ki jo mithyAtva aura avirati Adi meM par3e haiM, ve Arya-jIvana vAle nahIM haiM, kintu jinhoMne hiMsA aura asatya ke bandhana kucha aMzoM meM tor3a DAle haiM, jo ahiMsA aura satya ko hitakArI samajhate haiM, asatya Adi ke bandhanoM ko pUrI taraha tor3ane kI ucca bhAvanA rakhate haiM aura kramaza: tor3ate bhI jAte haiM, ve gRhastha zrAvaka bhI Arya haiN| unakA kadama saMsAra ke zRkhalAbaddha mArga kI ora hai yA mokSa ke muktimArga kI ora ! sahaja viveka-buddhi se vicAra karane vAlA to avazya hI kahegA-mokSa kI ora / aise gRhastha ke viSaya meM hI sUtrakRtAMga kahatA hai __ jo yaha gRhastha-dharma kI prazaMsA meM Arya evaM ekAnta samyaka Adi kI bAta kahI hai, vahI sarva virati sAdhu ke lie bhI kahI gaI hai| kadAcit koI kaha sakatA hai kahA~ gRhastha aura kahA~ sAdhu ? sAdhu kI taraha gRhastha ekAnta Arya kaise ho sakatA hai ? isa prazna kA uttara dene ke lie eka anya prazna karanA anivArya hai / gRhastha zrAvaka mara kara kahA~ jAtA hai ? 'devaloka meM ! 'aura sAdhu ?' 'chaThe se gyArahaveM guNasthAna vAlA sAdhu bhI marane ke bAda devaloka meM hI jAtA hai|' isa prakAra jaise donoM kI gati devaloka kI hai, usI prakAra donoM meM ekAnta 1 "esa ThANe Arie jAva savvadukkhapahINamagge egaMtasamma saahuu|" sUtrakRtAMga, dvi0 zru taskandha a0 2, sU0 36 Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 263 Aryatva bhI hai| isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki zrAvaka kA dRSTikoNa sAdhu kI bhA~ti parama satya kI ora hai, baMdhanoM ke pAza ko tor3ane kI ora hI hai / sUtrakRtAMga meM bhI kriyAsthAnaka meM, jahA~ kriyAoM kA varNana hai, gRhastha ko sAdhu kI bhA~ti hI ekAnta Arya batAyA hai| aisI sthiti meM yadi sAdhu bhojanAdi kriyAe~ kare to pApa nahIM, aura yadi zrAvaka vahI viveka-pUrvaka bhojanAdi kriyAe~ kare to ekAnta pApa hI pApa cillAnA, bhalA kisa prakArazAstra saMgata ho sakatA hai ? vahI kArya karatA huA zrAvaka pApI aura kupAtra kaise ho gayA ? isa para niSpakSatApUrvaka vicAra karanA caahie| pApa karanA aura honA pApa karanA eka cIja hai aura pApa ho jAnA dUsarI cIja hai / pApa to sAdhu se bhI honA sambhava hai / vaha bhI kabhI kisI pravRtti meM bhUla kara baiThatA hai / para, yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki sAdhu jAna-bUjha kara pApa karatA hai / vAstava meM vaha pApa karatA nahIM hai, apitu ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra zrAvaka bhI kucha aMzoM meM taTasthavRtti le kara calatA hai / paristhiti-vaza use AraMbha karanA bhI hotA hai, parantu vaha prasannabhAva se nahIM, udAsInabhAva se, mUla meM use heya samajhatA huA karatA hai| yadyapi koI gRhastha AsaktibhAva se AraMbhAdi pApakarma karatA hai pApa-karma ke lie utsAhita ho kara kadama rakhatA hai to vaha anArya hai, tathApi jo gRhastha kAma to karatA hai, para usameM mithyAdRSTi jaisI Asakti nahIM rakhatA, vaha usameM se Asakti ke viSa ko kucha aMzoM kama meM karatA jAtA hai, to vaha anArya nahIM kahA jA sakatA / yadi aisA na hotA to bhagavAn use ekAnta samyak evaM Arya kyoM kahate / zrAvaka kI bhUmikA ___ eka ora bhagavAn ne zrAvaka ke jIvana ko ekAnta samyak Arya-jIvana kahA hai aura dUsarI ora Apa khetI-vAr3I kA dhandhA karane vAle zrAvaka ko anArya samajhate haiM / ye donoM eka-dUsare ke paraspara virodhI bAteM kaise mela khA sakatI haiM ? yadi dina ko koI vyakti dina bhI kahe aura sAtha hI use rAta bhI kahatA jAe, bhalA yaha asaMgata bAta, buddhi kaise svIkAra kara sakatI hai ? zrAvaka kI bhUmikA alpAraMbha kI hai, mahAraMbha kI nahIM / mahAraMbha kA matalaba hai-ghora hiMsA aura ghora pApa / mahAraMbhI kI gati naraka hai, yaha bAta zAstroM meM spaSTa rUpa se kahI hai| yahA~ naraka-gati ke cAra kAraNoM meM pahalA kAraNa mahAraMbha hai| eka ora to zrAvaka ko alpAraMbhI svIkAra kiyA jAtA aura dUsarI tarapha khetI-bAr3I karane ke 2 "mahAraMbhayAe, mahApariggahayAe, paMcidiyavaheNaM, kuNimAhAreNaM / " -aupapAtika sUtra Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 ahiMsA-darzana kAraNa use mahAraMbhI kI upAdhi se bhI vibhUSita kiyA hai| bhalA, yaha viparIta bhAva kaise yuktisaMgata khlaaegaa| gRhastha-jIvana meM 'Ananda' ne jo kiyA, vaha eka Adarza thA / 'Ananda' jaisA ucca evaM Adarza jIvana vyatIta karane vAlA zrAvaka mahAraMbha kA kArya nahIM kara sakatA thaa| 'Ananda' zrAvaka-avasthA meM bhI khetI karatA thA, isa bAta ko asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / 'Ananda' zrAvaka thA, ataeva alpAraMbhI thaa| phira bhI vaha khetI karatA thA, isakA phalitArtha yaha hai ki khetI zrAvaka ke lie anivAryataH varjanIya nahIM hai, vaha alpAraMbha meM hI hai / vicAra pravAha meM yaha bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki 'Ananda' mahAraMbhI thA aura kRSi kArya usake parivAra kA pamparAgata dhandhA thaa| kintu zrAvaka banane ke bAda usane kRSi-yogya bhUmi kI maryAdA nirdhArita kI aura zeSa kA tyAga kara diyaa| isa kathana kA spaSTa abhiprAya yaha huA ki khetI mahAraMbha to hai, parantu usakI maryAdA kI jA sakatI hai| parantu kyA kahIM mahAraMbha kI bhI maryAdA ho sakatI hai ? athavA mahAraMbha kI maryAdA karane ke bAda bhI kyA koI aNuvratI zrAvaka kI koTi meM ginA jA sakatA hai ? mahAraMbha kI maryAdA karane para yadi zrAvaka kI koTi prApta kI jA sakatI hai to vadha-zAlA kI maryAdA karane vAlA bhI zrAvaka kI koTi meM AsAnI se A sakatA hai / yadi bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa koI vyakti A kara kahatA--'prabho ! maiM sau kasAIkhAne calA rahA hU~ aura abhI taka zrAvaka kI bhUmikA meM nahIM A sakA hU~ / aba maiM maryAdA karanA cAhatA hU~ ki sau se adhika vadha-zAlAe~ nahIM claauuNgaa| mujhe sau se adhika vadha-zAlAoM kA tyAga karA dIjie aura apane aNuvratI zrAvaka-saMgha kI sadasyatA pradAna kiijie|' to kyA bhagavAn use apane aNuvratI zrAvaka-saMgha ke sadasyoM meM parigaNita kara sakate the ? kadApi nhiiN| usa avasara para bhagavAn yahI kahate-aNuvratI zrAvaka kA pada prApta karane se pahale tumheM mahAraMbha kA pUrI taraha tyAga karanA hogA / tAtparya yaha hai ki vadha-zAlA, jue ke aDDe, vezyAlaya yA zarAba kI bhaTTiyA~ calA kara aura unakI kucha maryAdA bA~dha kara yadi koI aNuvratI zrAvaka kA sthAna prApta karanA cAhe to vaha prApta nahIM kara sakatA / aisA honA kadApi sambhava nahIM hai| yadi kisI mAMsAhArI yA zikArI gRhastha ko mAMsAhAra yA zikAra ko chor3ane kA upadeza diyA jAtA hai / kintu jaba vaha pUrI taraha chor3ane ko taiyAra nahIM hotA to vRddhi na karane kI salAha dI jAtI hai| parantu kyA isase usakA guNasthAna badala jAtA hai ? eka hajAra hariNa mArane vAlA yadi pA~ca-sau hariNoM taka hI apanI maryAdA sthApita kara le, to bhale hI use kalyANa kI dhuMdhalI rAha mila jAtI hai, kintu itane mAtra se usako aNuvratI zrAvaka kI bhUmikA nahIM mila sktii| Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 265 abhAva hI saMgharSa kA mUla kAraNa ___ kRSi ke sambandha meM vicAra karate samaya bhagavAn AdinAtha ko smaraNa rakhanA cAhie / pahale kalpa-vRkSoM se yugaliyoM kA nirvAha ho jAtA thaa| usa samaya unake sAmane anna kA koI saMkaTa nahIM thA / bhale hI yugaliyA tIna palyopama kI Ayu vAle hoM; parantu antima samaya meM hI unake santAna hotI thI ; arthAt-pahalA jor3A jaba vidA hone lagatA, taba udhara dUsarA jor3A utpanna hotA thaa| isalie unakI saMkhyA meM koI vizeSa antara nahIM hotA thaa| parantu bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya meM kalpa-vRkSa, jo utpAdana ke ekamAtra sAdhana the, ghaTane lage aura jana-saMkhyA bar3hane lgii| ataeva kalpavRkSoM se unakI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti meM bAdhA upasthita ho gaI / jahA~ utpAdana kama hai aura khAne vAle adhika ho jAte haiM, vahA~ saMgharSa anivArya hai| ___ nala para pAnI bharane ke lie tU-tU, maiM-maiM kyoM hotI hai ? kAraNa yaha hai ki pAnI kama AtA hai, aura sAtha hI nala ke banda ho jAne kA Dara rahatA hai| isIlie Apasa meM lar3AI-jhagar3e hote haiM aura kabhI-kabhI bhayaMkara durghaTanA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara lete haiM / eka cAhatA hai, maiM pahale bhara lU aura dUsarA cAhatA hai ki sabase pahale maiM bharU / parantu jala se paripUrNa kuoM para aisA nahIM hotA / vahA~ jitanA cAhie utanA pAnI mila sakatA hai, ataeva saMgharSa tathA durghaTanA kI sthiti paidA nahIM hotii| jahA~ abhAva hotA hai aura bharaNa-poSaNa ke sAdhana paryApta nahIM hote, vahIM saMgharSa tathA durghaTanAe~ huA karatI haiM / parantu jahA~ utpAdana adhika hotA hai aura upabhoktAoM kI saMkhyA kama hotI hai, vahA~ abhAvamUlaka saMgharSa nahIM hotA, na vahA~ viSamatA hI pradarzita hotI hai aura na saMgrahavRtti hI panapatI hai / ahiMsA kI rAha socanA yaha hai ki bhUkhoM marate aura saMkaTa meM par3e hue yugaliyoM ko bhagavAn AdinAtha ne jo khetI karanA aura dUsare dhandhe karanA sikhAyA, vaha kyA thA ? utpAdana kI kalA sikhAkara unhoMne hiMsA ko bar3hAyA, yA ahiMsA kI rAha batalAI ? unhoMne aisA karake jIvana-dAna diyA, yA pApa-karma kiyA ? isa sambandha meM yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki kevala dAna denA hI ahiMsA nahIM hai, parantu yadi koI racanAtmaka manovRtti vAlA vyakti samAja ke kalyANa tathA rASTra kI samRddhi ke lie utpAdana meM vRddhi karatA hai, samAja aura rASTra kI prAthamika AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti meM sakriya sahayoga detA hai, bhUkha se tar3apate trasta vyaktiyoM ke duHkhadarda ko miTAne ke lie utpAdana kI kalA batAtA hai, to vaha bhI eka prakAra kA dAna hai aura vaha dAna bhI ahiMsA kA hI eka sunizcita mArga hai ! 3 kalAdyupAyena prAptasukhavRttikasya cauryAdivyasanAsaktirapi na syAt / -jambUdvIpaprajJapti TIkA, 2 vakSaskAra Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana mAna liyA ki eka manuSya nadI meM DUba rahA hai / vaha tairanA nahIM jAnatA, kintu dUsarA tairanA jAnatA hai aura jhaTapaTa use nikAla detA hai / isa prakAra vaha jaba-taba DUbate huoM kA uddhAra karatA rahatA hai, kintu kisI ko tairanA nahIM sikhalAtA hai / eka dUsarA vyakti hai, jo tairAka hai aura DUbate hue ko dekhate hI nikAla letA hai, sAtha hI use tairane kI kalA bhI sikhAtA hai / ina donoM meM kisakA kArya adhika mahattvapUrNa hai ? 'tairanA sikhAne vAle kA !' 266 bilkula ThIka hai; kyoMki tairAka apane sAmane DUbate ko to nikAla sakatA hai, parantu yadi vaha vyakti phira kahIM anyatra DUba jAe to kauna nikAlane AegA ? vaha kahA~-kahA~ usake pIche lagA rahegA ? yadi vaha tairane kI kalA bhI use sikhA detA hai aura svAvalambI banA detA hai to vaha kahIM nahIM DUbegA aura sadaiva nirbhaya rahegA / vaha svayaM taira sakegA, dUsaroM ko tairanA sikhAegA aura yathAvasara yatra-tatra DUbate hue anya vyaktioM ko bhI bacA sakegA / yadi koI tairAka dUsaroM ko tairanA na sikhAegA aura sirpha DUbane vAloM ko pakar3a-pakar3a kara nikAlA hI karegA to DUbane vAloM ko bacAne kI jaTila samasyA kabhI hala na hogI / isalie deza ke netAgaNa prAyaH apane bhASaNoM meM navayuvakoM ko apane deza ke mahattvapUrNa udyoga sIkhane kI preraNA dete haiM, udyogoM kA vikAsa karate haiM / aura vaise hI deza kI Arthika tathA khAdya samasyAoM ko hala karate haiM / isI ko kahate haiM tairane kI kalA sikhalAnA / saMgrahavRtti vastutaH bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne bhI una yugaliyoM ko tairane kI kalA sikhAI thI / unake samaya meM manuSyoM kI saMkhyA bar3ha rahI thI / idhara mA~-bApa bhI jIvita rahate the aura udhara santAna kI saMkhyA meM bhI nirantara vRddhi ho rahI thI / kevala eka jor3A santAna utpanna hone kA prAkRtika niyama usa samaya TUTa gayA thA; phalataH santAneM bar3ha calI thIM / svayaM RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke sau putra aura bahuta se praputra the / parantu dUsarI ora kalpavRkSoM ; arthAt - utpAdana ke sAdhana meM kamI hotI jA rahI thI / usa samaya kA itihAsa par3hane se mAlUma hotA hai ki jina yugaliyoM ko pahale vaira-virodha ne kabhI chuA taka na thA, ve bhI khAdya ke lie Apasa meM gAlI-galauja karane lage, jisase paraspara dvandva hone lage the / lAkhoM varSoM taka kalpa vRkSoM kA ba~TavArA nahIM huA thA, kintu aba vaha bhI hone lagA aura vRkSoM para apanA-apanA paharA biThAyA jAne lagA / eka jatthA dUsare jhatthe ke kalpa vRkSa se phala lene AtA to saMgharSa ho jAtA / eka varga kahatA -- yaha kalpa vRkSa merA hai, mere sivA ise dUsarA kauna chU sakatA hai ? dUsarA varga kahatA - yaha merA hai, anya koI isake phala nahIM le sakatA / usa samaya saba ke mukha para yahI svara gUMja rahA thA --- maiM pahale khAU~gA / yadi tU ise le legA, to maiM kyA khAU~gA ? isa prakAra saMgraha-vRtti bar3hane lagI thI / Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 297 kuzala kalAkAra usa samaya yadi bhagavAna RSabhadeva sarIkhe mAnavatA ke kuzala kalAkAra prakaTa na hote, to yugaliye Apasa meM lar3a-jhagar3a kara hI samApta ho jAte / bhagavAn ne unheM mAnava-jIvana kI saccI rAha batalAI aura apane sadupadeza se unake saMgharSa ko samApta karane kA saphala prayatna kiyA / saMkucita dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa yaha AzaMkA kI jA sakatI hai ki kyA bhagavAn RSabhadeva unheM bhojana nahIM de sakate the ? jabaki deva aura unakA adhipati svayaM iMdra unakI AjJA meM thaa| ve AjJA dete to unheM bhojana milane meM kyA dera laga sakatI thI? parantu aisA karane se bhUkhoM kI AvazyakatAe~ taba taka pUrI hotI rahatIM, jaba taka bhagavAn rahate / isIlie bhagavAn ne socA-mere jAne ke bAda vahI dvandva, saMgharSa, lar3AIjhagar3A aura mAra-kATa mcegii| phira vahI samasyA khar3I hogii| ataeva bhagavAna ne unheM hAthoM se parizrama karanA sikhaayaa| unhoMne kahA-'tumhAre hAtha svayaM tumhArI sRSTi kA sundara nirmANa kara sakate haiM, aura yaha nirmANa tumhAre sukhada jIvana kA AdhAra hogaa|' isa prasaMga para mujhe atharvaveda-kAlIna eka vaidika RSi kI bAta yAda A rahI hai, jisane kahA thA-"yaha merA hAtha hI bhagavAn hai; balki merA hAtha bhagavAn se bhI bar3hakara hai|" vAstava meM hAtha hI mahAn aizvarya kA bhaMDAra hai, yadi usakI upayogitA ko bhalI-bhAMti samajha liyA jAe ! __ isa prakAra bhagavAn ne yugaliyoM ke hAthoM se hI unakI apanI samasyA sulajhAI / bhagavAn ne kevala una yugaliyoM kI samasyA ko hI nahIM sulajhAyA, balki Aja ke mAnava-jIvana kI jaTila samasyA ko bhI adhikAMzataH hala kiyaa| bhagavAn kI isa aparimita anukampA ke prati kina zabdoM meM kRtajJatA prakaTa kI jA sakatI hai ? mAnavajAti ke usa mahAn trAtA kI pratibhA aura dayAlutA kA varNana kina zabdoM meM kiyA jA sakatA hai ? jaba taka manuSya jAti isa pRthvI tala para maujUda rahegI aura sArI mAnava sRSTi mAMsabhojI nahIM ho jAegI, bhagavAn kI usa asIma dayA ke prati AbhArI vaha rhegii| prAyaH aisA sunA jAtA hai-khetI to mahAraMbha hai ! kyoMki bhagavAn svayaM gRhasthAzrama meM the, isalie unhoMne janatA ko mahAraMbha kI zikSA dii| khetI mahAraMbha nahIM / para, gRhasthAzrama meM hone ke kAraNa yadi unhoMne mahAraMbha rUpa khetI sikhAI to ve pazuoM ko mAra kara khAne kI zikSA bhI de sakate the| phira unhoMne kyoM nahIM kaha 4 "ayaM me hasto bhagavAn, ayaM me bhagavattaraH / " Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 ahiMsA-darzana diyA ki ye lAkhoM-karor3oM pazu-pakSI maujUda haiM, inheM mAro aura khA jAo / unhoMne zikAra karake jIvana-nirvAha kara lene kI zikSA kyoM nahIM dI ? pazu-pakSiyoM ko mArane aura zikAra khelane kI taraha khetI ko bhI mahAraMbha mAnane vAle isa prazna kA kyA uttara dete haiM ? pazuoM ko mAra kara khAnA mahAraMbha hone se naraka kA kAraNa hai aura yadi khetI bhI mahAraMbha hone ke sAtha-sAtha naraka-gati kA kAraNa hai to bhagavAn pazu-pakSiyoM ko mAra kara khAne kI, athavA donoM upAyoM ko AvazyakatAnusAra prayoga meM lAne kI zikSA de sakate the| parantu bhagavAn ne aisA nahIM kiyaa| isake pIche koI rahasya honA cAhie aura vaha yahI hai ki ahiMsA kI dRSTi se vAstava meM khetI mahAraMbha nahIM hai, alpAraMbha hai / bhagavAn ne alpAraMbha ke dvArA janatA kI jaTila samasyA hala kii| unhoMne sUkSma dRSTi se dekhA-yadi desA prayoga na kiyA gayA, janatA ko alpAraMbha kA pezA na sikhAyA gayA to vaha mahAraMbha kI ora agrasara ho jaaegii| loga Apasa meM lar3a-jhagar3a kara mara miTeMge, eka-dUsare ko mAra kara khAne lageMge / isa prakAra bhagavAn ne mahAraMbha kI anivArya evaM vyApaka sambhAvanA ko khetI-vAr3I sikhA kara samApta kara diyA aura janatA ko Arya-karma kI sahI dizA dikhaaii| mAMsa khAnA, zikAra khelanA Adi anArya-karma bhagavAn ne nahIM sikhAe; kyoMki ve hiMsArUpa mahAraMbha ke pratIka the, jabaki kRSi-udyoga ahiMsArUpa alpAraMbha kA pratIka hai| kucha logoM kA yaha bhI kahanA hai ki jisa samaya bhagavAn yugaliyoM ko khetI karanA sikhA rahe the, usa samaya dA~ya karate vakta (khalihAna meM dhAnya ke sUkhe paudhoM ko kucalavAte samaya) baila anAja khA jAte the / ataH bhagavAn ne bailoM ke muMha sara musIkA (chIMkA) bA~dhane kI salAha dii| usI ke kAraNa bhagavAn ko antarAya-karma kA bandhana huA, phalataH unheM eka varSa taka AhAra nahIM milA / parantu yaha eka kalpanA hai / isake pIche kisI viziSTa evaM prAmANika grantha kA AdhAra bhI nahIM mAlUma hotA / kyoMki viveka ke abhAva-vaza manuSya kI socane kI buddhi prAyaH kama ho jAtI hai, taba isa taraha kI managaDhanta kahAniyA~ gar3ha lI jAtI haiM / yadi bhagavAn eka varSa taka khAne ke phera meM par3e rahate to ekaniSTha tapasyA kaise kara pAte ? hita kI dRSTi AcArya amaracaMdra ne padmAnaMda mahAkAvya ke rUpa meM jo RSabha-caritra likhA hai| jaisAki unhoMne likhA hai bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAtha cAra hajAra anya logoM ne bhI dIkSA lI thii| unheM mAlUma huA ki bhagavAn to kucha bolate nahIM haiM, kahA~ aura kaise bhojana kareM, kucha mAlUma hI nahIM hotA hai| ve nispRhabhAva se vana meM dhyAnastha khar3e haiN| taba ve sabhI ghabar3A kara patha-bhraSTa ho gae, sAdhanA ke patha se vicalita ho ge| astu, bhagavAn ne dekhA ki bhUkha na saha sakane ke kAraNa sAre sAdhaka gAyaba ho gae haiM / phalataH Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSi : alpArambha aura Aryakarma hai 266 mujhe aba Ane vAle sAdhakoM ke mArga-pradarzanArtha bhojana grahaNa kara lenA cAhie / yadi bhagavAn cAhate to kyA eka varSa ke badale do varSa aura tapaH sAdhanA nahIM kara sakate the ? para, anya sAdhAraNa sAdhakoM ke hita kI dRSTi se hI ve AhAra ke lie cale kyoMki janatA mahApuruSa kA padAnusaraNa karatI hai| gItA meM bhI yogezvara kRSNa ne kahA hai-"zreSTha puruSa jo AcaraNa karatA hai, janatA usI ko pramANa mAna letI hai aura usI kA anukaraNa karane lagatI hai ?" tapa kI maryAdA graMthoM meM varNana AtA hai ki jisa tIrthaMkara ne apane jIvana-kAla meM jitanA adhika samaya kA tapa kiyA hai, usake anuyAyI sAdhaka bhI utanI hI sImA para tapa kara sakate haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sabase jyAdA chaha mahIne taka sudIrgha tapa kiyA thA; ataH unake ziSya bhI chaha mAsa taka kA tapa kara sakate haiM, usase jyAdA nahIM / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sabase bar3A tapa ; arthAt eka varSa taka kA tapa kiyA thA / yadi eka varSa taka ke tapa kI maryAdA na hotI to Aja vaha 'varSI' tapa kaise pracalita hotA ? kyA, bhagavAn mahAvIra sAta mahIne kI tapasyA nahIM kara sakate the ? avazya kara sakate the| para, unhoMne socA-'maiM jitanA hI Age bar3hagA, mere ziSya bhI merA AgrahamUlaka anukaraNa kareMge aura ve vyartha kleza meM par3a jaaeNge| aisA socakara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne chaha mahIne kA tapa kiyA / isI prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne bhI eka varSa kA hI tapa kiyA thA / AhAra ke lie bhaTakate nahIM rahe / yadi pratidina AhAra ke lie jhAMkate-phirate to vaha tapa hI kaise kahalAtA ? yaha antaraya thA yA tapa thA ? yaha bAta aba taka spaSTa ho gaI hogI, aisA samajhA jA sakatA hai| itane vistRta vivecana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne khetI. bAr3I Adi ke jo bhI udyoga-dhandhe sikhalAe, ve sabhI kArya Arya-karma the / anArya-karma nahIM unhoMne vivAha-prathA to calAI para vezyAvRtti nhiiN| khetI sikhAI, para zikAra nhiiN| isake atirikta unhoMne jo kucha bhI sikhAyA, vaha saba prajA ke hita ke lie hI thaa| 5 gRha NAmi yadi nAhAraM, punaradyA'pyabhigraham, tanomi tapasaiva syAt, prazamaH karmaNAmiti / tadA kacchAdaya iva, nirAhAratayA'ditAH, bhagnavratA bhaviSyanti bhaviSyanto'pi sAdhavaH / evaM vicintya cittena, ciraM pracalitaH prabhuH, nirdoSabhikSAmAkAGkSan puraM gajapuraM yayau / padmAnaMda mahAkAvya 13 / 200-202 Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana sArAMza meM yahI kathana paryApta samajhA jA sakatA hai ki koI bhI ahiMsAvAdI mahApuruSa kisI bhI paristhiti meM mahAraMbha ke kArya kI zikSA nahIM de sakatA / eka mahApuruSa kahalAne vAlA vyakti yadi aise kArya kI zikSA detA hai to apane anuyAyiyoM ke sAtha vaha bhI naraka kA rAhI banatA hai, kyoMki hajAroM-lAkhoM vyakti usake anukaraNa meM tadanurUpa kAma karate rahate haiM / astu, spaSTarUpa se aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki vyartha se kadAgraha meM par3a kara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke ujjvala caritra aura mahAn jIvana para prakArAntara se kIcar3a nahIM uchAlanA caahie| unheM mahAraMbha kA zikSaka kahanA, unakI mahAnatama AzAtanA karanA hai / tIrthaMkara kI AzAtanA karane se bar3hakara dUsarA pApa karma aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? 300 Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA aura kRSi bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kRSi tathA udyoga-dhandhoM kI zikSA dI aura vikaTa paristhiti meM ulajhI huI usa yuga kI saMtapta janatA ko apane hAthoM apanA jIvana-nirmANa karane kI kalA sikhalAI / bhagavAn ne usa samaya jo kucha sikhalAyA, vaha Aja gaurava 26 viSaya hai / jaba aise prasaMga Ate haiM to jainasamAja kalaMkita nahIM hotA, apitu gauravAnvita hI hotA hai / jaba kabhI bhI bhArata ke vidvAnoM ke sAmane, cAhe ve rAjanaitika netA rahe hoM yA sAmAjika netA; isa prasaMga ko cher3A jAtA hai, to unake hRdaya meM jainadharma ke prati agAdha Adara aura gaurava kA bhAva jAgRta ho jAtA hai, viveka aura vicAra kI jyoti camakatI huI dekhI jAtI hai / isa rUpa meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA jIvana jaina samAja ko itanA gauravazAlI jIvana milA hai ki usakI udghoSaNA kevala bIsatIsa ke sImita dAyare meM hI nahIM karanA cAhie / jahA~-jahA~ yaha AvAja pahu~cegI hameM nIcA nahIM, U~cA hI dikhalAegI / yahA~ taka ki jainasaMskRti ko, jainagaurava ko cAra cA~da lagA degI aura utthAna ke ucca zikhara para pratiSThita kara degI / jo loga mAnava jIvana kA nirmANa karane aura sudhArane kI bAta socate haiM, unheM jaba jaina-dharma kI tarapha se yaha prakAza milatA hai, to ve gadgad ho jAte haiM aura mukta kaMTha se svIkAra karate haiM ki jaina-dharma ne samAja kI rUr3hiyoM kA unmUlana kiyA hai, samAja kI rUr3hiyoM kA unmUlana kiyA hai, samAja ko pragati ke patha para prazasta kiyA hai, aura bhArata kI mahAn sevAe~ kI haiN| talaMyA nahIM, gaMgA jaina-dharma gA~va kI talaiyA nahIM hai / gA~va ke bAhara kI talaiyA meM idhara-udhara se A kara gandA pAnI jamA ho jAtA hai, aura phira vaha talaiyA sar3ane lagatI hai / vaha khuda sar3atI hai aura apanI sar3AMda se Asa-pAsa ke logoM kA sarvanAza bhI kara DAlatI hai / eka vaha talaiyA hai, jise basa avaruddha hI rahanA hai aura nirantara sar3ate hI rahanA hai, kabhI sApha nirmala nahIM honA hai| dUsarI ora gaMgA kA bahatA huA nirmala pAnI hai / gaMgA jahA~ bhI jAegI, logoM ko sukha-suvidhA bheMTa karatI jaaegii| use sar3anA nahIM hai, badabU nahIM phailAnA hai, apitu logoM ko sukhada jIvana hI denA hai / jaina-dharma gaMgA kA bahatA huA nirmala pravAha hai / yadi use cAroM ora se sameTa kara, ekAMgI banA kara eka saMkucita dAyare meM roka kara rakhA jAegA to vaha avazya sar3egA, phalataH usameM camaka evaM svacchatA nahIM raha jAegI / vaha to gaMgA ke samAna bahatA huA Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 302 ahiMsA-darzana pAnI honA cAhie aura itanA svaccha honA cAhie ki jitanA-jitanA janatA ke sAmane le jAyA jAe, loga prasanna ho jAe~ aura use ijjata kI nigAha se dekheN| parantu aisA karate samaya hama usakI Thosa saccAiyoM ko apane sAmane rakheM aura unhIM ke bala para use aura apane Apako Adara kA pAtra bnaaeN| dhUma maca jAtI bhagavAn RSabhadeva jaisA Adarza jIvana yadi kisI dUsare samAja ke sAmane hotA to ghUma maca jAtI aura vaha samAja usake lie gaurava kA anubhava karatA / kintu vaha unako milA hai, jo durbhAgya se Aja bhI yaha kahane ko utAvale haiM ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne gRhasthadazA meM jo kucha bhI kiyA, vaha saba saMsAra kA kArya thaa| unhoMne koI satkarma nahIM kiyaa| ve to yahA~ taka kahane kA dussAhasa karate haiM ki unhoMne gRhastha-dazA meM vivAha bhI kiyA, rAjA bhI bane aura saMsAra kI samasta kriyAe~ bhI kii| aisA kahane vAle ghara meM rakhI huI sundara-sundara vastuoM kI ora na dekha kara gandI moriyA~ hI talAza karate haiM / yaha kahanA kitanA abhadra hai ki bhagavAn ne cUMki gRhasthAvAsa meM hI yaha kahA hai, sAdhu ho kara nahIM, isalie vaha pApa thA aura gunAha thA ! unameM jo anaginata burAiyA~ usa samaya maujUda thIM, unameM se yaha bhI eka thI / yaha to saMsAra kA mArga hai, jo bhagavAn ne batA diyA hai| ___ kyA yaha bhASA jaina-dharma kI bhASA hai ? zvetAmbara, digambara evaM sthAnakavAsiyoM kI bhASA hai yA kisI par3osI samAja kI bhASA hai? yaha jo kahane kA DhaMga hai, vaha jainamatAvalambiyoM kA hai yA aura kisI kA hai ? kyA yaha prAcIna jaina-dharma kI sAMskRtika bhASA hai, yA kucha varSoM se jo naI paramparA cala par3I hai, usake bolane kI Adhunika tarja hai ? jItakalpa khoja karane para mAlUma hotA hai ki yaha una nae vicArakoM kI bhASA hai, jo kahate haiM ki yaha to bhagavAn kA jItakalpa thA, karanA hI pdd'taa| aba prazna sAmane AtA hai ki unhoMne jo varSIdAna diyA, vaha kisa avasthA meM diyA ? unakA uttara hai ki gRhasthAvasthA meM hI diyA aura vaha bhI diyA kyA, denA hI par3A ! 'par3A' zabda ko jaina-dharma kI ora se na bola kara una nae vicArakoM kI tarapha se bolanA acchA hogA, jo yaha kahate haiM ki 'karanA par3A' aura 'vaha unakA jItakalpa thA' / ve to aisA kahate haiM, para kyA anya loga bhI aisA hI kahate haiM ? anya loga to tIrthaMkaroM ke dvArA die gae varSIdAna kI mahimA gAte haiM, usake prati gaurava kA anubhava karate haiM aura mAnate haiM ki bhagavAn lagAtAra varSabhara dAna dete rahe aura isa rUpa meM unhoMne janatA kI bar3I bhArI sevA kI hai, parantu ve usa dAna ko dharma nahIM kahate / unakA kahanA hai, gRhasthI meM rahate hue jaise vivAha kiyA, rAjA bane, vaise hI dAna bhI Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura kRSi diyA / vivAha karanA dharma nahIM hai, rAjA bananA dharma nahIM hai, usI prakAra dAna denA bhI dharma nahIM hai| atIta kI kucha bAteM prAyaH Aja bhI sunI jAtI haiN| aura ThIka hI sunI jAtI haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane mAtA-pitA kI kitanI bar3I sevA kI ? para isake lie bhI jo bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke dvArA kie gae karmoM ko mAtra eka gRhastha ke karma batAte haiM, usI bhASA kA prayoga kiyA jAtA hai ki ve gRhasthAvAsa meM the, ataH sevA karanI hI par3I / sAtha hI yaha bhI kahate haiM ki mAtA-pitA kI sevA meM dharma hotA, to sAdhu bana kara bhI kyoM nahIM kI ? isase siddha hotA hai ki sevA karanA saMsAra kA kArya hai aura usase pApa kA hI bandha hotA hai / galata dhAraNA __ yadi anya loga bhI isI bhASA kA prayoga karate haiM, arthAt tIrthaGkaroM ke varSI dAna meM aura mAtA-pitA kI sevA meM bhI ekAntapApa mAnate haiM to yahI kahanA par3egA ki phira unameM aura anya logoM meM kyA antara hai ? basa phira to jhagar3A sirpha Upara ke zabdoM para hai andara meM bAta eka hI hai| Age ve yaha bhI kahate haiM ki yadi eka varSa taka dAna diyA to bAraha varSa taka ghora upasargoM aura parISahoM ke rUpa meM usakA kaTu, kuphala bhI bhoganA pdd'aa| isa prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra ko jo vibhinna prakAra ke kaSTa sahane par3e, ve dAna ke phala the, jo unhoMne batalA die haiN| para anya vicArakoM ke mantavya to isase sarvathA bhinna haiM / jIva-rakSA ke sambandha meM bhI unakA yahI abhimata hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jaba gauzAlaka ko bacAyA, taba ve chadmastha the, kevala-jJAnI hone para nahIM bcaayaa| ataH marate jIva ko bacAnA bhI ekAnta pApa hai| isa prakAra dUsare loga bhI bhUla se kahate haiM ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kRSi Adi kalAoM kA jo upadeza diyA thA, vaha gRhasthAvAsa meM hI diyA thA, kevala-jJAnI ho kara nahIM, ataeva kRSi meM mahAraMbha hai-ghora pApa hai| sahI nirNaya uparyukta viSaya vicAradhArAoM kA adhyayana karane para yahI ucita jAna par3atA hai ki isa sambandha meM sApha-sApha nirNaya ho jAnA cAhie / vicArakoM ke mana meM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM rhe| parantu eka bhrAnta vicArazRkhalA sAmane hai / chadmastha avasthA meM kie hue tIrthaGkaroM ke kartavyoM ko dAna ko, mAtA-pitA kI sevA ko aura jIva-rakSA Adi satkAryoM ko---kucha loga pApa nahIM mAnate haiM / parantu jaba kRSi kA prazna upasthita hotA hai to turanta ve pApa mAnane vAloM kI paMkti meM khar3e ho jAte haiM ? kyA yahI niSpakSa nirNaya kI sthiti hai ? nhiiN| sabhI ko sahI nirNaya para AnA caahie| Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 ahiMsA-darzana yadi tIrthakara ne eka varSa taka eka dAna diyA to bar3A bhArI puNya kiyA, satkarma kiyA, kintu samasta Agama-sAhitya meM eka bhI aisA zabda nahIM hai ki unhoMne kisa uddezya se diyA / koI vizeSa spaSTIkaraNa bhI nahIM hai ki usa dAna ke pIche unakA kyA lakSya thA, kauna-sA saMkalpa thA aura kyA bhAvanAe~ thI? astu Agama aura Agametara sAhitya ke vizleSaNa dvArA jA~ca kara jAnA jA sakatA hai ki ukta varSIdAna kI pRSTha-bhUmi meM bhagavAn kI sadbhAvanA hI thI, durbhAvanA nhiiN| aura jaba yaha kahA jAtA hai ki bhagavAn ke dAna ke pIche janatA ke hita kI bhAvanA thI, to yaha jainadharma kI prakRti ke anurUpa prAmANika anumAna bana jAtA hai, parantu kRSi ke sambandha meM to Agama meM spaSTa hI ullekha kiyA gayA hai| spaSTIkaraNa isa sambandha meM jambUdvIpa-prajJapti kA pATha bhI dekhA jA cukA hai| bhagavAn ne prajA ke hita ke lie sukha suvidhA ke lie kRSi Adi kA upadeza diyA thA / 2 phira bhI kucha loga kRSi ko mahApApa meM ginate haiM ? aisI sthiti meM zAstra kI AvAja kucha aura hai tathA janatA kI AvAja kucha dUsare hI DhaMga kI hai| abhiprAya yaha hai ki tIrthaMkaradatta dAna ke sambandha meM Agama meM koI aisA spaSTIkaraNa nahIM hai ki-vaha kisalie diyA gayA ? phira bhI use satkarma yA dharma samajhA jAtA hai / kintu kRSi ke sambandha meM jabaki prAmANika spaSTIkaraNa maujUda hai, taba bhI kucha loga use svIkAra karane ko taiyAra nahIM hote / yadi vaise logoM kA nirNaya yahI hai ki tIrthaMkaroM ne chadmasthadazA meM jo kucha bhI kiyA thA, vaha saba pApa thA, adharma thA aura prajA ke hita ke lie kI huI unakI pravRtti bhI pApamaya thI, taba to unheM nizcitarUpa se dUsarI katAra meM khar3A ho jAnA cAhie / vAmapakSa vAloM ke lie isake sivAya aura koI mArga nahIM hai / bhISaNa ajJAna parantu yaha nirNaya niSpakSa nirNaya nahIM khlaaegaa| aisA manamAnA nirNaya kara lenA tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI pavitra preraNA para pratikriyAvAdI pratibandha lagAnA hai aura unakI vizuddha jJAnAtmA ko apamAnita karanA hai| vicAra viSamatA aura saMkIrNatAoM se apane mana evaM mastiSka ko zuddha banAkara Astika bhAva se yaha jAna lenA cAhie ki tIrthaMkara kI AtmA aneka janmoM ke saMcita pavitra saMskAroM ko le kara hI avatIrNa hotI hai ; astu, unake sambandha meM yaha samajha lenA ki janatA ke ahita ke lie ve pravRtti karate haiM yA jagat ko pApa sikhAne ke lie koI kutsita kArya karate haiM, bhISaNa ajJAna hai / yaha tIrthaMkara kA avarNavAda hai| gRhasthAvasthA meM unake rAjA banane ko ekAnta pApa batalAnA bhI galata hai| 1 'payAhiyAe uvadisaI / ' Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura kRSi 305 vivekabuddhi se socanA yaha cAhie ki yadi ve rAjA bane to kisa uddezya se bane ? kyA duniyA kA Ananda lUTane ke lie, bhoga-vAsanA meM lipta hone ke lie, aura siMhAsana ke rAjasI sukha kA AsvAdana karane ke lie rAjA bane ? athavA prajA meM phailI huI avyavasthA ko dUra karane ke lie, nIti-maryAdA ko kAyama karane ke lie, aura prajA meM phailI huI kurItiyoM kA unmUlana karane ke lie hI rAjA bane ? apanI manobhAvanA _ AcArya hemacandra ne kahA hai ki-jaise bar3I machalI choTI machaliyoM ko nigala jAtI haiM, usI prakAra kabhI bar3e AdamI bhI apanI svArtha-kSudhA meM choToM ko nigala jAte haiN| prazna AtA hai, kyA tIrthaMkara bhI manuSyasamAja kI isa viSamatA ko dUra karane ke lie rAjA nahIM bane ? rAja-siMhAsana ko svIkAra karane meM jo dhArmika dRSTi hotI hai, use to koI dhyAna meM nahIM lAtA aura apanI mano-bhAvanAoM ke anurUpa yaha kalpanA kara baiThate haiM ki ve rAjA bane to kevala bhoga-vilAsa kI paripUrti ke lie| una lokottara mahApuruSoM kA rAjadaMDa grahaNa karanA, vartamAnayuga ke rAjA-mahArAjAoM se sarvathA bhinna thA, arthAt-ve prajA ke zoSaka nahIM, poSaka the| zAsaka nahIM, sevaka the !! unhoMne siMhAsana ko svIkAra karake prajA meM hone vAle atyAcAra aura anyAya kA pratikAra kiyA, bar3oM ke dvArA hone vAle choTe AdamiyoM ke anaitika zoSaNa kA anta kiyA aura janatA kI aneka prakAra se sevAe~ kI / ina saba bAtoM para kyoM koI vyakti dhUla DAlane kA dussAhasa karatA hai ? isa prakAra apane dRSTikoNa ko sApha karanA hogA / bhagavAn ne jaba dAna diyA, taba unameM tIna jJAna the, cauthA jJAna nahIM thA / aura jaba kRSi kA upadeza diyA, taba bhI tIna hI jJAna the| ina pavitra jJAnoM ke hote hue ve kRSi yA dAna ke rUpa meM krodha, mAna, mAyA yA lobha ke vaza pravRtti nahIM kara sakate the| unhoMne isa ora jo pravRtti kI hai, usameM unakI apanI nijI vAsanA-pUrti kA koI lakSya nahIM thA, kevala prajA ke 2 ziSTAnugrahAya, duSTanigrahAya, dharmasthitisaMgrahAya ca, te ca rAjyasthitizriyA samyaka pravartamAnAH krameNa pareSAM mahApuruSamArgopadezakatayA cauryAdivyasananivarttanato nArakAtitheyAnivArakatayA aihikAmuSmikasukha-sAdhakatayA ca prazastA eveti / mahApuruSapravRttirapi sarvatra parArthatvavyAptA bahuguNAlpa-doSakAryakAraNavicAraNApUrvikaiveti / .... 'sthAnAGgapaJcamAdhyayane'pi-'dhammaM ca NaM caramANassa paMca nissA ThANA paNNattA, taMjahA-chakkAyA 1 gaNe 2 rAyA 3 gAhAvaI 4 zarIra 5 mityAdyAlApakavRttau rAjJo nizrAmAzritya rAjA narapatistasya dharmasahAyakatvaM duSTebhya sAdhurakSaNAdityuktamastIti parama-karuNAparItacetasaH paramadharmapravartakasya jJAnatritayayuktasya bhagavato rAjadharmapravartakatve na kApi anaucitI cetasi cintanIyA / -jambUdvIpaprajJapti TIkA, dUsarA vakSaskAra / Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA - varzana kalyANa kI hI puNyamayI bhAvanA thI / aisI sthiti meM jo loga unake dAna ko ekAnta pApa aura kRSi ko mahArambha kahate haiM, unheM gaharA vicAra karanA hogA / mahArambha kA upadeSTA mahApApI kyoM nahIM ? 306 upadeza dene vAlA hai / isa sambandha meM eka bAta aura bhI dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhie, jo kArya mahArambha yA mahApApa kA hotA hai, usakA upadeza karane vAlA bhI mahArambhI aura mahApApI hotA hai / eka mAMsa khAne vAlA hai, aura dUsarA mA~sa khAne kA to khAne vAlA hI nahIM, upadeza dene vAlA bhI mahApApI hai / ata: jaba khetI karane vAlA mahApApI hai, to usakA upadeza dene vAlA bhI mahApApI kyoM nahIM hogA ? balki svayaM mAMsa khAne kI to koI sImA ho sakatI hai, para upadeza kI koI sImA nahIM hotI / upadezaka ke upadeza se na jAne kitane loga, kahA~-kahA~ aura kaba taka mAMsa khAe~ge ! ataeva pApopadeza dene vAlA, pApa karane vAle se bhI bar3A pApI hotA hai / kyA kabhI aisA mAnA jA sakatA hai ki bhagavAn 'mahArambhI' aura 'mahApApI' the ? yadi aisA nahIM mAnA jA sakatA hai to nirNaya hone meM tanika bhI dera nahIM lgegii| yadi kisI kA anta:karaNa svaccha hai aura usakI AtmA pakSapAta se grasta nahIM hai to use yaha samajhane meM dera nahIM laganI cAhie ki -- " zuddha janahita ke lie bhagavAn ne jo pravRtti kI hai, usameM mahApApa yA ekAnta pApa kadApi nahIM ho sakatA / " anArya se Arya prAyaH sarvatra bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mahAn karuNA, dayA aura prema hI milA hai / jo yugalie Apasa meM lar3a rahe the, anAryoM ke rUpa parivartita ho rahe the aura pazuoM ko mAra kara khAne kI ora agrasara ho rahe the, unheM bhagavAn ne kRSi kI zikSA dI aura isa prakAra unheM mahArambha se alpArambha kI ora lAe / akarma bhUmi meM sabhI loga yugaliyA the / usa samaya koI anArya nahIM thA / phira Arya aura anArya kA yaha bheda kyoM ho gayA ? kucha deza anArya kyoM ho gae ? koI kaha sakatA hai, Arya-bhUmi meM rahane ke kAraNa loga Arya ho gae aura anArya - bhUmi meM rahane vAle anArya raha gae / parantu yaha samAdhAna yukti-saMgata nahIM hai / jo loga bhUmi meM bhI Aryatva aura anAryatva kI kalpanA karate haiM, unheM kucha bhI jJAna nahIM hai / vAstavika bAta to yaha hai ki -- jinako jIvana ke acche sAdhana mila gae, jinake pAsa kRSi kA sandeza pahu~ca gayA, aura jinhoMne use grahaNa kara liyA, ve Arya rahe / aura jahA~ yaha sandeza nahIM pahu~cA, vahA~ bhUkha se pIr3ita logoM ne pazu mAra kara khAnA Arambha kara diyA, mAMsa khA kara apane peTa kA gaDDhA bharane lage, phalataH ve anArya hote gae / bhagavAn ne kRSi kI zikSA Arya banAne ke lie dI thI, yA anArya banAne ke lie ? yadi anArya banAne ke lie hI khetI sikhAI, to aisI kyA majabUrI thI ki Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura kRSi 307 duniyA ko anArya banAyA jAe ? yaha kauna-sA jItakalpa hai, yA tIrthaMkara kalpa hai ki usa bhUkhI janatA ko mahAraMbha ke kumArga para aura mahApApa ke gAr3ha aMdhakAra meM dhakela diyA jAe ? nahIM, ananta karuNA ke sAgara tIrthaMkara aisA to kadApi nahIM kara sakate the / unhoMne to pathabhraSTa janatA ko ThIka rAha batalAI hai / vastutaH ve to mA~sAhAra ke kumArga kI ora jAtI huI janatA ko zAkAhAra kI ora hI lAe / isa siddhAnta ko ThIka taraha na samajhane ke kAraNa hI hamArI dRSTi viparIta dizA kI tarapha jAtI hai / dUsarA prazna yaha bhI hai ki sAdhuoM ko isa sambandha meM kahane yA vivecanA karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? zikSA putra ko mAtA-pitA kI sevA kA upadeza denA, dAna kA yA karttavya kA upadeza denA, pati-patnI aura adhyApaka ke karttavya kA nirdezana karanA; yadi ye saba sAMsArika kArya haiM, to phira ina saba bAtoM se bhI sAdhu ko kyA matalaba hai ? phira to Apa kisI sAdhu ko hI dAna diyA kreN| bhale hI mAtA-pitA bhUkhe marate raheM aura sar3ate raheM / sAdhu ko saMsAra se kyA lenA hai aura kyA denA hai ? jaba saMsAra se koI sambandha hI nahIM hai, to sAdhu isa rUpa meM upadeza kyoM detA hai ? mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahana Adi kI sevA aura svadharmI kI vatsalatA ke sambandha meM kyoM kahatA hai ? parantu bAta aisI nahIM hai / sAdhu kI eka maryAdA hai aura vaha sunizcita hai / vaha viveka kI zikSA detA hai ki amuka kArya kyA hai, kaisA hai ? karttavya hai yA akarttavya hai ? sAdhu kisI vyAvahArika kAma ko karane kI sAkSAt preraNA nahIM detA, parantu usa kAma ko karane kA suphala evaM kuphala batAtA hai, kyoMki yaha usakA karttavya hai / sAdhu ke sAmane prazna rakhA jA sakatA hai ki mAMsa khAnA naitika hai, athavA phalAhAra se gujArA karanA naitika hai ? donoM meM se kisameM jyAdA, aura kisameM kama pApa hai ? yaha prazna upasthita hone para kyA sAdhu ko cuppI sAdha kara baiTha jAnA caahie| koI pUchatA hai- -chanA pAnI pIne meM jyAdA pApa hai, yA anachanA pAnI pIne meM ? sAdhu ukta prazna kA kyA uttara de ? kyA vaha mauna rahe ? nahIM, aisA nahIM ho sakatA / jijJAsu kA spaSTataH sahI samAdhAna karanA hI hogA / kama yA adhika pApa viveka kI vyApakatA ko aura jaina dharma kI vAstavikatA ko to batAnA hI par3egA ki amuka kArya meM jyAdA pApa hai amuka meM kama / pApa meM jitanI - jitanI kamI AegI, utanA utanA hI dharma kA aMza bar3hatA jAegA / prazna hone para sAdhu ko yaha bhI batalAnA hogA ki mAMsAhAra meM jyAdA pApa hai aura phalAhAra meM kama / yaha jo pApa kI nyUnatA hai, isa artha meM vaha kyA hai- pApa yA dharma ? Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 308 ahiMsA-darzana yadi kisI AdamI ko 104 DigrI jvara car3hA huA thA / auSadhi se yA svabhAvataH, dUsare dina vaha 100 DigrI raha gyaa| kisI ne usase pUchA-kyA hAla hai ? taba vaha kahatA hai ki ArAma hai / Apa kaheMge, jaba sau DigrI tApa hai to ArAma kahA~ hai ? hAM, jitanA jvara hai utanA to hai hI, usase inkAra nahIM hai, parantu jitanI kamI huI hai, utanA to ArAma hI huA, yA nahIM ? durbhAgya se jo pApa hai, usakI tarapha dRSTi to jAtI hai, kintu jitanA pApa kama hotA jAtA hai, utane hI aMzoM meM pApa se bacAva bhI hotA hai, isa kamI kI ora kisI kI dRSTi hI nahIM jAtI / eka AdamI mAMsAhAra se phalAhAra para A jAtA hai to usameM bhI pApa hai, para vaha alpa hai| siddhAntataH mAMsAhAra naraka kA dvAra hai aura phalAhAra naraka kA dvAra nahIM hai / jaba vaha naraka kA dvAra nahIM hai to usameM utane hI aMzoM meM pavitratA A jAtI hai; jaise-104 se 100 DigrI jvara rahane para tathAkathita rogI ko ArAma hotA hai / isa tathya ko svIkAra karane meM hicaka kyoM hotI hai ? yadi sAdhu ko duniyA se koI matalaba nahIM, to use vyAkhyAna dene kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? yadi sAdhu vyAkhyAna nahIM degA to sAmAnyajana ghara se sthAnaka taka Ae~ge bhI nahIM; phalataH Ane-jAne kA Arambha bhI nahIM hogaa| jaba vaha vyAkhyAna detA hai, tabhI to koI usake pAsa AtA hai / phira to yaha Aramma usake vyAkhyAna se hI sambandhita huA na ? jaba koI sAdhu-darzana ko jAtA hai aura pravacana sunatA hai to isakA pariNAma kyA mAnA jA sakatA hai ? sAdhu ke pAsa jAne meM hiMsA huI hai, kintu jo pravacana sunA, upadeza sunA usase to dharma huA, usa dharma kA bhI koI artha hai yA nahIM ? zubha aura azubha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke darzana karane ke lie rAjA zreNika kitane samAroha ke sAtha gayA thA? aisA karane meM yadi eka aMza meM pApa bhI huA, to dUsarI ora bhagavAn ke darzana karane ke phalasvarUpa apUrva dharma bhI huA, yaha bhI to batAyA gayA hai / ise loga kyoM bhUla jAte haiM ? sAdhu ne sAdhAraNa logoM se zAstra-svAdhyAya ke lie kahA; ve svAdhyAya karane lge| isa satpravRtti meM bhI mana, vacana aura kAya kI caMcalatA evaM capalatA hotI hI hai na ? aura jahA~ caMcalatA hai, vahAM Azrava hai, usa aMza meM saMvara nahIM hai / yadi yogoM kA sarvathA nirodha ho jAe to caudahaveM guNasthAna kI bhUmikA prApta ho jAe, taba to mokSaprApti meM dera na lage / aisI sthiti meM vicAra karanA hI hogA ki zAstrasvAdhyAya karate samaya jo yoga hai, vaha zubhayoga hai yA azubhayoga? isI taraha bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne jo kucha bhI sikhAyA, vaha zubhayoga meM sikhAyA yA azubhayoga meM ? yadi ve azubhayoga meM sikhAte to krodha, mAna, mAyA aura loma kI duSpravRtti Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura kRSi 306 honI cAhie thii| para, zAstra to yaha batAtA hai ki unhoMne prajA ke hita ke lie hI zikSA dI thI / aisI sthiti meM zubhayoga A gyaa| __ jaba koI zAstra-zravaNa karegA yA bhagavAn kI stuti karegA, taba bhI Azrava kA honA anivArya hai, parantu vaha hogA zubha aMza meM hii| sAtha hI yaha bhI dhyAna meM rakhanA hogA ki aisA karate samaya dharma kA aMza kitanA hai ? Azaya yahI hai ki jaba koI bhI kriyA kI jAe, yA kisI bhI kriyA ke sambandha meM kahA jAe, to usake donoM hI pahaluoM para dhyAna denA caahie| sAdhu jaba kRSi ke sambandha meM kucha kahate haiM to ve kRSi kA samarthana yA anumodana nahIM karate haiM / ve to kevala vastu-svarUpa kA hI vivecana karate haiN| ve yahI batalAte haiM ki khetI alpArambha hai, mahArambha nahIM hai / jAnavaroM ko mAra kara jIvananirvAha karanA mahArambha hai aura khetI karanA usakI apekSA alpArambha hai| zrAvaka ke lie mahArambha tyAjya hai aura alpArambha kA tyAga usakI bhUmikA meM sarvathA anivArya nahIM hai / sabhI jagaha sAdhuoM kI bhASA kA aisA hI artha hotA hai| yaha vyAkhyAnazravaNa to samarthana pAne ke yogya karate haiM, kintu tadartha Ane-jAne kA samarthana nahIM honA caahie| eka manuSya tIrthakara ke darzana ke lie jA rahA hai aura dUsarA vezyA ke yahA~ jA rahA hai, to kahA~ zubha yoga hai aura kahAM azubhayoga ? jAne kI dRSTi se to donoM hI jA rahe haiM, kintu eka ke jAne meM zubhayoga hai aura dUsare ke jAne meM azubhayoga hai / hA~, to jAnA-AnA mukhya nahIM hai, zubhayoga yA azubhayoga hI mukhya haiN| ataH isa prakAra pravRtti karanA, na karanA mukhya nahIM hai, kintu usa pravRtti ke pIche yadi zubha yoga hai to vaha zubhAzrava hai, puNya hai, aura pravRtti na karane para bhI yadi yoga azubha hai to vahA~ azubhAzrava hai, pApa-baMdha hai / mahAraMbha aura dhAvakattva dehAtoM meM agravAla, osavAla, poravAla, jATa Adi aneka jAtiyA~ jaina haiM / unameM bahuta se vratadhArI zrAvaka bhI haiM, aura ve khetI kA vyavasAya karate haiN| to kyA ve zrAvaka kahe jA sakate haiM, yA nahIM ? ata: aba mukhya prazna eka hI hai, ki-kyA zrAvakatva aura khetI kA paraspara aisA sambandha hai ki jahA~ khetI hai, vahA~ zrAvakatva nahIM raha sakatA ? aura jahA~ zrAvakatva hai, vahA~ khetI nahIM raha sakatI ? yadi aisA hI hai to eka bAta avazya AegI ki una jaina-paramparAoM ke anuyAyiyoM ko spaSTarUpa se kaha denA hogA ki Apako isa bhUmikA meM nahIM rahanA cAhie, kyoMki khetI karanA mahArambha hai| aura jahA~ mahArambha vidyamAna hai vahA~ zrAvakatva sthira nahIM raha sktaa| kintu upAsakadazAMgasUtra meM spaSTa kahA gayA hai ki-'pandraha karmAdAnoM meM maryAdA nahIM hai| Page #327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana arthAt- "pandraha karmAdAna jAnane yogya avazya haiM, kintu AcaraNa karane yogya nahIM haiM / " vastutaH mahAraMbha evaM karmAdAna meM maryAdA nahIM hotI aura yadi khetI bhI karmAdAna meM hai, mahAraMbha meM hai, to usakI bhI maryAdA nahIM ho sktii| bhagavatIsUtra ke anusAra pandraha karmAdAnoM kA tyAga tIna karaNa se kiyA jAtA hai| unameM AMzika tyAga yA maryAdA kI guMjAiza hI kahA~ hai ? ataeva jahA~ karmAdAna hogA, vahA~ zrAvakatva sthira nahIM raha sakatA / taba koI una hajAroM khetI karane vAle bhAiyoM se kaha nahIM sakatA ki Apa zrAvaka nahIM hai / saMbhava nahIM isa prakAra khetI-vAr3I ko mahAraMbha bhI kahanA, karmAdAna bhI samajhanA aura phira usake sAtha aNuvratI zrAvakatva bhI kAyama rakhanA, kadApi sambhava nahIM hai| yadi karmAdAna kI koI sambhava maryAdA ho sakatI hai taba to kasAIkhAne calAne kI bhI maryAdA nirdhArita kI jA sakatI hai? eka kasAI kisI jaina-sAdhu ke pAsa AtA hai aura kahatA hai ki maiM sau kasAIkhAne calA rahA hU~, unheM hI calAU~gA, maryAdA nirdhArita karA dIjie / to kyA vaha kasAI aNuvratadhArI zrAvaka kI koTi meM A sakegA ? jisa prakAra kasAIkhAne kI maryAdA karane para bhI zrAvakatva nahIM A sakatA, kyoMki kasAIkhAnA calAnA mahAraMbha hai, usI prakAra khetI karanA bhI yadi mahAraMbha hai, karmAdAna hai, to usakI maryAdA karane para bhI zrAvakatva nahIM AnA caahie| jabaki khetI karane vAle zrAvaka hote haiM to phira khetI ko karmAdAna aura mahAraMbha kisa prakAra kahA jA sakatA hai ? __ isa kathana se yaha bhI bhalIbhA~ti samajhA jA sakatA hai ki jaina-sAdhu kRSi ke sambandha meM kyA kahate haiM ? ve kRSi kA samarthana nahIM karate, kintu isa bAta kA samarthana karate haiM ki khetI kI ginatI karmAdAnoM meM nahIM hai, ata: jo khetI karatA hai vaha zrAvaka nahIM raha sakatA, yaha dhAraNA bilakula galata aura nirAdhAra hai / khetI anarthadaNDa yA karmAdAna nahIM hai __'phoDIkamme' nAmaka karmAdAna kA Azaya kyA hai ? yaha pahale hI spaSTa kiyA jA cukA hai| isa viSaya meM eka prazna hai-koI manuSya svayaM khetI karatA hai aura apane kheta meM kuA bhI khudavAtA hai| kuA khudavAne ke lie use suraMga lagavAnI par3atI hai / to kyA yaha suraMga lagavAnA 'phoDIkamme' hai ? isakA uttara hainahIM ! usakA suraMga lagavAnA 'phoDIkamme' nahIM hai / vaha khetI kI siMcAI ke lie yA janatA ke kalyANArtha pAnI upalabdha karane ke lie kuA banavAtA hai / usane vyAva 3 "paNNarasakammAdANAiM jANiyavvAiM, na smaayriyvvaaiN|" 4 dekhie, bhagavatI sUtra 8, 5 Page #328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aura kRSi sAyika hita ke lie usakA upayoga nahIM kiyA hai aura karmAdAna kA matalaba haivyavasAya karanA / jo suraMga lagAne kA dhandhA karatA hai, vaha 'phoDIkamme' nAmaka karmAdAna kA sevana karatA hai, kintu jo apanI AvazyakatA-pUrti ke lie kArya karatA hai vaha karmAdAna kA sevana nahIM krtaa| bahaneM bhojana banAtI haiM aura jalI huI lakar3I ke koyale banA kara rakha letI haiM to kyA use 'iMgAlakamme' karmAdAna kaha sakeMge? nahIM, vaha 'iMgAlakamme' nahIM hai / koyalA banA-banA kara becanA aura koyale banAne kA dhandhA, karanA 'iMgAlakamme' avazya hai / isI prakAra suraMgeM lagA-lagA kara visphoTa karane kA vyApAra karanA, phoDIkamme karmAdAna hai / apanI, yA janatA kI AvazyakatApUrti ke lie kuA khudavAnA karmAdAna nahIM hai| eka bAra mujhase prazna kiyA gayA thA ki nandana maNiyAra ne eka bAvar3I banavAI to vaha meMDhaka banA / sAmAnyataH isakA Azaya to yahI nikalA ki jo bAvar3I banavAegA, vaha meMDhaka banegA ? kahIM-kahIM dUra-dUra taka pAnI nahIM milatA aura loga pAnI ke lie bar3I takalopha pAte haiM / ataH marudhara pradeza meM prAyaH aisA dekhA gayA hai ki loga apanI gAr3hI kamAI kA paisA, kuA vagairaha khudavA kara, janatA kI sukha-suvidhA meM lagAte haiM / unheM usase koI svArtha nahIM sAdhanA hotA / yaha bhI ve nahIM jAnate ki jahA~ jalAzaya banavAyA hai, vahA~ ve jIvana meM kabhI Ae~ge bhI yA nahIM ? Asakti hisAra kI tarapha kuoM kI bahuta kamI hai| gAMva ke bAhara talaiyA hotI hai / saba loga usI kA pAnI pIte haiN| usameM maleriyA ke asaMkhya kITANu paidA ho jAte haiM, pAnI sar3a jAtA hai aura loga vahI sar3A pAnI pI kara roga ke zikAra hote haiM / vahA~ ke gA~voM kI yaha durdazA dekha kara kucha logoM ne socA-talaiyA kA sar3A pAnI pInA, eka prakAra se jahara hI pInA hai / yaha jahara samUce gA~va ke svAsthya ko burI taraha barbAda kara rahA hai / aisA soca kara unhoMne eka kuA banA liyA aura taba maleriyA kA jora kama ho skaa| to kyA, ve kuA banavAne vAle agale janma meM meMDhaka baneMge ? yadi aisA nahIM hai to nandana maNiyAra kyoM meMDhaka banA ? vAstava meM bAta yaha hai ki nandana bAvar3I banavAne se meMDhaka nahIM huaa| yadi aisA hotA to vaha kisI dUsarI bAvar3I meM meMDhaka ke rUpa meM utpanna ho sakatA thaa| siddhAnta to yaha hai ki use apanI bAvar3I ke prati mamatA utpanna ho gaI thI aura mRtyu kI antima ghar3I taka usameM usakI Asakti banI rahI thii| jaba bAvar3I meM usakI mamatA aura Asakti thI, use usameM jAnA hI par3A / usakA dharma use bAvar3I meM meMDhaka banAne ke lie nahIM le gayA, balki usakI Asakti aura mamatA ne hI use bAvar3I meM ghasITA aura meMDhaka bnaayaa| Page #329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 312 ahiMsA - darzana zAstrakAra, isIlie to kahate haiM ki jo bhI satkarma karanA ho, use yathAzIghra kara lo kintu usake phala meM Asakti mata rkho| yaha bAvar3I merI hai, isakA pAnI mere atirikta dUsare kyoM pIeM ? isa para paira rakhane kA bhI dUsaroM ko kyA adhikAra hai ? hama jise cAheM, use hI pAnI lene deMge aura jise nahIM cAheM, use nahIM lene deMge ! isa prakAra kI kSudra mamatA hI meMDhaka banAne vAlI hai / jJAtAsUtra yA koI dUsarA sUtra uThA kara dekho / para usameM bhI eka hI bAta pAe~ge ki - manuSya tU satkarma kara ! para mamatA aura Asakti mata rakha / nandana maNiyAra ko kuMe ne meMDhaka nahIM banAyA, usake satkarma ne mI meMDhaka nahIM banAyA / yadi aisA hotA to cakravartI samrAToM ne deza ke hita ke lie jalAzaya kA nirmANa Adi aneka kAma kie haiM, to una sabako bhI meMDhaka aura machalI bananA cAhie thA / parantu ve to meMDhaka nahIM bne| isase pramANita hotA hai ki meMDhaka banAne vAlA kAraNa kucha aura hI hai, satkarma nahIM / isa prakaraNa meM kRSi ke saMbaMdha meM katipaya praznoM para carcA kI gaI hai aura isase pahale bhI kAphI vivecana ho cukA hai / jo kucha kahA gayA hai, usa para niSpakSa buddhi se vAstavikatA ko samajhane kI vizuddha bhAvanA se vicAra karanA cAhie jisase bhrama dUra hogA aura satya kA sunizcita mArga uttarottara sarala hotA jAegA / Page #330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 | mAnava jIvana aura kRSi udyoga jaina-dharma ativizAla aura prAcIna dharma hai / usa para hameM garva hai ki usane hajAroM hI nahIM, lAkhoM aura karor3oM mAnavoM kA patha-pradarzana kiyA hai| usane janatA ko jIvana kI saccI rAha batalAI hai / bhUle-bhaTake anaginata pathikoM ko jo galata rAha para cala rahe the, kahA hai ki- tuma jisa rAha para cala rahe ho, vaha jIvana kI saccI rAha nahIM hai, balki antataH usa satya kI sIdhI rAha para calane se hI tumhArA vikAsa ho sakegA aura tuma apanI maMjila taka pahu~ca sakoge / Adarza yA yathArtha ? tathAkathita jaina dharma aura usakI sarvavidita mahattA ke sambandha meM Aja janatA ke mana meM eka bhrAmaka prazna cala rahA hai ki yaha kevala AdarzavAdI hai yA yathArthavAdI bhI hai ? yaha AdarzoM ke sunIla AkAza meM hI ur3atA hai, yA jIvana-vyavahAra kI satya bhUmi para bhI kabhI utaratA hai ? aneka bAra hama dekhate haiM ki Adarza, Adarza bana kara raha jAte haiM aura U~cAiyA~, U~cAiyA~ hI banI rahatI haiM / ve jIvana kI gaharAiyoM ko aura usakI samasyAoM ko hala karane vAle vAstavika samAdhAna kI bhUmikA para nahIM utaratIM / kucha siddhAnta aise hote haiM, jo prArambha meM to bahuta U~cI ur3Ana bharate haiM aura AkAza meM ur3ate dikhalAI dete haiM, kintu vyAvahArika jIvana ke sunizcita dharAtala para nahIM utarate, kyoMki unameM janatA kI samasyAoM kA ucita samAdhAna karane kI kSamatA nahIM hotI / isake viparIta kucha siddhAnta yathArthavAdI hote haiM / ve janatA kI AvazyakatAoM kA, samasyAoM kA sIdhe DhaMga se samAdhAna karate haiN| vartamAna meM baccoM, bUr3hoM, yuvakoM aura mahilAoM kI kyA samasyAeM haiM ? bhUkhI naMgI janatA kI kyA samasyAeM haiM ? ina saba para gaharAI meM utara kara vicAra karanA hI unako saiddhAntika yathArthatA kA sarvotkRSTa lakSya hai / isa taraha prazna yaha sAmane AtA hai ki samAja phira kisa pRSTha bhUmi para Tika sakegA ? vaha kore kathopakathana aura kAgajI AdarzavAda para jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / jaba use vyAvahArika yathArthavAda milegA, tabhI jindA rahegA ! isa sambandha meM eka AcArya ne bhI kahA hai- " eka AdamI bhUkhA hai aura bhUkha ke tApa se chaTapaTA rahA hai / aisI sthiti meM vyAkaraNa ke mahattvapUrNa siddhAntoM se usakA peTa nahIM bharegA / Page #331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 314 ahiMsA-darzana kAvya kA rasa bar3A mIThA hai| jaba kavitA-pATha hotA hai to loga mantra-mugdha ho kara jama jAte haiM aura ghaNToM taka jame rahate haiM, amRta-pAna jaisA Ananda bhI anubhava karate haiM / kintu pyAsa se vyAkula yadi koI pyAsA, vahA~ Ae aura pAnI mA~ge, taba usase yaha kahA jAya ki-'mAI, yahA~ pAnI nahIM hai / yahA~ kAvya hai, joki bahuta hI madhura hai, usameM amRta jaisA madhura rasa hai| isI ko pI kara apanI pyAsa bujhA lo / ' to kyA pAnI ke pyAse kI pyAsa, kAvya-rasa se bujha sakegI ! kyA, vaha kAvya kA rasa pI bhI sakegA ? nhiiN| __isIlie vyAvahArika jIvana ke sambandha meM yathArthavAdI AcArya kahate haiM ki jIvana-vyApAra kI samasyAe~ na to alaMkAroM se sulajha sakatI haiM, na sAhitya se aura na kavitAoM se hI / unheM sulajhAne ke lie to koI dUsarA hI sahI hala khojanA pdd'egaa| do-cAra dina kA bhUkhA eka AdamI Apake sAmane AtA hai / vaha Apase cAra kaura bhojana pAne kI icchA rakhatA hai aura mA~ga karatA hai / Apa usase kahate haiM'bhAI, isa samaya dharma kA bhojana to taiyAra hai / do dina ho gae haiM, to do dina kA upavAsa aura kara lo| are, roTiyoM meM kyA rakhA hai ? abhI khAoge, abhI phira bhUkha laga aaegii| anAdikAla se khAte A rahe ho aura ananta-ananta sumeru parvatoM ke barAbara roTiyoM ke Dhera khA cuke ho / phira bhI tumhArI bhUkha nahIM miTI to aba cAra kaura se kyA miTane vAlI hai ? chor3o, isa pudgala kI roTI ko / aba dharma kI roTI le lo, jisase isa loka kI bhI bhUkha bujhegI aura paraloka kI bhI bhUkha bujha jaaegii|' kyA sacce dharma kI yahI vyAkhyA hai ? yaha dharma kA upadeza hai yA usakA majAka ? yaha eka aisA vicAra hai, jisase janatA ke mana ko sAdhA nahIM jA sakatA, balki usake hRdaya meM kA~TA cubhAyA jAtA hai / kyA mAnava-jIvana isa taraha cala sakegA? isa prakAra kA korA AdarzavAdI dRSTikoNa vAstavika nahIM hai| vaha jIvana kI mUlabhUta aura Thosa samasyAoM ke sAtha niSThura upahAsa karatA hai / vaha, mara jAne ke bAda to svarga kI bAta kahatA hai, kintu jIvita raha kara isa saMsAra ko svarga banAne kI bAta kabhI nahIM kahatA / marane ke pazcAt svarga meM pahu~cane para 64 mana kA motI milane kI bAta to kahatA hai, parantu jindA rahane ke lie do mAzA anna ke dAne pAne kI rAha nahIM dikhalAtA / vaha svarga kA DhiMDhorA to pITa sakatA hai, kintu jisa mRta-prAyaH prANI ke sAmane DhiMDhorA pITA jA rahA hai, use jIvita rahane ke lie jIvana kI kalA nahIM sikhalAtA / isa prakAra kA havAI dRSTikoNa apanAne vAlA dharma, cAhe vaha koI bhI ho, janatA ke kAma kA nahIM hai / Aja kI duniyA ko aise nissAra dharma kI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM hai| 1 "bubhukSitaiyAkaraNaM na bhujyate, pipAsitaH kAvyaraso na pIyate / " Page #332 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 315 dharma kyoM ? Akhira, koI dharma yaha to batAe ki manuSya ko karanA kyA hai ? kyA dharma, prastuta jIvana kI rAha nahIM batalA sakatA? kyA, mauta kA rAstA dikhalAne ke lie hI dharma kA nirmANa huA hai ? udhAra kA bhI apane ApameM mUlya to avazya hai, parantu jisa dukAna meM udhAra bikrI kA hI vyApAra calatA ho, aura nakada bikrI kI bAta hI na ho, kyA vaha dukAna apane ko sthira rakha sakegI ? isI taraha jo dharma paraloka ke rUpa meM kevala udhAra kI hI bAta karatA hai aura kahatA hai ki upavAsa karoge to svarga mila jAegA ! dharma-granthoM kA adhyayana aura tadanusAra kaThora kriyAkANDa karoge to svarga mila jAegA ! tIrthasthAnoM kA paryaTana karoge to svarga mila jAegA ! kisI se kalaha-saMgharSa Adi nahIM * karoge to marane ke bAda amuka rAjya kA vaibhavarUpa phala pA jaaoge| parantu jo dharma yaha nahIM batalAtA hai ki Apa yA hama; kramazaH zrAvaka aura sAdhu bana kara jo kAma kara rahe haiM, unakA yahA~ kyA phala milegA ? jo dharma yaha nahIM batA sakatA ki vartamAna kartavya kA pAlana karoge to svarga yahIM para aura isa jIvana meM hI utara AegAjisase tumhArA samAja, parivAra aura rASTra svayaM hI svarga bana jaaegaa| phira usa sArahIna dharma kA sAdhAraNa janatA kyA upayoga kare ? sacAI to yaha hai ki svarga meM ve prANI hI jAeMge, jinhoMne apane satkarma aura sadAcAra ke dvArA yahIM para svarga banA liyA hai| jo yahA~ para svarga nahIM banA pAe haiM aura jo yahA~ para ghRNA, bhukhamarI aura hAhAkAra kA nArakIya jIvana vyatIta kara rahe haiM, unheM kisI dharma ke dvArA yadi kabhI svarga milA bhI, to vaha ro-ro kara hI milegaa| ha~sate-ha~sate kabhI nahIM milane kaa| kAlikha dharma-sambandhI vyAkhyAna meM vyAkhyAtA jo bhI dhArmika vivecana prastuta karate hoM, janatA use kevala sunane ke lie hI na sune, apitu manana karane ke lie sune / ho sakatA hai ki paramparAgata prabhAva ke kAraNa unakI bAteM arucikara mAlUma par3e, phira bhI use unakI bAtoM para cintana-manana karanA hI caahie| gambhIra cintana aura manana ke abhAva meM koI dharma yA usake dharmAnuyAyI badanAma hote haiM / yahI bAta jaina-dharma ke sAtha hai / apane ko jaina kahane aura samajhane vAle Aja ke jainoM kI AcAra-vihInatA tathA viveka-zUnyatA ke kupariNAmasvarUpa 'jaina-dharma' ke ujjvala muMha para kAlikha laga gaI hai| parantu isa durAvasthA ko dekha kara jainoM ko adhIra ho kara patana ke pravAha meM nahIM bahanA hai, balki tattva-jJAniyoM se sadupadeza grahaNa kara atIta kI bhUla kA prAyazcitta karanA hai, aura patana ke pravAha para pavitratA kA pratibandha lagA kara sadAcAra ke mAdhyama se vartamAna jIvana kA punanirmANa karanA hai| aisA kyoM ? aura kisake lie ? apane Page #333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 316 ahiMsA -darzana nihita svArtho kI siddhi ke lie nahIM, balki sampUrNa rASTra kI abhISTa samRddhi ke lie / madhyakAla meM jaina- cintana-paddhati vikRta ho gaI thI aura usake kAraNa jainadharma ke ujjvala mukha para kAlikha laga gaI hai / use sApha karane kA kAma kisI parokSa devI-devatA kA nahIM, balki jainadharmAnuyAyiyoM kA hai / ve hI usa kAlikha ko dUra kara sakate haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ujjvala siddhAntoM para kAla-doSa se yA bhrAnta-buddhi se jo dhUla jama gaI hai, use sApha karane kA ekamAtra uttaradAyitva Aja Apa jaina kahalAne vAle bhaktoM para A par3A hai / yadi Aja bhI jaina matAvalambI yahI socate haiM-ajI, kyA hai ! saMsAra to yoM hI calatA rahegA / loga bhUkhe mareM to kyA ? khAne ko mile to khAo, aura yadi nahIM bhI mile to jyoM hI khAne ke lie kAma kiyA yA anna paidA kiyA to karmoM kA baMdha ho jaaegaa| isa prakAra khAne-pIne kI bAtoM meM AtmA kA kalyANa nahIM honA hai / ye saba saMsAra kI kapolakalpita bAteM haiM, aura saMsAra kI bAtoM se hamArA sambandha hI kyA hai ? jo saMsAra kA mArga hai, vaha baMdhana kA hI mArga hai, eka prakAra se naraka kA hI tA hai| peTa kI samasyA kintu unheM yaha bhI jAnanA cAhie ki jIvana meM peTa kI samasyA hI bahuta bar3I samasyA hai / jaba kabhI kisI ko bhUkha lage aura bhojana ke lie eka anna kaNa bhI na mile, taba cintana kI gaharAI meM vaha apanI buddhi kA gaja DAle, usa samaya patA lagegA ki bhUkhoM kI kyA zocanIya avasthA hotI haiM ? usa samaya dharma-karma kI marahamapaTTI kAma detI hai yA nahIM ? jaba manuSya bhUkha kI pIr3A se vyAkula hotA hai, A~khoM ke Age a~dherA chA jAtA hai aura mRtyu kA naMgA nAca hone lagatA hai, usa hAlata meM samatA yA dRr3hatA kA marahama lagAne vAlA sau meM se eka bhI zAyada hI nikale, anyathA sabhI ghAyala ho kara sahaja meM akAla mRtyu kI bheMTa car3ha jAte haiM / astu, jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki jIvana meM sabase bar3I vedanA bhUkha kI hai / jainazAstroM meM jo bAIsa parISaha Ate haiM, unameM pahalA parISaha kSudhA kA hai / zeSa tAr3ana yA vadha Adi krUra parISahoM kA kramika sthAna bahuta dUra hai / sthUla hiMsA ke rUpa meM socane kA jo DhaMga hameM milA huA hai yA hamane jo DhaMga apanA rakhA hai, usake thA / koI kisI ko mAra / phira bhI vadha ko pahalA anusAra to sabase pahalA parISaha vadha parISaha honA cAhie de yA vadha kara de, to usake barAbara to kSudhA - parISaha nahIM parISaha na gina kara bhUkha ko hI pahalA parISaha kyoM ginA hai ? Aja bhI hajAroM AdamI aise mileMge jo bhUkha se burI taraha chaTapaTA rahe haiM / ve cAhate haiM ki bhUkha kI jvAlA meM tila-tila karake bhasma hone kI apekSA yadi unheM kalla kara diyA jAe to adhika acchA ho / ghuTa-ghuTa kara roja-roja marane, aura eka-eka prANa Page #334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 317 chiTakA kara naSTa hone ke bajAya eka sAtha mara jAnA, ve kahIM jyAdA ThIka samajhate haiM / vadha aura kSudhA parISaha donoM meM se eka ko cunane ko kahA jAe to ve loga vadha ko maMjUra kareMge / kaI loga reloM ke nIce kaTa kara yA kUpa-tAlAba meM gira kara isIlie marate haiM ki unase apanI strI aura baccoM kI bhUkha kI pIr3A nahIM sahI jA sktii| ve bhUkha kI vedanA se chuTakArA pAne ke lie hI marane kI vedanA ko sahasA svIkAra kara lete haiN| eka mahAn AcArya ne ThIka hI kahA hai :- "bhUkha kI pIr3A ke samAna koI pIr3A nahIM hai / "2 maratA kyA nahIM karatA? koI dhanI vyakti isa tathya ko jaldI anubhava nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki usakI sthiti dUsare prakAra kI hotI hai| jaba taka vaha sukha aura samRddhi kI sthiti meM rahatA hai taba taka vaha duHkha kI bhayaMkara sthiti kA ThIka-ThIka anubhava nahIM kara sktaa| kintu baMgAla aura bihAra ke duSkAla meM loga jaba bhUkha se chaTapaTAte hue girate the, to apane prANoM se bhI adhika pyAre baccoM ko do-do rupaye meM becate hue nahIM hicakate the aura do roTiyoM ke pIche striyA~ bhI apane satItva ko naSTa kara detI thiiN| isa pramANa se samajhA jA sakatA hai ki bhUkha ke pIche duniyA ke bhArI se bhArI duSkRtya aura pApa kie jAte haiM / jaba bhUkha lagatI hai to manuSya usakI tRpti ke lie kyA nahIM kara gujaratA ? maratA, kyA na karatA ? AcArya ne kahA hai :-"duniyA meM vaha kauna-sA pApa hai, jo bhUkhA nahIM karatA hai ?"3 dhokhA vaha detA hai, ThagI vaha karatA hai, vaha sabhI kucha kara sakatA hai| aura to kyA, mAtA aura bahaneM apanI pavitratA taka ko beca detI haiM ! kisalie? kevala roTI ke lie| bhUkha, vAstava meM eka bhayAnaka rAkSasI hai / vaha manuSya ko nRzaMsa aura krUra banA detI hai / jaba vaha apane pUre joza meM hotI hai aura use tRpta karane ke liye do roTI taka nahIM mila pAtI hai, to aisI sthiti meM pati aura patnI taka ke sambandha kA bhI patA nahIM lagatA hai / aura to kyA, snehazIla mAtA-pitA bhI apane prANa-pyAre bacce ke hAtha kI roTI chIna kara khA jAte haiM / jaba aisI sthiti hai to AcArya ThIka hI kahate haiM ki bhUkhA AdamI sabhI pApa kara DAlatA hai| eka jIvanadarzI dArzanika ne kahA hai- "bhUkha ke mAre ko kucha bhI nahIM sUjhatA haiN|"4 nirantara kI bhUkha ne usakI jJAna-zakti ko naSTa kara diyA hai| vaha kauna-sI cIja thI, jisane mevAr3a ke hI nahIM, varan samUce bhArata ke gauravasvarUpa mahArANA pratApa ko bhI apanI svAdhInatA kI sAdhanA ke patha se vicalita 2 "khuhAsamA natthi sarIraveyaNA / " 3 "bubhukSitaH kiM na karoti pApam ?" 4 "bubhukSitaM na pratibhAti kiJcit / " Page #335 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 318 ahiMsA-varzana kara diyA thA ? apane baccoM kI bhUkha ko sahana na kara sakane ke kAraNa hI to ve akabara se sandhi kara apanI pyArI janma-bhUmi kI svatantratA ko kho dene ke lie vivaza ho gae the / jaba pratApa jaise dRr3ha-pratijJa aura kaSTasahiSNu vyakti bhI bhUkha ke prakopa se apane sudRr3ha saMkalpoM se girane lagate haiM aura aisA kAma karane ke lie tatpara ho jAte haiM, jisakI svapna meM bhI ve svayaM kalpanA nahIM kara sakate the, to Aja ke sAdhAraNa AdamiyoM kA to kahanA hI kyA hai ? Ajakala to eka dina kA upavAsa bhI daivI prakopa jaisA anubhava kiyA jAtA hai| yadi hama ina saba bAtoM para gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra kareM to patA lagegA ki bhUkha vAstava meM kitanI bar3I vedanA hai / kRSi : bhUkha ko samasyA kA hala . gRhasthajIvana meM bhUkha kI samasyA ko AsAnI se hala karane vAlI eka cIja hai-kRSi-arthAt khetii| kRSi se jo utpAdana hotA hai, usI se bahuta se pApoM ko, jo bhayaMkara bhUkha ke daravAje se sarvasAdhAraNa kI AtmA meM praveza karate haiM, rokA jA sakatA hai| una vibhinna mahApApoM ko rokane ke lie atIta kAla meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne aura dUsaroM ne kRSi Adi ke rUpa meM athaka prayatna kiye haiN| kintu kheda ke sAtha kahanA hogA ki unameM Apa mahApApa aura mahArambha kI chAyA dekhate haiN| Apa jIvanarakSA ke lie to anna khAeMge, kintu jisa anna para jana-jIvana nirbhara hai, usake utpanna karane vAle ko mahApApI kaheMge / jo anna-utpAdana kA kArya kara rahe haiM, jaba unheM mahArambhI-mahApApI aura usake phalasvarUpa narakagAmI kahA jAtA hai, to kisI bhI sahRdaya kA mana tilamilA uThatA hai aura hRdaya TUka-TUka ho jAtA hai| hamAre zAstra kucha kahate haiM, hamArI prAcIna paramparA kucha kahatI hai, kintu Aja hama dUsarA hI rAga alApate haiM / jaina-saMskRti samAja ko kahIM aura le jAnA cAhatI hai, kintu kucha loga use samajhe binA kahIM anyatra hI bhaTaka rahe haiM / janahIna maidAna meM bhaTakane vAle yAtrI kI-sI durdazA Aja hamArI ho rahI hai| - bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kyA kiyA thA ? kyA unhoMne apane samaya ke logoM ko mahApApa aura mahArambha kA rAstA batalAyA thA ? kadApi nahIM / Apa kaheMge ki taba ve bhagavAn nahIM bane the / kintu kyA Apa yaha nahIM jAnate ki unheM mati, zruta aura avadhi'-ye tIna prakAra ke nirmala jJAna prApta the| unakA 5. indriya aura mana ke mAdhyama se hone vAlA jJAna 'mati' hai| viziSTa cintana-manana evaM zAstra se hone vAlA jJAna 'zra ta' hai / mUrtimAna rUpI pudgala padArthoM kA sImA sahita jJAna 'avadhi' hai| ye tInoM hI jJAna samyagdRSTi vivekazIla AtmAoM ko hote haiM to jJAna kahalAte haiM aura yadi mithyAdRSTi avivekI AtmAoM ko hote haiM to ajJAna, arthAt kujJAna ho jAte haiM / Page #336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 316 avadhijJAna lUlA-la~gar3A yA bhUlA-bhaTakA, arthAt vibhaMgajJAna nahIM thaa| vaha vizuddha jJAna thA / usa sthiti meM bhagavAn ne jo kucha bhI kiyA, vaha saba kyA thA ? karuNA kA jharanA prAgatihAsika kAla ke yugaliyoM kI janatA ko khAnA to jarUrI thA hI, para kAma nahIM karanA thA / sardI se bacane ke lie kapar3A yA makAna kucha bhI cAhie, jo Avazyaka hI thA, kintu vastra yA makAna nahIM banAnA thaa| jIvana to jIvana kI taraha hI bitAnA thA, parantu puruSArtha kI AvazyakatA samajha meM nahIM AI thii| isI sthiti meM calate-calate yugaliyA-jana bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke yuga meM A ge| isa yuga meM kalpavRkSoM ke kama ho jAne se AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti meM gar3abar3I hone lagI, phalasvarUpa janatA bhUkha se Akula ho utthii| peTa meM bhUkha kI Aga sulagane lagI aura tatkAlIna janatA usameM bhasma hone lgii| use dekha kara bhagavAn ke hRdaya meM apAra karuNA kA jharanA baha uThA aura unhoMne janatA kI bhUkha kI sulagatI samasyA ko zAnta kiyaa| isI sambandha meM AcArya samantabhadra ne kahA hai -- "bhagavAn ke komala hRdaya meM apAra karuNA kA jharanA bahA aura unhoMne dekhA ki yaha sArI janatA bhUkha kI jvAlA se pIr3ita ho kara khatma ho jAegI, Apasa meM lar3a-lar3a kara mara jAyagI, khUna kI dhArAe~ bahane lageMgI ; to bhagavAn ne usa akarmaNyaprajA ko karma kI aura puruSArtha kI nava-cetanA dI aura apane hAtha-pairoM se kAma lenA sikhlaayaa| kartavyavimUr3ha prajA ko karmabhUmi meM avatarita kiyA aura bhukhamarI kI samasyA ko apane hAthoM sulajhAne kI sahI dizA dikhlaaii| dUsare zabdoM meM kaheM to kaSikarma karanA sikhlaayaa|" bagAvata nahIM, inkalAba anna kA dAnA aura tana kA kapar3A-donoM kRSi se prApta hote haiN| jindagI kI pramukha AvazyakatAe~ kevala do hI haiM--anna aura kpdd'aa| janatA ke kolAhala meM yahI dhvani phUTatI hai ki 'roTI' aura 'kapar3A' cAhie / phrAMsa kA samrAT luI mahaloM meM Ananda kara rahA thA aura hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM prajAjana bhUkha se chaTapaTAte nIce se AvAja lagAte hue gujare ki-"roTI do yA gaddI chor3o !" 6 jaina-dharma mAnatA hai ki vartamAna kAla-cakra kI Adi meM mAnava-jAti vana-sabhyatA meM rahatI thI , nagara nahIM the, udyoga-dhandhe nahIM the, kisI prakAra kA zAsana bhI nahIM thaa| saba loga vRkSoM ke nIce rahate the aura bhinna-bhinna kalpavRkSoM se hI apanI bhojana, vastra Adi kI AvazyakatAe~ pUrI karate the| ye loga zAstra kI bhASA meM yaugalika yAnI yugaliyA kahalAte the| 7 "prajApatiryaH prathamaM jijIviSuH, zazAsa kRSyAdiSu karmasu prajAH / " -~-bRhatsvayaMbhUstotra Page #337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 320 ahiMsA-darzana yaha AvAja suna kara samrATa ne pAsa meM baiThe hue mahAmantrI se pUchA-'kyA janatA ne bagAvata kara dI hai ?' mahAmantrI ne kahA-'yaha bagAvata nahIM, krAnti hai|' aura mahAmantrI ke muMha se nikale hue 'zabda' sAre saMsAra meM phaila gae ki-'bhUkha se bagAvata nahIM, inkalAba hotA hai|' yathArthavAdI bhagavAn RSabhadeva usa bhUkhI janatA ko dekha kara kore AdarzavAda meM nahIM bahe, na una saba bhUkhoM ko upavAsa kA upadeza hI diyA, aura na sAdhu bana jAne yA saMthArA karane kI salAha hI dI / jaisA ki kucha loga kahate haiM : "balatA jIva bilabila bole, sAdhu jAya kivAr3a na khole / " makAna meM Aga laga gaI hai| usake bhItara manuSya aura pazu bilabilA rahe haiM, phalataH dayanIya kuharAma maca rahA hai| aise sayaya meM patthara ke dila bhI mauma kI mA~ti pighala jAte haiN| kintu kucha mahAnubhAvoM kA pharamAna hai ki jalane vAle jIvoM ko bacAne ke lie usa makAna kA daravAjA nahIM kholanA cAhie / yadi koI sAMkala khola detA hai to use hiMsA, asatya Adi pApa laga jAte haiM ! aba prazna yaha hai ki uparyukta bhayaGkara agnikANDa ke samaya yadi koI sAdhujI mahArAja vahA~ virAjamAna hoM to kyA kareM? uttara milatA hai ki-"saMthArA karAe~, AmaraNa upavAsa karAe~ aura upadeza deM ki--saMthArA le lo aura Age kI rAha talAza kro| yahA~ jIne kI rAha nahIM hai !" yadi koI sacamuca manuSya hai, aura usake pAsa yadi manuSya kA dila aura dimAga hai, aura vaha pAgala nahIM ho gayA hai to kauna aisA hai, jo marate hue jIvoM ko bacAne ke lie sA~kala nahIM khola degA? aura kauna yaha kaha sakegA ki saMthArA le lo ? kyA yaha dharma kA majAka nahIM hai ? ye aisI zocanIya sthitiyA~ haiM, jinake lie pratyeka samajhadAra AdamI yaha kahane kA sAhasa jarUra karegA ki yaha AtmA, samAja, dharma aura sAdhu-. pana kA divAlA nikAla dene vAlI nirAdhAra evaM managaDhanta mAnyatA hai / bhagavAn RSabhadeva isa siddhAnta para nahIM cale ki jo bhUkhA mara rahA hai usase kahA jAe ki-saMthArA kara lo, svarga tumhArI pratIkSA kara rahA hai| vahA~ jA kara sugandha liyA karanA, usase tumhArI bhUkha-pyAsa kI tRpti ho jAyA kregii|' unhoMne isa mArga ko bhUla se bhI aMgIkAra nahIM kiyaa| ve AcAra-vicAra se yathArthavAdI the, aura yathArthavAdI hone ke nAte unhoMne socA ki janatA ko yadi sahI rAste jaba zarIra maraNAsanna ho, aura jIvana-rakSA ke lie koI bhI sAtvika upacAra kAragara na ho, to AmaraNa upavAsa karake apane Apako paramAtma-bhAva meM lIna kara denA, aura prasannabhAva se mRtyu kA varaNa karanA, jaina-darzana meM 'saMthArA' kahalAtA hai| Page #338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 321 para nahIM le jAyA gayA, to vaha mahArambha ke rAste para calI jAegI aura mA~sAhAra ke patha para cala kara aura hiMsaka ho jaaegii| eka bAra yadi vaha mahA-hiMsA ke patha para cala par3I to phira use mor3anA muzkila ho jAegA / ataeva unhoMne bhUkha ke kAraNa mahArambha kI ora jAtI huI bholI-bhAlI janatA ko alpa-hiMsA kI ora lAne kA prayatna kiyA / pariNAma yaha huA ki bhagavAn kA sandeza jahA~-jahA~ pahu~cA aura jina vyaktiyoM ne use apanAyA, ve Arya bana gae aura jahA~ vaha sandeza nahIM pahuMcA yA jinhoMne usa sandeza ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA, ve mleccha ho gae / akarmabhUmi se AryabhUmi eka dina sArI bhArata-bhUmi meM akarma-bhUmi kI paramparA thI aura usa paramparA ke logoM meM vaira-bhAva nahIM thA, ghRNA nahIM thI, dveSa nahIM thA / vahA~ ke pazu bhI aise the ki kisI ko bAdhA aura pIr3A nahIM pahuMcAte the / jahA~ ke pazu bhI aise sAtvika vRtti vAle hoM, to phira vahA~ ke AdamI pazuoM ko mAra kara kyoM khAne lage ? bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne usI vRtti ko kRSi Adi ke rUpa meM kAyama rakhA aura mAMsAhAra kA pracalana nahIM hone diyaa| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jahA~-jahA~ kRSi kI paramparA calI aura anna kA utpAdana huA, vahA~-vahA~ Aryatva banA rahA aura mahArambha na ho kara alpArambha kA pracalana huaa| parantu jahA~ kRSi kI paramparA nahIM calI vahA~ ke bhUkhe marate loga kyA karate ? taba Apasa meM vaira jagA, aura kSudhAjanya krUratA ke kAraNa pazuoM ko mAra kara khAne kI pravRtti cAlU ho gaI / tAtparya yahI hai ki-'kRSi' ahiMsA kA ujjvala pratIka hai| jahA~ bhI kRSi agrasara huI hai, vahA~ ke jana-jIvana meM usane ahiMsA ke bIja DAle haiM / aura jahA~ kRSi hai, vahA~ pazuoM kI jarUrata bhI anivAryataH rahatI hai, phalataH unakA pAlana bhI svAbhAvika hai| isa prakAra kRSi ahiMsA ke patha kA vikAsa karatI rahI hai / kRSi ke dvArA pravAhita hone vAlI ahiMsA kI dhArA manuSyoM ke atirikta pazuoM kI ora bhI bahI hai| isa prakAra jahA~-jahA~ khetI gaI, vahA~ vaha ahiMsA ke siddhAnta ko le kara gaI / jahA~ kRSi nahIM gaI, vahA~ ahiMsA kA siddhAnta bhI nahIM phuNcaa| khAe~ kyA ? meksiko ke nivAsI machalI Adi ke zikAra ke sivAya koI dUsarA kAma-dhandhA nahIM kara pAte haiM / kalpanA kIjie-yadi koI jaina sajjana vahA~ pahu~ca jAe, to dekhegA ki logoM ke hAtha rAta-dina khUna se kisa taraha raMge rahate haiM, kyoMki jAnavaroM kA mAMsa, camar3A, carbI Adi kA upayoga kie binA unake lie koI dUsarA sAdhana hI nahIM hai| aisI sthiti meM yadi vaha jaina unheM jaina-dharma kA kucha sandeza denA cAhe, usa hiMsA ko rokanA cAhe aura yaha kahe ki-machalI, hirana, suara vagairaha kisI jIva ko mata mAro, to ve loga kyA kaheMge ? taba ve usase pUchege ki-phira hama khAe~ kyA ? aura jaba yaha prazna sAmane AegA, to vaha kyA uttara degA? yadi vaha unheM ahiMsaka banAnA cAhatA Page #339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 322 ahiMsA-darzana hai to kyA upAya karegA ? kyA vaha unheM sadA ke lie AmaraNa anazana-saMthAre, ke rUpa meM 'vosire-vosire' karA degA ? yadi nahIM, to ve bhUkhe mAnava jIvita raha kara kyA kareMge-kyA khAe~ge ? taba yaha prazna kase hala hogA ? yadi vaha unake jIvana ke lie koI samucita vyavasthA nahIM karegA taba to pAgala bana kara hI lauTegA na ? hama sAdhuoM ko nAnA prakAra kI ruci aura pravRtti vAle AdamI hara jagaha milate rahate haiM / koI vanaspati-bhojI milate haiM to kabhI koI mAMsAhArI bhI mila jAte haiN| jaba mAMsAhArI milate haiM aura hama unase mAMsAhAra kA tyAga karAnA cAhate haiM to unase unakI apanI bhASA meM yahI kahanA hotA hai ki-"prakRti kI ora se dhAtya kA kitanA vizAla bhaNDAra bharA milA hai !" yadi koI karttAvAdI milatA hai to usase kahA jAtA hai ki-"Izvara ne phala, phUla Adi kitanI zAnadAra sundara cIjeM arpaNa kI haiM ! ye saba cIjeM hI insAna ke khAne kI haiM, mAMsa nhiiN|" yaha koI Avazyaka nahIM hai ki yahI zabda kahe jAe~, para ekamAtra Azaya yahI rahatA hai ki una mAMsAhAriyoM ko kisI prakAra samajhAyA jAe / sAdhu-bhASA ke nAte yadyapi hama loga bahuta kucha baca kara bolate haiM, phira bhI ghUma-phira kara Akhira bAta to yahI kahI jAtI hai kitrasa jIva kI hiMsA karanA, pazuoM ko mAranA 'mahArambha' hai aura usake bajAya khetIbAr3I se jIvana-nirvAha karanA 'alpArambha hai / - isa prakAra samajhA-bujhA kara maiMne saikar3oM AdamiyoM ko mAMsa khAne kA tyAga karavAyA hai / dUsare sAdhu bhI isI prakAra kI bhAvapUrNa bhASA bola kara mAMsAhAriyoM kI hiMsA-vRtti chur3avAte haiM / isa sambandha meM AcAryoM ne bhI zAstroM meM yahI kahA hai----- "jabaki saMsAra meM itane adhika nirAmiSa khAdya-padArtha upalabdha haiM aura ve sabhI insAna ke khAne kI cIjeM haiN| phira bhI jo padArtha khAne ke yogya nahIM haiM, ve kyoM khAye jAte haiM ?" abhiprAya yaha hai ki phala, phUla, dhAnya Adi vanaspati ke upayoga se hI mAMsabhakSaNa jaise mahApApa ko rokA jA sakatA hai aura ye saba khAdya-padArtha kRSi ke binA upalabdha nahIM hote| kRSi kI dena ____ apane ahiMsAtmaka amUlya mahattva ke nAte kRSi kitanI sundara cIja hai ! phira bhI aneka vyakti kRSi ko bhI mahArambha kahate haiM, jabaki kRSi 'ahiMsA' kA Adarza le kara calI hai / usane mAnava-jAti ko krUra vanyapazu hone se rokA hai, vanavAsI bhIla hone se bacAyA hai aura usameM Adarza nAgarikatA ke bIja DAle haiM / usase manuSya kI sAmAjika unnati huI hai aura jahA~ kRSi nahIM phailI, vahA~ ke loga ghora hiMsaka, mAMsabhakSI aura naramAMsa-bhakSI taka, bana gae haiN| uparikathita mAnyatA ke sambandha meM, sambhava hai, pragativAdI kahalAne vAle Aja kI pIr3hI ke loga kucha aura kahate hoM, kintu Apako sUkSmadRSTi se dekhanA cAhie ki jaina-dharma kyA kahatA hai ? Apa to zreSTha bane haiM, ucca bane haiM, aura anya mAnava becAre Page #340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 323 bhIla bana gae haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? jaina siddhAnta ke anusAra paramAtmA ne Apako ucca aura unheM nIca nahIM banAyA hai ; balki jinako jIvikA ke sAdhana acche mila gaye, ve 'Arya' bana gae aura zreSTha kahalAne lage ; kintu jinheM acche sAdhana nahIM mile, ve mleccha bana gae / karma-bhUmi se pahale akarma-bhUmi para nivAsa karane vAle jugaliyoM meM 'Arya' aura 'mleccha' kA mUlataH koI varga-bheda nahIM thA / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne tatkAlIna abhAvagrasta yogalika janatA ko 'mahAraMbha' se 'alpArambha' kI ora mor3A, 'mahA-saMgharSa' se 'alpa-saMgharSa' kI dizA dI, aura unake diloM meM dayA kI pAvanagaMgA pravAhita kii| mAMsAhAra ke bAda zAkAhAra kA prArambha ahiMsA ke lie jaina-zAstroM meM prastuta paMcama kAla ke bAda Age Ane vAle AMzika pralayarUpa chaThe Araka kA varNana hai ki usake Arambha meM saba vanaspati evaM vRkSa Adi samApta ho jAe~ge / usa samaya ke manuSya bhAga kara guphAoM meM cale jAeMge aura vahA~ atidayanIya sthiti meM jIvanayApana kreNge| bhojana ke lie kanda, mUla, patra, puSpa, phala, anna kucha bhI prApta na hogA ; ataH matsyamAMsa ke AhAra para hI jIvana-nirvAha karanA hogaa| dharmAcaraNa ke rUpa meM kucha bhI zeSa na rahegA / eka prakAra se vanyapazuoM kI bhAMti mAnava-jAti kI sthiti ho jaaegii| vartamAna kAla-cakra ke anantara jaba utsarpiNI kAla kA bhI pahalA Araka isI duHkhapUrNa avasthA meM gujara jAegA aura dUsare Araka kA Arambha hogA taba megha baraseMge, nirantara jala-vRSTi hogii| lohe ke uttapta gole ke samAna garama hone vAlI pRthvI zAnta ho jAegI aura phira sArI vasundharA vanaspatijagat se harI-bharI ho jAegI usa samaya guphAoM meM rahane vAle mAnava bAhara nikleNge| mAMsAhAra ke kAraNa jinake zarIra meM kuSTa aura khujalI Adi aneka bImAriyA~ ho cukI hoMgI, ve jaba bAhara nikala kara svaccha evaM zItala havA meM vicaraNa kareMge, vanaspati kA zuddha AhAra kareMge aura isase jaba unake zarIra meM tAjagI AegI to sArI bImAriyA~ svataH dUra ho jaayeNgii| taba ve saba loga jaisA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kathana hai, janasamudAya ko ekatra kareMge aura yaha kaheMge ki-'dekho, hamAre lie prakRti kI mahatI kRpA ho gayI hai aura atyanta sundara evaM rucikara phala, phUla tathA vanaspatiyA~ paidA ho gaI haiM / Aja se hama saba praNa kareM ki kabhI koI mAMsa nahIM khAyeMge aura yadi koI mAMsa khAegA to hama apane para usakI apavitra chAyA kA kabhI sparza nahIM hone deNge| aba samajhA jA sakatA hai ki vanaspati ke abhAva meM kyA huaa| mahArambha ne kyoM janma liyA ? una vRkSoM, phaloM, vanaspatiyoM aura khetI-vAr3I ke rUpa meM jo sAtvika padArtha prakaTa hue unase kyA huA ? spaSTa hai ki unase eka Adarza kArya kA pratipAdana huA ki jo mAMsAhAra janatA meM cala rahA thA, vaha banda ho gyaa| yaha prasaMga jaina 8 jambUdvIpa prajJapti-dUsarA vakSaskAra , Page #341 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 324 ahiMsA-darzana paramparA meM sarvasammata hai / aura Agama ke mUla pATha meM isa bAta kA spaSTa ullekha hai| isa prakAra dekhA jAtA hai ki khetI-vAr3I idhara (karma-bhUmi ke prArambha meM) bhI mahArambha se bacAtI hai aura jaba utsapiNI kA kAla-cakra zurU hotA hai, taba bhI vahI mahArambha se bacAtI hai| patra, puSpa, phala aura anna Adi vanaspatiyA~ Akhira kisake pratIka haiM ! ve alpArambha ke ujjvala pratIka haiM aura mahArambha ko rokane ke prAmANika cihna haiN| __isa taraha donoM hI kAla-cakroM meM jaba vanaspatiyA~ paidA ho jAtI haiM aura khetI vikasita hotI hai to mAnava-samAja mahAhiMsA se baca jAtA hai| jaba aisA mahAn Adarza pratyeka avasarpiNI aura utsarpiNI meM pratipAdita huA karatA hai, to kyA aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki jaina-dharma phala evaM anna ke utpAdana ko mahArambha kahatA hai ? kyA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne janatA ko mahArambha kA kArya sikhAyA thA ? vastutaH bAta aisI nahIM hai| yaha koI Aveza athavA ekAntabhAva se prabhAvita vicAra nahIM hai, apitu hamArA jo ciMtana hai aura zAstroM ko gaharAI se adhyayana karane ke bAda hamArI jo sunizcita dhAraNAe~ banI haiM, unhIM ko prastuta karane kI koziza hai / jaina-dharma itanA AdarzavAdI tathA yathArthavAdI dharma hai ki usane antaraMga kI bAtoM ko bhalIbhA~ti samajhA aura tadanusAra kahA hai ki yadi kisI kSudhAta ko anna kA eka kaNa de diyA to mAno, use prANoM kA dAna de diyA / anna-puNya sthAnAMga Adi zAstroM meM nau prakAra ke vibhinna puNyoM ke varNana haiM ! unameM bhI sabase pahale 'anna-puNya' batalAyA gayA hai aura namaskAra-puNya ko sabase Akhira meM DAla diyA gayA hai ; kyoMki jaba pahale anna peTa meM par3e, to pIche namaskAra karane kI sUjhe / jaba peTa meM anna hI nahIM hotA aura usase lie hRdaya tar3apatA rahatA hai, to kauna kisako namaskAra karatA hai ? ataH puNya-sAdhanA ke dvAra para sabase pahale anna-puNya hI khar3A hai, aura dUsare saba puNya usake pIche cale A rahe haiM / ata: anna ke utpAdana ko bhI mahArambha aura naraka kA mArga batAnA, buddhi kA vikAra nahIM to aura kyA hai ! vaidika-dharma ke upaniSad kahate haiM-'anna prANa hai|'10 isa sambandha meM suvikhyAta saMta narasI mehatA ne bhI kahA hai-'gopAla, aba bhUkhe se bhajana nahIM hogA ! lo, yaha apanI kaMThI aura yaha lo apanI mAlA : aba to roTI kI mAlA japUMgA aura sabase pahale usI ke lie prayatna karUMgA / 11 6 'annadAna mahAdAnam' 10 antaM vai prANAH' 11 "bhUkhe bhajana na hohi gopAlA, yaha lo apanI kaMThI maalaa|" Page #342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 325 325 koI bhUkhA raha kara yadi mAlA pakar3egA bhI, to kaba taka pakar3e rahegA ! bhUkha ke prakopa se vaha to hAtha se chUTa kara hI rhegii| isa prakAra vaidika-dharma 'anna ko prANa' kahatA hai aura jaina-dharma anna ke dAna ko 'sabase bar3A dAna'--sarvaprathama dAna mAnatA hai aura bhUkha ke parISaha kI pUrti ko pahalA sthAna batalAtA hai / isa taraha se eka-se-eka kar3iyA~ jur3I huI haiM / isa anna kI prApti kRSi se hI hotI hai, aura isI kAraNa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne yuga kI Adi meM janatA ko kRSi-karma sikhAyA aura batAyA / jaina-zAstroM meM kahIM bhI sAdhAraNa gRhastha ke lie kRSi ko tyAjya nahIM kahA gayA hai / kRSi-karma ko mahArambha batalAne vAle bhI eka dalIla peza karate haiM / kintu vaha dalIla apane Apa meM kucha nahIM, kevala do zabda haiM-'phoDI-kamme', jo pandraha karmAdAnoM meM se eka hai / isa dalIla ko jaba maiM sunatA hU~ to mere Azcarya kA ThikAnA nahIM rahatA ! 'phoDI-kamme' kA vAstava meM kyA artha thA aura kyA samajha liyA gayA hai / yaha cunautI dekara kahA jA sakatA hai ki 'phoDI-kamme' kA artha khetI nahIM hai / usakA artha kucha aura hai, aura usa para gambhIratA se hara samajhadAra vyakti ko vicAra karanA cAhie / gambhIra cintana karane para usakA artha aura adhika spaSTa ho jaaegaa| kRSi mahArambha nahIM samagra pramANabhUta jaina-sAhitya meM kahIM eka zabda bhI aisA nahIM hai ki jahAM kRSi ko mahA rambha batalAyA gayA ho / pandraha-pandraha sau varSoM ke purAne AcArya hamAre sAmane haiN| unhoMne 'phoDI-kamme' kA aisA sArahIna artha kahIM nahIM likhA, jaisA ki Apa samajhate haiM / yaha bhrAmaka artha kucha dinoM se cala par3A hai, jise dhakkA de kara nikAlanA hogA aura usake sahI artha kI punaH pratiSThA karanI hogI / jo galata dhAraNAe~ Aja dina pracalita haiM, unhoMne hameM na idhara kA rakhA hai, na udhara kA rahane diyA hai| pandraha karmAdAnoM meM 'rasavANijje' bhI AtA hai| jisakA artha samajha liyA gayA hai-ghI aura dUdha kA vyApAra karanA, jise karane para mahAraMbha hotA hai| aisA samajhane vAle zarAba ke vyApAra ko tyAganA to bhUla jAte haiM, lekina ghI, dUdha ke vyavasAya kA vahiSkAra unheM yAda rahatA hai| kucha logoM ne 'asaIjaNa-posaNiyA kamme' kA artha kara diyA hai----'asaMyatI' arthAt --"asaMyamI janoM kI rakSA karanA mahAraMbha hai / " kintu isakA vAstavika artha hai--"vezyAoM yA durAcAriNI striyoM ke dvArA anaitika vyApAra karake AjIvikA upArjana krnaa|" parantu una logoM ne isakI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA-kisI garIba ko, bhUkhe kutte ko, aura yahA~ taka ki apane mAtA-pitA ko bhI roTI denA mahAn pApa evaM anAcAra hai / kyoMki ve bhI asaMyamI hI Thahare / isa taraha ise bhI pandraha karmAdAnoM meM zAmila kara diyA hai| lekina, ina saba sArahIna arthoM ko aura bhrAmaka dhAraNAoM ko to bahiSkRta Page #343 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 326 ahiMsA-darzana karanA hI cAhie / jaba taka hama aisA nahIM kareMge, taba taka jaina-dharma ko na to svayaM hI sahI rUpa meM samajha sakeMge, aura na dUsaroM ko hI samajhA skeNge| eka prazna jIvana-nirvAha ke lie vyavasAya ke rUpa meM manuSya jaba prazna karatA hai to vaha cAhe jitanI yAtanA kare, phira bhI hiMsA to hotI hai / hiMsA kevala isIlie ahiMsA nahIM bana jAtI ki vaha jIvana ke lie anivArya hai, gRhastha zrAvaka ke lie hiMsA ahiMsA kI eka maryAdA hai / yahA~ hameM yahI dekhanA hai ki kauna-sI hiMsA aparihArya hai ? kaunasI hiMsA zrAvaka kI maryAdA meM hai aura kauna-sI hiMsA aisI hai, jo zrAvaka ko anivArya rUpa se tyAga denA hI sarvathA vAMchanIya hai ? zrAvaka kI bhUmikA ___ Akhira jIvana meM yaha vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai ki kauna-sI maryAdA kA pAlana karate hue zrAvaka, zrAvaka kI bhUmikA meM raha sakatA hai ? yadi vaha jIvana-vyApAra calA rahA hai, to use dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki usameM kahA~ taka nyAya aura maryAdA rahatI hai, kahA~ taka aucitya kI rakSA ho rahI hai ? pandraha karmadAna saMkalpajA hiMsA meM hI nahIM, audyogika hiMsA meM hI hai, parantu jo audyogika hiMsA, mAnava ko saMkalpajA hiMsA kI ora prerita karatI ho, vaha kahA~ taka maryAdAnukUla hai ? vaha zrAvaka kI bhUmikA meM yathAvasara karane yogya hai yA nahIM? isa prazna para vicAra karanA atIva Avazyaka hai| zAstrakAroM ne isa viSaya para gaharA cintana aura manana kiyA hai / tIrthaMkaroM tathA AcAryoM ne janatA kI maryAdA ko dhyAna meM rakha kara jo pravacana kiyA hai, vaha Aja bhI samAja ke lie patha-pradarzaka ke rUpa meM prakAza-stambha hai / saca bAta to yaha hai ki hama Aja ke pragativAdI yuga vaijJAnika yuga meM bhI aMdhe jaise haiM / aMdhA jaba calatA hai to kahIM bhI Thokara khA kara gira sakatA hai / gaDDhe meM gira sakatA hai, pAnI meM DUba sakatA hai aura dIvAra se bhI TakarA sakatA hai, kintu yadi usake hAtha meM lAThI de dI jAtI hai to samajhanA cAhie ki yaha bahuta bar3A puNya aura paropakAra kA kAma huA / usa lAThI ke sahAre vaha mArga ko TaTola kara calatA hai aura use gaDDhe kA, dIvAra kA aura pAnI kA patA sahaja hI laga jAtA hai / jaba dIvAra AegI to pahale lAThI TakarAegI aura vaha baca jaaegaa| avalambana isa prakAra jo vAta aMdhe ke viSaya meM socI jAtI hai, vahI bAta anya logoM ke / viSaya meM bhI hai / vastutaH dharmazAstra anya logoM kI lAThI hai / jaise aMdhA sIdhA nahIM dekha sakatA aura lAThI ke dvArA hI vaha dekha sakatA hai, usI prakAra anya loga bhI kevala apanI buddhi se sIdhe nahIM dekha sakate, zAstroM se sadupadeza dvArA hI apanA mArga dekhate haiN| Page #344 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga jisa prakAra lAThI aMdhe kA avalambana hai, usI prakAra dharmazAstra hamArA avalambana hai / ataeva hama jo kucha bhI kaheM ora samajheM, vaha zAstra ke AdhAra para aura zAstra kI maryAdA ke antargata hI honA cAhie / jahA~ zAstra svayaM kisI spaSTa mArga kA nirdeza na karatA ho, vahA~ usake prakAza meM apane vizuddha viveka kA, apanI naisargika buddhi kA upayoga kiyA jAnA cAhie / parantu isa upayoga meM hamArI vicAra-paramparA zAstroM se sarvathA alaga na hone paae| vyaktigata vicAroM kA zAstroM ke samakSa koI mUlya nahIM hai / ataeva zAstra hameM jo prakAza de rahe haiM, usI prakAza meM hameM dekhanA hai ki jIvana-vyavahAra meM kahA~ mahA-hiMsA hai aura kahA~ alpa-hiMsA hai ? hamArI kauna-sI pravRtti mahAraMbha meM parigaNita hone yogya hai aura kauna-sI pravRtti alpAraMbha meM ginI jA sakatI hai ? zAstroM meM mahArambha ko naraka kA dvAra batalAyA hai| astu, zrAvaka ko yaha socanA par3egA ki jo kArya maiM kara rahA hU~, kyA vaha mahAraMbha hai, zAstroM kI mAnyatA meM naraka kA dvAra hai, athavA alpArambha hai aura naraka se alaga karane vAlA hai ? hiMsA anivArya jIvana meM hiMsA to anivArya hai| usase pUrI taraha bacA nahIM jA sktaa| yadi isa satya ko koI asvIkAra karatA hai to usakA koI tarka mAnA nahIM jA sktaa| jIvana-saMgharSa meM khetI Adi jo vyApAra cala rahe haiM unameM hiMsA nahIM hai, aisA kahane vAle kI bAta jJAna-zUnyatA kA pramANa hai| jaba zAstra jIvana-vvavahAra meM hiMsA ke astittva ko svIkAra karatA hai to eka vyakti kA yaha kathana ki-"jIvana-vyavahAra hiMsA se zUnya hai," kyA mahattva rakhatA hai ? aisI sthiti meM kevala yahI dekhanA cAhie ki usa kArya meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA kitanA aMza hai ? aura kyA vaha kArya mahArambha hai, naraka kA kAraNa hai, athavA alpArambha hai, svarga kI sIr3hI hai ? satya kI upalabdhi vicAroM meM bheda honA svAbhAvika hai / parantu jaba vicAra kA AdhAra zAstra hai aura zAstra bhI eka hI haiM aura kisI ora se durAgraha bhI nahIM hai, to yaha bhI AzA rakhanI cAhie ki eka dina prastuta vicAra-bheda bhI samApta ho kara rahegA / parantu jaba taka vicAra-bheda samApta nahIM ho jAtA, taba taka pratyeka vicAraka ko samabhAva se, sahiSNutApUrvaka cintana-manana karate rahanA caahie| vicAra-vibhinnatA ko adhika mahattva dene se jhagar3ane kI pravRtti utpanna hotI hai, jisase satya ko upalabdha karane kA mArga ruka jAtA hai / kisI ne yadi koI bAta kahI aura vaha binA soce-samajhe hI mAna lI gaI to usakA bhI koI mahattva nahIM hai| jo bAta vicArapUrvaka aura cintanapUrvaka svIkAra kI gaI hai, yA inkAra kI gaI hai, vahI mahattva rakhatI hai / parantu Agraha ke rUpa meM svIkAra yA asvIkAra karane meM koI kImata nahIM hai| vAstavika tathya to yaha hai ki Page #345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 328 ahiMsA-darzana vivekapUrvaka, satya ke prati dRr3ha AsthA rakha kara, ciMtana-manana kiyA jAe aura usake bAda kisI bAta ko svIkAra yA asvIkAra kiyA jaae| jaina-dharma manuSya ke vicAroM ko balAt dhakkA dene ke lie, yA kucala dene ke lie nahIM hai / vaha to vyakti ke vicAroM ko satya-mArga kI ora mor3a dene ke lie hai| jo vicAra pravAha Aja galata dizA meM baha rahA hai, use ciMtana aura manana ke dvArA sahI dizA kI ora ghumA denA hI, jaina-dharma kA kAma hai| vicAroM ko sahI mor3a dene ke lie prAyaH saMgharSa karanA par3atA hai| isIlie jaba kabhI vicAra-saMgharSa hotA hai to vaha Ananda kA viSaya bana jAtA hai / vicAra-vINA ke tAra satya kA vAdana karane ke lie svataH jhanakAra uThate haiN| jo 'vyAkhyAna', sunane ke bAda vAyu meM vilIna ho jAe aura jisa pravacana se vicAroM meM naI halacala aura kampana paidA na ho, vaha kisa kAma kA ? kucha halacala avazya honI cAhie, kucha uthala-puthala honI hI cAhie, kucha vicAra saMgharSa bhI honA caahie| tabhI to mAnasa-tala meM baddhamUla bhrAMta saMskAroM kI jar3a hilatI hai, tabhI ve DhIle par3ate haiM aura anta meM ukhar3a kara naSTa bhI ho sakate haiM / kintu vaha halacala, uthala-puthala aura saMgharSa vicAroM taka hI sImita rahanA caahie| usameM pratipakSa ke prati dveSa aNumAtra bhI na honA cAhie / vicAra saMgharSa ne yadi jhagar3e kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai to pariNAma azubha evaM avAMchanIya hotA hai| satya kI upalabdhi karanA hI jisakA lakSya hai aura jo satya ke lie samarpita hai, vaha jhagar3e kI sthiti utpanna nahIM hone detaa| vaha jAnatA hai ki vicAroM ke saMgharSa se hI satya kA makkhana prApta ho sakatA hai| parantu usa saMgharSa ne yadi dveSapUrNa pratidvandva kA rUpa grahaNa kara liyA to makkhana ke badale viSa hI hAtha lgegaa| ataeva satya kA anveSaka jaba vicAra-saMgharSa kA Arambha karatA hai, taba bhI prasannamudrA meM rahatA hai aura jaba saMgharSa kA anta karatA hai, taba bhI usase dviguNita prasannamudrA meM dikhAI detA hai / nirdoSa vicAra-saMgharSa kA yahI svaccha svarUpa hai / naye-naye prazna koI vyakti isI mArga para calatA hai to nissaMdeha satya kI upalabdhi hogii| vAstava meM buddhi pUrva dhAraNAoM meM Abaka hone ke kAraNa sImita ho jAtI hai / isalie kisI viSaya para vicAra karate-karate vaha thaka jAtI hai aura aisA lagane lagatA hai ki basa, vicAra ho cukaa| kiMtu vicAroM kA mArga to asIma hai / nitya naye-naye prazna sAmane Ate haiM aura una para vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai| vicAroM kI ulajhana bar3I jaTila hai| vicAra jaba ulajha jAte haiM to unheM sulajhAne meM varSoM laga jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI sadiyA~ gujara jAtI haiM / Akhira eka dina ve sulajha hI jAte haiM, kiMtu ve viveka evaM vicAra ke dvArA sulajhate haiN| cAhe samaya kitanA hI lage, hameM unako sulajhAne kA hI dhyeya sAmane rakhanA cAhie aura dhairya ke sAtha zAnta mana se sulajhAne kA prayatna karate rahanA cAhie / sambhava hai, kahIM prastuta Page #346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 326 vicAroM meM bhrama mAlUma de| kiMtu bhrama kI sthiti meM taTasthabhAva se soca-vicAra karanA acchA hotA hai| ciMtana-manana ke dvArA vibhinna vicAra vAle jaldI hI yadi eka sunizcita rAha para A jAte haiM to donoM hI pakSoM ko khuzI hotI hai| yadi nahIM Ate haiM to unheM ciMtA karane ke bajAya phira se socanA cAhie, milanA cAhie, bAteM karanI cAhie, aura vicAra karate-karate antataH eka lakSya ko pA jAte haiM / isa prakAra kI manovRtti rakhakara niSpakSa aura niSkaSAya hokara vastu-svarUpa kA ciMtana karane meM apUrva rasa milatA hai| pyAja kI khetI kRSi ke sambandha meM eka prazna mere pAsa AyA hai ki-pyAja (kAMde) kI khetI karanA alpArambha hai yA mahArambha ? yaha prazna sAdhAraNa khetI ke sambandha meM nahIM, pyAja kI khetI ke sambandha meM hai / kAraNa, sAmAnya khetI sambandhI prazna prAyaH sulajha cuke haiN| anAja kI khetI alpAraMbha hai yA mahAraMbha ? isakA nirNaya ho cukA hai| pichale prakaraNoM meM anna kI khetI ke viSaya meM zAstroM ke aneka pATha upasthita kie gae haiM aura vibhinna AcAryoM kI prAcIna paramparAe~ bhI sAmane rakhI gaI haiN| AcArya samantabhadra, haribhadra aura hemacandra Adi ke prAmANika kathana bhI kie jA cuke haiN| ataeva yaha samajha lenA cAhie ki anna kI khetI ke sambandha meM vicAra spaSTa ho cukA hai| "vaha mahAraMbha yA anAryakarma hai," yaha galataphahamI pUrNataH dUra ho cukI hai| bhagavatI-sUtra, sthAnAGga-sUtra aura uvadAI-sUtra meM naraka-gati ke cAra kAraNa batalAye gaye haiN| unameM pahalA kAraNa mahAraMbha hai / 'naraka-gati kA kAraNa mahAraMbha hai, usI ko lakSya meM rakha kara savAla kiyA gayA hai yA aura kisI dUsare abhiprAya se hai ? smaraNa rakhane kI cIja yaha hai ki jahA~ mahAraMga yA anArya-karma AtA hai vahAM naraka kI rAha bhI dhyAna meM AtI hai / kAraNa zAstroM meM mahAraMbha kA sambandha naraka ke sAtha jor3A gayA hai| aneka sthaloM para zAstroM meM aise ullekha milate haiN| aisI sthiti meM pyAja kI athavA gAjara-mUlI Adi kI khetI ko koI mahAraMbha mAnate haiM, to use naraka gati kA kAraNa bhI mAnanA hogaa| ___ kadAcit yaha kahA jAe ki pyAja kI khetI ko mahAraMbha to mAna leM, kiMtu narakagati kA kAraNa na mAneM, kiMtu aisA antara nahIM ho sktaa| zAstra kahate haiM ki jo mahAraMbha hai, vaha naraka-gati kA kAraNa bane binA nahIM raha sktaa| mahAraMbha bhI ho aura naraka-gati kA kAraNa na ho, aisA koI asaMgata samajhautA nahIM ho sktaa| phira AlU Adi jamIkandoM kI khetI kyA naraka-gati kA kAraNa hai ? uttara hogA-'kyoM nahIM ? jamIkaMda meM ananta jIva jo Thahare !' bhUkhA mAnava aura AlU yadi eka AdamI bhUkha se tar3apa rahA hai aura usake prANa nikala rahe haiM / vahA~ dUsarA AdamI A pahu~catA hai / usake pAsa AlU, gAjara Adi kaMdamUla haiM aura vaha dayA Page #347 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 330 ahiMsA-darzana se prerita ho kara use bhUkhe ko khAne ke lie de detA hai / bhUkhA AdamI use khAtA hai aura usake prANa baca jAte haiM / aba prazna yaha hai ki usa kaMdamUla dene vAle ko ekAnta pApa hotA hai, yA kucha puNya bhI hotA hai ? isa prazna kA kyA uttara ho sakatA hai ? kucha vyaktiyoM ne to yaha nirNaya kara rakhA hai ki dayA se prerita ho kara bhUkhe ke prANa bacAne meM bhI ekAnta pApa hotA hai| unakI dharma-pustakoM ne aura AcAryoM kI vANI ne ekAnta pApa kA phatavA de rakhA hai / kyoMki eka ora eka jIva hai aura dUsarI ora eka AlU meM nahIM, usake eka Tukar3e meM bhI nahIM, suI ke agrabhAga para samA jAne vAle jarA se AlU ke kaNa meM bhI anantajIva hote haiM aura jaba vaha khAne ke lie de diyA jAtA hai to una sabhI kI hiMsA ho jAtI hai / isa prakAra eka jIva ko bacAne ke lie ananta jIvoM kI hiMsA kI gaI hai| unake vicAra se ananta jIvoM kI hiMsA to pApa hai hI, sAtha hI unakI hiMsA karake eka AdamI ko bacA lenA bhI pApa hI hai aura bacAne vAle kI dayA-bhAvanA bhI pApa hai / isa prakAra usa bhUkha se marate ko bacA lenA bhI pApa hI hai / parantu anya logoM kA vicAra kyA ho sakatA hai ? manuSya ke prANoM kI rakSA karanA to ve pApa nahIM mAnate / aba rahI bAta dayA karane kI jo punIta bhAvanA hRdaya meM utpanna hotI hai use bhI pApa nahIM maante| aisI sthiti meM ve usa prazna kA kyA uttara dete haiM ? unake sAmane yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai, jisakA unheM hI nirNaya karanA hai| saMkhyA nahIM, bhAvoM ko nApie saMbhava hai, isa prazna kA uttara dene meM TAlamaTola ho| ataH dUsare DhaMga se yoM dekhA jA sakatA hai| mAna leM, eka pyAsA AdamI pyAsa se mara rahA hai aura kisI udAramanA ne use pAnI pilA diyaa| pAnI kI eka bUMda meM asaMkhya jIva haiM, astu, eka gilAsa pAnI pilA diyA to kyA huA ! ekAnta pApa huA yA kucha puNya bhI huA pAnI pilAne se bacA to kevala eka vyakti, aura mare asaMkhya jIva / isa prazna kA uttara saMbhavataH isa prakAra diyA jA sakatA haiM--yadyapi pAnI pilAne se pApa huA hai kintu puNya bhI huA hai| aura vaha puNya-pApa kI apekSA adhika hai| ThIka hai, jo tathya ho use svIkAra kara lenA hI buddhimattA hai, isa nirNaya se yaha phalita huA ki jIvoM kI saMkhyA ke AdhAra para puNya-pApa kA nirNaya nahIM ho sakatA / saMkhyA apane meM sahI kasauTI nahIM hai / isa kasauTI ko pAnI pilAne meM ekAnta pApa na mAnakara asvIkAra kara diyA gayA hai| puNya-pApa ko parakhane ke lie dUsarI kasauTI jo apanAyI gaI hai, vaha hai kartavya kI bhaavnaa| vastutaH asaMkhya eka bahuta bar3I saMkhyA hai| asaMkhya ke antima aMza meM yadi eka aura jor3a diyA jAe to vaha saMkhyA ananta ho jAtI hai| to jahA~ bahuta asaMkhya jIva hai, vahA~ ananta ke lagabhaga jIva ho jAe~ge / aura jahA~ pAnI hai, vahA~ vanaspati, dvIndriya, trasa Adi isI prakAra ke jIva bhI hote haiM / isa dRSTi se jIvoM kI saMkhyA meM bhI atyadhika vRddhi ho jAtI hai / Page #348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga eka gilAsa pAnI pilAne se ananta ke lagabhaga jIva mare aura bacA sirpha eka manuSya hii| phira bhI bhAvanA kI pradhAnatA ke kAraNa pAnI pilAne vAle ko pApa kI apekSA puNya adhika huaa| jo jIva mare haiM, ve mArane kI hiMsaka bhAvanA se nahIM mAre gae haiM / pAnI pilAne vAle kI bhAvanA yaha kadApi nahIM hotI ki pAnI ke ye jIva mara nahIM rahe haiM, ataH yadi koI atithi A jAe to use pAnI pilA kara inheM mAra DAlUM / usakI ekamAtra bhAvanA to paMcendriya jIva ko marane se bacAne kI hai| uttarottara vRddhi isa sambandha meM siddhAnta bhI yaha spaSTIkaraNa karatA hai ki ekendriya jIva kI apekSA dvIndriya jIva ko mArane se asaMkhya gunA adhika pApa bar3ha jAtA hai| aura isI prakAra uttarottara bar3hate-bar3hate caturindriya kI apekSA paMcendriya ko mArane meM asaMkhya gunA pApa adhika hotA hai| jaba taka isa dRSTi-bindu para dhyAna rakhA jAegA, taba taka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ahiMsA aura dayA dhyAna meM rhegii| yadi isa dRSTikoNa se koI vicalita ho jAtA hai to vaha ahiMsA aura dayA se bhI vicalita ho jaaegaa| phira use yA to koI aura dRSTi pakar3anI par3egI, yA hasti-tApasoM kI dRSTi aMgIkAra karanI par3egI / hasti-tApasoM ke sambandha meM sAmAnyata: ullekha anya pravacana meM kiyA jA cukA hai| unakA mantavya hai ki anAja ke pratyeka dAne meM jaba eka-eka jIva maujUda haiM, to bahuta-se dAne khAne se bahuta jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai / usase bacane ke lie hAthI jaise eka sthUlakAya jIva ko mAra lenA adhika upayukta hai ki jisase eka hI jIva kI hiMsA se bahuta se vyaktiyoM kA, yA bahuta dinoM taka eka vyakti kA nirvAha ho sake / '2 bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa dRSTikoNa kA DaTa kara virodha kiyA thA / kAraNa yaha hai ki pApa kA sambandha jIvoM kI ginatI ke sAtha nahIM, kartavya kI bhAvanA ke sAtha hai| paMcendriya jIva kA ghAta karane meM atyadhika nirdayatA aura krUratA hotI hai| eka gilAsa pAnI meM jIvoM kI saMkhyA bhale hI asaMkhya ho, phira bhI pAnI ko pIne vAle aura pilAne vAle meM vaisI nirdaya aura krUra bhAvanA nahIM hotii| kyoMki pAnI pIne vAle aura pilAne vAle, donoM kA lakSyabindu 'rakSA' hai / jo lakSya-bindu 'rakSA' kA pavitra pratIka hai, vahA~ dayA kI vidyamAnatA sunizcita hai, aura jo kArya-vizeSa 'rakSA' aura 'dayA' kI sImAoM ke antargata hai, vaha ahiMsaka hai / jisa prakAra anna kI hiMsA kI apekSA pyAja kI yA anya anantakAya kI hiMsA bar3I hai, usI prakAra anna kI khetI kI apekSA isa khetI meM jyAdA pApa hai / phira bhI vaha mahArambha nahIM hai, kyoMki saMhAra karane ke lakSya se, hiMsA ke saMkalpa se, yA krUra 12 hatthitAvasatti-ye hastinaM mArayitvA tenaiva bahukAlaM bhojanato yApayanti / -aupapAtika sUtra TIkA Page #349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 332 ahiMsA-darzana bhAvanA se, jisa udyoga meM trasa jIvoM kA hanana kiyA jAtA hai, vahI mahAraMbha kI bhUmikA meM AtA hai| anna kI samasyA jisa deza meM anna kI kAphI jarUrata hai, jise Adhe se adhika anna sudUra videzoM se maMgAnA par3atA hai, jisa deza ke lie amerikA aura AsTreliyA se roTiyA~ AtI haiM aura usake badale meM karor3oM-araboM kI gAr3hI kamAI kI sampatti bAhara calI jAtI hai, aura usa sampatti ke badale meM sattvahIna, sar3A-galA evaM nikammA anAja milatA hai / jisako khA kara loga taraha-taraha kI bImAriyoM ke zikAra ho rahe haiM aura usake bhI abhAva meM lAkhoM AdamI mara gae aura Aja bhI mara rahe haiM, usa deza meM pyAja kI khetI kA prazna pahale vicAraNIya nahIM hai| vahA~ to pahale anna kI samasyA hai aura usI ke samucita samAdhAna ke lie sarvaprathama vicAra karanA hogaa| mAna lo, kucha logoM ke khetoM meM anna nahIM upajatA / aise logoM meM se eka apane kheta meM AlU bo rahA hai aura dUsarA tambAkU bo rahA hai, to tambAkU bone meM jyAdA hiMsA hai, kyoMki tambAkU vyasana kI vastu hai, jIvana-nirvAha kI vastu nahIM hai| tambAkU jahara paidA karatA hai aura svAsthya ko naSTa karane vAlA mAdaka padArtha hai aura use paidA karane vAlA kevala apane svArtha kI bhAvanA se hI paidA karatA hai / usase kisI prakAra ke paropakAra kI AzA nahIM hai, kisI ke jIvana-nirvAha kI sambhAvanA nahIM hai / bhUkha se marane vAle ko tambAkU khilA kara jIvita nahIM rakhA jA sakatA / tambAkU khAne se mRtyu dUra nahIM hogI, balki nikaTa hI AtI hai| apekSAkRta AlU yA pyAja ko vyasana kI vastu nahIM batAyA gayA hai| isakA abhiprAya yaha nahIM hai ki AlU aura pyAja kI khetI meM Arambha nahIM hai| Arambha to avazya hai aura anna kI apekSA vizeSa AraMbha hai; phira bhI vaha mahAraMbha kI bhUmikA meM nahIM hai; arthAt--vaha naraka-gamana kA hetu nahIM hai / eka AdamI ke kheta meM AlU hI utpanna hote haiM aura vaha socatA hai ki logoM ko khurAka nahIM mila rahI hai, to maiM AlU utpanna karake yathAzakti pUrti kyoM na karUM ? yahI soca kara vaha AlU kI khetI karatA hai / dUsarA socatA hai ki tambAkU se dUsaroM kA svAsthya naSTa hotA hai, to bhale ho / use kisI ke svAsthya se kyA matalaba ! use to paisA cAhie / isIlie vaha tambAkU kI khetI karatA hai| spaSTa hai ki AlU kI apekSA tambAkU kI khetI meM adhika pApa hai| isa prakAra AlU kI khetI meM anna kI khetI kI apekSA adhika pApa hai aura tambAkU kI khetI kI apekSA alpa pApa hai / yahI anekAnta kA nirNaya hai| nirNaya kaThina abhiprAya yaha hai ki kisI bhI kArya meM ekAntarUpa se Arambha kI alpatA yA Page #350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana aura kRSi-udyoga 333 adhikatA kA nirNaya honA kaThina hai / 'alpa' aura 'adhika' donoM hI aise sApekSa zabda haiM ki unheM koI dUsarA caahie| hindI bhASA meM jaise 'choTA' aura 'bar3A' zabda sApekSa haiN| dUsare kI apekSA hI koI choTA yA bar3A kahalAtA hai; apane Apa meM koI choTA yA bar3A nahIM hotaa| yahI bAta 'alpa' aura 'adhika' ke viSaya meM bhI hai| isa bAta ko ThIka taraha samajhane ke lie eka udAharaNa diyA jA sakatA hai| kisI ne prazna kiyA ki--trIndriya jIva kI hiMsA meM alpa pApa hai, yA adhika pApa hai ? kyA uttara hogA ? koI bhI zAstra kA jJAtA yahI kahegA ki zrIndriya jIva kI hiMsA meM ekendriya aura dvIndriya jIvoM kI hiMsA kI apekSA adhika pApa hai aura caturindrie tathA paMcendriya kI hiMsA kI apekSA alpa pApa hai / __ kucha loga kRSi karane meM mahAraMbha samajhate haiM; yadi unakA mantavya pUrvokta anekAntavAda ke AdhAra para ho, to matabheda ke lie guMjAiza hI nahIM hai| yadi ve 'mahA' kI adhika lakSaNA karake yaha kahate haiM ki kRSi-kArya meM vastrAdi ke dvArA AjIvikA calAne kI apekSA adhika Arambha' hai aura vadhazAlA calAne yA saTTA karane kI apekSA 'alpa Arambha' hai to koI vivAda na rahatA / apekSAkRta 'adhika Arambha' aura 'alpa AraMbha' mAnane se kauna inkAra kara sakatA hai ? parantu jaba kRSi meM mahAraMbha batAyA jAtA hai aura use mahArambha ghoSita kiyA jAtA hai, joki narakagati kA kAraNa hai, to yahA~ para anekAntavAda kA parityAga kara diyA jAtA hai aura matabheda ko khar3A kara diyA jAtA hai| Page #351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 'ahiMsA' AtmA kI khurAka hai, to 'roTI' zarIra kI / jaba AtmA aura zarIra sAtha-sAtha rahate haiM, to ahiMsA aura roTI bhI sAtha-sAtha kyoM nahIM raha sakatI hai ? yadi ye donoM sAtha-sAtha na raha sakeM, to isakA artha yaha huA ki yA to hameM AtmA kI khurAka se vaMcita rahanA cAhie, athavA zarIra ko khurAka denA chor3a denA cAhie / ina donoM meM kauna-sA zreyaskara hai ? yadi koI zarIra ko hI khilA-pilA kara puSTa karanA cAhatA hai, aura AtmA ko marane denA cAhatA hai to phira jIvana kA, aura khAsakara insAna ke jIvana kA kucha artha hI nahIM raha jaataa| manuSya aura pazu ke jIvana meM phira antara hI kyA raha jAtA hai ? aura yadi koI AtmA ko khurAka denA cAhatA hai aura ahiMsA kI sAdhanA karanA cAhatA hai to use roTI se vaMcita honA par3egA; aura roTI se vaMcita hone kA artha hai---jIvana se aura prANoM se vaMcita honA / yadi vaha jIvana se vaMcita honA cAhatA hai to phira ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA kauna se sAdhana ke dvArA karegA ? ahiMsA aura roTI aba dUsarA vikalpa upasthita hotA hai ki AtmA aura zarIra jaise sAtha-sAtha rahate haiM ; kyA usI prakAra ahiMsA aura roTI sAtha-sAtha nahIM raha sakatI ? jahA~ taka sAdhuvarga kA sambandha hai, usake sAmane koI samasyA khar3I nahIM hotI; kyoMki use gRhasthoM ke ghara se sIdhA bhojana bhikSA ke dvArA prApta ho jAtA hai / parantu gRhasthoM ke lie yaha bAta sugama nahIM hai / ve bhikSA mAMga kara apanA nirvAha nahIM kara sakate / yadi sabhI gRhastha mikSAjIvI bana jAe~, to unheM bhikSA milegI bhI kahA~ se ? ataeva roTI ke lie unheM AjIvikA-svarUpa koI na koI dhandhA karanA hI par3atA hai| kintu gRhastha kA AjIvikA-pUraka dhandhA ahiMsA ke viruddha na ho, aisA koI upayukta sAdhana khoja nikAlanA Avazyaka hai| jIvana kI vartamAna bhUmikA meM roTI cAhie yA nahIM ? yaha prazna adhika mahattva nahIM rkhtaa| roTI cAhie, yaha to nizcita hai / kintu roTI kaisI cAhie ? kisa rUpa meM cAhie ? aura vaha kahA~ se AnI cAhie? ye hI prazna mahattvapUrNa haiN| roTI ke sAtha mahArambha-svarUpa mahA-hiMsA AI hai, yA sadgRhastha ke anukUla alpAraMbha-svarUpa alpa-hisA AI hai ? vaha maryAdita sAtvika prayatna se AI hai yA bahuta bar3e atyAcAra aura anyAya se AI hai ? roTI to chInA-jhapaTI, lUTamAra aura DAkA DAla kara bhI A sakatI hai aura Page #352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI roTI aura ahiMsA nayA~ karake bhI A sakatI hai| kintu vaha roTI jisake pIche anyAya aura anIti hai, burAI, chala-kapaTa aura dhokhA hai, vaha AtmA kI khurAka ke sAtha kadApi nahIM raha sakatI / vaha roTI jo khUna se sanI huI A rahI hai aura jisake cAroM ora rakta kI bUMdeM par3I haiM, use eka ahiMsaka kabhI nahIM khA sakatA / vaha roTI, usa khAne vAle vyakti kA bhI patana karatI hai aura jisa parivAra meM aisI roTI AtI hai, usa parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA bhI patana karatI hai / vahA~ na to sAdhu kA dharma Tika sakatA hai aura na gRhastha kA hI dharma sthira raha sakatA hai / vahA~ dhArmika jIvana kI kar3iyA~ TUTa-TUTa kara bikhara jAtI haiM ? amRta aura viSa jahA~ ye dAga kama se kama hote haiM vahA~ vaha roTI amRtabhojana bana jAtI hai, jIvana kA rasa le kara AtI hai aura usase AtmA aura zarIra donoM kA sukhada poSaNa hotA hai / nyAya aura nIti ke sAtha, vicAra aura viveka ke sAtha; mahAraMbha ke dvAra se nahIM, apitu alpAraMbha ke dvAra se Ane vAlI roTI pavitratA kA rUpa letI hai aura vahI amRta bhojana kI yathArthatA ko siddha karatI hai / vaha amRtabhojana miThAI ke rUpa meM bhale hI na mile, vaha cAhe rUkhA-sUkhA Tukar3A hI sahI, taba bhI vaha amRta kA bhojana hai / kyoM ? isalie ki usa rUkhI-sUkhI roTI ko prApta karane ke lie jo udyoga kiyA jAtA hai, vaha nyAya, nIti aura sadAcAra se pUrNa hotA hai / 335 cAhe duniyAbhara kA sundara bhojana thAliyoM meM sajA hai, kintu yadi viveka aura vicAra nahIM hai, sirpha peTa bharane kI hI bhUmikA hai, to vaha kitanA hI svAdiSTa aura madhura kyoM na ho, vaha amRta bhojana nahIM hai, balki viSabhojana hai / bhAratIya saMskRti kI aisI hI paramparA rahI hai, jisakI jAnakArI jainadharma yA anya dUsare dharmoM ko par3hane se hotI hai / mArga kI talAza isa prakAra hiMsA aura ahiMsA, alpAraMbha aura mahAraMbha, choTI hiMsA aura bar3I hiMsA, jIvana ke cAroM ora phailI huI hai / hameM usI meM se mArga talAza karanA hai aura dekhanA hai ki hama AtmA aura zarIra donoM ko eka sAtha khurAka kisa prakAra pahu~cA sakate haiM ? kauna-sA mArga aisA ho sakatA hai, jisake anugamana se na to AtmA ko AghAta pahu~ce, aura na hI zarIra kA hanana karanA par3e ? roTI taka pahu~cane ke lie do rAste haiM / pahalA mArga vaha hai - jahA~ mahAraMbha ke dvAra se gujaranA par3atA hai, jisase khuda ke bhI aura dUsaroM ke bhI hAtha khUna se sana jAte haiM aura roTI kI talAza meM jidhara bhI nikalanA par3e hiMsA kA nagna nRtya dikhalAI par3atA hai, dUsarA mArga hai - gRhastha ke anurUpa ahiMsA kA, jisake anusAra alpa-hiMsA se, viveka aura vicAra ke sAtha cala kara jIvana nirvAha ke lie roTI prApta kI jAtI hai aura Page #353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 336 ahiMsA-darzana anyAya, atyAcAra athavA bhayAnaka hatyAkANDa nahIM karanA par3atA hai| kintu aba samasyA uTha khar3I hotI hai ki kauna-sA mArga Arya-mArga hai aura kauna-sA anAryamArga hai ? upayogitA ke nAte kAna sunane ke lie haiN| unase gaMdI gAlI bhI sunI jA sakatI hai; saMsAra ke bure saMgIta bhI sune jA sakate haiM, jinase mana aura mastiSka meM vikAra utpanna hote haiM; pArasparika nindA kI asaMgata bAteM bhI sunI jA sakatI haiM aura unhIM se vaha AdhyAtmika saMgIta bhI sunA jA sakatA hai, jo vikAra vAsanAoM meM eka jalatI cinagArI sI lagA detA hai, unheM bhasma kara detA hai| muMha kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai, eka ora kisI dIna-dukhiyA ko DhADhasa ba~dhAne ke lie, prema kI madhura vANI bolane ke lie aura dUsarI tarapha kaThora gAlI dene ke lie aura dUsaroM kA tiraskAra va nindA karane ke lie bhI / yadyapi muMha bolane ke lie milA hai, usase kyA zabda bolane cAhie, aura kisa avasara para bolane cAhie ? isakA nirNaya to karanA hI par3atA hai / saMsAra meM rahate hue kAnoM se sunA bhI jAegA, mu~ha se bolA bhI jAegA, aura isI prakAra khAyA-piyA bhI jaaegaa| parantu dharmazAstra kA upayoga to kevala isIlie hai ki usake sahAre hama yaha viveka prApta kareM ki hameM kyA sunanA cAhie, kyA bolanA cAhie aura kyA khAnA-pInA cAhie / svarga meM bhI yahI prazna : kyA diyA ? kyA khAyA ? svarga meM jaba koI jIva devarUpa meM utpanna hotA hai, to saikar3oM-hajAroM devI-devatA usake abhinandana hetu khar3e ho jAte haiM / vahA~ cAroM ora se eka hI prazna sunAI par3atA hai, aura usa prazna kA uttara usa nae devatA ko denA par3atA hai / vaha prazna hai : 'tuma kyA de kara Ae ho, aura kyA khA kara Ae ho ?'1 svarga meM utpanna hote hI yaha prazna pUchA jAtA hai 'kyA khA kara Ae ho' ? taba isa sambandha meM vicArapUrvaka uttara dete hue koI kaha sakatA hai ki 'maiM nyAya-nIti ke anusAra apanA aura apane parivAra kA bharaNa-poSaNa karake AyA huuN| maiMne mahA-hiMsA ke dvArA roTI nahIM pAI hai| eka vivekazIla gRhastha ke rUpa meM, zrAvaka ke yogya jo bhI khAyA aura khilAyA hai, vaha mahArambha ke dvArA nahIM; kiMtu alpArambha ke dvArA khAyA aura dUsaroM ko khilAyA hai|' yahI upayukta uttara ho sakatA hai| ___ mokSa aura svarga kI joM carcA hotI hai, vAstava meM vaha mokSa aura svarga kI carcA nahIM, apitu jIvana-nirmANa kI aura sunizcita mArga ko DhUMr3hane kI carcA hai / vaha carcA hai jIvana meM amRta kA mArga khojane kI / khetI-bAr3I ke rUpa meM jo dhandhe haiM, ve kisa rUpa meM haiM aura kisa prakAra ke haiM ? 1 "kiM vA daccA, kiM vA bhuccA ?" . Page #354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 337 bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne kahA hai ki-"anAryamArga se roTI mata paidA kro| jahA~ dUsaroM kA khUna bahAyA jAtA hai, binA viveka-vicAra ke aura mahAraudrabhAva se bahAyA jAtA hai, ve saba anAryakarma haiM / zikAra khelanA, mA~sa khAnA, juA khelanA Adi; saba anAryakarma haiN| ina anAryakarmoM ke dvArA jo roTI AtI hai, vaha roTI nahIM, apitu roTI ke rUpa meM pApa AtA hai, jo jIvana kA patana karane vAlA hotA hai| jainasamAja meM 'prAsuka' kAmoM kI bar3I carcA calA karatI hai / 'prAsuka' ve kAma kahalAte haiM, jinameM hiMsA na ho, yA ho bhI to atyalpa / do jUebAja AmanesAmane baiThe haiN| tAza kA pattA uThA kara pheMkA ki basa hAra-jIta huI aura hajAroM idhara se udhara ho ge| Upara-Upara se to aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki isameM koI hisA nahIM huI / yadi dukAna karate haiM to hiMsA hotI hai, daphtara jAte haiM to hiMsA hotI hai / jIvikA ke lie jo kucha bhI kArya karate haiM, to hiMsA hue binA nahIM rhtii| kiMtu juA khelanA aisA 'prAsuka' kAma hai ki usameM hiMsA nahIM hai / bahutoM kI aisI dhAraNA hai, parantu vicAra karanA cAhie ki yaha mahArambha hai yA alpArambha ? nIti hai yA anIti hai ? koI vicAra kareM yA na kareM kiMtu isa sambandha meM zAstroM ne to nirNaya kiyA hai aura spaSTa batAyA hai ki-sAta durvyasanoM meM juA khelanA pahalA durvyasana hai| mAMsa khAne aura madya pIne kI gaNanA bAda meM kI gaI hai, sabase pahale jue kI hI gardana pakar3I gaI hai / yadyapi juA khelane meM bAhara se koI hiMsA dikhAI nahIM detI, parantu sirpha eka patte ke rUpa meM andara meM hiMsA kA kitanA gaharA dUSaNa hai, jo dUra-dUra taka na jAne kitane parivAroM ko ujAr3a detA hai| juArI kA antaHkaraNa kitanA saMklezamaya rahatA hai, kitanA vyAkula rahatA hai, aura jue kI badaulata kitanI anIti aura kitanI burAiyA~ jIvana meM praveza karatI haiM, ina samasta dUSaNa-cakroM ko koI cAhe na dekha sakatA ho, parantu zAstrakAra kI dUradarzI sUkSma dRSTi se yaha saba kucha chipA nahIM hai| isa prakAra saMsAra ke socane kA DhaMga kucha aura hotA hai, aura zAstrakAroM kA dRSTikoNa kucha aura hI hotA hai / kahane kA Azaya yaha hai ki anna apane Apa meM jIvana kI bahuta mahattvapUrNa AvazyakatA hai| kapar3e kI bhI AvazyakatA hai aura dUsarI cIjoM kI bhI AvazyakatA hai, parantu peTa bharane kI AvazyakatA sabase pahalI hai| anna itanA mahattvapUrNa hai ki yadi saMsAramara kA dhana eka tarapha rakhA jAe aura anna dUsarI tarapha to tarAjU meM anna kA palar3A bhArI rahegA aura dUsarI cIjoM kA halkA / hIroM kI apekSA anna kA mahattva jainAcAryoM ne samrATa vikramAditya kA jIvana-caritra likhA hai / eka bAra samrATa hAthI para savAra ho kara nikala rahe the / mantrI aura senApati pAsa meM baiThe the| jaba anAja kI maNDI se savArI nikalI to samrATa ne apane mantrI se kahA-'kitane hIre bikhare par3e haiM !' Page #355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana maMtrI ne idhara-udhara AMkheM ghumA kara atyanta sAvadhAnI ke sAtha dekhA, kintu use kahIM hIre najara nahIM Ae / taba usane pUchA-annadAtA, hIre kahA~ haiM ? samrATa ne kahA- 'tumheM mAlUma hI nahIM ki hIre kahA~ par3e haiM ?' itanA kahakara samrAT uchala kara hAthI se nIce utare aura dhUla meM se anna ke una bikhare kaNoM ko uThA kara bar3e prema se khA ge| phira samrATa ne kahA- 'anna ke ye dAne pairoM ke nIce kucalane ke lie nahIM haiN| ina hIroM kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna muMha ke sivAya aura kahIM nahIM hai / yahI inake lie tijorI hai aura surakSita sthAna hai / ' samrATa ne phira kahA--"jo deza anna kA apamAna karatA hai, usake viSaya meM jitanI lAparavAhI karatA hai, vaha utanI hI hiMsA karatA hai, utanI hI dUsaroM kI roTiyA~ chInatA hai, aura dUsaroM kA galA ghoMTatA hai|" tatpazcAt anna-pUrNAdevI sAkSAturUpa meM prakaTa huI aura bolI-"rAjan, tumane merA itanA Adara kiyA hai, ataH tuma apane jIvana meM kabhI anna kI kamI mahasUsa nahIM kroge| tumhAre deza meM anna kA bhaNDAra akSaya rhegaa|" anna-devatA AraNyaka meM bhI kahA gayA hai : "anna kI nindA mata karo, avahelanA aura tiraskAra na kro|" yahI kAraNa hai ki bhArata kI saMskRti meM jUThana chor3anA pApa samajhA jAtA hai| yAnI jitanA bhojana Avazyaka ho, utanA hI liyA jAe aura jUThana chor3a kara moriyoM meM vyartha na bahAyA jaae| jo jUThana chor3ate haiM, ve anna devatA kA jAna-bUjhakara apamAna karate haiN| isa taraha anna kA eka-eka dAnA sone ke dAne se bhI maha~gA hai| sone ke dAnoM ke abhAva meM koI mara nahIM sakatA, parantu anna ke dAnoM ke binA hajAroM nahIM, lAkhoM ne chaTapaTA kara prANa de diye haiN| paristhitiyA~ Ane para hI anna kA vAstavika mahattva mAlUma hotA hai| jinake yahA~ anna kA bhaNDAra bharA hai, ve bhale hI anna kI kadra na kareM / parantu eka dina aisA bhI AtA hai, jabaki bhaNDAra khAlI hote haiM aura anna apanI kadra karA letA hai / jIvana-srota yadi anna rahegA-to dharma, jJAna, vijJAna sabhI jIvita raheMge; aura yadi anna na rahA to ve saba bhI kAphUra hue binA na raheMge / jaina-sAhitya (mUla Agama-sAhitya) kA bahuta-sA bhAga vicchinna ho gayA hai / vaha kahA~ calA gayA, aura kaise calA gayA ? isa sambandha meM prasiddha ullekha hai ki sudUra atIta meM bAraha varSa kA ghora akAla par3A thaa| usa samaya anna ke eka-eka dAne ke lie manuSya marane lage the| usa samaya peTa 2 dekhie, updesh-trNginnii| 3 "anna na nindyAt / " Page #356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 336 kA prazna hI sabase bar3A aura mahattvapUrNa bana gayA thA; usake sAmane svarga aura mokSa taka ke prazna gauNa ho gae the| jaina itihAsa kahatA hai ki vaha vizAla AgamasAhitya, anna ke abhAva meM tatkAlIna bhUkha kI bhayAnaka jvAlAoM meM bhasma ho gyaa| usa durbhikSa ke sambandha meM yahA~ taka sunA gayA hai ki loga hIre aura motiyoM ke kaTore bhara kara lAte the / vaha kaTorA anna ke vyApArI ko arpaNa karate aura hajAroM minnateM karate the, aura sAtha hI A~suoM ke motI bhI arpaNa kara dete the| taba kahIM motiyoM ke barAbara jvAra ke dAne milate the| unhIM dAnoM para kisI taraha gujArA kiyA jAtA thaa| jaba aisI bhayAnaka sthiti thI to vahA~ jJAna, vijJAna, vicAra aura viveka kahA~ ThaharatA ? bar3e-bar3e santa, tyAgI aura vairAgI; jinako jAnA thA, ve to saMthArA karake Age kI duniyA meM cale gae / parantu jo nahIM jA sake, ve loga bhUkha ke mAre ghabarA gae / jo sAdhaka eka dina bar3I zAna se sAmrAjya ko bhI ThukarA kara Ae the, Aja ve hI anna ke thor3e-se dAnoM ke abhAva meM-roTI na milane para-DagamagAte dikhAI dete haiN| jaTila prazna __ vAstava meM yaha jIvana kA jaTila prazna hai| jaba isakA ThIka taraha se adhyayana kiyA jAegA, tabhI to kisI ko sahI mArga mila sakegA anyathA citana ke abhAva meM sahI dizA nahIM mila sktii| sahI ciMtana karane para spaSTatayA mAlUma ho sakatA hai ki vAstava meM bhAgyazAlI vahI hai, jisakI anna-sambandhI AvazyakatA pUrNa ho jAtI hai, aura jisakI yaha AvazyakatA pUrNa nahIM hotI, usake bhAgya kA koI artha nahIM rahatA / parantu Ajakala logoM ne puNya kI kasauTI dUsarI hI banA rakhI hai| ve jIvana ke puNya ko hIre, javAharAta, sone aura cAMdI se taulate haiN| jahA~ hIroM kA jyAdA Dhera lagA ho, vahA~ jyAdA puNya samajhA jAtA hai| parantu jaba puNya ko isa arthavAda kI tarAjU para tolanA zurU kiyA, tabhI jIvana meM sabase pahale gar3abar3I zurU huii| astu, dekhanA yaha cAhie ki isa sambandha meM zAstrakAra kyA kahate haiM, aura anya loga kyA socate samajhate haiM ? kauna-sA dhaMdhA puNyamaya ? eka gRhastha jo khetI-bAr3I kA dhaMdhA karatA hai / vaha kaThora parizrama ke dvArA roTI kamAtA hai aura garIba hote hue bhI nyAya-nIti kI maryAdA meM rahatA hai / dUsarA parivAra eka kasAI kA hai / usake yahA~ pratidina hajAroM pazu kATe jAte haiM aura isa dhaMdhe ke kAraNa usake yahA~ hIre aura javAharAta ke Dhera lage haiN| aba yadi kisI ko janma lenA hai to ina do parivAroM meM se kisa parivAra meM janma lenA pUNya hai| usakA dharma use kidhara le jAegA ? agalA janma vaha kisAna ke yahA~ legA yA kasAI ke yahA~ ? dharmaniSTha kisAna garIba to hai, parantu zAstrakAra kI tattva-darzI dRSTi meM asalI puNya Page #357 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 340 ahiMsA-darzana usI daridranArAyaNa kI jhoMpar3I meM hai aura vahI puNyAnubaMdhI saccA puNya hai-jisase sArI vasudhA prakAzamAna hotI hai| mAravAr3I bhASA meM kahate haiM-'usase sukhe-sukhe mokSa prApta hotA hai|' pApAcAra ke dvArA rupaye, paise, aThanniyA~ aura cavanniyA~ jyAdA mila gaIM to kisa kAma kI ? yadi rUkhI-sUkhI roTI viveka, vicAra aura nIti ke sAtha mila jAtI hai, to vahI puNya kA sIdhA mArga hai| duniyAbhara ke atyAcAroM ke bAda aura nirIha prANiyoM kA khUna bahA kara agara hIre aura motI mila bhI jAe~ vaha puNya kA mArga nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| Adarza-jIvana eka bar3e vicArazIla zrAvaka ne kahA ki mujhe anyAya aura atyAcAra ke siMhAsana para yadi cakravartI kA sAmrAjya bhI mile to use ThukarA dUMgA aura anantaananta kAla taka usakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kruuNgaa| mere satkarmoM ke phalasvarUpa, merI to yahI bhAvanA hai ki mujhe agalA janma lenA hI na par3e / yadi janma lenA hI par3e to maiM kisI aise parivAra meM hI janma lUM, jahA~ viveka ho, vicAra ho, nyAya aura nIti ho; phira cAhe usa parivAra meM jUThana uThAne kA hI kAma mujhe kyoM na karanA par3e ! vastutaH yahI nirNaya ThIka hai aura Adarza-jIvana kA pratIka hai| yaha AdarzapUrNa nirNaya, bhArata kI mUla saMskRti kA dyotaka hai aura yaha vaha pratIka hai jise jaina-dharma ne apanA gaurava mAnA hai / isameM jo umaMga, utsAha aura Ananda hai, vaha anyatra kahA~ ? bhAgyazAlI kauna ? udAharaNasvarUpa do yAtrI cale jA rahe haiN| bahuta bar3A maidAna hai, saikar3oM kosoM taka gA~va kA nAma nahIM hai| donoM yAtrI bhayaMkara rAste se gujara rahe haiM / una donoM ko bhUkha laga AI / bhUkha ke mAre chaTapaTAte hue, vyAkula hote hue cale jA rahe haiM / akasmAt usa samaya ve eka tarapha do thaile par3e hue dekhate haiM / unheM dekha kara ve apane ko bhAgyazAlI samajhate haiM aura Apasa meM phaisalA karate haiM ki yaha thailA terA, aura vaha merA / arthAt-ve donoM una thailoM kA ba~TavArA kara lete haiM / ve donoM thailoM ke pAsa pahuMcate haiM aura apane-apane thaile ko kholate haiM / eka meM bhune cane nikalate haiM aura dUsare meM hIre aura motI / aba yahA~ kisake puNya kA udaya huA hai ? jise javAharAta kA thailA milA hai, vaha unheM le kara apane sira se mAra letA hai aura kahatA hai ki inakI apekSA yadi do muTThI cane mila jAte to hI acchA thA ! unase prANa to baca jAte ! aisI sthiti meM jIvana-rakSA kI dRSTi se una hIroM aura motiyoM kA kyA mUlya hai ? jise anna kA thailA milA, vaha bAga-bAga ho jAtA hai ki na jAne kisa janma kA puNya Aja kAma de gayA hai / 4 dekhie, uttarAdhyayana sUtra 3, 17 Page #358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 341 isake lie maiM to yahI kahU~gA ki zAstroM ko bhI TaTolane kI jarUrata nahIM hai, sirpha jIvana ko hI TaTolane kI jarUrata hai aura jIvana-sambandhI yathArthavAdI dRSTikoNa ke adhyayana kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| annanindA : pApa bhAratIya saMskRti ke eka AcArya ne kahA hai ki-"anna kI nindA karanA pApa hai / " jUThana chor3anA hiMsA hai, kyoMki vaha anna kA apavyaya hai, aura kama khAnA puNya hai / kama khAnA puNya to avazya hai, parantu khAne ko kama milanA kyA hai ? yahA~ tIna cIjeM haiM jyAdA khAnA, kama khAnA aura kama khAne ko milanA / jyAdA khAne ke viSaya meM to granthakAroM ne kaha diyA hai ki jyAdA khAne vAlA agale janma meM ajagara banatA hai aura kama khAnA dharma mAnA jAtA hai / jaina-dharma meM Unodara tapa mAnA gayA hai jo ki anazana ke bAda AtA hai, vaha bar3A utkRSTa tapa hai / tapoM meM eka ke bAda dUsarA aura dUsare ke bAda tIsarA sUkSma hotA jAtA hai; arthAt-uttarottara mahattvapUrNa hotA jAtA hai / eka AcArya ne kahA hai ki anazana kI tulanA meM Unodara tapa vizeSa mahattva rakhatA hai| isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? anazana tapa ke samaya bilakula hI nahIM khAyA jAtA khAne kI tarapha dhyAna hI nahIM diyA jAtA, parantu Unodara meM kama khAyA jAtA hai / khAne ke lie baiThanA aura jaba svAdiSTa miSTAnnoM ke khAne kA Ananda anubhava ho to bhI adhUrA khAnA muzkila hotA hai / bhojana karate samaya bhojana ke rasa ko bIca meM hI chor3a denA, bhojana bilkula hI na karane kI apekSA adhika tyAgavRtti mA~gatA hai| yaha eka bar3A evaM pavitra parivartana hai, AdhyAtmika krAnti hai / isa prakAra kA kama khAnA dharma mAnA gayA hai| parantu khAne ko kama milanA kyA hai ? ise pApa mAnA gayA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti kahatI hai ki kama khAnA to dharma hai, kintu khAne kI mAtrA kama milanA pApa hai / jisa deza ke baccoM, bUr3hoM, mahilAoM aura naujavAnoM ko khAnA nahIM milatA hai, usa deza kI vyavasthA karane vAloM ke lie vaha eka bar3A gunAha hai| kama khAne kI zikSA avazya dI gaI hai, para khAnA kama kyoM milanA cAhie ! khAne kI mAtrA kama milanA, apanI vyavasthA ko doSapUrNa siddha karanA hai, aura apane meM eka pApa ko prakaTa karanA hai| aura yaha pApa aisI burAI hai, jo hajAroM dUsarI burAiyoM ko paidA karatI hai| prANa kI rakSA isa vivecana se yaha spaSTa hai ki dharma ko, puNya ko yA satkarma ko hIroM aura motiyoM se tolanA galata bAta hai| para, duHkha to isa bAta kA hai ki galata rAha ko 5 jaina-dharma meM anazana Adi bAraha tapa mAne gae haiM, unameM Unodara dUsare nambara para hai / Unodara kA artha hai-jitanI bhUkha ho, usase bhI kucha kama khAnA / arthAtpeTa ko thor3A khAlI rakhanA / Page #359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 342 ahiMsA-darzana sahI mAna liyA gayA hai| puNya aura pApa ko jIvana kI upayogitA se aura upayogitAoM kI pUraka AvazyakatAoM se tolanA caahie| jIvana kI kisI bhI anivArya AvazyakatA kI paripUrti hIroM-javAharAta kI vidyamAnatA se nahIM ho sakatI / cA~dI sone kI 'roTiyA~' khA kara, motiyoM kA 'zAka' banA kara aura hIre kA 'pAnI' pI kara koI apane prANoM kI rakSA nahIM kara sakatA / prANoM kI rakSA to kevala anna hI kara sakatA hai| amIra ho yA garIba, donoM ko hI anna kI sIdhI-saccI rAha para calanA hogA / Akhira, jIvana to jIvana kI hI rAha para clegaa| isa sambandha meM eka AcArya ne ThIka hI kahA hai| camakate ratna isakA hindI rUpAntara isa prakAra hai "bhUmaMDala meM tIna ratna haiM, pAnI-anna-subhASita vANI / patthara ke Tukar3oM meM karate, ratna-kalpanA pAmara prANI / / " 6 vAstava meM isa pRthvI para tIna hI ratna camaka rahe haiM-jala, anna aura subhASita vaannii| nadI, tAlAba yA nahara meM jo jala baha rahA hai, usakI eka-eka bUMda kI sulanA motiyoM aura hIroM se bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| yadi koI tolatA hai to vaha galatI karatA hai / anna kA eka-eka dAnA camakatA huA ratna hai, jisakI rozanI hIroM kI camaka ko bhI mAta karatI hai| tIsarA ratna hai-subhASita vANI; arthAt-mIThA bola ; aisA bola, jo lage hue ghAva para marahama kA kAma kare, prema kA upahAra arpaNa kara de ; begAnoM ko apanA banA de aura jaba muMha se nikale to aisA lage ki mAnoM phUla jhara rahe haiM, aisA subhASita bhI eka ratna hai / jo mUr3ha haiM-yahA~ AcArya 'mUr3ha' zabda kA prayoga kara rahe haiM to mujhe bhI karanA par3a rahA hai; arthAt-ajJAnI haiM, ve patthara ke Tukar3oM meM ratnoM kI kalpanA karate haiM / kintu pUrvokta tIna ratna hI vAstavika ratna haiM, aura ye camakate hue patthara ke Tukar3e unake samakakSa kahA~ ? ghara meM dhAnya rAmAyaNa-kAla kI eka ghaTanA hai, jisameM bahuta hI sundara tathya kA varNana hai / 7 jaba rAmacandrajI caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa samApta kara rAvaNa-vadha ke bAda sItA tathA vAnaroM sahita ayodhyA vApasa Ae to parivAra ke loga tathA rAjya ke bar3e-bar3e seTha sAhUkAra unake svAgata ke lie daur3a par3e / hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM janatA abhinandana ke 6 "pRthivyAM trINi ratnAni, jalamanna subhASitam / __ mUDhaH pASANa-khaNDeSu ratna-saMjJA vidhIyate // " 7 dekhie upadeza-taraMgiNI / Page #360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 343 lie vahA~ jA pahu~cI / rAmacandrajI ne sabase kSema-kuzala pUchate samaya eka hI prazna kiyA "ghara meM saba ThIka hai, dhAnya kI kamI to nahIM hai ?" kucha loga rAmacandrajI ke prazna kA marma nahIM samajha ske| unhoMne socA-- "mAlUma hotA hai, mahArAja bhUkhe Ae haiN| tabhI to yaha nahIM pUchA ki ratna-bhaMDAra to bhare haiM ? aura yaha bhI nahIM pUchA ki ghara meM kitanA dhana hai ? varan yaha pUchA ki ghara meM dhAnya kI kamI to nahIM hai| mahArAja ke antara meM Ajakala roTI hI samAI astu, upasthita logoM ne ha~sate hue kahA-"mahArAja, ApakI kRpA hai / anna kI kucha kamI nahIM hai / anna ke bhaMDAra itanI vizAla mAtrA meM bhare par3e haiM ki varSoM khAe~, taba bhI khAlI nahIM hoN|" ukta kathana meM spaSTa hI parihAsa kI dhvani sunAI de rahI thii| ___ logoM kI isa bhrAnta dhAraNA ko samajhane meM rAmacandrajI ko dera nahIM lgii| unhoMne socA--'jinake peTa bhare hue haiM, unakI nigAha anna se haTa kara anyatra bhaTaka gaI hai| isIlie ye saba loga mere prazna ke mahattva ko nahIM samajha sake aura muskarAne lage haiN| svAgata-abhinandana ke bAda rAmacandrajI ayodhyA meM A gae / eka dina rAjyabhara meM yaha sandeza prasArita kiyA gayA ki mahArAja rAmacandrajI vanavAsa kI avadhi pUrI karake sakuzala lauTa Ae haiM, ataH nagara-nivAsiyoM ko prItibhoja denA cAhate haiN| sArI prajA ko nimaMtraNa de diyA gayA / amuka samaya nizcita kara diyA gayA aura tadanusAra saba prajAjana A pahu~ce / nimaMtraNa sabhI ko priya hotA hai| sAdhAraNa ghara kA mile to bhI logoM ko vaha bar3I cIja mAlUma hotI hai, phira kahIM samrAT ke ghara kA mila jAe, taba to kahanA hI kyA hai ? Aja javAharalAla neharU ke yahA~ yadi kisI ko eka gilAsa sAdA pAnI hI kyoM na mila jAe; phira dekhie, vaha abhimAna kI tIrakamAna se kaisI tIraMdAjI dikhAtA hai ! niyata samaya para saba loga bhojana ke lie A gaye aura paMgata baiTha gii| rAmacandrajI ne kahA-"bhaiyA, hama apane hAthoM se paroseMge !" hIre aura motiyoM kI bharI huI DaliyA~ AIM / rAma ne eka-eka muTThI saba kI thAlI meM parosa die / hamArI bhAratIya paramparA yaha hai ki bhojana karAne vAle kI AjJA milane para hI bhojana Arambha kiyA jAtA hai| logoM ne socA ki hIre Adi to pahale-pahala bheMTasvarUpa parose gae haiM, bhojana to aba aaegaa| parantu rAmacandrajI ne hAtha jor3a kara vinamra nivedana kiyA--"bhojana Arambha kiijie|" Page #361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 344 ahiMsA-darzana loga pezopeza meM par3a gae ki khAeM kyA ? khAne kI to koI cIja parosI hI nahIM gaI ? rAmacandrajI bole- kyA huA ? eka-eka hIrA lAkhoM ke mUlya kA hai, aura kucha ratna to sarvathA anamola haiN| Apa soca-vicAra meM kyoM par3e haiN| bhojana kIjie na? prajAjana bole-mahArAja, anamola to avazya haiN| inase jeba hI bharI jA sakatI hai, parantu peTa nahIM bharA jA sakatA / peTa to peTa ke tarIke se hI bharegA / rAma ne phira kahA-bar3I sundara cIjeM haiM ! aisI cIjeM dekhane meM bhI kama AtI haiM / ye to peTa ke lie hI haiM / prajAjana kahane lage-mahArAja, inheM peTa meM DAleM bhI kaise ? yaha peTa kI nahIM, jeba kI khurAka hai| aba rAmacandrajI ne asalI marma kholA / bole-usa dina jaba maiMne prazna kiyA thA ki-ghara meM dhAnya kI kamI to nahIM hai ? taba Apa loga dhana ke pramoda meM haMsane lage the| ApakI A~khoM meM to dhana kA hI mahattva hai ! Apako to hIre, motI hI cAhie / dhAnya kI jarUrata hI kyA hai ? basa, dhana mila gayA to ThIka hai, usI se jIvana pAra ho jaaegaa| ___ isake bAda rAmacandrajI ne phira kahA- aba Apa bhalI bhAMti samajha gaye hoMge ! dhana se pahalA nambara dhAnya kA hai / dhAnya milegA to dhana kamAne ke lie hAtha uThegA, aura dhAnya nahIM milA to eka kaur3I kamAne ke lie bhI hAtha nahIM uTha sakatA / Apake saMkalpa galata rAste para cale gae haiM, ataH sahI sthiti ko Apa nahIM samajha sake haiM / anna kI upekSA, jIvana kI upekSA hai / anna kA apamAna karane vAlA rASTra bhI apamAnita hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / jisa deza ke loga anna ko hIna dRSTi se dekhane lageM, phira vaha deza duniyA ke dvArA hIna dRSTi se kyoM na dekhA jAe ? nItimaya jIvikA kA upadeza anna kI samasyA jIvana kI pramukha samasyA hai| isIlie bhagavAna RSabhadeva jaba isa saMsAra meM avatIrNa hue aura unheM bhUkhI janatA milI to dharma kA upadeza dene se pahale unhoMne AjIvikA kA hI prAthamika upadeza diyA aura usameM kRSi hI ekamAtra aisI AjIvikA thI, jisakA sAkSAt sambandha udarapUrti se thA / hajAroM AcAryoM ne unake upadeza ko U~cA uThA liyA aura kahA ki unhoMne itanA puNya prApta kiyA ki hama usakI koI sImA bA~dhane meM asamartha haiM / bhagavAn ne jo Arya-vRtti sikhalAI, usakA varNana AcAryoM ne aura mUla-sUtrakAroM ne bhI kiyA hai| isa sambandha meM loga zAyada yaha kaha sakate haiM ki usa samaya bhagavAn gRhastha the, Page #362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rojI, roTI aura ahiMsA 345 isIlie unhoMne gRhastha kA mArga sikhA diyaa| bAta to ThIka hI hai, sabhI vicAraka kRSi ko gRhastha kA mArga yA saMsAra kA mArga kahate haiN| kauna kahatA hai ki vaha mokSa kA mArga hai ? parantu prazna to nIti aura anIti kA hai| gRhastha kI AjIvikA donoM taraha se calatI hai| koI gRhastha nyAya-nIti se apanA jIvananirvAha karatA hai, aura koI anIti se-juA khela kara, kasAI khAnA khola kara, zikAra karake, corI karake, yA aisA hI koI dUsarA anaitika dhandhA karake nirvAha karatA hai| Apa inameM se kise apekSAkRta acchA samajhate haiM ? jahA~ nyAya aura nIti hai, vahA~ puNya hai| bhagavAn ne to saMsAra ko nIti hI sikhAI, anIti nahIM / yadi zikAra khelanA sikhA dete to vaha bhI eka AjIvikA kA mArga thA, parantu vaha anIti kA mArga hai| ataeva bhagavAn ne janatA ko anyAya kA mArga jAna-bUjha kara nahIM sikhAyA / jambUdvIpa-prajJapti-sUtra meM, jahA~ yugaliyoM kI jIvana-lIlA kA varNana hai, aura usI meM yaha ullekha bhI hai ki-bhagavAn ne unheM tIna karma sikhalAe; sAtha hI yaha bhI kahA hai ki ye sabhI prajA ke hita ke lie, unake kalyANa ke lie ye saba kalAe~ sikhalAI haiN|8 bhagavAn ke dvArA una kalAoM kA sikhAyA jAnA 'rapaTa par3e kI haragaGgA' nahIM thaa| eka bUr3hA, sardI ke mausama meM gaMgA ke kinAre-kinAre jA rahA thaa| usakA paira phisala gayA aura vaha gaMgA meM gira pdd'aa| jaba gira par3A to kahane lagA-'harahara gaMgA, harahara gNgaa|' isI ko 'rapaTa par3e kI hara gaMgA' kahate haiN| sardI ke kAraNa gaMgA-snAna karane kI icchA nahIM thI, kintu jaba gaMgA meM gira hI par3e to gaMgA-snAna kA nATaka khelane lge| bhagavAn ke dvArA isa taraha binA samajhe-mujhe kalAeM nahIM sikhAI giiN| unhoMne viveka ko sAtha meM le kara aura vicAra ke mApaka se nIti ko sahI dRSTikoNa se nApakara prajA ke kalyANa kI kalpanA kI thii| logoM ko naraka ke dvAra para pahu~cAne ke lie nahIM, varan kalyANa ke mArga para agrasara karane ke lie; mAnava ko dAnava banAne ke lie nahIM, varan iMsAna kI iMsAniyata ko kAyama rakhane ke lie, kRSi Adi Adarza kalAoM kA sazikSaNa diyA thA / rojI-roTI meM ahiMsA kI kasauTI usI roTI aura rojI meM Ananda AtA hai, jo cunautiyoM se bharI ho, jisameM manuSya ko apanI AvazyakatAoM ke lie svayaM mehanata karanI par3e / jahA~ dUsaroM kA zoSaNa karake yA dUsaroM para anyAya, atyAcAra karake, dhokhebAjI se roTI aura rojI 8 "payAhiyAe uvadisai / " Page #363 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 346 ahiMsA-darzana kamAI jAtI ho, vaha saMkalpI hiMsA hai, kyoMki unameM dUsaroM ke Ananda para DAkA DAlA jAtA hai, isase apane aura dUsare, donoM ke Ananda kA khAtmA ho jAtA hai / niSkarSa yaha hai ki jo sAttvika hai, jo roTI alpArambha se prApta huI hai, jisameM svayaM kA zrama lagA hai, vahI roTI aura rojI zrAvaka jIvana kI ahiMsA kI maryAdA meM AtI hai / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne gRhasthadharma kI maryAdA ko le kara jo bhI dhaMdhe janatA ko sikhAe, ve Aryakarma the, ahiMsA kI dizA meM Age bar3hAne vAle the aura svaparahitakAraka the / isalie hameM kisI bhI rojI aura roTI kI acchAI kA nirNaya uparyukta ahiMsA kI kasauTI se karanA caahie| Page #364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA prazna itanA jaTila hai ki jaba taka gaharAI meM pahu~ca kara, hama isa para vicAra nahIM kara lete, taba taka usakI vAstavika rUpa-rekhA hamAre sAmane nahIM A sakatI / prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki loga zabdoM ko pakar3a kara cala par3ate haiM, phalata: unake hAtha meM kisI tattva kA kevala eka khokhA mAtra hI raha jAtA hai aura usakA rasa prAya: nicur3a jAtA hai / jisa phala kA rasa nicur3a jAtA hai aura kevala UparI khokhA hI raha jAtA hai, usakA koI mUlya nahIM hotA / vaha to kevala bhAra hai / hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke sambandha meM bhI Ajakala yahI dRzya dekhA jAtA hai / prAyaH loga hiMsA-ahiMsA ke zabdoM ko Upara-Upara se pakar3a kara baiTha gae haiM, isa kAraNa ukta zabdoM ke bhItara kA marma unakI samajha meM nahIM A sakA / 26 hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke vAstavika marma ko samajhane-samajhAne ke lie sAmUhika pravacana evaM vyaktigata carcAoM ke rUpa meM bahuta se prayatna kie jAte haiM / kiMtu ina prayatnoM kA upayoga kevala manoraMjana ke rUpa meM hI nahIM honA caahie| balki ahiMsA kI spaSTa rUpa rekhA janatA ke sAmane prastuta kI jAnI cAhie aura jaba taka vahI sahI rUpa meM nahIM A jAtI hai, taba taka koI vyakti, dharma yA samAja yA rASTra kisI ke prati bhI prAmANika nahIM ho sakatA / ataeva bArIkI se socane aura samajhane kI koziza karanI cAhie ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA vAstavika rUpa kyA hai ? pUrva saMkalpa yaha eka lambI carcA hai / prAyaH jaba loga isa prazna para vicAra karane ke lie zAstroM ke panno palaTate haiM / aura jaba isa taraha calate haiM to unakA saMkalpa eka ora TakarAtA hai aura zAstroM kI AvAja dUsarI ora sunAI par3atI hai / aisI sthiti meM prAyaH saMkalpa kI AvAja to suna lI jAtI hai aura zAstroM kI AvAja ke svara dUra jA par3ate haiM / parantu isase sacAI hAtha nahIM AtI, vAstavikatA kA patA nahIM calatA; sirpha Atma-saMtoSa evaM thor3e-se kalpita vizvAsa ko poSaNa mila jAtA hai / ataeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki kisI bhI tattva para vicAra karate samaya buddhi niSpakSa ho, kyoMki taTasthabuddhi ke dvArA hI saccA nirNaya prApta ho sakatA hai / eka nyAyAdhIza hai / vAdI aura prativAdI usake nyAyAlaya meM upasthita hai / kiMtu nyAyAdhIza yadi kisI ke pakSa meM pahale se hI buddhi ko sthira kara letA hai to vaha nyAya ke siMhAsana kA uttaradAyittva pUrI taraha nahIM nibhA sakatA / itanA hI nahIM, Page #365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 348 ahiMsA-darzana balki jyoM hI yaha bAta vAdI yA prativAdI ko mAlUma ho jAtI hai, vaha usa nyAyAlaya ko chor3a kara dUsare nyAyAlaya meM jAne kI prArthanA karatA hai| yadyapi yaha ThIka hai ki phaisalA kisI eka ke hI pakSa meM hogA, kiMtu nirNaya dene se pahale hI yadi nirNaya kara liyA jAtA hai aura dimAga meM pahale hI pakSa-vizeSa kA bhAva bhara liyA jAtA hai to nyAya kA uttaradAyittva ThIka-ThIka adA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / pakSapAta ke paMka meM kartavya ke kadama binA sane raha nahIM sakate / ThIka, yahI bAta zAstroM ke sambandha meM bhI hai / jaba koI kisI bhI zAstrIya viSaya para gaharAI se vicAra karane ke lie udyata ho to pahale use apanI buddhi ko niSpakSa banA le, aura apane bhAva ko taTastha rakhe / yadi niSpakSabuddhi rakha kara calegA to siddhAMta aura jIvana ko sahI-sahI parakha sakegA, aura sAtha hI samAja evaM rASTra ke prati apane kartavyoM ko bhI samajha sakegA / anyathA, vyartha hI zAstroM kI gardana maror3atA rahegA aura apane jIvana ko bhI nahIM parakha skegaa| isa sambandha meM AcArya haribhadra ne eka bar3I hI sundara bAta kahI hai :jaba kadAgrahI aura pakSapAtI manuSya kisI siddhAMta para vicAra karatA hai taba vaha zAstroM ko, dalIloM ko tathA yuktiyoM ko bhI khIMcakara ghasITatA huA vahIM le jAtA hai, jahA~ usakI buddhi ne pahale se hI kadama jamA rakhA hai| aise loga zAstra ke Azaya tathA aucitya ko bhI nahIM dekha paate| basa, unakA mukhya dhyeya yahI hotA hai ki kisI prakAra merI managaDhanta dhAraNA ko puSTi mile / kiMtu jo pakSapAta se rahita hotA hai vaha apanI dhAraNA ko vahIM le jAtA hai, jahA~ yukti yA zAstra kA kathana use le jAne kI preraNA dete haiM / pakSapAta kise kahate haiM ? pakSa kA artha 'paMkha' hai| pakSI jaba ur3atA hai to usake donoM paMkha ThIka aura sama rahane caahie| tabhI vaha ThIka taraha se gati kara sakatA hai, U~cI ur3Ana bhara sakatA hai aura lambe-lambe maidAnoM ko zIghratA se pAra kara sakatA hai / kiMtu yadi usa pakSI kA eka paMkha TUTa jAe to vaha ur3a nahIM sktaa| isI prakAra jahA~ pakSapAta huA, aura manuSya eka pakSa kA sahArA le kara calA to vahA~ siddhAMta, vicAra aura ciMtana Upara nahIM uTha sakate, balki ve reMgate dikhAI pdd'eNge| pakSapAta kA spaSTa artha hai-satya ke paMkha TUTa jaanaa| ataH AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki jaba koI siddhAMta ke kisI viSaya para vicAra kare to apanA dila aura dimAga sApha rakhe aura gambhIra vicAra-maMthana ke dvArA satya kA jo makkhana nikale, use grahaNa karane ko sadaiva taiyAra rhe| satya kI pUjA pahale hamArI buddhi vikasita thI to hama Agraha ko, ahaMkAra ko aura kisI 1 "AgrahI bata ninISati yukti, tatra yatra matirasya niviSTA / pakSapAta-rahitasya tu yuktiryatra tatra matireti nivezam // " Page #366 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 346 bhI vyakti-vizeSa ko mahattva na de kara kevala satya ko hI mahatva dete the aura satya kI hI pUjA karate the| jahA~ satya kI kI pUjA hotI hai, vahA~ Izvara kI pratiSThA hai| kisI devAlaya meM nAriyala car3hA denA, naivedya car3hA denA yA mastaka jhukA denA saccI IzvaropAsanA nahIM hai, kiMtu mana-vacana-karma se satya kI pUjA karanA hI Izvara hI saccI ArAdhanA hai| jo manuSya taTasthabhAva se Age bar3hatA hai aura apanI baddhamUla mAnyatAoM ke Agraha ThukarA detA hai aura usake badale meM sAmane Ane vAle satya ke samakSa natamastaka ho jAtA hai, vahI marma ko pA sakatA hai, vahI apane jIvana ko kRtArtha kara sakatA hai / cAhe vaha taruNa ho yA bUr3hA ; gRhastha ho yA sAdhu ; vaha apane Apa meM bahuta Upara uTha sakatA hai| usake jIvana kI gati IzvarIya pragati hai / vaha apanI mahattA ko adhikAdhika U~cAI para le jAtA hai aura girAvaTa kI ora agrasara nahIM hotA / parantu satya kA mArga sugama nahIM hai / vaha bar3A kaThina, pecIdA aura Ter3hA hai| itanA kaThina aura Ter3hA ki jisake lie bhArata ke eka santa ne kahA hai :'chure kI dhAra para calanA kaThina hai| jisa mArga para chure biche hoM aura talavAroM kI noMke Upara ko uThI hoM, usa mArga para calane vAlA, nRtya karane vAlA, kitanI sAvadhAnI se, kitanI bar3I taiyArI ke sAtha eka-eka kadama rakhatA hai aura kitanI taTasthatA rakhatA hai aura Akhira nRtya ko pUrA kara hI jAtA hai| parantu satya kA mArga chure kI dhAra se bhI teja aura Ter3hA hai aura vidvAn use durgama bhI batAte haiM / bar3e-bar3e vidvAn bhI vahA~ calate-calate dhIraja chor3a dete haiM / 12 kintu isameM kisI se ghRNA yA dveSa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yaha to mArga hI aisA hai ki Diga jAnA, phisala jAnA yA vicalita ho jAnA koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai| gItA meM yogirAja kRSNa ne bhI kahA hai :-karma kyA hai, aura akarma kyA hai ? dharma kyA hai, adharma kyA hai ? puNya kyA hai ? aura pApa kyA hai ? isake niSpakSa nirNaya meM bar3e-bar3e vidvAna bhI bhramita ho jAte haiN|' ataeva isa mArga para pAMDitya kA bhAra lAda kara bhI nahIM calA jA sktaa| isa para to satya kI dRSTi le kara, apane Apako satya ke caraNoM meM samarpita karake hI calA jA sakatA hai| yadi vyartha ke pAMDitya kA bhAra lAda kara caleMge to niSpakSa nirNaya nahIM kara sakeMge / satya ke prati gadgadmAva aura sahajabhAva lie hue sAdhaka calegA to sambhava hai, use satya kA patA laga ske| isake abhAva meM vidvAna bhI satya kI jhA~kI nahIM pA sktaa| 2 "kSurasya dhArA nizitA duratyayA, durga pathastat kavayo vadanti / " 3 "kiM karma kimakarmeti kavayo'pyatra mohitAH / " -kaThopaniSad Page #367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA darzana kisI vyakti kA adhyayana kitanA hI alpa kyoM na ho, yadi satya ko hI usane apanA lakSya banA liyA hai aura sahajabhAva se use grahaNa karane ke lie vaha taiyAra hai| to avazya hI vaha satya ke nikaTa pahu~ca sakatA hai / isake viparIta bar3e-bar3e vidvAn bhI ahaMkAra aura pANDitya ke prasAda ko sAtha le kara satya ke dvAra taka nahIM pahuMca sakate / isa sambandha meM hamAre AcAryoM ne zreSTha-se zreSThatara bAteM kaha dI haiM, ve adhika U~cAI para haiM, parantu hamAre vicAroM ke hAtha itane choTe haiM ki hama U~cAI ko chU nahIM sakate / 350 lekina satya ke mahattva ke sAmane bar3e se bar3A vyaktitva bhI hIna hai / vyakti ko mahattva to de diyA jAtA hai, kintu vicAra karane se vidita hotA hai ki use vaha mahattva satya ke dvArA hI milatA hai| apane Apa meM vyakti kA kyA mahattva hai ? vaha to haDDI aura mA~sa kA sthUla DhA~cA hai / parantu jaba vaha satya kI pUjA ke lie sanmArga para cala par3atA hai, satya kI hI paridhi meM rahatA hai aura satya ke sAmrAjya meM hI vicaraNa karatA hai; taba usakI pUjA kI jAtI hai, usakA svAgata aura sammAna kiyA jAtA hai / vaha pUjA, vaha Adara aura vaha sammAna, usakI sundara mAnava AkRti kA nahIM; apitu usakI satya-niSThA kA hai / satya kI UMcAI yadi eka lambA AdamI sIdhA daNDAyamAna khar3A hotA hai aura usakA sira makAna kI chata se chU jAtA hai to usakI haDDiyoM kI U~cAI, dekhane vAloM ke lie tamAzA jarUra bana sakatI hai, para vaha hamArI zraddhA evaM bhakti kA pAtra nahIM ho sakatA / kAraNa, jIvana kI sArthakatA ke lie vicAroM kI aura satya kI jo U~cAI hai, vahI Adara evaM sammAna kI upAdeya vastu banatI hai / yaha U~cAI tamAze kI vastu nahIM, apitu caraNoM meM jhukane, samarpita hone tathA zraddhA rakhane kI vastu hai / isIlie AcAryoM ne yaha kahA hai ki- - Apa vyakti ko kyoM mahattva dete haiM ? hamAre guru ne aisA kahA yA vaisA kahA, isa prakAra kaha kara Apa eka ora to lAThiyA~ calAte haiM aura dUsarI ora satya, jo taTastha bhAva se sanmArga kA nirdezana kara rahA hai, usakI pukAra taka nahIM sunate ! isa zocanIya sthiti ko dekha kara duHkha hotA hai ki yaha kaisI gar3abar3I cala rahI hai / ataeva bhalIbhAMti samajha lenA cAhie ki satya kA mahattva sarvopari hai aura usakI tulanA meM vyakti kA jo mahattva hai, vaha kevala satya kI hI badaulata hai / sampradAya yA samAja yA vyakti kA mahatva ekamAtra satya ke hI pIche hai / satya kA bar3appana hI vyakti ko bar3appana detA hai / birAdarI ke nahIM isa sambandha meM jainAcArya haribhadra bahuta bar3I bAta kaha gae haiN| AcArya haribhadra bar3e hI bahuta vidvAna ho cuke haiM, jinakI vidvattA ko mahAkAla kI kAlI chAyA bhI Page #368 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 351 lA nahIM banA skii| unakI amara vANI hama Apake sAmane rakha rahe haiM / ve kahate haiM - 'bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prati hameM pakSapAta nahIM hai / ve hamArI jAti-birAdarI ke nahIM aura sage-sambandhI bhI nahIM haiM / kintu satyAcaraNa aura kaThina sAdhanA se Akhira - kAra ve bhagavAn ke pada para pratiSThita ho cuke haiM, ataH unakI vANI ke sambandha meM hama jo bhI vicAra karate haiM, vaha kisI taraha kA pakSapAta le kara nahIM / aura kapila Adi jo anya maharSi ho cuke haiM, unake prati hameM lezamAtra bhI dveSa aura ghRNA nahIM hai / jo bhI satya ke upAsaka Aja taka prakAza meM Ae haiM, hama una sabake vicAroM kA taTastha - vRtti se adhyayana karate haiM, una saba kI vANI kA cintana, manana aura vizleSaNa karate haiM, jisake vicAra satya kI niSpakSa kasauTI para khare utarate haiM, usI ke vicAroM ko niHzaMkabhAva se svIkAra karate haiM aura usI kA Adara-sammAna bhI karate haiM / 4 parIkSA kI tarAjU aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki AcArya ne bhagavAn ko bhI parIkSA kI tarAjU para rakha diyA hai / kadAcit AcArya usa satya ko taula rahe haiM, jo zatiyoM se aura sahasrAbdiyoM se barAbara taulA jA rahA hai / yadi isa tarAjU para kisI sampradAya - vizeSa ko tolA jAe to vaha taula para pUrA nahIM utaratA hai / kyoMki jitane bhI sampradAya haiM, unameM prAyaH satya kI apekSA svArtha kI pradhAnatA hotI hai; ataH jahA~ svArtha kI pradhAnatA hai, vahA~ satya kA sAkSAtkAra durlabha hai / astu, ekamAtra satya ko hI tolane caloge to vahI tola ThIka hogA / lakSya-bindu mAna kara , Akhira, socane kI bAta yaha hai ki Apa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pUjA kyoM karate haiM ? unakA satkAra aura sammAna kyoM karate haiM ? Akhira unameM aisA kyA camatkAra hai, jo hama apane ko unake caraNoM meM samarpita karate haiM / unake jIvana kA jo parama satya hai, vahI to unakI pUjA aura unakA satkAra-sammAna karavAtA hai / bhagavAn kI pUjA unake guNoM kI pUjA hai / isa pUjA se unake zarIra kA rUpa saundarya kA aura bAhya aizvarya kA koI sambandha nahIM hai / bhArata ke eka bar3e AcArya ne to svayaM bhagavAn ke hI mu~ha se kahalAyA hai-- "he bhikSuoM ! mere vacanoM ko bhI parIkSaNAtmaka dRSTi se satya kI kasauTI para jA~co, aura parakho | acchI taraha se jA~cane aura parakhane ke pazcAt yadi ve tumheM grahaNa karane yogya pratIta hoM to grahaNa karo / kevala mere bar3appana ke kAraNa hI mere vacanoM ko mata mAno / satya ke pakSa ko pradhAnatA na de kara kevala guru ke pakSa para hI ar3e rahanA 4 " pakSapAto na me vIre, na dveSaH kapilAdiSu / yuktimadvacanaM yasya tasya kAryaH parigrahaH || " Page #369 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 352 ahiMsA - darzana kisI prakAra ucita nahIM hai; kyoMki vyakti-vizeSa kA vyaktitva satya ke astitva se kisI bhI aMza meM U~cA nahIM hai / "5 dekhie, kitanI niSpakSatA evaM Adarza kI bAta kahI gaI hai ! jo satya kA nirNaya karane calate haiM, ve vyakti vizeSa ko adhika mahatva nahIM dete, apitu satya ko hI adhika mahatva dete haiM / satya kI pradhAnatA ke sambandha meM spaSTarUpa se kahA gayA hai "sira ke bAla paka jAne se hI koI bar3A nahIM ho jAtA / bar3A vaha hai, jisake vicAra spaSTa ho gae haiM, phira bhale hI vaha vaya kI apekSA choTA hI kyoM na ho / jisake vicAroM meM koI spaSTatA nahIM AI hai, yadi usakA sArA sira bagule ke paMkha kI taraha sapheda ho jAe, taba bhI vaha bar3A nahIM kahA jA sakatA / " 6 prakAza kI ora aba prazna yaha hai ki - 'kyA hiMsA aura ahiMsA apane Apa meM do alaga-alaga cIjeM haiM ? jaina-dharma kyA sikhAtA hai ? vaha hiMsA se ahiMsA kI ora jAne kI rAha batalAtA hai, yA ahiMsA se hiMsA kI ora jAne kI ? jaina-dharma andhakAra se prakAza kI ora le jAtA hai yA prakAza se andhakAra kI ora ? jo dharma athavA dharmopadezaka prakAza se andhakAra kI ora le jAtA hai-vaha dharma nahIM ho sakatA, na vaha guru ho sakatA hai aura na bhagavAn hI / yadi isa bAta ko svIkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai to yaha bhI svIkAra kara lenA cAhie ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva tatkAlIna janatA ko andhakAra se prakAza kI ora le gae the; prakAza se andhakAra kI ora kadApi nahIM / samyaktva yaha mAnA ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne prArambha meM jo kucha bhI zikSA dI, vaha gRhastha avasthA meM dI thI / parantu usa samaya unheM kauna-sA samyaktva prApta thA ? zAstroM ke anusAra unheM kSAyika samyaktva prApta thA / isakA artha yaha hai ki unakI vicAra-sRSTi meM lezamAtra bhI maila nahIM thA / jahA~ kahIM bhI thor3I-bahuta malinatA hotI hai, vahA~ kSayopazama- samyaktva hotA hai / malinatA kI nyUnAdhikatA ke kAraNa kSayopazama samyaktva aneka prakAra kA hotA hai, parantu kSAyika samyaktva pUrI taraha pavitra aura paNDitaiH / parIkSya bhikSavo ! grAhyaM madvaco na tu gauravAt / " 6 " na tena vRddho bhavati yenAsya palitaM ziraH / " 7 jaina darzana meM vicAra-zuddhi kI vikAsa-bhUmikA ko samyaktva kahate haiM / isake kSAyika, kSayopazama Adi aneka bheda haiM / jaba vicAra darzana sarvathA zuddha hotA hai, satya-niSThA sarvathA pavitra hotI hai, taba kSAyika samyaktva hotA hai| yaha 'vicArazuddhi' kI sarvotkRSTa bhUmikA hai / kSayopazama meM jaise aticAra dUsaNa laga jAte haiM, vaise kSAyika meM nahIM lgte| vaha sarvathA nidUSaNa hai / 5 " tApAcchedAnnikaSAtsuvarNamiva Page #370 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 353 nirmala hotA hai aura jahA~ pUrNatA hai, vahA~ bheda nahIM hotA / yahI kAraNa hai ki matijJAna Adi kSAyopazamika jJAnoM ke jahA~ saikar3oM bheda ginAe gae haiM, vahA~ kSAyika-jJAna arthAt- 'kevala-jJAna' eka hI prakAra kA batAyA gayA hai| isI prakAra kSAyopazamika samyaktva ke bhI asaMkhya bheda haiM, jabaki kSAyika samyaktva akhaNDa hai| Akhira kSAyika samyaktva meM yaha viziSTatA kyoM AI ? yadi isameM mithyAtva-mohanIyajanya vikAroM kA jarA bhI maila hotA to avazya hI kisI na kisI aMza meM bheda prakaTa ho jaataa| jahA~ apUrNatA hai, vahA~ bhinnatA anivArya hai aura jahA~ abhinnatA evaM akhaNDatA hai, vahAM pUrNatA vidyamAna hai / kSAyika samyaktva kI bhUmikA itanI vizuddha hai ki vahAM darzana-sambandhI vikAroM kA maila aNumAtra bhI nahIM pAyA jAtA / aura jaba maila nahIM raha jAtA hai taba vaha akhaNDa-nirvikalpa ho jAtA hai| bhagavAn ko nirmala kSAyika samyaktva prApta thA / yaha anumAna karane kI cIja hai ki usake lie kitanI anukampA honI cAhie ? zama, saMvega, nirveda, anukampA aura Astikya; ye saba samyaktva ke hI lakSaNa haiN| kintu jo guNa sabase adhika camakatA huA hai aura jisase samyaktva kI parakha kI jAtI hai, vaha hai 'anukampA' / bhagavAn ke hRdaya meM kitanI dayA, kitanI karuNA aura kitanI anukampA thI? unake antaHkaraNa meM karuNA kA sAgara laharA rahA thaa| ve jo bhI pravRtti karate, usameM bhale hI anivArya hiMsA ho, parantu usa hiMsA ke pIche bhI karuNA chipI rahatI thii| kadAcit aisI zaMkA ho sakatI hai ki yahA~ andhakAra aura prakAza ko eka kiyA jA rahA hai ? kintu bAta aisI nahIM hai / hiMsA to azakyaparihArasvarUpa AcAra meM hotI hai, phira bhI vicAra meM to dayA aura karuNA kA nirmala jharanA bahatA raha sakatA hai| anukampA astu, kathana kA Azaya yaha hai ki dUsare samyaktva meM to vicAra-sambandhI AMzika maila cala sakatA hai, parantu kSAyika samyaktva meM aNumAtra bhI vaha khapa nahIM sktaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI pravRtti kSAyika samyaktva kI bhUmikA se Arambha huI hai / jahA~ kSAyika samyaktva hai, vahA~ asIma anukampA hai / aisA to kabhI ho hI nahIM sakatA ki samyaktva prakaTa ho, parantu anukampA pradarzita na ho ? yaha kadApi sambhava nahIM hai ki sUrya ho, parantu prakAza na ho; mizrI kI DalI ho, kintu miThAsa na ho| aisI asaMgata bAta kabhI banane vAlI nahIM hai| usase niSkarSa yahI nikAlA jA sakatA hai ki samyaktva ke sAtha anukampA kA avicchinna sambandha hai; arthAta-anukampA ke binA samyaktva Tika nahIM sktaa| anukampA ke abhAva meM samyaktva kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| jaba isa dRSTi se koI vicAra karegA to use spaSTa anubhava hogA ki bhagavAn ke dvArA jo bhI pravRttiyA~ huI haiM, unake pIche anukampA to avazya hI thii| Page #371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 354 ahiMsA - darzana dayA kA jharanA to nirantara baha rahA thA aura usa bahAva ke sAtha hI sArI kriyAeM bhI ho rahI thiiN| to usa yuga kI tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM meM jabaki janatA para vipatti ke ghane bAdala chAye hue the, bhayAnaka saMkaTa mu~ha bAe khar3A thA aura logoM ko apane prANa bacAne durlabha the, A~khoM ke sAmane sAkSAt mauta nAca rahI thI; usa saMkaTakAla meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI ekamAtra sahAre the, ve hI janatA ke lie AzA kI prakAzakiraNa the / karuNAnidhi bhagavAn ne janatA ko usa bhISaNa saMkaTa se ubArane ke lie hI kRSi sikhalAI, udyoga-dhandhe sikhalAe aura zilpa kArya batalAe / kintu bhagavAn kI yaha pravRtti kisa rUpa meM huI ? vastutaH vaha hiMsA ke rUpa meM nahIM huI, janatA ko galata rAha para bhaTakAne ke lie bhI nahIM huI / bhagavAn tatkAlIna janatA ko andhakAra se prakAza kI ora le ge| unhoMne janatA ko prakAza se andhakAra kI ora nahIM DhakelA / zAstrakAra isa bAta ko bhUle nahIM haiM / isIlie jahA~ jambUdvIpaprajJaptisUtra meM yugaliyoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai aura usa varNana meM pRSTha ke pRSTha bhara die gae haiN| para sAtha meM eka mahattvapUrNa pada bhI jor3a diyA gayA hai; jisakA artha hotA hai -- " prajA ke hita ke lie yaha saba upadeza diyA / ' 1 zAstrakAra ne itanA kaha kara bhagavAn kI jo bhI maryAdAe~ thIM, ve sabhI vyakta kara diiN| isa prakAra bhagavAn ne jo bhI kArya kiyA, usake pIche anukampA thI; aura jahA~ anukampA tathA hitabhAvanA hai, vahA~ ahiMsA vidyamAna hai / 'payAhiyAe ' - isa eka pada ne bhagavAn kI ucca bhAvanA ko spaSTarUpa se vyakta kara diyA hai / jaba taka yaha pada surakSita hai-aura hama cAhate haiM ki yaha bhaviSya meM bhI cirasurakSita rahe - usase bhagavAn kI dayA kA prAmANika paricaya milatA rahegA / bhagavAn ne kRSi Adi kI jo zikSA dI, usake pIche unakI kyA dRSTi thI ? ve janatA ko hiMsA se ahiMsA kI ora le gae / ve cAhate the ki loga mahAn Arambha kI ora na jAkara, alpAraMbha kI ora hI jAe~ / yadi ve alpAraMbha se mahAraMbha kI ora le jAte, to isakA artha hotA - 'prakAza se andhakAra kI ora le gae / ' unhoMne bholI, bhUkhI aura saMtrasta janatA ko aisA karttavya batAyA ki vaha mahAraMbha se baca jAe aura sAtha hI peTa kI jaTila samasyA bhI hala kara sake aura apanI jIvanapaddhati kA mAnavocita prazasta patha bhI acchI taraha grahaNa kara le / Aja bhI udyoga-dhandhoM ke rUpa meM jo hiMsA hotI hai, usase inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA | jaina-dharma choTI se choTI pravRtti meM bhI hiMsA batAtA hai| gRhasthoM kI bAta jAne bhI deM aura kevala saMsAra - tyAgI sAdhuoM kI hI bAta leM, to unameM bhI - krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha ke vikArayukta aMza maujUda rahate haiM aura isIlie 1 " payAhiyAe uvadisai / " Page #372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 355 unheM bhI pUrNatayA ahiMsA kA pramANa patra nahIM mila jAtA hai / sAdhu-jIvana meM bhI 'AraMbhiyA' aura 'mAyAvattiyA' kriyA cAlU rahatI hai / jaba pUrNa apramatta avasthA AtI hai to AraMbhiyA kriyA chUTa jAtI hai, kintu hiMsA phira bhI banI rahatI hai aura Age bhI jArI rahatI hai, yadyapi usa hiMsA meM Arambha chUTa jAtA hai / usa dazA meM hiMsA rahatI hai, para AraMbha nahIM rahatA, yaha eka mArmika bAta hai / isa marma ko barAbara samajhane kI koziza karanI caahie| isakA artha yaha hai ki vahA~ gamanAgamanAdi pravRtti meM dravya - hiMsA to hai, kintu antarmana meM hiMsA ke bhAva na hone se bhAva - hiMsA nahIM hai / jyoM hI sAdhaka jAgRta hotA hai, tyoM hI usameM apramattabhAva utpanna ho jAtA hai | jaba apramattabhAva hotA hai, taba bhI bAhyakriyAsvarUpa dravya - hiMsA to banI rahatI hai, kintu usameM Antarika bhAva- hiMsA nahIM rahatI / saMkalpI yA udyogI hiMsA aba dekhanA cAhie ki jIvana ke kSa etra meM, zrAvaka jaba udyoga-dhandhe ke rUpa meM koI kAma karatA hai to vahA~ usakI kArya - vidhi ekAnta hiMsA kI dRSTi se hI rahatI hai yA usameM udyoga-dhandhe kI dRSTi bhI kucha kAma karatI hai ? usake vyavasAya kA uddezya kevala jIvoM ko mAranA hotA hai yA udyoga-dhandhe ke hI mUla uddezya ko le kara vyApAra karanA hotA hai ? kRSi ke sambandha meM bhI isI dRSTi se socanA caahie| dehAta ke saikar3oM kisAna bahuta sabere hI uTha kara khetoM meM kAma karane jAte haiM / paMjAba aura uttarapradeza ke jainakisAna kRSi kA dhaMdhA karate haiM, aura ve prAya: bar3e hI bhAvapUrNa aura zraddhAlu hote haiM / sambhava hai, vaha zraddhA vyApAriyoM meM na bhI ho / kintu unameM to itanA prema hai aura unake hRdaya premarasa se itane bhare hote haiM ki jisakA varNana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / yadyapi ve pasIne se tara ho kara khetoM se vApasa Ate haiM, kintu jyoM hI ve sAdhu ko gRha-dvAra para dekhate haiM ki jhaTa se unake pAsa A jAte haiM aura 'sAmAyika' karavAne kI prArthanA karane lagate haiM / ve barAbara 'sAmAyika' aura 'pauSadha' 10 Adi karate haiM / jaba sAdhu gocarI ke lie nikalate haiM to eka tUphAna sA maca jAtA hai / saba yahI cAhate haiM ki pahale mere ghara ko pavitra kareM / 6 prANihiMsA mUlaka doSa 'AraMbhiyA' kriyA kahalAtI hai| aura krodha, mAna, mAyAdambha evaM lobha- mUlaka doSoM ko 'mAyAvattiyA' kriyA kahate haiM / 10 ' sAmAyika' jaina-dharma kI vaha sAdhanA hai, jisameM gRhastha do ghar3I ke lie hiMsA, asatya Adi pApAcaraNa kA tyAga kara, apanI antarAtmA ko paramAtma-bhAva meM lIna karane kA prayatna karatA hai / 'pauSadha' vaha sAdhanA hai, jisameM sUryodaya se le kara agale dina prakAra se hiMsA, asatya Adi pApAcaraNa aura bhojana kA sthAna meM sAdhu jaisI vRtti kA abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai / sUryodaya taka saba tyAga kara ekAnta Page #373 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 356 darza ve khetI kA kAma karane vAle loga, jaba prAtaHkAla hala le kara cala par3ate haiM, usa samaya kauna-sI bhAvanA unake hRdaya meM kAma karatI hai ? kyA ve isa dRSTi se calate haiM ki kheta meM jIva bahuta ikaTThe ho gae haiM, ata: cala kara zIghra hI unako samApta kiyA jAe ? nahIM, vahA~ to udyoga kI dRSTi hotI hai / yadi dRSTi meM viveka aura vicAra hai to vaha kRSaka AraMbha meM bhI aMzata: anAraMbha kI dazA prApta kara letA hai / kahane kA Azaya yaha hai ki kRSaka AraMbha kA saMkalpa le kara nahIM calatA hai / astu, jaba vaha kAma karatA hai, taba usakI yaha vRtti nahIM hotI hai ki ina jIvoM ko mAra DAlUM / hiMsA karane kA usakA saMkalpa kadApi nahIM hai, hiMsA karane ke lie vaha pravRtti bhI nahIM karatA hai / usakA ekamAtra saMkalpa 'dhandhA' karanA hai, jIvana nirvAha karanA hai aura yadi usameM viveka hai to vaha vahA~ bhI jIvoM ko idhara-udhara bacA detA hai / vivekazIla bahaneM gharoM meM jhADU lagAtI haiM / aisA karane meM hiMsA avazya hotI hai, kintu unakI dRSTi mUla meM hiMsA karane kI, arthAt jIvoM ko mArane kI kabhI nahIM hotI / prAyaH makAna ko sApha-sutharA rakhane kI hI bhAvanA hotI hai, jisase ki jIvajantu paidA na hone pAeM | jahA~ taka vicAra kAma dete haiM - 'yAvadbuddhi - balodayam' aisA prayatna karanA cAhie, jisase ki jIva-jantu kisI na kisI prakAra se baca jaaeN| aisA viveka ho to AraMbha 11 meM bhI aMza -vizeSa ke rUpa meM kucha na kucha anAraMbha kI bhUmikA bana hI jAtI hai / jisa prakAra vicAraka aura avicAraka kI kalama ke calane meM antara hotA hai, vaise hI hala ke calane meM bhI antara hotA hai / 'kalama - kasAI' zabda bhI pracalita hai / bhalA, becArI kalama kaise kasAI ho gaI ? nahIM, vaha to kasAI nahIM hotI / kintu kisI kI gardana kATane ke vicAra se jo kalama calAtA hai, vaha avazya 'kalama - kasAI' ho jAtA hai / yadi koI ImAnadArI ke sAtha hisAba likhatA hai, to vaha 'kalama - kasAI' nahIM kahalAtA / yahI bAta saba jagaha hai / isa prakAra yadi apane dimAga ko sApha rakha kara socA jAe to pratIta hogA ki zrAvaka ko 'udyogI hiMsA' hotI hai, 'saMkalpI hiMsA' nahIM / jo zrAvaka sAlabhara coTI se er3I taka pasInA bahA kara do-cAra sau rupaye paidA karatA hai, usI ko yadi yaha kaha diyA jAe ki yaha eka kIr3A jA rahA hai, ise mAra do, maiM tumheM hajAra rupaye dUMgA / to kyA vaha kRSaka zrAvaka use mAra degA ? nahIM, vaha spaSTa inkAra kara degA / jaba ki khetI karane meM asaMkhya jIva mara jAte haiM, rAta-dina kaThina parizrama karanA par3atA hai aura phira bhI do-cAra sau kI hI kamAI hotI hai aura idhara sirpha eka kIr3A mArane 11 jaina darzana meM hiMsA ke lie 'Arambha' aura ahiMsA ke lie 'anArambha' zabda kA prayoga bhI hotA hai / Page #374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 357 se hI hajAra rupaye mila rahe haiM, taba bhI vaha kRSaka kIr3e ko kyoM nahIM mAratA ? zrAvaka kI ahiMsA niraparAdha kIr3e ko mArane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hotI, aura bar3e se bar3e pralobhana ko ThukarA detI hai| kahA jA sakatA hai ki khetI meM to vaha prayojana ke lie hiMsA karatA hai, to yahA~ bhI use hajAra rupae mila rahe haiN| kyA yaha prayojana nahIM hai ? parantu yahA~ to vaha prayojana ke lie bhI hiMsA karane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki hajAra rupae ke pralobhana meM par3a kara niraparAdha kIr3e ko mAranA 'saMkalpI hiMsA' hai, aura zrAvaka aisI saMkalpI hiMsA nahIM kara sktaa| kintu khetI-bAr3I meM jo hiMsA hotI hai, vaha 'audyogika hiMsA' hai / hama saMkalpI aura audyogika hiMsA ke bheda ko yadi ThIka taraha samajha jAeM to bahuta-sI samasyAoM kA nipaTArA ho sakatA hai aura aneka prakAra kI bhrAntiyA~ dUra ho sakatI haiM / virodhI-hiMsA rAjA ceTaka aura koNika meM bhayaMkara saMhAraka yuddha 12 huA thaa| kadAcit koNika yaha kahatA ki acchA, hAra aura hAthI hala-vihala ke pAsa rahane deM, maiM donoM cIjeM chor3a sakatA hU~; parantu zarta yaha hai ki tuma isa kIr3e ko mAra do, to kyA rAjA ceTaka aisA karane ke lie taiyAra ho jAte ? jisa UparI dRSTi se sAdhAraNa loga dekhate haiM, yaha saudA maha~gA nahIM, sastA hI thA / lAkhoM manuSyoM ke badale eka kIr3e kI jAna lene se hI phaisalA ho jAtA / kitanI hiMsA baca jAtI ? parantu nahIM, vahA~ kIr3e aura manuSya kA prazna nahIM hai| vahA~ prazna hai 'saMkalpI' aura 'virodhI' hiMsA kA / vahA~ nyAya aura anyAya kA prazna hai / yadi saMgharSa aura virodha hai to vaha ceTaka aura koNika ke bIca hai, usa becAre kIr3e ne kyA gunAha kiyA hai ki usakI jAna le lI jAe ? kIr3e ko mArane meM saMkalpajA hiMsA hai aura vaha bhI niraparAdha kSudra jantu kii| udhara jahA~ lAkhoM manuSya mAre gae haiM, vahA~ saMkalpajA hiMsA nahIM hai / jahA~ niraparAdha kI saMkalpajA hiMsA hogI, vahA~ zrAvaka kI bhUmikA sthira nahIM rhegii| isI kAraNa yuddha meM itane manuSyoM ko mArane ke bAda bhI rAjA ceTaka kA zrAvakatva surakSita rahA / aura yadi ve saMkalpapUrvaka eka niraparAdha kSudra kIr3A mAra dete to unakA zrAvakatva khaMDa-khaMDa ho jaataa| phoDIkamme yaha hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA mArmika dRSTikoNa hai| isa para gambhIratA evaM niSpakSatA-pUrvaka vicAra karanA caahie| 12 magadharAja ajAtazatru koNika ke laghu-bandhu hala-vihala bar3e bhAI ke atyAcAra se pIr3ita ho kara ceTaka rAjA kI zaraNa meM gae the / koNika ne isa para kruddha ho kara vaizAlI para AkramaNa kara diyA, phalataH ceTaka ko zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke lie yuddha karanA pdd'aa| Page #375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 358 ahiMsA-darzana khetI meM mahArambha hai, isa prakAra kA bhrama kaise utpanna ho gayA ? samagra jainasAhitya meM 'phoDIkamme' 13 hI eka aisA zabda hai, jisane isa bhrama ko utpanna kiyA hai| para, hameM 'phoDIkamme' ke vAstavika artha para dhyAna denA hogaa| 'phoDI' zabda saMskRta ke 'sphoTa' zabda se banA hai, jisakA artha hai dhar3AkA honaa| jaba suraMga khoda kara usameM bArUda bharI jAtI hai aura taduparAMta usameM Aga lagAI jAtI hai to dhar3AkA hotA hai aura bar3I se bar3I caTTAna bhI Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho kara idhara-udhara uchala kara dUra jA giratI hai / Aja ke akhabAra par3hane vAle jAnate haiM ki amerikA aura rUsa Adi ke vaijJAnika loga jamIna ke andara bArUda bichA dete haiM aura jaba usameM cinagArI lagatI hai to visphoTa hotA hai / Azaya yaha hai ki bArUda ke dvArA dhar3AkA karanA visphoTa yA sphoTa kahalAtA hai| khetI karate samaya visphoTa nahIM hotA / khetI meM bArUda bhara kara Aga nahIM lagAI jAtI, na jamIna meM koI sphoTa hI hotA hai aura na bArUda se jamIna jotI hI jAtI hai, vaha to hala se hI jotI jAtI hai| eka bAra jodhapura se eka sajjana mujhase milane Ae the| unake sAtha eka baccA bhI thA, jo sAtavIM kakSA meM par3hatA thA / usane sAtavIM kakSA kA vyAkaraNa bhI par3hA thaa| maiMne usa bAlaka se prazna kiyA---- kisAna kheta meM hala calAtA hai| isake lie jamIna ko 'jotanA' kahA jAyagA, yA 'phor3anA' kahA jAegA ? ina donoM prayogoM meM se zuddha prayoga kauna-sA hai ? usa bAlaka ko bhI jotanA' prayoga hI sahI mAlUma huaa| Azaya yaha hai ki hala ke dvArA jamIna jotI hI jAtI hai, phor3I nahIM jAtI / hala se jamIna kA phor3anA to dUra rahA, kabhI-kabhI to jamIna khodI bhI nahIM jAtI / khodanA taba kahalAtA hai, jaba gaharA gaDDA kiyA jaae| hA~, hala se jamIna kuredI jarUra jA sakatI hai| vyAkaraNa kA pramANa vyAkaraNa ke anusAra phor3anA, khodanA aura kuredanA alaga-alaga kriyAe~ haiM / khodanA-phAvar3e yA kudAla se hotA hai, hala se phor3anA yA khodanA nahIM hotaa| saMskRta bhASA ke 'kRSi' zabda kA artha hotA hai-vilekhana / 'kRSa' dhAtu kuredane ke artha meM hI AtI hai / kyA pANini-vyAkaraNa, aura kyA zAkaTAyana-vyAkaraNa sarvatra 'kRS' dhAtu kA artha 'vilekhana' hI kiyA gayA hai / astu, abhiprAya yaha hai ki jamIna kA jotanA 'phoDIkamme' ke antargata nahIM hai| 'phoDIkamme' kA saMskRtarUpa 'sphoTa-karma' hotA hai aura pUrvokta prakAra se yaha 13 jaina sAhitya meM zrAvaka ke AcAra kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki zrAvaka ko pandraha prakAra ke vyApAra yA karma nahIM karane cAhie, kyoMki unameM mahAhisA hotI hai| zAstrIya bhASA meM unheM karmAdAna kahate haiN| 'phor3I-kamme' unameM se eka hai, jise kucha loga bhrAMtivaza khetI karanA samajhate haiM / Page #376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 356 spaSTa hai ki jamIna meM hala calAnA, na to sphoTa karanA hai aura na khodanA hI, kyoMki jamIna jotate samaya na to dhar3AkA kiyA jAtA hai, aura na gaDDhe hI kie jAte haiM / vAstava meM 'sphoTa - karma' taba hotA hai, jaba suraMga khoda kara usameM bArUda bhara kara evaM Aga lagA kara dhar3AkA kiyA jAtA hai| pahAr3oM meM khAna khodane kA kAma bahuta purAtana yuga se calA A rahA hai / hathor3oM aura sA~varoM se vizAlakAya patthara kahA~ taka khode jA sakate haiM ? astu, unameM cheda karake bArUda bhara dI jAtI hai aura Upara se Aga lagA dI jAtI hai / jaba bArUda meM Aga bhar3akatI hai to caTTAneM TUTa-TUTa kara uchalatI haiM / aura jaba ve uchalatI haiM to dUra-dUra taka ke pradeza meM rahane vAle jAnavara aura insAna ke bhI kabhI - kabhI prANa le baiThatI haiM / kitane hI nirdoSa prANiyoM ke prANa-pakherU ur3a jAte haiM aura kitane hI burI taraha ghAyala ho jAte haiM / dehalI kI eka ghaTanA hai| hama eka bAra zauca ke lie pahAr3a para gae hue the / hama pahuMce hI the ki kucha majadUra daur3a kara Ae aura bole - mahArAja, bhAgie, dauDie / jaba maiM vicAra karane lagA to unameM se eka ne kahA - 'bAbA, kyA socatA hai, kyA maregA ? kyA yahIM para hatyA degA ?' taba to hamane bhI pIche ko teja kadama bddh'aae| maiM kucha hI kadama pIche haTA thA ki itane meM hI vahA~ bArUda phaTI, jora kA dhar3AkA huA aura usake sAtha hI patthara ke bar3e-bar3e bhImakAya Tukar3e uchala kara A gire / maiM jarA-sA baca gayA, varanA vahIM jIvana- nATaka samApta ho jAtA / aise sphoToM se paMcendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA kA bhI kucha ThikAnA nahIM rahatA hai / kabhI-kabhI joradAra dhar3Ake se pahAr3a bhI khisaka jAte haiM, aura na jAne kitane manuSya dabakara mara jAte haiM, jinakA phira koI patA hI nahIM calatA / to aisA sphoTakarma mahAraMbha hai, mahA-hiMsA hai aura mAnava-hatyA kA kAma hai / majadUra loga kAma karane ke lie suraMgoM meM ghusate haiM aura jaba kabhI gaisa paidA ho jAtI hai to andara hI andara unakA dama ghuTa jAtA hai / abhI kucha hI dinoM pahale hama khetar3I gA~va se gujare to mAlUma huA ki eka khAna meM kaI AdamI daba gae haiM / ve becAre khAna meM kAma kara rahe the| pahAr3a dhaMsa gayA aura ve vahIM daba kara khatma ho gae / aise kAmoM meM paMcendriya kI aura paMcendriyoM meM bhI manuSyoM kI hatyA kA sambandha / isI kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sphoTa-karma ko mahAn hiMsA meM ginA hai | zrAvaka to kadama-kadama para karuNA aura dayA kI bhAvanA ko le kara calatA hai, ataH use yaha sphoTa - karma zobhA nahIM detA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yahI dRSTikoNa thA, parantu durbhAgya se Aja usakA yathArtha artha bhulA diyA gayA hai| isake badale kucha idhara-udhara kI nirarthaka bAteM cala par3I haiN| jana hita ke lie kuA khudavAnA bhI mahAraMbha mAnA jAtA hai aura yadi koI dUsarA lokopakArI kAma kiyA jAtA hai to use bhI mahAraMbha batAyA jAtA hai / isakA to yaha artha huA ki yadi koI jaina rAjA ho jAe to vaha Page #377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 360 ahiMsA-darzana janatA ke hita kA koI kAma nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki mahAraMbha ho jaaegaa| aura janatA ke sambandha meM yadi vaha kucha bhI vicAra na kare to vaha eka prakAra se nirjIva mAMsa kA piNDa hI mAnA jaaegaa| manuSya khuda to duniyAbhara ke bhoga-vilAsa karatA rahe, kintu janatA ke hita ke lie koI bhI satkarma na kare, kimAzcaryamataH param ! bhayAnaka bhUla abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaina-dharma kore mithyA Adarza yA kalpanA para calane vAlA dharma nahIM hai| yaha to pUrNataH yathArthavAdI dharma hai / yaha Adarza ko apane sAmane rakhatA avazya hai, para usakI dRSTi sadaiva vyabahAra aura vAstavikatA para rahatI hai / isane sphoTa-karma kise batAyA thA aura hama use bhUla kara kyA samajha baiThe haiM ! jo loga khetI kara rahe haiM, unheM mahAraMbhI kahane lage / aura kitane duHkha kI bAta hai mahAraMbhI kaha kara unheM bhI pazu-hiMsakoM kI adhama zreNI meM rakha diyA gayA hai / aisA karane vAloM ne vAstava meM kitanA galata kAma kiyA hai ? ve samajhate haiM ki hama kRSi kI AjIvikA ko gahita ThaharA rahe haiM / para, ve vAstava meM kasAIkhAne kI AjIvikA kI bhayAnakatA evaM gahitatA ko kama kara rahe haiM / pazu-vadha aura kRSi, donoM ko mahAraMbha kI eka hI koTi meM rakha kara kitanI bar3I bhUla kI hai| kAza kucha socA to hotA ! __ eka kasAI aura eka kRSaka jaba yaha sunatA hai ki kasAI-khAnA calAnA bhI mahAraMbha hai aura kRSi bhI mahAraMbha hai, to kasAI ko apanI AjIvikA tyAga dene kI preraNA nahIM mila sktii| vaha kRSaka kI koTi meM apane Apako pA kara dugune utsAha kA anubhava karegA aura santoSa mAnegA / yadi pazu-vadha ko tyAga dene kA vicAra usake dimAga meM uTha bhI rahA hogA, taba bhI vaha na tyaagegaa| dUsarI ora jaba kRSaka yaha jAnegA ki usakI AjIvikA bhI kasAI kI AjIvikA ke samAna hai aura jaba use isa bAta bAta para vizvAsa bhI ho jAegA; taba kauna kaha sakatA hai ki kRSi jaise zramasAdhya dhandhe ko tyAga kara vaha kasAIkhAne kI AjIvikA ko na apanA le ? kitane kheda kI bAta hai ki isa prakAra bhrAMti meM par3a kara aura galata vivecanAeM karake hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM kI pratiSThA nahIM bar3hAI, balphi kSudra svArthoM meM phaMsa kara ghaTAI hI hai| eka gRhastha se dehalI meM bheMTa hone para maiMne pUchA-"kahie, kyA bAta hai ?" usane kahA--"ApakI kRpA hai, bar3e Ananda meM huuN| mahArAja, maiM pahale bahuta dukhI thA / khetI kA kAma karatA thA to mahA-hiMsA kA kAma hotA thA / aba jamIna beca kara cA~dI kA saTTA karatA hU~ / basa, koI jhagar3A-TaMTA nahIM hai| na jAne, kisa pApa-karma kA udaya thA ki khetI jaise mahApApa ke kAma meM phaMsA thA / aba pUrvapuNya kA udaya huA to usase chuTakArA milA hai / aba saTTe kA dhandhA bilkula prAsuka (nirdoSa) dhandhA hai| na koI hiMsA hai, na koI bar3A pApa / " Page #378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka aura sphoTakarma 361 do mahIne bAda vahI gRhastha eka dina rote hue-se mere pAsa aae| pUchA'kyA hAla hai ?' usane kahA-'mahArAja, mara gayA / kisI kAma kA na rhaa| sArI pUMjI ga~vA baitthaa|' maiMne kahA- "are, tumhArA to pUrva puNya kA udaya huA thA aura prAsuka kAma kI zurUAta huI thii| na koI hiMsA na koI pApa / phira barbAda kaise ho gae ?" yadi galata dRSTikoNa janatA ko mila jAtA hai to usase mahA-hiMsA ko uttejanA milatI hai / yaha na karo, vaha na karo ; isa taraha use maryAdita cAlU jIvana se ukhAr3a kara dUsare saTTe Adi ke kupatha para lagA diyA jAtA hai / phira vaha na to idhara kA rahatA hai, aura na udhara kaa| vaha bAhya hiMsA ke cakra meM ulajhA huA yaha nahIM samajha pAtA ki saTTe ke pIche kitanI anaitikatA hai ? Aja AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki hama jaina-dharma kI vAstavikatA ko samajheM, sApha dimAga rakha kara samajheM aura phira mana-mastika para kohare kI taraha ghanIbhUta chAe hue bhramoM ko dUra kara deN| Page #379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gorakSA kA prazna aura ahiMsA 'abhI hamAre sAmane vartamAna meM eka tAjA prazna cala rahA hai-'gaurakSA' kA / prazna koI adhika pecIdA nahIM thA, kintu use itanA gaharA ulajhA diyA gayA hai ki aba vaha pecIdA bana gayA hai| jarA gambhIratA se vicAra kIjie, 'gaurakSA' kA prazna kisa dRSTikoNa se uThA hai ? usakI pRSThabhUmi kyA hai ? 'gaurakSA' ke sambandha meM yaha tarka diyA jAtA hai ki "gAya hameM dUdha detI hai, isalie unakI rakSA honI caahie|" maiM pUchatA hU~ yadi dUdha dene ke AdhAra para hI gaurakSA kA nArA uThA hai to kyA bhaisa dUdha nahIM detI ? bakarI dUdha nahIM detI ? gAya kI apekSA bhaisa adhika dUdha detI hai, aura adhikatara loga bhaisa kA hI dUdha pIte haiM, phira bhaiMsa kI upekSA kyoM ? gAya ko bacAe~ to kyA bhaiMsa ko marane deM ? bakarI kA dUdha bhI gAya ke dUdha se adhika pAcaka evaM svAsthyaprada mAnA gayA hai| dUsarA tarka yaha hai ki 'gAya hamArI mAtA hai, usake zarIra meM devatAoM kA nivAsa hai / usakA dUdha pavitra hai, vaha pavitra prANI hai| isalie usakI rakSA honI caahie|" __ abhI kucha dina pahale ahamadAbAda ke kucha vidvAn yahA~ Aye the / gaurakSA kA prazna calA to unameM se eka vidvAn zrI ratilAlabhAI bole-"gau hamArI mAtA hai, isalie usakI rakSA honI cAhie, to usa mausI kA kyA hogA ?" maiMne jarA Azcarya se pUchA- "mausI'......?" to unhoMne kahA--"gau mAtA hai, to bhaisa hamArI mausI hai, vaha bhI dUdha detI hai, usakA dUdha bhI hama saba pIte haiN|" maiMne kahA-"hA~, mA~ ke sAtha mausI kA dhyAna bhI rakhanA caahie|" pavitratA ke viSaya meM janadRSTi rahA pavitratA kA prazna ! isa artha meM sabhI prANI-deha yA to pavitra haiM yA apavitra haiM-yaha vicAra mUla meM hI galata hai / hamArA darzana to ekamAtra caitanya ko hI pavitra mAnatA hai, jo saba meM eka jaisA pratiSThita hai| deha kI pavitratA yA apavitratA ke mithyA AdhAra para ahiMsA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sktaa| isalie maiM socatA hU~-gaurakSA ke pIche jo dRSTikoNa hai usameM ahiMsA kI dRSTi se saMzodhana hone kI AvazyakatA hai, jaisAki hama cintana karate A rahe haiM, Page #380 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gorakSA kA prazna aura ahiMsA ahiMsA kI dRSTi mUlataH caitanya kI dRSTi hai| vaha kisI deha-vizeSa kI pavitratA yA apavitratA ke vikalpa meM nahIM ulajhatI, caitanya caitanya ke bIca vaha kisI prakAra kI sImA yA bhedarekhA nahIM khiiNctii| pratyeka deha meM vaha samAna caitanyadeva kI sattA ko svIkAra karatI hai| isake atirikta aura koI devI-devatA kisI deha meM rahate haiM, yaha ahiMsA ke darzana ko kisI bhI sthiti meM svIkAra nahIM hai| isalie usakA pahalA udghoSa yaha hogA ki pratyeka prANI kI rakSA kI jAe / usakI dRSTi meM gau hatyA hI kyoM, pazuhatyA hI samUla banda honI caahie| kahIM bhI kisI bhI, pazu yA prANI kA utpIr3ana evaM vadha Adi na ho / cAhe vaha gAya ho, bhaisa ho yA bakarI ho, athavA zUkara Adi anya prANI ho / deza meM Aja jo pazuvadha ke lie bar3e-bar3e katlakhAne khole jA rahe haiM; carma aura mA~sa ke utpAdana ke liye aneka prakAra ke Ayojana ho rahe haiM; ve saba samApta hone caahie| yaha ThIka hai ki yaha eka bahuta bar3e Adarza kI bAta hai| Aja yathArtha kI bhUmikA para vicAra karanA hai / yathArtha ke vicAra se Aja hama isa sthiti meM nahIM haiM ki pratyeka prANI kI hiMsA ko roka skeN| isalie majabUrana thaha vikalpa hamAre sAmane AtA hai ki kama se kama jo gAya jo hamAre sabase nikaTa kA prANI hai aura jisake sAtha hamArI kucha prAcIna sAMskRtika bhAvanAe~ jur3I haiM, paraspara ke upakAra se jo hamase adhika saMlagna haiM, usakI hatyA to rokeN| isa dRSTi se Aja sabase pahale gAya kI rakSA kA prazna hamAre sAmane hai aura vaha isa dRSTi se hala honA caahie| abhI aura kisI ko nahIM, gAya ko hI bacA sake to hamAre liye yaha bhI mahattvapUrNa hai / jo baca sake usI kA abhinandana ! kintu isakA artha yaha nahIM ki anya prANiyoM kI rakSA na kI jAe, unakI upekSA kI jAe, unheM marane diyA jaae| gau-rakSA ke sAtha unakI rakSA ke lie bhI hameM nirantara prayatna karanA hai| hiMsA se hiMsA nahIM miTatI gau-rakSA ke liye jisa prakAra Aja har3atAla, AmaraNa anazana rASTra kI sampatti kA vinAza Adi ke rUpa meM uttejaka Andolana calAyA jA rahA hai, yA cala par3A hai, janabhAvanAoM ko ubhAr3a kara zAsana ko vivaza tathA badanAma karane kA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai, vaha ahiMsA kI dRSTi se ucita nahIM hai| ahiMsA aura dayA kI bAta hiMsaka tarIkoM se prastuta karanA mUlataH hI galata hai / hiMsaka sAdhana apanA kara hiMsA ko rokA nahIM jA sktaa| dharma aura saMskRti kI rakSA ke nAma para atIta meM aneka nRzaMsa hatyAkANDoM se itihAsa ke pRSTha raMge gae haiM, manuSya ne manuSya kA rakta bahAyA hai / Aja unakI smRtimAtra se hI romAMca ho uThatA hai aura mana ghRNA evaM glAni se bhara jAtA hai| gaurakSA ke nAma para Aja bhI usa itihAsa kI punarAvRtti karane kA prayatna karanA nitAnta mUrkhatA hogii| gAya kI rakSA ke nAma para manuSya kA khUna bahe, yaha bar3I vicitra bAta hai| ___ ahiMsA kA darzana balAtkAra meM vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| kisI ko vivaza karake Page #381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana ahiMsA kI pratiSThA nahIM karavAI jA sakatI / ahiMsA hRdaya-parivartana karatI hai, majabUra nahIM karatI / vaha sAttvika AcAra aura pracAra ke pakSa meM hai, anya kisI tor3a-phor3a ke pakSa meM nahIM / bhagavAn mahAvIra aura tathAgata buddha ne ahiMsA aura karuNA ke pracAra ke lie kabhI bhI zAsana kA dvAra nahIM khttkhttaayaa| bar3e-bar3e samrAT unake bhakta the, unake caraNoM meM baiTha kara upadeza sunate the, para kabhI bhI unhoMne kisI samrATa ko rAjya meM hiMsA banda karane ke lie vivaza nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne janatA kA hRdaya-parivartana kiyA, vAtAvaraNa badalA, hiMsakoM kI bhAvanAe~ badalIM / . jaina itihAsa meM magadhasamrATa zreNika ko mahAvIra kA parama bhakta batAyA gayA hai| usI magadha meM kAlasokarika kasAI rahatA thA, jo pA~ca sau bhaiMse pratidina mAratA thA / samrATa ne eka bAra use pazuhiMsA se virata karane ke lie kArAgRha meM banda kara diyaa| kintu yahA~ baiThA bhI vaha bhAvanA se bhaiMse mAratA calA gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne magadheza se kahA--"samrATa, isa prakAra balapUrvaka usakI hiMsA nahIM chur3AI jA sktii| hRdaya badale binA ahiMsA kI pratiSThA nahIM ho sktii| jaina itihAsa batAtA hai ki magadha ke mahAmantrI abhaya ne Akhira kAlasaukarika ke putra ko apanA mitra banAyA aura dhIre-dhIre usake saMskAra badala kara use ahiMsA ke mArga para gatizIla kiyaa| pUrA jainavAGmaya par3ha jAne ke bAda bhI Apako kahIM para yaha nahIM milegA ki mahAvIra ne kahIM kisI ko hiMsA Adi kA tyAga karane ke lie vivaza kiyA ho| unakI sAdhanA icchAyoga kI sAdhanA thii| sAtvika preraNA jagAne bhara kA uddezya unake samakSa thA / satpreraNA jagI, hRdaya prabuddha huA ki vyakti svayaM ahiMsA, satya Adi ke mArga para cala par3atA thaa| ghara-ghara meM saMsad hai ? / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki gau-rakSA ke liye zAsana ko prabhAvita karane kI apekSA samAja ko prabhAvita karanA adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| yadi samAja ko chor3a kara kevala zAsana ke mAdhyama se hI hama ahiMsA kI pratiSThA karavAnA cAhate haiM, to kala hiMsaka zaktiyA~ bhI zAsana ko prabhAvita karake ahiMsA kI jar3e ukhAr3ane kA prayatna kara sakatI haiM / taba hama kyA kareMge ? zAsanatantra asthAyI hai, vaha badalatA rahatA hai, kabhI kisI ke hAthoM meM to kabhI kisI ke hAthoM meM ! ___ saMsadbhavana ke samakSa ugra pradarzana karake, rAjyavyavasthA meM vikSepa DAla kara aura jana-dhana kI hAni karake hama apanI bAta manavAnA cAheM, yaha galata hai / dharma kabhI zAsana kA dvAra nahIM khaTakhaTAtA hai / hamArI saMsad usa pArliyAmeMTa bhavana meM nahIM rahatI, vaha ghara-ghara meM hai / Apa ghara-ghara meM jAie / adhikAriyoM ke ghara para, saMsadsadasyoM ke ghara para jAIe, unheM aura unake parivAra ko apanI bAta samajhAie, unake vicAra badalie aura phira Apa apane uddezya kI siddhi karane kA prayatna kiijie| Page #382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gorakSA kA prazna aura ahiMsA 365 ahiMsA aura saMskRti kI rakSA ke liye hameM tAmasika evaM rAjasika mArga nahIM, kintu sAtvika mArga apanAnA cAhie / zAsana kA bhI Azraya leM to usakA rUpa bhI sAtvika hI honA cAhiye / ahiMsA yA kisI bhI anya dharma evaM siddhAnta kA pracAra kabhI bhI bhaya, pralomana, chalachadmoM aura prapacoM se nahIM, sAtvika paddhatiyoM se hotA hai, hRdaya ke vizvAsa aura saMskAra badalane se hotA hai| jIvana kA parivartana Age kI bhUmikA hai| sabase pahale dRSTiparivartana kI bhUmikA para hameM calanA hai| hamArI dRSTi, vicAra karane kA tarIkA jaba zuddha aura pavitra ho jAtA hai, hRdaya meM viveka jaga jAtA hai to phira jIvana pavitra aura ujjvala hone meM koI samaya nahIM lgtaa| sabase mukhya prazna hai-hamArI dRSTi caitanyapradhAna ho, jar3apradhAna nhiiN| hamArI vicArakrAnti kA mUla kendra caitanya honA cAhie ; jar3a nhiiN| zuddha tarkapradhAna cintana, samasyA kA sahI aura sthAyI samAdhAna karatA hai| kevala bhAvanApradhAna cintana hameM sahI lakSya kI ora nahIM le jA sktaa| jaba-jaba tarka ko chor3a kara kevala bhAvanA evaM kalpanA kA adhAra liyA hai, hama bhaTake haiM aura burI taraha bhaTake haiM / tarkahIna bhAvanA andhavizvAsa ko janma detI haiM aura andha-vizvAsa satya ko dhUmila karatA hai| satya kI upAsanA ke lie caitanyapradhAna tarkadRSTi hI apekSita hai| Page #383 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi amRtamaya sandeza : ahiMsA ahiMsA ke agragaNya sandezavAhaka bhagavAn mahAvIra haiM / Aja dina taka unhIM ke amara sandezoM kA gauravagAna gAyA jA rahA hai| Apako mAlUma hai ki Aja se DhAI hajAra varSa pahale kA samaya bhAratIya saMskRti ke itihAsa meM eka mahAn andhakArapUrNa yuga mAnA jAtA hai / devI-devatAoM ke Age pazubali ke nAma para rakta kI nadiyA~ bahAI jAtI thIM, mAMsAhAra aura surApAna kA daura calatA thA / aspRzyatA ke nAma para karor3oM kI saMkhyA meM manuSya atyAcAra kI cakkI meM pisa rahe the| striyoM ko bhI manuSyocita adhikAroM se vaMcita kara diyA gayA thaa| eka kyA, aneka rUpoM meM saba ora hiMsA kA ghAtaka sAmrAjya chAyA huA thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usa samaya ahiMsA kA amRtamaya sandeza diyA, jisase bhArata kI kAyApalaTa ho gii| sAMskRtika kSetra meM aura bhI kaI prazna haiM / jina para hameM ahiMsA kI dRSTi se socanA aura unakA ucita hala DhaMr3hanA cAhie / kucha praznoM para hama yahA~ vicAra kara rahe haiM / holI ke sAMskRtika parva ke pIche ahiMsA jaba jana-jIvana aneka vighnabAdhAoM se nikala kara prazasta patha para Age bar3hatA hai, taba usameM eka Ananda aura ullAsa chA jAtA hai| vahI Ananda aura ullAsa holikAparva ke rUpa meM hamAre sAmane aayaa| prativarSa vaha hamArI sAmAjika krAnti aura saMskRti kA aMga bana kara AtA hai| isa zubha avasara para hama eka-dUsare se milajula kara sAmAjika Ananda kA upabhoga karate haiN| holikAparva brAhmaNa, kSatriya vaizya aura zUdra sabhI paraspara mila kara Ananda aura ullAsa manAte haiM / holIparva para kisI prakAra kA bhedabhAva nahIM rahatA / hamArI mUla ahiMsAtmaka saMskRti kA yaha pAvana pratIka hai / yaha parva hara insAna ko prema kA pATha par3hA kara mAnava samAja meM parikalpita U~canIca ke bhAva ko miTAtA hai / vartamAna samaya meM isameM kucha vikRtiyA~ avazya A gaI haiM / gandI gAliyA~ denA, ghUla-kIcar3a uchAlanA, gandA majAka karanA tathA anya gandI harakateM karanA ye bAteM Ajakala isa parva ke sAtha jur3a gaI haiM ; jo hamArI mUla saMskRti aura paramparA ke viruddha haiN| aisI gandI harakateM karake hama parva kI mUla AtmA aura usake pIche nihita bhAvanA ko bhulA baiThe haiM / kevala usake zarIra kI ArAdhanA karate haiN| AvazyakatA isa bAta kI haiM ki hama isa parva ke zarIra ko nahIM, mUla AtmA ko pakar3ane kA prayatna kare / tabhI jana-jIvana meM ahiMsA aura prema kI bhAvanA Page #384 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi bar3hegI aura usameM ullAsa aura Ananda prakaTa ho sakegA / isI meM holI ke parva kI sArthakatA hai / dIpAvalI parva : ahiMsA kA bodhaka dIpAvalI parva bhI bhArata kA eka sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya parva hai / kyoMki dIpAvalI parva ko bhI samAja ke sabhI vyakti bar3e ullAsa ke sAtha manAte haiM / dIpAvalI parva manAne vAle vyaktiyoM meM, kisI bhI prakAra kA vargabheda nahIM mAnA jAtA / dIpAvalI parva ke manAne meM bhAratIya saMskRti ke mUla uddezya ko samajhane ke lie hameM usakI prAkRtika pRSThabhUmi para vicAra karanA caahie| varSAkAla meM aneka prakAra ke viSaile prANI paidA ho jAte haiM / varSAvAsa meM jo prakRti meM namI aura sIlana rahatI hai, usase aneka jIvoM kI utpatti meM vRddhi ho jAtI hai / kAle kajarAre bAdaloM se AkAza ghirA rahatA hai, jisase cAroM ora andhakAra-sA chAyA rahatA hai / varSAkAla meM ghara meM bahuta kUr3A-kacarA bhI ikaTThA ho jAtA hai / isa kAraNa ghara kI svacchatA aura ujjvalatA naSTa ho jAtI hai aura hamAre cAroM ora eka gandA vAtAvaraNa phaila jAtA hai / nirantara varSA hone ke kAraNa andara meM gaMdagI aura bAhara meM kIcar3a phaila jAtA hai / isa kIcar3a, gaMdagI aura andhakAra se mAnavamana Uba jAtA hai / varSAkAla kI samApti para AkAza svaccha ho jAtA hai aura bAhara kA kIcar3a sUkha jAtA hai, taba ghara ke andara kI gaMdagI ko bhI bAhara nikAlane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai / zarad pUrNimA ke ujiyAle meM jaba mAnava anantanIla gagana meM asaMkhya tAroM ko jagamaga karate dekhatA hai, aura candrajyotsanA se samagra vizva ko dugdhasnAta jaise ujjvala rUpa meM dekhatA hai, to usakA mana Ananda aura ullAsa se mara jAtA hai / zaradapUrNimA se hI loga apane gharoM kI saphAI-putAI zurU kara dete haiM, taba yaha samajhA jAtA hai ki dIpAvalI parva sannikaTa hai aura usakI ArAdhanA ke lie taiyAriyA~ hone lagatI haiM / usa samaya manuSya sabako svaccha aura pAvana banAne kA prayatna karane lagatA hai / prasanna ho uThatA hai, jabaki vaha apane ghara ke AMgana meM dIpakoM kI mAlA ko jagamaga karate dekhatA hai / dIpakoM kI usa jyotirmaya mAlA se usake ghara ke AMgana kA hI nahIM, Asa-pAsa ke sAre pradeza kA bhI andhakAra dUra bhAga jAtA hai aura jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa Aloka se Alokita ho uThatA hai / isI AdhAra para ise prakAzaparva kahA jAtA hai / isa parva para andara-bAhara sarvatra prakAza chA jAtA hai / andhakAra mAnava mana ko Anandita nahIM karatA / vaha use udAsa banAtA hai / dIpAvalI parva ke pIche hamArA jo mukhya dRSTikoNa thA, use hama bhUla gae haiM / andara aura bAhara kI svacchatA hI isa parva kA mukhya uddezya thA / gandagI hiMsA kA pratIka hai aura svacchatA ahiMsA kA / hama gaMdagI ko dUra karake hiMsA ko dUra karate haiM aura svacchatA ko lA kara ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA karate haiM / dIpAvalIparva kI ArAdhanA bhI prakAza ke mAdhyama se ahiMsA kI ArAdhanA hai / apane ghara aura bAhara manuSya kA udAsa mana 367 Page #385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 368 ahiMsA-darzana hiMsA ke parityAga aura ahiMsA ke saMrakSaNa ke lie hameM sAMskRtika kSetra ke ina vibhinna pratIkoM para gaharAI se cintana karanA cAhie / ahiMsA ke pariprekSya meM parivAra niyojana mAnA gayA hai ki jIvana kI mUla pravRtti sukhaiSaNA hai / sukhaiSaNA ne hI ahiMsA ke vikAsa kA mArga prazasta kiyA hai / jIvadayA kA dUsarA nAma, jo sukhaiSaNA kI AdhArabhitti hai, ahiMsA hai| prANimAtra kA paraspara sambaddha ho kara kalyANamArga para agrasara honA, jisameM apane parAye kI dvaita-bhAvanA ekatva-bhAva meM vilaya ho kara udAtta rUpa grahaNa karatI hai, ahiMsA kA ekamAtra zAzvata mArga hai / ahiMsAdarzana ke mahAn, citaka tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne to prANiyoM kI isI mUla bhAvanA ko ahiMsA kA mukhya hetu mAnA hai, aura kahA hai- "savve jIvA suhasAyA duhpddiphuulaa|"-smst jIvajagat ko sukha-zAMti priya hai, duHkha apriya hai, isaliye kisI ko kaSTa nahIM denA caahie| "savve akkaMta dukkhAya, ao savve ahiNsiyaa|"--duHkh saba prANiyoM ko apriya hai, isa kAraNa kisI kI hiMsA nahIM karanI cAhie / ciMtana kA yaha svara spaSTa kara detA hai ki ahiMsA kA Adarza jana-jIvana kI pIr3A evaM vyathA ko kama karanA tathA sukha-zAnti kI vyavasthA ko sthira rakhanA hai| pIr3A aura vyathA se cetanA udvelita hotI hai, vaha kSa bdha evaM azAMta rahatI hai / azAMti kI sthiti meM mana sthira nahIM rahatA, aura binA sthiratA ke mAnavacetanA kA AdhyAtmika vikAsa kathamapi saMbhava nhiiN| AdhyAtmika vikAsa ahiMsA kA carama Adarza hai / kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki ahiMsA ke carama Adarza ko prApta karane ke lie, jIvana meM pIr3A kI nivRtti evaM sukha-zAMti kI vyavasthA kA sthira honA, atyanta Avazyaka hai| mAnava-jAti kA itihAsa isakA sAkSI hai ki sukhazAMti kI sthiratA kI sthiti meM hI ahiMsA evaM naitikatA kA vikAsa-vistAra huA hai / kAraNa, mAnavamana jaba apane jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAoM kI saMtuSTi sahajarUpa meM pAtA rahatA hai, to use anaitika kriyAoM kA sahArA nahIM lenA par3atA, usakI jarUrata hI vaha mahasUsa nahIM karatA / abhAva kI sthiti meM hI nAnAvidha asaMgatiyA~ evaM AcArahInatAe~ ubharatI haiN| ina asaMgatiyoM evaM AcArahInatAoM kA AdhArabhUta eka aura kAraNa hai aura vaha hai-mAnavamana ke asaMyama kA nAnA kurUpatAoM ke rUpa meM prasphuTana / mAnavamana kA asaMtulita ho jAnA, mAnava kA AtmasaMyama ko kho denA hI anekAneka viSamatAoM evaM samasyAoM kA janaka hai| kAraNa, AtmasaMyama ke kho dene se hI manuSya kA mana abhadra kAmanAoM, sAMsArika viSaya-bhogoM kI ora drutagati se bhAgane lagatA hai / aura, yaha drutagati kI daur3a sImita Aya kI rekhA ko chalAMga kara vahA~ taka pahuMca jAtI hai, jahA~ abhAvoM kA akhaNDa rAjya hotA hai / mana kI yahI tRSNA, aicchika sukha kI yahI aniyantrita lAlasA, mAnava ko sahaja sukha ke sopAna se vicalita karatI rahatI hai| Page #386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi parivAra niyojana aura ahiMsA -dRSTi Aja mAnava jAti ke sAmane bar3hatI huI janasaMkhyA ke gatirodha kA prazna eka vikaTa samasyA ke rUpa meM upasthita hai, jisake lie parivAra niyojana kI dizA meM pracArita upAdAnoM dvArA prajanana kI gati ko rokane kA prayAsa kiyA jA rahA hai / bahuta bAra yaha prazna sAmane AtA hai ki parivAra niyojana ke lie apanAye jA rahe ye prayoga ahiMsA kI dRSTi se kahA~ taka saMgata haiM ? yaha spaSTa ki ahiMsA, jIvana kI vyApaka saMbhAvanAoM kA kendrIya rUpa hai / ataH jIvana kA hara prazna ahiMsA kA prazna bana jAtA hai / parivAra ke niyojana kA prazna bhI ahiMsA se A jur3A hai / merA vicAra hai ki jisa prakAra prAcIna yuga meM ahiMsA ke vikAsa ke lie kRSi kA vikAsa Avazyaka mAna liyA gayA thA, usI prakAra vyApaka ciMtana ke bAda vartamAna meM, parivAraniyojana ko bhI ahiMsA ke vikAsa meM eka Avazyaka kAryakrama mAna liyA jaae| ho sakatA hai, isa para kucha logoM ke mana meM yaha prazna uTha khar3A ho ki kyA isase ahiMsA kI mUla bhAvanA - saMyama, jIvadayA para AghAta nahIM hogA ? kyA parivAra niyojana ke kRtrima upAdAnoM kA vyavahAra mAnava ko asaMyamI nahIM banAegA ? uttara spaSTa hai, yaha khatarA avazya hai / ataH sarvaprathama saMyama ke dvArA bhoganigraha kI preraNA mAnava ko milanI caahie| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA isake lie sarvottama mArga hai / maryAdAhIna bhogAsakti jIvana ke teja ko dhvasta kara detI hai, viveka-buddhi evaM bala- vikrama ko naSTa kara DAlatI hai / parantu prazna unakA hai, jo lambe samaya taka brahmacarya kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sakate / phalataH hara varSa janasaMkhyA kI vRddhi hotI rahatI hai, aura bharaNa-poSaNa ke ucita sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM Ane vAle prANI bhukhamarI ke zikAra hote rahate haiM / 1 366 Ae dina samAcArapatroM Adi meM par3hane evaM sunane meM AtA hai ki amuka sthAna para amuka vyakti ne garIbI ke kAraNa apane pUre parivAra ko jahara de kara mAra star | amuka vyakti rela kI paTarI para kaTa marA tathA amuka ne phA~sI lagA lii| to, yahA~ para yaha sabase jyAdA vicAraNIya bAta ho jAtI hai ki Akhira yaha saba kyoM hotA hai ? abhAvoM ke kAraNa hI to ! kyoMki roTI kama hai, aura khAne vAle jyAdA haiM, vastra thor3A hai, aura pahanane vAle jyAdA haiM / AdamI na roTI kI samasyA pUrI kara pAtA hai, na vastra kI / ataH vaha apane jIvana ke bojhoM se ghabarA kara isa prakAra kA hiMsAtmaka galata kadama uThAtA hai| isa para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki abhAvoM ke bIca janasaMkhyA kI dinAnudina vRddhi abhAvoM ko aura isa dRSTi se janasaMkhyA ko sImita rahita hai / bhI bar3hA kara hiMsA ko hI protsAhana detI hai / karanA kahIM jyAdA zreyaskara evaM hiMsA se abhAvoM ke bIca janma pradAna kara kisI prANI ko akSaya pIr3AoM meM karAhate chor3a denA, kahA~ taba ThIka hai ? socane kI bAta hai ki kisI prANI ko jIvanabhara amAvoM ke bIca pIr3A, kuNThA evaM saMtrAsa ke sAgara meM Dubo denA, usake lie sukha Page #387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 370 ahiMsA-darzana zAMti kI bAta hogI, yA ki use idhara Ane se roka kara ? dinarAta abhAvoM meM tar3apate rahanA bhI koI zreyaskara jindagI hai ? ataH spaSTa hai, amuka aMza meM, parivAra niyojana kA kAryakrama bhI ahiMsA ke kSetra meM AtA hai| janasaMkhyA ke anupAta meM upabhoga ke sAdhana yaha saca hai ki parivAra-niyojana vartamAna yuga kI bar3hatI huI janasaMkhyA kI samasyA kA eka sAmAnya samAdhAna bana gayA hai| kintu vastutaH yaha samasyA vartamAna kI hI nahIM, mAnava-jAti kI Adima samasyA hai| jainapurANoM kA avalokana karane se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se pUrva, jabaki akarmabhUmi meM yaugalika sabhyatA thI, janasaMkhyA sImita thI, aura upabhoga-sAmagrI pracuramAtrA meM upalabdha thii| Age cala kara janasaMkhyA bar3hane lagI, to upabhoga-sAmagrI meM kamI Ane lgii| phalataH saMgharSa, vigraha aura yuddha hone lage / samAja meM vizRkhalatAjanya azAMti bar3hane lagI / aura taba yugadraSTA RSabhadeva ne kRSi evaM udyoga kA vikAsa karake abhAvajanita vigraha kI zAnti kA patha prazasta kiyaa| yaha eka aitihAsika satya hai ki janasaMkhyA vRddhi ke sAtha yadi upabhoga-sAmagrI kI vRddhi nahIM hotI hai, to garIbI, abhAva aura tajjanya saMgharSa paidA hote haiM / RSabhadeva ke yuga meM janasaMkhyA kI vRddhi kA honA Avazyaka thA, ataH unake samaya meM parivAraniyojana kA prazna upasthita na huaa| kintu jana-jIvana ko abhAvajanya pIr3A se bacAne ke lie unhoMne kRSi evaM udyoga kA samAdhAna prastuta kara lokahita kA eka mahattvapUrNa mArga prazasta kiyA, jisake pariNAmasvarUpa janajIvana garIbI ke utpIr3ana se baca sakA / kalpanA kIjie, yadi usa yuga meM kRSi evaM udyoga ke rUpa meM apekSita sAdhana-vRddhi na kI gaI hotI, aura janasaMkhyA meM nirantara vRddhi kA anupAta tIvragati se bar3hatA hI rahatA, to kyA parivAra niyojana jaisI kisI upayukta vyavasthA kI ora dhyAna nahIM jAtA? kyA taba nAnA prakAra ke abhAvoM se trasta kIr3e kI taraha kulabulAtI jindagI jIne ko janasaMkhyA dinAnudina bar3hAte jAte aura koI ThIka samAdhAna nahIM nikAlate ? merA vizvAsa hai ki yadi jIvana kI upabhogya-vastueM jyoM kI tyoM sImita banI rahatIM aura janasaMkhyA bar3hatI hI jAtI, to ahiMsA ke AdhAra para sAmAjika vikAsa kI saMbhAvanAe~ mUlataH kSINa hI ho jaatii| vartamAna paristhitiyoM ke saMdarbha meM vicAra karane para aisA kucha mahasUsa hotA hai ki nikaTa bhaviSya meM abhI yaha saMbhava nahIM ki audyogika vikAsa kA janasaMkhyAvRddhi ke sAtha AsAnI se tAlamela baiTha skegaa| phira kyA janatA isI prakAra abhAvoM se pratAr3ita, bhUkhI, naMgI, daridra, rugNa evaM azAMta sthiti meM jindagI kI viSama ghar3iyA~ kATatI rahegI ? kyA yaha abhAva manuSya ko eka dina chInA-jhapaTI, saMgharSa, hiMsA evaM vidroha ke lie majabUra nahIM kara degA ? jaba samAja meM khAne vAle adhika hoMge aura khAdya-padArtha kama hoMge; jaba rahane vAle adhika hoMge aura rahane yogya AvAsa kama hoMge; Page #388 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA ko dRSTi 371 svAsthya, cikitsA aura zikSA ke sAdhana bhI svalpa hoMge, to nizcaya hI bhUkha, bImArI aura azikSA kA prAbalya hogA / paraspara vidveSa kI bhAvanA se kalaha kA udaya hogA, phalataH zAMti kI cirapunIta dhArA avaruddha ho jAegI aura azAMti ke tUphAna ke bIca hiMsA kA jaghanya tANDava zurU ho jAegA / aisI paristhiti meM ahiMsA ke vikAsa evaM jana-kalyANa kI abhivRddhi kI kalpanA kauna kara sakatA hai ? samasyA kA samAdhAna ___ aba pahale kA prazna phira ubhara kara AtA hai ki-'isa samasyA kA samAdhAna kyA hai ? 'janasaMkhyA kI vRddhi kA anupAta kama honA cAhie'-yaha sIdhA-sA uttara hai / aba prazna yaha hai ki-'yaha bar3hatI huI janasaMkhyA Akhira ruke kaise ? sahaja svAbhAvika rUpa se yA kRtrima sAdhanoM dvArA ?' pahalA mArga nizcaya hI prazasta hai, khatare se khAlI bhI hai| Antarika cetanA kA jAgaraNa hone para vairAgya ke dvArA jo bhogAsakti kama hotI hai, vaha sAdhana brahmacarya hai| brahmacarya antaraMga aura bahiraMga donoM hI sthitiyoM meM sahI samAdhAna prastuta karatA hai / brahmacarya meM AdhyAtmika aura sAmAjika donoM hI prakAra kA niSkaluSa lAma hai / dharmaparamparAoM kA karttavya hai ki vaha ise Andolana kA rUpa deM, jana-jIvana meM naitika jAgaraNa paidA kreN| yaha mArga kaThina avazya hai, purAnI bhASA meM talavAra kI dhAra para calane-jaisA hai, phira bhI asaMbhava to nahIM hai| hajAroM hI nahIM, lAkhoM sAdhakoM ne pUrNa brahmacarya kA jIvana jIyA hai, aura unakI brahmacarya-sambandhI zAnadAra saphalatAe~ hara yuga ke lie preraNAsrota rheNgii| A~zika brahmacarya ke sAdhaka bhI kucha kama nahIM haiN| ataH sarvaprathama parivAra-niyojana kI samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie yahI pavitra sarvazreSTha sAdhana apanAnA caahie| yaha sAdhana ahiMsaka bhI hai, naitika bhI hai aura dhArmika bhii| isa patha kI jo kaThinAiyA~ haiM, unake vyAvahArika hala khojane kI dizA meM racanAtmaka upakrama kI apekSA hai / isake lie zuddha sAtvika bhojana, mAdaka dravyoM kA tyAga, svaccha dhArmika evaM naitika zikSA, satsaMga, AdhyAtmika granthoM kA yathocita svAdhyAya, samAja meM sAmUhika rUpa se uttejaka zRMgAra-prasAdhanoM kA parihAra, kAmottejaka ardhanagna nAcagAna evaM azlIla sinemA Adi kA parityAga-ityAdi kucha aise vyAvahArika prayatna haiM, jo brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke lie sahAyaka ho sakate haiN| / dUsarA mArga pracalita parivAra niyojana kA rUpa hai, kintu usameM khatarA bhI hai| sunane meM AtA hai ki kRtrima sAdhanoM ke dvArA parivAra niyojana karane se naitika Adarza gira jAe~ge, viSayabhoga kI AkA~kSAe~ aniyaMtrita evaM uddAma ho uThegI / kumArikAoM evaM vidhavAoM meM, jo eka baMdhana evaM bhaya kI sImA hai, vaha samApta ho jaaegii| AzaMkAoM ko sarvathA jhuThalAyA to nahIM jA sakatA, kintu ye jo hetu dikhAe gaye haiM, ve koI aikAntika antima evaM nitAnta sahI hI haiM, aisI bAta nhiiN| prAyaH dekhane-sunane Page #389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 372 ahiMsA-darzana meM AtA hai ki kRtrima sAdhanoM ke prayoga ke binA bhI saikar3oM-hajAroM kumArikAe~ evaM vidhavAeM garbhapAta evaM bhra NahatyAe~ karatI haiN| aisA kyoM hai ? yaha aniyaMtrita evaM uddAma viSaya-bhoga kI AkAMkSAoM kA duSpariNAma nahIM to aura kyA hai ? rahI bAta naitika Adarza kI, to jisake mUla meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya yA AtaMka ho, vaha aura kucha bhale hI ho, naitika Adarza kadApi nahIM ho sakatA / aura, phira yaha bhaya bhI to eka-taraphA hI hai / mahilAvarga kRtrima upakaraNoM ke abhAva meM bhale hI kucha niyaMtrita raha le, kintu puruSavarga to isa niyaMtraNa se mukta hI rahatA hai| prakRti ne usa para aisI koI sthiti niyata nahIM kI hai, jo kisI zArIrika parivartana ke bhaya se niyantraNa meM raha sake / phira, eka vizeSa prakAra ke kRtrima sAdhanoM se hI manuSya kyoM DaratA hai ? jIvana ke pada-pada para to yaha dekhA jAtA hai ki manuSya Ae dina kRtrima sAdhanoM kA pracura rUpa meM upayoga kara apanA jIvana-patha taya kara rahA hai / unase yadi jIvana kI svAbhAvikatA pavitratA evaM naitikatA naSTa nahIM hotI, to isase hI naSTa ho jAegI, aisI nizcayAtmaka AzaMkA kyoM hai ? sAdhana kA jaba taka sAdhana ke rUpa meM hI upayoga hotA hai, taba taka to koI khAsa burAI nahIM hai, usa upayoga kI 'ati' hI burAI hai / ata: 'ati sarvatra varjayet' kI bAteM dhyAna meM rakhanI cAhie / adhika-saMtAna jIvana ke lie ghAtaka parivAra niyojana ke prazna ko eka aura dRSTi se bhI socA jAnA cAhie ki adhika saMtAna na kevala sAmAjika jIvana kI azAMti kA kAraNa hai, balki mAtRjIvana ke lie bhI ghAtaka hai| mAtRjIvana kI durbalatA, kSINatA evaM anekAneka bImAriyoM kA kAraNa adhika saMtAna kA honA hai| adhika saMtati ke kAraNa mAtAe~ jaldI hI kAlakavalita ho jAtI haiN| isa dRSTi se parivAra-niyojana ke kAryakrama para yadi vicAra kiyA jAe, to isameM ahiMsA ke sAtha virodha kahA~ hai ? apitu yaha kAryakrama to mAtRjAti ko pIr3AoM se mukta karane kI dizA meM ahiMsA ke pakSa meM hI AtA hai / Agama-sAhitya kI 'bahuputtiyA' kA udAharaNa hamAre samakSa hai| adhika saMtAna ke kAraNa vaha becArI kisa dayanIya sthiti ko prApta ho gaI thI ! usakA kitanA burA hAla huA thA ! kyA yaha hiMsA pratikAra ke yogya nahIM hai ? parivAra niyojana kA sahaja evaM anukaraNIya mArga jaisA ki maiM pahale spaSTa kara cukA hU~, janasaMkhyA kI aniyaMtrita vRddhi kA samAdhAna karane kI dizA meM parivAra niyojana kA kAryakrama eka vyAvahArika kAryakrama hai| aura vaha rASTrahita kI dRSTi se Avazyaka bhI hai| kintu yahA~ eka bAta aura bhI vicAraNIya hai, vaha yaha ki jIvana ko zamana evaM damana ke ina kRtrima kAryakramoM para hI AdhArita na raha kara mana meM kITadaMza ke samAna viSavamana karane vAlI viSayabhoga kI lipsAoM kI kucha mAnasika cikitsA bhI honI caahie| svastha cintana ke dvArA kAmavRtti kA zamana apekSita hai| nirodha garbha kA hI nahIM, pratyuta mana kI Page #390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMskRtika kSetra meM ahiMsA kI dRSTi viSaya- tRSNA kA bhI honA caahie| nasabaMdI mAtra prajanana avayava kI hI nahIM, pratyuta mana kI tRSNAoM kI mI honI caahie| isake lie janatA meM naitika AdarzoM kI bhAvanA ko jagAne kI anivArya apekSA hai / brahmacarya kA pAlana, brahmacarya kI dRSTi se hI nahIM, apitu ahiMsA kI dRSTi se bhI paramAvazyaka hai - yaha Adarza janasAmAnya ke sAmane AnA cAhie / kintu Adarza ke ahaM meM yathArtha ko bhI nahIM bhulAyA jA sakatA / mastaka AkAza meM U~cA uThA rahe, koI Apatti nahIM; kintu pairoM ke nIce kI dharatI bhI to dekhanI hI cAhie ki vaha kitanI Thosa hai ? kitanA bhAra sahana kara sakatI hai ? Adarza ke sAtha yathArtha ko aura yathArtha ke sAtha Adarza ko milAte rahanA cAhie / isa prakAra ahiMsA ke samyak evaM samucita vikAsa kI dRSTi se parivAra niyojana ko anupayukta nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isalie ki yaha jana-jIvana kI pIr3A, kSobha, azAMti, vikSiptatA, daridratA evaM azikSA ko kama karane meM kisI na kisI rUpa meM sahAyaka hotA hai / hA~, hameM parivAra niyojana ke sAtha hI naitika Adarza kI bhAvanA bhI samAnarUpa se jAgRta karanI cAhie, tAki usake khatare kama ho sakeM, aura hamArA rASTra apane jIvanapatha ko saralatA ke sAtha maMjila kA rUpa de sake / Aja mAnava ke lie yaha eka sarvathA aparihArya evaM anivArya bAta ho gaI hai ki vaha mAnasika saMkIrNatA kI kAla koTharI se nikala kara cintana ke unmukta evaM vistIrNa dharAtala para khar3A ho, tathA, yugabodha evaM yuga kI mAMga para pUrI sahAnubhUti evaM sahRdayatA se vicAra kre| jIvana kI isa vistIrNa bhAvabhUmi para pahu~cane para yaha apane Apa pratyakSa ho jAegA ki vartamAna paristhiti meM parivAra niyojana mUlataH ahiMsA kA hI eka Avazyaka pahalU hai / 373 Page #391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaicArika ahiMsA aura anekAnta - jainadharma meM samabhAva yA samatAbhAva ko vizeSa pradhAnatA dI jAtI hai aura samatA ke bhAva se hI anekAnta kA janma hotA hai / anekAnta aura ahiMsA eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiM / vicArAtmaka ahiMsA kA hI nAma anekAnta hai yA yoM kaheM ki bauddhika ahiMsA hI anekAnta hai| isameM kisI eka pakSa yA eka aMza ko pradhAnatA nahIM dI jAtI, na usake lie Agraha hI hotA hai / yaha sabake prati samAna Agraha rakhane ko kahatA hai / isakA bahuta hI vyApaka kSetra hai / isake andara sabhI ekAntavAdI vicAra A jAte haiM / yaha dharma, darzana, saMskRti sabhI kSetroM taka apanA sthAna rakhatA hai / isake binA jIvana ke kisI bhI vyavahAra kA calanA muzkila ho jAtA hai / anekAntaH eka vizleSaNa jainatattvamImAMsA meM anekAnta kA vizleSaNa prApta hotA hai / jaba bha0 mahAvIra ne sAMsArika vastuoM kA maulikatA ke dRSTikoNa se adhyayana kiyA to unheM jAnakArI huI ki hara eka padArtha cAhe vaha bilkula bar3A ho athavA bilakula choTA, para usameM ananta dharma hote haiM / ' aneka guNa hote haiM / jainadarzana meM guNa zabda ke lie 'dharma' zabda prayoga hotA hai| kintu yaha sambhava nahIM ki eka sAdhAraNa vyakti kisI vastu ke sabhI dharmoM ko jAna sake / koI vyakti kaha sakatA hai ki vaha apanI kalama ko acchI taraha jAnatA hai, kyoMki usakI kalama usake pAsa hai, vaha usase likhatA hai| lekina usakA aisA kahanA galata hogA / itanA vaha kaha sakatA hai ki kalama amuka raMga kI hai, usameM pIlI yA ujale raMga kI niba lagI hai, amuka kampanI kI banI huI hai / moTI hai athavA patalI hai / lekina kyA vaha batA sakegA, yadi usase pUchA jAya ki usakI kalama talavAra, kudAla, ha~siyA, moTarakAra, jahAja Adi se kitanI bhinna hai ? zAyada aisA batAnA usake lie asambhava nahIM to kaThina avazya hogaa| isI taraha kalama ke sambandha meM usase aura bhI prazna pUche jA sakate haiM / aura sabhI praznoM ke uttara ke lie use una sabhI vastuoM ko jAnanA cAhie, jinase sambandhita prazna pUche jAte haiM / kintu sabhI vastuoM ke viSaya meM jAnakArI rakhanA eka sAdhAraNa vyakti ke lie asambhava hai| eka sAdhAraNa vyakti na to eka vastu ko pUrNataH jAnatA hai aura na sabhI vastuoM ko hii| kyoMki eka vastu ko jAnane kA artha hotA hai, saba ko jAnanA aura sabako jAnane kA, 1 "ananta-dharmAtmakaM vastu" (syAdvAdamaMjarI) Page #392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaicArika ahiMsA aura anekAnta artha hotA hai eka ko jAnanA / 2 jo sarvajJa hotA hai vaha sabhI vastuoM ko jAnanA hai / lekina dekhA jAtA hai ki jo sarvajJa nahIM hai, vaha bhI apane ekapakSIya jJAna ko pUrNa satya mAna kara dUsaroM ko galata batAtA hai, unase jhagar3a par3atA hai / isa taraha kA vyakti ekAgrahI hotA hai; kyoMki vaha kevala eka pakSa kisI vizeSavAda, eka siddhAnta ke lie Agraha karatA hai / ekAgrahI ko hI ekAntavAdI kahate haiM / andhe aura hAthI isa ekAntavAdI prakRti kI spaSTatA ke lie AcAryoM ne eka bar3A hI rucipUrNa udAharaNa diyA hai, jo isa prakAra hai - kucha andhoM ne hAthI ke sambandha meM jJAna prApta karane kA vicAra kiyA aura una saboM ne hAthI ko chU kara hI jAnA ki hAthI kisa prakAra kA hotA hai jisane paira kA sparza kiyA usane kahA ki hAthI khambhe kI taraha hai / jisane hAthI kI duma pakar3I, usane kahA ki hAthI rasse kI taraha hilatA, DolatA huA koI jAnavara hai / jisane kAna kA sparza kiyA, usane kahA ki hAthI sUpa kI taraha hotA hai / ve sabhI apane-apane jJAna ko satya mAnane lage aura dUsare ke jJAna ko galata / yadyapi unameM se kisI ne hAthI ko pUrNarUpeNa nahIM dekhA thA / para vahA~ koI A~kha vAlA vyakti AyA to usane unheM hAthI kA pUrNa rUpaka sunAyA / A~kha vAle vyakti se, jisane hAthI ko saba taraha se dekhA, hAthI ke sambandha meM jaba varNana sunA, taba una saboM ko yaha jAnakArI huI ki alaga-alaga ve sabake saba aMzata: sahI haiM, saMkIrNataH nahIM, aura yahIM para ve ekAntavAda se anekAntavAda kI ora cale Ate haiM / jahA~ para kisI eka ke lie nahIM, balki sabase lie Agraha hotA hai, vahIM anekAnta pAyA jAtA hai / jIvana kA ke sabhI vyApAroM yA vyavahAroM meM anekAnta kI jhalaka najara AtI hai / AcAryoM ke abhimata AcArya siddhasena divAkara jinheM ki pAMcavIM zatI ke bhArata ke uccakoTi ke dArzanikoM meM sthAna prApta hai, apanI prasiddha pustaka 'sanmatitarka' meM anekAntavAda kI mahattA ko Upara uThAte hue kahate haiM ki anekAntavAda vizva kA guru hai / arthAt anekAntavAda eka sahI DhaMga se jJAnapatha pradarzita karatA hai / AcArya haribhadra anekAnta ke sambandha meM kahate haiM - kadAgrahI vyakti kI, jisa viSaya meM mati hotI hai, usI viSaya meM vaha apanI yukti ko lagAtA hai / parantu eka niSpakSa vyakti usa bAta ko svIkAra karatA hai jo yuktisiddha ho' / isa prakAra AcArya siddhasena ne 'sanmatitarka', AcArya samantabhadra ne AptamImAMsA, AcArya haribhadra ne 'anekAntapraveza' aura 'anekAntajayapatAkA', akalaMkadeva ne 'siddhivinizcaya' evaM upAdhyAya yazovijaya ne apane vibhinna granthoM meM anekAntavAda kA pratipAdana kiyA hai| 2 eko bhAvaH sarvathA yena dRSTaH sarve bhAvAH sarvathA tena dRSTAH; sarve bhAvAH sarvathA yena dRSTAH, eko bhAvaH sarvathA tena dRSTa: / / 375 --- SaDa - darzana - samuccaya TIkA, pR0 222. Page #393 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana syAdavAda __anekAnta kA bhASAgata rUpa hI syAdvAda hai / jo vicAra yA siddhAnta cintana ke rUpa meM anekAnta kahA jAtA hai, vahI bhASA meM syAdvAda ke rUpa meM abhivyakti pAtA hai| isa taraha anekAnta yadi eka vicArapaddhati hai, to syAdvAda eka bhASApaddhati / donoM vaise hI haiM jaise eka sikke ke do rUpa / anekAnta eka nirdoSa vicAra-prakriyA hai, to syAdvAda eka niSpakSa abhivyakti / 'syAt' zabda kA artha hotA hai-'kathaMcit' / isIlie syAdvAda ko 'kathaMcitvAda' ke nAma se bhI jAnA jAtA hai / syAdvAda usa abhivyakti kI rAha dikhAtA hai, jisase jJAna sahI DhaMga se prakAzita ho jAe aura usase kisI anya vyakti kA jJAna doSapUrNa jAhira na ho / kyoMki yadi eka vyakti kA jJAna sahI hai, satya hai isakA yaha matalaba nahIM hotA ki dUsare kA jJAna asatya hai / aura aisA kahane kA kisI ko 'adhikAra' bhI nahIM hotA; kAraNa sabake jJAna adhUre hI rahate haiN| kevala sarvajJa kA jJAna hI pUrNa evaM saba taraha se satya hotA hai / eka padArtha ke aneka dharma yA guNa yA pahalU hote haiM / koI eka vyakti eka pahalU ko jAnatA hai, to dUsarA usake dUsare dharma ko yA dUsare pahalU ko / taba eka pahalU ko jAnane vAlA dUsare pahalU vAle ko galata kaise kaha sakatA hai, vaha to eka pahalU ko hI jAnatA hai, dUsare ko jAnatA hI nahIM / yahA~ para syAdvAda kahatA hai jisa prakAra kisI vastu ke eka pahalU ko jAnane vAlA sahI hai, usI prakAra dUsare pakSa ko bhI jAnane vAlA sahI hai / kintu donoM ke jJAna pUrNa nahIM hai| unheM pUrNataH satyatA prApta nahIM / donoM kI satyatA kisI khAsa sApekSatA meM hai / ataH syAdvAda apekSA para yA sImA para jora detA hai| isa sApekSatA spaSTataH isa prakAra mAlUma ho sakatI hai / eka vyakti ko koI putra kahatA hai, koI pitA kahatA hai, koI pati kahatI hai, koI bhAI kahatA hai, koI dosta kahatA hai / isa taraha vibhinna loga use vibhinna riztoM se sambodhita karate haiM / yahA~ para yadi usa vyakti ko pitA kahane vAlA apane ko bilkula sahI mAne aura dUsaroM ko galata, yA putra kahane vAlA apane ko sahI mAne aura dUsare ko galata to vAstavika sthiti kyA samajhI jaaegii| yadyapi AdamI eka hI hai, usase rizte aneka haiM aura apane-apane rizte ke anusAra use sambodhita karane vAle sabake saba ThIka haiN| aisA nahIM ki jo use pitA kahatA hai vaha ThIka hai aura putra kahatA hai vaha galata hai / rizte jJAna ke pahalU ke pratIka haiM, apekSA ke pratIka haiM / yahI bAta kisI bhI vastu ke jJAna ke sambandha meM hotI hai / ataH kisI bhI vyakti ko cAhie ki apanA jJAna kisI khAsa sImA yA kisI khAsa apekSA meM sahI samajhe aura usI ke anusAra abhivyakti bhI kare; tAki dUsare ke jJAna para kisI taraha AkSepa nahIM aae| aisI abhivyakti ke lie syAt kA prayoga Avazyaka ho jAtA hai / syAt dhaTa hai aura syAt ghaTa nahIM hai / isa prakAra kI abhivyakti meM na hai, galata hai aura na hI Page #394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaicArika ahiMsA aura anekAnta 'na hai' / kyoMki ghaTa hai, isakA artha hai ki ghaTa 'jisa rUpa meM aura jisa sthAna yA samaya meM dekhA jA rahA hai, usa rUpa meM hai, kintu anya rUpa, sthAna aura samaya meM vaha nahIM dekhA jA rahA hai, to usa rUpa meM vaha nahIM / ataH jo yaha kahatA hai ki ghaTa hai kahanA ThIka hai aura ghaTa nahIM hai, kahanA galata hai / vaha nizcita hI ekAntavAdI hai, anekAntavAdI nahIM / anekAntavAda to saba dRSTiyoM se dekhatA hai aura sabako sahI mAnatA hai / pratIkAtmaka cinha ekAntavAda kA pratIkAtmaka cihna 'hI' hai aura anekAntavAda kA 'bho' / ekAntavAdI kahatA hai 'merA siddhAnta hI ThIka hai' isakA artha hotA hai ki anya jitane bhI jJAna haiM, galata haiM / ekAntavAdI dUsare ke lie koI sthAna nahIM chor3atA, vaha pUrI sambhAvanA para svayaM adhikAra kara letA hai / isake viparIta anekAntavAdI kahatA hai ki 'merA bhI siddhAnta ThIka hai' / aisI abhivyakti se dUsare ke lie sthAna baca jAtA hai / 'merA bhI siddhAnta ThIka hai' kA artha hotA hai ki mere alAvA auroM ke bhI siddhAnta ThIka haiM / ahiMsA 377 ahiMsA ke sambandha meM aba taka jo carcA kI gaI hai usameM yaha dekhA gayA hai ki ahiMsA kA pUrNa pAlana taba hotA hai / jaba mana, vANI aura zarIra se hiMsA na kI jAya, na karavAI jAe aura na hiMsA kA anumodana kiyA hI jaae| yahA~ pahalA sthAna mana kA athavA cintana kA hai / yaha anekAnta kA yA ahiMsA kA prathama caraNa hai / jaba vicAra meM kisI ko galata sAbita kiyA jAtA hai, taba dveSa paidA hotA hai / yadi sabako sahI mAna liyA jAe, sabhI ko satya mAnA jAe, kevala apane hI siddhAnta ko sahI na mAna kara auroM ke siddhAntoM ko bhI sahI mAnA jAe unakA Adara kiyA jAe to kisI bhI prakAra ke dveSa ko sthAna nahIM milatA, phira hiMsA kA to prazna hI nahIM uThatA / anekAnta hameM yahI sikhAtA hai ki kisI eka siddhAnta ke prati Agraha na karo, sabake lie AgrahI bano, yAnI samAgrahI bno| ahiMsA kI dUsarI sthiti hai - vANI, jisakI pUrti syAdvAda se hotI hai / syAdvAda sikhalAtA hai ki aisI abhivyakti karo, jisase sabakI satyatA jAhira ho / aisA nahIM ki tuma ghoSita karo 'maiM hI satya hU~, phira to dUsarA tumase jhagar3ane ko taiyAra ho jAegA aura usake pariNAmasvarUpa hiMsA hogI / kaho - maiM bhI 'ThIka hU~,' tAki dUsare ke mana meM kisI prakAra kA duHkha paidA na ho, use bhI santoSa ho ki abhivyakti karane vAlA apanI satyatA kI abhivyakti ke sAtha hamAre lie bhI sthAna chor3a rahA hai| isa prakAra vaicArika ahiMsA, anekAnta aura syAdvAda se ahiMsA kI pUrvapIThikA taiyAra hotI hai, kyoMki ahiMsA kA vicAragata rUpa anekAntavAda hai, bhASAgata rUpa syAd vAda hai aura AdhAragata yA karmagatarUpa meM to svayaM ahiMsA dikhAI par3atI hI hai / Page #395 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke caurAhe para jagat meM kitane agaNita jIva-jantu bhare par3e haiN| nAnA prakAra ke pazu-pakSI, kIr3e, makor3e to haiM hI, lAkhoM prakAra kI vanaspati aura dUsare bhI choTe-bar3e asaMkhya prakAra ke prANI bhI haiN| unakI AtmA meM koI mUlabhUta antara nahIM hai| antara hai kevala zarIra kA aura Atmika zaktiyoM ke vikAsa kA / isI antara ne manuSya meM aura dUsare prANiyoM meM bar3A bheda paidA kara diyA hai| isIlie zAstra mAnava-jIvana kI gaurava-gAthA gAtA hai aura mAnava bhI apanI sthiti para garva karatA hai, apane ko dhanya mAnatA hai / para, manuSya ko yaha bhI socanA hai ki isa jIvana ke lie use kitanI taiyArI karanI par3I hai ? kisa prakAra kI sAdhanAe~ karanI par3I haiM ? bar3I-bar3I taiyAriyA~ aura sAdhanAe~ karane ke bAda jo divya-jIvana milA hai, usakI kyA upayogitA hai ? kyA, yaha jIvana bhoga-vilAsa meM lipta rahane ke lie hai, dhanasaMcaya yA mAna-pratiSThA ke pIche bhaTakate-bhaTakate samApta ho jAne ke lie hai ? kyA, isalie hai ki eka dina saMsAra meM yoM hI Ae aura yoM hI cale gae ? / AvAgamana jo AyA hai, vaha to jAegA hI, cAhe koI bhikhArI ho, daridra ho, athavA rAjA ho, seTha ho / yaha AvAgamana kA krama anAdi kAla se calatA A rahA hai, Aja bhI cala rahA hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI calatA rhegaa| prakRti ke isa krama ko rokanA Apake vaza kI bAta nahIM hai / cakravartI samrAT kI zaktizAlI sattA bhI ise banda nahIM kara sakatI / yahA~ taka ki asaMkhya devI-devatAoM para zAsana karane vAlA devAdhipati indra bhI ise rokane meM asamartha hai| saMsAra meM koI aisI jagaha nahIM ki jahA~ hama jama kara baiTha gae to aba uThege hI nahIM / yadyapi, vyakti yahI cAhatA hai ki vaha na uThe, kintu usake cAhane kI yahA~ koI kImata nahIM hai| eka sAmAnya vyakti to kyA, bar3e-bar3e zaktizAlI yahA~ Ae aura cale ge| jinakI madamAtI sattA ne eka dina saMsAra meM bhUkampa paidA kara diyA thA, jinakI senAoM ne hindustAna ke kone-kone ko rauMda DAlA thA aura apanA khajAnA bhara liyA thA, unakI zakti bhI yahA~ viphala ho gii| lAkhoM vIroM kI sudRr3ha senA eka ora dIna-bhAva se khar3I rahI aura jo bar3e-bar3e maMtrI yaha kahate the ki bAla kI khAla nikAla deMge aura koI na koI rAstA nikAleMge, parantu AvAgamana ke prAkRtika kAryakrama ko rokane meM unakI vilakSaNabuddhi bhI kucha kAma na de skii| devI-devatA khar3e rahe, unase bhI kucha nahIM bnaa| eka sAdhAraNa AdamI Page #396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke caurAhe para 376 saMsAra se vidA hotA hai to lAcAra aura bebasa ho kara jAtA hai| vaise hI jaba eka dhanI yA samrATa vidA hote haiM, to ve bhI lAcAra aura bebasa ho kara hI vidA hote haiN| eka hI rAha binA varga-bheda ke sabhI ke lie yadi eka rAha nahIM hotI to duniyA kA phaisalA honA muzkila ho jAtA / yahI rAha garIba aura amIra ko eka karane vAlI hai, yaha jhoMpar3iyoM tathA mahaloM taka kA eka jaisA phaisalA kara detI hai| duniyA meM aura kitanI hI rAha kyoM na hoM, para zmazAna kI rAha to eka hI hai, jisa para sabako calanA par3atA hai aura jahA~ bhikhArI se le kara samrATa taka jala kara miTTI meM mila jAte haiM / yahA~ do rAha nahIM bana sakatIM, maMjila do nahIM ho sakatI ! saba ke lie eka hI rAha hai, eka hI maMjila hai aura usI meM se saba ko gujaranA hai| yaha dekhA gayA hai ki insAna kI jindagI meM abhimAna, pratiSThA, Adi jo bhautika alaMkaraNa haiM, ve saba yahIM samApta ho jAte haiN| manuSya, Age kucha bhI nahIM le jA sakatA ? mahala, sonA-cA~dI, jevara vagairaha saba yahIM raha jAte haiN| kuTumba-kabIlA, samAja aura rASTra sabhI yahIM chUTa jAte haiM / mAnava-jIvana kI sabase bar3I jo vizeSatA hai, vaha yahI hai ki manuSya soca sakatA hai ki use yahA~ se kyA le jAnA hai, kyA nahIM le jAnA hai ? khAlI hAtha daridra ho kara lauTanA hai, yA samrATa kI taraha aizvarya kI virAT sAja-sajjA ke sAtha vApasa honA hai / antima pravacana bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane antima pravacana meM eka sundara udAharaNa diyA hai, aura usake sahAre bahuta bar3A satya prakAzita kiyA hai| dUsare zabdoM meM yaha kahanA cAhie ki eka laghukAya zabda-sUtra ke sahAre karor3oM mana satya kA bhAra utAra diyA hai / vaha eka choTA-sA dRSTAnta avazya hai, kintu usake pIche eka bahuta bar3I saccAI, jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa adhyAya chipA par3A hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM AtA hai|' __bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vyApAra karane vAle baniyoM kA udAharaNa diyA hai jo isa prakAra hai eka seTha ke tIna putra the / tInoM buddhimAna aura vicArazIla the, para ve ghara meM hI par3e rahate the, ataH unakI buddhi ko parakhane kA prasaMga nahIM milatA thaa| unake 1 jahA ya tinni vaNiyA, mUlaM ghettUNa niggyaa| ego'ttha lahaI lAhaM, ego mUleNa Agao / / ego mUla vi hArittA, Agao tattha vaannio| vavahAre uvamA esA, evaM dhamme viyANaha / / Page #397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 380 ahiMsA-darzana vicAroM ko, caritra ko aura vyaktitva ko ThIka taraha panapane kA aura vikasita hone kA avasara upalabdha nahIM hotA thA / para seTha bar3A buddhimAna thA / usane socA-dekhanA cAhie, kauna lar3akA kaisA hai aura Age cala kara mere vaMza kA uttaradAyittva kauna kitanA nibhA sakatA hai ? kauna mere kula kI pratiSThA ko sthAyI rUpa se surakSita rakha sakatA hai ? maiM duniyAbhara kI parIkSA karatA hU~ to apane laDakoM kI parIkSA bhI kyoM na karUM? seTha ne eka dina tInoM lar3akoM ko bulAyA aura kahA-"tuma saba samajhadAra aura yogya ho gae ho / jIvana ke kArya-kSetra meM kAma kara sakate ho / jo kucha maiM karatA hU~, vaha to tumhArA hI hai| use mujhe kahIM anyantra le nahIM jAnA hai| kintu tuma mujhe yaha vizvAsa dilA do ki tuma mere pIche merI jimmedAriyoM ko pUrI taraha nibhA skoge|" lar3akoM ne kahA-"pitAjI, pharamAiye, kyA kareM ?" isI savAla ko hala karane ke lie to pitA ne unheM bulAyA thA / kamAne ke lie vaha apane lar3akoM ko bAhara nahIM bhaTakAnA cAhatA thaa| usake pAsa AjIvikA ke sabhI sAdhana maujUda the| parantu 'kyA kareM ? yaha jo paramukhApekSI vRtti bana jAtI hai aura bAra-bAra jo yaha prazna mana meM paidA ho-ho kara raha jAtA hai, isI kA use samucita samAdhAna karanA thaa| seTha ne kahA-"karanA kyA hai ? cale jAo / nAva ko samudra meM bahane do aura laMgara khola do, DA~r3a to tumhAre hAtha meM hai / vastuta: saphala jIvana kA yahI artha hai ki tuma kitane puruSArtha se, kitanI yogyatA se jIvana-naukA ko sakuzala taTa para le jAte ho ! jisa nAva meM baiThe ho, usakA laMgara yadi nahIM kholA hai, to usake calAne kA koI artha nahIM / khola diyA jAe jIvana-naukA kA laMgara aura chor3a diyA jAe use laharoM para ! jaba jIvana-naukA laharoM ke thaper3e khAegI aura nAnA prakAra ke vighna upasthita hoMge, taba patA lagegA ki tumhAre andara kitanI yogyatA hai| yadi samudra meM tUphAna AyA hai to nAva ko kaise le jAe~, aura kahA~ manda gati aura kahA~ tIvra gati dI jAe, Adi-Adi yogyatAe~ hI to jIvana ke saphala saMcAlana ke lakSaNa haiN|" yogyatA kI jA~ca pitA kI bAta sunakara putroM ne kahA-"bAta ThIka hai / ApakA vicAra sahI hai / hama apanI yogyatA kI jA~ca kreNge|" isake lie unako yogya pUjI de dI gaI / eka-eka lAkha rupaye tInoM ko de diye gae aura unase kaha diyA gayA ki tInoM, tIna dizAoM meM alaga-alaga cale jaaeN| apanI dizAe~ icchA ke anurUpa nizcita kara sakate haiM / tInoM putroM ne apanI-apanI icchA ke anusAra vibhinna dezoM meM jA kara bar3Ibar3I pharme sthApita kii| unameM eka bar3A catura aura buddhimAn thA / usane apanI pUjI aise vyavasAya meM lagAI ki vAre-nyAre hone lge| dhana dina dUnA aura rAta caugunA bar3hane lgaa| vaha Page #398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke caurAhe para 381 bar3A saccaritra thaa| jaise-jaise lakSmI AtI gaI, vaha namra hotA gyaa| usane AsapAsa ke vyApAriyoM meM apanI dhAka jamA lI / jahA~ kahIM bhI rahA, begAnA bana kara nahIM rahA / aise rahA, mAno unhIM ke ghara kA AdamI ho aura kisI ko lUTane nahIM AyA, kintu apane-parAye saba kA samucita saMrakSaNa karane AyA hai / isa taraha usane apanI cAritraka pratiSThA jamA lI / usake pAsa lakSmI khUba AI, para lakSmI kA nazA tanika bhI nahIM aayaa| vaha duzcaritra nahIM banA / gotA lagAkara bhI sUkhA ___ majA to yaha hai ki samudra meM DubakI to lagAe, kintu sUkhA nikala Ae / koI taTa para baiThA rahe aura kahe ki maiM sUkhA hU~, bhIgA nahIM, to aise sUkhepana kA koI mUlya nahIM hai / yadi samudra meM gotA lagA de aura vApisa sUkhA nikala Ae, bhIge nahIM, taba kahA jA sakatA hai ki vAstava meM jAdU hai, camatkAra hai| isI prakAra yadi koI dhana vaibhava pA kara bhI saccaritra banA rahe, use nazA na car3he, taba hama kaheMge ki samudra meM gotA to lagAyA kintu phira bhI sUkhA hI niklaa| jaba cAroM ora lakSmI kI jhanakAra ho rahI ho, phira bhI lakSmI kI mAdakatA se Thokara na lage aura vAsanA kI bauchAra se binA bhIge bAhara A jAe, taba to kaha sakate haiM ki yaha eka ThIka kalA hai / 'Ananda' zrAvaka ne saMsAra-samudra meM gote lagAe the, phira bhI vaha sUkhA hI nikalA / mahAvIra ke parama bhakta rAjA ceTaka Adi sabhI ne saMsAra-samudra meM gote lagAe the, kintu sabhI sUkhe the / cakravartI bharata bhI saMsAra-samudra meM gote lagA kara bhI sUkhe hI the / sArAMza meM yahI abhimata paryApta hogA ki sAMsArika kAryoM meM saMlagna rahate hue bhI phala kI prApti meM lipta nahIM rahanA caahie| jIvana-vyApAra ko saphalatApUrvaka calAne kI mahattvapUrNa kalA jala meM khar3e kamala se hI sIkhI jA sakatI hai / kamala kIcar3a meM paidA hotA hai, patthara kI caTTAna, reta yA TIle para nhiiN| nissandeha vaha gahare sarovaroM meM janma letA hai, phira bhI vaha pAnI se nahIM bhIgatA, kyoMki vaha pAnI se Upara rahatA hai / kamala kI yaha vizeSatA hai ki yadi usake Upara pAnI DAlA jAe, yA varSA kA pAnI par3e, taba bhI usameM aisI cikanAhaTa nahIM hotI hai ki saba pAnI baha jAegA aura vaha apane nilipta guNa ke kAraNa sUkhA kA sUkhA hI rahegA / jaise kamala pAnI meM paidA hotA hai, phira bhI pAnI ke prabhAva se sarvathA alaga rahatA hai| isI prakAra saphala jIvana kA bhI Adarza honA caahie|' kamala kI kalA aisA bhUla kara bhI na samajhanA cAhie ki kamala pAnI meM bhIgane ke bhaya se bAhara kyoM nahIM bhAgatA / yadi bhAgane kA prayatna kare to vaha eka kSaNa bhI jindA nahIM raha sakatA / isI prakAra koI saMsAra ke bAhara kaise bhAga sakatA hai? aura bhAga kara jAegA 1 'na lippae bhavamajhe vi saMto, jaleNa vA pokkhariNIpalAso / " Page #399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 382 ahiMsA-darzana bhI kahA~ ? isa vizva ke bAhara usakA kahA~ ThikAnA hai ? kahIM bhI jAe, rahegA to saMsAra ke vAyumaNDala meM hI / isalie, jaba taka vyakti gRhastha ho, use saMsAra meM rahate hue hI, kamala kI bhAMti nilipta rahane kI kaThina sAdhanA karanI cAhie / saMsArasAgara meM jIvana-jahAja ko saphalatApUrvaka calAne ke lie isake sivAya aura koI dUsarA cArA nahIM hai| __yadi sAdhu gocarI ke lie jAe aura vahA~ kisI AkarSaNavaza usakA mana DagamagAne lage to, yaha kaise calegA ? Akhira, use bhI yaha kalA sIkhanI hI pdd'egii| yaha apAra saMsAra hai, yaha durgama duniyA hai| isI se vastra-pAtra bhI lenA hai, jhoMpar3iyoM aura mahaloM meM bhI jAnA hai / A~kha banda karake nahIM cala sakate, nAka banda karake nahIM jI sakate, aura hAtha-paira bA~dha kara niSkriya baiTha bhI nahIM skte| saba indriyA~ apane guNa-karma-svabhAva ke anurUpa apanA kAma karatI hI rheNgii| phira sAdhu to aisI kalA sIkhate haiM ki khAte, pIte, sunate aura dekhate hue bhI moha-vAsanA ke kIcar3a meM nahIM pha~sate / dainika vyavahAra meM prAyaH ve nindA bhI sunate haiM, stuti bhI sunate haiM, acchA yA burA, jaisA bhI rUpa A~khoM ke sAmane se gujaratA hai, use dekhate bhI haiM / kintu nirlipta bhAvanA ke kAraNa ve moha-janya vAsanA ke kucakra meM nahIM phaMsate, sadaiva usase pare hI rahate haiM, kyoMki sAMsArika moha-vAsanA kA kucakra sAdhu-jIvana ko adhaHpatana ke garta meM le jAne vAlA hai| astu, kamala kI vahI kalA sabako bhI sIkhanI hai| yadi koI bhAganA bhI cAhegA to kaba taka bhAgegA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha aTala siddhAnta hai ki-"jisa kisI bhI sthiti meM raho, kintu yaha kalA sIkha lo ki kamala jala meM rahatA hai aura jala meM raha kara bhI sUkhA hI rahatA hai|"2 yadi yaha divya-dRSTi jIvana meM mila gaI, to samajha lo ki jIvana kI saphala kalA mila gaI / jise jIvana kI yaha maMgalamayI kalA mila gaI, vaha sAdhaka uttarottara Upara hI uThatA jAtA hai aura sAMsArika mohavAsanA kA koI vikAra usakI pragati meM bAdhaka nahIM hotaa|| usa seTha ke lar3ake ne lAkhoM-karor3oM kamAe / vaha dhana bhI kamAtA rahA aura sadAcArI bhI banA rahA / vaha dhana kamA kara jaba ghara lauTA to nagara ke loga usake svAgata ke lie umar3a par3e / seTha bhI apane parivAra ke sAtha harSollAsa se gadgada svAgatArtha daur3A / bar3e sammAna ke sAtha, ijjata ke sAtha aura dhUmadhAma ke sAtha usane nagara meM praveza kiyaa| vaha to praphullita thA hI, sAtha hI hara eka nagara-nivAsI bhI harSollAsa se bharapUra thaa| seTha kA dUsarA lar3akA bhI bAhara gayA, usane bhI kisI vyavasAya meM pUjI lgaaii| kintu vaha apanI buddhi evaM pratibhA kA acchI taraha upayoga na kara sakA, phalataH usane kucha pAyA nahIM, kintu sAtha hI khoyA bhI nhiiN| pitA kI dI huI pUjI 2 "jahAM pomma jale jAyaM novalippai vaarinnaa|" Page #400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke caurAhe para 383 ko barAbara banAe rakhA ; yahI usakI bahuta bar3I buddhimAnI thI / usane ThIka hI socA - yadi pU~jI meM bar3hotarI nahIM hotI hai to aba cala denA cAhie / ghara pahu~cane para yadyapi usakA bar3e bhAI kI bhA~ti svAgata nahIM huA, kintu anAdara bhI nahIM huA / pitA ne usase kahA --- "beTA, kheda kI koI bAta nahIM / tuma jaise gae the, vaise hI lauTa aae| kucha kho kara to nahIM Ae, yaha bhI to eka kamAI hai / kucha na khonA bhI to kamAne ke hI barAbara hai / " seTha kA tIsarA lar3akA lakSmI kI garmI meM aura dhana ke naze meM pAgala ho gayA, phalataH vaha durAcAra meM pha~sa gayA / usane sArI pU~jI bhoga-vilAsa aura aiza-ArAma meM ur3A dI / jaba sarvasva luTa cukA to khAne ko bhI muhAla ho gayA / anta meM usane bhI ghara lauTane kI socI, kintu zobhanIya pozAka kI jagaha cIthar3e pahane hue thA, prasannatA kI jagaha A~sU bahA rahA thA aura svAdiSTa bhojana ke nAma para bhIkha mA~gatA AyA thA / jaba usane gA~va meM praveza kiyA, to koI sUcanA nahIM bhejI aura bIca bAjAra se na ho kara andherI galI meM se hI ghara kI ora bhaagaa| usane mu~ha para kapar3A Dha~ka liyA thA, jisase koI pahacAna na ske| Akhira ghara meM A kara vaha ro par3A / ghara vAloM ne kahA - "are mUrkha ! tU to mUla pUMjI ko mI ga~vA AyA ?" mUla pU~jI ; yaha saMsAra jIvana-vyApAra kA eka bAjAra hai / hama mAnavagati rUpI gA~va meM pahu~ca gae haiM aura vyApAra karane ke lie yahA~ bAjAra meM eka sthAna mila gayA hai / jo pahale nambara kA vyApArI hogA, vaha yahA~ aura vahA~ arthAt - loka aura paraloka donoM jagaha Ananda paaegaa| jaba lauTegA to pahale se usake svAgata kI taiyAriyA~ hoMgI / jaba yahA~ rahegA, taba yahA~ bhI jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa sandeza degA aura jahA~ kahIM anyatra bhI jAegA, vahIM sukhada sandeza sunAtA rahegA / usake lie sarvatra Ananda - maMgala aura jaya-jayakAra hoMge / vaha svargIya jIvana kA adhikArI hai / jo mUla pU~jI le kara AyA hai, arthAt - jisane iMsAna kI yaha jindagI pAI hai aura jo Age bhI iMsAna kI jindagI pAegA, usake lie kaha sakate haiM ki usane kucha nayA kamAyA nahIM, to kucha apanI gA~Tha kA ga~vAyA bhI nahIM / parantu jo AtA hai iMsAna bana kara aura vApisa lauTatA hai kUkara-sUkara bana kara vaha phira kyA huA ? yadi yahA~ pacAsa, yA sau varSa rahA, aura lauTA to kIr3A-makor3A banA, gadhA ghor3A banA, yA naraka kA mehamAna huA to vaha hArA huA vyApArI hai / vastuta: vaha aisA vyApArI hai, jisane apane jIvana ke lakSya kA acchI taraha nirNaya nahIM kiyA hai / bhAratIya cintana kI gUr3ha bhASA meM bhAvArtha yaha hai ki insAna ko jindagI zreSThatama jindagI hai | ataH jo karanA hai aura jo karane yogya hai, vaha saba yahA~ hI kara lenA cAhie / yadi aisA nahIM kiyA gayA, taba phira kahA~ kareMge ? Page #401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA-darzana "yahA~ kA nAza sabase bar3A nAza hai ! yahA~ kI hAra sabase bar3I hAra hai !! yahA~, yadi acchI bAteM na huIM to yahA~-vahA~ sarvatra sabase bar3A anAdara hai, apamAna hai / "2 jIvana kA caurAhA mAnava, jIvana ke caurAhe para khar3A hai| yahA~ se eka rAstA-svarga evaM mokSa ko jAtA hai ; dUsarA-naraka ko jAtA hai; tIsarA-pazu-pakSI kI yoni ko ; aura cauthA--manuSya-gati ko jAtA hai| aba yaha taya karanA hai ki kisa rAste para calanA hai ? cAroM rAstoM ke daravAje khule par3e haiM / cAroM ora sar3akeM cala rahI haiM / eka ora prakAza camaka rahA hai, to dUsarI ora andhakAra ghira rahA hai| aba vicAra karanA hai| ki apanI jindagI ko kidhara le jAnA hai ! yadi AdamI satya aura ahiMsA ke sanmArga para calegA to vaha yahA~ bhI Ananda-maMgala pAegA aura Age jahA~ kahIM bhI jAegA, jana-saMsAra ko duHkha ke bajAya sukha kI hI jindagI degaa| yaha divya-prakAza kA Adarza mArga hai / yaha vaha prakAza hai, jo kabhI dhuMdhalA nahIM par3atA, andhakAra se nahIM ghiratA / samaya pratIkSA nahIM karatA isa sambandha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki- 'hRdaya meM jaba dharma ke AcaraNa karane kI pavitra bhAvanA utpanna ho aura saMkalpa bhI pakkA ho, to phira TAlamaTola karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? 'mA paDibaMdha kareha'; arthAt-derI mata karo' bhUkhe ko jaba bhUkha ke samaya bhojana mila jAe, taba kyA bhUkhA intajAra karegA ? nahIM; usI samaya khAegA aura daur3a kara khaaegaa| jaba AdhyAtmika bhUkha lagI ho, jIvana-nirmANa kI saccI lAlasA jAgRta huI ho to usa samaya jIvana kA jo mahattvapUrNa mArga hai, saccAI kA mArga hai, samAja evaM rASTra ke hita kA kalyANapatha hai, usI para satyaniSTha ho kara calanA caahie| tanika bhI intajAra mata karo! isa rUpa meM tatkSaNakAritA hI jIvana-nirmANa kA eka mahattvapUrNa Adarza hai, jo sAkSAt rUpa meM hamAre sAmane hai| parantu loga bahudhA kahA karate haiM"jI haaN| bAta to ThIka hai ! para abhI avakAza nahIM hai|" yaha kyA vicitra cintana hai ? hRdaya kI isa azobhana durbalatA ko jitanI bhI jaldI ho, dUra kara denA cAhie aura jo kucha bhI satkarma karanA ho, use yathAzIghra kara lenA caahie| kyoMki samaya kI gati teja hai, vaha kisI kI pratIkSA nahIM karatA, kintu avasara ko avazya prakaTa kara detA hai / avasara bhI sAkAra rUpa meM prakaTa nahIM hotA, pakSI kI mA~ti apane paMkha hI phar3aphar3AtA hai| jo apanI kuzAgrabuddhi se avasara ke paMkha ko pahacAna letA hai aura apane abhISTa kArya ko usa paMkha se susambaddha kara detA hai, vaha samaya kI drutagAmI gati ke sAtha pragati karatA huA eka dina avazya hI unnati ke zikhara para pahu~ca jAtA hai| ___ ataH ahiMsA para antaraMgabahiraMga sabhI pahaluoM se cintana-manana karake drutagati se AcaraNa kI dizA meM Ane bar3hanA cAhie / 2 "iha cedavedIdatha satyamasti, na cedihAvedInmahatI vinaSTiH / " -kenopaniSad Page #402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana-nirmANakArI 'amara-sAhitya' 1. ahiMsA-darzana 2. satya-darzana 3. brahmacarya-darzana 4. jIvana-darzana 5. adhyAtma-pravacana 6. paryuSaNa-pravacana 7. samAja aura saMskRti 8. sAta vAroM se kyA sIkheM? 6. amara-vANI (hindI aura aMgrejI) 10. vizvajyoti mahAvIra 11. mahAvIra : siddhAnta aura upadeza (hindI aura aMgrejI)12. janatva kI jhAMkI 13. sAmAyika-sUtra (sabhASya) 14. zramaNa-sUtra (,) 15. sUkti-triveNI (tridhArA) 16. bha0 mahAvIra kI bodhakathAe~ 17. jaina itihAsa kI prAcIna kathAe~ 18. jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ 19. jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ 20. pratyekabuddhoM kI jIvanakathAe~