Book Title: Amar Vani
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003414/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAdhyAya amaramuni amaravANI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA For Private & Personal US Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmati - sAhitya - ratnamAlA : 47 vA~ ratna amara vANI upAdhyAya amara muni zrI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka : amara vANI cintanakAra : upAdhyAya amaramuni sampAdaka : DaoN. indracandra, ema. e., pI. DI. saMskaraNa : tRtIya akSaya tRtIyA : 16 apraila 1988 prakAzaka : zrI sanmati jJAnapITha lohAmaNDI, AgarA-2 zAkhA : vIrAyatana rAjagRha - 803116 ( nAlaMdA- bihAra ) mUlya : bAraha rupayA mudraka : vIrAyatana mudranAlaya, rAjagRha Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya zrI sanmati jJAnapITha ke jisa amara prakAzana kI pAThaka-gaNa cirakAla se apalaka pratIkSA kara rahe the; Aja use unake karakamaloM meM arpita karate hue harSa evaM ullAsa se merA roma - roma pulakita ho rahA hai / jJAnapITha ke prakAzanoM meM isa prakAzana kA sarvopari sthAna hai-aisA maiM adhikAra kI bhASA meM kaha sakatA huuN| __ vaijJAnika nIlAmbara ke nIce Aja saikar3oM vaijJAnika pRthvI ko par3ha rahe haiM, aura khoja kara rahe haiM ki pRthvI ke antara meM koyalA kahA~ hai ? lohA kahA~ chipA par3A hai ? sone-cAMdI aura hIre javAharAta kI khAneM kahA~ dabI par3I haiM ? paiTrola aura tela ke srota kahA~ baha rahe haiM ? saikar3oM vaijJAnika AkAza ko par3ha rahe haiM aura dekha rahe haiM ki kauna graha kaba udaya ho rahA hai aura kaba asta ho rahA hai ? AkAza - maMDala meM kauna-sA graha nayA A rahA hai aura saMsAra para usakI kyA pratikriyA hone vAlI hai ? saikar3oM vaijJAnika samudra ko par3ha rahe haiM aura pAnI kI eka-eka bUMda ko tor3akara dekhA jA rahA hai, usameM kitanI eTama zakti hai aura kitanI vidyut zakti hai ? / isa prakAra manuSya ke dvArA Aja pRthvI ko par3hA jA rahA hai, AkAza ko khojA jA rahA hai aura samudra ko mathA jA rahA hai| para, kheda hai ki vaha saba - kucha karake bhI Aja kA manuSya apaneApako bhUla rahA hai aura saba-kucha par3hakara bhI manuSya Aja apane viSaya meM hI anavijJa hai| yaha kaisI vicitra lIlA hai Aja ke manuSya kI ! jIvana kI yaha kaisI biDambanA hai ki saba-kucha dekhapar3ha kara bhI manuSya apanI ora se A~kheM banda kiye cala rahA hai ? aura, jaba taka manuSya apane Apako na par3he, apane Apako na khoje; taba taka isa bAhara kI par3hAI kA jIvana meM artha hI kyA hai ? Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'amara vANI' ke svarNima pRSThoM para kavizrIjI jIvana ke eka sacce vaijJAnika bana kara camake haiM / mAnava jIvana kA unhoMne gaharA adhyayana aura manthana kiyA hai / jIvana ke antastala meM paiThakara manuSya kI AtmA ko unhoMne khojA hai, usakI vRttiyoM ko unhoMne parakhA hai aura usakI bhAvanAoM ko unhoMne pakar3A hai / vastutaH 'amara vANI' ke rUpa meM unhoMne mAnavIya jIvana kA sarvAMgINa vizleSaNa hamAre sAmane rakha chor3A hai / kyA adhyAtma, kyA dharma, kyA samAja, kyA rASTra, kyA saMskRti ora kyA sabhyatA, jIvana kA koI bhI pahalU unake sUkSma ciMtana se asampRkta nahIM raha pAyA hai / - aura, isa dRSTikoNa se 'amara vANI' mAnava-jIvana kA eka bolatA huA nayA bhASya hai, mahAbhASya hai / aura, adhika spaSTa zabdoM meM kahU~, to 'amara vANI' naye yuga ke naye mAnava ke lie jIvana kA eka aisA nayA zAstra hai, jo jAti, varga, sampradAya aura paMtha ke saba bAdhA - baMdhanoM se dUra, ati dUra raha kara mAnava mAtra ko jIvana kI saccI kalA sikhalA rahA hai, jIvana kI saccI dizA kI ora iMgita kara rahA hai / kAza, Aja kA manuSya usa kalA ko sIkha pAtA, usa mAnavIya vijJAna ko jIvana kI prayogazAlA meM DhAla pAtA aura sacce arthoM meM manuSya bana pAtA ! AzA hI nahIM, pratyuta pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki pAThakoM ko nava jIvanodaya ke lie hamArA yaha tRtIya saMskaraNa eka amodha varadAna siddha hogA ! maMtrI zrI sammati jJAnapITha, AgarA [ 4 ] Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amara-vANI : eka paricaya saMsthAoM tathA parIkSAoM ke Avedana - patra bharate samaya dharma kA khAnA dekhakara mere mana meM kaI bAra AyA-kyA manuSya ke lie jaina, bauddha, sanAtanI, musalamAna yA IsAI bananA jarUrI hai ? kyA aisA nahIM ho sakanA ki hama inameM se kucha na hoM aura phira bhI manuSya bane raheM ? manuSya ne mAnavatA ko A~kane ke lie kucha sAMce banAe aura sArI mAnavatA ko unameM bharane kA prayatna kiyaa| kintu, vAstava meM dekhA jAe, to usakA asalI srota kabhI kisI sAMce meM baddha nahIM huaa| mAnavatA sAMcoM ke sahAre jIvita nahIM rahatI, apitu sAMce mAnavatA ke sahAre jIvita rahate haiN| upaniSadoM meM varNana AtA hai ki brahma, AkAza aura pRthvI meM vyApta ho kara bhI dasa aMgula Upara uThA rhaa| yahI mAnavatA aura satya ke lie bhI hai| sAhitya ke lie bhI vahI bAta hai| java koI naI racanA sAmane AtI hai, to hama usako darzana, dharma-zAstra, kAvya, itihAsa Adi dhArAoM meM sImita karake dekhanA cAhate haiN| hama una jalakaNoM ko bhUla jAte haiM, jo kisI dhArA meM na bahakara apanA svataMtra astitva banAe rakhate haiM aura isIlie sabhI dhArAoM se ve adhika nirmala bhI raha pAte haiM / hama vRkSa kI vartamAna zAkhAoM ko ginakara samajha lete haiM ki sAre vRkSa ko jAna liyaa| usa mUla ko bhUla jAte haiM, jahA~ se zAkhAe~ satata prasphuTita hotI rahatI haiN| _ 'amara-vANI' vaha dharmagrantha hai, jo jaina, bauddha Adi sampradAyoM meM vibhakta nahIM ho sakatA / mAnavatA kA vaha divya saMdeza hai, jo kisI sAMce meM nahIM Dhala sktaa| vaha sAhitya hai, jo vartamAna dhArAoM meM parigaNita nahIM ho sakatA / vaha bindu hai, jo dhArA banakara bahanA pasanda nahIM krtaa| vRkSa kA vaha skaMdha hai, jahA~ aneka zAkhAe~ aMkurita hotI haiN| [ 5 ] Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka santa ke mana meM samaya-samaya para jo zAzvata vicAra uThA karate haiM, 'amara-vANI' unhIM kA avikala saMgraha hai / jo vyakti patha ke anta taka dUsare kI aMgulI pakar3a kara calanA cAhate haiM, apanI A~khoM se kucha kAma nahIM le sakate, unheM 'amara-vANI' meM adhUrApana pratIta hogaa| kintu jo kevala mArga-darzana kI apekSA rakhate haiM, jo aMdhere meM calane ke lie kevala eka dIpaka kI AkAMkSA rakhate haiM, unheM isameM saba-kucha mila skegaa| jaba ciMtanakAra adhyayana kI bhUmikA se uTha kara anubhava kI bhUmikA para A khar3A hotA hai, tabhI aise amara vAkyoM kA udaya hotA hai / AcArAMga prathama zrutaskandha meM aise hI phuTakara vAkyoM kA bAhulya hai| kintu, ve itane jIvana-sparzI haiM ki vizAla granthoM se bhI adhika mahAn kahe jAte haiM / ve apane Apa meM pUrNa haiN| bar3e-se-bar3e grantha unakI tulanA meM choTe haiN| vizAla vaTa - vRkSa kI zAkhAe~, patte, skandha Adi saba ekatrita kara die jAe~, phira bhI bIja kA unase kahIM bar3A astitva hotA hai / 'amara-vANI' unhIM bIjoM kA saMgraha hai| upAdhyAya kavi zrI amaramunijI santa haiM, kavi haiM aura praur3ha samAlocaka bhI haiM / kevala zAbdika racanA ke nahIM, pratyuta samAja aura dharma ke bhI sarjaka haiN| unhoMne apanI sUkSma dRSTi se jina satyoM kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai, ve isa saMgraha meM sannihita haiN| ve kahate haiM- "manuSya ke sAmane eka hI prazna hai, apane jIvana ko 'satyaM, zivaM aura sundaraM' kaise banAe~ ?" uddAma lAlasAoM kI tRpti ke lie pAgala banA huA manuSya, kyA isa prazna ko samajhane kA prayatna kara pAegA ? jisa dina yaha prayatna prArambha hogA, vaha vizva-maMgala kA prathama prabhAta hogaa| prAcIna kAla se samasta vizva zAnti ke lie do upAya baratatA A rahA hai / jo balavAna hai, use dhana, saMpatti, bhogavilAsa [ 6 ] Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke pralobhana dekara zAnta karatA rahA hai, aura jo nirbala haiM, unheM talavAra dikhA kara / kintu, isase zAnti kabhI huI hI nhiiN| zAnti kA asalI upAya hai, apanI AvazyakatAe~ ghaTAkara dUsare ke abhAva kI pUrti karanA / yadi TolA apanI ubharI huI miTTI se pAsa ke khaDDe ko apane Apa bhara de, to use A~dhI aura tUphAnoM kA koI bhaya hI na rahe / zAnti kA saccA mArga bhI yahI hai| "manuSya ne samudra ke gambhIra antastala kA patA lagAyA, himAlaya ke uccatama zikhara para car3ha kara dekhA, AkAza aura pAtAla kI saMdhiyoM ko nApa liyA, paramANu ko cIra kara dekhA, kintu vaha apane Apako nahIM dekha skaa| apane par3osI ko nahIM dekha skaa| dUrabIna lagAkara naye-naye nakSatroM ko dekhane vAlA, par3osI kI DhahatI huI jhoMpar3I ko nahIM dekha sakA / candraloka kI saira karane vAlA apane prAsAda ke pIche chipI huI a~dherI galI kI ora kadama na bar3hA sakA / isako vikAsa kahA jAe yA hrAsa ?" aMdhakAra mAnava se isa prazna kA uttara cAhatA hai| "Aja kA maMdira Izvara kA pUjA sthAna nahIM, balki usakA kArAvAsa hai / Aja kI masjida allAha kA ibAdatakhAnA nahIM, usakI kaida hai| ina kaidakhAnoM kI dIvAroM ko girA do| Izvara aura khudA ko khulI sA~sa lene do| unheM dila ke Asana para baiThAkara puujo|" sampradAyavAda para yaha kitanA mArmika prahAra hai ? granthakAra jahA~ vaijJAnikoM ko kosatA hai, vahA~ tarka kI zuSka samasyAoM meM ulajhe hue dArzanikoM ko bhI nahIM chor3atA / sunie "dArzanikoM ! bhUkha, garIbI aura abhAva ke adhyAyoM se bharI huI isa bhUkhI janatA kI pustaka ko bhI pddh'o| Izvara aura jagat kI paheliyA~ sulajhAne se pahale, isa pustaka kI paheliyoM ko suljhaao|" [ 7 ] Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva-maMgala kA mArga batAte hue upAdhyAyazrI eka naI ghoSaNA kA unmeSa karate haiM-"bhArata ke pratyeka nara - nArI ko pratidina prAtaH aura sAyaM yaha gaMbhIra ghoSaNA karanI cAhie ki mAnava ke bIca koI bheda nhiiN| mAnavamAtra ko jIvana vikAsa ke kSetra meM sarvatra samAna adhikAra hai / 'maiM' ko samApta karake 'hama' ko itanA vizAla banA do ki sArA vizva usameM samA jaae|" ataH ve kahate haiM-"bUda nahIM, sAgara bno|" bUda kA jIvana atyanta kSudra hai, kintu samudra meM milane para vahI amara bana jAtI hai| anAdi kAla se sUrya kI kiraNeM use sukhAne kA prayatna kara rahI haiM, kintu samudra utanA hI pUrNa hai, jitanA pahale thaa| jaina-sAdhanA kA mUlamantra sAmAyika arthAt samatA ko ArAdhanA hai| usakI vibhinna vyAkhyAoM dvArA munizrI ne jIvana-vikAsa ke sabhI aMgoM kA niSkarSa batA diyA hai| antaraMga aura bahiraMga jIvana meM samatA, dharma kA sarvasva hai, anukUla tathA pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM mAnasika santulana saphalatA kA mUlamantra hai, zatru aura mitra para samabuddhi rakhate hue lakSya ko sAmane rakhakara bar3hate jAnA kartavya kA mUlamantra hai, jo bhagavAn kRSNa dvArA gItA meM vistArapUrvaka batAyA gayA hai / duHkha kI apekSA sukha meM samabhAva kA rahanA adhika kaThina hai| jo vyakti tyAga aura tapasyA ke dvArA bala prApta karatA hai, teja kA saMcaya karatA hai, vahI adhikArArUr3ha hone para kisa prakAra samatA ko kho detA hai, aura jisakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki vaha nisteja evaM nirvIrya ho jAtA hai, pratidina kA itihAsa isakA udAharaNa hai| rAvaNa se lekara kAMgresa kA vartamAna patana isI satya ko prakaTa karatA hai| upAdhyAyazrI spaSTa zabdoM meM kahate hai-"hamArA sundara bhaviSya ApasI bhAI-cAre para nirbhara hai| isa vizAla pRththI para eka kone se dUsare kone taka base hue mAnava-samUhoM meM jitanI adhika bhrAtRtva bhAvanA vikasita hogI, utanI hI zAnti kI vRddhi hogii|" [ 8 ] Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata kI paramparA yathArthavAdI hai / yahA~ satya kevala AdarzavAda kI vastu nahIM hai, apitu vAstavikatA kA eka jAjvalyamAnastaMbha hai / vaha zubha bhI hai aura azubha bhI / puNya bhI satya hai, aura pApa bhI satya hai| devI sampadAe~ bhI satya haiM, aura AsurI bhii| ataH satyamAtra upAdeya nahIM ho sktaa| isalie munizrI satya ko tabhI upAdeya batAte haiM, jaba usake sAtha zivam kA sAmaJjasya ho| ahiMsA kA svarUpa batAte hue Apa likhate haiM-- "ahiMsA, sAdhanA-zarIra kA hRdaya bhAga hai| vaha yadi jIvita hai, to sAdhanA jIvita hai, anyathA mRta / " unakI ahiMsA niSkraya nahIM, balki sakriya hai-"talavAra manuSya ke zarIra ko jhukA sakatI hai, mana ko nahIM / mana ko jhukAnA ho, to prema ke astra kA prayoga kro|" / "jo talavAra se U~ce uTheMge, ve talavAra se hI naSTa ho jaaeNge|" IsA ke isa bAkya ko uddhRta karake munizrI ne IsAI tathA jaina donoM dharmoM ke marma ko eka hI zabda meM prakaTa kara diyA hai| ___jIvana kI paribhASA karate hue ve kahate haiM "calanA hI jIvana hai|" cAhe vyakti ho yA samAja, dharma ho yA rASTra, jo cala rahA hai, samaya ke sAtha kadama bar3hAye jA rahA hai, jIvita hai| jahA~ aTakA, vahIM mRtyu / yadi jIvana meM saphalatA prApta karanI hai, to vizvAsa, prema aura buddhi ko sAtha lekara clo| phira pratyeka kArya meM Ananda AegA / samasta jagat rasamaya ho jaaegaa| kaThinAiyoM se jUjhane meM bhI Ananda aaegaa| phira asaphalatA kA prazna hI khar3A nahIM hogA / yahI saphalatA kA mUlamantra hai| mAnava siddhi se pahale prasiddhi kI kAmanA karatA hai, yahI usakI bhUla hai / prasiddhi to siddhi kA AnusaMgika phala hai, jaise gehU~ ke sAtha bhUsA / gehU~ ugegA to bhUsA apane Apa mila jaaegaa| mAtra bhUsA prApta karanA cAhoge, to sArA prayatna niSphala hogaa| [ ] Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya, jIvana kI viSamatAoM aura dvandvoM se parAbhUta hokara kaSToM kA anubhava karatA hai| yadi una saba meM samarasatA kA anubhava karanA hai, to U~ce uThakara dekhane kI Adata DAlanI caahie| adhyAtma-jIvana ke kutuba-mInAra para car3hakara munizrI ne yahI anubhava kiyA hai / arthAt abhedAnubhUti kA mUla mantra hai-dUra rahakara taTastha vRtti se dekhanA / ghAsa ko Aga kA Dara hamezA banA rahatA hai, kintu sone ko koI Dara nahIM hotaa| vaha to Aga meM par3akara ora nikharatA hai| coTeM khAkara aura galakara nayA sundaratara se sundaratama rUpa pA letA hai| yaha mAnava jIvana ke lie kitanA mArmika saMdeza hai ! pratijJA jIvana - vikAza kA anivArya aMga hai| kintu vaha tabhI, jaba use pUrI taraha nibhAyA jaae| pratijJA lekara tanika - sI pratikUlatA Ane para use tor3a denA jIvana ke khokhalepana ko sUcita karatA hai / 'Ana lo aura usa para ar3e raho' yahI jIvana kA mahAn tattva hai| jIvana * vyavahAra AdAna - pradAna para calatA hai ! pradAna ke binA AdAna zoSaNa hai, AdAna ke binA pradAna devatva hai| mAnavatA meM donoM kA santulana hotA hai| gAya kI sevA karake usase dUdha prApta karanA vyavahAra hai| binA kucha die lenA atyAcAra hai| jIvana-saMgIta ke do svara haiM- "kaThoratA aura mRdutA ! jo vyakti ina donoM kA ThIka prayoga karanA jAnatA hai, vahI madhura dhvani nikAla sakatA hai|" hRdaya ke antastala se ve pukAra kara kahate haiM- "yadi kisI ko ha~sA nahIM sakate, to kisI ko rulAo bhI mata / kisI ko AzIrvAda nahIM de sakate, to kisI ko zApa to na do !" saMsAra ko viSa samajha kara bhAgane vAloM se ve kahate haiM"bhAganA jIvana kI kalA nahIM, kAyaratA hai| kalA to viSa ko amRta banA dene meM hai| somala kA jahara mara jAe, to vahI saMjIvanI auSadha bana jAtA hai|" [ 10 ] Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI kI paribhASA meM jIvana kA artha sA~sa lenA hI nahIM hai / jIvana kA artha hai, dUsaroM ko apane astitva kA anubhava karAnA / yaha anubhava IMTa pattharoM ke Dhera khar3e karake yA zoSaNa karake nahIM karAyA jA sakatA / isakA upAya yaha hai ki hama dUsaroM ke lie sA~sa lenA sIkha leM / apane lie sabhI sAMsa lete haiM, kintu jIvita vaha hai, jo dUsaroM ke lie sA~sa letA hai / - " jo vikAroM kA dAsa hai, vaha pazu hai, jo unheM jIta rahA hai vaha manuSya hai, jo adhikAMza jIta cukA hai, vaha deva hai aura jo sadA ke lie jIta cukA hai, vaha devAdhideva hai / " jIvana vikAsa kA uparyukta krama kitanA spaSTa aura preraka hai / mAnava ko sambodhita karake ve kahate haiM- "mAnava ! terA adhikAra kartavya karane taka hai, phala pAne taka nahIM / tU jitanI cintA phala kI rakhatA hai, utanI karttavya kI kyoM nahIM rakhatA / " mAnava jisa dina ise samajha legA, kaSToM se chuTakArA pA jAegA / mAnava jIvana kA dhyeya batAte hue ve cirantana satya ko nagAre kI coTa ke sAtha duharAte haiM- "mAnava jIvana kA dhyeya tyAga hai, bhoga nahIM; zreya hai, preya nahIM / bhoga- lipsA kA Adarza manuSya ke lie sadaiva ghAtaka hai, aura rahegA / " upadeza purAnA hai, kintu mAnava ne abhI taka sunA kahA~ hai / munizrI ko pUrNa vizvAsa hai- "jisa prakAra dharatI ke nIce sAgara baha rahe haiM, pahAr3a kI caTTAna ke nIce mIThe jharane bahate haiM, usI prakAra svArthI mana ke nIce bhI mAnavatA kA amara srota baha rahA hai / AvazyakatA hai, thor3A-sA khoda kara dekhane bhara kI / " eka bUMda ne yadi kisI pyAse raja-kaNa kI pyAsa bujhA dI, to vaha saphala ho gaI, dhanya ho gaI / saphalatA kA rahasya Adhipatya meM nahIM, balki utsarga meM hai / utsarga koI choTA yA bar3A nahIM hotA / [ 11 ] Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avamAnava aura mahAmAnava meM kyA bheda hai ? isakA uttara dete hue Apa eka kasauTI batAte haiN| avamAnava ukti pradhAna hotA hai, usake pAsa bAteM adhika hotI hai aura kAma kama / mahAmAnava kriyA-pradhAna hotA hai, usake pAsa kAma adhika hai aura bAteM kama / mahAmAnava-mahAnatA kI pagaDaMDI batAte hue Apa kahate haiM"mahAnatA kI pagaDaMDI phala - phUloM se lade udyAnoM meM se hokara nahIM jaatii| vaha to jAtI hai-kAMToM meM se, jhAr3a, jhaMkhAr3oM meM se, caTTAnoM aura tUphAnoM meM se / yaha vaha pagaDaMDI hai, jahA~ mRtyu, apayaza aura bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ kSaNa - kSaNa para AhvAna karatI rahatI haiN| aura, jaba Apa apane lakSya ke nikaTa pahu~ca bhI jAe~, ho sakatA hai, phira bhI kA~Te hI mileN| eka tattvavettA ne kahA hai___"pratyeka mahApuruSa patthara mAre jAne ke lie hai| usake bhAgya meM yahIM badA hotA hai|" sAdhAraNa puruSa vAtAvaraNa se banate haiM / parantu, mahApuruSa vAtAvaraNa ko banAte haiN| samaya aura paristhitiyA~ unakA nirmANa nahIM karatI, parantu ve samaya aura paristhitiyoM kA nirmANa karate haiM / mahApuruSa kI paribhASA hai- "yugnirmaataa|" __ jaina paramparA meM mahAmAnava Upara se nahIM utrte| mAnava hI parizrama aura sAdhanA dvArA mahAmAnava banatA hai / AtmA hI apane svarUpa ko prakaTa karake paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| usI ko prakaTa karate hue Apa kahate haiM- "manuSyatA ke svastha vikAsa kI pUrNakoTi hI bhagavAn kA paramapada hai|" ApakI mahAmAnava kI paribhASA kitanI gahana hai "mahAmAnava vaha hai, niSkAma jana-sevA hI jisake jIvana kA prANa hai| janatA janArdana hI jisakA ArAdhyadeva hai| sevaka bana kara rahanA hI jisake jIvana kI AdhArazilA hai| ahiMsA aura [ 12 ] Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kI pavitra sAdhanA hI jisake jIvana kA prakAzamAna itihAsa hai| mahAmAnava satya kA vaha prakAzamAna stambha hai, jo apanI mRtyu ke bAda bhI hajAroM varSoM taka andhere meM bhaTakatI huI mAnavatA ko prakAza detA rahatA hai / vaha janatA kA sarvazreSTha kalAkAra hotA hai| aba jarA mahAdeva kA Adarza sunie --"saba loga amRta pIne kI cintA meM haiM, kiMtu maiM viSa kI pUMTa pIkara ajara-amara honA cAhatA huuN| mujhe phUloM kI zayyA nahIM, kA~ToM kA patha cAhie / vyakti tathA samAja ke vikAsa meM bAdhaka ve loga hote haiM jinameM dUsaroM ko apane pIche calAne kI zakti nahIM hai aura jo svayaM dUsare ke pIche calanA nahIM caahte| ApakA unake lie sandeza hai-"yA to svayaM dUsare ke pIche calo athavA dUsaroM ko apane pIche le lo| donoM meM se eka bAta karanI hI hogii|" avasara vyakti ko mahAn nahIM banAtA; kintu vyakti avasara ko mahAna banAtA hai| pAnI kI bUMda ko motI banAnA sIpa kA kAma hai / dUsare sthAna meM par3I huI vahI bUMda zuddha bindu ke atirikta kucha nahIM hai / jisa kSaNa ko kisI tejasvI puruSa ne pakar3a kara apane jIvana kA unmIlana muhUrta banA liyA, vahI kSaNa mahAna ho jAtA hai, anyathA vaha kAla kI ananta-dhArA kA eka kSudratama aMza hI hai| avasara kI pratIkSA meM baiThe rahane vAle akarmaNyoM ke sAmane uparyukta tattva kA marma rakhate hue ve likhate haiM sAdhAraNa manuSya avasara kI khoja meM rahate haiM- kabhI aisA avasara mile ki hama bhI kucha karake dikhaaeN| isa prakAra pratIkSA meM sArA jIvana gujara jAtA hai, parantu unheM avasara hI nahIM miltaa| parantu mahApuruSa ke pAsa avasara svayaM Ate haiM / Ate kyA haiM, ve choTe-se-choTe nagaNya avasara ko bhI apane kAma meM lAkara bar3A [ 13 ] Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ banA dete haiM / jIvana kA pratyeka kSaNa mahattvapUrNa hai, yadi usakA kisI mahattvapUrNa kArya meM viniyoga kiyA jAe / " loga yauvana aura bur3hApe kA sambandha zarIra se mAnate haiM / kiMtu vAstava meM dekhA jAe, to unakI yaha dhAraNA galata hai-- mana kI kSINatA zarIra kI kSINatA kI apekSA adhika bhayaMkara hotI hai / nitya nava taraMgita rahane vAlA ullAsa hI to yauvana hai aura vaha hotA hai mana meM, zarIra meM nahIM / puruSArthiyoM ko preraNA dete hue ve kahate haiM- "yadi tU apane andara kI zaktiyoM ko jAgRta kara le, to sArA bhUmaNDala tere eka kadama kI sImA meM hai| tU cAhe to ghRNA ko prema meM, dveSa ko anurAga meM, andhakAra ko prakAza meM, mRtyu ko jIvana meM, kiM bahunA naraka ko svarga meM badala sakatA hai / " sAdhanA -sAdhaka ko ThIka mArga para Age bar3hane ke lie prerita karate hue ve kahate haiM- "paramAtmapada pAnA tumhArA janmasiddha adhikAra hai / saMsAra kI koI bhI zakti aisI nahIM, jo tumheM apane isa pavitra adhikAra se vaMcita kara sake / " zraddhA ke binA sAdhanA niSprANa hai / jitanA ziva aura zava meM antara hai, utanA hI antara zraddhAsahita aura zraddhArahita sAdhanA meM hai / pahalI ziva hai aura dUsarI zava / jaina - paramparA meM sAdhanA kA prArambha samyak - zraddhA se hotA hai / jisa prakAra zarIra kA jIvana sA~sa para avalambita hai, sA~sa cala rahI hai to jIvana hai aura baMda ho gaI to mRtyu hai / isI prakAra sAdhanA-jIvana vizvAsa para abalambita hai / " vizvAsa jIvana hai aura avizvAsa mRtyu / vizvAsa mAnava jIvana meM sabase bar3I zakti hai | vizvAsI kabhI hAratA nahIM, thakatA nahIM, giratA nahIM, maratA nahIM / vizvAsa apane Apa meM amara auSadhi hai / " [ 14 ] Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "apane Apa meM vizvAsa karanA hI Izvara meM vizvAsa karanA hai / jo apane Apa meM avizvasta hai, durbala hai, kAyara hai, sAhasahIna hai, vaha kahIM Azraya nahIM pA sakatA / svarga ke asaMkhya devatA bhI mana ke la~gar3e ko apane pairoM para khar3A nahIM kara skte|" Adarza kI paribhASA karate hue Apa likhate haiM - "Adarza vaha jo jIvana kI gaharAI meM utara kara vyavahAra meM AcaraNa kA vajrarUpa grahaNa kara le|" jo Adarza kevala siddhAnta banA rahatA hai, jIvana ke vyavahAra meM nahIM utaratA, usakA honA na honA, barAbara azraddhA kI carcA karate hue Apa kahate haiM-.-"zraddhAhIna avizvAsI kA mana vaha andhakUpa hai, jahA~ sA~pa, bicchU aura na mAlUma kitane jaharIle kIr3e-makor3e paidA hote rahate haiN|" vAstava meM zraddhA vaha dIpaka hai, jo ina saba jaharIle jantuoM ko bhagA detA hai / ve saba azraddhA meM hI panapate haiM / zraddhA kA pratipAdana karate samaya muni zrI tarka ko bhUlate nahIM ! Apa kahate haiM-"tarkahIna zraddhA ajJAnatA ke andhakUpa meM DAla detI hai aura zraddhAhIna tarka antaH sArahIna vikalpa tathA prativikalpoM kI marubhUmi meM bhaTakA detA hai / ataH zraddhA kI sImA tarka para aura tarka kI sImA zraddhA para honI caahie| ___mAnava anAdikAla se bAhara ke devI-devatAoM ko pUjatA A rahA hai / apane hI andara virAjamAna AtmadevatA kI pUjA karanA usane nahIM sIkhA / kasturImRga apanI hI sugandha ko khojane ke lie jaMgaloM meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai aura thaka kara cUra-cUra ho jAtA hai, kintu use sugandha kA srota nahIM miltaa| isI prakAra bholA-mAnava mRga bhI apanI AtmA meM nihita zakti aura sugandha ko bAhara khoja rahA hai, jaMgaloM kI khAka chAnatA hai, pattharoM se sira phor3atA hai, sIr3hiyoM meM nAka ragar3atA hai, phira bhI atRpta, kA atRpta, nirAza [ 15 ] Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nirAza ! munizrI use sambodhita karake Atma-devatA kI pUjA kA saMdeza de rahe haiM / sandeza kitanA mArmika hai, ise jarA 'amaravANI' meM par3hakara dekhie| bhakti kA rahasya dAsatA yA gulAmI nahIM hai| saccI bhakti vaha hai, jahA~ bhakta bhagavAn ke sAtha ekatA sthApita kara letA hai| apanA astitva bhUla kara usI ke astitva meM mila jAtA hai|" svAdhyAya kA artha pustakoM kA adhyayana nahIM hai| usakA saccA artha hai, apane Apako par3hanA / pustakeM chor3akara manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha svayaM ko samajhane kA prayatna kare / vartamAna vijJAnavAdiyoM ke lie ve kahate haiM- "saccA jJAna prakRti ke rahasyoM ko kholane meM nahIM hai, apitu apane rahasyoM ke vizleSaNa meM, unakI jA~ca karane meM hai| zramaNa saMskRti-sabhI deza, dharma aura samAja apanI-apanI saMskRti ke gIta gAne meM lage haiN| kintu Dhola bajAkara apanI AstikatA kA gIta gAne vAle sabhya kahe jAe~ yA asabhya, unheM saMskRta kahanA cAhie yA asaMskRta, yaha vicAraNIya hai| saMskRti kA mUla AdhAra 'bahujana hitAya bahujana sukhAya' hai| adhika se adhika logoM ke sukha evaM hita kA sAdhana hI saMskRti hai / yadi yaha bhAvanA nahIM hai, to Dhola bajAne kA koI artha nahIM / saMskRti kA amara Adarza hai-lene kI apekSA dene meM adhika Ananda kA anubhava krnaa| zramaNa saMskRti kisI kA vinAza nahIM caahtii| vaha to dAnava ko mAnava aura mAnava ko deva banAnA cAhatI hai / isI ko jainasAdhanA meM bahirAtmA aura paramAtmA kahA gayA hai| jaina paramparA evaM dharma kA rahasya munizrI ne 'jainatva' aura 'zramaNa saMskRti' meM samajhAyA hai| jaina - dharma jAtivAda ko nahIM mAnatA / yahA~ vikAsa kA dvAra pratyeka manuSya ke lie khulA hai| itanA hI nahIM, pazu ke lie bhI khulA hai| isane sampradAyavAda ko kabhI [ 16 ] Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattva nahIM diyA / vAsanA, kaSAya, rAga, dveSa Adi zatruoM para vijaya prApta karane vAlA pratyeka vyakti jaina hai / vaha kisI veSa meM ho, kisI bhI nAma se pukArA jAtA ho, koI kriyA kANDa karatA ho, kisI ko bhI hAtha jor3atA ho / jaina - dharma kI mukhya preraNA hai 'Atma-deva' hone meM / arthAt pratyeka vyakti kI AtmA ananta jJAna, ananta darzana, ananta sukha aura ananta bala se sampanna hai / vahI paramAtmA hai / pratyeka vyakti ko usI Atma - devatA kI pUjA karanI caahie| use pahicAna liyA, usake Upara jame hue maila ko haTAkara asalI svarUpa prakaTa kara liyA, to saba kucha mila gayA / phira kahIM bhaTakane kI AvazkatA nahIM hai / karmavAda kA aTala niyama batAte hue Apa kahate haiM- "Aga lagAne vAloM ke bhAgya meM Aga hai aura talavAra calAne vAloM ke bhAgya meM talavAra hai / jo dUsaroM kI rAha meM kA~Te bichAte haiM, unheM phUloM kI seja kaise milegI ?" kyA aNubama aura udjanabama taiyAra karane vAlA rAjanItika isa nIti ko sIkha sakegA ? prANimAtra kA kalyANa karane ke lie pRthvI para dharma - saMsthA kA janma huA / kintu, usI kA nAma lekara manuSya ne pazuoM kA rakta bahAyA aura manuSyoM kA bhI rakta bhaayaa| itanA hI nahIM, jaghanyatama nara-saMhAra ko dharma-yuddha kaha kara khUna kI nadiyA~ bahAIM / dharma-saMsthA ke Adarza udAtta bhAvanAoM se bhare haiM, kintu itihAsa raktaraMjita hai aura usa itihAsa ke naye pRSTha aba bhI likhe jA rahe haiM / munizrI kaha rahe haiM - "akhila vizva ke prANiyoM meM AtmAnubhUti karanA hI sabase bar3A dharma hai / " kyA vizva ke sabhI dharmAcArya isa paribhASA ko mAnane ke lie taiyAra hoMge ? kevala Adarza aura upadezoM dvArA nahIM, kintu vyavahAra dvArA ? [ 17 ] Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma - sAdhanA kyA hai ? manuSya ke mana meM rahI huI prema kI bUMda ko sAgara kA rUpa dene kI sAdhanA / ve spaSTa svara meM kahate haiM - "talavAra se phailane vAlA dharma, dharma nahIM ho sktaa| vaha dharma bhI dharma nahIM ho sakatA, jo sonA-cAMdI ke camakate pralobhanoM ko cakAcauMdha meM panapatA ho| saccA dharma vaha hai, jo bhaya aura pralobhanoM ke sahAre se Upara uThakara tapasyA aura tyAga ke, maitrI aura karuNA ke sunirmala bhAvanA zikharoM kA sarvAMgINa sparza kara ske|" mahAvIra ke anuyAyI jaina bhI dharma ko sone - cA~dI kI cakAcauMdha meM panapAne kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| kyA ve Upara kI pukAra suneMge ? dharma kA ekamAtra nArA hai-"hama Aga bujhAne Aye haiM, hama Aga lagAnA kyA jaane|" jisa dharma kA yaha nArA nahIM hai vaha dharma dharma nahIM hai| dharma kA artha samajhAte hue ve manuSya se pUchate haiM-- manuSya ! terA dharma tujhe kyA sikhAtA hai ? kyA vaha bhUle-bhaTakoM ko rAha dikhAnA sikhAtA hai ? sabake sAtha samAnatA kA, bhrAtRbhAva kA, prema kA vyavahAra karanA sikhAtA hai ? dIna-dukhiyoM kI sevA-satkAra meM laganA sikhAtA hai ? ghRNA aura dveSa kI Aga ko bujhAnA sikhAtA hai ? yadi aisA hai to tU aise dharma ko apane hRdaya ke siMhAsana para virAjamAna kara ! pUjA kara ! arcA kara ! isI prakAra kA dharma vizva kA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| aise dharma ke pracAra meM yadi tujhe apanA jIvana bhI denA par3e to de DAla ! ha~sa - ha~sa kara de DAla !! pApa Ane se pahale cetAvanI detA hai| mana meM eka prakAra kA bhaya tathA lajjA kA anubhava hotA hai| yadi hama usa cetAvanI ko sunanA sIkha le to bahuta aMzoM taka pApa se baca sakate haiN| sAmAjika saMgharSoM kA mUla kAraNa batAte hue Apa kahate haiM"Aja ke duHkhoM, kaSToM aura saMgharSoM kA mUla kAraNa yaha hai ki manuSya apanA bojha khuda na uThAkara dUsaroM para DAlanA cAhatA hai|" [ 18 ] Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja - sUtra kA rahasya Apa isa prakAra prakaTa karate haiM " samasta mAnava-jIvana eka hI nAva para savAra hai / yahA~ sabake hita aura ahita barAbara haiM / yadi pAra hoMge to saba pAra hoMge aura yadi DUbeMge to .......yadi mAnava jAti vyaktigata svArthoM ke Age jhuka gaI, to barbAda ho jAegI / vyaktigata svArthoM se Upara uThe binA kahIM bhI gujArA nahIM / " isa samaya paristhiti yaha hai ki nAva ke eka kone meM baiThA huA vyakti cAhatA hai ki dUsare kone vAlA DUba jAya aura isake lie dUsare kone meM cheda karane kA prayatna kara rahA hai / use samajhanA cAhie ki cheda kahIM ho, sArI naukA DUbegI, eka konA nahIM / samasta mAnava samAja eka zarIra hai / roga kisI aMga meM prakaTa ho, kaSTa kA anubhava sAre zarIra ko karanA hogA / - saMgha ke jauhariyoM se ve kahate haiM- "jauhariyo ! ina pattharoM ko ratna samajha kara bahuta bhaTaka lie / pAgala ho lie| aba jarA ina jIte jAgate mAnava dehadhArI hIroM kI parakha karo / duHkha hai ki tuma kaMkara patthara parakhate rahe aura idhara na jAne kitane anamola ratna dhUla meM mila gaye / " netA hone kI apekSA netA banAne meM sakriya bhAga lenA kitanA bar3A gaurava hai ?" vijJAna ke vartamAna vikAsa kI ora lakSya karake unhoMne kahA hai -- "vijJAna kI teja dhAra se prakRti kI chAtI ko cIra kara kyA nikAlA ? viSa, viSa aura viSa ! vaha calA thA amRta kI talAza meM, parantu le AyA viSa ! bhArata kI nArI ko lakSya karake muni zrI kA kathana kitanA mArmika hai - "bhArata kI nArI tapa aura tyAga kI mohaka mUrti hai, zAnti aura saMyama kI jIvita pratimA hai / vaha andhakAra se ghire saMsAra meM mAnavatA kI jagamagAtI tArikA hai / vaha mana ke kaNa-kaNa [ 16 ] Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM kSamA, dayA, karuNA, sahana - zIlatA aura prema kA ThAThe mAratA samudra lie ghUma rahI hai / kA~ToM ke badale phUla bichA rahI hai|" ___icchA hotI hai 'amara-vANI' kA pratyeka sUtra lekara usakI vistRta vyAkhyA karU~ / usakA pratyeka vAkya jIvana-sparzI hai, hRdaya se nikalA huA hai| kiMtu, vyAkhyA karane meM yaha bhaya hai ki vaha kahIM vahIM taka sImita hokara na raha jAe / manuSya ne AtmA, dharma, jIvana, prema Adi antar - tattvoM kI vyAkhyA kA prayatna kiyA to kyA pariNAma nikalA ? unheM sampradAya aura pantha kI dIvAroM meM ghoMTa DAlA / asIma ko sasIma banAne kA prayatna mRtyu ke dvAra para le jAnA hI hai / vAstava meM dekhA jAe, to vyAkhyA una logoM ke lie hotI hai jo samajhanA nahIM cAhate, kevala vivAda karanA cAhate haiM / samajhane kI lagana vAloM ke lie sUtra hI paryApta haiM / svAtinakSatra ke samaya sIpa ke muMha meM girI huI varSA kI bUda motI kaise bana jAtI hai, isake lie kevala bUMda ko jAnanA paryApta nahIM hai, svAti ko samajhanA bhI utanA hI Avazyaka hai| isI prakAra jIvana ke sUtra nirmala hRdaya para apane Apa bhASya bana jAte haiN| dUSita hRdaya para bhASya bhI koI asara nahIM ddaaltaa| maiM samajhatA hU~, ina sUtroM ko samajhane kA prayatna sAkSAt cintana, manana aura jIvana meM prayoga dvArA honA cAhie, TIkA-TippaNiyoM dvArA nhiiN| TIkA-TippaNiyoM kI paramparA to inake bhI cAroM ora sampradAyavAda kI bAr3a khar3I kara degI, aura usameM inakA dama ghuTa jAegA ! _ 'amara-vANI' meM kahIM-kahIM punarAvRtti pratIta hogI / kahIMkahIM tanika-sA virodhAbhAsa bhii| kiMtu jIvana ke vividha pahaluoM ko sAmane rakhakara vicAra kiyA jAe, to unakA rahanA Avazyaka pratIta hotA hai| TA~ciyoM se gar3ha-gar3ha kara banAye gae tAjamahala meM jitatA saundarya [ 20 ] Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, himAlaya se apane Apa jharane vAle srotoM kA saundarya usase kahIM bar3hakara hai| eka jar3a hai, dUsare meM jIvana hai / kRtrima sAhitya aura svAbhAvika ucchavAsa ke rUpa meM prakaTa hue sAhitya meM bhI paraspara yahI bheda hai| lAkSaNika paNDitoM ne apane jo mApa-daNDa banA rakhe haiM, unake anusAra dUsare prakAra kA sAhitya nirdoSa nahIM utaratA / kintu jIvana kA artha hI apUrNatA hai / pUrNatA Adarza meM raha sakatI hai jIvana meM nahIM / jIvana meM pUrNatA Ate hI vaha samApta ho jaaegaa| jIvana gati kA nAma hai aura pUrNatA kA artha hai-gati kI smaapti| kahA jAtA hai, ziva ne jaba tANDava nRtya kiyA, to unakI DamarU meM se caudaha sUtra apane Apa prakaTa hue| ve hI caudaha sUtra zabda-zAstra ke Adi bIja bana ge| mahAvIra aura buddha ke lie bhI yahI kahA jAtA hai ki ve mana meM socakara nahIM bolate, kintu unake mukha se vANI svataH jharatI hai / vedoM kI utpatti ke lie bhI yahI kahA gayA hai "yasya niHzvasitaM vedAH" arthAt veda usake niHzvAsa mAtra haiN| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM, pratyeka paramparA meM samasta vidyAoM kA mUla prAtibha prasphoTa mAnA gayA hai| 'amaravANI' meM bhI usI kI jhalaka hai / kavi hRdaya santa ke isa udgAra kA sAhityaka kSetra meM avataraNa svAgata ke yogya hai| dIpamAlikA 1954 indra [ 21 ] Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dohana svarga ke asaMkhya devatA bhI mana ke la~gar3e ko apane pairoM para khar3A nahIM kara sakate / Aga lagAne vAloM ke bhAgya meM Aga hai aura talavAra calAne vAloM ke bhAgya meM talavAra hai / jo dUsaroM kI rAha meM kA~Te bichAte haiM, unheM phUloM kI seja kaise milegI ? Aja ke duHkhoM, kaSToM aura saMgharSoM kA mUla kAraNa yaha hai ki manuSya apanA bojha khuda na uThAkara, dUsaroM para DAlanA cAhatA hai / vijJAna kI teja cAkU se prakRti kI chAtI ko cIra kara kyA nikAlA ? viSa, aura viSa ! manuSya calA thA amRta kI talAza meM; para le AyA viSa ! jIvana se alaga haTA huA dharma, adharma hai aura AcAra durAcAra | dharma aura AcAra kA pratyeka svara jIvana - vINA ke hara sA~sa ke tAra ke sAtha kRta rahanA cAhie / vicAra hI manuSyatA hai aura avicAra hI pazutA hai / jIvana kyA hai ? paraspara virodhI tUphAnoM kA saMgharSa ! jo isa saMgharSa meM ar3A rahA, bar3hatA rahA, bhUlA bhaTakA nahIM; vahI zera hai, bAkI saba gIdar3a ! haMsa motI cugate haiM, aura kAga? tuma nirNaya kara lo ki tumheM haMsa bananA hai yA kAga ? Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA 1. vizva - maMgala 1. mUla prazna 2. bhUmA 3. samatA 4. satyaM, zivaM, sundaram xv m M 2. jIvana 1. jIvana kI kalA 2. mAnavatA 3. mahAmAnava 4. yauvana 3. sAdhanA 1. bar3he calo 2. zraddhA 3. bhakti jJAna 5. vairAgya 6. bhAvanA 7. Atma - zodhana 8. antardarzana . 80 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. zramaNa - saMskRti 1. zramaNa - saMskRti 2. jainatva 3. Atmadevo bhaka 4. karmavAda 1 orx 5. dharma aura adharma 1. dharma 2. adharma 3. caritra-vikAsa ke mUla tattva 4. jJAna aura kriyA mmm 6. samAja aura saMgha mr mr 1. samAja 2. saMgha 3. zikSA 4. nArI 145 7. bikhare motI 1. bikhare motI 2. inase bhI sIkhie, 3. o mAnava ! 4. santa . 6 [ 24 ] Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ a sioeyo amara vA NI vA NI Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva-maMgala * mUla prazna * bhUmA * samatA * satyaM, zivaM, sundaram Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUla prazna mUla prazna mAnava ke sAmane eka mUla prazna hai ki vaha apane kSaNa - bhaMgura jIvana ko vizva ke itihAsa meM 'satyaM, zivaM, sundaram' kaise banAtA hai ? sajIva zAnti mAnava-saMsAra zAnti ke lie chaTapaTA rahA hai, Aja se nahIM, anAdi kAla se / parantu, saccI zAnti, jIvana kI zAnti jahA~ hai, vahA~ khojane kA prayatna nahIM huA hai / talavAra dikhAkara kisI ko cupa kara denA, yaha bhI eka zAnti hai / pralobhana ke sunahare svapnasaMsAra meM apane ko bhulAkara zAnta ho jAnA, yaha bhI eka zAnti hai| parantu yaha zAnti maraNa kI zAnti hai, jIvana kI zAnti nhiiN| jIvita zAnti bAhara nahIM, andara meM janma letI hai / jaba manuSya ke mana kI AvazyakatAe~ aura vAsanAe~ kama hotI jAtI haiM, svArtha ke sthAna para paramArtha kI vRtti jAgRta ho jAtI hai, vizva-kalyANa mUla prazna : Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hI apane kalyANa kI pavitra AkAMkSA vikasita hotI hai, taba jIvita zAnti kA janma hotA hai / aura, mAnava-samAja svarga bhUmi para utAra lAtA hai / manuSya ne manuSya ko nahIM pahacAnA manuSya ne AkAza kA patA lagAyA, bhUmi kA patA lagAyA, sAgara kI gaharAI kA patA lagAyA / usane vizva ke sabase kSudrapiNDa paramANu para bhI hAtha DAlA, usakI zakti kA patA lagAyA aura paramANu bama ke AviSkAra ne duniyA meM hA - hAkAra macA diyA ! kiMbahunA, Aja ke manuSya ne vijJAna kI A~kha lagAkara prakRti kA kaNa-kaNa TaTola DAlA, parantu durbhAgya se manuSya ne pAsa khar3e apane hI samAnAkRti jAti-bandhu AdamI ko nahIM pahacAnA | vikAsa yA hrAsa dekhie, vaha AsamAna meM kitanI U~cAI para havAI jahAja tA huA jA rahA hai ! hA~, Aja kA manuSya vijJAna ke paMkha lagAkara havA meM ur3a rahA hai / ThIka hai, havA meM to ur3a rahA hai, para jamIna para calanA bhUla rahA hai / manuSya kA pAgalapana manuSya makAna banAtA hai, U~cI-U~cI dIvAreM khar3I karatA hai, chata banAtA hai, daravAje lagAtA hai, khir3akiyA~ khulavAtA hai, aura sabako banda karavA detA hai / phira sAre ghara meM pAgala kI taraha daur3atA phiratA hai / cillAtA hai, hAya ! yahA~ sUraja kI dhUpa kyoM nahIM AtI ? andhakAra kyoM hai ? sIla aura sar3AMdha kyoM hai ? koI pUche, bhale AdamI ! sUrya to camaka hI rahA hai, havA bhI baha rahI hai ! amara-vANI 6 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu vaha Ae to kaise Ae ? tUne hI to sAre daravAje banda kara rakkhe haiM ! dvAra khola de, khir3akiyA~ khola de ! dhUpa AegI, prakAza aura havA bhI aaegii| phira andhakAra, sIla aura sar3AMdha nahIM rahane kii| manuSya apane Apa hI apane ko bandhana meM DAle hue hai, aura bandhana kA hI ronA ro rahA hai / kaisI vicitra visaMgati hai ! nae mandira, naI masjida Aja kA allAha masjida meM banda hai, to Aja kA Izvara mandira meM rukA khar3A hai| donoM hI mukti kI pratIkSA meM haiM aura pratIkSA meM haiM-naI masjida aura nae mandira kii| maiM samabhatA hU~, Aja ke mominoM aura bhaktoM ko apane dila kI masjida ke aura apane mana ke mandira ke daravAje khola dene cAhie~, tAki allAha aura Izvara yahA~ Ae~ tathA bhaTakate hue mAnava-jIvana ko kalyANa kA prazasta-patha dikhlaaeN| dArzanikoM se duniyA ke dArzanikoM ! bhUkhI janatA ke mana kI pustaka ke panna ulaTo ! vahA~ tumheM bhUkha kI, garIbI kI, abhAva kI philAsaphI par3hane ko milegI ! Izvara aura jagat kI paheliyA~ sulajhAne se pahale janatA ke mana kI gutthiyA~ sulajhA lo| kevala bAla kI khAla nikAlane se kyA lAbha hai, yadi yathArtha rUpa se vastu-sthiti ke darzana na kie jAe? mUla prazna Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva - maMgala prANI kA ahita bhI hamAre jaba manuSya kA svArthaM vistRta ho jAtA hai, jaba kSudra mamatva, virAT mamatva kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai, jaba sarvatra 'sva' hI dIkhatA hai, 'para' koI nahIM dIkhatA, jaba sabake bhale meM hI apanA bhalA najara AtA hai, jaba eka kSudra lie asahya ho jAtA hai / taba samajhanA cAhie ki manuSya ke andara meM bhagavat - zakti kA prAdurbhAva ho rahA hai, aura vaha andhakAra se prakAza meM A rahA hai / mRtyu se amaratva meM A rahA hai / isa dazA meM, manuSya kI cetanA, mana, vAgI, karma ke rUpa meM jo kucha bhI socegI, bolegI, karegI, vaha akhila vizva ke lie maMgalamaya hogA / bhUmA tveva 8 saccI vijaya ananta kAla se saMsAra ke yoddhAoM kI talavAreM vijaya ke patha para khanakhanA rahI haiM / parantu vijaya kahA~ ? vaha Aja bhI svapna hai / vijaya kisa para ? zarIra para, yA AtmA para ? vijaya kisase ? talavAra ke jora se yA prema ke bala para ? jisa vijaya aura vIratA kI amara - vANI - Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pRSThabhUmi meM hRdaya na ho, prema na ho, AtmA na ho, vijita kA bhI hita na ho, vaha vijaya nahIM, vIratA nahIM, barbaratA hai / saccI vijaya vahI hai, jisameM rakta kI eka bhI bUnda na bahe, jisameM vijetA ke hRdaya meM ahaMkAra kI aura vijita ke hRdaya meM parAjaya evaM ghRNA kI bhAvanA utpanna na ho, jisameM vijetA kI AkAMkSA vijita kI adhika-se-adhika sevA meM ho aura vijita kI AkAMkSA vijetA ko apane hRdaya ke siMhAsana para virAjamAna kara dene meM ho| yaha vijaya vijetA aura vijita- donoM ko hI U~cA uThAtI hai / aura donoM ko mahAn banAtI hai| mAnavatA kA maulika vidhAna manuSya - manuSya ke bIca jo jAti, varNa, dhana tathA pratiSThA Adi kI bheda - bhittiyA~ khar3I huI haiM, inhIM ke kAraNa bhArata kI pavitra AdhyAtmika saMskRti kI jar3eM khokhalI ho gaI haiM / jaba taka bheda-bhAvanA kI ina dIvAroM ko dhakke - para - dhakkA dekara girA na diyA jAe, taba taka bhAratIya saMskRti ke panapane kI AzA karanA, durAzA mAtra hai / ataeva bhArata ke pratyeka nara - nArI ko pratidina prAtaH aura sAyaM yaha gambhIra vicAraNA karanI cAhie ki "mAnava aura mAnava ke bIca koI bheda nahIM, mAnava mAtra ko jIvana-vikAsa ke kSetra meM sarvatra samAna adhikAra hai, svayaM jInA aura dUsaroM ko jIne denA hI mAnavatA kA maulika vidhAna hai|" maiM aura merA maiM aura merA tabhI taka kAlakUTa viSa hai, jaba taka vaha apaneApa meM sImita hai, kSudra 'sva' kI paridhi se ghirA hai, mana aura indriyoM kI hI rAginI sunatA hai / parantu jyoM hI virAT banatA hai, 'sva' ke kSetra se 'para' ke kSetra meM praveza karatA hai, akhila jagat ke bhUmA sveva........ Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prati sneha aura karuNA kI varSA karatA hai, to amRta bana jAtA hai / "jagat kA duHkha hI apanA duHkha aura jagat kA sukha hI apanA sukha"--yaha hai maiM aura merA kA virATa aura vizva-maMgala rUpa, jo kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra meM bhI manuSya ko ajara-amara banA detA hai| maiM aura hama maiM naraka kI rAha hai, to hama svarga kI rAha hai| manuSya ke antarmana meM 'maiM' kA aMza jitanA kama hogA aura 'hama' kA aMza bar3hegA, utanA hI vaha samAja ke nArakIya vAtAvaraNa ko svargIya banA sakegA / jahA~ 'maiM' hai, vahA~ ahaMkAra hai, dambha hai, kAyaratA hai, IrSyA hai, lobha hai, tRSNA hai aura azAnti hai| jahA~ 'hama' hai, vahA~ namratA hai, saralatA hai, prema hai, saMgaThana hai, samatA hai, udAratA hai, tyAga aura vairAgya hai| 'maiM' kSudra tathA saMkucita hai, 'hama' virATa tathA asIma hai| bUda nahIM, sAgara banie jala kI nanhIM bUMda ke lie saba ora saMkaTa hI saMkaTa hai, Apatti hI Apatti hai / use miTTI kA kaNa sokhane ko ubharatA hai, havA kA jhoMkA ur3Ane ko phiratA hai, sUraja kI tapatI kiraNa jalAne ko utaratI hai, pakSI kI pyAsI coMca pIne ko akulAtI hai| kiM bahunA, jidhara dekho udhara hI mauta barasatI hai| yadi bUMda ko apanA astitva bacAnA hai, to use alpa se bhUmA bananA hogA, kSudra se virAT honA hogA, mahAsamudra bana jAnA hogaa| samudra ho jAne ke bAda koI bhaya nahIM, AtaMka nhiiN| A~dhI aura tUphAna Ae~, lAkhoM pazu aura pakSI Ae~, jeTha kA sUraja Aga barasAe aura kar3a-kar3AtI bijaliyA~ mauta ugaleM, parantu samudra ko ina saba upadravoM kA kyA Dara hai ? vaha bhUmA , 10 amara * vANI Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bana cukA hai, virAT ho cukA hai / usake astitva ko duniyA meM kahIM bhI khatarA nahIM / manuSya bhI 'maiM' aura 'merA' meM avaruddha eka kSudra bU~da hai / vaha yadi apane kSudra 'maiM' aura 'mere' ko 'hama' aura 'hamAre' kA virAT rUpa de sake, to vaha bU~da se samudra bana jAe, deza aura kAla kI sImAoM ko tor3a kara ajara, amara ho jAe / dUsaroM ke lie jInA sIkho sUraja aura cA~da kA jaga ko prakAza dene meM apanA vyaktigata kyA lAbha hai ? phUloM aura phaloM kA apane lie vRkSa kyA upayoga karate haiM ? nadiyoM kA bahane meM apanA kyA svArtha hai ? prakRti kA saba kAma niSkAma bhAva se vizvopakAra ke lie ho rahA hai / kyA vizva - sRSTi kA svAmI caitanya manuSya apane nijI svArthI ko bhulA kara janahita ke lie kArya nahIM kara sakatA ? kSudra aura virATa prema kSudra prema pazutA kI ora le jAtA hai aura virAT prema mAnavatA kI ora / virAT prema vaha prema hai, jahA~ ghRNA, dveSa, kleza aura hiMsA . ke lie sthAna hI nahIM rahatA / suprasiddha ahiMsAvAdI cInI saMta mAotje kahate haiM ki " cora apane ghara se prema karatA hai, para dUsare ke ghara se nahIM / yahI karaNa hai ki vaha apane ghara ke lie dUsare ke ghara meM corI karatA hai / hatyArA apane zarIra se prema karatA hai, dUsare ke zarIra se nahIM / isI kAraNa vaza apane zarIra ke poSaNa ke lie dUsare kI hatyA karatA hai / adhikArI - gaNa apane parivAra se prema karate haiM, dUsare ke parivAra se nahIM / isI kAraNa ve apane parivAra ke poSaNa ke lie dUsare parivAroM kA zoSaNa karate haiM / rAjA loga apane deza se prema karate haiM, dUsare dezoM se nahIM / isI kAraNa ve bhUmA tveva 11 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane deza - hita ke lie dUsare dezoM para AkramaNa karate haiM / yadi sabhI loga dUsaroM ke ghara ko apane - jaisA samajhe, to kauna corI karegA ? yadi sabhI dUsaroM ke zarIra ko apane - jaisA samajhe, to kauna hatyA karegA ? yadi sabhI apane parivAra - jaisA sabhI parivAroM ko samajhe, to kauna zoSaNa karegA ? yadi sabhI deza dUsare dezoM ko apane deza - jaisA dekhane lageM, to kauna AkramaNa karegA?" amara - vANI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA samatva-yoga antaraMga aura bahiraMga jIvana meM samatva-yoga kI sAdhanA kA hI pracalita nAma dharma hai| andara aura bAhara meM jitanI samatA (ekarUpatA) utanI zAnti aura jitanI viSamatA, utanI hI azAnti / dharma aura yoga kA mUla artha hI hai, jIvana kA santulana / gItA meM kRSNa isIlie to kahate haiM-"samatva yoga uccate / " saphalatA kA mUla-mantra kyA Apa virodhI paristhitiyoM meM bhI apane mana - mastiSka kA ucita santulana banAe rakha sakate haiM ? kyA Apa virodhI tatvoM, vAdoM, daloM aura vyaktiyoM ko bhI ekasUtra meM piro sakate haiM ? kyA Apa kabhI phUla se bhI komala aura vajra se bhI kaThora ho sakate haiM ? kyA Apa kabhI anekatA meM ekatA aura ekatA meM anekatA ke bhI darzana kara sakate haiM ? yadi 'hA~', to maiM Aja spaSTa rUpa meM Apako likhe detA hU~ ki Apa samaya Ane para eka saphala sAdhaka, zAsaka, netA, gRhapati Adi saba-kucha ho sakate haiM / samatA: 13 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kartavya kA rahasya mAlI, yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? tuma jahA~ eka ora eka paudhe ko kATa - chA~Ta rahe ho, tor3a - tAr3a rahe ho, vahA~ dUsarI ora dUsare paudhe ko lagA rahe ho, sIMca rahe ho, yaha kaisI bheda-buddhi ? yaha kaisI visaMgati ? tumhAre lie to saba vRkSa eka haiM / bhalA, tuma kyoM kisI eka para rAga aura dUsare para dveSa karate ho ? bhaiyyA ! yaha rAga-dveSa nahIM, samabhAva hai. bheda-buddhi nahIM, samabuddhi hai / mujhe samaSTi kA hita dekhanA hai, upavana kI sundaratA ko surakSita rakhanA hai, bAga kA ucita paddhati se vikAsa karanA hai| yadi maiM samabhAvapUrvaka kartavya - buddhi se yathocita anugraha tathA vigraha na karUM, to kahIM kA na rahaiM ! tuma bAhara meM na dekha kara andara meM dekho| yaha rAga - dveSa nahIM, pavitra kartavya hai, jisameM donoM kA hI eka - jaisA abhyudaya hai| sukha-duHkha hamAre mehamAna haiM ApakA koI mehamAna jaba Apake dvAra para Ae, to Apa usakA svAgata karate haiM na ? duHkha aura sukha donoM hI Apake mehamAna haiN| jisa prakAra sukha kA svAgata karate haiM, usI prakAra duHkha kA saharSa svAgata kiijie| vaha bhI ApakA mehamAna hai, ApakA bulAyA AyA hai, phira bhalA vaha kisI anya par3osI ke yahA~ jAe, to kaise jAe ? vaha nahIM jA sakatA, kabhI nahIM jA sakatA / Apa roe~, taba bhI vaha Apake yahA~ rahegA aura Apa ha~seM, taba bhI / vaha ApakA mehamAna hai| mehamAna ke sAmane ronI sUrata banAne kI apekSA prasanna-mUrti honA hI gaurava kI bAta hai| 14 amara-vANI Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha meM samabhAva maiM dekhatA hU~, prAyaH dharmopadezaka yA anya loga duHkha ko samabhAva se sahana karane kI zikSA dete haiM / parantu, kyA akele duHkha meM hI samabhAva kI AvazyakatA hai, sukha meM nahIM ? mujhe to aisA lagatA hai ki duHkha kI apekSA sukha meM hI adhika samabhAva kI AvazyakatA hai / prAyaH logoM ko duHkha kI apekSA sukha hI kama hajama hotA hai / itihAsa meM hajAroM AdamI aise mila sakate haiM, jo prApta sukha ko samabhAva se sahana na kara sakane ke kAraNa pAgala ho gae / rAvaNa, duryodhana, kaMsa aura jarAsandha Adi isI zreNI ke pAgala to the ! lAThI yA lAThI vAlA ? saMsAra meM do prakAra kI manovRttiyA~ haiM---eka zvAna-manovRtti aura dUsarI siMha kI / zvAna kA artha hai-kuttA / kutte ko jaba koI lAThI mAratA hai, taba vaha uchalakara lAThI ko muMha meM pakar3atA hai / kuttA samajhatA hai, 'lAThI hI mujhe mAra rahI hai|' parantu, kyA lAThI ko pakar3ane se samasyA hala ho jAtI hai ? jaba taka lAThI ke pIche kA hAtha maujUda hai, taba taka lAThI kI harakata banda nahIM ho sakatI ! dUsarI, siMha - manovRtti hai| siMha ko jaba koI lAThI yA Dhele se mAratA hai, to vaha lAThI aura Dhele para nahIM jhapaTatA / vaha jhapaTatA hai, lAThI mArane vAle para ! usakI dRSTi meM lAThI kucha nahIM hai / jo kucha hai, lAThI mArane vAlA hai ! isI prakAra ajJAnI AtmA duHkha dene vAle para krodha karatA hai, use hI upadrava kA mUla kAraNa samajhatA hai / parantu, jJAnI AtmA duHkha yA saMkaTa dene vAle para Aveza nahIM karatA / usakA lakSya, usameM rahe hue kaSAya - bhAva kI ora rahatA hai / vaha samajhatA hai, "yaha becArA samatA: 15 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to nimitta kAraNa hai, kaSAya - bhAva se prerita hai, ataH pApAcaraNa ke lie vivaza hai / isa para kyA roSa karU~ ? isake andara rahe hue vikAroM ko maiM yadi dUra kara sakU~, to phira vaha apane-Apa acchA .ho jAegA, bhalA ho jAegA !" astu, siMha - manovRtti kA sAdhaka upadravI ke vikAroM para jhapaTatA hai, ahiMsA aura prema ke astra se unheM parAjita karatA hai / bhAgo nahIM, dRSTi badalo gRhastho ! saMsAra se bhAgane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / bhAga kara Akhira jAoge bhI kahA~ ? jahA~ jAoge, vahA~ saMsAra to rahegA hI / ataH bhAgo nahIM, dRSTi badalo ! paradravyoM meM se, padArthoM aura parijanoM meM se mamatvarUpI jahara nikAla do, phira bhale hI usakA upayoga karo, vaha kaSTa nahIM degA, apitu bala degA, amaratva degA / Apa jAnate haiM, somala jahara ko mAra DAlane se, vaha saMjIvana bana jAtA hai-- amRta bana jAtA hai / vairAgya kI U~cAI jaba Apa kisI pahAr3a kI U~cI coTI para car3he hote haiM, tatra nIce ke padArtha kSudra najara Ane lagate haiM / U~ce U~ce vRkSa jamIna se lage hue se, aura gAya, bhaiMsa, manuSya saba choTe - choTe baune se ! isI prakAra jaba sAdhaka vairAgya kI, Atma - bhAva kI U~cAiyoM para car3hA hotA hai, taba use saMsAra ke samasta bhoga-vilAsa, dhana, vaibhava, mAnapratiSThA tuccha evaM kSudra mAlUma hone lagate haiM / saMsAra kA mahattva saMsAra kI ora nIce jhuke rahane taka hai, dUra U~ce car3ha jAne para nahIM / amara-vANI 16 1 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAhara * bhItara eka samAna are manuSya ! tU numAiza kyoM karatA hai ? tU jaisA hai, vaisA bana / andara aura bAhara ko eka kara dene meM hI manuSya kI saccI manuSyatA hai| yadi mAnava apane ko logoM meM vaisA hI jAhira kare, jaisA ki vaha vAstava meM hai, to usakA ber3A pAra ho jaae| karmavAda kA Adarza eka sajjana ne pUchA-"karmavAda kA vyAvahArika jIvana-kSetra meM kyA Adarza hai ?" maiMne kahA- "eka manuSya kahIM jA rahA hai| dUsarA AdamI AtA hai aura usako patthara mAra detA hai| batAie, taba kyA hotA hai ?" uttara milA-"mana meM bhayaMkara vidroha hotA hai, dvandva hotA hai, cAroM tarapha ghRNA, dveSa, krodha evaM napharata barasa par3atI hai| Akhira, usane mujhe mArA hI kyoM ?" maiMne kahA"kalpanA kareM, kisI ne mArA nahIM, vyakti apane Apa hI galatI se Thokara khA jAtA hai, aura coTa lagane se tilamilAne lagatA hai| batAie, taba kyA hotA hai|" uttara milA--- "taba yahI hotA hai ki apanI galatI se Thokara lagI hai, ataH dUsaroM ko kyA doSa deM ? kisase dvaSa, ghRNA-narapharata kareM ? coTa lagI hai, basa use samabhAva se sahana kara lenA hai| Akhira, apanI bhUla ne hI to mArA hai ?" maiMne kahA--"karmavAda yahI sikhAtA hai ki apanA kiyA karma hai| zAnti se bhogo ! vyartha hI dUsaroM ko doSa dene, aura ghRNA karane se kyA lAbha ? apitu, doSAropaNa aura ghRNA, to Age ke lie aura adhika bandhana meM DAlegI ! duHkha kA mUla kAraNa apanI AtmA meM hI hai, apane doSa meM hI hai| dUsare to mAtra nimitta haiM ! karmavAda, vicAraka ke lie samabhAva kA Alambana hai !" samatA: Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satyaM zivaM sundaram jIvana meM svarga utAro mRtyu ke pazcAt svarga meM jAnA utanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, jitanA ki isa jIvana meM hI AcaraNa ke raMgamaMca para svarga ko utaarnaa| yadi agale jIvana meM apane mano'nukUla kucha parivartana cAhate ho, to pahale yahA~ isa jIvana meM parivartana kro| saMgharSa aura sahayoga mAnava - jAti kA utthAna saMgharSa meM nahIM, sahayoga meM hai| spardhA meM nahIM, sahakAritA meM hai| vaimanasya meM nahIM, prema meM hai| hamArA sundara bhaviSya ApasI bhAIcAre para nirbhara hai| isa vizAla pRthvI para eka kone se dUsare kone taka base hue mAnava samUha meM jitanI adhika bhrAtRbhAvanA vikasita hogI, utanI hI zAnti aura kalyANa kI abhivRddhi hogii| satya satya eka sAdhanA hai, kaThora sAdhanA ! usakA mArga talavAra kI painI dhAra para hokara gujaratA hai| usa para calate samaya na idhara 10 amara - vANI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhukanA hai aura na udhara, aura na kahIM bhI bIca meM jhuka kara khar3A honA par3atA hai / ThIka lakSya ke sAmane eka - eka kadama bar3hAnA hai| satya ke rAhI kA eka hI nArA hai- "caraiveti, caraiveti"- cale calo, cale calo! satya aura priya saccI bAta aura hai tathA cubhane vAlI aura / bAta vaha kahanI cAhie, jo asara to kare, para sunane vAle ke hRdaya ko cheda na ddaale| vyakti aura satya isa vyakti yA usa vyakti kI ora na lur3haka kara satya kI zaraNa svIkAra kro| vyakti janmatA hai, to maratA bhI hai, parantu satya ajanmA hai, ajara aura amara hai| satyaM, zivam jo satya hai, vaha bolanA cAhie, yaha ThIka nahIM hai| apitu, jo satya janatA kA kalyANa karane vAlA ho, ziva rUpa ho, vaha bolanA cAhie, yaha ThIka hai| ahiMsA __ ahiMsA vaha adbhuta zakti hai, jisake samakSa bhaya, AzaMkA, azAnti, kalaha, ghRNA aura pazutva Adi bhAva pala-bhara ke lie bhI nahIM Thahara skte| ___ ahiMsA mAnavatA kI AdhAra-zilA hai, mAnavatA kA ujjvala pratIka hai| parivAra meM, samAja meM, rASTra meM yadi zAnti kA darzana karanA ho, to ahiMsA kA mUla - maMtra japanA hI hogA / ahiMsAsAdhanA zarIra kA hRdaya - bhAga hai / vaha yadi sakriya hai, to sAdhanA jIvita hai, anyathA mRta hai| satyaM, zivaM, sundaram : 16 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI prANI ko mAranA apane ko mAranA hai / aura dUsare prANI ko bacAnA apane ko bacAnA hai / jaba taka yaha gambhIra satya antaH karaNa kI gaharAI meM na baiThe, taba taka ahiMsA kaisI ? ahiMsA kA saphala prayoga ahiMsA aura prema kI zakti durbala tathA azakta tabhI taka mAlUma detI hai, jaba taka vaha avikasita hai / jala agni para avazya vijaya prApta karatA hai, parantu tabhI, jabaki usakA khulakara pUrI zakti se prayoga kiyA jAe ! vana meM dAvAnala lagI ho, agara koI cullUbhara pAnI usa para DAle, to kyA hogA ? jalate dAvAnala para varSA kI jhar3I lage, to kyA agni kI eka cinagArI bhI zeSa rahegI ? Aja ke loga ahiMsA kA cullU bhara cullU-bhara kyA bUMda jitanA to prayoga karate haiM aura cAhate haiM usase ghRNA tathA ahiMsA kA dAvAnala bujhAnA ! vaha bujhe to kaise bujhe ? prema aura ahiMsA kI jhar3I lagAie, phira dekhie, dAvAnala bujhatA hai yA nahIM ? pAzavika zakti kA pratikAra Apako eka AdamI ne kutte kI taraha kATa khAyA aura badale meM Apane bhI use kutte kI taraha kATa khaayaa| aba maiM isa vicAra meM haiM ki usameM aura Apa meM antara hI kyA rahA ? Apa donoM hI kutte kI bhUmikA se Age nahIM bar3ha sake / kyA pAzavika zakti kA mukAbalA pAzavikatA se hI kiyA jA sakatA hai, mAnavI zakti se nahIM ? pAzavika zakti ke kucakra meM phaMsI duniyA ke uddhAra ke lie mAnavI - zakti ko jAgRta kIjie / Akhira, isake binA gujArA nahIM hai| Aga ko bujhAne ke lie Aga kAma nahIM AegI, pAnI hI kAma AegA / amara vANI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema kI zakti talavAra manuSya ke zarIra ko jhukA sakatI hai, mana ko nahIM / mana ko jhukAnA ho, vaza meM karanA ho, to prema ke astra kA prayoga kro| prema kA rAjya hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM bAda bhI calatA rahatA hai, jabaki talavAra manuSya ke jInana - kAla meM hI TUTakara khaNDa-khaNDa ho jAtI hai| ___ahiMsA ke pujArI kA koI zatru nahIM hai| jo dUsaroM ke lie hRdaya meM pyAra bhara kara calA hai, use sarvatra pyAra hI milegA, Adara hI milegaa| pyAra ko pyAra milatA hai aura tiraskAra ko tiraskAra! kharI - kharI "jo talavAra se U~ce hoMge, ve talavAra se hI naSTa ho jAe~ge" prabhu IsA kA yaha amara vAkya kyA bhUlA dene yogya hai ? kyA isa vAkya meM mAnava - jAti kI yuddha - paramparAoM kA virAT itihAsa aMkita nahIM kara diyA gayA hai ? bhUmaNDala para zAnti, zakti se nahIM, sneha se mila sakatI hai / jo svayaM jindA raheMge aura dUsaroM ko jindA rahane deMge, unake hAtha meM AI zakti hI vizva ke lie varadAna hogii| jisa zakti ke poche sneha nahIM hai, jana-kalyANa nahIM hai, vaha zakti rAvaNa kI hotI hai, rAma kI nhiiN| prema kI pagaDaMDI jahA~ viSaya-vAsanA hai, vahA~ prema kaisA ? prema kI pagaDaMDI to zuddha AdhyAtmika bhAva ke U~ce zikharoM para se hokara jAtI hai| prema zarIra kI sundaratA aura dhana kI sampannatA nahIM dekhatA hai, vaha dekhatA hai- ekamAtra AtmA kI sundaratA aura sad - guNoM kI smpnntaa| satyaM, zivaM, sundaram : 21 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema aura moha prema aura moha donoM do alaga-alaga cIjeM haiN| donoM ko eka samajhanA bhArI bhUla hai / prema AtmA ko vikasita karatA hai, virATa banAtA hai aura moha AtmA ko saMkucita karatA hai| prema niSkAmabhAvanA kI zuddha snehAnubhUti hai, to moha svArtha kI dUSita anurakti! prema prema kyA hai ? prema hRdaya kI vaha taraMga hai, jo zatrutA se mitratA kI ora, kSudra - vyaSTi se virAT - samaSTi kI ora daur3atI hai, aura akhila vizva ko apanI sahaja mamatA ke dvArA AtmasAt kara letI hai| rAma kI udAratA bhAratIya itihAsa kahatA hai ki jaba vibhISaNa sarva-prathama rAma se mile, to rAma ne usakA 'laMkeza' kahakara svAgata kiyaa| pAsa baiThA huA eka bAnara muskarAyA aura bolA "yadi rAvaNa sItA ko lauTA de to phira usakA kahA~ rAjya hogA ?" rAma ne gambhIratA se uttara diyA- "koI Apatti nhiiN| taba maiM bhAI bharata ko vibhISaNa ke lie ayodhyA kA siMhAsana chor3ane ke lie khuuNgaa|" yaha hai bhAratavarSa kA rAma ! kyA hama aba bhI kabhI itanI U~cAI para car3hane kA prayAsa kareMge? U~ce jIvana,sameTane se nahIM,balki udAratA pUrvaka bA~Tane se banate haiM / divya sandeza saba se acchI bAta to yaha hai ki tuma jahA~ rahate ho, vahA~ amara vANI Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane Asa - pAsa, sevA kA eka choTA - moTA kendra banAlo aura upalabdha sAdhanoM ke sAtha jana-sevA meM juTa jaao| durbhAgya se yadi sevA kI buddhi na ho, athavA sevA kara sakane kI sthiti na ho, to kisI kI apa - sevA to na karo, kisI ko kaSTa to na phuNcaao| yadi tuma kisI ko ha~sA nahIM sakate, to kisI ko rulAo to mata ! kisI ko AzIrvAda nahIM de sakate, to kisI ko zrApa to na do, gAlI to na do ! divya amRta ___ kabhI rudra kahA jAne vAlA deva ziva kyoM ho gayA ? kalyANa evaM maMgala kA mahAdeva kaise ho gayA ? amRta prApti ke lie samudra maMthana karate samaya sarva prathama viSa niklaa| maMthana arthAt saMgharSa, dvandva / saMgharSa meM sarva prathama viSa AtA hai| vaha viSa samagra vizva ko mRtyu ke ghATa utAra dene ke lie udyata thA, ataH maMthana karane kAle paurANika deva - dAnava sabhI bhayabhIta / ziva hI the, jinhoMne loka - kalyANArtha saharSa viSa ko pI liyA, aura pacA gae / aura rudra sahI artha meM ziva ho ge| yaha ziva kI,ahiMsA kI, loka-rakSaNa kI divya - bhAvanA kA paurANika hI sahI, kintu hai anupama udAtta udAharaNa / aise ziva, mahAdeva apekSita haiM- hara parivAra meM, hara samAja meM, hara dharma meM, hara rASTra meM, tAki saba ora abAdha gati se phailatA jA rahA ghRNA, vigraha, vidveSa kA halAhala viSa samApta ho aura paraspara maitrI, karuNA, sahayoga evaM sevA kA divya amRta sabako prApta ho| satyaM, zivaM, sundaram : 23 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sundaram satya vizva - maMgala rUpa hai / isalie vaha ziva hai aura sundara hai| vizva kalyANa ke lie, jana - hita ke lie kiyA gayA karma sundara hai / vastutaH saundarya kevala bAhara meM nahIM, antar meM nihita hai / ananta karuNA, maitrI evaM sadbhAvanA se ota - prota antaraMga saundarya hI jana - mana ko AkarSita karatA hai| vAstava meM sundara evaM ramaNIya vaha hai, jo prati kSaNa nayA banA rahatA hai / isa kSaNa se AnevAle Age ke kSaNoM meM, jo aura bhI sundara pratIta hotA hai / yathArtha meM vaha kabhI purAnA par3atA hI nahIM, sadA - sarvadA nayA banA rahatA hai| 24 amara - vANI Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana * jIvana kI kalA * mAnava * mahAmAnava * yauvana Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI kalA jIvana kA svarUpa jIvana kyA hai ? paraspara virodhI tUphAnoM kA saMgharSa, jo isa saMgharSa meM ar3A rahA, bar3hatA rahA, bhUlA - bhaTakA nahIM, vaha zera hai bAkI saba gIdar3a hai| calanA hI jIvana hai cale calo, cale calo ! dekho kahIM khar3eM na ho jAnA / calanA jIvana hai, aura khar3e honA mRtyu / vyakti ho yA samAja, jo khar3A ho gayA, baha samApta ho gayA aura jo calatA rahA, vaha pratidina nayA jIvana prApta karatA rhaa| jharane bahate rahe, bIca ke sAthiyoM se mila - mila kara nadI banate rahe aura sAre mArga meM jana - kalyANa karate hue samudra meM pahu~ca kara samudra bana gae, parantu gA~va kA pokhara binA pravAha ke par3A-par3A sar3a gayA, gandA ho gayA, maccharoMkI janmabhUmi bana kara vAtAvaraNa ko dUSita karatA huA, jana - jana kI ghRNA kA pAtra bana kara samAta ho gaayaa| jIvana kI kalA: 27 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana - patha yaha bhI koI jIvana hai ki mariyala kutte kI taraha haradama duma dabAe, dubake-se, Dare-se, phirate rheN| galata bAta ke Age sira jhukAnA, durbalatA kA cinha hai| bhayabhIta manuSya jIvana kI lar3AI nahIM lar3a sktaa| vaha dabbU hara hAlata meM dUsaroM ko khuza karane meM lagA rahegA, aura hara kisI ke Age Atma-samarpaNa karatA-karatA eka dina cala bsegaa| aura yaha bhI kyA jIvana ki bhUkhe bher3iye kI taraha hara dama gurrAte rheN| na milane meM rasa aura na bichar3ane meN| jIvana ke cAroM ora Aga hI Aga barasatI rhe| pAnI kI eka bUMda bhI na mile| patthara kI taraha kaThora honA ThIka nahIM hai| jIvana meM prema kI lacaka bhI honI caahie| kaThoratA aura mRdutA hI jIvana hai / jIvana kA lakSya mAnava-jIvana kevala saMgraha karane ke lie nahIM hai, apitu saMgraha ke sAtha usakA ucita rUpa se vitaraNa karane ke lie hai| saphalatA kA mUla - mantra ApakA kAma nIrasa, asaphala, abhadra tathA adhUrA kyoM rahatA hai, kyA kabhI isa prazna para vicAra kiyA hai ? nahIM kiyA ho to aba kara liijie| ApakA hara kAma isalie abhadra tathA adhUrA rahatA hai ki Apa usameM vizvAsa, prema aura buddhimattA kA yathocita mAtrA meM upayoga nahIM karate ! ye tIna guNa haiM, jo samasta sadguNoM, vaibhavoM, saphalatAoM aura aizvaryoM ke ekamAtra mUla kAraNa haiN| 28 amara vANI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo loga karmakSetra meM adhUre mana se utarate haiM, usameM rasa nahIM lete, usameM pratibhA kA prakAza nahIM pheMkate, ve kisI bhI uttaradAyitvapUrNa pada ko pAne kI kSamatA nahIM rakhate / mAnava - saMsAra meM eka purAnI kahAvata hai ki 'jo rotA jAtA hai, vaha avazya mare kI khabara lAtA hai !' hA~, to Apa kartavya ke morce para rote hue na jAie ! haragija, na jaaie| ha~sate jAo, ha~sAte jAo, ha~sate Ao, ha~sAte Ao-saphalatA kA yahI mUla - mantra hai, kRpayA ise bhUlie nhiiN| vIra aura kAyara vIra aura kAyara meM kyA antara hai ? sirpha eka kadama kA / vIra kA kadama jahA~ Age kI ora bar3hane meM hotA hai, kAyara kA kadama pIche kI ora bhAgane meM hotA hai| siddhi aura prasiddhi mAnava kI sabase bar3I bhUla yaha hai ki vaha jitanA prayatna prasiddhi pAne ke lie karatA hai, utanA siddhi pAne ke lie nahIM karatA ! binA siddhi ( saphalatA ) ke prasiddhi (khyAti) prathama to milatI nahIM hai ! yadi kabhI kisI kucakra se mila bhI jAtI hai, to vaha adhika Thahara nahIM sktii| itanA kaccA raMga hai usakA ! ataeva jIvana kI sAdhanA meM sAdhaka ko pahale siddha honA cAhie ! prasiddha hone kI kyA cintA ? siddha hue, to prasiddha honA hI hai / svayaM buddha yA buddha - bodhita apanI A~khoM meM prakAza ho, to sAvadhAnI ke sAtha apane Apa tIra kI taraha sIdhe clo| kyoM kisI kI a~gulI pakar3ane kA intajAra ho / yadi apanI A~kha meM rozanI na ho, to kisI prakAzavAn jIvana kI kalA : Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A~khoMvAle ko khuza karo, usake kandhe para hAtha rakhakara pIche-pIche ho lo| hA~, khar3e mata raho, calo avazya / yAtrA calane se hI pUrI hogii| guru banakara calo yA ziSya,yaha ApakI apanI yogyatA para hai| sUlI aura siMhAsana jaina - saMskRti meM sUlI se siMhAsana hone kI aneka kahAniyA~ AtI haiM ! yaha eka alaMkAra hai, jIvana kA alaMkAra ! saMsAra kA dhana, vaibhava, svajana, parijana, mAna - pUjA Adi jo milA hai-saba sUlI hai, jIvana ke marma-sthala ko bIMdha kara rakha dene vAlI isa sUlI para car3hakara vahI sukha pAegA, jo sUlI se siMhAsana banAne kI kalA jAnatA hai ! jIvana kI sUlI para sudarzana kI taraha car3ho, use sUlI se siMhAsana bnaao| mamatA kI nukIlI noka ko tor3a ddaalo| apanI samasta upalabdha zaktiyoM ko jaga - hita ke patha para nichAvara kara do / jahA~ 'maiM' aura 'merA' hai, vahA~ jIvana sUlI hai aura jahA~ 'hama' aura 'hamArA' hai, vahA~ vahI jIvana siMhAsana hai| jIvana kA rahasya : girakara uchalanA vaha jIvana hI kyA, jise coTa khAkara dUnA utsAha aura vega na mile ! nirbhara patthara se TakarA kara dUnA vega prApta karatA hai| vaha dekhie, rabar3a kI geMda bhUmi se TakarA kara kitanA Upara uchalatI hai ! pratyeka vighna-bAdhA evaM coTa manuSya ko U~cA uThAne ke lie hai| yaha jIvana kA rahasya kyA kabhI manuSya kI samajha meM AegA ? kutuba mInAra se jaba maiM dillI ke pAsa kutuba mInAra kI AkhirI maMjila para car3hA, to nIce ke tA~ge,moTara aura manuSyoM ke vibhinna svara, jo nIce amara vANI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apasa meM TakarAte - se mAlUma hote the, saba milakara eka akhaNDa madhura gAna se pratIta hone lge| taba mujhe eka dArzanika vicAraNA dhyAna meM AI ki sAdhaka, apane mana ko bhava-prapaMca se jitanA bhI U~cA uThAegA, jitanA bhI alaga karegA, utanA hI jIvana ke paraspara virodhI mAnasika dvandva kama hoMge aura akhaNDa ekAgratA evaM ekarasatA kA Ananda AegA ! yadi nIce utarate haiM, to bheda kI pratIti hotA hai, aura U~ce car3hate haiM, to abhedAnubhUti hotI hai / duHkha kA varadAna duHkha kI coTa se kyoM ghabarAte ho ? use par3ane do, jora se par3ane do| nagAr3A apane Apa nahIM bjtaa| vaha bajatA hai DaMke kI coTa par3ane para ! jyoMhI DaMke kI coTa par3I ki nagAr3e kI gambhIra dhvani dUra - dUra taka janatA ke kAnoM ko AkRSTa karane lagatI hai / duHkha kI kar3I se kar3I coTa bhI, yadi jIvana kA nagAr3A majabUta hai, to yaza kI gambhIra dhvani se dig-digantara guMjAne ke lie hai| kharA sonA banie Aga se ghAsa - phUsa DaratA hai| jyoMhI Aga kA sparza huA ki bhasma ! parantu khare sone ko kyA Dara hai ? Aga meM par3akara sone kI damaka jAtI nahIM, vaha aura bhI adhika camakatI - damakatI hai| manuSya ! tU sonA bana, dhAsa-phUsa nhiiN| phira duHkha kI Aga, cAhe kaisI hI ho, vaha tujhe camakAegI, jalAegI nhiiN| khataroM se khelanA sIkhie samAja meM pratiSThA yA sammAna una logoM ke lie hai, jo bar3hakara Age Ate haiM, sevA meM juTate haiM, saMgharSa meM par3akara bhI masnaka para bala jIvana kI kalA : Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM lAte / jo loga pIche par3e haiM, kone meM dubake haiM, unake lie saMsAra ke satkAra kA upahAra kahIM bhI nahIM hai| hAthI raNa-kSetra meM rahate haiM aura macchara a~dherI koTharI ke gande kone meM ! pratijJA para ar3e raho Apane pratijJA kara lI, burAI kA parityAga kara diyA / parantu phira usI burAI ko apanAne lage, svIkRta pratijJA ko bhaMga karane lge| yaha to aisA huA ki pahale thUkA, aura phira cATa liyaa| bAta kar3avI hai| parantu, yaha kaTu auSadha, halAhala jahara pIne se bacAtI hai| satI rAjImatI ne rathanemi ko isI prakAra lalakArA thA-"kyA tuma vamana kie hue bhojana ko phira khAnA cAhate ho| yaha to kuttoM kA kAma hai, manuSyoM kA nhiiN| isa prakAra ke kutsita jIvana se mRtyu kahIM acchI hai" / ' vastutaH pratijJAhIna bhogAsakta jIvana murade ke barAbara hai| 1. rAjAmatI kI kathA jaina - sAhitya meM atyanta prasiddha hai| bAIsave tIrthaGkara bhagavAn neminAtha ke sAtha usakA vivAha nizcita huA thaa| barAta ke svAgata meM mAre jAne vAle pazu - pakSiyoM ke karuNa - krandana ko sunakara neminAtha vivAha kie binA hI vApisa lauTa gae aura ghara - bAra chor3a kara muni ho ge| rAjImatI ne bhI dUsare vyakti ke sAtha vivAha karane kI apekSA apane manonIta pati ke patha para calanA ucita smjhaa| vaha bhI parivrAjikA ho gii| eka bAra vaha nagara se raivatAcala parvata para jA rahI thii| mArga meM varSA hone lagI, aura vaha bhIMga gii| pAsa hI eka guphA thii| vaha usameM ghusakara kapar3e sukhAne lgii| neminAtha kA choTA bhAI rathanemi bhI usI guphA meM dhyAnastha khar3A thaa| bijalI kI camaka ke kAraNa usakI dRSTi rAjImatI ke nagna zarIra para pdd'ii| mana vicalita ho uThA aura usane rAjImatI ke Age sAMsArika sukha bhogane kA prastAva rkkhaa| usa samaya rAjImatI ne tyakta bhogoM kI vamana se upamA dI aura use phira saMyama-patha para dRr3ha kara diyaa| 22 amara * vANI Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poSaNapUrvaka zoSaNa jaba taka manuSya saMsAra meM hai, taba taka vyApAra ke dvArA yA aura kisI sAdhana ke dvArA roTI - kapar3e kA saMgraha karanA hI par3atA hai, jIvana - vyavahAra ke sAdhanoM ko juTAnA par3atA hai| Asa-pAsa ke jana-samAja meM se kucha-na-kucha zoSaNa bhI karanA par3atA hai| parantu vaha zoSaNa-poSaNa pUrvaka honA caahie| gAya ko duhane jaisA honA caahie| jisa prakAra gAya ko duhane se pahale khilAte - pilAte haiM, sevA - zuzrUSA karate haiN| apanA khilAyA - pilAyA jaba dUdha kA rUpa le letA hai, taba ucita mAtrA meM duha liyA jAtA hai| usI prakAra manuSya ko bhI cAhie ki vaha pahale Asa - pAsa ke samAja kA poSaNa kare, sevA - zuzrUSA kare aura usake bAda ucita mAtrA meM apane poSaNa ke lie usameM se roTI - kapar3e kA saMgraha kre| poSaNa-pUrvaka zoSaNa gAya kA duhanA hai, to poSaNahIna zoSaNa khUna nicor3anA hai| kaThoratA, komalatA ke sAtha manuSya ko kaThora honA ho, to use nAriyala ke samAna honA caahie| nAriyala bAhara se rUkhA, nIrasa aura kaThora hotA haiparantu andara se komala, madhura aura jIvana - prada rasa se sarAbora / patthara ke Tukar3e kI taraha andara aura bAhara sarvatra kaThora jIvana apanAne se kyA lAbha ? jIvana - saMgIta mahApuruSa kI paribhASA hai ki vaha vajra - sA kaThora ho, aura navanIta - sA mRdu / kaThoratA aura mRdutA kA madhura mizraNa hI mahApuruSatva kA jIvana - saMgIta hai| jIvana kI kalA : Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana aura mRtyu kucha dinoM sAMsa lene kA nAma jIvana nahIM hai, aura isa dhakadhaka kA ruka jAnA mRtyu nahIM hai| jIvana kA artha hai-vizva ko apane astitva kA anubhava kraanaa| IMTa - pattharoM ke Dhera khar3e karake athavA dUsaroM kA zoSaNa karake nahIM, kintu dUsaroM ke lie prANoM kA balidAna karake / pratyeka sAMsa dUsare ke lie lenA siikhie| jisa dina Apane sirpha apane lie hI zvAsa lene prArambha kie, vahI mRtyu kA dina hai| ahiMsA kI UrjA vastutaH jo sUkSma hai, yadi use sthUla banA diyA jAtA hai, to usakI AsmA, UrjA samApta ho jAtI hai| yahI bAta ahiMsA ke sambandha meM hai| ahiMsA bAhya vyavahAra kA sthUla vidhi - niSedha mAtra nahIM hai, vaha to antazcetanA kA eka sUkSma bhAva haiM / parantu, durbhAgya se usakA sUkSma bhAva kSINa - kSINatara hotA gayA aura use vyavahAra kA dikhAU sthUla vidhi - niSedha kA rUpa de diyA gyaa| phalataH ahiMsA kI UrjA eka prakAra se samApta ho gii| yadi ahiMsA kI punaH prANa - pratiSThA karanI hai, to hama use sthUla vyavahAra kI kSudra paridhi se mukta kara vyApaka banAe~ aura jIvana kI sUkSma anubhUti evaM hRdaya kI gaharAI taka avatarita kreN| amara - vANI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA caurAhA mAnava vizva ke caurAhe para khar3A hai| vaha jidhara cAhe, jA sakatA hai| jo kucha cAhe,bana sakatA hai / jo manuSya bana kara rahegA, vaha svarga aura mokSa kI ora bddh'egaa| aura, jo manuSyatva se gira jAegA, vaha naraka yA pazu-gati kI rAha pkdd'egaa| pazu, manuSya, deva aura devAdhideva jo vikAroM kA dAsa hai, vaha pazu hai| jo vikAroM ko jIta rahA hai, vaha manuSya hai / jo vikAroM ko adhikAMza meM jIta cukA hai, vaha deva hai, aura jo vikAroM ko pUrNataH jIta cukA hai, sadA ke lie jIta cukA hai, vaha manuSya hokara bhI devatAoM kA bhI devatA hai, devAdhideva hai, vizva-vijetA hai| manuSya hI bhagavAn hai zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke siddhAnta ke anusAra pratyeka vyakti Izvara hai, paramAtmA hai, brahma hai. siddha hai, buddha hai, jina hai, yadi vaha apane-Apako pahacAna le,saMvAra le, sApha kara le aura pUrNa banAle ! maanvtaa| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA kendra mAnava ! kyA tU apane - Apako pahacAnatA hai ? yadi hA~, to batalA tU kauna hai ? tU sthUla zarIra hai yA isake kaNa-kaNa meM samAyA atmA ? jo AtmA kI ora agrasara hotA hai, vaha manuSya hai, aura jo zarIra ke ghere meM hI avarUddha hai, Age nahIM bar3hatA, vaha nara-deha ke rUpameM pazu hai / mAnavatA kA kendra vastutaH AtmA hai, zarIra nhiiN| kartavya aura adhikAra mAnava ! terA adhikAra kartavya karane taka hai, phala taka nhiiN| tU jitanI cintA phala kI rakhatA hai, utanI cintA kartavya kI kyoM nahIM rakhatA ? kisAna kheta ko jota-jAta kara taiyAra kara sakatA hai, bIja bo sakatA hai, siMcAI kI vyavasthA kara sakatA hai, khAda DAla sakatA hai, rakhavAlI kara sakatA hai, parantu bIja ko aMkurita karane aura use dhIre-dhIre vikasita karane kA kAma to prakRti kA hai| isa sArvamauma aTala siddhAnta ko, kyA tU, apane kartavya kI kRSi meM nahIM apanA sakatA ? mAnava kA mUlya kisI bhI manuSya kA mUlyAMkana karate samaya na usake dhana ko dekho, na jana-gaNa ko dekho aura na ucca pada ko dekho ! manuSya kA vAstavika mUlya prAmANikatA ke sAtha apane yathAprApta kartavya kA pAlana karate rahanA hai / jo manuSya jitanI hI adhika yogyatA aura ImAnadArI ke sAtha apanA uttaradAyitva nibhAtA hai, kartavya ke lie jItA - maratA hai, vaha utanA hI adhika mUlyavAna ho jAtA hai| amara vANI Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana kA dhyeya mAnava-jIvana kA carama dhyeya tyAga hai, bhoga nahIM, zreya hai, preya nahIM / bhoga-lipsA kA Adarza manuSya ke lie sadaiva ghAtaka hai, aura rhegaa| mAnava-jIvana kA artha mAnava-jIvana saMsAra meM pratyeka prANI ke lie suna aura zAnti kI sthApanA karane ke lie hai, vyaktigata bhoga - lipsA meM ulajhe rahane aura tadartha saMgharSa karane ke lie nahIM / manuSyatA kyA acchA khAnA manuSyatA hai ? acchA khAnA to raIsoM ke kutte-billI bhI khA lete haiN| kyA U~ce aura bhavya bhavanoM meM rahanA manuSyatA hai ? U~ce aura bhavya bhavanoM meM to cir3iyA~ bhI ghoMsalA banA letI haiM, kIr3e - makIr3e bhI nivAsa kara lete haiN| kyA saMskRta, prAkRta Adi bhASA kI racanAoM ke par3ha lene meM manuSyatA hai ? tote aura mainA bhI saMskRta ke zloka bola lete haiM / kyA vIratA aura bala meM manuSyatA hai ? vIratA aura bala meM to jaMgala kA zera bhI kahIM bar3A krUra hotA hai| phira manuSyatA hai kahA~ ? manuSyatA hai U~ce vicAra aura U~ce AcAra meM / mAnavatA kA srota maiMne kaThora parvatamAlAe~ dekhI haiM, aura dekhI haiM una para harIharI ghAsa aura jhAr3iyA~ ! patthara kI kaThora caTTAnoM se motI ke samAna zItala evaM svaccha jharane bahate dekhe haiM / kyA manuSya pahAr3a se mAnavatAH Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI adhika kaThora hai, jo usameM se prema, sahAnubhUti aura dayA kA jharatA na bahe, hariyAlI na phUTe / par3ata ko toDie dharatI kI par3ata ke nIce sAgara baha rahe haiN| pahAr3a kI caTTAna ke nIce jharane uchala rahe haiM / jarA par3ata haTAne kI dera hai aura phira pAnI - hI - pAnI ! manuSya ke svArthI - mana kI par3ata ke nIce bhI mAnavatA kA, dayA kA aura karuNA kA apAra sAgara laharA rahA hai| mana kI par3ata ko tor3a kara mAnavatA kA amRta - jharanA bahA dene meM hI mAnava-jIvana kI saphalatA kA rahasya chipA huA hai| mAnava-jIvana kI bhUmikA yadi tU devatA hai, to kucha nIce utara jA aura yadi pazu hai, to Upara car3ha jA / mAnava-jIvana kI bhUmikA pazutva aura devatva ke bIca kI bhUmikA hai| yahIM se niHzreyasa kI ora sIdhI pagaDaMDI jAtI hai / pazu avanati meM hai, to devatA unnati meN| para niHzreyasa, Atmika abhyudaya, donoM hI jagaha nahIM hai| vaha mAnava - jIvana meM hI hai, yadi koI mAnavatA ke patha para cala kara use prApta karanA cAhe to ! cetanA kA vikAsa sAdhAraNa mAnava kI dRSTi eka - mAtra apanI hI deha aura indriyoM ke bhoga-vilAsa taka sImita rahatI hai| usakI cetanA kevala usake apane "maiM" meM hI banda rahatI hai, Age nahIM phailtii| aisA mAnava svarakSaNa vRtti ke phaMde meM par3a kara bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara anyAya, atyAcAra evaM pApAcAra karane ko kaTibaddha rahatA hai| usakA upAsya-deva ekamAtra apanA kSudra 'maiM' hI hai| amara vANI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba manuSya Age bar3hatA hai, sva - rakSaNa se pArivArika rakSaNa kI cetanA se anuprANita hotA hai, to usakA jIvana-lakSya parivAra kI sImA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| isake Age samAja - rakSaNa, aura rASTra - rakSaNa kI vikasita cetanA kA nambara AtA hai| parantu, rakSaNa-vRtti ke vikAsa kA mahattva yahIM taka sImita nahIM hai, usakA carama vikAsa to vizva - rakSaNa kI cetanA meM hI sannihita hai| vizva - rakSaNa kI udAra manovRtti ko rakhane vAlA aura usI ke anusAra apanA vizva - hitaMkara AcaraNa karane vAlA mAnava hI mAnavatA kA saccA pujArI kahalA sakatA hai / kyoMki antatogatvA vizva - rakSaNa kI virAT vRtti meM hI mAnavatA kI sarvocca pariNati nihita hai / sva - rakSaNa ko sarva - rakSaNa vRtti meM badala denA hI mAnava - jIvana kI sarva-zreSTha aura jyotiSmatI dizA hai| mAnavatA mAnava ekamAtra 'sva' meM hI sImita rahane ke lie nahIM hai| manuSya kI mahattA usakI parArtha-vRtti ke vikAse meM hI hai / ataeva hamArI hRdaya - vINA kA pratyeka tAra vizva-maitrI kI pavitra bhAvanA se pratikSaNa jhaMkRta rahanA cAhie / prANI-mAtra ke kalyANa ke lie Atmotsarga karanA hI mAnava - jIvana kI saphalatA kA mUlamaMtra hai, yaha amara siddhAnta kabhI bhI bhUlane kI cIja nahIM hai| manuSya kyA hai ? manuSya na kevala zarIra hai, na kevala mana hai aura na kevala AtmA hai| ina saba kI samaSTi kA nAma hI manuSya hai| ataeva manuSya kA yaha parama kartavya hai ki vaha zarIra, mana aura AtmA tInoM ko samAna rUpa se santulita rakhe, inheM asvastha na hone de| mAnavatA Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kI kasauTI Apatti yA saMkaTa se ghabarAo nhiiN| yaha saba manuSya ke kharepana ko parakhane ke lie kasauTI hai| aura, yaha yAda rakhanA cAhie ki kasauTI sone ke lie hotI hai, lohe yA pItala ke lie nhiiN| manuSya, pazu aura rAkSasa jisakA jIvana saMtulita hai, niyamita hai, vaha manuSya hai| aura jisakA jIvana santulita nahIM hai, niyamita nahIM hai, vaha yadi azakta hai, to vaha pazu hai aura sazakta hai, to rAkSasa ! manuSya kI tIna koTiyAM jisakA hRdaya pahale bolatA hai aura vANI bAda meM bolatI hai, vaha mahApuruSa hotA hai| jisakI vANI pahale bolatI hai, hRdaya bAda meM bolatA hai, vaha madhyama puruSa hotA hai| jisakI pahale - pIche kevala vANI hI bolatI hai, hRdaya kabhI nahIM bolatA, vaha adhama puruSa hai| utsarga hI mahAna hai, vastu nahIM isa virAT saMsAra meM sAdhAraNa vyakti kI zakti ati kSudra hai| vaha bahuta thor3I sevA kara sakatA hai| kintu, jIvana kI saphalatA zakti kI kSudratA yA vipulatA para nirbhara nahIM hai / apanI kSudra zakti kA samyak - viniyoga karanevAlA vyakti saphala hai, phira cAhe vaha kitanI hI alpa kyoM na ho ? eka bUMda ne yadi kisI pipAsAkula amara-vANI Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raja - kaNa kI pyAsa bujhA dI, to usakA jIvana saphala ho gayA, vaha dhanya ho gii| uttama, madhyama aura adhama saMsAra meM manuSyoM kI tIna zreNiyA~ haiN| adhama, madhyama aura uttama / AcArya bhartRhari ne kahA hai ki 'jo vighna ke Dara se kAma kA Arambha hI nahIM karate, ve adhama jana haiN| madhyama puruSa ve haiM, jo sAhasa ke sAtha kAma to Arambha kara dete haiM, parantu bAda meM vighnabAdhAoM ke A jAne para prayatna - vimukha ho jAte haiM-saba - kucha chor3achAr3a kara bhAga khar3e hote haiN| prArabdha kArya ko pUrA karane meM kitanI hI bAdhAe~ Ae~, saMkaTa Ae~, phira bhI prayatna-vimukha na hone vAle- Arambha ko saphala anta meM pariNata karane vAle, uttama puruSa hote haiN| uttama puruSa jaba yaha mAna lete haiM ki yaha bAta nyAyocita hai, ataH honI hI cAhie, to use karane ke lie kRta-saMkalpa ho jAte haiM aura jaba taka vaha pUrI nahIM hotI, taba taka kadApi prayatna vimukha nahIM hote| himAlaya kI caTTAnoM ko ThukarA kara alaga pheMkanA aura apane lakSya ke prati satata gatizIla rahanA hI uttama puruSa kA amara Adarza hai| mAnava aura mahAmAnava mAnava aura mahAmAnava kI kRti tathA ukti meM mahAn antara hotA hai| mAnava kA jIvana-mantra hai, eka gunI kRti aura kaI gunI ukti / kabhI-kabhI to kRti nahIM, kevala ukti hI ukti ! aura mahAmAnava kA jIvana-maMtra hotA hai, mahAn kRti aura alpa ukti / kabhI-kabhI to ukti nahIM, kevala kRti hI kRti ! ukti aura kRti meM abheda sAdhanA hI mahattA kA prathama lakSaNa hai| mAnavatA / 41 41 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paristhiti aura mAnava paristhiti zreSTha hai yA puruSa ? paristhiti zaktizAlI hai yA puruSa ? yaha prazna, kahate haiM ki iMgalaiNDa ke suprasiddha dArzanika evaM itihAsajJa kArlAila ne uThAyA thaa| kisI ne bhI uThAyA ho, yaha prazna Aja kA hI nahIM, mAnava - jAti ke Adi-kAla kA hai| Upara ke prazna kA uttara do taraha se diyA jAtA rahA hai| 'hama manuSya bebasa aura lAcAra haiN| hamArA astitva hI kyA hai ? paristhiti hI manuSya ko banAtI aura bigAr3atI hai| manuSya paristhiti kA dAsa hai, krItadAsa ! vaha nagaNya mAnava mahAn ho gayA! ho gayA hogA, use paristhiti acchI milI hogii| maiM barvAda hI ho gyaa| kyA karU~ ? paristhiti ne sAtha nahIM diyaa|' yaha eka uttara hai| dUsarA uttara hai- "paristhiti kucha nahIM, manuSya hI saba-kucha hai / kyA paristhiti balAt manuSya ko nIce - U~ce kara sakatI hai ? nhiiN| manuSya svatantra hai| vaha paristhiti ke hAtha meM nAcane vAlI kaThaputalI nahIM hai| zaktizAlI manuSya paristhiti ko apane niyaMtraNa meM letA hai, pratikUla ko bhI anukUla banA letA hai aura usakA svarUpa jaisA cAhatA hai, banAne meM saphala hotA hai / puruSa paristhiti kA vijetA hai, dAsa nhiiN| paristhiti usI puruSa para adhikAra karatI hai, jo apane pracaNDa puruSatva ko pahale hI bhUlA baiThatA hai|" dUsarA uttara hI zramaNa-saMskRti kA uttara hai / zramaNa-saMskRti meM paristhiti kI nahIM, puruSa kI zreSThatA hai| apane bhAgya kA vidhAtA, ananta zaktiyoM kA kendra, vizva kA vijetA, svayaM puruSa hI hai, aura koI nahIM ! koI nahIM !! koI nahIM !!! 42 amara - vANI Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmAnava mahAnatA kI pagaDaMDI sAdhAraNa mAnava vAtAvaraNa se banate haiM / parantu, mahAmAnava vAtAvaraNa ko banAte haiM ! samaya aura paristhitiyA~ unakA kadApi nirmANa nahIM karatIM, parantu ve samaya aura paristhiti kA nirmANa karate haiM / mahAmAnava kI paribhASA hI hai, 'yuga kA nirmAtA / ' mahAmAnava kI paribhASA manuSya eka ora mahAn honA cAhatA hai, dUsarI ora saMkaToM se DaratA hai / vipattiyoM se bhaya khAtA hai / tUphAnoM se bacanA cAhatA hai / yaha jIvana kI vicitra visaMgati hai ! mahAnatA kI pagaDaMDI phala-phUloM se lade udyAnoM meM se hokara nahIM jAtI / vaha to jAtI hai kA~ToM meM se, jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM meM se, caTTAnoM aura tUphAnoM meM se / yaha vaha pagaDaMDI hai, jahA~ mRtyu, apayaza tathA bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ kSaNa-kSaNa para AhvAna karatI rahatI haiM / aura jaba Apa apane lakSya para pahu~ca jAe~, ho sakatA hai, phira bhI kA~Te hI mileM / eka tattvavettA ne kahA hai "pratyeka mahApuruSa patthara mAre jAne ke lie hai / usake bhAgya meM hI badA hotA hai / " mahAmAnava : 43 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA kA kalAkAra mahAmAnava vaha hai, niSkAma jana - sevA hI jisake jIvana kA prANa hai / janatA - janArdana hI jisakA ArAdhya deva hai / sevaka bana kara rahanA hI jisake jIvana kI AdhArazilA hai| ahiMsA aura satya kI pavitra sAdhanA hI jisake jIvana kA prakAzamAna itihAsa hai / mahAmAnava satya kA vaha prakAza-stambha hai, jo apanI mRtyu ke bAda bhI hajAroM varSoM taka andhere meM bhaTakatI huI mAnavatA ko prakAza detA rahatA hai / vaha janatA kA sarvazreSTha kalAkAra hotA hai / jisa prakAra catura kalAkAra beDaula pattharake Tukar3e ko ghar3a-ghar3a kara sundara, sughar3a sajIva mUrti kA rUpa de detA hai, usI prakAra mAnavatA kA kalAkAra avikasita, asaMskRta, kusaMskAra tathA kurUr3hiyoM se pariveSTita mAnavatA ko prakAza meM lAtA hai / use pazutA ke stara se U~cA uThA kara devatA banA detA hai| vahI mahAmAnava hai, saba se U~cA, aura sabase mahAn ! pUrNa mAnava pUrNa manuSya vaha hai, jo rAga-dveSa kI bhUmikAoM se Upara uTha kara mAnavatA ke zikhara para pahu~ca gayA ho, vAsanAoM kI gandI havAoM se baca kara AtmA kI pavitra sugandha se mahaka rahA ho| mahattA kA gaja kyA tU mahAn honA cAhatA hai ? yadi hA~, to apanI icchAoM ko niyantraNa meM rakha / unheM belagAma na bar3hane de aura idhara-udhara na bhaTakane de| manuSya kI mahattA icchAoM kA damana karane meM hai, unakA gulAma banane meM nhiiN| mahattA ke patha para Ane se pahale apanI vyaktigata vAsanAoM-icchAoM para niyantraNa karanA Avazyaka hai / amara - vANI Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAdeva kA Adarza saba loga amRta pIne kI cintA meM haiN| kintu, maiM viSa kI cUMTa pIkara ajara, amara ho jAnA cAhatA huuN| mujhe phUloM kI zayyA nahIM, kA~ToM kA patha cAhie / maiM prakAza kI apekSA andhakAra meM acchI taraha cala sakatA hU~ / sukha ke sAdhana mujhe patha-vicalita kara deMge, ataH maiM unase DaratA huuN| mujhe to duHkha cAhie duHkha, jhaMjhAvAta - sA sanasanAtA aura dAvAnala - sA dhktaa| jIvana - yAtrA para calate hue duHkha nidrA - magna nahIM hone degaa| hamezA jAgaraNa kA sandeza detA rhegaa| bhagavAn kauna bhagavAn vaha, jo apane vikAroM se lar3a sake / kevala lar3a sake hI nahIM, vijaya bhI prApta kara ske| aura, vaha vijaya bhI aisI vijaya ho, jo phira kabhI parAjaya meM na bdle| bhagavAn vaha, jo saMsAra kI aMdherI galiyoM meM bhaTakatA huA kabhI manuSya banA ho| manuSya banakara apanI manuSyatA kA pUrNa vikAsa kara pAyA ho| manuSyatA ke svastha vikAsa kI pUrNa koTi hI bhagavAn kA parama pada hai / ___ kyA vaha bhagavAna hai, jo duSToM kI duSTatA kA hI nahIM, apitu duSToM kA hI nAza karane ke lie avatarita huA ho ? duSTatA ke nAza ke lie pahale duSToM kA nAza karanA, yaha to sabhI duniyAdAra loga kara rahe haiN| isameM bhalA bhagavAn kI kyA vizeSatA ? bhagavAn to vaha, jo duSToM kA nAza nahoM, pratyuta unakI duSTatA kA nAza kre| duSTatA ko sajjanatA meM pariNata karanA, viSa ko amRta meM badalanA, yahI to hai ekamAtra bhagavAn kI bhagavattA ! mahAmAnava : Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zahanazAha tyAgI hI vizva meM ekamAtra abhaya hai / vaha to vAdazAhoM kA bhI bAdazAha hai | bhalA use kisa bAta kI paravAha ? kisa bAta kI cintA ? aise hI phakkar3a tyAgI ke lie eka santa ne kahA hai "cAha gaI cintA miTI, manavA beparavAha / jisako kucha na cAhie, so hI zAhanazAha || " yA to svayaM dUsaroM ke pIche calo athavA dUsaroM ko apane pIche le lo ! donoM meM se eka bAta karanI hI hogI / yadi tumheM pIche rahanA pasanda nahIM hai aura dUsaroM ko apane pIche calAne kI zakti nahIM hai, to phira vicAra karo, aphasosa kisa bAta kA ? mahattA kA srota mahApuruSa likhA- par3hA kara sikhA batAkara nahIM banAe jAte ! vaha mahattA kA amara srota to unake andara hI chapA rahatA hai, jo samaya pAkara apane Apa phUTa nikalatA hai / gulAba ko khilane kI zikSA kauna detA hai ? koyala ko paMcama svara meM alApanA kauna sikhAtA hai ? koI nahIM ! 46 pIche calo, yA calAo ? - mana kI mahAnatA manuSya kA mahattva dhana se bar3e hone meM nahIM hai, pratyuta dila se bar3e hone meM hai / isIlie bhAratIya saMskRti ke gAyakoM ne kahA hai, 'manaste mahadastu / ' manuSya ! terA mana mahAn honA cAhie / amara vANI Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahApuruSa aura avasara sAdhAraNa manuSya avasara kI khoja meM rahate haiM ki kabhI koI esA acchA avasara mile ki hama bhI apanA mahattva dikhaaeN| isa kAra sArA jIvana gujara jAtA hai, parantu unheM avasara hI nahIM malatA, jisase ve kucha mahattvapUrNa kArya karake dikhA skeN| parantu mahApuruSoM ke pAsa avasara svayaM Ate haiM / Ate kyA haiM, ve choTe-se-choTe nagaNya avasara ko bhI apane kAma meM lA kara bar3A banA dete haiM / jIvana kA pratyeka kSaNa mahattvapUrNa avasara hai, yadi usakA kisI mahattvapUrNa kArya meM viniyoga kiyA jAe ! mahAmAnava: 4 . Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yauvana M satata yauvana cira yuvA rahane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki mana meM kabhI bhI kisI bhI prakAra kI durbalatA, nirAzA, utsAha - hInatA na Ane dI jaae| mana kI kSINatA, zarIra kI kSINatA kI apekSA adhika bhayaMkara hotI hai / nitya nava - taraMgita rahane vAlA ullAsa hI to yauvana hai aura vaha hotA hai mana meM, zarIra meM nhiiN| cunautI tUphAna A rahe haiM, to Ane do ! mujhe kyA Dara hai ? maiM dIpaka kI kaMpakaMpAtI lau nahIM hU~, jo sA~sa ke jhoMke se hI bujha jAU~ ? maiM to vaha jalatA aMgArA hU~, jo tUphAnoM ke dhakke khAkara aura adhika pracaNDa hotA hai, Age bar3hatA hai, jalatA hai aura jalAtA hai / kaSToM aura ApattiyoM kA maiM hRdaya se svAgata karatA hU~ ! jitane bhI kaSTa, duHkha, Apatti, asaphalatA Ae~, saharSa aaeN| maiM ina sabase yathAavasara vikAsa hI prApta karU~gA, hrAsa nhiiN| 48 amara - vANI Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSArtha udyama hI saba - kucha hai| puruSArtha hI sabase bar3I zakti hai| apane Apa roTI uThakara muMha meM nahIM calI jAtI-'nahi suptasya siMhasya, pravizanti mukhe mRgAH / ' soyA AdamI mare ke barAbara hai| jAgakara aMgar3AI lekara, khar3e hokara cala par3anA hI vijaya - yAtrA hai-''jina khojA tina pAiyA, gahare pAnI petth|" bhAgya aura puruSArtha Aja kA mAnava - samAja bhAgyavAda kI cakkI meM burI taraha pisa rahA hai| jise dekho, vahI yahI kahatA hai ki bhAgya meM dhakke khAne likhe haiM, so khA rahA huuN| kyA karU~, bhAgya napuMsakatA kA pratinidhi hai, nirAzA kA jhaNDAvaradAra hai| sva-deza kA moha maiM dekhatA hU~, hajAroM AdamI ghara se bAhara nikalate hue Darate haiM, jhijhakate haiM, rote haiN| unake antar - mana meM upabhoktA kI buddhi to hai, parantu kartA kI buddhi nahIM hai / unake jIvana meM na koI anUThA sAhasa hai aura na koI anUThI taraMga / kucha loga jaba apanI durbalatA ko svadeza - prema ke nAma para chupAne lagate haiM, to maiM unase pUchatA hU~-- sUrya, cA~da aura tAroM kA sva-deza kauna hai aura para-deza kauna hai ? jo Age bar3hakara dhUpa meM, chA~ha meM, saradI meM, garamI meM pratikSaNa calanA jAnate haiM, una purogAmiyoM ke lie sArA vizva hI sva-deza hai| 'ko videza: savidyAnAM ? ki dUraM vyavasAyinAm ?' jJAnayogiyoM ke lie kauna-sA videza hai ? koI nhiiN| aura yauvana : Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmayogiyoM ke lie kyA dUra hai ? kucha nahIM ! bApa ke kue~ kA Alasya - vaza khArA jala pIte rahane vAle putra sapUta nahIM hote| sapUta ve haiM, jo mIThA jala pIte haiM, bhale hI kitanI hI dUra se aura kitanI hI kaThinAI se lAnA pdd'e| vIra aura kAyara vIra aura kAyara meM kyA aMtara hai ? basa, eka kadama kA aMtara hai, jahA~ vIra kA kadama Age kI ora bar3hatA hai, kAyara kA kadama pIche kI ora par3atA hai| vIra raNakSetra meM apane pIche Adarza chor3a jAtA hai, vaha mara kara bhI amara ho jAtA hai / kAyara maidAna se muMha mor3a kara bhAga khar3A hotA hai, aura kutte kI mauta maratA hai| o puruSArthI ! kyA tU puruSArthI hai ? yadi puruSArthI hai, to phira yaha Alasya kaisA ? yaha aMgar3AI - jaMbhAI kaisI ? tere lie himAlaya U~cA nahIM hai aura na hI samudra gaharA hai| yadi tU apane andara kI zaktiyoM ko jAgRta kare, to sArA bhUmaNDala tere eka kadama kI sImA meM hai| tU cAhe to ghRNA ko prema meM, dvaSa ko anurAga meM, andhakAra ko prakAza meM, mRtyu ko jIvana meM, kiM bahunA, naraka ko svarga meM badala sakatA hai| 50 amara-vANI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA * bar3he calo * zraddhA * bhakti * jJAna * vairAgya * bhAvanA * Atma - zodhana * antardarzana Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3he calo bar3he calo Aja taka na mAlUma kitane devI - devatA manAe, kitane IMTapatthara pUje aura kitane gaMgA Adi nadiyoM aura sAgaroM meM nahAedhoe / paraMtu, kyA lAbha huA ? AtmA kA eka baMdhana bhI nahIM TUTA, eka duHkha bhI kama nahIM huA, eka dAga bhI to dhulakara sApha nahIM huaa| vyartha hI kyoM bhaTaka rahe ho ? apanI AtmA ke antarbhAva ko prakaTa karo, vIratA se satya ke mArga para Age bddh'o| lar3akhar3Ao nahIM, giro nahIM, vApasa mur3o nahIM, paramAtma - pada pAnA tumhArA janmasiddha adhikAra hai / saMsAra kI koI bhI zakti aisI nahIM, jo tumheM apane usa pavitra adhikAra se vaMcita kara ske| sAdhanA-patha sAdhaka ! dekha, kahIM bIca meM hI sAdhanA bhaMga karake mata baiTha jAnA ? saphalatA kahIM idhara - udhara galiyoM meM par3I mila jAne vAlI cIja nahIM hai / vaha to jI kI coTa hai| usakI rAha mara-mara kara jI uThane kI hai| dekhate nahIM ki sUrya ko prAtaHkAla prakAza ke zikhara para pahu~cane taka rAta bhara aMdhakAra se jUjhanA par3atA hai ! bar3he calo: Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhaka kauna ? sAdhakoM ko jisa sAdhanA ke patha para calanA hai, vaha phUloM se AcchAdita, susajjita evaM sugandhita rAja - patha nahIM hai / vaha to, eka durgama patha hai| usa para pairoM ko lahU-luhAna kara dene vAle kA~Te aura nukIle patthara biche par3e haiN| usa para vajra-hRdaya ko bhI dahalA dene vAlI eka-se-eka bhayaMkara durghaTanAoM kA tAMtA lagA huA hai| isa patha para kadama rakhane se pahale kabIra ke zabdoM meM sira kATakara hathelI para rakha lenA caahie| sAdhaka vaha, jo kA~ToM ko kucala kara evaM samudroM ko cIra kara tUphAnoM para zAsana kre| pahAr3oM kI U~cI - se - U~cI coTiyoM para vicaraNa kre| saMkaTa usakA mitra ho aura sukha usakA zatru / sAdhanA dhyAtA, dhyeya aura dhyAna / yaha AdhyAtmika - sAdhanA kI tripuTI hai| dhyAtA bhakta hai, dhyeya bhagavAn hai, aura bhakti dhyAna hai| jaba dhyAtA dhyeya kA dhyAna karate - karate dhyeyAkAra ho jAtA hai, dhyeya rUpa meM pariNata ho jAtA hai, moha - mAyA ke bandhana tor3a kara svarUpa meM lIna ho jAtA hai, taba vaha apanI sAdhanA kA amRtaphala prApta kara letA hai| AtmA aura paramAtmA kI ekatA ke jJAnodaya kA nAma hI saccA dhyAna hai, saccI bhakti hai| AtmA se paramAtmA honA, bhakta se bhagavAn bananA hI bhagavat svarUpa kI upalabdhi hai| jitanI - jitanI dhyeya ke prati tanmayatA, utanI - utanI dhyeya ke prati ekatA, ekruuptaa| tanmayatA kI akhaNDa anubhUti kA rasAsvAdana kie binA sAdhaka kA kalyANa nahIM hai| amara vANI Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA Dara sAdhaka ! mRtyu se DaratA hai ? kyA vaha koI bhayAnaka vastu hai? bhadra ! terI bhUla hI tujhe taMga kara rhii| mRtyu kucha nahIM, eka parivartana hai ! isa parivartana se vaha Dare, jo pApAcaraNa meM lagA huA ho, dharma se zUnya ho, mAnavatA kA divya prakAza bujhA cukA ho aura jisakI A~khoM ke Age anyAya, atyAcAra kA andhakAra ghanIbhUta hotA jA rahA ho ! jo parivartana, vikAsa ke patha para ho aura adhika abhyudaya kA dvAra kholane vAlA ho, usakA to khule dila se svAgata karanA cAhie / tere jIvana kI pavitra mahattvAkAMkSA yahA~ nahIM pUrNa ho sakI, to mRtyu ke bAda agale jIvana meM pUrNa hogI ! terI sAdhanA kA prakAza janma-janmAntara taka jagamagAtA jaaegaa| paMjAba ke prasiddha Arya - samAjI vidvAn paM0gurudattajI se jabaki ve jIvana kI aMtima ghar3iyoM meM the--mRtyu ke dvAra para pahu~ca rahe the, logoM ne pUchA- "isa samaya Apa itane prasanna kyoM haiM ?" unhoMne muskurAte hue kahA--"isalie ki isa deha meM dayAnanda na ho sakA, aba agale janma meM isase uttama deha pAe~ge aura dayAnanda bneNge|" saba loga daMga raha ge| jainAcAryoM ne kucha aise hI bhAvanA - prasaMgoM ko lakSya meM rakha kara eka dina kahA thA-'maraNa eka mahotsava hai / ' mahAdevI varmA bhI kucha-kucha isI chAyAvAdI svara meM gunagunA rahI haiM-- 'tarI ko le jAo usa pAra, DUba kara ho jAoge pAra' mRtyu tujhe mitra nahIM mAlUma hotI, zatru mAlUma hotI hai ? yadi terI dRSTi meM vaha zatru hai, to Age bar3ha kara usase lar3a aura jIta ! DaratA kyoM hai, ghabarAtA kyoM hai ? kyA tU samajhatA hai ki vaha Dare hue ko chor3a degI ? kabhI nahIM-'na sa bhItaM vimuJcati / ' baDhe calo Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA W zraddhA zraddhA kaho, bhakti kaho, eka hI bAta hai| sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA mUla - prANa zraddhA hai| yadi zraddhA nahIM, to sAdhanA eka nirjIva zava-svarUpa ho jAtI hai| ziva aura zava meM kyA antara hai ? 'a' aura 'i' kA hI to antara hai / jahA~ zraddhA hai, bhakti hai, vahA~ ziva hai, paramAtmA hai / aura jahA~ vaha nahIM hai, vahA~ AtmA ekamAtra zava hai, murade kI lAza hai ! pahale vizvAsI bano tuma cetana AtmA ho / jar3a, IMTa-patthara nhiiN| batAo, tuma kyA bananA cAhate ho ? jo bananA cAhate ho, vahI bana jaaoge| parantu, usake lie pahale vizvAsI bano, yogya bno| phUla jyoM hI mahakane kI bhUmikA meM AtA hai, tyoM hI khila uThatA hai aura bhauroM kI saikar3oM ToliyA~ binA bulAe A - A kara usakA guNa - gAna karane lagatI haiN| amara - vANI Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizvAsa vizvAsa mAnava jIvana meM saba se bar3I zakti hai / vizvAsabala hI manuSya ko saMkaToM se pAra karatA hai, use lakSya para pahu~cAtA hai / dRr3ha vizvAsI kabhI hAratA nahIM, thakatA nahIM, giratA nahIM, maratA nahIM / vizvAsa apane Apa meM amara auSadha hai / vizvAsa jIvana hai, avizvAsa mRtyu / jisa manuSya kA apane Upara vizvAsa nahIM, apanoM para vizvAsa nahIM, jIvana ke U~ce AdarzoM para vizvAsa nahIM, vaha saMsAra meM kisI kA bhI kabhI vizvAsa - pAtra nahIM bana sakatA, sAthI nahIM ho sakatA / niSThA vIra puruSoM kI AtmA ko basa eka vAra satya kI jhalaka dIkha jAnI cAhie, phira ve usa para sadA ke lie acala, aTala ho jAte haiN| zarIra bhale hI naSTa ho jAe, prANa bhale hI cale jAe~, parantu kyA majAla ki satya se tila bhara bhI idhara udhara ho jAe~ / jo apane siddhAntoM se haTane kA patha sadA ke lie bhUla jAte haiM, unake zabda-koSa meM 'patha-bhraSTa' jaisA koI zabda hI nahIM hotA / zraddhA / 1 Atma vizvAsa apane - Apa meM vizvAsa rakhanA hI Izvara meM vizvAsa rakhanA hai / jo apane Apa meM avizvasta hai, durbala hai, kAyara hai, kahIM bhI Azraya nahIM pA sakatA / svarga ke asaMkhya devatA bhI mana ke la~gar3e ko apane pairoM para khar3A nahIM kara sakate ! - - 57 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI - apanI yogyatA sUrya binA kisI pakSapAta yA saMkoca ke sabhI ko samAna-bhAva se prakAza detA hai| darpaNa meM sUrya kA kevala pratibimba par3akara raha jAtA hai, anya kucha nahIM hotaa| parantu sUryakAnta maNi sUrya ke prakAza ko pAkara dUsarI vastu ko jalA detI hai| isameM sUrya kA kyA doSa ? apanI - apanI yogyatA hai / mahApuruSoM ke satsaMga meM baiThakara jinameM zraddhA athavA prema nahIM hai, ve darpaNa kI bhA~ti kama lAbha uThAte haiM aura zraddhA, prema va bhakti rakhane vAle sUryakAnta maNi kI bhA~ti adhika lAbha uThAte haiN| lakSya kI sthiratA manuSya ! kucha karane se pahale apanA lakSya sthira kara le / tujhe kahA~ jAnA hai- kahA~ nahIM jAnA hai, kyA karanA hai--kyA nahIM karanA hai, kyA bananA hai-kyA nahIM bananA hai, jaba taka tU isa prazna kA nirNayAtmaka uttara na de sakegA, taba taka tU kucha bhI nahIM kara sakegA-kucha bhI na bana sakegA! eka citrakAra, jabaki apanI tUlikA ko hAtha meM lekara koI sundara citra aMkita karanA cAhatA hai, to vaha pahale se hI apane mana meM kalpanA kara letA hai ki mujhe amuka AkAra ko isa-isa prakAra mUrta rUpa denA hai ! koI bhI mUrtikAra hathaur3I aura chainI uThAkara jyoM hI patthara ke Tukar3e ko hAtha meM letA hai, tyoM hI vaha pahale se ko gaI kalpanA kI bhAva - bhaMgimA usameM dekhane lagatA hai| gA~va kA anapar3ha kumhAra bhI pAtra banAne se pUrva mana meM yaha dhAraNA sthira kara letA hai ki isa miTTI ke golamaTola piMDa ko amuka pAtra - vizeSa ke AkAra meM DhAlanA hai ! jIvana bhI eka kalA hai| ataH vaha bhI apekSA karatA hai ki Apa use kyA rUpa denA cAhate haiM ? lakSya bA~dha kara hI tIra pheNkie| amara - vANI Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ binA lakSya ke yoM hI zUnya - citta se tIra pheMkate jAie, lakSya vedha nahIM ho sakegA, dhanurvidyA kA paNDita nahIM banA jA sakegA / zraddhA aura tarka sAdhaka ko zraddhA aura tarka kI ucita sImA rekhA kA nirdhAraNa karanA hai / tarka - hIna zraddhA jahA~ ajJAnatA ke aMdhakUpa meM DAla detI hai, vahAM zraddhAhIna tarka, antataH sArahIna vikalpoM tathA prativikalpoM kI marubhUmi meM bhaTakA detA hai / ataH zraddhA kI sImA tarka para honI cAhie aura tarka kI sImA zraddhA para / avizvAsa anAja bone ke samaya dharatI meM bIja pheMka dene ke lie bhI, jaba grAmINa kisAna ko kucha vizvAsa kI AvazyakatA hai, sundara bhaviSya ke bharose kI jarUrata hai, taba kyA dharmAcaraNa ke mArga meM kucha bhI vizvAsa apekSita nahIM hai ? kheda hai ki Aja kA azraddhAlu mAnava, saMsAra ke kAryoM meM to sarvatra vizvAsa kA sahArA lekara calatA hai, bhaviSya para bharosA rakhakara Age bar3hatA hai, parantu dharma ke mArga meM, jIvana-nirmANa kI rAha meM, Aja.... abhI....isI.... ghar3I isI kSaNa hI saba kucha prApta karanA cAhatA hai / dharma - phala ke prati itanI Asakti ! dharma kI sarvato mahatI ananta ananta prabhu - zakti para itanA bhayaMkara avizvAsa !! azraddhA azraddhA adharma hai / azraddhA kI nIMva asatya hai, aura jahA~ asatya hai, vahA~ dharma kahA~ ? zraddhA hIna avizvAsI kA mana andha kUpa hai, jahA~ sA~pa, bicchU aura na mAlUma kitane jaharIle kIr3e zraddhA : 56 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ makor3e paidA hote rahate haiN| avizvAsI mana halAhala viSa hai, usase bacakara hI rahanA caahie| Adarza aura vyavahAra Adarza vaha, jo jIvana kI gaharAI meM utara kara vyavahAra meM AcaraNa kA vajra - rUpa grahaNa kara le / na use duHkha kI garma havAe~ murajhA sakeM aura na sukhakI ThaMDI havAe~ guda-gudA skeN| Adarza. bhaya aura pralobhana kI kSudra sImAoM se pare hotA hai / saccA AdarzavAdI satpuruSa vaha hai, jise saMsAra ke bhayaMkara - se - bhayaMkara tUphAnI jhaMjhAvAta bhI apane nirdhArita Adarza-patha se vicalita na kara skeN| 60 amara - vANI Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakti Atma-devatA kI pUjA manuSya ! tere apane andara bhI eka devatA hai, jisake mandira meM anAdi kAla se koI AratI nahIM saMjoI gaI hai, pUjA nahIM kI gaI hai| na kabhI ghaMTA bajA hai, na ghar3iyAla ! aura na kabhI zaMkha dhvani hI huI hai| kitanA bhISaNa DarAvanA sannATA hai yahA~ ! are ! mandira meM jhADU - buhArI taka na lagAI ! kitanA kUr3A hai ! becArA devatA kUr3e - karakaTa ke Dhera meM daba - sA gayA hai / jarA ekAdha bAra jhADU to lagAo, jisase devatA ThIka se dikhalAI to par3e ? __andhere kA bhI koI ThikAnA hai ! kucha bhI to nahIM sUjhatA ! dIpaka jalA kara bAhara hI kyoM rakha dete ho ? jarA andara bhI to dIpaka jalAo ! sugandha ! yahA~ kahA~ sugandha hai ? durgandha ke mAre burA hAla hai ! devatA ke mandira meM itanI gandagI ! vedI para eka bhI to phUla nahIM car3hA hai ! hA~ ! candana kA lepa usa antar-vAsI devatA para karo ! phUloM kA hAra bhI apane hRdaya-devatA ko cddh'aao| yaha Atma - pUjA hI paramAtmA kI pUjA hai| bAhara ke devIdevatAoM kI arcanA mAyA - jAla hai| jAla bandhana ke lie hotA hai, mukti ke lie nhiiN| bhakti : Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn aura bhakta jo manuSya jitanA hI Aga ke samIpa hogA, vaha utanA hI adhika prakAza paaegaa| Apa ise pakSapAta kaheM yA aura kucha, yaha ApakI icchA para nirbhara hai / bhagavAn aura bhakta kA samparka-bindu bhI ThIka isI koTi kA hai| yahA~ kartRtva aura akartRtva kA utanA prazna nahIM, jitanA ki samparka kI ghaniSThatA aura dUrI kA prazna hai / saccI pUjA __ Izvara kI pUjA na phala-phUla car3hAne meM hai, aura na dIpa jalAne meN| Izvara kI saccI aura zreSTha pUjA yahI hai ki manuSya IzvarIya AdarzoM, acche aura bhale vicAroM ko, apane AcaraNa meM utAre, Izvara ke nirdezAnusAra apanA jIvana vyatIta kare / karmavAda aura bhaktivAda hama hI karma karate haiM aura hama hI usakA phala bhogate haiN| yaha jaina-dharma kA karmavAda hai| bhagavAn karatA hai aura bhagavAn hI usakA phala bhogatA hai| yaha vaiSNava-dharma kA bhaktivAda hai| jIvana kI samasyA donoM hI vAdoM se hala ho sakatI hai, yadi ImAnadArI ke sAtha unako jIvana meM utArA jAe to| nirdvandvatA jIvana kA rasa hai aura yaha rasa donoM hI vAdoM ke dvArA prApta ho sakAtA hai| bhakti kA rahasya bhakti kA artha dAsatA nahIM hai, gulAmI nahIM hai / bhakti kA artha hai-apane ArAdhya - deva ke sAtha ekatA aura abhedatA kI anubhUti / 62 amara - vANI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAna wwwwwwwwwww w abheda - dRSTi saMsArI AtmAoM meM jitanA bhI bheda hai, vaha saba karmopAdhi ke kAraNa hai / yadi nizcaya dRSTi ke dvArA zuddha Atma - svarUpa kA nirIkSaNa kiyA jAe, to bheda buddhi dUra ho jAtI hai aura sabhI AtmAe~ samAna pratIta hone lagatI haiN| saccA sAdhaka bheda se abheda meM pahu~catA hai, saba jIvoM ko apane samAna samajhatA hai| aura, jisa sAdhaka ne yaha abheda - dRSTi pA lI, phira usake lie kaisA moha ? kaisA zoka ? kaisA rAga ? kaisA dveSa ? abheda-dRSTi to samatA kA akhaNDa sAmrAjya sthApita karatI hai| antajyoti jagAo apane antara meM jaba apane kalyANa aura sudhAra kI preraNA svayaM jAgRta hotI hai, tabhI kucha parivartana ho sakatA hai, anyathA nhiiN| Upara kI koI bhI zakti kisI kA balAt hita-sAdhana nahIM kara sktii| Apa dekha sakate haiM ki pataMge dIpaka para jala marate haiN| dayAlu puruSa unheM bacAne ke lie kRpApUrvaka dIpaka ko bujhAkara jJAna: Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unakA hita karanA cAhate haiM, parantu pataMge dUsare dIpakoM para jala marate haiM / bAhara ke uddhArakoM kA avalambana karate samaya prathama apane andara bhI antaviveka - kalikA kA vikAsa prApta kro| A~kheM andhI hoM, to AkAza meM lAkhoM sUrya udaya ho jAe~, taba bhI kyA ? svAdhyAya Apa jAnate haiM, svAdhyAya kA kyA artha hai ? svAdhyAya kA artha kevala kAgajI pustakeM par3ha lenA nahIM hai| svAdhyAya kA artha haiapane andara ke jIvana kI kitAba kA pddh'naa| 'svasya svasmin adhyAyaH = svAdhyAyaH / ' arthAt apane andara apanA adhyayana karanA hI svAdhyAya hai| manuSya kA sarva-prathama kartavya yahI hai ki vaha apane ko jAne, apane ko parakhe / 'maiM kauna hU~, kahA~ se AyA hU~ aura kyA kara rahA hU~ ?' ina praznoM kA uttara jisane jAnA, vastutaH usane hI saba-kucha jaanaa| apane adhyayana ke sivA anya saba adhyayana mUrkha kA pralApa hai, adhyayana nahIM / jo grantha yA zAstra AtmA ke anukUla haiM, jinameM andara ke zAstra kA pratibimba hai, unake adhyayana ko loka - bhASA meM svAdhyAya kahA jAtA hai / parantu yaha gauNa hai, aura vaha mukhya / pragati kA mArga manuSya kI AtmA nAma aura rUpa kI mAyA se ghirI huI hai / Akhira, saMsAra hai kyA ? kucha nAma hai, to kucha rUpa hai / vizuddha jIvana ko bA~dhane vAle ina khUToM ko jar3a-mUla se ukhAr3e binA mAnavatA ko pragati ke lie mArga nahIM mila sktaa| sukha aura zAnti saccA sukha aura saccI zAnti kahA~ hai ? kyA vaha bAhara ke padArthoM meM hai ? unake yoga - kSema meM hai ? nahIM, vaha bAhara ke sukha - sAdhanoM ke saMgraha aura unake yoga para nirbhara nahIM hai| amara vANI Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacce sukha aura zAnti kA koSa andara ke AdhyAtmika santoSa meM nihita hai| antarjJAna saccA jJAna prakRti ke rahasyoM ko kholane meM nahIM haiM, apitu apane jIvana ke rahasyoM ke vizleSaNa meM hai, unake jA~cane-parakhane meM hai| prakRti utanI rahasyamayI nahIM hai, jitanI antaraMga cetnaa| kriyAkAMDa aura sAdhanA bAhya kriyAkAMDoM kI sAdhanA, sAdhanA hai, sAdhya nahIM / yadi ye kriyAkAMDa hameM namra aura sarala nahIM banAte, Atma-tattva ke pAne meM sahAyatA nahIM pahu~cAte, to phira bhAra haiM, vyartha haiM / jar3a aura cetana vaha, vaha hai, jo apane ko Apa hI jAnatA hai| dUsarA kauna hai use jAnane vAlA ? isa saMsAra meM do bhAI vicaraNa kara rahe haiM, unameM eka suA~khA hai to dUsarA aNdhaa| kyA Apa jAna gae, ye kauna haiM ? cetana suA~khA hai, to jar3a aMdhA / basa, aba sarvopari satya kA nirNaya ho gyaa| zatru aura mitra loga kahate haiM, rAma ne rAvaNa ko mArA / parantu, kyA yaha saca hai ? rAvaNa ko mArane vAlA svayaM rAvaNa hI thA, aura koI nhiiN| manuSya kA uddhAra evaM saMhAra, usakA apanA bhalA-burA AcaraNa hI jJAna: Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA hai, yaha eka amara satya hai| ise hameM samajhanA cAhie / manuSya, apanA zatru apane andara hI kyoM nahIM dekhatA ? sUkSma citana cintana ko sUkSma bnaao| itanA sUkSma, ki vaha AtmA aura anAtmA ke rahasya meM gaharAI taka praveza pA sake / lohe kI tIkSNa kIla hara jagaha jarA se dhakke se phaMsa sakatI hai| parantu, lohe kI moTI char3a Thokane para bhI praveza nahIM paatii| amara - vANI Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vairAgya vairAgya jaba Apa kisI pahAr3a kI U~cI coTI para car3hate haiM, to nIce ke saba padArtha kSudra dikhAI dete haiN| isI prakAra jaba sAdhaka vairAgya kI, Atma - sammAna kI UMcAI para car3hA hotA hai, to saMsAra ke saba vaibhava, mAna, pratiSThA, bhoga, bilAsa, tuccha evaM kSudra mAlUma hote haiN| saMsAra kA mahattva usakI ora nIce jhuke rahane taka rahatA hai, dUra UMce car3ha jAne para vaha nahIM rhtaa| sAMsArika vaibhava are, jarA tuma apanI icchAoM aura kAmanAoM se Upara uttho| tumhAre Upara uTha kara alaga haTane - bhara kI dera hai, icchita padArtha apane - Apa tumheM DhU~r3hane cale aaeNge| kAmanAoM kA vaibhava to zarIra kI chAyA jaisA hai| yadi chAyA ko pakar3ane daur3oge, to vaha hAtha nahIM AegI, Age - Age bhAgatI calI jaaegii| parantu, jyoMhI pITha dekara vApasa lauTe nahIM ki vaha apane - Apa pIche-pIche cupa-cApa bhAgatI calI aaegii| manuSya kA anveSaNa bhUmaNDala para Aja taka kitane phUla khile, mahake aura murajhA gae ! parantu, kisa ke jIvana kA itihAsa likhA gayA, aura par3hA vairAgya : 67 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA ? kisane yaha dAvA kiyA ki Ane vAlA yuga mujhase preraNA prApta karegA ? phira manuSya hI aisI icchA kyoM karatA hai ? jarAsA kAma karake vaha guNagAna sunane ke lie utkaNThita ho jAtA hai| apanA nAma itihAsa ke pRSThoM para svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita karAnA cAhatA hai / samajhatA hai, bhAvI santati usase preraNA prApta kregii| vaha nahIM socatA ki dUsare bhI tumhAre samAna yogyatA rakhate haiM aura tumase bhI do kadama Age bar3ha sakate haiN| hamArA lakSya AtmA kI ora dhyAna jAtA hai, to hama Upara UThate haiM, U~ce car3hate haiN| aura, jaba zarIra kI ora, kevala zarIra kI ora hI dhyAna jAtA hai, to nIce girate haiM, nIce lur3hakate haiN| basa, itane se samajha lo, tumheM nIce giranA hai yA Upara car3hanA hai ? __ jIvana kA rahasya maiM dekha rahA hU~--pAnI para tairate, iThalAte, macalate bulabuloM ko| ve uThate haiM, jala - garbha se bAhara Ate haiM, kucha kSaNa tairate haiN| aura, phira sahasA pAnI meM DUba kara vilIna ho jAte haiN| kitanA kSaNa - bhaMgura jIvana hai inakA ? kyA mAnava - jIvana kA rahasya bhI bulabuloM kI isa kSaNa-bhaMgura lIlA meM sannihita nahIM hai| astitva kA moha nadI kI bIca dhArA meM dekhie, vaha kSudra TIlA apane donoM ora bahane vAle jala - pravAhoM ke saMgharSa se gala-gala kara, kaTa-kaTa kara kisa prakAra apanI jIvana - lIlA samApta kara rahA hai ? kyA hama saba bhI mahAkAla ke avirAma pravAha meM pratipala E amara vANI Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSINa hone vAle vaise hI kSudra TIle nahIM haiM ? hamArA astitva, usa TIle se kyA adhika surakSita hai ? maiM samajhatA hU~, nhiiN| mAnava kitanA kSudra hai ! manuSya bar3e - bar3e vizAla mahala khar3e karatA hai, saMgamaramara patthara para lambI - caur3I prazastiyA~ likhAtA hai aura usa patthara se apane ko ajara, amara samajha kara ahaMkAra se phUla uThatA hai / parantu, usake isa ahaMkAra kA mUlya kyA hai ? vaha svayaM isa virAT vizva kA eka choTA - sA raja - kaNa hai aura usakA jIvana hai, kAla ke mahAsAgara meM kSaNa-bhaMgura nanhA-sA jala-kaNa ! kyA yaha kSudra astitva akar3ane - macalane ke lie hai ? jIvana kA ArA merI sA~sa andara se bAhara jAtI hai aura phira bAhara se andara AtI hai / yaha bAhara aura andara kA silasilA eka kSaNa bhI kabhI ruke binA varSoM se calA A rahA hai| mujhe mAlUma nahIM, yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? kintu, kucha aisA lagatA hai, mAno jIvana - kaNTha para bar3I teja dhAravAlA ArA cala rahA hai, jo jIvana ko pratipala kATakATa kara naSTa kie jA rahA hai| loga kahate haiM, sA~sa jIvana kA pratinidhi hai aura maiM kahatA hU~ ki yaha 'mRtyu kA pratinidhi hai|' __ anAsakti zahada kI makkhI mata bno| padArtha kA bhoga karane baiThe, to basa usa meM pha~sa gae, phira kabhI chuTakArA hI na ho| mizrI kI DalI para baiThane vAlI makkhI bano, tAki samaya para bhoga kara sako aura jaba cAho, taba ur3a bhI sko| vairAgya / Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRkSa kI DAla para pakSI baiThA hai / yadi DAla TUTe, to pakSI ko kyA ? vaha jhaTa ur3a kara AkAza meM pahu~ca jAegA ! hA~, bandara ko avazya dikkata hai, kyoMki vaha DAla ke sAtha jamIna para hI AegA AkAza meM Upara ur3akara nahIM jA sakatA / saMsAra vRkSa kI padArtharUpI TahaniyoM para bhI isI prakAra do taraha ke manuSya haiM / Asakta manuSya bandara hai, vaha padArtha ke naSTa hone para nIce giratA hai, rotA hai, bilakhatA hai aura pachatAtA hai / anAsakta manuSya pakSI hai, vaha padArtha ke naSTa hone para Upara ur3atA hai, vairAgya bhAva meM vicaraNa karatA hai / saMsAra ke hAni - lAbha ko khela samajhatA hai / phalataH use kucha bhI duHkha nahIM hotA / / sukha kA kendra sukha kahA~ hai ? vaha saMsAra kI vibhinna sundara vastuoM ke hone meM nahIM, apitu una vastuoM kI abhilASA na rahane meM hai / abhilASA kI pUrti meM jo paudgalika sukha hotA hai, vaha sukha, sukha nahIM, duHkha - mizrita sukha hai, sukhAbhAsa hai / saccA sukha icchA kI pUrti meM nahIM, pratyuta icchA ke tyAga meM hai / roga ho kara dUra ho jAe, yaha kyA svAsthya hai ? svAsthya vaha hai, ki roga hone hI na pAe / ataeva saccA sukha use hai, jisakA hRdaya zAnta hai / hRdaya usI kA zAnta hai, jisakA mana caMcala nahIM hai / mana usI kA caMcala nahIM hai, jisako kisI bhogya vastu kI abhilASA nahIM hai / abhilASA usI ko nahIM hai, jisakI kisI vastu meM Asakti nahIM hai / Asakti usI ko nahIM hai, jisakI buddhi meM moha nahIM hai, rAga-dveSa nahIM hai / vahI to mahAn hai, mahAtmA hai, sAkSAt dehAdhiSThita paramAtmA hai ! vahI hai saccidAnanda ! arthAt satsvarUpa, citsvarUpa aura AnandasvarUpa ! 70 - * amara vANI Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanA WW MM maiM AtmA hU~, Izvaratva ke anantAnanta teja se paripUrNa ? maiM svayaM apane - Apa hI apane bhAgya kA vidhAtA hU~ ? bhalA, maiM kabhI kisI dUsare ke hAtha kA khilaunA bana sakatA hU~ ? kabhI nahIM ! kabhI nahIM !! kabhI nahIM !!! vicAra aura jIvana Apa kA bhaviSya Apake vartamAna vicAra meM hai| Apa apane sambandha meM Aja jo kucha bhI socate haiM, vicArate haiM, kala Apa ThIka hUbahU vahI bana jaaeNge| apane ko nIca, adhama, pApI samajhane vAlA nIca, adhama, pApI banatA hai, aura apane ko zreSTha, pavitra, dharmAtmA samajhane vAlA zreSTha, pavitra, dharmAtmA banatA hai| manuSya kA jIvana usake apane vicAroM kA pratibimba hai| eka dArzanika ThIka hI kahatA hai-'bhAgya kA dUsarA nAma vicAra hai|' apane-Apa ko samajhie Apa apane ko tuccha, dIna-hIna aura pApI kyoM samajhate haiM ? bhAvanA: 71 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa to mUla meM zuddha, buddha, pavitra, paramAtmA haiN| jarA apane Upara par3I huI vikAroM kI rAkha ko sApha kara dIjie, phira Apa kisa bAta meM tuccha aura hIna haiM ? Atma - vaibhava se bar3ha kara anya koI vaibhava nhiiN| Atma - teja se bar3ha kara anya koI teja nahIM / sthita-prajJa maiM ajara hU~, amara hU~, ananta huuN| maiM Izvara hU~, khudA hU~, gaoNDa hU~ / na merA janma hai aura na maraNa hai ! maiM mahAkAla kI bhujAoM se bAhara huuN| merA prakAza deza aura kAla kI sImAoM ko samApta karane vAlA hai / maiM mahAprakAza hU~-asIma hU~ aura ananta hU~ ! maiM santa hU~, saccA santa / maiM duHkha - sukha ke khilaunoM se khelate samaya eka jaisA aTTahAsa karatA hU~ / na mujhe sammAna jhukA sakatA hai aura na apamAna, na sukha aura na duHkha, na hAni aura na lAbha, na jIvana aura na maraNa / maiMne jIvana aura mRtyu meM samAna saundarya dekhane kA jAdU sIkha liyA hai| maiM sthita - prajJa hU~, ataH pratyeka sthiti meM eka-sA rahatA huuN| mana kI zuddhi manuSya kA mana eka kSetra hai, aura acche - bure vicAra usameM boye jAne vAle bIja haiM / jaisA bIja boyA jAegA, vaisA hI to phala bhI hogaa| yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki bIja to voe babUla ke aura phala lageM Ama ke / acchA phala pAnA hai, to acchAI ke bIja bone cAhie / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai- "suciNNA kammA suciNNA phalA havanti, duciNNA kammA duciNNA phalA havanti / " Apa pUchate haiM pAnI bharane vAle se ki Dola meM pAnI kaisA hai ? uttara milatA hai--jaisA kue~ meM pAnI hai , vaisA hI Dola meM hai| yaha 72 amara - vANI Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM ho sakatA ki kue~ meM pAnI aura ho, aura Dola meM aura ho ! mana eka kuA hai, vicAra usameM pAnI hai / mana ke vicAra hI antatogatvA vANI meM utarate haiM, aura phira karma meM / ataeva vANI aura karma ko pavitra banAnA hai, to sarva-prathama mana ko hI pavitra banAnA cAhie / AcAra kA mUla - srota vicAra hai, aura vicAra kI janmabhUmi mana hai / mana ko zubha saMkalpoM kI sugandha se bharo, yadi bAhara ke jIvana meM AcAra kI sugandha ko mahakAnA hai to ! bhAva-laharI vaha dina dhanya hogA, jisa dina hama sukha - duHkha ke ghere ko tor3eMge, jIvana-maraNa ke stara se Upara uThege, aura kabhI kSINa nahIM hone vAle AtmA ke ananta saundarya ko prApta kreNge| bhAvanA manuSya kA hRdaya acchAI aura burAI ke saMgharSa kA akhAr3A hai| usa dhanya divasa kI pratIkSA hai, jisa dina bhalAI, bAraI para vijaya prApta kara manuSya ko apane vAstavika arthoM meM manuSya banA skegii| aantilitility bhAvanA: 73 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma - zodhana Atmadevo bhava Atma-devatA saMsAra ke sukha aura duHkhoM se pare rahatA hai / na pApa-puNya kI paridhi meM AtA hai aura na mahAkAla kI sImA se hI baMdhatA hai| usakA jIvana-saundarya ajara, amara, nitya aura zAzvata hai / saMsAra kI koI bhI moha-mAyA use malina nahIM kara sktii| bahirAtmA, antarAtmA aura paramAtmA dRzya vastuoM meM ahatva aura mamatva kA bhAva bahirAtma-bhAva hai| antaraMga Atma - tattva ke zodhana kA bhAva antarAtma-bhAva hai| aura, pUrNa vItarAga vijJAnamaya Atma-tattva kA zuddha siddhatva bhAva paramAtmabhAva hai / bahirAtmA bahirmukha hotA hai| antarAtmA antamukha hotA hai / antarAtmA antarmukha hotA hai, kintu apUrNa / aura, paramAtmA sadA - sarvadA antarmukha hI hotA hai--pUrNa, zuddha, nirmala tathA zAnta ! svayaM paramAtmA banie eka karttAvAdI dArzanika kahatA hai-'hama mizrI cakhanA cAhate amara - vANI Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM, mizrI kI DalI bananA nahIM caahte|' usakA abhiprAya yaha hai ki 'hama paramAtmA ke darzana kA Ananda to lenA cAhate haiM, paramAtmA bananA nahIM caahte|' parantu maiM isa dArzanika ke vivAra meM kataI vizvAsa nahIM rakhatA / maiM kahU~gA-'maiM mizrI cakhanA bhI cAhatA hU~, aura sAtha hI mizrI bananA bhI cAhatA hU~ / mizrI arthAt ananta Atma-guNoM kI ananta madhurimA ! maiM svayaM apane rasa kA cakhane vAlA huuN| dUsaroM ke rasa para kaba taka lalacAI dRSTi rakhU ? rAjA banane meM Ananda hai, yA rAjA ke darzana karane meM ?' Izvara yA paramAtmA apane andara hI hai, bAhara kahIM bhI, kisI bhI sthAna para nhiiN| jaba yaha bAta hai, to phira pUjA kisako kareM, dhyAna kisakA dhareM ? uttara Aja kA nahIM, lAkhoM varSoM kA haiapanA, apanA aura apanA ! yahI kAraNa hai ki zramaNa-saMskRti kA pratikramaNa IzvarIya prArthanAoM kI ora pragati nahIM karatA, vaha pragati karatA hai-Atma-nirIkSaNa evaM Atma-manana kI or| utthAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai 'manuSya kA giranA sahaja hai, uThanA kaThina hai| patana kI ora jAnA svabhAva hai, prakRti hai, aura utthAna kI ora AnA kaThina hai, duSkara hai ! saMkSepa meM niSkarSa yaha hai ki patana svabhAva hai, aura utthAna vibhAva hai|' jo dharmopadezaka, dArzanika pA vicAraka aisI bhASA kA prayoga karate haiM, ve ajJAna-rAtri ke andhakAra meM hI bhaTaka rahe haiM / unake pAsa mAnava-jAti ko preraNA dene ke lie kucha bhI sandeza nahIM hai / yadi manuSya kA patana svabhAva hai aura utthAna vibhAva hai, to phira dharma kA upadeza, sadAcAra kI pukAra, upAsanA kA zora kisa lie ho rahA hai ? kyA kabhI koI apane svabhAva se viparIta bhI ho sakatA hai ? use chor3a bhI sakatA hai ? kabhI nhiiN| Atma - zodhana : 75 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dArzanika bhASA, isa bhASA se sarvathA viparIta hai / ve kahate haiM, utthAna sahaja hai, nija paraNati hai aura patana vibhAva hai, para paraNati hai / uThanA sahaja hai, giranA kaThina hai / krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha se kSamA, namratA, saralatA evaM udAratA meM AnA svabhAva meM AnA hai, apane sahaja bhAva meM pahu~canA hai ! isake lie kisI bAhya Alambana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ! hA~, krodha, mAna Adi kaSAyabhAva meM jAnA, vibhAva meM jAnA hai, ataH vaha kaThina kArya hai| isake lie audayika bhAva kA Alambana caahie| tumbA pAnI kI sataha para tairatA hai, yaha usakA svabhAva hai, isake lie kisI bAhma sAdhana kI apekSA nahIM hai / kyA tumbA tairane ke lie kisI kA sahArA letA hai ? nahIM, vaha apane antaHsvabhAva se tairatA hai| para, tumbe ko DUbane ke lie avazya hI bAhya sAdhana kI apekSA rhegii| patthara bA~dha deM, vaha DUba jaaegaa| tumbA apane - Apa nahIM DUbA hai, patthara ne jabardastI DubAyA hai| yahI bAta AtmAoM ke lie hai| saMsAra - sAgara meM tairanA unakA apanA svabhAva hai| aura, saMsAra sAgara meM DUbanA ? yaha vibhAva hai, karmo kA yA vAsanAoM kA pariNAma hai| vAsanAoM ko dUra kro| phira he vizva kI AtmAoM ! tuma saba tairane ke lie ho, DUbane ke lie nhiiN| Atma-zodhana AtmA vastutaH zuddha, nirmala aura mahAn hai, parantu vAsanAoM ke anAdi pravAha meM par3e rahane ke kAraNa vaha anekAneka doSoM aura bhUloM se daba-sI gaI hai / kIcar3a meM par3e hue sone kI taraha se apanA svarUpa hI bhulA baiThI hai / ataH jaba kabhI vaha Upara uThane kA prayatna karatI hai, ahiMsA aura satya kI sAdhanA ke mArga ko pakar3atI hai, to amara vANI Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAdikAlIna kusaMskAroM ke kAraNa bIca - bIca meM bhUla ho jAnA koI Azcarya kI bAta nhiiN| sAdhaka ko isa dazA meM hatAza aura nirAza nahIM honA cAhie / apanI svAbhAvika pavitratA meM vizvAsa rakha kara bhUloM kA saMzodhana karate hue Age bar3hanA caahie| aura, hA~, bhUloM kA saMzodhana kucha ronA-dhonA aura hAya-hAya karanA nahIM hai / bhUloM kA saMzodhana karane kA artha hai, bhUloM ke mUlaudgama kA patA lagAnA aura bhaviSya meM bace rahane ke lie dRr3ha saMkalpapUrvaka nizcaya karanA / ataeva jaina - saMskRti kI pratikramaNasAdhanA kA uddezya pUrva doSoM ko dUra karanA aura punaH usa prakAra ke doSoM ke na hone ke lie sAvadhAna honA hai| yaha bhUla saMzodhana kI paddhati dhIre - dhIre AtmA ko doSoM se mukta karatI hai, anAdikAlIna kusaMskAroM ko dUra karatI hai aura sAdhaka ko apane AtmasvarUpa meM sthira kara ajara-amara nijAnaMda kA dvAra khola detI hai| bhItarI saphAI dIpa - mAlikA kA tyauhAra AtA hai, to lakSmI ke svAgata - samAroha meM makAna sApha kie jAte haiM, kUr3A - karakaTa bAhara pheMka diyA jAtA hai, raMgarogana aura saphedI saba tarapha camacamA uThatI hai| parantu, maiM pUchatA hU~-makAna to sApha - suthare ho rahe haiM, kintu Apake mandira kA kyA hAla hai ? kitanI gandagI hai, kitanI badabU hai, vAsanAoM ke kUr3e kA kitanA Dhera lagA hai vahA~ ? jaba taka Apa kA mana mailA hai, taba taka lakSmI andara kaise AegI ? vaha badabU se taMga Akara vApasa lauTa jaaegii| aura yadi vaha kisI taraha bhulAve meM A bhI gaI, to vaha gandI, mailI, kucailI hokara bhI nahIM rahegI, cuDaila ho jaaegii| are, Apa to jAnate haiM ki ghara meM cuDaila kA ghusa AnA, kyA kucha gula khilAtA hai ? Atma - zodhana : 77 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma - vijaya Atma - vijaya kA mArga zarIra, indriyA~, mana, sukha - duHkha, mAna - apamAna, hAni - lAbha Adi dvandvoM se sarvathA dUra ho kara jAtA hai| AtmA mana, vANI aura zarIra kI samasta kriyAoM ko calAne vAlI eka caitanya zakti hai, jise AtmA, jIva yA brahma kahate haiN| yahI jJAna aura Ananda kA kendra hai| yadi AtmA svastha hai, usameM kisI prakAra kA vikAra nahIM hai, to duHkha kaisA ? dhadhakatI jvAlAoM meM bhI phUloM kA gudagudApana mAlUma hogA ! khola ko tor3o AtmAnubhUti koI bAhara se prApta hone vAlI vastu nahIM hai / - vaha to andara hI milegI, ekamAtra andara hii| zarIra, indriya aura mana kI vAsanA ke khola ko tor3a kara pheMka do, AtmAnubhUti kA prakAza apane - Apa jagamagA utthegaa| sabase bar3A Adarza manuSya ke sAmane sabase bar3A Adarza kyA hai ? manuSya ke sAmane sabase bar3A Adarza apane - Apako pariSkRta kara, sa~vAra kara sApha kara pUrNa aura utkRSTa banAnA hai, nara se nArAyaNa banAnA hai garur3a kI ur3Ana ke Adarza gagana - cumbI hima - zikhara haiM, aura makkhI-maccharoM ke Adarza kUr3e ke Dhera / manuSya jahA~ bAhara meM markha amara.vArNa Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ macchara hai, vahA~ andara meM garur3a hai| bAhara kI ur3Ana tyAga kara andara kI ur3Ana apanAne meM hI manuSya kI mahattA hai| AtmA aura deha AtmA nitya hai, deha anitya hai / AtmA, ajara-amara hai, deha kSaNabhaMgura nAzavAna hai / AtmA pavitra hai, deha apavitra hai / AtmA roga, zoka, duHkha, dvandva se pare hai, deha inase ghirA hai / AtmAnubhUti aura kAlamaryAdA AtmAnubhUti ke lie kitanA samaya apekSita hai ? yaha prazna hI anAvazyaka hai| vaise to ananta kAla gujara gayA hai, Aja taka kucha bhI prakAza nahIM milA / aura jaba prakAza milatA hai, to kSaNabhara meM mila jAtA hai / hajAra varSa kI nIMda, jaba TUTatI, to miniToM meM TUTatI hai| kyA manuSya ko jagane meM barasoM lagate haiM ? Ajakala kI sAdhanA eka manuSya cheda vAlA phUTA ghar3A lekara kSIra-sAgara meM amRtarasa bharane gyaa| jaba taka vaha ghar3A kSIra-sAgara meM DUbA rahA, taba taka to bharA huA mAlUma detA rahA, para jyoMhI Upara uThAyA ki khAlI ! Ajakala sAdhakoM ke sAdhanA - ghaTa kI bhI yahI dazA hai / vikAroM ke cheda banda nahIM karate, phira sAdhanA - ghaTa AdhyAtmika rasa se bhare, to kaise bhare ? Atma - zodhana: 76 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antardarzana tU sarvazaktimAn hai ! mahAvIra, buddha, rAma, kRSNa, IsA aura mohammada jitane bhI saMsAra ke mahApuruSa haiM, una saba kI zaktiyA~ tujha meM bhI haiM / sthira citta se ekAgra hokara vicAra le, tujhe kyA bananA hai ? phira tU jo cAhegA, vahI bana jaaegaa| paradA haTAo vyaktigata lobha, moha aura svArtha hI manuSya kI pavitra jJAnacetanA para paradA hai, jo use aMdhA banA detA hai, pathabhraSTa kara detA hai, hitAhita kA yathArtha nirNaya nahIM hone detaa| buddhi para se svArtha kA paradA haTAo, satya kA ujjvala prakAza jagamagAne lgegaa| satya ke prakAza meM jo bhI nirNaya hogA, vaha sarvodaya kI dRSTi se hogA, phalataH saba ke lie maMgalamaya hogaa| antara kI cinagArI manuSya ! tere andara jJAna-dIpaka jala rahA hai / tU kevala usake Upara se ajJAna kI capalI haTA de| cinagArI jala rahI hai, Upara AI jhAI ko haTAne ke lie sAdhanA kI jora se phUMka mAra / 80 amara - vANI Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antar-mukhI bano AtmA ! tujhe duniyA kI tU-tU, maiM-maiM se kyA lenA-denA hai ? tU to bAhara nahIM, andara dekha ! dUsaroM ko nahIM, apane ko nihAra ! bAhara dekhane vAlA bhikhArI hai aura andara dekhane vAlA cakravartI hai, samrAT hai ! sukha kA strota sacce sukha kA akhaNDa srota AtmA meM apane andara hI hai| deha meM nahIM, indriyoM meM nahIM, dhana meM nahIM, jana meM nahIM, adhika kyA, anyatra kahIM nahIM ! kahIM nahIM !! kahIM nahIM !! apane ko pahacAna manuSya ! tU jAga, uTha aura khar3A ho jaa| yadi tU apane andara kI prabhutA ko pahacAna le, to phira terA choTe-se-choTA mUka saMketa bhI naraka ko svarga meM badala sakatA hai| terI zaktiyA~ eka-do, tIna kI ginatI se nahIM ginI jA sktiiN| unake lie to eka hI zabda hai-ananta ! ananta !! ananta !!! are ! tuma AtmA ho, phira bhI Darate ho, gir3agir3Ate ho ! tumhArA prakAza to vaha prakAza hai, jo sUraja meM bhI nahIM, cA~da meM bhI nahIM / tumhArI zakti to vaha zakti hai, jo isa vizva meM anyatra kahIM bhI nahIM hai| tuma kauna ho ! tU na strI hai, na puruSa, na brAhmaNa hai, na zUdra, na svAmI hai, na dAsa ! tU to eka AtmA hai, zuddha, buddha, ajara, amara, arUpa ! antardarzana / 81 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA tU jar3a karma-pudgaloM ke ina vikArI bhAvoM ko apanA samajhatA hai ? yadi aisA hai, to tujhase bar3ha kara koI mUrkha nahIM, koI pAgala nhiiN| Atma - cintana manuSya hai, to manana kare ki maiM kauna hU~ ? kahA~ se AyA hU~ ? kyA karake AyA hU~ ? aba kyA kara rahA hU~ ? kyoM kara rahA hU~ ? kahA~ jAnA hai ? kaba jAnA hai ? kyA kamAyA ? kyA khoyA ? kitanA Age bar3hA ? kitanA pIche haTA ? mere andara kitanA pazutva kA aMza hai ? kitanA manuSyatva kA aura kitanA devatva kA ? bhAvanA tU to vaha AtmA hai, jise na A~kha dekha sakatI hai, na kAna suna sakatA hai, na nAka sUgha sakatI hai, na rasanA cakha sakatI hai aura na sparza chU sakatA hai| aura to kyA, saMsAra meM sUkSma nirIkSaNa kA sabase bar3A dAvedAra mana bhI tujhe nahIM jAna sktaa| tU apanA rUpa Apa hI nihAra sakatA hai| batA, tU isa dizA meM kaba prayatnazIla hogA ? apane Apa ko pahacAno apane andara ananta jJAna, ananta caitanya evaM ananta zakti kA anubhava kro| tuma kIr3e banakara bhoga - vilAsa kI kIcar3a meM kulabulAne ke lie nahIM ho ! tuma garur3a ho, ananta zaktizAlI garur3a ! tuma ur3o, apane ananta guNoM kI ananta U~cAI taka udd'o| AtmA mahAzaktizAlI hai ! siMha ke navajAta bacce ko gar3ariyA uThA lAyA aura bher3a - bakariyoM meM chor3a diyA / basa, vaha apane ko bher3a-bakarI hI samajhane 82 amara * vANI Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagA / parantu, jyoMhI eka dina siMha ko garajate aura bher3a-bakariyoM ko bhAgate dekhA, to apane svarUpa ko samajhane meM, use dera na lagI / svayaM bhI garajA, bher3a-bakariyA~ bhAga khar3I huI / AtmA ! tU bhI siMha hai, kahA~ jar3a pudgala ke saMga meM apane ko bhUla baiThA hai ? terI eka garjanA kAphI hai, jar3a pudgala ke vikArI bhAvoM ko bhAgate dera nahIM lagegI ! dekhane vAle ko dekho A~kha nahIM dekhatI / vaha to eka khir3akI hai, usake dvArA koI aura hI dekha rahA hai / vaha jaba dekhatA hai, A~kheM khulI hone para dekhatA hai, A~kheM banda hone para dekhatA hai, sote rahane para bhI dekhatA hai aura jAgate rahane para bhI / basa, A~kha se pare usa A~kha vAle ko dekho, dekhane vAle ko dekho / antardarzana : jJAtA indriya aura mana Adi ke mAdhyama se jo jJAna hotA hai, usake sambandha meM yathArtha sthiti yaha hai ki jJAna, AtmA kA svarUpa hai, indriya Adi kA nahIM / indriya jJAna, mano- jJAna Adi jo kahA jAtA hai, vaha AtmA ke jJAna kA indriya Adi meM upacAra hai / zarIra, indriya Adi meM jaba taka AtmA - jyoti prajvalita rahatI hai, caitanya tattva vyApta rahatA hai, taba taka usakI kriyAe~ zarIra ke aMga-pratyaMgoM indriya evaM mana Adi ke mAdhyama se parilakSita hotI rahatI haiM / parantu, vAstava meM ve unakI apanI nahIM, AtmA kI hai / ata: AtmA hI jJAtA - draSTA hai / - draSTA 83 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahma hai| je AyA se vinnAyA, je vinnAyA se AyA / jo AtmA hai, vahI vijJAtA hai / aura, jo vijJAtA bhagavAn mahAvIra hai, vahI AtmA hai / vijJAnaM brahma vijJAna arthAt jJAna svarUpa vizuddha Atma - jyoti hI vedAnta sva para viveko hi darzanam * sva aura para kA viveka - bodha hI darzana hai / - cidacid bhedavijJAnaM hi darzanam * jar3a aura cetana kA bheda - vijJAna hI darzana hai / - upAdhyAya amaramuni amara vANI ra vA Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa- saMskRti * saMskRti * jainatva * Atmadevo bhava * karmavAda Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa - saMskRti mahAvIra kA sandeza zramaNa - saMskRti ke amara devatA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA sandeza hai ki- krodha ko kSamA se jIto, abhimAna ko namratA se jIto, mAyA ko saralatA se jIto, aura lobha ko santoSa se jIto ! jaba hamArA prema vidvaSa para vijaya prApta kara sake, hamArA anurodha virodha ko jIta sake aura hamArI sAdhutA asAdhutA ko jhukA sake, tabhI hama dharma ke sacce anuyAyI ho sakeMge, sacce mAnava bana skeNge| zramaNa - saMskRti zramaNa - saMskRti kI gaMbhIra vANI hajAroM varSoM se jana-mana meM gUMjatI A rahI hai ki-yaha anamola mAnava - jIvana bhautika jagat kI a~dherI galiyoM meM bhaTakane ke lie nahIM hai, bhoga - vilAsa kI gandI nAliyoM meM kIr3oM kI taraha kulabulAne ke lie nahIM hai| mAnava ! tere jIvana kA lakSya tU hai, terI mAnavatA hai| vaha mAnavatA, jo himAlaya kI bulaMda coTiyoM se bhI U~cI, tathA mahAn hai / kyA tU isa kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra kI putraiSaNA, vittaSaNA aura lokeSaNA zramaNa - saMskRti: 87 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI bhUlI - bhaTakI, Ter3hI - mer3hI pagaDaMDiyoM para hI cakkara kATatA rahegA ? nahIM, tU to usa maMjila kA yAtrI hai, jahA~ pahu~cane ke bAda Age aura calanA zeSa hI nahIM raha jAtA - "isa jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hai, zrAnti-bhavana meM Tika rhnaa| kintu, pahu~canA usa sImA taka, jisake Age rAha nahIM // " mahAna saMskRti Aja saba ora apanI - apanI saMskRti aura sabhyatA kI sarvazreSThatA ke jayaghoSa kie jA rahe haiM / mAnava - saMsAra saMskRtiyoM kI madhura kalpanAoM meM eka prakAra se pAgala ho uThA hai / vibhinna saMskRti evaM sabhyatAoM meM paraspara rassAkazI ho rahI hai| parantu, kauna saMskRti zreSTha hai, isake lie ekamAtra eka prazna hI kAphI hai, yadi usakA uttara ImAnadArI se de diyA jAe to? vaha prazna hai ki kyA ApakI saMskRti meM bahujanahitAya, bahujanasukhAya kI mUla bhAvanA vikasita ho rahI hai ? vyakti svapoSaNa - vRtti se vizvapoSaNa kI manobhUmikA para utara rahA hai ? nirAzA ke andhakAra meM zubhAzA kI kiraNeM jagamagAtI A rahI haiM ? prANimAtra ke bhautika evaM AdhyAtmika jIvana ke nimna dharAtala ko U~cA uThAne ke lie kucha-na-kucha satprayatna hotA rahA hai ? yadi Apake pAsa ina praznoM kA uttara sacce hRdaya se 'hA~' meM hai, to ApakI saMskRti niHsandeha zreSTha hai / vaha svayaM hI vizva saMskRti kA gaurava prApta karane ke yogya hai / jisake Adarza virAT evaM mahAna hoM, jo jIvana ke hara kSetra meM vyApaka evaM udAra dRSkioNa kA samarthana karatI ho, jisameM mAnavatA kA UrdhvamukhI vikAsa apanI carama sImA ko sajIvatA ke sAtha sparza kara sakatA ho. vahI vizvajanIna saMskRti vizva-saMskRti ke svarNa siMhAsana para virAjamAna ho sakatI hai| 88 amara-vANI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa- saMskRti kA Adarza zramaNa saMskRti kA yaha amara Adarza hai ki jo sukha dUsaroM ko dene meM hai, vaha lene meM nahIM / jo tyAga meM hai, vaha bhoga meM nahIM / zramaNa - saMskRti aura pApI zramaNa - saMskRti dAnava ko mAnava ke rUpa meM badala dene kI pavitra zakti meM vizvAsa rakhatI hai| usakA Adarza saMhAra nahIM, sudhAra hai| usakI bhASA meM daNDa kA artha badalA nahIM, uddhAra hai / jisa daNDa ke pIche aparAdhI ke prati dayA na ho, sudhAra kI bhAvanA na ho, kevala badale kI krUra manovRtti ho, vaha daNDa pApa hai, svayaM eka aparAdha hai / vastra yadi malina ho jAe, to kyA use naSTa kara diyA jAe ? maile vastra ko to sApha kiyA jAtA hai aura phira pahanane ke yogya banA liyA jAtA hai / aura, manuSya bhI aparAdha ke dvArA mailA ho jAtA hai / ataH use bhI sasneha dhokara sApha karo aura zuddha mAnava banA kara jana - sevA ke kSetra meM kAma Ane yogya bnaao| zramaNa - saMskRti aparAdhI ke prati adhika dayAlutA kA vyavahAra karatI hai, usI prakAra, jisa prakAra ki rogI ke prati kiyA jAtA hai / aparAdha bhI eka mAnasika roga hI hai, ataH tadartha daNDa ke rUpa meM aparAdhI ke lie sudhAra cAhie, saMhAra nhiiN| mAnava aura adRzya zakti manuSya ke jIvana meM kisI adRzya zakti kA hAtha nahIM hai / manuSya kisI ke hAtha kA khilonA nahIM hai| vaha apane - Apa meM eka svatantra virAT zakti hai / vaha apane - Apa ko badala sakatA hai samAja ko badala sakatA hai, rASTra ko badala sakatA hai / aura to zramaNa - saMskRti : Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA, vizva taka ko badala sakatA hai| naraka ko svarga banA denA manuSya ke lie eka sAdhAraNa-sA khela hai| sAmyavAda aura zramaNa-saMskRti maiM sAmyavAda se DaratA nahIM huuN| merA dharma zramaNa - saMskRti kA dharma hai, aura usakA mUlAdhAra aparigraha hai, jo sAmyavAda kA hI dUsarA nAma hai| zramaNa - saMskRti kA Adarza hai, kama-se-kama lenA aura badale meM adhika - se - adhika denA / apanI icchAoM, AvazyakatAoM kA kSetra kama karanA, AvazyakatA se adhika vastuoM kA saMgraha na rakhanA, apane samAna hI-apitu apane se bhI adhika dUsaroM kI bhUkha aura nagnatA kA dhyAna rakhanA, jIvana kA mahatva apane lie nahIM, apitu dUsaroM ke lie samajhanA, yaha hai zramaNa - saMskRti ke aparigrahavAda kI mUla bhaavnaa| _ 'jIo aura jIne do' yaha svara hai, jo zramaNa - saMskRti ke itihAsa meM lAkhoM varSoM se mukharita hotA AyA hai| Aja ke sAmyavAda kA bhI to yahI svara hai / hU~, Aja ke sAmyavAda ke svara meM hiMsA, ghRNA, balAtkAra aura varga - saMgharSa ke bhISaNa cItkAra evaM hAhAkAra bhI sammilita ho gae haiM ! hamArA kartavya hai ki hama cItkAra aura hAhAkAra kI pazutva - bhAvanA ko dUra karake pArasparika sahayoga, maitrI evaM prema ke bala para mAnava - bhAvanA kA madhura ghoSa mukharita kreN| Aja ke sAmyavAda meM jahA~ bhogavAda kA svara uTha rahA hai, jahA~ sarvahArA ke nAma para tAnAzAhI kA bolabAlA hai, vahA~ hameM tyAgavAda evaM mAnava ke svataMtra astitva kA svara cher3anA hogA, aura yahI hogA sAmyavAda kA bhAratIya saMskaraNa! 80 amara-vANI Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainatva jaina - dharma aura tyAga jaina-dharma kA tyAga vAsanAoM kA tyAga hai / jaina - dharma tyAga ke lie agni meM jindA jala jAne ko nahIM kahatA, gaMgA yA yamunA meM DUba marane ko nahIM kahatA, pahAr3a kI U~cI coTiyoM se kUda jAne yA barpha meM galakara mara jAne ko bhI nahIM khtaa| bhUkha, pyAsa, zardI, garamI saha lenA bhI koI tyAga nahIM hai| yaha tyAga to aneka aparAdhI jelakhAne kA kaidI banakara bhI kara lete haiN| parantu apane-Apa ko kAmanAoM ke jAla se mukta kara lenA hI saccA tyAga hai / tyAgI ke lie jIvana yA maraNa mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, mahattvapUrNa hai, kAmanArahita ho jAnA ! jaina - saMskRti aura mAnavatA jaina - saMskRti mAnava - saMskRti hai| mAnavatA ke vikAsa kI carama sImA ko sarvatobhAvena sparza karanA hI jaina - saMskRti kA amara lakSya hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina - sAhitya kA pratyeka zabda mAnava - jIvana kI pavitratA evaM sarvazreSThatA ke prazasta rAga se alaMkRta evaM jhaMkRta hai| jainatva aura jAtivAda jainatva kisI eka vyakti, jAti yA saMpradAya kI sampatti nahIM jainatva : 11 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| vaha to usakI saMpatti hai, jo ise sacce mana se apanAe, bhale hI vaha brAhmaNa ho yA zUdra, hindU ho yA musalamAna, bhAratavAsI ho yA aura kahIM kA nivAsI / jainatva para mAnava-mAtra kA eka samAna adhikAra hai| jaina - dharma jaina - dharma, mAnava - dharma hai / vaha mAnavatA ke patha para calane ke lie preraNA detA hai| aura, vaha mAnavatA kyA hai ? manuSya meM, manuSya banakara rahane kI yogyatA aura kalA ! jaina - saMskRti aura puruSArtha jaina-saMskRti puruSArtha-pradhAna saMskRti hai / hatAza aura nirAza vyaktiyoM ke lie usakA sandeza hai ki kyA bhAgya ke gIta gA rahe ho ? bhAgya hai kyA cIja ? atIta puruSArtha kA vartamAna pariNAma hI to bhAgya hai ! bhAgya ke cakkara se nikalakara kucha karma karo, kucha puruSArtha kro| anyathA jIvana para eka asahya bhAra lada jAegA, jo manuSya ko kucala kara miTTI meM milA degaa| sAmya - yoga saMsAra meM jitane bhI sukhopabhoga ke sAdhana haiM, una saba meM sabhI manuSyoM kA barAbara kA hissA hai| kisI eka vyakti, jAti, samAja yA rASTra ko usa para ekAdhipatya jamAne kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| hara cIja kA nyAyapUrvaka samucita ba~TavArA karane para hI pRthvI para akhaNDa zAnti kA svarga sthApita ho sakatA hai / ba~TavArA karate samaya hara manuSya ko hameM apanA sagA bhAI samajhanA hai, vicAroM meM bhI aura vyavahAra meM bhii| akele baiTha kara khAnA, mahApApa hai, ghora 62 amara - vANI Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aparAdha hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai- duniyA meM bhale hI kisI aura kI mukti ho jAe, parantu bA~Ta kara nahIM khAne vAle kI mukti kabhI nahIM ho sakatI __ 'asaMvibhAgI nahu tassa mokkho / ' yaha kahA~ kI manuSyatA aura nyAyavRtti hai ki hamArA sagA bhAI manuSya bhUkhA aura naMgA rahe aura hama AvazyakatA se bhI adhika khAe~, AvazyakatA se adhika pahaneM, AvazyakatA se adhika sukhasAdhana saMgraha kara usa para sA~pa kI taraha phana phailAkara baiThe raheM ! AvazyakatA se adhika saMgraha manuSya ko rAkSasa banA detA hai| aura apanI AvazyakatAoM ko ghaTAkara yathAvasara apane sukha - sAdhanoM meM dUsaroM ko bhI sAjhIdAra banAnA U~cI zreNI kI manuSyatA hai| yaha manuSyatA hI vizva kI mUlAdhAra vastu hai| jaina - ahiMsA jaina - dharma kI ahiMsA itanI sUkSma aura itanI virAT hai ki usakA anusaraNa karanA kucha loga asAdhya evaM avyavahArya samajhate haiN| parantu, kyA vastu - sthiti ThIka aisI hI hai ? cInI prophesara tAna-yuna-zAna ne jaina ahiMsA mArga kI uparyukta mithyA dhAraNA kA nirAkaraNa karate hue kahA ki yaha mArga asAdhya isalie pratIta hotA hai ki mAnavatA abhI utanI pragati nahIM kara pA sakI hai| jaba mAnavatA kA paryApta vikAsa ho jAegA aura vaha eka uccatara stara para pahu~ca jAegI, to ahiMsA ko sabhI loga vyavasAya evaM AdaraNIya mAna kara apane jIvana meM use baratane lgeNge| __ cInI santa kI vANI meM ahiMsA ke devatA-bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA svara gUMja rahA hai, jisameM unhoMne kahA hai- "sabvabhUyappabhUyassa ---" arthAt sarvabhUtAtma bhUta bno| jainatva : Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina-dharma : Atma-dharma jaina - dharma vItarAga bhAvanA kA dharma hai| ataH usameM Aja ke sAmpradAyika pakSapAta, kadAgraha yA matAgraha ko kahA~ sthAna hai ? jo apane zarIra para bhI moha nahIM rakhatA, vaha bhalA zarIra para lage dharma-cinhoM kA kyA moha rakhegA? dharma kA sambandha AtmA se hai| dharma na zarIra meM hai, na zarIra para lage bAharI cinhoM meM / maTha, maMdira aura masjidoM kI to bAta hI kyA hai ? jainatva jainatva jIvana saMgharSa kA dUsarA nAma hai| ataeva yaha hameM saMgharSa kA upadeza detA hai ki jahA~ eka ora AtmA ke vikAroM ko dUra karane ke lie dharma-sAdhanA ke patha para saMgharSa karo, vahA~ samAja ke vikAroM aura burAiyoM ko dUra karane ke lie, anyAya aura atyAcAra ko miTA kara zAnti sthApanA ke lie bhI saMgharSa kro| atyAcAra kA DaTakara virodha karanA aura use naSTa karanA, pApa nahIM hai, pratyuta eka pavitra kartavya hai| pratyeka saMgharSa ke mUla meM pavitra saMkalpa honA cAhie, phira koI pApa nhiiN| jaina-dharma ko sArvabhaumatA jaina - dharma meM jIvamAtra kA samAna adhikAra hai| yahA~ deza, jAti yA kula Adi ke kAraNa kisI bhI prakAra kI pratibandhatA nahIM hai| phira hameM kyA adhikAra hai ki hama eka sArvajanika tathA sArvabhauma dharma ko amuka deza, jAti athavA sampradAyavAda ke saMkIrNa ghere meM avaruddha rakheM ? dharma ko to pavana ke samAna sarva - sparzI honA caahie| 64 amara - vANI Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atmadevo bhava tU svayaM Izvara hai o mAnava ! terA satya tere andara hai bAhara nahIM ! tU jIvita Izvara hai| apane-Apako jarA kasa kara rakha / phira, jo cAhegA, ho jaaegaa| sArA dAyitva apane Upara tuma kisa bhAgya vidhAtA kA sahArA khoja rahe ho ? kyA tumhAre atirikta koI aura bhI tumhAre bhAgya kA nirmANa kara sakatA hai ? tumhAre jIvana ke pRSTha mana cAhe DhaMga se ulaTa sakatA hai ? tuma khar3e ho, apane pairoM para, tuma Age bar3ho apane pairoM para ! tumhAre paira hI tumheM maMjila para le jA sakate haiN| jo vicAroge, vahI bana jaaoge| svarga aura naraka tumhAre hI andara hai| dArzanika bhASA meM uttama vicAra kA nAma svarga hai aura nimna vicAra kA nAma naraka hai| AtmA hI paramAtmA hai jaina dharma ke anusAra AtmA, zarIra aura indriyoM se pRthak hai / mana aura mastiSka se bhI bhinna hai| vaha jo kucha bhI hai, isa miTTI Atmadevo bhava: Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke Dhera se pare hai| vaha janma lekara bhI ajanmA hai aura mara kara bhI amara hai| ___kucha loga AtmA ko paramAtmA yA Izvara kA aMza kahate haiN| parantu, vaha kisI kA bhI aMza - vaMza nahIM hai, kisI paramAtmA kA sphuliMga nahIM hai| vaha to svayaM pUrNa paramAtmA, vizuddha AtmA hai| Aja vaha bebasa hai, be - bhAna hai, lAcAra hai, parantu jaba vaha mohamAyA aura ajJAna ke paradoM ko bhedakara, unheM chinna - bhinna karake alaga kara degA, to apane pUrNa paramAtma svarUpa meM camaka uThegA ! anantAnanta kaivalya - jyoti jagamagA uThegI usake andara ! kasmai devAya vidyA, vidyA ke lie kucha artha nahIM rkhtii| vidyA kA mahattva caritra - bala ke vikAsa meM hai| bhArata ke eka RSi ne kahA hai ki "jo loga kevala vidyA ke lie hI vidyA kI pUjA karate haiM, ve andhakAra meM jAte haiN|" apanA Adara apane hAtha tuma zikAyata karate ho ki koI kadara nahIM karatA, koI pUchatA nhiiN| logoM se jhagar3ane aura zikAyata karane se kyA lAbha ? tuma pahale svayaM apane ko yogya banAo, phira jo cAhoge, ho jaaegaa| javAhara kA kAma pahale apanI yogyatA pramANita kara denA hai, phira usake lie sone kI aMgUThI kA camakatA huA siMhAsana apane-Apa taiyAra hai| jIvana kyoM aura kisalie ? pahAr3a kI gaharI goda meM, jahA~ koI na pahu~ca sake, gulAba kA amara vANI Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka phUla khilA huA thA / maiMne pUchA " tU yahA~ kisa lie khilA huA hai ? na koI dekhatA hai, na sugandha letA hai / Akhira, tumhArA kyA upayoga hai yahA~ ?" usane uttara diyA - "maiM isalie nahIM khilatA, ki mujhe koI Akara dekhe yA sugandha le ! yaha to merA svabhAva hai / koI dekhe yA na dekhe, maiM to khilU~gA hI / " maiM mana meM socane lagA- "kyA mAnava bhI prakRti se niSkAma karma - yoga kA yaha pATha sIkha sakegA ?" kisake lie sUraja aura cA~da camakate haiM, vizva ko prakAza dene ke lie / vRkSa phUlate haiM aura phalate haiM, dUsaroM ko Anandita karane ke lie / nadiyA~ mIThA pAnI lekara bahatI haiM, dUsaroM kI pyAsa va tapana zAnta karane ke lie | kyA manuSya bhI dUsaroM ke lie jInA sIkha sakegA ? Izvaratva kI anubhUti antarbhAva prakaTa evaM visasita ho rahA hai yA nahIM, isakI bhI pahacAna hai, yadi tuma pahacAna sako to ! jaba tuma krodha meM nahIM, kSamA meM hote ho, ahaMkAra meM nahIM, namratA meM hote ho, mAyA meM nahIM, saralatA meM hote ho, lobha meM nahIM, santoSa meM hote ho, taba tuma antarbhAva ke prakAza meM hote ho ! vaha pavitra ghar3I tumhAre lie IzvaratvAnubhUti kI ghar3I hai / Atmadevo bhava : 67 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmavAda jaisA karma, vaisA bhoga Aga lagAne vAloM ke bhAgya meM Aga hai aura talavAra calAnevAloM ke bhAgya meM talavAra / jo dUsaroM kI rAha meM kA~Te bichAte haiM, unheM phUloM kI seja kaise milegI ? phUloM kI seja phUla bichAne vAle ko hI milatI hai| karmavAda karmavAda kA siddhAnta sAdhaka ke lie dhairya aura sAhasa kA siddhAnta hai / jaba hama apane hI pUrva kukarmoM ke phalasvarUpa trAsa aura duHkha pAte haiM, to bar3I sahiSNutA evaM dhairya se use sahana kara sakate haiM / apane kiye kA kisa para doSa deM ? aura, yaha vizvAsa ki yadi isa jIvana meM sukarma kareMge, to hamArA zeSa jIvana aura agale janma kA jIvana bhI sukhamaya hogA, hameM satkarma ke lie navIna sphUrti detA hai| isI prakAra jaba hama yaha vizvAsa kara lete haiM ki dUsare logoM ko bhI pUrvajanma ke kukarmoM ke kAraNa hI duHkha bhoganA par3a rahA hai, galata AdatoM kA zikAra honA par3a rahA hai, to hameM unapara vidveSa evaM vaira - bhAva na A kara sahaja hI dayA - bhAva Ane lagatA hai, amara vANI Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura hama dUsaroM kA duHkha dUra karane ke lie utsAhita hokara satkarma meM laga jAte haiN| Izvara yA devadUtoM ke nAma para manuSya na jAne kitane pApa karma karatA hai, na jAne kitane aparAdha, anyAya, atyAcAra karatA hai ? kyoMki vaha samajhatA hai ki usakA rakSaka to hai hii| phira bhalA use Dara kyA ? IsA ne kahA- " maiM duniyA ke pApAtmAoM kA uddhAra karane ke lie sUlI para car3ha rahA huuN|" muslima dharma kahatA hai-- "khudA jaba kayAmata ke dina saba AtmAoM kA insApha karegA. to pAsa baiThe hue muhammada se pUchegA-batA, terI rajA kyA hai ? aura muhammada jisakI siphAriza kara deMge, vaha aparAdhoM se barI kara diyA jAegA / aura vaha siphAriza kisakI karegA ? usakI jo Izvara aura paigambara para ImAna le aaegaa|" kRSNa ne bhI gItA meM kahA hai-"maiM tujhe saba pApoM se mukta kara dUMgA, tU kisI taraha kI cintA na kara" 'ahaM tvAM sarvapApebhyo mokSayiSyAmi mA shuc:|' vizva meM zramaNa - saMskRti ke unnAyaka mahAvIra aura buddha hI aise mahApuruSa haiM, jo kisI prakAra kA anucita AzvAsana nahIM de gae haiN| unhoMne yahI kahA hai ki "Izvara yA devadUta koI bhI aisA nahIM hai, jo tumheM pApoM se mukti dilA sake / jo karma kie haiM, ve avazya bhogane hoNge| ebha mAtra tumhArA apanA zuddha AcaraNa hI tumhArI rakSA kara sakatA hai|" zramaNa - saMskRti kA karmavAda kA yaha Adarza sAdhaka ko, sahRdaya bhakta ko, pApoM ke phala se nahIM, apitu pApoM se hI bacane kI preraNA detA hai / kyoMki duSkarma karoge, to usakA pariNagmaphala to avazya milegA hii| yadi kaTuphala nahIM cAhate ho, to duSkarma nahIM, satkarma kro| karmavAda Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tU hI apanA mitra hai vastutaH jaba taka AtmA kI dRSTi bahirmukhI rahatI hai, taba taka usake lie sarvatra bandhana - hI - bandhana haiN| jaba vaha bAhara meM kisI mitra ko khojegI, to eka mitra ke sAtha, bAhara meM aneka zatru bhI mila jaaeNge| kintu, jaba antarmukhI ho kara apanI AtmA ko hI, svayaM meM svayaM ko hI mitra ke rUpa meM dekhegI, to bAhara meM na koI mitra hogA aura na koI zatru hI hogaa| saMsAra ke sabhI bAhya zatru aura mitra nakalI pratIta hoNge| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI divya dezanA hai "purisA ! tumameva tumaM mittaM, kiM bahiyA mattamicchasi ?" - AcArAMga, 1, 3, 3. 100 amara - vANI Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura adharma * dharma kA marma * adharma * caritra - vikAza ke mUla - tattva * jJAna aura kriyA Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-prema akhila vizva ke prANiyoM meM AtmAnubhUti prApta karanA hI sabase bar3A dharma hai, sabase bar3I mAnavatA hai / apane sAr3he tIna hAtha ke mAnavAkAra mRtpiDa meM hI AtmAnubhUti honA, aura anyatra na honA, samasta jhagar3oM kI jar3a hai| adhikatara saMkaTa aura ApattiyA~ unhIM logoM se paidA hotI haiM, jo dUsare ko apanA nahIM samajhate, aura na dUsaroM se nizchala prema karanA hI jAnate haiM / dharma aura veza bhUSA are ! tuma yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? bA~dha rahe ho, coke - cUlhe meM ghera rahe ho, pavItoM para TA~ga rahe ho ? kyA tumhArA tuma ananta, asIma dharma ko sAnta, sasIma, bAhya cihnoM evaM kriyAkANDoM meM avarUddha nahIM kara sakate / dharma ko dAr3hI - coTI se chApe - tilaka tathA yajJodharma inhIM bAtoM meM hai ? dharma dharma vizva bandhutva dharma kisI amuka - vizeSa kriyA - kANDa meM nahIM hai / vaha hai, 103 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ke mana meM sthita prema kI bUMda ko sAgara kA rUpa dene meM / premAcaraNa kA virATa rUpa hI dharma hai jaina dharma kahatA hai- 'savva-bhUyappa-bhUyassa' arthAt vizva ke saba prANiyoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna samajho, prANimAtra meM AtmAnubhUti kA jJAna kro| dharma kA svarUpa talavAra ke sahAre phailane vAlA dharma, dharma nahIM ho sktaa| aura vaha dharma bhI dharma nahIM ho sakatA, jo sone - cA~dI ke camakate pralobhanoM kI cakAcauMdha meM panapane vAlA ho| saccA dharma vaha hai, jo bhaya aura pralobhana ke sahAre se Upara uTha kara tapasyA aura tyAga ke, maitrI aura prema ke uccAtyucca bhAvanA-zikharoM kA sarvAMgINa sparza kara ske| dharma jor3atA hai, tor3atA nahIM jo dharma kisI ke yahA~ bhojana kara lene se yA kisI ko chu lene mAtra se apane ko apavitra mAnatA ho, manuSya - manuSya meM ghRNA kA bheda-bhAva rakhatA ho, vaha dharma nahIM, adharma hai, mahAn adharma hai| dharma kA kAma mAnava - samUha kI bikharI kar3iyoM ko jor3anA hai, tor3anA nhiiN| satya satya eka jalatI huI cinagArI hai / vaha lAkhoM mana asatya ke kATha ko jalA kara bhasma kara sakatI hai| satya eka divya jvAlA hai, jisase samasta mala jalakara naSTa ho jAtA hai / jIvana divya prakAza se bhara jAtA hai jisase ! 104 amara - vANI Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama Aga lagAnA kyA jAne ! vaha dharma kyA, jo Aga lagAtA cale, churiyA~ khaTa-khaTAtA cale ! saccA dharma to prema aura karuNA ke amRta-jala se ghRgA aura napharata kI dhadhakatI Aga ko bujhAtA hai| sacce dharmAnuyAyI logoM kI hRdaya-vINA se ekamAtra yahI amara svara jhaMkRta hotA hai 'hama Aga bujhAne vAle haiM, hama Aga lagAnA kyA jAne ?" dharma kA savAla saccA dharma yaha nahIM pUchatA ki tuma gRhastha ho yA sAdhu ho| vaha to jaba bhI pUchatA hai, yahI pUchatA hai ki sAdhaka ! terA krodha, terA ahaMkAra, terA daMbha aura terA lobha, kitanA ghaTA hai, kitanA bar3hA hai ? dharma kI parIkSA dharma ko na purAnepana kI kasauTI para car3hAo aura na nayepana kI kasauTI para / dharma kA mahattva usakI sva - para hitakAriNI pavitra paramparAoM evaM AcAra-vicAra meM hai, naye-purAnepana meM nhiiN| dhamaM kA lakSya dharma kA lakSya kyA hai ? dharma kA lakSya hai- vikAroM se mukti, vAsanAoM se mukti / aura, anta meM parama satya ko sAdhanA ke bala para pAkara sadA kAla ke lie janma - maraNa ke bandhana se mukti ! dharma - sAdhanA kA lakSya kyA ApakI dharma - sAdhanA Apako rAga - dveSa kI jaharIlI dharma : 105 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ havAoM se bacAtI hai, moha evaM ghRNA se mukti dilAtI hai ? yadi nahIM, to phira Apako vicAranA cAhie ki bhUla kahA~ hai ? dharma aura sampradAya sampradAya aura dharma meM bar3A bhArI antara hai / sampradAya zarIra to dharma AtmA hai, sampradAya sarovara hai, to dharma jala hai, sampradAya phUla hai, to dharma sugandha hai, sampradAya phala hai, to dharma rasa hai / dharmazUnya sampradAya mAnava jAti ke lie viSa hai, usake tyAga meM hI saMsAra kA kalyANa hai / dharma aura jIvana vaha jala dharma aura kartavya vAra - tyauhAra kI cIja nahIM hai, jo amuka dina iSTa mitroM ke sAtha baiThakara miThAI kI taraha cakhA jAe to jIvana meM nityaprati kAma Ane vAlA anna-jala hai / anna bhI kyA, vaha to svaccha havA hai, jisake binA kSaNa bhara bhI jIvita nahIM rahA jA sakatA / bhagavAn satya kI pUjA nitya hI karanI cAhie / jo loga satya kI pUjA ke lie pUrNimA yA amAvasyA, ravivAra yA maMgalavAra, athavA zukravAra kI bAta socate haiM, ve satya kI pUjA nahIM, satya kI viDambanA hI karate haiM / dharma aura adharma - 106 antarmukhI cetanA dharma hai aura bahirmukha cetanA adharma ! yaha eka saMkSipta sUtra hai, aura isakA vistRta bhASya yA mahAbhASya hai ki yadi manuSya ahiMsA, satya, brahmacarya, dayA, karuNA, kSamA, zIla, santoSa, tapa, tyAga Adi Atma-bhAva kI ora agrasara hai, to vaha dhArmika hai | aura yadi vaha viSayAbhimukha hokara krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, moha, rAga, dveSa Adi kaSAya-bhAva kI ora agrasara hai, to amara vANI - - Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhArmika hai| dharma aura adharma kA mUla svarUpa bAhara kI sthUla dharma - paramparAoM meM nahIM milatA / vaha milatA hai, mAnava ke antaH karaNa ke andhakAra aura prakAza meM / andara meM jAgaraNa hai, to dharma hai, aura yadi andara kA devatA soyA par3A hai, to adharma hai| dharma aura pralobhana jo dharma eka ora naraka kA Dara dikhAtA hai evaM dUsarI ora svarga kA lAlaca batAtA hai, vaha dharma kyA khAka janatA kA kalyANa karegA ? saccA dharma satya ke amara svara kA gAyaka hotA hai, DarAne aura lalacAne vAlA nhiiN| satya aura sampradAya vaha satya hI kyA, jo kisI eka vyakti yA sampradAya kI sImA meM ghira kara raha jAe ! satya ananta hai, ata: vaha sImita mAnyatAoM evaM kriyA-kANDoM meM sImita nahIM ho sktaa| saba se bar3A dharma saMsAra kA sabase bar3A dharma kauna hai ? jo manuSya ko 'sva'apane meM santuSTa rahanA sikhAe aura 'para' meM ulajhane se bacAe, vahI sabase bar3A dharma hai| eka myAna meM eka talavAra rAma aura rAvaNa eka siMhAsana para kaise baiTha sakate haiM ? nahIM baiTha sakate haiM na ? taba phira mana ke siMhAsana para bhagavAn aura zaitAna kI eka taraha se pratiSThA kaise kI jA sakatI hai ? yA to apane mana meM bhagavAn ko jagaha do, yA phira zaitAna ko| donoM meM se eka ko vidA karanA hI hogaa| zaitAna ke rahate bhagavAn kaise dharma: 107 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ andara A sakate haiM ? rAma ko zaitAna ke siMhAsana para baiThAne ke lie rAvaNa ko nIce utAranA hI hogaa| prema aura moha vaha prema hai, jisameM vAsanA kI tanika - sI bhI durgandha na ho, durbhAvanA kA kIr3A na ho! jo gaMgA kI dhArA ke samAna svaccha ho, nirmala ho, pavitra ho ! aura moha ? moha vaha hai, jisameM vAsanA kI gaMdagI ho, durbhAvanA kA kIr3A ho ! aura, jahA~ svArtha kA hAhAkAra ho, paramArtha kI pukAra na ho ! dharma aura paMtha sadAcAra aura saMyama dharma kA sUkSma rUpa hai, jo andara rahatA hai| aura, sAmpradAyika kriyA-kANDa tathA veSa-bhUSA usakA sthUla rUpa hai, jise hara koI dekha sakatA hai, jAna sakatA hai| dharma ke sUkSma rUpa kI rakSA ke lie bAhara kA sthUla AvaraNa Avazyaka hai| parantu, yadi aisA ho ki sundara, sacitra raMga-viraMgA liphAphA hAtha meM A jAe aura kholane para patra na mile, to vaha kitanA marma - bhedaka parihAsa hogaa| Ajakala ke dharma - paMthoM ko isase bacanA caahie| bAhya kriyA-kANDa antarbhAvanA se zUnya bAhara kA mohaka kriyA - kANDa vaisA hI hai, jaisA ki prANa - zUnya mRta zarIra kA mohaka rUpa / hRdaya kI gati ke abhAva meM rUpa kI mohakatA kitanI dera jIvita rahegI ? mRta rUpa ke bhAgya meM sar3anA likhA hai, aura vaha dera-abera eka dina sar3a kara rhegaa| 108 amara * vANI Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma - zUnya paMtha maiM dharma se zUnya mata, paMtha yA sampradAya ko vaisA ho mAnatA hU~, jaisA ki AtmA se zUnya nirjIva zarIra ko| caitanya - zUnya zarIra lar3atA nahIM, sar3atA hai| usI prakAra dharma se zUnya sampradAya bhI pavitra jIvana ke lie saMgharSa nahIM karatA, apitu kadAgraha kI apavitratA se sar3atA hai aura dharma - mUr3ha janatA ko barbAda karatA hai| dharma kA marma manuSya ! terA dharma tujhe kyA sikhAtA hai ? kyA vaha bhUlebhaTake logoM ko rAha dikhAnA sikhAtA hai ? saba ke sAtha samAnatA kA, bhrAtR-bhAva kA, prema kA vyavahAra karanA sikhAtA hai ? dInaduHkhiyoM kI sevA - satkAra meM laga jAnA sikhAtA hai ? ghRNA aura dveSa kI Aga ko bujhAnA sikhAtA hai ? yadi aisA hai, to tU aise dharma ko apane hRdaya ke siMhAsana para virAjamAna kara ! pUjA kara ! arcA kara ! isI prakAra kA dharma vizva kA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| aise dharma ke pracAra meM yadi tujhe apanA jIvana bhI denA par3e, to de DAla ! ha~sa-ha~sa kara de DAla !! antar - dRSTi misarI kI DalI kA mAdhurya misarI meM hI hai, bAhara nhiiN| isI prakAra AtmA kA satya manuSya ke bhItara AtmA meM hai, bAhara nhiiN| ataeva jIvana - sudhAra ke lie saccaritratA kA prArambha apane andara meM honA cAhie, bAhara ke sthUla kriyA-kANDoM meM nhiiN| dharma : 106 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antarmukha dharma jaba taka dharma antarlIna rahatA hai, taba taka akSata, sthira evaM sajIva rahatA hai | parantu, jyoM hI vaha andara se nikala kara bAhara ke chApA - tilaka, janeU, dAr3hI, coTI, mAlA, maTha aura maMdira - masjidoM meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, tyoM hI kSata-vikSata evaM nirjIva hone lagatA hai / dharma ko jIvita rakhanA hai, to use bAhya kI ora pravAhita na kara, andara kI ora pravAhita karo / dharma kA mUla bAhya dharmAcaraNa meM deza, kAla aura samAja kI paristhiti ke kAraNa kitanA hI kyoM na parivartana ho, saba kSamya ho sakatA hai / dharma kA mUlarUpa Atma vijaya hai, rAga dveSa kA kSaya hai, parantu, usakI upekSA kisI bhI dazA meM kSamya nahIM ho sakatI / - dharma kI pahacAna kyA ApakA dharma Apako vyakti, jAti yA saMpradAya Adi ke choTe-choTe gheroM se bAhara nikAla kara svataMtra cintana evaM svataMtra manana karane kA avasara detA hai ? yadi hA~, to ApakA dharma zreSTha hai, use pakar3e rakhie, kabhI chor3ie nahIM / vaha pavitra hai / 990 bhalA aura burA jo bhI kArya karanA ho, vaha acchA hai yA burA, yaha jA~cane kA eka hI tarIkA hai / vaha yaha ki vicAra kI tarAjU para use tola kara dekha lo ki usameM terA svArtha adhika hai yA janatA kA ? yadi tU apanA svArtha adhika pAe, to vaha kArya burA hai aura yadi janatA kA svArtha adhika pAe, to vaha acchA hai / - amara vANI - Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kA uddezya dharma kA uddezya AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa kA darzana karanA hai| dharma kA prANa jIvana se alaga haTA huA dharma, adharma hai aura AcAra, durAcAra hai| dharma aura AcAra kA pratyeka svara jIvana - vINA ke hara sAMsa ke tAra para jhaMkRta rahanA caahie| pravRtti aura nivRtti manonigraha kA apane-Apa meM koI artha nahIM hai| hajAroM dArzanika pukArate haiM- mana ko roko, mana ko vaza meM kro| parantu maiM pUchatA hU~ "mana ko roka kara Akhira karanA kyA hai ?" yadi mana ko azubha saMkalpoM se roka kara zubha saMkalpoM ke mArga para nahIM calAyA, to phira vahI dazA hogI ki ghor3e ko galata rAha para jAne se roka to liyA, kintu vahIM lagAma pakar3e khar3e rhe| use ThIka rAha para na calA ske| Aja kA dharma Aja ke manuSya ke mana ko na svarga kA lAlaca dikhA kara badalA jA sakatA hai aura na naraka kA bhaya dikhA kr| Aja kA manuSya vartamAna jIvana meM hI svarga aura naraka kI samasyA kA hala dekhanA cAhatA hai| ataH use vaha vicAra cAhie, jo use jIvita rahate hue manuSya banane kI yathArtha preraNA de ske| kyA Aja ke dharma aura pantha ke dharma guru uparyukta samasyA para ThaMDe dila se kucha vicAra kara sakeMge ? dharma: 111 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura mAnavatA saMsAra meM vahI dharma zreSTha hai, jo jIvana kA dharma hai| jIvana dharma kA artha hai-ahiMsA kA, satya kA, saMskAritA kA, samAnatA kA, karuNA kA, bandhutA evaM mAnavatA kA dharma / jisa dharma meM mAnavatA ko jitanA hI adhika sakriya rUpa milegA, vaha utanA hI zreSTha evaM jana-kalyANakArI dharma hogaa| pavitra jIvana jInA hI jIvana - dharma kA parama lakSya hai| yoga yA kSema yoga bhavya hai, sukhada mahatta hai, kintu, yoga se kSema mahattatara / ataH vyartha hI nahIM gaMvAe~, cintAmaNI-sA nara bhava pAkara / 112 amara - vANI Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adharma Mon kyA yaha bhI dharma hai ? manuSya ! terA dharma tujhe kyA sikhAtA hai ? kyA vaha mAsUma baccoM ko zastra se ghAyala karanA sikhAtA hai ? bahana - beTiyoM kI ijjata lUTanA sikhAtA hai ? kisI kA galA ghoMTanA sikhAtA hai ? kisI ke ghara meM Aga lagAnA sikhAtA hai ? yadi aisA hai, to tU usa dharma ko ThukarA de, Thokara mAra kara cUra-cUra kara de / isa prakAra ke dharma ko eka pala bhI jindA rahane kA adhikAra nahIM hai| sajjana aura durjana jo vyakti candana ke samAna dUsaroM ke santApa ko dUra karane vAle haiM, ve sacamuca candana hI haiN| isa saMsAra meM ve hI karmazIla sajjana dhanyavAdAha haiM, jo paropakAra ke lie bhayaMkaratama kaSTa sahane ko taiyAra rahate haiN| aura, samaya par3ane para apane prANoM ko tRNa ke samAna nichAvara kara dete haiN| saMtoM kI bhASA meM "vaha manuSya pApI hai, durjana hai, jo samartha hokara bhI Arta - janoM kA duHkha dUra nahIM krtaa|" adhrm| 113 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha bhI pApI hai kisI para atyAcAra karanA, jaise eka pApa hai, usI prakAra atyAcAra ko cupacApa saha lenA, usake sAmane sira jhukA denA bhI eka pApa hai / atyAcAra kA virodha honA hI cAhie / atyAcAra kA virodha na karanA, use bar3hAvA denA hai| pravRtti aura nivRtti __ Aja se nahIM, hajAroM varSoM se pravRtti aura nivRtti meM saMgharSa calA A rahA hai| kucha loga pravRtti para bala dete haiM, to kucha nivRtti para ! kintu, maiM samajhatA hU~, yaha saMgharSa pravRtti aura nivRtti meM nahIM hai, apitu ati - pravRtti aura ati - nivRtti meM hai| astu, jahA~ taka ho sake, sAdhaka ko donoM ora kI 'ati' se bacanA caahie| jahA~ ati nivRtti sAdhaka ko jar3a evaM niSkriya banAtI hai, vahA~ ati pravRtti vyartha ke saMgharSoM evaM ulajhanoM ko janma detI hai| jIvana meM sAdhanA kA sahI mArga, donoM atiyoM ke bIca meM se yathAprApta dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue gujaratA hai| rAma aura rAvaNa zakti apane - Apa meM koI burI cIja nahIM hai| parantu, zakti kA prabhu bana kara rahie, dAsa bana kara nhiiN| rAma zakti ke prabhu the, to rAvaNa zakti kA dAsa / zakti donoM ke pAsa thii| zakti burI nahIM, zakti kA dAsa honA burA hai| sabase bar3A aparAdha eka aMgreja DAkTara se pUchA gayA-"saba se bar3A roga kauna hai ?" 114 amara vANI Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAkTara ne uttara diyA-roga ko roga na samajhanA / " aura yadi mujha se pUche ki "sabase bar3A aparAdha kauna hai ?" to maiM kahU~gA "aparAdha ko aparAdha na smjhnaa|" IrSyA dUsaroM kI sampatti, pratiSThA aura sukha - suvidhAoM kI tarapha lalacAI A~khoM se dekhane vAlA bAhara se kitanA hI bar3A sAdhaka kyoM na ho, andara se cora hai, luTerA hai, DAkU hai| pApa aura puNya kisI bhI kArya ko prArambha karane se pahale yadi usameM bhaya yA lajjA donoM meM se koI anubhUti Ae, to samajha lenA cAhie ki vaha antarAtmA ke lie hitakara nahIM hai, vaha pApa hai / pApa chapanA cAhatA hai, andhakAra cAhatA hai| aura puNya ? puNya prakaTa honA cAhatA hai, prakAza cAhatA hai-- "guptaM pApaM, prakaTaM puNyam / " - bhagavAna mahAvIra adharma: Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caritra - vikAsa ke mUla tattva upadeza aura AcaraNa maiM bhUmaNDala para ke sabhI dharma - guruoM evaM dharma - pracArakoM se eka prArthanA karanA cAhatA hU~ ki ve jahA~ kahIM dharma - pracAra karane jAe~, apane - apane dharma zAstroM ke sAtha apane sundara AcaraNoM kI pustakeM bhI sAtha lete jaaeN| kAgaja kI pothiyoM kI apekSA AcaraNa kI pothiyA~ adhika prabhAvazAlinI hotI haiN| icchAoM ke dAsa nahIM, svAmI bano manuSya ! tU apanI hI icchAoM ke hAtha kA khilaunA bana rahA hai| terA gaurava icchAoM dvArA zAsita hone meM nahIM, apitu apane ko unakA zAsaka banAne meM hai| rAma aura rAvaNa rAma aura rAvaNa meM kyA antara hai ? eka icchAoM kA svAmI hai aura dUsarA unakA dAsa hai, eka jIvana kI maryAdAoM meM raha kara maryAdA puruSottama kahalAtA hai, to dUsarA jIvana kI maryAdA ko dhvasta kara rAkSasa kahalAtA hai| 116 amara vANI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zarIra para mana kA prabhAva svastha rahane ke lie tana aura mana ko andara aura bAhara se pavitra rakhane kI AvazyakatA hai| tana kI apekSA mana kI pavitratA aura bhI adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| svastha aura ucca jIvana kI saphalatA mana para nirbhara karatI hai, kyoMki zarIra mana kA prabhAvakSetra hai| isalie mAnasika svAsthya, zArIrika svAsthya se bhI adhika Avazyaka hai / mana ke vikAra-yukta hone se avazya hI kisIna-kisI rUpa meM zarIra bhI vikAra - yukta ho kara hI rhegaa| mana ke antar-dvandvoM ko chAyA zarIra para par3a kara rahatI hai| mana ko vaza meM rakhie zarIra kahIM bhI, kisI bhI kAma meM lagA rahe / paraMtu,mana ko aMdara meM AtmA ke kendra se sambaMdhita rahanA caahie| yadi mana nahIM bhaTakatA hai to zarIra aura indriyA~ bAhara dUra-dUra taka ur3a kara bhI niyantraNa meM raha sakeMge, vApasa lauTa skeNge| pataMga kitanI hI dUra AkAza meM ur3atI calI jAe, parantu usakI Dora hAtha meM hai, to phira koI khatarA nhiiN| krodha kI cAra pariNatiyA~ manuSya kA nikRSTa tAmasika-rUpa hai, krodha kA mAra-pITa Adi kisI bhI taraha kI hAni pahu~cAne meM prayoga krnaa| madhyama-rUpa hai gusse ko vyakta karake raha jAnA, Age na bar3hanA / isase acchA rUpa hai, krodha ko andara - hI - andara pI jAnA, bAhara vyakta bhI na karanA / isase bhI acchA rUpa hai, krodha ko samApta kara virodhI se caritra - vikAsa ke mUlatattva / .117 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema karane kA prayatna karanA / parantu, sabase utkRSTa aura mahAn rUpa hai, sabase prema-hI-prema karanA, kabhI krodha yA dvaSa ke bhAva ko hRdaya meM Ane hI na denaa| namratA manuSya jitanA hI apane ko choTA samajhatA hai, vaha utanA hI bar3A banatA hai, zreSTha banatA hai / manuSya kI mahimA ahaMkAra meM nahIM, namratA meM hai, akar3ane meM nahIM, jhukane meM hai| nIca hoi so jhuka piye, UMca piyAsA jAya / sarovara ke madhura jala ko pIne ke lie tana kara khar3e na raho, jarA nIce jhuko| yaha yA vaha ? tuma eka tarapha saMsAra ke gaMde bhoga - vilAsa bhI cAho aura dUsarI tarapha Atma - sAkSAtkAra bhI, IzvarIya darzana bhI, to donoM kAma eka-sAtha kaise ho sakate haiM ? pazutva aura devatva kI eka sAtha upAsanA nahIM kI jA sktii| donoM meM se eka kA moha chor3anA hI hogaa| yaha tumhArI yogyatA para hai ki tuma kisa kA moha chor3anA cAhate ho ? Upara kI ora dekhie idhara - udhara kahA~ gaDDhoM meM bhaTaka rahe ho ? adhomukha na hokara Urdhva-mukha banie aura coTI para pahu~cie / yAda rakhie, nIce adhika bhIr3a hai, gandagI hai / Upara kA sthAna khulA hai, svaccha hai| vahA~ jIvana kA Ananda acchI taraha uThAyA jA sakatA hai| 118 amara - vANI Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viDambanA idhara aMTa-saMTa jo cAhA, vahI apathya khAte jAnA aura udhara vaidya yA hakIma se davA mAMgate rahanA, kahA~ kI buddhimattA hai ? idhara pApa-para- pApa karate jAnA, aura udhara bhagavAn se kSamA para - kSamA mA~gate rahanA, kahA~ kI dhArmikatA hai ? bAhara-bhItara eka samAna are manuSya ! tU numAiza kyoM karatA hai ? tU jaisA hai, vaisA hI bana ? andara aura bAhara ko eka kara dene meM hI saccI manuSyatA hai | yadi mAnava apane ko logoM meM vaisA hI jAhira kare, jaisA ki vaha vAstava meM hai, to usakA ber3A pAra ho jAe ! - vANI nahIM, AcaraNa svAmI rAmatIrtha paramahaMsa ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki "zabdoM kI apekSA karma adhika jora se bolate haiM / " ataeva saMsAra ke dharmasAdhako ! tuma cupa raho, apane AcaraNa ko bolane do / janatA tumhAre upadeza kI apekSA tumhAre AcaraNa ke upadeza ko sunane ke lie adhika utkaNThita hai / brahmacarya dhana kI surakSA ke lie kyA use sundara sone kI tijorI meM rakhA jAe ? isa prazna kA jo uttara hai, vahI brahmacarya aura zRMgAra ke sambandha meM hai | jahA~ maryAdA hIna uddAma zRMgAra vAsanA kI Aga ko udIpta karatA hai, vahA~ brahmacaryaM surakSita nahIM raha sakatA / caritra - vikAsa ke mUla tattva : 116 - Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya brahmacarya jIvana kA agni-tattva hai, teja hai| usakA prakAza, usakA pratApa jIvana ke lie parama Avazyaka hai| bhautika aura AdhyAtmika, zArIrika aura mAnasika sabhI prakAra kA svAsthya brahmacarya para avalambita hai| brahmacarya kA abhiprAya zarIra kI antima sArarUpa dhAtu, vIryarakSA aura pavitratA hI nahIM hai, vaha mana, vANI aura zarIra-tInoM kI pavitratA hai| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA mana, vacana aura karma se honI cAhie / mana meM dUSita vicAroM ke rahane se bhI brahmacarya kI pavitratA kSINa ho jAtI hai / bAhara meM bhoga kA tyAga hone para bhI vaha kabhI-kabhI andara jA baiThatA hai| ataH atyanta sAvadhAna rahane kI AvazyakatA hai, tAki bAhara chor3I huI bhoga-vastue~, kahIM aMdara na ghusa jaaeN| anuzAsana eka kaThora evaM sadA jAgRta rahane vAle paharedAra ke samAna apane pratyeka vicAra, zabda aura kArya para kar3I nigAha rakho / dekhanA, kahIM bhUla na hone pAe ? anuzAsana jIvana kA prANa hai| apane choTe-se-choTe kArya aura vyavahAra para kaThora niyantraNa rakho, apanA zAsana calAte raho / komalatA banAma kaThoratA akhila vizva kI komalatA mamatA mana meM itanI ThasAThasa bhara gaI hai ki apane prati komalatA ko kahIM jagaha hI nahIM rahI hai| komala rUI bhI jaba adhika davAkara gA~Tha banA dI jAtI hai, to usakI komalatA vinaSTa ho kara. ho jAtI hai kATha-sI ktthortaa| 120 amara - vANI Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ataH komalatA ko ThasAThasa bharane kI apekSA nahIM hotI, halkepana kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| tyAga ko U~cAI tyAga, AtmA kI vaha U~cAI hai, jahA~ zarIra aura indriyoM kI AvAja nahIM pahu~ca sktii| aura, mana kI AvAja bhI vahA~ sunAI nahIM de sktii| AtmA ke gaMbhIra nAda meM aura saba dhvaniyA~ kSINa ho jAtI haiN| apanI durbalatA dUra kIjie Apa kA patana Apa kI durvalatA meM hai, aura Apa kA utthAna Apa kI sabalatA meM hai| Apa apanI Antarika durbalatAoM ko jitanA hI dUra kareMge, utane hI mAnavatA ke vikAsa-patha para agrasara hote jaaeNge| pralobhana jaba manuSya kA prakAzapUrNa hRdaya pralobhana ke andhakAra se AcchAdita hone lagatA hai, to vaha dharma-adharma, kartavya-akartavya ke vicAra se sarvathA zUnya ho jAtA hai / jIvana-patha meM kA~Te mileM, to koI bAta nahIM, parantu cintA hai phUloM ke biche hone kii| saccA tyAga tyAga kA artha kisI vastu ko chor3a denA mAtra nahIM hai / tyAga kA saccA artha hai, vastu ko hAtha se chor3a dene ke sAtha - sAtha mana se bhI chor3a denaa| caritra-vikAsa ke mUla tatva : 121 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba taka Asakti dUra na ho, niSkAma bhAva na Ae, taba taka tyAga viDambanA hai"tyAga na Tike re, vairAgya binA" mana kI sImA bA~dho mana ko khulA chor3a doge, to vaha kahIM jAkara na rukegaa| usakI sImA kahIM na aaegii| AtmA dvArA usakI sImA bA~dhane kA prayatna kro| jo apane mana kI sImA nahIM bA~dha sake, ve rAvaNa, duryodhana, kaMsa aura kuNika hue| jinhoMne sImA bA~dha lI, ve mahAvIra, buddha aura gA~dhI hue| dAna jitanA adhika Apako mile, utanA hI adhika tIvra gati se Apa dUsaroM ko de ddaalie| yaha divya siddhAnta hI Asa - pAsa ke vyakti, samAja aura rASTra ke abhAva-grasta jIvana ko mAlAmAla kara detA hai, andhakAra ko prakAza meM badala detA hai / ukta prasaMga ko lekara kisI purAne manISI ne bhI kahA hai ki ghara meM lakSmI bar3hane lage aura nAva meM pAnI bar3hane lage, to caturatA kA kAma yaha hai ki use donoM hAthoM se ulIcA jaae| nAva ke pAnI kI taraha saMgraha eka dina bhAra bana jAtA hai, aura vaha bhAra mAnava-jIvana kI tairatI huI nAva ko eka dina sahasA Dubo detA hai "pAnI bAr3he nAva meM, ghara meM bAr3he dAma / / donoM hAtha ulIciye, yahI sayAno kAna // " nindaka niyare rAkhie tumhArI yadi koI nindA karatA hai, to karane do| tuma usakI 122 amara - vANI Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ora dhyAna kyoM dete ho ? kyoM kur3hate ho ? apane andara meM talAza karo, yadi tumhAre andara sacamuca hI koI nindA - yoga doSa ho, to use chor3a do, anyathA prasanna bhAva se nirbhaya, nirdvandva hokara vicaraNa karo / kisI ke kahane se tumhArA kucha nahIM bigar3atA banatA hai / w zrama Aja kA manuSya vizrAma cAhatA hai, kAma se jI curAtA hai / samAja aura rASTra meM saba ora daridratA kA jo nagna nRtya ho rahA hai, vaha isI vizrAma - vRtti ke kAraNa hai / utpAdana kA zora hai, parantu jahA~ khaTiyA para par3e - par3e U~ghane tathA kharrATe lene vAle loga hoM, vahA~ utpAdana bar3he, to kaise bar3he ? utpAdana, Akhira manuSya ke hAtha meM janma letA hai / manuSya jaba taka jie, taba taka zrama karatA rahe, zrama karatA huA hI mare / zrama jIvana hai aura vizrAma maraNa / jIvana kA eka kSaNa bhI vyartha Alasya meM nahIM jAne denA cAhie / - sevA ApakA hRdaya sphaTika jaisA svaccha ho| usameM ajasra gati se karuNA aura sevA kI pavitra dhArA bahatI rahanI cAhie / niSkAma sevA meM jo rasa hai, Ananda hai, vaha anyatra kahA~ hai ? mana ke roga hiMsA, asatya, ghRNA, IrSyA, dva eSa, daMbha, lobha, moha aura ahaMkAra Adi mana tathA buddhi ke roga haiM / jIvana naukA jIvana kI naukA DUba jAegI, yadi usake chedoM ko baMda na caritra - vikAsa ke mUla tattva : 123 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiyA gayA to ? bhalA Aja taka koI chedoM se jarjara huI nAva para baiThakara pAra pahu~ca sakA hai ? hA~, to jIvana kI nAva meM jitane bhI krodha, mada, lobha Adi ke chidra haiM, sabako baMda kara do aura phira Ananda se saMsAra - sAgara se pAra ho jAo ! kAma, Atma - sudhAra priya bandhuo ! yadi tuma apanI patnI ko sItA ke rUpa meM dekhanA cAhate ho, to pahale tuma rAma bana jAo ! sItA, rAma ke ghara meM raha sakatI hai, rAvaNa ke ghara meM nahIM / aura, merI pyArI bahino ! yadi tuma apane pati ko rAma dekhanA cAhatI ho, to tuma pahale sItA bana jAo ! rAma, sItA ke hI pati ho sakate haiM, anya kisI nimna nArI ke nahIM / nIMva kI IMTa bhayabhIta manuSya meM bhaya manuSya kI sabase bar3I durbalatA hai / gIdar3a kI AtmA nivAsa karatI hai, jo kucha dina idhara udhara lukI chipI bhaTaka kara mara jAne ke lie hai, kAma karane ke lie nahIM / jaba taka manuSya meM bhaya rahatA hai, vaha satya ke patha para nahIM cala sakatA hai / na usameM naitikatA ho sakatI hai, na dharma, na samAja kA hita aura na rASTra kA prema / nirbhayatA aura sAhasa hI manuSya ke caritra - bala ke mahala kI pahalI nIMva kI IMTa hai / - 124 bacana ke roga jvara, zvAsa, khA~sI, durbalatA, kSaya, bAta aura zUla Adi zarIra ke roga haiM / * amara vANI Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhika bolanA, asamaya meM bolanA, asatya bhASaNa, kaTubhASaNa, cubhatI bAta aura rAgadveSa-varddhaka vacana ityAdi mana ke roga haiN| jahA~ rAga hai, vahA~ dvaSa bhI hai rAga aura dveSa jur3avA~ bhAI haiM / jahA~ eka hai, vahA~ dUsarA avazya hai| kisI se rAga hai, to usake viparIta kisI se dvoSa bhI hai / aura, yadi kisI se dveSa hai,to usake viparIta kisI se rAga bhI hai / vItarAga pada pAne ke lie donoM se hI mukta honA Avazyaka hai| harSa aura zoka jaba taka harSa aura zoka kI taraMgeM tumhAre mana ke sAgara meM uTha rahI haiM, taba taka apane ko bandhana meM samajho ! jJAnI kA U~cA darjA pAne meM abhI dera hai| ahaMkAra adhikAra kA eka kukhyAta sAthI hai, jisakA nAma ahaMkAra hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki adhikAra pAte hI manuSya apane ko asAdhAraNa tathA dUsaroM se bhinna samajhane lagatA hai, adhikAra ke mada meM jhUmane lagatA hai / dhanya haiM ve, jinake pAsa adhikAra hai, parantu adhikAra kA saha-yAtrI ahaMkAra nahIM hai / adhikAra vinaya evaM namratA kA sparza pAkara hI camakatA hai, aura tabhI vaha jana-kalyANa karatA hai| burAI ke prati jAgarUkatA burAI, burAI hai, vaha choTI kyA aura bar3I kyA ? burAI choTI hai, nagaNya hai, ataH upekSaNIya hai--sAdhaka ke lie yaha Adarza hI galata hai / kabhI-kabhI burAI bilkula choTe-se, sUkSma-se bIja ke rUpa caritra - vikAsa ke mUla tattva : 125 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM AtI hai, samaya pAkara vaha aMkurita hotI hai, bar3hatI hai, phUlatI hai, phalatI hai, bar3e vRkSa ke rUpa meM saba ora phaila jAtI hai, Asa - pAsa chA jAtI hai| phira use kATane ke lie kitanA zrama aura samaya apekSita hotA hai ? vRkSa kA rasa cUsane vAlI amara bela kI taraha burAI bhI dhIre-dhIre phailakara sAdhanA kI AdhyAmitka - bhAvanA kA rasa cUsa letI hai| ataH isakA svapna meM bhI vizvAsa na kro| nirantara Atma-nirIkSaNa karate raho, jIvana ke pala-pala kA hisAba rakhate raho ki kauna burAI, kaba aura kisa rUpa meM andara ghusa AI hai ? patA lagate hI use bAhara nikAla pheMko, aura bhaviSya meM burAI ke sparza se bace rahane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa karo ! HTRACK ESENIOSHDS S AEHA 126 amara - vANI Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAna aura kriyA tarane kI kalA tAlAba ho yA nadI ho-taTa para khar3e-khar3e hajAra varSa bhI yadi tairane kI kalA para zAstrArtha karate raho, to tairanA nahIM A sktaa| tairane kI kalA ke lie to jala meM kUdanA hogA, hAtha - pA~va mArane hoNge| usa samaya DUbane se bacane ke lie jo bhI prayatna hogA, usI se tairanA aaegaa| dharma ke lie bhI yahI bAta hai / vaha kevala jJAna - goSThiyoM meM zAstrArtha karane kI cIja nahIM hai| usakA sIdhA sambandha AcaraNa se hai / ataH jo mahAnubhAva dharma para bahasa karanA chor3a kara use AcaraNa meM utAreMge, ve avazya hI saMsAra-sAgara meM sairane kI kalA sIkha jaaeNge| muTThI meM banda mizrI kI DalI se miThAsa na dene kI zikAyata nahIM kara sakate / hA~, muMha meM DAleM, cUseM aura phira miThAsa na Ae, to zikAyata ThIka hai, parantu yaha zikAyata kabhI hone kI nhiiN| mizrI aura phira mIThI na lage, aisA kabhI ho sakatA hai ? mAna aura kriyA : 127 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kI mizrI ko bhI pustakoM kI muTThI meM baMda na kie phireM / use AcaraNa kI jihvA para cakhie, phira dekhie, kitanI zAnti aura madhuratA prApta hotI hai ! jJAna aura kiyA jJAna aMka hai, to kriyA-kANDa usake Age lagane vAlA bindu hai / aMka ke binA zUnya kA kyA mUlya hotA hai, gaNita zAstra meM ? kucha nahIM ! pahale dhana yA tijorI ? jJAna mUla dhana hai, to kriyAkANDa kI sAdhanA tijorI hai / pahale ahiMsA aura satya Adi kA jJAna hotA hai aura vahI bAda meM ahiMsA aura satya ke AcaraNa-svarUpa kriyAkANDa meM utaratA hai / jJAna kA bIja kriyAkANDa meM virAT vRkSa ho jAtA hai / parantu pahale vIja kA astitva to cAhie ? Aja ke jar3a kriyA-kANDiyoM ko bar3I ImAnadArI ke sAtha jJAna kA mUlya A~kanA hai / viveka aura zAstra yadi Apa A~kha banda kara leM aura usa para dasa hajAra mIla dUra taka dekhane vAlI dUrabIna lagA leM, to kyA dikhAI degA, kitanA dIkhegA ? yahI bAta viveka kI A~kha aura zAstra kI dUrabIna ke sambandha meM hai | viveka - jJAna ke binA zAstra becArA kyA kara sakatA hai ? jJAnahIna kriyA jJAna ke binA jo bhI pratilekhana, pratikramaNa, japa, tapa, ahiMsA Adi kI sAdhanA hai, vaha saba AjJAna kriyA hai / ajJAna kriyA amara - vANI 128 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asrava kA hetu hai, karma - bandhana kA kAraNa hai / usa se nirjarA aura mokSa kI AzA rakhanA, AkAza puSpa kI kalpanA mAtra hai, aura kucha nahIM / AcArahIna pANDitya AcAra-hIna pANDitya ghuna lagI huI lakar3I ke samAna andara se khokhalA hotA hai / rogana kI pAliza use bAhara se camakA sakatI hai, usake andara zakti nahIM DAla sakatI / bhakti, karma evaM jJAna - yoga bacapana se yauvana aura yauvana se vArddhakya, jisa prakAra jIvana kA ArohaNa krama hai, usI prakAra sAdhanA kA bhI - bhakti-yoga se karma - yoga aura karma - yoga se jJAna - yoga ke rUpa meM UrdhvamukhI ArohaNa krama hai / eka dRSTi se bhakti yoga meM sAdhanA kI koI viziSTatA nahIM rahatI aura antima jJAna - yoga kI pUrNatA meM bhI usakI koI AvazyakatA nahIM raha jAtI, isalie karma - yoga hI sAdhanA kA mukhya kendra rahatA hai / kintu hameM eka bAta bhUla nahIM jAnI hai ki hameM karma - yoga meM bhakti yoga tathA jJAna - yoga kA ucita sahArA lenA par3atA hai / isalie sAdhanA - svarUpa kendra para sthita hokara hameM bhakti evaM jJAna kA Azraya lekara calanA par3atA hai / rUpaka ko bhASA meM- bhakti hamArA hRdaya hai, jJAna hamArA mastiSka hai aura zarIra, hAtha-paira Adi karma hai / tInoM kA sundara samanvaya hI samyak - sAdhanA kA AdhAra hai / jJAna aura kriyA - 126 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antar - hRdaya dharma kA kyA hai ? vaha hai vizvAtmA honA / tere * mere ke dvandvoM kA, antar se apagata honA / jahA~ rAga hai, jahA~ dvaSa hai, vahA~ dharma kaise hogA? aMdhakAra kI amAnizA meM, bhAskara ravi kaise hogA? - upAdhyAya amaramuni Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja aura saMgha * samAja * saMgha * zikSA * nArI Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja saMgharSoM kA mala kAraNa Aja ke duHkhoM, kaSToM aura saMgharSoM kA mUla kAraNa yaha hai ki manuSya apanA bojha khuda na uThAkara dUsaroM para DAlanA cAhatA hai / apanA bojha dUsaroM para DAlanA, apanA kAma khuda na karake dUsaroM se karavAnA, Aja ke jana-samAja meM gaurava samajhA jA rahA hai| parantu yaha sabase bar3A anyAya hai, atyAcAra hai, durAcAra hai / apanA kAma khuda karane meM lajjA kisa bAta kI ? apanA kAma dUsaroM se karAne kA haka yA to bImAra ko hai yA apaMga, apAhija ko| svastha hote hue bhI apane kAma kA bojha dUsaroM para DAlanA pratiSThA nahIM, pApa hai| vyakti aura samAja manuSya ! tU yaha na samajha ki terI bhalAI, aura burAI terI apanI vyaktigata hai, ataH vaha tere taka hI sImita hai / yAda rakha, tere pratyeka kArya kA prabhAva virAT saMsAra meM dUra - dUra taka par3atA hai| kyA yaha satya nahIM hai ki eka kone meM kaMkara pheMkane se sarovara kI sampUrNa jalarAzi taraMgita ho uThatI hai ? samAja 133 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja - hita samasta mAnava-jAti eka hI nAva para savAra hai| yahA~ sabake hita aura ahita barAbara hai| yadi pAra hoMge, to saba hoMge, aura yadi DUbeMge, to saba dduubeNge| sabakA bhAgya eka sAtha hai / saba kA samAna bhAva se kiyA jAne vAlA sammilita prayatna hI nAva ke sakuzala pAra hone meM sahAyaka ho sakatA hai / ___ yadi mAnava - jAti vyaktigata svArthoM ke Age jhuka gaI, to kaha karbAda ho jaaegii| vyaktigata svArthoM se Upara uThe binA Aja kahIM bhI gujArA nahIM hai| akhaNDa mAnavatA manuSya ! kyA tU apane hI samAnAkRti manuSya se ghRNA karatA hai, jAti-bheda ke nAma para, deza-bheda ke nAma para, dharma-bheda ke nAma para ? bhole sAthI ! ye saba bheda kAlpanika haiM, mithyA haiM ! bhalA manuSya - manuSya meM bheda kaisA ? dvandva kaisA ? ghRNA kaisI ? tU tor3a de, ina bheda kI dIvAroM ko| aura, bhUmaNDala para vicaraNa kara akhaNDa mAnavatA ke gIta gAtA huA ! zreSTha manuSya vaha hai, jo bheda . meM bhI. abheda ke gIta gA ske| mahApuruSa aura janatA saMsAra ke mahApuruSa abodha janatA kA hita karanA cAhate the, usake ajJAna ko naSTa karanA cAhate the; parantu durbhAgya se janatA unakI bhAvanA ko na samajha sakI, ulaTa kara unakA virodha karane lgii| yahI kAraNa hai, sabhI mahApuruSoM ko abodha jana-samAja kI ora se Aja taka bhartsanA, pIr3ana evaM dhikkAra hI milA hai| eka 134 amara - vANI Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuttA thaa| usane cInI ke ghar3e meM muha DAla diyaa| itane meM khar3akhar3AhaTa kI AvAja huii| kutte ne bhAganA caahaa| isI gar3abar3a meM ghar3A phUTa gayA / ghar3e kI gardanI kutte ke gale meM raha gaI / kutte ko kaSTa pAte dekha kara dayAkhu manuSya hAtha meM lAThI lekara, isIlie kutte ke pIche daur3A ki yadi lAThI se ghar3e kI gardanI tor3a dI jAe, to kuttA kaSTa se baca jaaegaa| kutte ne apane pIche lAThI lie daur3ate hue AdamI ke asalI uddezya ko na samajha kara ulaTA yaha samajhA ki yaha mujhe mArane ko daur3a rahA hai| vaha bhauMkane lagA, tathA aura bhI jora se bhAgane lgaa| bAta kar3avI avazya hai, parantu Aja taka abodha janatA apane uddhAraka mahApuruSoM ke sAtha yahI kutte-jaisA vyavahAra karatI A rahI hai| dharma aura samAjavAda saccA manuSya vahI hai, o apane parivAra, par3ausa, samAja aura rASTra ke prati apane kartavyoM ko ImAnadArI se pUrA karatA hai| Asa-pAsa ke kisI bhI jIvana kI kisI bhI samaya, kisI bhI taraha kI upekSA na ho, yaha sAmAjika santulana hai, yahI bhArata kI purAnI bhASA meM dharma hai aura Aja kI naI bhASA meM samAjavAda / naitikatA kA AdhAra Aja saba ora se pukAra A rahI hai ki naitikatA nahIM hai, ImAnadArI nahIM hai| maiM kahatA hU~, naitikatA aura ImAnadArI ho,to kaise ho ? jaba ki yahA~ tyAga ko bhAvanA lupta hotI jA rahI hai / janatA kI manovRtti __ mahAn puruSoM kI jIbha AsamAna para hai aura duniyAdAra logoM ke kAna hote haiM jamIna para / aba samasyA yaha hai ki mahApuruSoM kI vANI ko duniyAdAra loga suneM, to kaise suneM ? samAja: 135 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSamatA kA rAjya eka tarapha dAvatoM meM mohana-bhoga ur3a rahe haiM, to dUsarI tarapha bhUkhe peTa ko anna kA eka ghunA dAnA bhI nahIM hai ! eka tarapha sonecA~dI ke tAroM se guthe hue, rezamI vastra camacamA rahe haiM, to dUsarI tarapha lajjA DhA~pane ko phaTI - purAnI la~goTI bhI nahIM hai ! eka tarapha AkAza ko cUmane vAle saMgamarmara ke mahala khar3e haiM, to dUsarI tarapha kaccI miTTI kI jarjara dIvAroM para ghAsa kA chappara bhI nahIM hai ! yaha hai viSamatA, jo deza kI zakti ko, zAnti ko, gaurava ko, pratiSThA ko nigale jA rahI hai ! Aja sArI sabhyatA, saMskRti aura kalacara kA kendra rupayA ho gayA hai ! Aja ke yuga meM mAnavatA kI koI AvAja nahIM / Aja manuSya kI muTThI garma hai aura usameM jhanakAra hai aTanniyoM, cavaniyoM ,adhannoM aura paisoM kI ! aura isa jhanakAra meM DUba gayA hai, mAnavatA aura dharma kA marma svara ! yaha sthiti badalanI hogI ! rupaye ko sarvazreSThatA ke pada se nIce utAranA hogA ! Aja kA pUMjIvAda eka ajagara hai, jo nigala rahA hai garIba janatA ke roTI-kapar3oM ko, dIna-ImAna ko| isake jaharIle dA~toM ko ukhAr3a DAlane meM hI bhUkhI janatA kA kalyANa hai ! parigraha kA abhizApa eka ora, dina-rAta kar3I dhUpa aura sardI meM tana tor3a parizrama karane ke bAda bhI bhara - peTa bhojana nahIM milatA aura naMgI jamIna para tAroM kI chata ke nIce sonA par3atA hai| dUsarI ora, dIna - hIna pada-dalitoM kA rakta cUsa kara mevAmiSTAnna ur3ate haiM / aura sone ke gagana - cumbI mahaloM meM phUloM kI sugandhita seja para pahara dina car3he taka kharrATe lete haiM / yaha abhizApa parigrahavAda kA hai aura jaba taka yaha dUra nahIM hogA, 136 amara vANI Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba taka yaha nizcita hai ki saMsAra meM zAnti kA rAjya kisI dazA meM bhI kAyama nahIM ho skegaa| nayA aura purAnA kyA Apa ko purAne kA moha hai, to purAne kaTe - phaTe cithar3e pahano, purAnI sar3I - galI, vAsI roTiyA~ khaao| purAne TUTe-phUTe dhvasta khaMDaharoM meM rho| kyA Apako naye kA moha hai ? yadi Apa ko naye kA moha hai, to Ama kI naI kaccI keriyA~ cUso, nae aMkurita vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM vizrAma karo, bilkula naeAja ke janma pAe bacce ko dUkAna aura daphtara kA kAma sauMpa do| koI bhI vicAraka naye - purAne ke moha meM nahIM par3atA hai| vaha to eka hI bAta dekhatA hai, vastu kI dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva ke anusAra upayogitA ! purAnI, kintu Aja ke yuga meM anupayogI paramparAoM evaM rUr3hiyoM se cipaTe rahanA dharma nahIM hai| dharma hai, unako naSTa kara naI upayogI paramparAe~ cAlU krnaa| kyA kabhI purAne-se-purAne gharoM ko janahita kI dRSTi se girAnA dharma nahIM hai ? AdhyAtmika daridratA kisI bhI samAja aura rASTra kA patana dhana-jana kI daridratA ke kAraNa nahIM hotaa| bhArata ke nivAsiyo ! tuma bhale hI apanA aura saba-kucha kho denA, parantu apane paramparAgata AdhyAtmika vaibhava ko khokara AdhyAtmika daridra na bana jaanaa| samAja: 137 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgha saMgha AkAza ke saghana bAdaloM se dharatI para utarane vAlI akelI bUda havA meM sUkha jAtI hai yA miTTI meM milakara vilIna ho jAtI hai| na vaha svayaM baha sakatI hai aura na kisI dUsare ko hI bahA sakatI hai| bahane aura bahAne kI zakti ekamAtra jala-pravAha meM hai, jo eka ke pIche eka lage rahane vAlI koTi - koTi bUndoM kA saMgha hai| koI bhI vicAraka isa para se nirNaya kara sakatA hai ki zakti kA kendra vyakti nahIM, saMgha hai / hajAroM mIla ke lambe-caur3e retIle maidAna meM eka hI vRkSa ho, usakI eka hI zAkhA ho, zAkhA para eka hI pattA ho, to kaisA lagegA ? sarvathA abhadra ! aura hajAroM prakAra ke vRkSoM kA eka upavana ho, pratyeka vRkSa harA - bharA aura phalA - phUlA ho, to kaisA lagegA ? sarvathA sundara ! koI bhI vicAraka isa para se nirNaya kara sakatA hai ki saundarya kA kendra vyakti nahIM, saMgha hai| prakAza se prakAza milatA hai jyotirmaya bananA hai, to kisI jyotirmaya kI zaraNa lo, usakI 138 amara - vANI Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevA aura satsaMga kA lAbha utthaao| pavitra ghRta se bharA huA dIpa bhI hai, battI bhI hai, para prakAza nahIM de rahA hai| prakAza kI yogyatA hai, para vaha vyakta nahIM ! use vyakta karanA hai, to kisI pradIpta dIpaka se bheMTa karanI hogI, sparza - dIkSA lenI hogii| AtmA meM prakAza zakti hai, parantu vaha vyakta nahIM hai| use vyakta karane ke lie kisI sAdhaka kI caraNa-zaraNa meM pahu~canA hI hogA / jyoM hI sparzadIkSA kI bhAvanA se dIkSita hoMge, tyoM hI ApakA antarjagat AdhyAtmika jyoti se jagamagA utthegaa| satsaMga gaMgA kI dhAra meM par3a kara gandA nAlA bhI gaMgA bana jAtA hai| candana ke Asa-pAsa khar3e hue vRkSa bhI sugandha se mahakane lagate haiN| kahate haiM, pArasa ke sparza se lohA bhI sonA bana jAtA hai / saMga kA bar3A prabhAva hai ? manuSya jaisA saMga karatA hai, vaisA hI bana jAtA hai| vaha dekhie saMgatarA kyA sUcanA de rahA hai ? usakA saMketa hai ki maiM miTThA kA paudhA nAraMgI ke saMga jor3A jAkara svayaM nAraMgI kA vRkSa bana gayA hU~, aura saMgatare ke nAma se sUcanA de rahA hU~ ki maiM saMga se tara gayA hU~ / kyA mAnava ina udAharaNoM para kucha vicAra karegA ? jauhariyoM se javAharAta ke pArakhI jauhariyo ! ina kaMkara-pattharoM ko ratna samajha kara bahuta dina bhaTaka lie, pAgala ho lie| aba jarA ina jIte-jAgate mAnava-dehadhArI hIroM kI bhI parakha kro| duHkha hai ki tuma jar3a kaMkara-patthara parakhate rahe aura idhara na jAne kitane anamola ratna dhUla meM mila ge| "vaha dhanI, dhanI nahIM, pApI rAkSasa hai, jo sevA karane yogya dhana rakhate hue bhI kisI ko bhUkha se bilabilAtA huA dekhatA rahe, aura kucha-bhI na kare !" saMgha : Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ netA nahIM, netA ke nirmAtA banie Aja kA pratyeka manuSya adhikAra cAhatA hai, pada cAhatA hai, rAjA honA cAhatA hai| isake lie kitanA saMgharSa hai, kitanA lar3AI-jhagar3A hai, parantu rAjA banane kI apekSA rAjA banAne kA adhikAra bar3A hai, saba se bar3A pada hai / kyA manuSya isa pada kA gaurava prApta nahIM kara sakatA ? netA hone kI apekSA,acchA hai netA banAne meM sakriya bhAga lenA, kitanA bar3A gaurava hai / AcAra saba se bar3A pracAra Aja kala dharma-pracAra kI dhUma-sI maca rahI hai / jidhara dekhie, udhara hI pracAra kA tUphAna uTha rahA hai, kolAhala ho rahA hai / cande-ciTTe ugAe jA rahe haiM, aura sone-cAMdI ke gole pheMka kara mArga sApha kiyA jA rahA hai| parantu, dharma - pracAra kA sarvazreSTha mArga use apane AcaraNa meM utAra lenA hai, use apane jIvana vyavahAra meM ekarasa banA lenA hai| zithilAcAra aura saMgha jaise eka gandI machalI tAlAba ko gandA kara detI hai, usI prakAra eka AcAra - hIna bhraSTa sAdhaka samasta samAja ko gandA aura badanAma kara detA hai| saMgha ke adhinAyakoM ko ina patitoM se satarka rahane kI AvazyakatA hai| gRhastha jaina-dharma meM gRhastha kA pada kama mahattva kA nahIM hai / vaha yadi puruSa hai, to sAdhuoM kA pitA hai, yadi strI hai, to sAdhuoM kI mAtA hai / jo sarvazreSTha sAdhu-saMgha ke bhI mAtA-pitA haiM, unheM apane 140 amara vANI Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcaraNa meM kitanA pavitra, ujjvala aura mahAn honA cAhie, yaha bahuta gambhIratA ke sAtha socane kI bAta hai| roo mata, ha~so Aja mujhe eka dhanI seTha mile / saTTe meM dhana ke cale jAne para ro rahe the / kyA maiM unase pUcha lU ki 'Apane kabhI kisI ko roTI kA dAna diyA hai ? kisI garIba ko tana DhA~pane ke lie khaddara kA Tukar3A arpaNa kiyA hai ? kisI rote hue ke A~sU poche haiM ? Apake mahala kI zItala chAyA meM kyA kabhI kisI ko do ghaDI khar3e hone kA saubhAgya milA hai ? deza yA samAja kI bhUkhI maratI saMsthAoM ne Apake dhana se kyA kabhI thor3A-bahata jIvana pAyA hai ? Apake dhana ne ApakA yaha loka yA paraloka sudhArA hai ? 'yadi yaha saba nahIM huA hai, to phira usa dhana ke lie kyoM ro rahe ho ? bilakha kyoM rahe ho ? vaha dhana nahIM thA, jahara thA ! calA gayA, to ThIka huA ! anyathA vaha tumhArI AtmA kI hatyA kara detA ! dAna ke cAra prakAra dAnArthI ke pAsa svayaM paha~ca kara sammAna ke sAtha dAna denA, uttama dAna hai| apane yahA~ bulA kara dAna denA, madhyama dAna hai| mA~gane para dAna denA, adhama dAna hai| kisI sevA ke badale meM dAna denA, adhamAdhama dAna hai| saMkhyA nahIM, guNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne aura unhIM ke patha ke yAtrI dUsare manISI AcAryoM ne ekamAtra guNI ko mahattva diyA hai, saMkhyA ko nhiiN| vana meM eka siMha kA mahattva adhika hai, yA hajAroM gIdar3oM kA ?* saMgha : 141 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hippaa saccI zikSA saccI zikSA jIvana kA prakAza hai| bhalA vahAM vyaktigata svArthoM kA andhakAra kahA~ raha sakatA hai ? saccI zikSA pAye hue yuvaka apanI bhUkha ke lie nahIM, apitu janatA kI bhUkha ke lie lar3ate haiM / apanI vyaktigata pratiSThA ke lie nahIM, samUce samAja aura rASTra kI pratiSThA ke lie lar3ate haiN| ___manuSya kI vizeSatA : vicAra manuSya kA gaurava vicAroM kA prakAza lekara calane meM hai| kevala zrama aura zakti ke bharose kucha nahIM ho sktaa| zrama aura zakti meM to Apa se baila aura gadhe bhI kahIM adhika parizramI aura majabUta hote haiN| parantu mAlUma hai, ve hA~kane para calate haiM ? aura isalie pazu haiM, ghAsa khAte haiN| manuSya ke pAsa bhI yadi vicAroM kA prakAza nahIM hai, to vaha "sAkSAtpazuH pucchaviSANahInaH" hai| vaha hA~kA jaaegaa| lAdA jaaegaa| use manuSya rUpa meM jIne kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| zikSA kA Adarza zikSA kA artha kevala lambI-caur3I durUha pustakeM par3ha lenA aura 142 amara - vANI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva - vidyAlayoM ko U~cI - se - U~cI upAdhiyA~ prApta kara lenA nahIM hai / zikSA kA artha hai, AtmA kA vikAsa, jIvana kA vikAsa samAja kA vikAsa, aura samUcI mAnavatA kA vikAsa / pANDitya pANDitya lambe - caur3e pothI - pannoM meM nahIM hai, vaha hai jIvana ko anubhUti meM, yadi koI sahRdaya use pA sake to| vidyA kA uddezya AcArya manu kahate haiM ki "sA vidyA yA vimuktaye / ' vidyA vaha hai, jo bhautika vAsanAoM se tathA andha - paramparAoM evaM kuprathAoM se mukti dilA sake / svatantra rUpa se janahita ke sambandha meM socanA aura karanA hI ekamAtra vidyA kA punIta uddezya hai| saccI vidyA saccI vidyA jIvana meM Ananda lene kI kalA sikhAtI hai; majadUra kI taraha nahIM, svAmI kI taraha zrama karanA sikhAtI hai / pratikUla paristhiti meM bhAganA nahIM, apitu usako apane anukUla banA lenA hI jIvana kI saccI vidyA hai| jJAna yA ajJAna ! Aja ke manuSya ne rezama ke kIr3e kI bhA~ti apane Upara jJAna ke nAma se ajJAna kA jAla gUtha rakkhA hai, jise kATakara vaha bAhara nahIM nikala sakatA ? vijJAna kA phala Aja kI mAnava - jAti mauta se khela rahI hai, Aga para cala rahI zikSA: 142 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| vaha apanI sArI buddhi, sArI pratibhA apane ko hI naSTa karane ke prayatna meM lagA rahI hai| vijJAna kI teja cAkU se prakRti kI chAtI ko cIra kara bhI mAnava ne, Aja kyA nikAlA ? viSa, viSa aura viss| vaha calA thA, amRta kI talAza meM ! parantu le AyA viSa / zikSA kI kasauTI kauna manuSya zikSita hai, isakI saccI kasauTI yaha hai ki vaha sacce arthoM meM manuSya banA hai ki nahIM ? apane naitika vyavahAra va AcaraNa ko U~cA uThA pAyA hai yA nahIM ? apane purAne evaM galata dRSTi - koNoM ko badala sakA hai yA nahIM ? usake Asa - pAsa kA mAnaba - samAja suvyavasthita evaM saMyata huA hai yA nahIM ? usameM burAI se anta taka lar3ate rahane kA sAhasa hai yA nahIM ? paNDita, mUrkha aura mahAmUrkha __ mUrkha aura paNDita meM kyA antara hai ? paNDita pahale socatA hai aura bAda meM kAma karatA hai; parantu mUrkha pahale kAma karatA hai aura bAda meM pratikUla pariNAma Ane para socatA hai, pachatAtA hai| aura jo asaphala hone para bAda meM bhI nahIM socatA, vaha to mahAmUrkha hai, pazu hai, usakI bAta rahane diijie| vicAra hI manuSyatA hai aura avicAra hI pazutA hai / vicAra hI eka aisI vastu hai, jo manuSyatA evaM pazutA kA vibheda spaSTa karatI hai| 144 amara - vANI Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI bhArata kI nArI bhArata kI nArI tapa aura tyAga kI mohaka mUrti hai, zAnti aura saMyama kI jIvita pratimA hai| vaha andhakAra se ghire saMsAra meM mAnavatA kI jagamagAtI tArikA hai| vaha mana ke kaNa-kaNa meM kSamA, dayA, karuNA, sahiSNutA aura prema kA ThAThe mAratA samudra lie ghUma rahI hai| vaha viSa ke badale amRta bA~Ta rahI hai ! kA~ToM ke badale phUla bichA rahI hai ! vaha bhArata kI nArI hai, sItA aura draupadI kI bahina hai ? doSa kisakA? nArI sarasvatI hai ! sabhyatA ke Adi yuga meM brAhmI aura sundarI ke rUpa meM usI ne to hameM par3hanA sikhAyA thA, a..."A... i.."I.."raTAyA thA ! eka, do, tIna, cAra ginanA sikhAyA thaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke dvArA die gae lipi tathA gaNita ke prakAza ko sarva-prathama unakI suputriyoM ne hI grahaNa kiyA thA ! Aja vahI nArI ajJAna hai, mUrkha hai, to isameM usakA doSa nahIM, doSa hai puruSajAti kA, jisane apanA RNa acchI taraha nArI : 145 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adA nahIM kiyA ! jinase jJAna kA prakAza pAyA, unhIM kI bahanoM ko usane andhakAra meM rakhA aura apanA svArtha sAdhA ! deviyoM se deviyoM ! maiM tumhAre banAva - zRMgAra para AlocanA nahIM karU~gA, tumhAre pahanane-or3hane aura cAla-DhAla para nuktAcInI nahIM karU~gA ! yaha saba mUroM kA kAma hai, vicArakoM kA nahIM ! tuma apane ko jitanA sundara banA sakatI ho, banAo ! yaha koI pApa nahIM hai, gunAha nahIM hai ! sundaratA meM to prema kI sugAva rahatI hai / parantu, eka bAta kA khayAla rakhanA / kahIM bAhara kI sundaratA ke phera meM par3a kara andara kI sundaratA naSTa na ho jAe ? tuma andara ora bAhara donoM ora se sundara bano ! tumhArA tana sundara ho, usase bhI bar3ha kara vacana sundara ho, aura ina donoM se bar3hakara andara meM mana sundara ho ! bahanoM se bahanoM ! tumheM alaMkAra cAhie ? lajjA, zIla, saMyama aura kartavya-niSThA ke alaMkAra pahano ! tuma aMdhakAra meM bijalI kI taraha camakogI ! tumhAre prakAza se mAnava-jagat meM nayA prakAza bhara jAegA ! ye sIne-cA~dI ke gahane, hIre - javAharAta ke alaMkAra ! ye tuccha haiM, bhalA ina kaMkara - pattharoM ko pahana kara kyA prakAza prApta karogI ? andhakAra meM jaga - magAtI dIpazikhA ko kauna-sA alaMkAra cAhie ? vaha apanA alaMkAra Apa hai ! puruSa aura nArI o puruSa ! tUne nArI ko kyA samajha rakhA hai ? kyA vaha bhogavilAsa kI gur3iyA hai, khilaunA hai ? kyA tU use rezamI sAr3iyoM 146 amara vANI Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sone - cA~dI ke gahanoM se jItanA cAhatA hai ? vaha gRha - patnI - hai, use yaha saba nahIM cAhie, use cAhie prema, adhikAra, Adara aura gRhasthI hone kA svAbhimAna ! yaha ThIka hai, ki vaha AvazyakatA par3ane para sundara se - sundara gahane aura vastra mAMga sakatI hai / vaha saundarya kI pujArina hai, use sundaratA se prema hai / parantu vaha, vaha bhI hai, jo AvazyakatA par3ane para eka kSaNa meM saba kucha nichAvara bhI kara sakatI hai, ThukarA bhI sakatI hai| yAda hai, sItA yaha saba ThukarA kara eka dina naMge pairoM chAyA kI taraha rAma ke pIche-pIche kisa prakAra vana - yAtrA ko nikala par3I thI ? nArI kA Adarza atIta zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI amRta vANI kA rasa kA sabase jyAdA una bahanoM ne pAna kiyA, jo sAmAjika dRSTi se pichar3I huI thIM aura jinheM hama ajJAna ke aMdhakAra meM rahane ko majabUra karate cale A rahe the / vAstava meM ve zaktiyA~ rUr3hiyoM ke zilA - khaNDoM se dabI huI thIM, parantu jyoM hI unheM ubharane kA avasara milA, bhagavAn mahAvIra kI divya - dezanA kA prakAza milA, tyoM hI ve eka bahuta bar3I saMkhyA meM rAjamahaloM ko chor3akara sAdhanA kI kAMToM bharI rAha para bar3ha calIM / - ve saMsAra kI viparIta paristhatiyAM evaM vipattiyA~ se TakkareM letI huI, bhayAnaka se bhayAnaka sardI-garmI aura varSA kI yAtanAe~ jhelatI huI bhI zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA maMgalamaya saMdeza ghara ghara meM pahuMcAtI rahI / aura, jinake hAthoM ne denA - hI - denA jAnA thA, ve hI rAja- rAniyA~ apanI prajA ke sAmane, yahAM taka ki jhopar3iyA~ meM bhikSA ke lie ghUmatI thIM aura sAtha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA amRta bA~TatI thI / * nArI 1 - 147 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA kaNa * kaNa madhumaya ho, madhu - rasa kSiti para brsaao| andara meM apane prasuptatama - bhAva sudivya jagAo / rotA AyA mAnava jaga meM, acchA ho aba haMsatA jaae| aura, dUsare rotoM ko bhI, jaise bane haMsAtA jAe // - upAdhyAya amaramuni Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bikhare motI * bikhare motI * inase bhI sokhie * o mAnava ! * santa Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bikhare motI pUrva aura pazcima pUrva aura pazcima donoM do kinAroM para khar3e hue haiN| pUrva kI saMskRti manuSya ko antarmukha banAtI hai aura pazcima kI saMskRti bahirmukha / pUrva kI saMskRti kA AdhAra AtmA-nirIkSaNa hai, aura pazcima kI saMskRti kA AdhAra hai prakRti-nirIkSaNa ! pUrva kI saMskRti kA ArAdhya hai virAT caitanya deva aura pazcima kI saMskRti kA ArAdhya hai kSudra jar3a rAkSasa ! pUrva ke hAtha meM zItala jala kI surAhI hai, to pazcima ke hAtha meM jalatI huI lkdd'ii| rUpa nahIM, guNa dekhie rUpa kA kyA dekhanA, guNa dekhie / kula kA kyA dekhanA, zIla dekhie / adhyayana kA kyA dekhanA, pratibhA kA camatkAra dekhie / bhASaNa kA kyA dekhanA, AcaraNa dekhie / tapa kA kyA dekhanA, kSamA evaM sahanazIlatA dekhie| dharma kA kyA dekhanA, dayA kI bhAvanA dekhie| bikhare motI: 151 Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMjila kI ora jaba taka rAha para najara hai, tabhI taka lar3AI hai, jhagar3A hai| jyoM hI maMjila para najara pahu~cI nahIM ki saba samAdhAna ho jAtA haiN| bhale logoM ! kyoM mata - matAntaroM kI pagaDaMDiyoM para lar3ajhagar3a rahe ho ? cale calo, cale calo, usI parama satya kI camakatI huI maMjila kI or| saccI dIvAlI dIvAlI kI a~dherI rAtri meM dIpaka jalAte haiM, aura daravAje ke bAhara yA morI ke Upara rakha Ate haiN| yaha kaisI dIvAlI ? bAhara ujjvala jyoti jaga-maga, jaga-maga kara rahI hai aura andara andhakAra bhaya kI hu~kAra bhara rahA hai ! prakAza-parva ko antaraMga aura bAhya donoM hI prakAza ke rUpa meM manAnA cAhie / mAnavatA aura pazatA manuSya kI manuSyatA kA gaurava isI meM hai ki vaha jo pAe, usase adhika de| yadi adhika nahIM, to AdhA bhAga to avazya arpaNa kare / manuSya ko kamAne ke lie do hAtha mile haiN| parantu, bhojana to eka hI hAtha se khAnA cAhie ! donoM hAthoM se kamAnA, eka hAtha se denA aura eka hAtha se khAnA, yaha mAnavatA hai| aura, donoM hAthoM se khAnA pazutA hai| netAgirI Aja jo bar3e haiM, samAja ke yA deza ke netA haiM, una para bahuta bar3A uttaradAyitva hai| ve svayaM duHkha meM raha kara hI janatA ko sukha 152 amara - vANI Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vitaraNa kara sakate haiM / netA ke bhAgya meM viSa pAna hI likhA hai / jo netA amRta pIne vAle haiM, unakI janatA viSa pAna karatI hai aura jo viSa pIne vAle haiM, unakI janatA amRta pAna karatI hai / samudramaMthana ke samaya yadi zivajI viSa-pAna na kara lete, to devatAoM ko amRta pAna kisI bhI taraha na prApta hotA / viSa ke bAda hI amRta kA nambara hai | svatantratA svatantratA vaha anokhI aura anUThI vastu hai, jo bhUkhoM marane kI dazA meM bhI Ananda detI hai, hRdaya ke kaNa-kaNa ko gudagudA detI hai| pakSI piMjare meM surakSita hai, AhAra Adi ke lie nizcita hai, phira bhI kyoM unmana hai, udAsa hai ? isalie ki vaha Akhira, hai to paratantra hI / vaha svacchanda ananta AkAza meM ur3a jAnA cAhatA hai; phira bhale hI bhUkhA rahe to kyA, pyAsA rahe to kyA, aura kisI jAlima ke hAthoM mArA bhI jAe to kyA ? maiM jaba svatantra bhAratIyoM ko apanI apanI dAla - roTI ke adhikAra ke lie pukAra macAtA dekhatA hU~, to mujhe aisA lagatA hai, jaise inakI najaroM meM dAla - roTI kA to kucha mUlya hai, kintu svatantratA kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM / svatantra raha kara bhUkhA mara jAnA siMhatva hai, aura paratantra rahakara nita nae mohanabhoga ur3AnA gIdar3apana hai / jyeSTha aura zreSTha jyeSTha aura zreSTha meM kauna mahatvapUrNa hai ? jyeSTha kA artha bar3A hotA hai aura zreSTha kA artha acchA / kucha loga kahate haiM ki hama dhana meM bar3e haiM / maiM kahatA hU~-dhana meM bar3e ho, parantu dhana meM zreSTha bhI ho yA nahIM ? jaba dhana kA upayoga paropakAra ke lie hotA hai, tatra usameM zreSThatva AtA hai / kucha loga kahate haiM - hama buddhi meM bar3e I bikhare motI : 153 Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| maiM kahatA hU~ - buddhi meM bar3e ho, para buddhi meM zreSTha bhI ho yA nahIM ? jaba buddhi kA upayoga mAnava samAja ke kalyANa ke lie hotA hai, tabhI usameM zreSThatva AtA hai| eka-do kyA, duniyA bhara ke jyeSThatva se zreSThatva mahAn hai / ataH jyeSThatva ke lie nahIM, zreSThatva ke lie prayatna karo / vastutaH zreSThatva meM hI jyeSThatva kI prANa pratiSThA hai / pApa aura pApI se manuSya ! tujhe pApa se ghRNA karane kA adhikAra hai, parantu pApI ghRNA karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai / pApa kabhI dharma nahIM bana sakatA, parantu pApI to pApa ko chor3akara, kala kyA, Aja hI, abhI hI pavitra, puNyAtmA, dharmAtmA bana sakatA hai / - bolie kama, sunie adhika caturatA adhika bolane meM nahIM hai, apitu cupacApa adhika sunane meM hai / manuSya ko samajhane meM jaldI karanI cAhie aura sunane meM dera - 'kSipraM vijAnAti ciraM zRNoti / ' ghara aura vana kyoM vana - vana bhaTaka rahe ho ? kyA vana meM rahane se kucha bana jAtA hai, ghara meM nahIM ? yadi ghara meM nahIM bana sake, to vana meM hI kyA bananA hai ? haMsa yA kAga haMsa motI cugate haiM aura kAga viSThA ! tuma nirNaya kara lo, ki tumheM haMsa bananA hai athavA kAga ? 154 amara - vANI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inase bhI sIkhie jIvana - kalA barasane vAle bAdalo! garajo, garajo, aura phira garajo ! tumhArA garjana mujhe priya lagatA hai| maiM tumhArA garjana sunUMgA, hajAra bAra sunUMgA; kyoMki tuma barasane vAle bAdala jo ho ! kucha karane vAle boleM, yaha pApa nahIM hai / yaha to unakA adhikAra hai| parantu, are ! tuma kyoM garaja rahe ho ! kyoM kAna phor3e jA rahe ho ? tumheM barasanA nahIM hai aura vyartha hI garaja rahe ho ! jisa bolane ke pIche karanA nahIM hai, vaha bolanA bhI kabhI zobhatA hai ? arI ! o nanhI badaliyA ! cupa - cApa AI, barasa gaI ! kucha bhI to nahIM bolI ! Ane kI sUcanA taka nahIM dI ! tU ne to eka hI jhaTake meM jamIna para pAnI hI pAnI kara diyA ! tU dhanya hai, zlAghanIya hai| tU jIvana kI kalA kA marma pahacAnatI hai| cupacApa barasanA hI to jIvana kA saundarya hai ! vaha koI bhI ho, zatazaH vandanIya hai; jo bolatA nahIM, kara DAlatA hai| vANI kI abhivyakti kriyA meM karatA hai| are ! tuma kaise bAdala ? na garajate, na barasate ! cupa-cApa anaMta inase bhI sIkhie : 155 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkAza ke patha para vyartha hI ardha - mRta kIr3oM kI taraha reMgate, lur3hakate, kSata-vikSata hote cale jA rahe ho yaha bhI kyA jIvana ? na kisI ko Ane kA patA, na jAne kA patA ! jIvana kA artha hai, gauravapUrNa abhivyakti / ajJAta jIvana bhI koI jIvana hai / cAra prakAra ke phUla eka phUla hai, jo sundara avazya hai, kintu sugandhita nahIM / dUsarA sugandhita hai, kintu sundara nhiiN| tIsarA na sundara hai, na sugandhita | cauthA sundara bhI hai aura sugandhita bhI / bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM, manuSya ko cauthe prakAra kA phUla bananA cAhie / usameM saundarya honA cAhie aura sugandha bhI / usa kA bAhara kA AkAra - prakAra saumya honA cAhie aura bhItara satya aura ahiMsA, prema Adi kI sugandha honI cAhie / jaba taka jIvita rahe, mahakatA rahe, marane ke bAda bhI mahaka phailatI rahe / mAnavapuSpa kI yahI vizeSatA hai ki vaha murajhAne aura jhar3a jAne ke vAda bhI apanI mahaka ko zAzvata kAla ke lie chor3a jAtA hai / mahAvIra bhavana se maiM dekha rahA hU~, dillI ke mahAvIra bhavana se gA~dhI maidAna meM, jAmuna ke Asa-pAsa baccoM kI bhIr3a jamA ho rahI hai aura saba kI najara pa hu kAle-kAle jAmunoM para hai ! patthara uThAyA jAtA hai, nizAnA sAdhakara pheMkA jAtA hai aura phira kucha dera intajAra kI jAtI hai ki vaha phaloM ke gucche ko lagatA hai yA nahIM ? yadi phala TUTa kara nIce AtA hai, to uchala kara use jholI kI bheMTa kara diyA jAtA hai aura yadi nahIM lagatA, lakSya vedha asaphala ho jAtA hai, to dUsarA patthara uThA kara mArA jAtA hai, aura phira vahI pratIkSA | amara - vANI 156 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ko bhI aisA jIvana banAnA hai| yaha jIvana, eka khilAr3I kA jIvana hai ! pAsA pheMka diyA aura basa, aba dA~va kA intajAra hai ki vaha anukUla par3atA hai yA pratikUla ? manuSya prayatna kare, puruSArtha kare aura phira pariNAma kI pratIkSA kare ! saphala ho to ThIka / yadi asaphala ho, to phira prayatna kare, puruSArtha kare ! manuSya kA adhikAra prayatna karane kA hai, sadaiva apane mano'nukUla phala pAne meM nahIM ! baccoM ke hAtha meM patthara kA pheMkanA hai, phala ke laga jAnA nhiiN| amara AkAMkSA mere jIvana kI yaha amara AkAMkSA hai ki maiM agarabattI kI bhA~ti jana-hita ke lie tila-tila jala kara samApta ho jAU~ aura Asa-pAsa ke jana-samudAya ko sevA kI sugandha se mahakA hU~! virodha meM bhI ekatA dekho dUra kAle bAdaloM meM, bijalI kisa prakAra idhara - udhara raha-raha kara jhama - jhamA rahI hai ? jala meM bhI anala ! pAnI meM bhI Aga ! hai na Azcarya kI bAta ? paraspara virodhI dvandvoM meM bhI samanvaya kA yaha sundara sandeza prakRti kI mUla dena hai, yadi koI bhAgyazAlI samajha sake to| gAya kA upakAra gAya bhUsA khAtI hai aura detI hai dUdha ! manuSya miSThAnna khAtA hai aura detA kyA hai ?.."mala / gAya bhI gobara ke rUpa meM mala detI hai, para usase ghara ke AMgana putate haiM, cauke lipate haiN| sUkhA gobara jala kara roTI pakAtA hai, rAkha bana kara manuSya dvArA jhUThe kie gae pAtroM ko mA~ja kara zuddha, pavitra banAtA hai| aura, manuSya kA mala inase bhI sIkhie !: 157 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA karatA hai ? mAnavI mAtA thor3e dina dUdha pilAkara mAtA banatI hai aura phira jIvana-bhara sevA karAne kA adhikAra prApta kara letI hai / parantu, gAya jIvana-bhara dUdha pilAtI hai / jarA socie to, gau mAtA ko apane mAnava-putra se kitanI sevA lene kA adhikAra hai ? isa prazna kA sahI uttara mAnava-jAti ko Aja yA kala denA hI hogA / mayUra se kucha sIkhanA hai ? yadi ki loga usakI surUpatA ko dekhate haiM, kurUpatA ko dekhatA hai / cIMTiyoM se bhI sIkhie cIMTiyoM se milakara calane kI zikSA lo| dekho, kisa prakAra eka paMkti meM saMgaThita apanI maMjila kI ora reMga rahI haiM ? cupacApa binA zora macAe zAnti ke sAtha yAtrA taya ho rahI hai ? mayUra se bhI sIkhie sIkhanA ho, to yaha sIkho aura vaha apane pairoM kI jaba ApakI char3I Apake hAtha meM hotI hai, to upadeza karatI hai | kyA ? yahI ki maiM bejAna hokara bhI tuma ko bala detI hU~, sahArA detI hU~ | aura tuma jAnadAra hokara bhI kabhI durbaloM ko bala evaM sahArA dete ho, yA nahIM ? manuSya ko Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa meM gulAba bana kara rahanA cAhie / yaha jIvana khilA huA gulAba ho, jisake pratyeka AcAra aura vicAra se dila aura dimAga ko tara karane vAlI eka mIThI, mahaka nikalatI rahe ! 158 pacara - vANI Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkAza meM ghaTAe~ ghumar3a rahI hoM, varSA ho rahI ho aura zItala, manda, sugaMdhita pavana cala rahI ho, taba mora khuzI meM Akara nAcatA hai, bolatA hai| sabakI khuzI meM hI usakI khuzI hai / jahA~ ghaTAoM ko dekha kara hajAroM kisAnoM ke dila uchalane lagate haiM, vahA~ mora kA mana bhI uchala par3atA hai| kyA kabhI Apa bhI isI prakAra dUsaroM kI khuzI meM khuza hue haiM, nAce haiM, aura bole haiN| ghar3I se bhI sIkhie ApakI ghar3I ThIka TAima nahIM detI, to kyA Apa use sudharavAne kI cintA nahIM karate ? avazya karate haiM / isI prakAra yadi ApakA mastiSka ThIka taraha nahIM socatA-vicAratA, to kyA yaha cintA kI bAta nahIM hai ? aprAmANikatA cAhe ghar3I kI ho, kisI sAthI kI ho, yA svayaM apane mastiSka kI hI ho, vaha tatkAla sudhAra cAhatI hai| - zarIra kA anta hAthI kyA kara rahA hai ? apane sUDa meM dhUla bharatA hai aura sira para DAla letA hai| kyA bhAva hai isakA ? apane zarIra ko kitanA hI pAlo, poso, sajAo, moTA - tAjA banAo, Akhira milanA hai ise miTTI meM hI ! inase bhI sIkhie ! : Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o mAnava ! andhakAra se prakAza kI ora manuSya ! tere cAroM ora gaharA andhakAra hai| loga bhaTaka rahe haiM, Apasa meM TakarA rahe haiM aura vinAza ke patha para jA rahe haiN| vastutaH andhakAra apane - Apa meM itanA hI burA hai / kyA tU isa andhakAra meM se bAhara AnA cAhatA hai ? yadi AnA cAhatA hai, to prema, dayA tathA satya kI akhaNDa jyoti banakara aa| Ane kA majA taba hai, jabaki terI jyoti se andhakAra kA kAlA mukha bhI ujalA ho jAe ! vicAra kara manuSya ! yadi tU kisI kA putra hai, to vicAra kara, kyA tUne putra kA kartavya pUrA kiyA hai ? tUne pitA kA kaisA AzIrvAda liyA hai ? apane U~ce AcaraNa se unake gaurava ko kitanA U~cA uThAyA hai ? yathAvasara sevA ke rUpa meM kaba, kitanA samaya lagAyA hai ? kyA tujhe dekha kara tere pitA prasanna hote haiM ? terI idhara-udhara prazaMsA karate haiM ? unake mana ke kisI kone meM tere kAraNa koI A~sU kI bUMda to nahIM ubhara rahI hai ? 160 amara vANI Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ! yadi tU kisI kA pitA hai, to vicAra kara, kyA tUne pitA kA kartavya pUrNa kiyA hai ? apanI santati ko zikSaNa diyA hai ? use mAnavatA kA saMdeza sunAyA hai ? use kitanA U~cA uThAyA hai ? deza kA yogya nAgarika banane ke lie terI ora se use kitanI preraNA milI hai ? manuSya ! yadi tU kisI kA bhAI hai, to vicAra kara, kyA tUne bhAI kA kartavya pUrA kiyA hai ? bhAI ke sukha meM sukha aura duHkha meM duHkha, yahI hai bhAI ke bhAIpana ko jAMcane kI kasauTI / isa kasauTI para tU kaba kitanA kharA utarA hai ? apane svArthoM kA bhAI ke lie kaba kitanA balidAna kiyA hai ? apane vaibhava meM kaba kitanA sAjhIdAra banAyA hai ? yadi tU bar3A bhAI hai, to kyA kabhI rAma banA hai ? aura yadi tU choTA bhAI hai, to kyA kabhI lakSmaNa banA hai ? manuSya ! yadi tU kisI kA par3osI hai, to vicAra kara, kyA tUne par3osI kA kartavya pUrA kiyA ? par3ausI ke pAsa terI vANI kI kitanI madhuratA jamA hai ? tere sneha kI kitanI pU~jI usake mana kI tijorI meM surakSita hai ? usake putra ko apanA putra aura putrI ko apanI putrI samajhA hai ? usakI patnI ke sAtha bahana jaisA ziSTAcAra rakhA hai ? usake AsuoM meM apane A~sU, usakI ha~sI meM apanI ha~sI kyA kabhI milAI hai ? par3ausI ke mAna apamAna ko apanA mAna-apamAna aura par3ausI ke hAni-lAbha ko apanA hAnilAbha samajhane meM hI sacce par3ausI kA kartavya adA hotA hai / jaba aisA avasara mile, taba isa kasauTI para apane Apako kasakara, parakhA kara ! bahana ! yadi tU kisI kI mAtA hai, to vicAra kara, tUne mAtA kA kyA karttavya pUrA kiyA hai ? tUne apane putra-putriyoM se kaba kitanA prema kiyA hai ? unheM kaba kitanI dharma aura nIti kI zikSA dI hai ? moha ke kAraNa bhojana, vastra evaM anya kAryoM meM koI o mAnava ? 161 Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anucita mArga to unake lie nahIM apanAyA hai ? apanI santAna ke lie dUsaroM kI santAnoM se DAha aura vaira - bhAva to nahIM rakhA hai| tumhAre kAraNa tumhAre apane baccoM meM, parivAra ke dUsare baccoM meM aura Asa-pAsa ke par3osiyoM ke baccoM meM paraspara kitanA sneha, saujanya bar3hA hai ? kahIM tumane apane kisI bacce ke komala mana para jAti, vyakti yA aura kisI prakAra kI U~ca - nIcatA se sambandhita ghRNA-bhAvanA kA jahara to nahIM chir3aka diyA hai ? bahana ! yadi tU kisI kI patnI hai, to vicAra kara, tU ne patnI kA kyA kartavya pUrA kiyA hai ? tU ne apane pati ko parivAra ke dUsare logoM ke prati galata dhAraNAe~ to nahIM dI hai ? sAsa - sasura ke prati, mAtA - pitA jaisI hI zraddhA, bhakti aura sevA - bhAvanA rakhI hai na ? svacchatA kA dhyAna na rakha kara bhoga - vilAsa evaM zrRMgAra kI bhAvanA meM hI adhika samaya to nahIM gujArA hai? ghara kI paristhiti ThIka na hote hue bhI sundara gahane aura vastroM ke lie pati ko taMga to nahIM kiyA hai ? nanada, devarAnI, jeThAnI aura dUsarI par3ausinoM ke sAtha sneha, sadvyavahAra kA lena - dena ucita rUpa meM kiyA hai na ? apane - Apako jaba kabhI avasara milA, to kyA sItA aura draupadI ke gaja se nApane kI koziza kI hai ? yAda rakha, tAjA gulAba ke phUla kI taraha mahakanA terA kAma hai, basa tU apane pavitra jIvana ko sugandha se Asa - pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko mahakA de| manuSya ! yadi tU kisI kA pati hai, to vicAra kara ki kyA tUne pati kA kartavya pUrA kiyA hai ? apanI patnI ko sahadharmiNI samajhatA hai na ? usake sAtha barAbara ke sahayogI mitra-jaisA hI vyavahAra karatA hai na ? usake snehI komala mana ko kabhI apane ahaM yA kisI ke bahakAe se coTa to nahIM pahu~cAtA ? apane mana ke 162 amara - vANI Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patnI-sambandhI prema ko apanI vivAhita patnI taka hI sImita rakhatA hai na ? usako kevala bhoga-vilAsa kI pUrti kA khilaunA to nahIM samajha rahA hai ? patnI ke sukha-duHkha ke sAtha apane andara bhI sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti kara sakA hai na ? roga Adi kI bhayaMkara sthiti meM mana lagA kara dina-rAta sevA meM juTA rahA hai na ? saMkaTa kA samaya Ane para apane prANoM kI Ahuti de kara bhI patnI kI lAja bacAne kA prabala sAhasa kiyA hai na ? manuSya ! yadi tU dUkAnadAra hai, to kAle bAjAra se bacakara rahanA, grAhaka ko dhokhA na denA, apane munAphe para hI najara na lagAe rakhanA, grAhaka kI suvidhA aura santoSa kA bhI dhyAna rakhanA, jo batAnA, vahI dikhAnA aura jo dikhAnA. vahI denaa| dekhanA, kahIM tere galata AcaraNa se samAja aura deza kI zAna ko baTTA na lagane pAe ? ___manuSya ! yadi tU zikSaka yA mAsTara hai, to baccoM kA pitA bana kara rahanA, ucita zikSA ke sAtha-sAtha ucita dIkSA kA bhI dhyAna rakhanA, kahIM pichar3e - gaMde-sar3e aura choTe vicAra na de denaa| vicAra aura AcAra donoM hI dRSTiyoM se tujhe apane deza kI saMtAnoM ko U~cA uThAne kA mahAna kArya sauMpA gayA hai| bacce abhI miTTI ke piMDa hai, tU inameM se rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha, gA~dhI aura neharU kI mUrtiyA~ bnaa| tujhe ina ajJAna pazuoM ko manuSya banAnA hai, deva banAnA hai / samAja aura deza ke lie acche AdamI, evaM acche nAgarika banAne kA uttaradAyitva tujhe milA hai / dekhanA, kahIM bhUla na kara jAnA ? manuSya ! yadi tU apane deza ke zAsana - tantra kA kahIM koI adhikArI hai, to kyA tU samajhatA hai ki maiM janatA kA eka tuccha sevaka hU~ ? merA kAma zAsana karanA nahIM, sevA karanA hai| janatA ne apane paisoM se mere aura parivAra ke lie khAne, pIne, pahanane o mAnava : 163 Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adi kA sundara prabandha kara mujhe apanI sevA ke lie niyukta kiyA hai ? tU kisI se ghUsa to nahIM letA hai ? kisI para dhauMsa to nahIM jamAtA hai ? apane kAma ko vyartha kA bhAra to nahIM samajhatA hai ? kisI viziSTa vyakti, parivAra, jAtI yA dharma Adi kI anucita taraphadArI to nahIM karatA hai ? manuSya ! yadi tU manuSya hai, to terA kAma kaThora zrama karake apane jIvanopayogI sAdhana prApta karanA hai| dayAnatadArI aura ImAnadArI hI terA sabase bar3A guNa hai| pazuoM yA rAkSasoM kI taraha kisI se kucha chIna lenA athavA ur3A lenA, terA dharma nahIM hai| manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha dIpaka kI lau na bne| yaha bhI kyA sAhasa ki jarA saMkaTa yA virodha kI havA kA jhoMkA Ae, aura dIpaka kI taraha bujha gae ? phira andhakAra-hI-andhakAra ! prakAza kA kahIM cinha taka bhI nhiiN| manuSya ko to prajvalita dahakatA aMgArA honA cAhie, jo tUphAnI havAoM ke thaper3oM se bhI bujhe nahIM, pratyuta aura adhika dhadhaka uThe, mahAnala kA virATa rUpa prApta kara ske| UMce ur3o apane andara ananta jJAta, ananta caitanya tathA ananta zakti kA anubhava kro| tuma bhoga-vilAsa ke kIr3e bana kara reMgane ke lie nahIM ho / tuma garur3a ho, ananta zaktizAlI garur3a ! tuma ur3o, apane ananta guNoM kI ananta U~cAI taka ur3ate cale jaao| dvibhujaH paramezvaraH mAnava / terA Izvara na patthara meM hai, na lakar3I meM hai, na Aga meM hai, na pAnI meM hai, na AkAza meM hai aura na miTTI kI mUrata meM hai / vaha 164 amara : vANI Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to tere andara hai, terI nasa-nasa meM hai| apanA Izvara tU apane Apa hI to hai| tere se alaga dUsarA Izvara kauna hai| koI nahIM ! tujhe kucha zAstrakAroM ne 'dvibhujaH paramezvaraH' kahA hai| kyA samajhA ? do hAtha vAlA Izvara ! dekha, terA Izvaratva kahIM terI galatiyoM se miTTI meM na mila jaae| ubalate raho are ! hRdaya meM kucha bala hai yA nahIM ? bala hai, to bar3avAnala kI taraha samudra kI apAra jalarAzi meM raha kara bhI ubalate raho, ThaNDe par3o nhiiN| yaha bhI kyA ubAla ki garma dUdha kI taraha ubala par3e aura jala ke kucha chIMToM se ThaMDe ho kara baiTha gae ? o mAnava ! o mAnava ! tU isa duniyA ke pIche kyoM pAgala hai ? kyoM vekala hai ? yahA~ rahane ke lie tere pAsa do-cAra sA~soM ke sivA aura hai hI kyA ? isa kSaNabhaMgura jIvana ke prati yaha kaisA moha aura kaisI mamatA ? kaisA rAga aura kaisA dveSa ? kisa ora dekhanA hai ? yadi tuma apane mana ke koSa meM doSoM ko jamA karanA cAhate ho, to apane guNoM kI ora dekho, aura yadi guNoM ko jamA karanA cAhate ho, to apane doSoM kI ora dekho ! vicAra lo, tumheM kyA pasanda hai ? atithidevo bhava o mAnava ! jaba koI jarUratamanda tere dvAra para Ae, to hRdaya se usakA svAgata kara / bhAratIya saMskRti atithi ko atithi nahIM, o mAnava: 165 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn mAnatI hai | ataH atithi kI sevA Izvara - bhAva se karo, isI meM jIvana kI saphalatA hai / o mAnava ! tere mana kA gaDDhA kyA kabhI bhara sakatA hai ? saMsAra meM parigraha kI sImA hai / dhana, sampatti evaM sukhopabhoga ke sAdhana gine cune haiM / aura mana kI tRSNA ? are, vaha to asIma hai, asIma ! kyA asIma ko sasIma se bharA jA sakatA hai kabhI ? kyA miTTI kA DhelA AkAza ke udara ko bhara sakatA hai ? kyA dhadhakatI Aga meM IMdhana DAlane se vaha bujha sakatI hai ? nahIM, kabhI nahIM, tIna kAla meM bhI nahIM ! tujhe apane mana ke ghere ko choTA banAnA cAhie | tujhe apanI AvazyakatAoM kA kSetra saMkucita karanA cAhie / mana kI bhUkha saMgraha se nahIM miTa sakatI / vaha to miTegI santoSa ke dvArA, tyAga ke dvaaraa| Aga ko bujhAne ke lie pAnI cAhie, IMdhana nahIM / 166 amara vANI Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ santa santa saccA santa nakha se lekara zikhA taka zItala rahatA hai| usake mana ke kaNa-kaNa meM ahiMsA, dayA aura karuNA kI sugandha mahakatI rahatI hai| usakI jJAna-cetanA prAtaHkAla so kara, aMgar3AI le kara, tana kara khar3e hue manuSya ke samAna sadA jAgRta rahatI hai / saccA sAdhu saccA sAdhu kaSTa dene vAle ko bhI kSamA karatA hai / candana apane kATane vAle kulhAr3e ko bhI sugandha se bhara detA hai / jJAnamArga para calane vAle sAdhaka sampUrNa vizva ke sAtha Atmavat vyavahAra karate haiM / ata: kaSTa dene vAle ko bhI ve apanA hI aMga samajhate haiN| isake lie eka udAharaNa hai / apane dA~toM se bhI jIbha ke kaTa jAne para koI bhI manuSya unheM kaSTa nahIM denA cAhatA; kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki jIbha meM to darda hai hI, dA~toM meM bhI takalIpha kyoM kI jAe ? te dhanyAH svArtha kI apekSA sevA adhika mUlyavAna hai| dhanya haiM ve mahAnubhAva, jo sevA ke lie apane svArtha kA balidAna karate haiM yA karane ko sadA tatpara rahate haiM ! santa: 167 Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhalya : ru. 15.00 R acejbrary.org