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________________ 1. Aasethalal bhAlA 2212 -10-01-199g| // vande vIram // rAya 1-286 aitihAsika aura zAstrIya ghaTanAoM dvArA aMdhakAramaya mAnava jIvana meM, adbhuta AzA kA prakAza phailAne vAlI evaM AtmA kI gaharAI meM bedhaka dRSTipAta karane ko AhvAna dene vAlI sacitra pustaka 10393 16-07-18 ananta AkAza meM AdhAra grantha mahopAdhyAya zrI bhAvavijaya gaNikRta-vRtti sameta zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra 3D zubhAziSa * AdhyAtma yogI AcArya deva zrI vijayakalApUrNa sUrIzvarajI mahArAja* *ananya-upakArI pUjya gurudeva zrI Ananda vardhana vijayamI mahArAja * lekhaka munizrI Atmadarzana vijaya For Private & Personal use only
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________________ 82799 samarpaNa minakA kezAlucana mahAn sAdhutva kA pratinidhitva karatA hai." jinakI prazAnta-mukhamudrA kaSAyaluMcana kI yAda dilAtI hai jinake kamala kI paMkhur3I jaise netra kAmalucana ke pratIka bane haiM. jinake ke adhara ke Asa-pAsa madhura-sAhajika smita kRtrimatA-luMcana kA sUcaka hai jinakA yogi-sahana sarala vyaktitva kapaTalucana dikhAtA hai|" una mahAna adhyAtmayogI pragurudeva zrIkalApUrNa sUTI mI ke kara kamaloM meM sAnanda samarpaNa EDE karatA huA jAya "yogi bAla" Atma darzana vimaya Serving jinshasan 082799 gyanmandir@kobatirth.org For Private & Fursa n ts
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________________ WUWUWUWWWUWUWUWUWUWULUSULUSUWUWUWUWUWUWULUXUS kRpayAzA MURUKURU parama pUjya AdhyAtmayogI AcArya deva zrI kalApUrNa sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ziSya ratna pUjya munirAja zrI kumudacandra vijayajI ma. sA. ke 25 varSa ke saMyama jIvana kI anumodanArtha (dIkSA vi. saM. 2027 vai. su.6 khaMbhAta) sAdara samarpita ..... NUANUANUADAL UUUUUWWWWW - saujanya seTha chogAlAlajI umedamalajI kaTAriyA saMghavI parivAra sAMcora (satyapura) rAjasthAna zA. pUnamacaMdajI kisturacaMdajI cAMdarAI (rAja.) pharma :-zA. candraprakAza javAnamala kApusTrITa, nellora (Andhrapradeza) phensIbAibAbulAlajI lAlacaMdajI (rAja.) kavarADA prakAzakumAra, kizorakumAra 13/558, kAkaralAvArI sTrITa, nellUra (Andhrapradeza) ang-gsl-ls-lgs-sm / /
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________________ (C) lekhakIya) kAla kA rUpa to parivartita hotA hI rahA hai parantu Amantrita videzI vikRtioM ne to bhAratIya jana-mAnasa para vAsanAoM ke haMTara barasA diye haiM ... jaba santoM ko bacanA bhI kaThina ho to naI-pIr3hI ke santAna isa haMTara mAra ko kaise jhela sakate haiM ? kahA~ hai ? Aja kI naI pIr3hI ke pAsa kAlidAsa aura RSabhadAsa kI kavitA ? zrI hemacandrAcArya aura zaMkarAcArya kI vidvatA ? rANA pratApa aura bhagatasiMha kI zUravIratA ? padminI aura sItA kI zIlavattA ? kahA~ hai-vastupAla aura tejapAla kahA~ hai vivekAnanda ? kahA~ hai aravinda ? kahA~ hai subhASacandra ? kahA~ candrazekhara ? ye saba chIna liyA hai." usa vyoma-mArga dvArA gupta rUpa se utArI haI paMktibaddha TI. vI. zraMkhalAoM vikRttioM kI bharapUra bAr3ha meM Dubate hue kizoro, yuvAoM, bAlakoM ko ubArane ke lie kucha santa-mahantoM ne sajaga hokara bIr3A uThAyA hai| naI pIr3hI ke AksIjana yukta saMskAra-prANoM ko punaH jIvita karane ke lie unhoMne praNa kiyA hai| jisameM unhoMne apanI AdhyAtmasAdhanA ko kucha gauNa kiyA nimnastara kI dezanA paddhati ko apanAnA pdd'aa| sira para kaphana bA~dhakara aneka prakAra ke naye prayogoM dvArA unhone tana-mana kA hrAsa bhI kiyaa| prastuta sacitra kathA-sAhitya bhI isI lakSya ko prApta karane ke liye zrI gaNeza kara rahA hai, jo ki Aja kala dhImI manda gati se Age bar3ha rahA hai| isa prasaMga para suMdara citra aura sundara prinTa kArya kara dene vAle "divAkara prakAzana" (AgarA) kA (isI dizA meM) prayatna sarAhanIya hai| hindI anuvAdaka zrI saMta dayAla ko bhI kaise bhulAyA jAya ? AzA hai - pAThakagaNa, citroM ko sparza kareMge (yA zraddhA se darzana kreNge)| kathAyeM to par3hege hI kintu sAtha-sAtha unase kucha zikSA (bodha) bhI prApta kreNge| isI kAmanA ke sAthajinAjJA ke viruddha yadi kahIM likhA gayA ho to micchAmi dukkaDam -zrI yogi-pAda-padama reNuH/muni Atmadarzana vijaya 2052 madrAsa/ArAdhanA bhavana Jain Education Intematonai For Privale & Personal Use Only
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________________ STIS 1. prANa, sabako pyAre 2. maMdirA kA karuNa aMjAma (pariNAma) sUcI (krama-darzana) 3. karmoM kI gata nyArI 4. apUrva bhrAtR-sneha 5. mahimA : kRSNa-narasiMha kI 6. kRSNa kA krodha - vijaya 7. dharma- khumArI (dharma-zaurya) 8. digambara mata ke Adya praNetA 9. cANakya aura candragupta 10. badalatI rAjanIti zila unala f 1 wwg 11. samRddha prAcIna bhArata 12. strI- haTha 13. bhAgIrathI jAhnavI kA saMkSipta itihAsa 14. tIrtha kI AzAtanA na kareM 15. deva bananA hai yA divAliyA ? DTS THE-MIS ka TPTR THE DAY u piMka peja naM. not the 1-2 3-7 8-11 12-14 15-16 17-18 19-21 22-27 jara 28-32 33-35 36-38 *39-45 46-49 50-52 53-55 * ArTa varka evaM priMTiMga dvArA saMjaya surAnA, divAkara prakAzana e-7, avAgar3ha hAUsa, ema. jI. roDa, AgarA-282002. phona : (0562) 351165, 51789
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________________ 1. prANa sabako pyAre eka bAra mahArAja zreNika ne sabhA meM Aye hue logoM se pUchA-'isa samaya rAjagRha nagara meM aisI kauna-sI vastu haiM, jo sastI evaM svAda meM svAdiSTa hoM?" saba ne apanI-apanI rAya prastuta kii| kSatriyoM kI bhI bArI aaii| unhoMne kahA, "isa samaya sastI evaM svAdiSTa vastu kevala mA~sa hai|" yaha sunakara vahA~ baiThe hue abhayakumAra ne socA-"ye loga DhITha haiN| yadi inako sabaka nahIM sikhAyA gayA to hiMsaka AcAra-vicAroM kA vyApaka prasAra hogaa| isalie aisA koI upAya karanA cAhie, jisase phira se ye loga isa prakAra bolane kI Adata bhUla jaaye|" yaha socakara usI rAta abhayakumAra ne sabhI kSatriyoM ke ghara jAkara unase kahA- rAjakumAra gambhIra rUpa se bImAra hai| vaidyoM ke kathana anusAra rAjakumAra ko jIvita rakhane kA kevala eka hI upAya hai aura vo hai thor3A-sA manuSya ke kaleje (hRdaya) kA maaNs| he kSatriyo ! Apa loga rAjA kA anna (namaka) khAte ho| ataH rAjakumAra ko kisI bhI taraha bacAnA Apa logoM kA parama kartavya hai| aura hA~, kalejA lene ke bAda Apako, parivAra kI AjIvikA calAne ke lie rAjya kI ora (tarapha) se eka hajAra sonaiyA diyA jaayegaa| jisase bAda meM Apako parivAra kI cintA na rhe|" yaha sunakara eka kSatriya ne hAtha jor3akara namra svara meM kahA-"maiM apanI eka hajAra sonaiyA Apako arpaNa karatA huuN| kRpayA Apa yahA~ se jAiye aura kisI anya kSatriya se kalejA (hRdaya) maaNgiye| mujhe jIvana-dAna diijiye|" abhayakumAra eka hajAra sonaiyA lekara vahA~ se anya kSatriyoM ke yahA~ cala diyaa| sabhI kSatriyoM ne abhayakumAra se ___eka hI bAta khii| "hamAre se eka hajAra sonaiyA le jAiye, kintu hameM jIvita chor3a diijiye| kalejA (hRdaya) kisI anya se grahaNa kriye|" isa prakAra abhayakumAra ne pratyeka kSatriya ke ghara jAkara kula eka lAkha sonaiyA ekatrita kiye, kintu kisI ne bhI apane kaleje kA mA~sa nahIM diyaa| dUsare dina subaha abhayakumAra ne rAjya-darabAra meM eka lAkha sonaiyA kA Dhera kara diyaa| aura kSatriyoM se kahA"kala Apa loga isa sabhA meM sabase sastI vastu mA~sa batA rahe the| kintu eka lAkha sonaiyA ke badale thor3A-sA bhI mA~sa _na mila skaa| aba batAo, mA~sa ma~hagA haiM yA sastA?" abhayakumAra ne sabhI kSatriyoM ko jhir3aka diyA aura AindA mA~sAhArI bhojana na karane pratijJA dilaayii| yadi eka lAkha sonaiyA ke badale koI apanA mA~sa na de sakatA ho to, kyA krUratA se katla kiye gaye anya prANiyoM ke aMga grahaNa karanA yA unakA vyApAra karanA ucita hai?
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________________ COCXC 000000000000000000 DOCCCOD0000000 KHKHKHKHpKHp`py are ! mA~sAhArioM !! mu~ha ke andara ke chAle (nAsUra) kI pIr3A bhI sahI nahIM jA sakatI kA~TA nikalane ke bAda bhI usakI pIr3A asahanIya hotI hai| taba krUratA se katla kiye gaye prANiyoM ke mA~sa kA bhakSaNa karake unakI Ahe aura karAheM kyA jIvana ko vAstava meM sukhamaya banA sakatI haiN| smaraNa rahe ki prANa sabako pyAre hote haiN| soco... !! bhaviSya to bhayaMkara hai hI, lekina vartamAna jIvana ko bhI svAsthya ke lie bhArI parezAnI meM DAla rahe hoM $55 For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ 2. madirA kA karuNa aMjAma (pariNAma) kauna anajAna hogA madirA se hone vAlI varabAdI se? yugoM-yugoM se manuSya nazIle padArthoM ke caMgula meM pha~satA jA rahA hai| aura apane-parAye ke prANoM kI bhI paravAha kiye binA apanI burI AdatoM kI pUrti karane ke lie kAnUnI va gaira kAnUnI (avaidha) zarAba ke ThekoM kI ora daur3atA calA jAtA hai| prAcIna yuga meM zrIkRSNa ke parivAra meM zarAba (madirA) se jo bhayaMkara pariNAma hue usakI rocaka kahAnI hameM bahuta kucha kaha jAtI hai| zrIkRSNa kI nagarI dvArakA, svarga kI amarApurI nagarI ke samAna thii| kahA jAtA hai ki 12 (bAraha) yojana ke kSetraphala vAlI deva-nirmita dvArakA nagarI ke cAroM tarapha cA~dI kA gar3ha (kilA) thA aura usake Upara sthita sone ke kaMgure meru-samAna suzobhita the| eka bAra nemi prabhu dvArakA meM pdhaare| dezanA (pravacana) sunane gaye zrIkRSNa ne unase eka prazna pUchA-"prabhu ! dvArakA nagarI, sampUrNa (sAre) yaduvaMza aura merA anta kisa prakAra hogA?" zrI neminAtha ne uttara diyA-he kRSNa ! dvArakA sahita sampUrNa (sAre) yaduvaMza kA nAza, marakara deva bane dvaipAyana nAmaka RSi dvArA agni se hogaa| aura tumhArI mRtyu tumhAre hI bhAI jarAkumAra ke hAthoM hogii|" vasudeva ke tIna rAniyoM se utpanna tIna putra the| devakI se zrIkRSNa, rohiNI se baladeva aura jarA rAnI se jraakumaar| vAsudeva ke aura bhI aneka rAniyA~ thiiN| zAMba-pradyumna Adi sAr3he tIna karor3a yaduvaMzIya rAjakumAroM evaM anya karor3oM yadu janoM se yukta parivAra meM balarAma evaM kRSNa Apasa meM atyanta sneha va ekatA se rahate the| - "mere hAtha se yaduvaMza ke AdhAra-stambha zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu nahIM honI caahie| yaha socakara jarAkumAra dhanuSa-bANa lekara vana meM nivAsa karane cale gye| dvaipAyana RSi bhI apane hAthoM se hone vAle "dvArakA evaM yaduvaMza ke nAza" kI bAta prabhu ke
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________________ se sunakara, dvArakA ke bAhara sthita vana meM tapasyA karane lge| cU~ki dvArakA aura yAdavoM ke prati unako sneha-bhAva thA, jisake kAraNa apane hAthoM dvArakA-vinAza unheM svIkAra na thA / mukha zrIkRSNa ne nemi prabhu ko praNAma karake dvArakA nagarI meM praveza kiyA aura isa prakAra ghoSaNA karAI - "prabhu neminAtha ke vacanAnusAra madirA se unmatta yadu kumAroM dvArA atyadhika apamAnita hue dvaipAyana RSi dvArA isa nagarI ko maraNAnta upasarga hone vAlA hai| isalie nagara ke bAhara parvata ke pAsa kadamba vana meM kAdambarI guphA ke andara sthita vizAla zilA-kuNDoM meM madirA Adi mAdaka padArthoM kA tyAga karanA caahie|" yaha sunakara sabhI nagarajanoM ne madirA kA pUrA bhaNDAra una zilA kuNDoM meM ulaTa diyaa| chaH mAha bAda aneka vRkSoM ke samUha se jhar3ate puSpoM se kuNDoM meM par3I sArI madirA pakvarasa yukta (svAdiSTa) bana gii| eka bAra zAMba (kumAra) kA zikArI ghUmate-ghUmate usa jaMgala meM A phuNcaa| aura tRSNA (pyAsa) se pIr3ita usane usa madirA kA pAna kiyaa| madirA ke madhura svAda se tRpta hokara usane kucha madirA mazaka meM DAlakara zAMba kumAra ko dI / "itanI svAdiSTa madirA tuma kahA~ se le Aye? " - zAMba kumAra ke isa prazna ke uttara meM zikArI ne batAyA ki madirA usane kAdambarI ke kuNDa se prApta kI thii| aneka svacchaMdI yadu kumAroM ne zAMba ke sAtha vahA~ jAkara usa madirA kA taba taka upabhoga kiyA jaba taka ki ve pUrNa rUpa se tRpta na ho jaayeN| tatpazcAt pAgaloM (vikSiptoM) kI taraha unmatta hokara ve parvata para car3hakara krIr3Ae karane lge| tabhI unhoMne tapasyA meM lIna dvaipAyana RSi ko dekhaa| RSi ko dekhate hI unhoMne socA- "yahI hamArI nagarI kA vinAzaka banane vAlA hai| kintu vinAzaka banane se pahale hI hama isakA nAza kara deNge| jisase dvArakA-vinAza kA prazna hI utpanna nahIM hogaa|" yaha socakara dvaipAyana kA apamAna karane ke alAvA una logoM ne unako lAta-mukke aura DaNDoM se mAranA zurU kara diyaa| aura anta meM dvaipAyana ko adhamarA karake pahAr3a se nIce jamIna para paTaka diyaa| eka caravAhe ne isa ghaTanA kI sUcanA zrIkRSNa ko dii| yaha sunakara duHkhI kRSNa, balarAma ke sAtha dvaipAyana ke pAsa dauDa cale Aye aura unake krodha ko zAnta karane ke lie madhura vacanoM se unase kSamA mA~gate huA kahA- "he maharSi ! madirA se unmatta hue avivekI evaM ajJAnI mere putroM ne ApakA jo apamAna kiyA hai, usake lie hama kSamA cAhate haiN| kRpayA hameM 4 ad
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________________ kSamA kara diijiye|" kRSNa ke aisA kahane ke pazcAt bhI-azAnta aura asImita krodha vAle dvaipAyana ne kahA-"are kRSNa ! tumhAre madhura vacanoM se aba kucha nahIM hogaa| tuma donoM ke sivA nagarajanoM sahita sampUrNa nagarI ko jalA dene kA maiMne saMkalpa kiya saMkalpa ko badalane kI zakti kisI meM bhI nahIM haiN| cale jAo yahA~ se Aga lagI ho taba kuMA khodane kI mUrkhatA-bharI ceSTA mata kro|" balarAma ne bhI zrIkRSNa ko samajhAte hue kahA-"bhAI ! prabhu ke vacanoM ko parivartita karane kI zakti kisI meM bhI nahIM haiN| isa yogI ko samajhAne ke bajAye hameM vApasa jAnA caahie|" zoka se vyAkula hokara donoM vApasa A gye| dUsare dina zrIkRSNa ne dvaipAyana ke saMkalpa kI ghoSaNA nagara meM krvaayii| aura nagarajanoM ko dharmArAAdhanA meM vizeSa rUpa se (lIna) tatpara rahane ke lie khaa| ___eka bAra nemi prabhu giranAra parvata para pdhaare| mohahara evaM manohara dezanA sunakara zAMba pradyumna Adi aneka kumAroM aura rukmiNI Adi yaduvaMza kI aneka striyoM ne prabhu se pravrajyA grahaNa kI aura donoM lokoM (ubhaya loka) ke kaSToM se mukta hue| samaya kRSNa vAsudeva khar3e hue evaM hAtha jor3akara prabhu se pUchA-"prabhu ! kitane samaya bAda dvaipAyana dvArA dvArakA meM upadrava hogA?" "dvaipAyana bAraha varSa bAda dvArakA ko jlaayegaa|" itanA kahakara prabhu vihAra karane anya sthAna ko cale gye| dvArakA jAkara phira se udghoSaNA karavAyI aura dayA-dAna-brahmacarya-acorya evaM AyaMbila kA tapa Adi anuSThAna nagarajanoM ko vizeSa rUpa se karate rahane ke lie khaa| nagarajana bhI sAvadhAna hokara deva-pUjA, AyaMbila kA tapa Adi dharmArAdhanAA meM vizeSa rUpa se lIna rahane lge| dvaipAyana RSi bhI saMkalpa pUrvaka marakara agnikumAra deva bne| pUrvabhava ke vaira yAda karake ve dvArakA meM aaye| kinta nagarajanoM kI vizeSa dharmArAdhanA ke samakSa unakI zakti kAma nahIM A sakatI thii| isalie nagarajanoM kI kamajoriyA~ talAzate hue ve vahIM (AkAza meM) bhaTakane lge| idhara nagarajanoM ne socA ki "tapa ke prabhAva se dvaipAyana bhAga gaye haiN|" aura unhoMne bAraha varSa pUre hone ke bAda tapasyA Adi chor3akara pUrva kI bhA~ti madirA, mA~sa Adi kA sevana karanA Arambha kara diyA tathA dharma nirapekSa evaM svacchanda rUpa se bartAva karane lge| dvaipAyana deva bhI isa kamajorI ko pAkara prasanna hue| usa samaya dvArika nagarI meM vinAza kA saMketa dene vAle utpAta hone lge| balarAma aura kRSNa ke hala evaM cakra Adi ratnoM kA nAza huaa| tatpazcAt dvaipAyana deva ne saMvarta-vAyu utpanna karake, lakaDI, patte, ghAsa Adi se pUre nagara ko pATa diyaa| aneka prakAra ke utpAta dekhakara sAre nagara meM har3akampa maca gyaa| nagarajanoM ko nagara kA vinAza aba nikaTa pratIta hone lgaa| bhayabhIta hokara nagarajana dvArakA chor3akara bhAgane lge| kintu dvaipAyana ne mahA vAyu utpanna karake palAyana karate hue nagarajanoM ko uThA-uThA kara nagara ke andara banda kara diyaa| nagara ke dvAra banda karake nagara ke andara aura nagara ke bAhara rahe karoDoM yAdavoM ko ekatrita karake dvaipAyana ne Aga lagA dii| cAro tarapha Aga laga gii| Aga bujha na jAye isalie dvaipAyana (surAdhama) usameM vRkSa evaM latAyeM bhI DAlate gye| pUre nagara meM itanA dhuA~ phaila gayA ki loga eka-dUsare ko dekha bhI nahIM pA rahe the| aMdhoM ke samAna eka bhI kadama khisakane ke lie logoM meM zakti nahIM thii| baccoM kI cIkheM, yuvAoM kA zora, striyoM kI pukAra evaM vRddhoM ke Akranda se vAtAvaraNa atyanta zokamaya evaM karuNAmaya ho utthaa| svarNa evaM ranoM se suzobhita prAsAda rAkha meM badalane lge| eka dUsare se lipaTe hue asahAya parijana agni kA grAsa banane lge| U~cI haveliyoM kI dIvAreM aura chateM jamIna para girane lgiiN| kar3a-kar3a kI AvAja karatI vizAla imArata evaM agni-jvAlAoM kI brahmANDa-sI bhayaMkara AvAjoM se aisA pratIta hotA thA mAno AkAza-pAtAla eka ho gayA ho| zastrAgAra bhasmAgAroM meM badalane lge| svayaM mAlika hI agni kA grAsa hone lage to prANiyoM kI kyA aukAta? hAthI, ghor3e sahita hastizAlAyeM evaM azvazAlAyeM bhI ina bhayAnaka kSaNoM meM rAkha hone lgiiN| sArI nagarI meM vinAza kA daitya nRtya karane lgaa| pUrI (sArI) dvArakA nagarI ko agni-jvAlAoM se AcchAdita dekhakara, atyanta vyAkula hokara zrIkRSNa evaM balarAma ne turanta hI pitA vasudeva, mAtA devakI tathA rohiNI ko mahala se bAhara nikAlakara ratha para biThAyA aura nagara ke bAhara jAne ke lie ratha ko hA~kanA zurU kiyaa| kintu dvaipAyana dvArA staMbhita kiye hue ghor3e eka kadama bhI Age bar3hane meM asamartha the| taba balarAma evaM kRSNa ghor3e ke sthAna para svayaM ratha khIMcane lge| yuddha meM arjuna ke sAta azva yukta ratha ke saphala sArathi kRSNa ko svayaM azva kA sthAna lenA par3A" samaya kI kaisI vicitratA !!! 5
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________________ "he rAma ! he kezava ! he parAkramI ! he yAdavezvara ! agni ke isa upadrava se hameM bacAo, hamArI rakSA kro| "-isa prakAra nagarajanoM kA karuNa Akranda sunate hue, baladeva aura kRSNa, mAtA-pitA kA ratha khIMcate hue nagara ke mukhya dvAra taka A pahu~ce aura dvaipAyana dvArA banda kiye hue usa dvAra ko pairoM ke prahAra se tor3akara ratha ko bAhara nikAlane kA prayatna karate haiM, kintu ratha bAhara nahIM nikala sakA, mAno kIcar3a meM pha~sa gayA ho| taba AkAzastha dvaipAyana bolA- "he maiM kRSNa tuma donoM ke sivA kisI ko bhI jIvita nahIM chodduuNgaa| kyA mere pUrvakathita saMkalpa (praNa) ko tuma bhUla gaye? mAtA-pitA ke moha meM tumhArA yaha prayatna vyartha hai / " yaha sunakara ati vyAkula hue balarAma aura kRSNa ko mAtA-pitA ne snehapUrvaka kahA - " vatsa ! tuma loga aba jaao| tumhArA mArga kalyANamaya evaM nirvighna ho| tuma loga jIvita rahoge to phira se yadukula kA udaya hogaa| hamako bacAne meM aba tuma loga saphala nahIM hoNge|" yaha kahakara vAsudeva, devakI aura (balarAma kI mAtA) rohiNI tInoM anazanapUrvaka nemi prabhu kI zaraNa meM aaye| thor3I dera bAda dvaipAyana ne unake Upara agni-varSA kii| tInoM namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa karate hue mRtyu ko prApta karake devaloka meM deva hue| asImita duHkha se balarAma aura kRSNa vilApa karate hue nagara ke bAhara jAkara kisI jIrNa udyAna meM cupacApa baiThakara jalatI huI dvArakA nagarI ko dekhane lge| pazuoM aura nagarajanoM kI cIMkha-pukAroM evaM har3akampa se vyApta nagara ko agnijvAlA bhasma sAt kara rahI thI / azrupUrita netroM se yaha atyanta karaNa dRzya dekhakara balarAma-kRSNa socane lage "jala ke bulabule-sA kaisA kSaNabhaMgura ye jIvana ! megha-dhanuSya ke raMga-sI kaisI anitya caMcala lakSmI ! svajanoM kA saMgama bhI svapna samAna kSaNika !" mahaloM ke sone ke kaMgure bhI koyale se kAle hone lge| mahala bhI rAkha ke Dhera meM badalane lge| kaisI viDambanA ! tInoM lokoM ko jItane vAle mahAzaktizAlI bhI jalatI huI dvArakA ko zAnta na kara ske| apane mAtA-pitA ko bhI na bacA sake ! jinezvara bhagavaMta kA vacana vAstava meM aTala, akATya hotA hai| satya hai ki parvata ko bhedane vAle samudra ke tIvra pravAha ko rokA jA sakatA hai| kintu pUrva meM kiye gaye zubhAzubha karmoM pariNAma (phala) ko koI nahIM roka sktaa| isa bAta ko pratyakSa anubhava karate hue kRSNa ne balarAma se pUchA"bandhu ! asahAya hokara aba hama kahA~ jAyeM? " balarAma ne kahA- "dakSiNa taTa sthita pANDavoM kI nagarI pANDu-mathurA kI ora calate haiN|" donoM ne pANDu-mathurA kI ora prayANa kiyaa| idhara jalatI huI dvArakA nagarI meM balarAma kA putra kubjavAraka apane mahala kI chata para car3hakara ucca svara meM bolane lagA - " maiM isI bhava meM mukti prApta karane vAlA huuN| aisA mujhe zrI nemi prabhu ne kahA thaa| yadi yaha bAta saca hai to maiM agni meM kyoM jalUM? "-kubjavAraka ko isa taraha bolate hue dekhakara jRbhaMka devoM ne use uThAkara prahlava deza meM vicarate zrI neminAtha bhagavAna ke pAsa chor3a diyA aura usane vahA~ pravrajyA grahaNa kii| nagara bhasma hone se balarAma-kRSNa kI rAniyA~ aura yaduoM kI striyoM ne anazanapUrvaka svarga prApta kiyA / dvaipAyana deva ne karor3oM yAdavoM ko bhasma kara diyaa| isa bhayaMkara agni-kANDa se chaH mAha meM sampUrNa ( pUrA) nagara naSTa ho gyaa| tatpazcAt duSTa dvaipAyana ne samudra ke jala meM dvArakA ko DubA diyaa| kitanA bhayaMkara vinAza huA ! vasudeva-devakI sahita karor3oM yAdava aura asaMkhya pazu isa agni-kANDa se akAla mRtyu ko prApta hue| yadi dvArakA ke vinAza kA mukhya kAraNa dvaipAyana kA krodha thA, to usa krodha kA mukhya kAraNa zAMba-pradyumna Adi kumAroM dvArA (hoza khokara) kiyA huA madirA-pAna thaa| ataH duSTa kauna haiM? dvaipAyana yA madirA ? zAMba Adi kumAroM se piTakara dvaipAyana krodhita hue, aura piTAI kA mukhya kAraNa madirA thii| yaha satya hai ki madirA-pAna se bar3e-bar3e rAjA-mahArAjAoM kI pratiSThA phIkI ho gaI hai' loga bhI apanI pratiSThA kho baitthe| svastha zarIra ko asvastha banAne vAlI bhI madirA hI hai| 7 samAja meM pratiSThA prApta **
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________________ 3. karmoM kI gati nyArI dvArakA-vinAza ke bAda balarAma evaM kRSNa asahAya ho, akele hI hastikalpa nagara ke nikaTa A phuNce| kRSNa ne balarAma se kahA-"bhAI ! mujhe khUba bhUkha lagI haiN| aba eka bhI kadama calA nahIM jAtA hai|" balarAma ne kahA-"bandhu, isa nagara se bhojana lekara maiM abhI A rahA huuN| taba taka tuma yahIM tthhro|" balarAma ne nagara meM jAkara apanI a~gUThI eka halavAI ko dI aura badale meM svAdiSTa bhojana khriidaa| hAtha meM pahane hue kar3e ke badale madirA khriidii| donoM ne nagara ke bAhara eka udyAna meM bhojana kiyaa| jaba puNyoM kA kSaya hotA hai to trikhaMDa ke adhipati ko bhI bhUkha se tar3apanA par3atA hai pyAsa se maranA par3atA hai kisI halavAI ke sAmane hAtha phailAnA par3atA hai| tatpazcAt kRSNa-balarAma dakSiNa dizA kI tarapha cala diye| bhayaMkara grISma-Rtu, madhyAhna kA samaya, lavaNa se bharapUra madirA pAna, evaM gariSTha bhojana se kRSNa jaba atyanta tRSAtura hue to unhoMne balarAma ko btaayaa| ___pyAsa se vyAkula kRSNa vRkSa kI chAyA taka pahu~cane meM asamartha the| balarAma ne kRSNa se kahA-"kRSNa ! maiM tumhAre lie jala lekara AtA hU~, taba taka tuma isa vRkSa ke nIce vizrAma kro|" yaha kahakara balarAma pAnI kI khoja meM cala diye| kauzAmba vana meM eka vRkSa kI chAyA meM kevala pItAmbara pahane hue zrI kRSNa paira ke upara paira car3hAkara so gye| atyanta parizrama se thake hue pyAsa se vyAkula kRSNa palabhara meM hI gaharI nIdaM so gye| idhara pAnI kI khoja meM nikale balarAma AkAza kI ora dekhate hue vana-devatA ko sambodhita karane lage"he vanadevatA ! mere prANapriya bandhu evaM vizva-vallabha kRSNa kI Apa rakSA krnaa| ye bAlaka ApakI zaraNa meM haiN| KE 8
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________________ ataH eka mA~ kI taraha usakI dekhabhAla krnaa|''-is prakAra AkAza evaM kRSNa kI ora bAra-bAra dekhate hue balarAma pAnI kI khoja meM Age bddh'e| apane hAthoM hone vAlI kRSNa kI mRtyu kI bhaviSyavANI nemi prabhu ke mukha se sunakara jarAkumAra bAraha varSa se vyAghracarmaM dhAraNa karake jaMgala meM bhaTaka rahA thaa| usane dUra se hI paira ke upara paira car3hAkara soye hue kRSNa ko mRga samajhA aura nizAnA lagAkara eka bANa chodd'aa| sa na na na na na bANa, kRSNa ke paira ko Ara-pAra bIMdha gyaa| zrIkRSNa acAnaka har3abar3Akara uThe aura bole-"are ! mujha niraparAdhI (nirdoSa) ko kisane mArA ? Aja taka kisI ne bhI mujha para vizvAsaghAta se vAra nahIM kiyA hai ?" dUra sthita jarAkumAra ko (na pahacAnane para) kRSNa ne sambodhita karate hue kahA-"are ! tuma kauna hoM ? apanA nAma aura gotra to batAoM ?" dUrastha jarAkumAra jhAr3iyoM meM se nikalakara bolA-"mere pitA vasudeva evaM mAtA jarA haiM aura kRSNa-balarAma kA maiM sagA bhAI huuN| zrI neminAtha ke vacana sunakara kRSNa-rakSA ke lie bAraha varSa se isa jaMgala meM rahate hue maiMne kisI manuSya ko nahIM dekhaa| he bhadra puruSa ! Apa kauna haiM ? kahA~ se Aye haiM ? ye batAaiMge?" / taba kRSNa ne kahA-"Ao bhAI ! maiM hI tumhArA bhAI kRSNa huuN| jisakI rakSA ke lie bAraha varSa se tuma isa jaMgala meM bhaTaka rahe ho|" _yaha sunakara jarAkumAra kRSNa ke nikaTa aayaa| kRSNa ko dekhate hI jaise usake hRdaya para vajrapAta huA ho aura vaha cetanAzunya hokara dharatI para lur3haka gyaa| jaise-taise caitanya pAkara jarAkumAra karuNa Akranda karate hue bolA"kRSNa ! Apa yahA~ kaise? kyA vAstava meM dvaipAyana ne yaduoM sahita dvArakA ko jalA DAlA? kyA nemi prabhu kI vANI satya siddha huI?" mA kRSNa ne dvArakA-dahana kA pUrA vRtAnta usako sunaayaa| 'jarAkumAra Aja taka merI rakSA ke lie kiye gaye tumhAre sAre prayatna vyartha hue haiN| kyoMki prabhu ne jaisA kahA thA, vaisA hI ho rahA hai|" dvArakA-dahana kA hRdaya-vidAraka vRtAnta RECENTR 9
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________________ sunakara zokAgni se saMtapta jarAkumAra rone lgaa| "hAya ! atithI ke rUpa meM Aye sage bhAI kA Atithya maiMne mRtyu kI bheMTa dekara kiyaa| aba maiM kahA~ jAU? majhe kahA~ zAnti milegI? are ! isa daSkatya ke lie to narka kI sajA bhI mere liye kama haiN| narka se bhI adhika kaSTa kA anubhava to maiM abhI kara hI rahA huuN| he vidhAtA ! mujha hatyAre ko Apane abhI taka jIvita kyoM rakhA haiM ? mere prANa le lo| he pRthvI ! isa pApI ko tu apane andara samA le| jaba nemi prabhu ne mere hI hAthoM bandhu-hatyA kI bAta kahI thI, usI vakta maiM mara jAtA to isa mahApApa se avazya baca jaataa| isa prakAra vRkSa kI pratyeka zAkhAoM ko, pazuoM evaM pakSiyoM ko zokamaya karate hue, svayaM vilApa karate hue jarAkumAra ko kRSNa ne kahA bandhu ! tuma duHkha mata karo, kyoMki bhAgya ko parivartita karane kI zakti svayaM devoM-devendroM aura devAdhidevoM meM bhI nahIM hotii| aba tuma isa kaustubha (bANa-tarakaza) kA cinha lekara hamAre prati ta pAMDavoM ke pAsa jAo aura unase hamAre aparAdhoM kI kSamA-yAcanA karate hue dvArakA-dahana kA sampUrNa vRtAnta kaha sunaao| tuma ulTe pairoM se jAo, tAki balarAma ko kisI manuSya ke yahA~ Ane kA patA na cle| jAo baMdhu ! karor3o yAdavoM meM se kevala tuma hI bace ho| isa prakAra kRSNa dvArA bAra-bAra prerita kiye jAne para jarAkumAra ne hicakiyA~ lete hue kRSNa ke paira se tIra khIMca nikAlA aura kaustubha lekara bAra-bAra kRSNa kI ora dekhate hue, ulTe paira pAMDavoM kI nagarI pAMDu-mathurA kI aura prasthAna kiyaa| idhara bANa ke prahAra se atyanta pIr3ita kRSNa ne uttarAbhimukha rahate hue hAtha jor3akara arihaMtAdi cAroM kI zaraNa svIkAra karane ke lie sarvaprathama bhagavAna neminAtha ko praNAma kiyaa| tatpazcAta ghAsa kI zayyA para leTe hue kRSNa zAba-pradyumna aura rukmiNI Adi pravajita hue mahAtmAoM kI anumodanA ke sAtha svaduskRtya kA pazcAtApa karane lge| - isa prakAra zubha adhyavasAyoM meM sthita zrI kRSNa ko pIr3A ke atireka ke sAtha vAyu kA prakopa bhI bar3hane lagA aura ve zubha dhyAna se azubha dhyAna kI ora mur3a gye| CCGGGC 90*
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________________ dvArakA kI samRddhi, dvArakA-dahana aura upAyana kA krodha Adi unake mAnasa paTala para bAra-bAra Ane lgaa| "merI sarvanAza kI jaDa dvaipAyana hI haiN| jisane merI yaha dardazA kii| Aja se pahale koI manaSya yA deva bhI majhe parAsta nahI kara sakA thaa| yadi vo duSTa dvaipAyana abhI mere sAmane A jAye to usakA peTa cirakara dvArakA kI sArI samRddhi usameM se nikAla duuN|" isaprakAra tIvra rodra dhyAna ke abhyAsa se kRSNa kI AtmA ne hajAra varSa kI Ayu pUrNa karake tIsare narka kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| mahAyuddhoM meM akele hI anekoM ko parAsta karane vAle kRSNa jaise mahAyoddhA ko sage bhAI ke hAthoM atyanta tRSAtura avasthA meM mRtyu prApta huii| jisakI pratyeka icchA kI pUrti ho jAtI hai, aise puNyavAna ko vana meM marate samaya koI pAnI pilAne vAlA bhI na thaa| sone kI dvArakA ke svAmI ko vana meM kaSTa jhelate hue bhaTakanA pdd'aa| hamezA maNi-ratnoM ke bahumUlya vastra bharaNa dhAraNa karane vAle ko tana Thakane ke lie kevala eka pitAmbara se kAma calAnA pdd'aa| jisake eka hI saMketa se hajAroM sevaka sevA meM upasthita ho jAte hoM ese mahApuruSa ko ghane jaMgala meM akele hI mRtyu ko svIkAra karanA pdd'aa| * kamala-sI komala evaM narama zayyA para sone vAle ko mRtyu ke samaya jaMgalI ghAsa ekatrita karake khuradarI zayyA para sonA pdd'aa| karma kA udaya kaba aura kaise jIva para jhapaTatA haiM, usakA yaha jIvaMta satya dRSTAnta hameM sajaga karane ke lie kAphI nahIM haiM kyA? karma kA nyAya saba ke lie samAna haiN| cAhe kRSNa kI AtmA hoM yA mahAvIra kii| cAhe eka adanA AdamI ho yA mahAna manuSya saba ko svakRta karmoM ke anusAra daMDa bhugatanA par3atA hai| / isake bAda kI kathA meM tRSAtura kRSNa ke lie pAnI kI khoja meM gaye balarAma jaba pAnI lekara kRSNa ke pAsa lauTate haiM, taba kI ghaTanAoM aura bandhu ke prati asImita anurAga darzAnevAlI vividha avasthAoM kA varNana kiyA gayA Gong h5 Ting Ting F Ya Sui Nan 11
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________________ 4. apUrva bhAtR sneha dvArakA-vinAza ke pazcAt (kevala pahine hue vastroM se) balarAma evaM kRSNa khAlI hAtha kauzAmba vana A phuNce| atyanta tRSAtura kRSNa ke lie balarAma pAnI kI khoja meM nikala gye| idhara paira para paira car3hAkara soye hue kRSNa ko mRga samajhakara jarAkumAra ne una para bANa chodd'aa| kRSNa kI mRtyu ho gii| zoka-saMtapta jarAkumAra ne pAMDavoM kI pAMDu-mathurA nagarI kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| jaise-taise vaha pAMDavoM ke pAsa pahu~cA aura unheM kostubha cinha dikhAkara dvArakA-vinAza evaM kRSNa kI mRtyu Adi ke viSaya meM sampUrNa vRtAnta kaha sunaayaa| atyanta zoka se vyAkula hokara unhoMne kRSNa kA mRtyu-karma kiyaa| aura nirantara eka varSa taka kRSNa-viyoga se tar3apate hue unheM vairAgI banakara vrata lene kI icchA huii| bhagavAna nemi-prabhu ne cAra jJAna se yukta dharmaghoSa muni ko pAMDavoM ke pAsa bhejA aura pAMDavoM ne jarAkumAra ko rAjya sauMpakara dharmaghoSa muni se dIkSA grahaNa kii| kAlAntara meM 20 karor3a muniyoM ke sAtha unhoMne zajaya parvata para mokSa prApta kiyaa| ___ idhara, kamala-patra ke pAtra meM jala lekara lauTate hue duSTa pakSiyoM ke apazukana se cintAtura balarAma, kRSNa ke pAsa phuNce| kRSNa ke upara kAlI makkhiyoM ko bhinabhinAte dekhakara balarAma ne kRSNa ke mukha upara se vastra httaayaa| kRSNa ko mRta avasthA meM dekhakara bhaMyakara krodha se unhoMne siMhanAda kiyaa| jisase pazu-pakSiyoM sahita sampUrNa jaMgala kAMpa utthaa| tatpazcAt balarAma ucca svara meM bole-"prANoM se bhI priya mere soye hae bhAI ko jisane bhI mArA hai aura jo vAstava meM vIra puruSa kA putra haiM to turanta mere samakSa upasthita ho| sajjana manuSya, strI ko, bacce ko RSi ko aura soye hue (vyakti) manuSya ko kabhI nahIM maartaa|" aisA kahakara kRSNa ke hatyAre ko DhUMDhate hue balarAma vana meM bhaTakane lge| phira kRSNa ke pAsa lauTakara ucca svara meM vilApa karane lage-"o yAdaveza ! gaNanIdhi ! ! tuma kahA~ ho ? o prANapriya ! pahale mere binA tuma eka kSaNa bhI nahIM raha sakate the aura Aja tuma mere sAtha bolane ke lie bhI taiyAra nahIM ho| itanA nArAja kyoM hote ho? yadi maiMne koI galatI kI ho to bhI itanA adhika samaya krodha karanA ucita Rudraao 12
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________________ nahIM hai| he vanadeviyoM ! mujha para dayA karake mere bhAI ko samajhAoM ! he priya bandhu ! tumhArI aisI ceSTA se to mujhe sampUrNa saMsAra zUnya hI najara AtA hai| ataH kRpayA karake uThakara khar3e ho jaao| ataH lo ye jala grahaNa kro| abhI sone kA samaya nahIM hai|" / isa prakAra mRta kRSNa se vinatI karate hue balarAma ne sArI rAta bitA dii| bhora hone para vikSiptoM kI taraha vilApa karate hue balarAma ne kRSNa ko jagAne kA prayAsa kiyA-"uTho uTho baMdhu ! aba dhUpa caDhane lagI hai| abhI to hameM bahuta dUra jAnA hai|" kaSNa ke prati atyanta mohAsakta balarAma, kRSNa ke mRta zarIra ko apane kandhe para uThAkara bar3abar3ate hue vana meM bhaTakane lge| isaprakAra bhaTakate-bhaTakate grISma Rtu bIta gaI aura varSA Rtu Arambha ho gii| pahale balarAma ke prati atyanta prema se vazIbhUta hokara sArathI bane siddhArtha nAmaka sage bhAI ne balarAma se dIkSA-yAcanA kI thI, taba balarAma ne kahA thA-"kAlAntara meM yadi tuma deva bano to mujhe pratibodha karane avazya aanaa|" marakara deva bane siddhArtha ne isa samaya avadhijJAna kA upayoga kiyA aura mohavaza kRSNa ke mRta zarIra ko kaMdhe para uThAye hue balarAma kI durdazA dekhakara, use pratibodha karane vaha pRthvI para aayaa| vaha vibhinna rUpa dhAraNa karake naI-naI tarakIbeM AjamAne lgaa| jaise patthara para kamala ugAnA dagdha (jale huye) vRkSa ko bAra-bAra pAnI se sIMcanA mRta gAya ko balapUrvaka ghAsa khilAnA Adi ToTake usane vibhinna rUpoM meM baladeva ko dikhaaye| kyA patthara para kamala uga sakatA hai ? kyA jale hue vRkSa ko pAnI se sIcaMkara navapallavita kiyA jA sakatA hai ? gAyoM ke mRta zarIra kahIM ghAsa khAte haiM ? 13
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________________ balarAma ke ina praznoM ke uttara meM siddhArtha bolA-"tumhAre kaMdhe para rakhA mRta zarIra yadi jIvita ho jAye to ye saba bhI sambhava hai|" taba balarAma socane lagA-kyA mere choTe bhAI kRSNa kI mRtyu ho cukI hai ? kyA mere kaMdhe para usakA mRta zarIra hai ? tabhI siddhArtha deva ne apane asalI rUpa meM prakaTa hokara apanA paricaya diyA aura pratibodha ke lie apanA Agamana btaayaa| balarAma isase gale milA aura pUchA ki aba kyA karanA cAhie ? siddhArtha ne use sarva tyAga ke patha para pravajita hone kA zreSTha mArga dikhaayaa| balarAma ne ye svIkAra karake do nadiyoM ke saMgama para zrI kRSNa kA antima kriyA kiyaa| arthAt kRSNa ke zava ko nadI meM bahA diyA, tatpazcAt neminAtha bhagavAna ke bheje hue cAraNa muniyoM se balarAma ne dIkSA grahaNa kI aura gA~va-gA~va vihAra karate hue tuMgikA-zaila parvata ke samIpa A phuNce| siddhArtha deva bhI unakI sevA ke lie hamezA unake nikaTa rahane lge| (isa prakAra chaH mAha taka baMdhu prema se prerita hokara kRSNa ke mRta zarIra ko apane kaMdhoM para uThAye hue balarAma vana meM bhaTakate rhe| jIvita bhAIyoM ke prati bhI "mara jAye to acchA" isa prakAra kI duSTa manovRtti vAle kaliyuga ke bhAIyoM ko balarAma se apUrva bandhu-prema kI preraNA grahaNa karanI cAhie, jo ki mRta zarIra meM bhI apane bhAI ko jIvita dekhane kI abhilASA rakhatA thaa|) 14*
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________________ vAla 5. mahimA : kRSNa narasiMha kI tuMgikA parvata ke zikhara para baladevamuni mAsakSamaNAdi karake ugra tapasyA karane lge| vana meM lakaDI kATane Ane kucha bhI bhojana milatA use bhikSA meM pAkara pAraNA karate aura sva-sAdhanA meM lIna ho jaate| zanai-zanai ugra tapasyA karate hue parvata ke AsapAsa sthita rAjyoM meM balarAma muni kI prasiddhi bar3hane lgii| "koI mahAna tejasvI muni parvata para ugra tapasyA kara rahe haiN|"-lkdd'haaroN ke mukha se yaha sunakara una rAjyoM ke rAjA socane lage, hamAre rAjyoM ko haDapane ke lie koI manuSya ugra evaM uttama mantra-sAdhanA kara rahA hai| isalie hama Aja hI vahA~ jAkara use mAra deMgeM tAki aisA koI bhaya hameM na rhe|" isaprakAra salAha karake sAre rAjA ekatrita hokara apanI-apanI senA ke sAtha parvata para A phuNce| bhakti bhAva se prerita hokara balarAma muni kI sevA meM rahane vAle siddhArtha deva ne bhayaMkara sihoM ko unakI tarapha chor3a diyaa| pUrA vAtAvaraNa siMhanAdoM se bhayaMkara ho utthaa| una siMhoM ko dekhakara Dare hue rAjA balarAma muni ko praNAma karake apanA aparAdha svIkAra karate hue vApasa cale gye| taba se balarAma muni 'narasiMha' nAma se prasiddha hue| karuNAnidhI balarAma muni kI ati ugra tapasyA ne jaMgalI jAnavaroM ko bahuta adhika prabhAvita kiyaa| unakI sAdhaka deha se prabhAvita zAMta-prazAMta paramANuoM ne siMha-bAgha Adi aneka krara pazaoM kA svabhAva zAnta banA diyaa| unakI dezanA ke prabhAva se aneka prANI pApabhIrU zrAvaka bana gye| aneka DhITha prANI sarala svabhAva ke bana gye| aneka pazuoM ne mAMsa-bhakSaNa tyAga diyA evaM anekoM ne anazana vrata svIkAra kara liyaa| isaprakAra balarAma muni kI sUkSma sAdhanA se jaMgala meM maMgala ho gyaa| sAdhanA aura dezanA se bhAvuka bane vanya jIva unakI sevA meM tatpara rahane lge| svaAcAroM meM susthita muni vana meM rahate hue apane-parAyoM kA bhI kalyANa karate haiN| yaha dRSTAnta isa bAta kA sAkSI hai| Monitor 15*
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________________ KEEGMIN OXOOGD 000OON CCCC NALOOfunnONTIYOASTUONA Contena zAstrAnusAra muni kA yathAzakti AcAramaya jIvana hI aisA hotA hai jisake dvArA apane-parAye kA kalyANa hotA rhe| parihata ke lie muni ko DhiMDhorA pITane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| para hita ke bahAne zAstranirapekSa saMsAra meM kucha muni zAmila ho to gaye haiM kintu parahita to kyA, ve svahita meM bhI cUka gaye haiN| isaprakAra pratidina pazuoM kI parSadA ko pratibodha karate hue balarAma muni ko eka bAra pAtrA Adi kA pratilekhana karate dekha pUrva bhava kA anurAgI muni kA pakkA bhakta eka mRga lakar3ahAroM ko dekhakara muni ke pAsa aayaa| aura muni ke caraNoM ko mastaka se sparza karate hue muni ko bhikSA ke lie padhArane ke lie vinatI karane lgaa| pratidina ke abhyAsa se mRga kA uddezya samajakara muni bhI usake pIche jAne lge| mRga usa sthAna para rukA jahA~ rathakAra (lakaDahArA) thaa| rathakAra ne bhI apane bhAgya ko sarAhA, aura muni se bhikSA grahaNa karane ke lie prArthanA kii| - "atithi devo bhavaH"-isa sAMskRtika vAkya ko caritArtha karate hue lakaDahArA bhI atyanta anurAga evaM prasannamana se bhikSA denA Arambha karatA hai| mRga bhI pazu-bhava milane se svayaM supAtra dAna se vaMcita hokara sva-niMdA ke sAtha, ina donoM puNyazAlioM kI (bhAvuka hokara) anumodanA karane lgaa| tabhI jisa vRkSa ke nIce muni gocarI grahaNa kara rahe the, usa vRkSa kI AdhI kaTI huI zAkhA teja AMdhI se TUTakara una tInoM para girii| zAkhA ke girate hI tInoM kI mRtyu ho gii| aura 'brahmaloka' nAmaka devaloka meM 'paddhamottara' vimAna meM utpanna hue| isa prakAra balarAma muni 1200 (bAraha sau) varSa kI Ayu bitAkara svargagAmI hue| kRSNa kI kula Ayu 1000 varSa thI balarAma kI kula Ayu 1200 varSa thii| jabaki deva ke rUpa meM unakI vartamAna Ayu 10 sAgaropama hai| kRSNa AgAmI cobIsI meM amama nAmaka tIrthaMkara hoMge, taba se Akara manuSya bhava meM unake zAsana meM siddhagati ko prApta kreNge| * 16 +
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________________ 6. kRSNa kA krodha-vijaya acAnaka aniyantrita ghor3oM ne dAruka, satyaka, balarAma aura kRSNa ina cAroM mitroM ko dUra-sudUra jaMgala (vana) meM pahu~cA diyaa| aMdherA hone lagA thaa| pratyeka mitra eka-eka prahara taka anya tInoM kI rakSA karegA-isa prakAra kA nirNaya lene ke bAda sarvaprathama dAruka ko rakSaka niyukta kiyA gyaa| anya tIna mitra baragada ke nIce gaharI nIMda so gye| thoDI dera bAda vahA~ eka pizAca AyA jisakI lAla-lAla A~khoM DarAvanI pratIta hotI thii| bAla bhI bhayaMkara laga rahe the| dAruka ke pAsa Akara isa bhayaMkara pizAca ne kahA-"maiM bahata bhUkhA haiN| tama sabako khAne AyA haiN|" dAruka ne kahA-"ina logo kI rakSA ke lie mujhe niyukta kiyA gayA hai| ataH inako khAne se pahale tumheM mere sAtha yuddha karanA hogaa|" donoM meM yuddha Arambha ho gyaa| pizAca kI tulanA meM dAruka nirbala thaa| jyoM-jyoM dAruka pIche haTatA gayA, tyoM-tyo pizAca use cir3hAtA rhaa| ataH dAruka dugune krodha se pizAca ke samakSa ucca svara meM cillAne lgaa| vaha pizAca ko gAliyA~ dene lgaa| isa prakAra dAruka kA krodha bar3hane lagA dAruka kA krodha bar3hane ke sAtha hI pizAca apane zarIra kI uMcAI bar3hAne lgaa| aura prathama prahara ke samApta hone taka to usakA zarIra tAr3a-sA ho gyaa| pizAca se parAsta hokara nirbala dAruka ne prathama prahara jaise-taise bitaayaa| dUsare prahara meM satyaka ko jagAkara dAruka so gyaa| pizAca ne usako bhI usI prakAra parAsta kiyaa| jaise-taise satyaka ne dvitIya prahara vyatIta kiyA aura balarAma ko jagAkara svayaM so gyaa| tIsare prahara ke rakSaka balarAma ko bhI zaktizAlI pizAca ne nirbala banA diyaa| use hairAna-parezAna kara diyaa| usa prakAra tInoM mitroM kI hAlata eka-sI ho gii| aba kRSNa kI bArI thii| balarAma, kRSNa ko jagAkara svayaM so gyaa| pizAca ne kRSNa se bhI kahA-"maiM bhUkhA huuN| tumhAre tInoM soye hue mitroM ko 'svAhA' karanA cAhatA hU~" taba kRSNa ne kahA-"ina mitroM kI rakSA karanA merA karttavya hai| ataH mujhe parAsta kiye binA tuma inako sparza taka nahIM kara skte|" ____ anta meM donoM ke bIca yuddha zurU ho gayA, bhujAoM ko TakarAte hue aura pRthvI ko ka~pAte hue donoM meM bhayaMkara yuddha hone lgaa| lekina kRSNa kI yuddha nIti anokhI thii| jyoM-jyoM pizAca yuddha ke raMga meM Ane lagA, kRSNa usakI prazaMsA karane lage"oha ! kitanA teja pizAca hai ! aura kitanI nirAlI yuddha kalA ! zAbAza !!! isa prakAra kRSNa jyoM-jyo +17+ For Private ? Yersonal Use Only
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________________ Parace kopa - pizAca ko prasanna karate gaye, tyoM-tyoM usakA deha (kada) choTA hotA gyaa| prahara ke anta meM pizAca macchara-sA choTA ho gayA aura kRSNa ne usako apanI nAbhi meM DAla diyaa| prAtaH kAla kRSNa ne apane tInoM mitroM ko jgaayaa| pIr3A se tar3apate hue kisI ke hAtha, kisI ke paira, to kisI kI pITha raktaraMjita evaM kharoMcoM se yukta dekhakara kRSNa ne unase pUchA- "tuma logoM kI yaha hAlata kisane kI? " taba unhoMne kahA"hama logoM ko kisI zaktizAlI pizAca ne ghAyala kiyA hai|" kRSNa - "acchA ? " tInoM mitra - "kyA tumhAre pAsa vo pizAca nahIM AyA thA ? taba manda-manda muskarAte hue kRSNa ne usa pizAca ko apanI nAbhi meM se nikAlakara dikhaayaa| "tAr3a-sA U~cA pizAca bilkula macchara-sA kaise ho gayA?" sabhI Azcaryacakita ho gye| taba kRSNa ne sabako samajhAte hue kahA-"pizAca ke rUpa meM svayaM krodha hamAre pAsa AyA thaa| vaha jyoM-jyo yuddha ke raMga meM Ane lagA, tyoM-tyoM tuma logoM kA krodha bar3hane lgaa| aura dekhate hI dekhate vaha tAr3a-sA lambA hokara tuma logoM kA apamAna karane lagA (kyoMki "kopaH kopena vardhate") aura usane tuma logoM ko parAsta kara diyaa|" "jaba maiMne usake sAtha-sAtha yuddha kiyA to maiMne use utkaTa kSamA-zastra dvArA parAjita kiyaa| arthAt usake samakSa krodhita hone ke sthAna para maiM use prazaMsA ke madhura zabdoM se navAjane lgaa| jisase usakA deha kama hotA gyaa| anta meM vo itanA choTA ho gayA maiMne nAbhi meM chipA diyaa| krodha para vijaya prApta karane ke lie kSamA zastra hI kAmayAba hotA hai| kopaH kSAntayaiva jIyate / yaha sunakara tInoM mitra kRSNa kI prazaMsA karane lge| loga krodha adhika karate haiM, unako dAruka Adi kI taraha bahuta kaSTa sahane par3ate haiN| sacamuca, krodha-rakta-pipAsu pizAca hai| jo manuSya ke zarIra meM bahate hue rakta ko cUsa letA hai arthAt use khokhalA kara detA hai| aura rakta ke abhAva meM roga-pratikAraka zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai jisake kAraNa vibhinna prakAra ke roga laga jAte haiN| mAnasika zAnti nahIM milatI hai| jisa prakAra kRSNa ne kopa-pizAca ko prazaMsA ke madhura vacanoM se parAsta kiyA, ThIka usI prakAra yadi krodhI vyakti ke guNoM ko khojakara usakI prazaMsA kI jAye to krodhI vyakti kA parvata-sA krodha aNu-samAna choTA hokara lupta ho jaayegaa| For Priva&rsonal Use Only
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________________ 7. dharma-khumArI (dharma-zaurya) mathurA nagarI ke rAjA kA purohita indradatta apane mahala ke gavAkSa meM baiThA thaa| tabhI usane thor3I dUra se Ate hue eka jaina sAdhu ko dekhaa| purohita sAdhu-dveSI thaa| jaise hI vo sAdhu vahA~ se gujarane lage, dveSa buddhi se purohita ne usake mastaka para Aye usa taraha khir3akI se paira laTakA diyaa| mahAtmA to isa apamAna ko mana para lAye binA apane sthAna ko pahu~ca gye| parantu isa nagarI ke nagara seTha pakke zrAvaka (dharmAtmA) the| purohita dvArA hue muni ke apamAna se unakA roMyA-roMyA krodha se sulagane lgaa| unhoMne praNa kiyA-sAdhu-dveSI isa pApAtmA kA paira yadi maiMne nahIM kaTavAyA to merA dharma evaM janma donoM vyartha haiN| isa duSTa kA paira kaTavAkara hI rahU~gA-manomana yaha praNa karake seTha hamezA purohita kI kamajoriyA~ talAzane lgaa| para kaI dinoM taka aisI koI bhI kamajorI najara na Ane se nagara seTha upAzraya meM virAjamAna kisI AcArya bhagavanta ke pAsa gaye aura apane praNa ke viSaya meM unheM batAyA taba AcArya bhagavanta ne seTha se kahA-"zrAvakajI ! sahana karanA to hamArA dharma hai| sammAna aura apamAna ke avasaroM meM samabhAva rahanA hI hamArI sAdhanA hai| ataH aisA praNa karane kI koI AvazyakatA na thii|" / taba seTha ne kahA-"prabhu ! muni kA jo apamAna huA, mujhase dekhA nahIM gyaa| isI kAraNa maiMne yaha praNa kiyA hai| gurudeva ! sAdhu ke apamAna kA phala yadi isa purohita ko nahIM diyA gayA to anya nagaravAsI bhI bezarma hokara sAdhuoM kI upekSA kareMge jo ki hama logoM ke lie lAMchana hogaa| kyoMki sAdhu kA apamAna dharmazAsana kA apamAna haiM, isalie kRpayA karake koI upAya batAiye, anyathA praNa pUrA kiye binA maiM caina se kaise jI sakatA hU~? aisA jIvana kisa kAma kA? jo dharma kI avahelanA na TAla sakA?" TODOOToyoyaa *19
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________________ isa prakAra bAra-bAra prArthanA karane se sUrI deva ne seTha se pUchA-''isa samaya purohita ke ghara kyA cala rahA hai, ye mujhe btaaiye|" seTha ne kahA-"purohita ne apanA nayA nivAsa sthAna banavAyA hai jahA~ kala rAjA ko saparivAra bhojana ke lie Amantrita kiyA gayA hai|" yaha sunakara seTha ke atyanta Agraha aura dAkSiNya se prabhAvita hokara sUrIdeva bole-"Apa eka kAma kriye| rAjA jaba bhojana ke lie purohita ke mahala ke nikaTa pahuMce taba unakA hAtha pakar3akara andara praveza karane se roka denA, aura ThIka usI samaya mantra zakti se maiM mahala ko dharAzAyI kara duuNgaa| ____ aura agale (dUsare) dina aisA hI huaa| jaise hI seTha ne rAjA kA hAtha pakar3akara makAna ke bhItara praveza karane se rokA, tabhI mahala girakara malabe meM parivartita ho gyaa| tatpazcAt seTha ne rAjA se kahA ki ApakI hatyA karane ke lie purohita ne yaha SaDyantra racA thaa| anyathA nayA banA huA mahala kaise acAnaka TUTakara gira gayA? yaha sunakara krodhita rAjA ne purohita ko ba~dhavAkara seTha ko sauMpate hue kahA-"Apa ise jo daNDa denA cAheM de sakate haiN|" seTha bhI yahI cAhate the| seTha ne purohita ko sAdhu ke apamAna ke viSaya meM smaraNa karAyA aura jisa paira ko sAdhu ke Upara laTakAyA thA, use kATane ke lie eka vizeSa yantra-sTaiNDa banavAyA evaM usakA paira usa para rakhavA diyaa| atyanta bhayabhIta purohita ne seTha se apane Upara dayA karane ke lie prArthanA kI aura kahA ki aba kabhI bhI maiM kisI sAdhu kA apamAna nahIM kruuNgaa| kevala eka bAra mere aparAdha ko kSamA kara diijiye| 20
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________________ isa prakAra purohita kI karuNa vANI sunakara dayAlu seTha ne use chor3a diyaa| jainoM kI yaha adbhuta vizeSatA hai ki ve krodhita bhI ho to zIghra hI karuNAmaya ho jAte haiN| jisake roye-roye meM dharma ke prati aTUTa zraddhA thI aise seTha kA praNa purohita ko mukta karane se adhUrA raha jaataa| isalie seTha ne purohita kI ATe kI pratimA banavAI aura isa pratimA kA paira kATakara usakA praNa pUrA kiyaa| dharma ke lie mukta mana se dhana kharca karane vAle bahuta haiN| kintu samaya Ane para dharma ke lie prANoM kI bAjI lagAne vAle bahuta kama haiN| dharma rakSA, tIrthaM rakSA, saMskRti rakSA yA deza rakSA, samasyA koI bhI hoM, jaba taka ina kSetroM meM satya ke dRr3ha samarthaka nahIM hoMge, taba taka deza kI su-saMskRti nahIM bnegii| 21
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________________ 8. digambara mata ke Adya praNetA ikkIsa hajAra varSa taka nirantara calane vAle jina-zAsana ko kAlA dhabbA lagAnevAlI isa kalaMka-kathA ko uttarAdhyayanasUtra kI TIkA meM mahopAdhyAya zrI bhAvavijaya jI mahArAja ne apane zabdoM meM isaprakAra vyakta kiyA hai zrI vIra nirvANa ke 609 varSa pazcAt ghaTita yaha eka satya ghaTanA hai| rathavIrapura nagara ke rAjA ke samakSa zivabhUti nAmaka sahasra yoddhA (jo yuddha meM akele hAtha eka hajAra yoddhAoM se lar3a skeN|) sevA ke liye upasthita huaa| rAjA ne usakI parIkSA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| kRSNapakSa kI cartudazI (dIpAvalI se eka dina pahale) rAjA ne use bulAkara kahA ki Aja rAta zmazAna meM tumheM zmazAna-devI ko eka pazu kI bali denI hai| yaha kahakara rAjA ne use eka pazu aura madirA se bharA eka ghar3A diyaa| dhIra-vIra zivabhUti bhI akele hI usa rAta eka bakare kA vadha karake zmazAna-devI ke maMdira meM bali car3hAne gyaa| bhUkha se vyAkula zivabhUti ne bali car3hAkara nirbhayatA se vahI mAMsa kA bhojana kiyaa| rAjA ne use bhayabhIta karane ke lie gupta rUpa se apane AdamI bheje the| jo ki vahA~ AsapAsa chipakara lomar3I aura bhairava kI bhayaMkara AvAje nikAlane lge| phira bhI zivabhUti ko bhaya, sparza taka na kara skaa| rAja-puruSoM ne rAjA ke pAsa jAkara sArI hakIkata btaayii| zivabhUti kI vIratA se prasanna hokara rAjA ne use acchI tanakhvAha para naukarI de dii| zivabhUti bhI hamezA rAjA kI sevA meM upasthita rahane lgaa| eka bAra rAjA ne senApati Adi sainya ko matharA jItane kA Adeza diyaa| sainya ke sAtha senApati ne mathurA nagarI kI ora prayANa kiyaa| parantu rathavIrapura nagara se bAhara nikalane ke bAda ve loga paraspara OM MOMONOVO KOYOOT 22
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________________ vicAra karane lage ki mathurA to uttara ora dakSiNa donoM tarapha hai, to kauna-sI mathurA jItane kA Adeza rAjA ne diyA hai| sabhI duvidhA meM par3a gye| aba kyA kareM ! cU~ki rAjA kA tAnAzAhI svabhAva saba jAnate the, ataH koI dUta rAjA ke pAsa bhejakara samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM kiyA jA sakatA thaa| paristhiti kucha aisI thI ki na Age bar3hA jA sakatA thA, na pIche haTA sakatA thaa| tabhI zivabhUti vahA~ A pahu~cA aura sainikoM ko vizrAma avasthA meM dekhakara senApati se pUchA-"kyA kucha (azubha) 'apazukana huA hai' vAstavikatA kyA hai ?" senApati ne do mathurA se utpanna samasyA use btaayii| vIra zivabhUti ne kahA-"cintA kyoM karate haiM ? hama donoM mathurA jIta leMge?" senApati ne kahA-''donoM mathurA jItane ke lie hamArI senA ba~Ta jAyegI aura eka bhI mathurA jItanA kaThina ho jaayegaa| eka mathurA jItane meM itanA adhika samaya laga jAyegA ki dUsarI mathurA jItanA atyanta kaThina hogaa| tIvra buddhi evaM bala se garjanA karate hue zivabhUti bolA-"yadi aisA hI hai to jo mathurA ajeya ho, use jItane kA kAma mujhe sauMpA jaaye|" taba senApati ne dUra sthita mathurA ko jItane kA kAma zivabhUti ko sauNpaa| zivabhUti ne yaha Adeza svIkAra kara dakSiNa kI ora prayANa kiyA aura vo mathurA rAjya ke pratyeka prAnta evaM gA~va jItatA huA mathurA ke kile ke nika Ta A phuNcaa| apane bala evaM buddhi se ajeya mathurA durga ko jItakara usane mathurA rAjya para kabjA kara liyA aura apane svAmI rAjA ke pAsa jAkara sArI bAta btaayii| rAjA ne prasanna hokara use varadAna mA~gane ke lie khaa| kucha socakara zivabhUti bolA-"mujhe svatantratA diijie| arthAt maiM jahA~ cAhU~ ghUma-phira sakU, aura koI bhI vastu grahaNa karU~ to mujhe rokA na jaaye|" satyapratijJa rAjA ne usako aisI hI svatantratA pradAna kara dii| aba zivabhUti bhI icchAnusAra sarvatra nagara meM ghUmane lgaa| kabhI-kabhI vo dina-rAta juAriyoM ke sAtha juA khelatA, to kabhI zarAba pIkara zarAbiyoM ke sAtha aziSTa harakate karatA, kabhI vezyAgamana karatA, to kabhI nagara ke jala-sthAnoM meM jala-krIr3A karane lgtaa| kabhI-kabhI nagara ke udyAnoM meM icchAnusAra guladaste banAkara khelane lagatA hai| isa prakAra icchAnusAra bartAva karate hue zivabhUti dera rAta ghara jAne lagA, to kabhI ghara jAtA hI nahIM thaa| ___zivabhUti kI patnI satI thii| ataH jaba taka zivabhUti ghara nahIM pahu~catA, taba taka na to vaha khAnA khAtI thI aura na hI sotI thii| pratidina kSudhA evaM anidrA se pIr3ita hokara eka dina avasara dekhakara usane apanI sAsa se kahA-"mAtAjI ! ApakA putra hamezA dera rAta ghara lauTatA hai, jisake kAraNa maiM parezAna ho jAtI hU~. taba sAsa ne kahA-beTI ! Aja tuma so jAnA, jaba taka zivabhUti nahIM AtA, taba taka maiM jaaguugiiN|" aisA kahakara mAtAjI ne daravAjA banda kara diyA aura zivabhUti kI pratIkSA karane lgii| zivabhUti ghUmatA-phiratA AdhI rAta ko ghara AyA aura bolA-daravAjA kholo| usakI mAtAjI ne andara se uttara diyA-"yahA~ koI daravAjA nahI khulegaa| (abhI jahA~ bhI daravAjA khulA ho, vahA~ tuma jaao|") isaprakAra mAtA dvArA apamAnita svAbhimAnI zivabhUti socane lagA ki svayaM mAtA dvArA tiraSkRta hokara aba maiM kahA~ jAU? isa prakAra vicAra karate hue, ghUmate-phirate bhAgya se sAdhuoM ke khule upAzraya meM vo jA phuNcaa| usa samaya vahA~ kRSNAcArya virAjamAna the, zivabhUti ne unako praNAma kara dIkSA ke lie prArthanA kii| 23
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________________ kRSNAcArya ne dIkSA dene se manA kara diyaa| ataH zivabhUti ne svayaM apane hAthoM se kezalucana kiyaa| taba gurujI ne usako rajoharaNa Adi sAdhu-veSa diye| usako dIkSita huA jAnakara prAtaH rAjA upAzraya meM Aye aura usako jhiDakate hue kahA - " mujhase pUche binA vrata svIkAra kyoM kiyA ?" zivabhUti ne kahA- " Apane mujhe saba prakAra kI svatantratA kA varadAna diyA hai| ataH maiMne vrata svIkAra kiyA aura usameM ApakI AjJA zAmila hai|" yaha sunakara dravita rAjA muni ko praNAma kara lauTa gyaa| AcArya mahArAja ne munimaMDala ke sAtha vahA~ se anya sthAna ko vihAra ke lie prayANa kiyA / bahuta samaya bAda vihAra karate-karate AcArya bhagavanta vApasa usa nagara meM A phuNce| taba rAjA zivabhUti muni ko atyanta prema se apane mahala meM le gaye aura muni ke manA karane ke bAvajUda bhI unako eka mUlyavAna ratna-kaMbala bheTa diyaa| zivabhUti kaMbala lekara upAzraya ko Aye, taba AcArya bhagavanta ne sneha se unako jhir3akata hue kahA- " vatsa ! tumheM patA hai na ? hama loga bahumUlya bastrAdi nahIM rakha sakate? " isaprakAra AcArya bhagavanta dvArA hita zikSA milane ke bAvajUda bhI zivabhUti muni ne ratna-kaMbala kA moha nahIM tyAgA aura use kahIM chipA diyaa| isa moha se zivabhUti muni virAdhaka na ho jAye yaha socakara jaba zivabhUti muni kahIM bAhara gaye, taba AcArya bhagavanta ne usa ratna-kaMbala ko DhUMDhakara use caukora Tukar3e karake pratyeka muni ko baiThane kA eka-eka Asana de diyaa| yaha bAta jAnakara zivabhUti muni ko bahuta duHkha huA aura gurujI ke prati Akroza rakhate hue vaha AcArya mahArAja kI kamajoriyoM talAzane lgaa| 24
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________________ eka dina gurudeva ziSyoM ko Agama-zAstra kA pATha de rahe the jisameM jina kalpika (viziSTa tapovrata dhAraka) mahAtmAoM kA varNana thaa| jina kalpI do prakAra ke hote haiM- eka savastra aura dUsare nirvastra / yaha sunakara zivabhUti muni bole - "niSparigrahI kahe jAne vAle Ajakala ke sAdhuoM meM to jinakalpika vrata dRSTigocara hotA nahIM hai ? sUrIdeva bole-"abhI bharata-kSetra meM viziSTa sattva ke abhAva meM jinakalpa vrata svIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| prabhU mahAvIra ke praziSya zrI jambUsvAmI ke nirvANa pazcAt jina kalpa bhI asta ho gayA hai| vartamAna meM usakA AcaraNa sambhava nahIM hai|" svacchanda mati zivabhUti muni bole- "yaha bAta to sattva rahita sAdhuoM ke lie hai mujha jaise sAtvika, (sattvazAlI) ke lie to ye bAye hAtha kA khela hai| yadi mukti hI prApta karanI hai to vastra aura pAtra kA parigraha kyoM ? vastra aura pAtra se bhI mukta ho jAnA cAhie? Ww.10393 "" AcArya bhagavanta ne samajhAyA- " " vatsa ! vastra aura pAtra to dharma meM sahAyaka hote haiM ataH ve dharmopakaraNa kahalAte haiN| aura mUrcchA rahita dharmopakaraNa pAsa rakhanA jinezvara bhagavantoM ne galata nahIM kahA hai| mokSa-prApti ma vighna kevala lobha karatA hai, vastra pAtrAdi nhiiN| yadi rajoharaNa aura muhapatti jIva rakSA ke lie Avazyaka haiM to bhojana karate hue koI jIvahatyA na ho, isa lie pAtra bhI Avazyaka haiN| phira saradI garamI - macchara Adi ke upadrava se bacane ke lie vastra dhAraNa karanA ati Avazyaka hai anyathA durdhyAna hokara jIva samyaktvAdi se skhalita hokara apanI durgati karA le to koI naI bAta nahIM / " isa prakAra, vastra - pAtrAdi dharma-jIvana ke lie upayogI hai, jinheM rakhanA muni ke lie galata nahIM hai| balki ratnatrayI ArAdhanA meM ve vizeSa upayogI hote haiN| hA~ prathama saMghayaNa vAle mahAsattvazAlI (mahAsattvayukta) 25 /
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________________ mahApuruSa vastra-pAtrAdi ke binA jinakalpa vrata svIkAra kara sakate haiN| kintu vartamAna meM aisI saMghayaNa-zakti na hone se hamAre lie aisA jIvana sambhava nahIM hai| arthAt hamAre lie vastra-pAtrAdi Avazyaka haiN| isaprakAra guru bhagavanta ke bahuta samajhAne ke bAda bhI svacchandI zivabhUti muni ne apanA pUrvagraha na chodd'aa| aura anta meM vastra evaM pAtra kA tyAga karake, nagna hokara akele hI ve nagara ke bAhara sthita udyAna meM cale gye| muni zivabhUti kA gRhasthI ke daurAna jaisA svacchanda jIvana thA, nimitta milate hI vaisI vRtti aura pravRttiyA~ yahA~ bhI jAgRta ho gii| zAyada aise hI kisI kAraNa se kRSNAcArya ne unako dIkSA dene se manA kiyA hogaa| kintu bhAgya balavAna hotA hai jisase sUrIdeva ne use sAdhu veza pradAna kiye| cAhe kucha bhI ho-taba se zivabhUti ne apanA alaga mata Arambha kara diyA thA aura unako ekAkI (akele) jAnakara unakI bahana-sAdhvI bhI unake pAsa A gii| vaha bhI nirvastra ho gii| jaba vo digambara-sAdhvI gA~va meM bhikSA ke lie gaI to usakI nagnAvasthA dekhakara nagara kI eka vezyA socane lagI ki hamAre aMga bhI yadi vastroM se AcchAdita ho to hI hamArA garva hai| anyathA strI zarIra ke aMga itane bibhatsa hote haiM ki loga ghRNA kiye binA nahIM raha skte| yadi yaha sAdhvI isI prakAra nagara meM ghUmatI rahI to loga hamAre pAsa AnA banda ho jaayeNge| hamArA dhandhA khatma ho jAyegA, yaha socakara vezyA ne dAsIyoM dvArA balapUrvaka uttarA sAdhvI ko vastra pahanA diye| phira bhI uttarA sAdhvI vastra dhAraNa karanA nahIM cAhatI thii| ataH usane zivabhUti ke pAsa jAkara sArI bAta btaaii| zivabhUti bole-striyoM ke lie vastra dhAraNa karanA galata nahIM hai| yaha kahakara unhoMne sAdhvI ko vastra dhAraNa karane kI svatantratA dii| isaprakAra zrI vIra-zAsana kI aneka nItiyoM se pratikala rahane vAlA digambara mata zivabhUti ne Arambha kiyaa| unake koDinna aura kohavIra nAmaka do vidvAna ziSya bhI hue| *26
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________________ vAstava meM prApta samyag dharma bhI anAdi (purAne) kusaMskAroM se jIva kisa prakAra kho detA hai-yaha usakA sacitra dRSTAnta hai| kucha logoM ke kukarma to itane adhika kharAba hote haiM ki ve apane sAtha anekoM ko vicalita karake dharmabhraSTa kara dete haiN| jisameM hone vAle vaMza paraMparAgata nukasAna to jaina-jainettara samAja meM Aja bhI spaSTa dRSTigocara (hote) haiN| ANOC 27*
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________________ 9. cANakya aura candragupta vyavahAra meM cANakya nIti prasiddha hai| isa nIti ke vidhAyaka cANakya se bahuta loga avagata haiM to kucha anajAna bhI hai| isI kAraNa janma se lekara cANakya ke jIvana ko sparza karatA huA citraNa yahA~ prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai| gaur3a deza meM caNaka nAmaka eka gA~va thaa| cANakya ke pitA kA nAma caNaka aura mAtA kA nAma caNezvarI thaa| janma ke samaya cANakya ke mu~ha meM dA~ta the| unake pitA jAti se brAhmaNa the aura jaina dharma ko mAnate the| eka dina bhikSA ke lie ghara me padhAre munioM ko unhoMne dAMta sahita janme bAlaka viSaya meM btaayaa| muniyoM ne kahA-yaha bAlaka bhaviSya meM rAjA hogaa| pitA caNaka putra kI kevala daihika dekhabhAla hI nahIM karate the, varan ve vAstavika artha meM dharma-pitA the| bAlaka sAMsArika sattA yA sampatti se samRddha ho, aisI unakI abhilASA na thii| kyoMki sattA kI sAThamArI (bhUkha) se paraloka meM hone vAlI durgati se ve bhalI prakAra avagata the| rAjA banakara kahIM mere putra kI durgati na ho jAye-yaha socakara ArI se unhone bAlaka ke dA~ta ghisa diye| muniyoM se phira se bAlaka ke viSaya meM pUchA gyaa| muniyoM ne kahA-"guNAlaMkRta ye bAlaka aba rAjA nahIM banegA kintu kisI rAjA kA zAsana-prabandha dekhegA arthAt kisI rAjA kI chAyA banakara rhegaa| __ pitA ne bAlaka kA nAma cANakya rkhaa| daja ke cA~da ke samAna Ayu meM, vidyAoM meM, kalAoM meM evaM guNoM meM vRddhi prApta karate hue usane yauvana meM kadama rkhaa| eka kulIna brAhmaNa kanyA se usakA vivAha huaa| cANakya apane jIvana se saMtuSTa thA isalie nirdhana hone ke bAvajUda bhI dhana prApta karane ke lie adhika prayatna nahIM karatA thaa| 28
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________________ eka bAra usakI patnI apane bhAI ke vivAha meM mAyake gaI / kintu sAde vastra aura AbhUSaNa rahita usakI avasthA dekhakara kisI ne usakA acchI taraha svAgata nahIM kiyaa| usakI anya bahanoM kA vivAha zrImanta brAhmaNoM se huA thA, ataH unakA acchA svAgata hotA dekhakara cANakya patnI mana hI mana duHkhI ho gii| jaise-taise vivAha nipaTAkara vo udAsIna avasthA meM ghara lauttii| usake mukha para udAsI dekhakara cANakya ne udAsI kA kAraNa puuchaa| lekina vo kucha bolI nhiiN| usakI A~khoM se bU~da-bU~da A~sU TapakAtI rhii| cANakya ke ati Agraha ke vaza hokara usane mAyake meM hue apane anAdara kI bAta khulakara kahI / taba cANakya socane lagA " vAstava meM nirdhanatA manuSya ke lie jIvita mRtyu ke samAna hai|" manuSya kitanA bhI kalAvAna, dAnavIra, yazasvI yA sundara ho, para yadi usake pAsa dhana nahIM hai to saMsAra kI najaroM meM vo kSINa candra-sA kAntihIna hai| "sunA hai ki rAjA nanda brAhmaNoM ko bahuta dhana dete haiN| ataH vahI jAnA caahie|" yaha socakara buddhimAna cANakya pATalIputra ke rAjA nanda kI sabhA meM jA phuNcaa| aura agalI paMkti ke anadhikRta Asana para jA baiThA / cANakya ko dekhakara kisI siddha puruSa ne ucca svara meM kahA - " yaha brAhmaNa nanda vaMza se bhI adhika unnati kregaa|" arthAt naMda vaMza ko ovaraTeka kregaa| cANakya ko nanda ke siMhAsana para baiThe dekhakara rAjA kI eka dAsI ne hAtha jor3akara cANakya se namratApUrvaka kahA"bhUdeva ! bagala ke siMhAsana para baittho| yahA~ nahIM / " -taba cANakya ne usakI bAta ko ha~sakara TAla diyaa| itanA hI nahI usane dUsare siMhAsana para apanA kamaMDala rkhaa| tIsare para daNDa (char3I), cauthe para rudrAkSana kI mAlA aura pA~cave para brAhmasUtra (janeU) rakha dI aura lAparavAhI se nATayAtmaka majAka karane lgaa| aisI DhiThAI dekhakara dAsI ne cANakya ko lAta mArakara uThA diyaa| dAsI se apamAnita hokara cANakya ne vahI sabake sAmane praNa karate hue kahA - "dhana-bhaMDAra aura baMdhu Adi se jisakI jar3eM gaharAI taka gaI haiM, aura putroM va mitroM se jisakI zAkhAyeM bahuta pasara cukI haiM, aise nanda-vaMza ke www 29 /
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________________ vRkSa ko maiM jar3a se ukhAr3a duuNgaa| isa prakAra pratijJA karake rAjA nanda dvArA upekSita cANakya nagara se bAhara calA gyaa| "yaha bAlaka kisI rAjA kI chAyA hokara rhegaa|" pitA ke ina vacanoM ko yAda karate hue cANakya apane bhAvI rAjA kI khoja meM bhaTakatA huA (nanda rAjA ke) mayUrapoSaka nAmaka gA~va meM sanyAsI ke veSa meM bhikSA ke lie bhaTakane lgaa| ___ usa gA~va meM kisI brAhmaNa kI garbhavatI putrI ne candra-pAna karane kA praNa (dohada) thaa| jo ki kisI bhI prakAra pUrA na hone para usakA zarIra kSINa hotA jA rahA thA. usI samaya cANakya sanyAsI ke veSa meM vahA~ jA phuNcaa| usake pita evaM bhAI ne cANakya se pUchA-"yaha (dohada) praNa kisa prakAra pUrA hogA? cANakya ne kahA-"ApakI putrI kI prasUti ke bAda jo bhI baccA janma le, vo mujhe dene kA vacana do to maiM turanta usakA (dohada) praNa pUrA karavA duuN|" "praNa pUrA nahIM hogA to zAyada putrI kI mRtyu ho jaay|"-atH sanyAsI kI bAta svIkAra karanI cAhie, isa prakAra paraspara soca-vicArakara sanyAsI (cANakya) kI bAta svIkAra kara unhoMne usase praNa pUrA karavAne ke lie vinaMtI kii| cANakya ne kapar3e kA eka maMDapa taiyAra karavAyA aura usakI chata para eka surAkha karavA diyaa| gupta rUpa se usa surAkha ko Dhakane ke lie eka vyakti ko Upara biThA diyaa| surAkha ke ThIka nIce (maMDala meM) pAnI se bharA huA eka thAla rakhA gyaa| kArtika purNimA kI rAta candra kA pratibimba thAla meM dikhane lgaa| garbhavatI putrI ko vo pAnI pIne ke lie kahA gyaa| jyoM-jyoM ve pratibimbita thAla kA pAnI pItI jAtI hai, tyoM-tyoM Upara sthita vyakti surAkha ko DhakatA jAtA hai| putrI ne socA ki-maiM candra pAna kara rahI huuN| isaprakAra usakA praNa pUrA huaa| kucha samaya bAda usane eka putra ko janma diyaa| pitA Adi ne usakA nAma 'candragupta' rkhaa| "pUta ke lakSaNa pAlane meM" isa ukti anusAra audArya, dhairya, gAMbhIrya evaM saundarya Adi guNoM se alaMkRta vaha bAlaka (candragupta) baccoM ke sAtha khela-khela meM rAjA banatA thaa| jaise ki rAjA banane kI bhaviSyavANI kA pUrva saMketa kara rahA ho| svayaM rAjA banakara kisI bAlaka ko puraskAra meM gA~va detA-to kisI bAlaka ko ghor3A banAkara usa para savArI krtaa| kisI bAlaka ko sajA bhI detA thaa| 0000000000 For PX 30ernal Use Only
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________________ cANakya bhI ghUmatA-ghUmatA bAlaka (candragupta) ko dekhane usI gA~va meM, usI sthAna para jA pahuMcA, jahA~ bAlakoM ke sAtha candragupta khela rahA thaa| isa bAra candragupta svayaM rAjA banakara baccoM ko kucha de rahA thaa| cANakya ne bhI usa bAla-rAjA se yAcanA karate hue kahA-"mahArAja jI ! mujhe bhI kucha diijiye|" yaha sunakara candragupta ne kahA-"bhUdeva ! Apako gAya bheMTa karatA huuN|" cANakya ne kahA gAyoM se to maiM DaratA huuN| candragupta ne kahA-"yaha pRthvI to vIrabhogyA hai, (vIrabhogyA bhuuriym)|" taba cANakya ne anya bAlakoM se pUchA-"ye bAlaka kauna hai ?" bAlakoM ne uttara diyA ki jaba ye vAlaka garbhAvasthA meM thA, taba usakI mAtA kA praNa pUrA karavAne ke upalakSya meM kisI sanyAsI ko diyA gayA thaa| yaha prakaSTa baddhimAna bAlaka merA apanA hI haiM. yaha socakara cANakya ne candragapta se kahA-"vatsa ! calo. maiM tamheM rAjya dilaauuNgaa| maiM vahI sanyAsI hU~ jisako tuma diye gaye the|" rAjyecchu bAlaka candragupta bhI usake sAtha jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| cANakya ne usako sAtha lekara jaldI se nagara chor3a diyaa| tatpazcAt kucha dhana ekatrita karake unhoMne eka choTI-sI senA taiyAra kii| aura apanA praNa pUrA karane ke liye pATalIputra ko cAroM ora se ghera liyaa| parantu nanda kI vizAla senA ke samakSa ve Tika na ske| parAjita hokara bhAga nikle| candragupta ko pakar3ane ke lie nanda ke sainikoM ne usakA pIchA kiyaa| una sainikoM meM se eka sainika tIvra gati se daur3ate hue una donoM ke bahuta nikaTa A phuNcaa| sainika ko dekha cANakya ne bAla candragupta ko nikaTa sthita eka tAlAba meM chipA diyA aura svayaM dhobI banakara kapar3e dhone kA DhoMga karane lgaa| nikaTa Akara sainika ne cANakya se pUchA-"are dhobI ! yahA~ se bhAgate hue candragupta ko tumane dekhA hai kyA ?" cANakya ne kahA-"hA~" isa tAlAba meM praveza kara vo chipa gayA hai|" vastra, zastra, bakhatara Adi utArakara kevala eka laMgoTI pahane hue sainika ne jaise hI candragupta ko DhUMDhane ke lie tAlAba meM chalAMga lagAI, tabhI usI kI talavAra se cANakya ne usakA sira ur3A diyaa| tatpazcAt bAla candragupta ko bulAkara donoM ghor3e para savAra hokara Age ravAnA hue| rAste meM cANakya ne candragupta se pUchA-ki tumhAre viSaya meM mere maraxeSRO 31
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________________ aura sainika ke bIca jo vArtAlApa ho rahA thA, taba tuma kyA soca rahe the ? candragupta ne kahA-"pUjyavara ! taba maiM yahI soca rahA thA ki Apa jo bhI kareMge, acchA hI kreNge| isa viSaya meM mujhe kucha socanA hI nahIM caahie|" yaha sunakara cANakya santuSTa huA aura socane lagA ki bhaviSya meM candragupta hamezA mere vaza meM rhegaa| - kucha dUra taka yAtrA karane ke bAda candragupta ne cANakya se kahA-mujhe bahuta bhUkha lagI hai| candragupta ko vahA biThAkara cANakya pAsa ke gA~va meM bhojana lene gyaa| tabhI dUra se usane eka vyakti ko Ate hue dekhaa| cANakya na usase pUchA-"isa gA~va meM bhikSA milegI ?" vyakti ne kahA-hA~, maiM bhI abhI dahI aura bhAta Adi kA bhojana karake A rahA huuN|" cANakya ne socA-gA~va meM yadi maiM bhikSA lene jAU~gA to nanda ke krUra sainika candragupta ko mAra deMge aura bhaviSya meM rAjya prApta karane kA merA svapna adhUrA raha jaayegaa| ataH isa sthiti se nipaTanA atyanta Avazyaka hai| yaha socakara usane usa vyakti ke peTa meM churA bhoMka diyA aura usakI AMtoM meM se tAjA khAyA huA dahIbhAta kA bhojana nikAlakara candragupta ko khilAyA aura svayaM bhI khaayaa| satya hI hai ki nIca loga apane svArthoM kI pUrti ke lie dUsaroM se vizvAsaghAta karane se bAja nahIM aate| cANakya ko to asahAya hokara kucha bure kAma karane par3e hogeN| jabaki Adhunika cANakyoM kI tI bAta hI nirAlI hai| arabo kI sampatti svITjaralenDa ke baiMkoM meM jamA karane ke bAda bhI apanI sattA kA durupayoga karake deza ko khokhalA banAkara haMsate hue mUlyoM kI bAta karane meM tanika bhI lajjita nahIM hote|" rAjanItikoM ne apane svayaM kI pUrti ke lie deza ko patana ke garta meM dhakela diyA hai| janatA ko bilkula khokhalA kara diyA hai| kathita lokatantra meM logoM kA sUra hI nahIM hai| aura yadi koI AvAja uThAye to nakkAra khAne kI tUtI ke samAna hotI hai| vAstava meM Ajakala lokatantra kA artha hI aphasaratantra, guMDAtantra, pahu~catantra, aMdheratantra Adi hai| rAjyatantra meM mahAjana kI AvAja meM vajana hotA thaa| mahAjana arthAt logoM kI AvAja, janatA kI AvAja, mahAjana janatA kI samasyAoM ko sattAdhIza taka pahu~cakara unakA samucita hala bhI karatA thaa| jaba mahAjana yukta rAjyatantra kA nirmANa hogA tabhI sapheda poza ThagoM kA anta hogA aura tabhI bhArata kI saMskRti meM sudhAra hogaa| C jagata ke aula probalemsa solva karane kI tAkata maitrI va karuNA (bhAvanA) meM hai| -pa. pU. A. vi. kalApUrNa sU. ma. 32
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________________ 10. badalatI rAjanIti ghUmate-ghUmate candragupta aura cANakya himAcala pradeza phuNce| vahA~ ke rAjA 'parvata' ke sAtha cANakya ne gaharI mitratA kara lI, aura avasara dekhakara cANakya ne usase kahA-"tumhArA vizAla sainya eva~ merI buddhi-ina donoM dvArA hama rAjA nanda ke sAmrAjya ko jar3a se ukhAr3akara usake rAjya ko Apasa meM bA~Ta leNge| rAjA parvata ne bhI usakI bAta svIkAra kara lI aura unhoMne pATalIputra ko cAroM ora se ghera liyaa| para kevala sainya-bala se nanda kA eka bhI nagara nahIM jItA jA sakatA thaa| ataH cANakya ne saMnyAsI ke veSa meM nagara meM praveza kiyaa| nagara meM makAnoM kA nirIkSaNa karate-karate usane eka sthAna para devatAoM kI sAta mUrtiyA~ dekhiiN| cANakya ne socA-"nagara ko akhaNDa rakhane kI zakti inhIM mUrtiyoM meM hai| ataH inako jar3a se ukhAr3a denA caahie|" ThIka usI samaya nagarajanoM ne cANakya se pUchA-"zatru rAjA ne cAroM tarapha gherA DAla rakhA hai| hama loga bahuta duHkhI haiN| bhagavan ! | isa duHkha se mukti kaba milegI? nagara ke dvAra kaba taka khula sakeMge?" maukA dekhakara cANakya ne kahA-"jaba taka isa nagara meM sAta devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ vidyamAna haiM, taba taka duHkha mukti evaM zatru rAjA se mukti se asaMbhava hai| ___yaha sunakara nagarajanoM ne vahA~ sthita sAtoM pratimAoM ko jar3a se ukhAr3a diyaa| aura idhara cANakya ke saMketAnusAra candragupta aura rAjA parvata bhI senA kA gherA dUra karate gye| yaha dekhakara nagarajanoM ko cANakya para atyadhika vizvAsa ho gyaa| ve asAvadhAna ho gye| aba cANakya ne phira se nagara cAroM ora taMga gherA DAlA aura tInoM hI vizAla senA lekara nagara para TUTa pdd'e| zIghra hI unhoMne nagara para kabjA kara liyaa| puNya, buddhi evaM bala se kSINa nanda rAjA cANakya kI zaraNa meM A gayA taba cANakya ne nanda se kahA-"eka hI ratha meM tuma jo kucha cAho, lekara nagara ke bAhara se jA sakate ho|" nanda ne eka ratha meM svayaM, patnI, putrI aura kucha mUlyavAna dhana-jebarAta lekara nagara ke bAhara prasthAna kiyaa| mmmmmmmmmmm A *33 ,
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________________ CO2OCOLAROO Q300DDIACOCDC DMAA Oil atyanta prasanna hokara candragupta, cANakya aura parvata rAjA ne jaise hI nagara meM praveza kiyA, tabhI sAmane se AtaM hue ratha meM se nanda kI putrI kI najara candragupta para par3I aura vo usa para mohita ho gii| catura nanda kI najaroM se yaha bAta chipa na skii| usane putrI se kahA-"beTI ! yadi tumheM candragupta pasanda ho to tuma turanta hI usakI zaraNa meM jaao| sacamuca, rAjaputriyA~ svayaMvarA hotI haiN| candragupta ke pAsa calI jAo, tAki tumhAre vivAha kI cintA mujhe na rhe|" pitA nanda se anumati prApta kara kanyA ratha se utarakara candragupta ke pAsa pahuMcI aura jyoM hI vo ratha para car3hane lagI, tyoM hI ratha ke nau Are TUTa gye| "yaha kanyA amaMgalakArI hai|" yaha socakara candragupta usako svIkAra karane se manA karatA hai| parantu cANakya ne candragupta ko samajhAte hue kahA-"isa kanyA kA niSedha mata kro| isa nimitta se Rddhi-sampanna nau pIr3hiyoM taka tumhArA vaMza akhaNDa rahegA" candragupta ne kanyA ko ratha para biThA liyA aura tInoM loga nanda kI sampatti prApta karane nanda ke mahala ke andara ghuse| vahA~ eka viSa-kanyA thii| rAjA nanda use janma se hI viSa detA thaa| so usake pUre zarIra meM viSa-vyApta thaa| isa bAta se ajJAta rAjA parvata viSa-kanyA para mohita ho gye| cANakya ne usakA abhiprAya samajhakara viSakanyA ke sAtha rAjA parvata ke vivAha kI taiyArI karavA dii| pANigrahaNa (saMskAra) ke samaya viSa kanyA ke hAtha dvArA parvata rAjA ke zarIra meM viSa praveza kara gayA aura ve atyadhika pIr3A kA anubhava karane lgaa| usane candragupta se kahA"mitra ! mujhe bcaao| merA koI ilAja kro| maiM behoza ho rahA huuN| mere aMga-aMga meM jahara phaila rahA hai|" yaha sunakara dayAlu candragupta jyoM hI kisI gArur3I-vaidya bulAne kA prayatna karatA hai, tyoM hI cANakya ne saMketa se kahA-"isa rAjA ko to bAda meM bhI mAranA hI thaa| aba vaha svayaM mara rahA hai to usakI cikitsA kyoM kI jAye? yadi vaha jIvita rahA to AdhA rAjya ise denA pdd'egaa| ataH zAnta rho|" isa prakAra cANakya ke saMketa se candragupta zAnta rahA aura thor3I hI dera meM parvata rAjA tar3apa-tar3apa kara mara gyaa| vAstava meM binA bhAgya ke kiyA gayA prayatna saphala nahIM hotA, balki kabhI-kabhI to anartha bhI ho jAtA hai| *34
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________________ rAjanIti kA gandA khela kitanA bhayAnaka hotA hai? nanda ke sAmrAjya ko prApta karane meM jisakI vizAla senA kI sahAyatA prApta kI gaI, usa senA kA svAmI rAjA parvata burI taraha mRtyu ko prApta huaa| to bhI cANakya ne usakI upekSA kI aura use mara jAne diyaa| sattA kI bhUkha acche-acche buddhimAnoM kI buddhi bhraSTa kara unheM kRtaghna banA detI hai| rAjA parvata ke santAna na hone ke kAraNa nanda kA sampUrNa sAmrAjya candragupta ko prApta huaa| sAre pATalIputra meM candragupta kA zAsana calane lgaa| / isa prakAra candragupta maurya kA sAmrAjya akhaNDa evaM niSkaMTaka bnaa| aba kevala rAjya ke bhaNDAroM ko samRddha banAne kA kAma zeSa thaa| dekheM agale cepTara meN| *35
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________________ 11. samRddha prAcIna bhArata eka bAra cANakya ne rAjya ke prathama zreNI ke dhanavAnoM ko bhojana ke lie nimaMtrita kiyaa| bharapUra madirAyukta bhojana se sAre dhanavAna zIghra hI apanI Ana-bAna bhUlakara pAgaloM kI taraha pralApa karane lage aura naze meM idhara-udhara lar3akhar3Ane lge| cANakya bhI unameM zAmila ho gyaa| aura unake anusAra ceSTAyeM karate hue bolA-"mere pAsa eka tridaMDa hai, do sundara dhotI haiM aura eka svarNa-kamaNDala hai| rAjA bhI mere vaza meM hai| ataH merI prazaMsA ke gIta gAye jAne caahie|" - yaha sunakara madirA se atyanta unmatta hokara, kisI ke sAmane apanI dhana-sampatti kA bheda na kholane vAlA eka dhanavAna bolA-"dasa yojana taka koI madonmatta hAthI jitane bhI kadama cale aura usake pratyeka kadama para eka lAkha sauneyA rakhe jAyeM, utane sauneyA merI sampatti hai| ataH merI prazaMsA ke gIta gAye jAne caahie|" itane meM-madirA se madAndha hue eka anya dhanavAna ne apanI sampatti kA bayAna karate hue kahA-"yadi ADhaka (eka prakAra kA mApa) tila jisa kisI kheta meM boye jAyeM aura pratyeka phale-phUle paudhe meM jitane tila hoM, usa pratyeka tila ke barAbara eka lAkha sauneyA jitanI apAra sampatti mere pAsa hai| isalie merI prazaMsA ke gIta gAye jAye so Azcarya kyA hai?" una donoM kI bAta sunakara madirA se unmatta eka tIsare dhanavAna ne apanI sampatti kA bakhAna isa prakAra kiyA"suno, parvata para hone vAlI varSA kI bhArI pravAhayukta bAr3ha ko mere yahA~ eka hI dina meM nikale makkhana kI dIvAra se maiM roka sakatA huuN| socoM, mere yahA~ kitanA godhana hogA ki bAr3ha ko eka hI dina meM nikale makkhana se rokA jA saMkatA hai|" isa prakAra bolate hue jaise hI vo zAnta huA ki cauthA dhanavAna bolA-"mere pAsa pracura azva dhana hai| eka hI dina meM mere yahA~ itane azva bacce janma lete haiM ki kevala Aja ke tAje janme azva-baccoM ke keza (bAloM) ke samUha se pUrA pATalIputra nagara gherA jA sakatA hai| isalie merI prazaMsA ke gIta gAye jAyeM yahI ucita hai|" (OTOM 36* For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ "yaha dhana to merI samRddhi ke samakSa tuccha hai / " isa prakAra AkSepapUrvaka pA~cavAM dhanavAna bolA- "mere pAsa prasUtikA evaM gardabhikA do vidyA ratna aise haiM ki cAvala ke paudhe ko cAhe kitanI bAra kATA jAye to bhI turanta vaisA hI phalA-phUlA khila jAtA hai| aisA prabhAva mere pAsa ke do ratnoM meM hai| ataH merA adhikAra hai ki merI prazaMsA ke gIta gAya jaayeN| " tabhI nidrA se cauMkakara jAgate hue eka anya dhanavAna ucca svara meM bolA- "merI sampatti ke samakSa tuma logoM kI sampatti bilkula tuccha hai| prazaMsA gIta kA vAstavika adhikArI to maiM huuN| suno, mujhe dhana prApti ke koI prayatna nahIM karanA par3atA / na kahIM yAtrA karanI par3atI hai| mujha para eka bhI paise kA karja nahIM hai| merI patnI mere vaza meM hai| aura maiM hamezA pUre zarIra para candana kA lepa lagAkara nikalatA huuN| maiM kitanA sukhI-sampanna hU~ ?" isa prakAra eka ke bAda eka dhanavAna madirA ke naze meM apanI vyaktigata pU~jI kA pradarzana karate gye| aura jaba unakA nazA utarA aura ve svastha hue to cANakya ne sImA meM rahakara unase isa prakAra yathocita dhana grahaNa kiyaa| pahale dhanavAna se eka yojana taka par3ane vAle hAthI ke kadamoM ke hisAba se prati kadama eka lAkha sauneyA grahaNa kii| (usa dhanavAna ke pAsa dasa yojana taka calane vAle hAthI ke eka-eka kadama ke anupAta meM prati kadama eka lAkha sauneyA thiiN| ) eka tila ke paudhe meM jitane tila paidA hoM, usa prati tila ke hisAba se eka-eka lAkha sauneyA dUsare dhanavAna se grahaNa kii| tIsare dhanavAna se pratimAha eka dina meM jitanA makkhana nikalatA ho, utanA makkhana grahaNa karanA taya kiyA gyaa| cauthe dhanavAna se eka dina meM paidA hone vAle azva bacce rAjya ko denA taya kiyA gyaa| pA~caveM se rAjya ke anna bhaNDAroM ko bharapUra karane ke barAbara cAvala grahaNa karanA taya kiyA gyaa| isa prakAra prathama zreNI ke dhanavAnoM se dhana grahaNa karane ke bAda cANakya ne rAjya kI anya sukhI-sampanna Ama janatA se dhana grahaNa karane kI naI tarakIba apanAyI / sauneyA se bharA eka thAla bAjAra ke caurAheM ke bIca rakhA gyaa| phira cANakya ne elAna kiyA ki caupar3a meM jo mujhase jItegA use svarNa moharoM se bharA yaha thAla bheMTa diyA jAyegA aura yadi maiM jIta jA~U to hArane vAle ko eka sauneyA mujhe denI hogii| (kahA jAtA hai ki caupar3a khelane ke pAse yAMtrika yA deviya the, jisase cANakya hI jItatA thA / ) isa prakAra cANakya ne Ajakala kI zoSaNa paddhati ke binA hI rAjya ke artha tantra ko majabUta banA diyaa| lekina usake sthAna para yadi Aja ke selsaTaiksa yA inkamaTaiksa aphasaroM ne una dhanavAnoM ke yahA~ chApA mArA hotA una becAroM ko bhaTakate phakIra banA diyA hotaa| bhArata kitanA samRddha aura buddhimAna deza thA ! jahA~ kA pratyeka dhanavAna isa dharatI para ghI-dUdha kI nadiyA~ bahAne meM samartha thaa| jahA~ kA eka hI cANakya apanI tIvra buddhi dvArA deza kI samRddhi evaM nirbhayatA ke lie kAphI thA / bhUtakAla kA vo cANakya yadi Aja jIvita hotA to kadAcit videzI goroM ke rahasyamaya paMjoM ko bhArata meM praveza na karane detaa| aisA eka bhI cANakya Aja kI rAjanIti meM dRSTigocara nahIM hai jo yantrIkaraNa ke sthAna para go-dhana, azva-dhana, gaja-dhana evaM zakti-dhana se hamArI saMskRti ko punaH jIvita kara ske| jo prANiyoM ke rakta se tara isa dharatI ko zuddha dahI-dUdha se tara kara de, bUcar3akhAnoM ko naSTa kara de evaM deza ke dhana ko machalI mArane, murgI mArane, mA~sa utpAdana jaise mahApApI dhandhoM ke lie kharca na kare aura jisa zAsaka yA adhikArI ne janatA ke dhana kA aisA durupayoga kiyA ho, use kar3I sajA de| 37 For Private,& Personal Use Only
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________________ * rAsAyanika khAda aura elopethI davAIyoM ko tyAgakara dezI khAda evaM Ayurveda ko apnaaye| * mistrI, bar3haI, luhAra, telI, mocI kumhAra, banakara, camAra Adi kA vaMza paramparAgata dhandhA, anubhava jJAna Adi se grAmya hastaudyoga, kalA evaM sthApatya ko punaH sthApita kre| * naukarIparaka, roTIparaka aura DigrI paraka pAzcAtya bhautika zikSA ko samApta kara gurukula prathA ko punaH sthApita kre| aMgrejoM dvArA sthApita nyAya-tantra (yA anyAya tantra) ko samApta kara Adarza nyAya-tantra ko sthApita kreN| mahAjana vyavasthA kA yogya svAgata kre| * janatA aura baccoM ke mAnasa para kutsita saMskAra DAlane vAle bhauMDe calacitroM, dRzyoM, patrikAoM, vijJApanoM aura samAcAra-patroM para pratibandha lgaaye| mAtR-bhASA evaM saMskRta bhASA ko protsAhana deN| * aMgrejoM kI kUTanIti se sthApita vibhinna pArTiyoM, kRtrima adhArmika saMvidhAna, pAzcAtya hiMsaka aura zoSaka artha vyavasthA kA tyAga kre| * vaira-IrSyA, SaDyantroM, matabheda, jhUTha, prapaMca, bhraSTAcAra, beImAnI, ThagI, araboM rupayoM kI barabAdI, nIca-duSTa tattvoM ko janma dene vAlI cunAva-prathA ko samApta kre| * videzI mudrA ke lAlaca ko dUra kre| * striyoM kI naukarI para pratibandha, sAtha hI saMskRti kI rakSA karane vAlI, Adarza gRhiNI, Adarza mAtA evaM Adarza patnI banI rhe| aura saMyukta parivAra kI bhAvanAoM kI rakSA karane ke alAvA baccoM meM susaMskAra siMcita karane kA kartavya nibhAne lAyaka vAtAvaraNa bnaaye| * dharma, artha, kAma, mokSa ina cAra puruSArthoM se yukta ahiMsA saMskRti kI nIMva para racita saMvidhAna ko punaH jIvita kre| lokatantra nahIM varan janatA aura prANiyoM ke hitaiSI santa-zAsana kI punaH sthApanA kre| aise hI kisI cANakya kI hameM AvazyakatA hai jisakI nItiyA~ deza kA cahuMmukhI vikAsa kara sake, anyathA kUTanItika cANakyoM kI hamAre yahA~ kamI nahIM haiN| jinakI bhraSTa buddhi se deza meM go-zAAlAAoM ke sthAna para bUcar3a-khAnoM aura kArakhAnoM kI bharamAra ho gaI hai| Akhira, AtmA ko amara karane vAlA amRta hai kevala "dharma" ! cANakya ne bhI anta meM jaina dIkSA grahaNa karake Atma-kalyANa kA mArga pakar3a liyaa| 38
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________________ 12. strI haTha prabhu mahAvIra ke samaya meM strI haTha ke kAraNa eka bhayAnaka durghaTanA ghaTita huI jisake kAraNa prema se jIvana vyatIta karane vAle do bhAIyoM meM zatrutA kI dIvAra khar3I ho gii| isa satya ghaTanA kA vAstavika citraNa yahA~ prastuta kiyA jAtA hai| magadhapati zreNika kI rAnI celaNA ke tIna putra the| koNika, halla aura vihalla / nandA nAmaka rAnI se abhaya kumAra evaM anya rAniyoM se kAla vagairaha daza putra the| nandA ne abhayakumAra ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kI aura apane do divya vastra aura kuMDala halla - vihalla ko diye| "rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI jyoSTha putra koNika hI hogA" yaha socakara rAjA zreNika ne halla-vihalla ko secanaka nAmaka viziSTa gaMdha-hasti aura eka divya hAra diyaa| koNika aura kAla Adi dasa putroM ne pitA zreNika ko kaida karake rAjya ko Apasa meM bA~Ta liyA, kintu halla-vihalla ko kucha bhI nahIM diyaa| anta meM rAjA zreNika ko kaida meM hI viSa pAna karake mRtyu ko gale lagAnA pdd'aa| pitA kI akAla mRtyu aura unako diye gaye utpIr3ana se duHkhI hokara koNika ne rAjagRha ke sthAna para caMpA nagarI ko rAjadhAnI banAyA aura vahIM basa gyaa| idhara halla aura vihalla antaHpura aura parivAra sahita divya hAra, kuMDala aura daiviya vastroM se suzobhita hokara, secanaka hAthI para savAra hokara, hamezA nadI taTa para snAna karane jAte the| vibhaMgajJAna se yukta hAthI bhI halla-vihalla kI patniyoM ko, unakI icchAnusAra vibhinna prakAra kI krIr3AyeM krvaataa| kabhI-apanI pITha para unako biThAtA, to kabhI sUMDha se jhulaataa| kabhI-kabhI sUMDha se AkAza meM unako sthira kara detaa| aise adbhuta dRzya dekhakara nagarajana kahane lage- "cAhe bhale hI koNika rAjA ho, kintu rAjya kI vAstavika majA to halla-vihalla hI bhoga rahe haiN| " 39 LOUWAZYA
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________________ isa prakAra nagarajanoM ke mukha se pratidina halla-vihalla kI prazaMsA sunakara koNika kI rAnI padmAvatI ne socA"jisa prakAra binA ghI kA rukSa bhojana vyartha hai, usI prakAra secanaka hAthI aura divya hAra rahita se vizAla sAmrAjya bhI phIkA hai|" ___ halla-vihalla aura unake parivAra kI prazaMsA rAnI padmAvatI sahana na kara skii| usane mana hI mana eka nizcaya kiyA-"mere pati koNika dvArA ye cIjeM balapUrvaka prApta kruuNgii|" usane ekAnta meM koNika ko apanI icchA btaayii| koNika ne kahA-"bhAIyoM kI sampatti yadi maiM balapUrvaka prApta kara lU, to maiM nIca kahalAyA jaauuNgaa| ataH aisA vicAra tyAga do|" para strI haTha to strI haTha hI hotI hai| padmAvatI nahIM maanii| Akhira patnI-sneha ke kAraNa koNika ko jhukanA pdd'aa| kulIna parivAra ke puruSa bhI strI ke moha meM pha~sakara anartha kara dete haiN| jisa prakAra pAgala AdamI bIca bAjAra meM apane bastra utArakara bezarma-nagna ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra koNika ne bhI nyAya-nIti-maryAdA aura baMdhu-prema ko tAka para rakhakara halla-vihalla se, binA adhikAra ke divya hAra Adi cAroM vastuoM kI mA~ga kI aura anta meM krodhita hokara yahA~ taka kaha diyA ki yadi tuma loga ye vastuyeM nahIM doge to maiM balapUrvaka le luuNgaa| halla-vihalla ne uttara diyA-"svayaM pitA jI ne hI hameM ye hAra Adi diyA hai, ataH ina para hamArA adhikAra hai| hA~ yadi tuma rAjya meM se hissA dene ko taiyAra ho to hama hAra Adi dene ko taiyAra haiN|" para koNika ne ye bAta svIkAra na kii| anta meM halla-vihalla ne socA-"aba yahAM rahanA hamAre lie ucita nahIM hai| musIbata sira para hai|" yaha socakara donoM saparivAra rAtoMrAta caMpA nagarI se nikalakara vaizAlI ke mahArAjA ceTaka mAtAmaha (mAtA ke pitA) ke pAsa gaye aura unako apanI vAstaviktA btaayii| ceTaka ne unakA svAgata-sammAna kiyA aura rahane ke lie sundara vyavasthA kara dii| hAra Adi ke kAraNa baMdhuoM se cir3he hue ciMtita koNika ne dUta dvArA mahArAjA (mAtAmaha) ceTaka ko sandeza bhejA-"hastiratna sahita mere donoM bhAIyoM ko vApasa karo aura yadi ve Ane ke lie taiyAra na ho to hAthI, kuMDala Adi cIjeM bheja do| jisa prakAra halla-vihalla Apake dohinna hai, usI prakAra maiM bhI ApakA dohinna huuN| Apako saba para samAna sneha-bhAva rakhanA caahie|" ceTaka rAjA ne usI dUta dvArA koNika ko sandeza bhejA ki-"svayaM pitA dvArA dI gaI sampatti bhAIyoM se balapUrvaka chIna lenA tumhAre lie ucita nahIM hai| ye donoM merI zaraNa meM hai| inakI rakSA karanA merA kartavya hai| dohino ke rUpa meM tuma saba mere lie samAna ho| kintu nyAya ina donoM ke pakSa meM hai, aura phira zaraNAgata hone ke kAraNa inakI rakSA karanA merA parama kartavya hai| phira bhI yadi tama rAjya meM se hissA dene ko sahamata ho to hAthI, divya-hAra Adi saba tumheM dilavA duuNgaa|" dUta ne jAkara koNika ko rAjA ceTaka kA sandeza kaha sunaayaa| yaha sunakara patnI ke moha meM andha koNika ApA kho baiThA aura krodhAndha hokara usane tatkAla yuddha kI taiyArI karavA dii| taiMtIsa hajAra hAthI, taiMtIsa hajAra ratha aura taiMtIsa karor3a sainikoM ke sAtha koNika ne yuddha ke lie mahArAjA ceTaka kI sImA kI aura prayANa kiyaa| kAla Adi dasa bhAIyoM ko bhI usane sAtha liyaa| mukuTa dhArI aThAraha rAjA, sattAvana hajAra ratha, sattAvana hajAra hAthI tathA eka karor3a sainikoM ke sAtha rAjA ceTaka bhI yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho gye| donoM senAyeM Amane-sAmane A gaI aura yuddha ke lie vibhinna prakAra ke vyUha race gye| koNika kI senA meM pahale dina kAla ko senApati niyukta kiyA gyaa| turahI ke bajate hI yuddha Arambha ho gyaa| nAriyala kI taraha yuvA sainikoM ke sira phUTane lge| rAjA ceTaka ke pAsa eka divya bANa thaa| jisa lakSya para chor3A jAye use mArakara hI rhe| ceTaka kA praNa thA ki eka dina meM kevala eka bANa chor3A jaaye| 40
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________________ DoROIDIO saMdhyA samaya koNika kI senA kA senApati "kAla" jaise hI nikaTa AyA, ceTaka ne usa amogha bANa ko usa para chor3a diyaa| bANa ne usake zarIra ko bIMdha diyA aura vaha tatkAla mara gyaa| sUryAsta hote hI yuddha virAma ho gyaa| dasare dina senApati niyakta hae koNika ke dUsare bhAI mahAkAla ko bhI rAjA ceTaka ne usI prakAra mAra giraayaa| isa prakAra dasa dina meM dasoM bhAIyoM ko ceTaka ne mAra giraayaa| zokagrasta koNika socane lagA ki ceTaka ke divya bANa ke viSaya meM na jAnakara, maiMne vyartha meM hI kAla Adi dasa bhAIyoM ko ga~vA diyaa| aura yadi meM samaya rahate sAvadhAna na huA to kala merI bhI yahI dazA hogii| yaha socake koNika devatA kI ArAdhanA meM lIna ho gyaa| pUrvabhava ke kisI RNa se zakrenda evaM camarendra koNika ke pAsa aaye| zakendra ne kahA-"kaho koNika tumheM kyA cAhie ?" "ceTaka ke praann|"-konnik ne uttara diyaa| "nahIM yaha asambhava hai| sAdharmika aura zrAvaka ceTaka kI hatyA hama nahIM kara sakate, kintu yuddha meM tumhArI rakSA avazya kreNge| yaha kahakara zakrendra ne usakI rakSA kA vacana diyA jaba ki camarendra ne koNika ko do yuddha diye| pahalA yuddha "mahAzilA kaMTaka" nAmaka thA, jisase zatru pakSa kI tarapha kaMkara phaiMke jAye to vizAla zilAyeM banakara girate haiM aura kA~Te phaiMke jAye to mahAzastra banakara zatru pakSa kA nAza kara dete haiN| dUsare yuddha kA nAma "rathAdimuzala" thA, jisameM sArathi binA hI zatru pakSa kI tarapha ratha aura muzala chor3e jAye to zatru senA burI taraha parAsta ho jAtI hai| donoM yuddhoM ko prApta kara duSTa koNika, yuddha bhUmi meM AyA aura camarendra dvArA prApta do yuddhoM se jisa prakAra khaI se dahI biloyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra vaha ceTaka kI senA ko bilone lgaa| kerI ke kacUmara kI taraha vaha senA ko kacalane lgaa| apanI senA kA aisA bhayaMkara saMhAra dekhakara krodhita rAjA ceTaka ne divya bANa ko kAna taka khIMcakara koNika kI tarapha chodd'aa| sa na na na na na para vyartha kyoMki usase pahale hI zakrendra ne koNika ke sAmane vana kI dIvAra khar3I kara dii| ceTaka kA divya bANa usa pAradarzaka dIvAra se TakarAkara nIce gira gyaa| eka dina meM kevala 41
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________________ eka bANa chor3ane kA praNa ke kAraNa ceTaka ne dUsarA bANa nahIM chodd'aa| dUsare dina bhI ceTaka ne dUsarA bANa chor3A to usakI bhI vaisI hI hAlata huii| yuddha meM pahale dina 96 lAkha manuSyoM kA saMhAra huA jaba ki dUsare dina 84 manuSya lAkha mRtyu ko prApta hue| asaMkhya hAthI-ghor3e Adi pazu bhI nAza hue| koNika patnI kI eka choTI sI haTha ke kAraNa kevala do dina meM eka karor3a assI lAkha loga mRtyu ko prApta hue| mAre gaye usameM eka hI manuSya devaloka meM gaye va eka hI sainika manuSya bhava meN| zeSa saba durgati ko prApta hue| daivI zakti ke samakSa viphala hokara rAjA ceTaka apanI senA sahita vaizAlI nagarI meM praveza kara gyaa| koNika ne apanI zaktizAlI senA se vaizAlI ko cAroM tarapha se ghera liyaa| idhara halla aura vihalla secanaka hAthI para baiThakara nagara ko ghere hue sainikoM ko rAta meM kucalane lge| isa prakAra apane sainya kA saMhAra dekhakara ciMtita koNika ne catura maMtriyoM kI salAhAnusAra hAthI ke Ane ke mArga para gaharI khAI khudavA dI aura usameM aMgAre DalavA diye| apane vibhaMga jJAna se yaha saba jAnakara halla-vihalla dvArA prarita hAthI rAta ko Age nahIM bddh'aa| taba halla-vihalla use phaTakArate hue bole-"kyA tuma zatruoM se Darate ho? Age kyoM nahIM bar3hate ? tumase acchA to pAlatU kuttA hotA hai jo ki apane svAmI ke prati vaphAdAra hotA hai, jabaki tuma hamAre lie vaphAdAra nahIM ho| dhikkAra hai tuma para aise marmAntaka bacana sunakara usa vaphAdAra hAthI ne donoM ko balapUrvaka sUMDha se nIce utArA aura svayaM jalane aMgAroM kI khAI meM kUda pdd'aa| eka pazu meM bhI kinatI kRtajJatA, sajjanatA aura dhairya thaa| durdhyAna se mRtyu pAkara hAthI prathama narka meM gyaa| 42 .
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________________ -1-2-8 yaha dekhakara pazcAtApa karate hue donoM kumAroM ne socA"dhikAkara hai hama para ki hamane hAthI Adi ke lie deza (mAtRbhUmi) kA tyAga kiyaa| bhAI ko zatru banAyA aura mAtAmaha ceTaka ko bhArI saMkaTa meM DAla diyaa| hAthI ko bhI agni kI khAI meM kudavAkara mota ke muMha meM dhakela diyaa| aba, yaha jIvana to vyartha hai yadi jIvita rahe to prabhu vIra ke ziSya banakara rheNge|" usI samaya zAsanadevI una donoM ko prabhu mahAvIra ke pAsa le gii| donoM ne prabhu se dIkSA grahaNa kI, tatpazcAt gyAraha aMgoM kI zikSA prApta karake, guNaratna tapazcaryA karake evaM aMta meM samAdhi se saMlekhanA karake, donoM anuttara vimAnavAsI deva hue| ____ idhara kisI bhI prakAra vaizAlI nagarI ko prApta karane meM asamartha koNika ne praNa kiyA ki yadi isa vaizAlI nagarI ko gadhe yukta hala se jotayA na sakA to maiM parvata se kUdakara AtmahatyA kara luuNgaa| tabhI AkAzstha kisI devI ne koNika se kaihA-"yadi kulavAlaka muni ko mAgadhikA nAmaka vezyA dvArA yahA~ lAyA jAya to unake dvArA ceTaka kI vaizAlI nagarI para kabjA kiyA jA sakatA hai|" yaha sunakara prasanna hokara koNika ne (mAgAdhikA) vezyA ko bulAyA aura use Adeza diyA ki kisI bhI prakAra vanastha kulavAlaka muni ko vaza meM karake mere samakSa prastuta kiyA jaaye| mAgAdhikA bhI kapaTI zrAvikA kA svAMga racakara, jaMgala meM jisa sthAna para kulavAlaka muni tapazcaryA kara rahe the, vahA~ pahu~ca gaI aura apane bhojana ko grahaNa karane kI unase vinatI karane lagI, sAtha meM yaha bhI bahAnA kiyA ki vaha svayaM yAtrA para jA rahI hai| muni ne bhI usakI bhAvanAe~ samajhakara usakA AmantraNa svIkAra kiyaa| vezyA ne mAdaka padArtha yukta modaka muni ko bhikSA meM diyA, jisako muni pacA na sake aura unheM ulTI-dasta hone lge| kuTila vezyA sevA ke bahAne muni ke nikaTa Ane lagI aura aMga mardana Adi karate-karate yAvat hAva-bhAva aura kaTAkSoM se muni ke 43
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________________ hRdaya ko pighalA diyaa| pUrva meM muni ne guru kA ghora apamAna kiyA thA jisase eka strI dvArA unakA patana huaa| kulavAlaka muni aba eka bhI pala vezyA ke binA nahIM raha sakate the| mAgadhikA, muni ko koNika ke pAsa le gii| koNika ne unakA Adara-satkAra karake vaizAlI nagarI ko prApta karane kA upAya puuchaa| upAya prApta karane ke lie kulavAlaka muni ne nimittajJa kA svAMga racakara vaizAlI nagarI meM praveza kiyaa| nagarI meM ghUmate-ghUmate unhoMne nagara ke AdhAra stambha samAna muni suvrata svAmI kA stUpa dekhaa| jisakA pratiSThA-lagna uttama hone ke kAraNa nagara akhaMDa aTUTa. rahatA thaa| idhara aneka dinoM se nagara meM kaida trasta nagarajanoM ne nimittajJa (kulavAlaka) se pUchA-"jyotiSI mahArAja ! isa nagara ke dvAra kaba khaleMge? isa kaida se hama loga parezAna ho gaye haiN| kyA isase makta hone kA koI upAya hai ?" jaisA kulavAlaka cAhate the, vaisA hI huaa| unhoMne kahA-"are nagarajanoM ! jaba taka yaha pApI stUpa yahA~ hai, taba taka mukti asaMbhava hai| yadi isa stUpa ko ukhAr3a diyA jAye to nagara ko gherA huA sainya vApasa haTa jaayegaa|" dhUrta kulavAlaka ke aise vacana sunakara nagarajanoM ne stUpa ukhAr3anA Arambha kiyaa| jyoM-jyoM stUpa ukhar3atA gayA, tyoM-tyoM logoM meM vizvAsa utpanna karane ke lie, kulavAlaka ke saMketAnusAra koNika rAjA dhIre-dhIre apanA sainya dUra haTAtA gyaa| logoM ko kulavAlaka muni kI bAta para itanA adhika vizvAsa ho gayA ki unhoMne muni suvrata svAmI kA majabUta stUpa ko jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMka diyaa| stUpa ke ukhar3ate hI kuNika ne sainya sahita Akramaka rUpa se nagara meM praveza kiyA aura vaizAlI para kabjA kara liyaa| bAjI hArate hue dekhakara rAjA ceTaka ne anazana pUrvaka namaskAra mahAmantra ko smaraNa karate hue, gale meM lohe kI pUtalI bA~dhakara kue meM kUda pdd'e| usI samaya dharaNendra kA Asana kaMpAyamAna huA aura vahA~ Akara dharaNendra ne ceTaka 44
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________________ ko thAma liyA aura sAdhArmika bhAva se apane bhavana meM rahane kA sthAna diyaa| vahA~ samyuga ArAdhanA sahita anazana pUrNa karake rAjA ceTaka svarga ko prApta hue| krodhita koNika apanA praNa pUrA karane ke lie gadhe yukta hala se vaizAlI nagarI ko jotavAkara vApasa apane nagara gyaa| abalA strI bhI sabalA banakara puruSoM ko rijhAkara kisa prakAra vinAza ko prerita karatI hai - yaha isa dRSTAnta se sahaja hI samajhA jA sakatA hai| strIgata doSoM ko darzAne vAlA eka zloka isa bAta kA pramANa hai "soasarI duriadarI kavaDakUr3I mahiliA kileskrii| vairaviroaNa araNi dukkhakhaNI sukhpddivkkhaa||" vAstava -zoka kI saritA, duSTatA kA mandira, vairAgni ko bar3hAne vAlI, duHkhoM kI khAna, sukha kI virodhI strI, meM kaleza karAne vAlI hotI hai| jo mA~-bApa kI sevA karatA hai, vahI guru-sevA ke lie yogya banatA hai| aura jo guru-sevA karatA hai vahI bhagavAna kA bhakta banane lAyaka hai| -pa. pU. A. vi. kalApUrNa sU. ma. yaMtra (TIvI, phona Adi) dvArA dUra rahe hue vyakti ke sAtha bAta kara sakate haiN| maMtra (prabhu-nAma-japa) ke dvArA dUra rahe bhagavAna ke sAtha bAta kara sakate haiN| - pa. pU. A. vi. kalApUrNa sU. ma. maMtra (nAma-japa) dvArA bhagavAna kA sAnidhya milatA hai| mUrti ke dvArA bhagavAna kA darzana hotA hai| dhyAna dvArA bhagavAna ke sAtha milana hotA hai| - pa. pU. A. vi. kalApUrNa sU. ma. 45 /
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________________ 13. bhAgIrathI jAhnavI kA saMkSipta itihAsa hinduoM dvArA pavitra mAnI gaI gaMgA nadI ke bhAgIrathI aura jAhanavI do prasiddha nAma haiN| kisa prakAra (kaise) rakhe gaye ye do nAma? usakA saMkSipta itihAsa jaina matAnusAra kucha isa prakAra hai isa avasarpiNI ke dUsare tIrthaMkara dharma cakravartI zrI ajItanAtha prabhu ke laghu (cacere) baMdhu 'sagara' SaDkhaNDa para vijaya prApta karake cakravartI rAjA bne| unake sATha hajAra putroM meM se sabase bar3A putra thA jnu| eka bAra jahanu ne eka bejor3a kArya karake pitA ko prasanna kara diyaa| prasanna hokara rAjA sagara ne usase varadAna mA~gane ke lie kahA jahanu ne apanI icchA vyakta karate hue kahA-"pitAjI ! baMdhuoM sahita samagra pRthvI ko dekhane kI merI icchA hai| so daNDaratna Adi lekara samagra pRthvI kI parikramA karane kI anumati pradAna kreN|" pitA ne usako anumati de dii| jahna ne mantrI, sainya aura sATha hajAra baMdhuoM ke sAtha prayANa kiyaa| ghUmate-ghUmate ve aSTApada parvata ke nikaTa A phuNce| isa mahAna tIrtha para ratnoM ke mandiroM aura sva-kAyA ke anusAra caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kI maNiyukta pratimAoM kA darzana karate hue jahanu Adi kA hRdaya jhUma utthaa| royA-royA pulakita ho utthaa| maMtriyoM se yaha jAnakara ki unake pUrvaja bharata cakrI ne ina caitya-bimboM kI sthApanA kI thI, jahna ke hRdaya meM bhI nUtana caityoM kA nirmANa karane kI lAlasA jAgRta huii| (anuvaMza ke saMskAra hajAroM varSa taka saMtAna-saMtati meM avatarita hote haiN|) jahanu ne sevakoM ko Adeza diyAaisA hI koI parvata khoja nikAlo-jisa para nUtana caityoM kA nirmANa kiyA jA ske| parantu gaharI khoja ke bAda bhI aisA koI bhI parvata sevakoM ko dRSTigocara nahIM huaa| janu Adi ne socA ki kAlAntara meM ye cIjeM kahIM corI na ho jaayeN| isalie ratna-maNimaya ina caityoM kI rakSA karanA hamArA parama kartavya hai| yaha socakara tIrtharakSA ke lie daNDa ratna kI sahAyatA se parvata ke cAroM ora eka hajAra yojana gaharI khAI khudvaaii| parantu isase pRthvI ke nIce sthita bhavanapati-nikAya ke devoM ke AvAsoM meM reta ghusane lgii| devoM ne apane adhipati jvalana-prabha se bAta kii| jvalana-prabha ne Upara Akara janu Adi ko jhir3akate hue kahA ki aba se aisI nAdAnI karoge to mRtyu-daNDa diyA jaayegaa| yaha sUcanA dekara jvalana-prabha cale gaye, kintu tIrtharakSA ke utsAha na Adi ne isa bAta para vizeSa dhyAna nahIM diyaa| unhoMne daNDaratna kI sahAyatA se gaMgA ko khIMcakara khAI ko jala se bhara diyaa| pAnI, (pRthvI ke) nIce sthita nAganikAya devoM ke AvAsoM taka pahu~ca gayA aura unake AvAsa kIcar3a yukta (miTTI yukta) pAnI se sanane lge| devoM ne phira se apane svAmI jlavana-prabha se bAta kii| jvalana-prabha krodha se Aga-babUlA ho gyaa| usane jahanu Adi ke samakSa dRSTi viSa sarpa chor3a diye| aura una so ne sATha hajAra bandhuoM ko eka sAtha agni-jvAlAoM se jalAkara khAka kara diyaa| tIrtha rakSA ke zubha dhyAna meM marakara ve svarga ko prApta hue| ___ isa ghaTanA se atyanta zoka-magna (zoka-grasta) maMtrI-sAmantoM Adi ne socA-aba kisa mu~ha se mahArAjA ke pAsa jAye? 46
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________________ svayaM jIvita rahakara sATha hajAra putroM kI mRtyu kI sUcanAA unheM kaise de? anta meM sabane niSkarSa nikAlA ki sirpha hamAre pAsa marane ke alAvA dUsarA koI vikalpa nahIM hai| maMtrI-sAmanta Adi isI cintA meM the isI bIca vahA~ eka brAhmaNa AyA aura unase kahA-"karma kA gaNita aTala hotA hai| aba cintA karane se kucha nahIM hogaa| maiM svayaM rAjA ke samakSa pUrA vRttAnta kaha sunaauuNgaa| tuma loga nizcita rho| jaba maiM saMketa karU~ taba tuma saba rAjA ke samakSa upasthita honaa|" ka aisA kahakara brAhmaNa kahIM se eka anAtha manuSya kA zava (mRta zarIra) le AyA aura usako kandhe para uThAkara sagara cakrI ke darabAra meM aayaa| aura phUTa-phUTakara rone lgaa| sagara ne rone kA kAraNa puuchaa| brAhmaNa ne kahA-"mahArAja ! mere putra ko jaharIle nAga ne Dasa liyA hai| jisase yaha aceta ho gayA hai| na to bolatA hai aura na hI hilatA hai| ataH he nAtha ! kRpayA mere ikalaute putra ko jIvana dAna diijiye|" sagara ne vaidyoM ko bulaayaa| rAjA ke putroM kI mRtyu (se) sambandhita sArI hakIkata se avagata vaidyoM ne nAr3I parIkSaNa karake usa putra ko mRta ghoSita kiyaa| sagara ne vaidyoM se pUchA-"isa putra ko punaH jIvita karane kA koI upAya?" mAntrika (vaidya) ne kahA-"hA~ rAjan ! jisa ghara meM Aja taka kisI kI mRtyu na huI ho, aise ghara kI cuTakI bhara rAkha yadi mila jAya to hama isa brAhmaNa-putra ko punaH jIvita kara sakate haiN| rAjA ne sevakoM ko Adeza diyaa| sArA nagara ghUmane ke bAda bhI sevakoM ko koI aisA ghara nahIM milA jahA~ kisI kI mRtyu na huI ho| 47*
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________________ rAja-sevakoM ne rAjA ko sArI hakIkata btaaii| aba koI upAya zeSa na thA, ataH brAhmaNa rAjA ko samajhAne lgaa| "bhUdeva ! mRtyu eka sAdhAraNa ghaTanA hai| usake paMjoM se koI mukta nahIM ho sktaa| cAhe karor3oM kI sampatti kA svAmI kyoM na ho? aura dhanavantarI vaidya bhI nikaTa kyoM na ho? sabake sAmane yamarAja apane bhakSya ko lekara calate banate haiM?" "anya logoM kI bAta chor3o, mere pUrvaja rAjA bhI mRtyu ko prApta hue haiN| maiM unase bhI nahIM bacA sakA thA aura na koI mujhe mRtyu se bacA sakatA hai| " hA~siMha ke mukha se mRga kA baccA mukta ho sakatA hai, kintu mRtyu ke mukha se jIva ko bacAnA asambhava hai|" - brAhmaNa bolA-"rAjan ! maiM yaha saba jAnatA huuN| kintu mere ikalaute putra kI mRtyu se merA vaMza samApta ho jaayegaa| ataH mahArAja ! kisI bhI prakAra mere putra ko punaH jIvita kara mujhe putra-bhikSA pradAna kiijiye| maiM ApakA upakAra AjIvana nahIM bhuuluuNgaa|" rAjA bole-"koI bhI mantra, tantra, zAstra, rasAyana yA auSadhi mRta manuSya ko punaHjIvita nahIM kara sktii| yaha bAta mere sAmarthya se bAhara hai| isalie duHkha ko chodd'oN|" "vipatti meM Apa jaise vidvAna vipra kA kheda (duHkha) karanA ucita nahIM hai| mRta ko punaH jIvita karane ke sthAna para mRtyu ko hI sadA ke lie mauta dene vAle dharma-kArya ko sajjana logoM ko apanAnA cAhie" yaha kahakara rAjA zAnta ho gyaa| aba loha garama hai-yaha socakara brAhmaNa ne maukA dekhakara dhIre-se rAjA se kahA-"mahArAja ! Apake (bhI) sATha hajAra putra eka sAtha mRtyu ke grAsa bana gaye haiM, so unake lie bhI Apako duHkha nahIM karanA caahie|" harDELI puNabayapa 48
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________________ aura usI samaya brAhmaNa ke saMketAnusAra maMtriyoM-sAmantoM Adi ne rAja darabAra meM praveza kiyaa| aura rAjA ko putroM kI mRtyu kA pUrA vRtAnta kaha sunaayaa| sagara cakrI dharatI para yoM gire, mAno vajrAghAta huA ho / kucha caitanya pAkara ve karuNa Akranda karane lge| vidhAtA ko dhikkArane lge| aura kaThora hRdaya ko bhI ka~pA de aisA vilApa karane lge| isa prakAra bahuta vilApa karane ke bAda brAhmaNa ne rAjA se kahA- "rAjan ! thor3I hI dera pahale Apa mujhe niSedha kara rahe the, aba Apa svayaM kyoM vilApa kara rahe ho?" "mahArAja ! priya vyakti kA viyoga acche-khAse patthara diloM ko bhI pighalA detA hai| jinako loha - jaMjIroM se jakar3anA sambhava nahIM, ve sneha-taMtuoM jakar3e jAte haiN| isIlie priya vyaktiyoM kA viyoga unake lie asahanIya hotA hai|" phira bhI "jisa prakAra sAgara tUphAnoM ko jhelatA hai, usI prakAra dhIra puruSoM ko bhI ApattiyoM ko jhelanA sIkhanA caahie| isa prakAra, maMtriyoM evaM brAhmaNa ke aneka hitavacanoM se kucha zAnta hokara sagara cakrI ne putroM kA maraNottara kArya kiyaa| "duHkha kA auSadha samaya"-samaya bItate-bItate rAjA kA duHkha zAnta huaa| idhara daNDaratna dvArA khIMcakara lAI gaI gaMgA nadI kI bAr3ha se, aSTApada parvata ke nikaTa sthita gA~voM meM bahuta nukasAna huA, ataH grAmyajanoM ne rAjA se zikAyata kii| sagara ne janu putra (apane pautra) bhagIratha ko grAmyajanoM kA kaSTa dUra karane kA kAma sauNpaa| bhagIratha ne vahA~ jAkara nAgendra jvala-prabha ko aTThama kA tapa karake prasanna kara diyaa| nAgendra ne usako (gaMgA le jAte samaya) nAgakumAra devoM dvArA koI upadrava nahIM hogA-aisA vacana dekara usakA bhaya dUra kiyA tatpazcAt bhagIratha nAgadevatA kI pUjA karake daNDaratna kI sahAyatA se gaMgA ko khIMcakara uttarI samudra kI ora le gayA aura use samudra meM milA diyaa| isa prakAra sagara-putra janu dvArA khIMcakara lAne se gaMgA kA "jAhanvI" nAma prasiddha huA aura jahanu ke putra bhagIratha dvArA gaMgA ko samudra meM milA dene se usakA nAma "bhAgIrathI" prasiddha huA / nAgapUjA karake evaM una gA~voM kI samasyAoM kA nivAraNa karane ke pazcAt bhaMgIratha ayodhyA lauttaa| sagara cakrI ne sammAnapUrvaka praveza karavAne ke bAda ThATha-bATha se usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| tatpazcAt SaDkhaNDa rAjya ko tyAgakara sagara cakrI ne ajItanAtha bhagavAna se pravrajyA grahaNa kii| aura ati duSkara tapa ko tapakara kaivalya pAkara mukta hue| sagara ke sATha hajAra putroM ko eka sAtha agni-zaraNa hokara mRtyu ko gale lagAnA par3A, usake pIche kyA kAraNa thA? aura kisa prakAra? yaha jAnane ke lie par3hiye, agalA prakaraNa Wan 49
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________________ ma 14. tIrtha kI AzAtanA na kareM samUha meM kiyA huA pApakarma prAyaH samUha meM hI udaya hotA hai| aura samUha meM kiyA huA pApa yA puNya karma kA bala ekadama bar3ha jAtA hai| jisakA phala bhI una karmoM ke udaya kAla meM prakRSTa rUpa se aneka bAra anubhava hotA hai| cakravartI sagara ke pautra, bhagIratha kA ayodhyA ke siMhAsana para rAjyAbhiSeka hone ke bAda eka bAra jJAnI bhagavanta nagara meM pdhaare| dezanA ke anta meM bhagIratha ne namratApUrvaka eka prazna unase puuchaa| "bhagavanta ! mere pitA jahna Adi sATha hajAra baMdhuoM ne kisa duSkarma ke udaya se eka sAtha agni-zaraNa hokara Ayu pUrNa kI?" jJAnI bhagavanta ne uttara diyA yaha duSkarma isa bhava kA nahIM hai| kintu aneka bhava pUrva kA hai| ye sAThahajAra bandhu pUrva ke kisI bhava meM nIca jAti ke manuSya the aura eka hI gA~va meM sAtha-sAtha rahate the| eka bAra usa gA~va ke nikaTa ke jaMgala se chaharipAlita saMgha sammetazikhara kI tIrtha yAtrA ko jA rahA thaa| sUcanA milate hI ina sATha hajAra manuSyoM ne eka sAtha chApA mArakara saMgha ko lUTa liyaa| saMgha ke yAtrI titara-bitara hokara bhAgane lge| usa samaya gA~va meM rahane vAle eka kumhAra ne una sATha hajAra manuSyoM ko aisA na karane ke lie bahuta smjhaayaa| kintu ve samajhe nhiiN| anta meM saMgha to eka tarapha rahA, luTere lUTa-pATa karake apane gA~va vApisa A gye| eka bAra kI bAta hai| 50
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________________ F 82799 una coroM meM se eka cora nikaTa ke gA~va meM corI karake lauTa rahA thA, isI bIca jisake ghara corI huI thI usane kotavAla se zikAyata kara dii| kotavAla kucha sainikoM ke sAtha usa cora kA sUtra DhU~r3hate-DhU~r3hate coroM ke usa pradeza taka A pahu~cA, kintu usase pahale hI cora gA~va meM hI kahIM chupa gyaa| isase krodhita hokara kotavAla ne usa gA~va ke sAre dvAra banda karavA diye| (jisase koI bAhara na nikala ske|) aura gA~va ke cAroM ora Aga lagA dii| thor3I hI dera meM sATha hajAra luTere jalakara mara gye| saubhAgya se coroM ko hita-vacana kahane vAlA vaha kumhAra usa samaya kahIM bAhara gayA thaa|, ataH vI agni-durghaTanA se baca gyaa| isa prakAra jaMgama tIrtha samAna zrI saMgha kI AzAtanA ne una coroM ko usI bhava meM camatkAra dikhA diyaa| karma kahatA hai- mere yahA~ dera hai, para a~dhera nahIM arthAt dera se hI sahI, karmoM kA phala avazya milatA hai| atyutkRSTa stara ke puNya yA pApa kA phala turanta mila jAtA hai| aura isI janma meM apanA prabhAva dikhA detA hai| usameM bhI deva-guru-dharma (tattvatrayI) aura jJAna-darzana-cAritra (ratnatrayI) kI AzAtanA kA phala to bhayaMkara vipattiyoM ke sAtha manuSya para TUTa par3atA hai| isalie parameSThi bhagavaMtoM yA zrI saMgha kI ArAdhanA kama-jyAdA ho to cala sakatA hai| parantu jAnabUjha kara kI gaI AzAtanA ke lie hameM kSamA nahIM mila sktii| luTere Aga meM jalakara rAkha ho gaye kintu unakA karma jIvita thA jo ki agni zaraNa nahIM huA thaa| yaha yAda rakhanA cAhie ki ha~sate-ha~sate kiyA huA choTA-sA pApakarma bhI-prAyazcitta na karane se meru (parvata) sA vizAla hokara badalA lene ke lie pUrI taiyArI ke sAtha manuSya para TUTa par3atA hai| kukarmoM ko jIvita rakhakara maranA, kutte kI mauta marane ke samAna hai, arthAt pApa karmoM kA bojha lekara nahIM maranA caahie| sAre luTere marakara jaMgala meM sUkSma jIvoM ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| Fort Mattersonal Use Only
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________________ eka bAra vahA~ Aye hue eka hAthI ke pA~va tale kucalakara ve saba marakara lambe samaya taka ku-yoni meM bhaTakate rhe| usa daurAna bahuta sAre kaSTa bhogakara kucha puNya kI pU~jI ekatrita kI aura sagara cakrI ke putroM ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| pUrva meM saMgha kI AzAtanA se unake bahuta se karma kaTa gaye the aura jo karma zeSa raha gaye the usake lie unheM isa bhava meM eka sAtha agni dvArA mRtyu ko gale lagAnA pdd'aa| _niHsaMdeha, duSkarmoM kA phala unheM bhugatanA par3A kintu tIrtha-rakSA ke zubha-pariNAma ke phalasvarUpa unhoMne devagati bhI prApta kii| jaMgama (saMgha svarUpa) tIrtha kI ArAdhanA se ve agni-zaraNa hue| sthAvara (aSTApada) tIrtha kI ArAdhanA se ve amara (deva) hue| coroM ko hita vacana kahane vAlA kumhAra bhI mRtyu ke bAda anyatra dhanavAna zreSThi bnaa| kAlAntara meM puNya upArjana karake rAjA bnaa| aura dIkSA prApta karake svarga meM gyaa| aura vahI kumhAra kA jIva bhagIratha sagara ke pautra (jahna ke putra) ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| bhagIratha ne tIrtha kI AzAtanA evaM ArAdhanA ke phala ko pratyakSa dekha-sunakara jJAnI bhagavanta ke samakSa zrAvaka vrata kA uccaraNa kiyA aura nagara ko lauttaa| sadguru ..tIrthAdhirAja hai| unakA vinaya-bahumAna .....................guNAdhirAja hai| unakI AziSa mile vaha dina ............parvAdhirAja hai| unakA nAma-maMtra ..... maMtrAdhirAja hai| unakI sevA kA rasa ..................... rasAdhirAja hai| guru-kRpA-prApta ziSya .............. .sarvAdhirAja hai| -muni Atmadarzana vi. 52
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________________ 15. deva bananA hai yA divAliyA ? mAnava meM se hama phira mAnava bana sakate haiN| deva bhI bana sakate haiM aura pazu va narka ke bhava bhI prApta kara sakate haiN| viziSTa saMghayaNa, sAmagrI Adi ke abhAva se hama tatkAla siddhagati prApta nahIM kara sakate parantu tapa-tyAga-vairAgya evaM virati Adi ucca kakSA ke guNoM dvArA ucca kakSA kI devagati to avazya prApta kara sakate haiN| yadi yaha bhI sambhava na ho to mAnava deha se phira mAnava-bhava prApta karane ke lie dayA-dAna-nyAya-nIti Adi mAnavIya guNoM kI sAdhanA to kara hI sakate haiN| tabhI hama mAnava bhava prApta karane ke lie yogya hoMge aura yadi hama itanA bhI nahIM kara sakate to narka aura pazu bhavoM ke lie hameM taiyAra rahanA caahie| isI bAta ko siddha karane vAlA eka sarala-bodhadAyaka dRSTAnta uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke sAtave adhyAya meM piroyA gayA hai| eka nagara meM eka dhanADhya seTha the| unake tInoM putra yauvana kI dahalIja para kadama rakha rahe the| seTha ne unakI parIkSA lene kA nirNaya kiyaa| pratyeka putra ko eka-eka hajAra soneyA dekara alaga-alaga nagaroM meM vyApAra ke lie bhejA aura unheM kucha samaya bAda lauTane ke lie khaa| pratyeka putra alaga-alaga nagara ko phuNce| unameM se eka ne socA-avazya pitAjI ne hamArI parIkSA lene ke lie hame isa prakAra bhejA hai| anyathA jIvanabhara baiThakara khAne lAyaka dhana pitAjI ke pAsa hai to unheM vyApAra ke lie hameM bhejane kI koI AvazyakatA na thii| ataH parIkSA meM uttIrNa hokara pitAjI ko prasanna karanA caahie| yaha socakara buddhi bala se alaga-alaga vyApAra meM usane apanA dhana lagAyA aura bhojanAdi meM kevala AvazyakatAnusAra vyaya karane lgaa| isa prakAra thor3e hI samaya meM usane mUladhana se kaI gunA adhika lAbha kmaayaa| dUsare putra ne socA-hamAre pAsa dhana to khUba hai, para yadi use kharcate rahe to khatama hone meM jyAdA samaya nahI lgegaa| isalie mUladhana surakSita rakhakara vyApara meM jo bhI lAbha ho, vo bhoganA caahie| isa prakAra vyApAra meM adhika dhyAna na dekara, mUla dhana ko surakSita rakhakara, lAbha se viziSTa bhojana-vastra-AbhUSaNa Adi ke upabhoga meM dina vyatIta karane lgaa| tIsare (duSTa buddhi) putra ne socA-samudra ke jala ke samAna athAha sampatti hone ke bAda bhI hamAre vRddha pitAjI ko dhana kamAne kI sanaka kyoM savAra huI? ki hameM itanI dUra vyApAra ke lie bheja diyA hai| sacamuca, bur3hApe meM AdamI saThiyA jAtA hai-yaha ukti mere pitAjI para ekadama caritArtha ho rahI hai| khaira dhana kamAne ke lie mAthApaccI aura majadUrI kauna kare ? __maiM to eka hajAra sauneyA ko mauja-mastI meM ur3A duuNgaa| samudra meM se eka bUMda pAnI kama hone se samudra kA parimANa kama nahIM hotaa| pitAjI kI athAha sampatti meM se eka hajAra sauneyA kharca hoMge to tijorI khAlI nahIM ho jaayegii| yaha socakara vaha apanA dhana, juA, mAMsa, vezyAdi sAtoM vyasanoM meM ur3Ane lgaa| anta meM nizcita samaya para vaha ghara pahu~ca gyaa| anya do putra bhI A phuNce| pitA ne kramazaH pratyeka putra kA sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| mUla dhana se aneka gunA adhika kamAkara lAnevAle putra para prasanna hokara pitA ne usako ghara-vyApAra-kuTumba parivAra Adi saba kA mAlika banA diyaa| dUsare putra ko ghara-vyApAra meM lagA diyA aura mUla dhana bhI kharca kara cuke tIsare putra ko ghara se nikAla diyaa| becArA majadUrI Adi karake kaSTa pUrvaka jIvana nirvAha karane lgaa| dUsarA putra sundara bhojanAdi kA apabhoga to karatA rahA, kintu prathama putra kI taraha saMsAra meM yaza-kIrti nahIM kamA skaa| 53
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________________ DYDITOVOVODOM isa dRSTAnta kA upanaya batAte hue sUtrakAra bhagavAna kahate haiM- jamala mANusattaM bhave mUlaM lAbho devagaI bhve| mUlacceeNa jIyANaM naragatirikkhatANaM dhuvaM 7/16 / hameM prApta manuSya bhava mUla dhana hai| usake dvArA kI gaI sAdhanA se prApta svarga aura apavarga lAbha hai| aura mUla dhana (manuSya bhava) ko barabAda karane se narka gati evaM tiryaMca gati prApta hotI hai| jo loga mAMsa-madirA Adi khAte haiM, mahAraMbha aura mahA parigraha meM rata rahate haiM, paMcendriya jIvoM kI hatyA karate haiM aura vizvAsaghAta karate haiM, ve divAliyoM kI taraha mAnava bhava ke mUladhana ko surakSita nahIM rakha sakate balki divAliyA, banakara narka gati ko prApta hote haiN| aura phira se manuSya bhava prApta karane ke liye ayogya ho jAte haiN| isI prakAra jo loga anyAya, anIti, prapaMca aura Sar3ayantra karate haiM-gUDha hRdaya vAle hote haiM- cAlAkI karate haiM ve (tIsare putra ke samAna) manuSya gati se dUra ho jAte haiM aura pazuoM kI yonioM meM bAra-bAra janma-matyu kI dhakkApela jhelakara duHkhI ho jAte haiN| jo loga viziSTa tapasvI-tyAgI yA vairAgI nahIM hai varan sarala hai-unakA krodha kama ho dAna-dayA Adi meM ruci rakhate haiM anyAya Adi nahI karate hai, aise guNavAle manuSya mAnava bhava ke rUpa meM apanA mUla dhana surakSita rakhate hue dasare janma meM bhI manuSya banane kI yogyatA rakhate haiN| nijAta ki kAra +74* For Prvale personal Use Only
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________________ aura jo loga zIlavanta haiM, samyaktva-dharma meM sthira haiM-virati aura vairAgya Adi guNoM ko dhAraNa karate haiM uttama puruSa mAnava bhava ke mUla dhana se uparokta sAdhanA dvArA bhArI munAphA kamAkara mukti prApta karate haiN| vartamAna meM viziSTa saMghayaNa - sAmagrI ke abhAva meM bhI ucca stara kI devagati to prApta karate hI haiN| yaha saba jAnane ke bAda divAliyA bananA ThIka hai yA deva? hama yaha nahIM socate ki 70-80 varSa kI choTI-sI jindagI meM daur3a-dhUpa, anyAya aura anIti se prApta paisA kisake lie kamAte haiM? kyA mauja-mastI karake divAliyA banane ke lie? bilkula nhiiN| yadi hama deva nahIM bana sakate to mAnava-bhava prApta karane kI yogyatA to banAnI hI caahie| anta meM isa prakaraNa aura sampUrNa pustaka kA sAra yaha hai ki yadi amUlya mAnava bhava ko daivIya nahIM banA sakate to mAnavatA ke rUpa meM surikSata to rakha hI sakate haiN| surakSita rakhA huA mAnavatA kA mUla dhana hameM mahAmAnava banAne meM sahAyatA kregaa| deva hI nahIM devAdhideva ke stara taka pahu~cA degaa| jIvana-AkAza prakAza-puMjoM se chalaka jaayegaa| karmaThI tinnn 55 ** .
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________________ saphala jIvana ke sAta sopAna YAYAYAN AYANAYA videhamukti vItarAgatA virati virakti ARYAYA viveka vidyA vinaya AAAAY * pUjya AcArya zrI kalApUrNa sUrIzvarajI mahArAja
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________________ R:0:0:0:0:090800:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0908050308080:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:09080808080600:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:00:00: 00:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:00.00000000 jA pUjyapAda adhyAtmayogI zrImad vijaya kalApUrNa sUrIzvara jI mahArAja sAhaba ke kara-kamaloM dvArA likhita granthoM kI sUcI 808080802:00 (1) amRtavela-sajjhAya ke mAdhyama se dRSkRta gardA arthAt pApa-nindA, sukRta anumodanA aura arihaMtAdi parameSThiyoM ke prati samarpaNa bhAva ityAdi mukhya padArthoM ke marma ko prakaTa karane vAlI pustaka-"sahaja samAdhi" (2) prIti-bhakti-vacana aura asaMga ityAdi anuSThAnoM dvArA paramAtma-bhakti kisa prakAra kI jAya? lAkhoM mIla dUra sthita paramAtmA kisa mAdhyama se hamAre mana-mandira meM maMgala-padArpaNa karate haiM..........? Adi bhakti-viSayaka padArthoM kA sundara aura sarala bhASA meM nirUpaNa karane vAlI pustaka-"mile, mana bhItara bhgvaan|" (3) isa saMsAra meM (mRtyu loka meM) rahate hue bhI hama mukti sukha kI vairAyaTI prApta kara sakate haiM-"samatA ke mAdhyama se|" isa samatA kA dUsarA nAma "sAmAyika" hai| sAmAyika ke aneka prakAroM ko sAttvika zailI meM prastuta karane vAlI pustaka-"sarvajJa kathita sAmAyika dharma" (4) adhyAtmaniSTha zrI devacanda jI mahArAja ke dravyAnuyoga se yukta caubIsI stavanoM ke gambhIra arthoM ko aura sAttvika rahasyoM se prakaTa karane vAlI pustaka-"paramatattvanI upAsanA" (5) bhakti yoga viSayaka cune hue choTe-bar3e nibandhoM se alaMkRta paoNkeTa buka-"bhakti yoga' (6). paramArthI dhyAna kyA cIja hai? jaina darzana ke pratyeka anuSThAnoM meM "dhyAna yoga" bharapUra mAtrA meM hai.......... jisa dhyAna meM deva-guru-dharma na ho vo dhyAna zubha dhyAna nahIM ho sakatA.......... ityAdi spaSTatAoM se yukta dhyAna ke hajAroM prakAra darzAne vAlA adbhuta anokhA mahAkAya grantharala "dhyAna-vicAra" (7) Aja taka jisa pustaka ke mAdhyayama se AcArya bhagavanta ne svayaM rAtri kakSAoM dvArA hajAroM chAtroM (vidyArthiyoM) ko sarala aura vairAgyapUrvaka rocaka zailI meM jaina tattvoM ko kaNThastha karAyA hai| aise jaina darzana ke hArda samAna nau tattvoM aura jIva vicAra ke padArthoM ko sundara aura atyanta sarala bhASA meM saMkSipta rUpa meM batAne vAlI pustaka-"tattvajJAna pravezikA" (8) mukti kA mArga bhakti hai, para bhakti meM prabala nimitta hotI hai ...........muurti| isa prakAra mUrti pUjA ko anekavidha zAstra-pAThoM dvArA aura aitihAsika sAkSyoM dvArA siddha karake mukti kI prApti meM mUrti ko ananya kAraNa rUpa darzAne vAlI pustaka bhakti hai mAga mukti kA" (9) sundara-rocaka cune hue kucha prAcIna stavanoM kI arthapUrNa vivecanA ko prakaTa karane vAlI pustaka-"tAra ho tAra prabhu" (10) kaviratna nAraNabhAI ke vistRta prayatnoM se taiyAra, paiMsaThiyA yantra yukta anAnupUrvI (japa) sAdhaka AtmAoM ke lie advitIya, nayA aura sacitra prakAzana (paoNkeTa buka) "japa yoga" prastuta pustaka : ananta AkAza meM hajAroM prakAza-varSa dUra-sudUra ananta AkAza meM, camakate tAre bhI hote haiM.........to, kaSTadAyaka maMgala aura zani samAna graha bhI hote haiM.......... yaha vizva bhI. eka vizAla 'gagana' hai| jisameM ghora andhakArayukta rAtri meM prakAza kA puMja phailAne vAle tAroM samAna mahApuruSa bhI hote haiM............aura upadravakArI grahoM ke samAna vighna utpanna karane vAle nIca puruSa bhI dRSTigocara hote haiN| itihAsa ke amara pRSThoM meM aMkita ina sabakI camakatI yA kAlimAyukta ghaTanAyeM, jambo jeTa kI 20vIM zatAbdI ke mAnavIya jIvana-vyoma ko kucha mUka saMdeza detI haiM jo ki utthAna aura punarutthAna ke TarniMga poiMTa ko prApta karane ke lie paryApta hai| isa pustaka kI sacitra ghaTanAoM ko na kevala par3hiye balki manana bhI kiijiye| kadAcit ............ vyasanoM ke bAdaloM se ghirA huA......... aura krodhAdi-kauTumbika kleza kI kAlimA se kaluSita jIvana-AkAza, prakAza puMjoM se prakAzita ho utthegaa| .
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