Antim Tirthankar Mahavira

Author(s): Shakun Prakashan Delhi
Publisher: Shakun Prakashan Delhi
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/010149/1

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mUlya : cAra rupaye prathama saMskaraNa, 1672 AvaraNa : nArAyaNa @ prakAzaka prakAzaka : zakuna prakAzana 3625, netAjI subhASa mArga, dillI-6 mudraka : bhAratI priMTarsa, dillI- 32

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prakAzakIya prastuta pustaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana-vRtta para AdhArita hai / unhoMne kaisI-kaisI kaThinAiyoM evaM durgama mArgoM para calakara satya kI khoja kI aura kisa prakAra bAdhAoM aura yAtanAoM kA zAntipUrvaka haMsate-haMsate sAmanA kiyA, yaha isa pustaka ko par3hane se spaSTa ho jAtA hai / sAtha hI isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sUkSma jaina-darzana aura Adarza-patha ko unhIM ke zabdoM aura upadezoM meM isa prakAra vyakta kiyA gayA hai ki jIvana kI gUr3hatama gutthiyAM Apa-se-Apa sulajhatI calI jAtI haiM / saMsAra ke rahasyoM se pardA uThatA calA jAtA hai aura divya-jJAna kI gaharAiyoM meM AtmA snAna karane lagatI hai / isa dRSTi se, isa pustaka kA mahattva na kevala jaina-matAvalambiyoM ke lie hI siddha hotA hai, varan yaha sampUrNa mAnavasamAja ke lie kalyANakArI mArga darzAne kA kArya karatI hai| ___ satya-ahiMsA kA jo artha kaliyugIna aMdhakAra meM kucha loga samajha rahe haiM aura jisa rUpa meM gahana cintanoM kI isa mahattama vicAradhArA ko ve dekha pA rahe haiM, vaha vAstavika hai yA nahIM isa para bhI yaha pustaka paryApta prakAza DAlatI hai| jaina-dharma kI vAstavikatA ko Aja bhI saMsAra meM bhinna-bhinna dRSTikoNoM se dekhA jAtA hai| parantu yaha sabhI ekamata se svIkAra karate haiM ki anya darzanoM meM isakA pRthak sthAna bhI hai aura mahattva bhii| jahAM taka 'satya' kA prazna hai isa bAta se saMsAra bhara ke ciMtaka paura dArzanika sahamata haiM ki 'satya' kevala eka hai aura use Tukar3oM meM vibhakta

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karake nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| yahI bAta bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI kahI hai| tisa para bhagavAna mahAvIra to DhAI hajAra varSa pahale isase Age kI bAta bhI kaha gae haiM, jo prAja kI vaijJAnika kasauTI para bhI kharI utaratI hai ki 'samaya aura paristhiti ke anusAra prApa apane vicAroM meM parivartana lA sakate haiN|' unhoMne kabhI kaTTarapaMthI kI bhAti koI bAta jana-jIvana para thopane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA, varan satya kI khoja karane ke uparAnta jisa niSkarSa para pahuMce, use sarvatra tarka aura zAstrArtha kI kasauTI para kasane ke lie tatpara rahe / yahI kAraNa hai ki unakA 'satya' Aja bhI cirantana hai pora gahana-se-gahana rahasyoM ko kholatA pratIta hotA hai| prastuta pustaka kA prakAzana isI dRSTi se janasAdhAraNa ke lie kiyA gayA hai ki pAThaka aura vidvamaMDala mAnava-jIvana bora saMsAra kI vAstavikatA ko samajhane ke sAtha hI, bhagavAna mahAvIra kI upalabdhiyoM ko bhI saMkSepa meM samajhane kA prayatna kreN| -subhASa jaina

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jIyo aura bone do 'jo atIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya kAla meM arihaMta bhagavAna the, haiM aura hoMge-ve saba isI prakAra kA upadeza, bhASaNa, pravacana aura pratipAdana karate the, kara rahe haiM aura kareMge ki___ sabhI jIvoM ko apane samAna samajhakara kisI bhI prANIbhUta-jIva ko mata mAro, gulAma mata banAo, pIr3A mata pahuMcAo aura kisI ko bhI saMtApa mata do aura na kisI ko udvigna kro|' -mahAvIra

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krama dharma kA amRta : 9 jaina dharma kI jyoti : 15 bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka mahAnatama vibhUti : 27 dharatI kA rodana-dharatI ke AMsU : 33 vaha puNya deza, vaha puNya dharA : 38 jaba divya-jyoti dharA para utarI : 43 bAlAruNa kI svarNa-razmiyAM : 50 virakti kA svarNa-kamala : 55 sbharaNIya jaya-yAtrA : 62 ajJAna kA tama DhalA, sacce jJAna kI kiraNa phUTI : 84 nirvANa kI sIr3hiyAM : 112 tRSA aura tRpti : 132 nirvANa kI puNya belA :141

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dharma kA amRta dharma amRta hai / amRta zItala hotA hai, sukhakara hotA hai / amRta se tApa miTa jAte haiM, kleza dUra ho jAte haiN| amRta prANoM meM nava-zakti kA saMcAra karatA hai, nazvara ko bhI sthAyitva pradAna karatA hai - yahI viziSTatAeM dharma meM hai| dharma jaba apanI svarNAbhA ke sAtha prakaTa hotA hai, sukha, zAnti aura Ananda kA prakAza phaila jAtA hai / deza meM, samAja meM, manuSya ke antaHkaraNa meM-jahAM bhI dharma apane vAstavika rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai, kleza miTa jAtA hai, malinatA ke bAdala chaMTa jAte haiM aura khAiyAM phUloM se paTa jAtI haiM, pArasparika pRthaktAoM kI dUrI sikur3akara samApta ho jAtI hai / isIlie bar3e-bar3e manISiyoM aura AcAryoM ne deza, samAja aura vyakti ko dharma kA amRta pIne kI sammati dI hai| dharma amRta hai, dharma sUrya hai, yaha to satya hai, para dharma kyA hai, dharma kA svarUpa kaisA hai, isa sambandha meM saMsAra ke cintakoM 6

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meM paraspara adhika matabheda hai / saMsAra ke sabhI cintakoM ne, sabhI AcAryoM ne dharma ke svarUpa kI vyAkhyA vibhinna prakAra se kI hai| dharma ke sambandha meM jitane prakAra kI alaga-alaga vyAkhyAeM huI haiM, saMsAra meM utane hI sampradAya bhI sthApita hue haiN| Aja vizva kA sampUrNa mAnava-samudAya dharma kI vibhinna vyAkhyAoM ke kAraNa lagabhaga 2200 sampradAyoM meM vibhakta hai| hamAre deza meM dharma ke svarUpa ko lekara sabase adhika anusaMdhAna hue haiN| aba taka aneka manISI, aneka AcArya aise ho cuke haiM, jinhoMne dharma ke anusaMdhAna meM bar3e-bar3e tapa kie haiM, bar3ebar3e kaSTa jhele haiN| phalataH hamAre deza meM bhI dharma kI kaI dhArAeM pravAhita huI haiN| una sabhI dhArAoM meM jaina, vaidika aura bauddha dharma kI dhArAeM to pradhAna haiM hI-yahUdI, islAma aura jaratuzta Adi dharma-dhArAeM bhI, jo eziyA ke dUsare dezoM meM prakaTa huI haiM, dharma ke hI anusaMdhAna kA pariNAma haiN| manuSya apane AdikAla se hI dharma ke sambandha meM anusaMdhAna karatA calA A rahA hai| bar3e-bar3e AcArya aura dharma-pravartaka prakaTa ho cuke haiM / sabane apane-apane DhaMga se dharma kI vyAkhyA kI hai, dharma ke svarUpa ko ujAgara kiyA hai| yaha saca hai ki sabhI cintakoM aura vivecakoM ne dharma kI vyAkhyA apane-apane Dhaga se ko hai, para kisI ne kahIM yaha nahIM kahA ki ve eka nUtana dharma kA pravartana kara rahe haiN| isake viparIta sabako vyAkhyAoM aura vivecanAoM meM eka hI svara kA udghoSa hai| dharmoM kI vivecanA meM sabhI kevala eka bAta kahate hue pratIta hote haiM-'hama usI satya ko prakaTa kara rahe haiM, jo sadA vidyamAna thA, aura

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rhegaa|" __ isa sambandha meM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA kathana manana karane yogya hai-"jo jina-arhanta bhagavanta bhUtakAla meM hue, vartamAna kAla meM haiM, bhaviSya meM hoMge, una sabakA eka hI zAzvata dharma hogA, eka ho dhruva prarUpaNA hogI aura vaha yaha ki 'savve jIvA na hantavvA' arthAt 'kisI jIva kI hiMsA mata karo, kisI ko mata satAo, na kisI ke parAdhIna bano aura na kisI ko adhIna bnaao|" __ vaidika mantroM aura bauddha-granthoM meM bhI dharma ke sambandha meM isI prakAra ke vicAra vyakta kie gae haiN| Rgveda meM dharma ke sambandha meM kahA gayA hai-"sat eka hai| manISI aura AcArya usakA pratipAdana vibhinna prakAroM se karate haiN|" mahAtmA buddha ne eka sthAna para apane bhikSuoM ko upadezita karate hue kahA hai-"bhikSuo, maiMne eka prAcIna rAha dekhI hai| eka aisA mArga, jo prAcIna kAla ke arhantoM dvArA apanAyA gayA thA, maiM usI para calA aura calate hue kaI tattvoM kA rahasya prApta huaa|" ___isase yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki dharma zAzvata hai, satya hai| dharma eka hai, AdikAla se hai-sadA se hai aura sadA rhegaa| dharma meM vibhinnatAeM usakI vyAkhyAoM ke hI kAraNa utpanna huI haiN| isase yaha bhI niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki saMsAra ke sabhI dharma-pravAha dharma ke anusaMdhAnoM ke kAraNa hI udbhUta hue haiN| ataH yaha kahanA asaMgata nahIM hogA ki saMsAra ke sabhI dharma 'dharma' nahIM, dharma kI vyAkhyAeM haiM; satya nahIM, satya ke anusadhAna haiM /

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jaina dharma meM jo pUrNa hai, jo zAzvata hai, usI ko dharma kI saMjJA meM abhihita kiyA gayA hai| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra dharma ke svarUpa ke sambandha meM kahate haiM- 'vatsu sahAyo dharmmA', arthAt vastu kA svabhAva hI dharma hai / dUsare zabdoM meM, AtmA ke vAstavika svarUpa ko prApta kara lenA hI dharma hai| unhoMne dharma ke do pakSa batAe haiM / eka pakSa kA nAma zruta aura dUsare pakSa kA nAma cAritra hai / zruta kA sambandha jJAna se aura cAritra kA sambandha sadAcAra se / bhagavAna ne cAritra kI aura Age vyAkhyA karate hue kahA hai - " ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa hI dharma kA svarUpa hai / " vyAkaraNasUtra meM bhagavAna ne ahiMsA ke mahattva para prakAza DAlate hue kahA hai- "ahiMsA eka aisA dIpa hai, jo jagat ke sabhI prANiyoM kA patha-pradarzana karatA hai| vaha eka aisA dvIpa hai, jo DUbate hue prANiyoM ko sahArA detA hai, trANa hai, zaraNa hai, gati hai, pratiSThA hai / vaha bhUkhoM ke lie bhojana ke sadRza hai, pyAsoM ke lie jala ke samAna hai| rogiyoM ke lie auSadhi ke samAna hai| itanA hI nahIM, bhagavatI ahiMsA isase bhI adhika maMgalakAriNI hai / yaha pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu, vanaspati, bIja, harita, jalacara, sthalacara, nabhacara, cara, sthAvara -Adi samasta prANiyoM ke lie maMgalamaya hai / ahiMsA hI samasta prANiyoM ko saMrakSaNa dene vAlI, pApa aura saMtApa kA vinAza karane vAlI jIvanadAtrI zakti hai / ahiMsA amRta hai, amRta kA akSaya koSa hai| isake viparIta hiMsA garala hai, garala kA bhaMDAra hai / " prazna yaha hai ki rASTra aura jIvana meM ahiMsA kI sthApanA kisa prakAra ho ? AcAryoM ne isa prazna kA uttara 'saMyama' kaha 12

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kara diyA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA ke pazcAt dharma kI sIr3hiyoM meM 'saMyama' kA hI sthAna hai| saMyama do prakAra kA hotA hai - eka indriya- saMyama aura dUsarA prANI-saMyama / mana ko sAMsArika viSayoM se mor3akara AtmA meM pravRtta karane ko indriyasaMyama kahate haiM / baTukAya ke jIvoM kI hiMsA na karanA prANIsaMyama kahalAtA hai / saMyama ke pazcAt tapa kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai / tapa kA artha hai kAmanAoM ko rokanA, una para vijaya prApta karanA / tapa ke mahattva kA citra nimnAMkita paMktiyoM meM bar3I sundaratA ke sAtha citrita kiyA gayA hai : tavo koI jIvo joi ThANaM, jogA suyAsarIraM kArisaMgaM / karmahA saMjama jogasantI, homaM huNAmi isiNaM pasatthaM / - he gautama, tapa agni hai, jIva jyoti sthAna hai / mana, vacana, kAyA ke yoga kuDachI hai, zarIra kAriSAMga hai, karma IMdhana hai, saMyama, yoga zAntipATha hai| aise hI homa se maiM havana karatA hUM / RSiyoM ne aise hI homa ko prazasti kahA hai / isa prakAra ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa se anvita cirantana satya ko hI dharma kI saMjJA se abhihita kiyA gayA hai / jisa manuSya ke hRdaya meM ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kI triveNI pravAhita hotI hai, usa manuSya kI AtmA vikAroM se zUnya ho jAtI hai| usake bhItara divya prakAza udaya hotA hai / manuSya hI nahIM, devatA bhI usake caraNoM ko sparza karake apane ko dhanya mAnate haiM / ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa se anvita dharma hI vAstavika dharma 13

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hai| yahI amRta hai, yahI sUrya hai, yahI divya-prakAza hai| yahI vaha amRta hai, jisakI pyAsa yuga-yugoM se manuSya ke bhItara rahI hai aura rhegii| isI amRta ko prApta karane kI, pIne kI AcAryoM aura manISiyoM ne salAha dI hai| vaha deza, samAja aura vyakti dhanya hai jo ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa se anvita dharma ke amRta ko pIne ke lie utkaMThita rahatA hai|

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jaina dharma kI jyoti jaina dharma ke sambandha meM hama apane vicAra isa prakAra vyakta kara sakate haiM - "jahAM anekAnta dRSTi se tattva kI mImAMsA kI gaI hai, arthAt pratyeka vastu ke aneka pahaluoM para vicAra karake sampUrNa satya kI anveSaNA kI gaI hai, khaNDita satyAMzoM ko akhaNDa svarUpa pradAna kiyA gayA hai jahAM kisI prakAra ke pakSapAta ko avakAza nahIM hai, arthAt zuddha satya kA hI anusaraNa kiyA jAtA hai, aura jahAM kisI bhI prANI ko pIr3A pahuMcAnA pApa mAnA jAtA hai, vahI jaina dharma hai / AcAra sambandhI ahiMsA, vicAra sambandhI ahiMsA, arthAt satya evaM syAdvAda kA sammilita svarUpa hI jaina dharma hai|" jaina dharma kI divya-jyoti kA AvirbhAva isa bhUtala para kaba huA, isa sambandha meM nizcita rUpa se kucha bhI kaha sakanA atyanta kaThina hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki jaina dharma kA pravartana na to kisI mahApuruSa ke dvArA huA hai, aura na kisI vizeSa

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dharma-graMtha ke nAma para / yadi aisA hotA to jaina dharma ke udbhava ke kAla ke sambandha meM kucha kahA jA sakatA thA / vAstava meM jaina dharma kAla ke ghere se bAhara hai / suprasiddha pAdarI rAisa DeviDa kA mata hai ki jaba se yaha pRthvI hai, tabhI se jaina dharma bhI vidyamAna hai / jaina dharma jinoM dvArA upadiSTa dharma hai| jinoM ko hI tIrthaMkara kahate haiM / saMsAra meM itihAsa, kAvya aura sAhitya ke rUpa meM jo cira-prAcIna sAmagrI upalabdha hai, usa para dRSTi DAlane se patA calatA hai ki isa dharA dhAma para AdikAla se jina arthAt tIrthakara hote A rahe haiM / una jina tIrthakaroM ne samaya-samaya para pRthvI para avatarita hokara upadeza diyA hai| sabhI jina tIrthakaroM ke upadeza eka hI mUla tattva para AdhArita haiM / isa tathya ko sAmane rakhakara jaina dharma ko pRthvI kA Adi dharma kahanA nyAyasaMgata hI hogA / tIrthaMkaroM ne jisa dharma ko prasArita kiyA hai, vaha prANImAtra ke kalyANa kA mArga darzAtA hai / kATi-koTi manuSya Aja bhI usake dvArA apane jIvana kA patha prazasta kara rahe haiN| isI prakAra bhaviSya meM bhI koTi-koTi manuSya isake dvArA amaratva kI ora bar3hate raheMge / jaba jIvana tamasAcchanna ho jAtA hai, dharma kA hrAsa hone lagatA hai, tabhI koI na koI tIrthaMkara avatarita hote haiM, aura apanI pavitra aura preraka upadeza-vANiyoM se jana-jana ke hRdaya meM dharma kI jyoti prajjvalita kara jAte hai / jaina dharma kA yaha cakra anAdikAla se calatA A rahA hai, 16

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aura isI prakAra ananta kAla taka calatA rhegaa| jaina dharma meM isa akhaNDita kAla-cakra ko do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA hai / eka bhAga ko utsarpiNI-kAla aura dUsare bhAga ko avasarpiNI-kAla kahate haiN| utsarpiNI-kAla meM manuSya duHkha se sukha kI ora jAtA hai| isalie isa kAla ko vikAsa-kAla bhI kahate haiM / avasarpiNI-kAla use kahate haiM, jo manuSyoM ko vRddhi se hrAsa kI ora le jAtA hai| jisa prakAra mazIna kI garArI ke do pahie hote haiM, usI prakAra utsapiNI aura avasarpiNI bhI kAla-cakra ke do pahiyoM ke samAna haiN| jisa prakAra pahiyoM meM Are hote haiM, usI prakAra kAla-cakra ke ina donoM pahiyoM meM bhI chaha-chaha Are mAne jA sakate haiN| pratyeka Are kA nAma, usake guNoM ko dRSTi meM rakhakara, isa prakAra nizcita kiyA gayA haiavasarpiNI-kAla ke AroM kA krama isa prakAra hai : 1. sukhamA sukhamA atyanta sukha rUpa / 2. sukhmaa-sukhruup| 3. sukhamA dukhamA sukha-dukha rUpa / 4. dukhamA sukhamA-dukha-sukha ruup| 5. dukhamA-dukha rUpa / 6. dukhamA dukhamA-atyanta dukha ruup| utsarpiNI-kAla ke AroM kA krama ThIka isakA ulTA hai, arthAt vaha dukhamA dukhamA se Arambha hotA hai aura sukhamA sukhamA para samApta ho jAtA hai| ___ ina AroM kI pArasparika kAla-sImA itanI bar3I hotI hai

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ki use saMkhyAoM meM nahIM prakaTa kiyA jA sktaa| pratyeka cakra meM 24 tIrthaMkara prakaTa hote haiN| Ajakala avasarpiNI-cakra kA yuga hai| hama loga usake pAMcaveM Are se hokara Age bar3ha rahe haiN| isI cakra ke tIsare Are meM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kA AvirbhAva huA thaa| tIsare Are ke samApta hone meM jaba tIsa varSa, ATha mAsa, pandraha dina zeSa raha gae, vaha nirvANa ko prApta ho ge| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke pazcAt jaba cauthe Are kA yuga AyA, to usameM zeSa 23 tIrthaMkaroM kA AvirbhAva huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra antima tIrthakara the| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva hI isa kAla-cakra meM jaina dharma ke Adi-praNetA aura nIti-nirmAtA mAne jAte haiN| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kA AvirbhAva kaba huA, isa sambandha meM kucha ThIka-ThIka nahIM kahA jA sktaa| unakA AvirbhAva cira-prAcIna kAla meM huA mAnA jAtA hai| jaina-zAstroM meM unake AvirbhAva-kAla ko yugala-kAla kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| kyoMki usa kAla meM manuSya kA pArasparika samparka 'nara' aura 'nArI' ko chor3akara aura kucha nahIM thaa| ___ tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke pitA kA nAma mahArAja nAbhi aura mAtA kA nAma mrudeviithaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI bAlyAvasthA kisa prakAra vyatIta huI, unakI zikSA-dIkSA kahAM aura kisa prakAra huI-isa sambandha meM nizcita rUpa se kucha bhI kaha sakanA atyanta duSkara hai| yaha avazya kahA jA sakatA hai ki unake do vivAha hue the| unakI donoM patniyoM meM eka kA

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nAma sunandA aura dUsarI kA nAma sumaMgalA thaa| unakI donoM patniyoM se do kanyAeM aura sau putra paidA hue the| putroM meM bharata aura bAhubalI adhika balavAna aura pratApI the / yaha vahI bharata haiM, jinake nAma para hamAre deza kA nAma bhAratavarSa par3A hai| bharata hI bhAratavarSa ke Adi-samrATa the| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM ullekha milatA hai ki unhoMne eka sahasra varSoM taka kaThina tapa karake 'pUrNa jJAna prApta kiyA thaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva hI vaha prathama mahAmAnava the, jinhoMne ucca koTi kI sAmAjika vyavasthAeM sthApita kii| unhoMne hI sarvaprathama kalAoM kA nirmANa kiyA aura unhoMne hI sarvaprathama apanI putrI 'brAhmI' ko lipi kI zikSA dii| Aja bhI unakI putrI ke nAma para vaha lipi 'brAhmI lipi' ke nAma se vikhyAta hai| isa prakAra samAja, rASTra aura kuTumba kI nIMva DAlane kA zreya bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko hI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva yugaparivartanakArI mahAmAnava the| prANI mAtra ke kalyANArtha hI unakA AvirbhAva huA thaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI abhyarthanA vibhinna granthoM meM zreyaskara zabdoM meM kI gaI hai| Rgveda meM bhagavAna ke 'stava' ke sambandha meM nimnAMkita paMktiyAM vyavahRta kI gaI haiM- "he RSabhanAtha, samrAT, saMsAra meM jagat-rakSaka vratoM kA pracAra kro| tumhIM isa akhaMDa pRthvI-maNDala ke sAra ho, tvacA rUpa ho, pRthvI-tala ke bhUSaNa ho, aura tumane hI apane divya-jJAna dvArA AkAza ko nApA hai|"

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zrImadbhAgavatakAra ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA smaraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai - "he parIkSita, sampUrNa loka, deva, brAhmaNa aura gau ke parama guru bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA yaha vizuddha caritra maiMne tumheM sunAyA hai / yaha caritra manuSyoM ke samasta pApoM ko naSTa karane vAlA hai / " zrImadbhAgavata meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM aura bhI atyadhika UMce vicAra milate haiM / eka sthAna para bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI abhyarthanA isa prakAra kI gaI hai - " RSabhadeva Atma-svabhAvI the / anartha paramparA ke pUrNa tyAgI the / vaha kevala apane hI Ananda meM lIna rahate the tathA apane hI svarUpa meM vicaraNa karate the / " 1 eka dUsare sthAna para bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI carcA isa prakAra kI gaI hai - "RSabhadeva sAkSAt Izvara the / sarva- samatA rakhate, sarva prANiyoM se mitra - bhAva rakhate aura saba para dayA karate the / " bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke upadeza bar3e marmasparzI aura preraka haiM / bhagavAna ke putroM meM jaba bharata ko sArA rAjya prApta ho gayA aura 66 putroM ko kucha nahIM milA, taba ve bar3e dukhI hue / ve saba milakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI sevA meM upasthita hue I unhoMne apane mana kA gaharA kSobha prakaTa kiyaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne rAjya ke prati apane putroM kI gaharI Asakti dekhakara unheM parama kalyANakArI upadeza die| una upadezoM se bhI unakI bhagavattA hI prakaTa hotI hai| unake una upadezoM meM kucha kA sAra isa prakAra hai 1. he putro, mAnavIya saMtAno, jagat meM zarIra hI dukhoM kA 20 -

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ghara hai| vaha bhogane yogya nahIM hai| zarIra ko mAdhyama banAkara tapa kro| tapa se hI antaHkaraNa pavitra hotA hai| antaHkaraNa pavitra hone se brahmAnanda kI prApti hotI hai| 2. jo indriyoM aura prANoM ke sukha ke lie tathA vAsanAoM kI saMtRpti ke lie parizrama karatA hai, use hama zreyaskara nahIM mAnate; kyoMki zarIra kI samatA bhI AtmA ke lie klezadAyaka hai| 3. viSayoM kI abhilASA hI andha-kUpa ke samAna hai; andha-kUpa meM jIva ko paTakane vAlI hai| 4. agni-hotra meM vaha sukha nahIM hai, jo AtmayajJa meM hai| 5. he putro, jo sthAvara aura jaMgama jIvoM ko bhI mere samAna hI samajhatA hai, aura karmAvaraNa se bheda ko pahacAnatA hai, vahI dharma prApta karatA hai| dharma kA mUla-tattva sama-darzana hai| 6. sAdhu jaba taka Atma-svarUpa ko nahIM jAnatA, taba taka vaha kucha nahIM jaantaa| vaha korA ajJAnI hai| jaba taka vaha karmakANDa meM phaMsA rahatA hai, taba taka AtmA aura zarIra kA saMyoga chUTatA nahIM hai, aura mana ke dvArA karmoM kA baMdha bhI rukatA nahIM hai| 7. jo sadjJAna prApta karake bhI sadAcAra kA pAlana nahIM karate, ve vidvAn pramAdI bana jAte haiN| manuSya ajJAna-bhAva se hI maithuna-bhAva meM praveza karatA hai aura aneka saMtApoM ko prApta karatA hai| kahate haiM, bAhubalI ne bharata ke adhIna rahanA asvIkAra kara diyA / una donoM kA Apasa meM ghora yuddha bhI huaa| usI

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samaya bAhubalI ko jJAna prApta huA, 'yaha saMsAra nazvara hai, isake lie lar3AI kyoM ?' aura usI kSaNa vaha vairAgya lekara tapa meM lIna ho gae aura Atma-cintana meM laga gae / anta meM mokSa ko prApta hue / maisUra rAjya meM bAhubalI kI eka hI patthara se banI 57 phuTa UMco mUrti Aja saMsAra kI atyanta prAcIna mUrtiyoM meM sabase UMcI mAnI jAtI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva se lekara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI taka kula 24 tIrthakara hue haiN| una tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma aura unake janma-sthAna isa prakAra haiM : tIrthakara kA nAma janma-sthAna 1. zrI RSabhadeva jI ayodhyA 2. zrI ajitanAtha jI ayodhyA 3. zrI saMbhavanAtha jI zrAvastI 4. zrI abhinandananAtha jI ayodhyA 5. zrI sumatinAtha jI ayodhyA 6. zrI padmaprabhu jI kozAmbI 7. zrI supArzvanAtha jI kAzI 8. zrI candraprabha jI candrapurI 6. zrI puSpadanta jI kAkandI 10. zrI zItalanAtha jI maddalapura 11. zrI zreyAMsanAtha jo siMhapuro-sAranAtha 12. zrI vAsupUjya jI campApurI

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13. zrI vimalanAtha jI kampilA 14. zrI anantanAtha jI ayodhyA 15. zrI dharmanAtha jI ratnapurI 16. zrI zAntinAtha jI hastinApura 17. zrI kunthunAtha jI hastinApura 18. zrI arahanAtha jI hastinApura 16. zrI mallinAtha jI mithilApurI 20. zrI munisuvratanAtha jI rAjagRha 21. zrI naminAtha jI mithilA 22. zrI ariSTa neminAtha jI zaurIpura 23. zrI pArzvanAtha jI kAzI 24. zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI kuMDa grAma-vaizAlI ina sampUrNa tIrthakaroM ne kaThora-se-kaThora tapa karake divyajJAna prApta kiyA thaa| sabhI ne pravrajyA lekara, saMsAra ko apane divya-jJAna se Alokita kiyA thaa| unhoMne aneka gire hue prANiyoM ko Upara uThAyA, aneka ko nava-prANa diyA aura aneka ke hRdaya meM jJAna kA dIpaka jalAkara unheM jIvana ke vAstavika supatha para claayaa| yuga bIta gae haiM, para ye sabhI tIrthakara apane lokopakArI kAryoM se Aja bhI divyAbhA ke rUpa meM koTi-koTi mAnavoM ke hRdaya meM jyotita ho rahe haiM aura isI prakAra sadA-sadA jyotita rheNge| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM antima tIna tIrthakaroM ke viSaya meM

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adhika jAnakArI milatI hai| unake nAma haiM tIrthaMkara neminAtha, pArzvanAtha tathA mahAvIra svaamii| bhagavAna neminAtha kA janma zauropura meM huA thaa| unake pitA kA nAma samudravijaya aura mAtA kA nAma zivA thaa| samudravijaya yaduvaMza ke pratApI nRpati the| unakA pratApa aura zaurya dig-diganta meM vyApta thaa| bhagavAna neminAtha vivAha ke avasara para hI virakta ho gae the| isa sambandha meM eka prANa-preraka ghaTanA kA ullekha milatA hai| bhagavAna neminAtha jI kA vivAha ugrasena kI putrI rAjamatI ke sAtha hone jA rahA thaa| bArAta zvasuragRha kI ora jA rahI thii| ariSTa neminAtha jI vara ke rUpa meM the| sahasA mArga meM unheM pazuoM kI karuNA se bharI huI cItkAra sunAI pdd'ii| unhoMne apane sArathi se prazna kiyA-"sArathi, yaha kaisI karuNa cItkAra hai ?" sArathi ne uttara diyA-"mahArAja, yaha una pazuoM kI karuNa cItkAra hai, jinakA mAMsa bArAtiyoM ko parosA jaaegaa|" neminAtha jI kA hRdaya duHkha se bhara utthaa| unhoMne AjJA dekara una pazuoM ko mukta karA diyaa| para isa ghaTanA ne unake hRdaya-prANoM ko Andolita kara diyaa| saMsAra kI bIbhatsatA kA citra unakI AMkhoM ke sammukha citrita ho gyaa| unhoMne vivAhabaMdhana meM baMdhanA asvIkAra kara diyaa| vaha moha aura Asakti ke saMpUrNa baMdhanoM ko tor3akara ghara se nikala ge| unhone giranAra parvata para kaThora tapa karake divya-jJAna prApta kiyaa| unakA divya-jJAna Aja bhI jana-jana ke mAnasa ko apanI jyoti se 24

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Alokita kara rahA hai| Aja bhI gujarAta rAjya meM giranAra parvata para bhagavAna neminAtha kI mUrti virAjamAna hai aura lAkhoM bhaktajana vahAM darzana kara puNya-lAbha uThAte haiN| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jI kA janma kAzI meM huA thaa| unake pitA kA nAma mahArAja azvasena aura mAtA kA nAma vAmAdevI thaa| mahArAja azvasena nAgavaMzI nRpati the| pArzvanAtha jI janmajAta virakta the| ve divya-jJAna lekara avatIrNa hue the| unake hRdaya meM janmajAta alaukika viziSTatAeM aura zaktiyAM thiiN| jaba vaha rAjakumAra pada ko suzobhita kara rahe the, eka dina unhoMne gaMgA-taTa para eka aise sAdhu ko dekhA, jo dhUnI jalAkara agni tApa rahA thaa| pArzvanAtha jI bola uThe'tumhArI dhUnI kI lakar3I meM nAga-nAgina kA eka jor3A bhI jala rahA hai|" sAdhu pArzvanAtha jI para kruddha ho utthaa| kintu jaba usane usa lakar3I ko cIrakara dekhA, to sacamuca usake bhItara nAga-nAgina kA eka jor3A maujUda thaa| unhoMne lagabhaga sattara varSoM taka, sAre bhArata meM ghUma-ghUmakara ahiMsA kA pracAra kiyA thaa| sau varSa kI avasthA meM unheM mahA-nirvANa prApta huaa| bihAra rAjya meM pArasanAtha nAma se eka parvata hai, jahAM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tathA anya aThAraha tIrthakara mokSa ko prApta hue haiN| yaha sthala Aja bar3A tIrtha bana gayA hai / hajAroM-lAkhoM loga isa tIrtha kI vandanA karane deza-videza ke kone-kone se Ate haiM aura pahAr3I para bane mandiroM meM bhagavAna ke caraNoM ko praNAma kara apanA jIvana saphala banAte haiM / isa 25

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tIrtha ko 'zikhara jI' athavA 'sammeda zikhara' bhI kahate haiN| relave sTezana kA nAma bhI 'pArasanAtha' hI hai / aisI mahAna vibhUtiyoM kA nAma lene mAtra se AtmA kI zuddhi kA mArga khulatA hai, aura manuSya ko saccA sukha prApta hotA hai / 26

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bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka mahAnatama vibhUti bhagavAna mahAvIra eka mahAnatama vibhUti the| vaha the, haiM aura sadA rheNge| yuga Aye, cale ge| yuga AeMge aura cale jAeMge, para mahAvIra svAmI kI kIti-gAthA dharatI para sadaiva gUMjatI rhegii| vaha devoM ke bhI deva the, amaroM ke bhI zraddhA-pAtra the| devatA bhI unakI vandanA karate the, unake yazogAna se apane manamAnasa ko pavitra karate the| devatAoM ke adhipati indra bhI unake pAsa Akara apanI zaMkAoM kA nivAraNa karate the| RddhiyAM-siddhiyAM unake caraNoM para loTatI thiiN| para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ina bAtoM ko kabhI mahattva nahIM diyaa| yadyapi alaukika zaktiyAM unheM prApta thIM, sAtha hI unake bhItara devatAoM kI vibhUtiyAM vidyamAna thIM, kintu vaha unakI ora se AMkheM mUMdakara sadA pavitrAcaraNa ke kaMTakAkIrNa mArga para calane ko hI zreyaskara mAnate the| vaha loka-kalyANa ke lie nirantara sAhasapUrNa kadama uThAte rahe, kArya karate rahe, apane 27

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pavitra AcaraNoM aura divya-jJAna kI jyoti se jana-jana ke hRdaya ko Alokita karate rhe| vaha apane AcaraNoM aura devopama vyavahAroM se hI mahAn bane / itane mahAn ki bhagavattA ke svarNa siMhAsana para AsIna ho gae / Aja koTi-koTi mAnava unheM vItarAga bhagavAna mAnakara hI unakI pUjA karate haiM, unake pavitra caraNoM meM apanI zraddhA nivedita karate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma dharatI para loka-kalyANa ke lie hI huA thaa| dUsare zabdoM meM, vaha svayaM Izvara ke pratirUpa the, Izvara the| para unhoMne kabhI apanI bhagavattA kA pradarzana nahIM kiyA, kabhI apane ko bhagavAna nahIM kahA, kabhI apanI una zaktiyoM ko prakaTa nahIM kiyA, jo unake bhItara vidyamAna thIM / isake pratikUla vaha kAMToM kI rAha para calakara, yaMtraNAoM ko sahate hue sadA jIvana ke lie prazasta rAha banAte rhe| unhoMne kaThina se kaThina tapa karake, kAmanAoM - vAsanAoM se yuddha karake, AsaktiyoM se saMgharSa karake loka-kalyANa kI eka aisI ujjvala rAha DhUMDha nikAlI, jisa para calakara manuSya sacamuca vAstavika sukha ko prApta kara sakatA hai, naisargika zAnti kA anupama rasAsvAdana kara sakatA hai / vaha sacce karmayogI, mahAn dArzanika, AtmadRSTA aura jIvana kSetra ke amara yoddhA the / unake nAma ke sAtha unakA 'mahAvIra' vizeSaNa isIlie upayukta hai| vizva meM bar3e-bar3e yuddhoM ke vijetA to bahuta-se hue haiM, kiMtu vaha kAmanAoM aura vAsanAoM ke yuddha meM apratima zaurya prakaTa karake vijayI hue aura 'mahAvIra' kahalAe / bhagavAna mahAvIra janma se hI AtmadRSTA the, para vaha apanI 28

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mahAnatA aMtara meM chipAkara apane AcaraNoM ke dvArA pavitra sopAnoM kA nirmANa karate rahe / vaha jIvana ke vibhinna kSetroM meM se hokara nikle| unhoMne jIvana ke jisa kisI kSetra meM praveza kiyA, usameM apane AcaraNa aura vyavahAroM kA mAna-bindu sthApita kiyaa| unhoMne svayaM loka-kalyANa ke lie kaSTa sahe, aura apane anugAmiyoM ko bhI loka-kalyANa ke lie kaSTa sahane kI salAha dii| unake mArga meM bar3I-bar3I bAdhAeM AyIM, bar3e-bar3e vighna aae| dAnavoM ne unheM Age bar3hane se rokA, para vaha sabako parAjita karake nirantara Age bar3hate gae, aura itanA Age bar3ha gae ki bhagavAna bana gae / saba meM ramate hue, sabase Upara pahuMcane ko unakI mahAnatA kA vandana karate hue eka jainAcArya ne ThIka hI likhA hai- 'prabho, dUsare dArzanika Apake caraNa-kamala meM indra ke ghuTane Tekane kI bAta bhale hI na mAneM, athavA apane darzana-nAyaka ko bhI pUjya batAeM, kintu ApakI vANI meM jo yathArtha rasa hai, use na koI DhAMpa sakatA hai, aura na koI usakI barAbarI kara sakatA hai|" ___ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kA eka mahAna lakSya thaa| vaha jIvana meM uThanA cAhate the| vaha AtmA the, paramAtmA ho jAnA cAhate the| jIvana ke prathama caraNa se hI vaha apane lakSya kI ora agrasara hone lge| apane lakSya ko prApta karane ke lie unhoMne samatA, sahiSNutA, abhaya, ahiMsA aura anAsakti, Adi guNoM ko saMbala ke rUpa meM grahaNa kiyaa| vaha apane inhIM saMbaloM-sAdhanoM kI zakti se vighna-bAdhAoM se saMgharSa karate hue Age bar3he aura apane lakSya ko prApta karake koTi-koTi manuSyoM 26

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kI zraddhA ke pAtra bne| ___ mahAvIra svAmI kI bhagavattA ahaMkAra se rahita thii| vaha mahAna hote hue bhI sabake samAna hI thii| vaha sarvocca hote hue bhI sabako sparza karatI thii| usameM AtmA kI vyApakatA thI, prazaMsanIya samatA thii| usameM garIba-amIra, rAjA-raMka saba DUba gae the, vaha eka aisA gharAtala thI, jisameM sabhI raMga ke, sabhI varNoM ke, sabhI jAti ke manuSya samAna-bhAva se nivAsa karate the| usameM sabake lie prema thA, sneha thA, dayA thI, sahAnubhUti thI, mamatA thii| apanI isI sama-bhAvanA se vaha mahAna thI, usane sarvezvara kI usa anantatA ko bhI samajha liyA thA, jisameM sAre brahmANDa, graha aura upagraha samAviSTa haiN| mahAbIra svAmI ne kabhI apane lie kisI vastu kI kAmanA nahIM kii| vaha jIvana ke prathama caraNa se lekara aMta taka kAmanAoM ke hI jAla ko tor3ate rahe, chinna-bhinna karate rhe| vaha aihika sukhoM aura bhogoM ko tajakara jIvana ke patha para cle| jisa dukha ko saMsAra chor3akara calatA hai, jisa dukha se jagat bhayabhIta rahatA hai, unhoMne saharSa use aMgIkAra kiyA-apane mahAn puruSArtha se use parAsta kiyaa| kitanI hI bAra saMsAra ke dukhoM ne dAnava kI bhAMti Age bar3hakara unakI gati ko rokA, unake patha meM zilAeM bichAyIM, para vaha eka kSaNa ke lie bhI vimukha na hue| vaha apane ajeya pauruSa kA ketu hAtha meM lekara Age bar3hate gae, trividha tApoM ko pachAr3ate gae / dhanya thA unakA pauruSa! vandanIya thA unakA sAhasa ! unake pauruSa aura sAhasa ne hI to unheM jana-jana ke hRdaya meM mahAvIra ke rUpa meM pratiSThita 30

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kiyaa| Aja vaha apane isI rUpa meM jana-jana se cacita aura acita kie jAte haiN| mahAvIra svAmI advitIya nirbhIka the| unake mana meM, prANa meM bhaya kA nAmonizAna taka na thaa| sarpa, bicchU, siMha, bAgha, astra-zastra Adi jinase manuSyamAtra kampita ho jAtA hai, mahAvIra svAmI ke lie khela aura manoraMjana ke sAdhana the| vaha saba ke bIca meM nirbhaya ghUmate the-vicaraNa karate the| barA, roga aura dukhoM ko bhI unakI lalakAra thii| jarA, roga aura zArIrika avasthAoM ke usa dhere ko, jisameM phaMsakara prANI hAhAkAra karatA rahatA hai, mahAvIra svAmI tor3akara hI cale aura sadA calate rhe| unhoMne mRtyu ke dvAra para bhI apanI vijaya kA jhaMDA gAr3a diyA thaa| vaha avijita the| jarA, mRtyu, roga, mana kI sthitiyAM, kAmanAeM--koI bhI unheM apane baMdhana meM na bAMdha skaa| unakI isa ajeyatA ne hI unheM bhagavattA ke pada para pratiSThita kara diyaa| Aja gharaghara meM unakA vaMdana unakI apanI ajeyatA ke hI kAraNa hotA ___mahAvIra svAmI ahiMsA ke avatAra the| unameM aura ahiMsA meM sama-sAdRzya thaa| vaha svayaM ahiMsA the aura ahiMsA svayaM mahAvIra svAmI thii| para unakI ahiMsA meM Agraha nahIM thA, uddaNDatA nahIM thii| isake viparIta unakI ahiMsA abhaya, aura samatA ke bhAvoM se ullasita thii| usameM dayA,prema aura vinamratA ko chor3akara aura kucha nahIM thaa| unakI ahiMsA ne binA kisI bhaya ke bar3e-bar3e hiMsakoM ko bhI bAMdha liyA thaa| unakI

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vinamratA ne unheM prANI-mAtra kA mitra banA diyA thaa| vaha bhagavattA ke svarNa-siMhAsana para AsIna hue| Aja vaha hRdayahRdaya meM apane isI rUpa meM vandita kie jAte haiM / unhoMne tapa karake atula zakti prApta kii| apane tapa kI atula zakti se AsaktiyoM ke moha ke parde ko cIra ddaalaa| unakA koI apanA na thA, aura saba apane the| unheM kisI se Atma-rati nahIM thI, aura sabase Atma-rati thii| vaha kisI ke prema-pAza meM na baMdhakara sabake sneha-pAza meM baMdhe hue the / vizva hI unakA ghara thA, vizva ke samasta prANI hI unake Ane kuTumbI the| vaha jo karate the, vizva ke lie karate the, vizva ke samasta prANiyoM ke lie karate the| unake isa vyApaka dRSTikoNa ne unheM paramojjvala aura kIrtimAna banA diyA thaa| manuSya rUpa meM unhoMne janma liyA thA, para Aja vaha apanI viziSTatAoM ke kAraNa koTi-koTi prANiyoM ke pUjya bana ge| dhanya the vaha aura dhanya thA unakA mahAna vyaktitva !

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dharatI kA rodana -- dharatI ke AMsU saMsAra meM kabhI-kabhI dharatI bhI rone lagatI hai| usake netroM se jhara-jhara duHkha ke AMsU girane lagate haiM / dharatI aba taka kaI vAra ro cukI hai| kaI bAra apane AMsuoM se mahApuruSoM ke caraNa gho cukI hai| jaba-jaba dharatI para pApa aura atyAcAra bar3he, mahAna AtmAoM ne janma liyA / bhagavAna rAma, kRSNa, buddha, muhammada aura mahAtmA IsA kA avataraNa aise samaya meM hI huA / sabane apane-apane DhaMga se mAnava samAja ko rAha dikhAI, saMsAra ke duHkhoM ko dUra karane kA bIr3A uThAyA / tabhI to Aja saMsAra ke loga ina mahAna AtmAoM ko yAda karate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AvirbhAva bhI aise samaya meM hI huA / gharA para cAroM ora aMdherA chAyA huA thA / logoM ko rAstA hI nahI sUjhatA thA / unake Agamana se dharatI musakarA uThI / mahAvIra svAmI ke AvirbhAva ke lie dharatI ne kisa prakAra kI pukAra kI thI, isa bAta ko ThIka-ThIka samajhane ke 33

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lie usa sthiti-citra para dRSTi DAlanI hogI, jo mahAvIra svAmI ke AvirbhAva ke pUrva dharatI para citrita thA, aura jisake kAraNa cAroM ora pIr3A aura duHkha kA jvAra-sA uTha rahA thaa| prAyaH pacIsa-chabbIsa zatAbdI pUrva kI bAta hai| pRthvI ke aMcala se zanaH-zanaiH sukha kI maNiyAM lupta hotI jA rahI thiiN| duHkha kI kAlI chAyA dhIre-dhIre bar3hatI jA rahI thii| duHkha bhI eka prakAra kA nahIM, vibhinna prakAra kA-zArIrika dukha, mAnasika dukha, naiyAyika duHkha, sAmAjika dukha aura gharelU dukha Adi / deza meM dhana thA, sampannatA thI, khAne-pIne kA abhAva bhI nahIM thA; para kucha logoM taka hI sImita thaa| kucha loga to bar3e sukha aura Ananda ke sAtha jIvana vyatIta kara rahe the, para adhikAMza loga yA to garIba the, yA amIroM aura bar3e-bar3e bhUsvAmiyoM ke yahAM dAsa-rUpa meM jIvana vyatIta kara rahe the| dAsoM aura sevakoM ke sAtha acchA vyavahAra nahIM hotA thaa| unheM nIcI dRSTi se dekhA to jAtA hI thA, atyAcAra kI Aga meM jalAne se bhI saMkoca nahIM kiyA jAtA thaa| dhanADhya kahe jAne vAle logoM ke pAsa artha adhika thA, ve dUra-sudUra dezoM meM ghUma-ghUmakara vyApAra bhI khUba karate the, para unameM vilAsitA pAMva phailA rahI thii| unakA sArA dhana vilAsitA aura pApakarmoM ke pracaNDa agnikuNDa meM hI Ahuti banA karatA thaa| ve apanI pApa-pUrNa vAsanA kI sampUrti ke lie koI bhI jaghanya kArya karane ke lie taiyAra rahate the| phalataH cAroM ora bIbhatsatA, kaluSatA kA dhuAM uTha rahA thaa| isa dhueM se gharatI kAlI ho gaI thii| AkAza dhUmila ho gayA thaa| logoM

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kA dama ghuTa rahA thaa| loga bar3e hI dukha ke sAtha 'pAhimAm, pAhimAm' kA svara UMcA kara rahe the| strI-puruSa donoM hI nIti aura dharma kA AMcala chor3a cuke the| donoM hI kAmukatA ke paMka meM phaMse hue the| striyoM meM pAtivrata, zIla aura saMkoca kAnAma taka nahIM thaa| ve baMdhanoM ko tor3a cukI thIM, lajjA ke AvaraNa utArakara pheMka cukI thiiN| puruSoM meM dAnavI vAsanA kA prAbalya thaa| ve AcAra, vicAra, zIla, saMyama ko chor3akara kevala vAsanA-sampUrti ko hI apanA dharma mAnane lge| cAroM ora balAtkAra aura apaharaNa kI AMdhI uTha rahI thii| balAtkAra aura apaharaNa ke phalasvarUpa cAroM ora se rodana, cItkAra aura krandana kA hRdaya-kampaka svara uTha rahA thaa| nagara ke sArvajanika sthAnoM-gRhoM, sabhAgRhoM aura nATya-zAlAoM se bhI aise svara uThA karate the; kyoMki ye sabhI sthAna pApa ke aDDe bana gae the; jaba kisI kA kahIM vaza na calatA to vaha ina sthAnoM meM pahuMcakara apanI vAsanAoM kA nagna nAca kiyA karatA thaa| logoM kA dhyAna mana, prANa aura AtmA kI dhavalatA kI ora se haTakara zarIra para hI kendrita ho gayA thaa| loga zarIra ko hI sarvasva mAnane lage the| pUjA, pATha, yajJa, kIrtana, sAdhanA Adi ko loga chor3a cuke the, dina-rAta ve zArIrika sukhoM kI pUrti ke lie hI prayatnazIla rahate the| phalataH kRtrimatA, ADambara aura dikhAve kA prAbalya thaa| pazu-vadha aura madirApAna joroM prthaa| juA bhI khUba hotA thaa| madirA, dyUta-krIr3A aura caritra bhraSTatA-tInoM ne paraspara milakara ghara tI ko yantraNAkA loka 35

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banA diyA thaa| eka lekhaka ne tatkAlIna sAmAjika sthitiyoM kA citraNa ina zabdoM meM kiyA hai- "brAhmaNa-varga hiMsA se bhare hue yajJoM ko karane meM hI magna thaa| yajJoM kI vedikAoM ko pazuoM ke rakta se lAla kara diyA jAtA thaa| manokAmanAoM kI pUrti ke lie bhI devI-devatAoM ko bali dI jAtI thii| varNAzrama dharma kA artha loga apane svArthoM ko hI dRSTi meM rakhakara lagAte the / brAhmaNa apane ko sabase adhika UMcA aura pavitra samajhate / apane ko UMcA aura pavitra to samajhate hI the, dUsaroM ko heya samajhate the| jinheM heya samajhate the, una para bhAMti-bhAMti ke atyAcAra bhI kiyA karate the| striyoM aura zUdroM kA samAja meM koI sthAna na thaa| unheM loga bahuta hI nIcI dRSTi se dekhate the| cANDAloM kA to rAha meM calanA kaThina thaa| brAhmaNoM aura vaizyoM kI striyAM, yadi rAha meM cANDAla ko dekha letI thIM to ve isa bAta ko bar3A apazakuna mAnatIM / cANDAloM ke darzana mAtra se ve nahAkara apane ko zuddha karatI thIM / kabhI-kabhI cANDAla ucca vargake manuSyoM ke sAmane par3ane ke kAraNa pazuoM ke samAna pITe jAte the|" eka anya lekhaka ne tatkAlIna sAmAjika sthiti kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai-"dAna aura yajJoM kA pracAra pApapUrNa karmoM ko bar3hAvA de rahA thaa| bali-prathA kA prAbalya thaa| DhoMga aura pAkhaMDa ne jJAna ko DhAMpa liyA thaa| cAroM ora vAsanAoM ko hI AMgho cala rahI thii| anyAya aura adharma kA bolabAlA thaa| deza choTe-choTe rAjyoM meM baMTA huA thaa| deza 36

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meM aisA koI prabala-pratApI nRpati nahIM thA, jo sabako dabAkara eka sUtra meM pirotA, nyAya aura zAnti ke rAjya kI sthApanA krtaa|" svayaM jaina-dharma ke mAnanevAle bhI hInAvasthA ko pahuMca gae the| dharma ke nAma para samAja meM aneka prakAra ke mata-matAntara phaile hue the / eka vidvAn ke matAnusAra una dinoM samAja meM tIna sau tirasaTha mata-matAntara the, jo jana-samudAya ko kasakara jakar3e hue the| logoM kA dhyAna AtmA kI ora se haTakara, camatkAroM aura alaukika zakti-pradarzanoM kI ora kendrita ho gayA thaa| jo sabase adhika camatkArI hotA, vahI sabase bar3A japI-tapI aura sAdhu-mahAtmA samajhA jAtA thaa| Upara ke sAmAjika citroM se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki mahAvIra svAmI ke AvirbhAva ke pUrva dharatI para cAroM ora pApa kA dhuAM uTha rahA thA! mAnava-samAja kA dama isa viSale dhueM ke prabhAva se ghuTatA jA rahA thaa| jana-jana ke antara se 'rakSA karo-rakSA karo' kI dhvani uTha rahI thI / janatA kI, dharatI kI isa karuNa pukAra ke pratiphalasvarUpa hI mahAvIra svAmI kA AvirbhAva huaa| mahAvIra svAmo ne dharatI para avatarita hokara janatA ke dukhoM ko dUra kiyA, pApa ke dhueM ko dUra karake eka nayA Aloka phailaayaa| usI Aloka se to Aja mAnava-samAja jagamagA rahA hai, jyotita ho rahA hai| 37

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vaha puNya deza, vaha puNya dharA vaha deza, vaha gharA dhanya hai, vandanIya hai, jisakI goda meM mahAmAnava avatarita hote haiM / yo mahAmAnavoM kI kaI zreNiyAM hotI haiM aura unake AvirbhAva se loka meM kalyANa kI cAMdanI chiTakatI hai, para ve mahAmAnava praNamya haiM jo dharatI para utpanna hokara mAnava ke antarjagat kA nirmANa aura zrRMgAra karate haiN| kyoMki mAnava-jagat meM vAstavika sukha aura zAnti kI dhArA usI samaya pravAhita ho sakatI hai jaba manuSya kA mana pavitra hogA, jaba usake antaHkaraNa se 'svArtha' kI rati dUra hogI aura jaba vaha apanI AtmA ke rUpa ko dekhegA / jo mahAmAnava dharatI para utpanna hokara manuSya ke mana ko isa ora prerita karate haiM, usakI pravRttiyoM ko antar kI ora le jAte haiM, ve sacamuca mAnava-mana ke masIhA hote haiM, sukha aura zAnti ke avatAra hote haiN| aisI vibhUtiyAM jaba aura jahAM janma letI haiM, dharatI svarga ke sadRza sukhadAyinI bana jAtI hai| 30

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rAjanItika aura sAmAjika mahApuruSa Ate haiM, manuSya ke mana ko hilAkara cale jAte haiN| ve apane siddhAntoM, vAdoM aura matoM se mAnava-samAja ko jagA avazya dete haiM para sAtha hI ve vAsanAoM, kAmanAoM aura spardhAoM ke sAgara meM jvAra bhI utpanna karate haiM / phalataH samAja meM 'dvandva' lie rAha banatI hai, saMgharSa ke lie patha prazasta hotA hai| dvandvoM aura saMgharSoM se bhale hI bhautika sukhoM kI upalabdhi ho jAe, para yaha upalabdhi sthAyI nahIM hotii| dvandva aura saMgharSa eka ke pazcAta eka barAbara uThate hI rahate haiN| phalataH manuSyoM ko vaha sukha aura zAnti nahIM milatI, jisakI unake hRdaya meM pyAsa rahatI hai / manuSya pyAsA kA pyAsA hI raha jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki aise manuSyoM ke janma-sthAna adhika pavitra nahIM samajhe jAte / ve manuSyoM ke hRdaya kA Adara-sammAna pAte hue bhI cirasthAyI Adara-sammAna ke pAtra nahIM bnte| para ve mahAmAnava jo kAmanAoM se yuddha karate haiM, jo manuSya ke antarjagat kA zRMgAra karate haiM, jahAM bhI janma lete haiM, usa deza ko, usa dharA ko supAvana banA dete haiN| dUsare zabdoM meM, yaha kaha sakate haiM ki vaha deza aura vaha dharA eka tIrtha bana jAtI hai, jahAM unakA AvirbhAva hotA hai / eka sadI nahIM, do sadI nahIM, yugoM taka usa dharA ko miTTI candana kI bhAMti mahakatI rahatI hai / koTi-koTi loga usa dharA kI miTTI meM loTakara apane tana ko supAvana banAte haiM, candana kI bhAMti apane mastaka para lagAte haiM / ayodhyA, mathurA, kAzI, kuNDa grAma, vaizAlI aura campApurI Adi aise hI pavitra sthAna haiN| ina sthAnoM meM

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janma lene vAle mahAmAnavoM ne dharatI ko sukha-zAnti kA jo Aloka pradAna kiyA, gharatI usakI chAyA meM sahasroM varSoM taka apane saubhAgya zRMgAra kA akSaya-sukha bhoga cukI hai| phalataH dharatI ina sthAnoM, ina tIrthoM ko apanI goda meM chipAkara rakhatI hai| I kitanA vandanIya hai vaha deza, kitanI pUjya hai vaha dharatI, jisakI goda meM mahAvIra svAmI kA AvirbhAva huA / mahAvIra svAmI ne usa deza aura usa deza kI dharA meM janma lekara use svarga ke samAna supAvana aura mahimAmaya banA diyA | pulakita ho uThI hogI vaha dharatI, jaba pahale-pahale usakI goda meM unake caraNa par3e hoNge| zata-zata vasanta khila uThe hoMge, zata-zata devasaritAeM taraMgita ho uThI hoNgii| hama dharatI ke usa sukha kA anumAna Aja bhI lagA sakate haiM, usa zraddhA kI triveNI ko dekhakara jo Aja bhI usa pavitra sthAna ke koTi-koTi manuSyoM ke hRdaya se nikalatI hai / sahasroM varSa bIta gae haiM; para Aja bhI prati varSa lakSa- lakSa manuSya mahAvIra svAmI ke janma-sthAna meM pahuMcakara usakI miTTI meM loTate haiM, candana ke samAna use apane mastaka para lagAte haiM | kyA hai usa miTTI meM ? usa miTTI meM svarga kA sukha hai, nirvANa kA anupama Ananda hai / eka sadRzya tIrthayAtrI ne usa Ananda kA citraNa ina zabdoM meM kiyA hai, "maiM jaba mahAvIra svAmI ke janma sthAna, kuNDa grAma meM pahuMcA, to merI AMkhoM ke sAmane eka devI vibhUti sAkAra ho utthii| maiM kRtakRtya ho uThA / mana-hI-mana socane lagA, yahI vaha sthAna hai jahAM mRtyu ke vijetA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne janma lekara dharatI kI goda Yo

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ko akSaya sukha aura zAnti kI maNiyoM se bhara diyA thaa| icchA hotI hai usa sthAna ko miTTI meM loTa-loTakara una caraNoM meM samA jAUM, jo apanI pratyeka gati para, pratyeka cihna para sau-sau svarga banAtI thii|" eka kavi ne apanI zraddhA-bhAvanAoM kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai koI dekha truTi svarga-racanA meM vidhi ke, basAyA nayA svarga kyA hai caraNa meM ? bhulAyA hai svargeza ko kyA zacI ne, tumhAre khule nagna paga ke varaNa meM / jahAM loTane ko hRdaya cAhatA hai, caraNa cUmane ko hRdaya cAhatA hai / vastutaH usa sthAna kI miTTI meM raha-rahakara loTane ko mana karatA hai| isalie loTane ko karatA hai ki usa sthAna meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prAkaTya huA thaa| una bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prAkaTya huA thA, jinhoMne apane hRdaya kI pavitratA kA AvaraNa gharatI ke Upara DAlakara use svarga ke samAna sundara aura pAvana banA diyA thaa| Aie, aba jarA usa deza aura dharA kA paricaya prApta kareM, jisakI goda meM bhagavAna mahAvIra avatarita hue the| bihAra pradeza kI apanI nirAlI hI chaTA hai| bihAra pradeza ke adhika bhU-bhAga ko devasari gaMgA apane pavitra jala se abhisiMcita kiyA karatI hai| cAroM ora harita aura zasya-zyAmalA dharatI kI anupama chaTA dikhAI par3atI hai| sona aura gaNDako ke kala-kala

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ninAda se usakA konA-konA guMjita hotA rahatA hai| mahAvIra svAmI, bhagavAna buddha, azoka, candragupta, Adi mahAmAnavoM kI kIrti kA svara cAroM ora se uThatA hI rahatA hai| pATaliputra, rAjagRha aura vaizAlI kI gauravapUrNa gAthAoM se bihAra pradeza kA bhAla himAlaya kI coTiyoM se bhI adhika UMcA jAna par3atA hai| isI bihAra pradeza ke mujaphpharapura jile meM basAr3ha nAmaka gAMva hai / yaha vahI sthAna hai, jisake Asa-pAsa kabhI vaizAlI nagara thaa| vaha vaizAlI nagara, jisakI gaurava-gAthAeM Aja bhI prANoM meM pulaka paidA karatI haiM / vaizAlI ke Asa-pAsa hI kuNDa aura vaNiya nAmaka do grAma sthita the| yadyapi ve vaizAlI ke hI bhAga the, para unakI apanI svatantra sattA thii| kuNDa grAma ko hI 'kuNDalapura' kahate haiN| isI grAma kI dharatI ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ko janma dene kA saubhAgya prApta hai / yadyapi Aja vaha grAma apanI prAcIna sthiti meM nahIM hai, para vaha bhUmi avazya hai. jisane bhagavAna mahAvIra ko apanI goda meM lekara sumadhura svaroM meM pavitra loriyoM kA gAna kiyA thaa| Aja bhI anubhava karane vAloM ke lie usa gharA se ve surabhita ucchvAsa nikalate haiM, jo mahAvIra svAmI ke janma kI prasannatA meM usake hRdaya meM samA gae the|

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jaba divya-jyoti dharA para utarI dharatI para jaba kisI divya-jyoti kA AvirbhAva hone ko hotA hai, to asamaya meM hI dharatI para vasanta chA jAtA hai| sUkhe per3a-paudhe harItimA kI cAdara se DhaMka jAte haiN| nadiyoM-nAloM meM jala uphAna lene lagatA hai| vRkSoM ko goda phUloM se bhara jAtI hai aura khetoM meM anAja kI bAloM se lade hue paudhe jhUmane lagate haiN| pakSiyoM kA kaMTha khula jAtA hai| jana-jana ke hRdaya meM ullAsa phUTa par3atA hai| devI ghaTanAeM ghaTane lagatI haiN| pavitra-AcaraNasampanna manuSyoM ko maMgalakArI, vicitra-vicitra svapna hone lagate haiM / gharatI aura gharatI ke loga usa divya-jyoti ke Agamana kI prasannatA meM svarga aura svarga ke devatAoM se hor3a lagAne lagate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prAkaTya ke samaya yaha saba kucha huaa| unake prAkaTya ke pUrva se hI kuNDalapura ke Asa-pAsa kI dharatI ullasita ho utthii| RtueM yathocita samaya para Ane-jAne lgiiN|

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ThIka samaya para varSA hone lgii| nadiyoM, sarovaroM aura kuoM kA nIra aura madhura ho gyaa| khetoM meM acchI phasaleM ugane lgiiN| loga dhana-dhAnya se pUrNa ho ge| kaMTha-kaMTha se harSa phUTane lagA / dharma - carcAoM ke prati logoM kI ruci bar3ha gii| saMyama, sadAcAra, ahiMsA, satya aura dayA-prema ke prati logoM kA jhukAva ho gyaa| aisA lagane lagA, mAno dharatI ke loga apanI sampUrNa kaluSatA tyAgakara kisI prasannatA meM svarga ko chU lenA cAhate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jinheM apanI jananI aura janaka ke rUpa meM varaNa kiyA thA, vaha mAtA devI ke sadRza thIM, pitA devatulya the / unakI mAtA kA nAma trizalAdevI aura pitA kA nAma siddhArtha thA / trizalAdevI tatkAlIna mahArANA aura gaNarAjya adhipati ceTaka kI bahana thiiN| vaha UMce vicAroM kI mahattvAkAMkSiNI mahilA thiiN| siddhArtha bahuta bar3e vidvAn nRpati the / vaha nyAyapriya, udAra aura saMyamI the / dharma kI jyoti se unakA hRdaya sadA Alokita rahA karatA thA / vaha prajA kA putravat pAlana aura saMrakSaNa karate the / jaina zAstroM meM mahArAja siddhArtha kA ullekha 'siddhatye khattiye' aura 'siddhatye rAyA' ke nAma se huA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba garbha meM avatarita hue, usI samaya unakI pUjya mAtA ke mukhamaNDala para divya AbhA vicaraNa karane lagI thii| mahAjJAnI garbhastha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prabhAva ke kAraNa unake hRdaya meM divya-jJAna kA ajasra srota pravAhita huA karatA thaa| usa samaya vaha jJAna aura dharma - goSThiyoM meM bhAga letIM aura 44

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gar3ha-se-gar3ha praznoM ke uttara bar3I vidvattA ke sAtha diyA karatI thiiN| unhIM dinoM kisI vidvAn ne unase bar3e-bar3e gUr3ha prazna kie the| unhoMne una praznoM ke uttara aisI buddhimattA ke sAtha die the ki unake uttaroM ko sunakara usI samaya garbhastha mahAvIra svAmI kI vilakSaNatA kA patA manoSI puruSoM ko cala gayA thaa| ucita hI hogA, yadi yahAM ukta vidvAn ke praznoM aura trizalAdevI ke uttaroM ko eka sUcI uddhRta kara dI jAe : prazna-vidvAn kise kahate haiM ? uttara-jo zAstroM ke jJAna ko prApta karake pApa-paMka meM nahIM phaMsatA, jo moha meM Agrasta nahIM hotA, aura jo viSayoM para vijaya prApta karatA hai, use vidvAn kahate haiN| prazna-sat-puruSa kise kahate haiM ? uttara-jo artha, dharma, kAma, mokSa-cAroM puruSArthoM meM siddhi prApta karake nirvANa-pada ko prApta hotA hai, usI ko satpuruSa kahate haiN| prazna-bhIru kise kahate haiM ? uttara-jo mAnava-jIvana pAkara artha, dharma, kAma, mokSa meM siddhi prApta karake nirvANa-pada prApta nahIM karatA, vahI bhIru hai| prazna-siMha-puruSa kise kahate haiM ? uttara-indriya-janita viSayoM aura kAma-rUpI gaja ko parAjita karane vAle puruSa ko hI siMha-puruSa kahate haiN| priyakAriNI trizalAdevI ke ina uttaroM ko sunakara ukta vidvAn mahodaya vismita ho utthe| jJAna-goSThI meM upasthita 45

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anya vidvAnoM ko bhI avAk ho jAnA pdd'aa| loga yaha socane lage ki trizalAdevI kA garbhastha bAlaka koI sAmAnya bAlaka nahIM, varan vaha koI divya-jJAna-sampanna mahApuruSa hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba garbha meM Ae, unakI mAM ko vicitravicitra svapna bhI huA karate the| svapnoM ke sAtha-hI-sAtha unake maMgala-sUcaka aMgoM meM sphuraNa bhI huA karatA thaa| zakuna bhI bar3e AnandasUcaka huA karate the| eka dina rAta meM prabhAta hone ke pUrva unhoMne krama se solaha svapna dekhe / pratyeka svapna meM unheM pRthak-pRthak vastueM dikhAI pdd'ii| isa prakAra unhoMne apane solaha svapnoM meM solaha vastueM dekhiiN| una solaha vastuoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM : 1. cAra dAMtoM vAlA UMcA hAthI / 2. zveta raMga kA UMce kaMdhe vAlA baila / 3. uchalatA huA siMha / 4. do bhavya madAra puSpoM kI maalaa| 5. udasta cndrmaa| 6. sUrya-darzana / 7. do mchliyaaN| 8. sone ke do klsh| 6. taalaab| 10. samudra / 11. lakSmI-darzana / 12. UMcA siNhaasn| 13. svarNa-vimAna / 14. nAga-bhavana / 15. ratnabhaNDAra / 16. dhueM se rahita agni / trizalAdevI ne apane ina svapnoM kI carcA mahArAja siddhArtha se kii| mahArAja siddhArtha ne svapnoM meM unake dvArA dekhI gaI vastuoM ke nAma sunakara, unake phaloM kA nirUpaNa isa prakAra kiyA : 1-'cAra dAMtoM vAlA UMcA hAthI' yaha prakaTa karatA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka tIrthakara hogaa| 2-'zveta raMga kA UMce kaMdhe vAlA baila' yaha sUcita karatA

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hai ki garbhastha bAlaka mahAn dharma-pracAraka hogaa| 3-'uchalatA huA siMha' se sUcanA milatI hai ki garbhastha bAlaka atulya parAkramI aura zUravIra hogaa| 4-'madAra puSpoM' kI mAlA se prakaTa hotA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka mahAna kIrtizAlI hogaa| usake yaza kI surabhi digdigantoM meM phailegii| 5-- 'udasta candramA' se prakaTa hotA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka divya-jJAna-sampanna hogaa| vaha apane jJAna ke prakAza se moha ke tama ko dUra kregaa| 6-sUrya-darzana isa bAta kA sUcaka hai ki garbhastha bAlaka mahAn jJAnI hogaa| vaha apane jJAnarUpI sUrya se jagat meM phaile ajJAnatA ke andhakAra ko dUra kregaa| 7-'do machaliyoM ke dekhane kA phala yaha hai ki garbhastha bAlaka akSaya sukha ko prApta hogaa| 8-'sone ke do kalaza' kA tAtparya yaha hai ki garbhastha bAlaka kalyANakArI aura atIva sundara hote hue bhI dhyAna-ratI hogaa| 6-'tAlAba' se yaha artha nikalatA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka apane satkarmoM, AcaraNoM aura vyavahAroM se sabako saMtRpta karegA, savako tRSA ko dUra karegA, sabako zakti pradAna kregaa| 10-'samudra' se yaha artha prakaTa hotA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka mahAn jJAnI aura vicAraka hogaa| jisa prakAra samudra kI koI thAha nahIM pAtA, usI prakAra garbhastha bAlaka ke jJAna kI bhI koI pAha na pA skegaa| 11- lakSmI-darzana' se yaha prakaTa hotA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka

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kA rAjya para adhikAra hogaa| 12-'UMcA siMhAsana' kA artha yaha hai ki garbhastha bAlaka manuSya hote hue bhI devoM ke siMhAsana para AsIna hogA aura koTi-koTi manuSyoM kI zraddhA kA pAtra bnegaa| 13-'svarNa-vimAna' yaha prakaTa karatA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka svarga kI mahAna vibhUti hai| 14-'nAga-bhavana' se prakaTa hotA hai ki garbhastha bAlaka jisa sthAna meM janma legA, vaha sthAna koTi-koTi manuSyoM kA tIrtha bnegaa| 15-'ratna-bhaNDAra' kA artha yaha hai ki garbhastha bAlaka mAnavIya guNoM se sampanna hogaa| 16-'dhueM se rahita agni' kA artha yaha hai ki garbhastha bAlaka apane jJAna se sabhI karmoM kA kSaya karake nirvANa-pada ko prApta kregaa| __isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke avatIrNa hone ke pUrva hI logoM ko unake devatva aura mahApuruSatva kA paricaya mila gayA thaa| loga bar3I utkaMThA aura utsukatA se usa maMgalamaya ghar3I kI pratIkSA kara rahe the, jaba unake pAvana caraNa dharatI para pdd'eNge| ___ Akhira vaha ghar3I A gii| IsA se 566 varSa pUrva caitra zuklA trayodazI kI tithi thI, somavAra kA dina / vasanta Rtu kA vaibhava caturdika phailA huA thaa| bAga-bagIce phUloM se jhUma rahe the| dharatI se lekara AkAza taka surabhi kI lahareM vyApta thiiN| pakSI sumadhura svaroM meM bola rahe the aura unake madhura gAna karNa-kuharoM meM amRta-rasa ghola rahe the| nadiyoM-sarovaroM meM 40

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nirmala jala laharA rahA thaa| AkAzani mala thA / candramA uttarA phAlgunI nakSatra para sthita thaa| mahArAja siddhArtha ke ghara meM maMgala-vAdya baja uThe, divya jyoti ne manuSya rUpa meM trizalAdevI kI goda meM janma liyaa| dharatI pulakita ho uTho / svarga meM bhI Ananda chA gyaa| mahArAja siddhArtha ke rAjabhavana kA to kahanA ho kyA-usameM to kone-kone se, aMga-aga se Ananda aura ullAsa kA sAgara umar3a uThA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma para svayaM devatAoM ne dharatI para Akara unakI abhyarthanA kI thii| svayaM sodharma indra ne bAla-prabhu ko sumeru parvata para le jAkara, ratnamayI pAMDraka zilA para unakA abhiSeka kiyA thaa| jo bhI ho, yaha to sarvavidita hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma kI prasannatA meM mahArAja siddhArtha ke sAre rAjya meM Ananda aura utsAha kI lahara daur3a gaI thii| gharoM ko ghI ke dopakoM se Alokita kiyA gayA thaa| jeloM se bandI chor3a die gae the| dAna-dakSiNA se yAcakoM kI jholiyAM bhara dI gii| pUre dasa dina taka dAna-dakSiNA kA krama calatA rahA, maMgala-vAdya bajate rahe, maMgala-gotoM se AkAza guMjita hotA kyoM na ho, divya-jyoti sAkAra rUpa meM dharA para avatIrNa huI thI na!

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bAlAruNa kI svarNa-razmiyAM bAlaka mahAvIra kA sundara gaura varNa thA / mAMsala zarIra aura dIrgha bhujAeM thiiN| candramA ke samAna mukha-maNDala aura vizAla netra the| unake mukha-maNDala para nirantara divya-jyotisI khelatI rahatI thii| manuSya hI nahIM, devatA bhI unakI mohaka chavi ko dekhakara vimugdha ho jAte the|| bar3e-bar3e jyotiSI, bar3e-bar3e gaNaka aura bar3e-bar3e vidvAn bAlaka mahAvIra ke zarIra ke lakSaNoM ko dekhakara vismita-cakita ho gae the| eka bahuta bar3e sAdhu ne bAlaka mahAvIra ke zarIra ke lakSaNoM ko dekhakara unake bhAvI jIvana ke sambandha meM isa prakAra ghoSaNA kI thI, "he rAjana, ApakA yaha bAlaka dharma aura yaza meM advitIya hogaa| isake lie saMskAra vyartha haiM, kyoMki isake zarIra-lakSaNoM se prakaTa hotA hai ki yaha siddharUpa hai|" bar3e-bar3e jyotiSiyoM ne bhI bAlaka mahAvIra ke janma ke nakSatroM kA adhyayana karake spaSTa zabdoM meM ghoSaNA kI thI, "yaha

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bAlaka dharatI kA zrRMgAra hai| isake pratApa aura yaza kA gAna manuSya hI nahIM; sUrya, candra aura AkAza ke nakSatra bhI kreNge| isake dvArA jagat meM maMgaladAyinI krAnti-hogI vaha krAnti jo manuSya ke dukha-dainya ko miTAkara use akSaya sukha-paMtha kI ora le jaaegii|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma ke pUrva hI mahArAja siddhArtha ke rAjya kI dharatI dhana-dhAnya se pUrNa ho gaI thii| ghara-ghara meM sukhasampadA kI zrI chA gaI thii| vaha jaba avatIrNa hue, to usameM aura bhI adhika abhivRddhi huii| aisA lagA, jaise dharatI svayaM apane koSa ko luTA rahI ho, logoM ke gharoM ko dhana-dhAnya se bhara rahI ho| ataH mahArAja ne apane navajAta kA nAma rakhA-'varddhamAna', jo bAlaka ke guNoM ke anurUpa hI thaa| yaza meM vRddhi, dhana meM vRddhi, jJAna meM vRddhi, pauruSa meM vRddhi aura dharma meM vRddhi--phira kyoM na bAlaka kA nAma 'varddhamAna' par3e ? kitanI maMgalamaya ghar3I rahI hogI vaha ! nizcaya hI nAmakaraNa saMskAra ke samaya bhI badhAiyAM bajI hoMgI, maMgala-gItoM se AkAza guMjita ho gayA hogA aura dAna-dakSiNA se yAcakoM kI jholiyoM ko bhara diyA gayA hogaa| eka vidvAn aura bhAvuka lekhaka ne nAma-saMskArotsava kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai-"apUrva umaMga aura ullAsa ke sAtha bhagavAna kA nAma-saMskAra kiyA gyaa| unheM 'varddhamAna' nAma se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| usa samaya sArA nagara toraNoM, bandanavAroM aura jhAlaroM se susajjita thaa| ghara-ghara se maMgala-gItoM kI dhvani uTha rahI thii| zahanAiyAM baja rahI thiiN| mantroM kI

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guMjAra se AkAza guMjita ho rahA thaa| raha-rahakara jaya-dhvaniyAM uTha rahI thiiN| rAjabhavana meM rupaye, paise, vastra aura anAja hI nahIM, javAharAta bhI luTAye jA rahe the / mahArAnI aura mahArAjA kA hRdaya Ananda aura ullAsa kA eka dUsarA svarga bana gayA thaa|" bAlyAvasthA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 'varddhamAna' ke atirikta aura bhI kaI nAma the| unakI mAtA ne unheM 'videha', 'vichedita' aura 'vaMzAlika' Adi nAma die the / 'jJAta-putra', 'ativIra' aura 'nirgrantha' Adi nAma bhI unheM mile the| unakA eka aura nAma thaa-'snmti'| isa nAma ke sAtha eka kahAnI jur3I hai, jo bar3I rocaka aura prANa-preraka hai / kahAnI isa prakAra hai __ bhagavAna mahAvIra kI avasthA bahuta hI alpa thii| eka dina vaha pAlane para leTe hue jhUlA jhUla rahe the / AkAza-mArga se do RSi jA rahe the| una RSiyoM meM eka kA nAma saMjaya aura dUsare kAnAma vijaya thaa| unheM RddhiyAM-siddhiyAM prApta thiiN| bhagavAna ko pAlane para leTA huA dekhakara unake mana meM zaMkAeM jAgrata ho utthiiN| vaha unakI parIkSA ke lie unake pAsa jA phuNce| kintu unake nikaTa pahuMcakara jaba unhoMne unakA divya-darzana kiyA to unake darzana-mAtra se hI unake mana kI zaMkAeM dUra ho giiN| una RSiyoM ne prasanna hokara bhagavAna ko 'sanmati' nAma se sammAnita kiyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mAtA-pitA bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke anuyAyI the| ahiMsA, karuNA, dayA aura saMyama

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zIlatA Adi mahAn guNoM se unakA jIvana Alokita thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA vAla-jIvana inhIM mahAn guNoM aura AdarzoM kI chAyA meM vyatIta huaa| yoM to vaha svayaM mahAn AdarzoM aura guNoM ke vidhAtA the, para laukika jIvana meM bhI Arambha se hI unheM mahAn guNoM aura AdarzoM kI chAyA meM rahane kA suavasara prApta huA thaa| isI kA yaha pariNAma thA ki ATha varSa kI avasthA meM hI ve nimnAMkita bAtoM para amala karane lage the: (ka) maiM jIvoM para dayA kruuNgaa| (kha) meM sadA saca boluuNgaa| (ga) kabhI corI nahIM kruuNgaa| (gha) brahmacarya-vrata kA pAlana kruuNgaa| (ca) apanI icchAoM ko sImita rkhuugaa| vizva ke itihAsa meM aisA bAlaka kahIM khojane para bhI na milegA, jisane apanI ATha varSa kI avasthA meM hI jIvoM para dayA karane,saca bolane, corI na karane, brahmacarya rakhane, apanI icchAoM ko sImita rakhane kI bAta socI ho| usake sambandha meM isa bAta ko chor3akara aura kyA kahA jA sakatA hai ki vaha manuSya-rUpa meM sAkSAt paramAtmA hai| paramAtmA ko chor3akara bAlyAvasthA meM aisI antaHpravRtti aura kisakI ho sakatI hai ? jaina-granthoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAla-jIvana kI kaI aisI kahAniyAM prApta hotI haiM, jo unakA devatya aura bhagavattA pradarzita karatI haiM / isI koTi kI eka kahAnI isa prakAra hai : svarga meM indra kA darabAra lagA thaa| eka deva bar3e hI sundara

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zabdoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke paropakArI jIvana kA citra khIMca rahA thaa| darabAra meM ekatrita devatA bar3I tanmayatA se usakI bAteM suna rahe the| para unameM eka aisA bhI devatA thA, jisake mana meM IrSyA kI agni jala utthii| vaha apane ko roka na skaa| Avega ke svara meM bola uThA-"maiM abhI jAtA hUM!" kisI dUsare devatA ne prazna kiyA-"para kahAM jAte ho?" IrSyAlu devatA ne uttara diyA--"mahAvIra varddhamAna kI parIkSA lene ke lie|" aura vaha cala pdd'aa| bhagavAna mahAvIra eka vATikA meM apane mitroM ke sAtha AMkha-micaunI kA khela rahe the| haThAt IrSyAlu deva eka viSadhara nAga ke rUpa meM prakaTa ho utthaa| vaha dekhane meM kAle raMga kA, var3A bhayAnaka thaa| vaha prakaTa hote hI phaNa phailAkara phukAratA huA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ora jhapaTa pdd'aa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sakhA-gaNa bhayabhIta ho uThe, para bhagavAna mahAvIra raMcamAtra bhI vicalita na hue| vaha himAlaya kI bhAMti aDiga khar3e rhe| Akhira unakI dhairya-zakti ne nAga ko parAjita kara diyaa| vaha bArambAra jhukakara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA vandana karane lgaa| __ isI prakAra kI aura bhI kaI kahAniyAM unake bAla-jIvana kI milatI haiM, jo unakI alaukikatA ko prakaTa karatI haiN| eka vidvAn lekhaka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAla-jIvana kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai-'unake bAlyakAla kI aneka kathAeM jaina-granthoM meM ullikhita haiM, jinase pratIta hotA hai ki varddhamAna honahAra biravAna ke hota cikane pAta' kI ukti ke anusAra bacapana se hI atIva buddhimAna, viziSTa jJAnavAna, dhIra, vIra aura sAhasI the|'

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virakti kA svarNa-kamala bhagavAna mahAvIra janmajAta vItarAgI the| vaha AtmakalyANa evaM lokahita ke lie saMsAra meM avatarita hue the| loka-kalyANa hI unakA iSTa thA, loka-kalyANa hI unakA lakSya thaa| jIvana ke prathama caraNa se hI vaha mAnava-kalyANa ke lie saMgharSa karane lge| saMgharSa karane lage, para kisase? kyA zatru se ? kyA zatru ke sainikoM se? hAM, zatru se-prabala zatru se ? kintu unakA vaha prabala zatru kauna thA? kyA koI zarIradhArI nRpati ? kyA kisI deza kA koI parAkramI zAsaka ? nahIM, unakA zatru to thA vaha kAma, jo manuSyoM ko apane paMka meM phaMsAkara use maMgala kI ora jAne se rokatA hai| unake zatru ke rUpa meM to thI ve viSayavAsanAeM, jo manuSya ko apanI surA pilAkara use kartavyacyuta kara detI haiN| mahAvIra varddhamAna bAlyAvasthA se hI usI kAma se, unhIM viSaya-vAsanAoM se yuddha karane lage, bar3e zaurya ke sAtha unheM pIche Dhakelane lge|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pitA bahuta bar3e nRpati the| unake pAsa kyA nahIM thA ? rAjya thA, vaibhava thA, senA thI, sevaka the, sevikAeM thIM, vilAsa thA, Amoda-pramoda ke sAdhana the| bAlaka mahAvIra ke Asa-pAsa cAroM ora laukika sukhoM kA-bhogoM kA hI sataraMgA jAla thaa| para kyA vaha kabhI usa jAla meM phaMse? nahIM, apane mAtA-pitA ke lAr3ale putra hote hue bhI unhoMne kabhI una sukhoM aura bhogoM kI ora dekhA taka nhiiN| vaha sukhoM aura bhogoM ke bIca meM usI prakAra rahe, jisa prakAra pAnI meM kamala rahatA hai| kamala pAnI meM rahatA huA bhI jala ko sparza nahIM krtaa| ThIka yahI hAla mahAvIra svAmI kA bhI thaa| vaha bhI kamala kI bhAMti sukhoM aura bhogoM se pRthak hI rhe| eka vidvAn lekhaka ne mahAvIra svAmI ke bAla-jIvana kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA hai-"bAlyAvasthA meM hI mahAvIra svAmI ke hRdaya meM virakti kA paudhA aMkurita ho uThA thaa| unheM ThATha-bATa se aruci thii| dUsaroM ke dukhoM ko dekhakara vaha dukhI ho jAte the| bali die jAne vAle pazuoM kI karuNa cItkAra se unakA hRdaya cItkAra kara uThatA thaa|" para yaha to satya hai hI ki vaha eka rAjakumAra the| unheM Adara-sammAna saba kucha prApta thaa| una para sabakI AMkheM lagI rahatI thiiN| vaha lakSa-lakSa manuSyoM ke pyAra, zraddhA aura sneha ke bIca meM zanaiH-zanaiH vaya kI sIr3hiyAM lAMghane jA rahe the| Akhira vaha taruNa hue, yauvana kI kAnti unake aMga-aMga se phUTa pdd'ii| sAta hAtha UMcA unakA zarIra, yauvana kI anupama prabhA se jhilamilA utthaa| prajA unake baliSTha aura kAntimaya zarIra

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ko dekhatI to yaha socakara apane ko dhanya mAnane lagatI ki eka dina AegA, jaba yahI alaukika mahApuruSa usake bhAgya kA vidhAtA banegA / para prajA ko kyA mAlUma ki usa alaukika mahApuruSa kA janma kisI eka prAnta ke lie nahIM, kisI eka deza ke lie nahIM, varan sampUrNa vizva ke prANI mAtra ke kalyANa ke lie huA hai / mAtA trizalAdevI ke mana kA kyA kahanA ? vaha apane advitIya aura alaukika beTe ke zarIra kI taruNAI aura lunAI dekhakara lAkha-lAkha mana se usa para balihArI jAtIM / vaha mana-hI-mana socatIM, kyA hI acchA hotA, yadi varddhamAna kA vivAha hotA, aura rAjabhavana meM bahU kA praveza hotA / Akhira unhoMne mahArAja siddhArtha para bhI apanI abhilASA prakaTa kI / mahArAja ko bhI isameM kyA Apatti hotI ? kyoMki vaha bhI to pitA the / pitA hone ke kAraNa unake hRdaya meM bhI to apane anupama beTe ke vivAha kI manokAmanAeM thIM / una dinoM kaliMga deza ke nRpati mahArAja jitazatru kuNDagrAma sasainya dala-bala padhAre hue the / unake sAtha unakI putrI yazodA bhI thI / yazodA rUpa aura guNa meM advitIya thI / yazodA ko dekhakara, rAjamAtA devI mugdha ho utthiiN| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki vaha yazodA ke sAtha hI apane putra kA vivAha kareMgI / unhoMne mahArAja siddhArtha kI sahamati bhI prApta kara lI / para abhI rAjakumAra varddhamAna kI sahamati prApta karanA to zeSa hI thaa| binA unakI sahamati prApta kie hue vaha Age kadama kaise bar3hA sakatI thIM ? 57

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para yaha to satya hI hai ki unakA mana usa maMgalamaya ghar3I ko dekhane ke lie raha-rahakara adhora ho rahA thA, jaba yazodA aura rAjakumAra varddhamAna donoM pariNaya ke sUtra meM baMdhege aura sArA rAjabhavana maMgala-gItoM se mukharita ho utthegaa| Akhira eka dina avasara pAkara unhoMne rAjakumAra varddhamAna se carcA cher3a hI do-"beTA, maiM kaliMga-nareza kI putrI yazodA ko apanI putra-vadhU banAnA cAhatI huuN|" para rAjakumAra varddhamAna ne kucha uttara na diyaa| mAtA trizalA punaH bola uThIM- "bolo beTA, maiM tumhArI sahamati cAhatI hUM / aba merI yahI abhilASA hai|" rAjakumAra varddhamAna ne arthapUrNa dRSTi se mAM kI ora dekhA aura kahA- "mujhe duHkha hai mAM, tumhArI yaha abhilASA pUrNa na ho sakegI / maiM vivAha-baMdhana meM na bNdhuuNgaa|" rAjamAtA trizalA vismaya-bhare svara meM bola uThI"vivAha na karoge ! para kyoM ?" rAjakumAra varddhamAna ne uttara diyA-"mAM, maiMne loka aura Atma kalyANa kA mahAvrata liyA hai / dekha rahI ho na, cAroM ora adharma aura ajJAna kA andhakAra phailA huA hai ! cAroM ora se pApa kA dhuAM uTha rahA hai aura bali diye jAne vAle pazuoM kI karuNa cItkAra se dizAeM kampita ho rahI haiN| mAM, maiM isa ajJAnAndhakAra ko dUra kruuNgaa| isa aMdhere ko, isa kadAcAra ko miTAne meM hI apanA sampUrNa jIvana lgaauugaa|" rAjamAtA trizalAdevI stabdha ho utthiiN| vaha socatI thIM, putra kA vivAha karUgo, rAjabhavana meM putra-vadhU lAkara maMgala 50

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gItoM se use guMjA duuNgii| isase bhI Age bar3hakara vaha mana-hImana aura bhI bahuta-sI bAteM soca rahI thIM, para rAjakumAra varddhamAna ne to eka hI jhaTake meM unake svapnoM ke svarNa-mahala ko cakanAcUra kara diyaa| phira bhI vaha hatAza na huI, bola uThI"tuma to loka-kalyANa meM lagoge beTA, adharma aura ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karoge, para isa rAjya kA kyA hogA? kauna use saMbhAlegA?" rAjakumAra varddhamAna ne saMyata svara meM uttara diyA-"mAM, yaha saba naSTa ho jAne vAlI vastueM haiM / jo naSTa ho jAne vAlI vastueM haiM, hameM unakI cintA nahIM karanI caahie| hameM unake pIche nahIM bhAganA caahie|" rAjamAtA trizalAdevI sAdhAraNa mAtA nahIM thiiN| yadi rAjakumAra varddhamAna advitIya putra the, to vaha bhI advitIya mAtRpada para pratiSThita thiiN| unhoMne tIrthakara ko janma dekara mahAn garimA prApta kI thii| unake hRdaya meM dharma thA, jJAna thaa| vaha apane varddhamAna ko pariNaya-sUtra meM avazya bAMdhanA cAhatI thIM, para yaha nahIM cAhatI thIM ki rAjakumAra varddhamAna jIvana kI saccI rAha ko chodd'eN| ataH jaba unhoMne varddhamAna ke mana meM vivAha ke prati virakti dekhI, to vaha mauna ho gaIM / mauna hI nahIM ho gaIM. unhoMne hRdaya se yaha anubhava kiyA ki rAjakumAra jo kucha kaha rahe haiM, ThIka hI kaha rahe haiN| phalataH rAjakumAra varddhamAna vivAha-baMdhana meM nahIM bNdhe| saca to yaha hai ki vaha janmajAta virakta the| bAlyAvasthA se hI unakI virakti logoM ke sAmane prakaTa hone lagI thii| 56

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ATha varSa kI Ayu se hI khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana, vyavahAra, AcaraNa-saba meM unakI virakti-bhAvanA parilakSita hotI thii| vaha jyoM-jyoM vaya kI sIr3hiyAM lAMghate gae, unakI viraktibhAvanA meM bhI paMkha lagate ge| yauvanAvasthA meM to vaha pUrNa rUpa se virakta bana gae the| yaha saca hai ki tIsa varSa kI avasthA taka vaha gharelU jIvana meM rahe, para yaha bhI saca hai ki vaha gharelU jIvana meM bhI pUrNa virakta ke samAna hI rhe| unake mana meM kaI bAra tUphAna uThA ki vaha gRhastha jIvana ke bandhanoM ko tor3akara apane lakSya kI siddhi ke lie nikala jAeM, para kisI-na-kisI kAraNa unheM ruka jAnA par3atA thaa| Akhira tIsa varSa kI Ayu meM unhoMne rAja-pATa tyAga kara vItarAga-dIkSA le hI lii| vairAgya kI puSTi ke lie vaha bAraha bhAvanAoM kA cintana karane lge| ve bAraha bhAvanAeM isa prakAra haiM : anitya, azaraNa, saMsAra, ekatva, anyatva, azuci, Asrava, saMvara, nirjarA, loka, boghi durlabha aura dhrmaanuprekssaa| ___ eka jana-kavi ne ina bAraha bhAvanAoM ko bar3e hI sarala DhaMga se padyabaddha kiyA hai: rAjA rANA chatrapati, hAthina ke asavAra / maranA sabako eka dina, apanI-apanI bAra // dalabaladeI devatA, mAta pitA privaar| maratI viriyAM jIva ko, koI na rAkhanahAra / /

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dAma binA nirdhana dukhI, tRSNAvaza dhanavAna / kahUM na sukha saMsAra meM, saba jaga dekhyo chAna / / Apa akelo avatara, mare akelo hoya / yUM kabahUM isa jIva ko, sAthI sagA na koya / / jahAM deha apanI nahIM, vahAM na apano koya / para saMpati para pragaTa ye para haiM parijana loya / / dipai cAmacAdaramar3hI, hAr3a pIjarA deha / bhItara yA sama jagata maiM, avara nahIM ghinageha / / mohanIMda ke jora, jagavAsI ghUmai sdaa| karmacora cahuM ora, sarabasa lUTeM sudha nahIM / / sataguru deya jagAya, mohanIMda java upazamai / taba kachu banahiM upAya, karmacora Avata rukai / jJAnadIpatapatela ghara, ghara zodha bhrama chora / yAvidha bina nikasa nahI, paiThe pUraba cora / / paMca mahAvrata saMcaraNa, samiti paMca parakAra / prabala paca indrI-vijaya, dhAra nirjarA sAra / / caudaha rAju utaMga nabha, loka purupa saMThAna / tAmai jIva anAditeM, bharamata haiM bina jJAna / / dhanakanakaMcana rAjasukha, sabahi sulabhakara jAna / durlabha hai saMsAra meM, eka jathAratha jJAna / / jAce surataru deya sukha, citata citAraina / bina jAMce vina ciMtaye, dharma sakala sukha daina /

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smaraNIya jaya-yAtrA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vaha smaraNIya jaya-yAtrA kyA kisI deza ko parAbhUta karane ke lie thI ? kyA vaha kisI deza kI janatA ko dAsatA ke lokika bandhanoM se mukti dilAne ke lie thI ? nahIM, unakI vaha jaya yAtrA mana kI una kAmanAoM aura viSaya-vAsanAoM para vijaya prApta karane ke lie thI, jinake bandhanoM meM baMdhakara manuSya apanI mAnavatA kho cukA thA, bhAMti-bhAMti ke daityoM ke pAza meM phaMsakara kalapa rahA thaa| kitanA sAhasapUrNa aura zauyaM bharA thA unakA vaha caraNa ! dezoM para vijaya prApta karane vAle to vizva ke itihAsa meM aneka mahApuruSa milate haiM, para kAmanAoM aura viSaya-vAsanAoM ko jItane vAle mahAmAnava kama hI hote haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra aise hI mahAmAnavoM meM advitIya the / unhoMne kAmanAoM aura viSayavAsanAoM kI kaMTIlI jhAr3iyoM ko kATane ke lie jo sAhasapUrNa kadama uThAyA thA, usase vaha amara bana gaye, koTi-koTi 62

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manuSyoM kI zraddhA aura vizvAsa ke pAtra bana gae / zraddhA aura vizvAsa ke pAtra isalie bana gaye ki unhoMne manuSyoM ko duHkhoM se mukti dilAI, rogoM se mukti dilAI, aura mukti dilAI una kadAcAroM se, jo manuSya ke sukha aura zAnti ke yugoM se ghora zatru bane hue the / / bar3e hI durdamanIya zatru haiM ye manuSya ke ! bar3e-bar3e manuSyazatruoM ko to sabhI yoddhA parAjita kara dete haiM, para du:kha, roga, kadAcAra aura kAma sarIkhe durdamanIya zatruoM ko bhagavAna mahAvIra jaise virale mahAmAnava hI parAjita karate haiM / nimna kahAnI meM bhI isI bAta kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai : eka nRpati thA / usane apane samasta zatruoM ko parAbhUta kara diyA, saba ke dezoM para vijaya - ketu gAr3a diyA / kintu phira bhI dezoM para vijaya sthApita karane kI usakI lAlasA na miTI / eka dina usane apane vayovRddha mantrI se kahA- "mantrI jI, aba to dharatI para koI zatru parAjita karane ke lie rahA nahIM, ataH aba maiM dharatI ke Upara grahoM para AkramaNa karUMgA / " vayovRddha mantrI buddhimAna the, zAntipriya the, vaha rAjA kI yuddha - lipsA se Akula ho uThe / ataH socakara bole - "mahArAja, grahoM para AkramaNa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM / " - rAjA ne vismita dRSTi se vayovRddha mantrI kI ora dekhA, " to isakA artha yaha huA ki abhI dharatI para hI bahuta se zatru parAjita karane ke lie zeSa haiM ?" vayovRddha mantrI ne uttara diyA- 'hAM mahArAja, abhI dharatI para hI Apake bahuta se aise zatru zeSa haiM jo parAjita nahIM 63

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ho sake haiM !" rAjA tatkSaNa bola uThA-"una zatruoM ke nAma batAie, mantrI jI, maiM una para bhI AkramaNa karake unheM dhvasta kara duuNgaa|" vayovRddha mantrI ne nivedana kiyA-"rAjan, una zatruoM ke nAma haiM garIbI, duHkha, roga, bur3hApA, pApAcAra, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha aura ahNkaar|" rAjA netroM meM Azcarya bharakara mantrI kI ora dekhane lgaa| vaha 'hAM' yA 'nA'-kucha na kaha sakA / usakA kaMTha avaruddha ho gyaa| spaSTa hai ki vaha dezoM ko to parAbhUta kara sakatA thA, para ina zatruoM ko parAsta karane kI usameM kSamatA nahIM thii| kevala usI meM nahIM, bar3e-se-bar3e cakravartI samrATa, bar3e-se-bar3e krAntikArI netA aura samAja-sudhAraka bhI manuSya ke ina zatruoM se yuddha karane meM apane ko asamartha pAte haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne manuSya ke ina zatruoM se kevala yuddha hI nahIM kiyA, una para vijaya bhI prApta kii| isIlie to bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vaha jaya-yAtrA sadA-sadA ke lie smaraNIya bana gii| bhagavAna mahAvIra apanI vaya kI tIsavIM sIr3hI para caraNa rakha cuke the / mAgha ke zukla pakSa kI dasamI thI / bhagavAna mahAvIra kAmanAoM se yuddha karane ke lie udyata ho utthe| unhoMne rAjya, bhavana, sukha, sampadA aura kuTumba-bandhuvarga, sabake bandhanoM ko tor3a diyA aura eka mahAna yoddhA kI bhAMti sabako chor3akara pRthak jA khar3e hue| sAre kuNDalapura meM zoka aura ullAsa kI AMdhI daur3a gii| zoka isalie ki unake prANapriya rAja

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kumAra unheM chor3akara jA rahe haiM aura ullAsa isalie ki unake prANapriya rAjakumAra una viSaya-vAsanAoM se yuddha karane ke lie jA rahe the, jinheM aba taka loga ajeya - avijita samajhate the / eka ora logoM ke netroM meM AMsU the, to dUsarI ora unake kaMThoM se jayanAda bhI nikala rahA thA / harSa aura viSAda ke samAgama kA adbhuta dRzya upasthita thA / yahAM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne adbhuta vIratA zUratA ke hI cihna banAe / prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki jaba loga saMnyAsa lene ke lie ghara-dvAra chor3ate haiM taba yA to cupacApa binA kisI ko sUcita kie cale jAte haiM, yA nizA ke sannATe meM jaba parivAra ke sabhI loga gAr3hI nidrA meM sAMte rahate haiM, ghara kA parityAga karate haiM / mahAtmA buddha jaise mahAn Atma- dRSTA ne bhI rAta ke sannATe meM hI apane ghara aura bandhu bAndhavoM kA parityAga kiyA thaa| para isake pratikUla bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dina meM sabake sAmane bar3e samAroha ke sAtha moha-mamatA kA parityAga kiyaa| unake gRha tyAga se pUrva eka bahuta bar3A samAroha huaa| samAroha meM parijana, purajana aura rAjya jana ekatra hue| sabane bhagavAna mahAvIra ko vidA dii| sabakI AMkhoM meM unake lie utkaTa moha thA, aura sabake hRdayoM meM unake lie prabala AkarSaNa thA / para kisI ke netroM ke AMsU. kisI ke prANa kA moha, aura kisI ke hRdaya kA AkarSaNa unake uThe hue caraNoM ko bAMdhane meM saphala na ho sakA / dhanya the unake ve caraNa ! unake una caraNoM meM kitanI gati thI, kitanI saMcaraNa - zakti thI ! isIlie to loga kahate haiM ki bhagavAna 'mahAvIra' hI nahIM, 'ati vIra' the| 65

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bhagavAna mahAvIra sabakI DabaDabAyI AMkhoM aura tar3apate hue hRdayoM se muMha mor3akara calane ke lie udyata ho utthe| jainazAstroM meM unakI isa sthiti kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai-"jisa prakAra sUrya ke udita hone ke pazcAt Aga tApane kA moha samApta ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko apanI sampatti kA moha samApta ho gyaa|" bhagavAna mahAvIra moha-bandhanoM ko tor3akara candraprabhA pAlakI para jA baitthe| pAlakI rAjapatha se hokara Age kI ora bar3ha clii| rAjapatha ke donoM ora loga hAtha bAMdhe hue khar3e the, sabakI AMkheM bharI thiiN| para candraprabhA pAlakI Age bar3hatI hI gaI, aura bar3hatI hI gii| pAlakI rAjapatha se hotI huI nAgukhaNDa vana-udyAna kI ora bddh'ii| pAlakI ke vAhakoM ko aisA hI nirdeza thaa| udyAna meM pahuMcakara vAhaka ruka ge| unhoMne mahimAmaya azoka-vRkSa ke nIce pAlakI kaMdhe se utArakara rakha dii| bhagavAna mahAvIra pAlakI se nIce utare / azoka-vRkSa ke nIce maNiyoM se jaTita sphaTika zilA thii| para unhoMne usakI ora dekhA taka nhiiN| vaha kitanI hI bAra usa sphaTika zilA para baiThakara use gauravAnvita kara cuke the| para Aja to vaha rAjakumAra nahIM, pUrNa virakta the / vaha usase dUra khar3e ho gae aura apane zarIra ke una AbhUSaNoM aura vastroM ko utArane lage, jo usa samaya unake zarIra para the| sabase pahale unhoMne eka-eka karake apane AbhUSaNa utAra diye, phira vastra bhI / isa prakAra vastroM ko utArakara vaha pUre zizu-rUpa ho ge| kitanA hRdaya-drAvaka rahA hogA vaha dRzya / kucha kSaNoM meM hI loka-kalyANa ke lie vaha

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vilakula virakta bana gae / vaMdanIya hai bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tyaag| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vastroM aura AbhUSaNoM kA parityAga karane ke sAtha hI dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyA ki vaha 28 guNoM kA pAlana kreNge| unhoMne jina 28 guNoM ke pAlana kA mahAvrata liyA, unake nAma isa prakAra haiM-1. ahiMsA, 2. satya, 3. asteya, 4. brahmacarya, 5. aparigraha / ye pAMca mahAvrata haiN| ina pAMca mahAvratoM ke pAlana kI pratijJA karake unhoMne pAMca samitiyoM ko bhI svIkAra kiyaa| pApoM se bacane ke lie mana kI ekAgratA ko 'samiti' kahate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jina samitiyoM ko svIkAra kiyA, unake nAma isa prakAra haiM : 6. IryA samiti-jIvoM kI rakSA ke lie, sAvadhAnI ke sAtha cAra hAtha Age kI bhUmi dekhakara cleNge| 7. bhASA samiti-bahuta kama boleMge, kevala maMgalamaya, kalyANakara, madhura aura satya vacana hI boleNge| 8. eSaNA samiti-doSa-rahita aura pavitra bhojana grahaNa kreNge| 6. AdAnanikSepa samiti-kisI bhI vastu ko uThAte yA rakhate samaya sAvadhAnI barateMge, jisase kisI jIva-jantu ko coTa na laga jaae| 10. vyutsarga samiti-utsarga kA viveka rkheNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne pAMca mahAvratoM aura pAMca samitiyoM para calane kI pratijJA karane ke pazcAt nimnAMkita guNoM ke pAlana kI bhI pratijJA kI: 67

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11. sparza-virodha-hama apanI priya aura icchita vastu kA sparza na kreNge| 12. cakSu-virodha-hama icchita vastu na dekheNge| 13. rasanA-virodha-hama abhIpsita vastu na khaayeNge| 14. ghrANa-virodha-hama icchita gaMdha na suupeNge| 15. karNa-virodha-hama icchita saMgIta na suneNge| 16. sama sAmAyika-samabhAva kA pAlana kreNge| 17. caturviMzatistava-hama tIrthaMkaroM kI stuti kreNge| 18. vandanA-hama deva aura guru ko hI namaskAra kreNge| 16. pratikramaNa / 20. pratyAkhyAna / 21. kaayotsrg| 22. keshloc| 23. acelktv| 24. asnaan| 25. kSitikAyana / 26. adantadhAvana / 27. sthiti bhojn| 28. eka samaya kA bhojana / anucita aura anupayukta sthAnoM ke parityAga ko pratikramaNa kahate haiM / icchAoM kA nirodha karanA pratyAkhyAna kahalAtA hai| zarIra sambandhI mamatva ko dUra karane kA prayAsa kAyotsarga hai| upavAsa ke pazcAt apane hAthoM se ho keza ukhAr3ane ko 'kezaloca' kahate haiM /

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isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kAmanAoM aura viSayavAsanAoM para vijaya prApta karane ke lie 28 guNoM ke pAlana ko ghoSaNA kii| unhoMne apanI isa ghoSaNA se manuSya hI nahIM, devatAoM ko bhI kampita kara diyaa| kyoMki ina guNoM ke pAlana kI kSamatA manuSya meM kyA, devatAoM meM bhI nahIM ho sktii| isIlie to kahate haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra mAnavoM meM sarvopari mAnava the, devatAoM meM sarvottama devatA the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ina guNoM kA pAlana kiyA / himAlaya ke samAna dRr3ha pratijJA karake zIghra hI upavAsa prArambha kara diyaa| unakA yaha upavAsa DhAI dinoM kA thaa| vaha kuNDalapura ke usa udyAna ko chor3akara Age cala par3e aura kulyapura phuNce| kulyapura meM unhoMne prathama bhojana grahaNa kiyaa| kulyapura se vaha Age bar3he, dazapura phuNce| dazapura se Age bar3hane para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne saghana vanoM aura arapadoM kA patha grahaNa kiyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra nirantara sAr3he bAraha varSoM taka vanoM aura araNyoM meM ghUmaghUmakara tapa karate rahe / vaha apane tapa ke dinoM meM kisI bhI sthAna meM tIna dina se adhika nahIM Thaharate the| unhoMne tapa ke dinoM meM agaNita sthAnoM kI yAtrAeM kIM, agaNita mahAmAnavoM se unakI bheMTa huI aura agaNita bAra unake sAmane deva-vibhUtiyAM prakaTa huiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tapa ke dinoM kA-sAr3he bAraha varSoM kA itihAsa bar3A hI adbhuta, hRdaya-drAvaka aura preraka tapa ke dinoM meM, jaba varSA Rtu AtI thI, to ve kisI sthAna meM rahakara cAturmAsa vyatIta kiyA karate the| unhoMne sAr3he bAraha

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varSoM ke lambe samaya meM kitane sthAnoM meM cAturmAsa vyatIta kiyA-yaha to ThIka-ThIka nahIM kahA jA sakatA, phira bhI jainazAstroM meM isa prakAra ke kucha viziSTa sthAnoM ke nAmoM kI tAlikA avazya milatI hai / jaina-zAstroM aura vidvAnoM ke matAnusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prathama cAturmAsa asthi-grAma meM bitAyA thaa| usake pazcAt kA cAturmAsa nAlandA meM vyatIta huA thaa| campApurI, pRSTacampA, rAjagraha, kauzAmbI, lAr3ha, kumAra-grAma aura ujjaina Adi sthAnoM meM bhI unhoMne cAturmAsa vyatIta kiye the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke cAturmAsoM ke sthAnoM ke sAtha bar3I hI preraka kahAniyAM jar3I huI haiN| una kahAniyoM se eka ora tatkAlIna samAja kI kAyaratA, kadAcAra aura pApAcAra kA citra aMkita hotA hai to dUsarI ora bhagavAna mahAvIra ke adamya sAhasa, tyAga, dhairya, sahanazIlatA, dayA aura kSamA kA citra vanatA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa vaha jagat meM 'mahAvIra' aura 'ativIra' ko gauravamayI upAdhiyoM se vibhUSita hue| ucita hI hogA, yahAM una prANa-preraka kathAoM meM se kucha kA citraNa kiyA jAe, kyoMki una kathAoM kA citraNa kiye binA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke usa ajeya pauruSa kA citra sAkAra na hogA, jisake lie vaha jana-jana meM pUje jAte haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra una dinoM lAr3ha meM the| lAr3ha baMgAla ke dinAjapura jile meM bANagar3ha ke samIpa hai| una dinoM lAr3ha meM anAryoM kA Adhipatya thaa| ve bar3e hiMsaka, krUra aura pizAcavRti ke the| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba apanA cAturmAsa vyatIta

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1 karane ke lie lAr3ha pahuMce to anAryoM kI kopa- jvAlA bhar3aka uThI / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA amRta unheM acchA nahIM lagatA thaa| ve ahiMsA, satya, sadAcAra aura nyAya ke pUrNa virodhI the / dUsare zabdoM meM ve anArya the / ve nahIM cAhate the ki bhagavAna mahAvIra lAr3ha meM cAturmAsa vyatIta kareM / para bhagavAna to bhaya se pare the / unheM na kaSToM se bhaya thA aura na mRtyu se / vaha kaSToM, vighna-bAdhAoM aura mRtyu ko parAjita karane ke lie hI to ghUma rahe the / unheM lAr3ha se kauna haTA sakatA thA ? vaha lAr3ha meM hI rukakara cAturmAsa vyatIta karane lage / para lAr3ha ke ve anArya kyoM mAnane lage ? 1 1 lAr3ha ke anAryoM ne mahAvIra svAmI ko apamAnita karanA prArambha kara diyA / jyoM-jyoM dina bItane lage, ve apane kutsita vyavahAroM se bhagavAna ko DigAne kA prayatna karane lage / kintu unake sabhI apamAna bANa vyartha siddha hue| na to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mana meM roSa paidA huA, na vaha raMcamAtra vicalita hue| vaha lAr3ha ke anAryoM ke apamAnapUrNa vacana aura vyavahAra ko usI prakAra sahana karate rahe, jisa prakAra koI sukomala puSpoM kI coTa ko sahana karatA hai / para kyA isase anArya mauna ho gae ? nahIM, ve zIghra hI mauna hone vAle na the / ve aura bhI Age bddh'e| ve bhagavAna mahAvIra ko zArIrika yaMtraNAeM dene lage / unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra para astra-zastra pheMke, una para zikArI kutte chodd'e| para vAha re bhagavAna mahAvIra kA dhairya ! vaha phira bhI na Dige / I lAr3ha ke anAryoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ko aura bhI bar3I 71

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bar3I yaMtraNAeM dIM, para bhagavAna mahAvIra kA Asana na hilA / vaha bhaya aura roSa se dUra, avicala bhAva se yaMtraNAoM ko sahana karate rhe| Akhira vaha dina bhI AyA, jaba hiMsA ahiMsA ke caraNoM para jhukI / lAr3ha ke anAryoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke atula parAkrama aura unakI bhagavattA kA anubhava kiyA / ve sAzrunayana unake caraNoM para gire aura unase apane aparAdhoM tathA kukRtyoM ke lie kSamA mAMgane lage / bhagavAna mahAvIra to kSamA ke avatAra the / durAcAriyoM, atyAcAriyoM aura adharmiyoM ko sacce patha para lAkara, unheM kSamA dene ke lie hI to vaha gharA-dhAma para Aye the / unhoMne una anAryoM ko kSamAdAna to diyA hI, apitu unheM sacce mArga para bhI lagA diyA / 1 kauzAmbI ke cAturmAsa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne candanA kA uddhAra karake use itihAsa kA eka svarNima pRSTha banA diyA / candanA ke uddhAra aura usake jIvana kI kahAnI bar3I hI preraNAprada hai candanA mahArANI trizalA kI sagI bahana thI / sabase choTI thI / candanA aura trizalA ke bIca meM eka aura bahana thI, mRgAvatI para bhAgya kA cakra hI to hai| karmoM ke vipAka ke kAraNa trizalAdevI aura mRgAvatI ko to puSpoM kI zaiyA prApta huI, para becArI candanA ko milIM kAMToM kI jhAr3iyAM / bar3e duHkha bhoge candanA ne yahAM taka ki use dAsI ke rUpa meM nIlAma honA pdd'aa| para dhanya hai bhagavAna mahAvIra kI anukampA ! unhoMne eka dina, usI niroha-apamAnitA candanA ke hAthoM se bhojana grahaNa karake usake jIvana ko vandanIya banA diyA / , 72

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candanA kA Arambhika jIvana bar3A hI gavita thaa| vaha rAjakanyA to thI hI, rUpa aura saundarya kI chaTA usake mukhamaNDala para jhilamilAyA karatI thii| vaha rAjabhavana kI hI nahIM, samUce nagara kI zobhA thii| ___ vasanta ke dina the| rAjodyAna puSpoM se haMsa rahA thA / puSpoM para bhore madhura svaroM meM guMjana kara rahe the| candanA bhI udyAna meM ghUma-ghUmakara gunagunA rahI thI, bhauMroM ke svara meM svara milA rahI thii| haThAt, eka vidyAdhara kI dRSTi candanA para pdd'ii| vaha bAkAza-mArga se ur3atA huA jA rahA thaa| para candanA ko dekhakara vaha ruka gyaa| candanA usake mana-prANa meM samA gii| vaha nIce utarA, aura candanA ko lekara, phira AkAza-mArga se ur3a claa| candanA royI-cillAI, para vidyAdhara ne use na chodd'aa| candanA kisI prakAra apane zIla-dharma kI rakSA karatI rhii| para vidyAdhara usake zIla-dharma ko naSTa karanA hI cAhatA thaa| saMyoga kI bAta, kahIM se ghUmatI-phiratI vidyAdharI A phuNcii| vidyAdhara aba kyA karatA? usane candanA ko le jAkara eka bhayAnaka vana meM chor3a diyaa| candanA usa bhayAnaka vana meM idhara-udhara ghUmane lgii| cAroM bora hiMsaka pazu, akelI candanA! becArI bhUkhI-pyAsI, para kare to kyA kare ? Akhira eka bhIla se usakI bheMTa huii| mIna candanA ko dekhakara vismita ho uThA / aisA rUpa, aisA saundarya-usane kabhI dekhA nahIM thaa| usane socA, avazya

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yaha koI devI yA apsarA hai| vaha candanA ko apane saradAra ke pAsa le gyaa| candanA ko dekhate hI bhIla saradAra ke mana meM vAsanA kA viSa ghula gyaa| vaha use apanI strI banAne ke mansUbe bAMdhane lgaa| para candanA kyoM mAnane lagI? vaha to eka zIlavatI, sadAcAriNI striithii| para bhIla saradAra bhI yoM hI use chor3ane vAlA nahIM thaa| vaha use DarAne-dhamakAne lagA, bhAMti-bhAMti kI yaMtraNAeM dene lagA, phira bhI candanA usake vaza meM na AyI / vaha apane pavitra vicAroM para dRr3ha rhii| una dinoM dAsa-prathA kA pracalana thaa| strI-puruSa dAsadAsiyoM ke rUpa meM usI prakAra bece jAte the, jisa prakAra pazu bece jAte haiM / candanA jaba kisI prakAra bhIla saradAra ke vaza meM na AyI to vaha candanA ko lekara kauzAmbI nagara meM pahuMcA aura caurAhe para khar3A hokara usako bolI lagAne lgaa| . bhIla saradAra bolI lagA rahA thA ki dUsarI ora se nagaraseTha udhara se niklaa| usane candanA ko dekhA / vaha candanA kA mUlya cukAkara use apane ghara le gayA aura dharma-putrI kI bhAMti usakA pAlana-poSaNa karane lgaa| yadyapi nagaraseTha kA hRdaya pavitra thA, vaha candanA ko apanI dharma-putrI samajhatA thA, para phira bhI candanA ke prati nagaraseTha ke sneha ko dekhakara usako strI ke mana meM sandeha paidA ho uThA / usa sandeha kA kAraNa thA candanA kA rUpa-saundarya / vaha mana-hI-mana socane lagI, kahIM nagaraseTha candanA ke rUpa-jAla meM phaMsakara use apanI patnI na banA le| ataH nagaraseTha kI patnI 74

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candanA ke sAtha dAsI kA-sA kaTu vyavahAra karane lagI, use apane tIkhe vyavahAra se usake hRdaya ko dagdha karane lgii| candanA karatI to kyA karato? vaha saba kucha sahana karatI huI nagaraseTha ke ghara par3I rhii| una dinoM bhagavAna kauzAmbI meM hI cAturmAsa vyatIta kara kara rahe the| eka dina jaba vaha bhojana ke lie nagara kI ora cale, to unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA ki Aja ve usI yuvatI ke hAtha kA bhojana grahaNa kareMge, jisakA sira muMDA huA hogA, jo parAdhInatA ke bandhanoM se jakar3I huI hogI aura jisake muMha para haMsI aura AMkhoM meM AMsU hoNge| yadi isa prakAra kI yuvatI ke hAthoM kA bhojana na milegA, to phira Aja vaha bhojana grahaNa na kreNge| dopahara kA samaya thaa| sArA kauzAmbI nagara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jaya-jayakAra se gUMja utthaa| nagara meM eka kone se lekara dUsare kone taka vidyut-taraMga kI bhAMti samAcAra gUMja uThA-"bhagavAna mahAvIra AhAra ke lie A rahe haiN|" bhagavAna mahAvIra AhAra ke lie nagara meM ghUmane lge| dvAra-dvAra para loga bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pratIkSA karane lge| candanA bho kodoM kA bhAta lekara bhagavAna kI bATa dekhane lgii| bhagavAna mahAvIra bar3e-bar3e seThoM, amIroM aura nAgarikoM ke AhAroM ko chor3ate hue candanA ke dvAra para phuNce| unhoMne bar3e prema se AhAra ke rUpa meM candanA kA kodoM kA bhAta grahaNa kiyaa| candanA dhanya ho gii| bar3e-bar3e seTha, nAgarika aura nRpati bhI candanA ke bhAgya kI sarAhanA karane lge| loga jhuNDa 75

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ke-jhuNDa banAkara candanA ke darzanoM ke lie daur3a par3e aura usake caraNoM kI dhUli apane mastaka para lagAne lge| ___ kauzAmbI kI rAja-mahISI mRgAvatI ko jaba yaha samAcAra milA, to vaha bhI candanA ke darzanArtha usake dvAra para jA phuNcii| kintu unheM kyA patA thA ki candanA koI aura nahIM, unakI hI choTI bahana hai| unhoMne jaba candanA ko dekhA, to unakI AMkhoM meM zoka aura harSa ke AMsU chalaka aaye| zoka ke AMsU isalie ki candanA ko rAja-putrI hone para bhI dAsI kA jIvana vyatIta karanA par3A aura harSa ke AMsU isalie ki usakI bahana candanA ke hAthoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AhAra grahaNa kiyA thaa| vaha bar3e Adara ke sAtha candanA ko apane rAjabhavana meM le gii| para aba to candanA aise mahAn saubhAgya kI adhikAriNI bana gaI thI ki usa para dharatI ke nahIM, svarga ke sau-sau rAjabhavana nichAvara kiye jA sakate the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne usa para anukampA karake usake jIvana ko bahuta UMcA uThA diyA thAitanA UMcA ki usakI UMcAI ko sparza karane meM devatAoM kA devatva bhI apane ko asamartha pAtA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra gaMgA kI retI se hokara jA rahe the| unake pairoM ke cihna retI para par3ate jA rahe the| una pagacihnoM para jaba puSpa nAmaka jyotiSI kI dRSTi par3I to usane unheM dekhakara mana-hI-mana socA, ye paga-cihna jisa mahApuruSa ke haiM, vaha avazya hI cakravartI samrATa hai / puSpa una cakravartI samrATa ke darzanArtha Age kI ora bar3hane lgaa| kucha dUra jAne para usane bhagavAna mahAvIra ko azoka vRkSa ke nIce khar3e dekhaa| vaha

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bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nikaTa jA phuNcaa| usane bar3e dhyAna se bhagavAna ko dekhaa| unake mastaka para mukuTa aura bhujAoM meM cakra ke cihna the| vaha socane lagA--avazya yaha cakravartI samrATa haiN| inake zarIra meM ve sabhI lakSaNa vidyamAna haiM jo zAstroM meM cakravartI samrATa ke lie batAe gae haiN| para zIghra hI puSpa ke mana meM vAstavikatA prakaTa ho gii| usane anubhava kiyA ki yaha tosamrATa nahIM, samrAToM ke bhI samrATa haiM-caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiM / tIrthaMkara ! hAM, tIrthakara-jinakI sAMsoM se sugandha kA pravAha nikalatA hai, jo rogoM ke jetA haiM, jinakA zarIra mala-mUtra se rahita hai aura jinake zarIra kA mAMsa aura rakta dUdha kI bhAMti hotA hai / puSpa ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bAra-bAra abhivandanA kii| eka bAra svarga kI devAMganAoM ke mana meM bhI puSpa kI bhAMti hI sandeha jAgRta ho utthaa| bhagavAna ke zarIra kI svarNa. kAnti dekhakara devAMganAoM ne socA, ho nahIM sakatA ki aise svastha aura sundara puruSa ke mana meM kAma-vAsanA na utpanna ho| devAMganAeM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMyama ko parIkSA lene ke lie udyata ho utthiiN| vasanta ke dina the| cAroM ora vana-vATikAeM puSpoM se ladI thiiN| pakSI sumadhura svaroM meM cahacahA rahe the| bhagavAna mahAvIra eka puSpita udyAna ke mArga se hokara jA rahe the| sahasA unake sAmane deva-bAlAeM prakaTa ho utthiiN| ve eka-se-eka sundara vastroM aura AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta thiiN| saba-kI-saba prakaTa hokara nRtya karane lagoM, gAne lagoM, kAmuka hAva-bhAva pradarzita karane lagIM 77

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aura apane kaTAkSa kA abhinaya karane lgiiN| para unake kaTAkSoM aura azlIlatApUrNa bhAvoM kA bhagavAna mahAvIra para raMcamAtra bhI prabhAva na pdd'aa| prabhAva par3ane kI kauna kahe, bhagavAna mahAvIrane unakI ora dRSTi uThAkara dekhA taka nhiiN| Akhira ve hArakara bhagavAna mahAvIra se apane aparAdhoM ke lie bArambAra kSamA mAMgane lgiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI yaza-gAthA cAroM ora phaila gii| vaha kAmajayI ke rUpa meM samAdata kie jAne lge| bhagavAna mahAvIra una dinoM kumAragrAma meM the| eka dina vaha mArga meM cale jA rahe the / eka kheta ke pAsa pahuMca baiTha gae aura dhyAnastha ho ge| pAsa hI eka dUsare kheta meM eka kRSaka hala calA rahA thaa| usake hala meM do hRSTha-puSTa baila jute hue the| haThAta kRSaka ko bhaisoM ke duhane kA smaraNa ho aayaa| vaha apane bailoM ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kI rakhavAlI meM chor3akara bhaiMsoM ko duhane ke lie apane ghara calA gyaa| para bhagavAna to dhyAnastha the| unheM kyA patA ki kauna kRSaka aura kisake baila ! bala to bala Thahare ! ve kRSaka ke jAte hI idhara-ughara cale ge| kucha dera bAda kRSaka lauTA to usane mahAvIra bhagavAna se apane bailoM ke sambandha meM pUchatAcha kii| para vaha kyA uttara dete ? vaha to mona the, dhyAnastha the| kRSaka vyAkula ho uThA aura apane bailoM ko khojane lgaa| para usake baila na mile| vaha rAtabhara apane bailoM kI khoja meM mArA-mArA phiratA kRSaka kA nAma gopAla thaa| prabhAta hone para gopAla phira 78

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usa sthAna para AyA, jahAM mahAvIra bhagavAna dhyAnastha the| gopAla ne bar3e vismaya ke sAtha dekhA ki usake donoM baila bhagavAna ke caraNoM ke pAsa baiThe hue haiM / basa, phira kyA thA? usake mana meM krodha kI jvAlA bhar3aka utthii| usane socA, maiM to rAtabhara ina bailoM ke lie jaMgala meM bhaTakatA rahA, aura yahAM ye isa sAdhu ke pAsa baiThe hue haiM / avazya yaha sAdhu pAkhaNDI hai| isane jAna-bUjhakara hI mere sAtha vizvAsaghAta kiyA hai / maiM ise isake isa vizvAsaghAta kA daNDa die binA na rhuuNgaa| yaha socakara gopAla ne bhagavAna mahAvIra para prahAra karane ke lie jyoMhI apanI lAThI uThAI ki devarAja indra ne chadma veza meM prakaTa hokara usakI lAThI pakar3a lI aura bole-"mUrkha, tU yaha kyA anartha kara rahA hai ? kyA tU jAnatA nahIM yaha kauna haiM ? yaha to rAjakumAra varddhamAna haiM, jo apanA sarvasva tyAgakara loka-kalyANa ke lie tapa meM saMlagna haiN|" gopAla ajJAnavaza hue apane aparAdha ke lie kSamA mAMgakara calA gyaa| para indra ne zramaNa mahAvIra se kahA-"bhante, ApakA sAdhanA-kAla lambA hai| isa prakAra ke upasarga aura saMkaTa Age aura bhI adhika A sakate haiN| ataH ApakI parama pavitra sevA meM maiM Apake nikaTa rahane kI kAmanA karatA huuN|" gopAla kA virodha aura indra kA anurodha bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sunA to, para abhI taka vaha apane samAdhi-bhAva meM hI sthira the / samAghi kholakara bole-"indra, Aja taka AtmasAdhakoM ke itihAsa meM na kabhI yaha huA aura na hogA, ki mukti-mokSa yA kaivalya dUsare ke bala para, dUsare ke zrama aura

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sahAyatA para prApta kiyA jA sake / " bhagavAna mahAvIra kI samatva - dRSTi ko dekhakara devarAja indra ko bhI unake sammukha vinata ho jAnA pdd'aa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko chor3akara isa jagata meM aura dUsarA kauna ho sakatA hai, jo zAsaka aura sevaka ko eka hI dRSTi se dekhegA, eka hI samAna samajhegA / gopAla kI bhAMti hI caNDa kauzika ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ko atyanta pIr3A pahuMcAne kA dussAhasa kiyA thA / para use bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke aDiga dhairya aura prema ke sammukha natamastaka honA par3A / caNDa kauzika eka mahAviSadhara sarpa thA / usake atyAcAra kI kahAnI bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prabala parAkramatva para prakAza DAlatI hai / eka tapasvI thA / ziSya ke bAra-bAra kucha kaha dene para use krodha A gayA aura vaha use mArane ke lie daur3A parantu rAta ke aMdhere meM khambhoM se TakarAkara vaha mara gayA / tapasvI marakara bhI apane tapobala se phira tApasa banAAzrama kA adhipati / nAma thA usakA caNDa kauzika | eka bAra Azrama meM gvAla-bAla phUla tor3ane ke abhiprAya se A ghuse aura phala-phUla tor3ane lge| caNDa kauzika ne dekhate hI unheM lalakArA, kintu ve na mAne, bhItara A ghuse / aba kI bAra caNDa kauzika ko pracaNDa krodha A gayA / vaha kulhAr3I lekara mArane daudd'aa| krodhAveza meM dhyAna na rahane para vaha kueM meM jA girA aura mara gayA / pracaNDa krodha ke kSaNoM meM mRtyu hone se caNDa kauzika 50

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tApasa usI vana meM viSadRSTi-sarpa bnaa| viSadhara aura bhayaMkara sarpa ke bhaya se logoM ne udhara jAnA banda kara diyaa| eka bAra parama prabhu mahAvIra sAdhanA karate-karate usa vana meM jA nikale / logoM ne unheM manA bhI kiyaa| para abhaya ko bhaya kyA? zramaNa mahAvIra ko viSadRSTi caNDa kauzika nAgarAja ne jyoM hI dekhA, phukAra mArane lagA, viSa ko jvAlAeM ugalane lgaa| vIra prabhu bhI usake bila ke pAsa hI aDiga aura sthira hokara khar3e rhe| donoM ora se bahuta dera taka saMgharSa hotA rhaa| eka ora se krodha rUpI mahAdAnava raharahakara viSa kI jvAlA ugalatA rahA aura dUsarI ora se chUTatI rahI kSamA kI amRta pickaarii| Akhira caNDa kauzika viSa ugalate-ugalate thaka gayA aura parAjita hokara vIra prabhu ke caraNoM ke pAsa loTane lgaa| prabhu ne apane kSamA-amRta se usake viSa kI jvAlA sadA ke lie zAnta kara dii| logoM ne Azcarya se dekhA ki aba viSadRSTi sarpa ke muMha se viSa ke sthAna para dUdha kI dhArA baha rahI hai| dhanya haiM vIra prabhu aura dhanya hai unakI kSamA! isIlie to sampUrNa vizva kSamAvatAra ke rUpa meM unakA abhinandana karatA hai| ___ ujjaina ke cAturmAsa kI kathA bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke anupama zaurya aura vIratva kA hI citra upasthita karatI hai / una dinoM ujjaina meM bali-prathA kA bar3A jora thaa| mahAkAla kI pUjA meM prAyaH pazuoM kI bali dI jAtI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba ujjaina meM apanA cAturmAsa vyatIta karane lage, to zmazAnavAsI bhava nAmaka rudra ke mana meM kopa kI jvAlA bhar3aka

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uThI, kyoMki vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ahiMsaka vicAroM se paricita thaa| vaha nahIM cAhatA thA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ujjaina meM raheM / use Dara thA ki yadi bhagavAna mahAvIra ujjaina meM raheMge to ujjaina kI janatA para unakI amRta-vANI kA prabhAva par3egA aura bali-prathA banda ho jaaygii| phalataH vaha mahAvIra svAmI para bhAMti-bhAMti ke atyAcAra karane lgaa| unheM yaMtraNAoM kI Aga meM jalAne lgaa| para kyA bhagavAna mahAvIra vicalita hue / rudra kI kopajvAlA meM bhI unakI hiMsA himAlaya kI bhAMti dRr3ha banI rhii| Akhira usa rudra ko bhI hiMsA kI dAnavI pravRtti chor3akara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zaraNa meM jAnA pdd'aa| ___isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra sAr3he bAraha varSoM taka tapa aura sAdhanA meM saMlagna rahe / unake tapa aura sAdhanAkAla kI kucha kahAniyoM kA Upara ullekha kiyA gayA hai jinase bhagavAna mahAvIra ke aTUTa dhairya, sAhasa, vIratA aura pauruSa kA citra pAThakoM ke sAmane upasthita hotA hai| para saca bAta to yaha hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ko aparimita dhairya, sAhasa aura sahiSNutA kA sAkSAt avatAra kahanA hI adhika nyAya-saMgata hogaa| sAdhanA-kAla meM gopAla, zUlapANi, yakSa, saMgamadeva, caNDa kauzika nAga,gozAlaka aura lAr3ha deza ke anAryoM ne unheM jo pIr3AeM pahuMcAI aura una pIr3AoM para vIra mahAprabhu ne jisa kSamA ko prakaTa kiyA, vaha abhUtapUrva hai| vizva ke itihAsa meM aise aneka sAdhaka hue haiM, jinhoMne bar3I-bar3I sAdhanAeM kI haiM, kintu romAMcakArI pIr3AoM aura yaMtraNAoM ke madhya himAlaya kI bhAMti aDiga rahakara 82

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sAdhanA karane vAle bhagavAna mahAvIra apane DhaMga ke akele hI haiM / tapa aura sAdhanA kAla meM asAdhAraNa vIratA aura zaurya prakaTa karane para vaha jagata meM 'mahAvIra' aura 'ativIra' ke nAma se vikhyAta hue haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAdhanA-kAla ke jo vRttAnta jainazAstroM meM milate haiM, unheM par3hakara hRdaya kAMpa uThatA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sAdhanA kAla meM romAMcakArI utpIr3AoM ko to sahana kiyA hI, unhoMne svayaM bhI apane zarIra ko saMyama kI Aga meM tapAyA / sAr3he bAraha varSoM ke sAdhanA - kAla kA adhikAMza unhoMne binA bhojana aura jala ke hI vyatIta kiyA thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sAr3ha e bAraha varSoM meM kula milAkara tIna sau untAlIsa dina bhojana kiyaa| zeSa dinoM vaha upavAsa meM rahe / yaha bAta to aura bhI adhika vismayakAriNI hai ki unhoMne eka apavAda ke atirikta kabhI nidrA nahIM lI / unheM jaba nIMda Ane lagatI to vaha cakramaNa kriyA ke dvArA nidrA ko dUra kara diyA karate the / vaha sadA jAgRta rahane kA hI prayatna kiyA karate the / ghora yaMtraNAoM aura pIr3AoM para vijaya prApta karane ke sAtha hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hRdaya meM divya-jJAna kA sUrya prakaTa huA / vaha sarvajJa aura samadarzI pada para pratiSThita hue / unhoMne isa mahAna patha para pratiSThita hokara vizva ko jo amRta pilAyA, usase vizva kI pyAsa miTa gaI, mAnava samAja kI manovyathA dUra ho gaI / 83

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ajJAna kA tama DhalA, sacce jJAna kI kiraNa phUTI sAr3he bAraha varSoM taka ghora sAdhanA karane ke pazcAt bihAra pradezAntargata jambhrika gAMva ke samIpa RjukulA nadI ke taTa para, sAla vRkSa kI chAyA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hRdaya meM divya-jJAna kA sUrya udaya huaa| kitanA pAvana thA vaha dina, kitanI maMgalamaya thI vaha ghdd'ii| mAnava-samAja ke itihAsa meM vaha dina aura vaha ghar3I eka smaraNIya kathA banakara sadA amara rhegii| kyoMki jisa jJAna-sudhA ko pIkara Aja gharatI ke koTi-koTi manuSya saMtRpta ho rahe haiM, vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hRdaya meM usI samaya bahA thaa| Aja bhI jaba usa dina aura ghar3o ke sambandha meM socate haiM, to hRdaya apAra Ananda, ullAsa aura harSa se bhara jAtA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko vAstavika paMtha prApta ho gayA, jise khojane ke lie vaha aba taka bhagIratha prayatna meM saMlagna the| vaha pUrNa rUpa se isa bAta ke jJAtA bana gaye-jIvana kyA hai, jagata SY

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kyA hai, AtmA kyA hai, zarIra kyA hai aura mRtyu kyA hai ? itanA hI nahIM, unhoMne isa rahasya ko bhI bhalI-bhAMti samajha liyA ki nirvANa kyA hai, mokSa kyA hai, kaivalya kyA hai aura usakI prApti manuSya ko kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai ? eka ora to vaha sarvajJa bane aura dUsarI ora unhoMne krodha, IrSyA, virodha, roga, duHkha aura jarA Adi para vijaya prApta karake prayatna avasthA meM pratyeka sthiti meM apanI samadarzitA sthApita kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra isa prakAra pUrNa samadarzI banakara jJAna kA zaMkha phUMkane ke lie nikala pdd'e| unhoMne tIsa varSoM taka nirantara bahuta se sthAnoM kA bhramaNa karake jJAna kA pracAra kiyaa| unhoMne kitane hI manuSyoM ke hRdaya ke ajJAnAMdhakAra ko dUra kiyaa| unhoMne kitane hI manuSyoM ke tApa ko miTAyA, kitanoM hI ke jIvana ko vAstavika paMtha para calane ke lie preraNA do aura kitanoM hI ko nirvANa prApta karane meM sahAyatA pradAna kii| unake jJAna ko pAkara, unakI kRpA-sudhA ko pIkara mAnavasamAja dhanya ho uThA, ApadA aura dukhoM ke bandhanoM se mukta ho gyaa| bhagavAna ne tIsa varSoM taka ghUma-ghUmakara upadeza die| aneka manuSyoM ne unase dIkSA grahaNa kI / saMta, gRhastha, bar3e-bar3e nRpati Adi sabhI unake saMgha meM zAmila ho ge| unake saMtaziSyoM kI saMkhyA caudaha sahasra thii| unameM gyAraha pradhAna the| jaina-paramparA meM ye sabhI pradhAna ziSya gaNaghara' ke rUpa meM vikhyAta haiM / ye pahale vaidika matAvalambI the| inameM kaI mahAn paMDita the aura samAja meM unakI bar3I pratiSThA thii| gautama, 8

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indrabhUti kA inameM vizeSa sthAna thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra se zAstrArtha meM parAbhUta hone para inhoMne unakA ziSyatva grahaNa kiyA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke agaNita gRhastha ziSya the| para unameM magadhAdhipati zreNika, vaizAlIpati ceTaka, avantipati caNDa pradyota Adi kA pramukha sthAna thaa| Ananda, kAmadeva Adi lAkhoM zrAvaka the, jinameM zakaTAla jaise kumAra bhI the| vIrAMgaka, vIrayakSa, saMjaya, eNeyaka, sema, ziva, udayana aura zaMkha Adi nRpatiyoM ne bhagavAna se pravrajyA grahaNa kI thii| rAjakumAroM aura rAjakumAriyoM ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM se prabhAvita hokara unakA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyA thaa| rAjakumAroM meM abhayakumAra, meghakumAra Adi kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| isI prakAra rAjakumAriyoM meM candanabAlA, devAnandA Adi kA nAma ullekhanIya hai| yoM bhagavAna ke sAdhvI-saMgha meM sammilita hone vAlI striyoM kI saMkhyA chattIsa sahasra thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ina saMta, gRhastha aura nRpati strIpuruSa ziSyoM meM kisI-kisI ke sAtha aisI kahAniyAM jur3I haiM, jinase bhagavAna kI prabhAvamayatA aura unake utkaTa jJAna para adhika prakAza par3atA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sarvaprathama magadha meM apanI ahiMsA kA vijayaketu ur3AyA / pUrNa sarvajJa hone ke pazcAt vaha magadha meM Ae aura apane ahiMsA-mantra se logoM ko dIkSita karane lge| una dinoM sAre magadha meM bali-prathA kA pracalana thaa| logoM meM yaha

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dhAraNA joroM se phailI huI thI ki yajJa meM pazuoM kI bali dene se devI-devatA prasanna hote haiM, ataH loga apane kalyANArtha binA kisI hicaka ke pazuoM kI bali diyA karate the| una dinoM isa bali-prathA kA pracAraka sumati zAMDilya thaa| vaha bar3A pratApI thaa| samAja meM usakI bar3I pratiSThA thii| loga usakI pUjA kiyA karate the aura use sarvopari manuSya mAnate the| sumati kI do patniyAM thiiN| eka kA nAma sulakSaNA thA aura dUsarI kA kesrii| sulakSaNA se do putra paidA hue the, jinameM eka kA nAma indrabhUti thA aura dUsare kA agnibhUti / kesarI se kevala eka hI putra thA aura usakA nAma vAyubhUti thaa| ye tInoM bhAI bahuta bar3e vidvAna the| zAstroM meM unakI acchI gati thii| para ve vinayI nahIM the / vidyA kA ahaMkAra sadaiva unake hRdayoM ko udvelita kiyA karatA thaa| tInoM bhAiyoM meM indrabhUti sabase adhika sammAnita the| vidyA, buddhi aura jJAna-tInoM kSetroM meM ve apanA apratima sthAna rakhate the| samAja meM bhI unheM sarvAdhika kIti prApta thii| samAja ke choTe-bar3e sabhI unake kathana ko zAstra-vAkya mAnate the| vaha jisa ora calate the, usI ora samAja bhI calatA thaa| spaSTa thA ki binA indrabhUti ko parAbhUta kie bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ahiMsA-pracAra kA mArga sugama nahIM ho sakatA thaa| devarAja indra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ahiMsA-pracAra-mArga ko sugama banAne ke lie upAya DhUMDha hI nikAlA, aura unhoMne apane usa upAya ko kArya-rUpa meM bhI pariNata kara diyaa| eka dina prabhAta kA samaya thA, indrabhUti kahIM yajJa karAne jA rahe the| 87

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yajJa meM bahuta se pazuoM kI bali dI jAne vAlI thI / mArga meM indrabhUti ko bahuta se loga samUha banAkara jAte hue dikhAI par3e / indrabhUti ne una manuSyoM ko dekhakara mana-hI-mana socA, avazya ye loga unake yajJa meM hI sammilita hone jA rahe haiN| para jaba ve yajJa-sthAna para pahuMce to vahAM unheM bahuta hI kama loga dikhAI pdd'e| ve AzcaryAnvita ho uThe / unhoMne una manuSyoM ke sambandha meM pUchA, jo 'samUha ke rUpa meM jA rahe the / indrabhUti ko batAyA gayA ki ve sabhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA upadeza sunane ke lie gae haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA upadeza sunane ke lie ! - indrabhUti cakita ho uThe / vaha krodhAveza meM Akara socane lage - 'bhagavAna mahAvIra ! avazya vaha koI pAkhaNDI sAdhu hogA, apane taMtra-mantra se apanA svArtha sAdhana karatA hogA / ' indrabhUti soca hI rahe the ki eka vRddha baTuka unakI sevA meM upasthita hue| vaha baTuka koI aura nahIM, svayaM devarAja indra hI the / unhoMne nivedana kiyA- "mahArAja, maiM Apake samakSa apanI eka samasyA lekara upasthita huA hUM / mere gurudeva ne mujhe eka zloka sunAyA, para ve usakI vyAkhyA karane ke pUrva hI dhyAnastha ho gae / Apase prArthanA hai ki Apa usa zloka kA artha batAkara, usakI vyAkhyA karane kI kRpA kreN|" indrabhUti ahaMkArapUrNa vANI meM bola uThe - " avazya, avazya, usa zloka ko sunAo, maiM usakA artha batAkara vyAkhyA bhI karUMgA / " indrarUpI baTuka ne apane zloka ko indrabhUti ke sAmane * 68

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upasthita kiyaa| zloka meM trikAla kauna-se haiM, chaha dravya kyA haiM, paMcAstikAya kise kahate haiM, tattvoM se kyA tAtparya hai, AtmA kyA hai, mokSa kise kahate haiM, Adi-Adi bAtoM kA citraNa prazna-vAcaka rUpa meM kiyA gayA thaa| indrabhUti to zloka meM nihita praznoM ko jAnakara vismita ho uThe, kyoMki Aja taka vaha yajJa hI karAyA karate the| ina praznoM kI ora to kabhI unakA dhyAna hI nahIM gayA thaa| indrabhUti stabdha hokara bola uThe-"kyA ina praznoM kA koI uttara de sakatA hai ?" indrarUpI baTuka ne uttara diyA- "hAM, de sakate haiM aura vaha hamAre guru haiN|" indrabhUti punaH bola uThe- "yadi tumhAre guru ina praznoM kA uttara de deMge to maiM saharSa unakA ziSyatva svIkAra kara luuNgaa|" indra yahI to cAhate the| vaha indrabhUti ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita hue| unhoMne bhagavAna ke samakSa bhI usa zloka ke dvArA ukta praznoM ko upasthita kiyaa| sarvajJa bhagavAna binA kucha prakaTa kie hue hI saba kucha samajha ge| vaha samajha gae ki yaha baTuka kona hai, aura indrabhUti ko kyoM mere pAsa lAe haiM ? phira to bhagavAna mahAvIra zloka meM nihita eka-eka prazna kA uttara dene lage / unhoMne sAre praznoM ke rahasya kholakara indrabhUti ke sAmane upasthita kara die| indrabhUti ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke uttaroM ko sunakara bahuta-sI zaMkAeM bhI upasthita kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne indrabhUti kI zaMkAoM kA

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bhI samAdhAna kiyA / indrabhUti bhagavAna kI jJAna-garimA se atyanta prabhAvita ho utthe| unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM kI abhivandanA kI aura unake ziSyatva ko svIkAra kiyA / kevala indrabhUti ne hI nahIM, unake donoM bhAiyoM ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ziSyatva grahaNa karake apane jIvana ko sArthaka banAyA / gaNadharoM meM indrabhUti kA pradhAna sthAna thA / indrabhUti ke pazcAt dasa aura prakAMDa vaidika vidvAnoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divyajJAna se prabhAvita hokara unase dIkSA grahaNa kii| ye gyAraha vidvAn gaNadhara ke nAma se vikhyAta haiN| ye hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vIrasaMgha ke stambha bhI the / inake nAma isa prakAra haiM - 1. indrabhUti, 2 . agnibhUti, 3. vAyubhUti, 4. zucidatta, 5. sudharma, 6. moivya 7. mauryaputra, 8. zrakambhana, 6. acala, 10. medArya aura 11. prayAsa | bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bihAra pradeza meM cAroM ora apanI vijaya patAkA phaharA dI / tatkAlIna bihAra ke bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra me dIkSA grahaNa kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra jahAMjahAM gae, unhoMne apane amRtamayI upadeza die| kahA jAtA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vihAroM ke hI kAraNa bihAra bihAra' pradeza ke nAma se vikhyAta huA / bihAra ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne sAre bhArata kI yAtrA kI / jJAna kI mazAla lekara vaha IrAna, phArasa Adi dezoM meM bhI gae / bhArata kI bhAMti hI IrAna aura phArasa dezoM meM bhI lakSa- lakSa manuSyoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se dIkSA grahaNa karake apane mAnava jIvana ko sArthaka 60

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bnaayaa| cUMki unakA upadeza prANI-mAtra kI bhalAI ke lie thA, ataH samasta vizva ke logoM ne use svIkAra karake apanA uddhAra kiyaa| aba hama una gauravapUrNa kathAoM kA varNana kareMge, jinameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke adamya oja ke sAtha-hI-sAtha unake vaMdanIya jJAna kI yaza-gAthA hai| ___ gRhastha anuyAyiyoM meM zreNika kI kahAnI sabase adhika mahattvapUrNa aura zikSAprada hai| zreNika kA pUrA nAma zreNika bimbasAra thaa| vaha magadha ke nRpati the| unake pitA kA nAma upadheNika thaa| jIvana ke prathama caraNa meM hI kisI kAraNavaza upazreNika ne aprasanna hokara bimbasAra ko ghara se nikAla diyA thaa| bimbasAra ghara se nikalakara, nirAzrita, nirAvalamba idhara-udhara ghUmane lge| Akhira kahIM Azraya na pAkara vaha bauddha bana gae aura eka bauddha-maTha meM sammilita hokara apane jIvana ke dina vyatIta karane lge| para bauddha-maTha meM bimbasAra kA mana na lgaa| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt unhe maTha se aruci paidA ho gii| vaha maTha ko chor3akara sudUra-dakSiNa meM kAMcIpuram jA phuNce| bimbasAra bar3e meghAvI aura tejasvI the| rAjaputra to the hii| unake mukhamaNDala para pratApa aura teja jhilamilAyA karatA thA / kAMcIpuram meM unake bhAgya ke kapATa khula ge| unhoMne apanI buddhimattA aura zaurya ke bala para rAjadarabAra meM sthAna prApta kara liyaa| unakA jIvana sukha, zAnti ke sAtha bItane lgaa| rAja-purohita soma zarmA unake guNoM ko dekhakara una para vimohita ho utthe| unhoMne apanI

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kanyA nandazrI kA vivAha unake sAtha kara diyaa| bimbasAra kA dUsarA vivAha vilAsavatI ke sAtha huA thaa| vilAsavatI keralanRpati mRgAMka kI putrI thii| kerala-nareza mRgAMka bimbasAra kA bar3A Adara-sammAna karate the / unhIM dinoM magadha ke rAjya-zAsana meM bar3e-bar3e parivartana hue| upazreNika kI mRtyu ho gaI aura unake pazcAt cilAtIputra rAjasiMhAsana para baitthe| para kucha hI dinoM ke pazcAt vaha saba kucha chor3akara jaina sAdhu ho gae, aura vana meM cale ge| bimbasAra ko jaba yaha samAcAra prApta huA, to vaha zIghra hI magadha jA pahuMce / vaha rAja-sattA ko apane hAtha meM lekara zAsana karane lge| para usa samaya bimbasAra jaina-dharma ke virodhiyoM meM the| vaha jaina-sAdhuoM kI nindA to karate hI the, jaina dharmAvalambiyoM ko kaSTa pahuMcAne meM bhI saMkoca nahIM karate the| eka dina bimbasAra pAMca sau zikArI kuttoM ko lekara eka vana meM AkheTa ke lie gae / vana meM unheM eka sAdhu dikhAI par3e, jo tapa meM saMlagna the| sAdhu jaina the aura unakA nAma yamadhara thA / bimbasAra ke mana meM jaina-sAdhuoM ke lie pahale se hI dveSAgni to thI hI, yamadhara ko dekhate hI vaha bhar3aka utthii| unhoMne apane sabhI zikArI kuttoM ko saMketa kiyA aura ve yamadhara kI ora jhapaTa pdd'e| para yamaghara ko kisI ke rAga-dveSa se kyA tAtparya ? vaha to rAga-dveSoM ke jetA the| zikArI kuttoM ke jhapaTane para bhI vaha apane sthAna para himAlaya kI bhAMti aDiga rhe| Azcarya, mahAna Azcarya, zikArI kutte yamaghara ke pAsa pahuMcakara, pUMcha hilA-hilAkara 92

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dharatI para loTane lge| yamadhara kI ahiMsA aura unakI kSamAzIlatA ne zikArI kuttoM ke hRdaya meM bhI amRta ghola diyaa| bimbasAra ne isa ghaTanA ko vismaya kI dRSTi se dekhA to, para unake mana para usakA prabhAva na pdd'aa| unhoMne isakA dUsarA hI artha lgaayaa| vaha mana-hI-mana socane lage, avazya hI yaha sAdhu koI mAyAvI hai| apanI mAyA se hI isane kuttoM ko vazIbhUta kara liyA hai| phira to unhoMne tarakaza se bANa nikAlakara sAdhu para calAne Arambha kara die / para Azcarya ! bimbasAra ke bANa yamaghara ko raMcamAtra bhI kSati nahIM pahuMcA sake / vaha pahale kI bhAMti hI tapa meM magna rhe| para isase kyA bimbasAra ke mana kI kopa-jvAlA zAnta ho gaI ? nahIM, vaha to aura bhI bhar3aka utthii| unhoMne kisI prakAra bhI apanA vaza calatA na dekhakara eka mRta sarpa yamadhara ke gale meM DAla diyaa| para isase bhI yamadhara kA kyA bigar3atA? vaha pahale kI bhAMti hI dhIra, vIra aura gambhIra bane rhe| bimbasAra jaba lauTakara apane rAjabhavana meM gae to unhoMne bar3e garva ke sAtha apanI rAjamahipI celanA ko batAyA ki Aja unheM kisa prakAra eka sAdhu milA thA, kisa prakAra unhoMne apane zikArI kutte usa para chor3a die the, kisa prakAra zikArI kutte usake pAsa jAkara usake caraNoM meM loTane lage the, kisa prakAra unhoMne usa para bANa calAe the, kisa prakAra unake vANa viphala hue the aura kisa prakAra vaha usake gale meM mRta sarpa DAlakara nagara kI ora loTa par3e the| vimbasAra ne rAja

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mahiSI celanA ko yaha saba kucha batAkara kahA, "jAna par3atA hai, vaha sAdhu koI bahuta bar3A jAdUgara yA tAntrika hai|" para rAjamahiSI celanA ne vimbasAra kI bAta kA virodha kiyaa| unhoMne kahA-"nahIM, vaha avazya koI jaina muni haiM ! Apane unheM duHkha dekara bahuta bar3A pApa kiyA hai| Apako apane bure AcaraNoM ke lie prAyazcita karanA caahie|" pahale to bimbasAra ne rAjamahiSI celanA kI bAta ko haMsI meM ur3A diyA, para jaba unhoMne una para adhika jora DAlA, to vaha rAjamahiSI celanA ke sAtha yamadhara kI sevA meM punaH upasthita hue| yamavara pUrvavat tapasyA meM rata the| unake zarIra para lAkhoM cIMTiyAM car3hI huI thiiN| cIMTiyoM ne kATa-kATakara unake zarIra ko kSata-vikSata kara diyA thaa| para Azcarya ! vaha phira bhI dhyAna meM DUbe hue the| rAjamahiSI celanA kI AMkheM sajala ho utthiiN| unhoMne apane hAthoM se yamadhara ke zarIra para car3hI huI cIMTiyoM ko haTAyA aura unake zarIra para candana kA lepa kiyaa| prema aura zraddhA ke sparza se muni ne AMkheM khola dii| bimbasAra apanI rAjamahiSI celanA ke sAtha unake sAmane khar3e the| muni ne donoM ko eka sAtha dharma-vRddhi kA AzIrvAda diyA, kyoMki unakI dRSTi meM upakAra yA apakAra karane vAle meM koI antara nahIM thaa| isa bAta se bimbasAra bahuta prabhAvita hue / muni ne apane AzIrvAda se bimbasAra ke jIvana ko badala diyaa| bimbasAra muni kI kRpA se jaina-dharma ke ArAdhaka bana ge| muni ke AdezAnusAra bimbasAra vipulAcala para bhagavAna mahAvIra kI 64

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sevA meM upasthita hue| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzanoM se bimbasAra kA jIvana dhanya ho utthaa| vaha jaina dharma ke ananya sevaka bana ge| unhoMne bar3I tanmayatA aura lagana se 'vIra saMgha' kI sevA kii| kahA jAtA hai ki bimbasAra ko sabase adhika bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM ko sunane kA suavasara prApta huA thaa| bhagavAna ne aneka viSayoM para upadeza dekara bimbasAra ke hRdaya meM jJAna kI alaukika jyoti jAgRta kara dI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke rAjakumAra anuyAyiyoM meM abhaya aura meghakumAra Adi kI jIvana-kathAeM bar3I hI sajIva aura preraNAprada haiM / abhaya zreNika bimbasAra ke rAjakumAra the| ve zreNika ke sAtha hI sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita huA karate the aura unake upadezAmRta kA pAna kiyA karate the| bhagavAna ke upadezoM se abhaya atyanta prabhAvita hue, phalataH vaha bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upAsaka bana ge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne abhaya ke pUrvajanma kA vRttAnta batAkara unake mana kI gAMTha khola dii| bhagavAna ne prakaTa kiyA ki abhaya pUrvajanma meM eka brAhmaNa-putra the / vedoM ke paThana-pAThana meM unakI bar3I ruci thii| phira bhI vaha mUrkhatAoM meM phaMse rahate the| unameM pAMca prakAra kI mUrkhatAeM thIM : 1. vaha pAkhaMDI the, 2. devatAoM meM andhavizvAsa rakhate the, 3. tIrthoM meM andha-bhakti rakhate the, 4. jAti-bandhanoM meM jakar3e hue the, aura 5. apane dharma ke bar3e kaTTara the| eka dina mUr3hatAoM meM jakar3e hue usa brAhmaNa-putra kI eka 65

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zrAvaka se bheMTa huii| zrAvaka ne use sacce jJAna kA upadeza diyaa| zrAvaka ne use batAyA ki 'dharma ko kaTTaratA, tIrtha, jAti-pAMti, deva-pUjA-yaha saba vyartha hai| manuSya ko kevala satkarma karanA caahie| satkarma hI pUjA hai, satkarma hI tIrtha hai aura satkarma hI mahAnatA hai / satkarma hI hai jo manuSyoM ko sukha aura zAnti pradAna kara sakatA hai|' zrAvaka ke upadezoM se prabhAvita ho brAhmaNa-putra satkAryoM meM saMlagna ho gyaa| mRtyu ke pazcAt vaha apane satkarmoM ke pariNAmasvarUpa rAjA ke ghara janma lekara rAjakumAra pada para pratiSThita huaa| vaha rAjakumAra yahI abhaya abhaya apane pUrva-janmoM ke vRttAntoM ko sunakara aura bhI adhika prabhAvita hue| unake mana meM virakti paidA ho utthii| unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita hokara unase prArthanA kI ki vaha unheM dIkSA dekara apanI zaraNa meM lene kI kRpA kreN| para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne unheM taba taka dIkSA dene meM apanI asamarthatA prakaTa kI, jaba taka vaha dIkSA ke lie apane mAtA-mAtA kI anumati na prApta kara leN| para yaha to satya hI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI anukampA se unake hRdaya meM jJAna kI jyoti jala uThI thii| abhaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke AdezAnusAra apane pitA se anumati prApta karane ke lie rAjasabhA meM upasthita hue| unhoMne siMhAsanAsIna zreNika ko bar3I zraddhA se praNAma kiyaa| unhoMne apanI icchA pitA ke sammukha rakhane se pUrva bhUmikA ke rUpa meM kaI tattvoM kA vivecana kiyaa| unake sAragarbhita vivecana ko

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sunakara zreNika aura unakI rAjasabhA ke bar3e-bar3e vidvAnoM ko bhI vismaya kI taraMgoM meM DUba jAnA par3A thA / abhaya ne apanI bhUmikA samApta karane ke pazcAta apanA maMtavya pitA ke samakSa prastuta kiyaa| unhoMne kahA ki unakA mana saMsAra se ucaTa gayA hai / ataH vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra se dIkSA lekara muni-jIvana vyatIta kareMge / zreNika abhaya ke vicAroM ko sunakara stabdha ho gae / vaha nahIM cAhate the ki abhaya ghara-dvAra, rAjya, dhana-daulata Adi chor3akara munipada para pratiSThita hoN| vaha abhaya ko samajhAne lage, para abhaya apane nizcaya para aTala rhe| Akhira zreNika karate to kyA karate ? unhoMne abhaya ko anumati de dI / abhaya ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita hokara pravrajyA grahaNa kii| isa prasannatA meM zreNika ne bar3e-bar3e utsava kie the aura dIpaka jalAe the / abhaya ne pravrajyA grahaNa karake svayaM bahuta bar3A tapa kiyA / unhoMne tapa ke dvArA mahAna jJAna prApta kiyA / karmoM ke bandhana se chUTakara mokSa ke adhikArI bne| unhoMne bhArata meM hI nahIM, videzoM meM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divya jJAna kA saMdeza phuNcaayaa| jaina dharma ke itihAsa meM unakA nAma yuga-yugoM ke lie vandanIya bana gayA hai / - dUsare rAjakumAra the meghakumAra, jinhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divya jJAna ko grahaNa karake amara-pada prApta kiyA thA / meghakumAra bhI zreNika bimbasAra ke hI putra the / vaha bar3e vilAsI the / Amoda-pramoda hI unake jIvana kA vrata thA / unake ATha 67

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rAniyAM thiiN| vaha jarA kI cintA se dUra, dina-rAta viSayavAsanAoM meM DUbe rahate the| eka dina bhagavAna mahAvIra kA rAjagRha ke udyAna meM Agamana huaa| nagara ke kone-kone meM vidyut-taraMga kI bhAMti khabara phaila gii| loga jhuNDa-ke-jhuNDa bhagavAna kI abhivandanA ke lie udyAna meM jA pahuMce / ina abhivandanA karanevAloM meM meghakumAra bhI the| bhagavAna ne apanI amRta-pagI vANI meM upadeza diyaa| apane upadeza se jana-jana ke hRdaya meM jJAna kA dIpaka jalA diyaa| meghakumAra ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadeza sune| bhagavAna ke upadeza-vacanoM se meghakumAra ke hRdaya kI kAlimA dUra ho gii| unakA hRdaya candramA kI bhAMti nirmala aura dhavala ho gayA / satya kI vAstavikatA aura saMsAra kI asAratA kA citra unakI AMkhoM ke sAmane sAkAra ho utthaa| vaha bhagavAna ke sammukha upasthita hue| unhoMne bar3I zraddhA se bhagavAna ko praNAma kara vinIta vANI meM nivedana kiyA, "prabho, Apake divya upadeza ne mere hRdaya-netra khola diye haiN| mujhe kRpA karake dIkSA diijie|" para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne koI uttara na diyaa| meghakumAra ne mana-hI-mana socA, jaba taka vaha mAtA-pitA se anumati na prApta kara leMge, bhagavAna dIkSita na kreNge| phalataH meghakumAra anumati prApta karane ke lie mAtA-pitA kI sevA meM upasthita hue| para mAtA-pitA unheM sahaja hI kyoM anumati dene lage ? mAtA-pitA ne meghakumAra ko aneka prakAra se samajhAyA, baMdhubAMdhavoM kI bhI sahAyatA lI, para meghakumAra ke mana para kisI 18

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kI bhI bAta kA prabhAva na pdd'aa| prabhAva par3atA bhI to kaise? unake mana meM to saMsAra ke prati aruci paidA ho gaI thii| Akhira mAtA-pitA ko anumati pradAna karanI hI pdd'ii| para meghakumAra kI to patniyAM bhI thiiN| meghakumAra apanI patniyoM se anumati lene ke lie unake pAsa ge| para patniyAM pravrajyA grahaNa karane ke lie kyoM anumati dene lagIM? anumati dene kI kauna kahe, ve to vajra-zilA banakara meghakumAra ke patha meM khar3I ho giiN| medhakumAra ko apane hAva-bhAva aura kaTAkSoM se virakti ke patha se vicalita karane kA prayatna karane lgiiN| para jise virakti kA svAda prApta ho jAtA hai, use sAdhAraNa striyAM to kyA, devAMganAeM bhI pAvana mArga se vicalita nahIM kara pAtIM / meghakumAra ko bhI koI vicalita nahIM kara skaa| vaha kisI prakAra bhI patniyoM ke vaza meM na Ae / Akhira patniyAM bhI kyA karatI? unheM bhI meghakumAra kI dRr3hatA se parAbhUta hokara anumati denI hI pdd'ii| meghakumAra phira to ati prasanna hokara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM jA pahuMce aura dIkSita ho ge| ___ meghakumAra vihAra meM anya saMtoM ke sAtha bhUmi para sote the| sote bhI kahAM the? dvAra ke pAsa / dvAra se hokara saMtoM kA AvAgamana lagA hI rahatA thaa| isase meghakumAra ko sone meM bar3A kaSTa hotA thaa| jaba vaha rAjakumAra-pada para pratiSThita the, loga unakA bar3A Adara-sammAna karate the| para Aja vahI apane pairoM kI dhUli ur3Ate hue unake pAsa se nikala jAte haiN| Adara-sammAna prakaTa karane kI kauna kahe, koI unakI ora AMkha

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uThAkara bhInahIM dekhatA / meghakumAra ke mana meM vicAroM kI AMdhI uTha pdd'ii| unake hRdaya meM phira vahI rAga, dveSa aura amarSa ke bhAva jAgRta ho utthe| unhoMne mana-hI-mana socA, 'vaha aba yahAM na rheNge| bhagavAna se AjJA lekara apane ghara lauTa jaaeNge|' meghakumAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sevA meM upasthita hue| sarvajJa aura antaryAmI bhagavAna ne binA batAe hI unake antar ko jhAMkakara dekha liyaa| bhagavAna svayaM hI bola uThe, "meghakumAra, tuma ina logoM ke vyavahAra se udAsIna hokara ghara jAnA cAhate ho, para tuma ghara kyoM jAnA cAhate ho, meghakumAra? kyA isalie ki tumhAre sone kA sthAna sabase anta meM, dvAra ke pAsa hai ? kyA isalie ki ve pUrva ko bhAMti tumhAre prati Adara kA bhAva nahIM prakaTa karate aura tumhArI ora se udAsIna rahate haiM ?" meghakumAra uttara dete to kyA ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sammukha unakA mastaka nata ho gyaa| spaSTa thA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke eka-eka zabda se meghakumAra apanI sahamati prakaTa kara rahe the| bhagavAna mahAvIra punaH bola uThe, "vatsa, ve tumhAre sAthI haiM, sAdhanA-patha meM tumhAre sahayAtrI haiN| sAdhanA-patha meM yaha Avazyaka hotA hai ki koI kisI se bAtacIta na kre| mauna sAdhanA-vratI kA sabase bar3A bala hai| mauna se hRdaya ke bhItara eka aisI Aga utpanna hotI hai, jisameM mana kI kaluSatA jalakara bhasma ho jAtI hai / ve loga tumhAre prati udAsIna isalie rahate haiM ki tuma apane hRdaya meM samabhAva ko sthira rakha sko| tumane

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dIkSA grahaNa kI hai| tuma sAdhanA-patha para cala rahe ho| tumheM kisI se kyA tAtparya ki koI tumhArA Adara-sammAna kara rahA hai yA tumhAre prati upekSA pradarzita kara rahA hai| tumheM AdarasammAna aura upekSA-sabako bhulAkara hI sAdhanA-patha para agrasara honA caahie|" meghakumAra ne netroM meM Azcarya bharakara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ora dekhA / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divya-vANI ne unake bhItara amRta-rasa ghola diyA thaa| vaha mana-hI-mana pAzcAtApa karane lage / bhagavAna mahAvIra punaH bola uThe, "vatsa, tuma nahIM jAnate ki tuma kauna ho? para maiM tumheM bhalI-bhAMti jAnatA huuN| Aja se tIsare janma meM tuma eka hAthI the|" meghakumAra vismita ho utthe| vaha utkaMThApUrvaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ora dekhane lge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne punaH kahA, "hAM, vatsa, Aja se tIsare janma meM tuma eka hAthI the| eka dina sahasA AkAza meM bAdala chA gae / bar3e joroM kA jhaMjhAvAta uTha pdd'aa| dharatI-AkAza, saba kucha dhUla se bhara gyaa| cAroM ora aMdherA chA gyaa| jIva-jantu vyAkula hokara idhara se udhara bhAgane lge| tumheM bhI apane prANoM kI cintA huI / tuma bhI usa aMdhere meM bhAga khar3e hue| kahAM jA rahe ho, kucha patA nahIM, kyoMki sabhI dizAeM tamasAnchanna thiiN| ___ "Akhira tuma daladala meM jA phaMse / tumane usa daladala se bAhara nikalane ke lie athaka prayatna kiyA, para tuma nikala na sake / bAdala chaMTa gae the, AMdhI zAnta ho gaI thii| dizAeM bhI aba svaccha ho cukI thiiN| vana ke hiMsaka jIva-jantuoM 101

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ne tumheM daladala meM phaMsA huA nissahAya dekhA / basa, phira kyA thA ! unhoMne tuma para AkramaNa kara diyaa| tumhArA sArA zarIra nakhoM aura dAMtoM se kSata-vikSata ho gayA / tumane prANa chor3a die| kintu..." bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate-kahate mauna ho gae the / meghakumAra ne utkaMThA-bhare netroM se bhagavAna kI ora dekhA aura bole, "kintu kyA, prabho ? phira kyA huA ?" bhagavAna mahAvIra bola uThe, "vatsa, prANa chor3ate samaya tumhAre mana meM yaha durbhAvanA uTha rahI thI ki kyA hI acchA hotA, tuma apane ina zatruoM se pratizodha lete| tuma apanI isa durbhAvanA ke phalasvarUpa punaH vindhyAcala parvata para hAthI ke rUpa meM paidA hue| bar3hakara bar3e hue, tumhArA zarIra bahuta bhArI-bharakama thA / tumhAre padAghAta se dharatI taka kaMpita ho jAtI thI / vana ke bar3e-bar3e hiMsaka jIva-jantu bhI tumheM dekhate hI tumhArA patha chor3a diyA karate the / para eka dina tuma phira mahAvipatti ke mahAAvarta meM jA phaMse / " bhagavAna mahAvIra mana-hI-mana socane lge| kucha dera taka mauna rahe, phira apane Apa hI bola uThe, "hAM vatsa, eka dina tuma phira mahA-ApadA ke Avarta meM jA phaMse / tuma to jAnate hI ho ki kabhI-kabhI vanoM meM apane Apa hI bhISaNa dAvAgni kI lapaTeM uThatI haiM aura jaba uTha par3atI haiM, to vanoM ke sAtha-hI-sAtha sahasroM jIva-jantuoM ko bhI jalAkara bhasma kara detI haiM / "usa dina sahasA tumhAre usa vana meM bhI dAvAgni kI lapaTeM uTha pdd'iiN| vana ke jIva-jantu bhAgane lage / bhAga-bhAgakara apane 102

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lie surakSita sthAna khojane lge| tuma bhI prANa- bhaya se bhAga khar3e hue aura eka surakSita sthAna meM pahuMcakara khar3e ho gae / vahAM aura bhI bahuta se pazu ekatra the / yadyapi unameM paraspara ekadUsare ke virodhI aura zatru the, para usa samaya ve baira-virodha ko bilakula bhUla gae the, kyoMki usa samaya sabako apane-apane prANa bacAne kI par3I thI / "tuma bhI usa surakSita sthAna meM pahuMcakara eka ora khar3e ho gae / vana ke choTe-choTe pazuoM ne tumhAre vizAla zarIra kI ora dekhA aura tumane unake usa laghukAya kI ora dekhA, jo himAlaya ke samakSa eka DhUha-sA dikhAI par3a rahA thA / para koI kisI se kucha na bolA, na ve tumheM dekhakara bhayabhIta hue aura na tumhAre mana meM ahaMkAra hI paidA huA; kyoMki usa samaya sabakI eka hI sthiti thI / sahasA tumhAre eka paira meM khAja paidA ho uThI aura tuma jhukakara dUsare paira ko khujalAne lage / jaba khujalA cuke, to phira uThe hue paira ko dharatI para rakhane lage / para yaha kyA ? vahAM to kharagoza kA eka choTA-sA baccA vidyamAna hai| yadi tuma paira rakha dete to nizcaya thA ki usa nirIha kharagoza - zizu kA prANAnta ho jAtA / vaha kAMpa rahA thA, bhayabhIta - dRSTi se idhara-udhara dekha rahA thaa| use dekhakara tumhAre hRdaya meM dayA paidA ho utthii| phira tuma apane paira ko dharatI para na rakha sake, paira ko uThAe tIna pairoM para hI khar3e rahe / tuma usa samaya taka tIna pairoM para khar3e rahe, jaba taka ki dAvAgni pUrNarUpa meM zAnta nahIM ho gaI / dAvAgni zAnta hone para jaba vana ke jIva-jantuoM ke sAtha kharagoza kA vaha baccA bhI calA gayA, 103

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taba tumane apane paira ko dharatI para rkhaa| dera taka tIna pairoM se khar3e rahane ke kAraNa tumhAre aMga jakar3a uThe the| sAre zarIra meM pIr3A uTha rahI thii| tuma gira par3e aura kabhI na TUTane vAlI nIMda meM so ge| _ 'para tuma pazu-yoni se mukta ho gae / pazu-yoni meM kharagoza zizu ke prati kaSTa uThAkara dayA prakaTa karane ke hI kAraNa tumheM yaha mAnava-janma prApta huA hai| mAnava-zarIra meM bhI tumheM rAjakumAra kA pada prApta huA aura tumhAre hRdaya meM ujjvala bhAvanAoM kA udaya huaa| phira aba tuma kyoM pIche kI ora lauTa rahe ho? pazu-yoni meM to tumane samabhAva pradarzita kiyA, kharagoza-zizu ke prati dayA pradarzita karake mahAna sukha ke bhAgI bane, phira isa mAnava-janma meM tuma kyoM samabhAva ko chor3a rahe ho? tumhArA nAma megha hai| jisa prakAra megha saba para samAnarUpa se kRpA karate haiM, usI prakAra tumheM bhI sabako samAna samajhanA caahie| isa jagat meM na koI choTA hai, na bar3A hai| choTA, bar3A, nIca, UMca-saba apane-apane karmoM se hI banate bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ukta vANI se meghakumAra ke hRdaya kI malinatA dUra ho gii| unake hRdaya meM divya-jJAna kI jyoti jhilamilA utthii| vaha dRr3ha nizcaya ke sAtha bhagavAna ke caraNoM para jhuka pdd'e| bhagavAna ne unheM AzIrvAda diyA, apane amRtatulya hAthoM se utthaayaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kara-sparza se meghakumAra gauravAnvita ho utthe| itane gauravAnvita ki Aja bhI loga unakI gAthA kA smaraNa 'pAvana' ke rUpa meM hI karate haiN| 104

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zreNika bimbasAra ke tIsare putra vAriSeNa kI kathA bhI var3I romAMcakArI hai / vAriSeNa the to rAjakumAra, para unake hRdaya meM mahAn guNa the / vaha gArhasthya jIvana meM rahate hue bhI tapasviyoM aura zrAvakoM ke-se AcAra-vicAra rakhate the / unakA dhyAna nirantara dharma, Izvara aura AtmA kI ora hI lagA rahatA thA / vaha laukika kAryoM se dUra, kevala cintana meM hI apanA samaya vyatIta kiyA karate the / caturdazI kA dina thA / vAriSeNa upavAsa meM the / pavitratA ke sAtha apane samaya ko bitAne ke uddezya se vaha zmazAna meM jA pahuMce, aura eka sthAna para baiThakara paramAtmA ke dhyAna meM lIna ho gae / usI dina rAta meM nagara meM eka aisI ghaTanA ghaTI, jisake kAraNa vAriSeNa ke jIvana kI dhArA hI badala gayI aura vaha ghara-dvAra chor3akara muni-pada para pratiSThita hue| bAta yaha huI ki nagara meM eka cora rahatA thaa| cora kA nAma vidyuta thA / vidyuta kI eka premikA thI - vAravadhU / vidyuta use hRdaya se prema karatA thaa| vaha jo kucha kahatI, vidyuta prANa dekara bhI use pUrNa karane kA prayatna kiyA karatA thA / saMyoga kI bAta, usa dina rAta meM jaba vidyuta 'bAravadhU' ke ghara gayA, to vaha hAva-bhAva prakaTa karatI huI bola uThI"vidyuta, tuma yadi mujhase prema karate ho to Aja hI mahArAnI kA svarNahAra curAkara mere lie lA do / " mahArAnI kA svarNahAra ! vidyuta ke tana se pasInA chUTane 105

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lgaa| bhalA vaha mahArAnI kA svarNahAra kaise curAkara lA sakatA hai ? rAjabhavana meM to dina-rAta santariyoM aura sipAhiyoM kA paharA rahatA hai| vaha santariyoM aura sipAhiyoM kI AMkha bacAkara rAjabhavana meM kaise praveza kara sakegA? yadi kahIM vaha pakar3A gayA to avazya use zUlI para car3hA diyA jaaygaa| vidyuta ke prANa kAMpa utthe| usane vAravadhU ko bahuta samajhAyA ki vaha usake lie acche-se-acche svarNahAra lA degA, para vaha mahArAnI ke svarNahAra kI jida chor3a de| para vAravadhU kyoM mAnane lagI? usane spaSTa kaha diyA ki yadi vaha mahArAnI kA svarNahAra na lAkara degA, to phira vaha usase apanA sambandha tor3a legii| vidyuta hara mUlya para vAravadhU ko prasanna rakhanA cAhatA thaa| Akhira vaha prANa hathelI para rakhakara rAjabhavana kI ora cala pdd'aa| rAta kA samaya thaa| cAroM ora sannATA chAyA huA thaa| vidyuta bar3e sAhasa aura kauzala ke sAtha rAjabhavana meM praviSTa huaa| vaha dhIre-dhIre mahArAnI ke kamare meM ghusA aura svarNahAra lekara rAjabhavana se bAhara nikala gyaa| kintu jaba vaha hAra lekara vAravadhU ke pAsa jAne lagA to zahara kotavAla ne use dekha liyaa| zahara kotavAla ne vidyuta ko lalakArakara kahA-"khar3A raha, tere hAtha meM kyA hai ?" vidyuta ne socA ki kotavAla ne mahArAnI kA svarNahAra dekha liyA hai| vaha bhAga khar3A huaa| para kotavAla ne bhI apane sipAhiyoM ke sAtha usakA pIchA kiyaa| vidyuta bhAgatAbhAgatA zmazAna meM pahuMcA aura dhyAna meM magna vAriSeNa ke pAsa

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svarNahAra pheMka kara calatA bnaa| zahara kotavAla bhI kucha kSaNoM ke pazcAta vAriSeNa ke pAsa jA phuNcaa| vAriSeNa dhyAna meM magna the, para svarNahAra unake pAsa hI par3A thaa| kotavAla ne svarNahAra uThA liyaa| sAtha hI usane vAriSeNa ko bhI bandI banA liyaa| usane socA, avazya unhoMne hI svarNahAra ko corI kI hai aura aba apanI corI ko chipAne ke lie tapasyA kA DhoMga race hue haiN| ___ kotavAla ne svarNahAra ke sAtha vAriSeNa ko nyAyAlaya meM upasthita kiyA / zreNika bimbasAra svayaM nyAya ke Asana para virAjamAna the| mahArAnI ke svarNahAra ke cora ke rUpa meM apane hI putra ko dekhakara zreNika bimbasAra vicAramagna ho utthe| vaha socane lage, kyA yaha sambhava ho sakatA hai ki vAriSeNa jaisA nilipta rAjakumAra apanI mAtA ke svarNahAra kI corI kare ? para jitanI gavAhiyAM thIM, ve saba vAriSeNa ke viruddha thiiN| sabhI gavAhiyoM se yahI siddha hotA thA ki vAriSeNa ne hI svarNahAra curAyA hai| phalataH zreNika bimbasAra ko vivaza hokara vAriSeNa ko corI ke aparAdha meM mRtyudaNDa denA pdd'aa| __ mRtyudaNDa ke lie vAriSeNa ko cANDAloM ke sipurda kara diyA gyaa| cANDAla vAriSeNa ko lekara zmazAna meM phuNce| unhoMne vAriSeNa ko vagha-bhUmi para khar3A karake una para zastra-prahAra karanA caahaa| para yaha kyA? cANDAloM ke zastra hI nahIM uTha rahe the| cANDAloM ne bar3A prayatna kiyA, para unake zastra vAriSeNa para na utthe| sahasA vAriSeNa para AkAza se puSpoM kI barasA hone lgii| cAroM ora yaha khabara bijalI kI taraha phaila 107

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gii| loga jhuNDa-ke-jhuNDa vAriSeNa ke darzanArtha umar3a pdd'e| zraNika bimbasAra bhI vAriSeNa ke pAsa upasthita hue| vAriSeNa ke tejodIpta mukhamaNDala ko dekhakara ve vimugdha ho ge| zreNika bimbasAra vAriSeNa se bola uThe-"beTA, maiM pahale ho jAnatA thA ki tuma niraparAdha ho / para maiM kyA karatA? maiM nyAya ke Asana para thA, apane kartavya se vivaza thaa| bhUla jAo sArI baateN| calo, ava ghara lauTa clo|" para vAriSeNa lauTakara ghara na ge| unhoMne uttara diyA"ghara ! kauna-sA ghara ! merA koI ghara nhiiN| na maiM kisI kA putra hUM aura na koI merA pitA hai| ye lokika sambandha, yaha jagata saba kucha prapaMca hai, saba kucha nazvara hai / maiM aba saba kucha chor3akara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zaraNa meM jAUMgA aura munijIvana vyatIta kruuNgaa|" zreNika bimbasAra ne vAriSeNa ke vicAroM ko sunakara atyanta prasannatA prakaTa kii| vAriSeNa apane mAtA-pitA ko praNAma karake bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zaraNa meM gae aura unase dIkSA lekara muni-jIvana vyatIta karane lge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM lAkhoM striyAM bhI thiiN| striyoM ke lie pRthak saMgha thA, aura usa saMgha kA nAma 'AjikA-saMgha' thaa| 'AjikA saMgha' kI kaI striyoM ne tapa aura sAdhanA ke kSetra meM adhika sukhyAti prApta kI thii| isa prakAra kI striyoM meM rAjakumArI candanA, devAnandA aura bhadrA kA nAma atyadhika ullekhanIya hai| 108

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bhadrA kI kathA bar3I prANa-preraka hai / bhadrA bahuta viduSI aura suzikSitA thI / usane zrAvastI meM boddha AcArya sAriputra se zAstrArtha karake sabako vismaya meM DAla diyA thA / para bhadrA ke Arambhika jIvana kI kahAnI Asakti ke bandhanoM se jakar3I huI hai / bhadrA rAjagRha ke eka pramukha rAja karmacArI kI putrI thI / usakA jIvana bar3e sukha aura zAnti ke sAtha bIta rahA thA / para usake jIvana meM eka aisI ghaTanA ghaTI, jisane usake jIvana-raMgamaMca kA pardA hI badala diyA / bAta yaha huI ki eka dina haThAt hI bhadrA kI dRSTi eka DAkU para pdd'ii| DAkU kA nAma kesA thA / kesA dekhane meM bar3A sundara aura hRSTa-puSTa thA / bhadrA kesA ko dekhakara usa para vimugdha ho gii| usane nizcaya kiyA ki vaha kesA ko chor3akara aura kisI ke sAtha vivAha nahIM karegI / bhadrA ke mAtA-pitA ne use bahuta samajhAyA ki vaha kesA se vivAha karane kA apanA Agraha chor3a de| para bhadrA ke hRdaya para kisI ke samajhAne-bujhAne kA kucha prabhAva na pdd'aa| vaha apane nizcaya para dRr3ha rahI / Akhira mAtA-pitA ne vivaza hokara bhadrA kA vivAha kesA ke sAtha kara diyA / bhadrA kesA ke ghara rahane lgii| para kucha hI dinoM meM bhadrA aura kesA meM anabana ho gaI / kesA ke kutsita AcaraNoM ne bhadrA ke mana meM virakti paidA kara dii| vaha mana-hI-mana pazcAtApa karane lagI ki usane kesA ke sAtha vivAha karake bahuta bar3I bhUla kI / para aba to vivAha ho hI cukA thA / bhadrA dukha aura pIr3A kI Aga meM jalane lgii| para dukha aura pIr3A sahane kI 106

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bhI koI sImA hotI hai| bhadrA jaba pIr3A aura dukha sahate-sahate Uba uThI, to ghara se nikala gii| usake lie usa samaya sArA saMsAra sUnA aura aMdhakAramaya ho rahA thaa| sArA jagata hI use eka dAnava kI bhAMti dRSTigocara ho rahA thaa| usake mana meM saMsAra aura saMsAra ke logoM ke prati aruci ho utthii| vaha apane lie kisI aise sthAna kI khoja karane lagI, jahAM usake vyAkula mana ko zAnti prApta ho ske| ___ Akhira bhadrA 'AjikA saMgha' meM sammilita ho gii| usane apane zarIra ke acche vastra aura AbhUSaNa utArakara pheMka die| vaha khaddara kI moTI ghotI pahanakara pUrI tapasvinI bana gii| usane apane sira ke lambe-lambe keza bhI nocakara pheMka die| kevala zarIra se hI nahIM, mana se bhI vaha tapasvinI kA jIvana vyatIta karane lagI, sAdhanA aura saMyama ke mArga para calane lgii| zanaiH zanaiH usake hRdaya meM jJAna kA prakAza prakaTa hone lgaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM ko sunane kA jaba use saubhAgya prApta huA, taba to usake hRdaya kI samasta gAMThe khula giiN| bhagavAna ke upadezoM kA amRta pIkara vaha lokavAsinI hote hue bhI divyA bana gii| mahAn aura vandanIya divyA !! isa prakAra aneka gRhasthoM, napatiyoM, sAdhuoM, rAjakumAroM, rAjakumAriyoM, amIroM, sAhUkAroM aura vidvAnoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se dIkSA lekara apane jIvana ko sArthaka banAyA thaa| kAzI, kaliMga, baMga, pANDu, tAmralipi, maisUra, zrAvastI, videha, aMgadeza, kauzAmbI Adi dezoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke

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upadeza-sudhA ne jhoMpar3iyoM se lekara rAjabhavanoM ko bhI AplAvita kara diyA thaa| phArasa aura IrAna Adi dezoM ko bhI unakI upadeza-sudhA ne abhiSikta kara diyA thaa| bhArata ke kone-kone meM to unakI vijaya kA nAda gUMjane lagA thaa| jana-jana ke hRdaya se unake prati zraddhA kI gaMgA phUTa par3I thii| koTi-koTi loga unheM bhagavAna mAnakara, apanI zraddhA ke sumana unake caraNoM meM car3hAne lage the| dhanya the ve ArAdhaka aura ghanya the unake ArAdhya !!

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nirvAraNa kI sIr3hiyAM mAnava jIvana kA parama lakSya hai nirvANa prApta karanAAtmA ko paramAtmA banA denA / para prazna yaha hai ki manuSya kyA kare ki use nirvANa prApta ho, use apane svarUpa kA jJAna ho| kyA vaha yajJa kare ? kyA vaha tIthoM meM paribhramaNa kare ? kyA vaha mandiroM meM jAkara devatAoM ke darzana kare ? avazya, vaha ina kAryoM ko kare, para use apane mana aura apanI AtmA ko pariSkRta banAne kA vizeSa rUpa se prayatna karanA caahie| yadi mana aura AtmA pariSkRta hai, to ukta bAhya sAdhanoM se kucha sahAyatA prApta ho sakatI hai| isake viparIta yadi mana aura AtmA meM malinatA hai to ukta bAhya sAdhana ADambara mAtra rah jAte haiM / isa sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mata dRSTavya haisukha-dukha kI kartA AtmA hai| vahI mitra hai, aura vahI zatru hai / AtmA para anuzAsana kara ! AtmA para vijaya prApta karane vAlA hI vizvajit hotA hai aura vaha sabhI prakAra ke duHkha 112

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bandhanoM se mukta ho jAtA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne athaka tapa aura sAdhanA ke mArga para calakara, bar3e-bar3e kaSTa jhelakara manuSya ko nirvANa kI maMjila taka pahuMcAne ke lie sudRr3ha sIr3hiyoM kA nirmANa kiyA hai / yadyapi una sabhI sIr3hiyoM ke nAma pRthaka-pRthaka haiM, para yadi sUkSma dRSTi se una para vicAra kiyA jAe, to ve saba eka-sI hI lagatI haiM aura eka hI dizA kI ora iMgita karatI haiM- 'kAmanAoM ko jIto, AtmA ko ghavala banAo / ' bhagavAna mahAvIra ne manuSya ko UMcA uThAne ke lie jo kucha kahA, jo kucha kiyA, usameM mana aura AtmA ko hI vaza meM karane kI preraNA thI / loga bAhya jagat meM bar3I-bar3I krAntiyAM karake vizva meM khyAti prApta karate haiM, para manuSya ke antarjagat meM krAnti kA zaMkha phUMkane vAle to bhagavAna mahAvIra hI the| bhagavAna mahAvIra svayaM kAmanAoM se lar3e, viSaya-vAsanAoM para vijaya prApta kI, hiMsA ko parAjita kiyA, asatya ko parAbhUta kiyA aura jAtyAbhimAna, karmAbhimAna, ADambara, viSamatA aura lobha-moha Adi ko pIche Dhakelakara nirvANa ke bhAgI hI nahIM bane, varan bhagavattA ke mahAn pada para pratiSThita hue / unhoMne jo kucha prApta kiyA, bar3I udAratA se manuSya ke kalyANa ke lie mAnava samAja ke aMcala meM DAla diyA / mAnava samAja unake dvArA pradatta jJAna- maNiyoM ke prakAza meM hI to Aja sukha-zAnti kI rAha khoja rahA hai / yaha sambhava nahIM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nirvANa ke mahAlakSya para pahuMcane ke lie jo sIr3hiyAM banAI haiM, una para vAstavika rUpa se prakAza DAlA jAe; kyoMki ve divya-se-divya haiM, gahana 113

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se gahana haiM / bhautika kAmanAoM meM phaMse hue manuSyoM meM sAmarthya kahAM ki ve unheM sparza kara sakeM / phira bhI yahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM ke sahAre unameM se kucha para sAdhAraNa-rUpa meM prakAza DAlane kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai / ahiMsA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA para sabase adhika bala diyA hai / unakA sampUrNa jIvana hiMsA ke viruddha saMgharSa karane aura ahiMsA ke pracAra meM hI vyatIta huA hai / yoM to vizva meM bar3e-bar3e ahiMsAvAdI hue haiM, para bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samAna ahiMsAvAdI saMsAra meM koI nahIM huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMsA ko dharma kA aMga nahIM, varan ahiMsA ko hI dharma aura satya mAnate the / unakA kahanA thA ki jo manuSya ahiMsA ko chor3akara dharma aura Izvara kI rAha para calatA hai, use kucha bhI prApta nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sampUrNa jIvana-darzana hI ahiMsA para avalambita hai| unake pUrva jo tIrthaMkara hue haiM, unhoMne bhI ahiMsA ko dharma ke pradhAna aMga ke rUpa meM grahaNa kiyA hai / sArA jaina - dharma - sAhitya ahiMsA kI viziSTatAoM se ota-prota hai / vyAkaraNa - sUtra meM ahiMsA kI viziSTatAoM kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai : 1. jisa prakAra bhaya se samAkula prANiyoM ke lie zaraNa AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra vizva ke duHkhoM se bhayabhIta prANiyoM ke lie ahiMsA AdhArabhUta hai / 2. jisa prakAra pakSiyoM ke gamana ke lie AkAza AdhAra hai, usI prakAra bhavya jIvoM ke lie ahiMsA kA AdhAra hotA hai / 114

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3. jisa prakAra pyAse manuSyoM ke lie jala kA AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra sukhoM kI pyAsa se pIr3ita manuSyoM ke lie ahiMsA kA AdhAra hai| 4. jisa prakAra bhUkhe manuSyoM ke lie bhojana kA AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra adhyAtma vidyA kI bhUkha se vyAkula manuSya ke lie ahiMsA kA AdhAra hai| 5. jisa prakAra samudra meM DUbate hue prANI ke lie jahAja yA naukA kA AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra saMsAra rUpI samudra meM gote khAte hue bhavya prANiyoM ke lie ahiMsA kA AdhAra hai| 6. jisa prakAra pazu ko khUTe kA aura rogI ko auSadhi kA AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra bhavya prANiyoM ko ahiMsA kA AdhAra hai| 7. jisa prakAra vana meM bhUle hue kisI pathika ko sAthI kA AdhAra hotA hai, usI prakAra saMsAra meM karmoM ke vazIbhUta hokara aneka prakAra kI gatiyoM meM bhramaNa karate hue prANiyoM ke lie ahiMsA kA AdhAra hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kI maMgalamayatA kA udghoSa isa prakAra hai : dhammo maMgala mukkiMTa, ahiMsA sNjmotvo| devAvita namaMsanni, jassaghamye, sayo mrhtto| arthAt ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa-ye vividha dharma haiM aura utkRSTa maMgala haiN| jisa hRdaya meM dharma nivAsa karatA hai, devatA bhI usakA praNamana karatA hai / pAtaMjali RSi ne sAdhanA-pAda, sUtra paiMtIsa meM ahiMsA ke mahattva ko ina zabdoM meM svIkAra kiyA 115

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haiM-'ahiMsA pratiSThayAM tatsannidho vaira-tyAga' arthAt jaba yogI ahiMsA dharma ko apane jIvana meM dhAraNa kara letA hai, aura pUrNa rUpa se usameM usakI dRr3hatA ho jAtI hai, to usake samIpa nivAsa karane vAle prANiyoM kA bhI vaira-bhAva dUra ho jAtA hai| saMsAra ke anyAnya dharmagranthoM meM bhI ahiMsA ko parama-dharma ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| mahAbhArata meM ahiMsA kI mahimAmayI garimA ko ina zabdoM meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai'jo manuSya sampUrNa prANiyoM para dayA karatA hai, aura kabhI bhI mAMsa nahIM khAtA hai, vaha manuSya na to svayaM kisI bhI prANI se DaratA hai aura na dUsaroM ko DarAtA hai| vaha dIrghAyu hotA hai, ArogyapUrvaka rahatA hai aura sukhapUrvaka jIvana vyatIta karatA hai|' manusmRti meM bhI ahiMsA kI sarvoccatA kI ghoSaNA ina zabdoM meM kI gaI hai-'jo manuSya hokara bhI niraparAdha prANiyoM ko apane sukha ke lie du:kha detA hai, unakI hiMsA karatA hai, vaha na to isa janma meM sukhI rahatA hai, na marane ke pazcAta svargasukha ho prApta kara sakatA hai|' bauddha-dharma meM bhI manuSya ko ahiMsA ke hI patha para calane kI salAha dI gaI hai| sutta nipAta ke ina zabdoM meM spaSTataH ahiMsA ke hI mahattva kA citra aMkita kiyA gayA hai-jaisA maiM hUM, vaisA vaha hai| jaisA vaha hai, vaisA meM huuN| apane samAna dUsaroM ko jAnakara na to kisI kI hiMsA karanI cAhie aura na karAnI caahie| mahAtmA IsA ne apane matAnuyAyiyoM ko spaSTataH nirdezita kiyA hai-'kisI ko mata mAra! tU mere pAsa pavitra manuSya hokara raha / jaMgaloM ke prANiyoM kA vadha karake unakA mAMsa mata khaa|" 116

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vizva ke sabhI dharmoM ne ahiMsA ko parama-dharma ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai / 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' sarvavidita hI hai| para hiMsA kise kahate haiM, isa prazna kA ThIka-ThIka uttara jAne binA koI ahiMsA ke mArga para yathocita rUpa meM kisa prakAra cala sakatA hai ? mahAbhArata meM ahisA ke artha ko isa prakAra samajhAyA gayA hai-'mana, vacana aura karma ke dvArA sampUrNa prANiyoM ke sAtha adroha arthAta mitratA karanA aura prANI mAtra ke Upara anugraha karake unheM dukha na pahuMcAnA ahiMsA parama-dharma hai|' jaina dharmagranthoM meM anukampA, dayA, karuNA, sahAnubhUti aura samavedanA Adi ko ahiMsA ke hI antargata mAnA gayA hai| jainAcAryoM ne ahiMsA ke artha kI vyAkhyA karate hue likhA hai-'mana, vANI aura zarIra se kisI bhI prANI ko, zArIrika aura mAnasika kisI bhI prakAra kA kaSTa yA kleza na pahuMcAne kA nAma ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA ke do rUpa haiM-nivRtti aura pravRtti ruup| kisI jIva kI hiMsA na karanA nivRtti rUpa hai aura marate hue jIva kI rakSA karanA pravRtti rUpa hai| ahiMsA ke ulTe artha ko hI hiMsA kA artha samajhanA caahie| __ bhagavAna mahAvIra isI ahiMsA ke mArga para AjIvana cle| unhoMne isI puNyamaya ahiMsA kA jagat ke samasta prANiyoM ko upadeza diyaa| unhoMne svayaM tapa kiyA, unhoMne svayaM tIrthoM kI yAtrAeM kii| svayaM upadeza diyA aura svayaM ahaMta aura siddhoM kI upAsanA ke lie preraNA dii| para unhoMne usa tapa, usa tIrthayAtrA, usa upadeza aura usa pUjA-ArAdhanA kI nindA kI, jisameM ahiMsA kAsthAna na ho| vaha pratyeka tApasa ke lie, pratyeka 117

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dhyAnavratI ke lie aura pratyeka sAdhaka ke lie ahiMsA mUlamantra mAnate the| unakA anuyAyI vahI ho sakatA thA, jo ahiMsaka ho| unake saMgha meM vahI sammilita ho sakatA thA, jo hiMsA se dUra ho / hajAroM mahAvratI aura lAkhoM aNuvratI unake anuyAyI the, para ve saba-ke-saba ahiMsA para calanevAle the, usake mahAmantra kA jApa karanevAle the| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI eka hI kasauTI thii-ahiNsaa| vaha ahiMsA kI kasauTI para hI dharma ko kasate the, manuSya ko kasate the, usake mana ko kasate the aura kasate the usako AtmA ko| unakI dRSTi meM usa vyakti kA jIvana nissAra hai, jisameM ahiMsA-bhAva na ho / vaha ahiMsA ko eka divya prakAza ke rUpa meM mAnate the| unakA kathana thA ki ahiMsA hI vaha prakAza hai, jisake sahAre manuSya AtmAnusaMdhAna kara sakatA hai, paramAtmA ko prApta kara sakatA hai| unhoMne apane isa kathana meM ki 'jise tU mAranA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai' ahiMsA ke isI divya-prakAza kI ora saMketa kiyA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMsA ko kisa rUpa meM mAnate the, use kitanA mahattva dete the, unake nimnAMkita kathanoM meM usakI eka jhalaka dekhI jA sakatI hai : 1. saba prakAra ke jIvoM ko Atmatulya smjho| saba jIva avadhya haiM / Avazyaka hiMsA bhI hiMsA hai, jIvana kI kamajorI hai| vaha ahiMsA nahIM ho sktii| 2. dharma kA pahalA lakSaNa hai ahiMsA aura dUsarA hai titikSA / jo kaSTa meM apane dharya ko sthira nahIM rakha sakatA, 118

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vaha ahiMsA kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sakatA / ahiMsaka apane se zatrutA rakhane vAloM ko priya mitra mAnatA hai, vaha apriya vacana ko samabhAva se sahatA hai / jo priya aura apriya meM sama rahatA hai, vaha samadRSTi hai, vaha ahiMsaka hai| 3. choTe-bar3e kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA na karanA, binA dI huI vastu na lenA, vizvAsaghAtI asatya na bolanA - yaha AtmA-nigraha hI satpuruSoM kA dharma hai / 4. jo manuSya prANiyoM kI svayaM hiMsA karatA hai, dUsaroM se hiMsA karAtA hai aura hiMsA karanevAloM kA anumodana karatA hai, vaha saMsAra meM apane lie vaMra ko bar3hAtA hai / 5. saMsAra meM rahanevAle cala aura sthAvara jIvoM para mana, vacana aura zarIra se kisI bhI prakAra kA daNDa prayoga nahIM karanA cAhie / 6. sabhI jIva jInA cAhate haiM, maranA koI nahIM cAhatA / isalie nirgrantha ( jaina - muni) ghora prANI-vadha kA sarva parityAga karate haiM / 7. jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vaha kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA na kare | itanA hI ahiMsA ke siddhAnta kA jJAna yatheSTa hai / yahI ahiMsA kA vijJAna hai / 8. pratyeka prANI eka-sI pIr3A kA anubhava karatA hai / pratyeka prANI kA eka hI lakSya hai - mukti / satya bhagavAra mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ke sAtha-hI-sAtha satya para bhI 116

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adhika bala diyA hai| paMca-mahAvratoM meM ahiMsA ke pazcAt satya kA hI sthAna hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMsA aura satya meM antara nahIM mAnate / unake vicArAnusAra jahAM ahiMsA hai, vahIM satya hai aura jahAM satya hai, vahIM ahiMsA hai| para satya kyA hai ? yaha eka bahuta bar3A prazna hai / saMsAra meM AdikAla se satya hai, aura sadA rhegaa| vizva ke sabhI bar3ebar3e manISiyoM ne satya kI paribhASA ke sambandha meM apane-apane mahatvapUrNa vicAra prakaTa kie haiM / yadyapi pratyeka kI zabdAvalI pRthaka-pRthaka hai, para sabakA artha eka hI hai| satya ke sambandha meM sabhI vicAraka-manISI eka hI bAta kahate haiM-"satya eka hai, avibhAjya hai| jo sat hai, jisakA astitva hai, vaha satya hai|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne satya ko spaSTa karate hue kahA-'satya vahI hai jo vItarAga ke dvArA prarUpita hai|' 'satya' kA adhika mahatva hai| vizva ke sampUrNa dharmagranthoM meM satya kI prazaMsA kI gaI hai / gItA meM satya kI garimA kA citraNa ina zabdoM meM kiyA gayA hai-'AtmA satya aura tapa Adi se prApta kiyA jAtA hai "satya se hI jaya prApta hotI hai| mithyAvAdI kabhI jaya ko prApta nahIM hotaa| vaha to sadaiva parAjaya meM hI rahatA hai| satyavAdI puruSa ke paramadhAma pahuMcane ke lie devayAna-mArga khula jAtA hai|' upaniSada meM satya kI mahattA kA citraNa ina zabdoM meM kiyA gayA hai-'satya kA mukha DhaMkA hai sone ke Dhakkana se / he pUSan, yadi tU satya kA darzana karanA cAhatA hai to use khol|' vAlmIki rAmAyaNa meM satya kA citraNa isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai-'dharma ko jAnanevAle loga satya ko hI 120

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parama-dharma mAnate haiN| to yaha satya hai kyA? isake sambandha meM varNita yaha kathana mananIya hai- 'jo kucha bhUtoM ke lie kalyANakArI hai, vahI satya hai| pakSapAta kA abhAva, indriya-jaya, amAtsarya, sahiSNutA, lajjA, dukhI ko apratikArapUrvaka sahana karane kI kSamatA, guNoM meM doSoM kA darzana karanA, dAna, dhyAna, karane yogya kArya ko karane kI evaM na karane yogya kAryo ko na karane kI Antarika vRtti, svayaM aura para kA uddhAra karane vAlI dayA aura ahiMsA-ye teraha satya ke hI AkAra haiN|" vizva ke sabhI bar3e-bar3e dArzanika aura mahAtmA satya ko hI grahaNa karake bar3he haiN| zrIkRSNa ne gItA meM spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai-"jo satya ko apanAtA hai, vahI mujhe pAtA hai / " mahAtmA IsA ne apane ziSyoM ko upadezita karate hue kahA hai- "satya ko grahaNa kro| satya hI Izvara hai|" mahAtmA buddha ne bhI satya kI mahattA para bala diyA hai| Adhunika yuga ke mahAmAnava mahAtmA gAMdhI bhI satya ko Izvara kA pratirUpa mAnate haiN| itanA hI nahIM, vaha isake Age bhI kahate haiM- "satya hI Izvara hai aura Izvara hI satya hai|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AjIvana satya kA hI pracAra kiyaa| unhoMne satya ko prakaTa karane ke lie sAr3he bAraha varSoM taka tapa kiyA aura bar3e-bar3e kaSTa jhele| unhoMne mahAna puruSArtha ke dvArA satya ko prakaTa karane ke lie hI asIma zakti prApta kii| unhoMne mahAna zakti prApta karake bar3e sAhasa ke sAtha, bar3I nirbhIkatA ke sAtha jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM satya ko udbhAsita kiyaa| satya ko prakaTa karane meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jisa zaurya 121

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aura parAkrama ko upasthita kiyA, vaha saMsAra ke anya manISiyoM aura vicArakoM meM nahIM miltaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne satya ke sambandha meM jo vicAra prakaTa kiye haiM, ve mananIya hI nahIM, bhajanIya bhI haiM : 1. he puruSa, tU satya ko hI saccA tattva smjh| jo buddhimAna satya ke hI Adeza meM rahatA hai, vaha mRtyu ko tara kara pAra kara sakatA hai| 2. AtmA hI satya hai, zeSa satya mithyA hai| 3. kAne ko kAnA, napuMsaka ko napuMsaka, rogI ko rogI aura cora ko cora kahanA yadyapi satya hai, tathApi aisA nahIM kahanA cAhie, kyoMki isase ina vyaktiyoM ko duHkha pahuMcatA hai| 4. jo bhASA kaThora ho, dUsaroM ko bhArI dukha pahuMcAne vAlI ho, vaha satya hI kyoM na ho, nahIM bolanI caahie| 5. dharma kI utpatti satya se hotI hai aura dayA-dAna se bar3hatI hai| 6. satya kA nivAsa sthAna hRdaya meM hotA hai aura sadA satya kI vijaya hotI hai| 7. satya yaha hai ki AtmabalI ke samakSa agni ThaMDI ho jAtI hai, zastra vyartha ho jAtA hai aura viSa amRta bana jAtA hai| asteya paMca-mahAvratoM meM asteya kA tRtIya sthAna hai| AtmA ke vikAsa aura laukika sukha-zAnti ke lie asteya kA adhika 122

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mahattva hai| para asteya kyA hai ? yaha eka prazna hai| 'nAradasmRti' meM isa prazna kA uttara isa prakAra diyA gayA hai-'supta, pAgala aura asatarka manuSya se vividha prayogoM dvArA chala karake kisI bhI cIz2a ko le lenA corI hai| zrImadbhAgavata meM isI bAta ko ina zabdoM meM prakaTa kiyA gayA hai-'manuSyoM kA adhikAra yA haka utane hI dhana para hai jitane se unakA peTa bhara jaae| isase adhika ko jo apanA mAnate haiM ve cora haiM aura unheM daNDa milanA caahie|' sAdhAraNa rUpa meM kisI bhI vastu, jar3a-cetana, prANI-padArtha ke svatva-adhikAra kA haraNa kara lenA steya hai| steya kA artha hai corI, aura corI na karane kA nAma asteya hai / corI kaI prakAra kI hotI hai, jaise prajA ke adhikAroM kA haraNa karanA, prajA para anucita kara lagAkara svArtha-sAdhana karanA, nyAyAdhIzoM kA utkoca lekara anyAya karanA, kartavya-pAlana meM pramAda karanA, avaidha kArya karane vAloM kI sahAyatA karanA, majadUroM ko ucita majadUrI na denA, acchI vastu ke dAma lekara ghaTiyA vastu denA, kisI eka cIz2a meM dUsarI cIz2a milAkara denA, corI kA mAla kharIdanA, bAta kahakara palaTa jAnA, jhUThe samAcAra gar3hakara dUsaroM ko dhokhA denA aura adhika byAja lekara garIboM kI sampatti kA apaharaNa karanA / ye sabhI kAma corI ke antargata Ate haiN| jo loga isa prakAra ke kArya karate haiM yA isa prakAra ke kAryoM ko karane meM protsAhana dete haiM, unakI AtmA kA vikAsa to hotA hI nahIM, ve samAja aura deza kI sukha-zAnti ke mArga meM kAMTe bichAte haiN| 123

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AtmA ke vikAsa aura laukika sukha-zAnti ke lie asteya dharma ko adhika pUrNa batAyA gayA hai| maharSi pAtaMjali ne asteya kI mahattA ke sambandha meM spaSTa ghoSaNA kI hai- "jo manuSya asteya dharma ko siddha kara letA hai, usake pAsa sabhI prakAra ke ratna upasthita ho jAte haiN|" IrSyAvasthA meM asteya dharma kI mahattA kA nirUpaNa ina zabdoM meM kiyA gayA hai-"kisI ke dravya kI lAlasA mata rkho| yadi isa vRtti ko hama apane jIvana meM utAra leM, to hama apane dainandina vyavahAroM meM bhI zreSTha bana jaaeNge|" bhagavAna mahAvIra loka aura paraloka donoM meM divyatA utpanna karanA cAhate the| vaha loka ko itanA sabala aura itanA mahAna puruSArthI banA denA cAhate the ki vaha apane Apa hI divya loka ko chU le| yahI kAraNa hai ki vaha loka ke mAnasa kI kAlimA ko haTAkara use candramA kI bhAMti dhavala aura gaMgA kI bhAMti pavitra banA denA cAhate the / loka-mAnasa ko pavitra banAne ke lie ho unhoMne asteya kI mahattA ko svIkAra kiyA, kyoMki jaba hama asteya kI bAta karate haiM to spaSTa rUpa se usa steya nAmaka mahAroga se saMgharSa karane kI bAta karate haiM, jo moha-lobhalAlasA aura mana kI burI kAmanAoM ke kAraNa manuSya ke mana ke bhItara utpanna hotA hai| hama asteya dharma ko svIkAra karake sahaja meM hI mana kI ina viSailI pravRttiyoM para adhikAra kara sakate haiM aura apanI AtmA kA svAbhAvika vikAsa karane ke sAtha-hI-sAtha vizva meM bhI sukha-zAnti ke pracAra-prasAra meM yoga de sakate haiM / isIlie to bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM :

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1. padArtha sacetana ho yA acetana, alpa ho yA bahutadAMta kuredane kI sIMka ke barAbara bhI jisa gRhastha ke adhikAra meM ho, usakI AjJA lie binA pUrNa-saMyama sAdhaka na to svayaM grahaNa karate haiM, na dUsaroM ko grahaNa karane ke lie prerita karate 2. sacAI ke sAtha vastu kA mUlya lene aura sacAI ke sAtha vastuoM ko tolakara dene se vyApAra meM abhivRddhi hotI hai| 3. bure AcaraNoM se dhana paidA mata karo; kyoMki bure AcaraNoM aura corI se paidA kiyA huA dhana mUla-dhana ko bhI naSTa kara detA hai| 4. maiM usI dhana ko apanA dhana samajhatA hUM, jise maiMne apane parizrama se paidA kiyA hai| 5. utkoca lekara sacce ko asatya pramANita karane se manuSya apane jIvana meM aneka kaThina-se-kaThina duHkhoM se Agrasta rahatA hai| brahmacarya brahmacarya caturtha vrata hai| brahmacarya kyA hai-yaha eka vikaTa prazna hai| AcAryoM ne brahmacarya ke artha kI vyAkhyA isa prakAra kI hai-'puruSa ke lie aSTa prakAra kA maMthuna na karanA, arthAt kubhAva se kisI strI kA darzana, bhASaNa, sparza, smaraNa, zravaNa, usake sAtha ekAntavAsa, haMsI, dillagI aura sahavAsa Adi kA sambandha na rakhanA brahmacarya kahalAtA hai|' eka bahuta bar3e vidvAn ne brahmacarya ke artha para prakAza DAlate hue likhA hai- 'brahmacarya 125

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vaha sAdhanA hai, jisase manuSya ke zarIra ke vIrya-teja kI rakSA hotI hai| eka dUsare vidvAn ne brahmacarya kI paribhASA isa prakAra ko hai- 'brahmacarya usa vIrya-zakti ko saMyamita rUpa se dhAraNa karane ko kahate haiM jisase mRtyu kA kSaya hotA hai aura jIvanazakti bar3hatI hai|' vizva ke sabhI dharmagranthoM aura vicArakoM ne mukta-kaMTha se brahmacarya ke mahattva ko svIkAra kiyA hai| vedoM meM brahmacArI ko brahmA se bhI zreSTha pada pradAna kiyA gayA hai / 'harivaMzapurANa' kA ullekha hai- 'brahmacarya meM hI dharma aura tapa kI pratiSThA hai|' smRtiyoM kA kathana hai-'brahmacarya se teja vAyu, bala prajJA, lakSmI, vizAla yaza, parama puNya tathA bhagavatkRpA-prasAda, prIti kI prApti hotI hai| zAstroM ne spaSTa rUpa se brahmacarya kI mahattA kI ghoSaNA kI hai-'vIryapAta se mRtyu aura vIrya-dhAraNa se jIvana hai| ataeva prayatnapUrvaka vIryarakSA karanI caahie|' Ayurveda meM brahmacarya ko hI svAsthya aura AtmA ke vikAsa kA mUla kAraNa kahA gayA hai / eka sthAna para kahA gayA hai-'bhojana, nIMda aura brahmacarya hI svAsthya ke vikAsa ke kAraNa haiN|' eka dUsare sthAna para brahmacarya kI mahattA para prakAza DAlate hue kahA gayA hai'brahmacarya rUpa tapa se hI devoM ne mRtyu para vijaya prApta kI hai|' mahAtmA gAMdhI ne bhI brahmacarya ko Arogya kI kuMjI ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gRhastha aura sAghu-donoM ke lie brahmacarya-vrata kA pAlana adhika Avazyaka batAyA hai| gRhastha laukika kAryoM meM rata rahatA huA apanI AtmA kA vikAsa 126

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karatA hai| use kaI sIr3hiyAM banAnI par3atI haiM, kaI sIr3hiyoM para calanA par3atA hai / phalataH use zarIra aura AtmA, donoM prakAra kI zaktiyoM kI adhika AvazyakatA hotI hai| usakI usa AvazyakatA kI pUrti brahmacarya se hI ho sakatI hai, kevala siddhAnta se nahIM / anubhavoM se bhI yaha bAta siddha hoto hai ki jo gRhastha brahmacarya vrata kA pAlana karate haiM, saMyamapUrNa jIvana vyatIta karate haiM, ve sarvAdhika sukhI rahate haiN| kevala dhana-dhAnya kI dRSTi se nahIM, zarIra aura mana kI dRSTi se bhI ve adhika tejavAna aura zaktivAna hote haiM / sAdhu aura muni ke lie to brahmacarya acUka rasAyana ke samAna hai / sAdhu aura muni kA saba kucha to brahmacarya ke hI Upara nirbhara karatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gRhastha aura muni, donoM ko brahmacarya kI rAha dikhAkara unheM balavAna aura tejavAna banAne kA stutya prayatna kiyA hai| bhagavAna kI nimnAMkita vANiyoM meM unake usa stutya prayatna kI jhalaka dekhI jA sakatI hai : 1. yaha abrahmacarya adharma kA mUla hai, mahAdoSoM kA sthAna hai, isalie nirgrantha muni maithuna - saMsarga kA sarvathA parityAga karate haiM / 2. AtmA-zodhaka manuSya ke lie zarIra kA zrRMgAra, striyoM kA saMsarga aura pauSTika- svAdiSTa bhojana, saba tAlapuTa viSa ke samAna mahAbhayaMkara haiM / 3. zramaNa tapasvI striyoM ke rUpa, lAvaNya, vilAsa, hAsya, madhura vacana aura saMketa, ceSTA, hAva-bhAva aura kaTAkSa Adi kA mana meM tanika bhI vicAra na lAe aura na inheM dekhane kA 127

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kabhI prayatna kre| 4. striyoM ko rAga-pUrvaka dekhanA, unakI abhilASA karanA, unakA cintana karanA, unakA kIrtana Adi kArya brahmacArI puruSa ko kadApi nahIM karane caahie| brahmacarya meM sadA rata rahane kI icchA rakhane vAle puruSa ke lie yaha niyama atyanta hitakara hai aura uttama dhyAna prApta karane meM sahAyaka hai| 5. brahmacarya meM anurakta bhikSu ko mana meM vaSayika Ananda paidA karane vAlI tathA kAya-bhoga kI Asakti bar3hAne vAlI strIkathA ko chor3a denA caahie| 6. brahmacarya-rata bhikSu ko striyoM ke sAtha bAtacIta karanA aura unase bAra-bAra paricaya prApta karanA sadA ke lie chor3a denA caahie| 7. brahmacarya-rata bhikSu striyoM ke pUrvAnubhUta hAsya, krIr3A, rati, darpa Adi kAryoM ko kabhI smaraNa na kare / 8. brahmacarya-rata bhikSuoM ko zIghra hI vAsanAvardhaka, puSTikAraka bhojana-pAna kA sadA ke lie parityAga kara denA caahie| ___6. jaise bahuta jyAdA iMdhana vAle jaMgala meM pavana se uttejita dAvAgni zAnta nahIM hotI, usI taraha maryAdA se adhika bhojana karane vAle brahmacArI kI indriyAgni bhI zAnta nahIM hotI / adhika bhojana kisI ke lie hitakara nahIM hotaa| 10. brahmacarya-rata bhikSu ko zrRMgAra ke lie zarIra kI zobhA aura sajAvaTa kA koI bhI zRMgArI kAma nahIM karanA caahie| 128

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11. brahmacArI bhikSu ko zabda, rUpa, gandha, rasa aura sparza - ina pAMca prakAra ke guNoM ko sadA ke lie chor3a denA cAhie / 12. deva - loka sahita samasta saMsAra ke zArIrika tathA mAnasika sabhI prakAra ke duHkha kA mUla ekamAtra kAma-bhogoM kI vAsanA hI hai / jo sAdhaka isa sambandha meM vItarAga ho jAtA hai, vaha zArIrika tathA mAnasika sabhI prakAra ke dukhoM se chUTa jAtA hai / 13. jo manuSya isa prakAra duSkara brahmacarya kA pAlana karatA hai, use deva, dAnava, gaMdharva, yakSa, rAkSasa aura kinnara Adi sabhI namaskAra karate haiM / 14. yaha brahmacarya dharma dhruva hai, nitya hai aura zAzvata hai isake dvArA pUrvakAla meM kitane hI jIva siddha ho gae haiM, vartamAna meM ho rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM hoMge / aparigraha 'aparigraha' kA artha samajhane ke lie parigraha kA artha samajhanA atyadhika Avazyaka hai / sAdhAraNa rUpa meM ghana, sampatti Adi ko hI 'parigraha' kahate haiN| para AdhyAtmika jagat meM parigraha kA artha mamatA aura Asakti kI ora iMgita karatA hai / AdhyAtmika jagat meM mamatA aura Asakti ke kAraNa vastuoM kA anucita saMgraha karanA yA AvazyakatA se adhika saMgraha karanA parigraha hai / parigraha ke abhAva kA nAma aparigraha hai / parigraha yadi Asakti hai, to aparigraha ko anAsakti kaha 126

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sakate haiM / santoSa aparigraha ke hI antargata AtA hai| _ 'aparigraha' loka aura paraloka-donoM prakAra ke sukhoM ke lie atyanta Avazyaka batAyA gayA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA aura satya ke samAna hI aparigraha para bhI adhika bala diyA hai| unhoMne 'sUtrakRtAMga' meM spaSTa ghoSaNA kI hai jo sAdhaka kisI bhI prakAra kA parigraha svayaM karatA hai, dUsaroM se rakhavAtA hai athavA rakhanevAloM kA anumodana karatA hai vaha kabhI bhI dukhoM se mukta nahIM ho sktaa|' prazna-vyAkaraNa meM aparigraha ke mahattva para prakAza DAlate hue kahA gayA hai-'samagra lokoM ke samasta jIvoM ke lie parigraha se bar3hakara koI baMdhana nahIM hai|' vaikAlika-sUtra meM AcArya zaMyabhava kA kathana hai-'parigraha se rahita muni jo pAtra, pIr3hI, kamaNDala aura apane sAtha vastueM rakhate haiM, ve ekamAtra saMyama kI rakSA ke lie rakhate haiM tathA anAsakti-bhAva se ve unakA upayoga karate haiN|' bhagavAna mahAvIra kI nimnAMkita vANiyoM meM aparigraha kI mahattA kI hI ghoSaNA kI gaI hai : 1. pUrNa saMyamI ko dhana-dhAnya aura naukara-cAkara Adi sabhI prakAra ke parigrahoM kA tyAga karanA hotA hai| samasta pApakarmoM kA parityAga karake sarvathA nirmala honA to aura bhI kaThina bAta hai| 2. jo saMyamI puruSa jJAna-putra (bhagavAna mahAvIra) ke pravacanoM meM rata hai, ve biDa aura udbhedya Adi namaka tathA tela, ghI, gur3a Adi kisI bhI vastu ke saMgraha karane kA mana meM saMkalpa taka nahIM krte| 130

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3. jJAnI puruSa saMyama-sAdhaka upakaraNoM ke lene aura rakhane meM kisI bhI prakAra kA mamatva nahIM krte| ve apane zarIra para bhImamatA nahIM rkhte| 4. saMgraha karanA-yaha antara rakhane vAle lobha kI jhalaka hai| ataeva maiM mAnatA hUM ki jo sAghu maryAdA-viruddha kucha bhI saMgraha karanA cAhatA hai, vaha gRhastha hai, sAdhu nhiiN|| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nirvANa kI sIr3hiyoM meM AtmA, karma, vinaya, samatA, indriya-nirgraha, tapa, dhyAna aura kSamA Adi ko bhI mahattvapUrNa sthAna diyA hai / unhoMne manuSya ko ina sabhI kSetroM meM calane aura agrasara hone kI preraNA dI hai| unhoMne jahAM Atmacintana para bala diyA hai, vahIM unhoMne karma kI sattA bhI sthApita kI hai| jahAM tapa, dhyAna aura upAsanA ko mahattvapUrNa batAyA hai, vahIM AtmA kI pavitratA ko pramukhatA pradAna kI hai| unhoMne vinaya, samatA, kSamA, dharma aura mAnavatA ke kSetra meM Age bar3hAkara manuSya ko devatulya banAne kA saphala prayatna kiyA hai| unakI zaraNa meM jo gayA, jisane apane jIvana ko unake upadezoM ke sAMce meM DhAlA yA DhAlane kA prayatla kiyA, vaha dhanya ho gayA, manuSya hote hue bhI deva-pada para pratiSThita ho gyaa| yahAM taka ki vaha manuSya se paramAtmA bana gyaa| sadA ke lie saMsAra se mukta ho gyaa| saba dukhoM ke bandhanoM se chUTa gayA / kyoM na ho, mahAvIra svAmI kA dRSTikoNa bar3A mahAn thaa| unake upadezoM meM AtmA ko paramAtmA banAne kI zakti thii| 131

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tRSA aura tRpti samaya-samaya para bhagavAna ke anuyAyiyoM ne unake caraNoM ke pAsa baiThakara unase vividha viSayoM para prazna kiye haiM / kucha bar3ebar3e vidvAnoM aura AcAryoM ne bhI apanI zaMkAoM ke nivAraNArtha unase prazna kiye haiN| ve sabhI prazna aura una para bhagavAna ke uttara bar3e jJAnavardhaka aura jIvanopayogI haiN| tRSA aura tRpti meM vahI prazna aura una para bhagavAna ke uttara saMkalita kiye gae haiN| prazna aura uttara jahAM prANa-preraka haiM, vahA~ unase bhagavAna ke divya aura pAvana jJAna para prakAza bhI par3atA hai| __ prazna he pUjya, manuSya lakSmIvAn apane kisa karma se hotA uttara-he bhavyajIva, paramottama vRtti vAle muniyoM, zrAvakoM, dIna-dukhiyoM aura anAthoM ko ucita bhojana aura jala dene se manuSya lakSmIvAn hotA hai| prazna-he pUjya, manuSya ko manovAMchita bhogeya bhoga usake 132

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kisa karma ke dvArA prApta hote haiM ? uttara-prANI-mAtra para dayA-bhAva dikhAne aura paropakAra karane se manuSya ko manovAMchita bhogeya bhoga prApta hote haiN| prazna-he pUjya, puruSa yA strI ko sundaratA aura caturatA usake kisa karma se prApta hotI hai ? uttara-jijJAsApUrvaka brahmacarya-pAlana aura tapasyA karane se| prazna-he pUjya, manuSya ko svarga aura mokSa kaise prApta hote haiM ? uttara-yathocita DhaMga se tapa, saMyama aura ArAdhanA karane se tathA mana meM suSThu bhAvanAeM utpanna karane se| prazna-he pUjya, kucha manuSya apane kina karmoM ke pariNAmasvarUpa abhaya hote haiM ? uttara-bhayabhIta jIvoM ko nirbhayatA yA abhayatA pradAna karane se| prazna-he pUjya, manuSya apane kisa karma ke pariNAmasvarUpa balavAna hotA hai? uttara-vRddha, tapasvI aura rogI kI sacce mana se sevA karane se| prazna he pUjya, koI manuSya apane kisa puNya se mudu aura AnandadAyaka vANI bolane vAlA hotA hai ? uttara-AjIvana satya-bhASaNa karane se / prazna-he pUjya, koI manuSya apane kisa puNya ke kAraNa sabako priya lagatA hai ? 133

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uttara-satya-niSTha hokara dharma kI ArAdhanA karane se| prazna-he pUjya, koI manuSya apane kisa puNya ke kAraNa sarvamAnya hotA hai ? uttara-parahitakArI kArya karane se| prazna-he pUjya, manuSya hIna-kula meM kyoM janma letA hai ? uttara-uccakula kA ahaMkAra karane se| prazna-he prabho, manuSya kisa karma se durbala hotA hai ? uttara-bala kA ghamaMDa karane se| prazna-he prabho, mAnava-janma kina karmoM ke kAraNa prApta hotA hai ? __uttara-vinayapUrvaka bhakti karane se, saralatA aura bhadratA pradarzita karane se, jhUThe prapaMcoM meM na par3ane se, dIna-dukhiyoM ke prati dayA dikhAne se| prazna-he prabho, puruSa apane kisa karma se sevaka aura strI sevikA hotI hai ? uttara-apane dhana aura pada kA ghamaMDa karane se| prazna he pUjya, manuSya apane kina karmoM se indra, devatA aura narendra se pUjita hotA hai ? uttara-mana, vacana aura zarIra se akhaNDa brahmacarya kA pAlana karane se| prazna he pUjya, kisI manuSya ke mAtA-pitA usake kisa karma ke kAraNa bAlyAvasthA meM hI usase bichur3a jAte haiM ? uttara-pazuoM ke choTe-choTe baccoM ke mAtA-pitA kI jAna lene se|

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prazna-he prabho, anAyAsa hI dhana kisa karma se prApta hotA uttara-gupta rUpa se dAna dene se| prazna-he prabho, yuvAvasthA meM patnI kA viyoga kyoM hotA uttara-pUrva-janma meM balAtkAra karane se| prazna-yuvAvasthA meM strI ko pati kA viyoga usake kisa karma ke kAraNa sahanA hotA hai? uttara-puruSa ko vaza meM karane ke lie tantra mantra karane aura auSadhiyoM ke prayoga se / prazna he pUjya, zarIra meM eka sAtha hI solaha roga kisa karma ke phalasvarUpa paidA hote haiM ? uttara-grAmoM, nagaroM ko jalAne se, janatA ko duHkha pahuMcAne se| prazna-he prabho, koI manuSya satya bolatA hai, kintu phira bhI loga usakI bAta para vizvAsa kyoM nahIM karate? uttara-jhUThI gavAhI dene ke kAraNa, yA asatyavAdiyoM kI sahAyatA karane ke kaarnn| prazna he pUjya, manuSya ko dukhamaya dIrgha jIvana usake kisa karma ke kAraNa prApta hotA hai ? uttara-calate-phirate trasta jIvoM kI hiMsA karane se, asatyabhASaNa karane se, muniyoM ko asAtAkArI bhojana-jala dene se / prazna-he pUjya, manuSya ko sukhamaya jIvana usake kisa puNyakarma ke kAraNa prApta hotA hai ? 135

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uttara-jIvoM kI rakSA karane se, muniyoM ko sAtAkArI bhojana-jala dene se| prazna-he pUjya, kisI manuSya ko usake kisa karma ke kAraNa eka paise kI bhI Aya nahIM hotI? uttara-apanI Aya kA ahaMkAra karane se, dUsaroM kI unnati ko dekhakara jalane se| prazna-he pUjya, zarIra meM pratyakSa rUpa se koI roga na hone para bhI manuSya kyoM aneka prakAra ke dukhoM se dukhita rahatA hai ? uttara-rizvata lekara satya ko asatya siddha karane se| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANiyoM aura upadezoM meM amRta bahatA hai| kitane hI unake upadezAmRta-vacanAmRta hI pIkara tRpta ho gae, kitane hI tRpta ho rahe haiM aura Age bhI hoNge| ApakI tRpti ke lie bhI bhagavAna kI kucha vANiyoM kA saMkalana yahAM kiyA jA rahA hai : jIvana aura sAMsArika sukha-samRddhi ke lie dharmAcaraNa mata karo, pUjA-pratiSThA ke lie dharmAcaraNa mata kro| kevala AtmA ko pavitra banAne ke lie dharmAcaraNa kro| ____ manuSya jaisA karma karatA hai, usI ke anusAra use dukha-sukha bhI bhogane par3ate haiN| acche karmoM kA phala acchA aura bure karmoM kA phala burA hotA hai| kisI ko zatru mata smjho| vastutaH koI zatru hai hI nhiiN| apanA dRr3ha vizvAsa hI jisa kisI ke prati hotA hai, mitra hai| usake viparIta avizvAsa hI zatru hai| sabako samAna dRSTi se dekho, sarvatra mitra hI mitra mileNge| tU dUsaroM ko apanA zatru 136

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mAnakara apane hI prati avizvAsa prakaTa karatA hai| vicAroM ke prati Agraha prakaTa karanA hiMsA hai| yadi satya hai to use svIkAra karo, para Agraha mata kro| Agraha se satya bhI DUba jAtA hai| vicAroM ko lekara paraspara khIMcAtAnI na kro| yaha Agraha mata karo ki dUsarA manuSya tumhAre vicAroM ko mAna hI le / jAtivAda vyartha hai / jAtivAda ke prapaMcoM meM vahI phaMsatA hai, jo satya se aparicita hai| kAle-gore, acche-bure, strI-puruSa, yuvA-vRddha--saba meM paramAtmA vidyamAna hai| jAti kA ahaMkAra mata kro| dUsaroM ko apane se hIna mAnakara garva mata kro| dUsaroM se apane ko hIna mAnakara dIna mata bno| sarvatrasamabhAva rkho| ___ sukha-dukha donoM hI mana kI upaja haiM / tumhIM svayaM apane mitra ho, tumhI svayaM apane zatru bhI ho| tuma kyA bananA cAhate ho, isakA nirNaya to tumhIM ko karanA hai| pratyeka AtmA meM bhagavAna hai| usako prakaTa karane para pratyeka AtmA bhagavAna bana jAtI hai| samatA hI vAstavika dharma hai / lAbha-hAni, sukha-dukha, jIvanamaraNa, nindA-prazaMsA, mAna-apamAna-sabameM samabhAva rkho| jIvoM ko mAranA aura vaira-virodha rakhanA hiMsA hai, vaise hI ekAnta dRSTi aura mithyA Agraha bhI hiMsA hai| AtmA na hIna hai, na ucca / saba samAna hai| dharma kA Alaya AtmA hI hai| gRhastha ke veza meM vaha manuSya bhI paramAtmA bana jAtA hai, jo 137

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ahiMsA ko sarvocca sIr3hI taka pahuMca jAtA hai| ___ gRhastha kucha bhikSuoM se acche hote haiM, kyoMki unameM UMce darje kA saMyama hotA hai, ahiMsA hotI hai| jisa bhikSu meM ucca koTi kA saMyama hotA hai, pUrNa vikasita ahiMsA hotI hai, vaha sabhI gRhasthoM se acchA ho sakatA hai| AtmA ko prApti na gAMva meM hotI hai, na vana meN| yadi AtmA svayaM apane ko dekhanevAlA bane to AtmA kI prApti vana aura gAMva donoM meM kahIM bhI ho sakatI hai| AtmA akelA hai| vaha apane Apa meM pUrNa hai| AtmA ko paramAtmA ke rUpa meM parivartita karane kI jo prakriyA hai, vahI dharma hai| sampradAya, cihna, veza, bAhya AcAravicAra, karmakANDa Adi dharma ke sAdhana kahe jA sakate haiM, para dharma nhiiN| tU hI terA mitra hai / bAhara tU kise khojatA hai ? mitra vaha hai jo dukhoM ke bandhana se chur3Ae, kalyANa kre| sukha-dukha apanA hI banAyA huA hotA hai / svarga aura naraka manuSya ke apane hI hAtha meM haiM / acchA karma acchA phala detA hai aura burA karma burA phl| manuSya apanI hI preraNA se karma karatA hai aura apanI hI preraNA se usakA phala bhogatA hai| ___ saMsAra meM bahuta se cara aura sthAvara prANI bar3e hI sUkSma hote haiM, ve rAtri meM dekhe nahIM jA skte| taba rAtri meM bhojana kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai ? ____ dharma kA mUla vinaya hai aura mokSa usakA antima rasa hai| vinaya se manuSya bahuta zIghra zlAghA-yukta sampUrNa zAstra-jJAna 138

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tathA kIrti kA sampAdana karatA hai / jo guru kI AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai, unake pAsa rahatA hai, unake iMgitoM tathA prakAroM ko jAnatA hai, vahI ziSya vinIta kahalAtA hai / jo manuSya niSkapaTa aura sarala hotA hai, usI kI AtmA zuddha hotI hai aura jisakI AtmA zuddha hotI hai, usI ke pAsa dharma Thahara sakatA hai| ghI se sIMcI huI agni jisa prakAra pUrNa prakAza ko pAtI hai, usI prakAra zuddha sAdhaka hI pUrNa nirvANa ko prApta hotA hai / saMsAra meM jIvoM ko ina cAra zreSTha aMgoM kI prApti bar3I kaThina hai - manuSyatva, dharma-zravaNa, zraddhA aura saMyama meM puruSArthaM / saMsArI manuSya apane priya kuTumbiyoM ke lie bure se bure karma bhI kara DAlatA hai, para jaba unake duSkarma bhogane kA samaya AtA hai, taba vaha akelA hI dukha bhogatA hai| koI bhI bhAIbandhu usakA dukha bAMTane vAlA, sahAyatA pahuMcAne vAlA nahIM hotA / terA zarIra dinaprati dina jIrNa hotA jA rahA hai, sira ke bAla pakakara zveta hone lage haiM, zArIrika aura mAnasika sabhI prakAra kA bala ghaTatA jA rahA hai / he gautama, kSaNamAtra bhI pramAda na kara / jaise osa kI bUMda tRNa kI noka para thor3I hI dera taka rahatI hai, vaise hI manuSyoM kA jIvana bhI bahuta alpa hai, zIghra hI naSTa ho jAnevAlA hai / isalie he gautama, kSaNamAtra bhI pramAda na kara / 139

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jaise vRkSa kA pattA patajhar3a Rtu kAlika rAtri-samUha ke bIta jAne ke bAda pIlA hokara gira jAtA hai, vaise hI manuSyoM kA jIvana bhI Ayu samApta hone para sahasA naSTa ho jAtA hai / isalie he gautama, kSaNamAtra bhI pramAda na kara / jaise kamala zaratkAla ke nirmala jala ko bhI nahIM chUtA, pRthak aura alipta rahatA hai, usI prakAra tU bhI saMsAra se apanI samasta Asakti dUra kara, saba prakAra ke prema-bandhana se rahita ho jA / he gautama, kSaNamAtra bhI pramAda na kara / rAga aura dveSa- donoM karma ke bIja haiM, ataH moha hI karma kA janaka hai / saMsAra meM janma-maraNa kA mUla karma hai aura janmamaraNa hI ekamAtra dukha hai / 140

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nirvANa kI puNya belA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne tIsa varSoM taka lagAtAra deza-videza kA paribhramaNa kiyaa| vaha dharatI para jJAna kA amRta-pravAha bahAne ke lie Ae the / unakA AvirbhAva dukhI dharatI kI sakaruNa pukAra para hI huA thA, isalie vaha sadA ghUmate hI rhe| apane mahAna puruSArtha ke dvArA prApta jJAna-prakAza ko dharatI para phailAte rahe / unhoMne sacamuca mAnava-samAja ko dukhoM se chur3AyA, usake hRdaya meM jJAna kA dIpaka jalAkara use vAstavika sukha, zAnti aura kalyANa ke mArga para calane kI preraNA dii| unhoMne usake sAmane sukha, zAnti aura kalyANa ke mArga ko prazasta kiyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dvArA dikhAe hue patha para calakara sacamuca dharatI aura dharatI kA mAnava-samAja klezoM se mukta ho gyaa| saMsAra ke raMgamaMca para aneka krAntiyAM ho cukI haiN| para una sampUrNa krAntiyoM kA prabhAva bAhya-jagat taka hI sImita 141

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thaa| unase lAbha avazya huA, para sAtha hI unake dvArA vikAroM kI sRSTi bhI huii| yahI kAraNa hai ki manuSya ko jo sukha aura zAnti milanI cAhie, na milI aura manuSya vyAkula-kAvyAkula banA rhaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apanI krAnti ke dvArA manuSya ke mana kI vyAkulatA ko sadA ke lie dUra kara diyA / unhoMne apanI krAnti ke dvArA manuSya ke antarmana ko svaccha aura nirmala banAne kA stutya prayatna kiyA / vaha jAti, sampradAya aura varga kI sImA se bAhara to nikale hI, dezoM ke sImA-bandhanoM ko tor3akara unase bhI bAhara jA khar3e hue| unake sAmane kevala manuSya thA, kevala mAnavatA thii| unhoMne manuSya ke bhItara praviSTa hokara usakI mAnavatA ko jagAyA, viSamatAoM kI khAiyoM ko pATakara sabako samAna rUpa se eka sUtra meM guuNthaa| unake pAsa jo ananta thA, unhoMne saba kucha saba ke lie samAna rUpa se luTA diyaa| vaha dhanya the, dhanya thA unakA vaha avtrnn| gharatI unake usa pAvana avataraNa ko smaraNa karake yugoM taka pulakita hotI rhegii| bhagavAna mahAvIra sampUrNa mAnava-samAja ko tIsa varSoM taka jJAnAmRta pilAne ke pazcAta bihAra pradeza ke pAvApura nAmaka sthAna meM phuNce| una dinoM pAvApura meM hastipAla kA rAjya thaa| bhagavAna ke Agamana se hastipAla kI raga-raga meM harSa kA sAgara umar3a par3A / harSa kA sAgara umar3a par3A usa nagara ke hRdaya meM jahAM bhagavAna kA Agamana huA thaa| konA-konA saja uThA, gharaghara meM maMgala-gAna hue, dvAra-dvAra para maMgala-kalaza rakhe ge| jana-jana ke hRdaya se Ananda kA srota phUTa par3A, ullAsa kA 142

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sAgara umar3a par3A / pAvApura ke samasta strI-puruSoM ne bhagavAna ke svAgata meM apane prANa-kusuma bichA die| kyoM na ho, nirvANa ke devatA ne apane pavitra Agamana se unheM kRtakRtya kiyA thA na! ___ bhagavAna mahAvIra udyAna meM virAjamAna hue / apanI amRtavANI se pAvApura ke strI-puruSoM ke hRdaya meM Ananda-siMdhu ko mathane lge| bhagavAna ke sampUrNa kArya niHzeSa ho cuke the| unakA AvirbhAva jisa uddezya se dharatI para huA thA, vaha pUrNa ho cukA thaa| pAvApura ke strI-puruSoM ko vaha antima cUMTa pilAkara, unake mAnava-jIvana ko sArthaka banA rahe the| IsavI pUrva 527 kArtika kRSNA kI caturdazI samApta ho rahI thii| maMgala apane prArambha caraNa para thaa| rAtri kA avasAna hone ko thaa| pau phaTa rahI thii| candramA svAti nakSatra meM thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra sabase pRthak, ekAnta meM dhyAnamagna the| sahasA unake bhItara se prakAza nikalA aura cAroM ora phelakara, mahAAkAza meM vilIna ho gyaa| vaha apane divya-jJAna kI atula sampatti dharatI para chor3akara divya-loka ko cale ge| pAvApura usI dina se pavitra tIrtha bana gayA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bhaktoM aura anuyAyiyoM ne use 'apApanagarI' ke naye nAma se alaMkRta kiyA hai| sacamuca 'apApanagarI' apApanagarI hI hai| jo bhI apApanagarI meM jAkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divya caraNa-cihnoM ke darzana karatA hai, vaha sacamuca pApoM aura klezoM se mukta ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna ke divya caraNa-cihna Aja bhI apApanagarI ke bhavya mandira meM pratiSThita haiN| 143

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kyA Apa jAnate haiM ? bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI jainiyoM ke caubIsaveM tathA antima tIrthakara * unakA janma IsA se 599 varSa pUrva vaizAlI ke kuNDa grAma meM huA thaa| unake pitA mahArAja siddhArtha aura mAtA mahArAnI trizalA devI thiiN| 'varddhamAna', 'vIra', 'prativIra', 'sanmati'-bhagavAna mahAvIra ina nAmoM se bhI jAne jAte haiN| * unhoMne tIsa varSa kI Ayu meM gRha-tyAga kiyaa| * sAr3he bAraha varSoM kI ghora sAdhanA aura kaThora tapasyA ke pazcAta unheM kevalajJAna prApta huaa| * dIpAvalI kA pAvana-parva unakI mokSa-prApti kI yAda meM manAyA jAtA * bihAra pradeza ke pAvApura nAmaka sthAna meM I0 pU0 527 ko 72 varSa kI prAyu meM ve nirvANa ko prApta hue| * unakA mukhya uddezya thA-'jImo aura jIne do| * ahiMsA ko unhoMne parama dharma mAnA hai| * unakI mUrti kA cihna zera hai| * vIra nirvANa samvat unake mokSa jAne ke dina se Arambha huaa| unakA pacIsa-sauvA nirvANa divasa san 1974 meM manAyA jA rahA

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