Book Title: Arhat Vachan 2001 04
Author(s): Anupam Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paONNyAyoya arhatU vacana / ARHAT VACANA varSa- 13, aMka - 2 apraila-jUna 2001 Vol.-13, Issue-2 April - June 2001 bhArata INDIA/6300/ bhagavAna mahAvIra 2600 vA~ janmajayaMtI varSa vizeSAMka lApic mahAvAjavAchavAchavADA syAdvAda aparigraha anekAntavAda ahiMsA vizvavaMdya tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM zataza: namana kunTukunda jJAnapITha, indaura KUNDAKUNDA PIN ANAPITHA, INDORE Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda jJAnapITha gatividhiyA~ jJAnapITha ke navIna kampyUTara ke zubhArambha avasara para svastika banAkara zubhAzIrvAda dete hue upAdhyAya munizrI nijaanndsaagrjii| samIpa haiM saMsthA ke koSAdhyakSa zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, ku. saMdhyA jaina evaM DaoN. anupama jaina (saciva) kundakunda jJAnapITha kI gatividhiyoM ke bAre meM saciva DaoN. anupama jaina se carcArata zrI dIpacanda gArDI (baayeN)| samIpa haiM DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina 'manuja' evaM zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla (saMsthAdhyakSa) jaivavidyAnagoSTI puraskAra syaarpnnaaspaanaah| RANSanaa Maopara sAkAhAjAti para kundakunda jJAnapITha ke navIna prakAzana 'ma.pra. kA jaina zilpa' kA nyAyamUrti zrI ena. ke. jaina evaM pro. narendra dhAkar3a se vimocana karAte zrI aravindakumAra jain| samIpa khar3e haiM jJAnapITha ke nidezaka pro. abbAsI evaM kRti ke lekhaka zrInareza paatthk| Educationline Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ I.S.S.N. - 0971-9024 arhat vacana ARHAT VACANA kundakunda jJAnapITha (devI ahilyA vizvavidyAlaya, indaura dvArA mAnyatA prApta zodha saMsthAna), indaura dvArA prakAzita zodha traimAsikI Quarterly Research Journal of Kundakunda Jnanapitha, INDORE (Recognised by Devi Ahilya University, Indore) varSa 13, aMka 2 Volume 13, Issue 2 apraila-jUna 2001 April - June 2001 bhagavAna mahAvIra 2600 vA~ janmajayaMtI varSa vizeSAMka mAnada - sampAdaka HONY. EDITOR DaoN. anupama jaina DR. ANUPAM JAIN gaNita vibhAga Department of Mathematics, zAsakIya holkara svazAsI vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya, Govt. Holkar Autonomous Science College, indaura - 452017 INDORE-452017 INDIA & 0731 - 787790 E.mail : Kundkund@sancharnet.in prakAzaka PUBLISHER devakumAra siMha kAsalIvAla DEOKUMAR SINGH KASLIWAL adhyakSa - kundakunda jJAnapITha, President - Kundakunda Jnanapitha 584, mahAtmA gA~dhI mArga, tukogaMja, 584, M.G. Road, Tukoganj, indaura 452 001 (ma.pra.) INDORE-452001 (M.P.) INDIA 8 (0731) 545744, 545421 (O) 434718, 543075, 539081, 454987 (R) Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdaka maMDala / Editorial Board 2001 - 2002 pro. lakSmI candra jaina Prof. Laxmi Chandra Jain sevAnivRtta prAdhyApaka - gaNita evaM prAcArya Retd. Professor-Mathematics & Principal jabalapura-482002 Jabalpur-482002 pro. rAdhAcaraNa gupta Prof. Radha Charan Gupta sampAdaka - gaNita bhAratI, Editor-Ganita Bharati, jhAMsI-284003 Jhansi-284003 pro. pArasamala agravAla Prof. Parasmal Agrawal rasAyana bhautikI samUha, Chemical Physics Group, Dept. of Chemistry sTilavATara OK 74078 USA Stillwater OK 74078 USA DaoN. takAo hAyAzI Dr. Takao Hayashi vijJAna evaM abhiyAMtrikI zodha saMsthAna, Science & Tech. Research Inst., kyoTo-610-03 jApAna Kyoto-610-03 Japan zrI sUrajamala bobarA Shri Surajmal Bobra indaura - 452003 Indore-452003 DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina Dr. Mahendra Kumar Jain indaura - 452001 Indore-452001 - sampAdakIya patrAcAra kA patA DaoN. anupama jaina Dr. Anupam Jain 'jJAna chAyA', 'Gyan Chhaya', DI- 14, sudAmA nagara, D-14, Sudama Nagar, _indaura-452009 Indore-452009 sadasyatA zulka / SUBSCRIPTION RATES vyaktigata saMsthAgata videza INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL FOREIGN vArSika / Annual ru./Rs. 125%D00 ru./Rs. 250=00 U.S. 25= 00 10 varSa hetu/10 Years ru./Rs. 1000=00 ru./Rs. 1000=00 U.S. $ 250 = 00 purAne aMka sajilda phAIloM meM ru. 500.00/u.s. $ 50.00 prati varSa kI dara se sImita mAtrA meM upalabdha haiN| sadasyatA evaM vijJApana zulka ke ma.A./ceka/DrAphTa kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura ke nAma deya hI preSita kreN| indaura ke bAhara ke ceka ke sAtha kalekzana cArja ru. 25/- atirikta jor3akara bhejeN| lekhakoM dvArA vyakta vicAroM ke liye ve svayaM uttaradAyI haiN| sampAdaka athavA sampAdaka maNDala kA unase sahamata honA Avazyaka nahIM haiN| isa patrikA se koI bhI Alekha punarmudrita karate samaya patrikA ke sambaddha aMka kA ullekha avazya kreN| sAtha hI sambaddha aMka kI eka prati bhI hameM preSita kreN| samasta vivAdoM kA nipaTArA indaura nyAyAlayIna kSetra meM (hI hogaa| arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vacana kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura sampAdakIya - sAmayika sandarbha prakAzakIya anurodha lekha / ARTICLE DaoN. anupama jaina, indaura - devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, indaura bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi - kuNDalapura AryikA candanAmatI tIrthaMkara mahAvIra para AdhArita prabandha kAvya ku. razmi jaina, bInA bauddha sAhitya ke nigaNTha nAtaputta - tIrthaMkara mahAvIra DaoN. ramAkAnta jaina, lakhanaU varddhamAna caritama, vardhamAnasvAmicarittam DaoN. saMgItA mehatA, indaura varSa - 13, aMka 2, apraila - jUna 2001 anukrama / INDEX bhagavAna ziva evaM viSNu ke avatAra - RSabhadeva : eka cintana DaoN. rAjendrakumAra baMsala, amalAI nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI aura dravyasaMgrahakAra muni nemicandra kI bhinnatA DaoN. jayakumAra jaina, mujaphpharanagara kyA auraMgajeba kI nItiyA~ hindU virodhI thIM ? DaoN. anilakumAra jaina, ahamadAbAda raidhU racita pothI citra meM jaina citrakalA DaoN. jayA jaina, gvAliyara Searching for Jaina Identity in North America O Dr. S.A. Bhuvanendra Kumar, Canada Conflict Resolution through Non-violence in Action The Jaina Approach O Dr. N. P. Jain, Indore arhat vacana, apraila 2001 5 7 9 17 27 29 35 39 45 51 57 63 3 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TippaNiyAM / SHORT NOTES sthUla ke mAdhyama se sUkSma kA saMdhAna pustaka samIkSA AzIrvAda saMgIta aura prArthanA kA prabhAva sultAnasiMha jaina, rUr3hakI ma.pra. kA jaina zilpa dvArA zrI narezakumAra pAThaka sUrajamala bobarA, indaura AkhyA / REPORTS pratikriyAyeM O jatanalAla rAmapuriyA, kalakattA bhaTTAraka yazakIrti hastalikhita zAstra bhaMDAra, sarvekSaNa AkhyA DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina 'manuja', indaura jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, indaura, 3-5 mArca 2001 D DaoN. anupama jaina, indaura bhagavAna RSabhadeva jayantI evaM saMgoSThI, AgarA, 18-19 mArca, 2001 - rAjIva jaina, AgarA 4 mata - gatividhiyA~ - abhimata 1. Kundalpur's Past Three Centuries 2. jaina darzana meM Asrava tattva kA nirUpaNa 3. tIrthaMkara mahAvIra : eka jIvana zailI 4. vAstu kalA evaM pASANa pratimAyeM 5. DaoN. nemIcanda jaina sandarbha sAhitya : eka dRSTi agale aMka meM 6. Agamika sandarbhoM ke zilpI : vaijJAnika itihAsakAra yativRSabha 7. dvAdazAMga zruta aura usakI paramparA 8. jaina sAhitya sUcIkaraNa - aparihAryatA, samasyAyeM evaM samAdhAna 9. do mahAna gaNitajJa - zrIdhara aura mahAvIra 12. jaina dharma, RSabhadeva evaM mahAvIra viSayaka Adarza pATha 71 75 AcArya rAjakumAra jaina, dillI DaoN. anupama jaina, indaura 77 79 83 91 93 101 103 Yeshwant K. Malaiya, Colorodo U.S.A. DaoN. mukularAja mehatA, vArANasI (ku.) razmi jaina, bInA DaoN. kamala jaina, byAvara DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina, indaura sUrajamala bobarA, indaura DaoN. anupama jaina, prazAnta tilavanakara evaM mamatA agravAla, meraTha DaoN. anupama jaina, indaura arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdakIya arhata vacana kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura sAmayika sandarbha AcArya kundakunda dvisahasrAbdI mahotsava varSa 1987-88 meM prArambha arhat vacana kA 50vA~ aMka (varSa-13 aMka-2) bhagavAna mahAvIra janma jayaMtI mahotsava varSa (2001-2002 meM Apake hAthoM meM prastuta hai| jaina vijJAna evaM jaina itihAsa/purAtattva ko kendra bindu banAkara prastuta kI gaI isa zodha patrikA ne ina 50 aMkoM meM 5000 pRSThoM kI bahumUlya sAmagrI apane sudhI pAThakoM ko prastuta kii| isa vikAsa yAtrA meM hama kitanA Age bar3ha pAye yaha to hama nahIM kaha sakate kintu hameM deza ke mUrdhanya vidvAnoM, zodhakoM evaM jijJAsu pAThakoM kA paryApta sneha milA hai| vastuta: patrikA ne jo bhI khyAti arjita kI hai usakA sampUrNa zreya hamAre lekhakoM tathA sampAdaka maNDala ke sadasyoM ko hai evaM jo nyUnatAyeM raha gaI usakA kAraNa merI alpajJatA evaM pramAda hai| phalata: maiM isakA sampUrNa dAyitva svIkAra karatA hU~ evaM bhaviSya meM apekSita sudhAra kA vizvAsa dilAtA huuN| gaNita kA vidyArthI hone ke kAraNa bhASA evaM vyAkaraNa saMbaMdhI aneka doSa raha jAte haiM tathA prUpha saMzodhana meM bhI doSa raha jAte haiM jinakA pariSkAra kiyA jAnA jarUrI hai| ina 50 aMkoM meM prakAzita lekhoM, TippaNiyoM, AkhyAoM Adi kI samekita sUcI zIghra prakAzita kI jA rahI hai jo hamAre pAThakoM hetu to upayogI hogI kintu vigata varSoM meM prakAzita sAmagrI kI samaddhatA ko bhI vyakta kregii| ___ gata aMka meM prakAzita mere sampAdakIya tathA gata saMgoSThI (3 - 5 mArca 2001) meM Ayojita eka satra para vyApaka pratikiyA huii| aneka vidvAnoM ne vistRta evaM kucha ne saMkSipta pratikriyAyeM bhejiiN| yahA~ maiM yaha spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki kundakunda jJAnapITha ke viSaya meM cintA kI koI bAta nahIM hai| vidvAnoM kI cintAyeM unake sneha kA pratIka hai| kandakanda jJAnapITha usake yazasvI adhyakSa kAkAsAhaba zrI devakumArasiMhajI kAsalIvAla kA svapna hai jise sAkAra karane meM Apa saba pratyakSa evaM parokSa rUpa se sahabhAgI bane haiN| unakI kalpanAzIlatA, sthirabuddhi, dUradRSTi, samarpaNa ke bhAva, suvicArita yojanAbaddha kriyAnvayana evaM vizvAsa kA pratiphala hai yaha zodha sNsthaan| yaha merA saubhAgya rahA ki meM unake mizana meM apanA yatkiMcita yogadAna kara sakA evaM jaba taka unakA vizvAsa banA rahegA maiM apanA nyUnAdhika yogadAna detA rhuuNgaa| kisI zodha patrikA ke 50 aMka niyamita nikalanA bhI kama mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai| vigata 13 varSoM meM jJAnapITha ke vividha prakalpoM kI sthApanA evaM saMcAlana meM 1,00,00,000/- (eka karor3a) rUpaye se adhika kI rAzi kA niveza/vyaya kiyA jA cukA hai phalata: saMsthAna ne rASTrIya/antarrASTrIya khyAti arjita kI hai| yaha isa saMsthA ke netRtva ke liye atyanta gaurava evaM saMtoSa kA viSaya hai| naI paristhiti meM utane kaThora zrama kI apekSA nahIM jitanI prArambhika varSoM meM thii| kyoMki prArambha ke varSoM meM adhikAMza vargoM meM saMsthA ke prati upekSA kA bhAva rahatA hai phalata: saMcAlaka/saMcAlakoM ko kevala kaThora zrama karanA hotA hai jisase unakI saMsthA kI pahacAna bana sake kintu vikasita ho jAne yA pahacAna bana jAne ke bAda gaira akAdamika vyakti varcasva baDhAne lagate haiM athavA akAdamika vyakti 'calatI gAr3I meM baiThane kI nIti ke tahata adhikAra jamAne kI phirAka meM juTa jAte haiN| jJAnapITha sahita samasta zodha saMsthAnoM ke zIrSa netRtva ko aise zubhacintakoM (?) se apane saMsthAnoM ko bacAnA hogA varanA hIMga kI eka DalI lahalahAte baTa vRkSa ko bhI kucha samaya meM dharAzAyI kara detI hai| vyakti yA vyaktiyoM kI suSupta/atRpta arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahatvAkAMkSAyeM saMsthAna ko rAjanIti kA akhAr3A banA detI haiN| aise vyakti thor3A sA lAbha dekara bhI saMsthAna kA itanA nuksAna kara dete haiM jisakI bharapAI asaMbhava ho jAtI hai| aisA poSaNa kisa kAma kA jisakI carama pariNati prANoM kA visarjana ho| jaina samAja ke aneka pratiSThita zodha saMsthAnoM kA vigata 50 varSoM kA itihAsa isa tathya kA sAkSI hai| hama kAmanA karate haiM ki kundakunda jJAnapITha sahita deza ke sabhI jaina saMsthAna aise tathAkathita zubhacintakoM kI kudRSTi se bace rheN| aura jaina vidhAoM ke adhyayana / anusaMdhAna kI kSINa hotI paramparA lupta hone se baca jAye / svapna dekhanA yA dikhAnA burA nahIM kintu vartamAna kI kImata para, zAyada zreyaskara nahIM | kundakunda jJAnapITha kA pustakAlaya Aja zodhArthiyoM ke AkarSaNa kA kendra banatA jA rahA hai| aba taka isameM lagabhaga 9000 se adhika pustakoM, 1100 se adhika pAMDulipiyoM ( sahayogI amara graMthAlaya meM saMkalita pAMDulipiyoM sahita) evaM 500 se adhika prakAra kI jaina evaM jainetara patra-patrikAoM kA saMkalana kiyA jA cukA hai| Aja bhI 300 jaina patra-patrikAyeM niyamita rUpa se A rahI haiN| pustakAlaya ko vartamAna rUpa meM lAne ke liye hameM vigata varSoM meM zrI sanatakumAra jaina, zrImatI jAgrati bakSI evaM zrImatI surekhA mizrA, B.Lib. kA bharapUra sahayoga milaa| samprati zrImatI mizrA evaM ku. saMdhyA jaina kAryarata haiN| pustakAlaya vijJAna ke yuvA vidvAna DaoN. saMjIva sarApha M.Lib., D.Lib. ne anathaka zrama kiyA hai| unhoMne dAzamika paddhatti se isa pustakAlaya kA vargIkaraNa karAyA hai| pustakAlaya kI sthApanA kAkAsAhaba ke vyaktigata saMgraha meM upalabdha jaina saMskRti saMrakSaka saMgha - zolApura evaM bhAratIya jJAnapITha ke prakAzanoM se huI thii| taduparAnta DaoN. vRddhicandra jaina ke parivAra, DaoN. ena. pI. jaina ( pUrva rAjadUta), zrI jayasena jaina (sampAdaka- sanmati vANI), zrI rameza kAsalIvAla (sampAdaka - vIra nikalaMka), DaoN. ema. ke. jaina, bra. bhAI anilajI, bra. bhAI sunIlajI ne apane saMgraha kI zatAdhika pustakeM pradAna kI / di. jaina udAsIna Azrama ke saMgraha evaM AdaraNIya bAbUsAhaba zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAlajI se hameM bahuta bar3I mAtrA meM mUlyavAna graMtha prApta hue| pUjya muni zrI abhayasAgarajI ke AzIrvAda sahita aneka graMtha, AcArya zrI vidyAsAgarajI ke saMgha se bhI aneka graMtha milate rahate haiN| maiMne svayaM bhI zatAdhika graMtha vibhinna caraNoM meM pustakAlaya ko pradAna kiye| Apa sabake sahayoga evaM vizvAsa ke liye hama kRtajJa haiN| yaha hamArA kartavya hai ki isa vizvAsa ko akSuNNa banAye rkheN| deza ke kone kone se arhat vacana meM samIkSArtha evaM pustakAlaya hetu bheMTa meM prApta hone vAle graMtha bhI isakA gaurava bar3hAte haiN| bhaviSya meM bhI sabhI pAThakoM ko sabhI graMtha upalabdha karanA hamArA dAyitva hai| arhat vacana kA prastuta aMka hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra 2600 vA~ janma jayantI varSa vizeSAMka ke rUpa meM prakAzita kiyA hai| phalata: bhagavAna mahAvIra se sambaddha 4 AlekhoM ko vizeSa rUpa se prakAzita kiyA hai| Age bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayaka sAmagrI prAthamikatA se prakAzita kreNge| patrikA kI pAramparika rIti-nIti ke anurUpa anya Alekha bhI saMyojita haiN| agale aMka meM prakAzya kucha AlekhoM ko bhI sUcIbaddha kiyA hai| anta meM maiM digambara jaina udAsIna Azrama TrasTa ke sabhI padAdhikAriyoM vizeSataH zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla evaM zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla ke prati AbhAra jJApita karatA hU~ ke saMrakSaNa ke kAraNa hI patrikA kA 50 vA~ aMka hama prastuta kara pA rahe haiN| ina 50 aMkoM ke sampAdana ke madhya huI truTiyoM ke liye kSamAyAcanA sahita . DaoN. anupama jaina arhat vacana, apraila 2001 6 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vaca kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura varSa 13, aMka 2 apraila 2001, 7 - 8 prakAzakIya anurodha arhat vacana patrikA kA 50 vA~ aMka suyoga se mahAvIra jayaMtI ke pAvana avasara para prakAzita ho rahA hai| kisI bhI zodha patrikA kA 50 vA~ aMka niyamita prakAzana honA vaise hI AlhAdakArI hotA hai phira isakA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI 2600 vIM janma jayaMtI ke avasara para prakAzita honA aura bhI sukhada hai| apane sudhI pAThakoM evaM samarpita lekhakoM kA sambala pAkara hI hama isa maMjila taka pahu~ce phalata: isa avasara para hama Apa sabako badhAI dete haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 veM nirvANa mahotsava ke uparAnta 2600 vA~ janma jayaMtI mahotsava varSa ke rUpa meM punaH avasara AyA hai jaba hameM jainadharma kI prAcInatA, prAsaMgikatA, samIcInatA evaM jJAna-vijJAna ke kSetra meM jainAcAryoM ke avadAna ko vizva samudAya ke sammukha prastuta karanA hai| nirvANotsava ke samaya bhAratIya jJAnapITha dvArA jainakalA evaM sthApatya bhAga, bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina tIrtha kSetra kameTI dvArA bhArata ke digambara jaina tIrtha 5 bhAga, bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina vidvat pariSada dvArA tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura unakI AcArya paramparA 4 bhAga sadRzya kAlajayI kRtiyA~ vizva samudAya ke sammukha AI haiN| 3 bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma jayaMtI varSa ke sandarbha meM kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura ne eka atimahatvapUrNa prakalpa hastagata kiyA hai| 9vIM zatAbdI ke digambara jaina AcArya zrI kumudendu ne aMkalipi meM sarvabhASAbhayI graMtha 'siribhUvalaya' kI racanA kI thii| aMkalipi evaM kAnar3I akSara lipi meM samanvita rUpa se likhe isa graMtha meM bane cArToM meM vividha baMdhoM ke mAdhyama se bhAratIya saMskRti ke aneka pramukha / bahuzruta graMtha guthita haiN| jinako prakaTa karane se ina graMthoM ke 9 vIM zatAbdI meM pracalita vAstavika pAThoM ko prApta karanA saMbhava hogaa| kAlakrama se sAmpradAyika durAgrahoM ke kAraNa vikRta kiye gaye aMzoM kA jJAna hone se hama apane sacce itihAsa evaM saMskRti ko bhalI prakAra jAna skeNge| sAtha hI jJAna-vijJAna ke kSetroM meM jainAcAryoM ke yogadAna ko adhika sakSamatA se pradarzita kiyA jA skegaa| AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNajI mahArAja dvArA bIsavIM sadI ke pA~caveM dazaka meM isa graMtha kA jo prAthamika adhyayana karAyA gayA thA usake niSkarSa ke AdhAra para yaha graMtha dhavalA se bhI adhika pariSkRta vaijJAnika evaM gaNitIya jJAna se samRddha DaoN. anupama jaina ke mArgadarzana meM kundakunda jJAnapITha ne isa graMtha kI pAMDulipiyoM evaM aba taka kRta kArya kI khoja, saMkalana, lipyAMtaraNa, anuvAda evaM AlocanAtmaka adhyayana kI eka vizeSa kArya yojanA taiyAra kI hai| arhat vacana ID aMkoM meM isa viSaya para kAphI likhA jA cukA hai| aba sampUrNa yojanA meM samanvaya hetu DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina 'manuja' ko kundakunda jJAnapITha meM zodhAdhikArI (bhUvalaya pariyojanA) ke rUpa meM dAyitya diyA gayA hai| hameM vizvAsa hai ki hama isa durlabha graMtha ko vidvat jagata ke sammukha prastuta kara skeNge| arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - bhArata ke prathama rASTrapati mahAmahima DaoN. rAjendra prasAda ne isa graMtha ko dekhakara ise bhArata kA 8 vA~ Azcarya nirUpita kiyA thA evaM unake AdezAnusAra hI ise rASTrIya abhilekhAgAra 7 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM mAikro philma ke mAdhyama se saMrakSita kiyA gayA thaa| maiM Apa sabase anurodha karatA hU~ ki isa mahAna yajJa meM apanI Ahuti dene hetu jJAnapITha ko saba prakAra kA sahayoga pradAna kreN| Apake pAsa etadviSayaka jo bhI sUcanAe~ hoM ve bhI hameM avilamba upalabdha karAne kA kaSTa kreN| jisase kArya yojanA ke nirmANa meM usakA upayoga ho ske| varSa 2001 tathA 2002 hetu naye nidezaka maMDala evaM sampAdaka maMDala kA gaThana kiyA jA cukA hai| inakI pUrNa sUcI kramaza: isI pRSTha evaM pRSTha 2 para dRSTavya hai| DaoN. anupama - jaina ne vigata 12 varSoM kI bhAMti bhaviSya meM bhI arhat vacana kA sampAdana kArya karate rahate kI svIkRti pradAna kI hai| sAtha hI nidezaka maMDala ke adhyakSa ke rUpa meM hameM bahuzruta zikSAvid evaM devI ahilyA vizvavidyAlaya, indaura ke pUrvakulapati pro. e. e. abbAsI kA mArgadarzana prApta hogA jo hamAre liye gaurava kI bAta hai| maiM nidezaka evaM saMpAdaka maMDala ke sabhI sadasyoM ko badhAI detA hU~ evaM AzA karatA hU~ ki Apa sabake sahayoga se jJAnapITha navIna U~cAiyoM ko prApta kregaa| 6.4.2001 adhyakSa pro. e. e. abbAsI pUrva kulapati, bI 417, sudAmA nagara, indaura - 452009 phona : 0731-482898 8 nidezaka maMDala 1. pro. Ara. ra. nAMdagAMvakara pUrva kulapati, candradIpa apArTamenTa nikAlasa mandira, itavArI, nAgapura 440002 phona: 0712763186 - 2. pro. nalina ke. zAstrI samAyojaka mahAvidyAlaya vikAsa pariSada, e-11, magadha vi.vi. parisara, bodhagayA - 824234 ( bihAra ) phona: 0631400420 - sadasya san 2001-2002 saciva DaoN. * devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla anupama jaina sa. prAdhyApaka gaNita, zA. holkara svazAsI vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya, - - 'jJAna chAyA', DI 14, sudAmA nagara, indaura - 452009 phona : 0731- (ni.) 787790 (kA.) 545421 3. pro. surezacanda agravAla prAdhyApaka gaNita evaM adhyakSa vijJAna saMkAya, e-2 caudharI caraNasiMha vi. vi., meraTha - 250404 (u.pra.) phona: 0121-762526 5. DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina 4. DaoN. ena. pI. jaina pUrva rAjadUta, I-50, sAketa, indaura - 452001 phona: 0731-561273 91/1, galI naM. 3, tilakanagara, indaura - 452001 phona: 0731490619 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhatva kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura isa yuga ke prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI tIrthaMkara paramparA meM antima caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmajayaMtI mahotsava ke sandarbha meM prAcIna jaina siddhAnta evaM purANa granthoM ke anusAra mahAvIra svAmI kA zodhapUrNa vAstavika paricaya yahA~ prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai - lagabhaga do hajAra varSa pUrva zrI yativRSabhAcArya dvArA racita 'tiloyapaNNatti' grantha meM varNana AyA hai ki - varSa - 13, aMka 2, apraila 2001, 9-16 bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi kuNDalapura # AryikA candanAmatI* arthAt bhagavAna mahAvIra kuNDalapura jilA nAlandA (bihAra pradeza) meM pitA siddhArtha aura mAtA priyakAriNI se caitra zuklA trayodazI ke dina uttarAphAlgunI nakSatra meM utpanna hue / siddhattharAya piyakAriNIhiM, Nayarammi kuMDale vIro / uttaraphagguNirikkhe, cittasiyAterasIe uppaNNo // 549 || SaTkhaNDAgama ke caturtha khaNDa evaM navamI pustaka kI TIkA meM zrI vIrasenAcArya ne bhI kahA hai ki - 'ASAr3ha joNa pakkha chaTThIe kuNDalapura NagarAhiva NAhavaMza siddhattha Narindassa tisilA devIe gabbhamAgaMtaNesu tattha aTThAdivasAhiya NavamAse acchima caitta sukkha pakkha terasIe uttarAphagguNI gabbhAdo nnikkhNto|' 2 vartamAna samaya se 2600 varSa pUrva bihAra prAnta ke nAlandA jile meM sthita 'kuNDalapura' nagara meM jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra ne janma liyA to janma se 15 mahIne pUrva se hI mAtA trizalA ke A~gana meM ratnavRSTi huI thii| isa ratnavRSTi ke viSaya meM 'uttarapurANa' nAmaka grantha meM zrIguNabhadrasUri kahate haiM - - tasmin SaNmAsazeSAyuSyAnAkAdAgamiSyati / bharatesmin videhAkhye, viSaye bhavanAMgaNe // 251 // rAjJaH kuMDapurezasya, vasudhArApa tatpRthu / saptakoTImaNIH sArddhAH, siddhArthasya dinaM prati // 252 || ASADhe site pakSe -11 3 arthAt jaba acyuta svarga meM usakI Ayu chaha mahIne kI raha gaI aura vaha svarga se avatAra lene ke sammukha huA, usa samaya isa bharatakSetra ke videha nAmaka deza meM 'kuNDalapura' nagara ke rAjA siddhArtha ke ghara pratidina sAr3he tIna karor3a maNiyoM kI bhArI varSA hone lgii| harivaMzapurANa meM bhI zrI jinasenAcArya ne dvitIya sarga ke andara zloka naM. 5 se 24 taka mahAvIra svAmI ke garbhakalyANaka kA prakaraNa likhate hue kuNDalapura nagarI kA vistRta varNana kiyA hai tathA usa nagarI kI mahimA mahAvIra ke janma se hI sArthaka batAte hue kahA hai ki . etAvataiva paryAptaM, purasya guNavarNanam / svargAvataraNe tadyadvIrasyAdhAratAM gatam // 12 // 4 * saMghastha gaNinIpramukha zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI, C/o. di. jaina triloka zodha saMsthAna, hastinApura - 250404 (meraTha) Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arthAt - isa kuNDalapura nagara ke guNoM kA varNana to itane se hI paryApta ho jAtA hai ki yaha nagara svarga se avatAra lete samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AdhAra banI, bhagavAna mahAvIra vahA~ svarga se Akara avatIrNa hue| yahA~ videha deza ke varNana se pUrA vihAra prAnta mAnA gayA hai| usake andara eka vizAla (96 mIla kA) nagara thaa| jaise mAlavA deza meM 'ujjayinI' nagarI, kauzala deza meM 'ayodhyA' nagarI, vatsadeza meM 'kauzAmbI' nagarI Adi ke varNana se bar3e - bar3e jiloM evaM prAntoM ke andara rAjadhAnI ke rUpa meM bhagavantoM kI janmanagariyA~ samajhanA cAhiye na ki Aja ke samAna choTe se grAma ko tIrthaMkara kI janmabhUmi kahanA caahiye| mahAkavi zrI puSpadanta viracita apabhraMza bhASA ke grantha 'vIrajiNiMdacariu' meM varNana AyA hai ki - iha jaMbudIvi bhrhNtraali| ramaNIya visaI sohA visaali| kuMDauri rAu siddhattha shiu| jo siriharU maggaNa vesa rhiu|| ina padyoM kA hindI anuvAda karate hue DaoN. hIrAlAla ne likhA hai ki - jaba mahAvIra svAmI kA jIva svarga se cyuta hokara madhyaloka meM Ane vAlA thA taba saudharma indra ne jagata kalyANa kI kAmanA se prerita hokara kubera se kahA - isa jambUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM vizAla zobhAdhArI videha pradeza meM kuNDalapura nagara ke rAjA siddhArtha rAjya karate haiM, aise una rAjA siddhArtha kI priya rAnI priyakAriNI ke zubha lakSaNoM se yukta patra caubIsavA~ tIrthaMkara hogA jinake caraNoM meM indra bhI namana kreNge| ataeva he kubera ! ina donoM ke nivAsa bhavana ko svarNamayI, kAntimAn va devoM kI lakSmI ke vilAsayogya banA do| indra kI AjJA se kubera ne kuNDalapura ko aisA hI sundara banA diyaa| isI prakaraNa meM Age dekheM - pahupaMgaNi tetthu vaMdiya carama jinniNdeN| chammAsa viraiya rayaNaviThi kkhiNdeN||7116 arthAta - aise usa rAjabhavana ke prAMgaNa meM aMtima tIrthakara kI vandanA karane vAle usa yakSoM ke rAjA kubera ne chaha mAsa taka ratnoM kI varSA kii| mANikyacandra jaina bI.e. khaMDavA nivAsI ne san 1908 meM likhI huI apanI pustaka LIFE OF MAHAVIRA (mahAvIra caritra) meM kuNDalapura ke viSaya meM nimna niSkarSa diye haiM - 1. The Description of the magnificence of his palace; the ceremonious rejoicings with which the birth of Mahavira was celebrated and the grandevr and pomp of his court ; make us believe that Siddhartha was a powerful monarch of his time and his metropolis ; Kundalpura ; a big popular city. arthAta - mahArAjA siddhArtha ke mahala kI bhavyatA, mahAvIra ke janma para manAI gaI khuziyA~ evaM unake rAjadarabAra ke vaibhava kA varNana hameM isa tathya ke liye vizvasta kara dete haiM ki siddhArtha apane samaya ke zaktizAlI rAjA the aura unakA mahAnagara "kuNDalapura' eka bar3A ghanI janasaMkhyA vAlA nagara thaa| 10 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. As to the birthplace of Mahavira ; it is probable but not certain ; as Dr. Hoernle suggests ; that the Jaina tradition which represents Kundalpura as a large town may be correct ; in as much as Kundalpura is taken as equivalent to Vesali (Sanskrit Vaishali). He puts his birthplace at Kollaga ; another sub of Vesali ........... uparyukta kathana ke dvArA lekhaka zrI mANikyacandrajI ne eka videzI vidvAna ke dvArA vaizAlI ke eka sthAna 'kolAgA' ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janmasthAna kahane para apanA tarka prastuta kiyA hai ki 'kolAgA' ko mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi mAnanA bilkula anAvazyaka evaM nirAdhAra hai kyoMki 'kuNDalapura' unakA janmasthAna nirvivAdita satya hai jaisA ki unhIM ke zabdoM meM dekheM - 'Both the Digambaras and Shvetambaras assert that Kundalpura was the place where He was borns. arthAta digambara aura zvetAmbara donoM hI ekamata se kuNDalapura ko hI mahAvIra svAmI kI janmabhUmi mAnate haiN| unhoMne apanI isI pustaka meM 'mahAvIrapurANa' kA sandarbha dete hue kuNDalapura ko eka bar3e zahara ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai - arthAt kuNDalapura zahara eka bar3I rAjadhAnI ke rUpa meM sarvatomukhI mAnyatA kA kendra rahA hai kyoMki rAjA ceTaka apanI putrI trizalA jaisI tIrthakara janmadAtrI kanyA kA vivAha kisI choTe - moTe jamIMdAra se to kara nahIM dete balki apane se bhI uccastarIya rAjagharAne meM hI krte| isI bAta ko LIFE OF MAHAVIRA meM batAyA hai - All these remarks go to show that Sidhharth; if not a powerful monarch ; exercised atleast ; a kingly authority; if not more to that of Chetaka.s ye katipaya pramANa yahA~ mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi kuNDalapura se sambandhita diye gaye haiN| aba mahAvIra ke nanihAla 'vaizAlI' ke viSaya meM jAnakArI prApta kIjiye - vIrajiNiMdacariu grantha kI pA~cavIM sandhi meM zrI puSpadaMta mahAkavi kahate haiM ki rAjA zreNika ne samavasaraNa meM gautama gaNadhara se pUchA ki he bhagavana! mujhe usa AryikA candanA kA caritra sunAiye jisake zarIra meM candana kI sugandha hai tathA jisane mithyAtvarUpI andhakAra ko dUra kara diyA hai| rAjA ke isa prazna ko sunakara gautamasvAmI ne kahA ki he zreNika! maiM candanA kA vRttAnta kahatA hU~ so suno - sindhu - visaI vaisAlI - purvri| ghara-siri-ohAmiya - sara - vr-ghri|| ceDau NAma Naresaru nnivsi| devi akhudda suhadda mhaasii|| 10 arthAt sindhuviSaya (nadI pradhAna videha nAmaka pradeza) meM vaizAlI nAmaka nagara hai jahA~ ke ghara apanI zobhA se devoM ke vimAnoM kI zobhA ko bhI jItate haiN| usa nagara meM ceTaka nAmaka narezvara nivAsa karate haiN| unakI mahArAnI mahAsatI subhadrA se unake dhanadatta, dhanabhadra, upendra, zivadatta, haridatta, arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamboja, kampana, prayaMga, prabhaMjana aura prabhAsa nAmaka dasa putra utpanna hue| unakI atyanta rUpavatI sAta putriyA~ bhI huIM jinake nAma haiM - priyakAriNI, mRgAvatI, suprabhAdevI, celinI, jyeSThA aura cndnaa| inameM se priyakAriNI (trizalA) kA vivAha zreSTha nAthavaMzI kuNDalapura nareza siddhArtha ke sAtha kara diyA gyaa| isI prakAra uttarapurANa ke 75 veM parva meM varNana AyA hai - siMdhvAkhye viSaye bhUbhRdvaizAlI ngrebhvt| ceTakAkhyotivikhyAto vinIta: prmaarhtH|| 3 / / 11 isa grantha meM bhI rAjA ceTaka ke dasa putra evaM sAta putriyoM kA kathana karate hue granthakAra ne kuNDalapura ke rAjA siddhArtha kA varNana kiyA hai| uparyukta pramANoM se sahaja samajhA jA sakatA hai ki bihAra prAnta meM kuNDalapura aura vaizAlI donoM alaga - alaga rAjAoM ke alaga-alaga nagara the tathA kuNDalapura ke rAjA siddhArtha evaM vaizAlI ke rAjA ceTaka kA apanA - apanA vizeSa astitva thaa| ata: eka-dUsare ke astitva ko kisI kI pradeza sImA meM garbhita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| kucha vyavahArika tathya - 1. kisI bhI kanyA kA vivAha ho jAne para usakA vAstavika paricaya sasurAla se hotA __ hai na ki mAyake (pIhara) se| 2. usakI santAnoM kA janma bhI sasurAla meM hI hotA hai| haoN! yadi sasurAla meM koI vizeSa asuvidhA ho yA santAna kA janma vahA~ zubha na hotA ho tabhI use pIhara meM jAkara santAna ko janma denA par3atA hai| putra kA vaMza to pitA ke nAma evaM nagara se hI calatA hai na ki nAnA - mAmA ke vaMza aura nagara se usakI pahacAna ucita lagatI hai| ina vyavahArika tathyoM se mahAvIra kI pahacAna nanihAla vaizAlI aura nAnA ceTaka se nahIM kintu pitA kI nagarI kuNDalapura evaM pitA zrI siddhArtha rAjA se hI mAnanA zobhAspada lagatA hai| apanA ghara evaM nagara bhale hI choTA ho kintu mahApurUSa dUsare kI vizAla sampatti evaM nagara se apanI pahacAna banAne meM gaurava nahIM samajhate haiN| phira vaizAlI ke dasa rAjakumAra kinake uttarAdhikArI bane? jaina granthoM ke paurANika tathyoM se yaha nitAnta satya hai ki rAjA ceTaka ke dasa putra evaM sAta putriyA~ thiiN| inameM se pA~ca putriyoM ke vivAha evaM do ke dIkSAgrahaNa kI bAta bhI sarvavidita hai| kintu yadi tIrthakara mahAvIra ko vaizAlI ke rAjakumAra yA yuvarAja ke rUpa meM mAnA gayA to rAjA ceTaka ke dazoM putra arthAt mahAvIra ke sabhI mAmA kyA kahalAeMge? kyA ve kuNDalapura ke rAjakumAra kahe jAeMge? yaha nyAyika tathya bhI mahAvIra ko kuNDalapura kA yuvarAja svIkAra karegA na ki vaizAlI kaa| ata: kuNDalapura ke rAjakumAra ke rUpa meM hI mahAvIra kA astitva suzobhita hotA hai| apanI zodha sAmragI chor3akara dUsare sAkSyoM para vizvAsa kyoM kareM? mahAvIra ke pazcAt jainazAsana digambara aura zvetAmbaroM ina do paramparAoM meM vibhakta 12 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho gayA yadyapi yaha eka aitihAsika satya hai tathApi Aja bhI digambara jainadharma ke atiprAcIna pramANa maujUda haiM jinameM mahAvIra kA janmasthAna kuNDalapura hI mAnA gayA hai aura una tathyoM ke AdhAra para tIrthaMkara ke janma se pUrva 15 mAha taka ratnavRSTi unakI mAtA ke mahala meM hI hone ke pramANa haiM na ki nAnA-nAnI ke A~gana meM ratnavRSTi ho sakatI hai| punaH jahA~ ratnavRSTi huI hai, bhagavAna kA janma to usI ghara meM mAnanA par3egA ataH "mahAvIra kA janma trizalA mAtA kI kukSi se kuNDalapura meM hI huA thA " yaha dRr3ha zraddhAna rakhate hue kuNDalapura ko vikAsa aura pracAra kI zreNI meM avazya lAnA cAhie / kuNDalapura ke viSaya meM vartamAna arvAcIna ( dUsare sAhitya ke anusAra) zodha kA mahatva darzAte hue yadi digambara jaina granthoM kI prAcIna zodhapUrNa vANI ko maddenajara ( upekSita) karake vaizAlI ko mahAvIra janmabhUmi ke nAma se mAnA jA rahA hai to anya granthAnusAra mahAvIra ke dUsarA bhAI mahAvIra kA vivAha, janma se pUrva unakA garbhaparivartana Adi aneka bAteM bhI hameM svIkAra karanI cAhie, kintu zAyada ina bAtoM ko koI bhI digambara jainadharma ke anuyAyI svIkAra nahIM kara sakate haiN| ataH hamArA anurodha hai ki apanI paramasatya jinavANI ko Aja ke zodha kI balivedI para na car3hAkara saMsAra ke samakSa mahatvapUrNa prAcIna di. jaina granthoM ke dastAveja prastuta karanA cAhie / vaizAlI kA vikAsa ho kintu mahAvIra janmabhUmi ke nAma se nahIM jahA~ jisa kSetra meM tIrthaMkara jaise mahApuruSoM ke janma hote haiM vahA~ kI to dharatI hI ratnamayI aura svarNamayI ho jAtI hai ataH vahA~ dUra-dUra taka yadi utkhanana meM koI purAtatva sAmagrI prApta hotI rahe to koI atizayokti vAlI bAta nahIM hai arthAt mahAvIra ke nanihAla vaizAlI meM yadi koI avazeSa mile haiM to ve janmabhUmi ke pratIka na hokara yaha paurANika tathya darzAte hai ki tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke astitva ko vaizAlI meM bhI usa samaya mAnakara unake nAmA-mAmA sabhI gaurava kA anubhava karate hue sikke Adi meM unake citra utkIrNa karAte the tabhI ve Aja purAtatva ke rUpa meM prApta ho rahe haiN| - digambara paramparAnusAra tIrthaMkara to apane mAtA pitA ke ikalaute putra hI hote haiM arthAt unake koI bhAI nahIM hotA ataH mAtA pitA ke svargavAsI hone ke pazcAta kuNDalapura kI mahimA vaizAlI meM mahAvIra ke mAmA Adi jAti bandhuoM ne prasArita kara vahA~ koI mahAvIra kA smAraka bhI banavAyA ho to koI atizayokti nahIM hai| ata: saMbhava hai ki usa smAraka ke avazeSa vahA~ mila rahe hoN| - vartamAna meM bhI yadi vaizAlI janasAmAnya ke AvAgamana kI suvidhA yukta nagara hai to vahA~ mahAvIra svAmI kA smAraka Aja bhI janamAnasa kI zraddhA kA kendra bana sakatA hai kintu vidvAnoM ko uparyukta viSayoM para gahana ciMtana karake aisA nirNaya lenA cAhie ki prAcIna siddhAnta dhUmila na hone pAyeM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmajayaMti mahotsava manAne ke sAtha hI jaina samAja ke dvArA koI aisA vivAdita kArya na ho jAve ki mahAvIra kI asalI janmabhUmi "kuNDalapura" hI vivAda ke ghere meM par3akara mahAvIra janmabhUmi ke saubhAgya se vaMcita ho jAve / mahAvIrakAlIna ko zahara kI eka kAlonI nahIM kaha sakate kuNDalapura tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI janmanagarI meM sAkSAt saudharma indra eka lAkha yojana ke airAvata hAthI para baiThakara AtA hai aura vahA~ bhArI prabhAvanA ke sAtha janmakalyANaka mahotsava manAtA arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - 13 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ataH usa nagarI kA pramANa sAdhAraNa nagariyoM ke samAna na mAnakara atyanta vizeSa nagarI mAnanA caahie| jaisA ki zAstroM meM varNana bhI hai ki tIrthaMkara kI janmanagarI ko unake janma se pUrva svarga se indra svayaM Akara vyavasthita karate haiN| jisa kuNDalapura ko svayaM indroM ne Akara basAyA ho usake astitva ko kabhI nakArA nahIM jA sakatA hai tathA usake antargata anya nagaroM kA mAnanA to ucita lagatA hai, na ki anya nagariyoM ke antargata / jaise dillI zahara kI eka kAlonI kI bhA~ti "kuNDalapura' ko nahIM mAnanA caahie| kAlaparivartana ke kAraNa lagabhaga 2500 varSoM bAda usa kuNDalapura nagarI kI sImA bhI yadi pahale se kAphI choTI ho gaI hai to bhI usake saubhAgyamayI astitva ko nakAra kara kisI bar3e nagara ko mahAvIra janmabhUmi kA darjA pradAna kara denA usI taraha anucita lagatA hai ki jaise hamArA purAnA ghara yadi Age calakara garIba yA khaNDahara ho jAe to kisI paDosI bar3e jamIMdAra ke ghara se apane astitva kI pahacAna banAnA / abhiprAya yaha hai ki sarvaprathama to mahAvIra kI vAstavika janmabhUmi kuNDalapura nagarI kA jIrNoddhAra, vikAsa Adi karake use khUba suvidhA sampanna karanA cAhie, use vilupta karane kA dussAhasa to kadApi nahIM honA cAhie / yadi 50 varSa pUrva samAja ke variSTha logoM ne sUkSmatA se digambara jaina granthoM kA avalokana kie binA koI galata nirNaya le liyA to kyA prAcIna siddhAnta Age ke lie sarvathA badala die jAe~ge ? merI to digambara jaina dharmAnuyAyiyoM ke lie isa avasara para vizeSa preraNA hai ki yadi isI taraha nirAdhAra aura nae itihAsavidoM ke anusAra prAcIna tIrthoM kA zodha calatA rahA to vaha dina dUra nahIM jaba apane hAtha se kuNDalapura, pAvApurI, ayodhyA, ahicchatra Adi asalItIrtha nikala jAe~ge kyoMki Aja to bijauliyA (rAja.) ke loga ahicchatra tIrtha ko asvIkAra karake bijauliyA meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA upasarga honA mAnate haiN| isI prakAra san 1993 meM eka vidvAna ayodhyA meM eka saMgoSThI ke andara vartamAna kI ayodhyA nagarI para hI praznacinha lagAkara use anyatra videza kI dharatI ( kamboDiyA) para batAne lage taba pUjya gaNinIpramukha zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI ne unheM yaha kahakara samajhAyA thA ki zodhArthI vidvAnoM ko itanA bhI zodha nahIM karanA cAhie ki apanI ( jinavANI) mA~ para hI sandeha kI suI Tikane lage arthAt tIrthaMkara dvArA pratipAdita jinavANI evaM paramparAcAryoM dvArA racita granthoM ko sandeha ke ghere meM DAlakara yA unheM jhUThA ThaharAkara anumAna evaM kiMcita sAmya ke AdhAra para likhe gae zodha prabandha hameM maMjUra nahIM haiN| zodha kA artha kyA hai ? mujhe samajha meM nahIM AtA prAcIna mUla paramparA para kuThArAghAta karake arvAcIna aitihAsika tathyoM ko ujAgara karanA hI kyA zodha kI paribhASA hai ? vaizAlI kabhI bhI sarvasammati se mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi ke rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kI gaI kyoMki aneka sAdhu-sAdhvI isa viSaya se san 1974 meM bhI asahamata the aura Aja bhI asahamata haiN| yadi isa janmajayantI mahotsava para vaizAlI ko "mahAvIrasmAraka" ke rUpa meM vikasita kiyA jAtA hai taba to saMbhavataH koI sAdhu-sAdhvI, vidvAna athavA samAja kA prabuddhavarga use mAnane se iMkAra nahIM karegA kintu mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi vaizAlI ke nAma para adhikAMza virodha ke arhat vacana, apraila 2001 14 - Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svara guuNjeNge| isa viSaya meM cintana kA viSaya yaha hai ki yadi digambara jaina samAja ke hI loga apane prAcIna Agama ke pramANa chor3akara dUsare granthoM evaM arvAcIna itihAsajJoM ke kathana prAmANika mAnane lageMge to una pUrvAcAryoM dvArA kathita Agama ke pramANa kauna satya mAneMge? isa taraha to "prAcIna bhArata' 12 pustaka meM itihAsakAra pro. rAmazaraNa zarmA dvArA likhita jaina dharma ke lie mithaka kathAoM kA gar3hA jAnA Adi bAteM bhI satya mAnakara jaina dharma ko bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA saMsthApita mAnane meM bhI hameM koI virodha nahIM honA cAhie ? yadi san 1972 meM likhe gae usa kathana kA hama Aja virodha kara use pUrNa asaMgata ThaharAte haiM to vaizAlI ko mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi kahane para bhI hameM itihAsa ko dhUmila hone se bacAne hetu galata kahanA hI par3egA anyathA apane hAthoM se hI apane paira para kulhAr3I mArane ke atirikta koI acchA pratiphala sAmane nahIM aaegaa| hama to zodha kA artha yaha samajhate haiM ki apane mUla itihAsa evaM siddhAntoM ko surakSita rakhate hue vartamAna ko prAcInatA se paricita karAnA caahie| vaizAlI meM na to mahAvIra svAmI kA koI prAcIna maMdira hai aura na hI unake mahala Adi kI koI prAcIna imArata milI hai. kevala kucha varSa pUrva vahA~ "kaNDagrAma" nAma se eka navanirmANa kA kArya zurU huA hai| jaisA ki paNDita balabhadra jaina ne bhI "bhArata ke digambara jaina tIrtha'' 13 nAmaka grantha meM kuNDalapura tIrtha ke viSaya meM likhA hai - "kuNDalapura bihAra prAnta ke paTanA jile meM sthita hai| yahA~ kA posTa Aphisa nAlandA hai aura nikaTa kA relve sTezana bhI nAlandA hai| yahA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke garbha, janma aura tapakalyANaka hue the, isa prakAra kI mAnyatA kaI zatAbdiyoM se calI A rahI hai| yahA~ para eka zikharabanda maMdira hai jisameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zvetacUrNa kI sAr3he cAra phuTa avagAhanA vAlI bhavya padmAsana pratimA virAjamAna hai| vahA~ vArSika melA caitra sudI 12 se 14 taka mahAvIra ke janmakalyANaka ko manAne ke lie hotA hai|" kuNDalapura yA kuNDapura ko kuNDagrAma kahakara vaizAlI sAmrAjya kI eka zAsita ikAI mAnate hue kyA hamAre kucha vidvAna rAjA siddhArtha ko ceTakarAjA kA gharajamAI jaisA tuccha darjA dilAkara unheM vaizAlI ke hI eka choTe se makAna kA garIba zrAvaka siddha karanA cAhate hai? kyA tIrthakara ke pitA kA koI vizAla astitva unheM acchA nahIM lagatA hai? / pUjya gaNinIpramukha zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI isa viSaya meM batalAtI hai ki san 1974 meM mahAvIra svAmI ke 2500 veM nirvANamahotsava ke samaya pUjya AcArya zrI dharmasAgarajI mahArAja, AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNajI mahArAja, paNDitapravara sumeracanda divAkara, paMDita makkhanalAla zAstrI, DA. lAlabahAdura zAstrI - dillI, paM. motIcaMda koThArI-phalTaNa Adi aneka vidvAnoM se carcA huI to saba eka svara se kuNDalapura vartamAna tIrtha kSetra ko hI mahAvIra janmabhUmi ke rUpa meM svIkRta karate the, vaizAlI kisI ko bhI janmabhUmi ke rUpa meM iSTa nahIM thii| isI prakAra kucha purAtAtvika sAkSyoM ke AdhAra para "vaizAlI" ko mahAvIra janmabhUmi ke nAma se mAnyatA nahIM dilAI jA sakatI hai ata: vidvAna AcArya, sAdhu - sAdhvI sabhI gaharAI se ciMtana kara kuNDalapura kI khatare meM par3I asmitA kI rakSA kreN| janmabhUmi ke bAda nirvANabhUmi kI bhI bArI Ane vAlI hai! vartamAna kI buddhijIvI pIr3hI ne mahAvIra svAmI kI kalyANaka bhUmiyoM ke bhrAmaka arhata vacana, apraila 2001 15 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pracAra kA mAno ThekA hI le liyA hai| ise zAyada paMcamakAla yA huNDAvasarpiNI kA abhizApa hI kahanA hogA ki mahAvIra svAmI kI janma evaM nirvANa donoM bhUmiyoM ko vivAdita kara diyA gayA hai| paccIsa sau sattAisa varSoM pUrva bihAra prAnta kI jisa pAvApura nagarI se mahAvIra ne mokSapada prApta kiyA vaha Aja bhI janamAnasa kI zraddhA kA kendra hai aura pratyeka dIpAvalI para vahA~ dezabhara se hajAroM zraddhAlu nirvANalADU car3hAne pahuMcate haiM jaisA zAstroM meM varNana AyA hai bilkula usI prakAra kI zobhA se yukta pAvApurI kA sarovara Aja upalabdha hai aura usake madhyabhAga meM mahAvIra svAmI ke atizayakArI zrIcaraNa virAjamAna haiM phira bhI kucha vidvAna evaM samAjanetA gorakhapura (u.pra.) ke nikaTa saThiyAvAM grAma ke pAsa eka "pAvA" nAmaka nagara ko hI mahAvIra kI nirvANabhUmi pAvA siddhakSetra mAnakara apane ahaM kI puSTi kara rahe haiN| isa taraha kI zodha apane tIrtha aura zAstroM ke prati calatI rahI taba to sabhI asalI tIrtha evaM granthoM para praznacinha laga jAe~ge tathA jaina dharma kI vAstavikatA hI vilupta ho jaaegii| pAvApurI ke viSaya meM bhI aneka zAstrIya pramANa upalabdha haiM kintu yahA~ viSaya ko na bar3hAte hue kevala prasaMgopAtta janmabhUmi prakaraNa ko hI prakAzita kiyA gayA hai so vijJajana svayaM samajheM evaM dUsaroM ko samajhAveM / sandarbha sthala 1. zrI yativRSabhAcArya, cauttho mahAthiyAro, tiloyapaNNatti, pR. 210 2. SaTkhaNDAgama ( navamI pustaka), zrI vIrasenAcArya kRta dhavalA TIkA sahita, caturtha khaNDa, jaina saMskRti saMrakSaka saMgha, zolApura 3. uttarapurANa, AcArya guNabhadra sUri, parva 74 4. harivaMza purANa, AcArya jinasena, dvitIya sarga, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI vIrajiNiMdacariu, apabhraMza bhASA, mahAkavi zrI puSpadaMta, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI, 1974, pRSTha 11 12 13 6. vahI 7. LIFE OF MAHAVIRA, (mahAvIra caritra), mANikyacandra jaina, khaMDavA, pR. 14-15. 8. vahI, vahI, pR. 17. 9. vahI, vahI, pR. 16. 11. 12 13. - vIrajiviMdacarita, apabhraMza bhASA, pAMcavIM saMdhi mahAkavi zrI puSpadaMta, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI, 1974, pRSTha 60 uttara purANa, parva 75. prAcIna bhArata, pro. rAmazaraNa zarmA, NCERT, naI dillI. bhArata ke digambara jaina tIrtha, khaMDa 1975. prApta 16 23.3.01 - baMgAla, bihAra, ur3IsA ke tIrtha, paM. balabhadra jaina, hIrAbAga, mumbaI, arhat vacana, apraila 20 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSa- 13, aMka-2, apraila 2001, 17-26 cana ( (kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) tAthakara mahAvIra para AdhArita prabandha kAvya . .ku. razmi jaina* bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra sAhityakAroM ke liye prArambha se hI preraNA kA srota rahA hai| racanAkAroM ne unake udAtta caritra meM mAnava jIvana kI asImita saMbhAvanAoM ko dekhA hai aura use vividha bhASAoM meM abhivyakti dI hai| devabhASA saMskRta se lekara nAgarI lipi hindI taka kA sAhitya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caritra kI gAthA ko varNita karatA rahA hai| prastuta Alekha meM unake caritra saMbaMdhI prabaMdha graMthoM para yathAvazyaka prakAza DAlA gayA hai| saMskRta kAvya - 1 vardhamAna caritam - 'sanmati caritra' yA 'mahAvIra caritra' nAma se prasiddha isa mahAkAvya kI racanA kavi asaga ne zaka saMvat 911 (988 I.) meM kii| isameM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM tathA vartamAna jIvana kA citraNa 16 sargoM meM nibaddha hai| kavi ne isakA AdhAra yativRSabhAcArya kRta 'tiloyapaNNattI' tathA guNabhadrAcArya kRta 'uttarapurANa' ko banAyA hai| 2. vardhamAna carita - isake apara nAma 'vardhamAna purANa' evaM 'mahAvIra purANa' bhI haiN| bhaTTAraka sakalakIrti ne vikrama saMvat 1518 meM isakA sRjana kiyaa| 19 adhikAra vAle isa kAvya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM tathA vartamAna bhava kA AdyopAMta vistRta varNana huA hai| kavi ne pratyeka adhikAra ke aMta meM jo puSpikA dI hai, usake anusAra graMtha kA nAma 'vIra vardhamAna carita' hai| 'vIra vardhamAna caritam (saMskRta-hindI) nAma se saMpAdana - anuvAda DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina ne kiyA jo san 1974 meM bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI se prakAzita huA hai| 3. vardhamAna kAvya yA vardhamAna carita - bhaTTAraka muni padmanaMdIjI ne isakI racanA kii| isake racanAkAla saMbaMdhI nizcita ullekha nahIM milatA hai| isakI eka prati (lipikAla saM. 1518) jayapura ke pArzvanAtha digambara jaina mandira ke zAstra bhaMDAra meM tathA dUsarI prati (lipikAla saM. 1522) sUrata ke gopIpurA maMdira ke zAstra bhaMDAra meM surakSita hai|' 4. vardhamAna carita - bhaTTAraka vidyAbhUSaNa dvArA racita isa kRti kA ullekha milatA hai| kavi kI anya racanAoM 'jambUsvAmI caritra' tathA 'palyavidhAna pUjA' ke AdhAra para "vardhamAna carita' kA samaya vikrama kI 17vIM zatI mAnA jA sakatA hai| 5. vIrodaya - yaha bIsavIM zatI kA mahAkAvya hai| isake racayitA brahmacArI kavi paMDita bhUrAmala zAstrI the, jo bIsavIM zatAbdI ke digambara AcArya muni jJAnasAgarajI ke rUpa meM prasiddha hue| isa kRti meM kavi ne 22 sargoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra deza kI Adhunika samasyAoM ke nirAkaraNa ko dhyAna meM rakhate hae Adhunika zailI meM varNita kiyA hai| yaha chaha sargoM para svopajJa saMskRta TIkA tathA anya sargoM para svopajJa hindI TIkA sahita prakAzita hai| 6. maMgalAyatanam - mahAvIra caritra viSayaka bihArIlAla zarmA dvArA racita 'maMgalAyatanam' kA ullekha milatA hai| yaha kRti vIra sevA mandira TrasTa prakAzana, vArANasI se san 1975 meM prakAzita huI hai| 7. vIrazarmAbhyudaya - mahAkavi paM. bhUrAmalajI (AcArya jJAnasAgarajI) ne saMskRta meM 'vIrazarmAbhyudaya' kAvya kA sRjana kiyaa| zrI digambara jaina maMdira, dA~tA - rAmagaDha, jilA sIkara (rAjasthAna) * sahAyaka prAdhyApaka - hindI, zAsakIya kanyA mahAvidyAlaya, biinaa| C/. dineza TreDarsa, sarvodaya cauka, biinaa| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se 'vIrazarmAbhyudaya' nAma se do pAMDulipiyA~ prApta huI haiN| eka prati meM kavi dvArA racita bhagavAna mahAvIra caritra saMbaMdhI saMskRta zloka tathA usakA hindI artha hai| yaha racanA do khaNDoM meM hai| prathama khaNDa meM 7 sarga aura 777 zlokoM tathA dvitIya (uttara) khaNDa meM 578 zlokoM meM sampUrNa kathA nibaddha hai| isameM kavi bhUrAmalajI ne 'zAMtikumAra' nAma se racanA kI hai| dUsarI pAMDulipi meM kavi dvArA racita saMskRta zloka, unakI svopajJa saMskRta TIkA tathA hindI artha hai| isameM 6 sargoM meM 539 zloka milate haiN| paMDita pannAlAlajI sAhityAcArya ne isakA saMskRta anuvAda 'vIrendrazarmAbhyudaya' nAma se kiyA hai| samprati ye kAvya aprakAzita haiN| inakI pAMDulipiyA~ parama pUjya AcArya zrI vidyAsAgarajI ke ziSya pUjya muni zrI abhayasAgarajI mahArAja ke pAsa saMrakSita haiN| saMskRta bhASA meM svataMtra racanAoM ke alAvA aMtarbhukta rUpa se bhI padyamaya anya racanAoM kA ullekha milatA hai| guNabhadrAcArya kRta 'uttarapurANa' ( zaka saMvat 820) ke 3 sargoM (74 se 76 ) meM, hemacandrAcArya kRta 'triSaSTizalAkApuruSa' kA aMtima parva, merutuMga kRta 'mahApuruSa carita' svopajJa TIkA sahita (lagabhaga 1300 I.) kRti kA 5vA~ sarga mahAvIra caritra viSayaka hai| mahAkavi dAmanandi ( 11 vIM sadI) kRta 'purANa sAra saMgraha' meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra varNita hai| sphuTa rUpa meM siddhasena divAkara ne pA~ca stutiyA~ tathA vinayaprabha ne 'mahAvIra stavana' (saM. 1411 meM) likhaa| 19vIM sadI ke aMta meM paMDita bhAgacandajI ne 'mahAvIrASTaka' ATha padyoM meM likhA / prAkRta kAvya - 8. mahAvIra cariyam aMtima tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke jIvana para AdhArita prAkRta bhASA kI racanA hai| guNacandrasUri ( devabhadrasUri ) ne vikrama samvat 1139 meM isakI racanA kii| isameM ATha prastAva haiN| prArambhika 4 prastAvoM meM pUrvabhavoM tathA aMtima 4 prastAvoM meM vartamAna bhava kA varNana hai| 9. mahAvIra cariyam nemicandra sUri (devendra gaNi) ne samvat 1141 meM isakI racanA kii| yaha prAkRta bhASA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayaka dUsarI kRti hai| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 26 pUrvabhavoM kA bhI varNana hai / mAnadeva sUri ke ziSya devasUri dvArA racita 'mahAvIra carita' kA 10. mahAvIra carita ullekha mAtra milatA hai| 11. mahAvIra carita hI milatA hai| isakA apara nAma 'duriyarAya samIra stotra' hai| yaha 44 gAthAoM meM hai| ukta donoM racanAoM ke bAre meM vizeSa jAnakArI prApta nahIM huI hai| 4 18 - - - apabhraMza kAvya 12. vIra jiNiMda cariu apabhraMza bhASA meM mahApuruSoM ke jIvana caritra ko lekara mahAkavi puSpadaMta ne zaka saM. 887 meM 'mahApurANa' kI racanA kI thii| yaha 102 saMdhiyoM vAlA kAvya hai| isameM ATha saMdhiyoM ( 95 se 102 taka) meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana caritra nibaddha hai| DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina ne isa graMtha meM varNita bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayaka caritra kA saMkalana - saMpAdana karake 'vIra jiNiMda cariu' zIrSaka se svataMtra kAvya kA rUpa diyaa| yaha bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI se san 1974 meM prakAzita huA hai| isakA vaiziSTya yaha hai ki isameM 12 saMdhiyA~ haiN| prArambhika 3 saMdhiyoM meM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM se lekara mokSa prapti taka kA varNana hai| caturtha saMdhi se lekara gyArahavIM saMdhi taka jambUsvAmI, caMdanA, zreNika evaM zreNika putra kI yogasAdhanA Adi kA varNana hai| aMtima bArahavIM saMdhi meM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke dharmopadeza arhat vacana, apraila 2001 jinavallabhasUri dvArA racita 'mahAvIra carita' kA bhI mAtra ullekha Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| 13. vaDDhamANa cariu 'jaina grantha prazasti saMgraha' kI 120vIM prazasti kavi 'vibudhazrIdhara' kRta 'vaDDhamANa cariu kI hai| isakA racanAkAla vikrama samvat 1190 hai| isameM 10 saMdhiyA~ haiN| isa kRti kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra digambara paramparAnusAra varNita hai, sAtha hI kucha ghaTanAoM kA viziSTa varNana huA hai, jisameM zvetAmbara paramparA kA prabhAva parilakSita hotA hai| kavi ne yaha racanA vodAunagara nivAsI sAhU nemicandra ke anurodha se kI thI, ataH kavi ne pratyeka saMdhi puSpikA meM 'nemicandAnumata' likhA hai| isa kAvya kA saMpAdana- anuvAda DaoN. rAjArAma jaina, ArA ne kiyaa| yaha bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI dvArA san 1975 meM prakAzita huA / isake racayitA amarakIrtigaNi haiN| inakA samaya vikrama kI 13vIM 14. mahAvIra cariu zatAbdI hai| 5 - - 15. vaDDhamANa kahA kavi narasenakRta isa kAvya kA apara nAma 'jiNarattivihANakahA' bhI hai| isakA samaya vikrama kI 15vIM zatI ke lagabhaga hai| isa kRti kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki jisa rAtri meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mokSa prApta kiyA thA, usI vrata kI kathA zivarAtri ke DhaMga para racI gaI hai| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA caritra hone se isa kRti kA dhArmika mahattva adhika hai| 16. sammaijiNa cariu apabhraMza bhASA meM kavi raidhU ne vikrama kI 15vIM zatI meM isakI racanA kii| isameM 10 sarga tathA 246 kar3avaka haiN| isa racanA kA saMpAdana DaoN. rAjArAma jaina, ArA ne kiyA / 'mahAvIra purANa' nAma se isa kRti kI prati kU~cA seTha digambara jaina mandira, dillI meM saMkalita hai| 17. vaDDhamANa kavvu isake racanAkAra 'jayamitra halla' haiN| DaoN. paramAnanda zAstrI ne kavi ke anya nAma halla, hariiMda, harizcandra tathA haricanda bhI mAne haiN| isameM 11 saMdhiyA~ haiN| isa kRti meM digambara paramparAnusAra varNana hai tathA kaI anya naI bAteM bhI samAviSTa haiN| kavitva kI dRSTi se yaha zreSTha racanA hai| isakI hastalikhita prati (vi.saM. 1550) vadhIcanda digambara jaina mandira, jayapura ke zAstra bhaMDAra meM saMgrahIta hai| - 18. apabhraMza mahAvIra cariu abhayadevasUri dvArA apabhraMza bhASA meM prastuta racanA khaMbhAta ke tAr3apatrIya bhaMDAra meM surakSita hai| DaoN. devendrakumAra zAstrI 'nImaca' ne 'vaDDhamANa cariu ' nAma se isakA saMpAdana kiyA hai, aisA ullekha milatA hai| - 19. mahAvIra cariu guNacandra muni dvArA racita isa kAvya kI prati devacanda lAlAbhAI jaina pustakoddhAra graMtha kramAMka 75 baMbaI meM surakSita hai| - apabhraMza bhASA meM zvetAmbara kavi dhanapAla (vikrama kI 11vIM zatI) ne 'satyapurI maMDana mahAvIrotsAha' ( 15 pada) kI racanA kii| ratnaprabhasUri ne vikrama saMvat 1238 meM 'mahAvIra candanabAlA pAraNA saMdhi' kI racanA kii| 101 gAthAoM kI yaha racanA kavi kI anya kRti 'upadezamAlA' meM saMgRhIta hai| kavi vardhamAna sUri ne 'vIra jiNesara pAraNau' vikrama kI 13vIM zatI meM likhii| 47 gAthAoM kI yaha racanA pATana zAstra bhaMDAra meM surakSita hai| kannar3a kAvya - saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza ke sAtha hI kannar3a bhASA ke kaviyoM ne mahAvIra caritra sambandhI racanA karake sAhityetihAsa paramparA meM eka naI kar3I jor3ane kA kArya kiyA hai| 20. vIra vardhamAna purANa dvitIya nAgavarma dvArA viracita campU kAvya meM 16 sarga haiN| isakA racanAkAla 1042 I hai| 7 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - 19 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21. vardhamAna purANa - AcaNNa kavi kRta isa kRti kA Adhunika kannar3a anuvAda TI.esa. nAgarAva paMDita nAgarAjaiyA dvArA kiyA gyaa| isakA prakAzana bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI dvArA kiyA gayA hai| isa kAvya meM 16 AzvAsa haiN| isakA racanAkAla 1195 I. mAnA gayA 22. vardhamAna caritra - kavi padama dvArA sAMgatya chaMda meM racita isa grantha meM 12 saMdhiyA~ haiN| isakI racanAvadhi 1527 I. mAnI jAtI hai| sAhityika dRSTi se yaha sundara racanA hai| hindI kAvya - hindI bhASA ke kaviyoM ne apanI lekhanI se tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA padyabaddha caritrAMkana kiyaa| prAcIna tathA Adhunika hindI kAvyoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra zreSTha kAvyapuruSa ke rUpa meM aMkita kiyA gyaa| ina kaviyoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra para AdhArita prabandha kAvya paramparA ko gati pradAna kii| 23. mahAvIra carita (kalpasiddhAnta bhASita) - isake racanAkAra madhya yuga ke prathama lakSmaNa mAne jAte haiN| isakI racanAvadhi vi.saM. 1521 hai| isakI bhASA rAjasthAnI hindI hai| 24. mahAvIra rAsa - rAsa zailI meM racita isa Adya prabaMdha kAvya kI racanA kavi padma ne vikrama saMvat 1609 meM kii| isakI kAvya bhASA rAjasthAnI hindI hai| isakI mUlaprati zrI ailaka pannAlAla sarasvatI jaina bhavana, byAvara meM surakSita hai| isakA saMpAdana DaoN. rAjArAma jaina, ArA ne kiyA, jo 'mahAvIra rAsa' nAma se san 1994 meM prAcya zramaNa bhAratI, mujaphpharanagara se prakAzita huI hai| 25. mahAvIra rAsa - bhaTaTAraka kamadacandra ne vikma saMvata 1609 meM isakI racanA kii| yaha rAjasthAnI hindI bhASA kA kAvya hai| 26. bhagavAna mahAvIra rAsa - vardhamAna kavi dvArA vikrama saM. 1665 meM racanA huii| isakI ekamAtra pAMDulipi agravAla digambara jaina mandira, udayapura meM surakSita hai| 10 27. vardhamAna purANa - buMdelakhaNDa ke nivAsI kavivara navalazAha dvArA racita sacitra mahAkAvya kI racanAvadhi vi.saM. 1825 hai| sva. paMDita pannAlAla sAhityAcArya, sAgara ke saMpAdakatva meM prathama bAra sUrata se prakAzita huaa| AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNajI mahArAja ne isakA saMzodhana - anuvAda tathA saMpAdana kiyA, tatpazcAt 'bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unakA tattva darzana' nAmaka grantha ke catartha khaNDa meM hindI TIkA sahita sacitra prakAzita huaa| sampUrNa kathAvastu 16 adhikAroM meM saMghaTita hai| kavi kI 16 adhikAra rakhane saMbaMdhI kalpanA bar3I sarasa evaM sundara hai| isakI kAvya bhASA khar3I bolI, braja tathA buMdelI kA samucita mizraNa hai| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhava se lekara mokSa prApti, gautama gaNadhara ko kevalajJAna prApti, dharmopadeza, vihAra Adi ke varNana ke pazcAt kavi ne apanA vistRta paricaya bhI diyA hai| isameM jaina siddhAnta kA tAttvika vivecana bhI milatA hai| 28. vardhamAna - bIsavIM sadI meM jainetara kavi anUpa zarmA ne khar3I bolI meM 'vardhamAna' kAvya kI racanA kii| yaha san 1951 meM bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI dvArA prakAzita huaa| yaha saMskRtaniSTha khar3I bolI meM 17 sargoM kI racanA hai| isameM saMskRta ke prAcIna mahAkAvyoM kI zAstrIya zailI kA prabhAva evaM nirvAha huA hai| kavi ne zvetAmbara evaM digambara mAnyatAoM meM sAmaMjasya sthApita karane kA prayatna kiyA hai| 29. vIrAyaNa - saurASTra ke rAjakavi maladAsa mohanadAsa nImAvata ne rAmacarita mAnasa kI zailI (caupAI chaMda) para 'vIrAyaNa' likhaa| yaha hindI, gujarAtI anuvAda sahita 1952 I. 20 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM prakAzita huA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM tathA vartamAna jIvana kA zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra sAta kANDoM meM varNana hai| isakI kAvya bhASA avadhI hai| 30. tIrthaMkara zrI vardhamAna zvetAmbara yati motIhaMsa ne paMDita kalyANavijaya ke 'zramaNa mahAvIra' ke AdhAra para isakI sarjanA kii| isameM 11 sarga haiN| prathama do sargoM (cyavana kalyANaka, janma kalyANaka) kA prakAzana san 1959 meM jaina zvetAmbara saMgha, bhopAla se huA hai| 31. tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra yaha khar3I bolI meM kavi vIrendraprasAda jaina kI kRti hai| zrI akhila vizva jaina mizana, alIgaMja, eTA se san 1959 tathA 1965 meM prakAzita huI hai| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra viSayaka kathA 8 sargoM meM 1111 chaMdoM meM nibaddha hai| kathAnaka kA bhAva spaSTa karane ke liye kahIM-kahIM sundara aura raMgIna citra bhI diye haiN| isameM digambara mAnyatAnusAra kathAvastu hai kintu kucha ghaTanAoM kA samAveza zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra bhI kiyA hai / kavi vIrendraprasAdajI ne anUpa zarmA kRta 'vardhamAna' mahAkAvya meM jaina kaviyoM ko khaTakane vAlA trizalA rAnI kA saudarya varNana tathA Izvara ko sRSTikarttA mAnane saMbaMdhI jaina mAnyatAnusAra na hone kI bhAvanA se prerita hokara isakAvya kI racanA kI hai| 32. jaya sanmati pro. hIrAlAla pAMDe 'hIraka' ne san 1953 meM 'jaya sanmati' kA sRjana kiyaa| yaha san 1959 meM sanmati sAhitya maMdira, bhopAla dvArA prakAzita hai| isa kAvya kI bhUmikA meM ullikhita hai ki kavi ko 'jayasanmati' nAmakaraNa kI preraNA rASTrapitA mahAtmA gAMdhI ke 'sabako sanmati de bhagavAna' vAlI prArthanA se milI tathA 'sanmati' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pA~ca nAmoM meM se eka hai| isameM 8 sarga haiN| kAvya ke prArambha meM bhAratabhUmi kA gauravagAna kiyA, tatpazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AdyopAMta jIvanavRtta digambara evaM zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra varNita hai| - - 12 33. mahAvIra lalitapura ke kavi zrI hariprasAdajI 'hari' ne 'mahAvIra' kAvya kI racanA kii| isake bAre meM unake suputra ( pAlIvAla, lalitapura) dvArA jAnakArI milI hai ki prakAzana ke pUrva yaha kRti kahIM guma ho gaI ataH samprati aprakAzita hai| kavi sudhezajI ne likhA hai ki Aja se 14 varSa maiMne lalitapura ke kavi hariprasAdajI 'hari' se bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayaka likhe jAne vAle mahAkAvya ke kucha chaMda sune the| 11 hariprasAda 'hari' ke aprakAzita 'mahAvIra' mahAkAvya kA kucha aMza 'o vihAra, vara vasundhare' zIrSaka se prakAzita huA hai| 34. parama jyoti mahAvIra kavi dhanyakumAra jaina 'sudheza' dvArA khar3I bolI meM sRjita san 1960 kI kRti hai| san 1961 meM zrI phUlacanda javaracanda godhA jaina graMthamAlA, indaura se prakAzita huii| isameM 23 sarga haiN| sarvatra eka hI chaMda prayukta hai| pratyeka sarga meM 108 chaMda hai tathA prastAvanA ke 33 chaMda milAkara kula 2519 chaMdoM kA mahAkAvya hai / kavi ne sarga saMkhyA, chaMda saMkhyA rakhane kA kAraNa bhI batAyA hai| kavi sudhezajI ne ise 'karuNa, dharmavIra evaM zAMtarasa pradhAna mahAkAvya' kahA hai / ghaTanAoM kI puSTi ke liye sundara citra bhI diye haiN| isakI vizeSatA yaha hai ki kavi ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana na karake unake vartamAna jIvana kI ghaTanAoM, upadezoM tathA unake cAturmAsoM kA vistRta varNana kiyA hai| - 35. vIrAyana ( mahAvIra mAnasa mahAkAvya) hindI ke suprasiddha jainetara kavi raghuvIrazaraNa 'mitra' kRta 'vIrAyana' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 veM nirvANotsava varSa (san 1974 ) meM sRjita evaM prakAzita huaa| isakA prakAzana bhAratodaya prakAzana, meraTha se huaa| kavi ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana saMbaMdhI jAnakArI hAsila karane unase saMbaMdhita sthAnoM kA bhramaNa kiyA thaa| una sthaloM kI khojapUrNa yAtrAoM se prApta tathyoM, sAkSyoM aura pramANoM ke AdhAra arhat vacana, apraila 2001 21 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para athaka parizrama ke dvArA 'vIrAyana' kI racanA kii| isameM 15 sarga haiN| kavi ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke varNana ke sAtha - sAtha janakalyANa evaM rASTroddhAra kI bAta khii| atIta ke sAtha vartamAna bhArata kI samasyAoM, kurItiyoM, abhAvoM kA nirUpaNa kara unake samAdhAna hetu bhagavAna mahAvIra kI prAsaMgikatA siddha kI hai| mahAvIra svAmI ke caritra dvArA 'vizva ke liye ziva kI prApti honA' hI kavi kI kAmanA hai| isameM 'yuvA rAjakumAra vardhamAna' kA citra 'vanapatha sarga' se pUrva diyA hai| 36. carama tIrthaMkara mahAvIra - san 1975 meM zrI rAjendra pravacana kAryAlaya zrI mohanakher3A tIrtha, rAjagar3ha (ma.pra.) se prakAzita huaa| isake racayitA zrImad AcArya vijayavidyAcandra sUri tathA sampAdaka paMDita madanalAla jozI haiN| isakA AdhAra zvetAmbara paramparA hai| kavi ne citrakAra TI.jI. zarmA, ahamadAbAda ke 41 raMgIna citroM se sajjita kiyA hai| kAvya aura citrakalAoM kI aTUTa maitrI se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana vIra chaMda meM prastuta kiyA hai| 37. baMdhana mukti - kavayitrI sAdhvI maMjUlA ne isakA sRjana kiyaa| san 1975 meM Adarza sAhitya saMgha, curu (rAjasthAna) se prakAzita huaa| kathAvastu 9 sargoM meM saMyojita hai| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana ghaTanAkrama ke sAtha caMdanA kI uddhAra kathA, syAdvAda, ahiMsA, aparigraha Adi siddhAntoM evaM upadezoM kA varNana huA hai| 38. bhagavAna mahAvIra - prastuta kRti ke praNetA zrI rAmakRSNa zarmA haiN| yaha san 1975 meM sarasvatI sadana, bharatapura (rAjasthAna) se prakAzita huii| isameM 21 sarga haiN| pratyeka sarga meM eka rasa aura eka chaMda prayukta huA hai| yaha racanA 'rASTrIya ekatA, akhaMDatA evaM vizvazAMti ke liye samarpita' hai| iimeM bhArata kI tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM, bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvanavRtta tathA jaina darzana kA tAtvika vivecana kiyA gayA hai| 39. vizva jyoti mahAvIra - isakI racanAvadhi vikrama saMvat 2031 tathA racanAkAra zvetAmbara yati zrI gaNezamuni zAstrI haiN| san 1974 meM amara jaina sAhitya saMsthAna, udayapura (rAjasthAna) se prakAzita huA hai| sampUrNa kAvya 3 khaMDoM aura 43 zIrSakoM meM vibhakta hai| 'maMgalapraveza meM dohA chaMda ko chor3akara AdyopAMta eka hI chaMda prayukta huA hai| 40. zrI mahAvIrAyaNa (mahAvIra caritra mAnasa) - isake racayitA paMDita ratanacanda kauchala (ma.pra.) haiM tathA isakA racanAkAla samvat 2502 hai| sana 1976 meM gopIcanda rAjendrakumAra sodhiyA, mahArAjapura (ma.pra.) ne prakAzita kiyaa| isameM 6 kAMDoM meM kaI zIrSaka evaM upazIrSakoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvanavRtta samAhita hai| yaha avadhI bhASA meM rAmacaritamAnasa kI zailI para dohA - caupAI chanda kI sundara racanA hai| savaiyA, soraThA Adi chandoM kA bhI prayoga huA hai| isameM jaina siddhAnta kA vistRta varNana hai| kavi ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mAtA trizalA kI smRti svarUpa 'vizva mahilA divasa' para tatkAlIna pradhAnamaMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ko samarpita kara nArI ke prati sammAna prakaTa kiyA hai| 41. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra caritra - isakA praNayana kavi abhayakumArajI 'yaudheya' ne kiyaa| yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra prakAzana saMsthAna, meraTha se san 1976 meM prakAzita huA hai| saMpUrNa kathA zvetAmbara mAnyatAnusAra 9 sopAnoM meM vibhinna zIrSakoM ke antargata saMghaTita hai| 42. tIrthaMkara mahAvIra - isakA sRjana avantikA ke kavi chailabihArI gupta ne muni zrI vidyAnaMdajI kI preraNA se mAtra pA~ca mAha meM san 1975 meM kiyaa| yaha vIra nirvANa graMtha prakAzana samiti, indaura dvArA san 1976 meM prakAzita huii| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra 8 zIrSaka vihIna sargoM meM samAhita hai| padmazrI bAbUlAlajI pATodI ne likhA hai - 'yadyapi kavi jaina saMskAroM meM palA huA nahIM hai phira bhI unhoMne kAvya, itihAsa, dhArmika mAnyatAoM 22 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM paramparAoM Adi kA anUThA samanvaya kiyA hai|' 43. satyarathI kavi nIrava dvArA praNIta ullekhanIya racanA hai| san 1978 meM prakAzita huii| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana pratIkAtmaka zailI meM abhivyaMjita hai| - 44. jaya mahAvIra kavi mANakacandra rAmapuriyA kI mahattvapUrNa kRti hai| san 1986 meM vikAsa prinTarsa eMDa pablizarsa, bIkAnera (rAjasthAna) dvArA prakAzita huI hai| isameM 16 sarga haiM / jIvanapakSa kI pradhAnatA hai / kavi ne saiddhAMtika pakSa ko mAtra sparza hI kiyA hai| 45. trizalAnaMdana mahAvIra hindI ke prasiddha hAsya kavi hajArIlAlajI 'kAkA bundelakhaNDI' dvArA 2500 veM vIra nirvANa varSa para racita kAvya hai| kAkA sAhitya sadana, sakarAra, jhA~sI (u.pra.) dvArA prakAzita hai| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva tathA vartamAna jIvanavRtta kA saMkSipta 15 zIrSakoM aura vividha chaMdoM meM kramabaddha varNana hai| aneka sthaloM para navIna kalpanAoM ke pratIka zabda citra haiM / kavi ne kathAnaka ko sazakta banAne meM kalpanA kI bajAya zraddhA - bhakti se adhika sahArA liyA hai| isa racanA meM caMdanA se saMbaMdhita 2 citra bhI diye haiN| bhAva aura bhASA kI dRSTi se saphala racanA hai| - 46. mahAvIra hindI meM zrI geMdAlAlajI siMghaI (azokanagara ) dvArA racita 'mahAvIra' kAvya kA ullekha milatA hai| yaha aprakAzita hai| isakA kucha aMza 'rAjamAtA' zIrSaka se sanmati saMdeza, mahAvIra jayaMtI vizeSAMka, apraila maI 1957, pR. 36 meM prakAzita huA hai| - - bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana vRtta se saMbaMdhita mahAkAvyoM ke atirikta khaMDakAvya evaM sphuTa kAvya paramparA bhI milatI hai| kavi dhanyakumAra jaina 'sudheza' (nAgauda ) dvArA viracita 'virAga' (vIra nirvANa saMvat 2476) bhAvapUrNa khaMDakAvya hai| san 1951 meM bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina saMgha, mathurA dvArA prakAzita huA hai| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI utkRSTa vairAgya bhAvanAe~ 5 sargoM kI 1564 paMktiyoM meM sugaThita haiN| isameM tatkAlIna sAmAjika, dhArmika sthiti, bhagavAna mahAvIra kA antardvandva tathA apane mAtA-pitA se vairAgyonmukha hone kA tarka sammata saMvAda zailI meM prastuti hai / kavi udayacanda 'vatsala', damoha ne 'nAthaputra' khaMDakAvya likhA / 5 sargo kI yaha racanA samrATa candragupta sAhitya sadana, jabalapura dvArA san 1953 meM prakAzita huI hai| sohanarAja koThArI kRta 'mahAvIra : merI anubhUtiyoM meM' (kAvya saMgraha) zilpA prakAzana, koTA se san 1974 meM prakAzita huA / isameM 74 vividha zIrSakoM meM choTI choTI kavitAyeM kendrita haiN| vardhamAna sUri ne rAjasthAnI hindI meM 'vIra jiNesara pAraNau' (43 gAthAe~), jinezvara sUri (dvitIya) ne tathA jayamaMgala sUri ne bhI 'mahAvIra janmAbhiSeka' padya racanA 13vIM zatI meM kii| marugurjara bhASA meM abhayatilaka gaNi kRta 'mahAvIra rAsa' ( 21 padya), jinabhadrasUri ne 'mahAvIra gIta' (saM. 1475) tathA bhAvasundara ne 'mahAvIra stavana' (15vIM zatI) likhA / rAjasthAnI hindI meM nannasUri ne 'mahAvIra sattAIsa bhava' (saM. 1560 ) laghukAvya likhA, usakA saMkalana lAlacanda jaina ne kiyA aisA ullekha milatA hai| vikrama kI 16vIM zatAbdI meM bhaTTAraka zubhacandra ne mahAvIra chanda' (27 padya), ajJAtakavi ne 'mahAvIra vInatI' ( 14 kar3I, saM. 1520), samaracandra ( samarasiMha) ne 'mahAvIra stavana' (saM. 1607), devIdAsa dvija ne 'mahAvIra stotra SaDAraka' (vi.saM. 1611 ) kI racanA kI / SaDAraka yaha caityavaMdanastuti stavanAdi saMgraha bhAga 3 meM prakAzita hue| devacanda ne 'mahAvIra 27 bhava stavana' (saM. 1695 ke AsapAsa), nagarSi gaNi ne 'baDalImaMDanabaMdha hetu garbhita vIra jina vinati stavana' likhaa| 53 kar3I kI yaha racanA saM. 1698 se pUrva kI hai| inakI dUsarI racanA 'zrI mahAvIra stavana' (39 kar3I) hai| kavi haMsarAja ne 'vardhamAna jina paMcakalyANaka stava' 100 kar3iyoM meM saM. 1652 se pUrva likhA hai, jo 'caitya Adi saMjjhAya' meM prakAzita huA / vikrama kI 17vIM 23 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zatI meM sakalacandra upAdhyAya ne 'vIra vardhamAna jina beli', 'mahAvIra hIMca' tathA 'mahAvIra jina stavana', samayasuMdara ne 'vIra stavana kAvya', lAlavijaya ne 'vizAla stavana kAvya', bhaTTAraka ratnakIrti ne 'mahAvIra gIta' likhe / isI zatI meM guNaharSa ne 'mahAvIra nirvANa' (dIpamAlikA mahotsava ) 10 DhAloM meM likhA, jo 'caityavaMdanastuti stavanAdi saMgraha' bhAga 1, 2, 3 meM prakAzita hai| isake sAtha hI jJAnaudyota kavi kI 'mahAvIra vivAhalo', 'mahAvIra ko nakhazikha' (saM. 1760 ke lagabhaga) tathA 'vIra caritra beli' (saM. 1825) bhI ullekhanIya hai| mahIcandra ne 'mahAvIra pAlanA' 16 kar3avakoM meM likhA / bIsavIM sadI meM khar3I bolI meM bhagavAna mahAvIra saMbaMdhI zataka kAvya, citrazataka tathA puSkala kAvya racanA huI hai| san 1939 meM puSpabhikSu ne 'vIra stuti' likhI / zrI dhanyakumAra jaina 'sudheza' ne 'vIrAyaNa' (san 1952 ) rAdhezyAma kathAvAcaka kI zailI para likhA / yaha sudheza sAhitya sadana, nAgauda se san 1952, saM. 1960 meM prakAzita huA / isa sphuTa kAvya meM kaliyuga meM janakalyANakArI saMdeza samAhita haiN| zrI khUbacandra jaina 'pukala' kI 'vIra avatAra', suzrI sundarabAI jaina kI 'ahiMsA kA pujArI, zrI ratanacanda ratneza kI 'vIrAvatAra', suzrI pratibhA jaina alIgaMja kI 'satya ahiMsA ke unnAyaka', zrI caMpAlAla siMghaI 'puraMdara' kI 'vIrodaya', lakSmIcanda rasika kI 'jiyo aura jIne do', zrI lakSmIcanda saroja kI 'satya ahiMsA kI nidhi' Adi ye spuTa racanAyeM sanmati saMdeza- mahAvIra jayaMtI vizeSAMka, apraila maI 1957 meM prakAzita huI haiN| zrI kamalakumAra 'kumuda', khuraI ke 'mahAvIra zrI citra zataka' kAvya meM 249 padya haiM, ise san 1974 meM pannAlAla jaina ArkiTekTa, dillI ne prakAzita kiyA hai| lakSmaNasiMha cauhAna 'nirmama', sAgara ne mukta chaMda meM 'he nirgrantha', muni kanhaiyAlAla ne 'mahAvIra cAlIsA', muni navaratnamala ne 'mahAvIra dohAvalI' kI racanA kI hai| hukamacanda jaina 'anila' kA 'mahAvIra kI mAnavatA' kAvya san 1973 meM prakAzita huA hai| san 1974 meM kuMthusAgara svAdhyAya sadana prakAzana, khuraI (ma.pra.) se rameza sonI 'madhukara' kI kRti 'jyotirmaya' (padya) prakAzita huI hai| vIrendrakumAra jaina kA 'bhagavAna mahAvIra ' padya zrI vIra nirvANa graMtha prakAzana samiti, indaura (san 1974 ) se prakAzita huA hai| san 1974 meM bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI se rAma bhAradvAja kA 'mahAvIra gItikA' prakAzita huI hai| rameza rAyajAdA ne 'maMgalaratha' mahAvIra zataka kAvya likhA, jo tIrthaMkara naitika zikSA prakAzana, najIbAbAda (u.pra.) se san 1974 meM prakAzita huA hai| sAdhvI aNimAzrI kI 'mahAvIra gItikA' meM vaMde mAtaram kA svara anukaraNIya hai| DaoN. nijAmuddIna kI 'jitendra mahAvIra' sarala evaM subodha kRti hai| zrI vIrendraprasAda jaina kI vIra kavitAMjali sphuTa kAvya saMgraha 'vaMdanA' san 1975 meM mahAvIra prakAzana, alIgaMja, eTA se prakAzita huA hai| omaprakAza sArasvata 'droNAcArya' kI 'mahAvIra vANI' san 1975 meM prakAzita huii| naIma ne tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke sandarbha meM navInatama kAvyavidhA 'navagIta' kI racanA kI hai| uparyukta vivecana se spaSTa hai ki vividha bhASAoM ke racanAkAroM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana se jur3e una pakSoM ko udghATita kiyA hai, jo sampUrNa mAnava jAti kI preraNA aura mArgadarzana kA ananya srota hai| aneka graMthoM kI racanAvadhi aura racanAkAra ke viSaya meM anizcitatA ke bAvajUda bhI yaha pUre nizcaya ke sAtha kahA jA sakatA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI prAsaMgikatA ko lekara racanAkAra Aja bhI racanA karma meM juTe hue haiN| bhaviSya meM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA caritra racanAkAroM ko jIvana aura lekhana saMbaMdhI sabhAvanAaiM detA rahegA, aisI AzA hai| 24 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthakara mahAvIra para AdhArita prabaMdha kAvya saMbaMdhI tAlikA kAvya racanAkAla va prakAzana varSa kra... bhASA kavi 1 saMskRta vardhamAna caritam vardhamAna carita vardhamAna carita vardhamAna carita vIrodaya asaga zaka saM. 910 bhaTTAraka sakalakIrti vikrama saM. 1518 bhaTTAraka padamanaMdi saM. 1518, 1522 saM. (lipikAla) bhaTTAraka vidyAbhUSaNa vikrama kI 17vIM zatI bra paM. bhUrAmala zAstrI IsA kI bIsavIM zatI (AcArya jJAnasAgarajI) bihArIlAla zarmA san 1975 meM prakAzita paM. bhUrAmalajI (zAntikumAra) gunacandra sUri vi.saM. 1139 nemicandra sUri vi.saM. 1141 deva sUri jinavallabha sUri maMgalAyatanam vIrazarmAbhyudaya mahAvIra cariyam mahAvIra cariyam mahAvIra carita mahAvIra carita (duriyarAya samIra stotra) hApurANa (vIrajiNiMda cariu) vaDDhamANa cariu 2. prAkRta 3. apabhraMza puSpadaMta zaka saM. 887, 1974 I. (saMpA- DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina) vibudha zrIdhara vi.saM. 1190, 1975 I. (saMpA - DaoN. rAjArAma jaina) amarakIrtigaNi vikrama kI 13vIM zatI kavi narasena vikrama kI 15vIM zatI raidhU vikrama kI 15vIM zatI jayamitra halla vi.saM. 1550 (lipikAla) abhayadeva sUri guNacanda muni nAgavarma dvitIya 1042 I. AcaNNa 1195 I. padma 1527 I. prathama lakSmaNa vi.saM. 1521 4. kannaDa 5. hindI mahAvIra cariu vaDDhamANa kahA sammaijiNacariu vaDDhamANa ka apabhraMza mahAvIra cariu mahAvIra cariu vIra vardhamAna purANa vardhamAna purANa vardhamAna caritra mahAvIra carita (kalpasiddhAMta bhASita) mahAvIra rAsa mahAvIra rAsa bhagavAna mahAvIra rAsa vardhamAna purANa vardhamAna vIrAyaNa tIrthaMkara zrI vardhamAna tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra jaya sanmati padma vi.saM. 1609 bhaTTAraka kumudacandra vi.saM. 1609 vardhamAna kavi vi.sa. 1665 navalazAha vi.saM. 1825 anUpa zarmA san 1951 (prakAzana varSa) mUladAsa mohanalAla nImAvatasan 1952 (prakAzana varSa) yati motIhaMsa san 1959 (prakAzana varSa) vIrendraprasAda jaina san 1959 va 1965 (prakAzana varSa) pro. hIrAlAla pAMDe 'hIraka' san 1953 (racanAkAla), san 1959 (prakAzana varSa) zrI hariprasAdajI 'hari' aprakAzita mahAvIra 25 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama jyoti mahAvIra dhanyakumAra jaina 'sudheza' san 1960 (racanAkAla). san 1961 (prakA. varSa) vIrAyana raghuvIrazaraNa 'mitra' 2500 vI.ni.saM. (san 1974) (mahAvIra mAnasa mahAkAvya) racanAkAla evaM prakAzana varSa carama tIrthaMkara mahAvIra zrImadvidyAcandra sUri san 1975 (prakAzana varSa) baMdhana mukti sAdhvI maMjulA san 1975 (prakAzana varSa) bhagavAna mahAvIra rAmakRSNa zarmA san 1975 (prakAzana varSa) vizva jyoti mahAvIra gaNeza muni zAstrI vi.saM. 2031 (racanAkAla), san 1974 (prakA varSa) zrI mahAvIrAyaNa paM. ratanacandajI kauchala vI.ni.saM. 2502 (racanAkAla), san 1976 (prakA. varSa) zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra caritra abhayakumArajI yaudheya san 1976 (prakAzana varSa) tIrthaMkara mahAvIra chailabihArI gupta san 1975 (racanAkAla), san 1976 (prakA.varSa) satyarathI kavi nIrava san 1978 (prakAzana varSa) jaya mahAvIra mANikacandra rAmapuriyA san 1986 (prakAzana varSa) trizalAnaMdana mahAvIra hajArIlAla 'kAkAvI.ni.saM. 2500 (racanAkAla) mahAvIra buMdelakhaMDI' aprakAzita virAga (khaMDakAvya) zrI geMdAlAla siMghaI vI .ni.saM. 2476 (racanAkAla), san 1951 (prakA.varSa) nAthaputra (khaMDakAvya) dhanyakumAra jaina 'sudheza' san 1953 (prakAzana varSa) mahAvIra : merI udayacanda 'vatsala' san 1974 (prakAzana varSa) anubhUtiyoM meM sohanalAla koThArI, jaja, (kAvya saMgraha) sandarbha sUcI - 1. bAbU choTalAla jaina smRti graMtha, saMpAdaka - paM. cainasukhadAsa nyAyatIrtha, bAbU choTelAla jaina abhinandana samiti, kalakattA, 1967, pR. 114. 2. jainadharma kA prAcIna itihAsa (bhAga 2), paM. paramAnanda zAstrI, ramezacanda jaina moTaravAle, rAjapura roDa, dillI, vI.ni.saM. 2500, pR. 339. 3. tIrthakara (mAsika), saMpAdaka - DaoN. nemIcada jaina, disambara 1976, pR. 65. 4. jaina sAhitya kA vRhad itihAsa (bhAga 6), DaoN. gulAbacanda caudharI, pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama zodha saMsthAna, vArANasI, 1973, pR. 92. 5. jainadharma kA prAcIna itihAsa (bhAga 2). paM. paramAnanda zAstrI, pR. 385. 6. jaina graMtha prazasti saMgraha (bhAga-2), saMpAdaka - DaoN. paramAnanda jaina zAstrI, vIra sevA mandira sosAiTI, dariyAgaMja, dillI , 1963, pR. 115. 7. mahAvIra yuga aura jIvana darzana, DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, naI dillI, 1977. pR. 41. 8. jaina sAhitya kA vRhada itihAsa (bhAga 6), DaoN. gulAbacanda caudharI, pR. 67. 9. vIra vardhamAna caritam : sakalakIrti, prastAvanA - DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI, 1974, pR. 12. 10. rAjasthAna kA jaina sAhitya, DaoN. kastUracanda kAsalIvAla, prAkRta bhAratI, jayapura, 1977, pR. 210. 11. parama jyoti mahAvIra, dhanyakumAra jaina sudheza, kRti kI kathA, pR. 18. 12, sanmati saMdeza, mahAvIra jayaMtI vizeSAMka, apraila - maI 1957, pR. 50. prApta -3.2.01 26 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / arhat vacana kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) varSa - 13, aMka - 2, apraila 2001, 27 - 28 bauddha sAhitya ke nigaNTha nAtapatta - tIrthaMkara mahAvIra - DaoN. ramAkAnta jaina* ( RAINS sAThavAyaraRDASHAIRAPE bauddha grantha 'majjhima nikAya' se vidita hotA hai ki mahAtmA gautama buddha ke samaya (IsA pUrva chaThI zatAbdI meM) pUrvottara bhArata meM unake atirikta 6 anya prasiddha vicAraka the jinakI pratiSThA zramaNa - saMgha ke netA ke rUpa meM thii| unake nAma kramaza: pUraNa kAssatha, makkhali gosAla, ajita kezakambalina, prakaddha kaccAyana, saMjaya belaliputta aura nigaNTha nAtaputta the| ina vicArakoM meM se kevala gautama buddha, makkhali gosAla aura nigaNTha nAtaputta kI paramparAyeM unake bAda bhI cliiN| buddha dvArA pracArita bauddhadharma svayaM apane deza meM to kucha samaya ke liye lupta ho gayA, parantu deza ke bAhara dUra - dUra taka pracAra pA gyaa| gosAla kA AjIvaka sampradAya tIna sau cAra sau varSa paryaMta pUrvI bhArata meM prabhAvazAlI banA rhaa| nAtaputta kI paramparA avicchinna rUpa se bhArata ke kone-kone meM Aja taka prabhAvI hai aura bhArata - bAhya / kSetroM meM bhI usakA samaya - samaya para pracAra huA hai| nigaNTha nAtaputta jaina paramparA ke caubIsaveM tathA antima tIrthakara varddhamAna mahAvIra the jo ki zramaNa saMgha ke apane samakAlIna netAoM meM Upara se vastra tyAgI aura aMtara se rAga - dveSa vimukta hone ke kAraNa nigaNTha (nirgrantha) aura kSatriya jAti ke jJAtRvaMza meM janma lene ke kAraNa nAtaputta (jJAtaputra) ke nAma se vikhyAta the| unake anuyAyI sAdhu 'nigaNTha' (nirgrantha) nAma se pukAre jAte the aura unake gRhastha bhakta 'nigaNTha sAvaka' (nigraMtha zrAvaka) kahalAte the| dIrgha nikAya meM nigaNTha nAtaputta kA saMgha netA, anuyAyiyoM vAle, guru, suvikhyAta pratiSThita dArzanika, janamAnya, anubhavI sanyAsI, jyeSTha evaM vayovRddha ke rUpa meM paricaya diyA gayA hai| mahAtmA buddha ne apane saMvAdoM meM jahA~ kahIM bhI unakA ullekha kiyA hai, bar3e Adara ke sAtha kiyA hai| yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai ki yadyapi nigaNTha nAtaputta aura mahAtmA buddha samakAlIna the tathA eka hI pradeza aura eka hI paramparA ke vicAraka the, taba bhI unameM paraspara kabhI pratyakSa bheMTa hone kA ullekha nahIM miltaa| kintu ina donoM hI vicArakoM ke jIvana meM aise kitane hI prasaMga Aye jaba ki unheM eka dUsare ke vicAra jAnane aura una para vicAra karane kI utsukatA huii| bauddha granthoM se vidita hotA hai ki nirgrantha sAdhuoM meM dIrgha tapasvI aura satyaka tathA jaina zrAvakoM meM rAjakumAra abhaya, seTha upAli aura licchavi saradAra sIha (aparanAma siMha senApati) ke mAdhyama se yaha vicAra - vinimaya huaa| bauddha sAhitya se nigaNTha nAtaputta ke aneka ziSyoM kA patA calatA hai| 'vizAkhavatthu' meM bauddha zrAvikA vizAkhA ke zvasura seTha mRgAra ko unakA pakkA bhakta batalAyA gayA hai| 'abhayarAja sutta' meM mahAtmA buddha ke bhAI devadatta kA bhI unase prabhAvita ziSya - sama hone kA ullekha hai| vaizAlI ke licchavi unake pakke anuyAyI the| isakA bhI ullekha ukta sAhitya meM hai| bauddha granthoM ke anusAra mahAtmA buddha ke jIvanakAla meM nigaNTha nAtaputta aura unake nigaNTha anuyAyiyoM ke bhramaNa aura kArya kA kSetra mukhyatayA aMga - magadha. vajji - licchavi, kAzI- kosala aura vatsa ityAdi rAjya the tathA ina rAjyoM meM bhI unakI gatividhi ke mukhya kendra rAjagRha, nAlandA, vaizAlI aura zrAvastI the| usa samaya ukta sthAnoM meM se rAjagRha aMga - magadha rAjya kI, vaizAlI licchaviyoM kI aura zrAvastI kAzI- kosala rAjya kI rAjadhAnI thii| vaizAlI ke nikaTa kuNDagrAma to mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi hI thI, rAjagRha ke vipulAcala para unhoMne * jyoti nikaja cAra bAga roDaveja basa sTezana ke pIche. lakhanaU-226004 (u.pr.)| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane dharmacakra kA pravartana kiyA thA aura sarvAdhika varSAvAsa bhI unhoMne usa nagara meM kiye the tathA unakA nirvANa pAvA nagarI meM huA thA / bauddha sAhitya ke adhyayana se vidita hotA hai ki mahAtmA buddha ke samasAmayika vicArakoM meM AtmA aura loka ke sambandha meM vibhinna kalpanAeM thiiN| dIrgha nikAya ke 'brahmajAla sutta ke anusAra nigaNTha nAtaputa AtmA aura loka ko zAzvata mAnate the unheM cAturyAma saMvaravAdI bhI batalAyA gayA hai, kyoMki yaha brahmacarya ke sAtha sAtha apane se 250 varSa pUrvagAmI 23veM tIrthakara pArzva dvArA upadiSTa ahiMsA, satya, asteya aura aparigraha ina cAra yAmoM kA svayaM pAlana karate the tathA dUsaroM ko bhI unakA pAlana karane kA upadeza dete the| unakA kahanA thA ki inakA pAlana karane se saMsAra meM pUrNa sukha zAnti ho sakatI hai| unhoMne tapasyA karane para bala diyA aura kahA ki sAMsArika sukhoM kI apekSA tapasyA meM adhika sukha hai kyoMki yadi aisA nahIM hotA to magadha ke rAjA bimbisAra zreNika tapasviyoM kI apekSA adhika sukhI hote ve 'paropadeza kuzala' nahIM the apitu kevala unhIM bAtoM ko karane kA logoM ko sarala subodha janabhASA meM upadeza dete the jinheM ki vaha svAnubhava ke AdhAra para lokahitakArI samajhate the / bauddha granthoM se yaha bhI spaSTa hai ki nigaNTha nAtaputta apane samaya ke ucca koTi ke tArkikoM meM the| unakI tarka evaM cintana praNAlI vaijJAnika DhaMga kI thii| unakA kahanA thA ki kisI vastu yA vyakti ke sambandha meM koI mata nirdhArita karane se pahale athavA kisI viSaya meM koI nirNaya lene ke pUrva usake saba pahaluoM acchAI-burAI, pakSa-vipakSa, lAbha hAni para pUrI taraha vicAra kara lenA caahiye| unakI yaha cintana praNAlI syAdvAda ke nAma se prasiddha hai| cUMki unhoMne cintana ke pahaluoM ko sAta vargoM meM vibhAjita kiyA thA, ataH isakA 'saptabhaMgI nyAya' ke nAma se bhI ullekha kiyA gayA hai| - 'majjhima nikAya' tathA 'aMguttara nikAya meM yaha ullikhita hai ki nirgrantha sAdhu apane guru nigaNTha nAtaputta ko 'sarvajJa' batalAte the| unakI yaha loka prasiddhi thI ki calate hue yA khar3e rahate hue, sote hue yA jAgate hue hara sthiti meM unakI jJAna dRSTi kAyama rahatI thii| inhIM granthoM meM yaha bhI batalAyA gayA hai ki nigaNTha nAtaputta kA kahanA thA ki manuSya jina sukha duHkhoM kA anubhava karatA hai ve usake pUrva karmoM ke phala haiN| ataH tapasyA dvArA pUrva duSkarmoM ke phala ko naSTa karake tathA vartamAna meM koI anya duSkarma na karake hI manuSya bhaviSya meM AvAgamana ke cakra se chuTakArA pA sakatA hai| unakA siddhAnta thA ki jo jaisA karegA, vaisA bhregaa| unakA yaha karmavAda kA siddhAnta manuSyoM ko na kevala unake sukha - duHkhoM ke liye uttaradAyI ThaharAne vAlA hai, apitu unheM satkarma karane ke liye preraNA dene vAlA bhI hai| unakA yaha siddhAnta kisI bhI prANI ko akarmaNya yA nirAzAvAdI banAne vAlA nahIM hai, apitu saba meM utsAha aura AzA kA saMcAra karane vAlA hai yaha siddhAnta itanA yuktisaMgata aura sArvakAlIna hai ki Aja ke isa vaijJAnika yuga meM bhI isakI vahI upAdeyatA hai jo Aja se 2600 varSa pUrva nigaNTha nAtaputta mahAvIra ke samaya meM thI / prApta 28 - yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja bhI I.pU. 599 meM caitra zukla trayodazI ko vartamAna bihAra pradeza meM vaizAlI ke samIpastha kuNDagrAma meM janma lene vAle, 'jIyo aura jIne do' meM vizvAsa karane vAle, 'AtmanaH pratikUlAni pareSAM na samAcaret para AcaraNa karane vAle aura apanA jIvana sarvasatvAnAM hitAya, sarvasatvAnAM sukhAya' arpaNa karane vAle isa mahAmAnava varddhamAna mahAvIra ke prati asaMkhya jana zraddhA se nata mastaka haiN| 17.3.01 - - arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhata vacana (kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) varSa - 13, aMka - 2, apraila 2001, 29 - 34 vardhamAna caritam, vardhamAnasvAmicarittam - DaoN. saMgItA mehatA* muni padmanandi praNIta 'vardhamAna caritam' nAmaka saMskRta kAvya padyamaya hai| zrIpAdazAstrI hasUrakara viracita 'vardhamAnasvAmicaritam' eka saMskRta gadyakAvya hai| kAvya sauMdarya kI dRSTi se utkRSTa tathA tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke jIvanavRtta, vyaktitva evaM zikSAoM kI dRSTi se atyanta mahatvapUrNa ye donoM kAvya adyatana aprakAzita haiN| donoM kAvyoM kI pAMDulipi ke prathama evaM aMtima pRSThoM kI chAyA pratiyA~ tathA saMkSipta samIkSA yahA~ prastata hai| vardhamAnacaritam (kavi padmanandi) - muni padmanandi kRta 'vardhamAnacaritam' IsvI san kI 14 vIM zatAbdI kA eka laghu saMskRta kAvya hai| guNabhadrAcArya kRta uttara -purANa isa kAvya kA upajIvya hai| paurANika itivRtta kA Azraya lekara kavi padmanandi ne tIrthakara mahAvIra ke pUrva tathA vartamAna bhava kA pAramparika zailI meM kAvyAtmaka varNana kiyA hai| satata prayAsoparAnta zodhakartI ko isakI do pAilipiyA~ prApta huI - 1. prathama pAMDulipi - digambara jaina AdinAtha mandira, bUMdI (rAja.) ke granthAgAra meM isakI eka prati saMrakSita hai| tadanusAra vardhamAnacaritam kI patra saMskhA 35 hai| isakA AkAra 912 x5" hai| 2. dvitIya pAMDulipi - digambara jaina zAstra bhaMDAra, IDara (ahamadAbAda) meM saMrakSita hai| isakI patra saMkhyA 45 hai tathA isakA AkAra 972 x 5 " hai| uparyukta donoM pAMDulipiyoM ke varNyaviSaya, zloka saMkhyA, graMtha nAma tathA graMthakAra ke nAma meM pUrNa samAnatA hai| donoM meM antara kevala yaha hai ki bUndI se prApta pAMDulipi meM graMtha kA vibhAjana paricchedoM meM kiyA hai tathA graMtha ke Arambha meM 'OM namaH paramAtmane aura anta meM 'samApta' zabda aMkita hai| isake viparIta IDara se prApta pAMDulipi meM graMtha kA vibhAjana sargoM meM hai tathA graMtha ke Arambha meM 'OM nama: siddhebhyaH' aura anta meM 'zubhaM bhavatu' vAkya aMkita hai| bUndI kI pAMDulipi meM patra saMkhyA 35 hai tathA akSara apekSAkRta choTe haiM, jabaki IDara kI pAMDulipi meM patra saMkhyA 45 hai tathA akSara apekSAkRta bar3e haiN| pratilipikAra ke pramAda ke kAraNa IDara se prApta pAMDulipi meM aneka azuddhiyA~ vidyamAna haiM, jabaki bUndI se prApta pAMDulipi zuddha hai| vardhamAnacaritam ke prathama pariccheda meM 359 padya haiN| anuSTup chaMda meM racita prastuta kAvya vardhamAna mahAvIra ke carita se sambaddha hai| 'vijaya nirvANagamana' nAsaka prathama pariccheda ke prathama 6 padyoM meM maMgalAcaraNa kiyA gayA hai| padya 7 se 24 taka caritanAyaka ke mAtA - pitA kA varNana tathA 25 se 40 padya taka mAtA ke svapna tathA dohada kA varNana hai| padya 41 se 70 taka nAyaka (mahAvIra) ke janma, zaizava, nAmakaraNa Adi kA vRtta varNita hai| padya saMkhyA 71 se 106 taka caritanAyaka ke vairAgyavRtti, dIkSAgrahaNa, ugratapazcaraNa evaM kaivalya prApti kA vRttAnta varNita hai| 107 se 115 taka indrabhUti gautama tathA devendra saMvAda varNita hai| * sahAyaka prAdhyApaka - saMskRta, zAsakIya kalA evaM vANijya mahAvidyAlaya, indaura - 452017 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 se 129 taka indrabhUti gautama tathA caritanAyaka ( vardhamAna) kA saMvAda hai| 130 se 341 taka indrabhUti gautama tathA 500 brAhmaNa putroM dvArA dIkSA grahaNa tathA indrabhUti gautama para caritanAyaka ke prabhAva kA varNana hai| padya 142 se aMta taka tIrthaMkara vardhamAna ke nirvANagamana kA varNana hai| dvitIya pariccheda meM 1 se 170 padya taka vardhamAna mahAvIra ke pUrva bhavoM kA citraNa kiyA gayA hai| 171 se 187 taka vardhamAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM se prabhAvita caturvidha saMgha ke pramANa kA nirUpaNa tathA nirvANa prApti kA varNana hai| anta meM 18 padyoM meM granthakAra muni padmanandi kA AtmavRtta varNita hai| tadanusAra inakA nAma manasukha thA tathA dIkSoparAnta ye padmanandi ke nAma se prasiddha hue / isameM kavi ne apane vaMza vRtta kA bhI ullekha kiyA hai| tadanusAra inake pitAmaha kA nAma somadeva tathA pitAmahI kA nAma premA thaa| pitA kA nAma harirAja tathA mAtA kA nAma sAto thA / 'vardhamAnacaritam' vardhamAna mahAvIra ke kalpasthAyI udAtta carita se vibhUSita hone ke kAraNa zAzvata sAhitya kI koTi meM parigaNanA ke yogya haiN| udAttacarita ke anurUpa yahA~ zAntarasa' kA atyanta ramaNIya paripAka huA hai| tripRSTha evaM azvagrIva ke yuddha prasaMga meM vIrarasa 2 kI sundara abhivyakti huI hai| raudra, zrRMgArAdi, rasa aMga rUpa meM vidyamAna hai| yadyapi isa kAvya meM prasAdaguNa kI vyApakatA hai tathApi mAdhurya aura ojaguNa kI sthiti bhI yatra tatra dikhAI detI hai / vaidarbhI rIti pradhAna isa kAvya meM gaur3I va pAMcAlI rIti kA bhI anekazaH prayoga huA hai / yatra tatra upamA, utprekSA 2, anuprAsAdi 13 alaMkAroM ke sahaja prayoga se kAvya saundarya meM abhivRddhi huI hai| upamA kavi kA priya alaMkAra hai| anuSTup bahula kAvya meM yatra tatra zArdUlavikrIr3ita 14, sragdharA 15, hariNI 16, mAlinI 17 Adi chanda bhI prayukta haiN| isa kAvya kI bhASA prAsAdika tathA zailI pravAhapUrNa hai| dharma tathA AdhyAtma jaise viSaya tAttvika viSayoM kA atyanta sarala bhASA meM vivecana kiyA gayA hai| vardhamAna mahAvIra ke caritra ke mAdhyama se sAMsArika viSayAsakti se mukti pradAna karanA isa racanA kA mukhya uddezya hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lokopakArI mAhAtmya se maNDita yaha kAvya caritra citraNa, bhAva, bhASA aura zailI Adi kI dRSTi se utkRSTa racanA hai| isameM itihAsa aura kalpanA kA maMjula maNikAMcana saMyoga hai| zrI vardhamAnasvAmicaritam (zrIpAda zAstrI hasUrakara) 'zrIvardhamAnasvAmicarittam nAmaka gadyakAvya ke praNetA zrIpAda zAstrI hasUrakara bIsavIM zatAbdI ke mUrdhanya gadyakAra haiN| inakA janma 13 jUna 1888 I. meM mahArASTra ke 'hasUracampU' nAmaka gA~va meM huaa| 18 zaikSaNika evaM sAhityika kSetra meM kI gaI viziSTa sevAoM ke kAraNa holakara mahArAja ne 24 navambara 1923 I. meM 'paNDitaratna' kI padavI se alaMkRta kiyaa| 19 jaina saMskRta gadya sAhitya ke vikAsa meM apanA aMzadAna kara 20 apraila 1974 ko dhArA nagarI meM divaMgata ho gye| ajaina hote hue bhI 'zrIvardhamAsvAmicaritam' nAmaka gavya kAvya kA praNayana kara jaina saMskRta sAhitya ke vikAsa meM zAstrIjI ne spRhaNIya yogadAna kiyaa| 'zrIvardhamAnasvAmicarittama' meM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA Ajanma mokSaprAptiparyanta jIvanavRtta evaM lokopayogI alaukika kArya mAhAtmya kA varNana hai| 107 pRSThoM meM likhita isa kAvya meM 12 prakaraNa haiN| prathama prakaraNa 'upodghAta' ke antargata kramaza: sabhI dharmoM ke mAnya tattvoM Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nirUpaNa, jaina dharma ke svarUpa kA vivecana tathA saMkSepa meM 24 tIrthakaroM kA vRtta varNita hai| "pitacarita' nAmaka dvitIya prakaraNa meM vardhamAna svAmI ke pitA siddhArtha evaM mAtA trizalA kA jIvanavRtta varNita hai| tRtIya se lekara ekAdaza prakaraNa meM zrI vardhamAna ke janma, bAlalIlAyeM, vairAgya, dIkSA, ugratapazcaraNa, tapa kAla meM utpanna vighnoM ke parihAra, zamAtireka, kevalajJAna, upadeza evaM mokSaprApti kA varNana hai| antima dvAdaza prakaraNa 'upasaMhAra' meM mAnavajAti ke kartavyoM kA vivecana, zamAdi kI AvazyakatA tathA paMca mahAvrata kI yogyatA kA varNana hai| bhAva evaM bhASA kI dRSTi se yaha gadyakAvya atyaMta utkRSTa tathA tIrthakara mahAvIra ke jIvana tathA unake udAtta guNoM kA paricAyaka hai| sandarbha sthala - 1. vardhamAnacaritam, kavi padmanandi, 1/219, 355; 2/12 - 14, 71, 92. , 1/197 - 200, 211, 214, 313 - 326. , 1/276, 347, 352 . 1/243 , 1/95. . 1/219 , 1/101, 197, 249, 313 - 326. , 1/219, 355, 2/12 - 14, 92. . 1/101, 248. 249, 313: 2/155, . 2/183, 184 11/101, 126, 168, 344; 2/134. , 1/118. , 1/86, 359; 2/128, 150. , 1/50, 43; 2/93, 144, 184. , 2/72. , 1/253. , 1/256. 18. DaoN. kedAranArAyaNa jozI (zodha prabandha) zrI pAdazAstrI hasUrakara kI racanAoM kA samAlocanAtmaka adhyayana, pR. 59-60. 19 holkara rAjya arddhavArSika adhikArI sUcI, 1 akTobara 1935, pR. 114. Pooaaaaaaa vahI prApta - 19.2.01 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 31 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unamaHyaramAtmane navaMdekIDatoyavAcidAnaMdoerasyarojagajyaikAra masihAtmanenamaHNAline zaMkarazIdAyarameSTAsanAtanaHmileTyaH govimarajutAva niyaMkiyAnazAtapasyAIsamAtismaMjagavayoTA gorastenI sutetavaMDalAMcanAzAlanarapisavAMta vAtmaoNpivasaIgArya padodhiniHkama sazAMtiHzAMtaTAvAyaramAdimuravAra,satyatAmAMvaralAla latopirya hAmIkRptAna miHsanovasAyAsaMdhakArazcAdityahinAyanAmamA kAMdizAkAyalA yaMtatadheyAmizviIkSAdhItIzayanamasmaiyasgAMkSAriNI gAvaratIsaM vizvidaritinaMdAtImA gotamAdanmuinInAtavAlocollamannA jinavitAnaMtamAhAtaviNompadAjabahApepasiisminA mAnahitomAdhimsiyadaMDomsAratasaMhitAvidezatinAmmAnita zotiyekAlAsanasvazvinIzanizeyaviparyAyaNaraNAyamAlikasa muni padmanandi kRta vardhamAna caritam kI bUMdI se prApta pAMDulipi kA prathama pRSTha vAlAsaptakaronatakAyocAranyAyAyAyAhANA zatizrIvartamA nakadhAvatreDinarAcinatamahAtmyapadI kamuniyA liviravite. manAsuravanAmAMdhitecInamAneniNigamananAmadvitIyaHparicheda bUMdI pAMDulipi kA antima pRSTha 32 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ||6||unmHsiddeshyH svachaMdakIDatoyatravidAnaMdauparasparaM jagana kAya tsosiddhaatmonmH||1ninNdrHshNkrHshriidH parameThIsaMdAna lyAugatovisaratAMvaHzriyaMkriyAtAaitamutpadyApustAna sAlagatyAcamyAgomAtAnociHsvetaMcaMdralAMchanAzIlAnara pisakI tasmAnasvayivasakAmadopinikAmAsAzAti-zorayaspa rasa dinuvAkaviHsatyanAmAnurataMtrI bananadopiyaHsvAmIkRpmAna miHsanovatA hAya aMdhakArAvAdityAdiprAyannAmamaMtrataH kAdizIkA palAyatA trtd| paashcmiishvr||shriiviiraaynmstsmaaysy gohariNAzritAMntaratAsAvadhAna ha rirappaninaMdamigautamAdImunInnavAra vAlovovasannatIna muni padmanandi kRta vardhamAna caritam kI IDara se prApta pAMDulipi kA prathama pRSTha sadAparasUtAyAta niyati yanatArA tinasatAnamA sarasAda kirakriyAdaH zriyA sazanivajoyuka mahAna halAsanA lisakalitatAyo vaarpaaraadpaayaaH||18 itizrAvaImAna zAvatAranitimA hAtAzIka muni zrIpadAnaMda dira vitamanaHsanAmAMkita viImAjanirigagamanaM nAmavisa mo| // vtu|| IDara se prApta pAMDulipi kA antima pRSTha arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hasurakarajI kI prati kA eka pRSTha m smr .. r khh hr mrdy mh dy w mrd w mrd mn mnm mw mrdm rm br my drym srwr m sy shydy nshd khh sh y shr sy srdy my dr mrdn r *** shwr w mrd `t khy r drm myr * nimeM billIjaGaglara rIrabADa saMpannA aneka pa iyAdmAra a on tabernaketalareng salas aut sinIne tabjAnibeTe janobhana banIkanai ubhidra bera ninirmalana cetasA n r mwmy mdrs dm m tms mst r mhm rilailena dhabaikakai saruAra ! sanI liDapasaMhAra nirUpaNa, niveya nirupa khy dl ***** tm` jw bymr myr syd myr mwjwd `lm me baTeDa me nayA~ sahuta se thilevana chan chuTa 2m-zh stnd khh mn dr smt mrdm dr w mrym ------- swjy hy l mwltn j brjy pr nrj n lys ----- st. ny mrDy hwy. . Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vacana kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura varSa - 13, aMka - 2, apraila 2001, 35 - 38 bhagavAna ziva evaM viSNu ke avatAra - RSabhadeva : eka ciMtana - DaoN. rAjendra kumAra baMsala* vaidika darzana aura jainadharma ke mUla siddhAnta aura unake mahApuruSoM kA jIvana caritra eka - dUsare se ghulA - milA hai jisake madhya bheda - rekhA khIMcanA bar3A kaThina hai| jaina darzana meM jo bAta siddhAnta rUpa se kahI gaI hai vahI bAta vaidika dharma meM kathAnakoM aura pratIkoM ke rUpa meM svIkAra kI gaI hai| pahale dArzanika siddhAnta janamAnasa ko sahaja grAhya banAne hetu kathAnakoM kA sahArA liyA jAtA thaa| pratIta hotA hai ki kAla-pravAha meM kathAnaka hI kathA - purANa banakara raha gaye aura unake bhItara nihita tattva-darzana gAyaba ho gyaa| udAharaNa ke rUpa meM brahmA, viSNu aura maheza (ziva) ke svarUpa ko hI leN| brahmA sRSTi kA kartA, viSNu sRSTi kA pAlaka aura ziva sRSTi ke saMhAraka ke rUpa meM nirUpita kiye gaye haiN| vastuta: yaha janma, jIvana aura mRtyu, ina tInoM ke pratIka ke rUpa meM sampUrNa vastu - svarUpa kA pratinidhitva karate haiM jisakI vyAkhyA jainadarzana meM vastu ke sat svarUpa dvArA kI gaI hai| parama brahma paramAtmA ina tInoM zaktiyoM ke Upara hai| utpatti, sthiratA, vinAza, vastu svarUpa kI ye tIna avasthAe~ haiN| ye tInoM avasthAe~ vizva - parivartana kA kAraNa haiM, jo pratyeka jIva meM sadaiva vidyamAna rahatI haiN| bAlaka janma letA hai, vRddha hotA hai aura eka samaya ke bAda mRtyu ko prApta hotA hai| isa jIvanakAla meM usake zarIra meM anekAneka avasthAyeM badalatI rahatI haiN| bAlaka se vRddhapanA ekadama se nahIM ho jAtA hai| nita - nirantara parivartanoM kA hI vaha pariNAma hai| isameM brahmA utpatti ke pratIka haiM, viSNu jIvana ke pratIka haiM aura vastu kI avasthA meM parivartana ziva ke pratIka hai| vijJAna ne vastu svarUpa kI ina tIna avasthAoM ko nyUTrAna, ilekTrAna evaM proTrAna ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai| aMgrejI meM 'gADa' zabda kI utpatti meM yahI tInoM zaktiyA~ nihita haiN| isameM 'jI' janareTara, 'o' oNpareTara evaM 'DI' DisTrakTara kA saMkSipta rUpa hai| jaina darzana ke anusAra vastu kA sat - svarUpa sRjana, saMhAra evaM svarUpa - ke - sAtatva kA sUcaka hai jo prakRti - parivartana ko apane meM samAviSTa kiye haiN| purANoM meM viSNu ke 24 avatAroM ko mAnya kiyA gayA hai| ye avatAra vastuta: jIvana, vinAza evaM sthiratA ke sUcaka haiN| brahmA, viSNu, ziva kI tIna zaktiyA~ pRthaka-pRthaka rUpa meM kArya nahIM karatI haiN| ve paraspara eka-dUsare se sambaddha haiM evaM vastu svarUpa kI pratIka zaktiyA~ haiN| vyAvahArika jIvana meM bhI isa tathya kI puSTi hotI hai| jahA~ janma hai, vahA~ jIvana hai aura mRtyu bhii| avatAra - vAda kI samIkSA karane para bhI isa bAta kI puSTi sahaja hI ho jAtI hai| bhAgavat mahApurANa ke paMcama skandha evaM vedoM meM nAbhiputra RSabhadeva ko viSNu kA AThavA~ avatAra mAnya kiyA hai| viSNu - purANa, mArkanDeya - purANa, prabhASa - purANa, Rgveda, zivapurANa Adi meM RSabhadeva ko jainadharmakA prathama tIrthaMkara mAnya kiyA hai| mahAzivapurANa meM unheM ziva ke 28 yogAvatAroM meM ginA gayA hai| usameM RSabhAvatAra ko nimnasvarUpa meM hI svIkAra kiyA gayA hai - itthaM prabhAva RSabhovatAra zaMkarasya me satAM gatidInabandhunarvabha: kathitastavana: (47) arthAt isa prakAra RSabhAvatAra hogA jo mere liye zaMkara/ziva hai, vaha mAnavoM ke * bI-369, o.pI.ema. kAlonI, amalAI pepara mila, amalAI - 484 117 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ liye dInabandhu ke rUpa meM navameM avatAra hoMge, unakA stavana kro| prabhASa purANa ke anusAra kailAza aura vimala para ramaNa karane vAle RSabha jinezvara kA AnA avatAra haiM, ve sarvajJa aura ziva haiN| ___ 'kailAzo vimaleramme vRSabhoyaM jinezvaraH cakAra svAvatAraM ca sarvajJa: sarvajJa: ziva:'2 jaina acArya jinasena ne RSabhadeva ko ziva ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai| isa saMbaMdha meM nimna pada ullekhanIya hai - 'tvaM brahamA paramajyoti svatvaM prabhuSNu rajorajA: tvamAdidevo devAnAma adhidevo mahezvara:'3 arthAta he RSabhadeva! Apa brahmA haiM, parama jyoti svarUpa haiM, samartha haiM, pApa - rahita haiM, prathama tIrthakara haiM aura devoM ke bhI adhideva mahezvara (ziva) haiN| jaina sAhitya ke mahAgrantha dhavalA, bhaktAmara stotra Adi meM bhI bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko trizUlayukta ziva ke rUpa meM 'laMkRta kara svIkAra kiyA hai| jinendra rUdrASTaka meM pada 1 se 7 taka unakI rUdra ke stuti kI gaI hai jisakA ullekha 'pauma pariu' ke maMgalAcaraNa meM huA hai| jaina mAnyatAnusAra jaba RSabhadeva garbha meM Aye taba svarNAdi kI varSA huI thii| isa kAraNa AcArya jinasena ne mahApurANa meM RSabhadeva ko hiraNyagarbha kahA Rgveda meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki pahale hiraNyagarbha hue, vaha prANI mAtra ke svAmI the| Rgveda kI RcA isa prakAra hai - hiraNyagarbhaH samavartatAgre bhUtasya jAta: patireka aasiit| sadAdhAra pRthivIM dyAmutemAM kasmaidevAya hvissaavidhey||' mahAbhArata zAnti parva meM hiraNyagarbha ko yoga kA vaktA svIkArate hae kahA hai - 'hiraNyagarbho yogasya vaktA: nAnya: purAtanaH / arthAt hiraNyagarbha yogamArga ke pravartaka haiM anya koI unase purAtana nhiiN| mahApurANa evaM zrImadbhAgavata ke anusAra RSabhadeva mahAna yogI the| isase yaha dhvanita hotA hai ki RSabhadeva aura hiraNyagarbha eka hI mahApuruSa the| RSabhadeva ko Rgveda meM vRSabha, rUdra, ziznadeva aura mahAdeva ke nAmoM se svIkAra kiyA gayA hai - 'tridhA baddho vRSabho roravItI mahAdevo yaanaavivesh|| arthAt mana, vacana, kAya tInoM yogoM se saMyata RSabhadeva ne ghoSaNA kI ki mahAdeva mayoM meM AvAsa karate haiN| Rgveda meM vAta rasanA, muniyoM kI carcA vastuta: zramaNa - RSiyoM kI hI carcA hai jisake pravartaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva the| atharvaveda meM RSabhadeva ko prajApati parameSThi, brahmA tathA sUrya ke samAna tejasvI evaM prathama ahiMsaka prANiyoM kA rAjA kahA hai| bauddha grantha AryamaMjUzrI mUlakalpa meM bhI nAbhiputra RSabhadeva aura unake putra bharata ko bhArata ke prAcInatama samrAToM meM ginA hai aura isa bAta kI puSTi kI hai ki RSabhadeva jaina dharma ke Aptadeva the aura unhoMne himAlaya meM siddhi prApta kI thii| vArAha purANa meM nAbhirAya aura marUdevI ke putra RSabhadeva tathA unake bharatAdi sau putroM kA kathana AyA hai| RSabhadeva ne apane jyeSTha putra ko himAlaya ke dakSiNa vAlA kSetra diyA thaa| bharata ke nAma para hI bhAratavarSa pdd'aa|12 liMga purANa3 meM bhI ukta kathana kI puSTi huI hai| skandha purANa14 meM RSabhadeva ke pratApa evaM vaibhava kA varNana hai| vAyu purANa'5 evaM brahmANDa purANa16 meM RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM kaI padya haiN| karmapurANa17 meM nAbhi putra RSabhadeva ko krAMtikArI ke rUpa meM darzAyA hai| unake bharatAdi sau putra the| agni purANa 36 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM mahArAjA nAbhi evaM unake putra RSabha kA varNana hai| isake anusAra RSabha ne abane putra bharata ko rAjya dekara zAligrAma se mukti prApta kii| isa prakAra RSabhadeva veda purANa svIkRta puruSa haiN| isa prakAra RSabhadeva ko prajApati brahmA, rUdra evaM ziva ke rUpa meM sarvatra svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| viSNu ke aSTama / navama avatAra to ve nirvivAda rUpa se haiM hI rAmAyaNa meM bhagavAna rAma kA yaha kathana ki kou nahiM ziva samAna priya more bhI mahatvapUrNa hai jisameM unhoMne ziva ko apanA atyanta pyArA nirUpita kiyA hai isa kathana meM bhI viSNu avatArI rAma evaM ziva meM ekatva kA darzana hotA hai samagra rUpa se bhagavAna RSabhadeva vastusvarUpa kI tIna zaktiyoM arthAt utpatti, sthiti va nAza ke pratIka rUpa brahmA, viSNu, ziva svarUpa haiM aura Adya puruSa, Adi paramezvara bhI haiN| eka hI vyaktitva kA bhinna bhinna nirUpaNa RSabhadeva evaM ziva ke rUpa meM kiyA gayA pratIta hotA hai kyoMki donoM kA janma, jIvana, sAdhanA, sAdhanA kSetra kailAza parvata hai| donoM kA cinha vRSabha (baila) hai jise nAdiyA kahate haiN| ziva trizUladhArI haiN| RSabhadeva bhI samyakdarzana, samyakjJAna aura samyakcAritra rUpa trizUladhArI haiN| donoM kI prAcIna mUrtiyoM meM trizUla evaM baila kA cinha aMkita hai jisakI puSTi mohanajodar3o evaM har3appA ke avazeSoM se hotI hai| ziva ne trizUla se andhakAsura kA saMhAra kiyaa| RSabhadeva ne triratnarUpa ziva mArga se moha rUpa aMdhakAsura kA vadha kiyaa| RSabhadeva anaMtajJAna evaM AnaMda ke dhanI haiM RSabhadeva ke samAna ziva svayaM Ananda svarUpa haiN| ziva sUrya ke dhAraka haiM jo ajJAna vinAza hone kA pratIka hai| ve jJAna rUpI tRtIya netra ke dhAraka haiN| RSabhadeva bhI pUrNa jJAna ke sUrya evaM sarvajJa rUpa tRtIya netra ke dhAraka haiN| RSabhadeva evaM ziva donoM hI jaTAdhArI haiN| anaMta jJAna kI prApti ke pazcAt RSabhadeva ne jJAna gaMgA pravAhita kara jagata ke jIvoM ko mokSa mArga batAyA, yahI bhAva bodha ziva kI jaTAoM se gaMgA avataraNa meM chipA hai| RSabhadeva ne mana, vacana, kAya rUpa triyoga se rAga-dveSa kA nAza kara zivatva prApta kiyA thaa| ziva ke lalATa para zobhita tripuMDa isI triyoga kA pratIka hai| janma, jarA, mRtyu yaha tInoM duHkha rUpa haiM isake nivAraNa hetu jaina pUjA paddhati meM jala samarpita kiyA jAtA hai| ziva ArAdhanA meM bhI jala samarpaNa kA vizeSa sthAna hai| ziva ne viSapAna kiyA thA isakA rahasya bhI RSabhadeva kI yogacarcA meM chipA hai| jala - ke eka sau eka nAmoM meM amRta aura viSa bhI hai zivatva kI prApti hetu zubha azubha bhAva rUpa vibhAvI zaktiyoM ko nAza kiyA jAtA hai jo viSapAna jaisA hai| yahI vibhAvI zaktiyA~ manuSya ko nirantara AkulatAmaya banAye rakhatI hai jo bhUta pizAcoM kI pratIka hai| ziva ne inheM apane vaza meM kara liyA thaa| RSabhadeva ne bhI zubhAzubha bhAvoM para vijaya prApta kara zuddhAtma svarUpa prApta kiyA thaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne kAya yoga dvArA mana ko Atma sammukha kara Atma sAdhanA kI thI / kAya yoga meM merUdaNDa kI sAdhanA kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| yaha taiMtIsa parvoM se banA hai jisameM parvata ho, use parva kahate haiN| merUdaNDa kI zakti hI parvatarAja kI putrI yA pArvatI hai| isakI svAbhAvika gati zivatva kI ora hai| pArvatI kI zakti kAya - yoga rUpa tapa se hI jAgrata hotI hai, bhoga se nahIM RSabhadeva ne 'kAya yoga dhAraNa kara pArvatIya - - - ( merUdaNDa) kI zakti jAgrata kara mana kI vibhAva karma zakti kA saMhAra kiyA thaa| ziva pArvatI saMbaMdha evaM ziva kI saMhAraka zakti isI sandarbha meM dekhI jA sakatI hai jaba vibhAva zaktiyoM kA nAza ho jAtA hai taba Atma paTala para ziva sukha svarUpa hai| isa kAraNa jaina darzana meM mokSa zivagati aura mokSa ko zivapura kahA hai| arhat vacana, apraila 2001 kevalasUrya kA udaya hotA hai, jo mArga ko ziva mArga, mokSa - gati ko 37 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAgha kRSNA caturdazI kI rAtri ko RSabhadeva kailAza parvata se zivapura gaye the| usa rAtri sarva sAdhu saMgha ne kailAza parvata para upavAsa evaM jAgaraNa kara RSabhadeva kI ArAdhanA kI thii| isa kAraNa yaha mahAzivarAtri aura kailAza parvata donoM pUjya hue| ina donoM kA saMbaMdha ziva se bhI jur3A huA hai| ziva ko mahAzivarAtri meM zivatva kI prApti huI thii| uttara bhArata meM zivarAtri kA parva phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI mAnA hai, jabaki dakSiNa bhArata meM mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ko zivarAtri manAI jAtI hai| uttara - dakSiNI paMcAMgoM meM maulika bheda ke kAraNa yaha antara hai| uttara bhArata vAle mAsa kA prArambha kRSNa pakSa se mAnate haiM jabaki dakSiNa vAle zuklapakSa se| IzAna saMhitA19 meM bhI mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ko mahAzivarAtri mAnI ziva zabda se jur3A 'liMga' zabda kA spaSTIkaraNa bhI apekSita hai| pahale 'kSetra' ko liMga zabda se sambodhita kiyA jAtA thA jaise kaliMga, dArjiliMga aadi| tibbatIya bhASA meM 'liMga' zabda kA upayoga kSetra' ke liye kiyA jAtA hai| isI dRSTi se ziva ke sAtha ziva-liMga pUjA kI paramparA kA saMbaMdha kailAza-kSetra kI pUjA se jur3A hai jo kAlAntara meM ziva - liMga kI pUjA meM badala gayA hai| vastuta: siddhakSetra kailAza kI pUjA hI liMga - pUjA ukta tathyoM para vicAra karane para yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki AdibrahmA aura bhagavAna viSNu ke avatAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva svayaM hI ziva haiN| ve paramabrahma paramAtmA ke sAtha hI vasta ke sat svarUpa kI tIna avasthAoM ke pratIkAtmaka pratinidhi bhI haiN| unheM acchI taraha pahicAna evaM samajhakara hI hama apane ajJAna-moha rUpa aMdhakAra ko dUra kara Atma - jAgaraNa kara sukhI ho sakate haiM aura zubha - azubha bhAvoM kI karma - saMtati kA nAza kara zivatva prApta kara sakate haiN| yahI ziva evaM Atma -- svabhAva rUpa zivatva kI ArAdhanA hai| samagra rUpa se RSabhadeva vaidika evaM zramaNa saMskRti ke sarvamAnya evaM pUjya Adya mahApuruSa haiN| sAmpradAyika bheda ke Upara uThakara yadi hama unakA mUlyAMkana kareM to rASTrIya ekAtmatA evaM svasaMcAlita vizva vyavasthA ke sUtra hameM unakI zikSAoM meM sahaja hI prApta ho jaayeNge| sandarbha - 1 mahAzivapurANa 7-2-9, pada 4/47. 2. prabhASa puraann| 3. Adi puraann| 4. dhavalA, pR. 46, bhaktAmara stotra, zloka 25 5. pauma criu| 6. mahApurANa, parva 12,95. 7. Rgveda, 10, sUtra 121, 1. 8. mahAbhArata zAnti parva, a. 349. 9. Rgveda 4/58/3. atharvaveda, 10/7/17 atharvaveda, 15/42/4. vArAha purANa, adhyAya 74, pR. 49. 13. liMga purANa, adhyAya 47, zloka 19-24. 14. skandha purANa, adhyAya 37, zloka 57. 15. vAyu purANa, adhyAya 33, padya 50-52. 16. brahmANDa purANa, adhyAya 14, padya 61. 17. kUrmapurANa, adhyAya 41, zloka 37-38. 18. agni purANa, 10/10-11. 19. IzAna saMhitA prApta - 30.1.2000 00-N 38 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vaca kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura, varSa 13, aMka 2, apraila 2001, 39-44 6 nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI aura dravyasaMgrahakAra muni nemicandra kI bhinnatA DaoN. jayakumAra jaina* jaina sAhitya ke vizAla bhaNDAra ke anuzIlana se patA calatA hai ki bhAratavarSa meM jaina dharma aura vAGmaya ke sevaka nemicandra nAmadhArI aneka vidvAn hue haiM - 1. IsavI san kI chaThI zatAbdI meM eka nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn hue / inakA sambandha nandisaMghIya balAtkaragaNa se thaa| inake guru kA nAma prabhAcandra thA tathA bhAnucandra inake ziSya the| inakA samaya zaka samvat 478 se 487 tadanusAra IsvI san 556 se 565 mAnA gayA hai / 2. IsavI san kI dasavIM zatAbdI ke antima caraNa meM eka anya nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn hue| inakA sambandha nandisaMgha ke dezIya gaNa se thA tathA siddhAntacakravartI inakI upAdhi thii| ye abhayanandi ke dIkSA ziSya tathA vIranandi aura indranandi ke guru bhAI mAne gaye haiN| vividha pramANoM ke AdhAra para inakA samaya IsavI san 981 mAnA gayA hai| gommaTasAra, labdhisAra, kSapaNAsAra aura trilokasAra inakI prasiddha kRtiyAM haiN| 3. IsavI san kI gyArahavIM zatAbdI ke uttarArddha meM hue eka anya nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn kA sambandha bhI nandisaMgha ke dezIya gaNa se thA tathA siddhAntideva yA saiddhAntikadeva inakI upAdhi thI / zrAvakAcAra ke racayitA vasunandi inake ziSya the| inheM dhArA nareza bhoja ke samakAlIna mAnA gayA hai| rAjA bhoja kA samaya itihAsajJoM kI dRSTi meM vi.saM. 1075-1125, tadanusAra IsavI san 1018 1068 hai| dravyasaMgraha aura vRhadravyasaMgraha inakI vikhyAta racanAyeM haiN| 4 IsavI san kI terahavIM zatAbdI meM eka anya nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn hue / inake samaya ke saMskRta evaM kannar3a ke kaviyoM meM inakA mahatvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai| 'ardhanemipurANa' inakI prasiddha racanA hai| yaha saMskRta mizrita kannaDa bhASA meM likhI gaI hai tathA campaka zArdUla vRtta meM hai| anuprAsa chaTA ke sandarbha meM kannaDa kA koI bhI kavi inakI samAnatA nahIM kara sakatA hai| 5. IsavI san kI pandrahavIM zatAbdI meM eka anya nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn hue / inhoMne ravivrata kathA evaM anantavrata kathA Adi granthoM kA praNayana kiyaa| apabhraMza ke kaviyoM meM inakA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| 6. IsavI san kI solahavIM zatAbdI ke prArambha meM eka anya nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn hue haiN| inakA sambandha nandisaMgha ke balAtkAra gaNa ke sarasvatI gaccha se rahA hai| bhaTTAraka jJAnabhUSaNa inake guru the, jinakA samaya vi.saM. 1555 (1498 I.) mAnya hai / inhoMne kezava varNI kRta kannaDa TIkA ke AdhAra para gommaTasAra kI jIvaprabodhinI nAma saMskRta TIkA likhI hai| uparyukta chaha vidvAnoM meM prathama nemicandra kA koI grantha upalabdha nahIM hai| ataH ve hamAre liye prakRta meM vicAraNIya nahIM haiN| dvitIya nemicandra kA jaina siddhAnta ke vikAsa Jain Education Ren rIDara evaM adhyakSa saMskRta vibhAga, sanAtana dharma snAtakottara mahAvidyAlaya, mujaphpharanagara (u.pra.) / Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM pracAra-prasAra meM mahanIya yogadAna hai| jaina zramaNoM evaM vidvAnoM meM dhavalA aura jayadhavalA ko vidvattA kA nikaSa svIkAra kara liyA gayA thaa| kintu paThana-pAThana meM inakI duSkaratA Ar3e A rahI thii| taba inake sAra bhAga ko ekatra kara kucha anya granthoM ke praNayana kI apekSA thii| isa kArya ko nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI ne gommaTasAra Adi granthoM kI racanA ke dvArA pUrA kiyaa| siddhAntacakravartI inakI upAdhi hai| gommaTasAra karmakANDa meM unhoMne likhA jaha cakkeNa ya cakkI chakkhaMDaM sAhiyaM avigghenn| taha maicakkeNa mayA chakkhaMDa sAhiyaM smm| arthAta jisa prakAra cakravartI apane cakraratna se chaha khaNDoM ko nirvighna apane adhIna kara letA hai, usI prakAra maiMne buddhi rUpI cakra se SaTkhaNDAgama ko acchI taraha se apane adhIna kara liyA hai| siddhAnta granthoM ke adhItI zramaNoM ko siddhAntacakravartI kI upAdhi prAcIna kAla se hI dI jAtI rahI hai| zrI vIrasena svAmI ne jayadhavalA kI prazasti meM spaSTatayA ullekha kiyA hai ki bharata cakravartI kI AjJA ke samAna jinakI vANI SaTkhaNDAgama meM askhalita rahatI hai| kadAcit unake samaya se hI siddhAntajJa ko siddhAntacakravartI kahA jAne lagA ho| ata: prakRta nemicandra ne dhavalA - jayadhavalA kA maMthana kara kramaza: gommaTasAra aura labdhisAra granthoM kI racanA kI tathA siddhAnta granthoM ke agAdha pANDitya ko prakaTa kiyaa| ata: unakA siddhAntacakravartI pada sarvathA samIcIna tathA sArthaka hI hai| nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI ne apane granthoM meM apanI guru paramparA kA svayaM ullekha kiyA hai, ata: vaha prAya: nirvivAda hai| gommaTasAra karmakANDa meM unhoMne likhA hai - jassa ya pAyapasAyeNa - nnNtsNsaarjlhimttinnnno| vIriMdaNaMdivaccho NamAmi taM abhynnNdiguruN|| arthAt jinake caraNa prasAda se vIrendranandi (vIranandi) aura indranandi kA vatsa ananta saMsAra rUpI samudra se pAra ho gayA, una abhayanandi guru ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| eka anya sthala para pratyaya prakaraNa ke prArambha meM unhoMne likhA hai - NamiUNa abhayaNaMdiM sudsaayrpaargiNdnnNdiguruuN| varavIraNaMdiNAhaM payaDINaM paccayaM vocchN| arthAta maiM abhayanandi ko zrRta samudra ke pAragAmI indranandi guru ko aura vIranandi ko namaskAra karake prakRtiyoM ke pratyaya kAraNa ko khuuNgaa| trilokasAra grantha meM apanI guru paramparA kA ullekha karate hue nemicandra muni ne likhA hai - idi NemicaMdamaNiNA appsdennbhynnNdivcchnn| raiyo tiloyasAro khamaMtu taM bhusudaairiyaa|| arthAt abhayanandi ke vatsa alpazruta nemicandra muni ne isa prakAra trilokasAra nAmaka grantha kI racanA kii| bahuzruta AcArya use kSamA kreN| isI prakAra labdhisAra grantha meM bhI darzanalabdhi aura cAritralabdhi ke kathana pUrA hone 40 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke prasaMga meM unhoMne likhA hai ki vIranandi aura indranandi ke vatsa evaM abhayanandi ke ziSya alpajJAnI nemicandra ne darzanalabdhi aura cAritralabdhi kA kathana kiyaa| ina prazastiyoM se suspaSTa hai ki nemicandra ke guru abhayanandi, vIranandi aura indranandi the| abhayanandi to unake dIkSA guru the tathA vIranandi aura indranandi vidyAguru the athavA jyeSTha gurubhAI the| kyoMki vIranandi ne candraprabhacarita meM apane ko abhayanandi kA ziSya batAyA hai aura nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI bhI abhayanandi ke ziSya haiN| umra evaM jJAna meM laghutA ke kAraNa nemicandra ne apane gurubhAiyoM se vidyAdhyana kiyA ho, isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| ata: unheM gurubhAI ke sAtha - sAtha guru bhI mAnA jA sakatA hai| indranandi ko nemicandra ne zrutasAgara kA pAragAmI likhA hai tathA unhoMne likhA hai ki unhIM ke samIpa siddhAnta granthoM kA adhyayana karake kanakanandi AcArya ne sattva - sthAna kA kathana kiyA hai| usI sattvasthAna kA saMgraha nemicandra ne gommaTasAra karmakANDa meM kiyA hai - varaiMdaNaMdiguruNo pAse soUNa sylsiddhtN| sirikaNayaNaMdiguruNA sattaTThANaM smuddiddh'| ye indranandi kauna hai? isa viSaya meM nizcita kucha bhI kahanA bar3A kaThina hai| zrI jugalakizora mukhtAra jvAlAmAlinI kalpa ke racayitA indranandi se inheM abhinna mAnate haiN| kyoMki jvAlAmAlinIkalpa kA racanAkAla zaka saM. 861 (939 I.) hai| jvAlAmAlinIkalpakAra indranandi ne apane guru kA nAma vappamaMdi kahA hai, jabaki prakRta indranandi abhayanandi ke ziSya haiN| mukhtAra sAhaba kI saMbhAvanA hai ki indranandi ne vappanandi se dIkSA lI ho aura abhayanandi se siddhAnta granthoM kA adhyayana kiyA ho| ___ gaMgavaMzI rAjA rAcamalla ke pradhAnamaMtrI aura senApati cAmuNDarAya nemicandra ke ziSya the| ina cAmuNDarAya ne zravaNabelagolA (maisUra) meM viMdhyagiri para bAhubalI kI 57 phITa unnata pratimA pratiSThApita kI thii| cAmuNDarAya kA ghara kA nAma gommaTa thaa| isI kAraNa bAhabali kI ukta mUrti gommaTeza yA gommaTezvara ke nAma se prasiddha huii| gommaTa (cAmuNDarAya) ke liye nemicandra ne gommaTasAra graMtha kI racanA kI thii|11 cAmuNDarAya ne cAmuNDa purANa kI racanA zaka saM. 900 (978 I.) meM pUrNa kI thii| ajitanAtha purANa kI racanA zaka saM. 915 (993 I.) meM pUrNa kI thii| bAhubali caritra meM gommaTezvara kI pratiSThA kA samaya isa prakAra kahA gayA hai - kalyabde SaTzatAkhye vinutavibhavasaMvatsare mAsi caitre paJcamyAM zuklapakSe dinamaNidivase kumbhalagne suyoge| saubhAgye mastanAmni prakaTitabhagaNe suprazastAM cakAra zrImaccAmuNDarAjo velgulanagare gommtteshprtisstthaam|| arthAt kalki saM. 600 meM vibhava saMvatsara meM caitra zuklA paMcamI, ravivAra ko kuMbha lagna, saubhAgya yoga, mRgazirA nakSatra meM cAmuNDarAya ne velgula nagara meM gommaTeza kI pratiSThA kraayii| isa nirdiSTa tithi ke viSaya meM paryApta matabheda haiM, parantu DaoN. nemicandra zAstrI ne bhAratIya jyotiSa kI gaNanA ke AdhAra para vibhava saMvatsara caitra zuklA paMcamI, ravivAra ko mRgazira nakSatra kA yoga 13 mArca san 981 meM ghaTita mAnA hai|12 yahI nemicandra kA kAla arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| isa AdhAra para nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI kA samaya IsavI sana kI dasavIM zatAbdI kA uttarArddha tathA gyArahavIM zatAbdI kA pUrvArddha mAnanA samIcIna pratIta hotA hai| nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI kI nimnalikhita racanAyeM haiM - 1. gommaTasAra : jIvakANDa 734 gAthAtmaka + karmakANDa 962 gAthAtmaka 2. trilokasAra : 1018 gAthAtmaka 3. labdhisAra : 649 gAthAtmaka 4. kSapaNAsAra : 653 gAthAtmaka tRtIya nemicandra dravyasaMgraha aura vRhad dravyasaMgraha ke racayitA nemicandra muni haiM, siddhAntideva jinakI upAdhi hai| pahale bhrAMtivaza gommaTasArAdi ke racayitA nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI ko hI dravyasaMgraha aura vRhadravyasaMgraha kA racayitA mAna liyA gayA thaa| DaoN. mohanalAla mehatA evaM pro. hIrAlAla kApar3iyA ne gommaTasArAdi ke kartA ko hI dravyasaMgraha kA kartA ullekhita kiyA hai| parantu vAstava meM dravyasagraha ke racayitA nemicandra gommaTasArAdi ke racayitA nemicandra se bhinna haiN| vRhadravyasaMgraha ke TIkAkAra brahmadeva ne grantha ke prArambhika paricaya meM likhA 'atha mAlavadeze dhArAnAmanagarAdhipati rAjabhojadevAbhidhAnakalikAlacakravartIsambandhina: zrIpAla maNDalezvarasya sambandhinyAzramanAmanagare zrI munisuvratatIrthaMkara caityAlaye zuddhAtmadravyasaMditti samutpannasukhAmRtarasAsvAdaviparItanArakAdidaHkhabhayabhItasya paramAtmabhAvanotpanna sukhasudhArasapipAsitasya bhedAbhedaratnatrayabhAvanApriyasya bhavyavarapuNDarIkasya bhANDAgArAdhanekaniyogAdhikArisomAbhidhAnarAjazreSThino nimittaM zrI nemicandrasiddhAntidevaiH pUrvaM SaDvaMzatigAthAbhilaghudravyasaMgrahaM kRtvA pazcAdvizeSatattvaparijJAnArthaM viracitasya vRhadravyasaMgrahasyAdhikArazuddhipUrvakatvena vRtti: praarmyte| 14 mAlavadeza meM dhArA nagarI kA svAmI kalikAlacakravartI rAjA bhojadeva thaa| usase sambaddha maNDalezvara zrIpAla ke Azrama nAmaka nagara meM zrI munisuvratanAtha tIrthaMkara ke caityAlaya meM bhANDAgAra Adi aneka niyogoM ke adhikArI soma nAmaka rAjazreSThi ke liye zrI nemacindra siddhAntideva ne pahale 26 gAthAoM ke dvArA laghu dravyasaMgraha nAma graMtha rcaa| pazcAt vizeSa tatvoM ke jJAna ke liye vRhadravyasaMgraha nAma graMtha kI racanA kii| unakI vRtti ko maiM prArambha karatA huuN| ukta uddharaNa se spaSTa hai ki laghudravyasaMgraha aura vRhadravyasaMgraha ke racayitA nemicandra kI upAdhi siddhAntideva thI na ki siddhaantckrvrtii| yadyapi inakA sambandha nandi saMgha ke dezIya gaNa se hai, tathApi donoM abhinna nahIM haiN| ye to ve nemicandra haiM jinakA ullekha vasunandi ne apane zrAvakAcAra meM apane guru ke rUpa meM kiyA hai tathA unheM jinAgama rUpa samudra kI belAtaraMgoM se dhule hRdaya vAlA evaM jagadvikhyAta kahA hai - sisso tassa jiNAgama - jalaNihi - velAtaraMga - dhoymnno| saMjAo sayala-jae vikkhAo nemicanda ti|| tassa pasAeNa mae AyariyapaMparAgayaM stthN| vacchallayAe raiyaM bhdiyaannmuvaasyjjhynnN||' vasunandi kA samaya vi.saM. 1150 (1093 I.) ke lagabhaga hai| yaha samaya nemicandra arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhAntacakravartI ke samaya se eka zatAbdI se bhI bAda kA hai| ata: vasunandi ke guru nemicandra siddhAntideva aura gommaTasArAdi ke racayitA nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI kI abhinnatA kathamapi saMbhava pratIta nahIM hotI hai| vasunandi kI bhI siddhAntideva upAdhi hai| ata: unake guru kI bhI yaha upAdhi rahI hai, yaha sarvathA ThIka hI lagatA hai| nemicandra siddhAntideva nayanandi ke ziSya haiM aura vasunandi ke guru, jabaki nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI abhayanandi ke ziSya haiM aura cAmuNDarAya ke guru| ata: donoM kI bhinnatA suspaSTa hai| dravyasaMgraha kI racanA Azramanagara meM ullikhita hai| itihAsajJa vidvAn rAjasthAna ke kezorAyapATana ko hI Azramanagara mAnate haiN|16 Azramapattana - AzArambhapaTTaNa - kezoramyapaTTana - keshoraaypaattn| yaha bhASA vaijJAnika vikAsakrama isa tathya kA samarthana karatA pratIta hotA hai| kevalapaTTana yA puTabhedana nAma se bhI isa nagara ke prAcIna ullekha milate haiN| prAcIna kAla meM yaha nagara rAjA bhojadeva ke paramAra sAmrAjya ke antargata mAlavA meM rahA hai| itihAsa isa satya kA sAkSI hai| isase bhI spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki dravyasaMgrahakAra nemicandra siddhAntideva dhArAnareza bhojadeva se sambaddha rahe haiM, jabaki nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI to rAjA bhoja se lagabhaga eka zataka pUrvavartI haiN| nemicandra siddhAntideva kI do hI racanAyeM upalabdha haiM - laghudravyasaMgraha aura vRhdrvysNgrh| bhASA kI dRSTi se bhI siddhAntacakravartI aura siddhAntideva kI bhinnatA dekhI jA sakatI hai| caturtha nemicandra kannaDa ke kavi haiM tathA inakA samaya IsavI san kI terahavIM zatAbdI hai| paJcama nemicandra apabhraMza ke kavi haiM tathA inakA samaya IsavI san kI pandrahavIM zatAbdI hai| chaThe nemicandra to gommaTasAra ke TIkAkAra hai| ata: ina tInoM kA to spaSTatayA nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI se koI sambandha hai hii| gommaTasAra praNetA nemicandra evaM dravyasaMgrahakAra nemicandra kI bhinnatA nimnalikhita binduoM ke AdhAra para AMkI jA sakatI hai - nemicandra (gommaTasArAdi ke racayitA) nemicandra (dravyasaMgraha ke racayitA) 1. upAdhi siddhAntacakravartI upAdhi siddhAntideva 2. guru abhayanandi, vIranandi evaM guru nayanandi indranandi 3. ziSya cAmuNDarAya ziSya vasunandi siddhAntideva 4. granthoM kA racanA sthAna ullikhita Azrama nagara (kezorAyapATana) meM dravyasaMgraha kI racanA samaya - dasavIM zatAbdI I. kA samaya - gyArahavIM zatAbdI I. kA uttarArddha evaM gyArahavIM zatAbdI kA uttarArddha evaM bArahavIM zatAbdI kA pUrvArddha nahIM pUrvArddha 6. rAjyakA rAjyakAla - gaMgavaMzI rAjA rAjyakAla - dhArAnareza rAjA bhojadeva rAcamalla 7. katipaya bhASika prayoga dravyasaMgraha katipaya bhASika prayoga gommaTasArAdi evaM vRhadravyasaMgraha se bhinna se bhinna uparyukta binduoM ke AdhAra para spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki Alekha ke prArambha meM ullikhita arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chahoM nemicandra nAmaka vidvAn bhinna-bhinna haiN| gommaTasArAdi ke racayitA tathA dravyasaMgraha ke racayitA ko eka mAnanA pramANavirUddha evaM asamIcIna hai| sandarbha - 1. gommaTasAra karmakANDa, zrImad rAjacandra Azrama, agAsa, 1973, gAthA 397. 2. draSTavya - jayadhavalA, antyaprazasti, jaina saMskRti saraMkSaka saMgha, zolApura, 1987. 3. gommaTasAra karmakANDa, zrImad rAjacandra Azrama, agAsa, 1973, gAthA 436 4. vahI, gAthA 785. 5. trilokasAra, bra. lADamala jaina, zrImahAvIrajI, 1975, gAthA 1018. 6. labdhisAra, hIrAlAla pATanI, nivAI, 1978, gAthA 648. 7. candraprabhacarita, lAlacanda hIrAcandra dozI, zolApura, antya prazasti. 8. gommaTasAra karmakANDa, zrImada rAjacandra Azrama, agAsa, 1973, gAthA 396. 9. draSTavya - jaina sAhitya ke itihAsa para vizada prakAza, vIra zAsana saMgha, kalakattA, 1956. draSTavya - tIrthakara mahAvIra aura unakI AcArya paramparA, bhAga-2, a.bhA. digambara jaina vidvat pariSada, sAgara, 1974, pR. 420 - 421. 11. bAhubalicaritra, antya prazasti 12. tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura unakI AcArya paramparA, bhAga - 2, a.bhA. digambara jaina vidvat pariSada, sAgara, 1974, pR. 422. 13. jaina sAhitya kA vRhad itihAsa, bhAga - 4, pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama zodha saMsthAna, 1969, pR. 134. 14. vRhadravyasaMgraha, sanmati di. jaina mahilA vidyAlaya, sIkara, 1987, pR. 1-2. 15. vasunandizrAvakAcAra (upAsakAdhyayana), jaina saMskRti saMrakSaka saMgha, zolApura, gAthA 543 - 544. 16. draSTavya - tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura unakI AcArya paramparA, bhAga - 2, a.bhA. digambara jaina vidvata pariSada, sAgara, 1974, pR. 441. 10. prApta - 21.9.2000 JINAMANJARI jaina vidyA kA paThanIya SaTmAsika JINAMANJARI Editor : S.A. 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Bhuvanendra Kumar 4665, Moccasin Trail, MISSISSAUGA, INTARIO, Canada 14z2w5 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhatva kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura auraMgajeba ne lagabhaga pacAsa varSa taka rAjya kiyaa| usake zAsanakAla meM mugala sAmrAjya ke vistAra kA carmotkarSa huaa| jaba yaha sAmrAjya apane zikhara para thA, isakA vistAra uttara meM kAzmIra se lekara dakSiNa meM jiMjI tathA pazcima meM hindukuza se lekara pUrva meM caTagAMva taka thaa| auraMgajeba bar3A parizramI zAsaka thA aura prazAsana ke kArya meM vaha na svayaM ko aura na hI apane adhInastha adhikAriyoM ko bakhzatA thaa| apane pUrvajoM kI taraha auraMgajeba ko dikhAne kA koI zauka nahIM thaa| apane vyaktigata jIvana meM bhI vaha atyanta sAdhAraNa thaa| vaha apanI kaTTaratA tathA Izvara se Darane vAle sacce musalamAna ke rUpa meM prasiddha thA / varSa 13, aMka 2 apraila 2001, 45-49 kyA auraMgajeba kI nItiyA~ hindU virodhI thIM? # DaoN. anila kumAra jaina* zAsaka ke rUpa meM auraMgajeba kI upalabdhiyoM ke bAre meM itihAsakAroM ke bIca bar3A matabheda hai| kucha ke anusAra auraMgajeba ne akabara kI dhArmika sahiSNutA kI nIti ko bilkula parivartita kara diyA thA jisase sAmrAjya ke prati hinduoM kI niSThA kama ho gaI thI / maMdiroM ke prati usakA dRSTikoNa tathA jajiyA lAgU karanA dUsare dharmoM ke prati usakI asahiSNutA ke prabala pramANa haiN| auraMgajeba ne san 1665 meM somanAtha ke prasiddha maMdira sahita gujarAta ke bahuta se anya maMdiroM ko tor3ane ke Adeza diye| san 1669 meM banArasa ke vizvanAtha maMdira tathA vIsaladeva dvArA jahAMgIra ke kAla meM mathurA meM nirmita kezavarAya jaise pramukha maMdiroM ko vidhvaMsa kara diyA gayA aura inakI jagaha masjidoM kA nirmANa kiyA gyaa| ur3IsA ke bhI bahuta se nava nirmita maMdiroM ko dhvasta kara diyA gyaa| san 1669-80 meM jaba auraMgajeba mArabAr3a ke rAThaur3oM aura udayapura ke rAjA ke sAtha saMgharSarata thA, udayapura tathA jodhapura aura usake paraganoM ke aneka maMdiroM ko akabara ne gaira mulasamAnoM para lagAye jAne vAle jajiyA kara ko lekina auraMgajeba ne san 1679 meM ise puna: lAgU kara diyA / dhvasta kara diyA gyaa| samApta kara diyA thA, san 1675 meM sikkhoM ke guru tegabahAdura ko unake pAMca anuyAyiyoM ke sAtha mAra DAlA gyaa| isI prakAra guru govindasiMha ke do putroM ko giraphtAra kara liyA tathA bAda meM unakA katla kara diyA gyaa| auraMgajeba ke ukta kAryoM se yahI niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki usakI dhArmika nItiyA~ gaira muslima virodhI, vizeSakara hindU virodhI thiiN| kucha itihAsakAroM kA mata hai ki isI - kI pratikriyA svarUpa use marAThoM, sikkhoM tathA jAToM ke vidrohoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| lekina yaha niSkarSa nikAlane se pahale kucha muddoM para vicAra karanA atyAvazyaka hai| dharma nirapekSa rAjya - auraMgajeba ke sAmrAjya meM adhikAMza AbAdI hinduoM kI thii| usake saradAroM meM bhI hindU saradAroM kI saMkhyA eka cauthAI thii| pichale mugala kAla meM hindU saradAroM kI saMkhyA se yaha saMkhyA adhika thI / ataH hinduoM kA samarthana pAye bagaira vaha itane lambe samaya taka zAsana nahIM kara sakatA thaa| auraMgajeba kaTTara musalamAna avazya thA, lekina * prabandhaka tela evaM prAkRtika gaisa nigama, bI-26, sUryanArAyaNa sosAyaTI, visata peTrola pampa ke sAmane, sAbaramatI, ahamadAbAda-5 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha aisI koI bhI nIti nirdhArita nahIM kara sakatA thA jisake phalasvarUpa hindU zaktizAlI hindU rAjA aura jamIMdAra usake virodha meM A jAyeM tathA usake hindU saradAra bagAvata kara deM anyathA usakA asaphala honA nizcita thA / - - ina bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue hI usane apane rAjya meM dharma nirapekSa kAnUnoM, javAbita ko jArI kiyA usake ina AdezoM ko javAbita e AlamagIrI meM saMgrahIta kiyA gayA hai| usake rAjya meM yadyapi nae hindU maMdiroM, yahUdiyoM ke maMdiroM tathA girajAgharoM ke banAne kI manAhI thI tadApi purAne dharmAyatanoM ke marammata kI pUrI chUTa thii| Ama janatA ke hitoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue usane sArvajanika sthAnoM para zarAba tathA bhAMga jaise nazIle padArthoM ke sevana para pAbaMdI lagA dI thii| vezyAlayoM tathA juoM ke aDDoM para bhI pUrNa niyantraNa thaa| kucha vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki vaha kaTTara musalamAna thA, ataH jo kArya islAma dharma sammata nahIM the una para usane pAbaMdI lagA dii| lekina vAstava meM usakA uddezya aMdha vizvAsa ko samApta karanA tathA prajA kA naitika utthAna karanA thA / vaizyAvRtti para niyantraNa tathA nazAbaMdI ke kAraNa hI deza meM cAroM aura zAnti thii| kahIM bhI kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM thaa| vastuta: auraMgajeba dharma ko rAjanIti se jor3ane ke pakSa meM kabhI nahIM rhaa| eka avasara para eka aise prArthanA patra para jisameM kisI pada para dhArmika AdhAra para niyukti kI mAMga kI thI, auraMgajeba ne likhA 'sAMsArika mAmaloM meM dharma kA kyA sthAna ? aura dharma ke mAmaloM meM dharmAdhatA kA kyA sthAna ? tumhArA dharma tumhAre lie hai aura merA dharma mere lie jaisA ki sujhAyA gayA hai, agara maiM bhI isa niyama ko mAna lUM to sabhI (hindU) rAjAoM aura unake anuyAiyoM ko khatma kara denA merA karttavya ho jaayegaa|'' 1 jaina kaviyoM dvArA prazaMsA auraMgajeba ke zAsanakAla meM kaI jaina kavi huye haiM inameM se rAmacandra, jagatarAma, bhaiyA bhagavatIdAsa, bulAkIdAsa, tathA vinodIlAla ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN| ina sabhI kaviyoM ne auraMgajeba kI bahuta prazaMsA kI hai inake anusAra auraMgajeba anuzAsana priya tathA janatA ke hitoM kI rakSA karane vAlA thaa| usake rAjya meM kisI prakAra kA Dara nahIM thA, tathA sabhI loga sukha se rahate the usakI AjJA ko sabhI loga mAnate the| racanAkAla san 1663 se 1693 taka rahA hai| unhoMne apanI kavi rAmacandra kA racanA 'rAmavinoda' meM likhA hai 46 - kavi jagatarAma ke pitAmaha zahara guhAnA ke rahane vAle the kintu unake pitA apane bhAI ke sAtha pAnIpata Akara rahane lage the| jagatarAma apane parivAra sahita AgarA A gye| vahIM para unhoMne sAhitya sRjana kiyA inakA racanAkAla san 16651773 rahA hai| kahate haiM ki ye auraMgajeba ke rAjya meM kisI ucca pada para AsIna the tathA inheM rAjA kI padavI milI thii| auraMgajeba ke rAjya meM AgarA kI sthiti kA varNana karate hue apanI racanA 'padmanandiya paMca vizaMtikA' kI prazasti meM kavi jagata rAma likhate haiM 'maradAnau arU mahAbalI, avaraMga sAhi naraMda | tAsa rAja maiM harSa suM, racyo zAstra Ananda // ' 3 'sahara AgarI hai sukha thAna, parataSi dIse svarga vimAna / cAroM varana raheM sukha pAI, tahAM bahu zAstra racyo sukhadAI // " arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaiyA bhagavatIdAsa bhI auraMgajeba ke zAsana kAla meM hI huye the| inakI jAti agravAla tathA gautra baMsala thaa| inakA racanA kAla san 1674 - 1698 hai| 'brahma vilAsa' kI prazasti meM ye likhate haiM ki usa samaya auraMgajeba kA rAjya thA, jisakI AjJA abhaMga rUpa se bahatI thii| nRpati kI upakAra dRSTi ke kAraNa Iti - bhIti kahIM para vyApta nahIM thI - 'jambU dvIpa su bhArata varSa, tAmeM Arya kSetra utkrss| tahAM ugrasena pura thAna, nagara AgarA nAma prdhaan|| nRpati tahAM rAjai auraMga, jAkI AjJA vahai abhNg| Iti- bhItivyApainahiMkoya,yaha upkaarnptikohoy||5 bulAkI dAsa mUlata: bayAnA ke rahane vAle the| taduparAnta ve jahAnAbAda Akara rahane lge| ye agravAla jAti ke the inakA gautra goyala thaa| inakA racanAkAla san 1680-1697 rahA hai| ye auraMgajeba ke zAsana ke bAre meM likhate haiM - 'nagara jahAnAbAda meM, sAhiba auraMga saahi| vidhinA tisa chattara diyo, rahe prajA sukha maahiN||' kavi vinodIlAla bhI agravAla jAti ke the inakA gotra garga thaa| ye sAhijAdapura (zAhajahAMpura) ke rahane vAle the| inakA racanA samaya san 1693 kA hai| inhoMne to auraMgajeba kI atyadhika prazaMsA kI hai| ye likhate haiM - 'auraMga sAhibalI ko raaj| pAtasAha hita sirtaaj| sukha vidhAna saka baMdha nres| dillI pati tapa teja dines| apane mata meM samyak bNt| zIla ziromaNi nija tiykNt|| dIpa dIpa hai jAkI aan| rahai sAha arU saMkA maan|| sAhijahAM ke vara phrijNd| dina-dina teja bar3he jyoM vnd| bhayo cakattA unasa udiis| siMha balI bana jaise hot||" yahA~ para vicAraNIya yaha hai ki yadi auraMgajeba kI nItiyA~ islAmetara virodhI hotI to ye kavi usakI AlocanA karate, prazaMsA kyoM karate? eka ora auraMgajeba hindU maMdiroM ko naSTa karavA rahA thA, dUsaroM ora vaha ina kaviyoM kA prazaMsA pAtra bhI banA rhaa| ata: auraMgajeba kI dhArmika nIti hindU virodhI rahI ho aisA mAnanA galata hI hogaa| yahA~ koI yaha zaMkA kara sakatA hai ki auraMgajeba jainoM ke prati adhika udAra rahA hogaa| lekina aisA mAnanA bhrama hai| gaira - mulasamAnoM ke prati usakI nIti eka sI hI thii| vaise bhI jainoM ke AcAra - vicAra, rahana - sahana tathA yahAM taka ki pUjA - pATha Adi hinduoM se pUrNata: mela khAte haiN| jainoM tathA hinduoM ke maMdira bhI bAhara se eka se hI hote haiN| eka bAta yaha aura ki uparokta kaviyoM meM tIna kavi agravAla jAti ke the| agravAla jainoM tathA agravAla hinduoM meM bahuta pahale se hI zAdI-vivAha hote rahe hai| ina kaviyoM kA sambandha agravAla hinduoM se bhI honA avazyambhAvI hai| eka ora ina kaviyoM ke (hindU) sambandhiyoM ke sAtha anyAya / atyAcAra ho rahA ho dUsarI ora ye anyAya karane vAle kI prazaMsA kareM, aisA honA asaMbhava hI hai| maMdira tuDavAne ke kAraNa - aba prazna yaha hai ki yadi vaha hindU dharma virodhI nahIM thA to usane hindU maMdiroM ko tar3avAne ke Adeza kyoM diye? yahAM eka bAta yaha dhyAna rakhanI hai ki usane hindU arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMdiroM ko tur3avAne ke Ama Adeza kabhI nahIM diye balki kaTTara musalamAna hone ke bAvajUda bhI usane hindU maMdiroM tathA maThoM ko anudAna diyaa| vaha jina maMdiroM ko virodhI pracAra kA kendra samajhatA thA, unako hI tur3avAne kA Adeza detA thaa| use jarA bhI zaka ho jAye ki amuka maMdira meM usake virUddha SaDayaMtra racA jA rahA hai yA ye maMdira rAjanaitika gatividhiyoM ke kendra bana gaye haiM tabhI vaha una maMdiroM meM hastakSepa ke Adeza detA tha banArasa tathA mathurA ke maMdira tur3avAne ke bhI yahI kAraNa the| usakA vizvAsa thA ki itane bar3e rAjya ko SaDayaMtrakAriyoM se mukta rakhe binA vaha nirvighna zAsana nahIM kara sakatA hai| ata: hinda maMdiroM ke prati usakI nIti kA AdhAra dhArmika nahIM balki rAjanaitika thaa| auraMgajeba jajiyA kara lagAne kA bhI icchuka nahIM thaa| isI kAraNa apane zAsana ke 22 varSoM taka usane jajiyA kara nahIM lgaayaa| lekina usake dharma guru ise lagAne para bahuta jora de rahe the| auraMgajeba ina dharma guruoM kA vizvAsa kisI bhI kImata para banAye rakhanA cAhatA thaa| isIlie usane inake dabAva meM Akara isa kara ko lAgU to kara diyA lekina striyoM, baccoM, apaMgoM, nimna Aya ke vyaktiyoM tathA sarakArI karmacAriyoM ko isa kara se mukta rkhaa| prAkRtika duryogoM kI sthiti meM isa kara kI vasUlI meM naramI baratI jAtI thii| isa kara se jo bhI AmadanI hotI thI use musalamAna dharma ke netAoM jinameM adhikatara berojagAra the, ke lie kharca kiyA jAtA thaa| marAThoM, jAToM tathA sikkhoM ke vidroha - apane zAsanakAla meM auraMgajeba ko kaI kaThina rAjanaitika samasyAoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| inameM se dakSiNa meM marAThoM, uttara meM jATa tathA rAjapUtoM tathA uttara pazcima meM aphagAna aura sikkhoM ke vidroha pramukha the| kahA jAtA hai ki aphagAnoM ke vidroha ko choDakara ye sabhI vidroha auraMgajeba kI saMkIrNa dhArmika nItiyoM ke virUddha hinduoM kI pratikriyA thii| lekina yaha kahanA sahI nahIM hai| ina vidrohoM ke alaga-alaga kAraNa the lekina dhArmika kAraNa koI nahIM thaa| rAjapUtoM ke mAmale meM mUla samasyA uttarAdhikAra ke mAmale ko lekara thii| marAThoM ke mAmale meM samasyA sthAnIya svataMtratA kI thii| jAToM ke vidroha ke pIche kisAnoM aura bhUmi se sambandhita savAla the lekina jAToM kI rAjanaitika mahatvAkAMkSAyeM bar3hatI calI gayIM aura ye prathak rAjya sthApita karanA cAhate the| jAToM ke saMbaMdha meM eka bAta yaha ullekhanIya hai ki inake vidrohoM ke samaya sthAnIya hindU jamIdAroM ne mugaloM kA sAtha diyaa| eka bAra ke vidroha ko dabAne ke lie hindU rAjA bizanasiMha ko hI bhejA thaa| yadi jAToM ke vidrohoM ke kAraNa dhArmika hote to ye hindU rAjA tathA jamIMdAra mugaloM kA sAtha kyoM dete? prAraMbha meM sikkhoM kA AMdolana dhArmika thA, lekina dhIre-dhIre isa Andolana ne rAjanaitika rUkha apanA liyaa| kAlAntara meM sikkhoM ne senA saMgaThita kara lI tathA ye bhI svataMtra rAjya kI sthApanA cAhate the| / auraMgajeba apane rAjya meM kisI bhI aisI sainika zakti ko ubharane se pahale hI naSTa kara denA cAhatA thA jo alaga rAjya kI sthApanA kara ske| isI kAraNa use jATa, marAThA, aphagAna tathA sikkhoM ke sAtha kaI bAra yuddha lar3ane pdd'e| vaha kisI bhI kImata para inakI zakti ko samApta kara denA cAhatA thaa| sikkhoM ke guru tega bahAdura tathA guru 48 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ govindasiMha ke putroM kI hatyA ke pIche yahI kAraNa thA / auragaMjeba ke aMtima dinoM meM vidroha aura adhika ho gaye the| cU~ki aphagAnoM ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI vidrohoM kA netRtva hindUoM ke hAthoM meM thA, ataH deza ke adhikatara hinduoM kI bhAvanAyeM ina vidrohiyoM ke pakSa meM tathA mugaloM ke virodha meM hotI calI gaIM tathA mugaloM ke prati napharata paidA karane ke uddezya se auraMgajeba ko hindU virodhI kahA jAne lagA / sandarbha - 1. madhyakAlIna bhArata, bhAga 2, prakAzaka- rA. zai.a.pra. pariSada, naI dillI 2. hindI jaina bhakti kAvya aura kavi, DA. premasAgara jaina, bhAratIya jJAnapITha prakAzana 3. vahI, pR. 243 4. vahI, pR. 253 5. vahI, pR. 269 6. vahI, pR. 290 7. vahI, pR. 312 prApta - 4.5.2000 zrI rAyabahAdura oMkArajI kastUracanda TrasTa dvArA 2 naye puraskAra sthApita rAyabahAdura oMkArajI kastUracanda TrasTa, indaura dvArA varSa 2000 se 2 vArSika puraskAroM kI sthApanA kA nirNaya liyA gayA hai| ina puraskAroM kA vivaraNa nimnavat 1. jJAnodaya jyotiSa - taMtra-maMtra puraskAra yaha puraskAra jaina paramparA ke anusAra jyotiSa taMtra-maMtra ke kSetra meM vigata pA~ca varSoM meM kiye gaye maulika prakAzita / aprakAzita zodha kArya hetu pradAna kiyA jaayegaa| 2. jJAnodaya Ayurveda puraskAra yaha puraskAra jaina Ayurveda ke kSetra meM vigata pA~ca varSoM meM kiye gaye maulika prakAzita / aprakAzita zodha kArya hetu pradAna kiyA jAyegA / 1 - arhat vacana, apraila 2001 pratyeka puraskAra ke antargata rupaye se sammAnita kiyA jaayegaa| kRpayA apane kAgaja para prastAva nimna pate para 31 disambara 2001 taka preSita kareM - 11,000/- kI rAzi, prazasti, zAla, zrIphala sampAdita kArya ke pUrNa vivaraNa sahita sAde DaoN. anupama jaina saciva- kundakunda jJAnapITha, 584, mahAtmA gAMdhI mArga, tukogaMja, indaura - 452001 phona : 0731-545421, 545744 puraskAroM kA nirNaya etadartha manonIta nirNAyaka maMDala dvArA kiyA jAyegA / # ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla 49 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura kA prakalpa sandarbha granthAlaya AcArya kundakunda dvisahasrAbdi mahotsava varSa ke sandarbha meM 1987 meM sthApita kundakunda jJAnapITha ne eka mahatvapUrNa prakalpa ke rUpa meM bhAratIya vidyAoM. vizeSata: jaina vidyAoM, ke adhyetAoM kI suvidhA hetu deza ke madhya meM avasthita indaura nagara meM eka sarvAMgapUrNa sandarbha granthAlaya kI sthApanA kA nizcaya kiyaa| hamArI yojanA hai ki Adhunika rIti se dAzamika paddhati se vargIkRta kiye gaye isa pustakAlaya meM jaina vidyA ke kisI bhI kSetra meM kArya karane vAle adhyetAoM ko sabhI sambaddha grantha / zodha patra eka hI sthala para upalabdha ho jaayeN| hama yahA~ jaina vidyAoM se sambaddha vibhinna viSayoM para hone vAlI zodha ke sandarbha meM samasta sUcanAe~ adyatana upalabdha karAnA cAhate haiN| isase jaina vidyAoM ke zodha meM rUci rakhane vAloM ko prathama caraNa meM hI hatotsAhita hone evaM punarAvRtti ko rokA jA skegaa| kevala itanA hI nahIM, hamArI yojanA durlabha pAMDulipiyoM kI khoja, mUla athavA usakI chAyA pratiyoM/mAikro philmoM ke saMkalana kI bhI hai| ina vicAroM ko martarUpa dene hetu digambara jaina udAsIna Azrama, 584, mahAtmA gAMdhI mArga, indaura para navIna pustakAlaya bhavana kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| 31 mArca 2001 taka pustakAlaya meM 9000 mahatvapUrNa grantha evaM 1042 pAMDulipiyoM kA saMkalana ho cukA hai| jisameM aneka durlabha granthoM kI phoTo pratiyA~ sammilita haiM hii| aba upalabdha pustakoM kI samasta jAnakArI kampyaTara para bhI upalabdha hai| phalata: kisI bhI pustaka ko kSaNa mAtra meM hI prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| hamAre pustakAlaya meM lagabhaga 350 patra - patrikAe~ bhI niyamita rUpa se AtI haiM, jo anyatra durlabha hai| Apase anurodha hai ki - saMsthAoMse : 1. apanI saMsthA ke prakAzanoM kI 1 - 1 prati pustakAlaya ko preSita kreN| lekhakoM se : 2. apanI kRtiyoM (pustakoM / lekhoM) kI sUcI preSita kareM, jisase unako pustakAlaya meM upalabdha kiyA jA ske| 3. jaina vidyA ke kSetra meM hone vAlI navInatama zodhoM kI sUcanAe~ preSita kreN| digambara jaina udAsIna Azrama parisara meM hI amara granthAlaya ke antargata pustaka vikraya kendra kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| sandarbha granthAlaya meM prApta hone vAlI kRtiyoM kA prakAzakoM ke anurodha para bikrI kendra para bikrI kI jAne vAlI pustakoM kI namUnA prati ke rUpa meM upayoga kiyA jA skegaa| AvazyakatAnusAra namUnA prati ke AdhAra para adhika pratiyoM ke ArDara diye jaayeNge| prakAzita jaina sAhitya ke sUcIkaraNa kI pariyojanA bhI yahIM saMcAlita hone ke kAraNa pAThakoM ko bahuta sI sUcanAe~ yahA~ sahaja upalabdha haiN| devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla DaoN. anupama jaina adhyakSa mAnada saciva 31.3.01 50 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhatva kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura bhArata ke hRdaya sthala para sthita uttarI madhyapradeza ke prAcInatama kSetroM meM se eka gvAliyara kSetra kaI zatAbdiyoM se sAhitya, saMgIta aura kalA kA mahatvapUrNa kSetra rahA hai| prAcIna kAla se hI gvAliyara kSetra ke sAtha anekAneka sAmrAjyoM, kaI mahatvapUrNa rAjagharAnoM kA samaya - samaya para nikaTa kA saMbaMdha rahA hai / parantu gvAliyara kSetra se bhI kahIM adhika gvAliyara nagara kI paramparAoM ko suspaSTa svarUpa dene tathA unheM sayatna, sudRr3ha banAne meM sabase adhika yogadAna gvAliyara ke tomara zAsakoM kA rhaa| tomaroM kA dillI rAjya meM anta hone ke do zatAbdI bAda gvAliyara meM tomaroM ne apane svAdhIna rAjya kI nIMva ddaalii| gvAliyara meM svataMtra sattA ke saMsthApaka vIrasiMha deva ( 1375-1400 I.) hue| vIrasiMha deva ne usa rAjavaMza kI nIMva DAlI jisane gvAliyara durga para lagabhaga savAsau varSoM taka rAjya kiyA / varSa 13, aMka 2, apraila 2001, 51-56 raidhU racita pothI citra meM jaina citrakalA # DaoN. jayA jaina* taumara kAlIna gvAliyara meM sAhitya citrakalA aura zilpakalA apanI unnati ke zikhara para pahu~cI thii| 14 vIM 15 vIM zatAbdI meM gvAliyara jaina kalA kI prakhara gatividhiyoM kA pramukha kendra rahA, isa kAla meM pahAr3I ko kATakara vizAla jaina pratimAoM kA nirmANa huA tathA anekAneka jaina mUlapAThoM kI pratilipiyA~ huI / " gvAliyara ke tomaroM kI dhArmika kSetra meM udAra nIti kA prasphuTana tomara vaMza ke parAkramI rAjA DUgarendrasiMha va kIrtisiMha ke samaya vizeSa rUpa se rahA / ' DUgarendrasiMha (vi.saM. 1481 ) tomara vaMza ke mahAnatama rAjAoM meM se the| ve parAkramI bhI the aura sAhitya kalA, saMgIta ke AzrayadAtA bhI / mitrasaina apane zilAlekha meM jahA~ unheM yuddha kSetra meM paramazUra kahA hai, vahA~ apane AzritoM ke liye unheM kalpavRkSa ke samAna bhI kahA hai| " DUgarendrasiMha tathA kIrtisiMha ke rAjyakAla meM gvAliyara ke jaina bhaTTArakoM ne jaina zAstroM kA bahuta bar3A saMgraha karAyA thA aura aneka durlabha graMthoM kI pratilipiyA~ karAI thiiN| 7 DUgarendrasiMha ke samaya meM jaina sampradAyoM ko atyadhika protsAhana prApta huA / prAcInakAla meM sAhitya lekhana va citraNa kI paramparA bhojapatra athavA tAr3apatra para rahIM, aisI bahuta sI pANDulipiyA~ Aja bhI upalabdha haiN| kAgaja ke AviSkAra ke sAtha pANDulipiyoM ke citraNa meM krAMti AI evaM eka samRddha zailI kA prArambha huaa| sacitra graMthoM kI racanA vizeSakara jaina dharma se adhika saMbaMdhita haiN| kAgaja kA AdhAra milane para citroM ke vikAsa meM uccastarIya parivartana huA / kAgaja para lipibaddha kI huI 1346 I. meM likhita sacitra pANDulipi kalpasUtra haiM, jo landana kI iNDiyA lAyabrerI meM surakSita haiN| " kAgaja kI sacitra pANDulipi kI paramparA gvAliyara meM bhI pracalita rahI hai| sacitra pANDulipi ke mUlapATha kA praNayana tomara rAjA DUgarendrasiMha ke rAjyAzrita mahAkavi paMDita raidhU dvArA huaa| paMDita raidhU kA sampUrNa jIvana jaina zreSThiyoM ke Agraha para graMtha likhane, pUjA arcanA meM AcArya kA kAma karane va pratiSThA hetu pratiSThAcArya ke rUpa meM vyatIta huaa| 10 raidhU ke dIkSAguru bhaTTAraka yazakIrti the| meghezvaracarita se jJAta hotA hai ki unake AzIrvAda se hI raidhU ko vicakSaNa pratibhA prApta huI thI / bhaTTAraka yazakIrti ne kahA- 'mere prasAda se tU vicakSaNa ho jAyegA' aura yaha kahakara maMtrAkSara kiyaa| unhoMne apanI adbhuta pratibhA se lagabhaga 33 granthoM kA praNayana ( 1380 1480 ) kiyA thaa| jinameM se 24 graMtha upalabdha haiN| 12 * epha-3, zAsakIya AvAsa kampU, gvAliyara - 474001 - Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN. rAjArAma jaina ke anusAra - mahAkavi raidhU ke upalabdha samasta graMthoM meM se tIna graMtha sacitra haiM - pAsaNAha cariu, saMtiNAha cariu evaM jasahara criu|13 ina tIna pANDulipiyoM ke citra apabhraMza citrakalA ke pratinidhi citra haiN| ina pothI citroM meM graMtha lekhana evaM citraNa meM aneka prayoga hue - 1. graMtha ke pRSTha ke pArzva meM citraNa evaM bIca meM lekhn| 2. graMtha ke bIca meM yatra - tatra citrnn| 3. graMtha ke pratyeka pRSTha ke eka ora lekhana aura sAmane citraNa haiN| 4. graMtha ke pRSTha ke UparI bhAga para chanda yA pada lekhana evaM nIce citrAMkana haiN| uparyukta DhaMga se likhita evaM citrita pRSThoM ko pustakAkAra rUpa meM graMthita kiyA gayA hai, jinase kisI bhI kAvya ke krama kA sahaja hI jJAna ho ske| 1. pAsaNAha cariu - yaha prati sacitra hai| isameM prasaMgAnusAra tiraMge, cauraMge evaM baharaMge choTe evaM bar3e sabhI kula milAkara 61 citra haiN|14 yaha prati tomara kAlIna gvAliyara citrakalA ke udAharaNa prastuta karatI hai| pAsaNAha cariu ke citroM kA saMyojana dakSatApUrNa hai| yadyapi isakI rekhAeM apanI adhikAMza zakti kho cukI haiN| isakA durbala rekhAMkana aura citraNa vizeSa ullekhanIya nahIM hai lekina citroM kI zailI ne unameM gatyAkatA kI bhAvanA ko saMjoye rakhA hai| 15 pAsaNAha cariu kI pANDulipi (1442 I. gvAliyara) eka patra para rAjasabhA kA saMcAlana karatA indra hai| citra meM indra ke Upara chatra lagA huA hai, indra ke pIche eka puruSa cavara durA rahA hai| indra ke sAmane tIna puruSAkRti haiN| jinameM se do khar3I va eka baiThI haiN| citra ke bAyeM tarapha Upara kI ora do nAriyoM kA bAtacIta kI mudrA meM aMkana hai| puruSoM ne adhovastra, dhotI va uttarIya kaMdhe para DAlA huA hai| sira para mukuTa va kAnoM keM kuNDala haiN| nArI AkRti sAr3I pahane hue hai, jUr3A bAMdhe haiM, kAnoM meM kuNDala va hAthoM meM caDiyAM pahane haiN| citra ke bAyeM ora va Upara lekhana hai|16 pAsaNAha cariu meM eka citra caturbhajI sarasvatI saMbaMdhI hai| sarasvatI ke dAMye hAtha meM pothI, bAyeM hAtha meM vINA, dUsare dAyeM hAtha meM kamaNDalu evaM dUsare bAyeM hAtha meM mAlA hai| citra kI pRSThabhUmi meM eka toraNa dvArA hai| jisake UrdhvabhAga ke madhya meM eka vizAla zikhara tathA usake AsapAsa tIna - tIna choTe zikhara aMkita haiN| una para do patAkAeM phaharA rahI haiN| sarasvatI ke dAyeM ora vAle citra meM pAMca vyakti aMkita haiN| ve tIna evaM do paMkti banAye hue haiN| DaoN. rAjArAma jaina ke anusAra yaha citra aisA pratIta hotA hai ki citrakAra ne isameM mahAkavi raidhu va unake guru evaM AzrayadAtA kA citraNa kiyA hai| pAsaNAha cariu ke eka anya citra (nIce) meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ko apane paricArakoM ke sAtha dikhAyA hai| - M SO 52 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisameM eka puruSAkRti ko citra ke madhya meM chatra ke sAtha ghor3e para savAra dikhAyA hai| chatra tInoM loka meM bhagavAna ke sAmrAjya kA dyotaka haiN| ghor3e ke Age-pIche hAthiyoM para savAra unake paricAraka haiN| sabase Age va bIca meM nagAr3e bajAte puruSa haiN| eka anya puruSa sabase pIche paidala cala rahA hai| hAthiyoM va ghor3oM meM gati evaM suDaulatA spaSTa dikhAI de rahI hai| pRSThabhUmi lAla raMga kI hai| puruSa ko dhotI va choTA kuratA pahane dikhAyA hai| citra ke Upara nIce lekhana hai|18 pAsaNAha - cariu kI citraNa zailI tathA citra saMyojana ke samAna dUsarI sacitra pANDulipi jasahara - cariu kI hai|19 jasahara cariu (1440 - 1450) pANDulipi ke citra meM rAjA yazodhara kA eka nartakI aura saMgItakAroM dvArA manoraMjana kA dRzya hai, jisameM do saMgItajJa, eka nartakI, eka Dholaka vAdaka va eka zahanAI vAdaka kI TolI hai, eka anya puruSa rAjA yazodhara ke pIche ca~vara durA rahe haiN| sampUrNa citra meM saMgIta va nRtya ke bhAva spaSTa dikhAI de rahe haiN| puruSa dhotI va uttarIya pahane haiN| nartakI ne dakSiNa bhAratIya sAr3I pahanI huI hai| donoM hAtha nRtya kI mudrA meM upara uThAye hue haiN| kAnoM meM bar3e-bar3e kuNDala gale meM hAra va hAthoM meM cUr3iyAM pahane haiN|20 jasahara cariu kI eka pANDulipi meM AdinAtha bhagavAna kA citra hai| AdinAtha bhagavAna digambara padmAsana mudrA meM hai| unakI vedikA para unakA lAMchana baila madhya meM banA aA hai va usake donoM tarapha zera kA aMkana hai, AdinAtha bhagavAna ko tIna chatra, puSpavRSTi, ca~vara durAte hue devagaNa Adi aSTapratihArya cinhoM se yukta darzAyA hai| devagaNa ke eka hAtha meM ca~vara va dUsare hAtha meM motI kI mAlA hai, sira para mukuTa hai, vaha dhotI uttarIya pahane hai| citra sundara hai anya citroM kI apekSA AkRtiyA~ pramANayukta hai| citra kI pRSThabhUmi meM upara zikhara bane haiM jina para patAkAeM phaharA rahI haiN| citra ke dAeM - bAeM do stambha haiM jinake Upara guMbada haiN| jisase yaha devAlaya kA citra pratIta hotA mana jasahara cariu - jasahara cariu ke eka citra meM digambara muni dvArA rAjapuruSa ko upadeza dete darzAyA hai| rAjasI poSAka, AbhUSaNa uttarIya pahane rAjapuruSa ko dikhAyA gayA hai| muni UMcI caukI para baiThe haiN| caukI para do zera kA aMkana hai, muni ke sAmane zAstra rahala para rakhe haiN| rAjasI puruSa hAtha jor3e, ghuTane mor3e hue zraddhA bhAva se nIce baiThA haA hai| citra ke madhya meM Upara kamaNDalu va pIchI dhArmika upakaraNa banAye haiN| citra ke dAyeM bAyeM sire para do hasthI stambha bane haiM jinake Upara gumbada hai, siriyA isase yaha caityAlaya sA pratIta hotA hai| pRSThabhUmi lAla raMga se banAI gaI hai| Upara hare raMga kA prayoga kiyA hai| citra meM dAyeM lekhana hai| yaha citra bhI anupAtika va saMyojana kI dRSTi se kavara uccakoTi kA hai| unnayA jasahara cariu ke eka patra lagabhaga (1454 I.) ke citra meM digambara muni sudatta ko upadeza dete hue darzAyA gayA hai, rAja parivAra ke sadasya haiN| unake sira para mukuTa hai (dekheM citra) eka anya citra meM do rAjapuruSa hAtha jor3e munizrI arhat vacana, apraila 2001 53 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke sammukha baiThe haiM va kathAnusAra abhayamati aura abhayarUci munizrI ke darzana karate hI aceta ho gye| jinheM aceta avasthA meM leTe dikhAyA hai| abhayamati ko donoM hAthoM se pakar3e eka rAja parivAra kI strI hai, unake pIche tIna anya striyAM haiM, jinameM se eka ca~vara durA rahI hai va anya do striyAM Apasa meM vicAra vimarza karate dikhAI detI haiN| ve cAroM striyAM sapheda lAla dhArI kI sAr3I pahane hai| rAjapuruSoM ne sapheda lAladhArI va chIMTadAra dhotI pahanI hai va dAaiM kaMdhe para uttarIya DAlA huA hai| munizrI ke pArzva meM eka vRkSa hai usako tane sahita aMdara kI ora jhukA batAyA hai| choTI-choTI pattiyoM ko milAkara eka bar3e pattenumA vRkSa kA aMkana kiyA gayA citra ke UparI bhAga meM AkAza meM tIna lahare gahare nIle sapheda, halke nIle raMga meM dikhAI hai| jo nadI sI pratIta hotI hai| citra ke Upara lekhana haiN| 2" eka anya citra zrRMgAra kA hai jisameM eka dAsI rAnI ko zIzA dikhA rahI hai va dUsarI zrRMgAra thAlI pakar3e haiN| AkRti anupAtika dRSTi se baiDola hai| jasahara cariu kI mojamAbAda prati meM kula milAkara choTe bar3e 63 citra haiM tathA byAvara prati meM lagabhaga 70 citra haiN| inameM se kucha citroM ko chor3a anupAtika va saMyojana kI dRSTi se ucca stara ke haiN| saMtiNA cariu (zAMtinAtha cariu ) saMtiNAha cariu kI mAtra eka hI prati upalabdha hai aura vaha bhI truTita hai, jo aMza prApta haiN| usameM kula milAkara 48 raMgIna citra haiM | 22 saMtiNA cariu kI pANDulipi ke eka citra (1426 - 1400 I.) meM zAMtinAtha bhagavAna ko paricArakoM ke sAtha rAjasI vezabhUSA meM dikhAyA hai| sAmrAjya kA dyotaka chatra unake Upara suzobhita hai| siMhAsana caukI para baiThe haiN| unake sAmane unake do paricAraka jinameM se eka baiThA hai va dUsarA donoM hAtha Age bAMdhe khar3A hai| sampUrNa pRSThabhUmi lAla raMga kI hai| vezabhUSA taMga pajAmA va choTA kurtA hai dAyeM kaMdhe para se bAyeM kaMdhe para uttarIya phaharA rahA hai| sira para sAphA hai| sAmAnyataH vezabhUSA phArasI zailI se prabhAvita hai| AnupAtika dRSTi se AkRti beDola sI hai lekina mudrAoM meM sajIvatA hai| 23 - ina pothI citroM ko dekhane se jJAta hotA hai ki pAsaNAha cariu va jasahara cariu donoM pANDulipiyAM raMgoM ke cayana, una para sarvatra kI gaI halke pIle raMga kI vArniza tathA viSaya saMyojana Adi eka hI zailIgata mAnyatAoM se anuzAsita haiN| nAriyoM ko sAr3I aura puruSoM ko prAyaH dhotI evaM uttarIya pahane darzAyA hai| donoM pANDulipiyoM ke dRzya citroM ke aMkana meM kisI prakAra kA koI vizeSa aMtara nahIM hai| ina donoM pANDulipiyoM kI zailI se thor3A bhinna lekina inhIM kI paramparA meM citrita saMtiNAha cariu pANDulipi ke citroM kI raMga yojanA meM halke raMgAbhAsoM ko prAthamikatA dI gaI hai| anupAtika dRSTi se AkRti kA aMkana sahI nahIM hai, sira zarIra ke anupAta meM bar3A, AMkheM ubharI banAI gaI hai| pahanAve meM taMga pajAmA, choTA kurtA, sira para sAphA, isake sAtha paTakA evaM uttarIya yaha veSabhUSA sikandara nAmA bhArata kalA bhavana meM surakSita, laura caMdA evaM tubingena ke hajmA nAmA kI pANDulipi ke citroM meM darzAyI vezabhUSA ke mUlarUpa se milatI julatI hai| 24 raidhU racita ina pothI citroM meM puruSa va nArI aMkana ke sAtha prAkRtika citraNa bhI kiyA gayA hai| mAnavAkRtiyoM meM jahA~ jar3atA evaM sthUlatA hai, vahIM dhIre-dhIre AkRti aMkana adhika sUkSmatara va kauzala se huA / 25 mAnavAkRtiyoM ke cehare meM nAka nukIlI va arhat vacana, apraila 2001 54 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMkhoM ko tIkhA evaM nizcita sthAna se bAhara taka nikAlA hai, putaliyAM choTe va kaTAkSa rekhA karNaparyanta aMkita kI gaI haiN| prAya: savA cazma cehare haiN| kAna golAkAra choTe banAye gaye haiN| kaTi bhAga sAmAnya tathA kRza evaM grIvA patalI hai| nAriyoM tathA kucha puruSAkRtiyoM ko AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta kiyA gayA hai| kAnoM meM bar3e cakrAkAra vizAla karNaphala, hAthoM meM cUr3iyAM, nAsikoM meM motI kI choTI paoNgar3I evaM bhAla para para TIkA bhI aMkita hai| citroM kI rekhAyeM gaharI, patalI aura kahIM-kahIM moTI haiM, kintu ve sarvatra sadhI huI haiN| pothI citroM ko raMgoM dvArA aura adhika AkarSaka banAyA hai| sarvatra gahare nIle, lAla, hare, pIle va sapheda raMga kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| raMgoM ke prayoga meM maulikatA kA dhyAna rakhA gayA hai| raMgoM ke prayoga ke viSaya meM DaoN. rAjArAma jI likhate haiM - citroM meM prAya: maulika raMgoM kA hI prayoga hai jaise lAla, pIlA, harA, kAlA, sphed| citroM kI pRSThabhUmi meM lAla evaM pIle raMgoM kA prayoga hai, kahIM-kahIM hare raMga kA bhI prayoga hai| raMga bahuta gahare va camakIle haiN|26 jaina apabhraMza zailI ke ina pA~coM raMgoM kA jaina dharma meM AdhyAtmika va pratIkAtmaka artha hai| yaha pA~ca raMga zveta, lAla, pIlA, harA, gaharA nIlA yA kAlA kramaza: paMcaparameSThI arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya va sAdhu ke guNoM ke pratIkAtmaka raMga hai| vahIM yaha pAMca raMga jaina dharma ke caubIsa tIrthakara ke zarIra varNa bhI haiN| jinakA ullekha hameM jaina zAstroM meM dekhane ko milatA hai|28 caubIsa tIrthaMkara ke varNa svarUpa dohA prasiddha do gore, do sAMvale, do hariyala, do lAla, solaha kaMcana varNa vaMdo AThoM dhaam| arthAt do zveta raMga ke haiM, do zyAma raMga ke haiM, do lAla raMga ke solaha tIrthakara kA raMga pIle tapate svarNa ke samAna hai| ina pAMca raMgoM kA hamAre AMtarika evaM bAhya vikAsa meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna hai jinakA laukika va pAralaukika jIvana para vizeSa prabhAva par3atA hai| apabhraMza zailI ke sabase utkRSTa udAharaNa kAgaja kI pothiyoM pAsaNAha cariu, jasahara cariu va saMtiNAha cariu meM dekhane ko milate haiN| ina pothI citroM meM alaMkaraNa evaM bAhya saundarya ke sthAna para AdhyAtmikatA bhAvanA evaM dharmavRtti kI chApa mukhyatayA spaSTa rUpa se darzAyI gaI dhArmika bhAvanA kI taSTi heta citrakAroM ne kAvya ko AdhAra banAkara citraNa kiyA hai| AzrayadAtAoM ke nirdezAnusAra kAvya citraNa para kalAkAra yaza aura artha donoM upArjita karate rhe|29 pothI citra ke viSaya meM DaoN. rAmanAtha kA mata hai ki yaha smaraNIya hai ki citrita kAvya kI pratiyAM vizuddha dhArmika bhAvanA se prerita hokara banAI jAtI thii| dhanavAna loga inheM banavAkara jaina sAdhuoM ko samarpita kara dete the| isa kArya ko puNya kArya mAnA jAtA thaa|30 tomara kAlIna mahAkavi raidhU ke yaha sacitra pothI citra kalA jagata kI amUlya nidhi hai| yaha durbhAgya kI bAta hai ki gvAliyara rAjya meM likhita evaM citrita graMtha gvAliyara se bAhara surakSita hai| yaha pothI citra tatkAlIna samaya meM citrakalA meM vikAsa ko darzAne meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAte haiN| arhat vacana, apraila 2001 55 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sandarbha - 1. dvivedI, harihara nivAsa, tomaroM kA itihAsa, vidyA mandira, murAra - gvAliyara, 1979, pR. 4 2. vahI, pR.7 3. vahI, pR. 22 4. ghoSa amalAnaMda, jaina kalA evaM sthApatya, khaMDa - 3, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, 1975, pR. 427, 428 5. dvivedI, harihara nivAsa, tomaroM kA itihAsa, vidyA mandira, murAra - gvAliyara, 1979, pR. 426 6. vahI, pR 87 7. vahI, pR. 427 8. ghoSa, amalAnaMda, jaina kalA evaM sthApatya, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, 1975, khaMDa - 3, pR. 414 9. vahI, pR. 427 10. dvivedI, harihara nivAsa, tomaroM kA itihAsa, vidyA mandira, murAra - gvAliyara, 1979, pR. 110 11. vahI, pR. 109 12. bhANDa lakSmaNa, gvAliyara kalama, bhopAla mArkeTa projekzana prA.li., bhopAla, pR. 28 13. jaina rAjArAma, raidhU sAhitya kA AlocanAtmaka parizIlana, zikSA vibhAga, bihAra, 1974, pR. 9 14. vahI, bhUmikA, pR. 1 15. ghoSa amalAnaMda, jaina kalA evaM sthApatya, khaMDa - 3, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, 1975, pR. 428 16. vahI, citra 280 (ka) 17. jaina rAjArAma, raidhU sAhitya kA AlocanAtmaka parizIlana, zikSA vibhAga, bihAra, 1974, pR. 10 18. ghoSa amalAnaMda, jaina kalA evaM sthApatya, khaMDa - 3, citra, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, 1975, pR. 32 19. vahI, pR. 429 20. vahI, citra 280 (kha) 21. vahI, citra 34 22. jaina rAjArAma, raidhU sAhitya kA AlocanAtmaka parizIlana, zikSA vibhAga, bihAra, 1974, 9.9 23. ghoSa amalAnaMda, jaina kalA evaM sthApatya, khaMDa - 3, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, 1975, citra 35 24. vahI, pR. 429, 430 25. jaina hIrAlAla, bhAratIya saMskRti meM jaina dharma kA yogadAna, ma.pra. sAhitya pariSada, bhopAla, 1962, pR. 309 26. jaina rAjArAma, raidhU sAhitya kA AlocanAtmaka parizIlana, zikSA vibhAga, bihAra, 1974, pR. 11 27. jaina ravIndra kumAra, mahAmaMtra NamokAra vaijJAnika anveSaNa, kelAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa, dillI, 1993, pR. 60. 28. vahI, pR. 63 29. nIraja jayasiMha, rAjasthAnI citrakalA aura hindI kRSNakAvya, rAjasthAna hindI grantha akAdamI, jayapura, 1973, pR. 15 30. rAmanAtha, madhyakAlIna bhAratIya kalAaiM aura unakA vikAsa, pR. 4 prApta - 17.5.2000 56 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 , Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Vol. 13, No. 2, April 2001, 57-62 ARHAT VACANA Kundakunda Jnanapitha, Indore SEARCHING FOR JAINA IDENTITY IN NORTH AMERICA Dr. S.A. Bhuvenendra Kumar Growing North American socio-religious integration is a fact of life. As it progresses, Jainas are going to be confronted time and again with the question of whether it makes sense to keep their religious identity. Particularly so since their traditional authority figuratively holds no sway in the so-called North American 'horizontal society' which tends to focus on identity of group manifesting through mass culture. The virtual reality of the Jaina sense of identity in this environment is that socio-culture and religious traditional hierarchies no longer rule allowing it almost to the verge of irretrievable condition. The Jaina vertical authority that naturally ties parents, community and peers together has weakened, causing withering and lack of propensity to reach out to its various elements for creating or retaining a sense of Jaina identity in North America. Mobility in the context of Jaina community of North America is accelarating literally and figuralively cultural homogenization is in effect due to the absence of Jaina vertical moorings of visual and hierarectual tradition. To lose these vertical moorings in an exposed and expanded new environment, the boundaries of primary Jaina identity will transcend its socio-cultural and religious 'externals' and as well its physico-physical 'modes'. Sense of identity therefore cannot be seen or chosen as matter of choice. The feeling of choice and control therefore largely will become an illusion at an enormous social and religious loss. This loss may eventually shatter the general belief : 'the right and power to construct life, a meaning and an identity.' Growing individualism in terms of real stability is a problem of an alienated when efficacy of traditional institutions and church becomes stagnant, connecting very little to the events occuring in and around it. Therefore, it becomes necessary for the Jaina voices to ask quietly whether the time is not ripe to think about preparation for a tangible and ubiquitous symbol of 'Jain Community within the context of circumbient North American Society? Who will and how will the question be answered by Jainas? They simply cannot afford to accept the proposition that the community' is an article of faith to define and develop a sense of identity. The Jain identity in North America - whether to continue pursuing as it exists in the sub-continental South Asia is a matter of purely rarefied policy Jain institutions have to make + Editor - Jinamanjari, 4665, Moccasin Trail, Mississauga, Intario, Cananda - 14z2w5 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ in the new environs. Neither Jaina individuals nor their organizations can ignore the fact that their 'community, first and foremost, is an instrument of their faith and its associated religiosity. Jaina family life and living are primary constituents of the senses of its identity. The Jaina family thus is all about absorbing and observing socio-religious matters fixed on genuine faith, knowledge and conduct. Their physical and psychological importance cannot be denied. Noted sociologist Dr. Vilas A. Sangave of Kolhapur University, India has shown that the Jaina religious life forms a distinct and separate group with a homogeneous practices, and in social matters, Jainas do not form a separate entity. The Jaina family though underscores recognition of individual and collective freedom, its approach to maintain its identity is undiminished. The fact of the matter, therefore, is that given a choice articulated by defining instrument to manifest Jainas not only for reason of identity, but also make a case for their identity. The issue of Jaina identity and search for it in North America may not be confusing but it is understandably a question apperas to be in the minds of many, for they often address it passionately. They appear to look at the question from the point of 'community' in North American landscape. The first systematic Jaina survey from a sociological perspective was conducted in sixties by Vilas Sangave. 2 A similar Jaina Survey in North America, largest of its kind, was conducted in 1994-1995. It sought to solicit and collect general data on how the Jainas in North America regard their precepts and practices, and how their institutions must play a role in partnership with the larger society for the promotion of Jainism as a world religion. The survey revealed the following data. 3 A large majority of the questionnaire respondents opted joining their religious organization over their linguistic choice. A majority expressed Jaina culture as distinct from others strata of Indian cultures. While one respondent noted 'no common Indian culture', another indicated 'Jaina culture is a mosaic with similarities and differences' and nine respondents recognized no Jaina culture distinctness, as a whole. # Almost all returns recommonded impart of early Jaina education to children. Same level of interest was recommonded to the question of teaching Jainism at higher academic institutions. On the main stream Vegetarian, Animal Rights and Environment Organizations, respondents identified them with Jaina doctrinal dictums, and hence suggested the need to develop close relationship with these organization in their endeavours. Arhat Vacana, April 2001 58 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Most respndents rated the activities of their Jaina organizations as satisfactory, but gave a negative rating for not being well directed and ill-equipped to leave a legacy to their children. This data in all possibility thus raises issues about charectarstic features and identity - on sociological and anthropological lines - of the Jainas within their collective understanding and also within the setting of North America. In this regard, the term - Jaina Community' - as explained by British Social anthropologists Carrithers and Humprey 4 - simply represents social reality of ethnic, religious or other divisions in a complex society. Furthermore, as Ninian Smart observes that religion is not something that one can see, (and however) it is true that their are temples, ceremonies, religious art (which) can be seen, (and) their significance needs to be approached through the inner life of those who use their externals'. As such, Jainism as a religion falls within the academic and scholastic deliberations with a model structure. Thus, the religious charecterstics of Jainism is manifested structurally in various forms as found in its Sravakacara texts that prescribe acts of daily essentials, and other texts that treat religious duties such as fasting, rites of passage, conscience of life, approach to life and liberation. These various characterstics thus qualify to form the inner life of the Jains, as opposed to the externals', which in the Jaina case, become somewhat murky in the larger context of subcontinental South Asia Complex as well in the circumbient North American society. The definitive and distinguishing identity of the Jainas therefore must be fathomed from their 'inner life' . a stratum of interdependent religio-social and psycho-social countenance - categorized under two substrata ; conscious substratum and social substratum. The conscious substratum, with emotion and expressive forms connected to religious and moral virtues, gives rise to features of self-defining identity. Upon querying, the conscious generally reveals its self-defining identity. On the other rhand, the social substratum is amorphous and it genarally lacks any definite self-defining identity specially in the context of sub-continental South Asia Complex and circumbient North American Society, where its nature is describable only from external inferences. So conscious substratum lakes a self-defining expression. Could this alone satisfy? Does a simple saying 'I am a Jaina' would fully and completely reveal one's Jaina identity? In fact it does not in the larger North American circumbient society. A case in point may be mentioned in this context. Professor K.I. Koppedrayer of the University of Wilfred Laurier, Canada found that her students surprisingly pose a question, Jainism Hum? What's that?' She notes that 'many (students) have never been heard of Jaina tradition or anything about it before taking Arhat Vacana, April 2001 59 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ my course. And when first introduced to Jainism, they tend (ed) initially to dismiss it as obscure. Thankfully, that is only their initial perception, but that reaction poses a formidable barrier to penetrate'. Many Jainas may have faced such questions in their personal encounters in this larger circumbient North American society where Jainas as 'a community is very small. It is not uncommon to hear a question, 'What religion, you belong to? posed by a colleague at work, a neighbour, or a friend from within the Indian or South Indian groups. Whereas colleague or a neighbour poses such a question to a Jaina, it may not be surprising. But, it is also no surprise to hear from a South Asian compatriot similar question: What is Jainism or Jain-ness? In all probability, the compatriot would declare that Jainism is a part or off-shoot of his religion. And perhaps Jaina religion may otherwise would be considered and treated as unimportant because of their social and other cultural intercourse. These conditions therefore have compounded the issue of Jaina identity in North America. Such a compounding Jaina identity issue was discussed in a Toroto (Canada) social gathering, a few years ago. The gathering was mostly of Jaina families, a few of which were mixed Jaina and Hindu by marriage, a Hindu husband with Jaina spouse and three Jaina brothers who claimed Jaina ancestry passed on to them from their mother, a Hindu married into a Jain family. In the discussion of their respective religions, a question was raised - Which is older, Hinduism or Jainism? The brothers made claims of their Jainness and argued in favour of independent religiosity of Jainism both in structure and antiquity. They reasoned that the term Hindu is a generic word coined by foreigners who crossed Indus River into India, and over the years, the English officiated and affixed very loosened expression of Hindu and Hinduism to a brecciated stock of communities of people. On the lingua franca front, they pointed that Prakrit language is anterior to Sanskrita. A consensus however was reached to the fact that Prakrita was the language of the Vedas. It was also noted that pre-Aryan history of ancient India was of Sramana culture. Further they contended that Sramana religiosity and culture have influenced the vedics to espouse ahimsa doctrine of the Sramanas in order to harmonize Aryan ritualistic performenses and personal behavior. 5 The above incident occuring in North America points to the fact that a question looms large on the psyche 'inner life' of both the Hindus and the Jainas. The Jainas in the new landscape of America, as the above incident suggests, may be making statements wherever and whenever possible about their identity and religion. What has not presented by them is that they hold distinguishly a different set of doctrines and philosophy from hoary ancient times to the present setting. Furthermore, they have yet to present a Jaina portrait Arhat Vacana, April 2001 60 - - Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ of socio-anthropologic and psycho-physical dimension. To be precise, a collective and clear physiomorphic form has not been presented. The 'externals' and inner conscince' of the Jainistic religiosity and philosophy as noted already must distinclively amplify the tone of the medium the Jainas employ by living the Jainish way and communicate the same to the circunbient society in an intellectual and effective dialogue, discussion and deliberation. From the hoary past of their history to the present, Jainas have successfully and distinctly defined their identity in the sub-continental South Asia context, and in the circumbient North America landscape, their skill and effect to communicate with and within this lager society, apart from their religiousity and philosophy, must duly be employed to express : What is meant to be Jaina? What a Jaina is? In their history whenever there was a need or a dire circumstance, Jainas have done a splendid job in defining their distictness, their Jaina identity, and their Jainness. It has been demonstrated by their saints, scholars and philosophers in three marked periods - Agamic (560 B.C. to 200 A.D.), Philosophic (200 A.D. to 800 A.D.) and Posterior (800 A.D.......onwards). During the posterior Period, the independent Jainness as well as their Jaina identity were demostrated again and again by Jinasena-l and Somadeva, who crystallized and developed template and terms for Jain identity and Jainness based on socio-religious and cultural perspective. Their works therefore became not only important treatises on Jainism, but also important vehicle to communicate with the circumbeint society in distiguising Jainism and Jainness. Therefore, it is imperative that the faith and its Jaina identity must be brought to the forefront - as Jainas have always historically accomplished - in North America. The Jainas themselves must attempt the presentation of a collective and comprehensive physiomorphic portrait, underlined by socio-anthropological, physical and physical traits. To this effect, Jaina communication as well as interaction with the circumbient society must take priority from its secular philosophic approach and to address the question of the faith and the Jaina identity. More importantly Jaina themselves should take lead to ward off the misconception the outsiders have about the Jaina faith or Jaina identity. The falls convergence is to sit back - lulled by inaction of the institutions or individuals. It must be acknowledged that there exists a vaccum in addressing the question of Jaina identity in North America as seen in the foregone pages. Whatever the choice is, there is nothing quite like being on the ground communicating and defining the community within the circumbient society. The faith and its identity must be properly presented to stand and be counted among the religions of the world. Arhat Vacana, April 2001 61 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Notes : 1. Vilas A. Sangave, Jaina Community - A Social Survey, p. 409, Popular Publication, Bombay, 1980. 2. Ibid. 3. See my book, Jainism in America, pp. 113-120, Jaina Humanities Press, 1996 for a close general review of the aspects of social, cultural and religious understanding the Jains in North America hold. 4. Micheal Carrithers and Caroline Humphrey very clearly explain the conditions under which the concept is designed. See p. 6 Assembly of Listeners in Jain Society. Cambrig dge, Cambridge University, 1991. 5. Ninian Smart, The Religious Experience of Mankind, pp. 182-186, NY, Charles Scibners, 1969, provide excellent exposition and argument on such criteria that one may further go in detail. 6. K.I. Koppedrayer, A Review of the Treatment of Jainism in Works on World Religions in Jinamanjari, pp. 1-16, bi-annual journal of the Brahmi Jain Society of USA and Canada, Vol. 9, No.1, April 1994. 7. J. P. Jain clearly gives a brief overview of these synenegic transformation brought to bear on the Vedic theme and quite eloquently puts forth the view that Jainism along the way progressively developed in connection with the Vedic Brahmanism. See his works - Religion and Culture of the Jainas, Delhi, Bhartiya Jnanapith, 1977 and The Jaina Sources of the History of Ancient India, Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1984. For details also see, Bhagchandra Jain, Jaina Logic, p.i., Madras, University of Madras, 1992. Received : 5.7.2000 62 Arhat Vacana, April 2001 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Vol. 13, No. 2, April 2001, 63-69 ARHAT VACANA Kundakunda jnanapitha, Indore Conflict Resolution Through Non-Violence in Action - The Jaina Approach* Dr. Narendra P. Jain ** Welcome Opportunity in the Midst of Formidable Challenges World's religious and spiritual leaders coming together at the Millennium Peace Summit at the United Nations signals a welcome opportunity for initiating a collective politico - spiritual endeavour to move towards durable world peace, inter-faith harmony, healthier ecology and more compassionate interdependence among humanity and other living beings. The task of implementing a global agenda for peace through Non-violence is, indeed, formidable given egocentric attitudes of nation states, play of power politics, unbridled arms race and continuing conflicts at global, regional and ethnic levels. Religious functioning largely within the narrow confines of orthodoxy and self-centred focus are being misused by fanatics to fuel religious and communal conflicts. Exploitative violence and competitive struggle for control by human has eroded, polluted and depleted nature's resource base in land, water, forests and minerals. Global network of anti-development lobbies continue to block, delay or derail the process of growth in developing countries thereby creating an environment of frustration and tention in the midst of poverty and backwardness. The challenge before the summit is not merely to adopt a unanimous Declaration on Tolerance and Non-violence, but even more to open the doors for a concerted and sustained world-wide synergic effort to replace conflict and confrontation by synthesis and conciliation, and exploitation by equity and fair play. Need to Usher in all Pervading Culture of Non-violence Patch - work solution would not do. Wars will only beget wars and durable peace - both inner and outer will remain elusive. What the world community needs is a all-pervading culture of non-violence for strenthening the foundation of peace and harmony and overcoming hostility, mistrust and greed. 2600 years ago, Lord Mahavira, Jaina Prophet (Tirthankara) called for practice of non-violence in action in all aspects of individual and community Spiritual Leaders * Presensted in Millennium Peace Summit of Religious & United Nations, New York, August 28-31, 2000 ** Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, India to E.U., U.N., Nepal, Mexico, Belgium. and Ambassador Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ life. He preached a simple yet comprehensive culture of non-violence : There is nothing so small and subtle as the atom nor any element as vast as space. Similarly there is no quality of soul more subtle than non-violence and no virtue of spirit greater than reverence for life.' He also emphasised : He who himself hurts the creatures or gets them hurt by others, augments the world's hostility towards himself.' Late Acharya Sushil Kumarji, the renowned Jaina monk while launching a Global Movement for Non-violence at the U.N. Earth Summit in 1992 at Rio de Janiero (Brazil) observed : The dawn of non-violence shall usher in an era of peaceful coexistence where the oneness of all religious becomes the foundation stone of the oneness of humanity.' Attitudinal Transformation : The first step for successful and effective programme of non-violence in action is attitudinal transformation at individual and collective levels in favour of lasting peace. Jaina philosophy offers a rational approach through the medium of: Right Perception : Samyak Darsana Right Knowledge : Samyak Jnana Right Conduct : Samyak Caritra This rational approach stems from the Jaina life-ethics of 'Parasparopgrahojivanam' viz., recognising mutually supportive co-existence of all forms of life, respecting dignity, sanctity and integrity of all living creatures and promoting reverence for all life. The inspiring force behind this life - ethics is the Jaina principle and practice of Non-violence (AHIMSA) reinforced by and in conjunction with Non-absolutism (Anekanta or tolerance of other view points) and Non-possession (voluntary restaint and abstinence - Aparigraha). The three together constitute a compassionate culture of thought and action which can be universally adopted and can provide a nucleus for inter - faith cooperation. It was a happy augury that Parliament of World's Religious meeting in Chicago (U.S.A.) in 1993 after an interval of a century unambiguously recognised 64 Arhat Vacana, April 2001 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'Non-violence as an irrevocable doctrine in its declaration on a global ethic'. Now is the time to move further and initiate steps on following times : (1) United Nations should give a lead by including in the Preamble of its Charter the objective of spreading globally the culture of Non-violence among all living Species and Nature. Mere prevention of war or peaceful settlement of disputes at the political level will not usher in peace in its fulsome vibrant content. Alongside whereever possible national parliaments should include in the national constitutions a clear reference to the desirability of promoting non-violence. (2) Such a reference to non-violence would not only be symbolic but also substantive. And to build up the momentum for it, religious and spiritual leaders should lend their full support. This summit should appeal to the U.N. to consider this proposal favourably and initiate required procedural formalities. (3) World-wide education in the priciples of non-violence and training in the practice of non-violent techniques and strategies is of paramount importance. Under the direction of Rev. Acharya Mahapragya (successor of Acharya Tulsi), Head of the Terapantha Svetambara sect of Jain community, life science courses have been designed by Vishwa Bharti University for different age groups in school and Colleges. It has turned out to be a popular and secular programme all over India for the orientation of teachers. Text books have also been prepared. UNESCO in collaboration with Institute of Jainolgy, London and in consultation with institutions like Vishwa Bharti University, Ladnun (India) could design similar training programmes in non-violent life ethics. Such programmes where tried have succeeded in inculcating among both teachers and pupils the spirit of dedication, devotion, discipline, tolerance, honesty, responsibility, realisation, broader outlook and vision. These qualities would develop a growing temper for peace and non-violence in the society. Prior to each General Assembly session, it would be useful to organise summer seminars & workshops on non-violence in New York and Geneva for U.N. delegates. During U.N. General Assembly session also week-end seminars could be arranged for national deligates who include members of parliament as well. This has been tried out with encouraging results at Siddhachalam Jaina Temple centre in New Jerssey (U.S.A.). Such seminars could be organised by all U.N. specialised agencies as well as regional Arhat Vacana, April 2001 65 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ organisations like the ESCAP. Such seminars will promote closer contact and interaction of diplomats with faith leaders and workers. Along side courses and workshops on meditation, voluntary self-absitinence and tolerance would prove enormously useful. UNESCO could usefully bring out literature in all major world languages on the success stones of non-violence in action. Following are some illustrative examples which show how a determined individual or a small dedicated group of persons can build up a powerful movement of non-violence and peace. (a) When the Indian Emperor Ashoka the Great saw the horrors of war, he embraced Buddhism and became a total votary of non-violence. His enduring success in spreading Buddhist religion and its compassionate non-violent philosophy to Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Mangolia, Cambodia, Laos and other south east Asian countries proved his point that 'victories of peace are more permanent than those of war'. 66 (b) Mahatma gandhi symbolised the courage of non-violence, and he successfully used non-violence to organise an effective mass struggle to secure India's freedom from British colonial rule without armed conflict and by using persuasive methods of peaceful resistance and non-cooperation (Satyagraha). Gandhiji was deeply inspired ethically and spiritually by principles of Jainism in his adolescent years which left a deep insprint on his mind and heart. Simultaniously he brought in socio-economic changes in the Indian socirty in a non-violent manner. This earned him the title of Mahatma (Saint). Khadi (hand spun and woven cloth) became the symbol of freedom from colonial economic exploitation as well as of self-reliance and self-determination. Earlier Gandhiji had raised his voice with courage and resolve against racial discrimination in South Africa and stood his. ground even when he was thrown out of a first class train compartment. His associate Acharya Binoba Bhave also achieved the miracle of Bhudana Movement (land gift movement) by persuading land lords to voluntarily pass the ownership of their lands to the landless farmers. Martin Luther King (Jr.) followed Gandhiji's path and waged a peaceful struggle in U.S.A. against racism and racial discrimination. Dr. Martin Luther King (Jr.) observed: Arhat Vacana, April 2001 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright day break of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I still believe that we shall overcome.' (3) Let us Practice and Not Merely Preach - (1) UN. support for spreading world-wide culture of non-violence would be worthwhile only if different faith communities start practising it at grass root levels and make a success of inter-faith cooperation in this sphere. This would call for curbing inter-faith violence and settling religious differences through peaceful interaction, give and take, and conciliation. There are innumerabie opportunities for such successful experiments to be taken up even within different sects of the same religion. Natinal inter-faith committees could do a lot of useful work in this field. (2) Merely setting up an Advisory Council of Religious & Spiritual Leaders at U.N. Head Quarters would not suffice. Religious Leaders need to come out more actively at national and local levels in the field of promoting social welfare, providing distress relief, mitigating ecological disasters, stimulating communal harmany and so on. There has been talk of a Saints brigade - a white corps or whatever. This needs to be taken up more earnestly in all the continents as part of forging inter-faith unity and cooperation. Courage shown by spiritual leaders would pay rich dividents in creating a climate of greater acceptability of the compassionate principles of non-violence, peace harmony and equaminity. Mother Terasa's work in different continents provides an example. She nursed the dying, she brought food with love to the poor, she practised and advocated eliminating food wastage. Service to the needy became her faith. Jaina cornmunity in India, Africa and elsewhere has set up a chain of chantable hospitals for the poor and the needy, running many educational institutions and health services. In India in many places Jainas have organised Arhat Vacana, April 2001 67 Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bird clinics and cow protection centres. In all Jaina pilgrimage centres on hillocks, afforestation work is being constantly pursued. Such social upliftment programmes need to be taken up at grass roots levels in rural and urban areas to cater to the basic needs of people. Peace cannot be build up on empty stomach, ailing bodies or stressed minds. (4) At Peace with Nature Conflict transformation would acquire firmer roots also when humanity looks at nature with respectful and friendly eyes. In this task all faiths have an important role to play. Instead of indiscriminate plundering of nature's resource base, humankind should take to the path of farsighted conservation and judicious exploitation. Jaina ethics regards abuse or waste of any part of nature as a kind of theft as it deprives life of its inherent autonomy and independence. Jaina scriptures put a lot of emphasis on it : Take from the earth only what you need; the Mother Earth will then be able to serve and support life longer. After oil, water threatens to emerge as a crisis commodity in the 21st century creating more and more inter-state or inter-country conflicts and irritants. There is a lot of water in oceans and rivers and yet there are grave shortages of drinking water, water for other uses and hydro-electric power. And yet around 75% water of rivers flows down to the sea unused. Waterbased development projects need priority handling in an atmosphere not of confrontation, hostility and confusion, but of cooperation, harmony and clarity. Our religious and spiritual leaders have brought to the Summit waters of holy rivers. Let this not become a mere tokenism. Let this arouse awareness in the world for taking both preventive and curative measurs to protect our rivers, to regulate them, to conserve their water and use it for the benefit of the mankind. Worshipping our rivers is part of our religion, but steps are required to maintain water quality and protect rivers from pollusion, to protect the people from flood damages, and to harness river water for hydropower in order to meet growing need for power. Development goals are compitable with spiritual perceptions, as well as with environmental considerations. Pro-development approach alone would eliminate hostility and friction. 68 Arhat Vacana, April 2001 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Terrorism is becoming more and more dreadful, violent and tortuous. Innocent civilians are its victims. Religious and spiritual leaders need to join in the effort to curb & eliminate terrorism by going to affected areas and population with courage and openness. Bullets will never kill bullets. It is persuasive effort which will bring home the futility of using bullets. There are encouraging and inspiring examples. Mahatma gandhi walked alone in riot - torn Noakhali area in Bengal to bring to the people message of love and harmony, Jaina Saint Acharya Sushil Kumarji showed the courage to walk into riot effected areas in India carrying the message of tolerance and non-violence. During Iran - Iraq war, he took trips to Moscow and Baghdad. Howsoever difficult, such initiatives need to be multiplied, only then the momentum would gather in favour of non-violence, tranquility and equanimity. In the ultimate analyses, world's people for peace must come on the centre stage and not leave peace to be attained at only government levels. As Dwight Eisentower once observed - "People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than Governments. I think that people want peace so much that one of these days the governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.' Over 6 billion human beings inhabitating Planer Earth need to wake up to their responsibilities as enlightened beings and recognise what Jaina Scripture Sutrakrtanga says - 'As the Earth is the abode of all living beings so the peace is the abode of all enlightened beings.' Arhat Vacana, April 2001 69 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda jJAnapITha puraskAra __ zrI digambara jaina udAsIna Azrama TrasTa, indaura dvArA jaina sAhitya ke sRjana, adhyayana, anusaMdhAna ko protsAhita karane ke uddezya se kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura ke antargata rupaye 25,000 = 00 kA kundakunda jJAnapITha puraskAra prativarSa dene kA nirNaya 1992 meM liyA gayA thaa| isake antargata nagada rAzi ke atirikta lekhaka ko prazasti patra, smRti cihna, zAla, zrIphala bheTa kara sammAnita kiyA jAtA hai| 1993 se 1999 ke madhya saMhitAsUri paM. nAthUlAla jaina zAstrI (indaura), pro. lakSmIcandra jaina (jabalapura), pro. bhAgacandra 'bhAskara' (nAgapura), DaoN. udayacandra jaina (udayapura), AcArya gopIlAla 'amara' (naI dillI), pro. rAdhAcaraNa gupta (jhAMsI) evaM DaoN. prakAzacandra jaina (indaura) ko kundakunda jJAnapITha puraskAra se sammAnita kiyA jA cukA hai| varSa 2000 kA puraskAra 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva' para likhita kisI mAlika prakAzita / aprakAzita kRti para diyA jaayegaa| kRti meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sAhitya, itihAsa evaM purAtattva meM upalabdha sabhI sandarbha mUlata: evaM prAmANika rUpa meM saMkalita hone caahiye| vaidika sAhitya ke uddharaNoM ke prAmANika anuvAda bhI sasandarbha diye jAnA apekSita hai| varSa 2001 kA puraskAra jaina dharma/darzana kI vaijJAnika prakRti ko udghATita karane vAlI kRti para diyA jaayegaa| yaha kRti samagra yA kisI eka vidhA para kendrita ho sakatI hai| hindI / aMgrejI bhASA meM likhita maulika prakAzita / aprakAzita ekala kRti nirdhArita prastAva patra ke sAtha antima tithi taka kundakunda jJAnapITha ke kAryAlaya meM prApta honA Avazyaka hai| prakAzita kRti 1995 se pUrva prakAzita nahIM honI caahiye| prastAva patra kundakunda jJAnapITha kAryAlaya meM upalabdha varSa 2000 hetu antima tithi - 30 jUna 2001 varSa 2001 hetu antima tithi - 31 disambara 2001 devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla adhyakSa DaoN. anupama jaina mAnada saciva 10 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vacana (kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura TippaNI- 1 sthUla ke mAdhyama se sUkSma kA sandhAna - jatanalAla rAmapuriyA* elijAbetha zArpa eka prasiddha aMgrejI lekhikA huI haiN| prAcIna vidyAoM kA adhyayana karane hetu ve bhArata AI aura kaI varSoM taka yahIM rhiiN| unhoMne bhAratIya darzana, auSadhi vijJAna, yoga Adi viSayoM para aneka zodha - khoja pUrNa pustakeM likhiiN| lujAka eNDa kampanI, landana dvArA san 1938 meM prakAzita unakI eka pustaka kA nAma hai - The Great Cremation Ground (mhaashmshaan)| isa zIrSaka kI kalpanA ke pIche unakA Azaya saMbhavata: 'nirvANa' yA 'mokSa' rhaa| jo bhI ho, mujhe isa anUThe zIrSaka ne ukta pustaka ko par3ha lene kA nimaMtraNa diyaa| isa pustaka meM viduSI lekhikA ne jaina dharma aura upaniSadoM kA saMkSipta magara atyanta yuktipUrNa tulanAtmaka adhyayana prastuta kiyA hai| upasaMhAra meM unhoMne jaina dharma ke bAre meM jo apanA niSkarSa diyA hai, usakA eka aMza nIce uddhRta hai - The Jaina Philosophy is an almost perfect one and the flaws in it are due rather to the largeness of the subject discussed than to the philosophy itself. jaina darzana apane Apa meM lagabhaga nirdoSa aura pUrNa hai| isameM jo kamiyA~ haiM ve vastuta: vivecita viSaya ke bahuta vistRta hone ke kAraNa haiM, na ki isake darzana (tatvajJAna) jnit| bhinna dharma kI anuyAyinI, eka pAzcAtya lekhikA dvArA eka prAcya dharma kA itanA saTIka vizleSaNa AhlAdakArI hai| jaina darzana sacamuca itanA sUkSma, itanA gahana aura cintana ke vibhinna kSitijoM para itanA phailA huA hai ki eka adhyayanazIla aura jijJAsu vyakti bhI isakI sampUrNa gaharAI taka pahu~cate-paha~cate svayaM ko thakA huA sA anubhava karatA hai| kyoM huA aise? isakA vizAla kalevara kyA akAraNa hI hai? itihAsakAra aba ekamata haiM ki jainadharma bhArata kA prAcInatama jIvita dharma hai| prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne ahiMsA, satya aura aparigraha kI dhurI para zramaNa - paramparA kA sUtrapAta kiyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra jainoM ke caubIsaveM tIrthakara hue haiN| unhoMne apane pUrva tIrthakaroM ke cintana - maMthana ko eka kramabaddha aura vyavasthita darzana kA rUpa diyaa| anekAnta aura anAgraha kI bhitti para, saba jIvoM ke prati Atmavata AcaraNa aura saMyamamaya jIvanazailI kA rUpa lekara jaina dharma kA avataraNa huaa| samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra - yaha ratnatrayI jaina darzana kA AdhAra stambha hai| satya aura asatya, zreya aura prema evaM zAzvata aura nazvara ke bIca sahI vivecana karane kI dRSTi aura jo satya hai, zreya hai, zAzvata hai, isameM gahana AsthA samyak darzana hai| isa AsthA ke Aloka meM arjita jJAna samyak jJAna hai| samyak darzana aura samyaka jJAna jisa satya ko anAvRta aura udbhASita karate haiM usake anurUpa manasA - vAcA - karmaNA AcaraNa samyak cAritra hai| samyak darzana aura samyaka jJAna paraspara anyonyAzrita haiN| ye donoM. dharma ke sahI arhata vacana, apraila 2001 71 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarUpa ko jAnane ke liye pUrva zarta ke rUpa meM jaina darzana ke mahatvapUrNa aMga haiN| dharma kyA hai, binA samyak jJAna ke yaha samajhA nahIM jA sakatA, aisA jaina darzana kA Agraha hai aura yahI Agraha jaina dharma ko vijJAna ke dharAtala para le jAtA hai| yaha atiraMjana nahIM ki vijJAna (Science) zabda jisa artha meM Aja prayukta hai, vahI Azaya agara vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya vyakta karatA hotA to unake darzana ko saMbhavata: dharma kI nahIM, vijJAna kI saMjJA miltii| jaina dharma svayaM apane ApameM eka pUrNa vijJAna hai, isa bAta ko kahane se pUrva, yahA~ vijJAna kI paribhASA para eka dRSTi Avazyaka hai - Science - "Systematic knowledge of the Physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation". arthAta sUkSma nirIkSaNa aura parIkSaNa ke dvArA arjita bhautika padArthoM kA saMsthita (vyavasthita) jJAna hI vijJAna hai| magara yaha sRSTi to kevala bhautika vastuoM taka sImita nhiiN| dravya jagat (Physical or Material World) se bhI adhika mahatvapUrNa alaga eka bhAva jagata bhI hai| vijJAna, jaisA ki isakI paribhASA kahatI hai, kevala dravya jagata para kendrita hai, bhAva jagata ko isakA viSaya hI nhiiN| yaha sacamuca Azcarya kI bAta hai| dUsarI ora, jaina darzana kevala dravya jagata kA nahIM, kevala bhAva jagata kA bhI nahIM, balki donoM ke hI sUkSmatama rUpoM se sAkSAtkAra karane kA upakrama hai| AdhyAtma kA viSaya saMkucita artha meM kevala bhAva jagata banatA hai magara jaina darzana padArtha jagata kI gaveSaNA ke mAdhyama se bhAva jagata ke rahasyoM ko anAvRta karatA hai aura yahI, vijJAna kI taraha, usake vRhat AkAra kA kAraNa hai| jIva (Soul), ajIva (Matter), puNya (Virtue), pApa (Sin), Asrava (Influx of Karma), saMvara (Arrest of the influx of Karma), nirjarA (Liquidation of Karma), baMdha (Bondage) ora mokSa (Liberation) - ye nau padArtha jaina AdhyAtma vidyA ke mukhya AdhAra haiN| inameM se prathama do dRzyamAna sthUla jagata se sambandhita haiN| padArtha kI zAzvatatA (Indestructibility of the matter), kriyA aura pratikriyA (Action and Reaction). kAraNa aura pariNAma (Cause and Effect) evaM sApekSavAda aura antanirbharatA (Law of relativity) jaise mUlabhUta vaijJAnika sidadhAnta jaina darzana kI nIMva meM haiM aura isa vizleSaNa ke mAdhyama haiN| kevala zraddhA prerita aura AsthA para AdhArita mAnyatAyeM jaina darzana meM bahuta kama haiN| isa lekha meM vistAra kI jagaha nhiiN| phira bhI jaina darzana meM jIva aura ajIva, jo bhautika padArtha haiM aura jo vijJAna kA bhI viSaya hai, ke vargIkaraNa para eka dRSTi samIcIna hogii| (dekheM sAraNI) jaina darzana vijJAna hai, isaliye hI usameM jIva ke sAtha ajIva kA bhI itanA vizada vivecana hai| usake dIrghakAya hone kA bhI yahI rahasya hai| vijJAna apanI khoja kI samApti taka calatA rahatA hai| bhautika, rasAyana aura prANi zAstra (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) aura inakI zAkhAoM aura upa zAkhAoM kI AkAzagaMgA meM AdamI kho jAtA hai / jaina darzana kI thAha bhI usI taraha sabake liye sugama nahIM bnii| vijJAna kA apanA kalevara hotA hai| jaina dharma kA vistAra bhI usakA apanA nahIM, vijJAna kA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to use kevala khojA thA, gar3hA nhiiN| elijAbetha zArpa ne jisa flaw kI ora iMgita kiyA hai, vastuta: vaha jaina darzana ke sarvagamya aura sarvagrAhya na bana pAne ke kAraNoM kI mImAMsA hai| 72 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthAvara (Immobile ) pRthvI (Earth) jala ( Water ) agni (Fire) - vAyu (Air) vanaspati (Vegetation) dharmAstikAya (Instrumental in movement of soul and matter.) nigodha (Group Souls. An infinite number of beings with common body and common respiration.) adharmAstikAya (Helps the soul and matter to halt their motion.) jApa prApta 6.9.2000 arhatu vacana, apraila 2001 ajIva AkAzAstikAya (Subsisting space for soul and matter.) ukta pA~coM dravya zAzvata haiN| ye kabhI naSTa nahIM hote haiN| trasa (Mobile) ekendriya (With one sense touch. Invisible with naked eyes dvIndriya (With two senses touch & taste.) zrIndriya (With three senses touch, taste & smell.) pudgalAstikAya (Atoms constituting all objects, big or small.) caturindriya (With four sens of touch, taste, smell & sight.) sandarbha - 1. The Random House Dictionary of the English language, Seconf Edition, Unabridged. * 15, nUramahala lohiyA lena, kalakattA 700007 paMcendriya (With five senses havi fifth one of hearing. Also h faculty of intelligence. The m is superior to all with pow of discrimination as well.) kAla (Time) 73 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnodaya itihAsa puraskAra zrImatI zAMtidevI ratanalAlajI bobarA kI smRti meM zrI sUrajamalajI bobarA, indaura dvArA kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura ke mAdhyama se jJAnodaya puraskAra kI sthApanA 1998 meM kI gaI hai| yaha sarvavidita tathya hai ki darzana evaM sAhitya kI apekSA itihAsa evaM purAtattva ke kSetra meM maulika zodha kI mAtrA alpa rahatI hai| phalataH yaha puraskAra jaina itihAsa ke kSetra meM maulika zodha ko samarpita kiyA gayA hai| isake antargata puraskAra rAzi meM vRddhi karate hue varSa 2000 se prativarSa jaina itihAsa ke kSetra meM sarvazreSTha zodha patra / pustaka prastuta karane vAle vidvAn ko rupaye 11000/- kI nagada rAzi, zAla evaM zrIphala se sammAnita kiyA jAyegA / varSa 1998 kA puraskAra rAmakathA saMgrahAlaya, phaijAbAda ke pUrva nidezaka DaoN. zailendra rastogI ko unakI kRti 'jaina dharma kalA prANa RSabhadeva aura unake abhilekhIya sAkSya' para 29.3.2000 ko samarpita kiyA gyaa| 74 varSa 1999 kA puraskAra pro. hampA nAgarAjaiyyA (Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiyah) ko unakI kRti 'A History of the Rastrakutas of Malkhed and Jainism para pradAna kiyA gyaa| varSa 2000 hetu vAMchita saMkhyA evaM stara ke prastAva prApta na hone ke kAraNa isa varSa kA puraskAra radda kara diyA gyaa| varSa 2001 se cayana kI prakriyA meM parivartana kiyA jA rahA hai| aba koI bhI vyakti puraskAra hetu kisI lekha yA pustaka ke lekhaka ke nAma kA prastAva sAmagrI sahita preSita kara sakatA hai| cayanita kRti ke lekhaka ko aba ru. 11000/- kI rAzi, zAla, zrIphala evaM prazasti pradAna kI jAyegI / sAta 0.00 cayanita kRti ke prastAvaka ko bhI ru. 1000/- kI rAzi se sammAnita kiyA jaayegaa| varSa 2001 ke puraskAra hetu prastAva sAde kAgaja para evaM sambaddha kRti / Alekha ke lekhaka tathA prastAvaka ke samparka ke pate, phona naM. sahita 31 disambara 2001 taka kundakunda jJAnapITha, 584, mahAtmA gAMdhI mArga, tukogaMja, indaura - 452001 ke pate para prApta ho jAnA cAhiye / lAI jaina vidyAoM ke adhyayana / anusaMdhAna meM ruci rakhane vAle sabhI vidvAnoM / samAjaseviyoM se Agraha hai ki ve vigata 5 varSoM meM prakAza meM Aye jaina itihAsa / purAtattva viSayaka maulika zodha kAryoM ke saMkalana, mUlyAMkana evaM sammAnita karane meM hameM apanA sahayoga pradAna kreN| devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla adhyakSa kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura DaoN. anupama jaina mAnada saciva arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TippaNI-2 7 arhat vacana kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) AzIrvAda, saMgIta aura prArthanA kA prabhAva - sulatAnasiMha jaina* AzIrvAda pratyakSa meM dikhAI dene vAlI koI vastu to nahIM hai parantu isakA artha yaha kadAcita nahIM hai ki na dikhAI dene vAlI vastu kA koI astitva nahIM hai, astitva hai| isa kriyA meM AzIrvAda dene vAlA aura lene vAlA do vyakti hote haiM, donoM ke madhya guru ziSya ke bhAva hote haiM, mA~ - bApa beTe ke bhAva hote haiN| AzIrvAda dene vAle kI AkAMkSA hotI hai ki AzIrvAda pAne vAle kI hara zubha icchA pUrI ho, vaha zubhAzISa kahate hue usake (ziSya) sira para hAtha pherate hue darzAtA hai ki mere hRdaya kI antaraMga bhAvanAyeM tumheM prApta hoN| sira AtmA kA kAryasthala hai ata: ziSya sira jhukAte hue nIce ko jhukatA hai| guru use apane hRdaya ke pAsa rokane kA prayatna karatA hai mAnoM kaha rahA ho ki suna mere hRdaya kI dhar3akana jo AzIrvAda diye jAne kI khuzI meM bar3ha gaI hai| ziSya guru ke pairoM ko chUne kA prayatna karatA hai yA chUtA hai| aisA karane meM ziSya kA hRdaya jhukatA hai| khar3e hone kI sthiti meM mastiSka ko jo rakta pravAha mila rahA thA usakI mAtrA bar3ha jAtI hai tathA usake rIr3ha kI haDDI jisameM saMvedanazIla tantu hote haiM, usa para guru kI dRSTi Tika jAtI hai| dRSTi ke rukane meM eka mauna zakti aura jAdU hai| isa pUrI prakriyA meM hAlAMki kucha hI sekaNDa lagate haiM parantu isake prabhAva ke pazcAt guru aura ziSya donoM ke ceharoM para muskAna aura kRtajJatA ke bhAva ubhara Ate haiN| AzISa kI kriyA meM jIvana kA madhura saMgIta chipA huA hai| saMgIta kA jAdU mugdha hI nahIM karatA, rogamukta bhI karatA hai| manapasanda saMgIta hone para hI saMgIta aisA prabhAva DAlatA hai mAnoM saMga meM koI mIta hI ho, saMgIta kA prabhAva manuSya ke mastiSka para par3atA hai jo mAnava ke rakta saMcAra vyavasthA aura saMvedanazIla tantuoM ko prabhAvita karatA hai| manuSya apane dukha ko bhI bhUlakara saMgIta kI laya ke sAtha jhUma uThatA hai| usakI uMgaliyA~ thirakane lagatI haiN| usake gale meM dhImI dhvani liye hue eka laya phUTa par3atI hai| ye hI ve kSaNa aura pala hote haiM jaba unakI nirAzAyeM dharAzAhI ho jAtI haiM. unameM dhanAtmaka vicAra panapa jAte haiM jo prasannatA liye hue hote haiN| saMgIta kA jAda pazu pakSiyoM para bhI par3atA hai| prArthanA se svAsthya lAbha - sAmAnyatayA manuSya apane liye hI Izvara se prArthanA karatA hai ki usakI icchAoM kI pUrti ho| parantu yadi usakA koI priya yA sagA sambandhI kisI dukha yA kaSTa yA roga meM phaMsa gayA ho taba bhI manuSya (usakA saMrakSaka) Izvara se prArthanA karatA hai ki usake priyajana ko svAsthya lAbha de| isa prArthanA kA usake priyajana ko patA ho bhI sakatA hai aura nahIM bhii| prArthanA apane se choToM ke liye yA bar3oM ke liye eka hI bhAva se kI jAtI hai| prArthanA karane kI kriyA meM manuSya ke bhAva Izvara se AzIrvAda, zubhAzISa yA varadAna lene kI mudrA meM hote haiM ki Izvara avazya hI usakI icchA ko pUrA kreNge| prArthanA karane se pUrva yA pazcAta vaha manuSya yA ve manuSya rogI ke pAsa jAte haiM, kahate haiM Izvara kA nAma lo, saba ThIka kreNge| yaha bhI tathya hai ki DAkTara apane marIja ko davA to detA hI hai, sAtha meM vaha bhI Izvara se duA mAMgatA hai ki usakA marIja ThIka ho| ye saba ke vicAroM kI taraMgeM mauna meM hI rogI ke prati apanI kriyAyeM 75 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arambha kara detI haiN| vicAroM kI taraMgeM hI hamAre liye mitra banA detI hai aura zatru bhii| vicAroM kI taraMgoM kA prabhAva jAnane ke liye DAkTaroM kI eka TIma ne kucha manuSyoM kA ceka apa kiyaa| eka vyakti jo haTTA - kaTTA thA, usake DAkTara mitra ne bolA Aja Apako kyA ho gayA hai? bar3e susta se lagate ho| vaha vyakti bolA - maiM to ThIka hU~, phira bhI ghara jAkara apane cehare ko zIze meM dekhane lgaa| use kucha zaka huA, vaha dUsare se, phira tIsare, cauthe DAkTaroM ke pAsa gyaa| sabhI ne pahale DAkTara kI puSTi karate hue aura adhika roga ke lakSaNa batA diye aura zAma hote hote vaha haTTA-kaTTA vyakti vAstava meM bImAra par3a gayA aura DAkTarI ilAja cAlU ho gyaa| usake mitra DAkTara ne use kevala eka zIzI meM sAdhAraNa pAnI bharakara usakI kucha khurAkeM use dete hue kahA - yaha eka bahuta bar3I rAmabANa auSadha hai, jaldI hI ThIka ho jaaoge| isa sAdhAraNa pAnI kI ukta davA zuru ho gii| dUsare dina DAkTara ne kahA aba davA ne pUrA prabhAva dikhAyA hai, bukhAra bhI nahIM hai, lagabhaga ThIka ho gaye ho| DAkTara ke jAne ke pazcAt usa vyakti ne phira se apanA ceharA zIze meM dekhaa| use lagA maiM to svastha ho gayA huuN| aba davA pIne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| isa bAta ko jAnane ke liye vaha apane mitra DAkTara ke pAsa gyaa| vaha to milA nahIM, vaha vyakti dUsare, tIsare, cauthe DAkTara ke pAsa unakI rAya lene phuNcaa| sabhI ne kahA Azcarya, Apa to bilakula ThIka ho gaye ho| vaha bar3e utsAha se apane ghara AyA, phira se zIze meM apanA ceharA dekhA aura eka halkI sI muskAna usake cehare para bikhara gii| use vicAra uThA ki aba maiM bilakula svastha huuN| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki vicAroM kA hI saba karizmA hai| prApta -6.12.99 * iMjIniyara 767 - e, pazcimI ambara tAlAba, zAMtinagara, rUr3hakI-247667 (u.pra.) 75 varSIya zrI trilokacanda koThArI (jaina) ko pI-eca.DI. audyogika jagata meM nAma kamAne ke bAda koTA ke prasiddha samAjasevI 75 varSIya zrI trilokacanda koThArI (jaina) ne zikSA va sAhitya ke kSetra meM bhI ullekhanIya upalabdhi hAsila kI hai| unake dvArA prastuta zodha prabandha 'digambara jaina samAja - vaicArika vikAsa evaM sAmAjika darzana : bIsavIM sadI kA samIkSAtmaka adhyayana' viSaya para koTA khulA vizvavidyAlaya dvArA unheM DAkTareTa kI upAdhi pradAna kI gaI hai| koThArI ne yaha zodha kArya DaoN. brajakizora zarmA, saha AcArya evaM vibhAgAdhyakSa - itihAsa vibhAga, koTA khulA vizvavidyAlaya, koTA ke nirdezana evaM mArgadarzana meM pUrA kiyA hai| apane zodha prabandha meM unhoMne jaina dharma kI utpatti va vikAsa kA bIsavIM sadI ke anta taka kA vizleSaNa kiyA hai| yaha zodha prabandha sAta adhyAyoM meM vibhAjita hai tathA ise taiyAra karane meM 63 purANa evaM grantha, aMgrejI meM prakAzita 31 pustakoM evaM aneko patra-patrikAoM se sandarbha liyA gayA hai| kundakunda jJAnapITha parivAra kI ora se unheM hArdika bdhaaii| 76 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka samIkSA madhyapradeza kA jaina zilpa pustaka : madhyapradeza kA jaina zilpa lekhaka : narezakumAra pAThaka, saMgrahAdhyakSa - kendrIya saMgrahAlaya, indaura prakAzaka : kundakunda jJAnapITha, 584, mahAtmA gAMdhI mArga, tukogaMja, indaura - 452001 mUlya : ru. 300/- pRSTha : XVI + 336 + 20 Plates samIkSaka : sUrajamala bobarA, sadasya - arhat vacana sampAdaka maMDala, 9/2 snehalatAgaMja, indaura kisI zodha saMsthAna ke dvArA koI pustaka jaba prakAzita kI jAtI hai to pAThaka kI apekSA bahuta adhika bar3ha jAtI hai| adhikatama pAThaka use viSaya kA adhikRta zodha graMtha mAna letA hai| . nizcayapUrvaka kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura dvArA prastuta pustaka kA prakAzana eka abhinaMdanIya prayAsa hai| lekhaka zrI narezakumAra pAThaka apanI purAtattvIya khoja yAtrA meM vismRta hotI huI jaina paramparA va itihAsa ko samhAlane - samajhane ke mahatvapUrNa kArya ko AkAra de gaye haiN| jaina paramparA ke zilpoM aura granthoM kA vinAza videzI AkrAMtAoM, bhinna vicAroM va dArzanika pIThikAoM ke samarthakoM va prAkRtika vipadAoM ne bahutAyata meM kiyA hai, aise meM usa paramparA kA eka- eka saMdarbha sUtra anamola motI hai aura use saheja kara rakhA jAnA caahiye| aise bahuta se pramANa haiM jisameM jaina vidyA ke kendroM ko dUsare vicAra ke logoM ne balAt hathiyA liyA aura zilpoM ko cihna miTAkara yA to apanA ArAdhya banA liyA yA unheM jamIMdoja kara diyA gyaa| ata: eka eka zilpa ko pahacAnanA aura unakA adhikRta vyakti dvArA rikArDa taiyAra kiyA jAnA atyAvazyaka hai| kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura, zrI narezakumAra pAThaka evaM prakAzana ke Arthika sahayogI traya zrI siddhakUTa caityAlaya Tempala TrasTa, sonIjI kI nasiyA - ajamera, zrI zaMbhukumArajI kAsalIvAla - mumbaI va zrI saMjaya jaina - indaura kA jaina saMgha sadaiva AbhArI rahegA ki madhyapradeza ke vizAla aMcala meM bikhare jaina zilpoM se unhoMne hameM rUbarU karA diyA hai| vanAMcaloM, nadI - kinAroM, bhUle bisare prAcIna sthaloM, tIrthoM, saMgrahAlayoM meM dabe - par3e zilpa ratnoM ko eka sAtha apane Tebala para dekhanA atyaMta rocaka va adbhuta anubhava hai| jaina saMgha ko yaha sadaiva dhyAna rakhanA hogA ki jaina ciMtana ke nizcaya va vyavahAra ke caritra va jJAna pakSa ko samhAlane ke sAtha apanI paramparA va itihAsa ko bhI use anAvRtta karanA hogA, use sahejanA hogaa| prAcIna kAla meM jo vinAza honA thA, vaha ho cukA kintu aba puna: usakI punarAvRtti na ho| anyathA tIrthakaroM kI mUrtiyA~ puna: khaMDita kara dI jAyeMgI, kaI mUrtiyA~ masjidoM va mandiroM kI dIvAloM va sIr3hiyoM meM cuna dI jAyeMgI, padmAvatI kI mUrti kAlI devI meM badala jAyeMgI yA kisI bhUkampana bAr3ha meM dharatI meM samA jaayegii| sUcanA praudyogikI ke isa vikasita yuga meM yaha vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai ki kyA hama apane saMdarbho ko kisI prakAra sUcIkRta kara sakate haiN| pustaka prakAzana, citra prakAzana to honA hI cAhiye, sAtha hI dRzya va zravya rUpa se kaise yaha sandarbha janasulabha hoM, yaha mArga bhI prazasta honA caahiye| __ acche prayAsoM kA abhinandana honA hI cAhiye kintu tIna bAtoM kI ora kundakunda jJAnapITha kA dhyAna dilAnA cAhU~gA - 1. pustaka meM citroM kA prakAzana acchA nahIM huA hai| kaI zilpa mUla rUpa meM jitane prabhAvazAlI haiM, citra meM ve apanA prabhAva paidA nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| mUka pattharoM meM zilpI aisI prANa pratiSThA arhat vacana, apraila 2001 77 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara dete haiM jo khaMDa-khaMDa hokara bhI apane nirmANa kAla kI kahAnI doharAte rahate haiN| koI vikSipta samUha isa soca se ki mUrti khaMDita hokara kucha nahIM kahegI, mUrti bhale hI khaNDita kara de para pustaka meM prakAzita kaI khaMDita zilpa hameM 4thI zatAbdI kI yAtrA karA dete haiN| bhArata ke itihAsa kA madhya yuga to pUrNata: sAkAra ho gayA hai| madhya yuga meM jaina saMgha kitanA zaktizAlI thA isakI sahaja hI kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai| citroM evaM mudraka ke cayana meM sAvadhAnI jarUrI hai| 2. citroM ke sAtha unakA pleTa kramAMka va unakA paricaya bhI ThIka se jAnA caahiye| zodhArthI ko isase bahuta sahAyatA milatI hai| mukhapRSTha ke citra ke nIce bhI paricaya nahIM hai| 3. aise prakAzanoM ke sAtha ciMtana va prAcIna itihAsa ko adhika chAna-bIna ke sAtha prakAzita kiyA jAnA caahiye| pustaka meM kaI jagaha unake saMdarbha sampUrNa sUcanA nahIM de rahe haiN| arddhasUcanA kaI bAra galata nirNaya para pahu~cA detI hai| tInoM hI sujhAva vivAda ko janma dene ke liye nahIM haiN| zodha kendra kA gurutara dAyitva bhaviSya meM adhika prabhAvazAlI DhaMga se pUrNa ho, isa sakArAtmaka dRSTi se ye sujhAva haiN| madhyapradeza kA bahuta sA bhAga siMdhu ghATI sabhyatA ke sAtha saha astitva meM thA, yaha vaha satya hai jo vartamAna meM ho rahI navInatama khudAIyoM se anAvRtta ho rahA hai| svargIya DaoN. vAkaNakarajI bhI isa vicAra se kisI hada taka sahamata the jo unhoMne vyaktigata carcA ke bIca abhivyakta bhI kiye the| sabhI jaina zilpoM ko hama sahejeM, unakA adhyayana kareM to ho sakatA hai ki koI kar3I, koI khir3akI hameM aisI mila jAye jo hameM munisuvratanAtha, zAMtinAtha, AdinAtha ke darzana usI aitihAsika rUpa meM karA de jisa rUpa meM rAma ne laMkA meM va bharata ne aSTApada para kiye the| prastuta pustaka isa yAtrA meM mahatvapUrNa mIla kA patthara siddha ho sakatI hai| ___DaoN. hariharajI dvivedI kA prAkkathana meM prakAzita yaha vAkya doharAnA cAhatA hU~ - 'jaina bandhu kevala dhArmika bhAvanA se prerita hokara darzana hetu mandira jAte haiN| jaina zilpa kalA ke adhyayana kI ora unakI pravRtti udAsIna hI dRSTigocara hotI hai| isa saMketa ko jaina saMgha dvArA AtmasAt kiyA jAnA caahiye| khojaparaka prakAzana ke liye lekhaka, kundakunda jJAnapITha va Arthika sahayogiyoM ko hArdika bdhaaii| jina RSiyoM ne veda maMtroM kI racanA kI, unhoMne usI samaya vaidika bhASA kI bhI racanA na kara DAlI thii| vaha bhASA eka sudIrgha vikAsa - paramparA kA pariNAma hai|is sambandha meM AcArya kizorIdAsa vAjapeyI kA nimnalikhita tarka vicAraNIya hai - vedoM kI bhASA kA prakRta rUpa kyA thA, yaha jAnane ke liye nirAdhAra kalpanA kI jarUrata nhiiN| vedoM kI jo bhASA hai usase milatI julatI hI vaha 'prakRta- bhASA' hogI, jise hama 'bhAratIya bhUla bhASA' kaha sakate haiN| usa 'mUla bhASA' ko 'pahalI prAkRta bhASA' smjhiye| 'prAkRta bhASA' kA matalaba hai 'jnbhaassaa'| jaba vedoM kI racanA huI, usase pahale hI bhASA kA vaisA pUrNa vikAsa ho cukA hogaa| tabhI to veda jaise sAhitya ko vaha vahana kara skii| bhASA ke isa vikAsa meM kitanA samaya lagA hogaa| phira, veda jaisA utkRSTa sAhitya cAhiye to dekhiye - kyA usa mUla bhASA yA 'pahalI prAkRta' kI pahalI racanA hI veda hai? saMbhava nhiiN| isase pahile choTA-moTA aura halkA - bhArI na jAne kitanA sAhitya banA hogA, taba vedoM kA nambara AyA hogaa| so vedoM kI racanA ke samaya vaha mUla bhASA pUrI taraha vikasita ho cukI hogI aura deza - bheda se yA pradeza - bheda se usake rUpa bheda bhI ho gaye hoNge| una prAdezika bhedoM meM se jo kucha sAhityika rUpa prApta kara cukA hogA, usI meM vedoM kI racanA huI hogI, parantu anya prAdezika rUpoM ke bhI zabda prayoga grahIta hue hoNge| - AcArya kizorIdAsa bAjapeyI, bhAratIya bhASA vijJAna, pR. 113 - 114 78 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSa - 13, aMka - 2, apraila 2001, 79 - 82 arhat vacana ) bhaTTAraka yazakIrti diga. jaina sarasvatI bhavana, RSabhadeva kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) kA sarvekSaNa va zAstroM kA milAna -DaoN. mahendra kumAra jaina 'manuja'* svatI bhava zrI satzruta prabhAvanA TrasTa, bhAvanagara ke Arthika sahayoga se kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura meM DaoN. anupama jaina ke nirdezana meM calAI gatimAna jaina sAhitya sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA ke antargata RSabhadeva (kezariyAjI) ke zAstra bhaNDAroM kA sarvekSaNa va zAstroM kA milAna kiyA tathA use vyavasthita kara prakAzita kiyA gayA, jisakA vimocana jaina vidyA saMgoSThI ke avasara para 4 mArca 2001 ko sampanna huaa| san 1942 meM 'zrI bhaTTAraka yazakIrti digambara jaina dharmArtha TrasTa ke hastalikhita granthoM kI sUcI' nAma se eka pustikA prakAzita huI thI, usameM 890 hastalikhita granthoM ke vivaraNa prakAzita hue the| hamane usI sUcI ke AdhAra para paMDita candanalAla jaina zAstrI, RSabhadeva se patra - samparka kiyaa| unhoMne 1081 zAstroM kI vartamAna sUcI hameM preSita kii| kintu vartamAna sUcI meM mAtra granthoM ke nAma va graMtha saMkhyA thI, anya vivaraNa nahIM the| aise meM hamaneM pUrva prakAzita sUcI se vivaraNa tathA prApta vartamAna sUcI se grathAMka lekara sUcI kampyUTara para phIDa karavAI aura prathama prinTa AUTa paM. candanalAla zAstrI ko isa pratyAzA ke sAtha bhijavAyA ki ve zAstroM ke milAna kara bhejeN| kintu isa kArya meM unhoMne apanI zArIrika asamarthatA tathA anya kisI jAnakAra kI anupalabdhatA vyakta kii| isa bhaNDAra ke avalokana aura milAna ke liye 21 pharavarI 2001 ko RSabhadeva phuNcaa| RSabhadeva (kezariyAjI) atizayakArI maMdira se lagabhaga 100 mITara pUrva kI ora pUrvAbhimukha dAraka mazakIrti diga RSabhadeva eka timaMjilA choTA sA bhavana hai| isa para borDa lagA hai bhaTTAraka yazakIrti bhavana caityAlaya evaM sarasvatI bhvn| isa bhavana meM bhUmitala meM bhaktoM, yAtriyoM ke rahane kI vyavasthA thI, prathama maMjila para bhaTTArakajI kI gAdI, unake upadeza aura rahane kA sthAna hai, dvitIya maMjila para caityAlaya tathA grantha bhaMDAra hai aura UparI maMjila para eka kamarA sAdhanA - sthala hai| pichale 60 - 65 varSa se eka hI vyakti isa bhaNDAra kI vyavasthA dekha rahe haiN| isa kAraNa hameM adhika asuvidhA nahIM huii| hamane dekhA ki zAstroM ko kucha aura vyavasthita kiyA gayA hai| pahale veSTana meM rakhA gayA aura una para svataMtra graMthAMka diye gye| eka anya badalAva meM granthoM ko kAphI aMzoM meM viSayavAra vyavasthita kara anukrama se unameM graMthAMka aMkita kiye gaye aura usI krama meM unheM vyavasthita kiyA gayA hai| isa kAraNa pUrva prakAzita sUcI parNatayA raTaTa ho gii| yahA~ ke sarasvatI bhavana meM 1666 madrita pustakeM tathA 1076 hastalikhita zAstra haiN| zAstra saMkhyA 1 se 750 taka milAne va avalokana ke krama meM maiM mana hI mana * zodhAdhikArI-pAMDulipi sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA, Clo. kundakunda jJAnapITha, 584,mahAtmA gAMdhI mArga, indaura-452001 Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahuta prasanna va AzcaryAnvita thA ki isa bhaNDAra ke pAsa paryApta sAdhana aura upakaraNa na hote hue bhI yaha bhaNDAra vyavasthita, surakSita aura acchI sthiti meM hai bhittIya alamAriyoM / tathA kASTha kI alamAriyoM meM rakhe hone ke bAvajUda na to granthoM meM sIlana, na dImaka aura na silvaraphiza Adi kITa pAye gye| kintu jaba alamArI naM. 9 ke zAstroM ko bAhara nikAlakara kholA to sArI prasannatA nirAzA meM badala gaI kyoMki zAstroM meM lage gatte betaratIba aiMThe hue the| zAstroM ke patra pUrI taraha cipaka rahe the| karmacArI gaivIlAla se pUchane para unhoMne batAyA ki prativarSa grISma kAla meM zAstra dhUpa meM rakhe jAne ke krama meM jUna 2000 meM bhI dhUpa meM rakhe gye| eka dina karmacArI alamArI naM. 9 ke sabhI zAstra dhUpa meM rakhakara do pharlAMga dUrI para sthita gurukula meM A gye| isa bIca acAnaka bArisa huii| karmacAriyoM ne sarasvatI bhavana meM jAkara dekhA to zAstra veSTana sahita pUrI taraha bhIga gaye the| sabhI zAstra bhaNDAra meM lAye aura unheM gIle baMdhe hue meM hI 3-4 dina chAyA meM sukhAyA gayA aura usI taraha gaDDamaDDa alamArI meM rakha diyaa| kRta kArya : - # hamane krama se eka eka alamArI ke zAstra nikAlakara purAnI sUcI se vivaraNa aura naI sUcI se zAstra milAna karate hue pratyeka zAstra kI vivaraNa ke sAtha vAstavika saMkhyA aMkita kii| # jisa zAstra ke samvat yA racayitA ke nAma meM sandeha huA usakA vidvAn vyavasthApaka zAstrIjI ke sAtha milakara vAcana aura sandeha nivAraNa kiyaa| # bhittIya alamArI saMkhyA 9 meM aise zAstra the jo bhIMga gaye the| bhIMgane se unake veSTana ke Upara lagAye gaye nAma, saMkhyA Adi vivaraNa dhula jAne se pUrNatayA miTa gaye the tathA sukhAne ke bAda jisa krama meM rakhe hue the unheM bAhara lAkara vyavasthita kiyaa| unakA nAma dekhakara rajisTara meM yatra tatra se unake graMthAMka dekhakara aMkita kiye| zAstroM meM bhI slipeM lagAI va saMkhyAdi aMkita kI / # milAna meM hameM zAstra saMkhyA 72, 364, 508, 514, 800, 890 nahIM mile| vartamAna vyavasthA : zAstroM kI sthiti aura vyavasthA zAstroM kI lagAtAra dekha rekha hotI rahI isaliye ThIka rhii| vartamAna meM sabhI 1076 zAstra 10 alamAriyoM meM saMyojita haiN| inameM 8 alamAriyA~ dIvAroM meM hI haiM tathA 2 kASTa kI haiN| inhIM meM zAstroM ko prakAzita pustakoM kI bhAMti khar3A karake rakhA gayA hai| eka acchI bAta yaha hai ki zAstra bhaNDAra kisI ke liye bhI khulA nahIM chor3a diyA jAtA hai, cAhe sAmAnya adhyetA, vidvAn yA sAdhugaNa hI kyoM na hoN| pratyeka veSTana ke sAtha 9x7 se.mI. kA eka kArDa Upara baMdhA huA hai jisameM zAstra kA nAma, zAstra saMkhyA aura patra saMkhyA dI huI hai| pratyeka veSTana ke sAtha 6.3x4 se.mI. kA eka choTA Taiga (slipa) dhAge se bAMdhakara laTakAyA huA hai| isa Taiga slipa - para grantha kA nAma aura grantha saMkhyA aMkita hai| yaha kArDa vyavasthA anukaraNIya hai| pratyeka alamArI para slipa lagI hai, usameM kisa kramAMka se kisa kramAMka taka zAstra saMyojita haiM, yaha likhA huA hai| bhaNDAra ko kSati : 80 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prativarSa zAstra sukhAne ke krama meM jUna 2000 meM bhI zAstra sukhAye gye| usa samaya eka alamArI ke zAstra saMkhyA 751 se 955 taka 204 grantha pUrNatayA bhIMga gye| zAstra milAna ke krama meM hamane jaba ye zAstra dekhe to bhIMgane ke kAraNa patra Apasa meM cipake hue the| inheM alaga - alaga karane para patra phaTa rahe haiM aura syAhI eka dUsare meM utara gaI hai| kaI zAstroM ke pannoM kI syAhI dhula jAne se avAcya ho gaye haiN| isa bhaNDAra kI yaha sabase bar3I kSati hai| bhaNDAra ke vyavasthApaka zAstrIjI ko zAstra bhIMgane kI jAnakArI to thI kintu bhIMgane se zAstra cipaka gaye haiM, yaha jAnakArI unheM taba huI jaba hamane zAstra khole| hamAre sujhAva : isa bhaNDAra kA sarvekSaNa va milAna karane para isameM sudhAra ke liye hamAre nimnalikhita sujhAva haiM - 1. pAnI meM bhIga jAne ke kAraNa jina zAstroM ke panne Apasa meM cipaka gaye haiM, unheM eka acche TrITameMTa kI AvazyakatA hai| hamArA sujhAva hai ki yadi ina zAstroM ko vASpIya prakriyA dvArA puna: nama (halkA gIlA) karake patra alaga-alaga kiye jAyeM tathA unheM chAyA meM sukhAyA jAye to kAphI kucha upayogI ho sakate hai| 2. bhaNDAra kI vyavasthA pichale 60-62 varSa se zrI paM. candanalAla jaina zAstrI dekhate Aye haiM, aba ve zArIrika rUpa se adhika sakSama nahIM haiM tathA sIr3hiyA~ car3hakara bhaNDAra kI niyamita dekha - rekha nahIM kara pAte haiN| unake nirdezana meM eka sakSama aura jAnakAra vyakti rahe jo zAstrIjI kI taraha bhaNDAra kI niyamita dekha - rekha kara ske| 3. adhikAMza hastalikhita zAstra dIvAloM kI alamAriyoM meM dIvAra se saTAkara rakhe gaye haiN| inheM adhika samaya taka nahIM dekhe jAne para kabhI dImaka Adi kITa laga sakate haiN| inake saMrakSaNa kI ucca mAnaka vyavasthA to vahA~ saMbhava pratIta nahIM hotI, to bhI zAstroM ko lohe kI zIzA lagI alamAriyoM meM rakhA jAnA caahiye| 4. zAstroM ko khar3A TikA kara paMktibaddha prakAzita pustakoM kI taraha saMyojita kiyA gayA hai isameM zAstroM ke patroM ke kinAre mur3ate haiM, inheM sIdhA uparima-uparima krama meM rakhanA caahiye| sacitra grantha : isa bhaNDAra meM lagabhaga eka darjana graMtha sacitra haiN| unameM zrutaskaMdha nakzA - 297, tIrthakara citrAvalI - 329. jinasaprabhAta stotra - 606, navakArakalpa - 727, ? yaMtra - maMtra - 728, zakuna - 772, triloka varNana - 967 aura causaTha yoginI - 1071 pramukha haiN| tIrthakara citrAvalI meM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke tathA anya citra haiM, AgamAnusAra jina tIrthakaroM kA varNa svarNa samAna hai unake citra svarNa se citrita haiN| jinasuprabhAta stotra meM patra 7 haiM, yaha saMvat 1525 kA hai| isameM 5 raMgoM - lAla, kAlA, nIlA, phirojI, sunaharI kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| patra kI pRSTha bhUmi meM lAla raMga hai, pratyeka patra meM 7 paMktiyA~ haiM, eka paMkti kAlI syAhI se, dUsarI paMkti svarNa se, isI krama meM likhA gayA hai| 2 patra pUrNa svarNa masi meM likhe haiN| patra ke bIca meM tathA bArDara para citra haiN| prazasti meM saMvata 1525 tathA 'zrI mUlasaMghe zrI vidyAnaMdi taddIkSita ziSyA ................ likhApyadatta' vAcya hai| grantha jIrNa hone se usakA leminezana karavA liyA gayA hai, kintu pANDulipi kI arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvAcyatA ke sthAyitva ke liye leminezana ghAtaka hai| prAcInatama aura mahatvapUrNa grantha : yahA~ aise aneka grantha haiM jo lipi evaM kAgaja kA avalokana karane se atyanta prAcIna pratIta hote haiM, kintu unameM saMvat nirdiSTa nahIM hai| saMvat - yukta sarvaprAcIna grantha sAmAyiyArI bhASA prAkRta, saMvat 1363, grantha saMkhyA 871 hai| isa bhaNDAra meM SaTpAhuDa kI eka mahatvapUrNa pANDulipi hai jisameM cintAmaNi aparanAma devIsiMha kRta hindI padyAnuvAda hai| yaha TIkA adyatana aprakAzita hai, isakA racanA kAla saMvat 1801 tathA graMthAMka 323 hai| isakA vistRta paricaya hamane SaTpAhuDa kI padyAnuvAdayukta aprakAzita pANaDulipi zIrSaka se 'arhat vacana', indaura, zodha traimAsikI, varSa 13, aMka-1, janavarI 2001 meM prakAzita karavAyA hai| tAr3apatrIya grantha : tADapatrIya granthoM ke 3 veSTana - 326, 327,328 haiN| pratyeka veSTana meM ekAdhika grantha haiN| veSTana 326 meM dvAdazAnuprekSA hai| isakI lipi haleyakannaDa hone se ye par3hI nahIM jA sakI, sthiti Adi se atyanta prAcIna pratIta hotI hai| AdaraNIya paM. candanalAla jaina zAstrI apanI 15 varSa kI vaya san 1935 - 36 se isa saMsthA va bhaNDAra kI vyavasthA dekha rahe haiN| zAstrIjI bahuta hI vidvAna, pratiSThAcArya, samAjasevI va mRdusvabhAvI haiM, vartamAna meM ve TrasTa va sarasvatI bhavana ke maMtrI haiN| 80 kI vaya hone ke kAraNa sIr3hiyA~ Adi car3hane meM unheM kaThinAI hone ke bAvajUda ve hamAre sAtha meM dvitIya maMjila para sthita zAstra bhaMDAra meM tInoM dina gaye, zAstroM kA milAna karavAyA tathA kucha mahatvapUrNa pAMDulipiyoM kI prazastiyoM kA vAcana karavAyA aura hameM pUrNa sneha va vAtsalya diyA, hama unake AbhArI haiN| gurukula ke vyavasthApaka zrI pRthvIrAja jaina ne hamAre AvAsAdi kI vyavasthA karavAI tathA upavyavasthApaka zrI gaivIlAla jaina ne bhaNDAra ke milAna karane meM hamArA sahayoga kiyA, ye sabhI dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| prApta - 15.3.01 yaha sarvavidita hai ki bhArata meM jaina dharmAvalambI dhArmika dRSTi se alpasaMkhyaka haiM kintu kendra sarakAra evaM adhisaMkhya prAntIya sarakAroM dvArA aupacArika rUpa se jainoM ko alpasaMkhyaka rUpa meM adhisUcita na kiye jAne ke kAraNa hama IsAI, muslima, bauddha, sikha evaM pArasI samadAyoM ke samAna saMvaidhAnika saMrakSaNa nahIM prApta kara pA rhe| digambara jaina mahAsamiti ke rASTIya adhyakSa zrI pradIpakamArasiMha kAsalIvAla ke netatva meM jaina samAja dvArA calAye gaye caraNabaddha Andolana ke phalasvarUpa ma.pra. ke yazasvI mukhyamaMtrI zrI digvijayasiMhajI ne ma.pra. ke jaina samadAya ko alpasaMkhyaka ghoSita kara diyA hai| etad viSayaka adhisUcanA kramAMka epha-11- 18/98/54-2 dinAMka 29.5.2001 ko jArI kI jA cakI hai| hama etadartha ma.pra. ke mAnanIya mukhyamaMtrIjI ke prati dhanyavAda jJApita karate haiN| sampAdaka 82 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arhat vacana (kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura) varSa - 13, aMka - 2, apraila 2001,83 - 90 jaina vidyA saMgoSThI evaM puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha indaura, 3 - 5 mArca 2001 - DaoN. anupama jaina* digambara jaina udAsIna Azrama TrasTa, indaura dvArA sthApita evaM devI ahilyA vizvavidyAlaya, indaura dvArA mAnya zodha kendra kundakunda jJAnapITha meM dinAMka 3-5 mArca 2001 taka paramapUjya bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgarajI mahArAja ke sasaMgha maMgala sAnnidhya meM tridivasIya jaina vidyA saMgoSThI evaM puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha sampanna huaa| kAryakrama ke saMyojaka paM. jayasena jaina (sampAdaka - sanmati vANI) evaM zrI aravindakumAra jaina (prabandhaka) the| 3 mArca 2001, aparAnha 2.00 baje - udaghATana satra adhyakSatA pro. prabhunArAyaNa mizra, nidezaka - prabandha adhyayana saMsthAna, devI ahilyA vi.vi., indaura mukhya atithi - zrI sUrajamala bobarA, indaura vizeSa atithi - zrI dilIpa bobarA, upAdhyakSa - jaina ekeDemika phAunDezana ina nArtha amerikA (JAFNA), amerikA saMcAlana - zrImatI rUpAlI baMDI, indaura maMgalAcaraNa - paM. nAthUrAma DoMgarIya, indaura pro. pI. ena. mizra ke sAragarbhita evaM preraka udbodhana ke uparAnta udghATana satra ko sambodhita karate hue pUjya bAlAcAryajI ne kahA ki vyakti paMca parameSThI kI ArAdhanA karate - karate svayaM parameSThI banane kI kSamatA rakhatA hai| unhoMne dhruva AkhyAna ke kucha aMzoM se udAharaNa dete hae kahA ki Aja mana vAlA mAnava manamAnI kara rahA hai, use jo rUcikara lagatA hai vahI karatA hai, vaha sunIti kI paravAha nahIM krtaa| mukhya atithi ne apane vaktavya meM kahA ki itihAsajJa jaina saskRti ke aitihAsika tathyoM ko binA kisI pUrvAgraha ke niSpakSa rUpa se rkhe| jaina itihAsa yA to tor3amaror3a kara prastuta kiyA jAtA hai yA use najaraandAja kara diyA jAtA hai| unakA vaktavya hama AgAmI pRSThoM para uddhRta kara rahe haiN| isa satra meM sarvasammati se DaoN. dharmacanda jaina, kurukSetra dvArA prastuta tathA sarvAnumati se anumodita prastAva dvArA tAlibAnoM dvArA bhagavAna buddha kI mUrtiyoM ko naSTa karane kI niMdA kI gii| prastAva kA pATha nimnavat hai - 'bauddha dharma bhArata meM udbhUta aura zramaNa saMskRti kA mahatvapUrNa aMga hai| isake praNetA bhagavAna buddha kI pratimAoM tathA samasta mUrtiyoM ko tAlibAna dvArA tor3A jA rahA hai| hama tAlibAna se apIla karate haiM ki prAcIna saMskRti kI dharoharoM va AsthA ke kendra ina mUrtiyoM ko na tor3A jaaye|' (bAda meM tAlibAna ne ina mUrtiyoM ko dhvasta kara diyA - sampAdaka) 3 mArca 2001, aparAnha 4.00 baje - prathama satra - jaina itihAsa adhyakSatA - paM. zivacaranalAla jaina, adhyakSa - tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha, mainapurI viSaya arhatvacana,apraila 2001 83 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMcAlana - paM. jayasena jaina, sampAdaka - sanmati vANI, indaura maMgalAcaraNa - paM. ratanalAla jaina zAstrI, indaura vaktA DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina, indaura 'hindI ke jena vilAsa kAvyoM meM aitihAsika dRSTi' zrI narezakumAra pAThaka, indaura 'ma.pra. kA jaina purAtatva' 3 mArca 2001, rAtri 8.00 baje - dvitIya satra - paricarcA viSaya - 'pAMDulipiyoM ke saMrakSaNa kI AvazyakatA evaM sAvadhAniyA~' adhyakSatA - jaeN. dharmacanda jaina, pUrva prAdhyApaka - saMskRta kurukSetra vi.vi., kurukSetra saMcAlana - DaoN. anupama jaina, saciva - kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura maMgalAcaraNa - paM. zivacaranalAla jaina, mainapurI vaktA DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina 'manuja', zodhAdhikArI - jaina sAhitya sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA, Clo. kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina dvArA viSaya ke prastutIkaraNa ke uparAnta upasthita vidvAnoM ne viSaya para apane vicAra rkhe| 4 mArca 2001, prAta: 8.00 baje - puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha adhyakSatA - pro. narendra dhAkar3a, prAcArya - holakara svazAsI vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya, indaura mukhya atithi - nyAyamarti zrI ena.ke. jaina, ma.pra. ucca nyAyAlaya, indaura vizeSa atithi - zrI neminAtha jaina, adhyakSa - presTija samUha, indaura saMcAlana - DaoN. anupama jaina, saciva - kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura maMgalAcaraNa - paM. nAthUlAla jaina zAstrI, indaura bhajana - pro. ke.ke. jaina, prAdhyApaka - bhautikI, holakara svazAsI vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya, indaura kundakunda jJAnapITha puraskAra - 1999 DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina- indaura ko unake zodha prabandha "hindI ke jaina vilAsa kAvyoM kA udbhava aura vikAsa (vi.saM. 1520 se 1900 taka) para pradAna kiyA gyaa| isa puraskAra kI rAzi ru. 25,000/- zAla, zrIphala va smRti cinha ke sAtha samarpita kI gii| yaha puraskAra bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgarajI mahArAja ke sAnnidhya meM nyAyamUrti zrI ena. ke. jaina evaM pro. narendra dhAkar3a dvArA pradAna kiyA gyaa| nirNAyaka maMDala kI ora se puraskAra kI ghoSaNA, cayana kI prakriyA, puraskRta kRti ke mahatva para prakAza DAlA DaoN. nalina ke. zAstrI, bodhagayA ne| zrImatI zAMtAdevI ratanalAla bobarA kI smRti meM sthApita jJAnodaya puraskAra - 99 pro. hampAnAgarAjayyA, baiMgalora ko unakI kRti 'A History of Rastrakutas of Malkhed and Jainism para pradAna kiyA gyaa| isI avasara para jJAnapITha kI pratiSThita zodha traimAsikI "arhat vacana" meM prakAzita hone vAle sarvazreSTha zodha AlekhoM para die jAne vAle arhat vacana puraskAroM meM prathama puraskAra kumAra anekAMta jaina - lADanUM ko unake Alekha 'jaina darzana meM kAladravya' para pradAna kiyA gyaa| dvitIya puraskAra AcArya gopIlAla amara - dillI tathA tRtIya sva. zrI jayacaMda zarmA - bIkAnera 84 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko pradAna kiyA gyaa| isa avasara para oMkArajI kastUracaMda TrasTa indaura dvArA do puraskAroM kI sthApanA kI ghoSaNA kI gaI - eka jJAnodaya jyotiSa taMtra-maMtra puraskAra jo ki isa kSetra meM vigata 5 varSoM meM kie gae maulika prakAzita / aprakAzita zodha hetu pradAna kiyA jaayegaa| dUsarA jJAnodaya Ayurveda puraskAra jo Ayurveda ke kSetra meM vigata 5 varSoM ke prakAzita / aprakAzita zodha kArya hetu pradAna kiyA jaayegaa| pratyeka kI rAzi 11000.00 hai| isI satra meM kundakunda jJAnapITha dvArA prakAzita tIna graMthoM kA vimocana kiyA gyaa| prathama DaoN. nareza kumAra pAThaka dvArA sRjita 'madhyapradeza ke jaina zilpa' hai| isake saMpAdaka DaoN. anupama jaina va sahayogI zrI aravinda kumAra jaina haiN| dvitIya zrI satzruta prabhAvanA TrasTa, bhAvanagara ke Arthika anudAna se kuMdakuMda jJAnapITha indaura meM saMcAlita jaina zAstra sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA ke aMtargata "bhaTTAraka yazakIrti di. jaina sarasvatI bhavana RSabhadeva kI hastalikhita graMtha sUcI' kA vimocana huaa| isa sUcIpatra kA saMpAdana jJAnapITha ke mAnada saciva aura sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA ke nidezaka DaoN. anupama jaina tathA sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA ke zodhAdhikArI DaoN. mahendra kumAra jaina 'manuja' ne kiyA hai| tRtIya paM. nAthUrAma DoMgarIya jaina kI kRti jaina dharma - vizvadharma kA zrI candanalAla baMDI kRta aMgrejI anuvAda Jain Dharma-Vishwa Dharma kA vimocana huaa| prAraMbha meM DaoN. anupama jaina mAnada saciva - kuMdakuMda jJAnapITha ne saMsthA ke paricaya evaM pragati se avagata karAyA aura puraskAroM ke mahatva va cayana prakriyA para prakAza ddaalaa| aMta meM jJAnapITha ke mAnada nidezaka pro. e.e. abbAsI, pUrva kulapati - devI ahilyA vizvavidyAlaya indaura ke udbodhana aura adhyakSIya vaktavya ke uparAMta pUjya bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgara jI mahArAja kA maMgala AzIrvacana huaa| 4 mArca 2001, madhyAnha 2.00 baje - tRtIya satra viSaya - jainadharma evaM vijJAna adhyakSatA - pro. esa. sI. agravAla, adhyakSa - vijJAna saMkAya, caudharI caraNasiMha vi.vi., meraTha mukhya atithi - DaoN. mahendra pAMDyA, adhyakSa - pheDarezana oNpha jaina ezosiezana ina nArtha amerikA (JAINA), amerikA saMcAlana DaoN. dharmacanda jaina, kurukSetra vaktA - 1. pro. nalina ke. zAstrI, samAyojaka - mahAvidyAlaya vikAsa pariSada, magadha vi.vi., bodhagayA jaina dharma evaM vijJAna (jIva vijJAna ke vizeSa sandarbha meM) 2. zrI dIpaka jAdhava, vyAkhyAtA - gaNita, javAharalAla neharU zA.u.mA.vi., bar3avAnI AcArya nemicandra si.ca. ke granthoM kA gaNitIya vaiziSTya 3. DaoN. saMjIva sarApha, pustakAlayAdhyakSa - zAsakIya mahAvidyAlaya, pathariyA (sAgara) jaina pustakAlayoM ke vargIkaraNa kI vizeSa rIti 4. kumAra anekAnta jaina, zodha chAtra - jaina vizva bhAratI saMsthAna, lADanUM jaina darzana kI vaijJAnikatA arhat vacana, apraila 2001 85 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 mArca 2001, aparAnha 4.00 baje - caturtha satra viSaya - zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAe~ evaM samAdhAna adhyakSatA - pro. esa. sI. agravAla, meraTha mukhya atithi - zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, indaura saMcAlana - DaoN. nalina ke. zAstrI, bodhagayA maMgalAcaraNa - kumArI anupriyA jaina, indaura sarvaprathama pro. bhAgacandra jaina 'bhAskara', nidezaka - pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama, vArANasI ke zodha patra "jaina zodha saMsthAnoM ke TUTate bikharate kaMgUre" kA vAcana aura saMsthAnoM se sambaddha samasyAe~ tathA nidAna para apane vicAra DaoN. mahendra kumAra jaina 'manuja' ne rkheN| DaoN. abhaya prakAza jaina - gvAliyara, DaoN. saMjIva sarApha - sAgara, zrI kumAra anekAMta jaina - lADanUM Adi ne apane vicAra vyakta kie, kintu sabase adhika carcita rahA sudIrdha samaya se zodha saMsthAnoM ko pragati patha para bar3hAne ke anubhavoM para AdhArita DaoN. anupama jaina kA vktvy| inhoMne apane udbodhana meM zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAoM para vistAra se vizleSaNa prastuta kiyA evaM kahA ki 'phalate-phUlate saMsthAna acAnaka apanI camaka prabaMdhana kI mahatvAkAMkSAoM ke calate kho dete haiN| koI bhI saMsthA saMcAlaka ke samarpaNa ke binA pragati nahIM kara sakatI evaM jaba prabaMdhana vikalpa khar3A karane lagatA hai taba saMcAlaka kA samarpaNa samApta ho jAtA hai|' prasiddha samAjasevI evaM bahuzruta vyaktitva zrI ajita kumAra siMha kAsalIvAla ne apane vicAra vyakta karate hue kahA ki zodha saMsthAna ke prabaMdhakoM ko svayaM prabaMdhaka na mAnate hue saMsthAna ke eka kAryakartA ke rUpa meM kArya karanA cAhie tabhI saMsthAna pragati kara sakatA hai| isakI misAla DaoN. anupama jaina evaM unake dvArA saMcAlita kuMdakuMda jJAnapITha hai| isa satra meM pUjya bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgarajI mahArAja kA sAnnidhya rhaa| pUjya bAlAcAryazrI ne kahA - 'kuMdakuMda jJAnapITha acchI pragati kara rahA hai, isakA kAraNa hai ki DaoN. anupama jaina jaisA karmaTha evaM dUradRSTi sampanna vidvAna ise gati de rahA hai, isake saMcAlakoM va kAryakartAoM ko hamArA AzIrvAda sadA rhegaa|' 5 mArca 2001, prAta: 8.00 baje - samApana satra adhyakSatA - zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, adhyakSa - kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura mukhya atithi - nyAyamUrti zrI abhaya gohila, ma.pra. ucca nyAyAlaya, indaura saMcAlana - DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina, indaura maMgalAcaraNa - paM. ratanalAla jaina zAstrI, indaura isa samAroha meM pro. dharmacandra jaina ne saMpUrNa goSThI meM vidvatajanoM dvArA paThita AlekhoM kA niSkarSa prastuta kiyaa| samAgata vidvAnoM kA sammAna kiyA gyaa| mAna. zrI gohila jI ne apane vaktavya meM kahA ki sukhada va ujjvala bhaviSya kI kalpanA tabhI sAkAra hogI jaba deza ke gauravapUrNa atIta para dRSTipAta kreNge| isa hetu bhArata kI prAcIna bhASA 'prAkRta' va 'pAli' kA adhyayana Avazyaka hai| isa kSetra meM kuMdakuMda jJAnapITha dvArA kiye jA rahe prayAsa prazaMsanIya va anukaraNIya hai| samAroha ke adhyakSa, jo jJAnapITha ke bhI adhyakSa haiM, ne apanI saMsthA kI bhAvI rUparekhA para prakAza ddaalaa| pUjya bAlAcArya zrI ne sabhI ko AzIrvAda diyaa| 86 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgoSThI ke udghATana satra meM mukhya atithi zrI sUrajamala bobarA kA udbodhana parama zraddheya bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgarajI mahArAja ke caraNoM meM sAdara nmostu| AdaraNIya adhyakSa mahodaya, jaina ciMtana ke upasthita marmajJa vidvAngaNa evaM sudhI zrotA baMdhu, jaina darzana meM paoNca parameSThiyoM ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai, kintu kyA chaThA nahIM hai? mujhe kaI bAra lagatA hai ki chaThA parameSThI hai aura vaha hai sudhI zrotA, zrAvaka, ina pA~ca parameSThiyoM kI ora AsthA se dekhane vAlA mAnava mn| bAlAcArya zrI yogIndrasAgarajI mahArAja svayaM prayogadharmI haiM, unhoMne isa chaThe parameSThI ko usake sAMsArika rUpa meM rahate hae bhI zAMti prApta ho sake, aise prayoga kiye haiN| Aja eka durlabha yoga hai ki kundakunda jJAnapITha ke parisara meM ye parameSThI apane- apane Asana para virAjamAna haiM, una sabhI ko sAdara prnnaam| ise bhI kundakunda jJAnapITha kA saubhAgya kahA jAnA cAhiye ki deza ke murdhanya vidvAn itihAsa, darzana tathA vijJAna ke zodha kAryoM ko gati dene ke liye, mArga DhUMDhane ke liye, yahA~ ekatrita hue haiN| kundakunda jJAnapITha ke sabhI zilpiyoM kA hArdika abhinandana evaM sabhI vidvAnoM kA bhAva bharA svaagt| zodha vAstava meM eka antaryAtrA hai, jo saccAI ko khoja lene kI abhilASA kA nAma hai| sabhI viSayoM ke AcArya aura vaijJAnika zodhArthI hI haiM jinhoMne apane Atma ciMtana va apane Upara kiye gaye prayogoM se isa saMsAra ko, jJAna-vijJAna ko, svarUpa va paribhASA dii| rAjA RSabha saMbhavata: prathama jJAta vaijJAnika haiM jinhoMne saMsAra ke kriyA - kalApoM, prakRti ke svarUpoM va mAnava mastiSka kI taraMgoM ko samajhA, unheM AdhAra diyA aura unheM paribhASita kiyaa| isI kA vistAra unake gRhatyAga ke rUpa meM huA aura zramaNa ciMtana kI dArzanika pITha kA punarsthApana huaa| isake bAda ke kAloM meM bhI yaha zodha calatA rahA aura vaha Aja bhI jArI hai| gat, vartamAna aura bhAvI meM jhAMkane kI lalaka hI zodha kA AdhAra hai| yahI lalaka Aja yahA~ upasthita vidvAnoM kI A~khoM meM dikhAI de rahI hai| maiM isa lalaka kA hArdika abhinandana karatA huuN| 'itihAsa' zodha kA eka mahatvapUrNa viSaya hotA hai| itihAsa ke banda daravAje khula jAyeM to bahuta sI dhuMdha chaTa jAtI hai| jaina itihAsa ko samajhane meM zodhArthI ko kaI avarodhoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, jaise - (1) yadyapi neminAtha pUrva zramaNa ciMtana ke prabhAvI astitva ke kaI saMketa haiM, kintu itihAsakAroM ne ajJAta itihAsa kAla kI paribhASA meM use kaida kara diyA hai| (2) nemi, pArzva va varddhamAna kAla meM zramaNa ciMtana ke bahuAyAmI astitva ke kaI pramANa haiM kintu rAjanaitika va dhArmika AgrahoM ke kAraNa unheM naSTa va bhrAMtipUrNa kara diyA gyaa| (3) svayaM jaina saMgha ne apane AMtarika vibheda ke kAraNa apane itihAsa ko kabhI pAradarzI AdhAra nahIM diyaa| hama jAnate haiM ki yadi ciMtana ke aitihAsika AdhAra ko tarkasaMgata svarUpa nahIM diyA gayA to jaina jIvana ke kaI pAramparika AdhAra khisaka jaayeNge| merA aisA socane kA kAraNa hai ki jaina paramparA ke vAhaka candragupta aura khAravela kA itihAsa 1000 varSoM taka aMdhakAra meM rahA aura jaina saMgha ne kabhI use anAvRta nahIM kiyaa| candragupta kA itihAsa arhat vacana, apraila 2001 87 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ videziyoM ne ujAgara kiyA aura 'khAravela eka rASTravAdI jaina samrATa thA, jisane videziyoM ke AkramaNa se magadha ko bacAyA thA', ina tathyoM ko jaina itihAsakAra prakAza meM nahIM lA paaye| kucha videzavAsI ise ghoSita kara rahe haiN| mUrtiyoM ke vidhvaMsa, pAMDulipiyoM ke vinAza, tIrtha sthAnoM para balAt kabjA kara liye jAne taka ko Aja hama rikArDa nahIM kara pAye hai| isake liye hama kisI se lar3e nahIM, kintu yaha kahane kI sthiti meM hameM honA cAhiye ki yaha hamArI lUTI huI sampatti hai| 'aphagAnistAna kA rAjakumAra Ardraka zramaNa ciMtana samarthaka thA', saMbhavata: yaha hamaneM jora - zora se ujAgara kiyA hotA to aphagAnistAna kA eka bahuta bar3A samUha tAlibAna ke khilApha khar3A ho gayA hotA aura 21vIM sadI ke mu~ha para mUrtihaMtA sadI hone kI kAlikha na putI hotii| kyA koI jaina itihAsakAra dAve ke sAtha kaha sakatA hai ki aphagAnistAna meM eka bhI jaina mUrti nahIM thI? isa saMbhAvanA ko bhI nahIM nakArA jA sakatA ki vahA~ jaina mUrtiyA~ rahIM hoMgI jinakA hameM patA nahIM hai| ye saba ve tathya haiM jo isa ora izArA kara rahe haiM ki samasta jaina saMgha ko apane itihAsa ko surakSita rakhane kA prayAsa karanA cAhiye, bhale hI 2-4 paMcakalyANaka hama na kara paayeN| mUrtihaMtAoM kA sAhasa aba bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai| mohammada gajanavI ke bAda 2 mArca 2001 kA dina isa krama kA sabase kAlA dina hai jaba ghoSita rUpa se mUrti vinAza kA tAMDava racA gyaa| mujhe bhaya hai ki mUrtihaMtA koI pAgala kisI dina koI misAila kA mu~ha gommaTezvara kI mUrti kI ora na mor3a de| yaha soca ghRNita hai| samasta vizva ko Aja hI jAgarUka hokara isa para sAhasika pratibandha lagAnA cAhiye, anyathA hama saba dekhate raha jaayeNge| jaina vidyA saMgoSThI kA yaha samAgama jaina itihAsa para chAI bhrAMtiyoM ko dUra karane, jJAna - vijJAna ke lupta pRSThoM ko ujAgara karane meM sahAyaka ho, isa maMgala kAmanA ke sAtha apane vicAroM ko virAma detA / saMgoSThI ke prathama satra ke mukhya atithi pada ke liye mujhe AmaMtrita kara kundakunda jJAnapITha ne sIdhA saMdeza diyA hai ki vaha jaina itihAsa ke liye kucha mUlabhUta rUpa se karanA cAhatA hai| jJAnapITha ke nIti niyojakoM ko dhanyavAda va bdhaaii| Apa sabakA puna: aabhaar| 3.3.2001 - sUrajamala bobarA sAhityAcAryajI kA cira - viyoga nyAyAcArya paNDita gaNezaprasAda varNI ke kRpApAtra mAnasa putra, anekAneka parANoM. granthoM aura stotra saMgrahoM ke bhASAnuvAdaka, jaina vAMgamaya ke mahAna adhyetA tathA jaina vidyAoM ke AmaraNa avadAnI, svanAmadhanya vidvAn paMDita, DaoN. pannAlAla sAhityAcArya aba hamAre bIca nahIM rhe| phAlguna zuklA caturdazI, guruvAra, 8 mArca 2001 kI rAtri meM savA baje, siddhakSetra kuNDalapura meM bar3e bAbA ko namana karate hue unhoMne samAdhimaraNa prApta kiyaa| unake jAne se bIsavIM zatAbdI kI Agama anuyAyI paNDita paramparA kA pramukha prakAza-stambha Dhaha gyaa| kundakunda jJAnapITha parivAra kI unake prati vinamra shrddhaaNjli| 88 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 2008 . 000000 0000 000000000000 2000 gaDiRE nipAta puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha ke maMca kA eka dRzya jaiva vidyAsaMgoSThI puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha bAraswer sakaommadsapaeer kandakundajJAjapATha indaura DaoN. prakAzacandra jaina, indaura ko kundakunda jJAnapITha puraskAra -99 se sammAnita karate hue bAyeM se DaoN. anupama jaina, zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, DA. nalina ke. zAstrI, pro. narendra dhAkar3a, pro. abbAsI, nyAyamUrti zrI ena.ke. jaina, zrI nemanAtha jaina, zrI kailAzacanda caudharI, zrI mahArAjAbahAdurasiMha kAsalIvAla kumAra anekAnta jaina, lADanUM ko prathama arhat vacana puraskAra -99 se sammAnita karate hue DaoN. anupama jaina, pro. esa.ke.baMDI, pro. narendra dhAkar3a (prAcArya holakra vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya), nyAyamUrti zrI ena.ke. jaina evaM paM. nAthUlAla jaina zAstrI Jaileducation internauona For Private & Personal use only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 GINI INDORE pUrva nidezaka pro. navIna sI. jaina ko nispRha sevAoM hetu sammAnita karate hue zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla evaM zrI candrakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla vidyAsaMgosva vartamAna nidezaka pro. e.e. abbAsI ko sammAnita karate hue pro. esa.ke. baMDI, DaoN. anupama jaina, pro. narendra dhAkar3a evaM zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla jaina vidyAsaMgoSThI samAna Tom jJAnapITha kI jaina sAhitya sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA meM kampyUTara viSayaka mArgadarzana dene vAle zrI mukeza jaina ko sammAnita karate hue pro. abbaasii| samIpa hai zrI aravinda kumAra jaina, prabandhaka Jain Education Intematinnal Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 pro. narendra dhAkar3a, prAcArya holakara vijJAna mahAvidyAlaya kA svAgata karate hue nidezaka pro. abbAsI samAroha tI sa DaoN. dilIpa bobarA- amerikA kA svAgata karate hue saMgoSThI saMyojaka paM. jayasena jaina, sampAdaka- sanmati vANI ndakulapItava thAla jaina, Adeza, DaoN. savitA sampAdikA - Aditya ujjaina kA svAgata karate hue pro. surezacandra agravAla, meraTha Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 nyAyamUrti zrI ena. ke. jaina ko pratIka cinha pradAna kara sammAnita karate hue pro. abbAsI 40 zodhapsa ahavana RAN pro. pI.ena. mizra ko pratIka cinha pradAna karate hue paM. zivacaranalAla jaina, mainapurI yuvA gaNitajJa zrI dipaka jAdhava, bar3avAnI ko zrIphala bheMTa kara AzIrvAda dete hue variSTha gaNitajJa pro. surezacandra agravAla, meraTha in Education International Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 bhaTTAraka yazakIrti hastalikhita zAstra bhaMDAra, RSabhadeva (rAja.) kI prakAzita sUcI kA vimocana karAte hue DaoN. anupama jain| samIpa meM zrI pAThaka, zrI aravinda jaina, pro. dhAkar3a, DaoN. mahendrakumAra jaina, nyAyamUrti zrI ena. ke. jaina jaina vidyA saMgoSThI puraskAra samarpaNa rAmro pro. dharmacandra jaina, kurukSetra ko sammAnita karate hue pro. sureza candra agravAla, meraTha jivIkAra paM. nAthUrAma jaina DoMgarIya kI pustaka jaina dharma vizva dharma ke aMgrejI anuvAda kA vimocana karate hue nyAyamUrti zrI ena.ke. jaina Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 DhakadajJAnapAila ThA puraskArasamarpaNasamAroha bAdhA hisAvara saMdha - - 5 22000 jodhapsayAlI MORA saMgoSThI ko sambodhita karate hue jJAnapITha puraskAra se sammAnita DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina, indaura RAGINI INDORE kundakunda jJAnapITha vidyAlaya indaura dvArA jaina vidyAsaMgoSThI goSThI ko sambodhita karate hue pro. nalina ke. zAstrI, bodhagayA jaina vidyAsaMgoSThI goSThI ko sambodhita karate hue pro. dharmacandra jaina, kurukSetra For Private & Personal use only www.jalne braly.org Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, kukundAnapITha, indaura ajJAnatimirAndhAna goSThI ko saMbodhita karate hue jJAnapITha pustakAlaya ke vargIkaraNa kArya ke viziSTa sahayogI DaoN. saMjIva sarApha, sAgara jaina vidyA saMgoSThI jaina vidyA saMgoSThI Aja zAmI, inhera samApana satra ke mukhya atithi nyAyamUrti zrI abhaya gohila saMbodhita karate hue saMgoSThI samApana samAroha ke maMca kA eka dRzya Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMgoSThI, mArca 2001 saMgoSThI ke madhya siribhUvalaya graMtha anuvAda evaM sampAdana yojanA ke sandarbha meM bAlAcAryazrI se carcA karate hue zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla zrI anila bhaMDArI ko jJAnapITha kI bhAvI yojanAoM kI jAnakArI dete hue zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla jJAnapITha pustakAlaya meM nyAyamUrti zrI ena. ke. jaina samIpa khar3e haiM jJAnapITha ke koSAdhyakSa zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda jJAnapITha - kIrttiH mahAvIro nAtho varddhamAno babhUva bhArate deze sanmati: trizalAnandanaH / tIrthanAyakaH // tasya gautamo nAmno nirakSarIM dhvaniM mahatIM caramavIro'tivIro divyavaco'mRtaudhaina kundaprabhApraNayikIrtiH ajJAnatimirAndhAnAM 23.6.97 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 yaH hiMsAnalAtipIDitAn / zAntimadadAt nirupamAm // etatparamparAmadhye bhuvi vandyo mahAyatiH / nirgantho maGgalaM kundakundAravyo'vatarat muniH // tatpIThe samAruhya kurvANaH bahavo zramaNAH prathamavaragaNAgraNI / sAkSaratAmupAnayat // zatopamaprAbhRtakaraH / nayanonmeSaM so'karot // yena samayaprabaddhena varAdhyAtmagaveSiNAm / jJAnapIThaM susaMsthApya arhatvacanaM pratiSThitam // tapatyAgaprabhAvanaM / abhUvanrASTragauravAH // zramaNAnAM suprasAdena mArgaprabhAtatparaH / jinopadiSTadharmasya rucika: zrAvakottamaH // devakumArasiMhAravyo laukAntika pUrvapIThaprabhAvArthaM pIThaM saMsthApayat anupamaH kArye kuzalaH sumedhA gaNitapriyaH / rItinItipaTuH samyagayacchat etada gatim // tannandaM janAnandaM saccidAnandarUpakaM / vidyAnandaM nijAnandananditaM praNamAmyaham // jJAnalakSye saMlagna na nAthUlAlAravyo zAstrI zramAtaH vidvAsa: prAcAryazca samavetA: svaM svaM jJAnavaiduSyaM labdhvA toSaM satataM pUrNavizvAgre netuM idaM pIThaM zubhaM jIyAt vyAvaccandradivAkarau // bhAratabhAratIM / gururguruH / zrutarakSAparo'bhavat // puraskRtAH / prApnuvan // samaprabhaH / varaM // zivacaranalAla jaina, mainapurI adhyakSa - tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha 89 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kramAkaM pustaka kA nAma kundakunda jJAnapITha dvArA prakAzita sAhitya lekhaka 1. jainadharma kA sarala paricaya 2. bAlabodha jainadharma, pahalA bhAga saMzodhita 3. bAlabodha jainadharma, dUsarA bhAga 4. bAlabodha jainadharma, tIsarA bhAga 5. bAlabodha jainadharma, cauthA bhAga 6. naitika zikSA, prathama bhAga 7. naitika zikSA, dUsarA bhAga 8. naitika zikSA, tIsarA bhAga 9. naitika zikSA, cauthA bhAga 10. naitika zikSA, pAMcavAM bhAga 11. naitika zikSA, chaThA bhAga 12. naitika zikSA, sAtavAM bhAga 13. The Jaina Sanctuaries of the Fortress of Gwalior 14. jaina dharma vizva dharma - 15. mUlasaMgha aura usakA prAcIna sAhitya 16. Jain Dharma Vishwa Dharma 17. amara granthAlaya meM saMgrahIta pANDulipiyoM kI sUcI 18. AcArya kundakunda zruta bhaNDAra, khajurAho meM saMgrahIta pANDulipiyoM kI sUcI 19. madhyapradeza kA jaina zilpa 20. bhaTTAraka yazakIrti diga. jaina sarasvatI bhaNDAra, RSabhadeva meM saMgrahIta pANDulipiyoM kI sUcI 90 21. jainAcAra vijJAna 22. samIcIna sArvadharma sopAna anupalabdha paM. balabhadra jaina paM. dayAcanda goyalIya paM. dayAcanda goyalIya paM. dayAcanda goyalIya paM. dayAcanda goyalIya paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI Dr. T.V.G. Shastri paM. nAthUrAma DoMgarIya jaina paM. nAthUlAla zAstrI Pt. Nathuram Dongariya Jain saMpA. - DaoN. anupama jaina evaM anya saMpA DaoN. anupama jaina evaM anya zrI narezakumAra pAThaka saMpA - DaoN. anupama jaina evaM anya muni sunIlasAgara nAthUrAma DoMgarIya jaina paM. 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DI. jaina kaoNleja sabhAgAra, AgarA meM tIrthakara RSabhadeva mahotsava evaM saMgoSThI kA 19-19 mArca ko Ayojana kiyA gyaa| yaha saMgoSThI paramapUjya munizrI pulakasAgarajI mahArAja evaM vaM sNgosstthaa| kSullaka zrI pragalbhasAgarajI mahArAja ke sAnnidhya meM prArambha ta. AgarA huI, jisakI adhyakSatA AgarA maNDala ke Ayukta zrI esa. ena. jhA ne kii| dIpa prajjva lana nagara ke suprasiddha udyogapati zrI ratanalAlajI jaina bainAr3A ne kiyaa| mukhya vaktA ke rUpa meM darabhaMgA vizvavidyAlaya ke pUrva kulapati AcArya prabhAkara mizra upasthita the| RSabhadeva pratiSThAna ke adhyakSa zrI svarUpacandajI jaina 'mArsansa' udghATana satra ke mukhya vaktA AcArya prabhAkara mizra (pUrva kulapati - darabhaMgA ne sabhI atithiyoM kA abhinandana vizvavidyAlaya) kA zAla or3hAkara sammAna karate hue RSabhadeva pratiSThAna ke adhyakSa zrI svarUpacanda jaina, AgarA kiyaa| pratiSThAna ke mahAsaciva zrI hRdayarAja jaina, dillI ne pratiSThAna kI ora se pUrva meM Ayojita saMgoSThiyoM kI jAnakArI dI evaM pratiSThAna kI sthApanA kA uddezya tathA bhAvI yojanAoM se avagata kraayaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sAmAjika avadAna para bolate hue unake dvArA pravartita asi, masi, kRSi, vidyA, vANijya evaM zilpa ina chaha vidyAoM kI jAnakArI dii| unhoMne kahA ki isa deza kA nAma bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke prathama putra cakravartI bharata ke nAma se hI 'bhArata' pracalita huaa| suprasiddha purAtatvavid pro. munIzacandra jozI, pUrva mahAnidezaka - bhAratIya purAtatva sarvekSaNa, ne kahA ki RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti ke pratIka hai| Apane vedoM meM ullikhita vAtarazanA Adi muniyoM kI paramparA ko jaina paramparA meM saMdarbhita btaayaa| zrI jozI ne kahA ki bauddha paramparA meM sikhI nAmaka jina buddha kA ullekha hai vaha RSabhadeva hI pratIta hote haiM kyoMki unheM bhI RSabhadeva kI taraha zikhara dhAraNa karane vAlA batAyA hai| DaoN. candanalAla pArAzara ne AcArya jinasena racita 'Adi purANa' ke maMgalAcaraNa se apane vaktatya kA prArambha karate hue RSabhadeva ko mAnava saMskRti kA sRSTA batAte hue unake dvArA pravartita sadvicAra, sadavidyA evaM sadAcAra kI Adhunika yuga meM mahattA btlaaii| mahotsava ke pramukha vaktA evaM suprasiddha vidvAna AcArya prabhAkara mizra (pUrva kulapati - darabhaMgA vizvavidyAlaya) ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke aitihAsika vyaktitva para prakAza hAlate hue kahA ki kRSi paramparAoM ko sthApita karane kA zreya RSabhadeva ko hai| unake dvArA pravartita akSara vidyA Aja brAhmI lipi ke rUpa meM sampUrNa arhat vacana, apraila 2001 91 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva kI Adilipi mAnI jAtI hai| unhoMne kahA ki satya, jJAna evaM prakAza kA udaya RSabha zabda se hI huA hai| unhoMne vedoM evaM upaniSadoM ke aneka pramANa dete hue bhArata deza kA nAma bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke putra bharata ke nAma se pravartita btlaayaa| kAryakrama kA saMcAlana suprasiddha jaina vidvAn prAcArya narendraprakAza jaina, phirojAbAda ne apane ciraparicita prabhAvaka andAja meM kiyaa| saMgoSThI kA prathama satra DaoN. munIzacandra jozI, pUrva mahAnidezaka, bhAratIya purAtatva sarvekSaNa kI adhyakSatA meM prAraMbha huaa| isa satra ke pramukha vaktA DaoN. dharmavIra zarmA, adhIkSaka purAtatvavida, bhAratIya purAtatva sarvekSaNa, AgarA ne phatehapura sIkarI kA jaina purA - vaibhava viSaya para apanA vyAkhyAna slAiDsa ke mAdhyama se prastuta kiyaa| DaoN. zarmA ne phatehapura sIkarI evaM usake AsapAsa ke kSetroM se prApta mUrtiyoM evaM anya purAtAtvika mahatva ke avazeSoM kA varNana karate hue kahA ki yaha kSetra atyaMta prAcIna evaM samRddha rahA hai| isameM hue utkhanana kArya kI jAnakArI dete hue unhoMne kahA ki yaha kSetra kabhI jaina saMskRti evaM maMdiroM kA samUha rahA hai| yahA~ kI utkRSTa kalA ke udAharaNa ke rUpa meM yahAM se prApta jaina sarasvatI kI pratimA kI vizeSa mahattA se paricita karAyA tathA kahA ki saMpUrNa deza meM isase sundara sarasvatI kI pratimA nahIM hai| isa satra kA saMcAlana pratiSThAna ke saMyukta mahAsaciva, jIvAjI vizvavidyAlaya gvAliyara ke prophesara DaoN. azoka jaina ne kiyaa| saMgoSThI kA dvitIya satra AcArya prabhAkara mizra kI adhyakSatA meM prAraMbha huaa| isa satra meM DaoN. devendra kumAra zAstrI, dillI evaM prophesara satyapAla nAraMga, saMskRta vibhAgAdhyakSa, dillI vizvavidyAlaya ne "saMskRta kA prAcInatama vyAkaraNa - kAtantra" para apane vicAra vyakta kiye| DaoN. zAstrI ne batAyA ki hajAroM varSa pUrva kAtantra vyAkaraNa kI paramparA pracalita rahI hai| DA. nAraMga ne kAtantra vyAkaraNa kI mahattA ko batalAte haye kahA ki pANini Adi ke vyAkaraNoM kI apekSA kAtantra saralatama vyAkaraNa hai jisakA pracalana videzoM taka meM rahA hai| saMgoSThI ke tRtIya satra meM kAtantra vyAkaraNa para hI DaoN. vRSabha prasAda jaina, lakhanaU evaM DaoN. jAnakI prasAda dvivedI, vArANasI ne vistRta prakAza DAlate hue isa vyAkaraNa ke adhyayana ko puna: prAraMbha karane para jora diyaa| isa satra kA saMcAlana pro. azoka jaina, gvAliyara ne kiyaa| dvitIya divasa 19.3.2001 kA satra 'AgarA janapada ke jaina kaviyoM kA hindI sAhitya ko yogadAna' para kendrita rhaa| jinameM DA. ravIndrakumAra jaina (madrAsa) ne 'banArasI dAsa', zrI nIraja jaina (satanA) ne 'bhUgharadAsa' DA. makkhanalAla pArAzara (phirojAbAda) ne 'bahmagulAla', DA. kapUracaMda jaina (khataulI) ne 'bhaiyA bhagavatIdAsa, DA. phUlacandra jaina 'premI' (vArANasI) ne 'dyAnatarAya' ke vyaktitva evaM kRtitva para prakAza ddaalaa| isa satra ke adhyakSa AgarA vizvavidyAlaya ke kulapati DaoN. jI.ke. agravAla ne apane adhyakSIya udabodhana meM kahA ki yaha AgarA janapada ke liye atyanta gaurava kA viSaya hai ki hindI, saMskRta aura apabhraMza sAhitya ko zikhara para pahu~cAne vAle aise mahAna jaina kaviyoM kA AgarA janapada meM janma huaa| bhojanoparAnta "rASTra nirmANa meM jaina mahilAoM kA yogadAna' viSaya para saMgoSThI Ayojita huI jisakI adhyakSatA itihAsavid pro. pratimA asthAnA (pUrva kulapati gorakhapura vizvavidyAlaya) ne kii| sarvaprathama maMgalAcaraNa DA. jayazrI jaina, AgarA ne kiyaa| tatpazcAt prAcAryA DaoN. mAlatI jaina, mainapurI ne jaina mahilAoM ke samAja ko pratyeka kSetra meM diye gaye yogadAna para apane ojasvI vicAra prakaTa kiye| goSThI ko pro. puSpalatA jaina (nAgapura), DA. sudhA jaina (bilAsapura), DA. nagInA jaina (AgarA), DaoN. jyoti jaina (khataulI), DaoN. puSpA siMghaI (vArANasI), DaoN. kalpanA jaina (AgarA), DaoN. vimalA jaina (phirojAbAda), zrImatI saroja jaina (bInA), DaoN. nIlama jaina (gAjiyAbAda) Adi viduSI mahilAoM ne sambodhita kiyaa| * maMtrI - RSabhadeva pratiSThAna, AgarA 92 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikriyA-1 zuddha zodha kI bAdhaka - sampAdakIya arhat vacana (janavarI 2001) meM prakAzita AdaraNIya DaoN. anupama jaina dvArA jaina zodha saMsthAnoM para likhI sampAdakIya ko par3hakara mAnoM aisA lagA ki jaise bahuta samaya se sabhI vidvAnoM, zruta premiyoM kI pIr3A ko sAkSAt anubhava karake sArA darda likha diyA gayA ho| pRSTha 7 para jo sapta svarNa vAkya likhe haiM unheM to saMgamaramara kI paTTiyoM para khudavAkara pratyeka zodha kendra kI dIvAroM para lagavA denA caahiye| ye sArI bAteM sampAdaka mahodaya ke jIvana ke kaTu anubhavoM kI phalita pratIta ho rahI haiN| zodha kAryoM kI garimA ko surakSita rakhane va use uttarottara pragatizIla banAye rakhane ke liye vidvAna Arambha se hI vicAra karate Aye haiN| DaoN. anupama jaina ne Aja jabaki isa varSoM kI cuppI ko tor3A hai taba maiM bhI cAhatA hU~ ki isa viSaya para rASTrIya bahasa ho| maiM kucha prAcIna diggaja vidvAnoM ke vicAroM ko bhI yahA~ uddhRta karanA Avazyaka samajhatA hU~ tAki sampAdaka mahodaya ne jo krAMti bIja zruta premiyoM ke diloM meM boye haiM ve pallavita ho skeN| paM. sukhalAla saMghavI prakhyAta vicAraka rhe| DaoN. mahendrakumAra nyAyAcAryajI ko prazikSaNa dene ke uparAnta nyAyakumuducandra bhAga - 1 ke prAkkathana meM unhoMne apanA darda isa prakAra vyakta kiyA jo ki Aja bhI mananIya hai - "abhI taka mere dekhane sunane meM aisA eka bhI purAnA digambara bhaNDAra yA Adhunika pustakAlaya nahIM AyA jisameM bauddha, brAhmaNa aura zvetAmbara paramparA kA samagra sAhitya saMgrahIta ho| maiMneM digambara paraMparA kI eka bhI aisI saMsthA nahIM dekhI yA sunI ki jisameM samagra darzanoM kA AmUla adhyayana ciMtana hotA ho yA usake prakAzita kiye hue bahumUlya prAcIna granthoM kA saMskaraNa yA anuvAda aisA koI ho jisase yaha vidita ho ki usake saMpAdakoM yA anuvAdakoM ne utanI vizAlatA va taTasthatA se ina mUla graMthoM ke lekhakoM kI bhAMti nahIM to unake zatAMza yA sahasrAMza bhI zrama kiyA ho| merA yaha bhI cirakAla se manoratha rahA hai ki ho sake utanI tvarA se digambara paraMparA kI yaha manovRtti badala jAnI caahiye| isake binA vaha na to apanA aitihAsika va sAhityika purAnA anupama sthAna saMbhAla sakegI aura na vartamAna yuga meM sabake sAtha barAbarI kA sthAna pA skegii| yaha bhI merA vizvAsa hai ki agara yaha manovRtti badala jAye to usa madhyakAlIna thor3e, para asAdhAraNa mahatva ke, aise grantha use virAsata labhya haiM jinake bala para aura jinakI bhUmikA ke Upara uttara kAlIna aura vartamAna yugIna sArA mAnasika vikAsa isa vakta bhI bar3I khUbI se samanvita va saMgrahIta kiyA jA sakatA hai|"1 isa prakAra kaI vicAra hamAre samakSa Ate rahate haiM jo hameM cintana ko bAdhya karate haiN| Aja samaya bahuta badalA hai| jaina zodha ke kSetra meM kAphI suvidhAyeM upalabdha haiM kintu akAla hai inakA upabhoga karane vAloM kaa| tamAma chAtravRttiyoM, AvAsa Adi kI vyavasthAoM ke bAda bhI sUnI par3I lAibreriyoM ko jaba dAnadAtAra yA nirmANa karane vAle dekhate haiM to unakA mana bhI khinna ho jAtA hai aura koI tatkAla lAbha na dikhane se unheM vaha dhana bhI vyartha jAtA dikhatA hai| bAta sApha hai karor3oM kharca karake kArakhAne khar3e kara liye| Product banAne ke liye kaccA mAla hai hI nahIM, yadi milA bhI Product ko khapAne ke liye koI Market nhiiN| ye sthitiyA~ visaMgati paidA karatI haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki zodha saMsthAnoM meM dhanAbhAva bhI rahatA hai| prAcya vidyAoM ke kSetra meM jahA~ kahIM ikke - dukke loga samarpita bhAva se lage bhI haiM to unakI vaicArika kaThoratA, sAmpradAyika tathA ekAMgI cintana zodha kArya ko zuddhatA se nahIM hone detii| jisa kAraNa jaina dArzanika cintana ke vikAsa para virAma laga jAtA hai| prakhyAta manISI pro. dayAnandajI arhat vacana, apraila 2001 93 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArgava jaina darzana ko eka gatizIla darzana mAnate haiM ve likhate haiM ki "maiM mAnatA hU~ ki jaina darzana meM eka gatizIla darzana hone ke bIja upasthita haiN| unameM satya ke nitya navIna svarUpa ko udghATita karane kA pUrNa avakAza hai| use mAnavIya tathA tArkika dharAtala para pratiSThita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| paurANika atilaukikatA usakA anivArya aMga nahIM hai| Agama prAmANyavAdI hone para bhI jaina darzana satya ko Agama se baMdhA huA nahIM mAnatA mahAvIra jaina paramparA meM utpanna hue kintu unhoMne satya ko kisI guru yA Agama se nahIM, apane anubhava se jaanaa| yaha vyakti svAtaMtrya ke jvalaMta pramANa hai| "2 darzana ityAdi viSayoM kI apekSA vijJAna Adi viSayoM meM Aja kI pratibhAyeM jyAdA bhAga le rahI haiN| phalasvarUpa prAcya vidyA ke kSetra meM tRtIya tathA caturtha zreNI kI pratibhA vAle vidyArthiyoM kI bharamAra hone se bhI yaha kSetra pichar3a rahA hai| pratibhAyeM ina viSayoM ke zodha ityAdi kI tarapha kyoM nahIM AtI? isakA eka kAraNa yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki ina kAryoM kI koI Commercial Value nahIM hai aura dUsarA kAraNa vaha hai jo pro. dayAnanda bhArgava likha rahe haiM "satya ke nitya nUtana pakSa udghATita karane meM tatpara vyakti tathA samAja ko jAgarUka tathA sRjanazIla rahanA hotA hai kintu purAne satya ko doharAne mAtra meM na jAgarUkatA apekSita hai na sRjanazIlatA darzana kI sthiti Aja purAne satya ko duharAne mAtra kI hai| isaliye darzana deza kI pratibhAoM ko AkRSTa nahIM kara pA rhaa| yaha sthiti darzana sahita sabhI prAcya vidyAoM kI hai| jo satya ko jitanI hI nayI se nayI apekSAoM se dekha sakegA, vaha satya kI utanI hI anekAntAtmakatA ko ujAgara kara paayegaa| isake liye satata bauddhika gatizIlatA Avazyaka hai| "3 jaina zodha ke kSetra meM kArya to bahuta ho rahe haiM kintu vizAla samudra meM ve bU~da sadRza haiN| jaina dharma meM tattvArthasUtra sarvAdhika prasiddha va paThanIya hai| kintu usI grantha kI TIkAoM para utkRSTa zodha kArya Aja taka nahIM huaa| isa bAta ko Aja ke yuga ke mahAn manISI padmabhUSaNa paM. baladeva upAdhyAya khuda kaha rahe haiM ve likhate haiM "abhI taka kisI bhI jaina vidvAn ne ina samagra TIkAoM ( tatvArthasUtra kI) kA adhyayana tulanAtmaka dRSTi se karane kA udyoga hI nahIM kiyA hai| paMDita sukhalAlajI kA kArya prazaMsanIya hone para bhI utanA gambhIra nahIM hai| AzA hai pAzcAtya paddhati se paricita koI Alocaka ina samasyAoM ke nirdhAraNa ko apane anuzIlana kA viSaya bnaayegaa| 24 isa prakAra ke vicAroM ko par3hane se svamUlyAMkana kA avasara milatA hai| DA~ anupamajI kI sampAdakIya bhI vAstava meM hama sabhI ko isI svamUlyAMkana ko vivaza kara rahI hai| sandarbha 1. mANikacandra di. jaina graMthAlaya, bambaI, 1938 2. AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNa abhinandana grantha, pR. 39 3. 'Adhunika sandarbha meM jaina darzana ke punarmUlyAMkana kI dizAyeM' AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNa abhinandana grantha, pR. 38 4. purovAk, pR. XII XIII tattvArthasUtra, anuvAda sahita, saMpAdaka anuvAdaka bhAratI naI dillI 1997 6.4.2001 94 - - DaoN. sudIpa jaina, prakAzaka - kundakunda # kumAra anekAnta jaina zodha adhyetA, jaina vizva bhAratI saMsthAna (vizvavidyAlaya), lADanUM 341306 (rAja.) arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyA saMsthAnoM ke TUTate bikharate kaMgUre kundakunda jJAnapITha ke saciva DaoN. anupama jaina ko hama dhanyavAda denA cAheMge ki unhoMne zodha saMsthAnoM kI yathAsthiti ko parakha aura usa para bahasa cher3ane kA saMcaraNa kiyaa| unhoMne bar3e gaMbhIra aura saTIka mudde uThAye haiN| ve yuvA kintu anubhavI haiN| mujhe bhI unhoMne canda zabda likhane kA Agraha kiyaa| tadanusAra jo bhI vicAra Aye, unheM Apake samakSa saMkSepa meM prastuta kara rahA huuN| ye vicAra mAtra sAMketika bindu haiM, ina para khule mana se cintana- manthana honA cAhiye saMbhava hai inase koI naI jyoti samAja ko mila sake aura zodha saMsthAnoM kI yathArtha rUpatA ko hama pahacAna skeN| jaina samAja ke sAmAjika itihAsa kA paryAlocana karane para yaha tathya pracchanna nahIM rahatA ki svataMtratA prApti ke pUrva khaDI huI saMsthAnoM ke sthApana aura saMcAlana meM jo Atma samarpaNa kI bhAvanA thI vaha svAtaMtryottara kAla meM divaMgata sI ho gaI hai| paramapUjya gaNezaprasAdajI varNI kA nAma hama saba logoM ke liye suparicita hai, jinhoMne syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya vArANasI, varNI vidyAlaya - morAjI jaise zikSaNa saMsthAna sthApita kiye aura samAja meM Aja dikhAI dene vAle adhikAMza vidvAn ina saMsthAoM ke mAdhyama se hI sAmAjika kSetra meM aaye| isI taraha paM. gopAladAsajI varaiyA, paM. jugalakizorajI mukhtAra, paM. sukhalAlajI saMghavI Adi jaise vidvAn bhI smaraNIya haiM, jinakI punIta sAdhanA se vIra sevA maMdira, pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama jaise aneka zikSaNa saMsthAna sthApita hue aura jaina samAja ko zikSA kSetra meM naye AyAma diye / pichale dazakoM meM eka yakSa prazna logoM ke mana meM kA~dha rahA hai - jaina pAMDitya kI akSuNNatA kyoM aura kaise ? isa prazna kI antartama vedanA ne sAre samAja ko jhakajhora diyA hai| eka ora jahA~ syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya aura morAjI jaise zikSaNa saMsthAna mRtaka prAyaH ho gaye haiM, vahIM pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, varNI zodha saMsthAna jaisI saMsthAe~ apane saMkalpa ko pUrA karane meM asamartha ho rahI hai| paNDita paramparA kI eka jo lambI zrRMkhalA bana cukI thI, Aja vaha dhvasta sI dikhAI de rahI hai, eka eka kara isa lambI zrRMkhalA se prAcIna paraMparA ke vidvAn kAla kalavita hote jA rahe haiM, jo usI meM se bace khuce vidvAna haiM ve apanI aMtima sAMsa le rahe haiN| jahA~ paMDita zabda kI sArthakatA kA prazna hai, vaha Aja bhI tahasa nahasa ho rahI hai| gRhastha vidvAn paM. AzAdhara ke nAma ke sAtha jo 'paNDita' zabda zarIra ke sAtha tvacA ke samAna jur3a gayA hai, vaha nirarthaka nahIM thaa| AzAdharajI bhale hI muni na rahe hoM lekina unakI samUcI jIvana paddhati kisI muni se kama nahIM thii| isa prasaMga meM kavi joindu dvArA likhita paramAtma prakAza kA nimna dohA yAda A rahA hai, jisameM unhoMne kA hai ki 'paNDita vahI hai jo paramAtmA ko zarIra se pRthaka mAnakara kevalajJAnI ho jAtA hai|' pratikriyA - 2 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - dehavibhiNNau jANamau jo paramappu Niei paramasamAhi pariDiyau paMDiu so ji havei // ' - paNDita kI yaha paribhASA Aja apane astitva ko talAza kara rahI hai| lagatA hai usakA saMbaMdha cAritra se kaTa gayA hai| paNDita kI usa paribhASA ko bhI hama nahIM bhulA pAe~ge jahA~ kisI majAkiyA saMskRta vidvAn ne yaha kaha diyA paNDitaH paNDitaM dRSTvA zvAnavat gurgraayte| yaha usa samaya bhale hI majAka bharA kathana hogA, para hama ise bhI asvIkAra nahIM kara skte| isa kathana ke pIche usa vidvAn kI A~khoM ke sAmane nAcatI huI vidvat paramparA ke caritra kI pRSThabhUmi rahI hogii| ina sandarbhoM meM jaba hama apane zodha saMsthAnoM para dRSTipAta karate haiM, to hameM aisA lagatA hai ki unake bhavya prAsAdoM ke AkarSaka kaMgUre TUTakara bikharakara idhara udhara gira rahe haiN| unakI pRSThabhUmi meM pale puse uddezyoM kI dhajjiyA~ ur3a rahI haiM aura sugandhita bayAra meM rUkhA sUkhApana A rahA hai| saMsthAnoM kI aisI sthiti A jAne para svAbhavata: yaha prazna uTha khar3A hotA hai ki - 95 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unakI isa durdazA ke pIche uttaradAyI kauna hai? isa prazna kA uttara vistAra se denA to philahAla saMbhava nahIM hai, para usake katipaya binduoM kI ora saMketa mAtra kiyA jA sakatA hai| sAdhAraNata: yaha dekhA gayA hai ki saMsthAnoM meM kucha prabandhaka loga kuNDalI mArakara baiTha jAte haiM, unheM saMsthAna kI apekSA svayaM ke vikAsa kA dhyAna adhika rahatA hai| isase unakI ahaM tuSTi bhI hotI rahatI hai aura sAtha hI saMyogavaza saMsthAna kA vikAsa bhI usakI tRpti ke sAtha jur3A rahatA hai| isase camacebAjI bhI panapane lagatI hai aura yadi usake sAtha svArtha adhika jur3a gayA to saMsthAna kI kImata para dhar3Adhar3a anapekSita niyuktiyA~ hone lagatI haiM, jo guNavattA se dUra rahakara saMsthAna para bojha sI bana jAtI hai| eka pratiSThita zodha saMsthAna jo kaI dazakoM taka bahuzruta rahA, Aja isI kAraNa bikhara rahA hai| isa prasaMga ko hama yahIM chor3akara una katipaya binduoM kA ullekha karanA cAheMge jinake kAraNa Aja zodha saMsthAnoM kI pragati avarUddha ho gaI hai - 1. nidezaka aura prabandha samiti ke bIca tAlamela na ho paanaa| 2. prabandha samiti kA vizvAsa nidezaka para na honaa| 3. nidezaka ke hara kArya meM ar3ageM paidA karanA aura use svataMtratA na denaa| 4. nidezaka dvArA uThAye gaye kadamoM kI prazaMsA na kara ekapakSIya AlocanA krnaa| nidezaka aura pUrva nidezaka ke bIca sAmaMjasya na honaa| 6. pUrva nidezaka dvArA nidezaka ke kAryoM kI tIkhI, ekapakSIya AlocanA aura usake kAryoM ko toDamaror3a kara prabandha samiti ke samakSa prastuta karanA, tAki nidezaka saMsthAna kI itanI pragati na kara sake ki pUrva nidezaka dvArA kI gaI pragati para pAnI phira jaaye| 7. jAtIyatA aura sAmpradAyikatA kI Ar3a meM pArasparika sahayoga na denaa| 8. pUrva nidezaka kA AvazyakatA se adhika hastakSepa karanA yA gatirodha paidA karanA, isa uddezya se ki kahIM usakI galatiyA~ sAmane na A jaayeN| samAja aura saMsthAna ke bIca samanvaya sthApita na honaa| 10. pArivArika sampatti ke rUpa meM khar3e saMsthAna ko sAmAjikatA kA jAmA pahanAkara aura samAja se paisA ekatrita kara usI sImita banAye rkhnaa| sAmantavAdI pravRtti se saMsthAna para aMkuza rkhnaa| guNavattA kA dhyAna rakhe binA anapekSita niyuktiyA~ karanA aura saMsthAna para Arthika bojha DAla denaa| 13. prAkRta aura jaina saMskRti ke pAThyakrama ke saMcAlana se dUra rhnaa| vartamAna meM jaina samAja meM zodha saMsthAnoM ke nAma para lagabhaga pacAsa saMsthAnoM ke nAma hamAre sAmane haiM jinameM pA~ca - sAta saMsthAnoM ko chor3akara zeSa saMsthAna jebI saMsthAna ke rUpa meM simaTakara raha gaye haiN| kucha vidvAnoM kI jeba meM haiM, kucha para muniyoM kA nAma jur3A hai, kucha zreSThiyoM kI zobhA bar3hA rahe haiM aura katipaya saMsthAna aise haiM jina para samAja kA eka varga vizeSa Adhipatya jamAye hue hai aura kucha pArivArika sampatti ke rUpa meM avasthita haiN| jo saMsthAna Aja gatimAna haiM, ve haiM - 1. jaina vizva bhAratI (saMsthAna), lADanUM 2. pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI 3. lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI prAcya zodha saMsthAna, ahamadAbAda 4. bhogIlAla laheracanda prAcya zodha saMsthAna, dillI 5. kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura 6. ahiMsA zodhapITha, vaizAlI 7. kundakunda bhAratI, dillI 8. rASTrIya prAkRta zodha saMsthAna, shrvnnbelgolaa| 96. arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvanAtha vidyApITha kadAcit, sarvAdhika purAnA aura acchA saMsthAna hai jo Aja arthAbhAva se gujara rahA hai| cUMki maiM abhI yahA~ kAryarata hU~, isake viSaya meM kucha kahanA upayukta nahIM hogaa| jaina vizva bhAratI saMsthAna DImDa yunivarsiTI hai, mAnya vizvavidyAlaya ke rUpa meM usane nizcita hI apanA acchA sthAna banA liyA hai, yaha hamAre gaurava kA viSaya hai, para usakA vaha vikAsa nahIM ho pA rahA hai, jo honA cAhiye thaa| ela.DI aura bI.ela. saMsthAnoM meM koI arthAbhAva nahIM hai, para adhika gatimAna bhI nahIM hai| vaizAlI saMsthAna sarakArI taMtra se jur3A huA hai aura vaha reMgatA - reMgatA ghisaTa rahA hai| kundakunda jJAnapITha - indaura, kundakunda bhAratI-dillI aura prAkRta zodha saMsthAna - zravaNabelagolA apane saMsAdhanoM kI sImA meM rahakara ThIka kAma kara rahe haiN| yadi unheM avasara mila sake to ye saMsthAna acchA kAma kara sakate haiN| pArzvanAtha vidyApITha - indaura jaise anya zodha saMsthAnoM para bhI hamArI dRSTi jA rahI hai jahA~ saMbhAvanAe~ khojI jA sakatI haiN| zrI bI.ela. jaina, zrI lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI, zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, zrI neminAtha jaina jaise dhIra aura bhI sampanna vyakti yadi saceSTa ho jAyeM to saMsthAna pragatipatha para bar3ha sakate haiN| ina sabhI saMsthAnoM kI AMtarika aura bAhya sthiti para niSpakSa maMthana honA Avazyaka hai| yaha maMthana mAtra AlocanAtmaka na ho| usakA sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa nizcaya hI hamArA sambala bnegaa| kisI bhI saMsthAna ke viSaya meM sahI Alocaka banakara kucha kahanA virodha kA jhaMjhAvAta khar3A karanA hai| hara vyakti aura saMsthAna apane virodha meM uThe svara kA virodha karegA aura usakA samAdhAna prastuta kregaa| anekAntavAda kI dRSTi se hama usakI upekSA bhI nahIM kara skte| yahA~ hamArA yaha mantavya bhI nahIM hai ki saMsthAnoM kI kamiyA~ hI dikhalAI jaayeN| jo saMsthAna jitanA bhI kAma kara rahe haiM, prazaMsanIya hai| para yaha bhI Avazyaka hai ki saMsthAna aba Atma maMthana kareM, antarAvalokana kareM aura jaina sAhitya aura saMskRti ke pracAra - prasAra meM apanA yogadAna deN| Aja jaina sAhitya aura saMskRti kI mUla paramparA se sambaddha vidvAn milanA kaThina hotA jA rahA hai| aise vidvAn jo saMskRta, prAkRta, darzana aura itihAsa, purAtattva meM niSNAta haiM tathA aMgrejI meM bhI acchI gati ho unakI nirantara kamI hote rahanA hamArI cintA kA viSaya honA svAbhAvika hai| aisI sthiti meM aba yaha Avazyaka hai ki hama vastuniSTha hokara vidvAnoM ko taiyAra karane kA abhiyAna prArambha kara deM aura una sabhI gatirodhoM ko dUra kara pUrvAgrahoM se mukta ho jaayeN| saMsthAnoM ke saMcAlana meM vidvAn aura zreSThI ke sAtha hI sAdhu sampradAya aura samAja kA bhI samanvita sahayoga honA Avazyaka hai| jAtIya aura sampradAyavAda se Upara uThakara khulI mAnasikatA ke sAtha jaba taka zodha saMsthAnoM kA vikAsa nahIM kiyA jAyegA aura prAcya bhASAoM ke niSNAt vidvAnoM ko taiyAra nahIM kiyA jAyegA taba taka hama apanI saMskRti ko surakSita nahIM rakha skeNge| Aja mandiroM aura paMcakalyANakoM kI bAr3ha sI A rahI hai| sAdhu sampradAya meM yaha pratispardhA lagI huI hai ki kauna kitane mandira khar3A kara sakatA hai? samAja kA paisA pAnI kI dhAra sA baha rahA hai, usake pradarzana se naI - naI ApattiyA~ bhI A rahI haiN| kAza! zaikSaNika jagata ko samRddha karane kA bIDA yaha sAdhu sampradAya uThA letaa| samAja meM krAMti lAne ke liye zikSA jagata meM krAMti lAnA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| isa prakAra nUtana mandira nirmANa, paMcakalyANaka, prakAzana, vyavasthApana, sevA saMyojana, saMskAra - jAgaraNa, naitikatA, puraskAra saMyojana Adi jaise viSayoM para bahasa honI caahiye| samAja meM sacetanatA aura jIvatatA banI rahe, isake liye yaha saba Avazyaka hai| sandarbha - 1. paramAtma prakAza, dohA - 14. 4.3.2001 - DaoN. bhAgacandra jaina 'bhAskara' nidezaka - pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, AI.TI.AI. roDa, vArANasI (u.pra.) arhat vacana, apraila 2001 97 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikriyA -3 tvarita nahIM dUragAmI soca caahiye| jaina vidyA saMgoSThI (3 - 5 mArca 2001) ke eka satra 'jaina zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAyeM evaM samAdhAna' kI adhyakSatA ke madhya mujhe isa sandarbha meM aneka vaktAoM ke vicAra sunane evaM DaoN. bhAgacandra jaina 'bhAskara' tathA DaoN. anupama jaina, indaura ke likhita Alekha par3hane kA avasara milaa| yaha saMgoSThI kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura meM ho rahI thI evaM mujhe yaha likhate hue bilkula saMkoca nahIM hai ki kundakunda jJAnapITha eka vikAsamAna, pratiSThita zodha saMsthAna hai| deza - kAla - paristhiti kI anukUlatAyeM/pratikUlatAyeM to sarvatra sadaiva rahatI haiM, aise meM bhI yadi kundakunda jJAnapITha ne apekSita prazaMsanIya pragati kI hai to usake mADala ko hI kyoM na apanAyA jaaye| zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla ne isa satra meM eka bar3I mahatvapUrNa bAta kahI - 'zodha saMsthAnoM ke prabandhakoM ko svayaM prabandhaka na mAnate hue saMsthAna ke eka kAryakartA ke rUpa meM kArya karanA cAhiye tabhI saMsthAna pragati kara sakatA hai| isakI misAla DaoN. anupama jaina evaM unake dvArA saMcAlita kundakunda jJAnapITha hai| AdaraNIya kAkAsAhaba zrI devakumArasiMhajI kAsalIvAla kA vidvatprema evaM vAtsalya to maiM gata 12 varSoM se dekha rahA huuN| unake dRSTikoNa evaM rIti-nIti kI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAye, kama hai, kintu ajita bAbU kI bAta sunakara mujhe aba laga gayA hai ki kundakunda jJAnapITha kA bhaviSya ujjavala hai| ___ maiMne bahuta jyAdA saMsthAna to nahIM dekhe haiM kintu kundakunda jJAnapITha kI pragati evaM samRddhi ke pIche ke kAraNoM ko apane najariye se sUcIbaddha kara rahA huuN| basa, ina kArakoM kI rakSA kareM evaM pUrvavata saphala nIti ko apanAyeM to samasyAyeM AyegI hI nhiiN| phira samAdhAna kI kyA jarUrata? yaha bAta sabhI zodha saMsthAnoM para lAgU hotI hai| 1. jJAnapITha kA zIrSa netRtva (zrI devakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla) evaM kAryakArI pramukha (DaoN. anupama jaina) meM pUrNa sAmaMjasya rahA hai| donoM kI cintana kI dizA, lakSya evaM kAryayojanA eka hai| 2. donoM meM pUrNa vizvAsa hai| kisI stara para zikAyata, asaMtoSa ke mujhe aba taka darzana nahIM hue| C.E.O. (cIpha ekjIkyUTiva Aphisara) evaM zIrSa netRtva meM paraspara vizvAsa evaM kArya ke prati saMtoSa jarUrI hai| zIrSa netRtva ko C.E.O. cunane kA pUrNa adhikAra hai kintu cunane ke bAda asaMtuSTa rahakara kArya karane para saMsthAna pragati nahIM kara sktaa| usakA vikalpa DhUMDhane kA prayAsa ghAtaka hotA hai| yaha ghAtaka prayAsa yahA~ aba taka nahIM huaa| 3 jJAnapITha meM nirdhArita vittIya sImAoM meM kArya karane kI pUrNa svAyattatA hai| 4 paryApta soca vicAra kara hI yojanA hastagata kI jAtI hai evaM yadi koI kArya hAtha meM le liyA to usako pUrNa karane kI jI - jAna se koziza kI jAtI hai| 5. samAgata vidvAnoM ko yahA~ pUrNa sammAna evaM Adara diyA jAtA hai| unheM paryApta protsAhana evaM preraNA dI jAtI hai| isase saMsthA kI caturdika acchI chavi nirmita hotI hai| 6. yahA~ para sabhI yojanAyeM tAtkAlika lAbha kI dRSTi se nahIM apitu dIrghakAlika hitoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara banAI jAtI haiM jaise pustakAlaya kA vikAsa, zodha patrikA kA prakAzana, jaina sAhitya sUcIkaraNa pariyojanA aadi| inako pUrNatA evaM yaza prApta karane meM samaya lagA hai| 7 yahA~ ke kAryakartAoM meM pUrNa TIma bhAvanA hai| sabhI karmacArI netRtva ke sAtha samarpita DhaMga se kAma karate haiN| paMtha evaM pakSa vyAmoha se mukta haiN| 8 yadi yahI rIti - nIti sabhI jaina zodha saMsthAna apanAyeM to samasyAyeM AyegI hI nhiiN| koI kama dhana vyaya kare yA adhika, pharka nahIM par3atA, jarUrata hai ucita tarIke se kharca kii| 25.3.2001 . DaoN. surezacandra agravAla adhyakSa - vijJAna saMkAya, caudharI caraNasiMha vi.vi., meraTha (u.pra.) arhat vacana, apraila 2001 98 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikriyA 4 jaina zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAyeM evaM samAdhAna sampAdakIya evaM satra vicArottejaka kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura dvArA Ayojita jaina vidyA saMgoSThI (3-5 mArca 2001 ) meM 'jaina zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAyeM evaM samAdhAna' zIrSaka satra atyanta vicArottejaka evaM sArthaka rhaa| arhata vacana ke 13 (1) janavarI 2001 kA sampAdakIya mana ko jhakajhorane vAlA hai| isI krama meM maiM apane vicAra prastuta kara rahA huuN| sAre bhAratavarSa meM saikar3oM sthAnoM para phailI hamArI prAcIna pANDulipiyA~ / durlabha hastalikhita granthoM kI dazA atyaMta zocanIya evaM dayanIya sthiti meM hai| kucha sthAna / saMsthAna AvAgamana meM asuvidhA, pracAra prasAra, paraspara vAtsalya bhAva evaM arthAbhAva ke kAraNa abhI bhI prakAza meM nahIM A pAye haiM jinakA tathA unameM saMcaya kI gaI bahumUlya / amUlya jinAgama / pothiyoM kI koI khoja khabara nahIM hai| kucha saMsthAna hamAre hI dharmAvalambiyoM ke anadhikRta atikramaNa evaM kabje se grasita hone ke kAraNa samasyAoM se jUjha rahe haiN| kucha tIrthoM para prAcIna pANDulipiyA~ garbhagrahoM meM dabI yA yatra tatra boroM meM banda evaM bikharI par3I haiM, jinakI khoja kSetrIya AdhAra para kI jAnI caahiye| kucha saMsthAnoM para aise vyakti kuNDalI jamAye baiThe haiM jo tAlA kholane meM dukhI hote haiM yA dvAra se zodhArthI ko apazabdoM kA prayoga karake bhagA dete haiN| kaI saMsthAnoM para dhanarAzi kI kamI to nahIM hai para ve saMsthAna kisI kI jeba kI zobhA bane hue haiN| saMcita dhanarAzi saMsthAnoM ke jIrNoddhAra meM na lagAkara manamAne DhaMga se kharca kI jA rahI hai| - 2600 vIM bhagavAna mahAvIra janmajayaMtI ke liye sarakAra ne 100 karoDa rupaye nirdhArita kiye haiM lekina jinavANI ke saMrakSaNa, saMvarddhana kI ora hamArA dhyAna abhI bhI nahIM hai isa varSagAMTha para agara hamArI gAMTha khula gaI to jaina samAja kI AjAdI kI varSagAMTha mAna lene meM hameM prasannatA hogI abhI bhI hamAre vaktA bhASaNoM ke riharsala kara rahe haiM, lekhaka kalaga painI kara rahe haiM, bhAvI yojanAoM para naI zabdAvalI ke gilApha car3ha rahe haiM, dilakaza nAre taiyAra kiye jA rahe haiM, lekina samAja kI nIMda to abhI TUTI hI nahIM hai hameM nizcayAtmaka rUpa se jAna lenA cAhiye ki hamArI durbalatA kI DoriyA~ hamAre saMkalpa kI durbalatA ke ThIka anupAta meM majabUta hotI hai hamArA durbhAgya yaha hai ki hama akarmaNya, hatabhAga, ajJAnI, durAbhimAnI bane baiThe haiM aura yaha roga hamArI AtmAoM meM ghusa gayA hai aura hama svayaM ko rogI mAnane ke sthAna para gale meM AlA DAle cikitsaka bana ghUma rahe haiN| jina rAjanaitika aura sAmAjika netAoM kI UMgaliyA~ hamArI nabja TaTola rahI haiM, unakA upacAra kauna karegA, hameM isakI ciMtA khAye jA rahI hai| vidvat pariSada do phAMka ho gii| zAstrI pariSada meM bhI vitaMDAvAda phailAkara alagAva kI sthiti lAI jA rahI hai| vastusthiti yaha hai ki eka adhika rogI eka nyUna rogI kA upacAra karane meM lagA huA hai aura majA yaha hai ki apane apane roga se bekhabara donoM eka dUsare ko hI bImAra mAna rahe haiM vicitra bhale lage, kintu saccI bAta yahI hai / hara saMsthAna / zodha saMsthAna kI apanI apanI zikAyateM haiM jaise hamAre saMsthAna meM koI acchA vyavasthApaka nahIM hai, AtA bhI hai to TikatA nahIM hai| jo vyavasthApaka Tike haiM, ve ise rAjanIti kA aDDA banAye hue haiN| saMsthAnoM ke mAlika zodhAdhikArI se ghara ke kAma karAnA cAhate haiM jaise vidvAn seThajI kA naukara ho zodha saMsthAnoM / saMsthAnoM meM cAroM ora dhokhA hI dhokhA hai| Apako ina zabdoM ko par3hakara Azcarya hogA kyoMki kucha aise saMsthAna bhI haiM jinake ar3osa par3osa meM rahane vAloM taka ko patA nahIM ki yahA~ koI saMsthAna bhI hai| kucha saMsthAna pArivArika saMpatti ke rUpa meM haiM jinheM sAmAjika jAmA pahanAkara goTI moTI rakameM cande ke rUpa meM deza / videzoM se ekatrita kI jA rahI haiN| dhokhA na do yaha to jarUrI hai hI, magara usase jyAdA jarUrI hai ki dhokhA na khAo galata aura parAye nAroM se galata aura parAye netRtva se, galata aura parAye ceharoM se galata aura parAye sapanoM se galata aura parAye AdazoM se hameM dhokhA dene ke liye eka pUrA kA pUrA SaDyaMtra cakra gatimAna hai| kahIM aisA to nahIM ki hama paMDita, vidvAn, sAdhu, zreSThI saMsthAnoM ke nAma se sAmAjika evaM naitika aparAdha kara rahe haiN| arhat vacana, apraila 2001 - 99 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArthaka prazna yaha hai ki saMsthAnoM kI vartamAna durdazA ke liye jimmedAra kauna hai ? saMsthAnoM kI rakSA ke liye jo saMpattiyA~ daNDa ke rUpa meM vyavasthApakoM ko sauMpI gaI thI usI ke nizAna saMsthAnoM kI pITha para kyoM ubhara Aye haiN| jinavANI kI rakSA surakSA kA aMjana tumhArI AMkhoM meM AMjA gayA thA, tuma use kahA~ gho Aye? tumhAre pAsa yazasvI banane kA saMkalpa thA, tuma laMpaToM kI saMgata meM kaise vicarane lage ? bolo, merI samAja ke nAyaka, ye prazna uTha nahIM rahe haiM, ye manISiyoM ko mathe de rahe haiN| aba AmUla cUla aura nirantara ...... cUka kahA~ huI hai, khojo, mere nAyaka khojo kundakunda 1 / jJAnapITha, indaura ne gata 13 varSoM meM eka suvyavasthita rIti-nIti para calate hue Thosa AdhAra banAyA hai| yojanAbaddha DhaMga se lambe lakSya ko sAmane rakhakara kAma karane kI apanI zailI ke kAraNa kundakunda jJAnapITha Aja sampUrNa di. jaina samAja kI AzAoM kA kendra bindu bana gayI hai| koI bhI kaThina kAma ho loga AzA bharI najaroM se jJAnapITha kI ora hI dekhate haiM isakI kAryapaddhati eka Adarza hai kintu Aja isa pahala ke pIche koI rahasya to nahIM hai| DaoN. anupama jaina ko isa vizeSa satra ke Ayojana kI AvazyakatA kyoM par3I yaha vicAraNIya hai| galatiyoM ko sudhArane kA saMkalpa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 vIM janmajayaMtI varSa meM to eka nayA adhyAya hogaa| abhI kucha nahIM bigar3A hai kyoMki jJAna kI virAsata kI, jinavANI kI jyoti / mazAla tumane bhale hI gaMvA dI ho parantu naI mazAla jalAne ke liye abhI samAja meM cirAga hai mA~ jinavANI ke pRSTha astavyasta ho rahe haiM, unakI phar3aphar3AhaTa kI AvAjeM karAhaTeM tuma taka kyoM nahIM pahu~catI ? kyA hama jaina kahalAne ke yogya bace haiM? jo loga jaina saMskRti dharma darzana ke kSetra meM apanI dhanarAzi kA upayoga karane kI kSamatA rakhate haiM, unheM aise saMsthAnoM ke nAma pate bhI mAlUma nahIM haiM, jinheM dAna diyA jAnA caahiye| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha kI samparka ne isa abhAva kI pUrti kI hai| vidvAnoM se merI karabaddha prArthanA hai ki eka eka saMsthAna ko cunakara apanA niyamita mArgadarzana / dizA nirdeza, saMrakSaNa upalabdha karAyeM jisase TUTate kagAroM se saMsthAnoM ko bacAyA jA sake calatI gAr3I meM baiThakara binA adhika zrama ke yaza pAne kI lAlasA, pUrvavartiyoM ke tyAga evaM zrama ko ThukarAnA vidvAnoM ko zobhAspada evaM hitaprada nahIM hai pUrvavartiyoM ke zrama kA mUlyAMkana karate hue, unako yatheSTa sammAna dete hue, lagAye gaye paudhe ko apane zrama se sIMcanA vidvAnoM kA kartavya hai| vartamAna meM yahI saccA uttaradAyitva hai durbalatAoM ko svIkArane ke bAda kA kadama hai unheM saMvAranA, svIkRti ke bAda pariSkRti eka niSpakSa vizleSaNa ke pazcAt pariSkRti aura niSpatti, jIvana aura dharma kA yahI mahAmaMtra hai| 23.3.2001 prAkRta prakAza kI prastAvanA prAkRta aura saMskRta kI prAcInatA ke viSaya meM alaga-alaga taraha kI vyAkhyAe~ vibhinna samIkSaka apane apane dRSTikoNa ke anusAra karate Aye haiN| isa vivAda athavA tarka vitarka se Upara uThakara itanA kahanA paryApta hogA ki ye donoM eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiN| isIliye saMskRta nAyakoM meM prAkRta ko strI pAtroM kI bhASA ke rUpa meM mahattvapUrNa sthAna diyA gayA hai| isakA mUla kAraNa isa bhASA kI madhurimA, isake zabdoM kI mohakatA aura hRdaya ke AkarSaNa kI svAbhAvika zakti hai isakA sAhitya lAlityapUrNa aura janasAmAnya ko prabhAvita karane kI mahatI zakti se sampanna hai| - # DaoN. maNDana mizra arhatu vacana, apraila 2001 100 # DaoN. abhayaprakAza jaina ena 14, ghetakapurI, gvAliyara 474009 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mata-abhimata arhat vacana bahuta pasanda aaii| yaha patrikA Jain Antiquary yA jaina siddhAnta bhAskara jaisI hai aura par3hane meM bahuta prasannatA hotI hai| mujhe dekhakara prasannatA huI ki aisI patrikA bhI yahA~ chapa rahI hai| 20.01.01 Y.K. Jain 51, IEHCS LAYOUT, 5yh Block, 7th main Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore-560097 Received with thanks a copy of your esteemed journal Arhat Vacana' Vol. 13. No.- 1. I very much appreciate the contents of English Section as it is very informative. The article entitled 'Solar System in Jainism and Modern Astronomy by the learned author Dr. Rajmal Jain attracts my attention. While comparing Jaina Astronomy with modern astronomy, the author has intermixed his layman's view about Jaina astronomy with his scholarly understanding of modern astronomy. Had you refereed this paper to me. He must have gone through my work - Jaina Astronomy' and would have overhaulled the contents of his research paper as a whole. 13.02.01 . Dr. S.S. Lishk Patiala arhat vacana ke janavarI 2001 meM zrI rAjamalajI jaina, ahamadAbAda dvArA likhita vidvattApUrNa lekha The Solar System in Jainism and Modern Astronomy pddh'aa| jaina jyotiSa zAstra meM varNita grahoM kI sthiti dUrI va Adhunika esTronAmI kA tulanAtmaka varNana pddh'aa| kaI varSoM se yaha aMtara jAnane kI abhilASA thii| jaina vijJAna ko aise Adhunika vijJAna ke vaijJAnikoM dvArA hI spaSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai| mahatvapUrNa lekha ke liye dhanyavAda, saadhuvaad| 15.2.01 . iMjI. kiraNakumAra jaina, adhIkSaNa yaMtrI - sAraNI kvA. naM. bI-7, posTa sAraNI jilA baitUla (ma.pra.) kundakunda jJAnapITha nizcaya hI digambara samAja dvArA saMcAlita zodha saMsthAoM meM mahatvapUrNa sthAna rakhatI hai| arhat vacana ke janavarI - mArca 2001 aMka ke sampAdakIya meM Apake vicAra bhI bahuta mahatvapUrNa haiN| nizcaya hI apanI adhikatara zodha saMsthAnoM kI sthiti dekhakara hameM dukha hI hotA hai| isI aMka meM prakAzita 'Jainism Abroad' se hameM bhArata ke bAhara jainadharmAvalambiyoM kI vartamAna sthiti ke bAre meM acchI jAnakArI prApta huii| DaoN. bhuvanendrakumAra jaina, kanADA ke lekha se prApta jAnakArI kA hama bhArata meM upayoga kara sakate haiN| DaoN, rAjamala jaina ne jaina tathA Adhunika khagola vijJAna kI binA kisI pakSapAta ke anekAnta dRSTi se samyak carcA kI hai| yahI jaina cintana kI vizeSatA honI caahiye| zrI ravIndra mAlavajI ne zrI vIracandrarAghavajI gAMdhI kI yAda tAjA kara hameM Atma sammAna se bhara diyaa| zrI surendra botharAjI kA lekha jainoM kI alpasaMkhyaka sthiti ke sandarbha meM bahuta hI sAmayika hai aura AzA hai ki isase hamAre jaina tathA jainetara bandhuoM kI kAphI bhrAMtiyA~ dUra ho gaI hoNgii| vAstava meM sabhI saMkalita lekha zodhapUrNa haiM, samprati arhat vacana kI garimA ke anurUpa haiN| 20.02.01 . Aditya jaina, adhyakSa - di. jaina mahAsamiti, lakhanaU saMbhAga 42/22, sAketa pallI, lakhanaU-226001 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 101 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janavarI mArca 2001 kA arhat vacana par3hA, bar3I prasannatA huii| sampAdakIya kA zIrSaka 'jaina zodha saMsthAnoM kI samasyAyeM aura unakA samAdhAna pddh'aa| Apane vastusthiti kA vAstavika citraNa kiyA hai| isake liye Apako dhanyavAda Apane sAta kAlamoM kA ullekha karake unake nidAna likhe, vAstava meM samasta zodha saMsthAnoM ko ina bAtoM para dhyAna denA cAhiye tabhI ve vikAsa kI dhArA meM baheMge aura jaina sAhitya ke vipula bhaNDAroM kI rakSA kara skeNge| Aja ke yuga meM yuvA pIr3hI kA mahatvapUrNa kartavya yaha hai ki jo hamAre pUrvaja dhArmika, sAmAjika, pArivArika dharohareM chor3a gaye haiM unakA saMrakSaNa saMvarddhana vikAsa Adi apanI mahatvapUrNa icchAoM kA damana karake bhI karanA cAhiye, kyoMki ve hI hamArI pahacAna haiN| Apake dvArA likhI gaI sampAdakIya ke liye saadhuvaad| 1.03.01 arhat vacana kA jana - mArca 2001 aMka milaa| zodha saMsthAnoM ke sandarbha meM ApakI cintA svAbhAvika hai| zodha saMsthAna ko calAnA sabake vaza kI bAta nahIM hai| katipaya zodha saMsthAnoM ko hamAre prAcya manISiyoM ne apane rakta se sIMca kara pallavita / puSpita kiyA hai| Aja bhI vaise loga maujUda haiM, basa pahacAnane kI jarUrata hai| " patrikA meM sabhI lekha zodha sAmagrI se bharapUra hai| pANDulipi paricaya kA to hara aMka meM eka stambha se denA caahiye| 18.03.01 # surendra jaina 4, gaNeza varNI vArDa, bakasvAhA (chatarapura) ma.pra. 20.02.01 It is great pleasure and opportunity to be here, know everybody here & efforts being put by your organisation. Please keep it up. Best wishes. 20.01.01 field. 28.4.01 DaoN. RSabhacandra jaina vyAkhyAtA prAkRta, jaina zAstra aura ahiMsA zodha saMsthAna, vaizAlI 344128 102 jJAnapITha ke mAdhyama se yaha jo navIna prayAsa kiyA gayA hai, vaha sarvaprathama to anekatA meM ekatA kA anUThA kArya hai| kyoMki kisI taraha kA bhedabhAva na rakhate hue sabhI patra-patrikAoM ko eka maMca para sthApita kiyA jisase zodha karane vAloM ko bahuta suvidhA prApta ho gaI hai| sAtha hI sAre deza ke jaina sAhitya kI jAnakArI bhI yahA~ upalabdha kI gaI hai aise prayAsa anukaraNIya hai| - # Rupesh Jain R-838, New Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi-110060 It was great pleasure to visit Kundakunda Gyanpitha, Indore. I am very neuch impressed for research work on ancient Jain scriptures which contain knowledge on history, geography. atyurvedic scriptures, jyotish. yantras & mantras, mathematics. science, practically on all subjects of knowledge. It requires great passion to do such type of research work. Shri Devkumarji, the president and Ajitkumarji Kasliwal take very great interest by mind, money and energy. I heartly congratulate them and wish them all success in these fields of Jain research work. I wish. I can visit this institute again and again to do something in this ema. ke. jaina maMtrI udAsIna Azrama, droNagiri # Dipchand Gardi 'Ushakiran' Building, M.L. Dahanakar Marg, Mumbai- 400 026 arhata vacana apraila 2001 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gatividhiyA~ gvAliyara meM RSabha jayaMtI 'bhArata kA ekamAtra dharma aura ekamAtra pahacAna usakI mAnavatAvAdI sAMskRtika virAsata hai| jisa prakAra aMgrejoM kI pahacAna unakA vANijya kauzala, phrAMsa kI pahacAna usakA rAjanaitika kauzala aura amerikA kI pahacAna usakI sudRr3ha arthavyavasthA hai, usI prakAra bhArata kI pahacAna usakI AdhyAtmikatA aura usakI sAMskRtika samRddhi hai| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti aura AdhyAtmika paramparA ke AdipuruSa the| durbhAgya se Aja bhAratIya samAja, jisakI AdhArazilA tyAga aura dAna meM thI, kI dizA parivartita hokara bhogavAdI saMskRti kI ora mur3a rahI hai| hama sabako ise rokanA hogA anyathA hama apanI sAMskRtika pahacAna hI kho baittheNge|' yaha vicAra yahA~ bhagavAna RSabhadeva jayaMtI ke avasara para mahAvIra bhavana parisara meM zrI 2500 vA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa mahotsava nyAsa dvArA Ayojita do divasIya vyAkhyAnamAlA kA samApana karate hue DaoN. rAdhAramaNa dAsa, pUrva kulapati-jIvAjI vizvavidyAlaya ne mukhya atithi ke rUpa meM vyakta kiye| isa vyAkhyAnamAlA ke prathama dina, 17 mArca 2001 ko, isakA udghATana karate hue zrI pUranasiMha palaiyA, mahApaura - gvAliyara ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma divasa mahotsava ke sandarbha meM zrI 2500 vA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa mahotsava nyAsa dvArA Ayojita isa vyAkhyAnamAlA ke Ayojana kA svAgata karate hue kahA ki sabhI kSetroM meM jaina samAja kA yogadAna anukaraNIya rahatA hai| isa nyAsa ne 2500 veM nirvANa mahotsava kI smRti meM gvAliyara ke sabase bar3e sabhAgAra mahAvIra bhavana aura hAIkorTa mArga para kIrti stambha kA nirmANa kara anukaraNIya kArya kiyA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma jayantI varSa ke avasara para bhI jaina samAja aise jo bhI smaraNIya aura kalyANakArI tathA vikAsamUlaka kArya karegA, nagara pAlika nigama usameM pUrNa sahayoga kregaa| vyAkhyAnamAlA kA prathama satra zve. jaina mani zrI nemIcandravijayajI mahArAja ke sAnnidhya meM tathA sTeTa baiMka oNpha iMDiyA ke rIjanala menejara zrI AjAdakumAra jaina kI adhyakSatA meM sampanna huaa| isa satra ke mukhya vaktA AcArya gopIlAla 'amara', anusaMdhAna adhikArI - bhAratIya jJAnapITha, naI dillI ne kahA ki pAnI ko kitanA bhI garma kareM, tApa ke samApta hote hI vaha ThaMDA ho jAyegA, isI prakAra manuSya kitanA bhI krodha kare, hiMsA kare, Aveza ke khatma hote hI vaha zAMta hogaa| isakA artha yaha huA ki manuSya prakRti se ahiMsaka aura zAMtapriya hai| jisa prakAra prakRti kI zuruAta bhI nahIM huI, vaha anAdi hai, usI prakAra ahiMsA kA pratipAdaka jaina dharma anAdi hai| vaha taba se hai jabase mAnava hai| vyAkhyAnamAlA ke prArambha meM DaoN. abhayaprakAza jaina aura paM. sumaticandra jaina zAstrI ne vyAkhyAna diyaa| aMta meM munijI ke pravacana sampanna hue| dvitIya satra ke mukhya vaktA kundakunda jJAnapITha, indaura ke nidezaka maNDala ke sadasya zikSAvida DaoN. prakAzacandra jaina, indaura ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke jIvana aura darzana kA vistRta vivecana karate hue kahA ki unhoMne bhoga bhUmi ko karmabhUmi meM badalA aura asi, masi, kRSi, vidyA, zilpa, vANijya tathA samAja vyavasthA aura vivAha saMsthA ko janma diyA aura apanI putrI brAhmI ko lipijJAna aura sundarI ko gaNita kI zikSA dekara ina viSayoM ko bhI janma diyaa| sAdhvI guruchAyA (adhiSThAtA muni suzIla Azrama, naI dillI) ne 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva aura bhAratIya saMskRti' viSaya para tathA DaoN. kRSNA jaina ne 'nArI zikSA aura svataMtratA ke janaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva' viSaya para vyAkhyAna diyaa| sabhAoM ke prArambha meM nyAsa ke adhyakSa zrI kezarImala gaMgavAla ne atithiyoM evaM vidvAnoM kA svAgata kiyA tathA maMtrI zrI mAnikacandra gaMgavAla ne svAgata bhASaNa evaM nyAsa kI gatividhiyoM kI jAnakArI dii| vyAkhyAnamAlA kA viSaya pravartana, saMyojana evaM saMcAlana zrI ravIndra mAlava ne kiyaa| nyAsa ke upamaMtrI zrI tejakumAra jaina ne AbhAra pradarzana kiyaa| - rAmajIta jaina, eDavokeTa, gvAliyara arhata vacana, apraila 2001 103 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gatividhiyA~ prayAga meM zikSAmaMtrI dvArA pAThyapustakoM meM saMzodhana kI ghoSaNA jaina samAja kI sarvocca sAdhvI parama pUjya gaNinIpramukha zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI kI asIma anukampA se pAThyapustakoM meM jainadharma ke viSaya meM pracalita bhrAMtiyoM kA nirAkaraNa prayAga - ilAhAbAda meM 'tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva tapasthalI' para Ayojita 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA evaM mahAkumbha mastakAbhiSeka' ke avasara para 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva antarrASTrIya nirvANa mahAmahotsava' ke maMca se ho gyaa| bhArata sarakAra ke kendrIya mAnava saMsAdhana vikAsa maMtrI zrI muralImanoharajI jozI dvArA 4 pharavarI 2001 ko nimna ghoSaNA kI gaI - 'pUjya mAtAjI! Apane pAThya pustakoM ke bAre meM jo kahA hai, ThIka kahA hai| mere dhyAna meM yaha bAta lAI gaI thI aura maiMne pustakoM ko dekhA to usameM eka jainadharma hI nahIM balki aneka dharmoM ke viSaya meM anargala bAteM likhI gaI haiN| hamane Adeza kara diyA hai, pustakoM kA saMzodhana ho rahA hai aura maiMne unako Adeza diyA hai ki kisI bhI pustaka meM aisI koI bhI bAta nahIM honI cAhiye jo kisI bhI dharmAvalambI ko coTa paha~cAye, usake siddhAntoM ke viruddha ho| sabhI dharmoM ke jo vAstavika aMza haiM, jo usakI satyatA hai aura jise usake dharmAcArya mAnate haiM, pramANita karate haiM ki yaha bAta ThIka hai, usako Apa usameM zAmila kareM aura aisI bAteM jo usa dharma ko mAnane vAloM meM asaMtoSa paidA karatI haiM, unake prati apamAnajanaka zabdoM kA prayoga karatI ho, usako saba pustakoM se Apa nikAla deN| aba eka bAra jaba pustaka calatI hai to taba taka vaha banI rahatI hai jaba taka imtahAna nahIM ho jAtA, kyoMki vaha pAThya pustakoM meM zAmila ho jAtI hai, lekina jo agale sAla se par3hAI ke liye pustakeM AyeMgI usameM isa taraha se sudhAra hogA ki jaba dasavIM yA bArahavIM kakSAoM ke imtahAna hoM to usameM se vaha saba aMza nikale hue hoN| hamane eka aura Adeza diyA hai ki agalA varSa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmotsava ke rUpa meM manA rahe haiM usameM jo hamAre kendrIya vidyAlaya haiM, C.B.S.E. se sambandhita haiM, usameM jo jAnavaroM kI cIraphAr3a karake par3hAI karAI jAtI hai, use banda kara denA cAhiye, isakA bhI hamane prayatna kiyA hai| aneka aise miTTI, plAsTika Adi ke upakaraNa haiM jinake dvArA hama unheM zikSA pradAna kara sakate haiN| AzA hai ki sAla - cha: mahIne meM hama ise bhI pUrA kara deNge|' jJAtavya hai ki pAThya pustakoM meM jainadharma ke viSaya meM pracalita bhrAMtiyoM ke nirAkaraNa hetu evaM jaina dharma kI prAcInatA ke pracAra-prasAra hetu pUjya mAtAjI dvArA san 1993 se aneka rASTrIya evaM antarrASTrIya kAryakrama deza - videza meM Ayojita kiye jAte rahe haiM, usI zrRMkhalA meM 4-6 akTUbara 98 ko hastinApura meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva rASTrIya kulapati sammelana Ayojita kiyA gayA tathA 4 pharavarI 2000 ko pUjya mAtAjI kI pAvana preraNA se dillI ke aitihAsika lAla kilA maidAna se pradhAnamaMtrI zrI aTalabihArI bAjapeyI dvArA eka varSa taka deza - videza meM manAye jAne vAle 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva antarrASTrIya nirvANa mahAmahotsava kA zubhArambha kiyA gayA thaa| evaM aba prayAga - ilAhAbAda meM 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsava evaM mahAkumbha mastakAbhiSeka' ke virATa Ayojana ke sAtha samApana samAroha saMpanna huaa| isa eka varSa meM vibhinna sthAnoM para 1008 'RSabhadeva - mahAvIra' saMgoSThiyA~, 108 RSabhadeva vidhAna, anya laghu evaM vRhad vidhAna, RSabhadeva dazAvatAra nATaka va aneka pratiyogitAeM Ayojita kI gayIM tathA 'RSabhadeva kIrtistambha' kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gyaa| .bra. (ku.) indu jaina, saMghastha - bhaNinIpramakha zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI 104 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2600 vA~ janmajayantI varSa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ahiMsA evaM zAkAhAra se hI zAMti saMbhava hai - DaoN. bhavAlakara senTara phAra eDavAMsDa TeknaoNlAjI (kaiTa), indaura ke nidezaka vizvavikhyAta lejara vaijJAnika pro. DI DI. bhavAlakara ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmajayaMtI varSa meM jaina yuvA pariSada - kaiTa dvArA Ayojita AhAra - vijJAna saMgoSThI (28.4.2001) kI adhyakSatA karate hue kahA ki 'Aja jamIna kA bahubhAga evaM pAnI pazuAhAra ke utpAdana meM kharca ho rahA hai aura yaha pazuAhAra mAMsa ke utpAdana hetu pazuoM ke khilAne meM prayukta hotA hai| isa kAraNa Aja vizva ke aneka bhAgoM meM bhukhamarI aura jalAbhAva paidA ho rahA hai| yadi hama saba zAkAhAra apanA leM, to vizva meM mAnavatA hetu pracura mAtrA meM anna evaM jala upalabdha ho jaayegaa| samAroha meM dIpa prajjvalita karate hue DaoN. bhavAlakara mAsa utpAdana hetu jaMgala naSTa kiye jA rahe haiM evaM jaMgaloM kA ghaTatA kSetraphala hI paryAvaraNa pradUSaNa evaM jalasaMkaTa kA kAraNa hai| hama sabako isa punIta avasara para 6 mAha yA 1 varSa ke liye hameM zAkAhArI banane kA saMkalpa lenA cAhiye evaM isa 1 varSa ke anubhava ke AdhAra para bhaviSya meM avazya hI zAkAhArI bana jaayeNge| DaoN. bhavAlakara ne apane jIvana ke anubhavoM ko sunAte hue jaina pariSada ko aise sundara Ayojana hetu badhAI dI evaM AzA vyakta kI ki bhaviSya meM bhI aise sundara Ayojana hote rheNge| kAryakrama ke mukhya atithi padmazrI bAbUlAlajI pATodI ne zAkAhAra ke mahatva para prakAza DAlate hue jIvana meM zAkAhAra apanAne kI preraNA dI evaM kahA ki deza kI arthavyavasthA kA vikAsa zAkAhAra ke mAdhyama se hI saMbhava hai| kAryakrama ke viziSTa vaktA ke rUpa meM apane vicAra vyakta karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra 2600 vA~ janmajayaMtI mahotsava prAntIya samiti ke saMyukta mahAmaMtrI evaM gaNita ke prAdhyApaka DaoN. anupama jaina ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana aura siddhAntoM kI carcA kii| unhoMne ahiMsA kI Adhunika yuga meM AvazyakatA, upAdeyatA evaM prAsaMgikatA para prakAza ddaalaa| unhoMne vizva kI jvalaMta samasyAoM - paryAvaraNa pradUSaNa, AtaMkavAda, zoSaNa, eDsa Adi ke samAdhAna hetu bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA pratipAdita jIvana zailI ko apanAne para jora diyA aura kahA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ko apanAkara hI mAnavatA ina samasyAoM se mukti pA sakatI hai| prakhyAta zAkAhAra vidvAn DaoN. nemIcanda jaina ne AhAra vijJAna para prabhAvI prastuti dI tathA di. jaina samAja indaura ke mahAmaMtrI iMjI. zrI kailAza veda ne 2600 vIM janma jayaMtI manAne kI sArthakatA pratipAdita kii| kAryakrama kA saMcAlana evaM saMyojana yuvA sAmAjika kAyakartA zrI niketana seThI ne kiyA evaM maMgalAcaraNa zrImatI vINA jaina, premA veda evaM diga, jaina mahilA saMgaThana, indaura kI bahanoM ne kiyaa| ii avasara para a. bhA. di. jaina mahilA saMgaThana kI mahAmaMtrI zrImatI sumana jaina ne zAkAhAra para eka sundara evaM manamohaka pradarzanI lagAI jisakI upasthita janasamudAya ne bhUri - bhUri prazaMsA kii| mahotsava samiti kI ora se DaoN. anupama jaina ne kaiTa ke hindI pustakAlayaya ko bhagavAna mahAvIra saMbaMdhI sAhitya kA eka seTa pradAna karane kI ghoSaNA kii| 105 arhata vacana, apraila 2001 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gatividhiyA~ tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha kI kAryakAriNI kI indaura meM baiThaka / tIrthakara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha kI kAryakAriNI kI baiThaka dinAMka 3 mArca 2001 ko kundakunda jJAnapITha pustakAlaya, indaura meM paM. zivacaranalAla jaina, mainapurI kI adhyakSatA meM sampanna huI jisameM DaoN. dharmacandra jaina - kurukSetra (upAdhyakSa), DaoN. nalina ke, zAstrI - bodhagayA (upAdhyakSa), DaoN. anupama jaina - indaura (mahAmaMtrI), DaoN. abhayaprakAza jaina - gvAliyara (pracAramaMtrI), paM. uttamacanda jaina 'rAkeza' - lalitapura, DaoN. saMjIva sarApha -sAgara ne bhAga liyaa| vizeSa AmaMtrita ke rUpa meM DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina- indaura, paM. jayasena jaina- indaura evaM zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla - indaura bhI upasthita the| DaoN. dharmacandra jaina, svadevAsa kurukSetra ke maMgalAcaraNa se baiThaka kAriNI baiThaka kA zubhAraMbha huA evaM sarvaprathama gata baiThaka dinAMka 21 maI 2000 kI kAryavAhI kI puSTi kI gii| mahAmaMtrI ne varSa 2000-2001 ke Aya - vyaya ke aba taka ke vivaraNa kI prastuti ke sAtha hI mahAsaMgha ke aba taka bane sadasyoM kI sUcI prastuta kara usakI puSTi kraaii| DaoN. candravIra jaina, zikohAbAda ke Avedana para vicAra kara unheM sadasyatA pradAna karane kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| baiThaka kA eka dRzya mahAsaMgha ke pratIka cinha para vicAra karane kI zrRMkhalA meM zrI Aditya jaina, lakhanaU dvArA prastuta mono ko upayukta na mAnate hue bhagavAna RSabhadeva dvArA rAjyAvasthA meM brAhmI aura sundarI ko par3hAne vAle dRzya ko mono ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gyaa| isakI DijAina banAne kA kAma DaoN. saMjIva sarApha, sAgara ko sauMpA gyaa| mahAsaMgha kI nibaMdha pratiyogitA ke kendrIya saMyojakadvaya DaoN. prakAzacanda jaina evaM paM. jayasena jaina ne pratiyogitA kA pUrA vivaraNa prastuta kiyaa| taduparAMta nirNaya kiyA gayA ki rAjasthAna aura ma.pra. ke saMyojakoM ko sthAnIya stara para puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha Ayojita karane hetu adhikRta kiyA jaaye| etadartha puraskAra rAzi mahAsaMgha dvArA nirvANa mahAmahotsava samiti ke mAdhyama se prApta kara upalabdha karAI jAyegI kintu kevala 2 prAntoM se praviSThiyA~ Ane ke kAraNa kendrIya stara para pratiyogitA ko nirasta karane kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa| mahAsaMgha dvArA bhagavAna RSabhadeva para Ayojita saMgoSThiyoM kA vivaraNa saMkalita karane kA dAyitva DaoN. abhayaprakAza jaina, gvAliyara ko sauMpA gayA, etadartha hone vAlA posTeja kA kharca mahAmaMdha dvArA deya hogaa| 'samparka' DAyarekTrI ko adyatana banAye rakhane tathA patrAcAra evaM kAryAlayIna vyavasthAoM hetu eka sahAyaka kI svIkRti pradAna kI gaI aura isa para adhikatama ru. 1,000/- pratimAha kharca karane kI svIkRti mahAmaMtrI ko pradAna kI gii| bhagavAna RSabhadeva para eka prAmANika pustaka ke sRjana kA dAyitva DaoN. dharmacandra jaina, kurukSetra ko diyA gyaa| adhyakSa ke anurodha para zrI ajitakumArasiMha kAsalIvAla, indaura ne mahAsaMgha kA viziSTa saMrakSaka sadasya bananA svIkAra kiyA, etadartha kAryakAriNI ne unake prati AbhAra jJApita kiyaa| dhanyavAda jJApana ke sAtha sabhA visarjita huii| - DaoN. anupama jaina, mahAmaMtrI 106 arhat vacana, apraila 2001 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gatividhiyA~ akhila bhAratIya nibandha pratiyogitA ke prAntIya pariNAma ghoSita parama pUjya, gaNinIpramukha, AryikAziromaNi zrI jJAnamatI mAtAjI kI preraNA se manAye jA rahe bhagavAna RSabhadeva antaraSTriIya nirvANa mahAmahotsava varSa meM tIrthakara RSabhadeva jaina vidvata mahAsaMgha dvArA 'bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA bhAratIya saMskRti ko yogadAna' viSaya para Ayojita akhila bhAratIya nibaMdha pratiyogitA ke do prAntoM ke pariNAma ghoSita kiye gaye haiM - 1- madhyapradeza - pradeza meM kula 69 nibaMdha prApta hue| inake parIkSaNa hetu prAMtIya saMyojaka dvArA gaThita trisadasyIya nirNAyaka maMDala se prApta aMkoM ke AdhAra para madhyapradeza kI prAMtIya saMyojaka DaoN. (zrImatI) vandanA jaina, sahAyaka prAdhyApaka- hindI vibhAga, zAsakIya snAtakottara mahAvidyAlaya, Agara - mAlavA (jilA zAjApura) dvArA preSita pariNAma nimnAnusAra hai - prathama puraskAra - I. ku. AbhA jaina, ema.e. (pUrvArddha), mahArAjA kAleja, chtrpur| II. zrI satyama zrIvAstava, bI.e. (dvitIya varSa), mahArAjA kAleja, chtrpur| dvitIya puraskAra - I. zrI hemanta bilaiyA, kakSA 12vIM (jIva vijJAna), zAsakIya u.mA. vidyAlaya kramAMka 1, chtrpur| ___II. zrI anUpa tivArI, kakSA 12vIM (gaNita samUha), zAsakIya u.mA. vidyAlaya kramAMka 1, chtrpur| tRtIya puraskAra - I. ku. zvetA rAnI jaina, kakSA 12vIM, zAsakIya kanyA u.mA. vidyAlaya, Agara - mAlavA (jilA shaajaapur)| II. ku. RcA jaina, kakSA 6ThI. zrI mahAvIra bAla saMskAra kendra, bar3A malharA (jilA chtrpur)| 2- rAjasthAna - pradeza meM kula 43 nibaMdha prApta hue| inake parIkSaNa hetu prAMtIya saMyojaka dvArA gaThita trisadasyIya nirNAyaka maMDala se prApta aMkoM ke AdhAra para rAjasthAna ke prAMtIya saMyojaka DaoN. surendrakumAra jaina, saMskRtAdhyApaka, zrI mahAvIra u.mA. vidyAlaya, lADanUM (jilA nAgaura) dvArA preSita pariNAma nimnAnusAra prathama puraskAra - kumAra anekAnta jaina, zodha chAtra, jaina vizvabhAratI, laaddnuuN| dvitIya puraskAra - ku. merI jaina, sarAvagI mohallA, laaddnuuN| tRtIya puraskAra - ku. zAlU jaina, nayA bAsa (ghoDelA mArga), sujAnagar3ha (jilA curu)| 3- dakSiNa bhArata - dakSiNa bhArata se prApta nibaMdhoM kA mUlyAMkana kendrIya saMyojaka zrI jayasena jaina, sampAdaka - sanmati vANI dvArA kiyA gyaa| kama praviSTiyA~ Ane ke kAraNa mAtra eka sAMtvanA puraskAra hI ghoSita kiyA gyaa| tadanusAra pradatta nirNaya nimnAnusAra hai - vizeSa sAMtvanA puraskAra - zrI pravINakumAra jaina, bI.I. (dvitIya varSa), 120 jaina sTrITa, periyA korATaI vila, kilanamaMDI posTa, vandAvAsI tAlukA, TI.vI. halAla DisTrikTa, tamilanADa-604501. ukta ghoSita pratiyogiyoM ko 8 julAI 2001 ko azoka vihAra pheja-1, dillI meM puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha Ayojita kara puraskRta kiyA jaayegaa| sAtha hI una samasta pratiyogiyoM ko bhI sAMtvanA puraskAra ke rUpa meM kucha upayogI sAhitya preSita kiyA jAyegA jinhoMne isa pratiyogitA meM bhAga lekara nirdhArita samayAvadhi meM apane nibaMdha prAMtIya saMyojakoM ko preSita kiye haiN| kevala 2 prAntoM se hI nirdhArita saMkhyA meM praviSTiyA~ prApta hone ke kAraNa kendrIya stara para hone vAlI pratiyogitA nirasta kara dI gii| - DaoN. anupama jaina, mahAmaMtrI - vidvat mahAsaMgha arhat vacana, apraila 2001 107 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gatividhiyA~ vidyat mahAsaMgha puraskAroM kI ghoSaNA tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jaina vidvat mahAsaMgha kI kAryakAriNI kI baiThaka ke nirNayAnusAra varSa 2000 ke vidvat mahAsaMgha puraskAroM kI nimnavat ghoSaNA kI gaI hai - 1. sau. candArAnI smRti vidvat mahAsaMgha puraskAra (ru. 11,000/- evaM prazasti patra) - zrImatI sumana jaina, sampAdikA - RSabha dezanA, indaura ko| 2. sau. rUpAbAI vidvata mahAsaMgha puraskAra (ru. 11,000/- evaM prazasti patra) - DaoN. saMjIva sarApha, pustakAlayAdhyakSa, sAgara evaM pro. ke. ke. jaina, sahA.prAdhyApaka- rAjanIti zAstra, bInA ko saMyukta rUpa se| 3. bhagavAna RSabhadeva vidvat mahAsaMgha puraskAra (kevala nirvANa mahAmahotsava varSa hetu - paM. zivacaranalAla jaina ke saujanya se) (ru. 5,000/- evaM prazasti patra) - DaoN. ramA jaina, pUrva prAdhyApaka - hindI, chatarapura ko| puraskAra samarpaNa samAroha 8 julAI 2001 ko azazeka vihAra pheja-1, dillI meM Ayojita kiyA jaayegaa| samasta puraskRta vidvAnoM/viSiyoM ko hArdika bdhaaii| - DaoN. anupama jaina, mahAmaMtrI 26 jaina bandhuoM ko pradhAnamaMtrI dvArA jainaratna sammAna pradatta ___ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma jayaMtI varSa ke sandarbha meM 8 apraila 2001 ko mumbaI ke sammukhAnanda sarasvatI ADiToriyama meM bhArata ke pradhAnamaMtrI mAnanIya zrI aTalabihArI bAjapeyI jI ke mukhya Atithya tathA mahArASTra ke rAjyapAla zrI pI. sI. alekjenDara kI adhyakSatA meM Ayojita bhavya samAroha meM deza - videza meM racanAtmaka kArya karane vAle 26 jaina bandhuoM ko 'jaina ratna' sammAna se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| sammAnita mahAnubhAvoM meM vANIbhUSaNa paM. jJAnacandajI svataMtra (vidizA), zrImatI indu jaina (dillI), zrI basaMta ema. dozI (mumbaI), zrI ravIndra jaina saMgItakAra (mumbaI), zrI abhayakumAra kAsalIvAla (mumbaI), zrI mANakacanda jaina (kolhApura), zrI dhIraja zAha (amerikA), zrI surendra mehatA (cennaI), zrI Ara. sI. bAphanA (jalagA~va) ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN| zrImatI AnandamatI jaina smRti pAramArthika nyAsa kA gaThana prasiddha samAjasevI evaM deva - zAstra - guru ke ananya bhakta zrI anilakumAra jaina 'kAgajI' kI pUjya mAtezvarI 83 varSIya zrImatI AnandamatI jaina kA atyanta zAMta evaM dhArmika pariNAmoM ke madhya zukravAra di. 11 maI 2001 ko madhyAnha 1 baje dillI meM nidhana ho gyaa| svargIya zrI sulekacanda jaina (chaparaulI vAle) kI dharmapatnI zrImatI jaina atyanta dhArmika pariNAmoM vAlI sahRdaya mahilA thiiN| ApakI smRti meM putra zrI anilakumArajI jaina 'kAgajI evaM putravadhU zrImatI anitA jaina ne ru. 1,00,000.00 ke prArambhika aMzadAna se zrImatI AnandamatI jaina smRti pAramArthika nyAsa (ceriTebala TrasTa) ke gaThana kI ghoSaNA kI hai| isa nyAsa ke mAdhyama se garIba evaM nirdhana mahilAoM ko Arthika sahayoga evaM nirdhana kintu medhAvI chAtroM ko chAtravRttiyA~ pradAna kI jaayeNgii| isake sAtha hI sAmAjika utthAna ke anya kArya bhI sampanna hoNge| samaya - 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