Astha ki aur Badhte Kadam

Author(s): Purushottam Jain, Ravindar Jain
Publisher: 26th Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Shatabdi Sanyojika Samiti
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009994/1

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama - - paramo arihaMtApa para pAnI mildANaM gAno AyariyANa nnmoddittjjhaaygaann| ENNamolAe saccasAhaNa / PARENopaca manohArI satapAta gaayaa| manalyamaMca saTosi paThama hudA maMgala // lekhaka : purUSottama jaina sampAdaka : ravindra jaina prakAzaka : 26vI mahAvIra janma kalyANaka saMyojikA samiti, paMjAba mahAvIra sTrITa. purAnA basa sTaiDa. mAlerakoTalA - 148 023 (paMjAba)

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samarpaNa jaba yaha graMtha prakAzita ho rahA thA isI bIca 20 jUna 2002 ko mere pUjya pitA zrI svarUpa canda jaina jI kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| pustaka meM maiMne unakA varNana jIvita avasthA meM kiyA hai| so vijJa pAThaka ise smjheNge| maiM yaha graMtha apane pUjnIya pitA zrI svarUpa canda jaina jI ko samarpita karatA huuN| jinakI kRpA se maiM dharma, samAja va parivAra se isa rUpa meM samAja ke sAmane huuN| zubha ciMtaka maMDI gobindgddh'|

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svakathana jIvana meM kucha pala aise Ate hai jaba manuSya ko apane jIvana kA mulyAMkana karane ke lie socanA par3atA hai| yahI soca manuSya ko apane jIvana anubhava saMsAra ke sAmane prastuta karane kA suavasara pradAna karatI hai| AsthA ke nae AyAma prakaTa karatI hai jo nara ko nArAyaNa banAtI hai| merA jIvana AsthA kA saphara hai| AsthA kA yaha saphara jIvana ko hara kSetra meM prabhAvita karatA hai| maiMne apane isa saphaH ko vibhinna rUpoM meM prastuta karane kI ceSTA kI hai| merA mAnanA hai ki AsthA hI jIvana hai, zraddhA hai, deva, gurU va dharma kA svarUpa hai| AsthA jI samyaktva hai| AsthA ke mAdhyama se arhata avasthA prApta kI jA sakatI hai| AsthA se gurU ke caraNoM meM zAstroM kA jJAna prApta hotA hai| AsthA se tIrtha yAtrA kI jAe to vyakti ko yAtrA kA phala milatA hai| AsthA se baMdhe maiM aura merA dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina eka dUsare ke prati samarpita bhAva se jIvana vyatIta kara rahe haiN| AsthA hI hai jo jIvana ke hara kSetra meM nae AyAma kholatI hai| merI AsthA kI yAtrA meM mujhe deva, gurU va dharma kI sevA karane kA avasara milA hai| prastuta pustaka isI AsthA kI kahAnI hai| isa meM maiMne apane kie saMsthA nirmANa, sAhitya va tIrtha yAtrAoM kA varNana saMkSipta va AsthA pUrvaka varNana kiyA hai| isa AsthA ke saphara ne paMjAbI jaina sAhitya ke anuvAda ko janma diyaa| svatantra hindI-paMjAbI jaina sAhitya lekhana va sampAdana ko janma diyaa| AcArya, upAdha yAya, sAdhu, sAdhvI ke darzana kie| unase jJAna prApta kiyaa| anekoM zrAvakoM se dharma pracAra kI preraNA milii| yaha AsthA kA saphara hI thA jisa ne mujhe jaina

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tIrtha yAtrA ke lie preraNA dii| ina tIrtha yAtrAoM se itihAsa, purAtattva kA jJAna to prApta huA hI, sAtha meM dharma ke prati zraddhA meM bar3hottarI bhI huii| AsthA ke kAraNa dharma tatva ko samajhA / ahiMsA, anekAMta va aparigraha kA pATha pddh'aa| isa AsthA ke saphara ko maiMne jisa prakAra taya kiyA hai usakA varNana maiMne saMkSipta meM likhane kI ceSTA kI hai| jahAM taka saMsthAoM kA saMbaMdha hai inakA nirmANa va inase jur3anA donoM merI AsthA ke pramukha aMga rahe haiN| saMsthAeM dharma pracAra meM pramukha sthAna rakhatI haiN| saMsthAoM ke mAdhyama se hI apane sAhitya kA pracAra karanA sarala hotA hai / ArzIvAda : maiM zurU se hI ina ghaTanAoM ko apanI DAyarI meM likhatA rahA huuN| merI ina DAyarIyoM kA sampAdana mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina, mAlerakoTalA ne kiyA hai / yaha merA samarpita ziSya hai / isa nAte maiM apane dharmabhrAtA ko ArzIvAda denA apanA kartavya samajhatA huuN| ina DAyarIyoM kA zrama se sampAdana karate hue isane mere vicAroM ko jyoM kA tyoM prastuta kiyA hai| maiM punaH apane ziSya ko apane rizte anusAra ArzIvAda detA huA isake ujjavala bhaviSya kI kAmanA karatA huuN| merA dharma bhrAtA pichale 34 varSoM se mere dharma pracAra kI yAtrA, lekhana, sampAdana meM sahAyaka banA hai / maiM AzA karatA hUM ki bhaviSya meM bhI yaha mere prati samarpita bhAva meM raha kara apanA dharma kartavya pAlana karatA rhegaa| aisA sahaja samarpita jIvana AsthA se hI prApta hotA hai 1 prastuta pustaka kA nAma maiMne AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama rakhA hai / yaha kRti AsthA kI kahAnI hai| maiM

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jaisA hUM use usI DhaMga se prastuta karane kI ceSTA maiMne kI hai| isa kRti meM maiMne una mahAnubhAvoM kA varNana kiyA hai jinase mujhe apane AsthA ke saphara ko jArI rakhane meM sahAyatA milI hai| AzA hai ki vidvata varga isa kRti ko sAhitya jagata meM sthAna dekara apanA ArzIvAda degA aura isa kRti kI kamIyoM kI ora dhyAna nahIM degaa| maiM punaH isa graMtha ke sampAdaka zrI ravindra jaina kA AbhAra prakaTa karatA huA pAThakoM apanA yaha graMtha bheMTa karatA maNDI gobindagar3ha 31-03-2003 zubha ciMtaka 920

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sampAdakIya AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama eka aisI kAlajayI kRti hai jisa meM mere dharmabhrAtA, svanAmadhanya, zramaNopAsaka zrI purUSottama jaina maMDI gobindagar3ha ne dharma ke prati AsthA ke vibhinna AyAmoM kA sundara va sarala bhASA meM citraNa kiyA hai / merA yaha parama saubhAgya hai ki mujhe zrI purUSottama jaina jI kI DAyarIyoM kA sampAdana karane kA zubha avasara milA / isa ke lie maiM apane dharmabhrAtA kA RNI hUM ! prastuta kRti dharma ke prati AsthA kA aisA guladastA hai jisa meM jaina dharma ke itihAsa, paramparA, prasiddha AcArya, sAdhu, sAdh vIyoM se bheMTa, paMjAbI vidvAnoM se bheMTa, sasmaraNa va tIrtha yAtrAoM kA sundara bhASA meM varNana kiyA hai| vaise ye DAyarIyAM kisI sampAdana kI . mohatAja nahIM, para apane dharmabhrAtA kI AjJA ko zirodhArya karate hue maiMne apane kartavya ko yathA zakti nibhAne kA prayatna kiyA hai / prastuta kRti ko maiM apane dharmabhrAtA zrI purUSottama jaina jI bheMTa karate ' hue mujhe hArdika prasannatA kI anubhUti ho rahI hai| isa kRti ke prakAzana meM zrI caraNajIta siMha, omegA kampayUTara, sAmane prema latA hAspITala, mAlerakoTalA kA hRdaya se AbhArI hUM ki unhoMne kaThora zrama kA paricaya dete hue mujhe sahayoga diyA / isa kRti meM jo bhI pAThakoM ko truTi najara Ae usake lie sampAdaka hone ke nAte maiM kSamA yAcanA karatA huuN| maiM isa kRti ke prakAzana ke lie 26vIM mahAvIra janma kalyANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAba kA bhI AbhAra prakaTa karatA hUM jinhoMne isa kRti ko prakAzita karake pAThakoM se mere dharma bhrAtA ko rU-ba-rU hone kA avasara pradAna kiyA / samarpaNa divasa 31-03-2003 zubha cintaka ravindra jaina

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa - 1 mAnava jIvana ke cAra durlabha aMga saMsAra kA artha hai - janma maraNa kI prmpraa| janma se buDhApe taka kI yAtrA kA nAma jIvana hai| janma jIvana kA prArambha hai, aMta nhiiN| isa janma se pahale kitane janma hue, koI nahIM jAnatA bhaviSya meM kitane janma hoMge, isa bAta ko savarDa paramAtmA hI jAnate haiN| jIvAtmA karma baMdhana meM phaMsI anaMtakAla se janma-maraNa kI paramparA meM cakkara kATa rahI hai| kaMba janma maraNa kI karma paramparA kA aMta hogA, kaba jIvAtmA apane vizuddha svarUpa siddha avasthA ko prApta karegI, yaha kathana sarvajJa arihaMtoM ke atirikta koI nahIM jAnatA hai| yaha AtmakoM se baMdhA hai| jIva kamoM kA kartA bhogatA hai| duHkha-sukha, svarga-naraka saba kA kAraNa jIva ke pUrva kRtya karma haiN| jIvana kI yAtrA karma kI yAtrA hai| prAcIna kAla se hI manuSya ke mana meM duHkha-sukha kA kAraNa jAnane kI icchA balavatI rahI hai| vibhinna dharma ke mahApurUSoM ne prAcIna kAla se hI janma, maraNa, AtmA, paramAtmA, jIva, ajIva ke saMbaMdha meM apanA ciMtana pradAna kiyA hai yaha ciMtana hI jagata kI utpati kA kAraNa banA hai| koI bhI ciMtana taba taka satya nahIM hotA, jaba taka use anubhava kI kasauTI para parakhA na jaae| yaha ciMtana jaba kharA utaratA hai, taba yahI zAzvata satya kahalAtA hai| ciMtana ko anubhavI bhUmikA se gujaranA par3atA hai| jaba hama kisI satya ko hara pakSa se parakhate haiM : tava vaha bAta Atma jJAna bana jAtI hai| mere pAsa svayaM ko parakhane kI

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kasauTI jaina dharma kA darzana hai, jise bhagavAna RSabhadeva se bhagavAna mahAvIra taka kI tIrthakara paramparA ne saMsAra ke sAmane prastuta kiyaa| yaha jJAna tIrthakaroM ne lamce tapa ke mAra yama se prApta kiyaa| jaina darzana ne satya kI pahacAna kA mArga anekAMtavAda kA siddhAMta hai| jaina dharma kabhI ekAMta satya yA satyAMza ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| jaina dharma meM kadAgraha ke lie koI sthAna nahIM hai| anekAMtavAda kahatA hai ki maiM jo kahatA hUM, vaha hI satya nahIM, balki jo saca hai vaha merA hai satya kI yAtrA jJAna kI yAtrA hai| ahiMsA, sayaMma tapa kI yAtrA hai| yaha jJAna arihaMta paramAtmA ne saMsAra ke jIva ko bAMTA hai| tIthaMkara paramparA kA jJAna do zabdoM meM pUrA ho jAtA hai 1. jIva 2. ajiiv| sArA jaina tatva sAhitya ina do zabdoM kI vyAkhyA meM samA jAtA hai| jIva ghara prakAra ke hote haiN| 1. deva 2. manuSya 3. tithaMca 4. nArakI jIva kI aneka jAtIyoM - bheda upabheda zAstroM meM upalabdha hote haiN| jIva kA artha khAlI zarIradhArI jIva nahIM, usakA vizuddha artha te. AtmA hai| jo vyakti arihaMtoM ke mArga para calatA hai vaha siddha mArga (mukta avasthA) ko prApta kara letA hai| arihaMtoM ke mArga para cala arihaMta avasthA prApta kI jA sakatI hai| arhata hai. siddha paramAtmA banatA hai karma baMdhana ko mukta ho janma maraNa kI paramparA ko samApta karatA hai| isI paramparA tathaMkara paramparA ke aMtima tIrthakara zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jIva ke kalyANa ke lie zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra ke adhyayana ko dharma ke cAra durlabha aMgoM kI vyAkhyA kI hai jo isa prakAra hai :

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 1. mAnava janma 2. sarvajJoM dvArA kathita satya dharma kA zravaNa 3. satya dharma para AsthA 4. usa Arya dharma para siddhAMta ke anusAra clnaa| 1. mAnava janma : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dharma kA prathama aMga kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahate haiM "vibhinna prakAra ke kamoM kA upArjana karake, vibhinna gotra vAlI jAtiyoM me utpanna ho kara, pRthaka pRthaka rUpa meM pratyeka saMsArI jIva samasta vizva meM vyApta ho jAtA hai arthAta janma letA hai|" "jIva apane apane kRta anusAra kabhI devarUpa meM, kabhI isa loka meM, kabhI naraka meM, kabhI asurakAya meM janma letA hai|" "yaha jIva kabhI kSatriya hotA hai, kabhI caNDAla, kabhI varNasaMkara hotA hai, kabhI kITa pataMga aura kabhI kunthu aura kabhI cIMTI hotA hai|" "jisa prakAra kSatriya loga samasta bhoga upabhoga karane para bhI kabhI virakti ko prApta nahIM hote, usI prakAra kamoM se dUSita jIva anAdi kAla se Avarta svarUpa yoniyoM se mukta nahIM hote|" ( "kamoM ke saMga dUkhita aura atyanta vedanA se prakaTa jIva yoniyoM me duHkha uThAte haiN|" "kAlacakra se kabhI kamoM kA kSaya ho jAne para yaha jIva Atma zuddhi prApta karate haiM arthAt usa ke pazcAta manuSyatA prApta hotI hai|" "loka meM vAlAgra mAtra aisA pradeza nahIM, jahAM isa jIva kA janma maraNa na huaa|"

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 2.dharma zravaNa : "manuSyatva prApta karanA kaThina hai| yaha janma prApta ho bhI jAe to satya dharma kI prApti durlabha hai| bhagavAn phuramAte haiN| "manuSya janma prApta kara bhI dharma pAlana ke lie yogya paristhitiyAM durlabha haiM ina meM Arya kSetra parama durlabha hai| manuSya kA janma hI jIvana kA sAra nahIM, dharma pAlana ke lie sacce deva (arihaMta , siddha) gurU va dharma kA zaraNa kaThina hai|" isalie prabhu mahAvIra Age pharamAte haiM : "manuSya deha pA lene para bhI dharma kA zravaNa (sunanA) parama durlabha hai jise suna kara jIva tapa, kSamA aura ahiMsA ko aMgikAra karatA hai|" "isa kA artha yaha hai ki dharma kA sunanA parama durlabha hai vaha Arya deza kI prApti kA saMpUrNa aMgoM kI prApti se saMbhava hai|" sunane ko prabhu nahAvIra ne "jIvana kA dUsarA aMga svIkAra kiyA hai| kyoMki agara Arya kSetra meM manuSya kA janma bhI ho jAtA hai to koI viralA hI dharma suna pAtA hai| dharma zravaNa kA bahuta mahattva hai yaha mithyAtva (ajJAna) ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karatA hai| zraddhA rUpa jyoti kA prakAzaka hai, jIva AjIva meM bheda kA vivecaka hai, puNya aura pApa kA mArga darzaka hai| aise zruta cAritra rUpa dharma kA zravaNa bar3e puNya se nilatA hai| yaha zravaNa dharma hai jise suna kara jIva tapa, kSamA aura ahiMsA ko svIkAra karatA hai| yaha amRtapAna ke sAmAna, ekAntahita vidhAyaka aura hRdaya meM AnaMda dene vAlA hai| yaha amRta kalaza meM jJAna tatva, SaTa dravya, ATha karma, dasa dharma, pAMca mahAvrata va pAMca aNuvrata se jJAna prApta hotA hai|

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 3. zrRddhA : . tIsare durlabha tatva ke rUpa meM prabhu mahAvIra ne zraddhA ko mahAna mAnA hai| vaha kahate haiM : "kadAcita (kabhI) dharma kA zravaNa bhI ho jAe to usa para zraddhA honA parama durlabha hai, kyoMki bahuta se loga naiyAyika mArga (ratnatraya) ko chor3akara bhI usa se patha bhraSTa ho jAte haiN| isakA artha yaha hai ki dharma ko sunanA hI kAphI nahIM, dharma para zraddhA AnA bahuta kaThina hai| kaI loga dharma suna kara bhI saMzaya rakhate haiN| isI taraha kaI loga dharma ko suna kara kucha samaya ke lie jAgRta hote haiM para mithyAtva ke jahara ke kAraNa usI ajJAna avasthA meM par3a jAte haiM jahAM se vaha nikale the| isa lie vyakti ko tIna ratna (samyak jJAna, samyak darzana va samyak caritra) ko dhAraNa kara jIvana vyatIta karanA cAhie, nahIM to aise hajAroM udAharaNa par3e hai, jo mithyAtva ke kAraNa yA dharma ke prati zraddhA ke AbhAva se itihAsa se miTa gye| jaina itihAsa meM jaina siddhAMta para azraddhA karane vAle ko ninhava kahA jAtA hai| jo saMyamI hokara bhI bhaTake una ninhavoM meM 6 pramukha nAma haiM : 1. jamAli 2. tiSyagupta 3. ASAr3habhUti 4. azvamitra 5. gaMgAcArya 6. rohagupta 7. gossttmaahil| yaha loga dharma ko jAnakara bhI saMzaya meM phaMsa gye| isI kAraNa yaha mithyAtvI (ajJAnI) khlaae| jaina itihAsa meM samyaktva se mokSa kA kAraNa mAnA gayA hai| samyaktva ke lie sacce deva (arihaMta-siddha) gurU va dharma kA svarUpa jAnakara una para saccI zraddhA AnA parama Avazyaka hai| samyaktvI hamezA prakAza meM rahatA hai mithyAtvI aMdherA meM jItA va maratA hai| mithyAtvI apanA loka-paraloka mithyAtva ke kAraNa vigar3AtA 5

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hai / AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 4. vIrya : prabhu mahAvIra ne dharma para calane ke lie jo aMtima siddhAMta phuramAyA hai usI kA nAma saMyama ke prati vIrya ( zakti ) hai vaha phuramAte haiM : "dharma zravaNa (zruti aura zraddhA prApta) karake bhI saMyama meM vIrya (zakti) lagAnA dularbha hai / vahuta se vyakti saMyama meM abhivyakti rakhate hue bhI samyaktva grahaNa nahIM kara pAte" kaI loga dharma ke tInoM aMga prApta hone para bhI saMyama ke prati rUci nahIM rkhte| usa ke kAraNa mithyAtva ke udaya te vaha saMyama grahaNa nahIM kara skte| unheM amRta bhI jahara lagatA hai| vaha loga sAdhu ko asAdhu samajhate haiM, dharma ko adharma samajhate haiN| puNya ko pApa samajhate haiN| aise loga jIvana ne satya dharma ko nahIM pA sakate / sArI Ayu midhyAtva ke aMdhakAra meM bhaTakate rahate haiN| inhIM kAraNoM ke kAraNa prabhu mahAvIra ko inhI tatvoM ko parama durlabha batAnA pdd'aa| isa meM yaha bAta bhI siddha hotI hai ki jIvana meM rASTra, dharma, kula, saMyama kA kitanA mahattva hai saMsAra meM kaI deza aise haiM jahAM sabhya samAja nahIM, dharma nahIM, parivAra nahIM / mAtra paramparAeM haiN| 2 jIvana meM tri-ratna kA mahattva samyakdarzana : samyakdarzana ke prabhAva se bhAvanAoM meM jo nirmalatA AtI hai aura saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM se jo vairAgya utpanna hotA hai, usase vyakti gRhasthI meM rahakara bhI 6 d

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- - -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama usI prakAra achUtA rahatA hai, jisa prakAra kamala jala se, vezyA apane grAhakoM se aura sonA kIcar3a se| cakravartI samrATa bharata apane mahAmAtya se kahate haiM "maiM dhana ko tinake ke samAna ginatA hUM, maiM use nahIM letaa| maiM to kevala akAraNa prema kA bhUkhA hUM aura isI se tumhAre mahala meM huuN"| eka hI kriyA kA phala milegA usameM buniyAdI antara hogA kyoMki usa kriyA kI karttavyatA yA akarttavyatA ko samyakdRSTi vyavahAra se svIkAra karatA hai jabaki mithyAdRSTi use siddhAMta se bhI svIkAra nahIM krtaa| samyakdarzana eka aSTAMga anubhUti hai| isa anubhUti ke phalasvarUpa samyakdRSTi jIva jina vacana meM zaMkA nahIM karatA, saMsArika sukhoM kI AkAMkSA nahIM rakhatA, sAdhuoM ke malina zarIra Adi ko dekhakara ghRNA nahIM karatA, kumArga aura kumArgasthoM se lagAva nahIM rakhatA, apane guNoM aura dUsare ke durguNoM kI avyakta rahane dekara apane dharma ko nindA se bacAtA hai, vAsanAoM Adi ke kAraNa apane dharma se vicalita hone vAle ko sthira karatA hai, saha-dharmiyoM se usI prakAra prema karatA hai jisa prakAra gAya bachar3e se karatI hai, aura vibhinna prakAra ke AyojanoM se jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA karatA hai| ina ATha meM se eka bhI aMga kI nyUntA hone para samyakadarzana usI prakAra prabhAvahIna hotA hai jisa prakAra eka bhI akSara kI nyUnatA se koI mantra viSa kI vedanA ke nivAraNa meM asamartha rahatA hai| samyakdRSTi ke laukika vyavahAra meM parIkSA pradhAnatA svayaM A jAtI hai| nadI, samudra Adi meM snAna, bAlU, patthara Adi kA Dhera lagAnA, parvata se kUda par3anA, agni meM jala maranA Adi jo vivekahIna kriyAeM dhArmika kriyAoM ke rUpa meM pracalita ho unheM vaha kadApi nahIM krtaa|

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samyakadRSTi jIva varadAna athavA kisI sukha suvidhA kI AkAMkSA se deva - deviyoM kI upAsanA nahIM karatA kyoMki ve rAga dveSa se atIta nahIM hote / Arambha, parigraha, hiMsA Adi meM par3akara saMsArika cakra meM ulajhe tathAkathita sAdhuoM ko mAnyatA nahIM detA / nirabhimAnI avazya hotA hai apane jJAna, Adara, sammAna, kula, jAti, vala, Rddhi, tapa aura zarIra kI kitanI bhI zreSThatA rahe, vaha namra hI rahatA hai kyoMki vaha anubhava karatA hai ki abhimAna meM Akara jo vyakti anya dharmAvalaMbiyoM kA tiraskAra karatA hai, vaha apane hI dharma kA ullaMghana karatA hai| samyakdarzana jIva kI Antarika aura bAhya kriyAoM meM eka aisA mor3a lAtA hai ki vaha Atma - bAhya padArthoM se itanA nirlipta ho jAtA hai ki caritra ke lezamAtra na rahate hue bhI vaha mokSamArgI mAnA jAtA hai jabaki Atma-vAhya padArthoM meM lipta hone vAlA sAdhu bhI apane sampUrNa cAritra ke rahate hue bhI mokSamAgI nahIM mAnA jA sakatA / isa vivecana se spaSTa hai ki samayakdarzana apane Antarika aura bAhya donoM rUpoM meM jIvana mUlyoM ko pratyakSa poSaNa detA hai| kahA to yaha bhI jA sakatA hai ki vaha inakA udgama hI hai| jJAna aura caritra tabhI samyak hote haiM java ve samyakdarzana pUrvaka hoN| isakA artha yaha huA ki janasAdhAraNa ke bhI vyavahAra meM mUlyoM kA samAveza samyakdarzana ke sadbhAva se hI sambhava hai| samyagdarzana se jina manobhAvoM aura vAhya vyavahAra kI niSpati hotI hai, ve sabhI kisI bhI sambhrAnta nAgarika ke lie Adarza hone cAhie / anya sampUrNa jaina sAhitya kI hI bhAMti samyakdarzana ko vahI sthAna prApta hai jo zarIra meM AtmA kA 8

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai| isakA pRthak varNana yA ullekha sarvatra na bhI huA ho para isake amRta se hI jaina sAhitya kA rasAyana siddha huA hai| samyakUjJAna : jo vastu jaisI hai usakA usI rUpa meM aisA jJAna samyakjJAna hai jo na kama ho na atirikta, na viparIta ho na sNdigdh| jaina nyAya meM pramANa kI paribhASA hI samyajJAna ke rUpa meM dI gayI hai| jJAna kA viSaya. vastutaH kevala mAtra svAtmA hI hai, jise apane AtmA kA jJAna hai use tInoM loMkoM ke tInoM kAloM ke sabhI dravyoM ke pratyeka guNa aura pratyeka paryAya kA jJAna hotA hai| isa gUr3ha kintu tarkasaMgata vyAkhyA kA eka vyavAhArika pakSa bhI hai| Atma-dravya svabhAva se itanA nirmala hai ki jaba vaha pUrNatayA niSkarSa ho jAtA hai tava usameM tInoM lokoM kA kaNa kaNa darpaNavat pratibimbata hone lagatA hai| yaha pratibimbana hI jJAna kI vyApakatA kA sUcaka hai, anyathA vaha itanA Atma-kenadrata hai ki eka jJAnavAn, svAtmA ke atirikta kucha nahIM hai yaha kaha kara bhI yathArtha raha sakatA hai| samyakajJAnI kA vyavahAra bhI samyak hI hotA hai| cAhe usameM Alokika yA atirikta tatva na hoN| samyajJAna cUMki samyakdarzana pUrvaka hI hotA hai ataH eka samyajJAnI utkRSTa koTi kA vivekazIla hotA hai| viveka hI vaha vastu hai jo usake vyavahAra ko samyak aura asAdhAraNa vanAtI hai kisI bhI kriyA kI kartavyatA yA akartavyatA kA nirdhAraNa isI viveka yA bheda-vijJAna ke dvArA hotA hai| khare aura khoTe meM antara bhI viveka se hI saMbhava hai| karoDoM varSa tapa karake bhI jo saphalatA na mila sake vaha eka jJAnI purUSa apane vivekapUrNa prayoga se kSaNa bhara meM prApta kara sakatA hai| sAMsArika vyavahAra meM samAna rUpa se ulajhA eka mithyAjJAnI

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ananta kAla taka janma-janmAMtara meM bhaTakatA rahegA, jabaki eka samyakjJAnI yathAzIghra mukta hogA kyoMki vaha nirantara anubhava karatA hai ki use jo bhI ucita-anucita karanA par3a sakatA hai vaha usake pUrvopArjita kamoM kA pratiphala hai anyathA vaha isa sabase svabhAvataH atIta hI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki viSama paristhitiyoM meM eka mithyAjJAnI vedanA, krodha Adi kI anubhUti karatA hai javaki samyakdRSTi taTastha aura nirvikAra banA rahatA hai| jJAna mahAphala kA yahI to hai ki viSama paristhiyoM meM bhI yA prANI aisI ceSTAeM aura vicAra na kareM jinase na karma baMdhe aura use ananta janmoM meM bhaTakanA pdd'e| samyakucAritra : svarUpa ke zraddhAna se bAhya vastuoM se moha TUTatA hai, svarUpa ke jJAna se vAhya vastuoM kI anAvazyakatA nizicata hotI hai, aura isIlie para rUpa ke prati svarUpa kA rAgadveSa chUTatA hai| rAgadveSa kA yaha chUTanA hI samyakcAritra hai rAga aura dveSa donoM hI zabda sApekSa zabda hai kyoMki saMsAra kI sabhI vastuoM se rAga hI rAga saMbhava nahIM aura dveSa hI dveSa bhI saMbhava nhiiN| kahA jA sakatA hai ki jina vastuoM se dveSa na hokara madhyasthatA ho sakatI hai, ataH rAga ko dveSa kI bhAMti tyAjya nahIM ThaharAyA jAnA caahie| uttara hogA ki dveSa kI bhAMti rAga bhI eka vikAra yA vaibhAvika pariNati haiM kyoMki usake kAraNa bhI dRSTi svarUpa se haTakara para rUpa para jA TikatI hai| rAga aura dveSa hI samAna rUpa se, svarUpa meM para rUpa ke kartRtva kA yA para rUpa meM svarUpa ke kartRvya kA Aropa karate haiN| AtmA kevala jJAtA aura dRSTA hI hai, aura yadi kartA hai bhI va sarvathA apanA hI para kA kadApi nhiiN| yaha siddhAMta 10

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hI rAga aura dveSa ko eka hI zreNi meM lAtA hai / isa siddhAMta para dRr3ha rahatA koI vyakti dayA, dAna paropakAra Adi puNya kArya kara sakegA yA nahIM yaha prazna svabhAvika hai / uttara hogA ki yadyapi nizcaya cAritra ke arntagata AtmA kI jo Alaukika avasthA hotI hai usameM puNya kAryoM kA, pApa kAryoM kI bhAMti, vikalpa hI nahIM uThatA tathApi vyavahAra ke arntagata pApa se nivRti aura puNya meM pravRti kA hI vidhAna hai| pApa arthAt hiMsA Adi azubha se nivRti aura puNya arthAt dayA Adi zubha meM pravRti, ye donoM hI aise sAdhana hai jinakA sAdhya hai zuddha arthAt dharma isakA tAtparya yaha huA ki vyavahAra cAritra yadi sAdhana haiM to nizcaya cAritra usakA sAdhya hai| samyak cAritra ke nizcaya aura vyavahAra ke rUpa meM do bheda kiye jAne se yaha pratiphala hotA hai ki sabhI prakAra kI cAritrika kriyAoM ke do do rUpa hote haiM / samyagdarzana pUrvaka hone vAlI kisI bhI kriyA ke dRzya rUpa ko vyavahAra cAritra aura usa kriyA se hone vAlI AtmAnubhUti ko nizcaya cAritra kahA jA sakatA hai isase spaSTa hai ki cAritra ke vyavahArika pakSa arthAt dayA, dAna, paropakAra Adi vikalpa tabhI hotA hai jaba taka AtmAnubhUti rUpa nizcaya cAritra apanI pUrNatA prApta nahIM kara letA / cAritra zabda, vizeSatayA jainAcAra meM itanA vyApaka hai ki isakA prayoga vibhinna avasaroM para aura vibhinna upekSAoM se kiyA gayA hai / uttama kSamA, mRdutA taralatA, alobha, satya, aloma, saMyama, tapa, tyAga, AkiMcaNya, aura brahmacarya, nAmaka dasa moM ko cAritra kahA jA sakatA hai, tathApi sAmAyika Adi ke rUpa meM pAMca prakAra ke cAritra ke bhI vidhAna hai kyoMki vaha mokSa prApti meM sAkSAt kAraNa hai| ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha meM pravRtti samyakcAritra hai / isake do 11 132

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bheda haiM : sAdhu aura upaask| sAdhu ina pAMcoM ko mahAvratoM ke rUpa meM grahaNa karatA hai javaki upAsaka ke vratoM ko aNuvrata kahA jAtA hai| merA saubhAgya . prabhu mahAvIra kI kRpA se merA janma jisa parivAra meM huA vahAM dharma ke cAroM dularbha aMga prApta the| sarvaprathama mujhe dharma kA dularbha aMga manuSya janna milaa| saMsAra meM jisa janma ko deva taka tarasate haiN| saMsAra meM vaise to 84 lAkha yoniyAM mAnI jAtI haiM para sarva zreSTa yoni manuSya kI mAnI jAtI hai| jaina dharma meM cAra yoniyAM pramukha mAnI jAtI haiM : 1. manuSya 2. pazu 3. naraka 4. deva isI yoni meM manuSya cAhe to AtmA se paramAtmA taka kI yAtrA zurU kara sakatA hai agara azubha karmodaya ho to naraka kA dvAra khola sakatA hai| agara zubha karma kare to deva bana sakatA hai azubha karma kare to daanv| isI yoni meM manuSya dharma ke cAra aMga dAna, zIla, tapa va bhAvanA kA pAlana kara sakatA hai, agara nIce gire to vAsanA, icchAoM va tRSNAoM kA kIr3A banakara bhaTaka sakatA hai| yaha manuSya zreSTha yoni hai jise deva, devIyAM namaskAra karate haiM isa bhava meM hI manuSya mahAvrata, samiti, gupti, kA pAlana kara muni vana sakatA hai| cAhe saMsAra meM rahakara dharma pAlana kara sakatA hai| hamAre sAmane zrAvaka AnaMda jaise dasoM zrAvakoM kA varNana hai jinheM saMsAra kI hara vastu sukha upalabdha thI jinhone prabhu mahAvIra se zrajJavaka ke aNuvrata dhAraNa kie aura deva loka ko prApta kiyaa| prabhu nahAvIra ne spaSTa udaghoSa zrI dAbeM 12

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAlika sUtra meM prathama adhyayana meM kiyA / dharma utakRSTa maMgala hai, dharma vahI hai, jisa lakSaNa kA ahiMsA, saMyama va tapa hai| aise dharma kA jo pAlana karate haiM, unheM devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiN| mujhe niroga zarIra va indrIyAM milI haiN| sunane, samajhane va dekhane kI zakti milI hai / isa jIvana ke pramukha cAra durlabha aMga prApta hue hai| vaise yaha kahA jAtA hai ki svAsthya zarIra meM hI zuddha dharma ThaharatA hai | 'mujhe vItarAga arihaMtoM, tIrthakaroM dvArA kathita dharma sunane ko milA hai aisA dharma sunanA pichale janmoM ke zubha karma kA suphala hai|' nahIM to vyakti kA mana dharma ke prati AkarSita nahIM hotaa| Aja jaba maiM yaha zabda likha rahA hUM to jIvana kI AdhI sadI se jyAdA kA saphara taya kara cukA huuN| maiM vibhinna AcAryoM, upAdhyAyoM, sAdhuoM, sAdhvIoM va anya zAstrIya padavI dhArI jaina saMtoM ko milA hai| sabhI kA ArzIvAda va sahayoga mujhe prApta huA hai| sabhI ke pravacana maine sune hai aura isa natIje para pahuMcA hUM ki prabhu vItarAga kI vAta kA kathana jo bhI karegA svayaM vItarAga ho jaaegaa| prabhu kI vANI amRtamaya hai / isa meM deza, kAla, Ayu, liMga, jAta-pAta, chuAchUta kA bheda nahIM haiM / prabhu jahAM pravacana karate haiM vahAM pazu, mAnava, strI, deva va devIyAM paraspara prema se vaiThakara sunate haiM aura apanA paramparAgata vaira bhUla jAte haiM / isI lie usa sthAna ko jaina paribhASA meM 'samosaraNa' kahate haiN| samosaraNa kI mahimA anupama va akathanIya hai| prabhu ke aSTapratihArya, atizaya yahAM ghaTita hotA hai| prabhu ardha mAgadha prAkRta meM upadeza karate haiN| prabhu mahAvIra kI tIsarI durlabha vAta bhI mujhe bahuta ArkiSata karatI hai| yaha bAta bahuta hI durlabha kahI jA sakatI 13

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai, kyoMki hama dharma to kaI bAra karate haiM, dharma kI bAteM sunate haiM, aneka bAtoM ko satya bhI mAnate haiM, para hamArI ina para zrRddhA nahIM bntii| hamezA saMzaya banA rahatA hai aura zrI kRSNa ke zabdoM meM "saMzayavAna AtmA vinAza ko prApta karatI hai| yaha vinAza hI mithyAtva hai agara zrRddhA nahIM vanatI to cita bhaTakatA rahatA hai| Aja adhikAMza strI puruSoM kI hAlata aisI hai| hara eka brahmajJAnI kahalAnA cAhatA hai| hara koI kahatA hai ki usa ke pAsa aMtima parama satya hai| para maiM prabhu mahAvIra kI bhASA meM kahUM to itanA hI paryApta hai ki kucha bhI aMtima satya nahIM hai| yahAM taka janma bhI aMtima satya nahIM, maraNa bhI aMtima satya nhiiN| kyoMki isa janma se pahale hamAre kitane janma kahAM kahAM hue, koI nahIM jaantaa| yaha maraNa bhI jIvana kA aMta nhiiN| isa se pahale bhI hama hara janma meM mare haiM, mara kara punaH janmeM haiN| yahAM taka aikendrIya da nigodha avasthA meM to janmoM kI gaNanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii| naraka svarga meM dIrgha samaya taka rahe, yaha bhI kathana se bAhara hai| kitane bAra nigoda avasthA ke jIva vne| tIthaMkaroM se IlAvA koI nahIM jaantaa| ina bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakha kara hameM kevalI kathita 6 garma ke anusAra calanA caahie| usa para yathA rUpa zraddhA karanI caahie| mithyAvAdiyoM ke camatkAra dekha kara saMtulana khonA nahIM caahie| hameM samyaktva para pUrNa rUpa se zraddhA rakhate hue deva, gurU va dharma ko unake guNoM anusAra zraddhA karanI caahie| isa zraddhA se mithyAtva kA ubar3a-khAbar3a rAstA sApha ho jaaegaa| samyaktva kA sApha rAstA prazasta hogaa| jaina dharma meM samyaktva para zraddhA hI jaina dharma kI prathama pahacAna hai| aMdhere se prakAza kI ora yAtrA kA prathama kadama samyaktva hai| hamAre samyakatva kI aura zrRddhA bar3hAne meM hamAre

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- - -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vItarAga prabhu, pAMca mahAvrata dhArI sAdhu savarDa kathita dharma pramukha sahAyaka haiN| zrI kRSNa kI zraddhA kI bAta kI aura kisI kA dhyAna nhiiN| loga mahApurUSoM ke kathana ko kyoM bhUlAte haiM ? patA nahIM / saMsAra meM unheM bhaTakanA kyoM pasaMda hai ? dharma vahI parama satya hai jo samyaktva meM sahAyaka ho, samyakatva vaDhAe, vaha anya zAstroM se mile, pUjyanIya ho| 6 garma kA AdhAra zraddhA hai, prANa zrRddhA hai, AtmA zraddhA hai| zraddhA vihIna dharma adharma hai| zraddhA rahita kiyA gayA acchA kAma bhI pApa kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| zraddhA meM pramukha tatva jJAna hI hai| jJAna rahita zraddhA ko loga aMdhazraddhA kahate haiN| hameM ise aMdhere se bacAne ke lie prabhu mahAvIra ne zraddhA ko dharma ke 4 durlabha aMgoM meM sthAna diyA hai| zraddhA dharma kI mAtA hai, pitA hai, mitra hai| dharma ke isa tatva kI yAtrA ke bAda hamArI yAtrA zurU hotI hai| zraddhA ke kAraNa hI gurU kI prApti hotI hai| gurU kI zraddhA hameM 6 rma kI pahacAna karavAtI hai| isI lie navakAra maMtra meM sarva prathama arihaMta bhagavAna ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| isa ke vAda siddha paramAtmA ko| cAhie pahale siddhoM ko namaskAra karanA thaa| parantu gurU hI hameM siddha bhagavAn kA svarUpa vatalAte haiM isI kAraNa unheM pahale praNAma kiyA gayA hai| dharma kA aMtima va parama durlabha tatva hai sune dharma para clnaa| manuSya janma to karma ke anusAra mila jAtA hai| Arya deza meM janma hone ke kAraNa savarDa kathita dharma sunane ko bhI mila gayA hai| phira zubha kamoM ke udaya se dharma ke prati zraddhA bhI ho gaI hai| phira bhI usa dharma kara calanA parama durlabha hai| isa kA kAraNa mithyAtvI loga haiM, jo camatkAra ko namaskAra karate hai| samyakatva para dRr3ha rahanA bahuta muzkila hai| hajAroM sAla ke tapasvI kI eka kSaNa ke mithyAtva ke 15

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAraNa bhakti samApta ho jAtI hai| jaina itihAsa meM hajAroM sAdhaka aise Aye, jo Aye to siMha vRti kI taraha, para gae zrRMgAla kI trh| isa kI udAharaNa meM hameM pIche kucha nAma de Aye haiN| ina mithyAtvI logoM ke bhaktoM kI saMkhyA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bhaktoM se jyAdA thii| ina meM cArvAka kA, udAharaNa hamAre sAmane hai| jo kahatA thA ki "mAnava janma vAra vAra nahIM milatA, jo kuSTha khAnA-pInA hai abhI kara lo, kala ko to tuma miTTI meM mila jaaoge| phira kahAM saMsAra Agamana hogaa| Apa to dharatI meM mila jaaoge|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya 363 pAkhaNDI matoM kA varNana milatA hai| jina ko prabhu mahAvIra ne anekAMtavAda ke siddhAMta ke sAtha eka karane kA prayatna kiyaa| mahAtmA buddha ke jIvana meM 63 matoM kA varNana milatA hai| itanI dAzanika vicAradhArAoM kI sAmanA anekAMta ke siddhAMta vinA saMbhava nahIM thaa| bAkI samyaktva java mithyAtva kI ora bar3hatA hai to usa kI pUrva zraddhA kA siMhAsana DolatA pratIta hotA hai| para agara sadgurU kI saMgata nila jAe, mithyAtva samApta ho jAtA hai| saMsAra meM adhikAMza jIva mithyAtva meM phaMse haiM, unheM nikAlane ke lie hI hamAre zAstra hai| samyakatva ke Adarza : _zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM kuNDakolika zrAvaka kA varNana hai| jise eka mithyAtvI daiva ne dharma mArga se girAne ke lie AyA thaa| usane deva mAyA se usa ke putra ke sAta Tukar3e kara die| usa ke mAsa ko talA, lahU ke chIMTe maare| phira usa deva ne mAtA-pitA ko mArane kI dhamakI dii| kuNDakolika ne usa deva ko pakar3ane kI ceSTA kii| para usa ke hAtha meM khambA aayaa| mAtA ne unheM punaH dharma meM sthira kiyaa| yaha kucha samaya kA ajJAna thaa| jisa kA

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAraNa moha thaa| mAtA ke sahayoga se vaha punaH dhurma meM sthira huaa| yaha zraddhA kI kahAnIyAM haiM prabhu mahAvIra ke eka videzI sAdhaka Adraka kumAra ke jIvana meM kucha samaya ajJAna kI avasthA aaii| yahAM taka prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabha deva ke putra bhagavAna vAhuvali ne jaba yaha socA ki jisa dharatI para maiM khar3A hUM vaha dharA mere bhrAtA bharata kI hai| to mana meM ajJAna utpanna huA samyaktva va mithyAtva ke bIca siddhAMtoM kI bheda rekhA khIMcane vAle anekoM pramANoM va kathAoM se jaina graMtha bhare par3e haiN| inameM se eka prasiddha kathA 'jJAtA dharma kathAMga sUtra' meM milatI hai jo kAphI jJAnavardhaka hai| "kisI nagara meM do mitra rahate the| eka bAra vaha vana __meM ghUma rahe the| unheM mayUrI ke do aNDe prApta hue| donoM mitroM ne una aNDoM ko utthaayaa| vaha socane lage ki ina aNDoM ko garmI dene se inameM se sundara vacce prApta hoNge| donoM ghara aae| pahale mitra ne una aNDoM ko pakSIyoM ke jhuNDa meM rakha diyaa| dUsare mitra kA svabhAva pahale mitra se viparIta thaa| vaha zaMkAlu svabhAva kA thaa| vaha hara roja aNDe ko uThAtA, phira use hilA kara dekhatA ki usa meM baccA hai yA nhiiN| samaya viitaa| jisa mitra ne aNDe ko yogya garmI pahucAne ke sthAna para rakhA thA use usa kI icchA kA sundara phala milaa| usake yahAM eka sundara mayUra paidA huA jo ghara kI chata kI zobhA vnaa| mayUra AkarSaNa kA kendra bnaa| dUsarA mitra jo aNDA hilA kara dekhatA thA, usakA aNDA eka dina TUTa gyaa| isa ke avizvAsa ke kAraNa use kucha prApta nahIM huaa|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ina kathAo ko batAne ke bAda phuramAte haiM "samyakatvI pahale mitra kI bhAMti zraddhA bhAva hotA 17

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai / usa zraddhA se vaha dharma rUpI sundara lakSaNa vAloM samyaktva ko prApta karatA hai, jo mokSa va sadgati ko prApta karatA hai / isa ke viparIta mithyAtvI jIva jo zaMkA ke kAraNa nA to svayaM kucha prApta kara sakatA hai na usa kA jIvana dharma ke prati jAgarUka ho sakatA hai| aisA zraddhAhIna vyakti kI AsthA kahIM nahIM ttiktii| vaha mithyAtva ke kAraNa saMsAra samudra meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai /

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vartamAna paMjAba kI grAmINa saMskRti bhArata varSa prAcIna kAla se hI gAMvoM kA deza kahalAtA hai| Aja bhI deza kI adhikAMza janasaMkhyA gAMvoM meM rahatI hai| gAMvoM meM pramukha dhaMdhA kRSi hai| dUsare gharelU kAma kAja bhI isa kAma ke aMga haiN| jisa kSetra meM hama rahate haiM ise vedika RSiyoM ne Aryavarta deza kahate the| Aryavarta meM saptasindhU pradeza paDatA thA jisa meM sArA pAkistAna, paMjAva, hariyANA, himAcala pradeza, uttara pradeza, aphagAnistAna, rAjasthAna va kucha bhAga jammU va kazmIra kA kSetra paDatA thaa| isa meM sAta nadIyAM vahatI thii| samaya bItA sinTra deza alaga mAnA jAne lgaa| bAkI pradeza kA nAma paMcanada deza pddaa| musalamAnoM ne isI paMcanada ko paMjAva kA nAma deyaa| sin pUrathAna ko hindUstAna nAma milaa| vaidika kAla se lekara Aja taka paMcanada deza ke gAMvoM kA jIvana prAcIna kAla jaisA hai| eka najara dekhane se lagatA hai ki hajAroM varSa ke AkramaNa bhI isa sabhyatA para kucha asara nahIM DAla ske| vibhinna dhamoM, samudAyoM meM baMTe loga phira mAnisaka vRti se dhArmika haiN| Adhunika sabhyatA, jise hama pazcima kI sabhyatA kahate haiM isakA prabhAva gAMvoM meM AyA jarUra hai para gAMvoM para koI vizeSa asara nahIM chor3a skaa| prAcIna sabhyatA se gAMvoM ko ikAI mAnA jAtA hai| __ hamAre gAMva sabhyatA va saMskRti kA jIvana rakhane meM mukhya bhUmikA nibhAte haiN| inhIM kAraNoM se caudharI parivAra grAmoM meM nikSapakSa parivAra mAnA jAtA hai| isa kAraNa unheM parivAra meM Adara kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai| hamArA parivAra gAMvoM meM caudharI parivAra thaa| mere vAvA zrI nAtha lAna kI loga 19.

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bahuta kadara karate the| upane nijI mAmaloM meM ve unakI rAya lete the / hamAre purakhe va merA janma sthala : maine sunA hai ki hamAre purakhe pIche se rAmapura ( malauda) se Aye the| hamArA eka bujurga apane nanihAla kunarA aayaa| phira yahIM vasa gyaa| hama kunarA vAle kahalAne lge| yaha gAMva saMgarUra varanAlA roDa para 2 kilomITara kI dUrI para sar3aka se haTa kara hai / zaharI sabhyatA ke prabhAva se hamArA gAvaM kAphI bacA huA hai| isI gAMva meM mere bAbA zrI nAtha mala jI va dAdI durgA devI rahate the / una ke do saputroM meM mere pitA zrI svarUpa canda jaina choTe haiN| hamArA gAMva sabhyatA saMskRti va paramparAoM kA jItA jAgatA pramANa hai / gAMva mukhya mArga para hone ke kAraNa jaina sAdhuoM kA Agamana rahatA hai| loga saba dharma kA Adara karate haiN| isI kAraNa gAvoM meM mandira, gurUdvArA va DerA hai| gAMva kA vAtAvaraNa zAMta hai| bhUmi upajAu hai / saralatA ke darzana hara sthAna para haiN| isa gAMva ke pramukha merA vAvA rhe| unhoneM jIvana meM aMtima kSaNoM meM bhI isa gAMva meM vitAe / hAlAMki unakA samasta parivAra ke loga dhUrI A gae the| para unhoMne gAMva va gAMva vAsiyoM ko nahIM choDA / mere bAvA sahaja rUpa se jaina sAdhUoM kA bahuta sanmAna dete the| unheM sacce sAdhU mAnate the / unakA dikhAyA rAstA Aja bhI hamAre parivAra ke lie Adarza hai| unakA kaThina anuzAsana va pyAra donoM eka sAtha apanI saMtAna ko mile| unake saMskAra Aja bhI hamAre parivAra meM sahaja prApta hote haiM / isI saMskAra yukta parivAra meM merA janma 10 navaMbara 1646 ko mAtA lakSmI devI jaina da pitA zrI svarUpa canda jaina ke yahAM pakkI galI dhUrI (paMjAba) meM huaa| maiM apane mAtA-pitA kI tRtIya saMtAna huuN| mere se 20 -

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama baDI merI do bahaneM urmila va nirmalA haiN| hama cAra bhAI va tIna vahaneM haiN| hamArA parivAra eka pratiSThata parivAra hai| isakA vyApAra kSetra meM apanA prasiddha sthAna hai / mere bAbA dIrghAyu the| vaha dAnI va paraupakArI the| unhoMne apanA eka mAtra ghara bhI eka bhAI ko dAna kara diyA / una kA caritra unakA itanA nirmala thA ki unhoMne samasta jIvana zuddha zAkAhAra ko dhyAna meM rkhaa| unhoMne anekoM grAmINoM kA mAMsa va zarAba kA parityAga karavAyA / zarAba se napharata : ve zarAba se behada napharata karate the / isI kAraNa se unakI saMtAna isa burAI se bacI rahI / "eka bAra unako coTa lagI to logoM ne kahA jakhma para zarAba lgaao| jakhma ThIka ho jAegA / " para bAvA jI vRddhAvasthA meM takalIpha jhelate rahe, para unhoMne zarAva kA prayoga nahIM kiyA / yaha thI unakI apane siddhAMtoM ke prati AsthA / vaha pramANika va naitika jIvana jIne meM vizvAsa rakhate the / inhIM vAtoM kA varNana maine eka vAra jJAnI jaila siMha jI (bhArata ke bhUtapUrva rASTrapati) se kiyaa| to vaha prasanna hue / svaH sAdhvI svarNa kAMtA jI kI preraNA se hamArI samiti ne unakI smRti meM eka avArDa kI sthApanA kii| jisa kA nAma ahiMsA va mAnavatA ke avatAra bhagavAna mahAvIra jI ke nAma para rakhA gyaa| isa evArDa kA nAma thA 'iMTaranaizanala mahAvIra jaina zAkAhAra avArDa" | merA bacapana : merA bacapana Ama baccoM kI taraha thA / isa meM kucha bhI asamAnya nahIM thA / merA pAlana poSaNa mere mAtA-pitA ne vahuta hI dhArmika vAtAvaraNa meM kiyA / mujha para unhoMne 21

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama itanA kaThora anuzAsana rahA hai ki maiM koI bAta unheM pUche vinA nahIM karatA thaa| Aja bhI hara bAta unheM batA kara karatA huuN| tAki kahIM kisI kArya meM truTi na raha jaae| maine apane mAtA-pitA ko apanI buddhi ke anusAra cAhA hai| para maiM yaha nahIM kaha sakatA ki maiM unake lie kucha kara pAyA huuN| mAtA-pitA kA upakAra cukAyA nahIM jA sktaa| yaha zrapaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jI kA kathana hai| mere ko yaha kathana pUrNa tathya para lagatA hai| prabhu mahAvIra kahate haiM "koI vyakti dina rAtri mAtA-pitA kI sevA kare, unheM kaMdhe para uThA kara ghUmatA phire, unakI hara vAta ko pUrA kare, phira bhI mAtA-pitA kA upakAra nahIM cukA sktaa|" kuraAna ne kahA hai "mAM ke pAMva ke nIce jannata hai" jisa svarga kI prApti ke lie dharma karma-kAMDa hotA hai usa se jyAdA to apane ghara meM mAtA-pitA ke darzana va sevA se prApta ho jAtA hai| mere pitA zurU se sAdagI pasaMda haiN| vaha vyartha kriyAoM ke virodhI haiN| sacce sAdhuoM ke prati samarpita haiN| sAdagI va saMyama unake jIvana ke hara kArya meM jhalakatA hai| hama unake pada cinhoM para cala kara hI saphalatA prApta kara pAte haiN| unakA jIvana pramANika jIvana hai| unakI karanI va kathanI meM aMtara nahIM hai| unake phaisale aTala hote haiN| vaha sAre kAma parivAra ke vimarza se sampanna karate haiN| isa lie sabhI sadasya unakA kahanA mAnate haiN| mere pitA jI apane vyApAra meM pramANikatA rakhate rahe haiN| vaha aisA karane meM mujhe bhI preraNA dete rahe haiN| unhoMne jIvana meM anekoM utAra caDhAva dekhe, para unhoMne kabhI bhI apane siddhAMtoM se samajhautA nahIM kiyaa| merI mAtA dharma parAyaNa mahilA haiN| bacapana se hama unheM dekhate Ae haiM ki vaha prAtaH uThatI haiM uTha kara 22

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- sthA kA pAra 6 78 mandira jAnA una ke jIvana kA aMga hai| sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM ko sanmAna karatA, unheM bhojana karAnA aura sevA karanA vaha apanA dharma samajhatI haiN| vaha dAna, zIla, tapa va bhAvanA kI sAkAra mUrti haiN| dharma unake aMga aMga meM ghaTita hotA hai| jaina sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ke pravacana sunanaH va samAyika karanA unakI dainika caryA hai| vaha spaSTavAdI da satyavAdI haiN| hara mehamAna kA sanmAna karanA, to una se sIkhA jA sakatA hai| mAtA ke saMskAra hI saMtAna ko saMskAra pradAna karate haiN| vaha garIva kI madada karanA apanA dharma samajhataM. haiN| mere mAtA pitA ne nare para parama upakAra hai ki unhone vacapana mujhe kabhI kisI vastu kI kamI kA ehasAsa nahIM hone diyaa| unhoneM merI zikSA dIkSA kA pUrNa dhyAna rkhaa| mere pitA merA caritra va saMskAra ke prati pUrNa sajaga the| vaha isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhate the ki maiM galata saMgata meM na par3a jaauN| mere mAtA-pitA kA yaha ArzIvAda hI thA ki maiM Aja isa rUpa meM samAja ke sAmane hUM! merA vacapana sAdhArapa vaccoM kI taraha thaa| mere mAtA pitA kI icchA thI ki maiM par3a likha kara kucha vana skuuN| isa dRSTi se mujhe acche skUla meM dAkhila karavAyA gyaa| para mujhe skUla ke najadIka rakhA jAtA, jo mere ghara ke karIba hotaa| mere mAtA pitA ke atirikta, mere adhyApaka bhI parama kRpAlu the| merI zraddhA kA kendra the| yaha adhyApaka bacce ko apane putra kI bhAMti zikSita karate the| vaha jamAnA hI aisA thA jaba prAIveTa skUloM meM adhyApaka apane vidyArthIyoM para pUrA dhyAna dete the| baccoM kA pariNAma acchA ho isa lie atirikta samaya bhI lagAte the| tanakhvAha kama hotI thii| para skUla kA pariNAma Ardaza hotA thaa| vAtAvaraNa pUrNatayaH dharnika hotA thaa| mujhe esa. DI. skUla va Arya skUla meM par3hane 23

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA saubhAgya milaa| mujhe ina adhyApakoM se bahuta sneha milaa| skUla ke TAIma meM merA koI ullekhanIya mitra nahIM thaa| maiM apane taka hI sImita thaa| mere mAtA-pitA kA mere prati vahuta dhyAna rhaa| merI dainika caryA saMkSipta thii| mere mitra mere muhalle ke loga the| hamAre muhalle meM loga ApasI sahayoga se rahate the| paraspara pyAra thaa| vaha samaya thA jaba paDosI ke vacce ko apanA vaccA samajhA jAnA muhalle kI vizeSatA thii| yaha vizeSatA hI mere caritra nirmANa meM mere bAlyakAla se mahattvapUrNa rhii| mAtA pitA ke svAbhAva adhyApaka kI acchI saMgata va muhalle ke vAtAvaraNa ne mujhe dharma ke prati vaDhane kI ora prerita kiyaa| hamAre muhalle meM jaina muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM kA Agamana rahatA dhaa| kabhI kabhI yaha muni va sAdhvIyAM hamAre ghara bhojana ke lie pdhaarte| bhojana ke sAtha sAtha hameM pravacana meM Ane kI preraNA dete the| usa samaya mujhe dharma kA vizeSa jJAna nahIM thaa| parantu ghara kA vAtAvaraNa itanA Adarzaka thA ki jaina sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM ko dekhate hI mere paira unake caraNoM meM zIza jhukAne ko bar3ha jaate| yaha dharma ke prati zraddhA kI zurUAta dhI jo Age cala kara dharma adhyayana kA kAraNa vnii| yaha AsthA ke bIja the| jo zraddhA ke rUpa meM vikasita hone lage the| Aja maiM socatA hUM ki manuSya ke vyaktittva nirmANa meM samAja ko kitanA baDA hAtha hotA hai ? samAja manuSya ko naI pahacAna detA hai| usa ke jIvana ko bhI / Age vaDhAne va bhaviSya nirmANa meM parivAra, skUla, muhalle ke acche vAtAvaraNa va samAja kA pramukha hAtha rahatA hai| acchA vAtAvaraNa manuSya ko svAsthya samAja pradAna karatA hai| isa vAtAvaraNa kA ahasAna mere bhAvI jIvana kA kAraNa vanA hai| 24

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama yaha mere bacapana kI anubhUtiyoM ke kucha aMza haiN| ahiMsA kA bIjAropaNa : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jisa dharma ko utakRSTa maMgala kahA hai / vaha dharma kauna sA hai ahiMsA, saMyama va tapa / jo isa dharma kA pAlana karatA hai use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiN| aisA zrI dazaveMkAlika sUtra kA kathana hai / zrI sUtrakRtAMgasUtra meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ko bhagavatI kahA hai / / isI taraha prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra meM ahiMsA ke lie anekoM paryAyavAcI zabdoM kA prayoga huA hai| mahAbhArata meM mahArSi veda vyAsa jI ne ahiMsA ko parama dharma kahA hai| islAma meM paramAtmA ko rahama karane vAlA rahIma kahA gayA hai / voddha dharma va IsAI dharma me karUNA va sevA kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai / madhyakAla meM anekoM bhakta hue| jinhoMne ahiMsA kA pracAra kiyA / ahiMsA ko pApa kRtya ghoSita kiyA / vartamAna samaya meM aMrtarASTrIya stara para ahiMsA ko pramukha sthAna mahAtmA gAMdhI ne dilaayaa| unakI ahiMsA ko gAMdhI darzana ke nAma se jAnate haiN| bacapana se hI mujhe jisa bAta se napharata rahI hai vaha hai hiMsA / hiMsA kahIM bhI ho, kaisI bhI ho, hiMsA hai| hiMsA anumodanIya nahIM ho sktii| yahI kAraNa thA ki bacapana meM jaba kabhI maiM bAhara khelane jAtA to pAtA ki kucha lar3ake gulelavAjI karate the| ve choTe pakSiyoM kA binA kAraNa zikAra karate the| mujhe aise zikArIyoM se napharata thI / aisI hiMsA mere mana meM kaI taraha ke prazna utpanna karatI thI / maiM socatA thA ki ina niriha prANIyoM ko binA doSa kyoM sajA mila rahI hai / ina choTI choTI ghaTanAoM ne mere bAla mana para ahiMsA ke 25

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bIja aMkurita karane zurU kara diye| mujhe una logoM se bhI ghRNA hone lagI jo pazuoM para zakti se jyAdA bhAra lAda kara inheM piittte| garIva kA zoSaNa krte| yaha choTI choTI vAteM thI jinheM mere mana para gaharA prabhAva hotaa| maiM AhesA darzana kI aura prabhAvita huaa| skUla kA samaya to khela kUda __ meM vIta jaataa| isa taraha skUla ke samaya se hI ahiMsA dharma kI aura agrasara hone lgaa| zikSA : maine 1663 meM maiTrika kI parIkSA pUrNa kI thii| usa ke vAda kastUravA zikSaNa saMsthAna rAjapurA kA kAryakrama vnaa| cAhe isa sthAna para merA mana nahIM lagA, phira bhI vahAM mere mana ko gAMdhIvAda ne kAphI prabhAvita kiyaa| mujhe lagA ki gAMdhIvAda aura prabhu mahAvIra kI ahiMsA eka sikke ke do pahalu haiN| jahAM merA mana nahIM lgaa| mAtra kucha mAha ke bAda _ maiM ghara A gayA kyoM ki kAlejoM meM dAkhilA vaMda ho cukA thaa| mere ko kabhI bhautika vAda prabhAvita na kara sakA hai| mere pitA jI gAMdhI vAdI vicAroM se prabhAvita haiN| maiMne deza ke svataMtratA aMdolana meM mahAtmA gAMdhI ke ahiMsaka yogadAna ko smjhaa| mujhe isa Azrama meM abhUtapUrva jJAna milaa| merA yaha vizvAsa pakkA ho gayA ki jaina sAdhU hI ahiMsA kA saccA rUpa haiM cAhe anya dhamoM meM ahiMsA ke aMza pAye jAte haiM para jisa prakAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA darzana prastuta kiyA hai| vaha saMsAra ke pratyeka jIva ke lie abhUtapUrva haiN| 2600 varSa bIta jAne para bhI unakI ahiMsA jIvata hai, zAzvata hai, vA jAgRta hai| yaha varSa ghara meM rahakara va dharma carcA (muni darzana) va samAja ko samajhane meM biitaa| isa samaya koI ullekhanIya ghaTanA nahIM huii| 26

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama naukarI : 1668 meM maine paMjAba vizvavidyAlaya caMDIgar3ha ke mAna se vI. e. kI parIkSA sarakArI kAleja, mAlerakoTalA se uttIrNa kii| parIkSA samApta hote hI mujhe paMjAva laiMDa morTIja baiMka mAlerakoTalA meM naukarI prApta ho gaI / yaha naukarI merI ahiMtA kI dUsarI parIkSA thI / yaha baiMka kisAnoM kA baiMka hai| mujhe isa mAdhyama se apane kirUna bhAIyoM kI sevA kA acchA avasara milA / yaha baiMka kA kArya paga paga doSapUrNa thA jisa se mujhe vacanA thaa| isa sthAna para bhraSTAcAra vyApta thA / zarAva va mAMsa kA sevana A thaa| ina sabase maine svayaM ko kaise bacAyA, yaha to maiM svayaM bhI nahIM jaantaa| para Aja jaba apane 17 varSa baiMka meM gujare sAloM ke vAre meM socatA hUM to pAtA hUM ki isa hAlata meM maiM kisI mahApurUSa ke ArzIvAda se hI svayaM ko bacA pAyA hUM, nahIM to maiM Aja aisA nA dIkhatA, jaisA dikhAI detA huuN| yaha baiMka mere lie tIrtha sthAna se kama nahIM rahA / jahAM se maine bahuta kucha paayaa| baiMka ke samaya se hI dharma kI za meM A cukA thA aura yaha bhI satya hai ki jo dharma kI za meM AtA hai, dharma usa kA zaraNAgata banatA hai / yaha baiMka merI karma sthalI va dharma sthalI vana gyaa| sabase bar3I vAta maiM hara taraha ke logoM ke paricaya meM AyA / mujhe vyavahAra dharma kA jJAna huA / 27

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kara prakaraNa - 2 jaina zvetAmbara terApaMtha kI AcArya paramparA bacapana meM to dharma kI vAta kama samajha meM AtI thI para dharma ke sAtha jur3e to dharma kI yAtrA kA bahuAyAnI saphara zurU huaa| ava dharma hI merI AsthA kA saphara thaa| maiM zurU meM itihAsa kA vidyArthI rahA huN| jisa sampradAya meM maina sarvaprathama mAnA, usakA itihAsa jAnane kI ceSTA bhI kI hai| java hama zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra ke anuvAdaka kA sampAdana kara rahe the taba maine jAnA ki jaina dharma ke do sampradAya prAcIna kAla se cale A rahe haiM : 1. acelaka (vastra rahita) 2. sacelaka (vastra shit)| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 600 sAla taka sArI vicAra dhArA, saMskRti eka thii| 8. : AcArya kundakunda ke samaya jaina dharma ke sampradAya kramA: digambara va zvetAmbara khlaae| taba se zvetAmbara 6 digamdaneM meM siddhAMtika matabheda zurU ho ge| yaha matabheda daDe mAmUtI stara ke the| aisI mAnyatA bhI hai ki digambara va zvetAmbara sampradAya kA samanvaya yApanIya saMgha kA nirmANa huaa| jo vAda meM digambara sampradAya kA bhAga bana gyaa| akele zvetAmbara sampradAya meM 84 gaccha paidA ho ge| phira caityavAdIdoM kA yuga zurU huaa| nae graMthoM kA nirmANa huaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM ko saba ne bhUlA diyaa| jisa vrAhamaNa vAdI paramparA ko choDA thA use kisI na kisI rUpa meM apanAyA jAne lgaa| dharma ke nAma para eka dUsare ko mithyAtvI kahA jAne lgaa| inhIM matabhedoM ke kAraNa donoM sampradAyoM meM kaI nae sampradAyoM ko janma diyaa| jisane jaina

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: AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga dharma ko vibhinna rUpoM meM prastuta kiyaa| Aja zvetAmbara pUjakoM meM aura dUsarA amutipUjaka sampradAya sthAnaka vAsI haiN| isI sthAnakavAsI sampradAya se nikalA hai teraapNth| isa paMdha ke saMsthApaka AcArya bhikSu jI mahArAja dhe| Apa AcArya raghunAtha jI ke ziSya the| isI taraha digambara sampradAya meM tAraNapaMtha, vIsa paMdha, terahapaMtha nikle| gujarAta meM pUjya zrI kAna jI svAmI ne eka nayA sampradAya claayaa| jisa kA sAre gujarAta meM acchA pracAra huaa| para itihAsaka dRSTi se jaina dharma kA sava se navInatama sampradAya zvetAmbara terahapaMtha hai| isa sampradAya ke sAdhu, sAdhvI va AcArya vidvAna rahe haiN| teraha paMtha sampradAya kI eka vizeSatA anuzAsana hai| terahapaMtha meM adhikAMza sAdhu sAdhvI rAjasthAna athavA hariyANA ke osavAla haiN| maiM sarvaprathama isI sampradAya ke sAdhuoM kI zaraNa meM aanaa| maiM isa adhyAya ke mAdhyama se terahapaMtha dharma saMgha ke AcAyoM kA paricaya prastuta kara rahA huuN| isa sampradAya ke sabhI AcAyoM ke jIvana para dRSTi ddaaleNge| tAki pAThakoM isa sampradAya ke AcAyoM ke bAre meM jAnakArI mila ske| AcArya zrI bhikSu jI : jaise pahale likhA jA cukA hai ki Apa ne hI jaina zvetAmbara terahapaMtha kI sthApanA kI thii| Apa kA janma kaTAliyA (jodhapura) ke zrAvaka ballu jI saMkalecA va mAtA dIpAvAI ke yahAM saMvat 1783 zukala trayodaza meM huaa| bacapana se hI Apa ojasvI zizu the| vairAgya Apa ke zarIra ke kaNa kaNa meM samAyA huA thaa| pahale vaha potiyAvaMdha sampradAya kI ora agrasara hue| svayaM ko asaMtuSTa pA kara Apa ne sthAnaka vAsI AcArya zrI raghunAtha ko sunaa| AcArya bhikSu kI zAdI alpAyu meM ho gaI thii| 29

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama __ Apa kI patnI Apake rAste kI rUkAvaTa nahIM bana skii| Apa zIghra hI mAtA pitA va anya svajanoM kI AjJA se AcArya zrI raghunAtha jI mahArAja ke ziSya bana ge| Apa kI dIkSA 25 varSa kI Ayu meM vagar3I meM huii| gaMbhIra zAstra abhyAsa kiyaa| gurU kI kRpA, Apa para hamezA rahatI thii| gurU ko bhI apane ziSya kI buddhi va jJAna para garva thaa| usa samaya sAdhu samAja meM kucha bAteM aisI A gaI thI jo zAstroM ke anukUla nahIM thii| gurU ziSya ke madhya ina vicAroM meM matabheda ho gyaa| gurU se koI samajhautA na ho pAyA to 13 sAdhuoM ke sAtha Apa ne sthAnaka chor3a diyaa| vaha jodhapUra aaye| eka dukAna meM tthhre| saubhAgya se vahAM 13 zrAvaka vaiThe samAyika kara rahe the| vahAM zrI phAtehacanda jI dIvAna gujre| sAdhu va zrAvakoM ko dekhaa| phira kahA acchA saMyoga banA hai| teraha sAdhu va teraha zrAvakoM ke pAsa hI bhojaka jAti kA eka kavi gujara rahA thA usa ne eka dohA rcaa| isa dohe meM sAdhuoM ko terahapaMthI kahA gayA thaa| AcArya bhikSu ko yaha dohA pasaMda aayaa| unhoMne kahA satya hai| "he prabhu ! yaha terA paMtha hai| tAtvika dRSTi se unhoMne vatAyA "jo 5 mahAvrata, 5 samiti, 3 gupti kA pAlana karatA hai vaha terahapaMthI hai|" AcArya zrI bhikSu krAMtikArI AcArya the| unhoMne kucha sudhAra apane sampradAya meM kie| vaha mahAna tapasvI the| vaha logoM kI jana bhASA rAjasthAnI meM dharma pracAra karate the| sArA rAjasthAna, madhyapradeza unakA pracAra kSetra thaa| unheM rAjasthAnI bhASA ke sava se mahAna kavi hone kA gaurava prApta hai| vaha mahAna vicAraka va kuzala AcArya the| unhoMne apanI paramparA ko sthApita karane ke lie eka maryAdA patra likhaa| jo isa saMgha kA vidhAna hai| .30

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isa mahAna dArzanika saMta kA devaloka saMvata 1860 bhAdra zukla trayodazI ko siriyArI meM 77 varSa kI Ayu meM huaa| unhoMne 55 se adhika graMthoM kI racanA rAjasthAnI bhASA meM kI / yaha graMtha Apake sUkSma jJAna kA pratIka haiN| unhoMne saMsAra ko anuzAsana kA pATha pddh'aayaa| sabhI sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko eka AcArya ko hI gurU mAnane kI AjJA dii| kisI ko alaga gurU kahalavAne se rokaa| hara krAMtikArI kI taraha AcArya bhikSu ke kucha vicAroM kA vyApaka stara para virodha huaa| ina vicAroM ke AcArya bhikSu va unake sampradAya ko jaina dharma meM alaga pahacAna milii| ArcAya bhikSu kA sArA jIvana hI saMgharSamaya thaa| para unheM apane sampradAya ke logoM ke mAdhyama se logoM meM kAphI sanmAna bhI milA hai| dvitIyAcArya zrI bhAramala jI : dUsare AcArya zrI bhAramala kA janma mevAr3a ke muvo gAMva meM lor3hA parivAra meM saMvata 1803 meM huaa| Apake pitA kisanoM jI va mAtA dhAraNI zramaNa saMgha ke prati samarpita the| Apa ne apane pitA ke sAtha saMyama aMgIkAra kiyaa| yaha ghaTanA nAgora meM ghttii| phira Apa 4 varSa bAda AcArya zrI bhikSu ke parivAra ke sadasya bana ge| unake samaya 13 kI saMkhyA ghaTa kara mAtra 6 raha gaI thii| AcArya zrI bhAramala jI ko bhI AcArya bhIkhana kI taraha kaSToM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| Apa kA jIvana camatkAroM kA khajAnA hai| saMvat 1832 meM mRgazirA ko Apa AcArya pada suzobhita hue| jIvana meM 44 vyaktiyoM ko saMyana paMtha para lgaayaa| ApakA jIvana utAra caDhAva se bharA par3A hai| rAjanagara meM ApakA devaloka huaa| 31

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- -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama tatIyA AcArya zrI rAyacaMda jI : __Apa kA janma saMvata 1847 meM zavalIyA gAMva meM zrAvaNa caturojI va nAtA kuzalI jI ke yahAM huaa| Apa kA dharma se ota prota parivAra meM the| 11 varSa kI Ayu meM Apa sAdhU bane / Apa ke sAtha Apa ke pitA bhI sAdhU bne| 3 varSa AcArya bhikSu ke sAnidhya meM rahakara AgamoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| saMvat 1857 meM Apa sAdhu vne| saMvata 1877 meM yuvAcArya pada para ArUr3ha hue| AcArya zrI bhAramala jI ke pazcAt Apa AcArya ke pada para suzobhita hue| saMvata 1808 kI mAgha kRSNA ko Apa svarga sidhaare| Apa saralAtmA tapasvI va Agama marmajJa the| anekoM prANIyoM kA Apa ne kalyANa kiyaa| caturtha AcArya mahAna sAhityakAra zrI jItamala jI : mahAna vidvAna, ucca koTi ke sAhityakAra, prathama rAjasthAnI jaina Agama TIkAkAra AcArya zrI jaitamala ne alpAyu meM saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| vuddhi itanI teja thI ki mAtra 14 varSa kI Ayu meM saMta guNamAlA graMtha likha ddaalaa| Apa ne sAr3he tIna lAkha pada pariNAma rAjasthAnI sAhitya rcaa| ina kA dUsarA nAma jaya AcArya thaa| inhoMne saMgha meM anuzAsana lAne meM jI jAna eka kara diyaa| inheM bhI kAphI virodhoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| para terApaMtha sampradAya meM AgamoM ko sarala bhASA meM prastuta karAne kA zreya Apa zrI ko jAtA hai| Apa rAjasthAnI bhASA ke mahAna vidvAna the| . paMcamAcArya zrI madhavAgaNi jI : Apa kA janma 1817 meM cetra zukla 11 ko vIdAMsara meM huaa| vacapana kA nAma megharAja thaa| pitA zrI 32

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama puraNamala begavAnI va mAtA vannoM devI thii| choTI bahana gulAba kaMvara thii| jo vAda meM sAdhvI bnii| ___ saMvata 1608 meM Apa vIdAsara meM jayAcArya ke caraNoM meM aae| Apa ke dIkSA ke bhAvoM ko dekha kara mAtA va vahana bhI taiyAra ho ge| ___ saMvat 1608 ko lAr3hane meM Apa kI dIkSA sampanna huii| phAlguna kRSNa pakSa ko mAtA va vahina kI dIkSAeM huii| Apa ko do bAra cecaka kA roga huaa| Apa sukha dukha .. meM sama rahane vAle vItarAga saMta the| Apa ne terApaMtha meM saMskRta kI paDhAI prArambhI kii| isa ke lie Apa ko bhAgIratha prayatna karane pdd'e| Apa ko anekoM saMskRta graMtha kaNThAstha the| Agama, cUrNi, niyukti graMtha yAda the| Apa eka vAra jo par3ha lete, vaha bhUlate nahIM the| 24 varSa kI avasthA meM Apa yuvAcArya bne| vaha 18 varSa isa pada para rhe| saMvata 1638 bhAdra zuklA 12 se jayapUra meM Apa AcArya pada para vibhUSita hue| samasta zrI saMgha kA vizvAsa unheM prApta thaa| sabhI saMgha unakI AjJA mAna kara svayaM ko ahobhAgI samajhatA thaa| ___ saMvat 1646 meM ratnagar3ha pdhaare| vahIM varSAvAsa asvastha avasthA meM viitaa| cartumAsa samApta kara Apa saradAra zahara pdhaare| mahAparva mahotsava AnaMda se biitaa| saMvata 1946 kI caitra kRSNA ko samAdhi maraNa se Apa devaloka pdhaare| SaSTha AcArya zrI mANakagaNi jI : Apa kA janma saMvata 1612 kI bhAdra kRSNA ko jayapura ke joharI parivAra meM zrI hukmacaMda jI khAraDa va mAtA choTA jI ke yahAM huaa| vacapana meM mAtA-pitA kA svargavAsa hone ke kAraNa inakA pAlana poSaNa lAlA lakSamaNa dAsa ne kiyaa| lAlA jI snehI dharma niSTa aura vizAla hRdaya ke 33

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= =sthA cha vora vaDhate TamAM svAmI the| Apa zrI vacapana se hI vinita va sarala svabhAva ke the| saMvat 1625 meM Apa ne 16 varSa kI Ayu meM zrI jayAcArya kI zaraNa jayapura meM grahaNa kI dhii| vairAgya ke vIja aMkurita hone lge| gurU ne ziSya ko hara dRSTi se prkhaa| saMvat 1628 phAlguNa zukla 11 ko lADanu meM AcArya zrI se sAdhU jIvana grahaNa kiyaa| phira sevA, svAdhyAya va tapa meM laga ge| saMskRta, graMtha kA vidhivat adhyayana yikaa| Apa mahAna AtmA the| Apa ne jana sAmAnya se 1638 ko terApaMtha zASaNa ke. Dora sNbhaalii| Apa ne Ama AdamI se lekara rAjA taka ke logoM ko apane upadezoM se prabhAvita kiyaa| vidhivat rUpa se saMvat 1646 ko cetra kRSNA 8 ko Apa kA AcArya pada mahotsava manAyA gyaa| inakA AcArya kAla mAtra 5 varSa kA hI rhaa| saMvat 1954 meM unakA aMtima cartumAsa sujAnagar3ha meM huaa| mAtra 42 varSa kI avasthA meM Apa apanI sAdhanA pUrNa kara devaloka pdhaare| saptama AcArya zrI DAlagaNi jI ma0 : terApaMtha saMmpradAya ke aSTama AcArya zrI DAlagaNi kA janma saMvat 1906 ko ASAr3ha zuklA 4 ko ujjainI nagarna meM seTa kanIrAma jI va mAtA jaDAvA jI ke yahAM huaa| bacapana meM pitA kA sAyA sira se uTha gyaa| yaha ghaTanA unake vairAgya kA kAraNa vnii| mAM ne apane veTe kA pAlana zAna zaukata va dharmika saMskAroM se kiyaa| ' mAtra 11 varSa kI avasthA meM unake mana meM vairAgya umar3a pdd'aa| saMsAra asAra dikhAI dene lgaa| para mAtA kA vairAgya ina se kama naM thaa| isI kAraNa 3 varSa pahale mAtA jI ne sAdhI bhomA jI se dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| yaha. vAta saMvat 34

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 1620 kI ASAr3ha zuklA 13 kI hai / . mAtA kA prabhAva putra para paDhatA hai / bAlaka ko vairAgya ke mArga para vaDhanA sarala ho gyaa| samasta parijanoM va vaibhava ko chor3a unhoneM saMvat 1923 kI bhAdrapada kRSNA 12 ko saMyama aMgIkAra kiyA / Apa kI buddhi bahuta tIvra rthI 4 varSa taka vaha javAcArya ke sAnidhya meM jJAna arjita karate rahe / vaha zAstra marmajJa ho gye| unheM kaI Agama kaNThastha the| saMskRta va rAjasthAnI ke uneko zloka ko kaNThastha kiyaa| vaha mahAna vaktA vane / inhIM yogyatAoM ke kAraNa saMvat 1930 ko vaha agraNI banAe ge| Apa kA samaya dharma carcAoM kA yuga thA / ina carcAoM kA Apa ne samabhAva se sAmanA kiyaa| Apa ne rAjasthAna, madhyapradeza, kaccha, gujarAta va saurASTra ke gAMva gAMva jAkara dharma pracAra kiyaa| Apa apanI paramparA ke rakSaka AcArya the| Apa ne anekoM logoM ko saMyama ke mArga para lagAyA / saMvata 1954 mAgha kRSNA 12 ko Ana zrI ko AcArya pada pradAna kiyA gyaa| Apa mahAna AcArya the| isa prakAra logoM ke jIvana kA nirmANa karate hue apane caraNa kamala se dharatI ko pavitra karate hue Apa lADanU pare / jahAM Apa ke do cartumAsa hue| saMvat 1666 kI bhAdrapada zuklA 12 ko Apa kA devaloka huA / aSTama AcArya zrI kAlugaNI jI : Apa kA janma saMvat 1933 kI phAlguNa zuklA 2 ko bIkAnera rAjya ke jAlachApara gAMva ke koThArI parivAra meM huaa| pitA kA nAma zrI mUlacaMda va mAtA kA nAma hogA jI thaa| Apa akelI saMtAna the| Apa kA zarIra bahuta suMdara thaa| alpAyu meM pitA kA nAyA sira se uTha gayA / pUrva janna 35

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke puNya ke saMskAra dhe ki mAtra 12 varSa kI Ayu meM Apa ne ApakI mausI kI lar3akI va mAtA ne AcArya madhavAgaNI ke caraNoM meM saMyama aMgIkAra kiyaa| yaha ghaTanA saMvata 1644 ke Azvina zuklA 3 kI hai| janma ke samaya jyotiSyoM ne sundara bhaviSyavANI kI thI aura inake dAdA ko inake sundara bhaviSya ke bAre meM batAyA thaa| lagabhaga 12 varSa taka Apa kaThora anuzAsana meM zikSA grahaNa karate rhe| Apa gurU AjJA ko bhagavat AjJA mAnane vAle the| muni kAlugaNi jI saMvat 1966 kI bhAdrapada zuklA 12 ko AcArya DAlagaNi ke svarga sidhArate hI isa paramparA ke aSTama AcArya bana ge| Apa. kI icchA AcArya pada kI prApti nahIM thI vaha to saMyama ko zreSTa mAnate the| para zrI saMgha kI AjJA ko zirodhArya kara Apa ne isa pada ko svIkAra kiyaa| Apa ne AcArya banate hI terApaMtha saMgha meM saMskRta kI par3hAI kii| muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM ko bhI agrasara kiyaa| paM. ghanazyAma jaise brAhamaNa ko taiyAra kiyA, tAki vaha jaghna muniyoM ko vyAkaraNa pddhaaeN| Apa ne prasiddha vaiyAkaraNa AcArya paMDita raghunandana kI sahAyatA se do mahAna graMtha bhikSu zabdAnuzAsana aura kAlUkomadI kI racanA apane ziSya muni cotha malla se krvaaii| Apa ne anekoM prAcIna zvetAmbara va digambara graMthoM kA sUkSma adhyayana, tulanAtmaka dRSTi se svayaM kiyaa| dUsare muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM ko bhI krvaayaa| Apa ne anekoM videzI vidavAnoM ko bhI prabhAvita kiyaa| rAjasthAna rAjya ke vibhinna narezoM va daravAroM meM Apa ke jJAna kI carcA thii| yaha nareza sahaja rUpa se Apa 36

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama se prabhAvita the| Apa ne purAne va nae kSetroM meM dharma pracAra kiyaa| adhikAMza purAne sAdhu sAdhvI Apa dvArA dIkSita haiN| terApaMtha saMgha meM acchI vaDhotarI huii| Apa ne sabhI virodhoM ko haMsa kara shaa| Apa guNoM kA bhaNDAra the| Agama marmajJa the| Apa ne dIkSA saMbaMdhI kAnUna ke bAre meM ttakAlIna samAja sarakAra ko vizvAsa meM liyaa| Apa ke ziSya ziSyAoM kI saMkhyA aura unakA arjita jJAna, donoM hI Apa kI mahAnatA ko darzAte haiN| __ navama AcArya tulasI jI va vartamAna AcArya mahAprajJa jI Apa ke guNa gAte nahIM thakate the| vaha apanI sArI upalabdhiyoM kA zreya Apa ko dete haiN| Apa kA yaza terAmaMtha kA hI nahIM samasta jaina dharma kA yaza hai jo sarvatra vyApata hai| Apa kA svargavAsa 60 varSa kI Ayu meM saMvat 1963 ko bhAdrapada zuklA 6 ko huaa| navama AcArya, yuga pradhAna, gaNadhipati AcArya zrI tulasI jI : jaina dharma meM terApaMtha sampradAya ko apanI alaga pahacAna dilAne vAle aMrtarASTrIya saMta AcArya zrI tulasI jI kA janma 20 akTUbara 1914 ko lADanU ke eka saMpanna jaina parivAra meM huaa| sArA parivAra dhArmika thaa| mAtA pitA bhAI vahana sabhI dharma ke prati samarpita the| unheM ghara meM dIkSA ke yogya vAtAvaraNa sahaja rUpa meM prApta huaa| pitA ke svargavAsa ke bAda Apa ko saMsAra meM virakti ho gii| ghara vAloM ne Apa kI dIkSA kA kuSTha virodha kiyA para Apa AcArya kAlugaNI jI kI zaraNa meM A ge| vaha alpAyU meM hI kavi, Agama marmajJa, vaiyAkaraNa, bahubhASA vidha vana ge| unhoMne jaina terApaMtha dharma saMgha meM phailA 37

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pichaDApana dUra kiyaa| sAre bhArata kI unhoMne 2 se jyAdA yAtrAeM kii| terApaMtha sampradAya meM unheM vRddha sAdhuoM kI sevA, mamuna kendra kI sthApanA, saMgha ekajuTatA, aNuvrata andolana, prekSA dhyAna va samaNa samaNI varga kI sthApanA jaise svarNima kArya kie| ina kAryoM ne inheM aMrtarASTrIya saMta va jaina dharma kA prabhAvaka AcArya banA diyaa| unhoMne apane sAdhuoM va sAdhviyoM ko jJAna, kalA va dharma pracAra ke kArya meM lgaayaa| aNuvrata ke mAdhyama se terApaMtha sAdhu-sAdhvIyAM skUla jaila, kAleja va khule maMca dvArA naitikatA kA abhiyAna calAne lge| isa abhiyAna ko bhArata ke hara rASTrIya netA ne sraahaa| vahI nahIM unhoMne samAja kI kamajorI jaina ekatA kI aura dhyAna diyaa| isa kAraNa sabhI jaina sampradAyoM ke sAdhU sAdhvIyAM ikaTTe pravacana karane lge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 sAlA nivANa utsava para unhoMne jaina vizvabhAratI lADanU (vizvavidyAlaya) kI sthApanA kii| yaha vidyAlaya aMtarASTrIya stara para dharma kA pramukha zikSaNa saMsthAna hai| videzoM meM dharma pracAra ke lie unheM.ne samaNa va samaNI varga kI sthApanA kI hai| yaha varga sAdhu va gRhastha ke vIca setu kA kArya karatA hai| inakA AhAra, vihAra va nihAra khulA hai| vAkI caryA sAdhuoM jaisI hai| Apa ne dhyAna kI vidhi prekSA dhyAna kA vikAsa kiyA, yaha vidhi pahale lupta ho cukI thii| AcArya tulasI hindI, rAjasthAnI, prAkRta va saMskRta ke lekhaka the| unhoMne Agama vAcanA kA kArya sampanna kiyaa| phira sabhI ANma zuddha pAThoM sahita prakAzita kie| unhoMne terApaMtha saMbaMdhI phaile kaI bhramoM ko dUra kiyaa| mAtA jI, bhAI sAhiva, va bahana dIpA ne saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| aise kSetra jahAM jaina dharma ko koI nahIM jAnatA thA vahAM unhoMne khule pravacana svayaM kiye| sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko aisA 38

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama karane kA Adeza diyaa| aNuvrata ke kAraNa bhAratIya rAjanItijJa Apa se bahuta prabhAvita the| bhArata ke uparASTrapati rAdhAkRSNaNa ne Apa ko abhivradana graMtha bheMTa kiyA thaa| ___vaha anuzAsana priya the| eka bAra asvastha avasthA meM unhoMne AcArya pada kA bhAra muni natha malla ja ko diyaa| jo svayaM prasiddha sAhityakAra, AgamajJa, dhyAnaraca yogI haiN| Apa unhoMne ne svecchA se AcArya pada tyAga diyA . aisA udAharaNa jaina itihAsa meM kama hI milatA hai| unhoMne dharma pracAra ke sabhI Adhunika sAdhanoM kA upayoga saMyama meM rahate hue kiyaa| AcArya tulasI eka mahAna prabhAvaka AcArya the, aisA AcArya kabhI kabhI paidA hotA hai| mujhe bhI Apa ke darzana kaI vAra karane kA saubhAgya prApta huaa| unakA vizAla ziSya parivAra thaa| unakA dharma saMgha AjJAkArI hai| unaka.. anuzAsana kaTora thaa| unake rAjanetAoM se madhura saMbaMdha the. samAcAra patroM meM apane sAkSAtakAroM ke kAraNa samAcAra patra meM chAe rahate the| Apa ke samaya terApaMtha kA vyApaka pracAra jo paMjAva meM huA, unake prayatnoM kA phala thaa| unake ziSyoM ne unakI AjJA ko prabhu kI AjJA maanaa| vaha AcArya tulasI kA jIvana bahuAyAmI va pUrNa thaa| unakA vyakti ra sthAna para apanI chApa chor3a gayA hai| mujhe anekoM bAra Apa se vAta karane kA suavasara milA hai| vaha mere va mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke sAhityaka kAyoM kA sammAna karate the| unhoMne zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra ke paMjAvI anuvAda ko apanA ArzIvAda diyaa| Apane nepAla, AsAma, karnATaka, telaMgAnA, ur3IsA, vihAra, gujarAta, rAjasthAna, jammU kazmIra, AMdhrA, tAmilanADU. meM dharma dhvaja phhraayaa| Apane samasta bhAratavarSa ke atirikta 39

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama apane samaNa-samaNI varga ke mAdhyama se jaina dharma ko vizvadharma bnaayaa| saMvat 1667 ko Apa ko svargavAsa vAMgApura siTI meM huaa| dazama AcArya mahAprajJa jI : Apa AcArya zrI tulasI jI ke AjJAnuvratI ziSya haiN| Apa sarasvatI putra haiN| Apa apane gurU ke samAna sarala, bhavya vyaktitva ke dhanI, mahAna sAhityakAra, yogI, prekSA dhyAna ke saMsthApaka haiN| saiMkar3oM graMthoM kA nirmANa Apake hAthoM se huA hai| Apa jaina dharma ke vizva starIya vidvAna haiN| Apa ke bAre meM kucha kahanA sUrya ko dIpaka dikhAnA hai| Apa AcArya zrI tulasI jI ke sAtha sAe kI taraha rhe| svAdhyAya, ciMtana, manana, dhyAna sAhitya, AgamoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana Apa kI pramukha upalabdhiyAM haiN| Apa ne apane gurU kA nAma isa DhaMga se rauzana kiyA ki samajha hI nahIM AtA ki kauna se kArya AcArya tulasI ne kiye haiM aura kauna se kArya AcArya mahAprajJa ne| ana mahAvaktA, tapasvI, anuzAsana priya haiN| saba se baDI bAta hai Apa kA apane gurU ke prati prem| Apa bahubhASA vidha, Agama marmajJa, itihAsakAra, sarva dhamoM ke jAnakAra haiN| Apa vRddha avasthA meM bhI tarUNa jaisI sphUrti ke svAmI haiN| samAja ko Apa se bahuta apanAeM haiN| Apa bhaviSya dRSTA, saMgha ke kAyoM ke prati jAgarUka haiN| isI jAgarUkatA kA pramANa hai unakA utarAdhikArI kA cyn| unhoMne AcArya pada saMbhAlate hI jahAM AcArya tulasI jI kI krAnti ko Age baDhAte hue bahuta se saMsthAna mAnava jAti ko pradAna kie vahAM zikSA, sevA, dhyAna ziviroM kA krama zurU kiyaa| Apa yAtrA kara sAre bhArata kA bhramaNa karate rahe haiN| maineM apanI vAta zurU karane se pahale telapaMtha kA paricaya isa lie diyA, tAki maiM batA sakU ki mujhe samyaktva

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke vIja jaina dharma paramparA ke gurU ne pradAna kiye| usa jamAne meM aNuvrata aMdolana carama sImA para thaa| jana sAdharaNa binA TIkA TippaNI se usa se jur3a jAte the| terApaMtha sampradAya paMjAva meM isI zatAbdI meM aayaa| paMjAba va hariyANA ke agravAloM ne saMta va sAdhviyoM meM dharma pracAra zurU kiyaa| ina saMtoM ke vyAkhyAna khule hote the| ina khule vyAkhyAnoM kA sthAna, samaya nizcita thaa| svayaM 1646 meM AcArya tulasI prathama bAra paMjAba pdhaare| sAdhu sAdhvI tyAgI the| unakI bAta logoM ko saralatA se jaMcane lgii| vaha aNuvrata kA saMdeza lekara paMjAba padhAre the| unake upadezoM ko sabhI vaNoM, jAtiyoM, dharmoM ke lie sAMjhe the| vaha tIna tIna samaya vyAkhyAna krte| paMjAba kI vyApArika maMDIyoM meM unakA vyApaka asara thaa| vaha jana upayogI upadeza dete the| hajAroM sAdhu sAdhvI, unakA aNuvrata kA saMdeza bhArata ke kone kone meM dharma pracAra kara rahe the| ina sAdhuoM meM se tIna sAdhuoM kA grupa hamAre dhUrI meM bhI tthhraa| unake nAma the zrI rAvata malla, zrI __ vardhamAna jI va zrI jaya cnd| tInoM ne mere parivAra va mujhe prabhAvita kiyaa| mujhe inheM sunane kA saba se jyAdA avasara milaa| inakA cartumAsa thA hama cartumAsa tIna samaya jAte the| inakA vyAkhyAna sunte| mere mAtA pitA inake upadeza anusAra dharma arAdhanA krte| hamane inhIM se gurU dhAraNA lI aura samyaktva ke pATha ko siikhaa| tInoM meM sabase bar3e the muni rAvata malla jI aura sabase choTe the muni vardhamAna jii| tInoM nunirAja mahAna tapasvI, tatvavetA, deva, gurU va dharma ke prati samarpaNa baDhAne vAle the| vaha AcArya tulasI ke aNuvrata ke mAdhyama se jaina dharma kA pracAra karate the| ava zrI rAvata muni jI va zrI vardhamAna muni jI kA deva 41

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama loka ho gayA hai| inhoMne dharma ziviroM ke mAdhyama se jaina sAdhuoM ke niyama, jaina sAdhuoM ke bhojana kI vidhi, vandanA vidhi ko sikhAyA " tAki bhaviSya meM Ane vAle sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko dikkata na aae| isI samaya hameM aNuvrata parIkSA va jaina dharma kI parikSAoM kI taiyArI karavAI jaatii| yaha zivira cAritra nirmANa kA Adarza kendra the| bacce ziviroM ke mAdhyama se kAphI sIkhate / yaha zikSA zivira maine tarUNAI kI avasthA meM lgaae| ina saMtoM meM zrI jayacaMda jI mahArAja Aja bhI gujarAta meM dharma pracAra kara rahe haiN| yahI tIna saMtoM ne hameM AcArya tulasI va jaina dharma ke bAre meM samajhAyA thaa| isake sAtha unhoMne mujhe jaina tatvoM va itihAsa kA jJAna kraayaa| 42

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa 3 tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA svarUpa yaha bAteM san 1968 ke varSa kI haiM yaha mere jIvana ke navanirmANa kA varSa thaa| merA zubha karma kA udaya ho cukA thaa| mujhe samyakatva kI prApti vItarAga paramAtmA kA svarUpa samajhAyA gyaa| jaina dharma meM paramAtmA eka avasthA kA nAma hai jaina dharma java AtmA janma maraNa se mukta hone kI avasthA meM AtI hai to sarvaprathama karma baMdha ke baMdhana ko tor3a kara kevalya jJAna, kevalya darzana ko prApta karatI hai| aisI AtmA tIna loka meM tithaMca va deva pujita hotI hai| jIva va AjIva tatva kI vyAkhyA karatI hai| isa avasthA ko sAkAra paramAtmA yA arihaMta kahate haiN| arhata meM jo tIrthakara gotra kA upArjana karate haiM vaha janma se tIna jJAna ke dhAraka hote haiN| dIkSA lete unheM cauthA jAna mana paryava jJAna prApta hotA hai| phira pAMcavA kevalya jJAna prApta kara vaha tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiN| aisI AtmAeM devoM dvArA pUjita, aSTa pratihArya va 34 atizaya yukta mAnI jAtI haiN| svarga ke 64 indra unake garbha, janma, dIkSA, kevalya jJAna va mokSa ke samaya dharatI para apane deva parivAra sahita utarate haiN| ina kI dharma sabhA ko samosaraNa kahate haiN| ina ke zarIra vizeSa lakSNoM se yukta hote haiN| yaha kSatriya kula meM janma lekara dharma rUpI cAra tIrtha kI. sthApanA karate haiN| yaha tIrtha haiM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvika va shraavikaa| isI taraha ke 24 tIrthakara isa bharata khaNDa meM anaMta vAra janma lete haiN| tIrthakara paramparA mahAvideha kSetra meM zAsvata rahatI hai| vahAM 20 viharamAna tIrthakara bhramaNa karate rahate haiN| jaina dharma meM yaha deva kA rUpa haiM isI kA bhAga haiM nirAkAra paramAtmA jinheM jaina paribhASA meM siddha paramAtmA ___43

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama * kahate haiN| hara arihaMta apanI jIvana yAtrA pUrNa kara siddha banalA hai| jaina na to ekezvara vAda ko mAnate haiM na Izvara ko suSTi kA kartA mAnatA hai| karma ke phala kA kartA va bhoktA AtmA ko mAnatA hai| jaina dRSTi meM AtmA guNoM kI dRSTi se eka hai| saMkhyA kI dRSTi meM jitane jIva haiM utanI AtmAeM haiN| yahI AtmA karmabaMdhana se mukta ho siddhAvasthA ko prApta karatI hai| jaina dharma Izvara ke avatAravAda kI dhAraNA nahIM hai| jaina karma pradhAna, zramaNa dharma hai| gurU kA lakSaNa : jaina dharma meM dUsarA lakSaNa gurU hai| gurU 36 guNoM kA svAmI hotA hai vaha 5 mahAvrata, 5 samiti, 3 gupti, cAra kASAyoM ke mukta, pAMca indriyoM ke viSayoM para kAbU karane vAlA hotA hai| isa gurU kA dUsarA nAma zramaNa, nigraMrtha hai| vaha apanI sAdhanA se loka va paraloka ke viSayoM ko jIta kara jana samAnya meM dharma kA pracAra karatA hai| yaha vItarAgI gurU chaha prakAra ke jIvoM kI hiMsA se banate haiN| dharma kA svarUpa : jaina dharma kA tIsarA tatva dharma haiN| yaha dharma mithyAtva rahita samyaktva hai| isa meM zoka kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| sarvajJa paramAtmA dvArA kathita dharma hI saccA dharma hai| dharma kI zaraNa grahaNa karane vAlo ko jarUrI hai ki vaha sarvajJoM dvArA kathita jina AjJA kA akSaratA se pAlana kre| tIrthakaroM dvArA kathita jIva ajIva siddhAMtoM zAstroM ke anusAra jaane| phira maane| phira una siddhAMtoM ke anusAra cle| isa deva gurU dharma kA svarUpa hI samyak darzana jise dUsarI bhASA meM samyaktva bhI kahate haiN|

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga samyaktva kA mahatva : samyaktva ke pAlana ke lie AcArya umAsvAtI ne tatvArtha sUtra meM tIna ratna ko samyaktva mAnA hai| vaha haiM samyaktva darzana (sahI zraddhA) kaNyaka jJAna, samyak cAritra (sahI DhaMga se usa para calanA) isI lie unakA kathana hai : "samyaktva darzana jJAnacAritrANI mokSa mArga" yaha tatva thA jise maiMne zrAvaka hone ke nAte gurU dhAraNA ke samaya svIkAra kiyaa| sAta kuvyasana kA tyAga zrAvaka kA pahalA lakSaNa hai| jaise muni kahalAnA kaThina hai vahAM zrAvaka kahalAnA bhI sarala nhiiN| ina tInoM muniyoM ne mujheM samyaktva kA ratna pradAna kiyaa| mujhe gurU ke rUpa meM AcArya zrI tulasI ke nAma se gurU dIkSA pradAna kI gii| mere jIvana meM sava nayA thaa| sambakatv kI mahimA jaina dharma meM kitanI hai ki isa kI parIkSA kI kabhI kabhI ho jAtI hai| samyaktavI dharma para dRr3ha rahatA hai| sava dhamoM kA sammAna karate hue apane dharma kA pAlana karanA usakA lakSaNa hai, guNa hai| zrAvaka dharma kA kSetra vahuta vizAla hai| isa ke lie bahuta rAratoM se gujaranA paDatA hai| samyakatva para mithyAtva kaise parIkSA letA hai, isa viSaya meM eka ghaTanA kA ullekha karanA ho kAphI hai| "kisI samaya aMvaDa nAma kA sanyAsI, apane bheSa meM prabhu mahAvIra ke darzana karane aayaa| gaNadhara gautam indrabhUti ne usa kA sammAna kiyaa| prabhu mahAvIra kA upadeza sunane ke bAda vaha jaba jAne lagA tA prabhu mahAvIra eka dharmalAbha apanI zrAvikA sulajhA ke nAma diyaa| vaha sanyAsI hairAna thA ki isa zrAvikA meM aisA kauna sA guNa hai ki prabhu mahAvIra ne ise dharma lAbha preSita kiyA hai| aMbaDa sanyAsI bahuta sI 45

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Rddhi-siddhiyoM kA svAmI thaa| vaha jaisA rUpa yA bheSa cAhe badala sakatA thA aMvaDa sanyAsI nagara ke bAhara aayaa| usa ne viSNu kA rUpa vanAyA / cartubhujI viSNu ke rUpa ko dekha nagara vAsI umar3a paDe / viSNu bane aMbaDa ne kahA 'jAo sulasA ko kahA usa ke lie viSNu sAkSAtakAra se dharatI para A gae haiM vaha mujhe vandanA kara apanA jIvana dhanya kare / logoM kI bhIr3a sulasA ke ghara kI ora umar3a pdd'ii| logoM ne kahA sulasA tUM dhanya hai tere kAraNa hameM bhagavAn viSNu ke darzana ho gae haiN| tujhe trilokI nAtha ne yAda kiyA hai| tUM cala ke unakI bhakti kara / sulasA ne kahA "aise deva ko nahIM maantii| yaha to kisI mAyAdhArI kA kArya hai jo mujhe apane samyaktva se girAne AyA hai| logoM ne tulasA zrAvikA kA utara mAyAdhArI viSNu ko diyaa| kucha samaya ke bAda aMvaDa sanyAsI ne brahamA kA rUpa bnaayaa| sahI prakriyA doharAI gaI sulasA kA vahI utara thA jo viSNu ke saMdarbha meM usane diyA thaa| aMvaDa sanyAsI ne socA, jarUra sulatA meM aisI vizeSatA hai jisa kAraNa prabhu mahAvIra ne isa dharma lAbha preSita kiyA hai / yaha sAmAnya mahilA nahIM thI / usa kI dharma ke prati AsthA dekha usa aMvaDa ne aMtima tIra chodd'aa| usane ziva kA rUpa banAyA / vaha sulasA ke dara para mAMgane AyA / sulasA bAhara aaii| usane kahA "tU kyoM logoM meM apane bhrama se mithyAtva phailA rahA hai| tUM na viSNu hai, na brahmA, na ziva / tIna loka ke adhinAyaka deva kyA aise bhAgate phirate haiM tU jo dIkhatA hai vaha hai nahIM / kyoM logoM ko bhramA kara pApa kA bhAgI banatA hai| maiM prabhu mahAvIra kI kRpA se deva kA svarUpa jAnatI hUM tU dharatI kA prANI hai deva nahIM / jo bhI bAta hai pratyakSa va abhaya rUpa se kho| maiM tumhArI galatI ke lie tumheM kSamA detI huuN| 46

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama eka tarapha aMbaDa sanyAsI kA ciMtana gahare meM huA thaa| vaha samyakatva kA svarUpa to jAnatA thaa| para sulasA kA samyakatva kitanA doSa rahita hai| use jAnane ke lie usa ne yaha rUpa dhAraNa kiyA thaa| aMbaDa sanyAsI apane pratyakSa rUpa meM AyA usane sulasA ko praNAma kiyA aura kahA ki tIrthakara prabhu mahAvIra ne Apa ko dharma lAbha bhejA ____ maiM to Apa ke samyakatv kI parikSA kara rahA thaa| mujhe isa kRtya ke lie kSamA kreN| sulasA ne aMdaDa ko sahadharmI sA sanmAna diyaa| kyoMki usa ke zAstA kA saMdeza ise prApta huA thaa| isa AzIvAda ke pIche gahana rahasya TipA thaa| yaha rahasya thA sulasA kI dharma aaraadhnaa| isI ArAdhanA ke kAraNa sulasA ne tIthaMkara gotra kA upArjana kiyaa| tIrthakara pada kI prApti ke lie pUrva janma meM kaTora sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai| arihaMta banane ke lie arihaMta kI upAsanA karanI par3atI hai| siddha banane ke lie siddhoM kI upAsanA karanI jarUrI hai| jIvana meM sArabhUta hai tatva samyaktva, vikAsa kA mArga hai smyktc| vinAza kA mArga hai mithyaatv| hameM hara samaya mithyAtva ke tapa se sAvadhAna rahanA hai|

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa - 4 dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina se mAlerakoTalA meM prathama bheMTa jIvana ghaTanAoM kA nAma hai hara pala, hara kSaNa tatha hara samaya kucha na kucha saMsAra meM ghaTita hotA rahatA hai| mere jIvana meM bhI eka mahatvapUrNa ghaTanA 31 mArca 1666 ko mAlerakoTalA baiMka meM ghaTita huii| yaha ghaTanA kisI pUrva janma ke zubhakamoM kA udaya thii| jaba merI dharma yAtrA zrI ravindra jaina meraTha jIvana kA sahayogI bana gyaa| saMsAra meM eka vAta hI kaThina hai vaha hai svayaM ke bAre meM kucha kahanA yA jo apanA ho unake bAre meM khnaa| maiM nahIM jAnatA ki ravindra jaina ne saMkSipta mulAkAta meM hI mujhe apanA gurU mAna liyaa| maiMne bhI use apanA dharmabhrAtA maanaa| isakA jIvana eka zabda , meM hI pUrNa ho jAtA hai vaha zavda hai "nisvArtha bhAva se smrpnn'| patA nahIM isane mujha meM kauna sA guNa dekhA ? yaha prazna aba bhI anutarIya hai| para maiMne jaise pahale kahA 'ravindra jaina mere jIvana kA aMhama bhAga bana cukA hai| mujhe isa ke paricaya meM kucha zabdoM meM likhatA huuN| "mAlerakoTalA ke eka sAmAnya jaina parivAra meM __ zrI ravindra jaina kA janma 23 aktuvara 1646 ko (bhaiyyA dUja) ko huaa| zurU meM dasavIM bar3I muzkila se pAsa huii| phira kRSi upa-nirIkSaka kA DiplomA pI.e.yU. ludhiyAnA se kara sarakArI naukarI zurU kii| bahuta alpAyu meM yaha naukarI meM aayaa| phira naukarI meM hI isane vI.e. paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya - se utIrNa kii| vI.e. dharma zikSA kI parIkSA meM hama donoM ne paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA se sampanna kii| yaha vyakti 48

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mere jIvana ke hara duHkha sukha ko apanA samajhatA hai| merA hita isakA hita hai| jisa kArya ko zurU kara detA hai use pUrA karake chor3atA hai| isa ke kAraNa mujhe jaina samAja kI sevA kA suavasara prApta huaa| vibhinna sampradAyoM ke muniyoM se mulakAta, sAhitya prakAzana, samAroha, saMsthA nirmANa meM isa kA dimAga kAma karatA hai| para yaha kArya mere nAma se karatA hai, apanA nAma chipAne kI ceSTA karatA hai| yaha tyAgI va saMyamI hai| yaha svArtha ke vazIbhUta kArya nahIM krtaa| hamArA jIvana eka dUsare ke lie hai| isI lie vidvAna loga hamAre prema ko sammAna se dekhate haiN| maiM jyAdA bAta ko adhika na bar3hAtA huA isa se huI bheTavArtA ke aMza prastuta kara rahA huuN| "una dinoM zrI ravindra jaina mAlerakoTalA meM sarvisa kara rahA thaa| kisI kAma ke lie yaha hamAre baiMka meM eka mitra ke sAtha aayaa| yaha sUcanA ke lie pahale bhI AtA thaa| para merA isa se kabhI saMvAda nahIM huA thaa| zrI ravindra jaina kA mitra, merA bhI mitra thaa| use kisI vibhAgIya sUcanA kI jarUrata thii| maiMne sUcanA ke bAda donoM ko cAya pilaaii| phira ravindra jaina ne mujha se merA nAma puuchaa| nAma pUchane ke vizeSa kAraNa thA use baiMka meM use saptAha sUcanA ikaTThI karake bhejanI hotI thii| maiMne apanA paricaya dete hue batAyA ki maiM terApaMthI huuN| AcArya zrI tulasI mere gurU haiN| maiM purUSoM meM jo uttama hai unakA dAsa huuN| merI isa bAta se merA dharmabhrAtA bahuta prabhAvita huaa| phira maiMne ise dhUrI apane ghara Ane kA nimaMtraNa diyaa| yaha saMkSipta bheMTa thii| jo mere jIvana para chApa chor3a gii| isa bheMTa ne hameM jIne kI kalA kA itihAsa sikhaayaa| dharma ke prati svAdhyAya bddh'aa| phira isa bheMTa ne samarpaNa kI yAtrA kA saphara zurU kiyaa| isa bheMTa meM maiMne ravindra jaina ko dhUrI Ane kA nimaMtraNa diyaa| mere dharmabhrAtA ne JO

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ile saharSa svIkAra kiyaa| mujhe anubhava huA ki hamArI bheMTa asAdhAraNa hai| maiM jisa vyakti se mila rahA hUM yaha saMsAra kI kannAoM, vAsanAoM, icchAoM se kosoM dUra hai| yaha to jaina dhana kI bhavya AtmA hai| merA saubhagya hai ki maiM isa vyakti se mila rahA huuN| isa prakAra dina bItane lge| eka dina yaha mujhe mere ghara ke pAsa milaa| mere dhara kA patA puuchaa| maiMne ise ane ko khaa| isane kahA "abhI zAma ho rahI hai, phira karma jarUra aauNgaa'| phira eka dina vaha maMgalamaya samaya A g| java merA dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ko kisI sarakArI kana ke lie dhUrI AnA pdd'aa| mujhe isa ne svayaM batalAyA ki mujhe eka sUcanA ikTThI karane ke lie dhUrI AnA haiM maiM Apa ke darzana phgaa| maiMne kahA "kyA bAta karate ho ? do dina Ate jAte rahane ? kyA phAyadA ? Apa do dina kAma samApta kara ke janA mere ghara A jAyA kreN| yaha ghara Apa kA hI hai"| merI isa bAta kA mere dharmabhrAtA ne zirodhArya vivaa| vaha do rAteM mere ghara para ruukaa| yaha dina kucha garmI ke dhe para itanI jyAdA garmI nahIM thii| yaha do dina hameM eka dUsare ko samajhane ke lie acchA avasara milaa| mujhe lagA ki jo vyakti mere sAmane baiThA hai vaha maiM hI huuN| maiM aura mere dhanbhrAtA meM mAtra zarIrika aMtara hai| AtmA kI dRSTi se hama eka haiN| merA dharmabhrAtA satya ke karIba hai| yaha anubhava kI bhUnikA para jIne vAlI jIvAtmA hai| maiMne anubhava kiyA ki mena isa vyakti se kaI janmoM kA riztA hai| eka janma meM itnA anubhava nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isakA tyAga, vairAgya, va AdhyAtmika jIvana ne mere jIvana para amiTa chApa chor3a dI yaha bheMTa isa kAraNa asAdhAraNa thI ki maiM jaina dharma ke 50

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isa prabhAvaka zrAvaka se mila rahA thA, jise zahara ke nivAsI sanmAna kI dRSTi se dekhate the| usa dina se hamArA dainika milanA zurU huaa| java hama mile the taba hamAre pAsa koI pustaka nahIM thI para yaha isa ke sahaja samarpaNa kA phala hai ki hamAre pAsa hajAroM graMtha haiN| Aja maiM jo hUM, jaisA hUM isa sava ke pIche mere dharmabhrAtA kI mere prati bhakti va sahaja samarpaNa ke kAraNa huM isa samarpaNa kI yAtrA ne hameM paMjAvI bhASA ke prathama jaina lekhaka, anuvAdaka, itihAsakAra va kahAnIkAra taka banA diyA / maiM jIvana meM apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina kI bheMTa ko mahatvapUrNa upalabdhi mAnatA huuN| yaha apanI bAta kI ceSTA karatA hai para aMtima rUpa se sira jhukA kara merA nirNaya mAna letA hai| yaha kaI bAra mere se carcA karatA hai, jisa se isake jJAna kA hI patA calatA hai / Aja isane mujhe naI pahacAna dI hai| maiM eka kasbe se rASTrapati bhavana taka pahucA / isa kA zreya mere mAtA-pitA, gurUoM ke ArzIvAda, parivAra ke sahayoga ke vAda mere dharmabhrAtA ko hI jAtA hai / yaha riztA deza, kAla, jAti, raMga, Ayu ke bheda se pare hai| merI hamezA ceSTA rahI hai ki maiM apane dharmabhrAtA ko hara taraha saMtuSTa va prasanna rakhUM / use kabhI apanI dUrI kA ehasAsa na hone dUM / para saMsAra ke kAryoM meM AdamI aisA ulajhatA hai ki apanoM ko cAhate hue bhI kama dhyAna de pAtA hai| ina saba bAtoM ke hote hue bhI mere dharmabhrAtA meM guNa hI guNa haiM / vaha dUsaroM ke guNoM ko apanA hai / vaha kisI ko bhI eka pala meM prabhAvita kara sakatA hai 1 vaha hara kArya meM merI sUrata dekhatA hai| eka bAta hama donoM meM samAna hai vaha yaha ki dharma ke prati AsthA / yahI AsthA kA hI phala thA ki mujhe vibhinna vidvAnoM, munirAjoM, sAdhvIyoM va AcAryoM ke darzana karane, unase bheMTavArtA karane, pustakeM likhane kI, tIrtha yAtrA kI preraNA milI / 51

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zurU se hI maiM svAdhyAyazIla thaa| parantu ravindra jaina ne pahale mujhe pahale preraka ke rUpa meM prastuta kiyaa| phira saMpAdana kA kArya pradAna kiyaa| usake bAda maiM bhI sarasvatI kI ArAdhanA karane lgaa| ravindra jaina ne yaha saba kArya apane balabUte para kiye| vaha vyartha tarka se dUra rahatA hai| use merA anuzAsana pasaMda hai| zrI ravindra jaina ne 1672 meM paMjAbI meM likhanA zurU kiyaa| jo aba taka cAlU hai| mahAvIra kI vANI kA pracAra karane vAle hama prathama anuvAdaka bne| isa sAre kArya ___ kA zreya va prerikA jina zAsana prabhAvikA, sAdhvI ratnA jaina jyoti, sAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA va unakI ziSyA saralAtmA i sAdhvI zrI sudhA ko jAtA hai| sAdhuoM zramaNa phUla caMda ma0, ratna muni jI ma0 ne hameM ArzIvAda diyaa| merI zAdI : __ ravindra jaina kI mulAkAta ke bAda 1673 meM merI jAdI saMgarUra ke jaina parivAra kI lar3akI nIlama jainase huI vaha dharma kAryoM meM merI sahAyatA karatI hai| merI putrI vandanA, anu va putra arihaMta bhI mere dharma kAyoM meM vAdhaka nahIM bne| isa prakAra ghara meM rahate hue mujhe dharma arAdhanA kA avasara milA hai| dehalI yAtrA va jaina muniyoM se milanA : apane dharmabhrAtA ke milane ke bAda jIvana meM eka adhyAtmika saphara zurU huaa| jisa ke mAdhyama se hama jaina dharma kI prasiddha hastiyoM ke samparka meM aaye| yaha avasara thA 1672 meM dehalI kI eziyA - 72 pradarzanI dekhane kA apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke sAtha maiM dehalI gyaa| yaha merA dehalI kA prathama saphara thaa| mere dharmabhrAtA kA dUsarA saphara thaa| hama

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sAdhAraNa Trena se dehalI phuNce| pahale svaH sAdhvI mahendra kumArI ke darzana kiye| vahAM phAlatu sAmAna rkhaa| phira raziyA - 72 prardazanI dekhii| usa jamAne meM rUsa kA maNDapa saba se AkarSita thA vahAM caMda se lAI gaI miTTI ke kaNa rakhe gae dhe| hara deza kA apanA maNDapa thA, hara pradeza kA apanA sthala thaa| eka sthala ko dekhane ke lie bahuta samaya cAhie thA, para hama to mAtra 2-3 dina meM kAphI dekhanA cAhate the| upane samaya ke anusAra hamane yaha pradarzanI dekhii| dina meM khAnA khaayaa| zAma ko hama AgarA jAne vAlI Trena meM baitte| usa samaya AgarA meM jaina jagata ke prasiddha upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI virAjamAna the| hama suvaha phuNce| jisa sthAna paraM hama gae upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI ke darzana na hue| una ke gurU vayovRddha AcArya svaH zrI pRthvIcaMda jI ma0 ke darzana hue| vahAM snAna kiyaa| phira usa para Ae jahAM kavi zrI virAjamAna the| kavi jI eka krAMntikArI saMta the. vaidika, bauddha va jaina dharma para una kA samAna adhikAra thA Apa ne hindI sAhitya meM 100 se jyAdA pustakeM pradAna kI haiN| vIraAyatana rAjatRha Apa kI dena hai| usa samaya Apa zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra kA sampAdana karavA rahe the| unake rAsa zrI zrI candra surANA ArA vaiThe the| hamArI unase prathama mulAkAta thii| isa bheMTa meM hamane unakI eka hindI pustaka mahAvIra siddhAMta va upadeza) kA paMjAbI anuvAda karane kI AjJA mAMgI thii| unakA AzIrvAda aMtima kSaNa taka hamAre sAtha haa| unhoMne saharSa AjJA pradAna kii| AgarA meM phira tAja mahala dekhaa| tAja ke bAda dayAla bAga dekhaa| vApasI nathurA meM zrI kRSNa janma bhUmi dekhii| vApisa zAhadarA meM eka reztedAra ke yahAM rUka kara apane muni AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI ke darzana kie, jo ke aMtarASTrIya stara ke saMta the bAda meM 53

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unake hara kAryakrama se hamArA nAma jur3a gyaa| yaha bheMToM se hameM kucha karane kI preraNa milii| mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne mahAvIra siddhAMta va upadeza pustaka kA anuvAda karanA zurU kiyaa| AcArya suzIla kumAra jI ma0 kI preraNA se hameM 2500 sAlA mahAvIra nirvANa mahotsava samiti manAne kI preraNA milii| hama isa kArya meM jI jAna se juTa gye| hAlAMki usa samaya hamArI Ayu vahuta kama thii| samAja ko bhI nahIM samajhA thaa| lekhana kArya calatA rhaa| jaina AcArya, aNuvrata, aNuzAstA, yugapradhAna, gaNAdhipati zrI tulasI gaNi jI mahArAja ke prathama darzana pichale adhyayanoM meM maiMne terApaMtha sampradAya ke pramukha AcArya kA paricaya dete hue AcArya tulasI kA paricaya diyA thaa| parantu 1673 taka mere ko unake darzana karane kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM huA thaa| jo kArya java honA hotA hai vaha taba hI hotA hai yaha merI mAnyatA hai| AcArya zrI tulasI jinheM maiMne gurU mAnA thA unake darzana 1973 taka na kara skaa| isakA koI vizeSa kAraNa nahIM thaa| vaise maiM kucha saphara kama hI karatA thaa| para kucha saMyoga' banA aura kucha mujhe samyaktva pradAna karane vAle zrI rAvata muni, zrI varddhamAna muni, zrI jaya candra mahArAja kI sazakta preraNA dhI ki Apa gurudeva AcArya zrI tulasI jI mahArAja ke darzana kiijie| mere lie yaha eka zubha avasara thA, jaba maiM saMsAra ke sava se zaktizAlI dharma gurU se mila rahA thaa| mere mana meM unake vAre meM athAha zraddhA thii| isa yAtrA ne isa zraddhA ko nayA rUpa diyaa| mujhe kucha karane kA utsAha vanA jisakA pariNAma 2500vAM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI ke rUpa meM aayaa|

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAraNa aisA banA ki AcArya tulasI jI ne akhila bhAratIya stara para eka mITiMga 2500vAM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI kameTI kI eka mITiMga bulAI thii| eka tIra se do nizAne vAlA kAma huaa| AcArya zrI kA usa varSa kA caturmAsa hisAra ke jiMdala bhavana meM thaa| hama dhUrI se rAtri ko cle| subaha hI AcArya zrI ke pravAsa sthala para phuNce| yaha maMgalamaya samaya suvaha kA thaa| jaba hama pahuMce to vizAla. pravacana sthala dekhaa| yaha paMDAla baDe vyavasthita DhaMga se banAyA gayA thA : yAtrIyoM kA tAMta: lagA huA thaa| maiM apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke sAtha gurudeva ke darzanoM ko phuNcaa| vahAM pahuMcate hI bUMdA-bAMdI hone lgii| jaina sAdhu aise mausama meM nA bAhara nikalate haiM na bhojana karate haiN| vaha vAM rUkana kA iMtajAra karate haiN| AcArya zrI kI dinacaryA zurU hone vAlI thii| vaha bhI varSA rUkane kA iMtajAra kara rahe the| maiM va merA dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne AcArya zrI ke caraNoM meM bandana kiyaa| pahacAnane meM samaya nahIM lagA, kyoMki une citra ko hama hamezA praNAma karate haiN| maiMne dekhA 'eka zveta vastradhArI ceharA, vaDI-bar3I AMkheM, cehare para dArzanikoM sI muskurAhaTa ne merA abhinaMdana kiyaa| acAnaka varSA meM hama kucha ghabarA gae the| para unakI zaraNa meM Ate hI saba bAta bhUla ge| phira unhoMne hamArA vandana saralatA se svIkAra karate hue pahale mujhe saMbodhita karane hue pUchA "bhAI ! ApakA nAma kyA hai ? Apa kahAM se Ae ho ? kyA kAma karate ho ?, yaha sIdhe sAde prazna the| hara prazna meM unakI mahAnatA jhalaka rahI thii| maiM socane lagA ki kahAM lAkhoM logoM dvArA vandanIya AcArya aura kahAM hama duniyAvI log| unakI mahAnatA unakI vinamratA va zAlInatA sarAhanIya thii| maiMne kahA "gundeva ! maiM dhUrI se AyA huuN| merA nAma purUSottama 55

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dAsa hai / maiM naukarI karatA huuN|" gurUdeva ne kahA, "tuma puruSottama dAsa ho, puruSottama jaina kyoM nahIM ?" merI icchA hai ki Apa puruSottama jaina khlaao| jina kA upAsaka hI jaina kahalAtA hai / " yaha . unakA IzArA thA aura mere sunahare bhaviSya kI ora, jisa kI kalpanA maiM kiyA karatA thaa| maiMne AjJA mAnate hue kahA, "Aja se maiM Apa kA purUSottama jaina huuN| Apa kI AjJA bhagavat AjJA hai / " jaina dharma meM AcArya se bar3ha kara koI pada nahIM / usa kI AjJA sarvamAnya hotI hai / AcArya bahuta madhyama kada va ArkaSaNa pratibhA ke dhanI the| vaha apanI eka bAta se hI logoM kA jIvana badala dete the| aNuvrata ke mAdhya se lAkhoM logoM ko naitikatA va pramANikatA kA pATha par3hA cuke the| isI bheMTa meM AcArya zrI ne hameM svAdhyAya kI preraNA dii| mujhe dhyAna hai jaba ravindra ne eka prazna AcArya se unakI paramparA ke vAre meM pUTA thaa| vaha prazna zAstrIya AdhAra kA thaa| zrI ravinda jaina ne pUchA, "Apa ke sampradAya meM AcArya to haiM para upAdhyAya jaisA pada kyoM nahIM hai ?" AcArya bhagavAn ne uttara diyA, " bhAI ! hamAre prathama AcArya bhikSu bahuta mahAna the| unhoMne sAdhU-sAdhvIyoM ko pada ke lie lar3ate jhagar3ate dekhA thaa| unhoMne sabhI pada AcArya pada meM ikaTThe kara diye| kyoMki AcArya pada se sava pada choTe hote haiN| taba se aba taka hamAre sampradAya meM AcArya ke sivA koI pada nahIM / yahI hamAre saMgha meM anuzAsana kA mukhya kAraNa hai / hamAre saMgha meM sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyAM eka AcArya ke ziSya hote haiM / " isa taraha AcArya zrI se thor3I sI mulAkAta jIvana kI pUMjI bana gii| saba se bar3I bAta jo unhoMne apanI bheMTa vArtA meM preraNA svarUpa rahI, vaha zrI "dekho 50

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMsAra meM kucha na kucha pramANika kArya karanA caahie| merI dRSTi meM saba se mahAna lekhaka hotA hai jo kabhI nahIM mrtaa| vaktA samaya ke sAtha bIta jAtA hai| merI dRSTi meM lekhaka saMsAra meM ajara amara hai| samaya bhI lekhaka ko na kabhI miTA sakA hai na miTA sakatA hai|" yaha svarNima vAkya mere jIvana meM krAMntikArI vAkya the jinheM maiM kisI graMtha se kama kI saMjJA nahIM detaa| AcArya tulasI ke vaha vAkya hameM sAhitya kI racanA kA preraNA strota haiN| saMsAra meM kucha bAteM aisI hotI haiM jo AtmA para amiTa chApa chor3a jAtI haiN| AcArya tulasI se bheMTavArtA mere jIvana meM amUlya nidhi hai| jahAM unhoMne hameM sAhitya likhane kA AzIrvAda diyA, vahAM unhoMne isa mITiMga meM bulA kara samAjika kArya karane kA saubhAgya pradAna kiyaa| dopahara ko akhila bhAratIya zrI zvetAnvara terApaMthI jaina mahAsabhA kalakatA kI mITiMga AcArya zrI ke sAnnidhya meM sampanna huii| jisa meM AcArya zrI ne samasta terApaMthIyoM ko dUsare sampradAyoM se mila kara, hara rAjya meM samiti gaThita karane kI preraNA dii| unakA dUsarA rUpa hameM mITiMga meM dekhane ko milA, jaba unhoMne jaina ekatA kI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara 2500vAM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI manAne kI preraNA dii| unhoMne isa bAta kA pramANa svayaM diyA, jaba unhoMne dehalI ke aNuvrata bhavana ko 2500vAM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI samiti kA kAryAlaya banA diyaa| AcArya zrI ne 2500vAM mahAvIra zatAvdI para jaina samAja ko eka adbhuta tohaphA "jaina vizvabhAratI lAr3haD" ke nAma se diyaa| samasta bhArata meM yahI eka mAtra sarvamAnya sampradAya saMsthAna hai jise yU.jI.sI. ne vizvavidyAlaya kA darjA diyA hai| aba isa vizvavidyAlaya se bI.e., ema.e., pI.eca.DI. taka jaina dharma, 57

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prekSA, dhyAna, jIvana vijJAna para kI jA sakatI hai| AcArya zrI tulasI jI mahAna rASTra bhakta the| rASTra ke sAmane koI samasyA AI to unhoMne sarakAra kA sAtha diyaa| sabhI rAjanaitika dala AcArya zrI ko jaina dharma kA sarvamAnya netA mAnatI thii| sabhI sarakAreM unakI bAta aNuvrata ke mAdhyama se sunatI thiiN| unheM apanA mahAna netA mAnakara unake AdazoM para calane kA prayatna karatI / unakA jIvana abhaya kA jItA jAgatA pramANa hai| vaha kitane kaSTa, pIr3A Ae, Dare nhiiN| mujhe isa ke bAda bhArata ke vibhinna bhAgoM meM unake darzana karane kA lAbha saparivAra milaa| aMtima samaya unake mRtyu avasara para sArA saMsAra ikaTThA huaa| AcArya zrI tulasI kI preraNA se aNuvrata avArDa sthApita huaa| mere jIvana meM hara samaya unakA AzIrvAda rhaa| aisA dharma gurU parama durlabha hai| vaha merI AsthA kA AdhAra the| AcArya tulasI bhArata kI kucha mAnI huI hatiyoM meM se eka the| unhoMne apane jIvana meM hindI, rAjasthAnI, saMskRta, prAkRta bhASA meM bahuta sAhitya rcaa| jaina Agama vAcane ke vaha pramukha the| bhArata ke pUrva rASTrapati va prasiddha vidvAna sarvapallI DA0 rAdhA kRSNa ne unheM bhArata kI kucha hastIyoM meM se eka ginA, jina se vaha prabhAvita the| bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha ne unheM bhArata jyoti pada se alaMkRta kiyaa| Apa se pahale terApaMtha sampradAya eka pichar3A sampradAya thaa| vidyA kA abhAva thaa| AcArya zrI AgamoM ke marmajJa kI eka zreNI khar3I kii| vyAkaraNa, koSa jaina vizvakoza para kArya, zurU huA jaina zodha ko baDhAvA dene ke lie jaina vidyA para sammelana hone lge| isa sammelanoM meM dezoM videzoM ke vidvAnoM ke atirikta unake ziSya bhI bhAga lete the| 58

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama itane baDe saMgha ke netA hone ke bAvajUda vaha Ama logoM ke gurU the| guru jo bhI aise jo jAta pAta, chuA-chUta, raMga, nasla, liMga Adi ke bhedoM se dUra apanI sAdhanA meM rata rahate the| jada unhoMne AcArya pada tyAgA to jaina itihAsa meM ise Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA mAnA gyaa| kyoMki jaina paramparA ke anusAra AcArya sArI Ayu bhara rahatA hai| AcArya zrI ko jaba yaha pada sAdhanA meM rUkAvaTa banane lagA, to unhoMne isa pada ko eka jhaTake se chor3a diyaa| vaha alpAyu meM saMyama lekara zIrgha hI AcArya pada se vibhUSita hue| vaha parama sAdhaka the| unhoMne svayaM saMyama paalaa| hajAroM sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM, samaNa, samaNIyoM ko jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyaa| unhoMne hamAre jaise hajAroM parivAroM para ArzIvAda se maMgalamaya upakAra kiyaa| Adhunika saMsAra kI samasyAoM ke prati vaha bahuta jAgarUka the| vaha aNuvama kA mukAvalA aNuvrata se karane meM vizvAsa rakhate the| AcArya tulasI jI kA svabhAva vaccoM meM baccoM jaisA thaa| vaha dharma rakSaka the| var3I-2 vipattiyAM unake jIvana meM AI, dUsareM dhamoM ke virodha ko unhoMne haMsa kara shaa| unakA sArA jIvana mAnavatA ko samarpita thaa| vaha kahate the :- "maiM pahale mAnava hUM, phira jaina hUM, phira terApaMtha sampradAya kA AcArya huuN| yahI merA paricaya hai|" lAkhoM logoM ko vyasna mukta kara, unheM ahiMsA, satya, vinaya, saralatA, sahanazIlatA kA upadeza diyaa| maiM Aja jo bhI bAteM isa pATha meM likha rahA hUM saba anubhava janya haiN| mujhe vaidika darzana kA vaha zloka yAda AtA hai| : "gurU brahmA, gurU viSNu, gurU deva mahezvara haiM, gurU sAkSAt paramezvara haiM, aise sAkSAt paramezvara ko merI koTizaH vndnaa|" 29

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa 5 saMsthAoM kA nirmANa 2500vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI kI bhArata sarakAra dvArA ghoSaNA rASTrIya samiti kI sthApanA : " AcArya zrI tulasI jI, AcArya zrI suzIla muni jI, upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI, sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ke ArzIvAda se hama saMsthAoM ke nirmANa kI ora Age bddh'e| ina kAryoM meM pramukha kArya thA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA 2500vAM nirvANa mahotsava manAne ke lie cAroM sampradAyoM kI kameTI kA nirmANa karanA / aba hamAre lie pramukha samasyA thI jaina dhanaM meM se hamArA kana paricaya | choTI Ayu hone ke kAraNa hameM koI jAnatA nahIM thA / jaina dharma sadIyoM se vibhinna sampradAyoM meM vadala rahA hai| kabhI zvetAmbara, kabhI digambara. kabhI sthAnakavAdI kabhI terahapaMthI / sabhI sampradAyoM kI mAnyatA bhinna bhinna hai| para siddhAMtoM kI dRSTi se jaina dharma meM ekatA hai| isa ekatA kA AdhAra anekAMtavAda kA siddhAMta hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500vAM nirvANa zatAvdI samiti meM jaina dharma ke cAroM sampradAyoM ke pramukha AcAyoM, muniyoM ke netRtva meM pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ne eka samiti gaThita kii| rASTrapati isa ke saraprasta bane / samita kI pahalI mITiMga meM 50 lAkha rUpae akhila bhAratIya stara ke samAroha para kharcane kI ghoSaNA kI gii| samiti ne rAjyastarIya samiti gaThita karane kA phaisalA liyA gyaa| isI dRSTi se bhArata sarakAra ke zikSA maMtrAlaya ne rAjya sarakAroM ko samitiyAM gaThita karane ko likhA / kaI rAjya sarakAroM ne 60

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samitiyAM banA kara kArya zurU kara diyA / rAjya starIya 2500vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI samiti kI sthApanA paMjAba meM jaina samAja bahuta dhImI gati se cala rahA thaa| vahAM koI samiti sthApita nahIM huI thI / yaha mahaja itiphAka thA ki hameM pravartaka zrI phUlacaMda jI mahArAja ke mAdhyama se ludhiyAnA zrI saMgha se milane kA avasara milA / pUjya zrI ratna muni jI va zrI triloka muni jI se milana huA / samiti ke bAre meM vibhinna sampradAyoM ke pramukha se bAtacIta kii| para jaina samAja ikaTThA hone kA nAma na letA thaa| sabhI apane sampradAyoM ke dAyaro se baMdhe hue the| koI sampradAya bhI svayaM ko kama nahIM samajhatA thA / hama samAja ke lie vilkula nae the| hamArI Ayu ke AdhAra para hamAre anabhava kA aMdAjA lagAte the / eka dina maiMne dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina se kahA "Apa eka aisA progrAma banAo jisa se koI choTI sI samiti kA gaThana ho sake / " zrI ravindra jaina ne mujhe isa samiti kA saMyojaka ghoSita kiyaa| vaha svayaM kAryakAriNI saciva bane / hamane eka vijJApana 'Atma razmi' mAsika ludhiyAnA meM diyA, jisa meM mAlerakoTalA kI kundanalAla jaina dharmazAlA meM eka mITiMga ke lie samasta samAja ke agraNI netAoM ko padhArane kI prArthanA kI gaI thii| hamane eka saptAha kA samaya bhI diyA thaa| sAtha meM sthApita samiti kI rUpa rekhA va uddezya kA varNana thaa| hamAre isa vijJApana para jaina samAja meM kucha halacala huI / ludhiyAnA jo cAra sampradAyoM ke 61

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama rAjya starIya saMgaThanoM ko mukhyAlaya thA, una meM se kucha ne hama se patra vyavahAra kiyA / para hamArA durbhAgya thA ki hama jaina ekatA kI bAta karate the vaha samAja ke sabhI loga apanI mAnyatA ke dAyare meM ulajhe hue the| vaha na to hamArI vAta ThIka DhaMga se sunate the, na samajhane ko taiyAra the| sabhI netA hamArI bAta sunte| sunane ke pazcAt eka zabda meM uttara de dete ki mITiMga karake hama Apako batA deNge| unakA yaha uttara hamAre utsAha ko kama na kara paayaa| hama samAja ke lie kucha karanA cAhate the| hamAre loga hI hamArI bAta ko ThIka se samajha nahIM pA rahe the| para hama kAma kara rahe the / hama ne mITiMga se pahale samiti kA vidhAna taiyAra kiyA / isa kA eka mAtra kAraNa yaha thA ki hama janma jAta netA na the nA hI kisI sampradAya vizeSa kA pratinidhitva karate the| aise meM hama ina netAoM se kyA sahayoga kI apekSA kara sakate the| ina saba bAtoM ke bAvajUda hama niraMtara kAma karate rhe| hameM pravartaka zrI padmacanda jI mahArAja, pravartaka zrI phUlacanda jI mahArAja, zrI ratna muni jI mahArAja, sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA Age bar3hA rahI thI / vaha pratyeka kArya meM hamArA hauMsalA bar3hA rahe the| inhIM dinoM hameM hamArI dharma gurUNI paMjAvI jaina sAhitya kI prerikA sAdhvI ratna, upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA ArzIvAda prApta huA / zvetAmbara samAja ke pramukha AcArya samudra vijaya va zrI jaya vijaya jI hamArI preraNA kA kAraNa vane / terApaMtha sampradAya meM sAdhvI zrI mohanakumArI jI mahArAja tArAnagara hamArA mArgadarzana karate rahe / vicitra sthiti thI, sabhI sAdhU, sAdhvI apanI sampradAya mAnyatA ko eka tarapha kara jaina ekatA kI preraNA dete the para netA loga apanI apanI DaphalI apanA apanA rAga alApate the| yaha vicitra 62

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama anubhava hamAre lie mArga darzaka bne| prathama mITiMga aura samiti kI sthApanA : Akhira vaha dina bhI A gayA, jisa ke lie hama prayatna karate rhe| bhavya jaina dharmazAlA meM jaina samAja ke vibhinna sampradAyoM ke netA va kAryakartA padhAre the| sabhI kA svAgata mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne kiyaa| unakA khAna pAna kI vyavasthA hamAre jimme thii| samiti meM adhikAMza loga mAlerakoTalA, dhUrI, saMgarUra, ludhiyAnA va pharIdakoTa se padhAre the| ina sava meM pramukha zrI tilakadhara zAstrI samAdaka 'Atma razmi', esa.esa. jaina sabhA kA pratinidhitva karate the| zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA kI ora se seTha zrI bhoja rAja jaina padhAre the| terApaMthI samAja kI ora se zrI sultAna siMha jaina pradhAna terApaMthI jaina sabhA paMjAba, upa pradhAna zrI rAma lAla dhUrI kA nAma ullekhanIya hai| bahuta saMkSipta bhASaNa hue| vicAra vimarza jyAdA huaa| zrI sultAna siMha jaina ne hameM kucha patra die jo kaI rAjya sarakAroM dvAna sthApita samitiyoM kI sUcanA the| sarvaprathama isa samiti kA nAmakaraNa zrI tilakadhara zAstrI ne kiyaa| unhoMne ise 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAba kA nAma diyaa| isa kA mukhyAlaya mere dharmabhrAtA ke ghara mAlerakoTalA ko ravA gyaa| pharIdakoTa se pro0 saMtakumAra jaina jaise sajjana pdhaare| dUsare prastAva meM sarakArI samiti banAne ke lie sarakAra se patra vyavahAra kA adhikara hama donoM ko diyA gyaa| tIsare prastAva meM eMjAvI jaina sAhitya ke prakAzana anuvAda va lekhana kA kArya samiti ko sauMpA gyaa| isa ke lie do salAhakAra niyukta kie ge| jinake nAma the zrI tilakadhara zAstrI va DA0 ela. ema jozI rIDara vuddhaIjma 63

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: AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya pttiyaalaa| samiti kA nirmANa isa taraha se kiyA gayA ki isa meM cAroM sampradAyoM ko sthAna mila ske| isakI rUpa rekhA isa prakAra taya kI gaI :1.. pradhAna 2. cAroM sampradAyoM ke pradhAnoM se 3 pradhAna banAe ge| 3. cAroM sampradAyoM ke saciva ko pradhAna saciva niyukta kiyA gyaa| zrI ravindra jaina kAryakAriNI aura mujhe saMsthA kA saMyojaka hone ko anumodita kiyA gyaa| 4. sabhI logoM kA vicAra thA ki samaya kama hai| isa lie mITiMgoM meM samaya varvAda na kara ke sarakArI samiti ke gaThana ke pratyana kie jaaeN| 5. yaha prastAva pArita huA ki nirvANa zatAbdI ko ahiMsA varSa ghoSita karavAyA jaae| galI, muhalloM, bAjAroM, saMsthAoM ke nAma bhagavAna mahAvIra para rakhe jaaeN| 6. kendrIya samiti ke hara progrAma meM sahayoga kiyA jaae| isa samiti ke pramukha pharIdakoTa nivAsI sva.. prophesara saMta kumAra jaina ko banAyA gyaa| zrI saMta kumAra jaina jI ke pitA zrI kastUrI lAla pharIdakoTa ke pradhAna the| yaha parivAra dharma niSTa thaa| inheM hamArI mITiMga meM bhaNDArI padma janda jI ma. ne bhejA thaa| jo hamAre kArya ke jIvana bhara anumodaka rhe| yaha kAryakAriNI kI kadara pahacAnate the| unheM vahumAna dete the| Apake ziSya zrI amara muni jI ma. prasiddha vaktA, lekhaka va TIkAkAra, vahuta sI saMsthAoM ke saMsthApaka haiN| bhaNDArI jI ke kArya ko unhoMne unake svargavAsa ke vAda Age bddh'aayaa| bhaNDArI jI bahuta saralAtmA the| unakA AzIrvAda, mIThI bolI ne logoM ko preraNA, aneko saMsthAoM kA nirmANa krvaayaa| unake jIvana ke pramukha aMga the unhIM kI kRpA se

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hameM seTha bhoja rAja jaina baThiNDA va zrI saMta kumAra jaina pharIdakoTa mile| una padoM ko pAne kA samaya thA / saba se baDA pada khAlI thaa| para isa kI pUrti jaldI hI ho gaI kucha dinoM bAda mujhe paTiyAlA jAne kA avasara prApta hue sva. DA ela. ema. jozI ke AvAsa para Thahare the| subaha unheM baThiNDA lekara ke jAnA thaa| usa dina AcArya AtmA rAma jI kA janma dina thA / hameM prathama zrI jozI ke darzanoM kA lAbha milaa| vaise merA dharmabhrAtA ina se pUrI taraha paricata thA / vaha zramaNa saMskRti kA mahAna itihAsakAra the| unhoMne paMjAbI yUnivarsiTI meM jaina ceyara khulavAne meM amUlya sahayoga diyA thaa| hama dinoM vaThiNDA meM nava nirmita jaina sthAnaka meM eka dina pahale phuNce| DA. jozI aura hama tInoM ke sAtha eka mahAtmA aura padhAre the| unakA nAma thA zrI kRSNAcandrAcArya / sapheda vezabhUSA, gaura varNa, vRddhAvasthA kA yaha yogI zrI jinendra gurUkula paMcakUlA ke saMsthApaka svAmI dhanIrAma jI mahArAja ke ziSya the| donoM mAlerakoTalA Ae hue sAdhu sammelana meM saMyama haTa lie tyAgamUrti gurUkula meM baccoM ko jaina saMskAra dilAye jA ske| vaha bahuta vidvAna AcArya the| unhoMne zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAzrama hindU yUnivarsiTI vArANasI meM par3hAyA thaa| vaha vahAM se prakAzita hone vAle " zramaNa patrikA" ke saMpAdaka the / anakI caryA jaina sAdhu jaisI thii| unhoMne mukhavastrikA, rajoharaNa kA tyAga gurUkula ke lie sva. AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja kI AjJA se mAlerakoTalA meM hue sAdhu sammelana meM kiyA thaa| inheM jaMgala meM eka bhakta ne vizAla bhU-khaNDa pradAna kiyaa| vahAM pAMca kUle (nAle) bahate the| unhoMne isa sthAna ko paMcakUlA nAma diyaa| vizAla AkarSita sarasvatI bhavana kA nirmANa unakI dena hai| aise bhavya AtmA ke darzana 65

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA aura unheM sunane kA saubhAgya milaa| isI mITiMga meM seTha bhoja rAja jaina vaThiNDA ko pradhAna ghoSita kiyA gyaa| seTha sAhiba mahAna dAna dAtA the| yaha samAroha AcArya AtmA rAma jI ke janma mahotsava para kiyA gayA thaa| bhaNDArI jI ke ziSya zrI amara muni jI ko sunane kA prathama avasara thaa| sarakArI samiti kI ora bar3hate kadama hamArI samiti ne nizcaya kiyA thA ki paMjAba sarakAra se samiti kA gaThana karAnA hamArA pahalA kArya hogaa| yaha kArya kAphI kaTina dhaa| hameM sahI rAste kA patA nahIM thaa| kisa se patra vyavahAra karanA hai ? kisa se milanA hai, samajha se pare thaa| yahI zatAbdI meM bhArata sarakAra vahuta se mahApurUSoM kI zatAbdiyAM manA cukI thii| bhArata sarakAra mahAtmA buddha kI zatAbdI aMtarrASTrIya stara mapara paMDita javAhara lAla neharU kI adhyakSatA meM manAI thii| isI varSa samasta vuddha AgamoM kA hindI lipiAMtara sarakAra ne sulabha krvaayaa| phira gurU govinda siMha, gurU nAnaka, mahAtmA gAMdhI kI zatAbdI bhArata sarakAra aMtarASTrIya stara para manAI thii| sArA jaina samAja isI bhAvanA ke sAtha kArya kara rahA thaa| parantu jaina samAja ke eka varga ne isa zatAbdI kameTI ko dillI hAI korTa taka le gyaa| vipakSI logoM ne 3 yAcikAeM isa AdhAra para sarakAra ke khilApha DAla dI ki bhArata sarakAra ko mahAvIra nirvANa mahotsava manAne kA koI adhikAra nhiiN| yaha deza dharma nirapekSa hai| bhArata sarakAra ko na to samiti gaThita karane kA adhikAra hai na samiti ko dhana dene kA adhikAra hai| jaina jisa DhaMga se cAhe apane dharma kA pracAra kreN| apanI isa janahita yAcikA meM unhoMne gujarAta ke jaina AcAryoM ko sAtha rakhA jo pradhAnamaMtrI 66

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrImati iMdirA gAMdhI ke virodhI the| isa yAcikA ne sAre kArya para roka lagavA dii| adAlata ne yAcikA vicArArtha svIkAra kara lI thii| adAlata ke phaisale se tahalakA maca gyaa| paraspara phUTa sAmane Ane lgii| para aise logoM kI saMkhyA vahuta kama thI jo adAlata meM gae the| adhikAMza jaina samAja to isa samAroha meM sarakAra kI sahAyatA cAhatA thA / yaha vAtAvaraNa kucha samaya ke lie cala sakA / adhikAMza jaina samAja sarakAra ke sAtha thaa| sarakAra ke pakSa meM adAlata ne phaisalA sunAte hue kahA "dharma nirapekSa kA artha yaha nahIM ki bhArata dharma vihina rAjya hai / bhArata meM dharma nirapekSatA kA artha hai saba dharmoM kA sammAna pUrvaka sthAna denA hI dharma nirapekSatA hai| isa dRSTi se hara dharma ke mahApurUSa kA janma dina manAnA sarakAra kA adhikAra aura kartavya hai / bhArata meM dharma nirapekSatA kA artha iMgalaiNDa kI taraha nahIM / " yaha asatya para satya kI vijaya thii| jisa mahApurUSa ne saMsAra ko ahiMsA anekAvAda va aparigrahavAda jaise siddhAMta pradAna kie| strI va zUdra kI dayanIya sthiti ko sudhArA / dharma saMgha meM sava ko barAbara kA sthAna diyA / brAhamaNa tathA veda kI gulAmI se logoM ko mukti dilAI sava logoM ko dharma karane kA adhikAra pradAna ki / jAta-pAta va aspRzyatA ko jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkA, aise paramAtmA varddhamAna mahAvIra kA 2500 sAlA nirvANa mahotsava manAne meM rUkAvaTa DAlanA, mahAniMdanIya kRtya thA / yaha varSa jaina dharma kA svarNima yuga thA / aba hama paMjAva sarakAra se patra vyavahAra karane meM laga ge| hamAre kisI patra kA sarakAra kI ora se kabhI uttara na aayaa| para jo kAma jisa ghar3I meM honA hotA hai tabhI hotA hai| hama prayAsa chor3ane vAle nahIM the| hamAre mana meM 67

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AyA ki kyoM na sabhI vidhAnasabhA sadasyoM ko isa bAta ke lie prerita kiyA jaae| maine va dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne eka sarakUlara patra vidhAna sabhA ke sabhI sadasyoM ko likhA / jisa meM unase prArthanA kI gaI thI ki vaha sarakArI samiti gaThita karane meM davAva ddaale| hamane sabhI rAjanaitika pArTiyoM ke sadasyoM kA yaha patra DAlA / para isa patra kA bhI pahale patroM jaisA hAla huaa| jaina samAja meM koI vizeSa utsAha nahIM thA / kahane ko hama samiti ke adhikArI the kucha loga isa samiti ke sadasya jarUra the para calane vAle hama do the| tIsarA to prabhu kA AzIrvAda thA jo sAdhu sAdhviyoM ke mAdhyama se hame milatA jAtA thaa| bhaNDArI zrI padma candra jI mahArAja kI preraNA se hama paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya meM vidvAnoM ko jaina sAhitya pahuMcAne laga gae the / unako jina zAsana zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se hama ne paMjAvI meM jaina sAhitya kI aura kadama baDhAnA zurU kara diy| donoM mahApurUSoM ne hamAre isa prathama prayatna kA sammAna kiyaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt paMjAvI jaina sAhitya kA kArya sAdhvI svarNa kAMtA jI ne apane kuzala hAthoM meM liyaa| jo una dinoM se lekara unake samAdhi dhAraNa karane ke bAda bhI cala rahA hai / vAta samiti ke gaThana kI cala rahI thI jisa ke lie hama prayAsarata the| hamArA pracAra apane DhaMga se baDha rahA thaa| abhI sArA kArya dhImI gati se cala rahA thA / sanmati nagara ( kuppa ) meM mukhya maMtrI jJAnI jaina siMha se bheMTa va samiti kA nirmANa : hama paMjAba sarakAra se saparka kA prayatna kara rahe the / eka dina sukhada samAcAra milA ki paMjAba ke tatkAlina mukhyamaMtrI jJAnI jaina siMha sanmati nagara kuppa padhAra rahe haiN| 68

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kuppa gAMva hamAre pUjnIya krAMtikArI AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja kA janma sthAna hai| AcArya zrI zAstroM ke marmajJa pravacana bhUSaNa saralAtmA haiN| unhoMne paMjAba, hariyANA, himAcala va jammU kazmIra meM saMsthAoM kA jAla vichA diyA hai| unhoMne apane janma sthAna sanmati nagara meM taba hAI skUla kA nirmANa kiyA, java mIloM taka sarakArI skUla nahIM thaa| skUloM ke atirikta Apa gAyana kalA meM pravINa haiN| anekoM pustakoM kI racanA Apa ne kI hai| kuppa meM aMva saMsthAoM kA jAla vichA diyA hai| grAmINa janatA taka Apa ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMdezoM se janasAdhAraNa ko jor3A hai| Apa ne hajAroM logoM ko jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyaa| paMjAva kI rAjanIti meM Apa kI alaga pahacAna hai| Apa kA janma isI dharatI para 1624 meM brAhmaNa zrI devarAja va mAtA zrI gaMgA devI ke yahAM huaa| phira zrI jagadIza candra jI mahArAja se saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| inhIM AcArya ne apane skUla ke eka samAroha meM paMjAva ke tatkAlIna mukhyamaMtrI jJAnI jaila siMha ko nimantraNa diyaa| isa samAroM. meM mAlerakoTalA kI vidhAyakA zrImatI sAz2idA vegama bhI padhArI thii| hama donoM ne eka maimoreMDama samiti ke laiTara paiDa para taiyAra kiyaa| isa mAMga patra ke bAre meM pahale hamArI bAta AcArya zrI vimalamuni jI mahArAja se vAta ho gaI thii| sTeja para mukhya maMtrI jJAnI jaila siMha virAjamAna the| hama ne vahIM mAMga patra jJAnI jI ko bheMTa kiyaa| jJAnI jI ne usI samaya hamAre mAMga patra ko par3hanA zurU kiyaa| eka lAla paiMsila se hamAre patra ko aMDara lAIna kiyaa| bAda meM AcArya zrI ne apane pravacana meM hamArI mAMga para pUrA jora diyaa| samAroha samApta huaa| jJAnI jI se hamArI bheMTa alaga se huii| mahArAja zrI ne jJAnI jI ko zIghra kameTI kI sthApanA karane kI preraNA dii| jJAnI jI ne isa 69

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kArya meM pUrNa sahayoga kA AzvAsana diyA / isI mITiMga meM hamArI samiti kA sadasya vananA svIkAra kara liyaa| unhoMne sadasyatA phArma bhraa| hameM kucha saMtuSTi huii| taba se rASTrapati banane taka hamArA jJAnI jI se acche saMbaMdha vana gae / rASTrapati pada se haTane ke bAda bhI una kA sneha hamAre sAtha banA rahA / jJAnI jaila siMha mahAna deza bhakta the| eka gAMva ke mAmUlI parivAra meM janma lekara vaha bhArata deza ke rASTrapati bhavana taka phuNce| jJAnI jI hamezA jana sAdhAraNa se jur3e rahe / vaha prajA maNDala lahara kI dena the| deza ke nirmANa ke vAre meM satat cintita rahate / yahI ghaTanA thI jo samiti ke nirmANa kI prathama caraNa thA / hameM isa mulAkAta ko phalIbhUta hone meM kama samaya lagA / zAyada eka saptAha kA samaya vItA hogA / hameM mukhya maMtrI ke priMsipala saciva zrI esa. pI. vAgalA kA bulAvA A gyaa| hameM kisI bhI dina Akara samiti kI rUpa rekhA taya karane ko kahA gayA thA / yaha hamAre lie parama harSa kA viSaya thaa| mere lie sacivAlaya jAne kA prathama anubhava thaa| hama donoM bAta meM kore the| maiMne dharmabhAtA ravindra jaina to jyAdA ghavarAte the| para ava geMda hamAre pAle meM A cukI thI / ise saMbhAlanA thaa| jaina dharma kI sevA kA avasara vaDe puNya se milaa| samAja meM hamArA sthAna vanane jA rahA thA / hama kucha muniyoM va sAdhviyoM se mile jina meM pramukha muni zAMti priya jI mahArAja the jo caMDIgar3ha meM virAjamAna the| unakA sahayoga hameM mila rahA thA / para samiti nirmANa meM AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja kA pramukha sahayoga thA / priMsipala saciva se bheMTa : Akhira vaha dina A gayA jisa kA iMtajAra thA / maiM kAgajoM meM mAmale meM thor3A susta huuN| para prabhu kI kRpA se 70

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mere dharmabhrAtA likhane va patra vyavahAra meM kama nahIM hai / vaha saba vAteM eka patra meM likha kara le ge| sAtha meM bhArata sarakAra kA vaha patra bhI thA jo kendrIya zikSA upa maMtrI zrI. DI. pI. yAdava ne sAre bhArata ko samiti nirmANa ke lie likhA thA / jisa meM rAjyoM ko samiti nirmANa karane ke lie dizA nirdeza die gae the / zrI vAgalA ko hama sacivAlaya meM dopahara ke bAda mile| svAgata kakSa meM jAte hue talAzI se gujarane par3A / phira svAgatakartA se sAmanA huA / karmacAriyoM ne phona se AjJA maaNgii| jo unheM zrI vAgalA ne de dii| paMjAva kA yaha sacivAlaya sAta maMjilA hai| paMjAba meM sarvaprathama liphaTa yahAM lagI thI / yaha paMjAva ke svargIya mukhya maMtrI zrI pratApa siMha kairoM jI kI dena hai| vaise to sArA caMDIgar3ha hI isa rASTra bhakta kI dena hai| zrI kairoM videzoM meM par3he the| unheM paMjAva va bhArata mAtA se zurU se hI prema thA / vaha anuzAsana priya the| unakA lagAva neharU parivAra se thA / bhAkhar3A naMgala Daima unakI dena hai| vaha Adhunika paMjAba ke nirmAtA the| vaha paMjAva ekatA ke pravala samarthaka the| isa vizAla sacivAlaya meM aba to tIna sarakAreM cala rahIM hai / paMjAba, hariyANA va caNDIgar3ha | hama donoM rikArDa sahita sIr3hiyAM car3hane lage to kisI ne rAya dI ki liphaTa meM car3ha jaao| eka minTa meM pahuMca jAoge / hama liphTa ke mAdhyama se zIghra pahuMca ge| hama zrI vAgalA ke kAryAlaya kI ora bddh'e| unake capar3AsI ko slipa bhejI / vaha apane daphtara meM hAjira the| unhoMne hameM bulAvA bhejA phira sammAna sahita hamArI bAta sunI / choTe se daphatara meM sabhI kucha bhavya thA / AkhirakAra paMjAba sarakAra sArI isI sacivAlaya se saMcAlita hotI hai| maMtriyoM, unake sacivoM ke daphatara sAtha-sAtha haiN| upara se yahAM 71

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kI sikyoriTI kA pUrA dhyAna rakhA jAtA hai| hama zrI vAgalA ke sAmane baiThe the| kisI uccAdhikArI se hamArI prathama bheMTa thii| unhoMne hama se pUchA ki pahale aisI samiti kA kahAM nirmANa huA hai| isa vAta ko suna kara sArA rikArDa va kendra sarakAra kA patra zrI vAgalA jI ko dikhaayaa| unhoMne hamAre se pUchA "Apa kaisI saMsthA kA nirmANa cAhate ho ?" maiMne kahA "jaisA bhArata sarakAra kA Apa ko nirdeza hai ki yaha eka varSa prabhu mahAvIra kA nirvANa mahotsava manAne ke lie jainoM ke cAra sampradAyoM ko lekara kameTI bne| jisa ke saMrakSaka mAnanIya rAjyapAla va pradhAna mukhyamaMtrI, vidvAna, lekhaka va rAjanetAoM ko hama se pratinidhitva diyA jaae|" hamAre kaI samiti kI rAjyastarIya sUcI thI jo zrI vAgalA kI prastuta kI gii| unhoMne hamAre sAtha pAMca minTa carcA kii| phira unhoMne kahA "ApakA kArya ho jaaegaa| bhaviSya meM Apa zrI dIvAna jI se mila kara saniti kI rUpa rekhA va vidhAna taya kara lenaa| maiM zrI dIvAna jI ko nirdeza de duuNgaa| bhaviSya meM Apa kisI bhI kArya ke lie unase milnaa| nizciMta raho, hamArI paMjAba sarakAra kisI rAjya se pIche nahIM rhegii|" yahAM eka bAta kA ullekha maiM vAra vAra karanA cAhatA hUM ki isa choTI sI Ayu meM apane sAdhanoM dvArA hameM itanA vizAla kArya karanA thA, jo hama ne kaise kiyA, kauna sI rUkAvaTeM aaii| sabhI kA varNana Age kruuNgaa| para zrI vAgalA jI kI sajnatA ne hameM prabhAvita kiyaa| saMkSipta sI mulAkAta meM hamane 'var3A kArya kara liyA thaa| samiti nirmANa ke prayAsa aura saphalatA : jaise maiMne pichale prAkaraNa meM batAyA thA ki hama __ donoM ne kisa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500vAM nirvANa

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-- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahotsava manAne kI samiti kI sthApanA mAlerakoTalA meM kI thii| phira mukhyamaMtrI ke saciva ke nimaMtraNa para unhIM ke priMsIpala saciva zrI esa. pI. vAgalA se mile the| yaha mITiMga bahuta saphala rhii| maiMne punaH likhA hai ki samiti nirmANa ke lie zrI dIvAna jI kI DayUTI lagA dI thii| ava hama punaH sarakArI samiti kI rUpa rekhA meM juTa ge| hamAre 25-30 cakkara caMDIgar3ha meM lge| hama bAra vAra zrI dIvAna sAhiba se sacivAlaya meM unase milane lge| unheM hameM bhI.. bharosA dilAnA par3A, ki hama vAstava meM jaina samAja ke pratinidhi haiM hameM samiti ke bAre meM hara phaisalA lene kA adhikAra hai| eka dina zrI dIvAna jI ne kahA "Apa apanI sUcI taiyAra kiijie| sarakArI sadasyoM kI sUcI maiM taiyAra karatA huuN|" kucha dina bAda hama donoM ne eka sUcI taiyAra kI / jisa meM zvetAmbara-digambara samAja ke pratinidhiyoM ko sammilita kiyA gyaa| 1. pradhAna upa-pradhAna 3. saciva yaha donoM sarakAra va jaina samAja meM varAvara se lene the| jaina dharma ke cAroM sampradAyoM kA kisa prakAra pratinidhatva ho, usa ke bAre meM phaisalA lenA thaa| zvetAmbara samAja va zrI mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAba ke sadasya to hama batA sakate the parantu digambara samAja kA pratinidhitva hameM mila nahIM rahA thaa| digambara samAja se patra vyavahAra huaa| digambara jaina samAja ne caMDIgar3ha ke eka variSTha vakIla kA nAma sujhaayaa| jisa kA nAma hama ne sarakAra ko diyaa| dUsarA hama ne apanI samiti meM paMjAba ke variSTha jaina saMtoM ke viziSTa arm samAja

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- = AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama atithi rakhA jisa meM sAdhvI zrI mohanakumArI 'tArAnagara' va upapravartanI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA kA nAma bhI zAmila kiyA gyaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ne apane nAma kI maMjUrI de . dii| parantu terApaMthI sAdhvI ko saMsthA meM zAmila karane ke lie patra vyavahAra AcArya zrI tulasI jI se karanA pdd'aa| aMta AcArya tulasI jI mahArAja kI ora se hameM AjJA patra mila gyaa| sthAnaka vAsI mUrtipUjaka ko varAvara sthAna diyA gyaa| terAmaMtha kA tRtIya va digambara sampradAya ko aMta meM sthAna milaa| hamArI samiti kyoMki samiti kI saMsthApaka thI usa ke dvArA bheje samasta nAma sarakAra ne le lie ge| hamAre lie yaha gaurava kA viSaya thaa| samiti kI sthApanA kI sarakArI ghoSaNA : Akhira vaha ghar3I A phuNcii| hamArI mehanata / saphala huii| jisa uddezya kI prApti ke lie hama ne yaha prayatna kiyA thA prabhu mahAvIra ke AzIrvAda se isa meM saphalatA mila gii| eka rAjyastarIya samiti gaThita huii| jisake saMrakSaka mAnanIya rAjyapAla the| samiti ke pradhAna mukhyamaMtrI jJAnI jaila siMha the| kAryakAriNI adhyakSa seTa bhoja rAja jaina ko banAyA gyaa| pradhAna saciva zikSA maMtrI zrI guramela siMha vne| kAryakAriNI maMtrI zikSA saciva vanAe ge| vAkI samiti jaise aura kisa prakAra kArya karegI yaha prathama mITiMga meM taya hogaa| yaha samiti eka kAryakAriNI bhI vnaaegii| jo nirvANa zatAbdI ke progrAma taya kreNge| noTiphikezana kI khavara sabhI samAcAra patroM meM A gaI thii| hama donoM java noTiphikezana kI prati lekara nikale, tava ludhiyAnA ke kucha sajjana sarakAra se samiti ke gaTana ke bAre meM vAteM karane gae the| kyoMki unake kucha mitroM ke nAma zAmila nahIM the| una sajjanoM ke nAma bhI isa kameTI 14

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM zAmila the para vaha apane stara para prayAsa kara rahe the| vAda meM una sajjanoM kI icchA se kucha aura nAma DAla die ge| samiti kA dAyarA vistRta ho rahA thaa| jaba hama cale the mAtra do the| parantu ava saiMkar3oM kAryakartA jur3a ge| yaha hamAre utsAha ko bar3hAne ke lie kAphI thaa| prathama mITiMga : kAphI prayatnoM va jado-jahada ke vAda samiti kI mITiMga bulAI gii| isa meM paMjAva maMtrI maNDala ke sabhI maMtrI jaina samAja ke sadasya zAmila hue| ise mukhyamaMtrI jJAnI jaila siMha ne saMbodhana kiyaa| isa mITiMga meM zrI nahAvIra jaina saMgha paMjAva kA nirmANa huA, jisa meM mujhe upa-pradhAna cunA gyaa| isa saMsthA kA daphtara ludhiyAnA jaina dharmazAlA meM bnaa| isa mITiMga ke bAda hameM apanI samiti kA kArya karanA thaa| maiMne saMyojaka hone ke nAte isa samiti kA kArya hAtha meM liyaa| hamArA dhyAna paMjAvI bhASA meM jaina sAhitya kA lekhana kI ora agrasara huaa| isa prathama mITiMga kA koI khAsa nirNaya nahIM huaa| para ludhiyAnA meM huI mITiMga meM kAryakAriNI samiti vanAI gii| isa mITiMga meM mahAvIra DAyarI, jilA stara para stUpa, cauMka va vAjAra kA nirmANa karane kA phaisalA kiyA gyaa| rAjya stara kA samAgama ludhiyAnA ke daresI grAuMTa meM manAne kA nizcaya huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana caritra paMjAvI meM prakAzita karane kI jimmevArI bhASA vibhAga paMjAba ko sauMpI gii| paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya meM jaina ceyara ke nirmANa kA phaisalA kiyA gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sevA ko parama 6 garma kahA hai| isa dRSTi se kisI maiDIkala saMsthAna kA nirmANa kiyA gyaa| hara jile meM eka samAroha, sarakArI stara para manAne kA nizcaya huaa| 75

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama - kAryakAriNI kI agalI mITiMga jAlaMdhara meM nizcita huii| yaha mITiMga bahuta pramukha thii| isa mITiMga meM jJAnI jaila sihaM jI ne bhagavAna mahAvIra phAuMDezana nAmaka ardha-sarakArI saMsthA kA nirmANa kiyaa| isake adhyakSa mukhyamaMtrI svayaM bne| isa saMsthA ko pAMca lAca rUpae grAMTa dene kI ghoSaNA kI gii| yaha 1674 kA varSa thA, java lAkha rUpae kI vahuta kImata thii| isa 5 lAkha kA prayoga kaise kiyA jAe ? isa vAta kA nirNaya kAryakAriNI para chor3a diyA gyaa| kAryakAriNI ne phaisalA kiyA ki ludhiyAnA meM eka bhagavAna mahAvIra homyopaithika kAleja kI sthapanA kI je| jisa ke lie paMjAba sarakAra jamIna va anya sAdhana upalabdha kraaegii| jaina samAja isa ke lie vyApaka sahayoga kregaa| sarakAra ne apane nirNaya anusAra sabhI ghoSaNA ko kriyAnavata kara jaina samAja kA mana jIta liyaa| isI varSa DAyarI chpii| jo bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zikSAoM se bharI huI thii| yaha DAyarI sacitra thii| jo prabhu mahAvIra ke janma se saMbaMdhita ghaTanAoM ko prastuta karatI thii| DAyarI paMjAvI, hindI va aMgrajI meM prakAzita huii| pustaka 3 sAla vAda prakAzita huii| isI bIca hindI se paMjAvI meM anuvAdita mahAvIra siddhAMta aura upadeza prakAzita ho gii| isa pustaka kA sammAna aMtarrASTrIya stara para huaa| sAre paMjAva meM kameTIyoM ko isa samAroha meM sahayoga karane ke lie eka adhisUcanA jArI huii| adhisUcanA meM nagara pAlikAoM se hara zahara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nAma se cauMka, pArka va bAjAroM kA nAmakaraNa karane kA Agraha kiyA thaa| paMjAba ke hara choTe vaDe karave meM yaha kArya zurU kie ge| paMjAba ke hara zahara meM prabhu mahAvIra ke nAma se bAjAra, galI, muhalloM kA nAmakaraNa huaa| bhArata sarakAra ne isa varSa ko ahiMsA varSa 76

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TRthA kI ora bar3hate kadama = ghoSita kara diyA thaa| jisa meM hara taraha ke zikAra para pratibaMdha lagA diyaa| kisI ko nayA lAIseMsa dene para pratibaMdha lagA diyA gyaa| purAne lAIseMsa jo zikAra ke lie jArI kie gae the radda kara die ge| Aja ye pratibaMdha jo varSa ke lie lAgU thA, hamezA ke lie aMtarrASTrIya kAnUna bana gyaa| ava to mAMsAhArI deza bhI isa kAnUna kA sakhtI se * pAlana karate haiN| jIva aura paryAvaraNa kI rakSA ko isa se jor3A gyaa| - kendrIya samiti kI gatividhiyAM - idhara paMjAba kI samiti ke kAryakrama cala rahe the| udhara dillI kI kendrIya samiti ke kAryakrama carama sImA para - pahuMca cuke the| jaina dharma ke cAroM sampradAyoM ke AcArya va muni eka maMca para samAroha karane lge| saMsAra ke sAmane jaina dharma ko apanI bAta prastuta karane kA suavasara milaa| jaina dharma kA saMsAra meM sava se pracInatam dharma mAnA jAne lgaa| jaina ekatA kA kArya 2500 varSa vAda honA prArambha huaa| loga jaina dharma ke saMsthapaka ke rUpa meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAn RSabhadeva se paricita hue| saba se bar3I bAta jo huI vaha tIna pramukha kArya the jisa ko isa samiti kI prApti kahA jA sakatA hai| isa ke atirikta hara gAMva va nagara meM mahAvIra ke nAma se cauMkoM, skUloM va tIrthoM kA nirmANa huaa| tIna pramukha kArya : 1. jaina dhvaja kA nirmANa cAroM sampradAyoM ke AcAyoM ne eka paMca raMga dhvaja ko mAnyatA pradAna kI, jo navakAra maMtra kA svarUpa prakaTa karatA thaa| vizeSa vAta yaha thI ki arihaMta pada kA raMga sapheda madhya meM rakhA gyaa| vIca meM svAstika, siddhazilA 11

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3-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ko sthApita kiyA gayA thaa| siddha zilA ke upara eka vindU nirAkAra paramAtmA kA pratIka siddha zilA ke nIce tIna vindU jJAna, darzana, cAritra kA pratIka hai| aise svAstika kA nirmANa prabhu kI pratimA ke Age cAvaloM se kiyA jAtA hai| isake Age arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya va sAdhu pratIka haiN| 2. eka pratIka : isa varSa jaina dharma kA eka pratIka bnaa| isa . Adhara para jaina zAstroM meM varNita loka ko mAnA gyaa| jaina dharma ke anusAra sArA saMsAra kA AkAra caudaha rAju loka haiM isa ke nIce ke bhAga meM eka naraka hai| madhya meM manuSya rahate haiN| upara devaloka hai| java deva loka samApta ho jAtA hai to siddha zilA hai| jahAM mukta AtmAeM virAjatI haiN| isake nIce umAravAtI kA eka suvAkya likha gayA jisakA artha hai| "jIvana sahayoga para nirbhara hai| 3. eka graMtha : jaina ke do pramukha sampradAyoM ke alaga graMtha haiN| AcArya vinobA bhAve jI kI preraNA se kSullaka jinendu varNI ne samaNa suta sarva mAnya grantha kA saMkalana donoM sampradAyoM ke. graMthoM se kiyaa| isa graMtha ko jaina dharma meM gItA, dhamma pada, japu jI, kA sthAna prApta hai| vaise sabhI bhAratIya dhamoM meM alaga alaga graMtha haiM para sAtha meM eka sAra bhUta graMtha bhI hai| isI taraha jaina dharma kA sArabhUta graMtha samaNa sutaM hai| jaina dharma ke itihAsa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke . nirvANa sthAna pAvApurI jala mandira para eka TikaTa jArI dIvAlI 1675 ko bhArata ke rASTrapati ne jArI kiyaa| yaha svatantratA ke bAda jaina dharma para sarva prathama TikaTa thaa| videzoM meM bhI isa varSa kAphI jaina sAhitya prakAzita huaa| jaina vizvabhAratI lADanU meM Agama prakAzana ke zodha stara para kArya 78

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jArI huaa| jaina vizva koSa kA nirmANa isI varSa zurU huaa| yaha kArya ava bhI jArI hai| saMsAra ke hara kone se hara roja isa samAroha manAne kA samAcAra mila rahe the| bhArata meM jaina mata ke bar3e bar3e smAraka, vanasthalI, mandiroM kA nirmANa ho rahA th| dehalI meM bhArata sarakarA ko bhagavAna mahAvIra maimoriyala 130 ekar3a bhUmi para bhagavAna mahAvIra vanasthalI kA nirmANa huaa| bhArata sarakAra prabhu mahAvIra ke janma dina kA avakAza sAre deza meM svIkRta karane kI ghoSaNA kI gii| isa sAre samAroha meM pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ne vahuta vaDI bhUmikA nibhaaii| vihAra meM rAjagRha meM upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne vIrAyatana saMsthAna kA nirmANa kiyaa| yaha kendra sevA, sAdhanA zrutikA pramukha kendra hai| isa saMsthAna ke nirmANa meM AcArya sAdhvI candanA jI kA pramukha hAtha hai| dehalI ke andara prAkRta bhASA ke pracAra ke lie prAkRta bhAratI kI sthApanA kI gaI isa saMsthA ke preraka prasiddha digambara AcArya zrI vidyAnaMda jI ne kI hai| Apa AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja ke ziSya haiN| - Apa kI eka ziSyA mAtA jJAna mati ne jaina bhUgola khagola kA pratIka jambUdIpa kA nirmANa hastinApura meM kiyA jo 10 sAla meM sampUrNa huaa| isI taraha hara tIrtha meM kucha nae myUjyima vanAe gae jahAM jaina purAtatva ko saMbhAlA gyaa| apabhraMza saMskRta Adi bhASAoM ke sAhitya ko punaH prakAzita karane ke kArya prArambha hue| nae maMdira bne| jaina tIthoM para nava nirmANa kA kArya prAmbha huaa| dharmazAlAoM kA nirmANa huaa| purAne tIthoM kA jIrNodvAra kiyA gyaa| ina tIthoM para jIva kalyANa pazuzAlAeM, vRddhAzrama, vAlAzrama, gurukula, tyAgI nivAyoM kI sthApanA huii| dillI meM hI sAdhvI bhRgAvatI jI ne vallabha 79

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ? smAraka kI sthapanA 100 vIghA bhUkhaNDa para kii| jisa meM skUla, samAdhi, maMdira, dhyAna kendra, vizAla pustakAlaya kA hastalikhita bhaNDAra zAmila hai / yaha bhavya sthala jaina kalA, saMskRti kA jItA jAgatA udAharaNa hai / prakaraNa 6 videzoM meM jaina dharma : eka krAMtikArI paramparA kA sUtrapAta bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa mahotsava para jaina dharma ne ahiMsA, anekAMta, va aparigrahavAda ke siddhAMtoM ke pracAra ke lie aMtarASTrIya pracAra kI yojanA para dhyAna kendrIta kiyaa| jaina dharma kA pracAra prasAra prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabha deva se aMtima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra taka saMsAra ke kone kone meM hotA rahA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya IrAna deza ke eka rAjakumAra Adraka ne prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pravajyA grahaNa kI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya arava dezoM meM jaina dharma hone kA pramANa hai| svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane dIkSA kAla ke vAda tapa karate hue anArya dezoM meM jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| videzoM me jaina dharma ke vAre meM digambara paramparA meM to vaDe vistAra se varNana milatA hai / voddha graMthoM meM eka sthAna para varNana AyA hai ki laMkA ke anurAdhApura, meM nigraMthoM ke vihAra kA varNana hai / jaba jaina tIrthaMkaroM kA yuga AyA thA usa samaya saphara kA sAdhana pazu dvArA saMcAlita vAhana thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra pazuoM ke isa zoSaNa ke virUddha the| isa lie unhoMne apane sAdhu va sAdhviyoM se isa prakAra vAhana kA prayoga karane se rokaa| para 80

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prabhu mahAvIra ne nAva meM yAtrA karane kI AjJA pradAna kii| unhoMne anekoM bAra vaizAlI se rAjagRhI taka Ate hue nAva dvArA gaMgA pAra kI thii| isa ke bAre meM AgamoM meM pramANa upalabdha haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda sabhI maurya samrAToM ne jaina dharma ke videzoM meM phailAne kA prayatna kiyaa| ina samArohoM meM sampradAyikatA kA ullekha jaina itihAsa meM sanmAna se liyA jAtA hai| isa ke bAda ujjaina meM kAlakAcArya ko apanI bahina sAdhvI sarasvatI kI rakSA ke lie IrAna jAnA pdd'aa| isa taraha IrAna deza ke rAjAoM meM jaina dharma phailaa| yaha ghaTanA IsA pUrva 2 sadI kI hai| usa samaya ujjaina meM gardabhilla kA rAjya thaa| AcArya ne isa rAjA ko haTA kara pahale zakoM ko gaddI para baiThAyA gyaa| phira zaka java prajA kA zoSaNa karane lage, to unhoMne apane bhAnaje candragupta ko ujjaina kA zAsana diyaa| kAlakAcArya bahuta prabhAvaka AcArya the| unhoMne svayaM svarNa bhUmi (varmA), jAvA, sumAtrA, iMDoneziyA taka jaina dharma kA jhaMDA bulaMda kiyaa| phira jaina dharma se saMrakSaNa milanA baMda ho gyaa| madhya kAla se muslima kAla taka jaina dharma simaTa kara bhArata taka sImita raha gyaa| isa kAla meM jaina dharma kA dUsare dhamoM va rAjAoM ne kAphI nukasAna phuNcaayaa| jaina dharma kA sAhitya videzoM meM 15vIM sadI meM phuNcaa| 16vIM sadI meM amerikA meM vizva dharma saMsthA zikAgo meM Ayojita huA, jisa meM zvetAmbara AcArya zrI AtmA naMda jI mahArAja ne vaMvaI ke eka vairisTara zrI vIra caMda rAghava jI gAMdhI ko jaina dharma kA pratinidhi banA kara bhejaa| AcArya zrI AtmAnaMda jI mahArAja prAcIna muni paramparA kA pAlana karate hue svayaM na ge| yaha vahI kAnphreMsa thI, jisa meM vivekAnaMda jI ne hindu dharma kA pratinidhitva 81

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yaha AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kiyA thA / yaha kAnphraiMsa meM zrI vIracanda rAghava gAMdhI saphala vaktA the| vaha lambA samaya amerikA meM pravacana dete rhe| amerikA ke sthAnIya loga unake bhakta bana ge| logoM ko pahalI bAra patA calA ki jaina dharma eka svatantra dharma hai, hindU dharma se nikalA nahIM, nA hI vauddha dharma kI zAkhA hai / para isa pracAra kA asara lambe samaya taka rhaa| punaH vairisTara campatarAya ne iMgalaiMDa meM dharma pracAra kiyA / para koI bhI sAdhu videza meM nahIM gyaa| eka zvetAmvara muni zrI citrayAnu ne 1970 meM vAhana prayoga kara amerikA meM pahuMce / 2 varSa taka muni bheSa meM rahane ke pazcAta vaha gRhastha koSa meM A ge| punaH dharma pracAra meM juTa ge| jo Aja bhI gurUdeva nAma se jAne jAte haiN| hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM amerikana una ke zrAvaka haiN| unhoMne 30 se jyAdA aMgrejI bhASA meM graMtha likhe haiM / prathama sArthaka yatna Akhira samasta jaina samAja kA ciMtana isa mAmale meM prArambha huaa| muni loga dharma pracAra karanA cAhate the, para vAhana ke mAmale meM koI sahamati nahIM thI / isa mAmale meM sarvaprathama krAMtikArI kadama rASTrIya saMta upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne utthaayaa| unhoMne vizva dharma sammelana ke AcArya suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ko videzoM meM dharma pracAra kI AjJA dii| isa yAtrA kA itanA virodha huA ki unheM apanI paramparAoM se alaga kara diyA gyaa| unhoMne arhata jaina saMgha kI sthApanA kii| aMtarASTrIya mahAvIra jaina mizana ke mAdhyama se eka paleTaphArma bnaayaa| isa mizana meM samasta vizva ke zAkAhArI va jaina dharma ke sabhI sampradAyoM ke zrAvakoM ko liyA / AcArya zrI suzIla muni jI vizva dharma saMsthA ke 82

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- RthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMsthApaka the| unakI saMsthA vizva prasiddha thii| sabhI saMsAra ke dhArmika netA unase pariviMdhata the| saMsthA ke sammelana bhArata meM hote rhe| isa kI zAkhAeM videzoM meM bhI thiiN| vaha pramANika AcArya the| pahale hI bhramaNa meM vaha saMsAra ke vibhinna dezoM meM ge| vahAM unhoMne jainoM ko saMgaThita kiyaa| vaha pahale gaira rAjanItijJa the jinheM popa 5 ne roma meM sihAMsana se utara kara sammAnita kiyaa| vaha pahale dhArmika netA the jinheM saMyukta rASTra saMgha ne mahAvIra kA saMdeza sunAne ke lie bulavAyA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI meM jina cAra muniyoM kA pramukha hAtha thA vaha the : zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja, muni zrI natha malla (mahAprajJa) muni zrI vidyAnaMda jI mahArAja, muni zrI janaka vijaya jii| AcArya suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne jaina itihAsa meM vaha kArya kiye, jisake lie vaha hamezA yAda kie jaaeNge| AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI ne hajAroM amerikA nivAsIyoM aura 10 lAkha pravAsIya jainiyoM ko prabhu mahAvIra kA saMdeza sunaayaa| unheM dhyAna, paryAvaraNa, ahiMsA, nizastrIkarA jaise siddhAtoM ke bAre me smjhaayaa| jaina dharma, darzana, maMtra, vijJAna, Adi viSayoM para vibhinna vizvavidyAlayoM ne jaina dharma par3hAnA zurU kiyaa| unhoMne apane jIvana kAla meM 50 jaina kendra, 35 jaina maMdira aura anekoM saMsthAoM va aMtarASTrIya sammelanoM ke mAdhyama se jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| inakA mukhya kAryAlaya nyujarsI meM sthApita huaa| jahAM 108 aikar3a bhUkhaNDa para jaina tIrtha siddhAcalama kI sthApanA AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne videzI bhUmi para kii| jo isa sadI kI mahAna itihAsaka ghaTanA thii| isa prakAra jaina dharma yUropa va eziyA meM phailaa| unakI saphalatA ko dekhakara jaina dharma ke anya 83

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samajha aayaa| isa samAja meM vikAsa kI athAha saMbhAvanAeM chupI haiN| pracAra ke hara mAdhyama ko hama samAja apanAte samaya apanI prAcIna paramparA ko surakSita rakhe hue haiN| isa kA satvarUpa usa samAroha varSa meM dekhane ko milA jaba hameM hara sthAna para gurUoM ne sammAnita kiyaa| jaina dharma meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA saMdeza hai ki "manuSya vahI zUravIra haiM jo dharma meM zUravIra hai|" vinaya dharma kA mUla hai| vinayavAna vyakti hara sthAna para prazaMsA pAtA hai| prabhu mahAvIra ke yaha siddhAMta. hamAre jIvana ke kIrti staMbha haiN| isa prAkaraNa meM maiMne nirvANa mahotsava para hue kucha mahatvapUrNa kAyoM kA sUkSma va sarala vivecana karane kI ceSTA kI hai| isa mahotsavoM kI kar3I meM kaI kAma aMtarASTrIya stara para hue| jisa meM AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kI videza yAtrA thii| AcArya tulasI jI ne aMtarrASTrIya stara para ahiMsA aura zAMti ke lie kArya karane vAle ke lie aNuvrata avArDa kI sthApanA huii| isa avArDa se ahiMsA va aNuvratoM ke kSetroM meM kArya karane vAloM kA jaya tulasI phAuMDezana dvArA sammAna kiyA jAtA hai| isI varSa bhAratIya jJAna pITha ne jaina pradarzanI kA nirmANa kiyaa| AcArya tulasI jI, va sthAnakavAsI paramparA kI kaI saMsthAoM ne Agama prakAzana kA kArya zurU kiyaa| ina prakAzanoM meM jaina sAhitya vibhinna bhASAoM meM prakAzita hAne lgaa| zrI tAraka jaina graMthAlaya, bhAratIya jJAna pITha, sanmati jJAna pITha saMsthAoM ne jaina sAhitya ko kAphI baDI mAtrA meM prakAzita kiyaa| bhAratIya jJAna pITha ne jaina sthApatya va kalA ke nAma se 3 graMthoM kA prakAzana huaa| 'jisakA vimocana tatkAlina pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ne kiyaa| jaina pratimAoM, kalAkRtiyoM va hastalikhitoM kI 85 .

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= NyA zI vora have prardazanI kA Ayojana rASTrIya va aMtarASTrIya stara para kiyA gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sacitra jIvana cAritra AcArya zrI yazovijaya jI ne taiyAra krvaayaa| digambara jaina tIthoM kA paricaya dene vAle graMthoM kA prakAzana zrI digambara jena tIrtha samiti ne kiyaa| isa graMtha ke 5. khaNDa the| yaha sabhI sacitra va vistArapUrvaka the| gujarAtI sAhitya vipUla mAtrA meM prakAzita huaa| hamArI samiti ne paMjAvI bhASA meM graMtha prakAzana zurU kiyaa| isa meM ardhamAgadhI se zAstroM kA paMjAvI anuvAda svatantra lekhana, kathA sAhitya samillita thaa| usa kA prakAza prArambha huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA paricaya dene vAle anekoM vRhada citra vne| ina meM do kA ullekha karanA jarUrI hai| pahalI philma thI "mahAsatI mainA sundarI" dUsarI philma thI "jaina tIrtha drshn'| bhAratIya jJAna pITa ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana para eka DAkTa ra philma taiyAra kii| isI prakAra . bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka jIvana cAritra AcArya zrI devendramuni jI ne likhaa| jisa meM zvetAmvara va digambara sAmagrI kA prayoga kiyA gayA thaa| isa graMtha kA nAma thA : "mahAvIra : eka anushiiln"| oNDiyoM, viDiyo bhajanoM ke rikArDa sabhI kampaniyoM ne nikaale| tava kampyUTara kA bhArata meM praveza nahIM huA thaa| tava kampyUTara yuga videzoM kI vastu thii| iMTaraneTa koI nahIM jAnatA thaa| jaina dharma kA pragatizIla dharma hai| hara naI vastu ko yaha apanAne ko taiyAra rahatA hai| isa zatAbdI meM jaina ekatA ko bahuta vala milaa| jisa kA pramANa eka dhvaja, eka graMtha va eka pratIka ko mAnanA thaa| isa sadI meM bahuta naI saMbhAvanAoM ko janma diyaa| prAcIna graMthoM kA prakAzana vahuta saMsthAoM ne kiyaa| 86 ::

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bhArata va videzoM meM hue samAroha va kAryakrama va upalabdhiyoM kA varNana maiMne jaina ekatA ke mAdhyama se kiyA hai| eka bAta aura jisa para maiM dhyAna AkarSita karanA cAhatA hU. vaha hai jaina dharma ke itihAsa graMthoM kA lekhn| jaina AcAyoM kA itihAsa, jaina dharma kA maulika itihAsa ; AcArya dezabhUSaNa, jaina dharma kA maulika itihAsa 8 khaNDa meM AcArya zrI hastImala jI ne taiyAra krvaayaa| 32 Agama kA hindI prakAzana 3 muni zrI minI mala jI ke sampAdana meM vyAvara se prakAzita huaa| zrI jambU vijaya ne zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya mumbaI ke mAdhyama se kucha Agama ko zuru rUpa se TIkA sahita chpvaayaa| kaI saMsthAoM ko gujarAta meM gujarAtI anuvAda sahita Agama prakAzita kie| ela.DI. zodha saMsthAna ahamadAvAda, zrI pArzvanAtha jaina pITa vArANasI, vaizAlI jaina zodha saMsathAna prAkRta bhAratI jayapura, paccIsavIM mahAvIra jaina zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAba, bhAratIya jJAna pITa dillI, ahiMsA maMdira dillI, bhASAoM meM sAhitya kI bAr3ha A gii| zrI AtmA naMda jaina sabhA bhAvanagara ne patrAcAra meM agamoM kA TIkA, niyuktiyAM, curNi, bhASya prakAzita kara nizulka vaaNtte| AcArya tulasI va unake ziSyoM ne apanA sAhityaka yogadAna kiyaa| jaina itihAsa para hue kArya ne jaina dharma, jAti, paramparA saMskRta kA eka zAzvata pahacAna pradAna kii| yahI pahacAna ne jaina dharma ko unakI itihAsaka virAsata va unakI bhAratIya sAhitya ke yogadAna ke prati avagata kraayaa| Aja vahI pahacAna kArya kara rahI hai, jaina dharma jo voddha dharma ke vAda bhArata kA alpasaMkhka dharma hai, jisa kI pahacAna samApti para thI isa samiti meM hue kAyoM ke kAraNa isa dharma ko nae prANa mile| jaina dharma kA videzoM meM pradhama vAra pracAra prasAra 87

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gAmyA chI gora vate chA huaa| saba se baDI bAta yaha huI ki jaina dharma meM ApasI rAga dveSa kI bhAvanA jo sadiyoM se ghara kara cukI thI, isa varSa dama toDane lgii| jisa kA phala yaha huA ki aba aise sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko pasaMda nahIM karatA hai jo sampradAyaka ho, na hI aise gRhastha zrAvaka ko pasaMda karatA hai jo ApasI vaira vaimanasya kA kAraNa vane / yaha samiti kI mahAna dena thI / isa varSa sampradAyika sAhitya samApta ho gyaa| apanI apanI paramparA meM raha kara sava dharmoM kA sanmAna isa zatAbdI varSa kI mahAna dena hai / ava sabhI paramparA ke sAdhu sAdhviyAM eka maMca para pravacana karate haiN| jaina ekatA ko bar3hAvA dete haiN| 88

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ka -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama * prakaraNa -7 hamArI saMsthA dvArA kucha saMsthAoM kA nirmANa __ maiMne pichale prakaraNoM meM paMjAba meM hamAre dvArA sthApita samiti va paMjAva sarakAra sthApita samiti ke nirmANa kA varNana kiyA hai| hamArI 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAba ne sarakArI samiti ke kAyoM ko kara vAkI anya uddezyoM ke lie svayaM ko samarpita kara diyaa| hameM ava paMjAvI jaina sAhitya ke lie kArya karanA thaa| cAhe sarakArI samiti meM kArya karane the| parantu donoM mahatvapUrNa kAryoM ke prati kisI kA dhyAna nahIM thaa| hamAre donoM kAryoM ko pravartaka bhaNDArI zrI padama candra jI mahArAja va sva0 upravartanI sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA AzIvAda prApta thaa| hama apane lakSya kI ora dhImI gati se baDha rahe the| _ jaina ceyara ke lie patra vyavahAra hamArI samiti kI sthApanA se yaha hamArI pramukha __mAMga thii| isa kI pRSTa bhUmi ke pIche DA0 ela.ema. jozI va bhaNDArI zrI padamacanda jI mahArAja kI preraNA kAma kara rahI thii| eka vAta majedAra thI ki loga jaina ceyara kA artha ThIka DhaMga se nahIM samajha rahe the| pahale apane logoM ko jaina ceyara kA arth| samajhAne meM kAphI samaya laga gyaa| isI taraha loga nirvANa kA artha janmadina karate yA nirvANa ko nirmANa likhte| yaha sabhI dharma pracAra kI kamI ke kAraNa ho rahA thaa| yaha hAlAta jaina dharma ke sAmAnya logoM se lekara Ama logoM taka thii| mujhe lagA ki loga dharma ke prati jitanI AsthA rakhate haiM utanA vaha dharma ke mUla tatvoM se anabhijJa haiN| 89

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- kI ora bar3hate kadama isa varSa meM deza videzoM meM jaina ceyara pramukha viSaya rhaa| hamAre lie yaha naI vAta nahIM thI, kyoMki paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA meM gurU govinda siMha bhavana kA nirmANa ho cuka. thA isa bhavana meM eka kalA dIrghA gurU govinda siMha jI ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita thii| pAMca stambha bhavana eka tAlAva ke nadhya meM banAe gae haiN| hara staMbha sikkha dharma ke . kakAra kA pratIka hai| yaha pratIka haiM : kaMghA, kar3A, kacchA, kRpANa = kesh| ina staMbha bhavanoM meM pAMca dharmoM ko sthAna milaa| unake nAma the : hindU dharma, sikkha, boddha, IsAI, islaam| ra dukha kA viSaya thA ki jaina dharma ko chor3a diyA gayA thaa| bhArata varSa meM dhamoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana karAne vAlA yaha eka mAtra bhArata kA saMsthAna hai| jaina ceyara nA honA hamAre lie duHkha va kSobha kA viSaya thA maiM va dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina isa saMdarbha meM saradAra kRpAla siMha nAraMga ko isa kArya ke lie vizeSa rUpa se mile unheM jaina dharma lekhaka muni suzIla ku-ra kI pustaka bheMTa kii| unhoMne yaha pustaka aura hamAre dvAra bhejA mAMga patra sva0 DA0 haravaMsa siMha pramukha dharma adhyayana ko bhejaa| kucha dinoM bAda hameM eka patra lekara unase mile| unhoMne mAMga patra dekh| hamArI vAtoM ko dhyAna se sunaa| unheM hamArI vAta tathya pUraka lgii| DA0 haravaMsa siMha eka antarrASTrIya stara ke prophaisara the jina kI AtmA pavitra the| unake mana meM jaina dharma va darzana ke prati zraddhA thii| unheM vibhAga kI galatI kA ahasAsa huaa| unhoMne DA0 jozI ko bulaayaa| DA0 jozI hameM vibhAga meM le ge| unhoMne hameM batAyA jaina dharma vaidika kAla se prAcIna dharma hai| vedoM meM bhagavAna RSabha deva kA varNana AyA hai| prAyaH sabhI purANoM upaniSadhe meM jaina dharma kA varNana hai| sindhu ghATI ke __ loga bhI isI pramaNa dharma ko mAnate the| isI zramaNa dharma se . 90

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sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bauddha dharma nikalA hai| svayaM bauddha graMtha bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke cartuyAma va nigaSTa nAeputa mahAvIra ke varNana se bhare par3e haiN| hama bauddha dharma aura jaina dharma kA eka vibhAga banAne kI bAta karate haiM, jo zramaNa saMskRti vibhAga khlaaegaa| DA0 jozI ne jo kahA vaha satya thaa| para jaina va vauddha dharma eka nahIM haiN| vaha eka dUsare ke kAphI karIva haiN| isa dRSTi se jaina dharma para alaga vibhAga honA caahie| yaha merA dRSTikoNa dhA parantu abhI isa vibhAga ke khulane kA samaya nahIM AyA thaa| kucha hI dinoM bAda hameM DA0 jozI kA patra milaa| jisa se jaina ceyara ke bAre meM kucha bAta karane ke lie likhA gayA thaa| hama donoM ge| unhoMne hameM kahA "abhI yU.jI.sI. ne 50000 rUpae gAMdhIvAda ahiMsA va jaina dharma ke prApta huA hai isa paise se eka laikcarAra rakha lete haiN| hameM isa samAcAra se abhUtapUrva prasannatA huii| hamAre lie jaina vibhAga kA khulanA cevara se kama nahIM thaa| jalda hI unhoMne vaizAlI prAkRta jaina zodha saMsthAna ke DA0 atulanAtha sinhAM kI niyukti ho gii| aba isa vizvavidyAlaya meM jaina dharma kI par3hAI anya dharmo kI taraha cAlU ho gaI aura Aja bhI cAlU hai| yaha svataMtra vibhAga na thA ye gurU govinda siMha tulanAtmaka adhyayana vibhAga kA aMga thaa| para isa kArya kI zurUAta acchI rhiiN| DA0 sinhA prAkRta bhASA ke vidvAna haiM unhoMne vArANasI meM bhI zikSaNa kArya kiyA hai| vaha jai dharma va vauddha dharma ke prakANDa paMDita haiN| unake Ane se bhaNDArI zrI padamacandra jI mhaar|.... saragarma ho ge| hajAroM rUpayoM ke graMtha lAIbrerI ke lie pahuMcAne zurU kiye| jisa meM sabhI sampradAyoM ke graMtha the| hamArI guruNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne bhI bhAratIya jJAna pITa dehalI kA samasta digambara sAhitya isa vibhAga ko 91

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bheMTa kiyaa| unhoMne apanA hastalikhita bhaNDAra yUnivarsiTI ko dAna kara diyaa| terApaMtha samAja saMgarUra ke mAdhyama se terApaMthI jaina sAhitya pahuMcane lgaa| dhIre dhIre itanA sAhitya ho gayA ki jaina vibhAga kI lAIbrerI hara vibhAga kI lAIbrerI se vaDI ho gii| jisa samaya paMjAva ke rAjyapAla zrI ema. esa. caudharI padhAre usa samaya yUnivarsiTI ne 2500 sAlA mahotsava para DA0 natha mala TATIyA jo DA0 sinhA ke gurU the unheM pravacana ke lie AmaMtrita kiyA gyaa| isa samAroha meM yUnivarsiTI meM prathama jaina samAroha huaa| DA0 natha mala TATIyA kA sArA jIvana jaina dharma, darzana par3hAne meM biitaa| vaha vaizAlI zodha saMsthAna ke nirdezaka bhI rhe| jaina vizva bhAratI lADanUM meM aMtima samaya taka rhe| vahAM Visiting Professor ke rUpa meM videzoM meM jaina dharma par3hAte rhe| isa avasara para jainaIjma pustaka kA vimocana rAjyapAla ne kiyaa| DA0 TATIyA bhASaNa vahuta mahatvapUrNa thA jise yUnivarsiTI ne prakAzita kiyaa| isa avasara para upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI hindI pustaka "mahAvIra siddhAMta aura upadeza' kA paMjAvI bhASA meM anuvAda mAnanIya rAjyapAla ko bheMTa kiyA gyaa| mAnanIya rAjyapAla ne eka jaina pustaka pradarzanI va hastalikhita graMdhoM kI pradarzanI kA udghATana bhI kiyA thaa| ise yUnivarsiTI ne jaina koranara kA nAma diyaa| DA0 sinhA ke Agamana se yUnivarsiTI meM hameM anekoM bAra AnA pddaa| DA0 sinhA va DA0 jozI ko hamane apane samAja ke pramukha sAdhu sAdhviyoM, zrAvakoM se milavAyA hai| yUnivarsiTI ke adhikArIyoM se patA calA ki Apa kA vibhAga to khula gayA hai para jaina cevara nhiiN| hama ne isa saMdarbha meM DA0 ela.ema. jozI kI sahAyatA prApta kii| unhoMne ceyara kA prArUpa taiyAra kiyaa| phira apanI vibhAgIya siphAriza bhI kii| isa prArUpa 92

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- - - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM eka prophaisara, eka rIDara, eka risarca phailo va sevAdAra kI siphAriza kI gii| varSa kA misaleniyasa 50,000 kharcane kI siphAriza kI gaI thii| hameM kesa kI eka prati dI gaI jise hamane zikSA maMtrI zrI guramela siMha se siphAriza karane kA DI. pI.AI paMjAba ko pahuMcA diyaa| yUnivarsiTI ke prArUpa ko yathA rUpa maMjUrI mila gii| para yaha kArya nirvANa zatAbdI ke vAda huaa| ' jaina ceyara kI sthApanA va samAroha AkhirakAra jaina ceyara kI maMjUrI mila gii| phira __ AyA kisI yogya vyakti kI niyukti kA prshn| samAcAra patroM meM prophaisara kI naukarI ke lie vijJApana diyA gyaa| lambI talAza kI gii| vidvAnoM se saMparka kiyA gyaa| isa vijJApana ke AdhAra para mAtra 3 nAma aae| para padhAre 2 mahAnubhAva, para isa saMdarbha meM eka bAta aura kahanI hai| ki yahAM ke upa-kulapati jarmana gae hue the, vahAM unhoMne eka jarmana prophaisara ko jaina prophaisara kI bhArata meM niyukti kI vAta kI thii| yaha prophaisara the DA0 kalAsi huna jo jaina dharma darzana, tatva ke mahAna jJAtA the| unake jyAdA ziSya unake deza ke jarmana loga the| yaha loga prAkRta bhASA ko jAnane ke lie jaina dharma ko par3hate haiM, unake ziSyoM meM se eka gujarAta kA bhAratIya DA0 vI.vI. bhaTTa the| DA0 kalAsa bruna ne unakI yogyatA kI prazaMsA karane hue aMtarrASTrIyi lekhaka vtaayaa| DA0 bhaTTa bhI isI iMTaravyU meM A ge| dUsare sajjana the DA. ke. riSabha cndr| DA0 bhaTTa kI aMgrejI bahuta acchI thii| vaha jarmana, pha~ca, hindI, gujarAtI, saMskRta, aMgrejI, prAkRta bhASA ke mahAna vidvAna bhI the| aMtarrASTrIya 193

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama stara para unakI apanI pahacAna thI / isa ceyara para unakI niyukti ho gii| DA. bhaTTa saparivAra paTiyAlA meM A ge| ava ceyara ke udghATana kA progrAma thaa| yaha progrAma hamArI sahAla se taiyAra kiyA gyaa| isa avasara para mAnanIya rAjyapAla zrI jaya sukha lAla pdhaare| bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa progrAma isa ceyara ke udghATana kA thaa| rAjyapAla ne prabhu mahAvIra kI pratimA ko mAlArpaNa kiyaa| yaha pratimA AcArya samudra vijaya jI mahArAja ne isa vibhAga ko bheMTa kI thI jo aba bhI vibhAga meM hai / dUsarA upakrama thA isa saMsthA ke aMtarargata prAkRta bhASA ke prAkaNDa paMDita AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja kI punaH smRti meM AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jaina bhASaNa mAlA kA Ayojana kI sthApanA / isa bhASaNa mAlA kI preraNA pravartaka zrI phUla caMda jI mahArAja ne kI thI / jisa ke lie dhana zrI candana vAlA jaina zrAvikA saMgha ne arpita kiyA thaa| isa bhASaNa mAlA kA udghATana AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ke citra ko mAlArpaNa karake kiyA gyaa| AcArya zrI ke videzI ziSya ne diyA / isa avasara para bahuta graMthoM ke saiTa mahAnubhAvoM ko bheMTa kie ge| isa avasara para jarmana ke eka videzI vidvAna va jarmana ke rAjadUta eka mahilA padhArI thii| usa dina 3 samAroha hue the| dopahara ke bAda vidvAnoM kA samAroha huaa| jisa meM maiMne 5000/- rUpae kA caika dharma adhyayana vibhAga ke adhyakSa ko bheMTa kiyaa| sArI vyavasthA DA0 bhaTTa ne svayaM kI thii| isa avasara para videzI pratinidhiyoM kA laikcara hue| isa avasara para DA0 rotha vizeSa rUpa meM pdhaare| DA0 rotha AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI se prabhAvita the| Apa DA0 hanaMna jaikovI kI paramparA se the| samAroha vahuta raMgIna thA / samasta uttara bhArata se loga padhAre 94

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=AmyA cho tora vayane rubha the| DA0 bhaTTa kA pahalA samAroha thaa| unake Ane ke bAda isa ceyara ko unhoMne gurU govinda siMha bhavana se svataMtra vibhAga vanA diyaa| unhoMne isa bhavana kA nAma "mahAvIra ceyara phAra jaina sTaDIja' rkhaa| vaha isa saMsthA ke prathama nirdezaka vne| DA0 bhaTTa ke pAsa pustakoM kI athAha sampadA thii| bhAratIya aMtarrASTrIya vidvAnoM se unakA acchA paricaya thaa| anekoM videzI vidvAna unake mitra the| anekoM zodha patra patrikAoM meM anake zodha nibaMdha va samIkSAeM prakAzita hotI rahatI haiN| anekoM dezoM meM bhAratIya va jaina viSayoM para unake pravacana hote haiN| unakI preraNA se hamArI samiti ne aneka kArya kie haiN| isa meM sAhitya kI dRSTi se yunivarsiTI meM lAibrerI kI sthApanA pramukha thii| isI samAroha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI aMtima dezanA kI utrAdhyayana kA vimocana mAnanIya rAjyapAla ne apane kara kamaloM se kiyA isa graMtha kA paMjAbI anuvAda kI preraNA hameM DA0 jozI kI kRti dhammapada se milI thii| donoM graMtha zramaNa saMskRti ke pAvana graMtha the| isa graMtha meM jo zrama hama ne kiyA vaha mahattvapUrNa thA parantu isa graMtha ke hara pRSTa ko zramaNa upAdhyAya zrI phUla caMda jI mahArAja ne paMDita tilakadhara zAstrI se sunA thaa| jarUrata anusAra zramaNa jI ne saMzodhana kiyaa| yaha zAstra paMDita ardhamAgadhI prAkRta se anuvAdita prathama graMtha thA, jisa ke prakAzana ke vAda hama paMjAvI bhASA ke prathama anuvAdaka, saMpAdaka, TIkAkAra vana ge| hamAre se pahale yaha saubhAgya kisI sAdhu yA zrAvaka ko prApta nahIM huA thaa| paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya meM kisI jaina zAstra kA yaha prathama vimocana thaa| isa saMsAra meM ardha mAgadhI bhASA ke sava rUpa Ayu ke anuvAdaka the| yaha samAroha jaina ceyara ke udghATana para hI huaa| jise kaI

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- RthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samAcAra patroM ne sthAna diyaa| jaina ceyara kI sthApanA se hamArA jaina samAja meM anokhA sthAna bana gyaa| isa kA kAraNa yaha thA ki hama done kI Ayu sabhI kAryakartAoM se kama thii| aba hama donoM DA0 bhaTTa kA paricaya jaina samAja ke pramukha muniyoM, AcAyoM, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, sAdhviyoM se krvaayaa| ___ gujarAta meM janme DA0 bhaTTa ne jaina dharma nikSepa siddhAMta para videzoM meM raha kara kArya kiyA hai| una ke mAdhyama se patA lA ki videzoM meM jaina dharma para do sadIyoM se kAphI kArya huA hai| yaha zodha kArya aMgrajI se pahale kA hai| isa kA kAraNa jarmana bhASA va saMskRta meM zodha kArya kAphI mAtrA meM hotA AyA hai| Aja jarmana ke vizvavidyAlayoM meM jaina dharma, bhASA vijJAna ke rUpa meM paDhAyA jAtA hai| jarmana meM jaina dharma para zodha karane kA DhaMga anupama va pramANita hai| DA0 bhaTTa vidvAna hone ke sAtha sAtha sAmAjika vyakti bhI haiN| unhoMne sAre bhArata ke pramukha AcAyoM meM apanI pahacAna, apane zodha kArya ke mAdhyama se vanAI hai| jaina ceyara hamArI gatividhiyoM kA kendra bana cukA thaa| isa ceyara ke aMtargata hamane kaI saMsthAoM kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| ina kA varNana karane se pahale maiM batAnA cAhatA hUM ki DA0 bhaTTa ne yUnivarsiTI meM 3 dina kA samAroha "ena analI jainIjma' para rkhaa| saiMkar3oM vidvAna bhArata ke kone kone se padhAre the| mujhe isI samaya vaizAla, jayapura, ahamadAvAda, puNe, nalaMdA, dillI, vArANasI, meraTa, madrAsa se padhAre pramukha jaina vidvAAne ko milane kA avasara milaa| hamAre dvArA unheM apanA paMjAvI sAhitya bheMTa kiyA gyaa| isa sammelana meM jo vidvAna nahIM Ae the unake pepara par3he ge| sabhI pepara kisI kAraNa prakAzita nahIM ho ske| para hamAre jIvana meM aisA 6

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pahalA avasara thA jaba itane vidvAAneM ke darzana va unheM sunane kA saubhagya milaa| DA0 bhaTTa jitanA samaya isa ceyara para rahe, sArI vyavasthA ThIka clii| unake vApisa jarmana lauTane para abhI yaha ceyara khAlI hai| jainolijakala risarca kauMsila kI sthApanA : 2500veM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI ke zubha avasara para mere mana meM eka khyAla AyA ki jaina vidvAnoM kI eka bhAratIya saMsthA kA nirmANa ho, jo pasI saMparka kA mAdhyama vne| jaina zodha ke kArya kI sUcanA kA AdAna pradAna kre| isI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakha kara gurUNI sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se isa kauMsila kI sthApanA kI gii| isa meM jaina vidvAnoM ko hI zAmila kiyA jaataa| hamArI yaha koziza ko vahuta kama saphalatA milii| isa kArya jisa DhaMga se hama cAhate the Age na bar3ha skaa| yaha eka kaTu anubhava thaa| para isa saMsthA ke mAdhyama se hama vidvAnoM se jur3a ge| patra vyavahAra vnaa| hama isa kA upayoga paMjAvI jaina sAhitya lie bhI karanA cAhate the, jo prAyaH asambhava thaa| kyoMki jaina vidvAna isa kSetriya bhASA se aparicita the| maiM isa kA DAyaraikTara vnaa| isa saMsthA ke sva0 seTha bhoja rAja jaina saMrakSaka bne| isa ke saciva mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina the| sAre bhArata meM hara bhASA meM jaina sAhitya upalabdha hai para paMjAvI meM kisI ne kalama nahI utthaaii| hameM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI balavatI preraNA, sahayoga saMrakSaNa satat milatA rhaa| sAdhvI zrI paMjAvI sAhitya kI upayogitA ko acchI taraha pahacAnatI thii| vaha grAmoM meM dharma pracAra karane vAlI sAdhvI thii| hamAre hara kArya meM hamArA utsAha bar3hAtI __ thii| unake upakAra mere jIvana AcArya tulasI ke ziSya 97.

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jayacandra jI ke bAda saba se jyAdA hai / AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jaina bhASaNa mAlA kI sthApanA 3 zrI zvetAmbara sthAnaka vAsI jaina paramparA meM AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja kA apanA sthAna hai / vaha AcArya amara siMha jI mahArAja kI paramparA ke AcArya the / unake gurU zrI zAliga rAma jI the| Apa kA janma rAhoM ke kSatriya parivAra meM copaDA vaMza meM seTha manasA rAma va mAtA paramezvarI devI ke yahAM huaa| alpAyu meM mAtA pitA kA sAyA sira se uTha gyaa| Apa ke pAlana poSaNa kI jimmevArI Apa kI dAdI ne nibhAI kucha samaya ke bAda vaha bhI svarga sidhAra gaI / bAlaka AtmA rAma saMsAra meM akele paDa gae / unako saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA kA ahasAsa huaa| unheM bacapana meM hI jaina muniyoM ko sunane kA avasara milaa| jisa ke kAraNa vairAgya ke raMga aura pakkA hone lgaa| choTI sI Ayu meM Apa ne sAdhu jIvana aMgIkAra kara dIkSA svIkAra kii| phira svayaM ko zAstra paThana pAThana meM itanA lagAyA ki jIvana ke aMtima varSoM meM vaha dRSTihIna ho gae para tava taka vaha 20 AgamoM para hindI TIkA saMskRta chAyA sahita likha cuke the| ina kucha prakAzana inake svargArohaNa ke bAda bhI prakAzita hue| vaha zramaNa saMgha ke prathama AcArya ghoSita hue / unake sammAna meM 22 sthAnaka vAsI AcAryoM ne apane pada kI cAdara jaina ekatA ke lie utAra kara inheM samarpita kara dii| una ko AcArya pada ina kI anupasthiti meM sarvasammati se diyA gyaa| Apa ne anekoM bhavya AtmAoM ko dIkSA dekara mokSa kA rAstA vatAyA / ina meM kucha ke nAma ullekhanIya haiM jaise ki pa. hema candra jI mahArAja, zrI khajAna caMda jI 98 -

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahArAja, zrI ratna muni jI mahArAja, zrI jJAna muni jI (1: mahArAja, zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja (2) upAdhyAya manohara muni jI, paMDita hema canda jI ke ziSya bhaNDArI zrI para candaM jI mahArAja dharma prabhAvaka the| paM. khajAna caMdra jI ne strI zikSA ke lie skUloM va jaina sthAnakoM kA jAla vicha diyaa| unake ziSya pravartaka zrI phUlacaMda jI 'zramaNa' the: jinhoMne apane vAvA gurU ke sthAnAMga sUtra, upAsaka dazAMga sUtra kA prakAzana krvaayaa| pUjya zrI jJAna muni (2) pahuMce sAdhu the| Apa ne apane guru kI paramparA ko Age baDhAte hue anekoM AgamoM para svayaM TIkA likhIM haiN| zrI jJAna muni jI ne anekoM paropakArI saMsthAoM kA nirmANa bhI vibhinna sthaloM para karavAyA hai| pravartaka bhaNDArI zrI padama canda jI mahArAja ke ziSya upapravartaka zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne sacitra Agama prakAzana aMgrajI, hindI bhASA meM karavAyA hai| pUjya zrI jJAna muni jI ke pramukha ziSya DA0 ziva muni ja. mahArAja Aja kala zramaNa saMgha ke caturtha AcArya paTadhara meM rUpa meM samAja meM dhyAna va samAdhi ke mAdhyama se nava cetana. kA saMcAra kara rahe haiN| sva0 zrI khajAna candra jI mahArAja ke eka ziSya zrI triloka muni jI mahArAja jo ki jaina AgamoM ke mahAn vidvAna va samAja sudhAraka haiM unhoMne ne bhI aneka paropakArI saMsthAoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ne usa samaya hindI bhASA kA pracAra kiyA java ki purAne paMjAba meM urdU, phArasI va aMgrajI kA jora thaa| Apane lAhora aurIeMTala kAlija ke lie prAkRta bhASA kA silebasa taiyAra kiyaa| Apane AgamoM ke atirikta 60 grantha hindI bhASA ko pradAna kie haiN| jo ki jaina dharma ke vibhinna viSayoM para AdhArita haiN| Apa kI jaina dharma sAhitya va saMskRti ko mahAna dena haiM 99 .

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jisako jaina samAja sadaiva yAda rkhegaa| Apa ne zvetAmbara sthAnaka vAsI samAja meM TIkA, cUrNi, niyukti, bhASya va saMskRta par3hane kI paramparA DAlI, tAki loga zAstroM ko ThIka DhaMga se samajha skeN| Apa pahale paMjAva jaina saMgha ke upAdhyAya vane phira aacaary| phira Apa ko samasta jaina samAja ne zramaNa saMgha kA prathama AcArya samrATa niyukta kiyaa| Apa hindI bhASA meM jaina AgamoM ke prathama TokAkAra haiN| Apa ne anekoM dezI videzI vidvAnoM ko apane Agama jJAna va camatkAroM se prabhAvita kiyaa| Apa dhyAna yogI the| hamezA Apa kA jIvana zrI saMgha ko Age baDhAne kI yojanAoM meM lagA rhtaa| kaiMsara jaisA roga A jAne para bhI Apa isa kA Aprezana vinA kalorophorama sUghe krvaayaa| Apa kI sahanazIlatA lA-misAla the| Apa kabhI kisI meM doSa nahIM dekhate the| aMta rAmaya Apa ke zarIra ko vImArIyoM ne itanA gherA ki loga AcArya zrI se pUchate ki kyA bAta hai ? Apa jaise mahApuruSoM ko roga kyoM gheratA hai ? Apa to hamezA dhyAnastha rahane vAle haiN| yaha bAta hamArI samajha se pare hai ? / mahArAja zrI jI phuramAte "bhavya jIvo ! maiM apane kamoM kA karjA isa dharatI para utAranA cAhatA huuN| __ marane ke bAda bhI hama karjadAra raheM, phira isa sAdhanA kA kyA phala ? hara duHkha se mere karma jhar3ate haiN| isa prakriyA se mujhe samAdhi prApta hotI hai|" AcArya zrI mahAna rASTra bhakta the| bhArata ke var3e var3e rAja netA ina se vimarza karane Ate the| ina se kaI viSayoM para vimarza karate the| Apane AjAdI kI lar3AI meM apanA yogadAna ddaalaa| paMDita javAhara lAla neharU rAvala piMDI meM Apa se mArga darzana prApta karane aae| 30 janavarI 1962 __ ko Apa kA samAdhi maraNa ludhiyAnA meM huaa| itane mahAna 100

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AcArya kI smRti meM sAre bhArata meM saMsthAoM kA jAla vichA hai para aisI koI saMsthA nahIM banI thI jo Apa ke dvArA prarUpita siddhAMtoM kA pracAra kara ske| AcArya zrI ne sArA jIvana jaina sAhitya ke vibhinna pakSoM para pramANika sAhitya taiyAra kiyaa| unake sAhitya ke pracAra va prasAra kI kamI kaI varSoM se kI jA rahI thI / isa kamI ko pUrA karane ke lie jaina ceyara meM AcArya AtmA rAma jaina bhASaNa mAlA kI * sthApanA, jaina ceyara ke udghATana ke samaya huii| jisakA acchA prabhAva pdd'aa| isa bhASaNa mAlA meM paMjAba ke vidvAnoM va vidyArthIyoM ko bahuta lAbha mila rahA hai| isa bhASaNa mAlA ke prathama bhASaNa kulapati kI adhyakSatA meM huaa| pahale pravacana meM bahuzruta bhASaNa zramaNa saMgha ke salAhakAra kavi zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ne AcArya zrI AtmA rAma vyaktitva va kRtitva para huA / pUjya jJAna muni jI apane nAma ke anurUpa mahAn vibhUti the / Apa sAhitya ke atirikta samAja sevA meM agrasara rahate the| Apa ne anekoM paropakAra ke kArya karane kI preraNA apane bhaktoM ko dI hai| Apa zramaNa saMgha ke prathamAcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ke ziSya haiN| Apa kA pravacana sineTa hAla meM rakhA gyaa| jaina ceyara ke pramukha DA0 bhaTTa ne zrI jJAna muni jI kA paricaya dete hue kahA "Apa AcArya zrI ke vidvAna ziSya haiM, Apa ne lambe samaya AcArya zrI kI sevA kI hai| Apa kI zruta sevA mahAna hai| Aja eka ziSya ke zrI mukha se apane gurU kI mahimA sunane kA avasara milegA / " zrI jJAna muni jI kA sanmAna vAIsa cAMsalara mahodaya ne kiyaa| unhoMne bhASaNa mAlA kA pradhAnagI bhASaNa dete hue zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ke paMjAbI hone ke bAvajUda unako saMskRta, prAkRta va apabhraMza jaisI prAcIna bhASAoM para kArya karane para badhAI dI / 101

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-sthA kI ora bar3hate kadA - phira zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja kA bhASaNa zurU huaa| yaha bhASaNa kama pravacana jyAdA thaa| apanI sarala bhASA meM zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ne apane gurU kA guNagAna kiyaa| unhoMne apane jIvana meM camatkArI ghaTanAoM kA varNana kiyaa| zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ne AcArya zrI ke atirikta jaina dharma ke vibhinna AgamoM para prakAza ddaalaa| pravacana ke aMta meM unhoMne vidvAnoM va vidyArthIyoM kI jijJAsAoM yathocita samAdhAna kiyaa| phira dhanyavAda prastAva prastuta kara muni jI kA zrotAoM kI ora se dhanyavAda kiyA gyaa| isa prakAra bhASaNa mAlA kA prathama bhASaNa saMpanna huaa| isake bAda isa bhASaNa mAlA ko deza meM hI nahIM, videzI vidvAna bhI bulAe ge| bhArata ke vidvAnoM meM AcArya tulasI kA maMgalamaya praveza apane Apa meM anokhI ghaTanA thaa| 40 sAdhu sAdhvIyAM yunivarsiTI kaimpasa meM phaila gae sAre uttara bhArata ke zraddhAlu isa samAroha meM padhAre the| yaha samAroha bhavya thaa| dUsarA maMgalamaya pravacana gurUNI upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA thaa| usI dina una kA paricaya hindI paMjAbI meM prakAzita kiyA gyaa| phira sAdhvI jI ko jinazAsana prabhAvikA pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| sammAna ke rUpa meM eka zAla samarpita kiyA gyaa| DA0 haramiMdra siMha kohalI ne abhinaMdana patra jaina zodha vibhAga paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA kI ora se pddh'aa| yaha kisI jaina sAdhvI ko prathama nimaMtraNa thaa| isa se pahale kabhI yUnivarsiTI ne nA to kisI sAdhvI ko kabhI bhASaNa ke lie nimaMtraNa diyA, na hI sammAnita kiyA gyaa| yaha sAdhvI jI ke jIvana kI mahatvapUrNa ghaTanA thii| isa avasara para DA0 eca.esa. kohalI, DA0 dharma siMha va DA0 sajjana siMha vizeSa rUpa se pdhaare| jaina sAdhvI 102

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke jIvana ko karIba se dekhane kA ina logoM kA prathama avasara thaa| sAdhvI zrI se anekoM logoM ne jaina dharma va itihAsa ke viSaya meM prazna puuche| hara prazna kA samAdhAna sAdhvI zrI ne apanI buddhi se diyaa| unakA bhASaNa zekha sAdI ke phArasI ke kalAma se huaa| isa dina mujhe patA calA Apa urdU, phArasI bhASA kI vidUSI bhI thiiN| yaha prathama avasara thA ki sAdhvI jI ke pravacana se itane vidvAna AkarSita hue| unhoMne apane bahuta se dArzanika praznoM kA uttara mahAsAdhvI jI se paayaa| vAIsa cAMsalara sAhiba mahAsAdhvI ke padArpaNa se prasanna the| unhoMne kahA "Aja maMgalamaya mahotsava hai, hamArA yUnivarsiTI AMgana, Apa jaisI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ziSyA ko apane madhya pAkara prasanna haiN| Apa aura Apa kA ziSya parivAra hameM sAkSAt devIya lagatI haiN| Apa va Apa kI ziSyA hara samaya japa, tapa, dhyAna meM lIna rahatI haiN| Apa kA anuzAsana priya jIvana saMyama kI jItI jAgatI udAharaNa hai| Apa ke hamAre yahAM padhArane abhinaMdana karate haiM aura icchA karate haiM ki bhaviSya meM bhI Apa hamAre yahAM padhArate rhoge| sabhI kA dhanyavAda DA0 bhaTTa ne kiyaa| isa bhASaNa mAlA meM vahuta se vidvAnoM ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya milA, ina vidvAnoM meM jarmana kI pro0 meTe kA pravacana prasiddha hai| unhoMne sUtrakRtAMga sUtra ke vIrathUI para apanA pravacana diyA. apane pravacana meM Apa ne phuramAyA "Arya sudharmA kRta mahAvIra stuti mAtra gurU vandanA hI nahIM, yaha stuti saMsAra kI prathama kavitA hai| jisa meM chaMda, alaMkAra, vizeSaNoM kA zuddha prayoga prathama vAra kiyA gayA hai| zrImatI meTe ke vAkya kA kaI vidvAnoM ne burA mnaayaa| una vidvAnoM kI mAnyatA thI ki veda saMsAra kI prathama kavitA haiN| vaha prArambha se gAkara par3he jAte rahe haiN| so Apa kA kathana ThIka pratIta nahIM hotA / DA. meTe kA uttara 103

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama thA " cAhe veda yA anya graMthoM ko gAkara par3hane kI prAcIna paramparA hai para yaha kavitA ke sAre niyama pUre nahIM krte| kavitA ke apane niyama haiM apanA viSaya he| isa dRSTi se yaha saMpUrNa prathama stuti hai / DA0 meTe apane vicAroM para dRDha thI / unheM 'hamArA likhita paMjAvI sAhitya bheMTa kiyA gyaa| cAhe zrImatI meTe paMjAvI nahIM jAnatI thIM phira bhI unhoMne hamAre sAhitya kI prazaMsA karate hue hase mIla kA patthara btaayaa| yaha sAhitya unhoMne varlina vizvavidyAlaya kI lAIbrerI meM rakhane kA nirNaya kiyA / phira isa bhASaNa mAlA meM zrI agara canda nAhaTA vIkAnera va zrImatI zAradA gAMdhI kA hindu va jaina rAmAyaNa para bhASaNa huaa| zrI nAhaTA kA nAma bhAratIya sAhitya, purAttava, hastalikhita viSayoM meM jAnA mAnA nAma hai / vaha kucha samaya mere ghara mehamAna rhe| mAravAr3I paharAve meM vaha padhAre the| koI likhita bhASaNa unake hAtha meM nahIM thaa| vaha apane bhASaNa se eka dina pahale padhAre the| rAtri ko vaha mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke yahAM ruuke| zrI nAhaTA zuddha dhArmika vRti ke zrAvaka the / sArI rAtri samAyika karate the| subaha uTha kara hI deva pUjA karane ke bAda hI bhojana lene kA unakA niyama thaa| unakI apanI lAIbrerI eka yUnivarsiTI se bar3hakara hai| unhoMne hindI ke rAso sAhitya ko sAhitya ko avagata kraayaa| sAre bhArata meM bhramaNa kara hastalikhita bhaNDAroM kI sUcI bnaaii| vaha itihAsa kesarI the| saiMkaDoM graMtha unhoMne saMpAdita kie the| vaha mAmUlI par3he likhe the| parantu unhoMne apanI zikSA se saiMkaDoM vidvAnoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| unhoMne sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ke zAstroM kA adhyayana kraayaa| anekoM videzI vidvAna bhI inase prabhAvita the| 104

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- -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vaha bhASaNa mAlA kAphI jJAnavardhaka rahI hai| isa bhASaNa mAlA meM hameM jaina vidvAna DA0 kailAza canda jaina kA prasiddha viSaya jaina dharma meM Izvara kI avadhAraNA ke bAre meM bhASaNa sunane ko milaa| DA0 jaina bhAratIya jJAna pITa ke pramukha sampAdaka rahe haiN| Apa digambaroM graMthoM ke prakAzaka paMDita mAne jAte haiN| jaina dharma kI Izvara kI dhAraNA itanI vicitra hai ki kaI loga jaina dharma ko nAtika taka kaha dete haiN| isakA kAraNa jaina dharma kA Izvara ko sRSTi kA karttA na mAnanA va vedoM kA virodha hai| isa sava ke vAvajUda jaina dharma paraloka, purnajanma, karma, naraka, svarga, mokSa ko mAnanA hai| veda ko mAnane se agara koI Astika kahalAtA hai, to islAma, yahudI, musalamAna, sikkha va bhakti mArga ke saMta bhI nAstika tthhraaeNge| brAhmaNoM kI isa paribhASA kA DA0 jaina ne khula kara khaNDana kiyaa| jainoM kI Izvara ke prati dipAradhArA ko unhoMne spaSTa zabdoM me vyakta kiyaa| yaha carcA hindI meM ke kAraNa sarala va spaSTa thii| logoM ko jaina dharma kI Izvara ke prati avadhAraNA, nirvANa, AtmA va karma sabaMdhI vicAroM kA patA claa| vidvAnoM ke praznoM kA uttara bhI DA0 kelAza candra jaina ne diyaa| ina bhASaNoM meM eka mahatvapUrNa nAma hai DA0 jagadIza candra jaina bambaI kA nAma ullekhanIya hai| apanI smRti meM bhArata sarakAra ne DAka TikaTa jArI kiyA hai| vaha bhI do vAra bhASaNa dene pdhaare| vaha kisI samaya cIna meM bhArata ke rAjadUta kAryalaya meM hindI par3hAte the| Apa ne prAkRta bhASA kA itihAsa graMtha likhA, prAcIna jaina tIrtha nAmaka pustaka, zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyApITha vArANasI meM prakAzita ho cukI hai| ina kA eka bhASaNa jaina zAsana devI 105

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vAta ho rahI hai| bhArata meM jaina prArambha se hI alpasaMkhyaka rahe haiN| 1962 meM alpasaMkhyaka Ayoga ko kAnUnI mAnyatA milI, to jainoM kA nAma nikAla diyA gyaa| jaba punaH sarakAra taiyAra huI, to samaya bIta cukA thaa| kaI loga alpasaMkhyaka kA artha ArakSaNa lagAte haiN| yaha bilkula galta hai| kyoMki bhArata meM ArakSaNa mAtra pachar3I zreNI va anusUcita jAti ke lie hai, dharma ke lie koI ArakSaNa nhiiN| kucha loga tarka karate haiM ki aisA karane se jaina loga nIca jAtiyoM meM mAne jaaeNge| donoM kI bAteM galata haiN| yaha mAMga jaina loga isa lie kara rahe hai ki jaina dharma ko svataMtratA banI rhe| sAMskRtika pahacAna banI rhe| hAlA kucha Ara.esa.esa. se prabhAvita netA dhIme svara meM isakA virodha karate haiN| agara dharma ko jAti nIca hI mAnI jAe to kyA sikkha nIca haiM ? pichar3I zreNI meM, kaI dakSiNa bhAratIya jAtiyAM haiM unameM jaina haiM vaha apanI jAti ke kAraNa haiM, dharma ke kAraNa nahIM ? yaha itihAsaka pahacAna ko banAe rakhane kA mAmalA hai| jisa ke lie hamAre pUrva AcAyoM ne kurabAnI dI thii| Aja bhArata meM madhya pradeza, vihAra, tAmilanADU, uttarapradeza, chattIsagar3ha, karnATaka, mahArASTra, hariyANA ne jaina ko alpasaMkhyaka darjA pradAna kara diyA hai| saba se vaDA davAva kendra sarakAra para bar3hA hai| agara jaina yaha darjA nahI lete to jainoM ko apane saMsthAna, apanI icchA se calAne asaMbhava haiN| kyoMki Aja ke yuga meM jo saMsthAna jaina apane dhana se kholate hai, alpasaMkhyaka darjA milate hI unameM 50 pratizata vidyArthI ArakSita ho jaaeNge| dUsarA jaina mandira, jo svayaM jaina calAte haiM, yaha darjA milane ke kAraNa sarakAra ke hAthoM meM sIdhe cale jaaeNge| vaise kendra sarakAra ko isa meM etarAja nahIM honA caahie| parantu rAjanetika icchA zakti kI kamI 108

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jAneM jA cukI haiN| yaha bhUcAla 26 janavarI 2001 ko AyA thaa| lAkhoM loga beghara ho ge| sAre vizva se sahAyatA A rahI hai| dukha kI bAta hai, ki yaha sAre zahara jaina bahusaMkhyaka the| kaI jaina mandiroM kA nukasAna huA / 35 ke karIba sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko patA nahIM cala skaa| jaina samAja ne gujarAta rAhata koSa meM vipUla dhana dekara sahAyatA kArya ko Age bddh'aayaa| vIrAyatana rAjagRhI aura zrI nakor3A pArzvanAtha TrasTa kA kArya ullekhanIya hai jo aba bhI cala raheM haiN| isa se jyAdA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM kI acchI pAlanA aura kyA ho sakatI hai| dehalI meM eka rASTrIya samAroha sampanna ho cukA hai / isa varSa ko ahiMsA varSa ke rUpa meM manAyA jAnA hai / sArA sAla samAroha manAe jAne haiN| nae prakAzana ho rahe haiN| pahale hamArI 25vIM saniti paMjAba jo mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI samiti ke bainara tale prakAzana va anya kArya karatI thI, aba yahI samiti, janma kalyANaka samiti ke bainara tale kArya kara rahI hai| isa ke abhI pAMca prakAzana ho cuke haiN| inameM sAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja kI 3 anApUrvI kA prakAzana hai| sacitra kathA kI pustaka nandanamaNikAra haiM eka hamArA graMtha sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra hai| samiti mujhe saMyojaka mAna kara kArya kara rahI hai| isake kAryakAriNI saciva mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina hai 1 yaha varSa kArya kA varSa hai| isa meM bhArata sarakAra TikaTa jArI kara cukI hai| mahAvIra vanasthalI dillI kA vikAsa kara rahI hai| sarakArI samiti bhagavAna mahAvIra maimorIyala ko saMpUrNa karane kA nizcaya kara cukI hai| yaha varSa ahiMsA varSa hai| isa varSa jaina samAja meM apane adhikAroM prati cetanA jAgI hai / jaina dharma ko alpasaMkhyaka darjA dene kI 107

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--- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vAta ho rahI hai| .rata meM jaina prArambha se hI alpasaMkhyaka rahe haiN| 1962 meM alpasaMkhyaka Ayoga ko kAnUnI mAnyatA milI, to jainoM kA nAma nikAla diyA gyaa| java punaH sarakAra taiyAra huI, to samaya bIta cukA thaa| kaI loga alpasaMkhyaka kA artha ArakSaNa lagAte haiN| yaha bilkula galta hai| kyoMki bhArata meM ArakSaNa mAtra pachar3I zreNI va anusUcita jAti ke lie hai, dharma ke lie koI ArakSaNa nhiiN| kucha loga tarka karate haiM ki aisA karane se jaina loga nIca jAtiyoM meM mAne jaaeNge| donoM kI bAteM galata haiN| yaha mAMga jaina loga isa lie kara rahe hai ki jaina dharma ko svataMtratA banI rhe| sAMskRtika pahacAna banI rhe| hAlA kucha Ara.esa.esa. se prabhAvita netA dhIme svara meM isakA virodha karate haiN| agara dharma ko jAti nIca hI mAnI jAe to kyA sikkha nIca haiM ? pichar3I zreNI meM, kaI dakSiNa bhAratIya jAtiyAM haiM unameM jaina hai va: apanI jAti ke kAraNa haiM, dharma ke kAraNa nahIM ? vaha itihAsaka pahacAna ko banAe rakhane kA mAmalA hai| jisa ke lie hai. AcAvoM ne kuravAnI dI thii| Aja bhArata meM madhya pradeza, bihAra, tAmilanADU, uttarapra...., chattIsagar3ha, karnATaka, mahArASTra, hariyANA ne jaina ko alpasaMkhyaka darjA pradAna kara diyA hai| saba se baDA davAva kendra sarakAra para bar3hA hai| agara jaina yaha darjA nahI lete to jainoM ko apane saMsthAna, apanI icchA se calAne asaMbhava haiN| kyoMki Aja ke yuga meM jo saMsthAna jaina apane dhana se kholate hai, alpasaMkhyaka darjA milate hI unameM 50 pratizata vidyArthI ArakSita ho jaaeNge| dUsarA jaina mandira, jo svayaM jaina calAte haiM, yaha darjA milane ke kAraNa sarakAra ke hAthoM meM sIdhe cale jaaeNge| vaise kendra sarakAra ko isa meM etarAja nahIM honA caahie| parantu rAjanetika icchA zakti kI kamI 108

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hone ke kAraNa sarakAra aisA nahIM kara pA rhii| Aja bhI bhArata meM anekoM saMsthAeM jaina dharma ke prati viSavamana kara rahI haiN| vaha jaina muniyoM ko jalA detI hai / pratimAoM kA apamAna karatI hai| apanI kharIdI sampati para maMdira nahIM banAne detI / jaina samAja ko vaha varga bhI ava yaha socane ko majabUra ho gayA hai, jo kabhI alpasaMkhyaka darjA ko virodha karatA thaa| isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara mujhe paMjAva rAjya kAMgresa meM alpasaMkhyaka prakoSTa meM upasabhApati niyukta kiyA gyaa| isa kA acchA uttara milaa| jaina samAja apane adhikAroM ko samajhane lagA hai| jina rAjya sarakAroM kA maiMne varNana kiyA hai unakI vidhAnasabhA ne yaha pAsa kiyA hai / dara asala rAjya sarakAroM kA viSaya hai| jaina samAcAra patroM meM isa viSaya kI carcA hai| bhArata ke mAnnIya uccatma nyAyayAlaya ne ise rAjyoM kA viSaya mAnA hai / vAkI adhikatara saMsthAoM meM janma kalyANaka mahotsava para bhavya yojanAeM sAmane A rahI haiN| inameM eka yojanA hamAre paMjAva meM AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja ne prastuta kI hai / isa yojanA kA nAma hai " Adizvara dhAma" / sanmati nagara kuppa kalAM meM 70 bIghA jamIna meM eka kampaleksa taiyAra ho rahA hai| isa meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiM, isa meM dAdAvAr3I hai| eka 24 tIrthakaroM kA bhavya mandira va myUjiyama bana rahA hai| dAdAvADI meM prabhAvaka AcArya sAdhu va sAdhvI kI pratimAeM haiN| isI ke prAMgana meM gau sadana, sAdhu upAzraya, sAdhvI upAzraya, bhojanAlaya kA bhI nirmANa ho cukA hai| maMdira kA kArya lambA hai / jo cala rahA hai| dharmazAlA nirmANAdhIna hai| mUla bhavya maMdira kA nirmANa cala rahA hai I isI bhavya prAMgaNa meM hamane apanI gurUNI sva0 upapravartanI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja ke nAma se pustakAlaya 109

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA nirmANa karavAyA hai| sAlI zrI svarNa kAMtA ke gurU bhakta isameM sampUrNa rUpa se sahayoga diyaa| yaha bhavana usI samaya taiyAra ho gayA thA jaba hamArI gurUNI bImAra thiiN| unakI ziSyAeM sAdhvI gurUNI sudhA ja mahArAja va sAdhvI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja kA ArzIvAda 8 sahayoga hameM isa saMdarbha meM milatA rahA hai| isa bhavya bhavana meM hamAre parivAra kA bhI kucha sahayoga rahA hai| isI saMdarbha meM sAdhvI zrI mahimA zrI ke nAma kA ullekha karanA jarUrI hai| vha mAlerakoTalA meM tIdhaMkara sAdhanA kendra kI saMcAlikA haiN| unhoMne anekoM baccoM ko jaina dharma paDhAyA hai| unhoMne merA lammAna pardUSaNa parva para jaina samAja ratna se kiyaa| unake isa kendra nirmANa meM mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina kA bhI sahayoga rahA hai| zurU se vahAM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI pratimA virAjamAna karane kA bhAva thaa| isI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakha kara isI varSa unhoMne eka darzanIya jaina maMdira kA nirmAH kiyaa| isa ke samAroha meM mujhe mukhya atithi ghoSita kiyA gyaa| pratimA ke nIce mujhe nirdezaka likha kara sammAnita kiyA gyaa| jIvana meM prathama vAra maiMne jina pratimA ke 18 abhiSeka dekhe| itanA bhavya samAroha pahale kabhI sAdhvI jI ke yahAM nahIM huA th| vAhara se loga aaye| abhiSeka pUjA zrI mahendra jaina masta deva darzana dhUpa samAnA vAloM ne krvaaii| bAda meM snAtra pUjA meM maiMne bhAga liyaa| __ isa prakAra 26vIM mahAvIra janma kalyANaka para rAjya starIya samAroha ludhiyAnA meM huaa| jisa meM dUsarI bAra samasta jaina samAja ikaTThA huaa| mukhyamaMtrI paMjAva ne aDhAI karor3a rUpae bhagavAna mahAvIra smAraka ke lie ghoSita kie jo unhoMne zIghra hI samiti ko sauMpa die| ina rUpayoM se 110

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama khannA ludhiyAnA ror3a para 11 aikar3a kA bhUkhaNDa kharIdA gayA hai| jisa para jaina sanAja bhagavAnI mahAvIra kA sundara smAraka sabhI jaina sampradAyoM ke sahayoga se nirmANa kara rahA hai| paMjAba sarakAra ne sone va cAMdI ke sikke egro iMDasTarI ke mAdhyama se jArI kie| isI saMdarbha meM bhArata sarakAra ne pAMca rUpae kA karaMsI sikkA va sau rUpae kA yAdagArI sikke jArI kie| inakA vimocana mAnanIya pradhAnamaMtrI zrI aTala bihArI vAjepAyI jI ne kiyaa| sarakAra ne isa zatAbdI varSa meM jaina tIthoM ke rakha-rakhAva para kAphI dhyAna diyA gayA hai| isake lie jaina saMsthAoM ko ucita anudAna bhI diyA hai| 111

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== sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa - 8 merA anya saMsthAoM se saMbaMdha manuSya eka samAjika prANI hai| vaha samAja se kucha prApta karatA hai| samAja ko kucha detA hai| isI saMdarbha meM jahAM maiMne pichale prakaraNa meM apane dvArA sthApita saMsthAoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| aba isa prakaraNa meM maiM una saMsthAoM kA varNana karUMgA, jinase merA saMbaMdha rahA hai| jina saMsthAoM ne mujhe apanI saMsthAoM meM sthAna dekara sevA kA suavasara pradAna kiyA hai| ina saMsthAoM meM sarvAdhika saMsthAeM vizvadharma sammelana saMsthApaka, prasiddha aMtarASTrIya jaina AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kI saMsthAeM hai| ina meM kucha saMsthAoM kA varNana isa prakAra hai : vizvadharma saMgama : AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI isa ke saMsthApaka the| isa saMsthA kA uddezya saMsAra ke sabhI dharmoM ko eka maMca para lAnA thaa| isa kArya meM AcA- zrI ke vizvabhara ke dhArmika, samAjika va rAjanaitika netA kA mahattvapUrNa sahayoga prApta hotA rhaa| ina meM bhArata ke tatkAlIna rASTrapati DA0 rAjendra prasAda jI, DA0 rAdhAkRSNa va dhAna maMtrI zrI javAhara lAla neharU va iMdirA gAMdhI ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN| isa saMsthA kI sAre vizva meM zAkhAeM haiN| maiM isa saMsthA kA DailIgeTa sadasya huuN| iMTaranaizanala jaina kAnphreMsa : jainAcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja dvArA sthApita isa saMsthA kA uddezya saMsAra bhara ke jainoM ko eka maMca para lAnA hai| AcArya zrI ne apane jIvana kAla meM isa 112

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMsthA kA vikAsa saMsAra bhara meM kiyA / unakaM jIvana meM 3 sammelana videzoM meM hue| jinakA mujhe vidhivat nimaMtraNa milA / mUjhe naI dillI meM hue sammelana meM zAmila hone kA saubhAgya milaa| maiM taba se isa saMsthA kA DailIgeTa maiMvara hUM / isa sammelana para hama ne paMjAvI sAhitya bhI bheMTa kiyA thA / iMTaranaizanala jaina kAMgresa : isa jaina kAnphreMsa kA vistAra rUpa kAMgresa ke rUpa meM aayaa| isa ke kaI sammelana videzoM kI dharatI para hue / eka sammelana bhArata meM naI dillI ke vijJAna bhavana meM huaa| tava vizAla pustaka prardazanI kA bhavya Ayojana huaa| sAre saMsAra se jaina vidvAna vahAM zAmila hue| isakA mukhyAlya siddhAcalama nyU-jarsI yU.esa.e. meM hai| zrI mahAvIra jaina saMgha paMjAba (ludhiyAnA) : isa saMsthA kA maiM upapradhAna huuN| isa ke mAdhyama se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500 sAlA nirvANa mahotsava manAyA gayA / mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala : yaha samAja sevI saMsthA hai| isa kI sthApanA jayapUra meM huI thii| mujhe isa ke jayapura adhivezana meM zAmila hone va DailIgeTa banane kA avasara milaa| maiM mAlerakoTalA zAkhA kA saMyojaka bnaa| isa saMsthA ne dIna dukhIyoM kI sevA meM kSetra meM vahuta kArya kiyA hai / vizeSataH vikalAMgoM ke lie nizulka aMga lagAne kI vyavasthA ye saMsthA Aja bhI kara rahI hai / vizva paMjAbI lekhaka sammelana : yaha saMsAra ke paMjAvI lekhakoM kI saMsthA hai| isa ke do sammelanoM meM maiM DailIgeTa rahA huuN| isa saMsthAoM ke 113

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sammelana vizva ke kone kone meM hote rahate haiN| isa saMsthA ke prathama sammelana ko pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI ne saMvodhana kiyA aMtima divasa rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha ne saMvodhina kiyaa| ina sammelanoM ke mAdhyama se hameM lekhakoM se milane kA maMca milaa| isa kA eka sammelana isa varSa caMDIgar3ha va lAhaura meM ho cukA hai| caNDIgar3ha ke sammelana meM maiMne bhAga liyA thaa| isa meM pAkistAnI paMjAbI lekhakoM se milanA huaa| _aMrtarASTrIya mahAvIra jaina mizana : isa saMsthA kI sthApanA saMsAra meM jaina dharma ke pracAra hetu ko thii| isa saMsthA meM kArya karane kA mujhe saubhAgya milA hai| isa saMsthA ke mAdhyama se AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI ne jaina saMsthAo kA aMtarASTrIya stara para jAla bichA diyaa| isa saMsthA ne vahuta se aMgrejI bhASA meM prakAzana kie haiN| isa saMsthA kI sava se vaDI dena nyUjarsI meM siddhAMcala jaina tIrtha hai| isa saMsthA ne saMsAra ke kone kone meM jaina maMdira, Azrama va dhyAna kendroM kI sthApanA kI hai| vizva ahiMsA saMgha : ahiMsA premiyoM ke lie yaha sundara maMca hai| isa meM hara dharma, kSetra, jAti, raMga ke bheda ke vinA zAmila ho sakatA hai| isa ke eka sammelana meM mujhe DelIgeTa banane kA saubhAgya milaa| isa kI sthApanA AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne kI thii| yaha ahiMsA, paryAvaraNa va pazu kalyANa hetu kArya karane vAlI saMsthA hai| vizva hisTarI kAMphreMsa : yaha kAMphreMsa paMjAvI yUnivarsiTI paTiyAlA meM hotI hai| maiM kaI varSoM se lagAtAra DailIgeTa calA A rahA huuN| isa 114

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAMphreMsa meM itihAsakAroM se acchI bheMTa ho jAtI hai| itihAsa ke bAre meM vimarza ho jAtA hai| __paMjAvI sAhitya akAdamI ludhiyAnA : yaha saMsAra ke paMjAbI lekhakoM kI kendrIya saMsthA hai| jise sarakAra kI sahAyatA prApta hai| isa ke sadasya banane ke lie pahalI zarta hai ki kama se kama 3 pustakeM paMjAvI bhASA meM prakAzita ho cukI hoN| hama donoM isa saMsthA ke lAIpha maiMbara haiN| isa ke cunAvoM meM hameM bhAga lene kA saubhAgya milA hai| AcArya suzIla kumAra jaina maimorIyala TrasTa : . isa saMsthA kI sthApanA AcArya sAdhvI DA0 sAdhanA jI mahArAja ne, AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI ke svargavAsa ke vAda kI thii| isa kA uddezya AcArya kA smAraka vanAnA thA : sAdhvI jI kI AjJAnusAra smAraka kA kArya cala rahA hai| isa smAraka kI 100 ladasyoM vAlI vizva starIya kameTI ke hana donoM sadasya haiN| sAdhvI svarNa abhinaMdana graMtha samiti : upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI 50vIM dIkSA jayaMtI para, gurUNI ke bhaktoM ne isa samiti kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| samiti meM mujhe saMyojaka rakhA gyaa| abhinaMdana graMtha meM mujhe pradhAna sampAdaka banAyA gyaa| isa samiti ke tatvAdhAna meM abhinaMdana graMtha chpaa| AdizvaradhAma : ___ Adizvara dhAma ke saMsthApaka jaina AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja haiN| unhoMne isa TrasTa kI kAryakAriNI kA upa-pradhAna niyukta kiyA hai| maiM jitanI sevA isa saMsthA kI karanA cAhatA hUM, vaha paryApta nhiiN| isa saMsthA ke kArya meM 115

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina bahuta sahAyaka haiN| vaha hara kArya meM mere se vimarza karate haiM / sAdhdI svarNA jaina pustakAlaya isI vimarza kA phala hai| isa pustakAlaya ko sAdhvI gurUNI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja ne pustakoM kA sahayoga diyA hai| yaha dhAma jaina muni zrI vimala candra cairiTevala, sannati TrasTa ke AdhIna kArya karatA hai| TrasTa kI saMsthAeM kuppa, jagarAoM, jAlaMdhara, udamapura, jammU va paThAnakoTa va raNavIra siMha purA meM haiN| yaha saMsthA aneko skUloM, kAlejoM, silAI skUloM, sAIMsa kAlejoM, maMdiroM, gau sadanoM va upAzrayoM ko calAtI hai| kuppa meM bhavya jaina maMdira vana rahA hai jisakI AdhArazilA AcArya zrI nityAnaMda jI mahArAja ne kI thI / sAre bhArata meM yaha sthAna jaina kalA, sthApatya va saMskRti kA kendra vana paaegaa| hamArI gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA yaha anupama va zAzvata smAraka hogaa| yaha saMsthA paMjAba kA bhaviSya meM nAma kregii| isa saMsthA kI saMcAlikA sAdhvI DA0 jaina bhAratI jI mahArAja haiN| jo 30 varSoM se saMsthA kI sevA kara rahI haiN| unake sAtha unakI ziSyAeM bhI sevA kara zrI zvetAmbara Adizvara dhAma rahIM haiN| jaina jaina mandira sosAITI : yaha kuppa meM vana rahe maMdira kA bhAga hai| maiM isa kameTI kA sadasya huuN| merA dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina isa saMsthA kA saciva hai| maMdira nirmANa kI jimmevArI gurUdeva ne isa saMsthA ko sauMpa rakhI hai| isa maMdira kI sArI preraNA gurudeva ko ziSyA DA0 jaina bhAratI sAdhvI, sAdhvI zrI ramA bhAratI va sAdhvI zrI AzA bhAratI jI haiN| isa mandira ko kharataragaccha ke prasiddha upAdhyAya gaNimaNi prabhavasAgara jI mahArAja ne 24 jaina pratimAeM zrI jinakAnti sAgara TrasTa 116

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mAMDavalA ke mAdhyama se isa mandira ko bheMTa kI haiN| alpasaMkhyaka prakoSTa ke vAIsa ceyaramaina : 1 maiM paMjAva pradeza kAMgresa ke alpasaMkhyaka prakoSTa kA upa-sabhApati raha cukA huuN| merA zurU se vizvAsa rahA hai ki jaina dharma eka alpasaMkhyaka dharma hai| ginatI meM kama hai kama kA kama ke rUpa meM mAnyatA na denA aparAdha hai / hamAre netA jo saMvidhAna ke prati AsthA rakhane kI pratijJA karate haiM para saMvidhAna kA pAlana 52 sAloM meM nahI kara pAe / saMvidhAna kI dhArA 25 ( 4 ) meM jaina, vauddha va sikkhoM ko alpa saMkhyaka mAnA gayA hai| unake vizeSa adhikAra nizcita haiN| vaha apanI saMsthAeM apanI AsthA ke anusAra calA sakate haiN| para eka vizeSa rAjanaitika dala meM adhikArI jaina hone ke kAraNa yaha mAMga davA dI gii| pUrva samAja bhalAI maMtrI zrI rAmUvAlIyA maMtrI va alpasaMkhyaka Ayoga java jainoM ko yaha adhikAra dene ko taiyAra hue to eka rAjanaitika pArTI ne isa vAta kA virodha kiyA ki hama hindU samAja kA aMga haiN| hameM yaha darjA nahIM lenA / sarakAra ne samajha liyA ki jaina logoM kA koI rAjanaitika saMgaThana nhiiN| isa lie isa mAMga ko ThaNDe baste meM DAla rakhA hai| para aba jaba jainoM para jAlora, pAlI meM julma hue, unake makAna tor3e gae, murtiyAM tor3I gaI to jainoM kI nIMda khulI aba virodha karane vAlI pArTiyAM bhI davI juvAna se jainoM kI mAMga isa kA samarthana karatI hai| mujhe zurU se kAMgresa se lagAva rahA hai| isa cunAva meM caudharI abdula guphAra ceyaramaina ne pramukha bhAga liyaa| maiM vAIsa ceyaramaina vanA / kAMgresa ke dillI kAMgresa haiDa-kvaTara para jAne kA saubhAgya milaa| alpa saMkhyakoM para isa varSa alavara meM julma hue| IsAI mizanarI DAkTara ko jiMdA jalA diyA gyaa| zAMti 117

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama priya logoM ne rAjaghATa gAMdhI kI samAdhi para dharaNA diyaa| eka dina maiMne bhI dharaNA diyaa| prasannatA kI vAta thI usa dina sabhI dharma ke alpasaMkhyaka gurU zAmila the| mujhe unase bheMTa karane va sAhitya bheMTa karane kA avasara milaa| maiMne apane pUre varSa kendra sarakAra va rAjya sarakAroM ko isa saMdarbha meM likhaa| ava kAMgresa pradhAna zrImati soniyA gAMdhI se dehalI meM jainoM ne yaha mAMga uThAI hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki jalda hI kendra sarakAra koI Thosa kadama utthaaegii| maiMne isa prakaraNa meM una saMsthAoM kA saMkSipta para mahatvapUrNa varNana kiyA jina kI sthApanA maiMne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se kI thii| AcArya suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke upakAra hama kaise bhUlA sakate haiM jinhoMne jaina dharma ko vizva ke kone kone taka phuNcaayaa| unake svarga vAsa se pahale hI sAdhvI DA0 sAdhanA jI mahArAja gurudeva ko kAyoM ko Age bar3hA rahI thii| unake svargavAsa ke vAda unhoMne AcArya suzIla muni para zodhanibaMdha likha kara DI.liTa. kI DigarI prApta kii| AcArya suzIla gau sadana, AcArya suzIla mArga, AcArya suzIla cauMka naI dillI kI sthApanA hii| hoziyArapura ke pAsa eka haspatAla kA nirmANa paMjAva sarakAra ke sahayoga se krvaayaa| AcArya suzIla muni ke gurU zraddheya AcArya sobhAgya muni kA AzIrvAda bhI kama nahIM rhaa| isI prakAra paMjAvI bhASA meM jaina sAhitya likhane ke kAraNa mujhe bahuta sArI paMjAvI saMsthAoM kA vulAvA AtA rahatA hai| ina saMsthAoM ne hamAre jaina sAhitya kA bahuta sanmAna kiyA hai| isa kAraNa vidvAnoM se milane kA avasara milA hai| saMsthAoM ke nirmANa ke sAtha sAtha mujhe kucha 118

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMsthAoM kI sevA karane kA avasara milaa| ina saMsthAoM kI sthApanA kara va ina se juDa kara bhI merI AsthA ko vahuta vala milaa| mujhe apane dharma ko phailAne ke lie sundara maMca milaa| saMsthA ke mAdhyama se apanI bAta pahuMcAI jA sakatI hai| jo hama jana sAdhAraNa ko kahanA cAhate haiM vaha apanI icchA va zakti anusAra kaha sakate haiN| yaha saMsthA hameM naI pahacAna detI hai| ina ke mAdhyama se apane kie kAyoM ko prakaTa karane kA avasara milatA hai| jaina dharma ke bAre meM jo jana sAdhAraNa meM zaMkA pAI jAtI hai unheM dUra karane kI koziza bhI ho jAtI hai| kula milA kara yaha saMsthAeM hamAre kArya ko Age bar3hAne meM sahAyaka siddha huI hai|

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa - 6 avArDoM kI sthApanA kisI mahApurUSa kI smRti ko tAjA rakhane ke kaI DhaMga haiM ina meM avArDa kA apanA sthAna hai| sAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja ne hameM aise avArDa kI sthApanA ke lie preraNA dI jinase jaina dharma va ahiMsA kA pracAra-prasAra karane vAloM kA sammAna ho| unheM kisI vizeSa divasa para bulA kara samAja sammAnita kre| unake kAvoM se samAja paricita ho| java se jaina ceyara paTiyAlA kI sthApanA huI thI tava se hamArA saMparka vidvAnoM se niraMtara banatA rahA hai| unakI sAhityaka gatividhiyoM kA patA rahatA hai| para unheM sammAnita karane kA DhaMga avArDa se bar3hakara koI nahIM lgaa| yaha sarala prakriyA hai, isa avArDa kI koI nizcita rAzi, sthAna nahI hai| hAM nicita tithi jarUra ho sakatI hai| jaba usa mahApurUSa kA janma, dIkSA va punaH jayaMtI ho avArDa diyA jA sakatA hai| eka kArya kaThina hai, vaha hai vidvAnoM ke kArya kA cunaav| isa ke lie eka saba kameTI kA nirmANa huaa| yaha kameTI apanA sujhAva sAdhvI zrI ko preSita krtii| hamArI saMsthA 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAva jo aba 26vIM mahAvIra janma kalyANaka zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAva ko sthAna le cukI hai, ne yaha kArya apane hAthoM me liyaa| isI prakAra ke do avADoM kI sthApanA rava0 upa-pravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se kI hai| prathama avArDa hindI bhASA kI prathama jaina mahilA lekhikA pravartanI sAdhvI pArvatI jI mahArAja ko samarpita hai| dUsarA avArDa mere dAdA sva0 zrI nAtha rAma jI jaina kUnarA kI 120

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mukadame kI pairavI ke lie AgarA Ate to isa jaina mitra ke yahAM Thaharate the, vahAM Apa ke pitA zrI valadeva siMha kA paricaya jaina sAdhuo se huaa| zrI baladeva siMha jaina muniyoM ke pravacana sunane lge| jaina muniyoM kA tapa, japa va svAdhyAya pUrNa jIvana unheM acchA lagatA thA / baladeva siMha va unakI dharmapatnI apanI saMtAna se bahuta sneha karate the / eka bAra zrI baladeva siMha apanI beTI pArvatI ko lekara AgarA meM aae| vahAM jaina muniyoM kA pravacana sunA / darzana vandana kiyaa| pahalI hI bheTa meM bAlikA pArvatI jaina muniyoM ke jIvana se bahuta prabhAvita huI / vaha AcArya nAgara malla jI se bahuta prabhAvita huii| AcArya zrI ne jyotiSa ke AdhAra para zrI baladeva siMha ko batAyA ki tumhArI beTI sAdh raNa vAlikA nahIM hai yaha bhaviSya meM jaina dharma kI zobhA bar3hAegI ! acchA hai isa lar3akI ko Apa jaina dharma ko samarpita kara do| zrI baladeva sihaM ne kahA, "mahArAja ! maiM Apa kI hara bAta mAnane ko taiyAra hUM, para itanA bar3A phaisalA lene se pahale mujhe isa vAlikA kI mAtA se vimarza karanA pdd'egaa| vApisa A kara mAtA-pitA ne sahamati se vAlikA ko AcArya zrI ko samarpita karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| AcArya . zrI ne isa vAlikA ko sAdhvIyoM ke supurda kara diyaa| usa samaya Apa alpAyu meM the| AcArya zrI ke ziSya parivAra meM Apa ne jaina dharma ke zAstroM kA adhyayana zurU kiyaa| saMskRta, prAkRta, urdU, hindI, gujarAtI va phArasI bhASAoM kA jJAna arjita kiyaa| Apa ne thor3A aMgrejI bhASA kA adhyayana bhI kiyaa| mAtra 13 varSa kI Ayu meM Apa apanI 3 sakhiyoM ke sAtha sAdhvI vana gaI / sAdhvI banate hI Apa ne 122

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zAstroM kA adhyayana gurUo se vidhivat rUpa se arjita kiyaa| Apa kI jJAna pipAsA itanI teja dhI ki Apa ne zAstra adhyayana ke lie yogya gurUNI kI talAza zurU kii| Apa dehalI padhAre, vahAM sAdhvI meloM ke saMgha meM zAmila ho kara vidyAdhyayana prArambha kiyaa| sAdhvI zrI kA sArA jIvana krAntikArI thaa| usa samaya samAja daheja prathA, striyoM meM azikSA, jAta-pAta, chuA-chUta, vAla vivAha, va yuvA varga vibhinna kuvyasanoM meM phaMsA huA thaa| Apa ne ina burAIyoM ke virUddha kamara ksii| sthAna-sthAna para khule pravacana kara jaina dhvaja ko uMcA phhraayaa| Aja paMjAba meM jitanA sAdhvI parivAra dikhAI detA hai| adhikAMza kA saMbaMdha apa kI paramparA se hai| Apa ne apane samaya ke sabhI paramparAoM ke mahAtmAoM se dharma carcAeM kI thii| zere-paMjAva lAlA lAjapatarAya Apa ke parama bhakta the| jaina dharma chor3a, Arya samAja grahaNa karane ke pazcAta bhI vaha unake pravacana sunane Ate the| vaha Apa ko dharma mAtA mAnate the| Apa ke jamAne meM nAbhA rAjyoM meM brAhamaNoM ne jaina sAdhuo kA pratibaMdha nAbhA nareza hIrA siMha se lagavA diyaa| Apa ne isa AjJA ko bhaMga kara devI cauMka nAbhA meM bhASaNa diyaa| rAjA ke maMtrI aae| unhoMne kucha prazna kie| jinakA sAdhvI zrI ne vidvatApUrNa likhita uttara de kara logoM kI jaina dharma ke prati phailI AzaMkA kA nivAraNa kiyaa| usa ke bAda kabhI bhI nAbhA sTeTa meM jaina muniyoM kA praveza baMda nahIM huaa| mahArAjA hIrA siMha svayaM Apa ke darzana karane pdhaare| Apa ne rAjA ko dharma kA prativodha diyaa| __ mahAsAdhvI ke upadezoM se anekoM bhavya AtmAoM ne apanA kalyANa kiyaa| jina meM kaI laDakiyAM to bahuta pratiSTita gharAne se thiiN| ina meM rAyakoTa nivAsI sAdhvI zrI rAjamati jI mahArAja kA nAma ullekhanIya hai| inhIM sAdhvI 123

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrI rAjamati jI mahArAja kI ziSya sAdhvI zrI IzvarI devI thii| sAdhvI zrI IzvarI devI jI kI ziSyA sAdhvI zrI. pArzvavatI jI mahArAja thii| sAdhvI zrI pArzvavatI jI mahArAja hI hamArI gurUNI upa-pravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI dIkSA gurUNI thiiN| mahAsatI pArvatI mahAna vidUSI thiiN| vaha hindI bhASA kI prathama jaina mahilA lekhikA thIM jinhoMne 40 se jyAdA graMtha hindI sAhitya ko pradAna kie| unake kucha graMthoM kA anuvAda urdU bhASA meM bhI huaa| unhoMne apane samaya meM jainoM ke vibhinna sampradAyoM ke atirikta Arya sAmaja ke khaNDana kA uttara sazakta DhaMga se diyA thaa| unake graMtha par3hane se unakI yogyatA kA patA calatA hai| vaha paMjAva siMhanI thii| unakA bhavya ziSya parivAra thaa| vaha lekhikA ke atirikta kaviyatri thii| Apa ne DhAla-caupAI meM anekoM jaina cAritra ko padyamaya DhaMga se prastuta kiyA thaa| abhI yaha graMtha aprakAzita haiN| aisI bhavya AtmA ko samarpita hai iMTaranaizanala pArvatI jaina avArDa jise vahuta se rASTrIya va aMtarASTrIya vidvAna prApta kara kRta-kRta ho cuke haiN| jina meM kucha kA varNana hama Age saMkSipta meM kreNge| isI mahA sAdhvI kI smRti meM hamArI samiti ne jaina aikatA ko pramukha rakhate hue isa avArDa kI sthApanA kI hai| isa ke do lAbha hameM mile| sarvaprathama to isa avArDa ke mAdhyama se pravartanI zrI pArvatI jI mahArAja unake sAhitya va samAja ko dena ke bAre meM saMsAra ko patA claa| hamArI gurUNI upapravartano zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja ke kArya kI jaina, ajaina samAja meM prazaMsA huii| isa kA dUsarA lAbha bahuta mahatvapUrNa thaa| isa ke mAdhyama se hama saMsAra ke labdhi pratiSTita jaina vidvAnoM ke 124

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama paricaya meM aae| unakI racanAoM va kArya se hama avagata hue / unheM isa avArDa ke mAdhyama se sammAnita karane kA hameM saubhAgya milA / merI dharma ke prati AsthA ko nayA AyAma milaa| yaha avArDa bhaviSya meM hamAre sammAna kA kAraNa vanA / para hama isa sammAna ko apanA sammAna nahIM mAnate, valki bhagavAna mahAvIra va jaina saMskRti kA sanmAna mAnate haiM / isa sanmAna ke mAdhyama se hama bahuta sAre vidvAnoM ke saMparka meM aae| isa meM kucha eka kA paricaya hama denA ThIka samajhate haiM / isa kA prathama avArDa saMgAriyA maMDI rAjasthAna meM DA0 bhaTTa ke gurU kalAsa varUna jarmana ko unakI anupasthiti meM milaa| yaha bhavya samAroha jaina yuvA maNDala ne jaina sAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se kiyA / dUsarA avArDa DA0 vI. bhaTTa nirdezaka jaina ceyara ko unake nikSepa sabaMdhI sUkSma vivecana ke lie mAnasA meM hamArI gurUNI sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke sAnidhya meM pradAna kiyA gyaa| eka bhavya samAroha thA / mAnasA ke vizAla jaina skUla meM bhavya samAroha rakhA gyaa| vaha akSaya tRtIyA kA itihAsika dina thaa| yaha dina varSoM tapa karane vAloM ke lie pavitra dina hotA hai / isI dina bhArata varSa ke jaina hastinApura va zatruMjaya tIrthoM para varSoM tapa kA pAraNA karate hai / yaha varSoM tapa kA sabaMdha bhagavAna RSabhadeva se hai / unheM eka varSa taka tapa karane ke bAda hastinApura meM rAjA zreyAMsa ne pAraNA ikSu rasa se karavAyA thA / isI kI smRti meM zramaNa varga va sAdhu varga isI dina tIrtha va gurU caraNoM meM ikSu rasa se pAraNA karavAyA jAtA hai| mahAsatI jI kA barasI tapa ke pAraNoM bhI usI dina thaa| isa meM sarvaprathama mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mahAsatI kA paricaya sAdhvI svarNakAMtA kA paricaya va DA0 bhaTUTa ke kArya kA apane likhita bhASA meM 125

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ullekha kiyA gyaa| phira eka jaina TrAphI, zAla, prazasti patra va kucha sanmAna rAzI DA0 bhaTTa ko dI gii| DA0 bhaTTa ne apane bhASaNa meM mahAsAdhvI zrI pArvatI jI mahArAja ke jIvana va unakI sAhitya racanAoM para hindI meM bhASaNa diyaa| DA0 bhaTTa mUlataH gujarAtI hai| unheM hindI bolane meM kaThinAI AtI hai| jaina dharma kA utkRSTa vidvAna haiN| aneka bhAratIya va videzI bhASAoM meM paMDita haiN| apane bhASaNa meM unhoMne sAdhvI zrI ko hara racanA para vivecana diyaa| unheM mahAna dharma rakSikA kI saMjJA dii| unhoMne mahAsAdhvI va hamArI samiti kA, unheM yaha avArDa ke lie : AbhAra prakaTa kiyaa| isa prakAra ina avADoM kI ghoSaNA hone lgii| hama varSa bhara acche sAhitya kI talAza meM rhte| jo pustaka hamArI kasauTI para ThIka utaratI, usa ko avArDa kA nAma sAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja ko preSita kara diyA jaataa| mahAsAdhvI zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja hamAre dvArA anumaMdita racanA kA nirikSaNa svayaM krtiiN| kaI vAra vaha kRti aura kRtikAra ke bAre meM carcA bhI krtii| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke vArtAlApa se unakI zAstra jJAna ke prati marmajJatA ke darzana hote haiN| isa avArDa ke saMbaMdha meM merA lagAtAra vaha prayatna rahA hai ki isa avArDa ke lie mahilA lekhikA kA cayana ho| cAhe yaha koI niyama nahIM thaa| mAtra icchA thI jisakA kAraNa yaha thA kyoMki hamArI avArDa kI nAvikA eka vidUSI mahilA hai| isa kI prerikA bhI eka mahilA hai| isa lie mAtRzakti ke saMgaThana ke lie yaha jarUrI hai ki mahilAoM kA sammAna ho| bhAratIya saMskRti mAtR pradhAna saMskRti hai| ThIka hai madhyakAla meM strI aura zudra ko eka jI tarAjU meM rakhA gyaa| para zramaNa saMskRti ne anAdikAla se strI ko purUSa ke varAvara sthAna diyaa| jaina 126

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama tIthaMkaroM ke saMgha meM hamezA sAdhIyoM va zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA / adhikAMza mAtrA meM rahI hai| svayaM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zrI saMgha meM Arya candanA sahita 36000 sAdhvIyoM kA parivAra thaa| ina sAdhvIyoM meM hara deza, kula jAti, raMga, nasla va varNa kI sAdhvIyAM thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vAda jaina dharma meM zramaNI meM parivAra calatA rhaa| jaina itihAsa sAdhvIyoM ke kAranAmoM se bharA par3A hai| prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI putrIyoM vAhmI, sundarI kA apanA itihAsa hai| 16 tIrthakara bhagavatI mallI thiiN| sAdhvI rAjula kI gaurava gAthA jaina itihAsa kI zAna hai| paMjAba ke sthAnakavAsI itihAsa meM sunAma kI sAdhvI jJAnA kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| kahate haiM eka samaya aisA bhI AyA, jaba paMjAda meM koI sAdhU na rhaa| aise meM sunAma ke zrI jJAnA jI mahArAja ne apane bhAnaje ko saMyama patha para ArUr3ha kara, sAdhu bnaayaa| unheM Agama kA jJAna diyaa| dhIre dhIre unake ziSya parivAra meM sAdhuoM kI saMkhyA var3hane lgii| samaya Ane para sAdhvI jJAnA jI ne unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyaa| sAdhvI pArvatI jI mahArAja kA aise sAdhvI parivAra se riztA thA jisa ne jaina dharma kI rakSA ke lie saba kucha samarpita kara diyaa| avArDa kA silasilA cAlu ho cukA thaa| aba vidvAnoM kI khoja zurU kii| isa khoja meM kucha itihAsaka vyaktiyoM ko avArDa die ge| jisa se avArDa kI zobhA ko cAra cAMda laga ge| hamane eka samAroha dillI meM sAdhvI DA0 saritA jI mahArAja ke nezrAya meM rkhaa| isa meM phrAMsa kI prasiddha jaina vidUSI DA0 sI. kaivyA va DA0 nalini valavIra pdhaarii| yaha avADoM kA sujhAva DA0 bhaTTa ne rakhA thaa| usa jamAne meM dehalI meM vIDiyo grAphI A cukI thii| isa avArDa ke vitaraNa se pahale hama sAdhvI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja ke 127

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama parivAra ke yahAM tthhre| unake nivAsa vIra nagara, gur3a maMDI meM hai / yahIM mahArAja saMsArika baDe bhrAtA sva. jagadIza candra jaina se mile| bar3e sajjana vyakti the / unhoMne hameM apane baccoM kI taraha rkhaa| unhoMne mahArAja zrI ke dIkSA se pahale ke hAlAta, pAkistAna ke samaya kI sthitiyAM, lUTamAra, mahArAja kI dIkSA kA AMkhoM dekhA hAla sunAyA / 1947 ke bAda vaha kisa prakAra amRtasara, meraTha va dillI ghUmate rhe| sArA dRzya unakI AMkhoM ke sAmane ghUma rahA thA / sva. zrI jagadIza jaina bhArata-pAka vibhAjana ko bhUle nahIM the| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke saMsArika choTe bhAI sva0 surendra kumAra jaina dillI meM rahate the| sArA parivAra mahArAja kA hara taraha se dhyAna rakhatA / una se vAteM kara mere jJAna meM bahuta bar3hottarI huii| unakA jJAna anubhava pUraka thA / savere hameM apane videzI mehamAnoM se milane ovarAya kAMTIneMTala hoTala jAnA thaa| subaha huI, sAdhvI zrI saritA jI mahArAja usa samaya pI. eca. DI. nahIM the| para vaha Age par3ha rahe the| una se hama progrAma taya kara cuke the| isa lie subaha apane videzI mehamAnoM ko milane phuNce| DA0 kaiyyA hamArI aMgrejI kama samajha rahI thIM / parantu unakI ziSyA DA0 nalini balavIra hindI bola sakatI thiiN| unhoMne hameM hindI meM bAta karane ko khaa| unhoMne batAyA ki unake pitA bhAratIya va mAtA phreMca haiN| unakI mAtA jo phAMsa uccAyukta kAryAlaya meM hindI par3hAne kA kArya karatI hai| unakI saMtAna hI DA0 nalini balavIra hai| unakA paricaya bhAratIya vidvAnoM va sAdhuoM se bahuta hai| maiMne DA0 sI. kaiyyA kA vAyo-DATA liyaa| unake bAre meM dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ko bolanA thA / nizcita samaya para hama dono mehamAna jaina sthAnaka sadara bAjAra meM pdhaare| jaina sabhA ne . 128

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unheM abhinaMdana patra samarpita kiyaa| atithiyoM va hamArA sammAna kiyaa| samAroha sAdhvI saritA ke maMgalAcaraNa va pravacana se zurU huaa| apane pravacana meM sAdhvI zrI saritA jI ne pravartanI zrI pArvatI jI kA varNana vistAra se kiyaa| kaI vAteM unhoMne pravartanI ke bAre meM aisI batAI, jinakA hameM patA na thaa| phira huA mehamAnoM kA abhinNdn.| unake gale meM hAra DAle ge| phira mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne apanA likhita bhASaNa va ghoSaNA patra pddh'aa| videzI jaina vidUSI isa samAroha se bahuta prasanna huii| usa ne apanI sahAyaka anuvAdikA va ziSyA DA0 nalini balavIra kI aura se dhanyavAda patra pddh'aa| maiMne vidUSI DA0 kaiyyA ko avArDa kI TrAphI, sammAna rAzi, prazasti patra va zAla oddh'aayaa| DA0 nalini balavIra kA bhI sanmAna kiyA gyaa| mere dvArA agalA avArDa DA0 nalini balavIra ko dene kI ghoSaNA kI gii| vaha avArDa vAda meM jarmana rAjadUta ne DA0 bhaTTa kI sahAyatA se jarmana pahuMcAyA gyaa| isa samAroha meM sAdhvI saritA jI ne dhanyavAda karate hue kahA ki maiM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI AbhArI hUM ki unhoMne mujhe yaha svarNima avasara pradAna kiyaa| maiM unakI RNI huuN| vaha hamArI gurUNI tulya hai| unakA sneha va ArzIvAda hameM hamezA milatA rahA hai| bhaviSya meM milatA rhegaa| taba se hamArA saMparka donoM vidUSIyoM se calatA rahA hai| unhoMne hamAre sUtrakRtAMga va nirayavAlikA sUtra meM bhUmikA likhI hai| merA patra vyavahAra Apa se calatA rahatA hai| isI zrRMkhalA meM yaha avArDa vizva meM jaina dharma kA pracAra karane vAle, jainAcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja 129

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ko cAdara, TrAphI sahita pradAna kiyA gyaa| unheM kalikAla kalpa tarU pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| yaha samAroha vijJAna bhavana meM huaa| AcArya DA0 nagarAja jI mahArAja ko isa sanmAna ko prApta karane vAloM meM agraNI haiM jinheM jaina dharma divAMkara pada se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| isa pada kA pratIka cAdara, TrAphI unheM pradAna kI gii| unase yaha avArDa unakI kRti Agama aura tripiTaka ke lie pradAna kiyA gyaa| isI krama meM hama isa avArDa ko prApta karane vAle sAdhuoM meM eka nAma aura sAmane AyA vaha thA muni zrI rUpa candra jI mhaaraaj| ina saMtoM ne videzoM meM jaina dharma jahAM prabhAvanA kI hai vahAM hindI bhASA meM kaI graMthoM kI racanA kI hai| unakA sammAna eka sAdA samAroha meM kiyA gyaa| unakI kRti sunA hai maiMne AyuSmAna ko sanmAnita kiyA gyaa| __AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kI AjJAnuvartI ziSyA DA0 sAdhanA jI mahArAja bahuta prabhAvikA sAdhvI haiN| jahAM vaha mahAnadharma pracArikA, samAja sudhArikA, pravacana kaviyatri haiM vahAM vaha saMskRta, prAkRta sAhitya kI mahAna jJAtA haiM vaha pahalI jaina sAdhvI haiM jinhoMne pI.ecaDI. kI hai| unakA zodha nibaMdha "apabhraMza jaina sAhitya" thaaN| isI graMtha ke lie unheM bhavya samAroha meM eka cAdara oDhAI gii| pUrva kendrIya saMcAra maMtrI sa. bUTA siMha ne unheM hamArI avArDa samiti kI aura se TrAphI pradAna kii| isa avasara para mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne sAdhvI jI kA guNa gAna kiyaa| unake upakAroM va jaina samAja ke prati una kI dena ke lie, samAja kA dhyAna unakI aura karAyA gyaa| AcArya zrI ke devaloMka ke vAda jisa taraha unhoMne zrI saMgha aura Azrama kI dekha rekha meM jo dhyAna diyA hai vaha satutya hai| yahI nahIM 130

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unhoMne bhArI virodha ke bIca AcArya zrI kI samAdhi ke nirmANa kA kArya jArI rakhA hai| AcArya zrI ke kArya ko Age bar3hAyA hai| unakI paramparA kI rakSA sundara vyavasthita DhaMga se kI hai| agalA avArDa DA0 damodara zAstrI ko pradAna kiyA gyaa| unhoMne saMskRta bhASA meM jaina dharma para kiye kArya ke lie diyA gyaa| isa avArDa ke jIvana meM eka mahatvapUrNa prasaMga tava AyA, java gurUNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja dehalI meM pdhaarii| maiM yahAM eka bAta batA dUM ki mahArAja zrI jIvana meM do bAra hI dehalI padhAre the| eka bAra java unake pitA zrI khajAna canda jaina va mAtA durgA devI jI jaina jIvita the aura aMtima vAra unake svargavAsa ke vAda dehalI pdhaare| vahAM unhoMne dehalI ke vibhinna bhAgoM ko pavitra kiyaa| cartumAsa karola bAga meM kiyaa| yaha 1662 kI bAta hai| usa samaya hamAre paMjAvI graMtha bhagavAna mahAvIra jI kI dvitiya AvRti karola mAga ke suzrAvaka seTa suzIla kumAra jaina ne prakAzita karavAI thii| usa samaya paMjAba kampayUTara kA nayA yuga AyA thaa| hamArA yaha graMtha ludhiyAnA meM mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina kI dekha rekha meM chpaa| usa samaya 6 disaMbara __ kI ghaTanA huI nahIM thii| para yaha graMtha 6 disaMbara 1662 ke vAda prakAzita honA zurU huaa| una dinoM mAlerakoTalA meM kapha! thaa| mere dharma bhrAtA ne yaha graM, ludhiyAnA meM raha kara eka saptAha meM prakAzita karavA diyaa| jaba graMtha chapA, tabhI kaphardU bhI samApta ho cukA thaa| pI cartumAsa kI samApti para vIra nagara guDa maMDI meM eka samAroha rakhA gyaa| jisa meM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke vidAI mahotsava para, yaha avArDa kurukSetra vizvavidyAlaya ke jaina bauddha dharma ke vidvAna DA0 dharma candra jaina ko diyA gyaa| unakA zodha

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pravaMdha to vauddha dharma para thA para Apa jaina dharma ke prakANDa paMDita haiN| jaina naya, vyAkaraNa itihAsa para Apa kA pUrNa adhikAra hai| isa avasara para hamAre dvArA anuvAdita zrI sUtrakRtAMga kA paMjAvI anuvAda sAdhvI zrI ko samarpita kiyA gyaa| DA0 jaina ne isa avasara para zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM pratipAdita viSayoM para acchA prakAza ddaalaa| isI avasara para mere ko DA0 jaina para volanA thaa| maiMne isa avasara para kahA "Apa saMskRta, prAkRta bhASAoM ke prakANDa paMDita haiM Apa ne anekoM zodhArthIyoM ko jaina dharma para pI.ecaDI. karavAI hai| Aja bhI inake AdhIna kucha pI.ecaDI. kara rahe haiN| jaina naya nikSepa para Apa mAne hue vidvAna haiN| . isa avasara para sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne svecchA se agalA avArDa zrImatI puSpakalA jaina ko unake zodha nibaMdha "syAdvAda maMjarI" para dene kI ghoSaNa kara ddaalii| zrImatI jaina ko yaha avArDa dene meM kucha vilaMba huaa| zrImatI jaina eka pradhyApikA haiN| unhoMne itane gUr3ha viSaya para kArya kiyA hai| mahAsAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI 50vIM dIkSA jayaMtI para unheM yaha avArDa anekoM sAdhu-sAdhvIyoM, zrAvaka va zrAvikAoM ke madhya diyA gyaa| aisA bhavya samAroha uttara bhArata meM kama hI dekhane ko milA hai| isa avArDa ko usa samaya aura mahatva milA java hamArI samiti ne isa avArDa ko vizva prasiddha paMjAvI kaviyatrI, nAvalakAra, kahAnIkAra va nivaMdhoM kI lekhikA DA0 amRtA prItama ko sanmAnita kiyA gyaa| unakA jaina dharma ke vibhinna AyAmoM ke kArya ke lie yaha sammAna thaa| zrImatI amRtA prItama hamArI pUrva paricayata lekhikA thiiN| unheM hamAre dvArA likhita sArA sAhitya mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina preSita karate rahe haiN| unhoMne eka bAra mujhe kacce dhAge kA 132

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama riztA nAmaka pustaka apane AvAsa para bheMTa kI thI / yaha pustaka svapanoM para AdhArita thii| usI pustaka kI preraNA se maiMne anajAne rizte pustaka likhI / jisakA sampAdana mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne kiyA thA / amRtA jI ne isa pustaka kA vimocana bhI kiyaa| isa meM se eka svapna apanI patrikA nAgamaNi meM prakAzita kiyA thA / vaha sacamuca saMsAra kI sarala manA lekhikA haiN| aMtarASTrIya stara para saMsAra meM prasiddha puraskAra vaha prApta kara cukI haiN| vaha sUphI paramparA kI pakSadhara haiN| unake vicAroM meM Ajakala AcArya rajanIza kI chApa spaSTa hai| unheM dillI sarakAra ne 21vIM sadI kI lekhikA ghoSita kiyA hai| unheM yaha avArDa unakI vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa ghara para hI sAdagI bhare samAroha meM diyA gyaa| amRtA jI ne hamAre sAhitya aura prabhu mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA vyakta kI / unhoMne sAdhvI pAvartI jI mahArAja kI krAMntikArI racanAoM ke lie unheM yAda kiyaa| sAtha meM jaina dharma kI sAdhvI paramparA acchI lagI, jo vinA kisI bheda bhAva se samasta strI jAti ko barAbara kA adhikAra detI hai| unheM isa se pahale bhAratIya jJAna pITha. avArDa mila cukA thA / bhArata sarakAra kA zAyada hI koI avArDa ho jo unheM na milA ho / isa taraha yaha avArDa kA kAryakrama calatA rahA / ava sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA svargavAsa hone ke vAda isa avArDa kA jimmA unakI vidUSI ziSyA sAdhvI sudhA jI mahArAja ke AdhIna haiM, jo hamAre hara kArya meM hameM ArzIvAda detI rahatI haiN| iMTaranaizanala mahAvIra jaina zAkAhAra avArDa yaha avArDa ahiMsA, zAkAra jo jaina saMskRti ke 133

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- grasthA zI vora vaDhate dama pramukha siddhAMta haiM unakA pracAra prasAra karane vAle ko diyA jAtA hai| para Aja kA samAja itanA dUSita hai ki aise vyakti gine cune milate hai| vaDe jI prayatna ke bAda hamane yaha avArDa nAmadhArI netA zrI eca.esa. haMsapAla ko bhaiNNI sAhiva (ludhiyAnA) meM pradAna kiyaa| unake bAre meM hameM jJAnI jaila siMha jI rASTrapati ke saciva zrI paMchI ne batAyA thaa| vaha usa samaya rAjya sabhA ke sadasya the| hamane unheM avArDa kI sUcanA dehalI meM unake AvAsa para dii| unhoMne avArDa svIkAra karate hue kahA vasanta paMcamI ko nAmadhArI sammelana hotA hai| isa meM hamAre satagurU jagajIta siMha jI padhArate haiM Apa vahAM A jaaiie| hama bhaiNI ke lie zrI paMchI ke sAtha taiyAra hue| sArA gAMva nAmadhArIyoM kA thaa| satagurU mahArAja jI ne apanI mAlA se hamArA sanmAna kiyaa| hamArA samAroha dopahara ko rakhA gyaa| mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne satagurU zrI jagajIta siMha jI kI maujUdagI meM ghoSaNA patra pddh'aa| zrI haMsapAla jI ke kAryoM kI prazaMsA kI gii| maiMne zrI haMsapAla ko zAla, avArDa rAzi va TrAphI bheMTa kii| satagurU mahArAja jI ko va zrI haMsapAla jI ko sArA paMjAvI jaina sAhitya bheMTa kiyA gyaa| isa dina saMsAra bhara ke nAmadhArI ikaTTe hote hai| hameM usa dina nAmadhArIyoM se saMbaMdhita itihAsika sthala para ghUmAyA gyaa| unakA gAya prema dekhane ko milaa| unakI deza bhakti dekhii| sabhI nAmadhArI camar3e kA prayoga nahIM krte| sapheda khAdI vastra dhAraNa karate haiM - zuddha zAkAhArI haiN| 134

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa - 10 hamArA sAhitya sAhitya kisI samAja kA darpaNa hotA hai| jaina sAhitya bhAratIya va videzI bhASA meM prakAzita huA, ho rahA hai, bhaviSya meM bhI hogaa| jaina AcAryoM ne jIvana ke hara pakSa para hara bhASA meM sAhitya bhAratIya saMskRti ko pradAna kiyA hai| Aja bhI lAkhoM hastalikhita graMtha bhaNDAroM meM aprakAzita avasthA meM paDe hai| jinakA svAdhyAya karane ke lie anekoM saMsthAoM kA nirmANa huA hai| jaina AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja kahA karate the, "jainoM se kaI guNA jaina sAhitya hai|" jaina AcAryoM ne sAhitya nimArNa kA eka sAgara racA hai| yaha paramparA bhagavAna RSabhadeva se bhagavAna mahAvIra taka pUrvo, aMgoM, upAMga, cheda sUtroM prarkiNaka ke rUpa meM vidvAna rhiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke pazcAta pUoM kA jJAna lupta ho gyaa| pUrvo kA jJAna kitanA vizAla thA va anya Agama jo upalabdha haiM unakI bhavyatA kA anumAna devavAcaka saMkalita naMdI sUtra meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mokSa ke lie jJAna kA sarva prathama tatva mAnA hai| jisa jJAna meM koI zaMkA na ho| jise sarvajJoM ne kathana kiyA ho| aise jJAna ke sabaMdha meM prabhu mahAvIra ne mokSa mArga kA kAraNa batAyA hai| ___ mokSa mArga meM jJAna kI mahatttA ko svIkAra karate hue prabhu mahAvIra phuramAte haiM : paDhamaM NANaM tao dayA "sAdhaka ko prathama jJAna arjita karanA cAhie usa ke pazcAt usa jJAna ke anusAra davA (karUNA) Adi niyamoM kA pAlana karanA caahie|" 135

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama "svAdhyAya ke samAna tapa bhUta kAla meM thA na bhaviSya meM hogA nA vartamAna meM hai|" aisA prabhu mahAvIra kA kathana hai| svAdhyAya kA eka artha to zAstroM kA paThana pAThanA hai, dUsarA artha AtmA kA adhyayana hai| svAdhyAya karane vAle kI karma nirjarA hotI hai| svAdhyAya karane vAlA mahAtapasvI hai| jaina dharma meM sAhitya do prakAra hai (1) mukti kA kAraNa aMga upAMga sAhitya (2) alokika yA mithyA shrut| jisa zruta ke par3hane se rAga dveSa var3he vaha mithyA zruta hai| zrAvaka ko donoM taraha kA sAhitya paThanIya hai| para mujhe to ArAdhanA samyaktva sAhitya kI karanI hai| hama zrAvaka haiM, zrAvaka dharma ke ArAdhaka haiN| isa dharma para calane kA prayAsa karate haiN| isake pracAra prasAra meM svayaM ko lagAkara, dharma kI prabhAvanA meM sahAyaka banane kA prayatna karanA, hamAre jIvana kA labhya hai| hamArA sArA sAhitya dharma ke pracAra prasAra hetu hai| kisI dharma kI AlocanA hetu nhiiN|| ___bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga se lekara vIra vi. saM. 988 taka Agama sAhitya zruta paramparA se Age calatA rhaa| likhanA ThIka samajhA jAtA thaa| phira AcAryoM ne socA "paMcama kAla" (kaliyuga) ke prabhAva se buddhikSINa ho rahI hai, vRhata sAhitya naSTa ho cukA hai| vAkI sAhitya kI rakSA ke lie samasta sAhitya ko lipivaddha karanA, saMgha hita meM haiM" isI vicAra se gujarAta ke vallabhI nagara meM 500 sAdhuoM kA sammelana devAdhardhIgaNI kSamAzramaNa kI adhyakSatA meM huaa| jisa meM zeSa yAda sAhitya ko lipivadha kiyA gyaa| Aja yahI sAhitya zvetAmbara samAja kA AdhAra hai| digambara paramparA ne isa sAhitya ko kucha matabhedoM ko kAraNa mAnane se inkAra 136

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama karatA hai| yaha sampradAyaH AcArya kundakunda jaise jJAnIyoM dvArA racita sAhitya ko Agama tulya mAnatA hai| donoM paramparAoM meM vizeSa siddhAMtika matabheda nahIM, hAM kucha vAtoM ko lekara mAmUlI matabheda haiN| zvetAmbara sAhitya meM kucha Agama kAphI prAcIna haiN| unakI bhASA kAphI prAcIna hai| kucha AgamoM kI gAthAeM digamvara graMtha mUlAcAra meM upalabdha haiM / samasta jaina sAhitya kA kabhI paMjAvI anuvAda nahIM huA thA / isa kA mukhya kAraNa paMjAvI bhASA kI eka lipi na honA bhI ho sakatA hai / svataMtratA se pahale paMjAbI, phArasI gurUmukhI akSaroM meM likhI jAtI thI, ava bhI pAkistAna meM paMjAvI phArasI lipi likhI va par3hI jAtI hai / svatantratA ke pazcAt isa bhASA kI lipi sikkhoM kI dharma lipi gurUmukhI ho gaI / inhIM gurUmukhI akSaroM ko paMjAvI ke rUpa meM mAnyatA milI / 1967 ke bAda paMjAvI bhASA sarakArI bhASA vana gaI / paMjAva meM rahane vAle sAdhAraNa jaina va anya loga isa bhASA meM sAhitya upalabdha na hone ke kAraNa jaina dharma se anabhijJa the| yaha kamI jahAM mujhe akhara rahI thI, vahAM gAMva meM pracAra karane vAle sAdhu sAdhvI bhI isa kamI ko mahasUsa karate the, parantu unakA kAma hindI meM cala jAtA thA / kAma rUkatA to gAMva meM Akara thA / ina sabhI kamIyoM ko dekha kara maiMne apane dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina se vicAra vimarza kiyA / yaha vimarza hI hamAre sAhityaka bhaviSya kA AdhAra banA / hama 31 mArca 1666 ko java mile the, taba se hI svAdhyAyazIla the| bahuta sI jaina dharma va aNuvrata kI parikSAeM pAsa kI thI / zrI ravindra jaina to pAMcavIM kakSA se jaina zikSA grahaNa kara rahA thaa| hameM apanA uddezya samajha meM A cukA thA / gurUoM kA ArzIvAda hamAre sAtha thA / upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI 137

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahArAja, AcArya zrI tulasI jI mahArAja, AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra, AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja, upaprarvatanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja, bhaNDArI zrI padama canda jI mahArAja, vartamAna AcArya zrI mahAprajJa jI mahArAja, pravartaka zrI phUla canda jI mahArAja, zrI ratna muni jI mahArAja, Atmanidhi muni zrI triloka caMda jI, muni zrI jaya canda jI mahArAja kA AzIrvAda prApta thaa| phira hamArA hAtha upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne thaamaa| unhoMne AkhirI zvAsa taka sAtha nibhaayaa| Aja hama jo haiM, jaise haiM vaha sava paMjAbI jaina sAhitya va sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke AzIvAda se haiN| unake svargavAsa ke bAda unake isa kArya ko unakI ziSyA sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja var3hA rahI haiN| hamArA sAhitya maiM apane sAre sAhitya kA vargIkaraNa isa prakAra karatA hUM : viSaya bhASA anuvAdita sAhitya - ardhamAgadhI prAkRta 2. anuvAdita sAhitya - hindI 3. anuvAdita sAhitya - saMskRta hamArI mUla racanAeM : . . . 1. mUla sAhitya - paMjAvI 2. mUla sAhitya - hindI sampAdita sAhitya : 1. sampAdita graMtha 2. abhinaMdana graMtha 3. puruSottama prajJA 138

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mere dvArA racita sAhitya : 1. samarpita jIvana 2. anajAne rizte 3. AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina kI racanAeM : 1. zramaNopAsaka purUSottama jaina jina zASaNa prabhAvikA jaina jyoti zrI svarNa kAMtA jI mahArAja dvArA sampAdita sAhitya : 1. anamola vacana 2. nandana maNikAra sAdhvI zrI va hama donoM dvArA sampAdita sAhitya 1. nirayAvalikA sUtra (anuvAdaka AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja) svatantra zodha lekha : hama isa saMdarbha meM sarvaprathama ardhamAgadhI bhASA se paMjAbI meM anuvAdita sAhitya kA vivaraNa deNgeN| jo hama mAmUlI vyaktiyoM kI pratiSThA kA kAraNa bnaa| isa sAhitya meM hamAre dvArA nimnalikhita AgamoM kA anuvAda kiyA gayA jinameM adhikAMza prakAzita ho cuke haiM : hamAre dvArA prakAzita Agama haiM : 1. zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra 2. zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra 3. zrI sUtrakRtAga sUtra gacchAcAra prakirNaka .. teMdulavaicArika 6. vIrathuI 139

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 7. gacchAcAra prakirNaka hamArA aprakAzita sAhitya : 1. nirayAvalikA sUtra 2. dazavakAlika sUtra 3. jJAtA dharma kathAMga sUtra yaha sUcI maiMne hamAre dvArA anuvAdita, sampAdita va TIkAkAra ke rUpa meM prakAzita ardhamAgadhI prAkRta sAhitya kI hai| jaina tIrthakaroM ne apanA dharmaupadeza sthAnIya lokabhASA meM diyA hai| isI bhASA kA nAma ardhamAgadhI hai| isI bhASA meM tIrthakaroM ne dharma upadeza diyaa| yaha bhASA kaI bhASAoM kI jananI hai| isakA vyAkaraNa kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya zrI hema candra jI mahArAja ne kiyA thaa| isa kA nAma siddha-hema vyAkaraNa hai| jaina AgamoM para saMskRta bhASA meM TIkA AcArya zIlAMkAcArya va AcArya abhaya deva sUri ne likhe haiN| niyukti kI bhASA prAkRta hai| saMskRta va prAkRta bhASA kA milA julA rUpa curNi meM upalabdha hotA hai| niyukti ke atirikta rAjarathAnI va gujarAtI meM upalabdha haiN| niyuktikAra AcArya bhadravAhu hai| curNi ke racitA AcArya zrI jina dAsa gaNikSamAkSamaNa haiN| isI taraha vibhinna bhASAoM meM jaina AgamoM para kArya hara yuga meM vidvAnoM ne kiyA hai| apanI vidvatA kI dhAka jamAI hai| vartamAna meM AgamoM para muni zrI puNya vijaya, zrI jina vijaya, zrI jaMtu vijaya zrI AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja, AcArya zrI tulasI jI, AcArya zrI natha mala (AcArya mahAprajJa), upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja va AcArya zrI mizrI malla ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN|| zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra - 1 : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra apanA dharma pracAra karate 140

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hue pAvApurI nagarI meM cartumAsa hetu padhAra cuke the| prabhu kA yaha aMtima curtamAsa thaa| prabhu mahAvIra kA prathama krAntikArI upadeza bhI isI nagara meM huA thaa| jisa meM indrabhUti sahita 4400 se jyAdA brAhmaNoM ne prabhu mahAvIra ke kara kamaloM se dIkSA lI thii| prabhu mahAvIra sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, vItarAga, arihaMta, tIrthakara vana cuke the| vaha sarva jIvoM ke kalyANArtha dharma upadeza kara rahe the| cartumAsa kA kAphI bhAga vyatIta ho cukA thaa| prabhu mahAvIra eka cuMgI meM Thahare the| aMtima samaya jAnakara prabhu mahAvIra ne aMtima dharma upadeza denA zurU kiyaa| yaha upadeza hI utarAdhyayana sUtra meM lipibaddha hai| isa ke 36 adhyAya haiN| pratyeka adhyayana apane Apa meM svatantra viSaya hai| yaha graMtha jaina dharma kA sAra bhUta graMtha kahA jA sakatA hai| isa graMtha meM prAcIna kAla se TIkA, TavvA niyukti curNa likhI jAtI rahI hai| isa graMtha para 46 ke karIva TIkAeM prAcIna kAla se 18 sadI taka likhI jA cukI haiN| yaha TIkAeM zrI agara canda nAhaTA ke bhaNDAra meM dekhI jA sakatI haiN| ___isa graMtha kI prAcInatA vauddha graMtha dhammapada va mahAbhArata meM dekhI jA sakatI hai| donoM graMthoM ke kaI zloka kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana utarAdhyayana sUtra se kiyA jA sakatA hai| pravartaka zrI phUla canda jI 'zramaNa' ne isa sUtra ke bAre meM kahA hai : "jo kuSTha utarAdhyayana sUtra meM hai, vaha sAre jaina AgamoM meM hai, jo utarAdhyayana sUtra meM nahI, vaha kisI Agama meM nhiiN| Agama se pratipAdita hara viSaya zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra meM upalabdha hotA hai|" aise mahatvapUrNa sUtra kA anuvAda hamane 1973 meM karanA zurU kiyA jo 1676 meM prakAzita huaa| prAcIna 141

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sthA hI dora to ma niryuktkiAra AcArya bhadrabAhu ne isa sUtra kI mahatvapUrNa stuti isa prakAra kI hai : "jo jIva bhava bhramaNa ko samApta karake zIghra mokSa ko prApta karane ke yogya hai jinakA bhava meM baMdhana kama raha gayA hai| isa prakAra ke mahApurUSa zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra ke 36 adhdhyayana kA zuddha hRdaya se adhyayana karate haiN| jinakA bhava baMdhana bAkI hai| jinakA saMsAra bhramaNa bAkI raha gayA hai / jina jIvoM ke azubha karmoM ke kAraNa azubha vicAra hai vaha utarAdhyayana kA adhyayana karane ke ayogya hai / isa lie jinendra bhagavAna dvArA pratipAdita zabda aura vizAla artho vAle isa utarAdhyayana sUtra kA vidhi sahita tapa karake, gurUoM se prasannatA se adhyayana karane cAhie / " isa graMtha kI gaNanA mUla sUtra se kI gaI hai| dazvekAlika, Avazyaka sUtra ke vAda nava dIkSitA sAdhu va sAdhvI ke lie isa zAstra kA adhyayana jarUrI hai I prathama adhyayana vinaya zruta meM bhikSu ko maryAdA se jIvana gujArane kA nirdeza hai| gurU va ziSya kA riztA, usa ke lakSaNa batAe gae haiN| 48 gAthA vAle adhyayana meM ziSya ko anuzASaNa meM rahane kA Adeza hai / ziSya ko vinita banane kA upadeza hai / vibhinna udAharaNoM se vinayavAna ziSya ko vinaya dharma grahaNa karane kA Adeza hai / isa upadeza meM avinita ziSya ko saDe kAna vAlI kutiyA va sUara se tulanA kI gaI hai| ziSya ko samajhAyA gayA hai ki gurU kI kisI bAta kA gussA na kare / guru ke samakSa kaise baiTheM ? kaise bAta kareM ? kaise jhUThe vacanoM se baceM ? kaise vinaya vAna ho kara gurU se jJAna arjita kareM? sava kA varNana samajhAyA gayA hai / dUsare adhyayana meM sAdhu jIvana meM Ane vAle kaSToM kA varNana hai / ina kaSToM ke kAraNa kaI vAra kaI loga 142

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sAdhu jIvana taka chor3a dete haiN| inheM pariSaha kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| ye 22 haiN| sabhI pariSaha sAdhvAcAra ke prANa haiM isa meM 46 gAthA haiM yaha tRtIya adhyayana kA nAma caturaMgIya hai| isa meM dharma ke 4 mahatvapUrNa aMgoM kI dulabhatA kA varNana hai| yaha aMga haiM : 1. manuSya janma 2. samyak dharma kA sunanA 3. zraddhA 4. puruSArtha / ye isa adhyayana meM 20 gAthAeM hai| yaha adhyayana bahuta mahatvapUrNa artha rakhatA hai| je. nananIya hai| cartutha adhyayana ke nAma asaMskRta adhyayana hai| isa meM manuSya ko sAvadhAna karate hura kahA gayA hai "jIvana kSaNa bhaMgura hai, yaha jIvana kI Dora kabhI TUTa sakatI hai| mRtyu ke samaya dhana, sampati, riztedAra, sage-saMbaMdhI, mitra aura mAtA-pitA koI sahAyaka nahIM ho| isa lie manuSya ko pramAda kA tyAga kara, satya dharma kI zaraNa grahaNa karanI caahie| isakI 13 gAthAeM haiN| yaha baiMgagya pUrNa adhyayana hai| pAMcave adhyayana kA nAma akAma nANIya hai| isa meM jJAnI aura ajJAnI kI mRtyu kA aMtara batAyA gayA hai| jJAnI paMDita paraNa svIkAra karatA hai| ajJAnI vAla mrnn| isa kI 32 gAthAeM hai| isa meM muni ko sanadhi maraNa svIkAra karane kI bAta kahI gaI hai| chaThA adhyayana kSullaka nigraMthIyA nAma se prasiddha hai| isa kI 18 gAthAeM hai| isa meM jIva se ajJAna se bacane kA upadeza prabhu mahAvIra ne diyA hai| vaha phuramAte haiM ki kamoM kA phala bhogate jIva kA koI sahArA nahIM bntaa| isa lie samyaka dRSTi jIva saMsAra ke kisI padArtha ke prati lagAva nahIM rkhe| jIva ko vaira, ahiMsA, corI chor3ane kA upadeza diyA gayA hai| isa adhyayana meM batAyA gayA hai, ki mAtra tatva 143

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ma grAsthA chI gora vaDho bhASA, graMthoM kA jJAna jIva kA kalyANa nahIM kara sakatA / samyak jJAna dvArA hI AtmA kA kalyANa saMbhava hai / sAtaveM adhyayana ke nAma urabhIya hai / isa meM vibhinna udAharaNoM dvArA jIva ko samajhAyA gayA hai ki indrIyoM ke sukha kSaNa bhaMgura haiN| yaha kucha samaya hI sukha dete haiN| jyAdA samaya to yaha duHkha hI dete haiN| isI kAraNa jJAnI puruSa indrIyoM ke viSaya bhogoM meM nahI phaMsatA / isa adhyayana meM 30 gAthAoM meM vibhinna udAharaNa dekara jIvana kI kSaNa bhaMguratA samajhAI gaI hai| isa adhyayana meM eka kahAnI aisI hai jo vAIvala meM bhI prApta hotI hai / AThaveM adhyayana kA nAma kApaliya hai / isa meM kapila muni dvArA 500 coroM ko diyA upadeza zAmila hai| isa upadeza ko suna kara yaha cora prativodhita hue| vaha muni vane / kapila muni ke mAdhyama se bhagavAna mahAvIra phuramAte haiM "viravati, saMyama, viveka, durgati se bacAne vAle haiN| bhogoM se mukha mor3anA aura parigraha kA tyAga hI karma baMdhana se chuTakArA dilAtA hai / " isa adhyayana kI 20 gAthAeM haiN| navameM adhyayana kA nAma 'nami pravajyA' hai| isa adhyayana meM mithilA ke rAjA nAma va indra ke praznottara haiN| indra bheSa badala kara rAjA ko sAdhu banane se rokatA hai| yaha praznotara jIvana kI saccAI hai / isa adhyayana meM 62 gAthAeM haiN| dasaveM adhyayana meM prabhu mahAvIra ne apane ziSya ko pramAda se vacane kA vairAgya upadeza diyA hai| gautama kA indrIya kSINa hone kI zikSA pradAna kI hai / yaha adhyayana itihAsa kI dRSTi se mahatvapUrNa hai / isa adhyayana kA nAma druma patrikA hai| isa kI 36 gAthAeM haiN| gyArahavAM adhyayana bahuzruta pUjA hai / isa meM jJAnI 144

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama va ajJAnI ke lakSaNa batAe gae haiN| zikSA grahaNa ke pAMca kAraNa vatAe gae haiN| 1. na haMsane vAlA 2. inadriya nigraha karane vAlA 3. hRdaya vidAraka bhASA kahane vAlA 4. zuddha AcAra vAlA 5. acche cAritra vaalaa| - isa meM 30 gAthAeM haiN| vArahavAM adhyayana kA nAma harikeSI hai| isa meM caNDAla jAti ke eka muni kA varNana hai| isa meM jaina dharma meM veda yajJa kA sthAna kA patA calatA hai| jaina dharma meM na veda kA sthAna hai, na vrAhamaNoM ke karma kANDa kaa| yahAM tapasyA kA mahatva hai jAti kA nhiiN| isa adhyayana meM 47 gAthAeM haiN| . terahaveM adhyayana meM citta sambhUti muni bhAIyoM kA varNana haiM isa meM 35 gAthAoM meM ApasI vArtAlApa ke mAdhyama ke prabhu mahAvIra ke upadeza doharAyA gayA hai| isa kI 35 gAthAeM hai| isa meM cita muni dvArA apane rAjA bane bhAI ko vairAgyamaya upadeza de rahA hai| caudahaveM adhyayana kA nAma iSukArIya hai| isa adhyayana meM bhRgu purohita va usakI patnI vazA tathA do putroM rAjA rAnI kamalAvatI, rAjA iSukArIya ke dIkSA ke prasaMga hai| isa adhyayana meM vaidika paramparA kI kaI mAnyatAoM kA khaNDana hai| prAcIna kAla meM rAjA usa vyakti kI sampati grahaNa kara letA thA jisa kI saMtAna na ho| rAjA bhI bhRgu purohita ke parivAra kI dIkSA kA samAcAra suna kara kArya karane jA rahA thA para rAnI kamalAvatI ke upadeza se vaha isa kArya se ruka gyaa| isa adhyayana paraspara vArtAlApa ke rUpa meM hai| isa adhyayana kI 53 gAthAeM haiN| 15veM adhyayana kA nAma sabhikSu hai| isa adhyayana __ meM acche bhikSu ke guNa batAe gae haiN| isa adhyayana meM batAyA ___ gayA hai ki saccA sAdhu rAga, dveSa chor3a kara saMsArika saMsaMga 145

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama se dUra rahatA hai / apanI prasiddhi nahI cAhatA, na hI jyotiSa se AjIvikA calAtA hai| saccA sAdhU rUkhA sUkhA khA kara gujArA karatA hai / tapa va svAdhyAya meM samaya vyatIta karatA hai| bhikSA kI prApti para kisI ko ArzIvAda nahIM detA, na milane para zrApa nahIM detaa| vaha jAta pAta ke bheda se upara uTha kara samabhAva se vicaraNa karatA hai| saccA sAdhu karma kI nirjarA dvArA mokSa ko prApta karatA hai / isa meM gAthAoM kI saMkhyA 16 haiM / 1 16veM adhyayana brahmacarya samAdhi sthAna hai / isa adhyayana meM brahmacarya vrata para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne acchI vyAkhyA kI gaI hai / kisa taraha vizuddha brahmacarya kA pAlana kiyA jA sakatA hai / usa ke bAre meM batAyA gayA hai / yaha brahmacArI bhikSuoM ke lie nirdeza ke rUpa meM hai| eka sthAna para kahA gayA hai "jo kaThina brahmacarya kA vizuddha rUpa se pAlana karatA hai vaha deva, dAnava, gaMdharva, yakSa va rAkSasoM dvArA pUjanIya, vandanIya hotA hai| isa adhyayana ke 12 prazna gadya rUpa meM hai| 17vAM adhyayana gAthA rUpa meM hai / 18vAM adhyayana saMjayIya hai| jo kAphI prAcIna lagatA hai / isa adhyayana meM bhAratavarSa meM Due cakravartI, tIrthaMkaroM, pratyeka vuddha kA guNagAna 54 gAthAoM ke rUpa meM kiyA gayA hai| isa meM jaina itihAsa kI prAcInatA chupI hai | 16veM adhyayana meM mRgApUtra dvArA dIkSA grahaNa karane kA sundara varNana hai / mRgApUtra sugrIva nagara ke valabhadra kA sapUtra thA / isa rAjA kI rAnI kA nAma mRgAvatI thA / usI ke pUtra ko kisI muni koM dekhate hI pUrva bhava yAda A gyaa| pUrva bhava yAda AteM hI use saMsAra ke baMdhana jhUThe najara Ane lge| usa ne rAjapATa kA tyAga kara saMyama grahaNa kiyA / 146 ,

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA mRgApUtra ke mAdhyama se zramaNa bhavAna mahAvIra se saMsAra ko vairAgya maya upadeza diyaa| yaha adhyayana jIvana ko badalane kI kSamatA rakhatA hai| gAthA kI saMkhyA 68 hai| 20veM adhyayana kA nAma mahAnirgathIyA adhyayana hai| yaha itihAsa adhyayana meM rAjA zreNika kI maNDI kukSI cetya meM dhyAna kara rahe anAthI muni kI dharma carcA hai| rAjA zreNika ne anAthI muni ke rUpa, lAvaNya ko dekha kara kahA " bhikSu mujhe vatAo ki tuma bhikSu kyoM tuma sAdhu bana gae ? tumhAre mana meM kauna sI coTa thI, jo tumhe isa mArga para le aaii| anAthI muni ne uttara diyA " rAjana ! maiM anAtha dhA isa lie muni vana gyaa|" rAjA ne socA yaha yatIma vAlaka hai| mujhe isa kI sahAyatA karanI caahie| rAjA ne punaH kahA "maiM tumhArA nAtha banatA huuN| tuma sAdhu jIvana tyAga kara mere mahiloM meM clo|" anAthI muni ne uttara diyA "rAjana ! jo svayaM anAtha hai vaha kisI kA nAtha kaise bana sakatA hai ?" rAjA ko apanI anAthatA kA artha samajha na aayaa| usane kahA "muni rAja zAyada Apako patA nahIM ki maiM magadha samrATa viMvasAra zreNika huuN| yaha jo mere yahAM saMsAra kI hara sukha suvidhA maujUda hai| tuma mere sAtha calo aura jIvana kA AnaMda va sukha kA upabhoga kro|" rAjA ke isa bhoga nimaMtraNa se munirAja ko rAjA kI ajJAnatA para tarasa AyA phira munirAja ne isa adhyayana ke mAdhyama se apanI pUrva jIvana kathA vatAte hue apanI kathA sunaaii| "rAjan maiM bhI Apa kI taraha eka rAjakumAra thaa| merA bhI bharA-pUrA parivAra, dhana saMpadA thii| mere pAsa anekoM dAsa va dAsIyAM, senA va pazudhana thaa| mere parijana va prajA merI AjJA kA pAlana karate the| sava kucha ThIka DhaMga se cala rahA thA para azubha karma udaya se eka vAra mujhe eka 147

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AMkha kA roga ho gyaa| isa roga ke nivAraNa ke lie vaidyoM ne aneko upacAra kie| phira maMtra-taMtra va yaMtra bhI merI pIr3A ko kama na kara skaa| mere mAtA-pitA kI ciMtA isa roga ko kama karane meM sahAyaka na ho skii| merI patnI jo hara samaya merI sevA meM rahatI thI vaha bhI merI pIr3A ko kama karane meM kisI prakAra kA sahayoga na kara skii| isa prakAra saba kucha hote hue bhI maiM anAtha thaa| merA dhana-dhAnya . va parivAra merI pIr3A meM kAma na A skaa| koI merA nAtha na bana skaa| phira maiMne dharma kA sahArA liyaa| maiMne socA ki agara maiM isa roga se mukta ho jAuM to maiM sAdhu jIvana grahaNa kara luuNgaa| - aisA soca kara maiM rAta ko soyA suvaha uThA to merA roga dharma ke pratApa se samApta ho cukA thaa| maiMne apanI pratijJA ke anusAra sAdhu jIvana grahaNa kiyaa| ava maiM apanA nAtha svayaM huuN| mujhe kisI nAtha kI jarUrata nhiiN| ava merA dharma hI merA nAtha hai| isa sundara adhyayana meM 60 gAthAeM haiM jina meM anAtha sanAtha kA bheda batAyA gayA hai| 21veM adhyayana kA nAma samundrapAlIya hai| isa samudrapAla ke kisI aparAdhI ko dekha kara dIkSA lene kA varNana hai| vAkI adhyayana meM sAdhUcA kA varNana hai| isa meM 24 gAthAeM haiN| sAdhU ko rAga dveSa rahita jIvana vitAne kA upadeza hai| 22veM adhyayana bhagavAna neminAtha ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita hai| isa adhyayana meM rathanemi jo bhagavAna kA bhrAtA thA, ke sAdhu jIvana se bhaTakane kA varNana hai| use bhagavAna neminAtha ko maMgetara sAdhvI rAjulamati sAdhu jIvana meM upadeza ke mAdhyama se saMyama meM sthira karatI hai| isa adhyayana kA nAma rathanemiyA hai| isa meM 47 gAthAeM haiN| 23vAM adhyayana jaina itihAsa kA mahattvapUrNa 148

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama adhyayana hai| isa meM prabhu pArzvanAtha ke ziSya kezIzramaNa va prabhu mahAvIra ke ziSya indrabhUti gotama ke vArtAlApa kA varNana hai| isa meM jina kalpa va sthavira kalpa kA varNana hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa mAdhyama se apanA riztA zramaNa bhagavAna pArzvanAtha va unakI paramparA se jor3A hai| isa adhyayana se hameM gaNadhara gotama svAmI ke mahAna cAritra kA patA calatA hai| isa adhyayana meM 86 gAthAeM haiN| . 24veM adhyayana kA nAma pravacanamAtA hai| isa adha yayana meM ATa pravacana mAtA kA varNana hai jo mAtA kI taraha sAdhu ke pAMca mahAvrata kI rakSA karatI hai| yaha mAtAeM haiM 5 samiti va 3 gupti| ina pravacana mAtA kA pUtra sAdhu samAja meM Adara satkAra pAtA hai| isa adhyayana meM 27 gAthAeM haiN| 25veM adhyayana kA nAma yajJIya hai| isa meM brAhmaNa paramparA ke hiMsaka yajJa kA varNana hai| isa adhyayana meM vedoM kA mukha, yajJa kA mukha, nakSatroM kA mukha batAyA gayA hai| indriya nigraha. rAga-dveSa, kaSAya meM mukti kA upadeza diyA gayA hai| isa adhyayana meM kahA gayA hai "sabhI veda pazu vadha kA upadeza aura AdhIna rakhane kI bAta karate haiN| yajJa pApa kA kAraNa hai| veda, yajJa pATha karane vAlA yA yajJa karane vAle kI rakSA nahIM kara sakate kyoM ki karma balavAna hai| 26vAM adhyayana kA nAma samAcArI hai| samAcArI sAdhu jIvana kI vyavasthA kA nAma hai| sAdhu jIvana kA mahatvapUrNa aMga hai| yaha samAcArI sAdhu ko saMyamI jIvana ke prati saMgaTita karatI hai| samAcArI sAdhuoM kA saMvidhAna hai| jisa kA pAlana hara sAdhu ke lie jarUrI hai| samAcArI meM sAdhu kI dainikacaryA kA varNana hai| isa adhyayana meM yaha bhI batAyA gayA hai ki saMyamI samAcArI kA kaise pAlana kre| isa meM sAdhu kI zayana, vaiTanA, pramArjana, dhyAna, gurU ziSya ke 149

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMbaMdhoM para 54 gAthAoM meM prakAza DAlA gayA hai| 27veM adhyayana meM garga muni kA varNana hai / jo vahuta tamasvI va nipUNa AcArya the / isa ke viparIta Apa ke ziSya dambhI, avinita va anuzAsanahIna the / gargAcArya ne aise ziSyoM kA parityAga kara ekAMta sAdhanA karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| isa adhyayana kA nAma kSulkiyA hai| jisakA artha duSTa vaila hai jo rAste meM gADI se pIchA chur3avA svAmI ke lie muzkila kA kAraNa vanatA hai| isa adhyayana meM vinaya va avinaya meM aMtara batAyA gayA hai / isa adhyayana meM 17 gAthAeM haiN| 28veM adhyayana kA nAma mokSa mArga gati hai / isa adhyayana meM samyak jJAna, samyak darzana, samyakcAritra va samyaktapa ko mokSa mArga kahA gayA hai / 5 prakAra ke jJAna, paTTa dravya, nava tatvoM, 20 prakAra ke samyakat, AgamoM kA varNana hai / isa me samyakat cAritra ke bheda, tapa ke bhedoM kA saMkSipata va sarala varNana hai / mAtra 36 gAthAoM meM sAre jaina darzana kI rUpa rekhA prastuta kI gaI hai I 26vAM adhyayana bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa hai| yaha praznottara ke rUpa meM hai / isa meM 73 prazno kA uttara hai / ina meM saMvega, nirveda, dharma zraddhA, sahadharmI vAtaralaya, AlocanA, niMdA, gRhA, samAyika, cartuvizatittva vandana, pratikramaNa, kAryotsarga, pratyAkhyAna, stutI, maMgala, pratilekhanA, prAyazcita, kSamAyAcanA, svAdhyAya, vAcanA, pratipucchanA, parAvartanA, anuprekSA, dharma kathA, zruta, ekAgratA, saMyama, tapa, vyavadhAna, sukhasAMta, aprativadhatA, vivikta zayAsana, vinirvatanA, saMbhoga, upadhi, AhAra pratyAkhyAna, kaSAyatyAga, yoga, deha moha kA tyAga, sahAyatA na cAhane, bhakta pratyAkhyAna, samabhAva pratyAkhyAna, pratirUpatA, sevA, sarvaguNa saMpaMnatA, vItarAgatA, kSamA, niralobhanA, 150

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- vAsthA jI vora haTha 8ma zrajutA, mRdutA, bhAvasatya, karaNa satya, yoga satya, mana vacana va kAyA gupti, samadhAraNA, vAkya ko samyak DhaMga lagAnA, cakSu, ghANa, jIbha, sparza ke viSaya, kodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, prema, dveSa aura mithyA darzana para vijaya pAne kA phala vahuta sarala DhaMga se batAyA gayA hai| isa ke aMtagarta 14 guNasthAna kA varNana A gayA hai| sabhI prazna jaina darzana kI bhUmikA ke mukhya prazna haiN| ina ke uttara prabhu nahAvIra ne sarala DhaMga se die haiN| 30veM adhyayana kA nAma tapomArga gati hai| isa meM bhinna bhinna prakAra ke tapoM kA varNana hai| tapa ke do bheda kie gae haiM : vAhya tapa, AMtarika tp| dono tapoM ke bhedoM ka. __ varNana savistAra se kiyA gayA hai| isa adhyayana meM 37 gAthAeM haiN| 31vAM adhyayana caraNavidhi hai| isakA artha vivekapUrNa kiyA krm| isa adhyayana meM saMyana ke prati viveka aura asaMyama ke prati aviveka rakhane ke lie upadeza diyA gayA hai| isa adhyayana meM 3 daNDa, 3 gaurava, 3 zalya, 4 vikathA, 4 saMjJA, 5 indrIyoM ke 6 viSaya, bhikSu kI 42 doSa pratimAeM, 7 bhaya, 8 mada, 6 gupti, 10 prakAra ke dharma, zrAvaka kI 16 pratimAeM, 13 kriyA sthAna, 14 bhUta grAma jIva samUha, 10 paramadharmika devoM ke bhedoM kA varNana, sUtrakatAMga ke 16 ___ adhyayanoM ke nAma, 17 taraha kA saMyama, 18 prakAra kA abrahmacarya, 20 asamAdhi ke kAraNa, 22 bhikSA ke doSa, sUtrakRtAMga ke 27 adhyayana, 5 mahAvrata kI 25 bhAvanAeM, satyavrata kI 5 bhAvanAeM, brAhmacarya vrata kI 5 bhAvanAeM, . indrIyoM ke viSaya, sAdhu ke 27 guNa, pApazruta ke 29 bheda, siddhoM ke 31 bheda, aura 33 AzAtanAoM kA varNana hai| yaha 151

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saba kucha mAtra 21 gAthAoM meM varNana kiyA gayA hai| 32veM adhyayana kA nAma apramAda sthAna hai| isa adhyayana meM azubha vicAroM ke tyAga aura azubha kArya chor3ane ke lie nirdeza diyA gayA hai| azubha kAryoM meM lage rahanA pramAda hai| isa adhyayana meM rAga dveSa ko karma kA mUla vIja kahA gayA hai| indrIyoM meM viSayoM para saMyama rakhane kI AjJA dI gaI hai| isa adhyayana meM 111 gAthAeM haiN| 33vAM adhyayana kA nAma karma prAkRti hai| isa meM jaina dharma ke karma siddhAMta kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isa meM ra prakAra ke kamoM kA bheda aura prabhAva kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| 34veM adhyayana lezyA kA varNana hai| lezyA jaina dharma kA paribhASita zabda hai| chahalezyAoM meM varNana meM prabhu mahAvIra ne batAyA hai ki yaha lezyA kA svabhAva kaisA hai ? raMga kaisA hai,? AtmA kA karma ke sAtha saMbaMdha sthApita kaise karatI hai ? kisa prakAra karmavaMdhana kA kAraNa banatI hai| isa adhyayana kI 61 gAthAeM sava vistRta rUpa se milatA hai| 35veM adhyayana kA nAma anagAra mArga gati hai| isa adhyayana meM sAdhu ko usakA dharma pAlane ke lie vistAra se prerita kiyA gayA hai| sAdhu rAga dveSa rahita ho kara janma maraNa kI icchA chor3a de| icchAoM kA nigraha karake saMyama kI ora agrasara ho| saMsarA kara artha kAmanA hai, vAsanA hai, kAmanA aura vAsanA se mukta honA, janma va maraNa se mukta hona hai| nirvANa hai| yaha nirvANa hI siddha avasthA hai| isa adhyayana meM 21 gAthAeM haiN| aMtima adhyayana 36vAM hai| isa kA nAma jIva-AjIva vibhikta hai| jaisA isa ke nAma se varNana hai isa meM jIva AjIva kI vistAra se vyAkhyA kI gaI hai| isa meM jIva ke bheda, AjIva ke bheda kA vistAra se varNana hai| isa 152

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama adhyayana ke vAda prabhu mahAvIra kA nirmANa ho gyaa| aisA isa adhyayana kI aMtima gAdhA va AcArya bhadra vAhu racita kalpa sUtra meM batAyA gayA hai| isa graMtha kA vimocana paMjAba ke mahAmahima rAjyapAla zrI jaya sukhalAla hathI ne paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya, paTiyAlA meM jaina ceyara ke udghATana samAroha meM kiyaa| isakI samIkSA dainima ajIta paMjAvI meM prakAzita huii| upAsaka dazAMga satra- 2 : hamAre dvArA prakAzita zrI upAsaka dazAMga paMjAbI bhASA kA sarva prathama kisI aMga zAstra kA paMjAbI anuvAda hai| kAphI samaya se mere mana meM yaha citaMna cala rahA thA ki kisI aise graMtha kA anuvAda kiyA jAe jisakA saMbaMdha zrAvaka (upAsaka) dharma se saMbaMdhita ho| maiMne apane mana kI bAta apane dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina se kii| unhoMne baDe lambe dimaH ke bAda zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra kA paMjAvI anuvAda kA sUjhAva rkhaa| kyoMki 45 AgamoM meM yahI mAtra aisA Agama hai, jo zrAvaka dharma kA prarUpaNa karatA hai| isakA sthAna aMga sAhitya meM AtA hai| jyAdA AgamoM meM muni caryA kA varNana hai| vaise zvetAmbara AgamoM meM zrAvakAcAra para vibhinna graMdha, bhinna bhinna bhASAoM meM milte| maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ko inakA adhyayana karane ko khaa| isa aMga para mAtra eka saMskRta TIkA AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI ne likhI hai| isa TIkA kI eka prati aMbAlA meM hameM sva0 AcArya zrI vijaya indradinnasUri jI mahArAja se hindI anuvAda vAlI prApta huii| maiMne isa TIkA ke atirikta AcArya zrI AtmArAma jI mahArAja kI hindI TIkA bhI pddhii| isa Agama meM prAcIna jaina zrAvakoM ke jIvana kA sAMskRtika rahana sahana . kA varNana milatA hai| 153

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama __ isa Agama meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 10 zrAvakoM kA varNana hai| isake 10 adhyayana haiN| yaha Agama meM pratyeka zrAvaka bhagavAna mahAvIra se 12 vrata grahaNa karatA hai| isa graMtha ke lie ArzIvAda upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne bhejA thaa| AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja va AcArya zrI vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kA AzIvAda bhI prApta huaa| isa graMtha kI bhUmikA zrI agara candra nAhaTA jI ne likhI thii| dasa adhyayanoM kA sAra isa prakAra hai : 1. prathama adhyayana meM AnaMda zrAvaka ke 12 vrata gahaNa karane kA varNana hai| isa adhyayana meM AnaMda zrAvaka kI athAha sampadA kA varNana hai| khetI, pazu, jahAja, svarNa mudrAoM kA varNana hai| isa adhyayana meM AnaMda zrAvaka ko avadhi jJAna kI prApti kA varNana hai| avadhi jJAna ke viSaya meM AnaMda zrAvaka ne gautama svAmI kI carcA kA varNana hai| gautama jaise mahAn gaNadhara dvArA apanI galatI kA zrAvaka AnaMda se kSamA yAcAnA kI prArthanA kA mArmika varNana hai| isa adhyayana meM 12 vratoM, aticAroM kA vidhi vidhAna hai| zrAvaka kSarA pratimA dhAraNa karane kA varNana hai| (2) dvitiya adhyayana kAmadeva zrAvaka ke jIvana kA varNana, devatA dvArA pariSaha : kAmadeva kA vrata meM aDola rahane kA varNana hai| isa meM bhI zrAvaka dvArA aNuvrata grahaNa karane kA varNana, va pratimA arAdhanA kA varNana hai|| (3) tRtIya adhyayana meM culnIpitA zrAvaka ke vaibhava pUrNa jIvana kA varNana hai| culnIpitA ke jIvana meM eka deva rAtrI meM upasarga kara usake tIna putroM ko mAra DAlatA hai, kyoMki vaha devatA kI dhamakI ko pravAha nahIM krtaa| phira deva mAtA bhadrA ko mArane kI dhamakI detA hai| jisa kAraNa zrAvaka sAdha - 154

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama nA se vicilata ho jAtA hai| jisa se usakI mAtA dharma meM punaH sthira karatI hai| isa meM zrAvaka kI mAtR bhakti kA patA calatA hai| cartutha adhyayana meM surAdeva zrAvaka dvArA sAdhanA lIna hone para 3 putroM kI jaghanya hatyA karatA hai| phira 16 roga utpanna hone kI dhamakI detA hai| jisase zrAvaka ghavarA jAtA hai| vaha deva mAyA ke cakra meM phaMsa kara ghabarA jAtA hai jise usakI patnI dharma meM sthira karatI hai| pAMcaveM adhyayana meM culazataka zrAvaka kI zrAvaka dharma arAdhanA kA varNana hai| isa meM bhI eka rAtrI eka mithyAtvI deva Akara putroM ko mArane kI dhamakI detA hai| phira zrAvaka putroM ke TukaDe kATa kara lahu ke chIMTe usa para pheMkatA hai| cullazataka ko dRDha kara deva usakA samasta dhana nAza karane kI dhamakI detA hai| dhana sampati kI dhamakI se zrAvaka ghabarA jAtA hai| vaha usa deva ko pakaDane daur3atA hai| aMdhere meM AvAja lagAtA hai| sArA vivaraNa vaha apanI dharma patnI se kahatA hai| patnI use dharma para sthira karatI hai| vrata bhaMga ke lie prazcita karane ko kahatI hai| isa prakAra isa zrAvaka kA varNana hai| chaTe adhyayana meM kuNDakolika zrAvaka kA varNana hai| vaha bhI prabhu mahAvIra kA zrAvaka dharma kA arAdhaka thaa| eka dina dopahara ko vaha apanI azoka vATikA meM dhyAna meM lIna thaa| eka deva prakaTa hokara kahane lagA "he kuNDakolika ! maMkhali putra gozAlaka kA dharma bahuta acchA hai| usa meM utthAna, bala, vIrya puraskAra, parAkrama ke lie koI sthAna nhiiN| sava kucha niyati ke anusAra mAnA gayA hai| tuma bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharma ko chor3a kara gozAlaka kA dharma grahaNa kro|" 155

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isa ke prazna kA jo kuNDolika uttara detA hai vaha dArzanika jagata meM bahuta mahattva rakhatA hai| vaha kahatA hai " he deva ! tumhe devaloka meM isa prakAra kI Ridhi siddhi kisa prakAra prApta huI ?" deva ne kahA "he devAnupriyA ! mujhe yaha alokika devatva vinA parAkrama va parizrama se prApta huA hai|" kuNDakolika ne kahA "he deva ! jo tumheM alokika buddhi vinA uthAna, parAkrana Adi se prApta huA hai to jina jIvoM ke pAsa utthAna, parAkrama Adi nahIM vaha sava deva kyoM nahIM banate ? tumhArA kadhana mithyA hai prabhu mahAvIra kA dharma satya para AdhArita hai| isa vArtAlApa ke vAda deva calA gyaa| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra usa ke nagara meM dharma pracAra karate hue pdhaare| vaha bhI prabhu mahAvIra ke darzana phuNcaa| prabhu mahAvIra sarvajJa sarvadarzI the| apanI dharma sabhA meM prabhu mahAvIra ne devatA kuNDakolika ke sAtha huI deva carcA kI ghaTanA ko dohraayaa| unhoMne phuramAyA, "agara ghara meM raha kara koI zrAvaka devatA ko dharma carcA meM harA sakatA hai, to Apa ne anagAra ho aMga upAMga ke jAnakAra ho Apa ke lie kyA asaMbhava hai ? Apa ko isa zrAvaka se preraNA grahaNa karanI caahie| sAtavAM adhyayana meM kuMbhakAra jAti ke zrAvaka saddhAla putra kA varNana hai| yaha maMkhali putra gozAlaka kA parama upAsaka thaa| isa kI patnI bhI gozAlaka bhakti meM DUbI rahatI thii| eka rAtri eka deva ne tIrthakara jina vItarAga ke Agamana kI sUcanA dii| saddhAlaputra gozAlaka ko tIthaMkara, mAnatA thaa| agalI suvaha prabhu mahAvIra pdhaare| prabhu mahAvIra ne saddhAlaputra ko sadamArga para lgaayaa| phira gozAlaka usa ke yahAM aayaa| usane usakA sammAna pahale kI taraha nahIM kiyaa| para java gozAlaka ne prabhu mahAvIra kI prazaMsA kI to 156

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- vArA zI vora vaDhad bdamAM saddhAlaputra ne usakI sevA bhojana, pAnI saMstAraka se kii| isa adhyayana meM saddhAlaputra ke vistRta jJAna kA patA calatA hai| vaha eka sAtha prabhu mahAvIra se carcA karatA hai dUsarI ora maMkhali putra gozAlaka ko prabhu mahAvIra kI stutI karane ke lie prerita karatA hai| yaha adhyayana itihAsa kI dRSTi se mahatvapUrNa hai| raveM adhyayana meM mahAzataka zrAvaka kA varNana hai| usakI 16 patnIyoM meM revatI pramukha thii| vaha pApina thii| vaha mahAzataka kI dharmArAdhanA meM rUkAvaTa ddaaltii| usa ne jahara se apanI 16 sotoM ko mAra kara, una kI saMpati para adhikAra kara liyaa| vaha madirA va mAMsa meM itanI lolupI thI ki rAjAjJA kA ullaMghana kara vaha apane mAyake eka vachar3A maMgavA kara khAtI thii| ina sava ke vAvajUda mahAzataka kI sAdhanA niraMtara cala rahI thii| lambI sAdhanA ke bAda vaha mahAzataka ko avadhi jJAna ho gyaa| eka rAtri java vaha dharma arAdhanA kara rahA dhA / zarAva va mAMsa kA sevana kara khule vAloM sahita vaha zrAvaka mahAzataka ke pAsa aaii| zrAvaka ko usa kI gaMdI harakatoM para krodha A gyaa| usa zrAvaka ne revatI ko zIghra marane aura marane ke bAda naraka kI bhaviSyavANI kii| isa bhaviSyavANI ko suna revatI bhayabhIta huii| vaha ava nazA bhUla cukI thii| yaha bhaviSyavANI thI ki revatI 16 rogoM se tar3apa kara mregii| prabhu mahAvIra ko apane zrAvaka kI bhaviSyavANI kA patA calA to unhoMne mahAzataka ko aisA karane ke lie prAyazcita karane ko khaa| prabhu mahAvIra se mahAzataka ne AjJA saharSa svIkAra prAyazcita grahaNa kiyaa| prabhu mahAvIra ne zrAvaka ko aisA satya bolane se rokA, jo hiMsA kA kAraNa ho| 157

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grAmyA chI gora vate chA navama adhyayana meM naMdinI phitA ke zrAvaka jIvana kA varNana hai| dasaveM adhyayana meM sAlihipitA kA varNana hai / ina donoM zrAvakoM ke jIvana meM koI ullekhanIya ghaTanA ghaTita nahI huii| ina sabhI zrAvakoM ke jIvana kA ullekha karane vAlI kucha gAthAeM saMgrahaNI sUtra meM upalabdha haiM / yaha mUla zAstra bhAga nhiiN| yaha gAthAeM zAstra kA sAra haiM 1 dasoM zrAvakoM ke nagara - eka zrAvaka, vANijya grAma, campA meM eka, vArANasI meM do, kapilapura meM eka, polAsapura meM eka, rAjagRha meM eka, zrAvastI meM do zrAvaka paidA hue| 2. patnIyoM ke nAma : zivanaMdA, bhadrA, zyAmA, dhannA, bahulA, puSpA, agnimitrA, revatI, Adi, upatnIyAM azvinI aura phalagumitrA / 3. maraNottara deva vimAnoM ke nAma : " aruNa, aruNAbha, aruNaprabha, arUNakAtaM, arUNneSTa, arUNadhvaja, aruNabhUta, arUNAvaMtasara, arUNAgava, aura aruNAzIla meM deva bhava meM paidA hue / 4. pazudha : eka vraja meM 10,000 gAyeM hotI thii| usI ke anusAra 10 zrAvakoM ke vrajoM kI saMkhyA kramazaH isa prakAra hai / (1) 4, (2) 6, (3) 8, (4) 6, (5) 6, (6) 6, (7) 6, (8) 8, (6) 4, (10) 4,, . dhana : prathama zrAvaka ke nAma 12 karoDa, dUsare ke pAsa 18 karoDa, tIsare ke pAsa 24 karoDa, cauthe ke pAsa 18 158

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama karoDa, pAMcave ke pAsa 18 karoDa, chaTe ke pAsa 18 karoDa, sAtaveM ke pAsa 3 karoDa AThaveM ke pAsa 20 karoDa svarNa mudrAoM kA apAra dhana thaa| ___ hara zrAvaka ne 11 pratimAoM ko dhAraNa kiyaa| sabhI zrAvaka kRSi yogya jamIna ke svAmI thaa| Anada zrAvaka ke pAsa 500 haloM ke yogya kRSi bhUmi thii| 15 sau ratha, pAca mAla DulAI ke vAhana the| 8 kiztIyAM thii| vAkI zrAvakoM ke pAsa kitane pazu vAhana the unakA varNana isa zAstra meM nahIM aayaa| saddhAla putra kI 500 dukAneM thI! jahAM choTe vaDe vartana vecane ke lie usa ne naukara rakhe the| isa graMtha kA sArA kharca sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI saMsArika mAtA durgA devI (lAhaura) ne kiyaa| isa graMtha kA vimocana eka bhavya samAroha meM dehalI ke, lAla kilA ke bhavya prAMgana meM huaa| isa sammelana meM vizva ke kone kone se videzI dhArmika vidvAna va patrakAra samilita hue| bhArata ke pramukha netAoM meM DA0 karNa siMha 8 alpasaMkhyaka Ayoga ke prathaH seyaramaina DA0 gopAla siMha dardI upasthita hue| anekoM dezI-videzI patrakAra Ae the| isa sammelana ke Ayojaka vizvadharma saMgama saMsthApaka AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne kiyA thaa| isa avasara para rUhAnI satsaMga mizana ke parama saMta kRpAla siMha jI virAjamAna the| sammelana kA uddhAra tatkAlina gRhamaMtrI jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne kiyaa| unhoMne jAmA masjida se kabUtara chor3a kara sammelana kA udghATana kiyaa| kabUtara zAMti kA pratIka mAne jAte haiN| isa graMtha meM iMTaranaizanala mahAvIra jaina mizana kI tatkAlina saciva zrImatI guruzakti (jairI) kA mahatvapUrNa saMdeza thaa| prastAvanA hamArI thii| yaha graMtha upa-pravartanI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko mAlerakoTalA meM bheMTa kiyA gyaa| 159

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- vAsthA hI vora haTha rudrA isa graMtha kA vimocana DA0 gopAla siMha dardI ceyaramaina alpasaMkhyaka Ayoga ne kiyaa| yaha kisI paMjAvI jaina graMtha kA akhila vizva stara para prathama vimocana thaa| unhoMne hamAre isa anuvAda kI yukta kaMTha se prazaMsA kii| AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne isa graMtha kA paricaya hindI va aMgrejI meM diyaa| hameM va hamArI guruNI jI ko paMjAvI sAhitya kI sevAoM ke lie unhoMne sAdhuvAda diyaa| hameM unakA va saMsAra kI mahAna AtmAoM kA AzIvAda prApta huaa| isa graMtha ko saMsAra ke kone kone taka pahuMcAne ke lie, vizva bhara ke 200 pratinidhIyoM ko yaha graMtha bheMTa kiyA gyaa| DA0 dI prathama paMjAvI jaina gaMtha ko dekha kara eka bAra cakti raha ge| unhoMne vimocana kA avasara pradAna karane ke lie AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kA AbhAra prakaTa kiyaa| isa bAta kA varNana unhoMne apane bhASaNa meM kiyaa| hamAro hausalA bar3hA, maiM lambI asvasthA ke vAda TIka huA thaa| maiM prabhu mahAvIra kA dhanyavAda karane dillI se zrI mahAvIra jI tIrtha phuNcaa| isa tIrtha ke bAre meM hamane sunA hI thA, darzana nahIM kie the| hameM isa tIrtha ke vAre meM jaisA dekhA thA usa se adhika paayaa| kahane ko yaha digamvara tIrtha hai, para yahAM sAre bhArata se hara jAti, varga ke va nasla ke bhaktagana deza videza se Ate haiN| yaha maMdira rAjasthAna ke savAI mAdhopura jile meM sthita hai| mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina hara varSa isa tIrtha para vandana karane jAte haiN| para yahAM pahalI vAra hama isa vimocana samAroha ke vAda gae the| zrI sUtra kRtAMga sUtra - 3 jaina Agama sAhityoM meM zrI AcAraMga sUtra ke vAda sUtrakRtAMga kA sthAna hai| yaha eka aisA dArzanika graMtha hai 160

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jisa meM 363 aisI matoM kA varNana hai, yaha darzana vaha hai jo itihAsa ke nakze se miTa cuke haiN| bhAratIya itihAsa meM yaha graMtha mahatvapUrNa dastAveja hai| isa graMtha kA anuvAda karane kA hama donoM ko saubhAgya prApta huaa| isa zAstra ke anuvAda se pahale hameM vibhinna darzanoM ke adhyayana kA avasara milaa| isa graMtha ke zurU meM vistRta bhUmikA mahatvapUrNa hai| isa sUtra ke do skaMdha haiM prathama skaMdha meM 10 adhyayana haiN| dvitIya skadha meM 7 adhyayana haiN| . .. prathama zrutaskaMdha ke prathama adhyayana kA nAma samaya hai| isa meM samaya parasamaya kA varNana hai| vadha, hiMsA aura vaira kA kAraNa parigraha hai| para vAdIyoM ke tIna sau matoM kI mAnayatA kA varNana hai| . . . . . dvitIya adhyayana vaitAliya meM samiti, kaSAya vijaya, pariSahavijaya kA upadeza bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane zramaNoM ko sundara DhaMga se diyA hai| tRtIya adhyayana kA nAma upasarga hai| isa meM zramaNa ko sukha va dukha samatA meM raha kara saMyama para dRr3ha rahane kA upadeza hai| jaise pAnI ke abhAva meM machalI chaTapaTA kara prANa tyAga detI hai isI taraha zramaNa pratikUla sthitiyoM meM prANa taka tyAga de, para pariSaha meM bhI vratoM kA pAlana kre| cartutha adhyayana strI parijJA bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| jo brahmacArI muni hai vaha dhyAna ko bhUla kara bhoga meM ulajha jAtA hai| vaha sAdhanA se bhraSTa ho jAtA hai| ataH muni ko strI saMsarga se vacanA caahie| pAMcavA adhyayana kA nAma naraka vibhikta hai| isa maM naraka meM paidA hone vAle jIvoM kI vedanA kA citra prastuta __ kara, manuSya ko pApa se vacane kA upadeza diyA gayA hai| chaTA adhyayana vIrathuI hai| yaha prabhu mahAvIra kI 161

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= vAsyA chI gora laTake cha8ma stutI hai| isa ke raciyatA AcArya sudharmA svAmI haiN| yaha saMsAra kI prathama stutI meM hai jo chanda alaMkAra ke sabhI niyamoM kI kasauTI para kharI utaratI hai| isa meM vividha upamAeM dekara prabhu kI stutI kI gaI hai| una ke vItarAgI jIvana kI jhalaka isa stutI se milatI hai| sAtaveM adhyayana kA nAma kuzIla hai| isa meM kuzIla kA varNana hai| AThaveM adhyayana kA nAma vIrya hai| isa meM batAyA gayA hai ki bhikSu ko asaMyama kA parityAga kara saMyama meM puruSArtha karanA caahie| nauMvA adhyayana kA nAma dharma hai| isa meM dharma para sundara ciMtana prastuta kiyA gayA hai| dasaveM adhyayana kA nAma samAdhi hai| isa meM bhAva samAdhi para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| gyAraveM adhyayana kA nAma mArga hai| isa meM samyak jJAna-darzana-caritra va tapa para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| vArahavAM adhyayana samosaraNa hai| isa adhyayana meM akriyAvAdI, ajJAnavAdI vinayavAdI aura kriyAvAdI cAra samasaraNoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| yaha ullekha bhAratIya itihAsa kI nidhi hai| dUsare dArzanikoM kA AcaraNa va vyavahAra kaisA thA ? isakA sundara citraNa isa adhyayana meM milatA hai| ina matoM kI mAnyatAoM kA varNana hai| teharavAM adhyayana yathAtathya hai| isa meM krodha aura usa ke duSpariNAmoM ko vatAkara sAdhu ko dharma ke prati zraddhAlu va mAyA rahita jIvana jIne kI preraNA dI gaI hai| 14veM adhyayana graMtha meM batAyA gayA hai ki sAdhu ko vAhya aura aMtara parigraha se yukta hokara saMyama kI utakRSTa sAdhanA karanI caahie| pandrahaveM AdAna yA AdAnIya adhyayana meM batAyA gayA hai ki viveka kI tejasvitA ke sAtha saMyama sAdhanA utkRSTa honI caahie| solahaveM gAthA adhyayana 162

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM nigaMdha, bhikSu, zramaNa zabdoM kI vyAkhyA kI gaI hai| yaha saba sAdhu ke paryAvAcI nAma haiM je. prAcIna kAla se jaina sAdhu ke lie prayoga hote the| dvitIya zruta skaMdha kA dRlA nAma mahAnizitha hai| isa ke sAta adhyayana haiN| ina sAta adhyayanoM meM adhikAMza dArzanika vivecana ke sAtha hI AcAra kA sundara vivecana hai| ina adhyayanoM ke bAre meM AcArya zrI devendra muni jI ne jaina AcAra ke pRSTa 369 meM batAyA hai : vinA prayojana ke manoraMjana hetu kI jAne vAlI hiMsA anaMtha daNDa hai| zramaNoM ko saMbana pUrvaka AhAra grahaNa karanA caahie| jo sAdhaka SaT kAya ke jIvoM ke vadha kA parityAga nahIM karatA, unake sAdhu mitravat vyavahAra nahIM karatA, usakI bhAvanA satat, sAvadyAnuzAsana kI rahatI hai jisa se niraMtara vaha zramaNa karmavadha karatA hai| ataH pratyAkhyAna Avazyaka nahIM, anivArya hai| AcAra kA sahI pAlana karane ke lie va anAcAra se bacane ke lie bhASA viveka Avazyaka hai| Adaka kumAra muni ne gozAlaka, boddha, bhikSu vedavAdI vAhaNa, haratItApasa Adi ke sAtha vistAra se carcA karake una paramparAoM ke AcAra kA khaNDana kara samyaka AcAra kA pratipAdana kiyA hai| lepa gAthApati ke dhArmika jIvana ke mAdha yama se gRhastha ke AcAra kA varNana huA hai| pArzvapatya paDhAlaputra aura gaNadhara gautama kI ApasI mahAvrata dharma aura paMca mahAvratoM kI carcA kA vizleSaNa hai| isa taraha prastuta Agama meM bhI adhyAtmika siddhAMtoM ko jIvana meM DhAlane kA aura zuddha zramaNAcAra kA pAlana karane ke lie atyAdhika bala diyA hai| zramaNoM ko saMsArika pravRtiyoM meM bhAga nahIM lenA cAhie aura na hI apanA mana prakaTa karanA cAhie, use madhyaratha bhAva rakhanA 163

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama caahie|" . . ....... ra; isa Agama ke anuvAda meM bahuta kaThinAIyAM aaii| isa Agama ke prathama bhAga kI bhASA kAphI prAcIna hai| paMjAvI bhASA meM anuvAda ke lie yogya zabdoM kA AbhAva vahuta khttkaa| . sArA kArya hama donoM ne eka varSa meM pUrA kiyaa| eka varSa viddhAnoM ko dikhAne va vimarza meM laga gyaa| phira hamArI prerikA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA ArzIvAda va preraNA se yaha Agama praisa meM gyaa| isa Agama ke anuvAda meM viddhAnoM kA hameM utanA sahayoga nahIM milA jitanA zrI utarAdhyayana sUtra ke saMrdabha meM milA thaa| phira bhI prabhu mahAvIra kA AzIvAda hamAre sAtha thaa| isI kA suphala thA ki yaha anuvAda kaThina hote hue bhI. hameM sugama lgaa| isa taraha isa Agama kA paMjAvI anuvAda vyAkhyA sahita taiyAra ho gyaa| ___ eka varSa isa anuvAdaka ke prakAzana meM laga gyaa| paMjAva meM AtaMkavAda kA samaya thaa| kucha zrI Atma jaina priMTiMga praisa meM jyAdA hone ke kAraNa kucha bhAga isa Agama ko hameM vAhara se chapavAnA pddaa| mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne sAre prUpha pddhe| jilda kI vyavasthA huii| kucha bhAga jJAnI priTiMga praisa jJAnI kI thii| vaha paMjAbI bhASA meM kuzala thaa| hamArA kArya isa praisa se jalda pUrA ho gyaa| usakA kAraNa yaha thA ki usa praisa meM sArA kArya paMjAvI meM hotA thaa| praisa ghara meM thii| isa ke viparIta zrI Atma jaina priTiMga praisa meM hindI meM kAma kI aMvAra lagI huI thii| para presa ke mainejara zrI rAjakumAra zarmA kA sahayoga bhI mahatvapUrNa rhaa| ... isa Agama ke lie do zabda phrAMsa kI jaina vidUSI DA0 nalinI balavIra ne likhe| isa graMtha kA vimocana 164

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= gANyA zI vora haTale dama iMTaranaizanala jaina kAMgresa ke avasara para dillI ke vijJAna bhavana meM huaa| isakA vimocana svayaM AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne kiyaa| Apa ne svayaM isa zAstra kI prastAvanA likhii| gacchAcAra prakIrNaka - 4 isa choTe se graMtha meM AcAryoM ne zramaNa ke lie gaccha meM rahanA anivArya batAyA hai| gaccha meM raha kara bhI sAdhaka apanI sAdhana nirdeSa rUpa se pUrI kara sakatA hai| isa meM ziSya ko galatI ho jAne para prAyazcita lene ke lie gurU ke samakSa prAyazcita karane kA vidhAna hai| agara kisI kAraNa gurU jina mArga se viparIta cale to to use zuddha mArga para calAnA ziSya kA kartavya hai| agara ziSya aisA nahIM karatA to vaha gurU kA zatru mAnA gayA hai| prAkIrNa meM AcArya ko saMgha kA pitA mAnA gayA hai| vaha svayaM sAdhvAcAra kA pAlana karatA hai| saMgha ke hara sAdhu se AcArya isa kA pAlana karavAtA hai| agara vaha aisA nahIM karatA to aisA ArcA mokSa mArga kA adhikArI nhiiN| dharma saMgha kA zatru mAnA gayA hai| sAraNA, vAraNA, preraNA karane vAlA gaccha hotA hai| isa meM raha kara pratyeka sAdhu apane pApoM kA prAyazcita dvArA naSTa karatA hai| jise AcArya pradAna karatA hai| isa prakAra sAdhaka meM nae doSa paidA nahIM hote| jisa gaccha meM gIrtAtha muniyoM kI saMkhyA jyAdA ho use sugaccha kahA hai| isa graMtha meM zramaNa ke atirikta zramaNIyoM kI maryAdA kA bhI kathana hai| AcArya ne zramaNIyoM ko kahA hai . jisa gaccha meM sthavirA mahAsAdhvI ke pazcAta yuvA sAdhvI zayana karatI hai vaha sugaccha hai| aisA gaccha jJAna darzana cAritra ___ kA AdhArabhUta zreSTa gaccha hai| zramaNa zramaNIyoM ko paraspara 165

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= vAyA ne vora vaha hama saMbaMdha nahIM banAnA caahie| aisA riztA Aga ke karIva ghI kA riztA hai| isa lie zramaNa ko vAla, vRddha, nAtina aura bhagini ke zarIra kA sparza bhI nahIM karanA caahie| sAdhvIyoM ko gRharathoM ke kAyoM meM kisI prakAra kA saMbaMdha nahIM rakhanA hI sugaccha kA lakSaNa hai| isa sUtra meM gaccha kI paribhASA gaccha meM rahane vAle sAdhU va sAdhvIyoM ke kartavya kA spaSTa varNana hai| sAdhvIyoM ke bAre meM isa zAstra meM vizeSa manovijJAna cetAvanI dI gaI hai| yaha graMtha prarkiNaka kahalAtA hai isa kA vimocana 10 navaMbara ko huA thaa| yaha hamArI ardha vArSika patrikA puruSottama prajJA ke aMka kA bhAga thaa| yaha patrikA kA saMpAdana prakAzana mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina karate haiN| yaha patrikA mere nAma ko samarpita unakI gurU bhakti kA pratIka hai| unhoMne isa prarkiNaka kA anuvAda karane kI mere ko preraNA hI nahIM dI, valki isa anuvAda ko hara prakAra se sahayoga de kara prakAzita kiyaa| isa graMtha ko par3hane ke pazcAt hameM purAtana jaina gaccha paramparA aura usa ke anuzASaNa kA patA calatA vIrathuI - 5 .. vIrathuI koI svataMtra racanA nhiiN| yaha to prabhu mahAvIra ke ziSya Arya sudharmA dvArA kI gaI guNa pUraka stutI hai| jise zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM sthAna diyA gayA hai| jaina samAja hI nahIM, samagra kavya jagata meM yaha prAcInatam kAvya hai| gaNadhara sudharmA ke ziSya Arya jambu svAmI ne pUchA "prabhu ! Apa ne to zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ko bahuta karIva se dekhA hai, sunA hai, aise zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kaise the ? unakA guNa jJAna kaisA thA ? kRpayA mujhe vtaaeN| isa prazna ke uttara meM AcArya sudharmA ne apane 166

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ziSya Arya jambU ke sAmane aisA citra khIMcA hai jaisA usI prakAra kA unhoMne prabhu mahAvIra kA svarUpa dekhA thaa| sunaa| vaisA sudharmA svAmI ne stutI ke rUpa meM apane ziSya Arya jambU svAmI ko kaha ddaalaa| ___"jaise dAnoM meM zreSTha abhayadAna hai, satyoM meM vahI satya hai jo kisI jIva kI hAni kA kAraNa na bne| tapoM meM uttama brahmacarya tapa hai| loka meM uttama zramaNa jJAtApUtra hai|" isa prakAra ke yaha zloka baMdha yaha stuti prabhu mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA va ArathA kA pratIka hai| eka ziSya apane gurU ke prati kyA socatA hai ? isa kA manovijJAnika va zraddhApUrNa varNana isa stutI ke hara zabda meM jhalakatA hai| isa vIrathuI para anekoM dezo-videzoM ke viddhAnoM ne kArya kiyA hai| isa meM jarmana nivAsI zrImatI meTe kA nAna prasiddha hai| unakA pravacana paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA ke prAMgana meM hameM sunane kA avasara milaa| hameM bhI isa vAta kI preraNA milii| hamane isa stutI kA paMjAbI anuvAda prakAzita kiyaa| isa pustaka kA anuvAda kA vimocana AcArya AtmA * rAma bhASaNa mAlA ke avasara para paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA meM huA thaa| navakAra maMtra vyAkhyA - 6 jaina dharma kA mUla maMtra navakAra hai| yaha maMtra saya maMtroM meM zreSTa hai| caudaha puNe va samasta AgamoM kA sAra yaha maMtra triloka pUjya hai| isa maMtra ke 5 padoM meM arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya va saMsAra meM bhramaNa karane vAle saba sAdhuoM ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| yaha maMtra prAcIna hai yaha sava jaina sampradAyoM meM mAnya hai| jaina saMskRti, darzana va dhanaM kA AdhAra hai| sabhI maMtra, taMtra va yaMtra isa navakAra maMtra se nikale haiN| hamane isa pustakA meM arihaMta siddhoM bhagavAna ke 167

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama svarUpa kA kathana kiyA hai| AcArya, upAdhyAya va sAdhu ke guNoM kA varNana bhI kiyaa| isa maMtra kI prAcInatA kA pramANa kaliMga ke rAjA khAravela dvArA likhita zilAlekha se prApta hotI hai| jo dUsarI I0 pU0 sadI kA hai| usa kA maMgalAcaraNa isa ke prathama do padoM se kiyA gayA hai| prAcIna bhagavatI sUtra meM isa maMtra ko maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM mAnyatA pradAna kI gaI hai| pAMca par3a hI sAre jaina sAhitya ke vistAra kA AdhAra hai isa maMtra ke arAdhanA va dhyAna se aneka jIva mukti rahe haiM bhaviSya meM jaaeNge| isa pustaka kA vimocana 31 mArca 1672 ko huA thaa| samAdhi maraNa prArkiNaka 6 jaina dharma meM samAdhi maraNa kA bahuta mahatvapUrNa bhASA meM saMthArA kahate haiM / - 1. sthAna hai / samAdhi maraNa ko Ama yaha do prakAra kA hotA hai / sAgAra 2 AgAra cAroM ahAra ke cAga saMpUrNa saMthArA hai| saMthArA Atma hatyA nahIM / AtmA hatyA ke pIche saMsArika icchAoM kI ApUrti nA honA mukhya kAraNa hai / saMthArA svecchA se vahAdurI pUrvaka usa samaya svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai java zarIra dharma sAdhanA meM sahAyatA karanI baMda kara de| zarIra ko sukha pUrvaka dharma meM lagAMnA hI samAdhimaraNa hai| prastuta prakIrNaka kI 12 gAthAoM meM isa viSaya kA mahatvapUrNa vivecana prastuta kiyA gayA hai| yaha graMtha kAphI prAcIna hai| isakA varNana naMdI sUtra meM upalabdha nahIM hotA hai / prakiNaka graMtha utkAlika meM Ate AcArya zrI jinacandra sUrI ne apane vidhi bhAga "prapA " meM isa graMtha kA ullekha kiyA hai / isa graMtha ke zurU meM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabha deva va aMtima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ko vandana kiyA gayA hai| 1 168

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samAdhi maraNa ke bAre meM zlokoM meM kahA gayA hai : "yaha arAdhanA samAdhi maraNA saMyamI logoM ke jIvana kA manoratha hotA hai| jIvana aMtima bhAga meM ise svIkAra karake, nizcaya hI saMyamI puruSoM meM vijaya dhvaja phaharAte haiN|" phira kahA gayA hai : "jaise tIrthakaroM ne dhyAnoM meM uttama zukala dhyAna kahA hai| jJAnoM meM uttama kevala jJAna (sarvajJatA) hai| isI prakAra manuSyoM meM zreSTa parinirvANa ko zreSTa batAyA gayA hai|" samAdhi maraNa meM zreSTatA ko Age bar3hAte kahA gayA hai : "jaise maNiyoM meM zreSTha vaiDuriyA maNI hai| sugandhiyoM meM go zIrSa para candana zreSTa hai| ratnoM meM zreSTa ratna zrRMgAra hai| isa prakAra saMyamI purUSoM ke lie udAsa samAdhi maraNa mokSa hai|" "samAdhi maraNa se AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtI hai| deva loka yA manuSya gati ko prApta karatI hai|" . mahatva ke vAda saMdhAre kI taiyArI kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| jo hara zrAvaka yA muni ke lie jAnane yogya hai| yaha graMtha vahuta mahatvapUrNa sUcanAeM saMthAre ke saMbaMdha meM pradAna karatA hai| saMthAre kA phala isa prakAra batAyA gayA hai : . "jo samatva, ahaMkAra aura moha se rahita zreSTa muni ghAsa phUsa ke saMthAre ko grahaNa karake, mukti kA sukha anubhava karatA hai aisA sukha cakravartI ko bhI prApta nahIM hotaa|" "hamane usa graMtha kA paMjAbI anuvAda kiyA jise prakAzita kara mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne 31 mArca ko mujhe samarpita kiyaa| 169

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- AsthA kI ora 46l kama aprakAzita prAkRta sAhitya hamAre dvArA kucha anya prAkRta AgamoM kA paMjAbI bhASA meM anuvAda kiyA gayA hai| unameM kucha AganeM kA anuvAda zIghra prakAzita hai| ina AgamoM kA saMkSipta paricaya hama de rahe haiM : dazaveMkAlika sUtra 1 : vaha mUla sUtra hai| jaina zvetAmvara paramparA meM hara navadIkSita sAdhu sAdhvI ko isa kA adhyayana Avazyaka hai| isa meM pAMca mahAvrata, pAMca samiti trasa sthAvara jI kA varNana, bhikSA ke 42 doSoM kA varNa hai| yaha zAstra jaina dharma meM AcAra zAstra hai| zAstra kA pahalA zloka vahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| jisa meM kahA gayA hai : "dharma zreSTa naMgala hai, dharma kA AdhAra ahiMsA, saMyama va tapa hai| jo aise dharma kI arAdhanA karatA hai use svarga ke devatA namaskAra karate haiN|' 'sAdhu gAya kI bhAMti bhikSA prApta kareM, jaise gAya maidAna meM ghAsa khAtI hai para ghAsa ko hAni nahIM karatI, jaisa bhamarA phUloM se rasa cUsatA hai , usI prakAra sAdhu gRhasthI ke yahAM AhAra kre|" / AcAra kI bAta karate hue kahA gayA hai " sAdhu ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha, brahmacarya, mahAdrata va rAtrI bhojana kA tyAga kre| parigraha vRti pApa kA kAraNa hai| yatnA se calatA, khAtA, pItA, bhikSu pApa karma kA vaMdha nahIM krtaa| jana sAdhAraNa ke lie kahA gayA hai ki 'krodha, prema kA nAza karatA hai| isa lie krodha ko jItanA caahie|' isa zAstra kA saMkalana AcArya zayambhava ne pUrva 170

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaMga sAhitya se kiyA thaa| unake putra manaka ne dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| java dIkSA grahaNa kI to AcArya ne apane jJAna bala le jAnA ki manaka kI Ayu kucha dina zeSa hai| kucha dinoM meM vizAla jJAna par3hAnA asaMbhava thaa| AcArya zrI ne 14 pUrva se dasa adhyayanoM kA yaha sUtra taiyAra kiyaa| vAla muni alpAyu meM isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se sAre sAdAcAra niyamoM kA pAlana karane lge| yaha sUtra itanA prasiddha huA ki AcArya kI isa kRti ko zrI saMgha ne bhagavat vANI ke rUpa meM mAnyatA pradAna kii| isa sUtra ke viSaya meM yaha kahA gayA hai ki paMcama kAla meM jaba saba Agama naSTa ho jaaeNge| pu. ke aMta meM yaha hI Agama surakSita rhegaa| isa Agama -. anekoM AcAryoM ne TIkA va bhASya va TavvA likhe haiN| anaH vaha graMtha aprakAzita zramaNa sUtra 2 : 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatabdI samiti ke avasara para prasiddha gAMdhIvAdI sarvedaya netA vinobA bhAve jI kI preraNA se cAroM sampradAyoM ne jaina dhaH kA eka sArabhUta graMtha taiyAra kiyaa| isa graMdha meM zvetAmbara, digambara graMthoM se vibhinna viSaya para zlokoM kA saMkalana kara ise sarvamAnya jaina graMtha banA diyaa| hama donoM ne isa mahatvapUrNa graMtha kA paMjAbI anuvAda kiyA hai| nirayAvAlikA Adi 5 upAMga 7 : nirayavAlikA 5 upAMga : isa upAMga 5 upAMga eka jinameM saMkalita kie gae haiM isa meM prathama upAMga meM zreNika parivAra vaizAlI vinAza, koNika janma, ratha musala saMgrAma kA varNana hai| zreNika putroM kA yuddha meM marane, unakI rAnIyoM dvArA prabhu mahAvIra ke pAsa sAdhvI jIvana svIkAra 171

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama karane kA varNana upalabdha hotA hai / yaha aMga bhAratIya itihAsa para mahatvapUrNa sUcanA pradAna karatA hai / dvitIya aMga puphIyAM, tRtIya kappabaDiyA, cartutha puphaculikA, pAMcavA vaNadIsA ke nAma se prasiddha hai| ina upAMgoM meM kucha prAcIna zramaNoM kI paramparA, bhagavAna neminAtha va bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke samaya ke bhikSuoM kA varNana upalabdha hotA hai| isa kA vistRta varNana hindI nirayAvalikA meM kiyA jaaaigaa| jJAtAdharma kathAMga 8: yaha graMtha prAcIna jaina kathAoM kA saMgraha hai| yaha mUla AgamoM meM sUtra kathAnakoM kA saMgraha hai / isa meM kucha prAcIna itihAsaka kathAeM milatI haiN| isa meM dropadI kA prakaraNa bhagavatI mallI nAtha kA itihAsaka varNana va bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bodha kathAeM upalabdha hotI haiM / isa graMtha se hameM patA calatA hai ki prAcIna kAla se bhArata kA vyApAra samudra pAra dezoM se hotA thA / jaina zrAvakoM ke jIvana para acchA prakAza par3atA hai| prAcIna dhArmika paramparAoM ke bAre meM sampradAya kA varNana milatA hai| | isa prakAra hama donoM ne ardhamAgadhI prAkRta se paMjAbI bhASA meM anuvAda zurU kiyA jisa ke mAdhyama se jaina sAhitya se loga paricita hue / yaha yuga kI mAMga thI jise pUrA karanA hara dhArmika manuSya ke lie jarUrI hai / hamAre anuvAda kA DhaMga mizanarI hai| isakA uddezya jaina dharma kA pracAra prasAra karanA hai 1 6 : svarNa sudhA yaha dainika prayoga meM Ane vAle prAkRta pAThoM kA paMjAbI lipiaMtara hai| isa meM anApUrvI bhI zAmila hai 1 172

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga zrAvaka ko rojAnA paThana yoga prAkRta pAThoM kA lipitaMra jaina sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ke dizA nirdeza meM taiyAra kiyA gayA hai| paMjAba ke gAMvoM meM paMjAvI mAdhyama hone ke kAraNa pracAra ke kArya meM dikkata A rahI thii| jaMgala deza ke zrAvakoM ke kalyANArtha isa guTake kA prakAzana huaa| yaha bhI prathama prayAsa thA jo bahuta acchA rhaa| hamAre isa prayAsa se utsAhita anekoM kSetro va saMsthAoM kA aisA Ayojana huaa| - isa prakAra ardhamAgadhI prAkRta bhASA meM jo prakAzita yA aprakAzita sAhitya hai hamAre dvArA usa kI sUcanA dI gaI hai| ina aprakAzita sAhitya ko prakAzita karane kI yojanA vana rahI hai| jise saralAtmA gurUNI sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI ___ mahArAja pUrI karane meM saMlagna haiN| saMskRta sAhitya : / saMskRta bhArata kI hI nahIM, vizva kI prAcInatam bhASAoM meM mAnI jAtI hai| isakA pramANa Rgaveda hai jo saMsAra kI prAcInatam pustaka mAnI jAtI hai| isa bhASA meM vedika, boddha, va jaina sAhitya vipula mAtrA meM milatA hai| jaina saMskRta sAhitya ke prAcIna viddhAnoM kI lambI paramparA Aja taka cala rahI hai| ina viddhAnoM meM AcArya mAnatuMga, AcArya umAsvAmI, AcArya siddhasena divAkara, zrI zIlAMkAcArya, AcArya abhayadeva sUri, AcArya nemicanda, AcArya jinaprabhava sUri, AcArya hema candra sUri va AcArya yazovijaya ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN| jinhoMne jaina AgamoM kI vibhinna zAkhAoM para kArya kiyA hai| hama ne bhI kucha prAcIna AcAryoM kI kRtiyoM kA paMjAbI anuvAda karake, ise prakAzita kiyA hai jina kA vivaraNa isa prakAra hai : 173

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bhaktAmara stotra 1 : yaha racanA prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabha deva ko samarpita hai| yaha itanA sundara kAvya hai ki saMsAra kI bhinna bhinna bhASAoM meM ina kA anuvAda ho cukA hai| isa racanA kA apanA eka itihAsa hai| "ujjainI nagarI ke rAjA bhoja prasiddha vedika dharma ke upAsaka va ziva bhakta the| una ke daravAra meM nava ratna rahate the jo unakI hara jijJAsA kA uttara dete the|" / ___"eka dina kI bAta hai ki mayUra nAma ke brAhmaNa ne apanI putrI kI zAdI vANa brAhmaNa se kara dii| para yaha zAdI ke tatkAla hI jhagar3A hone lgaa| vANa ko usakI patnI ne zrApa diyaa| zrApa ke kAraNa vaha kuSTI ho gyaa| vANa ne sau zlokoM kI sUrya stutI kI racanA kI, jisa ke prabhAva se usa kA kaSTa dUra ho gyaa| phira usa ne apane hAtha paira kATa kara devI ko arpaNa kara die| devI ne prasanna ho kara use ArzIvAda diyaa| usa kA zarIra sundara va niroga ho gyaa| ina camatkAroM ke prabhAva se vANa jaina dharma kA nindaka ho gyaa| ina camatkAroM kI vAta rAjA bhoja va AcArya mAnatuMga taka phuNcii| eka dina vANa ne rAjA se kahA "jaina bhikSu to bhikSA se zarIra yApana karane ke lie jIte haiN| ina ke yahAM karko vidyA camatkAra nhiiN| yaha ajJAnI haiN| yaha zaivoM kI taraha camatkAra nahIM dikhA sakate ?" "agara ina ke pAsa koI camatkAra ho, to inheM daravAra meM bulA kara kucha camatkAra dikhAne ko kahA jaae"| jaina zrAvakoM ko kahA jAe ki vaha daravAra meM apane guruoM 174

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ko Akara camatkAra dikhAne ko kahe" rAjA ne jaina zrAvakoM _ko bulA kara brAhmaNoM kI bAta kaha ddaalii| zrAvakoM ne brAhmaNa kI ghoSanA sunakara kahA "isa samaya ujjainI nagarI meM virAjita AcArya mAnatuMga camatkArI AcArya haiN| Apa unheM bulAvA bheja dIjie, vaha isa prazna kA samAdhAna avazya kreNge|" rAjA bhoja ne AcArya mAnatuMga ko daravAra meM Ane kA nimaMtraNa diyaa| AcArya zrI apane samaya ke prakANDa paMDita the| AcArya zrI ne daravAra meM AnA svIkAra kara liyaa| vaha mahala ke daravAje taka nhuNce| unake sAmane viddhAnoM ne eka ghI kA kaTorA prastuta kiyaa| AcArya zrI ne eka silAI usa meM ghoMpa dii| zrAvakoM ne isa kaTorI kA rahasya jAnanA cAhA, jisa ke uttara meM AcArya zrI ne kahA "bhavya janoM ! ghI se bhare kaTore kA artha yaha hai ki ujjainI nagarI vidvAnoM se ThasA-Thasa bharI par3I hai| Apa ke lie yahAM sthAna nhiiN| maiMne silAI ghoMpa kara unheM batA diyA hai ki jaise bhare kaTore meM silAI sthAna banA letI hai, usI taraha maiM bhI Apa ke vidvAnoM meM sthAna banA sakatA huuN|" AcArya zrI mAnatuMga daravAra meM pdhaare| rAjA __ bhoja ne prazna kiyA "agara Apa meM zakti hai to mere vidvAnoM se zAstrArtha kara unheM hraao|" ' AcArya zrI ne Izvara kRrtA ke prazna para sava ko / harA diyA aura apane pramANoM se mida kara diyA ki Izvara sRSTi kA kartA nahIM, vaha to mukta AtmA kI avasthA kA nAma hai| phira rAjA ne kahA, "Apa apanI zakti kA camatkAra dikhaaeN|" AcArya zrI ne kahA "rAjana ! AtmA se var3A koI camatkAra nhiiN| tumhAre vidvAna jo kArya kara raheM haiM 175

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- RthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vaha to indrajAliyoM kA kAma hai, vidvAnoM kA nhiiN| para Apa kI icchA pUrti va jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA hetu yaha kArya maiM kruuNgaa| Apa aisA kiijie| mere zarIra ko 48 tAloM vAlI koTar3I meM kaida kara diijie| mujhe 48 hAtha kar3IyAM pahanA diijie| phira Apa ke prazna kA samAdhAna milegaa|" . rAjA ne AcArya zrI kI parIkSA hetu unheM 48 tAloM vAlI koThar3I meM 48 tAloM vAlI jaMjIroM se vAMdha diyaa| sArI ujjainI nagarI camatkAra kI pratIkSA kara rahI thii| sabhI tAloM ke Age sainika tainAta kara diye tAki koI AcArya zrI mAnatuMga kI sahAyatA na kara ske| AcArya zrI ne prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI stutI prArambha kii| prathama zloka ko bolate hI prathama koTar3I kA tAlA va prathama jaMjIra kA eka tAlA TUTa gyaa| isa prakAra AcArya zrI ne bhaktoM ko amara vanAne vAlA stotra raca ddaalaa| apane nagavAna ko isa se sundara stuti saMskRta sAhitya meM anya muzkila se upalabdha ho / isa taraha 48 zlokoM kI racanA ke bAda sabhI tAle TUTa ge| AcArya zrI baMdhana mukta ho kara rAjA bhoja ke sAmane aae| AcArya zrI ke isa camatkAra ke prabhAva se rAjA bhoja jaina dharma kA parama upAsaka vana gyaa| use jaina sAhitya meM jaina rAjA mAnA gayA hai| yaha sava bhaktAmara stotra kA nirmANa AcArya mAnatuMga kI prabhu bhakti ke prabhAva se huaa| ___ hamAre dvArA isa stotra kA paMjAbI bhASA meM prathama anuvAda karake ise prakAzita kiyA gyaa| jisa kA vimocana karane kA saubhAgya mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne mujhe diyaa| yaha stotra mahAprabhAvaka phala dene vAlA hai| isa ke hara zloka meM maMtra, yaMtra, taMtra bane haiN| isa stotra meM tIrthakara meM samosaraNa ke atizayoM, pratihArya kA sundara varNana hai| 176

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AcArya zrI ne isa stotra ko bhayaharaNa stotra vatAyA hai| AcArya zrI ne isa stotra meM svayaM ke bAre meM kahA "he deva dvArA pUjita siMhAsana para virAjamAna prabhu ! maiM kitanA nilarja hUM jo stutI jJAna ko na jAnate hue bhI ASa kI stutI ko taiyAra huA huuN| para isa meM merI koI truTi nahIM, kyoMki pAnI meM candramA kI chAyA dekha bAlaka use kyA pakar3ane kA abhyAsa nahIM karate ?" / 3 / / "he mahAmuni maiM zaktihIna Apa kI bhakti ko prastuta huA huuN| jese kamajora hiraNI apane vAlaka kI rakSA siMha se karatI hai, ThIka merI sthiti usa hiraNI jaisI hai "15 / / yaha stutI ke hara zloka meM chanda, rUpaka va alaMkAra ke darzana hote haiN| anekoM AcAyoM ne isa para TIkA zAratra race haiN| usa stotra kA hara zloka hara zabda camatkArI phaladAyaka hai| isa kA maMtra zAstra meM apanA sthAna hai| jaina dharma meM yaha stotra bhakti mArga kI parAkASTA hai| saba se bar3I vAta hai ki isa stotra ko jaina dharma ke sabhI sampradAya zraddhA se mAnate haiN| hAM, isa ke zloka saMkhyA ko lekara zvetAmbara muni pUjaka saMgha vAkI jaina samAja se kucha mata bheda haiN| zvetAmbara jaina murti pUjaka saMgha isa kI zloka saMkhyA 45 mAnatA hai| vAkI sabhI 3 sampradAya 48 mAnate haiN| kalyANa maMdira stotra 2 : __ hamane isa stotra kA paMjAvI anuvAda kiyA hai| yaha AcArya zrI siddhasena divAkara kI amara kRti hai| isa kI racanA bhI ujjainI kA mahAkAla mandira mAnA jAtA hai| java rAjA vikramAditya ne AcArya siddhasena divAkara se ziva 177

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-=vasthA hI gora lai javA mandira meM jAkara zivaliMga ko namaskAra karane ko khaa| isa ke uttara meM rAjA ne kahA "hama anekAMta vAdI sAdhu haiM hameM samAgI deva ko namaskAra karanA manA hai| yaha bhagavat ' AjJA ke viparIta hai|" rAjA apanI jida para ar3A rhaa| AcArya zrI ne kahA "calo maiM mahAkAla ke mandira meM jAkara praNAma kruuNgaa| yaha ziva liMga merA praNAma sahana na kara skegaa| agara koI hAni huI to merI koI jimmevArI nahIM hogii|" / AcArya zrI siddhasena divAkara ne rAjAjJA ko svIkAra karate hue mahAkAla maMdira meM phuNce| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI stutI prArambha kii| pAMcave zloka ke uccAraNa ke bAda zivaliMga phaTa gyaa| bhUmi se prabhu pArzvanAtha kI prAcIna pratimA prakaTa huii| yaha stotra bhI bhaktAmara stotra kI taraha chaMda alaMkAra se alaMkRta hai| yaha stutI bhI cAroM sampradAyoM maM sarvamAnya hai| stotra aneka maMtra, yaMtra va taMtra kA bhaNDAra hai| isa camatkArI stotra kA anuvAda bhI mere nAma ko samarpita patrikA puruSottama prajJA ke aMka meM prakAzita huA thaa| yaha racanA mere janma dina para mere dharmabhrAtA kI vizeSa bheMTa thii| isa stotra ke sAtha hamane logassa, namauthyuNaM, uvasagaMhara pATa kA bhI paMjAvI anuvAda prakAzita kiyaa| yaha saba mere janma dina para mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mujhe samarpita kiyaa| maiM svayaM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA bhakta huuN| isa stotra kA paMjAvI anuvAda karake hamane apane iSTa ko apanI. bhASA meM zraddhAMjalI bheMTa bhakti kI hai| yaha dono jaina itihAsa kI prAcIna paramparA se sabaMdhita haiN| ina ke svAdhyAya se patA calA hai ki prAcIna kAla se jaina AcArya ko dharma pracAra meM kisa taraha ke kaThina saMkaTa sahane pdd'e| svaMya AcArya siddhasena divAkara pahale 178

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kriyAkANDI brAhamaNa the| para jJAna mada ke kAraNa zAstrArtha meM hAra ge| hAra ke pazcAta jaina zramaNa bana gae / phira apanI yogyatA ke AdhAra para AcArya vane / AcArya banane ke bAda vipUla mAtrA meM saMskRta sAhitya likhA / atha praznotara ratna mAlikA 4, praznotara ratna mAlikA 5 : dakSiNa bhArata meM kAphI lambe samaya taka jaina dharma rAja dharma rahA hai| anekoM rAjAoM, rAnIyoM, sAmantoM, maMtrIyoM va samAnya prajAjanoM ne isa jaina dharma kA pAlana kiyaa| para zaMkarAcArya, kumArila bhaTTa, maMDana mitra, rAmAnuja jaise brAhamaNoM ne jaina dharma kA virodha svayaM hI nahIM kiyA, varlaka rAjAoM se bhI krvaayaa| Aja tAmilanADU, vihAra meM jaina maMdira to haiM para jaina nhiiN| isI taraha rAjA khAravela ke ur3IsA rAjya meM jaina dharma lopa ho gyaa| para jaina dharma kA prAcIna rUpa Aja bhI mahArASTra, karnATaka, AMdhra meM mila jAtA hai / karnATaka pradeza meM anekoM pichar3I jAtIyAM jaina haiN| karnATaka vahI pradeza hai jahAM AcArya bhadravAhu svAnI apane ziSya muni candragupta morya ke sAtha pdhaare| unhoMne dharma pracAra kiyaa| vahAM donoM ne samAdhi maraNa kiyaa| unakI samAdhi zravaNavelagolA meM hai / isI sthAna para gaMga vaMza ke maMtrI va senApati cAmuNDa rAya ne bhagavAna bAhubali kI vizva prasiddha pratimA kA nirmANa kiyaa| gujarAta ke bAda Aja bhI jaina dharma karnATaka meM grAmINa stara para panapa rahA hai| vahIM anekoM digambara jaina tIrtha haiN| isI pradeza ke rAjA ne saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| unhoMne zAstroM kA bhI adhyayana kiyA / vahuta kama varSoM taka tapa kiyaa| phira unhoMne apane guru kI AjJA se isa do laghu graMthoM kA saMskRta bhASA meM nirmANa kiyaa| donoM graMtha gAgara meM 4 179

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- aNyA zI vora ho dama sAgara haiN| donoM prazna uttara ke rUpa meM haiN| yaha prazna jaina dharma, sAdhu jIvana va gRhastha jIvana se sabaMdhita hai| ina praznoM ke uttara jIvana kI samasyAoM kA samucita samAdhAna prastuta karate haiN| ina graMthoM ko eka bAra par3hane se aisA lagatA hai ki jIvana rUpI pustaka ke panne koI palTa rahA ho| ina graMdha ke mAdhyama se isa graMtha ke vidvAna muni kI vidvatA kA patA calatA hai| prathama pustaka meM praznoM kI ginatI jyAdA hai| jada ki dUsarI purataka AkAra meM laghukAyA hai| ina racanAoM se AcArya ne apane anubhava prazna ke rUpa meM prastuta kiye haiN| prazna ke sAtha hI usakA uttara hai| aisI kRti kama dekhane ko milatI hai phira aisI racanA, jisa kA katA kabhI eka pradeza kA rAjA rahA ho, kama upalabdha hai| rAjAoM kA jIvana bhoga pradhAna hotA hai| bhoga se tyAga kA jIvana eka krAnti kA udghoSa hai| yahI udghoSa ina praznoM ke uttaroM meM ilakatA hai| yaha graMtha dakSiNa ko uttara se jor3atA hai| dakSiNa bhArata ke AcArya ne saMskRta meM bahuta kArya kiyA hai| isa kA utkRSTa udAharaNa yaha sAra garbhita graMtha hai| ina donoM pustakoM ke 45 pRSTa haiN| isakA vimocana paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya meM huA thaa| aprakAzita saMskRta sAhitya sindhura prakaraNa 1 : sindhUra prakaraNa gratha kA saMskRta sAhitya meM apanA mahatva hai| yaha graMtha bhI aisA hai jise zvetAmbara-digamvara donoM mAnate haiN| yaha nItI paraka graMtha hai| jaise paMcataMtra meM vyavahArika jJAna hai| isa prakAra isa graMtha meM jJAna bharA par3A hai| isa ke lekhaka ajJAta haiN| para isa graMtha para saMskRta bhASA meM digambara AcAdoM ne kAphI kArya kiyA hai| yaha ravIM 180

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zatAvdI kI racanA lagatI hai| yaha racanA mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne mujhe 31 mArca ko samarpita kiyA thaa| abhI taka isakA prakAzana nahIM ho skaa| hamArA hindI se paMjAbI bhASA meM anuvAdita prakAzita sAhitya jaise maiM kaI sthAnoM para likha cukA hUM ki paMjAva kI rAjya va jana saMparka kI bhASA paMjAbI hai| isa dRSTikoNa ko sAmane rakha kara hamane paMjAvI bhASA meM likhanA zurU kiyaa| paMjAbI sAhitya kI kamI hameM zurU se khaTakatI rahI hai| isa kA pramukha kAraNa hai ki jaina dharma ke prati paMjAba ke logoM kI ajnyaantaa| isa ajJAnatA ko miTAne kA pramukha sAdhana pracAra hai| pracAra kA pramukha sAdhana bhASA hotA hai| bhASA vaha mAdhyama hai jo apanI vAta pahuMcAne kA sarala va sugama mArga hai| jana saMparka kA acchA sAdhana hai| dharma prati phailI bhrAMtiyoM ko samApta karake ArathA ko janma detI hai| isI bhAvanA ne hameM sarala sAhitya kA paMjAvI kA anuvAda karane kI preraNA dii| isa kA vistRta vivaraNa isa prakAra hai : ika samasyA - ika hala 1 : hama donoM ne 1672 ke bAda likhanA zurU kiyaa| hamArI pahalI kRti AcArya tulasI ke ziSya svaH hanumAna muni 'hariza' kI eka laghu kRti thii| yaha pustaka prazna uttara ke rUpa meM dhii| isa ke do bhAga the| prathama hissA jaina dharma se saMbaMdhita thaa| dUsarA bhAga aNuvrata kI vyAkhyA thii| isa ke pahale bhAga kA anuvAda mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne kiyA thaa| yaha jaina dharma ke anuvAdita prathama pustaka thii| maine isa pustaka kA prAkthana likhA thA, jisa meM jaina dharma kI prAcIna zramaNa paramparA kA ullekha thaa| para isa meM merA pUrNa 181

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=AmyA che. gora vaha bha sahayoga thaa| kRti ne hamArA hauMsalA bddh'aayaa| phira eka krama ' cala par3A, jo ava taka jArI hai| isa krAnti se hama paMjAvI bhASA meM jaina sAhitya ke prathama anuvAdaka bana ge| bhagavAna mahAvIra - siddhAMta te upadeza - 2 : yaha pustaka jaina dharma kI mahatvapUrNa graMtha hai| isa kA mUla lekhana rASTra saMta upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne kiyA hai| yaha pustaka gAgara meM sAgara hai| mAtra 120 pRSTa kI isa pAkeTa sAIja graMdha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva kAlIna sthitiyAM, tIthaMkara paramparA, zramaNa va zrAvaka paramparA, prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM ke mArmika prasaMga, ahiMsA anekAMtavAda Adi siddhAMtoM kA sarala, sugana bhASA meM vivaraNa prApta hotA hai| kAphI samaya se paMjAvI bhASA meM koI pramANika jIvana cAritra upalabdha nahIM thaa| isa vAta kI kamI mujhe usa mITiMga meM khaTakI, jisa meM jJAnI jaila siMha mukhyamaMtrI paMjAva sarakAra ne aise sAhitya kI mAMga kI thI, jo paMjAvI bhASA meM ho| parantu jaina samAja; jo bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500 sAlA nirvANa mahotsava manA rahA thA, usa ke pAsa jJAnI jI ke prazna kA koI uttara nahIM thaa| maine apane priya dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina kA dhyAna isa kamI kI ora dilaayaa| use preraNA dete hue maine kahA, "ravindra ! jJAnI jI dvArA jaina samAja ko jo iMgita kiyA gayA hai| isa kamI ko pUrA kro| jaldI hI kisI vidvAna dvArA pramANika jIvana cAritra ko paMjAvI bhASA meM anuvAdita kro|" mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mere isa saMdeza ko Adeza mAnakara zirodhArya kiyaa| unhoMne eka mAsa meM 40 se jyAdA jIvana cAritra par3ha ddaale| aMta meM yaha graMtha hameM AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja kI lAIbrerI se prApta huaa| 182

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unakI kRpA va ArzIvAda se mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne isa graMtha kA paMjAvI anuvAda mAtra do mAsa ne kara DAlA / isakA sundar AvaraNa vanAyA gyaa| isa mahatvapUrNa graMtha kA maine ArzIvacana likhA / isa pustaka ke preraka bhaNDArI pravartaka zrI padma canda jI mahArAja va upapravartanI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja mahArAja vane / unakI kRpA va ArzIvAda se bhagavAna mahAvIra cAritra kI do hajAra pratiyAM prakAzita huI / hamArI samiti isa kI prakAzaka saMsthA thI / upAdhyAya zrI amara muni jI mahArAja ne ArzIvAda diyaa| isa pustaka ke mAdhyama se hamAre unase saMbaMdha pragAr3ha hue / unhoMne isa pustaka ke prakAzana kI AjJA dekara hamArI samiti para upakAra kiyaa| isa pustaka se hamArI paMjAvI lekhaka, saMsthA, sAhityakAra ke rUpa meM pahacAna vanI / 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI para paMjAba sarakAra ne vaha kArya bhASA vibhAga ko sauMpA gayA thA para vaha kArya samaya para saMmpana nahIM ho skaa| isI kArya ko mere dharma AtA ravindra jaina ne camatkArI DhaMga se sampanna kiyA / isakA prakAzana zrI Atma jaina priMTiMga praisa ludhiyAnA se huaa| isa graMtha kA vimocana mAnasA meM eka bhavya samAroha meM DI. sI. mahodaya ne kiyaa| isa avasara para DI. sI. sAhiva ne bhagavAna mahAvIra pArka kA udghATana kiyA / yaha pustaka deza videza ke vidvAnoM va lAIbrerIyoM meM phuNcii| isa kI samIkSA dillI kI eka paMjAdI patrikA meM prakAzita huI jise prasiddha kavi sa. gurUdeva siMha mAna ne likhA / isakA aMgrejI anuvAda bhaNDArI zrI padama canda jI mahArAja ne prakAzita karavAyA / yaha pustaka mere lie preraNA kA srota bnii| maiMne socA aba acche jaina sAhitya ko paMjAbI meM anuvAdita 183

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=AsyA ol gora to 8ma karane kA samaya A gayA hai| vasa yaha pustaka hamAre pragAr3ha saMbaMdhoM ko majabUta karane kA sAdhana vnii| hameM sabhI sampradAyoM ke saMta, sAdhu-sAdhvIyoM ke AzIvAda prApta hone lge| yaha prathama jaina purataka thI jise kisI prakAzana ne vikrI hetu, hamArI saMsthA se khriidaa| hama isa ke mAdhyama se bahuta se aMtarASTrIya stara ke jaina vidvAnoM se sAkSAtakAra kA avasara milaa| jaina dharma ate darzana 3. zramaNa saMgha ke tRtIya paTTadhara AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja nahAna prabhAvaka AcArya the| unhoMne sArA jIvana jaina sAhitya ko samarpita kiyA thaa| unhoMne 450 se adhika graMthoM kA nirmANa prakAzana apanI jiMdagI meM kiyaa| jisameM jaina kathA, darzana, AcAra, purAtatva, sAhitya, jyotiSa, tarka, karma, AtmA Adi anekoM viSayoM para unhoMne graMtha likhe| vaha siddhahasta lekhaka the| hamArI unase prathama bheMTa gonilA (hariyANA) meM huI, java hama nirayAvalikA sUtra ke lie AzIvAda likhavAne ge| vaha itane pada para pahuMca kara bhI bar3e saralAtmA the| paMjAva meM unakA svAgata ambAlA zahara meM hamArI gulgI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI dekha rekha meM huaa| unakA prathama cartumAsa ludhiyAnA meM thaa| . cartumAsa meM hara ravivAra ko darzana karane jAte the| eka dina unhoMne hameM kahA "Apa hamAre sAhitya meM kisI graMtha kA paMjAvI bhASA meM anuvAda karo, jo sava logoM ke lie upayogI ho" AcArya zrI kI vAta kyA kaheM, aisA lekhaka va vaktA maiMne apane jIvana meM kama dekhA hai| jisa kA sArA jIvana sAhitya ko samarpita ho| vaha vizva ke hara dharma ke jAnakAra the| vaha panma ahiMsaka the| paMjAba meM DerA vassI meM khula rahe vuccaDakhAne kI unhoMne mukhya maMtrI zrI veaMta siMha 184

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jI se isa DhaMga se virodhatA kI ki paMjAba sarakAra ko vuccar3akhAnA jo bana cukA thA, usa kA lAIseMsa radda karanA pdd'aa| para dUsarI pArTI ke korTa meM jAne ke kAraNa use sTe mila gyaa| aise mahApurUSa ke baDe-baDe graMthoM meM se eka pustaka cunanA muzkila kArya thA jo sarala bhASA meM jaina dharma kA paricaya pradAna kre| mujhe isa saMdarbha meM yaha jaina dharma darzana pustaka upayukta lgii| ava kampayUTara kA yuga A cukA thaa| hama ne donoM isa graMtha kA anuvAda apanI ravivArIya mITiMga meM mAtra do mahIne meM kara ddaalaa| paMjAbI sAhitya kI prasiddha saMsthA loka gIta prakAzana sarahiMda ne isa pustaka ko prakAzita karane kA jimmA liyaa| maiM isa prakAzana saMsthA ko paMjAva kI sarvazreSTa saMsthA manAtA huuN| hama yaha graMtha TAIpa karavA kara AcArya zrI ko samarpita kiyaa| AcArya bhagavAna vole "veTA ! yaha prakAzana kA kArya tumheM hI sampanna karanA hai, hama pradesI paMjAbI jAnate nhiiN|" / AcArya zrI kA samasta jIvana, jaina dharma ke prati zraddhA, vinaya va AsthA kI jItI jAgatI misAla thaa| unakA gaura varNa, madhya kada, zuddha hindI uccAraNa sabake mana ko bhAtA thaa| vaha bahuta tapasvI AtmA the| AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ke vAda samAja ko Apa jaisA zrutadhara AcArya milA thaa| vaha sava jaina sampradAyoM kI ekatA meM vizvAsa rakhate the| apane vyaktitva se vaha hara prANI ko prabhAvita karate the| aise mahApurUSa kI AjJA ko pUrA karane kA hameM saubhAgya milaa| yaha jIvana kI mahatvapUrNa upalabdhi thii| isa vAta ko hara kabhI nahIM bhuuleNge| saba se bar3I bAta jo bahuta ullekhanIya hai isa graMtha kA vimocana avasara thaa| isa samayaM AcArya zrI devendra 185

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama muni jI mahArAja mAlerakoTalA meM acAnaka padhAre the / isa kA pramukha kAraNa thA jaina sAdhvI zrI hema kuMvara jI mahArAja ko 130 dina kA vrata kA pAraNA mahotsava samAroha thA / AcArya zrI kA pahale kAryakrama aura thaa| vaha pahale jammU jAnA cAhate the / parantu sAdhvI jI ne eka bhISaNa pratijJA kI ki "maiM apanA vrata AcArya zrI ke sAnidhya meM sampanna karUMgI, nahIM to yaha vrata calatA rahegA / java taka AcArya zrI ke darzana nahIM hoNge|" sAdhvI zrI pahale bhI tapa karatI A rahI haiM / ava bhI tapa karatI haiN| bhaviSya meM bhI kreNgii| para aisI pratijJA unhoMne pahale kabhI nahIM kI thI / Akhira AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja ko cartumAsa kI samApti ke bAda mAlerakoTalA padhAranA thaa| vaha apane karIva 10 sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ke sAtha ahamadagar3ha, kuppa hote hue mAlerakoTalA se 3 kilomITara kI dUrI para ruuke| unheM usa samaya teja bukhAra thA / AcArya zrI vhIla ceyara ke mAdhyama se mAlerakoTalA kI sImA meM phuNce| mAlerakoTalA ke sthAnIya kAMgresI vidhAyaka va maMtrI caudharI abdula guphAra, nagarapAlikA ke adhyakSa va dUsarI dhArmika va samAja sevI saMsthAoM ne agavAnI kI / zahara ko dulhana kI bhAMti sajAyA gyaa| maMtrI sAhiva ne AcArya zrI kI vhIla ceyara ko apane hAthoM se kucha dUrI taka calAyA / sabhI loga AcArya zrI ke sAtha paidala cala rahe the 1 zrI sanAtana dharma sabhA kA mahatvapUrNa sahayoga isa samAroha ko milA / AcArya zrI ke lie vizAla paMDAla zrI hanumAna maMdira meM banavAyA gyaa| isa kI taiyArIyAM kaI dinoM se cala rahI thiiN| unakI zobhA yAtrA para 50 geTa vane / sthAna-sthAna para jala pAna kA progrAma saMsthAoM aura dukAnadAroM ne kiyaa| pahale dina AcArya zrI ratI rAma jaina smAraka meM, AcArya bhagavAna pdhaare| zAma ke khAne kA prabaMdha laMgara kameTI 186

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- RthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrI hanumAna maMdira ne kiyaa| yaha ApasI bhAIcAre kA pratIka utsava thaa| sAre nagara meM AcArya zrI ko ghumAyA gyaa| isa samAroha meM hindu, muslima, sikkha 8 IsAI saMsthAoM ne mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyaa| samAroha sthala meM eka lAkha se jyAdA logoM kI bhIr3a sAre bhArata se ikaTThI huii| AcArya zrI kA sanmAna vibhinna saMsthAoM ne abhinaMdana patra ke mAdhyama se kiyaa| AcArya zrI ko eka bhavya siMhAsana para baiThAyA gyaa| AcArya zrI kA itihAsaka pravacana huaa| vaha mAlerakoTalA kI sAMjhI saMskRti se prabhAvita the| paMjAba sarakAra kI ora se caudharI abdula mukAra maMtrI jI ne AcArya zrI kA svAgata kiyaa| __ maMtrI jI ne isa avasara para AcArya devendra mArga kI ghoSaNA kii| isI maMgalamada avasara para hamAre graMtha kA vimocana huaa| prakAzaka dhor3e hI gaMdha taiyAra kara skaa| yaha graMtha kA vimocana caudharI abdula guphAra ne apane kara kamaloM se . kiyaa| phira isa kI pradhana prati caudharI sAhiba va hama donoM __ ne AcArya zrI ke kara kamaloM meM samarpita kii| isa bhavya samAroha kI zobhA dekhate hI vanatI thii| isa graMtha ke prakAzana meM AcArya zrI se hamArA riztA majabUta huaa| unhoMne hameM maMgalamaya AzIvAda diyaa| yaha hamAre jIvana kA bhavya samAroha meM se eka thaa| __yaha hamAre lie prathama avasara thA jaba kisI AcArya ke graMtha kA anuvAda karane kA hameM saubhAgya milaa| yaha graMtha dekhane meM to pAkeTa buka hai, para aisA jaina dharma kA koI vipaya nahIM jise jo AcArya zrI se achutA rahA ho| jaina dharma, saMskRti, purAtatva, sAhitya va sAhityakAra sabhI ke vAre meM vipUla mAtrA meM sAmagrI prApta hotI hai| itanI sarala 187

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= vAyA hI vora vahad o8mA purataka, jisa meM jaina darzana kA samagra upalabdha ho kama upalabdha hotI hai| isa pustaka kA aMgrajI anuvAda ho cukA thaa| isa pustaka ko par3hane se hamAre jaina dharma kI mAnyatAoM ke vAre va sampradAyoM ke vAre meM kAphI jAnakArI huii| 188

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama paMjAbI anuvAdita aprakAzita sAhitya mahAvIra de paMja siddhAMta 1 : yaha hamArI aprakAzita racanA hai| isa kI racanA vahuvrata zrI zramaNa saMghIya salAhakAra zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ne kI hai| isa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 5 siddhAMtoM kA sundara zAstrIya paramparA ke anusAra vivecana kiyA gayA hai| yaha siddhAMta haiM : 1. ahiMsAvAda : 2. anekAMtavAda 3. IzvaravAda 4. aparigrahavAda 5. AtmavAda ina graMthoM meM ina siddhAMto kI tArkika DhaMga se vyAkhyA kI gaI hai| zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja AcArya zrI AtmA rAma ke pramukha ziSya the| vaha apane nAma ke anurUpa jJAnavAna haiN| unhoMne AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ke nAma se anekoM saMsthAoM kA nirmANa paMjAva meM kiyA hai| 50 se jyAdA graMtha prakAzita karavA cuke haiN| isa meM prajJApanA sUtra __ bhAga - 3, (2) aMtakRtadazA, (3) anuyogadvAra-2, vipAka sUtra prasiddha haiN| Apa kavi va vaktA bhI haiN| unakI mahAvIra AntI jagata prasiddha hai| yaha unakI racanA abhI aprakAzita hai| acchI vyavasthA hone para yaha graMtha bhI prakAzita hogaa| jambU dIpa gAIDa 2 : yaha laghu kAyA pustikA kI lekhikA hastinApura tIdhaM kI nirmANa kartA mAtA jJAnamati jI mahArAja haiN| vaha mahAna vidUSI lekhikA haiN| ApakI 50 se jyAdA graMtha va pustake vibhinna viSayoM para prakAzita ho cukI haiN| saMskRta, prAkRta, hindI bhASAoM kI mahAna vidUSI haiN| vaha prabhAvikA sAdhvI haiN| digambara paramparA meM, vaha AcArya deza bhUSaNa jI 189

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- RAI kI ora bar3hate kadama mahArAja kI ziSyA haiN| unakI vahineM bhI unake saMgha meM dIkSita haiN| unake tIrtha jINaMddhAra ke kArya vizAla haiN| bahuta kama sAdhvIyAM itanA bar3A kAma kara pAtI haiN| unhoMne ayodhyA jaise tIrtha meM vizAla nirmANa kArya kiyA hai| unakA lekhana kArya, nirmANa ke sAtha-sAtha calatA rahatA hai| yaha pustikA abhI kaI kAraNoM se prakAzita nahIM ho paaii| isa pustaka meM jambU dIpa kA AkAra kI vyAkhyA jaina zAstroM anusAra kI gaI hai| unake abhinaMdana graMtha meM hamArA lekhaka paMjAbI bhASA meM prakAzita huA hai, jo unake jIvana para hai| AcArya vijayaindradinna sUri 3 : paMjAvI kI a-kAzita racanAoM meM hamArI yaha racanA bhI aprakAzita hai| isa meM AcArya vijayaindra dinna , sUrizvara jI mahArAja kA javana cAritra zrI vIrendra vijaya jI ne hindI meM prakAzita kiyA : unakI preraNA se hamAre dvArA isa kA paMjAbI anuvAda huaa| para AcArya zrI ke gujarAta kI / tarapha se padhArane ke kAraNa yaha anuvAda bhI aprakAzita par3A hai| isa pustaka meM AcArya zrI ke krAntikArI jIvana kI jhalaka prApta hotI hai| vidvAna lekhaka ne 25 pRSTa kI pustaka meM bahuta kucha kaha DAlA hai| 190

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama svatantra paMjAbI sAhitya anuvAda ke atirikta hama donoM paMjAvI bhASA meN| jaina dharma kA jJAna dene vAle svatantra graMthoM kA nirmANa meM kiyA hai| jo hamArI maulika racanAeM haiN| yaha kArya bhI hamAre dvArA anuvAdita sAhitya ke sAtha-sAtha calatA rahA hai| isa saMdarbha meM paMjAvI prakAzanoM kI eka sUcI hama de rahe haiM, je. hamAre dvArA racita hai| ina racanAoM kA vivaraNa isa prakAra jaina saMskRti aura sAhitya kI rUpa rekhA 1 : isa laghu kathA pustikA meM jaina dharma kI prAcInataH kA dik darzana karAyA gayA hai| zramaNa 8 brAhmaNa saMskRti ke vIca bheda rekhA khIMcI hai| isa pustaka kA AdhAra veda, purApaH, mahAbhArata, vauddha graMthoM ko banAyA gayA hai| yaha zodha pustika hai| isa kA vimocana vizva paMjAvI lekhaka sammelana dillI ke avasara para huaa| vahIM isa pustaka ka. vitaraNa bhI kiya, gyaa| jaina sAhitya kI rUpa rekhA 2 : isa laghu kAyA graMtha meM 14 puoM, 45 AgamoM kI paramparA, nAma va zloka saMkhyA va viSayoM kA varNana hai| isa meM jaina digambara sAhitya kA paricaya bhI diyA gayA hai| isake sAtha-sAtha jaina AgamoM kI vAcanA kA itihAsa va pUrvo kA paramparA ke kSaya hone kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isa kA vimocana vizva lekhaka sammelana ke avasara para dillI ke vijJAna bhavana meM sampanna huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra de conaveM upadeza 3. : isa pustikA meM jaina zAstroM se prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana upayogI saMdeza ko saMgraha kiyA gayA hai| yaha upadeza 191

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jIvana ke rahasya ko kholane meM sakSama haiM / yaha saMdeza hara kAla, samaya, vyakti ke lie samatA, aikatA va samanvaya kA saMdeza dete haiN| paMjAbI bhASA meM yaha prayatna prathama bAra huA / isa kA vimocana bhI vizva paMjAvI lekhaka sammelana ke avasara para dehalI ke vijJAna bhavana meM sampanna huA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakAlI itihAsaka mahApurUSa 4 : paMjAbI bhASA meM jaina itihAsa para likhA gayA hamArA pahalA kathA saMgraha hai / isa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prasiddha ziSya rAjA zreNika, maMtrI abhaya kumAra, atimukta kumAra, mahAsatI candana vAlA, mRgAvatI, megha kumAra, Adi bhavya prANIyoM kA jIvana itihAsaka srotoM meM likhA gayA hai| saMgarUra se prakAzita hone vAle dainika kaumI dena meM kiztavAra prakAzita huA / yaha jaina kahAnIyoM kA kisI dainika samAcAra patra kA pahalA prakAzana thA / yaha prakAzana 60 kiztoM meM prakAzita huA / isa pustaka kA prakAzana svatantra rUpa se nahIM huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra 5 : lagabhaga 2500 varSoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana cAritra paMjAbI bhASA meM kisI ne likhA nahIM thA / mujhe prasannatA hai ki yaha itihAsaka kArya maiMne va mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne kara dikhaayaa| saikaMDoM hindI, gujarAtI, saMskRta, prAkRta, urdU va aMgrejI ke jIvana cAritroM kA adhyayana kiyA / unakI zailI dekhii| isa cAritra ko likhane kA hameM saubhAgya prathama vAra prApta huaa| isa graMtha kI samIkSA dainika paMjAvI TrivyUna va ajIta meM prakAzita ho cukI hai| jaina patra-patrikAoM meM isa kI samIkSA alaga prakAzita huii| yaha graMtha thA jisa 192

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA vimocana vizva lekhaka paMjAvI sammelana ke avasara para dillI meM sampanna huA / isa sammelana meM vizva ke kone-kone se paMjAbI lekhaka Ae the| isa kA vimocana isI sammelana meM kiyA gayA / yaha graMtha iMgalaiNDa, polaiNDa, amerikA, pAkistAna, AsTreliyA, maleziyA taka pahuMcA / isa graMtha ke vAre meM AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne eka ghaTanA sunaaii| vaha kahane lage " java maiM iMTaranaizanala mahAvIra jaina mizana nyUyArka jaina mizana ke lie cU0ena0o0 meM sthAna pAne ke lie prArthanA patra bhejaa| merI bheMTa eka saradAra jI se huii| vaha kahane lage "maiM Apa ke dharma ko iMTaranaizanala nahIM mAnatA, saMsAra meM mahAvIra ko kauna jAnatA hai ? jaina dharma to kevala bhArata taka sImita hai / " " mere pAsa uttara dene ke lie kucha na thA / kAraNa yaha ki maiM pahalA saMta thA jo vizva ke kone-kone meM jaina dharma ke pracAra ko nikalA thaa| maiMne kucha socA, phira mujhe Apa ke paMjAvI mahAvIra cAritra kA dhyAna AyA / saubhAgya se vaha pustaka mere pAsa thI / maiMne vaha pustaka saradAra jI ko bheMTa karate hue kahA, "dekhie ! jaina sAhitya saMsAra kI hara bhASA meM upalabdha hai| hara kone-kone meM jaina Agama par3hane vAle haiM yahAM taka ki paMjAba kI bhASA meM bhI yaha pustaka Apa ke sAmane hai, aura Apa ko kyA aMtarrASTrIya pramANa cAhie ?" yaha pustaka pAkara saradAra jI prasanna hue / unhoMne mere se aura paMjAvI sAhitya maaNgaa| jo hamAre siddhAcalama meM thaa| unhoMne Apa kI pustaka pAkara hI, merI saMsthA ko yU0ena0o0 meM sthAna diyaa| Aja saMsAra kA 12vAM dharma jaina dharma hai| isa kA pracAra sthAnIya bhASA meM karane ke bahuta AdhAra haiN| yaha pustaka jaina dharma kI paramparA se zurU hotI hai / isa meM prabhu mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| 193

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- - gAsyA on aora vaha hama bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma se pUrva kI sthitiyoM, unake janma Tina para deva Agama, vacapana, dIkSA, tapasyA, dharma pracAra kA saMkSipta varNana hai| yaha graMtha itanA prasiddha huA ki zIghra hI isa kA dvitIya prakAzana huaa| jo gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke suzrAvaka zrI suzIla kumAra jI jaina pradhAna esa. esa. jaina sabhA karola vAga, dillI vAloM ne apanI mAtA jI kI punaH smRti meM prakAzita krvaayaa| isa meM se bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita citra bhI prakAzita kie gae haiN| pahale eDIzana meM citra kama the| isa eDIzana meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana cAritra meM praisa kI galtIyoM ko dUra kiyA gyaa| yaha sArA kArya 6 disaMbara 1962 ke bAda rAma janma vAvarI masjida bhUmi vivAda ke samaya prakAzita huaa| isakI jimmevArI pahale kI taraha mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne nibhaaii| yaha graMtha hamArI aisI racanA thI jise hama paricaya patra kaha sakate haiN| yaha pustaka jaina saMsthAoM meM bAMTI gii| yaha pustaka paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA ke dI.e. prathama (dharma) meM sujhAva pustikA ke rUpa meM mAnya hai| bhAratI sAhitya vica bhagavAna mahAvIra 6 : bhAratI sAhira kI jaba hama carcA karate haiM to hamArA dhyAna jaina, vauddha, vaidika sAhitya para jAtA hai| prastuta nibaMdha meM vaidika paramparA meM bhagavAna RSabha deva kA varNana veda, purANa, upaniSada Adi graMthoM ke AdhAra meM kiyA gayA hai| vaidika graMthoM meM prabhu mahAvIra kA varNana nA Ane ke kAraNa vatAe gae haiN| isa ke viparIta vauddha paramparA meM prabhu mahAvIra se saMbaMdhita ghaTanAoM kA varNana 54 se jyAdA vAra AyA hai| vauddha paramparA bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI caturyAma paramparA kA samarthana karatI hai| isa ke vAda jaina paramparA meM Agama va svatantra sAhitya digamvara va zvetAmvara paramparA se milatA hai| 194

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama yaha bhArata kI prAcIna va vartamAna bhASAoM meM upalabdha hai| hama ne sabhI pramukha sAhityoM ko eka sthAna para ikaTThA kiyA hai| isa pustaka kA samarpaNa sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne apane kara kamaloM se kiyaa| sADA sAhita 7 : yaha laghu kAyA pustaka hai| isa meM hamAre dvArA prakAzita va aprakAzita graMthoM kA vivaraNa diyA gayA thaa| yaha graMtha aba prakAzita ho cuke haiN| isa kA vimocana mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mere dvArA krvaayaa| isa pustaka meM hamAre paMjAvI-hindI sAhitya kA vivaraNa hai| yaha purUpottama prajJA kA aMka hai, jo mere janma dina para mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mujhe bheMTa karate haiN| jaina Agama sAhita 8 : isa pustaka meM sarvaprathama jaina dharma ke 14 pUvoM kA paricaya diyA gayA hai| isa ke bAda aMga, upAMga, mUla sUtra, TeTa, maMtra, prakiNaka, TIkA, curNi, niyukti para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| 45 AgamoM ke nAma, unameM varNita viSaya, unakI TIkA sabhI kI vyAkhyA paMjAbI bhASA meM kI gaI hai| yaha prathama prayAsa hai ki pAThaka jaina Agama meM varNita viSayoM ko apanI __ bhASA meM jAna skeN| isa kA vimocana sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne kiyA thaa| jaina dharma de tIrthaMkara 6 : ___ isa pustaka meM jaina dharma ke 24 tIthaMkaroM kA paricaya va ghaTanAoM kA varNana paMjAvI bhASA meM diyA gayA hai| unake mAtA-pitA kA nAma, janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna va mokSa 195

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sthAna kA vivaraNa, sarala paMjAbI bhASA meM varNana karane kI ceSTA kI gaI hai| gaNadharavAda 10 : ___ hara tIrthakara ke gaNadhara hote haiM, jo prabhu kI vANI kA saMkalana karate haiN| aMtima tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 11 gaNadhara the| inameM pramukha gaNadhara indrabhUti gautam the| kaI ajJAnI isa gautama ko mahAtmA buddha mAna lete haiN| para ' aisA nahIM hai| yaha sava brAhmaNa the| sabhI gaNadharoM ne prabhu mahAvIra ke darabAra meM apane praznoM kA samAdhAna prApta kiyA thaa| phira inhoMne apane hajAroM ziSyoM ke sAtha dIkSA prApta kI thii|.diikssaa se pahale hara gaNadhara ke mana meM kucha prazna the| ina praznoM va unake uttara kI carcA isa pustaka meM kI gaI hai| gaNadhara vAda para dArzanika carcA kA eka mAtra jaina paMjAvI graMtha hai| isa meM lie jIva AtmA, naraka-svarga, deva, karma, izvara Adi viSaya para carcA kI gaI hai| jaina dharma - ika saMkhepa jAnakArI 11: yaha 251 pRSTa kA vizAla graMtha hai| yaha pustaka bI.e. tRtIya (dhanI meM paMjAbI yUnivarsiTI paTiyAlA ke dharma adhyayana vibhAga dvArA sujhAva pustikA ke rUpa meM mAnya rahI hai| isa graMtha para dainika TribyUna meM DA0 dharma siMha ne samIkSA likhii| vidvAnoM meM isa graMtha kI mAMga bahuta rahI hai| isa graMtha meM jaina dharma kI prAcInatA, dharma, darzana, saMskRti va mAnyatAoM ko prakaTa karane vAlI eka mAtra pustaka hai| isa pustaka ke tIna bhAga haiN| prathama bhAga meM jaina paramparA, saMskRti va sAhitya ko carcA kA viSaya banAyA gayA hai| dUsare bhAga meM navakAra maMtra kI vyAkhyA hai| tIsare bhAga meM jaina darzana kI carcA hai| yaha graMtha meM jaina dharma kI 196

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-sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mAnyatAoM ke bAre meM zraddhA se likhA gayA hai| isa meM 24 tIthaMkaroM kA jIvana vRta, bhArata. va videzoM meM jaina dharma ke pracAra-prasAra kA varNana hai| isa bhAga meM jaina rAjAoM kA varNana bhI hai| . dUsare bhAga meM hI sAdhu, sAdhvI, upAdhyAya va AcArya ke guNoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isI khaNDa meM hai tatva va SaTa dravyoM kA vistRta varNana hai| tRtIya bhAga meM anekAMtavAda, pramANa, naya, nikSepa, AtmA, paramAtmA, guNa, sthAna lezyA va mokSa saMbaMdhI jaina mAnyatAoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| jaina dharma bhArata kA prAcInatama svatantra dharma hai| isa vAta para jora diyA gayA hai| isa graMtha kA samarpaNa AcArya suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke eka aMtarASTrIya jaina sammelana ke avasara para vijJAna bhavana meM kiyA thaa| yaha graMtha jaina dArzanika paramparA ko samajhane kA eka mAtra sAdhana hai| isa graMtha meM jaina paramparAoM aura mAnyatAoM kA pUrNa dhyAna rakhA gayA hai| isa graMtha meM jaina pavoM kA varNana bhI kiyA gayA hai| isa graMtha kA vimocana paMjAvI yUnivarsiTI ke prAMgana meM huA thaa| hamArI koziza rahI hai ki jaina dharma kA koI viSaya aisA na rahe, jo achUtA ho| isa meM __ anya vAtoM ke sAtha jaina tIrtha kA saMkSipta paricaya hai deva, gurU va dharma kI khula kara vyAkhyA navakAra maMtra meM A gaI hai| jaina kAla gaNanA kA ullekha bhI kiyA gayA hai| arihaMta, siddha ke guNa tIrthakaroM, atizayoM kA varNana bhI kara diyA gayA hai| isa graMtha kI bhUmikA phrAMsa kI vidUSI DA0 nalini valavIra ne likhI hai| yaha sUtrakRtAMga kA bhAga kI bhUmikA kA bhAga bhI hai isa pustaka ko par3he vinA sUtrakRtAMga par3hanA kaThina hai| 197

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bauddha sAhitya vica nAta putta (bhagavAna mahAvIra) 12 : . isa pustaka meM hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana vauddha tripiTiko sAhitya se saMkalita karake batAyA hai ki jaina dharma vauddha dharma se prAcIna hai| mahAtmA vuddha va bhagavAna mahAvIra kI itihAsakatA kA pramANa isa pustaka meM ghaTita hotA hai| vauddha sAhitya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ko pratidvaMdvI ke rUpa meM dikhAyA gayA hai| yaha lekha AsthAMjalI ke paMjAvI bhAga meM prakAzita huA thaa| ArathAjalI eka abhinaMdana graMtha hai jisakA prakAzana AcArya zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja ke 50vIM dIkSA jayaMtI para kiyA gayA thaa| purAtana paMjAba vica jaina dharma 7 : hara dharma kA apanA itihAsa hotA hai jisa dharma jAti kA itihAsa nahIM vaha kauma kahalAne kI hakadAra nahIM hai| jaina dharma kA apanA itihAsa hai| paramparA, mAnyatAeM haiN| ___ hara rAjya, hara kAla meM jaina kisI kisI rUpa meM vidyamAna thA, hai, bhaviSya meM rhegaa| paMjAva hamalAvaroM kI bhUmi rahI hai| ina videzI AkramaNakArIyoM ke kAraNa jaina dharma meM prAcIna itihAsa meM kama sAmagrI upalabdha hotI hai| paMjAba meM jaina dharma kA itihAsa jaina dharma jitanA purANA hai| kyoMki sabhI tIrthakaroM kA Agamana paMjAva meM rahA hai| unhoMne yahAM tapasyA kI hai, dharma pracAra kiyA hai| kAphI samaya se eka prazna vidvAnoM ke sAmane ghUmatA rahA hai ki jaina dharma paMjAva meM kava AyA ? isa prazna kA uttara itanA hI hai ki paMjAva meM jaina dharma hara kAla meM vidyamAna rahA hai| prAcIna paMjAva kA, prAcIna paMjAva kA nAma sapta siMdhu pradeza thaa| vedoM meM bhI sAta nadIyoM kI carcA kI 198

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- a sii gora laTake hama gaI hai| gaNataMtra yuga meM pezAvara se mathurA taka kSetra kA nAma utarApatha thaa| isI mArga se jaina tIrthakara bhramaNa karate rahe haiN| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne isa pAvana bhUmi ko pavitra kiyaa| phira isI bhAga meM kukhdeza meM bhagavAna zAMtinAtha, bhagavAna kadhunAtha jI, bhagavAna arahanAtha kA janma huaa| isa dharatI para ina bhagavAnoM ke cAra kalyANaka hue| svayaM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra isa mArga se kaI bAra pdhaare| apane tapasyA kAla meM vaha saiyaviyA (syAlakoTa), thUnAka sanniveza (kurUkSetra), hastinApUra, mokA (mogA), vItabhapattana (merA pAkistAna va rohataka nagarI meM padhArane kA itihAsaka pramANa upalabdha hai| lAkhoM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikAoM ne isa kSetra ko jaina kalA, purAtatva, va mandiroM se bhara diyaa| yahAM vipUla mAtrA meM sAhitya likhA gyaa| zvetAmbara jaina paTTAvalIyoM me isa kSetra meM hue jaina dharma ke pracAra kA varNana hai| prAcIna paMjAba kI sImAoM meM sindhu, sovira, jammU kazmIra, himAcala, pUrva va pazcimI paMjAba, hariyANA, dillI, uttara pradeza kA meraTa jilA ke Asa pAsa kA kSetra va rAjasthAna kA gaMgAnagara jilA thaa| kalhaNa kI rAjataraMgaNI isa bAta kI sAkSI bharatI hai ki aneka samrAToM ne jaina dharma kA pracAra isa kSetra meM kiyA thaa| zrI nagara kI sthApanA jaina jA azoka ne kI thii| jo morya azoka se bhinna thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vAda bhI jaina dharma kA pracAra isa kSetra meM hotA rhaa| isa kA kAraNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 2400 varSa taka mathurA jaina dharma, kalA kA kendra thaa| vaise bhI sindhu ghATI kI sabhyatA meM jaina dharma se saMbaMdhita kaI mudrAeM upalabdha haiN| yaha prAnta bahuta se jaina dharma ke pracArakoM kI janma bhUmi, karma bhUmi, dIkSA bhUmi hai| paMjAva ke rAjAoM ne jaina dharma ko rAjadharma ke rUpa 199

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-= vAsthA hI vora vaha 08ma meM apnaayaa| isa bAta kI jAnakArI jana sAdhAraNa ko nA ke varAvara hai| vaise bhI isa viSaya para kisI ne kAma nahIM kiyA thaa| hameM apane lekhaka jIvana meM kaI vAra vizvavidyAlayoM ke prophaisaroM ko isa prazna kA adhUrA uttara denA pdd'taa| hama vahuta parezAna the| isa viSaya para koI likhata sAmagrI kisI bhASA meM upalabdha nahIM thii| maiMne purANoM ke aMdara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA varNana pddh'aa| veda, purANa mahAbhArata sabhI graMthoM' kI janma bhUmi prAcIna paMjAva meM yaha paMcanaMda kSetra hai| veda, purANa, boddha graMtha, jaina graMtha va muslima yuga meM jaina dharma kI sthiti kA mujhe patA claa| hama donoM ne paMjAva ke purAtatva sthaloM kA bhramaNa kiyaa| hamAre sAmane kalyANa, jIMda, nAranaula, kurukSetra, piMjaura, sunAma, vaThiNDA, pharIdakoTa, arathaladohala, agrohA,, hisAra se upalabdha prAcIna pramANa pratimA ke rUpa meM the jo hameM ATa sadI se guptakAla taka le jAte the| sindhu ghATI kI kaI sIleM jaina dharma ke pramANa ko 8000 I.pU. taka le jAtI hai| kAMgaDA kilA meM mUla nAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI jagat prasiddha pratimA hai| isa ke pAsa vaidyanAtha paparolA meM khaMDita mUrtiyoM ke zilAlekhoM kA pramANa milaa| kucha prAitihAsaka va itihAsaka ghaTanAoM kA patA paTTAvalIyoM ke mAdhyama se claa| samAnA kI prAcIna dAdAvADI, mAlerakoTalA, paTiyAlA, pharIdakoTa, amRtasara, lAhaura, syAlakoTa, gujarAMvAlA, mullatAna, ludhiyAnA, phagavAr3A meM yatiyoM ke DeroM se prAcIna sAmagrI ne isa graMtha ko saMpUrNa karane meM sahAyatA kii| yaha paMjAva kA jaina itihAsa khojane ke saMdarbha graMtha bana gyaa| cAroM sampradAyoM meM kava kisakA Agamana huaa| paramparAoM kI bAta calI, prabhAvika sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM, lekhakoM, svataMtratA senAnIyoM kA paricaya diyA gyaa| yaha graMtha hamArI 5 sAla kI kaTora zrama 200

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA phala thaa| sAmagrI ko saMkalita kiyA gyaa| vikhare pramANoM ko ikaTThA karanA jahAM kaThina kArya thA, vahAM yaha itihAsakAroM ke samakSa hara samaya utaradAyitva bharA kArya thaa| para gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke AzIvAda se yaha kArya saMpanna huaa| isa meM do graMtha, paTTAvalI parAga, paTTAvalI saMgraha vahuta kAma aae| AnaMda jI kalyANa jI per3hI se hameM mugala vAdazAhoM ke vaha hukamanAmeM mile, jo jaina tIrtha kI rakSA kA zikAra rokane hetU jArI kie gae the| ina meM paMjAva meM hiMsA vaMda karane kA ullekha thaa| isa graMtha ke prArambha meM jaina dharma kI prAcInatA kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| phira jaina tIrthakara aura paMjAva kA varNana jaina AgamoM ke AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai| jaina .... rAjAoM dvArA paMjAba meM dharma pracAra kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| ina rAjAoM meM morya, kuSANa, zaka, vaMza pramukha rahe haiN| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke putroM meM vAhubali kI rAjadhAnI gaMdhAra deza kI takSazilA thii| yahAM bharata-vAhuvali saMgrAma huA thaa| isI dharatI para bAhubali ne rAjapATa chor3a kara dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| yahAM unheM kevala jJAna prApta huaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva dharma pracAra hetu yahAM padhAre the| unheM tapasyA ke samaya eka varSa taka bhojana nahIM milaa| hastinApUra meM unake pautra zreyAMsa ne unheM AhAra (bhojana) diyaa| phira zAMti, kuMthu araha prabhu jaise cakravratI tIrthakara isa dharatI ne paidA kie| rAmAyaNa meM RSi bAlamIkI kA Azrama paMjAva meM hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kevala jJAna ke samaya vartamAna sthAnezvara (kurukSetra) meM padhAre the| eka bAra unhoMne sindhu sovira deza ke rAjA TuMdayana ko dIkSA dene unhoMne lambA ugra vihAra kiyA thaa| 201

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sAhitya jagata kI isa kRti kI prastAvanA prasiddha sikkha itihAsakAra svaH zamazera siMha azoka ne likhI thii| yaha unakI aMtima prastAvanA thii| merA dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina unake gAMva meM sarakArI naukarI karatA thaa| zrI azoka aMtarASTrIya khyAti prApta itihAsakAra the| sava se vaDI vAta hai ki unakA jaina dharma ke prasiddha AcArya AtmA rAma jI mahArAja se ghaniSTa saMbaMdha thaa| vaha unakI vidvatA se bahuta prabhAvita the| jaina muniyoM ke tapa tyAga kA hRdaya se sanmAna karate the| unakI vizAla lAIbrerI meM hajAroM pustakeM thii| jo unhoMne apane jIvana kAla meM hI paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya ko bheMTa kara dI thii| vaha paMjAva itihAsa ke pratiSTata vidvAna the| jaba hamAre dvArA isa pustaka kI rUpa rekhA dikhAI gaI to unhoMne hamArI likhata vAta ko akSarataH satya maanaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki brAhmaNavAda ke kAraNa jaina dharma kA vilaya hindu dharma meM hotA rahA hai| jaina dharma kI hI nahIM, hara dharma para brAhmaNoM ne apanA prabhAva choDA hai| Aja sikkha dharma bhI brAhmaNoM kI paramparA se baMdhA hai| jina ke lie guru sAhivAna sikkhoM ko varjita kiyA thaa| dharma ke vAre unake vicAra spaSTa the "dharma meM naitika, sadAcAra, sabhyatA, darzana va itihAsa sava A jAtA hai| dharma ina mUla bhUta tatvoM ke mizraNa kA nAma hai|" phira graMtha kA prakAzana zrI Atma jaina priMTiMga presa ludhiyAnA se prakAzita huaa| - isa prakAra yaha graMtha bhI hamane taiyAra kara apanI gurUNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke kara kamaloM meM samarpita kiyaa| hama isa graMtha kI eka prati lekara bhASA vibhAga meM pahuMce, jahAM hamArI bheMTa vartamAna nirdezaka DA. zrI madanalAla hasIjA se huii| unhoMne hameM jaina dharma kI kucha ettrii paMjAvI koSa meM likhavAne ke lie bulAyA thaa| graMtha dekha kara unhoMne 202

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kahA "Apa kA zrama isa yogya hai ki isa graMtha kA vimocana bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI kreN| Apa kaho to maiM apane sAthI zrI o.pI. AnaMda dillI se milavAtA huuN| vaha Apako rASTrapati bhavana le caleMge / " isa taraha yaha graMtha lambe parizrama ke bAda rASTrapati bhavana meM zrI o. pI. AnaMda dvArA phuNcaa| yaha bheMTa eka yAdagAra bheMTa thI / phira rASTrapati jI se samaya lene kA kAryakrama claa| saubhAgya se AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja dillI meM virAjamAna the| mere dharmaAtA ravindra jaina ne zrI guracaraNa siMha DhilloM tatkAlIna saciva rASTrapati bhavana se acchA saMparka banA liyA / bar3e lambe aMtarAla ke bAda 26 pharavarI 1687 ko isa graMtha kA vimocana bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne rASTrapati bhavana meM eka sAde samAroha meM kiyaa| isa avasara para hama donoM ko 'zramaNopAsaka' pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko jJAnI jI ne 'jainajyoti' pada se vibhUSita kiyA | isa graMtha ke vimocana kA samAcAra sAre samAcAra patroM meM aayaa| dUradarzana jAlaMdhara ne vajaTa kI khavara roka kara isa samAcAra ko prasArita kiyaa| yaha samAroha AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke nezrAya meM sampanna huaa| isa meM sAdhvI AcArya DA0 sAdhanA jI mahArAja apane ziSya maNDalI sahita padhArI thii| 50 ke karIva mehamAna pdhaare| ina meM kucha AcArya zrI ke videzI ziSya the / isa samAroha ko saphala karane meM mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina jI ne zrama kiyA / yaha merA saubhAgya thA ki mujhe va mere dharma bhrAtA ko pahalI bAra rASTrapati bhavana meM sanmAnita kiyA gyaa| isa avasara para eka pustaka zramaNopAsaka 203

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama purUSottama jaina kA vimocana aura huA, yaha pustaka mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne rASTrabhASA hindI meM likhI thI / isa pustaka kA vimocana bhI mere dharmabhrAtA ne jJAnI jI se krvaayaa| vaha pustaka rASTrapati bhavana meM mujhe bheMTa kI gii| yaha kisI rASTrapati dvArA jaina sAdhu, sAdhvI va lekhakoM kA prathama abhinandana thA / jo hamAre jIvana kI mahatvapUrNa anubhUti hai / isa vimocana se hameM aMtarrASTrIya staraM para jaina itihAsakAra ke rUpa meM mAnyatA milii| mere dharmabhrAtA ne isI dina merA 40vAM janmadina rASTrapati bhavana meM manAyA / * laghu pustikAeM purUSottama prajJA 1 : yaha pradhana jaina vijJapti hai jo 31 mArca aura 10 navaMbara ko paMjAvI bhASA meM prakAzita hotI hai| isa meM zodha nibaMdha bhI prakAzita hote haiN| AcArya zrI tulasI jI 2 : isa kRti kI racanA AcArya zrI tulasI ke paMjAva padhArane para huI thii| unake jIvana, kRta, va mahAnatA para paMjAvI bhASA meM yaha laghu pustikA hai| AcArya zrI jaina samAja ke mahAna kavi, lekhaka va vaktA hue haiN| Apa kA paricaya pIche kiyA jA cukA hai| AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja 3 : digambara AcArya zrI dezabhUSaNa ke jIvana, kRtitva para prakAza DAlane vAlI hamArI yaha laghu kRti hai / AcArya zrI saiMkar3oM graMthoM ke racayitA haiN| mAtA jJAnamati jI 4 : 204

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3 -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama . mAtA jJAnamati abhinaMdana graMtha meM hamArA paMjAbI bhASA meM unake jIvana se saMbaMdhita lekha prakAzita huA thaa| jisameM unake unakA jIvanI va kRtiyoM kA varNana hai| sAtha meM unhoMne jina tIthoM kA jINoddhAra kiyA athavA nae tIthoM kA nirmANa kiyA hai, usakA vivecana kiyA gayA hai| upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja 5 : guruNI jI ke paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya padhArane para unake jIvana va vyaktitva para paMjAbI meM eka paricaya pustaka likhI thI, jo logoM meM vAMTI gaI thii| AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja 6 : AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja bhASaNa mAlA ke aMtaragata unakA paricaya hamAre dvArA paMjAbI meM prakAzita huA thA, jo gurUNI jI ke paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya padhArane para vAMTA gayA thaa| yaha pustikA bhASaNa meM Ae zrotAoM meM vAMTI gii| urtAradha loMkA gaccha kI jaina sAdhvIyAM 7 : jaina dharma meM 84 gaccha zvetAmbara samAja ke mAne jAte hai| inameM eka krAntikArI gaccha kA nAma loMkAzAha dvArA gaThita lokagaccha hai| isa kI utpati gujarAta meM mAnI jAtI hai| isa gaccha ko kaI zAkhAeM haiN| jisa gaccha ne paMjAba meM jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA, usa kA nAma uritha loMkAgaccha hai| isa loMkAgaccha kI sAdhvIyoM kI prAcIna paramparA kA ullekha isa pustaka ke mAdhyama se karane kI ceSTA kI gaI hai| jaina sAdhvI paramparA bhagavAna RSabha deva se bhagavAna mahAvIra taka clii| prabhu mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda sAdhvI paramparA kA vyavasthita DhaMga se itihAsa nahIM miltaa| phira bhI 205

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama brAhmI, sundarI, candanA Adi 16 sAdhvIyAM jaina dharma meM pUjya haiM / sthUlabhadra kI sAta vahinoM kA jaina itihAsa meM mahatvapUrNa sthAna haiN| yAkinI mahattarA, jaisI sAdhvI bhI huI, jisa ne AcArya haribhadra ko dharma para ArUr3ha karA, prAyazcita rUpa meM 1444 graMthoM kI racanA karavAI / kharatara gaccha kI kaI sAdhvIyoM kA varNana paMjAvI sAdhvI paramparA meM milatA hai / paMjAva ke itihAsa meM sAdhvI jJAnA jI sunAma kI sAdhvI thiiN| Apa ke samaya koI bhI sAdhu nA rahA / sAdhvI zrI ko isa bAta kI ciMtA satAne lgii| unhoMne apane bhAnaje ko vairAgI banA kara par3hAnA zurU kiyaa| bAda meM unheM jaina sAdhu dIkSA pradAna kI / phira zAstroM kA svAdhyAya karavAyA / vaha saMta itane prasiddha hue ki zrI saMgha ne unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA / sAdhvI jJAnA jI kI paramparA meM kaI sAdhvIyoM kI zAkhA niklii| sava paMjAva meM dharma pracAra karane vAlI sAdhvIyAM thIM / jaina dharma meM strI kA sthAna bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai / jaina dharma meM eka strI tIrthaMkara bhagavatI mallI jI huii| jinhoMne anekoM rAjAoM ko pratibodha dekara jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyaa| rAjula jaisI sAdhvI ne rathanemi muni ko dharma se aSTa mokSa muni mArga para punaH ArUr3ha kiyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zASaNa meM anekoM sAdhvIyAM huI haiM jinakA apanA itihAsa hai / Aja bhI jaina sAdhvIyoM ne sAhitya, dharma, kalA, zikSA, saMskRti ke kSetra meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna DAlA hai| svapnoM para AdhArita jaina maMdira 6 : vizva kI prasiddha paMjAvI lekhikA zrImatI amRtA prItama jI vyovRddha hote hue bhI, hamezA vicAra se tarUNa haiN| vaha hara bhASA ke lekhaka ko milatI haiM, preraNA detI haiM / aisI ghaTanA hamAre sAtha bhI ghttii| jaba amRtA jI kI pustaka 'lAla 206

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA dhAge kA riztA' prakAzita huI to isa pustaka kI hinda anuvAda kI eka prati hameM bheMTa kI gii| yaha pustaka zrImata. amRtA prItama jI kI vizva sAhitya ko mahatvapUrNa dena hai unakI purataka meM svapanoM para AdhArita isa pustaka meM amRta jI dvArA dekhe kucha svapna darja haiN| jaba vaha yaha pustaka bheMTa kara rahIM thIM to unhoMne hameM kahA "Apa svapnoM para AdhArita mandiroM ke bAreM meM paMjAvI meM likheN| maiM ise apanI apana patrikA nAgamaNi meM sthAna duuNgii|" aisI nahAna kaviyatrI 8 kahAnIkAra lekhikA kI bAta suna kara mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne uttara diyA "hama sabhI maMdiroM ke bAre meM likha naheM skte| hA agara Apa cAheM to svapnoM para AdhArita hajAra jaina mandira haiM jinake bAre meM hama sUcanA de sakate haiN| zrImatI amRtA prItama jI ne mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina kI bAta svIkAra kii| isa prakAra hamane svapnoM para AdhArita jaina mandiroM kI sUcI taiyAra kii| hamane isa saMTameM 8 kiztoM meM nAgamaNi jaisI prasiddha paMjAbI patrikA meM prakAzita hue haiN| yaha hamAre lie aisA anubhava thA ki jaina mandiroM kI sUcI taiyAra karane, hameM kAphI jaina tIthoM graMthoM kA adhyayana karanA pdd'aa| jina meM pramukha graMtha the 'akhila bhAratIya digambara jaina tIrtha' va 'jaina tIrtha kSetra darzana' pramukha haiN| pahale graMtha ke 7 bhAga haiN| dUsare ke 3 bhAga haiN| inhIM graMtha. ke AdhAra para hama yaha graMtha saMpanna kara paaye| ina racanAoM ke mAdhyama se paMjAvI lekhakoM meM hamArI "hacAna aura bddh'ii| hameM sAhitya kSetra meM apanI mAtR bhApA va saMskRti ke prati kucha karane kI preraNA milii| hama bhI nAgamaNi parivAra ke sadasya bana ge| zrImatI amRtA prItama __ jI se pustakoM kI bheMTa kA silasilA 1676 se cala rahA hai jo Aja bhI cAlU hai| ye pustakeM hamArI pahacAna karAtI haiM! 207

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama anamola vacana 10 : hamArI gurUNI, jinazASaNa prabhAvikA, jaina jyoti sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja khAlI pravacana kara yA paMjAvI jaina sAhitya kI prerikA hI nahIM, balki svayaM saMskRta, prAkRta, hindI va paMjAvI kI lekhikA thii| unhoMne hindI bhASA meM jaina dharma ke prAcIna kAvyoM kA saMkalana kiyaa| prAcIna jaina . hastalikhita bhaNDAroM kI sUcI taiyAra kI thii| ambAlA meM anekoM AcArya, muniyoM va sAdhvI ko unhoMne sanmAna karane kA saubhAgya milaa| unakI sAhitya jagata kI sevA bhI kama nhiiN| para paMjAbI bhASA meM unakI eka kRti 'anamola vacana' mAnava mAtra ko jIne kI kalA sikhAtI hai| vaha prAcIna lipi __ par3hane meM sakSama the| unakI lekhanI sadaiva calatI rhiiN| isa pustaka kI kApIyAM unhoMne hameM gidaDavAhA caturmAsa meM pradAna kI karate hue kahA thA "hamArI choTI sI paMjAbI kitAba ko dekho| agara prakAzana ke yogya ho to prakAzita karavA do|" hama ne isa kI kApIyAM dekhii| anuvAda kI bhASA ke kucha sampAdana kI kamI thii| hama donoM ne sArI kApIyoM ko pddh'aa| isa meM yogya saMzodhana kie| saba se bar3I bAta isa graMtha kA sampAdana thA jinheM hamane mAtra 18 dinoM meM karake, purataka, prakAzana karane hetu zrI Atma jaina priTiMga ludhiyAnA ko bheja dii| isa pAkeTa vuka kA TAITala ArkaSaka hai| mahArAja zrI una dinoM upa-pravartaka zrI candana muni jI mahArAja se jaina zAstra va jaina jyotiSa kA svAdhyAya kara rahI thii| itanI vyavasthA meM unhoMne jaina graMthoM se sundara sukta nikAla kara isa pustaka ko taiyAra kiyA thaa| isa pustaka kI vizeSatA hai ki ise kahIM se paDho, nae vicAra prApta hote haiN| yaha pustaka hamezA naI rahatI hai| kahIM se bhI par3ho hara pRSTa 208

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= vAsthA nI gora cha8ma preraNA dene vAlA va jIvana meM krAnti utpanna karane vAlA hai| . isa graMtha kA vimocana paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya meM upa-kulapati ne kiyA thaa| yaha graMtha jana sAdhAraNa meM khUba vAMTA gyaa| naitika graMtha hone ke kAraNa yaha adbhuta zikSA se bharA thaa| yaha hamAre paMjAvI sAhitya kI kathA hai| hama agale adhyayana meM hindI sAhitya kI carcA hogii| maiMne isa prakAya meM hama donoM dvArA racita, anuvAdita, va sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja 'dvArA saMpAdita sAhitya kA vizaleSaNa kiyA hai| maiMne sthAna sthAna para hara pustaka ke pIche chipe udezya kA ullekha kiyaa| vahAM ina pustakoM ko likhane meM AI rUkAvaToM kA varNana kiyA hai| ina pustakoM ke prarikA va vimocana kartA kA ullekha kiyA hai| kaI pustakoM kI samikSA dainika ajIta, dainika TribyUna, jaina eMTIkaTI, jaina janarala, amara bhAratI va guNarathala meM vistRta rUpa se prakAzita ho cukI hai| purAtana paMjAba vica jaina dharma va bhagavAna mahAvIra graMtha kI samIkSA ko paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya paTiyAlA ke dharma adhyayana kI patrikA meM aMgrejI bhASA meM vistRta rUpa se prakAzita huii| isI taraha upAsaka dazAMta sUtra kI samIkSA jaina aiMTIkayuTI jaina janarala va paMjAva saurabha meM vistRta rUpa se prakAzita huii| hamAre prasiddha samikSAkAroM meM DA0 dharma pAla siMghala, DA0 dharma siMha, DA0 gaNeza lalavANI, prasiddha nAvalakAra zrI oma prakAza gAso, DA0 vajIra siMha, DA0 jagatAra ke nAma ullekhanIya haiN| zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra ke kucha aMza zrImatI amRtA prItama jI ne nAgamaNi ke lie saMkalana kara prakAzita kie| zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra kI samIkSA dainika paMjAvI TribyUna va yUnivarsiTI kI patrikA meM prakAzita huI hameM sammelanoM ke mAdhyama se jaina paMjAvI sAhitya saMsAra ke kone kone taka pahuMcAne kA saubhAgya milA hai| 209

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA hamArA kAma vidvAnoM jaisA nahIM, hamArA prayAsa to paMjAvI pAThakoM taka jaina dharma, darzana, itihAsa kI paramparA ko pahuMcAnA thA, jo jana sAdhAraNa paMjAvI bhASA ke abhAva se nahIM jAnate the| mujhe prasannatA hai ki hameM isa kArya meM kAphI saphalatA milI hai| jaina samAja sAhitya ke kSetra meM hamezA Age rahA hai| hara yuga meM hara bhASA meM jaina AcAyoM va vidvAnoM ne sAhitya likhaa| jaina sAhitya ke mAmale meM paMjAvI bhASA 2400 varSoM taka achUtI rhii| isa kamI ko pUrA karane kA saubhAgya hameM milaa| hameM samasta jaina samAja ke pravuddha varga ne isa kArya meM sahayoga diyaa| yaha kArya tIrthakara paramparA ke anUkUla hai kyoMki tIrthakara apanA dharma upadeza loka bhASA meM karate haiN| agale adhyayana meM hamAre dvArA hindI bhASA meM jo sAhitya likha gayA hai, usakA varNana kruuNgaa| 210

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-sthA kI ora do kadama hamArA hindI sAhitya bhArata janasaMkhyA kI dRSTi se vizva kA dUsarA deza hai jisa meM vibhinna bhASAeM dharma, saMskRtiyAM va vicAradhArAeM phalI phUlI haiN| ina bhASAoM meM pramukha bhASA hindI hai jo hamAre deza kI rASTra bhASA hai| aMgrejI ke vAda isa kA rathAna hai| hindI bhASA kI utpati meM jaina AcAyoM kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai| jaina AcAyoM ne prAkRta bhASA meM sAhitya racA hai, isI prAkRta bhASA se apabhraMza ke rUpa meM loka bhASA kI utpati huii| isa bhASA meM jaina AcAyoM kA adhipatya rahA hai| isI bhASA meM java sudhAra AyA to hindI ke rUpa meM aayaa| hindI meM prathama jIvana cAritra jaina kavi paM0 vanArasI dAsa ne ardha kathAnaka ke rUpa meM 350 varSa pahale likhaa| hindI bhASA meM kavIra, sUradAsa, rahIma va tulasI kavi hue| para hindI bhASA kA prathama kAvya pRthvI rAja rAsoM hai| amIra khusaro ne hindI bhASA ko vikasita karane meM abhUtapUrva yogadAna diyA hai| jaina AcAyoM ne hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM hindI bhASA ko graMtha bheMTa kie haiN| kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya hemacanda jI mahArAja ke samaya hindI bhASA hI utpati ho cukI thii| isa kA vikasita rUpa muslima yuga meM aayaa| isI samaya urdU bhASA kI utpati bhArata meM huii| yaha videzIyoM ke lie saMparka bhASA thii| svatantratA se pahale hindI apanI jar3eM jamA cukI thii| jaina muniyoM ke volacAla, pravacana va janaM saMparka kI bhASA bhI yahI rahI hai| isa bhASA ke sAhitya meM jaina vidvAnoM ko yogadAna kAphI mahatvapUrNa rahA hai| isI paramparA ko Age vaDhAne ke lie aura jaina samAja ko apane sAhitya se paricita karAne ke lie hameM 211

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= rAmyA hI vora ane bha hindI bhASA ko cunanA pdd'aa| isa kA kAraNa hindI kA / antarASTrIya honA bhI hai| dUsarA kAraNa adhikAMza muniyoM va . zrAvakoM kA paMjAvI bhASA se apiracita honA bhI hai| isI kamI ko dUra karane ke lie hamAre dvArA hindI bhASA meM sAhitya kI racanA kI gii| jisa kA ullekha Age kiyA jaaegaa| 1. zramaNopAsaka purUSottama : isa pustaka kI racanA mere dharma bhrAtA ravindaM jaina ne kI haTa jo mere kara kArya meM sahAyaka rahA hai| prastuta purataka kA varNana pIche rASTrapati bhavana ke samAroha ullekha meM kiyA gayA hai| yaha pustaka mere ziSya dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne mere 40ve janma dina para hindI meM likhI thii| maiM svayaM ko isa yogya nahI samajhatA, jisa taraha se usa ne mujhe prastuta kiyA hai| merA ziSya 31 mArca 1666 se mere ko samarpita jIvana jI rahA hai| vaha mujhe apanA gurU mAnatA hai| yaha purataka kAphI mahatvapUrNa hai| isa ke zurU meM jaina zrAvaka jIvana kA varNana hai, zrAvaka ke 12 vratoM kA varNana hai| zrAvaka kaisA honA cAhie, isa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| dUsare bhAga meM prasiddha jaina itihAsa ke zrAvaka-zrAvikA ke jIvana cAritra kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| tIsare bhAga meM merI prazaMsA jarUrata se jyAdA kI gaI hai| para yaha pustaka zraddhA samarpaNa kI gAthA hai| vinayavAna ziSya kA svarUpa kaisA hotA hai ? kaise jJAna pAkara, jJAnI ahaM se dUra rahatA hai ? isa. pustaka ko par3hane se . hamAre riztoM kA Atmika AbhAsa hotA hai| yaha riztA kisI pUrva bhava ke karma ke kAraNa ghaTita huA hai| merA ziSya ne svArtha rahita jIvana jIyA hai| yaha pustaka mUjhe bheMTa karane ke lie usa ne bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ko cunaa| mere jIvana kA yaha abhUtapUrva divasa thA, jaba bhArata ke 212

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama gaNataMtra ke rASTrapati ne mere dharma bhrAtA kI pustaka zramaNopAsaka kA vimocana kiyaa| jJAnI jI ne isI mahAna pada se mujhe sanmAnita kiyaa| Aja isa pustaka kA hara akSara mere lie preraNA hai| isa pustaka meM jitanA mujhe mahAna prakaTa kiyA gayA hai, utanA maiM mahAna nhiiN| maiM to tIrthakara va zramaNa paramparA ke mArga para calane vAlA sAdhAraNa AdamI huuN| yaha pustaka eka aisI dastAveja hai jo guru ziSya ke rizte kI vyAkhyA karatI hai| yaha purataka mere jIvana kI amUlya nidhi hai| mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina kI mere prati samarpita jIvana kI itihAsika dharohara hai| isa pustaka kA mUlyAMkana karanA, zraddhA kA mUlyAMkana karanA hai jo asaMbhava hai| isa samAroha para AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne hameM ArzIvAda diyaa| isa pustaka ke vimocana samAroha para sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA citra maiMne va unake bhrAtA zrI surindra jaina ne rASTrapati ko bheMTa kiyaa| 2. jaina jagata kI jyotirmaya zramaNiyAM : jaina tIrthakaroM ne striyoM ko purUSa ke samAna samAjika va dhArmika samAnatA pradAna kI hai| isakA pramANa hai, jaina jagata meM zramaNI prmpraa| jaina jagata ke 24 tIthaMkaroM ke kAla meM zramaNI varga kI saMkhyA puruSoM se adhika rahI hai| zramaNI paramparA Adhunika kAla meM bhI apanA gauravamaya itihAsa ko jIvata rakhe hue hai| Aja bhI jainoM ke sabhI sampradAyoM me sAdhvIyoM kI ginatI, sAdhuoM se jyAdA milatI hai| hamArI isa laghu pustikA meM kucha prAcIna itihAsaka sAdhvIyoM kA jIvana sarala bhASA meM varNana kiyA hai| prabhu Rpabha deva se prabhu mahAvIra taka kI prasiddha sAdhvIyoM ke sAtha sAtha prabhu mahAvIra ke nirvANa se Aja taka huI kucha itihAsaka sAdhvIyoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| jinakA 213

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMbaMdha paMjAva se kisI na kisI taraha rahA hai| cAhe unakA janma paMjAva meM huA ho, cAhe unake dharma pracAra kA kSetra paMjAva ho| jaina samAja kI viDambanA rahI hai ki sAdhvI paramparA adhika hote hue bhI sAdhvIyoM kI koI paTTAvalI prApta nahIM hotI / isa kA kAraNa ya ha rahA ki paTTAvalI hamezA AcAryoM kI hotI hai| AcArya purUSa cunA jAtA hai, cAhe yaha jaina siddhAMta nahIM para paramparA hai| zvetAmbara jaina paramparA meM to strI tIrthakara vana sakatI hai / 16vIM tIrthaMkara bhagavatI mallInAtha kA itihAsaka varNana jJAtA dharma kathAMga sUtra meM milatA hai / isa pustaka meM hama kama sAdhvIyoM kA varNana kara pAe haiN| isa kA kAraNa sAdhvIyaM svayaM bhI haiM tIrthaMkara paramparA ne unheM varAvara sthAna diyA / para zraddhA va saMkoca vaza unhoMne apanA itihAsa surakSita nahI rkhaa| sAdhvIyoM ke nAma haratalikhitoM meM Aye haiN| apane sundara lekhana ke kAraNa sAdhvIyAM zAstroM kI pratilipiyAM karatI thI para sAdhvIyoM ne akelI pratilipiyAM hI nahIM karatI thIM, unhoMne jaina itihAsa meM kaI nae prakAraNa jor3e haiM / kaI AcAyoM ko par3hAne kA zreya unheM prApta haiM kaI sAdhvIyAM acchI lekhikA, zAstrArtha karane vAlI va kaviyitrI bhI huI haiM una sAdhvI ne kaI vAra jaina dharma kI rakSA ke lie mahatvapUrNa kArya kiye haiM / prastuta pustaka apane meM mahatvapUrNa hai / vidvAnoM ne isa kI prazaMsA kI hai| yaha itihAsa kI pustaka hai| naI-purAnI sAdhvI paramparA kA saMgama hai | mahAzramaNI 3 : yaha hamArI tRtIya hindI racanA hai| isa racanA kA prakAzana paMjAvI jaina sAhitya kI prerakA jina zAsana prabhAvikA, jaina jyoti zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke 40veM 214

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama - dIkSA mahotsava para prakAzita kI gii| isa pustaka ko likha kara, hamane mahAsAdhvI zrI ke vyaktitva va kRtitva kA ullekha kiyA hai| hameM isa graMtha kI taiyArI meM bhI kAphI zrama karanA pdd'aa| mahAsAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja apane bAre meM svayaM kucha nahIM batAtI thI / unake ziSya parivAra se, jo hameM avagata huA vaha aparyApta thA / iMTaranaizanala pAvartI jaina avArDa dene kI ghoSaNA zrImatI kaiMyA ko huI thI / usa saMbaMdha meM eka samAroha kA Ayojana upapravartanI DA0 (sAdhvI) zrI saritA jI mahArAjaM ne dillI vArAha TuTI jaina sthAnaka meM rakhA thA / hama eka dina pahale Ayojana hetu dillI pahuMce the / hama vIra nagara jaina kAlonI meM mahArAja zrI ke vaDe saMsArika AtA sva0 zrI jagadIza candra jI jaina ke yahAM Thahare the| unheM apanI pustaka aura sAmagrI kI samasyA ke bAre meM batAyA / unhoMne hameM mahArAja zrI ke vAre meM bahuta mahatvapUrNa jAnakArI dii| unhoMne mahArAja zrI ke vacapana, mahArAja zrI ke mAtA pitA, mahArAja zrI kI ghara se pravajyA hetu pAlitAnA palAyana karanA, pAkistAna vananA, aura unake sAdhvI banane taka kA vivaraNa batA diyaa| unake sAdhvI jIvana ke bAre meM mahatvapUrNa jAnakArI hameM sAdhvI zrI kI ziSya saralAtmA, sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja se prApta huI / sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja unakI prathama ziSyA thIM / mahArAja zrI kI gurUNI paramparA ke vAre meM hameM anya sAdhvIyoM ne vatAyA / mahAsAdhvI meM yaha guNa thA ki vaha lokaeSaNA se dUra rahatI thii| unheM pada kI bhUkha nahIM thii| sAhitya meM vaha apanA citra taka prakAzita karane ko manA karatI thI / eka dina maiMne mahArAja ke nAma ke sAtha unakA pada upapravartanI likha diyaa| unhoMne kahA "Apa hameM padoM meM mata ulajhAo, hamane ghara sAdhanA ke lie chor3A hai| merA pada sAdhvI hai jo prabhu mahAvIra kI 215

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=AmyA gora laTo dama paramparA ne mujhe pradAna kiyA hai| mujhe to parama samAdhi ko pAnA hai| jJAna-darzana cAritra tapa kI arAdhanA meM DUve rahane ke IlAvA mujhe saMsAra se kucha lenA nhiiN| Apa vAra vAra puratakoM meM merA ullekha kyoM karate ho ? ullekha to mahAna AtmAoM kA honA cAhie, jo saMyama, tapa, jJAna meM mere se mahAna haiN|" parantu hamArA phaisalA thA ki mahArAja zrI kA eka pramANika jIvana caritra hindI meM likhanA hai| hama ne sAdhu sAdhvIyoM kI sahAyatA se graMtha kA lekhana kArya zurU kiyaa| hameM prasannatA hai ki isa graMtha kI bhUmikA bhArata ke tatkAlIna rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne svayaM likhI thI, jisameM unhoMne prAcIna jaina paramparA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yogadAna prAcIna jaina sAdhvIyAM, hamAre cAritra. nAyikA dvArA kie paMjAvI jaina sAhitya ke kArya kA ullekha kiyA thaa| isa bhUmikA ke lie mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne bahuta prayatna kiyaa| kyoMki rASTrapati bhavana meM kisI purataka ke lie do zabda likhane ke lie pustaka ko lambI vaidhAnika prakriyA se gujaranA par3atA hai| isa prakriyA meM jJAnI jI ke saciva zrI guracaraNa siMha paMchI kA acchA maitrIpUrNa sahayoga rhaa| - yaha pustaka prakAzita huii| isa kA vimocana ambAlA zahara meM sampanna huaa| isa samAroha meM sva. pravartaka bhaNDArI zrI padma candra jI mahArAja apane ziSya upapravartaka zrI amara muni jI ke sAtha virAjamAna the| isa pustaka kA vimocana zrI AtmA rAma jaina eDavokeTa hanumAnagar3ha ne kiyaa| yaha pustaka kA prakAzana mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne jAlaMdha para se krvaayaa| isa kA pramukha kAraNa pustaka ko zIghra prakAzita karanA thaa| kyoMki dIkSA jayaMtI dina karIva A rahA thaa| ludhiyAnA kI Atma jaina priTiMga presa se yaha kArya 216

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samaya para honA asaMbhava thaa| yaha hamAre lie parama-sukhada anubhava thaa| isa mAdhyama se hama apanI gurUNI kA pahalA paricaya unheM samarpita kara ske| isa avasara para jJAnI jI dvArA pradata cAdara bhI baiMDa-vAje sahita zrI saMgha lekara aayaa| jise zrI saMgha kI sAkSI se pahale unheM samarpita kiyA gyaa| phira vahAM virAjita sabhI sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ne cAdara ko sparza kara jaina jyoti pada ko anumodita kiyaa| isa taraha isa pustaka kA, samAroha raMgAraMga rhaa| hamArA sanmAna bhI zrI saMgha ambAlA ne kiyaa| isa avasara para paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya ke dharma adhyayana vibhAga ke adhyakSa DA0 eca0esa. kohalI saparivAra pdhaare| zrI saMgha ne unakA va hamArA zAla dvArA sanmAna kiyaa| isa avasara para sAdhvI zrI ne hamAre kAryoM para prakAza ddaalaa| unhoMne sArA zreya hameM diyaa| hAlAMki unake AzIvAda ke vinA sava asaMbhava thaa| prAcIna kAla meM jaina dharma 4 : prAcInakAla se paMjAva ke vibhinna bhAgoM meM jaina dharma kA apanA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| isa sthAna kA paMjAva kA itihAsa likhane vAloM ne kabhI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| hamArI eka purataka purAtana paMjAba vica jaina dharma likhane ke vAda isa kA mahatva bahuta vaDha gayA hai| kyoMki yaha pustaka paMjAvI bhASA meM thI hindI bhASA ke jAnakAra hamAre dRSTikoNa se anibhijJa rahate the| isa kamI ko pUrA karane ke lie eka zodha nibaMdha isa viSaya para likhaa| isa prakAzana jaina dharma kI zodha patrikA 'ahaMta vacana' meM huaa| jise kundakuda jaina jJAnapITa indora prakAzita karatI hai| isa traimAsika patrikA ke sampAdaka DA0 anupama jaina haiN| yaha 12 pRSTa kA nibaMdha thA 217

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-syA kI ora bar3hate OGA jo vAda meM laghu pustikA ke rUpa meM prakAzita huaa| guNa sthAna 5 : AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI prakriyA kA nAma guNa sthAna hai| jaina dharma meM guNa sthAna kI apanI paribhASA hai| guNsthAna 14 hote haiN| yaha dArzanika zabda hai| isa kI vyAkhyA karane se jaina darzana se gujaranA par3atA hai| AcArya zrI vimala muni jI kI patrikA kA nAma bhI guNa sthAna hai| unhIM kI patrikA meM lagabhaga 5 kiztoM meM yaha lekha hindI meM prakAzita huaa| yaha laghu kAyA pustikA ke rUpa meM bhI prakAzita huaa| zrAvaka ziromaNi seTa nAtha rAma jI jaina kunarA 6 : seTa nAtha rAma jI jaina kunarA mere dAdA the| unake dharmika jIvana kA mere para bahuta prabhAva hai| jina zAsana prabhAvikA, jaina jyoti upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se hamAre parivAra ne eka ahiMsA avArDa kI ghoSaNA kI thii| jisakA nAma iMTaranaizanala mahAvIra jaina zAkAhAra avArDa hai| unake vyaktitva kA hindI bhASA meM paricaya mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne likhaa| yaha pustikA laghu kAyA hai| mere lie mere vAvA jI kA jIvana Adarza rahA hai| unake die saMskAra, hamAre parivAra ke lie Adarza haiN| unakA jIvana svAvalamvI jIvana kI utkRSTa udAharaNa hai| ghara parivAra meM rahate hue unhoMne dharma kA Adarza sthApita kiyaa| vaha ahiMsA va zAkAhAra ke mahAna pakSadhara the| jIvana bhara unhoMne sAre gAMva ko isakA saMdeza diyaa| . sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra jIvana cAritra 7 : varSa 2001-2002 bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma 218

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== svAsyA chI gora to chaLa kalyANaka kA 2600vAM varSa hai| isI varSa maiM AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama likha rahA huuN| yaha ahiMsA varSa hai, jo samasta vizva meM manAyA jA rahA hai| sarakArI va nijI stara para yaha pUre sAla calane vAlA Ayojana hai| bhArata sarakAra 100 karor3a rUpae ina AyojanoM para kharca kara rahI hai| hamAre dvArA 26vIM mahAvIra janma kalyANaka zatAvdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAva kA gaThana ho cukA hai| abhI rAjya starIya samiti bana cukI hai| hamArI samiti kAphI samaya se kAryarata hai| isa lie vibhinna Ayojana karane kA nirNaya liyA hai jise jana sahayoga se pUrA kiyA jaaegaa| . inhIM AyojanoM se hamArI samiti ne upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI ziSyA saralAtmA sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI kI preraNA se hindI bhASA meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sacitra paropakArI jIvana likhane kA nirNaya kiyA gyaa| yaha jIvana cAritra vistRta zodha para AdhArita hai| prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana para prakAza DAlane vAle, sundara raMgadAra citra isa graMtha kA saMpAdana sAdhvI DA0 smRti jI mahArAja ema.e. ne kiyA hai| isa graMtha kA prakAzana AgarA se huA hai| vibhinna sampradAyoM ke AcAyoM, muniyoM, sAdhvIyoM, zrAvaka va zrAvikAoM ne isa graMtha kI mukta kaMTa se prazaMsA kI hai| isa graMtha kA vizaleSaNa karanA jarUrI hai| yaha graMtha zraddhA va paramparA ko sAmane rakheM kara likhA gayA hai| sarva prathama isa graMtha ke lekhana meM prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza, sAhitya kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| digambara va zvetAmbara donoM jaina paramparAM kA dhyAna rakhA gayA hai| isa graMtha meM prasiddha vidvAnoM ke AzIvAda hameM prApta hue, jisakA prakAzana kiyA gayA hai| zurU meM vistRta prastAvanA dI gaI hai| isa prastAvanA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 219

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= gAmyA che. gora vAle hama ullekha jina graMthoM meM AyA hai unakA varNana hai| zvetAmbara digambara paramparA ke mAnyatA bheda die gae haiN| sAtha meM itihAsa meM jaina dharma kA varNana dUsare graMthoM meM kisa prakAra kiyA hai usakA varNana hai| jaina dharma va vedika dharma ke aMtara kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| dakSiNa bhArata meM hue jaina para atyAcAroM kA itihAsaka ullekha kiyA gayA hai| prastAvanA jaina dharma kA svatantra sattA kI ora iMgita karatI hai| isa graMtha ke 5 khaNDa haiN| khaNDa - 1 isa khaNDa meM 5 prakaraNa haiN| prathama adhyAya kA nAma hai "zramaNa saMskRti kI rUpa rekhaa| isa khaNDa meM zramaNa saMskRti kI prAcInatA dikhAI gaI hai| vaidika va zramaNa saMskRti kA aMtara batAyA gayA hai| isa bAta ko siddha karane ke lie vaidika da boddha graMthoM ko AdhAra banAyA gayA hai| dUsare pATa kA nAma "jaina mAnyatAoM ke AroM kA saMkSipta varNana' meM jaina paramparA anusAra sRSTi vikAsa kI kahAnI batAI gaI hai| utsarpiNI va avasarpiNI kAloM kA varNana sarala bhASA meM kiyA gayA hai, jo jaina dharma kI apanI AdhArabhUta zAstrIya mAnyatA hai| __ tIsare pATa meM 'jaina tIrthakara paramparA' kA sarala bhASA meM varNana kiyA gayA hai| isa meM tIrthakara gotra ke kAraNa 20 bola (kAraNa), 14 svapna, 34 atizaya, tIthaMkara kA vala, unakI bhASA ke 35 guNa, tIrthakara 18 doSoM kA varNana hai, jina se tIrthakara bhagavAna mukta hote haiN| isa meM yaha bhI spaSTa kiyA gayA hai ki jaina tIrthakara avatAra nahIM hote, jisa prakAra vedika mAnyatA meM varNana milatA hai, aisI mAnyatA kA jaina dharma meM koI sthAna nahIM hai| hamArI yaha koziza rahI 220

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai ki tIrthakara aura avatArAvAda meM bheda rekhA khIMcI jaae| isa ke bAda hamane kucha tIrthakaroM kA jIvana cAritra diyA hai, jinakA itihAsa jaina paramparA meM vistAra se milatA hai, ye tIrthaMkara haiM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva, dUsare tIrthakara bhagavAna ajItanAtha, 16 veM tIrthaMkara bhagavatI bhallInAtha, 22veM tIrthakara bhagavAna neminAtha va bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA cAritra kA saMkSipta meM varNana kiyA gayA hai| zeSa tIrthakaroM kA varNana pariziSTa meM diyA gayA hai| khaNDa 2 yaha khaNDa prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana cAritra se prArambha hotA hai| prathama adhyayana meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva 28 bhavoM kA varNana kiyA hai| yaha khaNDa dilacaspa hai| prabhu mahAvIra ko mahAvIra banane se pahale kitanI bAra naraka, svarga, pazu va manuSya yoni meM janma lekara karmaphala bhoganA paDA isakA varNana vistAra se kiyA gayA hai| isa bAta se siddha hotA hai ki tIrthaMkara kA jIva mAnava janma kI caramotkarSa avasthA hai / dvitIya adhyayana meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma ke samaya samAjika, rAjanetika, dharmika paristhitiyoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yuga dAsa prathA kA yuga thA / strI va zudroM kI avasthA vahuta dayanIya thii| samAja meM prAcIna zramaNa paramparA ( bhagavAna pArzvanAtha) kamajora ho gaI thI / veda, brAhmaNa, vali prathA dharma kA aMga bana ge| inhIM paristhitiyoM kA varNana hamAre dvArA prAcIna sAhitya ke AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai| tRtIya adhyayana meM prabhu mahAvIra ke janma kA varNana hai / devatA dvArA unake dvitIya janma kalyANaka para 64 221

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama indroM kA saparivAra deva devIyoM ke Ane kA varNana hai / phira unake bacapana kI alokika lIlAoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / prabhu mahAvIra ke vivAha, mAtA pitA ke svarga sidhArane para dIkSA ke saMkapa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| sAtha meM digambara paramparA kA varNana karake prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana kI mAnyatA ko tulnAtmaka pakSa prastuta kiyA gayA hai| cartutha adhyayana meM nau lokAMtika devoM kI preraNA se prabhu mahAvIra dvArA dIkSA grahaNa karane kA varNana hai| devatA dvArA prabhu mahAvIra kI candraprabhA pAlakI uThAne kA varNana hai / prabhu mahAvIra dvArA kSatriyakuNDa ke bAhara dIkSA grahaNa karane kA vivecana kiyA gayA hai| dIkSA lete hI unheM caturtha mana paryava jJAna ho gyaa| prabhu ne kezaloca kiyA sAtha meM indra dvArA devaduSya vastra dene kA varNana hai|. khaNDa . 3 isa khaNDa meM prabhu mahAvIra kI sAr3he bAraha varSa kI sAdhanA kA varNana hai / prabhu mahAvIra ina varSoM meM kahAM kahAM padhAre, kyA kyA pramukha ghaTanAeM huii| unheM manuSyoM, pazu va devoM ne kisa taraha ke kaSTa die, kaise kaise kaSTa unhoMne apane sukumAra zarIra para jhele| ina sava kA varNana isa khaNDa ke prathama adhyayana meM kiyA gayA hai| isa meM hI AjIvaka dharma ke maMkhali putra gozAlaka kA varNana hai| isI khaNDa meM rAjakumArI se dAsI vanI sAdhvI candanavAlA kA varNana hai / prabhu mahAvIra ke 21 guNoM kA varNana hai| jo kalpa sUtra para AdhArita hai jo alaMkArika bhASA meM hai / - dUsare adhyayana meM prabhu mahAvIra ko hue kevalya jJAna kA varNana hai / kevalya jJAna RjuvAlikA nadI ke kinAre huA thA / kevalya jJAna prabhu mahAvIra samAroha devatAoM ne 222

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- gANyA cho gora ho dama dhUmadhAma se mnaayaa| isa ke. vAda devatAoM ne samosaraNa kI racanA kii| prabhu mahAvIra kA pahalA upadeza devatAoM ne sunaa| isa ghaTanA ko jaina dharma meM aMcherA (acambhA) mAnA gyaa| kabhI kisI tIrthakara kI dezanA vekAra nahIM jaatii| yahAM se cala kara prabhu mahAvIra pAvA pUrI Ae, aisA zvetAmbara mAnyatA hai| digambara paraMparA ke anusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prathama upadeza rAjagRhI nagarI ke vipulAcala parvata para huA thaa| khaNDa - 4 prathama adhyayana meM kevalyajJAna mahotsava samosaraNa . racanA kA vistAra meM zAstroM ke anusAra varNana kiyA hai| dvitIya adhyayana meM prabhu mahAvIra ke 11 gaNadhara kA itihAsaka ullekha hai| yaha kriyA kaNDI brAhmaNa the| sabhI ke sAtha ziSyoM kA vizAla parivAra thaa| sabhI ke mana kucha saMzaya the| jisakA samAdhAna prabhu mahAvIra ne apanI prathama dezanA pAvapurI meM kiyaa| ina brAhmaNa gaNadharoM ke nAma haiM 1. indra bhUti gautama 2. agnibhUti 3. vAyUbhUti 4. vyakta 5. sudharmA, 6. maNData 7. moryaputra, 8 aMkapita, 6. acalabhAtA 10. metArya 11. prabhAsa ina meM saba se baDe indrabhUti gautama the| yaha mahAtmA buddha se bhinna haiN| inake gaNadharoM ke ziSyoM kI ginatI 4440 thii| jo sava gaNadhara ke sAtha dIkSita hue the| isa dina zrI saMgha kI sthApanA huii| prabhu mahAvIra ne prathama upadeza diyaa| gaNadharoM ke prazna : 1. AtmA 2. karma 3. AtmA va zarIra 4. mana aura pAMca bhUta 5. ihaloka-paraloka 6. vaMdha aura mokSa 223

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA 7. deva kA Astitva 8. naraka 6. puNya-pApa 10. paraloka 11. mokSa prabhu mahAvIra kA yaha vrAhmaNa ziSya vana ge| prabhu mahAvIra ko krAnti kA vigula vaja cukA thaa| phira jo prabhu kI zaraNa meM AyA vaha prabhu mahAvIra ke ziSya bana gayA, usa kA kalyANa hotA gyaa| prabhu mahAvIra ne ina logoM se praznoM kA uttara, vedika graMthoM ke AdhAra para de kara anekAMtavAda ke siddhAMta ko bhI sthApita kiyaa| isa adhyayana meM candanavAlA ke dIkSA kA bhI ullekha hai| isa prakAra mahAvIra ne catuvidhi zrI saMgha kI sthApanA kii| agale adhyayana kA nAma tIrtha sthApanA hai| prabhu mahAvIra va do prakAra kA dharma varNana kiyaa| 1. zramaNa dharma 2. zrAvaka dhrm| prabhu mahAvIraM dvArA vatAe dharma kI vyAkhyA kA saMkSipta varNana kiyA gayA hai| prabhu mahAvIra ne nava tatva, SaT dravya, pAMca mahAvrata, samiti, gupti, aNuvrata, viSayoM kA saMkSipta varNana kiyA hai usakA ullekha hai| khaNDa - 5 . isa meM eka hI adhyayana hai, vaha hai prabhu mahAvIra dvArA apane dharma kA prcaar| prabhu mahAvIra ne 42 varSa taka rAjA ke mahaloM se garIva kI jhopaDI taka apanA pavitra saMdeza phuNcaayaa| isa khaNDa meM AMkalana varSa vAra vyore dvArA kiyA gayA hai| prabhu mahAvIra ke daravAra meM rAjA raMka eka varAvara the| prabhu mahAvIre ke yaha deza, kAla, jAti, liMga raMga va nasla kA bheda nahIM thaa| prabhu ke upAsaka meM brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zudra, kisAna, kumhAra, caNDAla taka strI, puruSa sabhI varAvarI ke sAtha prabhu upadeza sunane, ke adhikArI the| arjuna mAlI jaise sAdhu bana ge| anekoM videzI sAdhaka bhI unake dharma saMgha 224

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM samillita hue| yaha sabhI itihAsa kA mahatvapUrNa bhAga haiN| hamArA prayatna rahA hai ki mahatvapUrNa ghaTanAoM kA varNana jaina zAstroM ke anusAra kara diyA jaae| yaha graMtha hamAre dharma jIvana kI mahatvapUrNa nidhi hai| prabhu mahAvIra ne apane jIvana meM sava se mahatvapUrNa sthAna strI jAti ko diyA hai| boddha saMgha meM mahAtmA buddha ne striyoM ko vaDe vivAda ke bAda sthAna diyaa| parantu tIrthakara mahAvIra jisa paramparA kI kaDI the vahAM sAdhvI paramparA prathama tIrthakara RSabhadeva se cala rahI thii| parantu bhagavAna mahAvIra ___ ko zudra strIyoM ko dharma varAvarI ke lie brAhmaNoM ke tIvra virodha kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| brAhmaNoM kI mAnyatA thI ki strI, pazu va zudra eka zreNI ke jIva haiN| ina se kaThoratA se vyavahAra honA caahie| yaha strI va zudra kisI taraha kI svatantratA ke yogya nhiiN| prabhu mahAvIra ina mAnyatAoM ke khaNDana kara unheM mokSa kA adhikArI bnaayaa| prabhu mahAvIra ne jIvAtmA ko hI paramAtmA maanaa| sRSTi, AtmA, paramAtmA ke vAre meM unhoMne svatantra dRSTikoNa prastuta kiyaa| yahI dRSTikoNa jaina dharma ko desare dharmoM se siddhAMtika rUpa se alaga karatA hai| unhoMne AtmA kI sarvocca sattA ko svIkAra kiyaa| hindI bhASA meM yaha graMtha hamArI parama upalabdha hai| isa kI samIkSA dainika TribyUna, ajIta va paMjAba kesarI va guNsthAna meM prakAzita huii| samarpita jIvana 8 : yaha eka gurU dvArA apane ziSya kA paricaya dene kI sAmAnya ceSTA hai| prastuta pustaka meM maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina kA paricaya diyA hai| yaha eka gurU kI ziSya ko anupama bheMTa hai| isa vyakti ke mAdhyama se mujhe deva, gurU __ va dharma kI sevA karane kA suavasara milA hai| yaha pustaka maiMne 225

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- - - vAyA hI vora vaje 08ma usa ke 40veM janma dina para bheMTa kI thii| isa kA vimocana bhI maiMne hI kiyA hai| anajAne rizte 6 : . yaha pustaka merI anubhUtiyoM ko prakaTa karane vAlI pustaka hai| pustaka meM jaina dharma meM AtmA paramAtmA, karma, purnajanma, navatatva Adi siddhAMtoM kA vivecana dArzanika graMthoM ke AdhAra para kiyA gayA hai| isa ke bAda maiMne svapna ke AdhAra para apanI AtmA anusAra vivecana kiyA hai| jaina dharma meM svapnoM kA kitanA mahatva hai, isI bAta ko AdhAra mAna kara maiMne dekhe svapnoM kA varNana kiyA hai| yaha adbhuta purataka hai| isa purataka kI samIkSA paMjAva ke prasiddha dainika paMjAba kesarI meM prakAzita huI thii| isa kI preraNA mujhe zrImatI amRtA prItama kI pustaka "lAla dhAge kA riztA" se milI thii| maiMne jo svapna dekhe unakA vivecana karane ke pazcAta mujhe jJAta huA ki svapana bhaviSya kI ghaTanAoM kI pUrva sUcanAeM dete haiN| ina meM se eka svapna nAga maNi patrikA paMjAbI meM prakAzita huaa| yaha donoM pustaka kA lekhana kArya mere dvArA sampanna kiyA gyaa| isa pustaka ke sampAdana kA dAyitva mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne nibhaayaa| isa pustaka kA samaparNa jayapUra meM mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala jayapUra ke samAroha meM sampanna huaa| pustaka kA vimocana isa pustaka kI prerikA prasiddha vidUSI zrImatI amRtA prItama ne dillI meM apane nivAsa sthAna para kiyaa| isa pustaka meM merI kaI viSayoM para anubhUtiyAM darja haiN| dvitIya bhAga meM purnajanma se saMbaMdhita ghaTanAeM darja haiM jinakA saMbaMdha jaina itihAsa se hai| tIsare bhAga meM tIrthakaroM kI mAtA dvArA dekhe gae svapna haiN| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ko Ae ravapna va samrATa candragupta morya ko Ae svapanoM kA varNana he| aMtima khaNDa meM mere 226

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kalama dvArA dekhe svapnoM ka varNana va vivecana hai| yaha pustaka apane DhaMga kI eka purataka hai jisa meM svapnoM kA adhyAtma se milAna kiyA gayA hai| isa purataka ke AdhAra para maiMne yaha siddha karane kA prayatna kiyA hai ki munaSya ke jIvana meM svapnoM kA kitanA mahatva hai| ina se hamArA kaisA riztA hai ? kaise yaha hamArI manodazA ko prabhAvita karate haiN| sava kA vivecana diyA gayA hai| hamAre dvArA sampAditaM sAhitya / hama done ne paMjAvI hindI bhASA ke lekhana kArya ke sAtha sAtha sandana kArya bhI kiyA hai| hamAre dvAra sampAdita graMthoM meM kucha isa prakAra haiM jina graMthoM kA saMpAdana karane kA hameM saubhanya milA hai| AsthAMjalI 1 : vartamAna prabhAvaka jaina AcAyoM meM vizva kesarI, jaina dharma divAkara, vidyA prabhAvaka zrI vimala muni jI mahArAja kA apanA sthAna hai| Apa se hamArA paricaya 30 varSa se bhI jyAdA purAnA hai| Aja Apa vyovRddha avasthA meM bhI jaina dharma kA pracAra prasAra hetu lage rahate haiN| Apa eka nibhIka zramaNa haiM jo prabhu mahAvIra ke ahiMsA, aparigraha va anekAMtavAda siddhAMtoM ko samarpita haiN| paropakAra A, sevA, sAdhanA da sAhitya ApakI jaina dharma ko pramukha dena hai| vaha krAntikArI bhikSu hai, vaha saMsAra kA kaI vAra bhramaNa kara cuke haiN| vaha kisI prakAra bhI sanmAna kI bhAvanA se dUra rahate haiN| lAkhoM nae logoM ko unheM.ne jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyA hai| unakA janma kuppa kalAM meM Aja se 66 varSa pahale paMDita devarAja va mAtA gaMgAdevI ke yahAM brAhmaNa kula meM huaa| yaha parivAra jaina paramparA se ghRNA karatA thaa| Apa ko dIkSA grahaNa karane meM - 227

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sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama lAkhoM rUkAvaToM, kaSToM va pariSahoM ko sahanA pdd'aa| Apa ne sabhI kaSToM ko haMsa kara sahana kiyaa| 1640 meM Apa jI jagadIza muni jI ke ziSya vne| Apa kI dIkSA ke jaba 50 varSa pUre hue, to hamAre mana meM unheM abhinaMdana graMtha bheMTa karane kI bhAvanA huii| hamArI dRSTi meM unheM bheMTa karane ke lie isa samarpaNa graMtha ke ilAvA koI sundara vastu nahIM thii| mahArAja zrI isa prakAra ke vAhya ADambaroM kA virodha karate rahe haiN| Apa kA mAnanA hai ki zrAvaka kA dhana paropakAra meM laganA caahie| jhUThe ADambaroM se lAbha samAja ko kucha prApta nahIM hotaa| hama logoM ne mahArAja jI ke bhaktoM ko eka mITiMga bulaaii| isa mITiMga meM abhinaMdana graMtha prakAzita karane kA nirNaya kiyA gyaa| bhaktoM ne hamAre kArya meM tana mana se sahayoga karane kA vizvAsa dilaayaa| yaha sAre paMjAba meM prathama abhinaMdana graMtha thA jo kisI jaina muni ko arpita kiyA gyaa| phira hama AcArya zrI ke pAsa phuNce| unheM prArthanA kI zrI saMgha ke 50veM dIkSA divasa para Apa kA abhinaMdana karanA cAhatA hai| isa avasara para Apa kA AcArya pada mahotsava bhI manAnA hai jo saMghIya dRSTi se jarUrI hai| isI cAdara mahotsava para Apa ko abhinaMdana graMtha bheMTa karane kA hamArA nirNaya hai|" AcArya zrI ne kahA "maiM to eka jaina sAdhU huuN| mUjhe ina baMdhanoM meM kyoM ulajhAte ho|" hamAre dvArA vAra vAra Agraha karane ke bAda vaha mAna ge| phira hamane jaina AcArya zrI vimala abhinaMdana graMtha prakAzana samiti kA nimANa kiyaa| isa kI saMyojikA sAdhvI DA0 jaina bhAratI (vartamAna meM saadhvii)| hama donoM ko pradhAna sampAdaka banAyA gyaa| sampAdaka maNDala meM zrImatI mohanI kaula, DA0 DI.sI. jaina kurukSetra, DA0 dharma siMha ko liyA 228

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama gyaa| phira hameM jaina dharma ke cAroM sampradAyoM ke AcAyoM, . sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvakoM se patra vyavahAra karanA pdd'aa| rAjanetA va samAja sevako se saMdeza sasmaraNa, va lekha likhane kI prArthanA kI gii| bhArata ke kone kone se mahAna vidvAnoM ke lekha, hindI, paMjAvI, aMgrajI bhASA meM prApta hue| yaha lekha jaina dharma, saMskRti, itihAsa darzana, kalA, va purAtatva va sAhitya gaNita Adi ke saMdarbha meM the| yaha hindI paMjAvI va aMgrejI bhASA meM prakAzita hAne vAlA pramANika dharma graMtha thaa| zAyada hI aisA koI viSaya vacA ho, jisa para isa graMtha meM vidvAnoM ke lekha prakAzita na hue hoN| graMtha ke prArambha meM AcArya zrI ke jIvana para lekha, kavitA va saMdeza the| jyAdA hirasA zodha nibaMdhoM se bharapUra thaa| unake pravacanoM ke aMza prakAzita karane kA nirNaya huaa| yaha kArya zrImatI mohanI kaula ne kiyaa| una dinoM kampayUTara nae Ae the| mahArAja zrI kA 50vAM dIkSA divasa karIva thaa| graMtha praisa meM nahIM chapa rahA thaa| graMtha kA kucha bhAga kampayUTara dvArA chApA gyaa| sArA kArya jAlaMdhara zrI saMgha ke hAthoM sampanna huaa| graMtha. vimocana va AcArya pada mahotsava .. isa graMtha kA vimocana jAlaMdhara zrI mahAvIra jaina bhavana kapUrathalA roDa meM sampanna huaa| yaha do dina kA bhavya samAroha thaa| pahalA dina samAroha zAma ko raMgAraMga progrAma __ thA, jisa meM eka mahArASTra ko nRtyaka ne indra kI sabhA va mahAvIra janma kalyANaka kA nRtya dikhaayaa| isa bUDhe kalAkAra kI kalA ne hameM bahuta prabhAvita kiyaa| pUchane para patA calA ki yaha to videzoM meM bhI kAryakrama dikha cukA hai| vaise purAnI philmoM meM nRtya kA kAryakrama Ayojita kara cukA hai| __ dUsare dina bhavya samAroha jaina bhavana meM bhUtapUrva 229

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-rAsyA gora vahad o8ma saizana jaja zrI haricandra modI kI adhyakSatA meM huaa| AcArya zrI ko bhavya Asana para baiThAyA gyaa| saiMkaDoM cAdareM unake AcArya pada ke anumodana hetu zrI saMgha ne unheM bheMTa kii| isa avasara para AcArya zrI vimala muni abhinaMdana graMtha kA vimocana zrI modI ne kiyaa| unhoMne graMtha ko sira para dhAraNa kara, mahArAja zrI ko bheMTa kiyaa| isa graMtha kI prazaMsA vidvata jagata meM vahuta huii| yaha graMtha deza videza meM phuNcaa| yaha graMtha hamAre lie prathama anubhava thaa| isa graMtha ke sampAdana se hameM jaina dharma para naI bAtoM kA patA claa| hamArA dviAnoM se paricaya bnaa| yaha bahuta bar3I upalabdhi thii| mahArAja zrI kA AzIvAda prApta huaa| nirayAvalikA sUtra Adi pAMca upAMga 6: nirayAvalikA sUtra kA hamAre dvArA kiyA paMjAbI anuvAda abhI aprakAzita hai| jaba hama nirayAvAlikA sUtra kI bAta karate haiM to isa ke sAtha 4 anya upAMga haiN| isa taraha nirayAvalikA prAcIna upAMgoM kA saMgraha hai| naMdI sUtra ke anusAra kabhI yaha vizAla upAMga the| vartamAna meM niraryAvalikA vahuta hI laghu kAya graMthoM kA saMgraha hai| hamAre atirikta isa zAratra kA anuvAda bahuta vidvAnoM ne hindI, gujarAtI, jarmana va aMgrejI bhASAoM meM kiyA hai| para sava vaDI hindI TIkA zramaNa saMgha ke prathama jaina AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja ne 1648 meM sampanna kI thii| 30 janavarI 1662 ke unake svargavAsa ke bAda yaha zAstra prakAzita na ho skaa| eka dina hama sva. sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke caraNoM meM baiThe the| unhoMne hameM apanI icchA vyakta karate hue Adeza diyA ki "varSoM se mere mana meM eka icchA hai ki AcArya zrI ke kisI aprakAzita Agama kA 230

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- -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama saMpAdana karake prakAzita kraauN| maiMne sunA hai ki AcArya zrI ke kucha Agama aprakAzita haiN| Apa pUjya zrI ratna muni jI mahArAja ke pAsa jA kara patA karo ki kauna kauna sA zAstra aprakAzita hai| hama usake prakAzana kI vyavasthA zrAvaka saMgha se karavA deNge| usake saMpAdana meM merI sabhI zramaNIyAM sahayoga deNgii| Apa ko maiM eka patra pUjya ratna muni jI mahArAja ke nAma detI hUM, Apa ludhiyAnA jAoM, unako hamArA saMdeza do, vaha bahuta kRpAlu muni haiM, vaha hamArI icchA jarUra pUrI kreNge|" hama sAdhvI zrI ko inakAra kaise kara sakate the, para zAstroM kI bhASA prAkRta saMskRta hone ke kAraNa hameM kisI sahAyaka kI jarUrata thii| jaise hI ludhiyAnA meM pUjya zrI ratna muni jI ko sAdhvI zrI kA patra diyA, unhoMne hamArI prArthanA svIkAra karake hameM 6 kApIyAM, jo AcArya zrI ne likhavAI thI, hameM pradAna kara dii| sAdha meM unhoMne kahA "Apa sAdhvI zrI se kaheM ki kisI acche vidvAna se bhASA kA sampAdana karavA ke ise prakAzita karavA deN|" yaha kApIyAM lekara sAdhvI zrI ke pAsa aae| sAdhvI zrI una kApIyoM ko pAkara bahuta prasanna huii| unhoMne kahA "bhaiyA ! ghabarAnA nhiiN| zAstra kA sampAdana hama kreNge| eka bAra Apa AcArya zrI kI kApIyAM par3ha lo, phira saMpAdana krnaa| bAda meM prakAzana kI vyavasthA ho jaaegii| hamAre jitane graMtha prakAzita hue haiM, saba se adhika samaya, isa graMtha ne liyaa| isa ke do kAraNa the| eka Atma jaina priMTiMga presa kI avyavasthA thI va dUsarA paMjAba meM vyApta AtaMkavAda thaa| isa zAstra kI pradhAna sampAdikA hamArI gurUNI jina zAsana prabhAvikA jaina jyoti zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja nahIM huii| sampAdana maNDala meM hama donoM ke atirakta saralAtmA sAdhvI 231

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== pAmyA che. gora laTake rudrama sudhA jI mahArAja kI ziSyA sAdhvI DA0 smRti jI va zrI tilakadhara zAstrI zAmila hue| ...... sampAdaka maMDala hara saptAha ambAlA meM miltaa| pATa saMzodhana kA kArya kAphI kaThina thaa| AcArya zrI ne yaha kArya varSoM pahale sampanna kiyA thaa| usa samaya kI hindI vartamAna hindI meM kAphI aMtara thaa| kaI sthAna para to mUla pATa pramAdavaza chuTa gae the| parantu AcArya zrI ne apanI prastAvanA meM upayoga meM Aye graMtha va TIkA kA nAma likhe thA yaha upayogI graMtha hameM pUjya zrI ratna muni jI mahArAja ne bhaNDAra se nikAla kara diye| ina graMthoM se hama pATa saMzodhana meM vaDI sahAyatA milii| AcArya zrI dvArA likhita mUla prAkRta pATha va chAyA pUjya AcArya zrI ghAsI lAla jI mahArAja se milatI julatI thii| AcArya zrI ghAsI lAla jI mahArAja una mahAna AcAryoM meM eka hue haiM jinhoMne 32 AgamoM kA anuvAda hindI, gujarAtI meM sAtha sAtha kiyA hai| sAtha meM saMskRta bhASA meM unhoMne TIkA ravayaM likhA hai| yaha graMtha aura anya prakAzita anuvAda hamAre lie bahuta upayogI rhe| 2 varSa ke lamce parizrama ke bAda eka prArUpa sAmane aayaa| isa kA prakAzana Atma jaina priMTiMga praisa ludhiyAnA meM 6 varSa taka hotA rhaa| isa kArya meM Atma razmi ke saMpAdaka pa0 tilakadhara zAstrI jI kA sahayoga hameM prApta huaa| vaha 1973 se hamAre paricita sajjana the| jaba vaha 2500vAM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA samiti paMjAva ke salAhakAra niyukta hue the| isa zAstra ke lie ArzIvAda vacana sva0 AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahAraja ne ronilA (hariyANA) meM likhaa| ambAlA meM Apa ke bhavya praveza para 100 se jyAdA sAdhu sAdhvI ikaTThe hue| hamArI gurUNI ne usI zAma ko hue 232

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sammelana meM yaha zAstra kI prathama prati AcArya zrI ko samarpita kii| zAstra vibhinna sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko AcArya zrI. ne svayaM vitarita kie| yaha samAroha reDakrAsa bhavana ambAlA meM huaa| isa graMtha kI prastAvanA sAdhvI DA. zrI mukti prabhA jI mahArAja ne likhii| phrAMsa kI prasiddha jaina vidUSI DA0 nalinI balavIra ne zAstra ke bAre vidvatA pUrNa vicAra prakaTa kie| - isa zAstra kA samarpaNa samAroha dillI ke viveka vihAra meM huaa| jahAM isa kI prati sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko bheMTa kI gii| isa bhavya dIkSA divasa para sva0 bhaNDArI zrI padama canda jI mahArAja apanI ziSya maNDalI sahita virAjamAna the| yaha hamAre jIvana meM eka mahatvapUrNa zAstra kA kArya thaa| AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI mahArAja kI aMtima kRti kA prakAzana unakI dIkSA zatAbdI para huaa| AcArya zrI vahuta. mahAna sAhityakAra bhI the| unakI kRti hamAre lie unake jIvana kA mahatva batAne ke kAraNa thii| zAstra meM mUla ke pATha ke atirikta saMskRta chAyA, zabdArtha, mUlArtha, vyAkhyA va TIkA thii| yaha kArya bahuta vizAla thaa| isa graMtha kI bhUmikA hama donoM ne likhii| isa graMtha kA rASTrIya va aMrtASTrIya stara para sanmAna huaa| isa graMtha kA vimocana bahuta hI bhavya thaa| hamAre pUjya jaina AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kA aMtima sammelana thaa| yaha vizva dharma sammelana thA jo kRpAla vAga dillI meM sampanna huaa| isa zAstra kA vimocana kRpAla bAga meM rUhAnI satasaMga mizana ke pramukha saMta rAjendra siMha jI mahArAja ne apane kara kamaloM se kiyaa| sva0 AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ne apane pravacana meM hama donoM kI bahuta prazaMsA kI thii| yaha sammelana tIna dina taka claa| saMsAra ke kone kone se dezI videzI loga hara dharma ko mAnane 233

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- - sthA kI ora bar3hate kadara vAle padhAre the| . .. .. .. AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja se yaha hamArI aMtima mulAkAta thii| vaha kAphI. asvasthya hote hue bhI isa sammelana meM padhAre the| vaha hamAre vahuta pUjya the| vaha aMtarASTrIya stara ke saMta the| jinhoMne hameM aMtarASTrIya sammelanoM meM AmaMtrita kara, saubhAgya pradAna kiyA thaa| hama sArA jIvana unake upakAra kabhI nahIM bhUlA skte| sAdhvI zrI ko isa vimocana se athAha prasannatA huii| unhoMne hameM AtmA se AzIvAda diyA jo unakA svabhAva thaa|mhaashrmnnii abhinaMdana graMtha 2 : mahAzramaNI upavartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA 40vAM dIkSA mahotsava 1986 meM manAyA gyaa| TIka dasa varSa vAda unakI dIkSA svarNa jayaMtI. Ane vAlI thii| mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ke mana meM sAdhvI zrI kA abhinaMdana samAroha utsava manAne hetu unakI ziSyAoM ko taiyAra kiyaa| AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja kI preraNA hameM milii| kucha samaya hama kaI kAraNoM se cupa ho ge| parantu anakI ziSyA sAdhvI sudhA jI mahArAja ne acAnaka hameM dehalI vulaayaa| isa graMtha para kArya karane kI preraNa dii| hameM AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja ne prakAzana kArya meM hara taraha ke sahayoga kA AzvAsana diyaa| isa kArya ko lekara eka bhavya yojanA vnii| sAdhvI svarNA abhinaMdana ratha samiti kA nirmANa huaa| isa kA mukhyAlaya. mAlerakoTalA va amvAlA rakhe ge| graMtha kI rUpa rekhA isa taraha vanAI gii| TippaNI : isa mahAzramaNI graMtha kI taiyArI va rUpa rekhA kA vivaraNa alaukika samAroha zISa ke arntagata vistRta rUpa meM Age diyA gayA hai| 234

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadara .....1: rASTrIya netAoM ke saMdeza- 2. sasmaraNa 3. kavitAeM 4. AsthAMjalI..5. jIvana kA vistAra paricaya yaha prathama khaNDa meM aayaa| dvitiya khaNDa meM sAdhvI parivAra ke vistRta lekha va hamAre lekha the| jo sAdhvI jI ke jIvana para the| tRtIya khaNDa jaina darzana, sAhitya, kalA, maMtra, taMtra, purAtatva, tIrtha sthala, deva devIyoM sabaMdhI mAnyatAoM para AdhArita zodha nibaMdhoM kA thaa| 500 pRSTa kA yaha vistRta graMtha AgarA se divAkara prakAzana dvArA zrI zrIcanda surANA kI dekha rekha meM prakAzita huaa| isa graMtha kI prerikA sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja the| isa ke pradhAna sampAdaka the sAdhvI DA0 smRti jI mahArAja, zrI ravindra jaina va purUSotma jaina, dharma siMha the| yaha graMtha sArA kampayUTara para prakAzita huaa| sAdhvI jI ke jIvana ke saMbaMdha meM Dhera sAre citra prakAzita hue| pravartanI sAdhvI zrI pArvatI ja. mahArAja se aba taka sabhI sAdhvIyoM kI paramparA kA ullekha diyA gyaa| hamAre tIna khaNDoM meM tIna lekha prakAzita hue| eka varSa ke kaThora zrama ke bAda yaha graMtha taiyAra ho gyaa| graMtha kA vajana kAphI thaa| isa graMtha kA vimocana raMgAraMga samAroha meM huaa| jisakI taiyArIyAM hama varSoM se kara rahe the| isa graMtha meM AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja va unase saMbaMdhita vidvAnoM kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna rhaa| isa graMtha meM hame anekoM vidvAna AcAyoM, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM, zrAvakoM, zrAvikAoM ke lekha prApta hue| yaha sAdhu va zrAvaka jaina dharma ke sabhI sampradAyoM ke the| anekoM buddhijIvIyoM ne isa graMtha meM apane vicAra lekhoM ke mAdhyama se rkhe| inameM DA0 teja siMha gor3ha ujjaina kA sahayoga mahatvapUrNa hai| isa graMtha ke lekhoM ke lie paripatra samasta bhArata meM preSita kiyA gyaa| jisakA prArUpa zrI jitendra jaina vADamera ne taiyAra kiyA thaa| 235

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% DthA kI ora bar3hate kadama .....Akhira samAroha kA dina A gyaa| isa samAroha * meM AcArya zrI nityAnaMda jI mahArAja vizeSa rUpa se padhAre the| sAre uttara bhArata se 70 sAdhu sAdhvIyAM padhAre the| hajAreM . kI saMkhyA meM zrAvaka, zrAvikAeM samasta bhArata se padhAre the| yaha samAroha kAzI rAma jaina skUla ke vizAla prAMgaNa meM . manAyA gyaa| isa meM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko unakI dIkSA jayaMtI para abhinaMdana patra bheMTa kiyA gyaa| eka maMca para viziSTa atithiyoM ke lie lagAyA gyaa| abhinaMdana patra kA vAcana DA0 madana lAla hasIjA nirdezaka bhASA vibhAga paMjAva ne kiyaa| isa abhinaMdana graMtha kA vimocana hariyANA aseMbalI ke spIkara zrI phakIra caMda agravAla ne apane kara kamaloM se kiyA samarata sampAdaka maNDala kI aura se hamAre dvArA yaha graMtha sAdhvI zrI ko samarpita kiyA gyaa| . isI dina sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja dvArA likhita naMda maNikAra vAla citra kathA kA vimocana unake saMsArika bhatije zrI kImata rAma jaina dehalI ne kiyaa| graMtha kI pratiyAM vidvAnoM va mehamAnoM ko dI gii| isa avasara para iMTaranaizanala pArvatI jaina avArDa DA0 kiraNa jaina ko bheMTa kiyA gyaa| mahAzramaNa nAma pustaka kA vimocana bhI huaa| sAdhvI zrI ne apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha padhAre muniyoM kA sammAna zAla bheMTa karake kiyaa| . hameM viziSTa atithi ratna pada se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| yaha graMtha sAdhvI zrI ke krAntikArI jIvana ke ullekha se bharA par3A hai| vaha jIvana bhara mahAna tapa arAdhikA dharma prasArikA, sAhitya prerikA rhiiN| svayaM unhoMne jaina dharma ke paramparAgata graMthoM kA saMkalana kiyaa| isa avasara para sampAdaka maNDala ke jaina vidvAnoM kA sanmAna bhI zrI. saMgha ne kiyaa| yaha samAroha hamAre jIvana ke mahatvapUrNa samAroha 236

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- - = AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM se thaa| isa samAroha ke mAdhyama se hameM hamArI sAhitya prerikA saMthArA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kA abhinaMdana abhinaMdana graMtha ke mAdhyama se karane kA saubhAgya prApta huaa| jaina dharma ke prasiddha vidvAnoM ko karIba se dekhane, unase bAteM - karane kA saubhAgya milaa| . ... isa samAroha meM mahAsAdhvI upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke ziSya parivAra kA hara prakAra kA sahayoga rhaa| ambAlA zrI saMgha, sthAnIya saMsthAoM dvArA unheM abhinaMdana patra prastuta kie ge| hamArI saMsthA va zrI saMgha ne sAdhvIyoM ko zAla or3hAe ge| isake eka varSa bAda hamArI gurUNI bImAra paDa gii| yaha bImArI unake devaloka kA kAraNa bnii| vaha lagabhaga 2 sAla mRtyu se laDatI rhiiN| aMtima 11 dina kA saMthArA unheM aayaa| unake jIvana ke sAtha hamArA jIvana bhara nAtA rhaa| vaha saralAtmA, ghora tapasvanI, para upakArI sAdhvI thiiN| jina zASaNa kA zrRMgAra thii| sapaSTa vaktA, nirbhika zramaNI thii| unhoMne asatya se kabhI samajhautA nahIM kiyA thaa| unake guNagAna kA varNana kisI zabdoM kA mohatAja nhiiN| unakA smAraka, unake sAhitya kArya haiN| aMtima samava bhI hama donoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sacitra jIvana cAritra likha kara prakAzita kiyaa| yaha graMtha unheM hI samarpita thaa| isa graMtha ke atirikta unakI ziSyAoM ne hameM preraNA dekara eka mahatvapUrNa saMsthA kA nirmANa sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja ne sanmati nagara kuppa meM Adizvara dhAma ke prAMgaNa meM kiyaa| donoM sAdhvIyoM ne apane kImatI graMtha sAdhvI svarNA jaina isa pustakAlaya ko bheMTa svarUpa die| hamAre sAhitya ke aMrtagata hamane hamAre dvArA 237

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama : prakAzita hara choTI vaDI pustikA kA saMkSipta varNana kiyA hai| unameM se kucha pustakeM abhI kisI kAraNa aprakAzita haiN| unakA varNana bhI kara diyA haiN| yaha hamAre sAhitya kI yAtrA kathA hai| yaha sAhitya yAtrA hI hamArI AsthA kI yAtrA hai sAhitya ke mAdhyama se mujhe apane dharma va anya dharmoM ke svAdhyAya kA saubhAgya milaa| isa yAtrA ke kAraNa hame bahuta sAre muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM kA ArzIvAda milA / vahuta se muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM ke mAdhyama se hameM apanI jJAna jijJAsA zAMta karane kA vala milA / sAhitya hamArI pahacAna hai, jIvana hai, deva, gurU va dharma ke prati zraddhA va AsthA kA pratIka hamArA sAhitya hai / hamArA samasta sAhitya paramparA va zraddhA va mAnyatA para AdhArita tulanAtmaka sAhitya hai| hamArI yaha koziza rahI hai ki hamAre dharmoM kA sanmAna ho / kisI bhI kArya se dUsare dharma ko Thesa na phuNce| sava dharmo kA sanmAna ho / abhinaMdana graMtha kI rUpa rekhA ArzIvAda sada-prerikA sampAdaka maNDala : - AcArya devendra muni jI mahArAja yuvAcArya zrI ziva muni jI mahArAja upapravartanI jaina jyoti, jina zASaNa bhAvikA zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI jyoSTa ziSya sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja, sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja sAdhvI kiraNA jI, sAdhvI saMtoSa jI, sAdhvI zrI zruti jI ema.e., DA0 dharma canda jaina kurukSetra, zrI canda khurANA, 238

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- prakAzana vibhAga : -AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama DA0 dharma siMha pttiyaalaa| . . khaNDa - 1 1. rASTra netAoM ke saMdeza va bhaktoM kI shubhkaamnaaeN| 2. gadya evaM padya rUpa meM khaNDa - 2 sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI gurUNI paramparA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke jIvana para mukhya samkAdikoM ke lekha sAdhvI maNDala ke lekha 4. sAdhvI zrI ke jIvana ke sasmaraNa (sAdhu-sAdhvIyoM ke) dvArA 5. sAdhvI jI ke sasmaraNa (zrAvaka va zrAvikAoM) ke dvArA khaNDa - 3 pravacana ke aMza khaNDa - 4 adhyayana, darzana evaM rahitya khaNDa - 5 itihAsa, kalA-saMskRti para zodha nibaMdha prakAzaka : 1. upapravartanI sAdhvI svarNakAMtA abhinaMdana graMtha samAroha samiti ambAlA shhr| 2. 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI. 239

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= vANyA gora vaha bha . saMyojikA samiti, purAnA basa sTaiMDa, . mAlerakoTalA - 148 023 paMjAva / : donoM pate patra vyavahAra ke lie rakhe ge| graMtha kA prakAzana divAkara prakAzana AgarA se zrI zrI canda surANA ke nirdezana meM prakAzita karane kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa| abhinaMdana graMtha kI taiyArIyAM honA abhinaMdana graMtha ke bAre meM hameM sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja kA Adeza prApta ho cukA thaa| aba isa Adeza ko kriyAnvita karane kI jimmevArI hama donoM kI thii| hama donoM isa graMtha ke mukhya sampAdaka the| prakAzaka bhI the| hara prakAra ke prakAzana kI vyavasthA kI jimmeMvArI hama donoM para thii| hameM isa kArya ke karane meM prasannatA anubhava ho rahI thii| hameM isa kArya meM zramaNa saMgha ke tRtIya AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja va caturya AcArya zrI ziva muni jI mahArAja kA AzIvAda prApta thaa| uttara bhArata pravartaka bhaNDArI zrI padya candra jI mahArAja kI kRpA hameM hara samaya prApta ho rahI thii| - hama ne sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se mahAsAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA paricaya taiyAra kiyaa| isa meM abhinaMdana graMtha meM pratipAdita viSayoM kA ullekha bhI kiyA gayA thaa| jisa para AdhArita lekhoM kA saMkalana karanA thaa| mukhya saMpAdaka hone ke nAte yaha kAma kAphI kaTina thaa| isa graMtha ke prakAzana meM dono sAdhvIyoM ne mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyaa| samasta sAdhvI parivAra ko sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke bAre meM sasmaraNa likhane kI prArthanA kI gii| isa ke atirikta samasta vidvAnoM ko eka paripatra likhane kA hama ne mana bnaayaa| yaha kArya ke lie zrI 240

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jitendra jaina vADamera kA anupama sahayoga hameM milaa| unhoMne paripatraM kI bhASA bnaaii| yaha paripatra hama donoM kI ora se samasta rAjanetika netAoM, jaina dharma ke vidvAnoM va zrI saMghoM ko jArI kiyA gyaa| isa aMgrejI paripatra ke sAtha sAdhvI zrI svarNa abhinaMdana graMtha kA paricaya lagAyA gyaa| isa paricaya meM unakA saMkSipta jIvana, dIkSA prasaMga, sAhitya kArya, samAja sudhAra ke kArya kA paricaya likhA gayA thaa| isa paripatra ke vahuta acchA pariNAma niklaa| hameM deza ke vibhinna netAoM ke saMdeza prApta hone lge| sAdhU-sAdhvIyoM ke satmaraNa lekha Ane lge| - isa graMtha meM zodha nibaMdhoM ke lie AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja kA sahayoga hama nahIM bhUlA skte| unhoMne apane saMparka ke lekhakoM kA abhUtapUrva sahayoga dilvaayaa| hamArA saMparka kucha bhAratIya va videzI lekhakoM se thaa| una sava ke zodha nibaMdha hameM prApta hone lge|| hameM bhI apanI ora se eka zodha nibaMdha likhanA thaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja para hamane alaga se likhanA thaa| jo ki sasmaraNa kI taraha the| aba hamAre mAlerakoTalA ghara para rojAnA DAka Ane lgii| kucha nibaMdha ambAlA meM bhI Ane lage, kyoMki paripatra para vahAM kA patA bhI thaa| abhinaMdana graMtha kA kArya tejI se calane lgaa| eka tarapha artha vyavasthA kA prabaMdha ho rahA thA dUsarI ora jaina jagata ke vidvAnoM ke lekhoM kA prabaMdha karane meM hama juTa ge| AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja ne DA0 teja siMha gaur3a se ina ke mAdhyama se hameM madhya pradeza, gujarAta, utarapradeza, dillI ke lekhakoM ne zodha nibaMdha prApta hone lgaa| yaha nibaMdha hara viSaya para the| isI samaya arhata vacana ke 241

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA sampAdaka DA0 unupama jaina se paricaya huaa| .... lekhoM ke lie mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne paMjAba, dillI va rAjasthAna kA daurA kiyA thaa| zrI mahAvIra jI jaina zodha saMsthAna se saMparka kiyaa| zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyApITha vArANasI ke pramukha DA0 sAgara mala jI jaina kA hameM acchA sahayoga milaa| jaina vizvabhAratI lADanu se bhI saMparka kiyaa| zrI devakumAra jaina zodha saMsthAna AgarA se saMparka kiyaa| isI prakAra ela. DI. zodha saMsthAna ahamadAvAda se saMparka kiyaa| sava ora se acchA sahayoga prApta hone lgaa| ava lekhoM kI vyavasthita karane kA kaTora kArya thaa| hama ne isa kArya ko vAMTa liyaa| sAdhvI saMtoSa jI ko sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke pravacanoM kA saMkalana karane ko kahA gyaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA ziSya parivAra varSoM se pravacana . likhatA A rahA hai| ina pravacanoM meM jo jaina dharma se saMbaMdhita pravacana the, unakA saMkalana sAdhvI zrI saMtoSa jI ne eka mahIne meM pUrA kara diyaa| sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI paramparA ke vAre meM likhane kA kArya mukhya saMpAdikA sAdhvI DA0 smRti jI mahArAja ko saMbhAlA gyaa| sasmaraNa ikaTThe karane kA kArya sAdhvI kiraNA __ jI va sAdhvI zrI candra prabhA jI mahArAja ne kiyaa| isakA kAraNa yaha thA ki pahale to vizAla sAdhvI maMDala apane apane anubhava likhegaa| dUsarA anekoM zrAvaka inheM apane anubhava batAte rahate haiN| tIsare sabhI sAdhvIyoM ne gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko najadIka se dekhA hai| unheM sunA hai, unakI AjJA kA hara prakAra se pAlana kiyA hai| unakI sevA kI hai| ina bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakha kara ina khaNDoM kA 242

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vAsyA cho tora have ja kArya sAdhvI maNDala ko sauMpA gyaa| zodha lekhoM ko sarva prathama hama ne dekhaa| usake pazcAta ina lekhoM kA DA0 dharma siMha, DA0 dharma canda jaina va zrI zrI canda surANA ne purnanirikSaNa kiyaa| isa graMTa ke prakAzana kA utaradAyitva zrI rAjeza surANA ke jimme thaa| hama ne yaha kArya AgarA se zurU krvaayaa| zrI surANa, ne hamAre zarta rakhI ki "sArA maiTara ikaTThA prakAzita honA" yaha celenja hamAre lie kaThina thaa| kyoMki AgarA hamAre lie 700 kilomITara kI dUrI para thaa| 8 mahInoM meM kI maiTara ikaTThA ho gyaa| yaha maiTara 400 pannoM kA thaa| zrI rAjeza surANA ko ambAlA sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja ke samakSa bulAyA gyaa| zrI rAjeza surANA apane pitA zrI zrI canda surANA ke sAtha aae| zrI rAjeza surANA ne sAlI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ke prathama darzana kie the| prathama bheMTa meM unkI putravadhU ne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko gurU, paNa kara liyaa| usa dina se surANA parivAra se sAdhvI parivAra ke acche saMbaMdha bana gae jo bhaviSya meM kAphI sahAyaka ninda hue| pahalI mITiMga meM abhinaMdana graMtha kI rUpa rekhA taiyAra huii| yaha taya huA ki aisA koI lekha prakAzita nahIM hogA jo sampradAyika tanAva kA kAraNa bne| sArA neTara prakAzana yogya AgarA supurda kara diyA gyaa| graMtha prakAzana honA zurU ho gyaa| isa kI vyavasthA vahuta sundara thii| presa me 5 vAra prupha par3he jaate| aMtima vAra prupha pAsa karane ke lie hamAre pAsa aate| hama prupha caika kara ke koriyara dvArA AgarA bheja dete| phira phAInala peja chapa kara hamAre pAsa A jaate| isa prakAra isa abhinaMdana graMtha kA prakAzana do raMga meM huaa| 243

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama yaha kArya 3 mahIne calatA rhaa| usa ke vAda sAdhvI zrI ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita citroM kA prakAzana zurU huaa| citra prakAzana meM merI bhAvanA thI ki upapravartanI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke krAntikArI jIvana para, citroM dvArA prakAza DAlA jaae| aise ATha citra banAne kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| yaha citra mahAsAdhvI ke jIvana se saMbaMdhita ghaTanAoM para AdhArita the| ina citroM kA nirmANa AgarA ke prasiddha citrakAra zrI puruSottama siMha ne kiyaa| samasta graMtha prakAzana navambara meM karane kA vAyadA kiyA gyaa| aktUvara meM dIkSA mahotsava AnA thaa| para tava taka graMtha prakAzita nahIM ho skaa| yaha graMtha janavarI ke pahale saptAha meM pUrNa huaa| hamArA saubhAgya thA ki prerikA sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja ne hameM isa yogya samajhA ki hama aisI divya vibhUti ko abhinaMdana graMtha ke mAdhyama se zraddhA ke puSpa arpaNa kara skeN| yaha kAma karane kA apanA majA thaa| hameM apanI gurUNI ke AzIvAda kA phala mila rahA thaa| ___ eka bAta maiM aura batA dUM ki svayaM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja abhinaMdana graMtha ke Ayojana ke virUddha the| para java AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja ne hamArI hAM meM hAM milAnI zurU kiyA phira Apa kA virodha zAMta ho gyaa| unhoMne hamArI zraddhA ko svIkAra kara liyaa| ava gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA AzIvAda hameM niraMtara mila rahA thaa| isa avasara para unhoMne apanI eka pustaka nandana maNiyAra bhI prakAzita krvaaii| sAdhvI kiraNA jI ne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kA saMkSipta paricaya prakAzita krvaayaa| isa abhinaMdana graMtha meM zrAvaka varga kA abhUtapUrva sahayoga prApta huaa| yaha sahayoga sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI 244

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- ma - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahArAja kI preraNA kA phala thaa| isa mahAna sAdhvI ne yaha kArya apanI guruNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA AzIvAda prApta kiyaa| - isa prakAzana ke bIca eka vAra gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI tabIyata kharAva ho gii| para zASaNa deva kI kRpA se vaha punaH svAsthya ho gii| lagabhaga eka varSa se jyAdA samaya meM yaha abhinaMdana graMtha prakAzita ho gyaa| hameM do vAra AgarA prUpha dekhane va kucha citroM ke mAmale meM isa graMtha ko saMpUrNa karAne ke lie jAnA pdd'aa| isa avasara para eka pustaka mahAzramaNa bhI prakAzita huii| isa graMtha ke kartA zrI mejara muni jI mahArAja haiN| isa graMtha meM upapravartaka zrI sudarzana muni jI mahArAja kA paricaya thaa| jo usa samaya samAroha meM maujUda the| samAroha kI taiyArIyAM isa prakAra isa avasara para 4 graMtha taiyAra ho cuke the| ava samAroha ke lie progrAma banAne kA kArya zurU kiyA gyaa| samAroha kaise karanA hai ? kisa kisa ko bulAnA hai ? kahAM karanA hai ? yaha sava prazna hamAre sAmane the| samAroha ke mAmale meM sthAnIya zrI saMgha kA sahayoga prApta huaa| abhinaMdana graMtha samAraka samiti ke supurda yaha kAma sauMpA gyaa| phira bhI progrAma kI rUpa rekhA hama donoM ne taya kii| progrAma 2 dina calanA thaa| pahale dina tapasyA kA kAryakrama thA, dUsare dina samAroha honA thaa| yaha taya huA ki samAroha meM viziSTa vidvAnoM, sAdhvIyoM, sampAdaka maNDala kA sammAna kiyA jaae| isa samAroha meM hama ne apane viziSTa mehamAnoM ko AmaMtrita karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| isa meM jaja, polisa 245.

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama aphasara va maMtrIyoM ko bulAnA zAmila thaa| Akhira vaha dina bhI karIva A gayA jo nizcata thA / isa samAroha kI zobhA baThAne ke lie sAdhu, sAdhvIyoM ko nimaMtraNa diyA gyaa| kucha hI dinoM meM meMhamAnoM se saMparka kiyA gyaa| sAdhvI zrI kA puNya pratApa thA ki sabhI atithiyoM ne hAM kara dii| nimantraNa patra prakAzita karane kA kArya bhI AgarA meM sampanna huA / 50 abhinaMdana graMtha maMgavAe ge| vAkI pustakeM bhI A gaI thI / jisa meM sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI kRti nandana maNivAra bhI thI jo baccoM ke lie unakI prathama kRti thI / 246

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kaTara 11 - prakaraNa hamAre jIvana ke kucha mahatvapUrNa samAroha 1. Alokika samAroha : jIvana meM kucha ghaTanAeM aisI hotI haiM jo pahalI vAra hI hotI haiN| vaise to sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI preraNA se jo kArya kiyA, vaha saba pahalI bAra thA / parantu abhinandana graMtha kA ciMtana Alaukika thaa| samAroha to hamArI zraddhA va AsthA kA pratIka thaa| maine abhinaMdana graMtha ke saMdarbha meM likhA hai ki eka varSa taiyArI karate rhe| upapravartanI jinazASaNa prabhAvikA, jaina jyoti zrI svarNakAMta jI mahArAja kA dIkSA kA 50vAM varSa 7 aktUvara 1667 ke. pUrA huA, taba taka abhinaMdana graMtha taiyAra nahIM huA thaa| vaha dina tapasyA ke rUpa meM manAyA gyaa| phira hamane taya kiyA ki abhinaMdana graMtha 26 janavarI 1968 ko unake janma dina para samarpita kiyA jaae| disaMbara 1967 meM abhinaMdana graMtha prakAzita ho gayA / Akhira 25, 26 janavarI 1668 samAroha ke lie tithi nizacita huI / isa dina ke lie eka abhinaMdana patra bhI samasta jaina saMsthAoM kI ora se taiyAra kiyA gyaa| eka vAta meM yahAM aura nivedana karanA cAhatA hUM ki sArA prakAzana kA kArya kampayUTarapara huA thaa| isa prakAzana meM savacchatA va sundaratA kA dhyAna rakhA gayA. isa graMtha ke prakAzana meM sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja ke ArzIvAda va mere dharma AtA ravindra jaina kA zrama, eka itihAsaka kAna nArA 247

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= aNyA cho tora vAho dama dhaa| sarakArI naukarI kI jimmevArI nibhAte hue itanA vaDA guruttara kArya sampanna kiyA thaa| saradAra (DA0) dharma siMha va DA0 dharma canda jaina ne sthAnIya vidvAnoM se zodha nibaMdha likhvaae| sabhI vidvAnoM ko saMsthA kI ora se sammAnita kiyA gyaa| yaha abhinaMdana graMtha kA samAroha thaa| jisa ke nAdhyama se hameM adhikAMza vidvAnoM se milane kA saubhAgya milaa| sAre bhArata meM nimaMtraNa patra vAMTe ge| . zahara meM kAphI sAdhu sAdhvIyoM kA Agamana ho cukA thaa| zvetAmbara tathA gaccha ke AcArya zrI nityAnaMda jI mahArAja vizeSa rUpa se padhAre the| hameM ambAlA meM lagAtAra jAnA par3a rahA thaa| hama jo bhI progrAma dimAga meM rakhate, vahIM sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI smRti jI mahArAja ko vatA dete| sAdhvI jI hamArI bAta para pUrA dhyAna detii| Akhira vaha zubha dina A gayA java hameM apanI muruNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke 50 dIkSA mahotsava nanAne kA avasarA milA thaa| do dina se atithiyoM kA tAMtA ambAlA meM lagA huA thaa| madhyapradeza, rAjasthAna, uttarapradeza, paMjAva, himAcala, dillI, caNDIgar3ha, ke zraddhAlu apane apane vAhanoM se A rahe the| sthAnIya zrI saMgha ne yAtrIyoM ke lie samucita vayavasthA kI thii| hoTala, dharmazAlA meM yAtrIyoM ke lie buka karavA rakhI thiiN| bAhara se Ane vAle zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ke lie khAne kI samucita vyavasthA jaina bhavana meM thii| 25 janavarI ko tapasyA ke sAtha sAtha akhaNDa jApa bhI cala rahA thaa| jisa meM vAhara se Ae zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ne bhAga liyaa| isa kAraNa sthAnaka meM bahuta bhIr3a thii| vahuta sAre pustaka becane vAloM ne pustake va anya pracAra sAmagrI ke sTAla lagA rakhe the| divAkara prakAzana kA apanI pustakoM kA sTAla thaa| jisa meM unhoMne usa dina vizeSa chUTa se graMtha vecane 248

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-RL kI ora bar3hate kadama kA prabaMdha kiyA thaa| zAma taka kAphI mehamAna va viddhAna A cuke the| hara zaharoM se eka dina pahale Ane zurU ho cuke the| zramaNa zramaNiyoM ko vandana kara dharma lAbha le rahe the| yaha anupama va abhUtapUrva avasara thaa| 26 janavarI 166 : ___ 26 janavarI jahAM bhArata kA gaNatantra divasa hai vahAM gurUNI jI kA janma dina bhI hai| una kA janma lAhaura meM 26 janavarI 1625 ko huA thaa| yaha mahaja itiphAka hai ki gurUNI kA janma lAhaura meM isI dina huA java paMDita javAhara lAla neharU ne rAvI nadI ke kinAre pUrNa svarAjya kA nAarA diyaa| jaba vaha dIkSA ke lie gurUNI rAjamati ke caraNoM meM prastuta huI to hindu muslima daMge baMda ho ge| suvaha karIva 50 ke karIva sAdhu sAdhvIyAM pUjya kAMzI rAma jaina skUla ke vizAla prAMgaNa meM pdhaare| yahIM sArA pravaMdha thaa| khAnA pInA va samAroha isI sthala para ho rahA thaa| isa samAroha meM hamAre kucha ghaniSTa mitra zAmila hue| jinake nAma kA ullekha karanA jarUrI hai| yaha dhe zrI subhASa goyala sI.je.ema. amvAlA (Aja kala eDIzanala saizana jaja pharIdAvAda) zrI jitendra jaina esa.esa.pI. jAlaMdhara, zrI madanalAla hasIjA nirdezaka bhASA vibhAga paMjAva, DA. dharma canda jaina kurukSetra, DA0 kiraNakalA jaina kurUkSetra, DA0 dharma siMha paMjAvI vizvavidyAlaya, pttiyaalaa| Akhira bhAratIya zvetAmbara sthAnaka vAsI jaina pratinidhi bhI padhAre the| isa sabhA kI adhyakSatA zrI phakIra candra agravAla upasabhApati hariyANA vidhAna sabhA ne kI thii| vaha sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke guNoM se pUrva paricaya 249

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asthA kI ora bar3hate kadama the / isa varNana unhoMne apane bhASaNa meM kiyaa| samAroha kA maMgalAcaraNa : sAdhvI maNDala ne maMgalAcaraNa kiyaa| tatpazcAt jaina dharma kA paMcaraMgA dhvajA zrI agravAla ne phhraayaa| phira sthAnIya saMgho ke pradhAnoM, vidvAnoM va sampAdaka maNDala kA samarata amvAlA zrI saMgha ne vahumAna kiyaa| sabhI ko vizeSa maMca para viThAyA gyaa| sabhI kA paricaya sthAnIya maMtrI jI ko diyA gayA / sarva prathama AcArya nityAnaMda jI mahArAja ke pravacana huA / usake bAda zrI mejara muni jI mahArAja ne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA kA guNagAna apane pravacanoM meM kiyA ! sAdhvIyoM meM kramazaH sAdhvI zrI kiraNA jI va sAdhvI zrI smRti jI ke pravacana hue / progrAma kI sUcI bahuta lambI thI / raMgAraMga kAryakrama ke Ayojana alaga thaa| skUla ke baccoM ne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke jIvana para eka nATaka dikhaayaa| jo unake jIvana kI saccI jhalaka prastuta karatA thaa| phira sabhA ke maMtrI ne sabhI AgantukoM kA dhanyAvAda kiyA / ava zurU huA samAroha kA mukhya AkarSaNa / sarva prathama DA0 madana lAla hasIjA nirdezaka bhASA vibhAga paMjAva ne abhinaMdana patra pddh'aa| abhinaMdana patra bahuta se zrI saMgha bhI lekara Ae the| sAre abhinaMdana patra par3hanA muzkila thA / sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI dIkSA svarNa jayaMtI para zrI samasta zrI saMgha samarpita karane ke lie cAdareM lAe the| cAdaroM ke sAtha hI abhinaMdana patra unheM samarpita kie ge| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne asvastha hote hue bhI sAre zrI saMgha kA dhanyavAda kiyA / phira AyA abhinandana graMtha samarpaNa kA avasara / sabhI sampAdakoM kA paricaya maMtrI ne diyaa| unake dvArA 250 .

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama abhinaMdana graMtha meM pAe yogadAna kI prazaMsA kI gii| phira sampAdaka maNDala ne sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko eka bahina ke mAdhyama se abhinaMdana graMtha samarpita kiyaa| yaha bhavya samAroha bahuta vizAla thaa| zAyada utara bhArata kA vizAlaM samAroha, jisa meM vasoM, kAroM Aye jana samUha kI bharamAra thI, aisA bhavya samAroha zAyada hI maiMne pahale dekhA ho| phira hamAre dvArA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko cAdara samarpita kI gii| sacitra kathA kA vimocana gurUNI ke sAMsArika..bhatIje zrI kImatI lAla jaina dillI ne kiyaa| . isa avasara para hamArA do do alaMkaraNoM se sammAna kiyA gyaa| isa meM pahalA thA zrAvaka ziromaNI, dUsarA viziSTa atithi kA sanmAna thaa| hameM do zAla, do momaiTo zrI saMgha ne bheMTa kie| isa samAroha meM sabhI saMpAdakoM zAleM bheMTa karake kiyA gyaa| yaha samAroha hamArI sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke prati AsthA kA phala thaa| isa samAroha hamAre dvArA eka bhavya Ayojana dhaa| isa nibaMdha meM DA0 kiraNa kalA jaina kurUkSetra ko unake zodha nibaMdha syAdvAdamaMjarI para kie zodha kArya ke lie iMTaranaizanala pAvartI jaina avArDa se sammAnita kiyA gyaa| Apa ke pati jaina jagata ke prasiddha vidvAna DA0 dharma canda jaina haiN| yaha avArDa kAphI samaya pahale hamAre dvArA ghoSita huA thaa| Aja hameM pradAna karane kA saubhAgya mila rahA thaa| isa avasara para viziSTa atithi zrI jitendra jaina, zrI subhASa goyala ke atirikta saizana jaja, zrI phakIra canda agravAla, DA0 teja siMha gauDa, va DA0 madana lAla hasIjA kA zrI saMgha ne sammAna kiyaa| 251

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama : isa prakAra yaha samAroha hamAre jIvana kA bahuta mahatvapUrNa samAroha thaa| vaise dekhA jAe to - yaha samAroha gurUNI jI ke caraNoM meM aMtima samAroha thaa| usa ke bAda ke varSa meM gurUNI jI asvastha hone ke kAraNa saMthArA grahaNa kara svarga sidhAra ge| yaha samAroha hamAre sAre samArohoM se isa kAraNa mahatvapUrNa hai kyoMki yaha vyApaka stara para manAyA gyaa| saba se bar3I bAta yaha hai ki yaha samAroha gurUNI ko samarpita thaa| unakA isa samAroha meM hI abhinaMdana graMtha samarpita kiyA gayA sabhI padhAre zrI saMgha ke pradhAnoM kA sammAna huaa| vipUla mAtrA meM dAna ikaTThA huaa| unakI apanI pustaka (citrakathA) kA vimocana huaa| unake caraNoM meM cAdaroM kA Dhera laga gyaa| pratyeka cAdara unake prati zrI saMgha kI zraddhA va AsthA kA pratIka thii| yaha samAroha mere jIvana meM alaukika samAroha hai| eka prakAra se yaha hamAre sAhitya ke 25 varSa pUrNa hone para ho rahA thaa| isa samAroha ne mujhe AsthA ke nae AyAma pradAna kie| jaina dharma va saMskRti kI sevA ke lie mUjhe nayA vala, zakti, va sphUrti milii| sabhI sAdhvIyoM kI yogyatA kA pramANa abhinaMdana graMtha dvArA prApta huaa| yaha samAroha hama donoM ke jIvana meM alaukika hai| 252

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 2. aMtarASTrIya saMsthA yUnesko dvArA ... hamArA sammAna saMyukta rASTra saMgha kA daphatara nyUyArka meM hai| isa saMsthA ke kaI vibhAga haiN| saMsAra ke sabhI pramukha rASTra isa saMsthA kA sadasya haiN| isI kA eka vibhAga hai yuunesko| yaha saMsthA sAMskRtika gatividhiyoM kI vizva stara para gatimAna hai| sana 2000 kaI varSoM se mahatvapUrNa thaa| eka to isa sana ke vAda naI sadI zurU honI thii| dUsarA isI varSa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2600 sAlA janma mahotsava manAne kI taiyArI cala rahI thii| isa zatAbdI para yunesko ne vidyA, sAhitya va saMskRti ke dharohara para kAphI kArya kie| ina kAryakramoM samAroha meM hindI bhASA kI sAhityaka sevA karane vAloM kA sammAna bhI zAmila thaa| naI dillI meM eka 10 dina kA aMtarASTrIya hindI sahastrAvadI sammelana kA Ayojana rakhA gyaa| hara dina kucha lekhakoM kA sammAna bhI isa kAryakrama kA aMga thaa| yaha samAroha bhArata sarakAra kI vibhinna hindI sevI saMsthAoM va yUneskoM ke sahayoga se zurU huaa| isa samAroha meM 10 dinoM meM hindI ke vikAsa para vibhinna progrAma va goSTIyAM rakhI gii| isa samAroha para mujhe va mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ko nimaMtraNa milaa| hamArA samAroha eka hI dina honA thaa| yaha samAroha dInadayAla upAdhyAya mArga ke pAsa aNuvrata bhavana ke pAsa hI Ayojita thaa| aNuvrata bhavana meM hamArA AnA jAnA rahatA hai kyoMki yaha sthala zrI jaina zvetAmbara terApaMtha kA mukhyAlaya hai| isa samAroha meM vizva bhara se vidvAna, kavi sammilita hone Ae the| karIbana 8000 loga isa Ayojana 253

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM dasa dinoM meM zAmila hue the| adhikAMza vidvAna utarapradeza, vihAra, madhyapradeza ke the| para dehalI, hariyANA, caNDIgar3ha se kAphI vidvAna zAmila hue| para paMjAba se bahuta kama vidvAna Ae hue the| jinheM sammAna sahAroha ke lie bulAyA gayA thA / zAyada paMjAva se 5-7 vidvAnoM ko hI nimaMtraNa milA thA / hameM nimaMtraNa to mila gayA, para zArIrika vayavasthA yahAM Ane kI AjJA nahIM detI thii| maiMne apane dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina ko eka dina pahale bheja diyA, tAki vaha sthAna va progrAma kI sUcanA prApta kara sake / mujhe mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne sAre samAroha ke Ayojana ke bAre meM phona se avagata karavAyA / maine socA yaha kAryakrama mAtra eka dina kA hai / isI dRSTi se maiM suvaha 4:00 baje maMDI govindagar3ha se ravAnA huaa| maine apane dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina se phona para kahA Apa sabhA sthala ke bAhara ke geTa para khar3e rheN| jaba maiM ghara se calA to mana meM eka anupama khuzI thI, ki calo ava samAja ke sAtha sAtha aMtarASTrIya samudAya bhI hamAre sAhitya ko sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhane lagA hai| isa sthala para hamArI naI hindI kRti sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra jIvana cAritra aMtarASTrIya stara para pradarzita karanA cAhie / isa dRSTi kona ko sAmane rakha kara maiMne vaha graMtha kI 5 kApIyAM taiyAra krvaaiiN| abhI isa graMtha kA vimocana honA bAkI thaa| maiMne yaha graMtha samarpita karane kA mana vanAyA thaa| isa graMtha meM abhI kucha citra lagane bAkI the| jilda bhI vizeSa rUpa se taiyAra karavAI thii| jaldI hI graMtha pahuMca gae the| isa avasara para graMtha kA mahatva bar3ha gayA thA / maine yaha graMtha apane dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ke sAtha milakara hindI meM likhA thA / isa graMtha meM prabhu mahAvIra ke 72 varSa kA 254

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asthA kI ora bar3hate kadama varSa vAra vyorA itihAsaka dRSTi se likhA thaa| jisa kA varNana maiM pIche kara cukA huuN| maiM dina ke karIva 10-30 vaje dillI pahuMca gyaa| TikAnA mujhe patA thA / mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina vaDI utsukatA aura zraddhA se merA iMtajAra kara rahe the| maiM usakI zraddhA ke 30 varSa se jyAdA samaya se jAnatA huuN| vaha mujhe jaba milA, to mujhe 27 pharavarI 1687 kA dina bAda A gyaa| jaba isI dillI meM merA isa ne eka dina iMtajAra kiyA thaa| yaha samaya rASTrapati bhavana meM hamArI pustaka vimocana kA thA / isI kAraNa yaha iMtajAra kara rahA thA / mujhe Aja vahI besavarI va iMtajAra kA dhyAna A gyaa| yaha iMtajAra zraddhA kA pratIka thA / yaha subaha se khaDA merA iMtajAra kara rahA thaa| maiMne phira sthala meM praveza kiyaa| sTeja se saMparka kiyaa| maMtrI ko mukhya mehamAna ko sacitra mahAvIra jIvana cAritra graMtha bheMTa karane kA kAryakrama btaayaa| maMca saMcAlaka bahuta hI sajjana the / unhoMne kahA Apa kA graMtha isa zatAbdI kA mahatvapUrNa graMtha hai / hindI jagata isa kA sarvatra svAgata kregaa| yaha samAroha aMtarASTrIya stara - para hamAre sAhitya kA mulyAMkana kA acchA avasara thA / bahuta sAre vidvAnoM se milane kA saubhAgya milaa| hama ceyara para baiTha ge| samAroha zurU huaa| aMtarASTrIya samAroha jaisA vAtAvaraNa thaa| pahale sadadhita viSaya para laikcara huA / phira logoM ne vaktA se prazna pUche / phira aisA krama banA ki bIca bIca meM jina kA sammAna karanA thA usa kA nAma bolA jAtA / samAroha ke madhya meM hamArA nAma ghoSita kiyA gyaa| yUnesko ne eka vaDA sarTIphikeTa hamAre nAna se taiyAra kiyA thaa| vaha hama donoM ko alaga alaga bheMTa kiyA 255

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. - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama gyaa| hamAre gale meM yUnesko kA golDa maiDala DAlA gyaa| yaha sammAna hamArA nahIM thA, yaha sammAna hamArI sAhitya prerikA sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja kA thaa| jina kI preraNA se paMjAbI jaina sAhitya kA nayA AyAma khulaa| kucha hindI pustakeM taiyAra karane kA saubhAgya milA, jinakA paricaya maiM pustakoM ke paricaya meM de cukA huuN| . hamAre sammAna ke bAda maMca kI ora se hamAre likhita graMtha sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra kA guNagAna kiyA gyaa| hamAre dvArA maMca para mukhya atithiyoM ko yaha graMtha bheMTa kie ge| isa prakAra usa dina jahAM hamArA sammAna huA vahAM hameM prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana cAritra ko prathama bAra bheMTa karane kA saubhAgya milaa| yaha samAroha 3 baje taka claa| phira khAnA khAkara vApasa Ane kA mana bnaayaa| para maiM dehalI meM AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jaina Azrama DiphaiMsa kAlonI meM virAjita AcArya DA0 sAdhanA jI mahArAja ke darzana karanA cAhatA thaa| sAdhvI sAdhanA jaina jagata kI prathama pI.eca.DI. sAdhvI haiN| abhI abhI unhone apane gurUdeva AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja para DI. liTa. bhI kI hai| AcArya zrI ke devaloka ke bAda unhoMne AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI nahArAja ko apane kArya dvArA amara banAyA hai| unhoMne dillI meM eka gosadana, cauMka va mArga kA nAmakaraNa AcArya zrI suzIla muni jI mahArAja ke nAma se kiyaa| DiphaiMsa kAlonI meM sthApita ahiMsA sAdhanA maMdira kA nirmANa teja gati se cala rahA hai| isa Azrama meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM ko samarpita bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA maMdira, AcArya suzIla muni ko samarpita saMgrahAlaya va samAdhi kA nirmANa kara rahIM haiN| pratimAoM kA nirmANa cala rahA hai| AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke bhArata 256

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM sabhI kendroM kI Apa dekha rekha kara rahI haiN| AcArya zrI kI barasI hara sAla manAI jAtI hai / Apa kI vidvatA se prasanna hokara Apa ko iMTaranaizanala pAvartI jaina avArDa se sammAnita kiyA jA cukA hai| Apa mahAna vibhUti haiM / saralAtmA haiM / jaina zASaNa kI prabhAvikA sAdhvI haiN| Apa kA ArzIvAda hameM 1674 se prApta ho rahA hai| Apa karmaTa sAdhvI haiN| jaba bhI maiM dillI jAtA hUM, Apa ke darzana karanA apanA parama kartavya samajhatA huuN| sAdhvI zrI sAdhanA jI mahArAja hama donoM ke parivAra kI sadasya sAdhvI haiN| vaha vyavahAra kuzala sAdhvI haiN| Apa mahAna vidUSI vaktA lekhikA haiN| AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahAraja kI hara gatividhIyoM se Apa juDI rahatI haiN| unake svargArohaNa ke bAda unakI paramparA ko Apa ne saMbhAlA haiN| Apa mahAna haiM apanI vajuraga gurUNI kI sevA karanA apanA kartavya samajhatI haiN| Azrama ke vikAsa ke lie sadaiva tatpara rahatI haiN| dillI ke rAjanetika jagata meM unakI apanI pahacAna hai| dharma netA, bhArata sarakAra va rAjya sarakAroM ke dharmagurU va rAjanetA Azrama meM Akara Apa se vicAra vimarza karate rahate haiM / Apa kA sArA jIvana deva gurU dharma ko samarpita hai / vaha videzoM meM dharma pracAra karane ke lie jAtI rahatI haiN| vaha gurUdeva zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke mizana ko Age bar3hA rahI haiN| vaha hara kAryakrama meM hameM sahabhAgI banAtI haiN| jIva dayA ke kAryoM meM unakA jIvana samarpita hai| unakI ziSyA gurUchAyA bhI dhyAna va samAdhi meM pravINa samarpita sAdhdI haiM / unake parivAra se upAcArya sAdhvI saralAtmA va navadIkSita eka sAdhvI aura haiN| sabhI sAdhvIyoM meM paraspara prema avismaraNIya hai| isa bAra bhI Azrama meM unake darzana karane gae / 257

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unakA ArzIvAda prApta kara vApasa ghara A ge| bhASA vibhAga dvArA sammAna samAroha : pichale prakaraNoM meM maiMne apane jIvana meM ghaTita AsthA ke vibhinna AyAmoM kA varNana kiyA hai| yaha varNana merI zraddhA va bhakti kA pratIka hai| jIvana meM hara pala hara kSaNa kucha aisA ghaTita hotA hai| jise jIvana bhara bhulAnA asaMbhava rahatA hai| kucha aisI ghaTanAeM ghaTita hotI haiM to jIvana kA abhinna aMga bana jAtI haiN| aisI ghaTanAeM hotI haiM jo jIvana para amiTa chApa chor3a jAtI haiN| aisI hI ghaTanAoM meM eka ghaTanA hai bhArata sarakAra kI sAhitya akaiDamI se hamAre saMbaMdha bnnaa| .. __ eka dina aMgrajI ke akhabAra 'da TribyUna' meM eka vijJApana dekhaa| usa meM likhA thA ki "agara Apa lekhaka haiM to apanA vAyoDATA aura apane prakAzana kI do pratiyAM bhejiie| hamArA prakAzana Who's & Who prakAzita ho rahA hai| usa meM hama Apa kA nAma darja kreNgeN|" maine isa vijJApana ko dhyAna se dekhA phira socA agara hama apanA sva-paricaya bhijavA deM, to koI nukasAna nhiiN| maiMne isa saMdarbha meM apane dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina se vAta kii| usa ne hAmI bhara dii| phira aMgaMjI bhASA meM hama ne apanA sva-paricaya isa graMtha ko bhejaa| ___ hameM isa ke lAbha kA bAda meM patA claa| kucha hI samaya ke bAda hamArA bhejA paricaya prakAzita ho gyaa| cAhe ise prakAzita hone meM kAphI samaya lgaa| hameM isa ke prUpha prApta ho ge| do khaNDoM meM prakAzita isa mahAkAyA graMtha meM bhArata ke 2000 se jyAdA vibhinna bhASAoM ke lekhakoM kA paricaya va patA diyA huA hai| isa ke prakAzana meM 3 varSa se jyAdA samaya lgaa| para yaha eka acchA upakrama thaa| isa ke 258

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama I mAdhyama se bhArata sarakAra ko prAkRta bhASA se paMjAbI meM anuvAda graMthoM kA paricaya milaa| yahI nahIM, vibhinna dhArmika va samAjika saMsthAoM ne hamAre kAryoM ko dekha kara hamArA sammAna kiyaa| sammAnoM kA krama bahuta lambA hai| maiM saba se vaDA sammAna rASTrapati jJAnI jaina siMha dvArA rASTrapati bhavana meM purAtana paMjAba vica jaina dharma ke vimocana ko samajhatA huuN| eka rASTra pramukha mere jaise jaina dharma ke sevaka kA sammAna jaina dharma ke prati kI sevAoM ke lie kare yaha bAta choTI nhiiN| para sammAnoM kA silasilA tava zurU huA thA, jo niraMtara jArI hai| kaI lekhaka sabhAeM va samAjika saMsthAeM merA va mere dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina kA sammAna kara cukI haiN| isa sava ke pIche sAhitya akaiDamI ke isa graMtha kA bahuta vaDA hAtha hai| mere agale adhyayana meM kucha vizeSa samArohoM kA varNana karUMgA, jo hamArI AsthA kA phala kahe jA sakate haiM jIvana meM kucha ghaTanAeM sahaja hI ghaTita ho jAtI haiN| aisI hI ghaTanA hai bhASA vibhAga paMjAda dvArA hamAro smmaan| bhASA vibhAga se hamAre paricaya usa samaya huA, jaba yahAM se hameM paMjAva vizvakoSa meM jaina praviSTIyAM likhane ko kahA gyaa| hamArA paricaya sahAyaka nirdezaka DA0 madana lAla hasIjA se huaa| zrI hasIjA mRdula svabhAva ke sajjana haiN| eka do bheMTa ke bAda lagA ki vaha vidvAnoM kA bahuta sammAna karate haiN| hama karIbana 4 sAla isa koSa ke lie aiMTarI likhate rhe| yaha koSa abhI taka prakAzita nahIM huaa| isa meM paMjAba se saMbaMdhita mahApurUSoM, sthAnoM, smArakoM kA paricaya hai / vaise hame paMjAbI vizvakoSa meM jaina dharma aura AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI aiMTarI likhane ko kahA gayA thaa| jise hamane likhA / para kisI kAraNa abhI taka yaha aiMTarI prakAzita nahIM huii| isI vibhAga ke eka sajjana zrI o.pI. AnaMda 259

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dillI se hamArA paricaya zrI hasIjA ne karavAyA thaa| hamAre sUtrakRtAMga ke lie unakA saMdeza unake sneha kA pratIka hai| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMta jI mahArAja va AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke prati unake mana meM gaharA sammAna hai| zrI hasIjA lambe aMtarAla ke bAda bhASA vibhAga ke nirdezaka bne| vaha hamezA icchA rakhate the ki paMjAba sarakAra kI ora se jaina vidvAnoM kA sammAna kiyA jaae| para unake mana meM jaba bhI kAryakrama banatA to koI na koI rUkAvaTa A jAtI thii| hamAre lekhana ke 25 varSa pUre hA cuke _the| zrI hasIjA DAyarekTara pada para suzobhita ho cuke the| unhoMne hamAre sammAna karane kA kesa paMjAba sarakAra ke samakSa rkhaa| yaha sammAna paMjAbI jaina sAhitya ke 25 varSa pUrNa hone para thaa| zrI hasIjA eka aisA avasara dekha rahe the jahAM mahAna jana samUha ho| unheM aisA maukA mila gyaa| phatihagar3ha sAhiba zahIdoM kI dharatI hai| jahAM dazameza pitA zrI guru govinda siMha jI ke do saputroM ko mugaloM ne dIvAroM meM cinavAyA diyA thaa| usa sthAna ko zrI ToDara mala jaina ne mohareM bichA kara kharIdA thaa| isa kAraNa sikkha dharma kA jaina dharma se kAphI karIvI saMbaMdha ho gayA thaa| paTanA sAhiba kI jisa havelI meM gurU jI kA janma huA thA vaha bhI eka jaina zrAvaka kI thii| Aja bhI eka hI parisara meM prAcIna jaina maMdira va gurUdvArA sthita haiN| Aja usI dharatI para gurudvArA sAhiba sthita haiN| gurUdvAre meM vizAla ToDara mala jaina hAla hai jo bhavya purUSa kI bhavya smRti hai| ' sarahiMda eka prAcIna nagara : sarahiMda zahara vartamAna meM phatihagar3ha sAhiba jilA 260

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama . 1 meM AtA hai| phatihagar3ha sAhiba gurUdvAre kA nAma haiM jo dazameza pitA ke putra phatahasiMha va jorAvara siMha ko samarpita hai / vaise sarahiMda kA itihAsa bahuta prAcIna hai / isa nagara kA itihAsa saMghola ke Asa-pAsa ke jaina va bauddha kAla se saMbaMdhita bahuta sthala haiN| isa nagara kA nAma muslima itihAsa meM kaI bAra AyA hai / sarahiMda mugala kAla meM eka pramukha sUbA thaa| bAvara se pahale bhI yaha nagara bahuta AlIzAna mAnA jAtA thA / gurU gobinda siMha jaba gurUpurI padhAre to baMdA bahAdura ko dakSiNa se paMjAba bhejaa| usane jitane muslamAnoM ke zahara the saba ko khaNDaharoM meM badala diyA / isa kA pramANa sunAma, samAnA, suDhorA va sarahiMda hai| phira sikkha rAja AyA, taba gurUoM se saMbaMdhita smArakoM ko saMbhAlane kA mAmalA sAmane AyA / yaha kSetra paTiyAlA rAjya meM par3atA thA / jo sikkha nareza thA / paTiyAlA nareza mahArAjA bhUpendra siMha ne yahAM ke prasiddha gurUdvArA kA nirmANa krvaayaa| Aja bhI sarahiMda meM choTI choTI IMToM ke makAna milate haiM / sarahinda meM hindU maMdira ke sAtha sAtha jaina dharma kA eka mahAna tIrtha cakrezvarI devI kA prasiddha maMdira va amRta kuNDa ina gurUdvAroM ke pAsa haiN| mAtA cakrezvarI devI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI yakSiNI devI haiN| kahA jAtA hai java mahArAjA karama siMha paTiyAlA baccoM kI zahAdata kA sthAna DhUMDha rahe the to mAtA cakrezvarI devI ne unheM vaha svapna meM darzana dekara yaha sthAna vatAyA jahAM unakA saMskAra huA thA / mAtA cakrezvarI devI kA maMdira pRthvIrAja cauhAna ke samaya banA / java madhyapradeza ke kucha khaNDelavAla parivAra kAMgaDA tIrtha kI yAtrA karate isa sthAna para phuNce| vaha mAtA kI pratimA sAtha lAe the| unheM svapana meM mAtA ne Adeza diyA "tuma yahAM vasa 261

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate ... jaao| merI piMDI yahAM sthApita kara do|" bhaktoM ne Adeza kA pAlana karate hue maMdira sthApita kara diyaa| baMdA vahAdura ke hamale ke pazcAt yaha loga sunAma A ge| pAsa hI musalamAnoM kA tIrtha rojA zarIpha hai| jahAM melA lagA rahatA hai| deza videza se yAtrI Ate haiN| isa kSetra meM uccA piMDa saMghola, boddha dharma, kA pramukha kendra hai| jahAM 5vIM sadI se pahale kI kalA, sikke, pramimAeM milatI haiN| eka stUpa bhI mahArAjA azoka dvArA nirmita hai| sarahiMda ke isa gurudvAre meM sAre bhArata varSa va vizva ke anya dezoM se zraddhAlu tIna dina ke bhavya mele meM Ate haiN| bhayaMkara sardI meM lAkhoM loga isa sthAna para pahuMca kara itihAsaka gurUdvAroM ke darzana karate haiN| zrI hasIjA ne isa samAroha ko hamAre sammAna ke lie cunaa| isa kI vidhivat sUcanA hameM de dI gii| samAroha : phatihagar3ha sAhiba kI dharatI jisa kA kaNa-kaNa zahIdoM ke khUna se pavitra hai| vahAM eka bhavya samAroha kA Ayojana bhASA vibhAga ne sAnidhya meM kiyA gyaa| yahAM eka pustaka 'pradarzanI vibhAga ne lgaaii| loka saMparka vibhAga va vibhinna vibhAgoM ne apane vibhAgoM kI pradarzanIyAM lagAI thii| sTeja para eka kavi daravAra va DhADI darabAra kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| DhADI paMjAva kI loka paramparA hai jisa meM prAcIna sAjoM dvArA dhArmika va loka saMgIta prastuta kiyA jaataa| yaha kathA vAcakoM kI paMjAbI kisma hai jo vIra rasa kI kavitAoM kA gAna karate hai| kaI bAra binA sAja ke bhI yaha bhajana gAte haiN| prAcIna bhArata meM jo kAma bhATa loga karate the usI taraha kI eka paramparA hai| prAcIna kAla meM yuddha kSetroM meM sainikoM ko utsAhita karane ke lie yaha loga kAma karate the| 262

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate dadaga isI paramparA kA nirvAha Aja bhI hotA hai| ise paMjAda ke loka gIta kA bhAga bhI mAnA jAtA hai| . yaha melA disaMbara meM AtA hai| bhayaMkara sarda meM loga apane zahIdoM ko nahIM bhuulte| sacca bhI yahI hai ki vhI kaumeM jiMdA rahatI haiM jo apane zahIdoM ko yAda rakhatI haiN| isI smRti meM yaha bhavya Ayojana hote haiN| jisa meM rAjanaitika, dhArmika va samAjika saMsthAeM bar3ha car3ha kara bhAga letI haiN| hamArA sammAna samAroha Ayojana kA bhAga thaa| bhASA vibhAga ke sabhI adhikArI, karmacArI isa Ayojana meM lage the| isa bhavya samAroha meM bhASA vibhAga paMjAba ne hamAre sammAna kiyaa| samAroha Ayojaka ne sarva prathama yaha dayA gayA ki bhASA vibhAga paMjAba Aja paMjAba ke ina do naina vidvAnoM ko prastuta karane jA rahA hai jinhoMne gata 25 varSe se jaina graMthoM ko paMjAvI bhASA meM 2500 varSa kA itihAsa meM pahalI vAra 50 pustakoM ke mAdhyama se prastuta kiyA hai ! vaha prayatna saMsAra ke itihAsa meM pahalI bAra huA hai| ina do vidvAnoM ne jIvana kA eka bhAga paMjAbI jaina sAhitya ko samarpita kiyA hai| hama paMjAba sarakAra va bhASA vibhAga paMjAva kI ora se inakA sammAna karake svaya ko gauravAnvita mahasUsa karate haiN| isa samAroha ke sabhApati prasiddha udyogapati va panasapa ke ceyaramaina sa0 kRpAla siMha livar3A the| unhoMne mele ke prathama dina mele meM sthApita sabhI pradarzanIyoM kA udghATana kiyaa| una pradarzanIyoM ko dekhaa| phira maMca para virAjita hu| samaya kucha samaya ke lie lka gyaa| hamAre nAma maMca para Ane ke lie zrI hasIjA ne pukaaraa| hama maMca para Aye to DAyaraikTara sAhiba va mukhya atithi ne hamArA sammAna kiyaa| hameM viziSTa atithi ke sAtha viThAyA gyaa| 263

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama phira zrI madana lAla hasIjA jI nirdezaka bhASA vibhAga ne hamArA paricaya va hamArI sAhityaka yAtrA kA varNana apane zabdoM meM kiyaa| isa ke pazcAt eka bhAI ne bhASA vibhAga paMjAba kI ora se taiyAra abhinaMdana patra hamAre sammAna meM pddh'aa| isa ko prakAzita kara logoM meM bAMTA gyaa| phira mukhya mehamAna saradAra kRpAla siMha libar3A maMca para khar3e hue| unhoMne sarva prathama hameM abhinaMdana patra prastuta kiyaa| isa ke pazcAt unhoMne bhASA vibhAga paMjAba kI ora se donoM ko eka eka zAla oddh'aayaa| ina zAloM para paMjAba kA mAna citra prakAzita thA, jo bhASA vibhAga kA cinha hai| phira sa0 libaDA ne hamAre sammAna meM kucha zabda khe| unhoMne hameM mubArikavAda dete hue, bhASA vibhAga paMjAba kI sabhI prazaMsA kI jo paMjAbI bhASA ke vidvAnoM ko DhUMDha kara sammAnita karatA rahatA hai| hamArI ora se dhanyavAda ke rUpa meM viziSTa atithiyoM ko hamAre prasiddha prakAzanoM ke seTa bheMTa kie ge| yaha samAroha choTA thA yA vaDA yaha mere ciMtana kA viSaya nhiiN| paMjAba sarakAra ne hamAre sAhitya va jaina dharma kA sammAna kiyA thaa| isa lie hamAre lie yaha samAroha mahatvapUrNa thA ki do paMjAbI jaina sAhitya ke vidvAnoM ko unake apane rAjya meM sammAnita kiyA jA rahA thaa| mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne hama donoM kI ora se paMjAba sarakAra ke bhASA vibhAga kA dhanyavAda karate hue kahA gayA "yaha hamArA sammAna nahIM, balki prabhu mahAvIra va jaina dharma ke siddhAMtoM kA sammAna hai| jo hara yuga meM zAzvata hai|" abhI 2 apraila 2003 ko gobindagar3ha ke patrakAra ne hamArA paMjAvI sAhitya omAna meM sthita iMDiyana sozala kalacara sosAITI naskaTa ko bheMTa kiyaa| sosAITI ke adhyakSa 264

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- mmar AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrI ke. ema. sinhAM ne isa sAhitya kA garma-jozI se svAgata kiyaa| hameM sosAITI kA momeMToM bhI bhejaa| yaha bhI eka yAdagArI smRti hai| 265

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 2 pUjyanIya mahAzramaNI, jaina jyoti, jina zASaNa prabhAvikA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA. jI mahArAja kI paramparA va unakA ziSya parivAra mahAzramaNI, upapravartanI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja jaina zramaNI paramparA meM viziSTa sthAna rakhatI thiiN| Apa kA saMbaMdha pravartanI zrI pAvartI jI mahArAja se saMbaMdhita thaa| sva0 agara canda nAhaTA kI dRSTi meM sAdhvI pAvartI jI mahArAja hindI kI prathama jaina mahilA lekhikA thiiN| unakA vizAla ziSya parivAra thaa| vaha mahAna dharma pracArikA thiiN| unhoMne apane samaya ke sabhI dharma pracArakoM se dharma carcA kI thii| unhoMne mahArAja nAbhA ke praznoM ke uttara die the| mahArAjA nAbhA jaina sAdhU sAdhvIvoM se vyartha meM hI napharata karatA thaa| Apa ne vaDI himmata se nAbhA pahuMca kara devI maMdira dayAla cauMka meM pravacana zurU kiyaa| isa kI khavara mahArAjA ko phuNcii| mahArAjA ne apane rAjapurohita ke hAtha kucha prazna likha kara bhijvaae| unakA uttara Apa ne vidvatA pUrNa DhaMga se diyaa| Apa kA mahArAjA ne sammAna kiyaa| phira pUjya amarasiMha mahArAja pdhaare| isI prakAra zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka AcArya vijayavallabha bhI yahAM pahuMce the| sAdhvI jI ne 40 se jyAdA hindI jaina graMthoM kI racanA kI thii| ina graMthoM ko par3ha kara unakI vidvatA kA patA calatA hai| Apa bahubhASA vidha thiiN| AgamoM va dUsare dhamoM ke sAhitya para Apa kA pUrNa adhikAra thaa| 266

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Apa kI ziSyA rAjamati jI mahArAja thii| jinhoMne rAjamati jaisA udAharaNa prastuta kiyaa| Apa kI zAdI Apa kI marjI ke virUddha kara dii| Apa ne apane vairAgya ko zAdI ke bAda jArI rkhaa| Akhira sasura va pIhara donoM pakSoM ko jhukanA pdd'aa| Apa sAdhvI bniiN| pravartanI zrI pAvartI se dIkSA grahaNa kara AgamoM kA sUkSma adhyayana kiyaa| Apa kI ziSyA sAdhvI zrI IzvarA devI thiiN| sAdhvI zrI IzvarA devI jI mahArAja ne sAdhvI pArzvavatI ko dIkSita kiyaa| sAdhvI pArzvavatI ko hamArI gurUNA ko dIkSita karane kA saubhAgya milaa| inakI ziSyA gurUNI pravartanI rAjamati jI ke nirdezana meM huii| Apa ne vibhinna dhamoM ke sAhitya kA tulnAtmaka adhyayana kiyaa| aneka vAra tapa kiyaa| anekoM jIvoM ko mokSa mArga para lgaayaa| sAyI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA jIvana krAMntikArI rhaa| Apa kA janma prAcIna paMjAba kI rAjadhAnI lAhaura ke sUzrAvaka seTa khajAnacandra va mAtA durgA devI ke yahAM 26 janavarI 1626 ko huaa| Apa ko nAma diyA gaDa. ljjaa| jisa dina Apa kA janma huA usa dina paMDita javAhara lAla neharU ne pUrNa svarAjya kA nArA lagAyA thaa| Apa ke pitA usa dina eka lambA mukadmA jIte the| unakI lAja vaca gaI thii| yaha nAna usakA pratIka thaa| ghara kA vAtAvaraNa dhArmika thaa| isa kA prabhAva vAlikA lajjA para bhI pdd'aa| ATha varSa kI Ayu meM unake eka phoDA nikala aavaa| yaha phoDA samApti kA nAma nahIM letA thaa| Akhira eka dina lajjA ne socA ki agara yaha phoDe kI takalIpha dUra ho jAe to maiM sAdhvI vana jaauN| yaha saMyama ke vIja the jo phUTane zurU ho ge| Apane pratijJA lene ke kucha samaya bAda phoDA samApta ho gyaa| Apa paDhAI meM bahuta hoziyAra thiiN| ghara meM raha kara 267

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Apa ne AThavIM taka par3hAI sampanna kii| mAtA pitA dIkSA lene ke lie mAna rahe the| pahale Apa ko kahA gayA ki bAliga ho jAo, phira saMyama grahaNa kara lenA / para Apa ke bAliga hone ke pazcAta bhI Apa ke pitA ne Apa ko AjJA pradAna nahIM kI / jaina dharma kA yaha niyama hai ki kisI bhI strI purUSa ko unake abhibhAvaka kI AjJA ke binA sAdhu nahIM banAyA jA sakatA / Akhira 15 agasta 1947 ko deza svatantra ho gyaa| parata pAka baMTavAre meM hindU muslima phasAda zurU ho cuke the / lajjA ne socA "mAtA pitA kisI kImata para saMyama grahaNa karane kI AjJA nahIM deNge| para mujhe apane Atma kalyANa karanA hai| saMsAra meM nahIM phaMsanA / " vairAgya dRr3ha hotA gyaa| Apa ghara se palAyana kara bambaI pahuMca gii| ghara meM tUphAna khar3A ho gyaa| Apa bambaI se pAlItAnA tIrtha para phuNcii| jahAM paMjAbI dharmazAlA meM AcArya samudra vijaya berAjamAna the| yahAM Apa kI bheMTa apanI saMsArika buA sAdhvI dakSa deva zrI se huii| Apa ke mAtA pitA paMjAva meM Apa kI talAza kara rahe the| vaha jAlaMdhara phuNce| vahAM unheM -tA calA ki lajjA pAlitAnA tIrtha meM sakuzala hai agara dIkSA kI AjJA doge tabhI vahAM vaha paMjAba A jaaaigii| Akhira mAtA pitA ko apanI saMtAna ke Age jhukanA pdd'aa| vaha pAlitAnA phuNce| kucha dina tIrtha yAtrA sampanna kara lajjA ko vApasa le kara paMjAva meM A ge| dIkSA : 27 aktUbara 1947 ko lajjA kA saMyama kA nepa milaa| yaha kArya sAdhvI rAjamati kI nezrAya meM jAlaMdhara chAvanI meM huaa| sAdhvI banate hI Apa ne japa-tapa-svAdhyAya tInoM kA krama ko jIvana kA aMga vanA liyaa| yaha japa tapa jIvana meM 54 sAla taka claa| vaDI se baDI musvita meM Apa 268

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samatA rakhanA jAnatI thiiN| Apa ke sAhityaka dena, saMsthAoM ke nirmANa ke paricaya maiM pIche de AyA huuN| Apa ne vI.e. paMjAva yUnivarsiTI caMDIgar3ha se pAsa kI thii| ___ Apa kA vizAla ziSya parivAra meM 24 se jyAdA sAdhvIyAM haiN| Apa ke ziSya parivAra meM do sAdhvIyAM Apa kI ziSyA haiN| bAkI sAdhvIyAM Apa ke ziSya parivAra kI ziSyAeM haiN| Apa kI do pramukha sAdhvIyAM meM sabase baDI sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja va dUsarI sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja haiN| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kaI mAmaloM meM prathama thiiN| hamArI sabhI saMsthAoM va prakAzanoM meM unakI valvatI preraNA rahI hai| bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne Apa ko jaina jyoti pada se alaMkRta kiyaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI guNoM kI puMja thiiN| anekoM jIvoM para unhoMne upakAra kiye| anekoM AtmAoM ko sadamArga dikhaayaa| vaha saMthArA sAdhikA thii| unakA jIvana adhyAtma se bharapUra thaa| mujhe adhyAtma kA amRta pradAna karane vAlI Apa hI thiiN| jIvana meM svAdhyAya karate kaI vAra zAstrIya praznoM ko samajhane hote to Apa kI zaraNa grahaNa krte| unakA tapa-saMyama-japa mahAna thaa| vaha spaSTa vAdI thiiN| bar3e gurUoM kA dhyAna rakhanA apanA pharja samajhatI thiiN| prathama bheMTa : merI Apa se prathama bheMTa ambAlA meM jaina sthAnaka meM 2500 sAlA mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI se kucha varSa pahale huii| Apa se paMjAvI sAhitya kI carcA huii| Apa ne isakI upayogitA ko mAnate hue svayaM sahayoga dene kI icchA vyakta kI thii| unhIM kI icchA ke anurUpa hama ne yaha sAhitya kA sRjana kiyaa| jo unakI dekha rekha meM samiti dvArA prakAzita huaa| sArA paMjAvI sAhitya unake ArzIvAda kA phala hai| jo 269

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 2500 varSa meM prathama bAra likhA gayA / Apa kA jIvana preraNAoM se bharapUra jIvana hai Apa zrI ke caraNoM meM vandanA darzana kA lAbha hameM pichale 32 varSoM se prApta hotA rhaa| hara sAla dIkSA ke Ayojana hote / AcArya zrI AnaMda RSi va AcArya devendra muni jI mahArAja kA paMjAva meM svAgata karane kA unheM avasara milA / Apa kI 40vIM dIkSA jayaMtI para hama ne mahAzramaNI pustaka nikAlI jisa kI bhUmikA bhArata ke rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne likhI thii| AcArya devendra muni svayaM unake anuzASaNa va saMyama ke prazaMsaka the| Apa kA ziSya parivAra bahuta sevAbhAvI samarpita hai / 3 sAla vImAra avasthA meM sevA kara unhoMne sevA kI udAharaNa sthApita kI hai| sabhI kAryakrama cale haiN| gurUNI ke sevA bhI lagAtAra huI hai| sabhI sAdhvIyAM sampanna parivAra se saMbaMdhita haiM / paDhI likhI haiN| pravacana kartA haiN| acchI dharma pracArina tatvavetta va tapasvinI haiN| 1 sabhI sAdhvIyAM hara samaya svAdhyAyarata rahatI haiM sabhI apanI gurUNI ke prati samarpita rahI haiN| sArI sAdhvIyAM anuzASita haiM / ina sAdhvIyoM meM tIna sAdhvIyoM kA paricaya denA isa lie jarUrI hai ki vaha apanI gurUNI ke adhUre kArya ko pUrA karane meM sadaiva tatpara rahI haiN| ina meM pramukha haiM sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja, sAdhvI zrI smRti jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja / sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja : Apa sAdhvI svarNakAMtA kI pramukha tapasvinI ziSyA haiN| Apa tapasyA ke sAtha svAdhyAya karanA nahIM bhuultii| sadaiva gurU caraNoM meM samarpaNa va saralatA kA pratIka rAjakumArI jI 270

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahArAja kA janna 1631 meM gujarAMvAlA pAkistAna meM huaa| Apa ke pitA seTa vilAyatI rAma va mAtA zrI durgA devI jaina the| Apa kA dharma niSTa parivAra thaa| bacapana se hI Apa kA mana saMsAra ke bhoga vilAsoM se dUra thaa| Apa ko yaha kama bhoga AsAra lagate thaa| Apa kA bharApUrA parivAra hai| vibhAjana ke pazcAta Apa kA saMsArika parivAra jAlaMdhara meM A gyaa| 1648 meM pravartanI zrI rAjamati kA catunAsa jAlaMdhara meM thaa| yaha gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA prathama cartumAsa thaa| sAdhvI jI ke pravacana sunane Apa apanI mAtA jI ke sAtha hara roja jAtI thiiN| Apa para vairAgya kA raMga car3hane lgaa| isa vairAgya ko sudRr3ha karane meM jAlaMdhara zahara ke hI eka suzrAvaka zrI haMsa rAja jaina re mahatvapUrNa yogadAna kiyaa| vairAgya utarottara vaDhane lgaa| A... carcA meM isa lene lgii| Akhira vaha saubhAgya bhara dina AyA jaba ATa ne svayaM ko gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI nahArAja ke caraNa meM samarpita kara diyaa| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne unheM sAdhvI jIvana ke kaSToM ke bAre meM Apa ko avagata kraayaa| do varSa Apa ke parivAra vAle Apa ko samajhAte rahe, para Apa para saMsAra kI vAsanA apanA asara ne choDa skii| 1950 meM Apane jAlaMdhara zahara meM pravartanI zrI rAjamati jI mahArAja ke hAthoM dIkSita huii| pravartanI zrI ne Apa ko sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA kI ziSyA ghoSita kara dikaa| Apa ne pravartanI zrI ke kaThora anuzAsana va vAtsalya ko. dekhA hai| Apa ArkaSita vyaktitva kI dhanI hai| sArA jIvana gurUNI kI AjJA para paharA diyA hai| saubhAgya se Apa ke ziSyA parivAra bhI Apa ke anurUpa hI jJAna vAna hai| Apa kI eka praziSyA zrI candanA sAdhvI jI ne paMjAbI vizvavidyAlaya 271

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama paTiyAlA se saMskRta ema.e. meM sArI yUnivarsiTI se prathama AI hai| isa viSaya para ApakI ziSyA ko golaDa maiDala jaina sthAnaka meM svayaM upa-kulapati rajisTarAra ne samarpita kiyA / sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kI saMsArika bhatIjI vIrakAMtA jI Apa kI ziSyA haiM / Apa kA jIvana sahajatA, saralatA va vinamratA kA triveNI saMgama hai| mahAtapasvI haiM / mahAna pravacana dene meM pramukha haiM / Apa ne sva0 gurUNI kI bahuta sevA kii| Apa ke jIvana se mujhe AsthA kA savaka milA / sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke svargavAsa ke vAda, AcArya saMsAra DA0 zivamuni jI mahArAja ne Apa ko upapravartanI pada se suzobhita kiyaa| yaha samAroha paMcakulA zrI saMgha ne sampanna kiyA gyaa| saralAtmA sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja : saralAtmA sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI dvitIya ziSyA haiM / sAMsArika dRSTi se unakI bhAnajI haiM / guruNI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja kA jIvana ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA kA jItA jAgatA pramANa haiN| Apa jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA karane meM hara samaya tatpara rahatI haiN| unhoMne mere jIvana ko bahuta prabhAvita kiyA hai| unhoMne apanI gurUNI kA kaThora anuzASanAtmaka jIvana jhelA hai| unakA jJAna anupama hai / vaha sAdhanA kI jItI jAgatI jyoti haiN| vaha sevA, sAdhanA va svAdhyAya meM hara samaya lIna rahatI haiN| svAdhyAya ke atirikta vaha lambe samaya tapa karatI rahatI haiN| dUsare logoM ko tapa karane kI preraNA detI haiN| vaha zramaNa saMskRti kI sevA meM hara pala gujAratI haiN| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ke hara kAryakrama ke Ayojana ke pIche Apa kA mukha yogadAna rahA hai / ava apanI gurUNI ke yaza ko Age bar3hAne meM Apa kA dimAga kAma karatA hai / itanA vaDA sAdhvI 272

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama parivAra, sabhI kA mAtR bhAva se dhyAna rakhanA Apa ko AtA hai / sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ne apanI ziSyA ko hara paririthiyoM ke anUkUla bnaayaa| Apa ne apanI gurUNI ko jisa DhaMga se varSoM taka sevA kI hai usa kA udAharaNa milanA anyatra durlabha hai| saMyamamUrti sAdhvI sudhA kA janma 1 agasta 1643 ko paTTI ke seTha triloka candra jaina va mAtA kauzalyA devI ke yahAM huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jaina dharma ke prati zraddhA Apa ko virAsata meM milI thii| Apa ko vacapana se hI saMsAra ke kAma bhoga AsAra lagane lage the Apa ne ghara meM raha kara dasavIM kI parIkSA pAsa kii| AtmA meM aMkurita saMyama ke bIja Apa ko gurU caraNoM meM le aae| sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA tyAgamaya jIvana Apa ke saMyama kA udAharaNa bnaa| 1 ghara vAloM se dIkSA kI AjJA maaNgii| yaha dIkSA kI AjJA itanI saralatA se kahAM milatI hai| parijanoM ne Apa ko saMsAra kI bhautikatA kA lAlaca diyA aura sAdhvI banane se rokA para Apa ne bhI apanI mausI kA anukaraNa kiyA / Akhira ghara vAloM ko apanI priya veTI sudhA ko dIkSA kI AjJA denI paDI / Apa ne vairAgya se pahale ghara vAloM kI viparIta paristhitIyoM ko sahana kiyaa| 14 pharavarI 1665 ko vaha maMgalamaya belA A gaI, jaba Apa kI manokAmanA pUrI hone vAlI thii| isa maMgalamaya mahotsava para rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja ke ziSya paM0 hema canda jI mahArAja va paM0 zrI prema canda virAjamAna thA / ina zramaNoM ne Apa ko dIkSA pATha pddhaayaa| Apa sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kI ziSyA ghoSita huiiN| sAdhvI banate hI Apa ne zAstroM kA sUkSma adhyayana zurU kara diyaa| kaI zAstra kaMThastha kie| kaI vidvAnoM se va 273

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama apanI gurUNI se zAstroM kA svAdhyAya kiyaa| zAstra adhyayana ke sAtha sAtha Apa ne dUsare dhamoM ke graMthoM kA tulnAtmaka adhyayana kiyaa| Apa kI saMsAra ke sabhI dharmoM kI jhalaka Apa ke pravacana meM milatI hai| sAdhvI zrI kA AbhA maNDala hara vyakti para apanI chApa chor3a jAtA hai| Apa kA jaina jyotiSa, maMtra zAratra para acchA adhikAra hai| Apa guptatapavinI, saralAtmA haiN| Apa ke dizA nirdeza meM hama donoM ko vahuta se kArya sampanna karane kA suavasara milA hai| Apa vahuta hI karUNAmaya AtmA haiN| Apa ne dharma ke jJAna ke sAtha-sAtha bahuta sI bhASAoM kA abhyAsa kiyA hai| Apa ne paMjAva vizvavidyAlaya se vI.e. taka kI zikSA arjita kI hai| hamAre sAre kAryakrama Apa ke ArzIvAda va preraNA se sampanna hote haiN| Apa jaisA vinayavAna saralAtmA viralA hI milatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kathana hai "sarala AtmA meM dharma ThaharatA hai|" Apa para pUrNa ghaTita hotI hai| Apa sahajatA, saralatA va karUNA kI pratimA. haiN| Apa bhavya AtmA haiN| Apa kA jIvana usa phUla kI bhAMta hai jisa meM sundaratA bhI hai sugradhi bhI hai| Apa kA jIvana lAkhoM jIvoM ke lie preraNA kA strota vanA hai| hama bhAgyazAlI haiM ki hameM Apa ke nirdezana meM anekoM sevA ke kArya karane kI valavatI preraNA milatI hai| Apa kI dizA nirdezana meM jahAM dIkSA samAroha hote haiM vahAM paMjAbI graMthoM kA prakAzana, avADoM kI sthApanA va saMsthAoM kA nirmANa Apa kI preraNA pramukha hai| . Apa kI dekha rekha meM kaI samAroha ambAlA meM sampanna hue haiN| sva0 gurUNI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI Apa salAhakAra ziSyA haiN| unhoMne hara mAmale meM Apa kI rAya puuchii| agara itanI mahAna sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja 274

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Apa sudhA jI se salAha letI to isa meM koI nA koI bata jarUra hai| mere dhanaM AtA zrI ravindra jaina para Apa kA danda hAtha hai| Apa sAkSAta sarasvatI hai| jaina samAja ko Apa ne bahuta AzAeM haiN| Apa jaina dharma kI prabhAvikA va krAMtikArI sAdhvI hai| Apa navIna aura prAcIna saMskRti kA jItA jAgatA pramANa haiM | Apa mahAna prerikA haiN| lAkhoM logoM ko dAna kI preraNA detI rahatI haiN| Apa kI preraNA kabhI khAlI nahIM jAtI / hamAre parivAra para Apa kA mahAna ArzIvAda sadaiva banA rahatA hai| Apa mahAna bhAgyazAlI sAdhvI haiM 1 ApakI ziSyAeM bhI Apa ke jIvana se preraNA letI rahatI haiN| apa sadaiva zrI saMgha kI prabhAvanA ke lie kAma karatI haiN| unhoMne kaI vAra abhigraha pUrvaka tapa kiyA hai| Apa apa guruNI svarNA kI pratimUrti haiN| jahAM taka mujhe yAda hai aisA koI avasara nahIM AyA, jaba Apa ne hameM kucha na kucha kanne kI preraNA na dI ho, Apa jahAM bhI cartumAsa karatI haiM logoM ko sAdhanA karane kI preraNA detI rahatI haiN| hara prakAra kI dharma zikSA vAla-vRddha ko pradAna karatI haiM / svAdhyAya ke prati rUcI bane, isa ke lie baccoM ko dharma zikSA pradAna karatI haiN| mAlA Adi dharma upakaraNa apane ArzIvAda ke rUpa meM hara dharma, varNa kA dhyAna rakha kara bheMTa karatI haiN| Apa mahAna sAdhvI haiN| Apa kA jIvana apramAda kA udAharaNa hai| Apa kI preraNA se kuppa meM sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jaina pustakAlaya nirmANa Adizvara dhAma meM ho cukA hai| Apa kI preraNA se anekoM cAritrAtmaoM ne saMyama grahaNa kara sva para kA kalyANa kiyA hai| Apa zrAvaka zrAvikA ko bahuta vahumAna detI hai / Apa sadaiva kahatI haiM "bhagavAna mahAvIra sAdhu va zrAvaka donoM kA jor3A haiN| donoM eka dUsare ke pUraka 275

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama haiN| dharma sAdhanA meM jahAM zrAvaka, sAdhu ko AhAra pAnI vaharA kara dharma lAbha prApta karatA hai vahAM sAdhu sAdhvI bhI apanI AzIvAda zrAvaka ko pravacana ke rUpa meM pradAna karate haiN| sAdhU zrAvaka ko dhyAna sAdhanA kI vidhi batalAte haiN| dharma upadeza dekara dAna-zIla-tapa-bhAvanA dRr3ha karate haiN|" gurUNI sudhA prAcIna zramaNI ke anurUpa jIvana ko tapa dvArA anuzASita karatI haiN| vaha zrAvaka ko 'ammApiyA' samajha kara unheM sadamArga para lAtI haiN| hama donoM ko unheM bahuta karIva se dekhane ko maukA milA hai| anekoM kaSToM meM vaha ghabarAtI nhiiN| vaha svayaM tapasyA karatI haiM aura apanI ziSyAoM ko tapasyA va svAdhyAya karane kI satata preraNA detI rahatI haiN| dharma ke prati vaha vaccoM meM ArkaSaNa paidA karatI haiN| ila ke lie vAla goSTiyoM kA Ayojana hotA haiN| navayuvakoM ko vaha saptakuvyasanoM kA tyAga karavAtI haiN| unakI sevA kA udAharaNa hameM anekoM bAra dekhane ko milaa| kabhI bhI koI sAdhvI vimAra paDe, to usI samaya apanA sArA dhyAna usake upacAra kI ora detI haiN| apanI guruNI kI bImArI kA java Apa ko patA calA, to Apa gaMgAnagara meM thiiN| eka dina meM 60 kilomITara lambA nImA mAtra kucha dinoM meM ambAlA phuNce| apane pAMva kI bImArI para koI dhyAna nahIM rara / vaha jaina ekatA kI pratIka haiN| sabhI loga unheM apanA mAnate haiN| lagabhaga 3 sAla gurUNI jI vImAra rhe| apanI guruNI svarNakAMtA kI dina rAta jAga kara Apane sevA kii| isa saMgha kI hara choTI baDI sAdhvI ne vaise to sAdhvI ravagaMkAMtA jI mahArAja kI tana mana se sevA kii| para sAdhvI rAjakumArI jI mahArAja va sAdhvI zrI sudhA jI mahArAja kA nAna svarNima akSaroM meM likhA jaaegaa| apanI ziSyA parivAra ke svArathaya zikSA kA Apa ko sadaiva dhyAna rahatA hai| hamArI 276

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hara racanA meM unakA vimarza, dizA nirdeza hameM milatA rahA hai| jIvana ke hara mor3a para hameM hara mAmale meM Apa kA dizA nirdeza milA hai| Apa kI sadpreraNA se mahAzramaNI abhinandana gratha va sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra jIvana cAritra likhane kA saubhAgya hameM milaa| . Apa kA dArzana mAMgalika hai| Apa meM pUjya guruNI svarNakAtA kA tapa teja jhalakatA hai| baDe baDe se mAmale meM Apa apanI sahajatA saralatA se kAma letI haiN| Apa kA jIvana kSamA kA pratyakSa pramANa hai| kSamA Apa kA jIvana hai| Apa kA zrRMgAra hai| hara vAta meM dayA jhalakatI hai| sava se baDI bAta hai ki Apa sava jainoM ko bhAI mAna kara jaina ekatA ko majabUta karatI haiN| Apa ke caraNoM meM jaina ke sabhI sampradAyoM ke lAgU sukha zAMti mahasUsa karate haiN| Apa kA puNya cahutaraphA dekhA jA sakatA hai| Apa jahAM virAjate haiM usa zrI saMgha ko cAra cAMda laga jAte haiN| Apa meM sahadharmI vAtsalaya kA bhAva kUTa kUTa kara bharA huA hai| Apa garIvoM va sahadharmI kA bahuta dhyAna rakhatI hai| Apa samAja ko garIva, yatImoM besahArA bahina bhAIyoM ke utthAna kI preraNA detI rahatI haiN| Apa ne kaI aisI saMsthAoM kA nirmANa sthAniya stara para kiyA hai jo sthAniya saMgha kI madada se una pichar3e logoM kI sahAyatA karate haiN| Apa ne gurUNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke devaloka ke bAda ambAlA meM eka kampayUTara saiMTara khulane jA rahA hai| Apa ke darzana kA lAbha kisI khuzanasIva ko hotA hai| ApakA jIvana suhRdatA va prema kA saMdeza hai| hama bhI una bhAgyazAlI logoM meM se haiM jinheM Apa kI preraNA va dizA nirdeza meM kArya karane kA avasara milA hai| gurUNI jI ke svargavAsa ke bAda Apa ne unake kArya rUpI mizAla ko hAthoM 277

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga meM thAmA hai| Apa ne zikSA ke kSetra meM vidyArthIyoM ko vinA bhedabhAva se sahAyatA kI hai| sAdhvI (DA0) smRti jI mahArAja : sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI ziSyAoM meM sabhI sAdhvIyAM zaikSika yogyatAoM kI dhanI haiN| ina meM eka tarUNa sAdhvI DA. smRti jI haiN| jinheM svayaM gurUNI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja apanI ziSyAoM meM kohenUra hIrA kahatI thiiN| sAdhvI smRti jI, sAdhvI sudhA jI kI ziSyA haiN| Apa janma ambAlA ke suzrAvaka seTa tarasema kumAra jaina va mAtA zazikAMtA jaina ke yahAM 17 maI 1666 ko huaa| mAtA pitA ke dhArmika saMskAra Apa ke jIvana meM sahAyaka bne| Apa ko alpAyu meM gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya milaa| phira choTI avasthA meM vairAgya ke bIja panapane lge| Apa ne dasavIM kI parIkSA pUjya kAMzI rAma jaina sInIyara saikaNDarI skUla se utIrNa kii| phira gurU caraNoM meM raha kara svAdhyAya karanA zurU kiyaa| mAtA pitA kI Apa lADalI saMtAna thiiN| ghara vAle nahIM cAhate the ki Apa sAdhvI jIvana kA kaThora mArga grahaNa kreN| mAtA pitA ne Apa ko vahuta smjhaayaa| sAdhu jIvana ke pariSahoM ke bAre meM smjhaayaa| para Apa para saMyama kA majITI raMga car3ha cukA thaa| Apa apane IrAde para dRr3ha rhiiN| saMsAra kA vArativaka svarUpa Apa ko samajha A cukA thaa| janma maraNa kI lambI paramparA ko kATane kA nidAna saMyama hai| Apa kI icchA valavatI hotI rhii| Apa ne sthAnIya jaina kAleja se vI.e. kiyaa| phira gurucaraNoM meM A gii| __ maine Apa ko pAnIpata meM vairAgana avasthA meM sva. bhaNDArI padma canda jI mahArAja ke caturmAsa meM dekhA ... 278

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama thaa| usake bAda Apa ne hindI bhASA meM ema.e. kI parIkSA saMpUrNa kii| ava ghara meM mana nahIM lagatA thaa| mAtA pitA ke sAre pralobhana Apa ko saMyama mArga para vaDhane se roka na sake : Apa kI dIkSA 19 pharavarI 1961 ko saphIdoMmaNDI meM sampanna huii| Apa ke sAtha sAdhvI zruti kI dIkSA sampanna huii| sAdhvI banane ke pazcAta Apa ne punaH zikSa. grahaNa karanA zurU kara diyaa| Apa ne saMskRta meM ema.e. kI. parIkSA kurukSetra vizvavidyAlaya se sampanna kii| Apa samasta kurukSetra vizvavidyAlaya meM saba se jyAdA aMka lene vAlaM. pramukha sAdhvI vana gii| Apa ne apanI gurUNI sudhA jaM. mahArAja va var3I sAdhvI svarNA jI mahArAja ke nirdeza 6 zAstroM kA svadhyAya kiyaa| Apa ne kaI vAra varasI tapa kiyA hai| Aja kala bhI Apa dhyAna va tapa meM lIna rahatI haiN| Ama ne DA0 dharmacanda jaina ke nirdezana meM pI.eca.DI kI parIkSa. pAsa kI hai| isa zodha kArya kI preraNA hama donoM ne sAdhvI zra. ko dI thii| isa se pahale hama aisI preraNA (DA0) muni ziva kumAra jI mahArAja ko de cuke the| hameM prasannatA hai ki muni ziva kumAra jI mahArAja ko bAda meM zramaNa saMgha ne apanA cartutha paTadhara banAyA hai| Apa zrI kI taraha, sAdhvI zrI ko hamArI satata preraNA rahI ki Apa zrAvakAcAra ke graMdha upAsaka 5zAga sUtra para kArya kreN| sAdhvI zrI ne ema.e. ke pazcAta pI.eca.DI. ke lie taiyAra nahIM thii| parantu hama ne baDe mahArAja sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI ko prArthanA kara isa kI AjJA dilA dii| sAdhvI zrI ko upAsaka dazAMga sUtra te saMbaMdhita kAphI sAhitya prApta nahIM hotA thaa| mere dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina ne sAdhvI zrI smRti ko jaina zrAvakAcAra sAhitya upalabdha karavA diyaa| DA0 dharma canda jI jaina ke kuzala dizA 279

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama nirdezana se pahale Apa ne saMskRta kI parIkSA meM vizvavidyAlaya kA rikArDa tor3A thaa| ava unake nirdezana meM pI.eca.DI. kA kArya sampanna kiyaa| Apa ke dhIsasa ko bahuta hI sarAhA gayA hai| Apa apanI gurUNI ke anurUpa saralatA, sAdagI kA jItA jAgatA pramANa haiN| Apa apanI gurUNI jI ke hara kArya meM sahayogI rahI hai| Apa acchI lekhikA haiN| Apa ne alpa samaya meM zAstroM kA svAdhyAya gurUNI se kiyA hai| Apa ne kaI bhavya jIvoM ko saMyama pradAna kiyA hai| Apa ne AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI ke aprakAzita Agama nirayAvalikA sUtra (1-5) ke sampAdaka maNDala ke sadasya ke rUpa meM kArya kiyaa| phira gurUNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kI dIkSA ke 50veM sAla meM Apa ne abhinaMdana gaMdha ke mukhya sampAdikA ke rUpa meM kArya kiyA hai| isa abhinaMdana graMtha meM Apa ne apanI gurUNI paramparA kA acchA zodhAtmaka paricaya diyA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 sAlA mahotsava para sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sampAdikA ke rUpa meM kArya kiyA hai| Apa kI preraNA se sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA 50vA janma jayaMtI mahotsava bhavya DhaMga se manAyA gyaa| isa samAroha va abhinandana graMtha kI taiyArI ke viSaya meM agale prakaraNa meM ullekha kruuNgaa| ina sAdhvI kI kRpA se itane bar3e lambe kArya sampanna hue, jo jaina itihAsa kA aMga bana ge| Apa ke kArya jaina itihAsa va saMskRti ke sunahare pRSTa para aMkita haiN| ina sAdhvIyoM meM se sabhI sAdhvIyAM jJAna-darzana cAritra meM tAlina raha kara saMyana kI ArAdhanA karatI haiN| mujhe sAdhvI smRti ko karIba se pahacAnane kA avasara milaa| 251)

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama unake jIvana meM 'vinaya mUla dharma' kA siddhAMta pUrNa rUpeNa ghaTita hotA hai| aba to vaha svayaM hI gurUNI pada para AsIna haiM, para vaha hara samaya apane gurujanoM kI sevA meM apanI gurUNI sudhA jI kI taraha tatpara rahatI haiN| hamane ina donoM gurUNI va ziSyA ko jo bhI sujhAva diyA, unhoMne hamArI vAta ke anurUpa isa kA pAlana kiyaa| apane svAdhyAya kA amRta vaha svayaM vaccoM va apane ziSyAoM ko vAMTatI rahI haiN| vaha baccoM ko dhArmika saMskAra ke lie hara taraha se taiyAra karatI haiN| baccoM ke dharma zikSA ke sAtha sAtha svayaM bhI kucha na kucha likhane par3hane meM tAlIna rahatI haiN| eka bAra jo unake caraNoM meM AtA hai vaha unase kucha na kucha prApta karatA hai| guNa grAhitA unakA prathama guNa hai| para niMdoM se vaha dUra rahatI haiN| apanI gurUNI sudhA jI mahArAja kI taraha vaha saMsAra meM prazaMsA kI icchA nahIM rkhtii| daraasala sAyI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke samasta parivAra meM itanA sAmUhika prema hai ki aisA anyatra dekhane meM nahIM aataa| prathama dRSTi meM to vaha patA hI nahIM calatA ki kauna sAdhvI dIkSA meM choTI hai kauna sI bddii| sabhI kA nahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| sabhI sAdhvIyAM dhyAna, tapa, sAdhanA va lekhana kArya meM tAlIna rahatI haiN| hara samaya nae sAhitya ko par3hanA ina sabhI sAdhvIyoM ke jIvana kA aMga hai| sabhI sAdhvIyoM kA paricaya saMsArika logoM se na ke barAvara hai| sabhI sAdhvIyAM apanI apanI gurUNI ke prati samarpita haiN| aise puNyazAlI sAdhvI parivAra jaina saMsAra meM kama dikhate haiN| ina sabhI sAdhvI maMDala ko pratyeka sAdhvI kA hamAre para upakAra dhA, hai aura rhegaa| Aja hama jo kucha bhI haiN| ina cAritrAtmAoM ke ArzIvAda ke kAraNa haiN| 281

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- - a sii vora kaTho sAdhvI svarNakAMtA parivAra : sAdhvI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kA sArA sAdhvI parivAra eka anuzAsana saMgha hai| sAdhvI rAjakumArI jI, sAdhvI sudhA jI, sAdhvI smRti jI ke sAtha-sAtha sabhI sAvIyAM deva, gurU va dharma ke prati samarpita hai| hara samaya svAdhyAya, tapasyA va dhyAna meM lIna rahatI haiN| sabhI zikSita va sampanna parivAra se saMbaMdhita haiN| sabhI kA jIvana jaina dharma ke siddhAMtoM ke pracAra va prasAra ko samarpita hai| kucha sAdhvIyAM kaviyitrI bhI haiN| pravacana kuzala to pratyeka sAdhvI hai| ina sAdhvIyoM kA maMgalamaya ArzIvAda va vimarza hameM milatA rahatA hai| sabhI sAdhvIvoM ke pavitra va vandanIya nAma isa prakAra haiM :. 1. sAdhvI zrI rAjakumArI jI 2. sAdhvI sudhA jI sAdhvI zrIvIra kAMtA jI sAdhvI zrI kamaleza jI (Apa kA svargavAsa ho cukA mo si w gn sAdhvI zrI vijaya jI sAdhvI zrI candra prabhA jI 7. sAdhvI zrI saMtoSa jI sAdhvI zrI kiraNa jI 9. sAdhvI zrI zreSThA jI 10. sAdhvI zrI vINA jI 11. sAdhvI zrI samatA jI 12. sAdhvI zrI sudeza jI 13. sAdhvI zrI rakSA jI 14. sAdhvI zrI suyazA jI 15. sAdhvI zrI suvratA jI 16. sAdhvI zrI prItI jI 282

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 17. sAdhvI zrI kamalA jI 18. sAdhvI zrI zruti jI 16. sAdhvI DA0 zrI smRti jI 20. sAdhvI zrI pravINa jI 21. sAdhvI zrI candanA jI 22. sAdhvI zrI svAti jI 23. sAdhvI zrI tArAmaNI jI 24. sAdhvI zrI pUjA jI 25. sAdhvI zrI AratI jI sabhI sAdhvIyoM kA jIvana sAdhanA kI dRSTi se utkRSTa rahA hai| sabhI sAdhvIyAM apane bar3oM ke prati kartavya ko pahacAnatI haiN| sevA ke mAmale meM to de eka dUsare se bar3hakara haiN| koI sAdhvI kisI para krodha yA Adeza nahIM krtii| sva0 sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI kA parivAra sva0 AcArya zrI devendra muni jI kI dRSTi meM anuzASita sAdhI parivAra hai| sAdI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ko adhyayana kA bahuta zauka thaa| agara koI jaina grantha prakAzita ho to mahArAja zrI tatkAla isa kI 5 pratiyAM maMgavAne ke lie zrAvakoM ko khte| vaha vaSoM taka svayaM svAdhyAya karatI rhiiN| gurU kI preraNA ziSyA meM svayaMmeva A jAtI hai| jIvana kA koI pala aisA nahIM java ina sAdhvIyoM ko kabhI pramAda meM dekhA ho| sabhI sAdhvIyAM hara samaya dharma kriyA meM lIna rahatI haiN| logoM ko sad karma karane kA upadeza detI haiN| nayA jJAna arjita karane meM tatpara rahatI haiN| apane baDoM kI sevA jisa DhaMga se ina sAdhvIyoM ne kI .usa kA udAharaNa anyatra durlabha hai| 3 vaSa dina rAta jA. kara apanI gurUNI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI samarpaNa bhAva se sevA kii| 2 - 2 ghaMTe nIMda lii| aMtima saMthArA ke dinoM meM to sabhI sAdhvIvoM ne gurUNI ko pATa 283

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sunAyA thaa| isa DhaMga se unhoMne gurUNI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI aMtima icchA pUrI kI, vahIM zrI saMgha ne unakI sevA se daMga raha gyaa| sabhI sAdhvIyAM puNyavAna haiN| apane mahAvratoM kI sAdhanA meM lagI rahatI haiM 284

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- = AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa 12 merI jaina tIrtha yAtrAeM jIvana bhramaNa kA pramukha sthAna hai / bhramaNa hara prakAra se jJAnavardhaka hai / java hama itihAsa sthaloM kA bhramaNa karate haiM to hama AsthA aura zraddhA se bhare hote haiM / jo yAtrAeM AsthA se kI jAtI haiM, vo AsthA ke nae AyAmoM ko janma detI haiM / isa dRSTi meM tIrtha kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / jaina dharma meM do prakAra ke tIrtha mAne gaye haiM : ka) sthAvara kha) jaMgama sthAvara tIrtha : sthAvara tIrtha usa tIrtha ko kahate haiM jahAM koI pratimA bhUmi se prApta hotI hai athavA jina sthAnoM ke tIrthakaroM ke kalyANaka hue vaha sabhI kSetra 'sthAvara tIrtha' kahalAte haiN| bhArata meM hara rAjyoM meM tIrtho kI sthApanA hai / ina tIthoM meM zrI mahAvIra jI, nAkor3A pArzvanAtha Adi tIrtha *Ate haiM itihAsika tIthoM meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke vaha kSetra Ate haiM, jahAM tIrthakaroM ke pAMca kalyANaka hue, unase samvandhita koI itihAsika ghaTanA huI / ina tIthoM meM ayodhyA, rAjagirI, pAvApurI, hastinApura, prayAgarAja, vArANasI, giranAra sameta zikhara, pAlitAnA pramukha haiM / kaI tIrtha apanI kalA ke kAraNa prasiddha haiM jinameM rANakapura, devagar3ha, Abu, acalagar3ha, kezarIyA, kAMgar3A, haridvAra va zravaNa velagolA ke nAma se prasiddha haiM / maiMne jo tIrtha yAtrAeM kI haiM, unake pIche itihAsa va zraddhA donoM chipe haiM / yaha tIrtha merI AsthA kA kendra haiM / yahAM Akara mAnava ko vItarAgatA ke darzana hote haiM / prabhu ___285

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- - - - - .. -- sthA 8..is / kadama kI chade dekhakara hameM Atmika zAMti milatI hai / isI Atmika zAMti ke liye tIrtha sthAnoM kI yAtrA ke liye jAte haiM / ina yAtrAoM se hamArA jJAna bar3hatA hai / jaMgama tIrtha dUsare tIrtha hamAre AcArya, upadhyAya, sAdhu va sAdhvI haiM jo hameM dharma-upadeza se mukti kA rAstA batAte haiM / tIrtha cAhe sthAvara yA jaMgama, sabhI tIrtha hamAre liye vandanIya, yUnIya va hamArI ArathA ke pratIka haiM / jaina dharma meM eka mAnyata hai ki varSa meM eka vAra tIrtha yAtrA karane se AtmA yuddha aura dharma kI ora agrasara hotI hai / mana va AtmA zubha bhAvoM ko prApta karateM haiM, isa kAraNa tIrtha yAtrA karma nirjarA kA kAraNa hai / donoM taraha ke tIrtha hameM apanI itihAsika paramparA kI sAhityika jAnakArI dete haiM / yaha tIrtha bhAratIya saMskRti kA anUThA saMgama hai, jahAM vibhinna pradezoM ke loga va saMskRti ke darzana hote haiM / vibhinna pradezoM kI paramparA va mAnyatAoM se hama avagata hote haiM / vibhinna bhASAoM, rIti-rivAjoM, veza-bhUSA se hama isa kSetra kI sAMskRtika ekatA ke darzana karate haiM / merI tIrtha yAtrA do prakAra se sampanna huI / mene prathama tIrtha yAtrA 1688 meM apane dharma bhrAtA zrI ravindra jaina, mAlerakoTalA ke sAtha zuru kI / isakA kAraNa yaha thA ki hamArI kAphI samaya se icchA thI ki hama ikaTTe jaina saMskRti ke prasiddha tIrtha kSetroM kI yAtrA kareM / dUsarI yAtrA maiMne apane parivAra ke parijanoM ke sAtha kI / isameM muni darzanoM ke sAtha tIrtha yAtrA bhA sampanna kI thI / merI prathama tIrtha yAtrA : tIrtha kA artha hai kinArA / jo hameM saMsAra sAgara ke 286

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----- sthA zI gora have trA pAra kinAre para lagAye vaha tIrtha hai / isa prakAra kI tIrtha yAtrA maiMne jIvana ke kucha pala nikAlakara apane priya ziSya dharma bhAtA ravIndra jaina mAlerakoTalA ke sAtha kI thI / una dinoM meM maMDI bandagar3ha A cukA thA, apanA kAma bhI zuru kara cukA thA apane pUjya mAtA-pitA kI AjJA lekara maiMne yaha kAryakrama banAyA / merI bhAvanA thI ki maiM apane dharmabhrAtA mAlerakoTalA ke sAtha tIthoM kI itihAsika yAtrA karUM / vaise merA dharmabhrAtA kI AjJA se 1980 meM ina tIthoM kI yAtrA kara cukA thA tIsarA kAraNa thA rASTra saMta upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI -2 kI vyovRddha avasthA dhI / maiM unase pahalI vAra dharmAtA ke sAtha AgarA meM 1672 meM milA thA / aba mere bhrAtA ravIndra jaina kA kahanA thA ki tIrtha kSetra ke sAtha mahArAja zrI amaramuni ma0 ke darzana leMge / vaha vyovRddha avasthA meM haiM, yaha kucha kAraNa the jinhoMne mujhe yaha yAtrA karane kI preraNa dI thI / mere dharma bhrAtA ravIndra jaina mujhe ina tIthoM kI mahAnta batAte rahate the / mere mana meM unakI hara vAta kA eka hai. uttara hotA "java bhagavAna bulAyeMge, hama avazya jAyeMge .' java unakA bulAvA AyA to bhalA kauna roka sakatA hai ? paristhitiyAM apane Apa ThIka hone lagatI haiM / hamAre parivAra ke loga merI tIrthayAtrA se bahuta prasanna the / yaha mere jIvana kI sabase lambI tIrthayAtrA thI jisameM lagabhaga 10 dina kA samaya vyatIta huA / zAyada do , , ko chor3akara hama lagabhaga jAgate hI rahe / yAtrA dina / jArI rahatI, kya ke itanI lambI yAtrA mere vicAra se aise hI sampanna ho sakatI hai| isa yAtrA meM mujhe bahuta AdhyAtmika lAbha huA / yaha yAtrAeM mere liye bahuta hI jJAnavardhaka rahIM / mujhe gurujanoM kA AzIrvAda prApta thA / 287

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----- vasthA zI vora vaDhane jIbha yAtrA kI taiyAriyAM va yAtrA Arambha : hama yAtrA kI taiyAriyoM meM laga gaye, maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA zrI ravIndra jaina se kahA, "tuma 10 dina dasa kI chuTTI le lo, hama kisI bhI dina nikala sakate haiM, svayaM ko taiyAra rakhanA / " eka AjJAkArI ziSya kI taraha usane mere Age apanA zIza jhukA diyA / ava sITa buka karavAne kA kAma thA, sITa kI bukiMga ludhiyAnA se honI thii| so yaha kArya mere dharmabhrAtA zrI ravIndra jaina ne kiyA / magadha eksapresa Trena hamAre liye ThIka thI, vaha Trena dehalI rAtri 8.30 vaje calakara, prAtaH 11 vaje paTanA pahuMcatI thI / bukiMga ho gaI thI, kintu sITa kI sUcanA abhI nahIM milI thI / eka dina kisI kAryavaza hama donoM dehalI gaye / vahAM se bukiMga ke vAre meM patA kiyA, pahalI bAra kampayUTara para dukiMga dekhI, hamAre nAma va sITa naMvara najara Aye to dila ko zAMti milI / idhara sITa kanpharma huI, udhara mere dharmabhrAtA kI chuTTI bhI manjUra ho gii| donoM kArya Avazyaka the / so vaha zubha ghar3I A pahuMcI jaba hama donoM ke mAtA-pitA ke AzIrvAda va AjJA se prasthAna kiyA / mere dharmabhrAMtA pahale maMDI govindagar3ha phuNce| maMDI govindagar3ha se dehalI kI ora prasthAna kiyA / hama kAra dvArA anvAlA gaye, vahAM se dehalI ke liye Trena milanI thI / dopahara ko hama dillI pahuMce, vahAM kucha choTe-bar3e kAma the / yAtrA sambandhI jJAna prApta karanA jarUrI thaa| maiMne isaliye dehalI ke prAcIna digambara jaina lAla mandira jAnA munAsiva smjhaa| vahAM pahale hamane prabhu ke darzana kiye / yAtrA kI saphalatA va zubha kAmanA ke liye prArthanA maaNgii| prabhu pArzvanAtha va mAtA padmAvatI se AzIrvAda prApta kiyA / isa mandira kI dukAna se hamane jainatIrtha gAIDa va nakze kharIde jo yAtrA ke liye anivArya the / 288

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jaise maiMne pahale ullekha kiyA hai ki yaha Trena rAtri 8:30 vaje calanI thI / zAma kA bhojana karane ke pazcAt hama Trena kI ora ravAnA hue / java hamane Trena kI sITa grahaNa kI to vahAM kA najArA dekhane yogya thA / loga rAtri ke kAraNa apanI sIToM para sone ko taiyAra the / vaha varasAta ke dina the / maiMne navakAra maMtra kI eka mAlA mana meM pherI / rAtri apanI carama sImA para thI / yAtrI dhIre-dhIre sone lage, para sAre Dibbe meM eka AvAja hara pala gUMjatI rahI, vaha thI khAne-pIne kA sAmAna becane vAle hAkaroM kI / inake kadamoM kI cahala-pahala va AvAjeM hameM sAre saphara meM sunAI detI rahIM / yaha vicitra anubhava thA jisa rAtri meM bhI dina kA najArA anubhava huA / hamArI sITeM cAheM do thIM, parantu hamArA mana sArI rAta vAteM karane kA thA / mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ise satsaMga kA nAma dete haiM, vaha mujhe hamezA 'sAhiva' saMjJA se pukArate se Aye hai / jisakI paribhASA unhoMne zramaNopAsaka pustaka meM zraddhA se kI hai| Trena apanI tIvra gati se cala rahI thI / dillI se sArI Trene una dinoM paMjAva meM DIjala va koyale se calatI thIM / Trena apanI gati se Age bar3ha rahI thI, yaha Trena vahuta khAsa sTezanoM para rukatI thI / pahale AyA kRSNa janma bhUmi kA tIrtha mathurA, jo saMsAra meM prasiddha tIrtha hai, jisakI yAtrA 1972 meM pahale kara cuke the / phira sTezana AgarA AyA, jo mugala kAla ke samaya rAjadhAnI thI / mugala smArakoM meM tAja mahala, kilA, sikandarIyA, davAlavAga, phatehapura sIkarI ke liye prasiddha hai / phira AyA bhArata kA audyogika nagara kAnapura, jo bar3e udyogoM va camar3e ke udyoga kA mukhya kendra hai / yaha zahara uttara pradeza kI artha-vyavasthA kA kendra hai / kAnapura meM dekhane ko bahuta kucha thA / kAnapura 289

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= NyA za zera rUma se Age Trena svaH pradhAnamaMtrI zrImati indirA gAMdhI kI saMsadIya sITa rAya varelI pahuMcI, usake vAda AyA itihAsika tIrtha ilAhAvaTa, jo triveNI saMgama ke nAma se prasiddha hai / isa saMgama ke kinAre kile meM prathama tIthaMkara bhagavAna zraSabhadeva kA vaha vRkSa hai, jisake nIce inheM kevalya kA jJAna prApta huA thaa| jira AyA tIrtha vArANasI yA vanArasa / yaha tIrtha hindU, jaina va bauddha paramparA kA itihAsika va dhArmika sthAna hai / ise kAzI ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai / yahAM var3A sTezana mugala snAya hai, jo koyale kI acchI maMDI hai / yahAM se koyalA TrakoM meM bharakara pUre bhAratavarSa meM pahuMcatA hai / nala sarAya meM Trena sabase adhika samaya rukI / yaha tIrtha hI yAtrA meM thA lekina hameM sarvaprathama paTanA pahuMcanA thA / inANasI pahuMcate-pahuMcate dina nikala AyA / yahAM sabase bar3I jarUrata snAna kI thI / yaha vyavasthA Trena meM nahIM thI / - sUrya ke darzana ho cuke the / 6 vaje ke karIva Trena ArA huMcI / yaha sTezana zrI deva kumAra jaina zodha saMsthAna - - ke liye kAphI prasiddha hai / yahAM se jaina kamyUniTI nAmaka zodha patrakA prakAzita hotI hai / isa saMsthA ne vahuta se jaina vidvAnoM ko janma diyA hai / yahAM para vizAla pustakAlaya va haratalikhita lekhoM ke bhaNDAra haiM, jisake darzana karane ke liye videzoM se loga yahAM Ate rahate haiM / Trena ke ArA se gujarate hI vihAra kI rAjadhAnI paTanA ___ meM pahuMce / sTezana para utarakara snAna kiyA / phira nAztA Adi kiyA / ava hama paTanA zahara dekhane meM vyasta ho gaye / hameM kAryakrama anusAra zahara ko dekhanA thA / yaha paTanA zahara purAtana jaina zahara hai / isakA nirmANa rAjA zreNika ke potra ne rAjA udayana ne gaMgA kinAre karavAyA / rAjA udayana 290

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ne karavAyA yahAM pATala vRkSoM kI bharamAra thI, isa kAraNa isakA nAma pATalIputra par3A / yahAM ghanA jaMgala thA tathA pATala vRkSa kI bharamAra thI / isI kAraNa zreNika kI naI rAjadhAnI kA nAma pATalIputra par3A / maurya kAla taka yaha nagarI apane vikAsa kI carama sImA taka pahuMca cukI thI / pATalIputra kA nAma dhIre-dhIre paTanA par3a gayA / isakA prAcIna nAma pATalIputra hai / yaha nAma jaina graMthoM meM upalabdha hotA hai / jaina AgamoM kI eka vAcanA yahI para sampanna huI / yahIM AcArya rathUlibhadra kA janma huA / kauzAvezyA ke vahAM lanbA samaya bitAyA / muni banane ke bAda isI vezyA ko dharma upadeza dekara sAdhvI bnaayaa| naMda vaMza ke rAjya meM sthUlibhadra ke pitA, bhAI mantrI rahe the / unake bhAI sAyu vane / sAta vahinoM ne dIkSA lI / yahIM mahAvIra ke zrAvaka sudarzana kA rathAna hai, unase sambandhita kuMAM gulajAra bAga meM sthita hai / sabhI dhamoM ke liye yaha pavitra sthAna hai / gaMgA nadI para vizAla pula gAMdhI brija ke nAma se saMsAra meM prasiddha -hai| aMgrejoM ne isa zahara ke vikAsa meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA / sikkhoM ke dasaveM guru zrI guru govinda siMha kA janna sthAna bhI paTanA hai / rAjagRha se zreNika kucha samaya taka campA meM rahA / phira usane rAjadhAnI vanAyA / jaise pahale vatAyA gayA hai maurya vaMza ke zAsanakAla meM yaha rAjadhAnI itane vikAsa para thI ki cInI va yUnAnI yAtriyoM ne isa nagara kI prazaMsA ko hai / yaha nagara itihAsika va purAtatva kI dharohara hai / yaha nagara sabhI dhamoM va paramparAoM se saMbaMdhita prAcIna nagara hai / yahAM vihArI bhASA meM loga vAtacIta karate haiM / yahAM ke logoM meM jaina dharma ke bAre meM jAnakArI na ke barAbara hai / asala meM mAravAr3I aura rAjasthAnI vyApArI tIrthakSetra ko 291

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= an ol gora ho 8ma dekharekha karate haiM / loga bahuta pachar3e hue haiM, logoM kA khAnapAna bhI zuddha nahIM, para tIrtha kameTiyoM kI vyavasthA se yAtriyoM ko koI dikkata nahIM AtI / vaise bhI hara tIrtha para bahuta sArI dharmazAlA va bhojanazAlAeM yAtriyoM meM kaThinAIyoM . ko dUra karatI haiM / isa sadIyoM meM jaina ekatA ke kAraNa hama paTanA zahara meM saMkhyA nirantara bar3ha rahI hai| maiMne vartamAna paTanA zahara kI sthiti kA eka yAtrI ke nAte vivecana kiyA hai / hama ava sTezana se vAhara A cuke the / yaha nagara vaisA hI thA jaisA vihAra kA Ama zahara / mujhe yaha patA calA ki bihAra meM do zreNI ke loga milate haiM dhanavAna yA garIva / nadhyama zreNI yahAM nahIM hai, khetI na ke varAvara hai / vihAra meM koyalA, tAMvA, jirata, abhraka bharapUra mAtrA meM nikalatA hai / bihAra ke mUla nivAsI abhI bhI chuAchUta meM vizvAsa karate haiM / dekhA jAye to vihAra meM do dharma haiM-vedaka aura muslima : kucha pichar3I zreNI ke loga IsAI va daida haiM / para jaina dharma kA pracAra hajAroM varSoM se na hone kAraNa vihAra ke mUla nivAsI jaina kama milate haiM / vahAM eka jAti sarAka hai jo jaina haiM yaha jAti vihAra, vaMgAla, ur3IsA meM milatI hai / ise jaina dharma kA vacA-khucA rUpa kahA jA sakatA hai / yaha loga zAkAhArI haiM, prabhu pArzvanAtha ke upAsaka haiM, khetI se AjIvikA calAte haiM, kaI muni isa jAti ke vikAsa meM lage hai| paTanA kI yAtrA : paTanA zahara ke prAcIna nagaroM meM kusumapura, puSpapura bhI upalabdha hote haiM / hama nagara meM ghUma rahe the aura soca rahe the ki yAtrA kahAM se zuru kI jAe ? kabhI vha vaibhavapUrNa nagara thA / hamane sarvaprathama eka ATorikzA liyA, use paTanA ke itihAsa rathala dikhAne ko kahA / sabase pahale paTanA sthiti 292

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prAcIna jaina mandira meM gaye / domaMjile isa mandira meM vibhinna tIrthakaroM kI bhavya va vizAla zyAma varNIya pratimAeM haiM / usa samaya mandira meM AratI cala rahI thI / yaha zvetAmbara paramparA kA kAphI prAcIna mandira hai / yahAM pratimAeM bhavya, vizAla va kAle patthara kI haiM / yaha jaina mandira jainadharma kA itihAsika mandira hai / isI ke bhavya parisara meM 1666 ko sikkhoM ke dazam guru zrI guru govinda siMha kA janma huA thA / yaha ghaTanA jainoM va zikkhoM ke riztoM para prakAza DAlatI hai / yaha mandira seTa kI havelI kA bhAga thA / ava usa havelI ke madhya meM dIvAra vanA dI gaI hai / isa mandira ke jisa bhAga meM veM guru zrI tega vahAdura jI saparivAra Thahare the, vahIM guru govinda siMha jI kA janma sthAna hai / 1980 taka isa mandira va gurudvAre kA rAstA taka eka thA / ava dIvAra cAhe vana gaI hai, para mana meM koI dIvAra nahIM / mandira va gurudvArA ApasI prema kI udAharaNa hai / kucha sAmAjika vyavasthA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara isakA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai / hara dharma ko apanI alaga pahacAna rakhanI par3atI hai, isa dRSTi se gurudvArA va mandira eka parisara hote hue eka bheda, rekhA khIMcI gaI hai / hama logoM ne pratimAoM ko zraddhA se nihArA, phira prabhu kI pUjA vidhi va zraddhA sahita kI / isa prakAra kI bhavya pratimAoM vAlA parisara kama hI dikhAI detA hai / mandira ke vAda hama gurudvAre ke vibhinna parisaroM ke darzana kiye / vahAM ke eka paMjAvI yuvaka ne hameM paMjAva kA jAnakara bahuta sammAna diyA / unhoMne gurudvAre kI prAcInatA vatAte hue kahA hai ki guru tega bahAdura java dharma pracAra hetU, vihAra, baMgAla va AsAma hetU jA rahe the to guru patnI garbhavatI thI / unhoMne isI dharmazAlA meM seTa jI kI dekharekha sAnidhya meM mAtA ko 293 .:: :

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= sAsvA chI vora to ma rakhA / seTa jI ne gurupatnI kA hara prakAra se dhyAna rakhA, phira guru govinda siMha jI kA janma huA / isa mahala meM gurujI kI vAla-lIlAeM huI / gurujI kA kuMA vahuta prasiddha sthAna hai / isake bAda eka anya gurudvAre ke darzana kiye, jo etihAsika thA / hama etihAsika sthala vaizAlI jAnA cAhate the jisake bAre meM vidvAnoM kA mAnanA hai ki yaha prabhu mahAvIra kI janma sthalI hai / jaina itihAsa meM prabhu mahAvIra ke nanihAla isI vaizAlI meM the / sAre gurudvAre saMgamaramara se banAye gaye haiM, bar3A yAtrI nivAsa va laMgara kI vyavasthA ati sundara hai| hamane paTanA zahara ke kaI itihAsika sthAnoM kA bhramaNa kiyA / ina sabameM se mahatvapUrNa thA paTanA myUjiyama / yaha ajAyavaghara aMgrejoM ne 150 varSa pUrva sthApita kiyA thA / isameM prAcIna murtiyoM ke avazeSa haiM, jinakA saMbaMdha jaina, bauddha va hindU paramparA se hai / isa ajAyabaghara meM do mahatvapUrNa varatueM abhI taka mujhe dhyAna meM haiM / eka hai maurya kAlIna tIrthakara pratimA, jo bhArata kI saba prAcIna pratimA mAnI jAtI hai| yaha pratimA har3appA se milI kAyotsarga kI pratimA se milatI julatI hai / isa myUjiyama meM kuSANa, maurya, guptakAla ke vahuta namUne haiM / videzoM ke ajAyavagharoM se milI vahuta sArI vastueM isa bhavya myUjiyama meM pradarzita kI gaI haiM / isa ajAyavaghara meM savase naI vastuoM meM se eka haiM karor3oM varSa purAnA vRkSa - jo ava patthara kA rUpa dhAraNa kara cukA hai / yaha eka prAkRtika ghaTanA hai jo isa myUjiyama kI zAna hai / yaha myUjiyama purAtatva premiyoM ke liye tIrtha se kama nahIM hai / vaise bhI paTanA meM kaI nijI pustakAlaya, saMgrahAlaya Adi haiM, ina meM khudAvakhza lAibrerI, paTanA vizvavidyAlaya, gAMdhI maidAna, vihAra kI rAjadhAnI kI zAna hai / yahAM prAcIna 294

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pATalIputra ke khaNDahara bhI milate haiM / paTanA zahara meM mAravAr3I va gujarAtI samAja ke ghara haiM jo yahAM lohe va anya dhAtuoM ke vyApAra karate haiM / paTanA zahara meM garIvI ke darzana hote haiM, aurateM sAr3I pahanatI haiM / adhikAMza hindU jAti meM yAdava haiM, dUsare muslamAna haiM, yahAM kI aurateM garIvI ke zoSaNa kA zikAra bhI rahatI haiM / vihAra meM naksalavAr3I lahara vyApaka stara para sAvadhAna rahanA par3atA hai vihAra ke bAre meM eka kahAvata mazahUra hai ki agara yahAM kisI gAMva ko Aga laga jAye, pAnI nahIM uThAte, hathiyAra lekara bhAgate haiM / vihAra zikSA ke mAmale meM piTar3A rAjya hai / isI ajantA ke kAraNa rAjanaitika dala vibhinna prakAra se logoM ko bhaTakAte haiM, rojAnA katla hote haiM, gAMva ko Aga lagA dI jAtI hai, sAmUhika balAtkAra kI ghaTanAeM hotI haiM / buddha aura mahAvIra kI bhUmi para yaha kalaMkita ghaTanAeM anta zarmanAka haiM, para yaha loga buddha aura mahAvIra ko bhUla cuke haiM / yaha loga Aja se 2600 varSa pahale ke yuga meM jI rahe haiM, inakI soca bahuta hI choTI hai, para jainoM ke kAraNa isa dharatI kA kaNakaNa pUjnIya va vandanIya hai / yahAM hamAre tIthaMkaroM ke kalyANaka hue haiM / isa krama meM hama paTanA zahara dopahara taka ghUme / phira zAma ko prabhu mahAvIra se saMbaMdhita vaizAlI pahuMce / vaizAlI : maiMne vaizAlI kA varNana kiyA hai / vaizAlI prabhu pahAvIra ke nAnA va zrAvaka rAjA ceTaka kI rAjadhAnI thI, vaizAlI gaNatantra kI jisameM 7707 rAjA the, sabhI prabhutA sampanna the / yaha rAjA ratha muzala saMgrAma meM rAjA ceTaka kI sahAyatArtha Aye the| isameM kAzI, kauzala Adi ke 18 rAjA pramukha the 295

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= vasthA hI vora vaDha chA / rAjA koNika ke sAtha inakA saMgrAma vaizAlI meM huA thA / vaizAlI kA varNana vAlmIka rAmAyaNa meM bhI AyA hai / vuddha graMthoM meM vaizAlI kI bhavyatA kA varNana hai, vaizAlI ke logoM ne mahAtmA buddha ko dharatI ke deva kahA hai / vaizAlI ke rAjA sAmUhika phaisaloM ke liye Apasa meM jur3ate the / unake nirNaya vartamAna gaNatantra ke liye udAharaNa haiM / jaina va bauddha dharma ke saMgha ke nirmANa meM isa vyavasthA kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna hai / / yahAM kI rAnI celanA thI, jo bhagavAna mahAvIra kI samarpita upAsikA thI / rAjA ceTaka kisI ajaina kI kanyA nahIM letA thA, para yaha vivAha prema vivAha thA / isaliye rAjA zreNika eka rAjagRha se vaizAlI taka eka suraMga kA nirmANa karAyA thA / celanA va usakI vahina donoM zreNika ko cAhatI thIM / celanA pahale pahuMca gaI, rAjA zreNika celanA ko bhagAkara le gayA / usI kI vahina lajjAvaza ghara nahIM gaI, vaha prabhu mahAvIra kI zramaNI vana gaI / vAkI sabhI rAjA jaina the, rAnI celanA paTarAnI vanI / rAjA zreNika vauddha thA / / rAnI celanA apane pati se prabhu mahAvIra kA bhakta vanAnA cAhatI thI, para dharma zraddhA AtmA kA viSaya hai, vanane se koI dhArmika nahIM banatA, para jIvana meM kucha prasaMga aise hote haiM ki vaha jIvana dhArA ko mor3a kara rakha dete haiM / aisI hI ghaTanA kA vivecana hama Age kareMge, jisa ghaTanA ne rAjA zreNika ko prabhu mahAvIra kA parama bhakta banA diyA / para yahAM to hama vaizAlI kI vAta kara rahe haiM, dopahara ko hamane vaizAlI kI ora prasthAna kiyA, isake liye choTA rAstA gAMdhI pula se jAtA thA / purAnA rAstA gAMdhI pula se jAtA thA / purAnA rAstA kiztI kA bhI hai / yaha gaMgA kA pAra hai / isa nadI ko prabhu mahAvIra ne vaizAlI se rAjagRha jAne ke liye prayoga kiyA thA / unake jIvana kI aneka 296

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ghaTanAoM kI sAkSI yaha gaMgA hai / hamane basa dvArA rAstA taya karane kA nizcaya kiyA kyoMki pula ke kAraNa vaizAlI kA rAstA kama ho gayA thA / yaha pula bhArata kI prakRti kA pratIka hai / vaizAlI ava to jilA vana cukA hai / una dinoM mujaphpharapura jile meM yaha nagara par3atA thA / hama bhavya pula ke mAdhyama se gaMgA nadI pAra kara rahe the| hameM gaMgA kI vizAlatA dekhane kA prathama avasara thA / yahI gaMgA nadI thI jise nAva dvArA pAra karate samaya prabhu mahAvIra ko eka deva ne kaSTa pahuMcAyA thA / taba mallAha ne kahA thA ki isa mahApuruSa ke kAraNa gaMgA kA tUphAna hamArA kucha nahIM vigAr3a sakegA / prabhu mahAvIra kI kRpA se sabhI yAtrI kuzalatApUrvaka kinAre para laga gaye the / pula pAra karate hI hAjIpura thAnA AtA hai / isase kucha kilomITara hI vaizAlI kI bhavyatA ke darzana hote haiM / hamArA sAmAna bhI hamAre sAtha thA / abhI taya nahIM thA ki hama kahAM rukeMge / hama ava vaizAlI meM the, sabase pahale hama itihAsakAroM dvArA mAnya kuNDagrAma meM vaha sthala para pahuMce jise bhArata sarakAra prabhu mahAvIra kI janma bhUmi ghoSita kara cukI hai / kahate haiM isa sthAna ko logoM ne saMbhAla kara rakhA hai / isa bhUmi para kabhI hala nahIM calAyA / yaha khoja 70 varSa kI hai / vaise zvetAmvara va digambara apanA-apanA janma sthAna alaga mAnate haiM / isI kAraNa yahAM eka digambara mandira hai / jisameM pokhara se nikalI prabhu mahAvIra kI kAle raMga kI pratimA virAjamAna hai / yahI bhArata sarakAra sthApita ahiMsA prAkRta jainazodha saMsthAna hai / jaina deza-videza meM vidvAna karate haiM / sundara parisara hai, hamane apanA paMjAvI sAhitya yahAM ke pustakAlaya ko bheMTa kiyA, choTA sA bAjAra hai jahAM sabjI becane vAle baiThe the / 297

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vaizAlI meM azoka kA stUpa lAla patthara kA banA huA hai, jise dekhane hajAroM sAloM se loga Ate haiM / jaina dharma se sambandhita eka stUpa janma sthAna para sthita hai, jahAM kamalAkAra meM caraNa vane haiM, hama vahAM gaye / prabhu mahAvIra ke janma sthala ko praNAma kiyA, kyoMki yaha vidvAnoM dvArA mAnya hai / vahAM ke citra hamane khIMce, phira yahI citra hama pahale myUjiyama ke le cuke the / phira vaizAlI jaina zodha saMsthAna ke citra bhI liye / phira hama usa sthAna para gae, usake kaNa-kaNa kA nirIkSaNa kiyA jahAM prabhu mahAvIra kA choTA sA mandira hai / yaha kSetra harA bharA hai / yahAM kelA khUba hotA hai, tAr3a ke vRkSa vahuta haiM / vaizAlI kA kaNa-kaNa khaNDaharoM se bharA par3A hai / hara kaNa-kaNa kI apanI kahAnI hai / vaha usa dizAla vinAza kA dRzya prastuta karate haiM, jisakA varNana bhagavatI sUtra va nirayAvAlikA sUtra meM varNana kiyA gayA hai / vauddha granthoM meM isa vinAza kA varNana hai / bauddha granthoM meM koNika ko ajJAtazatru kahA gayA hai jo unakA vizeSaNa hai / mAtra eka hAthI aura naulakhA hAra ke liye usane apane dasa bhAIyoM sameta apane nAnA ceTaka ko mAra DAlA / asaMkhya sainika ghor3e, hAthI isa ratha isa yuddha meM kAma Ae / ATha kilomITara ke ghere meM eka maidAna sApha kiyA gayA / donoM ora kI senAeM lar3IM, vaizAlI kA vinAza ho gayA / yahI kahAnI vaizAlI ke kaMkara-patthara kahate haiM / __hama Age bar3ha rahe the, zAma hone jA rahI thI, garmI meM sUrya dera se asta hotA hai, isI kAraNa hama zAma taka vaizAlI ghUme / phira yahAM kI nagaravadhu AmrapAlI ke udyAna meM ghUme / vaizAlI kI nagaravadhu bhagavAna buddha ke darzana karane yahAM AI thI, usane bhagavAna buddha se prArthanA kI ki prabhu Apa mujha 298

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jaisI aurata ke ghara padhAre, mujhe Apane sammAna diyA, maiM Apako kucha denA cAhatI hUM / mahAtmA buddha ne kahA, "devAnupriyA ! jo denA hai, saMgha ko do, saMgha ko diyA dAna mujhe svayaM mila jAtA hai / AmrapAlI bolI, "maiM apanA udyAna saMgha ko upahAra svarUpa denA cAhatI hUM, merI tuccha bheMTa svIkAra kareM / " buddha ne yaha bheMTa svIkAra kI / ava java bhI mahAtmA buddha padhArate to isI udyAna meM Thaharate the / yaha udyAna ke khaNDahara bahuta vizAla bhUkhaNDa meM phaile hue haiM / isameM se kucha sthAna para isakI khudAI thI jisameM mahala ke khaNDahara bhI mile haiM / bauddha bhikSuoM ke rahane ke pracIna vihAra ke khaNDahara bhI dekhe / yahAM sArI sampadA lAla patthara kI banI huI hai / ina sava ko kaimare ne kaida kiyA / isa sAre saphara meM merA dharma bhrAtA ravIndra jaina mere sAtha sAye kI taraha rahA / merA dharma AtA merI hara AzA pUrI karane meM tatpara rahatA hai| jahAM samaparNa hai, vahAM dharma hai / dharma kA sahaja rAstA sahaja samarpaNaM hai / zAma ho cukI thI, vasa kA samaya nahIM thA, hama ghUma cuke the / vaizAlI ke itihAsaka sthala para hameM zIza jhukAne kA suavasara milA / janma sthAna kA udghATana bhArata ke prathama rASTrapati bAvU rAjindra prasAda jI ne kiyA thA / prAkRta hindI, aMgrejI bhASA meM eka zilAlekha lagA hai, isa sthala ke pAsa vaniyA gAva hai, jo prAcIna vANijya gAMva kahalAtA thA / isa nAma ke kaI gAMva jaina itihAsa meM milate haiM / hamane eka jIpa lI, yahAM jIpa kI vyavasthA aura DhaMga kI hai, yahAM DrAivara ke sAtha aMgarakSaka bhI hathiyAra sahita calate haiM | gAr3IyAM bharakara calatI haiM / hama paTanA lauTe, hameM paTanA meM Akara patA calA ke vaizAlI meM itanI dera se AnA jAna 299

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jokhima meM DAlanA hai, para hameM to prabhu mahAvIra kA AzIrvAda prApta thA / hameM kisakA bhaya ho sakatA thA / bhaya to hiMsA kA lakSaNa hai, ahiMsA to abhaya pradAna karatI hai / hama paTanA meM hoTala kI talAza meM ghUma rahe the / rAtri ke 11 vaje hameM hoTala rAjasthAna milA / AdhI rAtri meM hameM khAnA milA, jaise-taise khAnA khAyA, para rAtri kI thakAvaTa ke vAda so nahIM sake kyoMki Age kA kAryakrama taya karate rahe / vihAra meM garmI bhI adhika par3atI hai aura ThaMDa bhI adhika par3atI hai / hoTaloM vAle se vihAra meM hamArA pahalA anubhava thA phira bhI hoTaloM kI sevA acchI thI / zuddha zAkAhArI bhojana prApta ho gayA thA I jaise-taise karate rAtri gujarI, savere ko taiyAra hue, ava agale mukAma kI taiyArI thI, pahale nAztA kiyA, phira vasa sTaiMDa para pahuMce / hama rAjaguha jAnA cAhate the / isake liye basa taiyAra khar3I thI / hameM yaha bhI patA calA ki kaI TUrisTa baseM paTanA, bihAra zarIpha, rAjagirI (rAjagRha) pAvApurI kI yAtrA karavA zAma ko paTanA vApasa ho jAtI thIM / para hama tIrtha yAtrI the / tIrtha yAtrA ke jo niyama hote haiM / unakA pAlana yathAsaMbhava hameM karanA thA, para rAtri bhojana kA niyama nahIM cala sakA, yaha hamArI kamajorI hai ki isa niyama kA pAlana nahIM kara sake / eka aura bAta batAne kI hai ki vaizAlI kI sthApanA ikSvAku aura alambhuSA ke putra vizAla ne kI thI, kaI bhAgoM ko milAkara ise vizAla rUpa diyA gayA, isI kAraNa isakA nAma vaizAlI par3A / yahAM Thaharane ke liye eka jaina dharmazAlA va vihAra sarakAra paryaTana vibhAga kA sUcanA kendra hai / donoM sthAnoM ke atirikta TUrisTa gaisTa hAUsa meM Thaharane kI vyavasthA hai / parantu isa vyavasthA kA patA hameM kAphI samaya ke vAda claa| hAjIpura se vaizAlI kI 300

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai / dUrI 36 ki.mI. hai| paTanA se 54 ki.mI. dUra bihAra zarIpha hama rAjagiri ke liye ravAnA hue, vaha prAcIna rAjagira jahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra saikar3oM vAra Thaharate the, jisakA AgamoM ke sthAna para sabase jyAdA varNana hai / rAjagira ke rAste meM itihAsika sUphI saMta kA sthAna par3atA hai / jise vihAra ke zarIpha ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai / hama loga vihAra ke madhya meM jA rahe the, do ghaNTe ke lambe saphara ke vAda hama vihAra zarIpha utare / sAre vihAra meM isa muslima phakIra kI pUjA hotI hai / loga isakara majAra ke pAsa mAnatA kA dhAgA vAMdhate haiM / pUrA hone para dhAgA khola jAte haiM, para janasAdhAraNa kI AsthA kA kendra hai / sUphI santoM kA manavatA ke prati prema saMsAra ko naye mArga kA saMdeza detA rahA hai / ! hama isa zahara meM utare majAra ke pAsa Aye, cAroM tarapha sUphI saMtoM ke smAraka the, hare kapar3e ke dhvaja laharA rahe the, cirAga jala rahe the, prazAda kI dukAneM thIM, phUloM va kapar3oM kI cAdareM car3hAne kI dukAneM thIM / hamane bhI usa phakIra kI majAra para hAjirI dI / hameM jana-sAdhAraNa se samparka karane kA acchA mAdhyama milA / patA nahIM yaha loga jaina yAtriyoM kI itanI ijjata kyoM karate haiM / jana sAdhAraNa meM jaina yAtriyoM ko sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai / yaha zahara itanA bar3A nahIM paryaTana sthala ke rUpa meM isakI mAnyatA vihAra meM hI nahIM. samasta vizva bhara meM hai I hama yahAM ke vAjAroM meM ghUme / yahAM vihAra ke pichar3epana ke darzana hue, garIvI rekhA ke nIce rahate logoM ko karIba se dekhane kA avasara milA / yahAM avidyA ke kAraNa ajJAnatA 301

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke hara kadama para darzana hote haiM / isa avidyA kA kAraNa sarakAra kI avyavasthA hai / AjAdI ke 50 varSa bIta jAne para bhI yahAM loga hajAroM sAla purAnI paramparA se vAhara nahIM nikala pAye / garIvI ke sAtha-sAtha yaha aspRzyatA, pazubali, jAta-pAta kA pAlana bar3e jora zora se hotA hai / dopahara ho cukI thI, yahAM eka jaina mandira hone kI sUcanA milI, para samaya kama hone kAraNa hamane Age jAne kA phaisalA kiyA / bihAra zarIpha kI yAtrA ke bAda hamane agale sTezana kI basa pakar3I / vihAra zarIpha se do rAste do tIthoM ko jAte haiM / pahalA hai pAvApurI, nAlandA rAjagiri / dUsarA sIdhA raajgir| hamane dUsarA rAstA cunA kyoMki vahAM se rAjagira najadIka par3atA thA / dUsarA hama vahAM kucha dina rukanA cAhate the / hama basa meM savAra hue to hameM choTI sI relave lAIna dikhAI dI / kahate haiM ki kabhI aMgrejoM ne yaha lAInaM bichAI thI, para Aja yaha mArga banda hai| itihAsa : jaina zAstroM meM yaha varNita hai ki jaba ajAtazatru koNika ne rAjya ke liye apane pitA ko kArAgraha meM DAla diyA, phira usane apane nAnA ceTaka ke sAtha vaizAlI kA ratha muzala saMgrAma kiyA / koNika ke pitA bimbasAra zreNika the / sArA parivAra mahAvIra prabhu kA bhakta thA / vaizAlI kI rAjukamArI mahArAnI celanA rAjA zreNika kI patnI thI / yahI koNika kI mAtA thI / rAjA koNika magadha kA samrATa aura prabhu mahAvIra kA parama bhakta thA / vaha bauddha dharma kA sammAna karatA thA, vaha vaha jIvana Agamya se vaha bauddha dharma ko mAnatA thA / eka dina koNika apanI mAtA ko praNAma karane ke liye mahala meM AyA to rAnI celanA ne koNika kA praNAma 302

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama asvIkAra kara diyA / rAjA ne isakA kAraNa pUchA to rAnI celanA ne use eka ghaTanA sunAI jisakA isa zahara se bahuta sambandha hai / rAnI celanA ne kahA maiM tumheM rAjA kaise mAna lUM ? tU to duSTa hai, jaba tU mere garbha meM thA tava mere mana meM rAjA zreNika ke kaleje kA mAMsa khAne kI icchA huI thI / maiM TuHkhI rahane lagI / tere pitA se. merA duHkha dekhA na gaya. / unhoMne abhayakumAra kI samajha se merI yaha icchA pUrI kara dii| mujhe tumhAre bhaviSya kA bhI patA cala gayA ki tU apane pitA ke liye kaSTakArI hai / maiMne apanA garbha girAne kI cepTA kI, para maiM asaphala rahI / phira terA janma huA to maiMne tujhe khar3I para phiMkavA diyA / acAnaka rAjA zreNika arUr3hI ke pAsa Aye, vaha tumheM gaMdagI ke Dhera se uTA lAye / tumhArI aMgulI ko murge ne khA liyA thA / tumhAre zarIra meM pIka par3a cukI thI / unhoMne usa pIka ko apane muMha se cUsA, tumhArA hara prakAra se dhyAna rakhA / mujhe mere isa kArya ke liye upAlamva diyA / maiM zarmasAra thI / ava tUne apane bhAIyoM ko mArA, mere pitA ko mAra pITakara, apane pitA ko tUne kArAgRha meM DAla diyA hai / isa ghora pApa ke vAda tU rAjA vanakara mere ko muMha dikhAne AyA hai| tujhe apane kRtya para zarma AnI cAhiye / maiMne tujhe janma dekara apanI kokha ko kalaMkita kiyA hai, tU duSTa hai, merI najara se dUra ho jA, mujhe apane pati kI zaraNa cAhiye tU hama logoM ko mauta de de / " kI celanA kI phiTakAra kA zreNika para gaharA asara huA / vaha hathaur3A lekara kArAgRha meM pahuMcA, vahAM rAjA zreNika ver3iyoM se jakar3e jIvana kI aMtima ghar3iyAM gina rahe the / jyoM hI unhoMne zreNika ko hathaur3A lekara Ate dekhA, to zreNika socane lage, pahale to yaha mujhe haMTaroM se pITatA thA / 303

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ava hathaur3A lekara AyA hai, aisI mauta se to merA maranA acchA hai / " rAjA zreNika ke pAsa eka aMguThI thI jisake aMdara jahara bharA huA thA, jyoM hI zreNika rAjA ke karIva pahuMcA to zreNika ne aMgUThI se hAtha para jahara DAlA aura __ apanI jIvana kI ihalIlA samApta kara lI / " . . rAjA kI mRtyu se koNika ko bahuta gaharA AghAta pahuMcA / aba usakA mana rAjagRha nagarI se uccATa ho gayA / vaizAlI kA vaha pahale vinAza kara cukA thA / usane eka -- nagara campA basAne kI yojanA banAI / para usake putra rAjA udayana ne pATalIputra bsaayaa| jaina dRSTi meM rAjagiri hI siddhakSetra tIrtha hai / itihAsa va saMskRti kA saMgama hai / rAjagiri ko jaina va bauddha granthoM _meM rAjagRha ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai / isake varNana se sAre agama bhare par3e haiM / anekoM tIrthaMkaroM ne dharma pracAra ke liye isa zahara ko cunA / isa zahara meM prabhu mahAvIra ke 14 caturmAsa hue / yahAM kA rAjA bimbasAra zreNika prabhu mahAvIra kA parama bhakta thA / usakI rAnI celanA vaizAlI kI rAjakumArI thI / digambara paramparA ke anusAra prabhu mahAvIra ne apanA prathama upadeza yahI diyA thA / zvetAmbara paramparA kI anekoM itihAsika ghaTanAoM kA varNana se rAjagRha jur3A huA hai / hara jaina Agama isa suvAkya se prasanna hotA hai / "teNaM kAleNaM, teNaM samaNe rAyagihA nAma nayara hothA / " usa kAla meM rAjagRha nAma kA nagara thA / isa nagara meM dhannA zAlibhadra seTha paidA hue, jinakI dIkSA kA varNana anupama hai / zAlibhadra kI mAtA itanI sampanna thI ki usane nepAla deza ke vyApAriyoM se samasta kambala kharIda liye the / zalibhadra usakI ikalautI saMtAna thI / phira 32 patniyoM ke bhega meM dina rAta DUbA rahatA / phira aisA prasaMga AyA usake 304

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama samasta parivAra ne dhana sampadA chor3a prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM dIkSA lI / yahI abhayakumAra maMtrI thA jisakI buddhi kA sikkA sArA saMsAra mAnatA thA, phira yahAM coroM kA utpAta huA / rohiNI cora 500 coroM kA rAjA thA, bhI yahAM rahatA thA / jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha ghaTanAeM arjuna mAlI va seTha sudarzana yahI ke rahane vAle the / yahAM rahane vAle zreNika ne kisI kAraNa vauddha dharmAvalamvI vana gayA thA / parantu eka ghaTanA ne usakA jIvana hI vadala kara rakha diyA / usa ghaTanA kA varNana kiye vinA rAjagRha kA mahatva adhUrA hI rahatA hai / yaha vivaraNa uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM upalabdha hai / yaha preraka prasaMga hai jisane rAjA zreNika kI jIvanadhArA ko badalakara rakha diyA / rAjA zreNika va anAthimuni : eka bAra rAjagRhI nagarI kA rAjA zreNika vana vihAra ke lie nikalA / varasAta kA mausama thA / phala-phUloM meM upavana laharA rahe the / usa vana kA nAma maNDIkukSI caitya thA | rAjA saparivAra vana vihAra ko nikalA thA / usane vana meM eka muni ko dhyAnastha avasthA meM dekhA / vaha muni navayuvaka thA / rUpa va lAvaNya usakA paricaya de rahe the / rUpa lAvaNya meM vaha dharatI para utarA devatA lagatA thA / itanA sundara navayuvaka muni kyoM vanA ? yaha prazna zreNika ke mana meM aMgar3AIyAM le rahA thA / Akhira rAjA zreNika ne pUchA, "he navayuvaka ! tumhAre khAne-pIne ke dina haiM, tuma muni kyoM vana gae ? kRpyA mujhe kAraNa vatAeM !" yaha prazna sAMsArika AtmAoM ke mana meM ubharatA rahatA hai / akasara saMsAra ke loga socate haiM ki muni jo vanatA hai kisI majabUrI ke 305

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAraNa banatA hai / logoM ne to kahAvata banA rakhI hai : "nAra muI, sava sampati nAsI, muMDa muMDAye, bhaye sanyAsI !" ___ strI mara gaI, sampati kA nAza ho gayA / donoM tarapha se coTa par3I phira sira muMDAyA aura sanyAsI bana gaye / logoM kI soca muni jIvana ke bAre meM itanI nimna stara kI hai / . muni ne kahA, "rAjan ! maiM anAtha thA, isaliye sAdhu vana gayA / " rAjA ne socA isako merI bAta ThIka DhaMga se samajha nahIM A rahI hai / ise zAyada yaha patA nahIM ki maiM kitanA bar3A samrATa hUM, kitane rAjA mere adhIna haiM, kitanI vizAla merI senA hai, kitanA bar3A koSa hai / hara prakAra se maiM sampanna hUM, maiM kyoM na isa muni kA nAtha vanUM ? rAjA zreNika ne pratyakSa rUpa se kahA, "muni ! agara tumhArA koI nAtha nahIM to koI bAta nahIM, maiM tumhArA nAtha vanatA hUM / " rAjA zreNika kI bAta sunakara muni ko rAjA kI ajJAnaMtA para tarasa AyA, para unhoMne spaSTa kahA, "rAjan ! tU to svayaM anAtha hai, tU merA nAtha kaise banegA?" sAmane rAjA zreNika hai, jAnate bhI haiM, rAjA sAmane khar3A hai aisI sthiti ko jAnakara rAjA ko anAtha kahanA muni ke abhayatA kA:pratIka hai / itanI bAta sunakara rAjA avAka raha gayA / usane pahale kabhI aisA nahIM sunA thA / itihAsa ke ye bola aise haiM ki jo apane Apa meM mahatva rakhate haiM / kabhI kisI rAjA ko koI bhikSu kahe ki tU svayaM anAtha hai, merA nAtha kaise banegA ? yaha muni kI spaSTa bhASA hai ye ghoSa ke mAdhyama se muni ne rAjA ko saccI bAta batA dii| rAjA zreNika ne socA ki yaha muni abhI bhI merI bAta .306

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= ahyA chI vora vaDhale dama TIka taraha se nahIM samajha rahA maiM ise spaSTa rUpa se batAtA __ hUM, "he muni ! maiM magadha deza kA samrATa zreNika hUM, yaha mahala, hAthI, ghor3e, koSa, senA sava merA hai / maiM tumheM nimantraNa detA hUM ki isa muni veSa ko chor3akara mere mahaloM meM rAjakumAra sA jIvana vyatIta karo, tumheM koI kaSTa nahIM hogA, maiM tumhArA nAtha hUM, tumhAre khAne-pIne va bhoga-vilAsa ke dina haiM / saMsAra ke bhoga bhogane ke vAda sAdhu bana jAnA / " anAthI muni kA uttara rAjA zreNika kI bAta sunakara anAthI muni ne kahA, "rAjan ! jise tuma nAtha vananA kahate ho, yaha tumhArI bhUla hai / isa prakAra kI vibhUti to mere pAsa bhI thI, para isameM tumhArA kyA hai ? vAstava meM yaha bhautika soca hI tumheM anAtha vanA rahI hai| rAjan maiM tumheM apanI kathA sunAtA hUM. ise dhyAna se suno / kozAmbI nagarI ke seTa kA maiM putra _ thA / mere pAsa athAha sampadA thI / zAyada kisI rAjA se bar3hakara merI dhana-sampadA thI, maiM unakA ikalautA putra hone ke kAraNa usa sampati kA svAmI thA / mere mAtA-pitA mujhe vahuta cAhate the, vaha mere para hara cIja luTAte the / merI patnI sundara thI, jo mere prati pUrI taraha samarpita thI / merI jIvana yAtrA saMsAra ke bhoga bhogate hue cala rahI thI / mujhe kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM thA / maiM ramRddhizAlI jIvana jI rahA thA / merI pratiSTA nagara meM cAroM ora thI / maiM garIvoM ke saMrakSaka ke rUpa meM jAnA jAtA thA / eka vAra azubha karmodaya se merI AMkhoM meM bhayaMkara roga utpanna ho gayA / yaMtra, maMtra, taMtra tathA auSadhi se hara prakAra se merA IlAja karavAyA gayA / para jyoM-jyoM merA upacAra hotA gayA, merA roga var3hatA gayA / sava loga merA dhyAna rakhate / merI mAtA dina rAta merA dhyAna rakhatI / mere pitA ne apanA dhana pAnI 307

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kI taraha bahA rahe the, parantu mujhe kahIM se bhI ArAma nahIM nila rahA thA / merI patnI hara samaya merA dhyAna rakhatI thI / sArI rAta jAgakara merI sevA karatI, para mAtA, pitA, patnI dhana-sampadA meM se koI bhI merA duHkha kAma na kara sakA, ina sabameM merA koI bhI nAtha na bana sakA, maiM anAtha rahA / " eka rAtrI maiMne socA, sava upacAra kara lie, ava dharma rUpI auSadhi se upacAra karanA cAhie / maiMne socA agara maiM sudaha roga mukta ho gayA, to roga mukta hote hI dIkSA grahaNa kara lUMgA / " maiM subaha uThA, merA roga jA cukA thA / maiMne apanI pratijJA anusAra prabhu mahAvIra se dIkSA grahaNa kI / maiMne una sava kAraNoM se tyAgA, jo mujhe anAtha vanAte the / muni vanate hI maiM apanI AtmA kA nAtha rUpa vana gayA hUM / yaha merI nAtha kI paribhASA hai / saMsAra se ke bhoga-vilAsa kisI kA sahArA nahIM banate / mujhe nAtha - anAtha kI paribhASA samajha meM A gaI hai rAjA zreNika ne muni kI tyAga bharI bAta sunI, vaha bhI saparivAra prabhu mahAvIra kA sevaka bana gayA / isa ghaTanA ne rAjA zreNika ko jaina dharma kA bhAvI tIrthaMkara banA DAlA / yaha rAjA zreNika thA jo sArA jIvana prabhu mahAvIra kI bhakti karatA rahA, usakA putra koNika bhI prabhu mahAvIra kA bhakta thA / isI nagarI meM puNiyA jaisA zrAvaka paidA huA, jisake daravAje para rAjA zreNika eka samAyika kA phala mAMgane gayA thA / mAtra bhagavatI sUtra meM hajAroM bAra isa nagara kA nAma AyA hai / bIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna munisuvrata ke cAra kalyANaka yahAM hue, unameM jIvana se saMbadhita anekoM prAcIna sthAna haiM / 308

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isake atirikta aneka utAra-car3hAva isa nagara ne dekhe haiM / yaha nagara pAMca pahAr3oM ke madhya basA huA hai, para prAcIna kAla meM isa kA vistAra nAlandA taka thA / sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM nAlaMdA ko isa kA muhallA mAnA gayA hai / zreNika se pahale yaha nagara surakSita nahIM thA / usane isakA purnanirvANa karAyA / eka bhavya kile ke cAra dIvArI Aja bhI zahara ke vAhara dekhI jA sakatI hai / yaha cAra dIvArI ava khaNDahara ke rUpa meM vihAra meM hai I - jaina tIrtha ke ilAvA mahAtmA buddha kA yahAM kAphI Agamana rahA / mahAtmA buddha se saMbaMdhitakArI smAraka yahAM dekhe jA sakate haiM / saMsAra bhara ke vauddha, jaina pAMcoM pahAr3iyoM kI yAtrA karate haiM / bauddhoM kI eka saMgItI yahAM ke eka pahAr3a para huI thI / isa pahAr3a para itihAsa garma pAnI ke bhI kuMDa haiM, jinakA varNana bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhagavatI sUtra meM kiyA hai / jamIna patharIlI hai, isI kuMDa ke Upara mandira hai | isa sadI ke prAcIna mandiroM ne khaNDahara va ziva mandira haiM / garmakuNDa para hindu mandira haiM / yahAM muslima dharma kA mukadasa kuNDa haiM / isa zahara meM guru nAnaka deva jI padhAre the / unakI smRti meM yahAM eka gurudvArA hai / yahAM ThaNDe pAnI kA eka kuNDa hai / isa taraha se yaha nagara hara dharma meM saMbaMdhita aMtarASTrIya zahara hai / isa zahara kA mAtra zreNika se hI saMbaMdha nahIM, yaha zreNika parivAroM ke anekoM rAjakumAra va rAjakumAriyAM potra - potriyAM ne yahAM mahAvIra se sAdhu jIvan grahaNa kiyA / vahAM meghakumAra ko prativodha huA thA / anekoM logoM kI jIvanadhArA kA vadalAva lAne vAle nagara kI ora hama agrasara ho rahe the| yaha parama pAvana bhUmi thI / jisakA kaNa-kaNa pavitra thA / hama vandanIya, pUjnIya bhUmi para hamAre 309

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kadama bar3ha rahe the / rAjagira meM zAMta pahAr3oM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM vipulAMcala, ratnagiri, udayagiri, svarNagiri, vaibhAragiri / .. vaise to pAMcoM pahAr3a mahatvapUrNa haiM yahAM tIrthaMkaroM ke samosaraNa Ae the / ina parvatoM kI coTiyoM para aneka jaina mandira haiM / udayagiri parvata para bauddhoM kA zAMti stUpa hai / yahAM jarAsaMdha kA kilA hai / isa ke atirikta yahAM svarNa bhaNDAra maNikAra maTha, vaibhavagiri para 11 gaNadharoM ke caraNa haiM / maiMne pahale likhA hai ki rAjagRha kA hara patthara jIvata itihAsa hai / isa nagara ke prAcIna nAma caraNapura, RSabhapura, kusamapura, bhUmati, giridhara, kSatiphala, pacavaibhava rAjagRha rahe haiM / vartamAna meM yaha nagara rAjagiri kahalAte haiM / zAna ko hama basa dvArA rAjagiri basa sTaiMDa para utare, vahAM basa aDDe se yahAM ke dArzanIya sthaloM ke bAre meM jAnakArI prApta karanI thI / vasa sTaiMDa para hI zvetAmbara evaM digambara jaina mandiroM ke sUcanA kendra the / itane lambe saphara ke bAda hamane cAya pIkara thakAna TUra kI / rAjagira meM saMsAra ke kone-kone se bauddha Ate haiN| yahAM bauddha mandira haiM / vahAM hara prakAra kI suvidhA vAle hoTala bhI haiM / hama sarvaprathama digambara jaina mandira gae / yahAM prAcIna tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAoM ke darzana kie / yaha mandira kAphI. prAcIna hai / isa mandira meM yAtrI ke Thaharane kI suvidhA tathA bhojanAlaya va sUcanAkendra haiM / isake atirikta mandira ke parisara meM una pratimAoM kA pradarzana kiyA gayA hai jo rAjagira ke vaibhavagiri parvata se prApta huI thii| sabhI pratimAeM AThavIM sadI ke karIba kI haiM / adhikatara lAla patthara aura kAle patthara kI haiM / mandira bhavya hai, yAtrIoM se bharA rahatA hai / isameM saTA zvetAmbara jaina mandira kA parisara hai / vahAM dharmazAlA, bhojanAlaya va sUcanAkendra haiM / dharmazAlA prAcIna hai / donoM parasaroM meM parvata car3hane ke liye DolI vAloM 310

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kI bhI acchI suvidhA hai / zvetAmbara mandira bhUcAla kA zikAra ho gayA thA / abhI isa mandira kA samAna eka bhavya parisara meM rakhA hai / ise naulakkhA mandira kahate haiM / isa patthara kI imArata para usa jamAne ke nau lAkha rupaye kharca Aye the / yahAM prAcIna mandira kI samasta pratimAeM virAjamAna haiM / yaha eka prAcIna zilAlekha mandira meM lagA huA hai / isakI bhASAeM saMskRta haiM / yaha mandira lAla patthara kA banA huA hai / yahAM mUla nAyaka bhagavAna muni suvrata svAmI kI bhavya zyAmavarNa kI pratimAeM haiM / yahAM sImaMdhara svAmI kI pratimA bhI hai / mandira ka e andara chata para lAla kamala kAphI vajana kA hai / hama abhI basa sTaiMDa para hI ghUma rahe the / ava hama tIrthadarzana karake vIrAyatana pahuMce para rAste meM vicAra AyA ki abhI dina kAphI par3e haiM, kyoM na rAjagira kI imAratoM ke darzana kareM / hamane garma pAnI ke kuMDa dekhe, vahAM se TAMgA liyA, TAMge vAlA eka choTI umra kA lar3akA thA, usane pUchA sAhaba kahAM jAnA hai ? maiMne kahA, "jo yahAM dekhane yogya imArate haiM, vahAM ghumAkara vIrAyatana chor3a do / TAMge vAlA 16-17 sAla kA baccA thA / vaha isa kSetra kA kAphI jAnakAra thA / TAMge vAlA bar3A dilacaspa thA / usane hameM batAyA ki maiM vIrAyatana meM sAdhvI mAM candanA ke yahAM se 5 jamAta taka par3hA hUM / unhoMne hameM navakAra maMtra, tikkhato kA pATha va 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma sikhAye haiM / mujhe mAMsa aNDe kA tyAga karavAyA hai / mujhe mere hara kArya meM hara prakAra se sahAyatA kI hai / hara dopahara ko maiM apane guru ko vandanA karane jAtA hUM / " phira usane hameM navakAra maMtra sunAyA / usa vAlaka ko dekhakara sAdhvI candanA ke kAma kA aMdAjA lagA liyA / java vIrAyatana kA yaha sthAna kharIdA gayA to 5 vIghe 311

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM kucha jhoMpar3iyAM DAlI gaI / cora, DAkU kA AtaMka hara samaya rahatA thA, para sAdhu bandanA ne kucha hI samaya se AsapAsa ke gAMva ke logoM ko apanA liyA / aba vaha unakI dharma kI mAtA hai / tAMgA garma pAnI ke jhuMDoM se Age bar3ha rahA thA / rAste meM gurudvArA sAhiba ke darzana kiye, phira hama sonabhaMDAra guphA kI ora bar3hane lage / sona bhaMDAra : ' sona bhaMDAra guphA eka jaMgala meM par3atI hai / isa guphA ke Age kA hissA gira cukA hai / andara ke hisse meM 24 tIrthakaroM kI pratimAeM aMkita haiM / sabase bar3I bAta yaha hai ki isa guphA ke pAsa hI eka aura guphA jaina mandira hai, jo mAtra khaNDahara hai, vahAM pahuMcane kA sthAna lamvA hai / yaha cauthe pahAr3a kI talahaTI meM hai / isa guphA kA itihAsa bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai / kivaMdatI hai ki jaba rAjA koNika ne apane pitA zreNika ko kaida kara liyA, taba koNika kI mAtA celanA ne apanA khajAnA isa guphA meM chipAkara rakhA, use vizAla patthara se baMda kara diyA aura Upara gupta lipi meM eka zilAlekha likhavA diyA / eka zilAlekha usa patthara para hai jisakI lipi par3hI nahIM gaI hai / isa guphA kA sambandha gaNadhara gautama se batAyA jAtA hai / edI taka isa guphA meM anekoM mUrtiyoM kA nirmANa kiyA thA / logoM kA mAnanA hai ki isa guphA meM rAnI celanA ne sonA ThipAkara rakhA hai / sonabhaMDAra guphA dekhane ke bAda hama bAhara sar3aka para Aye / varSA kA vega acAnaka AyA / usa samaya hameM isa guphA meM zaraNa lenI par3I / vApasI para hamane eka aura . itihAsika imArata kA avalokana kiyA / usa imArata kA nAma thA maNikAra maTa / ava yahAM eka stambha hI hai jise chappara se surakSita kiyA gayA hai / yahAM dizAla khaNDahara haiM / 312

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- = vAsyA chI vora vahad o8ma kahate haiM kabhI yahAM zAlibhadra kA bhavya mahala thA / donoM imAratoM ke bAhara purAtatva vibhAga ke sUcanA pATikA lagI hai / jisameM yaha jJAta hotA hai / zAma aMdhere kA rUpa le rahI thI / hama dina kA Ananda lenA cAhate the / itanI lambI yAtrA kI thakAvaTa ho cukI thI / hama Age bar3he / jahAM maNDIkukSI ke caitya ke pAsa vauddha vihAra ke khaNDahara the / vauddha loga isa sthala para vipula yAtrA meM ghUma rahe the / zrIlaMkA meM bhikSu hameM pahale dina mila cuke the / yaha bhikSu jApAna ke the / yaha acchI aMgrejI bola lete the / vauddha bhikSu gujAre ke liye kucha paisA rakha sakate haiM / para tyAga-vairAgya jJAna meM vaha sampanna haiM / ___hamArI unase jaina va bauddha dharma ke sambandhoM ke vAre meM carcA huI / yaha vadakismatI hai ki saMsAra meM loga jaina dharma ke bAre meM kucha bhI nahIM jAnate / isakA kAraNa hamArI prAcIna paramparAeM haiM / Aja ina paramparAoM kA pUrva mUlyAMkana karane kI jarUrata hai / Aja pracAra kI jarUrata hai / ava hamArA samAja isa bAta kI AvazyakatA samajhane lagA hai / isI kAraNa AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja bhArata se vAhara videza meM ghUme aura unhoMne videzoM meM anekoM mandira va AzramoM kI sthApanA kI / thakAvaTa se hama cUra ho cuke the / hama vIrAyatana meM vApasa Ae / vIrAyatana kI sthApanA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa I0 2500 mahotsava para bhAratIya saMrakRti ke dArzanika zramaNa rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 kI kalpanA anusAra sAdhvI AcArya candanA jI dizAnirdeza meM huI / hameM rAste meM eka bauddha bhikSuNI bhI mile | jo garmakuNDa kSetra meM yAtrA kara rahI thI, vaha aMgreja thI / usane hameM batAyA ki usakA maTa zrIlaMkA meM hai / kucha samaya ke vAda hama vIrAyatana ke dvAra para the / vIrAyatana apane 313

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AsthA kI ora bacane ka Apa meM eka aisI saMsthA hai jo kalA, sAMskRti, itihAsa, sAdhanA, sevA va sAhitya kA saMgama hai / yahAM hama rAtri ke vaje pahuMce / sarvaprathama gurudeva zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ke darzana kiye / rAtri kAphI ho cukI thI, hamane unheM apane Ane kI sUcanA dI / unake eka ziSya ne hameM kavizrI ke sAhitya bhaNDAra ke darzana karavAye / hamane unake kucha prakAzana kharIde / . mujhe yahAM eka ghaTanA kA saMsmaraNa AtA hai jaba mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ne kahA, "gurudeva maiM mAlerakoTalA se AyA hUM / " gurudeva ne andara se phuramAyA, "kyA sAtha meM puruSottama hai to acchI bAta hai / " maiMne hAmI bharI / maiMne unheM batAyA ki maiM Apake darzanoM ke liye vizeSa rUpa se AyA hUM / gurudeva ne kahA- "bhaiyA rAtri ho cukI hai, kala mileMge, khUvaM vAteM kareMge, abhI tuma so jAo / " hamane gurudeva ko punaH vandana kiyA aura apane rahane kI vyavasthA ke sthAna para cale gaye / vIrAyatana meM rahane, ghUmane va bhojana kI sundara vyavasthA hai / rAjagRhI hara prakAra se itihAsika sthala hai / yaha mAtra jainoM kA nahIM, hara dharmAvalambI yaha Thahara sakatA hai / muniyoM ke pravacana suna sakatA hai / vaibhAragirI Adi parvatoM kI yAtrA kara sakatA hai / yahI saptaparNI guphA hai, jahAM rohaNI cora rahatA thA / yahI 1662 meM upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ne apanA cAturmAsa dhyAna avasthA meM vitAyA / tabhI unheM preraNA milI / jisaka pariNAma vIrAyatana ke rUpa meM AyA / 1675 ko mahAvIra nirvANa mahotsava ke avasara para yaha kArya zuru huA, yaha nirmANa kA kArya hai jo aba bhI cAlU hai / 100 ekar3a bhUmi para bhavya parisara meM bahuta imArateM vana cukI hai / bhaviSya meM anya yojanAoM para kAma jArI 314

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= pAmyA che. pora takane hai / asala meM vIrAyatana rAjagira kI jAna hai / Aja isI vIrAyatana kI brAMca pUnA, ahamadanagara, meM sthApita ho cukI hai / ava videzoM meM iMglaiMDa, amerikA, aphrIkA meM isakI brAMceM kAyama ho cukI hai / gujarAta ke bhUcAla meM isa saMsthA ne mahatvapUrNa kArya bhUcAla pIr3itoM kI sahAyatA ke liye kiyA hai / yaha kArya AcArya candanA jI ke netRtva meM ho rahA hai / yahAM 300 vistaroM kA AMkhoM kA haspatAla hai / abhI-abhI isakI eka brAMca prabhu mahAvIra ke janma sthAna lachuvAr3a (kSatriya kuNDagrAma) meM khula cukI hai / isa parisara meM baiMka, pulisa sTezana, tIna pravacana kakSa, 200 se jyAdA yAtriyoM ke rahane ke liye dharmazAlA, harapatAla, brAhI kalA mandira, pustakAlaya va zikSA niketana ullekhanIya haiM / ava upadhyAya zrI amaramuni jI kA devaloka ho cukA hai unakI samAdhi bhI yahAM nirmita kI gaI hai / hama apane kamare meM Thahare / sundara havAdAra kamare meM hara prakAra kI vyavasthA thI / hameM rAtri ko bhojana khAnA par3A / mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ne itanI thakAvaTa ke vATa rAtri ko apane vastra sApha kiye / garmI ke kAraNa vastra rojAnA gande ho jAte the / usake bAda phira kapar3e vIrAyatana mArkiTa ke dhovI ko diye / hama sArI rAta agale dina kA kAryakrama banAte rahe / garmI ke vAda parvata kI coTIyoM se manda havA A rahI thA / dUsare dina hamArA kAryakrama vahuta vyApaka thA / dUsarA dina : __dUsare dina hama suvaha uThe / vAhara dukAna se cAya pI, phira garma pAnI ke kuNDoM meM snAna kiyA / yaha sthala hindUoM kA bhI tIrtha hai / yahAM anekoM hindU nandira haiM, hajAroM yAtrI 315

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama snAna karate haiM / muslamAna va isAI taka Ate haiM / yaha prakRti kA camatkAra hai / snAna ke bAda gurudeva rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ke darzana kiye / unheM apanA kAryakrama batAyA / upAdhyAya zrI jI se hama 1972 se paricita the / unase patra-vyavahAra banA huA thA / unakI patrikA zrI amara bhAratI se hama jur3e hue the / vIrAyatana teM vizva bhara ke loga Ate haiM, kavijI vRddha avasthA meM bhI zAstroM ko svAdhyAya karAte rahe / upAdhyAya zrI ke ziSyoM ne hameM yAtrA meM bharapUra sahayoga diyA / unake pravacana nahIM suna sake kyoMki subaha hI hama pahale pahAr3a vaibhavagiri kI yAtrA ko cala par3e / vaibhAragiri :. __isa pahAr3a ke zuru meM hI dauddha saMgItI cabUtarA hai, jahAM isa bAre meM sUcanA paTikA lagI hai / isa pahAr3a kI 531 sIr3hiyAM haiM / yaha sIr3hiyAM bahuta thakAna vAlI haiM / yahAM para pAMca mandira haiM jinameM bhagavAna nahAvIra svAmI, bhagavAna muni suvrata svAmI, zrI dhannA zAlibhadra tathA gaNadhara gautama svAmI kI pratimAyeM va caraNa haiM / isI parvata para ravIM sadI ke prAcInatama jaina mandira kI pratimAeM haiM / mandira kI imArata gira cukI hai / saptaparNI guphA isI parvata para hai, jahAM 1962 meM upAdhyAyazrI amaramuni jI ne caturmAsa kiyA thA / vaibhAragiri parvata harA-bharA pahAr3a hai, bhUmi patharIlI hai| pazu carane ke liye ina pahAr3oM para ugI huI ghAsa se apanA peTa bharate haiM / isa parvata kI do car3hAIyAM haiM, pahalI car3hAI car3hane ke bAda pahale zvetAmbara mandiroM ke darzana hote haiM / mandira to bAda kA banA huA hai, parantu isameM virAjamAna pratimAeM bahuta prAcIna haiM / yahI mandira ke pujArI ne hameM pUjA kA lAbha pradAna kiyaa| phira hama digambara jaina mandiroM kI ora 316

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama var3he / vahAM pUjA kI / yahAM adhikAMza tIrthakaroM ke caraNa haiM / phira isI pahAr3a ke Upara 1 kilomITara sIdhI car3hAI car3hanI par3atI hai / vahAM eka vRkSa ke pIche 11 gaNadharoM ke caraNa cinha haiM / yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki isa pahAr3a para gaNadharoM kA nirmANa huA thA / phira hama vApasI utare / pahAr3a meM eka mArga alaga AtA hai usa mArga ke rAste meM eka ravIM sadI ke mandira ke khaNDahara dekhe / isameM 24 tIrthakaroM kI pratimAoM ke darzana hote haiM para yaha mandira sarakArI smAraka hai / yaha kabhI prAcIna tIrthasthala kA mukhya kendra rahA hogA / isake Age isI kAla kA ziva mandira bhI itanA prAcIna hI hai / yaha mandira surakSita hai / yahAM rAtri darzana va pUjA karate haiM / maiM bhI yahAM darzanArtha gayA / isa sthAna ke vilkula sAmane coTI para dhannA zAlibhadra kA mandira hai / yaha bhAratavarSa kA apane DhaMga kA akelA mandira hai / dhannA zAlibhadra kI kahAnI meM hama batA cuke haiM ki zAlibhadra kitanA vaibhava sampanna thA ki rAjA zreNika taka nahIM jAnatA thA / java zreNika kI rAnI celanA ne ratna kamvala kI jidda kI to pahale apanA dAma sunakara vaha cupa ho gayA, para rAnI ke triyA haTa ke Age jhukanA par3A / vyApAriyoM kI talAza kI, vyApArIyoM kA dala milA / una vyApAriyoM ne kahA, "mahArAja ! Apake zahara kI eka hI mahilA ne hamAre sAre kambala kharIda liye haiM / usane hameM yaha bhI kahA hai ki merI 32 bahueM haiM para kambala 16 haiM / usane to ina kambaloM ko paira poMchane ke liye apanI putravadhu ko de diyA hai / " rAjA zreNika zAlibhadra kI sampannatA se hairAna ho gayA / vaha zAlibhadra kI mAtA bhadrA seThAnI ko milane AvA / sAta maMjilA mahala thA / zAlibhadra kI mAtA sArA 317

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kAryabhAra dekhatI thI / usakA nAma bhadra dhA / bhadra seThAnI ne rAjA kA ghara para sammAna kiyA, phira apane putra ko pukArA, "veTe ! nIce Ao, zreNika Aye haiM / " . putra ne uttara diyA, "mAtA jI ! Aja merI kyA jarUrata hai, zreNika AyA hai to use kisI bhaNDAra meM rakhavA do / " mAtA zAlibhadra kI ajJAnatA se duHkhI ho gaI / usane kahA, "mahArAja ! merA lar3akA duniyA se vekhabara hai, vaha apanI 32 patnIyoM ke sAtha kAmabhoga meM DUbA rahatA hai, usakA aparAdha kSamA kareM / " mAtA ne punaH zAlibhadra ko pukArA, "veTA ! hamAre svAmI mahArAja zreNika Ae haiM, tuma unheM Akara praNAma karo mAtA kI bAta suno to zAlibhadra ko eka coTa lagI / unhoMne socA kyA merA bhI koI svAmI hai ? seTa zAlibhadra nIce Aye / rAjA zreNika ke caraNa chue. / rAjA ko bhojana karavAyA, upahAroM se rAjA ko 'sammAnita kiyA / __phira kisI samaya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra dharmapracAra ___ karate rAjagRha ke guNazIla caitya meM padhAre / rAjA zreNika ne ghoSaNA karavAI / rAjA zreNika saparivAra pravacana sunane AyA / isa pravacana meM zAlibhadra, usakI patnIyAM va mAtA __ padhAre / zAlibhadra ne pravacana sunA / usa para vairAgya kA raMga car3ha AyA / usane prabhu mahAvIra ke sAmane pratijJA kI-Aja se maiM rojAnA eka-eka strI ko choDUMgA / isa bAta kI sUcanA zAlibhadra kI bahina va bahanoI ko lagI / bahina duHkhI rahane lagI / eka dina vaha pati ke keza saMvAra rahI thI ki usakI bahina kI AMkhoM meM AMsU A gaye / pati ne 318

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AMsUoM kA kAraNa pUchA / patnI ne kahA, merA akelA bhAI sAdhu vanane jA rahA hai, vaha eka-eka patnI rojAnA chor3a rahA dhannA ne kahA, "seThAnI ! tumhArA bhAI bujadila hai, yaha koI tyAga hai ? yaha to tyAga kA majAka hai, agara chor3anA hai to sArI patniyoM ko eka sAtha kyoM nahIM chor3a detA ?" seTAnI ne kahA, "patideva ! kahanA sarala hai, para saMyama va tyAga para calanA kaThina hai / agara Apa eka patnI ko tyAga nahIM sakate to jisakI 32 patnIyAM haiM vaha kaise tyAgegA patnI kI bAta sunakara dhannA kA Atmadeva jAgA, usane valapUrvaka kahA, "Aja se maiM Apa sabhI kA tyAga karatA huuN|" itanA kahakara vaha ghara se apane sasurAla ghara meM AyA / zAlibhadra ko lalakArate hue kahA, "tU kAyaroM kI bhAMti eka-eka patnI ko chor3ane kA dambha kyoM bhantA hai, chor3anA hai to savako eka sAtha chor3o jaise maiMne chor3A hai| zAlibhadra kI AtmA jAgRta huI / zAlibhadra va usakI mAtA va 32 patniyoM ne gRha-tyAga saMyama kA mArga grahaNa kiyA / dhannA ne saparivAra dIkSA grahaNa kI / unakI smRti ko samarpita yaha jaina mandira hai / jo isa parvata para zAna se khar3A hai| yaha mandira maNikAra maTha ke pAsa hai / bhArata meM aisA akelA jaina mandira hai jahAM donoM jIjA-sAlA kI gRhastha avasthA meM pratimAeM haiM / vApisa utarate hI hamane vaha sthAna bhI dekhA jahAM upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ne pravAsa kiyA thA, saptavarNI guphA dekhI, jahAM kabhI rohiNI cora ne logoM ko AtaMkita kiyA thA, isa cora ko maMtrI abhayakumAra ne apanI caturAI se pakar3A thA / pahAr3a ke nIce utare hameM yaha batAyA gayA ki yaha guphA andara se kAphI lambI hai / 319

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga yaha gayA ke pahAr3oM taka jAtI hai / isa ke gIlepana ko maiMne bhI dekhA / yaha sampadA Aja bhI bhAratIya itihAsa kI anekoM gAthAeM chupAye hue haiM / hama pahAr3a se nIce utare / tIdhA vIrAyatana kavi jI mahArAja ke darzana kiye / unhoMne mere sanmArtha progrAma banA rakhA thA, jisakA samaya 3 vaje dopahara thA, hamAre pAsa khulA samaya thA / hamane yahAM bhojana kiyA / bhojana rAjasthAnI thA / taba zrI phirodIyA jI isa saMsthA kI dekharekha karate the / AcArya candanA videza gaI huI thI / hameM jAnakara prasannatA huI ki kavi jI mahArAja kA tArA sAhitya prakAzita hone lagA hai / isa kSetra kI pragati vahuta mahatvapUrNa hai / brAhmI kalA mandira : ___ yaha kalA va itihAsa kI eka pradarzanI hai / vibhinna dainaloM dvArA bhagavAna Rpabhadeva se lekara bhagavAna mahAvIra taka kA sArA jaina itihAsa plAsaTika Apha pairisa se jIvita kiyA gayA hai / sAre saMsAra meM aisA koI saMgrahAlaya nahIM / yaha sAdhvI candanA jI kI apanI dena hai / aba to iMglaiMDa, amrIkA meM aise jaina myUjiyama sthApita ho cuke haiM / sAdhAraNa TikaTa se yahAM praveza kiyA jA sakatA hai / isameM nAtra tIrthakara taka kA varNana nahIM balki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dAda hue prabhAvika AcAyoM kI jIvana gAthA kA varNana isa nandira meM dekhane ko milatA hai / yahAM taka upAdhyAya zrI . amaramuni jI ke jIvana se sambandhita anekoM painala yahAM vane haiM / isI parisara meM eka samosaraNa kI racanA kI gaI hai / asala meM vIrAyatana jo prAcIna vaibhavagiri parvata kI talahaTI meM sthApita hai / yaha guNazIla caitya kI bhUmi hai / isa caitya kA vistAra var3A thA / guNazIla va rAjagRha, zreNika rAjA ina 320

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama tInoM ke ullekha meM Agama bhare par3e haiM / vIrAyatana ke zAMta parisara meM vAhmI kalA mandira hai / eka vAra to hama ina painaloM ko dekhakara jaina zrAvikoM, rAjAoM aura tIrthakaroM ke jIvana se paricaya hote haiM / inake mAdhyama se hama itihAsa kI galiyoM meM masta hokara ghUma sakate haiM / yaha kalA mandira prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI suputrI brAhmI sundarI ko samarpita hai / yaha brAhmI sAdhvI jisane prabhu RSabhadeva se brAhmI lipi sIkhI thI / use prabhu RSabha kI prathama sAdhvI vanane kA saubhAgya prApta huA / unakI eka vahina sundarI thI jo gaNita kI janmadAtA thI / donoM bahinoM ne apane pitA RSabhadeva se sAdhvI jIvana grahaNa kiyA thA / ina sAdhviyoM ne vAhuvalI prativodha diyA thA / aisI sAdhvI ko samarpita yaha brAhmI kalA mandira, jaina kalA va itihAsa kA saMjIva citraNa hai / khAnA khAkara kucha vizrAma kiyA / yaha sthala para mana khUba lagatA hai / thakAna kA nAma nahIM rahatA / eka vAta aura ullekhanIya hai ki vihAra ke pazu dUdha ke mAmale meM kamajora hai / vihAra meM garIvI bahuta hai / sAdhAraNa bihArI khAlI rahatA hai / gale meM TrAMjisTara, hAtha meM chatarI liye vihArI hara sthAna para ghUmate hai| striyAM khUba kAma karatI hai / hama rAjagira ke bAjAra meM ghUmane nikale rAste meM hameM sthAna-sthAna para bauddha bhikSuoM se bheMTa hotI rahI / hameM eka dauddha bhikSuNI zrIlaMkA kI milI / jisase mere bhrAtA ravIndra jaina ne dharma carcA kI / rAjagira meM ajAtazatru kA durga bhI hai / yahAM brahmA, jApAnI bauddhoM ke mandira darzanIya haiM, jApAna ke bauddhoM ne ratnagiri pahAr3a kI coTI para zAMti stUpa kI sthApanA kI hai / hama ina sava sthAnoM ko dekhanA cAhate the para samayAbhAva ke kAraNa unhIM sthAnoM ko dekhA jo vIrAyatana ke karIva 321

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga par3ate the / dopahara ke 2.35 ke karIba hamane isa pahAr3a para car3hane kI yojanA banAI kyoMki samAroha 3 baje ke bAda thA / vipUlAcala parvata : yaha pahAr3a digAmvara paramparA meM bahuta mahAnatA rakhatA hai / digambara paramparA yaha mAnatI hai ki prabhu mahAvIra ne apanA pradhana upadeza yahIM diyA thA / isa parvata kI 555 sIr3hiyAM haiM, sIdhI car3hAI hai / Adhe rAste meM eka prAcIna caraNapAdukA mandira hai / kucha dUra car3hAI para pahAr3a ke Upara kI talahaTI AtI hai / yahAM bhI eka cAya kI dukAna milI, pAMva javAba de cuke the, phira bhI prabhu mamatva ke kAraNa Age bar3ha rahe the| isa parvata para muni suvrata svAmI kA mandira va anya jinAlaya haiM / inameM prabhu mahAvIra, candAprabhu tathA RSabhadeva kI caraNa pAdukAeM ulalekhanIya haiM / yaha parvata para virAjita caraNa bahuta prAcIna haiM / pratimAeM kisI mandira se lAkara sthApita kI gaI haiM / yahAM sabase ullekhanIya mandira samosaraNa mandira hai / jo digambara jaina samAja ne zAMti stUpa kI taraha banAyA hai / isa mandira kA nirmANa bhagavAna mahAvIra se 2500veM nirvANa mahotsava para huA thA / mandira ke andara koI pratimA nahIM / mandira kA AkAra samosaraNa kA hai / samosaraNa meM prabhu kA mukha cAroM ora dikhAI detA hai| yahAM kI pratimAeM zAMti stUpa kI bhAMti sunaharI haiM / parvata se nIce utare / tIna baje hamArA vIrAyatana meM progrAma thA / vIrAyatana meM Thahare samasta yAtrI usa kAryakrama meM sammilita hue / zrAvaka ziromaNi pada alaMkaraNa vIrAyatana meM rojAnA samAroha hote rahate haiM / yahAM 322 322

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama deza-videza ke zraddhAlu Ate haiM, sevA sAdhanA karate haiM, kavi jI kA pravacana sunate haiM / jyAdA rAjagiri Thaharane vAle yAtriyoM ke liye vIrAyatana ThaharanA sarala hai / yAtrA sugama ho jAtI hai / samAroha ke liye yogya bhIr3a juTa rahI thI / hameM patA nahIM thA ki yaha samAroha kyoM ho rahA hai / kavijI mahArAja ke Azrama meM yaha sammelana ho rahA thA / zrI phirodIyA jI kI pradhAnagI meM yaha samAroha zuru huA / zrI phirodIyA vIrAyatana ke pradhAna the / vaha lUnA grupa skUTara ke mAlika the / sabhI pArivArika baMdhanoM ko tyAga kavizrI kI sevA meM raha rahe the / unake kAraNa vIrAyatana ne acchI tarakkI kI hai / isa samAroha kA prArambha kavizrI ke maMgalAcaraNa se huA / phira eka kavi ne upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja kI sevA meM eka kavitA prastuta kI / phira mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ne upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 kI sevA meM eka abhinandana patra prastuta kiyA / unheM "jaina dharma divAkara" pada se hamArI saMsthA ne alaMkRta kiyA / abhinandana patra rAtri ko taiyAra kiyA gayA / 25vIM mahAvIra nirvANa zatAbdI saMyojikA saniti paMjAva kI ora se abhinandana patra ke sAtha zAla arpaNa kiyA gayA, sAtha meM paMjAvI jaina sAhitya bheMTa kiyA gayA / isa alaMkaraNa ke uttara meM upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0. ne phuramAyA ki ravIndra va puruSotana donoM kA jIvana jaina dharma ko samarpita AsthApUrNa jIvana hai, yaha donoM eka dUsare ke pratIka haiM / eka-dUsare ke vicAroM se samarpita haiM / inhoMne eka bhikSu kA sammAna kiyA / isa sammAna se mujhe saMgha kI sevA karane kA vala milA hai / maiM ina donoM dharmabhrAtAoM dvArA kI jina zAsana ke prati sevAoM kA anumodana karatA hUM / inhoMne paMjAvI bhASA meM sabase pahale zAstroM kA anuvAda 323 .

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kiyA / 1672 se inhoMne mere AgarA meM darzana kiye the / itane aMtarAla ke bAda aba inhoMne kAphI vikAsa kiyA hai / inakI guruNI prerikA upapravartinI sAdhvI svarNakAntA jI ma0 ko maiM mubArakavAda detA hUM, inheM AzIrvAda detA hUM, maiM apanI ora se bhAI puruSotama jaina ko zrAvaka ziromaNi pada se vibhUSita karatA hUM / yaha sammAna unheM paMjAvI jaina sAhitya ke prati sevAoM ke liye hai / upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ne mujhe alaMkaraNa kA pratIka zAla or3hAyA / yaha samAroha sAdA va pArivArika thA / kavijI ke bahuta thor3e se izAre para yaha progrAma huA / upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ke atirikta anya viziSTa atithiyoM ko paMjAvI sAhitya bheMTa kiyA gayA, para isa samAroha meM koI paMjAvI na thA / para ina logoM ke mana meM paMjAbI bhASA meM prakAzita jaina sAhitya ko dekhakara hArdika prasannatA huI / inake eka adhikArI ne sujhAva rakhA kyoM na gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ke sAre sAhitya kA paMjAvI anuvAda kiyA jAe, isake liye donoM vidvAnoM kI sahAyatA lI jAye / isake uttara meM maiMne kahA ki hameM gurudeva ke sAhitya kA paMjAvI anuvAda karane kA koI itarAja nahIM, hamAre liye yaha gaurava kA viSaya hai ki hama bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhUmi para, prabhu mahAvIra ke eka bhikSu kI racanA kA paMjAvI anuvAda kreNge| yaha to hamArA saubhAgya hogA, para isake prakAzana kI vyavasthA vIrAyatana ko karanI hogI / hama koI parizramaka nahIM leMge / Apa koI bhI pustaka vatAeM, jisakA paMjAbI anuvAda janasAdhAraNa ke liye upayogI ho / ' hameM isa samAroha kaI lAbha hue / eka to tIrthadarzana, dUsarA sau pustakoM ke lekhaka upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 324

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke darzana kA saubhAgya prApta huA / isI itihAsika bhUmi para merA sammAna huA / maiM apane ko isa yogya nahIM samajhatA kyoMki mere dharmabhatA ke zrI ravIndra jaina ke vinA yaha sammAna adhUrA hai / para sabhI loga hama donoM meM koI antara nahIM samajhate / mujhe bar3A va guru mAnakara sammAnita karate haiM / isase hama donoM ko koI antara nahIM par3atA / isa vahAne samAja hamAre dhArmika kAma kA mUlyAMkana karatA hai / ina sammAnoM yahI lAbha hai / vIrAvatana ke prAMgaNa meM eka dina aura ruke / isakA pramukha kAraNa rAjagira meM vAkI bace 3 pahAr3oM ko yAtrA thI / zAma ko pratikramaNa ke vAda upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI se sAkSAtkAra karane kA avasara milA, vahuta hI madhura milana thA / inase hamArI aMtima bheMTa thI / itanI vRddhAvasthA meM bhI unakI pravacana zailI kamAla kI thI / vaha kavi bhI the, vaha pahale muni the, jinhoMne jainadharma ke pracAra ke liye vAhana prayoga kA samarthana kiyA / jaina samAja meM vahanadhArI muni zrI suzIla kumAra jI ma0 va sanmati saMgha AcArya muni zrI vimala kumAra jI ma0 ko sanmati saMgha kA AcArya pada pradAna kiyA / jaina samAja meM sAdhvI ko AcArya pada dene kI prathA nahIM thI / isa mahAna krAMtikArI cintaka ne sAdhvI candanA ko AcArya pada dekara strI jAti ko sammAnita kiyA / upAdhyAya zrI kA kathana hai "java strI tIrthakara una kI logoM ko prativodha de sakatI hai, to AcArya pada grahaNa kyoM nahIM karA sakatI / yaha sava bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda hue AcAryoM kI vyavarathA hai, bhagavAna tIrthakara parampa maiM strI puruSa meM koI aMtara nahIM rakhA hai, strI mokSa prApta kara sakatI hai to AcArya-upAdhyAya kyoM nahIM ?" isa rAtri ko kucha thakAvaTa nahIM huii| hama soye, phira svabhAva ke kAraNa zIghra uThe / phira 325

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama agale dina parvata kI taiyArI karane lage / yaha parvata dhA ratnagiri / ratnagiri : isa parvata para jAne kA mArga khataranAka hai / loga samUhoM meM gujarate haiM / utarane kA mArga alaga hai / isa mArga para calane ke liye 1277 sIr3hiyoM se gujaranA par3atA hai / isa parvata para tIrthakara candraprabhu jI va bhagavAna zAMtinAtha kI sundara pratimAeM mandiroM meM virAjamAna haiM / parvatoM kI hariyAlI mana se moha letI hai / isa parvata para bhagavAna neminAtha, bhagavAna zAMtinAtha, bhagavAna pArzvanAtha aura abhinaMdana svAnI ke caraNa cinha haiM / yaha pavitra caraNa pAdukAeM va pratimAeM bhaktajanoM kI thakAvaTa ko dUra karatI hai / aise lagatA hai ki hama nirmita kisI devabhUmi kA vihAra kara rahe hoM / isa parvata para jApAna sarakAra dvArA zAMti stUpa sthApita hai / jisa para ropa-ve dvArA jAyA jAtA hai / jisa samaya hama vApisa nIce utare to rAste meM anekoM bauddha smArakoM ke cinha dekhane ko mile / isa zAMti stUpa se hama ropa-ve ke rAste se gaye / yahAM jUte nIce hI utArane par3ate haiM / yahAM jApAna kI sarakAra ne eka jaraneTara bheMTa kiyA hai / ropa-ve bhI jApAna sarakAra kI bheMTa haiM / isa zAMti stUpa ko saMsAra bhara se darzanArthI dekhane ko Ate haiM / zAMti stUpa kI pratimAeM bhI jApAna sarakAra kI bheMTa haiM / hama jaba ropa-ve se pahuMce to yaha adbhuta lagA, Upara se yaha pahAr3a DarAvane laga rahe the / cAroM tarapha pahAr3a dikhAI de rahe the / zAMti stUpa ke cAroM ora bhagavAna buddha kI sone kI pAlizayukta pratimAeM haiM / andara kI pratimAeM bhavya-vizAla 326

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yA kI ora bar3hate kada. mandira ke rUpa meM sthApita haiM / mandira meM jApAnI bhikSu nagAr3e vajAte rahate haiM / japAnI, siMghalI ni vipula mAtrA meM eka maTa meM yahAM rahate haiM / mandira meM ghI meM dIpaka jala rahe the, pratimAeM svarNima thI / isa pahAr3I ke nIce ke eka bhara meM zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM batAyA ki maMDIkukSI caitya thA, jahAM anAthImuni va samrATa zreNika kI bheMTa huI thI / yaha bAta hameM kavi jI ne vatAI thI / hama kucha jaldI meM the, hI yAtrA vahuta lambI thI / phira abhI rAjagira ke vAkI par3oM kA vandana karanA zepa thA, yahIM pahAr3oM para anekoM muncei ne tapa dvArA mokSa prApta kiyA thA / udayagiri : __ isa parvata kI 782 sIr3hiyAM haiM / yahAM sAMvaliyA bhagavAna pAzvanAtha kI pratimA hai / yaha hI eka mAtra mandira hai, para yahAM bahuta se yAtrI vandana karane ko Ate haiN| mRlanAyaka kI pratimA nIce talahaTI meM gAMva ke mandira meM virAjamAna hai / pahAr3a to pahAr3a hai yaha yAtrA thakAne vAle thI / yaha pahAr3a apanI itihAsika mahAnatA liye hue haiM / svarNagiri : ise janabhASA meM sonagira kahate haiM / isa pahAr3a kA yAtrA kI dRSTi se bahuta gaharA mahatva hai / isa parvata para car3hane ke liye 1064 sIr3hiyAM caDhana par3atI haiM / itanI sIr3hiyAM car3hane ke vAda 2 mandiroM kA parisara AtA hai / jaha hameM prathama tIthaMkara paramAtmA RSabhadeda va aMtima tIthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI ke caraNoM ko vandana karane kA avasara milA / 327

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. - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama rAjagiri ko alavidA : tIna parvatoM kI car3hAI meM hamAre pAMva javAba de cuke the, phira zAma ho cukI thii| bihAra kA ilAkA thA / hama usI dina pAvApurI se ravAnA hone kA mana banAyA / gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI ma0 ke darzana kiye / AgAmI yAtrA ke liye AzIrvAda liyA, maMgala pATha sunA / phira vIrAyatana aura pAMcoM pahAr3oM ko praNAma kiyaa| yaha bhUmi prabhu mahAvIra ko bhUmi hai, yahAM koI jIvana bhara bhI rahatA rahe, kabhI ukatA nahIM sakatA / para jIvana kA nAma hI yAtrA hai, so gurudeva kI AjJA lekara prasthAna kiyA / . vIrAyatana se tAMgA liyA / basa sTaiMDa para basa kA ThIka samaya nahIM thA, aba do vikalpa bace the / eka to hama rAjagira ke mandiroM meM rahate, dUsarA TaiksI lekara pAvApurI pahuMce / hamane punaH donoM mandiroM meM tIrthakara prabhu ko praNAma kiyA / kucha kharIdane yogya vastueM kharIdIM / vahAM kI miTTI ko mastaka para lagAyA, vaizAlI, paTanA, rAjagirI ke pattharoM ko ikaTThA kara liyA, yahI hamArI yAtrA kI nizAniyAM thIM, kucha pustakeM, citra va mUrtiyAM kharIdIM, kucha oNDiyo kaiseTa bhI kharIde, una dinoM vIDiyo kA rivAja nahIM thA, oNDiyo kA rivAja thA / yaha saba taralatA se AtI thI / hamane TaiksI se Age kI yAtrA jArI rakhane kA nizcaya kiyA / nAlaMdA meM : ___ vahAM se TaiksI meM baiThakara hama nAlaMdA pahuMce / nAlaMdA kI bhAratIya sAhitya meM apanI pahacAna hai / isakI prasiddhi nAlaMdA vizvavidyAlaya ke khaNDaharoM ke kAraNa hai / isa vizvavidyAlaya ke khaNDahara kAphI ilAke meM bikhare par3e haiM / kaI pratimAeM to jaina tIrthakaroM kI lagatI hai, kyoMki vaha 328

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= aNyA zI vora vaDhaze dama digambara haiM / hameM eka sthAna dikhAyA gayA jahAM akalaMka va niSkalaMka nAma ke digambara jaina muniyoM ko bauddhoM ne girA diyA thA / isa ghaTanA ke phalasvarUpa akalaMka muni mArA gayA / dUsare niSkalaMka muni vaca gye| ise mArane kA kAraNa ina muniyoM dvArA vauddha bheSa dhAraNa kara, vauddha sAhitya kA jJAna arjita karanA thA / yaha bhavya vizvavidyAlaya thA / jahAM 10,000 se jyAdA vidyArthI saMsAra ke kone kone se jJAna arjita karane Ate the / yahAM unake hosTaloM (kamaroM) ke khaNDahara the, yahAM rasoI ghara the| eka bhavya pustakAlaya thA, jise vahalola lodhI ne jalA diyA thA, vahalola lodhI ne bahuta se bhikSuoM ko mAra diyA, pratimAeM tor3a DAlI, abhI to cAra ki.mI. meM vizvavidyAlaya ke khaNDahara dikhAI dete haiM para abhI yahAM khudAI honI vAkI hai, yaha khudAI aMgrejoM ne kI thI, yaha kArya Age nahIM bar3hA / yaha bauddha sAhitya ke adhyayana ke liye pAlIzodha saMsthAna bhArata sarakAra dvArA sthApita hai / isa sthAna se prApta mahAtmA buddha kI pratimAeM surakSita kI rakhI gaI haiM, isake prAMgaNa meM kucha jaina pratimAeM bhI haiM / para yaha pratimAeM kahAM se milI haiM, isakA ullekha nahIM / vauddha granthoM kA vizAla bhaMDAra hai / tAr3apatra va hastalikhita ganthoM kA acchA saMgraha hai / deza-videza se jijJAsu yahAM jJAna arjita karane Ate haiM / deza-videza ke yAtrI nAlaMdA vizvavidyAlaya kI yAtrA para bhAratIya prAcIna saMskRti se avagata hote haiM / vidyAlaya ke vAhara eka vizAla vauddha pratimA sthApita hai / jise sthAnIya loga pUjate haiM / isa vizAla vidyAlaya ko dekhane ke liye payApta samaya kI AvazyakatA hai / yaha kucha ghaNToM kA kAma nahIM, para java samayAbhAva ho, aura yAtrA kaI dina kI ho to rAste meM rukanA muzkila hotA hai / 329

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hameM nAlaMdA kI yAtrA sampanna kI aura Age bar3he / gautama svAmI kI janmabhUmi gobaragrAma kuNDalapura nAlaMdA bhagavAna mahAvIra va bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke ziSyoM kI milanA sthalI rahA hai / yahAM cartuyAma va pAMca mahAvratoM ke upAsakoM kI eka carcA huI thI / nAlaMdA meM zAma ho gaI thI / kucha hI dUrI para bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tIna gaNadharoM kI indrabhUti vAyubhUti, agnibhUti kI janmabhUmi thIM / yaha tInoM sage bhAI the / vedoM ke prakANDa paNDita the / unakA gotra gautama thA, saikar3oM ziSya inase vidyA arjita karate the / eka muhalle meM hamArI gAr3I rukI / pIle raMga kI eka bhavya imArata thI / patA calA isI sAla sArI imArata kA jIrNadvAra ho rahA thA / yahAM ke paNDitoM ne batAyA ki isa gAMva ke brAhmaNa gaNadhara gautama ke vaMzaja haiM! gaNadhara gautama prabhu mahAvIra se ATa varSa bar3e the / vaha cAra jJAna ke dhAraka the / vaha caudaha hajAra ziSyoM meM pramukha the ! jaina samAja meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda gaNadhara gautama ko nAMgalika mAnA jAtA hai / hara jaina kahatA hai : ___ maMgalaM bhagavAna vIro, maMgalaM gautama gaNI ___ maMgalaM sthUla bhadradAyo zrI jaina dharmastu maMgalaM isI taraha jaina digambara paramparA meM kahA jAtA hai maMgalaM bhagavAna vIro, maMgalaM gautama guru . maMgalaM kundakundAdyo, zrI jaina dharmastu maMgalaM zvetAmvara paramparA meM aura kahA jAtA hai ___ aMgUThe amRta vale, labdhi taNA bhaNDAra zrI guru gautama simarice mana vAMche phala dAtAra / gaNadhara gautama jaina paramparA meM pUjnIya hai / una jaisA jJAnavAna vinayI saMsAra meM DhUMDhane se nahIM milatA / itane bar3e 330

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- vAgyA chA gora vaDho hama pada para pahuMcakara ahaMkAra unheM chU nahIM pAyA thA / unhoMne mAmUlI sI bhUla hone para, vaha zrAvaka Ananda se prAyazcita karane unake ghara gaye / unakI preraNA se bacce se bUTe taka bhikSu vanakara kevala jJAna prApta kiyA, mokSa pAyA / para gaNadhara gautama ko mahAvIra ke prati asIma moha ke kAraNa kevalajJAna nahIM ho rahA thA / eka vAra bhagavatIsUtra meM prabhu mahAvIra ne gaNadhara gautama ke sarAga prema kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA ki "hama aura tuma anekoM janmoM taka rahate cale A rahe haiM, hamArA sneha janma janma kA hai / tuma ghabarAo mata, hama donoM mokSa prApta kareMge / tuma dharma kArya meM prabhATa nata karo / ' prabhu mahAvIra ke kaI vAra samajhAne para bhI gaNadhara gautama kA prabhu mahAvIra ke prati sneha bar3hatA gayA / Akhira prabhu mahAvIra kA nirvANa samaya karIba AyA / to unhoMne apane priya ziSya gautama ko prativodha dene hetu dUsare gAMva bhejA / pIche prabhu mahAvIra kA nirvANa ho gayA / yahI nirmANa divasa gaNadhara gautama ke kevalajJAna kA divasa vanA, yaha dIvAlI kA dina thA / aisA ziSya vizva ke mAnacitra para kahAM milatA hai jo apane guru ke prati samarpita hokara dhanya ho gayA / prabhu mahAvIra isa nagara meM anekoM vAra padhAre, aisI mAnyatA hai / yahAM mUla nAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA mandira kuNDalapura : digambara jaina paramparA isI sthAna ko prabhu mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi mAnatI hai / kaI vidvAna govara va kuNDalapura ko eka hI mAnate haiM / kaI logoM kI mAnyatA hai ki prabhu mahAvIra ne isa grAma kI parikramA kI thI / parikramA ke samaya aneka 331

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kuNDa pAe gae / isa kAraNa isa tIrtha kA nAma kuNDalapura .. rakhA gayA / jaisA maiMne vaizAlI ke saMdarbha meM likhA thA ki prabhu mahAvIra ke tIna janma sthAna mAne jAte haiM, prathama vaizAlI ke karIva kuNDalapura, dUttarA yaha sthAna nAlandA ke pAsa hai, tIsarA lakSchuvAr3a hai jise zvetAmbara paramparA mAnatI hai / / ___ saMvata 1664 meM yaha choTe-choTe jaina mandira the, parantu ava to mAtra do mandira bace haiM, eka purAnA mandira, dUsarA nayA mandira / nayA nandira Ananda jI kalyANajI per3hI ne banAyA hai / yaha zAstrIya vidhi se pIle pattharoM se banA hai / yaha mandira kalA kA zreSThatama namUnA hai / isa naye mandira meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI 2000 varSa purAnI pratimA sthApita kI gaI hai / isa pratimA ke mAthe para bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke kI mAtA marudevI virAjita hai / isake sAtha prabhu kI jaTA pradarzita kI gaI hai / jaina tIrthaMkaroM meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke kaMdhe para jaTA pradarzita kI jAtI hai / yaha pratimA bhArata meM ekamAtra prAnA hai / yaha pratimA bhavya, sarasa evaM camatkArI hai / yahAM pahuMcane vAlA hara yAtrI isa pratimA ko dekhakara dhanya ho jAtA hai / isa nandira meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva, zrI zAMtinAtha jI, zrI pArzvanAtha, zrI ajItanAtha prabhu kI bhavya pratimAeM virAjita haiM / yaha pratimAeM mandira kI zAna ko cAra cAMda lagA rahI haiM / ina pratimA kI bhavyatA va divyatA se yAtrI maMtramugdha ho jAte haiM / purAnA mandira : yaha gaNadhara gautana svAmI kA ghara mAnA jAtA hai / yahAM aneka prAcIna caraNa tyApita haiM / yaha caraNa guru gautama ke 2000 varSa purAne nane jAte haiM / isa purAne mandira meM 332

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- vAsyA zI vora dAdAguru ke caraNoM ke darzana bhI hote haiM / isake ilAvA yahAM 11 gaNadharoM ke caraNa prativimvita haiM / yaha gaNadhara gautama kA janma sthAna hai / isa tIrtha kI yAtrA bhAgyazAlI hI kara pAte haiM / yahAM guru gautama svAmI kI vizeSa anukampA hai jo isa tIrtha kI yAtrA sacce mana se karatA hai / vaha yahAM se koI khAlI nahIM jaataa| usakI samasta manokAmanAeM RSabhadeva kI kRpA se pUrI hotI haiM / hamane donoM sthAnoM ke darzana kucha tIvratA se kiye kyoMki yahAM AratI kA samaya 7 baje kA thA, usI hisAva se pahuMce, AratI ho rahI thI / isa tIrtha kA vAtAvaraNa isa jagaha ko cAra cAMda lagAtA hai / abhI taka hama jahAM jahAM bhI pahuMce vaha sabhI tIrthakSetra the / vaizAlI, rAjagRha nAlandA, govaragrAma sabhI siddha bhUmiyAM haiM / inameM sabase jyAdA bhavya jIva to rAjagRha se mokSa padhAre, rAjagRhI muni suvrata bhagavAna kI janmabhUmi hai / digambara paramparA aMtima kevalI jamvuravAmI kI nirvANabhUmi mathurA mAnatI hai / zvetAmvara paramparA unakA sthAna rAjagiri hI mAnatI hai / AcArya jambU svAmI aMtima kevalI the jinakI kRpA se samarata Agama hameM upalabdha hote haiM / vaha zreSTI. parivAra ke kuladIpaka the / bhara cauvana meM vairAgya jAgRta huA / parivAra vAloM ne zataM rakhI, tumhArI zAdI ATha kanyAoM se hogI / agara tuma unako jIta sako to hama tumheM sAdhu vanane kI AjJA de deMge / AcArya jambU svAmI ne mAtA pitA kI AjJA se rambhA ke samAna, ATa kanyAoM se zAdI karavAI / hara patnI ATa karor3a kA daheja lekara AI / rAtri ko AThoM patnIyoM ke sAtha unakI dharmacarcA hone lagI / vAhara caura prabhava 500 sAthiyoM ke sAtha corI kara rahA thA, usane sAre daheja kI gaTar3iyAM vAMdha lI, java calane lage to jamIna para pAMva jama gaye, samajha meM kucha na AyA / bhItara dekhA ki zrI 333

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jamvU svAmI ATha patnIyoM se dIkSA kI AjJA mAMga rahe the / prabhava cora ne svayaM ko dhikkArA / subaha huI prabhava cora va usake 500 sAthI jambU kumAra kI ATha patnIyoM se dIkSA ke * liye gaNadhara sudharmA ke pAsa pahuMce / aise kularatna rAjagRhI ne paidA kiye / sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM nAlandA ko rAjagRhI kA muhallA batAyA gayA hai jisase siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna rAjagRhI vistRta kSetra meM phailI thI, jisameM govaragrAma, kuNDalapura Adi kSetra par3ate the / kuNDalapura meM hamane prabhu darzana kiyA / pUjA arcanA meM bhAga liyA / phira apanI gAr3I meM savAra ho gaye / ava hana aisI bhUmi para pahuMcane vAle the, jisakA sIdhA samvandha prabhu mahAvIra se thA / isakI bhavyatA, itihAsa, kalA hamAre dimAga meM ghUma rahA thA / asala meM yAtrA aura paryaTana meM jamIna AsamAna kA antara hai / yAtrA meM zraddhA hI pradhAna rahatI hai / paryaTana meM hara vastu bhautika sukha kI dRSTi se hotI hai / mere vicAra se dharmatIrtha kabhI paryaTana sthala nahIM bana sakate, na hI unheM vananA cAhiye, nahIM to tIrtha azraddhA kA kendra ho jAyegA / AdhyAtmikatA samApta ho jAyegI / tIthoM kI mAnyatA samApta ho jAyegI / pAvA siddha siddha kSetra kSetra meM : jaina itihAsa meM pAvApurI mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / zAstroM kA kathana hai ki prabhu mahAvIra kI prathama va aMtima dezanA yahAM huI thI / prabhu mahAvIra ko kevalajJAna to RjuvAlikA nadI ke kinAre zAlavRkSa ke nIce zAma kisAna ke kheta meM huA / taba prabhu mahAvIra ko tapasyA karate sADhe bAraha varSa se adhika samaya bIta cukA thA / prabhu mahAvIra go duhIkA ke Asana meM virAjamAna the / tabhI unakI AtmA ko karmabaMdhana se mukta 334

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== anNyA zI ra laine dama karane vAlA, paramAtma avasthA pradAna karane vAlA, kevalajJAna utpanna huA / prabhu sarvakSa va sarvadarbha va ahaMta va jina bana gaye / jaina mAnyatA hai ki tIrtha ka apanI prathama sabhA meM tIrtha sabhI tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiM. jisameM deva va manuSya zAmila hote haiM / isa upadeza meM sabhI deva upasthita hue haiM / parantu yaha acambhA thA ki bhu mahAvIra kA prathama upadeza vekAra gayA / kisI ne bhI sAdhu dharma yA gRhastha dharma ke vrata ko aMgIkAra na kiyA / na mahAvIra ne yahAM se vihAra kiyA / 66 dina taka mauna De / zvetAmbara mAnyatA ke anusAra unhoMne dharmarUpI tIrtha sthApanA pAvApurI nagara meM kI, parantu digambara panndharA yaha kuTa dUrI para rAjagaha ko hI tIrtha sthApanA kA sthAna mAnna hai / jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra tIthaMkara nAmakaraNa ke udaya se tIrthakara sAdhu sAdhvI, zrAvika va zrAvikA rUpI tIthaM kI sthApanA karate haiN| tIrthakara ATa pratihArya yukta hote haiM / inake upadeza sthAna ko samosaraNa kahate haiM, jisakA nimAra devatA karate haiM / svarga ke 68 indra apane deva parivArajane mAhata, prabhu kI sevA meM upasthita rahate haiM / prabhu ke 34 atizaya hote haiM / 3. vANI ke atizaya hote haiM / tIthaMkaroM kI mAtA garbha meM 14 . yA 16 svapna dekhatI hai / tIrthakara garbha meM bhI tIna jJAna ke dhAraka hote haiM / ina atizayoM ke kAraNa tIrthakara bhu triloka pUjya hote haiM / tIthaMkara pannAlA azokavRkSa ke nIce virAje haiM / unake sira para tIna chatra jhUlate haiM / vaha ratnajar3ita siMhAsana para virAjate haiM / unake sira ke pIche AbhAmaMDala rahatA hai / do cAmaradhAna unheM cAmara DhulAte haiM / dharmacakra hara samaya sAtha rahatA hai / puSpavarSA hara samaya hotI rahatI hai, svarga ke deva duMdubhiyAM jAte haiM / samosaraNa ke AkAra kA vistRta varNana jaina apanoM se milatA hai / 335

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isI prakAra ke samosaraNa se susajjita prabhu mahAvIra pAvApurI meM padhAre / isa nagarI ko madhya pAvA bhI kahate haiM / isake ilAvA do pAvA aura thI eka thI malloM kI pAvA, dUsarI bhaMgI deza kI pAvA / yaha pAvA ina donoM ke bIca par3atI haiM / zvetAmvara va digambara donoM paramparA prabhu mahAvIra kA nirvANa sthAna mAnatI haiM / yahAM hI prabhu mahAvIra ne apanI prathama dezanA dI thI / gaNadharoM kI gautama indrabhUmi va anya dharma carcA : zvetAmbara mAnyatA ke anusAra jisa samaya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra isa nagarI meM padhAre to AsamAna deva vimAnoM se bhara gayA / usa samaya vahAM eka somila nAma kA brAhmaNa rahatA thA, usane eka vizAla yajJa kA Ayojana kiyA, jisameM usa samaya ke prasiddha 19 brAhmaNa apane hajAroM ziSya sahita yajJa kara rahe the / yaha yajJa mahInoM se cala rahA thA, isameM devoM kA AhavAna kiyA thA, pazu bali dI jAtI / isa yajJa ko sampUrNa karane kI jimmedArI prasiddha vidvAna gautana indrabhUti ke kandhoM para thI / indrabhUti veda, vedAMga, jyotiSa, itihAsa, koSa, vyAkaraNa va purANa kA prasiddha vidvAna the / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samosaraNa lagA / deva, manuSya va pazu-pakSI prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI sunane Ane lage / sArI dharatI para maMgala chA gayA / devatAoM ke vimAna yajJa bhUmi kI aura bar3ha rahe the / indrabhUti ko yaha dRzya dekhakara bahuta prasannatA huii| usane apane sAthiyoM se kahA, "dekho ! mere yajJa ke prabhAva se khIMce deva dharatI para Ane ko majabUra ho rahe haiM / " 336

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-RAI kI ora bar3hate kadama _para yaha vAta ho hI rahI thI ki devavimAna yajJa vedI se Upara se hokara Age cale gaye / indrabhuti parezAna ho gayA / indrabhuti ko hairAnI thI ki devatA yajJabhUmi chor3a Age kahAM jA rahe haiM, patA karanA cAhiye, gautama svAmI ne patA kiyA to unheM patA calA ki eka kSatriya mahAvIra kI dharma sabhA meM jA rahe haiM, deva aisA kyoM kara rahe haiM ? yaha to veda kA sarAsara apamAna hai / aisA kauna indrajAlIyA hai jo devoM ko apane jAla meM phaMsA rahA hai ?" indrabhUti ko devatAoM kA yajJa maMDapa se jAnA brAhmaNa va veda kA apamAna lgaa| usane kahA ki 'maiM abhI jAkara usa indrajAliye ke dambha ko samApta karatA hUM / isa ghoSaNA ke bAda vaha apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha prabhu nahAvIra ke samosaraNa kI ora bar3he / prabhu mahAvIra kA AkarSaNa adbhuta thA / indrabhUti ne socA ki maiM abhI jAkara usa vyakti ke pAkhaMDa kA bhAMDA caurAhe meM toDUMgA / logoM ko gumarAha karane vAle pracAra se sAvadhAna karUMgA / para agara maiM aisA na kara sakA to ghara vApasa nahIM AUMgA / unakA ziSya vanakara jIvana gujAlaMgA / ahaM se bhare gautama ke kadama samosaraNa kI ora bar3ha rahe the / vaha java yajJabhUmi se calA thA to apane ahaMkAra meM duvA thA / para jyoM-jyoM samosaraNa ke najadIka AtA gayA nanocaraNa ke prabhAva se usakA krodha zAMta ho gayA / tIthaMkara prabhu ke atizaya ne use prabhAvita kiyA, vaha prabhu mahAvIra ke sAmane AyA / prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA, "gautama ! A gaye !" apanA nAma sunakara usakA ahaMkAra aura dRr3ha ho gayA / usane socA "yaha indrajAliyA to merA nAma bhI jAnatA hai, yaha to isake liye sahaja hai Aja ke yuga meM koI bhI mere nAma se aparicita nahIM / agara yaha bhI jAnatA hai 337

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama to kauna sI bar3I bAta hai ?" kucha pala ke vAda prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA, "indrabhUti ! tumhAre mana meM AtmA ke bAre meM saMzaya hai / " prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI sunakara indrabhUti parezAna ho gayA, kyoMki apanI kamajorI ko vaha akelA hI jAnatA thA / usane kabhI nahIM socA thA ki koI mere mana kI vAta ko bharI mahaphila meM rakha degA / prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA, "indrabhUti ! vedoM ke adhyayana karate samaya tumhAre mana meM yaha saMzaya utpanna huA / para tUne isakA kabhI nirAkaraNa karane kI ceSTA nahIM kI / " phira prabhu mahAvIra ne gautama kI samasta saMzaya kA nirAkaraNa kiyA / apanI pratijJA anusAra indrabhUti prabhu mahAvIra kA prathama ziSya vana gayA / indrabhUti ke ziSya banate hI brAhmaNa samAja gar3ha hI Dhaha gayA / veda AdhArita yajJa saMskRti kA stambha gira gayAM / yajJazAlA meM bhUcAla sA A gayA / prabhu mahAvIra ke prathama upadeza meM indrabhUti ke ilAvA pAvA meM sammilita pramukha vidvAnoM ne bArI-bArI apanI zaMkA kA nivAraNa kiyA / yahAM candanavAlA ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI / yaha vahIM indrabhUti gautama the jo caudaha hajAra sAdhusaMgha ke pramukha the, AryacandanA chattIsa hajAra sAdhviyoM ko pramukha thI / yuddha meM unake pitA mAre gaye the / mAtA ne zIla kI rakhA ke liye Atma hatyA kara lI / pahale vaizyA ne kharIdA, phira zreSThI dhannA putrI banAkara ghara rakhA, usakI dIkSA bhI samosaraNa meM huI thI / / gautama svAmI va unake sAthiyoM ko 6 gaNoM meM bAMTA gayA / akele gautama svAmI va sudharmA hI prabhu mahAvIra ke pazcAta jIvita rahe / gaNadhara gautama mahAna AtmA the / vaha sUrya kI kiraNa pakar3akara aSTApada tIrtha para car3he / vahAM 1500 tApasa bhUkhe pyAse jIvana kaThora tapasyA kara rahe haiM / 338

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate ThayA yaha aSTApada himAlaya kA phailAza kSetra hai| gautama svAmI ne 1500 tApasoM ko prativodha ra dIkSita kiyA / prabhu mahAdara ke darzanoM se pahale inheM khaH se pAraNA karavAyA, java vha loga bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAra darzana ko A rahe the to inheM kevala jJAna prApta ho gayA gaNadhara gautama jJAna se khalI rahe / eka vAlaka atimukta kI UMgalI pakar3akara use mana kA mArga dikhA diyA / isI prakAra candanA kala ke sAtha usakI mausI sAyI mRgAvatI ne saMyama grahaNa kA kevalajJAna prApta kiyA / vaha prabhu mahAvIra kI pracAraka zi, thI / gaNadhara gautama ne la logoM ke jIvana ko badala ilA / pAvA kA varNana Ate hI gaNadhara gautama va candanavAlA kA varNana AnA sahaja hai / isa usI puNya bhUmi kI ora Age bar3ha rahe the / pAvApurI darzana : nAlandA meM kAphI samaya laga gayA / rAtri ke ATa vaH rahe the / hama jalamaMdira kI AratI dekhanA cAhate the / gAr3I sar3aka para Age bar3ha rahI thI / kucha samaya ke pazcAt pAvApurI tIrthakara mahAvIra inTara kAleja kA vorDa dikhAI diyA / tIrthakSetra ko vandana kiyA / vihAra meM hama jahAM bhI gaye, adhika pahAr3I kSetra the, nAtra yahI maidAnI kSetra thA / yahAM hara arahara kI phasala khUba hotI hai / isa kSetra kA varNana prasiddha grantha vividha tIrthakalpa meM, AcArya jinaprabhava sUri ne vistRta DhaMga se kiyA hai| yaha vivaraNa 200 varSa purAnA hai / rAjagira se 31 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hai / yaha kSetra 2500 varSa purAnA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra campA hote yahAM padhAre the / / yahAM kA rAjA hastipAla thA . usa samaya yaha rAjA kI / thI, prabhu mahAvIra yahAM padhAre / / 339

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga jahAM prabhu mahAvIra ne aMtima upadeza diyA thA, vahAM eka caraNa sthApita hai jo bhagavAna ke bar3e bhrAtA nandIvardhana ne sthApita kie the / jalamaMdira ke sAmane eka cabUtarA hai, usa sthAna para prabhu nahAvIra kA agni saMskAra huA thA, tava dIpAvalI kA dina thA / usa dina navamalla, nava licchavI Adi gaNatantroM ke rAjA bhagavAna kI dharmadezanA sunane ko Aye the / bhagavAna mahAvIra aMtima upadeza uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke rUpa meM diyA / isakA varNana kalpasUtra meM vistRta rUpa meM milatA hai / yaha grantha do hajAra varSa purAnA hai / yahAM mahAvIra ke rUpa meM jalamaMdira vizva prasiddha hai / sArA maMdira eka tAlAva ke madhya sthita hai / isa tAlAva meM lAla kamala khile rahate haiM / isa mandira kA nirmANa bhagavAna ke bar3e bhrAtA rAjA nandIvardhana ne kiyA thA / yahAM prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNa ke sAtha-sAtha sudharmA svAnI va gautama svAmI ke caraNa bhI sthApita haiM / isakA naMdira kA jIrNadvAra hotA rahA hai / yaha ndira samudra ke na8 dIpa kI taraha suzobhita hai / yahAM 11 gadhara, 16 satiyAM tathA 4 dAdAoM ke caraNa bhI sthApita haiM / isa mandira para koI zilAlekha nahIM / yahAM do zvetAmbara nandira haiM / purAnA samosaraNa mandira bhavya hai / yahAM prathama samosaraNa huA thA / prabhu mahAvIra kI bhavya pratimA ke atirikta anya tIrthakara bhagavAna bhI virAjamAna haiM / jalamaMdira eka vizAla pula se jur3A hai / yahAM mahatAba bIbI kA mandira hai. jahAM caraNa haiM / dIvAlI ko yahAM vizala melA lagatA hai / jalamaMdira meM laDU car3hAyA jAtA hai / nayA samosaraNa mandira : kahA jAtA hai prabhu mahAvIra ne apanA aMtima upadeza yahAM diyA thA / yaha eka stUpa hai jo prAcIna hai / usake pAsa 340.

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga eka kuMaM hai, isa kuMeM ko camatkArI mAnA jAtA hai / isake jala ke bAre meM AcArya jinaprabhava kA kathana hai ki isake jala se dIpAvalI ko dIpaka jalAe jAte the / yaha sthAna pAvA se 1 ki.mI. kI dUrI para jaMgala meM hai / kuMA aura stUpa surakSita haiM / yahAM gujarAtI samAja ne bhavya samosaraNa maMdira kA nirmANa kiyA hai / isa mandira kI gaNanA bhArata ke saMgamaramara ke prasiddha mandiroM meM kI jAtI hai / isa mandira ke toraNa va saMracanA jaina vAstu vidhi ke AdhAra para kI gaI hai / zvetAmbara mandira meM dharmazAlA hai / jahAM khAne kI bahuta acchI vyavasthA hai / jalamaMdira ke dUsarI ora digambara jaina madira va dharmazAlA hai / pAvApurI vaise gAMva hai, yahAM ke loga khetIbAr3I se apanA gujArA karate haiM / gAMva meM dukAneM nAmAtra hI haiM / yAtriyoM kI vyavasthA mandira ke jimme hai / . jisa samaya hama pAvApurI pahuMce, bijalI gula thI / aMdhere meM hama jalamaMdira meM gaye / hamArA saubhAgya thA ki AratI kA samaya thA / koI yAtrI aura nahIM thA / hameM sarvaprathama jalamaMdira meM AratI karane kA saubhAgya milA / phira zvetAmbara maMdira meM AratI ke liye pujArI ko mile / vidhi anusAra pujArI ne AratI karavAI / rAtri meM hI hama vApasa zvetAmbara maMdira meM lauTe / hameM yahAM kamarA mila ganA / yahAM rAtri ko hama donoM Thahare / maMdira kI bhavyatA dekhane ko banatI hai / yahAM bhojana kiyA, karmacAriyoM ne pUrA sahayoga kiyA / rAtri ko mere dharmabhrAtA ko thor3A sA bukhAra AyA, jo auSadhi se ThIka kara liyA gayA / savakucha prabhu mahAvIra kI lIlA thI, phira kabhI mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ko takalIpha nahIM huI / isakA kAraNa pAvApurI meM maccharoM kA AtaMka thA / suvaha huI, mandira meM pUjA kI, maMdira ko dila kholakara dekhA, jIrNodvAra kA kArya kaI varSoM se cala rahA thA, 341

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama prAcIna zilAlekha lagAye gaye the / jo isI mandira meM jIrNodvAra kI sUcanA dete the / ava yahAM jaisalamera ke pIle patthara kI tIrthakaroM kI pratimA parikramA laga rahI dhI / yaha sArA dekhane ke pazcAta hama jalamaMdira kI ora bar3he / lAla kamala khile hue the / dharatI para devavimAna jaisA yaha mandira thA / phira sAmane mahatAva bIvI kA mandira dekhA / isake sArtha prAcIna mandiroM kA samUha thA, phira hama tAMge dvArA nayA samosaraNa mandira dekhane gaye, usa kuMai. ko dekhA, jisakA varNana maiM pahale kara cukA hUM / prAcIna stUpa dekhA jo isa sthAna kI prAcInatA kA pratIka hai / rahI samosara kI vAta, yaha to aMgUThI kA nagInA hai / samosaraNa se samajhAnA ho to isa maMdira ko jarUra dekhanA cAhiye, isa maMdira ke sAdha dharmazAlA bhI hai / / yahIM digambara mandira dekhA, jahAM prAcIna pratinAoM kA acchA saMgraha hai / yahAM AcArya rayaNa sAgara ke darzana kiye, unheM paMjAvI sAhitya bheMTa kiyA, unhoMne apanA sAhitya bheMTa kiyA / yaha bheMTa bahuta acchI rahI / eka digambara saMta ne hamAre jaina sAhitya kI dila kholakara prazaMsA kI !. pAvApurI ke najAre dekhate dopahara ho cukI thI, cAroM tarapha vAtAvaraNa thaa| digambara jaina muni ke saMgha darzana kie| unakA madhura svabhAva mana ko mohane vAlA thaa| unhoMne hameM yahAM mandira meM virAjita jaina mUrtiyoM ke vAre meM mahatva jAnakArI dii| yaha muni mahArAja acche lekhaka the| unhoMne apane hastAkSara yukta apanA eka sundara graMtha pradAna kiyaa| yaha grantha pAvApurI kI anupama bheMTa thii| yahAM kI dharmazAlA meM hamane mandira ke citra prApta kie jo bhArata sarakAra ke paryaTana vibhAga se prakAzita hue the| yaha citra jalamandira va nae samosaraNa mandira ke the| hamane dharmazAlA se dopahara ko _342

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bhojana kiyA aura phira tIrtha pAvApurI ko vandanA kara navAdA kI ora bar3hane lge| navAdA : navAdA jilA hai jo pAvApurI se 25 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hai / nadAdA se mAtra 2 ki.mI. dUrI para guNAyA tIrtha hai, yahAM guNazaila caitya hai / yaha kabhI rAjagRha kA bhAga rahA thA / guNAyA, guNazIla kA apabhraMza hai / isI kSetra meM anekoM vAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra padhAre dhe / yaha sthAna gaNadhara gautama svArma kI kevalajJAna bhUmi ke rUpa meM pujya hai / yahI sthAna hai jahAM gaNadhara gautama prabhu mahAvIra kI AjJA se devazarmA brAhmaNa ko prativodhita karane Aye the / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa kA samAcAra suna gaNadhara gautama vaccoM kI taraha rone lage / phira acAnaka kI saMsAra kI saccAI kA jJAna hote haiM. kevalajJAnI bana gaye / yahAM eka bhavya tAlAba hai, jisake nadhya meM eka digambara jaina mandira hai / isa jala maMdira kA nirmANa pAvApurI jala maMdira kI taraha hai, isake sAmane eka toraNa hai, jisakI kalA darzanIya hai / __ yahAM eka zvetAmbara mandira bhI hai / yaha sthAna navAdA sTezana se 2 ki.mI. dUrI para hai / vahAM se 200 mI. para jalasarovara hai / yahAM kA vAtAvaraNA zAMta hai / yaha maMdira prAcIna zailI kA tAlAva hai / yaha tAlAva kA jala khuzaka ho cukA hai / yahAM yAtriyoM ke Thaharane ke liye zvetAmbara va digambara dharnazAlAeM haiM, jahAM bhojanazAlA, Thaharane kI sundara vyavasthA hai / isa nandira ke darzana kiye, bahuta harA-bharA vAtAvaraNa hai / yahAM navAdA kA basa sTaiMDa sabhI tIthoM ko jAne kA kendra vindU hai / yahAM se lachavAr3a jAyA jA sakatA hai / yahAM se hI 343

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama / samedazikhara ko samedazikhara ke liye sIdhI baseM milatI haiM / hamArA agalA gaNatavya sthAna zrI samedazikhara tIrtha thA bar3hane ke liye hama basa sTaiMDa pahuMce the / vahAM se basa kA iMtajAra karane lage / hameM kucha samaya ke bAda zikhara jI ke liye basa mila gaI / vahAM se do rAste samedazikhara ke liye jAte haiM / eka kuDaramA-jhumarItalaiyA kI, jahAM vahuta sI abhraka khAneM kaI kilomITara taka phailI hai, isakA kaMTrola phauz2a ke jimme hai / dUsarA rAstA jammUI vAlA hai / yaha rAstA pahAr3I hai / rAstA hariyAvala va nadiyoM se bharA par3A hai, jaMgalI jIvoM se yaha jaMgala bhare par3e haiM / jammUI hI pracIna gAMva hai, yaha vasa kA rAstA hamane isI mArga se taya kiyA / yaha saphara hamAre jIvana kA mahatvapUrNa saphara thA / jainadharma meM do tIrtha bahuta mahAna mAne jAte haiM / pahalA tIrtha samedazikhara hai, dUsarA tIrtha gujarAta kA zatruMjaya ( pAlitAnA ) tIrtha mahAna mAnA jAtA hai / hara jaina suvaha uTakara jaba mandira meM AtA hai to prArthanA meM yaha dohA bolatA hai : "samedazikhara tIrtha bar3o, jahAM vIse jina rAya " yA kahA jAtA hai "eka vAra jo vandana kara le, naraka pazu gati na pAve" samedazikhara mahimA : samedazikhara jainadharma ko zAna hai / jainadharma ke 24 tIrthakaroM meM se 20 tIrthakaroM kA nirvANa sthala sameda zikhara haiM / sabhI tIrthaMkara ananta kAla se isa pahAr3a para padhArate rahe haiM, tapasyA kI hai / relave sTezana kA nAma pArasanAtha hai / sametazikhara kA dUsarA nAma pArzvanAtha hilja hai / yahAM AdivAsI rahate haiM / vahAM prAcIna jaina sarAka jAti rahatI hai, jo bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ko apanA kuladevatA mAnate haiM / 344

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sTezana para zvetAmbara va digambara jaina dharmazAlAeM haiM / donoM paramparA ke vizAla va sundara mandira haiM jo zvetAmbara va digambara donoM paramarA se saMbaMdhita haiM / __yahAM se 22 ki.mI. dUra madhuvana hai, jo zikharajI pahAr3a kI talahaTI hai / madhuvana ke Age zikhara ke pahAr3a zuru hote haiM / yahAM kA kaNakaNa pavitra hai, pUjnIya hai / isI madhuvana meM dharmazAlAeM, mandira, gurukula haiM / Upara pahAr3a 31 mandira haiM / mAtra eka mandira meM sAMvalIyA pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA hai, bAkI mandiroM meM vibhinna tIrthaMkaroM ke caraNa cinha haiM / yaha mandira pahAr3a kI coTiyoM para sthita hai / yaha pahAr3a prakRti saundaryatA, jaMgalI jar3I-bUTiyoM se bhare par3e haiM / isa pahAr3a ke bAre meM digambara mAnyatA hai ki jo vyakti jIvana meM eka bAra isa tIrtha kI vandanA karatA hai, usako naraka, pazu yoni prApta nahIM hotI / donoM paramparA ke zrAvaka-zrAvikA, sAdhu va sAdhvI yahAM yAtrA karate haiM / yaha tIrtha jaina kA pUjnIya hai / yahAM kI yAtrA mahAna puNya kA kAraNa hai / madhuvana-madhuvana hai, yaha dharatI devatAoM kI bhUmi hai / yahAM para Ane kI kalpanA hI hRdaya ko romAMcita karatI hai / maiM pahale isa tIrtha ke darzana kara cukA thA / parantu parvata kI pAtrA kAraNavaza nahIM kara sakA / isa tIrtha kA varNana jJAtA garna kathAMgasutra meM mallijina ke saMdarbha meM AyA hai, vahAM tIdhaMkara mallinAtha ke nirvANa kA varNana karate hue do zabda Ae haiM :- 'sammeya pallava aura sammeva selasihira' kalpasUtra meM prabhu parzvanAtha ke jIvana caritra meM sametazikhara ke liye sammeha sela siharami zabda AyA hai / madhyakAlIna sAhitya samidhigiri yA samAdhigiri nAma bhI prApta hotA hai / janasAdhAraNa ise pArasanAtha hilja se saMbodhita karate haiM / zvetAmbara paramparA meM ise samedazikhara kahate haiM / digambara 345

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama paramparA meM isa parvata rAja ko sametazikhara kahate haiM / isa tIrtha ke jIrNodvAra kA lambA itihAsa hai / navI sadI meM AcArya zrI yazodeya sUri jI ke parama ziSya zrI pradyumanasUri ne lambA samaya yahAM para vihAra kiyA thA / anekoM zrIsaMgha sametazikhara para yAtrA ke liye Ae the, phira yaha tIrtha dharmArAdhanA kA zikhara honA zuru ho gayA / isa sadI ke aMta meM ina maMdiroM kA jINoMdvAra huA / / samrATa akabara ne san 1562 meM AcArya hIrA vijayasUri se prabhAvita ho yaha tIrtha unheM bheMTa meM de diyA / AgarA ke zrI kumArapAla sonapAla lohA ne san 1670 meM yahAM ke jinAlaya kA jIrNodvAra kiyA / san 1752 meM dillI ke vAdazAha alIkhAna bahAdura se murzidAvAda ke seTa mahatAvarAya ko jagata seTa kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kiyA / unheM madhuvana koThI, jayapAranAlA, jalahari kuNDa, pArasanAtha talahaTI pahAr3a unheM bheMTa svarUpa de diyA / saM0 1806 meM isI seTa ko bAdazAha ahamadazAha ne unheM 301 dIghA jamIna bheMTa meM dii| saM0 1812 meM vAdazAha abbu alI khAna ne pavitra pahAr3a ko kara mukta kara diyA / zrI mahatAvarAya isa pahAr3a kA jIrNodvAra karanA cAhate the, para unheM mauta ne A gherA / unake putra seTa khuzahAlacaMda ne isa kArya ko sampanna kiyA / unhoMne daivI saMketoM se 20 TukoM kA nirvANa kiyA / ina ToMkoM kI pratiSThita san 1825 mAgha zuklA tRtIya ko AcArya dharmagiri ke kamaloM se huI / isI jIrNodvAra ke aMtaragata jalamaMdira, madhuvana meM sAta mandiroM, dharmazAlA, pahAr3a para zrI bhomiyA nirmANa huA / . sa0 1625 se 1633 taka isa tIrtha kA punaH jIrNodvAra ke antargata hI bhagavAna AdinAtha bhagavAna vAsupUjya, neminAtha, 346

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mahAvIra tathA zAzvata jinazrI RSabhAnanda, caMdrAnana, vAriSep.. vardhamAna Adi kI naI TokoM kA nirmANa huA / kAlacakra ke pravAha se isa parvata para eka aura saMkaTa AyA / pAlagaMja ke rAjA ne pahAr3a becane kI sArvajanika ghoSaNA kI / sUcanA pAkara kalakattA ke rAyavahAdura zrI badrIdAsa jauharI evaM murzidAvAda ke zrI vahAdura siMha duggar3a, atirikta bhAratIya zvetAmvara saMsthA Ananda jI kalyANa jI peDhI ko yaha pahAr3a kharIda karane kA saMketa kiyA / donoM mahAna AtmA ke sakriya sahayoga se isa peDhI ne yaha pahar3a 6.3.1618 ko 2422000 rupaye meM kraya kiyA, tavase isa pahAr3a kA prabaMdha se yaha per3hI karatI hai / sAdhvI zrI suSamAjI ke anadhaka prayAsoM se saMvata 2012 meM isa tIrtha kA punaH jIrNodvAra huA jo saMkta 2017 meM pUrNa huA / yaha 23vAM jIrNodvAra thA / Aja isa tIrtha para jo hana dekha rahe haiM, saba isa jIrNodvAra kA phala hai, isakA vistAra hai / . isa pAvana tIrtha kI yAtrA saMkaTahArI, puNyakArI aura janma janma ke pApa vinAza karatI hai / lagabhaga 5 ki.mI. kI caDhAI para gaMdharvazAlA hai / yahAM yAtrI vizrAma karate haiM, yahAM bhAtAghara (nAztA) hai / yAtriyoM ko nAztA milatA hai / yahAM se 2 ki.mI. dUrI para 500 sIr3hiyAM car3hane ke bAda samatala bhUmi AtI hai / isake Age yAtrA zurU hotA hai / vahAM pArzvanAtha sTezana se samAja kI vasa muphta calatI hai / dete sava yAtrI paidala calane meM puNya mAnate haiM / vaise yahAM DolI kA iMtajAma donoM dharmazAlAoM meM hai / yahAM bIsapaMthI, terApaMdhI koThI dharmazAlAeM haiM / zvetAmbara koThI dharmazAlA kAkI prAcIna hai / isa tIrtha kA saMcAlana seTa Ananda jI kalyAga jI peDhI ahamadAbAda ke jimme hai / pahAr3a kI sArI sampati 347

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zvetAmbara samAja ke nAma hai / isa tIrtha ko yahAM ke mahArAjA se peDhI ne kharIdA thA / vaise mugala kAla meM anekoM bAdazAhoM ne isa tIrtha para zikAra para pAbandI lagAI dhI, aba isa kSetra __meM pUrNa zikAra para pratibaMdha hai / tIrthadarzana : madhuvana meM ATha zvetAmbara mandira haiM, dAdAvAr3iyAM haiM / ___ eka bhomiyA jI kA mandira sarvamAnya hai / unheM tIrtharakSaka mAnA jAtA hai / digambara dharmazAlA meM bhI mandiroM kA bhI bhavya samUha hai / yahAM anekoM caibIsI ke tIrthakara Ae, yaha unakI yAda dilAtI hai / yahAM 17 jinAlaya haiM, eka pArzvanAtha kalyANa kendra hai, eka. jaina myujiyama hai jo jaina maMdira kI saMskRti kA praharI hai / yahAM madhuvana kI raunaka dekhate hI banatI hai / samasta vizva ke jaina yAtrI yahAM binA bhedabhAva se Ate haiM, apanI-apanI vidhi anusAra pUrjA arcanA karate haiM / yaha gujarAtI jaina samAja kA bhavya va kalAtmaka maMdira hai / pahAr3a ke Upara kI yAtrA digambara bhAI rAtri ke do baje Arambha karate haiM, zvetAmbara 4 vaje karate haiM / aisA yahAM kI pUjA vyavasthA korTa ne taya kara rakhI hai / yAtrIgaNa bhakti bhAva se pUjA karake jIvana saphala karate haiM / pahAr3oM kI UMcI ugra saghana vanoM se gujaratI hai / aMtima tIna ki.mI. kI car3hAI kaThina hai / 6 ki.mI. car3hAI hai / 6 ki.mI. maMdiroM TokoM kA parisara hai, 6 ki.mI. utarAI hai / isa prakAra parvata para kula 27 ki.mI. car3hAI utarAI hai / pArzvanAtha sTezana para hara Trena rukatI hai, vahAM dharmazAlA __ meM basoM ke rukane kI sundara vyavasthA hai / yahAM kA hara ___ kaNa-kaNa pUjnIya hai / kama se kama eka hajAra yAtrI 348

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dharmazAlA meM Thaharate haiM / isa sthAna para jaina paramparA kA purnanirvAha kiyA jAtA hai / hara pradeza ke yAtriyoM kA yaha acchA milana sthala hai / yAtrA karane vale tIrtha yAtriyoM ko sarvaprathama bhomiyAM jI kI pUjA karanI hotI hai / phira unakI AjJA se pUjA zuru hotI hai / yAtrA sampanna hone para bhI bhomiyAM jI kA prazAda car3hAnA jarUrI hai / yaha tIrtha kI nAnyatA hai / parvata kI car3hAI meM vyavasthA va surakSA ke liye sipAhI sAtha bheje jAte haiM / yaha yAtriyoM kI jaMgalI jAnavaroM se surakSA karate haiM / sipAhI nIce rukate haiM / hara yAtrI ko apanI dharmazAlA meM yAtrI kI sUcanA denA jarUrI hai / Upara ghanA jaMgala, coTiyAM va prakRti ke sundara dRzya vikhare par3e haiM / kalakattA vAloM ke liye to yaha hila sTezana kI taraha hai, para yahAM yAtrI ke liye nizcaya banAyA jAtA hai ki mAMsa, zarAva yA usase vanA padArtha pahAr3a para na le jAyA jAye / tArI vyavasthA zvetAmbara koThI kI gujarAtI samAja ke jimme hai / samedazikhara darzana : parvata ke Upara car3hate sava se pahale sItAnAlA AtA hai / yahAM sipAhI ruka jAte haiM aura vApasI taka iMtajAra karate haiM / yahAM se sIdhI car3hAI zuru ho jAtI hai / Age gaMdharva nAlA AtA hai, jisakA jala sundara va svaccha hai / yahAM pUjA kI sAmagrI zuddha kI jAtI hai, phira AtI hai pahalI Toka jo gaNadhara gautama svAmI kI hai, yahAM eka kamare kI dharmazAlA hai, jahAM munirAja hI Thahara sakate haiM / gRhasthI ko hara hAlata meM nIce AnA hotA hai / dUsarI Toka AThaveM tIrthakara zrI kunthunAtha kI hai / tIsarI Toka zAzvata tIrthakara RSabhAnana kI hai cauthI Toka zrI 349

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kama caMdrAnaMna zAzvata tIrthaMkara ko hai, pAMcavIM 21ve tIrthaMkara neminAtha bhagavAna kI hai, chaThI ToMka aThAharaveM tIrthak arahanAtha kI hai / sAtavIM ToMka 16 veM tIrthakara zrI mallina bhagavAna kI hai / AThavIM ToMka 11 veM tIrthaMkara zrI zreyAMsana kI hai, vIM Toka tIrthaMkara zrI suvidhinAtha jI kI hai / dasavIM ToMka chaThe tIrthaMkara zrI padmaprabhu jI kI hai / 11vIM ToMka 28veM tIrthaMkara zrI muni suvrata svAmI kI hai / 12vIM ToMka tIrthakara candraprabhu kI hai / yaha ToMka eka svataMtra pahAr3I para hai, sI car3hAI hai / kaI loga isa Toka ko bhAva- vandana hI kara pa haiM, vahAM se car3hAI kaThina ho jAtI hai / yahAM bandaroM bharamAra hai / 13vIM ToMka prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI hai. 14vIM ToMka zrI anaMtanAtha bhagavAna kI hai, 15vIM Toka , zrI zItalanAtha bhagavAna kI hai / 16vIM ToMka tIsare tIrthaka bhagavAna sambhava nAtha kI hai / 17vIM ToMka 12veM tIrthaMkara zrI vAsupUjya kI hai, 18vIM ToMka cauthe tIrthaMkara zrI abhinandana svAmI kI hai / yahAM se jalamaMdira kI dUrI kama raha jAtI hai yaha sthAna tInoM tarapha se jalakuNDoM se ghirA huA hai / 16vIM zikhara para bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA jalamaMdira hai. yahAM dharmazAlA va pUjA ke liye acchI vyavasthA hai / yaha yAtrA kA madhya hai, yahAM yAtrI snAna karake pUjA karate haiM / yahAM kucha ArAma bhI karate haiM / yahAM se hama svayaM ko parvata kI coTiyoM se ghirA rahatA hai / 20veM zikhara para gaNadhara gottana svAmI ke caraNa haiM, 21 veM zikhara para 15 veM tIrthaMkara zrI dharmanAtha kI TokeM haiM / 22vIM ToMka zAzvata tIrthakara vAriprena kI hai, 23vIM ToMka zAzvata tIrthaMkara vardhamAna kI hai, 24vIM ToMka zrI sumati nAtha kI hai, 25vIM ToMka 16 veM tIrthaMkara zrI bhagavAna zAMntinAtha kI hai / 26vIM ToMka zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI ToMka hai jo 24veM tIdhaMkara the 24veM tIrthaMkara the / 27vIM ToMka zrI 350

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- sthA kI ora bar3ha ... supArzvanAtha kI hai, 28vIM ToMka va 26vAM zikhara dvitIya tIrthakara bhagavAna ajIta nAtha kA hai. jahAM unakI ToMka sthApita hai / 30vIM zikhara para 22veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAtha mokSa gaye the / 31vIM Toka 23veM tIrthakara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI hai. jo sabase UcI Toka hai / yaha prabhu pArzvanAtha kI samAdhi , hai, yaha Toka domaMjila kI hai / yahAM se khar3e hokara madhudana kA najArA dekhane yogya hai, pahAr3a se nIce nihArate hai to sAre maMdiroM kI nirmANa zailI va kalA atyanta manorama lagata hai. sAre mandirake kalaza aise lagate hai, jaise dharatI para devadinAna utara Aye hoM, yahAM yAtrA sampUrNa hotI hai / yaha eka DAka-baMgalA hai / madhuvana ke Upara samedazikhara pahAr3a mukuTa ke AkAra kA pratIta hotA hai / pahAr3I pariveza, saghana vana. naisargika saundarya AtmA ko zAMti pradAna karatA hai / madhuvana para bahuta se muniyoM sanadhi maraNa graha kA paMDita maraNa prAja kiyA hai, vahAM para anekoM muniyoM,. zrA kI samAdhiyAM bhI haiM / yahAM madhuvana meM nirmANa kArya cala rahatA hai / kabhI purAne mandiroM kA jINodvAra ho rahA hai, kahIM naye mandira va dharmazAlAeM bana rahI hai, anekoM AcArya. sAdhu, sAdhvI bhArata ke kone-kone se isa tIrtha kI yAtrA ke liye Ate haiM / vahAM eka darjana se adhika dharmazAlAeM haiM . yahAM 1500 yAtrI ArAma se Thahara sakate haiM / yahAM holI ke parva para melA lagatA hai, jisa para yAtrI va yahAM ke loga utsAha se bhAga lete haiM / ina dharmazAlA meM paryApta mAtrA meM pracAra sAmagrI prApta hotI hai, isameM sAhitya, pratimA, mAlA va oNDiyo kaileTa paryApta mAtrA meM milatI hai, yahAM acchA vara, baiMka kI suvidhA hai, yahAM sthAnaka vAsI muni zrI navIna gha>> jI ma0 meM 351

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrI pArzvanAtha kalyANa kendra kI sthApanA kI hai / isa mandira kI UparI maMjila para mahAprabhAvaka AcArya zrI zAMti vijaya jI ma0 kI pratimA hai / jisake kAraNa bahuta sAre yAtrI isa sthAna para ThaharanA pasanda karate haiM / hamArI zikhara jI kI yAtrA navAdA se dopahara ko hama basa dvArA calakara giraDiha pahuMce / yahAM se eka choTA sA rAstA madhuvana ko jAtA hai, isa rAste kA hame jJAna nahIM thA, parantu basa meM baiThe kucha yAtriyoM ne hamArA mArga darzana kiyA / unhoMne batAyA ki Apa logoM ko koNDaramA pArzvanAtha jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM, jaba taka Apa koNDaramA pahuMcoge tava taka Apa madhuvana pahuMca jaaoge| agara Apa TaiksI se jAo to Apa yaha rAstA zIghra taya kara loge / hama giraDiha utare, vasa sTaiMDa se TaiksI lI, usa samaya zAma par3a cukI thI, rAtri kA sanya A gayA thA / TaiksI ke mAdhyama se Adhe ghaNTe meM pavitra madhuvana ke darzana kara rahe the / madhuvana pahuMcate hI hamArI sArI thakAvaTa dUra ho gaI / hama zrI zvetAmbara jaina phoTo madhuvana pahuMce, vahAM dharmazAlA kA vizAla parisara hai / dharmazAlA meM mandira kA bhavya parisara hai, isameM anekoM navIna 8 prAcIna mandira the / isa dharmazAlA ke bAhara bhomiyA jI tIrtha rakSaka kI bhavya pratimA thI / andara ke mandira tIrthakaroM. kI pratimAoM se bhare par3e the / yaha RSabhadeva, vAsupUjya, neninAtha va mahAvIra ko chor3a sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kA nirvANa huA thA / vaise sabhI tIrthakara yahAM padhAre the / digambara mandira meM adhikAMza pratimAeM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI thIM / isI taraha yahAM samosaraNa mandirakA bhavya parisara thA, jisameM vizAla samosaraNa thA / vAhara 3 cauvIsI, unase 352

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga samvandhita zAsanadeva, devIyoM kI pratimAeM thIM / yaha maMdira zikhara jI ke nIce sabase karIva hai / eka bhavya maMdira gujarAtI samAja kA thA, jisakI apanI dharmazAlA thI / yahAM vizeSa rUpa se gujarAtI Thaharate haiM, yahAM gujarAtI khAnA ArAma se milatA hai, rAtri ko pahuMcane kA phAyadA yaha rahA ki hamane sabhI maMdira kI AratI meM kucha samaya ke liye bhAga liyA / phira hama khAnA khAne ke liye bAjAra meM Aye, vahAM thakAna ke kAraNa kama bhojana hI liyA, para maiM eka eka bAta ullekha karanA cAhatA hUM ki mere dharnabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ke pAMvoM meM eka patthara cubhane ke kAraNa coda lagI / itanA ghAva hote hI usane mere sAtha yAtrA meM merA sAtha diyA / vaha sava usakA mere prati samarpaNa bhAva kA cinha bhojana karane ke bAda hamane suvaha kA kAryakrama taya karanA thA / hamane dharmazAlA ke munIma se yAtrA ke bAre meM pUTA to unhoMne kahA kala yahAM varSA huI thI, kala ko koI yAtrA vahAM nahIM jA sakeMge / pahAr3a kI phisalana hai / maiMne kahA 'mausama jaise bhI hoM, hameM kala yAtrA karavAyeM / munIma jI ne kahA, "aisI bAta hai to dAdA bhaumiyA ke yahAM prArthanA meM zAmila ho jAo, subaha cAra baje Apako utthaayeNge| yahAM pAtrA meM upavAsa kiyA jAtA hai, agara Apa nahIM kara sakate to koI bAta nahIM, koI nakadI ho to jamA karavAkara rasIda le lo, bAkI pUjana sAmagrI bheMTa le lo, subaha to Apako yAtrA karanI hI hai / " ___ maiMne munIma jI kI sArI bAtoM ko ora dhyAna diyA / unhoMne hameM yaha bhI pUchA ki Apako DolI cAhiye to vajana karavA lo, suvaha DolI vAlA suvidhA se yAtrA karavA deMge / maiMne kahA, 'hama prabhu darzana paidala kareMge, unhoMne hamArA nAma 353

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama likha liyaa| maiMne eka naukara liyA, usako eka TArca saMbhAlI / hamArA kucha sAmAna thA jo pUjA ke kAma ke lie dhA / phira bhomiyA jI mahArAja ke caraNoM meM vidhi sahita prasAda arpaNa kiyA / bhoniA ke bhakta yahAM manuSya hI nahIM pazu bhI haiM / vahAM yAtriyoM ke sAtha kutte svayaM jAte haiM / vAdipoM ko rAstA bhaTakane nahIM dete / isaliye kuttoM kI khUba - sergI hotI hai / unheM bhojana va dUdha pradAna kiyA jAtA hai / yaha vAta isa tIrtha kI vizeSatA hai ki yAtrA kI taiyArI bhaumiyA jI ke bhajana kIrtana se zuru hotI hai / yahAM hara samaya atizaya ghaTita hote rahate haiM / ___hama rAtri ko sone ke liye apane kamare meM pahuMce : yaha vizAla kamarA thA / hameM zAma ke khAne kI parcI dI gaI kyoMki yAtrI akasara 4 baje zAma vApasa A jAte haiN| zAma ko utarate samaya luDDU va namakIna diyA jAtA hai / vahAM eka caisa kI dukAna khulI thI / subaha cAra baje se pahale hama uTe, bhomiyA jI ko vandanA kara hama cale / hAtha meM pahalI vAra lAThI pakar3I / lAThI kA pahale to hameM koI lAbha mahasUsa nahIM huA para Age java utarAI AI, tava char3I kA mahatva patA calatA gayA / hama subaha hI do lar3akoM se mile, jo AdivAsI the / vaha peDhI ke sipAhI the, donoM tIraaMdAja tIra ke pakke nizAnacI the / jaMgalI jAnavaroM se yAtriyoM kI rakSA karane ke liye isa taraha kI vyavasthA zrI Ananda jI kalyANa jI peDhI ne kara rakhI hai / yahAM saba loga prabhu pArzvanAtha jI kI jaya-jayakAra karate parvata para car3hate haiM / bacce, bUr3he, strI, puruSa navayuvaka sabhI eka bhAvanA se calate haiM / mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ko cAya kI talava thI / so hama donoM ne eka hoTala meM cAya pI, kyoMki pahAr3a kI car3hAI thakAne vAlI 354

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AsthA kA Ara bar3ha ka hotI hai / hama parvata rAja kI ora bar3hane lage / kucha hI kilomITara calane para sItAnAlA AyA / yahAM eka bAra punaH cAya pI, kyoMki subaha ke nAzate kA koI sthAna isa tIrtha sthAna para nahIM, vaise bhI Upara zuddhi kA kAphI dhyAna rakhA. jAtA hai / yaha sthAna pradUSaNa mukta sthAna hai / P apane sahadharmIyoM ke sAtha tIrthakara paramAtmA ke guNagAna gA rahe the, hama Age bar3ha rahe the, rAste meM eka DolI vAlA milA / isa DolI ko cAra AdamI uThAMte haiM / eka vAMsa kI vahaMgI meM eka halkA Asana lagAyA jAtA hai jise rakhane aura uThAte samaya DolI vAle pArzvanAtha kI jaya bolate haiM / sArA parvata jayakAroM se gUMja rahA thA / hama eka aise saMsAra meM pahuMca cuke the, jahAM hameM eka hI sthAna najara AtA thA. vaha --- thA sameta zikhara / yAtrA kaThina jarUra hai, para isa yAtrA meM yAtrI kabhI thakate nahIM / jIvana meM parama saubhAgya se aise.. tIrtha ke darzana ho rahe the, jahAM eka nahIM, do nahIM, 24 meM se 20 tIrthaMkara mokSa gaye / ananta caritrAtmAoM ne mokSa prApta kiyA thA / * + jisa sthAna se prabhu mokSa gaye / pahale yahAM unake mandira the jo zikhara vedha the, parantu akavara ke kAla meM bijalI girane se sAre mandira samApta ho gaye, to samAja ne una sthAnoM para carana cinhoM kI sthApanA kI, jinakA samaya-samaya para jIrNodvAra hotA rahA hai, jinakA pahale varNana kiyA jA cukA hai / sItAnAle ke bAda hameM una donoM ko sipAhiyoM ko chor3anA thA / vahAM se hama aura vaha choTA sA naukara jo kAphI hoziyAra thA aura rAste kA jAnakAra thA, hamAre sAtha thA / hameM aba sIdhI aura kaThina car3hAI zuru karanI thI jo tIna kilomITara se adhika thI / aba lAThI hI hamArA sahArA 355

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama thI / isa lAThI kI mahAnatA hameM ava pratIta ho rahI thI / aba sAMsa phUla rahA thA, hama kAphI car3hAI para the / nIce dekhane se hameM yaha nahIM lagatA thA ki hama nIce kA rAstA paidala cala kara Aye haiN| rAste meM rukanA bhI bhayaMkara pratIta hotA thA, car3hane kA utsAha banA huA thA 1 karIva dasa baje hama pahalI ToMka para pahuMce / yaha hamAre liye mAMgalika gaNadhara gautama svAmI kI ToMka thI / use vandanA kara Upara likhita ToMka Ane lagIM hara ToMka kA apanA zikhara hai / parikramA ke liye pakkA nArga hai / yaha caraNa adhikAMza bhUre patthara para utkIrNa haiM / sabhI vediyAM saMgamaramara kI banI huI haiM / yAtrA zuru ho cukI thI, hara tIthaMkara kI ToMka kA zAstroM meM alaga nAma hai / usa ToMka kI stuti va parikramA karake cAvala car3hAye jAte haiM / isI paramparA kA nirvAha bhI hama kara rahe the / parvata kI yAtrA karate hameM do ghaNTe bIta cuke the / pAsa hI eka UMce pahAr3a para eka ToMka dekhI, isakI car3hAI eka kilomITara hai, itanA hI utarAnA par3atA hai ! jyAdA yAtrI isa ToMka ko chor3a dete haiM, para mere mana meM aisA karane kA vicAra nahIM thA / hama donoM isa ToMka para cddh'e| candraprabhu kI ToMka kI pahAr3I kA nAma bhI candraprabhu pahAr3I hai, hama vApisa Aye to AsapAsa tIrthaMkaroM kI ToMkoM ke darzana karate rahe / dopahara ke 2.30 vajane ko the / hamArI AdhI yAtrA sampanna ho cukI thI ! hama yAtrA ke agale mahatvapUrNa par3Ava kI ora Age bar3he / jala mandira kI. kI yAtrA : hama jalamaMdira pahuMca cuke the / hama jalamaMdira ke vAre meM kyA varNana kareM ? yaha parvata ke mukuTa kA nagInA hai / yahAM zItakuMDa kA jharanA mandira jI zobhA meM cAra cAMda lagAtA 356

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadaga hai / isa mandira jI meM pahuMcakara yAtrI snAna karate haiM / hamane yahAM snAna kiyA, punaH pUjA ke vastra dhAraNa prabhu pArzvanAtha ke maMdira Aye / yaha sthAna parama zAMti pradAna karane vAlA hai / yahAM pahuMcakara lagatA hai ki hamane jIcana kA mahatvapUrNa uddezya pUrA kara liyA hai, yaha parvata svarga kA manorama dRzya pratIta hotA hai / mandira jI meM zrI sAMvaliyA pArzvanAtha apanI AbhA ke sAtha virAjamAna haiM / AsapAsa zAsanadeva, zAsanadevIyoM kI pratimAeM haiM, yaha mandira pUrNarUpa se saMgamaramara kA banA huA hai, mandira bhavya hai, manorama hai / yAtriyoM ko AkarSita karatA hai / bar3I bAta yaha hai ki sAre parvata para yahIM eka mandira hai / bAkI to ToMke haiM / - hamane jalakuMDa ke pavitra kuMDa ko dekha, yahAM AsapAsa ke vana prakRti sampadA se bhare par3e haiM / yahAM auSadhiyoM ke bhaNDAra hai / yaha auSadhiyAM sthAnIya AdivAsI loga dharmazAlA meM vecate haiM / hara vimArI kI auSadhi hai / yahAM kI auSadhiyAM bhI camatkArI haiM / snAna ke bAda hamane pujArI kI sahAyatA se pUjA sampanna kI / phira hameM isI pujArI ne khAnA banAkara khilAyA / yahAM ke pujArI bhaktoM kA vizeSa sammAna karate hai| / prabhu pArzvanAtha kI sAkSI se maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ko zAla oddh'aayaa| yaha usakI samarpita AtmA ko mahatvapUrNa bheMTa thI / phira mandira jI meM hama kucha samaya ruke / rukane ke vAda hamane punaH yAtrA prArambha kI, para abhI do ToMka hI sampUrNa kI thI ki AsamAna para ghanaghora vAdala chA gayeM / ina vAdaloM meM madhuvana ke mandiroM kA samUha, apanI anupama chaTA vikhera rahA thA / abhI kucha hI dUra cale hoMge ki varSA zuru hone lagI / pahAr3oM meM varSA isI taraha acAnaka hI hotI hai, para jyAdA UMcAI ke kAraNa yaha varSA tUphAna ke sAtha AI / 357

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hama Age bar3ha rahe the, varSA par3a rahI thI / kucha hI samaya ke vAda hameM isa parvata kA sabase UMcA zikhara dikhAI diyA / yaha zikhara prabhu pArzvanAtha kI Toka thI / yaha antima zikhara thA / varSA se hama pUrNa rUpa se bhIga cuke the, hamane prabhu pArzvanAtha kI ToMka meM baiThakara ArAma liyA / hameM ToMka se pahuMcane se pahale eka khAlI DolI vAlA milA, jisane hameM DolI meM baiThane kA Agraha kiyA / hamAre dvArA yahI uttara thA ki isa sameta zikhara jI kI yAtrA hameM paidala hI karanI hai / hama kisI ke kaMdhe para car3hakara jAnA hI nahIM cAhate / yaha ToMka vahuta bhavya hai / isa para car3hane ke liye pakkI sIr3hiyoM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai / isakI do maMjileM haiM, nicalI maMjila prabhu pArzvanAtha kI samAdhi caraNa hai, hamane vahAM pUjA kI, yahAM bhI pujArI vidhi se pUjA karA detA hai / yahAM hameM baiThe-baiThe 4 baja gaye / varSA thamane kA nAma nahIM le rahI thI / idhara garmI ke dina bar3e hote haiM, isa tarIke se hameM dina var3A najara A rahA thA / yAtrA meM samaya kA koI dhyAna na rahA / hama varSA rukane kA iMtajAra kara rahe the / camatkAra : varSA rukane para hama cale jaba hama parvata se nIce utara rahe the to eka bhAI ne zikhara para se pUchA, "Apa yAtrI ho ?" maiMne kahA, "hAM hama yAtrI haiM / " usane kahA "nIce sa vAyaralasa AyA hai, Apa jaldI nIce pahuMco, Apa ko lekara sArI dharmazAlA meM cintA vyApta hai / " phira usane hamase derI kA kAraNa pUchA / maiMne kahA, "bhaiyyA ! kyA kareM, bhArI varSA ke kAraNa hama pArzvanAtha kI ToMka meM ruka gaye the / java varSA thamI to hama nIce utara rahe the / " usa bhAI ne kahA, "tuma 358

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jaldI prasthAna karo, yaha parvata hai, yahAM jalda aMdherA ho jAtA hamane usakI bAta kI ora dhyAna diyA, usakI bAta sahI dhI / jyoM-jyoM hama nIce utara rahe the, utanA bhayaMkara aMdherA bar3ha rahA thA, jaMgala kI zUnyatA kA anubhava hone lagA, varSA ke kAraNa kucha phisalana thI / pAMvoM kahIM rakhate, jAtA kahIM thA / pAMca-cha: bAra merA dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina phisalA, para maiMne mauke para use saMbhAlA / phira aMdherA chA gayA, hameM eka dUsare ko pahacAnanA muzkila ho gayA / isa bhayaMkara jaMgala meM TaoNrca bAlA lar3akA hameM rAstA dikhA rahA thA / bhayaMkara jaMgala meM hama phaMsa cuke the / hamArA AvAja kA riztA raha gayA / itanA bhayaMkara aMdhakAra thA ki idhara nIce dharmazAlA vAloM ko hamArI koI sUcanA prApta nahIM huI to unhoMne 6 vyaktiyoM ko tIna gaisa dekara ravAnA kiyA / isa saghana jaMgala meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI jaya hI hamAre kAma AI / java hama thaka jAte to sAtha vAlA lar3akA hameM . jaya-jayakAra karane ko kahatA / hama abhI sItAnAle kI ora pahuMce bhI nahIM the ki 6 vyaktiyoM kA dala bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI jaya-jaya karate hue hameM mila gaye / prabhu pArzvanAtha ne apane bhaktoM kI sahAyatA ke liye yaha camatkAra kiyA / una vyaktiyoM ne pahale hanArI kuzlatA pUchI, phira Age bar3hakara rAstA dikhAne lage / sArA jaMgala isa prakAza se jagamagA uThA / aba hameM dharmazAlA pahuMcAne kA jimmA una logoM kA thA / unake sAtha savere hamAre sAtha cale sipAhI bhI the / vaha apane tIroM se susajjita the / yaha alaukika kAphilA dhIre-dhIre sItAnAle ke pAsa pahuMcA / yahAM pakkI sar3aka thI, jahAM kabhI DAka baMgalA banA thA, parantu aba yahAM Thaharane kI ijAjata nahIM / sar3aka bhI bhArata sarakAra ne 359

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama vanAnI zurU kI thI, jisakI ijAjata AnaMda jI kalyANa jI per3I ne nahIM dI / samAja kI badakismatI hai ki yahAM sau sAla se zvetAmbara va digambara kAnUnI adAlatI lar3AI lar3ate A rahe haiM / jisakA samAja ko kAphI nuksAna pahuMcA hai / samAja kA paisA pAnI kI taraha bahA hai / ... ___ bhayaMkara phisalana va miTTI girane ke kAraNa hama dhIredhIre cala rahe the / hama rAtri meM 8 baje apanI yAtrA sampanna kara sake / phira nIce Akara pArzvanAtha parvata ko praNAma kiyA / yaha siddhabhUmi va mokSa bhUmi hai, isaliye hara jaina ke liye hara kSaNa, hara pala isako vandana karanA jarUrI hai / hama nIce utara cuke the, aba hamAre zarIra meM thakAvaTa bahuta ho cukI thI / 27 ki.mI. kI pahAr3I yAtrA bhayaMkara kaThinAIyoM se bharI huI thI, para prabhu pArzvanAtha va bhomiyA jI kI kRpA bhaktoM para aisI hai ki saMkaTa kabhI AtA nahIM / hamane eka halavAI se prazAda kharIdA, bhomiyA jI ko dhanyavAda rUpa meM arpaNa kiyA / itanI thakAvaTa ke bAvajUda hamane sAtha khule mandiroM ke darzana kiye. phira dharmazAlA meM pahuMce / hamAre munIma jI ne hamase kahA, "zrAvaka jI ! Apako yAtrA meM kAphI kaThinAI AI hegI, hameM cintA satAtI rahI / " maiMne kahA, "samedazikhara to mokSa bhUmi hai, isakI goda meM koI kaSTa upadrava nahIM AtA / vAkI deva, guru va dharma kI kRpA se hameM koI kaSTa nahIM AyA / " . punaH hamane hoTala meM khAnA banavAyA kyoMki bhojanazAlA banda ho cukI thI / sUrya udaya ke pazcAt kisI bhI jaina tIrtha para bhojana kI vyavasthA nahIM hai / aisA jaina dharma kA sakhta niyama hai jise sAre munirAja zreSTha, zrAvaka varga jIvana bhara pAlana karatA hai / mahAvratoM ke bAda chaThA rAtri bhojana parityAga vrata hai, para hana abhI zrAvaka ke vratoM ke dhAraka 360

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama nahIM, hama to mAtra jainadharma ke asUloM ko mAnane vAle haiM / merA dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina thaka cukA thA / maiMne hoTala meM bhojana taiyAra karavAyA, taba taka vaha so cukA thA, maiMne use uThAyA aura khAnA khAne ko kahA / usane bahuta alpamAtrA meM khAnA khAyA / ava rAtri kAphI vyatIta cukI thI, yahAM kI mArkiTa rAtri ko bhI khulI rahatI hai / maiMne parijanoM ko bheMTa karane ke kucha upahAra kharIde / jaina tIrtha para yahI upahAra prasAda hotA hai / rAtri bItI, subaha huI, hamane punaH sAre mandiroM ke darzana kiye / maMdiroM meM darzana pUjA se abhUtapUrva zAMti milI / yaha tIrtha tIrtharAja hai / yahAM itanA zAMta vAtAvaraNa hai ki bhinna-bhinna dezoM-pradezoM, bhASA, saMskRtiyoM ke yAtriyoM ke darzana hote haiM / yahAM ananta tIrthakara Aye, bhaviSya meM bhI AyeMge aura mokSa prApta kareMge / digamvara mAnyatA to yaha kahatI hai ki tIrthaMkara janma ayodhyA meM lete haiM, mokSa samedazikhara se jAte haiM / para vartamAna caubIsI meM yaha Azcarya huA hai ki tIrthaMkara kaI sthAnoM para janne | caubIsaveM meM se 20 hI yahAM mokSa padhAre / dharmazAlA ke yAtriyoM se najadIka par3ane vAle tIrthoM ke vAre meM pUchA / eka yAtrI ne batAyA yahAM se 28 ki.mI. kI dUrI para prabhu mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthAna hai, para 16 ki.mI. dUrI para zvetAmbara jaina samAja dvArA mAnya lachuvAr3a hai jo apabhraMza nAma hai / isakA asala nAma licchavI vAr3a honA cAhiye kyoMki prabhu mahAvIra licchavI kula ke the / unakA vaMza jJAtR thA 1 361

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- vAsthA dii vora vaTa che mahAvIra kI zve0 janma bhUmi - lachavAr3a kI ora : maiMne kevalajJAna sthAna ko vahIM se bhAva-vandana kiyA / hameM eka yAtriyoM kA saMgha mila gayA jo kSatriya kuMDagrAma rahA thA / vahAM do sITeM ArAma se mila gaI / isa saMgha meM eka bhajana maMDalI va eka zrIyati bhI the, jo gRhastha vastra meM the / samedazikhara meM sarAka jAti ke vaccoM ke utthAna ke liye vahuta sAre yatiyoM ne pAThazAlA khola rakhI hai, jahAM unheM muphta zikSA dI jAtI hai / prAcIna saMskAroM kA jJAna karavAyA jAtA hai / yaha jAti jaina tIdhaMkaroM ko mAnatI hai / inakI ginatI vihAra, baMgAla, ur3IsA meM pAI jAtI hai / digambara muni bhI inake gAMvoM meM pAThazAlA kholakara inheM saMskArita karate haiM / yaha zAkAhArI samAja prabhu pArzvanAtha ko apanA iSTa mAnatA hai / "sarAka" zrAvaka kA apabhraMza hai / hama usI gAr3I meM jA rahe the, rAste meM eka sthAna para gAr3I rukI / yahAM bhI dhArmika sthala thA, kucha samaya rukakara cAyapAna kiyA / saphara jyAdA lamvA thA, hameM ava dhakAvaTa nahIM thI, mana meM eka utsAha thA / prabhu mahAvIra kI tIsarI janmabhUmi ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya hameM mila rahA thA / caudaha sau sAloM se jaina tIrtha yAtrI isa sthAna kI yAtrA karate rahe haiM / janmabhUmiyoM meM yaha sabase prAcIna hai / yahAM ke sthAnIya AdivAsI prabhu mahAvIra ke bhakta haiM / yaha apane DhaMga se prabhu mahAvIra ke prati zraddhA rakhate haiM / usa dina bhI eka jalUsa AdivAsI pardUSaNa para nikAla rahe the| gAMva meM khUva cahala-pahala thI, lachuvAr3a bhI apanI nadiyoM va hariyAvala citta ko maMtramugadha karatI hai / yaha sthAna vAyA sikandarIyA meM par3atA hai / vihAra meM 362

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grAsthA nI jhora vo ma hama jahAM-jahAM bhI gaye, hameM nakasalavAr3iyoM kA sabase adhika prabhAva hara sthAna para lagA / yahAM ke hara gAMva meM lAla jhaMDe dikhAI dete haiM / hama jisa dina lachuvAr3a pahuMce, usa dina gAMva ke bAhara AdivAsI apanI veSabhUSA meM nAcate gAte pahAr3a ke nIce vAle mandira meM A rahe the / khUba Dhola, nagAre vaja rahe the / hara sthAna para cahala-pahala thI / darzana : yaha sthAna prabhu mahAvIra kA janmasthala mAnA jAtA hai / gAMva kA mandira zrI yatijI kA hai| jahAM dharmazAlA, bhojanazAlA hai, rahane kI sundara vyavasthA hai, prabhu mahAvIra kA janma sthAna Upara pahAr3I para hai / jahAM talahaTI meM prabhu mahAvIra kI 2000 varSa se jyAdA prAcIna pratimA virAjamAna hai, maMdira meM prAcInatA ke darzana kadama-kadama para hote haiM / eka pahAr3I para rAjA siddhArtha ke mahala ke khaNDahara haiM / pahAr3a ke dUsarI ora brAhmaNa kuMDagrAma hai, kuMDagrAma ke do bhAga the brAhmaNa kuMDagrAma va kSatriya kuMDagrAma / prabhu mahAvIra kA janna jIva brAhmaNa kuMDagrAma ke RSabhadatta brAhmaNa kI patnI devAnandA brAhmaNI garbha meM 84 dina rahA / phira zakendra ne isa garbha kA parivartana kSatriya kuMDagrAma nareza rAjA siddhArtha kI mahArAnI trizalA ke yahAM sthApita kara diyA / yaha vivaraNa zvetAmbara Agama AcArAMga va kalpasUtra meM milatA hai / yahI brAhmaNa va brAhmaNI prabhu mahAvIra ke prathama caturmAsa meM sAdhu vane / Atma kalyANa kara mokSa ke adhikArI vane / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tIna kalyANaka yahIM hue / yaha tIna kalyANaka the, cyavana, janma va dIkSA / prabhu mahAvIra kI dIkSA choTI sI nadI pAra karake vahusAla caitya meM huI thI / yaha sundara vana thA / isakI -- 363

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sthA ii jhora lo ma sundaratA abhI kama nahIM huI / yahAM ke loga sarala va vinamra haiM / abhI-abhI sAdhvI candanA ne prabhu mahAvIra ke 2600 janma divasa para yahAM eka skUla kI sthApanA kI hai / isa sthAna kA vikAsa ho rahA hai / unakI preraNA se yahAM vali prathA vanda ho cukI hai / ava sAdhvI jI vahAM paropakArI yojanA cAlU kara rahI haiM / yaha tIrtha laghuvAr3a se dUra sthita kuMDaladhAra talahaTI ke Upara sthita hai / prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana ke tIsa varSa yahAM vyatIta hue the / talahaTI meM do choTe mandira bhI haiM / ina sthAna ko cyavana va dIkSA nAma se saMbodhita kiyA jAtA hai / prabhu kI pratimA prAcIna hone ke sAtha-sAtha padmAsana meM sthita hai / Thaharane ke liye yahAM kI dharmazAlA meM 100 kamare haiM / sane kamare sabhI suvidhAjanaka haiM / pahAr3a para pAnI kI suvidhA hai / isakA jilA jamuI hai / yahAM pahAr3I para car3hane meM kaThinAI hotI hai / lachuvAr3a yAtrA : hama tIna baje ke bAda lachuvAr3a pahuMce / hamane pahale vahAM dharmazAlA vAle mandiroM ke darzana kiye, phira pahAr3a para TrAlI se gaye / vahAM bhavya parisara meM prabhu mahAvIra kA mandira hai| jise sthAnIya loga va zvetAmbara samAja isa sthAna ko janma sthAna kahate haiM / prAcIna kAla se hI yAtrI loga prabhu mahAvIra kI prAcIna pratimA ke darzana kara Atma zAMti anubhava karate rahe haiN| yaha kArya jaldI hI sampanna ho gayA / hama parvata kI sauramya ghATI meM prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM suna rahe the / phira nIce utare / vApasI para vAkI ke mandiroM ke darzana kiye / maiMne prabhu mahAvIra kI tIsarI janma to dekha lI thI / aba hama vApasa Aye / logoM kA 364

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Agraha thA ki hama rukeM, para ghara se nikale kAphI dina ho gaye the / una dinoM esa.TI.DI. koI suvidhA nahIM dhI ki gharavAloM ko kucha sUcanA de pAte / vApasa sikandarIyA Aye, zAma ho cukI thI / hamane tAMgA liyA / mAtra do ki.mI. para hI basa sTaiMDa A gayA / yahAM hamArA agalA gantavya sthAna ko basa pakar3anA dhI / hamArI kucha yAtrA Trena se sampanna huI / rAtri par3a sukI thI, yAtrA kA krama cAlU thA / hameM yaha taya karanA thA ki hama boddhagayA jAyeM yA sIdhe vanArasa / donoM sthAna mahatvapUrNa va darzanIya the / para itanI lambI yAtrA kA anta bhI sukhada thA / mere mana meM apane dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ko tIrtha yAtrA karAne kI bhAvanA thI / isa yAtrA meM bihAra ke 2-3 sthAnoM ko chor3akara sabhI jaina itihAsika sthAnoM kI yAtrA hanane kara lI thI / savase var3I vAta prabhu mahAvIra ke janma sthAnoM kI yAtrA, rAjagRhI, pAvApurI va sameda zikhara kI yAtrA thI / rAste meM jo tIrtha Aye hamane darzana kiye / caMpApurI meM bhUcAla AyA huA thA, jisakA patA hameM nahIM thA / ina tIthoM kA patA hameM bahuta vAda meM calA / bAkI hama janma sthAna ke kAraNa lambA mArga taya kara liyA thA / vahAM se lachuvAr3a ke basa sTaiMDa se vArANasI Ane ke kucha saphara hamane Trena se kiyA / bodha gayA : hameM patA calA ki yahAM karIba hI prasiddha hindU va bauddha tIrtha najadIka par3atA hai / zAma ho cukI thI / hamane eka jIpa lI / use patA kiyA ki vArANasI ko yahAM se kaba Trena milegI / usane batAyA ki rAtri ko yahAM se koI Trena nahIM jAtI / Apa gayA jI rukeM / yaha antarrASTrIya paryaTana sthala 365

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai / suvaha yahAM hindU va vauddha tIrtho kI yAtrA kIjiye / hama rAtri ko 2 vaje yahAM pahuMce / yahAM sTezana ke karIva eka hoTala meM Thahare / yahIM thor3A bhojana kiyA, phira so gaye / lamvI yAtrA kI thakAna hameM mahasUsa huI / suvaha hamane kamarA chor3A / apanA sAmAna lekara gayA darzana karane nikale / gayA eka prAcIna zahara hai / yahAM eka nadI hai jise bauddha uravelA nadI kahate haiM / isa tIrtha kA purANoM meM bahuta varNana hai / yahAM pAMDoM kI bharamAra hai / yahAM sAre bhArata se piMDa dAna karane Ate hai / galI galI meM kurasInAme vahI uThAye pAMDe ghUmate haiM, jo yaha piNDa bharAne vAle kA nAma darja kara lete haiM / yaha prAcIna hindU mandiroM, dharmazAlAoM kA acchA samUha hai / yahAM pAMDe Apase pahacAna jarUra prApta karate haiM / vaha ApakA jilA va gAMva kA nAma avazya pUchate haiM / phira vahI pAMDA Apake pAsa pahuMcatA hai jisake pAsa Apake gAMva kA rikArDa 1 gayA kA dUsarA bhAga vodhagayA hai / isakA samvandha mahAtmA buddha se hai / yahAM saMsAra ke hara deza kA mandira dekhane ko milatA hai / do digambara jaina mandira bhI haiN| yahAM adhikAMza videzI yAtrI hI Ate haiN| yahAM vaha sthAna hajAroM sAla se varakarAra hai, jahAM mahAtmA vuddha ko jJAna kI prApti huI thI / vaha itihAsika vaTavRkSa hai, bhagavAna vuddha kA cabUtarA hai / mahAtmA buddha kA prAcIna mandira hai / isakI prAcInatA va bhavyatA itihAsika hai / vRkSa ke vAre meM prasiddha hai ki vaTa vRkSa kI eka zAkhA samrATa azoka ke putra mahendra va putrI saghamitrA ne bhikSu vanakara, zrIlaMkA ke anurAdhApura meM lagAI / madhya kAla meM AkramaNakAriyoM ne isa mandira kA prArUpa vadala DAlA / isa vRkSa ko ukhAr3a phaiMkA / karIva 100 varSa se pahale zrIlaMkA vAlI vRkSa kI zAkhA ko yahAM lagAyA 366

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama gayA hai / isa vRkSa ke patte yahAM ke yAtriyoM ke liye yAdagAra haiM / " kahate haiM mahAtmA buddha jJAna kI talAza meM kAphI sthAnoM para bhaTake, kaI sanyAsiyoM se mile / unhoMne kaThora tapa kiyA, unakA zarIra kA asthiyoM kA piMjara vana gayA / unake zarIra kI nAr3iyAM taka dikhAI dene lgiiN| vaha kamajora par3a gye| aisI avasthA meM vaha isa vRkSa ke nIce padhAre / " ' rAtri kA samaya thA, eka kAphilA gujara rahA thA 1 kAphile meM eka nRtakI gA rahI thI / usane apane sAthI sAjidoM ko kahA, "tU ikatArA dhyAna se bajA / tU isakI tAra ko itanA mata kasa ki tAra TUTa hI jAye / tAra ko itanA DhIlA mata chor3a ki yaha sAja bajanA baMda ho jAye / " "L " mAtra yaha udbodhana ke do zabdoM meM buddha ko jJAna kI kiraNa dikhAI dI, unhoMne socA "zarIra ko itanA sukhAnA bhI nahIM cAhiye ki yaha kAma karanA baMda kara de / zarIra ko itanA DhIlA bhI nahIM chor3anA cAhiye, ki yaha svachanda vana jAye, dharma ko chor3akara adharma ko apanAe / buddha ne kaTora tapa chor3a diyA, unhoMne dhyAnamArga apanAyA / buddha ne apane dharma ko dhyAna mArga kA nAma diyA / unhoMne madhyama mArga kA rAstA prarUpita kiyA / " " phira subaha huI, siddhArtha zAkyamuni bodhi ko prApta ho gaye acAnaka eka strI AI / vaha vaMTa ke vRkSa ke nIce khIra car3hAne AI thI / vahAM vaTa vRkSa ke nIce baiThe mahAtmA vuddha ko isane sAkSAt brahmadevatA mAnakara khIra arpaNa kI / vuddha ne khIra khAI, unakI bhUkha miTI / khIra itanI svAdiSTa thI ki unhoMne usa strI se pUchA, "yaha khIra itanI svAdiSTa kyoM hai ?" strI ne kahA, "mahArAja ! mere yahAM sau gAyeM haiM, maiMne 367 i

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- vAsthA of aora vahad o8ma una sava ko duhA, inakA dUdha pacAsa gAyoM ko pilAyA, phira una 50 gAyoM ke dUdha ko 25 gAyoM ko pilAyA, phira inhIM gAyoM kA dUdha 12 gAyoM ko pilAyA, una 12 gAyoM kA dUdha maiMne 6 gAyoM ko pilA diyA, phira maiMne dUdha duhakara 2 gAyoM ko pilA diyA / eka ko pilaayaa| phira una do gAyoM ke dUdha se maiMne ye khIra vanAI hai / so isa khIra meM 100 gAyoM kA dUdha samAyA hai, isaliye ye khIra puSTidAyaka hai / buddha ne var3e ArAma se peTa bhara khIra khAI / khIra khAne ke bAda unameM anupama zakti kA saMcAra huA ! vaha sAranAtha pahuMce, jahAM unhoMne apanA prathama upadeza diyA thA / gayA yAtrA : __hama suvaha eka rikze se ravAnA hue / sarvaprathama maiMne hindU gayA jI tIrtha ke darzana kiye / eka purohita jI hamAre gaMva se saMbaMdhita the, vaha mujhe sAtha le gayA, usane bar3e vidhi vidhAna ke sAtha mujhe yahAM ke mandiroM ke darzana karavAye / phira nadI meM pUjA krvaaii| gayA tIrtha meM paNDe hI paNDe haiM yahAM pitRzrAddha va prAyazcita kA vidhAna kiyA jAtA hai| yaha saba loga hindU purANoM ke anusAra karavAte haiM / isa tIrtha kA mahAtmaya hindU purANoM se bharA par3A hai / maiMne yahAM bhI pUjA kI / purohita ko yathAzakti dakSiNA dI, phira vauddha gayA ke liye ravAnA hue / bauddha gayA meM : bauddha gayA 3 ki.mI. kI dUrI para aMtarASTrIya dhArmika sthala hai / yahAM bauddha bhikSu kadama-kadama para milate haiM / kucha to mandiroM meM yAtrA ke liye Ate haiM, kucha mandiroM meM sthApita maToM meM rahate haiM / sArA bauddha jagata yahAM AtA hai / bhArata meM isa tIrtha kI mahattA isaliye bhI hai ki vaha apane sahI 368

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate . svarUpoM meM sthApita hai / yaha laMkA, vIyatanAma, kanyA, iMDoneziyA, cIna, sikkima, bhUTAna, jApAna, brahmA, , dezoM ke mandira dekhane yogya haiM / yaha mandira kalA kA / hai / iMna mandira meM sone kI bhI pratimAeM haiM / ____ hama bhI yahAM dopahara ko pahuMce / yaha sthala Apa pUH / / cAheM to kitane dina raha sakate haiM, para hama to mahAtmA kA jJAna sthala dekhanA cAhate the / hama kucha hI samaya ke / oNTorikzA se bauddha gayA pahuMce / vuddha kA yaha praa| mandira apane bhavya zikhara tathA prAcIna kalA kA pratIka hai / yahAM svayaM rAjA azoka AyA thA, yaha mandira zAyada abhI ke samaya bane hoM, para vaha cabUtarA va vRkSa vahAM pahale kA thA / kucha hI samaya vAda hama mandira parisara meM pahuMca gaye ! hanane bauddha gayA me anupama zraddhA dekhI / vahAM sthAna AtyA bhakti ke darzana hote haiM / phira hama donoM meM vibhinna dene ke mandiroM ke darzana kiye / yahAM hameM bahuta se bauddha bhinumoM meM milane kA avasara milA / dopahara ho cukI dhI, hama khAnA khAne kI talAza karane lage / yahAM adhikAMza hoTala zuddha naraH / so vasa sTaiMDa para eka zuddha hoTala bhila gayA / hana hangA mAravAr3I hoTala meM khAnA khAte the, aise hoTaloM meM barela khAnA banatA hai / zuddha zAkAharI khAnA hI jaina zrAvanoM ke liye zobhA detA hai, vahI jaina dharma kI pahacAna hai / cIna kAla se hI jainoM meM khAne ko vyavasthA samAja ka. aM rahI hai, jise jaina loga sahadharnA vAtsalya kahate haiM vArANasI kI aura basa sTaiMDa se hamane saphara meM tejI lAne ke liye vArANasI ke ce eka TaiksI pakar3I / yaha gAr3I embaisaDara dhI / mADI lI, hama jI.TI. roDa para cala rahe the / 369

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gAthA tI gora laTo aa acAnaka hI sahasArAma zahara AyA / yaha svargIya pradhAnamaMtrI zrI jagajIvana jI kA saMsadIya kSetra thA / yahAM hameM zAma hone vAlI thI ki gAr3I meM paMkcara ho gayA / usa jaMgala meM hameM paMkcara kI dukAna va cAya kI dukAna milI / paMkcara lagane lagA, mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ne DrAIvara se kahA, "bhAI ! dhyAna se paMkcara caika karavA lo, jo samaya lagegA, hama ruka jAyeMge / " DrAivara ne kahA, "sAhava, eka hI paMkcara thA, ava hama ravAnA hoMge / paMkcara pakkA thA, usakI TayUva ko car3hAne se pahale caika kiyA gayA to usameM eka paMkcara aura thA / phira DrAivara ne paMkcara lagAne vAle ko kahA, " tUne paMkcara kI ora dhyAna nahIM diyA, merI savArI parezAna ho rahI hai / " isI vArtAlApa meM Adhe ghaNTe se jyAdA samaya laga gayA / mere dharmabhrAtA kucha saphara kI thakAna se parezAna ho gayA thA, para yAtrA to jArI rakhanI thI / ghara chor3e kAphI samaya ho cukA thA, abhI kitane dina aura lageMge, patA nahIM thA, kyoMki yAtrA kA abhI kAphI landA zaDiyUla hamAre sAmane thA hama zAma ke cAra baje vArANasI pahuMce / vArANasI hindU dharma kA prathama tIrtha hai / 64 tIrthoM meM sabase bar3A tIrtha hai / isakA nAma kAzI, banArasa, mugala sarAya pramukha hai I yaha kAzI vizvanAtha ke mandira ke kAraNa prasiddha hai | vArANasI prAcIna bhArata meM dharma, kalA va saMskRti kA kendra rahA hai / yahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne caturmAsa kiyA thA / zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra ke dasa upAsakoM meM se do upAsaka isI pavitra bhUmi se the / yaha sthAna anekoM tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANakoM kA sthala rahA hai, jo vartamAna vArANasI ke Asa pAsa suzobhita hai / yahAM bhagavAna vuddha anekoM bAra padhAre / isI sthAna para unheM ziSyoM kI prApti huI / yahAM unakA prathama upadeza huA, 370

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama yahAM vizAla maTha va azoka stUpa dekhane yogya hai / bhArata sarakAra kI vartamAna sarakArI mohara bhI isI sthala ke azoka stUpa se prApta huI thI, isa para tIna zera haiM / isa sthAna para bauddha va jaina mandiroM kA vizAla samUha va dharmazAlAeM hai / vArANasI pAna, pAMDe, ghATa, Thaga ke liye prasiddha hai / mandiroM kI ginatI karanA kaThina hai, masjideM bahuta haiM | hindU vizvavidyAlaya meM zrI pArzvanAtha jaina zodha vidyApITha haiM / yahAM anekoM jaina zodha saMsthAna prAcIna kAla se cale A rahe haiM / digambara jaina samAja ne anekoM gurukula banAye hai| yahAM saMgrahAlaya hai, jahAM vipula mAtrA meM purAtatva sAmagrI milatI hai, yahAM silka kA kAma bahuta hotA hai / loga mehanatI hai / pAna to adhika mAtrA meM khAyA jAtA hai / bAjAra, galIyAM taMga haiM, sArA zahara gaMgA ke kinAre basA hai, hajAroM ghATa haiN| ghAToM para mandira va dharmazAlAyeM haiM. - / ghATa pArANasI kI kahAna 1 yaha bhUmi 23veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI janna bhUmi hai / prabhu ke pitA rAjA azvasena va mAtA vAmAdevI thI / yaha sthAna bhelupurI muhalle meM hai / yahAM prabhu ke cAra kalyANaka hue 1 isa sthAna se 1.5 ki.mI. kI dUrI para gaMgA nadI ke taTa para jaina ghATa hai / sTezana se yaha 4 ki.mI. dUra hai, yaha sthAna prabhu supArzvanAtha kI padmAsana pratimA hai / vArANasI se 23 ki.mI. dUra candrapurI tIrtha hai jahAM candraprabhu bhagavAna ke cAra kalyANaka hue the / vArANasI se 7 ki.mI. dUrI para sAranAtha hai / ise siMhapurI kahate haiM / yahAM bhagavAna zreyAMsa nAtha ke cAra kalyANaka hue the / sAranAtha bhI zreyAMsapurI kA apabhraMza lagatA hai / 371

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- vAsthA vora vahad o8 isa prakAra vArANasI meM cAra tIrthakaroM ke cyavana, janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna kalyANaka hue the / vArANasI meM ina tIrtha ke atirikta 12 zvetAmbara nandira va 11 digambara nandira tIrtha kI zobhA meM cAra cAMda lagAte haiM / yahAM rAjaghATa va anya sthAnoM para khudAI ke samaya jo purAtatva sAmagrI prApta hotI hai, vaha sthAnIya kalA bhavana meM surakSita hai / inameM anekoM pASANa va dhAtu kI anekoM kalAtmaka jaina pratimAeM prApta hotI haiM / vArANasI tIrtha kA itihAsa prathama tIthaMkara bhagavAna Rpabhadeva se prArambha hotA hai| yaha vahI pavitra dharatI hai jahAM bhagata kavIra, saMta tulasIdAsa, saMta ravidAsa, saina bhakta jaise nahApurupa paidA hue / mIrAbAI yahAM AI thI / bhakti mArga ke bhanekoM bhaktoM kA sambandha isa dharatI se hai ! hamArA . vArANasI Agamana : hama varANasI paDace to rAtri hone vAlI thI, sabase bahale yahAM ke prasiddha ghATa meM rAjA harI candra kA ghATa dekhA / jahAM marane ke liye hara hindU kI kAmanA rahatI hai ki usakA aMtima saMskAra isa ghATa para agni saMskAra isa ghATa para ho / vahAM murde ke. jalAne kA ThekA TekedAra vArANasI nagara pAlikA ko deta. hai jo karor3oM rupaye taka pahuMcatA hai / yahAM rAjA harIzacandra ne satya kI parIkSA dI thI / harIzacandra ne yahAM caDAla ke naukarI kI thI, usakI rAnI tArA ne bhI naukarI kI thI / harIzacandra ke putra rohita ko sAMpa ne DasA, harIzacandra ke jimme isa zamazAna kA jimmA thA / vaha hara mRtaka ke parivAra se eka zulka letA dhA / isI kAraNa usane apane putra va patnI taka ko nahIM chor3A, para harIzacandra ne apanI nIkSA dI, vaha isa bIkSA meM saphala 372

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama huA / isIliye satya va harIzacandra paryAyavAcI zabda ho gaye phira yahAM ke ghATa dekhe, eka mandira kA nAma mAnasa mandira hai jahAM sArI dIvAroM para rAmAyaNa likhI gaI hai / durgA mandira bhI prasiddha hai / yahAM rAmabhakta hunamAna kA vizAla mandira hai / phira hama prAcIna kAzI vizvanAtha ke mandira meM pahuMce, yaha eka taMga galI meM thA / isa mandira ke Upara sonA lagA hai, isa mandira ke eka bhAga ko giravA kara hI mugala bAdazAha auraMgajeva ne masjida nirmita kI hai jise jJAnavApI masjida kahA jAtA hai / donoM sthAna pAsa pAsa hone se surakSA kA dhyAna sarakAra kI ora se rakhA jAtA hai / isa taraha rAtri ko jitane bhI hindU mandira khule the, unake darzana kiye / yahAM ke hindU mandira kAphI dera taka khule rahate hai / yahAM sAdhu-sanyAsiyoM ke jhuNDa ghAToM para dekhe jA sakate haiM / yahAM mAMgane vAloM kI kamI nahIM / hippI lahara ke sanyAsI ghATa para dekhe jA sakate haiM aba yahAM unakI ginatI kama ho cukI hai / yahAM Thaharane ke liye hoTala, dharmazAlAoM, laoNja, resToreMToM kI bharamAra hai / yahAM kA pramukha udyoga paryaTana haiM / gaMgA taTa para kiztIyAM dekhI jA sakatI haiM / yaha kiztIyAM eka ghATa se dUsare ghATa para pahuMcAne kA mahatvapUrNa va sastA sAdhana hai / kaI mandiroM taka to vinA kiztI ke pahuMcanA asaMbhava hai / saMsAra meM yaha zahara anupama AsthA va zraddhA kA pratIka hai / jahAM bhArata ke pramukha tIna dhamoM meM sthala haiM jise prAcIna kAla se vidyA kA kendra banane kA saubhAgya prApta hai / yahAM anekoM vidyApITa haiM jahAM saMskRta par3hAne ke mukhya kendra haiM / isakA pramANa yahAM saMskRta vizvavidyAlaya hai / hindU vizvavidyAlaya hai jisakI sthApanA prasiddha netA rASTravAdI madana mohana 373

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mAlaviyA ne kI thI / yahAM bhAratIya vidyA par3hAne kA acchA pravandha hai / prAkRta, nepAlI bhASAoM ke atirikta yahAM jaina vauddha va hindU dharma ke adhyayana ke liye acche kendra haiM / inameM se kaI kendroM ko dekhane kA mujhe saubhAgya milA / hindU vizvavidyAlaya ko maiMne sArA sAhitya bheMTa kiyA / kAzI vidvAnoM kI jananI hai, yahAM kI miTTI meM guNa haiM ki yahAM sarasvatI putroM kI bharamAra hai| yahAM zaMkarAcArya bhI Aye the / yahAM vibhinna dharmoM meM ApasI zAstrArtha hue the / yahAM svAmI AcArya prasiddha tarkavAdI paMDita yazovijaya jI bhI gujarAta se vahAM Aye the / yahAM kI pIThoM meM dharma, bhASA, nyAya, tarka kI zikSA kA jaisA pravandha hai, vaisA bhArata meM kahIM nahIM dekhA jA sakatA / Aja bhI dharma, saMskRti va itihAsa kA kendra hai / yaha tIrtha hai / gaMgA nadI isake caraNoM meM vahatI hai / isa nagara kA kaNa-kaNa pUjnIya hai / java muslamAna bhArata meM Aye to unheM bhI vArANasI pasanda AyA / unhoMne yahAM rukane kA mana vanAyA / anekoM masjidoM kA nirmANa kiyA / vArANasI ke pAsa hI unhoMne nayA nagara banAyA jisakA nAma mugala sarAya hai / zerazAha sUri ne isa nagara ko jI.TI. roDa se jor3a diyA / isase pahale yaha kisa mArga se jur3A thA isakA varNana bhAratIya itihAsa meM kama milatA hai / yahAM cInI yAtrI yUnasAMga bhI AyA thA / usane yahAM vauddha tIrtho kI sthiti ke vAre meM varNana batAyA hai / rAtrI ho cukI thI / hamane eka dharmazAlA meM sthAna grahaNa kiyA, phira bAhara se bhojana kiyA / yahAM kI rAtri vahuta sundara hotI hai / gaMgA ke kinAre sArA zahara jhilamilA rahA thA / lagatA thA jaise samudra ke . vIca dIpa hoM / sArA vAtAvaraNa dhArmika bhajanoM va AratIyoM se gUMja rahA thA / sArA vAtAvaraNa AtmA ko bhakti kI ora 374

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grAmyA chI gora kaho ma le jAne vAlA thA yahAM vibhinna dharmo ke loga Apasa meM prema se rahate haiM / sArI rAta bAjAra baMda nahIM hote / khAne pIne se vipula sAmagrI hara samaya milatI hai, vaha bhI zuddha aura ThIka kImata para / bar3I bAta yaha hai ki isa zahara meM lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM yAtriyoM kA AvAgamana rahatA haiN| mugala sarAya mukhya sTezana hai / yahAM koyale kI bar3I thoka mArkiTa hai / yahAM se koyalA TrakoM se koyale kA lAdAna hotA hai / sAre bhArata ke koyale ke vyApArI isI sthAna para rahate haiM, unake daphtara bhI isI zahara meM haiM / rAtrI kAphI ho cukI thI, thakAvaTa ke bAvajUda hama kAphI ghUma cuke the / vahAM ke muhalle bahuta taMga haiM yAtrA jyAdA paidala karanI par3atI hai / dUsare yahAM bhIr3a itanI rahatI hai ki paidala calakara vyakti jalda apanI maMjila para pahuMca sakatA hai / hamane agale dina ke liye yAtrA kA kAryakrama banAyA / hama abhI vArANasI meM the / usI hisAva se hamane progrAma banAyA / prabhu pArzvanAtha va unakA janma sthAna : vArANasI ke rAjA azvasena va mAtA vAmA devI ke yahAM 23veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna pAranAtha kA janma 777 I0pU0 meM huA thA / usa samaya yahAM haThayoMgiyoM kA jamAnA thA 1 unhoMne apanI vahAdurI se eka jaMga jItI thI / jisa rAjA kI unhoMne sahAyatA kI thI usakI putrI prabhAvatI kI zAdI Apase se huI thI / zaraNAgata kI rakSA ke liye Apako yaha yuddha karanA par3A / yaha kuzasthala ke rAjA prasenacitta the, jinheM kaliMga ke rAjA yavana rAja ne taMga karanA zuru kara diyA thA / java kucha bar3e hue to eka yogI Apake zahara meM 375

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hata kadama AyA / usane jaMgala meM paMcAginI tapa prArambha kiyA / loga unake darzana karane jA rahe the / Apako logoM ne usa yogI ke darzana karane ko kahA / Apa hAthI para savAra hokara yogI ke pAsa jaMgala meM Aye / vahAM yogI ko dekhA / usakI agni meM jIvita nAga-nAgina kA jor3A jala rahA thA / prabhu pArzvanAtha tIna jJAna ke dhAraka the / prabhu pArzvanAtha ne kahA, "yogI rAja ! tU kaisA tapa kara rahA hai ? jisa lakkar3a ko tU jalA rahA hai usa lakar3I me nAga-nAgina kA jor3A jala rahA hai / " yogI ne kahA, "tuma saMsArika rAjakumAra hai, tumheM kyA patA hai ki yogI. kyA hotA hai ? tU bhautikavAdI hai / tujhe dharma karma kA kyA patA ?" yogI kI bAta sunakara prabhu pArzvanAtha ne eka hAtha meM kulhAr3I lI, phira usa lakar3a ko kulhAr3I se cIrA / nAga-nAgina kA jor3A jala rahA thA / prabhu pArzvanAtha ne use navakAra maMtra sunAyA / vahI marakara dharendracandra va pajhAvatI vane / prabhu pArzvanAtha ne sAMsArika sukhoM ko chor3A, phira dIkSA grahaNa kI / 100 dina kI taparayA ke bAda unheM kevalya jJAna huA / prabhu pArzvanAtha kA prathama upadeza bhI isa nagara meM huA / DA0 jaikobI ne bhArata kA prathama itihAsika mahApuruSa bhagavAna pAzvanAtha ko mAnA hai / prabhu pArzvanAtha kA samaya haTayogiyoM kA samaya rahA hai / yaha yogI haTa yoga se svarga va mokSa kI icchA karate the / java prabhu pArzvanAtha tapasyA kara rahe the to haTa yogI marakara deva bana cukA thA / use apanA pUrva janma yAda thA / usakA pichale janma meM jo apamAna sahA thA, usake kAraNa vaha prabhu pAzrvanAtha kA vidveSI bana gayA / usane sAta dina-rAtri dapaM apane deva vala se varSA prArambha kI 376

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama / prabhu pArzvanAtha kA AdhA zarIra varSoM ke prabhAva se jalamagna ho gayA / zahara ke sabhI makAna DUva gaye / loga trAhi trAhi karane lage / prabhu pArzvanAtha ke sevaka dharanendra va padmAvatI ne isa pariSaha meM sahAyatA kI / dharendra ne apanA phana phailAkara prabhu pArzvanAtha para apanA chatra kiyA / mithyAtvI kamaTa jitanI varSA karatA rahA, prabhu pArzvanAtha kA Asana utanA hI UMcA hotA gayA / Akhira prabhu pArzvanAtha ko kevalajJAna prApta ho gayA / kamaTa kA ahaMkAra 'samApta huA / prabhu pArzvanAtha kA samosaraNa lagA jisameM anekoM jIvoM ne prabhu kA upadeza sunakara AtmA kA udAra kiyA / kaI bhavya AtmAoM ne munivrata va zrAvaka vrata grahaNa kiyA / phira prabhu pArzvanAtha ne kazmIra se kanyAkumArI taka kA apanA jana upayogI dharma upadeza diyA / yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina dharma ke cauvIsa tIrthakaroM meM sabase adhika pUjA bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI hotI hai / unheM prabhAvaka tIrthakara ke rUpa meM jAnA jAtA hai / sameda zikhara para prabhu pArzvanAtha mokSa padhAre the / isaliye hamane prabhu 'pArzvanAtha ke janma sthAna kA varNana saMkSepa meM kiyA hai / zrI bhelUpurI tIrtha : yaha tIrtha vArANasI sTezana se 3 ki.mI. dUra bhelupurI muhalle meM sthita hai / yahAM hama ATorikzA meM pahuMce / yaha mandira bhAratavarSa kA eka mAtra mandira aisA mandira hai, jahAM zvetAmvara va digambara jaina eka hI vedI meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI pUjA karate haiM para kucha samaya huA java digambara mandira kI sthApanA ke isI mandira ke ahAte meM huI hai / yahAM zvetAmbara va digambara dharmazAlA hai / hama prabha pArzvanAtha kI janma sthalI meM svayaM ko pAkara jIvana ko dhanya mAna rahe the / yaha vaha sthala thA, jahAM rAjakumAra pArzva ne janma 377

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama liyA / unakI krIr3A sthalI isI vArANasI ke ghATa rahe / unhoMne yahAM hI dIkSA lI / anekoM bAra vaha janakalyANartha hetU yahAM padhAre / unakI isa yAda ko unhoMne bhaktipUrvaka saMbhAla kara rakhA / Aja bhI prabhu pArzvanAtha ke dIvAne isa jagaha pUjA, bhakti se apanA jIvana dhanya karate haiM / isa mandira meM adhikAMza pratimAyeM dhAtu kI haiM / hamAre liye yaha saubhAgya kA samaya thA / hama prabhu pArzvanAtha kI bhakti meM magana ho gaye / hamAre sAmane itanA AdhyAtmika vAtAvaraNa thA ki isakA nazA utArane se bhI nahIM utara rahA thA 1 bhajana, ratavana, maMtroMcAra se bhAva pUjA va aSTadravyoM se dravya pUjA ho rahI thI / hama yahAM kucha samaya ruke, AsapAsa ke sthaloM ke darzana kiye, phira agale gantavya kI ravAnA ho gaye / zrI bhadenIpura tIrtha : 3 yahAM se calakara, hama 15 ki.mI. kI dUrI para bhadainI tIrtha pahuMce / yaha tIrtha gaMgA ke kinAre hai / yaha sAtaveM tIrthaMkara supArzvanAtha kI ucvana, janma dIkSA, kevalya jJAna hue the / yaha mandira jaina ghATa para sthita hai, sTezana se yaha 4 ki.mI. dUrI para hai / yaha vArANasI kA bhAga hai / yahAM se gaMgA nadI ke taTa para sthApata mandiroM kA najArA ati zobhAyamAna lagatA hai / zAMta vAtAvaraNa meM kala-kala vahatI huI gaMgA nadI bhI apanI manda madhura svara meM mAno prabhu kA nAma nirantara saMsmaraNa kara rahI ho / yahAM zvetAmvara va digamvara dharmazAlAeM va mandira haiM / hama donoM mandiroM meM pahuMce / yahAM bhaktoM kA tAMtA lagA milaa| yaha vArANasI ke mandiroM kI khUbI hai ki Apa jisa mandira meM jAoge, bhaktoM kI kamI nahIM milegI / yaha mandira apanI prAcInatA kA 378

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= AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jItA jAgatA pramANa hai / hameM isa tIrtha ke darzana, vandanA kA avasara milA, yaha prabhu supArzvanAtha kA nimantraNa thA / zrI candraprabhU kA janma sthAna-candrapUrI : bhagavAna candraprabhu kA cyavana, janma, dIkSA va kevalajJAna ke sthAna kA nAma candrapurI hai / vArANasI se yaha 23 ki. mI. hai / sTezana se sabhI prakAra ke vAhana upalabdha haiM / yahAM dina bhara vasoM kA Agamana rahatA hai / mandira ke liye jIpa upalabdha hai / kAdIpura va rajavIrA relave sTezana se 4 ki.mI. kI dUrI hai / yaha tIrtha vArANasI-gAjIpura mArga para sar3aka ke dAhinI ora sthita hai / isa tIrtha kA kaNa-kaNa vandanIya hai / gaMgA taTa para vane digambara va zvetAmbara mandira donoM Asa pAsa haiM / donoM mandiroM kI vyavasthA eka hI gaMgA ke kinAre sthita isa pAvana sthalI kA prAkRtika saundarya atyanta manorama hai / hamane isa tIrtha kI yAtrA jIpa dvArA kI / isa mandira meM kAphI prAcIna pratimA hai / donoM mandira sundara pratimAoM se suzobhita haiM / bhagavAna candraprabhu jI kI pratimA manohArI hai / hRdaya meM vairAgya utpanna karane vAlI hai / yahAM 15-15 kamare kI do zvetAmbara va digambara dharmazAlA hai / bhojanazAlA kI sundara vyavasthA hai / hamArA yaha saubhAgya thA ki hama bhagavAna candraprabhu ke janma sthAna ko vandanA kara rahe the / yahAM bhI yAtriyoM kI koI kamI nahIM hai / yAtrI yahAM kAphI rukanA pasanda karate haiM / yAtrI kaI dina rukakara prabhu bhakti meM svayaM ko samarpita karate haiM / isa nagara kA nAma candravatI bhI hai / prabhu candraprabhu ko vandanA pUjana kiyA / phira hameM vahAM ke jaina-bauddha tIrthoM kI ora ravAnA honA thA / hama bhramaNa karate thaka cuke the, para eka tIrtha ko chor3anA bhI ThIka nahIM 379

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= grAmyA . gora ho hama lagatA thA / hamane isa nagarI ko praNAma kiyA aura Age bar3ha gaye / zrI siMhapUrI : yaha sthala prabhu zreyAMsa nAtha cyavana, janmadIkSA va kevalajJAna rathala hai / yaha sTezana vArANasI chAvanI se 3 ki. mI. dUra hai jahAM se sabhI AvAgamana ke sAdhana upalabdha haiM / isakA dUsarA nAma sAranAtha hai / yahAM mahAtmA buddha kA prathama upadeza huA thA, yahAM anekoM bauddha mandira va maTa haiM / deza-videza ke vauddha bhikSu ghUmate dekhe jA sakate haiM / sAranAtha ke caurAhe para eka TIle para prAcIna digambara jaina mandira hai / zvetAmvara mandira sAranAtha se 1 ki.mI. dUra hIrAvaNapura gAMva meM hai / yaha sthAna candravatI tIrtha se 15 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hai / isa kSetra kA itihAsa bhagavAna zreyAMsa nAtha se zuru __ hotA hai jahAM digambara mandira hai / usake pAsa 183 phuTa UMcA prAcIna kalAtmaka aSTakoNa stUpa hai / ise bauddha azoka stUpa kahate haiM / para mandira meM eka paTa lagA hai, isameM kahA gayA hai, 'yahAM prabhu zreyAMsa nAtha kA samosaraNa huA thA / unakI smRti meM maurya samrATa candragupta ne yaha stUpa vanavAyA thA / vaha lagabhaga 2200 varSa purAnA hai / yahAM ke prAcIna vizAla stUpa kI vicitra kalA varaNAtIta yahAM zvetAmbara va digambara dharmazAlAeM haiM / yahAM rahane ke liye gaisTa hAUsa bhI haiM / hamane yahAM dekhA ki jainoM se adhika yahAM videzI __ yAtrI jyAdA Ate haiM / hamane zvetAmvara va digamvara mandira kI pUjA meM bhAga liyA 1 yahAM vauddha pAlIzodha saMsthAna meM pratimAoM kI bharamAra hai / mahAtmA buddha kI adhikAMza pratimAeM isa zodha saMsthAna ke saMgrahAlaya meM haiM / sabhI pratimAeM lAla raMga kI haiM / isa sthAna para bhArata sarakAra kA 380

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama cinha milA thA jo azoka ke stambha para khudA thA / isake Tukar3oM ko jor3akara vartamAna cinha banAyA gayA hai / prAcIna bauddha maThoM ke khaNDahara, yahAM vauddha saMskRti ke kendra va tIrtha kA pramANa haiM / yahAM svayaM azoka ne maTha kI sthApanA kI thI / yahAM bhikSuoM ko par3hAne kA acchA saMsthAna thA, yahAM se maiMne bauddha dharma ke do grantha kharIde / eka kA nAma hai vauddhacaryA, dUsarA thA dhammapada / yaha pAlI saMsthAna se vauddha granthoM para vizAla stara para kAma hotA hai / yahAM sAre granthoM ko punaH prakAzita karavAyA jA rahA hai / bhagavAna buddha ke 2500 sAlA nirvANa mahotsava para bhArata sarakAra ne samasta pAlI sAhitya kA devAnagarI meM karavAkara prakAzita karavAyA / ava rAtri hone vAlI thI / TaiksI vAle ne hameM kahA, "vahAM eka prAcIna zvetAmvara jaina mandira dekhane yogya hai / " hamArI icchA ko jAnakara usane gAr3I isa mandira kI ora ghumA dI / yaha vArANasI sTezana se 3 ki.mI. dUra madhya meM gaMgA ke kinAre hai / isakI kalA atyanta darzanIya hai / prabhu pArzvanAtha kA upadeza sthala hone ke kAraNa ise pavitra mAnA jAtA hai / mandira vizAla hai, isameM vartamAna ke 24 tIrthakaroM kI pratimAeM sthApita haiM / bhUta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya kI cauvIsI va 20 viharamAna tIrthakaroM kI sundara pratimAeM haiM / yaha zAzvata tIrthakaroM kA paTTa hai / yahAM 66 tIrthakaroM kI pratimAeM haiM / aisI bhavya pratimAeM dulaMbha haiM / yaha upAzraya aura zAstroM kA vizala bhaNDAra hai / mandira ke nikaTa hI 8 jaina mandira haiM / vArANasI meM bahuta kucha dekhane yogya hai / asala meM yahAM Akara vyakti kucha bhI chor3a nahIM sakatA / isa yAtrA kA itanA sAra hai ki yahAM Akara vyakti hara kSaNa, hara pala prabhu 381

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama bhakti meM DUvA rahatA hai / yahAM kI dharatI ke sUkSma kaNoM meM vaha zakti hai ki vyakti ko dUra se khIMcatI hai / vArANasI meM sabhI kucha dekhane yogya hai / mArga meM vyAsa deva kA mandira hai / ina sabhI mandiroM meM hameM kucha kSaNa prabhu ko najadIka pAne kA avasara milA / yahAM kI jIvanazailI apanI pahacAna Apa hai / yahAM ke loga bahuta mIThA bolate haiM / sabhI loga bahuta mehanatI va dhArmika haiM, sabhI prabhu se Darate haiM / yahAM Akara jAne ko dila nahIM karatA / ghara vApasI para java vyakti ghara se nikalatA hai to use yAtrA samApta kara vApasa ghara AnA hotA hai / isI dRSTi se ava hama dharmabhUmi ko praNAma kara Age bar3hane vAle the / hama vApasa Ane kA progrAma banAne lage / hama mugala sarAya sTezana para pahuMce / phira usI sTezana se rAjadhAnI gAr3I dvArA rAtri ko 2 baje cale, hameM TikaTa mila cukI thI, suvaha dehalI pahuMce / dehalI se basa dvArA apane ghara pahuMce / hama yAtrA se vApasa Aye, apane-apane ghara pahuMce / mana meM eka preraNAspada yAtrA thI / isa yAtrA ke mAdhyama se hama jaina saMskRti, itihAsa va kalA ke vAre meM jAna cuke the / hamArI lambe samaya se palane vAlI icchA pUrI ho rahI thI / yaha yAtrA hamArI deva, guru va dharma ke prati AsthA kA pratIka thI / isa yAtrA ke kAraNa hamArA samyaktava dRr3ha huA hai / isa yAtrA ke mAdhyama se hameM hariyANA, dillI, uttara pradeza, vihAra meM tIrtha yAtrA karane kA avasara milA / ina pradezoM kA rahana-sahana, sabhyatA, bhASA va paramparAoM ko jAnane kA avasara milA / ina tIrtha sthAnoM ke pudgala pramANa itane pavitra haiM ki janma janma taka AtmA nirmala va pavitra ho jAtI hai / ina tIrthoM para pahuMcate hI mana -382 -

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama meM adbhuta utsAha paidA hotA hai. / tIthoM meM huI ghaTanAeM AkhioM ko A gheratI haiM / itanI lambI yAtrA meM hameM bahuta jJAna prApta huA hai / hamane jo pustakoM meM jJAna par3hA thA, guruoM se jAnA thA sabhI cintana ko mauke para jAkara dekhane kA avasara milA / isase hamArI AsthA valavatI huI / hameM isa yAtrA ke mAdhyama se eka-dUsare ko samajhane kA acchA maukA milA / hama apane guruoM se mile / unake darzana kiye, unase apane praznoM kA samAdhAna kiyA / eka itihAsa va purAtana ke vidyArthI hone ke nAte hameM isa yAtrA se jaina, vauddha, hindU purAtana rathaloM ko dekhane kA avasara milA / sArI yAtrA zraddhAmayI vAtAvaraNa meM huI / bhArata kI puNyabhUmi para anekatA meM ekatA ke darzana hue / aisA vAtAvaraNa-gRhasthI meM nilanA muzkila hai / ghara meM rahakara vyakti gharelU, samasyAoM meM ulajhA rahatA hai / aise meM mAnasika zAMti ke liye tIrtha yAtrA kA apanA mahatva hai / hameM sArI yAtrA meM kahIM bhI kisI taraha kI rukAvaTa nahIM AI / choTI-moTI takalIpha ke ilAvA sArI yAtrA sadbhAvanA ke mAhaula meM sampUrNa huI / yaha yAtrA hamAre rizte ko bhI dRr3hatama karane meM mIla kA patthara sAvita huI hai / maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina ke sAtha ikaTTe yAtrA karane kA vAyadA pUrA kiyA / aba agale prakaraNa meM hamAre dvArA kI gaI anya tIrtha yAtrAoM kA varNana hai jo hama donoM ne kI thiiN| 383

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- - -ArathA kI ora bar3hate kadama prakaraNa 13 hamAre dvArA saMkSipta yAtrAeM yaha yAtrAeM eka se tIna dina meM sampanna huI / sabhI yAtrA kA sambandha jaina tIthoM se thA / yahAM maiM sabase pahale zrI mahAvIra jI kI yAtrA kA varNana karUMgA / isake pIche kAraNa thA, jaba maiM kucha asvastha thA to mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ne yaha mannata mAMgI, "he bhagavAna! agara merA dharma bhrAtA purUSottama svaratha ho jAe to maiM ravIndra jaina tumhAre caraNoM, usake sAtha Akara vandana karUM / " maiM dhIre-dhIre svastha hone lagA / prabhu mahAvIra kI karuNA kA yaha camatkAra thA ki mujhe laMgA ki zrI mahAvIra jI tIrtha camatkArI hai / merI takalIpha se pahale hama donoM meM se vahAM koI nahIM gayA thA / isa sTezana kA nAma zrI mahAvIra jI bhI jarUra patA thA / java meM svastha ho gayA, to maiMne isa tIrtha ke vAre meM patA kiyA / mujhe patA calA ki yaha sthAna dillI-bharatapura lAIna para hai / hama donoM ne yAtrA kA kAryakrama banAyA / yaha __ yAtrA mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina kI mere liye kI prArthanA kA phala thI / isa prArthanA meM maiMne zakti dekhI hai / ava usa dina se lekara Aja taka varSa meM vaha mere liye prArthanA rakhe zrI mahAvIra jI jAtA hai / tIrtha itihAsa : isa tIrtha kA itihAsa 300 varSa se jyAdA purAnA hai / yaha tIrtha rAjasthAna ke jilA karelI meM sthita hai / yaha sthAna dehalI se 300 ki.mI. dUra hai / AgarA se bhI yahAM pahuMcA jA sakatA hai, AgarA se 170 ki.mI. hai / pahale isakA jilA savAI mAdhopura thA / ava yaha karelI jilA meM haiM isa 384

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama nagara kA prAcIna nAma cAMdanapura thA / yahAM mINA jAti kA eka gavAlA rahatA thA / vaha saralAtmA va prabhu bhakta thA / usake pAsa eka gAya thI, vaha gAya anya pazuoM ke sAtha carane eka TIle para jAtI thI / vaha gAya java zAma ko vApisa AtI to usake stanoM meM dUdha gAyaba hotA / isakA koI kAraNa usa gavAle kI samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA / isa kAraNa gavAlA saMzaya meM par3a gayA / Akhira dUdha kI corI kauna karatA hai ? isakI par3atAla karanI cAhiye / gavAlA isI soca meM agalI suvaha uThA / usane usa gAya kA pIchA kiyA, gAya eka TIle para pahuMcI / gAya ke stana para dUdha jharane lagA, gavAlA hairAna huA / phira camatkAra ke vAre meM usane socanA zuru kiyA / isa TIle meM avazya hI koI khajAnA chupA hai / isI kAraNa gAya ne camatkAra dikhAyA hai / gavAlA ghara calA gayA / usane socA ki maiM kala khudAI karUMgA, khajAne kI talAza karUMgA / gvAlA rAtri ko sokara suvaha jAgA / agalI suvaha usane sArA TIlA khodA, para kahIM kucha na milA / phira thaka kara ghara AyA / agalI rAtri ko svapna meM use AkAzavANI huI, "TIle ko dhIre se khodo / isake gahare meM prabhu pratimA hai, use ArAma se nikAla lenA / " AkAzavANI sunakara gavAlA prasanna huA / usane devavANI ke anusAra kArya prArambha kiyA / bhUgarbha se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sundara pratimA nikAlI / gavAle ne usa pratimA ko eka jhoMpar3I meM sthApita kara diyA / usI gAMva meM kucha jaina zrAvaka Aye / unhoMne isa camatkArI pratimA kI carcA sunI / java vaha pratimA vAle jhoMpar3e meM pahuMce, pratimA ke darzana unheM hArdika prasannatA huI / unhoMne gAMva vAsiyoM ko vatAyA "yaha pratimA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI hai, hama isakI pUjA 385

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kI ora par3ate ga ke liye Apake gAMva meM mandira kI sthApanA karanA cAhate haiM " -- camatkAra : gAMva vAsIyoM ne saharSa eka UMce TIle para mandira banAne kI AjJA pradAna kI / kucha samaya vAda mandira vanakara taiyAra ho gayA | zrAvaka jana Ane lage / gAMva meM bhavya melA lagA / prabhu mahAvIra kI tAmravarNa pratimA ko ratha meM baiThAyA gayA, para yahAM bhI eka camatkAra ghaTita huA / ratha eka kadama bhI Age na bar3hA, punaH dUsarA ratha lAyA gayA / dUsare ratha kI sthiti bhI vaisI hI rahI / ratha ko khIMcane ke liye kaI pazu lagAye gaye, para ratha vahAM hI khar3A rahA / itane meM AkAzavANI huI, "jaba taka yaha gavAlA pratimA ko hAtha nahIM lagAyegA, taba taka ratha nahIM calegA / " isa devavANI ke anusAra bhIr3a meM se usa garIva gavAle ko bulAyA gayA / usane pratimA ko sparza kiyA / usane pratimA ko sira para uThAkara ratha meM sthApita Asana para viTAyA gayA / phira ratha ko sparza kiyA, ratha zIghratA se Age bar3hA / tava se yaha paramparA vana gaI hai ki isa gavAle ke parivAra vAle ratha ko hAtha lagAte haiM, tabhI ratha yAtrA zuru hotI hai / yaha sthAna antarrASTrIya stara kA hai / yahAM hara jAti, varNa, dharma ke loga Ate haiM / nimna varga mAne jAne vAle loga prabhu mahAvIra ko apanA sarvasva mAnate haiM / yahAM mahAvIra jayanti para eka melA lagatA hai jisakA sAre rAjasthAna meM bahuta mahatva hai / sabhI loga apane-apane gAMvoM se nAcate-gAte Ate haiM, apanI paramparA ke anusAra prabhu mahAvIra kI pUjA arcanA karate haiM / 386

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-- --- AsthA kA .. 5.. ..... isa mandira se aneka camatkArI ghaTanAeM jur3I huI haiM / eka maMtrI jodharAja para jhUThA Aropa laga gayA / rAjA ne use phAMsI kA akAraNa hukma sunAyA / sainika use vadha sthAna para le jA rahe the / rAstA jaMgala se gujaratA thA, tabhI usa maMtrI ne rAste meM prabhu mahAvIra kA mandira dekhA / usane prabhu mahAvIra ko vandanA kI, phira usane mannata mAnI - agara maiM isa doSa se mukta ho jAUM to prabhu mahAvIra kA tIna zikhara kA bhavya jinAlaya vanAUMgA / sipAhI maMtrI jodharAja ko jaMgala meM le gaye / use topa ke sAmane khar3A kiyA gayA / golA dAganA zuru kiyA / topa kA golA jodharAja ke pAMva ke pAsa Akara TaNDA ho gayA / maMtrI ko mArane ke liye jitane gole dAge gaye, saba ThaNDe par3ate gaye / koI bhI golA use nuksAna nahIM pahuMcA sakA / isa vAta kI sUcanA rAjA ko dI gaI / rAjA ne kahA, "tumhAre meM kyA zakti hai, jo topa ke gole ko TaMDA kara rahI hai / " dIvAna jodharAja ne kahA, "mahArAja ! mere pAsa to cAMdanapura ke svAmI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zakti hai / mujhe usake nAma kA AdhAra hai aura koI zaraNa nahIM / " rAjA ne prabhu mahAvIra kI zakti ko pahacAnate hue, mantrI ko doSamukta kara diyA / mantrI ne usI TIle para eka bhavya tIna zikhara ke mandira kA nirmANa karAyA / jisameM aba kAphI parivartana ho cukA hai / isa mandira meM prabhu mahAvIra ke atirikta eka vedI meM prabhu puSpadaMta va prabhu RSabhadeva kI sthApanA kI gaI / AsapAsa kI vedIyoM meM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kI prAcIna pratimA sthApita kI gaI / yaha mandira ava vizAla tIrthasthala hai / yahAM anekoM zodha saMsthAna mandira va dharmazAlAoM kA samUha hai / var3I bAta yaha hai ki yahAM sArA saMsAra prabhu mahAvIra kI isa camatkArI pratimA ke darzana karane 387

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama AtA hai / jayapura nareza bhI isa mandira ke parama bhakta the / unhoMne do gAMva isa mandira ko bheMTa kiye the / yaha sthala vizva prasiddha paryaTana sthala vanatA jA rahA hai | digamvara samAja kA yaha pUjnIya tIrtha mathurA, bharatapura, vayAnA, hiDona ke vAda AtA hai / isa tIrtha ke liye dillI va AgarA se baseM bhI mila jAtI haiM / ca yahAM isa mandira ke sAtha hI eka caraNa chatarI hai, yaha vaha sthAna jahAM se yaha pratimA nikalI thI / isa pratimA kA usI parivAra ko jAtA hai, jisa parivAra ne isa pratimA kI khoja kI thI / yaha pratimA kaI taraha se atizaya pUrNa hai / pratimA kI Ayu 1000 varSa se jyAdA hai, yaha muskurAtI pratimA hai / aisI pratimA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI kama milatI hai / cehare meM vItarAga jhalakatI hai / abhI hiDona se nikalI pratimAe mandira meM virAjamAna kI gaI haiM jo itanI hI prAcIna haiN| * isa mandira ke pAsa kamalAbAI kA mandira hai, jo prabhu pArzvanAtha ko samarpita hai / sArA mandira kAMca kA banA hai isameM prabhu pArzvanAtha ke pUrva bhavoM kA citraNa kiyA gayA haiM / cauvIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM haiM, anekoM tIrthaMkaroM ke kAMca citra haiM / sAtha meM vizAla kanyA mahAvidyAlaya hai / yahAM 2200 se adhika vAlikAeM zikSA arjita karatI haiM / gaMbhIra nadI ke pAra zAMtidhAma nAmaka mandiroM kA eka parisara hai, jisakA nirmANa AcArya zAMtisAgara mahArAja jI kI preraNA se zrAvakoM ne karavAyA thA / isa mandira meM khar3I bhagavAna zAMtinAtha jI kI 31 phuTa kI pratimA hai / cAroM tarapha 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM haiM jo pIta jaisalamerI patthara se nirmita hai / bhagavAna zAMtinAtha jI kI pratimA ke eka tarapha bhagavAna pArzvanAtha, dUsarI ora bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 388

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_... ... ... . . . . ..... / haiM / isa mandira ke nIce do mandiroM meM bhagavAna neminAtha da bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI vizAla vaiThI pratimAeM haiM / yahAM kharIdo pharokhata kI acchI mArkiTa hai / bhojanazAlAeM haiM / hoTaloM meM zuddha zAkAhArI bhojana upalabdha hai / yahAM eka vizAla gurukula va saMskRta pAThazAlA hai, jahAM dasavIM kakSA taka par3hAI samAja kI ora se niHzulka dI jAtI hai / digambara samAja ne yahAM mandira ke andara jainazodha pITha sthApita kara rakhI hai / isakI apanI patrikA hai / yahAM jaina mandira ke pracAra, prasAra kI sAmagrI vipula mAtrA meM upalabdha hotI hai / yAtriyoM kI suvidhA kA pUrA dhyAna rakhA jAtA hai / yaha mandira kI vasa sTezana taka sAta kilomITara kI yAtrA karatI hai / vaha yAtriyoM ko lAtI hai aura sTezana para chor3atI hai / yaha sevA dina-rAta cAlU rahatI hai / isameM kabhI vilamba nahIM hotA / itanI suvidhAoM ke kAraNa yAtrA sarala ho jAtI hai / yAtrI hara Trena se utarate haiM, car3hate haiM / sthAnIya grAmINa prabhu bhakta haiM / yahAM dharmazAlAeM meM kulI AsAnI se upalabdha hote haiM / yahAM surakSA vyavasthA dRr3ha vanAI gaI hai / yAtrI ke jAnamAla ko koI hAni na ho, isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhA jAtA hai / yahAM pUjana sAmagrI ke liye mandira meM alaga kendra hai / mandira ke vAhara vAjAra meM hara prakAra ke jaina bhajanoM kI kaiseTa, vIDiyo, pustakeM AsAnI se upalabdha hotI haiM / mandira meM yahAM eka pustaka vikraya kendra hai / mandira kA bhavya kAryAlaya hai jo dina rAta khulA rahatA hai / kyoMki yAtrI 24 ghaNTe Ate-jAte rahate haiM / isI mandira ke pAsa eka aura bhavya jaina mandira hai, jisakI apanI mArkiTa hai / yahAM bhI eka dharmazAlA hai, yahAM sabhI dharmazAlAeM mandira ke adhIna haiM / yAtriyoM ke liye DI-laksa kamaro se lekara sAdhAraNa kamare haiM, jinakA kirAyA 389

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=ArA hI vora ja vahuta hI kama hai / yAtriyoM se bharA hone ke bAvajUda bhI yahA~ anupama zAMti hai / isa tIrtha ke relave sTezana para bhI isa mandira va pratimA kA mADala lagAyA huA hai / yahAM ke sthAnIya grAmINa loga jaina saMskAroM meM raMge haiM / unheM jaina yAtriyoM se acchA vyavahAra karanA AtA hai / yahAM sarakArI vidyAlaya bhI hai / . bhArata sarakAra va rAjasthAna sarakAra isa mandira va tIrtha ke vikAsa kI ora vizeSa dhyAna detI hai / isa tIrtha kI prabaMdhaka samiti kA kAryAlaya jayapura meM sthita hai / zAMtidhAma meM eka navA mandira sthApita ho cukA hai / yahAM sava mandiroM meM bhavya kIrti stambha haiM / zAMtidhAma ke sAmane eka caitya aura hai / zAMtidhAma mandira parisara reta ke TIloM se ghirA huA hai / isakI dUsarI tIrtha kI yAtrA maiMne navambara 2001 prabhu mahAvIra ke 2600 sAlA janma kalyANaka para saparivAra kI / tava taka meM isa tIrtha kI pragati ko dekhakara prasanna huA / yahAM yAtriyoM kI bhIr3a ke kAraNa prabhu mahAvIra svayaM haiM / para yahAM kI vyavasthA kA bhI isameM pramukha hAtha hai / aisI vyavasthA hameM AnandajI kalyANajI peThI samedazikhara (vihAra) meM dekhane ko milI / yaha tIrtha digambara jaina atizaya kSetra hai, isake atizaya __kA varNana hama Upara kara cuke haiM / isI camatkArI prabhAva ke kAraNa hama yahAM Aye / maiMne yaha yAtrA apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke sAtha kI thI kyoMki aisI usakI bhAvanA thI / tIrtha zrI mahAvIra jI kI yAtrA : ___maiM apane dharmAtA ravIndra jaina ke sAtha dillI kI ora ravAnA huA / yahAM hama dopahara ko pahuMce / dopahara ko janatA mela Trena AtI hai / yaha Trena senTarala vAmve ko jAtI 390

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- - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama hai / gAMva meM kucha khetI hotI hai, gAMva ke jyAdA loga phauja meM hai / mandira ke jyAdA mulAjama bhI isI gAMva ke haiM / yahAM sthAnIya grAmINoM meM prabhu mahAvIra va jaina dharma ke prati athAha zraddhA hai / _phira hama mukhya mandira ke bAhara zAMtidhAma meM pahuMce / isake liye hameM nadI pAra karanI par3I / yahAM cauvIsa bhagavAna kI bhavya pratimAoM ko praNAma kiyA / vApasa phira gAMva meM Aye / maMdira ke pAsa eka anya mandira ke darzana kiye / vApasI para hama vasa dvArA mahuA pahuMce / yahAM se bharatapura, mathurA hote hue vApisa dillI pahuMce / yaha aise kSetra kA saphara __ thA jo mere dharma kI AsthA ko dRr3ha karane meM sahAyaka vanA / isa yAtrA meM mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina kI mere svAsthya ke liye mAnI mannata pUrI huI / isase mujhe anubhava huA ki merA ziSya merI sehata kA kitanA phikra karatA hai / yaha phikra usakA zuru se hai / Aja bhI praNAma ke bAda mere svasthya kA samAcAra jJAta karanA apanA dhanaM samajhatA hai / usa kA praNAma samarpaNa kI jItI-jAgatI misAla hai / vaha merI hara AjJA ko pUrNa rUpa se apanI zakti anusAra pUrA karatA hai / kaI vAra maiM socatA hUM ki vaha vyakti kisa miTTI kA vanA hai, jise apane bhUta, vartamAna tathA bhaviSya kI koI cintA nahIM / prabhu mahAvIra kI bhASA meM kaheM, 'vinaya mUla dhambha' "vinaya dharma kA mUla hai / " vinaya aura zraddhA usake AsapAsa cakkara lagAtI hai, usake jIvana meM hara pala ghaTita hotI hai, sacamuca guru kI mehanata, ziSya ke caritra se jhalakatI hai / so apane inhIM guNoM ke kAraNa saralatA va sahaja bhAva svayaM prakaTa ho jAtA hai / 393

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kada dillI yAtrA - maharolI : isa yAtrA meM hameM vApasI para dehalI AnA par3A, dehalI to kaI vAra AnA hotA rahatA hai, para isa yAtrA meM hamane AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke darzana va vandana kA lAbha liyA / ava unase kAphI paricaya ho cukA thA / so unase khulakara jJAna carcA huI / hamane unheM apanA sampUrNa paMjAvI sAhitya amerikA, kaineDA meM vAMTane ke liye diyA / ina dezoM meM vyApta mAtrA meM paMjAvI haiM / yUnIvarsiTiyoM meM dharma kA adhyayana hotA hai / eka vAra hameM dehalI ke pAsa maharolI sthita dAdAvAr3I tIrtha dekhane kA saubhAgya prathama vAra isa yAtrA meM milA / yaha dehalI kA prAcIna tIrtha hai, muslamAnoM ke Agamana se kucha samaya pahale dehalI meM dAdA maNidhArI zrI jinacandra kA svargavAsa huA thA / vaha mandira jaMgaloM meM hai / inakI samAdhi camatkArI hai / aba to yahAM vizAla dharmazAlA, bhojanazAlA hai / dAdAvAr3I meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA mandira hai / eka kRtrima jinAlaya kA samUha hai jo zatruMjaya tIrtha kI AkRti banAne kI sundara ceSTA kI gaI hai / dharatI para zatruMjaya tIrtha ko pradarzita kiyA gayA hai / yaha eka acchA upakrama hai / jo zatruMjaya mahAtIrtha ke darzana nahIM kara sakate / isa sthAna ke darzana zatruMjaya tIrtha kI yAtrA kI preraNA le sakate haiM / hamArI tijArA yAtrA : hama ina tIrtha yAtrAoM ke bAda khAmoza baiTha gaye the, eka vAra acAnaka dehalI jAnA huA / hamAre pAsa khulA samaya thA / yaha avasara vizva paMjAvI sammelana kA thA / hameM eka pustaka svaH pUjya prarvataka zrI zAMtisvarUpa jI mahArAja 394

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trAsthA tI gora to sTaMTama ko samarpita karanI thI / yaha abhilASA hamArI guruNI upaprarvatanI sAdhvI zrI svarNakAntA jI mahArAja kI thI / unhIM kI icchA ko pUrNa karane hameM meraTha jAnA par3A / meraTha jainoM kI acchI AvAdI vAlA zahara hai / dehalI se 200 ki. mI. dUrI para hai / sammelana kI eka zAma pahale meraTha ravAnA hue / prarvattaka pUjya zrI zAMtisvarUpa jI mahArAja ke pahale hamane darzana nahIM kiye the / parantu guruNI jI ke Adeza kA pAlana jarUrI thA, so zAma ko yahAM jAne kA kAryakrama vana gayA / pUjya zrI zAMtisvarUpa jI mahArAja AgamoM ke mahAna jJAtA the / rAtri ko hama jaina nagara meraTha meM pahuMce / yaha nagara bhI pUjyazrI kI dena hai / pAkistAna se Aye sahadharmI bhAIyoM ko isa nagara meM vasAvA gayA hai / isa nagara meM jaina sthAnaka, haspatAla, samAdhi, dharmazAlA, mandira va pArka hai / nagara ke bAhara acchA atithigRha hai / meraTha nagara itihAsika nagara hai / adhikAMza sthAnIya AvAdI muslima hai / phira jainoM kA nambara AtA hai / ina jainoM meM sthAnIya va pAkistAna se Aye jaina sammilita haiM / sthAnIya jaina adhikAMza digambara haiM / hama dera rAtri pahuMce / pUjya zrI ke darzana kiye / unakA AzIrvAda prApta kiyA / mahAsatI jI kA sandeza diyA, unheM pustaka bheMTa kI / mahArAjazrI pustaka ko dekhakara prasan gaye / vahAM ke pradhAna ne phoTogrAphara kA pravandha kiyA / hama kucha ghaMTe sthAnaka meM ruke, phira mere dharmabhrAtA ne majhe parAmarza diyA ki kyoM na dehalI vApasI para tijArA tIrtha kI yAtrA kara lI jAye / hama rAtri meraTha jaina nagara meM ruke / subaha hote sammelana meM bhAga lene ke liye dehalI kI ora ravAnA hue / yahAM Akara hamane zrI tijArA tIrtha kA kAryakrama banAyA / 395

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zrI tijArAtIrtha : yaha tIrtha dillI se 117 ki.mI. dUra hai / dillI, rivAr3I, alavara, jayapura, mahAvIra jI se yaha sar3aka mArga se jur3A huA hai / yahAM hara ravivAra ko melA lagatA hai / isakA nAma prAcIna granthoM meM dehara hai / yaha 1656 kI zrAvaNa zuklA saMvata 2013 meM bhagavAna candraprabhu kI zvetavarNa kI divya camatkArI pratimA bhUgarbha se prApta huI thI / yaha atizaya pUrNa tIrtha hai / yahAM logoM kI manokAmanA pUrNa hotI hai| yahAM bhavya mandira meM samosaraNa vanAyA gayA hai / pAsa bhavya dharmazAlA vanI hai / jahAM se prabhu candraprabhu kI pratimA prApta huI thI / vahAM caraNa chatarI banI huI hai / mandira ke sAmane mAna stambha hai / yahAM eka anya mandira hai, jo prabhu pArzvanAtha ko samarpita hai / isa mandira meM manoja va sAtizaya pratimAeM virAjamAna hai / yahAM 300 kamaroM kI dharmazAlA hai / sabhI suvidhAoM se yukta hai 1 bhagavAna candraprabhu kI pratimA kA svapna sAhuzAMti prasAda jI jaina ko AyA thA / usI sthAna para yaha bhavya mandira vanA hai / isI mandira ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya hameM prApta huA / hama vasa dvArA gur3agAMva ke mArga se tijArA pahuMce / tijArA rAjasthAna ke alavara jile meM par3atA hai / yaha sthAna pattharoM kI khAnoM se bharA par3A hai / yahAM mUrti va patthara kA vyApAra vahuta hotA hai| isa sthAna para hama donoM dopahara ke samaya pahuMce / mandira meM kucha yAtrI the / mandira ke vyavasthApaka ne hameM rukane ko kahA / hamAre pAsa samaya kA abhAva thA / sarvaprathama mandira ke mAna stambha ko praNAma / prabhu candraprabhu kI pratimA eka sundara vedI meM kiyA 396

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama virAjamAna thI / vahAM prabhu candraprabhu kI pUjA arcanA kI, mana ko abhUtapUrva zAMti milI / mana prasannatA se jhUma uThA / yahAM hamane vaha sthAna bhI dekhA jahAM mastaka jhukAne se hara prakAra kI zArIrika vyAdhi dUra ho jAtI hai / mandira kA parisara vizAla hai / prabaMdhakoM ne hameM khAne kA AmantraNa diyA / hameM unake anugraha ke Age-zIza jhukAnA par3A / hama khAnA khAkara santuSTa hue / phira mandira ke AsapAsa nihArA / yahAM mandira ke AsapAsa pahAr3iyAM haiM / mandira eka TIle para sthita hai / yahAM eka choTA sA vAjAra hai / yahAM dainika upayoga kI hara vastu ArAma se mila jAtI hai / yahAM dharma pracAra sAmagrI, bhajanoM ke oNDiyo kaiseTa, vIDiyo kaiseTa, pustakeM hara samaya milatI haiM / yahAM mandira meM dharmapracAraka Ate jAte rahate haiM, yaha mandira cAhe nayA hai, para yahAM kI pratimAeM bahuta prAcIna haiM / pratimA itanI ArkaSaka hai ki jaba koI candraprabhu bhagavAna kA varNana karatA hai, isI pratimA kA ullekha hotA hai / yaha pratimA 1000 varSa prAcIna lagatI hai / isa pratimA para koI zilAlekha nahIM, phira bhI yaha sthAna aisA hai, jahAM pahuMcate candrapurI ke prabhu candraprabhu kI yAda A jAtI hai / isa tIrtha ke vAre meM yaha vAta prasiddha hai : "nagara tijArA, deharA, alavara rAjasthAna, jahAM bhUmi se pragaTe, candAprabhu bhagavAna / pichale sAloM meM yahAM yAtriyoM kA Agamana kAphI bar3hA hai / ina gAMvoM meM khetI kI jamIna kama hI paryApta hai / para yaha tIrtha zrI mahAvIra jI jaisI vizAla saMsthAoM se susajjita nahIM / kucha bhI ho isa tIrtha para Akara merI AsthA ko nayA AyAma milA / yaha tIrtha va pratimA digambara jaina paramparA se jur3I hai / isI kAraNa adhikAMza loga digambara hI yahAM Ate 397

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-rathA kI ora do kadA haiM / zArIrika kaSTamukti ke liye yahAM sthAnIya loga bhI Ate haiM / yaha tIrtha meM merI ArathA jur3I hai / hamArI hastinApUra yAtrA : ___ hastinApura kA nAma Ate hI mahAbhArata kA citra dimAga meM A jAtA hai / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke eka putra ne isa nagara kA nirmANa kiyA thA / mahAbhArata ke anusAra yaha kauravoM kI rAjadhAnI thI / yaha kuru deza meM par3atI thI / isa nagara kA itihAsa bahuta gauravamaya hai / yahAM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna Rpabhadeva ko eka varSa ghUmane ke vAda AhA' milA thA / isa dAna kA lAna unake potre zreyAMsa kumAra ne liyA / prabhu eka varSa taka ghUmate rahe / koI unheM kanyA bheMTa karatA, koI hAthI aura koI ghor3A, para bhojana koI na detA kyoMki loga dAnavidhi nahIM jAnate the / yaha bhagavAna ke pUrva janma ke azubha phala kA udaya thA / bhojana na milane ke pIche eka dilacaspa kahAnI hai / pUrvabhava kathA : ___ eka vAra prabhu kA janma rAjA ke rUpa meM huA, usa samaya sabhyatA itanI vikasita nahIM thI / gAMvoM se kisAna ikaTThe hokara Aye, rAjA se kahane lage, "prabhu hamAre pazu phasala khA jAte haiM / khetoM se kucha nahIM nikalatA, koI samAdhAna kareM tAki hamArI khetI vacI rahe / ". rAjA ne kahA, "tuma unake muMha para chipakalI vAMdha do, tumhArI phasala kI rakSA ho jAyegI / " / __ grAmINoM ne apane pazuoM ke muMha para chipakalI vAMdha dI, bhole kisAnoM ne una pazuoM ke Age dAnA pAnI rakhA, mUMha vaMdhA hone ke kAraNa vaha kucha na khA sake / agalI suvaha kisAna phira Aye aura kahane lage, 398

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- = vAsthA jI vora vaho drA "rAjan ! hamAre pazu to kucha khAte nahIM / " rAjA ne kahA, "kyA tumane khAne ke samaya unake muMha se chipakalI khola dI thI ?' kisAnoM ne kahA, "hameM Apane vAMdhane ko kahA thA, kholane ko nahIM !" rAjA ne kahA, "jAo pahale chipakalI kholo / " kisAnoM ne muMha para baMdhI chipakalI khola dI / pazuoM ne khAnA zuru kara diyA / isa pApakarma kA phala unheM isa janma meM bhoganA par3A / zAratra kahate haiM ki yahI rAjA agale janma meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva vanA, phira unhoMne gRha tyAgA, unake sAtha anekoM rAjA bhI sAdhu vane / adhikAMza tapa se Dara kara bhAga gaye / prabhu akele raha gaye / bhojana kI talAza meM haritanApura pahuMce / zreyAMsa kumAra mahala meM baiThA nagara kI zobhA dekha rahA thA / prabhu ko dekhate hI use mana prabhava jJAna ho gayA / use yAda AyA ki pUrvabhava meM vaha bhI eka zramaNa thA / zramaNa ko dAna dene kI vidhi vAda A gaI / isa prakAra dAna dene ke kAraNa vaha isa yuga kA prathama dAnI kahalAyA / rAjA zreyAMsa kumAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA potra va takSazilA nareza vAhuvalI kA putra thA / prabhu RSabhadeva kI yAda meM Aja bhI loga varasI tapa karate haiM / jisa sthAna para prabhu kA pAranA huA thA, vahAM Ate haiM / yaha dina akSaya tRtIyA thA / yaha pAraNA ikSurasa sa huA thA, isI kAraNa loga bhI ikSurasa se pAranA karate haiM, jaise prabhu Rpabhadeva kA pAranA potra dvArA sampanna huA, usI taraha varasI tapa para Aye loga potra se pAranA karavAte haiM / jahAM prabhu RSabha ko dAna milA thA, usa sthAna para eka prAcIna stUpa hai / hastinApura meM 16veM tIrthakara prabhu zAMtinAtha 399

Page #402
- zA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA janma huA thA, jinhoMne apane pUrvabhava meM eka kabUtara kI rakSArtha apanA nAMsa dAna kiyA thA / unake cAra kalyANaka yahAM hue / unake janma ke samaya mahAmArI phailI huI thI jo paidA hote zAMta ho gaI / unakI mAtA rAnI acIrA, pitA rAjA vizvasena the| prabhu zrI zAMtinAtha tIrthakaroM meM se cakravratI vane, unhoMne 6 khaMDoM ko vijaya kiyA / isI dharatI para prabhu kuthunAtha va prabhu arahanAtha ke cAra kalyANaka hue, vaha bhI cakravratI bane, phira unhoMne tapa kara kevala jJAna prApta kiyA / isa prakAra yahAM tIna tIthaMkaroM ke 12 kalyANaka hue haiM / vahAM prabhu muni suvrata ravAmI kA samosaraNa AyA thA / inakA samaya lAmAyaNa ke samakSa TaharatA hai / unhoMne apanA dharmapracAra kazmIra, paMjAva, gaMdhAra taka kiyA thA / prabhu mallInAtha va bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA samosaraNa yahAM AyA thA / pranu pArzvanAtha ne bhI kazmIra, kuru, paMjAba, gaMdha gAra dezoM meM vicaraNa kiyA thA / antima tIrthakara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra yahAM jaina dharma dezanA ke liye padhAre to yahAM ke rAjA ne prabhu mahAvIra se saMyama aMgIkAra kiyA / yaha sthAna prabhu mahAvIra kI pAvana caraNaraja se pavitra hai / isa tIdhaM para sAdhu hajAroM sAloM se jaina sAdhu, AcArya va zrI saMgha yAtrA ke lie rahe haiM / AcArya jinaprabhava sUri ne vividha tIrtha kalpa meM isa tIrtha kA varNana 400 varSa pUrva kiyA hai / yaha tIrtha gaMgA ke kinAre sthita thA / Aja bhI gaMgA yahAM se 7 ki.mI. dUra vahatI hai / gaMgA ne isa tIrtha kA vinAza kaI vAra kiyA hai / isa tIrtha kI yAtrA mugala kAla meM bhI hotI rahI hai / paM: vanArasI dAsa ne bhI apanI yAtrA vivaraNa meM isakA varNana kiyA hai / prAcInatA ke nAma para Aja bhI yahAM stUpa dekhe jA sakate 400

Page #403
AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama haiM / gaMgA nahara kI khudAI meM kucha prAcIna pratimAeM nikalI thIM jo aba yahAM ke prAcIna digamvara mandira meM virAjita haiM / yaha tIrtha siddhabhUmi hai / jaina itihAsa ke anusAra viSNu kumAra muni ne 500 muniyoM kI rakSA kI thI / usI meM rakSA vaMdhana kA parva huA / isa prakAra do parvo kA sambandha hastinApura se haiM / AcArya zrI jinaprabhava muni ne yahAM anekoM prAcIna mandiroM kA varNana kiyA hai / jo unake samaya sthApita the / Aja jisa sthAna para mandira hai, vaha eka UMce TIle para sthita hai / aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki prAcIna kAla meM isI sthAna para mandira rahA hogA / yahAM prabhu kuthunAtha, prabhu arahanAtha va zAMtinAtha ke caraNa yugala sthApita haiM / yaha jaMgala kA kSetra hai, vahAM prakRti ke dRzya ati sundara haiM, yahAM prAcIna vidura ke kile kI dIvAreM haiM / yahAM do TIle haiM, eka ko kaurava kA TIlA kahate hai, dUsare ko pAMDava kA TIlA / yahAM bharapUra ganne kI phasala hotI hai / isa tIrtha ke bAre meM zAstroM meM AyA hai : "potraM zrI RSabhadeva zreyAMsaH zreyAMsanvito dAtA, vitaM zuddhekSudayo na vidyate bhUtalenthana / " arthAt RSabhadeva ke samAna pAtra zreyAMsa ke samAna zraddhA-bhakti aura bhAvapUrvaka dene vAlA dAtA, ikSurasa ke samAna zuddha - niSedha AhAra isa pRthvI para anyatra nahIM huA / isI pAraNe kI khuzI meM zreyAMsa kumAra ke pitA mahAzramaNa vAhuvalI ne unakI smRti meM takSazilA meM caraNa cinha sthApita kiye / jaina itihAsa meM 12 cakravartI hue / unameM se 8 yahAM paidA hue / ina chaTha cakravartIyoM meM AThavAM cakravartI narka meM gayA / cauthe va AThaveM ne dIkSA grahaNa kara mokSa prApta 401

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........... ..... ... aura ba.. .... kiyA / 5, 6, 7 cakravatI 16, 17, 18 tIrthakara 6, ra meM paidA hue / cauthe cAlI sanatakumAra the / vIsaveM tIrthakara muni suvrata ke samaya gaMgadata gRhapati ca kArtika seTa ilI nagara ke the / jo marakara devaloka gaye / isa samaya viSNu kumAra muni ne zrI suvratAcArya se dIkSA grahaNa kI / yahAM kA rAjA namUci thA / namUci jaina sAdhuoM se ghRNA karatA thA / eka vAra suvratAcArya 700 sAdhuoM sahita padhAre / namUci ne muniyoM ko sAta dinoM ke andara nikalane kA Adeza diyA / viSNumuni ne paira TikAne ke liye tIna paga pRthvI mAMgI / rAjA namUci isa bAta ke liye mAna gayA / muni viSNu kumAra ne eka paga se sArI pRthvI ko mApA, phira donoM pairoM se lavaNa samudra ko mApa liyA / tIsarA pAMva unhoMne nanUci ke sira para rakhA, jisase muni saMgha kA kapTa TalA / isa dina kA nAma rakSA baMdhana pdd'aa| 22veM tIrthaMkara zrI ariSTanemi ke eka bhava meM yahAM kA rAjA zaMkha dhA, usake pitA zaMkha ne rAjya tyAga mokSa prApta kiyA / __ bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke samaya yahAM damadatta muni hue, jinhoMne kaThina tapa kara mokSa prApta kiyA / yaha vala, mahAvala ne dIkSA grahaNa kara devaloka prApta kiyA / prabhu mahAvIra Ayu ke 57veM varSa meM mithilA se vihAra karate hue hastinApura padhAre the / vahAM ke rAjA ziva ne apane putra ko rAjya dekara saMyama grahaNa kiyA / prabhu mahAvIra kA yahAM apane ziSya gaNadhara gautama se vArtAlApa huA thA / . ___ yahAM hI poTila zrAvaka va usakI 32 patniyoM ne saMyama grahaNa kara devagati prApta kI / tIrtha darzana : isa dharatI para itihAsa ne apane ko bahuta vAra 402

Page #405
- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama doharAyA hai / yahAM prAcIna kAla se 5 mandiroM-va 5 stUpoM kA varNana AyA hai / yahAM pAMcoM stUpa to vidyamAna haiM para yahAM koI jaina mandira adhika purAnA nahIM / sabhI mandira muslamAnoM ke zAsana ke antima dinoM ke haiM / sabhI mandira va stUpa vikramI 17-18 zatAvdI taka vidyamAna the / AkramaNakArI ke AkramaNa va gaMgA kI bhayaMkara vAr3ha isa tIrtha ko bahAkara le gaI / ava yahAM bace haiM reta ke UMce-UMce TIle / jaina samAja prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhdeva se bhagavAna ___ mahAvIra taka aura unake vAda isa tIrtha se jur3A rahA hai / yahAM para kucha prasiddha saMsthAoM kA hama paricaya de rahe haiM / zvetAmvara mandira yahAM mUlanAyaka prabhu zAtinAtha kA mandira dharmazAlAoM se ghirA huA hai / isa pratimA kI sthApanA 1626 vaisAkha ke dina zrIjina kalyANa ke dvArA huI thI / inako ava bhavya rUpa de diyA gayA hai / isa tIrtha ko vyavasthA meM zrI Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI ahamadAvAda kA abhUtapUrva sahayoga hai / isa mandira meM dharmazAlA ke atirikta bhavya bhojanazAlA, pAraNAsthala, pAraNA mandira, zobhAyamAna hai / zrI RSabhadeva kA pAraNA sthala va bhavya mandira : bhagavAna RSabhadeva va zreyAMsa kumAra ke jIvana se samvandhita jhAMkiyAM saMgamaramara meM kalAkRta kI gaI haiM / yaha jhAMkiyAM manamohaka rUpa se dekhI jA sakatI haiM / bhagavAna zAMtinAtha kA caumukhA mandira vAlAzrama hai / jahAM AsapAsa ke gAMvoM ke vacce gurukula meM padati se par3hate haiM / yahAM dAdAvAr3I va dharmazAlA hai / eka jaina sthAnaka bhI hastinApura meM hai, jahAM rahane kI vyavasthA bhI hai / 403

Page #406
- = vAcA hI vora laine tame zrI zvetAmbara jaina niziyAM zvetAmbara mandira se do ki.mI. dUrI para eka prAcIna stUpa hai, jahAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne pAraNA kiyA thA / pAsa hI unakI caraNa pAdukA haiM / ina caraNoM para chatrI banI huI hai / yahAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva se sambandhita citra lagAye gaye ina stUpoM ke pIche prabhu zAMtinAtha, prabhu kuthunAtha va zrI AdinAtha ke caraNa haiM / eka chatrI meM bhagavAna mallinAtha ke caraNa haiM / aba yaha sthala bahuta vikasita ho cukA hai / yaha pakkI sar3aka se jur3A hai / yahAM eka pAraNA mandira, eka tIrthakaroM kA mandira va eka guru mandira bana cuke haiM / isa tIrtha ke pIche gaMgA nahara vaha rahI hai / isa sthala se prabhu zAMtinAtha kI dhAtu pratimA bhI nikalI thI / yahAM khar3I digambara pratimA kAyotvarga bhI isI digambara mandira meM virAjita hai / yahAM bhI kailAza parvata kA nirmANa ho rahA hai, jo apane Apa meM anupama hogA / digambara jaina saMsthAeM : zrI digambara jaina mandira- yaha mandira 200 varSa purAtana hai / isakA nirmANa dillI ke seTa ne rAjA kI AjJA se usa sthAna para banAyA thA jo dharatI se 50 phuTa UMcA hai / yahAM mandira meM vizAla dharmazAlAoM kA samUha hai / yAtriyoM ke Taharane ke liye samucita vyavasthA mandira kI ora se pradAna kI jAtI hai / yahAM mUlanAyaka prabhu zAMtinAtha haiM / sAtha meM dhAtu kI vizAla prAcIna pratimA isI mandira meM sthApita hai jo zvetAmbara niziyoM se nikalI thI / yahAM prabhu kuthunAtha va prabhu AdinAtha kI pratimAeM haiM / sAmane kIrti stambha hai / isa mandira ke ___404

Page #407
=AmyA che gora to rudrA pIche cAra choTe-choTe mandira haiM / eka taraha se nandIzvara dIpa kI sthApanA kI gaI hai, jahAM mUrtiyoM kI bharamAra hai / sAtha meM samosaraNa mandira kI vizAla racanA zAstra vidhi ke anusAra kI gaI hai / cAroM tarapha prabhu kI pratimA hai / isake deva-deviyAM, tica, manuSya dvArA bhagavAna kI dezanA sunane kA dRzya jIvanta DhaMga se prastuta kiyA gayA sAtha ke mandira meM prabhu pArzvanAtha va anya tIthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM haiM, jo kAphI prAcIna pratimAeM haiM / usI ke pAsa eka rAstA jaMgala ko jAtA hai / isa jaMgala meM samedazikhara parvata kI racanA kI gaI hai / zikharajI ke anusAra hI niziyAM sthApita kI gaI haiM / usI taraha jala maMdira hai / isI mandira meM jaba hama vApisa Ate haiM to dUsarI tarapha bhagavAna vAhuvalI kA Adhunika mandira haiM / isa tarapha prAcIna mandira meM eka brahmacArI Azrama mandira hai, jahAM zastra ravAdhyAya kI sundara vyavasthA hai / yaha maMdira zikhara jI kI taraha vaMdaroM kI vanasthalI hai / sAre hastinApura meM aMgrejoM ke jamAne se hI zikAra khelanA manA hai / isakA kAraNa yahAM jaMgala va jaMgalI jAnavara apanA prAkRtika jIvana jIte haiM / zrI digambara niziyAM : digambara jaina samAja kI pAMca niziyAM hai / yahAM caraNa ke sthAna para ravAstika banAye gae haiM / eka nizi to zvetAmbara nizi se 3 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hai / / zvetAmbara niziyoM ke sAmane tIna tIrthaMkaroM kI chatriyAM haiM / jahAM svAstika haiM / isa TIle para eka prAcIna stUpa bhI hai / zAyada yaha una pAMca stUpoM meM se eka hai| 405

Page #408
jhAsthA tI cora te ma zvetAmbara niziyoM se vApasa hastinApura Ate eka jaMgala meM digambara niziyAM haiM / eka prAcIna guphA hai, ina niziyoM se bAhara nikalate hI hama mukhya sar3aka para A jAte haiM / jambUdvIpa : hama jisa kSetra meM rahate haiM, use jambUdvIpa kahate haiM / jambU kA artha jAmuna hai / zAyada isI kAraNa isa kSetra kA nAma yaha ghar3A | hama bharata khaNDa meM rahate haiM / yaha kSetra dvIpa samudroM se ghirA huA hai / inake madhya eka lAkha yojana kA sumerU parvata hai / yaha jaina bhUgola kA viSaya hai / isakA jyotiSa va gaNita se sambandha hai / para isa vAta ko saMsAra ke sAmane sahaja DhaMga se prastuta karane kA vIr3A uThAyA digamvara jaina samAja kI mahAna sAdhvI mAtA jJAnamatI jI ne / mAtA jJAnamatI jI AcArya dezabhUSaNa mahArAja kI ziSyA hai / vaha parama viduSI hai, inake 100 se jyAdA grantha jaina dharma ke vibhinna viSayoM para chapa cuke haiM / vaha ayodhyA, kuNDalapura jaise tIrthoM kA jIrNodvAra vana cukI hai / 1 unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI 25vIM janma zatAbdI para isakA nirmANa kArya zuru karavAyA / isa vistRta parisara kA udghATana svargIya pradhAna maMtrI zrImati indirA gAMdhI ne kiyA thA / bar3e lambe samaya ke bAda dharatI kA zrRMgAra jambUdvIpa vanA / yahAM sAta samudra, dvIpoM, caityAlaya va pramukha parvata kI sthApanA ullekhanIya DhaMga se kI gaI hai / yahAM vAhana se ghUmA jAtA hai / jambudvIpa ko samajhane ke liye gAIDa kI jarUrata hai / sumerU parvata 81 phuTa UMcA banAyA gayA hai / isake bhItara kI sIr3hiyAM car3hane para cAra maMjileM AtI haiM / dUsarI maMjila sabase UMcI hai / hara mandira para cahumukhI pratimAeM 406

Page #409
-rathA kI ora bar3hate kadama haiM / isa jambUdvIpa meM hajAroM choTI-bar3I pratimAeM haiM / isa parisara meM dhyAna mandira meM hI dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai / dhyAna cauvIsa tIrthakaroM kA dhyAna hai, isa parisara meM bahuta jina maMdira hai / jahAM dhAtu va saMgamaramara kI pratimAeM haiM / dIvAra para jaina dharma se sambandhita citroM ko alaMkRta kiyA gayA hai| eka kamala mandira hai, jo jalamaMdira meM sthApita hai / eka saMgamaramara para kamalanumA chata ke aMdara prabhu mahAvIra jI mUlanAyaka haiM / eka ArTa gailarI hai / yahAM prakAzana vibhAga hai, jahAM se mAtA jI ke sabhI grantha mila sakate haiM / yahAM mAtA jI kA Azrama bhI hai / isa bhavya parisara meM hajAroM yAtrI rojAnA Ate haiM / tIrtharAja hastinApura kI yAtrA isa tIrtha kI prathama yAtrA maiMne usa samaya kI thI java hama zrI mahAvIra jI gaye the, vApasI para dillI Aye to patA lagA ki akSaya tRtIya kA mUla zubha avasara hai / eka vAta maiM batA dUM ki mere dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina 1670 meM pahalI bAra isa tIrtha para Aye the, phira hara varSa varasI tapa ke samAroha meM bhAga lete rahe haiM / 1647 meM nayA hastinApura banAyA gayA jise saradAra paTela uttara pradeza kI naI rAjadhAnI banAnA cAhate the / unhoMne pAkistAna se Aye zaraNArthiyoM ko yahAM makAna banAkara diye / parantu durbhAgyavaza pradhAnamaMtrI zrI neharu kI virodhatA se yaha kArya sampanna na ho sakA / zrI neharu lakhanaU ko rAjadhAnI vanAne ke pakSa meM the / hastinApura ke gAMva meM vyApta paMjAvI AvAdI hai / jyAdA sikkhoM ko yahAM jamIneM milI haiM, yaha sAre gAMva zaraNArthiyoM ke haiM / hama dillI se meraTa pahuMce, zAma ho cukI thI, yahAM 407

Page #410
AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama tIrtha para paMjAviyoM kA acchA jamAva thA / hameM yahAM svargIya zrI satya pAla jaina jIre vAle mile, unhAneM hamAre Thaharane kI sundara vyavasthA kara dI / tapasviyoM ke liye alaga pravandha kiyA jA rahA thA / Ama logoM ke liye alaga pravandha kiyA jA rahA thA / yahAM kaI tapasvI hamArI pahacAna ke the / hamAre liye isa tIrtha para AnA parama saubhAgya kA avasara thA / hameM isa tIrtha para janasAdhAraNa kI AsthA kA pramANa milA / maiMne apane kamare meM apanA sAmAna TikAyA / hameM kamarA digambara dharmazAlA meM milaa| mele ke avasara para donoM samAja ikaTThe ho jAte hai / sabhI dharmazAlAoM kA kaMTrola mele ke kAraNa zvetAmbara samAja ke hAtha meM thA yaha jaina ekatA kA acchA pramANa hai / hamane rAtri ko sabhI mandira dekhe / usa samaya jambUdvIpa kA nirmANa ho rahA thA I gujarAtI dharmazAlA bhI sar3aka para taiyAra ho rahI thI / yahAM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa thA / vahAM pahuMcakara saMsAra se kaTa cuke the / yahAM Akara hamAre sAmane tIrthaMkaroM kA itihAsa AMkheM ke sAmane ghUma gayA / yaha dharatI para tIrthaMkara prabhu ke samosaraNa Aye / hamAre liye yahAM kA kaNa-kaNa pUjnIya va vandanIya hai 1 hamArI yaha prathama yAtrA thI / rAtri meM pAraNA sthala va sAmane ke stUpa najara Aye / rAste meM mAtA jJAnavatI jI ke darzana kiye / zAma ko yahAM kI bhojanazAlA meM bhojana kiyA / yahAM hara dharmazAlA meM bhojana kI sundara vyavasthA hai digamvara dharmazAlAoM meM bhojana kA pravandha batAne para hI kiyA jAtA hai / hastinApura kI prAkRtika chaTA meM hama so rahe the / vibhinna maMdiroM meM dAniyoM kI volIyAM cala rahI thIM / yaha bolIyAM pUjA ke liye hotI haiM / sabase bar3I volI zreyAMsa kumAra banane kI hotI hai / yaha volI lAkhoM rupaye taka 408

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pahuMcatI hai / sArI rAtri meM AvAgamana banA rahatA hai / mandira ko sundaratA se sajAyA jAtA hai / hara tarapha se deza ke vibhinna prAntoM ke zrAvaka va zrAvikAoM ke darzana ho rahe the / barasI tapa pAraNe kA AMkhoM dekhA hAla Akhira vaha maMgalamaya velA A gaI / pahalI varasI tapa kA artha samajhanA jarUtI hai, jisakI. pUrti ke liye yaha samAroha hotA hai / zrAvaka akSaya tRtIyA ke agale dina punaH upavAsa karatA hai / eka dina bhojana karatA hai, eka dina zuddha nirAhAra rahatA hai / usa dina bhI vaha jala grahaNa karatA hai / isa taraha 6 mAsa vinA bhojana ke jo tapa kiyA jAtA hai use varasI tapa kahate haiM / vaha bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko smaraNa karane kA DhaMga hai / unheM jisa taraha sAla ke bAda bhojana milA thA, usa taraha unake bhakta usI vidhi se pAraNA karate haiM / yaha pAraNA unake potra zreyAMsa kumAra pAraNAkSu rasa se karavAyA thA / ThIka isI vAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara tapasviyoM ke potra dvArA ikSurasa se sampanna karavAyA jAtA hai, agara kisI ke potra nahIM hai to vaha kisI bacce ko dharmapotra mAnakara yaha zaguna pUrA karatA hai| tapasvI sarvaprathama subaha mandira meM darzana kA pAraNA rathala para jalUsa kI zakla meM jAte hai / sabhI yAtriyoM ke sAtha unake parivAra-riztedAra hote haiM / sabhI pAraNA sthala para pUjA karate hai / pUjA vAloM kI bhIr3a rahatI hai / isa taraha dopahara kA samaya ho jAtA hai / loga suvaha nandira meM Ate haiM, phira mukhya mandira meM pUjA kI jAtI hai / isa taraha dopahara ke samaya yaha samAroha pAraNA mandira meM zurU hotA hai / sabhI pAraNe vAle landI paMktiyoM meM baiThate haiM / 409

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sarvaprathama sabhI pAraNA vAloM kA svAgata mandira kameTI kI ora se hotA hai / phira zreyAMsa kumAra vanA vyakti hara pAraNe vAle ko kucha na kucha prabhAvanA ke rUpa meM bheMTa vAMTatA hai / tapasvI paraspara tohaphoM kA AdAna-pradAna karate haiM / yahAM munijanoM ke upadeza bhI hote haiM / unakI tapasyA kA anumodana hotA hai / bhaviSya meM tapasyA karane kI preraNA dI jAtI hai / tohaphe meM sone va cAMdI ke gahane, vastra, nakadI, pustaka, sikke bheMTa kiye jAte haiM / tapasvI ina bheMTa ko Age apane riztedAroM meM vAMTa dete haiM / usa dina hara tapasvI kucha na kucha dAna mandira ko karatA hai / haisIyata ke anusAra prabhAvanA vAMTatA hai / jaina dharma meM tIrthaMkara gotra ke vIsa voloM ( kAraNoM) meM prabhAvanA aMga bhI eka hai, jisakA artha hai dharmapracAra karanA / dharmapracAra kA koI bhI aMga ho use prabhAvanA kI zreNI meM rakhA jAtA hai / zAstra va munirAja hameM upadeza dete haiM / yaha prabhAvanA aMga tIrthakara gotra karma kA kAraNa hai / hama isa samAroha meM hAjirI de rahe the / yahAM vizAla maMDapa meM eka tarapha zobhAyamAna the| dUsarI ora ikSurasa taiyAra ho rahA thA / vahAM janasAdhAraNa ke liye bhI ikSurasa upalabdha thA / tapasviyoM ke liye yaha vyavasthA eka ghaMTe kI thI / tapasviyoM kA AdhA dina bIta cukA thA / do baje ke karIva pAraNA Arambha huA / cAMdI ke choTe-choTe kalazoM meM ikSurasa eka bar3e pAtra meM DAlA jA rahA thA / ina kalazoM ke vAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne 108 kalazoM se pAraNA kiyA thA / yahI prakriyA cAMdI ke kalaza ke rUpa meM doharAI jAtI hai / 108 choTe kalaza bharane se isa AdhA kilo se kama hI rahatA hai | 108 eka mAMgalika aMka hai / vaha nau kA pratIka hai / 6 kA aMka jainadharma meM bahuta 410

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- vAsthA vora vaDho rudrama mahatva rakhatA hai. kyoMki navakAra maMtra meM 6 kI saMkhyA pramukha hai / 6 kA aMka akhaNDa, mAnA jAtA hai / - usa dina 130 tapasvI the / inameM adhikAMza mahilAeM thI, para kaI pati-patniyoM tapasvI jor3oM ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya milA / kabhI-kabhI upavAsa karanA kaThina hai, para yaha to Alaukika tapa mahotsava thA / hamane hara tapasvI ko praNAma kiyA, kucha sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke pAraNe bhI the jo jyAdA gujarAta se the / inake darzana kiye / maMgala pATa sunA, phira bhojanazAlA se dopahara kA bhojana kiyA / karIva tIna vaje hama yahAM se ravAnA hue. / .. yahAM se vApasI mujaphphara nagara hote hue, hama yamunAnagara . pahuMce / jahAM maiM kucha samaya ke liye maiM apane rizatedAroM se milA / ava vApasI paTiyAlA ke rAste se rAtri ke do vaje maiM apane nivAsa dhUrI pahuMcA / rAste meM mujaphphara nagara, khataulI, devavaMdha, sahAranapura jaise itihAsika zahara Aye / ___ tava se anekoM vAra hastinApura kI yAtrA kara cuke haiM .. ! kabhI haridvAra ke karIva hone se, kabhI dehalI se hastinApura pahuMce / hara vAra isa tIrtha kI tarakkI dekhI, logoM kI bhIr3a var3hI hai, naye-naye nirmANa ho rahe haiM / java pahalI yAtrA kI __ thI tava yahAM se gaMgA nadI dUra thI / karIva sAta kilomITara dUrI para kucha eka hindU dharma ke mandira haiM kyoMki isa zahara kA sambandha mahAbhArata se bhI rahA hai / usa samaya ke kile kI dIvAreM va khudAI ke cinha, vAlAzrama ke TIle ke pIche dekhe jA sakate haiM / hamArI haridvAra dillI yAtrA : jIvana meM kucha kSaNa aise hote haiM, kucha kAma aise hote haiM, jinheM karane se AtmA ko prasannatA hotI hai / aisI hI 411

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-:gaNyA cho tora vahate ghaTanA mere jIvana meM ghaTita huI / Aja java meM tIrtha yAtrAoM kA varNana kara rahA hUM, inameM eka tIrtha yAtrA haridvAra kI hai jo maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA zrI ravIndra jaina ke Agraha se vidhipUrNa sampanna kI / yaha tathya sarvamAnya hai ki uttara bhArata meM haridvAra hindU dharma kA sarvamAnya tIrtha hai, yahAM gaMgA vahatI hai / gaMgA hindU dharma, vizeSa rUpa se brAhmaNa AsthA meM bahuta mahatva rakhatI hai / isI AsthA ko sammukha rakhakara isI gaMgA kinAre 12 varSa ke bAda kumbha lagatA hai / jahAM deza-videza se karor3oM yAtrI DubakI lagAkara svayaM ko dhanya mAnate haiM / gaMgA himAlaya ke gaMgotrI sthAna se nikalakara haridvAra taka pahuMcatI hai / hanidvAra ke ghAToM para hajAroM sAloM se hindU yAtrI, sAdhuoM ke jhuNDa hara roja Ate haiM / haridvAra meM hajAroM mandira, Azrama, anna kSetra haiM / gaMgA se eka hindU kA janma se maraNa taka kA saMbaMdha jur3A huA hai / uttara bhArata ke loga hara roja yahAM puNyArjana hetU snAna karate haiM / isa taraha ve AzramoM meM sAdhuoM ke darzana karate haiM / mandiroM kI pUjA, arcanA meM bhAga lete haiM / jisa sthAna para mukhya snAna hotA hai, use hari kI paur3I kahate haiM / yahAM bhI anya tIthoM kI taraha hara dharma, rASTra, jAti ke loga Ate haiM / maiMne anekoM vAra isa sthala kI yAtrA kI hai para yaha vibhinna kAna thI ki mere dharmabhrAtA ne isa sthAna kI yAtrA nahIM kI thI / isake kaI kAraNa the / savase bar3A kAraNa kisI sahayogI kA sAtha na milanA, dUsare kisI tIrtha para vinA prayojana se koI nayA vyakti akelA nahIM jA sakatA / vaise bhI vinA kAraNa vyakti kA ghara se nikalanA kaThina hai / hamAre dharmAtA ravIndra jaina ne mujhase kaI vAra hariddhAra dekhane kI icchA jAhira kI / aisA koI kAraNa nahIM thA ki hama donoM yAtrA sampanna kara pAte aura maiM apane 412 412

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dharmabhrAtA kI icchA pUrI kara pAte / para java anukUla avasara AtA hai to sAre kArya ThIka hone laga jAte haiM / aisA hI samaya hamAre jIvana meM AyA / AcArya zrI suzIla muni jI kI varasI kA mahotsava dillI meM AcArya DAkTara sAdhanA jI mahArAja ke netRtva meM manAyA jAnA thA, usake liye nimantraNa milA, hama govindagar3ha se gAr3I dvArA haridvAra ravAnA hue / yahAM hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM jahAM vaiSNava mandira haiM vahAM aba haridvAra meM jaina dharma ke tIna mandira vana cuke haiM / eka digambara mandira jo hari kI paur3I ke pAsa vAlI galI meM sthita hai / dUsarA zrI cintAmaNi pAzvanAtha jaina zvetAmbara jaina mandira, jo dUdhAdhArI ke Azrama ke pAsa sthita hai / yaha mandira dharmazAlA yukta hai / vaha bhavya mandira pichale varSoM meM banA hai / isa nandira meM hara tala para cAra samosaraNa yukta pratimAeM haiM / nIce tala meM eka mandira meM pratimAeM haiM / isa mandira meM eka upAzraya, bhojanazAlA, lAIbrerI, dharmazAlA hai / yaha mandira aisI jagaha sthita hai jahAM gaMgA nadI mandira ke pAsa se vahatI hai / isa mandira ke kAraNa adhikAMza jaina sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA haridvAra, RSikeSa taka yAtrA saMbhava ho cukI hai / mere mana meM apane 6 garmabhrAtA ko yAtrA ke atirikta vaha maMdira dikhAne kI yojanA thI / hamArI haridvAra yAtrA : hamane mUlataH dillI jAnA thA / rAste meM acAnaka hI yaha progrAma vana gayA / maiM apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina kI icchA pUrI karanA cAhatA thaa| acAnaka hI java maiMne DrAIvara se kahA ki gAr3I haridvAra le jAo / isa bAta ko sunakara mere dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke mana meM mere prati zraddhA ke cinha 413

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- vAsthA hI vora vaha 08ma ubharane lage / mere liye gaMgA kA snAna koI naI bAta nahIM thI, parantu maiM ise dharmabhrAtA ke sAtha yAtrA sampanna karanA apanA saubhAgya samajhatA thA / isI zraddhA ArathA ke baMdhana meM vaMdhe hama isa tIrtha para A pahuMce / yaha vilkula nayA anubhava thA / Aja taka maiM isa sthAna para AtA rahA hUM / para apane dharmabhrAtA se kiyA lambA vAyadA ava pUrNa hone kA samaya A cukA thA / haridvAra kI pavitra bhUmi hameM apanI ora AkarSita kara rahI thI / kucha hI samaya vAda hama haridvAra kI ora ghUme / gaMgA kI eka dhArA sar3aka ke sAtha cala rahI thI / yaha gaMgA kI vaha bhUmi hai jahAM vahuta sI sabhyatAoM ka vikAsa huA / hama 11 vaje ke lagabhaga haridvAra pahuMce / vahAM maiMne sarvaprathama gaMgA kinAre hari kI paur3I para utaranA TIka samajhA / isa samaya garmI apane parama utkarSa para thI, gaMgA kI dhArA kala-kala karatI vaha rahI thI / yaha dRzya itanA anupama thA / isa kSetra meM prakRti pravAsa karatI hai / ava gaMgA kI sIr3hiyoM ko saMgamaramara se pakkA kara diyA gayA hai / vahAM naMge pAMva cale / yaha pharza tapa rahA thA / jaldI se gaMgA kI goda meM pahuMce / jitanI vAhara garmI thI utanI gaMgA rItalatA pradAna kara rahI thI / gaMgA meM hama donoM ne DuvakI lagAI / maiM yahAM eka bAta aura batA dUM ki mere dharmabhrAtA ko tairanA nahIM AtA / isa kAraNa vaha jala se DaratA hai / para mere kahane para usane mere sAtha DuvakI lagAI / yaha abhUtapUrva anubhava mere jIvana kI mahatvapUrNa prApti hai / yaha gaMgA snAna apane dharmabhAtA ko karavA kara maiMne jIvana ke vAyade kI pUrti kI / kucha bhI ho mere liye yaha snAna eka adbhuta anubhUti chor3a gayA / maiMne snAna ke vAda haridvAra ke prasiddha mandira dekhe / / phira maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ko lakSmaNa jhUlA dikhAyA / 11

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sArathA hI vora vahad o8ma samayAbhAva ke kAraNa hameM haridvAra zIghra chor3anA par3A / vahAM se hama haridvAra ke vAjAra dekhane gaye / yahAM ke bAjAra navInatama va prAcIna sabhyatA ke saMgama haiM / haridvAra meM dekhane ko bahuta kucha hai / hajAroM sanyAsiyoM ke darzana karane kA avasara milatA hai, para savase mahatvapUrNa gaMgA kA snAna hai / imane gaMgA ke zrI vedAntAnanda kA Azrama dekhA / yahAM vabhinna devI-devatAoM ke atirikta jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM hai / yahAM pahale zrI abhayamuni nAma ke jaina muni kI thI / haridvAra meM eka dArzanika sthala bhArata mAtA kA mandira hai / yahAM anekoM Azrama meM vidyA tathA yoga kA prabandha hai / yahAM gurukula kAMgar3I kA varNana ullekhanIya hai, jisakI sthApanA Arya samAja ke netA svAmI zraddhAnaMda jI ne kI thI / isa kendra ne deza kI svatantratA meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA / haridvAra se vApasI : haridvAra se hana dehalI jAnA cAhate the / jahAM AcAryazrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja kI smRti meM eka samAroha rakha. yA / usI samAroha hameM bhAga lenA thA / hama mujaphphara nagara Aye / yahAM se hama mIrApura-gaNezIpura mArga se hama hastinApura tIrtha pahuMce / isa tIrtha kA varNana maiMne pichale prakaraNa meM kara diyA hai / hama zAna ko hastinApura pahuMce / sabase pahale hama bhagavAna zAMtinAtha ke mandira meM ruke / prabaMdhakoM ne hameM uharane ke liye kahA, para maiMne apanI dillI kI majadUrI batAI / prabhu zAMtinAtha, AdinAtha, kuMthunAtha ko bhUmi ko dandanA kI / mandira se nikalakara pAraNA stUpa kI tarapha gaye / pAraNA mandira ava bahuta vikAsa kara cukA hai / yahAM nandiroM kA acchA samUha bana gayA hai / maiMne java pahalI haritanApura yAtrA kI thI, java haritanApura meM janvUddhIpa vana meM 115

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama rahA thA / ava yahAM bhI mandiroM kA samUha bana gayA hai / isI taraha digambara jaina mandira meM bahuta naye nirmANa ho cuke haiM / yahAM gujarAtI logoM ne eka naI 100 kamaroM kI DIlaksa dhanaMzAlA vanavAI gaI hai / hama isa sthala para do ghaNTe ruke / rAtri par3a cukI thI / rAtri ko hama meraTa pahuMce / karIva 6 vaja cuke the, hama khAnA khAne ke liye eka bhojanAlaya meM Aye / phira meraTa ko alavidA kahA / meraTa se modInagara, mohana nagara, jiyAvAda hote hue hama dillI pahuMce / vahAM hama apane ghara pa.zcama vihAra dillI meM ruke / suvaha AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ke sammelana meM bhAga liyA / unake sammelana meM sabhI dhamoM ke lega bhAga le rahe the / isa sammelana kI pradhAnagI tatkAlIna uparASTrapati zrI ke. nArAyaNana ne kI thI / isa sammelana meM hamArI bhagavAna mahAvIra pustaka (dvitIya saMskaraNa) kA vimocana zrI nArAyaNana ne kiyA / yaha pahalI pustaka kA dUsarA saMskaraNa thA / hamane vimocana ke pazcAt yaha grantha AcArya zrI ke caraNa-kamaloM meM samarpita kiyA / yaha hamArI kampayUTara para prakAzita prathama pustaka thI / isa avasara para hamArI saMsthA ne AcArya zrI suzIla kumAra jI mahArAja ko sanmAnapUrvaka eka cAdara samarpita kI / isa cAdara ko uparASTrapati zrI nArAyaNana ne AcArya zrI ko bheMTa kiyA / / uparASTrapati dvArA eka jaina muni kA unake Azrama meM pahalA Azrama pahalA samAroha thA / yaha samAroha kAphI raMgAraMga dhA / sabhI vaktAoM ne AcAryazrI kI rASTra ke prati sevAoM ko yAda kiyA gayA / isa samAroha meM bhAga lene ke pazcAt hama vApisa ghara A gaye / yaha haridvAra kI yAtrA jo maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ke 416

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-pArayA kI ora bar3hate kadama sAtha sampanna kI, usakI icchA kI pUrti thI / usakI mere prati zraddhA va AsthA kA pratIka thI / vaha saMkSipta yAtrA mere dhArmika jIvana para amiTa chApa chor3a gaI hai / isa yAtrA meM haridvAra kA mahatva isaliye hai kyoMki isa pUrva mere dharmabhAtA ne isa tIrtha kI yAtrA nahIM kI thI / vAkI sthaloM para to varSa meM eka-do vAra AnA jAnA rahatA hai / isa yAtrA meM maiMne hastinApura ke vikAsa dekhane kA avasara milA / ava prAcIna kAla kI taraha gaMgA hastinApura tIrtha ko sparza karatI, gAjiyAvAda, zAhadarA pahuMcatI hai / dillI ke adhikAMza hissoM ko gaMgA kA jala saplAI kiyA jAtA hai / yaha jala kRSi ke kSetra meM bhI upayoga hotA hai / isa yAtrA ke vAda kAphI samaya hama lambI yAtrA ke liye nahIM nikale dillI meM to AnA jAnA banA rahatA hai / hara yAtrA jIvana meM jJAna kI vRddhi kA kAraNa hotI hai / isa dRSTikoNa se hara yAtrA sampanna kI jAtI hai / 417

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- gAmyA vora vo rudrama prakaraNa 14 merI rAjasthAna tIrtha yAtrA mai mahAvIra iMTanaizanala saMsthA kA mAlerakoTalA ikAI kA upa-pradhAna thA / isa saMsthA ke akhila bhAratIya mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala saMsthA ke upa-pradhAna zrI dharmapAla osavAla haiN| vaha paropakAra va zAkAhAra ke kAmoM meM bhAga lete rahate haiM / isa saMsthA kA vizva starIya sammelana jayapura meM honA taya thA / unakA anurodha 4 ki maiM isa sammelana meM bhAga avazya lUM ___ isa saMsthA kA mukhya kAryAlaya jayapura meM sthita hai / isakI sthApanA jayapura ke eka jaina AI.e.esa. adhikArI zrI je. sI. mehatA ne kI thI / isakA uddezya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM kA pracAra karanA hai / ina siddhAMtoM meM pramukha haiM zAkAhAra / zAkAhaH hI ahiMsA kA pramukha AdhAra hai / zAkAhArI vyakti sahaja bhAva se karuNA va satya kI pratimA hotA hai / isa saMstra kI eka khAsa bAta hai ki saMsthA meM koI nI zAkAhArI vyakti zAmila ho sakatA hai / isake liye Ayu, jAti, raMga kA bheda nahIM rakhA jAtA / yaha saMsthA paropakAra ke kAphI kArya karatI hai / isa saMsthA kI pramukha sahayogI saMsthA hai bhagavAna mahAvIra kalyANa kendra jayapura / yaha saMsthA kRtrima goM kA nirmANa karatI hai / phira apaMga vyaktiyoM ko DhUMTa kara, unake sAIja ke aMga lagAtI hai / saMsAra meM jayapura ke kRtrima aMga bahuta hI halke hote haiN| isa saMsthA ko rASTrIya stara para bahuta sammAna mila cuke haiM / jaga bhArata ke rASTrapati dvArA pradatta sevA sammAna pramukha haiM / kRtrima aMga kI sevA vilkula niHzulka hotI hai / saMsthA ko dAna sajjana calA rahe haiM / isakI eka brAMca yudhiyAnA meM khula :I hai / mAnavatA kI isa sevA ke 418

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama arikta hama saMsthA ke sadasya garIva vidyArthiyoM kI zikSA meM sahayoga dete haiM / raktadAna kaimpa Ayojita karate haiM / prAkRtika vipadAoM meM logoM ko hara prakAra se sahayoga dete haiM / aisI saMsthA meM rahakara mAnavatA kI sevA kI jA sakatI hai / mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala kI saMsAra bhara meM zAkhAeM haiM / isI saMsthA kA sammelana jayapura meM thA / hameM vidhivata nnintraNa patra milA / hameM isa sammelana meM DelIgeTa kA darjA nijA thA / una dinoM paMjAba meM mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala kI mAtra 3-4 zAkhAeM hI khula pAI thIM / isa saMsthA meM jainoM ke cAroM dAya ke loga va sabhI zAkAhArI zAmila haiM / yaha saMsthA nirantara pragati kI ora agrasara hai / jaina muniyoM ke pravacana ayojita karatI hai / hamArI jayapUra yAtrA : hamArA kAma isa prakAra kA hai ki hamArA ghara se bAhara nA kAphI kaThina ho gayA hai / pahale ghara kI dekharekha kI vasthA banAnI par3atI hai / ghara meM mAtA pitA aura bujurga haiM unake svArathya kI ciMtA mujhe hara samaya rahatI hai, para mujhe -hAvIra iMTaranaizanala kA nimantraNa thA / isa do dina kI janphrensa meM hamArA jAnA jarUrI thA phira bhI mujhe ghara meM pitA ke asvastha hone ke kAraNa lagatA thA ki hama nahIM jA caMge / maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ravIndra jaina se kahA tuma maMDI vandagar3ha A jAnA aura phira jaisA progrAma banegA hama baneMge / ina dinoM meM mere dharma AcArya aNuvrata anuzAstA cArya tulasI jI mahArAja kA caturmAsa thA / vaise bhI nyapura rAjasthAna kI rAjadhAnI hai / kalA, saMskRti, dharma kA nama hai / isa zahara ko bhArata kA pairisa kahA jAtA hai / la va gulAvI pattharoM se nirmita yaha zahara paryaTakoM kI 419

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ravapna rathalI hai| yaha vizAla rAjamArga. apanA AkarSaNa rakhatA hai / . .. . - rAjarathAna TUrijma dvArA svAgatama hoTala se niyamita hoTala se yAtrA kI jA sakatI hai / rAjasthAna ke isa nagara meM saikar3oM jaina mandira haiM, sthAna haiM, jaina upAzrAya haiM, prakAzana saMsthAna haiM / jaina samAja kI yahAM anekoM zikSaNa saMsthAna va harapatAla mAnava jAti kI sevA meM kAryarata haiM / rAjasthAna ke zahara meM dekhane ko bahuta kucha hai / isa prakAra kI saMracanA vahuta sundara hai, khulI sar3akeM haiM / darzanIya sthala :- jayapura meM havA mahala, siTI pailesa, myUjiyama, ivala kheTar3I, sozala myUjiyama, Amera ke mahala, nAharagar3ha, rAmagar3ha, jantara mantara, jauharI bAjAra, TaiksaTAIla ke liye vApU vAjAra, tripoliyA (tAMve-nikAsI kI vstueN| zaoNpiMga sainTara dekhane yogya haiM / rAjasthAna kI isa prAkRtika va etihAsika bhUmi para sthApatya kalA ke prAcInatama apratima saundarya vAle mandiroM, gar3hoM, rAniyoM ke jauhara, vIratA meM raMgI mATI kA eka aura manorama mahala hai jise siTI pailesa ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai / yaha mAtra mahala hI nahIM eka nagara bhI hai / isake uttara pazcima mahala ke madhya meM dugdha dhavala sAta maMjila saMgamaramarI pattharoM se candramahala meM mahArAjAoM kA atIta sajIva ho uThA hai / candramahala se uttara ke mahala ke vagIce meM govindajI kA mandira hai / jayapura meM sarvaprasiddha pAMca maMjila havAmahala siTI pailesa ke nikaTa hI haiM / mahArAjA savAI pratApa siMha ne saMvat 17EE meM isakA nirmANa karavAyA thA / isakI sthApatya zailI bhI adbhuta hai, pIche 360 khir3akiyoM se ThaMDI havA Akara. zItalatA pradAna karatI hai / yaha mahala dekhane meM pirAmiDa jaisA dikhatA hai / 420

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sUrya udaya ke samaya sUrya kI sanigadha kiraNoM se havAmahala kA saundarya aura abhibhUta kara detA hai / isakA najArA dekhane yogya hotA hai / zahara ke dakSiNa rAmanivAsa udyAna meM jayapura kA jAdUghara hai / cir3iyAghara isa sthAna para hai, yaha khAI se ghirA huA hai, yahAM siMha, vAgha, svatantra ghUmate haiM / jayapura se 6 ki.mI. dUra 1734 meM jayasiMha dvitIya dvArA nirmita nAharagar3ha yA sundaragar3ha durga hai / jayapura ke dakSiNa se ATha kilomITara kI dUrI para sisodiyA rAnI kA bAga hai 1 mAnasiMha kI tRtIyA patnI gAyatrI devI dvArA nirmita motI kA mahala motIDuMgarI kAphI khyAti prApta hai / zahara se 16 ki.mI. dUra sAMganera jaina tIrtha hai, jahAM ratnoM se nirmita jaina pratimAeM dekhI jA sakatI haiM / yaha mandira 1500 I0 se jaina mandiroM kA samUha banA thA / yaha zahara khaNDara bana cukA hai / vartamAna meM yahAM 10 jinAlaya haiM / inameM pramukha haiM mandira saMghI jI, mandira ar3hAI per3hI jI tathA mandira vadhIcandra jI / rAnI ke vAga ke sAmane nikaTa hI vidyAdhara kA vAga hai / jayapura kA mUla AkarSaNa zahara se 11 ki.mI. uttara pUrva meM jayapUra-dillI roDa para AmeTa kA kilA hai / rAjapUta sthApatya kA yaha sundara namUnA hai, jisakA nirmANa 1562 meM rAjA mAnasiMha ne kiyA thA / rAjA mAnasiMha kI vahana jodhAbAI akavara kI patnI thI / usI se salIma paidA huA thA / isa vizAla kile kI pUrti 100 sAla meM huI thI / isako sampUrNa karane kA zreya sarvadA jayasiMha ko hai / isakI camaka-damaka Aja bhI usI taraha hai / AmeTa kA dUsarA nAma kachavAhA ambara hai / vaha kachavAhA rAjapUtoM kI prAcIna rAjadhAnI thI / rAjapUta zailI meM yahAM mahala apanI camaka damaka hetU prasiddha haiM / ina mahaloM 421

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- sArathA hI vora vayane janma meM janAnA mahala, manorama 'jayamahala, suhAga mandira, sukha mandira AkarSaNa kA kenda hai / isa mahala ke nikaTa jayagar3ha kA kilA hai / isI ke pAsa yaha jaina mandira prasiddha hai / ___ mandira sAMvalA jI prabhu neminAtha ko samarpita hai / mandira saMghIjI prAcIna mandira hai / isameM candraprabhu kI pratimA hai / saMkaTaharaNa mandira prabhu pArzvanAtha ko samarpita hai / yaha eka 18vIM sadI kA kIrti kA stambha hai / barakher3A tIrtha : yahAM prabhu Rpabhadeva kI pratimA hai / isa tIrtha kA jarNodvAra AcArya zrI nitvananda jI ne kiyA thA / vizAla mandira darzanIya hai / isameM prabhu zAMtinAtha, prabhu pArzvanAtha, uddezya puMDarika ravAmI, prabhu damadatta svAmI kI bhavya pratimAeM . pArzvanAtha-kuMthalagiri : isa tIrtha kI sthApanA prasiddha digambara AcArya zrI dezabhUpaNa ne 1953 meM kI thI / jayapura se pUrva meM arAvalI parvata mAlA ko jor3atI eka 400 phuTa UMcI zikhara para 100 sIr3hiyAM pAra karanI par3atI hai / yaha mahAvIra jI ke rAste meM par3atA hai / javapura kA itihAsa kAphI prAcIna hai / jayapura se pahale AmeTa hI nagara thA, isa nagara ke khaNDahara AmeTa ke kile meM dekhe jA sakate haiM / jayapura meM kucha kArya vizvaprasiddha haiM / vahAM sabase bar3A mUrti udyoga hai / yahAM isa kAma kA pUrA vAjAra hai / isameM saMgamaramara kI pratimA ke atirikta dhAtu pratimAoM kArya prasiddha hai / yahAM kI sAr3I, rajAI apane Apa meM udAharaNa hai / / jayapura meM kaI haratalikhita bhaNDAra bahuta prasiddha hai / yahAM jaina kalA saMskRti surakSita hai / bhArI mAtrA meM hindU 422

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mandira haiM / inameM prasiddha viralA mandira hai jo sArA saMgamaramara kA banA huA hai / jayapura nareza zrI mahAvIra jI tIrtha kA parama bhakta thA / usane isa tIrtha kI mahimA sunakara isa tIrtha ke nAma eka gAMva kara diyA thA / jayapura kalA kA kendra hai. yahAM sone kI syAhI va kAMca se citra banAne vAle kArIgara haiM / isa prakAra jayapura aura isake AsapAsa kA ilAkA jaina va hindU saMskRti ke sthaloM se bharA par3A hai / yahAM rAjasthAna ke loga sajjana, dAnI, sAtvika vRti ke haiM / isa zahara ko bahuta se sAhityakAra, AcArya, upAdhyAya, muni, mahArathI kI janmabhUmi rahI hai, jinhoMne jainadharma, kalA, sAhitya meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA hai / isa bhUmi para jAne ke liye mere dharmaAtA zrI ravIndra jaina maMDI govindagar3ha pahuMce / kAphI kAmoM meM se isa yAtrA ke liye samaya nikAlanA kAphI kaThina thA / para pUjya pitAjI ne mujhe yAtrA ke liye saharSa vidA kiyA / usa samaya dina ke 11.30 baja cuke the / hama vasa dvArA dehalI pahuMce, usa samaya zAna ke 4 vaje the / hama jayapura vAle sTaiMDa para pahuMce / hameM rAjasthAna TrAMsporTa kI vasa mila gaI / vaha vasa ahamadAbAda jAnI thI / pahale vasa rAjasthAna hAUsa gaI / vahAM se jayapura ke liye vasa vAloM ne akhavAra, patrikAyeM uThAI, phira vasa dillI-jayapura ke mArga para cala par3I / dillI ke nikalate hI rAtri ho cukI thI / sar3aka bahuta khulI hai / eka sAtha kAphI Traiphika spIDa se gujara sakatA hai / dasa jayapura-ahamadAvAda rUTa naMH go . se gujara rahI zrI / dUra taka vastI kA nAma nahIM thA / AdhI rAta ho cukI thI, eka TUrisTa sthala AyA, vahAM sabhI sarakArI baseM rukatI haiM / yaha baMgalA e. sI. vaMgalA thA, jahAM yAtriyoM ke khAne-pIne Thaharane kA acchA prabandha thA / isa sthala para 423

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- =AmyA vora vahate ba hamArI vasa ruka gaI / yahAM sabhI. vase Adha ghaNTe taka TaharatI haiM / khAne ke ilAvA cAya kAphI kA acchA iMtajAma hai / hamane yahAM parosA jAne vAlA khAnA khAyA / kucha hI samaya ke bAda hama jayapura pahuMce / rAtri ke do vaje hama hoTala meM pahuMce / yahIM kAnphrensa kA Ayojana thA / rAtri ko bhI nahAvIra iMTaranaizanala ke kAryakartA vaiThe the / yaha bhavya hoTala eka vizAla parisara meM sthita thA / yahAM hara prakAra kI vyavasthA pravandhakoM ne kara rakhI thI / kAnphrensa meM Ane vAloM ko jayapura dikhAne kI vyavasthA unhoMne kara rakhI thI / hameM TIka kamarA dilavAyA / garmI ke dina the, para rAjasthAna meM jitanI garmI par3atI hai, utanI hI rAta ko TaMDa hotI hai / aba rAtri thI, khAne kA koI samaya nahIM thA, cAya kA koI samaya nahIM thA / aise meM hamane kucha ArAma karanA ThIka samajhA / rAtri ke cAra baje rahe the / hama saira karane kI nIyata se vAhara nikale / eka sthAna para cAya mila gaI, cAya pIkara hama hoTala A gaye / AcArya zrI tulasI jI ke darzana : mere gurudeva AcArya zrI tulasI jI va vartamAna AcArya zrI mahAprajJa sAdhvI pramukhA kanakaprabhA eka bhavya sthala para virAjamAna haiM / hameM unakA patA calA, socA ki pahale apane gurudeva ke darzana kiye jAyeM / kAphI samaya se unake darzana nahIM kiye the / paMjAba meM vicaraNa ke bAda unake dillI meM darzana karane kA avasara do-tIna vAra milA thA / vAda meM lambe antarAla ke bAda unake darzana kA yaha avasara thA, vaise maiMne AcAryazrI tulasI ke darzana jaina vizva bhAratI lADanU meM kaI vAra kiye haiM / lAMDanU AcAryazrI kI janmabhUmi hai / yahAM ke anekoM sAdhu-sAdhviyAM terApaMtha jaina saMgha kI zAna hai / 421

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-sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama yahAM 1000 varSa purAnA digambara mandira hai / yahAM jainoM kI varatI hai / AcAryazrI jayapura meM eka bhabya sthAna meM Thahare the, isa sthAna ke pAsa hI unakA pravacana sthala thA / AcAryazrI jahAM nikalate, vahAM sArA rAjasthAna umar3a par3atA / inake sAtha eka choTA vAjAra calatA jahAM rAjarathAna kI banI hara varatu sAhitya mila jAtA / isa sAhitya meM zAstra, citra, dhyAna sAhitya Asana se mila jAtaH / usI sthala para yAtriyoM ke rahane kA vyApaka prabaMgha thA / AcArya tulasI kA pravAsa rAjasthAna kI saMskRti ke khule darzana kA pratIka hai / hama rikze meM eka sthAna para buce, subaha kA samaya thA / AcArya zrI pravacana rathala ke pAsa eka makAna meM caturmAsa hetR virAjamAna the / usa dina AcAryazrI tulasI aravaratha the / unheM zvAsa kI takalIpha thI / hana donoM ne unheM tikkhatoM ke pATa se vandanA kI / vaha hameM acchI taraha pahacAnate the / vaha bAra kahanA cAhate the, para isa roga ke kAraNa vola nahIM pA rahe the / aisA hanane pahalI vAra dekhA thA / pAsa vaiTe sAdhu-sAdhvI cintita the / AcAryazrI apane dhairya kA pUrA pramANa prastuta kara rahe the / hamane hara eka sAdhu-sAdhvI ke caraNoM meM vandana kiyA / phira sAdhvI pramukha kanakaprabhA se AcAryazrI ke svAsthaya ke vAre meM bAtacIta kI / hamane apanA beca yuvAcArya mahAprajJa ko samarpita kiyA / isa sAhitya meM anya pustakoM ke sAtha-sAtha mere dvArA likhita anajAne rizte pustaka pramukha thI / yuvA AcArya se hamArI apane sAhitya ke bAre meM bAta huI / usa samaya kucha kAryakartAoM ne eka yojanA hamAre sammukha rakhI - sAre dhyAna sAhitya kA paMjAvI anuvAda kiyA jAye, maine isa bAta ke liye hAmI bhara dI, para kisI kAraNavaza hameM isa prasaMga meM koI pragati nahIM milI / kucha 425

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rahyA che :ora oc samparka kA abhAva bhI rahA, para kucha bhI ho, jayapura meM AcArya tulasI jI va unake ziSya parivAra ke darzana hamAre liye maMgalamaya AzIvAda thA / hamane vahAM kucha sAhitya va pracAra sAmagrI lI / phira vahAM ke logoM se darzanIya sthaloM kI jAnakArI mAMgI / zrAvaka varga meM kaI aise zrAvaka the, jo hamArI isa mITiMga meM zAmila hone ke liye Aye the / inhIM zrAvakoM ne hameM ajamera nAtha dvArA raNakapura tIrtha kI yAtrA kA sujhAva diyA / hameM karIvI rAstA batAyA gayA / hama vApisa sabhA rathala para A gye| mahAvIra iMTaranaizanala kI mITiMga usI hoTala meM zurU huI / isa mITiMga kI kAryavAhI tIna dina calanI thI / hamana isameM eka dina ke liye bhAga liyA, phira dUsare dina jayapura dekhane kA kAryakrama danAyA / isa krama meM hamane eka ATo rikzA pUre dina ke liye kiyA / use kahA "tuma jitanA jayapura dikhA sakate ho dikhA do, zAma taka tumheM hamAre sAtha rahanA hai / dopahara kA khAnA hama khA cuke the / java AcArya tulasI ke darzana karane gaye the, taba hama mUrtiyoM vAlA vAjAra ArAma se dekha kara Aye the / jayapura kI bhavyatA bemisAla hai / itanA zAnta zahara jahAM hara taraha ke loga ghUma rahe the / hamArI icchA sArA jayapura dekhane kI thI, para hameM AsapAsa ke tIrtha bhI dekhane the / sabase pahale hama AmeTa ke kile meM pahuMce / yaha kilA jayapura se alaga hI sthAna para sthita hai / yaha sthAna jayapura kI apanI pahacAna hai / yaha kilA ra ki.mI. ke rakabe meM phailA hai / eka UMcI pahAr3I para vizAla kilA bhAratIya itihAsa kI dharohara hai / hama ATo se AmeTa kilA pahuMce / usa samaya bhayaMkara garmI par3a rahI thI 1 kile ke dvAra para hAthiyoM kI vizAla saMkhyA khar3I thI, yahAM paryaTakoM ko hAthI para savAra karA kara sArA kilA 426

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- - a sii kora vaTane dama ghumAte haiM / maiMne hAthI ke vajAye jIpa ko pramukhatA dI kyoMki hAthI dvArA itanA bhavya kilA dekhane ke liye vipula samaya cAhiye thA / yaha kilA akavara ke senApati va sAle rAjA mAnasiMha ne vanavAyA thA / maiMne gAIDa kI sahAyatA se jIpa dvArA kilA ghUmane kA nizcaya kiyA / kile meM gaNeza pola dekhane yogya hai / gAIDa kI madada se purAnI topeM dekhIM / isa sthAna para topa banAne kA kArakhAnA dekhA, eka var3I topa dekhIM / aisI topa anyatra durlabha hai / sArA kilA rAjapUta zailI kA banA huA hai / isa kile meM anekoM bhavya mahala apanI zAna se khar3e haiM / yaha kilA bhAratIya itihAsa meM rAjA mAnasiMha va akabara ke riztoM kA pratIka hai / sArA kilA pUrNa surakSita hai / isI kAraNa yahAM philmoM kI zUTiMga hotI rahatI hai / kile meM kaI bhavya saMgrahAlaya haiM / kile ko dekhane meM hameM cAra ghaMTe se jyAdA samaya lagA / phira hamane vibhinna jainatIrtha dekhe / yaha rAtri yahAM vyatIta ho gaI / suvaha ko hamane havAmahala, siTI pailesa, jala nahala, viralA mandira dekhe / siTI pailesa meM bahuta hI bhavya myUjiyama hai / isa dina bhI vahuta vyasta rahe / kucha samaya donoM dina hama kAnphrensa meM zAmila hue / phira hamArA rANakapura, ajamera, nAtha dvArA, mucchelA mahAvIra va kIrti stambha dekhane kA kAryakrama banA / kucha kalAtmaka jaina nandira dekhe / phira agale gantavya ke sthAna para calane ke liye basa sTaiMDa para Aye / jayapUra se ajamera : hamane jayapura kA basa sTaiMDa pahale rAtri ko dekhA thA / aba hama zAma ko ajamera jaise etihAsika zahara kI ora 427

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- myA hI vora vahad cLa ravAnA hue / yahAM kI vasa sevA vahuta hI sundara hai / hamane aisI vasa ajamera ke liye pakar3I / jayapura se ajamera 120 ki.mI. dUra hai / isa nagara kA prAcIna nAma ajayameru thA / yaha nagara rASTrIya mArga 8 para sthita hai / yahAM se 1 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hindU dharma kA tIrtha puSkara hai / puSkara tIrtha eka tAlAva ke kinAre sthita hai / saMsAra kI racayitA mAne jAne vAle brahmA kA, rAste meM yahAM eka mAtra mandira hai - mandira hai puSkara / mandiroM ke kAraNa rAjasthAna kA ye paryaTana sthala hai / puSkara kA melA vahuta prasiddha hai / jahAM vaila, UMTa, gadhe dvArA karor3oM rupaye kA vyApAra hotA hai / yaha ajamera hAvar3A, dillI, indaura, citaur3a, AgarA, jodhapura se jur3A huA hai / relave sTezana vAhara se 2 ki.mI. hai / tIrtha-darzana : ___rAjarathAna kA pramukha nagara ajamera etihAsika va dhArmika dRSTi se bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai / yahAM kA pramukha digambara jaina mandira sonI jI kI nasiyA hai / subhASa vana ke nikaTa lAla pattharoM se nirmita jaina mandira ko lAla mandira kahate haiM / yaha mandira sundara nakkAzI se alaMkRta hai / hAla ke eka aMza meM gilTa kiye kAma ke mADala meM mAnava janma ke kramika vikAsa aura jaina purANika gAthAoM ko utkIrNa kiyA gayA hai / do pRthaka-pRthaka prakhaNDoM meM isakA nirmANa huA hai / donoM ke praveza dvAra alaga alaga haiM / isake eka bhAga meM teraha dvIpa kI racanA hai jisake ar3hAI dIpa kI racanA vistRta hai / dUsare bhAga meM ayodhyA nagarI kA bhavya nirmANa kiyA gayA hai / yahAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke pAMca kalyANaka utkIrNa kiye gaye haiM / siddhAkara caityAlya nasiyA nAma se prasiddha 428

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kara mandira kA nirmANa seTa mUlcanda sonI ne 1865 meM karavAya. thaa| isI kAraNa isakA nAma sonI jI kI nasiyA hai / / ajamera meM AcArya jinadatta sUri kA svargavAsa huA thA / unakI bhavya samAdhi vinaya nagara kSetra meM sthita hai / isa pAvana tIrtha kA nirmANa 12vIM zatAbdI meM huA thA / dAdAguna zrI jinadatta sUri kA janma san 1076 meM gujarAta ke gholakAnagara meM huA thA / varSa kI Ayu meM Apane saMbana grahaNa kiyA / ApakA yaha sthAna camatkAra pUrNa hai / sana 1155 meM 79 varSa kI avasthA meM dAdAguru deva ajane svargaloka padhAre ! unake tapovana ke prabhAva se aMtima samaH meM or3hAI gaI cAdara, caraNa pAdukA va muMhapaTTI svataH vinA jale agni se bAhara A girI / yaha vastueM Aja meM jaisalamera ke jJAna bhaMDAra meM dekhI jA sakatI haiM jinheM eka kAMca kI peTI meM surakSita rakhA gayA hai / mandira meM prabhu pAravanAtha jI kI caraNa pAda kA eka sapta dhAtu pratimA virAjamAna hai 1 navamalanAdha kI pratimA bhI hai / yaha sthAna tIna tarapha se arAvalI pahAr3a se ghirA huA hai / yahAM kA vAtAvaraNa AtmA ko zAMti pradAna karatA anya darzanIya sthala : ajamera meM sTezana se kucha dUrI para khvAjA sAhiva kI daragAha hai / yaha muslima jagata kA pavitra tIrtha hai / yahAM saba dhamoM ke loga zIza jhukAte haiM / vAdazAha akabara ne isa sthAna ko do vizAla degeM pradAna kI thIM / daragAha ke pAsa DhAI dina kA jhoMpar3A masjida hai, ise muhammada gaurI ne banavAyA thA, san 1198 meM isakA nirmAga huA. thA / Der3ha ghaMTe meM 2055 phITa kI UMcAI car3hakara 429

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=aa za ora laine hama tArAgar3ha pahAr3a para eka durga hai, jisakA nirmANa 1570 meM akabara ne kiyA thA / sapheda saMgamaramara se banA abdullA khAM kA makabarA darzanIya sthala hai / do pahAr3oM ke bIca lunI nadI para kRtrima jhIla jharanA sAgara vanAI gaI hai / jahAMgIra ne yahAM eka sundara udyAna daulata vAga kA nirmANa karavAyA / 1637 meM zAhajahAM ne maramarI dIvAroM para cAra sundara chatra aura saMgamaramara lagavAyA / yahAM eka sAI vAvA kA mandira abhI vanA hai / ajamera se mAtra 11 ki.mI. dUrI para uttara pazcima meM 1536 phITa kI UMcAI para hinduoM kA puSkara tIrtha hai / ajamera va puSkara ke vIca nAga pahAr3a sImA rekhA kA kAma karatA hai / puSkara ke do basa sTaiMDa haiM / yaha tIrtha ekamAtra brahmA mandira ke liye prasiddha hai / isa tIrtha para anya mandira haiM, jinakI saMkhyA 500 se adhika haiM / puSkara meM .2 ghATa haiM / prativarSa aktUbara-navambara meM 10 dinoM kA melA lagatA hai / bhavya mAtA kA mandira cAroM ora se sauramya vAtAvaraNa se ghirA huA hai / isI mandira ke nikaTa ajamera ke digambara jaina sampradAya kI chatriyAM va cavUtaroM ke bhavya darzana hote haiM / puSkara jhIla ke dUsarI ora sAvitrI pahAr3a hai / tIrtha yAtriyoM va paryaTakoM ko yaha sIdhA mandira apanI ora AkarSita karatA hai / yahAM sAvitrI devI va sarasvatI kI pUjA hotI hai / pUjA sirpha mahilAeM hI kara sakatI haiM / purUpoM ko yahAM pujA karane kA adhikAra nahIM / vasa sTaiMDa se thor3I dUrI para raMganAtha mandira hai jo drAvir3a zailI kA hai / mandira kA sone kA kalaza bhI darzanIya hai / yaha mandira puSkara kI zAna hai / ajamera meM kAvara mArga para mAM lipAvAsa meM 100 varSa prAcIna do kalpavRkSa haiM / aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki 12 vaSoM meM eka vAra do taraha ke puSpa yahAM _lagate haiM / ajamera pahAr3iyoM se ghirA sundara karavA hai / 430

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isakA mukuTa puSkaradhAma hai / puSkara tIrtha kA hindU purANoM meM vahuta guNagAna gAyA gayA hai / videzI paryaTaka puSkara ke mele meM dasa dina taka Tike rahate haiM / hamArA ajamera bhramaNa : hama jayapura se ajamera pahuMce / hameM patA calA ki yahAM se rANakapura ko choTA rAstA jAtA hai, para hamArI vasa rAtri ko ajamera pahuMcI / hamane sabase pahale ajamerI khvAjA kI daragAha para jAnA TIka samajhA, yaha daragAha basa sTaiMDa se najadIka par3atI thI, rAtri ke 8 vaja cuke the / isa kAraNa hama ajamera ke do sthAna para gaye / eka daragAha, dUsarA ar3hAI dina kA jhoMpar3A : ___ daragAha meM vehada bhIr3a thI, yaha bhArata kI purAnI daragAha mAnI jAtI hai / hara jAti, dharma ke loga yahAM zraddhA ke phUla car3hAte haiM / isa daragAha kA itihAsa bhArata meM muralamAnoM ke itihAsa se zuru ho jAtA hai / vizAla parisara hai, jahAM akavara dvArA dAna dI gaI itihAsika do degeM haiM jahAM zraddhAlu cAvala, gur3a DAlate rahate haiM / yahAM laMgara cauvIsa ghaNTe calatA hai / isa laMgara ko prApta karane lambI-lambI lAIneM lagI huI thI / eka vyakti sIr3hI dvArA dega taka pahuMcA huA thA / eka bar3I dega hai, dUsarI choTI / donoM degeM kabhI khAlI nahIM rahatI / yahAM sevA karane vAloM ko khAdima kahA jAtA hai / yaha paNDoM se kama nahIM, hara samaya kavvAliyAM calatI rahatI haiM / sArI kavra ke AsapAsa cAMdI kA vizAla parikoTA hai / isa daragAha meM gaye to khAdimoM ne hameM ghera liyA / eka khAdima ne hamAre dvArA zraddhAvaza samarpita cAdara ko majAra para car3hAyA / phira hamAre haka meM duA kI / daragAha eka vizAla vAjAra meM vanI hai / jahAM vahuta bhIr3a rahatI hai / hara prAnta va ___431

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sAmyA che. vora hato . dharma kA vyakti vahAM dekhA jA sakatA hai / phira hama daragAha se vAhara Aye, ina khAdimoM ne hameM apanA nAma darja karane ke liye kahA, phira unhoMne khvAjA ke laMgara ke liye dAna mAMgA, hamane yathA zakti dAna diyA / phira ar3hAI dina kA jhoMpar3A dekhA / yaha masjida eka prAcIna khaNDaharoM se banAI gaI hai / aisA isake zilpa se lagatA hai / hamane do sthAna eka hI rAtri meM dekhe / khavAjA kI daragAha ke vAda hama dAdAvAr3I pahuMce / yaha dAdAvAr3I prAcIna camatkArI jaina AcArya kA samAdhisthAna hai / jaise ajamerI khvAjA ke yahAM Akara mana kI murAdeM pUrI hotI haiM, usI taraha vaha rathala bhI mana kI murAdeM pUrI karane vAlA hai / rAtri ho cukI thI / hama ajamera ke bAjAra meM ghUmanA cAhate the, para sabase pahale eka hoTala meM kamarA liyA, vahAM apanA sAmAna TikAyA, phira garmI se mukti pAne ke liye snAna kiyA / rAtri kA khAnA khAne aura vAjAra meM cahala kadamI karane nikale / bhUkha jyAdA lagI thI, mAravAr3I hoTala meM khAnA khAyA, phira ajamera ke taMga bAjAroM kI raunaka dekhI, ajamera raunaka vAlA zahara hai / sAre vAjAra meM sabase jyAdA raunaka hameM khavAjA kI daragAha vAle bAjAra meM lagI / rAtri ko bAjAra meM pulisa kA vyApaka pravandha hotA hai / isa vAjAra meM yAtriyoM ke liye hoTala, gaisTa hAUsa va dharmazAlAeM haiM / daragAha meM car3hAne vAlI cAdara, phUla va prazAda kI dukAneM haiM / khavAjA kA laMgara zuddha zAkAhArI hotA hai / aisA daragAha ke khAdimoM ne batAyA / lamvI thakAvaTa ke vAda hana vApisa hoTala meM Aye / yahAM khUba nIMda AI, suvaha ko hamane sabase pahale puSkara tIrtha kI yAtrA kI / rAjasthAna kI yaha sabase bar3I kRtrima jhIla hai / hara jagaha paMDe purohitoM ke jhuMDa ghUma rahe the / sabase jyAdA raunaka brahmA jI ke mandira meM 432 -

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pAmyA hI vora to be dekhane ko milI, phira alaga-alaga devI-devatAoM ke mandira dekhate dopahara ho gaI / yahAM vyApaka nIr3a thI / vApasI meM sonI jI kI nasiyA meM Aye / yahAM vizAla jaina mandira hai, yahAM digambara sampradAya ne ayodhyA nagarI kI sundara racanA kI hai / yaha nagarI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI janmabhUmi hai / isa mandira meM jaina itihAsa kI ghaTanAoM kA sundara citraNa hai / isake atirikta maiMne ve sabhI sthAna dekhe jisakA maiMne varNana pIche kiyA hai / sonI jI kI nasiyA mandira kI bhavyatA, kalA apane Apa meM itihAsa hai / ajamera ne vahuta se dezabhaktoM ko janma diyA, isameM deza kI zAna para miTane vAle zrI arjuna dAsa seTI isa nagara kI zAna the / ajamera kI yAtrA mere jIvana kI upalabdhi hai / vizeSa rUpa se ajamerI khavAjA, dAdavAr3I va sonI jI kI nasiyA dekhane ke bAda merI dharma ke prati AsthA ko nayA AyAna milA / nAthadvArA kI yAtrA : rAjasthAna meM nAthadvArA tIrtha hindU dharma kA prasiddha tIrtha hai / yaha mandira bhagavAna kRSNa ko samarpita hai / muslima kAla meM java pratimAeM tor3I jA rahI thI isa pratimA ko eka bhakta ne ratha meM savAra kiyA ! ha vRMdAvana se calA / eka sthAna para TaharA / rAtri ko usa bhakta ko svapna meM bhagavAna kRSNa ne darzana diye / use Adeza huA ki merI pratimA ko ratha meM savAra kara maru bhUmi meM le jAo jahAM yaha ratha svayaM cale ruke, tava vahAM merA mandira vanAkara sthApita kara denA / bhakta ne bhagavAna ke Adeza kA pAlana kiyA, usane pratimA ko radha para savAra kiyA / ratha bar3hane lagA / pratimA kA prabhAva dhA ki koI AkramaNakArI ise khaMDita nahIM kara sakA, ratha ne marubhUmi meM praveza kiyA / eka jaMgala meM ratha svayameva ruka 433

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama gayA / bhakta ne lAkha koziza kI, ratha na calA / bhakta ne vahAM vizrAma kiyA, rAtri ko deva ne puNya Adeza diyA, mujhe yahAM sthApita kara do mujhe yahAM koI khatarA nahIM, yahAM merI pUjA arcanA karo, sabakI manokAmanA pUrI ho jAyegI / " bhakta ne usI jaMgala meM bhavya mandira kA nirmANa kiyA / yahAM dharmazAlA kI dhIre-dhIre mahAnatA bar3hane lagI / bhaktajanoM kA tAMtA dekhakara aneka mandira va dharmazAlAeM yahAM vanAM / isa pratimA ko logoM ne zrInAtha kA nAma diyA, tava se nAthadvArA ke nAma se prasiddha hai / yaha ajamara - udayapura mArga para sthita hai / nAthadvArA se pahale kizanagaMja, vyAvara jaise jaina nagara Ate haiM / yahAM hara zahara kI dharmazAlAeM banI haiM / para yahAM hoTaloM kA abhAva hai / mUla pratimA zyAmavarNa kI hai / yaha pratimA bhavya, prAcIna va darzanIya hai / hara suvaha bhaktoM kI lambI-lambI lAineM nAthadvArA ke mandiroM meM laga jAtI haiM / bahuta lambe iMtajAra ke bAda pratimA ke puNya darzana hote haiM / hama ajamera se rAtri ko vasa para savAra hue / DIlaksa basa sevA sArI rAtri calatI hai / subaha cAra baje hama nAthadvArA kI pavitra dharatI para utare / vaha vasa vAIpAsa se jAtI thI / jisakA hameM patA nahIM thA, rAtri kAphI thI, koI rikzA bhI upalabdha bhI nahIM thA / karIva tIna ki.mI. ghUmakara hama nAthadvArA mandira meM pahuMce / vahAM lambI katAreM lagI thIM / loga dharmazAlA se snAna kara taiyAra hokara jA rahe the / hama bhI una bhaktoM meM zAmila ho gaye / eka ghaNTA iMtajAra karane ke bAda hamArI vArI AI / phira eka dharmazAlA meM jAkara snAna kiyA / phira nAthadvArA ke mandira dekhe, suvaha kA nAztA kiyA / phira Age jAne kA vicAra banAne lage / hameM rANakapura jAnA thA, para rAste meM jo bhI darzanIya sthala 434 .

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- - - - -- - 24 kI ora : Ate the, unakI bhI yAtrA karanI jarUrI thI / hama nAthadvArA basa sTaiMDa para Aye, vahAM kisI ne salAha dI ki Apa jIpa dvArA saphara kareM, isameM samaya kI bacata hogI aura jyAdA sthala dekha pAoge / isI dRSTikoNa ko sAmane rakhakara hama eka jIpa para savAra hue / use yAtrA ke bAre meM samajhA diyA / sAMDerAva tIrtha kI yAtrA : rAste meM hama jA he the to savaprathama rANA pratApa kI haldI ghATI dekhI / yaha kSetra udayapura jile meM par3atA hai / sAMDerAva jaina kalA kA mukhya kendra hai / yahAM kI pratimA kA itihAsa 2500 varSa purAnA mAnA jAtA hai| pratimA ke parisara kI kArIgarI sundara hai / yahAM camatkArI maNibhadra yakSa kA rathAna hai, Taharane ke liye dharmazAlA va bhojanazAlA kI vyavarathA acchI hai, yahAM dUlanAyaka bhagavAna pAravanAtha jI haiN| zrI khUDAlA yAtrA : sAMDerAva se 6 ki.mI. kI durga para pranu dharmanAtha kI saMvata 1243 kI prAcIna pratimA, kalAtmaka mandira meM sthita hai, yahAM bhI Thaharane va bhajana kI sundara vyavasthA hai, rAste meM eka liMga tIrtha ke darzana bhI kiye, jo nAthadvArA se 25 ki. mI. kI dUrI para hai / zrIghANerAva tIrtha : isa tIrtha kA nimNa rANakapura jAne vAlI sar3aka para huA hai, isa gAMva meM ragakapura tIrtha ke nirmAtA dhAraNAzAha kI caudahavIM paur3I nivAsa karatI hai / yaha naumaMjilA stUpa hai / jisakI ATavI naudoM maMjila meM caturmukhI mandira hai / do jaina maMdira isa kIrti stambha ke pAsa haiM jo kalA kA sundara 135

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namUnA hai isa prakAra rAste meM hama tIna jaina tIrthoM kI yAtrA kara cuke the, do hindU tIrtha bhI hamane dekhe, samayAbhAva ke kAraNa hama hama zIghra rANakapura pahuMcanA cAhate the / dopahara ho cukI thI, hamane eka sthAna para khAnA khAyA / phira rANakapura kI ora ravAnA ho gaye / yaha rAstA pahAr3I thA, bhayaMkara garmI ke vAvajUda yaha pahADiyAM mana ko zAnti pradAna kara rahI thIM / yaha sava arAvalI ke dAmana meM sthita thIM | rAjasthAna kA kaNa-kaNa bhAratIya kalA evaM itihAsa kI eka mUMha bolatI tasvIra prastuta karatA hai / I AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama 436

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- sAccA hI vora have tamA nirmANa kArya ko rokane kA kAraNa pUchA to zilpIyoM ne kahA "hama aise zrAvaka ke yahAM kAma nahIM kara sakate, jo ghI meM se makkhI nikAla kara, usase lage ghI ko mUMchoM ko lagAtA hai| aisA vyakti itane bar3e bhavya kArya ko kaise kreNge| mandira meM to karoDoM rUpae kA dravya laganA hai| seTa ne zilpIyoM se prArthanA kI "he zilpIyo ! maiMne makkhI kI jAna bacA kara kRpaNatA kA pramANa nahIM diyA, yaha kArya to mere ahiMsA aNuvrata kA pramANa hai| vAkI ghI kA apavyaya karanA kahAM ThIka hai, maiMne to ghI jaise dravya ko pavitra mAna kara apanI mUMchoM para lagAyA hai| so Apa zIghra kArya zurU kreN| jalda hI prabhu RSabhadeva ko sthApita kro| Apa kI majadUrI rojAnA dI jaaegii| Apa prabhu kA nAma lekara kArya zurU kro| mujhe mere svapnoM kI jinAlaya sthApita kara jinazAsana kI prabhAvanA Apa kI sahAyatA se karanI hai|" seTa kI bAta suna kara mandira kA kArya zurU kiyaa| seTa kI vAta kArIgaroM va dIpA ko samajha A cukI thii| pAsa vAle pahADa kI khAna se patthara maMgavAyA gyaa| saMgamaramara kA pAMca maMjilA kalAtmaka bhavana taiyAra hone lgaa| isI bIca bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI catumukhI pratimA sthApita karane kI yojanA bnii| sArA maMdira pU vA meM vana kara taiyAra ho gyaa| aMta maMdira saMvata 1496 meM AcArya soma sundara jI mahArAja ke kara kamaloM se bhavya maMdira kI pratiSTA krvaaii| rANakapUra jaina dharma kI zraddhA sthalI aura bhAratIya zilpa kA anUThA udAharaNa hai| isa vizAla mandira ke hara iMca para kalA kA nikhAra hai| yaha tIrtha videzI AkramaNoM ke vAvajUda surakSita rhaa| prAkRtika sauMdarya ke vIca sthApita yaha rANakapura tIrtha bhAratIya zilpa kA nAbhi sthala hai| 439

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- sthA kI ora bar3hate kadama isa kI prathama jhalaka. se hamAre bhAratIya zilpIyoM kI lagana va kalA kA patA calatA hai| hamArI bhAratIya vAstu vidyA kitanI vizAla thI, kArIgara kaise siddhahastha the ? patthara meM kaise jAna DAla dete the ? isakA pramANa yaha tIrtha hai| mandira ke zilpa samRddha guMvajoM evaM stambhoM ko dekha kara aisA lagatA hai jaise bhAratIya sthApatya kI aMgUThI meM yaha mandira rUpI hIrA jar3A ho| yaha tIrtha aura isa kA vAtAvaraNa devaloka se kama nahIM hai| mandira ke mukha maMDapa ke praveza dvAra meM sthApita eka zilAlekha se jJAta hotA hai ki isa tIrtha kI sthApanA meM yahAM ke rAjA rANA kumbhA ne mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA thaa| unhoMne yaha sthAna dAna diyA thaa| seTa dhAraNIzAha nikaTavartI gAMva vAdiyA ke nivAsI the| vaha rANA kumbhA ke maMtrI the| maMtrI ne apane Azraya dAtA ko mana kI bhAvanA vtaaii| rAjA ne vartamAna rathala mandira ko diyaa| isa sthala kA nAma rANakumbhApUra par3A jo vAda meM rANakapUra ke rUpa meM jAnA gyaa| yaha eka nagara bhI vasa gyaa| dhAraNA ne bhakti pUrvaka pUrvaka yaha nAma diyaa| rANakapUra kA mandira arAvalI kI pahADIyoM meM surakSita hai| paryaTaka dUra dUra se ise nihAra kara prasanna ho jAtA hai| jyoM jyoM mandira ke karIva pahuMcatA hai, upazikharoM para havA meM ghaMTiyoM kI TaMkAreM usake hRdaya ko Andolita karane laga jAtI haiN| prabhu RSabhadeva kI pratimA ke darzana kara bhAvAvibhora ho jAtA hai| cAhe yaha mandira jaina zilpa para AdhArita hai para isa ke nirmAtA ne rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata ke kucha dRSya kA yahAM zilpAkaraNa kiyA gayA hai| yaha mandira sampradAyika udAratA kA pratIka hai| 25 sIr3hIyAM car3hane para paryaTaka ko pASANa kI zilpakRta chata 440 .

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-Arazya kI ora bar3hate kadama kI aura Akarpita hotA hai| chata para eka paMca zarIradhArI vIra purUpa kI vizAla pratimA aMkita kI gaI hai jisakA sira eka - zarIra pAMca haiN| yaha pratimA mahAbhArata kA kIcaka hai| yaha dRSya atyaMta manohara aura kautuhala bharA hai| isI chata para rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kI anekoM ghaTanAoM kA varNana hai| praveza dvAra pAra karate hI agala-bagala do prakoSTa bane hue haiN| jisa meM jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI prAcIna pratimAeM haiN| eka prakopTa meM khaDI va vaiTI pratimAeM haiN| kucha pratimAeM to videzI akrAMtA kA zikAra ho cukI haiN| para bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke pratApa se mandira mUla rUpa surakSita haiN| kucha hI sIr3hIyAM car3hane para prathama prAMgaNa AtA hai| yaha mandira ko sUkSma toraNoM ko dekhA jA sakatA hai| magara yahAM khar3e ho kara zilpa kI vizAlatA ko nihArA jA sakatA hai| mandira meM jidhara bhI najara DAleM udhara khambhe hI khambhe dikhAI dete haiN| inakI saMkhyA 1444 hai| vizeSatA yaha hai ki hara ratambha para kalA kA nayA rUpa hai| hara stambha apane Apa meM zilpa kA svatantra AyAma hai| saMsAra meM yaha eka mAtra imArata hai jahAM saMgamara kI stambhAvalI dikhAI detI hai| jaba hama prAMgaNa meM khar3e ho kara apanI dRSTi chata kI ora nihArate haiM to kalA kA vizAla jIvaMta rUpa pAte haiN| isa chata para banI huI hai eka kalpavallI yAni kalpatarU kA eka latA dikhAI detI hai| yaha mandira bhAratIya sthApatya kalA ke itihAsa meM mahatvapUrNa sthAna rakhatA hai| isa sthAna kA nAma meghanAda maMDapa kahA jAtA hai| cAra kadama Age bar3hate hI bhakta svayaM ko chajje numA gumbaja ke nIce pAtA hai| gumbajoM meM laTakate jhUmara aise lagate haiM mAnoM kAnoM meM ratna jaDita kuNDala laDaka rahe hoN| yahI donoM aura do aise stambha haiM jinameM mandira nirmAtA 441

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dharaNAzAha va zilpakAra dIpA kI pratimAeM haiM jo itihAsa kahatI haiM / bAIM ora seTha jI kI pratimA aura dAI aura zilpI dIpA kI pratimA hai| yaha pratimAeM bhAratIya itihAsa kalA saMskRti kI dharohara haiN| mUla mandira meM 16 devIyoM kI pratimAeM zobhAyamAna haiN| dIpA kI pratimA sthApita kara seTa dharaNIzAha ne jaina samAja ko garIba amIra kI bheda rekhA samApta karane kA saMdeza diyA hai| garbha graha ke bAhara nirmita toraNa, zilpa kalA kA utkRSTa udAharaNa hai| yahAM pahucaMte hI bhakti kA sAgara hRdaya meM uchalane lagatA hai| isI mUla garbha gRha meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI pratimA hai| yaha pratimA 62 phuTa kI kAryotsarga padmAsana meM parikara sahita hai / mandira ke tInoM ora bhI isI taraha kI tIna pratimAeM haiN| isI kAraNa isa kA cartumukha jinaprasAda hai / garbha gRha kI AMtiraka saraMcanA svastikAra kakSa ke rUpa meM kI gaI hai| mUla mandira ke bAhara rakSaka deva kI camatkArika pratimA sthApita hai| garbha gRha ke bAhara do vizAla ghaMTe haiN| jinameM se eka ko nara va dUsare ko mAdA kahA jAtA hai| yaha bheda ghaMTanAda karane se patA calatA hai| ghaMTe meM aisI AvAja AtI hai jaise koI navakAra maMtra ke sAra zabda oma kI dhvani kara rahA ho / mUla mandira kI bAI ora eka vizAla vRkSa hai / jise rAyaNa vRkSa kahA jAtA hai| vRkSa ke nIce prabhu RSabhadeva ke caraNa zatruMjayatIrtha kI yAda dilAte haiN| vRkSa ke pAsa eka saharatrakUTa nAmaka stambha hai jo adhUrA hai| isa ke pUrA karane ke anekavAra koziza kI gaI para pUrA nahIM ho paayaa| saharatrakUTa stambha ke sAmane eka hAthI para prabhu RSabhadeva kI mAtA virAjamAna hai| mAtA marUdevI saralAmA thiiN| vaha apane putra ke vAtasatya bharI rahatI thii| eka bAra prabhu ayodhyA 442

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pdhaare| prabhu RSabhadeva kA samosaraNa lgaa| mAtA marudevI hAthI para baiThI samosaraNa meM A rahI thii| rAste meM socatI jAtI "merA putra RSabha koI vaDA AdamI vana gayA hai, jo merI khabara nahIM le rhaa| maiM saba se use upAmlabha dUMgI ki usane mujha vuDhIyA kI khavara sAra kyoM nahI lii|" mAtA kyA jAne ki usa kA veTA to kevalI vana kara tIna loka kA nAtha prathama tIrthaMkara vana cukA hai / saMsAra ko mokSa mArga kA rAstA batA rahA hai| usa kI dharma darzanA to maiM deva, manuSya, pazu sabhI usa kA upadeza sunane Ate haiN|" mAtA marUdevI samosaraNa ke karIba phuNcii| samosaraNa meM deva, rAjA, manuSya va striyoM ke samUha usa kI dezanA suna rahe the| mAtA marUdevI ko samosaraNa meM pahuMcate hI rAgadveSa samApta ho gyaa| hAthI para baiThe baiThe vaha sarvajJa sarvadarzI vana gii| zvetAmbara jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra isa yuga meM prathama mokSa jAne vAlI vaha pahalI jamvu dIpa bharata kSetra kI pavitra AtmA zrI / usI mAtA marUdevI ko isa mandira meM hAthI para baiThe dikhAyA gayA hai| isI ke pAsa eka vizAla tala ghara hai / hamalAvaroM se yahAM pratimAoM ko chipA kara rakhA jAtA thA / mUla garbha gRha kI dAhinI ora pArzvanAtha kI eka aisI pratimA hai jisa ke sira para eka hajAra nAgaphaNa haiN| aisI mUrti sAre bhArata meM eka hI hai| isa mUrti kI pramukha vizeSatA yaha hai ki sabhI sarpa eka dUsare se gUMthe haiN| inakA aMtima bhAga adRzya haiM / yahAM parikalpita gumvajoM meM eka aisA gumvaja hai jise agara dhyAna pUrvaka na dekhA gayA, to yAtrI usa gumbaja ko mandira kI kalA samRddhi meM vAdhaka vanegA / mandira ke upanI bhAga meM nirmita yaha gumbaja vAstava meM zaMkha maNDapa hai| 443

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usameM dhvani taraMga ke vijJAna ko sthApita kiyA gayA hai| gumbaja ke eka chora para eka zaMkha vanA huA hai jisa meM prasArita hone vAlI dhvani se sampUrNa gumbaja taraMgita dikhAyA gayA hai| mandira ke vargAkAra garbha gRha se adhyayana prArambha kiyA jae to mandira kI suspaSTa kramavaddhatA dikhAI detI hai| yaha mandira pazcimI pahADI kI DhalAna para sthita apanI anupama chaTA vikhera rahA hai| mandira ke pazcimavartI bhAga ko isa dizA se kucha uMcA banAyA gayA hai| lagabhaga 62 guNa. 60 mITara lamve caur3e kSetraphala kI DhalAna kA cAroM ora kI dIvAra mandira kI uMcAI kI. vAhya saMracanA meM mukhya bhUmikA rakhatI hai| mandira ke cAra praveza maMDama do tala ke haiM aura tIna ora kI bhitiyoM se ghire haiN| manohArI praveza maNDapa meM sabase maDA naMDapa pazcima kI ora hai jo mukhya praveza maNDapa hai| mandira ke parisara meM chaha devakulikAeM haiN| jina para choTe choTe zikhara haiN| yaha zikhara mandira kI zobhA ko var3hAte haiN| mandira kA zikhara tIna maMjila kA hai| mandira ke utaMga zikhara para laharAtA dhvajA saMsAra ko ahiMsA va zAMti kA upadeza detA hai| pUrNimA kI cAMdanI meM vaha mandira apanI alaukika ghaTA vikheratA hai| isa mandira ke atirikta yahAM tIna mandira aura haiN| yaha sabhI mandira kalA kA khajAnA haiN| ina meM do mandira 23veM tIrthakara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ko samarpita haiN| eka mandira sUrya deva kA prAcIna mandira hai| bhagavAna pArzva nAtha ke mandira kI kalA, bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke mandira se kama nhiiN| isa mandira kA nirmANa kArIgaroM ne apanI kalA pradarzita karane ke lie vacI khucI sAmagrI se kiyA thaa| kArIgaroM kI pranu 441

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DRthA kI ora bar3hate kalama pArzvanAtha ke prati bhakti kA pratIka yaha mandira kalA premIyoM kA tIrtha hai| sUryadeva kA mandira eka alaga pahAr3I para hai| isa kA nirmANa kava aura kaise huA? isa kA patA nahIM calatA ? isake nirmAtA ke ullekha bhI nahIM miltaa| rANakapUra ke mandira pASANa kI mUrta kalpanA hai| itihAsa, kalA va prAkRtika parivezaM isa sthAna ko bhAratIya paryaTana evaM ArAdhanA rathaloM kA sinnara sAvita karate haiN| amerikA ke vizva mAnya vidvAna lui juhAna ke anusAra , sthApatya kalA evaM AdhyAtmikatA ke yaha Azcaryajanaka abhivyakti hai| - rANakapUra meM eka choTI sI mArkiTa mandira ke vAhara hai jahAM dainika upayogitA kI hara vastu mila jAtI hai| vaha mandira kA prabaMdha AnaMda jI kalpama jI per3hI ke AdhIna hai| isI per3hI ke AdhIna dharmazAlA vanaM huI hai| jahAM yAtrIyoM ke rahane kA sundara prabaMdha hai| pUjA karane vAloM ke lie pUjA sAmagrI hara samaya upalabdha hotI hai| bhojanazAlAA va rahane kA uttama prabaMdha hai| yaha mandira meM eka ,khambhA TeDA hai| isa para kalAkArI bhI nahIM huii| eka vAra pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI rANakapUra ke mandira dekhane aaii| vaha mandira ko dekha kara atyadhika prabhAvita huii| unhoMne Ter3hA stambha dekhaa| unhoMne yahAM ke prabandhakoM ko kahA "yaha stambha Ter3hA kyoM hai ? agara Apa kaheM to maiM phrAMsa ke iMjinIyaroM ko bulA kara ise sIdhA karavA duuNgii|'' prabaMdhakoM ne vahAM kAma kara rahe zilpIyoM se isa ke bAre meM vimarza kiyaa| zilpIyoM ne kahA "yaha stambha hamAre vujugoM ne jAna kara Ter3hA sthApita kiyA hai| isa kA kAraNa yaha hai ki vaha cAhate the ki zilpa kalA ke isa kendra ko 445

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kisI kI najara nA lage / isI kAraNa unhoMne yaha Ter3hA stambha lagAyA hai| ise ukhAr3ane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / " zilpIyoM ke uttara se zrImatI indirA gAMdhI atyadhika prabhAvita huiiN| unhoMne zilpIyoM kI zraddhA va bhakti kI mukta kaNTha se prazaMsA kii| isa prakAra rANakapUra mandira kA kaNa kaNa naisargika sauMdarya se bharA par3A hai| yaha mandira satyaM zivamaM sundaraM kA jItA jAgatA pratIka hai| saMgamaramara se banA yaha mandira dharatI para prabhu bhaktoM kA tIrtha hai| dezI videzI paryaTakoM ke lie paryaTana sthala hai| yahAM tIrtha ke mandiroM phoTo lenA varjita hai| yahAM hara roja yAtrIyoM va zraddhAluoM kA tAMtA lagA rahatA hai| abhI abhI kAMgresa adhyakSA zrImatI soniyA gAMdhI ne isa mandira kI yAtrA kii| vaha bhI isa kI kalA se bahuta prabhAvita huI / hamArI rANakapUra yAtrA I hama nAtha dvArA se cale the| rAste meM kaI sthaloM ko dekhate hameM zAma ho calI thI / dhakAvaTa bahuta jyAdA thI bhayaMkara garmI par3a rahI thI / mandira ko dekha kara sArI garmI bhUla cuke the| hama ne dharmazAlA meM sAmAna ttikaayaa| phira snAna kara khAnA khaayaa| zAma kI bhavya AratI meM zamila hue| yahAM rAjasthAnI va gujarAtI bhaktoM kI bharamAra thii| paMjAvI to hama do hI the| vyavasthApakoM kA prabaMdha sundara thA / yaha sundara vyavasthA bhI logoM ko apanI ora AkarSita karatI hai| rAtri ko rAjasthAnI, gujarAtI vezabhUSA meM loga ghUma rahe the| yahAM athAha zAnti milatI hai / mandira meM praveza karate eka alaukika anubhava ghaTita hotA hai / 50 sAla taka isa bhavya nirmANa, isa para lagA karor3oM kA dravya prabhu RSabhadeva ke prati seTa dharaNIzAha ke samarpaNa va zraddhA kA pratIka hai| rAjasthAna ke - 446

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- vArA hI vora vaho dama isa tIdhaM rathala kI rAtri bhI anupama thii| lagatA thA ki AkAza se koI deva vimAna dharatI para abhI abhI utarA hai| hama AntI meM bhAga lene ke pazcAta mandiroM kI yAtrA para nikala pdde| mandira sabhI isI eka khaNDa meM sthita haiN| arAvalI kI sundara pahADI, nAga kI taraha valakhAtI sar3akeM yAtrIyoM kA dhyAna varavasa khIMca letI haiN| rAtri ko apane kamare meM vizrAma ke lie phuNce| zAMta vAtAvaraNa meM kAI dhyAna yogIyoM ke lie yaha acyA sthala hai| AdhI rAta ke bAda hama so ge| suvaha 4 baje utte| phira mandira ke darzana kie| eka pUjA kI volI maine lI! eka bhAI ne vidhivat pUjA krvaaii| phira rAjasthAna ke isa Ahara meM isa mandira va vAkI mandiroM kA avalokana kiyaa| rAjasthAna kI lambI yAtrA ne mujhe kaI anubhava pradAna kie haiN| rAjarathAna jaina itihAsa, kalA, saMskRti va sAhitya kI amUlya dharohara hai| rAjasthAna bhArata kA vaha bhAga hai jaha hara zahara meM kilA hai, kile meM jaina mandira hai| rAjasthAna ke ina bhAgoM meM jaina sAhitya ko paryApta surakSaNa milA hai| rAjasthAna ke isa bhAga meM seTa bhAmA zAha, vimalazAha, va dharaNIzAha ko isa marudharA ne janma diyA hai| hama rANakapUra ke mandiroM ko zraddhA se zIza jhAkA kara vApisa A rahe the| hamAre mana meM jahAM prabhu bhakti kA uphAna cala rahA thA vahIM dharaNIzAha seTa kI bhAratIya saMskRti ko anamola dena ko bhulA pAnA muzkila hai thaa| vaise eka svapna sAkAra hotA hai, isa svapna ko pUrA karane kA zreya zilpI dIpA ko jAtA hai| isa mandira kI pratiSTA karane vAle AcArya somaprabhava sUri jI mahArAja mahAna rahe the| jinhoMne apanI sazakta preraNA dekara isa bhavana jina mandira kA nirmANa kraayaa| seTa, zilpI va dharma gurU tInoM kI bhakti 447

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vAsyA hala kora kaTho daba rUpI triveNI isa mandira ke kaNa kaNa meM prakaTa hotI hai| deva, gurU va dharma kI triveNI isa mandira ke bhaktoM ke hRdaya paTala se praphuTita ho kara samyakatva rUpI samuMdra ko janma detI hai| yaha tIrtha yAtrA hamArI arhata prabhu ke prati sahaja samarpaNa va apane dharma bhAtA kI icchA ko paripUrNa karatI hai| mucchailA zrI mahAvIra jI : rANakapUra meM hama ne dopahara kA khAnA khaayaa| punaH sabhI mandiroM meM pUjA arcanA vandana kiyaa| phira rANakapUra tIrtha ko vandana namaskAra kiyaa| vApisa apanI jIpa meM rAkara hue| vaha bhI mahaja itaphAka thA ki hama yahAM pahuMce tava bhI bhayaMkara garmI meM the| vApasI saphara bhI isI garmI meM kara rahe the| kucha kilomITara calane ke pazcAta hama eka nAle ke upara se gujara rahe the yaha barasAtI nAlA hai| isa nAle ke eka ora sar3aka jAtI thii| usa sar3aka para eka sAIna borDa lagA thaa| "tIrtha rAja zrI mucchelA mahAvIra jI" isa vorDa ko pddh'aa| mana me utsukatA jaagii| DrAIvara ke isa sthAna ke bAre me puuchaa| DrAivara ne uttaraM diyA "sAhiba ! yaha tIrtha prasiddha camatkArika tIrtha hai| mandira cAhe choTA hai para prAcIna hai| yaha tIrtha kI yAtrA bhI Apako karanI caahie|" maine apane dharma bhrAtA ravindra jaina se isa yAtrA ke bAre me vimarza kiyaa| usane merI bAta meM hAmI bhrii| karIva 5 kilomITara calane para hama eka gAMva meM phuNce| isa gAMva meM eka bhavya prAcIna mandira ke darzana hue| hama mandira meM phuNce| gAMva hone ke kAraNa yahAM yAtrI to Ate haiM, para Taharate kama haiN| hama isa mandira meM phuNce| mandira ke mukhya pujArI ko isa mandira ke itihAsa ke bAre meM puuchaa| pujArI ne kahA "yaha 448

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mandira bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya kA hai| isa vAta kI puSTi isa mandira ke pAsa khaNDita mandira ke khaNDahara va prAcIna pratimAoM se hotI hai| vartamAna mandira rAjakapUra jaise zilpa para AdhArita choTA sA mandira hai| isa meM prabhu mahAvIra kI bhavya pratimA hai| maine pUchA " isa mandira kA nAma mucchailA mahAvIra kaise par3A ? na to mahAvIra ke TeM thiiN| phira kyA kAraNa hai ki ise mucchailA mahAvIra kahate haiM ?" pujArI ne merI jijJAsA zAMta karate hue kahA "yaha kSetra bhI rANA kuMbhA ke kSetra meM par3A thaa| yaha mandira taba apanI parama utakRSTa sImA para thA. yahAM sAhukAroM kI bhavya varatI thii| yahAM kA rAjA rANA kumna prabhu mahAvIra kA nakta thA / usane prabhu mahAvIra kI isa pratimA kI pUrNa sevA bhakti kA vrata le rakhA thaa| vaha hara roja mandira meM prabhu mahAvIra kI pUjA bhakti karatA thaa| eka dina vaha mandira meM pujA ke lie na A skaa| pujArI ne prabhu kA pavitra gaMdhodhaka le kara rAja daravAra meM aae| pUjArI kI AMkhoM kI dRSTi kamajora thii| unakI muMchoM kA eka vAla usa gaMdhodhaka meM gira pdd'aa| pujArI vAla girane ko dekha na sakA / pujArI jI ne apanA lAyA gaMdhodhaka rAjA ko diyaa| rAjA ne gaMdhodhaka meM java vAla dekhA to rAjA kumbhA ko hairAnI huii| rAjA ne pujArI ko vyaMga karate hue kahA "pujArI jI kyA bAta hai prabhu kI pratimA ke kyA mUMcheM uga AIM haiM, jo gaMdhodhaka meM vAla A rahe haiM ?" vAta sAdhAraNa thii| para rAjA kI bAta suna kara pujArI ko gaharA AghAta phuNcaa| pujArI Akhira pujArI thA / vaha apane prabhu kA apamAna kaise sahana kara sakatA thA ? vaha mandira meM vApisa lauttaa| Akara usa ne prabhu ke samakSa gupta abhigraha gupta pratijJA dhAraNa kara liyaa| vaha abhigraha thA ki *449 *

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jaba taka prabhu kI pratimA ke mUra na pragaTa hoM, taba taka anna jala kA tyAga karatA huuN| isa vicitra gupta abhigraha ko pujArI ke ilAvA koI nahIM jAnatA dhaa| kaI dina yaha abhigRha calatA rhaa| pujArI kA abhigRha pUrA karane ke lie rAjA va zrAvakoM ne bharasaka prayatna kie para abhigRha pUrA nahIM ho rahA thaa| pujArI jI kI zarIrika rithita vigaDatI jA rahI thii| bhakta kI lAja usa kA bhagavAna hai| yaha aisA riztA hai jo sahaja samarpaNa kA riztA hai| isa rizte meM kucha bhI ghaTita ho sakatA hai| aisA hI camatkAra pujArI ke sAtha huaa| huA yUM, eka dina rAjA rANA kumbhA prabhu mahAvIra kI isa pratimA ke darzana karane aae| unhoMne java prabhu mahAvIra kI pratimA ke darzana kie to unheM prabhu mahAvIra kI pratimA ke upara dAdI-mRThaM aMkita huI najara aaii| rANA ko apanI bhUla kA ehasAsa huaa| rANA ne pujArI jI se kahA 'mahArAja Apa kI pUjA karate bhakti sAkAra ho gaI hai| maiMne Aja prabhu mahAvIra kI pUjA karate unake dAr3I-mUMche dekhI haiN| Apa ko mere majAka ke kAraNa jo AghAta pahuMcA hai usake lie Apa mujhe kSamA kreN| maiMne prabhu mahAvIra kI isa pratimA kA spaSTa camatkAra dekha liyA hai| Apa kI bhakti kI zakti ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| isa bhakti ke kAraNa isa pratimA kA atizaya dekhane kA mUjhe avasara milA hai| Apa prabhu mahAvIra kI bhakti meM DUve sacce bhakta haiN| hama Apa pahacAna nahIM ske| merA vyaMgaya kaTu thaa| jisa ke kAraNa Apa kI AtmA ko AghAta kapTa phuNcaa| isa kA jo prAzcita Apa deveM, maiM grahaNa karatA huuN|" rAjA rANA kumbhA ne pujArI se kSamA maaNgii| pujArI ne kahA "ganana ! Apa jyAdA kapTa anubhava na kreN| 4510

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Apa to prabhu bhakta haiN| maiM bhI prabhu kA sAdhAraNa bhakta hUM / prabhu pratimA kA eka bhakta dvArA apamAna eka bhakta kaise sahana kara sakatA thA ? isI kAraNa maiMne yaha abhigraha kiyaa| Apa ke kAraNa merA yaha gupta abhigRha phalita huA / isa tIrtha kI va jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA huii| Apa to namitta mAtra haiN| yaha ghaTanA to honI thI so ho gii| Apa vyartha ciMtA mata kreN| Apa ke kAraNa merI bhakti saphala huI / " isa prakAra mucchailA tIrtha aura isakI pratimA ke camatkAra saMsAra meM pahuMce / ava saMsAra ke kone kone se isa camatkArI pratimA ke darzana karane bhaktajana Ate haiN| isa prakAra pujArI ne hameM isa tIrtha kA saMkSipta itihAsa sunAyA / jaise pahale kahA gayA hai ki yaha mandira rANakapUra mandira se AkAra meM choTA jarUra hai para bhItarI kalA dRSTi se rANakapura mandira kA prabhAva isa garbha gRha va praveza dvAra meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| isa mandira kI chata bhI jaina zilpa kA utakRSTa namUnA hai| isa mandira kI chata ke upara bhI 16 vidyAdevIyAM alaMkRta haiN| prabhu mahAvIra kI bhavya pratimA bhI kalAtmaka hai / mandira ke bAhara nikalate hI kucha khaNDIta prAcIna pratimAeM mandira parisara meM rakhI huI haiN| lagatA hai pahale isa sthAna para koI bhavya mandira rahA hogA jisa kI samarata pratimAeM haiM va mandira kisI kAraNa vidhvaMsa kA zikAra ho ge| mandira kI yAtrA carama sukha dene vAlI hai / mandira va gAMva pradUSaNa mukta, zAnta sthAna para hai| gAMva choTA hai yahAM ke grAmINa prabhu mahAvIra kI zraddhA se pUjA arcanA karate hai / choTI sI dharmazAlA meM paryApta saMkhyA meM yAtrI yAtrA karate rahate haiN| bhojanazAlA meM hara samaya yAtrIyoM ko bhojana upalabdha hotA hai| isa mandira va dharmazAlA kI dekhabhAla bhI eka peThI karatI hai / 451 *

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::paracA hI :ora laka : hama mucchelA mahAvIra tIrtha kI yAtrA sampanna kara vApisa sar3aka para aae| kucha kilomITara calane para gomatI kA corAhA aayaa| hama ne jIpa nAtha dvArA se lI thI aura vApasa bhI vahAM taka thii| para kisI kI salAha para hama gomatI ke corAhe para hI utara ge| yahAM se hameM jayapUra ke lie sIdhI basa milatI thii| so hama vahAM ruka kara vasa kA iMtajAra karane lge| kucha hI samaya vAda eka vasa dvArA hama jayapUra phuNce| taba rAtri pUrI vyatIta ho cukI thii| yaha yAtrA pUrI rAtri kI thii| hama jayapUra suvaha 4 vaje phuNce| jayapUra se dehalI dina meM pahuMca ge| rAste meM hama ne alavara dekhA, yahAM prAcIna mahala, kile prasiddha haiN| patthara kA vyApAra mUrti kalA kA yahAM kAphI kArya hotA hai| dillI meM kucha samaya ruka kara snAna kiyaa| phira dehalI se basa pakar3a kara vApisa maNDI govindagar3ha A ge| zAna ho cukI thii| mere dharma bhAtA ravindra jaina bhI mAlerakoTalA cale ge| yaha yAtrA hamAre lie jaina itihAsa, kalA va sAhitya ke prati jAgRti paidA karane vAlI thii| isa yAtrA ne hameM tIrthakaroM kI paramparA ke prati zraddhA ko nayA AyAma va vala diyaa| yaha hamArI saMyukta yAtrAeM thiiN| agale prakaraNa meM apanI una yAtrAoM kA varNana karUMgA jo maiMne apane parivAra va riztedAroM ke sAtha sampanna kii| 452

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prakaraNa 15 merI tRtIya tIrtha yAtrA ahamadAbAda itihAsa darzana AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jaise maiMne pichale prakaraNa meM ullekha kiyA thA ki maiM kucha yAtrAeM apane dharma AtA zrI ravindra jaina ke sAtha kI zrI kucha ullekhanIya yAtrAeM maiMne saparivAra kI thii| ina yAtrAoM ke kAraNa mujhe dharma meM samyakutva pradAna karane vAle muni zrI jayacanda jI mahArAja ke darzana kA lAbha milA thA / unakA cartumAsa ahamadAbAda meM thaa| isa ahamadAvAda kA prAcIna nAma karNAvatI thaa| yaha dillI se 886 kilomITara kI dUrI para sthita hai / gavArahavIM sadI meM zrI karNadeva ne isa nagarI kI sthApanA kI thii| pahale isa kA nAma AzapallI thaa| yaha nagara vaibhava sampanna thaa| isa nagara ne bahuta utAra cahAva dekhe haiM / musalamAnoM ne ise ahamadAbAda nAma diyA | yaha nagara bhArata kA vizAla jaina janasaMkhyA vAlA nagara hai 1 yahAM 225 jina mandira haiN| yaha nagara jaina dharma kA pramukha kendra hai| yahAM kA saba se prAcIna jaina mandira ceharI vAr3a hai / yaha mandira prabhu saMbhavanAtha ko samarpita hai| yaha 11 hastalikhita bhaNDAra haiM / aneva zAlAeM, prakAzana saMsthAeM isa nagara kI zAna haiN| hastalikhata bhaNDAra meM hajAroM varSa prAcIna graMtha kA saMkalana hai / anekoM zodha saMsthAeM isa nagara ne jaina dharma ko dI haiN| . 453 ahamadAbAda kA pramukha AkarSaNa dillI daravAje ke bAhara seTa haTI siMha kI vADI mandira pramukha tIrtha sthAna hai / yaha bhavya mandira seTha haTI siMha ne banavAyA thaa| yahAM ke bhaNDAroM meM anekoM hastalikhata graMthoM kA vipula saMgraha hai /

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-rakSA kI ora bar3hate kalama bhArata ke zvetAmbara samAja kA pramukha saMgaTana AnadaMjI kalyANa jI per3hI kA mukhyAlaya hai| yaha per3hI pramukha jaina tIthoM kI vyavasthA karatI hai| nae mandiroM kA nirmANA, purAne maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra isa per3hI kA pramukha kartavya hai| saMsAra bhara meM isa per3hI ne anekoM maMdiroM ke nirmANa meM sahayoga diyA hai| yaha peTI san 1880 meM rajisTarDa huI thii| isI per3hI ne sameda zikhara tIrtha kharIda kara zvetAmbara samAja ko arpita kiyA hai| ahamadAbAda meM lAlabhAI dalapata bhAI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyA mandira hai| yaha jaina zodha saMsthAna hai jahAM para hajAroM graMtha, prAcIna citra, murtiyAM va prAcIna sAmagrI kA saMgraha hai| yaha zahara jaina kA pramukha kendra hone ke kAraNa yahAM hara sampradAyoM ke sAdhu sAdhvIyoM kA vicaraNa rahatA hai| yahAM kA pramukha AkarSaNa haTI siMha kA jaina mandira hai yaha mandira kalAtmaka hai| isakI bhavyatA dekhakara zatrujaya ke mandioM kA dhyAna AMkhoM ke sAmane A jAtA hai| yahAM hindI gajananI, aMgrejI ke anekoM jaina patrikAeM nikalatI haiN| kaI bhoTa patrikAeM bhI nikalatI haiN| sarasvatI purataka bhaNDAra meM jaina dharma ke hara viSaya para hara graMtha upalabdha haiN| ahamadAvAda jaina mandiroM ke IlAvA vyApAra kA pramukha kendra hai| yahAM kA pramukha vyApAra kapar3e kI mileM haiN| yahAM bar3I mArkiTa hai| jahAM bhArata varSa ke kapar3e ke vyApArIvoM kI dukAneM haiN| lApAra kA kendra hone ke kAraNa dharmazAlA, hoTala kAphI haiN| yahAM para bhadraphorTa, saiyada sidI jAlA, gItA mandira, kAMkaTiyA jhIla, vAla vATikA, va jhUlatI mInAreM darzanIya haiM aura paryaTana kI dRSTi se mahatvapUrNa haiN| seTa hI siMha ke mandira meM mUla nAyaka prabhu dhanaM nAtha suzobhita haiN| yahAM anekoM sthAnaka, upAzraya haiN| vaise to gujarAta meM gRha cAlaya pracUra mAtrA meM hai gujarAta meM jaina 454

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grAmyA chI jhora kaho chaMdrama dharma kA Agamana prabhu mahAvIra ke 500 sAla bAda Agamana ho gayA thaa| AcArya bhadravAhu ke samaya jaina saMgha do bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho gayA thA / eka rAjasthAna, mahArASTra va gujarAta meM phaila gayA / yaha sampradAya zvetAmvara kahalAyA / digambara sampradAya karnATaka, tAmilanADU va madhya pradeza meM phailA / gujarAta kA itihAsa daraasala jaina itihAsa hai| kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya hemacanda sUri jI mahArAja, dAdA jina datta va AcArya yazovijaya ke nAma prasiddha haiN| yahAM AcArya hemacanda kI preraNA se paramArhata rAjA kumArapAla ko jaina dharma meM dIkSita karake jaina dharma kA pracAra karavAyA aura use rAjya dharma kA darjA dilaayaa| ahamadAvAda se 8 kilomITara kI dUrI para sarakheja gAMva meM prabhu vAsupUjya kA mandira hai| yahAM para zrI padyAvalI mAtA zrI cakrezvarI devI kI pratimAeM bhavya rUpa meM sthApita haiN| yaha tIrtha darzanIya va camatkArI hai| gujarAta meM vastupAta, tejapAla jaise maMtrI ne jaina kalA ko protsAhita kiyaa| ahamadAbAda meM jainoM ke atirikta hindu va musalamAnoM kA dharma sthAna vipUla mAtrA meM hai| yahAM hI janasaMkhyA vaiSNava hai| gujarAta ne apanI kalA saMskRti ko jIvaMta rakhA hai| jaina itihAsa kA kAphI varNana gujarAta se saMbaMdhita hai| yahAM amUrti pUjaka sampradAya ke saMsthApaka lokAzAha hue / RSi sampradAya ke prathama RSi lava jI bhI sUrata ke nivAsI the| isa taraha anekoM itihAsaka ghaTanAoM kA kendra yaha gujarAta hai / isa sadI kA mahAna dArzanika zrI rAyacanda bhI gujarAta ke the jinhoMne svaya pramANika jIvana jiiyaa| unake prabhAva se mohanadAsa karmacanda gAMdhI kA jIvana vadala gyaa| bhAratIya rAjanIti ke anekoM nakSatroM ko gujarAta ne janma diyA hai| Aja bhI yahAM DrAI sTeTa hai| gujarAta bhArata 455

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= vAyA on gora vahate hama kA pahalA rAjya hai jahAM zarAvavaMdI majabUtI se lAgU hai| yahAM aMtarASTrIya vyApAra kA kendra hai isa ke lohA va davAI udyoga prasiddha hai| * gujarAta meM zikSA ke sAtha sAtha apane saMskAra niMdA haiN| yahAM ke sthAnIya loga dhArmika pravRti ke haiN| apane dhana kA adhikAMza hissA tIrtha mandiroM ko samarpita karate haiN| hara suvaha mandiroM meM zrAvaka zrAvikAeM arcanA pUjA ke lie ikaTTe hote haiN| ina logoM para AdhunikatA va pazcima kA koI asara nhiiN| Aja bhI hindI ke vATa gujarAtI bhASA meM jaina dharma kA sAhitya milatA hai| prAcIna samaya meM gujarAta ke eka surakSita kSetra dhaH jahAM kalA va saMskRti kA vikAsa huaa| vetAmbara ke hajAreM muni va sAdhvIyoM kA saMbaMdha gujarAta se hai| ahamadAbAda kI ora prasthAna : merA ahamadAvAda kA bhramaNa kA kAraNa muni zrI jayacandra jI mahArAja ke darzana the| vaha muni ke darzana lamve aMtarAla ke vAda hone the| pUjya guruvara ke aneka samAcAra. prApta hue para jAne kA koI kAraNa nahIM bana rahA thaa| yaha progrAma meM mere sAtha mere bacce, merI vahina urmilA va unake bacce bhI the| merI bahina jaina dharma ke prati pUrNa zraddhAvAna hai| hameM gurUdhAraNA saparivAra inhIM muni rAja kI kRpA se huI thii| yaha hameM jaina dharma ke saMskAra pradAna karane vAle mahAtmA the| daraasala ina muniyoM ke sAtha hamAre dharmika riztA to thA sAtha meM yaha muni rAna hamAre parivAra ke dizA nirdezaka bhI rahe haiN| sarva pradhana meM saparivAra govindagar3ha se amvAlA TAvanI phuNcaa| phira maine vahAM se sarvodaya eksapresa pkdd'ii| 456

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=AmyA ho gora vako janma dillI se sAvaramatI eksapresa pakar3a kara agale dina 3 vaje ahamadAbAda phuNce| Trena kA saphara baccoM kI dRSTi se suvidhAjanaka hotA hai| vaise bhI itanA lambA vasa kA saphara hamAre lie kaTina thaa| hama dopahara ke pazcAta amahadAvATa meM lAla vAga sthita muni zrI jaya candra ke pravAsa sthala para phuNce| kucha samaya ke darzana karane ke pazcAt hamArI Tahalne kI vyavasthA eka acche parivAra meM kara dI gii| mujhe govindagar3ha se calate samaya mere dharma bhAtA zrI ravindra jaina ne kahA thA ki agara samaya mile to pAlItAnA kI yAtrA bhI kara lenaa| maiMne apane dharmabhrAtA ko uttara diyA "agara prabhu RpabhaTava ne bulAyA to maiM rUkane vAlA kauna hotA huuN|'' yaha vAta mahaja itphAka thii| maiMne itanI lambI yAtrA kI AjJA ghara vAloM se prApta nahIM kI thii| para yaha bulAvA to Adizvara dAdA kA thaa| zatrujaya tIrtha ke darzana ko tIna loka ke devatA taDapate haiN| phira merI kyA aukAta hai ? maiM to prabhu kA sAdhAraNa bhakta huuN| usakA dAsa huuN| merA saubhAgya hai ki mujhe vItarAga paramAtmA, pAMca mahAvratI guru, sarvajJa paramAtmA kA dharma prApta huA hai| usakI mauja meM merI mauja hai| ahamadAbAda pahuMcA kara, vahAM maiMne sarvaprathama apane gurU. zrI jaya canda jI ko apanA paMjAbI sAhitya samarpita kiyaa| unhoMne mujha se mere dharmabhAtA ravindra jaina kI kuzalatA puuchii| maiMne sArI gatividhiyoM se unheM avagata kraayaa| unhoMne paMjAvI sAhitya kI prerikA sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja ke kAyoM kA anumodana kiyaa| phira maiMne do dina ruka kara ahamadAvAda ke darzanIya sthala dekhe| ina meM pramukha haTo siMha kA jaina mandira, usakI kalA mere lie avarNanIya haiN| ahamadAvAda dekhA jAe to dhanavAnoM kA zahara hai| sampantA va sAdagI gujarAtI zailI kA mahatvapUrNa aMga hai! jaina 457

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CPNARY - AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama. dharma meM sahadharmI kI sevA itanI mahAna mAnI gaI hai ki yaha tIrthakara nAma karma gotra kA kAraNa mAnI gaI hai| isa sahadharmI bhAvanA ke kAraNa sabhI jaina eka dUsare kA dhyAna rakhate haiN| yaha vizeSatA jaina dharma meM pAI jAtI hai| maiMne jahAM ahamadAvAda kI yAtrA kI thii| vahAM maiMne una logoM se Asa pAsa ke paryaTana sthaloM para jAne kA kAryakrama banAnA thaa| jo jaina gujarAta Ae, vaha pAlitAnA siddha kSetra kI yAtrA na kare, yaha asaMbhava hai| vaise bhI gujarAta, rAjasthAna meM jaina dharma kI jar3eM itanI gaharI haiM ki vartamAna sabhyatA ise prabhAvita nahIM kara skii| maiMne zrI jaya candra jI mahArAja se gujarAta ke prasiddha sthaloM kI jAnakArI prApta karanI thii| unhoMne mujhe jAnakArI hI upalabdha nahIM karavAI valki mArga darzana bhI kiyaa| merI AgAmI tIrtha yAtrA kA kAryakrama banA diyaa| maiMne do dina ahamadAbAda pravAsa kiyaa| kalA, dhanaM, sAhitya kA triveNI saMgama yahAM para kaNa kaNa dekhane ko nilaa| gujarAta ke jaina hindu, sikkha dharma ke IlAvA IsAI vaslima va pArasI vyApaka saMkhyA meM rahate haiN| sAre apanI nApA kalA va saMskRti ko gujarAta kI dRSTi se dekhate haiN| ahamadAbAda meM jaina sAhitya hindI, saMskRta, prAkRta, gujarAtI da aMgrajI bhASA meM prakAzita hotA hai| ahamadAbAda meM jaina sAhitya ke atirikta dUsare dhamoM kA sAhitya gujarAtI va aMgrejI meM mila jAtA hai| . isa prakAra ahamadAvAda pravAsa kA samaya TIka DhaMga se gujraa| gujarAta kI saMskRti kI ahamadAvAda meM dekhane ko mila jAtI hai| gujarAta meM saba se jyAdA prema yaha loga apanI bhASA va saMskRti se karate haiN| sabhI bhASAoM ke graMthoM kA lipiyAMtara bhI gujarAtI meM mila jAtA hai| jaise kalpasUtra 158

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke anekoM rUpa milate haiN| gujarAta meM jaina mandiroM ke lie pUjA upayogI vastueM banatI haiN| muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM ke upayogI upakaraNa milate haiN| ava maiMne upayogI sAmAna liyaa| TaiksI se agale gaMtavya sthAna pAlitAnA kI ora saparivAra ravAnA huaa| sArA rAstA gujarAtI saMskRti kI jhalaka hara kadama para milatI hai| zrI vallabhIpUra tIrtha : amahadAvAda se 53 kilomITara dUrI para vallabhIpUra tIrtha hai| jaina zvetAmbara paramparA meM isakA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| kisI samaya vaha vaibhavapUrNa sampanna nagara thA / jaina AgamoM kI aMtima vAcanA se yaha sampanna huii| pahalI vAcanA AcArya sthUlabhadra kI pradhAnagI meM pATalIpUtra meM sampanna huii| isa se pahale bhI eka vAcanA kA ullekha khaNDagirI ke kumAragirI parvata para rAjA megha vAhana khAravela dvArA sampanna karAne kA varNana vIra vi0 saM0 200 meM pAyA jAtA hai| prabhu mahAvIra ke vAda jo pUrva sAhitya kI paramparA thI isa kA varNana nadI sUtra meM vistAra se milatA hai / usa samaya taka pUrva paramparA ke 14 pUrva zrutadhara AcArya ko yAda the| Arya sthUlibhadra kA kAla morya kAla kA hai| AcArya sthUlibhadra kA parivAra naMda ke mantrI pada para AsIna rhaa| usa samaya pATalI pUtra sAjizoM kA kendra bana gayA / AcArya sthUlibhada usa ke bar3e bhAI va vahinoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| isa samaya pahalA 12 varSa kA akAla pdd'aa| kucha sAdhu bhadravAhu se 14 pUrvo kA jJAna sIkhane nepAla ge| para unhoMne sAdhu ko yaha jJAna na diyA / phira magadha saMgha ne AjJA dI ki AcArya sthUlabhadra Adi ko vAcanA deN| AcArya sthUlabhadra nepAla ge| sabhI sAdhu pUrvooM kA adhyayana 459

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama karane gae / 10 pUrvo kA jJAna artha sahita diyA gayA / eka dina rathUlibhadra kI sAta vahaneM apane bhAI ke darzana karane aaii| sAdhvI vanI vahinoM ne AcArya bhadrabAhu se kahA "gurudeva ! hamArA bhAI kahAM hai ?" AcArya bhadravAhu svAmI ne kahA " guphA meM tumhArA bhAI dhyAnAratha hai / " vahineM guphA kI ora giiN| to kyA dekhatI haiM ki eka zera baiThA hai| sabhI sAdhvI bhaya ke kAraNa vApisa lauTa aaiiN| sArI bAta AcArya bhadravAhu ko batAI / AcArya bhadrabAhu ne sAdhvIyoM se kahA "tuma aba jAo, tumhArA bhAI vahIM milegaa| vaha vidyAvala se zera vana gayA hai|" bahineM dUsarI bAra gaI to unhoMne apane bhAI sthUlibhadra ko paayaa| usa dina bhadravAhu ne sthUlabhadra ko pUdoM kA mUla abhyAsa kraayaa| una pUrvo kA artha nahIM btaayaa| AcArya ra libhadra ne bahuta prArthana kI / para bhadravAhu svAmI ne socA ki bhaviSya meM isa pUrva vidyA koI dura upayoga kara sakatA hai| isa lie mujhe yaha jJAna bhaviSya meM kisI ko nahIM denA / " AcArya rathUlibhadra ne pATalIputra meM sabhI aMga upAMgoM ke jAnakArI se vAcanA kii| isa samaya 12vIM aMga dRSTivAda samApta ho cukA thA / yaha dRSTivAda aMga kisI ko yAda nahIM thA / AgamoM kI dUsarI vAcanA madhurA meM Arya rakadila kI pradhAnagI meM sampanna huii| taba taka sAdhU AgamoM kI adhikAMza bhAga bhUla cuke the| isa lie dUsarI vAcanA meM Agama likhe ge| isa meM pATha bheda sAmane aae| ise mAdhurI kahA jAtA hai| usa samaya mathurA jaina kalA, saMskRti kA kendra thA / AgamoM kI do vAcanAeM isI vallabhI meM sampanna 460

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- sthA kI ora se kadama huii| use samaya yahAM zrI devadhigaNi kSamAzramaNa sahita pAMca sau AcArya ikaTThe hue| lambe vimarza hue| pichalI mAdhurI vAcanA ko sAmane rakhA gyaa| sAdhU kI bhUlane kI zakti ko dhyAna meM rakha kara samarata AgamoM ko tADapatra likhane kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| yaha krAntikArI kadama thaa| zrI saMgha ne / tADa patroM para 500 AcAyoM se Agama likhAne kA kArya zurU krvaayaa| yaha itihAsaka kadama thA jisa ke kAraNa hameM Aja samarata Agama upalabdha hote haiN| jaba tAr3a patra jIrNa zINaM hone lage to kAgaja para Agama likhane kI paramparA clii| Aja bhI hAdha se Agama likhane kI paramparA terApaMtha samAja meM prApta hotI hai| aba to lipi ke sundara namUne bhI AgamoM ke rUpa meM prApta hote haiN| vallabhI meM Agama likhane kA itihAsaka vi. saM. 511 se zurU huaa| isase pahale to sArA sAhitya zruta paramparA ke rUpa meM upalabdha hotA thaa| dallabhI nagarI upanI prAcIna dharohara ko sameTe hue hai| yahAM kA jaina mandira bhavya hai jahAM prabhu RSabhadeva kI pratimA mUlanAyaka ke rUpa meM darzana hote haiN| pratimA padyAsana meM sthita hai| isI mandira ke nIce ke bhAga meM devardhigaNi kSamAzramaNa evaM pAMca sau AcAyoM kI pratimAeM kalAtmaka DhaMga se banAI gaI haiN| sabhI AcArya tADapatra para zAstra line pradarzita kie gae haiN| vaha mandira itihAsaka mandira haiN| yaha tIrtha sarasvatI upAsakoM ke lie pUjnIya haiM! gumanAma AcAyoM ke prati zRddhA se jhuka gyaa| sAre bhAratavarSa meM zAyada hI yaha eka mAtra sthAna jahAM itanI pratimAoM ke mAdhyama se jaina itihAsa ko jiMdA rakhA hai| vaha zrI saMgha sAdhuvAda ke pAtra haiM jinhoMne aise camatkArI AcAyoM ke mandira kA nirmANa krvaayaa| isa mandira ko dekha kara dharma ke prati AsthA jAgatI hai| prabhu 161

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- = rUAsyA hI vora ha8ma ke prati samarpaNa kA bhAva jAgatA hai| sAtha meM zvetAmbara jaina sAhitya ko lipivaddha karane vAle AcArya devArdhigaNi ko vandanA karane ko AtmA lAlAyita ho jAtI hai| maiMne bhI isa itihAsaka vallabhI tIrtha kI yAtrA kI, to mere mana meM vaha sAre bhAva jAgRta hue jo eka lekhaka ke mana meM jAgate haiN| AcArya zrI ne apanI kalama se prabhu mahAvIra ke upadezoM ko mUlarUpa meM surakSita karane kI ceSTA kI hai| 462

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zatrujaya tIrtha pAlitAnA . zatrujaya tIrtha jainoM kA pramukha siddha kSetra hai| yaha samarata jaina samAja kA tIrtha hai| zvetAmbara va digambara donoM ise siddha kSetra mAnate haiN| isa tIrtha para bhagavAna Rpabhadeva 6 vAra padhAre the tava se sabhI tIrthakaroM ke samosaraNa yahAM lge| karoDoM muniyoM va sAdhvIyoM ne isa kSetra se mokSa pdhaare| zrI ataMkRtadazAMga meM bhagavAna neminAtha ke anekoM muniyoM va sAdhvIyAM isa parvata se mokSa ge| isa tIrtha kA itihAsa bahuta prAcIna hai| cAhe isa tIrtha para kisI tIrthakara kA koI kalyANaka nahIM huA para yahAM se karoDoM bhavya AtmAoM ne tapa kara mokSa prApta kiyaa| isa parvata kA kaNa kaNa pavitra hai| isa lie ise vimalAcala parvata kahate haiN| karma rUpI zatruoM para vijaya prApta hone ke kAraNa isa kA nAma zatrujaya pddaa| siddha paramAtmA kI mokSa bhUmi hone ke kAraNa ise siddhAMcala parvata bhI kahA jAtA hai| isa parvata kA varNana graMtha zatrujaya mahAtmaya meM milatA hai| isa graMtha ke anusAra ina sava tIthoM meM yaha tIrtha pApanAzaka, muktidAyaka kahA gayA hai| kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, mAna Adi zatruoM para vijaya paaii| anekoM bhavyAtmAoM ne mokSa rUpI lakSmI kA varaNa kiyaa| isI kAraNa isa parvata kI hara coTI para jaina mandira sthApita kiyA gayA hai! hara jaina suvaha java devadarzana ko jAtA hai to yaha maMtra par3hatA hai| namaskAra maMtra samoH, zatrujaya samaH giriH vItarAgoM samaH devo, vA bhUto na bhaviSyatI arthAt - namaskAra maMtra se bar3ha kara koI maMtra nahIM, zatrujaya giri se vaDA koI mahAna tIrtha nhiiN| vItarAga 463

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grAmya jI kora kahate ke samAna koI devatA nhiiN| yaha vAteM na bhUta kAla meM thI na vartamAna meM hai, na bhaviSya kAla meM hogaa| phira bhakta kahatA hai : siddhAMcala sumarUM sadA, soraSTa deza majAra manuSya janma pAvU sadA, vaduM vAra hjaar| yahAM mUla nAyaka Adizvara dAdA kI pUjA arcanA vandanA karanA hara jaina apane jIvana kA saubhAgya samajhatA hai| isa tIrtha kA vAtAvaraNa adhyAtmikatA se bharA par3A hai| bhakta upara vAle stavana meM kahatA hai "maiM siddhAMcala tIrtha ko namarakAra karatA hUM jo sorASTra meM sithata hai| manuSya janma pAkara maiM hajAroM vAra vandanA karatA huuN| tIrtha darzana : zajaya tIrtha kI uMcAI talahaTI se 200 phuTa __ hai| isa tIrtha para 6813 se jyAdA kalAtmaka va itihAsaka jinAlaya haiN| isa tIrtha kA prathama jIrNoddhAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke putra cakravartI bharata ne karAyA thaa| isa tIrtha ke 21 se jyAdA jIrNoddhAra kA itihAsa prApta hotA hai| pAlItAnA ko mandiroM kA zahara mAnA jAtA hai| vizva itihAsa meM kalA va zraddhA kI dRSTi se yahAM sava anupama, sundara hai| sAre saMsAra se tIrtha yAtrI Adizvara dAdA ke darzana karane Ate haiN| jaina dharma meM sameda zikhara ke bAda isa tIrtha kA sthAna hai| sAre tIrtha meM bhavya dharmazAlaeM haiN| hajAroM sAdhU, sAdhvI yahAM yAtrA karane Ate haiN| dharmazAlA meM bhI mandira haiN| pAlItAnA sTezana ke pAsa jambUdIpa Adi prasiddha mandira triloka racanA kA sundara nakzA prastuta karate haiN| kAra ke rAste bhAvanagara se 55 kilomITara kI dUrI para sthita hai| ahamadAbAda se pAlItAnA 255 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| talahaTI se 464

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- AsthA kI ora vo kadama AdinAtha bhagavAna kI ToMka kA rAstA 4 kilomITara hai jisa meM 3750 sIDhIyAM haiM. vIca vIca sIdhA rAstA hai| rAste meM sthAna sthAna para vizrana sthala haiN| yahAM TaNDA svaccha jala kI vyavarathA hai| talahaTI se 3 kilomITara caTane ke bAda do rAste dikhAI dete haiN| eka rastA bhagavAna AdinAtha ke mukhya mandira kI ora jAtA hai aura dUsarA rAstA vana vAlI ToMka kI ora jAtA hai| mukhya ToMka kI ora jAne para sarvaprathama rAmapola aura vAdhnapola dikhAI detI haiN| Age hAthI pola meM yAtrI praveza karatA hai| yahAM sUrya kuNDa, bhIma kuNDa va Izvara kuNDa dikhAI dete haiN| isa parvata para bane sabhI mandira alaga alaga vibhAgoM meM baMTe haiN| hara eka vibhAga ko ToMka kahate haiN| eka eka ToMka meM anekoM -ndara haiM aura cAroM ora vaDA parakoTA hai| yahAM ke mandira deva vimAna jaise lagate haiN| jaise hajAroM deva vimAna isa parvata para utare hoN| motIzA kI ToMka meM 216 mandira haiN| isa ke ilAvA bhArI mAtrA meM deharIyAM hai| sabase jyAdA mandira Adizvara nAtha Toka para haiN| isa parvata para 10 ToMka haiN| isa pAsa hI dhanavasahI ToMka para pAbApUrI mandira kI racanA hai| ina ToMka ke pavitra nAma isa prakAra haiN| 1. zrI Adizvara prabhu: mukhya ToMka 2. motI zAha ToMka 3. vAlAvasahI 4. premavara-hIM 5. hemavasahI 6. ujamavasahIM kI ToMka 7. sAkhara vasaha. ra. chIpAvasahI 6. savAsoma kI ToMka 10. kharataravasahI 11. talahaTI para dhnvshiiN| ina sava meM savAsoma kI ToMka meM comukha mandira sava se uMcA hai| yaha nukhya mandira hai jahAM mUlanAyaka prathama tIthaMkara bhagavAna Adizvara jI virAjamAna haiN| yaha mandira bahuta prAcIna hai| motimAha kI ToMka meM 16 mandira aura 123 465

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- paracA hI vora no dama choTI deharIyAM hai| yaha mandira nalinI gulma vimAna kA dRzya prastuta karate haiN| eka pahAr3a jise adbhuta jI kahate haiM vahAM bhagavAna Rpabhadeva kI 18 phuTa uMcI 14 phuTa cauDI padmAsana pratimA virAjita hai| yaha pratimA pahADa khoda kara banAI gaI hai| pAlitAnA kI pazcima dizA meM pahADa ke talahaTI ___ meM zrI AdinAtha pAdukA mandira hai| sAtha meM anya tIrthakaroM ke caraNa cinha sthita haiN| isI ke karIva zatrujaya nadI vahatI _hai jahAM tIrthakara bhagavAna upadeza dete haiM vahAM svarga ke devatA samosaraNa kI racanA cartumukhI AkAra meM karate haiN| prabhu ke apTa pratihArya 34 atizaya hote haiN| yaha dRzya isa samosaraNa mandira meM dRSTi gocara hotA hai| mandira kI uMcAI 108 phuTa hai| bIca bIca meM 48 phuTa kI uMcAI tathA cauDAI 70 phuTa hai| isa mandira meM 108 jaina tIthoM ke darzana eka sAtha eka hI rathAna para hote haiN| zatrujaya zraddhA aura kalA kI dRSTi se jaina dharma kA sarvopari tIrtha sthala hai| samarata bhArata meM jaina tIrtha haiM para zatrujaya pAlitAnA kA apanI alaga pahacAna hai| yahAM kA kaMkara kaMkara zaMkara hai| isa yAtrA se janma ke pApa naSTa hote haiN| yahAM kI mATI ko mastaka para lagAne ke lie devatA bhI tarasate haiN| tIthaM darzana se manuSya to kyA, deva bhI kRta kRta ho jAte haiN| pAlItAnA vaha bhUmi hai jahAM devatAoM kA divyatva hara dizA meM jhalakatA hai| pAlItAnA saMsAra kI ciMtA se mukta karane vAlA tIrtha hai| jaina dharma meM usa prANI kA janma lenA vyathaM mAnA jAtA hai jisane janma. lekara do tIthoM kA bandana nahIM kiyaa| yaha vaha tIrtha haiM jahAM hara samaya yAtrIyoM kA AvAgamana banA rahatA hai| yahIM pramukha tIrtha hai jahAM sAdhu 466

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-3yA chA gora vaha ba sAdhvIyoM kA AnA vipUla mAtrA meM rahatA hai| pAlitAnA rathAvara va jaMgama tIrtha kI dRSTi se puNyabhUmi hai| yaha jaMgama tIrtha sAdhu sAdhvIvoM ke darzana kA lAbha bhI prApta hotA hai| pAlItAnA nagara ke karIva 5 kilomITara ke kSetra meM vizAla dharmazAlAoM kA samUha hai| chora chora para pAvana jinAlaya haiN| para asala tIrtha to talAhaTI se zurU hotA hai| jese pahale kahA jA cukA hai ki yahAM 8613 mandiroM meM 33 hajAroM jina pratimAeM haiN| pAlItAnA tIrtha ke 108 nAma haiN| parvatamAlA para nirmita va ToMkoM meM motIzAha kI ToMka bhavyatA kI jItI jAgatI misAla hai| pAlItAnA ko zAzvata tIrtha mAnA jAtA hai| yahAM para anaMta bhavya jIvoM ne nirvANa rUpI jyoti ko prajvallita kara karma baMdhana ko toddaa| prabhu RSabhadeva kI ramRti meM varasI tapa ke pAraNe hote haiN| isa dRSTi hastinApura aura pAlItAnA donoM hI sthAnoM para bhavya mele lagate haiN| pAlItAnA vAstava meM pAdaliptapUra kA apabhraMza huA hai jo tIrtha kA vartamAna nAma hai| prabhu RSabhadeva ne vartamAna kAla ke tIsare Are. meM hue| pAlItAnA tIrtha unase pahale bhI thii| prabhu RSabhedava ke putra bharata cakravartI se lekara maMtrI kamAMzAha ke nAma isa jIrNoddhAra meM zAmila haiN| phAlguna zuklA trayodazI ko cha: kosa kI pradakSiNA lagAI jAtI hai jisa meM eka lAkha se adhika yAtrI bhAga lete haiN| zatrujaya tIrtha ke samAna zatrujaya nadI kI mahimA bhI gaMgA se jyAdA jaina graMthoM meM ullekhita kI gaI hai| yaha nadI zatrujaya pahAr3I para sthita yaha mandiroM kA nagara pAlItAnA zahara ke dakSiNa meM hai| yahAM ke maMndira do jur3avAM coTIyoM para nirmita haiN| yaha pahADa samuMdra kI sataha se 600 mITara kI uMcAI para hai| 320 mITara lambI isa pratyeka coTI para yaha 467

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mandira nirmita hai| yaha paMkti dUra se dekhane meM aMgrejI ke akSara esa ( S) ke AkAra kI dikhAI detI hai| vibhinna AkAra prakAra ke ina bahusaMkhyaka mandiroM meM virAjita jina pratimAeM saMsAra ko ahiMsA va zAnti kA saMdeza detI haiM / saM. 1650 meM seTa dhanapata siMha lakSmIpata siMha dvArA banAe ge| isa mandira meM 52 devAlaya hai| mArga meM choTI moTI anya deharIyAM haiM jinameM cakravartI bharata, bhagavAna neminAtha ke gaNadhara va bhagavAna AdinAtha, pArzvanAtha kI caraNa pAdukAeM haiN| yaha vArikhilla, nArada, rAma, bharata, zuka parivrAjaka, dhAna thAvaccA pUtra zelakasUri, jAlI, mayAlI tathA anya devI devatAoM kI deharIyA haiN| vIca mArga meM rAjA kumAra pAla kuNDa aura sAlA kuMDa Ate haiM / sAlA kuMDa ke pAsa jinendra TraMka hai / jisa meM jyAdA guru mUrtiyAM va deva mUrtiyAM haiN| ina meM mAtA padmAvatI devI kI pratimA kalAtmaka dRSTi se sundara hai / hama Age bar3hate haiM to vahAM rAratA vibhAjita hotA hai / Age hAthI pola meM praveza karane se pahale bhavya mandira se pahale rAmapola aura chIpasI pola hai| Age hAthI pola meM praveza karate samaya sUrajakuNDa, bhIma kuNDa, evaM Izvara kuNDa dikhAI dete haiN| 1. pahalI TaoNka kA nirmANa seTha narazI kezava jI ne saM 1881 meM karAyA thaa| isa bhavya ToMka meM bhagavAna zAMtinAtha jI kI bhavya pratimA hai 1 2. dUsarI kharataravasahI ToMka hai| ise caumukha ToMka bhI kahate haiN| yaha parvata ke utarI zikhara para nirmita hai| zatruMjaya meM nirmita TUMkoM meM yaha sarvocca TraMka hai| kAphI dUra se hI isa mandira kA uMcA zikhara dikhAI detA hai| isa TraMka kA nava nirmANa saM. 1675 meM seTa sadAsoma ne karavAyA thA / mandira meM Adizvara prabhu kI caumukha jIke rUpa meM cAra vizAla 468

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama pratimAeM haiN| isI TraMka meM tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva mAtA marudevI kA mandira hai / isa mandira ke pIche pAMDava mandira hai| jisa meM pAMca pAMDava, kuntI va dropadI kI pratimAeM sthApita haiM 1 3. tIsarI TaoNka kA nirmANa chIpA bhAiyoM ne karavAyA thA / unake nAma se ise chIpAvasahI ToMka kahate haiN| saM. 1761 meM nirmita isa mandira meM Adizvara nAtha mUlanAyaka ke rUpa meM virAjamAna haiM / 4. cauthI ToMka sAkharavasahI hai| seTa sAkhara canda prema canda dvArA saM. 1865 meM isa ToMka para bhagavAna RSabhadeva, caMdrAnaMna, vAripeNa va varddhamAna zAzvata tIrthakAroM kI pratimAeM virAjita haiN| chaTI chIpAvasahI ToMka kA nirmANa chIpA bhAI dvArA saM. 1886 meM huA thaa| yahAM mUlanAyaka dvitiya tIrthaMkara zrI ajItanAtha haiN| I . b 6. sAtavIM sevAvasahI ToMka hai| modI zrI premacandra lavajI dvArA isa isakA nirmANa saM. 1843 meM huA / isa meM mUla nAyaka prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva haiM / 7. AThavIM vAlavasahIM TraMka hai| mandira kA nava nirmANa saM 1183 meM vAlA bhAI dvArA huA hai| isa meM mUlanAyaka AdinAtha paramAtmA virAjamAna haiN| 8. navama ToMka motIzAha kI hai| seTa motIzAha ne vizAlatama mandira kA nirmANa saM 1963 meM karavAyA thA / mandira meM kaI choTe bar3e mandiroM kA bhavya samUha hai| yahAM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiN| prema vasahIM TraMka ke pAsa eka vizeSa mandira banA huA hai / isa meM prabhu RSabhadeva ke 18 phuTa uMcI padyAsana pratimA virAjamAna hai| ise adbhuta vAvA kahate haiM / zatruMjaya parvata kI kucha TraMka meM tIrtha... RSabhadeva 469

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama zvetavarNIya 2.16 mITara uMcI padyAsana pratimA virAjamAna haiN| isa pratimA ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki : girivara darzana viralA pAve / jina zatruMjaya tIrtha nahIM bheTyo to garbha vAsa kahataMre / yaha pukhya mandira mAnA jAtA hai jo bhavya parisara se ghirA hai| mUla mandira meM rAvaNa vRkSa kA prAcIna hai| isa vRkSa ke nIce prabhu RSabhadeva ne tapasyA kI thii| Aja yahAM 25 phuTa kI vizAla caraNa pAdukAeM bhaktoM kI AtmA kA kalyANa karatI haiM 1 pAlItAnA meM Agama maMdira prasiddha hai| jisa meM sabhI 45 Agama zilAoM para khude hue haiN| jambUdIpa, vizAla myUz2iyama darzanIya hai / pIra aMgAre zAha : yahAM eka anupama smAraka pIra aMgAre zAha kI kaba hai| jahAM hara tIrtha yAtrI parvata para caDhane se pahale zIza sukAtA hai / isa saMta ne tIrtha kI rakSA ke lie AkramaNakArIyoM para aMgAre varasAe the| isa kAraNa isakA nAma aMgAre zAha pdd'aa| isa muslima phakIra ne mUrti bhaMjaka videzI AkramaNakArIyoM se isa tIrtha kI rakSA kI thii| jaina samAja isa ajJAta saMta ke RNa se kabhI kabhI mukta nahIM huaa| isa kAraNa aMgAre zAha ko saMta hI nahIM bhUmi rakSaka deva ke rUpa meM pUjA jAtA hai| isa tIrtha para eka digambara jaina mandira hai| aMtakRtadazAMga sUtra meM yahAM se mokSa jAne vAle sAdhu sAdhvIyoM kA varNana milatA hai| isa tIrtha para hara rAjya zASaNa meM zikAra para pratibaMdha rahA hai| mugalakAla se mahArAja akabara ne kaI " 470

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=AmyA chI gora ho janma phuramAna AcArya jinacandra va AcArya hIrAvijaya ko die| isa tIrtha ko kara se mukta kiyaa| isa tIrtha para vane mandiroM / ko dekhakara hairAnI hotI hai ki itane bar3e patthara itane uMce pahAr3a para kaise zilmI dvArA pahuMcAe gae hoNge| pAlitAnA yAtrA : maiM bhAvanagara dekhane ke bAda zAma ko pAlitAnA phuNcaa| vahAM maiM paMjAvI dharmazAlA meM tthraa| agalI suvaha hamArI yAtrA zurU honI thii| yaha yAtrA ArathA kI yAtrA thii| jaise maiMne pahale hI kahA thA ki yaha mandira nagara mandiroM kA rAjA hai| mandiroM kA zahara hai| puNya udaya se hI aise tIrtha ke darzana hote haiN| maiM va merA parivAra hama tIrtha para pahuMca kara zrRddhA se gadgad ho utthaa| isa tIrtha kI yAtrA se jJAna kA prakAza rAmyaktva kI prApti hotI hai| mithyAtva sahita 18 pApoM kA nAza hotA hai| mujhe ravavaM anubhava huA, maiMne pAyA ki yahAM kA kaNa kaNa bhagavAna hai| yaha sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvika, zrAvikAoM ke jhuMDa prati suvaha tIrtha nAyaka ke darzana karane nikala jAte haiN| isa tIrtha kA sarvaprathama ullekha merI dRSTi meM aMtakRtadazAMga sUtra meM AyA hai| isa tIrtha kI yAtrA maiMne eka rAtri ke ArAma ke bAda zurU kii| pahale pahADa ke nIce dekhane yogya sthala dekhe| vyavasthA acchI hai| paMjAbI dharmazAlA meM paMjAvI sahadharmI ke darzana hue| gujarAtI bhASA mujhe kaTina nahIM lgii| vaise gujarAtI hindI bhASA samajha lete haiN| suvaha uTe, sUrya deva ke darzana se pahale parvata rAja kI car3hAI zurU huii| yaha yAtrA kucha usI prakAra kI thI jaise rAmeda zikhara kI thii| para isa yAtrA meM eka vizeSatA thI vaha pahADa para dahI kA bhojana / kitane hI dahI vecane vAle 171

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama upara ghUma rahe the| vaise bhI hameM gujarAtI bhojana ke sthAna para paMjAvI bhojana dharmazAlA meM prApta ho gayA / yaha mAravADI bhojana thA, jo paMjAvI bhojana se jyAdA aMtara nahIM / aThAI ghaMTe kI thakAna vAlA yAtrA ke vAda mandiroM kA krama zurU huA / maiMne zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha Adizvara dAdA ke caraNoM meM pUjA kii| pUjA ke vastra va dravya va bhAva pUjA kI / yathA zakti sabhI mandiroM ke darzana kie| yaha mandiroM kA nagara, deva vimAnoM kA samUha hai| aisA alaukika tIrtha saMsAra ke mAnacitra para dekhane ko upalabdha nahIM hotaa| aise tIrtha kI yAtrA karanA jina bhakti kA pratIka hai / hamArA jIvana dhanya ho gyaa| maiM apanA jIvana saphala mAnatA hUM ki mujhe bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI alaukika camatkArI pratimA ke darzana kA saubhAgya milaa| maiMne prabhu se vizva zAMti va apane dharmabhrAtA ravindra jaina ke lie ArzIvAda maaNgaa| yahAM satya, ahiMsA va anekAMta ke kaNa kaNa meM darzana hote haiM / isa tIrtha para Akara prabhu Adizvara se yahI mAMgA jAtA hai ki vAra vAra apane darzana denaa| apane caraNoM meM bulAnA / ? . siddhAMcala kI pavitra yAtrA karake maiMne jIvana kA vaha kartavya pUrA kiyA jo hara jaina ke lie Avazyaka hai ! saMsAra meM pAlItAnA sacamuca anUTA sthala hai jahAM zrRddhA, kalA va bhakti kA samudra TATheM mAratA hai / inhIM yAtrA ko pUrNa kara maiM vApasa ahamadAvAda aayaa| yahAM pUjya gurUdeva zrI jaya canda mahArAja ke punaH darzana kie| maiM apane vIca unheM pAkara Atma vibhora ho rahA thaa| phira maiMne gurudeva se vApasI kI AjJA maaNgii| unhoMne maMgala pATha sunA kara ArzIvAda diyA / ahamadAvAda se hama ne vicAra kiyA ki kyoM na kalA ke kendra mAuMTa AvU kI yAtrA kI jaae| isI saMdarbha meM maiMne saparivAra isa tIrtha va paryaTana sthala kI yAtrA kI / 472

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- AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mAuMTa Abu kI yAtrA tIrtha darzana : bhAratavarSa ke pramukha paryaTana sthaloM meM mAuMTa AbU kA nAma sAre vizva meM phailA hai| uMcI parvatamAlAoM ke bIca vikasita isa paryaTana sthala kA prAkRtika rUpa dharatI para ravarga hai| mAuMTa AbU ke lie AvU ror3a sTezana para utaranA par3atA hai| yahAM se kilomITara dUra delavAr3A ke vizva prasiddha jaina mandira haiN| jo vyakti eka vAra ina mandiroM ke darzana kara letA hai vaha tAja mahala ko bhUlaM jAtA hai| yahAM kI sUkSma kalA anUTI hai| mandira meM zilpa ke vibhinna prakAra milate haiN| ina mandiroM ko kaI dina dekhane para bhI ina vArIkIyoM kA rahasya samajhanA kaThina hai| isa mandira ne jaina zilpa kalA ko zAzvata sampadA ko apane meM saMjokara rakhA hai| yahAM ke saMgamaramarI mandira eka ora zilpIyoM kI anUThI kalA ko prastuta karate haiM, vahAM yaha mandira tIthaMkaroM kI vItarAgatA kA pratinidhitva bhI karate haiN| yahAM kA vAtAvaraNa eka hila sTezana kI bhAMti hai| isa tIrtha para anya dhamoM ke sthala va paryaTana rathala haiN| hara varSa 16 lAkha yAtrI vizva ke kone kone se yahAM Ate haiN| delavADA pAMca jaina mandiroM kA samUha hai| yahAM do / mandira atyaMta vizAla hai| zeSa tIna mandira, mandira kI vizAlatA ke pUraka haiN| zilpa sauMdarya kI sUkSmatA, komalatA aura gumbajoM tathA meharAvoM kA vArIka alaMkaraNa pahalI dRSTi meM paryaTaka ke mana para amiTa chApa chor3a jAtA hai| mandira ke darzana se adhyAtmi vAtAvaraNa prApta hotA hai| nRtya aura nATyakalA ke ukere gae zilpa citra adbhuta va anupama haiN| mandira kI chatoM para laTakate, jhUlate gumbaja aura mukha maNDala 173

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ke Asa pAsa phaile parisara meM zilpAMkita mAM sarasvatI, avikA, lakSmI, cakrezvarI, padmAvatI, zItalA Adi devIyoM kI pratimAeM zilpakalA ke adabhUta namUne haiN| zilpa kalA kI vArIkI dekhane ke lie ina mUrtiyoM ke nAkhUna aura nAsAgra Adi kA avalokana hI kAphI hai / . - ina mandiroM meM zilpIyoM ne apanI chainI ke jauhara dikhAe haiN| mandira kI sabhI pratimAeM kaTora saMgamaramara meM utkIrNa kI gaI haiN| isa se svayaM hI dekhane vAloM ko zilpIyoM ke zrama kA AbhAsa hone lagatA hai / mandira ke utkIrNa ko gaharAI se dekhane para AbhAsa hotA hai| ki usa kAla ke zilpIyoM kI mukhya abhirUci AlaMkArika apekSA mUrtikAra ne deva pratimA ke aMkana meM vizeSa siddha-haratatA prApta kara lI thii| ina deva pratimAoM meM nAyako, vidyAdharoM, apsarAoM, tathA jaina dharma ke anya devI devatAoM kA aMkana sammilita hai| ina kA nirmANa gumvajoM, stambhoM, toraNoM meM huA hai| kalA va zilpa ke bhaNDAra yaha jaina mandiroM meM jaina tIrthakaroM kA citraNa svAbhika hai para mandira ke nirmAtAoM sUtradhAroM aura zilpIyoM ne sampUrNa hindU saMskRti kA zilpa prastuta karake apanI dharma ke prati udAratA kA udAharaNa prastuta kiyA hai| yahI nahIM, yahAM bhAratIya saMskRti ke vibhinna aMgoM ko prastuta kiyA gayA hai| apane prenI kA iMtajAra karatI privesI ko yahAM sthAna diyA gayA hai| yahAM kula chaha mandira haiN| inameM pAMca zvetAmbara, eka digambara hai| ina kA saMkSipta varNana isa prakAra hai / mahAvIra svAmI kA mandira : jaina dharma ke aMtima tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ko samarpita isa sAde mandira meM bhagavAna mahAvIra 474

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama sahita 6 bhavya va sundara pratimAeM haiN| isakA nirmANa 1582 meM huA thA / mandira ke vAhya bhAga kI chatoM para Ayariza citrakArI kSatigrasta sI ho gaI hai| yaha mandira yahAM nirmita saba se choTA mandira hai| yaha mandira prabhu mahAvIra ke ahiMsA ke saMdeza ko hara koNa se prastuta karatA hai / yahI mandira sAdagI meM bhI apanA prabhAva chor3atA hai / vimala vasahIM - itihAsa : delavAr3A parisara ke isa bhavya parisara kA nirmANa mahArAjA bhImadeva ke maMtrI, dharmapArAyaNA, senApati seTa vimalazAha ne karavAyA thaa| apane jIvana kA bar3A hissA unhoMne zramaNa saMskRti va kalA ko samarpita kara diyA / isa mandira ke zilpI the, mahAna zilpakAra kIrtidhara / unake nirdezana meM isa kalA nidhi kA nirmANa saM 1031 meM sampanna huaa| isa bhavya jinAlaya kI pratiSThA AcArya vardhamAna sUri ke kamaloM se sampanna huii| karIva 1500 zilpI mandira kA nirmANa kiyA / seTa vimalazAha zramikoM ko hamezA prasanna rakhate the, isa kI jhalaka ina mandiroM kA hara patthara kahatA hai / isa mandira para 1853 karor3a svarNa mudrAeM kharca AI / yaha usa jamAne kI vAta java zilpIyoM va majadUroM ko bahuta hI kama zrama milatA thaa| AcArya zrI ke sAnidhya meM prANa pratiSThAM kA kArya maMgalamaya DhaMga se sampanna huA / seTa vimalazAha ke vaMzaja pRthvIpAla ne jIrNoddhAra saM 1204 se 1206 taka isa mandiroM kI deharIyoM kA nirmANa kara isa mandira ko cAra cAMda lagAe / apane pUrvajoM kI yaza kIrti ko cirasthAI rakhane ke lie unhoMne vizAla haritazAlA bnaaii| isa haritazAlA ke dvAra para vimalazAha ko azvArUr3ha pratimA ke rUpa meM bhavya rUpa se dikhAyA gayA hai| sana 1361 175

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==ANyA cho gora ane janma meM alAudIna khilajI ne isa jinAlaya ko kAphI nukasAna phNcaayaa| isa kSati kI pUrti maMDora (jodhapUra) ke bIjar3a va lAlaka bhAIyoM ne krvaaii| unhoMne ina mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra krvaayaa| mandira ke mukhyAdvAra meM praveza karate hI saMgamaramarI bhavya kalAtmaka chatoM, gumbajoM, toraNa dvAra ko dekha kara mana prasanna ho jAtA hai| alaMkRta nakAzI, zilpakalA kI bhavyatA aura sukomalatA kI jhalaka yahAM hara tarapha dRSTi gocara hotI hai| isa mandira meM 57 devarIyAM haiN| jinameM vibhinna tIthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM parivAra sahita virAjamAna haiN| pratyeka deharI ke nakkAzIpUrNa dvAra ke andara do do gumbaja haiN| jinakI etoM para utkIrNa zilpakalA darzakoM ko abhibhUta karatI hai| mandira ke dasavIM deharI ke vAhara 22 tIthaMkara neminAtha ke jIvana ke dRzya aMkita haiN| mukhya dvAra se prabhu neminAtha kI vArAja kA dRzya va kRSNa kI jala krIDA kA utkIrNana huA hai| raMgamaMDapa meM sapyA, sarasvatI, lakSmI va bharatavAhuvalI vRddha kA dRzya, ayodhyA va takSazilA ke daravAra darzanIya haiN| vAIsavI va teIsavI deharI ke bIca eka guphAnumA mandira hai| jisa prathama tIrthakara prabhu Adizvara nAtha kI zayAvaNIya pratimA sthApita hai| vahIM pratimA mAuMTa AbU meM vimala zAha ko prApta huI thii| unheM mAtA aMvikA ne Adeza diyA thA jisa ke phalasvarUpaM unhoMne yaha pratimA bhUmi khudavA kara nikAlI thii| java yaha pratimA prakaTa huI to brAhmaNoM ne isa sthAna para jaina mandira banane kI AjJA pradAna nahIM kii| isa kA kAraNa isa tIrtha kA brAhmaNa tIrtha honA thaa| vimalazAha maMtrI thaa| vaha cAhatA to rAjA se mandira kI AjJA jArI karavA sakatA thaa| parantu vimalazAha maMtrI va 176

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pArayA kI ora-pate kadA senApati hote hue bhI paramAhaMta thA vaha ahiMsA meM vizvAsa rakhatA thaa| usane brAhmaNa samAja se prArthanA kI ki vaha yahAM se prApta jina pratimA ko virAjita karane ke lie va jinAlaya vanAne ke lie sthAna deN| brAhmaNo ne kahA "maMtrI jI ! eka brAhmaNa tIrtha para jaina mandira kaise bana sakatA hai ? yaha vaha dharatI hai, jahAM parazurAma ne kSatriyoM kA nAza kiyA thaa| hamAre lie yaha pavitra tIrtha hai| hama jainoM ko mandira nahIM banAne deNgeN|" zrAvaka vimalazAha ne caturatA se kAma lete hue kahA ___ he vidvAno ! Apa mujhe dharatI kA choTA sA TukaDA pradAna kare, maiM usakI muMha mAMgI kImata cukAne ko taiyAra huuN|" brAhmaNa netA ne maMtrI vimalazAha kI vAta sunii| phira brAhmaNoM ke netA ne pararapara vimarza karake kahA "agara tuma sacamuca prabhu bhakta ho aura mandira banAnA cAhate ho te. jitanI bhUmi cAhie utanI bhUmi para svarNa mohareM viTA do| usa jamAne meM svarNa kI mohare dar3I vAta thii| vimalazAha ne yaha zarta mAna lii| svarNa moharoM ke madhya meM chidra hotA thaa| vimalazAha ne socA "yaha brAhmaNa khAlI jamIna dekha kara apanI bAta se mukara na jAeM, isa lie sarva prathama ina chidroM ko sone se vaMda karanA caahie|" baDe lamve samaya taka vimalazAha ne karoDoM svarNa mudrAoM ke chidra vanda krvaae| phira inheM hAthI para lAda kara usa sthAna para lAyA gyaa| sAre sthAna para mohareM vichA dI gii| brAhmaNoM ne vaha sthAna vimalazAha ko itanI bar3I kImata lekara diyaa| isa prakAra yaha mandira vaDe kaThora saMgharSa se taiyAra huaa| jaise pahale vatAyA gayA hai isa mandira kI 57 deharIyAM haiM ina meM se dasavIM deharI kA varNana kiyA jA cukA hai| teisavI deharI meM aMvikA mAtA kI ArkaSaka pratimA virAjamAna hai| yaha pratimA vimalazAha kI kula devI rahIM hai| 477

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3-AzyA kI ora bar3hate kadama 32vIM deharI para zrI kRSNa dvArA kAliyA ' damana kA dRzya aMkita hai| eka aura zrI kRSNa pAtAla loka meM zeSa nAga para zayana kara rahe haiM, vahIM dUsarI ora yamunA taTa para geMda va gullI DaMDA khela rahe haiN| 3.vI deharI meM 16 hAtha vAlI siMha vAhinI vidyAdevI kI kalAtmaka mUrti hai| 42vI deharI ke gumbaja meM mayUrAsana rAvatI, gajavAhinI lakSmI, kamala para lakSmI, garur3a' para zaMkhezvarI devI kI manamohaka pratimAeM yAtrIyoM kA dhyAna apanI ora khIMcatI haiN| yaha sUkSma kalA kA pratyakSa pramANa haiN| 84vI deharI meM nakkAzIdAra toraNa aura parisara yukta zrI vAripaNa tIrthakara kI zAzvata pratimA virAjamAna hai| 46vIM se ar3atAlasavIM deharI ke vAhara gumbaja meM 16 hAtha vAlI zItalA, sarasvatI aura padmAvatI devIyoM kI camatkArI pratimAeM virAjamAna haiN| mandira kA sarvotma kalAtmaka bhAga usakA raMga maMDapa hai| 12 alaMkRta stambhoM, aura kalAtmaka sundara toraNoM para Azrita, bar3e gola gumbaja ke hAthI, ghoDe, haMsa, nartaka Adi kI gyAraha golAkAra mAlAeM aura jhUmaroM ke raphaTika gucche laTaka rahe haiN| pratyeka stambha ke upara vAdya vAdana karatI lalanAeM haiM aura unake upara bhinna bhinna prakAra ke vAhanoM para suzobhita 16 vidyAdevIyAM haiN| raMga maMDapa se upara kI jhAMkI meM nA samakoNa AkRti vAlI pratyeka alaMkRta chata para vibhanna para kI khudAI isa mandira kI sundaratA meM vRddhi karatI hai| 1961 meM vimalavAhI kI hastizAlA kA jINoddhAra huA thaa| mUla garbha gRha meM prabhu Adizvara nAtha kI manorama pratimA apanA dhyAna apanI ora AkarSita karatI haiN| gur3ha maNDapa meM dhyAnAratha prabhu pArzvanAtha kI pratimA isa mandira kI 478

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= vAgyA hI gora vaha sundaratA meM vRddhi karatI hai| luNavasahI - itihAsa va darzana : delavADA kA yaha mandira kalA jagata kA prANa hai| mandira meM itanI sUkSma kalA pradarzita kI gaI hai ki yAtrI kA dhyAna varavasa usa ora khiMca jAtA hai| yaha vimalAvasahI kI taraha samAnatA lie hue thaa| isa kalAtmaka mandira kA nirmANa vAstupAla tejapAla va unakI patniyoM ne karAyA thaa| unake putra kA nAma lAvaNya siMha thaa| isI kA apabhraMza luNavasahI ho gyaa| yaha mandira 22veM tIrthakara bhagavAna ariSTanemi ko samarpita hai| unakI zyAmavarNIya pratimA kasauTI ke patthara se nirmita kI gaI hai| isa mandira kI pratiSTA saMvat 12.7 caitra kRSNA tRtIya ko AcArya zrI vijaya saina sUrI jI ne apane kara kamaloM se kI thii| isa maMdira para 13 karor3a ravarNa mudrAeM kharca huI thii| donoM bhAI jaina dharma ke parama zrAvaka va dharma ke prati samarpita the| isa mandira ke zilpI the somana dev| somana deva apane samaya ke prasiddha zilpI the| isa mandira ko alAudIna khilajI ne kSatigrasta kiyA thaa| ye vAta saMvat 1368 kI hai jaba alAudIna khilajI ke sainya dala ne mandira ke garbha gRha va anya bhAgoM ko kSatigrasta kiyA thaa| saM 1378 ko seTa caNDa siMha ne isa mandira kA jINoddhAra krvaayaa| ye mandira mAnava jAti ke lie upahAra tulya hai| isa mandira ke mukhya dvAra meM praveza karate hI mandira apane bhavya kalAtmaka rUpa meM prastuta hotA hai| yahAM vizva prasiddha devarAnI va jeThAnI ke gokhale (mandira) haiN| inakA nirmANa donoM bhAIyoM kI dharma patniyoM ne apane nija dravya se karavAyA thaa| vAI ora ke gokhale meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna Rpabhadeva virAjamAna haiN| dAI ora ke gokhale meM bhagavAna zAnti nAtha 479

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadA kI pratimA sthApita hai| donoM gokhaleM devarAnI va jeTAnI ke prema kA sundara udAharaNa prastuta karate haiN| donoM kA zilpa eka sA hai| inakI kI deharIyAM ko dekhane se lagatA hai ki zilpakAra ne inameM prANa phUMka die hoN| isa mandira meM 52 deharIyAM haiN| yahAM kI haritazAlA meM 10 hAthI haiN| mandira ke raMga maMDapa meM pahuMcate hI hameM kalA kI anUTI udAharaNa dekhane ko milatI hai| gumbaja ke madhya meM laTakatA jhumakA rIka vindu pratIta hotA hai| mandira kI zata vamisAla hai| hara tarapha zilpakalA ke anUTe namUne prastuta hote haiN| pratyeka staMbha para 16 vidyA devIyAM apane vAhanoM sahita khar3I haiN| cAroM ora kalAtmaka toraNa darzaka kA mana moha lete haiN| raMga maMDapa ke dakSiNa kI ora dIvAroM aura chatoM para zrI kRSNa jI ke janma kA dRzya aMkita kiyA gayA hai| mAtA zayana kara rahI hai| pAsa hI usa kArAgRha ko aMkita kiyA gayA hai jahAM zrI kRSNa kA janma huA thaa| kRSNa kI vAla lIlAoM meM unakA gopAla mitroM ke sAtha bhramaNa aMkita kiyA gayA hai| yaha kArya nakkAzI va zilpa kA utkRSTa pramANa hai| raMga maNDapa ke Age nava cauMkI hai| yahAM kI 6 chatoM para pratyeka meM zreSTatma nakkAzI kA Azcaryajanaka zilpa hai| saMgamaramara meM aise sundara puSpa guccha ubhara Ae haiM, jaise na pahale dikhate haiM na Age dikheNge| mandira kI parikramA meM 52 deharIyAM haiM jinake parikara evaM gumbaja meM kalA kI vArIkIyAM prastuta kI gaI haiN| deharI 1 se 10 taka kramazaH aMvikA devI kI pratimA, puSpa nRtIyAM, paMca kalyANaka, haMsa ke kalAtmaka paTTa, dvArikA ke dRzya va samosaraNa kA dRzya. mana. ko lubhAvane vAlA hai| 11veM gumbaja meM 7 paMktiyAM haiN| hAthI, ghor3e, nATyakalA bhagavAna neminAtha jIvana prasaMga, vivAha, vairAgya, 480

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama dIkSA kA varNana hai| prabhu neminAtha ke iMtajAra meM baiThI rAjula ko gavAna meM baiThe dikhAyA gayA hai / 18 se 26vI deharI ke gumbajoM meM kalA ke vibhinna pakSoM ko ujAgara kiyA gayA hai / deharI 26 se 27 ke madhya meM vizAla hastIzAlA hai| ye saMgamaramara ke 10 sundara hAthIyoM kI pratimAeM suzobhita haiN| isa mandira ke nirmAtAoM ne apane gurUjanoM kI pratimAeM sthApita kI haiN| isa gumbaja meM sundara gahare jalAzaya kA kalAtmaka dRzya ubharA huA hai| luNavasahI mandira ke bara dAI ora eka digambara jaina mandira hai| jo bhagavAna kunthunAtha ko samarpita hai| vahAM se sIr3hIyAM utarane para kAle patthara kA kumbha stambha hai| saMvata 1446 meM ise mevAr3a ke rANA kumbhA ne banavAyA thaa| vahIM dAIM ora vRkSa ke madhya meM yuga pradhAna dAdA zrI jinadatta sUrI kI chatrI hai| yahAM jaina jagata ke mahA camatkArI dAdA zrI jinakuzala sUrI jI mahArAja kI caraNa pAdukA bhI sthApita hai / pItalahara mandira : isa mandira kA nirmANa dAnavIra seTa zrI bhAmAzAha ne karavAyA thaa| isa mandira ke nirmANa kA samaya saMvat 1378 se 1386 mAnA jAtA hai| isa mandira kA jIrNoddhAra gujarAta ke seTa ne karavAyA thA / mandira meM pAMca dhAtu se nirmita prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva kI pratimA virAjamAna hai| pAMca dhAtu kA parikara ATha guNA savA pAMca phuTa kA hai / isa pratimA meM jyAdA mAtrA pItala kI hai| isI kAraNa ise pItalahara kahate haiM / isa mandira meM pratimA kI pratiSThA saMvat 1468 meM AcArya zrI lakSmI sAgara sUrIzvara jI ke kara kamaloM dvArA sampanna huI thii| isa mandira meM 481

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- vAsyA on gora lahad o8ma saMgamaramara kI kaI vizAla pratimAeM haiM jo ki kalA kA dejor3a namUnA haiN| kharataravasahI - pArzvanAtha mandira : pItalahara mandira ke vAI ora vanA yaha mandira kAphI vizAla hai| jaina dharma meM zvetAmbara samAja ke 84 gaccha haiN| ina meM kharatara gaccha kA itihAsaka sthAna hai| isa gaccha kI sAhitya kalA ko bahuta baDI dena hai| isakA pramANa yaha mandira va isake nirmANakartA zrAvaka mANDilaka haiN| yaha pAlItAnA tIrtha meM bhI kharataradasahI hai| yaha mandira tIna maMjilA hai isake cAroM ora cahuM dizAoM kI ora prabhu pArzvanAtha kI cAra pratimAeM virAjamAna haiN| isI lie ise caumukhA mandira bhI kahate haiN| isa mandira kI pratiSTA saMvata 6:15 ASAr3ha kRSNA 1 ko AcArya zrI jinacandra sUrI jI ne apane kara kamaloM se kI thii| nandira kA zikhara suragya hai| mala nAyaka kI pratimA zvatevarNa kI hai| parikara kalAtmaka hai| nandira kI bAharI dIvAroM para digapAloM aura ritrIyoM kI zrRMgArika zilpa kRtiyAM prastuta kI gaI haiN| kharataravasahI ko kArIgaroM kA mandira bhI kahA jAtA hai| isaka nirmANa zilpIyoM ne vAkI vacI sAmagrI se zraddhAvaza apanA zilpa prastuta karane ke lie kiyA thaa| mandira kI dekha rekha seTa AnaMda jI kalyANa jI peDhI karatI hai| mAMuTa AbU paryaTana sthala hai| yaha AbU roDa se 38 kilomITara kI dUrI para sthita hai| yahAM Thaharane ke lie hoTala va dharmazAlAoM kI sundara vyavasthA hai| isase 6 kilomITara dUra gomukha hai aura Age jAne para vaziSTa RSi kA Azrama va zrI hanumAna mandira hai| eka hajAra sIr3hIyAM car3hane para gomukha taka pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| yahAM sUrya udaya 482

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- vAsthA hI vora kaho cha8ma va arata kA dRzya manamohaka hotA hai| san sAITa pvAiMTa se bAjAra mArga para nakkI jhIla hai jo pahADoM se ghirI huI hai| yahAM prAkRti apanI chaTA vikheratI hai| yaha kRtrima jhIla anekoM dvIpoM se ghirI hai| yahAM paryaTaka naukA vihAra kA AnaMda lete haiN| kucha hI dUrI para madhuvana ke pAsa brahmakumArI IzvarIya zikSA vidyAlaya vizva ko zAnti kA upadeza detA hai| yahAM dhArmika saMgrahAlaya hai| koDarA vAMdha se zahara kI jalapUrti hotI hai| isa vAMdha se tIna kilomITara dUra jAne para adharAdevI kA mandira hai| yaha mandira pahADa ko kATa kara banAyA gayA hai| 220 sIDhIyAM caDhane para mandira kA mukhya dvAra AtA hai| praveza dvAra se Age kA rAstA taMga hotA hai, yaha avurdA devI nagara kI devI mAnI jAtI hai| isa kA apabhraMza AvU pdd'aa| isa mandira se nagara kA dRzya manorama dikhAI detA hai| isa nagara meM zvetAmbara jaina sthAnaka vAsI upAdhyAya zrI kanhaiyA lAla ne zrI vardhamAna jaina kendra kI sthApanA kI hai| jahAM AgamoM para vizAla stara para zodha kArya hotA hai| yahAM jaina sthAnaka vizAla grathAlya, auSadhAlaya, dharmazAlA va bhojanazAlA kI suvidhA yAtrIyoM ko prApta hai| AvU tIrtha rAjarathAna gujarAta kI sImA para vizva prasiddha payaMTana rathala hai| yAtrA vivaraNa : . maiM gujarAta kI yAtrA sampanna kara sIdhA mAuMTa AbU roDa phuNcaa| jina sthAnoM ko maiMne dekhA, unakA vivaraNa maiMne pahale kara diyA hai| merA uddezya mAtra tIrtha yAtrA karanA thaa| isa yAtrA meM maiMne dekhA kI AvU tIrtha para hamAre zrAvakoM 483

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama ne apane dhana kA sadupayoga karate hue jaina kalA ke mAdhyama se jaina saMskRti kI abhUtapUrva prabhAvanA kI hai| hamAre yaha mandira zraddhA, kalA va bhakti kA triveNI saMgama haiN| yaha tIrtha va yahAM sthApita mandira merI AsthA kA kendra haiN| maiMne prabhu kA nAma sumirana karate hue ina tIrthoM kI yAtrA dharma prabhAvanA hetu kI / vaha zrAvaka dhanya haiM, vaha zilpI dhanya haiM, vaha gurUdeva dhanya haiM jinakI preraNA va parizrama se isa tIrtha meM mandiroM kA kalAtmaka nirmANa huA / maiMne yahAM mandiroM meM pUjA arcanA kii| * acalagar3ha tIrtha kI yAtrA tIrtha darzana : yaha tIrtha mAuMTa AbU se lagabhaga 11 kilomITara kI dUrI para acalagar3ha sthAna para hai| yaha durga va itihAsaka sthAna hai / isa tIrtha para jAne ke lie hameM AvU ke zrI vardhamAna mahAvIra kendra se rAstA jAtA hai| yaha tIrtha hinduoM va jainoM kA pavitra sthAna hai / delavADA se bhI yahAM ke lie jAyA jAtA hai| acalagar3ha kA kilA 4000 phuTa kI uMcAI para sthita hai| yahAM kA caumukhI kA mandira prasiddha hai / do maMjiloM ke isa mandira meM cAra-cAra bar3I aura bhavya pratimA hai / ina pratimAoM kI saMkhyA 14 hai / yaha pAMca dhAtu kI haiN| : ina pratimAoM kA vajana 1444 mana hai| mukhya mandira meM jaina tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana cAritra va kucha jaina tIrthoM kA citra utakIrNa kiye gae haiN| isake pAsa prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva jI kI, zrI kuMthu nAtha jI, zrI pArzva nAtha jI, zrI zAMtinAtha jI kI pratimAeM haiN| sAtha meM gurU samAdhi mandira hai / prasiddha camatkArI yogIrAja zrI zAMti vijaya ne yahAM tapasyA kI thI / isa kAraNa yaha sthAna pUjnIya vana gayA hai| yahAM kA acalezvara mahAdeva kA mandira hindu dharma 484 -

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama kA prasiddha sthAna hai| isa mandira ke utara meM eka vizAla kuNDa hai jo maMdAkinI kuMDa ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai| isa mandira ke pAsa hI patthara ke tIna vizAla pahAr3a dikhAI dete haiN| isa tIrtha para kula 6 derAsara haiN| yahAM kA pramukha mandira " zrI AdinAtha prabhu kA do maMjilA bhavya mandira hai| upara vAlI manjila meM zrI pArzvanAtha jI kI caumukhI pratimA virAjamAna hai / acalagar3ha kI talahaTTI meM prabhu zAntinAtha kA * prAcIna bhavya mandira hai| yahAM do dharmazAlAeM haiN| mandira meM pustakAlaya, bhojanAlaya kI ucita vyavasthA hai| yahAM kI pratimA dharma ke prati zraddhA utpanna karatI hai| acalagar3ha va delavAr3A ke mandira jaina dharma, saMskRti kI apanI pahacAna saMsAra ke sAmane prastuta karate haiN| merA parama saubhAgya hai ki isa lambI dharma yAtrA meM mujhe ina mandiroM meM pUjA arcanA kA saubhAgya milaa| ina tIrthoM ke darzana se merI jaina dharma ke prati AsthA ko nayA vala milaa| mujhe jaina itihAsa ke bAre meM naI jAnakArIyAM prApta huiiN| isa kalA ke vejoDa namUne dekha kara una zilpIyoM ke caraNoM meM zIza svayaM hI jhuka jAtA hai, jinake kuzala nirdezana meM yaha bhavya tIrtha kA nirmANa huaa| vimalazAha va unake vaMzaja vastupAla va tejapAla jaise zrAvakoM ke bAre meM itihAsaka jAnakArI milI / I 4 485

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vArathA hI vora have dama prakaraNa - 16 merI saMkSipta yAtrAeM maiMne jahAM jIvana meM lambI-lamvI tIrtha yAtrAeM deva gurU va dharma kI kRpA se sampanna kI haiM usI taraha maiMne choTI choTI tIrtha yAtrAeM saMlipta rUpa se saparivAra sampanna kI hai| ina yAtrAoM meM hindu tIthoM kI yAtrA bhI hai, kAMgaDA tIrtha ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI yAtrA kI hai| isI jaina tIrtha yAtrA kI kar3I meM maiM isa yAtrA meM ina sthAnoM kI yAtrA kA varNana karanA caahuuNgaa| isa yAtrA ne merI dharma zraddhA ko nayA bala. pradAna kiyA hai| yaha sabhI tIrtha utara pradeza meM paDate haiN| maiMne ina tIthoM meM sarva prathama zrI puramitAla kI yAtrA kii| yaha tIrtha prayAga rAja ke nAma se bhI pukArA jAtA hai| prayAga darzana : prayAga kA prAcIna nAma jaina graMthoM meM purimitAla hai| kabhI yaha nagara meM prabhu Rpabhadeva kI ayodhyA nagarI kA eka vana thaa| yaha kSetra triveNI saMgama ke nAma se prasiddha hai| yaha IlAhAvAda jile meM par3atA hai| yahAM zvetAmbara va digambara donoM jaina mandira haiN| zvetAmbara jaina mandira meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna Rpabhadeva haiM : para digambara mandira meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna Rpabhadeva ke sAtha sAtha pAzvanAtha kI atizaya pUrNa pratimA virAjamAna hai| hinduoM kA triveNI saMgama hone ke kAraNa isa tIrtha para jana samUha umar3A rahatA hai| yahAM gaMgA, yamunA va sarasvatI kA saMgama hotA hai| yahAM eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce prabhu Rpabhadeva kI caraNa pAdukA hai| mAnA jAtA hai ki prabhu RSabhadeva ko yahAM kevalya jJAna huA thaa| prabhu kA caturtha kalyANaka yahAM huA thaa| prabhu Rpabhadeva jI dIkSA kalyANa 486

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- rathA kA Ara va kadama - bhUmi para mandira meM virAjita pratimAeM yahAM aMgreja zAsakoM ne digambara samAja ko dI thIM, jo choTe va vaDe digambara mandira meM virAjita haiN| donoM mandiroM meM kalAtmaka prAcIna pratimAoM ke darzana hote haiN| dono samAja kI dharmazAlA hai| zvetAmbara dharmazAlA meM bhojana kI vyavasthA hai| digambara dharmazAlA Adhunika suvidhA yukta hai| maiMne prayAga tIrtha kI yAtrA kii| hindu va jaina * donoM paramparAoM ke prasiddha mandira kI yAtrA kii| prabhu Rpabhadeva kI kevalyajJAna kalyANaka bhUmi dekhii| vizeSa rUpa se vaTavRkSa jo prabhu Rpabhadeva kI yAda dilAtA hai, usake darzana kie| zrI ratna pUrI tIrtha : - yaha tIrtha phaijAvAda, vArANasI mArga para gAMva meM rithata hai| ayodhyA se 25 kilomITara dUra hai| yaha tIrtha bahuta prAcIna hai| tIrtha para dharmanAtha jI ke cyavana, janma, dIkSA va kevalyajJAna kalyANaka isI bhUmi para hue| vaha eka digambara mandira hai| jahAM prabhu dharmanAtha kI mUlanAyaka ke rUpa meM pUjA hotI hai| ratnapUrI se maiM saparivAra vArANasI gyaa| maiMne sabhI vandanIya sthaloM ko punaH apane parivAra sahita dekhA, jinakI maiMne apane dharmabhAtA ravindra jaina se yAtrA kI thii| va rANasI, kAzI, mugalasarAya eka hI sTezana ke nAma haiN| ___ kAzI kalA, dharma, saMskRti kA kendra hai| ura pradeza kA jaina dharma meM pramukha sthAna hai| yaha kSetra anekoM zaMkaroM kI janmabhUmi hai| isI krama meM merA agalA sthala ayodhyA thaa| yaha eka itaphAqa thA ki mujhe punaH vArANasI __ aura isa ke Asa pAsa yAtrA kA saubhAgya mila rahA thaa| 487

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- rAmyA . vora vahate vArANasI kAzI vizvanAtha ke mandira ke kAraNa jagata prasiddha hai| isa kI yAtrA jahAM bhAratIya saMskRti ke khule darzana karavAtI hai vahIM vibhinna bhASA ke logoM se milApa karAtI hai| vahAM yaha nagara jaina, bauddha va hindu itihAsa kI lAkhoM gAthAeM lie hue hai| vArANasI kA varNana maiMne pahale bhI kiyA thaa| yaha svayaM tIthaMkara padhAre haiN| tIthaMkara supArzvanAtha, tIrthakara pArzvanAtha, tIrthakara zreyAsanAtha, tIrthakara candraprabhu ke 4 kalyANaka isa sthAna para hue| ravayaM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra yahAM padhAre aura logoM ko mukti kA mArga vtaayaa| aba maiMne agalA sthAna dekhane kA mana bnaayaa| vaha tIrtha thA ayodhyA ngrii| jaina itihAsa ke anusAra prabhu Rpabhadeva ne svayaM isa nagarI kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| usa jamAne meM isa nagarI kA nAma vinitA rakhA gyaa| ayodhyA tIrtha kI yAtrA ayodhyA nagarI bhAratIya itihAsa meM mahatvapUrNa rathAna rakhatI hai| yaha nagarI sarayu nadI ke kinAre sthita hai| yahAM jaina dharma ke cAra tIthaMkaroM bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bhagavAna ajItanAtha, bhagavAna sUmitanAthA va bhagavAna anaMtanAtha ke garbha, janma, dIkSA, kevalya kalyANaka sampanna hue the| yaha tIrtha bhagavAna rAma kI janma bhUmi ke kAraNa jagata prasiddha hai| rAmAyaNa kI adhikAMza ghaTanAoM kA isa nagara se saMbaMdha rahA hai| isa nagara ne vahuta utAra caDhAva dekhe haiN| yahAM hindu mandira kAphI mAtrA meM haiN| yaha sthAna ratnapUrI se 28 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| yaha zvetAmbara va digambara donoM mandira haiN| zvetAmbara mandira kaTarA meM sthita hai| jahAM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna ajItanAtha kI bhavya pratimA hai| digambara 488

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama mandira rAyagaMja meM sthita hai jahAM mulanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiM / kahA jAtA hai ki vAMvara ke senApati mIra bAkI ne vahAM rAma janma bhUmi para eka masjida banAI thii| jise 1662 meM girA diyA gyaa| yahAM mandira banAne kA kArya jala rahA hai / para adAlatI jhagaDe ke kAraNa abhI rAma lalA kI mUrti eka sthAna para sthApita hai| yahAM bahuta sAdhuoM ke akhAr3e haiN| yahAM ke prasiddha mandiroM meM hanumAna gar3hI, tulasI dAsa mandira, kanaka bhavana va sItA rasoI darzanIya sthala haiN| sarayU nadI para tIrthaMkaroM kI 5 ToMke haiN| isa nagara meM dharmazAlAeM va hoTala kadama kadama para milate haiM / yAtrIyoM kA hamezA AvAgamana banA rahatA hai| yahAM hindU dharma ke atirikta kucha muslima masjideM dekhane yogya haiN| prasiddha darzanIya sthala yahAM digambara jaina samAja ne kAphI nirmANa kArya karavAyA hai| rAyagaMja meM bhavya RSabhadeva kI pratimA hai| prAcIna digamvara mandira meM bhagavAna sumatinAtha ke caraNa virAjamAna haiM / eka sarakArI vAga bhagavAna bhadeva ko samarpita hai| prabhu anaMtanAtha ke janma sthAna para ToMka hai| yaha muhallA rAjaghATa meM hai| yaha 16 tIrthakaroM ke caraNa bhI virAjita haiN| asarphI bhavana corAhA meM prabhu abhinaMdana ke janma sthAna para TaoNka ( caraNa cinha) haiM, jinakI janasAdhAraNa pUjA arcanA karatA hai| yaha bharata vAhuvali ToMka meM caraNa cinha haiM / i bhagavAna ajItanAtha ke janma sthAna para bhI unakA caraNa cinha pUjA jAtA hai| yaha ToMka muhallA vakasariyA 489

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- AsthA kA Ara4ma TolA tulasI nagara meM sthita hai| purAnA thAnA muhallA ravargadhAma meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke caraNa cinha virAjamAna haiN| muhallA rAmakoTa meM prabhu zrI rAma kI janmabhUmi / hai, yahAM para hanumAnagar3hI, kanaka bhavana prasiddha haiN| zrI vAlamikI rAmAyaNa bhavana evaM cAra dhAma mandira choTI chAvanI ayodhyA muhallA vAsudeva ghATa meM sthApita haiN| isa tIrtha para hindU va jaina dharma ko mAnane vAle kAphI saMkhyA meM hAjira hote haiN| kAphI lamdai samaya se ayodhyA nagarI dekhane kI icchA thii| para koI jAne kA progrAma nahIM bana rahA thaa| eka vAra maiM lakhanau apane parivAra sameta apanI vahina urmila ko milane gayA thaa| tabhI yahAM Ane kA kAryakrama vnaa| maiM sAre parivAra sahita ayodhyA phuNcaa| vahAM apanI gADI meM maiMne yaha yAtrA sampanna kii| ayodhyA bhArata kA pavitra nagara hai| jahAM ikSvAku kula saMsthApaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva paidA hue| isa kA nAma unhoMne vinitA rkhaa| yaha mAnava sabhyatA kA prathama nagara thaa| yahAM se prabhu RSabhadeva ke 100 putra putrIyAM huii| bharata cakravatI ke nAma se bhArata varSa pdd'aa| brAhmI sundarI va vAhuvali jaise mahApuruSoM kA yaha nagara thaa| yahAM prabhu Rpabhadeva ne puruSoM ko 72 kalAeM va ribIyoM ko 64 kalAeM sikhaaii| yaha prathama cakravatI bharata yahAM paidA huaa| yahIM prabhu mahAvIra kA pUrva janma marici ke rUpa meM huaa| maricI bharata kA putra thaa| prabhu RSabhadeva kA pautra thaa| eka vAra samosaraNa lagA huA thaa| bharata ne prazna kiyA "prabhu ! Apa kI sabhA meM koI aisA jIva hai jo tIrthakara rUpa meM janmegA ?" prabhu RSabhadeva ne kahA "tumhArA potra maricI cakravatI, vAsudeva tIrthakara ke rUpa meM paidA hogaa| 490

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yaha aMtima vardhamAna tIrthaMkara hogA / " AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama apane bhaviSya ko suna mAricI ko ahaM paidA ho gyaa| isI ahaMma ke kAraNa use tIrthaMkara paramparAoM ke viparI kula meM janma lenA pdd'aa| yaha sthAna tIrthakara paramparA ke varNana se bharA par3A hai| maiMne sabhI jaina mandiroM meM pUjA arcanA kii| phira rAma mandira hunamAnagar3hI ke darzana kie| phira sayu nadI ke pAvana taTa para snAna kara vApasa govindagar3ha A gyaa| 491

Page #492
-AyA kI ora kadama prakaraNa. - 17 terApaMthI sthaloM kI yAtrA merI DUMgaragar3ha yAtrA : maine pahale bhI likhA hai ki mere jIvana meM tIna muniyoM kA upakAra hai| vaha the sva0 zrI rAvata muni jI, rava0 zrI vardhamAna muni jI va zrI jaya canda jI mhaaraaj| zrI vardhamAna jI, java aMtima bAra paMjAva padhAre to vaha zrI kamala muni jI ke sAtha the| unake darzana maiMne mAlerakoTalA, paTiyAlA, nAbhA, samAnA meM kie the| usa ke bAda vaha AcArya zrI tulasI jI ke caraNoM meM hAjira hue| AcArya bhagavAna ne unakA cartumAsa DUMgarapura meM karane kA Adeza diyaa| muni vardhamAna kA janma gujarAta ke vAva zahara meM huA thaa| java AcArya zrI tulasI gujarAta meM padhAre tava yuvA vardhamAna ke mana meM saMyama lene kA vicAra uttaa| ghara vAle unheM chor3ane ko taiyAra na the| ghara se sampanna dhArmika saMskAroM ke vardhamAna deva, guru va dharma ke prati samarpita the| ghara vAloM ne unheM vandhana meM DAlane ke lie unakI sagAI kara dii| para yaha sagAI kA vandhana bhI unheM saMsAra meM vAMdha na paayaa| Apa ne AcArya zrI tulasI jI se dIkSA grahaNa kii| 1667 meM merI va mere parivAra ko inake darzana karane kA saubhAgya prApta huaa| vaha dina mere jIvana kA itihAsaka dina thaa| java mujhe aNuvrata dIkSA pradAna kI gaI tava se vardhamAna muni hamAre lie muni hI nahIM the, vaha hamAre parivAra ke salAhakAra bana gae, mujhe kadama kadama para unhoMne preraNA dii| para vidhi ko kucha aura hI maMjUra thaa| muni zrI 492

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= AsthA kI aura vo kadama vardhamAna DUMgaragar3ha jA rahe the| una dinoM bhayaMkara garmI par3a rahI thii| gamI kA bhIpaNa prakopa rAjarathAna meM kucha jyAdA hotA hai| phira jaina muni naMge pAMva va naMge sira bhramaNa karate haiN| vaise bhI muni zrI vardhamAna mahAna taparavI the| unhoMne garma kapar3e __ oThane kA tyAga kara rakhA thaaH| alpa parigraha hI unakA jIvana thaa| unakI kahanI kathanI eka thii| DUMgaragar3ha muni pahuMce to bhayaMkara garmI ke prakopa se vehoza ho ge| isa dharatI para unhoMne aMtima zvAsa lii| mujhe unake devaloka, gamana kA patA tIna dina bAda lgaa| mujhe bhayaMkara AghAta phuNcaa| isI AghAta ko lekara maiM DUMgaragar3ha saparivAra phuNcaa| unake sAthI muni rAja se vAta kii| usa dharatI ko praNAma kiyaa| yaha zraddhA va ArathA se bharI yAtrA, eka svargavAsI AtmA ko samarpita dhii| jinhoMne mere jIvana nirmANa meM pramukha hissA DAlA hai| jinakA AzIvAda mujhe ne mere hara kArya meM sahayogI rahA hai| para unakA lambe samaya ke vAda paMjAva Agamana aMtima Agamana thaa| unakA mana paMjAva choDane ko nahIM thaa| para terApaMtha saMgha vyavasthA meM yAtrA kA nirNaya AcArya karatA hai| usI AjJA ko zirodhArya karake muni vardhamAna jI ne iMgaragar3ha kI yAtrA kI thI, jo unakI aMtima yAtrA siddha huii| - DUMgaragar3ha se mera mana me unake purAne sAthI muni zrI jaya candra jI mahArAja ke darzana kA kAryakrama bnaa| zrI jaya candra jI mahArAja terApaMtha dharma saMgha ke pramukha saMta haiN| merI ahamadAvAda yAtrA kA kAraNa bhI Apa the| aba isa yAtrA ko kie lamvA samaya bIta cukA thaa| vaise bhI Apa vyovRddha taparavI va mahAna dharma pracAraka saMta haiN| Apa udayapUra ke najadIka eka gAMva aMkolA meM virAjamAna the| maiMne DUMgarapUra se lADanUM kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| 493 .

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jisa kA varNana maiMne lAinuM yAtrA meM kara diyA hai| mujhe aMkolA jAne ke lie udayapUra jAnA pdd'aa| udayapUra bhArata kA pairisa hai / ise jhIloM kA nagara bhI kahA jAtA hai| jhIla, mahaloM kI prasiddhi ke kAraNa udayapUra paryaTana sthala hai| udayapUra koI jaina tIrtha nhiiN| para sthAnaka vAsI zramaNa saMgha ke tRtIya paTTadhara AcArya zrI devendra muni kI yaha janma, dIkSA va AcArya pada sthalI hai / yaha zAstrI sarkala meM zrI tAraka jaina graMthAlaya meM AcArya zrI ke sabhI prakAzana upalabdha hote haiN| AcArya zrI va unake pUrva AcArya kA yaha pracAra sthala hai| udayapUra meM maiM eka rAtri rukaa| yahAM jhIla jala mahala darzanIya haiM phira agale muni zrI jaya candra jI mahArAja ke darzana karane ke lie aMkolA pahuMcA / bhavya gAMva meM muni zrI ke darzana vandanA kA lAbha milaa| unake sAtha muni zrI vadha mAna se jur3I smRtiyoM ko sAMjhA kiyaa| aba mujhe jaina dharma kI zikSA dene vAle Apa hI haiN| kucha mana kI sAntavanA milii| gurudeva ne parijanoM kA hAla pUchA / eka rAtri aMkolA tthhre| phira mujhe batAyA gayA ki pAsa hI RSabhadeva kezarIyA jI tIrtha hai| maiMne aMkolA se cala kara isa tIrtha kI ora prasthAna kiyA / zrI kezarIyA jI : yaha tIrtha udayapUra se 66 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| yaha mUla nAyaka Adizvara bhagavAna haiN| jise sthAnIya bhIla kAlA vAvA kahate haiM / isa mandira ko jaina va hindU donoM mAnate haiN| mevAr3a ke rANA yahAM hamezA Ate rahate the| rANA phatahasiMha jI ne prabhu ke lie ratnoM jaDita AMgI bheMTa kI thii| yahAM pracUra mAtrA meM kezara caThAyA jAtA hai| isa lie isa 494. *

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- -=vAyA voTa to bha pratimA kA nAma kezarIyA jI paDa gyaa| vaise isa sthAna kA Rpabhadeva hai| jo rASTrIya mArga sa 8 kilomITara kI dUrI para sthita hai| yaha mandira 52 jinAlaya yukta hai| yaha mandira vahuta prAcIna hai| isa mandira ke kaI jINoddhAra zvetAmvara va digambara AcArya ne krvaae| kiMvadaMtI hai ki isa sthAna kI / pUjA laMkApati rAvaNa ne bhI kI thii| yaha mandira ApasI kalaha ke kAraNa rAjarathAna sarakAra ke AdhIna hai| jisa kA prabaMdha devasthAna vibhAga karatA hai| mujhe isa yAtrA meM zRddhA va ArathA ke vibhinna darzana hue| anya yaatraaeN| yaha yAtrA kA mukhya udezya terApaMtha saMgha ke gurudeva ke darzana karanA thaa| para rAste meM jo bhI jaina tIrtha Ae unakA vivecana bhI jarUrI hai| isa saMdarbha meM meM sarvaprathama AcArya zrI tulasI jI kI janma bhUmi lADanU gyaa| lADanUM rAjarathAna kA prAcIna sthAna hai| yaha aisA gAMva hai jise terApaMtha dharma saMgha kA gar3ha kahA jA sakatA hai| lADanUM gAva ne terApaMtha sampradAya ke anekoM sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ko janma diyA hai| vIsavIM sadI ke aMta meM isa karave ko naI pahacAna milI, java AcArya zrI tulasI jI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2500 nirvANa mahotsava para jaina dharma kI eka mAtra yUnivarsiTI jaina vizva bhAratI kA nirmANa isa gAMva meM kiyaa| isa gAMva ko naI pahacAna milii| yaha yUnivarsiTI grAMTa kamizana se maMjUra hai| yahAM jaina dharma, prekSA dhyAna jIvana vijJAna par3hAne kI ucca vyavasthA hai| saMsAra bhara ke vidvAna jaina dharma ke ucca adhyayana ke lie Ate haiN| yahAM zodha kendra, prakAzana kendra, sAdhu sAdhvIyoM ke nivAsa sthala, dhyAna kendra, pravacana kendra, pustakAlaya ke bhavana haiN| vidvAnoM ke rahane ke lie gesTa hAusa haiN| vAhara 195

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-Aya kI ora se OEM se Ane vAle darzanArthIyoM ke lie hara rAjya kA apanA bhavana hai| jahAM usI rAjya ke logoM ke Thaharane kI vyavasthA hai| lADanuM sujAnagar3ha se 11 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| jayapUra-sIkara se 115 kilomITara dUra rAjamArga para sthita hi lADanUM meM prAcIna vaDA mandira apanI vAstukalA evaM bhavyatA ke kAraNa darzanIya hai| lADanUM meM AcArya tulasI ke nirdezana meM Agama vAcanA kA kAma sampanna ho cukA hai| nagara parakoTe ke vAhara sukhasadana, sampUrNa saMgamaramara kA nirmita vizAla jinAlaya hai| rAtri meM kRtrima prakAza kA vizeSa Ayojana darzanIya hai| lADanUM jaMgama tIrtha hai| yaha sAdhU, sAdhvIyoM ke atirikta paramArthIka saMsthA kI vahinoM kI par3hAI kA acchA pravandha hai| AcArya tulasI ne terApaMtha saMgha ko hara mAmale meM naI dizA pradAna kii| lADanUM meM maine apane AcArya tulasI jI ke darzana kie| eka vAta maiM aura arja kara dUM, java maiM AcArya zrI se aMtima vAra milA to AcArya zrI apanA AcArya pada tyAga cuke the| yaha pada unhoMne apane vidvAna ziSya AcArya mahAprajJa __ko de diyA thaa| java vaha gaNapati kahalAte the| AcArya tulasI kA sArA jIvana krAntikArI thaa| unhoMne svayaM hI isa pada kA tayAga kiyA java ki sArA saMsAra padoM ke pIche bhAgatA hai| yaha viDamvanA hai ki sAre saMsAra ke loga padoM ke lie laDate haiM para AcArya tulasI ne lamve samaya taka terApaMtha ko saMsAra meM aNuvrata, prekSA dhyAna va jIvana vijJAna ke mAdhyama se naI pahacAna dekara nae AyAma pradAna kie| jaba maiM vahAM pahuMcA to gurudeva apane kamare meM virAjamAna the| unhoMne mere sAtha DheroM bAteM kii| paMjAva meM terApaMtha samAja kI rithita, aNuvrata, jaina ekatA va paMjAvI 496

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AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama jaina sAhitya ke saMdarbha meM unhoMne anekoM dizA nirdeza die / zAyada merI gurudeva se aMtima bheMTa thI / usa ke kucha mAsa vAda hI una kA deva loka ho gyaa| vaha sthAna unakI amara smRti hai| unhoMne jaina dharma meM anekoM jana upayogI prayoga kie| vaha prabhAvaka AcArya the| mujhe prasannatA hai ki vaha mujhe samyaktva pradAna karane vAlI cAritrAtmA the| jaina samAja hI nahIM, samarata mAnavatA unake AcArya pada tyAga se hairAna thI / sArA kAryakrama TI.vI. ke mAdhyama se dikhAyA gayA bhArata ke cunAva Ayoga ke pradhAna zrI TI. ena. zeSaNa usa samAroha meM upasthita the / unhoMne kahA "saMsAra ke itihAsa meM AcArya tulasI kA nAma svarNIma akSaroM meM darja ho gayA hai| saMsAra ke loga padoM ke lie lar3ate haiM para yaha divya purUSa svechA se tyAga rahA hai| AcArya tulasI va unake ziSya parivAra ke mere va sAre parivAra para vahuta upakAra haiM, jinheM bhulAnA asaMbhava hai / siriyArI tIrtha : jaina zvetAmbara paramparA meM terApaMtha saMgha kA vizeSa sthAna hai / isa dharma saMgha va unakI AcArya paramparA kA maine varNana pahale kara diyA hai| terApaMtha ke prathama AcArya zrI bhikSu jI the jo sarva prathama sthAnaka vAsI AcArya zrI raghunAtha jI ke ziSya bane / phira vicAra bheda ke kAraNa unhoMne 13 zramaNoM ko lekara eka saMgha kA nirmANa kiyaa| isa saMgha meM naI vyavasthA ko janma diyaa| sabhI sAdhU, sAdhvIyAM, zrAvika, zrAvikAeM evaM AcArya kI AjJA meM rahane kI maryAdA unhoMne ddaalii| unakA jIvana krAntikArI thaa| unhoMne rAjasthAnI bhASA meM prabhu mahAvIra ke upadeza jana samUha meM phailAe / unake jIvana kAla meM unakA saMgha phalA phUlA / 497

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- vAyA on kora vahate hama Apane jIvana kI aMtima saMdhyA meM Apa siriyArI pdhaare| siriyArI ke logoM ko jaina dharma va prabhu mahAvIra kA upadeza sarala bhASA meM sunaayaa| isI sthala para Apa kA devaloka huaa| isa sthAna para mujhe Apa sabase pahale AcArya kI samAdhi ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya milaa| AcArya zrI kA yaha samAdhi sthala samasta zrI zvetAmbara terApaMtha jaina samAja ke lie itihAsaka tIrtha hai| yaha sthAna preraNAdAyaka hai| yahAM Ane vAle ko deva, gurU va dharma ke prati samarpita hone kI preraNA milatI hai| terApaMthI samAja kA yaha ArathA kA kendra hI nahIM tIrtha sthAna hai| yahAM Ate hI AcArya zrI bhikSu svAmI jI mahArAja sArA jIvana AMkhoM ke sAmane umaDa AtA hai| yahAM Akara hameM AcArya bhikSu kA anuzASaNa va saMyama kA saMdeza dhyAna meM AtA hai| AcArya zrI kI vicAraka kAnti, Adhunika terApaMtha samAja ko nayA mArga pradAna karatI hai| AcArya bhikSu ne sacamuca jaina dharma ko nayA AyAma pradAna kiyA hai| isa samAdhi meM kAMca ke mAdhyama se unake jIvana kI ghaTanAoM ko saMjIva kiyA gayA hai| maiMne ina adhyayanoM meM apanI una yAtrAoM kA varNana kiyA hai jo mere samyaktva kI yAtrA meM sahAyaka vne| hara tIrtha kA apanA itihAsa hai, paramparA hai, para sAre tIrtha hameM tIthaMkarAM ke jIvana va saMdeza kI yAda dilAte haiN| hara tathaM ne mujhe jaina dharma va paramparA ke prati ArathA va zrRddhA ko janma diyaa| yaha tIrtha mere jIvana meM kucha karane kI preraNA dete par3e haiN| maiMne apanI ina yAtrAoM se jaina saMskRti ke darzana kie haiN| yaha sabhI tIdhra apane apane Apa itihAsa kI kar3IyAM jor3ane kA kArya karate haiN| 194

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=vAyA chI gora vako - prakaraNa - 18 21vIM sadI kI mahAna AtmA se bheMTa maiMne piTale sabhI prakaraNoM meM kucha aisI ghaTita ghaTanAoM kA varNana kiyA hai jo mere jIvana meM zraddhA kA kAraNa vnii| samyak jJAna, samyaka darzana, samyaka cAritra dvArA dharma ke tatva ko jAnane kA suavasara milaa| jo sAdhu, sAdhvI, AcArya, upAdhyAya va tIthoM ne mere mana meM tIrthakaro kI paramparA ko jAnane meM, merI sahAyatA kI, maiM una sava kA aMtaHkaraNa se AbhAra karanA cAhatA huuN| aise vyaktiyoM ke eka nAma. agara ubharatA hai vaha hai zramaNa saMgha ke vartamAna AcArya DA0 zivamuni jI mhaaraaj| merA una se prathama paricaya tava huA, jaba vaha sAdhu vanane ke pazcAta mAlerakoTalA apane gurU zramaNasaMgha ke salAhakAra zrI jJAna muni jI mahArAja ke sAtha Ae the| zrI jJAna muni jI AcArya zrI AtmA rAma jI ke vidvAna ziSya the| unakA kAma unake guNoM ke anurUpa hai| hamArI saMsthA ne unheM rASTrasaMta pada se vibhUSita kiyA thaa| . AcArya DA0 zrI ziva muni jI mahArAja kA janma 18 sitambara 1642 ko Aja se 56 varSa pUrva maloTa jilA pharIdakoTa nivAsI seTa ciraMjIlAla va mAtA vidyA devI ke yahAM huA thaa| ghara se Apa sampanna parivAra se the| Apa ko bacapana se hI adhyayana ke prati lagAva thaa| java jJAna muni jI mogA meM the Apa dasavIM kakSA meM par3hate the| Apa ko vairAgya laga cukA thaa| para gurudeva ne Adeza diyA "abhI par3hoM, phira sAdhu vnnaa| Apa ne ghara meM rahakara Davala ema. e. kara liyaa| phira bhI ghara vAloM se AjJA na milii| lamve saMgharSa ke bAda 3 vahinoM ke sAtha Apa sAdhu vne| 19):

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-AsthA kI ora bar3hate kadama Apa kA cartumAsa mAlerakoTalA meM thaa| eka dina Apa svadhyAya kara rahe the| Apa ne kahA "bhaiyyA ! sAdhu to vana ge| ava kareM kyA ? samajha nahIM aataa|" mere dharma bhAtA ravindra jaina ne kahA "Apa jaina dharma para pI.eca.DI. kara liijie|" muni jI ko sujhAva pasaMda A gyaa| para yunivarsiTI ke niyama sakhta the| jo sAdhu paramparA ke viparIta the| vAIsa cAMsalara se mila kara jaina sAdhu ke lie niyamoM meM parivartana karAyA gyaa| isa kArya meM prasiddha voddha vidvAna DA ela.ema jozI ne mahatvapUrNa sahayoga diyaa| unhone yUnivarsiTI ke niyama hI nahIM badalavAe, valki unake nirdezaka vana unheM pI. eca.DI. karavAne lge| yaha kArya 3 varSa claa| DA0 ziva muni pI.eca.DI. karane vAle prathama jaina muni haiN| isa kAraNa unakI saMgha meM pratiSTA vddh'ii| phira pUnA sammelana ke avasara para AcArya zrI AnaMda RSi jI mahArAja ne Apa ko AcArya ghoSita kara diyaa| AcArya zrI AnaMda jI ke svargavArA ke bAda AcArya zrI devendra muni jI mahArAja ne isa pATa ko suzobhita kiyA / unake devaloka ke pazcAta ava Apa isa garimApUrNa pada para virAjamAna haiN| . java sacitra mahAvIra jIvana cAritra prakAzita huA to sAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI tavIyata acchI nahIM cala rahI thii| para savase pahalI prati unheM vidhivat samarpita kI gii| phira hama dehalI meM eka samAroha ke silasile meM pahuMce the| vahIM 25 varSa pazcAt AcArya zrI ziva muni jI mahArAja ke darzana kie the| milate hI Apane pahacAna liyaa| 25 varSa kA samaya kAphI lamvA thaa| phira Apa ko mona dhyAna kA samaya thA, jaba maiMne eka parcI para donoM ke nAma likha kara bheje to Apa siMhAsana chor3a kara 500

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=AmyA ne gora vahate hama vAhara A ge| 15 minTa vAteM kii| Apa ko sacitra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pratibheMTa kI gii| samaya kama th| Apa ne cartumAsa meM Ane ko khaa| idhara mahAsAdhvI zrI svarNakAMtA jI mahArAja kI sevA meM rahane ke kAraNa darzana nahIM ho ske| para choTI sI mulAkAta ne mujhe AbhAsa dilAyA ki ziva muni jI mahArAja kitane vinita saralAtmA haiN| Apa ke darzana se piTale 25 varSa kI smRtiyAM hRdaya stara para ubhara aaii| AcArya zrI ziva muni jI ava mahAna yogI va jaina ekatA ke pratIka haiN| Apa kI kRpA se zrI jinendra gurukula paMcakulA kI jamIna hariyANA sarakAra ne vApasa kI hai| Apa mahAna lekhaka haiN| vaha vibhinna bhASA ke jAnakAra haiN| 36 guNoM ke dhAraka AcArya haiN| Apa ne cartumAsa meM bhavya samAroha isa pustaka kA vimocana karavAyA, jo 21vIM zatAbdI kI upalabdhiI thii| yaha purataka AsthA kI gAthA hai| AradhA ke vinA jIvana adhUrA hai| vyakti kisI bhI kArya ko karanA cAhe, to ArathA caahie| vyakti kisI bhI kArya ko karanA cAhe, to ArathA ke varAvara hai| jahAM. AsthA nahIM vahAM kucha bhI nhiiN| isI AsthA ke vaza isI varSa meM zrI mahAvIra jI kI yAtrA saparivAra kii| jaina dharma meM ArathA ko samyak darzana kahA gayA hai| ArathA korA jJAna hI, yaha to bhakti hai, samarpaNa hai| ArathA se kiyA koI bhI kArya achUtA nahIM rhtaa| hameM hara samaya AsthA rakha kara hara kArya karanA caahie| yaha maiMne apane jIvana kI yAtrA kA sAra nikAlA hai| merA jIvana ArathA kA saphara hai| isa jIvana meM anAsthA kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| yaha saphara tIthaMkara paramparA ko samarpita hai| 501