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________________ Atma-sAdhanA aura prAcArya zrI - DaoN0 premacanda rAMvakA bhAratIya prAtma sAdhaka manISiyoM ne apanI utkaTa tyAga, tapasyA evaM sAdhanA se prasUta anubhavoM se yaha siddha kiyA hai naratvaM durlabhaM loke, vidyA tatra sudurlabhA / kavitvaM durlabhaM loke, muktistatra sudurlabhA / isa saMsAra meM prathama to nara-janma pAnA hI durlabha hai aura yadi kinhIM sukRtoM se nara-bhava pA bhI liyA to vidyA prApti aura bhI durlabha hai, yadi vidvAn bhI bana gaye to kAvya-sRjana durlabha hai, yadi aisA bhI ho jAya to isa saMsAra se AvAgamana se sadA-sadA ke liye mukti prApta karanA to atyanta hI durlabha hai / yaha sunizcita hai ki 84 lAkha yoniyoM meM bhaTakate-bhaTakate mAnava jIvana kI prApti usI prakAra durlabha hai, jisa prakAra caurAhe para/rAjamArga para svarNa rAzi kA milanA atyanta kaThina hai| isIliye saMta bhakta kavayitrI mIrA ne gAyA-'kA jANUM kucha puNya pragaTA mAnuSA avatAra / ' parantu usakA artha yaha nahIM ki durlabha vastu kI prApti ke liye kyoM prayatna kiyA jAve-prayatna to durlabha vastu ke liye hI hotA hai| . hameM kinhIM pUrvodaya puNya karmoM se mAnava jIvana milA hai to isa jIvana ke prati pala-pratikSaNa kA sadupayoga Avazyaka hai| kyoMki mAnava jIvana hI anya saba gatiyoM se zreSTha hai-pAhAra, nidrA, bhaya, maithuna ye kriyAe~ to manuSya aura pazu donoM karate haiM, parantu Atma-sAdhanA parama dharma hI aisA hai jo mAnava ko prabhu se bhinna karatA hai| isa durlabha mAnava janma ko prApta karane ke liye devatA bhI lAlAyita rahate haiN| kyoMki isa jIvana ke mAdhyama se hI tapa, tyAga dvArA acala saukhya dhAma prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| isaliye 'chaha DhAlA' ke racayitA kavivara zrI daulatarAmajI kahate haiM "daula samajha suna ceta sayAne, kAla vRthA mata khove / yaha nara bhava phira milata kaThina hai. so samyakmatI hove / / ": Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 176 * 1 jaina dharma-darzana meM Atma-sAdhanA ke liye koI nizcita samaya kI sImA nirdhArita nahIM hai / yadyapi bhAratIya saMskRti meM manuSya kI 100 varSa kI Ayu mAnakara 25 - 25 varSa ke antarAla se cAra zrAzramoM kA nirdhAraNa kara cAra puruSArthoM kI prApti kI bAta kahI gayI hai, kavivara kAlidAsa kahate haiM / vyaktitva evaM kRtitva " zaizave'bhyasta vidyAnAM yauvane viSayeSiNAm / vArddhake munivRttInAM yogenAnte tanutyajAm / / " parantu jaina kavi kahatA hai "bAlapane meM jJAna na lahyo, taruNa samaya taruNI rata rahyo / arddha mRtaka sama bUr3hApano, kaise rUpa lakhe apano || ' jaina saMskRti meM Atma-sAdhanA ke liye koI Ayu kA bandhana nahIM hai / bAlyAvasthA meM bhI abhIkSNa jJAnopayoga ho jAtA hai| jaina dharma ke tIrthaMkara AcArya sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA jIvana isa tathya kA jIvanta pramANa hai / prAtaH smaraNIya pUjya AcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. ne to 10 varSa kI atyalpa Ayu meM muni dIkSA dhAraNa kara prAtma-sAdhanA ke kaThora mArga kA avalambana liyA aura 20 varSa kI prArambhikI yuvAvasthA meM prAcArya pada grahaNa kara Atma kalyANa ke sAtha samAja ko bhI sanmArga kI ora prerita kiyA / Jain Educationa International "sa jAto yena jAtena, yAti vaMzaH samunnatim / parivartini saMsAre mRta: kovA na jAyate || paMcataMtra / / " AcArya zrI vastutaH kula dIpaka the / jaina kula nahIM, mAnava kula ke, isIliye ve mAnavottama the / nara-janma kI sArthakatA ko unhoMne anubhUta kiyA, apanI Atma-sAdhanA se prApta phala kA AsvAdana unhoMne hameM bhI karAyA - jo unake vizAla kRtitva ke rUpa meM vidyamAna hai / aise Atma-sAdhakoM ke darzana va sAnnidhya bar3e bhAgya se milate haiM "sAdhUnAM darzanaM puNyaM, tIrthabhUtAH hi sAdhavaH / kAlena phalate tIrthaH, sAdhuH sadyaH samAgamaH // candanaM zItalaM loke, candanAdapi candramAH / candra candanayormadhye, zItalA sAdhu saMgatiH / / ' jaina dharma kI sAmAjika vyavasthA kI sabase bar3I dena 'catuH saMgha' kI sthApanA hai / jainacAryoM ne sAdhu-sAdhvI aura zrAvaka-zrAvikA ko catuH saMgha kA For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 177 nAma diyA hai| jahA~ ye cAroM astitvazIla haiM, dharma tIrtha pravAhamaya rhegaa| sAdhu-sAdhvI tyAgI varga hai, zrAvaka-zrAvikA gRhI haiN| jaina dharma ke patha meM ye do varga barAbara rahate haiN| jaise nadI do taToM ke bIca bahatI huI samudra taka calI jAtI hai, vaise hI dharma ke ye do taTa haiN| inake dvArA pravAhita humA dharma parama dhAma siddhAlaya taka pahu~ca jAtA hai| jahA~ sAdhu-sAdhvIgaNa haiM vaha samAja Adarza rUpa hogaa| sAdhu-svayaM Atma-sAdhaka bana samAja ko bhI usa ora prerita karatA hai| isa dRSTi se sAdhu-samAja donoM milakara rASTra kI AdhyAtmika aura sAMskRtika unnati meM bhAgIdAra hote haiN| paM. AzAdharasUri 'sAgAra dharmAmRta' meM kahate haiM-Atma-sAdhanA ke mArga meM sajjanoM ko prerita kreN| jaise putra ke abhAva meM vaMza ke calAne ke liye dattaka putra liyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra dharma saMgha saMcAlana ke liye tyAgIsAdhuoM kI AvazyakatA hai| kyoMki 'na dharmoM dhArmikaivinA'-dhArmika samAja ke binA dharma kI avasthiti nhiiN| Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se lekara Aja taka sAdhu va samAja kI avyAbAdha avicchinna paramparA calI A rahI hai| aura jaba taka dIkSA-zikSA kI paramparA samAja meM calatI rahegI, dharma bhI avyAbAdha gati se calatA rhegaa| bhAratIya dharma-darzanoM meM cArvAka ke 'RNaM kRtvA ghRtaM pivet, bhasmI bhUtasya dehasya punarAgamana kutaH' ko chor3akara sabhI darzanoM meM Atma-jJAna ko itara bhautika jJAnoM se sarvopari va sarvazreSTha mAnA hai| upaniSad to prAtma-jJAna ke hI vivecaka graMtha haiM / 'AtmAnaM viddhi' pramukha sUtra hai / nItikAra kahate haiM "labdhA vidyA rAjamAnyA tata: kiM, prAptA sampadva bhavAdyA tataH kim / bhuktA nArI sundarAGgI tataH kiM, yena svAtmA naiva sAkSAtkRto'bhUt / / " yAjJavalakya RSi se maitreyI ne nivedana kiyA-bhagavan ! jisa vastu ko Apa chor3a rahe haiM, kyA usase hamArI AtmA kA hita ho sakatA hai ? yadi nahIM to hama use kyoM grahaNa kareM? hama bhI Apake sAtha hI Atma-sAdhanA meM raheMge / prA. vAdIbhasiMha kahate haiM 'ko'haM kIdRgguNaH kvatyaH kiM prApyaH kiM nimittakaH / ityUha pratyUhaM no cedasthAne hi matirbhavet / / " jo manuSya prAtaH evaM rAtri ko sote samaya (trikAla saMdhyA, pAMca bAra namAja) pratidina isa prakAra apanI avasthiti para vicAra karate haiM, unakI Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 178 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva mati unmArgagAmI nahIM hotI-'gItA' meM kRSNa bhI Atma-sAdhanA kI mahatA batAte haiM "uddharedAtmanAtmAnaM, nAtmAnamavasAdayet / AtmaivAtmano bandhu rAtmaivaripurAtmanaH / / " Atma hI jJAtA, jJAna aura jJaya hai| Atma-sAdhanA meM jJAna aura bhakti donoM sahAyaka haiM / 'jJAnameva praashktiH'| ajjhamaNamevajhANaM-jJAna/svAdhyAya tapa hai| svAdhyAnmA pramadaH / jJAna/dhyAnAgni sarvakarmANi bhasmasAt karute kSaNaH / jisa prakAra dhAge sahita suI kahIM khotI nahIM, vaise hI jJAna yukta aatmaa| saMsAra meM bhaTakatA nahIM hai| jJAnAvaraNAdi karmoM kA kSaya svAdhyAya se hI hotA hai| __ AcArya zrI hastImalajI mahArAja ne apane mahanIya vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke dvArA prAtma-sAdhanA ke mArga ko sAdhu aura zrAvaka donoM ke liye prazasta kiyaa| apane sudIrgha tapasyA evaM tyAga se unhoMne Atma-sAdhanA ke ucca AyAma ko pAkara apane pravacanoM evaM sAhitya-lekhana dvArA jana-sAmAnya ko sambodhita kara sanmArga para lgaayaa| unakI 'prArthanA-pravacana' pustaka meM Atma-sAdhanA hetu jJAna evaM bhakti ke mAdhyama se pade-pade pAThakoM ko sukara mArga milatA hai / vastutaH prArthanA para diye gaye ye pravacana mokSa mArga meM pAtheya svarUpa haiN| inameM prAcArya zrI ne jIvana meM prArthanA kI upAdeyatA para vibhinna udAharaNoM/dRSTAntoM se Atma-sAdhanA meM sahAyaka tattvoM ko sAdhakajijJAsu ke liye sahaja rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai| prAtaH kAlIna AdinAtha stuti mAnava-mAtra ko sukha-zAnti ke sAtha Atma-dhyAna ke patha para ArUr3ha karatI hai| AtmA ko paramAtmA se jor3ane ke mArga meM AcArya zrI ke ye pravacana AtmasAdhaka ke liye nizcita hI atyanta upAdeya haiM / Atma-sAdhanA meM prArthanA, dhyAna aura bhakti AtmA ko nirmalatA pradAna karatI hai| -1610, khejar3e kA rAstA, jayapura-302 001 - saMsAra-mArga meM manuSya ko apane se zreSTha athavA apane jaisA sAthI na mile to vaha dRr3hatApUrvaka akelA hI cale, parantu mUrkha kI saMgati kabhI na kre| -dhammapada Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only