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________________ prAtma-vaibhava ke vikAsa hetuprArthanA - DaoN0 dhanarAja caudharI upalabdha AdhyAtmika sAhitya ko jaba hama dekhate haiM to pUrI taraha prArthanA viSaya ko lekara hI pustakeM nahIM ke barAbara haiM, prArthanA para kucha chuTa-puTa lekha manISiyoM ke prApya haiM magara ve eka sAmAnya sAdhaka ke lie durUha, aspaSTa, apUrNa aura aparyApta haiN| unase prArthI-icchuka kA kAma banatA nahIM-use jijJAsAoM kA samAdhAna nahIM milatA, use prArthanA karane kI koI AraMbhika uchAla bhale hI mila jAya parantu usa drava se niyamitatA banAye rakhanevAlA IMdhana nahIM milatA ki vAMchita pauSTikatA mile aura niraMtaratA banI rahe / sumirana, japa, bhajana, zAstra, kIrtana bahuta sI vividhatAe~ upalabdha haiM ki jIva apanA ApA arapa sake, mana kA saMzaya chUTa sake, karmoM kA kSaya ho sake / avazya hI, sabhI rasAyana hama karI, nahIM nAma sama koy| raMcaka ghaTa meM saMcarai, kaMcana taba tana hoya / / duniyA ke sAre rasAyanoM ko dekha liyA, parantu nAma ke barAbara koI nahIM, usakI eka bUMda bhI yadi deha meM raca jAya to hamArA zarIra sonA ho jAyajanma lenA sArthaka ho jAya / anUThepana ke lie prasiddha maulAnA rUma pharamAte haiM 'I jahAna jandAM va mAjandAniyAM / hajarA ku jandAM va khuda rA dAra hAM / / ' arthAt yaha saMsAra kaidakhAnA hai, isameM hama kaida haiM, tU kaidakhAne kI chata meM surAkha kara yahAM se bhAga chUTa / nizcaya hI sudhi jana padArtha kI kaida se pare haTanA cAhatA hai magara vividhatAe~ itanI haiM ki vaha kabhI-kabhI to anajAne hI punaH lipta ho jAtA hai| vidhiyA~ aneka haiM, unheM doSa denA anucita hai, hama hI bhaTaka jAte haiM kSudratA meM lakSya ko pochA sImita kara baiThate haiM / aise meM AgAha kauna kare, mUrchA kaise haTe ? dhArmika sAhitya ke pAThakoM ko eka aisI pustaka kI joroM se talAza hai jo Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. ki prArthanA, vaMdanA, vinatI ke prayojana ke lie prekTikala buka kI bhAMti ho / jisa pustaka meM kyA kareM, kaise kareM, kyoM nahIM kareM aura kisa taraha kareM Adi AdhArabhUta bAtoM para lekhaka ke svayaM ke maulika anubhava hoM, vartamAna upabhoktA saMskRti meM prArthanA-patra, lekhana kalA yA eplikezana rAiTiMga para jebI kitAboM se lekara sajilda lambI-ThiganI, patalI - moTI kharIdAra kI guMjAiza ke anurUpa pustakeM khUba mila jAyeMgI, khaira ! hameM prArthanAoM kA saMkalana nahIM cAhie, prArthana ke mahattva para mana lubhAvana yA pANDitya lie upadeza nahIM balki prArthanA kara sakeM, prayogazAlA svayaM bana jAye ki prayoga kara sakeM, usakI sahaja magara sampUrNa vivaraNikA kI Toha hai / ekadama pAradarzI kathana jaisA ki IsA masIha ne kahA hai- 'hama jo jAnate haiM vahI karate haiM aura jise hamane dekhA hai usI kI gavAhI dete haiM, yA ki 'dAdU dekhA dIdA ' saba koI kahata sunIdA' / 161 IsvI san 1960 ke mArca mahIne meM holI se jarA pahale magara basanta kI tAjagI se proja prApta kie prAtaH kAlIna pravacana ke una zrotAoM kA jIvana dhanya ho uThA hogA jinhoMne prAcArya zrI hastImalajI mahArAja sAhaba ke zrImukha se prArthanA viSaya para kahe gaye zabdoM kA rasapAna kiyA hogA / AcArya zrI ke prabhA maNDala meM baiThanA atIndriya kampanoM se roma-roma jAgRta ho jAnA, gahana zAMtimayI vyaktitva ke aise sadguru se zikSita honA, janma-janmoM ke puNyoM ke pratApa se hI saMbhava hai / phira bhI una pravacanoM ke sApha suthare saMgraha "prArthanA pravacana" jise samyagjJAna pracAraka maNDala, jayapura ne prakAzita kiyA hai, kA hAtha laga jAnA, acche prArabdha kA hI pratiphala hai / prArthanA ko paribhASita karate hue mahArAja sAhaba pharamAte haiM, "cittavRtti tUlI ko paramAtmA ke sAtha ragar3ane kA vidhipUrvaka kiyA jAne vAlA prayAsa hI prArthanA hai" / hamArI icchAe~, mana ke bhaTake Adi sAMsArika cIjoM ke sAtha ragar3a khilA-khilA kara hameM lagAtAra zaktihIna kie jA rahe haiM, jarA soceM, kyA hamane isalie janma pAyA thA ki hamArA lakSya duniyAdArI ke kabAr3e ko . ikaTThA karanA hI raha jAya / paMcabhUtoM kI yaha sAdhanA sAmagrI, hameM par3hane hetu jo upalabdha huI thI, se avasAda kI kamAI lekara phira se sAdhAraNa bahurUpiye kI taraha koI nayA libAsa pror3hane ko bAdhya ho jAyaM / mahArAja sA0 sAvadhAna karate - haiM - 'agara tUlI ko AgapeTI se ragar3ane ke badale kisI patthara se ragar3A jAya to koI phala nahIM hogA balki usakI zakti ghaTa jAyegI / tUlI aura mAnavIya citavRtti meM eka bar3A antara hai ki mAcisa kA teja to jarA dera kA hotA hai, parantu jaba vyakti ke mana kI avasthA paramAtmA se ragar3a khAtI hai to usase jo teja prakaTa hotA hai vaha deza aura kAla kI paridhi ko tor3atA huA asIma ho jAtA hai / ' "pardA dUra karo" adhyAya se rahasya khulakara sAmane AtA hai / AtmA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 162 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke lie sajAtIya padArtha paramAtmA hai aura jar3a vastue~ vijAtIya haiM jo viSa kI bhA~ti haiN| sajAtIya se milApa hI svAbhAvika aura sthAyI ho sakatA hai, isa hetu mahArAja sAhava pharamAte haiM, "hamArI prArthanA kA dhyeya hai--jinhoMne ajJAna kA AvaraNa chinna-bhinna kara diyA hai, moha ke tamasa ko haTA diyA hai, ataeva jo vItarAgatA aura sarvajJatA kI sthiti para pahu~ce hue haiM, jinheM ananta jJAna, ananta darzana, ananta bala, ananta zAMti prApta huI hai, ananta sukha-sampatti kA bhaNDAra jinake lie khula gayA hai, usa paramAtmA ke sANa ragar3a khAnA aura isase prAzaya hai apane aMtara kI jyoti jagAnA" / ___ zrI tulasI sAhaba kI kucha paMktiyoM kA yahA~ yAda A jAnA upayukta hI jAna par3atA hai jaga jaga kahate juga bhaye, jagA na eko bAra / jagA na eko bAra, sAra kaho kaise pAve / / sobata juga juga bhye| saMta bina kauna jagAve / par3e bharama ke mAMhi, baMda se kauna chur3Ave / / vastutaH sAdhaka kI nIMda TUTa bhI jAya to aparAdha bodha ke mAre sAMsa ghuTa ghuTa jAtI hai-mujha meM to kAma, krodha, mada, mAyA, mAna, moha Adi doSa bhare hue haiN| maiM usa ziva svarUpa siddha svarUpa se ragar3a kaise khAU~ ? vyAvahArikatA ke isa sazopaMja kI sthiti se ghire hue ko mahArAja sA0 kI Azvasti hai"bhAI, bAta tumhArI saccI hai, maiM azuddha ha~, kalaMkita hU~, kalmaSagrasta haiM, magara yaha bhI satya hai ki aisA hone ke kAraNa hI yaha prArthanA kara rahA huuN| azuddha na hotA to zuddha hone kI prArthanA kyoM karatA? jo zuddha hai, buddha hai, pUrNa hai use prArthanA darakAra hI nahIM hotii|" nizcaya hI yahA~ prArthI bar3e sukha kA anubhava karatA hai| hone kI bhAvanA usameM uga AI ki prArthanA auSadhi to banI hI mujha rogI ke lie hai| darpaNa kI bhAMti svaccha huaA prArthI aba mAno hAtha jor3e khar3A hai| pUchatA huAbhagavan ! kRpA kara yaha bhI batA dIjiye ki prArthanA meM karanA kyA hotA hai ? sApha sutharI jijJAsA kA saTIka hI samAdhAna upalabdha hai pravacana meM-'hameM kisI bhA~ti kA durAva-chipAva na rakhakara apane citta ko paramAtmA ke virATa svarUpa meM tallIna kara denA hai| kisI anuSThAna kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / hameM to paramAtmA ke svarUpa ke sAtha milakara calanA hai" dila kA hajarA sApha kara, jAnAM ke Ane ke lie| dhyAna gairoM kA uThA, usako biThAne ke lie / / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. kahIM yaha bhUla na par3e ki maiM bar3A jJAnI hU~, bar3A sAdhaka hU~, dhanI hU~, padAdhikArI hU~, ahaMkAra ke aise bhAva haiM to ve tUlI ke masAle ko gIlA-nama karate haiM aura taba hamArI manodazA paramAtmA ke sAtha vAMchita zakti se ragar3a na khA pAyegI tAki andara kI jyoti pragaTa ho jaay| yahA~ pIpAjI mahArAja ke eka pada ko uddhRta karanA ucita jAna par3atA hai jisameM bAharI prayatnoM ko chor3akara apane aMdara kI yAtrA ke lie sAdhaka ko ukasAyA gayA hai kAyau devA kAiau devala, kAiau jaMgama jAtI, kAiau dhUpa dIpa naibedhA, kAiau pUjA paatii| kAiyA bahukhaNDa khojate, navanidhi pAI, jo brahmANDe soI piNDe jo khoje so pAvai, pIpA praNavai parama tatu hai, sadguru hoI lakhAvai / kAyA ke andara hI saccA devatA hai, kAyA meM hI hari kA nivAsa hai, kAyA hI saccA yAtrI hai, kAyA hI dhUpa, dIpa aura prasAda hai aura kAyA meM hI sacce phUla aura patte haiN| jisa vastu ko jagaha-jagaha DhUMr3hate haiM vaha kAyA ke andara milatI hai| jo ajara avinAzI tattva AvAgamana se Upara hai, vaha bhI kAyA ke bhItara hai| jo kucha sArI sRSTi meM hai vaha saba kucha kAyA ke andara bhI hai| pIpAjI kahate haiM paramAtmA hI asala sAra vastu hai| vaha sAra vastu sabake aMtara meM vidyamAna hai| pUrA sataguru mila jAya to vaha usa vastu ko aMdara hI dikhA detA hai| "prAthanA kA adbhuta AkarSaNa" nAma adhyAya soye hue ko jagAtA hI nahIM balki UrjA se chalAchala bhara detA hai| AcArya pravara vaha gura pradAna karate haiM jisase ki Atmika USmA rUbarU prakaTa ho jaay| kisa prakAra kI prArthanA kI jAya ki vaha kAragara ho ? nizcaya hI pahale to buhArI lagAnI hogI ki sAdhaka kA aMtaHkaraNa zAMta, svaccha aura indriyA~ apane basa meM A jAyaM / AcArya zrI isa taiyArI ke bAda prArthI ko sodAharaNa batAte haiM ki prArthanA meM mAMga ho to bhI kaisI ? udAharaNa haiM mAnatuMga AcArya kA nivedana aura caMdanabAlA satI kA dravita ho uThanA / 'bhaktAmara stotra' meM, Ayo mujhe bacAo yA merI jaMjIreM kATo sI mAMga nahIM hai / talaghara se nikAlI gaI tIye ke pAraNe se pUrva kI candanabAlA satI ke hAtha meM dAna dene ke lie bAkale haiM, uttama pAtra dvAra Aye bhI magara Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 164 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva mur3akara jA rahe haiM binA bhikSA grahaNa kiye, apanI hI kisI kamI ko svIkAratI caMdanabAlA ke netra Ardra hue aura lo barasa par3e--aura bhagavAna prastuta haiM dAna grahaNa karane hetu ravIndranAtha ThAkura ke 'gItAMjali' saMgraha meM eka kavitA hai "vipadAoM se bcaano|" ravibAbU kI vinatI hai 'vipadAoM se mujhe bacAyo yaha prArthanA maiM nahIM karatA / prArthanA hai, vipadAoM kA bhaya na ho| duHkha se pIr3ita hRdaya ko bhale hI sAMtvanA na do, para zakti do, duHkhoM para ho merI vijaya' eka aura bhI kavitA draSTavya hai'vikasita karo, hamArA antaravara, vikasita karo, he ! ujjvala karo, nirmala karo, sundara kara do, he ! karo jAgrata, karo nirbhaya, karo udyata, nirbhaya kara do he ! pApa se "prArthanA pravacana" ke pRSTha 127 se kucha nirdeza uddhRta karane kI anumati cAhatA hU~-'zabdoM kA uccAraNa karate-karate itanA bhAvamaya bana jAnA cAhie ki roMgaTe khar3e ho jAyaM / agara prabha kI mahimA kA gAna kareM to pUlakita ho utthe| apane doSoM kI piTArI kholeM to rulAI A jAya / samaya aura sthAna kA khayAla bhUla jAya--sudhabudha na rahe, aisI tallInatA, tanmayatA aura bhAvAveza kI sthiti jaba hotI hai tabhI saccI aura saphala prArthanA hotI hai|" hisAba lagAyeM to AcArya zrI hastImala jI mahArAja sAhaba ne samAja ko jitanA diyA usake aMza kA bhI ullekha kareM to paryApta samaya caahie| TIkA sahita prastuta karane meM acche zodha aura zrama kI mAMga hai, 'para svAratha ke kArane saMta liyau autAra', mahArAja sA0 se pratyakSa bAtacIta, pravacana yA unake kRtitva se jo mUla svara prApta hote haiM, unameM se pramukha hai paramatattva kA smaraNa / sUtra kaheM to svAdhyAya ko mArgadarzaka mAnanA aura prema aisA jaise jala jyoM pyArA mAcharI, lobhI pyArA dAma / mAtA pyArA bAlakA, bhakta piyArA nAma / / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 165 mujhe unake zrImukha se nikalA sAratattva sunAI diyA thA-navakAra maMtra kA pATha kro| unakI chavi kA smaraNa karate mujhe jAna par3atA hai ki muMhapattI ke pIche japa karate hue nahIM sI gati karate hoTha haiM aura to aura pUrI hI deha ajapAjapa kara rahI hai| prasAdI meM hameM prArthanA pakar3Ate hue be pratIta hote haiN| bhAvabhUmi se lauTa hama dharatI kI sAMsa leM to mujhe vizvAsa AtA hai ki unakA mizana rahA-bhaTake jIva ko sacce prArthI meM badala denA-nija svarUpa ke prati vyaSTi ko saceSTa kara deM-use samasta Adhi, vyAdhi dUra karane kI jugata batA deM bhIkhA bhUkhA koI nahIM, sabakI gaTharI lAla / giraha khola na jAnasI, tAte bhaye kaMgAla / / 'maiM hU~ usa nagarI kA bhUpa' nAmaka kavitA ne kitanA sabala kara diyA nirAzrita sI sthiti meM baiThe jIva ko| maiM na kisI se dabanevAlA, roga na merA rUpa / 'gajendra' nija pada ko pahacAne, so bhUpoM ke bhUpa / / prArthanA viSaya para diye vyAkhyAna sacamuca meM nirbala kA bala hai; eka anAr3I ke lie vaha hitaiSI pathapradarzikA pustaka hai, kyoMki vaha puruSArthI banAtI hai-'mere antara bhayA prakAza, nahIM aba mujhe kisI kI aash|" __ maiM apanA nivedana samApta karane se pUrva kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki ina pravacanoM, se IsA masIha ke ye udagAra vAstavikatA banakara hamAre sAmane Ate haiM-"jo koI usa jala meM se piyegA, jo maiM use dUMgA, vaha phira kabhI pyAsA na hogaa| lekina vaha jala jo maiM use dUMgA, usake aMtara meM jala kA eka sotA bana jAyegA jo anaMta jIvana meM umar3a pdd'egaa|" -esoziyeTa prophesara, bhautika zAstra vibhAga rAjasthAna vi0 vi0, jayapura * antaHkaraNa se udbhUta prArthanA hI saccI prArthanA hai| * vItarAga kI prArthanA kSIra sAgara kA madhura amRta hai| * prArthanA kA prANa bhakti hai| -prAcArya zrI hastI Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only