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________________ AtmajJAnI zrImad rAjacaMdra bhakti aura AdhyAtmika pravRtti kI aisI virAsata chor3a jAne vAlA yadi koI saMnyAsI hotA to isameM naI bAta nahIM thI, para isa guru ke bAre meM Azcarya isa bAta kA hai ki vaha eka gRhasthAzramI vyApArI thA aura usane kevala 33 varSa kI alpAyu meM hI apanI jIvanalIlA samApta kara dI thii| zrImad kA janma san 1867 meM eka sAdhAraNa brAhmaNa parivAra meM huA thaa| vayaska hone para bambaI meM ve hIrejavAhirAta ke vyApAra meM sAjhedArI se jur3e the| apane aMtima eka-do varSoM ko chor3akara jIvana kA adhikatara samaya unhoMne vyApAra meM hI bitAyA thaa| tathApi -nalinAkSa paMDyA AdhyAtmika jJAna va siddhi ke jisa ucca stara taka ve vallabha vidyAnagara, gujarAta pahu~ca pAye the isakA kAraNa unakI antaHstha AdhyAtmikatA thii| sAta varSa kI Ayu meM unheM jAtismaraNa huA thaa| unnIsavIM zatAbdI meM gujarAta meM tIna mahAna puruSa tabhI se unameM vairAgya bhAva udaya hone lagA thaa| unakI hue the| eka the vedika paraMparAke uddhAraka maharSi dayAnaMda bauddhika kSamatA bhI asAdhAraNa thii| 13 varSa kI Ayu meM sarasvatI, jinakA janma morabI riyAsata ke TaMkArA gA~va unhoMne aSTAvadhAna kA prayoga kara dikhAyA thaa| isa meM audIcya brAhmaNa parivAra meM huA thaa| dUsare the bhArata kSamatA ko nirantara vikasita karake ve zatAvadhAnI bana sake the| bambaI meM unhoMne zatAvadhAna ke kucha prayoga bhI labdha-pratiSTha moDha vaNika parivAra meM paidA hue the| tIsare kiye the, jinheM AtmasAdhanA meM bAdhaka mAnakara bAda meM mahApuruSa jo hue vaha the morabI rAjya ke vavANiyA grAma baMda kiyA thaa| ke rAyacaMda bhAI mehatA, jo zrImad rAjacaMdra ke nAma se yaha zrImad kI jJAnapipAsA hI thI jisane unako veda, suprasiddha hue| dayAnaMda ne dharmoddhAra kI dizA dikhAI, hAta vedAnta, gItA, bhAgavata, kurAna, jenda avestA aura jaina gAMdhIjI hameM rASTroddhAra ke mArga para le gaye, aura zrImad AgamoM kA adhyayana karane ke lie prerita kiyA thaa| isa rAjacaMdra AtmoddhAra ke patha-pradarzaka bane / prakAra vividha dharma-dhArAoM ke jJAtA hone para bhI ve zAstrazrImada ke AtmaniSTha jIvana evaM citana kA unake paMDita na bane rahakara AdhyAtmika anubhati meM vizvAsa paricaya meM Ane vAloM para aisA gaharA prabhAva par3A thA rakhate the| isIlie ve vicAradhArA ke vAda-vivAda ko ki apane alpAyu meM bhI vaha aneka bhakta aura anuyAyiyoM vyatha mAnate tha Ara Atmadazana va AtmapratIti para bala kA samadAya choDa gaye the. jinake dvArA sthApita saMsthAe~ dete the| zrImad ke AtmajJAna se prabhAvita hone vAloM meM Aja bhI kaI sthAnoM para unake vicAroM ke prasAra meM pravRtta mahAtmA gAMdhI bhI the| yuvAvasthA meM jaba unheM kisI haiM / ye smAraka-saMsthAe~ vavANiyA, vaDavA, khaMbhAta, agAsa, AdhyAtmika samasyA kA sAmanA karanA par3A thA taba gAMdhI IDara, rAjakoTa, uttarasaMDA, naroDA, nAra, suNAva, kA viThA, jI ne pratyakSa yA patra ke mAdhyama se zrImad se mArgadarzana bhAdaraNa, vaso, borasada, vaTAmaNa, dhAmaNa, saDodarA, ( sabhI prApta kiyA thaa| isa tathya ko svIkAra karate hue gAMdhIjI gujarAta meM ), Ahora (rAjasthAna ), haMpI ( karNATaka ), ne zrImad rAjacaMdra ko apanA AdhyAtmika guru batAyA / bambaI, devalAlI ( mahArASTra), indaura (ma0 pra0) aura yadyapi zrImad kI niSThA jaina dharma ke prati thI, phira mombAsA ( kenyA, aphrIkA) meM sthita haiN| bhI unameM sAMpradAyika saMkIrNatA kA nitAMta abhAva thA / [ 87
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________________ isakA kAraNa unheM sabhI pramukha dharmoM kA adhyayana hone ke eSaNAeM nahIM thiiN| yadi koI abhIpsA thI to vaha sAtha-sAtha saMbhavataH yaha bhI thA ki unake pitA sanAtana- Atmadarzana kI thI, jaisA ki unake eka patra se prakaTa dharmI dazA zrImAlI vaNika the aura mAtA jainI thii| hotA hai : 'rAtri aura divasa kevala paramArtha kA hI vAstava meM zrImada ko usI dhArmikatA meM vizvAsa thA jo manana rahatA hai| AhAra bhI vahI hai, nidrA bhI vahI hai, sAMpradAyikatA se pare ho| unhoMne likhA hai : 'saMsAra meM zayana bhI vahI hai, svapna bhI vahI hai, bhaya bhI vahI hai, bhoga. mAnyatA bheda ke baMdhanoM se tattva kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| bhI vahI hai, parigraha bhI vahI hai, cAla bhI vahI hai, Asana saccA sukha va AnaMda inameM nahIM hai|' kaI prasaMgoM para bhI vahI hai| adhika kyA kheN| asthi, mAMsa aura majjA zrImad ne vedAnta, zrIkRSNa, janaka videhI, zaMkarAcArya, ko eka hI raMga car3hA huA hai| roma mAtra jaise usI ke vAmadeva, zukadeva, nArada bhakti sUtra, yoga vAsiSTha, jar3abharata, vicAra meM rata hai, aura isa kAraNa se na kucha dekhanA bhAtA kabIra, mIrA, narasiMha mehatA, suMdaradAsa Adi ke dRSTAnta hai, na kucha saMghanA bhAtA hai; na kucha sunanA bhAtA hai, na diye haiM. jo unakI asAMpradAyika samadarzitA ke paricAyaka kacha cakhanA bhAtA hai aura na hI sparza karanA bhAtA hai| na haiN| vastutaH unake vicAroM meM AdhyAtmika viSayoM ke bolane kI cAha hai, na mauna rahane kI ; na baiThane kI cAha hai, bAre meM maulika ciMtana para AdhArita satyAnveSI dRSTi na jagane kI: na khAne kI cAha hai, na bhakhe rahane kI : na dikhAI detI hai| asaMga kI cAha hai, na saMga kI; na lakSmI kI cAha hai, na svayaM AtmonmukhI hone kI vajaha se jaise-jaise apane alakSmI kI; aisI sthiti hai| tathApi isake prati koI anubhavoM ke prakAza meM ve jIvana ko samajhate gaye, zrImad AzA yA nirAzA ke bhAva kI anubhUti nahIM hotii|' una vicAroM ko kAgaja para yA DAyarI meM likhate gye| zrImada kI AtmAnubhUti kI utkaMThA unakI ina kAvyayadi koI dUrastha vyakti bhI apanI kisI samasyA kA paMktiyoM meM sucArU rUpa se abhivyakta huI haiM : * AdhyAtmika samAdhAna cAhatA to ve patra ke dvArA mArga apUrva avasara evo kyAre Avaze, darzana dete the| isI kAraNa mahAtmA gAMdhI ke zabdoM meM kyAre thaIzaM bAhyAntara nigraMtha jo? kaheM to unakI lekhanI kI yaha asAdhAraNatA hai ki unhoMne sarva sambaMdhana baMdhana tIkSNa chedIne, sirpha vahI likhA jo svayaM anubhava kiyA ho| usameM kahIM vicarazuM kaba maharapuruSane paMtha jo ? kRtrimatA nahIM hai| dUsaroM ko prabhAvita karane ke lie unhoMne eka paMkti bhI likhI ho aisA maiMne nahIM pAyA / ' bhakti ko ve AtmasAdhanA kA zreSTha sAdhana mAnate zrImad dvArA likhita ina phuTakara noTa aura patroM ke the : 'aneka dRSTi se vicAra karane para maiM isa dRr3ha nirNaya rUpa meM hI unake adhikatara vicAra saMgrahita haiN| taduparAMta para pahu~cA hU~ ki bhakti mAga hI sarvopari hai / ' AtmajJAna unakI tIna racanAe~ 'mokSamAlA', 'bhAvanAbodha' aura ke lie utanA hI Avazyaka ve Atma niSThoM ke satsaMga ko 'AtmasiddhizAstra' haiN| 'mokSamAlA' meM dhArmika samasyAoM mAnate the| unakI dRSTi meM satsaMga vaha hai jisase Atmako jaina darzana ke AdhAra para samajhAyA gayA hai. 'bhAvanA- siddhi ho ske| uttama zAstra meM niraMtara dattacitta rahanA bodha' meM AtmazreyArthI ke lie upayogI mArgadarzana hai. bhI unake mata se satsaMga hI hai| tathA Atma siddhizAstra' meM Atmadarzana viSayaka vicAroM ko saMsAra vyavahAra ke prati zrImad nirlipta the : 'saMsAra ke padya meM samajhAyA gayA hai| cUMki zrImada kI mAtRbhASA prati hameM parama udAsIna bhAva hai / yadi yaha saMsAra suvarNakA gujarAtI thI, unakA samUcA sAhitya gujarAtI bhASA meM hai| bana jAye to bhI hamAre lie tRNavata rahegA aura kevala zrImad kI kRtiyoM meM spaSTa rUpa se jhalakane vAlA tattva paramAtmA kI vibhUti ke rUpa meM bhakti-dhAma banA rhegaa|' unakI tIvra AdhyAtmika utkaMThA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki unake isI anAsakti bhAva kI vajaha se ve bhinna va svayaM gRhasthAzramI hone para bhI unameM koI sAMsArika virodhI lagane vAlI vyApAra aura dharma kI pravRttiyoM kA 88 ]
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________________ sammilana kara sake the| apanI dukAna meM vyApArI saudoM dekhane ke sAtha hI pahacAna jAyegA, kyoMki pUrNa AtmajJAna kI bAtacIta karane ke turanta pazcAt ve AdhyAtmika meM na kevala svayaM kA apitu anya ke vyaktitva kA jJAna pATha, lekhana yA carcA meM sahajatA se lIna ho sakate the| bhI svataH nihita hai| apanI virala hindI kAvya-racanA zrImada kI isa lAkSaNikatA se mugdha hokara gAMdhIjI ne meM zrImad ne kahA hai : likhA hai ki 'jo lAkhoM ke saudoM kI bAtacIta karake zIghra jaba jAnyo nija rUpa ko, taba jAnyo saba loka / hI AtmajJAna kI gahana bAteM likhane meM kho jAye usakI nahi jAnyo jina rUpa ko, saba jAnyo so phoka / / jAti vyApArI kI na hokara zuddha jJAnI kI hI ho hamAre deza meM prAcIna kAla meM kaI RSi, muni, sAdhu sakatI hai| Adi ho gaye haiM jinhoMne AtmajJAna prApta kiyA thA, para ___ apanI vyAvasAyika saphalatA se zrImada ne yaha siddha isake lie unhoMne sAMsArika baMdhanoM ko tyAgakara araNyakara diyA thA ki manuSya nItimAna rahakara bhI vyApAra kara vAsa kiyA thA, jabaki zrImada saMsAra evaM saMsAra ke sakatA hai| vyApAra-vANijya meM pracalita aprAmANikatA mohamAyArUpI pralobhanoM ke bIca jalakamalavata rahakara ke sambandha meM unakA kahanA thA ki zaddha AtmajJAnI ko arvAcIna yuga meM AtmajJAna pA sake the| yahI unakI sabase ThaganA asaMbhava hai| pUrNa AtmajJAnI dhokhebAja vyakti ko bar3I siddhi thii| .