Book Title: Atmavallabh
Author(s): Jagatchandravijay, Nityanandvijay
Publisher: Atmavallabh Sanskruti Mandir
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/012062/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atmavallabh Atmavallabhara A09laba Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Interational For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijaya vallabha smAraka aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava mAgha zukla 5 (vasaMta paMcamI) saMvat 2045 10 pharavarI 1989 evaM akhila bhAratIya zvetAmbara jaina kAnphreMsa rajata adhivezana 8, 9, 10 pharavarI 1989 ke svarNima avasara para prakAzita smArikA zubha AzIrvAda jainAcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvarajI mahArAja -:sthala :zrI Atma vallabha saMskRti maMdira 20vAM ki.mI., jI.TI. karanAla roDa posTa : alIpura, dillI 110036 dUrabhASa : 7202225, tAra : 'zodhapITha' (bhArata) Jain Education international Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM OM kAra bindu saMyuktaM, nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH / kAmadaM mokSadaM caiva, OM kArAya namo namaH / / Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namo arihaMtANaM / namo siddhANaM / namo AyariyANaM / namo uvajjhAyANaM / namo loe savva sAhUNaM / eso paMca namakkAro, savva pAvappaNAsaNo / maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, paDhamaM havai maMgalaM / / Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ d-Los pradIrAmAditANAmAmAsihAganA mAyAyariyAtAmAnavajhAdyAmAnAmAlA ne sahamAgAsAeMcanAmA kArAma mita chaNAowmANAmAlA svasiNDamAdAmAlAza tAkA lagAtasamapaNAsamaNAlayacaMdAcArAca vasAdAbatikavAdakatarArdivAcana FOTO Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / / namo vItarAgAya / / devadevaH svayaMsiddhazcidAnandamayaH shivH|| paramAtmA parabrahma paramaH prmeshvrH|| jagannAthaH surajyeSTho bhUteza: purussottmH| surendro nityadharmazca zrInivAsaH sudhaarnnvH|| sarvajJaH sarvadeveza: sarvagaH srvtomukhH|| sarvAtmA sarvadarzI ca sarvavyApI jgdguruH||| tatvamUrtiH parAdityaH prbrhmprkaashkH| paramendaH paraprANaH prmaamRtsiddhidH||| ajaH sanAtanaH zambharIzvara zca sdaashivH|| vizvezvaraH pramodAtmA kSetrAdhIzaH shubhprdH|| sAkArazca nirAkAraH sakalo niSkalos vyayaH nirmamo nirvikArazca nirvikalpo niraamyH|| amarazcArujo'nanta eko'nekaH shivaatmkH| alakSyazcA'prameyazca dhyAnalakSyo: nirnyjnH|| in Education international For Private & Pronme Only www.gainclibrary.org Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijaya vallabha smAraka caturmakha jinAlaya-mUlanAyaka bhagavAna zrI vAsupUjya svAmI saujanya - lAlA zrI dharamacaMda parivAra zrI padmacaMda, vIracaMda bhAbhU-dillI Forte Pennonale Only wwwjanawbrary.oro Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "maiM na jaina hU~ nabauddha na vaiSNava hU~ na zaiva,na hindU hU~ na muslmaan| maiM to vItarAga deva paramAtmA ke dikhAye hue zAMti ke mArga para calane vAlA eka pathika huuN|" arrivate sersonal use only W.jaincatory.org Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - vallabha vijaya and .. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMjAba sadA se zaurya, samarpaNa evaM parAkrama kI bhUmi rahI hai| isI bhUmi para jilA phirojapura meM eka choTA sA gAMva laharA hai| jaise choTA sA bIja vizAla vaTa vRkSa ko janma detA hai vaise hI isa choTe se gAMva ne eka teja sphuliMga kA darzana kraayaa| AcArya zrI vijAnaMda sarIzvara jI ma. kA janma vikrama saM. 1894 meM caitra sudI pratipadA arthAt navavarSa ke prathama dina huaa| inake pitA kA nAma gaNeza candra aura mAtA kA nAma ruupaadevii| bacapana kA nAma dittArAma jAti kapUra kSatriya unakA bacapana jIrA gAMva meM vyatIta huaa| dittA kI medhA atyanta tIvra thii| ve sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM ke samparka meM aae| prabhAvita hue aura saMvat 1910 meM mAlerakoTalA meM sthAnakavAsI dIkSA aMgIkRta kii| ziSya bane jIvanarAmajI ma. ke nAmakaraNa huA AtmArAmajI ma. / muni AtmarAma jI ma. ne jJAna-sAdhanA aura cAritra pAlana ko apane jIvana kA lakSya bnaayaa| unameM adamya jJAna-pipAsA thii| eka hI dina meM ve sau zloka kaMThastha kara lete the| unameM utkaTa jijJAsAvRtti thI, satyAnveSaNa unakA mukhya kArya thaa| zAstroM kI gaharAI meM jAkara tatva khojate the| AgamoM ke gahana adhyayana se unheM patA calA ki maiM jisa rAste para cala rahA hUM vaha zAstrasammata nahIM hai| zAstroM meM jina pratimA kA samarthana milatA hai| unhoMne apanA mataparivartana karane kA nizcaya kara liyA aura apane satraha sAdhuoM ke sAtha sthAnakavAsI sampradAya chor3a kara jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha ke vayovRddha sAdhupravara zrI buddhi vijaya jI ma. ke pAsa saM. 1932 meM saMvegI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| nAma rakhA gayA muni AnaMda vijy| muni AnaMda vijaya jI ko zAstroM kA aparimita jJAna thA, unameM adbhuta vyaktRtva kalA thii| unhoMne samagra gujarAta aura rAjasthAna meM vihAra kara jaina dharma kA pracAra aura prasAra kiyaa| paMjAba meM Akara logoM ko satya kA mArga batAyA sthAnasthAna para jaina maMdiroM kI dhvaja patAkA phhraaii| saMvat 1943 meM samagra bhAratavarSa ke jaina samAja ne ekatra hokara pAlitAnA meM muni AnaMda vijaya ko AcAryapada se alaMkRta kiyaa| isa padavIdAna samAroha meM paiMtIsa hajAra loga the taba se unakA nAma AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ma. huaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda ekasaThadI pATa paraMparA para AcArya zrI vijayasiMha sUri hue| unake bAda aisA koI prabhAvazAlI mahApuruSa na huA jise zrIsaMgha ne AcArya pada ke yogya samajhA ho| 25 varSa ke bAda jaina saMgha ko AcArya zrI vijayAnaMda sarIzvarajI ma. mile the| saMvata 1949 meM zikAgoM meM vizvadharma pariSad The World's Parliament of Religions )kA Ayojana huA thaa| isameM sammilita hone ke lie AcArya zrI ko AmaMtrita kiyA gayA thaa| unhoMne apanI dhArmika maryAdA kA pAlana karate hue asamarthatA vyakta kii| phira pariSad ne unase apanA pratinidhi bhejane kA Agraha kiyaa| isa para sUrijI ne zrIyuta vIracanda rAghavajI gAMdhI ko apane pAsa chaha mahIne taka rakhA aura jaina darzana kA jJAna kraayaa| unheM zikAgo meM apanA pratinidhi banAkara bhejaa| zrI gAMdhI ko vahAM AzAtIta saphalatA milii| sanAtana jaina dharma se pahalI bAra samagra vizva paricita huaa| AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ma. kA jIvana aura kArya atyanta vistRta hai| unhoMne jaina dharma ko sthiratA aura vikAsa pradAna kiyA, sAtha hI use vizva ke raMgamaMca para lA rkhaa| unameM adbhuta kavitva zakti thii| pUjAe~, stavana aura sajjhAyoM kI unhoMne racanAe~ kI haiN| kaI ucca koTi ke grantha likheM hai| unhoMne AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. ko taiyAra kiyA aura adhUre kArya pUrA karane kA unheM nirdeza diyaa| saMvat 1953 meM gujarAnavAlA (pAkistAna) meM unakA svargavAsa huaa| jaina dharma, samAja, sAhitya aura saMskRti para unhoMne jo upakAra kiye haiM, cirasmaraNIya rheNge| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAyAmbhonidhi paMjAba dezodvAraka jainAcArya zrImad vijayAnanda sUrIzvara jI mahArAja saujanya - zrI mohanalAla, bombe bAIla hAUsa mogA (paMjAba) 110 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttaMga himabhuga, parvata-zikharoM se kala-kala ninAda kara bahate nijhara-sIkara ke samAna zItala va nirmala jainadharma ko apane AcaraNa aura vyavahAra kI avarNanIya niHspaha-kArya-praNAlI se jana-jana taka pahuMcAnevAle satpreraka-vizvamaMgala kI punIta bhAvanA ke upadezaka prema, aikya va pUrNa mAnavatA ke saMdezavAhaka, daradarzaka kalikAla kalpatarU vijaya vallabha kA janma vi. saM. 1927 kArtika sadI dvitIyA ko haa| bAlyAvasthA meM hI mAta-pita-viyoga kA Akasmika dAruNa daHkha yaha dhAraNA banA gayA ki sAMsArika AdhAra svayaM AdhAravihIna hai, saba kacha kSaNika va anitya hai| jIvana kI zAzvatA prabha ke dhyAna va citana meM hai bAla vallabha kI yaha dhAraNA AyavRddhi ke sAtha puSTa hotI gaI aura pariNAma svarUpa vi.saM. 1944 meM rAdhanapara meM dIkSA ke rUpa meM phalIbhUta huii| kacha varSoM ke nirantara sva-para zAstrAdhyayana tapazcaryA evaM Atmacitana ke bala para ve mAtra jaina samAja hI nahIM mAnava samAja ke samakSa sampradAyoM kI saMkIrNa paridhi se pare samAja-sadhAraka vicAraka, sAdhaka yogI va prasaracitaka ke rUpa meM pratiSThita hae aura jana-jana ke pUjya bana gye| tabhI to saM. 1981 mArgazIrSa zaklA paMcamI ko akhila zrI saMgha ne Apako AcArya padavI pradAna kara svayaM ko dhanya dhanya maanaa| tatkAlIna bhAratIya netAgaNa Apa zrI ke krAntikArI vicAroM va pravacanoM se bar3e prabhAvita hue| unake zraddhAnvita AhavAna para ApazrI ne samAja meM cetanA kA saMcAra kiyaa| bhArata-pAka vibhAjana ke samaya Apa pAkistAna meM the| zrI saMgha ke ananaya-vinaya karane para bhI akele bhArata Ane se iMkAra kara diyA aura sampUrNa zrI saMgha ko sAtha lekara Ane kI bAta para aTala rahe aura uma mAnavatA kI saMkIrNatA ke paricAyaka, bhISaNa pAzavika vinAza ke bIca apane vacana va dAyitva ko Apane saphalatApUrvaka nibhaayaa| papa garudeva zrImada bijayAnaMda sarIzvarajI mahArAja AtmArAma jI sAhaba ne svargArohaNa se parva kahA thA vllbh| sarasvatI maMdiroM ke nirmANa ke mere svapna ko parA karanA aura sAtha hI isa samAja kI bAgaDora tamhAre hAtha meM sauMpe jA rahA hai| garU vallabha ne garUdeva ke AdezoM kA akSarazaH pAlana kiyaa| Apane sthAna-sthAna para skala, kaoNleja, garukala, vAcanAlaya, udyogakendra, jJAna bhANDAra va dhArmika pAThazAlAeM sthApita kraaii| sarvajana hitAya kA yaha dRSTikoNa vallabha ko jana-mAnasa kA hRdaya vallabha banA gyaa| garu vallabha prabala sAhitya premI hI nahIM apita sAhitya-sraSTA bhI the| gadya aura padya donoM vidhAoM meM ApakI racanAeM upalabdha haiN| kAvyaracanAoM meM bhakti aura saMgIta kA mAdhamizraNa pAThaka va zrotA ko anaMta astitva taka paha~cA detA hai| Apa dvArA likhI gaI samasta 2600 kavitAe~, chaMda, stavana, bhajana, va pujAe~ jaina sAhitya kI nahIM apita bhAratIya sAhitya kI amulya dharohara haiN| jaina dharma kI vaiyaktika vibhinnatA prathama-pRthaka vicAra dhArAvAle sampradAyoM se ApakA mana malIna ho uThatA thaa| ve cAhate the sabhI sampradAyoM se dara ekatA sUtra meM baMdha kara mAtra jaina khlaayeN| kita jaina dharma va samAja ko pragati ke patha para agrasara karanevAle tatkAlIna vidvada maNDalI meM jaina zikSAzAstrI ke rUpa meM vikhyAta jJAnapaJja citaka paMjAbakesarI AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sarIzvara jI mahArAja mahAmaMtra navakAra kA jApa karate hae vi. saM. 2011. Azvina kRSNA ekAdazI ko bambaI meM isa nazvara deha kA tyAga kara svarga sidhAra gye| dillI meM bana rahA vallabha smAraka ApazrI ke sadapadezoM va bhAvanAoM ko sAkAra rUpa dene kI dizA meM eka Thosa kadama hai| bhAratIya samAja vizeSa rUpa se jaina samAja ApakA sadaiva RNI va AbhArI rhegaa| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalikAlakalpatarU paMjAbakesarI yugavIra AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja saujanya - satyapAla jaina rakhar3IvAle Hormone hoziyArapura (paMjAba) Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinakA darzana mAtra hI zAMti aura advaita mAdharya kA samanvaya upasthita karatA thA, bina kaheM jinake AkarSaka makhAkRti meM upadeza, gaMgA kI ajaya dhArA ke samAna mukhara ho uThate the, jinake pravacanoM kI zailI madhara mohaka aura prabhAvazAlI hone ke sAtha-sAtha zrotAoM para aisI amiTa chApa chor3atI thI ki ve kabhI vismRta na kara pAte, aise prabhAvI upadezaka zAtimurti va pArasa pajya AcArya zrImada vijaya samadra sarIzvara jI mhaaraaj| Apa zrI kA janma vi. saM. 1948 mArgazIrSa zaktA ekAdazI ko huaa| anya hai vaha pAnI nagarI (rAjasthAna) jisane aise bahamalya rasana ko janma diyaa| bAlyAvasthA meM gaMbhIra, ekAMtapriya va dharma ke prati agAdha AsthA rakhanevAle sAdhu-santoM kI sevA meM vizeSa ruci lene lge| (yaha sevA bhAva isa bAta kA spaSTa paricAyaka thA ki bhaviSya meM Apa sampUrNa jaina dharma va samAja ke liye preraNA ke srota va mArgadarzaka bana cha samaya uparAMta Apa AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha narIzvarajI ma.sA. ke sama meM Aye aura phira bAdala ko dekha nartana karate mayara kI bhAMti Apa apanA mArga praNetA para abhibhUta ho utthe| 19 varSa kI kizorAvasthA jo sAsArarUpI krIDAsthalI meM khelane kI hotI hai, samudra ke liye samora kI asAratA kA vyAvahArika pATha par3hAne vAlI zArIrika mohamAyA, AkarSaka bAhyakAMti kI kRtrimatA ko dikhaoNData kara antanihita-navAsIta kA dazAMnA karAne vAlI bana gyii| vi. sa. 1967 meM phAlguna vadI SaSThI ko pa. pU. AcArya gurudeva zrImad vijaya vallabha surIzvarajI ma. sA. ke karakamaloM se sUrata nagara meM dIkSA grahaNa kii| pUjya zrI sohana vijaya jI Apake dIkSA guru guru bhakti kI parakha bhakta ke AcaraNa kathana va vyavahAra se hotI hai| Apa sAtha jIvana ke liye Avazyaka aparihArya samasta dhArmika kriyAoM ke sAtha pUjya gurudeva ke AdezoM kA akSaraza pAlana karanA apanA lakSya va panIta kartavya samajhate the, jaise eka sAlI bAga ke liye bIjAropaNa kare paudhe lagAye aura tadanantara dUsarA apanA kartavya mAnakara siMcana kare aura apanI dhamaniSThA se naMdana kAnana ke samakSa lA khar3A kare vaise hI Apa zrI pU. gurudeva dvArA sthApita zikSaNa saMsthAoM, kA malAlayoM, udyogakendroM kI dekharekha apanA uttaradAyittva mAnakara karate the| isIliye thAnA (bambaI) meM bi.saM 2009 mAgha sadI 5 ko gurudeva ne Apako AcArya pada para pratiSThita kara apanA paTTadhara bnaayaa| Apake hRdaya meM mAnavatA ke prati apAra prema karuNA va sahAnabhUti thii| Apa meM rASTrIyatA kI bhAvanA kaTa-kUTa kara bharI thii| 1962 ke bhArata-cIna yuddha ke avasara para Apane samasta dezavAsiyoM se apIla kI ki ve deza rakSArtha dhana aura suvarNa kA saktaharula se dAna kreN| isa mahAna kI isa apIla kA apratyAzita prabhAva par3A aura pracura mAtrA meM suvarNa dhana saMgraha huaa| vi.sa. 2027 dillI meM mahAvIra svAmIjI aspatAla ke 2400 ke nirmANa mahotsava ke avasara para ApazrI ko viruzAsanArAma kI padavI pradAna kara rASTrIya sammAna diyA gyaa| Apa zrI vahA~ samasta sAdha- samAja meM sabase adhika bRddha hone ke kAraNa bhISma pitAmaha kI bhA~ti pradhAnapada para suzobhita hue| jaina zAsana kA yaha sUrya jisakI AbhA meM jAna mana dedIpyamAna thaa| jinakI preraNA ke pAvana prasaMgoM kA prabhAva spaSTa parilakSitA rahA aise ke jilazAsanaratna vi. saM. 2034 jyeSTha baDhI aSTamI murAdAbAda meM prAta kAla 6 baje apUrva ArAdhanA ke sAtha vedanA rohita akhaMDa samAdhi ko prApta hue| Aja murAbAda meM pa. pU. AcArya zrI kI pAvana smRti meM jaina zrI saMgha ko manIta olA garubhakti kA pratIka samAdhi maMdira hai| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinazAsanaratna zAntatapomati rASTrasanta AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI mahArAja saujanya - zA bAbulAla khuzAlapAla 'zA mUlacaMda azoka kumAra, bambaI For Pres Pemote Only www.jainelibrary.orm Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizAla prazasta bhavya lalATa mahAparUSocita prabhAvakArI vyaktitva divya prakAza paJja se udabhAsita bAla ravi ke samAna nayanAbhirAma AkRti, prANimAtra ke prANAdhAra bahajana hitAya hI nahIM sarvajIva hitAya kI dRSTi paropakArI zubha citatAoM ke janaka ujjvala zaradazazAMka kI zItala marIcikA ke samAna AhalAdakArI, manasA-vAcA-karmaNA sAdhatva ke svata ni suta srota, gurupadiSTa mArga para anavarata agrasara AdhyAtmika suSamA-kendra, jana-mana mohaka mohana pa. pa. zrImad vijaya indradinna surIzvara jI mahArAja kA janma vikrama saMvat 1980 kArtika badI 9 ko baDaudA ke nikaTa sAlapurA grAma meM haa| saMskArI vAtAvaraNa, pArivArika paramparA aura AcaraNa para AdhArita hotA hai| garu indra kA Aja kA mahAn vyaktitva zaizava kAla meM hI dhArmika vizada zAkAhArI, ahiMsAvAdI pArivArika vAtAvaraNa se prArambha huaa| sAdhu saMtoM kA samAgama unakA upadeza zravaNa mana meM vairAgya bhAva paidA karane lgaa| prAkRtika vaibhava aura harItimA ke madhya rahane ke kAraNa hariyAlI kA zanaiH zanaiH patajhar3a meM parivartana jIvana kI nazvaratA kA AbhAsa de rahA thaa| bairAgya kA raMga gaharA thA aura sAMsArika jIvana bhAra svarUpa lagane lgaa| phalata: saM. 1998 phAlguna zuklA paJcamI ko manirAja zrI vinaya vijaya jI mahArAja ke kara-kamaloM dvArA Apa zrI ne bhAgavatI dIkSA le lii| yaga draSTA paMjAba kesarI pa. pa. vijaya vallabha sarIzvara jI mahArAja kA sukhada sAnnidhya ApakI antarnihita saumyatA paramArtha prema va cAritrika garimA ko dvigaNita karane vAlA siddha haa| Apa zrI ko vi. saM. 2011 caitra badI 3 ko sUrata meM gaNivarya pada kA sammAna milA aura Apake sadagaNoM se prabhAvita hokara vi.saM. 2027 mAdha zaklA paJcamI ko varalI meM vahA~ ke nUtana maMdira ke pratiSThA-mahotsava para parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne Apako AcAryapada se alaMkRta kiyaa| Apa zrI ne mAnava mAtra ko udAratA va sahiSNatA kA pATha par3hAne vAle zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI kA saMdeza mAtra jaina baMdhaoM taka hI nahIM pahu~cAyA apita jainetaroM taka pahu~cAyA aura unheM prabhAvita kiyaa| gajarAta ke paramAra kSatriya ApazrI ke pravacanoM se itane prabhAvita hae ki ve garudeva ke ananya bhakta bana gye| 50,000 jainetara paramAra kSatriyoM ne bar3e hI dhUmadhAma ke sAtha sotsAha jaina dharma aMgIkAra kiyaa| kitane to jaina dharma ko aMgIkAra kara santuSTa nahIM hae apitu jaina muni bana gye| jaina itihAsa kI yaha abhataparva ghaTanA svayaM meM isa bAta kA pramANa hai ki Apa zrI ke pravacana kitane prabhAvazAlI haiM aura bhaTake haoM ko rAha dikhAne vAle haiN| Apa zrI kI vANI meM darzana nyAya, sAhitya, vyAkaraNa Agama Adi viSayoM kA gaharA adhyayana va pAMDitya spaSTa jhalakatA hai| - parama guru bhakta ApazrI ne guru devoM dvArA sthApita saMsthAoM pAThazAlAoM ko atyaMta jAgarukatA va niSThA ke sAtha sambhAlA hai| sAtha hI gurUdevoM kI yojanAoM va svapnoM ko sAkAra rUpa dene kI dizA meM kaI sabala kArya pUrNa kara liye haiM aura kaI kArya pUrNatA kI aura agrasara haiN| baDaudA meM banA zrI vijaya vallabha sArvajanika aspatAla bauDelI kA mahAtIrtha ke rUpa meM parivartana, gA~va-gA~va meM maMdira aura pAThazAlAoM kA nirmANa pAvAgaDha tIrthodvAra, murAdAbAda meM jinazAsanaratna pa. pa. AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI maharAja kA samAdhimandira Adi kArya pUrNa kiye jA cuke haiN| isake atirikta aitihAsika vallabha smAraka dillI meM pUrNatA prApta kara lii| Apa zrI ke caraNa-kamala gujarAta, mahArASTra, rAjasthAna, paMjAba, hariyANA, uttara pradeza, madhya pradeza, jamma, Kinta kAzmIra, jahA~ bhI par3ate haiM vahIM dIkSA-mahotsavoM aMjana zalAkA-pratiSThAoM, upadhAna tapoM, paidala yAtrA-saMghoM Adi anekAneka pArmika kAryakramoMna mahotsanA kI dhama maca jAtI hai| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadivAkara paramArakSatriyoddhAraka vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI mahArAja saujanya - zrI amRtalAla narendra kumAra jAlaMdhara zahara (paMjAba) Wiawanelibrary.org Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'zubha AzIrvAda with 24x46 // AtA para vijaya 24 vI 91 nImana ke mahAna vyaktitva 0 min5 mAmA ke a5205 vibhinna 44144lama 124 in Pokharel hosake aba 52 jo AMagar 2017 ykAzita ho 26 2 2 HR merI in amar ApakA (Nature kimI age-02 - 04ke sa55 rect of mika And 4 204 205 meM 55 300144 kAnAjAvara Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI meM Atma-vallabha-jaina madrAsa smAraka-zikSaNa-nidhi ke kAryakartAoM ne Atma-vallabha- zrImAna mAnanIya TrasTI mahodaya vallabha smAraka -dillI saMskRti-maMdira ke aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava ke pAvana yogya dharma laabh| prasaMga para smArikA prakAzita karane kA nirNaya kiyA hai| yaha patrikAeM milI haiN| ballabha smAraka jinAlaya kI AlhAda kA viSaya hai| bhArata ko isa bAta kA nAja hai ki isa pratiSThA basaMta paMcamI ke dina hone vAlI hai,jAnakara prasannatA bhUmi ne aneka antararASTrIya khyAti ke santoM ko janma diyaa| unhoMne sAdhanA, tapa, tyAga aura puruSArtha ke bala para aneka mAnavatA ke kArya kiye, AdhyAtmika patha-pradarzana zAsanadeva kI kRpA se yaha pratiSThA mahotsava suMdara kiyA evaM sva-para kA kalyANa kiyaa| usI santa paramparA zAsana prabhAvanA pUrvaka nirvighna saMpanna ho- yahI hArdika kI zrRMkhalA kI kar3I AcArya zrI vallabha vijaya jI mahArAja maMgala kAmanA karatA huuN| the| ve krAntikAraka, uccavicAraka samanvayavAdI. dIrgha - AcArya padmasAgara sUri dRSTi sampanna santaratna the| unhoMne apane jIvana kAla meM aneka prAntoM meM paidala paribhramaNa kara janatA ke mAnasa ko balasAr3a (gujarAta) pahacAnA aura usa samaya kI AvazyakatA ko jAnakara parama guru bhakta mahAmaMtrI zrI rAjakumAra jI ko aneka zaikSaNika saMsthAoM kA upadeza dekara sthApanAe~ kiiN| dhrmlaabh| vidyArthiyoM ke chAtrAvAsa ke liye prerita kiyaa| strI-zIkta ApakA patra milaa| Apa vallabha smAraka pratiSThA ko jagAne ke liye kanyA-mandiroM kI sthApanA kraaii| paramparAoM se Upara uThakara sAdhvIvRnda ko pravacana dene kA mahotsava nimitta eka smArikA prakAzita kara rahe haiM yaha mArga prazasta kiyaa| jana-jana taka pahuMca kara dhArmikatA va jAnakara prasannatA huii| naitikatA kA sandeza diyaa| unake gaNa se umaNa hone ke gacchAdhipati AcArya zrI cAritra-cUr3AmaNi indradinnA liye parama vidaSI sAdhvI zrImagAvatI jI ne janatAko prerita sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI nithA meM hone vAle pratiSThA karake unake smAraka ne zodha-pITha, granthAlaya Adi kI aMjanazalAkA-mahotsava, jaina zvetAmbara kAnphrensa kA sthApanA kI hai| isase hamAre prAcIna sAhitya kA khajAnA adhivezana tathA smArikA kA prakAzana Adi kAryoM kI maiM surakSita rhegaa| aneka naye granthoM kA nirmANa hogaa| hArdika saphalatA cAhatA huuN| smArikA ke mAdhyama se AcArya zrIvallabha sarijImahArAja vallabha smAraka meM ahiMsA-pracAra, zAkAhAra. kA Thosa kArya janatA ke sAmane Akara unakA jIvana nazAbandI, vyasana makti aura ahiMsaka samAja racanA ke jana-jana ke liye preraNAdAyI bane tathA isa saMsthA ke mAdhyama kAryakrama bhI cAlU hoM, aisI maiM sva. gurudevoM ke caraNoM meM punaH se mAnavatA ke aneka kArya sampanna hoM, yahI merI zubha vinatI karatA huuN| kAmanA hai| yugadraSTA gurudeva kA smAraka bhI yugadraSTA hI banAnA caahiye| -AcArya Ananda RSi janaka candra sUri For Private B.Personal Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakSA mantrI bhArata MINISTER OF DEFENCE INDIA naI dillI 23 janavarI, 1989 saMdeza No.... upa-rASTrapati, bhArata naI dillI VICE-PRESIDENT INDIA NEW DELHL-110011 January 13, 1989 zrI vijayabalama tarI jI mahArAja una vibhUtiyoM meM te the jinhani jaina samAcI hI nahIM tanaye bhAratIya samAva ko prema aura banputva kA saMdeza diyA aura striyoM tathA pichar3e vargoM ke utthAna ke lie mama piyA / eka sAhityakAra resa meM bhI unhoMne pratikA urjitanai / yaha prasannatA kI bAta hai ki smAraka pratiSThA mahotsava prAcArya zrIjI dIdhA mAbdI tamArohoM sAtha ho rahA hai| isa avatara para prakAzita smArikA meM prAcArya jI kI jIvanI ke sAtha jaina tivAMtoM kI bhI barka rhegii| 274 zikSA evaM saMskRti ADSEC/89 mAnava saMsAdhana vikAsa maMtrAlaya bhArata sarakAra naI dillI-11000 MINISTER OF STATE FOR EDUCATION & CULTURE MINISTRY OP HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI-110001 JAMIARYA . 1989 MESSAGE MESSAGE donoM ke lie mairI kAmanA svIkAra kreN| this of Gaur I am happy to learn that befitting memorial in the form of a maltipurpose educational project has been established to commemorate the memory of Acharya Vijay Vallabh Suriji Maharaj. T r appy to lears that the closing of the Centenary Celebrations of the Deeksha oE Acheya Sareef and the Pratishtha Mahotsav of Vijay valabh Suarak is to be held on 10th February 1989. His Holiness devoted his life to the cause of waiversal brotherhood, upliftment of wonten und the weaker sections of the society. He was a great nationalist aad a champion of national integration Pratishtha Mahotsay rAmamanI sAtha sarakAramA roga JAGDISH TYTLER naI dillii|110001 MINISTER OF STATE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES NEW DELHI 110000 SX (S. D. Sharma) 2. I wish the Smarak all success. I wish project. for the success of the January 941451989. MESSAGE (L.P. SHAHI) I am happy to learn that to commemorate the Centenary Celebration of His Holiness Join Acharya Vijay Vallabh Sur51 Maharal. Shree Atma Vallabhair Smarak Shikshan Nidnt propose to issue a Souvenir on the occasion shortly. Acharyaji was a known floure. He had travelled throughout the country to project the message of love, fraternity and humanity. I am also happy to learn that Smarak Shiksha Nicht also propose to set up a school and a museum in this regard. I wish the organisers all success. sunasaMdeza (Jagdish Tytierpes Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ javAharalAla neharU vizvavidyAlaya JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY INEW DELHI-110007 On the auspicious and inspiring occasion of the centenasy celebrations of the Deeksha of the Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Suriji Maharaj. I offer my respectful felicitations I wish the Snarak Mah success in its dedicated works inspired by the life and message of the great Acharya Shree Ji. pujyA zrI AibhAnu, I-ela kvInsa myU 18-1-89 saMdarbha saMkhyA mI Atma balAma jaina smArava 16 nidhi ke mahA maMtrI zrI priya rAja kumAra jaina zrI ratnacaMda jI jaina zrI kAntinAna jI saprema abhinandana / DApakA bhAvamaya nimaMtraNa aura patra prApta hujA / -atyanta jJAnanda huaa| the most important need in the Atomic Age 18 for its practice of Ahinsa in our actions. That is crucial to progress whatever may be the field of action. Without Ahinsa there can be no peace of mind, no happiness and in the end, not even man's Burvival. The Nidht it sums, to particularly fitted to make a significant contribution in that direction - The promotion of the practice of Aimee in our actions. I wish its devoted efforts every success. ..Kokan LOSkorHAR) to.S. KOTHARE) CHANCELLOR pU0 mahAtarA sAdhvI jI zrI mRgAvatI jI kI preraNA aura zramasAdhya sAdhanA prabhAva se yaha svapna sAkAra huzA aura bhArata kI rAjadhAnI meM jana f ke sAhitya taha saMskRti kA jIvana pratIka hA A yaha eka gauravagAthA hai| jAmane aura Apake Tumba saha saba dharmabandhu sAthiyoM ne isa aitihAsika sarjana paTanA meM jo tana-mana-dhana se jo bhaktipUrNa dAna diyA hai isakA maine pratyakSa darzana kiyA hai| kedAranAtha sAhanI mahAmaMtrI 1166189 dinAMka : 11-1-1989 yi zrI rAja kumAra jI, saprema nmskaar| Apa 4-1-1989 ke patra se "viya vallabha smAraka' kAma meM ho rahI punIta kI jAnakArI prApta kara bahuta prasannatA huI hai| Apa aura Apake sahayogo 10 varSa pUrva deve apane sapane ko sAkAra karane meM saphala ho sake hakoI sAdhAraNa bAta nhoN| bila pArambha se Ane vAlI kaThinAiyoM kA jita niSThA, dhairya aura parizrama se Apa logoM ne tAmanA kiyA hai, yaha ApakI saphalatA kI kuMjI hai| rAjadhAnI dillI meM mahArAja AcArya vijaya yastama sUrIjI cale tapasvI yA rASTrIya mahApulyA smAraka honA hI cAhie thaa| vaha advitIya ho ha bhI apithiihai| smAraka bhAratIya vAstukalA, dharma, purAtatva aura jIvana darzanA abhutapratIka hai| nissandeha ha sappuyAta taphala hogA aura smAraka Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ke lie preraNA kAlota bnegaa| merI hArdika zubhakAmanAeM, bhavadIya, Thera / kedAra nAtha sAhanI 4607 pU0 AcArya zrI valamasUrIzvara jI eka yugadraSTA aura yugasRSTA the unakI virATa pratimA aura vizAla dRSTi mere mana sadA saMsmaraNIya hai| unakI smRti meM Apane yaha smAraka sarjA hai vaha unake AdezoM ko mUrta karegA yaha merA vizvAsa hai / paMjAba ke gurUbhaktoM ne amita kI bIpitta kA darzana jaina samAja kA karavAyA hai| Aja isaavasara para sAdhvIzrIjI magAvatI jI deha meM apane bIca nahIM para unakI Atma prabhA Aja prakAza vardhA kara rahI hai| isa pratiSThA mahotsava para jarUra jAtA para pahale se hI merA eka kAryakrama anyatra nidhArita hubhA hai para merI prArthanA aura roSTaraxx gumecchA Apa sAtha hai| sabakA viSaya ho / citrabhAnu -citramAna 11, azoka roDa, naI dillI -11000111, Ashok Road, New Delhi-110 007 dUrabhASa: 383340,300500 For Pre & Personal use only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atmavallabb Atmavallabhana Atmavalabha smArikA W zabha AzIrvAda AcArya zrI vijaya indradinna sarijI mahArAja sampAdaka maNDala pradhAna sampAdaka gaNi zrI jagaccandra vijaya gaNi zrI nityAnanda vijaya kalA sampAdaka saha sampAdaka maga sajjA) hindI vibhAga kAMti rAMkA avadhanArAyaNadhara dvivedI saMyojaka bIrendra kamAra janA narendra prakAza jaina, rAghava prasAda pANDeya sadarzana kamAra jaina aMgrejI vibhAga vijJApana saMkalana DaoN0 prema siMha indra prakAza jaina gajagatI vibhAga prakAzaka DaoN. ramaNalAla sI zAha zrI Atma ballabha jana smAraka zikSaNa nidhi DaoN kamAla desAI 20vA ki mI jI.TI. karanAla rodd| alIpura dillI 11003657 mudrakazrI jainendra presa e-45 nArAyanA, pheja-12 naI dillI-1100280 www.camelibrary.org and ducation International Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya jainAcArya zrI vijayAnaMda sUri (zrI AtmArAma jI mahArAja) ke sayogya ziSya aura paTTadhara AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sari jI ne garudeva se Adeza aura AzIvAda prApta kara jaina-zAsana aura mAnava-kalyANa ke lie jo aparva kArya sampanna kie, sarvavidita haiN| unakI kIrti ko cirasthAyI aura cirasmaraNIya banAne ke liye dillI meM zrI vijaya vallabha smAraka kI kalpanA sAkAra huii| yaha smAraka AcArya zrI ke gaurava ke anurUpa bane, isakA vizeSa dhyAna rakhA gyaa| kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki yaha smAraka AkAza se vArtAlApa kara rahA hai aura AbhA tathA uttuMgatA meM nagAdhirAja himAlaya kA upameya bana gayA hai| zrI vijaya vallabha smAraka kA aMjanazalAkA-pratiSThA, mahotsava AcArya zrI vijaya indradinna sUri, kI nizrA meM vasaMtapaMcamI tadanusAra dinAMka 10.2.89 ko sampanna ho rahA hai| smAraka ke karNadhAroM ne isa avasara para AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri kI kIrti aura unake garimAmaya, advitIya smAraka ke upayakta "Atma-vallabha" smArikA prakAzita kI, jise pAThakoM ke samakSa prastuta karate hae hameM apAra harSa ho rahA hai| prakAzana ke pUrva smArikA-samiti ke sadasya samaya kI kamI aura kArya ke Adhikya ke kAraNa vyagra the ki yaha mahAna kArya kaise saMbhava hogaa| kit guru vallabha ke AzIrvAda aura gurujanoM kI kRpA tathA sahayogiyoM ke athaka prayAsa se yaha asambhava kArya AsAnI se saMbhava ho gyaa| smArikA kI saphalatA ke liye AcArya zrI vijaya iMdradica sUri jI kA AzIrvAda to hameM prApta hI thA, Apa zrI ne vibhinna samitiyoM ke lie suyogya aura anubhavI sadasyoM kA nAmAMkana kara hamArA mArga pUrNataH prazasta kara diyaa| smArikA ke saMpAdaka-dvaya gaNivarya zrI jagaccandra vijaya aura gaNivarya zrI nityAnaMda vijaya ke nAma kA AkarSaNa smArikA ke liye varadAna siddha huaa| vizeSa kara gaNivarya zrI jagaccandra vijaya jI ne aharniza sahAyaka saMpAdakoM, sAja-sajjAkAroM, parAmarzadAtAoM, smAraka-samiti ke sadasyoM, vijJApana-pratinidhiyoM evaM kArya-samiti ke sadasyoM kA bahumUlya mArga-darzana kiyA jisase "Atmavallabha" ko AkarSaka aura upayogI banAne meM hameM AzAtIta saphalatA milii| binA kisI kA nAmollekha kie hama una sabhI sahayogiyoM, sahakarmiyoM aura vijJApana-dAtAoM ke prati hArdika AbhAra vyakta karate haiM jinhoMne atyanta manoyogapUrvaka smArikA-prakAzana meM apanA bahamulya yogadAna pradAna kiyaa| anta meM sahRdaya pAThakoM se nivedana hai ki truTiyoM kI ora dhyAna na dete hue ise saMdarbha-graMtha ke rUpa meM par3hakara jJAna-vardhana kreN| narendra prakAza jaina sudarzana kumAra jaina you For Private Female Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdaka ikIna sampAdakIya * prakRti kI sarvottama kRti mAnava hai| bhinna-bhinna cittavalliyoM ke kAraNa usake svabhAva meM vibhinnatA pAI jAtI hai| kucha vyakti kisI mArga kA andhAnusaraNa kara cala to dete haiM para mArga kI durgamatA ke kAraNa sAhasa chor3a baiThate haiM, to kacha sAhasI tavya taka pahuMcane kA prayAsa karate haiM aura saMphAna bhI hote haiN| kita katipaya aise durlabha mahAmanA hote haiM jo jidhara calate haiM svayaM eka tathA mArga bana jAtA hai| aise pacika mAnava hote hue bhI navayugadRSTA aura bhraSTA kahakara pUje jAte haiN| usa zAntizodhaka ke caraNayagala anuyAyiyoM ke lie prakAza-samma bana jAte haiM, unake makhAravinda se uccarita zabda AstavAkya kahalAte hai, unakI dinacaryA aura pravRtti Adarza kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai, unake vicAra, AzIrvAda aura OM varadAna kA phala dete haiN| yugavIra ballabha eka aise hI mahatIya mAnava the| prakRtipradatta vizeSatAoM ke atirikta lAgaNArahita mAnava-kalyANakArI siddhAnta pUjya gurudeva kA jIvana-darzana thaa| yadyapi ApazrI ke virATa vyaktitva kA varNana karane meM zabda asamartha hai tathApi nirmala Antarika cetanA ke vazIbhUta hokara sAdha-sAdhvI-vRnda, gurUpremI bhakta samudAya apane paropakArI Adarza puruSa ke prati na kevala zraddhAnvita hRdayodgAra vyakta karatA rahA hai apita unakI vicAradhArA ko sAkAra rUpa dekara use pallavita praNita aura phalita bhI karatA rahA hai| dillI sthita vijaya vallabha smArake eka aisA anupama tIrtha sthala hai, jo pUjya gurudeva ke vicAra aura siddhAntoM kA yathArtha prativimba hai tathA bhaviSya meM yaha sthala Age Ane vAlI pIr3hI ke lie sanmArga aura saMskRti kA pravaktA bhI pramANita hogA rASTrIya mArga se lagA hone ke kAraNa yaha jana-mAnasa kA AkarSaNa kendra to hai hI, isase bhI bar3hakara yadi isa avismaraNIya sthala ko bIsavIM sadI kI jaina zilpakalA aura bhAva kI dRSTi se sarvottama kRti kahA jAye to koI atyakti nahIM hogI) vallabha smAraka ke nirmANa meM sarvAdhika yogadAna jana-bhAratI mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI kA rahA hai, jinhoMne smAraka nirmANa hetu svayaM ko samarpita kara diyA thA, unheM isa vallabha- smAraka kA "nIva kA patthara" kahanA adhika upayukta hogaa| kti unake isa zlAdhya kartavya ke pIche pa. pa. gurudeva jina zAsanaratna zAntatapomUrti AcArya zrImadvijaya samudra surIzvara jI mahArAja kA preraNAtmaka Adeza rahA hai aura jaina-divAkara vartamAna gacchAdhipati pa.pU. AcArya zrI vijaya indradina sari jI mahArAja ke AzIrvAda tathA zubhacintana kA mahatva kama nahIM hai, jo nirmANa kArya kI pragati aura paNatA ke lie satata saceSTa rhe| Upara likhita zraddhAspada vyaktiyoM ke atirikta mahattarA zrI kI ziSyAe~ sAdhvI savatA zrI Adi kA smAraka ko sAdhvi pradAna karanA bhI sarAhanIya hai evam zilAnyAsa se pratiSThAparyanta ahorAtra tana, mana aura dhana se samarpita zrI rAjakumAra jaina kA yazasvI yogadAna Adarza aura anukaraNIya hai| smAraka, jisakA 29.11.1974 ko samAroha ke sAtha zilAnyAsa kiyA gayA aura jo aba banakara taiyAra hai, usake mukhya * mAMdara kI pratiSThA hetu dinAMka 1.2.89 meM 11.2.89 taka ekAdazI kA mahAtsavavajya AcArya zrI vijaya indradina sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI zubha dizrA meM sampanna hogaa| pratiSThA ke isI pAvana para vibhinna dhArmika, sAMskRtika, zaikSaNika evaM sahajapayogI kAryakramoM ke sAtha smArikA kA prakAzana kara pUjya gurudevoM ke guNagAna ke sAtha jaina dharma, saMskRti tathA vallabha ke prati eka sAbhAra samarpaNa vyakta kiyA gayA hai| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa Atmavallabha' smArikA meM pUjya AcA gurudevoM kI smRtiyAM jAne meM sabase bar3I samasyA samaya kI rahI, svalpa samaya meM gurutara kArya karanA kaThina thA tavApi vidvAna lekhakA kaviyoM evaM vicArakoM ne parI tatyAmA dikhAkara apane lekha, kavitAe~ aura udgAra japaNya aura sthAna kI kamI ke kAraNa sabako smArikA meM sthAna hai| pAnA sambhava nahIM ho paayaa| phira bhI jinhoMne apane lakha tathA racanAe~ bhejI juna sabhI vicArakoM ke hama AbhArI hai smArikA sampAdana meM hiMdI halatI va aMgrejI kalaha sampAdaka kramaza paDita thI aba banArAyaNa dherai vicadI zrI vIrendra kumAra jaina evaM zrIrAdhava prasAda pAMDeya, DA ramana DaoN. kumArapAla desAI tathA siMha kA sahayoga sarAhanIya haiN| smArikA kI rUpa ma mahAkAra zrI. kAmi, ekA kA yogada ullekhanIya hai| saMyojaka evaM prakAzaka zrI narandra prakAryA jana evaM zrI pradarzana kamAra jaina zrI Atmavahana ni zikSaNa dhi vijJApana vAyA meM iskAza ana mudraka zrI bananda presa zrI AtmAnanda jaina ne kIlA smAraka pratiSThA mahAtyanta samiti, anuvAda vAsapajya svAmI TrasTa ke samasta sTIgaNa ke atirikta jina pratyakSa-agatyakSa rUpa se jaI ne bhI disA ke pAtra HETH vidyA Amavallabha sArikA eka prati hai| ise yathAzakya saba dRSTiyoM se sarvottama banAne kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai phira bhI zIghratA ke kAraNa vaTiyoM kA raha jAtA use sudhAra kara pddh'eN|" Jain Educason international gaNi nityAnantra www.jainelibra Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM kyA cAhatA hU~? "hove ki na hove, paranta merA AtmA yahI cAhatA hai ki sAmpradAyikatA dara ho kara jaina samAja, mAtra zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke jhaNDe ke nIce ekatrita hokara zrI mahAvIra kI jaya bole tathA jaina zAsana kI vRddhi ke lie aisI eka "jaina vizvavidyAlaya" nAmaka saMsthA sthApita hove| jisase pratyeka jaina zikSita ho, dharma ko bAdhA na paha~ce, isa prakAra rAjyAdhikAra meM jainoM kI vRddhi hove| phalasvarUpa sabhI jaina zikSita hoveM aura bhakha se pIDita na rheN| zAsana devatA merI ina saba bhAvanAoM ko saphala kre| yahI cAhanA -vallabhasUri JainEducatmrernational For PVN rezanty Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mere caraNoM meM zatazata namana, mA simaraNa se durita pArzva prabha jI kI mAtRzakti saba ke jarAtane gujarAtanI prajAne, prajAnI saMskAra samRddhine ane naitikatAne ghaDI, pAsA pADacA, e pANIne bahAra Ave. enI camakane jagata enI sAme nIrakhyA ja kare e ja tere darzana saMskArI khApA likAlasarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcArya bacelA one tu banA lo prabhu apanA prabha mohe apanA banAnA hogA banAnA hogA banAnA hogA zaraNAgata vatsala meM AyA hU~ zaraNe sevaka nijAna nibhAnA hogA zaraNa na tuma bina mohe kisI kA aba to apanA kahanA hogA vallabha ra jalA rahA hai mohe krodha dAvAnala . samakita dha - ho kSamA varSA se bujhAnA hogA mAna ahiM moha khAya rahA hai namratA deke bacAnA hogA mAyA prapaMca mohe ulajhA rahA hai THE INTERIORS OF SOME FIFTEENTH CENTURY JAINA TEMPLES OF RAJASTHAN phoTogrAphI deke saralatA chur3AnA hogA a- sAgara meM maiM DUba rahA hU~ untoSa nAvA tirA zrI kAnti rAMkA - saMyoja jAtA ke Age adhika kyA ka 1, subhaTa mere pIche la de bahamacarya haTAnA ho 'za vA prabha0 yuga dRSTA en. of the Satrunjay prabha0 vijaya indradinna sUri M.A. DHAKY the 13th century witnesse and destruction of e oles in Western In the eighth and of desecrated Jain quantities ecorated colur prabhu0 prabha0 prabhu0 prabha Akhira pAra lagAnA hogA Atama lakSmI saharSa manAyo vallabha apanA banAnA hogA AcArya vija ptaa| VIJAY VALLABH SMARAK jaina-darzana aura vizvazAnti nces the rec t these sacred 1. 3, rather tim An bhagavAn mahAvIra vijayaindra taka (paTTa- paramparA) nii|| ined to build nquest and sthan. The he destruc Arthas o hile unc ns anc agin anu er moi. century 1 ing activitie century A' mical in sr ph zrI sudharmA svAmI jI (anagAra nirgranthagaccha) 'jaMbUsvAmI jI prabhava svAmI zayyabhava si lobhadra sara gA hamAre gurudeva : AcArya vijaya vallabha vallabha vizeSa kalyANada yadyapi Apa martha haiM sadabAha svAmI jI isa pRthvI para ki aura svA prakRti kI sarvottama kRti mAnava hai cittavRttiyoM ke kAraNa usake svabhAva meM vi jAtI hai| kucha vyakti kisI mArga kA andhAnusara to dete haiM para mArga kI durgamatA ke kAraNa sAhasa chor3a to kucha sAhasI gantavya taka pahu~cane kA prayAsa karata saphala bhI hote haiN| kita katipaya aise durlabha mahAmanA jo jidhara calate haiM svayaM eka nayA mArga bana jAtA hai| pathika, mAnava hote hue bhI navayuga-draSTA aura sraSTA kaha pUje jAte haiN| usa zAntizodhaka ke caraNayugala a ke lie prakAza stambha bana jAte haiM, una vallabha uccarita zabda AptavAkya kahalAte aura pravRtti Adarza kA vicAra, AzIrvAda gadhu-sa / / jayantu vItarAgAH / / bhagurusaGkSiptacaritrara gavAlyabahmAcAriNe ballabhasaraye / / T: 1 plabha janma liyA, apanI suvidhA kiyA aura anta meM va samudAya ke kti ai hai, na janma -AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvajI tu prakAzakIya 15 mahAvI bhagavAna anekAntavA ca sadiya anyAya kA dhana anyAya-anIti yA hiMsA Adi meM jo bhI bAta se sattA yA aura kaI cIja prApta kI jAtI hai, Asakti pUrvaka sa zrI gadi vivADI.... kA eka bhuta maarg| antarika cetanA ke vazI -darzana vRnda, gurupremI bhakta samudAya apa varNana karane meM Adarza puruSa ke prati kevala zraddhAnvit karatA rahA hai apita unakI vicAradhArA pe pallavita, pati dharma-citta kI zuddhata 3 elibrary.om Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satmavallabb AtmavallabhA / zrI vallabhagurusaMkSiptacaritrastutiH ... mani paNya vijaya / / hamAre hRdaya-samrATa Atmavalabha 2. bhaktAmarapAda-partirUpAsari-rAjastutiH .... muni vicakSaNa vijaya .... 2 vijaya vallabha 3. jainAcArya zrI 108, zrImada vijayavallabha sarIzvarajI mahArAja kI janmAdi kaNDaliyA~ 4. zrI vallabha nirmANa kaNDalI gAna ... hastImala koThArI....... 5. hamAre garudeva : AcArya vijaya vallabha ... AcArya vijaya samudrasarIzvarajI / 6. mA~ ke vacana pUre hae.. AcArya vijayandradinna sUrIzvarajI..... 7. jaina samAja ke prakhara zikSA zAstrI... AcArya vijayajanaka candra sUri ....... 8. AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sari - sarvatomukhI vyaktitva ke dhanI ..... upAdhyAya amara mani / 9. samanvayI vAdI AcArya - vijaya vallabha sari ... AcArya tulsii.....| 10. vallabha garu maktaka... gaNi bIrendra vijaya , ....................... / 11. AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sari 'jIvana ghaTanAkrama - eka najara meM ... gaNI vIrendra vijaya 12. vallabha eka sarvadezIya vyaktitva... muni jayAnanda vijaya ..... / 13. garu vallabha dvArA sthApita saMsthAyeM .... mani cidAnanda vijaya ....... / 14. adharI bhAvanA.... agaracaMdra nAhaTA ..... / 15. rUbAIyA ... abhayakumAra jaina 16. madhyama varga evaM AcArya vijaya vallabha ... RSabhadAsa skaa| 17. samAjotthAna ke mala tatva... vijaya vallabha pri......| 18 hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra ko khoyA hai... AcArya vijaya vallabha 19. yagavIra - vijaya vallabha ..... sAdhvI pIyuSapUrNa zrI ...... 20 yagavIra - vijaya vallabha ... sAdhvI samaMgalA zrI / 21 prasaMga-parimala ... mani navInacandra vijaya, - rAghava prasAda pANDeya ... / 22. paMjAba kesarI ke pAMca Adarza... RSabhadAsa jaina ............... / 23. vizva kI virAT vibhUti vijaya vallabha .... sAdhvI yazobhadrA zrI 24. vallabha-mahimA ... rAghava prasAda pANDeya ...... 25. zrI vijaya vallabha sarIzvarajI mahArAja merI daSTi meM .... DA. javAharacandra paTanI 26. jaina saMta - kavi zrI vijayavallabha sUri jI mahArAja . pro. rUpalAla vamA ....... / 27. apanA banA lo prabha AcArya vijaya vallabha mari / 28. ballabha kI amogha zakti aura bhakti , ... pro. rAma jaina ... / 29. guru vallabha aura saMkrAnti mahotsava . . raghabIra kumAra jaina / 30. dIrgha dazI : garu vallabha ... lADorAnI jana<Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina tIrtha evaM kalA vaibhava 31. zraddhAMjali gIta in. 32. gurudeva kA camatkAra 33. mAnavatA ke preraka. 34. daHkhiyoM kA masIhA .... 35. garu vallabha ke tIna upadezaka... sAdhvI amitaguNA zrI 36. vaMdanA... rameza paMvAra 37. SHRI VIJAYVALLABH SURISHWAR JI MAHARAJ ghanazyAma jaina ratanacaMda jaina ... kharataragacchIya muni zrI jayAnanda sAdhvI pramoda zrI 38. JAIN SAINT ACHARYA SHRI VIJAYA VALLABH SURI (1870-1954) DEMOC 39. bhagavAna mahAvIra se vijaya indra taka (paTTa paramparA) 40. AtmArAma jI mahArAja (gujarAtI)... DaoN0 ramaNalAla cI. zAha 41. ma.sA. zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI sAdhvI sumati zrI 42. o mere guru terI taya ho .... muni dharmadhurandhara vijaya 43. AcArya indradinna sUri sarvaguNa sampanna jainAcArya. 44. jAge bhAga hamAre... suzIla "rinda" 45. mAnava sadbhAvanA ke mahAn saMta.... - zrI vijaya indradinna sUri... zrI avinAza kapura 46. zrImad vijaya janakacandra sUrIzvarajI mahArAja WAN MEN ACA 1. THE TEMPLES OF INDIA 2. THE JAIN TEMPLE 3. SOME INSCRIPTIONS AND IMAGES ON MOUNT SATRUNJAYA... AMBALAL PREMCHAND SHAH 4. JAINA TEMPLES OF RAJASTHAN. 5. THE IMAGES OF THE TEMPLE .... 6. TEMPLE WORSHIP 7. jina maMdira vidhi... muni vinoda vijaya 8. tattvArtha zraddhANaM samagradarzanam 9. jaina sthApatya aura zilpa... sumaMta zAha a. nA. dhara dvivedI M.A. DHAKY 10. guru vallabha aura kAMgar3A tIrtha... zAntilAla nAhara 11. pAvana tIrtha zrI hastinApura... nirmala kumAra jaina 12. bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janma bhUmi kSatriyakaDa. AAN hIrAlAla duggar3a 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 61 63 64 68 69 71 73 73 74 1 3 6 9 14 16 17 21 22 27 28 30 atmaVallabh Atmavallabha Atmavallabha anukramaNikA Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina darzana 2 aura itihAsa atmavallabb AtmavallabhA / . deza ke liye saMdeza ... vijayendradinna sari / Atmavalabha 2. jaina darzana aura vizva zAMti... AcArya vijaya indradinna.... 3 zrAvaka dharma ... gaNi jagaccandra vijaya , ........... 4. parvagata AgamoM kI paramparA... DaoN0 gokulacandra jaina ...... 5. bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anekAntavAda ... sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI.... 6. bhAratIya saMskRti meM jaina dharma... sAdhvI oMkAra zrI ........ / 7. anekAntavAda... paM0 girijAdatta tripAThI 8. kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrAcArya .... sAdhvI praphulla prabhA zrI ............ / 9. akabara pratibodhaka zrI hari vijaya sUri... muni aruNa vijaya ......... / 10 tIrthaM tathA rASTaM prati jaina samAjasya yogadAna ... sAdhvI nayanAnaMda thii| 11. jaina darzana meM chaH lezvAeM... AcArya rajanIza ..... 12. pramakha jainAcAryoM kI yoga darzana ko dena . . . aruNA Ananda 13. dharma citta kI zuddhatA .... anurAdhA . . . . . . . . . . 14. CHATURVIDH SANGH .............. 15. JAIN LITERATURE .............. / 16. STUDIES IN THE FOLK-TALES OF INDIA... M.B. Emeneau ...... 17. THE VALLUE OF A VEGETARIAN DIET ... Dr. Natubhai Shah ....... 18. CONTRIBUTION OF THE JAINS... IN THE FIELD OF COMMERCE, TRADE, INDUSTRY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY... Pratap Bhogilal ....... 19. JAIN STUDIES IN GERMANY... Magdalene Duckwitz 20. ABOUT AN AKSAYATRITIYA VYAKHYANA... Dr. Nalini Balbir H.. 21. JAINISM - A UNIVERSAL RELIGION ... Sudhakar M. Dalal ...... 22. merI bhAvanA . . . . . . . . . . 23. kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcArya (gajarAtI)... paM0 zIlacandravijaya jI gaNi.... 24. japa sAdhanA ... zazikAnta mahetA ...................................... 25. jaina sAhityamA buddhicAturyanA kathA ghaTako .... pannAlAla ra0 zAha ............. / 26. jaina sAhityagata prArambhika niSThA .... paM0 dalasukha maalvnniyaa| 27. zrI vIracaMdra rAghavajI gAMdhI... DaoN0 kumArapAla desAI .......... / 28. samatA ... prA0 tArA bahena ramaNalAla zAha anukramaNikA viww.jainelibrary.org, Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vallabha smAraka nIMva se zikhara taka atmavallabh Atmavallabhara Atmavalabha 1. zraddhA-paruSa... mani zrI navInacandra vijaya 2. vallabha smAraka maMgalakArI... pro0 'rAma' jaina ..... 3. mAtezvarI padmAvatI ... sAdhvI mRgAvatI ....... / 4. garu vallabha kI amara smati... AcArya vijaya indradinna sari / 5. ballabha aura ballabha smAraka... muni zrI amarendra vijaya ....... / 6. bIjAMkara se phalavRddhi taka-vijaya vallabha smAraka... rAjakumAra jaina ............. 7. jaina sthApatya kalA kI utkRSTa kalAkati "vallabha smAraka"... vinodalAla ena, dalAla.. 8. cetanA ke svara... gaNi nityAnaMda vijaya 9. "guru vallabha aura vallabha smAraka". . . sAdhvI praguNA zrI ...... 10. vizva vithata vallabha smAraka... priyadharmA zrI ........... / 11. jagatI kA zikSaka... rAdhava prasAda pANDeya 12. vijaya vallabha smAraka meM "bhogIlAla leharacaMda bhAratIya saMskRti saMsthAna"... narendra prakAza jaina 13. 'vijaya vallabha smAraka' jaina jJAna bhaNDAra... mahendra pI. seTha / 14. zrI vijaya vallabha jaina homyopaithika auSadhAlaya ... vIracaMda bhAbhU / 15. "vallabha smAraka" bhojanazAlA ... kRSNa kumAra | 16. nIMva kI IMTa ... avadhanArAyaNadhara dvivedI ..... / 17. PILLARS OF SMARAK - AN INTRODUCTION 18 zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA dillI... sudarzanalAla jaina 19. zrI jaina zvetAmbara kAnphrensa ... rAjakumAra jaina ..... / 20. mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahArAja ... 21. mahattarA jI kI chAyA.., suzIla rinda..... 22. mahattarAjI : eka rASTrIya mUlyAMkana ... suprajJA shrii....| 23. zrI mRgAvatI mahArAja kI divya alaukika zakti... rAjakamAra jaina / 24. mahattarA mRgAvatI jI aura sanyAsa kI mahimA... vIrendra kumAra jaina .. 25. mahattarA jI kA mahAna jIvana ... dalasukha mAlavaNiyA / / 26. adhyAtma jagata kI jyoti .... vidyA bahana zAha .. 27. mahattarAjI - niyamAvalI aura vizeSatAeM... AryA suvratA zrI .... 28. sAdhvI saMgha - eka vinatI... sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI .......... 29. jIvana mAM sAdAI nuM mahatva... pu0 mahattarA jI mRgAvatI zrI jI ..... 30. mahattarAjI nuM mahAprayANa... rAjakumAra jaina ............. / 31. zAsana hita svakA kiyA arpaNa... pannAlAla nAhaTA ..... / anukramaNikA Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Interational For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2atmaVallabh Atmavallabha Atmavalabha hamAre hadaya-samrATa -vijaya vallabha he vizva zAMti ke sUtradhAra! he aikya nIti ke sRjanahAra! he yuga draSTA ! he yuga vallabha! hai bAra- bAra tajhako praNAma !! 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maMdArAdizikharaM calitaM kadAcit ?11511 yaH saMghadattapadaArhatabhaktivIro, dRSTvA mukhaM tava vibho prazamaM prasannaM, vidyAlayasya suphalaM vibhuvIranAmno, maatsryrossmdmohmhiisssiirH| loke'tra lokanivahAH pramadaM bhjnte| vidyAprakAzalasitaM jinadharmayuktam svArtha vihAya paramArtharataM kavIMdram, pradyotanaM samuditaM khalu vIkSya ki no, prItyA vadanti zizuvRndamavekSya lokA, stoSye kilAhamapi taM prathamaM jinendrm||2|| padmAkareSu jalajAni vikaashbhaanyji?||9|| dIpo'parastvamasi nAtha! jgtprkaashH||16|| zrIvIrazAsananiketanaketanAbhaM, dIkSArthamAgatavato'sumato'nugRhyA, caNDadyatirnijagavA nu manoguhAnAm, sUreH padaM zamapadaM jnjiivnaabhm| datse'pavargapadavI padavI svkiiyaam| hartAH tamo skhalanaMda malinaM jnaanaam| sUrIza! bhUritarabhArabharaM vinA tvAtasyaiva janma saphalaM jagati svakIya tasmAdvadAmi jagatIha bhayena zanya:, manya : ka icchati janaH sahasA grhiitum?||3|| bhUtyAzritaM ya iha nAtmasamaM kroti|| 1011 sUryAtizAyimahimA'si munIndra! loke||17|| zabdetihAsabhiSagAgamanakacakra, ye satyazodhanaparAH bahavo'nyadharmAH, nityaM prasannavadanaM sadanaM klaanaajyotisskmntrsmtntrtrNglolm| pItveha bhaGgaracanaM vacanaM gRhaNanti tvdiiym| mAnandadaM kuvalayasya tavArya jaane| vijJAnanItinayatarkamayaM vinA tvAM, naiva khalu te kumataM sudhAzI, prauDhaprabhAvamapi tApaharaM janAnAM, ko vA tarItumalamambunidhi bhujaabhyaam?||4|| kSAraM jalaM jalanidherazituM ka icchet ? / / 11 / / vidyotyjjgdpuurvshshaangkbimbm|| 18 / / ajJAnatApaharaNAya guro! prajAnAM, vRddho'pi bodhalavalezayutaH samantAt, pIyUSayUSanibhayuktidharoktimeghaipaJcAmbunIvRti vibho vihRtaM tvayA yt| pAdaM vimuMcati pathe nahi durvidgdhH| rAplAvitA yadi rasA bhudhaanyvdhaiH| no citramatra janako bhayade'pi deze, saMpUrNabodhakalitasya tavaiva citraM, AcAryamAninivahairnadakRnmadAndhaiH, nAbhyeti ki nijazizo: paripAlanArtham ? / 51 yaste samAnamapara na hi ruupmsti||12|| kArya kiyjjldhrairjlbhaarnnaiH|| 19 / / dharmAGkura : prakaTito bhavicittabhUmau, zAstrArthavAdanipuNo'pi na bhImaseno, vAcaMyameza! caraNe ramate janAnA tatropadezajaladaH kila nAtha! hetuH| bhImastvayA khalu jitaH prasabhaM svyuktyaa| mAdhyAtmikeSu na ca sNprtikaaljessu| mAdhuryamudbhavati yatkalakaNThakaNThe, candrasya bimbamiva tasya mukhaM tadAbhUt, ceto yathA suramaNau labhate pramodaM, tnycaarucuutklikaanikraikhetuH||6|| yadvAsare bhavati pANDu plaashklpm||13|| naivaM tu kAcazakale kirnnaakule'pi||20|| adyApi yat samavalokanamArgamati, mA baMcitA:syaravabodhacayaiH suzIlAH, savArgasuMdaratayA jitakAmadeva! jainavratopacitirodhijana : kvcidyH| __saMsAravAlakacayA iti sdvicaaraaH| trailokya moda janane suraratnatulyaH citraM na tatra, yadi ko'pi dadarza dayA~, santyatra nAtha! bhavato bhavatodarUpAH, citraM tadeva tava yanna ramAvilAsaH, sUryAzubhinnamiva shaarvrmNdhkaarm||7|| kastAnnivArayati saMcarato yatheSTam?111411 kazcinmanoharati nAtha! bhvaantre'pi||21|| Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendrazAsanamidaM prasabhaM prakAzaM, sthAne ninAya sukhadaM nu tavaiva vANI / AlasyadaM pramadadaM taraNi tamodaM, prAcyeva dig janayati sphurdNshujaalm|| 22 / / saMsArajIvabharacittacakoracandrA cAraM vicAramakhilaM caraNaM tvadIyam / zuddhAM giraM ca kathayanti nirIkSya lokA, nAnyaH zivaH zivapadasya munIndra ! panthAH 1 231 dedIpyamAnakaruNAnilayaM pavitra, syAdvAdabhaGganayamAnasarAjahaMsam / tvAmeva samyagupalabhya mahAprabhAva, jJAnasvarUpamamalaM pravadanti santaH / / 24 / / vaidhavyamUlarugaruMtudaduHkhabhAjA majJAnasindhujalapUrasamAplutAnAM / vizrAmadhAmakaraNAdabalAjanAnAM, vyaktaM tvameva bhagavan! puruSottamo'si / / 25 / / AnandasUricaraNAbjamadhuvratAya, vizvArtivAraNasamarpitajIvanAya / durbodhasuptanaranetravibhAkarAya, tubhyaM namo jina ! bhavodadhizoSaNAya / / 2611 krodhAgri dhUmabhara zoNitanetrayugmo mAyoragIviSavikAravidUSitAtmA / mAnodakokSitavapurna mayA jagatyAM, svapanAntare'pi na kdaacidpiikssito'si||2711 nityaM vratAdibhavakAntikadambakena, daidIpyamAnakacapuJjavibhAga! nAtha! | AsyaM vibhAti bhavato'tra mahAprakAzaM, bimbaM raveriva payodharapArzvavarti / / 28 / / ajJAnagADhatimiraM tava govilAsaH bAlasya vRddhavayasaH karapIDanAtma | nAzaM gataM vyasanadaM samajIvabaMdho! tuMgodayAdrizirasIva sahasrarazmeH / / 29 / / mlAnaMyugAvanitalaM vimalaM vidhAya, zubhraM yazo dhavalayat suralokamArgam / manye gataM munivareza! tavaiva zIghra, muccaistaTaM suragireriva zAtakaumbham / / 30 / / ratnatrayaM hRdayamadhyavirAjamAnaM, sUrIza ! sUrabhava! bhUtabhayaMkarAcaM, bhavyAMginAM nijakRtaM sahasA jagatyAm / uccaNDacaNDakarakAntikadambakena, tvatkIrtanAttama ivAzubhidAmupaiti / / 38 / / sAmAjikonnatiparA manasaH pravRtti yatA yathA tava tathA na mune! parasya / yAdRg vibho bhavati nizcalatA dhruvasya, tAdRk kuto grahagaNasya vikAzino'pi / / 33 / / pUjAvirodhinipuNAryasamAjabhAjAM, gantuM bhavArNavatale taribhaJjakAnAm / etAdRzaM supathavartanalopakAnAM dRSTavA bhayaM bhavati no bhvdaashritaanaam|| 34 / / adhyAtmaveSamiSasaMyaminAma bhAjAM, bAlAdivRddhavayasAM khula vaMcakAnAm / mAdhvIkatulyavacasAM kuvikalpajAlaM, nAkrAmati kramayugAcalasaMzritaM te / / 35 / / vAmAvilAsavara bhoga bharendhanodhai vRddhi gataM bhavinaroSitabodhibIjam, kAmAnalaM munivarezvara! cittajAtaM, tvannAmakIrtanajalaM zamayatyazeSam / / 36 / / mithyApravAdajalapUrNataTAkamagna sAhityazarkararasAmRtapUritAyAH, sannayAya bhaMganayanakrasudustarAyAH / pAraM paraM gatabhayaM hi surApagAyA, 'tvatpAdapaDaMjavanA zrayiNo labhante / / 39 / / saMsArasAgarazaraNya! mune! tavedam / manye'sti nAtha! bhuvane vimalaM hi bhAvi, prakhyApayat trijagataH paramezvaratvam / / 31 / / vANI sudhArasajharI, zivamArgayAnaM, sarve'nyadharmaniratA api te nipIya / matvAhi muktiramaNIramaNAni pAda padmAni tatra vibudhAH parikalpayanti / / 32 / / zAstrArthamatra bhavadIyasuziSyavargAH, aacaaryvry| bahuziSyagaNairvRtasya, jainendrazAsanavilepijanasya cAgre / trAsaM vihAya bhavataH smaraNAdvrajanti / / 40 / / siddhauSadhiM samupilamya mune! bhavantaH, karmapratApaparitApitadehayaSTIma / saMtyajya 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pAMcAMgAnusAra)ayanAMza:22-42-56,lAhaura maMgala rAhu chaTTe bhavana meM, ketu bArameM ThAve / mere sTaiNDarDa TAima 7.30 prAtaH AcArya pada-prAptiH abhavat dharma-bhavana kA svAmI suragurU, ucca lagana meM baitthaa| caMdra zakra nija ghara ke svAmI, zanI ucca bana baitthaa| mere maMgala raha ravi trIje chaThe. ye saba zabha phlkaarii| uccagati ko prApta karAve, graha bala ke anusaarii| mere chor3a hameM garU svarga ke sukhameM, terA jI llcaayaa| Aso vadi dezamI kI rAtri, gurUvara svrgsidhaayaa| mere maMgalavAre paSya RSi ke prathama caraNa meM jaave| atha zubha saM02011, Azvina kRSNA 10, parataH muMbaI zahara kI lAkhoM janatA, garUvara zoka manAve mere ekAdazI maMgalavAra, tadanusAra 22 sitambara 1954 prAtaH | bhAgya huA kucha alpa hamArA, vallabha sUrya gmaayaa| 2-23, sTai0TA0 tatsamaye nirvANa pada prAptiH abhvt| hastI zrI gurUrAja caraNa meM, sAdarasIpta jhukaayaa| mere Perimester Adarza jIvana (bRhad). 4rA0 nirvANa kuNDalI 5 3ke0 sU06X la04 ga0 caM0 7 bu0 za0 zu0 10X 12 X 9rA0 maM0 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre gurudeva :AcArya vijaya vallabha -AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvarajI isa pRthvI para kitane hI manuSyoM ne janma liyA, apanI suvidhA sUtra meM bA~dhA aura mahArASTra ke vidarbha taka jAkara samAja ko pAsa AI anta meM merI phA~sI radda ho gii|" aura svArtha ke anasAra unhoMne jIvanayApana kiyA aura anta meM bcaayaa| dhArmika sAmAjika pragati evaM utthAna ke lie kaThora dasarA prasaMga saM01992 meM garudeva pAlItANA meM virAja rahe mRtyu kI zaraNa varaNa kiyaa| ina apAra mAnava samudAya ke parizrama kiyaa| bambaI meM mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, rAjasthAna meM the| yuvaka ghanazyAma ko nIle sA~pa ne Dasa liyaa| use aspatAla le adhikAMza vyaktiyoM kA saMsAra ko na to nAma kA patA hai, na janma pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya varakANA meM pArvajaina ummeda kAleja, jAyA gayA DAkTaroM ne javAba de diyaa| jaba bacane kI koI AzA kA, na mauta kI tArIkha kaa| inhIM mAnava samudAya meM kucha vyakti phAlanA meM paMjAba, ambAlA zahara meM AtmAnaMda jaina kAleja Aja na rahI to usa ke mitra ratanacaMda gurudeva ke pAsa aae| gurudeva ne aise bhI ho jAte haiM, jo isa tarIke se jI jAte haiM ki unakA nAma bhI unakA gaurava bar3hA rahe haiN| samasta vidyArthI jagat unake isa sthiti kI gambhIratA pahacAnI aura vAsakSepa diyA saba kucha acchA lete hue hameM eka alaukika AnaMda kA anubhava hotA hai| kyoMki ve RNa se kabhI uRNa nahIM ho sktaa| ho jaaegaa|" aura sacamuca ghanazyAma, jo acche saMgItajJa haiM mRtya vyakti apane pIche eka aisI sugaMdha chor3a jAte haiM jo sadiyoM taka paM. gurudeva ne kevala zikSaNa-saMsthAoM ke lie hI prayatna nahIM ke mukha se nikala aae| phailI rahatI hai| aise vyakti jagat ko jIvana-yApana kA eka navIna kiyA pratyuta jaina zAsana kI unnati aura prabhAvanA ke lie tIsarA prasaMga saM01996 meM bar3auta meM jaina mandira kI pratiSThA dRSTikoNa de jAte haiM aura sukha-prApti kA eka adbhuta mArga dikhA upadhAna, udyApana, aMjanazalAkA, pratiSThA, nava maMdiroM kA ho rahI thii| mAgha kI ThaMDa joroM para thii| rathayAtrA nikalane vAlI jAte haiN| nirmANa, jIrNodvAra, upAzrayoM aura dharmazAlAoM ke nirmANa ko thii| Asa-pAsa ke gAMvoM se hajAroM loga Ae the| digambara jaina aise hI eka mahAmAnava the hamAre gurudeva vijaya vallabha bhI preraNA dii| unake pravacana janasAdhAraNa ke lie hote the| hAIskUla meM Atmaballabha nagara kI racanA kI gaI thii| pratiSThA sarIzvara jii| ve vilakSaNa pratibhAzAlI aura divya zakti sampanna unakI vANI meM hara kisI ko bAMdha dene kI mRdutA aura madhuratA mahotsaba ne eka choTe se mele kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA thaa| bar3auta the| unheM dukha, pIr3A aura vipatti meM phaMse samAja ko ubArane kI thii| unakI pratibhA meM adabhuta AkarSaNa aura tejasvitA thii| usa nagara meM yaha aparva mahotsava thaa| itane meM AkAza kAle bAdaloM se tamannA thI aura svayaM eka pavitra jIvana jIkara saMsAra ko amUlya alaukika pratibhA ne aneka camatkAroM kA sarjana kiyA hai| ve saMdeza dene kI tIvra abhilASA thii| camatkAra karate nahIM the na camatkAroM meM vizvAsa karate the| acAnaka garjane lge| lagatA thA abhI varSA zurU ho jaaegii| bacapana meM hI unameM vilakSaNa sUjha kA udaya ho gayA thaa| kucha camatkAra svayaM ghaTita ho jAte the| yaha unake caritra kA prabhAva Ayojaka ghbdd'aae| sArI taiyArI dhUla meM mila jAne vAlI lgii| nayA kara dikhAne aura kisI apakaTa tatva kI khoja karane meM thaa| esA camatkArika ghaTanAedekha-sunakara hama Azcaya cAkata Ayojaka garudeva ke pAsa pahuMce garudeva ne sadA kI taraha kaha diyA bAlyAvasthA meM hI lAlasA thii| isa lagana ne aneka vighnoM ke ho jAte haiM aisI hI kucha ghaTanAoM ko hama dekheN| saba kucha acchA ho jaaegaa| kucha samaya ke bAda,bAdala bikhara gae bAvajUda unheM kizorAvasthA meM dIkSita kara diyaa| pUrNa yuvAvasthA pU0 gurudeva kA AzIrvAda kabhI niSphala nahIM jAtA thaa| eka AkAza sApha ho gyaa| jaina-jainetara bahuta prabhAvita hue| ve meM ve tyAgI aura vairAgI bana ge| "vasudhaiva kuTumbakam" ko bAra caupATI ke maidAna meM pravacana huaa| pravacana ke bAda eka musalamAna jo rathayAtrA ko masjida ke Age se nikalane ke lie unhoMne apanA jIvana-sUtra bnaayaa| isI sUtra ke AdhAra para vyakti AyA unake caraNa pakar3a kara bolA-"gurudeva, Apa mujhe manA karate the, prabhAvita hokara saharSa svIkRti de dii| isa prakAra kI unhoMne jaina-jainetaroM, amIra aura garIboM, brAhamaNa aura varNikoM, pahacAnate haiM? gurudeva ne use kabhI dekhA nahIM thaa| kahAH hama to anaginata ghaTanAe~ haiN| jo hameM zraddhAnata kara detI haiN| vikaTa se hindU aura musalamAnoM ko binA bhedabhAva vItarAga kA zabha saMdeza nahIM phcaante|" vyakti ne apanA paricaya dete hue kahA : gurudeva, vikaTa paristhiti meM bhI unhoMne apanA dhairya nahIM chor3A unake sunaayaa| hajAroM manuSyoM ko unhoMne mA~sa-madirA aura durAcAra se Apa hI mere prANoM ke rakSaka haiN| maiM meraTha jile kA rahane vAlA huuN| vizAla hRdaya meM sabhI ke lie sthAna thaa| ve satya ke pujArI the bcaayaa| paMjAba, rAjasthAna, gujarAta, saurASTra, madhyapradeza aura vakIla huuN| eka bAra eka gunAha meM phaMsa gayA phAMsI kI sajA ho aura jo satya kA pujArI thA vaha unakA pujArI thaa| jisa satya ko mahArASTra Adi prAntoM meM dhUma-ghUmakara apanI jJAna-zakti aura gii| tArIkha bhI nizcita ho gii| usa samaya Apa mere gA~va unhoMne anubhUta kiyA usI ko prakaTa kiyaa| unake netroM se caritra bala se ve paMjAba ke prANa, rAjasthAna, gujarAta ke gaurava, pdhaare| merI patnI Apake darzana ke lie aaii| usane rote hue vAtsalya kI dhArA sadA pravAhita hotI rahatI thii| unhoMne jo saurASTra ke siramaura khlaaye| unhoMne paMjAba ko susaMskAroM se merI kathA sunaaii| Apase usakA duHkha dekhA nahIM gayA, Apane use upakAra kie, jIva aura vyaktitva kI jo pahacAna kAla ke bhAla siMcita kiyA, rAjasthAna ko jAgrata kiyA, gujarAta ko ekatA ke AzIrvAda diyA aura vAsakSepa bhii| vAsakSepa lekara vaha jela meM mere para oNkata kI, cirasmaraNIya rhegii| FO.Private Speesonal uine-Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahApuruSoM kA jIvana prArambha se hI mahAn hotA hai| unakI mahattA ke cinha pAlane meM hI parilakSita ho jAte haiM jaba mAM icchAbAI aMtima sAMseM le rahI thIM, taba chagana pUchatA hai ki mAM tU mujhe kisake sahAre chor3akara jA rahI hai, taba mA~ ne kahA "maiM tujhe arihaMta ke caraNoM meM chor3akara jA rahI huuN| tU arihaMta ke prati samarpita ho jaanaa| kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ki nanhA chagana tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM meM calA jAtA hai aura yahI chagana eka dina divya vibhUti, gujarAta gaurava aura paMjAba kesarI AcArya zrImaMd vijayavallabha sUrIzvara bana jAtA hai taba lagatA hai| mA~ icchAbAI kA vacana sArthaka huaa| mAtA ke vacana chagana ke hRdaya meM aMkita ho gae the| usa ke svargavAsa ke bAda isa asAra saMsAra se chagana virakta ho gyaa| usakI dRSTi vairAgya aura caritrapara kendrita huii| eka dina vaha AtmArAma jI mahArAja se dharma dhana mAMgatA hai aura apane bar3e bhAI Adi sage sambandhiyoM ke virodhoM ke bAvajUda dIkSita ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra vaha chagana se vijaya vallabha bnaa| * jisa manuSya ke hRdaya meM lakSya pAne kI tIvra abhilASA hotI hai use kabhI na kabhI mArga avazya mila jAtA hai| jisa manuSya ke bhItara zubha AkAMkSAoM kA bIja vapana hotA hai, ki vaha eka dina aMkurita hokara vizAla vRkSa kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai| muni zrI vallabha vijaya meM AdhyAtmika pragati kI abhilASA jagI aura unheM yogya guru mila ge| nyAyAmbhonidhi AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI mahArAja jinakA prasiddha nAma AtmArAma jI mahArAja thA apane samaya ke apratima vidvAna the| unheM AgamoM kA gahana adhyayana thaa| muni vallabha vijaya ne unhIM ke sAnnidhya meM mA~ ke vacana pUre hue -AcArya zrImad vijayendra dina sUrIzvara Main Education internationa jJAna kI sAdhanA kii| pU. AtmArAma jI mahArAja ne unheM antima saMdeza diyA thA ki "vallabha jina-maMdiroM kI sthApanA pUrNa ho gaI hai| aba tuma sarasvatI maMdiroM ko sthApanA krnaa| AcArya zrI vijayavallabha sUrIzvarajI mahArAja ne guru ke isa Adeza kA pAlana jIvana ke anta taka kiyaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha ne dekhA ki samAja kI unnati aura pragati meM dharma kI pragati aura prabhAvanA nihita hai| isalie sabase pahale samAja kA uddhAra Avazyaka hai| samAja kevala dharma se nahIM cala sakatA usake lie vyAvahArikatA kI bhI AvazyakatA hai| unhoMne dhArmika aura vyAvahArika donoM zikSAoM ko Avazyaka btaayaa| isI dRSTi se unhoMne mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya Adi zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI sthApanA krvaaii| jIvana kI aMtima saMdhyA meM unhoMne jaina yunivarsiTI kI sthApanA kI bAta kahI thii| isakI sthApanA se jaina dharma-samAja-saMskRti, darzana aura sAhitya ke pracAra aura prasAra kA kArya aura vyavasthita DhaMga se hogaa| Aja jaina yunivarsiTI kI kitanI Atyantika AvazyakatA hai hama samajha sakate haiN| mahAn vyakti apane guNoM ke kAraNa khyAta hote haiN| unake guNoM meM gajaba kI AkarSaka zakti hotI hai unake guNoM ke darpaNa meM pratibhA pratibimbita hotI hai| unake guNa hI dUta kA kArya karate haiN| saMskRta bhASA ke eka kavi ne kahA hai: guNAH kurvanti dUtatvaM dUre'pi vasatAM satAm / ketakIgaMdhamA dhAtuM svayamAyAnti SaTpadAH / / ketakI bhauroM ko bulAne nahIM jaatii| bhaureM usakI sugandha se AkarSita hokara apane Apa A jAte haiN| vaise hI jo mahApuruSa hote haiM ve AtmaprazaMsA nahIM karate ve kisI ko bulAne nahIM jAte, unake dUta rUpI guNa hI saMsAra ko AkarSita kara le Ate haiN| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ke guNoM se kevala jaina hindU nahIM pratyuta musalamAna bhI prabhAvita hue the| aneka musalamAnoM ne unheM mAna patra bheMTa kiyA thaa| ve unheM pIra aura phakIra mAnate the| For Pavis & Personal Use Only mahApuruSoM kI vANI adbhuta mAdhurya se sikta hotI hai unake mukha se kabhI kaTuzabda nahIM nikltaa| AgamoM meM kahA bhI gayA hai: mahuraM niuNaM, kaccAvADiyaM agavviyamatucchaM / puvviM maisaMkaliyaM, bhaNAMti jaM dhammasaMjutaM / / (mahAna vyakti apane vacana atIva madhura, arthayukta, aura vivekapUrvaka bolate haiN| unake kathana meM abhimAna yA garva kA aMza bhI nahIM hotaa| ) pUjya gurudeva kA hRdaya atyanta komala thaa| unakI vANI meM mAdhurya aura AkarSaNa zakti thii| vaha vANI oThoM kI nahIM antara kI thii| isalie usameM sanAtana satya kA digdarzana hotA thaa| AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI mahArAja kA jIvana Adarza evaM preraNAprada thaa| anake guNoM se samanvita unakA vyaktitva thaa| unake asIma guNoM meM se ekAdha guNa hama bhI apanA leM to hamArA jIvana naMdanavana bana jaae| vAstavika zikSA vahI hai jo caritra nirmANa kI preraNA deN| zikSA se vidyArthI zuddha evaM Adarza jIvanavAlA bne| usameM mAnavatA, karUNA aura prANimAtra ke liye maitrIbhAvanA ho| aise vidyArthI hI samAja ke hIre hote haiN| - vijaya vallabha sari asIma ko sImita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| virAT kA varNana saMbhava nhiiN| usake varNana ke lie zabda, bhASA, bhAva alpa hI rahate haiM aura rheNge| mahApuruSoM kI jIvana-saritA vizAla virATa hotI hai| hamArI sImita dRSTi vahA~ taka pahu~cane meM asamartha hai| taTa para khar3e rahakara hama kevala sImita varNana hI kara sakate haiN| hama unake caraNoM meM girakara itanA hI kaha sakate haiM ki : mahAnta evaM jAnanti mahatAM guNa www.jainalibrary.om Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jan Stod jaina samAja ke prakhara zikSA zAstrI bambaI meM vikrama saMvat 2010 Azvina kRSNA ekAdazI ko jaba gurudeva kA svargavAsa huA taba reDiyoM meM prasArita huA ki jaina samAja ke prakhara zikSAzAstrI kA Aja bambaI meM nidhana ho gayA isa sUcanA se yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. vAstava meM eka prakhara zikSA zAstrI the| unhoMne jIvana paryanta zikSA pracAra hetu sarasvatI maMdira, gurukula, skUla, kAleja, vidyAlaya tathA borDiMga hAusoM kI sthApanA kraaii| ve jaina samAja ko ina sabake lie satata preraNA evaM upadeza dekara jAgrata karate rahate the| kyoMki AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. ne jIvana ke antima samaya meM unheM mahAna guru kI yaha bhaviSyavANI nizcita rUpeNa saphala siddha huii| kyoMki unake priya ziSya vallabha ne apane guru kI bhAvanA ko sAkAra rUpa dene ke lie aneka sthAnoM para skUla, kAleja, vidyAlaya Adi khulvaaye| jIvana kI aMtima sAMsa taka zikSA-pracAra, garIba vidyArthiyoM ko chAtra-vRttiyA~ dilavAnA, skUla kAlejoM kI samunnati, sAhitya pracAra tathA videzoM meM jaina paMDitoM ko bhijavAnA Adi yojanAoM para cintana manana karate rahe aura unheM kAryAnvita karAne ke lie prayatnazIla rhe| ina zikSaNa-maMdiroM kI sthApanA meM unheM kAphI kaSTa uThAne pdd'e| itanA hI nahIM, unake ina nava nirmANa ke kArya kA virodha adhikAMza apane hI samudAya ke AcArya aura muniyoM ne kiyA aura Aja bhI unakA virodha kucha aMzoM meM cAlU hai| una AcAryoM kA kahanA hai kivyAvahArika jJAna mAnava ko avanati kI ora le jAtA hai| sAdhu-santoM ke lie to vizuddha dhArmika, Atmika jJAna kA hI upadeza evaM pracAra karanA ucita hai| skUla, kAleja khulavAnA dhArmika nahIM, apitu adhArmika tathA pApakArI pravRtti hai| kyoMki kAlejoM meM vyAvahArika vidyA kA jJAna karAyA jAtA hai| itane virodhoM-avarodhoM ke bAvajUda gurudeva apane lakSya kI ora bar3hate AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI apane pravacanoM meM kahA karate the ki jaina-darzana kA siddhAnta "paDhamaM nANaM tao dayA" tathA "jJAna kriyAbhyAM mokSa : " kA hai| jJAna AtmA kA sahaja yaha Adeza diyA thA, "ballabha!" jina mandiroM kA nirmANa to ho guNa hai| jJAna, jJAna hI hai| usameM kisI prakAra kA antara yA bhasantAnoM ko kevala dhArmika jJAna hI dilavAyA ho, vyAvahArika gayA, aba sarasvatI mandiroM kI sthApanA karAnA zeSa hai| ata: mujhe pUrA vizvAsa hai ki tuma ise avazya pUrA kroge| kyoMki isa kAma kI tumameM pUrI kSamatA hai|" nhiiN| jJAna, jIva kA zreSTha guNa hai aura mokSa mArga kA pravartaka hai| bhava-samudra se pAra hone ke lie jahAja rUpa hai aura mukti dhAma kA 'dIpaka hai|' jJAnaM zreSThaguNoM jIve, mokSamArga pravatarkaH / bhavAbdhitAraNe potaH, zrRMgArasiddhisazanaH / / jainAcAryoM ne ajJAna ko rAga-dveSu krodhadi kaSAoM se bhI adhika mahAkaSTa kara kahA hai| "ajJAnaM khula bho kaSTa rAgAdikaSAyebhyaH " / vyavahAra meM kAma Ane vAle jJAna ko vyAvahArika aura dhArmika kSetra meM kAma Ane vAle jJAna ko dhArmika jJAna kahA jAtA hai| jisa prakAra AtmA aura zarIra kA sambandha anAdi hai, isI prakAra vyavahAra aura dharma kA sambandha bhI anAdi hai| vyAvahArika jJAna ke binA dharma kA, adhyAtma kA jJAna asambhava hai| ataH AdinAtha bhagavAna ne lipi aura kalA ke jJAna kA prathama upadeza diyaa| rhe| pU0 gurudeva ko apane guru se divya saMdeza ke rUpa meM sarasvatI-maMdiroM kI sthApanA evaM saMgha, samAja aura rASTra utthAna Adi ke spaSTa vicAra mila cuke the| ataH ve aneka prakAra ke virodhI vAtAvaraNa tathA bhISaNa kaThinAiyoM meM bhI aDiga rhe| jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke bhedoM meM vyAvahArika jJAnAvaraNIya aura dhArmika jJAnAvaraNIya aisA bheda hai hI nhiiN| kisI bhI prakAra ke jJAna kI AzAtanA karane se jJAnAvaraNIya karmA kA bandha hotA hai| to usakA pracAra aura jJAna ke kArya meM dAna dilAne se jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA kSaya bhI avazya hogaa| jisa jaina darzana ne jJAna ke 51 bhedoM meM mithyAjJAna ko "mithyAjJAnAdhyanamaH" kaha kara namaskAra kiyA ho, vaha kabhI bhI vyAvahArika jJAna kA niSedha nahIM kara sakatA mithyA jJAna bhI samyaka jJAna kA kAraNa hone se namaskaraNIya hai| phira vyAvahArika jnyaan| dhArmika jJAna ke lie vizeSa upayogI hone se usakI sArthakatA svataH siddha ho jAtI hai, kyoMki vyAvahArika jJAna to dhArmika evaM AdhyAtmika jJAna kI nIMva hai| onal Use Only gurudeva ne hajAroM vidyArthiyoM ko chAtravRttiyAM dilavA kara kitanA mahAn kArya kiyA aura jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA kSaya bhI kiyaa| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko bhI vyAkaraNa, kAvya, chandazAstra, darzanazAstra, gaNita, itihAsa va jyotiSa Adi kA vyavahArika jJAna karanA hI par3atA hai| jaba sAdhu-sAdhviyA~ taka vyAvahArika jJAna par3hate haiM to gRhastha-santAnoM ko vyAvahArika jJAna dilAne meM pApa lagatA hai aura vaha saMsAra vRddhi kA kAraNa hai, yaha kahanA kahA~ taka ucita hai? Aja kitane aise zrAvaka nikaleMge, jinhoMne apanI nahIM ? duHkha isa bAta kA hai ki skUla aura kAlejoM kA virodha karane vAle bhAI svayaM apanI saMtAnoM ko videzoM meM par3hane ke lie bhejate haiN| kiMtu jaba unake sAmane nirdhana sAdharmika vidyArthiyoM ko par3hAne, sahAyatA aura sahayoga kA prazna AtA hai| taba yahI zrAvaka vyAvahArika jJAna ko pApamaya aura saMsAra vRddhi kA kAraNa batAne laga jAte haiN| yadi vyAvahArika jJAna saMsAra vRddhi kA kAraNa hai to apanI saMtAnoM ko par3hAne ke lie hajAroM kA dAna kyoM dete haiM? kyoM itane maMhage skUla-kAleja DhU~Dhate haiM? dUradarzI gurudeva kA ina zikSaNa saMsthAoM ke mAdhyama se vyAvahArika evaM dhArmika jJAna dene ke sAtha-sAtha saMskAroM kA siMcana karAnA bhI lakSya thaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki ina saMsthAoM se kaI bAlaka rASTrabhakta, samAja-sevaka, dharma-pracAraka, dharmaguru aura sAhityakAra ke rUpa meM taiyAra hue| AtmAnaMda jaina kAleja, ambAlA meM par3hane vAle eka musalamAna vidyArthI ne apane jIvana kA anubhava sunAte hue eka samaya kahA thA ki "maiM musalamAna hone ke kAraNa mAMsAhArI thA; parantu jaina kAleja meM par3hane se aura yahAM ke ahiMsA pradhAna vAtAvaraNa ne evaM dhArmika zikSA ne mujhe zAkAhArI banA diyaa| apane ghara meM kucha dinoM taka saMgharSa karanA pdd'aa| anta meM mujhe saphalatA milii|" yaha prasaMga mujhe zAnta-tapomUrti AcArya zrImad vijayasamudra sUrIzvara jI ma. ne sunAyA thaa| -AcArya vijaya janakacanda sUri Hom Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 AcArya zrI vijayavallabha sUri sarvatomukhI vyaktitva ke dhanI vikramAbda 1976 kI purAnI bAta hai| maiM apane jIvana meM pahalI bAra, tatkAlIna paMjAba pradeza ke ambAlA chAvanI meM AyA huA thaa| zrI ajita prasAda jaina kI adhyakSatA meM mahAvIra jayantI kA virATa Ayojana thA, AtmAnanda jaina kAleja ke prAMgaNa meN| AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrijI bhI una dinoM vahIM the| eka taraha se unhIM ke tattvAvadhAna meM samagra jaina samAja kI ora se Ayojita mahAvIra jayantI kA utsava mUrta rUpa lene jA rahA thaa| mujhe bhI nimaMtraNa thaa| aura isIlie ambAlA chAvanI meM usI dina ambAlA zahara se pahuMcA thaa| AzaMkAoM ke ghirate bAdala : mahAvIra jayantI ke samAroha kI taiyAriyA~ avazya ho rahI thIM, parantu andara meM janamAnasa kAphI ulajhA huA thaa| jaisA ki prAyaH sAmpradAyika pUrvAgrahoM kI manobhUmikA meM ho jAyA karatA hai| bAta yaha thI ki sthAnakavAsI samAja AcAryazrI vijaya vallabha sUrijI kI kucha purAnI bAtoM kI smRti se sazaMka thA ki sAmpradAyika praznoM ko lekara kahIM kucha gar3abar3a na ho jAe, tAki sthAnakavAsI sampradAya ko nIcA dekhanA pdd'e| maiMne kahA, "atIta atIta hai| use hamezA vartamAna ke hara pariprekSya meM dekhate rahanA, kucha artha nahIM rkhtaa| aura yadi kucha aisA hotA bhI hai, to usakA yathAvasara yogya samAdhAna hogaa| hama bhI aise kahA~ vicAradaridra haiM ki samaya para kucha kara nahIM skeNge| " bAta yaha thI ki AcAryazrI apanI taruNAI meM vAda-vivAda rUpa akhAr3e ke mAnavavAdI rahe the| jaba dekho taba, zAstrArthoM ke raNakSetra meM jUjhate rahe the| ataH usa purAnI smRti ke prakAza meM dvandva kI AzaMkA kA honA sahaja hai| parantu jIvana meM yaha eka yuga hotA hai| usa samaya prAyaH aisA huA hI karatA hai| maiM apanI hI khuuN| apanI taruNAI se maiM bhI kama lar3AkU nahIM thaa| una dinoM mere antara meM bhI uddAma saMgharSa kI dhArA taTa tor3agati se pravAhita thii| yadi AcAryazrI usa tUphAnI yuga meM aise the, isameM kyA AcArya kI bAta Jain Education teenationa * upAdhyAya amaramuni dhAraNAe~ galata nikalIM : mahAvIra jayantI kA kAryakrama kucha sahame se vAtAvaraNa meM zurU huaa| pahale AcAryazrI bole- bahuta sundara, sAtha hI zreyaskara bhii| vibhinna jaina-paramparAoM meM samanvaya kaise sthApita ho, yaha thA vaha samAja cintA kA svara, jo unake pravacana meM Adi se anta taka mukharita hotA rhaa| maiM isI bIca samajha gayA ki AcAryazrI ko samajhane meM yA to loga bhUla kara rahe haiM, yA AcAryazrIjI svayaM hI apane ko kAphI dUra taka badala cuke hai| pahale kA vaha sAmpradAyika manobhAva ke dharAtala para ubharane vAlA joza, jaba yathArthatA ko sparza karane vAle gambhIra cintana meM badala kara nirmANakArI rUpa le cukA hai| AcAryazrI ke bAda maiMne apane pravacana meM anekAnta kI vyAkhyA dvArA AcAryazrI ke pravacana ko hI pallavita kiyA aura kahA ki jaba jaina darzana kA anekAnta vizva kI vibhinna paramparAoM ke samanvaya kA mahApatha prazasta kara sakatA hai, to vaha jaina dharma kI vibhinna zAkhAoM meM, jo mUla meM eka hI kendra se aMkurita huI hai, ekarUpatA kyoM nahIM sthApita kara sakatA ? avazya kara sakatA hai, yadi hama saba mila kara niSThA ke sAtha prayatna kareM to ! AcAryazrI prasannabhAva se pravacana suna rahe the| bIca-bIca meM unake makhamaNDala para smitarekhA camaka uThI thI, jo isa bAta kI pratIka thI ki purAnI pIr3hI sacamuca hI naI pIr3hI ko AzIrvAda de rahI hai| yaha thA vRddha aura taruNa kA vaha vaicArika sammilana, jo Aja ke yuga meM prAyaH kama hI ho pAtA hai| utsava kI samApti para kuzala kSema pUchA gyaa| saMkSipta-sA vArtAlApa bhI huA, kintu vaha itanA madhura ki Aja bhI unakI madhurimA smRti ke kaNa-kaNa ko madhura banAe hue haiN| eka ghaTanA ko lekara, sAmpradAyika tanAva kAphI ugra ho gayA thaa| AcAryazrI apane morce para the, to hama apane morce para eka taraha se paMjAba kA samagra jaina samAja, paraspara virodhI do pakSoM meM vibhakta hokara 'yuddhAya kRtanizayaH' hI thaa| sthAnakavAsI samAja kI ora se jaina bhUSaNa zrI premacandrajI ma. aura maiM morce para senAnI bana kara pahuMce! prazna AyA ki mUrtipUjaka paramparA ke khaNDana meM eka joradAra pustaka likhI jaae| likhane kA dAyitva mujha para ! maiMne likhanA zurU kiyA to sambodhana meM AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri likhatA aura unake pakSa kA dRr3hatA se khaNDana krtaa| lekhana ke kucha aMza, jaba sAtha ke bar3e kahe jAne vAle muni ne dekhe, to jaisI ki unakI prakRti hai, kahA "yaha kyA? pustaka to ThIka likha rahe hoM khaNDana bhI khUba ho rahA hai, parantu Apa unako AcAryazrI kyoM likhate haiM?" maiMne kahA - "to phira kyA likhanA cAhie ?" unhoMne jyoM hI yaha kahA ki 'daNDI' likhie to maiMne uttara diyA ki "yaha mujha se nahIM hogaa| Apa unheM daNDI likheM aura ve Apa ko DhUMr3hiyA yA mu~habaMdA kaheM yaha nimna stara kI lar3AI mujhe pasanda nahIM jaba Apa eka vaiSNava sAdhu ko saMtajI aura mahaMtajI kaha sakate hai, sikkha ko saradArajI aura IsAI sAdhu ko pAdarI sAhaba kaha sakate haiM, musalamAna ko miyA~ aura maulavI sAhaba kaha kahate haiM, to apane hI jaina samAja ke eka labdha pratiSThA AcArya ko AcArya kyoM nahIM kaha sakate ?" mere tarka kA unake pAsa uttara to koI thA nahIM, hA~ jida avazya thI, aura isI kAraNa vaha pustaka Age likhI nahIM jA skii| ukta prasaMga kI hI eka aura ghaTanA hai| hamAre tathAkathita bar3e mahArAja ne bhAvAveza meM Akara yaha prazna khar3A kiyA ki "mUrtipUjaka sAdhuoM ko apane zrAvaka gocarI na deN| " sAmpradAyika tanAva kI Ar3a meM ise kAphI tUla diyA jAne lgaa| maiM matabheda ke kAraNa mano bheda kyoM ? vikrama saMvat 1996 kI hI bAta hai- rAyakoTa (paMjAba) meM, isake sarvathA viruddha thaa| merA kahanA thA ki "yaha to bilkula hI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ galata kadama hai| itane nIce stara para hameM nahIM AnA caahie| nAte, hama aura kavijI, bhale hI paraspara virodhI kaimpoM meM haiN| cintita rahate the| mahAprayANa se pUrva ve sArI zakti se madhyama varga vaicArika saMgharSa hai to kyA hama apanI zAlInatAbhI kho baiThe?"saMgha kintu jahA~ sampradAya se Upara jaina samAja kA prazna hai, hama saba kI samasyAoM ko hI hala karane meM lage the| binA kisI ke pramukha sadasya mere pakSa meM the, aura vaha carcA vahIM samApta ho gii| eka haiN| Apa isa choTe muni kI bAtoM kA khyAla na kreN|" sAmpradAyika bhedabhAva ke, sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kI hitadRSTi se, AcAryazrI ko kisI sUtra se ukta ghaTanAoM kA patA lagA to Upara kIbAteM ghaTanA kI daSTi se sAdhAraNa lagatI haiN| kinta unake ve udyoga gRhoM kI sthApanA ke rUpa meM kie gae mahanIya unhoMne kahA ki "kavizrIjI kA vicAra ThIka hai| hamAre kitane hI unameM jo bhAvanA antarnihita hai, vaha batAtI hai ki dvandva kI sthiti prayatna, yuga-yuga ke lie preraNA srota rheNge| isI sandarbha meM matabheda hoM, saMgharSa hoM, kintu ve saba zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM vaicArika meM bhI AcAryazrI kitane gambhIra evaM udAtta the| kacha loga unake ekabAra unhoMne tar3apate dila se kahA thA-"sAdharmika vAtsalya stara para hI hone caahieN| matabheda ke kAraNa manobheda kyoM ho? sAmpradAyika pakSagraha kI AlocanA karate haiN| parantu maiM dekhatA hai, kA artha dharmabandhuoM ko miSThAnna khilAnA bhara hI nahIM hai, Akhira hama saba haiM to eka hI pitA ke putra!" hamameM se prAyaH sabhI sAthI kisI na kisI sAmpradAya vizeSa se balki sAdharmika bandhuoM ko kArya meM jor3a kara unheM Atmanirbhara jaba eka bhAI se maiMne yaha sunA to AcAryazrI ke prati merI sambandhita haiM aura yathA-prasaMga apane-apane sampradAya ke banAnA, yaha bhI saccA dhArmika vAtsalya hai| ....eka ora dhanika bhAvanA ne eka aura mor3a le liyaa| ukta zabda chichale vyaktitva pakSa-poSaNa meM, jaisA bhI bana AtA hai, samayAnusAra kucha na kucha varga mauja ur3Ae, aura dUsarI ora hamAre sahadharmI bhAI bhUkhoM mareM, ke nahIM ho skte| yaha vahI mahAn vyaktitva kaha sakatA hai, jo sakriyatA rakhate hI haiN| Aja kauna hai, jo yaha kaha sake ki maiM aisA yaha sAmAjika nyAya nahIM, anyAya hai|" AvazyakatA hai Aja, himAcala sA U~cA ho, sAgara-sA gaharA ho! kucha nahIM krtaa| prazna sampradAya ke pakSa-poSaNakA nahIM, prazna hai, AcAryazrI ke isa vicAra-svapna ko sAkAra rUpadene kii| eka ghaTanA aura saMgharSakAla meM bhI zAnti evaM zAlInatA banAe rakhane kaa| jaisA zikSA-kSetra ke vikAsa meM yogadAna : vistAra to ho rahA hai, para rAyakoTa ke cAturmAsa kI eka ki aura jabaki maiMne dekhA, AcAryazrI vastutaH zAnti evaM yugadI AcAryazrI kA zikSA-kSetra ke vikAsa meM bhI aura ghaTanA kA ullekha kara duuN| AcAryazrI ke sAdha saMgha meM eka zAlInatA kI pratimUrti the| mahatvapUrNa yogadAna hai| jaina samAja vyApArI samAja hai| arthadRSTi choTe muni the, nAma abhI smRti meM nahIM hai, usane eka sthAnakavAsI baMbaI jaise sundara sthAna meM pahuMcane para bhI AcAryazrI kA to usake pAsa thI usa yuga meM, kintu jaisI ki cAhie, vidyAdRSTi zrAvaka ko kacha prazna likhakara die, aura kahA ki "apane samparka sUtra banA rhaa| jaba bhI koI paricita vyakti vahA~ se yahA~ nahIM thii| yahI kAraNa thA ki paramparAoM ke nAma para kAphI sAdhaoM se jarA inake uttara to lAo, dekheM,tamhAre sAdhu kitane Ane ko hotA, to sukha-zAnti kA saMdezabhijavAta, kAryakramA kI andhavizvAsa samAja meM phaile hae the| eka taraha se samAja kA gahare pAnI meM haiN|" isa para sthAnakavAsI saMgha kI ora se eka sUcanA dete, aura idhara se mere apane kAyakalApa kA jAnakArA bhA aMga-aMga rur3hivAda se jakar3A haA thaa| AcAryazrI kA kahanA thApratinidhi maNDala AcAryazrI ke pAsa bhejA gayA, isalie ki lete| yaha thA vaha mahAn vAtsalyatApUrNa mukta-hRdaya, jo apane -zikSA ke sivA aura koI mArga nahIM hai ki vyartha ke pUrvAgrahoM se hamAre munizrI vicAra-carcA evaM zAstrArtha ke lie taiyAra haiM, isake paricitoM ke prati sahaja sneha kI ajasra dhArA bahAtA rahA. mukta hokara samAja pragatipatha para agrasara ho ske| isI heta lie samaya aura anya niyama taya ho jAne caahieN| jyoMhI sAmpradAyika sImA se pare bhii| AcAryazrI ne mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya baMbaI, AtmAnanda jaina AcAryazrI ko mUla sthiti kA patA lagA, to ukta muni ko bulA kAleja vidyAlaya baMbaI, AtmAnanda jaina kAleja ambAlA Adi kara sabake sAmane DA~TA ki "yaha tuma Upara-Upara kyA gar3abar3a karuNA ke jIvita pratIka : aneka zikSaNa saMsthAoM kA nirmANa kiyA, jo Aja bhI samAja meM karate ho? tamheM kisane kahA thA ki majhe binA pUche hI isa prazna AcAryazrI bahata komala, saMvedanAzIla evaM sahRdaya vyakti uccastarIya zikSA kA prasAra kara rahI haiN| ukta sandarbha meM praznottara kI carcA zurU kara do| ye loga Ae haiM, aba jAo na the, unake antara kA kaNa-kaNa ujjvala mAnavIya guNoM se AcAryazrI kA eka vacana hai, jo sadA smRti meM rakhane jaisA hai - zAstracarcA ke lie| kitane nAsamajha ho tum| vyartha ke dvandva karate jyotirmaya thaa| ve karuNA ke to jIvita pratIka the| jaba bhI koI "sevA, saMgaThana, svAvalambana, zikSA aura jaina sAhitya kA phirate ho! khabaradAra phira kabhI aisI harakata kI to!" anantara dIna-duHkhI unake caraNoM meM pahu~catA, rotA huA jAtA te vaha ha~satA nirmANa evaM prasAraNa ye pA~ca bAteM jaina samAja kI pragati kI ziSTamaMDala se kahA-"bhAI yaha muni kI galatI hai| sampradAya ke huA hI lautttaa| ve madhyama varga kI bigar3atI sthiti se kAphI AdhArazilA hai|" sneha-bhAvanA samanvaya dRSTi meM samabhAva basatA hai| samabhAva meM sabake prati sneha aura prema jhalakatA hai| sneha bhAvanA patthara ko bhI moma banA detI hai| - vijaya vallabha sari FORPrivatespenionline only www.jainelibrary.ora Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 12 samanvayavAdI AcArya vijayavallabha sari vallabha guru guNa muktaka -AcArya tulasI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zAsana samatA kA zAsana hai| samatA yaani| ahiMsA yAni smtaa| viSamatA kI parisamApti ahiMsA ke binA saMbhava nahIM ho sktii| anekAnta samatA kA samagra darzana hai| usake dvArA ananta dharmoM meM satya ko ananta dRSTikoNa se dekhane kI paddhati prApta hotI hai| yahI samanvaya kA dRSTikoNa hai| jaina zAsana meM samanvaya kI paramparA dIrghakAlIna hai| usakI preraNA, ahiMsA aura anekAnta hai| siddhasaina, samaMtabhadra, akalaMka, haribhadra, hemacandra, Adi mahAn AcAryoM ne usakI paramparA ko bahuta hI vikasita aura puSTa kiyA hai| isa paramparA meM anya aneka samanvayavAdI AcArya vijayavallabhasarI bhI usI paramparA meM eka the| unakA dRSTikoNa bahuta udAra aura vyApaka thaa| maiM unase milA huuN| hamArA milana mAtra vyAhArika nahIM thA, Antarika thaa| hama donoM ne eka dUsare ke hRdaya ko pahacAnane kA prayatna kiyaa| Akhira hamane pAyA ki hama donoM eka hI dizA kI ora calane vAle pathika haiN| isa kAla meM dharma meM saMgaThana kI bahatu apekSA hai| usake abhAva meM usakI zakti bar3ha nahIM rahI hai|jo haiN| vaha bhI pUrNa rUpeNa upayoga meM nahIM A rahI hai| eka aura eka ke bIca kA ardhavirAma haTane para eka sAtha zakti bar3ha jAtI hai| jaina zAsana kI ekatA yA saMgaThana kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki saba gaccha yA gaNa eka hI netRtva meM A jaaeN| yadi A jAeM to vaha dina jaina zAsana ke itihAsa meM apUrva hogA, kinta usakI abhI koI saMbhAvanA dikhAI nahIM detii| vartamAna meM ekatA yA saMgaThana kA artha itanA avazya hai ki pratyeka jaina sampradAya apane ko jaina zAsana mahAvRkSa kI eka zAkhA mAne aura dUsarI zAkhAoM ke prati sauhArdapUrNa dRSTikoNa aura vyavahAra kre| jaina zAsana ke maunika hitoM meM saba samasvara aura samaprayatna hoN| mujhe isa bAta kI prasannatA hai ki Aja sabakA citana isa dizA meM cala rahA hai| nagarI bar3audA janma ghara dIpacanda mAtA icchA haraSAye cAroM aura Ananda gurudev| terI mahimA kA kyA guNa gAe usa dina par3ha gaye phike tAre aura canda (1) tU thA gujarAta kA eka mahAna lAla phira bhI adhika rahI paMjAba kI ora cAla jIvana saMdhyA taka guru Atma patha para calate dekara mahAna samudra chor3I bambaI meM tana kI jAla (2) mandira zikSA rasAra kA diyA Atama ne sandeza kiyA tumane pUrNa use truTI na Ane dI leza amRta sI vANI meM tumhArA yahI thA kahanA ho zikSA utthAna sahadharmiyoM kA samAja meM na kleza (3) gujarAta gharAne diyA thA eka ratna jisane kiyA rozana kula aura vatana guruvara vallabha tU amara hai yuga yugoM taka cAheM to jAeM cAMda aura tAroM kA ptn| (4) vallabha smAraka udghATana kA yaha punIta varSa hai| zrI saMgha meM chAyA AnaMda aura apAra harSa hai kevala unake guNagAna se hI kyA hogA? jabaki unake AdarzoM se pAyAna caramotkarSa hai| gaNi vIrendra vijaya POT PVC Polen Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri 'jIvana ghaTanAkrama'-eka najara meM gaNi vIrendra vijaya bar3audA, saM0 1927 rAdhanapura, saM0 1943 mahesANA, saM0 1944 pAlI, saM0 1945 mAlerakoTalA, saM0 1946 paTTI, saM0 1947 ambAlA, saM0 1948 jaMDiyAlAgurU, saM0 1949 jIrA, saM0 1950 ambAlA, saM0 1951 gujarAnavAlA, saM0 1952 nArovAla, saM0 1953 paTTI, saM0 1955 mAlerakoTalA, saM0 1955 hoziyArapura, saM0 1956 amRtasara, saM0 1957 paTTI, saM0 1958 ambAlA, saM0 1959 janma kArtika zukla dvitIyA, sthAna bar3audA, pitAzrI dIpa canda bhAI, mAtAzrI icchaabaaii| dIkSA, vaizAkha zukla gyodshii| nyAyAMbhonidhi AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ma. ke ziSya zrI harSa vijaya jI ke ziSya ghoSita hue| "sArasvata caMdrikA" vyAkaraNa evaM Atma-prabodha kA adhyyn| kalpasUtra kI subodhikA TIkA kA adhyyn| pAlI meM bar3I dIkSA, gappa dIpikA samIra kI rcnaa| zrI harSa vijaya jI ma. kA svAgata, dasa vekAlika satra evaM amarakoSa kA adhyyn| samyakRtva saptamI, candraprabhA saMskRta vyAkaraNa, nyAya, jyotiSa evaM Avazyaka sUtra kA adhyyn| nyAyabodhinI, nyAyamuktAvali kA adhyyn| prathama ziSya zrI viveka vijaya ma. kI diikssaa| jaina matavRkSa taiyAra kiyaa| yatijita kalpa Adi cheda sUtra kA adhyyn| "tatvanirNaya prAsAda" grantha kI presa kApI karanA prAraMbha kiyaa| AcArya zrI vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. kA svrgvaas|| AcArya vijayAnaMda sari kA jIvana-caritra likhA aura AtmasaMvata prAraMbha kiyaa| samAdhi-maMdira ke nirmANa kA praarNbh| dRzkAla meM garIboM ke lie anna vitaraNa prAraMbha kraayaa| zrImada vijayAnaMda sUri ma. kI mUrti kI prtisstthaa| jaMDiyAlAguru meM aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA evaM jaina dhArmika pAThazAlA kA praarNbh| jIrA meM jaina sAhitya avalokana samiti kA sNgtthn| zrI AtmAnaMda jaina pAThazAlA kI sthaapnaa| For Private a nal the only www.ainelibrary.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAnA, saM0 1960 nAbhA nareza kI rAjyasabhA meM sthAnaka vAsiyoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha evaM mahAnizIca sUtra meM mUrti pUjA ke ullekha kI sididh| jIrA, saM0 1961 99 prakAra kI pUjA kI rcnaa| ludhiyAnA, saM0 1962 gujarAnavAlA se rAmanagara tIrtha taka charIpAlita saMgha nikaalaa| amRtasara, saM0 1963 zrI pArzvanAtha paMca kalyANaka pUjA kI rcnaa| gujarAnavAlA, saM0 1964 "vizeSa nirNaya" tathA bhImajJAna trizikA kI racanA evaM dillI se hastinApuratIrtha taka charIpAlita yAtrA saMgha nikaalaa| pAlanapara, saM0 1965 jayapara se khogAMva tIrtha taka saMgha evaM Atma vallabha zikSaNa phaMDa kI sthaapnaa| bar3audA, saM0 1966 rAdhanapura se zrI siddhAcala taka charIpAlita saMgha nikaalaa| mIyAgAMva, saM0 1967 bar3audA se kAvI gAndhAra tIrtha taka saMgha, miyAgAMva meM pAThazAlA kA prAraMbha, kanyA vikraya Adi kuprathAoM dUra kiyaa| ikkIsa prakArI zrI RSi maMDala, zrInaMdIzvara rUpI tIrtha kI pUjA kI rcnaa| DabhoI, saM0 1968bar3audA meM mni-smmeln| dvAdaza vrata pUjA kI rcnaa| nAMdoda evaM bar3audA nareza samakSa zrI haMsa vijaya jI ma. kI adhyakSatA meM sArvajanika pravacana die| bambaI, saM0 1969 upapradhAna tapa, zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya kI sthaapnaa| bambaI, saM0 1970 zrI paMca parameSThI pUjA kI rcnaa|| sUrata, saM. 1971 zrI jaina vanitA Azrama ke lie preraNA evaM upadhAna tapa kA aayojn| jUnAgar3ha, saM0 1972 strI zikSA vidyAlaya evaM zrI AtmAnanda jaina pustakAlaya kI sthaapnaa| bambaI, saM0 1973 vaMthalI meM zItalanAtha bhagavAna kI pratiSThA, verAvala meM strI zikSaNa vidyAlaya, auSadhAlaya kI sthaapnaa| verAvala se zrI siddhAcala taka charIpAlita yAtrA sNgh| zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ke lie eka lAkha rupae kA phaMDa,zrI paMcatIrtha kI pUjA racanA, pravartaka zrI kAMti vijaya jI ma. ke sAtha caaturmaas| ahamadAbAda, saM0 1974 zrI haMsa vijaya jI ma. ke sAtha caaturmaas| zrI mahAvIra svAmI paMcakalyANaka pUjA kI racanA aura sUrata meM pratiSThA sAdar3I, saM0 1975 pAlanapura meM AcAryoM kI mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA, vidyAlaya ke lie phaMDa ekatra karAnA, jaina zve. adhivezana ke lie prernnaa| khuDAlA, saM0 1976 zrI AdinAtha paMcakalyANaka pUjA kI rcnaa| bAlI meM upadhAna zivagaMja se kesariyA jI kA saMgha nikaalaa|shrii caudaha rAja loka, zrI paMcajJAna, zrI samyaka darzana pUjA kI rcnaa| bIkAnera, saM0 1977 gaMdoja aura muMDArA meM pustakAlaya evaM pAThazAlA kI sthApanA karer3A tIrtha meM dharmazAlA ke lie prernnaa| AjIvana khAdI dhAraNa karane kI prtijnyaa| aMbAlA, saM0 1978 108 svarNa mudrAoM dvArA nirmita svAstika se hoziyArapura meM svaagt| zrI aSTApada tIrtha kI pUjA rcnaa| samAnA meM prtisstthaa| hoziyArapura, saM0 1979 brahmacarya vrata kI pUjA rcnaa| lAhaura, saM0 1980 hoziyArapura se kAMgar3A tIrtha taka saMgha,paMjAba meM sarasvatI maMdira ke lie mAtra dasa dRvya grahaNa karane kA abhigrh| gujarAnavAlA, saM0 1981 lAhora meM prtisstthaa| AcArya padavI dhaarnn| zrI zAMtinAtha paMcakalyANaka pUjA kI rcnaa| bar3auta, saM0 1982 ajaina dAnavIra zrIviThThala bhAI gokula dAsa dvArA zrI AtmAnaMda jaina gurukula ke lie battIsa hajAra kA daan| nae maMdiroM kA praarNbh| Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bijovA, saM0 1983 pATana, saM0 1984 baMbaI, saM0 1985 pUnA, saM0 1986 bAlApura, saM0 1987 sAdar3I, saM0 1988 pAlanapura, saM0 1989 ahamadAbAda, saM0 1990 baMbaI, saM0 1991 baDaudA, saM0 1992 khaMbhAta, saM0 1993 ambAlA, saM0 1994 rAyakoTa, saM0 1995 gujarAnavAlA, saM0 1996 siyAlakoTa, saM0 1997 paTTI, saM0 1998 jaMDiyAlAgurU, saM0 1999 bIkAnera, saM0 2000 ludhiyAnA, saM0 2001 gujarAnavAlA, saM0 2002 gujarAnavAlA, saM0 2003 bIkAnera, saM0 2004 sAdar3I, saM0 2005 pAlanapura, saM0 2006 pAlItAnA, saM0 2007 binolI meM aMjanazalAkA prtisstthaa| alavara meM pratiSThA, sAMDerAva meM pAThazAlA kI sthaapnaa| zrI hemacandrAcArya jJAna maMdira ke lie prernnaa| dhenja se gAMbhu taka sNgh| cArUpa evaM karacaliyA meM prtisstthaa| pAThazAlA kI sthApanA, baMbaI meM prvesh| upadhAna tapa aura pustakAlaya prArambha kraayaa| yevalA meM pratiSThA evaM nUtana upAzraya kI prernnaa| akolA evaM nADola meM prtisstthaa| phalodI se jaisalamera taka sNgh| poravAla sammelana, "ajJAna timira taraNI" kalikAla kalpatarU" kI padaviyoM se maan| pAlanapura meM upadhAna tp| zAntamUrti haMsavijaya jI kA svrgvaas| DabhoI meM lor3haNa pArzvanAtha kI prtisstthaa| muni sammelana kA aayojn| zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya meM prtisstthaa| AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. kA mhotsv| upadhAna tapa evaM upAzraya ke jIrNo-ddhAra ke lie prernnaa| jJAnamaMdira kI sthaapnaa| maMdira kA jIrNoddhAra aura prtisstthaa| zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kAleja kA seTha kastUrabhAI dvArA udghATanAsar3horA evaM bar3auta meM prtisstthaa| mAlerakoTalA meM hAIskUla kI sthaapnaa| hoziyArapura se kAMgaDA tIrtha taka sNgh| khAnagADogarA meM prtisstthaa| maMdira kA khAta muhuurt| mUrti kI prtisstthaa| zrIkAMti vijaya jI ma. kA svrgvaas| kasUra meM aMjanazalAkA prtisstthaa| gurumaMdira evaM pustakAlaya kI sthaapnaa| rAyakoTa meM aMjanazalAkA prtisstthaa| AcArya zrI jI kA hIraka mhotsv| phAjilkA meM prtisstthaa| paMjAbI jaina dharmazAlA pAlItAnA ke lie phNdd| siyAlakoTa meM prtisstthaa| bhArata vibhaajn| amRtasara meM aagmn| mahilA udyogazAlA kI sthaapnaa| sAdharmikoM ke utkarSa ke lie updesh| aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA, vidyA pracAra kI prernnaa| bIjApura meM aMjanazalAkA prtisstthaa| bIjApura rAtAmahAvIra kI pratiSThA ke lie vAsakSepa bhejanA, vijayAnaMda sUri ma. kI mUrti kI prtisstthaa| zikSaNa phNdd| parvata para mukhya maMdira kI bagala meM sthita zrI vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. kI paMcadhAtu kI mUrti kI prtisstthaa|mni smmeln| bhAvanagara meM Atma kAMti jJAna maMdira kA udghaattn| bar3audA meM zrI zatraMjaya tIrthAvatAra prasAda ke, zrI AdinAtha kI mehatA galI meM sthita zrI neminAtha kI zAkhA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ke zrI AdinAtha kI prtisstthaa| AcArya zrI umaMga sUrIzvara jI ma. ko paTTadhara ziSya kI ghoSaNA kii| paM. zrI samudra vijaya jI ma. paM. zrI prabhAkara vijaya jI ko upAdhyAya pada diyaa| jhagaDiyA tIrtha meM zrI AtmanaMda jaina gurukula kI sthaapnaa| baMbaI meM dharmazAlAoM pAThazAlAoM ke lie prernnaa| madhyama varga ke utkarSa ke lie phNdd| thANA meM 340 mUrtiyoM kI aNjnshlaakaa| ghATakopara meM upadhAna tp| upAdhyAya zrI samudra vijaya ko AcArya pada se vibhUSita krnaa| zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ke lie phNdd| svrgvaas| baMbaI, saM0 2008 se 2010 For Private spermonal LIE Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna zatI meM jina mahApuruSoM ne bhArata ko vibhUSita kiyA unameM eka nAma bar3I zraddhA, Adara, bhakti evaM gaurava ke sAtha smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha hai paMjAba kesarI, yugavIra AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma.sA.. dhArmika kSetra meM hI nahIM varan sAmAjika, sAMskRtika evaM rASTrIya kSetroM ke lie bhI yaha nAma gauravaspada hai| vijaya vallabha kA vyaktitva vyApaka, sarvakSetrIya evaM sarvakAlika hai| unake jIvana aura kArya ke viSaya meM bahuta kucha likhA aura kahA gayA hai| yahAM unake vyaktitva ke kucha anachue pakSoM ko ujAgara kiyA gayA hai| janma aura dIkSA hama mAtRtva ko isalie vaMdana karate haiM ki vaha mahApuruSoM kI janma dAtrI hai| hama para jitane upakAra vijayavallabhake haiM utane hii| mAtA icchAbAI ke bhI haiN| Azcarya kI bAta yaha hai ki phala ko to saba yAda karate haiM; para kalI ko koI yAda nahIM krtaa| loga yaha bhUla jAte haiM ki phUla kA astitva kalI para nirbhara hai| jo parivAra jina zAsana ko pUrNatayA samarpita hote haiM unakI / sadaiva yaha bhAvanA rahatI hai ki hamAre parivAra se koI jinazAsana ko samarpita ho jaae| aise parivAra gajarAta meM Aja bhI vidyamAna hemacandrAcArya kI mAtA pAhinI se AcArya devacandra sari ne cAMgadeva ko jinazAsana ko dene ke lie kahA aura usI samaya goda meM khela rahe cAMgadeva ko uThAkara pAhinI ne garu ko de diyaa| cAMga usakA eka mAtra putra thaa| yahAM taka ki pati kI bhI usane anumati nahIM lii| mAtA pAhinI apane deva, gurU aura dharma ke prati apane zAsana ke prati kitanI samarpita hogii| yaha akathaya evaM / acintya hai| jagadaguru hIra sUri ma. kI mAtA nAthIbAI ne apane hRdaya ke / Tukar3e ko guru ko boharAte hue kahA thA koI re boharAve thAne lADavA, koI re boharAve thAne duudh| koI re boharAve thAne kApar3A, nAthIbAI boharAve thAne puut|| gurujI, Apako koI kapar3e boharAtA hai, koI laDDU boharAtA hai, koI dUdha boharAtA hai, para yaha nAthIbAI apanA lAr3alA putra / boharA rahI hai| meve-miThAI aura kapar3e-ddha kI taraha apane / vallabha eka sarvadezIya vyaktitva -muni jayAnanda vijaya in Education intonas For PVC Foare Only www.janelibrary.org Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvasva, hRdaya ke Tukar3e ko boharA denA koI khela nhiiN| yaha vahI samajhate the| isa lie svabhAvataH unhoMne chagana ko sAMsArika vijaya vallabha ko vijayAnandra sari ma ne eka vizeSa kArya ke lie mAtA kara sakatI hai jisake roma-roma meM deva, guru aura dharma base banAne kA prayatna kiyaa| bhAtRtva kA sneha kisa meM nahIM hotA. kyA taiyAra kiyA thaa| ho| jisakI pratyeka dhar3akana ke sAtha arihaMta jur3e hoN| nandivardhana ne vardhamAna svAmI ko dIkSA lene se na rokA thA? aneka vijaya vallabha kA adhyayana kSetra gahana aura vyApaka thaa| zrAvikA jIvana kI carama sthiti yA zrAvikA jIvana kI vighnoM ke bAda chagana ko dIkSA kI anumati milii| jo kAma aneka unhoMne apanA uttaradAyitva samajha liyA thaa| vijayAnanda sari saphalatA jinazAsana ke lie apane mAtRtva ke balidAna kara dene vighnoM ke bAda hotA haiM usake pariNAma acche hote haiN| ma. kyA cAhate the yaha vaha acchI taraha jAnate the| ve AjIvana meM hai| pAhinI aura nAthIbAI zrAvikA jIvana kI utkRSTa bhUmikA vijaya vallabha ke jIvana kI eka mahatvapUrNa bAta samajha lenA svIkAra karate rahe ki maiM jo kucha hUM vijayAnaMda sUri ma. kI badaulata meM pahu~ca cukI thiiN| nArI kA mUla dharma samarpaNa hai aura jahAM samarpaNa Avazyaka hai| jaba ve kisI kArya ko acchA samajha kara karane ke huuN| vijayAnaMda sUri ma. ke cale jAne ke bAda unakA adhyayana bhI hai vahA~ mAdhurya saMgIta aura AnaMda hai, paraMtu yaha samarpaNa deva honA / lie kadama uThAte the to use pUrA karake hI chor3ate the| cAhe lAkha pUrA ho jAtA hai aura ve kaTibaddha hokara sAmAjika kSetra meM utara cAhie asura nahIM, AcaraNa ke sammukha honA cAhie atyAcAra ke vighna A jaaeN| unameM yaha guNa bacapana se hI vidyamAna thaa| par3ate haiN| sAmane nahIM, poSaNa meM honA cAhie atyAcAra ke sAmane nahIM, unhoMne dIkSA lene kA nirNaya kiyA aura aneka bAdhAoM ke vijaya vallabha meM vaktatva kI adabhata kalA thii| prathama zoSaNa meM nhiiN| bAvajada dIkSA lI aura vaha bhI bar3e ThATha se| saMsAra meM yA samAja meM pravacana unhoMne vijayAnaMda sari ma. kI upasthiti meM jodhapura ke saMdhyA kA samaya thaa| sUryAsta ho rahA thA aura usake sAtha hI cAhe bhUcAla A jAeM, cAhe prANoMse hAtha dhone par3e, para apane lakSya AhorI havelI meM kiyA thaa| sAmAjika kSetra meM Ane ke bAda ve mAtA icchAbAI kA jIvana bhI asta ho rahA thaa| icchAbAI ke evaM kartavya se ve kabhI Dige nhiiN| suprasiddha vaktA bana ge| unake anaginata kAryoM ke pIche unakI mana meM bhI yahI pavitra bhAvanA thI ki merA koI lAla jinazAsana adbhuta baktRtva kalA kA jAdU hai| eka udAharaNa kAphI hogaa| ko samarpita ho jaae| koI arihaMta ke caraNoM meM calA jAe aura adhyayana aura pravacana gujarAta ke aitihAsika nagara pATaNa meM unakA pAvana padArpaNa antima samaya meM vaha bhAvanA avasara pAkara prakaTa hotI hai| chagana vijaya vallabha lagabhaga nau varSa taka vijayAnanda sUri jI ma. ke , haa| vijaya vallabha kI icchA yahAM prAcIna evaM Adhunika rote hue pUchatA hai ki mA~! tU mujhe kisake sahAre chor3a kara jA rahI sAnidhya meM rahe the| vijayAnanda rima, apratima pratibhA ke dhanI sAhitya ke lie 'hemacandrAcArya jaina jJAna bhaMDAra' kI sthApanA to usane kaMpita oThoM se itanA hI kahA ki tU arihaMta kI zaraNa meM the| pichalI tIna zatAbdiyoM meM jaina dharma ko aisA mahApuruSa nahIM karane kI thii| unhoMne vahAM ke sthAnIya logoM ko jaina jJAna bhaNDAra cale jAnA vahI zAzvata zaraNadAtA hai| maiM usI ke AdhAra para tujhe milA thaa| vaha yuga bhArata ke itihAsa meM nava jAgaraNa evaM nava eva nava kI upayogitA batAI aura vyaktigata rUpa se usake lie rupaye chor3akara jA rahI hU~ aura nanheM chagana ne jaba isa AjJA ko nirmANa kA thaa| par3he likhe logoM meM dezAbhimAna janma lene lgaa| ekatra hone lge| bahuta samaya bIta gayA para usake lie paryApta zirodhArya kiyA to mAM kI AMkhoM meM apane jIvana kI saphalatA ke thaa| yahIM se Adhunika yuga kA prAraMbha hotA hai aura vijayAnanda sUri " dhana rAzi ekatra na ho paaii| kAryakartAoM ne vijaya ballabha se bAta AnaMdAzru bhara aae| cahere para eka anokhI dIpti chA gii| chagana ma. meM AdhunikatA kA janma ho gayA thaa| isI lie unhoMne vijayI papa kii| kArya kucha asambhava sA jAna pdd'aa| dUsare dina vijaya ballabha ke siraparamAM ke hAtha the kI zaraNanirvighna ho aura mAM sadA ke lie vallabha ko sarasvatI maMdiroM kI sthApanA karane kI preraNAdI thii| ne apane pravacana meM jJAna kI upayogitA. pATaNa kI prabhatAjainoM kI chagana ko chor3akara calI gii| jaba vaha jA rahI thI taba usake mukha pratyeka mahAparuSa ko apane bAda ke paTTadhara kI cintA rahatI dAnavIratA. hemacandrAcArya kA sAhitya meM yogadAna aura jaina para zrAvikA jIvana kI saphalatA kA paritoSa thaa| maiM kucha jina hai| ve sadaiva aise vyakti kI khoja meM rahate haiM jo unake vicAroM kI zAstroM kI dardazA para eka aisA prabhAvazAlI aura mArmika citra zAsana ke kAma AI, isa bAta kA AnaMda thaa| zrAvikA vahI hai jo pratichAyA ho, adhUre kAryoM ko pUrA kara ske| vijayAnanda khIMcA ki mahilAoM ne gahane utAra kara Dhera kara die| paruSoM ne matya ke samaya meM bhI apane deva, garu aura dharma kI cintA kre| sUrIzvara jI ma, ko bhI yaha cintA thI aura usI samaya unheM ve kaThiyAM aura aMgaThiyAM utAra diiN| jinake pAsa nakada thA unhoMne TharAna ke jIvana meM saMyama ke bIja boye the icaThAbArTa ne sabhA guNa taruNa mAna vijaya vallabhamadikhAI par3A unhAna nakada diyaa| pATaNa ke itihAsa meM yaha pahalA avasara thA ki eka pallavita kiyA thA AcArya zrIvijayAnanda sarine rasa diyA thA harSaapanA pratibimba vijaya vallabha malAkSata huaa| unhAna AcArya kI preraNA se logoM ne AbhaSaNa utAra die hoN| ve vijaya ne| usa bIja ko naSTa karane ke lie prakRti ne aneka apane vicAroM ke anusAra vijaya vallabha jo gar3hanA prArambha paristhiti kA aisA ha baha citraNa karate the ki loga usa pravAha meM bAdhAe~ upasthita kI, para bIja na hilA na DalA na pasIjA na kiyaa| eka prasaMga se yaha bAta spaSTa hogii| baha jaate| ve karuNa sthiti kA varNana karate the to loga ro par3ate haaraa| chagana kI dIkSA meM saba se adhika vighna unhIM ke bhAI __paMjAba ke kisI zahara meM vijayAnanda sari ma. ke paTTe ke pAsa the| kabhI vIra rasa kA vivecana karate to logoM kI bhajAeM phar3akane khImacandra ne ddaale| pitAjI cala base the| mAtA kI chAyA bhI uTha taruNa muni vallabha vijaya kisI sUtra kI gAthA raTa rahe the| usa lgtiiN| jo eka bAra unakA pravacana suna letA vaha sadA ke lie gaI thI parivAra kI sampUrNa jimmevArI khImacandra para thii| ve isa samaya ekazrAvaka ne sari jIse pUchA ye bAlamuni paMjAba meM par3ha rahe unakA bhakta bana jAtA unake pravacana meM eka garIba AdamI se jimmevArI ko khUba samajhate the| chagana ko par3hAnA-bar3hAnA, haiN|" vijayAnanda sUri ma. ne ballabha vijaya ko paMjAba par3hAyA thA lekara rAjA aura mahArAjA bhI Ate the| rAjA aura navAba unako lnin Ed.vyavahAra kuzala banAnA,sAMsArika banAnA ve apanA mukhya kartavya isalie ve jIvana ke antima samaya taka paMjAbapaMjAba raTate rhe| pravacana karane ke lie apane rAjadarabAra meM Amantrita karate the| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala rAjA hI unakA pravacana nahIM sunate apitu unakI rAniyAM gulAmI se mukta hone ke lie jItor3a mehanata kara rahA thaa| sneha evaM sadbhAva ke upadeza die| unake pravacana meM hindU, bhI pIche na rhtiiN| bIkAnera kI mahArAnIne apane prAIveTa sekeTarI nayI-nayI sAmAjika saMsthAeM sudhAra kA jhaMDA lekara astitva meM muslima, sikha Adi vividha dharma ke loga samAna rUpa se Ate rahate se kucha rupaye zrIphala aura meve miThAI dekara vijaya ballabha ko A rahI thiiN| deza aura samAja meM ho rahe isa prakAra ke vyApaka the| lAhaura meM jaba una kA praveza hone vAlA thA, usake pahale dina AmaMtrita kiyA thA pravacana karane ke lie| vijaya vallabha ne bheMTa parivartana se svabhAvataH vijaya vallabha prabhAvita hue| jinake hI hindU-muslima daMge ho ge| jisa dina praveza hone vAlA thaa| dhanyavAda pUrvaka lauTA dii| jAne ke lie manA kara diyaa| rAnI vicAra kI khir3akiyAM khulI huI haiN| jo samAja dharma, aura deza ke usa dina bhI usakI punarAvRtti hone vAlI thii| usake lie donoM ke atyanta Agraha para yahAM ke gaMgA thiyeTara meM pravacana rakhA gyaa| hita ke lie ciMtita hoN| jo dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva ke gaToM meM joroM se taiyArI ho rahI thii|pr jaise hI vijaya vallabha kA rAnI aura yahAM ke seTha sAhakAroM kI patniyAM bhI aayiiN| rAjasthAna adhyetA hoN| ve itane gahare aura vyApaka pariveza se svabhAvataH nagara praveza huA aura sArvajanika pravacana hue to ve Azcarya kI prathA ke anusAra bIca meM pardA rakhA gayA aura pravacana prArambha prabhAvita hoMge hii| . janaka rUpa se gAyaba ho ge| jo kala eka dUsare ke khUna ke pyAse huaa| vijaya vallabha ke pravacana se yahAM kI rAnI itanI prabhAvita vijaya vallabha ke pravacanoM meM dharma, deza aura samAja kI the ve hI vijaya vallabha ke pravacana ke bAda gale lagate hue huI ki usane apane bagIce kA nAma vijaya vallabha bAga' rakhA parAdhIna bhArata kI paristhitiyoM kA habaha citraNa milatA hai| deza dikhAI die| kaI musalamAna unake bhakta hA gae, kaI muslima aura jaba taka ve bIkAnera meM rahe pratidina prAiveTa sekeTrI se sakaTrarAsa paratantra thaa| mahAtmA gAMdhI kI svatantratA kI jyoti jala rahI samAjoM ne unheM abhinandana patra bheMTa die| sukhazAtA (kuzala kSema) ke samAcAra puchavAtI rhiiN| yaha thA thii| svadezI vastuoM kA upayoga aura videzI cIjoM kA virodha unakI vaktRtva kalA kA prbhaav| joroM para thaa| usa samaya vijaya vallabha ne malamala ke kapar3e utAra isI prakAra jaina samAja ko bhI unhoMne naye AyAma die| usa vijaya vallabha kA sAmAjika dRSTikoNa phaiMke aura khuradarI khAdI ke moTe kapar3e paridhAna karane prArambha samaya jaina samAja meM zikSaNa kA abhAva thaa| unhoMne zikSaNa AcArya zrImada vijaya vallabha sarIzvarajI mahArAja ko kie| unhoMne pravacanoM meM isa bAta kI carcA kI aura mahAtmA saMsthAeM sthApita kii| garIba jainoM kI bar3I durdazA thii| usake AcArya zrImad vijayAnanda sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne Adhunika gAMdhI kI prazaMsA karate hue unhoMne kahA ki gAMdhI jI hindustAna lie phaMDa ikaTThe kie| jhagar3e aura ApasI kalahoM se samAja dRSTi dI thii| vijaya vallabha kA sAmAjika dRSTikoNa sadhAravAdI kI svatantratA ke lie itane kaSTa uThA rahe haiM, itanA tyAga kara rahe khokhalA ho rahA thA use miTAne kA prayatna kiyaa| aneka rUr3hiyAM thaa| na to unhoMne prAcIna rUr3hiyoM ko sarvathA nakArA hai na use haiM, itanA parizrama kara rahe haiM to hamArA bhI kartavya hai ki unake jo samAja kI pragati meM bAdhaka banatI thIM use dUra karane kA yathA pUrNarUpa se svIkArA hii| jina rUr3hiyoM ko ve ucita, nyAya saMgata kArya meM hAtha bttaaeN| hajAroM loga jeloM meM jA rahe hoM aura tuma loga sambhava prayatna kiyaa| ve samAja ko pragatizIla banAnA cAhate the| evaM dharma ke anurUpa samajhate the unheM svIkAra karate the aura jina baMgaloM meM aiza karo, videzI kapar3e pahana kara apanI sampannatA kA samAja meM koI azikSita na ho, koI nirdhana na ho, koI rogI na rUr3hiyoM se na to kAI dharma ko lAbha hotA hai na samAja ko jo kevala pradarzana karo, yaha sarvathA anucita evaM anyAya hai| kahanA na hogA ho, koI daHkhI na ho, koI anAtha na ho, koI naMgA na ho| sabhI rUr3hi banakara raha gayI haiM, jinake pAlana evaM pracalana se kisI bhI ki vijaya vallabha kI preraNA se hajAroM logoM ne khAdI pahananA cAlU zikSita hoN| sabhI sampanna hoN| saMkSepa meM itanA kahA jA sakatA hai prakAra kA lAbha nahIM hotA unheM asvIkAra karate the| kara diyA thaa| ki samAja ko ve jIvaMta, pragatizIla evaM unnatizIla dekhanA vijaya vallabha ne aise bahuta se kArya kie haiM jo logoM kI dRSTi cAhate the| vijaya ballabha kA sAmAjika dRSTikoNa sudhAravAdI mahAmanA madana mohana mAlavIya aura AcArya vijaya ballabha thaa| ve parivartanazIla samAja ke sAtha calanA dharma mAnate the| meM krAMtikArI haiN| rUr3hi tor3a kara yA rUr3hi se haTakara unhoMne jo bhI kA patra vyavahAra hotA thaa| usa samaya sAmpradAyika daMge ho rahe the| kArya kie ve sabhI niyama evaM paramparA meM raha kara kie| unhoMne vijaya vallabha ne eka patra meM likhA thA ki Ajakala jo bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ujjvala zramaNa paramparA ke anurUpa hI sabhI hindU-muslima daMge ho rahe haiM usake pIche rAjanIti kA vijaya vallabha aura rUr3hivAdI AcArya kArya kie| una kAryoM ke pIche agara koI unakA uddezya thA to zata-pratizata hAtha hai| maiM gAMvoM aura zaharoM meM paidala ghUmatA hai| yaha ki pratyeka jainI sukhI, sampanna aura vidvAna ho| unhoMne gAMvoM meM jahAM rAjanIti kii| AcArya vijaya vallabha bIsavIM sadI ke yugavIra AcArya the| tatkAlIna samAja ko smjhaa| use kisa cIja kI AvazyakatA 'yagavIra' zabda kI vyAkhyA gujarAtI ke suprasiddha lekhaka, parama hai? samAja kyA cAhatA hai? unhoMne samAja kA manovaijJAnika havA nahIM pahuMcI hai vahAM donoM ke bIca bar3A hI sauhArdra, sneha evaM guru bhakta svargIya ratilAla dIpacanda desAI ne isa prakAra kI hai adhyayana kiyA, taba unheM patA calA ki samAja sadhAra cAhatA hai| sadbhAva kA vAtAvaraNa hai| sAmpradAyika daMge asala meM rAjanItika 'yagavIra use kahA jAtA hai jo yaga ko samaya ko pahacAnatA hai| samAja ko naye yuga kI havA laga gaI thI samAja ko samyak mor3a daMge haiN| agara sAmpradAyika daMge banda karane hoM to rAjanIti ke yuga ke sAtha calatA hai| yaga ke sAtha jI kara vaha yuga ko jIta letA dene kI atyanta AvazyakatA vijaya vallabha ne smjhii| vaha samaya prabhAva ko dUra kiyA jaae| sadbhAva evaM sauhArdra kA pracAra, prasAra hai isa lie use yugavIra kahA jAtA hai| hara koI yagavIra nahIM bana hI aisA thA ki pratyeka bhAratIya apane dharma, samAja evaM deza ko evaM prabhAva honA caahie| sktaa| rUr3hiyoM ke sAtha jiinaa| rUr3hivAdI bane rhnaa| lakIra kA Age lAne ke lie bhagIratha prayatna karatA thaa| bhArata aMgrejoM kI vijaya vallabha ne saMkIrNa sAmpradAyikatA se Upara uThakara phakIra bnnaa| yagavIratA nahIM hai| Jain Education www.jainelibrary.om Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUr3hi ke sAtha jIne meM koI parizrama nahIM karanA par3atA rUr3hi ballabha ke vicAroM se pUrNatayA sahamata the| para virodha ke Dara se kAvya bhI hindI meM likhaa| unake pravacana kI hindI sIdhI-sAdI agara zastra ke viruddha bhI hogI to vaha svIkArya hotI hai rUr3hi ke koI nayA kadama nahIM uThAte the| sarvasAdhAraNa ke lie grAhya thii| kAvya kI bhASA bhI sarala, sarasa pujAriyoM ke lie| loga dharma kA pAlana nahIM karate para rUr3hiyoM kA Aja tIna dazaka ke bAda kaI virodhI AcArya, mani evaM aura subodha hai tathApi unakI racanAoM meM kAvya, alaMkAra, chaMda, pAlana karate haiN| rUr3hiyoM se satya DhaMka jAtA hai| vaha vyakti ko zrAvakoM ke mana meM laga rahA hai ki pacAsa varSa pahale vijaya ballabha laya eva bhAvA kI kamI nahIM hai| aMdhA banA detI hai| vicAra zakti ko kuMThita kara detI hai| kisI ne jo kahA aura jo kiyA vaha pUrNataH ThIka thaa| ve aba pazcAtApa unake kavi hRdaya ke viSaya meM itanA hI kahA jA sakatA hai ki yuga kA apavAda kAlAntara meM rUr3hi kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai| kI Aga meM sulaga rahe haiN| usa samaya agara sabhI AcArya vijaya vijaya vallabha meM jahAM sAmAjika, rASTrIya evaM dhArmika vyattitva rUr3hi eka bAra samAja meM pracalita ho jAne para vaha janamAnasa para vallabha ke patha para calate to Aja jaina dharma, samAja evaM saMskRti ke darzana hote haiM vahAM kavi vyaktitva kA bhI adbhuta saMyojana evaM kabjA, adhikAra jamA letI hai| tatyugIna niyama usa samaya ke kA itihAsa kacha aura hotaa| digdarzana hotA hai| unake dvArA racita stavana, sajjhAya evaM pUjAe~ lie upayogI hotA hai, para bAda meM vaha nirarthaka bana jAtA hai, gAkara Aja bhI bhAvuka bhakta bhAva-vibhora ho jAte haiN| kyoMki samaya sadA eka sA nahIM rhtaa| vijaya vallabha aura kAvya dharma cAhe kitanA hI mahAna, maulika aura Adarzamaya kyoM na vijaya ballabha aura camatkAra ho kAlAntara meM vaha rUr3hi grasta ho jAtA hai| usa meM vikRtiyAM ___ AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. eka uttama koTi ke kavi the| unake kAvya kI mahattA jAnane aura samajhane ke AnI prArambha ho jAtI haiN| jaina dharma bhI isakA apavAda na rhaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha kA isa dharatI para avatarita honA bhI jaina dharma ne bhI parivartana ke kaI mor3a dekhe haiN| kaI bAra lupta lie pro. javAhara caMdra paTanI dvArA likhita zodha prabandha 'vijaya eka camatkAra hI thaa| vijaya vallabha ke jIvana ke sAtha aneka hote-hote bacA hai| bacA hai usakA kAraNa hai| vaha yugAnurUpar3hala vallabha ke vADmaya meM darzana, ciMtana aura kAvya avazya par3hanA camatkArika ghaTanAe~ jur3I huI haiN| saca to yaha hai ki na be caahie| AnaMdadhanajI yazovijaya jI, cidAnaMda jI,AtmArAmajI jAtA thaa| yugAnurUpa Dhala jAne ke eka pakSa kA nAma anekAntavAda camatkAra karate the aura na camatkAroM meM vizvAsa rakhate the; para hai| vijaya vallabha ne isI anekAntavAda ko Age rakhakara jIvana ma, kI jo kAvya paraMparA calI A rahI thI usakA AcArya vijaya camatkAra svayaM ghaTita ho jAte the| ina camatkAroM kA mahatva unake aura kArya kI sAdhanA kii| vallabha ne bhalI-bhAMti nirvAha kiyA unakI bhakti sakhA aura bhakta varga ke lie ho sakatA hai; para unake lie unakA koI mahatva sevaka bhAva se pagI hai| vijaya vallabha ke samakAlIna kaI prabhAvaka AcArya the vaha na thaa| jaina dharma parNa rUpa se gujarAta meM phalA-phUlA aura vikasita samaya jaina dharma ke lie svarNa yuga thaa| Aja jinake nAma se saMsAra meM kacha aisI pratibhAeM janma letI haiM jinakA pratyeka samudAya cala rahe haiM ve sabhI AcArya unake samakAlIna the| AcArya huaa| ataH jaina zramaNa kaviyoM ne gujarAtI bhASA meM kAvya racanA vyavahAra saMsAra ke lie camatkAra hotA hai| aise santoM ke kaI vijaya vallabha ke kArya ke pramukha do kSetra the eka dhArmika dUsarA kI hai| madhyakAlIna kavi AnaMdadhana jI yazovijaya jI, udAharaNa haiM, hemacandrAcArya, siddhasena divAkara, mahAyogI saamaajik|unhoNne jo bhI parivartana kie inhIM do kSetroM meM kie| cidAnaMdajI Adi ne gujarAtI-hindI mizrita kAvya racA hai| AnaMdadhana nAnaka, kabIra, tulsii| Adhunika samaya meM bhI aise kaI unake paravartI sabhI kaviyoM ne jaise udayarana jI. uttama vijayI / dhArmika kSetra meM unhoMne svapnoM kI boliyoM ke dravya ko sAdhAraNa mahApuruSa hue haiM, ramaNa maharSi, rAma kRSNa paramahaMsa, svAmI jI, padmavijayajI, lakSmI vijayajI, vIra vijayajI Adi ne khAta meM le jAne kI bAta kI, sAdhvI pravacana kA samarthana kiyaa| dayAnanda, vivekAnaMda, mahAtmA gAMdhI Adi kaI nAma ginAye jA isa prakAra choTI-moTI aneka bAteM haiM jo eka rUr3hi se eka paramparA vizuddha gujarAtI bhASA meM racanAe~ kI haiN| sakate haiN| camatkAroM kA rAja yahI hotA hai ki unameM adbhuta se haTakara thiiN| sAmAjika kSetra meM unhoMne pahalA kAma zikSaNa bIsavIM zatI meM do AcArya aise hue jinhoMne usa paraMparA se manobala hotA hai| aTala AtmavizvAsa hotA hai, saMyama aura saMsthAeM sthApita karane kI preraNA dii| daheja Adi kaprathAe~ miTAne alaga hindI meM kAvya racanA kii| ve haiM AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda caritra kI prabala zakti hotI hai, jo Ama janatA meM nahIM hotii| kA prayatna kiyaa| dhvani vardhaka yantra kA upayoga prArambha kiyaa| sUri evaM AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha suuri| unhoMne kevala camatkAroM kA rAja yahI hai vaijJAnika tarIke se| aisA vyakti jahAM ina bAtoM kA unake stavana aura samAya kI racanA nahIM ki varana pUjAoM kI bhI racanA jAegA vahAM kA vAtAvaraNa badala jAegA, camatkAra ghaTita hoNge| samakAlIna AcAryoM ne ghora virodha kiyaa| kacha maniyoM. AcAryoM kii| pUjAoM kI racanA karane vAle bAsavA zatA ka ekamAtra camatkAroM kA dUsarA rahasya hai, aTala shrddhaa| kaI parAne garubhakta evaM zrAvakoM ne to unake pratyeka vicAra kA virodha kiyaa| unhoMne AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri the| unheM vibhinna rAga-rAganiyoM kA paMjAbI apane jIvana ke anubhavoM kI bAteM karate haiM, vijaya ballabha virodha ko hI apane jIvana kA lakSya banA liyaa| unake virodha meM yatheSTa jJAna thaa| unake kAvya meM gujarAtI, rAjasthAnI, hindI aura ke camatkAroM kA varNana karate haiM, to hamArA sira unakI vijaya ISyA kI jalana adhika thii| kacha AcArya aise the jinakA sambandha paMjAbI zabdoM kA prayoga huA hai| mahimA sunakara nata ho jAtA hai| paMjAbiyoM ko vijaya vallabha vijaya vallabha ke sAtha sauhArdapUrNa thA / ve na to virodha karate the AcArya vijaya ballabha kI mAtRbhASA gujarAtI thI, para camatkArika puruSa isalie lagate the ki unakI una para aTala aura na smrthn| taTastha rhe| kucha AcArya aise bhI the jo vijaya unhoMne rASTrIya ekatA kA vicAra kara hindI bhASA apanAyI aura zraddhA thii| avicala vizvAsa thaa| zraddhA camatkAroM kI jananI hai| Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya vijaya vallabha akhaNDa bAla brahmacArI the| saMyama samAja usa ke lie prANa nyauchAvara kregaa| vijaya vallabha kA adhika prastuta aura sAmayika haiN| ve dIrghadarzI the| Agata pacAsa aura cAritra kI sAkSAta pratimA the| unameM adbhuta Atma bala, vizAla bhakta varga unake lie prANa nyauchAvara karatA thaa| cAhe varSoM meM kina kAryoM aura vicAroM kA pracalana hogA vaha unakI painI gujarAtI ho, cAhe raajsthaanii| paMjAba kI bhUmi to vaise bhI samarpaNa dIrghadRSTi ne dekha liyA thaa| vaha samaya A gayA hai to ve vicalita na hote the| bama ko bhI pAnI banA dene kI tAkata kI bhUmi hai| purAnI pIr3hI AcArya vijaya vallabha ko samarpita thii| unhoMne saMyama se prApta kI thii| cAritra ke prabhAva se unheM vacana aura haiM' meM bahuta antara hai nayI pIr3hI meM saMskAra, zraddhA aura bhakti vallabha zAsana meM kAryarata munigaNa aura guru bhaktoM kA yaha siddhi milI thii| jo ve kaha detevahahokara rahatA thaa| jisako meM spaSTa aMtara dRSTipAta hotA hai| zraddhA aura bhakti kI riktatA se kartavya ho jAtA hai ki ve vallabha zAsana ko eka sugaThita aura AzIrvAda milatA thA vaha nihAla ho jAtA thaa| bharI nayI pIr3hI ko saMskAra niSTha banAnA atyanta Avazyaka hai| addhitIya zAsana bnaayeN| guru vallabha dvArA saMsthApita saMsthAoM, yuga parivartana kI dizA kI ora tejI se daur3a rahA hai| guru vicAroM aura kAryoM ko hajAra guNa Age bar3hAyA jaae| guru bhaktoM vijaya vallabha aura guru bhaktoM kI nayI pIr3hI bhaktoM kI purAnI pIr3hI ko cAhie ki vaha nayI pIr3hI ko susaMskAroM kA baccA-baccA vallabha zAsana ko samarpita ho| vallabha zAsana se siMcita kara sahI rAha dikhAeM tabhI guru ke RNa se ve uRNa ho ke pratyeka sadasya meM samarpaNa aura ekatA jIvaMta honI caahie| saMsAra meM kucha vibhUtiyAM aisI hotI haiM jinakA nAma aura kAma sakate haiM aura yahI gurudeva ke prati saccA tarpaNa hogaa| samarpaNa aura ekatA se yugIna kArya kie jA sakate haiN| Aja dillI kAlajayI ho jAtA hai| aisI hI eka vibhUti AcArya vijaya isa prakAra AcArya vijaya vallabha kA vyaktitva evaM kRtitva meM vallabha smAraka para vallabha zAsana kI najara TikI huI hai| vallabha haiN| unakA nAma aura kArya kAlajayI hai| vijaya valalabha ne sarvadezIya aura bahu AyAmI thaa| unheM gae Aja tIna dazaka se usase kaI AzAe~ haiM vallabha zAsana ko| unake vicAroM aura eka navInasamAjakA prayatna kiyA jovyakti samAja kA guru hoaura adhika samaya bIta cukA hai| para unake kArya aura vicAra jIvanta kAryoM kA adhikAdhika pracAra aura prasAra hI unake lie hamArA samAja ke lie nisvArtha bhAva se kucha kArya karegA, to svabhAvataH haiM aura rheNge| ve tIsa varSa pahale jitane prastuta the Aja usa se bhI saccA smAraka hogaa| . sabase pahale samAja meM sugandha phailAne se pahale apane meM sugandha bhro| dUsaroM ko sudhArane se pahale svayaM ko sudhaaro| nava yuvakoM se apanA caritra bala vikasita kro| rASTra ke sunAgarika bno| rASTra aura samAja tumheM AzAbharI dRSTi se dekha rahA hai| dezaprema, mAnavatA, prANimAtra ke liye maitrIbhAva rakhate hae acche kAmoM kI sagandha saMsAra meM phailaao| saccAsaha dharmI vAtsalya sAdharmika bhAI ko bharapeTa bhojana karA denA hI sAdharmika vAtsalya nahIM hai, para use pAMvoM para khar3A karanA, usake sabhI prakAra ke kaSToM ko dUra karanA hI saccA sAdharmika vAtsalya hai| -vijaya vallabha sUri vijaya vallabha AcArya vallabha sUri jI ke jIvana kI mujha para gaharI chApa par3I hai| jainoM kI dAnavRtti ko AcArya zrI ne zikSA-kSetroM kI ora mor3a diyaa| unhoMne jAti aura dharma ko bhedabhAva nahIM maanaa| unakI samAja-sudhAra kI pravRtti atyanta hI pragatizIla thii| inhoMne khAdI ke vastra pahane aura dArUbaMdI ke kAryakrama meM pUrNa sahAkAra diyaa| in Education in -zrI morAra jI desAIay.org for PrivateBPurnionalDHEcons Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 guru vallabha dvArA sthApita saMsthAe~ inake atirikta gurudeva kI preraNA se aneka saMsthAoM kI sthApanA huI, jo vibhinna prakAra se samAja kI sevA kara rahI hai| kucha saMsthAoM kA paricaya yahA~ prastuta haiN| zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, bambaI - - -muni cidAnanda vijaya yugavIrajainAcArya zrImad vijayavallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. ne apane gurudeva ke antima zabdoM ko hRdayastha kara nimna sarasvatI mandiroM kA nirmANa karAyA, jisameM se adhikAMza Aja bhI zikSaNa kSetra meM samAja kI abhUtapUrva sevA kara rahe haiM : bambaI, zAkhAe~ sAta - 1. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ambAlAzahara 2. zrI AtmAnanda jaina kAleja phAlanA 3. zrI pArzvanAtha jaina ummeda kAleja ludhiyAnA 4. zrI AtmAnanda jaina hAI skUla ambAlAzahara 5. zrI AtmAnanda jaina hAI skUla mAlerakoTalA 6. zrI AtmAnanda jaina hAI skUla bagavAr3A 7. zrI AtmAvallabha jaina hAI skUla varakAnA 8. zrI pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya jhagaDiyA 9. zrI AtmAnanda jaina gurukula sAdar3I 10. zrI AtmAnanda vidyAlaya hoziyArapura 11. zrI AtmAnanda jaina miDila skUla jaMDiyAlA guru 12. zrI AtmAnanda jaina prAimarI skUla byAvara 13. zrI zAMti jaina miDila skUla ambAlAzahara 14. zrI AtmAnanda jaina kanyApAThazalA ahamadAbAda ___15. zrI cimmanalAla nagInadAsa kanyA gurukula ludhiyAnA 16. zrI AtmAvallabha jaina pAThazAlA bIjApura 17. zrI AtmAnanda jaina pAThazAlA khuDAlA 18. zrI Atmavallabha jaina pAThazAlA verAvala 19. zrI AtmAnanda jaina kanyA pAThazAlA ahamadAbAda 20. zrI cimmanalAla nagInadAsa vidyAvihAra pATaNa 21. zrI hemacandrAcArya jaina jJAna maMdira ambAlAzahara 22. zrI AtmAnanda jaina lAyabrerI 23. zrI AtmAnanda jaina lAyabrerI verAvala 24. zrI AtmAnanda jaina lAyabrerI amRtasara 25. zrI AtmAnanda jaina lAyabrerI jaMDiyAlA guru 26. zrI vijayAnanda jaina vAcanAlaya mAlerakoTalA - 27. zrI AtmAnanda jaina kAlejaersonal use Only jaina samAja ke mahAna jyotirdhara evaM prabhAvaka yugapuruSa pUjya AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ma. ne apane paTTadhara zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ko "sarasvatI-maMdira" sthApita karane kA apanA antima Adeza evaM saMdeza diyaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha ne paMjA, rAjasthAna, gujarAta tathA mahArASTra meM aneka sarasvatI mandiroM kI sthApanA kI tathA baMbaI meM "zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya' kI nIMva rkhii| san 1913 meM gurudeva kA bambaI meM cAturmAsa thaa| zikSA pracAra kI AvazyakatA ke vicAra kA joroM se pracAra kara unhoMne eka prakAra kA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kiyA thaa| phalataH san 1913 ke phAlguna mAsa meM samAja ke navayuvakoM kI ucca zikSA meM sahAyatA karane ke samayocita hetu se eka saMsthA kI sthApanA karane kA stutya nizcaya kiyA gyaa| taba saMsthA ke nAmakaraNa kA vicAra calA to gurudeva ne bilkula nirmoha vRtti se kahA ki saMsthA ke sAtha kisI mahApuruSa, AcArya sAdha yA vyakti vizeSa kA nAma jor3ane ke bajAya samasta jaina saMgha ke ArAdhyadeva bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nAma hI rakhA jaae| isa prakAra mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya kA janma huaa| ___prArambha meM yaha vidyAlaya bahuta choTe stara para zurU huA kiMtu kucha hI varSoM meM isake lie eka vizAla bhavana kharIdA gyaa| san 1926, meM saMsthA ke vidyArthIgRha ko eka lAkha rupae kA dAna dene vAle seTha vADIlAla sArAbhAI ke nAma para 'seTha vADIlAla sArAbhAI vidyArthIgRha" nAma diyA gyaa| 1915 se 1945 taka isa saMsthA ne kevala bambaI meM kArya karake apanI nIMva tathA lokapriyatA sudRr3ha bnaaii| isake uparAnta 1946 se 1988 taka isa saMsthA kI sAta zAkhAe~ ina nagaroM meM sthApita huI-bambaI do, ahamadAbAda, pUnA, bar3audA, vallabha vidyAnagara, AnaMda, bhaavngr| ina zAkhAoM meM vidyArthiyoM ke lie nivAsa gRha sthApita kie gae haiN| isa vidyAlaya ke apane tathA zAkhAoMary.org pUnA Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'ke vidyArthIgRhoM meM lagabhaga 1000 chAtroM ke rahane kI vyavasthA hai| jo zikSArUpI paudhA ummedapura meM prAthamika ke rUpa meM sthApita sampanna hai| jisameM 350 chAtra raha sakate haiN| isa saMsthA meM chAtroM ke vidyAlaya ke antargata Agama sAhitya prakAzana evaM prativarSa kiyA thA, vaha 1940 meM phAlanA sTezana para sthAnAntarita kiyA caritra nirmANa ke hetu naitika evaM dhArmika zikSaNa kA vizeSa "jaina sAhitya samAroha" sampanna hotA hai| gyaa| san 1940-41 ke satra meM vaha saMsthA phAlanA sTezana para eka prabandha kiyA gayA hai| mAdhyamika zAlA ke rUpa meM sthApita huii| saMsthA ke phAlanA vidyAlaya kA vikAsa evaM vistAra AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sthAnAntaraNa ke pazcAt AcArya zrI lalita sUrIzvarajI ma. ke sUrIzvarajI ma. kI preraNA evaM prayAsa se huA hai| isa vidyAlaya se zrI AtmAnanda jaina garukala. mArgadarzana meM saMsthA vikasita huii| mAtA jisa prakAra apane sahastroM snAtaka nikala cuke haiN| isa saMsthA ke dvArA videzoM meM navajAta zizu kA lagana, prema evaM niSThA ke sAtha pAlana karatI hai, jhagar3iyA ucca zikSA evaM anusaMdhAna karane vAloM ko RNa bhI diyA jAtA isI prakAra se zikSA premI mahAna zikSA premI AcArya zrI lalita hai| isakI unnati niraMtara ho rahI hai| gujarAta evaM anya prAntoM ke zaharoM meM bhI navIna zAkhAe~ kholane kI yojanA vicAradhIna hai| sUri jI ma. ne isa saMsthA ko jIvanadAna diyaa| zrI gulAbacanda jI AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. kI preraNA DhaDDhA ne oNnarerI gavarnara ke rUpa meM isa saMsthA ko apanA samaya evaM isa prakAra yaha saMsthA gurudeva kA mahAna jIvanta smAraka hai| se san 1950 meM zrI AtmAnanda jaina gurukula kI sthApanA huii| yaha mArgadarzana dekara isakI zlAghanIya sevA aneka varSoM taka kI thii| unakI antima smRti rUpa zikSA saMsthA hai| jhagaDiyA gujarAta kA san 1944 meM hAI skUla, san 1951 meM iNTara kAleja aura san pani zrI AtmAnanda jaina kAleja, ambAlA aura sana suprasiddha tIrtha bhI hai| anya zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI taraha yahA~ bhI 1958 meM DigrI kAleja ke rUpa meM mAnyatA prApta karatA isakA chAtroM ko caritra nirmANa kI ucca zikSA pradAna kI jAtI hai| 'zahara gauravamaya itihAsa hai| taba bhI yaha kAleja satat vikAsonmukha hai| piSThale kATha varSoM se isakI unnati avaruddha ho gaI thii| AcArya zrI muniratna, munibhUSaNa zrI vallabhadatta vijayajI ma. kA mArgadarzana jI evaM gaNidhI nityAnaMda vijaya jI ma. ke prayAsa se yaha puna: bhI isa saMsthA ko milA hai| kAleja meM bI.e., bI.koma, evaM pri. pragatipatha para ArUr3ha ho gii| aba yaha saMsthA Atmanirbhara ho gaI AcArya zrImada vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kI preraNA yanivarsiTI vijJAna Adi kI zikSA dI jAtI hai| isa saMsthA meM par3he se aneka prAntoM meM aneka zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI sthApanA huii| isa jaina vidyArthI Aja mahAnagaroM meM udyogapati hue haiM aura samAja evaM zrRMkhalA meM san 1938 meM ambAlA zahara meM zrI AtmAnanda jaina dharma kI sevA kara rahe haiN| kAleja kA prArambha huaa| prasiddha udyogapati zikSAnurAgI dAna zrI Atmavallabha jaina hAI skUla, vIra seTha kastabhAI lAlabhAI ne isakA udghATana kiyaa| jaina ____ pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya, varakANA bagavAr3A samAja meM kisI vizvavidyAlaya se sambaddha yaha prathama kAleja thaa| kAleja ke prArambha meM mAtra iNTara ArTsa kI kakSAe~ thii| Aja rAjasthAna ke suprasiddha tIrtha varakANA meM san 1926 meM kalA tathA vijJAna aura vANijya meM upAdhi (DigrI) pAThyakrama pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya kI sthApanA AcArya zrImad vijaya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. kI preraNA se taka kI zikSA pradAna kA rahA hai| vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. kI preraNA se unake ziSya marudhara bagavAr3A meM zrI Atmavallabha jaina hAIskUla kI sthApanA huii| dhIre-dhIre yahA~ chAtrAvAsa bhI bnaa| chAtroM ke nivAsa kI yahA~ ati kAleja kA apanA nijI pustakAlaya aura vAcanAlaya bhI hai| dezoddhAraka AcArya zrImad vijaya lalita sUrijI ma. ne kI thii| uttama vyavasthA hai| skUla kA apanA eka vizAla makAna hai| isakA bhavana Adhunika sthApatyakalA kI dRSTi se banAyA gayA hai| prArambha meM isameM thor3e se chAtra the| svayaM AcArya zrI jI isakI isa kAleja ko gati aura sthiratA pradAna kI prophesara dekhabhAla karate the| Age calakara ise apara prAimarI skala kI chAtroM ko dhArmika evaM naitika jIvana kA pATha par3hAyA jAtA hai| isa saMsthA meM par3he kaI vidyArthI zramaNa bane haiN| Aja bhI yaha zikSaNa pRthvIrAja jaina ne| ve isa saMsthA ke prANa the| isa samaya priMsIpala mAnyatA prApta ho gii| maMdira AcArya vijaya vallabha kI kIrti patAkA paharA rahA hai| TI.Ara. jaina ke netRtva meM kAleja pragati kI ora hai| san 1930 meM isa vidyAlaya meM miDila taka zikSA dI jAne lgii| 1932 meM yaha aMgrejI miDila skUla ke rUpa meM aayaa| 1951 zrI pArzvanAtha ummeda kAleja, phAlanA meM isa vidyAlaya ko hAI skUla kI mAnyatA prApta huii| tabhI se yaha __zrI AtmAnanda jaina hAI skUla, vidyAlaya nirantara pragati ke patha para agrasara ho rahA hai| isa saMsthA ambAlA se bar3e yogya chAtra nikale haiN| vidyAlaya kA eka vizAla bhavana hai| gor3avAr3a ke pichar3e hae pradeza meM ajJAna timira kA vinAza yaha sarakAra dvArA mAnya prathama zreNI kA vidyAlaya mAnA jAtA hai| karane ke lie AcArya zrImad vijayavallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. ne, isakA vizAla chAtrAvAsa sabhI prakAra kI Adhunika suvidhAoM se san 1945 meM zrI AtmAnanda jaina hAI skUla astitva meM / www.jainelibrary.orm Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aayaa| san 1950 meM isa vidyAlaya meM 944 chAtra the| yaha saMkhyA zAkhA paMjAba ke pratyeka saMgha meM khalane kI saMbhAvanA hai| kAryAnvita karane ke lie bambaI meM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA kI 1970 maM bar3hakara 1969 taka ho gii| yadyapi isa vidyAlaya ke sthApanA huii| gata 40 varSoM meM isa sabhA ne sarAhanIya kArya kiyA AsapAsa gA~voM evaM kasboM meM aneka miDila aura hAI skUla khula zrI AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA, paMjAba hai| isakA mukhya lakSya hai sAdharmika utkrss| sAtha hI sAtha sabhA ne gae haiM, phira bhI isakI pratiSThA sarvAdhika hone ke kAraNa isameM sAhitya bhI prakAzita kiyA hai| prativarSa yaha AcArya vijaya vidyArthiyoM kI saMkhyA nirantara bar3hatI jA rahI hai| vidyAlaya kA vallabha svargArohaNa dina bhI bar3e samAroha pUrvaka manAtI hai| yaha navIna bhavana bar3A bhavya aura AkarSaka hai yaha vidyAlaya hariyANA yugabIra, paMjAba kesarI AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha saMsthA niraMtara apane mahAna lakSya kI ora agrasara hai| sarakAra dvArA mAnya anyatama vidyAlaya hai| isake zikSaNa stara se sUrIzvara jI ma, eka mahAna samAjasudhAravAdI aura dUradarzI prabhAvita hokara vidyAlaya ke priMsIpala ko rASTrapati ne sammAnita AcArya the| unhoMne apane ziSya upAdhyAya zrI sohana vijaya jI bhI kiyA hai| isa prakAra yaha vidyAlaya niraMtara unnati ke patha para ma. ko AjJA dI thI ki paMjAba meM zrAvakoM kA saMgaThana karake unheM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina yAtrI bhavana. agrasara hai| eka sUtra meM bA~dha leN| isa AjJA ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kara upAdhyAya pAlItANA jI ma. ne san 1921 meM AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA kI sthApanA kii| isake prathama sabhApati zrI motIlAla banArasIdAsa nivAcita hue zrI Atmavallabha jaina pAThazAlA, paMjAba kesarI zrI vijaya vallabha surIzvarajI ma. ke roma-roma ludhiyAnA gata 60 varSoM meM mahAsabhA ne aneka mahatvaparNa kArya kiye haiM. meM paMjAba basA huA thaa| unakI yaha hArdika bhAvanA thI ki paMjAba jahA~ isane samAja meM saMgaThana kI bhAvanA jAgata kI tathA zikSA ke kA sthAna bhArata ke jaina samAja meM gauravapUrNa ho| isake liye pracAra kA va jaina dharma ke pracAra kI ora dhyAna diyA, vahA~ mahAsabhA unhoMne aneka prayatna kie|isii vicAra se unhoMne pAlItANA meM yugavIra AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. ne se sambandhita aneka kSetroM meM kaI zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI sthApanA kI yAtriyoM, vizaSakara pajA mAlabhita bolaba ma yAtriyoM, vizeSakara paMjAbI yAtriyoM kI hone vAlI kaThinAIyoM kA dhArmika zikSA evaM saMskAra ke lie jagaha-jagaha jaina pAThazAlAe~ gii| sAdhanahIna yuvakoM ke lie sohana vijaya jI udyogagRha kholA anubhava kiyA aura khulavAyI thiiN| inhIM pAThazAlAoM kI eka jIvanta zrRMkhalA zrI gyaa| pAlItANA meM eka dharmazAlA banAne kI preraNA dii| unhIM kI Atmavallabha jaina pAThazAlA, ludhiyAnA hai| isakI sthApanA san sAhityika kSetra meM bhI mahAsabhA ne paryApta sAhitya prakAzita preraNA kA phala hai ki pAlItANA meM "zrI AtmAnaMda jaina yAtrI 1951 meM huI thii| tabhI se yaha pAThazAlA gurudeva kI kRpA se kiyA hai| gata 32 varSoM se mahAsabhA apanA svataMtra mAsika patra bhavana" (paMjAbI dharmazAlA) ke nAma se eka prasiddha dharmazAlA kAryakattAoM ke parizrama se evaM zrIsaMgha ke pUrNa sahayoga se apane "vijayAnanda' ke nAma se prakAzita kara rahI hai| vidyamAna hai jisameM yAtriyoM ko samasta suvidhAe~ upalabdha haiM aura lakSya kI pUrti meM agrasara hai| zrIsaMgha kI bAlikAoM meM bhI dhArmika jisameM koI bhI paMjAbI yAtrI Thaharakara gaurava anubhava karatA hai| san 1988 meM isakA adhivezana AcArya zrImad vijayendra, zikSA dene ke lie zrI Atmavallabha jaina kanyA pAThazAlA bhI isI dina sUrIzvarajI ma. kI nizrA meM hastinApura meM huaa| isa saMsthA ke aMtargata sucAru rUpa se cala rahI hai| adhivezana meM saMrakSaka suprasiddha udyogapati zrI abhayakumAra zrI pArzvanAtha ummeda jaina bAlAzrama ____ pAThazAlA meM dI jAne vAlI zikSA kA uddezya samAja ke osavAla, mahAmantrI zrI sikandaralAla jaina nirvAcita hue| isa nanheM mannoM ke komalakAMta hadaya meM dharma ke prati aTala zraddhA viveka, adhivezana ke bAda mahAsabhA navIna utsAha ke sAtha kAryarata huI namratA, paropakAra, sadAcAra, dharma prema niHsvArtha sevA aura apanI hai| yugavIra AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. kI AtmA ke guNoM kA vikAsa karane meM prayatnazIla banAnA hai| preraNA se unhIM ke ziSya AcArya pravara zrI lalita sUri jI ma.ne paMjAba kA pratyeka mUrtipUjaka saMgha isase sambaddha hai| pAThazAlA meM baccoM ko jaina tatvajJAna, jaina khagola, jaina san 1932 meM zrI pArzvanAtha ummeda jaina bAlAzrama kI sthApanA bhUgola kA jJAna karAyA jAtA hai| tatva jJAna kI niyamita rUpa se ummedapura meM kii| jaba bAlAzrama kA zrIgaNeza huA to mAtra 19 parIkSAeM hotI haiN| acche aMka prApta karane para vidyArthI ko zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA.bambaI vidyArthI the| dhIre-dhIre yaha saMsthA 140 taka phuNcii| pAritoSika pradAna kie jAte haiN| prativarSa isakA vArSika utsava san 1943 meM bhayaMkara bAr3ha ke kAraNa bAlAzrama kSatigrasta ho bar3e hI samAroha pUrvaka manAyA jAtA hai| pAThazAlA kI ora se gyaa| kaI varSoM ke bAda isakA punaroddhAra huaa| gurudevoM ke dhArmika pustakeM bhI prakAzita huI haiN| isa prakAra yaha pAThazAlA AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. ne sAdharmika AzIrvAda se isa samaya yaha bAlAzrama sucArU rUpa se cala rahA hai AcArya vijaya ballabha ke vicAroM kA sAkAra rUpa hai| isakI bandhu ke utthAna kA upadeza diyA thaa| unake isa Adeza ko aura dina-pratidina pragatipatha para agrasara ho rahA hai| ww.jaipelibrary.org Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhUrI bhAvanA -agaracanda nAhaTA rUbAIyAM 20vIM zatAbdI ke yavakahRdaya AcArya vijayavallabha sUri jI naI-naI yojanAe~ hoNgii| maiM bhI apanA eka sujhAva isa prasaMga para ne apane 84 varSoM kI dIrgha Aya meM jo mahAna sevAe~ kI, ve sarva denA cAhatA hai| vidita haiN| abhI unake svargavAsa hue adhika varSa nahIM hue| ataH jaina samAja bhAratIya janagaNanA ke anusAra alpa hajAroM lakSyAdhika vyakti unake samparka meM Ane vAle Aja bhI saMkhyakasamAja hai, to bhI vaha eka pratiSThita prasiddha tathA samRddha maujUda haiN| unake dvArA sthApita vidyAlaya Adi saMsthAeM va samAja hai| ahiMsAmUlaka jaina dharma ke anuyAyI zAnta aura | diloM se garde napharata pAka ho gama dUra ho jAeM pratiSThita mUrtiyA~ to vidyamAna haiM hii| paMjAba, mahArASTra, gujarAta savicAraka hone hI caahieN| dhArmika kAryoM meM jaina samAja khUba ! | sitamagara bhI mahabbata ke naze meM cara ho jAeM evaM rAjasthAna ke aneka sthAnoM meM unakI kIrtikalA aura hajAroM udAratApUrvaka prati varSa karor3oM rupaye kharca karatA hai| lAkhoM aura bhakta vidyamAna haiN| paMjAba aura bambaI ke bhaktoM kA to kahanA hI karor3oM kI aneka yojanAe~ cala bhI rahI haiM para vallabha sUri jI kI | ahiMsA eka aise pyAra ke jAdU kA zIzA hai kyA? vAstava meM paMjAba meM to unake bhakta una para nyochAvara hai, eka udAtta aura bhavya bhAvanA jo adhUrI raha gayI hai, usakI pUti ki isa zIze meM Dhala jAeM to zolA nUra ho jAeM phidA haiN| vallabha garu kA nAma lete hI unameM sAtvika joza kA kI ora bhakta aura samaddhajana abhI taka prayatnazIla nahIM dikhAyI upadeza ahiMsA kA sunAyA tUne uphAna-sA prakaTa hone lagatA hai| guru ke prati aisI bhakti atyanta dete| maiM AzAnvita haiM ki Atmavallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa amRta bharA ika Ama pilAyA tUne dalabha Ara anukaraNIya hai| bambaI ke bhaktoM ne bhI unakI smRti nidhi usakI zIghra hI yojanA banAkara eka mahAna kamI ko parA bhArata pai the chAye hae jaba jalma ke bAdala meM jo mahattvapUrNa kArya kiye va kara rahe haiM, ve bejor3a aura sarAhanIya kregaa| yaha cAMda sA mukhar3A thA dikhAyA tUne haiN| pUjya vallabhasUri jI acche kavi the| unhoMne kaI sundara pUjAe~ yaha bhI sabhI jAnate haiM ki jaina dharma bhArata kA prAcInatama merI nigAha meM yaM Aja zAdamAnI hai va stavana Adi banAye haiN| kheda hai ki unake dharma pravacanoM ko likhA dharma va vizvakalyANakArI dharma hai| jaina sAhitya bhI bahuta samRddha, kara surakSita rakhane kA jaisA cAhiye, dhyAna nahIM rakhA gayA anyathA nayA jamAnA nayA daure-jindagAnI hai vaividhyapUrNa aura jJAnopayogI hai| jaina siddhAnta vaijJAnika aura unakI prabhAvazAlI vANI yuga-yugoM taka asaMkhya janoM ke hRdaya ko dikhAyA amano ahiMsA kA rAstA hama ko vizva pracAra yogya haiN| phira bhI jaina dharma kA pracAra bahuta sImita prabhAvita karatI rhtii| phira bhI jo kucha kiyA gayA vaha upayogI hai| jaina sAhitya aura kalA kI jAnakArI thor3e se hI vyaktiyoM ko kauma para vallabha gurU kI yaha meharabAnI hai hai hii| hogii| isakA pradhAna kAraNa hai jaina vizvavidyAlaya kA na honaa| paMjAba kI ika zAna banA Ana ke ballabha jaina vizvavidyAlaya kI sthApanA se ina saba dizAoM meM bahuta bar3A paMjAba kI ika jAna banA Ana ke vallabha dillI meM pUjya vallabha sUri jI kI smRti meM jaina smAraka bana kAma ho sakatA hai| vizva kI zaikSaNika evaM sAMskRtika saMsthAoM hai phaqhara hameM kauma ke isa rahabara para rahA hai, yaha jAnakara bar3I khuzI huii| avazya hI bhArata kI se hamArA sambandha sahaja hI jur3a sakatA hai| jaina vizvavidyAlaya Atma ne jo sauMpA thA ratana jAna ke vallabha rAjadhAnI meM yaha "vallabha smAraka" bar3e stara para bahuta bar3I kI upayogitA aura AvazyakatA ke sambandha meM 2-3 lekha jagaha meM karIba eka karor3a rupaye kI rAzi se banane jA rahA hai| prakAzita bhI ho cuke haiN| mahAn yogirAja pUjya vijayazAnti sUri bar3audA meM liyA thA bane paMjAba kesarI ataH yaha pUjya vallabha sari jI kI smRti va kIrti ko cirasthAyI ne prayatna bhI kiyA thA para saphala nahIM ho paaye| pUjya AtmA ke bane paTTadhara the vo paMjAba kesarI aura dIrghakAlIna kregaa| jaina dharma ke zikSaNa, zodha, pracAra, vijayavallabha sUri jI ne to kaI bAra isa para jora diyA thaa| | miTAI kauma kI khAtira thI usane jindagI apanI sAhitya, prakAzana, svadharmI sevA Adi aneka upayogI evam sambhava hai abhI udayakAla nahIM AyA hogA, jaina samAja ne isa sidhAre bambaI meM svarga mere paMjAga kesarI mahattvapUrNa kArya smAraka ke mAdhyama se sampanna hoNge| isase jaina ora Thosa kadama nahIM utthaayaa| gambhIratA se vicAra hI nahIM kiyA abhaya kumAra jaina dharma kA avazya hI gaurava bar3hegA, aura zAsanaprabhAvanA hogii| gyaa| AzA hai aba to isa paramAvazyakatA kI pUrti vallbha jaina An EObhavana ke vyavasthApakoM ke sAmane avazya hI bahuta bar3I-bar3I aura smAraka avazya kregaa| lune Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madhyama varga evaM AcArya vijaya vallabha RSabhadAsa rAMkA saMsAra meM aise mahApuruSa hara jagaha aura hara kSetra meM hote Aye AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrI jI mahArAja ke antaHkaraNa meM karanA cAhie, yahI merI hArdika icchA hai| usa sabhA meM jaina haiM: jo dRSTA hote haiM, samaya kI gati pahacAna kara samAja kA vartamAna kitanI vedanA thI vaha samaya-samaya para unake dvArA diye gaye samAja meM calane vAle dharma aura saMskRti ke kAryoM kI dizA evaM bhaviSya ke lie mArgadarzana karate haiN| AcArya vyAkhyAnoM se spaSTa hotI hai| AcArya zrI dvArA anubhUti ke AdhAra badalanA, devadravya ke upayoga kI yojanA, jaina samAja ke cAroM vijayavallabhasUri bhI aise yugadRSTAoM meM se eka the jinhoMne jaina para jaina zvetAmbara kAMphrensa kI svarNa jayantI ke avasara para diyA sampradAyoM ko ekatra karane kI preraNA dii| samAja ko samaya ke anusAra calane kA rAstA btaayaa| gayA bhASaNa apane Apa meM usa samaya kI jhalaka spaSTa darzAtA jina choTI-choTI bAtoM ko bar3A rUpa dekara hama Apasa meM unakA janma gujarAta meM huA parantu unakA kAryakSetra kevala hai: kalaha kara rahe haiM unameM alaga hokara yadi hama apane mana, vacana gujarAta hI nahIM paMjAba, rAjasthAna, gujarAta, tathA bambaI bnaa| 'Aja hajAroM jaina parivAroM ke pAsa peTa bhara khA sake itanA aura kAyA se, dhana aura zakti se samAja ke utkarSa meM laga jAyeM to unhoMne jaina samAja ko kevala upadeza dene meM hI apane kartavya kI anna nahIM hai aura na pahanane ke lie pUre kapar3e hii| bImAra kI davA samAja kI saMskAra pravRttiyoM kA sarvodaya rUpa pragaTa hogaa| pUrti nahIM samajhI para aise racanAtmaka kAryoM ko uttejita kiyA karane yA bAlakoM ko zikSA dene ke lie pAsa meM paisA nahIM hai| khaMDanAtmaka mAnasa racanAtmaka kAmoM meM lagA rheg| kAryakartAoM jisase samAja vikAsa kI ora bddh'e| Aja hamAre madhyama zreNI ke bhAI-bahana daHkhoM kI cakkI meM pisa kA jo samUha Aja khar3A huA hai, usakA bala yadi sAmAjika aise viziSTa mahAparuSoM kA jIvana kisI khAsa mizana ke rahe haiN| bhAIyoM ke pAsa thor3e bahuta jevara the, ve bika gaye, aba parivartana karane meM sainika kI taraha anazAsanabaddha vidyArthiyoM ke lie hotA hai| jaba hama AcArya zrI ke jIvana kA gaharAI se bartana ke becane kI naubata A gaI hai| kucha to buHkha aura Aphata ke samAna pragatizIla rahegA to ye bhAI samAja parivartana kI nIMva ke adhyayana karate haiM to unakA mizana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 'paDhama mAre AtmahatyA kI paristhati taka pahu~ca gaye haiN| ve jo hamAre patthara banakara bhavya bhavana nirmANa karane meM samartha hoNge| nANa tao dayA' ke sUtra ke anusAra samAja meM jJAna kA prasAra kA bhAI bahina hai aura unakI dazA sudhAranA jarUrI hai| yadi madhyama kitanI yathArtha bAta kahI thI AcArya zrI ne jo Aja bhI thaa| unhoMne paMjAba se lagA kara rAjasthAna, gujarAta aura bambaI vA mAja kara Ara apanA sA varga mauja kare aura apane sAdharmI bhAI bhUkhoM mare yaha sAmAjika hamArA dizA-darzana karatI hai| meM aneka zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI sthApanA kara zikSA-kSetra meM adabhata nyAya nahIM hai kita anyAya hai|" Aja jaba sabhI rASTra paraspara mitratA karane kI bAteM socate kAma kiyaa| jJAna kA pracAra kiyA aura zikSA ke kSetra meM samAja "kyA hama apane bekAra bhAI-bahinoM ko rojI-roTI nahIM haiN| aura vizvazAMti kI bAteM cala rahI haiM aisI sthiti meM yaha choTA ko jAgati lAnA va usase lAbhAnvita karanA ApakA mukhya dhyeya deMge? yadi yaha bhI na kara pAye to samAja kA utkarSa kaisA hogA? sA, kita zaktizAlI va samAja sampanna phirakebandI se thA isa samaya AcArya zrI ne jaina zAsana ke lie jo kiyA vaha aura binA samAja ke utkarSa ke dharma kI jyoti kaise calegI?" nikala kara cAroM phirakoM kA saMgaThana kare to jaina samAja inake samakakSa anya AcAryoM ne kiyA ho aisA dikhAI nahIM detaa| apanI isI prabhAvanA ke phalasvarUpa AcArya zrI ke saMkalpa se meM navIna prANa-pratiSThA ho| aura cAroM phirake netA eka naI pIr3hI ko zikSA dekara usakI maulika jarUratoM ko pUrI samAja ke utsAhI varga ne AcArya zrI ke AhavAna ko svIkArA jagaha yadi baiThakara samAja unnati kI yojanA banAve to yaha karanA tathA AdhyAtmika bhAvanA jagane kA prayatna haA vaise hI jo aura zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ke utkarSa ke lie jaina gaha udyoga kI kArya bhI kaThina nahIM hogaa| loga par3he likhe nahIM ho unakI bhautika sAMsArika samasyAoM ko sthApanA kI gii| isa udyoga kI prArambha pUMjI 5 lAkha rupaye thI, unhoMne kahA thA ki-merI antima bAta suna prayatna kara sulajhAne kI jarUta ko bhI AcArya zrI ne smjhaa| jo AcArya zrI kA lakSya thaa| lo-AtmakalyANa ke lie sAdha dharma svIkAra karane vAle mere khAsakara madhyama sthiti ke tathA nicalI zreNI ke logoM kI bar3hatI 29 mArca 1953 ko galAlavAr3I meM sabhI sampradAya ke jainiyoM samAna AtmAoM ke lie jIvana-maraNa samAna hI hotA hai| maiMne jo huI mahaMgAI meM svAbhimAnapUrvaka sahAyatA mila sake isalie kI sabhA balAI gaI jisameM AcArya zrI ne kahA ki, jaina samAja ke jAnA, vicArA, hRdaya meM dhAraNa kiyA usake anusAra usakA zikSA pracAra ke sAtha-udyogagRhoM kI sthApanA ko preraNA bhI dI cAroM sampradAyoM ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jhaNDe ke nIce jamA hokara mUlyAMkana kara usakA AcaraNa kara anasaraNa kreN| merI yahI gii| sAre saMsAra meM ahiMsA aura satya kI sagandha phailAne kA prayatna kAmanA hai| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 samAjotthAna ke mala tattva vijaya vallabha sUri samAjotthAna kI nIMva kucha mUla tattvoM para AdhArita hai| samAjoddhAra kI bAtoM meM eka dasare ke prati vAtsalya hone para hI . jinako apanAe binA samAjotthAma kA kAma DhIlADhAlA aura loga dilacaspI leNge| samAja meM pichar3e-padadalita, asahAya, kaccA rhegaa| una mUla tattvoM para hama kramazaH vicAra kareMge:- anAtha, apAhija evaM nirdhana vyaktiyoM ke prati vAtsalyabhAva se prerita hokara hI sampanna loga sAmAjika kaprathAoM ko sadhArane ke (1) dharmamaryAdA para calanA-zuddha aura vyApaka dharma samAja lie prayatnazIla hoMge aura ve unakI sevA karane kI bhAvanA meM kA prANa hai| usa dharma kI maryAdAoM para samAja kA hara sadasya cle| vRddhi kreNge|saadhrmii-vaatsly kA matalaba hai-samAja ke pichar3e, tabhI samAja svastha aura sukhI raha sakatA hai| jisa samAja meM asahAya, nirdhana aura berojagAra logoM ko rojagAra dhaMdhe dilA dharma-maryAdAoM (niyamoM vratoM Adi) kA pAlana nahIM hotA hai, usameM / kara, naukarI dilA kara, sahayoga dekara apanI barAbarI ke bnaanaa| zIghra hI avyavasthA aura azAnti phailane lagatI hai| apanI nAmavarI aura vAhavAhI ke lie samAja ke bhAiyoM ko eka Aja vyavahAra aura dharma ko bilakula alaga-alaga mAnane ke roja ke lie khilA denA aura kabhI musIbata par3ane para ve una kAraNa samAja nirjIva aura dharma nirvIrya ho gayA hai| dharma ko apanA sampanna bhAiyoM ke pAsa A jAe~ to bhojana karAnA to dUra rahA, parAkrama dikhalAne kA kSetra to samAja hI hai| akele vyakti ke dhakke dekara yA TakA-sA javAba dekara nikAla denA, unheM jIvana meM dharma ho aura sAre samAja ke jIvana meM dharma kA vAtAvaraNa apamAnita kara denA kyA vAstava meM sAdharmIvAtsalya hai? na ho to vaha vyaktigata dharma bhI tejasvI nahIM banatA, rUr3higrasta ho sAdharmIvAtsalya kA prAcIna javalanta udAharaNa mAMDavagar3ha kA jAtA hai| isalie sAmAjika vyavahAra meM hara kadama para, hara mor3a / diyA jA sakatA hai, vahA~ basane ke lie jo koI bhI bhAIjAtA use / para dharma kA paTa honA caahie| dharma se viruddha koI bhI sAmAjika phI ghara se eka-eka IMTa aura eka-eka rupayA diyA jaataa| iMToM kArya yA vyavahAra nahIM honA caahie|tbhii samAjotthAna kI nIMva se usakA rahane kA makAna taiyAra ho jAtA aura rupayoM se majabUta hogI vyApAradhaMdhA cala jaataa| isa prakAra kA samAjavAtsalya prApta (2) paraspara saMgha banA rahe-saMgha hI samAja meM saMpatti kI karane vAle Aguntaka vyakti bhI samAja ke utthAna ke kAryoM meM vRddhi karAne vAlA hotA hai| samAja meM saMgha na hone para ApasI dila khola kara dete the| kalaha, manamuTAva, matabheda aura saMgharSa ke kAraNa samAjonnati ke hA~, to vAtsalya kA paraspara AdAna-pradAna samAjotthAna ke kaI mahatvapUrNa kAma Thappa ho jAte haiN| samAja ke sadasyoM kI zakti kArya ko bahuta hI AsAna aura sulabha banA detA hai| saMgha na hone se titara-bitara hojAtI haiM, jahA~ acche kAmoM meM zakti (4) sahayoga kA AdAna-pradAna-samAja meM vividha prakAra kI laganI cAhie. vahA~ nahIM lagatI aura vyartha ke kAryoM meM lgegii| zakti vAle loga hote haiN| kisI ke pAsa zrama kI zakti hotI hai, isalie saMgha samAjotthAna meM eka mahatvapUrNa kar3I hai| kisI ke pAsa dhana kii| kisI ke pAsa vidyA (jJAna) kI aura kisI (3) vAtsalya kA paraspara AdAna-pradAna-samAja meM paraspara ke pAsa zArIrika bala hotA hai| parantu paraspara sahayoga na hone se vAtsalyabhAva hogA tabhI samAjotthAna bhalIbhAMti cala skegaa| ye zabda samAjotthAna ke kAmoM meM koI bhI apanI zakti kA dAna Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dene ko taiyAra nahIM hotaa| natIjA yaha hotA hai ki samAja nirbala aura kAyara bana jAtA hai| koI bhI vyakti usa samAja ko dabA sakatA hai, harA sakatA hai aura usa para hAvI hokara use gulAma banA sakatA hai| pragati kI ghur3adaur3a meM aisA kamajora aura dabbU samAja pichar3a jAtA hai| samAja meM paraspara sahayoga ke abhAva meM tucchasvArthI aura prANamohI loga kitanA bhArI nukasAna kara baiThate haiM, isake lie eka udAharaNa lIjie 500 gharoM kI bastI vAlA eka gA~va thaa| sabhI kauma ke loga usameM rahate the| sabhI apanI-apanI AjIvikA ke kAmoM meM mazagUla rahate the| gA~va kI unnati, surakSA yA suvyavasthA kI kisI ko khAsa cintA na thii| apane-apane tucchasvArtha meM saba lIna rahA karate the; khAsa mauke para bhI koI kisI ko madada na detA thaa| cAra DAkuoM ke eka dala ne eka bAra gA~va kI janatA ko cetAvanI dI ki "hama phalA~ dina tumhAre gA~va para hamalA kareMge aura luutteNge|" yaha khabara suna kara gA~va ke logoM meM khalabalI to maca gaI, lekina jhaTapaTa kahIM eka jagaha ikaTThe hokara isake upAya kA vicAra na kara ske| jina logoM ke pAsa jyAdA dhanamAla thA, ve loga sAre dina pratyeka AdamI ke pAsa ghUma-ghUma kara eka jagaha ikaTThe hone ke lie minnateM karane lge| taba jAkara kahIM thor3e-se loga ikaTThe hue nihitasvArthI logoM ne jozIle bhASaNa dekara gA~va ke yuvakoM ko DAkuoM kA sAmanA karane ke lie taiyAra kara liyaa| unhoMne sabhI naujavAnoM ko hathiyAra bhI de die| kisI taraha kamara kasa kara hathiyAroM se laisa ho kara gA~va ke koI 100 yuvaka zAma ko gA~va kI sImA para DerA DAla kara naMbaravAra baiTha ge| sabane socA- "DAkU Ae~ge to isI rAste se! hama bArI-bArI se paharA dete rheNge|" prati ghaMTe 8-8 yuvakoM kI Tukar3I ne paharA dene kA taya kara liyaa| yuvakoM kA par3Ava gA~va se kAphI dUra thaa| lekina jisa Age vAlI Tukar3I kA paharA hotA, vaha yahI socatA-"yAra, hama kyoM Age raha kara vyartha meM apane prANa khoe~! Age raheMge to sabase pahale DAkuoM kA hamalA hama para hogaa|" ataH jo Tukar3I sabase Age aura sabase pahale pahare para thI, vaha ekadama sabase pIche aura gA~va ke kinAre para Akara so gii| usase pIche vAlI Tukar3I ko bhI aisA hI tucchasvArthI vicAra aayaa| vaha bhI sabase pIche Akara leTa gii| yo kramazaH AThoM hI Tukar3iyoM ne kiyaa| saberA hote-hote to ve saba yuvaka gA~va ke andara ghusa aae| DAkuoM ke dala ne maukA dekha kara saberA hote-hote Akara hamalA kiyaa| sabhI paharedAra kharrATe bhara rahe the| DAkuoM ne sAre gA~va ko acchI taraha lUTA aura jisane sAmanA kiyA use mArApITA aura jAna se bhI mAra ddaalaa| DAkU apanA kAma karake bhAga gye| jaba ve javAna paharedAra loga uThe to gA~va meM koharAma macA huA thaa| yuvakoM kI samajha meM to A gayA ki "hamArI lAparavAhI aura khudagarjI ke kAraNa hI aisA huA hai| nahIM to, 4 DAkU hamAre gA~va ko kyA lUTa jAte"? para aba kyA ho sakatA thA, jaba cir3iyA~ cuga gaI kheta! sajjanoM! prANamohI svArthI logoM ke svArthIpana se sAre grAma (samAja) ne nukasAna utthaayaa| isalie sahayoga samAjotthAna ke lie Avazyaka tattva hai| sahayogI rUpI khaMbhoM ke binA samAjarUpI mahala Tika nahIM sktaa| hamAre zarIra ke sabhI avayavoM meM paraspara kitanA sahayoga hai? agara paira meM kA~TA cubha jAya to A~kha use dekhane ke lie Atura hogI, adhika pIr3A hone para A~sU bhaaegii| hAtha usa kA~Te ko nikAlane kA prayatna kreNge| jIbha dUsare vyakti se kA~TA nikAlane ke lie madada karane ko kahegI mastiSka meM yaha vicAra karane meM lagegA ki kaise isa kA~Te ko jaldI se jaldI nikAlA jAya; kAna kA~Te kI AvAja ko sunakara usake nikAlane kA upAya dUsaroM se sunane meM juTa pdd'eNge| yAnI sabhI avayava apanI-apanI yogyatAnusAra kA~TA nikAlane meM sahayoga dene ko juTa pddeNge| isI prakAra samAja meM vividha prakAra kI zakti vAle logoM ko paraspara sahayoga ke lie aura samAja para koI Aphata yA musIbata Ae to ekamata hokara dUra karane ke lie juTa par3anA caahie| tabhI sAmAjotthAna ke kAma meM cAra cA~da lgeNge| (4) yogya ko yogya kAma meM lagAnA-samAja meM yogya padoM, yogya vyavasthAoM aura kAryoM meM unake yogya vyaktiyoM ko niyukta karane para hI sAmAjika sukha-zAnti va vyavasthA banI raha sakatI hai| ayogya vyaktiyoM ko yogya padoM, kAryoM yA vyavasthAoM para niyukta kara dene para sArI vyavasthA va sukha-zAnti caupaTa ho jAtI hai| ayogya vyakti ThIka DhaMga se vidhipUrvaka kAma karanA nahIM jAnatA, isalie logoM meM sAmAjika kAmoM se asantoSa paidA hotA hai aura asantoSa kA pariNAma kabhI bagAvata meM bhI A jAyA karatA hai| isalie 'yogyaM yogyena yojayet' yaha maMtra samAjotthAna ke lie bahuta jarUrI hai| saMskRta bhASA meM eka kahAvata hai - nahi vAraNaparyANaM voDhuM zakto vanAyujaH / 'hAthI kA palAna gadhA kabhI sahana nahIM kara sktaa|' jo kAma jisake yogya hI, vahI kAma use sauMpA jAnA caahie| bhAratIya samAja kI prAcIna cAturvarNyavyasthA meM yahI bhAvanA thii| isase samAja kI suvyavasthA dIrghakAla taka TikI rhii| Aja varNavyavasthA kI gar3abar3I ke kAraNa bhAratavarSa kI bar3I hAni aura avyavasthA ho rahI hai| zarIra meM bhI pratyeka avayava apane ucita sthAna para hI zobhA detA hai| hAtha kI jagaha paira hoM aura paira kI jagaha hAtha hoM to na hAtha kA kAma hogA, na paira kA hii| isI prakAra bhujAoM kA kAma sira se aura sira kA kAma bhujAoM se lenA cAheM to asambhava hogaa| sabhI aMgoM ko apanI jagaha hone meM hI zobhA aura zarIra-sundaratA hai| sabhI aMga apanA-apanA kAma na kareM to ve svayaM nikamme ho jaayeNge| isI prakAra samAja - zarIra meM bhI vibhinna vargoM yA yogyatAoM vAle vyaktiyoM ko unake yogya kAma sauMpA jAnA cAhie aura unheM bhI apane jimme kAma karanA caahie| anyathA, samagra samAja kI vyavasthA caupaTa ho jaayegii| isa viSaya meM eka aitihAsika udAharaNa lIjie bAbara bar3A mehanatI thaa| eka bAra car3hAI karake bhI vaha hindustAna ko na jIta sakA para usake dila meM hindustAna ko jItane kI mahattvAkAMkSA thii| isI icchA se prerita hokara usane IrAna ke bAdazAha ko dUta bheja kara sandeza kahalAyA- "bAbara hindustAna ko jItanA cAhate haiM, unheM ApakI sahAyatA kI jarUrata hai| " IrAna ke bAdazAha ne kahA- "maiM sahAyatA dene ko taiyAra hU~, lekina pahale yaha batAo ki bAbara pahale hAre kyoM?" dUta bar3A hoziyAra thaa| usane javAba diyA- "yogya padoM para yogya vyaktiyoM ko niyukta na karane se unheM hAra khAnI pdd'ii| jo pada aklamaMdoM ke lAyaka thA, usa para mUkhoM ko aura jo pada mAmUlI AdamiyoM ke lAyaka thA, usa para aklamaMdoM ko niyukta kara diyA gyaa| kAmoM ko mUrkha nahIM kara sakate the aura sAdhAraNa kAmoM meM buddhimAnoM kA jI nahIM hai, isa bAra aisA nahIM hogaa|" phalataH IrAna ke bAdazAha ne bAbara kI madada ke lie apanI senA bhejii| bAbara ne phira bhArata para car3hAI kI aura isa bAra apanI jIta kA DaMkA bajA diyaa| 27 niSkarSa yaha hai ki samAja meM jo vyakti jisa yogya ho use vaisA hI kAma sauMpA jAne para suvyavasthA rahane se samAjotthAna kA kAma AsAnI se ho skegaa| samAja meM nArI kA sthAna kAphI U~cA library ord Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura mahatvapUrNa thA, lekina jaba se vaha nIcI va ghRNAspada samajhI vAlI vastue~ saMbhava ho rahI haiM, rAjanaitika, Arthika Adi kSetroM meM lekara apanI kanyA denaa| isake pIche Azaya to yahI thA ki koI jAne lagI, taba se samAja meM viSamatA phailIsa samAja kA patana krAMti ho rahI hai, vaise sAmAjika kSetra bhI krAnti ke asara se achatA kanyA vAlA nirdhana ho to usa paise se lar3akI kI zAdI kA kharca huaa| nahIM raha skaa| lekina yaha kahanA hogA ki sAmAjika kSetra meM calA ske| lekina usa paise ko koI apane ghara meM rakhatA na thaa| saMtoSajanaka sudhAra nahIM ho pAye haiN| kaI sAmAjika prathAoM meM jo zAdI ke kharca ke lie lAcArIvaza lete hue bhI zarma mahasUsa hotI (6) deza, kAla, paristhiti dekhakara kara hitakara sudhAra kA sudhAra naye jamAne ke anusAra hue haiM, ve dharma ko najaraandAja thii| ulaTe kanyAdAna kiyA jAtA thaa| lar3akI ke ghara kA pAnI taka zubha saMkalpa karanA-jamAnA badala rahA hai| agara samAja bhI karake hue haiN| koI jagaha purAne rIti-rivAjoM ke ahitakara hone nahIM piyA jAtA thaa| magara bAda meM kaI paise ke lobhI loga kanyA jamAne ke anusAra nahIM badalatA hai to jamAne kI teja raphtAra use para bhI unake sAtha dharma ko aisA cipakA diyA gayA hai ki loga use kA hitAhita na dekhakara kanyA ke rupaye ginA kara use bUr3he, bImAra badala degii| lekina apanI icchA se deza, kAla aura paristhiti chor3ane meM hicakicAte haiN| vAstava meM, una rIti-rivAjoM kA dharma apAhija yA dujabara ke gale mar3hane lge| kanyA becane kA vyApAra dekha kara samAja kA hita soca kara yugAnusAra samAja kI prathAoM meM se koI khAsa sambandha nahIM hai| balki aise ahitakara aura samAja cala pdd'aa| kucha samAja-hitaiSiyoM kA dhyAna isa pApa kI ora parivartana karanA aura kAla ke thaper3oM ke kAraNa balAt vivaza ho ke pichar3e varga ke lie trAsadAyaka rIti-rivAjoM se cipaTe rahane se gayA, unhoMne isa kuprathA ko banda karane kA vidhAna bnaayaa| aba kara parivartana karane meM bar3A antara hai| jaise eka AdamI ghor3e para adharma ho hotA hai| jaise chuAchUta kI maanytaa| harijana ko chu to kanyAvikraya lagabhaga samApta-sA hai| kahIM koI prasaMga banatA hai, savAra hokara calatA hai, dUsarA ghor3e kI pU~cha ke sAtha ba~dha kara jAne se dharma calA jAtA hai, yaha kuprathA kitanI bhayaMkara, yugabahA vaha bhI samAja kI A~kheM curA kr| ghisaTatA huA calatA hai| mukAma para donoM pahu~cate haiN| magara donoM aura asamAnatA ke pApa ko baDhAtI hai? apane mata sambandhI ke aura asamAnatA ke pApa ko bar3hAtI hai? apane mRta sambandhI ke baravikraya-Aja to varavikraya kA roga kanyAvikraya ke badale ke calane aura pahaMcane meM jaisA antara hotA hai, vaisA hI antara ina pIche kaI mahInoM taka rone aura chAtI kUTane kI kuprathA bhI samAja lagA huA hai| yaha roga itanA cepI hai ki samAja isa bhayaMkara donoM parivartanoM meM hai| eka bImAra bana kara sotA hai, dUsarA thaka kA pichar3Apana sUcita karatI hai| aisI kuprathA ko cuna-cuna kara TI.bI. ke roga ke kAraNa mataprAya bana rahA hai| jahA~ dekhoM vahA~ kara sotA hai, thaka kara sone vAlA gADhI nIMda lekara tAjagI banda kara denA caahie| lar3ake nIlAma ho rahe haiN| lar3akI vAloM se bar3I-bar3I rakama prApta karatA hai, bImAra bana kara sone vAlA vivazatA se sotA hai| kaI naI hAnikara prathAe~ pAzcAtya sabhyatA ke pravAha meM baha tilaka-bIMTI ke rUpa meM mA~gI jAtI haiM sonA yA sone ke jevara mA~ge parivartana to hamAre andara Aja bhI ho rahA hai, parantu vaha hotA hai kara kahIM-kahIM samAja meM pracalita kI gaI haiN| jaise lar3ake-lar3akI jAte haiM, ghar3I,reDiyo, sophAseTa, skUTara yA anya pharnIcara kI mA~ga kI zAdI hone se pahale unakA ekAnta meM milanA, donoM kA sAtha to mAmUlI bAta hai| videza jAne aura par3hAI kA kharca taka mAMgA ghUmanA, sAtha meM sinemA dekhane jAnA, prema-patra likhanA, aadi| ye jAtA hai| isa prakAra parAye aura binA mehanata ke dhana para gulachareM atyanta kharcIlI, ahitakara yA anarthaka ho gaI haiM, unheM deza, kaprathAe~ bhAratIya saMskRta aura nIti ke viruddha hone se tyAjya ur3Aye jAte haiN| yuvakoM ke lie to yaha behada zarma kI bAta hai| kAla,paristhiti Adi ko dekhate hue zIghra badalane yA sudhArane kA honI caahie| ataH jo rIti-rivAja samAja ke lie hAnikAraka, parantu una javAna lar3akoM ke mAtA-pitAoM ke lie bhI isa kuprathA zubha saMkalpa karanA caahie| jo samAja apanI ahitakara prathAoM ahitakara, kharcIle, vikAsaghAtaka, bhAratIya saMskRti aura nIti kA pAlana kama pApajanaka nahIM hai| becAre kanyA ke madhyamavargIya ko badalakara hitakara prathAoM ko pracalita karatA hai, vahI samAja / ke viruddha va yugabAhA bane hue haiM, vartamAna yuga ke lie anAvazyaka garIba pitA kI sthiti bar3I nAjuka ho jAtI hai, jaba eka ora ghara jiMdA kahalAtA hai, vahI unnati aura pragati kara sakatA hai| samAja haiM yA jinameM vikRti A gaI hai; jo binA matalaba ke nirarthaka se haiM, meM 20-25 sAla kI lar3akI kuMvArI baiThI rahatI hai, dUsarI ora ke mUla siddhAMtoM meM koI parivartana nahIM hotA, lekina dravya, kSetra, unameM avazya parivartana karanA caahie| tabhI samAjotthAna sacce varapakSa ko mu~hasA~ge dAma dene kI haisiyata nahIM hotii| ghara meM roTI kAla aura paristhiti ke anusAra usake bAhya DhA~ce meM parivartana arthoM meM ho skegaa| ke lAle par3a rahe hoM, vyApAra maMdA calatA ho, maha~gAI bar3ha gaI ho, karate rahanA caahie| tabhI samAjotthAna kA kAma satata sthAyI aise mauke para bar3I umra kI kanyA ke pitA kI sthiti kitanI rahatA hai| pozAka Rtu ke anusAra badalate rahane para bhI AdamI meM samAja vikAsa meM lage hue ghuna dayanIya ho jAtI hai? vaha kahA~ se itanI rakama yA sAdhana varapakSa ke koI parivartana nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra samAja kI prathAoM meM logoM ko lAkara de? phalataH isa cintA ke mAre kaI mAtA-pitA to dravyakSetrakAlabhAvAnusAra parivartana hone para bhI samAja to vahI vartamAna samAja kI paristhiti ko dekhate hue kucha sAmAjika AtmahatyA kara lete haiN| yaha bhayaMkara pApa yahIM taka samApta nahIM rahatA hai| balki samAja kA jIvana unnata banatA hai| isalie kuprathAoM kI ora maiM ApakA dhyAna khIMcanA cAhatA hai, jo samAja hotaa| agara lar3akI ke pitA ne AzA se kama diyA to usakI samAjotthAna ke lie yaha tattva to anivArya hai| aise zubha saMkalpoM ke vikAsa meM lage hue dhuna haiN| samAja kI unnati meM ye kasara lar3akI para nikAlI jAtI hai| aisI lar3akI jaba baha bana kara ke bala para hI samAja sudRr3ha banatA hai| kurIti-rivAja ror3e bane hue haiN| isalie zIghra hI inameM parivartana sasurAla meM AtI hai to use sAsa-susara aura nanadoM ke tAne milate vartamAna yuga krAnti kA yuga hai| isa yuga meM mAnava-jIvana ke karane kI AvazyakatA hai| kucha kuprathAe~ ye haiM haiM, gAliyA~ milatI haiM, pati dvArA hairAna kiyA jAtA hai, vividha sabhI kSetroM meM krAMtikArI parivartana ho rahe haiN| asaMbhava pratIta hone (6)kanyAvikraya-kanyAvikraya kA artha hai, varapakSa se dhana yAtanAe~ dI jAtI hai aura kaI jagaha to jAna se mAra bhI DAlA | Jain Educanam Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amRta kaNa jAtA hai| kyA aisA pApakarma, itanI bhayaMkara hisA kisI bhI dharma meM DAlatA haiN| natIjA yaha hotA hai ki vaha ghara meM bharapeTa khAnA nahIM ko mAnane vAlA, Astika puruSa kara sakatA hai? parantu samAja meM khA sakatA, bAlakoM ko parA par3hA-likhA nahIM sakatA, apane va aisI kaprathA ko sareAma pracalita hote dekhakara bhI sahana kiyA parivAra ke lie pare kapar3e nahIM banA sktaa| cUMki samAja meM vaha jAtA hai, balki dhanika loga apanI lar3akiyoM ko apanI barAbarI rItirivAja pracalita hai, abhI taka banda nahIM kiyA gayA hai, dhArmika zikSA kA mahattva ke ThikAne meM dene ke lie bar3I-bar3I rakama varapakSa ko dete haiM aura isalie use samAja meM apanI AbarU sahIsalAmata rakhane ke lie isa kuprathA ko cAla rakhate haiM, isalie isa bhayaMkara pApI rivAja kharca kI cakkI meM pisanA par3atA hai| ataH zIghra hI dhyAna dekara dhAmika zikSA to mAtA ke dUdha ke samAna hai| jaise mAtA kA ko bhI paNyavAnI kA malammA car3hA kara calAte rahate haiN| usa samAja meM pracalita aisI kuprathAoM kA anta kara denA caahie| dava zarIra ko puSTa karatA hai, vaise hI dhArmika zikSA mana baddhi samAja kA adhaHpatana kyoM nahIM hogA, jahA~ lar3ake-lar3akI mahamAMge mRtyubhoja kI kaprathA bhI itanI bhayaMkara hai ki vaha kahIM-kahIM to aura AtmA ke pradezoM ko eSTa karatI hai| dAmoM meM bece jAte hoM? isa kaprathA ko to jitanA zIghra ho sake / samAja ke pratiSThita logoM dvArA mataka ke kambiyoM para tAne samAja se dhakkA dekara nikAlanA caahie| mAra-mAra kara, dabAva DAla kara jabarana pAlana karAI jAtI hai| virodha nahIM sahayoga bAlavivAha aura buddhavivAha-ye donoM aniSTa samAja ke vikAsa meM ghAtaka haiM: samAja ko nirvIrya aura nirbala banAne vAle kartavyanirdeza koI dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva dekhakara samAja hita kA mare haiN| inake duSpariNAma Apa saba jAnate hI haiN| bAlavivAha se eka ora aisI nirarthaka aura kharcIlI kaprathAoM meM samAja ke / najara rakhate hA nadhAra yA parivartana kiyA jAe to use dekhakara asamaya meM kaccA vIrya naSTa hone se kaI roga laga jAte haiM, asamaya lAkhoM rupaye barbAda kiye jAte haiM, dUsarI ora hamArI santAna prAcInatA ke mohavaza athavA ISyAMvaza virodha karanA ucita nahIM meM hI bar3hApA, paMstvahInatA Adi A jAte haiN| saMtAna bhI nirvIya anapar3ha, ajJAnI aura azikSita rahatI hai| zikSA ke mAmale meM | hotaa| jabaki unhIM mahAna bhAvA ne paganI kaI paramparA, jA paidA hotI hai aura vRddhavivAha to kanyA ke jIvana meM jAnabUjha kara hamArI samAja dusarI samAjoM meM bahuta hI pichar3I huI hai| jo samAja dasage ne badalI thI apAnAI thI apanA / taba phira hamAra vAya Aga lagAne jaisA hai| isase kanyA ko vaidhavya, asahAyatA. zikSA ke kSetra meM bahuta pichar3I rahatI hai, vaha udyogadhaMdhA, naI paramparA ko calate dekhakara virAdha karanA badatA vyApAta parAdhInatA Adi daHkha ghera lete haiN| kaI mA~-bApa jAnabUjha kara paise Adhunika yaMtroM Adi ke jJAna-vijJAna meM pragati nahIM kara sktii| sI bAta hai| ke lobha meM Akara, athavA apanI lar3akI ko bahata jevara va samAja kA yaha pichar3Apana naI pIr3hI ke vikAsa ko roka detA hai| sakhasAmagrI milegI, isa pralobhana meM Akara bar3he ke gale mar3ha dete vidyAdAna meM diyA gayA paisA vyartha nahIM jaataa| 'mahAvIra vidyAlaya' / | satya kA pujArI haiN| ise bhI samAja ke sadhArakoM ko zIghra hI rokanA caahie| kA udAharaNa Apake sAmane maujUda hai| zurUAta meM loga lakIra ke dahejaprathA-dahejaprathA bhI samAja ke lie bar3I ghAtaka hai| phakIra banakara vidyAdAna kA kitanA virodha karate the? itane jora jo loga birAdha bar3ha jAne ke Dara se yA apane sampradAya kI kA andhar3a samAja meM AyA ki vaha mahAvIra vidyAlaya ko ur3A dene pakahI haI bAta ko, cAhe vaha Aja ahitakara ho. chor3ane meM kanyA vAlA apanI lar3akI ko apanI icchA se cAhe jo kacha de, para usakA dikhAvA na kare aura na varapakSa vAle usa para dabAva DAleM ki ko tatpara thaa| lekina samAja ke bhAgya prabala the| samAja ke pratiSThA jAne kA khatarA mahasusa karake zaramAne hai yA dekha-dekhI agaoM ne merI bAta para dhyAna dekara isa vidyAlaya ko panapAne kI parAnI ghAtaka paramparAo ke badalane meM svayaM saMkoca karata hai| itanA daheja to denA hI pdd'egaa| nahIM to hama tumhArI lar3akI nahIM ora dhyAna diyaa| Aja usakA madhura phala Apa cakha rahe haiN| | athavA dasarA koI hitecI kisI paramparA ko badalatA hai to une leNge| daheja dAnava ne bhI lAkhoM lar3akiyoM kA khUna piyA hai, jIvana mahAvIra vidyAlaya ke nimitta se hajAroM yuvaka vidyA prApta karake | ThIka samajhate hA bhI saccI bAta kahane meM hicakicAte haiM ve satya kA satyAnAza kara diyA hai| ataH isa pApa ko bhI jitanA jaldI ho Aja apanA jIvana sukhapUrvaka va dharmayukta bitA rahe haiN| 'bUMda-baMda ke pujArI nahIM, kar3iyoM ke pujArI hai| sake, vidA kro| se sarovara bhara jAtA hai isa kahAvata para dhyAna dekara Apa samAja kharcIle rIti-rivAja-Ajakala mahaMgAI ke jamAne meM se utkarSa ke kAryoM meM yathAzakti apanI sampatti aura sAdhana lagA anyAya kA dhana vivAha, janmamaraNa ke prasaMga, utsava yA kisI khAsa avasara para kara mAnava-jIvana sArthaka kreN| anyAya-anIti yA hisA Adi se jo bhI vasta-se sattA kaI kharcIle rIti rivAja cAla haiN| madhyamavarga kI kamara kharca ke sajjanoM! samAjoddhAra ke ina malamaMtroM ke kAryoM meM Apa apanAyA aura kaha cIja prApta kI jAtI hai. AsIni pakka sAcata kA bojha se itanI TUTa cukI hai ki aba vaha aura bardAzta nahIM kara tana-mana-dhana lagAyeMge to Apake puNya meM vRddhi to hogI hI, sAtha jAtI hai vaha usa vyakti kA hI nahIM balki jisa vyakti kapAsa sktaa| becArA karja karake, makAna, gahane Adi giravI rakha kara hI samAja meM bhI dharma kI vRddhi hogI, sarvAMgINa vikAsa kA dvAra | vaha cIja jAtI hai, usakI bhI yadi bigada DAlatA hA lAcArIvaza samAja meM apanI ijjata barakarAra rakhane ke lie aise khulegA, jo samAja ko mokSamArga para le jAyegA, isameM koI sandeha avasaroM para rIti-rivAjoM ke khappara meM hajAroM rupaye kharca ke rUpa nhiiN| -zrI vallabha sarI For Pavanes Purnorsat the only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamane bhagavAna mahAvIra ko khoyA hai hamArI ApasI phUTa ke kAraNa hI hama jaina-dharma ke siddhAntoM ko videzoM meM phailAnA todara rahA.hindastAna ke bhI kaI prAntoM meM nahIM phailA ske| kaI prAnta bhAratavarSa meM aise bhI haiM, jahAM jaina-dharma kA nAma taka loga nahI jaante| jaina dharma ke jIvana nirmANakArI sundara siddhAntoM aura vRttoM se bhI ve loga aparicita haiN| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM se bhI ve bilakula ajJAta haiN| jaina-dharma kA deza-videzoM meM pracAra-prasAra na hone meM sabhI phirakoM kI ekatA kA na honA bhI eka bar3A kAraNa hai| ekatA ke binA hamane kyA-kyA khoyA hai? isakA sahI javAba yadi mujhase pUche to maiM yahI kahU~gA ki hamane bhagavAn mahAvIra ko khoyA hai, jaina-dharma ko lajjita kiyA hai| Aja duniyA ke adhikAMza loga bhagavAna buddha ko jAnate haiM, IsAmasIha ke nAma se paricita haiM, hajarata muhammada kA nAma jAnate haiM, lekina jinhoMne mAnava jAti ke sAmane ahiMsA kA uccatama prayoga svayaM va saMgha ke mAdhyama se karake rakhA thA, jinhoMne strI-puruSa donoM kA samAja meM nahIM, balki dharma-sAdhanA aura mokSa meM bhI samAna adhikAra diyA thA, zUdra kahalAne vAle logoM ko ucca-sAdhaka taka banane kA avasara pradAna kiyA thA, una bhagavAn mahAvIra se sabhI bahuta hI kama paricita haiN| isakA kAraNa jainoM kI ApasI chinna-bhinnatA hI to hai| jainoM kI saMkhyA ekadina karor3oM taka thI, vaha Aja ghaTa kara lAkhoM taka A gaI hai, isakA kAraNa hamArI phUTa hI hai| zrI vijaya vallabha sUri Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 ekatA ke upadezaka bhArata bhUmi AdikAla se RSi bhUmi ke nAma se prasiddha hai| yaha deza kabhI dhanadhAnya se pUrNa thA, ise videzI sone kI cir3iyA kahate the| zAstroM meM likhA hai ki aisI bhUmi para janma lene ke liye svarga meM rahane vAle devatA bhI lAlAyita rahate haiN| phira bhI yahAM ke sAdhvI sumaMgalA zrI nivAsI mamatva aura Asakti ke dAsa nahIM the| unakI abhilASA samaya-samaya para saMsAra meM divya vibhUtiyoM kA abataraNa rahatI thI ki aisA sukha prApta kiyA jAyeM jo amara aura anazvara hotA rahatA hai| jaba saMsAra meM hiMsA kA prAbalya huA, taba bhagavAna ho| bhAratIya janatA aise RSiyoM aura mahAtmAoM kI sadaiva pUjA mahAvIra ne ahiMsA kA pracAra kara saMsAra ko eka naI dizA kI karatI AI hai| yaha santa-paramparA avicchinna rahI hai tathA isa ora modd'aa| jahAM mahAtmA gAMdhI ne manuSyoM ke mana meM samAI huI deza ke pratyeka dhArmika sampradAya meM aise aneka RSi-mani hae haiM dInahIna bhAvanA ko miTAkara apUrva Atmabala kI jAgRti kara jinhoMne svArtha ko lAta mArakara parahita-sAdhanA ko apane jIvana anyAya ke prati asahayoga karane kI kalA sikhAkara samUce vizva kA ekamAtra lakSya banAyA hai| ko eka naI prareNA dI, dharma ke nAma para phailI saMkIrNa bhAvanAe~, unnIsavIM zatAbdI ke jaina samAja meM aise hI mahAna rur3hiyA, prathAe~ evaM bhrAtaM dhAraNAeM miTAkara saMsAra ko pragatizIla saMta-ratna kA janma haA jo jaina-samAja meM vijaya marIzvarajI sudhAra kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| mahArAja ke nAma se prakhyAta hue| vikrama saMvata 1953 meM "vivege dhamma mahie" arthAta viveka meM hI dharma hai - isa gujarAMvAlA meM zrI vijayAnanda sUrIzvarajI mahArAja kAladharmako Agama-vAkya ko jIvana-sUtra banAkara zrImad vijayavallabha prApta hue| antima samaya apane medhAvI ziSya ko jagAkara sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne apane kadama Age bddh'aaye| ve nirarthaka unhoMne saMdeza diyA, "paMjAba meM devamaMdiroM kI sthApanA kA rur3hiyoM va dharma ke nAma para ADambara va galata prathAoM ke sakhta zrIgaNeza ho cukA hai| aba ina maMdiroM ke sacce pujArI paidA karane virodhI the aura unheM miTAne ke liye lokopavAda va nindA stuti ke lie sarasvatI-maMdiroM kI sthApanA kI ora dhyAna denA; sAtha kI paravAha kie binA jaina dharma kA jhaMDA bulaMda kiyaa| unakA hI paMjAba meM navasthApita jaina-saMgha kI rakSA aura usake jIvana kamala se komala aura sAtha hI vajavata kaThora bhI thaa| siMcana-parivardhana kA uttaradAyitva bhI tumhAre majabUta kandhoM para unakI dRSTi meM mAnavamAtra samAna hai| cAhe vaha kisI sampradAya kA ho unake mana meM eka hI tar3apa thI ki ve sabhI dharmoM ke bIca ApasI pUjya gurudeva ne isa vacana ko apanA jIvana maMtra mAnakara prema, sadbhAva aura sahiSNutA kI saritA bhaaveN| unakA dRSTikoNa dhuvalakSya banA liyaa| usakI pUrti ke liye apanA jIvanasamarpita mAnavatAvAdI thaa| unake zabda the, "na maiM jaina haM, na bauddha, na kara diyaa| jIvana ke antima zvAsa taka ahiMsA, saMyama va sAdha vaiSNava hU~, na zaiva, na hindu, na musalamAna: maiM to paramAtmA ko dharma ke niyamoM kA pAlana karate hue unhoMne sAmAjika utkarSa ke prApta karAne vAle mArga kA pathika eka mAnava hai|" kitanA udAra kAryoM kI upekSA nahIM kii| nivRtti aura pravRtti kA sundara samanvaya bhAvanA thI unameM? karate hue, unhoMne sAdhutva kA eka nayA Adarza samAja aura deza Aja bhI unakI udAra bhAvanA ke kAraNa jana-jana kA mana ke sammukha upasthita kiyaa| guruvallabha kI sabase bar3I dena zikSA ballabha ke nAma lete hI nAca uThatA hai| unhoMne dezakAla aura pracAra ke kSetra meM thii| ve mAnate the ki zikSA ke pracAra ke binA paristhitiyA~ samajhakara dharma ke mala uddezya kI rakSA karane ke liye samAja aura deza kI pragati kI kalpanA nirAdhAra hai| sAre kArya vivekapUrvaka kiye, jisase bhAvI pIr3hI unheM sarala tarIke isI zikSA pracAra ko lekara unhoMne nArI jIvana ko Age se kara ske| bar3hAne para jora diyaa| Aja unhIM kI parama kRpA kA phala hamAre aise pUjya gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI sAmane hai dillI sthita vllbhsmaark| guru vallabha rUpI divya antara bhAvanAoM ko sAkAra rUpa dene vAlA vallabha smAraka kI prakAza phailAtA smAraka hameM pragati patha para ArUr3ha rahane kI preraNA vijaya-patAkA dazoM dizAoM ko prakAzita kare, yahI zAsanadeva yuga-yugoM taka detA raheM yahI kaamnaa| se zubhakAmanA hai| On se chy yugavIra - vijaya vallabha sAdhvI pIyuSapUrNa zrI Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasaMga-parimala muni navInacandra vijaya,rAghava prasAda pANDeya -RAMER in Education Intematon Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna sadI ke jina dhuraMdhara AcAryoM ne jaina dharma kI unnata aura gauravazAlI banAyA unameM AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sarIzvara jI ma.sA. kA nAma sadA amara, azeSa aura avismaraNIya rhegaa| unakA jIvana, kArya aura vyaktitva, sarvajana hitAya aura sarvajana sukhAya thaa| mahApuruSa jaba taka jIvita rahate haiM taba taka to apane viziSTa guNoM, anukaraNIya kRtyoM se prakhyAta rahate hI haiM kintu usake bAda bhI unake dvArA dikhAyA gayA mArga eka Adarza mArga bana jAtA hai unake jIvana kI pratyeka ghaTanA kiMvadantI bana jAtI hai, unake jIvana kA pratyeka dina eka itihAsa bana jAtA hai| unhIM gurudeva kI panIta smRti meM navanirmita antarrASTrIya khyAtiprApta vijaya vallabha smAraka gurudeva ke jIvana kI hara ghaTanA ko tAjA kara de rahA hai| yahA~ aise hI prasaMgoM kA saMkalana hai jinase gurudeva ke vyaktitva ko samajhane meM sulabhatA hogii| citra : sumaMta zAha SEdubindrufirst PrnviteBITYspindiansenig Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtR-zikSA gyaa| jIvana kA eka amUlya avasara thaa| usa samaya unake jaisA pratApI kI nirveda bhAvanA jAgRta hotI hai| paMcamamahAbhUtoM se banA zarIra vaktA koI na thaa| unakI askhalita vANI kI dhArA rukI aura jaba citA meM jalatA hai taba lagatA hai-yaha saMsAra asAra hai| jIvana pravacana samApta ho gyaa| AnaMdita cehare bikhara gye| upAzraya kI yahI niyati hai| manuSya kitanA hI bhAgadaur3a kara rupaye, dhana, khAlI hogyaa| AnaMdita cehare bikhara gye| upAzraya khAlI ho sampatti ekatra kareM Akhira use saba kucha chor3akara zmazAna meM saMdhyA kA samaya thaa| sUryAsta ho rahA thA aura usake sAtha hI jalakara rAkha bana havA meM ur3a jAnA par3atA hai| isa mAyA moha meM mAtA icchAbAI ke jIvana kA bhI anta ho rahA thaa| bhaya, zoka phaMsane se to acchA hai dhArmika jIvana yApana kiyA jAe Adi aura cintA meM DabA, parivAra mAtA ke palaMga ko ghera kara baiThA huA eka kone meM eka kizora abhI bhI baiThA kucha citana kara rahA vicAra Ate rahate haiN| para yaha vicAra yA bhAva zmazAna taka hI thaa| chagana mAtA ke caraNoM meM baiThA ro rahA thaa| mAtA kI baMda A~kheM thaa| usake karNa paTala meM madhura vANI kA rava abhI bhI gujita ho sImita hote haiN| zmazAna se bAhara nikalane ke bAda vahI mArkeTa kI khulI dhIre-dhIre saba ko dekhaa| chagana ko bhI dekhA vaha ro rahA thaa| rahA thaa| AcArya zrI kI vairAgyapUta vANI ne kizora ke vyaktitva carcA, zeyara bAjAra kI carcA, oNphisa kI cintA, ghara kI yAda use rotA dekhakara mAtA ne lar3akhar3AtI AvAja se pUchA-"beTA ko jhakajhora diyA thaa| usakI nasa-nasa meM snAyu-snAyu meM prAraMbha ho jAtI hai| kyoM ro rahA hai?" roeM-roeM meM vairAgya kA bAsa ho gyaa| gurudeva kI amRta vANI ne mAtA icchAbAI, jo chagana kA ekamAtra sahArA thii| jisake usakI mAtA kI aMtima zikSA yAda dilA dI'dU arihaMta kI zaraNa yaha vairAgya paristhiti janya hai aura kSaNajIvana hai| pUrvajanma vAtsalya sAgara meM chagana kA nirdoSa bacapana bIta rahA thaa| vahI meM cale jaanaa|' ke sukRta, mAtA ke jIvana vyApI dharmopadeza aura sAdhaoM kI use nahalAtI, maMdira le jAtI, pajA karanA sikhAtI thii| aur| saMgati ina tInoM ne mila kara chagana meM cirasthAyI vairAgya paidA kahAniyAM bhI sunAtI thii| vaha thor3e dina bImAra rahI aura isa AcArya zrI kI dRSTi usa kizora para pdd'ii| unhoMne prema se / kiyaa| usane nizcaya kara liyA ki maiM dIkSA lUMgA saMsArI haragija saMsAra se vidA ho rahI thii| apane karIba bulaayaa| pUchAH 'kyoM, saba ghara cale gaye tumheM ghara nahIM nahIM bnuuNgaa| chagana ke cAra sAthI the unheM dhArmika mitra kahA jA jAnA?' kizora: nhiiN| AcArya zrIH 'nahIM, to tuma kyA cAhate kyoM ro rahA haiM isa prazna ne chagana ko aura rulA diyaa| mAtA sakatA hai| pratyeka dhArmika kriyA meM ve sammilita hote the| una ho?' kizoraH 'dhn'| AcArya zrIH 'dhana!...bhole bacce hama apane se lipaTate hae usane sisakiyAM bharate hae basa itanA hI cAroM ke mana meM vairAgya bhAva AtA thaa| para unakA vairAgya pAsa dhana nahIM rakhate haiN| kizora :'Apa ke pAsa dhana hai, vaisA dhana kahA-mAM...mAM...tU mujhe kisake sahAre chor3a kara jAtI hai? kSaNajIvI hotA thaa| koI tIsa varSa kA thA koI paccIsa varSa kA kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai| mujhe dharmadhana, saMyamadhana cAhie' jo thaa| sabhI ko koI na koI kisI na kisI prakAra kA duHkha thaa| . mAtA ke mukha se avirAma 'arihaMta...arihaMta...' kI raTana Apake pAsa hai|" kisI ko patnI kA duHkha thaa| kisI ko mAtA-pitA kA duHkha cala rahI thii| usane kahA-"beTA, maiM tujhe arihaMta kI zaraNa meM AcArya zrI ko usakI vismayakArI yAcanA suna kara bar3A to kisI ko dukAna kA jhgdd'aa| aura kisI ko ghara se dIkSA chor3akara jA rahI huuN| ve hI zAzvata zaraNa haiN| tU arihaMta kI Azcarya huaa| aura sAtha hI itanI choTI avasthA meM usakI lene kI anumati mila nahIM rahI thii| eka dina pAMcoM ne milakara zaraNa meM cale jaanaa| ve anAtha ke nAtha, bala ke nirbala vikasita pratibhA dekhakara harSa bhI huaa| ghara se cupacApa dIkSA lene ke lie cale jAne kI yojanA haiN|" itanA kahakara mAtA ne eka gaharI sAMsa lii| tatakSaNa AcArya zrI ne kahA-'tathAstu' bnaayii| kaI dinoM taka pAMcoM kI banda kivAr3oM meM gapta mAtR-bhakta chagana ne isa AjJA ko zirodhArya kara liyaa| mAtA ne AzIrvAda diyAH terA mArga prazasta ho| aura mAtA kI AMkheM mNd| ve AcArya the paMjAba dezoddhAraka AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda maMtraNAeM hotI rhiiN| anta meM tArIkha,vAra, aura samaya nizcita gayIM sadA sadA ke lie| sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. aura vaha kizora thA chagana AcArya vijaya kiye gye| saba ne taiyArI kara lii| kisI ko kAnokAna patA vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. na claa| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla tar3ake janA nizcita ho gyaa| ve pAMca mitra the chagana, harilAla, sAMkalacaMda, khUbacaMda khaMbhAtI, vADIlAla, gAMdhI aura magana laal| eka kizora kI yAcanA zmazAna vairAgya bar3audA jAnIzerI kA upAzraya khacAkhaca bharA haA thaa| sArA nagara unakI dharmavANI-sudhAvANI sunane ke lie umar3a par3A thaa| indu AcArya zrI kI ojasvI, gahana, evaM madhura vANI kA zravaNa karanA rAta huI, aMdherA bddh'aa| harilAla kA vairAgya javAba de gyaa| / usakA manobala TUTa gyaa| sAdhu ke daiHsaha jIvana kI kalpanA se hI vairAgya ke tIna-cAra prakAra haiN| usameM eka prakAra zmazAna vaha kAMpa gyaa| cupake se uThA aura zeSa cAra mitroM ke gharoM meM / vairAgya hai| isakA artha hai, kisI Apta jana kA nidhana ho jAne para jAkara unake parivAra vAloM ko saceta kara aayaa| SaDyantra khula use zmazAna lejAkara jalAle samaya manuSya ke mana meM eka prakAra gyaa| yojanA niSphala gyii| gharoM ke dvAra baMda ho gye| rayan Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jala meM kamala hRdaya meM pahalI bAra vicAra AyA ki maiM kaba taka ise roke rahaMgA? aura itihAsa kA digdarzana karAne kA vinamra prayAsa hai| khImacanda bhAI ne pUchA-"kyA bistara nahIM the jo jamIna para yadyapi AcArya vijaya vallabha zAstrArtha meM vizvAsa nahIM so rahA hai? loga majhe kyA kaheMge? rakhate the| ve samanvaya ke icchuka the| para agara sAmane vAlA pakSa khImacaMda bhAI ke lie yaha bAta asahayathI ki merA choTA bhAI chagana ne javAba diyA-"loga kyA kaheMge? isI ke Dara se maiM usake lie lalakAratA thA to ve pIche nahIM haTate the| chagana vairAgya ke patha para bddh'e| chagana ko dIkSA kI anumati ve apanA niyama kaise tor3a sakatA hUM?" samAnA zahara paMjAba kA eka pramukha zahara hai| yahAM svapna meM bhI na de sakate the| ve chagana ko yenakena prakAreNa saMsArI itane meM chagana se bar3I rukmaNI bahana bhI saMthArA lekara vahAM banAnA caahtethe| para chagana kI rUci dhArmika kAryoM meM adhika A phuNcii| aura apane lAr3ale choTe beTe bhAI ko aisI avasthA meM saMkhyA meM the| AcArya vijaya vallabha kA vahAM padhAranA huaa| thii| vaha dina bhara dharma-karma-adhyayana meM hI lagA rahatA thaa| sotA dekha usakA bhaginI hRdaya dayArda ho gyaa| bhAI kA vAtsalya AtmArAmajI ma. ke svargavAsa ke bAda unakA nAma vidvAna vaktA khImacaMda yahI socA karate the ki koI aisA prasaMga upasthita ho AMkhoM se AMsU banakara baha niklaa| usane A~sU poMchate hue saMthArA ke rUpa meM prasiddha ho gayA thaa| aura ho rahA thaa| dhUmadhAma se nagara jisase chagana ke bhAva badala jaayeN| bichAyA Ara prema se chagana ko liTA diyaa| vaha khImacaMda kI ora praveza huaa| pravacana huaa| vANI kA jAdU phailA aura dinoMdina zrotAoM kI bhIr3a bar3hane lgii| kaI sthAnakavAsI bhI AkarSita aisA avasara bhI aayaa| unake mAmA jayacaMda bhAI ke lar3ake dekhakara bolI bhAI! kyoM ise daHkhI karate ho use apane rAste jAne ttoj| sImacaMTa ne laMbI mAMga bIMcakara kATa mocate hA jalA hue| vahAM eka "adhaM paMDita" sarajanamala nAma ke sthAnakavAsI nAthAlAla ke vivAha kA prasaMga upasthita huaa| khImacaMda bhAI ne do n| khImacaMda ne laMbI sAMsa khIMcakara kucha socate hue uttara chagana ko isa avasara para le jAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| unake mana meM diyA- hAM, bahana maiM bhI yahI soca rahA huuN| zrAvaka the| ve eka dina AcArya zrI ke pAsa Ae aura vivAdAspada yaha vizvAsa baiTha gayA ki lagnotsava kA vaha mAdaka vAtAvaraNa, dUsare dina barAta pAleja phuNcii| jaba vara-kanyA kA carcA karane lge| do-cAra praznottara meM hI unakA jJAna ghaTa khAlI ho gyaa| taba unhoMne AcArya vijaya vallabha se kahA-'yadi Apa zahanAiyoM ke havA meM gUMjate svara, baiMDa bAjoM kI uttejaka dhune, hastamilApa ho rahA thA, jaba zahanAiyoM ke sura havA meM taira rahe the, mahilAoM ke ve madhura gIta aura vara-vadhU kA bhavya ThATha dekhakara jaba bAje mAdaka saMgIta meM vAtAvaraNa prasannatA bhara rahe the aura hamAre pUjya zrI sohanalAla jI ma. se zAstrArtha karane ko taiyAra ho nizcita chagana kA mana palaTa jaaegaa| chagana ne vivAha meM jAne se jaba mahilAeM ati utsAha meM madhura gIta gA rahI thIM, taba chagana to maiM unheM bulaauuN| yadi ve hAra jAyeMge to maiM bhI mUrtipUjaka bana inkAra kara diyaa| khImacaMda bhAI ne kahA-'agara chagana nahIM pAleja ke maMdira meM pUjA kara rahA thaa| jAUMgA aura yadi Apa hAra jAeM to Apa sthAnakavAsI ho jaaeN| jAegA to maiM bhI nahIM jaauuNgaa| anta meM saba ke anurodha para chagana vijaya ballabha ne muskarAte hue kahA-"acchA ThIka hai| jaisI ne barAta meM jAnA svIkAra kiyaa| tumhArI icchaa| zAstrArtha lAlA surajanamala aura do cAra pramukha zrAvaka kaithala gAMva gae rAta ko bhojana ke bAda barAta mAmA kI pola meM rukii| sTezana jahAM sohanalAla jI ma. the| unheM sArI bAtoM se avagata karAyA vahAM se pAsa thA aura prAtaHkAla jaldI hI prasthAna karanA thA aura apanI pratijJA bhI sunaaii| isalie sabhI barAtI vahAM A rahe the| vaha jamAnA zAstrArtha kA thaa| vidvAna loga zAstroM ke nacAhate hae bhI caudaha sAdhaoM ke sAtha sohanalAla jI ma. chagana ko isa sthAna kA patA thaa| ataH saba se pahale hI vahAM virodhAbhAsoM para bahasa karate the| 'muNDe-muNDe matibhinnA' ke samAnA pdhaare| sAre zahara meM "zAstrArtha" hone kI khabara ho pahuMca gayA aura ekAnta kone meM pratikramaNa karake dupaTTA bichA kara anusAralA anusAra logoM meM mata-paMtha-aura vicAra meM sAmya nahIM hotaa| jaba gyii| sthAna-sthAna para usI kI carcA hone lgii| so gyaa| logoM ke vicAra sAmya na hoMge to zAstra kaise sAmya ho sakate haiM? usako banAne vAle kucha samajhadAra loga hI to the| vidvAnoM ke do lAlA sarajanamala ne sohanalAlajI ma. se kahA-"mahArAja! pUrI barAta aayii| saba logoM ne apane sone kA prabandha kiyaa| pakSa ho jAte the aura yukti prayukti ke dvArA dUsare pakSa ko jhUThA aba zAstrAtha kA tayArA hAnA caahie| khImacanda bhAI jo aba taka vyavasthA meM lage the, sone lage to batAne kA prayatna calatA thaa| isameM satya kA vivecana to kama hotA sohanalAlajI ma. ne kahA-"zrAvaka jii| zAstrArtha kisa ke chagana kI sudhi AI socA, avasara pAkara kahIM bhAga to nahIM thaa| para ISyA, dveSa aura baira kA namratA pUrvaka pradarzana hI adhika sAtha kareMge jaba isake guru AtmArAma jI ne bhI hamAre praznoM kA gyaa| bahuta khojane ke bAda eka kone meM gaTharI sI par3I dikhAI dii| hotA thaa| aba usakA samaya nahIM rahA aura na koI mahatva rahA uttara na de pAye to yaha kaise de sakatA hai|" karIba jAkara dekhA to chagana sikar3akara hAthoM para sira rakhe nircita gayA hai| para usa samaya usakA bar3A mahatva thaa| aba samanvaya kA zrAvaka jI ne prasanna hokara kahA-taba to aura acchI bAta hokara so rahA hai| hAya! merA pyArA bhAI isa dazA meM par3A hai| samaya AyA hai| anekatA meM ekatA kA siddhAnta camakA hai jo hogI, jaba vaha hAra jAeMge to tatkAla sthAnakavAsI ho jaaeNge| khImacaMda ne usakA saMthArA (UnI bistara) chipA diyA thaa| para yaha mAnavajAti ke lie varadAna hai| nimnalikhita prasaMga dvArA kisI bAta bar3I manoraMjaka thI aura kutUhala paidA karatI thii| para vaha usake binA bhI saba se so rahA thaa| taba khImacaMda bhAI ke kaThora ko nIcA dikhAne kA prayAsa nahIM hai, para usa samaya ke vAtAvaraNa jitanI sarala lagatI thI utanI asaMbhava bhI thii| Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 mahAvIra kA saMdeza sohanalAlajI ma. apanI sthiti samajhate the| ve mana se pahale nijAnaMda kI anokhI mastI se bar3he jA rahe haiN| hI hAra cuke the| AcArya vijaya vallabha kI vidvattA, pratibhA aura rAjasthAna kA vaha azikSita pichar3A ilAkA thaa| 'ber3A gAvaM gaharAyI se ve bhalIbhAMti paricita the| se Aja prAtaH kAla AcArya vijaya vallabha ne apane ziSyoM ke sAtha unhoMne zrAvakoM se kahA-"eka prazna hai jAkara vallabha dharmapurI baDaudA nagarI meM eka bhavya aitihAsika mahotsava bIjApura ke lie bihAra kiyaa| sAtha meM eka pathanirdezaka rAjapUta vijayajI se puucho| ve isakA uttara nahIM de paayeNge| prazna yaha hai / sampanna huA thaa| prasaMga thA mahAvIra jayaMtI kaa| nizrA thI pravartaka ___thaa| AdhA rAstA kaTa gayA, itane meM ghanI jhADiyoM meM se pAMca-chaha ki-AtmArAma jI ma. ne "jaina tattvAdarza' ke bArahaveM pariccheda zrIkAMti vijayajI ma. sA. kii| mukhya pravacanakAra, vaktA the| muMha Dhake vyakti nikle| hAtha meM talavAra bhAle aura chure ke saath| meM mahAnizItha sUtra ke tIsare adhyayana kA pUjA viSayaka jo pATha AcArya vijaya vallabha suuri| vaisA bhavya mahotsava baDaudA ke niHsaMdeha ve luTere the| eka ne Age bar3hakara kahA-khabaradAra! Age diyA hai| vaha sUtra meM kahAM hai? batAie, ve pATha batA na sakeMge kyoMki itihAsa meM na huA thA na bhaviSya meM hone kI koI saMbhAvanA hai bar3hane kI koziza mata kro| jo kucha ho tumhAre pAsa haiM sUtra meM vaha pATha hai hI nahIM? basa logoM se kaha denA ki ina kI sArI saiMkar3oM logoM kI upasthiti meM AcArya vijaya ballabha ne jo pravacana hamAre havAle kara do|' bAteM isI prakAra kI managar3hata haiN| aura ve tatkAla sthAnakavAsI diyA thA, atyanta mArmika, maulika, preraNAprada aura vyAvahArika AcArya vijaya vallabha ne samajhAyA-'hama sAdhu haiN| hamAre sampradAya ke samarthaka ho jaaeNge| thaa| viSaya thA "mahAvIra kA sNdesh"| kucha aMza uddhRta haiN| pAsa kucha nahIM hai? paise ko chUte nhiiN| bhikSAcArI haiN|' jo isa zAstrArtha kI mukhya bhUmikA nibhA rahA thA vaha * tattvajJAna kA abhyAsa karo aura apane vicAroM ko nirmala luTeroM para usakA koI prabhAva na par3A, aura kruddha hokara sUrajanamala isa bAta ko sunakara uchala pdd'aa| aura kalpanA meM hI rakhane kA prayatna kro| unhoMne kahA-"bahAne mata bnaao| jaldI jo kucha ho rakha do, dekhane lagA ki vijaya vallabha hAra gae haiM aura sthAnakavAsI ho rahe * isa bAta kA nirNaya karo ki jIvana meM chor3ane yogya kyA hai? varnA ye talavAra kisI kI zarma nahIM kregii|" svIkAra karane yogya kyA hai? aura jAnane yogya kyA hai? __sAtha meM rAjapUta sipAhI thA apane guruoM kA apamAna hote ve sIdhe vijaya ballabha ke pAsa phuNce| pravacana cala rahA thaa| apanI zakti kA vicAra karo aura zakti ke anusAra dekha kara vaha Ape se bAhara ho gyaa| usane bhI apanI talavAra vizAla saMkhyA ke sabhI dharmoM ke loga tanmaya hokara vANI kA zravaNa unnatipatha para Age bddh'o| nikAla lii| para aphasosa! talavAra kA vAra karane se pahale hI eka kara rahe the| sUrajanamala Adi loga itane khuza the ki-kisa taraha uddhAra dUsare luTere ne usake sira meM chare kA vAra kara jamIna para girA viveka se bAta karanI cAhie vaha bhI bhUla gaye aura Ate hI kevala tamhAre vicAra, puruSArtha aura udyoga para nirbhara hai| diyaa| luTeroM ne usakI talavAra aura kapar3e chIna lie| sohanalAlajI ma. kA diyA huA brahmAstra chodd'aa| * yaza, pratiSThA, sammAna aura iha loka tathA paraloka kI AzA AcArya vijaya vallabha ne paristhiti kI gaMbhIratA dekhate hae zrotAoM ke zravaNa meM vyavadhAna pdd'aa| sabhI ko unakA na karate hue jitanA zreSTha kAma kara sakate ho kro| apane tana para or3hI kaMbalI, dUsare choTe bar3e vastra mAtra colapaTTeko vyavahAra akhraa| A. vi. vallabha ne pravacana rokA zAMti aura hama kyA kara sakate haiM? isa prakAra ke nirarthaka vicAra chodd'o| chor3akara sabhI utAra kara de diye| anya ziSyoM ne bhI pustakeM aura svasthatA pUrvaka muskarAte hue javAba diyA-'bhAgyazAlI zrAvaka! puruSArtha ke lie kaTibaddha bno| eka bar3I sabhA kro| sabhI dharmoM ke bar3e-bar3e vidvAno ko bulaao| yadi gRhastha dharma aura sAdhu dharma ke mArga para dravya aura bhAva se pAtra ko chor3akara saba kucha de diyaa| usameM hama vaha pATha dikhAyeMge yahAM dikhAve se kyA lAbha? zakti ke anusAra prayAsa karoge to muktipurI meM pahuMce binA na jaba ve cale gaye to AcArya vijaya vallabha ne usa rAjapUta ko rhoge| zrotAoM ne bhI kahA-"aisA hI honA caahie| dekhA jo behoza jamIna para par3A thaa| usake sira se khUna baha rahA vIratA ke kArya kara hameM vIraputra nAma sArthaka karanA caahie| thaa| unhoMne apanI tarpaNI meM jo pAnI thA, usa sipAhI ke sira para samaya aura dina nizcita hue| nagara ke vizAla cauka meM yadi hama vIratA ke kArya na kareM to mahAvIra ke caritra se hameM ddaalaa| use hoza aayaa| AMkheM kholI aura bolA-mahArAja, zAstrArtha honA nizcaya huaa| A. vijaya vallabha yathA samaya koI lAbha nhiiN| Apane mujhe bacA liyA varanA yahAM merA kauna thaa|' pahuMca gye| sohanalAlajI svayaM nahIM aae| apane ziSya ko bhejaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha ne uThakara unakA svAgata kiyaa| tuma kisI prakAra kI cintA na kro| hama tumhAre hI haiN| aura sAmane pATa para baiThane ke lie vinatI kii| vaha ziSya unakI vijaya vallabha ne sAntvanA dii| ziSTatA se atyanta prabhAvita huA aura unakI mahAnatA ke Age ___ sabane milakara use utthaayaa| khUna sApha kiyA gyaa| use pIr3A usakA sara jhuka gyaa| ziSya ne zAstrArtha karane se inkAra kara rAhata milii| sahArA lekara vaha dhIre-dhIre claa| diyA aura lajjita hokara calA gyaa| sUrya ke sAmane juganU kI kyA prAtaH kAla kA samaya thaa| zIta Rtu aura ThaMDI hvaa| nirjana jAr3e kA mausama thaa| ThaMDI havA cala rahI thii| tIra kI taraha hastI? pth| patha ke dAeM bAeM dhanI jhaadd'iyaaN| pAMca aNagAra usa patha para havA zarIra ko cubhatI thii| naMge bdn| luTeroM ne nagnatA DhaMkane ke| For Personale Jain toucation international Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 dharma udyota lie kevala eka hI vastra rahane diyA thaa| isI sthiti meM ThiThurate ora azikSA, asaMskAra, kusaMskAra, adhivizvAsa aura rUr3hiyoM prabhAvita hue the| unake jIvana aura kAryoM ke ananya prazaMsaka the| hue bIjApura phuNce| isa prakAra ke vastrahIna, mAtra colapaTTAdhArI kA sAmrAjya phailA huA hai| ise dUra karane kA Apa logoM ne kayA jaba muni jJAna sundara jI ko patA calA ki AcArya vijaya sAdhuoM ko dekhakara gAMva vAloM ko bar3A acaraja huaa| jaba ve gAMva upAya kiyA hai? jJAna pracAra ke binA yaha bhakti khokhalI hai| mujhe vallabha gor3avAr3a kSetra meM vicaraNa kara vidyA pracArArtha eka zikSaNa ke bIca pahuMce to seTha javeracaMdajI ne AcArya vijaya vallabha ko dUra apanI bhakti apane nAma aura yaza kI kAmanA nahIM hai| mere samAja saMsthA kholane jA rahe haiM taba unake harSa kA ThikAnA na rhaa| isa se hI pahacAna liyaa| ve daur3ate hue Ae aura caraNoM meM gira par3e meM phailI avidyA ko mujhe dUra karanA hai| jaina samAja kA eka bhI kArya ke lie sAdaDI saMgha vizeSa rUpa se sakriya thaa| tana, mana, dhana pUchA-'gurudeva, ApakI yaha haalt|' baccA azikSita na rahanA caahie| mere lie sabhI sthAna aura se pUrNatayA arpit| usa samaya munizrI jJAnasuMdara jI ne sAdaDI ke unhoMne muskarAte hue kahA-karma saba kucha karA sakatA hai| zrAvaka eka se haiN| dharmajJAna kA pracAra, prasAra evaM udyota avazya prabuddha dhAvakoM para eka preraka patra likhakara utsAha bddh'aayaa| jo pahale upAzraya btaao| vahIM saba hAla sunaaeNge| honA cAhie agara Apa mere vicAroM ke anusAra kArya krnaa| Aja bhI utanA hI sAmayika, upayogI, preraka evaM paThanIya hai| upAzraya phuNce| sabase pahale usa ghAyala rAjapUta kI davA kI cAhate haiM to maiM yahI cAturmAsa karane ke lie taiyAra huuN|" pA pratyeka saMgha evaM vyakti ke lie yaha patra anukaraNIya aura gyii| gharoM meM jAkara kapar3e bahora laae| AhAra ke bAda pUrA gAMva AcaraNIya hai| patrAMza uddhata hai| zrAvakoM ne prasannatA ke sAtha kahA "hama ApakI AjJA ke pAlana ke lie kaTibaddha haiN| kRpayA nirdeza deM hama kyA kareM?" "yaha atyanta harSa kA viSaya hai ki Apake saMgha ke prabala vallabha ne sArI ghaTanA saMkSepa meM sunA dii| puNyadeya se zAsana dIpaka, jJAna pracAraka, anupameya vaktA, sarvaguNa AcArya vijaya vallabhaH "goDavADa meM eka mahAvidyAlaya kI sampanna pUjya zrI jagadvavallabha vijaya jI ma. sA. padhAre haiN| jo atyanta AvazyakatA hai| gor3avAr3a ke sabhI choTe bar3e gAMvoM aura marubhUmi meM kalpavRkSa ke samAna haiN| jisakA icchita phala Apa zaharoM meM usakI zAkhA eka pAThazAlA ke rUpa meM ho| usameM apane logoM ne liyA hai| usa mahAtmA kI jaya dhvani Aja bhArata bhUmi ke baccoM ko dhArmika evaM vyAvahArika zikSA dilAnA prAraMbha kone-kone meM gUMja rahI hai|" kiijie|" "kucha samaya pahale jagat prasiddha, jagatopakArI, AcArya AcArya vijaya vallabha kA caturmAsa bIkAnera meM lagabhaga sAdar3I ke zrAvakoM ne unakI AjJA ko zirodhArya kiyaa| zrImada vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. rAjasthAna, paMjAba Adi nizcita ho gayA thaa| kucha sAdhuoM ko unhoMne Age bheja bhI diyA tatkAla sabhA bulAI gaI aura sATha hajAra rupaye ekatra kara diye aneka prAntoM meM jJAna kA bIja bo gae the| Aja unhIM ke padacinhoM thaa| gye| unhoMne AcArya vijaya vallabha se sATha hajAra rupaye ekatra para calate hue ukta mahAtmA usa jJAna bIja ko pallavita, paSpita sAdaDI saMgha ke atyanta Agraha para ve vahAM pdhaare| sthAnIya hone kI bAta kahI aura kucha dinoM ke bAda eka lAkha pUrA karane kI aura phalita karane ke lie bhagIratha prayatna kara rahe haiN|" zrAvakoM ne cAturmAsa kI AgrahapUrNa vinatI kii| jimmedArI lI aura jaba caturmAsa yahIM karane kI prArthanA kii| "Aja jaina samAja meM hajAroM, lAkhoM hI nahIM balki karor3oM AcArya vijaya vallabhaH "bIkAnera meM cAturmAsa karAne ke AcArya vijaya vallabha sAdar3I ke zrAvakoM kA itanA utsAha rUpaye dharma ke nAma para vyaya ho rahe haiM para jisase samAja kI unnati lie seTha sumeramalajI Adi bahuta varSoM se Agraha kara rahe haiN| vahAM dekhakara atyanta prasanna hue| khaa-'tthaastu| ho, deza kI unnati ho, dharma kI prabhAvanA, ho, vidyA kA pracAra ho, jAne se vidyA pracAra ke vizeSa kArya hone kI saMbhAvanA hai| Age susaMskAroM kA siMcana ho, aisA eka bhI kArya daSTi gocara nahIM ho mujhe paMjAba bhI jAnA hai| paMjAba ke saMgha pAMca varSoM se vinatI kara rahA hai| aisI sthiti meM pUjya zrI vijaya vallabhajI ma.kA kArya evaM vicAra mahAna evaM sAmayika hai| unake kAryoM evaM vicAroM se zrAvakaH "kyA Apa ko bIkAnera aura paMjAba ke zrAvaka hI samAja meM nayI jAgRti AI hai kucha cetanA kA saMcAra huA hai| adhika priya haiN| hamArI upekSA to Apa isa prakAra kara rahe haiM mAno isase nissaMdeha bhaviSya meM samAja ko mahAna lAbha milegaa| hama zrAvaka hI na hoN| hameM apane dharma aura guruoM ke prati mAnoM "Apa logoM ko hRdaya se dhanyavAda detA hai ki unake koI anurAga hI na ho" rAjasthAna ke jodhapura aura gor3avAr3a kSetra meM eka mahAna samayAnurupa upadezoM ko kriyAnvita kara apanI caMcala lakSmI kA AcArya vijaya vallabhaH "yaha to Apa logoM kA Agraha hI pratibhA udita huI thii| itihAsa vettA, aura jaina darzana ke prakANDa zAsana sevA meM upayoga kara rahe haiN| AzA hai Apa kA utsAha batA rahA hai ki Apa loga deva guru ke kitane ananya bhakta haiN| phira vidvAna kavi, lekhaka sAhityakAra muni jJAna suMdarajI kA vyaktitva ciraMjIvI hogaa| zAstrakAroM ne bhI dAnoM meM jJAna dAna zreSTha bhI maiM kahanA cAhaMgA ki Apa loga avidyA ke poSaka haiN| Aja bahu AyAmI thaa| saba se bar3hakara ve samayajJa the aura AcArya vijaya kahA hai| mor3avAr3a samAja meM vidyA pracAra kI kitanI AvazyakatA hai| cAroM vallabha ke samakAlIna the| unake vicAroM aura kAryoM se ve atyanta "anta meM eka upayogI sUcanA karanA cAhUMgA, utsAha meM Forte Segnale Only preraNA srota www.jainelibrary.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 Akara loga kArya to prAraMbha kara dete haiM para utsAha maMda hone para yA ho| aisI phIsa lekara maiM kabhI nahIM A sktaa|" svIkRti na huI to zrAvaka-zrAvikAeM nirAza hokara ghara lauTa kucha vighna virodha hone para kArya chor3a dete haiN| kucha logoM kA kAma seTha jI bar3e cakkara meM pdd'e| unakA ceharA udAsa ho gyaa| gye| unheM bahuta duHkha huA, isa bAta kA ki hamAre parama pUjya kevala virodha karanA hotA hai, ve virodha ke lie virodha karate haiN| utsAha maMda ho gyaa| rulAI lie svara meM bole-"agara bhUla haI sAdhu-sAdhvI hamAre kAraNa AhAra nahIM le rahe haiN| inheM itanA kaSTa samAja usase bikharatA hai| Apa loga saba ko samAhita karate hue, ho to kSamA kreN| mere kahane kA Azaya yaha nahIM thaa| paraMtu maiM bhoganA par3a rahA hai| vighnoM aura virodhoM ko pAra karate hue Age bar3he, bar3hate rheN| Apase yaha spaSTa nivedana kara detA hUM ki yadi Apa nahIM padhAreMge to isa samAcAra se desurI gAvaM meM halacala maca gayI cAroM ora hamArA sahayoga, AzIrvAda Apake sAtha hai|" saMgha bhI nahIM niklegaa|" sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke satyAgraha kI carcA hone lgii| loga seTha jI ko eka choTe bacce kI taraha rUThate dekhakara unheM una mukadamebAjoM ko phaTakArane lge| aneka bhAvanAzIla yuvaka, para dayA A gii| aura anta meM unhoMne vivaza hokara seTha jI kI mahilAeM, bacce, vRddha, vRddhAe~ zrAvaka-zrAvikAe~ anazana para vinatI svIkAra kara lii| dasa hajAra kI phIsa utara gii| jhagar3A miTAne kA eka jabardasta anokhA abhiyAna prAraMbha huaa|puuraa gAMva ekatra hokara hAya tobA macAne lgaa| apane guruoM kA upavAsa dekhakara gAMva aura saMgha ke loga becaina ho ge| satyAgraha ghara-ghara meM galI-galI meM sabhAe~ hone lgii| jhagaDAluoM ke ghara jisa samaya AcArya vijaya vallabha rAjasthAna, gor3avAr3a kSetra jAkara logoM ne unheM smjhaayaa| ke sAdar3I gAMva meM birAjamAna the usa samaya zivagaMja ke seTha gomarAja phatahacaMda Ae aura vaMdana kara sammukha baiTha gye| seTha zivagaMja se nikalA charIpAlita yAtrA saMgha rANakapura kI anta meM zAma cAra baje samajhautA ho gyaa| donoM pakSoM ke gomarAja jI mor3avAr3a ke eka prasiddha vyApArI the| inakA kapUra kA yAtrA kara desurI gAMva meM phuNcaa| desurI meM kisI dhArmika kArya ko logoM ne AcArya vijaya vallabha evaM anya sAdhu-sAdhviyoM se apanI vyavasAya thA aura bambaI, kalakattA, raMgUna aura barmA meM pediyAM lekara thAvakoM ke bIca ugra kalaha cala rahA thaa| mAmalA korTa taka dhRSTatA, avinaya ke lie AMkhoM meM AMsU bhare kSamA mAMgI aura calatI thiiN| pahuMca cukA thaa| bhaviSya meM kabhI kalaha na karane kI pratijJA lii| jaba pUrNa phasailA ho gayA taba saba ne anna-jala grahaNa kiyaa| hAtha jor3akara bAle-"gurudeva ApazrI jI kI pAvana nizrA meM AcArya vijaya vallabha zAMtipriya AcArya the| zrAvakoM ke kesariyAjI kA paidala saMgha nikAlanA cAhatA hUM kRpayA Apa anujJA bIca ho rahe aneka TakarAvoM ko unhoMne bar3I kuzalatA se sulajhAyA thaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki dharma samasyA yA jhagar3e ko AcArya vijaya vallabhaH "tIrtha yAtrA karanA bahuta ucca kArya miTAtA hai| dharma ko samasyA meM ulajhA denA manuSya kI saba se bar3I hai| usameM bhI paidala saMgha nikAlanA to atyanta bhAgyodaya se hotA ghRSTatA hai| jo vyakti dharma ko lekara lar3atA hai vaha dhArmika nahIM ho hai| tIrtha yAtrA se mana adhika pavitra hotA hai| azubha vicAra evaM sktaa| dharma AcaraNa kI vastu hai| vivAda kI nhiiN| rAjasthAna ke eka gAMva meM AcArya vijaya vallabha pdhaare| vaha kArya rukate haiM, karma nirjarA bhI hotI hai| isase Atma kalyANa evaM unhoMne desurI saMgha meM ho rahe kalaha ko bhI sulajhAne kA prayatna gAMva terApaMtha sampradAya ke vicAroM kA samarthaka thaa| terApaMthiyoM meM AtmasudhAra kA mArga sarala hotA hai| phira bhI maiM isa gor3avAr3a kSetra kiyaa| aneka yuktiyukta dalIleM dekara zrAvakoM kA bhramajAla svabhAvataH kaTTaratA kA jahara phailA rahatA hai| isalie unheM gocarI se bAhara jAne kI sthiti meM nahIM huuN| kyoMki maiMne isa kSetra meM vidyA miTAne kA athaka prayatna kiyA para ovara koTa kI taraha ve gIlena pAnI bhI kaThinatA se upalabdha hue| pracAra karane kA kArya hAtha meM liyA hai| jaba taka yahAM vidyA pracAra he| kucha jar3amati zrAvaka aise the jinhoMne usa vivAda ko nijI AcArya vijaya vallabha jahAM bhI jAte cAhe zahara meM cAhe gAMva kArya vyavasthita rUpa se prAraMbha nahIM ho jAtA taba taka gor3avAr3a ko pratiSThA kA prazna banA liyA thaa| jaba sabhI ora se sulaha-mela ke meN| vaha gAMva-zahara kisI bhI dharma ko mAnane vAlA ho ve logoM ko chor3ane kI merI icchA nahIM hai|" dvAra baMda ho gaye to AcArya vijaya vallabha ne apane sAdhu aura ekatra kara pravacana avazya dete the| unake pravacana meM aisA sammohana seTha jI ne atyanta Agraha ke sAtha prArthanA kI: "Apa kRpA kara sAdhviyoM ko nirdeza de diyA ki gAMva se na pAnI lAyA jAe na thA ki pravacana sunane ke bAda loga unake ananya prazaMsaka evaM bhakta avazya pdhaareN| maiM isa kArya meM yathAzakti dAna duuNgaa| dasa hajAra maiM gocrii| jaba taka gAMva kA jhagar3A nahIM miTatA gocarI-pAnI baMda bana jAte the| ve vyakti ko kSudra avasthA evaM kSudra vicAroM ke abhI dene ko taiyAra hai| isI prakAra dUsaroM se bhI acchI rakama kara do| isa saMgha meM sattAIsa sAdhu aura chiyAsaTha sAdhviyAM thiiN| dharAtala se Upara uThAkara manuSyatA kI virATa aura samatala bhUmi dilaauuNgaa|" navakArasI kA samaya huaa| gAMva ke zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ne para le Ate the| sAMpradAyika vibheda se pre| unake pravacana meM mAnava AcArya vijaya vallabhaH "isakA artha kyA yaha nahIM hotA ki AkAra gocarI-pAnI kI vinatI kii| sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne AcArya dharma kA zAzvata saMdeza kA ghoSa hotA thA pariNAmataH vaha saba ke tama dasa hajAra rupaye isa phaMDa meM mujhe le jAne kI phIsa denA cAhate zrI jI kI AjJA sunA dii| atyanta Agraha karane para bhI vinatI hRdayoM ko chU jAtA thaa| mana ke jIte jIta Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa gAMva meM bhI do pravacana hue| pravacana ke bAda eka zrAvaka ne pUchA - "sthUlibhadra jI kozA vezyA ke mahala meM cAra mahIne rukate haiM phira bhI ve akhaNDa brahmacArI rhe| yaha bAta kaise saMbhava ho sakatI haiM?" AcArya vijaya vallabha uttara diyA 'mana evaM manuSyANAM kAraNa bandhamokSayoM:' mana hI manuSya ke bandhana aura mukti kA kAraNa hai| mana ke sAdhe sAdha hai, jisane mana ko jIta liyA vaha sAdhu hai| sthalibhadra jI ne apane mana ko sAdha liyA thaa| aura jinhoMne mana ko sAdha liyA hai aise yogiyoM ke lie koI niyama lAgU nahIM hotaa| maiM tuma se hI pUchatA hUM ki tumane kabhI upavAsa kiyA hai?" zrAvakaH "hAM, kiyA hai, aura aneka bAra kiyA hai|" vijaya vallabhaH "to jisa dina tuma upavAsa karate ho usa dina ghara, parivAra, khAne-pIne kI cIjeM chor3a kara kisI pahAr3I guphA meM cale jAte ho? jahAM na ghara hai na parivAra hai na miSTAnna hai| " zrAvakaH "nahIM, maiM usa dina kahIM nahIM jAtA, apane ghara meM hI rahatA hUM?" "vijaya vallabhaH "upavAsa kara ke tuma apane ghara hI meM rahate ho, khAne-pIne kI cIjoM ke bIca rahate ho phira bhI tuma upavAsI bane rahe yaha kaise saMbhava hai?" zrAvakaH "yaha saMbhava hai kyoMki maiMne una khAne-pIne kI cIjoM se mana haTA liyA hai| jaba merA manobala sthira hai to ve cIjeM merA kucha nahIM kara sktiiN| " vijaya vallabhaH "yahI bAta kAma vijetA sthUlibhadrajI kI hai| ' unhoMne apane mana ko jIta evaM sthira kara vahAM cAturmAsa kiyA thaa| saMta aura zrotA paMjAba ke eka pratiSThita nagara samAnA meM AcArya vijaya vallabha eka mAsa taka ruke the| hara sthAna kI bhAMti yahAM bhI unakI vANI kA jAdU phailA thaa| sikha, IsAI, musalamAna, hindU Adi vividha dharma, mata, paMtha, saMpradAya ke loga ekatra hote the| eka ain Education international 1 musalamAna prophesara muMzI zahe husena jo samanvayavAdI evaM satyAnaveSI the pratidina Ate the aura pravacana ke bAda nAnA zaMkAoM evaM jijJAsAoM kA samAdhAna pAte the vijaya vallabha ne eka-do pustakeM bhI unheM par3hane ko dI thiiN| jaba ve samAnA se vihAra kara hoziyArapura padhAre taba munzI husena ne patra likhakara apane manobhAvoM kA digdarzana karAyA thaa| patrAMza uddhRta hai, unhIM kI bhASA meN| "pIre tarIkata, rAhe hidAyata zrImunivallabha vijaya jI ma! bAda ajAe adaba va taslimAta bajA lAkara arja khidamAta AlIjAha huuN| baMdA khairiyata aura khairoM Aphiyata hajUra anvara neka mtluub| hajUra kI mulAkAta se jo, kucha phAyadA uThAyA bayAna se beruN| donoM kitAbeM jera mutAlA haiN| jahAM taka mere insApha ne phaisalA diyA hai| masalana dayA aura ahiMsA kA jera tAlIma meM phaukIyata rakhatA hai| dAsa kI nihAyata adaba se aradAsa hai, dayAdRSTi phrmaaeN| baMdA bAraha teraha roja bAda hAjira khidamata hokara kadamabosI hAsila kregaa| barAe paravariza eka kitAba jisameM jaina puruSArtha kA labelabAbayAnI riyAjata yA tapa dhyAna yA mazarubA jJAna yA mAraphata ke asUla urdU meM hoM to behatara haiM, nahIM to phira kisI bhI bhASA meM hoM jarUra talAza karake rakha choddeN| hajUra kI dayA se baMde ko isa vakta kisI kitAba yA grantha kI jarUrata nhiiN| lekina dharma ke phUla sUMghane kA nihAyata zauka hai| bAkI saba kI khidamata meM salAma kabUla ho jyAdA AdAba phakta khAdimula phakIra munzI zahe husena samAnavI nArI mukti ambAlA meM vihAra kara AcArya vijaya vallabha devabanda pdhaare| yahAM zvetambaroM kA eka bhI ghara na thaa| do sau pacAsa ghara digambaroM ke avazya the| usa samaya digambaroM kA koI mahotsava cala rahA thaa| jisa dina AcArya vijaya vallabha padhAre usa dina ratha yAtrA kA julUsa bhavya rUpa se nikala rahA thaa| julUsa kI samApti para vahAM ke zrAvakoM ne AcArya zrI se pravacana karane kI vinatI kii| hajAroM logoM kI upasthiti meM 'jaina dharma kI vizAlatA' viSaya para unakA prabhAvazAlI pravacana huaa| loga atyanta prabhAvita hue| eka saptAha yahIM rukane kA ati Agraha kiyA gyaa| isa Agraha vaza eka dina aura adhika ruke| dUsare dina bhI pravacana huA, vizAla dharmazAlA kA prAMgaNa choTA par3ane lgaa| saMdhyA ke pratikramaNa ke bAda kucha adhyanazIla zrAvaka zAstra carcA hetu aae| do ghaNTe taka zAstra carcA hotI rhii| unakA agAdha jJAna dekhakara zrAvakagaNa acaraja meM par3a gye| anta meM eka zrAvaka ne prazna kiyA-"mahArAja zrI, kyA strI kI mukti hotI hai? aura kevala jJAnI bhojana kara sakatA hai ?" AcArya vijaya vallabha ne zAMtipUrvaka uttara diyA- 'dekho bhAI! isa paMcamakAla, kaliyuga meM na to mukti hai aura na kevalajJAnI kA astitv| agara isa samaya mokSa hotA aura kevala jJAnI bhI vidyamAna hote to hama pratyakSa dikhA dete ki strI kI mukti hai aura kevala jJAnI bhojana bhI kara sakatA hai| aba jaba ve pratyakSa nahIM haiM to unakI carcA kara vivAda ke jAla meM ulajhanA vyartha hai / zAstroM meM to strI kI mukti aura kevala jJAnI ke bhojana kI bAta hai hI, aba mAnanA na mAnanA apanI icchA kI bAta hai|' " garIboM ke masIhA sUryAsta kI taiyArI thii| dina bhara calA sUrya zramita hokara vizrAma hetu astAcala pahuMcane ke lie zIghratA kara rahA thaa| godhUli ur3a rahI thii| pakSI apane nIr3oM kI ora lauTa rahe the| AcArya vijaya vallabha binaulI gAvaM se bAhara nikle| jahAM eka kuAM thaa| bahuta sI mahilAeM pAnI bhara rahI thiiN| usI kueM ke pAsa rAstA se AcArya zrI jI gujre| vahAM dasa gyArahavara harijanoM ke bhI the| kuAM pAra kara jaise hI ve harijana bastI se gujarane lge| bIsa-paccIsa harijana daur3ate hue Ae aura sASTAMga daNDavata karane ke bAda hAtha jor3akara bole- "mahArAja, hameM saccA mArga btaaie|" 39 AcArya zrI: "Apa loga kyA cAhate haiM?" harijanaH 'hama meghavAla harijana haiN| hama hindU raheM yA www.jainalibrary.org Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 musalamAna bana jAe~?' AcArya zrI jI: "hama loga lAlA kIrtiprasAda jI ke makAna meM kyA AjJA hai?" harijanoM kA yaha aTapaTA prazna sunakara AcArya zrI acaraja meM Thahare hue haiN| kala do baje vahAM upadeza hogaa| gAMva ke prAyaH sabhI vijaya vallabhaH "aise kAmoM meM hama AjJA kyoM deM? yaha to pdde| kacha samajha meM nahIM AyA ki ye loga kahanA kyA cAhate haiN| loga aaeNge| usa samaya tuma bhI vahA aanaa| AzA hai ki tumhArI tumhArA kartavya hai| hamArA kAma hai tamheM kartavya kA bhAna krnaa|" unhoMne phira pUchAH "maiM tumhAre prazna kA Azaya samajha nahIM samasyA kA hala ho jaaegaa|" usI samaya tatkAla kuAM banAne kA nirNaya kiyA gayA rUpaye paayaa| tuma kahanA kyA cAhate ho?" dUsare dina ThIka do baje pravacana prAraMbha ho gyaa| makAna kA ekatra hue| aura harijanoM se kaha diyA gayA ki eka mahIne ke harijanaH "hama mUlataH hindU haiM, gau mAtA kI rakSA karate haiM vizAla prAMgaNa bhara gayA thaa| gAMva ke sabhI choTe-bar3e loga bhItara tumhAre lie kaoM taiyAra ho jaaegaa| aura rAmakRSNa kA bhajana karate haiN| paraMtu jInA muzkila haiN| agara upasthita the| AcArya vijaya vallabha kI askhalita vAgadhArA hama musalamAna bana jAte haiM to hamArI pAnI kI samasyA bar3I pravAhita ho rahI thii| sabhI tanmaya hokara pravacana zravaNa kara rahe darasana bina aTake prANa saralatA se hala ho sakatI hai| aba Apa hI batAie ki hama hindU rahakara pAnI-pAnI karate hue pyAsa se tarasate prANa chor3a deM yA acAnaka pIche ke loga uThane lge| AvAja Ane lgii| musalamAna banakara sukhI ho jaaeN|" ATha-dasa harijana bhAI A gae the| AcArya zrI jI ne unheM dekhA ve gor3avAr3a, rAjasthAna kSetra meM jo Aja zikSaNa saMsthAe~, ___ AcArya zrIH "yahAM pAnI kA abhAva kahAM hai vaha sAmane kuAM loga eka kone meM jagaha pAkara baiTha ge| sabhI hairata kI najara se vidyAlaya, kaoNleja, chAtrAlaya Adi vidyamAna haiM, unheM usa samaya hai| phira pAnI kA kaSTa tumheM kaise hai?". dekha rahe the| phira grAma vAsiyoM saMbodhita karate hue kahA-"gAMva banAyA gayA thA jisa samaya vahAM ajJAnatA kA vyApaka sAmrAjya harijanaH "pAnI to bahuta hai, paraMtu hindU loga hameM kueM ke pAsa ke pratiSThita mahAnubhAvoM, raIsoM, Aja ye tumhArI sevA karane vAle phailA huA thaa| jaba koI sAdhana saralatA se upalabdha nahIM hotA bhI Ane nahIM dete aura chITeM ur3ane ke Dara se hamAre baratanoM meM pAnI sevaka harijana bhAI tuma se yaha pUchane Ae haiM ki hama hindU raheM yA thA, aura na loga isa kArya meM dAna dete the| aisI vikaTa bhI nahIM ddaalte| para musalamAna pAnI bharane Ate haiM to hindU loga / masalamAna bana jaaeN| isakA uttara Aja tumheM denA hai| ye tumhAre paristhitiyoM se jajhate hae jinhoMne zikSaNa saMsthAe~ nirmita unake lie jagaha dete haiN| ve loga hamAre baratanoM meM pAnI bhI DAla hI gAMva meM rahane vAle tumhAre hI gAMva ghara aura galiyoM ko sApha karavAI hoMgI unhoMne kitanA parizrama kiyA hogA, yaha dete haiM / isalie hama socate haiM ki hama musalamAna bana jAeMge to svaccha rakhane vAle, tumhArI hI sevA karane vAle, tumhAre hI dharma kA kalpanAtIta hai| ina zikSaNa saMsthAoM kI nIMva meM aneka nAmI hamArA pAnI kA kaSTa dUra ho jaaegaa| paraMtu bApa-dAdAoM kA dharma pAlane karane vAle harijana bhAI kitane duHkhI haiN| dharma kI oTa anAmI kAryakartAoM ke khUna kA siMcana huA hai| isa jJAna yajJa meM chor3ate hae mana ko duHkha hotA hai, hama isI samasyA meM ulajhe hue lekara tama unakA kitanA anAdara, zoSaNa aura apamAna karate apane prANoM kI Ahuti dene vAle eka gor3avAr3a ke prakhara haiN| isalie Apase mArga pUcha rahe haiN|" ho| ve Aja pAnI kI eka bUMda ke lie tarasa rahe haiN| pAnI na milane kAryakartA ananya gurubhakta kI yaha virala kahAnI hai| ke kAraNa ve Aja apane dharma, sampradAya, guru aura bhagavAna ko AcArya zrI: "yadi tumhArI pAnI kI samasyA hala ho jAtI hai AcArya vijaya vallabha paMjAba se vihAra kara gor3avAr3a meM chor3ane ke lie vivaza aura lAcAra hue haiN| unakI vivazatA aura taba to musalamAna nahIM banoge n|" padhAra rahe haiN| unake pramukha ziSya AcArya vijaya lalita sUri jo lAcArI kA kAraNa tuma loga ho| kyA harijana hone se ve pAnI pIne harijanaH "mahArAja, pAnI mila jAye to phira musalamAna ke bhI adhikArI nahIM rhe| gor3avAr3a meM aneka kaSToM, parisahoM aura upasargoM ko sahate hue ghUma ghUma kara zikSA pracAra kara kArya kara rahe the, unhIM ke ananya banane kI jarUrata hI kyA?" | eka mAnava ke nAte tuma loga Aja unakA darda duHkha aura pIr3A sahayogI gor3avAr3a ke ratna, zrAvaka ghANerAva nivAsI jasarAja AcArya zrIH "tumhArA duHkha kaise dUra ho sakatA hai?" suno| tumhAre gAMva meM rahane vAlA pratyeka bhAI cAhe vaha kisI bhI saMghavI the, jinhoMne isa kArya ke lie apanA tana, mana aura dhana harijanaH "hamAre lie yadi eka alaga kae~ kI vyavasthA ho / jAti kA ho tumhArA bhAI hai| unakA duHkha, tumhArA duHkha hai| arpita kara diyA thaa| varakANA ke pArzvanAtha jaina vidyAlaya banAne jAe to na hinduoM kA muMha tAkanA par3egA na musalamAnoM se AzA unakI samasyA tumhArI samasyA hai| Aja unheM eka kue~ kI ke lie unhoMne rAta-dina eka kara khUna kA pasInA bahAkara itanA rakhanI pdd'egii|" AvazyakatA hai| jaina dharma, hindU dharma, muslima dharma ina sabhI atyadhika parizrama kiyA ki ve asvastha ho gye| zarIra kisI kA AcArya zrIH "tumhArI aisI yojanA hai to kyoM nahIM nayA dharmoM se Upara eka dharma hai mAnava dhrm| tumhArA pahalA dharma yaha hai sagA nahIM hotaa| dina pratidina unakA svAsthya giratA gyaa| yahAM kuAM banavAte?" ki tuma duHkhiyoM ke duHkha ko dUra kro|" taka ki aba antima samaya bhI A gyaa| unakI yaha hArdika icchA harijanaH "hamAre pAsa jamIna hai, para kuAM khodane kA koI AcArya vijaya vallabha ke isa ojasvI mArmika pravacana ko thI ki antima bAra maiM apane ArAdhya guru AcArya vijaya vallabha sunakara sabhI meM halacala maca gyii| sabhI ke sira zarma se jhuka gye| ke darzana kara mRtyu ko saphala kruuN| lan to: sAmAna kharIda skeN|" bAba kItiprasAda jI khar3e he| hAtha jor3akara bole: 'gurudeva, eka dina unhoMne AcArya lalita sUri jI ma.se jAMkhoM meM AMsatA Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhara kara kahAH aisA jAna par3atA hai ki aba isa janma meM mujhe prajvalita karane ke lie apane zarIra ke rakta kI eka eka bUMda unake bhakta varga ke saMyama kA bAMdha TUTa gyaa| aura uttejana meM AcArya gurudeva ke darzana na hoNge| merA yaha kitanA durbhAgya hai| mujhe bhaaii| unake hI athaka prayatnoM ke saphala se yaha vidyAlaya javAbI haiMDabila chapavA ddaalaa| Apa loga gurudeva ke caraNoM meM kyoM nahIM le jAte?" sthApita huaa| jyoti jlii| vidyAlaya kAyama huaa| para usako vaha haiMDabila chapakara jaba AcArya vijaya ballabha ke dekhane meM AcArya lalita sUri jI ma. ne unheM AzvAsana dete hue sthAI rakhane ke lie ve dhana na juTA ske| unakI AzAadhUrI raha hue sthAI rakhane ke lie ve dhana na juTA ske| unakI AzAadhUrI raha AyA to unake duHkha kI sImA na rhii| dUsare dina pravacana meM kahA-"saMdhavI jI, ApakI bImArI jaldI hI miTa jaaegii| Apa gyiiN| ve jIvana ke antima samaya taka kAryarata rhe| apane jIvana atyanta hI hogA apane bAre atyanta duHkhI hokara apane hRdaya ke bhAvoM ko vyakta karate hue na kreN| ApakI asvasthatA ke samAcAra gurudeva ko kA unhAna AhAta dakara jAvana-saphala kara diyaa| unakA kamaTha kahA-"zAMti meM sukha hai, ArAdhanA hai aura dharma hai| azAMti meM pahuMcA diye gae haiN| abhI ApakA pravAsa karanA bhI ThIka nahIM hai| jIvana hamAre lie eka Adarza udAharaNa prastuta karatA hai| aba daHkha, virAdhanA aura adharma hai| isalie vyakti ko pratyeka kevala arihaMta... kA smaraNa cAla rkheN| saba ThIka hogaa|" yaha ApakA kartavya hai ki unakA jalAi hui jJAna kA jyAti ma tala paristhiti meM zAMti kA mArga apanAnA caahie|" itane meM samAcAra Ae ki AcArya vijaya ballabha raghunAthagar3ha bhara kara use 'akhaNDa jyoti banAe rakheM aura usakI kiraNoM se padhAra gae haiM, jo varakANA se thor3I sI dUrI para thaa| samasta rAjasthAna Alokita kreN| "agara tuma sahI rAste para cale rahe ho, tumhArI AtmA usa rAste ko svIkAra karatI hai to nirbhaya hokara calate rho| agara jasarAjajI ko azvAsana dekara AcArya lalita sari jI ma. koI usa rAste ko galata kahatA hai, yA tumhAre para mUThe AkSepa apane ziSyoM ke sAtha agavAnI ke lie raghunAthagar3ha phNce| vaMdana karatA hai to tanika bhI vicalita mata hoo| durjanoM kA to kAma ke bAda unhoMne AcArya zrI jI se prArthanA kI: 'garudeva, jasarAja hI yaha hotA hai ki yadi koI supatha para cala rahA hai to usake pAMva jI kA jIvana dIpaka bujha rahA hai| Apa ke darzana kI lAlasA se khIMcane kA hara saMbhava prayatna karate haiN| jaba durjana apanI kuTilatA aba taka prANa TikAe hae haiN| kRpayA padhAra kara darzana dene kA kaSTa nahIM cher3atA taba hameM apanI sajjanatA kyoM cher3anI caahie| kSamA aura sahiSNutA kreN|" ___AcArya vijaya vallabha ne tatkAla barakANA ke lie vihAra "aura yaha bhI dhyAna rakheM ki Aga meM ghI DAlane se Aga aura kara diyA bIca meM bijovA gAMva pdd'aa| hajAroM loga unake svAgata tela hotA hai| mujhe duHkha hai ki hamArI ora se kisI ne javAbI AcArya vijaya vallabha ke vicAroM evaM kAryoM se bambaI ke saMgha ke lie ekatra hue the| unheM mAMgalika sanAkara teja kadamoM se haiMDabila chapavAyA hai| virodhiyoM ke nidAtmaka haiMDabiloM se mujhe atyanta prabhAvita hue| bambaI ne unake vicAroM ko 'mahAvIra jaina varakANA phuNce| jaise hI unhoMne jasarAja jI ke kamare meM praveza tanika bhI daHkha nahIM hai| para isa haiMDabila ne mujhe asvastha kara kiyA, cAroM ora mRtya kA sannATA chAyA huA thaa| eka yAtrika vidyAlaya' jaisI saMsthAoM ko sthApita kara kriyAnvita bhI kiyaa| diyaa|" saMsAra kI yAtrA se thaka kara vizrAma ke lie kisI anaMta loka kI unake samayAnurUpa vicAroM ko svIkAra karane vAlA vizeSataH zikSita, baddhijIvI yavAvarga thaa| bambaI meM unako mAnane aura "kyA Apa loga nahIM jAnate haiM ki hama maitrI, karUNA. sneha. ora jA rahA thaa| hAtha-pAMva ThaMDe ho rahe the| sAMsa jAroM se cala rahI thI AcArya vijaya vallabha ne unake lalATa para hAtha rkhaa| unakA pUjanevAlA vizAla bhakta varga khar3A huaa| jaise jaise unake bhaktoM sadbhAva, prema aura kSamA ke upAsaka haiN| isa prakAra haiDaMbilabAjI prazaMsakoM evaM ziSyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hane lgii| sAtha hI unake IrSyAlu se samAja ke hajAroM rupaye barabAda hote haiN| samAja ke ApasI pAvana sparza pAte hI nizceSTa zarIra meM punaH cetanA loTa aayii| virodhiyoM kI bhI saMkhyA bar3hane lgii| saujanya, ApasI aikya ko saMkaTa paidA hotA hai| maiM yaha spaSTa jasarAjajI ne AMkheM kholii| jisake tAraka darzana ke lie prANa aTake the unheM apane sammukha pAkara ve bhAva vihla ho ge| caraNa zabdoM meM kaha denA cAhatA hUM ki merI ora se mere anuyAyiyoM, bambaI cAturmAsa meM unase ISyA karane vAle varga ne unake chUne ke lie hAtha bar3hAkara jaise hI baiThane kA prayatna kiyaa| eka vicAroM evaM kAryoM ke virodha meM saiMkar3oM haiMDabila chpvaaye| unake kAryakartAoM aura ziSyoM kI ora se yadi koI haiMDabila ora lur3hakara gye| haMsa ur3a gyaa| nikalegA to vaha mere mahAna duHkha kA kAraNa hogaa| hama una haiMDabiloM meM vijaya vallabha para aise kalpanAtIta mithyA doSAropaNa mahAmanA pUrvAcAyoM ke anuyAyI haiM jinhoMne prANAMta pIr3A pahuMcAne unakA mukha prasannatA se khilA huA thA aura oThoM para mRda kiye jAte haiM jise par3hakara vijaya vallabha kA bhakta varga uttejita vAle ko bhI kabhI zApa nahIM diyA thaa|" muskarAhaTa thI jo antima darzana kI prasannatA kI sAkSI rUpa thii| ho uThatA thaa| para vijaya vallabha apanA ghora virodha hone para bhI zokamagna ekatra jana samUha ko saMbodhita karate hae AcArya dhaiya zAMti kSamA aura sahiSNutA kA hI rAstA apnaate| ve unake AcArya vijaya ballabha kI isa mahAna udAratA, sahiSNutA, vijaya vallabha ne kahA-"Aja apane samAja kA eka niSThAvAna, haiMDabila dekhakara basa sahaja DhaMga se muskarA dete| kSamA aura maitrI kA saMdeza pAkara zraddhAnata mastaka aura bhI nata saccA sevaka calA gyaa| usane gor3avAr3a meM jJAna kI jyoti eka haiMDabila unake virodhiyoM ne aisA nikAlA jise par3hakara ho gye| . For Private & Personal use only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMjAba kesarI ke pAMca Adarza RSabhadAsa jaina kisI bhI hare bhare sundara udyAna yA upavana meM hama praveza par3atA hai aura tatphalasvarUpa saMsAra ke kArAgraha meM anaMta kAla taka "samakita dAyaka gurutaNo paccavayAra na thAya, karate haiM to svAbhAvika rUpa se hamArI dRSTi usameM rahe hue aneka use bhaTakate hue aneka duHkha sahana karane par3ate haiN| bhava koDA koDe karI karatA sarva upAya" prakAra ke phUloM phaloM zItala, chAyAdAra vRkSoM ke puJja tathA raMga jIvana meM vijaya prApta karane kI vidyA ko hI dharma kahate haiM arthAt karor3oM janma taka sarva upAya karane se bhI samakita biraMgI, puSpoM se zobhAyamAna latAoM aura manoraMjaka balliyoM kI jisake dvArA hama sakala daHkha se mukta ho sakate haiN| isaliye dAtA ke upakAra kA badalA denA duSkara hai| yaha amUlya Aptavacana AryAvarta jaisI AdhyAtmika bhUmi Aja bhI 'sA vidyA yA bAsbAra merI smRti meM AtA rahatA thaa| isaliye jisa mahAbhAgya yahI anubhava hogA ki usa sArI sundaratA kA AdhAra usa phaladrUma vimaktaye" kI dhvani se gaMja rahI hai| jaise vRkSa ke jar3a, tanA aura ne loka vallabha banane meM apane pavitra jIvana kA sadupayoga karake bhUmi ke antaHsthala meM rahe hue jala kI puSkalatA para hai| usI zAkhA Adi pradhAna aMga hai vaise hI dharma ke samyagadarzana, samyag vallabha nAma sArthaka kiyA hai, aise svanAmadhanya pUjyavara AcArya taraha se divya dRSTi se dekhA jAye to yahI anubhava hotA hai ki hamAre jJAna aura samyaka cAritra Adi aMga haiN| jaise jar3a binA vRkSa nahIM bhagavAn kI sevA meM kucha-kucha samayAMtara se upasthita hotA rahatA laukika yA lokottara jIvana kI sakala sukhasamRddhi evaM aizvarya kA Tika sakatA usI taraha se samyaga darzana binA dharma nahIM Tika thA, kyoMki mujhe aura mere sAre kuTumbI janoM ko dharmAnurAgI banAne / mUla kevala dharma para nirbhara hai| isIliye zAstrakAra maharSiyoM kA sktaa| gajarAtI meM kahAvata hai ki "akaDA vinAnA mIMDAnI kA saubhAgya prApta honA una zrI ke upadezAmRta kA hI phala hai| mantavya hai ki kisI bhI jIva ko dharmaprApti karAne jaisA saMsAra meM kiMmata nathI" usI taraha samyagadarzana binA jJAna aura cAritra kA arthAt Aja se 35 varSa pUrva mere pUjya pitAmaha aura cAcAjI Adi koI upakAra nhiiN| kadAcit cakravartI apanI chaH khaNDa kI Rddhi malya nhiiN| pajyavara upAdhyAyajI mahArAja zrIyazovijayajI ne pUjyavara AcArya bhagavaMta ke upadeza se hI do hajAra yAtriyoM ko siddhi dAna meM de deve, to bhI vaha jIva ko dharmAbhimukha karane vAle kI zrInavapadapUjA DhAla meM pharamAte haiM lekara zrI kesariyAjI tIrtha kI saMghayAtrA nikAlI thI jisameM svayaM tulanA nahIM kara sktaa| vaise to mAtApitA ko atyaMta upakArI AcArya bhagavaMta apane ziSya parivAra sahita do mahIne sAtha meM hI mAnA jAtA hai - parantu dharmadAtA ke upakAra ke sAmane unakA _je viNa nANa pramANa na hove caritra tarUna viphaliyo, the aura usa yAtrA mArga meM unazrI ke satsaMga kA aura amRtavANI upakAra bhI samudra meM bindamAtra hai| kyoMki mAtApitA jIva ke sakha nirvANa na je viNa lahiye. samakitadarzana bliyo| sanane kA avasara prApta huA thA aura jaina zAsana kI apUrva kevala janmadAtA haiM, parantu janma prApta hone se use jIvana ke mahimA kA bodha hone se taba hI se unake darzanArtha AtA jAtA saMgrAma meM utaranA par3atA hai aura use saMgrAma meM vijaya prApti kI zAstra meM samyagdarzana ko dharmavRkSa kA mUla, mokSa nagara kA rahatA thaa| vidyA kA puSTAvalambana na mile to jIvana kI hAra mAnakara dvAra, bhavasamudra kA pula aura sakala guNa kA bhAjana Adi upamAe~ gata varSa jaba Apa baMbaI cAturmAsa ke lie birAjamAna the| cintAmaNi ratna samAna amUlya mAnava janma nirarthaka gaMvAnA dI haiN| pUjyavara upAdhyAyajI mahArAja ne yahAM taka likhA hai ki- taba unake svAsthya sambandhI kucha cintAjanaka samAcAra sunane meM For One any Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aaye| taba unazrI kI antima sevA karane kI tIvrotkaMThA jAgI saba hI sevA dharma kA hI samarthana karate hue najara Ate haiN| eka samaya thA ki nagara kI zobhA jaina samAja para nirbhara thI aura aura where there is will there is way -jahAM utkaMThA hotI hai "sevAdharmaH paramagahano yoginAmapyagamyaH" yaha jaisI pUrva kI pratyeka nagara meM prAyaH nagarazeTha ke Adarza sthAna para jaina hI vahAM mArga milatA hI hai - isa kahAvata ke anasAra maiM baMbaI dhvani hai vaisI hI usakI pratidhvani pazcima meM vyApaka hai ki There adhiSThita hotA thA aura sArI jaina samAja ke loga nagara ke makhiyA phuNcaa| dasa paMdaraha roja Thaharane para jJAta huA ki pUjyavara ke is no greater religion than service athAt 'sevA se bar3hakara koI niryAmaka evaM sUtradhAra samajhe jAte the| hameM cAhie ki cAhe deza yA svAsthya meM sudhAra hotA jA rahA hai aura paMjAba se padhAre hae prasiddha dhama nahIM hai| videza meM, prAnta yA grAma meM jahA~ kahIM bhI hama rahate hoM, cAhe vaidyarAjajI bhI puraskArapUrvaka vidA kiye gaye haiM, isaliye maiMne bhI udyoga, vyavasAya yA amaladArI ke liye sthAyI yA asthAyI rUpa vApisa madrAsa lauTane kA nizcaya kiyaa| lekina vidhi ke kAryakrama "paropakArAya phalanti vRkSAH paropakArAya dahanti gaavH| se nivAsa karate ho, vahA~ kI prajA ke hita ke liye apane tana mana aura dhana kA vivekapUrvaka bhoga denA cAhie aura bhAtRbhAva aura meM unathI kI zmazAnayAtrA meM sammilita hone kA vidhAna thA usa paropakArAya vahanti nadyaH paropakArAya satAM vibhuutyH||" vAtsalyabhAva itanA bar3hAnA cAhie ki hama prajA ke prANa bana jAveM bhAvI ko kauna miTA sakatA thaa| arthAt eka pIche eka sAmAjika arthAt unake sukhaduHkha meM sampUrNa sahayoga aura sahAnabhUti rakhanI vadhArmika kArya sAmane Ate hI gaye aura pUjyavara AcArya bhagavaMta sarya, caMdra, sitAre jala, teja, vAyu evaM vanaspati Adi sAre cAhie tAki hamArI tarapha prajA ke hadaya meM prema bar3hatA jaaye| isa kA majhe Thaharane ke liye saMketa hotA hI gayA aura jAne jAne ke padArtha paropakAra arthAt sevA ke liye pravRtti karate hue najara A prakAra kI pravatti se hama kevala apane samAja kI hI pratiSThA bar3hA vicAra meM hI aura 25 dina vyatIta ho ge|aNtim dina unakInizrA rahe haiM aura Adhunika vijJAna bhI isa bAta kI puSTi kara rahA hai ki sakeMge, yahI bAta nahIM, parantu jaina zAsana kI saccI mArgaprabhAvanA meM IzvaranivAsa meM pauSadha kiyA aura pratikramaNa karate hue Every action has got reaction - pratyeka kriyA kI pratikriyA bhI kara skeNge| prajA meM jaina dharma ke Adarza siddhAntoM kI tarapha saMsAra-dAvAnala kI stati kA Adeza pajyavara ne svayaM zrImakha se avazya hai-isaliye yaha nizcaya haki dUsarA kA sukha dekara hI svAbhAvika AkarSaNa paidA hogA aura unakA anasaraNa karane kI majhe diyaa| arthAta zrAvaka ke taura para unake sAtha aMtima hama sukha le sakate haiM, dUsare ko duHkha dekara sukha kI AzA rakhanA unakI batti baratI jaayegii| Taliye pratikramaNa karane kA aura unakI nizrA meM pauSadha karane kA majhehI bhayaMkara bhujaMga ke mukha se amRta kI AzA rakhane ke samAna hai| prathama upAya saubhAgya prApta huaa| udAharaNArtha agara hama vRkSa ke mIThe phala khAne kI AzA rakhate haiN| to usase pahile hameM usake mUla meM amRtajala kA siMcana karanA hI svAvalambana una dinoM meM merA sonA baiThanA prAyaH izvarAnavAsa ma hA hAna pdd'egaa| agara gaurasa ke sevana se hama apanA svAsthya sundara banAnA cAhe vyakti ho, samAja ho, yA deza ho, apanI unnati kI se samaya pAkara maiM pUjyavara ke sAtha sAmAjika, dArzanika evaM cAhate haiM to gaupAlana kA sarvottama tarIkA apanAnA hI pdd'egaa| sAdhanA meM svAvalambana nitAnta Avazyaka hai| jaba taka hama dhArmika vividha viSayoM para vArtAlApa karatA rahatA thA aura aneka agara hama apane pairoM ko surakSita rakhanA cAhate haiM to mArga ko sthAyI na baneMge taba taka jIvana Akala vyAkula banA rahegA aura praznottara bhI calate rahate the| eka roja maiMne pUchA ki pUrvakAla meM niSkaMTaka banAne ke liye parizrama uThAnA hI pdd'egaa| kahAvata hai binA nirAkalatA ke jIvana kA vikAsa ho nahIM sktaa| isaliye jaina logoM ke prati Ama prajA meM bar3A prema aura Adara thaa| itihAsa ki As you sow so you reap - jaisA boveMge vaisA kaatteNge| hamAre jahA~ taka bane vahA~ taka AvazyakatAe~ kama karate jAnA cAhiye usakA sAkSI hai, parantu Aja hamArI pratiSThA itanI nIce gira gaI pUjya dharmAcAryoM ne isa vidhi ke dhruva siddhAMta ko yathArtha rUpa meM dhyAna aura jitanI AvazyakatAe~ anivArya haiM unakI pUrti apane Apa hai ki prajA hameM tiraskAra kI dRSTi se dekhatI hai aura hamAre samAja meM rakhakara jIvana meM sevA evaM paropakAra para bahuta hI bhAra diyA hai| karane kA prayatna karanA caahie| samAja ke liye bhI yahI bAta hai meM bhI saMkIrNatA, svArthaparAyaNatA aura vivekazanyatA dina yAgazAstra mazrAvakA kAlAkApraya hAna kAlaya zrAhamacandrAcAya ki apanI unnati ke liye kAryabala,baddhibala,dhanabala,vidyAbala pratidina bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| isaliye kaunase aise upAya haiM jisase ne Adeza diyA hai| usI taraha se zrI habhidrasUri ne dharmabindu meM yA rAjataMtrabala Adi jitanI bhI zaktiyoM kI jarUrata hai, unakI apanI sAmAjika unnati sAdha sakeM aura Ama prajA ke hRdaya para lokavallabha banane kA ullekha kiyA hai| lokaprie evaM parti ke liye samAja meM hara prakAra ke manuSyoM ko taiyAra karanA lokavallabha banane ke lie svArtha tyAga aura sevA upAsanA ko prabhAva DAla skeN| pUjyavara ne isake samAdhAna meM sundara zailI se caahiye| hameM hamArI deha, kuTumba, dhana, dharmasthAna Adi ke rakSaNa Adara denA hI pdd'egaa| pratipAdana karate hue aise amUlya pAMca viSaya batAye jina para manana ke liye dUsaroM ke bharose rahanA athavA anya kI garaz2a karanA yA muMha karane se mujhe dRr3ha nizcaya ho gayA ki vAstava meM ye hamAre unnati prAcIna kAla meM jaina samAja kI pratiSThA itanI bar3hI car3hI thI, tAkanA par3e, isase jyAdA kyA bhUla ho sakatI hai| Aja hamAre ke uttamottama upAya haiN| ve pAMca upAya ye haiM - (1) sevA, isakA khAsa kAraNa sevA aura paropakAra thaa| sArI samAja ko samAja ko vikaTa paristhiti kA kaTu anubhava karanA par3atA hai, mahAjana aura zreSTha (zeTha) kA pada prApta thA, itanA hI nahIM parantu usakA kAraNa yahI hai ki hama svAvalambI nahIM haiN| arthAt sivAya (2) svAvalambana, (3) saMgaThana, (4)zikSA, (5) sAhitya, yavanoM ke zAsana meM bhI unakI bhASA ke mutAbika sarvopari pada vyApAra ke aura kisI kSetra meM hama loga jaisI cAhe vaisI pragati "zAha" kA khitAba jaina samAja ko prApta thaa| isI jaina samAja ke sAdhate nahIM, isaliye isa svarAjya prApti ke sundara samaya meM bhI suputra jagaDuzAha,bhAmAzAha,pethar3azAha,samarAzAha,khemAdarANI, hamArI AvAja koI sunatA nhiiN| ulaTe hamAre sAmAjika va sevA meM hI mAnava jIvana kA sAra hai| Agama, upaniSad, vastupAla, tejapAla, vimalazAha Adi nararatnoM kI amara dhArmika adhikAroM para kaI sthAnoM meM balAtkAra ho rahA hai, parantu purANa, kurAna evaM bAIbala Adi jitane bhI saMsAra meM dharmazAstra haiM kahAniyA~ Aja bhI bhArata ke itihAsa meM gAI jA rahI haiN| vaha bhI kisako kheN| hama yadi jIvana ke upayogI saba hI kSetroM meM Age orayan sevA Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA bar3he hue hote to apanI ahiMsA pradhAna jaina saMskRti ko sarvatra kyA jagat ke kadAgraha aura kleza kA anta kara skeNge| yaha to kA pracAra karanA samAjonnati ke liye atyaMta lAbhakArI hai| vyApaka banA sakate aura zAMti kA saMdeza sAre vizva ko sunA aisI bAta hai ki jisa bImArI kA jo DAkTara svayaM zikAra banA hai skte| zAstra meM 'zrAvakoM ko adIna mana se rahanA cAhiye' aisA usake zartiyA ilAja kA vaha vijJApana kara rahA hai| isaliye hameM sAhitya likhA hai| isa amUlya siddhAnta ko taba hI caritArtha kara sakate haiM syAdvAda kA nayavAda kI vizAlatA aura sundaratA samajha kara jitanA pracAra hama pravacana, vyAkhyAna yA saMbhASaNa se kara jaba ki hama apane jIvana ko svAvalambI bnaaveN| isaliye Apasa meM saMgaThana sAdhanA caahiye| sakate haiM, usase hajAra guNA jyAdA kAma sAhitya ke dvArA ho svAvalambana ko samAjonnati kA amUlya upAya mAnanA koI sakatA hai| jo loga apane dharma yA saMskRti kA pracAra kara rahe haiM ve atyukti nahIM hai| saba bhinna-bhinna bhASAoM meM sAhitya prakAzana dvArA hI kara rahe haiM | jaise yaMtravAda ke yuga meM cAhe prakAza karanA hai, cAhe paMkhA aura usameM saphala hote hue dRSTigocara ho rahe haiN| zrIkRSNa, rAma, saMgaThana calAnA hai, cAhe TelIphona se bAta karanA hai yA kisI bhI prakAra buddha aura krAIsTa ke jIvana caritra kI pustakeM saikar3oM bhASAoM meM baccA bhI jAnatA hai ki eka eka dhAge ko milA kara jaba mazIna ko calAnA hai to bijalI kA upayoga karanA Avazyaka saMsAra ke kone-kone meM bAMTI jA rahI haiM aura hama loga to aise rassA banAyA jAtA hai taba hAthI bhI usake baMdhana ke sAmane apane samajhA jAtA hai| vaise hI cAhe sAmAjika, vyAvahArika, athavA beparavAha haiM ki prati varSa jaba zrIbhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kA janma bala kA upayoga nahIM kara sktaa| Aja hamAre samAja meM na dhana kI dhArmika pragati sAdhanA hai to zikSA ke binA kucha bhI nahIM ho mahotsava manAte haiM taba bar3e-bar3e mantrI logoM ko, nyAyAdhIzoM ko kamI hai na udAratA kI, parantu Apasa meM saMgaThana na hone se lAkhoM sktaa| Aja Adhunika zikSA se loga ghabarAte haiM ki zikSA se aura rAjyAdhikAriyoM ko nimaMtrita karate haiM, parantu jaba ve rupaye kharca karate hue bhI hama apane dharma kA prabhAva phailA nahIM saMskRti kA nAza hotA hai| parantu maiM to usako vaisI hI bhAMti bhagavAn ke Adarza jIvana aura unake amUlya siddhAntoM kI skte| hamArI vartamAna paristhiti para eka sundara dRSTAnta yAda mAnatA hUM jaise ki bijalI jalA detI hai isaliye bijalI ke rUparekhA (Outlines) darzAnevAlI koI pustaka yA nibandha apane AtA hai| kucha jaina yAtrI pravAsa meM nikale hue the| rAste meM sUryAsta upayoga se dUra rahanA caahiye| isa taraha se yaMtravAdI ghabarAe hote bolane ke liye yA par3hane ke liye mAMgate haiM, taba eka saMcAlaka dUsare ke samaya saba ko cauvihAra karanA thA aura pAnI ke liye koI to sAre saMsAra meM yaMtravAda kA sAmrAjya sthApita nahIM kara paate| saMcAlaka kA muMha tAkane ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM kara sktaa| upAya thA nhiiN| Akhira ve eka sUkhI nadI para phuNce| taba eka jisa kAla meM jisa prakAra kI zikSA pracalita ho, usako prApta matalaba yaha hai ki aMgrejI jaisI pracalita bhASA meM eka sundara aura anubhavI ne kahA ki saba eka choTI kuMiyAM khodo to abhI pAnI kie binA hama apanA hita sAdha hI nahIM skte| bauddhoM tathA sAragarbhita pustaka bAhara ke Aye hue vidvAn logoM ko dene ke nikala jaaegaa| parantu Apasa meM saMgaThana thA nahIM, isaliye saba ke vedAntiyoM ne apanA pracAra saMsAra ke kone kone meM phailAyA, isakA liye hamAre pAsa taiyAra hove aisA dekhane meM bahuta kama AyA hai| bar3e saba alaga kaMiyAM khodane baiTha gye| kisI ne do hAtha kisI ne tIna kAraNa yahI hai ki unake pracAraka Adhunika zikSA meM Age bar3he hue kheda kI bAta hai ki hajAroM rupaye dhvajApatAkA, sabhAmaNDapa banAne aura kisI ne cAra hAtha khodA aura pAnI kisI se bhI nikalA nahIM the| Aja kA~gresa ne aMgrejI zAsana kA sAmanA karake svarAjya kaise meM kharca kara lete haiM parantu isa tarapha kyoM dhyAna nahIM jAtA? jaba aura rAta par3a gii| sabako pyAse hI rahanA par3A agara sabane liyA? isIlie na ki hamAre netA Aja kI pracalita zikSA meM baudha dharma vAloM ne Light of Asia - jaMbajyoti-nAma kI pustaka milakara eka kuMiyAM khodI hotI to sabakI pyAsa bujhtii| I.sa. niSNAta bane hue the| daraasala zikSA kA burA asara jo hameM eka mahAn viddhAna dvArA taiyAra karavAI, unhIM dinoM meM hamane bhI 1893 ke cikAgo (amerikA) kI (Parliament of Religions) apanI saMskRti para najara AtA hai, usakA kAraNa to yaha hai ki hama eka atyuttama DhaMga se mahAvIra kA jIvana caritra prakAzana karane meM sarvadharmapariSad meM jaina dharma ke pratinadhi zrImAn vIracanda rAghavajI apanI saMskRti-rakSaNa ke pAye para zikSA ke sAdhana khar3e nahIM karate kucha rakama kharca kara dI hotI to Aja mahAvIra bhagavaMta ke prati bhI gAMdhI gaye the| hindU dharma ke pratinidhi svAmI vivekAnaMda gaye the| haiN| Aja hamAre kitane hI zikSAlaya khule hue najara Ate haiM parantu prajA meM sarvatra pUjyabhAva bar3hatA aura sabhA meM jaise buddha ko bAra-bAra donoM kI prazaMsA amerikA meM khUba huI aura unake vyAkhyAnoM kA Adarza zikSakAlaya do cAra bhI dekhane meM nahIM aate| agara hama vidvAna loga apanI jihvA para lAte haiM vaise bhagavAn mahAvIra kA apUrva prabhAva vahAM kI prajA para pdd'aa| paraMtu hamAre samAja meM saMgaThana zikSaka hI saMskRti ke upAsaka taiyAra nahIM karate aura pavitra nAma bhI apane muMha para laate| hara eka kArya samayocita hone na hone ke kAraNa sucArU rUpa se apanA kArya Age na bar3hA sake aura saMskRtighAtaka zikSakoM ke dvArA hama apane bAlakoM ko zikSA meM hI zobhA hai| khetI bhI samayocita nahIM ho. to mehanata vyartha svAmI vivekAnaMda ne jo rAmAkRSNa mizana (Ramakrishna dilAte haiM taba sundara pariNAma kaise A sakatA hai ? banAnA hai golI jAtI hai| jaina dharma ne to sthAna-sthAna para zAstra meM dravya kSetra kAla Mission) sthApita kiyA usako Age vyavasthita DhaMga se calAte aura mazIna hai TIkaDI kI taba kyA TIkaDI(Tablet) kI mazIna meM aura bhAva para jora diyA hai| zAyada hI kisI dUsare dharma meM itanA gye| Aja sAre saMsAra meM unakA pracAra jArI hai aura deza-deza meM golI kaise bnegii| hamArI saMskRti ko lakSya meM rakha kara zikSA ke jora dravya kSetra kAla bhAva para ho| parantu Aja usa tarapha na to usakI zAkhAeM cala rahI hai aura videzI loga bhI saMnyAsI bana kendra khole nahIM jAte aura na zikSaka khAsa saMskRti poSaka zikSA hamArA lakSya hai aura na usakA bahumAna hai| isaliye jaina sAhitya kara unake mizana kA kAma Age bar3hA rahe haiN| hamAre pUrvAcAryoM ne dene vAle taiyAra kiye jAte haiN| zikSA ko doSa denA aura usase dUra saMsAra kA eka sarvottama sAhitya hote hue bhI jagat meM use cAhie to saMsAra ko saMgaThita karane ke liye suMdara se suMdara syAdvAda nyAya rahanA samAja kI unnati meM bAdhA pahuMcanA hai, isaliye zikSA sena vaisA ucita sthAna prApta nhiiN| isaliye aba zIghra hI saMsAra kI kA nirmANa kiyA jisako videzI vidvAn Unifying force saMsAra ghabarAte hue usake liye sundara Ayojana karake, Adarza pracalita bhASAoM meM jaina dharma ke rahasya ko samajhAne vAle kI saMgaThana zakti kahate haiN| unake anuyAyI Apasa meM saMgaThana nahIM zikSAlaya aura zikSakAlaya sthApita karake, Adarza zikSakoM ko choTe-choTe nibandha, pustikAe~ aura pustakoM kA prakAzana karanA sAdha sakate to saMsAra ko kyA saMgaThana kA sabaka sikhA sakeMge aura jIvanabharaNa poSaNa kI cintA se mukta karake unake dvArA zikSA hamArI unnati kA apUrva sAdhana hai| Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva kI virAT vibhUti vijaya vallabha sA. yazobhadrA zrI vallabha-mahimA bhArata kI bhUmi jaise prAkRtika sauMdarya kI dRSTi se sudaratama hai saMbaMdha banA rahe yaha guru vallabha kA dhyeya thaa| svAvalaMbI jIvana vaise hI yaha dharA bar3e-bar3e RSiyoM, muniyoM aura sajjana puruSoM ke unakA nijI jIvana thaa| vANI, vartana aura vicAra kI saralatA dvArA kI gaI ArAdhanA aura sAdhanA se pavitra hai| vIrabala aura aura zuddhatA unake jIvana kA mukhya guNa thaa| vAstavameM "sAdA abhayakamAra jaise baddhizAlI, rAma jaise paruSottama, zAlIbhadra jaise jIvana ucca vicAra" isa ukti se unakA sArA jIvana guMthA huA -rAghava prasAda pANDeya puruSottama, bAhubalI jaise balazAlI, sthUlabhadra jaise parama tejasvI thA, isameM koI atizayokti nhiiN| unake jIvana kA eka-eka mahApuruSoM ne isI dharatI para janma liyA thaa| sItA, draupadI, guNa aura pratyeka ghaTanA koI anUThA daravAjA kholatI hai, koI sulasA, revatI, candanabAlA Adi mahAsatiyAM bhI to isI anokhA mArga dikhAtI hai aura koI anamola sthAna para le jAtI garuvara! tamhArI mahimA se dara merA krndr| bhAratabhUmi kI dena haiN| tere caraNakamala meM hai bAra-bAra vndn|| mahAna puruSa isa saMsAra meM janma lekara sva-para upakAra kA vijayavallabha ne apane jIvana meM jo bhI kArya kiye ve jaba bhakta ho bhaMvara meM terA hI hai sahArA, hI mahAn kAryakarate haiM aura isIlie kahA bhI hai ki "paropakArAya AbalavatoM ke lie AjIvana hitakArI haiN| unhoMne kisI samAja, tava nAma japate-japate mila jAyegA kinArA satAM vibhUtayaH" sajjanoM kI sampatti paropakAra ke lie hotI hai| rASTra yA deza ko nahIM kintu jana jana ko apane pairoM para khar3A Azraya tumhArA pAkara kaTa jAeM sAre bndhn| tere caraNa.. momabattI svayaM jala kara dUsaroM ko prakAza detI hai, phUla dUsaroM kiyaa| yavakoM ko Age bddh'aayaa| nArI jAti bhI apanI zakti sabake hadaya ke vallabha sabake hadaya ke premI. ke pairoM tale kucalAkara apanI sugaMdha phailAtA hai, vRkSa svayaM garmI, dvArA samAja meM apanA sthAna unnatakara prabhu zAsana ko camakA sake saba mAnate the, tamako jainI ho ajainI, sardI aura havA ke jhoMkoM ko sahana kara pathikajanoM ko phala detA hai aura sva-para kalyANa kara sake aisI divya aura dIrgha dRSTi se aisI suvAsa tujhameM jaise praagcNdn| tere caraNa .... / aura zItala chAyA bhii| usI prakAra mahApuruSoM kA jIvana svayaM vicAra kara sAdhvIvRMda ko bhI puruSoM meM vyAkhyAna dene kI AjJA dii| ajJAna dekha jaga meM vidyA ke dIpa jalAe duHkha aura kaSToM ko sahana kara dUsaroM ko sukha dene vAlA hotA hai| isa prakAra bhAvIyaga ko samajhane kI aneka divya aura dIrgha dRSTi lagabhaga 118 sAla pahale gujarAta kI puNyabhUmi ne bhI eka aise unake pAsa thii| isIlie ve yugadraSTA khlaaye| Aja Apake bhaTake hue jo patha se unheM rAste dikhAe, hI gauravazAlI vyakti ko janma diyA thA aura vaha the hamAre samudAya meM sAdhviyAM bhI Age Age bar3ha car3ha kara zAsana kI zobhA hamAre samadAya meM sAdhviyAM bhI Age Age bar3ha caDha kara zAsana kI zobhA jo jJAnabIja boe ve Aja ramya nndn| tere caraNa Adarza vllbh| jinhoMne bhare yauvana meM saMsAra ke sukhoM ko bar3hA sakatI haiM, yaha Apa kI hI to dena hai| prabhu ke samakSa jaba bhI guru bhAvanA meM DUbe, ThukarAyA, icchA mAtA kI aMtima icchA kI pUrti ke lie guru phuTapaTTI se kyA kabhI sAgara kA mApa nikAlA jA sakatA hai? saMgIta puNyasalilA se zabda bana ke phUTe, Atama ke caraNoM meM jIvana samarpita karake saMyama saritA meM snAna tharmAmITara se kyA kabhI sUrya kIgarmI ko mApA jA sakatA hai? bhakti bhare anUThe ye chaMda duHkha bhNjn| tere crnn.....| kara mAtRbhakti kA eka bar3A suMdara jagat ke samakSa prastuta kiyA AkAza ke tAre kyA kabhI gine jA sakate haiM? isI prakAra kyA karate haiM Aja arpaNa zraddhA-sumana vinaya se, aura dIpacanda pitA ke kala meM dIpaka jaise prakAzita hue| ve kabhI ballabha ke guNoM kA varNana likhA jA sakatA hai? nahIM! hajAra saba kaSTa dUra hoMge yugavIra tere jaya se, AdhunikatA se dUra na rahe aura na prAcInatA ke niktt| paMjAba, mukha aura hajAra jihvA se bhI yadi unake guNoM kA varNana karanA | zata-zata zatAbdiyoM taka hogA terA abhinndn| mAravAr3a yA gajarAta ko lekara unhoMne apane vicAra prakaTa nahIM cAheM to bhI azakya hai phira likhane kI bAta hI kyA? tere caraNa ..... / kiye apitu sArvabhauma ko lekr| zikSA aura saMskAra kA jIvana meM sacamuca vizva kI virAT vibhUti the vijyvllbh| For Private & Personal use Only Horrintersanone A minorary.org Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 Jain Education Internationa Private & Perional Use Only bhikhArI kI zikSA bhikhArI yA raMka Apake daravAje para A kara pukAra karatA hai, taba vaha Apako eka zikSA detA hai| vaha kahatA hai- hamane puNyArjana nahIM kiyaa| isase hamArI yaha dazA huI hai| yadi tuma bhI hama garIboM para dayA nahIM karoge to tumhArI bhI yaha dazA hogii| hama ThakarA lekara ghara-ghara phirate haiM, isI prakAra tumheM bhI phiranA pdd'egaa| kSamA yathAzakti tapasyA to karanI hI caahiye| para tapasyA ke sAtha kSamA dhAraNa karanA bhI atyanta Avazyaka hai| tapa kA artha sirpha zarIra ko sukhAne kA nAma hI tapa nahIM hai| zarIra ke sAtha jo aparAdha karane vAle rAgadveSa haiM - unako sukhAne kI jarUrata hai| aura tapa kA sahI artha bhI yahI hai| sudhAra yathArtha bAta koI nahIM khtaa| tumhArA lihAja sAdhu karate haiM aura tuma sAdhu kaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki sudhAra nahIM ho paataa| jahAM "tinnANaM tArayANaM" thA vahAM aba "DubbANAM DobiyA'" ho gyaa| - vijaya vallabha sUri Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 zrI vijayavallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja merI dRSTi meM ke samAna aMkarita ho gii| aura vaha kalpa-bela puSpita hokara akSaya sugandha se usake jIvana ko suvAsita karane lgii| phalasvarUpa virakta kizora chagana ne vi. saM. 1944 (gajarAtI 1943) vaizAkha zuklA trayodazI ko parama pUjya nyAyAmbhonidhi AcArya zrI ke karakamaloM dvArA rAdhanapara (gajarAta) meM dIkSA lii| unakA muni nAma ballabha vijaya rakhA gyaa| usa samaya unakI Ayu kevala satraha varSa kI thii| ve munirAja zrI harSavijaya jI ke ziSya hue| apane gurU ke caraNa-kamaloM meM baiThakara unhoMne jaina darzana evaM anya darzanoM kA vizada adhyayana kiyaa| muni puMgava zrI harSa vijaya jI ma. sA. vi. saM. 1947 caitra zuklA 10 (dinAMka 21 3-1890 I.) meM svargavAsI ho gye| tatpazcAta mani zrI vallabha -DA. javAharacandra paTanI vijaya jI mahArAja ne pa. pU. nyAyAmbhonidhi AcAryadeva ke sAnnidhya meM kAvyazAstra, Agama-zAstra Adi kA gahana 30 akTUbara 1987 kA maMgala-prabhAta mere lie eka janma gujarAta prAnta ke bar3audA nagara meM vi. saM. 1227 kArtika adhyayana kiyaa| ve vidyAvibhUSita hokara phaloM se lade hue AmratarU sarvottama upahAra lekara aayaa| usa dina jodhapura vizvavidyAlaya zuklA dvitIyA (bhAI dUja) ko jaina zrImAlI kula meM huA thaa| ke samAna jhuka gaye-vinamra ho gye| "vidyA dadAti vinayama" kI ne mujhe mere zodhaprabandha'kalikAla kalpatarU zrImad vallabha sUri unake pitA zreSTha dIpacanda bhAI evaM mAtA icchAbAI ke dhArmika ukti unake jIvana-darzana meM sArthaka ho gii| jI kI kRtiyoM meM kAvya, saMskRti aura darzana' para pI.eca.DI. kI saMskAroM ne bAlaka chagana para amiTa chApa chor3a dii| atyanta nyAyAmbhonidhi jainAcArya zrImad AtmArAmajI ma. sA. upAdhi pradAna kii| usa prasaMga para eka sAhityakAra mitra ne lAr3a-pyAra se bAlaka dUja ke candramA ke samAna bar3hane lagA, parantu vilakSaNa, alaukika jyotirdhara maharSi the| deza aura videza ke harSa-vibhora hokara mujhe kahA: "Adhunika yuga meM hIraka lekhanI se pitAzrI svargavAsI ho gye| mAtA icchAbAI bhI rUgNa ho gaI aura mahAn vidvAn unake caraNa-kamaloM meM vidyAdhyayana karane ke lie svarNa-patra para likhane yogya yadi koI divya kathA hai to vaha maraNAsanna avasthA meM apane lAr3ale ko apane samIpa bulAyA aura Ate the| ve apanI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna pAkara paritRpta hai-karUNAmUrti guruvallabha kI jiivn-kthaa|" azrupUrita netroM se vAtsalya vANI meM chagana ko kahA : "beTA! maiM praphullita ho jAte the| eziyArika sosAyaTI ke mAnada nissandeha, guruvallabha jana-vallabha the, nispRhI santa, tujhako karuNAsAgara vItarAga paramAtmA kI avinAzI zaraNa meM maMtrI DaoN. e.epha. saDolpha haoNranela mahodaya ne apane saMpAdina gratha udAramanA AcArya, lokamaMgala ke virAT kavIzvara aura vAtsalya sauMpakara isa nazvara saMsAra se vidA ho rahI huuN| tU avinAzI "upAsakadazAMga" ko ina jyotirdhara ko atyanta zraddhA bhakti se sakhadhAma meM pahu~cAne vAle dhana ko prApta karane aura jagata kA samarpita kiyaa| apane "samarpaNa-vaktavya" meM unhoMne garudeva ko ke mhaasaagr| kalyANa karane meM apanA jIvana bitaanaa| "bar3I kaThinAI se yaha "ajJAna timira bhAskara" ke alaMkaraNa se vibhUSita kiyaa| ve prema kA maMgala-kalaza lekara isa dharAdhAma para dhanvantarI ke maMgala vacana karuNAmUrti mAtA kaha sakI aura arhat zabda kI samAna avatarita hue| isa maMgala kalaza meM samatA rasa kI aise maharSi kI caraNa-sevA se muni ballabha vizva-vallabha bana maMgala dhvani ke sAtha hI usake prANahaMsa ur3a gye| saMjIvanI auSadhi kA amRta bharA huA thaa| ve jIvana bhara premAmRta gye| unake devaloka gamana ke pazcAt muni zrI unake paTTadhara chagana hataprabha sA baiThA rhaa| nayana-muktA se mAtA kA pilAte rahe, pIDita, dukhI prANiyoM ko jilAte rahe, nirAzA aura dInatA ke marusthala meM AzA aura samRddhi kI gaMgA-dhArA pravAhita abhisAra kiyaa| mAtA ke ye zabda usakI taMtrI para ninAdita karate rhe| hae-"beTA! avinAzI sukhadhAma meM pahu~cAne vAle dhana ko prApta saMvata 1981 ke lAhaura cAturmAsa meM unako AcArya padavI karane ora jagata kA kalyANa karane meM apanA jIvana bitaanaa|" pradAna kI gyii| "AcArya vaha hai jisake caritra kA anya jana usake pAsa akSaya nidhi thii| vaha thI karuNA sAgara vItarAga aura vaha zubha dina bhI AyA jaba saMvat 1942 meM suprasiddha anukaraNa karane lge|" sacamuca unake parama pAvana caritra kA paramAtmA mahAvIra kI vaannii| usa ahiMsA aura prema kI vANI se ve jainAcArya nyAyAmbhonidhi zrImad vijayAnanda sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. prabhAva janatA para atyanta prabalatA se pdd'aa| phalasvarUpa aneka jagat ke satApa ko miTAta rahe-sUrya aura candra kI taraha niSpakSa zrImada AtmArAma jI ma. sA.) baDaudA nagara meM pdhaare| unake pathabhale manuSya mAnavatA ke maMgala-mArga ke yAtrI ho gye| aneka bhAva se| pravacanoM kA prabhAva acUka thaa| chagana ke jIvana meM saMsAra ke prati sevA-patha ke anugAmI hue| saptavyasana-mAMsa, madirA, juA, jIvana-prabhA-jainAcArya zrImad ballabha sUrijI mAhArAja kA virakti aura vItarAga bhakti meM anurakti kI bhAvanA kalpa-beli corI, zikAra, vezyAgamana, parastrIgamana, kA parityAga kara Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka loga nirmala jIvana se alaMkRta ho gye| gurudeva kI "AcArya zrI bahuta komala, saMvedanazIla evaM sahRdaya vyakti the| vallabha saMskRti mandira nAmaka saMsthA sthApita kI gaI hai| saMskRti vItarAga vANI kA amRta pAna kara janatA ke mAnasa-maMdira meM unake antara kA kaNa-kaNa ujjavala mAnavIya guNoM se jyotirmaya maMdira kA vizAla parisara dillI se 20 kilomITara dara mAnavatA ke maMgala dIpa prajvalita ho gye| thaa| ve karuNA ke jIvaMta pratIka the|" dillI- amRtasara rASTrIya patha para sthita hai| yaha saMsthA na kevala gurudeva ke jIvana meM sevA kI savAsa bharI haI thii| ve kahA hA samAja sevA-pUjya gurudeva ne sAmAjotthAna ke lie"utkarSa sAMskRtika utthAna ke lie mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAegI, varana karate "sevA ke pathika kA pAtheya hai-vinaya bhaav"| unhoMne eka phaMDa" kI yojanA cAlU kii| madhyama evaM nirdhana varga ke utthAna ke svaccha nAgarika nirmANa hetu atyanta upayogI udyogazAlA siddha vijJapti prasArita kI thI : "sarva sajjanoM se vijJapti hai| mujhe koI lie udyogazAlAeM sthApita krvaaii| darbhikSa, ati vRSTi evaM hogii| jaina darzana ke ahiMsA, anekAnta aura aparigraha ke AcArya, koI jainAcArya, koI dharmAcArya, koI zAstra vizArada, . prAkRtika tathA mAnavakRta vipakSa se pIr3ita prANiyoM kI sevA ke siddhAntoM ke pracAra aura prasAra kI yaha sazakta mAdhyama hogii| guru koI vidhAvAridhi, koI bhU-bhAskara ityAdi mAnavAMchita padaviyA~ lie ye maharSi sadA tatpara rhte| zrImanta inake upadezoM se vallabha kI sandeza vAhikA ke rUpa meM isa saMsthA kI kIrti-patAkA likhakara bhArI banAte haiN| yaha bilkula anyAya hai| ataH utprerita hokara dhana kI thailiyoM khola dete| yoM ki bahineM bhI apane sarvatra phailegii| rASTra kI akhaMDatA aura ekatA, dharma-sadbhAva aura svargavAsI jainAcArya, zrImad vijayAnanda sUri jI mahArAja dvArA svarNa-hIraka AbhUSaNa dAna meM de detI thii|| jagata maitrI ke siddhAntoM se nAgarikoM ko vibhaSita karane ke lie pradatta "muni' upAdhi ke sivAya anya upAdhi mere nAma ke sAtha inakI sevA, udAratA, karuNA aura vAtsalya bhAva ke aneka isa saMsthA kI mahatvapUrNa upayogitA hogii| koI bhI mahAzaya na likhA kre|" prasaMga unake jIvana caritra aura una para racita zodha prabandha zrI vallabha sUri jI ne jisa mahAn svapna ko saMjoyA thA, "kalikAla kalpataru" meM varNita hai| unhoMne binolI (meraTha) meM usako mUrtivaMta karane ke lie paTTAlaMkAra rASTrasaMta jinazAsana (Adarza jIvana, pR. 236) pyAse harijanoM ke lie pAnI kI vyavasthA krvaayii| isa para ratna AcArya zrImad samudra sUri jI ma.sA. tathA unake svargavAsa ke itanA hone para bhI janatA ne atyanta bhakti bhAva se unako rijana samAja pazcAt jinazAsanaratna jI ke paTTavibhUSaNa AcArya zrImad bhArata divAkara, kalidAsa kalpatarU, ajJAna timira taraNi, paMjAba avtaar"-khaa| AbhA (paMjAba) ke jIrNa-zIrNa gurudvAre kA vijayendra dinna sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. evaM mahattarA sAdhvI jI zrI kesarI Adi alaMkaraNoM se vibhUSita kiyaa| AdhyAtmika jIvana jIrNodvAra karavA kara sikha bhAI-bahinoM kA dina jItA, papanAkhA mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kA yogadAna avismaraNIya rhegaa| unakA - AcArya zrI tapasvI maharSi the| ve jJAna-dhyAna meM ramaNa karate (gajarAMvAlA) grAma meM masalamAna bhAiyoM ko masjida ke lie jaina dhvala yaza zubha jyotsanA ke samAna jana-mAnasa ko ujjavalita hue jana-kalyANa meM sannaddha rhe| bhAIyoM se jamIna dilvaaii| isa para maslima samAja ne unako karatA rhegaa| AcArya zrI indradinna jI isa saMsthA ke vikAsa hetu unako gocarI meM jo kucha sUkhA-sUkhA milatA, usameM saMtoSa "allAha kA nUra" khaa| unhoMne ajJAna-timira ko dUra karane ke bhAgIratha prayatna kara rahe haiN| yaha zubha hai| rkhte| paidala-vihAra meM unheM kahIM cane, kahIM chAcha, kahIM roTI ke lie rASTra ke kone-kone meM sarasvatI maMdiroM kI sthApanA krvaaii| deza prema-zrI guruvallabha kA deza prema svarNakSaroM meM likhA Tukar3e milate-unako pAnI meM bhigo kara khaate| ve dina bhara meM ina vidyAmandiroM meM ullekhanIya haiM:-zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya gayA hai| unhoMne jIvana bhara khAdI phnii| yahA~ taka ki AcAryapada ginatI kI cIjeM hI bhojana meM lete| ve prAtaH kAla bahma muhUrta meM bambaI, zrI pArzvanAthaumameda jaina kAleja phAlanA, zrI pArzvanAtha jaise mahAn prasaMga para unhoMne paMDita hIrAlAla zarmA ke hAthoM se cAra baje uThate aura prabhu-bhakti meM lIna ho jaate| ve parva-tithiyoM jaina vidyAlaya varakAnA, zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kAleja ambAlA, evaM katI huI aura kAtate-kAtate ati pAvana navasmaraNa ke maMgalapATha meM belA, telA, upavAsAdi vrata kA pAlane krte| apane saMkalpa kI ludhiyAnA aadi| gurudeva ne aneka kanyAzAlAe~ khulvaaii| se maMtra sikta sUtra se banI khAdI kI cAdara or3hI thii| unhoMne pUrti ke hetu ve miSThAnna, dUdha Adi kA bhI parityAga krte| gurudeva ne dhArmika zikSaNa ko naitika jIvana ke lie "mAtA ke dUdha svadezI Andolana kA prabala samarthana kiyA kyoMki yahI "agnizikhA ke samAna pradIpta evaM prakAzavAna rahane vAle ke samAna' puSTikAraka btaayaa| unhoMne vyAvahArika zikSA ko ahiMsAtmaka krAnti kA eka mAtra mArga thaa| unakI dRSTi se antarlIna sAdhana ke tapa, prajJA aura yaza nirantara bar3hate rahate haiN|" jIvanopayogI kahakara usake pracAra-prasAra ke lie upadeza mazInIkaraNa se loga bekAra hogeN| pazcima ke aMdhAnakaraNa se (AcArAMga sUtraH 2/4/16/140) guruvallabha ke dhavana yaza kA diyaa| samAjotthAna evaM sAMskRtika vikAsa ke lie gurudeva "jaina AtmapradhAna bhAratI saMskRti kA vinAza hogaa| unhoMne yahI rahasya thaa| vizva vidyAlaya" kI sthApanA karanA cAhate the| unake antima saptavyasata mukta samAja kI racanA ke lie grAma-grAma, ve hitakara aura saMzayahIna vacana bolte| unakI vANI meM upadeza meM bhI yahI maMgala saMdeza thaa| hameM prasannatA hai ki gurudeva nagara-nagara paidala vihAra kara pravacana kiye| unakA uddezya thA Akroza nahIM hotaa| bhASA saMyata aura santulita hotii| unake kA svapanasAkAra karane hetu zrI Atmavallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa ki svatantra bhArata kA nAgarika mAnavIya guNoM se vibhUSita hokara jIvana meM parama virAga, parama tatva kI parakha aura prabhu-bhakti meM nidhi dillI meM eka sundara prAyojana prArambha kI hai| isake rASTra, samAja aura jagata kA muktAhAra ho| patita, aSTa nAgarika samarpaNa bhAva thaa| unake netroM se amRta jharatA thaa| aisA pratIta antargata zrI Atma vallabha saMskRti mandira nAmaka saMsthA sthApita se rASTra kA vinAza hotA hai| guruvallabha deza ke vibhAjana ke hotA thA mAnoM unheM karuNAsAgara paramAtmA kA sAkSAtkAra ho karane hetu zrI Atmavallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa nidhi dillI meM samaya rakta-pipAsu logoM ko ahiMsA aura prema kA sandeza phailAne Annouc gayA ho| rASTrasaMta kavi zrI upAdhyAya amara muni jI ke zabdoM meM: eka sundara prAyojanA prArambha kI hai| isake antargata zrI Atma ke lie azAnta aura raktaraMjita paMjAba kI dharatI para paidala / Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vihAra karate rhe| phalasvarUpa prema kA pIyUSa pIkara aneka hiMsaka "guru guNa AtmarAma vallabha saba jaga ko| vallabha sUri ke antara kA ullAsa hI vaha vastu haiM, jo unakI loga prema ke pathika bne| mahAkavi ke rUpa meM gurudeva vilakSaNa sat cit Ananda rUpa, karaNa kAraNa sudha maga ko|| kavitAoM meM sarvatra dikhAyI detI hai| unakI nIti evaM hita pratibhA sampanna mahAkavi the| unakA kAvya lokamaMgala ke sarvottama (zrI vijayAnanda sUri caritraH DhAla pahalI) zikSA-viSayaka kavitA-saptavyasaka tyAga padAvalI, zikhara ko chu gayA hai| unhoMne zrI mahAvIra caritra zrI pArzvanAtha unhoMne apane kAvya meM prabhumaya banane kA saMdeza diyaa| unake bAharamAsA-1-2, kAmadAra-svarUpa Adi meM nIti, samAjasudhAra, caritra, zrI zAntinAtha caritra, zrI AdinAtha caritra Adi anusAra-"jIvana eka divya lIlA hai, ananta kI mahimA kI eka mAnavotthAna tathA jagat kI sukha-samRddhi para vizada prakAza DAlA saMkSipta mahAkAvya race jo pAzcAtya aura bhAratIya kAvya abhivyakti hai| yaha eka sAdhana hai jisase agaNita rUpoM aura gayA hai| ve samanvayavAdI kavi haiN| unakA kAvya anekAntavAda kA zAstrIya ke siddhAntoM kI kasauTI para khare utarate haiN| aneka jIvanoM ke dvArA prakRti meM vikasita hotA huA jIva prema, amRta kalaza hai| unhoMne rAma-rahIma, jinezvara aura kRSTA kI jJAna, zraddhA, upAsanA aura karmagata Izvaronmukha saMkalpa ke bala ekatA batAkara dharma-sadabhAva kA sandeza diyaa| unhoMne karma kI mahAkavi vallabhasUri ke kAvya-sRjana kA prayojana prIti hai| para ananta ke sAtha ekatva sthApita kara sakatA hai| Atmopalabdhi pa para ananta ke sAtha ekatva sthApita kara sakatA hai| Atmopalabdhi pradhAnatA batAkara jAti aura varNa ke AdhAra para ucca aura nimna ve apane prema-raMga meM sabako raMganA cAhate haiM, isalie unakA aura Izvaropalabdhi vicArazIla manaSya kA mahAna kArya hai| mAnava-samudAya ke bhedabhAva ko vidhvaMsa kiyaa| isa prakAra unhoMne kAvya, loka-maMgala se abhimaMDita hai| isI lie unhoMne "samyag samasta jIvana aura vicAra antatogatvA AtmApalabdhi aura samasta mAnava samAja ko ekatA ke svarNa sUtra meM guuNthaa| darzana pUjA" kAvya meM yaha spaSTa kiyA hai: Izvaropalabdhi kI ora pragati karane ke sAdhana haiN| Atma unhoMne paryAvaraNa-pradUSaNa ko miTAne ke lie jaivika aura baMdI vIra jinaMda ko, gautama dhara ke dhyaan| sAkSAtkAra hI ekamAtra Avazyaka vastu hai : antarastha paramAtmA vAnaspatika saMrakSaNa para bala diyaa| unhoMne batAyA ki jIvita Atama AnandakAraNe, racuM pUjA bhgvaan|| kI ora khalanA, ananta meM nivAsa karA, sanAtana ko khojanA aura rahane ke lie vizva zAnti ke lie pANI-maitrI atyanta "zivamastasarvajagataH" kI udAtta bhAvanA se abhiprerita upalabdha karanA, bhagavAna ke sAtha ekatva prApta karanAnyahAdhama Avazyaka hai| "jo prANi-mitra nahIM, vaha mAnava nhiiN|" yaha hokara unhoMne jaina vADamaya ke paurANika AkhyAnoM ko lekara kA sarvasAmAnya vicAra aura lakSya hai, yahI AdhyAtmika mokSa kA kAma kAvya-racanA kI hai| kavi ke kAvya viSaya haiM-bhakti aura niiti| abhiprAya hai| yahI vaha jIvanta satya hai jo pUrNatA aura makti pradAna mahAkavi vallabha sUrijI "jinavaravANI bhAratI" arthAt bhakti ke Alambana haiM-karuNAsAgara vItarAga paramAtmA jo __karatA hai|" unake kAvya meM bhArata mAtA kI mahimAmayI saMskRti hindI ke mahAn kavi haiN| unhoMne hindI meM urdU, phArasI, samasta jagat ke rakSaka aura pAlaka haiM: "jaga upakArI nAtha, nahIM kA ujjavala digdarzana huA hai| saMskRta-prAkRta, gujarAtI, paMjAbI, rAjasthAnI, aMgrejI. braja, koI jaga meM tuma tole"| unake nIti-kAvya meM mAnava ko mAnavIya guNoM se alaMkRta avadhI Adi zabdoM kA sarasa prayoga kiyA hai jisase rASTra bhASA (zrI AdinAtha caritra, pR. 258) karane kA sacoTa upadeza hai| unhoMne "rAjamatI rahanemi samaddha haI hai| saMkSepa meM, bhAratendajI ne "nija bhASA unnati ahe samasta jagat ko sukha pradAna karane vAle dIna ke rakSaka dInAnAtha jambUsvAmI" Adi gIta-nATyoM ke mAdhyama se nArI ke ujjvala saba unnati ko mUla" kA aura vallabha sUrijI ne hindI ko lokanAyaka haiM jinake arihaMta, jinezvara, vItarAga, brahamA, hari, rUpa ko pratiSThita kiyA hai| unake anusAra nArI maMgala-vidhAtrI, "jinavaravANI bhAratI" kahA to unhoMne parAI bhASA arthAta hara, sItArAma, rahIma, allAha, Izvara Adi ananta nAma haiN| samAja kI kalpa-belI aura karuNA aura vAtsalya kI sAkAra videzI bhASA se hone vAle khataroM se sAvadhAna kiyA hai| bhagavAna vizvAnanda ke praNetA, vizva-aikya ke maMgala-vidhAtA pratimA hai, ataH usakI zikSA dIkSA kA pUrNa prabandha karanA unakI kavitA-sundarI kA sahaja saMgIta karNa puToM meM amRta jagavatsala aura jagadIza haiN| unake lokamaMgalakArIu atyAvasyaka hai| usake prati sammAna aura sAtvika bhAva rakhanA gholatA hai| usakA nRtya hRdaya ko pulakita karatA hai aura jagahitakArI svarUpa ko pragaTa karane ke lie mahAkavi ne apane samAja ke vikAsa kA maMgala sUtra hai| vaha bhogya nahIM suyogya hai, anirvacanIya Ananda kI sRSTi karatA hai: kAvya kA sRjana kiyaa| pAvanatA kI pratimA hai| aNa praNa raNa ke neDarA, dhuMdhariyA chnkNt| bhakta kaviyoM kI taraha unhoMne apane uddhAraka guru kI mahAkavi kA kAvya naisargika hai| unake lie yaha ucita / Thumaka Thumaka kara nAcatI, suvanitA shkNt| prazasti meM "zrI vijayAnanda caritra" kI racanA kii| isameM kharI utaratI hai-"kavitA hRdaya kA udgAra hai| bAda to badalate vividha turadhuni gAvatI, anubhava amRtdhaar| kavIzvara ne gurudeva kI prazasti meM likhA hai: "isa maharSi ne rahate haiM, para kavitA meM eka hRdayavAda hotA hai, jo badalatA nahIM jina guNa gAvata tAra se, naTana kare nrnaar|| apanI saMyama-vibhUSA jIvana ko dIpazikhA ke samAna ujjavala hai|" banA diyA, unhoMne apane samyagra jJAnAloka se na kevala apane (mukaTadhara pANDeya, kavi se kavitA taka pR. 11) (zrI vallabhasUri racita ikkasI, prakArI pUjA) antarAla ko jyotita kiyA, varan vizva ko bhI prakAzita kiyaa| unake kAvya meM darzana, nIti, upadeza Adi viSayoM kA samAveza nisaMdeha isa kavitA sundarI ke bhakti bhAvapUrNa nartana aura unhoMne govinda ke anindya akaluSita evaM vizvavatsala svarUpa huA hai, parantu una sabameM kavitA kA raMga car3hA huA hai| jIvana ke saMgIta se kauna amarAnanda meM lIna nahIM hogA? ko prakaTa karake gurupada ko gauravAnvita kiyaa|" vividha viSaya kavitA rasa meM bhIgakara rasamaya bana gaye haiN| zrI jaya jaya Atma vallabha brary.org Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 jaina saMta-kavi jaina samAja meM kalikAla-kalpataru, ajJAna-timira-taraNi, racanAe~ padya meM gIta, stavana, samAyAdi tathA gadya meM bhavi jAga tU gaI rAta re, bhagavanta sUraja cddh'iyo| yugavIra AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI kA nAma bar3e Adara pravacana-saMgrahoM ke rUpa meM upalabdha haiN| yahA~ kevala unake kara khyAla sadguru kerA, moha jAla meM kyoM pdd'iyo|| aura sammAna ke sAtha liyA jAtA hai| ve bAlabrahmacArI tathA sacce saMta-bhakti, kavi-rUpa ko hI prastuta karane kA vinamra prayAsa kiyA nagarI ajJAna aMdherI re, jisakI nahIM hai aadi| arthoM meM karmaTha jainAcArya the| unhoMne apane yuga kI paristhiti tathA gayA hai| mithyAtva mahala sohe, moha rAta bhArI mohe|| sAmAyika parivartana ko samajha liyA thaa| ve veza-bhUSA se jaina paramAda jahAM palaMga re gati cAra bAhI aNg| sAdhu, mana se muni tathA vANI se kavi the| jaina saMta zrI vijaya vallabhajI kA kAvya muktaka kAvya kI pAve kavAya cAroM, ati vANa kAma vikaaro|| koTi meM rakhA jA sakatA hai| choTe-choTe guTakoM ke atirikta inakI tRSNA tulAI bichAI re, mahA garva hai rjaaii| gujarAta meM janmeM isa jaina saMta ne jaina dharma ko paMjAba ke muktaka racanAe~ stavana sajjhAya "zrI carita pUjA," "paMcatIrtha gati bhaMga gAla masUrI zayyA kumati bhaarii|| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM taka pahuMcAne kA jo gurutama kArya-bhAra apane pUjA," "paMca parameSThI pUjA." "vallabha kAvya-sudhA' Adi meM raMga rAga lAlaTena re, ulloca mada ain| kaMdhoM para liyA use gurubhakti ke pharamAna se manasA, vAcA, saMkalita hai| prAyaH inake sabhI pada geya haiN| satya to yaha hai ki mohanI madirA pAna, nahIM zuddhi sumati saan|| karmaNA pUrNa karane ke lie ve rAta-dina lage rhe| bAlaka chagana antastala se nikalI bhakta kI guhAra hI to prabhu ko rijhAtI hai| saMta-mahAtmA bhaviSya draSTA hote haiN| unake upadeza-vacana (prathama nAma) ke mana meM virakti-bhAvanA prArambha se hI saMjoI huI ataH isake dvArA racita bhakti-gItAdi prAyaH AtmasamarpaNa, trikAla-vyApI evaM cirasatya hote haiN| unakI dRSTi anubhUti kA thii| nyAyAMbhonidhi zrI vijayAnaMda sUri mahArAja (AtmArAma)jI prabhasmaraNa (jina bhagavAn) kI preraNA se prerita vinaya, jAgaraNa, ajana lagA kara itanI painI ho jAtI hai ki bhAvI samAja kI se dIkSita hone tathA unake paTTadhara hone kA saubhAgya prApta kara zrI anurAga evaM upadeza ke sahaja udgAra hI haiN| bhagavAna ke darabAra kalpanA kara ve Ane-vAlI pIr3hiyoM ke lie apane vacanAmRta ke / vijaya vallabha kA antarmana agni meM tape svarNa ke samAna svaccha meM to "bhAva anUThe cAhie~ bhASA kaisI hoya"-bAlI ukti hI rUpa meM jIvana ko U~cA uThAne kI aisI aneka uktiyAM upalabdha haiM evaM pavitra ho gyaa| vaise to zrI vallabha jI ke svaracita aneka caritArtha hotI hai| jo na kevala jaina samAja ke lie hI apitu sarvasAdhAraNa ke lie padyoM meM guru-smaraNa upalabdha hai kita nimnalikhita dohe meM bhI anukaraNIya hai| udAharaNArtha eka prastuta hai:guru-mahimA-gAna, zrI guru mahArAja ko jJAna aura kriyA (karma) kUr3A tolA kUr3A mApA, kUr3A lekha na kriye| moha kI rAtri meM pragAr3ha nindrA ke vazIbhUta hokara Aja kA rUpI vRSabhoM dvArA khIMce jA rahe ratha kA sArathI mAnate hue kiyA gayA hai: mAnava so rahA hai| use ajJAna kI nagarI meM apane gaganacuMbI aura khoTe jana suMvayaNa na mANe, mUTha gavAhI na bhriye|| sarvasukha-sAmagrI-sampanna mahaloM meM prasAda ke palaMga para bhoga kaisI viDambanA hai ki Aja ke yuga meM prANI akelA hI dhana kA vilAsa kA jIvana vyatIta karate hue AbhAsa hI nahIM ho rahA hai ki saMcaya karatA hai kiMtu isa apavitra kamAI se sukhI rahatA hai usakA jJAna kriyA baliva ratha, zIla sahastra atthaar| saverA hone jA rahA hai| tRSNA kI tulAI bichAe aura garva kI privaar| parantu jaba usa pApa karma kA kuphala bhugatanA par3atA hai to sArathI kara guru AtamA, vallabha mokSa phuNcaar|| rajAI or3he rAga-raMga kI rozanI meM vaha svapna dekhatA huA sA usa pApakarmI kA sAtha koI nahIM detaa| aise anamola upadeza dIkSita hone ke uparAnta tapa aura sAdhanA kI kasauTI para apane janma ko vyartha gaMvA rahA hai| parantu gurudeva vallabha kI kitanI sarala evaM sahaja bhASA meM saMta kavi vallabha jI ne diye haiM kasakara zrI ballabha jI kA tana prakAzapuMja ke samAna daidIpyamAna isa moha-nindrA ko bhaMga karate hue kahate haiM-"jAga, dekha jJAna isakI eka vAnagI:ho gyaa| unakI kavi-girA jaina bhaktoM ko bhAva vibhora evaM rUpI bhagavanta sUrya udita ho gaye haiN| aba avasara hai ki tU guru dhana saMcaya pApa se, bhogata svajana smaaj| gad-gada karane ke lie jina bhagavAna kI lIlA gAne lgii| inakI bhagavAna kI vANI kA anusaraNa kara apanA janma sudhAra le|" pApa bhAgI baba ekalA, nahIM kisI ko tasa laaj| jain Education interme Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI vijayavallabha sUri jI mahArAja -pro0 rUpalAla varmA saMsAra kI nazvaratA ke bakhAna se grantha-purANa bhare par3e haiN| suvidhA ho jaayegii| darzana zastroM ke ina durbodhya tatvoM ko kitanI horI khele re bhavika mana thira karake horii|| kaviyoM ne lakSmI caMcalatA kI bhartsanA "puruSa purAtana kI vadhu, sarala evaM loka bhASA meM kavi vallabha jI ne apane zabdoM meM DhAlA hai bhavika jana khelane ke arathI, kyoM na caMcalA hoya" kaha kara bhI kI hai| kiMtu isa miTTI kI isake lie unakI gAgara meM sAgara bharane kI kalA sarAhanIya hai: nija gaNaM saMga ko lekara ke|| kAyA, lakSmI aura javAnI kI caMcalatA kI tulanA bhakta kavi jJAna kriyA rastA kahA, mukti purI kA saar| sIla tanu sajI kesarI jAmA, vallabha jI ne pIpala ke patte se to kI hI hai, sAtha meM hAtha ke caMcala ika lUlA ika AMdhalA, pAve nahIM bhava paar|| samatA sanmukha hokara ke, kAnoM se bhI karake sAMsArika prANiyoM ko saMdeza diyA hai ki ve yaha kriyA aura jJAna do sukhkaaraa|| bhAvanA zubha picakArI DAro, saba kAna kholakara suna leM tathA tana, dhana aura yauvana kA garva na kareM uparyukta paMktiyoM ko par3hakara zaivadarzana se prabhAvita hindI ke samatA rasa se bhara-bhara ke|| kyoMki ye sabhI caMcala haiM: jJAna rasa aura abIra ur3Ao, mahAkavi jayazaMkara prasAda kI nimnalikhita paMktiyA~ barabasa karma ur3Ao bhavi raja kara ke|| tana dhana jIvana AUkhA, jaisA kapaTI dhyaan| A jAtI haiM: mAdala kiriyA nija guNa gaayo| caMcala pIpala pAta jima caMcala gaja kaan|| jJAna dUra kucha kriyA bhinna hai Atama nija vallabha krke|| yugadraSTA vallabha jI ne bhaTakatI huI Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI ko icchA kyoM pUrI ho mana kii| Upara likhita padya ko par3hakara giradhara ke raMga meM raMgI prema saMdeza diyA ki viSayavAsanAoM para vijaya prApta karo, anyathA eka-dUsare se na mila sake dIvAnI mIrA kA nimnalikhita pada sahaja hI pratyeka sAhitya premI vinAza ke garta meM girane ke lie taiyAra ho jaao| isa bAta ko yaha viDambanA hai jIvana kii|| kI jihA se prasphuTita ho uThegAHsodAharaNa samajhAte hue unhoMne kahAH satya bhI yahI hai ki kevala jJAna kI Ter3hI-mer3hI pagaDaMDI para phAguna dina cAra re horI khela manA re, mIna zalabha mRga zrRMga karI, ika iMdrI vasa naas| calakara Aja ke bhautikavAdI yuga meM saMsAra-yAtrA karanA sIla saMtokha kI kesara colI premaprIta pickaarii| pove intrI pAMca ko, kyA jAne kyA aas|| lUle-laMgar3e kI taraha ghisaTate rahane vAlI bAta hai| udhara karma mArga ur3ata gulAla lAla bhayo aMbAra barabasa raMga apAra re, isI prakAra kI mAnavIya truTiyoM kA AkhyAna mAtra karanA hI dvArA vizvAsI hokara binA jJAna ke lakIra ke phakIra bane rahane se ghaTa ke saba paTa khola diye haiM lokalAja saba Dara re| kavi zrI vallabha kA lakSya nahIM thA apitu indriya damana kA upAya bhI satya kI athavA parama tatva kI prApti nahIM ho sktii| aisI horI khela piya ghara Aye soI pyArI piya pyAra re, batAte hue unhoMne kahAH daza meM zrI vallabha jI ke anusAra jaise laMgar3A aura aMdhA yadi mIrA ke prabhu giradhara nAgara caraNa kaMvala balihAra re|| caraNa karaNa Rja namratA, bahAcarya guNa rNg| eka-dUsare ke pUraka ho jAe~ to gantavya taka pahuMca jAte haiN| ThIka ____ kavi zrI vijaya vallabha jI bahumukhI pratibhA ke dhanI the| jJAna dhyAna hathiyAra se, karo moha se jNg|| usI prakAra jJAna aura karma donoM ko sAtha-sAtha apanA kara Aja apane sabhI matoM apane sabhI muktakoM ke sAtha unhoMne unakI tAla-laya, ajJAna simira kI upAdhi se vibhUSita AcArya pravara vallabha hama jIvana sudhAra sakate haiN| rAga-rAganI va tarja kA ullekha kiyA hai| isase unake saMgItapremI jI ne mukti prApta karane ke lie jJAna aura karma mArgoM ko eka dUsare bhakti kavi-kaviyitriyoM ke tyohAra-parva, rAga-raMga, sabhI evaM saMgItakalA pAraMgata hone paricaya milatA hai| itanA hI nahIM kA pUraka mAnA hai| unake mata meM kevala jJAna lUlA hai aura mAtra karma kucha apane iSTa deva ke guNoM kI chApa liye hote haiN| zrI vallabha vAdya-yaMtroM kA bhI unheM pUrNa jJAna thaa| eka zabda citra meM kucha adhaa| ataH ina donoM mArgoM kI sImAoM ko ekAkAra karake yadi apane zrI saMgha kI zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko kisa prakAra holI khelane vAdya-yaMtroM kI dhvani ko bAMdhane kA saphala prayAsa unhoMne madhyavartI mArga ko jijJAsu apanA le to bhava sAgara se pAra utane meM ke lie dezanA dete haiM-ise unakI vANI meM sunie:- nimnalikhita padya meM bar3e sundara DhaMga se kiyA hai| nAda saundarya kI For Prvate & Personal Use Only ___ Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA banA lo prabhu isa kAvyamayI kRti ko par3hakara koI bhI saMgItajJa AcAryapravara kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kiye binA nahIM raha sakegA: voM troM trikatrika vINA bAje, dhauM dhauM bhapa dhuna DhakkArI, dagar3a daMDa dagaDa daMDa duMdubhi bAje, tA thaI tA thaI jaya jaya kaarii|| bhASA kI dRSTi se kavi zrI kI kavitA meM tatsama saMskRta zabdoM, paMjAbI zabdoM, gujarAtI zabdoM tathA urda kI zabdAvalI kA saphala prayoga pAyA jAtA hai| yatratatra aMgrejI ke pracalita zabda bhI mila jAte haiM jaise:tuma mUrti mujha mana kaimarA, phoTU sama sthira eka vipala meN| isake atirikta zrI vijaya vallabha jI ne sarala saMskRta bhASA meM bhI gIta likhakara jahA~ apane saMskRta jJAna kA paricaya diyA hai vahA~ isase yaha bhI siddha hotA hai ki ve bahubhASAvid tathA eka prakANDa vidvAn the| inake race tIrthaMkaroM ke stavanoM meM inake vistRta adhyayana evaM jJAna kI spaSTa jhalaka milatI hai| "zrI zAntinAthajina stavana' zIrSaka se "kavvAlI" kI tarja para likhI unakI saMskRta racanA kI kucha paMktiyA~ pramANa svarUpa yahA~ uddhRta haiM: devastvameva bhagavana, jAtaM mayoti samyaka, anyo na tvatsamAno jJAtaM mayeti smyk|| deva0.... bhattebhasiMhadalane zUrA na mArahanane kandarpadarpaharaNe zUrastvameva smpk|| deva0..... AtmAnamAtmanA saha sAmyaM kuru mmaarhn| dezAtamalakSmIhavaM vallabhadeva! smyk|| isa vivecana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki jaina saMta kavi zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI kI kAvyataraMgiNI kA avagAhana karane vAlA nizcaya hI jahA~ eka ora AtmajJAna rUpI zItalatA evaM nirmalatA prApta kara sakatA hai vahA~ use jaina-dharma saMbaMdhI vividha pUjA-arcanA kI vidhi kA jJAna bhI sahajarUpa meM upalabdha ho jAtA hai| isa jaina saMta kA muktaka kAvya bhagavAn tIrthaMkaroM ke stavanoM kA muktAgAra to hai hI, sAtha meM upadeza kI bUMdoM se bharA eka aisA amRta-kalaza hai jisake vacanAmRta kA pAna tathA gAnakara sAdhu-sAdhviyA~ tathA zrAvaka-zrAvikAeM apanI jJAna-pipAsA zAnta kara sakatI haiM evaM puNya lAbha prApta kara sakatI haiN| . prama mohe apanA banAnA hogA banAnA hogA banAnA hogA prabha0 zaraNAgata vatsala meM AyA hai zaraNe sevaka nijAnI nibhAnA hogA prabhu0 zaraNa na tuma bina mohe kisI kA aba to apanA kahanA hogA prabhu jalA rahA hai mohe krodha vAvAnala mA-varSA se bujhAnA hogA anu0 mAna ahi, mohe khAya rahA hai namratA deke bacAnA hogA pramu0 mAyA prapaMca mohe ulajhA rahA hai deke saralatA chur3AnA hogA prabhu0 lobha-sAgara meM maiM DUba rahA hU~ santova nAvA tirAnA hogA pramu0 kAma, suSaTa mere pIche lagA hai ve bahmacarya haTAnA hogA prabhu jJAtA ke Age adhika kyA kahanA Akhira pAra lagAnA hogA prabhu0 Atama lakSmI saharSa manAyA vallabha apanA banAnA hogA pra0 AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vallabha kI amogha zakti aura bhakti - pro. rAma jaina "ballabha" yaha nAma smaraNa Ate hI mujhe to aisA lagatA hai ki AtmA kA karmoM ke sAtha aThAraha dina kA mahAbhArata kA yuddha ho rahA hai| pIlA (kesariyA bAnA pahane gurudeva nyAyAmbhonidhi mAdhava kA rUpa dhAraNa kara apane pArtha vallabha ko samajhA rahe haiN| he vallabha / mahAbhArata kA yuddha aThAraha dina calA thaa| AtmA aura karmoM kA yuddha bhI aThAraha dina meM samApta ho sakatA hai| kyoMki mukhya doSa bhI to aThAraha hI haiN| yadi saMyama aura tapa tathA jJAna kI tIna amogha zaktiyA~ tere pAsa haiM to kauravoM kI aThAraha pApoM kI mahAna abhigrahasenA avazya parAsta hogii| vallabha uTha, jAga, AtmA kA puruSArtha jagA / - nyAyAmbhonidhi-mAdhava ne phira kahA- he vallabha tU merA sarvapriya ziSya hai| maiM tujhe eka amogha zakti detA huuN| use hastagata kara kabhI parAjaya kA mukha nahIM dekhegaa| vaha amoghazakti hai "samyagjJAna" kyA maiMne tujhe pahale Agama kA sandeza nahIM sunAyA ki "paDhabhaMNANaM tao dyaa"| gItA kA bhI yahI sandeza hai "jJAnAgniH sarvakarmANi bhasmAsAtkurute'rjunaH / jJAnayogavAlA prANI (bhakta bhagavAna ko sarvAdhika priya hotA hai| gItA meM yaha spaSTa ullekha hai)| lie rAdhanapura de diyaa| vairAgya kI jo bela bar3audA upAzraya meM boI gaI, azrujala se sIMcI gaI, rAdhanapurI meM pallavita evaM puSpita ho gii| tabhI se chagana kA vallabha kA vallabhatva prasphuTita hotA gyaa| saurabha prasArita ho gayA usa saurabha ne sabhI vizvabhramaroM ko mohita kara liyA usa samaya kI itihAsa pIThikA se jo dRSya upasthita hue ve prAyaH sarvavidita haiN| basa phira kyA thA / mahAbhArata pAnIpata meM huaa| yaha mahAbhArata rAdhana purI meM Arambha huaa| kyoMki aThAraha doSa to ArAdhanA se hI parAsta ho sakate haiN| ataH prakRti ne arAdhanA ke mocational mahArAja zrI ne kalyANakArI kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie lagabhaga sAta bAra kaThina abhigraha dhAraNa kiye| AtmA tapa kara kaMcana bana gii| taba merI dRSTi unheM saccA sthitaprajJa mAnane lgii| unakI pAradarzI dRSTi isa dRSTi ne hI hameM zrI samudraguru zrI indrasUri mahArAja diye| jinhoMne zAsanopakAra kara unhIM kI paripATI ko avicchinna rkhaa| tumhArI mehara jisa para ho gaI vaha mahAna bana gayA tumhArI najara jisa para par3I, gaurava bana gyaa| andhakAra se prakAza kI ora le clo| isa maMgala prArthanA ko gurudeva ne sAkAra kiyaa| lagabhaga 200 jJAna saMsthAoM kI unhoMne sthApanA kii| ve bhAratIya upamahAdvIpa ke prakAza stambha bana gye| viddhantA kI prAMjalatA - anake zAstrArtha tathA ahamadAbAda sAdhu sammelana isake sAkSI haiN| caritrAcAra ke cakravartI gururAja kI saMyama cAdara para kahIM bhI dAga nhiiN| ve zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI pada paramparA para 74 veM krama para zobhAyamAna haiN| zrI vijayA nanda gururAja kA sAdhu parivAra sabase bar3A hai aura usameM "vallabha nAma sabakA mukuTamaNi hai|' " chagana tathA vallabhaguru, se do pyAre nAma, sudhA bhare do pAtra haiM yA amRta ke jaam| vizva vallabha "nahi mAne na sadRzaM pavitramiha vidyate" prasiddha tIna vallabha hue puSTimArga vaiSNava sampradAya ke mahAn he vallabha ! ratnatraya meM jJAna ko madhya meM kyoM rakhA hai| kyoMki jJAna bhariva ko sambatvArica dagAtA hai| darzana ko samyagdarzana asato mA sadgamaya ke pratIka nAcArya parantu eka hI sampradAya ke aadhaar| dUsare ballabha bhAI caritra banAtA hai| ataH gurukula banAnA, jJAnaprasAra karanA, jJAna dvArA zAsana kI dhvajA phhraanaa| paTela ke karNadhAra parantu kUTanIti ke bhI avtaar| tIsare vallabha guru vizvavallabhatA ke pratyakSa avatAra na maiM hiMdU hU~, na bauddha jaina IsAI) kevala zuddha nirmala AtmA, maukSa kA rAhagIra vAstava hI zuddha nirmala, mAnavatA ke hI avtaar| virATU meM vyApta ananta, asImita apArthiva divyAkAra gurudeva / tumheM koTi koTi vaMdanA / * guru kI niSThA meM lagabhaga 24 pratiSThA mahotsava hue| jJAna maMdira, mandira guru mandira, aMjanazalAkA Adi kI gaNanA aparimita hai| eka choTe jIvana meM itane kaam| Azcarya haiM isa karmavIratA para guruvara / tere kArya tere hI upmaan| pAkistAna meM saMgharakSaka vaha kauna sA karizmA thA ki khU~khAroM ke hAtha kA~pe / hile khaMjara hue jarjara, ki bhAle sAtha sAtha kA~pe / jaina ke eka tavAMra ne jAlimoM ke julma roke| ki isa rUhAnI tAkata se, lAkha jallAda the kaaNpe| vallabha smAraka kA eka pASANa tumhArA itihAsa varNana kregaa| tumhArA upakAra Ithara banakara AkAza meM phaila jaayegaa| 53 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 guru ballabha aura saMkrAnti mahotsava raghuvIra kumAra jaina gurU AtmArAma mahArAja kI sevA meM pahuMca kara asIma jJAna prApti kI jijJAsA ko uddhRta kiyA aura jJAna ke vizAla koza ke gurU caraNoM meM sthira rahakara pAne kI ceSTA prakaTa kI prArthanA kii| jisase Atma kalyANa ho ske| AtmasAdhanA ho ske| samAja ko saccA jJAna de ske| saccI rAha dikhA sake aura bhavasAgara se pAra ho ske| lekha kyoM likhe jAte haiM, lekha likhane kA tAtparya kyA hotA hai, lekhoM kA lekha mAlA meM kyoM piroyA jAtA hai| kyoM saMjoyA jAtA hai| kyoM smArikAoM meM prakAzita kiyA jAtA hai| sirpha isaliye, tAki lekhoM ke mAdhyama se tIrthoM (cAhe sthAvara tIrtha ho yA jaMgama tIrtha) kA itihAsa evaM mahimA kI tasvIra sAmane A sake, tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ke guNoM evaM upakAroM kI gAthA kA bakhAna kiyA jA ske| mahApuruSoM evaM upakArI sadguruoM kI jIvana jhAMkI, unake samAja ke prati kRtyoM unake sacaritra para prakAza DAlA jA ske| jisase una dvArA darzAye mArga para calane kI preraNA samAja ko milatI rahe, unake vicAroM se kucha prApta kiyA jA sake, kucha grahaNa kiyA jA ske| jaina jagata meM eka aise hI yuga puruSa ke guNoM kA prasAra jinakA jIvana saritA ke samAna Arambha meM laghu, phira virATa aura anta meM asIma aura ananta ho gayA, dekhane meM AyA, par3hane meM AyA, lekhoM ke mAdhyama se likhane meM stuti karane meM aayaa| jinhoMne samAja ko navIna dizA, navIna cetanA, navIna vicAra, navIna cintana aura navIna saMdezoM kI anubhUti kraaii| aise usa yuga puruSa, mahAna vibhUti kA nAma thA "vijayavallabha suuriishvr"| jina kA janma saMvat 1927 kArtika zudI dvitIyA ke pAvana divasa bar3audA nagarI meM huaa| mAtA icchAbAI aura pitA dIpacanda jI bAlaka kA nAma rakhA "chgn"| ne dvitIyA kA cAMda kisa prakAra bar3hatA pUrNimA kI sampUrNa kalAoM se vikasita hI saMsAra ko zItalatA evaM cAMdanI pradAna karatA hai aura rAta ke aMdhere meM bhaTake jIvoM ko rAha dikhAtA hai| usI prakAra dvitIyA ko janma lekara kumAra chagana ne mAtA pitA ke viyoga se khinna ho kara vizva kI kSaNabhaMguratA evaM asAratA ko parakhakara, jAnakara Atmadhana kI khoja meM bar3audA meM hI jainAcArya gurU AtmA rAja jI ne bAlaka ke jJAna garbhita vicAroM evaM utkRSTa jJAna pipAsA ko apanI aMtardRSTi se bhAMpa kara saMvat 1944 meM bhAgavatI dIkSA de chagana kA uddhAra kiyA aura muni vallabha vijaya jI mahArAja ke nAma kI udghoSaNA para zAstrAdhyayana ke liye apanI nizrA meM Azraya diyaa| zAstrAdhyayana evaM gurUcaraNa sevA se pariSkRta ho vallabha vijaya jI kA jIvana sAdhanA kI bhaTThI meM tapa para aura nikhara gayA aura samAja ke sAmane ubharane lgaa| nyAyAmbhonidhi jainAcArya zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja ne suyogya jJAnavAna, zuddha vicAraka dUradarzI, prajJA vAle apane praziSya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ko apanA paTTadhara banA samasta jaina jagata vizeSatayA paMjAba kI bhUmi para satya, ahiMsA, sadAcAra evaM mUrtipUjA kA bIjAropaNa kara paMjAba ke jaina bhAiyoM kI rakSA evaM unake uddhAra ke liye prazasta kiyA aura unake utthAna ke liye Adeza diyaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne gurU deva ke AdezoM ko zizodhArya kara samAja kI sthiti ko parakhane hetu, samAja kI uThI AvAja ko sunane kI khAtira paMjAba, mAravAr3a, rAjasthAna, madhya pradeza aura gujarAta evaM saurASTra ke grAma grAma vihAra kara samAja kI rIr3ha kI haDDI madhyavarga para dRSTipAta kiyA aura jAnA ki jaba taka madhyavarga kA uddhAra na hogA jaba taka isako khAne kI roTI, pahanane ko kapar3A aura rahane ko makAna na hogA, samAja unnata nahIM ho skegaa| isake liye dRr3ha saMkalpa kiye| AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA ke mAdhyama se paMjAba meM bar3ha rahI sAmAjika kurItiyoM kI rokathAma kI jisake antargata madhyavarga pisa rahA thaa| bambaI jAkara 5 lAkha kI dhanarAzi madhyavarga kI sahAyatArtha ekatra kI aura unakI sthiti ko ubhaaraa| jagaha-jagaha madhyavarga ke utthAna ke liye pracAra karate rhe| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja bAlyAvasthA se hI jJAnopArjana meM ruci rakhate the| zastrAdhyayana kara samAja ko jJAnaprakAza dete hue jJAna kI jyoti jalAI unakA eka hI dhyeya thA ki samAja meM koI baccA, kizora anapar3ha na ho isake liye jIvanabhara prayAsa kiyaa| aura zikSA prasAra ke liye bambaI meM zrI mahAvIra vidyAlaya, paMjAba meM gurUkula, kAlija, evaM zikSAlaya, rAjasthAna meM bAlAzrama Adi jagaha-jagaha sarasvatI mandiroM kI sthApanA kii| isake liye kaI kaSTa sahane pdd'e| kaI bAdhAoM se jUjhanA par3A, "kaI virodha sAmane aaye| kaI praNa karane pdd'e| para apane lakSya para DaTe rhe| apane saMkalpa meM pUre utara kara jaina yUnivarsiTI ke liye vicAra vyakta kiyaa| jaina saMskRti ko kAyama rakhane hetu jagaha-jagaha navIna jina mandiroM kA nirmANa kraayaa| paMjAba meM jahAM mUrtipUjA lupta ho cukI thI sthAna-sthAna para hara kSetra meM jina mandiroM kA nirmANa karA jaina samAja kA kalyANa kiyA aura prabhu mUrti, prabhu pUjA, prabhu darzana meM AsthA ko bar3hAvA diyaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne na kevala jaina jagata kA kalyANa karane hetu deza ke kone kone meM bhramaNa kiyA balki samasta mAnavajAti ke kalyANa ke liye janatA ko jgaayaa| Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deza kI svatantratA aura svadezI khAdI ko apanAne (jisa ko pahanane kA jIvana paryanta, praNa liyA) aura videzI kapar3e evaM lADorAnI jaina, vastaoM ke bahiSkAra ke liye janatA ko na utsAhita kiyaa| saMkrAnti mahotsava kaise bhUle hama una guruoM ke upakAroM ko jinhoMne samAja meM paidA hoNge| bhagavAna ke sAmane jAkara baiTheMge to bhagavAna ke vairAgya krAnti lAkara eka saccI rAha para calakara saccA rAstA apnaayaa| kA hI dhyAna aavegaa| bhagavAna ne kitane-kitane kaSTa she| mokSa Aja se lagabhaga 48 varSa pUrva gujarAMvAlA ke eka suthAvaka apanA kalyANa to kiyA hI magara unhoMne janatA kA bhI kalyANa milanA koI AsAna nahIM mana meM phira bhagavAna ke lie zraddhA paidA lA0 choTe lAla jI (lA0 mANeka canda choTe lAla) kI vinatI para kiyaa| dharma kA jo bIja paMjAba meM unhoMne boyA thA, usI kA hama hotI hai aura mastaka apane Apa jhuka jAtA hai| yaha saba hamAre pUjya AcArya zrI vijayavallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne saMkrAti (jo phala le rahe haiN| kyA-kyA kaThinAiyA~ sahI thii| guru AtmArAma jI mahArAja ke boye bIja kA phala hai| desI mAha kI pahalI tithi ko kahate haiM) jisa dina sUrya eka rAzi se dusarI rAzi meM praveza karate hai, kA prakAza prArambha kiyaa| / jaise eka mAlI jamIna ko taiyAra karane meM kitanI mehanata vallabha sUrIzvara mahArAja jI ne dharma kA khUba DaMkA bajAyA karatA jamIna khodatA hai khAda milAkara jamIna taiyAra karatA hai, aura apane guru kA nAma cmkaayaa| guru vallabha niDara gurUdeva ne apanI digdRSTi meM dekhA ki yaha saMkrAti, jisa kA bIja DAlatA hai pAnI detA hai| roja pAnI detA hai| hara roja pAnI krAntikArI the jisa vakta guru mahArAja ne lAUDaspIkara para bhale hI Aja canda mahAnubhAva lAbha le rahe haiM parantu Age cala kara denA phira usakI rakhavAlI karatA hai kahIM usake DAle bIja ko vyAkhyAna diyA to jaina samAja meM halacala maca gii| sAdhu sAdhviyoM yaha eka mahotsava kA rUpa legii| isa mahotsava ke mAdhyama se koI roMda nA de phira usa jamIna meM aMkura phUTate haiM aura usakI ne ghora virodha kiyA magara guru mahArAja kisI se Darate nahIM the vaha samAja ko bahuta lAbha mila sakatA hai| samAja ke adhUre kArya isa rakhavAlI ke liye mAlI ko taiyAra karatA hai| isI prakAra guru Ane vAle kala kI socA karate the| koI bhI sAdhvI jI mahArAja saMkrAnti ke mAdhyama se paripUrNa ho sakeMge aura naI yojanAeM jo mahArAja ne bhI soye jainiyoM ko uThAyA samajhAyA, unheM taiyAra pATa para baiTha kara vyAkhyAna nahIM de sakate the aisI hI paramparA thii| samAja ke hara varga ke liye hara kSetra ke liye upayogI hogI prArambha kiyA krAnti laayeN| aisA bIja boyA jo ki Aja hai vahIM bIja eka magara guru vallabha sUri jI ne sAdhvI mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI ko ho skeNgii| gurUdarzanoM, jisase samAja kAphI dera taka baMcita rahatA bar3a vRkSa bana kara Apake sAmane hai| phira mAlI bhI aise taiyAra kie Adeza diyA ki pATa kara baiThakara vyAkhyAna kro| vaha bhI guru kI thA, ke lAbha ke sAtha sAtha gurUvANI kA zravaNa kara jIva apane jo ki bar3a vRkSa kI chAyA meM janatA ko bar3hAte raheM unakI taraha niDara the unhoMne pATa kara baiThakara vyAkhyAna diyA guru Apa ko pAvana banA skegaa| tIrthayAtrA kA lAbha mila skegaa| zAkhAoM ko bhI siiNcaa| agara mAlI bIja ko bahuta hoziyArI se mahArAja pharamAte the ki strI meM bahuta bhArI zakti hai| usI zakti AtmagurU ke paTTa ke rakhavAle gurUdevoM se vAsakSepa rUpI | DAlatA hai to hI vaha bIja eka bahuta bar3A per3a bana jAtA hai| isI ko mahattarAjI ne dikhA diyA strI bhI kisI se kama nahIM hai| Aja ArzIvAda prApta kara kucha phaMDa meM DAlakara jIva AdhyAtki, prakAra hamAre guru nyAyambhonidhI jainAcArya vijayAnanda sUrIzvara hamArI sAdhvI varga (strI varga) kA garva se sira UMcA ho gayA hai| sAmAjika, vyavahArika, evaM dhArmika evaM dhArmika kSetra meM saphalatA jI mahArAja ne jagaha-jagaha zahara-zahara, gA~va-gA~va, ghara-ghara apane guru kA aisA vizAla smAraka banavAnA koI mAmUlI bAta kI coTI para pahuMca skegaa| aura isI vAsakSepa phaMDa se vidhavAoM, ghUma kara nasoM meM dharma kI lahara kA joza bhraa| janatA meM krAnti nahIM hai| abalAoM, besahArA aura zikSArthiyoM ko sahAyatA mila segii| lAe soI janatA ko jagAyA kitane dUradarzI the| unhoMne guru samudra sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne zAnta svAbhAvI robadAra ApasI mela milApa se sabhI sampradAya jaina, jainettara evaM prAMtIya zahara-zahara meM mandira banavAye aura apane mAlI vijaya vallabha AjJA jaba mahattarAjI ko dI ki aba guru ke upakAra ke uRNa samAja ekatA ke sUtra meM baMdha jaayegii| sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ko kahA ki tuma sarasvatI mandira banavAnA, hone kA maukA hai unake nAma ko cAra cAMda lagA do| smAraka ke isI dRSTikoNa se AcArya deva ne saMkrAnti mahotsava kA | skUla khulavAnA, kAleja khulavAnA, gurukula banavAnA unakI rakSA kAma meM mahattarA jI juTa gye| usI smAraka kI pratiSThA karavAne saMcAlana kiyA aura samAja ko eka bahata bar3I upalibdha pradAna ke liye mAlI bhI taiyAra krnaa| guru vallabha cAhate the ki samAja AcArya zrI samadra sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ke padradhara gacchAdhipati ko koI baccA zikSA vihIna na rahe isake liye guru vallabha ne zrI vijendra sarijI mahArAja apane choTe-choTe ziSyoM ko lekara gurU vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne 84 varSa kI dIrgha / | mIThA chor3A, cAvala chor3A, dUdha chor3A, aura nA mAlUma kisa-kisa ugra garmI meM kaThina vihAra kara guru ke smAraka para pdhaare| vizAla avasthA taka samAja ke sAtoM kSetroM kA sIMcana karane hetu sabhI kA | cIja kA tyAga kiyaa| jaba koI zikSA legA to patA calegA ki pratimA ke darzana kiye phira dhanya ho gye| hamAre Upara kitane dhyAna AkarSita kiyA aura samAja meM naI cetanA ddaalii| jisase hara mandira kisa lie banAya jAta h| upakAra kiye hai sabhI guru mahArAjoM ne| Aja mahattarAjI hote to pahalU meM samAja ko jAgRti milii| garUdeva ne samAja ke liye kaI ____baha yaha jAna sakeM ki dharma kyA hai mandira meM kyoM jAnA phUle nahIM samAte unake kiye kArya ko sarAhane vAle unake guru kAya kiye parantu kahIM bhI apanA nAma nahIM diyaa| hara saMsthA garU / caahie| mandira jI meM baiThe kara zuddha bhAva paidA hote haiM, kahAvata hai padhAre haiN| magara vidhAtA ko to kucha aura hI maMjUra thA yadyapi ke nAma se hI pracalita kii| aura gurU ke paigAma ko bhulA kara hara | jaisA boIye, vaisA pAiye, jaise meM baiTheMge vaise hI bneNge| agara hama mahattarA mRgAvatI jI mahArAja nahIM rahe kintu saba sAdhu sAdhvI Smm vakta jasa kA pracAra kiyaa| . mandira jI meM jAkara baiTheMge to hamArA mana zuddha hogA zuddha bhAva bhAI-bahana smAraka ko dekha kara gad-gad ho rahe haiN| .. mod kii| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 zraddhAMjali gIta gurudeva kA camatkAra ghanazyAma jaina ratana caMda jaina (gurubhakta saMgItakAra lAlA ghanazyAma jI ke yoM to kaI gIta (prastuta saMsmaraNa gurudeva AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha acchA na hogA ki hama unake pAsa cleN| lAlA zAMtisvarUpa jI gurupremiyoM kI jabAna para haiM kintu prastuta gIta sarvAdhika sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. ke jIvana kAla kI usa camatkArika ghaTanA se mahArAja sAhaba ke pAsa jAkara baiTha ge| mahArAja zrI so rahe the sAmayika mArmika evaM prasiddha hai jise unhoMne bambaI ke AjAda jur3A hai jo samasta guru bhaktoM ko eka kahAnI ke rUpa meM jJAta hai| jaba karavaTa badalI to bole kauna hai| zAMti svarUpa jI ne sArI maidAna meM pUjya gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUri jI ma.sA. ke usa ghaTanA ke bhukta bhogI lAlA ghanazyAma jI haiM aura usakA ghaTanA batAI aura kahA ki hama inake mAtA-pitA ko kyA uttara svargArohaNa ke bAda Ayojita vizAla zraddhAMjali sabhA meM gAyA varNana pratyakSadarzI lAlA zrI ratanacaMda jI jaina kara rahe haiN|) deNge| ghanazyAma jI pahalI bAra hI mahArAja sAhaba ke darzanoM ke thA)-sampAdaka -sampAdaka lie gae the| mahArAjajI uThakara baiTha gae aura kucha kSaNa dhyAna yaha san 1949 kI bAta hai| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI lagAkara vAsakSepa diyA aura kahA-"isameM se kucha sira para va kucha jAeM to jAeM kahA~ ? guru darzana binA caina nahIM, mahArAja sAhaba kI cAturmAsa pAlItANA meM thaa| hama saba mitra muMha meM DAla deM, jo guru mahArAja kareMge ThIka hogaa|" tere binA kauna yahA~? jyeSTha zudi aSTamI ko vijayAnda sUri jI mahArAja kI vAsakSepa lAkara ghanazyAma jI ke sira para aura muMha meM DAla diyA gayA aura Azcarya kI bAta ki ghanazyAma bhAI ke zarIra meM svargArohaNa tithi manAne gae hue the| vahAM acAnaka jo ghaTanA gujarAta se milA thA lAla yaha pyArA paMjAbiyoM kI AMkhoM kA taaraa| hamAre sAmane ghaTI use maiM ratana caMda arja kara rahA huuN| halacala hone lgii| hama logoM meM bhI usa gamagIna mAhaula meM eka khuzI kI lahara daur3a gii| gurudeva kI aisI meharabAnI dekha mastaka samAroha ke pazcAt lAlA ratanacaMda barar3a jo nAhara bilDiMga kahA~ hai vo deva mahAna? Apa hI Apa jhuka gayA A~khoM meM khuzI ke AMsU A ge| hamane | meM rahate the| unhoMne apane yahA~ cala kara dUdha pIne kA Agraha kiyA Atama ruThe vallabha ruThe, jaina dharma ke do motI lUTe usa samaya lagabhaga 11.30 baje the| hama saba mitra unake yahA~ jAne turaMta DAkTara se kahA ki isameM to abhI prANa bAkI hai Apa vIra hamArA kauna yahA~?.. lge| rAste meM mAravAr3I dharmazAlA bana rahI thI aura bahuta koziza kiijie| vaha unako Aparezana thiyeTara meM le gayA jahA~ vallabha garu terA nAma hai pyArA, tama bina merA kauna sahArA kUr3A-kacarA bikharA huA thaa| usa samaya halkI bUMdA-bAMdI ho unako ulTI huI isa para DAkTara ne kahA ki aba koI khatarA nahIM tuma hI to the deva mhaan| . rahI thii| usa Dhera meM eka sA~pa baiThA thaa| ghanazyAma bhAI kA pAMva hai| thor3I hI dera pazcAt unako hoza A gyaa| Atama ke the tuma dIvAne, vallabha ke haiM hama paravAne kar3e ke Dhera para par3A aura usa sAMpa ne Dasa liyA ghanazyAma rone jaba taka ghanazyAma bhAI behoza the hamAre prANa adhara meM laTake DhUr3he kahA~ aura jAe khaaN|... lgaa| maiMne kahA-bhAI hameM rokara mata DarAo. calo DAkTara ke rahe unake hoza meM Ate hI sArI ciMtA dUra ho gii| hamane ghanazyAma chor3a gae hameM vallabha pyAre, aba hama jiyeM kisake sahAre? pAsa calate haiM maiMne TAMga kA Upara kA hissA kasa kara rumAla se bhAI se pUchA-"kyA Apa aspatAla meM raheMge yA guru mahArAja ke kisako sunAeM game daastaaN|. bAMdha diyA tAki jahara Upara na car3he, aura hama mitra unako pAsa cleNge|" unhoMne kahA-"maiM aba bilkula ThIka hai maiM guru kisako sunAeM gama kA phasAnA, yAda meM roe sArA jamAnA, uThAkara aspatAla kI tarapha le cle| DAkTara ne apanA ilAja caraNoM meM hI rhuuNgaa|" barabAda hai aba sArA jhaaN||... karane ke bAda apanI asamarthatA jAhira kI ki aba kucha nahIM ho subaha ghanazyAma bhAI kA pAMva sUjA huA thA jarA sA bhI chUne vallabha Ao vallabha Ao, ika bAra phira darza dikhaao| sakatA aura unheM barAmade meM DAla diyaa| bAhara bahuta loga ikaTThe para cillAte the| hamane pUchA ki kyA Apa dAdA ke darabAra meM tuma the yahA~ aura hama the vhaaN||... ho gae the| kisI ne kahA ki yahA~ se lagabhaga 20 mIla kI dUrI para caloge to unhoMne kahA ki avazya cluuNgaa| hamane DolI kI aura jaba taka sUraja cAMda sitAre, amara rahoge vallabha pyaare| sAMI bAbA hai unheM le jAkara dikhAo vaha jahara utAra degaa| hamane usameM unako biThA kara Upara le ge| usake bAda ghanazyAma bhAI ghanazyAma ko le lo apane vhaaN|... zrI phUlacanda tambolI kI gAr3I nikalavAI to itane meM dhyAna do tIna sAla taka asvastha rahe parantu gurunAma ko japate rahe aura AyA ki jaba hamArA sAI bAbA yahA~ upasthita hai to kyA yaha svastha ho ge|. www.jainelibrary.orm Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA ke preraka ballabha ko hama sabhI jAnate haiN| jinhoMne janatA ke hita ke lie bar3I suMdara aura sarala tathA madhura vANI se prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI ko jana-jana taka phuNcaayaa| kaI jIvoM ko saMzaya rahita kiyA, -kharataragacchIya munizrI jayAnanda prANimAtra ke prati aisA vAtsalya barasAyA ki jo vyakti eka bAra santa hRdaya navanIta samAnA, kahA kabina pai kahA na jaanaa| bhalA yadi koI AdamI AkRti se manuSya hai magara usake karma unheM dekha letA thA vaha unhIM kA bana jAtA thaa|apnii najaroM meM hI nija saMtApa davai navanItA, para duHkha dravahi susanta puniitaa|| paza se bhI hIna haiM to use mAnava kauna kahegA? vaha to eka taraha kA nahIM, dila meM basA letA thaa| unakI vANI kA jAda to hara kisI ko unakA dIvAnA banA detA thaa| saMsAra ke tApa se saMtRpta huA mahApuruSa yaha nahIM kahate haiM ki aise calo, isa prakAra karttavya dAnava hai, asamba aura asaMskRta hai| jaba taka hamAre bhItara, mAnava vyakti unakI gaMbhIra makhamudrA dekhakara zAnta ho jAtA thaa| aura pAlana karo balki, svayaM kartavya pAlana kara Ardaza prastuta karate AkRti meM sadAcAra kI prakRti pragaTa nahIM hogI, taba taka hamArA zAnti kA anubhava karatA thaa| haiM, jisakA avalokana kara samAja usa ora apane kadamoM ko janma sArthaka nahIM hogaa| manuSya janma yadi sArthaka karanA hai to pratyeka AtmA ke sAtha AtmIyatApUrvaka vyavahAra karanA bar3hAne laga jAtA hai| aise vIra puruSa AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha hamAre bhItara manuSyatva kA bhI honA jarUrI hai| isa prakAra AcArya sUri the| jinhoMne apane AcaraNa aura upadezoM se samAja kA zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI. ma. sA. ne mAnava jAti ko unakA asAdhAraNa guNa thaa| nIce girate ko Upara uThAnA kisI mArgadarzana kiyaa| mArga btaayaa| virale kA hI kAma hai| jaba Upara uThate hue ko nIce girAne meM hara AcAryA zrI jI ne jana-jana meM prema ekatA tathA sadAcAra kA koI sAtha detA hai| unhoMne apane jIvana meM sabase adhika mahatva AzA kA dIpaka kabhI bujhane na deM anyathA jIvana bhaTaka diyA thA sAdharmika bhakti ko| sAdharmika sukhI hogA to deva aura jAegA yadi icchA AzA niraMtara mana meM duharAye jAyeM, unheM daDha khUba pracAra kiyaa| apane jIvana meM sAdharmI bhAiyoM ke utkarSa ke guru kI bhakti prema se kara skegaa| kyoMki mAnava ko sukha meM hI balavatI aura pRSTa banAne kI pratikriyA jArI rahe to manuSya ke lie athaka prayatna kiyaa| jagaha-jagaha vidyAlaya evaM dhArmika prabhu bhajana karane kA AnaMda AtA hai aura citta kI ekAgratA sukha vyaktitva ko usakI kArya karane kI zakti,bala milegA, apanA pAThazAlAe~ khulavAkara zikSA kA bahuta pracAra kiyaa| ke samaya meM hI hotI hai| duHkha meM prabha kA smaraNa honA svAbhAvika hai uddezya prApta karane meM saphalatA milegii| mana meM kabhI zrI "vallabha smAraka' ApakI bhAvanA ke anusAra ApakA lekina citta kI sthiratA muzkila hai| hIna-bhAvanA nahIM Ane paae| mana kabhI patana kI ora na jAya, kArya Age bar3hAne meM dino-dina unnati ke zikhara para pahu~ca rahA hai, use U~ce AdarzoM kI ora le jAkara udAnta bhAvanAoM se mukta jisase jaina samAja ko sahI dizA prApta hogii| pratyeka jIva ke prati unakI udAratA, vizAlatA aura prema rakhanA caahie| mana meM sadaiva yaha dar3ha nizcaya honA cAhie ki maiM kI bhAvanA bar3I sarAhanIya haiN| lakSya kI ora bar3hatA jA rahA hU~ nirantara unnati ke patha para Aja kA mAnava duniyA kI padArthoM kI mamatA ke kAraNa agrasara ho rahA huuN| yadi apanA kArya pUrNa hotA na dikhAI de to use apane Apa ko bhUlatA calA jA rahA hai aura alpasukha meM racA-pacA chor3anA nahIM cAhie, dekhanA yaha cAhie ki kArya sAkAra karane ke jA rahA hai| isI kAraNa vaha daHkhI aura azAMta hokara barabAda ho prayatna meM kyA truTi, kyA kamI raha gaI hai, usa ora dhyAna denA rahA hai| phira bhI ajAna aura moha ke vaza hokara apane aparAdha caahie| una truTiyoM ko dUra karate hI saphalatA hamAre caraNa aura bhUloM ko bhUlatA calA jA rahA hai|aise mAnavoM ko sudhArane ke cuumegii| - sA0 pramoda zrI lie adhyAtma jJAna ke jAnakAra adhyAtma niSTha uttama sAdhu, AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sarima.sA. ne apane sAdhaka jIvana dharma ke pAlaka, AtmajJAna rUpI bagIce meM hamezA ramaNa karane vAle ko sAdhA evaM jana-jana meM vIra vANI kI gUMja phailaaii| dharmajJa : dharmakartA ca sadA dhrmpraaynnH| vijayavallabha eka hI the| manuSya jIvana pAnA durlabha hai| vaha bar3e hI parizrama se prApta satve ya: sarvazAstrArthedezako gururucyte|| guru kI amaratA ke saMdezoM kA aura usake paramapAvana pavitra hotA hai| gulAba kA phala kitanA saMgharSa karake kitanI nizcintatA guNoM kA varNana karanA mere jaise sAdhAraNa vyakti kA kArya nahIM hai| se khilatA hai aura patA nahIM kisa samaya vaha murajhA jaaegaa| phUla jo dharma ko jAnane vAlA ho, dharma karatA ho, sadA dharma meM ve to asAdhAraNa paNyAtmA the| asAdhAraNatA usI kI hotI hai jo khilA hai to murajhAyegA hI, magara murajhAne se pahale hameM phala kI tatpara rahatA ho aura prANiyoM ko sarva zAstroM kA upadeza detA ho khuda jagata ko jInA sikhaaye| vallabha garu ne jagata ko jInA khuzabU to lenI cAhie, phala kA madhupAna to kara lenA caahie| use gurU kahA jAtA hai| sikhAyA, niDara bana kr| apane jIvana meM unhoMne kabhI svayaM ke manuSyatva aura manuSya janma ke lie saMgharSa kara mAnava ko jIvana guru vallabha meM ina sabhI kA samAveza thaa| usa harI bharI nAma kI khyAti nahIM cAhI kintu jahAM-tahAM svayaM kAma karavA kara saphala banAnA caahie| aura dharma se susajjita gujarAta kI dharatI ke lADale gurU vijaya Atama gurU kA nAma rozana kiyaa| duHkhiyoM kA masIhA 0 For Private the Only www.jainelibrary.orm Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru vallabha ke tIna upadeza sAdhvI amita guNA zrI vandanA -rameza paMvAra bhinna-bhinna yugoM meM jina zAsana meM aneka dhuraMdhara jainAcArya zikSA kI mahattA btaaii| gurudeva ke isa punIta smAraka udghATana hue| jisase Aja taka jinazAsana jayavaMta hai| AcAryoM kI usa avasara para hameM isa ora dhyAna denA nitAMta Avazyaka hai| mahAna paramparA meM paMjAbakezarI yugadivAkara AcArya zrI vijaya garudeva ne eka bAra jJAna mandira kA udghATana karate hue kahA vizva kI bagiyA meN| vallabha sUrizvara bhI he| jinhoMne samAja utthAna meM apanA thA"Dibbe meM banda jJAna dravyazruta hai, jaba yaha AtmA meM prAdurbhUta ho muskarAte phUla hoN|| mahAna yogadAna diyaa| samAja va zAsana ko unakI anekoM mahAna tabhI bhAvazrata banatA hai| bijalI kA kArya rozanI kA hai| prakAza na kisI se baira ho| dena hai| unhoMne zAsana sevA meM apanAtana - mana sarvasva samarpita kA hai| zikSA bhI jIvana meM rozanI aura camaka lAtI hai| zikSA satya-zIla vyavahAra ho|| kara diyaa| jIvana kI antima sAMsa taka ve isa kArya meM juTe rhe| aura jJAna se jIvana meM vikAsa sambhava hai|" mAnavatA ke vAsa se| ArcAzrI ke jIvana ke pramukha tIna Adarza the| jIvana ke ye tIna aMga the| tRtIya Adarza thA madhyama varga kA utkrss| isa bAta kI ora phUloM kA uddhAra ho|| bhI pUjya gurudeva ne samAja kA dhyAnAkarSita kiyaa| ve kahA karate prathama Adarza thaa| AtmasaMnyAsa, AtmasAdhanA, isa lakSya ke sumanoM kI gaMgA meM the- dasa hajAra rupaye kharca karake eka dina kA jImana dene kI binA Atmonnati saMbhava nahIM aura svayaM kA utthAna nahIM kara apekSA unhIM dasa hajAra rupayoM se anekoM parivAroM ko sukhI mAnavatA saMcAra ho|| sakatA, vaha dUsaroM kA kyA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| kahA bhI gayA hai| banAnA uttama kArya hai| saccI svAmI bhakti yahI hai ki hama unheM sadguru kI preraNA se| ki "tinnANaM tArayANaM, jo svayaM taira sakatA hai, vahIM dUsaroM ko apane pAMva para khar3A kreN| dUra aMdhakAra ho|| tirA sakatA hai| unhoMne sva para kAryANi sAdhanoti iti sAdhaH kI / dharma ke AcaraNa se| ukti ko pUrNarUpa se caritArtha kiyaa| sAta kSetroM ke zrAvaka aura zrAvikA hI mukhya AdhAra stambha zAnti kA pracAra ho| dUsarA Adarza thaa| jJAna pracAra-zikSA prcaar| unakA kathana hai| inakI apekSA mAno sabhI kI upekSA hai| ina kSetroM kI puSTi hai, thA ki zikSA ke abhAva meM jIvana zUnyamaya hai| zikSA ke binA yadi inako poSaNa na milA to yaha hare-bhare kaise raha paayeNge| ataH sukha, zAnti, aanndmyii| jIvana jJAnAloka kI upalabdhi nahIM kara sktaa| ajJAna aMdhakAra Aja kI mahatI AvazyakatA yahI hai ki hama inako adhikAdhika jana-mAnasa ke karma hoN|| hai, jabaki jJAna prakAza hai| jJAna svataH prakAzamAna hai. use anya prayatna kara puSTa kareM, isakI puSTi se anya kSetroM ko sahaja hI bala tere hI saba hoN| prakAza kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ataH jJAna kA prakAza sarya ke milegA, ve sahajatA se balavAna va phalavAna bneNge| saba ke tuma ho|| prakAza se bhI zreSTha hai| vallabha smAraka unakI mahAnatA kA jIvaMta pratIka hai| mahAna | sabhI kaSTa dUra hoN| pakSI donoM paMkhoM se hI gati kara sakatA hai| ratha do pahiyoM se guru deva ke anurUpa hI bhArata bhara meM ekamAtra anUThA evaM mahAna hai| / he dayAla prmaatmn|| evaM mAnava do pairoM se hI cala sakatA hai| inameM eka kA bhI abhAva yaha smAraka unake AdazoM ko anAgata meM aura bhI gati degaa| isI jJAna kI jyoti se| ho to pakSI ur3Ana nahIM bhara sakatA ratha aura AdamI cala nahIM unake ye Adarza hama sabhI ke lie patha pradarzaka bneN| jisase sabhI prakAzita dharA-dhAma ho|| Ho sktaa| ataH gurudeva ne vyAvahArika zikSA ke sAtha AdhyAtmika kA kalyANa evaM maMgala ho| 00000 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 SHRI VIJAYVALLABH SURISHWAR JI MAHARAJ renounced worldly life at the tender teen age Integration. His voyage of peace and messages and imbibed learning and practical wisdom for during the highly disturbed conditions preceda decade at the feet of his revered preceptor, ing and following the partition of the country Jain Acharya Shri Atamaramji Maharaj. He in 1947 proved of immense value in mastered Jain scriptures and studied contem assuaging the aroused feelings and restoring porary philosophies. By dint of his wide communal harmony and goodwill. This reliknowledge, hard work and scholarly preach- gious tolerance is seen in his literary work, as ings, he soon rose to the heights of an well. Acharya. A SUPPORTER OF FREEDOM AN ERUDITE SCHOLAR MOVEMENT A SPIRITUALIST Acharya Shri was a great scholar of The Acharya Shri aroused people from theosophy, philosophy, history and meta- slumber and inertia, wherever he went during "The Hindus, the Sikhs, the Muslims, the physics. He was a renowned orator, author the Freedom Movement. He delivered to them Christians, the Jains, the Buddhists and and poet. In addition to many works in prose, the message of love for the country and the people of all religious faiths constitute the he wrote about 1600 poems, songs and people and equated the same with love to God. great progeny of Mother India. Ours is a great hymns in Hindi. The poetry is rich both in He moved masses with his scholarly and family and it is our duty to serve all. Service and language and content with an occasional use deeply appealing discourses. He was an service alone is true worship today". These are of typical words from Urdu and Persian. apostle of peace and advocated Non-Violence. the sterling words of Acharya Shri Vijay Accent has been laid on Bhakti Rasa He said, "Freedom is life, slavery is death" Vallabh Suriji whose Diksha (Renunciation of (devotion) which is easily comparable to the The words which he spoke in the wake of the normal wordly life and becoming a Sadhu/ works of Surdas, Kabir, Rahim, Meera and Freedom Movement move us even today, as Monk) Centenary is being celebrated with Anand Ghan. He lays stress on right karma they spell out an eternal truth. gusto and appropriate solemnity in the action) to achieve the ultimate goal. The Acharya Shri came into contact with great country. These words bear testimony to his AN EXPONENT OF HINDI patriots of the nation like Mahatma Gandhi noble mission of life for eradicating discri Though a Gujarati by birth, he always Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Pandit Motilal mination of race, class, creed and religion, and promoted Hindi as National language. He Nehru and other stalwarts of the Freedom thereby inculcating an awareness of universal delivered his sermons in Hindi and all his Movement. He spoke inspiringly to people to brotherhood. works in prose or poetry are in Hindi. Through sacrifice wealth and their life for the India, the land of saints, prophets and his inspiration, huge funds were raised for independence of the Motherland. philosophers, has since ages produced a promoting Hindi and for the establishment of SWADESHI-HIS CREED chain of spiritual luminaries who placed the Benares Hindu University. Acharya Shri also pleaded the cause of before mankind, both by practice and precept, A CRUSADER OF PEACE AND NON- Swadeshi, Khadi. Satyagraha and Non-cothe highest moral and spiritual values of life VIOLENCE operation movements launched by Mahatma and led the society from darkness to light, He travelled lacs of kilometres barefoot as is Gandhi in pre-independence era. To leaders from ignorance to knowledge, from scepticism enjoined on Jain Sadhus (Monks), all over the and social workers, he advised "one should to faith, from cruelty to kindness and from country to spread the message of non- first light the lamp of service in one's ownself hatred to love and compassion. Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Suriji was one of such violence and peace love and compassion, before preaching and thereby set on example" celebrated spiritual apostles who radiated life tolerance and brotherhood. His meetings soon because he considered service as a great and transmitted the divine spark of compassion became congregations of men, women, and instrument for success. He himself practiced and truth for posterity. children of all castes, creeds and communities. whatever he preached. He completely took to He was equally respected and adored by the khadi and stuck to it till his last. To his A SANYASI AT SEVENTEEN Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and others. His followers, he advised discarding foreign Born at Vadodra in 1870, Vijay Vallabh Suriji sermons were always aimed at National clothing and goods. Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 ADVOCATE OF TRUSTEESHIP burns someone the fault lies with the user and guided its destiny for almost a decade till her Acharya Shri advocated the principle of passing away. The construction of the Trusteeship and advised the rich to put a not with electricity" Memorial Building is now almost complete. restraint on possessions and part with their HIS LOVE FOR RESEARCH The structure itself, rich in oriental art, with a wealth for opening schools and for the general Through his inspiration and ceaseless efforts, Through his inspiration and ceaseless efforts, 64 feet dia high dome, all built in stone and the welfare of mankind. His services in this field thousands of volumes of priceless hand only one of its type in Northern India will be only on were identical to those of Mahatma Gandhi- written manuscripts and books on Indology unique in many respects. The Granth Bhandar the father of Nation. were collected at Mahavir Vidyalaya Bombay left in Pakisatn has since been retrieved and A PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONIST and S.A. Jain Gurukul Gujran Wala (now in handed over to the Smarak Trust. A modern Pakistan) for research work. He was eager to Acharya Shri was a great educationist and it is Reference Library and Research Institute on start a modern Research Institute to bring to in this role that he is remembered most Indology have since been set up in the Smarak light the valuable storehouse of knowledge precincts. A medical centre has started reveredly today. He preached and worked for and our cultural heritage. He had firm belit, eradication of illiteracy and superstition and functioning and a public school as also a that such an Institution would bring to limem laid special emphasis on education of women. museum are in the offing. light the universal message of Ahimsa, peace To him social backwardness and stagnation and brotherhood propounded by Lord Mahavir HIS DEEKSHA SHATABDI were due to ignorance, apathy and lack of over 2500 years ago. He inspired the entire After the completion of 100 years of his education and he considered education as the community to undertake this task for the Deeksha (renunciation), the Centenary celeonly panacea. He established a large number renaissance of ancient values. brations are being held in 1988-89, throughof schools and colleges, academic research out the country with a variety of socio-religious centres and libraries in many parts of the A GREAT SOCIAL REFORMER/ projects. It has, however, been planned to hold country. Opening of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya as RELIGIOUS PREACHER the finale thereof at his magnificient multifar back as 1915 and its subsequent branches He discouraged the vulgar display of wealth purpose Smarak Complex in Delhi on 9th and for needv students of higher studies is just one and extravagance on social occasions, dowry 10th February 1989 on the auspicious but the most glaring example. As a result of his and such other evils. Acharya Shri disap- Occasion of the Pratishtha Mahotsava of his education movement. lacs of boys and girls proved fanaticism and bigotry, lust for money Memorial which will be attended by atleast have been educated and thousands have and power and addiction of all sorts. Thus, in 100 Jain Munis and Sadhvis (Monks and reached the pinnacles of various professions the social, and cultural fields, he rendered the social, and cultural Telas, ne rendered Nuns) and thousands of his devotees, admirers Nu and occupations in India and Overseas. equally valuable services and came to acquire and students of Indology from all parts of the the same stature as that of Shri Ramakrishna The aim and object of education, observed the country and overseas. It will be a grand socioParamahans, Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Acharya Shri, is character-building and deve religious and cultural festival. Swami Vivekanand. loping the mental processes. Education should HIS LIFE-THE PRIDE OF NATION teach students simple living and high thinking A MEMORIAL IN DELHI The study of his life and achievements amply and develop in them the virtues of love, On his demise in 1954 at Bombay, the entire on his demise in 1954 at bombay, the entire reveal that the Acharya Shri apart from being a compassion and austerity. Their thought, economic activity of the business capital and great Sanyasi, devoted his entire life for the speech and conduct should always inspire most other centres came to a stand still. On the welfare of mankind, the upliftment of women others. Only then, they will shine in society. sole inspiration of Jain Sadhvi Mahattra and weaker sections of society, as a versatile Besides the need for moral education, Acharya Mrigavati Ji Maharaj, the Jain Community Social-Reformer. Shri emphasized modern education, but some decided to erect a Memorial (Smarak) in Delhi, people were sceptical that it would spoil in his cherished memory befitting the dignity Vijay Vallabh Memorial, a marvel of stone culture. To dispel their doubts and apprehen- and high ideals of this noble soul and to structure and a seat of learning, storehouse of sions he gave a beautiful example by saying establish a multipurpose institution in con- knowledge and centre for welfare activities, "In this developing age, if one wants to light sonance with his preachings. She laid its especially of the rural vicinity, will become the the room or move the fan or start a machine, foundation stone and was also instrumental in pride of the Nation as a whole and the Jains in use of electricity is essential. And if electricity collecting ample funds for the same as also particular dimin Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ JAIN SAINT ACHARYA SHRI VIJAYA VALLABH SURIJI (1870-1954) He was a great reformer, fully conscious of the needs of the present day, and far beyond the confused atmosphere of dull convention. In fact, in the name of Jain religion he was propagating Indian Culture. He tried his best to help preserve the ideals of Indian culture for all time. The educational institutions that he founded are eloquent witnesses of this. The famous Atmanand Jain College of Haryana, (Ambala City). Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya of Bombay, and schools and college for boys and girls as well as hostels for them in different parts of the country are educating about 50 thousand children. He actively encouraged non-violence and the wearing of home-spun Khadi that were formulated by Mahatma Gandhi, not merely in A famous religious teacher of the 20th words but actually in his own life; he thus century, Acharya Sri Vijaya Vallabh Surish supported the great national leader. He warji was born in Baroda (Gujarat). He was as pleaded with the people, especially Jains, to the son of Dipchand Bhai and Iccha Bai, very give up wearing garments that were prepared devout Jaina householders. He renounced lay by unrighteous methods, and his lectures life and became a monk under the guidance of were very effective. He served the nation the celebrated Acharya Sri Vijayanada Suriji admirably well. In the history of Indian freedom Maharaj (also known popularly as Sri Atma struggle, his name will be immortal. He was ramji), who was a contemporary of Maharishi always wearing pure Khadi. Dayanand Saraswati (founder of Arya Samaj) and Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Sri Social Reformer Atmaramji was well known in the country as He was witness to the birth of Indian National well as outside for his great scholarship, and Congress, to the Bengal partition, to the he had been invited to participate in the Champaran Satyagraha and to the JallianChicago Conference of World Religions in walla massacre. He was not outside the 1893, and he had been honoured by the Royal stream of national revolution; he was filled Asiatic Society with patriotism and he persuaded, with success, people to give up the use of foreign Reared up under the care of his great Master, gods, and devote themselves through body, Vijay Vallabh Suri (whose child name was mind and money, to the service of nation. Chhaganlal) took the vow of life long celibacy. and dedicated his life for selfless work. He vork He He rebelled against meaningless customs and mastered all the scriptures and became a unhealthy practices. It was his desire to see forceful exponent of Jaina religion and the country become a model to the whole philosophy. He had an engaging and persua world, and he wanted it to be progressive. sive style, and his preachings came to be Here and there he started schools and greatly appreciated by the people. He brought colleges, and he passionately preached to brava brary.com about an awakening in the country. make the future generations national-minded. aton International Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 The association of the great national leaders of that time with these educational institutions was close. For instance, The Atmanand Jain Gurukul, (now in Pakistan), was praised by Dr. Rajender Prasad, Pandit Jawanarlal Nehru, Sardar Vitthal Bhai Patel, Dr. Kichlew, Lala Lajpat Rai, Dr. Satyapal, Sri Manilal Kothari and other leaders who had visited this institution and got acquainted with its work. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES (a) Khilafat Movement: He wholeheartedly supported this movement which was launched by Mahatma Gandhi; and roused public opinion in its favour. (b) Banaras Hindu University: At the time of the starting of this University he was in close touch with its founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviyaji and collected funds for the cause. (c) Swadeshi and Khadi: He himself used all his life only pure Khadi, and encouraged others to adopt it. (d) Hindu-Muslim Unity: The great teacher emphasised the need for unity among the two communities despite their religious differences. This is why Hindus and Muslims alike respected him and listened to him. The Nawabs of Malerkotla and Palanpur were great devotees of him. (e) Bengal Relief Found: When in 1942 Bengal was in great distress, he was engaged in this cause day and night, and raised a huge Relief Fund. . (f) Propagation of Hindi: Although his own mother language was Gujarati he recognised that Hindi was the country's national language. He wrote in his lifetime 1,600 poems, songs, hymns and prayers in Hindi, and thereby achieved a high position among Hindi writers. (g) National Integration: He travelled on foot many times in Maharastra, Gujarat, Jain Education t Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pra (h) desh, Punjab and Jammu and attempted to bring all these areas with a common thread by founding in different places institutions with the same names. Propagation against Meat eating and drinking: He preached throughout his life that people should give up meat-eating and taking alcoholic drinks, and adopt vegetarian diet. PARTITION OF COUNTRY When the country was partitioned into India and Pakistan, he was staying at Gujaranwala. A hand-bomb was thrown at him, but it did not burst: the man who threw the bomb was himself killed by a bullet from his own associate. The Muslims of the area considered this as a miracle, and announced that they would protect him as long as he stayed there. He illustrated there his spirit of self-sacrifice. The Indian devotees of Acharya Shri requested Qaid-e-Azam Md. Ali Jinnah to send their teacher to India in safety. The Pakistan Government thereupon planned to escort Acharya Shri to the Indian area. But Acharya Shri proclaimed "I shall live with the Sangha and die with the Sangha. As long as arrangements for transporting brothers and sisters of the Sangha, more than 500, to India in safety are not made, I shall not go there myself alone". AUTHOR He served the cause of Indian religion, philosophy and history in a conspicuous manner. He was devoted to literature all his life. He was interested in collecting ancient manuscripts and printed books on all subjects and pertaining to all religions. In his collection are 9,500 manuscripts and 6,000 printed books. This great collection which is a national treasure was left in Gujaranwalla (Pakistan) at the time of the help of Sri Dharmavira (then. secretary in the Central Govt.) it was brought to India. It is now in Delhi. HELP FOR MIDDLE CLASS The Acharya gave thought to the problem of the people belonging to middle class, which were getting poorer. Towards the close of his life, for four or five years, he was actively considering plans for the improvement of their lot. He roundly declared that if the middle class got weak, no society and no nation can hope to prosper. His programme for the relief of the middle class is still being pursued. More than hundred students have gone abroad for higher study with his help. The famous historian Padmashri Jina Vijayji and the great writer Padmashri Pandit Sukhlalji owe their eminent positions to the Acharya, Late Shri Punya Vijayaji, director of the Prakrit Text Society founded at the instance of late Dr. Rajendra Prasad, was also indebted to the Acharya. Padmabhushana Seth Kasturbhai Lalbhai holds the Acharya in highest esteem as his religious preceptor. The Acharya, who gave to the country the mantras of love amongst the people, unity, cooperation and progress of the middle class, breathed his last in Bombay on September 22, 1954 at the age of 84. The Bombay Government, by a special order arranged for his last rites on a private ground. The All India Radio broadcast the news of his passing away. The Offices of Corporation of the Bombay were I closed in his honour, and all business in the city was suspended. In the Azad Maidan, Bombay a huge condolence meeting was held under the presidentship of Sir Purushottam Thakur Das, to pay homage to Acharya Suriji and 150 organisations belonging to all the communities and traditions participated in this function. Towards the end of 1970 the birth centenary celebrations of Acharya Vijaya Vallabh Suri. were held over the country in order to propagate his teachings. Now a suitable and grand memorial in his sacred memory is being built in Delhi by Shri Atma Vallabha Smarak Shikshan Nidhi Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra se (paTTa-paramparA) 1. zrI sudharmA svAmI jI (anagAra nirgranthagaccha) 2. zrI jaMbUsvAmI jI 3. zrI prabhava svAmI jI 4. zrI zayyaMbhava sUri jI 5. zrI yazobhadra sari jI 6. zrI saMbhUtavijaya jI tathA zrI bhadrabAha svAmI jI 7. zrI sthala bhadra svAmI jI 8. zrI Arya mahAgiri aura suhasti sUri jI 9. zrI susthita sUri tathA zrI supratibaddha sUri jI (koTikagaccha) 10. zrI indradinna sUri jI 11. zrI dinna sUri jI 12. zrI sihagiri sUri jI 13. zrI vaja svAmI jI 14. zrI vajrasena sUri jI 15. zrI candra sUri jI (candragaccha) 16. zrI sAmanta bhadra sUri jI (vanavAsIgaccha) 17. zrI vRddhadeva sUri jI 18. zrI pradyotana sUri jI 19. zrI mAnadeva sUri jI 20. zrI mAnatuMga sUri jI 21. zrI vIra sUri jI 22. zrI jayadeva sari jI 23. zrI devAnaMda sUri jI 24. zrI vikrama sUri jI 25. zrI narasiMha sari jI 26. zrI samudra sUri jI 27. zrI mAnadeva sari jI 28. zrI bibudhaprabha sUri jI 29. zrI jayAnaMda sUri jI 30. zrI raviprabha sUri jI 31. zrI yazodeva sUri jI 32. zrI padyumna sUri jI 33. zrI mAnadeva sUri jI 34. zrI vimalacandra sUri jI 35. zrI udyotana sari jI 36. zrI sarvadeva sUri jI (bar3agaccha) 37. zrI deva sUri jI 38. zrI sarvadeva sUri jI 39. zrI yazobhadra sUri jI tathA nemicandra suri jI 40. zrI municandra sUri jI 41. zrI ajitadeva sUri jI 42. zrI vijayasiMha sUri jI 43. zrI somaprabha, tathA zrI maNiratna sUri jI 44.zrI jagaccandra sUri jI (tapAgaccha) 45. zrI devendraprabha sUri jI (2) zrI vijayacandra sUri jI 46. zrI dharmaghoSa sUri jI 47. zrI somaprabha sUri jI 48. zrI somatilaka sUri jI 49. zrI devasundara sUri jI 50. zrI soma sundara sUri jI 51. zrI munisundara sUri jI 52. zrI ratnazekhara sUri jI 53. zrI lakSmIsAgara sUri jI 54. zrI sumati sAdhu sUri jI 55. zrI hemavimala sUri jI 56. zrI Ananda vimala sUri jI 57. zrI vijayadAna sUri jI 58. zrI akabara bAda0 pratibodhaka jagadguru zrI vijayahIra sUri jI 59. zrI vijayasena sUri jI 60. zrI vijayadeva sUri jI 61. zrI vijayasiMha sUri jI 62. zrI satyavijaya sUri jI gaNi 63. zrI karpara vijaya gaNi 64. zrI kSamAvijaya jI gaNi 65. zrI jinavijaya gaNi 66. zrI uttama vijaya jI gaNi 67. zrI padmavijaya jI gaNi 68. zrI rupa vijaya jI gaNi 69. zrI kIrti vijaya jI gaNi 70. zrI kastura vijaya jI gaNi 71. zrI maNi vijaya jI gaNi 72. zrI buddhibijaya jI (bUTerAya) jI gaNi 73. nyA0 zrI vijayAnandasUri (AtmArAma) jI mahArAja 74. zrI vijayavallabha sUri jI mahArAja 75. zrI vijaya samudra sUrijI mahArAja 76. zrI vijaya indradinna sUrijI mahArAja vijayaindra taka international For Private & Personal use only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAvAnaLa jagAvavAmAM Avyo che tyAre paMjAbanI zIkha 1912 mAM emaNe amadAvAda AvIne maNivijayajI mahArAja paraMparAnusArI koma taraphathI jaina dharmane maLelI be mahAna pAse navesarathI saMvegI dIkSA dhAraNa karI. emanuM nAma vyationI bheTano saNa-svIkAra avazya karavo joie. jo buddhivijayajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, paraMtu buddhivijayajI karatAM kadAca potAnI paraMparAmAM rahyA hota to jeo kadAca mahAna buTerAyajI mahArAja tarIke ja teo vadhu jANItA rahyA. zIkha dharmaguru banyA hota te be mahAtmAo saMjogonusAra | paMjAbathI teo gujarAtamAM AvyA tyAre potAnA be paMjAbI mahAna jainAcArya banyA. temanuM preraka krAMtikArI jIvana ziSyone paNa laine AvyA hatAM. (1) mUlacaMdajI mahArAja ane nihALavA jevuM che. e be mahAtmAo te sva. pUjaya zrI | (2) vRddhicaMdrajI mahArAja. teo baMnee paNa mUrtipUjaka buTerAyajI mahArAja ane emanA ziSya sva. pUjaya zrI samudAyamAM pharIthI dIkSA dhAraNa karI ane teonA nAma anukrame AtmArAmajI mahArAja. mukitavijaya ane vRddhivijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyAM. paraMtu emanA - pU. AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA jIvananAM saMsmaraNo eTale gurunI jema teo paNa potAnA mULa nAmathI 'mUlacaMdajI AjathI savAso-doDhaso varSa pahelAnI paMjAbanI dharatI upara mahArAja' ane 'vRddhicaMdrajI mahArAja tarIke vadhu jANItA rahyA. jaina dharmanA kSetre je thoDo khaLabhaLATa macyo tenA aitihAsika potAnA guru mahArAja sAthe teo gujarAtamAM vicaratA rahyA. saMsmaraNo. ne potAnA mArge bhaviSyamAM AtmArAmajI nAmanA eka samartha AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA gurunuM nAma hatuM buTerAyajI paMjAbI sAdhu mahArAja Avaze evI tyAre emane svapnamAM paNa mahArAja. teo janme zIkha hatA. emano janma vi.saM. kalpanA nahotI. 186 3mAM ludhiyAnA najIka dulavA gAmamAM thayo hato. emanuM - AtmArAmajI mahArAja janme kapUra brahmakSatriya jAtinA nAma buTTAsiMha hatuM. emanI mAtAnuM nAma kada ane pittAnuM hatA. emano janma vi.saM. 1892 nA caitra suda-1ne nAma TekasiMha hatuM. bAlyAvasthAthIja emane saMnyAsa levAnI maMgaLavAranA roja paMjAbanA jIrAnagara najadIka leharA nAmanA tIvra bhAvanA thayA karatI hatI. ekano eka putra hovAnA kAraNe gAmamAM thayo hato. emanuM nAma dittArAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM mAtA-pitAnI marajI buTTAsiMhane saMnyAsa levA devAnI na hatI hatuM. emanA pitAnuM nAma hatuM gaNezacaMdra ane mAtAnuM nAma paraMtu buTTAsiMha potAnA nirNayamAM acala hatA. rUpAdevI. emano paraMparAthI prApta thayelo kuladharma te zIkhadharma AtmArAmajI mahArAja saMnyAsa konI pAse levo ? buTTAsiMhanuM mana zIkha dharma | hato. nAnAmoTA rAjyonI sattA mATenI uthalapAthalano e guruo karatAM te vakhate te bAju vicaratA jaina sthAnakavAsI jamAno hato. aMgrejI saltanata paNa dezI rAjyone laDAvavAmAM | DaoN. ramaNalAla cI. zAha sAdhuo tarapha khecAyuM hatuM. paMdara varSanI vaye eTale ke vikrama jAtajAtanA kAvAdAvA karatI hatI. nAnapaNamAM mAtA-pitA jeTha suda AThamane ravivArano divasa sva. pa. pU. mahAna saM. 1888mAM dilhImAM AvI emaNe sthAnakavAsI sAdhu gumAvanAra azakata gaNezacaMdra thANedAra tarIke nokarI karI. tyAra jainAcArya nyAyabhonidhi zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja eTale ke mahArAja pAse dIkSA lIdhI, ane emanuM nAma bukerAyajI pachI mahArAjA raNajitasiMhanA sainika tarIke kAma karyuM. zrI vijaya AnaMdasUri mahArAjanI puNyatithino divasa e rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. laherAnA jAgIradAra attarasiMdha zIkha dharmaguru hatA. divase dika{ImAM pa. pu. mahattarA sAdevI zrI magAvatI zrIjInI mUke rAyajI tejasvI sAdhu hato; kriyAkAMDamAM custa hatA, gaNezacaMdranA. jotAMja manamAM vasI jAya evo patra dittAne zIkha nizrAmAM pU. AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA guNAnuvAdano eka abhyAsa karavAmAM nipuNa hatA. emaNe saMskRta ane ardhamAgadhI dharmaguru banAvavA teo icchAtA hatA. paraMtu potAnA putrane kAryakrama, saMkrAMtinA kAryakrama sAthe yojavAmAM Avyo hato. e bhASAno ghaNo UMDo abhyAsa karyo. zAstronuM adhyayana karyuM. dharmagarabanAvavAnI icchA gaNezacaMdanI na hatI anadhine prasaMge mAre tyAM upasthita rahevAnuM tathA pU. AtmArAmajI vize ze sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyane mAnya evA batrIsa AgamonuM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAyane mAnya evA batrIsa AgamonuM A vAtanI gaMdha AvatAM gaNezacaMdrane kedamAM pUya to paNa bolavAnuM prApta thayuM hatuM. A pazyatithi nimite ApaNo e jhINavaTapUrvaka vAravAra parizIlana karyuM, pAcaka varSa karatA gaNezacaMdra dittAne sopavAnuM kabUla karyuM nahi. eka divasa digavata mahAna jainAcAryanA jIvana ane kAryanuM smaraNa karavAnA AgamonA adhyayanane kAraNe mUrtipUjAno virodha emanA jelamAMthI bhAgI jaI attarasiMdha sAme teo bahAravaTe caDayA eka suMdara avasara sAMpaDayo hato. manamAMthI nIkaLI gayo. jema jema zAstranA mULa pAThonuM vadhune ema karavAmAM agreja kaMpanI sarakAra sAthe paNa saMgharSamAM AvyA; Aje paMjAbamAM jayAre rAjadvArI paraSonA kAvAdAvAne kAraNe vadhu ciMtavane teo karatA gayA tema tema mUrtipUjAmAM temanI pakaDAyo; dasa varSanI jela thaI. AgAnI jelamAM rAkhavAmAM saMpathI rahetI zIkha ane hindu koma vacce dhArmika verabhAvanAno zraddhA vadhune vadhu dRDha thatI gaI. ane eka divasa, vi.sa. AvyA. eka vakhata uparIo sAthe baMdukanI jhapAjhapImAM goLI Inn Education in manona For Pre & Pemanale Only www.jainelibrary.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAgavAthI teo mRtyu pAmyA. eka bahAdura saradAra maLatA. te vAMcatAM temAMnI badhI vigato emane yAda rahI jatI. sattara sAdhuo sAthe paMjAbathI vihAra karI gujarAtamAM gaNezacandranA jIvanano Ama karuNa aMta Avyo. jemaNe jaina Agama granyo uparAMta vedo, upaniSado, purANo, amadAvAdamAM padhAryA. tyAM buTerAyajI mahArAjane maLyA ane eka bahmakSatriya baMDakhora yoddhAno putra dittArAma (athavA bhagavadgItA, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, bhAgavata, zAMkarabhASya potAnI saMvega pakSanI dIkSA dhAraNa karavAnI icchA vyakata karI. devIdAsa athavA AtmArAma) te ja ApaNA AtmAMremajI ityAdi hindu dharmanA paNa ghaNA badhA granyo vAMcI lIdhA hatA. sthAnakavAsI samUdAyanA bAvIsa varSanA dIkSA paryAya pachI mahArAja. pitA kedamAM jatAM pitAnA mitra jodhamala osavAlane kurAna ane bAibalano abhyAsa paNa temaNe karI lIdho hato. emaNe pharIthI saMvega pakSanI dIkSA dhAraNa karavAnI icchA vyakata tyAM dittAno uchera thayo. jodhamalanA eka bhAInuM nAma jaina dharmanA Agamo ane tenI cUrNi, bhASya, TIkA vagere anyo karI. sthAnakavAsI sampradAyanA bAvIsa varSanA dIkSA paryAya dittomala hatuM eTale nAmamAM goTALo na thAya mATe dittAnuM nAma uparAMta bIjA ghaNA manthonuM emaNe parizIlana karyuM hatuM. ethI pachI emaNe pharIthI savega pakSanI dIkSA TerAyajI mahArAja devIdAsa rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. jodhamalane ghare jaina sAdhuo AvatA pratimA pUjana tathA anya bAbato vize temanA manamAM keTalAka pAse lIdhI. emanuM nAma AnaMdavijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. hatA. emanA satata saMparkane kAraNe sAmAyika-pratikramaNa vagere prazno UThatA hatA, paraMtu temanA mananuM samAdhAna karAvI zake emanI sAthe AvelA bIjA 17 sAdhuoe paNa navesarathI dharmakriyAo karavI ane sUtro kaMThastha karavA ityAdi prakAranA tevI samartha jJAnI evI koi vyakita dekhAtI na hatI. dIkSA lIdhI. e jamAnAmAM A eka mahAna aitihAsika ghaTanA saMskAra bALaka dittAnA mana upara paDayA. e divasomAM i.sa. 1920mAM AgrAmAM emaNe cAturmAsa karyuM te vakhate banI. laherAmAM AvelA be sthAnakavAsI sAdhuo gaMgArAmajI sthAnakavAsI samAjanA vRddha poMDita, vyAkaraNazAstranA niSNAta vi.saM. 1932 mAM saMvegI dIkSA dhAraNa karyA pachI eka - mahArAja ane jIvanarAmajI mahArAjanI chApa dittAnA mana ratnacaMdrajI mahArAjano temane meLApa thayo. potAnI zaMkAonuM cAtumasa emaNe bhAvanagaramAM karyuM. tyAra pachI temaNe upara ghaNI moTI paDI. eNe enI pAse dIkSA levAno saMkalpa samAdhAna karAvI zake evI samartha vyakitano A meLApa hato. rAjasthAnamAM jodhapuramAM comAsu karI paMjAba tarapha vihAra karyo. karyo. potAnA putranI jema ucheranAra jodhamalane paNa, nAmarajI AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA prazno ane satyazodhananI sAcI vihAramAM emane ghaNI takalIpha paDatI, virodhIo taraphathI chatAM dittAne dIkSA mATe chevaTe saMmati ApavI paDI. dittAe laganI joine ratnacaMdrajI mahArAjane paNa thayuM ke pote khoTA upadrava thatA, paraMtu teo haMmezA samatAbhAva rAkhatA. pAMca varSa vi.saM. 1910mAM aDhAra varSanI vaye mAlerakoTalAmAM dIkSA artho karI khoTe mArge AtmArAmajIne doravA na joie. eTale paMjAbamAM ludhiyAnA, jhaDiyAlAgura, gujarAnavAlA, hoMziyApura lIdhI. ane jIvaNarAmajI mahArAjanA e ziSya banyA. emanuM emaNe mUrtipUjA ane muhapati viSe AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA ane aMbAlAmAM cAturmAsakarI emaNe sanAtana zuddha jaina dharmano nAma AtmArAmajI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. mananuM sAcuM samAdhAna karAvyuM. ane kahyuM, bhAi ApaNe DaMko vagADayo. | AtmArAmajI mahArAjane jotAM ja koi kahI zake ke A sthAnakavAsI sAdhu bhale rahyA, paNa jinapratimAnI pUjAnI tuM paMjAbamAM pAMca varSa vicaryA pachI AtmArAmajI mahArAje tejasvI navayuvAna sAdhu che. emanI mukhamudrA evI pratApI hatI. kayAreya niMdA karato nahi' AtmArAmajIe ratnacaMdrajIne vacana gujarAtamAM amadAvAda, surata, pAlItANA, rAdhanapura ane emanI grahaNa zakita ane smaraNazakita ajoDa hatI, rojanI ApyuM ane emano ghaNo upakAra mAnyo. 'mahesANAmAM cAturmAsa kaya: A vakhatanA emanA AgamanathI traNaso gAthAo teo kaMThastha karI zakatA. bhASA upara temanuM zAstronuM adhyayana-manana A saMdarbhamAM pharI ekavAra teo A prakhara medhAvI paMjAbI jainAcAryane najare nihALavA ane asAdhAraNa prabhutva hatuM. potAnA guru mahArAja sAthe temaNe jhINI najare karI gayA. evAmAM emane zIlAMkAcArya viracita emanI upadeza - vANI sAMbhaLavA gAmegAma hajAro loko paMjAba, rAjasthAna ane uttara bhAratamAM jayapura, polI, 'zrI AcArAMga sUtra vRtti' nAmanI eka pothI eka yatinA ekatrita thatAM. Thera Thera bahu moTA pAyA upara emanuM zAnadAra hoziyArapura, jIrA, ludhInA, dilaDI, AgrA vagere sthaLe saMgrahamAMthI maLI AvI. e vAMcatAM emanI badhI zaMkAonuM | svAgata thatuM. saMghanA, mahAjananA AgevAno pAMca daza mAila vihAra karyo hato. ardha mAgadhI uparAMta saMskRta bhASA ane barAbara samAdhAna thai gayuM. jema jema sthAnakavAsI samudAyamAM sAme page cAlIne emanuM svAgata karavA jatA. pAlItANAmAM vyAkaraNano abhyAsa thato gayo tema tema AgamanA keTalAka anya sAdhuo sAthe teo A viSe nikhAlasa carcA karatA gayA emane AcAryanI padavI ApavAmAM AvI tyAre pravAsanA pAThonA khoTA artha vize temanA manamAM saMzaya thavA lAgyo. tema tema te te sAdhuo emanI sAthe sahamata thatA gayA. paraMtu amano sAtha sahamata thatA gayA, paraMtu alpatama sAdhanonA e jamAnAmAM gujarAta, rajIsthAne ane emane potAnA sampradAyanI je pothIo vAMcavA maLatI temAM te samayanA paMjAbanA mukhya sthAnakavAsI sAdhu amarasiMdhajIne paMjAbamAMthI pAMtrIsa hajArathI vadhu mANaso ekatra thayA hatA. keTalIka jagyAe haratAla (pILA raMganuM dravya) lagADI zabdo bhaya peTho ke rakhene AtmArAmajI jevA tejasvI mahArAja pAMca varSa gujarAtamAM vicayA pachI AtmArAmajIe bhUMsI nAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. AthI emanI zaMkA UlaTI vadhatI buTerAyajInI jema saMpradAya choDIne cAlyA jAya. khaLabhaLATa to jodhapuramAM comAsa karyuM tyAMthI pAchA paMjAba padhAyAM. hatI. cAre bAju cAlato hato ane uttarottara AtmArAmajI sAthe amadAvAdanA zreSThio sAthe vAta thaI hatI te mujaba pU. tAtmArAmajI mahArAjanI adhyayana bhUkha ghaNI moTI hatI. sahamata thAya evA sAdhunI saMkhyA vadhatI jatI hatI. mahArAjazrInI bhAvanA anusAra ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIe tIvra grahaNazakita ane smaraNazakitane lIdhe koi paNa pratye potAne je satyanuM darzana thayuM te anusAra pote dharma-jIvana amadAvAdathI ane pAlItANAthI doDhasothI vadhu jinapratimAo teo jhaDapathI vAMcI letA. tyAre chApelA mantho bhAgye ja jIvavuM joie ema samajI AtmArAmajI mahArAja bIjA paMjAbanA jinadironA nirmANa mATe mokalI ApI. paMjAbanAM , FPV Poe Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAMka mukhya nagaromAM emanA haste jina pratimAnI pratiSThA thayA, paMjAbamAM potAnI tabiyata bagaDI te vakhate AtmArAjIne karavAmAM nipuNa hatA. emaNe kahyuM, 'bhAI, huM kustIbAja chuM' thai. paMjAbamAM AnaMdollAsanuM eka mojuM pharI vaLyuM. bezuddha avasthAmAM ludhiyAnAthI aMbAlA lai javAmAM AvyA e vAta sAcI che. paraMtu huM deha sAthe nahiM, paNa indriyo sAthe | vi.dA. 1947 thI 1953 sudhInAM sAta varSamAM paMjAbamAM tyAre zuddhi AvatA temaNe zAstrajJAtA hovA chatAM, mulacaMdajI kastI laDI rahyo chuM, ane temAM vijaya meLavavAnI mArI teo viryA ane lokonA dhArmika temaja sAmAjika jIvanamAM mahArAjane patra lakhIne emanI pAse AloyaNA maMgAvI. AkAMkSA che. sAcI kustI e che.'' ghaNI jAgRti ANI. AtmArAmajI udAra daSTinA hatA, bIjo prasaMga garabaMdhu vRddhicaMdrajI mahArAja sAtheno che. AtmArAmajIno javAba sAMbhaLI pelo kustIbAja zaramiMdo sarvajIvo pratye samabhAva dhAraNa karanArA hatA. eTale emaNe zArIrika azakitane kAraNe vRddhicaMdrajI bhAvanagaramAM sthiravAsa | banI gayo. paMjAbamAM mUrtipUjaka ane sthAnakavAsI samudAya vaccenA karIne rahyA hatA. tyAre temane maLavA. vaMdana karavA i.sa. 1893mAM amerikAnA cikAgo (zikAgo) zaheramAM vikhavAdane dUra karyo. eTaluM ja nahi jaina, hindu, musalamAna AtmArAmajI gayA hatA. te samaye teo pote pATa upara beThA vizva dharma parikru bharAvAnI hatI. emAM jaina dharmanA pratinidhi ane zIkha e cAre dharmanA loko vacce paNa prema ane baMdhutva, nahi. sAme nIce besI gayA. paraMtu vRddhicaMdrajIe AjJA karI tarIke bhAga levAne AtmArAmajI mahArAjane nimaMtraNa maLyuM saMpa ane sahakAranI bhAvanA TheraThera vikasAvI. pariNAme emanA tyAre ja pATa upara beThA ane emanI AjJA thatAM temaNe lokone hatuM. kAraNa ke teo AMtararASTrIya khyAti dharAvatA thayA hatA. bhakatajanomAM mAtra jaino ja na hatA. hindu, musalamAna ane zIkha paraMtu jaina sAdhuo samudra pAra jatA na hovAthI AtmArAmajI komanA keTalAya mANaso emanA custa anuyAyI banyA hatAM. AtmArAmajInA vinaya guNanA prasaMgo emanA mahArAje e pariSadamAM mokalavA mATe mahuvAnA yuvAna paMjAba ane rAjasthAnamAM e divasomAM jaina sAdhuo karatA ziSyopraziSyoe paNa noMdhyA che. potAnAthI dIkSA paryAyamAM je berisTara zrI vIracaMda rAdhavajI gAMdhIne taiyAra karyA. vIracaMda jaina yationuM jora ghaNuM moTuM hatuM. rahasthAzramI yatio judA koi moTA hoya (pachI bhale padavImAM nAnA hoya) to paNa rAdhavajIe pariSadamAM mahatvano bhAga lIdho, eTaluM ja nahi judAM rAjayomAM Azma pAmavAne kAraNe jayotiSa, Ayurveda, AtmArAmajIe temane vaMdana karatA. sAmI vyakita vaMdana amerikAmAM bIjAM aneka sthaLoe jaina dharma viSe mananIya maMtra-taMtra ityAdi vaDe rAjAonA mana jItI laine emanI pAse karavAne nA pADe to paNa pote vaMdana karyA vagara rahetA nahi, vyAkhyAno ApyAM. * dhAryuM karAvatA. keTalAka nagaromAM yationI AjJA vagara AtmArAmajI mahArAja samayapAlananA custa AgrahI hatA. zikAgo pariSada nimitte 'zikAgo praznottara' nAmano grantha sAdhuothI cAtumasa thai zakatuM nahi, yationA nivAsasthAna sATha varSanA jIvanakALamAM teo ATaluM badhuM kArya karI zakayA AtmArAmajIe taiyAra karyo hato. ane emAM Izvara saMbaMdhI pAsethI pasAra thatAM sAdhuoe yatione vaMdana karavA javuM paDatuM. tenuM kAraNa emaNe eka paLa paNa nakAmI javA dIdhI nahi te jaina dharmanI mAnyatA bIjA dharmonI mAnyatA karatAM kevI rIte sAmaiyA ke ujamaNAnA prasaMgo mATe paNa yationI AjJA che, sva. suracaMdrabadAmIe suratanA cAturmAsanA samayano eka ane zA mATe judI paDe che te samartha dalIlo sAthe samajAvyuM che. meLavavI paDatI athavA rAjanI AjJA yationI sammati maLyA prasaMga varNavatAM lakhyuM che ke saMvatsarI pratikramaNa nirdhArita samaye pU. AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA samayamAM emanA jeTalo pachI ja maLatI. AtmArAmajI mahArAje potAnA prakADa cAlu karavAmAM vilaMba thatAM mahArAjazrIe saMdhanA AgevAnone zAstrAbhyAsa ane emanA jeTalI vidvattA ane tarkapaTutA bhAgye vidrattAthInIDaratAthI, lokonA premabhayAM sahakArathI; ane kahI dIdhuM ke have jo moDuM thaze to ame amAruM pratikramaNa karI ja koinI haze. jaina, hiMdu vagere granthonA hajAro zloka emane rAjAonI sammatithI yationo sAmano karI emanu'joratha laIzuM. tame tamAruM pratikramaNa tamArI meLe karI lejo.' kaMThastha hatA. pAzcAtya vidvAno paNa jaina dharma viSe kaMI jANavuM narama karI nAkhyuM hatuM. sAdhuone mAthe caDI beThelI mahArAjazrInI A cetavaNI pachI pratikramaNa roja nizcita hoya to athavA kaMI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna meLavavuM hoya to emanI pati-saMsthAno pAyo AtmArAmajIe hacamacAvI nAkhyA hatA. samaye ja cAlu thai jatuM. | pAse AvatA. rUDolpha harnala nAmanA pAzcAtya vidvAne potAno A paNa emanI jevI tevI siddhi nahotI. pU. mahattarA sAdhvIjI magAvatI zrIjInI ziSyA pU. grI AtmArAmajI mahArAjane arpaNa karyo che ane enI AtmArAmajI mahArAjano vinayano guNa keTalo moTo hato. sAdhvI zrIjI sutratAzrIjIe AtmArAmajI mahArAja viSe kahelo apaMNa patrikA saMskRta bhASAmAM bloka racanA karIne mUkI che. te viSe bhAvanagaranA te samayanA supratiSThita dharmAnurAgI zrAvaka A eka prasaMga paNa sarasa che. AtmArAmajI eka saradAra | AtmArAmajI mahArAje saMvegI dIkSA lIdhA pachI paMjAbamAM zrI kuMvarajI ANaMdajI kApaDiyAe traNeka prasaMgo noMdhyA che. yoddhAnA putra hatA. eTale emano deha kadAvara, sazakata, | jude jude sthaLe je vihAra karyo ane zuddha sanAtana jaina dharmano buTerabajI mahAraja pAse saMvegI dIkSA letI vakhate buTerAyajInA khaDatala, Uco, bharAvadAra hato. dekhAve teo pahelavAna jevA, bodha Apyo tenA pariNAme paMjAbanA jainomAM mUrtipUjAno ziSya mUlacaMdajI mahArAjanA ziSya thavAnI icchA mulla jevA lAgatA hatA. eka vakhata teo eka gAmamAM koi virodha ghaNo ghaTI gayo. sthAnakavAsI ane mUrtipUjaka samudAya AtmArAmajIe vyakata karI. paraMtu mUlacaMdajI mahArAjano paNa eka akhADA pAsethI pasAra thatA hatA temane joine eka vacce sumeLa sthapAyo. te samaye rAjasthAnamAM Arya samAjanA vinaya guNa eTalo moTo hato. AtmArAmajI buTerAyajInA ja kustIbAje bIjA kustIbAjane kahyuM, 'Aje ApaNA akhADA sthApaka. svAmI dayAnaMda sarasvatI padhAryA hatA. keTalAka loko ziSya thAya te vadhu yogya che evo Agraha emaNe rAkhyo hato. ta2pha A koi eka navo kustIbAja AvI rahyo che,' ema icchatA hatA ke samakAlIna, samavayaska jevA, dekhAve paNa AthI mUlacaMda mahArAja emanA guru nahi paNa vaDIla gurabaMdhu AtmArAma jI e e majAka sAMbhaLI. teo paNa nidoMSa majAka eka bIjAne maLatA Ave tevA A baMne mahApuruSo ekabIjAne wwwb Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 maLe to sAruM. AtmArAmajIe dayAnaMda sarasvatIne jodhapuramAM te darzAvI che. 'samyakatva zalyoddhAra' nAmanA granthamAM jaina dharma emaNe potAnA guru AtmArAmajInuM nAma anekarIte rozana karyuM. maLavAno samaya Apyo. teo vihAra karIne jodhapura pahoMcyA, mUrtipUjAmAM zA mATe mAne che te emaNe Agamagranyo ane sATha varSanA AyuSyakALamAM AtmArAmajIe aneka paraMtu tyAM to samAcAra AvyA ke dayAnaMda sarasvatInuM akALa itihAsamAMthI purAvA ApI siddha karI batAvyuM che. teo kavi bhagIratha kAryo karyo. lokomAM abhuta jAgRti ANI. zikSaNa avasAna thayuM che. Ama A baMne mahApuruSo maLavAnI icchA hatA, eTale emaNe vividha pUjAo ane stavanonI racanA ane saMskAranA kSetre paNa aneka samAjopayogI kAryo temaNe hovA chatAM eka bIjAne maLI zakayA nahi. jaina dharma uparAMta hindI bhASAmAM kAvyamAM karI che. A prakAranuM pUjA-sAhitya karyo. pote jayAM jayAM vicaryA tyAM tyAM keTalIya vyakitao, hindu dharmazAstromAM paNa pAraMgata evA AtmArAmajIne dayAnaMda | hindI bhASAmAM sau prathama temanA taraphathI ApaNane sAMpaDe che. kuTuMbo, saMsthAo saMdho vagerenA vyakitagata ke sAmUhika praznonAM sarasvatI maLyA hota to kadAca kaMIka juduM ja pariNAma AvyuM AtmArAmajI mahArAje je sAhityanuM nirmANa karyuM che te nirAkaraNa karAvI ApyAM. aneka zubha kAryo mATe lokone temaNe hota. sAhitya dvArA paNa temaNe jainazAsananI bajAvelI ananya preraNA ApI. pariNAme emanI hayAtI daramiyAna ane emanA AtmArAmajI mahArAje paMjAba, rAjasthAna ane gujarAtamAM sevAnI suvAsa aneka varSo sudhI mahekatI raheze. kALadharma pachI paMjAba, rAjasthAna, gujarAta ane anyatra emanA ugra vihAra karyo. vyAkhyAna pravRtti uparAMta aneka dhArmika, AtmArAmajI paMjAbamAM vicaratA hatA have temanI icchA nAmathI aneka saMsthAo sthapAi. 'AtmArAmajI' ane sAmAjika pravRttio thatI. aneka vyakitao vahna, darzana ke rAjasthAna ane gujarAta tarapha vicaravAnI hatI. paraMtu vi.saM. 'vijayaAnaMdasUri' e baMne nAmono samanvaya karI mulAkAta mATe AvatI potAnI dainika dhArmika kriyAo karava 1953nuM cAturmAsa gujarAnavAlA (je hAla pAkistAnamAM che) 'AtmAnaMda'nA nAmathI zALAo, kolejo, pAThazALAo, uparAMta ane potAnA ziSyone roja niyamita teo zAstrAbhyAsa mAM nakakI thayuM hatuM. teo vihAra karatAM gujarAnavAlA AvI pustakAlayo, davAkhAnAo, dharmazALAo vagerenI sthApanA thaI. karAvatA. ziSyone paNa saMskRta bhASAmAM eTalA sarasa taiyAra pahoMcyA paraMtu mArgamAM emanI tabiyata bagaDavA lAgI hatI. paMjAbamAM to jayAM jaie tyAM AtmAnaMdanuM nAma guMjatuM hoya. karyA hatA ke keTalIka vakhata teo badhA saMskRtamAMja carcA karatA. pahelAM jeTalo ugra vihAra emanAthI have thato na hato. tarata emanA nAma ane jIvanakAryane biradAvatAM aneka padA, bhajano ATalI badhI pravRttio chatAM teo samaya kADhIne potAnuM lekhana thAka lAgI jato; hAMpha caDhato. gujarAnavALAmAM 1953nA jeTha kavioe lakhyAM che, je Aje paNa paMjAbamAM ulaTabhera gavAya kArya paNa karatA rahyA hatA. saMskRta ane ardhamAgadhI bhASA upa2 sudI sAtamanA roja sAMje pratikramaNa karyA pachI rAtre teone che. jaina samAja upara, vizeSata: paMjAbanA loko upara emanuM evuM asAdhAraNa prabhutva hatuM ke pote dhAryuM hota to ekadama zvAsa caDayo. emanI nidrA UDI gai. teo Asana AtmArAmajI mahArAjano upakAra ghaNo moTo rahyo che. potAnA badhA sabhyo saMskRta ke ardhamAgadhI prAkRtamAM lakhI pAse doDI AvyA. Asana para besI ahevu, ahaMtu, aham AtmArAmajI mahArAja jevI mahAna jainapratibhA chellA zakayA hota. paraMtu potAnA vicArone loko sudhI pahoMcADavAnI ema traNavAra maMtroccAra karI teo bolyA: 'lyo bhAI, aba' doDha-be saikAmAM bIjI koI jovA nahi maLe gujarAta rAjasthAna bhAvanAne lakSamAM rAkhI emaNe potAnA grantho hindI bhASAmAM hama calate he, sabako khamAte he' ATaluM vAkaya bolI temaNe ane paMjAba upara emano prabhAva ghaNo moTo rahyo che, emanA lakhyA hatA. AMkha mIcI dIdhI. thoDIka kSaNomAM temanA bhavyAtmAe deha kALadharma pachI emanI pratimAnI ke pAdukAnI sthApanA aneka emaNe lakhelA grantho A pramANe che: jaina tatvadarza choDI dIdho. emanA kALadharmanA samAcAra samagra bhAratamAM sthaLe karavAmAM AvI che. zatruMjaya tIrtha ane giranAra tIrtha upara ajJAnatimirabhAskara, tatvanirNayaprasAda, samyakatvazalyoddhAra, seMkaDo tAra dvArA prasarI gayA. . paNa emanI pratimAnI sthApanA karavAnuM e samayanA bhakatoe zrI dharmaviSayaka, praznottara, navatatva tathA upadeza bAvanI, jaina AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA badhA ziSyomAM pU. vallabhasUri- nakakI karyuM e emanA taraphanI lokabhakita keTalI badhI daDha ane matagRha, cikAgo praznottara, jaina matakA svarUpa, IsAImata mahArAjanuM nAma sauthI mahattvanuM che. vaDodarAnA A chagane moTI hatI tenI pratIti karAve che. samIkSA, caturthastutinirNaya: bhA. 1lo ane 2 jo. A uparAMta nAmanA kizorane rAdhanapuramAM dIkSA ApyA pachI vallabhavijaya chellA be saikAmAMthayelA bahuzruta prabhAvaka AcAyoMmAM taoe snAtrapUjA, aSTaprakArI pUjA, vIzasthAnaka pada pUjA, evuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. gurue emanI kuzAgrabuddhi, daDha AtmArAmajI mahArAjanuM sthAna mukhya che. emane aMjali sattarabhedI pUjA, navapada pUjA tema ja saMkhyAbaMdha stavano, pado cAritrapAlana tathA vyavahAradakSatA pArakhI ziSyane zAstrA- ApatAM paDita sukhalAlajIe lakhyuM che, 'AtmArAmajI parama ane sajajhAyonI racanA karI che. bhyAsamAM sArI rIte taiyAra karyo. ane emanI samajazakita, buddhizALI hatA, zakitasaMpanna hatA ane tattvaparIkSaka paNa hatA. - A badhA granthomAM emaNe jainanadharma ane tatvadarzananA javAbadArI vahana karavAnI zakita, samudAyane jALavavAnI paraMtu e badhA karatAM vizeSa to e che ke teo krAntikAra paNa vividha pAsAMonI ghaNI vigate chaNAvaTa karI che. jaina tatvAdarza AvaData vagere joine AtmArAmajI mahArAje potAnA hatA. emaNe saMpradAyabaddhatAnI kAMcaLI pheMkI devAnuM sAhasa karyuM nAmano emano mAtra eka daLadAra grantha vAMcIe to paNa samudAyanI dhUrA vallabhasUrine sopI. 'mArI pAchaLa vallabha hatuM te ja batAve che ke zAMta krAntikAranI preraNAeja emane jUnA navameno samagra sAra emAM AvI gayelo jaNAze. paMjAbane saMbhALaze' evA emanA kathanane vallabhasUrie cIle cAlavAnI nA pADI. rUDhi yA cIlA emaNe bhUsyA trIseka mAtmArAmajI mahArAje jaina dharmanI anya dharmo sAthe paNa paMjAbamAM ghaNAM varSa vihAra karIne aneka dhArmika temaja varSa vadhu jIvyA hota to kSatriyocita krAntivRtti emane kaI hasya, tulanAtmaka samIkSA karIne jaina dharmanI vizeSatA zI che samAjopayogI kAryo karIne sarva rIte sArthaka karI batAvyuM. bhUmikAe lai jAta te nathI kahyAtuM.' an Education Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gurUdeva samAjaudhdhAraka saMdha sevA zAsana unnatikAraka bhagavAnano bhakata bhoLA AzayathI bhagavAna rAmane pUche che ke banyA: karuNArka hRdayathI samAjano udhdhAra karyo. buddhi ane Apane rAjaya na maLyuM ane vanavAsa maLyo tenuM mahAna du:kha sahanazIlatAnA baLathI saMdhanI hitaciMtA karI, sAdhutA, tapa Apane AvI paDayuM. tyAre bhakata ane rAmacaMdrajI javAba Ape tyAganA mAdhyamathI jina zAsananI jAhojalAlI karI. che ke mane ayodhyAnI rAja gAdI na maLI tenuM jarApaNa du:kha | AcArya vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba pU. nathI. cauda varSano vanavAsa maLyo tenuM jarA paNa du:kha nathI. paNa AcArya AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAhebanA kRpApAtra banyA mAtA kaikayInuM vacana pAlana karyuM teno mane atizaya AnaMda che. hatA. teonA AdezathI zikSaNanA pracAra mATe sarasvatI maMdiro bhakata A javAba sAMbhaLIne Azcaryamugdha ane AnaMdavibhora zudhyA. tethI jJAnanI pa2ma upAsanA-sAdhanA teozrInA banI gayo ane bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajInA caraNamAM mastaka jhukAvI jIvanamAM prApta thaI, tathA paMjAba dezanA vilAsI ane mojIlA dIdhuM. evI ja rIte guruvarya vallabhasUri mahArAjanA jIvanamAM jIvanavALA jaina bhAi bahenomAM deva-gurUnI bhakita tathA saMskAra paNa AvuMja jovA maLe che. teone paNa jayAre gurUbhakato kahe AvyA te badhoja upakAra pU. vallabhasUri mahArAjano ja che. ke sAheba Apano je virodha kare che temano ame badalo laizuM. jevI rIte jaMgalamAM rahevA mATe eka siMhaja samartha che tevI rIte tyAre vallabhasUri mahArAja kahe ke je mAro virodha kare che tenA paMjAbI jaina bhAi bahaeNnomAM dharmikavRtti lAvavA mATe pU. pratye mane jarA paNa nArAjI nathI. ane vijJa katao dvArA mAM ma.sA. zrI vijaya vallabhasUrIzvarajI . vijayavallabhasUri mahArAja ja samartha hatA. kAma aTakavAnuM nathI ke bagaDavAnuM nathI. mane to e ja vAtano mojazokha ane ezaArAmamAM gaLADUbe DUbelA jainAone saMtoSa, AnaMda ane gaurava che ke pU. vaDila gurU mahArAje T sAdhvI sumatizrI svayaMnA zrImukhe aMtima Adezo ApyA che ke sarasvatInA zrAvaka-zrAdva kA banAvavA, jina-zAsana pratye rAga ane bhakita jagatamAM aneka AtmAo janma le che tene koi jANatuM utpanna karAvavI e sAmAnya kAma nathI. vilAsI janatAnA maMdironI sthApanA karaje ane paMjAbanI rakSA kare che. A be nathI. keTalAeka AtmAo janma le che. jIvana jIve che tyAM | dilamAM mUrti mATe prema ane gurU mATe bhakita jagAvavAnuM mahAna Adezo prANanA sATe pAyAno mane parama satoSa che. keTalI sudhI duniyA tene jANe che. duniyAmAMthI gayA pachI koi yAda ane kaThina kArya gurUdeve potAnA tapa, tyAga ane bahmacaryanA udAtta, umadA bhAvanA kArDa vAya .' AthIja gurUdeve paMjAba karatuM nathI. tyAre keTalAeka mahAna bIjA AtmAone sahAyaka baLathI karI batAvyuM che. mATeja gurU vallabha virala vibhUti dezavAsIono udhdhAra karyo paNa rAjasthAna, gujarAta, mahArASTra bane che, ane duniyA tene jANe che ane pUje che. tathA paralokanI vizvanI che evuM kahevAmAM atizayokita nathI. satya vAta che. Adi dezomAM paNa dharmano pracAra, zikSaNano pracAra ane samAja vATe gayA pachI paNa te amara banI jAya che, loko smaraNa kare | AcArya vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba uddhAranA kAryo karyA. Aje paNa hiMdustAnabharamAM pU. che ane AdarzarUpe potAnA jIvanamAM dhAraNa karIne svayaMne sahanazIlatAnI mUrti hatA. temanA jIvana kAryone nihALatA vallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA vicAro samAjasevAnA kAryone apanAvatA jovA maLe che. je loko gurUvallabhanI nirmaLa banAve che. tevA AtmAne mahAtmA saMta, mahaMta kahevAya sahaja jaNAya che ke gurUdeve samAja uddhAranA, zikSaNa pracAranA peTabharIne TIkA, niMdA, virodha karatAM hatAM te ja loko gurU che. jadhanya, madhyama ane uttama koTinA AtmA mahAna bane che. je paNa kAryo karyA temAM virodhIoe ghaNA pratyAghAto karyo. vallabhanA sidhdhAMtane vaLagIne kArya karI rahyA che. vizvamAM caMdana atyaMta zItaLa che. tenAthI vadhu zItaLa caMdranI temanI TIkA niMdA karI ane temane kArya karavAmAM ghaNI bAdhAo cAMdanI che, ane tenAthI paNa vadhAre zItaLa saMta mahAtmAnA ubhI karI. chatAM gurUdeve e badhAja pratyAghAtone joyA paNa nathI dharmanI unnati ane samAjanuM bhAvi ujjavaLa bane te mATe darzana, sAnnidhyatA hoya che. AvA saMtothI bhArata bhUmi vizeSa - tathA pratyAdhAto karanAranI pratye dveSa dhAraNa karyuM nathI, tathA jIvanabhara athAga prayatno karatA rahyA, saMkaTone haMsatA mukhe pAvana banI che. virodhIono sAmano karyA vagara potAnA kAryane AgaLa svIkAratA rahyA. jIvana apramatta banAvI saMyamanI sAdhanAmAM ApaNAne Aje atyaMta gaurava thAya che ke ApaNA gurUdeva vadhAratAM rahyA. jagatano niyama che ke jemanI pAse buddhi, kArya bahmacaryanI suvAsa meLavIne AtmAnA vaibhavane prApta karyo. pUjaya vijayavallabhasUrijI mahArAja paNa vizeSa guNone dhAraNa karavAnI zakita jeTalI vadhAre teTalA ja temanA dveSI, virodhI AvI vibhUti vizvamAM koika ja jovA maLe che. mATe vizvanI, karanAra uttama koTInA saMta mahaMta hatA.. ane irSyALu vadhAre hoya che. paNa mahAna te ja bane che je virala vibhUti vijaya vallabha che. Aje teo nazvaradeharUpe ApaNI pAse nathI, paraMtu temanA sAmenA kepa virodha joyA vagara sadvicAra ane sabhAvanAthI amAruM parama saubhAgya che ke AvA gurUne meLavIne kAryo, temanI sadbhAvanA temanA vizeSa guNorUpe ApaNI samakSa potAnA kAryane vega ApI AraMbhelA kAryane pUrNa kare che. teozrInI ziSyA banavAnuM puNya pragaTa thayuM. teonA guNonuM ja che. temanA jIvanane yAda karIe chIe tyAre aMtaramAM navI ' jevI rIte rAmacaMdrajI jayAre vanavAsa javA nIkaLe che ane kIrtana karI, jIvanamAM AtmasAta karavAnI manokAmanA sAthe jevI rIte rAmacaMdra jI jayAre vanavAsa javA nIkaLe che ane tAjagI, navo joza Ave che. ghara choDI jaMgalamAM pahoMcI jAya che tyAre koika rAmacaMdra gurudevanA caraNakamalamAM zraddhAnA sumana arpaNa karuM chuM. o Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o mere guru terI jaya ho -muni dharmadhurandhara vijaya vijesamudrasta isa varSa merA cAturmAsa pAlItANA thaa| jisa uddezya ko nirdhArita karake maiMne dAdA kI bhUmi para cAturmAsa kA nizcaya kiyA thA vaha thA Agama saMzodhana kA kArya siikhnaa| prakhyAta Agama saMzodhaka vidvadvareNya munipuMgava zrI jamba vijaya jI mahArAja sAhaba ke pAsa pratidina jAkara Agama adhyayana aura saMzodhana kA kArya sIkhatA rhaa| yaha Agama saMzodhana kA kArya yoM to bar3A hI kaThina, nIrasa aura samaya sAdhya hai| kiMtu yadi koI tatparatA aura jijJAsA ke sAtha lage to use bar3A rasa milatA hai| cAturmAsa ke bIca pUjya AcArya zrI jI kA patra AyA aura vallabha smAraka ke sarvAdhika sakriya kAryakartA rAjakumAra jI vahA~ Ae aura dillI Ane kI vinatI kii| maiMne unase eka hI bAta kahI-isa smAraka ke pIche mere pUjya gurudeva samudra sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. kI preraNA aura Adeza hai ata: avazya hI aauuNgaa| aura apane zarIra tathA svabhAva ke viparIta teja gati se vihAra karatA huA maiM Aja pAlI pahuMcA huuN| Aja prAtaH kAla hI samudra vihAra paha~cA vahA~ apane vayovRddha zikSaka paM. rAmakizora jI pANDeya se milA tatpazcAt "samudra haoNla" meM jAkara pUjya gurudeva AcArya samudra sUri jI ma. kI pratimA ke darzana karate hI sArA atIta jIvanta ho uThA For Pit o nline only www.jainelibrary.orm Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha vahI pAvana nagarI pAlI hai jahA~ mere gurudeva kA vi. saM. cArtumAsa bAda maiM bhI udhara A rahA haiN| dillI meM gurudeva kI aisI apanA pUrA jIvana hI smAraka ke nirmANa meM lagA diyA kintu dhana 1948 meM mArgazIrSa zuklA ekAdazI ko janma huA thaa| gurudeva amiTa nizAnI banavAI jAye ki jise dekhakaraloga yugoM-yugoM taka saMgraha ke lie vartamAna gacchAdhipati cAritracUr3AmaNi AcArya zrI ke bAlyajIvana ke prApta prasaMgoM se jJAta hotA hai ki prArambha se hI ve gurudeva kA nAma yAda rkheN| jaba gurudeva sAdhvI zrI jI ye bAteM kara vijaya indra dinna sUri jI ma. sA. nUtana AcArya janaka candra sari atyanta gambhIra,zAnta, ekAntapriya, sAdhu santoM kI sevA karane rahe the taba maiM dekha rahA thA ki sAdhvI zrI jI kitane dhyAna se sAre jI, gaNi jagaccandra vijaya jI, gaNi nityAnanda vijayajI tathA vAle dharma ke prati agAdha AsthA rakhane vAle bAlaka the| Apa zrI AdezoM ko suna rahIMthI unake cehare para ekadar3ha saMkalpa aura Atma pramukha sAdhvI maNDala ne samAja ko smAraka nirmANa ke lie khale kI pravRtti se yaha patA calatA thA ki eka na eka dina Apa pUre jaina vizvAsa kI AbhA jhalaka rahI thii| bAda meM sAdhvI zrI jI ne apanI hRdaya se dAna dene kI preraNA dii| jaba pUjya gurUdeva vijaya vallabha samAja ke lie preraNA zrota va Adarza bneNge| gurudeva paMjAbakesarI ziSyAoM ke sAtha dillI kI oravihAra kiyA vallabha smAraka ke sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. kI dIkSA zatAbdI kA samApana samAroha AcArya zrImad vijaya ballabha sUri jI ma.sA. ke samparka meM Ae nirmANa kI jimmedArI apane kandhoM para vahana karane ke lie| smAraka para ho rahA thA usa samaya maiM pAlItANA meM thaa| mujhe sAre aura 19 varSa kI avasthA meM hI bhAgavatI dIkSA lI aura usake bAda mahattarA jI ne smAraka ke mahAna kArya ko prArambha karane ke samAcAra kAryakartAoM se, patroMse, samAcAra patroM se milate rhe| zanaiH zanaiHjJAna dhyAna kI sIr3hiyA~ car3hate hue Apane AtmotthAna lie samAja ko prerita kiyA, apane prabhAvazAlI vyAkhyAnoM meM vartamAna gacchAdhipati jI ke preraka AzIrvacanoM se smAraka ke kArya kiyA sAtha hI pUjya gurudevoM ke AdezoM kA akSarazaH pAlana pUjya gurUdevoM ke prati ananya bhakti aura niSThA kA paricaya diyA pajya gadevoM ke prati ananya bhakti aura niSThA kA paricaya diyA ko tejI se Age bar3hane ke lie jo dhana varSA (vizeSakara zrI abhaya karanA apanA parama kartavya samajhA, gurudeva dvArA saMsthApita kI aura smAraka deta jamIna le lI gii| isI bIca sana 1974 meM pajya aura smAraka hetu jamIna le lI gii| isI bIca san 1974 meM pUjya osavAla dvArA eka karor3a kI rAzi jo unhoMne gurUdeva ke dIkSA dekha-rekha karanA apanA dAyitva mAnA aura murAdAbAda meM vi. saM. gurUdeva samudra sUri jI ma. sA. kA janma mahotsava dillI meM bar3e zatAbdI ke upalakSya meM die the) huI aisI to kabhI nahIM huI thI aura 2035 meM jyeSTha vadi aSTamI ko prAtaHkAla akhaNDa samAdhi se pUrva dhUmadhAma se manAyA gyaa| gurUdeva ke sAtha vyatIta samaya ko maiM Age bhI zAyada hI ho| daraasala yaha saba pUjya gurudevoM ke prati taka apane uddezyoM ko pUrA karane meM lage rhe| apane jIvana ke sarvAdhika bhAgyazAlI samaya mAnatA haiM anaginata asIma bhakti kA pariNAma thA jo pratyeka garUkala ke mana ko. hama tInoM bhAI-muni jayAnanda vijaya jI,maiM aura gaNi zrI yAdeM jur3I haiM kintu dillI meM Ayojita prabhu mahAvIra ke 2500 veM bhAva-vibhora kie hue thii| nityAnanda vijaya jI abhI bAlaka the| pujya garudeva hameM sAdha nirvANa mahotsava meM Apa zrI ko sakala zrI saMgha kI ora se koI bhI mahAna kArya kisI eka ke prayAsa se purA nahIM ho yogya kriyAoM ko bar3e sneha se sikhAte haiM, par3hAne kI vyavasthA jinazAsanaratna kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kara vibhinna jaina paataa| vallabha smAraka ko ina U~cAIyoM taka pahu~cAne meM jahA~ / karate, choTI se choTI bAta smjhaate| kabhI hamase kisI prakAra kI sampradAyoM ke sAdhumaNDala ke bIca pradhAna pada para AsIna karane kA pUjya gurudeva kI preraNA rahI, mahattarA jI ke samAdhiparyanta galatI ho jAtI taba lagatA inheM zAnta tapomUrti kahanA kitanA prasaMga avismaraNIya hai| hama rUpanagara upAzraya meM hI Thahare the| saphalIbhUta prayAsa rhe| pUjya AcArya zrI jI kA AzIrvAda rahA sArthaka hai| garudeva jarA bhI krodha kie binA bar3e hI pyAra se sadhAra usake bAda paMjAba kI ora bihAra karate hue gurUdeva smAraka kI vahA~ rAjakumAra jI jaise samAja ke samarpita kAryakartAoM ke kraate| mujhe san to ThIka se yAda nahIM A rahA zAyada 1972 kI jamIna dekhate ge| dillI se bAhara ekadama nirjana sthAna thA ekaniSTha yogadAna ko bhI bhulAyA nahIM jA sktaa| isake bAta haiN| gurudeva kA cAturmAsa bar3audA thA vahA~ eka vizAla kintu, maiM dekha rahA thA ki gurUdeva pUre gambhIra the| unhoMne nIMva ke atirikta sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI kI ziSyAgaNa jinhoMne smAraka sAdhu-sAdhvI sammelana rakhA gayA thaa| isa sammelana meM sAdhvI cAroM ora parikramA kI vAsakSepalekara muMha meM hI kucha maMtra par3he aura meM sthiratA kara vahA~ ke kArya ko apanA kartavya mAna kara gati dii| mRgAvatI zrI jI bhI sammilita huI thii| isase pahale gurudeva vAsakSepa nIMva meM DAla diyaa| ve kSaNa Aja bhI merI smRti meM ve bhI kama anumodanIya nahIM haiN| yadA-kadA samudAya kI carcAoM ke bIca kahA karate the ki pUjya tarotAjA haiN| sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ma. ke sAtha vibhinna ballabha smAraka pUjya gurUdeva vijaya vallabha kA eka aisA gurudeva vijaya ballabha sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. ne nArI utthAna evaM yojanAoM para vicAra kiyaa| nirmANa kArya meM Ane vAlI bAdhAoM bAga haiM jisameM kahIM prabhamaMdira kalpavRkSa ke samAna, bhogIlAla samAja meM inakI sammAnita sthAna dene kI bAta kahakara isa samAja ko jAnA kintu sAdhvI zrI jI ke utsAha aura joza ko dekhakara leharacaMda zodhapITha eka sarabhita jJAnapuSpa ke samAna, upAsanA gRha para bar3A upakAra kiyA hai| Aja sAdhvI-samadAya meM mugAvatI zrI gurUdeva kA mana praphullita ho utthaa| Aja jaba vallabha smAraka kI tapa, tyAga aura sAdhanA puSpa ke samAna, auSadhAlaya, dayA aura jI eka kartavyaniSTha sAdhvI haiN| inakI kAryakazalatA.jinazAsana pragati aura pratiSThA kI bAta suna rahA hU~ to mana meM atyanta Ananda karUNA paSpa ke samAna, khilakara apanI sagaMdha phailA rahe haiN| aba prabhu evaM pUjya garudevoM ke prati bhakti dekhakara majhe lagatA hai ki ye kA anubhava ho rahA hai aura lagatA hai ki pUjya gurUdeva kA nIMva meM vahIM prabha kI ajanazalAkA pratiSThA evaM pajya gamTevoM kI parti eka dina gurudevoM kA nAma rozana kareMgI sammelana ke bAda gurudeva vAsakSepa DAlanA hI smAraka ke vikAsa evaM abhyudaya kI nirNAyaka sthApanA Adi bhavya kAryakrama AcArya zrI jI kI nizrA meM hone jA ne unheM bulAyA aura kahA ki dillI zrI saMgha kI sAgraha vinatI hai| ghar3I thii| rahe haiN| merA mana to kaba kA smAraka meM paha~ca cakA hai aura zarIra ataH pUjya gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. sA.kA smAraka mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI ne smAraka ke nirmANa kAryakrama meM sammilita hone ke lie tIvra gati se vihAra kara rahA kA jo kArya abhI kalpanA meM hai use sAkAra rUpa dene ke lie Apa kArya ko Age bar3hAyA kintu artha saMkaTa kisI bhI yojanA ko haiN| noun dillI kI ora vihAra kareM aura cArtumAsa kareM, eka kriyAnvita karane meM sabase bar3I bAdhA hai| sAdhvI jI mahArAja ne to o mere gurU ! terI jaya ho! . Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya indradinna sUri : sarvaguNasampanna jainAcArya - a0nA0 dhara dvivedI bhAratIya itihAsa santa-mahAtmAoM kI gAthAoM kA sAkSI hai| ve samaya-samaya para avatarita hokara yuga kI AvazyakatAe~ pUrI karate haiN| jana-sAdhAraNa ko sanmArga dikhAnA, prANiyoM ke dukha se vigalita hokara unakA laukika-paralaukika kaSTa nivAraNa in Education internat unake jIvana kA pramukha uddezya hotA hai| isIliye vizvakavi ke bAda mA~ punaH mahAtmAjI kI sevA meM upasthita huI aura davA tulasIdAsa ne mAnasa meM aMkita kiyA: batAne ke lie usane prArthanA kii| mahAtmAjI ne usa bacce se kahA "baccA, gur3a khAnA chor3a do|" mA~ ne kahA, "yaha to usa dina bhI Apa batA sakate the, eka mahIne kA samaya kyoM barabAda kiyaa| " mahAtmAjI ne mA~ se kahA "usa dina maiMne svayaM gur3a khAyA thA, isalie gur3a chor3ane kI bAta kaise kara sakatA thA?" yaha hai bhAratIya cAritra kA Adarza, jo AcArya zrI indradinna sUri meM dRSTigata hotA hai| isIliye jAlanA zrI saMgha ne ApazrI ko cAritra cUr3AmaNi padavI se vibhUSita kiyaa| santahRdaya navanIta samAnA, kahA kavina pai kahA na jaanaa| nija paritApa dravai navanItA, paradukha vai susanta punItA / / arthAt kaviyoM ne santoM kA hRdaya navanIta (makkhana) ke samAna kahA hai para unheM ThIka-ThIka kahanA nahIM aayaa| kyoMki navanIta ko jaba svayaM garmI lagatI hai taba vaha pighalatA hai| parantu santoM kA hRdaya dUsare ke tApa dukha se dravIbhUta ho jAtA hai, karuNArdra ho uThatA hai| AcArya zrI indradinna sUri ko maiMne aise hI santoM ke rUpa meM dekhA hai| kisI kI pIr3A dekhakara ve apanI pIr3A bhUla jAte haiN| para dukha-kAtaratA se unakA hRdaya tatkAla dayArdra ho uThatA hai, udAharaNa ke lie apanA tAjA anubhava sunA rahA hU~: hastinApura meM cAturmAsa ke samaya mastiSka jvara se maiM pIr3ita thA, jvara ke samaya mastiSka kAma nahIM kara rahA thaa| usa samaya murAdAbAda ke zrAvaka zrI DipTIcaMda AcArya zrI kI sevA meM upasthita hue| ve prAya: camelI ke tela kI mAliza kara gurudeva kI thakAvaTa dUra karate rahate haiN| kintu usa dina Adeza ke svara meM AcArya zrI ne unase kahA "hamAre paMDita jI bImAra haiM, unakI sevA karo, merI rahane do|" tadanusAra zrI DipTIcaMda merI sevA karane lge| pahale to mujhe bar3A saMkoca huaa| kintu Apaddharma samajhakara maiMne unakI sevA svIkAra kara lii| jvara kama huaa| rAhata milii| yaha ghaTanA jitanI choTI hai, utanI hI mahattvapUrNa hai| AcArya zrI svayaM bhI mere pAsa aae| ApazrI ne mere sira para koI davA lgaaii| pAnI kI paTTI bNdhvaaii| itane adhika vyasta rahate hue bhI merI bImArI kI hAlata meM hI nahIM anya avasaroM para bhI merA vizeSa dhyAna rakhate haiN| AcAra-vyavahAra, khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana zuddha rakhane ke liye preraNA dete rahate haiM, jabaki mere suhRd aura AtmIya jana isake lie merI AlocanA karate haiN| cAritra bhAratIya saMskRti kA mUlAdhAra hai| vidvAn hone para bhI yadi cAritra aura AcaraNa ThIka nahIM hai to vaha pAMDitya vyartha hai| kahate haiM eka mA~ apane bacce ko kisI mahAtmA ke pAsa le gii| "nivedana kiyA isake peTa meM kIr3e haiM, koI davA btaaie|" eka mahIne ke bAda aao|" mahAtmAjI ne usa mA~ se khaa| eka mahIne bhAratIya granthoM meM tapa kI mahattA vistArapUrvaka batAI gaI hai| bahuta dUra na jAkara gosvAmI tulasIdAsa se puuchiye| unakA uttara isa prakAra haiM: tapabala racai, prapaMca vidhAtA, tapabala bisnu sakala jagatrAtA, tapabala saMbhu karahi saMhArA, tapabala seSa dharahiM mhibhaaraa| tapa adhAra saba sRSTi bhavAnI, karahi jAhi tapu asa jiya jaanii| tapa kI mahimA sabhI dharmoM aura zAstroM meM kahI gaI hai| AcArya zrI indradinna sUri kA adhikAMza samaya tapa meM vyatIta hotA hai| agara ve gacchAdhipati nahIM hote, caturvidha saMgha kA uttaradAyitva unake sabala kandhoM para na hotA, yogodvahana kI kriyAe~ nahIM karAnI par3atIM, jaina zAsana kI abhyunnati kA svapna unakI A~khoM meM nahIM ma~DarAtA, jaina-mandiroM aura upAzrayoM kI sthApanA, aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA ko mahattva nahIM dete, prAcIna maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karA tIrtha kI pUrva garimA sthApita karane kI bhAvanA kI upekSA karate, madhyama vargIya sAdharmikoM kI sukha-suvidhA ke lie ciMtita na hote to niHsaMdeha unakI pratyeka sAMsa ke sAtha tapa jur3A rahatA aura ye sabhI kAma bhagavAna ke haiM, jo tapa kI zreNI meM Ate haiN| ataH yaha kahanA ki AcArya zrI aharniza japa-tapa meM saMlagna rahate haiM to use atizayokti nahIM kahA jA sktaa| AcAryazrI svayaM to japa-tapa karate hI haiM dUsaroM ko bhI isake lie preraNA dete rahate haiN| logoM ko japa-tapa karate dekhakara unheM parama prasannatA hotI hai| eka dina AcArya zrI kI vardhamAna tapa kI ar3atAlIsavIM olI kI pAraNA ke nimitta anumodanA sabhA kA 71 www.jamnelibrary.omg Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAryakrama rakhA gayA thA, loga AcArya zrI kI tapasyA kA bakhAna niHsaMdeha sabhI gacchoM (sampradAyoM) kA mArga-darzana kregaa| asaMbhava kArya zrI osavAla kI gurubhakti kA anukaraNIya aura kara rahe the| kinta AcAryazrI ne isake uttara meM spaSTa kahA ki tapasyA aura sevA meM bahata kama antara hai, saca pachA jAya to / zlAdhya namUnA hai| merI tapasyA kI vAstavika anumodanA tapa karanA hai| Apa merI sevA bhI tapasyA hai| AcArya zrI indradinna sarijI ne sevA kA isa dRSTi se AcArya zrI svayaM aise prakAza-puja haiM, jo prazaMsA na kara, tapa kareM to vaha mere tapa kI saccI anumodanA Adarza gurujanoM se prApta kiyA hai| gurusevA ke pazcAt sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA caturvidha saMgha ko apane aparva hogii| kaThina tapa na ho sake to AyaMbila kIjiye, vaha bhI tapa hai| janatA-janArdana kI sevA sarvopari hai| arthAt janatA kI sevA prakAza se prakAzita kara rahe haiN| ataH hastinApura tIrtha ne ApazrI hastinApura tIrtha cAturmAsa ke avasara para zrI raghuvIra jaina ne janArdana-bhagavAna kI sevA hai| zramaNa jIvana ke prathama prahara meM ko jaina-divAkara padavI se alaMkRta kiyA to isase kauna asahamata upadhAna ke sAtha ikatAlIsa upavAsoM kI tapasyA kI thI, jo aisI AcArya zrI ne paramAra kSatriyoM kI, jo sevA kI vaha jaina-itihAsa ho sakatA hai? tapasyA kA kIrtimAna hai| zrI raghuvIra jaina pratidina yahI kahA meM svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita karane yogya hai| kIcar3a meM kamala ke samAna inhIM kAraNoM se jaina-samAja meM kahIM bhI koI AvazyakatA karate the ki maiM yaha tapasyA guru mahArAja kI kRpA ke bala aura utpanna hokara dargati ke garta meM girI paramAra jAti ko AcArya zrI par3atI hai to loga AcArya zrI kI zaraNa meM Akara gahAra lagAte haiN| unake AzIrvAdoM ke sambala para kara rahA huuN| ne Upara uThAyA, use saMskArI hI nahIM varan usameM se kaiyoM ko AcArya zrI aise auDhara dAnI haiM ki apane pAsa eka kaur3Ina guru-ziSya kA yaha bhAva dekhakara-maharSi bharadvAja aura zrIrAma muni aura gaNi ke gauravAspada pada para pratiSThita bhI kiyaa| yahI rakhakara dUsaroM ko jaba cAheM taba karor3apati banA dene kI kSamatA kI sthiti sAmane A jAtI hai: nahIM aba to kucha puNyavAn gaNi paMnyAsa ke pratiSThita pada para / rakhate haiN| prANoM kI bAteM sanI jAtI haiM ki bhagavAn zaMkara svayaM mani raghuvIra paraspara navahIM bacana agocara sukha anabhava hii| virAjamAna ho rahe haiN| paramAra jAti meM sAdhu-sAdhvI to hue hI digambara haiM, bhAMga-dhatUra bhojana mila jAya to bahuta hai| para bhaktoM zrI raghuvIra ke 41 dinoM kA upavAsa dekha isa bAta para sahaja zrAvaka bhI aise haiM jo pratikramaNa-upadhAna Adi dhArmika kriyaayeN| ke AThoM siddhiyA~ aura navoM nidhiyA~ de DAlate haiN| devatAoM kA hI vizvAsa ho jAtA hai ki bhagavAn AdinAtha ke 400 dinoM kA sampanna karate-karAte rahate haiN| yaha saba AcArya zrI vijaya koSAdhyakSa kabera unakA dAsa hI to hai| para yahA~ pratyakSa dekhA jA upavAsa kiyA hogaa| Aja ke yuga meM aisI tapasyA sAmAnya nahIM hai, indradinna sari kI mahattA kA amRtamaya phala hai| Apa zrI ne sakatA hai ki AcArya zrI svayaM Ayabila-rUkhA-sUkhA bhojanakara jabaki samaya para cAya na milane se logoM ke prANa saMkaTa meM par3a jAte gA~va-gA~va, ghara-ghara, Dagara-Dagara calakara paramAra-bhAI-bahanoM bhagavAn ke guNa-gAna meM nimagna rahate haiN| para dUsaroM ko dene ke haiN| ataH yaha mAnane meM AgA-pIchA nahIM karanA cAhiye ki yaha ko pratibodhita kiyaa| unake bIca pAvAgar3ha tIrtha kA uddhAra kara lie, dhArmika kArya sampanna karAne ke lie, lAkhoM rupayoM ko tapasyA guru-sAnnidhya kA parama punIta phala hai| unake lie bhajana-pUjana kA svarNa avasara prastuta kiyA hai| loSTavat samajhate haiN| jisase jo kaha diyA,de diyA nihAla ho gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ko bhalI bhA~ti jJAta thA ki merA yaha ataH yadi jaina-jagata ne Apa zrI ko paramAra-kSatriyodvAraka antima bhava (janma) hai, vItarAga tIrthakara kA maiM jIva huuN| phira bhI kaha kara apane ko dhanya banAyA to vaha sarvathA ucita hai| gurudeva rASTrasanta AcArya samadra sari bhArata para cIniyoM ke bAraha varSoM taka "kAusagga" mudrA meM unake ghora tapa kA kyA artha AkramaNa se jisa prakAra vikSubdha ho uThe the, ghAyala bhAratIya hai? yahI ki pUrva janmoM ke karmabaMdha tapoM se hI chuTate haiM, kisI kA AcArya zrI vijaya indradinna sUri ne sAdha-sAdhvI-samAja kA / sainikoM ko rakta dAna karane ke lie prastuta ho gae the, usI prakAra vyaktitva bhale IzvarIya ho usake lie bhI tapa anivArya hai| stara hI U~cA nahIM uThAyA varan zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri pyAre paMjAba ke niraparAdhiyoM kI isIlie mahAvIra svAmI ke kramika paTTadhara AcArya zrI sukha-suvidhA kA bhI ve paryApta dhyAna rakhate haiN| Apake AzIrvAdoM hatyA dekhakara vicalita ho kSatriyocita zaurya ko lalakAra rahe haiN| jagaccandra sUri ne ugra tapa kiyA, phalasvarUpa ve "tapAgaccha" ke se kitane zrAvaka lakhapati hI nahIM, karor3apati aura abakharbapati ve AcArya hemacandra sUri ke kathanAnusAra spaSTa ghoSaNA karate haiM ki saMsthApaka aura pravartaka hue| yaha ghaTanA isa ora bhI saMketa karatI bana gae haiN| madhyama vargIya sArmikoM ke lie deza ke vibhinna niraparAdha logoM kI hatyA karane vAle AtatAyI vadha ke yogya haiN| hai ki "tapa" sabhI zramaNoM ke lie atyAvazyaka hai, vizeSakara nagaroM meM AvAsa-yojanAe~ kAryAnvita ho rahI haiN| bambaI meM, jahA~ yaha hisA nahIM, ahiMsA-vrata kA pAlana hai| "tapAgaccha" ke lie to Avazyaka hI nahIM anivArya bhI hai| AvAsa kI sabase bar3I samasyA hai, kaI AvAsa-kAloniyAM bana isa prakAra AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri sarvaguNa sampanna / kyoMki usakA nAma "tapAgaccha" jo hai| ata: carama tIrthaMkara gaI haiN| jainAcArya haiM jo Aja jaina-jainetara sabhI bhAratIyoM ke zraddhA kendra bhagavAn ke kramika paTTadhara aura 13 vIM zatI meM tapAgaccha ke AcArya zrI ke zrI vallabha smAraka-praveza ke samaya dharma ke pravartaka AcArya jagaccandra sUri mahArAja ke kramika gacchAdhipati sAtoM kSetroM ke siMcanArtha zrI abhaya kumAra osavAla ne sau lAkha kA AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri kA Adarza sammukha rakhakara, AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri kA mana sadaiva tapa meM ramA rahatA hai to dAna kiyA, yaha AcArya zrI kI tapaH pUta-preraNA kA pariNAma hai| unake kramika paTTadhara AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri ke sAnnidhya meM yaha svAbhAvika aura paraMparAgata pradhAna kartavya hai| isIlie zrI osavAla jI ne ludhiyAnA meM karor3oM kI lAgata se sampanna hone zrI vijaya vallabha smAraka kI aMjanazalAkA-pratiSThA ho rahI hai, ApazrI suyogya tapAgacchAdhipati haiM-aura "tapa" para vizeSa bala vAlI vijaya-indranagara AvAsa-yojanA kI ghoSaNA kara baha jaina-samAja ke lie atyanta gaurava aura garva kI diyA karate haiN| aise taponidhi kA sAnnidhya prApta kara tapAgaccha jaina-jagat hI nahIM sAre deza ko Azcarya cakita kara diyA hai| yaha avismaraNIya ghaTanA hai|. aninEdunite www.dainelibrain Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAge bhAga hamAre mAnava sadbhAvanA ke mahAn saMta zrI vijaya indradinna sUri -suzIla "rinda" - zrI avinAza kapUra jAge bhAga hamAre, jAge bhAga hamAre gujarAta prAMta kI pAvana dharatI para zrImad vijaya indradinna "narasaMDA" gAMva jilA kher3A (gujarAta) meM inakI dIkSA harSollAsa indra sUri ke rUpa meM mila gae hamako vallabha pyaare| sUrIzvara kA janma bar3audA se 70 ki.mI. dUra, bor3elI ke pAsa se sampanna huii| isa prakAra paramAra kSatriyoM meM sarvaprathama jaina muni bAla bahana raNachor3a bhAI kA dIpaka bana kara aayaa| sAlapurA gAMva meM saMvat 1980 meM kArtika kRSNA navamI ko paramAra hone kA gaurava muni indra vijaya jI ko prApta huaa| AcArya vijaya sAlapUrA gujarAta deza kA, hIrA vaha kahalAyA kSatriya zrI raNachor3a bhAI ke ghara huaa| unakA bAlyAvasthA kA ballabha sUrIzvarajI ke AcAroM-vicAroM aura AdarzoM kA inake kauma kSatriya janma liyA, para jaina dharma apanAyA nAma mohana thaa| jIvana para amiTa prabhAva pdd'aa| nAma thA mohana, moha le sabako aisA rUpa thA pAyA saMvat 2027 meM AcArya kI padavI prApta karane ke bAda gata choTI umara meM dIkSA lekara bana gae sabake pyAre...... AcArya bhagavAna ko bacapana meM hI mAtA-pitA se dhArmika 18 varSoM meM jainAcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvarajI ne bhagavAn komala dila thA, dekha na pAe jIvoM kI kurbAnI saskAra mil| cAcA yA sAtA bhAi ka sAmApyasprAtabhAzAlA mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM kA pracAra karane, jaina tIrthoM, maMdiroM kA kaThina tapasyA, prabhu bhakti ke arpaNa huI jabAnI kI bodha huA ki jIvana kA uddezya paramatatva kI prApti hai| jINoddhAra evaM pratiSThA karavAne, zikSaNa saMsthAeM, aspatAla, Atma jaisI kAyA inakI, ballabha jaisI vANI vicArA Ara pUrvajanma ka saskArAka karANa mAhana bhAimavarAgya kanyA-chAtrAvAsa Adi aneka saMsthAeM sthApita karane ke lie samudra jaise gaMbhIra haiM yaha, ceharA nUrANI bhAva dRr3ha hone lgaa| preraNA dene kA sarAhanIya kArya kiyA hai| vinaya vijaya guru kI sevA se ho gae hinda ke tAre..... 17 varSa kI alpa Ayu meM hI icchA na hote hue bhI inakI saMvat 2034 meM AcArya samudra sUrIzvarajI kA murAdAbAda meM kubera jaise inake khajAne, jo mAMgo milatA hai zAdI sampanna ho gii| magara mana na lgaa| AtmA isa sAMsArika / TRA samAdhipUrvaka devalokagamana huA to AcArya vijaya indradinna inakI zaraNa meM badakismata bhI, bhAgyavAna banatA hai jAla ko kATane kA avasara khojane lgii| eka rAta svapna dekhA ki sUrAzvara jA AcArya samudra sUrIzvara jI ke paTTadhara he| bahAra ho jisa phala se rUThI, vaha bhI yahA~ khilatA hai| eka mahAtmA unheM saMketa karake kaha rahe the ki beTA, mohana, kaba zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI kA mAnanA hai ki prabhu koI samasyA kaisI ho ulajhana pala meM hI hala milatA hai | taka sote rhoge| kyA tumheM USA kA Aloka priya nahIM hai? ma taka sote rhoge| kyA tumheM USA kA Aloka priya nahIM hai? mahAvIra bhagavAna kA mukhya upadeza ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA manuSya ko Atma vallabha samudra ke bhI inameM haiM guNa sAre........ tatkAla hI vaha uThe aura muni vinaya vijaya jI ke pAsa phuNce| hI nahIM, jIva jaMtuoM, dRzya adRzya prANiyoM, per3a paudhoM va samudra sari kI thI yaha bhAvanA. vallabha smAraka banAe~ | svayaM dIkSita hone kA Agraha kiyaa| muni jI unake vairAgya bhAva se vanaspatiyoM kI bhI honI caahie| isakA pracAra aura pAlana gurU bhakti paMjAba kI kyA hai, kara ke to dikhalAe~ | paricita the| ataH saMtav 1998 phAlguna zukla paMcamI ke dina prANimAtra kA dharma hai| mRgAvatI ne sabako jagAyA, kahA ki dera na lAe~ AjJA guru kI sara AMkhoM para dharma kI zAna bar3hAyeM manuSyatA kA nivAsa indra sUri kI huI jaba kRpA, laga gaI naiyA kinAre... jahAM AkRti se bhI manuSya ho, prakRti se bhI vahIM manaSyatA kA nivAsa hotA hai| aisI mAnavatA paise se, kauma ke AjJAvAnoM AoM AyA samaya suhAnA sattA se, bala se yA baddhi se nahIM milatI. aisI mAnavatA milatI hai deza, veza, dharma, sampradAya, jAti, kara lo yojanAeM saba pUrI khalI hai aba to khajAnA dhana kI varSA karane AyA seTha bar3A mastAnA / kauma, prAnta, bhASA Adi kI dIvAroM ko lAMgha kara daniyAM ke hara mAnava ke sAtha mAnavatA kA vyavahAra maMdira, gurukula kAleja banAo jaisA kahe jamAnA karane se hii| devI devatA sevaka haiM "rinda" calate haiM inake izAre...... -vijaya vallabha sari Santonhimanon jAge bhAga hamAre... mainlairers.org Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 sarvadharma samanvayI, prazAntatapomUrti, yoganiSTha AcArya zrImad vijaya janaka candra sUrIzvara jI ma. kA janma gujarAta ke aitihAsika nagara jambUsara meM vi.saM. 1982 meM huA thaa| unakA bacapana kA nAma surendra kumAra thaa| aTThAraha varSa kI vaya meM unhoMne vi. saM. 2000 meM varakANA meM dIkSA lii| dasa varSa taka niraMtara ve AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvarajI ma. ke. pAvana sAnidhya meM rhe| svargIya gurudeva kI krAMtipUta vicAra dhArA unhoMne AtmasAta kii| yadyapi unakI janma bhUmi gujarAta hai phira bhI unakA kAryakSetra uttarI bhArata rahA hai| AcArya zrImad samudra sUrIzvarajI ma. ne unheM sUrata meM saM. 2011 meM gaNi pada se alaMkRta kiyaa| unhIM kI AjJA lekara unhoMne paMjAba, hariyANA, himAcala praveza ke chaha sau gAMvoM meM ahiMsA evaM zAkAhAra kA pracAra dasa varSoM taka kiyaa| isake sAtha-sAtha paMjAba ko to unakI aura bhI mahatI dena hai| gurubhaktoM kI yuvA pIr3hI ko saMskArI evaM dharmaniSTha banAne ke lie "jaina darzana zikSaNa zivira" kA Ayojana kiyaa| AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ma. kI janmabhUmi 'laharA' meM cAtumAMsa kara pUre gAMva ko ahiMsA premI banAyA sthAnakavAsI aura mUrtipUjakoM ke ApasI matabheda evaM mana-bheda ko dUra kara donoM ko ekatA sUtra meM bAMdhane kA bhI mahata prayatna kiyA hai| unhIM ke prayatnoM kA phala hai ki Aja paMjAba meM ukta donoM saMpradAyoM ke loga kaMdhe se kaMdhA milAkara kArya karate haiN| unakI mahatI zAsana sevA evaM mAnavatA ke udAtta kAryoM ko dekhate hue AcArya zrImad vijayendra dina sUrIzvarajI ma. ne unheM saM. 2039 meM AcArya padavI se vibhUSita kiyaa| 'vijaya ballabha smAraka' ko bhI samaya samaya para unakA sahayoga, mArgadarzana evaM AzIrvAda milatA rahA hai| gata paMdraha varSoM se mAnava nirmANa ke buniyAdI kAryoM ke sAtha-sAtha antamurtI AtmasAdhanA meM bhI ve lIna rahe haiM aura 'sAmAyika dhyAna sAdhanA zivira kA Ayojana kara Antarika upalabdhi ke navanIta ko AtaM janatA meM muktahasta se vitarita karate A rahe haiN| isa dhyAna sAdhanA ke dvArA anake logoM ko AdhyAtmika anubhUti sampanna banAyA hai| Aja ke tanAvagrasta, bhayabhIta aura azAnta mAnada ke lie unakI yaha paddhati varadAna siddha huI hai| AcArya zrI vijaya janaka candra sUrIzvarajI ma. kA vizvAsa Thosa, racanAtmaka evaM pAriNAmika kArya meM rahA hai| jIvana sudhAra aura mAnava nirmANa hI unakA dhyeya hai| unakA mAnanA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paraMparA ke pratyeka zramaNa ko sarvodayI honA caahie| unhoMne jo kArya kie haiM aura kara rahe haiM ve kevala jaina samAja ke lie hI nahIM, para mAnava mAtra ke lie kara rahe haiN| unake kAryoM meM na jAti bAdhaka banatI hai na saMpradAya na hI deza kAla kI siimaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sarvodayI vicAra ko kriyAnvita kara jaina samAja evaM usakI zramaNa paraMparA ke lie unhoMne eka Adarza udAharaNa prastuta kiyA hai| unake vizAla kAryoM aura 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This was the period of the Vedas, the primary texts of Hinduism, which give details of the religious ceremonies but do not refer to temples. Although Indian civilisation is very ancient its early history is still obscure. We know that four thousand years ago and more an advanced culture was present in the north, in the valley of the Indus. Excavations of two cities, Mohenjodaro and Harapps, have revealed to us some details, tantalisingly incomplete, of the material remains of the Indus valley civilisation. The lower walls of brick-built dwellings and some larger buildings have been uncovered by the archaeologists. Perhaps some were for religious use but we cannot yet be certain. The architecture, so far as the surviving remains can show, was functional and plain. If decorated at all, the decoration, perhaps, of carved wood, has long since perished. We cannot look for the origins of Indian temple architecture in the utilitarian buildings of Mohenjodaro. The Indus valley civilisation came to an end early in the second millennium BC as the nomadic Aryan tribes moved in from what is now Afghanistan and Baluchistan. Historical research is only very slowly uncovering the early story of India and our knowledge of the long ages before the seventh century BC is very patchy. If there were temples in this period they have long since vanished: made of wood or mud-brick they would not have survived the ravages of time. Probably there were no temples: the daily rituals would be performed in a little sanctified place in the home. Communal or public sacrifices would take place in a sacred enclosure out of doors where the altar was set up according to the prescriptions in the sacred texts. Indian religious architecture, if such we can call it at this stage, comes into focus around 250 BC with the emperor Ashoka who made Buddhism the state of religion all over his wide dominions, which took in most of sub-continent except the extreme south. Ashoka caused to be erected in various places tall stone pillars, sometimes fifty feet high, crowned by a Buddhist symbol: the triple lions and wheel of the law on the pillar at Sarnath have been taken as the state emblems of modern India. At about the same time the stupa, a hemispherial mound over a grave or over sacred relics came to be faced in stone and became, in various forms, a characteristic Buddhist monument wherever Buddhism spread. In India the stupa stood on a round or squared base, it was faced with worked stone on a foundation of stone rubble. A mast at the top bore an umbrella-shaped finial. A stone railing with one or more entrance gates formed an enclosure around the stupa and steps led up to a circumambulatory processional path at a higher level. Some stupas were of great size, others were sufficiently small to be enclosed within a building or chaitya hall. The word 'chaitya was occasionally used to designate a stupa but more generally can refer to a shrine or temple or any sacred place. Here we have something which can be looked apon recognisably as a temple. From around 200 BC temples cut into rock faces appear in various parts of India. The chaitya hall at Bhaja near Bombay dates from the first century BC: it is high-arched and is cut deep into the rock with a stupa carved from solid stone at the inner end. A still grander example is at Karli, also near Bombay. Constructed some two hundred years later, like the earlier one it has a line of columns on each side of the main hall separating it from side aisles: the columns are beautifully carved. Cave temples continued to be constructed for over a thousand years. Perhaps the most famous of all are at Elura in Hyderabad. Here there are no fewer than thirty-four temples, chaitya hall and monastic quarters cut into the rock. The earliest are Buddhist but from the early sixth century AD some seventeen Hindu temples were constructed. Perhaps the most astonishing is the Kailasa temple which is carved from a solid mass of rock 276 feet long and a hundred feet high left standing after the hillside had been trenched on three sides around this rock mass. This incredible structure took a hundred years to complete. This is a unique example, the remaining temples, including five Jain ones, are true cave temples, cut into the rock of the hillside. The cave temples vary considerably in plan but basically consist of a large hall with a small shrine at the end for the sacred image of the particular cult. Other smaller rooms may open off. or sometimes two wings give a cruciform plan. The five Jain temples are among the latest and probably were begun early in the ninth century AD though the images could have been completed www.jainelibrary.om Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 later. Each of the Jain temples has the basic plan of a main hall and shrine, with a few exceptions. Most notable amongst the exceptions is a temple in the caumukha tradition with four seated images in a central position facing the four directions. The earliest Hindu temples which survive today do not date any earlier than 400 AD. Indian temples, both Hindu and Jain, are usually classified on the basis of their architectural style into two main groups. In the south the so-called 'Dravidian' style developed on different lines from the 'nagara' or 'Indo-Aryan' style of the north. A third style is also identified, described as the 'intermediate' style, or (from the ruling dynasty) the 'Chalukya' style, which flourished in the Deccan from the eleventh century AD. The term 'intermediate' is not completely satisfactory for the basic characteristics of this style were nearer to those of the southern temples than the northern, though with certain characteristics of plan and decoration which distinguish it. In particular the rich ornamentation of this style suggests the dominance of the sculptor rather than the architect. It is not possible to draw a firm line across the map between the different styles: although the Dravidian style is mainly confined to the southernmost fifth of the sub-continent there are some examples much farther north, while examples of the northern style may be seen in the south. In the broader architectural features there is no major difference between the temples of the main branches of Hinduism, nor between those of the Hindus and the Jains. The distinctions become apparent only on examination of the images and other sculpture. In its fully developed form the temple is entered through a porch which leads into the main hall, the mukhashala or mandapa, a more or less spacious pillared area where the faithful can assemble for worship. Sometimes there may be side wings giving a cruciform plan. A vestibule, antarala, will connect the hall with the vimana, the sanctuary area within which is the garbha griha, the shrine containing the holy image. The vimana is usually continued upwards as a pyramidal or Jain Education spire-shaped sikhara which may be of considerable height and which is often the dominant feature from the exterior view. Often an ambulatory way allows the worshipper to pass around the garbha griha and the image within. The Indian temple is essentially the house of God: the image in the garbha griha (which is frequently a small dark cell) is the focal point, the raison d'etre for the temple, its location clearly marked from outside by the high-rising sikhara tower. Whilst the architecture of the temple developed over the centuries, it developed within the broad framework of the rules of architecture laid down in the ancient traditional Vastusastra which formed the basic textbook for the architect and builder. The techniques of the Indian temple builder were simple. Arches and domes were constructed from horizontal overlapping slabs of stone kept in place by the weight of those above. Thus the Indian temple is weighty, resting solidly on the ground, not free and loose like the later Gothic cathedral in the West with precisely calculated stresses in its keystone arches and minimal columns and buttresses. The solidity of the Indian temple is concealed by its decorative treatment with its walls and columns, outside in, often richly carved into a breathtaking splendour. The most noticeable difference between the northern and southern styles of temple architecture lies in the treatment of the sikhara tower. The northern temple commonly has the sugar-load shaped tower, tapering with gentle convex vertical curves to a rounded finial or cap stone at the top. Basically square in plan, such a tower can have smaller shorter versions of the same shape protruding from the sides, giving a star-shaped plan and, where there are several levels of these smaller elements, producing an elegant curved cone with vertical emphasis which leads the eye upwards. It has been suggested that the shape of this tower developed from an early shelter for an image the framework of which has made by setting four bamboo rods vertically in the ground and then bending and tying them together at the top. This derivation sounds fanciful but certainly the resultant form is very pleasing to the eye. Over the main hall, the mukhashala, of the northern temple the roof may be flattened or pyramidal, or may perhaps have a low dome. In some examples two or three pyramidal roofs rise from the porch to the main hall and led the eye up to the overtowering sikhara tower. In the Dravidian style the tower rests on a square base and is pyramidal in form, commonly with two sides steeper than the others so that the top of the pyramid is a ridge, not a point. Marked horizontal emphasis is given by lines of ornament and figures repeated around the sides of the tower so that it seems to rise in a series of horizontal bands. The straight lines (although broken by ornament) of these towers are not so pleasing to the eye as the magnificently proportioned convex-sided towers of the northern style. It is probably safe to say that the finest gems of Indian temple architecture, whether Hindu or Jain, are the northern style. Another characteristic of the southern temples is the development after around 1000 AD of magnificient gate towers to the temple enclosure, sometimes exceeding in size the sikhra itself. Temple building continues in India today. Families of hereditary temple architects still design temples on traditional lines. Indeed construction and endowment of temples has always been seen as a pious religious work: many of the finest examples, both Hindu and Jain, were built in relatively recent times. The Indian temple may be tiny building or a vast edifice of cathedral-like proportions. It is highly stylised, traditional and conventional, but nonetheless usually beautiful. What does seem to be lacking is any really innovative modern style comparable with that of some of the more successful modern churches in the West. One thing we must not forget. The temple is not constructed as a museum piece, as a work of art pure and simple. It is the locus of the god whose images is found within the inner shrine. It is religious building and its artistic qualities are there at the service of and subsidiary to its spiritual functions. www.jailb Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ men, have caused to be built the Jain temples which are an important feature of Indian religious architecture. In this they follow the example of Bharata, son of the first Tirthankara, Rsabha, who is traditionally said to have erected the first temple. dedicate to his father. Not only individuals but also a whole community may take the initiative in the construction of a temple. Jain temple come within the wider tradition of Indian temple building and their architecture follows the style of the region and era in which they are built. The finest temples are found in those areas where the nagara or northern style of temple architecture was dominant. The Jain temples of the areas of the Dravidian style in the south are generally less splendid and simpler in concept than the most magnificent examples of more northern parts. The focus of the temple is the shrine or garbha griha in which the Jina image is placed. There will normally be space around the garbha griha for the circumambulation of the image in the rituals of worship. Above this the dome or spire (sikhara) will rise. Before the shrine there may be a vestibule and then the main hall. The exact layout may vary but basically the temple needs a hall where the worshippers may assemble and the shrine at one end. One variant found in some Jain temples is the caumukha or caturmukha layout. An especially splendid example is the temple at Ranakpur dating from the fifteenth century AD. The shrine holds a grouping of four images (at THE JAIN TEMPLES OF INDIA In the middle world of Jain cosmography is the continent of Nandisvaradvipa, the island of the gods. Here, according to Jain tradition, are situated the fifty-two eternal temples which figure frequently in Jain art as stylised buildings on a plaque or conventionally represented by fifty-two Jina images around a stone or metal pyramid. The temple is central to Jainism and these representations indicate its importance as the building which houses the image of the Jina Meditation on the Jina and reverence to the Jina image is a fundamental part of the religious life of the Jain: this may be before a small shrine in the home, or it may be in the temple. The building of temples is highly meritorious act. In past times ruless, and more recently wealthy merchants and business. FPV P ony Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ away to the west, near the town of Junagadh, stands the notable collection of temples at Girnar. They are not so numerous as those at Satrunjaya but at least one, dedicated to Neminatha, the twenty-second Tirthankara, dates back before the thirteenth century. Very interesting and unusual is the Vastupala temple. An inscription claims that the wealthy minister Vastupala and his brother Tejpala had erected a crore of temples in various places. Allowing for considerable exaggeration, the brothers were certainly very generous patrons of temple building and restoration in the thirteenth century. The Vastupala temple is unusual in having a central shrine leading from the east side of the main hall, dedicated to Mallinatha, whilst two further shrines on the north and south sides of the hall contain massive representations of the sacred mountains Sumer and Sametsikhara, Although the temples of Girnar, Satrunjaya and Mount Abu follow the style of the northern or nagara temples of the Hindus, they are built of marble which the wealthy Jain businessmen who founded many of them were able to afford. Moreover it was usual to establish a committee to see to the upkeep of the Jain temples so they are often kept in particularly good repair. Mount Abu, just on the Rajasthan side of the boundary with Gujarat, rather more than fifty miles west of Udaipur, is noted for the famous Delwara temples. One of the large temples there was founded by the Ranakpur they are of Rsabha, the first Tirthankara) facing the four directions. In the caumukha temple the group of images will be centrally situated facing towards four entrances to the temple. Sometimes, as at Ranakpur, the images are of the same Tirthankara, sometimes of different ones. Whilst Jain temples are often situated in town and villages where they serve as places of Worship for the local Jain community, many other are located at places associated with events in the lives of the twenty-four Tirthankara, or having other sacred associations. Often the sacred location, or tirtha, is on the top of a mountain or hill, frequently in a location of wild and secluded natural beauty. From the medieval period at least pilgrimage to these places has been an important feature of Jain piety. On some of these holy hills veritable temple cities have been erected containing hundreds of temples and smaller shrines, not laid out on any ordered plan but constructed wherever a level or potentially level space presents itself. With few exceptions the temples as they stand today date from the fifteenth century AD or later and most of the earlier ones have been reconstructed. Strong walls surround these aggregations of temples, and also the inner tuk or courts within which groups of shrines stand, a precaution against vandalism and destruction, perhaps, in earlier troubled times. One of the most famous temple cities is Satrunjaya, south of Palitana in Kathiawar, Gujarat, the place where the first Tirthankara achieved nirvana. The ridges of the two hills, two thousand feet above sea level, are crowded with an incredible collection of temples and shrines of very varied description and size. The holiest part of the mountain tops is occupied by the Sri Adisvara temple, a particularly ornate building dating from 1530 AD but situated on the site of a very much earlier temple dating from the tenth century and perhaps before. There is a fine caumukha temple dedicated to Rsabha, built in 1618, also on the site of an earlier one. The eastern entrance to the vimana, sanctuary, leads from the main hall, whilst the other three open through elegant two-storied porches into the courtyard. About a hundred miles www.jainelibrar Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brothers Veatupala and Tejpala mentioned above. The temple has a large outer hall or rangamandapa. To keep a wide space clear of pillars the low dome has pushed to the extreme the technique of constructing such a dome with overlapping stone slabs and the technique of support which has allowed the structure to stand for many centuries is something of a puzzle to modern architects. Mount Abu was already the site of a temple erected two hundred years earlier by Vimala Shah, a minister of the king of Gujarat. It is said that he built it as penance for the blood shed when he was sent as a military commander to quell a rebellion. The oustanding feature of the Mount Abu temples is the extraordinary intricacy of the marble carving. Practically every surface and every structural detail is covered with figures and delicate tracery. Jainism has made a considerable contribution to the architectural heritage of India, not only in the splendours of the great temple cities but also in countless other edifices, great and small through Education onl For Private & Personal Line Only out the length and breadth of the sub-continent. New temples, some of them very splendid, keeping to the traditional forms, are still being erected. Unhappily there are old temples in areas where the Jain population has declined which have fallen into decay. In a way, though, this shows that the Jaintemple is a vital living institution, not simply an artistic museum piece. The temples of the great pilgrimage centres attract throngs of the devotees. But the smaller less well-known temples as well are centres for active religious life, it is right to beautify the edifice which houses the Jina image, as a sign of pious devotion and because the beauty of the surroundings can lead people to a spirit of religious worship. Some, it is true, prefer to worship in plain surroundings: they are, or should be, respected by those who prefer more elaborate outward forms. The object of Jain worship is not really confined within walls, but the temple, hallowed by the presence of the Jina image and by the prayers of devotees is a most important institution of the living faith of the Jains. www.ainelibrary.o Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ancient tirtha of the Jainas. In the Jnatadhar. makatha, a Jaina canonical text, it is referred to as Pundarikagiri. In later Jaina literature, this place is associated with some auspicious events in the life of Rsabha, the first Tirthankara. It is also said that a temple was dedicated to Rsabhanatha, on this mountain, Pundarikasvami, the first Ganadhara of Rasbha, obtained emancipation on this sacred mountain and a memorial to him, in the form of a shrine with his image, was raised here. Since then, the mountain came to be called Pundarikagiri. We shall now refer to a few images and inscriptions which throw more light on the art and antiquity of this site. Fig. 1 illustrates a beautiful marble image of Pundarikagiri installed in the first cell adjacent to the staircase, beside the main entrance to chief shrine of Rsabhanatha (Adinatha) on this moun. tain. This sculpture, fortunately well-preserved, is about 2.5 feet in height and about 1.5 ft. broad at base. The pedestal or the lowermost part of the sculpture has an inscription in four lines. A big lotus with an ornamental long stalk springs from the top of the pedestal, and divides the whole sculpture into two sections. The upper section shows a figure of Pundarikagiri, sitting in the padmasana, dhyanamudra, on a cushion-like seat placed on the full-blown lotus. There is a back-rest whose two ends show lions supporting the horizontal bar resting on two pillars. Above are two divine garland-bearers, and on top the chatra or the umbrella. The figure of the Ganadhara could easily be mistaken for that of a Tirthankara, if the inscription had not specifically shown that it represented Pundarikagiri. VEJENTA Some Inscriptions and Images on Mount Satrunjaya AMBALAL PREMCHAND SHAH The age of antiquity or ancient monuments is temples-site of Delvada, Mount Abu. I generally inferred from the styles of architec- One can see several streets and rows of temples ture and sculpture and on the basis of available and images on Mount Satrunjaya. A common man inscriptions. Since the temples at Satrunjaya were can hardly make any distinction between the renovated from time to time through many earliest and the latest specimens of art among the centuries very little evidence of antiquity has been hundreds and thousands of images in this templeleft for us. For want of published old inscriptions, city, where no human habitation is allowed. But sculptures in temples, scholars came to believe the searching eye of a historian is on the look ou that the temple-city of Satrunjaya could hardly for all stray old inscriptions and specimens of art. claim to be earlier than or even as old as the Jaina. According to literary traditions, Satrunjaya is an in Euro Below the lotus, the two sides of the stalk further form two sections, the centre being occupied by the sthapana. To the right of the sthapana sits a Jaina monk, a Guru, in the act of giving a discourse to the two disciples sitting in front, with folded hands, on the other side of the sthapana. This is one of the finest examples of sculptural art of Gujarat in V.S. 1064/= 1006 A.D.), the date of TO Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ the inscription. Unfortunately part of the beauty of a work of superior workmanship, full of life and vigour and beautiful modelling, glass eyes, and studded metal pieces on different parts of the body of Pundarikagiri and the two smaller figures. This is a practice which has undermined the beauty of many a Jaina sculpture, old or new. The inscription reads as under Narayana in the anjalimudra (with folded hands) in the lalita-posture, ie, with his right-foot hanging and the left fucked up. He wears ornaments like armlets, bracelets, anklets, an ornamental broad girdle, necklaces and big circular ear-rings. He has a long beard, whether or not he had moustaches in the original is difficult to ascertain on account of the modern black paint, but it is probable that the paint is on the original moustaches. His hair are tied into a small top-knot on the head, on each side of which is a divine garland-bearer. This is unusual. since a lay. worshipper is not known to have been accompanied by heavenly attendant maladharas. The marble sculpture is a beautiful specimen of secular sculpture of the eleventh century AD. In her right hands, the goddess shows the sword, the disc, the trident, the arrow and the varada-mudra, while in the left ones she holds the shield, the vajra-ghanta, while in the left ones she holds the shield, the vajraghanta, (combination of thunderbolt and bell), the mace, the conch, the bow and the head of the personified demon (placed on the buffalo-demon) (1) zrImayugAdirevasya paMDarIkasya ca krmau| dhyAtvA zatrujaya zuddhayan sllekhaadhyaansNymaiH||1|| zrIsaMgamasiddhamunirvidyAya )rklnbhstlmRgaaNkH| divasaitabhiradhikaM maasmpossyaaclitsttvH||2|| varSe sahastre SaSTayAM catanvitayAdhi ke divmgccht| (-)somadine AgrahAyaNamAse kRssnnaadvitiiyaayaaN|3| ammeyaka: zabha tasya shresstthirodheykaatmjH| paMDarIkapadAsaMgi caitymetdciikrt||4|| catarbhiH klaapkN|| The ornaments and the modelling deserve comparsion with the famous Sarsvati from Pallu in old Bikaner State, now preserved in the National Museum, New Delhi. The sculpture must be assigned to a period c. 1000-1050 AD The Two-line inscription on the pedestal reads as follows: (2) W om f ortere frafrater the. nArAyaNamya mUrti (6) nivemi (zi) tA middha-vIraMmyA saM. 9938 According to the inscription, Muni Sangamasiddha, moon of the firmament of the VidyadharaKula, meditated on mount Satrunjaya, before Yogadideva (Adinatha) and Pundarika. Having purified himself by the practice of austerities and sallekhana, observing dauntlessly his fast for a month and four days, attained to Heaven on Monday the second day of the dark half of the month of Margairsa in V.S. 1064 Sresthi Ammeyaka, son of Rodheyaka, caused to build this shrine and consercrate) the image for his own merit. The small figure of a female worshipper on the lower end of the left pillar deserves notice as a fine specimen of miniature figure and on account of the mode of representing the scarf or odhani covering the head and the back. According to the inscription, this statue of Sresthi Narayana, the younger brother of Jajanaga, and father of Kapardi, was set up by Siddha and vira in (Vikrama) Samvat 1131 (e. 1075 A.D.) The inscription on the pedestal reads as follows This Muni Sangamasiddha is probably the grandteacher of Padalipta, the author of Nirvanakalika. Fig. 3 represents a twelve-armed Goddess who is well-known as Mahisa-mardini in Hindu traditions and as Saccikadevi in Jaina traditions. This is the earliest known inscribed and dated image available at Satrunjaya. It is important also as a fine specimen of art. (3)saMvat 1371 varSe mAhasadi 14 some zrImadakezavaMze besaTagotrIya sA0salaSaNapatra sA0AjaDatanaya sAgosala bhA0guNamatakukSisaMbhavane saMghapati sA0AzAdharAnujena sA0 lUNasihAgrajena saMghapatisAdhudesalena putra sA0sahajapAla mA0sAhaNapAla sA0sAmaMta sAsamarA sA0sAMgaNapramukhakuTaMbasamadAyopetena nijakuladevIzrIsaccikAmUrti kaaritaa| yAveda vyomni candrAkoM yAvad merumhiidhrH| tAvata dhImaccikAmatiH Fig. 2, preserved in a cell on the right side of the northern part of the circumambulatory passage of the main shrine, represents a householder, i.e. a Sravaka, a Jaina lay worshipper. The inscription on its pedestal shows that this is a statue (a portrait Sculpture?) of Sresthi Narayana It is a beautiful marble sculpture of the goddess in bold relief, the back showing a trefoil-like arch surmounting two pillars and thus suggesting that the Goddess is placed in a miniature shrine. On top of the sculpture, in the central part of the arch, is a miniature shrine with a Jina sitting in it. The Mahisa-demon is an excellent specimen of animal-sculpture. The figure of the goodess, with her one foot trampling on the buffalo-demon pierced by her long trident, is The inscription shows that this image of Saccikadevi was set up by Samghapati Sadu Desala, the elder brother of Lunasimha, and younger brother of Asadhara. He was son of Ajada and grandson of Salaksana and belonged to Vesata-gotra of Ukesa lineage He, along with other members of the family on a raised cushion, surmounted by a design looking like petals of a full-blown lotus, sits Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ and his sons Sahajapala, Sahanapala, Samanta, and Sangana, set up this image of the family deity Saccikadevi, in the year 1371 V.S. (=1314 A.D.) There is a shrine of Saccikadevi at Osia in Rajasthan. The Ukesa lineage is named after this ancient town which was known as Ukesa-pura. The Oswala banias are named after this Osia and are supposed to have hailed from this town. At Osia, also, the Saccikadevi image represents the form of Mahisamardini. Fig. 4 represents statues of Minister Samarasimha and his wife Gugan. This is important sculpture of the famous "Samara-saha" who renovated, in V.S. 1371, the various shrines at Satrunjaya. A detailed account of this minister, his lineage and his family is available in Nabhinandana-jinoddhara-prabandha. The minister stands with folded hands, while his wife carries a purse (money-bag) inher right hand and a cup or bowl containing sandal wood and saffron-paste for worship is held in her left hand, Unfortunately the present whereabouts of the The name of Hemacandra, the great scholiast and bronze are not known, but the present writer had monk whomboth the above rulers highly respected, once seen it in one of the temples on Mt. is also associated with this era. Hemacandra Satrunjaya. A new photograph of the whole figure himself, in his Abhidhanacintamani (6.171) comis thus not possible and only this photograph of a posed in V.S. 1207-8, mentions this era in the part of it, obtained from the Sheth Anndji Kalyanji's following way while explaining 9= :Pedhi Ahmedabad, is reproduced here. It will , RBHCHI however be seen that the bronze is a beautiful The metal image should thus date from V.S. specimen of metal sculpture in Western India. 1203. No other inscription to this era is yet known We have noted above four inscriptions from this but one would not be surprised if some more site. A few more inscriptions ranging from V.S. inscriptions dated in this era are discovered in 1207 to c. 1405 A.D. are noted below. future. It seems, however, that the era ceased to be in use, soon after the deaths of Hemacandra and Inscription no.5 is on a mental image in Shrine No. Kumarapala since no other inscriptions posterior 302 situated on the left side of the chief gate of the in age to these personalities are known to have main temple of the Caumukha Tunk. The referred to it. On the contrary almost all such inscription reads as under: inscriptions refer to the Vikrama era, or in a few cases to the Saka era. Even in colophons of old manuscriptre we do not find any dates in this era. (5) zrI siddhahemakamAra saM04 vaizASana0 2 gurau bhImapallIsatka(? gaccha) vyavaharicaMdra-bhAryAgaNadeviyotheM zrIzAMtinAbabaM / Inscription No. 6, from Shrine No. 280, reads as follows: According to this inscription, this image of Sri (6) saM0 1228 jyeSThasudi 10 zanI zrIdevanaMdakIyagacche pahadevena Santinatha was installed for the spiritual benefit of I T 48 fantafeti Gunadevi, wife of merchant Hariscandra belong. The image was caused to be made by Pahudeva of ing to the Bhimapalli-gaccha. The image was the Devanandakiyagaccha , on Saturday, the tenth consecrated on Thursday the 2nd day of dark day of the bright half of the month of Jyestha, in fortnight of the month of Vaisakha in the year 4 of V.S. 1228, for the spiritual merit of his father Pala. the Siddha-Hema-kumara Samvat Inscription No. 7 is on a mutilated image stored in This is a very important inscription, first noticed by one of the underground chambers. The inscription Muni Sri Punyavijaya and published by him in the reads as follows: Jaina Satya Prakasa, Vol. VII, No. 1 (Ahmedabad, 1943), pp. 259-261. The metal image must be very (7) saMvat 1273 varSe kArtikazudi 1 gurau zrIdhaMdhukke carefully preserved, being the only known inscrip- arg o -YHT: orie : tional evidence of the Siddha-Hema-Kumara Era. afar w o T ATT : TII There great personalities of the history of Gujarat According to this inscription, this image of Pandita are associated in the name of this Samvat (Era). Yasovarddhana, disciple of pandita Asacandra and One is Siddharaja Jayasimha, the second is Acarya Padama of Vayatiya gaccha and hailing from Hemacandra and the third is king Kumarapala of belonging to the town of Dhandhukaka, was set Anahillapura-Patan. The era seems to have started up by Padmacandra, the (spiritual) son of his with the death of king Siddharaja Jayasimha and brother (ie the disciple of his monk brother), on the accession of his successor Kumarapala in Thursday, the first day of the bright fortnight of the Vikrama Samvat 1199 month of Kartika in V.S. 1273. The dress and ornaments of both the figures deserve notice Desala, referred to in the inscription on fig. 3 above, is the father of this Samarasimha. The inscription on fig. 4 runs as follows: (4) saMvat 1414 varSe vaizASasu0 10 gurau| saMghapati-dezalasutasamarA tatpatnIgugAM sA0-sAliga - sA-sajanasihAbhyAM kAritaM pratiSThitaM zrIkakkasUriziSyaiH bh0devguptribhiH| y Hall Fig. 5 shows a part of a beautiful metal sculpture representing one figure of a Jaina in the centre, and two smaller Jina-figures on two sides above the halo of the bigger Jina. A two-armed Kubera like Yaksa sits on a lotus to the right of the main figure, while on the corresponding left end we find a two-armed Yaksi, sitting in the lalita posture. There is no inscription on this image, but on stylistic grounds it can be assigned to c. tenth century A.D. or a little earlier. Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ THE INTERIORS OF SOME FIFTEENTH CENTURY JAINA TEMPLES OF RAJASTHAN M.A. DHAKY The end of the 13th century witnessed augmented, the zeal for building temples is wanton defilement and destruction of some once more and everywhere in evidence in 300 or odd Jaina temples in Western India that those territories were founded between the eighth and the 13th In Saurastra the architectural activity was century A.D. From the desecrated Jaina temple mainly concentrated on Ujjayantagiri (Mt. complexes, vast quantities of material, Giranar) and in Lata on Mt. Pava (Pavagadh). particularly the decorated columns and Some of the larger centers in Northern Gujarat ceilings, were purloined to build the many were Antarsuba Polo and Samalaji. In mosques of the post-conquest and Sultanate Rajasthan, in the kingdom of the Guhilas, the periods in Gujarat and Rajasthan. The opening foremost sites were Citrakuta (Citaud). years of the 14th century saw the destruction of Karhetaka (Karhada). Devakulapataka the most haloed of the Jaina tirthas of the (Dalvada). Kelvada. Kumbhalameru mediaeval times, Satrunjaya-giri. While under (Kumbhalner). Ranakapur, Hammirpur, special circumstances the reconstructions and Varakana, and Deulvada-grama (Delvada) on new additions at these sacred hills did begin Mt. Abu. In the Bhatti region the most notable after A.D. 1313, rather timidly and on puny temples were built on the plateau of Jesalmer. scale, the process failed to gather momentum By inherent limitations of space available for, and for the rest of the 14th century there and time devotable to the preparation of the virtually followed a lull in the building activities. present Souvenir, this article is restricted to From the first quarter of the 15th century AD focus briefly on the highlights of some of the less known architectural splendours of the Socio-religious conditions improved in selected Jaina temples at only four places, namely areas in Western India, for example in the Hammirpur. Varakana, Kelvada, and Jesalmer. territories of the independent Rajaprata The 15th century is perhaps the least chieftains and monarchs such as the investigated, and hence less discussed for its Cudasamas of Jirnadurga (Junagadh) in architecture. The existing buildings, despite a Saurastra and the Ravalas of Pavagadh in the gap virtually of 75 years between the preceding Latadesa, both in Gujarat, and even more phase, apparently carries over the main importantly within the powerful monarchy of the schema.known forms and associated Guhilas of Medapata (Mevada) as well as in decorative elements. And these doubtless the principality of the Bhattis of Jaisalameru show signs of progressive decadence in art. (Jesalmer). With stability returned and However, this century also is innovative in opulence of the Jaina communities matter of the configurations of plans, structural forms, decorative ideas, as in the manipulation of them all. For example the valanaka assumes greater importance and correspondingly also the scale and richness; so also is case of the bhadra-prasadas which are usually disposed at the transversals of the rangamandapas-halls for the theatrical purposes - and in similar situations sometimes also with the gudhamandapas or closed halls. Also, the bhadraprasadas are sometimes provided with their own partial or fuller mandapas harmonized with and enhancing the over all effects of the interiors. The jala-lattice of the sikhara changes in its minutae, and the rathika-panels of the Sikhara are replaced by purely decorative, and hence unfunctional, balconies. The pillars of the halls manifest new varieties and oftener the emphasis of the earlier periods on figurative in their ornamentation is shifted to geometric and vegetal, this apparently was due to the impact of, or concession to the influence of Islam. The ceilings now are less rich in variety and their components and elements are further hardened. However, the lambana-pendant of the great central ceilings of the halls show a new development, of the filigree like treatment of the triangular crest of their component kola cusps and coffers. The most famous, just as the most impressive building of this period for its scale is the Caturmukha Dharanvihara (A.D. 1449 ff.) at Ranakpur. It is relatively well illustrated and MY Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 also has been discussed at some length. Some of the less known contemporaneous buildings are therefore selected for the present article. Hammirpur, Jaina temple (Plate 1) The late mediaeval township of Hammirpur (also called Mirpur), Sirohi District, no longer exists. The few residential buildings are largely connected with the upkeep of the temples. The most important here is the Jaina temple in marble which faces west and is built against the slope of the hillock. Consequently, the west front of the jagati-platform of the temple, as at Ranakpur, is considerably higher than at the east end. As originally intended, it was to have a surround of the devakulika sub-shrines. But, for some reason, the work stopped after progressing well with some subshrines at the west side. As it is, the complex consists of a mulaprasada or main shrine with its gudhamandapa (closed hall). What follows next is not the customary navacauki-vertibule but a mukhamandapa. Three staircases from its western edge lead to the rangamandapa. The rangamandapa is not articulated with the pratoli-gateway further west, which is plain and interposed between the left and right wings of the devakulikas. A stairway from the pratoli, in turn, leads down to the valanaka or entry-hall from which in turn, a steep staircase leads out to the outside ground. The mulaprasada is the shapliest building of its age, handsomely proportioned and complete in decor (Plate 1). Its rich ornamentation includes the usual schema of base courses, the jangha section of the wall shows the apsaras and the Dikpala figures at positions as ordained in the standard mediaeval vastusastras of the Maru-Gurjara tradition. The three bhadra-niches, which once must have sheltered seated Jina figures, are vacant. The sikhara is beautiful both for its form in Education interiotional and details. Each of its three projecting bhadra-balconies have graceful phamsana or stepped pyramidical roof. The gudhamandapa follows the style of the mulaprasada. Its two pillared parsvacatuski-porch at the north as well as at south side illumines its well-proportioned interior. The gudhamandapa has a domical central roof, and is without the usual samvarana or bell-roof covering. The end-pillars of the mukhamandapa are like those at Ranakpur; middle pairs of columns at the three sides of the mukhamandapa atypically include ghata-pallava (vase-and-foliage) member, an insertion which aesthetically does not seem incompatible or irrelevant. The sopanamala-stairways descending into the rangamandapa have flanks faced with posts in relief which carry stylized but beautiful vegetal designs (sometimes with vyala figures) and also geometric patterns. The rangamandapa pillars with their uccalaka or attic member and tall bases look gracefully slender. The great karotaka ceiling of the Sabhamandaraka class here, as in the mukhamandapa, agrees more with the earlier rather than the 15th century conventions, but is somewhat dry in workmanship. While the devakulikas are relatively simpler, the valanaka is a finely formed structure. Its short marble columns (Plate 3) are elegant and its decorative details are in accord with those in the pillars of the two halls discussed in the foregoing. All in all, the temple, with its staggered levels of its different halls and the way in which its pillar forms and their ornamentational enrichment interect and harmonize, is one of the scintillating gems of the 15th century building art in Western India. Varakana, Parsvanatha temple (Plate 4) For Prva & Pamonald Ony From some standpoints the Parsvanatha temple complex at Varakana, District Bali, is even more interesting than the Hammirpur temple. It is complete in its plan and structuring and possesses several singularly handsome features. The temple is of the 52-Jinalaya type on plan with the two prominent poly-buttressed bhadra-prasadas. The main complex is situated in a prakara provided at the north with a fine columnar valanaka which also has an upper storey. It likewise has a small but storied dvara-mandapa or entry-hall at the east, with entry-porches on both ends. Unlike the valanaka it is located coaxially to the main complex. Among the unusual features of the main complex is a large columnar mukhamandapa hall having also an upper storey. Its Misraka or composite pillars rival the Ranakpur temple columns in beauty (Plate 4) and, like the ancient Egyptian columns at Karnak, excel them for the effects generated in their groupings. Not so much for its scale, which is modest, but for the pleasure of the charismatic vistas it offers, the interior of the Varakana temple is the most notable in that age in all Western India. Its special effects are due to its graceful meghamandapa which is conjoined at the north and south with the halls of its two large bhadraprasadas, and with the elegantly proportioned and neatly structured trika at the west. The slender, delicate looking but graceful columns of the meghamandapa support a false storey whose dwarf columns are spanned with carved grilles. It is indeed difficult to capture in camera the beauty of the composition of this part of the building on account of the tightly articulated groupings in shorter space of its four sections. which now seem to recede and now telescope, particularly at the longer axes. The Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. Hammirpur. Jaina temple complex, valanaka, columns 4. Varakana. Parsvanatha temple complex, valanaka-mandapa, interior. W ITH WARGA Hammirpur (Mirpur). Rajasthan. Jaina temple complex, mulaprasada. Late Maru-Gurjara style, C. mid 15th century A.D. 2. Kelvada. Mevada, Rajasthan. Abhinandanasvami temple complex, mulaprasada with gudhamandapa. Late Maru-Gurjara style. c. mid 15th century A.D. SI BLICO 0000 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 SHON ORDING 2017 URBE MANDO KEE axsetch S NOVAY 5. Jesalmer. Candraprabha-svami temple complex, meghamandapa, interior. 6. Jesalmer. Candraprabha-svami temple, Sabha-mandaraka karotaka central ceiling. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karotaka-ceiling of the meghamandapa as well as of the upper storey of the mukhamandapa, and of the upper storey of valanaka have each an impressive central pendant which are somewhat dry for their detailing. The nature and type of the minor ceiling can be adjudged from a Padmaka ceiling located in the trika The mulaprasada and the guchamandapa are in the best formal tradition of that period in this part of the country, seeming though somewhat dry due in part to the texture and pale colouration of the white stone of Sonana employed here. The Sikhara, though not so shapely as at Hammirpur, has jala which, at least on the faces of its mulamanjari or central spire, harks back to the 11th century. Varakana was known as Varakanaka in the late mediaeval times as is gleaned from the hymns of pilgrims and from other hymnic compositions. It was, and still is a famous Jaina tirtha of that region. Kelvada, Abhinandanasvami temple (Plate 2, Kelvada, Udaipur District, has a temple sacred to the fourth Jina Abhinandana, though there is no certainty as to which Jina it originally was dedicated in absence of the original inscriptions and inscribed images in this temple. Stylistically, the temple seems of a date not later than the 15th century. The temple complex consists of a mulaprasada, gudhamandapa, trika and rangamandapa. A nali below the valanaka leads from outside to the threshold of the rangamandapa. The devakulikas had begun to be added but the work was at some point stopped and the surround is today in an incomplete state. The temple (Plate 2) is in the best traditions of the 15th century with most of its typical ornamentation including the madala- modillions beneath the khuracchadya-eve present. The columns of the rangamandapa are slender and graceful. But it is the trika ornavacauki which is the loveliest sight inside the shaped toranas thrown across temple. The peripheral columns of this the columns that form the central octagonal. beautifully proportioned structure are relatively The beauty of the central karotaka-ceiling is simpler. It is the three richly ornate central pairs destroyed by the garish oil paints and the electrically illuminated modern chandelier of columns which determine the dazzling hanging from its central pendant aspect of the composition. And there too, it is Jesalmer, Candraprabha-svami temple (Plates the highly inventive character of the front pair 5-6) which arrests most attention. The singularity of The interior of the temple of Jina the two octagonal pillars of this pair lies in their Candraprabha (which lay close by but to the shafts above the jangha which is fashioned as north-east of the Cintamani) is as glorious as an eight-pointed star with faces made up of its exterior In the available space, seven superimposed and totally articulate belts which doubtless was short, the architect has of tumalapatra-leaves. This imaginative and worked out a mircale, a masterly design of a original design must receive careful attention, very handsome meghamandapa surrounded for its designer must be an artist of profound by closely set devakulikas. The inner sanctum, sensibility in the field of ornate architecture of astonishingly, is of the caturmukha or his times. four-doored conception. The temple was Jesalmer, Cintamani Parsvanatha temple founded in A.D. 1453 and hence is later by 35 Jesalmer, ancient Jaisalmeru, today is years than the Parsvanatha building. But it is famous for its ornate palatial mansions loaded far more ingenious in its plan and more comely with rich and fine carving alongwith the in proportions. The beauty of the delicately worked window and balcony grilles, meghamandapa cannot be adequately as well as for the group of its five late illustrated. However, even the aspects, one mediaeval Jaina temples. Of these temples the such as shown in Plate 5. are sufficiently earliest and the largest, the Cintamani corroborative to the marvel of the design. Its Parsvanatha, is a 52-Jinalaya class of building. richly wrought central karotaka ceiling (Plate The work started on the building in A.D. 1412 6) has an unusual feature of showing 12 and most of the devakulikas were already rasika-rasika mithunas in lieu of the usual added by A.D. 1417 single nayika figures. The central intricate The temple, as usual, has a mulaprasada, a pendant surrounded by lumas looks like the gudhamandapa, a mukhamandapa in lieu of huge cobweb and reminds of the parallel the navacauki, and an ample rangamandapa examples in the Kharatara-vasahi and which, however, looks stunted because it was Purnasimha-vasahi, both of c. A.D. 1437, on built at the same level as of the Ujjayantagiri and here in the Sitalanatha mukhamandapa. A richly decorated torana temple which lies adjascent to the Cintamani confronts the finely rendered mukhacatuski at Parsvanatha temple. the entrance of the temple. (The photographic illustrations in this article The best part of the interior is the are reproduced by the courtesy and assistance rangamandapa with columns that follow the of the American Institute of Indian Studies, mediaeval mould for its design. Its Center for Art & Archaeology. Ramnagar, effectiveness is heightened by the gracefully Varanasi.) Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 The Jain temple is sanctified by the presence of the Jina image. The image of the Tirthankara is the focus of worship by the faithful, approached with reverence, treated almost (but not quite) as a living god. An image which has undergone the ritual consecration is highly venerated and must receive daily worship and care. Such an image is a great responsibility for the guardians of the temple: if the services of a permanent pujari, a temple custodian, are not available the community must make arrangement for the daily attention to the image the ritual bathing, offerings and worship, and the arati ceremony of waving lights before it. HODOD05 9.09.09 12 DE The Jina image is most commonly depicted in a seated position. Usually the full lotus' (padmasana) posture is shown, the right foot on the left knee and the left foot on the right knee, the hands laid in the lap, right over left. The 'half-lotus' posture with the right foot under, not over, the left knee is sometimes seen, more often with images from south India. Although, according to Jain tradition, twenty-one of the twenty-four Tirthankara achieved enlightenment in the standing posture of meditation (kayotsarga), this is not so frequently depicted in Jain iconography. Standing figures are, however, by no means rare: when shown standing the Jina figure is in a natural rather relaxed, position, indicative of meditative detachment, with the feet slightly apart and the arms hanging by the sides. The sculptural convention makes the arms rather long and the shoulders (as with the seated figure) broad. The Digambara image is completely naked in the tradition of Digambara monks): the Svetambara often show the Jina clothed in a simple garment and the image may be adorned with a crown and jewels. Usually, but not always, there is a diamond-shaped, four-petalled Srvatsa symbol on the chest of the Jina image, this symbol and the absence of a dot on the forehead, as well as the total nudity of many Jain images, distinguish these from the Buddha images with which they can sometimes be confused Conventionally the ear lobes are elongated, the hair of the head is carved THE IMAGES OF THE TEMPLE Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ in close stylised curls. Only Rsabha, the first Indra, god of the heavens, to serve the Jina: they venerated in Jain rituals. The siddha, the liberated Tirthankara, is shown with pendent locks of hair: are sometimes explained as originating from the soul, has form but no material substance and is in an account of his renunciation he is said to have principal male and female disciples of the depicted as a blank outline or sometimes as an desisted from pulling out the last locks of hair on Tirthankara. Each Yaksa and Yaksini has his or her empty cut-out shape in a metal sheet. The the intervention of a follower distinctive characteristics and emblems held in Digambara especially, but also the Svetambara, two or more hands. pay great honour to Bahubali, the son of Rsabha The nineteenth Tirthankara, Mallinatha, is belie. who was the first Tirthankara. It is believed that ved Ithough not by the Digambara) to have been a Many other divine beings are depicted in the Jain Bahubali was the first individual to achieve total woman but this is rarely indicted in sculpture. temple but they are, of course, regarded as liberation in the present cycle of time. Although Indeed the conventional representations of the subsidiary to the Tirthankara. The outer wall of a this is not universally accepted, his noble sancity twenty-four Tirthankara may usually only be temple may be adorned with the figures of the ensures the respect of all Jains. He is shown, most distinguished by the accessory emblems and Dikpala, lords of the directions, east, south-east, notably in the great monolithic statue at Sravana figures. Parsva, the twenty-third Tirthankara, has a south and so on, the last two governing the upper Belgola, as standing in such deep meditation that canopy of seven hooded snakes, an allusion to the and lower regions respectively. The nine planets plants are growing over his limbs unheeded. account of his having saved a snake from fire. As are given iconographic form and are usually the immediate predecessor of Mahavira, though depicted as a group, often over the entrance door of The images of a Jain temple are rich, varied and some two and a half centuries earlier, Parsva is a Jain temple. They receive respect in certain Jain beautiful. However the simple figure of the one of the most commonly represented Tirthan- rituals. Particular regard is paid by the Jains to two Tirthankara is the prime focus of Jain worship. In kara in Jain iconography. However, images of the Indian goddesses, Sarasvati, or Sruta-devi, the spite of the austere simplicity of basic Jainism the seventh Tirthankara, Suparsva, also show a goddess of learning, and Laksmi, or Sri, the worshipper's respect can wander nevertheless canopy of snakes (leading sometimes to wrong goddess of wealth. Jains have always placed freely across the regions of the gods. But central to identification of ancient images). Suparsva's emphasis on learning and Sarasvati is honoured the worshipper's faith is the Jina, as an example to canopy has, however, one, five or nine snakes, not on certain days with special devotions and fasting. be followed, not as a donor of gifts or a judge of the seven which is the (almost) invariable She is depicted by the Svetambara riding on a merit and demerit, still less as the awesome bearer number shading the head of Parsva. swan, the Digambara show a peacock. It may seem of divine retribution. In the final resort the at first a little incongruous that a religion of individual has no external gods to grant him or her Clear identification of each several Tirthankara is austerity should honour the Indian goddess of salvation but must strive onward by individual provided by the distinctive emblem on the pedestal wealth. As a largely mercantile community the There are a few variants in these in one or two Jain laity have seen nothing improper in riches it cases the Svetambara and Digambara traditions properly applied and honestly acquired. Indeed the differ. The bull of Rsabha, the deer of Shantinath. Jain temples and charitable foundations show the Parsva's snake (appropriately) and Mahavir's lion, proper application of wealth. Laksmi is especially to give a few examples only, are accepted in both revered at Divali, the festival of Mahavira's traditions. (The full list is conveniently available in nirvana. She appears as the fourth of the fourteen Marett, Jainism Explained, page 84). dreams of Mahavira's mother. The Kalpa Sutra has a beautiful description of her as she appeared in The Jina image will probably be placed in more or the dream, seated on a lotus. The lotus is a less elaborate setting or shrine. It may be seated on particular emblem of Laksmi. a stylised lotus, supported by lions, escorted by elephants, protected by a carved triple umbrella. Often depicted in Jain art and sculpture are the the Dharmacakra, wheel of the law, flanked by two Panca Paramesthin, the five specially revered bulls or two deer, is often shown. Worshippers, beings, the liberated soul, the enlightened soul, musicians and attendants, depicted smaller than the religious teacher, the religious leader and the the main image, throng around. Each Jina may monk. They are commonly depicted as five seated have his attendant Yaksa and Yaksini, male and figures in a group, as on the siddhacakra, a lotusfamale demi-gods, on either side, appointed by shaped disc or other representation which is Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 TEMPLE WORSHIP is the exterior aspect of inner purity: bad, coarse, irrelevant thoughts should be kept away. The surroundings of the image should be kept clean Worship is of two kinds. It can be worship in the and swept. The objects used in worship and offered presence of an image or alternative worship of the before the God should be pure and fresh and good, God without any image. The latter is regarded as a purchased with money honestly earned. Lastly, the higher form of worship but for most people it is ceremonies of worship should not be interrupted valuable to have a physical representation of the or distracted by worldly affairs or cares God before their eyes. It focuses attention and the mind and spirit are immediately directed to the The process of formal worship may be summed up object of worship instead of wandering loosely in ten group of triple actions or considerations around failing to centre in on the object and act of First there is the triple utterance of the word worship. Some deride this as mere idolatry but that nisihi. It symbolises the putting aside of former is to mistake the whole nature of worship of a holy activities. On entering the temple one leaves image. The slump of stone is not itself God but is sacred symbol of the God. The Tirthankara or shrine even the activities concerned with the outer shrine even the act siddha is far beyond our reach, but, in a way temple are set aside. Thirdly, the word marks the difficult to explain in words, the Tirthankara is completion of the physical acts of worship before present in the holy image for the worship of the faithful. The focal point of the temple is the holy Second comes the triple circumambulation of the tion of the image of God and the temple is a place for the image from right to left. Third is the reverence to med reverence to worship of the God the image with folded hands and the words Namo Many ancient writings, and modern ones too, Jainism, with a deep bow and with complete describe the rituals of worship. The rituals put obeisance. Then, as the fourth set of actions, come order and structure into worship, again focusing the three kinds of puja, anga puja with water, the devotions of the faithful. The beauty of the sandalwood paste and flowers, agra puja with words and music, with the beauty of the image and incense, lights, the swastika symbol in rice grains. its setting, inspire in the devotee the beauty of with sweets and with fruit, and bhava puja or religious faith and worship, hence worship should chaitya vandan, worship with songs and prayers be performed with due and proper ceremony, with which follows the others. Then the fifth trio proper preparation and with full understanding consents of contemplation during the puja on three The first requirement for the devotions in the stages of the Tirthankara's lite, childhood, kingship temple is purity. This is a rather vague word. What and the ascetic life. Restraining the gaze from ning the gaze from it means here is first of all actual physical wandering in any of three directions away from the cleanliness of the body and clothes. One should Jina image, and gently brushing tiny creatures to bathe before worship and it is right to keep special safety in threefold action, constitute the sixth and clothes, simple and clean: a dhoti and scarf are seventh. ideal for a man, simple clothing for a woman. This Eighthly, during the prayers and hymns of the chaitya vandan three things should be borne in mind, to enunciate them clearly rather than rushing over them, whilst following the meaning with understanding, and keeping gaze and contemplation on the image. Three mudras, positions of the hands, are appropriate during the chaitya vandan, firstly the ten fingers folded in lotus form, secondly the hands hanging loosely whilst standing, and then the hands brought together, hollow, against the forehead. The tenth point for attention is that the chaitya vandan is followed with triple concentration of mind, voice, action If the previous paragraphs are re-read it will be seen that the ordered tenfold sequence leads the worshippers through from entrance into the temple to reverence of the image, then into the ritual acts and offerings, and lastly into the prayers and hymns and to the conclusion of worship. Jain rituals can be very beautiful and very moving The actions and words become familiar to the devotees so that the whole flows graciously from one stage to the next. Ritual can get mechanical, however and it is necessary to keep the mind fixed on the object and purpose so that the familiar does not degenerate into the mindless repetition of sterile and token obeisance. hymns lead the faithful onwards in spiritual development. These are not the final stages of the spiritual training Beyond a certain stage the Jain will find that he or she has less and less need for external aids to devotion and worship will reach that higher level when the God is present in abstraction, not in physical image. This stage is not, yet, for everyone and the temple and its worship are there to help the aspirant onwards on the path SAM69 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu darzana kI zubha-bhAvanA tIrthakara paramAtmA kI sthApanA nikSepa rUpa jina pratimA ke darzana-pUjana kA eka mAtra dhyeya zrI tIrthakara ke svarUpa ko prApta karanA hai, ata: ghara se prayANa pUrva zrAvaka vicAra kare ki mere devAdhideva rAga-dveSa se mukta bana kara ajarAmara pada ko pAye haiM, ataH saMsAra-bhramaNa ke heta-bhUta rAga va dveSa se mukta banane hetu, sAkSAta tIrthakara ke abhAva meM, jina pratimA hI mere lie parama AdhArabhUta haiM, prabhu-pratimA mere lie to sAkSAt prabha hI hai..! ityAdi zubha-bhAvanAoM se mana ko svAsita kara jina mandira darzanArtha prayANa kI taiyArI kre| jina-mandira yaha parama pavitra sthala hai, ataH rAga ko utpanna karane vAle umdaTaveza kA tyAga karanA cAhiye aura svaccha va zuddhA vastroM ko pahananA caahiye| jisake bAda yadi mAtra darzana hetu hI jAnA ho to darzana ke yogya sAmagrI (vAsakSepa pajA hetu-vAsakSepa, agra pUjA hetU-dhUpa dIpa-akSata nevedya-phala-rupaye Adi) sAtha meM le jAveM aura yadi prabhu-pUjA ke lie jAnA ho to pUjA ke yogya svaccha aura sundara kapar3e pahanakara pUjA kI sAmagrI (kesara, caMdana, kaTorI, dhUpa, dIpa, nevedya, phala, phUla, cAvala, AgI kI sAmagrI-varaka, bAdalA, AbhUSaNa ityAdi) yathA zakti sAtha meM lekara jaaveN| kesara, caMdana, dhUpa-dIpa kI sAmagrI to mandira meM hotI hI hai phira ghara se le jAne kA kyA prayojana? zrAvaka ko maMdira meM rahI kesara Adi sAmagrI se prabha-pUjA karanA yogya nahIM hai| prabhu kI dravya-pajA to dhanAdi para kI macchA ko utArane ke lie hI hai, ataH vaha macchAM tabhI utara sakatI hai, jaba zrAvaka apane sva-dravya se prabhu pUjA kre| svayaM kI zakti hote hue bhI maMdira meM rahI sAmagrI athavA anya vyakti ko sAmagrI se prabhu-pUjA karanA, yaha to sva-zakti ko chupAne kI hI pravRtti hai, jisake phalasvarUpa dhanAdi dravya kI macchA utarane ke bajAya bar3hane kI hI hai| sAra yahI hai ki yadi mokSa kI tIvra utkaMThA ho aura dhanAdi kI macchA utAranI ho to sva-sAmagrI se hI prabha pajA karanI caahie| yadi svayaM zakti-hIna ho to maMdira ke anya kAryAdi karake bhI vyakti prabha-bhakti kA lAbha le sakatA hai, ataH zrAvaka ko yathAzakti prabha-pUjA meM sva dravya ko kharca kara hI lAbha lenA caahiye| jina maMdira vidhi -muni vinoda vijaya www.jaire Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jina mandira darzana tathA praveza-vidhi zrAvaka apane ghara se nikalane ke bAda mArga meM yatanA pUrvaka ( jIva rakSA, IryA samiti pAlana) tathA zubha bhAvoM se bhAvita hotA huA Age bar3he aura jyoMhI dUra se jina mandira kA zikhara dikhAI de, tyoMhI ullasita hRdaya se mastaka jhukAte hue 'namo jiNANaM' bole| maMdira ke nikaTa Ate Ate to sAMsArika vicAroM kA bhI tyAga kara de, aura jyoMhI jina mandira ke mukhya dvAra meM praveza kareM, tyoMhI uccAraNa pUrvaka nisIhI' bole| ina 'nisIhI' ke dvArA vyakti sAMsArika samasta pravRttiyoM ke tyAga kA niyama karatA hai| isa 'nisIhi' bolane ke bAda mandira meM kisI bhI prakAra kI bAtacIta na kare aura prabhu bhakti ke atirikta saMsAra ke vicAra bhI na kreN| pradakSiNA va mukhya dvAra praveza jina mandira meM praveza ke bAda bAyIM ora se (mUla gaMbhAre ke cAroM ora) ratnatrayI kI prApti hetu tIna pradakSiNA deN| pradakSiNA ke antargata yadi jina mandira sambandhI pujArI Adi ko sUcanA karanI ho to sUcanA kareM aura usake bAda mukhya gaMbhAre ke dvAra para punaH 'nisIhI' bole| isa 'nimIhI' dvArA mandira sambandhI kAryoM kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai| usake bAda prabhu ke darzana hone ke sAtha hI mastaka jhukAkara, 'hAtha jor3akara zubha bhAvapUrvaka, prabhu ke guNoM kI tathA AtmadoSa ko prakaTa karane vAlI stutiyoM dvArA prabhu kI stAvanA kreN| taduparAMta yadi mAtra darzanArtha hI Aye ho to zuddha vastradhArI zrAvaka aSTapaTaka mukhakoza bA~dha prabhujI kI vAsakSepa pUjA kare, usake bAda agrapUjA kara caityavaMdana karanA caahiye| aura yadi prabhu prajA kare, usake bAda agrapUjA kara caityavaMdana karanA caahiye| aura yadi prabhu-pUjA hetu Aye ho to pUjA ke yogya sAmagrI ko taiyAra karanA caahiye| prabhu-pUjA ke pUrva apane bhAla para tilaka karanA cAhiye (tilaka hetu prabhu-pUjA se atirikta kaiMsara kA upayoga kare) bhAla para tilaka kara pUjaka prabhu kI AjJA ko sira para car3hAtA hai| - prabha sanmukha bolI jAne vAlI kucha stutiyAM darzanaM devadevasya darzanaM pApanAzanam / darzanaM svargasopAnam, darzanaM mokSasAdhanam / / 1 / / kamaThe dharaNendre ca svocitaM karma kurvati / prabhustulyamanovRttiH, pArzvanAthaH zriye stuvaH / / 2 / / AdimaM pRthivInAtha - mAdimaM niSparigraham / AdimaM tIrthanAthaM ca RSabhasvAminaM stumaH / / 3 / / arhanto bhagavanta indra mahitAH siddhAzca siddhisthatAH / AcAryA jinazAsanAnnatikarAH, pUjyA upAdhyayakAH zrI siddhAntasupAThakA munivarA ratnatrayArAdhakAH paJcai te parameSThinaH pratidinaM kurvantu vo maMgalam / / 4 / / sarasa shaantisudhaarssaagrm| 'zucitaraM guNaratnamahAgaram / bhavikakabodhici pratidinaM praNamAmi jinezvaram / / 5 / / - Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMga-pUjA vidhiH pUjA samaya nimnokta dohA boleM 8 hRdaya pUjA hRdaya kamala upazama bale, bAlyA rAga ne ross| je dRSTi prabhudarzana kare, te dRSTi ne paNa dhanya che, je jIbha jinavarane stave, te jIbhane paNa dhanya che, pIye mudA vANI sudhA, te karNayagane nita dhanya che, tuja nAma maMtra vizada dhare, te hRdayane nita dhanya che||6|| suNyA haze pUjyA haze, nirakhyA haze paNa ko kSaNe, he! jagat baMdhu! cittamA, dhAryA nahi bhaktipaNe; janmyo prabhu te kAraNe, duHkha pAtra hU~ saMsAramA, hA! bhakti te phalatI nathI je bhAva shuunyaacaarmaa||7|| hima dahe vana khaMDa ne hRdaya-tilaka sNtoss|| prabha jI ko sparza kara,kI jAtI haI pUjA aMga-pUjA kahalatI zItala guNa jehamA rahola,zItala prabhu mukha aMga hai| jala-caMdana-kesara-puSpa tathA AbhUSaNa Adi dvArA prabhujI kI Atma zItala karavA bhaNI, pUjA arihA aNg|| aMga-pUjA kI jAtI hai| candana-pUjA ba aMga-racanA ke bAda prabhujI kI kesara se navAgI pUjA kreN| navAgI pUjA karate samaya nimnokta dohe boleMprabhajI ke mukhya gabhAre meM praveza pUrva hI aSTapaTaka vAlA makhakoza / bAMdhanA caahiye| sarvaprathama pratimAjI para rahe puSpoM ko utAra kara | caraNAMguSTa puujaa| jalabharI saMpaTa patramA, yugalika nr-puurjt| mora pichI se yatanApUrvaka prabhAjanA karatI caahiye| usake bAda RSabha caraNa aMguThaDe, dAyaka bhava jala aNt||| kAra ke svaccha va chAne hue jala se prabhajI kA abhiSeka karanI 2 jAnu puujaacaahiye| jalAbhiSeka ke bAda gata dina kI AMgI (baraka-kesarAdi) jAna bale kAusagga rahyA, bicaryA deza videsh| ko sApha karanA caahiye| prabhujI ke kisI bhAga meM kemara Adi raha khar3A khar3A kevala laghu, pUjo jAna nresh|| gayA ho to use bahuta hI komala hAtha se va dhIre dhIre se sApha karanA 3 hastakAMDa puujaacaahiye| lokAMtika vacane karI, varasyA varasI daan| sAmanyataH kesara Adi ke sApha ho jAne para dadha Adi / kara-kAMDe prabhu-pUjanA, pUjo bhavi bhumaan|| paJcAmRta se prabhajI kA harSollAsa ke sAtha prakSAlana karanA 4 skaMdha puujaacaahiye| prakSAlana samaya apane zubha-bhAvoM ko vyakta karane vAle mAna gayaM doya aMsathI, dekhI vIrya anNt| nimnokta dohe bhI bole bhUjA bale bhavajala taryA, pUjo khaMdha mhNt|| jala-pUjA jagate karoM, mela anAdi vinaash| 5 sira-zikhara pUjAjala-pajA phala maja hojo. mAgo ema prabha paas|| siddhazilA gaNa ujalI, lokAte bhgvNt| jJAna kalaza bharI AtamA, samatA rasa bhrpuur| 'basiyA' teNe kAraNa bhavi, zira zikhA puurjt|| zrI jinane navarAMvatA karma thAye ckcr|| 6 bhAla pUjA tIrthaMkara pada puNyathI, tribhavana jala sevNt| dudha Adi paJcAmRta se prakSAlana ke bAda pana: jala se tribhavana-tilaka samA prabhu, bhAla tilaka jyvNt|| prakSAlana kreN| itanA khyAla meM rakkheM kinhavaNa kA jala bhami para 7 kaMTha pUjAidhara-udhara bikhare nahIM aura paira meM Ave nhiiN| isa hetu bAlTI sola prahara prabhu dezanA, kaThe vivara vrtul| Adi kI samucita vyavasthA pUrva se hI kara deN| madhura dhvani suranara sune, tiNe gale tilaka aml|| nAbhi pUjA ratnatrayI guNa ujalI, sakala suguNa vishraam| nAbhi kamalanI pUjanA, karatA avicala dhaam|| isa prakAra bhaktirasapUrNa hRdaya se uparokta athavA pUrvAcArya kRta anya stutiyoM dvArA prabhu kI stavanA karane ke bAda prabha kI chadyasthAvasthA, kevalI, avasthA tathA siddhAvasthA kA bhAvana karanA caahiye| mandira meM rahe samasta jina-bimboM kI pUjA karane ke bAda punaH mUla-nAyaka athavA anya jina-bimba ke samakSa agra-pUjA karanI caahiye| (agra-pUjA samaya mandira meM isa prakAra baiThe ki jisase dUsaroM ko Ane-jAne meM takalIpha na ho aura apanI ekAgratA meM bhI bhaMga na ho) SKAR Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 agra pUjA vidhiH prabhu ke sanmukha dhUpa-dIpa-akSata Adi dravya padArthoM se kI jAtI huI pUjA agra-pUjA kahalAtI hai| agra-pUjA kA krama nimna prakAra se hai 1. dhUpa pUjA dhUpa-pUjA sugaMdhita dhUpa ko jalAkara prabhujI kI karanI caahiye| dravya-pUjA svadravya se karanI cAhiye, ataH dhUpa Adi bhI apanA hI laaveN| yadi svayaM kI zakti na ho athavA dhUpa nahIM lAye ho to itanA dhyAna rakkheM ki yadi dhUpa-dAnI meM agarabattI jala rahI ho to naI nahI jalAveM / dhUpa pUjA ke samaya nimna dohA boleM dhyAna ghaTA pragaTAvIye, vAma nayana jina dhuup| micchata durgaMdha dUra Tale, pragaTe Atma svarUpa / / dhUpa-pUjA ke bAda 2. dIpaka-pUjA: zuddha ghI ke dIpaka ko jalAkara dIpaka pUjA kareM dIpaka-pUjA ke samaya nimna dohA boleN| bravya-dIpa suvivekathI, karatA duHkha hoya bhAva dIpa pragaTa hue, bhAsita lokA-loka dIpaka-pUjA kI samApti ke bAda dIpaka ko isa prakAra DhaMka deM ki dIpaka bhI jalatA rahe aura usameM anya sUkSma jantu bhI na gireN| usake bAda 3 akSata pUjA: kaMkar3a Adi se rahita tathA akhaMDa akSata se svastika Adi kI racanA kara akSata pUjA kreN| akSata athavA cAvala akSata pUjA kA dhyeya AtmA ko akSaya pada prApta karAne kA hai| akSata zabda akSaya-pada kA sUcaka hai| akSata dvArA kI gaI (svastika kI racanA svastika kI racanA kara vyakti paramAtmA ke samakSa apanA Atma-darda prastuta karatA hai| svastika ke cAra pakSa (devamanuSya- tiryaJca va naraka) cAra gati ke sUcaka hai| usake Upara kI gaI tIna DhagaliyA~ samyagjJAna-samyagdarzana va samyagcAritra rUpa ratnatrayI kI sUcaka haiM tathA sabase Upara ardha candrAkAra kI AkRti siddhi-zilA tathA usake Upara akSata zreNI siddha bhagavaMtoM kI haiN| sUcaka isake dvArA sAdhaka paramAtmA se prArthanA karatA hai ki hai paramAtman! isa cAra -gati rUpa bhayaMkara saMsAra meM anAdi kAla se maiM bhaTaka rahA huuN| ApakI isa pUjA dvArA mujhe ratnatrayI kI prApti ho, ki jisake pAlana se maiM bhI siddhi gati ko prApta kara saMsAra se mukta bana jAU~ / phra svastika racanA samaya uparokta bhAva ko vyakta karane vAle dohe: cihna gati bhramaNa saMsAra mAM, janma maraNa jaMjAla / aSTa karma nivAravA, mAguM mokSa phala sAra / / akSata-pUjA karatA thakA, saphala karUM avtaar| phala mAMgu prabhu Agale, tAra-tAra muja taar|| darzana jJAna cAritranA, ArAdhanathI sAra / siddha - zilAnI upare, ho muja vAsa zrIkAra / / uparokta bhAva pUrvaka akSata-pUjA ke bAda naivedya-pUjA: anAdi kAla se AtmA meM rahI huI AhAra kI mUcchoM ko utArane ke dhyeya se naivedya-pUjA karane kI hai| naivedya arthAt mevA-miSTAna ityAdi / svastikAdi ke Upara naivedya rakha kara naivedya pUjA karanI caahiye| naivedya ke samaya nimnoktara dohA boleM-pUjA aNAhArI para meM karNA, viggahaIya anNt| dUra karI te dIjiyeM, aNAhArI shiv-sNt| bhAvArtha::-AtmA eka gati se dUsarI gati meM jAte samaya yadi vigrata gati meM gaI hove taba (mAtra eka do yA tIna samaya) sampUrNa AhAra kA tyAga karatI hai, arthAt vigraha-gati ke sivAya samastakAla meM AtmA AhAra grahaNa karatI hI hai, isa stuti dvArA pUjaka paramAtmA se yaha prArthanA karatA hai ki he paramAtmA! vigraha gati ke antargata to maiMne anaMtabAra aNAhArI avasthA ko prApta kI hai, parantu yaha kSaNika avasthA to merI AtmA ko kaise Ananda de sakatI hai, ataH usa aNAhArI avasthA ko chor3akara zAzvata mokSa rUpa aNAhArI avasthA mujhe pradAna kreN| phala pUjA : naivedya-pUjA ke bAda aMga-pUjA kI aMtima pUjA phala-pUjA hai| agra pUjA kI samApti samaya phala kI yAcanA svarUpa yaha pUjA hai| sugaMdhI, tAje va kImatI phaloM se phala-pUjA kara paramAtmA se sarva anuSThAna ke phala rUpa-pada aura tatsAdhaka saMyama rUpa phala kI yAcanA karane kI hai| indrAdika- -pUjA maNI, phala lAve dharI rAga / puruSottama pUjA karI, mAMge ziva phala tyAga / / cAmara va nRtya pUjA: aSTa prakArI pUjA kI samApti ke bAda pUjaka kA hRdaya harSa se bhAva-vibhora ho uThatA hai, ataH usa bhakti bhAva se pUjaka kA deha bhI nAca uThatA hai| 'muktithI adhika tuja bhakti muja mana vazI'-bhAva ko vyakta karane vAlI cAmara va nRtya pUjA karanI caahiye| mastaka jhukA kara cAmara vijhate hue nRtya sahita yaha pUjA karanI caahiye| www.img Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tattvArtha zraddhANaM samagradarzanam paMca parameSThi 1. arihaMta 2, siddha 3. AcArya 4. upAdhyAya 5. sAdha sAta kSetra aMga va agra pUjA kI samApti svarUpa AratI tathA maMgala-dIpaH anaMta upakArI zrI tArthakara paramAtmA kI atyaMta ullAsapUrvaka aMga va agra svarUpa aSTa prakArI pajA kI samApti ke bAda bhAva-maMgala kI prApti heta AratI va maMgala dIpa karanA caahie| AratI samaya bole jAne vAle dohe: jaya-jaya AratI Adi jiNaMdA, nAbhirAyA marudevI ko naMdA; jy0||||| pahelI AratI pUjA kIje, narabhava pAmIne lAho lIje. jy0||||| dUsarI AratI dIna - dayAlA, dhalevA nagaramA jaga ajavAlA: jy0||3|| tIsarI AratI tribhavana - devA, suranara indra kare terI sevA. jaya011411 cauthI AratI caugati care, mana vAMchita phala zivasukha pare. jy0||5|| paMcamI AratI puNya upAyA, malacanda rikhava gaNa gAyA. jy0||6|| 1. jina pratimA 2. jina maMdira 3. jinANama 4. sAdhu 5. sAdhva 6, zrAvaka 7, zrAvikA caubIsa tIrthaMkara 1. zrI AdinAtha 4. zrI abhinaMdana 7. zrI supArzvanAtha 10. zrI zItalanAtha 13. zrI vimala nAtha 16. zrI zAntinAtha 19. zrI mallInAtha 22. zrI neminAtha 2. zrI ajinAtha 5, zrI sumatinAtha 8. zrI candraprabha 11. zrI zreyAMsa nAtha 13. zrI anaMtanAtha 17. zrI kuMthunAtha 20. zrI muni suvrata svAmi 23. zrI pArzvanAtha 3. zrI saMbhavanAtha 6. zrI zrI padmaprabhu 9. zrI suvidhinAtha 12. zrI vAsupUjya svAmi 15. zrI dharmanAtha 18. zrI aranAtha 21. zrI naminAtha 24. zrI mahAvIra svAmi : maMgala dIpa ke dohe: paMca kalyANaka I. olirauljvja 2. janma kalyANa 3. dIkSA kalyANaka 4. kevala jJAna kalyANaka 5 mokSa kalyANa nava tattva 1. jIva 2, ajIva 3. puNya 4. pApa 5. Asrava 6. saMvara . nirjarA 8, baMdha 9. mokSa dIvA re dIvo prabhu maMgalika dIvA, AratI utAro ne baha ciraMjIvo. sohAmaNI ghera parva dIvAlI. ambara khele amarA bAlI. dIpAla bhaNe aNe kula ajuAlI, bhAve bhagate vighana nivArI. dIpAla bhaNe aNe kalikAle, AratI utArI rAjA kamAra pAle. ama ghera maMgalika tama ghera maMgalika, maMgalika catarvidha saMghane hojo. dIvo re dIvo.... 45. Agama 11-aMga, 12-upAMga, 6-cheda sUtra, 4-mUla sUtra, 10-payannA, 44-anuyoga dvAra, 45-nNdisuutr| arlorary.or Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Education internationa jaina sthApatya aura zilpa Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAla para gaharAI se dRSTipAta karane se bhArata kA sAMskRtika itihAsa bhavya guphAmaMDapoM, maMdiroM aura zilpoM ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai| yaha itihAsa hamAre dharma, saMskRti, mAnava jIvana kI bhAvanA, zraddhA, mAnyatA aura rUr3hiyoM kI jhAMkI prastuta karatA hai| - prAcIna kAla ke vaidika, jaina aura bauddha dharmoM ke avazeSa hameM deza meM hI nahIM apitu bRhattara bhArata jAvA, sumAtrA, barmA Adi meM bhI dezakAla aura zailI ke anurUpa pUjA yogya sundara maMdiroM aura bhagna lekina bhavya khaMDaharoM ke rUpa meM dikhAI dete haiN| inheM dekhane se mAlUma hotA hai ki sabhI dharmoM ke samaya-samaya para apanI sthApatya aura zilpa-zailiyoM se eka dUsare ko prabhAvita kiyA hai| phira bhI dhArmika mAnyatA, vicAroM aura tatvoM ke anusAra apanI-apanI vizeSatAe~ kAyama rakhI haiM jo unake adhyayana se samajha meM A sakatI haiM varanA sthApatyoM aura zilpoM ke sAmAnya rUpa ko dekhakara unheM alaga karanA kaThina hai| jaina dharma ne vaidikoM aura bauddhoM ke sAtha-sAtha svatantra rUpa se bhI apanI dhArmika mAnyatA aura bhAvanA ke anurUpa sthApatya aura zilpa kA nirmANa kiyA hai| hama yahA~ unakI vizeSatAoM para vicAra kreNge| prAcIna nagara :- prAcIna jaina sAhitya meM kauzambI, campA, vaizAlI, zrAvastI Adi kaI nagaroM kA ullekha milatA hai| kaI nagaroM ke avazeSa bhI hamAre sAmane haiN| ye avazeSa prAcIna sthApatyoM aura mAnava jIvana ke mUlyoM kI jhAMkI prastuta karate haiN| uttara pradeza ke balarAmapura gA~va ke pAsa zrAvastI nagara ke avazeSa vidyamAna haiM jo Aja saheTha-maheTha ke nAma se jAne jAte haiN| bhAratIya purAtatva vibhAga ke anusAra yahA~ bauddha aura jaina dharma pracalita the| Aja bhI jaina aura bauddha donoM ise pUjya mAnate haiN| jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra zrI saMbhavanAtha jI aura zrI candraprabhu jI ina donoM tIrthakaroM kI yaha janmabhUmi hai| zrI saMbhavanAtha jI kA maMdira Aja bhI vahA~ maujUda hai| stUpaH stUpoM kA nAma sunate hI hamAre mana meM bauddhoM kI yAda AtI hai aura sAMcI, bharahuta, amarAvatI, nAgArjuna, koNDA Adi ke stUpa hamAre smRti paTala para A jAte haiN| lekina mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIle se nikale bauddha stUpa ke avazeSa use jaina stUpa hone kI saMbhAvanA prakaTa karate haiN| yahA~ kI choTI-bar3I sabhI zilpAkRtiyA~ sarAhanIya haiN| guphA maMDapa :- mAnava-bhAvanA ke maMdira, guphA maMDapa bhArata bhara meM jagaha-jagaha dekhe jA sakate haiN| bauddha, jaina aura vaidika dharma ke pathadarzana ke sAtha-sAtha usa samaya kI sthApatya kalAoM kA bhI ijahAra karate haiN| ur3IsA meM bhuvanezvara ke pAsa udayagirI, khaNDagirI kI prAcIna jaina guphAe~ sthApatya kI dRSTi se mahatvapUrNa haiN| yahA~ kI do maMjilI rAnI guphA sthApatya kI anokhI misAla hai| isa guphA kI dIvAroM para banI kalAkRtiyAM citrAkRSaka haiN| maMdira:- prAcIna kAla se lekara vaidika aura jaina dharma ke gaganacumbI zikharoM vAle manohara maMdira jagaha-jagaha najara Ate haiN| koI ati prAcIna khaNDahara hai to koI surakSita suMdara pUjA yogya maMdira, jo apane samaya ke rAjyAzraya, loka-bhAvanA, bhavya sthApatya aura zilpa zailiyoM kI yazogAthA kahate hue hamAre sAmane prastuta haiN| vaidika sthApatya ke mUrdhanya maMdira, bhuvanezvara, koNArka, khajurAho, bhor3herA, vailUra, AIhole, pattAdikala, mahAbalIpuram Adi haiN| jaina dharma ke prabhAvazAlI maMdira zatruMjaya, giranAra, AbU, rANakapura, sevAr3I, sirohI, osiyA, ghANerAva aura gomatezvara Adi haiN| yahA~ kucha mahatvapUrNa jaina tIrthoM aura maMdira kI saMkSipta sI-jhAMkI prastuta kI jAtI haiN| zatruMjaya:- zatruMjaya parvata kI zikhAoM para kabhI Upara kabhI nIce pahAr3oM kI choTI-choTI caTTAnoM para kiloM meM surakSita saikar3oM choTe-bar3e zikharoM para U~cI-U~cI dhvajAe~ phaharAtI haiN| isa dharmanagarI ko prabhAta ke halke dhuMdhale vAtAvaraNa meM koI U~ce sthAna se dekhe to havA meM ur3atI huI indrapurI-sI mAlUma hotI hai| gurjara sthApatya zailI ke sAtha mugala sthApatya kA prabhAva bhI yahA~ lakSita hotA hai| caukone zikharoM ke Upara cAroM ora kI arddha prasphuTita zikharoM se mukhyazikhara kI zobhA bar3hatI hai| zikhara aura AmlAsAra ke bIca cAroM ora mAnava yA yakSoM ke cehare bane haiN| zikharoM ke bIca ke bhAga meM siMha kI mUrtiyA~ sthApita haiN| ye zobhA ke lie ho yA dhArmika mAnyatA ke lie hoM pratyeka vaidika-jaina maMdira meM dekhe jA sakate haiN| U~ce aura sundara kalAkRti vAle tAMbA, pItala yA cAMdI ke pAtroM se mar3he hue dhvaja daMDa ke Upara lagI lambI dhvajAe~ jaina maMdiroM kI mukhya vizeSatA hai| For Private & Personal Line Oply 23 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ interGINE ELLINSIDE KolapDTABRAPRADESH HRIES STATION girinAra :-duniyA meM babbara zeroM kA ghara arthAt girI ke ghane jaMgala aura vahAM khar3A girinAra parvata, zatrujaya se sau mIla dUra hai| usake Upara bane jaina maMdira atyanta saMdara aura kalAtmaka haiN| maMdira meM bhagavAna neminAtha padamAsana mudrA meM virAjamAna haiN| isa maMdira kA jIrNodvAra terahavIM zatI meM huA thaa| isakA maMDapa caukonA hai| vastupAla, tejapAla kA banavAyA huA bhagavAna mallinAtha kA suMdara maMdira bhI yahA~ haiN| AbU:-rAjasthAna, gujarAta kI sImA para khar3e girirAja AbU ke manohara dRzya darzakoM ko Azcarya meM DAla dete haiN| gyArahavIM zatI meM seTha vimalazAha ke banavAye jaina maMdiro ke saMgamaramara raMgamaMDapa ke gumbajoM meM sundara jhammara, usake Upara kaI prakAra kI DijAinoM meM nirmita solaha vidyA deviyoM kI AkarSaka matiyA~, utkRSTa zilA vAle raMgamaMDapa ke khaMbhe Adi kalA vaibhava aura prakRti ke vAtAvaraNa ko dekhakara mAnava ko aisA mahasama hotA hai| ki he prbho| agara tU kahIM hai to yahI hai| yahIM hai| Enical Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rANakapura jaina maMdira:- rAjasthAna ke mevAr3a pradeza meM sAdar3I ke pAsa rANakapura Adijinezvara kA caumukhajI maMdira hai| isa prakAra kI racanA hameM kevala jaina maMdiroM meM hI milatI hai| kAraNa, jaina vicAradhArA meM kevalI tIrthaMkara caumukhI jaga-kalyANaka vANI kI prabhAvanA karate haiM to indra unake lie samavazaraNa kI racanA karate haiN| yahA~ eka parvatAkAra uccAsana para cAra dizAoM meM mukha kara ke yA alaga-alaga tIrthaMkaroM kI cAra mUrtiyA~ rakhI jAtI haiN| isalie yahAM mukhya maMdira ke cAra dvAra banAe jAte haiM aura sabhI maMdiroM kI racanA ho jAtI haiN| catuSkoNIyaH- cAroM aura ghUmatI dIvAra ke sAtha-sAtha zikharoM vAlI devakulikAe~ haiN| cAroM dizAoM meM cAra praveza haiM jo hameM sIdhe caumukhI jI ke maMdira meM le jAte haiN| cAra konoM meM zikharabaddha cAra maMdira haiN| yahAM gumbaja vAle 29 kakSa haiN| ye kakSa 420 khaMbhoM para khar3e haiM pratyeka khaMbhe kI DijAina alaga-alaga hai| phira bhI yaha maMdira saMtulita sthApatya kA eka suMdara namUnA hai| dharaNazAha aura ratnazAha kA banavAyA huA gaganacumbI suMdara zikhara vAlA yaha jaina maMdira dekhane yogya hai| yaha caumukhI maMdira mukhya maMdira kI cAroM dizAoM aura pravezadvAra- jharokhoM se suzobhita haiN| zikhara para aura choTe bar3e zikhara ke AvaraNa lage haiN| jAlIdAra DijAineM bhI yahA~ najara AtI haiN| cAroM konoM para Upara taka jAne vAle devagavAkSa najara Ate haiN| amlAsAra aura zikhara ke bIca cAroM dizAoM meM yakSa ke mukha haiN| sabase Upara ke jharokhe para sihAkRtiyA~ banAI gaI haiN| raMgamaMDapa ke khaMbhe belabUTe, bhUmitimaya pakSiyoM kI AkRtiyA~, vividha prakAra kI DijAinoM se bharapUra haiN| vaise yahA~ kI chateM bhI kalAmaya haiN| mukhya maMdira ke bAhara kI dIvAroM para deva deviyA~, yakSa-yakSiNiyoM aura kAyotsarga mudrA meM sAdhu yA tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyA~ sapramANa suMdara bhAva mudrAe~, AbhUSaNa aura dUsare upakaraNoM ke sAtha zilpakalA kI suMdara zailI prakaTa karatI hai| gomatezvara :- dakSiNa bhArata ke caMdragiri aura iMdragirI ke bIca zramaNa belagolA meM gomatezvara arthAt bAhubalI kI kAyotsarga mudrA meM eka hI patthara se 56 phITa kI vizAlakAya pratimA bhAratIya zilpa kalA kA suMdara udAharaNa hai| khujarAho:- nauvIM, dasavIM zatI ke caMdela rAjAoM ke rAjyakAla meM zilpa- mahArathiyoM ke hAtha se bane hindU aura jaina sampradAyoM ke maMdira apanI zailI meM sthApatya kalA kI parAkASThA haiN| eka Der3ha mIla ke kSetra meM bane vividhamatoM ke choTe-bar3e tIsa maMdira haiM, jinase hameM lagatA hai ki caMdela rAjAoM kI vahA~ pravRtti sarvadharmamatoM meM samabhAva kI rahI hogii| jaina sampradAya ke yahA~ chaha maMdira haiN| zrI pArzvanAtha kA maMdira kalA kA suMdara namUnA hai| isakA zikhara prAyaH anya sampradAyoM ke samAna jaisA haiN| lekina anya maMdiroM meM chajje bAhara nikAle gae haiM jo isa maMdira meM nahIM hai| maMdira kI bAharI dIvAreM suMdara zilpAyojanoM se saMbalita haiN| isa kSetra meM ghaMTAI jaina maMdira ke avazeSa sthApatya kalA ke suMdara udAharaNa haiN| isake khaMbhoM kI zilpakArI ati suMdara hai| citaur3agar3ha:- i:- rAjasthAna meM mevAr3a ke vikhyAta citaur3agar3ha ke Upara banA jaina maMdira ke sAmane kIrti stambha sthApatya kalA kA suMdara namUnA hai| 30 phuTa U~ce isa kalAmaya staMbha kI ATha maMjileM haiN| Upara jAte hue yaha maMjileM kahIM caur3I to kahIM saMkarI ho jAtI haiN| sabhI maMjiloM ke bAhara kI dIvAreM sthApatya aura suMdara zilpakArI se paripUrNa haiN| Upara Akhira meM khaMbhoM para banA manohara vizrAmagRha hai| pahalI maMjila para bAhara kI ora kAyotsarga mudrA meM banI tIrthaMkara kI pratimA aura usakI donoM ora yakSoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| usake Upara ke bhAga meM padmAsana mudrA meM tIrthaMkaroM kI choTI mUrtiyoM kI mAlA banI huI hai| kIrti stambha, vijaya stambha aura rudramAla Adi ko dekhakara lagatA hai ki hamArI dharmabhAvanA aura kalA pradarzana kevala maMdira sthApatyoM ke rUpa meM hI nahIM apitu anya rUpoM meM bhI upalabdha haiN| sumaMta zAha 25 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rANakapura saujanya - zrI jaina saMgha sAdar3I-zrI Atmavallabha jaina sevAmaMDala sAdar3I (raannkpr)| Jan Educaton International For Prvie & Personal use only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna-mAMgA vArSika yAtrA vidhivata prArambha huii| guru vallabha ke isa kAMgar3A prApta itihAsa se patA calatA hai ki kaTauca rAjavaMza tIrtha kI zobhA meM abhivRddhi karane tathA tIrthodvAra ke anekoM zatAbdiyoM taka jainadharma kA zraddhAlu rhaa| rAjA rupacaMdra, rAjA mahatvapUrNa kAryakrama sampanna hue| aneka mahAna vibhUtiyoM, nareMdracaMdra, rAjA saMsAracaMdra jaise pratApI rAjA jina bhakti karate bhAgyazAlI mahAnubhAvoM ne apane yogadAna se isa mahAn tIrtha kI rhe| rAjA rupacaMdra ne to nagarakoTa kAMgar3A meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sevA kii| itihAsajJa zrI agaracaMda nAhaTA na bIkAnera ke apane saMdara maMdira bhI banAvAyA tathA usane zatrajaya tIrtharAja ke jJAna-bhaMDAra se, kAMgar3A tIrtha sambandhI anekoM mahatvapUrNa darzana-heta abhigraha dhAraNa karake apane prANoM kA bhI balidAna aitihAsika patra khoja nikAle, jinase patA calA ki pUrvakAla meM kara diyaa| kAMgar3A nagara meM pAMca jaina maMdiroM kA honA, jainoM ke mahAmanirAja tathA vizAla yAtrA saMgha isa pAvana tIrthadhAma kI gaurava kA sAkSI hai| kAMgar3A jaina nagarI kahalAtI thii| rAjA evaM yAtrA ke lie Ate rahe tathA isa ke sauMdarya evaM itihAsa ujagAra prajA para jainadharma kI gaharI chApa thii| parantu bhAgya kI viDambanA! karate rhe| sabhA kAMgar3A tIrtha kA zrRMgAra, prabha AdinAtha kI vartamAna vizAla ina patroM tathA "vijJapti-triveNI" jaise mahA-nibaMdha se pratimA, krUra kAla ke hAthoM se bacI rhii| eka brAhmaNa-pujArI spaSTa hai ki kAMgar3A tIrtha pAMDava kAla meM, kaTIcavaMza ke zUravIra parivAra cirakAla taka bhairavadeva ke rUpa meM taila-siMdUra se isake rAjA zrI suzacaMdra ke kara-kamaloM se kilA kAMgar3A meM sthApita pratimA kA pUjana karatA rhaa| aMtata: bhAgyodaya se guruvallabha ne huA aura mUlanAyaka bhagavAna AdinAtha vedikA para zobhAyamAna ise khoja nikAlA aura san 1923 meM hoziyArapura se vizAla hue| bhagavAna zrI neminAtha ke parama upAsaka hone ke kAraNa thI yAtrA saMgha ke sAtha, isa tIrtha ke baMda dvAra kholane kA gaurava prApta saza caMdra ne zrI neminAtha kI adhiSTAyikA mAtA ambikA ko kiyaa| 'vaMde yugAdi jinavarama-Atma-vallabha sdgurum'| 'jaya jina maMdira se saMlagna vedikA para virAjamAna kara apanI kuladevI bhagavatI cakrezvarI ambike mAtezvarI' kI dhvani se AkAza ga~ja ke rUpa meM mAnyatA pradAna kii| utthaa| guru vallabha aura kAMgar3A tIrtha -zAntilAla nAhara itihAsa pratyeka saMsthA kI jIvana-jhAMkI hai| ata: itihAsa kI khoja aura surakSA parama Avazyaka hai| san 1916 meM mAnya itihAsavida zrI muni jina vijaya jI ne pATana ke bhaMDAra se, kAMgar3A tIrtha ke vizAla aitihAsika-patra "vijJaptitriveNI' ko khoja nikAlA aura pustakAkAra meM use prakAzita kiyaa| san 1923 meM, zraddheya jainAcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI, isa pustaka ko par3ha kara, lapta-prAya kAMgaDA mahAtIrtha ko pana: prakAza meM lAye aura samAja ke pratiSThita mahAnubhAvoM tathA mahAsabhA paMjAba ke mAdhyama se tIrthodvAra meM saMlagna hue| san 1949 meM kAMgar3A tIrtha kI Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 pAvana tIrtha zrI hastinApura nirmala kumAra jaina prAtaH smaraNIya kalikAla kalpatarU yugavIra jainAcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. ne uttarI bhArata ke apane zrAvakoM ko pAvana tIrtha zrI hastinApura jI ke aitihAsika evaM dhArmika mahatvoM kA bodha karAte hue isa pavitra bhUmi ke jIrNoddhAra evaM vyApaka vistAra ke lie saupadeza diyA thaa| jisake phalasvarUpa yaha puNya bhUmi Aja isa rUpa meM nikhara kara AI hai| hama saba isake lie AcArya bhagavanta ke sadaiva RNI rhegeN| uttarI bhArata ke zatruMjaya samAna isa pAvana tIrtha para Aja se hajAroM varSa pUrva Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva jI ne 400 dina ke nirAhAra tapa kA pAraNA apane prapautra zrI zreyAMza kumAra ke karakamaloM se akSaya tRtIyA ke zubhadina para kara ise isa avasarpiNI kAla kA apane jIvana kAla meM svayaM prathama tIrtha banAyA tathA supAtra dAna kI paramparA ko prArambha kiyaa| isI pavitra bhUmi para 16veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI zAMtinAtha jI, 17 veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI kunyunAtha jI tathA 18veM tIrthaMkara zrI aranAtha jI bhagavantoM ke cyavana (garma), janma, dIkSA tathA kevala jJAna (pratyeka ke 4-4 ) arthAt kula 12 kalyANakoM ke hone kA saubhAgya prApta hai| isI dharma bhUmi para 19 veM tIrthaMkara zrI mallinAtha bhagavAna kA samosaraNa racA gyaa| abhI taka kI jAnakArI ke anusAra 20 veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI munisuvrata svAmI, 23veM tIrthaMkara zrI pArzvanAtha jI tathA vartamAna caubIsI ke antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI vicaraNa bhUmi hone ke kAraNa isakI raja kA kaNa-kaNa zirodhArya hai| 12 cakravartiyoM meM se 6 cakravartiyoM kI karma bhUmi tathA unameM 3 cakravartI zrI zAntinAtha, zrI kunyunAtha tathA zrI aranAtha ke atirikta zrI sanata kumAra, zrI subhUma, tathA zrI mahApadama nAma ke cakravartI rAjAoM ke janma evaM kArya kSetra hone kA saubhAgya bhI hastinApura ko prApta hai| itihAsa prasiddha kauravoM pAMDavoM kA nAma bhI isa purAtana nagara ke sAtha hI jur3A huA hai| isa zAstrokta Agamokta pAvana pavitra bhUmi kI yAtrA hetu samaya-samaya para AcArya bhagavanta evaM suzrAvaka padhArate rahe haiN| vikrama saM. 386 varSa pUrva se lekara vi. saM. 480 taka AcArya zrI yakSadeva sUri jI ma., AcArya zrI siddhasUri jI ma. AcArya zrI " ratnaprabha sUri jI ma., AcArya zrI kakkaDa sUri jI ma. isa pAvana tIrtha kI yAtrA ke lie padhAre, aise pramANa milate haiN| vi.sa.1199 meM kumArapAla rAja ne kurUdeza ko jItakara yahAM kI yAtrA kI thii| vi.saM. 1390 meM AcArya zrI jinaprabha jI ma., vi.saM. 1627 meM kharataragacchIya AcArya zrI jinacandra sUri jI ma., vi.saM. 1664 meM vijaya sAgara gaNi ( unhoMne likhA hai ki usa samaya vahAM 5 jina mandira tathA 5 stUpa vidhamAna the)| vi.saM. 1778 meM AcArya zrI jina zivacandra sUri jI ma., tatpacAt jagata guru AcArya zrI hIra vijaya sUri jI ma., vi.saM. 1750 meM muni zrI saubhAgya vijaya jI ma., vi.saM. 1900 ke lagabhaga muni zrI buddhivijaya (bUTerAya jI) ma., vi.saM. 1939 meM zrI vijayAnanda sUri jI (AtmArAja jI ) ma., vi.saM. 1953 va 1965 meM AcArya zrI vijaya kamala sUri jI ma., vi.saM. 1964 va 1981 meM AcArya zrImad vijaya vallbha sUri jI ma. tatpazcAt vibhinna AcAryoM ne samaya-samaya para isa tIrtha kI yAtrA kI tathA deza ke vibhinna prAntoM evaM nagaroM se isa pAvana tIrtha para yAtrA hetU saMgha lekara padhArate rahe hai| pichale lagabhaga 80 varSoM se tIrtha kA prabandha zrI hastinApura jaina zvetAmbara tIrtha samiti kI dekharekha meM cala rahA hai| lagabhaga 110 varSa pUrva kalakattA nivAsI zrI pratApacanda jI pArasAna dvArA zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna ke jinAlaya kA nirmANa jIrNoddhAra ke rUpa meM huA thaa| isa mandira kA punaH jIrNoddhAra evaM pratiSThA kI Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI ke pramukha seTha zrI kastUra bhAI lAlabhAI kI saMrakSatA tathA rASTrasanta jainAcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIvara jI ma. kI nizrA meM san 1964 meM karAI gayI thii| isI zrRMkhalA meM zrI hastinApura tIrtha ke itihAsa ko mUrtarUpa dene ke lie pAraNA evaM kalyANaka mandira kA nirmANa huaa| jisameM zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna kI pratibhA apane prapautra zrI zreyAMza kumAra ke dvArA ikSurasa grahaNa karatI huI mudrA meM bhArata meM prathama bAra pratiSThita kI gii| isa maMdira kI pratiSThA jaina divAkara, paramAra kSatriyoddhAraka vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI kI nizrA meM san 1978 meM sampanna huii| zrI hastinApura jI Adi tIrthakara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva jI ke pAraNe kA mUla sthala hai| isa pavitra bhUmi para prAcIna stUpa Aja bhI vidyamAna hai| tIrtha para padhAre tapasvI apane varSotapa pAraNe ke prasaMga para isa pavitra sthAna kI pUjA arcanA suvidhA evaM bhAvanApUrNa kara sake, isI uddezya se isa pavitra sthAna para vizAla kalAtmaka caumukha caraNa maMdira kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai, jisameM zrI AdIzvara bhagavAn ne cAracaraNa mukhya stUpa ke cAroM dizAoM meM pratiSThita kiye jaayegeN| pAThakoM ko jAnakAra prasannatA hogI ki tIrtha ke mahatva ko dRSTigata rakhate hue isa dharma bhUmi para deza ke prathama 108 phuTa U~ce vizAla kalAtmaka jaina zilpa kalA ke anurUpa (aSTApada) kI nirmANa yojanA vicArAdhIna hai| tIrtha para tapasviyoM evaM yAtriyoM kI bar3hatI huI saMkhyA ko dRSTigata rakhate hue purAnI dharmazAlA ke lagabhaga 174 kamaroM kA jIrNoddhAra tathA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| zrI je. esa. javerI (krAuna TI.vI.) ke sakriya yogadAna se dharmazAlA kA nirmANa kara pAye haiN| zrI kirana kumAra ke. gAdiyA hAla hI meM hama Adhunika suvidhApUrNa 108 kamaroM vAlI 3 maMjilI baMgalaura nivAsI ke sahayoga se eka aura 108 kamaroM kI naI dharmazAlA kA zIghra hI zubhArambha hone jA rahA hai| yAtriyoM ko zuddha bhojana mila sake, isake lie tIrtha para eka vizAla bhojanazAlA kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| jisameM yAtriyoM ko sadaiva niHzulka bhojana kI vyavasthA Aja bhI upalabdha hai| isa tIrtha kA jo svarUpa Aja nikhara kara hama sabake sammukha AyA hai tathA isakI jo bahumukhI unnati huI hai vaha saba AcArya zrImad vijayavallabha sUri jI ma., AcArya zrI vijaya samudra sUri jI ma. evaM vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ke AzIrvAda evaM mArgadarzana tathA caturvidha zrI saMghoM ke yogadAna se hI sambhava ho pAI hai| jisake lie hama unake atyanta AbhArI haiN| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SP Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi kSatriyakuMDa -hIrA lAla duggar3a jaina dharma ke caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI lachavAr3a (jamaI) ke nikaTa kSatriya kaNDa ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kI rAjA nahIM thA mAtra umarAva thaa| yahI kAraNa thA ki siddhArtha janmabhUmi magadha janapada ke kaMDagga (kaMDagrAma) meM huA thaa| isakI janma bhUmi mAnA hai| 2. digambara sampradAya magadha janapada meM aura trizalA ko kSatriya aura kSatriyANI kahA hai| trizalA kA puSTi arddhamAgadhI bhASA ke prAcIna jainAgama AcArAMga, kalpamatra, nAlaMdA ke nikaTa bar3agAMva ko kaMDapura mAnakara mahAvIra kA janma devI rUpa se kahIM ullekha nahIM hai| Adi aneka jainAgama zAstra karate haiN| evaM prAcInakAla meM sthAna mAnatA hai| 3. DA. hAnale ne caMDa kA prAkRta vyAkaraNa aura jainoM ke upAsaka anekAneka yAtrI yA yAtrIsaMgha-yAtrA karane ke lie Aja taka vahA~ dazAMga sUtra kA aMgrejI anuvAda kiyA hai aura jaine Ate rahate haiN| kaMDagrAma do bhAgoM meM vibhAjita thaa| 1. kSatriya 3. Adhunika kucha pAzcAtya evaM bhAratIya vidvAna kSatriya kaNDa ko paTTAvaliyAM bhI prakAzita kI haiN| usane I.saM1968 meM kuNDa aura 2. brAhmaNa knndd| kucha varSa pahale taka to uparyakta videha janapada kI rAjadhAnI vaizAlI kA eka mohallA mAnate haiN| baMgAla aiziyATika sosAyaTI kI vArSika sabhA meM pradhAna pada kSatriya kaNDa ko hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke cyavana (garbhAvataraNa) aisA mAnate hue bhI ve isa muhalle ke lie eka mata nhiiN| se jo bhASaNa diyA thaa| usameM kahA ki - bhagavAna mahAvIra janma, dIkSA ina tIna kalyANakoM kI bhami nirvivAda rUpa se mAnya ke pitA siddhArtha mAtha jAti ke ThAkara the| vaha vaizAlI ke thii| paranta pAzcAtya anveSakoM ne jaba basAr3ha (prAcIna vaizAlI) kacha pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI mAnyatAe~ kollAgasanni veza (muhalle) meM rahatA thaa| isalie bhagavAna kI khoja kI aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie prayakta-vaizAlika, mahAvIra ko vaizAlika kahA jAtA hai| vaizAlI vartamAna kAla videhadinnA, videhadinna, videhajaccA Adi zabda par3hane se kucha / sarvaprathama jarmana skAlara harmana jekAbI tathA jarmana DA. kA basA hai| paTanA ke uttara meM 27 mIla dUra hai| kollAga meM pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ne yaha dhAraNA banA lI ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA e.epha.Ara. hAralane ne ina naI mAnyatAoM ko janma diyaa| jJAna kSatriyoM kA dutipalAza nAmakA caitya dharmasthAna thaa| yaha janmasthAna vaizAlI hI hai| aura usake eka mohalle ko hI pAzcAt unakA anukaraNa kacha bhAratIya vidvAnoM ne bhI upAsaka dazAMgasUtra ke bhASAMtara pra0 tIsare kI TippaNI kuDagrAma mAna liyaa| inakA samarthana kacha bhAratIya vidvAnoM ne bhI kiyaa| isa naye zodha ke kAraNa yaha mata bahata vizvAsapAtra (footnote) meM likhatA hai ki-vaizAlI meM vaizAlI kuMDapura, kara ddaalaa| bana gyaa| aba inake mata ke viSaya meM vicAra kreN| vaNiyAgrAma kA samAveza hotA hai| jinake avazeSa rUpa Aja digambara jaina sampradAya ke sAhitya ne kaMDapara ke sthAna para 2. DA. jekobI ne "Sacred Book of the East" isa nAma basADha, vAsukaMDa aura vANiyA haiN| isaliye kaMDapara vaizAlI kuMDalapura ko maanaa| nAlaMdA ke nikaTa jo bar3agAMva hai usako hI kI graMthamAlA ke bAisaveM bhAga meM AcArAMga sUtra evaM kalpasUtra kA hI nAma hai| isaliye mahAbIra kI janmabhUmi vaizAlI hone kuMDalapura kI saMjJA dii| aura yahA~ mahAvIra bhagavAna ke digambara kA aMgrejI bhASA meM anuvAda kiyA hai usameM likhA hai kaMDagrAma se ve vaizAlika khlaaye| eka bauddha kathA meM vaizAlI ke tIna maMdira kI sthApanA kii| videha janapada saMsthA aura vaha videha kI rAjadhAnI vaizAlI nAma kahe haiN| vaizAlI ke Age kaMDapura aura usake Age kA eka gAMva athavA mohallA thaa| isa kAraNa se sUtrakRtAMga meM kollAga mohallA thA, isameM kSatriya rahate the| jisa jAti meM isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna kahA~ hai? yaha prazna bhagavAna mahAvIra ko vaizAlika kahA hai| kyoMki kaMDagrAma mahAvIra ne janma liyA thA vahAM kollAga ke pAsa datipalAza uTha khar3A huA / ataH kSatriya kaMDa ke lie isa samaya tIna vaizAlI kA eka mohallA hai, isalie vaizAlI bhagavAna caitya yAni udyAna thaa| yaha jJAta kala kA hI thaa| isaliye mAnyatAeM pracalita hai||. prAcIna mAnyatA mAgadha janapada meM mahAvIra kA nAma vAstavika siddha hotA hai| siddhArtha vahA~ kA AcArAMga sUtra aura kalpasUtra meM NAyavaNa khaMDa ujjaNe likha Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ca For Prvate & Personal Use Only www.ainelibrary.org Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 hai| kuMDapure ke sAtha nagara zabda jur3A huA hai jo vaizAlI aura ke ghara jAkara kiyA khIra se| jaina sUtroM ke anusAra kollAga thAna kSatriya kuMDa hai (2) vAsukuMDa ko pideha ko rAjadhAnI vaizAlI kuMDapura ko eka honA satyasiddha karatA hai| kuMDapura ke sAtha sanniveza do hai| eka bANijya grAma ke pAsa aura dUsarA rAjagRhI ke kA eka mohallA mAnA hai| 5 pro0 yogandra mizra ne bhI vaizAlI ke sanniveza zabda kA bhI prayoga huA hai| yaha kuMDapura ke liye paas| ye sthAna lachavAr3a se cAlIsa mIla se adhika dara hai| vahAM nikaTa kuMDagrAma ko mAnA hai| 6 ina sabake atirikta inakA nahIM kiMtu uttara tarapha ke kSatriyakuMDa ke lie tathA dakSiNa pahuMca kara dUsare dina pAraNA karanA asaMbhava hai| ataH bhagavAna ne andhAnukaraNa karane vAle aneka haiN| tarapha ke brAhmaNa kuMDa ke bheda ke liye hI hai| arthAt siddhArtha vaizAlI ke pAsa kSatriyakuMDa ke jJAtavaMta khaMDa meM dIkSA lI aura dUsare vaizAlI nagara ke kollAga mahalle kA kSatriyoM kA mukhya dina vANijya grAma ke nikaTa kollAga meM jAkara pAraNA kiyA thaa| prAcIna jainAgama aura zvetAmbara jainoM kI saradAra thA isase spaSTa hai ki mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi 4. bhagavAna ne dIkSA ke varSa meM kSatriyakuMDa se vihAra kara kumAra mAnyatA kollAga hI thii| grAma morAka sanniveza Adi sthaloM meM vicara kara asthigrAma meM jAta vaMza ke kSatriyoM ne apane garu ko Thaharane ke liye caumAsA kiyaa| dUsare varSa morAka, vAcAla, kanakhala, Azramapada, arddhamAgadhI bhASA ke prAcIna jainAgama AcArAMga, kalpasUtra dutipalAza caitya kI sthApanA kI thii| jaba mahAvIra ne saMsAra kA zvedAMbI hokara rAjagRhI Akara caumAsA kiyaa| aisA ullekha Adi mUla, una para likhI gayI niyukti, carNi, TIkA, bhASya Adi tyAga kiyA, taba prathama kuMDapura ke nikaTa jJAtakala ke isI udhAna milatA hai, isake anusAra bhagavAna (pahale) caumAse ke bAda saba ne ekamata se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna magadha janapada meM jAkara nivAsa kiyA thaa| eka bauddha kathA ke anusAra vaizAlI ke zvetAmbI Ate haiM aura vApisa lauTate hue gaMgA nadI pAra karake meM kaMDaggAma (kaMDagrAma) batalayA hai| yaha grAma choTA nahIM thaa| tIna nAmoM meM 7000 sone ke kalaza vAle, madhyavAle bhAga meM 1000 rAjagrahI padhArate haiN| (zvetAMbI gaMgA ke uttara meM hai cAdI ke kalaza vAle aura 1000 tAMbe ke kalaza vAle ghara the| aura rAjagrahI dakSiNa meM isase nizcita hai ki lachavADa apitu mahAgrAma (nagara) thaa| isake lie grAma, nagara, pura, zaniveza Adi zabdoM kA prayoga milatA hai| isake do mukhya unameM uttama, madhyama aura nIca varga ke loga rahate the| antabhAga vAlA kSatriyakuMDa asalI nahIM hai| vahAM se rAjagrahI jAte vibhAga the| dakSiNa meM mahANakuMDaggAma (brAhamaNakaMDagrAma) evaM meM jaina satra meM vANiyagrAma ke liye ucca, nIca aura maMjijhama samaya gaMgA pAra nahIM karanI pdd'tii| mAnanA par3atA hai ki kSatriyakuMDa uttara meM khatriyakaMDaggAma (kSatriyakuMDagrAma) yaha brAhmaNa aura likhA hai| jisakA ukta varNana ke sAtha mela khAtA hai| gaMgA ke uttara meM bihAra (vidaha janapada) meM thaa| vaha vaizAlI ke kSatriyoM kA sammilita mahAnagara thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana ataH hArnala aisA mAnatA hai ki / . kollAga vaizAlI kA pAsa thaa| jahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma huA thaa| 5 vaizAlI ke caritra meM isa mahAnagara ke donoM bhAgoM ko samAna rUpa se sthAna mohallA hI kSatriyakaMDa hai| vAsukaMDa vartamAna meM usakA avazeSa pazcima meM gaMDakI nadI thii| usake pazcima meM brAhmaNa kuMDa, diyA gayA hai| kaMDagrAma ke bhaugolika pariveza meM Ane vAle rUpa hai| 2. jJAtavanakhaMDa aura datipralAza caitya eka hI udyAna kSatriyakaMDa, vANijyagrAma, kamAragrAma aura kollAga sanniveza AsapAsa ke kucha sthAnoM kA vivaraNa bhI prAcIna jainAgamoM meM thaa| vaha vaizAlI meM thA, jahAM mahAvIra ne nivAsa (dIkSA) lI thii| Adi usa (vaizAlI) ke muhalle the| brAhmaNa kuMDa evaM kSatriyakuMDa, milatA hai| kSatriyakuMDa ke bAhara IzAnakoNa meM NAyavaNakhaMDa nAma 3. siddhArtha kollAga ke jJAta kSatriyoM ke saradAra the| panyAsa vANijyagrAma, kumAragrAma aura kollAga sanniveza Adi usa kA eka udyAna kuNDapura ke NAya (jJAta) kSatriyoM kA hai| kalyANa vijaya jI apanI pustaka zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra meM (vaizAlI) ke muhalle the| brAhmaNa kuMDa evaM kSatriyakuMDa eka dUsare gRha-tyAga ke bAda varddhamAna mahAvIra caMdraprabhA nAmaka pAlakI meM likhate haiM ki ( bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma lachavAr3a ke nikaTa ke pazcima pUrva ke mohalle the| madhya meM bahuzAla caitya thaa| ina baiThakara kSatriyakuMDa nagara ke madhya se hote haeNAyavaNa khaNDa udyAna kSatriyakuMDa meM huA thA, maiM ise sacca nahIM maantaa| kyoMki sUtroM meM donoM mohalloM meM uttara aura dakSiNa aise do bhAga the| dakSiNa kuMDa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke liye pideha, pidehadinna, pidehajacce meM bAhmaNoM ke adhika ghara the jabaki uttara kuMDa meM kSatriyoM ke meM Aye aura vahAM para unhoMne muni dIkSA grahaNa kii| usI dina eka pidehasamAle tIsa vAsAi nikaTa yaha pATha hai aura besAlI nAma bhI adhika ghara the| siddhArtha rAjA uttara kSatriya kuMDa ke nAyaka the| murhata (48 minaTa) dina rahate hue ve kamAra grAma meM sthalamArga se gye| usI dina vahA~ se morAka sanniveza meM gye| kollAka milatA hai| isase mAnanA par3atA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma jJAta kSatriyoM ke svAmI the aura vaha jaina thaa| ataH ApakA mAnanA sanniveza meM jJAtRkala kI pauSadhazAlA thii| isa vivaraNa se patA sthAna pideha janapada meM vaizAlI ke eka muhalle meM huA thaa| hai ki / vidaha meM vaizAlI ke nikaTa eka mohallA hI kSatriyakuMDa calatA hai ki yahA~ nAyakala ke kSatriyoM kA vistAra thA aura ve (2) kSatriyakuMDa eka bar3A nagara thA to bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna hai| 2. lachavAr3a ke nikaTa eka bhI caumAsA karane kA ullekha nahIM miltaa| kSatriyakuMDa meM bhagavAna ne koI caumAsA evaM vihAra nahIM kiyA jainadharmAnuyAyI the| jabaki bhagavAna ne 12 caumAse vaizAlI aura vANijya isaliye yaha bhagavAna kA janma sthAna nahIM ho sakatA hai 3 grAma meM kiye| isase lagatA hai ki kSatriyakuMDa evaM brAhamaNa zvetAMbI se rAjagrahI jAte hue bhagavAna ko gaMgA nadI pAra karanI janAgamA ma bhAgAAlaka avAsthAta kaMDa vaizAlI ke pAsa ke hI mohalle the| isase 12 caumAmoM kA par3I thI isaliye vaizAlI kA eka mohallA hI saccA kSatriyakaMDa lAbha unhIM ko milA thaa| 3. bhagavAna mahAvIra dIkSA ke dUsare hai| 4. AcArya vijayendra sari-vaizAlI nAmaka pustaka likhate haiM jambadvIpa se bhAratavarSa ke bharatakSetra meM dakSiNArddha bharatakhaMDa meM / dina kollAga sanniveza meM jAkara chaTha kA pAraNA bAhUla bAhamaNa (1) vAsukaMDa yA Atrika athavA vaizAlI yA koTigrAma kA koi dakSiNa dizA meM brAhmaNa kaNDapura nagara sanniveza thaa| jaina Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpanA ke anusAra bharahara bharata kA vistAra 526 yojana hai| yaha culla hemavanta ke dakSiNa meM tathA pUrvI aura pazcimI sAgara ke madhya meM hai| do bar3I nadiyoM gaMgA aura sindha tathA vaitAdaya parvatamAlA se yaha kSetra cha: vibhAgoM meM vibhAjita ho jAtA hai| yaha sUtra kuMDapura ke bhaugolika kI pahacAna ke lie atyanta sahAyaka siddha hotA hai| isa bhaugolika vivaraNa se patA lagatA hai ki bharatakSetra culla hemavanta ke dakSiNa aura pUrvI evaM pazcimI sAgara ke madhya thaa| aura usa bharata ke dakSiNArddha bharatakhaNDa meM dakSiNa dizA meM brAhmaNa kuMDapura sanniveza thaa| dhyAnIya hai ki bharatakSetra kI vibhAjana rekhAoM meM gaMgA sindhu aura vaitAdaya parvatamAlA himavanta yA himAlaya parvata ko mAnA jAtA hai jisake dvArA yaha kSetra chaha khaNDoM meM vibhAjita ho jAtA hai| ataH aisI sthiti meM dakSiNArddha bharatakhaNDa bhUbhAga hI mAnA jA sakatA hai| uttara bhAga nhiiN| isalie dakSiNa muMgera ke lacchavAr3a ke samIpa kA kaMDagrAma hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna hai anya nhiiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki zvetAmbara jaina paramparAprAcIna kAla se hI isI kuMDagrAma ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna mAnatI A rahI hai| HS SS CUDA kintu zvetAmbara-digambara donoM paramparAoM se sarvathA bhinna kucha vartamAna videzI tathA unase prabhAvita bhAratIya itihAsakAroM ke mata se-vaizAlI hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janma aura pita bhUmi hai| aisA hone se kuMDagrAma ko vaizAlI kA eka mahallA mAna liyA gayA hai| isa mata kI sthApanA ke kAphI bAda vaizAlI saMgha nAmaka sthApita saMsthA ke prayAsoM ke phalasvarUpa sarvaprathama 29 apraila 1948 I. sa. meM kucha jainoM ne vaizAlI ko janmabhUmi mAnakara vahA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pUjA ArAdhanA kii| DA. pI.sI.Ara. caudharI kA kathana hai ki yadyapi ye loga vaizAlI ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi hone kA dAvA karane lage haiM bhagavAna tathApi vivAda rUpa se vaizAlI ko bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| kheda kA viSaya hai ki pAvidoM aura itihAsakAroM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI janmabhUmi ke saMbaMdha meM gambhIratApUrvaka gaveSaNA nahIM kii| vaizAlI ke pakSa meM unakI sArI yuktiyAM sArahIna evaM aTakala mAtra hai| vizleSaNa karate hI inakA vAstavika svarUpa pragaTa ho jAtA hai| Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 dillI ke jaina maMdira jaina lAla maMdira - lAla kile ke sAmane BAG choTI jaina dAdAvAr3I - moTa masjida hasI sthala - maharolI & Personal Use OnlyzrI jaina zvetAmbara naugharA maMdira - cAMdanI cauka rary.org Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AUSINESIASNASATNISESESEAENDAR ACTRE zrI jaina maMdira rUpanagara dillI ke jaina maMdira jaina dAdAbAr3I - mA pain Education International For Phive & Personal use on Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2atma Vallabh Atmavallabha Atmavalabha Ceiling painting Sittannavasal Jain Caves Tamil Nadun jaina darzana aura itihAsa anekAnta darzana kI chAyA sukhamaya karatI rahe vikAsa, zAMti, ahiMsA, prema, dayA hI jina-zAsana kA hai itihaas| courtesy Lalit Kala Akademi New Delhi Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ With Sest Compliments From ARIHANT BUILDERS & INDUSTRIES (PROJECT OFFICE) 810, HEMKUNT HOUSE RAJENDRA PALACE NEW DELHI-110008 PHONES: 5730232 5737023 5270953 (CORPORATE OFFICE) 51. RANI JHANSI ROAD NEW DELHI - 110055 NEW DELHI-110055 PHONES: 527735, 777599 527599, 527781 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAra kSatriyoddhAraka, cAritra cUr3AmaNi jaina divAkara AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvarajI mahArAja kA deza ke lie saMdeza nIce se Upara taka deza ke logoM meM nIti aura nyAya kA nitAnta abhAva ho gayA hai| loga dUsaroM ko girAkara svayaM Upara uThanA cAhate haiN| manuSya Aja itanA Atma kendrita ho gayA hai ki use aura kisI kA dhyAna hI nahIM raha gayA hai| jAti, dharma, samAja sarvatra saMkIrNatA aura sAmpradAyika bhAvanA dina pratidina bar3hatI jA rahI hai| uparyukta kAraNoM se ghara, parivAra, deza, saMsAra jahAM dekhie vahA~ azAMti, kalaha, hiMsA aura utpIDana kA sAmrAjya chAyA huA hai| sabhI nAgarika azAMta aura vyAkula hokara zAMti pAnA cAhate haiM, para vaha dina pratidina aura dUra calI jAtI hai, aisI dazA meM samasyA sulajhAne ke lie jyoM jyoM prayAsa kie jA rahe haiM tyoM tyoM sthiti aura bigar3atI jA rahI hai, kucha loga to hiMsA ke bala para apanI samasyA kA samAdhAna khoja rahe haiN| kintu yaha nizcita hai ki jaba taka logoM meM ahiMsA, prema, paropakAra aura tyAga kI bhAvanA vikasita aura saMbadhita nahIM hogI taba taka sukha-zAMti kI sthApanA ke sAre prayAsa vyartha hoNge| sabhI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke upadeza ahiMsA, prema aura anekAntavAda pUrNa rUpeNa samartha haiN| 'zAMti aura sukha ke lie yahI eka Adarza mArga hai| vijayandradina sadi . Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina darzana aura vizvazAnti * AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri Adhunika yuga meM vijJAna ne jahAM aneka bhautika jainadarzana kA aparigraha-siddhAnta-dhana-sampatti ke prati sukha-suvidhAeM pradAna kI haiM, vahA~ paramANu AyudhoM kI nirantara Asakti (mUrchA) nahIM rakhanA hai| manuSya apane bhautika abhivRddhi ke kAraNa jagat vinAza ke kagAra para khar3A hai| vizva ke sukha-sAdhana juTAne meM dina-rAta eka kara rahA hai, chala-kapaTa rASTra pArasparika bhaya ke kAraNa apanI surakSA hetu vinAzakArI karatA hai| dUsaroM ko duHkha pahu~cAtA hai| yadi aparigraha-siddhAMta ko zastrAstra para kharaboM rupaye kharca kara rahe haiN| sAtha hI vizvazAnti apanAleM to vaha dhana-sampatti ko nIti-nyAya se arjita karegA, kI bAta bhI kara rahe haiN| aise bhayAkrAnta vizva ko zAnti kI jitanI AvazyakatA hogI, utanI hI sAmagrI saMcita karegA, 'zeSa atyanta AvazyakatA hai, kyoMki isake binA abhAvagrasta, sampatti ko dAnAdi paropakAra meM vyaya kregaa| dhana-sampatti kSudhApIr3ita karor3oM manuSya daridratA kI cakkI meM pise jA rahe haiN| samAja kI hai-isakA svAmitva kevala dhana-svAmI kA hI nahIM hai, vizvazAnti kI sthApanA ke lie jainadarzana ke ahiMsA. kyoMki isakI prApti meM dUsaroM kA bhI sahayoga hai-'parasparopagraho anekAnta aura aparigraha siddhAnta mahatvapUrNa haiN| ahiMsA se jIvAnAm (shriitttvaarthsuutr-5,21)| aparigraha siddhAnta ke vizva-maitrI kA vikAsa hotA hai, isase samasta saMsAra prema ke apanAne se jamAkhorI miTegI, kAle dhana kI samApti hogI svarNasUtra meM baMdha jAtA hai| ahiMsA se prANimAtra ke lie sneha aura nAti-nyAya kI sthApanA hogii| phalasvarUpa pArasparika vaimanasya, sammAna kI bhAvanA AtI hai, jisase sampradAya, jAti, dharma Adi parispaddhA aura svArtha ke miTane se saMtoSa phailegaa| isase kA bhada-bhAva nahIM rahatA, akhaNDa mAnavatA kA bodha hotA hai| yahI vizvazAnti kI sthApanA hogii| sUtra vizva-samAja kI racanA karatA hai| ahiMsA 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI AdhArazilA hai| ahiMsA kA pAlana anekAntadarzana se hI sambhava hai| jainadarzana kA dUsarA nAma anekAntadarzana hai| kisI ke prati koI durAgraha nahIM, koI haTha nhiiN| satya ke aneka pakSa haiM-samagra dRSTikoNoM se satya ko parakhane se sahI svarUpa prakaTa hotA hai. yahI anekAnta darzana kI khUbI hai| isa vizva meM aneka mata-matAntara haiM, aneka dharma haiM, sampradAya aura jAtiyA~ haiM, sabake prati sadbhAva rakhanA anekAnta darzana kA vaiziSTya hai| anekAnta darzana darAgraha ko dara kara zAzvata satya ko ujAgara karatA hai| yadi jagata ke loga ekAntavAda (haThavAda) ko chor3akara anekAntavAda apanAveM to vizvazAnti nizcita hai| vate & Personal One Only on Education intamaton Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAvaka dharma -gaNi jagaccandra vijaya AMkhoM meM agara muskAna hai to iMsAna tumase dUra nahIM pA~voM meM agara ur3Ana hai to AsamAna tumase dUra nahIM zikhara para baiThakara vihaga ne yahI gIta gAyA zraddhA meM agara jAna hai to bhagavAna tumase dUra nahIM jaina dharma ne do prakAra ke dharma batAe haiM sAdhu dharma aura gRhastha dukhI hotA hai| zAstrakAroM ne yama-niyama kA vidhAna isalie dhrm| donoM rAste alaga-alaga haiM; paraMtu lakSya donoM kA eka hI hai| kiyA hai ki manuSya apane kartavya-patha para calatA rahe aura lakSya ko aura yaha bhI satya hai ki sAdhu ho yA gRhastha binA dharma ke AcaraNa prApta kre| gRhasthoM ke lie bAraha vratoM kA vidhAna isalie hai ki ke kisI kA kalyANa nahIM hotaa| sAdhu sAMsArika prapaMcoM ko chor3a unakI lobhavRtti kucha kama ho, Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhi ke bIca detA hai isalie na to use dravya kI AvazyakatA hai na ghara-parivAra bhI vaha sukhI jIvana bitA ske| ina vratoM kA yahI lakSya hai| kI ataH usake lie hisA, jhUTha, corI, maithana, parigraha Adi bAraha vratoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM:sarvathA tyAjya hote haiN|yh jaba ki gRhastha ke lie sarvathA tyAjya 1. sthUla prANAtipAta viramaNa vrt| nahIM hai| isIlie jaina dharma ne do prakAra ke dharma batAe haiN| 2. sthUla mUSAvAda viramaNa vrt| jo loga jaina dharma kA pAlana karate haiM unheM jaina paribhASA meM 3. sthala adattAdAna viramaNa vrt| "zrAvaka" aura "zrAvikA" kahA jAtA hai| isakA artha yaha nahIM 4. sthUla maithuna viramaNa vrt| ki jaina dharma kA pAlana kevala baniye hI kara sakate haiN| isakA 5. sthUla parigraha viramaNa vrt| pAlana kisI bhI jAti kA yA varga kA vyakti kara sakatA hai cAhe 6. digvrt| vaha brAhamaNa ho, kSatriya ho, vaizya ho yA zudra ho| ve bhI "zrAvaka" 7. bhogopabhoga viramaNa vrt| aura "zrAvikA" kahalAne ke adhikArI ho sakate haiN| bhagavAna 8. anarthadaMDa viramaNa vrt| mahAvIra svAmI ke mukhya dasa zrAvaka the unameM kucha kaMbhakAra the 9. sAmAyika vrt| kacha kaNabI the| zrAvaka kA artha hai zravaNa karanA, hitakara vacana 10. dezAvakAsika vrt| sananA arthAta kalyANa ke mArga para calane ke lie jo tatpara rahatA 11. pauSadha brt| hai vaha zrAvaka hai| aura vaha koI bhI ho sakatA hai| 12. atithi saMvibhAga vrt| sAdhuoM ke lie jaise pAMca mahAvrata haiM vaise hI zrAvakoM ke lie ina bAraha vratoM meM prAraMbha ke pAMca vratoM ko "aNavata" kahA bAraha vrata haiN| yahA~ yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki saMsAra Adhi jAtA hai| "aNa' kA artha hai chottaa| gRhasthoM kI apekSA se sAdhuoM (mAnasika kaSTa) vyAdhi (zArIrika kaSTa) aura upAdhi ke mahAvrata choTe aura alpa hote haiN| chaha se ATha taka ke vratoM ko (sAMsArika kaSTa) se bharA huA hai| usameM phaMsa kara manuSya dukha guNavata" kahA jAtA hai kyoMki ve pAMca aNuvratoM ke sahAyaka hote jhelatA hai aura dukha bhUloM kA pariNAma hai| manuSya jaba apane kartavya haiN| aura antima cArako zikSAvrata kahA jAtA hai kyoMkive pratidina se patita ho jAtA hai taba pApa yA bhUla karatA hai aura isIlie vaha abhyAsa karane yogya hote haiN| For Private &Personal use only Education international Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAraha vrata yahA~ bAraha vratoM kA saMkSipta paricaya diyA jA rahA hai| 1. sthUla prANAtipAta viramaNa vrt| isameM sthUla prANa atipAta viramaNa vrata zabda haiN| isakA artha yaha hai ki sthUla jIvoM kI hiMsA se dUra rhnaa| jIvoM ke do bheda haiM (1) trasa aura (2) sthAvara pRthvIkAya, apakAya, teukAya, vAyukAya aura vanaspatikAya ina pAMca ekendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA se gRhastha baca nahIM sktaa| isalie use sthUla trasa jIvoM kI hiMsA se bacanA caahie| gRhastha ko saMkalpa pUrvaka koI hiMsA nahIM karanI caahie| 2. sthUlamRSAvAda viramaNa vrt| na dI huI cIja vastu ko grahaNa karanA adattAdAna hai| vyAvahArika bhASA meM ise "corI" kahA jAtA hai| sUkSma corI kA tyAga na karane vAle gRhastha ko kama se kama sthUla corI kA tyAga karanA caahie| rAste meM par3I huI cIja uThA lenA, jamIna meM gar3e hue dhana ko nikAlA lenA, kisI kI rakhI huI vastu ko binA pUche prayoga karanA, dAna corI (kasTama corI) kama lenA, adhika denA, adhika lenA kama denA ye sabhI corI ke sthUla prakAra haiM gRhastha ko isase bacanA caahie| - 4. sthUla maithuna viramaNa vrata / gRhastha ko svadArA saMtoSI honA cAhie aura parastrI kA sarvathA tyAga karanA caahie| apanI vivAhitA strI ko chor3akara, vezyA, vidhavA yA kisI kumArI se zArIrika saMbaMdha nahIM rakhanA caahie| inheM apanI mAtA aura bahana tathA putrI mAnanA caahie| isI prakAra zrAvikAoM ko bhI apane pati ko chor3a kara kisI anya puruSa se sambandha nahIM rakhanA caahie| "svadArA saMtoSa" kA artha yaha hai ki apanI strI se bhI maryAdita hI sambandha rakhanA caahie| apanI strI ke sAtha bhI maryAdA kA bhaMga hotA hai to vyabhicAra ginA jAtA hai| isalie gRhastha ko svadArA saMtoSI aura parastrI kA tyAga honA caahie| honA to yaha cAhie ki zrAvaka ko sUkSma asatya bhI nahIM bolanA cAhie paraMtu vyavahAra jagata meM yaha saMbhava nahIM isalie gRhastha ko sthUla mRSAvAda asatya kA tyAga karanA caahie| krodha, lobha, bhaya aura hAsya ke kAraNa vyakti jhUTha bolatA hai aura ina cAroM ko chor3anA kaThina hai| isIlie vyakti ko sadA jAgRta 6. digvrt| rahanA caahie| 3. avattAvAna viramaNa vrata / 5. sthUla parigraha viramaNa vrt| sAMsArika padArthoM ke prati jitanA mamatva adhika hogA utanA hI asaMtoSa, avizvAsa aura duHkha hogaa| atyadhika mamatva hI dukha kA kAraNa hai| icchAoM kA koI anta nahIM hai| ina asIma icchAoM ko sImita kara denA, maryAdita karanA hI aparigraha hai| gRhastha ko cAhie ki vaha parigraha sImita kreN| isase samAjavAda ko bala milatA hai| jitanA parigraha kama hogA utanA hI jIvana sukhI aura saMtoSI hogaa| pUrva, pazcima, uttara, dakSiNa Adi dizAoM meM jAne kI maryAdA rakhanA arthAt eka hajAra, pAMca hajAra Adi mIla se adhika na jAnA, digvrata hai| yaha vrata lobhavRtti ko bhI aMkuza meM rakhatA hai aura aneka prakAra kI hiMsA se bacAtA hai| 7. bhogopabhoga parimANa vrata / AtA hai| icchAoM kA nirodha hotA hai citta kI caMcalatA kama hotI hai| 8. anartha daMDa viramaNa vrata / binA prayojana ke pApa lagane kI kriyA ko anartha daMDa viramaNa vrata kahA jAtA hai| vyartha hI dUSita vicAra karanA, durdhyAna karanA, pApopadeza denA, anIti, anyAya asatya kI pravRtti karanA, kisI hatyAre ko protsAhana denA, tamAzA dekhanA, majAka ur3AnA ye saba anartha daMDa arthAt nirarthaka AcaraNa ke kArya haiN| gRhastha ko ina se dUra rahanA caahie| 9. sAmAyika / sAmAyika kA artha hai kisI ekAnta sthAna meM ar3atAlIsa miniTa samatApUrvaka baitthnaa| isa sAmAyika meM baiThakara vyakti ko AtmaciMtana karanA cAhie, svAdhyAya aura manana karanA cAhie, moha aura mamatva ko dUra karanA cAhie, samabhAva vRtti ko dhAraNa karanA caahie| cAhe kitanA hI upadrava ho para udvigna na honA caahie| saMkSepa meM kaheM to mana, vacana aura kAyA ko azubha vRttiyoM se haTAkara zubha dhyAna meM lagAnA caahie| 10. dezAvakAsika vrt| "digvrata" meM dizAoM kA jo parimANa kiyA gayA hai vaha yAvajjIvana kA hai| usameM kSetra kI vizAlatA rahatI hai| paraMtu "dezAvakAsika vrata" meM kSetra kI sImitatA rahatI hai| dasa mIla jAnA yA pAMca mIla jAnA yA do mIla jAnA yA pAMca sAta ghaMTe taka eka hI sthAna para baiThakara jJAna-dhyAna krnaa| isa prakAra kI pratijJA karanA "dezAvakAsika vrata" kahA jAtA hai| * bhogopabhoga meM do zabda haiM: bhoga aura upabhoga jo vastu kevala eka hI bAra kAma meM AtI hai vaha bhogya vastu hai aura jo 11. pauSa dhvrt| aneka bAra kAma meM AtI hai use upabhoga kahA jAtA hai, jaise anna, - pAnI, vilepana Adi ye cIjeM bhoga haiM aura dUsarI bAra kAma meM nahIM aatii| ghara, vastra gahane Adi upabhoga hai kyoMki ye bAra-bAra kAma meM AtI haiN| ina cIjoM kA parimANa nizcita kara lenA caahie| ina cIjoM kA parimANa ho jAne para tRSNA para aMkuza dharma ko jo puSTa karatA hai usakA nAma pauSadha hai| bAraha, cobIsa, yA jitanI icchA ho utane ghaNTe taka sAMsArika pravRttiyoM ko chor3akara dharmasthAna meM dharma kriyA karate hue sAdhuvRtti meM rahanA pauSadha mAnA jAtA hai| jitane samaya kA pauSadha ho utane samaya taka www.jainelibrary.omg Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA cAhie, snAnAdi zrRMgAra kA tyAga cIjoM ko caudaha bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA hai| prAtaH kAla uThate 9. zayanaH palaMga, bistara, kursI, gaddI, takiyA Adi kI saMkhyA karanA cAhie, prAsuka pAnI kA prayoga karanA cAhie aura hI manuSya ko una cIjoM ko nizcita kara denA cAhie ki Aja maiM nirdhArita krnaa| yathAzakti upavAsAdi tapa karanA caahie| itanI cIjoM kA prayoga karU~gA, zeSa kA tyaag| ve caudaha niyama 10. vilepanaH tela, attara, krIma, caMdana, sAbuna Adi kI saMkhyA isa prakAra haiM: nizcita krnaa| 12. atithisaMvibhAga vrt| 1. sacittaH miTTI, pAnI, agni, vAyu aura vanaspati meM jIva haiN| 11. bahmacaryaH svastrI aura svapati ke lie bhI maryAdA nizcita jisameM jIva hotA hai use sacitta kahA jAtA hai| isIlie krnaa| jinhoMne laukika parva-utsavAdi kA tyAga kara diyA hai nizcita karanA cAhie ki Aja maiM kitanI miTTI kA prayoga 12. diziH alaga-alaga dizAoM meM jAne ke lie mIla kI ve atithi haiM arthAt jinhoMne AtmA kI unnati ke lie karU~gA? saMkhyA nizcita krnaa| gRhasthAzrama kA tyAga kara diyA hai, sva para kalyANakArI saMnyAsa pIne yA snAna karane ke lie kitane pAnI kA prayoga karU~gA? 13. snAnaH dina meM kitanI bAra snAna kreNge| mArga kA jinhoMne grahaNa kiyA hai aise mumuzru mahAtmAoM kA cUlhA, gaisa, hITara Adi kA kitanA aura kitanI bAra prayoga 14 14. bhattaH bhojana, pAnI, dUdha aura zarabata Adi kitane pramANa meM anna-pAnI aura vastrAdi Avazyaka cIjoM se svAgata-satkAra leNge| kruuNgaa| karane kA nAma atithi saMvibhAga vrata hai| isa vrata meM aisI paMkhe Adi kitane aura kitanI bAra prayoga kruuNgaa| pratijJA kI jAtI hai ki jaba taka atithi arthAt sAdha yA sAdharmika harI vanaspati kA sabjI ke lie eka yA do se adhika prayoga gRhastha kA dinakRtya bhAI khAdya padArtha grahaNa nahIM karegeM taba taka maiM bhI grahaNa nahIM nahIM kruuNgaa| karUMgA aura utanI hI cIjeM khAnI cAhie jitanI kI sAdhu 2. dravyaH khAne pIne kI cIjoM kI saMkhyA nizcita krnaa| gRhasthAzrama sabhI AzramoM kA AdhAra hai| isalie yaha mahArAja bahorate haiN| prAtaH kAla uThate hI isa vrata ko dhAraNa kara / 3. vigayaH mAMsa, madirA, zahada aura makkhana ye cAra mahAvigaya jitanA saMskArI, sadAcArI, pavitra aura sudRr3ha hogA utanA hI lenA caahie| aura kisI ko batAnA nahIM caahie| haiN| inake sevana se indriyoM meM vikAra utpanna hotA hai| ataH vyakti sukhI aura saMtoSI hogaa| uparyukta pAMca aNuvratoM ko cAra mAsa, eka mAsa, bIsa dina yA inakA sarvathA tyAga karanA caahie| ghI, tela, dUdha,dahI aura sUryodaya se pahale jaganA caahie| devadarzana, guruvaMdana, eka rAta ke lie bhI grahaNa kie jA sakate haiN| gaDa yA zakkara tathA inase banI cIjeM miSThAna evaM talI huI pratikramaNa aura sUryAsta se pahale bhojana kara lenA caahie| rAtri ina bAraha vratoM ke pAlana se gRhastha aneka bure kAryoM se cIjoM kA eka-do-tIna yA cAra yathAzakti tyAga karanA bhojana kabhI nahIM karanA caahie| ahiMsA kI dRSTi se aura pApAcaraNa se baca jAtA hai| ina bAraha vratoM ko aMgIkAra karane se caahie| svAsthya kI dRSTi se bhI pratyeka vyakti ko rAtri bhojana kA sarvathA pahale samyaktva prApta karanA atyanta Avazyaka hotA hai| 4. vAnahaH cappala, jUte, saiMDala, bUTa aura moje kI saMkhyA tyAga karanA caahie| gRhastha ko pratidina kA kAryakrama isa prakAra samyaktva deva guru aura dharma para pUrNa aura aTala zraddhA vizvAsa nizcita krnaa| nirdhArita karanA cAhie ki usakI vyAvahArika duniyA ko aura rakhane para hI prApta hotA hai| AtmA donoM kA lAbha ho| 5. taMbolaH pAna, supArI, ilAyacI, mukhavAsa Adi kI saMkhyA nirdhArita krnaa| gRhastha ke chaha kartavya isa prakAra haiN| inheM pratidina karanA 6. bastraH kapar3e kI saMkhyA nizcita krnaa| caahie| caudaha niyama 7. kusuma phUloM kI saMkhyA kA parimANa krnaa| 1. devapUjA 4. saMyama 8. vAhanaH gaDDI, kAra, skUTara, tAMgA, havAIjahAja Adi kI 2. gurusevA 5. tapa bahuta sI cIjeM manuSya ko pratidina kAma AtI haiN| una saba saMkhyA nizcita krnaa| 3. svAdhyAya 6. dAna Tuin Education intemanonal For Fate & Percoal Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvagata AgamoM kI paramparA DA0 gokulacandra jaina jaina paramparA ke anusAra prAcIna jaina siddhAnta dvAdazAMga nAma se prasiddha the| bArahaveM aMga kA eka bheda pUrvagata thaa| isake antargata caudaha pUrva samAhita the| gyAraha aMgoM aura caudaha pUrvI kA svatantra ullekha bhI prApta hotA hai| dvAdazAMga dIrghakAla taka guru-ziSya paramparA dvArA maukhika rUpa se calate rhe| isa kAraNa inheM " zruta" ke nAma se bhI abhihita kiyA jAtA hai| paramparA ke anusAra sarva prathama bArahavA~ aMga grathita huaa| usake bAda gyAraha aMga grathita hue| kAlAntara meM dvAdazAMga ko maukhika paramparA dvArA surakSita nahIM rakhA jA skaa| taba unheM pustakArUr3ha karane ke upakrama hue| vartamAna digambara aura zvetAmbara sampradAya ukta tathyoM ko samAna rUpa se svIkAra karate haiN| donoM paramparAoM meM dvAdazAMga ke nAma aura unakI viSaya vastu kI samAna jAnakArI prApta hotI hai| kintu vartamAna meM upalabdha Agama aura Agamika sAhitya donoM paramparAoM meM sSTa rUpa se vibhakta hai| digambara paramparA ke anusAra sampUrNa zrutajJAna meM se mAtra bArahaveM aMga ke kucha aMzoM kA jJAna surakSita rahA, jisake AdhAra para use pustakArUr3ha kiyA gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nivArNa ke lagabhaga eka hajAra varSa bAda valabhI meM jina gyAraha aMgoM ko pustakArUr3ha kiyA gayA, use digambara paramparA mUla Agama nahIM mAnatI / zvetAmbara paramparA ke anusAra bArahavA~ aMga pUrNatayA lupta ho gyaa| gyAraha aMgoM kA jo jJAna zruta paramparA dvArA surakSita raha sakA, use valabhI meM pustakArUr3ha kara liyA gyaa| isI paramparA meM anya granthoM ko bhI lipibaddha kiyA gyaa| adhyayana anusandhAna kI dRSTi se yaha vizeSa mahatvapUrNa hai ki bAraha aMgoM kA jJAna digambara paramparA ke anusAra surakSita rahA tathA zvetAmbara paramparA ke anusAra gyAraha aMgoM ko pustakArUr3ha kara liyA gyaa| isa dRSTi se donoM paramparAoM kA upalabdha Agama aura Agamika sAhitya samagratA meM paraspara pUraka hai| isIlie jaina paramparA viSayaka adhyayana-anusandhAna ke ina samagra srotoM kA sAmAjika rUpa meM upayoga adhika mahatvapUrNa hai| uparyukta pRSThabhUmi ke sAtha hama caudaha pUrvo kI paramparA kA vicAra kregeN| isa dizA meM DAM0 hIrAlAla jaina ne SaTkhaMDAgama kI prastAvanA meM paM0 kailAzacandra zAstrI ne "jaina sAhitya kA itihAsa pUrva pIThikA" meM tathA paM0 dalasukha mAlavANiyA ne "Agama yuga kA jaina darzana" pustaka meM jo jAnakArI dI hai, vaha pAtheya kA kArya karatI hai| jarmana vidvAn bevara ne 'sekreDa liTarecara Apha da jainAja" ke antargata jo jAnakArI aura adhyayana prastuta kiyA hai, usakI upayogitA ko pUrNatayA nakAranA upayukta nahIM hogaa| caudaha pUrvo ke nAma donoM jaina paramparAoM meM samAna rUpa se upalabdha haiN| donoM meM pratyeka pUrva kA jo parimANa batAyA gayA hai, vaha prAyaH samAna hai| donoM paramparAoM ke sAhitya meM pratyeka pUrva kI viSaya vastu kA vistRta vivaraNa upalabdha hotA hai| pUrvo kA mUla svarUpa kyA rahA hogA, yaha kaha pAnA kaThina hai| jaba Aja se lagabhaga do hajAra varSa pUrva bhI unheM mUla rUpa meM surakSita nahIM rakhA jA sakatA taba Aja unake yathAvat svarUpa gaThana kI bAta bhI nahIM socI jA sktii| kiMtu pUrvo kI viSaya vastu tathA unake sambandha meM prApta vivaraNa ke AdhAra para niHsaMdeha pUrvo kI viSaya vastu ke adhyayana-anusandhAna ke upakrama kiye jA sakate haiN| isa prakAra ke prayatnoM se jaina zramaNa paramparA kI sAMskRtika virAsata ke kaI naye AyAma ujAgara hoNge| zvetAmbara paramparA meM bArahaveM aMga ko zeSa gyAraha aMgoM kA mUla AdhAra mAnA gayA hai| vizeSAvazyaka tathA bRhatkalpa bhASya meM kahA gayA hai ki yadyapi isa aMga meM sampUrNa jJAna kA samAveza ho jAtA hai tathApi alpa buddhi vAloM ko tathA striyoM ko vaha amya hai| isalie usake AdhAra para zeSa gyAraha aMgoM kI unake lie racanA kI gyii| yahA~ bArahaveM aMga ko bhUtavAda kahA gayA hai| gAthA isa prakAra hai... 11 "jai vi bhUkhAvAye savvasya vayogayasya ohAro / nijjUhaNA tahA vi ya dumbehe pappa itthI y|| naMdisatta meM dvAdazAMga kA paryApta vistAra ke sAtha vivaraNa diyA gayA hai| bArahaveM aMga diTThivAya ke pAMca bhedoM ke antargata pUrvagata ke caudaha prakAroM kA vivecana hai| yahA~ pUrvo ke jo caudaha nAma ginAe gaye haiM, vahI nAma sarvatra yathAvat upalabdha hote haiN| naMdisutta meM kahA gayA hai..... "puvvagate caudasavihe paNNette / taM jahA uppAdapuvvaM / aggeNIyaM 2 vIriyaM 3 atthiNatyippavAdaM 4 pANappavAdaM 5 saccapavAdaM 6 AdappavAdaM 7 kammapavAdaM 8 paccakkhANappavAdaM 9 viSNANuSpavAdaM 10 avaMjJaM 11 pApAeM 12 kiriyAvizAlaM 13 logavidusayAraM 141" digambara paramparA meM / / veM avaMjJa ke sthAna para "kallANaNAma dhekha" AtA hai| - zvetAmbara paramparA meM aMgoM aura upAMgoM para prAkRta aura saMskRta meM aneka TIkAeM aura vyAkhyAeM likhI gyiiN| inameM dvAdazAMga ke viSaya meM vistRta jAnakArI hai| haribhadra, abhayadeva aura malayagiri ne apane TImA granthoM meM caudaha pUrvo ke viSaya meM paryApta jAnakArI dI hai ki yaha saba lupta ho gayA hai tathA unakA vivaraNa paramparA para AdhArita hai| AcArAMga niyukti meM katipaya granthoM yA usake adhyAya vizeSa jisa pUrva ke AdhAra para likhe gaye haiM, usakA nimna prakAra vivaraNa diyA gayA hai. 1. AcArAMga kA nizotha adhyayana pratyAkhyAna pUrva kI tRtIya AcAra vastu ke bIsaveM pAhuDa para AdhArita hai| 2. dazavaikAlika ke vibhinna adhyayanoM kA AdhAra isa prakAra hai. dharmaprajJapti AtmapravAda pUrva Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayana piheSaNA karmapravAdapUrva kSetravIrya, kAlavIya, bhavavIrya, aura tapavIrya, rUpa sAmarthya kA 13. kriyAvizAla pUrva vAkzuddhi satyapravAda pUrva varNana karatA hai| kriyAvizAla pUrva nRtya, gIta, lakSaNa, chanda, alaMkAra zeSa adhyayana pratyAkhyAna pUrva 4. astinAstipravAdapUrva tathA napuMsaka strI aura puruSa ke lakSaNoM kA varNana karatA hai| 3. dazAzrutaskandha kalpa aura vyavahAra pratyAkhyAna pUrva para astinAstipravAda pUrva jIva aura ajIva ke astitva 14. lokabiMdusAra pUrva AdhArita haiN| aura nAstitvakA varNana karatA haiN| lokabindusAra pUrva parikarma, vyavahAra, rajjarAzi, kalA, 4. uttarAdhyayana kA pariSaha adhyayana karmapravAda pUrva para 5. jJAnaprabAda pUrva savaNNa, gaNakAra, varga, dhana bIjagaNita tathA mokSa ke svarUpa kA AdhArita haiN| jJAnapravAda pUrva pA~ca jJAnoM tathA tIna ajJAnoM kA varNana varNana karatA hai| anyatra upalabdha isa prakAra kI samasta sUcanAe~ adhyayana karatA hai| yaha vivaraNa eka prakAra se mUla viSaya kA sthUla zIrSaka rUpa kI dRSTi se paryApta lAbhadAyaka siddha ho sakatI haiN| 6. satyapravAda pUrva hai| digambara aura zvetAmbara granthoM meM pratyeka pUrva ke viSayoM kI digambara paramparA meM upalabdha prAcIna prAkRta granthoM kA ___satyapravAda pUrva satya kA sabhI bhedoM aura pratipakSoM sahita sUcI paryApta vistAra ke sAtha dI gayI hai| usase yaha bhI jJAta hotA AdhAra bArahavA~ aMga mAnA jAtA hai| kasAyapAhuDa tathA varNana karatA hai| hai ki kisa viSaya se sambaddha aura vizeSa sAmagrI kisa parva ke SaTkhaMDAgama ke AdhAra kA unameM ullekha kiyA gayA hai| 7. AtmapravAda pUrva antargata rahI hogii| kasAyapAhaDa kA AdhAra jJAnapravAda nAmaka pAMcave pUrva kI dazamI AtmapravAda pUrva AtmA kA varNana karatA hai| uparyukta vivaraNa ko dekhane para jaina vidyA kA adhyetA sahaja vastu kA tIsarA pejja pAhuDa hai| SaTkhaMDAgama kA AdhAra dvitIya 8. karmapravAda pUrva rUpa meM samajha sakatA hai ki ukta viSayoM meM se adhikAMza viSayoM se agrAyaNIya pUrva kI paMcama vastu kA caturtha pAhuDa hai| karmapravAda pUrva karma kA varNana karatA hai| sambaddha sAmagrI upalabdha granthoM meM bhI paryApta mAtrA meM prApta hotI kasAyapAhuDa ko jayadhavalA tathA SaTkhaMDAgama ko dhavalA 9. pratyAkhyAna pUrva hai| vizeSakara tatvajJAna, karmasiddhAnta tathA AcAra zAstra TIkA meM caudaha pUrvo ke parimANa aura viSaya vastu kA vistRta pratyAkhyAna pUrva pratyAkhyAna kA varNana karatA hai| viSayaka sAmagrI upalabdha granthoM meM saMkalita hai| niHsaMdeha vivaraNa diyA gayA hai| akalaMka kRta tatvArthavArtika tathA 10. vidyAna pravAda pUrva lokavijJAna, jIvavijJAna, bhautikavijJAna, mantra tantravidyA Adi gommaTasAra jIvakANDa ko tatvaprabodhanI TIkA meM bhI samAna vidyAnupravAda pUrva aMguSThaprasenA Adi alpavidyAoM tathA aneka viSaya aise haiM, jinake viSaya meM sAmagrI atyalpa hai| katipaya vivaraNa nibaddha hai| rohiNI Adi mahAvidyAoM kA varNana karatA hai| ullikhita viSayoM meM sambaddha sAmagrI bauddha tathA anya paramparAoM uparyukta sAmagrI ke AdhAra para caudahapUrvo ko viSaya vastu kA 11. kalyANapravAda pUrva meM upalabdha hai| prArambhika vivaraNa nimna prakAra taiyAra kiyA jA sakatA hai:- ___ kalyANapravAda pUrva sUrya, candra, nakSatra, tathA tArAgaNa ke isa dizA meM adhyayana ko Age bar3hAne ke lie yaha Avazyaka 1. utpAdapUrva meM jIva, kAla aura buddhala ke utpAda, vyaya aura cArakSetra aura aSTAMga mahAnimitta kA tathA tIrthakara, hai ki vartamAna digambara tathA zvetAmbara sAhitya kA samagratA meM dhauvya kA varNana kiyA jAtA hai| cakravartI, baladeva, vAsudeva, cakradhara Adi ke mahAkalyANoM anuzIlana kiyA jAye tathA adhyayana se prApta tathyoM kA 2. agrAyaNI pUrva kA varNana karatA hai| samasAmAyika sAhitya evaM anya anusandhAna sAmagrI ke Aloka agrAyaNI pUrva sunaya, darnaya, paMcAstikAya, SaDdravya, 12. prANavAyapravAda pUrva meM pUrvAgraha mukta hokara parIkSaNa kiyA jaaye| aise saptatatva tathA nava padArtha rUpa dvAdazAMga kI agra-pradhAna prANavAyapravAda pUrva prANoM kI hAni-vRddhi kA varNana karatA adhyayana-anusandhAna se jJAna-vijJAna kI aneka vidyAoM ko nayA vastu kA varNana karatA hai| hai| isameM kAyacikitsA Adi aSTAMga Ayurveda, bhUtikarma, Aloka milegaa| bhAratIya manISA kI upalabdhiyoM kA yaha 3. bIryAnupravAda pUrva jAMgagali prakrama tathA prANadhAna vimAna kA varNana kiyA jAtA sAmAyika mUlyAMkana loka kalyANa ke lie eka divya varadAna vIryAnapravAda pUrva AtmavIrya, paravIrya, ubhayavIrya, siddha hogaa| ApakA dharma maiM Apa logoM se pUchatA hUM-"ApakA dharma kyA hai?" kyA jaina, vaiSNava, bauddha, IsAI, islAma Adi Apake dharma haiM? nhiiN| ye Apake dharma nhiiN| ApakA dharma vahI hai jo AtmA ko patana se bcaaye| -vijaya vallabha sari Iain Education International For Private &Personal use only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anekAntavAda vItarAga prabhu kA dharma syAdvAdamaya hai| prabhu ke dharma meM koI Agraha nhiiN| syAdvAda jaise anupama siddhAMta ko laghu lekha meM yogya-ucita nyAya nahIM mila sktaa| mujhe to kevala prAsaMgika bAta karanI hai| ekenAkarSantI zlathayantI vastutattvamitareNa / antena jayati jainInItirmanthAnanetramiva gopI / / (zrI amRtacandAcArya) se tuma bhI sacce ho'' '' amuka apekSA se maiM bhI saccA ho sakatA hU~" "tuma kaha rahe ho amuka apekSA se vaha bhI satya ke najadIka hai ata: isakI bhI bAta mAnI jAnI cAhiye "inako bhI amuka adhikAra milanA caahie"| yaha bhASA anekAMtavAda kI hai| yahAM samAdhAna hai, zAnti hai, prema hai, sadbhAva hai, satya hai, svarga hai, karmanirjarA kA mUla kAraNa aura apavarga kA sopAna hai| agara yaha siddhAMta hamAre diloM meM basa jAya saMgha, samAja, deza, rASTra aura vizva meM vyApaka bana jAya to yaha dharatI nandanavana bana jAya / janasAdhAraNa kI bhASA meM "hI" ekAntavAda hai aura "bhI" anekAntavAda hai| "maiM hI ThIka hU~" "merI bAta hI ThIka hai" "maiM jo kahatA hU~, vahI satya hai" "mujhe hI adhikAra milanA cAhie" "merI hI bAta mAnI jAnI cAhie" yaha bhASA ekAntavAda kI hai| yahIM para lar3AI hai, jhagar3A hai, kleza hai, vigraha hai, tanAva hai, yuddha hai, karmabandhana hai, tamAma mAnasika, zArIrika bImAriyoM kA ghara hai, AtmavikAsa ko rokane vAlA hai| parantu "bhI" "kucha merI bAta bhI ThIka hai, kucha aMza taka tumhArI bhI ThIka hai| 'amuka apekSA aisA udAra - sArvabhauma siddhAMta guru vallabha ke jIvana ko sparzA thaa| ve sadA satyagaveSaka rhe| anekAntavAda unake kAryoM meM, unake lekhoM meM, unakI vANI meM sarvatra upalabdha hotA hai| jaba-jaba unako jaisA lagA taba-taba unhoMne "sarvasaMghahitAya" vaisA upadeza diyaa| kahIM Agraha nahIM kiyaa| hove ki na hove, merI bhAvanA, maiM kyA cAhatA hU~ maiM sampradAyoM meM saMgaThana, sAdharmika sevA, zikSA pracAra jaise sarvahita kara zubha kAryoM meM bhI unakA Agraha nhiiN| jaba bhI mujhe vicAra AtA hai to yahI khyAla AtA hai ki vAstava meM prabhu kA dharma jinheM spazAM thA, sAdhu santoM meM maiMne apane jIvana meM aise nirAgrahI santa virale hI dekhe| aise syAdvAda siddhAMta ko jIvana meM sthAna dene vAle parama pAvana, nirAgrahI mahAsanta ke caraNoM meM merA savinaya sAdara sabahumAna koTi-koTi vandana, namana / gopI mathanI dvArA jisa nIti tarIke se makkhana nikAlatI hai, vahI nIti syAdvAda-anekAMtavAda hai| navanIta makkhana taba - sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI milatA hai jaba eka hAtha Age bar3hatA hai aura dUsarA hAtha pIche sarakatA hai| donoM netroM- rassiyoM ko eka sAtha khIMcane se navanIta nahIM niklegaa| eka DhIlA chor3A jAtA hai, dUsarA khIMcA jAtA hai- -yaha jainadarzana kA naya hai| isa apekSAnIti se satya upalabdha hotA hai| Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti meM jaina dharma - sAdhvI oMkAra bhI mAnava jIvana eka viziSTa koTi kA mAnava hai| isakI pratyeka kSaNa kI tvarita vANI se sarvathA agocara hai| Aja kA mAnava ghar3I ke kAMTeM aura mazInI gati jaisA bhAgatA jA rahA hai, socatA nahIM ki maiM kahAM jA rahA huuN| merI jIvanarUpI Trena kisa sTezana para tthhregii| mAnava kI AzA, icchAeM samudra meM taraMgoM ke samAna hai, uThatI hai| aura kitane AnaMdavibhora bana jAte haiM, paraMtu una taraMgoM ko mahasUsa nahIM hotA kI mAna abhimAna se merA jIvana samApta ho jAegA, vaise hI mAnava kI AzA, icchAe~ naSTa ho jAtI hai| mAnava kI AzA sUrajamukhI kamala ke samAna hai| sUryodaya ke sAtha vikAsa honA, aura sUryAsta ke sAtha usakA naSTa honaa| phira bhI mAnava yaha nahIM socatA hai ki Arya saMskRti meM mAnava janma milA, usakA mUlyAMkana kyA ho sakatA hai ? Aja bhArata meM dharmadhvaja laharA rahA hai, usakA karaNa hai Arya saMskRti saMskRti meM AcAra vicAra aura vartanatriveNI samAgama huA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti AcAra ko pradAna mAnatI hai| AcAra aura AhArazuddhi se vicArazuddhi hotI hai aura vicArazuddhi se jIvana ko vikAsadRSTi milatI hai, isaliye bhAratIya saMskRti meM jaina dharma maMgalakArI hai| AryAvarta kI eka bhUmi meM jo sAtvika aNuoM kI prAdhAnyatA hai, vaha sAtvikatA anya dezoM kI bhUmi meM zAyada nahIM hogii| bhArata meM aneka dharma haiM, unameM jaina dharma prAcIna dharma hai| jainA kI sAhityakalA, vAstukalA, sthApatyakalA Adi kalAoM se jaina Pain Education International dharma kI prAcInatA kA darzana hotA hai| dharmadvArA samAja meM naitika, sAmAjika yA sAMskRtika vikAsa kA mUlyAMkana karane para hI usakI prAcInatA zreSTha mAnI jAtI hai| vizva meM tamAma dharma kA mUla hai AtmA aura paramAtmA / vizva meM koI-koI dharma AtmA ke sAtha IzvaravAda ko mAnate haiN| IzvaravAda yAne Izvara, bhagavAna ko hI kartA-dhartA aura hartA mAnanA Izvara ko kartA mAnane vAle kahate haiM ki vizva meM jaba dharma kA nAza hotA hai taba Izvara pRthvI kA saMrakSaNa karane ke liye pRthvI Upara janma lekara durjanoM kA nAza karatA hai yaha prathama paraMparA hai| anya paramparA hai jo karma ko karttA bhoktA mAnatA hai| Izvara ko karttA, hartA nahIM mAnate hai usako nirIzvaravAdI kahate haiM, yaha paramparA bhArata deza meM hI hai| isI bhArata deza meM zIla, pratibhA aura saMskAra se vizva meM lokakalyANa parAyaNa aise tIrthakaro, cakravartiyoM, vAsudevoM, prativAsudevoM, baladevoM Adi mahAna vibhUtiyoM kA sRjana huA hai, jinhoMne mAnava saMskRti ke vikAsa meM aura dharmanIti ko vistRta karane kI preraNA dii| bhArata ke Upara bAharI AkramaNa bahuta hue lekina mahAna vibhUtiyoM ke bhAgyodaya se tathA bhArata kI dhArmika saMskRti ke kAraNa usake Upara koI bhI pratyAghAta nahIM huaa| bhArata deza Arthika saMpatti kI apekSA se aura vaijJAnika apekSA se anya dezoM se pIche hai, lekina dhArmika For Private Personal Use Only saMpatti aura dhArmika saMskRti meM anya dezoM se agrasara hai| usameM bhI jaina dharma kI sAMskRtika saMpatti akhUTa, amUlya, alaukika hai| jainadharma paramparAgata dharma jaina dharma koI prasthApita yA vyaktivAcaka dharma nahIM hai, apitu guNavAcaka dharma hai| muhammada paigambara ke nAma se islAma dharma, IsA ke nAma ke krizcayana dharma, buddhi ke nAma se bauddha dharma pracalita huA, lekina jaina dharma kisI viziSTa vyakti ke nAma se prasthApita nahIM huA hai| "jaina" zabda kI vyutpatti jina zabda se huI hai| jina - jisane rAga-dveSa para saMpUrNa vijaya prApta kI ho unako jina kahate haiM, unake anuyAyI jaina kahalAte haiN| isI kAraNa se jaina dharma paramparAgata dharma hai| pratyeka mAnava dharma kI sAdhanA se AtmA kA saMpUrNa vikAsa karake vItarAgatA ko prApta kara sakatA hai, jaina dharma svataMtra dharma hai| jaina dharma vaijJAnika dharma hai, vaijJAnika dharma hama isaliye kahate haiM kI jo khoja vaijJAnikoM ne Aja kI use pratyakSa jJAna dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne aneka varSoM pahale hI kahA thA aura padArthoM kI gahanatA, sUkSmatA samatAyI thI, karor3oM ke kharce se jisa aNubama kI zodha vaijJAnikoM ne kara lI aNubama ko jJAniyoM ne aNu kA samUha batAyA hai, aNubama se vizva kA koI kalyANa nahIM huA, lekina vinAza huA hai| jaina dharma pRthvI, pAnI, vanaspati Adi ekendriya ko sajIva kahA hai| vijJAna bhI pAnI meM aura vanaspati meM jIvasiddhi batAyI hai, sara jagadIzacaMdra bosa ne bhI isa bAta ko siddha kara batAyI hai| jaina dharma ko zramaNa saMskRti ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA hai| zramaNa yAne zrama, samatA aura vikAroM kA zAmana jisa saMskRti meM kiyA jAtA hai use zramaNa saMskRti kahate hai| hindu saMskRti meM Izvara ke 24 avatAra mAnate haiM vaise hI jaina saMskRti meM 24 tIrthakara hote haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM nigraMtha pravacana kahate haiM, pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke samaya meM zramaNa dharma, bhagavAna nemanAtha ke samaya meM arhata dharma se pracalita thaa| zramaNa saMskRti ke itihAsa meM isa prakAra nAma kA parivartana hone para bhI dharma kI saMskRti, saMskRti kA mUla aura siddhAMta meM tanika mAtra bhI parivartana nahIM huaa| pUrvakAla meM jo siddhAMta the vo siddhAMta Aja bhI vidyamAna haiN| satya kA nirbaMdharUpa prakaTa karane vAlI hareka mahAna kRtioM ke sAmane saMpradAyavAdI samAja paMkha hilAtA huA aneka prakAra kA Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 kolAhala kara rahA hai| taba hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAja mahAdeva kI stuti karate hue bole kI kahate hai kI eka padArtha ko aneka dRSTi se dekhnaa| AcAra dharma kI zAMtipriya jaina samAja "jo rAga-dveSa Adi aTThAraha dUSaNoM se rahita aise cAhe brahmA, sUkSmatA ke kAraNa jaina dharma kI mahAnatA hai| viSNa, mahezvara sabako merA namaskAra ho" isa prakAra mahAdeva kI jaina samAja atyalpa samAja hai, lekina vaha zAMtipriya samAja stati karake siddharAja ko jaina dharma ke tatvoM kI jhalaka dikhAkara rAjakIya kSetra meM jaina hai| jaba kabhI bhArata vipatti bAdaloM se ghirA, taba una bAdaloM ko prabhAvita kiyaa| rAjakIya kSetra meM bhI jainoM kA mahAna yogadAna hai. rAjakIya dUra haTAne ke liye aneka prakAra ke zAMti karma karatA rahatA hai| kSetra meM praveza karate hue bhI apanA AcAra, apanA siddhAMta meM ati bhagavAna mahAvIra aura gautama buddha donoM samakAlIna the, varSoM taka nizcala rhaa| samrATa caMdragupta, paramArhata kumAra pAla, khAravela, rAjagRhI meM nivAsa karane para bhI dharma ke nAma para kabhI / jainAcAra senApati cAmuMDarAja, maMtrI vastapAla-tejapAla, vimala maMtrI, vAda-vivAda nahIM kiyaa| hinduoM ke sAtha rahane para bhI jainoM ne jaina jainoM kA AcAra ahiMsA pradhAna hai| ahiMsA arthAta kisI peThaDazAha Adi mahApuruSoM ne rAjakIya kSetra meM mahatvapUrNa kArya dharma kI maulikatA ko tilAMjali nahIM dii| unakI bhASA meM, veza meM parivartana haA, lekina siddhAtoM meM koI parivartana nahIM huA yahI jIva vizeSa kI hiMsA mana, vacana, kAyA se na karanA, dusare kA kiye the| paramArhata kumArapAla mahArAjA ne deza meM ahiMsA kA duHkha dekhakara hama svaMya ke jIvana meM pIDA dukha ko nimaMtrita karate pAlana kraayaa| ahiMsA kA pAlana ke viSaya meM kuladevI saccI maulikatA hai| jaina dharma zAMti kA parama upAsaka hai| hai, jaisA bote hai vaisA hI phala pAte haiN| pratyeka vyakti apanI zakti kaMTakezvarI kA aneka pratyAghAta sahana kiyA thaa| rAjakaraNa ke vItarAga ke anuyAyI hone se zAMti samatA, aura samAdhi kI jIvana meM ati AvazyakatA hai| jainoM kA bhagavAna kI mUrti meM kisI prakAra anusAra jIvana meM sAdhanA kara sakate hai| jainoM kI mukhya saMskRti meM sAtha apanA dharma kA vismaraNa kabhI nahIM huA thaa| vastupAla, - cAritra balavAna hai, ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa isa triveNI saMgama para tejapAla ne bhAratIya saMskRti ko AbUjI kA adbhuta, alaukika kA zrRMgArarasa kI pUrNatayA pratIti hotI hai| loka meM kahAvata hai kI "jaisA saMga vaisA hI raMga" hotA hai| vIrarasa Adi rasa kI tanika nirbhara hai, jisa saMskRti meM saMskAra kI jhAMkI nahIM hai, tapa kA sthAna maMdira banavAkara amUlya bheMTa dI, unakA vidvatmaMDala bhI mahAn thA, bhI pratIti nahIM hotI hai, kintu zAMtarasa nahIM hotA hai, vaha saMskRti amara nahIM bana sktii| pAMcoM indriyoM sAhitya kA bhI atyaMta zauka thaa| isI taraha rAjakIya kArya ke kA damana kiye binA vikAroM kA zamana nahIM hotaa| isI kAraNa se sAtha-sAtha dhArmika kArya meM bhI mahAna yogadAna diyaa| jainasamAja kA utkarSa tapa kI AvazyakatA hai| jJAna ke mAdhyama se paramAtmA ne AhAra, vizva meM pratyeka kSetra meM jaina samAja kA mahAna yogadAna hai| nihAra, vihAra Adi aneka viSayoM para prakAza DAlA hai| kyA pathya jainoM kI saMpatti pratyeka samAja ke sAtha AdAna-pradAna kI prakriyA karane para bhI hai? kyA apathya hai? kaise calanA? kaise baiThanA? kaise bolanA? jainoM kI saMpatti vizva meM amalya hai| rala, maNika, savarNa kisI samAja, rASTra ke saMgharSa meM nahIM haa| sAhitya kSetra meM 20 Adi hareka viSayoM se paripUrNa jaina philosaphI hai| rAtri bhojana Adi hI malyavAna pratimA mandira patyAcA mahAtmA gAMs lAkha se adhika hastapratiyAM hai, jisako dekhane se hI mana praphallita nahIM karanA cAhiye, rAtri bhojana karane se zarIra meM ajIrNa gaisa ne deza ke svataMtratA Andolana ke daurAna kahA thA ki bhArata dezA hotA hai, jaisalamera,khaMbhAta.pATaNa Adi aneka zaharoM meM baDe-baDe Adi rogoM kI saMbhAvanA hotI hai| sUryAsta ke bAda sUkSma jIvANuoM garIba deza hai| isa zabda ke Upara iMglaiMDa ke eka prophesara ne kahA jJAna bhaMDAra hai| kisI bhI viSaya kI pustaka jJAna bhaMDAroM se prApta kI utpatti hotI hai, vaha bhojana meM mizrita hokara zarIra kA kI kauna kahatA hai ki bhArata garIba deza hai? bhArata dezagarIba nahIM hotI hai, yaha hamArA sAMskRtika khajAnA hai| kalA kSetra meM jainoM kI Arogya naSTa karate haiN| hai lekina atyaMta samRddhizAlI deza hai| jainoM kI adhyAtmika vAstukalA bejor3a mAnI jAtI hai| kalA saMskRti kA mApadaMDa hai| AcAra dharma kA do vibhAga hai| zramaNAcAra aura saMpatti itanI vizAla hai ki usa saMpatti ko bAMTakara iMglaiMDa kI Abu, rANakapura jaise mahAna tIrthoM ke darzana ke sAtha unakI shraavkaacaar| zramaNa mAne sAdha jo ahiMsA kA pariparNapAlanakara sapUrNa jamIna ko kharIda sakate haiN| isa kathana se jJAta hotA hai bhArata vAstukalA kA bhI darzana hotA hai, maMdiroM kI svacchatA, saumyatA / mahAvratoM ko AtmasAta krnaa| zrAvaka mAne gRhastha jIvana arthAta deza meM dhArmika sampatti kitanI mahAna hai? aura naisargika suMdaratA atiramaNIya hotI hai| aNuvratoM kA pAlana krnaa| zrAvakAcAra dharmasAdhaka banane kI jaina sAhitya meM pratyeka zAstra kA jaise ki bhUgola zAstra, prAcIna aura arvAcIna samaya kI mUrti meM koI bheda nahIM hai| preraNA detA hai| sAdhuoM kA AcAra ati duSkara hai, mana saMyama, rasAyanika zAstra Adi sabakA jJAna prApta hotA hai| jaina sAhitya RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke putra bharata mahArAjA kI aMgUThI se nirmita vacana saMyama, kA saMyama kara jIvana vyatIta karate hai| kAyA kA meM jo aitihAsika sAdhana sAmagrI anya sAhitya se nahIM prApta mANikya svAmIjI kI mUrti tathA saMprati mahArAjA kI AjJA se saMyama atyaMta mahAna hai| jaina dharma kA samasta AcAra AtmalakSI hotii| kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAja ne kumArapAla nirmita mUrtioM meM aura arvAcIna mUrtioM meM advitIya samAnatA hai| hai, jaba taka mokSa kI prApti nahIM hogI, taba taka maMdira meM jAnA, ke liye aneka graMthoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| pUjya zrI kA sAhitya prati pratyeka murti padamAsana, ardhapadmAsana athavA kAryotsarga mudrA meM anya kriyA dvArA Atmazuddhi karanA yaha AcAra dharma kI vizeSatA amUlya yogadAna hai| jisase 900 varSa vyatIta hone para unake hotI hai, usameM koI antara nahIM hai| mahArAjA siddharAja kalikAla hai| jaina dharma kA aMtima vItarAgatA ke vijJAna kI prApti vaha sAhityoM ko bhUla nahIM skte| jaina sAhitya ke adhyayana se aneka sarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAja ko mahAdeva ke maMdira meM le gaye anekAMtadRSTi binA prApta nahIM hotI hai| anekAMtadRSTi unako bhASAoM kA jJAna milatA hai| Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anekAntavAda paM girijAdatta tripAThI itane narama mata bano ki loga tumheM khA jAye! itane garama mata bano ki loga tumheM chU bhI na sake ! itane sarala mata bano ki loga tumheM mUrkha banA de! itane jaTila bhI mata bano ki logoM meM tuma mila na sako ! itane gaMbhIra mata bano ki loga tumase Uba jAya! itane chichale mata bano ki loga tumheM chU bhI na sake! itane saste bhI mata bano ki loga tumheM nacAte rahe! smaraNAtIta kAla se yaha ulajhana upasthita hai ki kyA dharma bahuta bar3I galata phahamI phailI huI thii| kucha pAzcAtyavidvAn yaha (Religion) aura darzana (Philosophy) paraspara sahakArI haiM mAnate the ki jaina dharma bauddha dharma se nikalA huA hai| yaha mAnane kA yA ahinakulavat inameM virodha hai? kucha pAtrAtya vidvAnoM ne ina kAraNa yahI hai ki ina donoM meM kucha samAnatA dIkha par3atI hai| kucha donoM ko bilakula bhinna bhinna mAnA hai| ve dharma ko eka sImita bhAratIya vidvAn bhI jaina dharma sambandhI jJAna na hone ke kAraNa yahI paridhi ke andara rakhanA cAhate haiM aura darzana ko isa se baahr| mAna baiThe the ki yaha koI svatantra dharma nahIM haiM apitu bauddha dharma kI eka dhArmika vyakti kucha aisI rur3hiyoM ke bhAra se dabA hai ki use hI eka zAkhA haiN| ina donoM taraha ke vidvAnoM ke mata sarvathA nirmUla usase bAhara nikalane kA avakAza hI nahIM hai| vaha na to kucha siddha ho gaye haiM aura Aja ke vartamAna saMsAra meM isa bAta kI puSTi svatantratApUrvaka zoca sakatA hai aura svatantratApUrvaka AcaraNa hI ho gayI haiM ki yaha jainadharma utanA hI purAnA hai jitanA bauddhdhrm| kara sakatA hai| lekina eka dArzanika vyakti yadi usa sImita yaha nirvivAda siddha hai ki mahAvIra buddha ke samakAlika the| isa ke paridhi ke andara rahane ke liye bAdhya kiyA jAya to usakI sArI sAtha hI sAtha yaha bhI sarvasiddha bAta hai ki mahAvIra na to kisI dharma kalpanA aura vicArazakti vilIna ho jaay| isa liye una vidvAnoM ke janmadAtA the aura na kisI sampradAya ke| ve to kevala eka sAdhu ne ina donoM ke liye do bhinna-bhinna kSetra niyata kiye haiN| lekina the jinhoMne jainadharma kA AliGgana kara usa sacce tattva ke draSTA bhAratIya vicArazIla vidvAnoM ne ina donoM ko bhinna-bhinna na ho gaye the jisake liye isa dharma kI pravRtti hai| ve caubIsa tIrthakaroM mAnakara donoM ko sAtha-sAtha calAne kA prayatna kiyaa| hAM, yaha meM antima tIrthaMkara the|sbhii tIrthakaroM ne upadeza dvArA isa dharma kI z2arUra hai ki ina donoM ke uddezya meM kucha antara par3atA hai, paraMtu ina baniyAda kAyama rakhane kI bhagIratha ceSTA kI hai aura isIliye IsA thor3I-sI viSamatAoM ke sivA ina meM pUrNa ekatA hai| ke kama se kama 800 varSa pahale se lekara Ajataka isa kI hasti jaba rAjanaitika aura Arthika vAtAvaraNa ke pralayakArI jhaMjhAvAta kAyama haiN| aba yahAM para isa thor3e se aitihAsika paricaya ke bAda se manuSya kI manonaukA viSama paristhiti ke athAha sAgara meM jaina darzana kI utpatti ke sambandha meM kucha vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| DAMvADola hone lagatI hai aura zAntidAyaka sacce mArga kA patA iMDha isa meM sandeha kI guMjAiza nahIM hai ki jaina darzana ke bahuta pahale nikalanA kaThina ho jAtA hai usa samaya darzana hI velAtaTa ke upaniSadoM kA hI ekamAtra sAmrAjya thaa| vastuoM ke svabhAva ke meM prakAza kA kAma karatA hai| isa prakAra yaha darzana bhI antaHkaraNa upaniSadoM ke vicAra yaha haiM ki kisI vastu meM pratIyamAna meM usI zAnti kA bIja botA hai jisake liye dharma kI pravRtti hotI nAmarupAdi saba mithyA hai| satya kevala vahI hai jisa ke AdhAra para hai| isI vicAra ke phalasvarupa bhAratIya sabhI darzana apane maz2abUta nAmarupoM kI vividha kalpanA kI jAtI hai| dRSTAnta ke liye eka pairoM para khar3e hue| yaha jaina darzana bhI isa niyama kA apavAda nahIM suvarNa piNDa ko liijiye| eka hI suvarNapiNDa se kabhI kuNDala rhaa| yadyapibAhyaparyAlocana mAtra se ina donoM ke dRSTikoNa meM banAyA jAtA hai, kabhI valaya banAyA jAtA hai to kabhI koI dUsarA kucha antara kI jhalaka dIkha par3egI lekina yadi isakA sUkSma bhuussnn|ek hI survaNa kI bhinna-bhinna avasthAyeM badalatI jAtI haiM vivaraNa kiyA jAya to yaha spaSTa ho jAyagA ki vAstava meM inake lekina vaha suvarNa jyoM kA tyoM apane svabhAva ke sAtha vartamAna uddezya meM koI bheda nahIM hai| isI bhAva se prerita ho kara maiM pAThakoM rahatA hai| usake rupa aura avasthAoM kA parivartana sirpha ke sAmane jaina dharma tathA darzana ke sambandha kI kucha bAteM upasthita pratItimAtra haiM vastusat nhiiN| usa vastu kI sattA ke sivA aura karatA huuN| kisI cIja kI sattA nahIM hai| jinheM hama sthiratA, dRzyatva yA aura jaina dharma ke sambandha meM pAzcAtyatathA bhAratIya vidvAnoM meM kisI nAma se pukArate haiM una kI vAstavika sattA nahIM hai| jo Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kodha aura kSamA the ha . 12 vicAra upaniSadoM ne rakhe haiM ThIka unake viparIta bauddhoM ke siddhAnta pluralism kahate haiN| isa siddhAnta kA AviSkAra isa saMpradAya the| bauddha yaha kahate the ki hareka cIja pratikSaNa meM badalatI rahatI ko prAcInatama upaniSad tathA bauddhoM se pRthak karane ke liye hI hai: 'pratikSaNaM pariNAminoM hi sarva eva bhaavaaH'| koI bhI aisI vastu huA hai| kisI vastu meM sthiratA kA dama bharanA usakI kucha nahIM hai jo kisI bhI rUpa meM sthira raha ske| jaba manuSya suvarNapiNDa vibhinna avasthAoM ko lekara hotA hai| suvarNapiNDa eka dRSTikoNa ko dekhatA hai usa samaya usa savarNa ke guNa ke alAve aura kucha bhI se dravya hai aura dUsare dRSTikoNa se kucha dUsarI hI vstu| use hama nahIM dekhtaa| isa ke atirikta koI guNa rahita cIja dRSTigocara usI hAlata meM dravya kaha sakate haiM jaba use aneka paramANuoM kA nahIM hotI jise upaniSada sthiratA yA aparivartanazIla zabda se saMghAta mAnA jaay| yadi use hama kAla yA dik ke dRSTikoNa se vyavahata karate haiN| bauddhoM kA kahanA hai ki kisI vastu kI sthiratA vicAreM to vaha dravya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isa liye vaha satya haiN| dUsarI ora bauddha darzana saboM kI asthiratA kI vigula suvarNapiNDa eka hI kAla meM dravya aura dravyamAna bhI kahA jA sakatA phUMkatA hai| aisI paristhiti meM eka aise saMpradAya kI nitAnta hai| yaha paramANu-niSpanna bhI kahA jA sakatA hai aura usase bhinna AvazyakatA thI jo isa asAmajjasya ko dUra kre| isI viSama bhii| yadi hama use pRthvI paramANu se nahIM banA hai isa liye usase paristhiti ko saMbhAlane ke liye bIca meM jaina darzana khar3A hotA hai bhinna bhI hai| usa suvarNapiNDa se jo kuNDala taiyAra kiyA gayA vaha jo donoM kI bAtoM kA khaMDana kara eka naye mArgakA janma detA hai, jo bhI aneka svbhaavvaalaahai| vaha dravIbhUta suvarNa se bane rahane para bhI bhAratIya sAhitya meM eka apanA sthAna rakhatA hai| Thosa suvarNa se nahIM banA hai| rAla se bane rahane para bhI zyAma se nahIM yaha hama pahale batA cuke haiM ki jaina saMpradAya bauddha saMpradAya kA banAyA gayA hai| isa prakAra vastusvarUpa kI parIkSA karane para yahI krodha Aga samakAlIna thA; itanA hI nahIM kintu kucha upaniSad bhI aise the sArAMza nikalatA hai ki vastuoM kA svarUpa dRSTikoNa para nirbhara kSamA pAnI jinakA samakAlika jaina darzana thaa| upaniSad aura bauddhoM ke rahatA hai jise hama Conditional kahate haiN| paraspara jhagar3e kA nipaTArA karane ke liye jaina darzana yaha kahatA hai isa anekAntavAda kI nIMva para jainadarzana kA nayavAda tathA kro jalana hai, ki yaha kahanA ThIka nahIM hai ki kevala vastu kA svarUpa hI sat haina syAdvAda abalambita haiN| kisI vastu ke svabhAva ke sambandha meM jaba kSamA ThaMDaka ekAnta pratikSaNa meM prinnmnshiil| anubhava isI satyatA ko hama koI nirNaya dene ko taiyAra hote haiM usa samaya do bAteM hamAre krodha roga hai, prakAzita karatA hai ki guNoM ke kucha samavAya aise haiM jo sAmane AtI haiN| pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki 'yaha manuSya hai| isa kSamA upacAra aparivartanazIla haiM, kucha naye guNa paidA ho jAte haiM aura kucha purAne vAkya kA uccAraNa hama karate haiM usa samaya hamAre dhyAna meM usake krodha aMdhakAra hai, dharma naSTa ho jAte haiN| jaina darzana kA kahanA hai ki bauddhoM kA yaha aneka guNoM kA citra khiMca jAtA hai lekina ve guNa sAmUhika rUpa se siddhAnta kucha aMzoM meM ThIka hai ki pratikSaNa meM vastuoM kA pariNAma usa cIja meM hamAre sAmane Ate haiN| usa vastu ke guNoM ko usa vastu kSamA prakAza hai! huA karatA hai| lekina yaha kahanA bilakula galata hai ki vastuoM se pRthak hama nahIM dekhate haiM usa samaya usa ke gaNoM ko hI dekhate haiM. krodha kamajorI hai| ke sabhI guNoM meM parivartana hotA hai| vastusthiti to yaha hai ki kucha vastu to usa jagaha kevala mAyAnagara kI bhAMti asat mAtra hai| kSamA tAkata hai! dharma parivartita hote haiM aura kacha nhiiN| jaba suvarNapiNDa kA kuNDala inhIM do prakAra ke dRSTikoNoM ko jaina darzana meM dravyanaya tathA kozakA -kacarA banA diyA gayA to unakA piNDabhAva naSTa ho gayA, eka paryAyanaya zabdoM meM vyavahRta karate haiN| jisa prakAra isa kSamA ratnoM kA Dhera hai! kuNDalabhAva paidA ho gayA aura suvarNabhAva jyoM kA tyoM banA huA anekAntavAda ke siddhAntane nayavAda kA janma diyA usI prakAra hai| isa prakAra vastuoM aura una ke dharmoM kA pRthakkakaraNa yadi isane syAdvAda ko bhI paidA kiyaa| yadi anekAntavAda kI sattA krodha meM dutkAra hai, kiyA jAya to yahI siddha hogA ki hareka cIja aneka svabhAvoM ko sthira na ho to syAdvAda Tika hI nahIM sktaa| isaliye saMkSepa meM yaha kSamA meM pucakAra hai! apane andara rakhatI hai| vastuoM kI aneka svabhAvatA kI nIMva para kahA jA sakatA hai ki anekAntabAda kI sattA sthira na ho to krodha kAlI syAha rAta hai hI sAre jaina darzana kI imArata khar3I kI gayI hai| vastu ke isa syAdvAda Tika hI nahIM sktaa| isa liye saMkSepa meM yaha kahA jA kSamA svarNima prabhAta hai! svarUpa ko dekhakara hI 'anantadharmakaM vastu' yaha kahA gayA hai| sakatA hai ki anekAntavAda ke sabhI jaina dArzanika siddhAntoM kA vastuoM ke sthira tathA parivartanIya rUpa viruddha dharmoM kA sambandha mUla srota hai jisane samaya samaya para anekA viSayoM ke dvArA isa hI hameM anekAntavAda kA mArga dikhAtA hai jise hama Relative darzana kI kAyA ko pUrNa kiyA hai| hai! Jain Education international ForPrivates.Permonaleonly, Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrAcArya -sAdhvI praphulla prabhA zrI prabhu vIra ke zAsana meM kalikAla-sarvajJa AcArya zrI hemacandra zraddhAlu hone ke kAraNa navasmaraNa kA pATha hone para usane muMha meM AcArya zrI ne kahA kucha nahIM, mujhe isa bAlaka kI AvazyakatA hai, sUrIzvara jI mahArAja huye| kahAvata hai pAnI taka nahIM ddaalaa| Aja mAno pAhinI kI parIkSA ho rahI thii| jo apanI mAtA ke sAtha hamezA navasmaraNa kApATha sunane AtA hai| eka dina nahIM tIna dina bIta gye| jaba cAMgadeva ne apanI mAtA ko agragaNya zrAvakoM ne patA lagAyA ki yaha bAlaka kauna hai| pUta ke paira pAlane meM nahIM, binA khAye-pIye dekhA to pUchA, mA~ kyA ho gayA hai? tU khAnA kyoM dUsare dina AhAra ke samaya AcArya zrI do-cAra dhAvakoM ke sAtha peTa meM hI pahacAne jA sakate haiN| nahIM khAtI? mAM pAhinI ne kahA beTA, tujhe patA nahIM hama donoM pAhinI devI ke ghara gye| zrAvikA pAhinI ne acAnaka zrAvakoM ke jananI apanI honevAlI saMtAna ke lakSaNa apane peTa meM hI hamezA guru mahArAja ke pAsa pATha sunane jAte haiM, lekina isa varSA sAtha AcArya zrI ko apane ghara kI ora Ate dekhakara harSa se nAca jAna letI hai ki bhaviSya meM majhe kaisI saMtAna prApta hone vAlI hai| ke kAraNa merI vaha pratijJA pUrI nahIM ho pArahI hai| beTA, apane guru utthii| usane pUchA, gurudeva Apa zrI ko kyA da? AcArya zrI bole. mA~ celanA ne kauNika ke garbha meM Ate hI jAna liyA thA ki yaha hone mahArAja ke pAsa aba kaise jAyA jAye? mA~ ke ina zabdoM ko mujhe kucha nahIM cAhiye, mAtra amiTa nizAnI ke rUpa meM jinazAsana vAlI saMtAna kaladIpaka nahIM kulavinAzaka bnegii| sacamuca vaha sunakara cAMgadeva bolA, kyA mA~ yaha guru mahArAja ke mukha se hI kI rakSA ke liye yaha bAlaka caahiye| isa samaya pAhinI ke patideva kauNika kuladIpaka nahIM, kulavinAzaka nikalA, jo apane pitA sunanA jarUrI hai ? mA~ ne javAba diyA nahIM beTA, maiM to anapar3ha huuN| bAhara gaye hae the| phira bhI mAtA pAhinI apane pyAre putra cAMgadeva zreNika mahArAja kA hatyArA bnaa| mAtA celanA ko saMtAna ke garbha taba cAMgadeva ne kahA kyA maiM sunA dUM? mujhe yaha pATha kaMThastha hai| se kahatI hai, beTA tujhe guru mahArAja ke sAtha jAnA hai, unhIM ke meM Ate hI use kharAbadohada hae sadA mana meM mithyA vicAra Ane mAtA vicAroM meM kho gii| kita cAMgadava apanAmA kA prAtajA pUrNa caraNoM meM apanA jIvana samarpita karanA hai| dharma para parama zraddhA lge| lekina sasaMskArI saMtAna ke garbha meM Ate mAtA ko acche karane ke liye dhyAnapUrvaka navasmaraNa kA pAThamoM ko sunAne lgaa| rakhane vAlI mAtA pAhinI ne guruvacana ko maMtrarUpa mAnakara pati dohada utpanna hote haiM. uttarottara dharma-bhAvanA bar3hatI jAtI hai. sunane ke bAda mA~ pAhinI ne pUchA, beTA, tUne yaha saba pAThakaba yAda kI binA AjJA ke apane eka mAtra kaleje kA TakaDA sadA-sadA ke jisase mAtA svayaM isa bAta kA anubhava kara letI hai ki saMtAna vaisI kiyA? cAMgadeva ne nivedana kiyA, mAM yaha to mujhe guru mahArAja ke liye jinazAsana ko samarpita kara diyaa| dhanya usa mA~ kI kakSi hogI mAtA "pAhinI' ko patra ke garbha meM Ane para acche dohada mukha se sunate-sunate yAda ho gayA hai| ko, jisane putra ke lakSaNa peTa meM hI pahacAna liye the| utpanna hone lge| uttarottara dharmadhaddhA bar3hane lgii| mA~ mA~ pAhinI apane patra kI baddhi evaM smaraNazakti dekhakara vahI cAgadeva muni dIkSA aMgIkAra karane ke bAda hemacandra "pAhinI" ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki merI bhAvI saMtAna kuladIpaka harSa-vibhora ho gaI aura apane mana hI mana kahane lagI merA putra mani kahalAe, jo Age calakara kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya hemacandra hI nahIM, dharmadIpaka bnegii| merI kakSi ko saphala kregaa| eka dina mAtA pAhinI apane beTe ke sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ke nAma se vikhyAta hue| Apane aThAraha kArtika sudI pUrNimA ke dina mAtA pAhinI ne candramA ke sAtha vyAkhyAna zravaNa karane baiThI thI, bAlaka cAMgadeva para AcArya dezoM ke rAjA kumAra pAla ko pratibodhita kara jaina zAsana kI samAna tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa|gunn aura saundarya se usa putra kA zrI devacandra sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI dRSTi pdd'ii| zobhA-vRddhi kii| aisI hI AcArya-paramparA meM nAma AtA hai nAma cAMgadeva rakhA gyaa| cAMgadeva ne apane guNoM evaM buddhi rUpI cAMgadeva ke mukha kI tejasvitA dekhakara AcArya zrI socane yugadraSTA paMjAba kesarI AcArya vijaya vallabha srIzvarajI kalA ke sAtha dvitIya ke candra kI bhA~ti bar3hatA huA pUrNAcanda ke lage isa bAlaka kA bhAgya kitanA prabala hai| yadi yaha bAlaka mahArAja kA, jinhoMne apanI mA~ ke antima zabdoM ko maMtrarUpa samAna pUrNatA prApta kii| jinazAsana ke liye mila jAye to vaha dhanya-dhanya ho utthe| mAnakara apanI jIvana rekhA ko mor3a dekara prabha vIra ke batAye huye eka dina mAtA pAhinI mUsalAdhAra varSA ke kAraNa apane ___AcArya zrI ko vicAra magna dekhakara saMgha ke agragaNya mArga para agrasara hue| apanI mAnavatA kI sugaMdhi ko cAroM navasmaraNa pATha sunane kI pratijJA pUrI nahIM kara pA rahI thiiN| dharma zrAvakoM ne pUchA, gurudeva Apa thI kina vicAroM meM DUbe hue haiM? dizAoM meM phailaayaa| . Jan Education international Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akabara pratibodhaka zrI hIra vijaya sUri muni aruNa vijaya yadA yadA hi dharmasya glAnirbhavati bhaart| kathana karate hue kahA ki ye bAlaka jaina zAsana kA mahAn prabhAvaka akabara ne caMpA zrAvikA ne ghara zAhI pharamAna bhejA jisameM abhyutthAnamadharmasya tavAtmAnaM sRjaamyhm|| hogaa| ataH Apa apanI icchA se jaina zAsana ko samarpita kara do| likhA thA maiM ApakA brata dekhanA cAhatA hai| Apa mererAjabhavana meM nAthIbAI ne bhI gurudeva ke kahane para apane prANa pyAre ekalaute putra Aiye, yahA~ Apako pUrNa suvidhA milegii| bAdazAha akabara kA he arjuna, jaba jaba isa pRthvI para nAstika aura adharmI dharma ko jainazAsana ke lie samarpita kara diyaa| gurudeva ne bhI bAlaka pharamAna par3hakara eka bAra parivAra ke loga cintA meM par3a gye| kI hAni karate haiM aura adharma ko bar3hAte haiM taba-taba duSToM kA dalana hIra ke samajhadAra hone para dIkSA dii| unakA nAma hIra harSa muni kitu campA ne sabako sAntvanA detu hue kahA mujhe to vrata karanA hI karane ke lie aura punaH dharma sthApita karane ke lie maiM saMsAra meM rakhA gyaa| dIkSA ke samaya hIra kI umra teraha varSa thii| hai cAhe yahA~ karUM yA vahA~, eka hI bAta hai| parivAra kI AjJA lekara avatAra letA haiN| campA rAjabhavana meM gii| garama pAnI ke sivA yaha aura kucha khAtI adhyayana pItI hai yA nahIM, yaha jAnane ke lie akabara ne eka dAsI ko yaha bAta bhagavAna zrI kRSNa ne arjuna se khii| kiMtu Aja se niyukta kara diyaa| svayaM akabara bhI najara rakhatA thaa| kiMtu eka DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva sudharmA svAmI jaMbU svAmI svayaM bhUva sUri gurudAna sUri ne hIra harSa muni ko gujarAtI, saMskRta, prAkRta mahInA bIta jAne para caMpA ne kucha bhI nahIM khAyA, yaha jAnane ke mAnatuMgasUri siddhasena divAkara sari, hemacandrAcArya haribhadrasari Adi vibhinna bhASAoM aura jainAgamoM kA AdyopAnta adhyayana lie svayaM akabara caMpA ke pAsa AyA aura pUchA, Apake pIche jaise Adi mahApuruSa bhArata kI Arya bhUmi para jnme| anya dharmoM meM kraayaa| yahI hIra harSa muni Age calakara jainazAsana ke eka mahAna kauna sI zakti hai? kauna Apako zakti detA hai jisake bala para bhI samaya-samaya para mahApuruSa hote rhe| paranta eka samaya aisA bhI dhuraMdhara vidvAn AcArya hIra vijaya sUrIzvara bne| Apane bina khAye itane dina bitaaye| hama to roje ke dina yadi rAta AyA jisameM jaba dharma kA nAza karane vAle adharmI, adharma ko eka TAima nahIM khAyeM to prANa nikalane lagate haiN| sthApita karane vAle jnme| jo bhArata kI pavitra bhUmi se sudharma kA nAza karake adharma kA sAmrAjya phailA rahe the| cAroM ora hiMsA ko campA ne kahA mujhe zakti dene vAle mere ArAdhya deva akabara aura campA zrAvikA AdinAtha aura guru zrI hIra vijaya sUrIzvara mahArAja haiN| akabara bar3hAvA mila rahA thaa| aise samaya jaina zAsana kI jAjvalya mUrti, AcArya hIra vijaya sUri kI khyAti saMsAra meM taba phailI jaba ne yaha socA isa bahana meM itanI zakti hai to na jAne inake garu meM prakhara vidvAna jainAcArya zrImad vijaya hIra sUrIzvara kA janma hindustAna ke zAsaka bAdazAha akabara se unakI bheMTa hii| kitanI zakti hogii| usane caMpA zrAvikA se kahA maiM Apake guru huaa| bAdazAha akabara aura AcArya hIra vijaya sUri kI bheMTa chaha mahIne ko dekhanA cAhatA huuN| ve isa samaya kahA~ hoNge| caMpA ne kahA gurudeva upavAsa karane vAlI Agare kI caMpA nAmaka zrAvikA ke dvArA huii| isa samaya gaMdhAra (gujarAta) meM haiN| janma aura dIkSA eka dina bAdazAha akabara rAjamahala ke jharokhe para baiThAhA akabara kA AmantraNa thaa| usane bAje gAje ke sAtha jAte hue eka julUsa dekhaa| akabara AcArya deva kA janma vi. saM. 1583 meM mArgazIrSa sudI navamI ne bAna siMha nAma ke jaina maMtrI se pUchA, yaha julUsa kisa nimitta bAdazAha akabara ne AcArya hIra vijaya sUri ko AgarA ko gujarAta ke pAlanapura zahara meM huA thaa| nikAlA jA rahA hai? thAna siMha ne kahA jahA~panAha, hamAre samAja meM padhArane ke lie patra likhaa| patra par3hakara AcArya hIra sUrine gaMdhAra mAtA kA nAma nAthIbAI thA aura pitA kA nAma karAzAha caMpA nAma kI zrAvikA Aja se chaha mahIne kA upavAsa karane jA zrI saMgha se gaMbhIra parAmarza ke bAda AgarA jAne kA vicAra kiyaa| mAtA-pitA ne bAlaka kA nAma hIra rkhaa| pUrA parivAra dharma pravRtti / rahI hai| yaha dina meM kevala eka-do-bAra pyAsa lagane para garama meM adhika zraddhAvAna thaa| nAthIbAI bAlaka hIra ko lekara pratidina pAnI piiyegii| thAnasiMha ke mukha se yaha sunakara bAdazAha akabara siha ka mukha se yaha sunakara bAdazAha akabara zAsana devI kA Agamana gurumakha se dharmopadeza sunane ke lie jAyA karatI thiiN| eka dina ko bar3A Azcarya huA aura usakI parIkSA karane kI icchA huI ki AcArya bhagavanta zrI dAna sUrIzvara ne nAthIbAI ke putra kA bhaviSya yaha bAta satya hai yA jhuutth| AcArya zrI hIra vijaya sUri ne AgarA jAne ke lie gaMdhAra se Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padayAtrA zurU kii| rAste meM "vaTAdarA" gAMva aayaa| yahAM eka divya ghaTanA ghaTatI hai| rAtri ke samaya AcArya deva jaba alpa nidrA meM the taba unhoMne svapna dekhA ki zAsanadevI eka strI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara AI hai| vaha gurudeva para kuMkuMbha aura motI nyochAvara kara bolI, gurudeva Apa apane mana meM kisI prakAra kI zaMkA na kreN| Apa khuzI se akabara ke pAsa jAie aura jina zAsana kI zobhA bddh'aaiye| isase ApakI kIrti phailegii| itanA kahakara devI adRzya ho gii| usake bAda AcArya hIra vijaya sUri ne ahamadAbAda kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| AcArya devakA dhUmadhAma ke sAtha ahamadAbAda meM praveza huA pravacana ke bAda ahamadAbAda zrI saMgha ko patA calA ki gurudeva bAdazAha akabara ke pAsa AgarA jA rahe haiN| yaha sunakara ahamadAbAda kA zrIsaMgha cintA meM par3a gayA aura socane lagA gurudeva ko akabara ne kyoM bulAyA hai| patA nahIM gurudeva kA vahAM kyA hogaa| yaha socakara AcArya hIravijaya sUri jI ko AgarA jAne se rokA, taba AcArya hIra vijaya sUri bole, bhAgyavAno, abhI to bAdazAha sammAna ke sAtha bulA rahA hai aura nahIM jAyeMge to na jAne kyA kregaa| vahAM jAne se zAyada mere upadeza se hiMsaka akabara ahiMsaka bana jAye to jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA hogii| AcArya hIra vijaya sUri kI yaha dIrgha dRSTi vAlI bAta sunakara ahamadAbAda kA zrI saMgha ThaMDA par3a gayA aura AcArya jI ko jAne diyaa| AcArya hIra vijaya sUri jI ugra vihAra kara bAdazAha akabara ke darabAra meM phuNce| akabara AcAryadeva ke sAmane aayaa| vaha hIra sUri ko dekhakara itanA harSa vibhora ho gayA ki vaha AcArya deva ko Asana denA bhUla gyaa| AcArya deva ko maMtraNAgRha meM padhArane ke lie khaa| kintu AcArya hIra vijaya sUri ne kahA, hama galIce para nahIM calate kyoMki usake nIce jIva janta hoM to calane se hiMsA ho sakatI hai| akabara ne turanta galIcA uThavAyA to nIce asaMkhya cITiyA~ dikhAI diiN| akabara visphArita netroM se AcArya deva ko dekhatA raha gyaa| prathama mulAkata meM hI akabara hIra vijaya sUri se bar3A prabhAvita huaa| zraddhA se akabara kA zira AcArya deva ke caraNoM meM jhuka gayA jo Aja taka kisI ke sAmane nahIM jhukA thaa| eka dina akabara ne AcAryadeva ke caritra kI parIkSA karane ke lie eka prazna pUchA jisakA uttara sunakara akabara prasanna huaa| AcArya hIra sUri ke sadupadezoM ko sunakara akabara AcArya deva kA bhakta bana gyaa| apane bhavya darabAra meM AcArya hIra vijaya sUri in Equussion international ko jagadguru kI upAdhi pradAna kii| hiMsaka akabara ahiMsaka banA AcArya hIra vijaya sUri pratidina bAdazAha akabara ko jainadharma ke siddhAntAnusAra upadeza dete the| usa upadeza meM jyAdAtara ahiMsA dharma kI mahimA aura hiMsA se hone vAle anartha samajhAye jise sunakara nirdaya kaThora hRdayI akabara dayAlu bana gyaa| akabara rAja aura bAhubala ke mada meM cUra hokara apanI bahAdurI dikhAne ke lie zikAra khelane jAtA thaa| use baMda kara diyaa| vaha pratidina 500 cir3iyoM kI jIbha khAtA thA, vaha chor3a diyaa| bAdazAha akabara ne khuza hokara AcArya hIra vijaya sUri jI ke kucha mAMgane ke lie kahA, taba AcArya deva ne kahA hamArA paryuSaNa parva A rahA hai| usa samaya ATha dinoM taka katla khAnoM meM jIvahiMsA baMda honI caahie| akabara AcArya hIra vijaya sUri kI niHsvArtha aura paropakArI kI bAta sunakara bar3A prasanna huA aura paryuSaNa parva ke ATha dinoM ke sthAna para 12 dinoM taka hiMsA baMda kara dii| isa prakAra hiMsaka, krUra, nirdayI aura mAMsAhArI jaise sampraTa ke hRdaya ko bhI kaise adbhuta parivartana karA diyaa| yaha sArA prabhAva AcArya zrI hIra vijaya sUri kA hI hai| svargavAsa vi0 saM0 1652 meM jagadgurU deva zrI hIra vijaya sUri kA cAturmAsa pUnA (saurASTra) meM thaa| taba AcArya deva kA svAsthya AcArya deva ne auSadha lene se iMkAra kara diyA taba zrIsaMgha na hIra anukUla nahIM thaa| zarIra aneka rogoM se grasta ho gayA thaa| jaba sUri ke pAsa Akara kahA gurudeva jaba taka Apa auSadha nahIM grahaNa diyA yadi Apa auSadha nahIM leMge to hama apane baccoM ko stanya kareMge taba taka hama upavAsa kreNge| zrAvikAoM ne to yahAM taka kaha (dUdha) bhI nahIM pilaayeNgii| zrIsaMgha ke kaThora abhigraha ne AcArya sUri ne zrIsaMgha ke Agraha se auSadha to liyA kintu svAsthya meM koI bhagavanta ko auSadha lene ke lie bAdhya kiyaa| AcArya hIra vijaya sudhAra nahIM aayaa| paryuSaNa parva ke bAda AcArya hIra vijaya sUri kA svAsthya aura bhI adhika bigar3a gyaa| jaba bacane kI ummIda nahIM rahI taba AcArya deva zrI hIra vijaya sUri ne sabase kSamApanA kI aura navakAra mahAmantra kI ArAdhanA karate hue bhAdrapada sudI ekAdazI ko apane pArthiva deha kA parityAga kara diyaa| Quator 15 www.jainelibrary.on Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "tIrthaM tathA rASTra prati jaina samAjasya yogadAnaM" tIvicAtIrthe jagati vibudhA, sAdhavaH stytiikheN| aDasa tIrtha pharI Ave paNa, zvAnapurNa nahIM jAya" gaurava bhAvaH asti| gaMgAtIrthe malinamanasaH, yoginaH dhyaantii|| eten zloken jJAtum zakyate yat madamAtsaryAdidurguNa asmin avasarpiNi kAle praprathamam bhagavataH RSabhadevasya dhArAtIrye gharaNipatayaH, vAna tIrye dhnaaddhyaaH| yuktatvAt zvAna gaMgA snAnenApi pavitraH naiva bhvti| kAle rAjyavyavasthAyAH AviSkAraH nUtanatayA kRtH| (jaina lajjAtIye kalayuvatayaH pAtakaM kSAlayanti / / etasmin vicAre anyepi bahUni mahApuruSa vacanAni dharmAnasAreNa mahAkAlasya avasarpiNikAlaH iti nAma dattam) tatra tIrtha sUcakaH zabda / pavitratA evaM ca tIrtha karoti arthAt prasiddhAni snti| yathA RSabhadevaH eva praprathamaH raajaa| tena prajAhitam AdhArikRtya pAvitryaM utpAdayati iti tiirthkrH| etAdRzaH tIrthakaraH anya sthAne kRtaM pApaM, tIrtha sthAne vimucyte| rAjyavyavasthAyAH, AcAravyavahArANAm, niyamAnAJca sthApanA lokAntikadevaiH prAyante-'bhagavan kRpayA tIrtha pravartayatAm" tIrtha sthAne kRtaM pApaM, vajalepo bhvissyti|| ktaa| etasmina prayatne ihaloke sarvarUpeNa prajAnAhita, kalyANa, iti| eSaH teSAm devAnAm aacaar-niymH| ityAdInI-navvANu pUjAvidhau ucyate - "tIrathanI AzAtanA sakhazAntyAdikam sAdhanIyam tena sahaiva mokSasAdhanaM pradhAna tIrtha zabdasya vyutpattiH evmsti| -ta-plavanataraNayoH. navi karIye-" lakSyam aasit| anAdi kAlataH bhAratIyAnAm kRte etAdRza iti dhAto tarati pApAdikaM yasmAt tad tIrtha iti vigrahAuNadi tathA ca etAdRzaH bhavasAgarataraNopAyasAdhanena tIrthenApi, mokSa-pradhAnasaMskRtyAH nirantaradhArA pravahanti asti| sUtreNa atra thak pratyaya tR+thak, 'Rtait dhAtoH' iti itvaM, taraNaM naiva bhavati cet anyeya kena vA bhavet ? prAcInakAle mAlavadeze mAMDavagaDharAjyasya mahAmaMtrI raparatvaM, upadhAdIdhaH evaM rityA tIrtha iti zabda smutpnnH| rASTra prati jaina samAjasya yogavAna: pethaDazAha mahAnadI, kushlshcaasiit| etasya jIvana caritaM tIrtha dvividh| 1. jaMgamatIrtha 2. sthAvara tIrtha etAsmin bRhat vizve anekAni rASTrANi, teSu anyatamam 'saMskRte "sukUta sAgaraH" nAmake graMthe vrnnitmsti| viziSTa 1. dehadhArI satpuruSa-paramAtmA eva jNgm-tiirth| / bhAratarASTra asmAkam etasmin bhAratarASTra vividhAH smaajaaH| pAriNAmikI buddhimAn saH svIya janahita kAryeSu sarvarItyA 2. paramAtmanaH kalyANaka bhUmayaH, tapobhUmiH, vicaraNa- teSu punaH jaina samAjaH eka zreSThaH, sanAtanaH, janopayogi, sAphalyaM praaptvaan| saH sarvajanAhitAya-sukhAya ca svIya rAjyataH sthAnAni, prAcinArvAci pratimA zobhitAH caityAlayAH etAni vizvapriyaH smaajH| idAnIm etAdRzaH jaina-samAjasya rASTra devagiri rAjyaparyantamArge bhojanazAlA, pAndhazAlAH, sthaavstiithaani| punaH sthAvara tIrthAni paJcavidhAni snti| yathA prati kadA Arabhya, kaiH, kIdRzaM yogadAnaM samarpitam iti kiJcita vizrAmagRhANi nirmApayitvA taddvArA rAjyayoH madhye paraspara 1.siddhakSetra 2. atizaya kSetra 3.puNya kSetra 4.jaladhArA kSetra vicArayitam asmAkaM prvRttiH| / sauhArdram sthirikRtvaan| 5. bhAvakSetraM c| jaina : jinaH upAsyadevatA eSAM te, yadvA jinaH upAsyate yaiH te evameva gujarAtarAjyasya vastupAlaH tejapAlaH dvau sacivau zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtrasya pratyeka akSaraM tiirthsvruupmsti| jainaaH| jina aNu -jinopaaskaaH| samAja-sam upasargapUrvakaH api atIva dUradarzInau aastaam| gujarAt dezasya gholakA arthAt pratyekasmin akSare paramAtmabhAvanAyAH pavitra dhvaniH Aj dhAtoH ghama pratyaya yojanena niSpannaM padaM samAjaH iti| nAmakasya pramukha nagarasya rAjA vIradhavalaH parAkramI, satvazIlaH, nihitaH ataH eSaH mahAmaMtraH tIrthasvarUpa vrtte| yathA-"aDasaTha sammIlya ajanti arthAt gacchanti ityrthH| evaM ca bhAratarASTre mahAnudArI, vizAlahRdeyI, dayAluH,vinIta: gNbhiiryaasit| saH akSara onA jAjo, aDasaTha tIratha sAra' sarva jainaH saha sauhArda bhAvena jainAnAM vyavahAra sarva kAleSu sarvadA prjaahitciNtkH| nagarasya adhiSThAtR devatAyAH parAmazana abhiyuktaH pUjyaiH evamuktam prasiddha asti| Asititi jaina samAjaH iti nAma sArthakam, vaiziSThayaM pUrNa ca ansatya eva jinezvarasya upAsakAbhyAM tathA nyaaynisstthaayaa| "ivAna hoya te gaMgAjalamAM, sau jana velA nhAya raajte| ataiva anya dharmIyAnAmapi jaina samAjaprati bhArate sarvadA vastupAla-tejapAlAbhyAm maMtrI sthAnAM nRpeNa dttm| An Educamorninternational P ARAPormonal the only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacIvasthAnasya svIkArAt pUrvam nRpaM prati vastupAlena uktam vacanam atIva mnniiymsti| praprathamam saH rAjJaH guNAn zlAdhayitvA kaliyugasya duSprabhAvAnA varNanaM kRtvA ante tena uktam "he vicakSaNa rAjan / / bhavataH anugraheNa vayaM AtmAnaH dhanyAn mnyaamhe| paraMtu vayaM zramaNa bhagavataH mahAvIra devasya dharma zAsane zraddhAvantaH shraavkaaH| jinezvara devaH, nigraMtha gurUH, sarvajJa praNitaH dharmazca asmAkama ArAdhya ttvaani| tathApi ihaloke niMdA yathA na bhaveta, paraloke ca duHkha na prApsyAmaH tathA rAjanIti dharmanItyoH samatolanabhAvena jIvitum icchAmaH / nyAya rakSANArtha sarvatra nispRha bhAvena pakSapAta rAhItyen ca prayatnaH krnniiyH| zutra janAH nigrahitavyAH tathA prajAnAm kSemavRddhi sAdhanIyAH ityAdIni asmAbhiH avazyam kartavya krmaanniiti| etaiH vivekapUNaiH madhuravacanaiH vIradhavalaH tasya pitA lavaNaprasAdasya nitarAM sNtussttauN| tathA vastupAlasya prArthanA aNgikRtvntau| anantaraM vastupAlena gurjarasAmrAjyasya maMtrImudrA svIkRtA tathA saptAhAbhyAntarameva rAjyasya suvyavasthA sAdhItA, ucita kara grahaNAdibhiH rAjyabhaMDAramapi smpritm| samasta rAjyasya dAyitvaM svayaM svIkRtya bahani rASTronnati kAryANi akrot| saH AbU parvatasyopari bahadhanavyayena, prayAsapUrvaka jinamaMdiram nirmaapitvaan| ten sahaiva saH muslim janAnAkRte prArthanAmaMdirANi api sthaapitvaan| etAdRzaH pakSapAtaH rahitaH, udAri saH itihAsa prasiddhaH asti| evamarItyAm bhAmAzAH nAmakaH mahArANA pratApAya kaSTakAle agaNita pramANakaM dravyarAzi datvA tasya sahAyyaM kRtvaan| prastutakAle yugadraSTA AcAryaH vijaya ballabhasUri mahArAjopi vizvavidyAlaya sthApayitum icchan mahAvIra vidyAlayaH, aneke rUgNAlayAH, udyogagRhANi, zikSaNasaMsthAni ityAdini sNsthaapitvaan| etasya mahAparuSasya smaraNArthameva idAnIm "ballabhasmAraka" nirmitmsti| evaM rItyA eva aneke mahApuruSAH jaina samAje janmaprApta tIrthonnatim rASTronnatim saadhitvntH| sAdhvI nayanAnaMda zrIH Jain Education international FORPIVespersoamine-only www.jainelibrary.ord Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'lezyAeM chaha prakAra kI haiM: kazalezyA, nIla lezyA. darpaNa ke sAmane khar3e hokara tuma apane ko dekhate ho, vaha kApota lezyA, tejo lezyA (pIta lezyA), padma lezyA aura tumhArA honA nahIM hai; tumhAre deha kI chAyA hai| na tumheM apanA patA zulka leshyaa|' calatA hai, na dUsaroM kI AtmA kA koI bodha hotA hai| 'kRSNa, nIla aura kApota, ye tInoM adharma yA azubha kRSNa lezyA uThe, to hI Atmadarzana ho sakate haiN| lezyAeM haiN| inake kAraNa jIva vibhinna dargatiyoM meM utpanna hotA aisI mahAvIra ne chaha pardo kI bAta kahIM hai: kRSNa lezyA, phira nIla lezyA, phira kApota leshyaa| kramazaHaMdherAkama hotA 'pIta (teja), padya aura zukla: ye tInoM dharma yA zabha lezyAeM jAtA hai| haiN| inake kAraNa jIva vividha saMgatiyoM meM utpanna hotA hai|' kRSNa ke bAda niil| aMdherA aba bhI hai, lekina nIlimA jaisA 'chaha pathika the| jaMgala ke bIca jAne para ve bhaTaka ge| bhUkha hai| phira kapota-kabUtara jaisA hai| AkAza ke raMga jaisA hai| jaise-jaise parde uThate haiM. vaise-vaise bhItara kI jhalaka spaSTa hone satAne lgii| kucha dera bAda unheM phaloM se ladA eka vRkSa dikhAI diyaa| unakI phala khAne kI icchA huii| ve mana hI mana vicAra lagatI hai| lekina eka bAta khyAla rkhnaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, zubha karane lge| eka ne socA ki per3a ko jar3amUla se kATakara usake lezyA bhI pardA hai| vaha aMtima lezyA hai jaba taka raMga hai, taba taka phala khAe jaaeN| dUsare ne socA ki kevala skandha hI kATA jaae| pardA hai| jaba taka raMga haiM, taba taka rAga hai| tIsare ne vicAra kiyA ki zAkhA ko tor3anA ThIka rhegaa| cauthA rAga zabda kA artha raMga hotA hai| socane lagA ki upazAkhA hI tor3I jaae| pAMcavAM cAhatA thA ki virAga zabda kA artha, raMga ke bAhara ho jAnA hotA hai| vItarAga zabda kA artha hotA hai, raMga kA atikramaNa kara phala hI tor3e jaaeN| chaThe ne socA ki vRkSa se Tapakakara phala jaba jaanaa| nIce gireM tabhI cunakara khAe jaaeN|' 'ina chaha pathikoM ke vicAra, vANI tathA karma, kramazaH chahoM aba tuma para koI raMga na rhaa| kyoMki jaba taka raMga hai, taba | taka svabhAva dabA rhegaa| taba tumhAre Upara kacha aura par3A hai| lezyAoM ke udAharaNa haiN|' lezyA mahAvIra kI vicAra-paddhati kA pAribhASika zabda cAhe sapheda hI kyoM na ho, zubha hI kyoM na ho| hai| usakA artha hotA hai: mana, vacana, kAyA kI kASAyukta hama to kAlI aMdherI rAta meM dabe haiN| mahAvIra pUrNimA ko bhI vRttiyaaN| kahate haiM, ki vaha bhI pUrNa anubhUti nahIM hai| amAvasa to chor3anI hI / manuSya kI AtmA bahuta-se padoM meM chipI hai| ye chaha lezyAeM hai, pUrNimA bhI chor3a denI hai| kRSNa lezyA to jAe hI, zukla chaha parde haiN| lezyA bhI jaae| kRSNa pakSa to vidA ho hI, zukla pakSa bhI vidA pahalA pardA hai: kRSNa leshyaa| bar3A aMdhakAra, kAlA, ho| tuma para koI pardA hI na raha jaae| tuma bepardA ho jaao| kINhA NIlA kAU, teU pammA ya sakkalessA ya / / amAvasa kI rAta jaisaa| jisa para kRSNa lezyA par3I hai, use apanI isalie mahAbIra nagna rhe| vrata nagna sUcaka haiN| aisI hI lessANaM NihesA, chacceva habaMti NiyameNa / / AtmA kA koI patA nahIM cltaa| itane aMdhere meMdabehaiM, prANa ki AtmA bhI bhItara nagna ho, tabhI usakA ahasAsa zurU hotA hai| kINhA NIlA kAU, tiSiNa bi eyAo ahmmlesaao| prANa ho bhI sakate haiM, isakA bharosA nahIM aataa| svayaM hI patA nahIM a prANa ho bhI sakate haiM, isakA bharosA nahIM aataa| svayaM hI patA nahIM aura jaba apanI AtmA kA patA cale to auroM kI AtmA kA patA eyAhi tihi bi jIbo, duggaiM ubabajjaI bhuso|| calatI AtmA to dUsare ko to patA kaise calegI? calatA hai| jitanA gaharA hama apane bhItara dekhate haiM, utanA hI hamArA yuga kRSNa lezyA kA yuga hai| loga amAvasa meM jI rahe gaharA hama dasare ke bhItara dekhate haiN| teU pamhA sukkA, tiNNi bi eyAo dhmmlesaao| haiN| pUrNimA kho gaI hai| pUrNimA to dUra, dUja kA cAMda bhI kahIM hameM to abhI manuSyoM meM bhI AtmA hai, isakA bharosA nhiiN| epAhi tihi bi jIvo, suggaI ubavajjaI bhuso|| dikhAI nahIM pdd'tii| isalie AtmA para bharosA nahIM aataa| hotaa| jyAdA se jyAdA anumAna...honI caahie| hai, aisA pahiyA je cha ppurisA, paribhaTTarANNamAdesamhi / bharosA Ae bhI kaise? pardA itanA kAlA hai ki bhItara prAmANikatA nahIM mAlUma hotii| aMdAjana karate haiM- hogii| phalabhariyarUkkhamaMga, pekkhittA te vicitNti|| prakAza kA srota chipA hai, isakI pratIti kaise ho? jaba tuma dUsare tarkayukta mAlUma par3atI hai ki honI caahie| lekina vastutaH hai NimmUlakhaMdhamAhu-basAhaM chittaM ciNittu pddidaaii| ko bhI dekhate ho, taba bhI deha hI dikhAI par3atI hai| svayaM ko dekhate aisA koI astitvagata hamAre pAsa pramANa nahIM hai| apane bhItara hA khAu~ phalAI idi, jaM maNeNa bayaNaM habe kambhaM / / ho, taba bhI deha hI dikhAI par3atI hai| pramANa nahIM milatA, dUsare ke bhItara kaise mile? jaina darzana meM chaH lezyAe~ For Only dain Education international Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra kahate haiM, jaise-jaise parde uThate haiM, vaise-vaise tumheM dUsare meM AtmA dikhAI par3anI zurU hotI hai| eka aisI ghar3I AtI hai, jaba patthara meM bhI AtmA dikhAI par3anI zurU hotI hai| tejolezyA se krAMtikArI parivartana zurU hotA hai| pahalI tIna lezyAeM adharma kI bAda kI tIna lezyAeM dharma kI-tejo, padma aura zukla / tejolezyA ke sAtha hI tumhAre bhItarI pahalI jhalakeM AnI zurU hotI haiN| ye raMgoM ke AdhAra para pardoM ke nAma rakhe mahAvIra ne yaha jIvana kA iMdradhanuSa hai| hai to raMga eka hI vaijJAnika use kahate haiM shvet| bAkI saba raMga zveta raMga ke hI khaMDa haiN| isalie prijma ke kAMca ke Tukar3e se jaba sUraja kI kiraNa gujaratI hai to sAta raMga meM baMTa jAtI hai| yA tumane kabhI skUla meM baccoM ke samajhAne ke lie dekhA ho to eka cAka para sAta raMga lagA dete haiN| cAka ko jora se ghumAte haiM to sAtoM raMga kho jAte haiM, sapheda raMga raha jAtA hai| sapheda raMga sAtoM raMgoM kA jor3a hai yA sAtoM raMga sapheda raMga se hI janmate haiN| iMdradhanuSa paidA hotA hai havA meM laTake hue jalakaNoM ke kAraNa jalakaNa laTakA hai havA meM, sUraja kI kiraNa nikalatI hai, TUTa jAtI hai sAta hissoM meM sUraja kI kiraNa sapheda hai| lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, sapheda ke bhI pAra jAnA hai| adharma ke pAra to jAnA hI hai, dharma ke bhI pAra jAnA hai| adharma to bAMdha hI letA hai, dharma bhI bAMdha letA hai| dharma kA upayoga karo adharma se mukta hone ke lie| kAMTe ko kAMTe se nikAla lo, phira donoM kAToM ko pheMka denaa| phira dUsare kAMTe ko bhI samhAlakara rakhane kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai| bImArI hai, auSadhi le lo| bImArI samApta ho, phira auSadhi ko bhI kacare ghara meM DAla aanaa| phira bImArI ke bAda auSadhi ne chAtI se lagAe mata ghuumnaa| vaha kevala ilAja thii| usakA upayoga saMkramaNa ke lie thaa| jaise-jaise zubha lezyAoM kA janma hotA hai, jaise-jaise AdamI zveta kI tarapha bar3hatA hai, vaise-vaise dRSTi kI gaharAI bar3hatI hai| vaise-vaise dUsaroM meM bhI paramAtmA kI jhalaka milatI hai| 'zveta lezyA kI AkhirI ghar3I meM jaba pUrNimA kA prakAza jaisA bhItara ho jAtA hai to patthara meM bhI paramAtmA dikhAI par3atA hai| isI anubhava se mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA janma huaa| mahAvIra jo kahAnI kahe haiM.... mahAvIra ne bahuta kama bodhakathAoM kA upayoga kiyA hai| una bahuta kama bodhakathAoM meM eka yaha hai: Jain Education international "chaha pathika the| jaMgala ke bIca jAne para bhaTaka ge| bhUkha lgii| kucha dera bAda unheM phaloM se ladA eka vRkSa dikhAI diyaa| phala khAne kI icchA huii| mana hI mana vicAra karane lge| pahale ne socA, per3a ko jar3amUla se kATakara isake phala khAe jaaeN|' mahAvIra kahate haiM, yaha kRSNa lezyA meM dabA huA AdamI hai| yaha apane choTe se sukha ke lie, kSaNabhaMgura sukha ke lie bhUkha thor3I dera ke lie miTegI, phira lauTa aaegii| bhUkha sadA ke lie to miTatI nhiiN| lekina yaha pUre vRkSa ko miTA dene ko Atura hai| ise vRkSa kI bhI AtmA hai, vRkSa ko bhI bhUkha lagatI hai, pyAsa lagatI hai, vRkSa ko bhI sukha aura dukha hotA hai, isakI koI pratIti nahIM hai| yaha AdamI aMdhA hai, jise vRkSa meM kucha bhI nahIM dikhAI par3a rahA hai| sirpha apanI bhUkha ko tRpta karane kA upAya dikhAI par3a rahA hai| aura apanI bhUkha kI tRpti ke lie, jo phira lauTa Ane vAlI hai, koI zAzvata tRpti ho jAne vAlI nahIM hai, vaha isa vRkSa ko jar3a mUla se kATa dene ke lie utsuka ho gyaa| yaha AdamI bilakula aMdhA hai| aise AdamI tumheM saba tarapha svayaM ke bhItara bhI milegaa| kitanI bAra nahIM tumane apane choTe-se sukha ke lie dUsare ko vinaSTa taka kara dene kI yojanA nahIM banA lii| kitanI bAra jo milanevAlA thA vaha nA kucha thA, lekina tumane dUsare kI hatyA kara dI kama se kama hatyA kA vicAra kiyaa| jamIna ke lie, do iMca jamIna ke lie pada ke lie tumane pratispardhA kii| dUsare kI gardana ko kATa denA caahaa| isakI bilakula bhI citA na kI, ki jo milegA vaha nA kucha hai aura jo tuma vinaSTa kara rahe ho, use banAnA tumhAre hAtha meM nahIM tuma eka jIvana kI samApti kara rahe ho| eka parama ghaTanA ke vinAza kA kAraNa bana rahe ho| eka dIyA bujhA rahe ho| eka tuma jaisA hI prANavanta, tuma jaisA hI paramAtmA ko samhAle hue koI cala rahA hai, tuma usa avasara ko vinaSTa kara rahe ho| aura tumheM kucha bhI milanevAlA nhiiN| tumheM jo milegA, vaha thor3I-sI kSaNabhaMgura kI tRpti hai| ghar3I bhara bAda phira bhUkha laga jaaegii| kRSNa lezyA se bharA AdamI mahata hiMsA se bharA hotA hai| jaba bhI tumhAre mana meM apane sukha ke lie dUsare ko dUkha taka kI taiyArI ho jAe to tatkSaNa samajha lenA, kRSNa lezyA meM dabe ho / pardA par3A hai| isa parde ko agara tuma bAra-bAra bhojana die jAoge to yaha majabUta hotA calA jaaegaa| 19 www.panelibrary.co Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 jaagnaa| jaba aisA maukA Ae ki apane choTe sukha ke lie vicAra aayaa| lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, vicAra A gayA to bAta kyA kara rahe haiM? kyA logoM ko mUlyoM kA koI bhI bodha nahIM hai? dUsare ko dukha dene kA khyAla uThe,taba smhlnaa| taba apane hAtha ho gii| jahAM taka tumhArA saMbaMdha hai, ho gii| jahAM taka vRkSa kA bodha ho nahIM sakatA isa kAle parde ke kAraNa, jo AMkha para ko khIMca lenaa| kyoMki asalI savAla yaha nahIM hai ki tumane apanI saMbaMdha hai, abhI nahIM huI lekina tumhArA saMbaMdha hai, vahAM taka to ho par3A hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma aMdhe nahIM ho, sirpha AMkha para pardA kRSNa lezyA para pAnI siiNcaa| usakI jar3oM ko majabUta kiyaa| gii| hai| burakA or3he hue ho-kAlA burakA; kRSNa lezyA kaa| usI meM tumhArA Atmatattva kho gayA hai| usI meM kho gayA jIvana jaba tumane socA kisI ko mAra DAleM, aisI mana meM eka hamAre choTe-choTe kRtya meM hamArI lezyA pragaTa hotI hai| tama abhipraay| usI se patA nahIM calatA ki jIvana meM kucha artha bhI hai? kalpanA bhI uTha gaI to bAta ho gii| dUsarA abhI mAnA nahIM gyaa| use chipA nahIM skte| aura aba to isake lie vaijJAnika AdhAra usI se patA nahIM calatA hai kauna hU~ maiM? kahAM jA rahA hai? kyoM jA aparAdha nahIM haA, pApa ho gyaa| bhI mila gae haiN| rahA hU~? pApa aura aparAdha meM yahI pharka hai| pApa kA artha hai. tamheM jo soviyata rUsa meM, kiraliyAna phoTogrAphI ke vikAsa ne bar3I tuma aMdhe ho kyoMki kRSNa lezyA kI tuma aba taka samhAla karanA thA, vaha bhItara tumane kara liyaa| abhI dUsare taka usake hairAnI kI bAta khoja nikAlI hai ki jo tumhAre bhItara cetanA kI karate rhe| use khAda diyA, pAnI diyaa| usa parde meM kabhI cheda bhI pariNAma nahIM phuNce| pariNAma pahuMca jAeM to aparAdha bhI ho dazA hotI hai, ThIka vaisA AbhA-maNDala tumhAre mastiSka ke huA to jaldI tumane raphU kiyA, sudhAra liyaa| tuma jaba-jaba dUsare jaaegaa| adAlata aparAdha ko pakar3atI hai, pApa ko nahIM pakar3a AsapAsa hotA hai| aura kiraliyAna kI khoja mahAvIra se bar3I para nArAja hote ho, taba-taba tuma khyAla karanA, kisI arthoM meM vaha sktii| pApa to mana ke bhItara hai| aparAdha to taba hai, jaba mana kA mela khAtI hai| jisa vyakti ke mana meM hiMsA ke bhAva saralatA se tumhAre kRSNa lezyA ke parde para coTa kara rahI hai| tumhAre ahaMkAra viSa bAhara pahuMca gayA aura usake pariNAma zurU ho ge| aura uThate haiM, usake cehare ke pAsa eka kAlA vartula.... ko coTa lagAtI hai, tuma nArAja ho jAte ho| bAhya jagata meM taraMgeM uThane lgiiN| taba pulisa pakar3a sakatI hai| saMtoM ke citroM meM tumane prabhAmaNDala banA dekhA hai, oNrA banA kala meM eka kahAnI par3ha rahA thaa| amarIkA meM TeksAsa prAMta taba adAlata par3a sakatI hai| dekhA hai| vaha ekadama kavi kI kalpanA nahIM hai-aba to nahIM hai| ke loga bar3e abhadra, hisaka samajhe jAte haiN| eka sinemAgRha meM eka kAnUna tumheM taba pakar3atA hai, jaba pApa aparAdha bana jAtA kiraliyAna kI khoja ke bAda to vaha kavi kI kalpanA bar3A satya TeksAsa prAMta kA AdamI apanI baMdUka samhAle iMTaravela ke bAda hai| sAbita huii| kiraliyAna kI khoja ne to yaha siddha kiyA ki jo vApisa lauttaa| bAhara gayA hogaa| apanI sITa para usane kisI lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, dharma ke lie utanI dera taka kaimarA hajAroM sAla bAda pakar3a pAyA, vaha kavi kI sUkSma manISA ne AdamI ko baiThe dekhaa| usane pUchA-TeksAsa ke AdamI ne-ki rukanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| jIvana kI parama adAlata meM to ho hI bahuta pahale pakar3a liyA thaa| RSiyoM kI manISA ne bahuta pahale mahAnubhAva! Apako patA hai, yaha sITa merI hai| vaha jo AdamI baiThA gaI baat| tumane socA ki ho gii| nahIM kiyA, kyoMki karane meM dekha liyA thaa| thA, majAka meM hI kahA, thI aapkii| aba to maiM baiThA huuN| sITa kisI bAdhAeM haiM, kaThinAiyAM haiM, sImAeM haiN| karanA mahaMgA saudA ho jaba tumhArI dRSTi sApha hone lagI to jaba tumhAre pAsa koI kI hotI hai? sakatA hai| soca-vicAra karane tuma ruka ge| huziyAra AdamI AtA hai, to tatkSaNa tumheM usake cehare ke AsapAsa viziSTa raMgoM basa. usane baMdaka tAnI aura golI mAra dii| bhIr3a ikaTThI ho ho, cAlAka AdamI ho, muskurA kara gujara gae lekina bhItara soca ke jhalakAva dikhAI par3ate haiN| agara hiMsaka vyakti hai. lobhI gaI aura usane logoM se kahA ki isI taraha ke logoM ke kAraNa liyA golI mAra duuNgaa| para jahAM taka dharma kA saMbaMdha hai, bAta ho vyakti hai, krodhI vyakti hai, mada-matsara, aMhakAra se bharA vyakti TeksAsa ke loga badanAma haiN| gaI; kyoMki tumhArI kRSNa lezyA majabUta ho gii| hai to usake cehare ke AsapAsa eka kAlA vartula hotA hai| para bahuta bAra tumhAre mana meM bhI-cAhe tumane golI na mArI kRSNa lezyA ko majabUta karanA pApa hai| aba to isake phoTogrApha bhI lie jA sakate haiN| kyoMki ho, yaha kahAnI atizayoktipUrNa mAlUma hotI hai, lekina bahuta kRSNa lezyA ko kSINa karanA puNya hai| kiraliyAna ne jo sUkSmatama kaimare vikasita kie haiM, unhoMne bAra golI mAra dene kA mana to ho hI gayA hai| bahuta choTI bAteM zukla lezyA ko majabUta karanA puNya hai| aura zukla lezyA camatkAra kara diyA hai| aura aisA bartala lobhI, hiMsaka, aMhakArI, para-ki koI tumhArI sITa para baiTha gayA hai-golI mAra dene kA ke bhI pAra uTha jAnA, pApa aura puNya donoM ke pAra cale jAnA krodhI ke AsapAsa hotA hai, aura ThIka aisA hI vartula jaba AdamI mana to ho hI gayA hai| mukti hai, nirvANa hai| marane ke karIba hotA hai, taba bhI hotA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, mana bhI ho gayA to bAta ho gii| isa jaba tumhAre mana meM pApa kA vicAra uThatA haitabatuma dUsare kA jo AdamI marane ke karIba hai, kiraliyAna kahatA hai, chaha kahAnI meM ve yaha nahIM kaha rahe haiM ki pahale AdamI ne vRkSa tor3A: nukasAna karanA cAhate ho-apane choTe-moTe lAbha ke lie| vaha mahIne pahale aba ghoSaNA kI jA sakatI hai ki yaha AdamI mara sirpha socaa| bhI pakkA nahIM hai hogaa| lekina yaha saMbhava kaise ho pAtA hai ? duniyA jaaegaa| kyoMki chaha mahIne pahale usake cehare ke AsapAsa mRtyu ...'bhUkha lagI, phala khAne kI icchA huI, ve mana hI mana meM itane yuddha, itanI hiMsA, itanI hatyAeM, itanI AtmahatyAeM, ghaTanA zurU ho jAtI hai| jo chaha mahIne bAda usake hRdaya meM ghaTegI, vicAra karane lge|' choTI-choTI bAta para kalaha, yaha saMbhava kaise ho pAtI hai? kyA loga vaha usake AbhAmaNDala meM pahale ghaTa jAtI hai| aisA kucha kiyA nahIM hai abhI; aisI bhAva-taraMga AyI, aisA bilakula aMdhe haiM? kyA logoM ko bilakula patA nahIM calatA ki ve ina donoM kA jor3a khyAla meM lene jaisA hai| isakA artha huA, JanEducation international Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo kAlA maNDala hai hiMsA kA, ahaMkAra kA, krodha kA, matsara kA, pahuMcatA hai| tRtIya netra khula gyaa| pUrNimA huii| pUrA cAMda kara skoge| mada kA, vahI mRtyu kA maNDala bhI hai| isakA artha haA, jo kAle niklaa| do kA artha hai, bhItara khaMDa-khaMDa baMTe haiM hm| eka mana kucha maNDala ke sAtha jI rahA hai, vaha jI hI nahIM rhaa| vaha kisI artha meM aura jisakI pataMjali sahastrAra kahatA hai-sahasradala kahatA, dUsarA mana kucha khtaa| eka mana kahatA hai, abhI to bhoga marA huA hai| usake jIvana kA unmeSa pUrA nahIM hogaa| jIvana kI kamala, sAtavAM cakra, bahI mahAvIra ke lie vItarAga sthiti hai| lo| eka mana kahatA hai kyA rakhA bhogane meM? chodd'o| eka mana lahara, taraMga, pUrI nahIM hogI-dabI-dabI, kaTI-kaTI, ttuuttii-ttuuttii| raMga-rAga saba gyaa| saba lezyAeM gii| kRSNa lezyA to gaI hI, kahatA hai, maMdira calo-prArthanA kI paavntaa| dUsarA mana kahatA hai, jaise jIte bhI vaha murde kI taraha DhotA rahA apanI lAza ko| kabhI zveta lezyA bhI gii| kAle parde to uTha hI gae, sapheda parde bhI uTha vyartha samaya kharAba hogaa| ghaMTe bhara meM kucha rupaye kamA leNge| jiyA nahIM naackr| kabhI usake jIvana meM basaMta nahIM aayaa| ge| parde hI na rhe| paramAtmA bepardA huA, nagna huA, digaMbara bAjAra hI clo| prArthanA bUr3hoM ke lie hai, aMta meM kara leNge| marate kabhI naI kaoNpaleM nahIM phuuttiiN| purAnA hI hotA rhaa| janma ke bAda huaa| AkAza ke atirikta aura koI or3hanI na rahI, aisA vakta kara leNge| itanI jaldI kyA hai? abhI koI mare nahIM jaate| basa, maratA hI rhaa| nirdoSa huaa| tumheM kabhI khyAla hai? ki mana kabhI bhI nirNita nahIM hotaa| kAlA pardA par3A hI AdamI ke citta para to jIvana saMbhava bhI to jo chaha cakra pataMjali ke, ve hI chaha lezyAeM haiM mahAvIra anirNaya mana kA svabhAva hai| choTI-choTI bAtoM meM anirNIta hotA nahIM hai| jIvana kI kiraNa hRdaya taka pahuMca pAe, isake lie khule kii| pahale tIna cakra sAMsArika hai| adhikatara loga pahale tIna hai| kauna-sA kapar3A Aja pahananA hai, isI ke lie mana anirNita dvAra caahieN| aura jIvana kA ullAsa tumheM bhI ullasita kara sake cakroM meM hI jIte aura mara jAte hai| cauthA, pAMcavAM aura chaThavAM cakra ho jAtA hai| kisa philma ko dekhane jAnA, isIlie anirNita ho aura jIvana kA mRtyU tumheM bhI chU pAe isake lie bIca meM koI bhI dharma meM praveza hai| cauthA cakra hai hRdaya, pAMcavAM kaMTha, chaThavAM aajnyaa| jAtA hai| jAnA ki nahIM jAnA isI ke lie AdamI socane lagatA pardA nahIM caahie| bepardA honA hai| hRdaya se dharma kI zurUAta hotI hai| hRdaya yAnI prem| hRdaya yAnI hai, DAvAMDola hone lagatA hai jaise tumhAre bhItara to AdamI hai, eka tuma jaba bilakula nagna, khule AkAza ko apane bhItara krunnaa| hRdaya yAnI dyaa| hRdaya ke aMkuraNa ke sAtha hI dharma kI nhiiN| nimaMtraNa dete ho, tabhI paramAtmA bhI tumhAre bhItara AtA hai| zurUAta hotI hai| jisako hRdaya cakra kahA hai pataMjali ke zAstra AjJAcakra para Akara tumhArA dvaMdva samApta hotA hai, tuma eka AtA hai ika roja madhuvana meM jaba basanta meM, vahI tejolezyA hai| hRdayavAna vyakti ke jIvana meM eka teja banate ho| isalie pataMjali ne use AjJAcakra kahA kyoMki tuma tRNa-tRNa haMsa uThatA hai, kalI-kalI khila jAtI hai| pragaTa hotA hai| pahalI daphA svAmI banate, mAlika bnte| jaba taka AjJAcakra na koyala ke svara meM bhara jAtI hai naI kUka koMpala per3oM para pAyala naI bajAtI hai| zukla lezyA-yoga kI tRtIya AMkha, yA taMtra kA zivanetra khula jAe taba taka koI apanA mAlika nhiiN| mahAvIra kI zukla lezyA hai| jaise tumhAre bhItara ina chaha ke bIca mahAvIra kahate haiM, chaThaveM keMdra para zakla lezyA pUrNa hotI hai| lekina kRSNa lezyA meM dabe hue AdamI ke jIvana meM aisA amAvasa aura pUrNimA kA aMtara hai| jaba tumhAre jIvana kI UrjA pUrNimA kI cAMdanI phaila jAtI hai tumhAre pUre vyaktitva pr| kabhI nahIM hotaa| basaMta AtA hI nhiiN| koyala kUkatI hI nhiiN| AjJAcakra para Akara ThaharatI hai to tumhArA sArA antarloka eka pUrNimA kI cAMdanI phaila jAne ke lie tumheM aMtaryAtrA para koMpaleM pAyala nahIM bjaatii| aisA AdamI nAmamAtra ko jItA prabhA se maNDita ho jAtA hai| eka prakAza phaila jAtA hai| tama pahalI jAnA hogaa| aura jo parde tumheM bAhara rokate haiM, unheM dhIre-dhIre hai-minimm| zvAsa letA hai kahanA cAhie, jItA hai kahanA ThIka daphA jAgaruka hote ho| tuma pahalI daphA dhyAna ko upalabdha hote chor3anA hogaa| nhiiN| gujAra detA hai kahanA caahie| kRSNa, nIla, kApota, inheM chodd'o| lezyAeM chaha prakAra kI haiN| kRSNa, nIle, kApota, ye tIna isalie pataMjali ne use AjJAcakra khaa| AjJAcakra kA lobha, moha, ghRNA, krodha, ahaMkAra, ISyA chodd'o| prema, dayA, adharma lezyAeM mahAvIra ne khiiN| artha hai ki isa ghar3I meM tuma jo kahoge, kahate hI to jaaegaa| sahAnubhUti jgaao| parigraha chor3o, aparigraha jgaao| kRpaNatA pataMjali ke hisAba meM...pataMjali ne manuSyoM ke sAta cakroM kA tamhArI AjJA tamhAre vyaktitva ke lie sahaja svIkRta ho chAr3A, baTanA saakhaa| mAgA matAdA tamhArI AjA tamhAre vyaktitva ke lie sahaja svIkata ho chor3o, baMTanA siikho| mAMgo mata; do| aura aMtaryAtrA zurU hogii| varNana kiyaa| ye tIna lezyAeM mahAvIra kI aura pataMjali ke jaaegii| itanI jAgarukatA meM jo bhI kahA jAegA, jo bhI nirNaya cIjoM ko mata pkdd'o| cIjoM kA mUlya nahIM hai| cIjoM ko tAna nimna cakra eka hA atha rakhate haiN| ye eka hI tathya ko pragaTa liyA jAegA, vaha tatkSaNa parA hone lgegaa| kyoMki aba koI apanA mAlaka mata bananadA.cAjAkamAlika rhaa| upayAga karA karane kI do vyavasthAeM haiN| virodhI nahIM rhaa| aba tuma eka-sUtra hae, eka-jaTa he| aba sAdhana kI taraha sAdhya mata bnaao| to dhIre-dhIre parde TTate haiN| jisako pataMjali mUlAdhAra kahatA hai-jo vyakti mUlAdhAra bhItara do AMkheM na rahIM, eka AMkha huii| do thIM to dvaMdva thaa| eka kucha agara aisA na kiyA to jIvana meM saba to pAloge, lekina jo meM jItA hai, vaha kRSNa lezyA meM jItA hai| mUlAdhAra meM jIne vAlA kahatI, dasarI kacha khtii| yahI artha hai yaha usa pratIka pAne yogya thA, basa usI se vAcata raha jaaaag| vyakti aMdhakAra meM jItA hai, amAvasa meM jItA hai| chaThavAM cakra hai, kA-tRtIya netra kaa| aba eka AMkha huii| tuma eka-dRSTi hue| vaha kRSNa lezyA jaba taka na haTegI, kAlA pardA par3A rhegaa| AjJAcakra hai| jo vyakti AjJAcakra meM pahuMca jAtA hai, vaha ThIka jIsasa ne apane ziSyoM ko kahA hai, jaba taka tumhArI do tuma jAoge bhItara to tuma kAlA hI paaoge| aksara tuma bhItara vahIM pahuMca gayA, jo mahAvIra kI paribhASA meM zukla lezyA meM AMkheM eka bana jAe, taba taka tuma mere prabhu ke rAjya meM praveza na AMkha baMda karoge, to yA to vicAroM kA hI UhApoha macA rhegaa| Jain Education international For PrivateLPersonal uie only Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 yA agara kabhI kSaNa bhara ko vicAroM se chuTakArA milA to aMdherI rAta, amAvasa! ghabar3Akara tama bAhara nikala aaoge| jisa vyakti kI kRSNa lezyA giratI hai, use bhItara nIle AkAza kA darzana hogaa| bar3A zAnta! jaise koI gaharI nadI ho aura nIlI mAlUma par3atI ho| phira jo usake bhI pAra jAegA, usake lie mahAvIra kahate haiM, kApota lezyA / taba aura bhI halakA nIlApana; gaharA nahIM aise kramazaH parte TUTatI jAtI haiN| 'tejolezyA, padmalezya, zukla lezyA, inameM pahalI tIna azubha haiN| inake kAraNa jIvana vibhinna durgatiyoM meM utpanna hotA 'hai|' yaha bhI samajha lenA jarUrI hai| kyoMki isa sUtra kI vyAkhyA bar3I anyathA kI jAtI rahI hai| vaha vyAkhyA ThIka hai, lekina bahuta mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai| vyAkhyA kI jAtI rahI hai ki ina tIna lezyAoM meM jo ulajhA huA hai, vaha narka jAegA; durgati meM pdd'egaa| pazu-pakSI ho jAegA kIr3A -makor3A ho jaaegaa| yaha vyAkhyA galata nahIM hai, lekina bahuta mahatvUrNa bhI nahIM hai| asalI vyAkhyA : jo vyakti ina lezyAoM meM ulajhegA usakI bar3I durgati hotI hai| vaha kabhI bhaviSya meM, kisI dUsare janma meM kIr3A-makor3A banegA, aisA nahIM hai| vaha yahIM kIr3A-makor3A bana jAtA hai| kIr3A-makor3A banane ke lie kIr3e-makor3e kI deha lenA jarUrI nahIM hai| kabhI koI mahAvIra, kabhI koI buddha vastutaH manuSya hotA hai - jaba mana kA baMdara nahIM raha jaataa| abhI tuma dekho, mana ke baMdara ko tuma muMha bicakAte, isa jhAr3a se usa jhAr3a para chalAMga lagAte, isa zAkhA se usa zAkhA para Dolate hue paaoge| tuma baMdara ko bhI itanA becaina na pAoge, jitanA tuma mana ko becaina paaoge| DArvina to bar3I bAhara kI zodha karake isa natIje para pahuMcA; agara bhItara jarA usane jhAMkA hotA to itanI zodha bAhara kI karane kI jarUrata na thii| AdamI baMdara se nizcita AyA hai| AdamI bhI baMdara hai| aura isa bhItara ke baMdara se chuTakArA jaba taka na pAyA jAe, taba taka manuSya kA janma nahIM hotaa| manuSya kI deha eka bAta hai; manuSya kA citta bar3I aura bAta hai| mahAvIra kA sUtra hai : "kRSNa, nIla aura kApota, ye tInoM hI adharma yA azubha lezyAeM haiN| inake kAraNa jIva bar3I durgatiyoM meM Jain Education Inter 11. utpanna hotA hai|' aura vaijJAnika adbhuta Azcaryajanaka niSkarSo para pahuMce hai 'pIta, padma, zukla, ye tInoM dharma yA zubha lezyAeM haiN| inake ki eka vRkSa ko kATo to sAre vRkSa bagIce ke kAMpa jAte haiM, pIr3ita kAraNa jIva vividha sugatiyoM meM utpanna hotA hai|' ho jAte haiN| aura eka vRkSa ko pAnI do to bAkI vRkSa bhI prasanna ho' jAte haiM jaise eka samudAya hai| 'pahale ne socA per3a kI jar3amUla ko kATakara, dUsare ne kahA kevala skandha hI kATA jAe tIsare ne kahA, itane kI kyA jarUrata? zAkhA ko tor3ane se cala jaaegaa| cauthe ne kahA, upazAkhA hI tor3anA kAphI hai| pAMcaveM ne kahA, pAgala hue ho? zAkhA, upazAkhA skandha, vRkSa ko karanA kyA hai ? phala hI tor3a lie jaaeN|' bhUkha lagI hai, phala kI jarUrata hai| bhUkha ke lie phala caahie| zAkhAeM, prazAkhAeM kyoM tor3I jAeM ? 'chaThe ne kahA, 'baiThe; pake phala haiM, gireNge| tor3ane kI jarUrata nahIM hai|' chInanA bhI kyA ? to chaTe ne kahA, hama baiTha jaaeN| pake phala lage haiM, havA ke jhoMke aaeNge| phira vRkSa ko bhI to dayA hogii| phira vRkSa bhI to samajhegA ki hama bhUkhe haiN| phira vRkSa bhI to cAhatA hai ki koI usake phaloM ko cakhe aura prasanna ho, AnaMdita ho nahIM to vRkSa kI bhI prasannatA kahA~ ? vRkSa ke pAsa jAo kulhAr3I lekara, to tumheM kulhAr3I lekara AtA dekhakara vRkSa kAMpa jAtA hai| agara tuma mArane ke vicAra se jA rahe ho, vRkSa ko kATane ke vicAra se jA rahe ho to bahuta bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai| aba to yaMtra haiM, jo tAra se khabara de dete haiN| nIce grApha bana jAtA hai, ki vRkSa kAMpa rahA hai, ghabar3A rahA hai, bahuta becaina hai, tuma kulhAr3I lekara A rahe ho| lekina agara tuma kulhAr3I lekara jA rahe ho, aura kATane kA irAdA nahIM hai sirpha gujara rahe ho vahAM se to vRkSa bilkula nahIM kNptaa| vRkSa ke bhItara koI parezAnI nahIM hotii| yaha to bar3I hairAnI kI bAta hai| isakA matalaba yaha huA ki tumhAre bhItara jo kATane kA bhAva hai, vaha vRkSa ko saMvAdita ho jAtA hai| phira jisa AdamI ne vRkSa kATe haiM pahale, binA kulhAr3I ke bhI nikalatA hai to vRkSa kAMpa jAtA hai| kyoMki usakI duSTatA jAhira hai| usakI duzmanI jAhira hai| lekina jisa AdamI ne kabhI vRkSa nahIM kATe haiM, pAnI diyA hai paudhoM ko, jaba vaha pAsa AtA hai to vRkSa praphullatA se bhara jAtA hai| usake bhI grApha bana jAte haiM ki kaba vaha praphulla hai, kaba vaha parezAna hai| aura mahAvIra kahate haiM ki ye bhI chahoM lezyAeM hai chaThavIM bhI inake pAra vItarAga kI arihanta kI avasthA hai| usa arihanta kI avasthA meM to koI pardA nahIM rhaa| zubhra pardA bhI nahIM rhaa| "ina chahoM pathikoM ke vicAra, vANI tathA karma kramazaH chahoM lezyAe~ ke udAharaNa haiN| chaTavIM lezyA ko abhI lakSya bnaao| zveta lezyA ko lakSya bnaao| cAMdanI meM thor3e Age bar3ho calo, cAMda kI thor3I yAtrA kreN| pUrNimA ko bhItara udita hone do| hiMdU saMskRti kA sArA sAra isa sUtra meM hai: sarve bhavantu sukhinaH sarve santu nirAmayaH sarve bhadrANi pazyantu mA kazcid duHkhabhAga bhvet| saba sukhI hoM, rogarahita hoM, kalyANa ko prApta hoN| koI dukha kA bhAgI na ho| yaha zveta lezyA meM jIne vAle AdamI kI dazA hai| isake pAra to kahA nahIM jA sktaa| isake pAra to avarNanIya hai| anirvacanIya hai| anirvacanIya kA loka hai| isake pAra to zabda nahIM jaate| chaThavIM taka zabda jAte haiM, isalie chaThaveM taka mahAvIra ne bAta kara dI yadyapi jo chaThaveM taka pahuMca jAtA hai, use sAtaveM taka jAne meM kaThinAI nahIM hotii| jisane aMdherI rAtoM ke parde uThA die, vaha phira AkhirI jhoMke se pAradarzI sapheda parde ko uThAne meM kyA ar3acana pAegA? vaha kahegA, aba aMdherA bhI haTA diyA, aba prakAza bhI haTA dete haiN| aba to hama jo haiM, jaisA hai, use vaisA hI dekha lenA cAhate haiM - nipaTa nagna, usakI sahaja svabhAva kI avasthA meN| mahAvIra kI vyAkhyA meM ye chaha parde tuma haTA do, ye chaha cakra tuma tor3a do aura tumhArI UrjA sAtaveM cakra meM praviSTa ho jAe to tumhAre bhItara usa kamala kA janma hogA, jo jala meM rahakara bhI jala ko chUtA nhiiN| -AcArya rajanIza www.jamelibrary.pc Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAti kI sabase zreSTha evaM anupama AdhyAtmika nidhi hai| vedoM meM stuti kI gaI hai| yogI nitya inakI pUjA karate haiN| jaina yoga sAdhanA ke mArga ananta haiN| bhakti-yoga, jJAnayoga, paramparAnasAra yoga ke Adya pravartaka prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna karmayoga, rAjayoga, haThayoga, dhyAnayoga, upayoga, mantrayoga, RSabhadeva the| mahApurANa meM kahA gayA hai ki RSabhadeva ke aneka tapayoga, layayoga Adi yoga kI aneka zAkhAeM haiN| bastataH ye nAmoM meM eka nAma hiraNyagarbha hai| vaidika purANoM ke anusAra sabhI zAkhAe~ eka dUsare kI pUraka haiN| vicAra karane para jJAta hotA bhagavAna RSabhadeva bhagavAna viSNu ke pAMcave parantu prathama mAnava hai ki pratyeka yoga meM bhakti, jJAna, karma, dhyAna Adi sAdhanoM kA avatAra the| zrImadbhAgavata meM eka sthala para bhagavAna RSabhadevoM nyUnAdhika upayoga avazya hotA hai| parantu sAdhaka yogIzvaraH" kahakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI prathama yogIzvara ke ajJAnAndhakAra se vazIbhUta hone ke kAraNa inake gUr3ha rahasyoM ko rUpa meM stuti kI gaI hai aura anyatra hiraNyagarbhako yogavidyA kA samajha nahIM paataa| yahI kAraNa hai ki kisI eka mArga kA anusaraNa AdyapravartakakahA gayA hai| jaina vAGmaya meM bhIbhagavAna RSabhadevakI karane vAle sAdhaka apane Apako dasaroM se pRthaka samajhane lagate hiraNyagarbha ke rUpa meM stuti kI gaI hai| ukta vicAroM ke AdhAra haiN| yathA-bhaktimArgI logoM kA haThayogiyoM se athavA jJAnamArgI para yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki hiraNyagarbha aura RSabhadeva donoM eka logoM kA karmayogiyoM se virodha spaSTa dikhAI detA hai jabaki hI vyakti ke do nAma haiM jo yoga ke Adya pravartaka haiN| jJAna, bhakti, karma, japa, tapa, dhyAna, jJAna, - ina sabakI samaSTi sindha ghATI kI sabhyatA se prApta dhyAnastha yogI kI hI sampUrNa yoga haiN| pratyeka kI sthiti-bheda ke kAraNa inake nagnAvasthA aura (padmAsana) meM prApta mUrti ko dekhakara sAdhanA-mArga meM antara dikhAI par3atA hai| purAtatvavetA yaha anumAna lagAte haiM ki ukta mUrti prathama jaina tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kI hai| cUMki bhagavAna ziva kA svarUpa bhI bhAratIya saMskRti tIna pramukha dhArAoM meM pravAhita rahI hai- digambara (nagna) thA isalie kucha vidvAna ukta mUrti ko bhagavAna vaidika, bauddha evaM jain| ina sabakI cintana-paddhati evaM maulika ziva kI mUrti batAte haiN| unake isa tathya se RSabhadeva aura ziva vicAradhArA meM bhinnatA hone se inakI mokSa-prApaka kI ekAkAra kI ora vidvAnoM kA dhyAna AkRSTa huaa| isI sAdhanA-paddhatiyoM meM jo pArthakya dikhAI detA hai unakI ora dhyAna AdhAra parathI rAmacandra dIkSitAra ne I.3000 varSa pUrvatathA usase AkarSita karane ke lie yoga ke sAtha vaidika, bauddha, jaina tathA anya bhI prAcIna bhAratavarSa meM pracalita yoga-sAdhanA ko pAzupata sampradAyoM kA nAma jor3A gayA hai| pariNAmasvarUpa vaidika yoga, yoga-sAdhanA kA prArambhika rUpa mAnA hai| uparyukta mUrti cUMki bauddha yoga athavA jaina yoga Adi nAma pracalita hue| yoga kA padmAsana meM utkIrNa haiN| isalie kucha vidvAna haThayoga kA prArambha -aruNA Ananda kisI dharma, sampradAya athavA jAti vizeSa se koI sambandha nahIM bhI prAgaitihAsika kAla se svIkAra karate haiN| haThayoga meM hai| "yoga" eka vyApaka zabda hai jisameM sabhI sAdhanA-paddhatiyA~ "AdinAtha" ko haThayoga kA Adyapravartaka mAnate hue unakI stuti bhAratIya darzana kA mukhya uddezya mAnava jIvana ko abhAva samAhita haiN| kI gaI hai| AdinAtha "RSabhadeva" athavA "hiraNyagarbha kA hI evaM sAMsArika kaSToM se mukti dilAkara zAzvata evaM cirantana yoga paramparA kA prArambha kaba, kahAM, aura kisake dvArA Upara nAma hai| bhinna-bhinna sAmpradAyikoM ne apane-apane Ananda kI prApti hai| sabhyatA ke AdikAla se hI mAnava ne huA? isake sambandha meM prAmANika rUpa se kacha kahanA sambhava matAnusAra apane iSTadeva ko yoga kA Adya pravartaka mAna liyaa| sAMsArika viSaya-vAsanAoM se apane Apako Abaddha pAte hue bhI nhiiN| yoga ke aitihAsika paripekSya para vicAra karane se itanA usase nikalane kA prayAsa jArI rakhA hai| prAcIna kAlIna RSiyoM kahA jA sakatA hai ki Atma-vikAsa hetu AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke prAcIna kAla meM kisI bhI vidyA kA grahaNa,dhAraNa evaM evaM Adhunika cintakoM ne samaya-samaya para vividha upAyoM kA rUpa meM yoga" kA pracalana prAgaitihAsika kAla se calA A rahA paThana-pAThana guru-ziSya-paramparA dvArA hotA thaa| isalie anveSaNa kara svAnubhava dvArA tatvasAkSAtkAra karAne vAlI hai| sindhu ghATI kI sabhyatA ke avazeSoM se prApta dhyAnastha yogI RSi-paramparA dvArA hI isakA pracAra huaa| lekhana-paramparA kA vyAvahArika paddhatiyoM ko dharAtala para utArane kA saphala prayAsa kA citra ukta tathya kA poSaka hai| abhAva hone se anya vidyAoM ke samAna yoga vidyA bhI zAstrabaddha kiyA hai| unake dvArA Atma-vikAsa kI pUrNatA aura usase prApta yoga ke Adya pravartaka kauna the. isa sambandha meM vaidika paramparA na ho skii| pariNAmasvarUpa Aja isakA kramika va prAmANika hone vAle prajJA-prakarSajanya pUrNabodha kI prApti hetu anveSita 'hiraNyagarbha' ko yoga kA Adya vaktA mAnatI hai| / 'mahAbhArata' itihAsa anupalabdha hai| upAyoM meM 'yoga' eka viziSTa evaM anyatama upAya hai| 'yoga' Arya meM prApta ullekhAnusAra yaha dyutimAna hiraNyagarbha vahI haiM jinakI yoga viSayaka aneka mahatvapUrNa prasaMga, veda, upaniSad, pramukha jainAcAryoM kI yogadarzana ko dena Jain Education international For Prve Lemonale Only www.janelibrary.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAbhArata, gItA, yogavAsiSTha Adi aneka granthoM meM prApta hote grahaNa kiyA hai, prAcIna jaina vAGmaya meM, Agama-sAhitya meM vaha sarvaprathama va sarvAgraNI AcArya haribhadra haiM, jinhoMne pAtaMjala haiN| parantu yoga ko vyavasthita evaM samyak rUpa pradAna karane kA zreya usa artha meM pracalita nahIM thaa| jainAgamoM "yoga" zabda kAyika, yogasUtra tathA usakI yoga-sAdhanAse sambandha sabhI pakSoM ko dhyAna sarvaprathama maharSi patanjali (IsApUrva dvitIya zAMtI) ko prApta huA vAcika evaM mAnasika pravRttiyoM ke artha meM svIkRta hai| jahAM taka meM rakhate hue usI ke samakakSa jaina yoga-sAdhanA kA vividha hai| unhoMne apanI sAdhanA-paddhati kA mUla apanI paramparA meM hI mokSa-prApti kA sambandha hai vaha daihika aura bhautika Asakti ke pariprekSoM meM vyavasthita evaMsamanvayAtmaka rUpa svarUpa prastuta sthApita karate hue katipaya saMzodhana kara vibhinna uccheda se hI saMbhava hai| isalie bhArata meM vizeSataH jaina paramparA kiyaa| sAdhanA-paddhatiyoM ko sUtrabaddha kara 'yogazAstra' kA rUpa pradAna meM, "tapa' ko mokSopayogI sAdhanA ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gyaa| AcArya haribhadra (8vIM zatI) ke samaya meM deza meM yoga-sAdhanA kiyA jo "pAtaMjala yoga darzana' ke nAma se prasiddha hai| Age calakara 'dhyAna' rUpa Abhyantara tapa kI zreSThatA svIkAra vividha rUpoM meM pracalita thii| jahAM eka ora bauddhoM dvArA mantrayAna, maharSi pataJjali kata yogagrantha ke prathama sUtra karane para dhyAna va samAdhi kI prakriyA ko yoga" ke artha meM tantrayAna aura bajayAna Adi kI tIvratA se pracAra kiyA jA rahA thA 'athayogAnuzAsanama' ke AdhAra para vAcaspati mizra tathA mAnyatA dI jAne lgii| jainAgamoM meM bhI yoga-sAdhanA ke artha meM vahIM dUsarI ora siddhoM ne "siddhayoga" kA pracAra karanA Arambha vijJAnabhikSa Adi TIkAkAra yaha svIkAra karate haiM ki pataMjali "dhyAna" hI adhika prayukta huA hai| jaina paramparA meM jJAnayoga, kara diyA thaa| sAmAnya janatA na to mantroM, vizeSakara vAmamArga ke yoga ke pravartaka nahIM the balki eka saMgrahakartA the| unakA mata hai ki kriyAyoga evaM dhyAnayoga kA sundara samanvaya dRSTigocara hotA hai, rahasya ko samajha pAne meM samartha thI aura nahIM siddhoM ke "siddhayoga" 'pAtaMjali yoga darzana' kA vikAsa "hairaNyagarbhazAstra" se huA hai jo anyatra durlabha hai| bhakti ko bhI jaina-sAdhanA meM yathocita se prabhAvita ho sakI thii| pariNAmasvarUpa unameM durAcAra va jo dabhAgya se anapalabdha hai| pataMjali kRta yoga sUtra meM sthAna prApta kiyA gayA hai| jainatIrthakara va prAcIna RSi-muniyoM vyAbhicAra phailane lagA tatkAlIna jaina samAja kI dhArmika sthiti cittavRtti-nirodha-hetu varNita Izvara-prANidhAna (bhaktiyoga) kI sAdhanA meM ukta sAdhanA ke prayogAtmaka pakSa kA darzana kiyA bhI acchI na thii| jaina paramparA meM jahAM eka ora caityavAsa prANAyAma (haThayoga) viSayavatI pravRtti (tantrayoga), vizokA jA sakatA hai| vikasita ho cukA thA vahIM svayaM ko zramaNa athavA tyAgI kahane pravRtti (paMcazikha kA sAMkhya yoga), vItarAga viSayatA (jainoM kA yadyapi jainAgamoM meM yatra-tatra dhyAna viSayaka pracura-sAmagrI vAle varga ne mandira-nirmANa, pratiSThA, jina pUjA Adi bAhya vairAgya) svapna Adi kA avalambana (bauddhoM kA dhyAna yoga) Adi upalabdha hotI hai kintu usa para vyavasthita va sarvAMgINa jaina kriyA-kANDoM ko adhika mahatva denA prArambha kara diyA thaa| jina vibhinna sAdhanA-paddhatiyAM pataMjali ke pUrvavatIM pracalita hone kA yoga-sAdhanA paddhati kA bhavana khar3A nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kyoMki pratimA aura jina-mandira tathAkathita zramaNoM kI dhyAnabhUmi yA pramANa prastuta karatI haiN| paMjali ne pUrvavartI ina yoga-praNAliyoM ko prAcIna jaina-paramparA meM "pAtaMjala yoga sUtra" kI taraha sAdhanAbhUmi na banakara yoga-bhUmi bana rahe the| sAmpradAyika kevala saMkalita kara yoga kA samanvita rUpa janatA ke samakSa rakhane yoga-sAdhanA kA vyavasthita grantha likhA hI nahIM gayA thaa| yoga matabheda vartamAna yuga kI bhAMti caramasImA para thaa| svayaM AcArya kA prayAsa kiyA hai| vartamAna meM yogadarzana se tAtparya pataMjali ke (adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA AdhAra "aacaar"hai| kyoMki AcAra se hari (adhyAtma-sAdhanA) kA AdhAra "AcAra" hai| kyoMki AcAra se haribhadra dvArA jaina dharma aMgIkAra karane se pUrva jina-pratimA kA sUtroM se hI mAnA jAtA hai| ukta grantha meM dArzanika pakSa (kebala hI yogI ke saMyama meM vRddhi hotI hai tathA samatA kA vikAsa hotA hai| upahAsa karanA, unake ziSyoM kA gupta rUpa se bauddha maThoM meM jAkara tatva-cintana) kI apekSA sAdhanA ko Arai Atmika unnati ke ataH prAcIna granthoM meM jaina yoga-sAdhanA kA pratipAdana zikSA grahaNa karanA tathA rahasya khulane para bauddhAcAryoM dvArA unakI kramika mArga ko pradhAna rUpa se pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| AcAra-zAstra (cAritra) ke rUpa meM huA hai| bAda meM gRhastha hatyA karAyA jAnA ye sabhI ghaTanAeM brAhmaNa, bauddha eMva jaina jahAM taka jaina paramparA kA sambandha hai, isameM saiddhAMtika pakSa sAdhaka ke "AcAra" ko gauNa mAna kara municarcA para adhika bala paramparAoM meM vidyamAna pArasparika dveSa evaM ghRNAbhAva, kI spaSTa kI apekSA AcAra pakSa ko adhika mahatva diyA gayA hai| jaina diyA jAne lagA aura municaryA ke pramukha aMga "vairAgya" va jhAMkI prastuta karatI haiN| usa yuga meM dhArmika kSetra kI bhAMti tIrthaMkaroM ke jo upadeza haiM, ve sAdhanAmaya jIvana meM Age bar3hate hue "dhyAna' kI vizeSa vyAkhyA karanevAle adhyAtmaparaka granthoM kA dArzanika kSetra bhI khaNDana-maNDana kI pravRtti se achUtA na thaa| uccatama sthiti para tatvoM kA sAkSAtkAra karane ke anantara hI praNayana prArambha huaa| aisI viSama paristhitiyoM kA tatkAlIna sAhitya para prabhAva die gae haiN| isa prasaMga meM yaha ullekhanIya hai ki prAcIna bhAratIya IsA kI 7vIM zatI taka jaina yoga sAhitya meM Agama-zatA par3anA svAbhAvika thaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki isa yuga meM tulanAtmaka sAdhakoM ne saMkIrNatAkI sadA upekSA kI hai aura udArapUrvaka vividha kA hI prAdhAnya rhaa| Agama yuga se lekara vartamAna yuga taka Agama adhyayana kI pravRtti bhI prArambha ho gaI thii| vaidika evaM bauddha yoga sampradAyoM meM pracalita yoga-kSemakArI siddhAntoM aura sAdhanA ke sAhitya para aneka vidvAnoM ne apanI lekhanI calAI, kintu jaina ke sAtha samanvayAtmaka sambandha rakhanA tathA unake dRSTikoNa ko mArgoM ko binA kisI saMkoca ke svIkAra karate hue vicAroM kA yoga-sAdhanA kevyavasthita va sarvAMgINa svarUpa ko prastuta karane samakSa rakhakara apane vaiziSTya kA upasthApana karanA isa yuga ke AdAna-pradAna kiyA hai| ataH svAbhAvika hai ki varNana-zailI meM vAle svatantra va maulika grantha likhane kI paramparA kA sUtrapAta jainAcAryoM kI pramukha vizeSatA thii| itanA hI nahIM, unake bhinnatA hone para bhI "pAtaMjala yoga" evaM "jaina yoga" kI lagabhaga 8-9vIM zatI ke Asa-pAsa huaa| sambhavataH ukta prayAsa pAribhASika zabdoM ke samAnAntara zabdoM kA athavA unake sAdhanA-paddhatiyoM meM samAnatA yA avirodha ho| pAtajala yoga-sUtra, tatsambaddha sAhitya va usakI vicAradhArA kI pAribhASika zabdoM kA prayoga bhI isa yuga ke jainasAhitya meM maharSi pataMjali ne "yoga" zabda ko jisa samAdhiparaka artha meM lokapriyatA se prabhAvita hokara kiyA gayA ho| ukta granthakAroM meM upalabdha hotA hai| POP Posle Only Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina paramparA samanvayavAdI dRSTikoNa kI pakSadhara rahI hai aura kI siddhi ke lie hI haThayoga kA upadeza diyA gayA hai| usake ke anurUpa jainatatvajJAna aura jaina AcAra ke samanvita rUpa ke anekAntavAda usakA mUla siddhAnta hai| ataH yaha kahanA anucita ukta kathana se siddha hotA hai ki rAjayoga aura haThayoga eka dUsare AdhAra para jainayoga kA svatantra evaM viziSTa svarUpa prastuta karate na hogA ki samanvayAtmaka, udAra evaM vyakti dRSTikoNa AcArya ke pUraka haiN| haribhadra ko jaina paramparA kI anekAnta dRSTi se uttarAdhikAra meM 11vIM zatI meM rAjayoga (aSTAMgayoga), haThayoga aura tantrayoga AcArya haribhadra kI samanvayAtmaka zailI kA mile the| parantu unhoMne jisa sUkSmatA evaM sUjhabUjha se ina guNoM ko Adi yoga praNAliyoM kA prAdhAnya thaa| svAbhAvika hai ki isa yuga anukaraNakaranevAle AcAryoM meM pramukha sthAna upAdhyAya apane jIvana meM AtmasAta kiyA usakA udAharaNa jaina athavA ke AcAryoM para isa prakriyA kA prabhAva par3A ho| digambara jaina yazovijaya (18vIM zatI) kA hai| unake samaya meM yoga-praNAliyoM jenetara kisI bhI paramparA meM nahIM miltaa| paramparA ke pratinidhi AcArya zubhacandra (11vIM zatI) ke samakSa kI vividhatA meM apekSAkRta adhika vRddhi ho rahI thI tathA unhoMne pratyeka bhAratIya darzana ko paramasatya kA aMza pataJjali kA yogasUtra, rAjayoga, haThayoga, tantrayoga tathA sAmpradAyika bheda bhI carama sImA ko chU rahe the| darzana evaM cintana batAkara una sabhI darzanoM kI paraspara dUrI ko miTAne kA prayAsa hAribhadrIya yoga sAhitya upalabdha thaa| ataH unhoMne AcArya ke kSetra meM bhIparaspara khaMDana-maMDana kI pravRtti jora pakar3a rahI thii| kiyA hai| unake abhimatAnusAra bhinna-bhinna zabdoM meM grathita haribhadra ke samanvayAtmaka dRSTikoNa ke anusAra jainayoga, ina viSama paristhitiyoM meM upAdhyAya yazovijaya ne AcArya sabhI grantha eka hI lakSya va paramatatvakA pratipAdana karate haiN| pAtaMjala yoga, haThayoga evaM tantrayoga kA samanvayAtmaka evaM haribhadra dvArA pravartita cintana-paramparA ko Age bar3hAte hue jaina isalie satya ke gaveSaka aura sAdhanA ke pathika ko pUrvAgrahoM se vyApaka svarUpa janatA ke samakSa rkhaa| unhoMne apane ekamAtra yoga sAdhanA kA vyApaka va vistRta nirUpaNa kiyaa| unake dvArA mukta hokara vibhinna mAnyatAoM kI samIkSA karanI cAhie tathA grantha "jJAnArNava'' meM pAtaJjalayoga meM nirdiSTa ATha yogAMgoM ke prasUta yoga-sAhitya maulika aura Agamika paramparA se sambaddha unameM se jo yuktisaMgata lage use svIkAra kara lenA caahiye| kramAnusAra zramaNAcAra kA jaina zailI ke anurUpa varNana kiyA hai| hone ke sAtha-sAtha tulanAtmaka evaM samanvayAtmaka dRSTikoNa vAle apanI isa udAra samanvayAtmaka dRSTi ke AdhAra para unhoMne jaina unake ukta nirUpaNa meM Asana tathA prANAyAma se sambandhita adhyetAoM ke lie bhI navInatama evaM upayogI sAmagrI prastuta yoga ke kSetra meM udbhAvaka ke rUpa meM praveza kiyaa| unhoMne apane aneka mahatvapUrNa viSayoM kA pratipAdana huA hai| cUMki municaryA meM karatA hai| jisa prakAra sUtra zailI meM nibaddha maharSi pataJjali kRta pUrvavartI yoga viSayaka vicAroM meM pracalita Agama zailI kI dhyAna ko vizeSa sthAna prApta hai isalie "jJAnArNava' meM bhI dhyAna yogasUtroM ke gar3ha arthoM ko samajhane ke lie maharSi vyAsa, bhoja, pradhAnatA ko tatkAlIna paristhatiyoM evaM lokaruci ke anurUpa viSayaka sAmagrI pracara mAtrA meM varNita hai| AcArya zubhacandra ne vAcaspati mitha, vijJAna-bhikSa Adi aneka AcAryoM ne bhASya evaM parivartita kiyA tathA jaina yoga kA eka abhinava, vividhalakSI evaM haThayoga evaM tantrayoga meM pracalita padastha, piNDastha, rUpastha aura TIkAoM kI racanA kI, usI prakAra upAdhyAya yazovijaya ne bhI samanvita svarUpa janatA ke samakSa rakhA tAki loga vividha rUpAtIta dhyAna kA vistRta va spaSTa vivecana kiyA hai| paMtajali ke yogasUtra evaM AcArya haribhadra ke yoga-granthoM ko yoga-praNAliyoM ke bhramajAla meM phaMsakara digbhramita na ho ske| samajhAne ke lie aneka vyAkhyAparaka yoga evaM adhyAtmaka granthoM itanA hI nahIM,unhoMne apanI sarvatomukhI pratibhA, cintana paddhati / AcArya zubhacandra kRta "jJAnArNava" kI viSaya zailI zvetAmbara jaina paramparA ke pratinidhi AcArya hemacandra (12vIM zatI) kata kI racanA kii|inke yoga-granthoM meM sarvAdhika vaiziSTya yaha hai ki evam anubhUti kI apratima AbhA ke anekavidya yogagranthoM kI unameM spaSTa zabdoM meM haThayoga kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai aura racanA kara jaina yoga sAhitya meM abhinava yaga kI sthApanA kii| yogazAstra meM bhI draSTavya hai| aisA pratIta hotA hai ki AcArya cittakI bAhyAbhimukhI cittavRttiyoM ko antarmukhI karane ke hemacandra ne AcArya zubhacandra ke vizAlakAya "jJAnArNava" meM hii| AcArya haribhadra ne jo saraNi prastuta kI usakA paravartI jainAcAryoM prayAsoM para adhika jora diyA gyaahai| ne sotsAha anukaraNa kiyaa| kucha mUla parivartana kara usakA saMkSipta pariSkRta evaM pArimArjita rUpa upasthita kiyA hai| unake yogazAstra para bhI pAtaJjala yoga, sapUrNa rUpa se vicAra karane para pratIta hotA hai ki ukta cAroM 10vIM zatI meM kucha parimArjita evaM vicAravAn yogiyoM ne haThayoga, tantrayoga tathA jainayoga kA paryApta prabhAva parilakSita jainAcArya jainayoga ke AdhAra-stambha haiN| ina sabakI sarvAdhika "siddhayoga" meM truTiyAM dekhakara usake viruddha nAtha sampradAya kI hotA hai| yahAM vaha dhyAtavya hai ki AcArya zubhacandra kA jJAnArNava mahatvapUrNa vizeSatA yaha hai ki ina cAroM AcAryoM ne apane-apane sRSTi kii| nAtha-sampradAya ke prathama ratna gorakhanAtha mAne jAte haiM jahAM sAdhu kI AkAra bhUmi para AdhArita hai vahAM hemacandra kRta yuga ke pratinidhi banakara tatkAlIna yoga-sAdhanA kA aisA jinhoMne sAre bhArata meM parimArjita, zuddha evaM sAtvika haThayoga yogazAstra gRhastha jIvana kI AdhAra zilA para pratiSThita hai aura samanvita va vyApaka svarUpa prastuta kiyA jo sAmAnya janatA ko kA pracAra kiyA aura haThayoga viSayaka aneka granthoM kI racanA kii| usameM gRhastha va sAdhu donoM ke AcAra kA nirUpaNa huA hai| donoM digbhramita hone se bacAnetathA sAmpradAyikabheda-bhAva samApta karane haThayoga kA uddezya zArIrika tathA mAnasika vikAsa karanA hI AcAryoM ke yoga-granthoM ko dekhakaraAzcarya hotA hai ki pUrvavartI meM upayogI sAmagrI prastuta karatA hai| anya AcArya ina cAroM kA hai| yadyapi isameM AcAra-vicAra kI zuddhi para bhI bala diyA gayA jaina-jainetara yoga kI varNana zailI evaM bhASA zailI kA anukaraNa kisI na kisI rUpa meM anugamana karate pratIta hote haiN| aneka hai tathApi Asana, mudrA evaM prANAyAma dvArA zarIra kI Antarika karane vAle ukta donoM jainAcAryoM meM apane pUrvavartI jainAcArya AcArya inhIM cAroM AcAryoM dvArA upasthita vicAradhArA ke zuddhi karake prANa ko sUkSma banAkara cittavRtti kA nirodha karanA haribhadra kI yogaviSayaka abhinava zailI kA kahIM ullekha nahIM dRSTigocara hote haiN| isalie jaina va jainetara samAja meM inheM samAja isakA mukhya lakSya hai| svAtmArAma jI ke anusAra kevala rAjayoga kiyaa| donoM ke yoga grantha kevala haribhadra kI samanvayAtmaka zailI prasiddhi prApta huI hai| Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma-citta kI zuddhatA anurAdhA, dillI zrI ballabha smAraka se hastinApura tIrtha taka jo charIpAlita mAnasika vicAra ucca honA caahie| hamAre mana meM itanI zakti saMgha yAtrA huI thI usakI sAkSI maiM bhI thii| ghara Ane ke pazcAt hai ki jIvana meM yaha sabase bar3A mitra aura zatru bhI ho sakatA hai| acAnaka mere mana-mastiSka meM yaha cintana zarU huA maiMne aura kSaNa bhara meM acche vicAroM se evaM acche bhAvoM se yaha mana hameM mukti dasare bhAI-bahanoM ne isa padayAtrA saMgha meM zAmila hone ke lie ghara ke prAsAra meM le jAkara zobhAyamAna kara sakatA hai| aura dUsare hI ke pAmAra meM le jAkara probhAyamAna kara ga kI sukha-suvidhA chor3I ve saba paidala cle| lU kA sAmanA kiyA, kSaNa yaha mana hameM bure vicAroM se patana ke gahare garta meM dhakela detA hai| ataH mokSa kI prApti ke lie arogya tana ke sAtha hI, Arogya kyA sIkhA aura hamArI upalabdhi kyA rahI jo cirasthAyI evaM mana kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| Arogya mana meM Arogya AtmotthAna kI unnati ko chUne vAlI ho| kyA maiM vyaktigata rUpa AtmA kA nivAsa hotA hai| Arogya AtmA kA abhiprAya hai jo se vahIM kI vahIM to nahIM khar3I huuN| kyA hamArA naitika stara kucha AtmA rAga dveSa moha-mAyA Adi sabhI vikAroM se vimukta ho| U~ce uThA? kyA hamane jIvana ko raMcamAtra bhI dharmamaya banAyA parantu aba hamAre sAmane prazna hai ki ina sabhI bAtoM kA jJAna kyoMki dharma kevala paidala calane se nahIM hai| dharma to jIvana jIne kI kaise ho| hama kisa prakAra apane carama lakSya taka pahu~ca sakate haiN| kalA hai| yadi ina sabhI dhArmika kriyAkAMDoM ke abhyAsa se jIvana Arogya tana ke liye saMtulita AhAra kyA hai?Arogyamana ke lie mUlya U~ce nahIM utthte| hamArA loka vyavahAra nahIM sudhAratA tathA vicAroM para aMkuza kaise rakhA jA sakatA hai| aura Arogya AtmA hama apane liye aura dUsaro ke lie maMgalamaya jIvana nahIM jI ke lie kaSAyoM se kaise mukta ho sakate haiN| kyoMki Aja ke bhautika sakate to aisA dharma aura dhArmika kriyAkAMDa vyartha hai| dharma to eka yuga meM ina sabhI bAtoM ke lie kisI vyakti ke pAsa samaya nahIM haiN| Adarza jIvana kI zailI hai| sukha se rahane kI pAvana paddhati hai tathA isake liye hamAre sAdhu evaM sAdhvI mahArAja sahAyaka siddha ho zAnti prApta karane kI vidyA hai| sakate haiN| Apa pUchoge ki vaha kaise agara sAdha-sAdhvI maMDala ke isake atirikta hameM jJAta hai ki sabhI kA carama lakSya mokSa zrAvakoM ko dUsare vratoM ke sAtha-sAtha svAdhyAya karane kA niyama prApti hai| mokSa prApti ke liye hameM bAharI kriyAkAMDa meM na par3akara dilAyeM to zrAvakoM ke jJAna meM vRddhi hogii| agara ve usa jJAna para samyakjJAna-darzana evaM caritra kI prApti karanI hai| isake lie cintana-manana karake jIvana meM utAreM to dharmamaya bana sakatA hai| Arogya tana,Arogya mana evaM Arogya AtmA kI AvazyakatA hai| usase mAnava acchA insAna bana jAtA hai| Arogya tana kA tAtparya hai ki hamArA zarIra svastha honA cAhiye anta meM do paMktiyA~ likhatI huI samApta karatI huuN| kyoMki koI bhI kAma karane ke lie acche svAsthya kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| isake lie saMtulita AhAra honA caahie| karmakAMDa na dharma hau dharma na baahghaacaar| yaha kahA bhI gayA hai ki jaisA hama khAte haiM vaisA hI hamArA mana dharmacitta kI zuddhatA, sevA karuNA pyaar|| vicAra bana jAtA hai| Arogya mana se tAtparya hai ki hamArA mere pAsa reDiyo seTa hai sophAseTa hai kaiseTa hai DInara seTa hai are TI.vI. seTa bhI hai parantu he yuvaka merI eka bAta suna ina sabhI seTa ke bIca tU svayaM hI apaseTa hai| kyoM? dainEducation internatio www.jainelibrarvor Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chaturvidh Sangh Monks and Nuns in Jainism The monastic order plays a very important only work of a religious nature but also minimum of changes of clothing. In addition part in Jainism. Whilst society is divided into scholarship of great importance in science, he will possess a couple of pots for food and four groups forming the Chaturvidh Sangha, medicine, mathematics, logic, language and other uses, a walking staff and a soft brush laymen, lay women, monks and nuns, the lay other fields was, and is produced by the (more like a small mop) to dislodge insects life is seen as a lower stage, in a way monks. The tradition continues today. cer- gently from his path. He may have a few other preparatory for the monastic life. Whilst the tainly in the area of religious writing, though necessities, books, writing materials, speclaity have religious duties enjoined upon lay scholarship in Jain religion has developed tacles and the like. One other difference from considerably in recent times. the Buddhist monastic order is the far greater best, lead a life of devotion and religious In Buddhist countries the orange-robed proportion and importance of Jain nuns. observance, it is only when the interests and monk is a familiar sight. Jain monachism Although the writing on the discipline of the distractions of the world are set aside that the mendicants tend to be very largely malediffers from Buddhist in many aspects. Whilst individual can pursue his or her spiritual a Buddhist will often enter the order for a oriented, nuns have always made up a high development to the fullest extent. The proportionof the mendicantorder and take an short period, even as a sort of religious monastic life is hard, demanding the utmost active part in the religious instruction of the finishing school, the career of a Jaih monk or dedication from those who follow it. Whilst, laity. In this, indeed, they may be compared nun begins with the ceremony of renunciaindeed, the ideal of monastic renunciation is with Christian nuns. tion and acceptance of the obligations of the found in many religions, most notably in five great vows, and continues unbroken to Although the mendicant order is seen a Christianity and Buddhism there is probably the end of life. The monastic state is a unitary, it has for very many centuries been no harder religious discipline than that of the permanent commitment and those who leave divided into many stems or groups (gaccha Jainmonksornuns Hence monks and nuns are are few. The discipline of the Jain monastic gana), traditionally 84 in number. These may accorded a very high degree of respect by the life is in most ways harder and stricter than take their names from original geographical Jain Taity. A layman or woman will greet that of the Buddhist Frequent fasting is location, from association with a particular members of the religious order with the very enjoined, as well as other mortifications caste from their founders or from particular greatest deference, and ministering to their involving indifference to all bodily pains and points of doctrine or ritual. The gaccha may deeds is regarded as highly meritorious. The discomfort. The practice of ahimsa, non- be subdivided in different ways, most five greatly respected Beings, Panch Para violence or harmlessness, is governed for the commonly into groups studying under mesthin, saluted in the most widely-used Jain monk or nun by meticulous regulations particular teachers. References to these religious invocation, the Namaskara Mantra, to reduce to the minimum the possibility of divisions of the mendicant order are found include after the enlightened and the liberated harm to the least of living creatures. The around the eighth and ninth centuries AD and souls (arihant and siddha) the monastic monk or nun must be ever vigilant in walking, some of those existing today are undoubtedly leaders (acharya), the monastic teachers sitting, and indeed in every movement or very ancient. Fo (upadhyaya). and fifthly all monks of the action, to see that no minute creature will Gaccha, widespread in Gujarat and Rajasthan, world. suffer. Whilst non-possession is a normal rule is mentioned in an inscription of the late of monasticism in all religions, the monks of eleventh century AD. Some gaccha can trace the Digambarasect of Jainism practise this to the line of succession of their leaders back Throughout the centuries monks have the extreme, renouncing even the use of through quite a long history. The practice of been the scholars and teachers of the Jain clothing (whence the word 'Digambara' solitary religious retreat is known in Jainism faith. Nuns have been much less invoived in meaning 'clothed in the sky') A Svetambara but the Jain monk (or nun) is to be seen as scholarship but have also taken a prominent (white-clothed') monk will dress in three member of a group, attached to his or he) part in expounding the faith to the laity. Not pieces of white cloth and will have the spiritual director or guru. Although study, in Educnon internation For Pre monal the any Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ scholarship and preaching are important ritual act of confession to his or her senior. A only result in the protection of life but also has activities in the mendicant order, the primary Digambara monk takes food in his hand and its effects in the spiritual development of the aim of the monk or nun is the purification of eats it on the spot, standing. It is, of course, individual mendicant. During the rainy seahis or her own soul. To this end all the regarded as a meritorious act for a house- sons (chaturmas) the mendicant will stay in austerities and monastic discipline are direc- holder to provide food for the mendicants. one place so that the harm to the burgeoning ted. In this the Jain monastic life is closer to the afternoon will be filled with a rest, a life of this time, which might be occasioned that of the great Christian contemplative further examination of clothing and neces- by the monk or nun travelling around, is orders like the Carthusian monks or the saries a period of study, or perhaps lecturing minimised. Towns and villages seek mendiCarmelite nuns rather than to that of the to the laity. (There is no equivalent in Jain cants who are particularly respected for their active Christianorders the members of which monasticism to those Christian orders of piety and teaching to stay with them during devote their lives to running schools or monks who support themselves by manual chaturmas and give religious instruction. At hospitals or to social work for the needy and labour, indeed it is very difficult to make other times of the year the monks and nuns distressed. Charitable service to humanity is a comparisons between Jain and Christian travel in groups from one place to another (so virtue and duty of the Jain laity but themendi monasticism Jain monks partake of some of that they do not get attached to a particular cant is seen as a highly deserving object of the characteristics of those learned orders location) always on foot, for the use of any charity, not as the author of charity himself. like the Dominicians, whilst resembling in form of transport is forbidden. (For this The daily routine of the monks and nuns is other ways the hermit orders such as the reason Jain monks, unlike the Buddhists have Carthusians whose life is devoted to prayer not been able to spread their faith overseas). meticulously regulated. The first daily duty of and meditation. In their emphasis on the The greater danger of harm to small creatures the mendicant around sunrise is to examine strictest poverty, and in their lack permanent resulting from the use of wheeled vehicles is his clothing and necessaries carefully to settlement in a fixed monastery they resemble, the main reason for this prohibition. make sure that no small living beings are perhaps, the Franciscans). trapped or harmed. Afterwards he (or she) will The rigours of the mendicant life means go to the temple and bowing before the holy In a country like India, where insect life that relatively few people enter it. This is images, perform an act of mental worship. proliferates lights can be a danger to small particularly true of the Digambaras: the total (The elaborate rituals of bathing the images living beings for the avoidance of ahimsa number of Digambara monks had fallen a few and making offerings to them are performed (harm) monks and nuns use no lights, so they years ago to around 150. Hence some of the by the laity but not by monks or nuns). will retire to sleep early, taking care first to religious functions which in the Svetambara Frequently this will be followed by a lecture to examine the resting place for any tiny sect are carried out by monks, are undertaken the laity. for monks and nuns are the creature which may suffer harm. These among the Digambaras by religious 'ministers instructors and teachers in matters or meticulous rules emphasise the fact that, (the word 'priests' would not be accurate) religious doctrine. The word 'mendicant whilst a certain amount of ahimsa is called bhattarakas. Nowadays, of course, means one who begs, and there are detailed unavoidable for the lay person in ordinary with much greater opportunities for educarules regarding the daily tour to beg food. The daily life (though it will be avoided as far as tion for the laity, there are many distinguished Svetambara mendicant accepts food in a possible), the monk or nun should take lay scholars of Jain religion and practices, but bowl, brings it back to the monastic hall precautions far beyond those possible to the the tradition of monastic scholarship is still (upasraya) or monastery, and eats after a Taity. This constant watchfulness does not strong. dharmacakacaMdanA P eny Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 STAND of Latin in Western Europe, indeed there was a task of producing a definitive written collection of serious proposal that Sanskrit should become the the old texts, and it is believed that this collection official language of the Republic of India, updated was the same as the Svetambra canon as it exists doubtless, with modern technical and other today vocabulary. Closely related to Sanskrit were the ancient languages spoken by the general populace The recension of the canon in the fifth century AD marked the end of the use of Ardhamagadhi as of northern India: these are known as Prakrit a language of literary composition and Jain writers languages. The early Buddhist writings are in one thereafter turned to writing in Sanskrit or in the such Prakrit, called Pall. The early Jain scriptures languages which were current by then. Much of are in the Prakrit which Mahavira is presumed to the earlier non.canonical literature of the Jainsis have spoken, Ardhamagadhi was the original in the regional Prakrits: the relationship of these to language from which all others descended, and Ardhamagadhi and to the later languages is too was understood by all the creatures to whom complicated for consideration here. Suffice it to Mahavira preached mention Maharastri, a western from of Prakrit, The earliest religious texts of Jainism, those which is used widely by the Svetambara writers in which make up the accepted canon of the of the the version known by scholars as Jain Maharastri, Svetambaras, were originally transmitted orally and Jain Sauraseni, a dialect from the central and were not written down until many centuries regions, used by Digambara writers. after their compilation. The Svetambara tradition is that the canonical works were preserved in the From around the seventh century AD a literary memory of the monks for many generations, being form of Prakrit developed, Apabhramsa, and Jain handed on by word of mouth in the Jain writers wrote extensively in this language community. There came a time when there was Apabhramsa came to connote the literary form of danger that the holy scriptures would be forgotten. the speech of the provincial cultured classes. By Accordingly a large council of monks was held at the twelfth century AD it had become crystallised Pataliputra (Modern Patna, in Bihar) to collect all as a classical literary language rather than a the scriptures and preserve the authentic text, the spoken varnacular as the various modern northern date of the council at Patliputra cannot be Indian languages,Hindi, Gujarati and others, determined with historical accuracy if it was developed out of Apabhramsa and began gradully indeed, as tradition holds, some 160 vears after to assume their modern forms. Once again Jain Mahavira's nirvana, that would place it in the early writers are found writing in these languages, and, fourth century BC Modern critics, however, are of course. fairly confident that at least parts of the ancient Output of Jain writings in Hindi, Gujarati and texts are of later date. At any rate, tradition holds other modern Indian languages is considerable at that the 12 texts known as the Anga texts were set the present day. However, we must not get the in order at this council. impression that Jain literature was composed The Digambaras do not accept this tradition: solely in the less learned Prakrits and vernacular they believe that the original 12 Anga texts have texts have tongues. The literary language, the language of long been lost and they revere a different collection scholarship par excellence in India, was Sanskrit, of sacred scriptures. Leaving these problems and Jain scholars wrote extensively in this aside, there is no doubt that the texts as they exist language. Sanskrit writings by Jain authors are of today are of very ancient origin. Although oral great importance and by the eighth century AD transmission long remained the norm it is Jain Sanskrit works were being written in both the probable that some texts at least were written North and South of India down by the first century AD. Setting in order, and Collectively the canonical works recognised as preserving the canon was not by any means a short such by the Svetambaras are knwon as Arama simple process two more councils were held at the number of these texts is not quite fixed but is Mathura and at Valabhi (in modern Saurashtra), taken by most as 45 (though the Sthankvasi, the before the final council, also at Valabhi, took on the non-image worshipping sect. recognises only 32) For Pr o use only M EGTART Jain Literature From very early times right up to the present century the scholarly language of India has been Sanskrit. As the language of serious communi- cation it has long occupied a position similar to that Junction n ation Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The oldest texts are the Angas, believed to have been originally 12, but only 11 survive. The word anga means a limbe, that is a part of the canon. The remaining 34 texts are called Angbahya, they are regarded as subsidiary to the Anga Collection. There are 12 Upanga texts which parallel the 12 Angas. Then there are 10 Prakirnas, Six Chedasutras four Mulasutras, and two Chulikasutras. Let us now look at the contents of the Angas. Needless to say, this is only a very sketchy summary. Extensive commentaries have been written by later writers on these texts, described as curni, nijjutti, bhasa, as well as various other explanatory writings. One difficulty is that the names of these scriptures take various different forms, as the title may be given in Sanskrit or Prakrit. Problems of Romanisation of Indian languages add to the complications. Modern critical scholarship. Jain and non-Jain (including the work of European scholars), has done much to elucidate the process of compilation of these texts, without detracting from their religious importance, and has importance, and has shown that they are generally made up of various sections brought into order and put together in many cases a considerable time after they were originally produced. Here, then, are the eleven surviving angas. They are, of course, in the Ardhamagadhi Prakrit, and they were transmitted for many centuries in manuscripts written on palm leaf strips often held together by cords. When paper came into use the same oblong shape was retained, and this indeed, continued, and this, indeed, continued in modern printed editions. Many of these have been translated into European languages, especially German and English, though the translated versions are not always easy to come by. 1. ACARANGA This is certainly one of the oldest texts, though it was not all composed at the same time. The contents are varied, dealing with, amongst other matters, ahimsa, the life of Mahavira, and rules for the conduct of monks. Much incidental detail of life in early India may be found in the text. 2. SUTRAKRTANGA This anga contains much detail on non-Jain philosophical systems. Like other texts it contains a variety of material: the different forms of life are described in one of Karma, respectively evil and good. (12 the section, the hells and their tortures in another. twelfth anga has been lost.) 3. STHANANGA is concerned not with the The next section of the Svetambara canon techings of Mahavira but with a miscellaneous comprises the text know as Upangas. Although collection of matters arranged in categories. these, like the Angas are 12 in number, there is no correspondence between the two sets of texts. As 4. SAMAVAYANGA (probably one of the latest) with the Angas, numerous commentaries on the is similar. Upangas have been written by Jain scholars 5. VYAKHYAPRAJNAPTI The most important through the centuries. anga, this gives a wide-ranging survey of the 1. AUPAPATIKA This is probably the most teachings of Mahavira, largely in the form of important work in this group. There is a answers to questions given by Mahavira to his description of the visit of Mahavira to the close disciple Gautama indrabhuti. There is a vicinity of the town of Campa where he great deal of incidental information on society delivered a sermon before the king Kunika and political history near the political history near the time of Mahavira. The life of Gosala, Ajatasatru, ruler of Anga-Magadha. Various other topics are dealt with in the second part of leader of the Ajivikas, is given. (The Ajivikas the text, mainly in the form of replies by were a rival religious group arising around the Mahavira to questions by his disciple Gautama time of Mahavira and the Buddha, and on subjects such as reincarnation and surviving at least to the twelfth century AD.) Moksha. 6. NAYADHAMMAKAHAO is more readable 2. RAJAPRASNIYA Much of this work consists than many Jain scriptures as it contains a lot of of a dialogue between a monk, Kesi, who is a improving stories. For example, Mahavira follower of the twentythird Tirthankara Parsva, expounds the virtue of patience by telling how and a king. Parsi by name, and it includes a as an elephant in a previous incarnation, he discussion on the nature of the soul. patiently protected a hare beneath his uplifted 3. JIVAIVABHIGAMA gives a detailed classififoot. cation, in the manner beloved of Jain scholars, 7. UPASAKADASA Ten (dasa) accounts of 2 of the different categories of animate beings. pious layman in Mahavira's time. that is being having a soul, Jiva. 4. PRAJNAPANA The longest of the upangas, 8. ANTAKRDDASA Various narratives, grouped written by, or at least based on the work of, one partly in tens, and referring in many cases to Arya Syama. It is a methodical collection, in the time of the twenty-second Tirthankara, question and answer form, of definitions or Aristanemi, said to have been the contempor- categories relating to a wide variety of ary of Krsna. subjects, eg, living and non-living things. 9. ANUTTAROPAPATIKADASA also in ten 8. speech passions, Karma, and many others. only are of real interest and 5. SURYAPRAJNAPTI starts in questions and originality, these concern persons reborn in answer form (but does not continue in this the highest heavens. style). Once again, Gautama and Mahavira are 10. PRASNAVYAKARANA The titles of the two the speakers. It is a treatise on astronomy, parts of this work are Asvra (inflow of Karma) dealing with the sun, moon, and stars. and Samvara (cessation of inflow). The five 6. JAMBUDVIPAPRAJNAPTI A description of great sins and the five great renunciations the geography of jambudvipa, the inhabited appear, together with much information on central part of the universe, social life of ancient times, crime and 7. CANDRAPRAJNAPTI This Upanga repeats punishment and other topics. (with minor variants) the latter part of the 11. VIPAKASRUTA TWO Groups of ten quite Suryaprajnapti (above), dealing with the moon readable stories illustrating the consequences and stars. in Education al FOR PELEFON Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. NIRAYAVALIKA forms, with the four follow ing Upangas, a single work in five parts. These contain various accounts, sometimes repetitive, of the lives and reincarnations of various people. The hells and heavens of Jain belief are mentioned, and there are references to historical events. The four remaining parts of this composite work, the last four Upangas, are as follows: 9. KALPAVATAMSIKA 10. PUSPIKA 11. PUSPACULIAK 12. VRSNIDASA The number of the predominantly metrical, compositions comprising the Prakirnas is not exactly settled, but it is generally taken as ten. The name signifies 'scattered pieces' or 'miscellaneous and these works give the impression of hasty compilation. The subject matter is very varied. Apart from ritual hymns, much of this collection is devoted to the preparation for holy death and to various aspects of monastic life and discipline. 1. CATUSHARANA is concerned with seeking protection with the enlightened ones, the liberated souls, the mendicants, and the religious doctrine (dharma), four refuges in all. 2. ATURAPRATYAKHYANA Renunciation of evil by the sick in preparation od death. 3. BHAKTAPARIJNA Ritual on giving up food. SAMSTARA Regarding the rituals and preparation for the death bed. TANDULAVAITALIKA A collection of varied material in prose and metre concerning, for example, the duration life, a discussion on physiology between Mahavira and Gautama, measures of capacity and time. 6. CANDRAVEDHYAKA Various questions re lating to monastic discipline and education, and to dying. 7. DEVENDRASTAVA concerns heavenly kings and praise of Mahavira, 8. GANITAVIDYA Propitious dates and omens for monastic life. 9. MAHAPRATYAKHYANA The great renun ciation at the time of death. 10. VIRASATVA Praise of Mahavira. The six surviving Chedasutras (one other has been lost) are concerned with monastic life and rules. The Buddhists have a rather similar collection dealing like the Jain collection with the collection de minutiae of the life of a monk, and making, it must be admitted, rather difficult reading. However, included in one of the Chedasutras are the rules for a monk's conduct in the rainy season. This section has been combined with a set of biographies of the Tirthankaras, and lists of religious leaders, to form a separate work, probably the best-known and loved religious, the Kalpa Sutra 1. NISITHA Deals with monastic transgressions and punishments. Contains much incidental information on the social and cultural life of early India. The longest of the Chedasutras. 2 MAHANISITHA Related to the Nisitha: this text contains some interesting stories, making it more readable. 3. VYAVAHARA This also contains rules for monks and nuns and it is similar to the Brithatkalpa (below). It is ascribed to Badrabahu. DASASRUTASKANDHA (OR ACARADASH) contains lists of monastic transgressions as well as the required qualities of a monastic leader and other matters of monastic life. This Kalpa Sutra forms part of this Chedasutra. BRIHATKALPA Another work detailing rules for monks and nuns. One interesting point is that the geographical limits beyond which monks should not travel are mentioned: these exclude the further western and southern parts of India, suggestion that the work was composed at a time before Jainsim had spread that far beyond its original homelands (PANCAKALPA This work does not survive in its original form and the present next under this name is apparently a much younger work.Details of the original Pancakalpa may be deduced from references in other works.) 6. JITAKALPASUTRA This text, compiled by Jinabhadra, is often regarded as a Chedasutra, making the number up to six (if the missing Pancakalpa is excluded). It deals with ten kinds of Punishment The Angabahya texts (those outside the Angas) are frequently arranged according to the decreas ing number of in the texts various groups (through this order is not inflexible). Hence, after six Chedasutras we pass on to four Mulasutras. Actually only three survive today though sometimes another text is brought in to make up the number to four. 1. UTTARADHYANA This is traditionally des cribed as the last sermon of Mahavira before he achieved moksa. However in its present form modern scholars believe it to be a composite work containing subject matter of various dates. Nevertheless it is a very important and well-known text. The contents are concerned with various topics. Matters discussed include temptations, chastity, daily duties, austerities, and nature of karma, and other subjects. 2 DASAVAIKALIKA The meaning of the title is 'Ten (lectures going) beyond (prescribed study hours). The chapters deal alternately with monastic life in detail, and monastic life in general, the former being the odd-numbered lectures, and the latter the even-numbered. 3. AVASYAKA Another very important work, loosely constructed around the six essential daily formulae of recitation, with a lengthy introduction which appears to have been intended to introduce a longer work of which the present text is the earlier part. (The fourth Mulasutra has been lost.) There are two other texts, not always regarded as canonical. These are sometimes called the Chulikasutra (meaning 'Appendix'), but commonly they are listed separately without any collective title. 1. NANDISUTRA in this text there is a study of cognition and a survey of the other texts of the Svetambara canon, together with other miscellaneous material. 2. ANUYOGADVARA ('Investigations'). Like the Nandisutra this work contain summaries of the other canonical works and other matters of Jain belief Finally, before leaving the Svetambara canonical works, mention may be made of the 14 Purvas. These are now lost, though references in other works give us an idea of the contains which included much early Jain belief on the nature of the Universe and of the soul. They are believed to have formed the twelfth Anga (now lost). www P onale Only Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 which are at home only in Jainism. Usually, no doubt, these two requirements will coincide, but they need not do so. STUDIES IN THE FOLK-TALES OF INDIA 3. Given that the inhabitants of the Nilgiris did on occasion descend to the plains, there need be posited only short and easy lines of communication between them and Jain communities. The Jain of South India, Karnataka, of the especially or Canarese, country, have long been known for their spectacular monolithic statues of their saint Gommata. Their history here is evidently a long one. Tradition assigns the southern foundation of the [2] religion to the 3rd century B.C., and a conservative estimate will M.B. Emeneau FOLK-TALES exceedingly and with much support from the Prof. M.B. Emeneau is emiritus professor JAIN LITERATURE AND KOTA certainly allow that it flourished here of Sanskrit, Indology and Linguisting at the University of California, Berkeley. U.S.A. He has devoted his entire life to India. There is no field of Indian studies that has not been touched by this master. By including this article in the Pratistha samarika we salute this master of Indology, Dravidology and linguistics. 1. That the Jains have played an important part in the development and transmission of story literature in India is by now well known. Almost as much has at times been claimed for th influence as was formly claimed for the Buddhist one. Yet clear cases of Jain influence on modern oral story repertories have not been easy to come by. What is needed to demonstrate such influence beyond question is, preferably, the presence in the stories told in some non-Jain community of motifs or tales which occur elsewhere in our records of Indic material only in Jain texts, or which contain elements, religious or therwise, ruling dynasties, from the first half of the first millennium A.D., until the end of that millennium, and with an ever decreasing importance, varied by temporary gains, from then down to the present day. During this period of almost two millennia, Jainism and its wealth of story literature must have left its mark upon the folklore of the Canarese country, and, vice versa, must have drawn from the latter. We can unfortunately not even begin to gague these interacting For Private Personal only www.jaslibrary 2. A body of new oral material is now at hand in my Kota texts. I have in several places given longer or shorter accounts of the community whose folklore is represented in part in this material. To place them with reference to possible Jain influence, it is necessary only to say that they are a small, low-caste community living on the Nigiri plateau in South India, in symbiosis with three other caste communities, the Todas, the Badagas, and the Kurumbas. Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 influences since ourknowledge of floktales in living in different caves'. The long textment of customs by Rsabha, the first of the Canarese is almost nil and our knowledge of following, which is made up of a number of line of Jinas. Previously wishing-trees had provided people with all they desired. Now the content of the literature belonging to the somewhat loosely connected episodes, does these trees had become extinct and the Digambara sect of Jainism, which is the one not go on to tell of an invention or teaching of people ate all sorts of vegetable food. At first that flourished here, is little better. We do fire and its uses. That is part of the story of it was uncooked and indigestible. Rsabha have a considerable amount of Jain story Kiturrpayk, which seems to be the official hich seems to be the official instructed them to crush and skin the food, literature blonging to the Svetambara sect Kota origin story: see especially 1.4-6 and but it was still indigestible, then to wet it with water, but with the same result. Then he that flourished and flourishes mainly in North (only a mention) 2.2 end. I do not know only a mention) 2.2 end. I do not know instructed them again: "Follow the former India. And, if we find a kota story motif whether the motif of preparing food by procedure, put [3] the herbs in your hands occurring elsewhere in our Indic records means of one's bodily heat is ever told in and put them in the heat under the arms, then only in a Svetambara Jain literary text, it is connexion with the Kiturpayk origin story, eat them with pleasure". The food was still hardly digestible. At this time a fire started think, a fair inference that it is from the Jains but some of the details of the latter should be from the rubbing of tree-branches. The that it came to the Kotas, through the noted now for later reference. Sentence 1.6 people were told to cook their food in the fire, medium of the Digambara Jains of the connects closely the invention of fire-making but in their ignorance they burned it up. The lord then moulded clay on an elephant's Canarese country (Mysore State), with who by drilling and its use to cook food: 'With that forehead protuberance and instructed the knows what or how many Canarese and fire they roasted raw flesh and ate it'. people in cooking food in pots similarly perhaps Bedaga oral intermediaries. Sentences 1.7-8 immediately following tell of formed. the invention of pottery and its use in boiling This is so similar to the Kota motif of 4. Such a motif is that found in Kota Texts food: (8) 'In this pot he boiled flesh and made cooking by the heat of the body and also to 10.3 and 21.76. The first passage is place them eat it'. the sequence of the successive inventions of chronologically at about a thousand years fire and pottey and their use in cooking, that ago' but is clearly meant as part of a The motif in which we are now interested we may be sure that we have found appears again in 21.76 as a quite incidental something very near to the line of description of the remotest antiquity when detail in a long story of how a girl was carried transmission of the Kota motifs. This Jain the world and men had not yet settled down of and lived in the jungle with various account of origins is unlike anything in our into their present-day state. In my translation creatures including a semi-legendary jungle Hindu'and Buddhist literary sources, both in the pertinent passage is as follows: 'That followe: That man: that one shot and killed an ibex there its details and its general tendency. The with his sling and he cut it up with the knife Hindu epic and purana accounts of time was the period when people had not which he hade made of stone. He took all the successive stages in world history are only to discovered fire. They divided to each person fles of the hams and made it flat, and he the slightest degree interested in material the meat which they themselves had come joined his two knees and spread the meat up details and the invention of arts and crafts; to his thighs and joined them to his chest and bringing with them, and each person took as the brahman preoccupation is with social pressed them tight against it, and for a long structure and the stability of the caste much meat as he would eat, and made it flat. time he was holding it, and all that meat system, with some attention also to ethics. They took thin rope which comes from trees became as if he had roasted it. This is a fancy We have here material that not only occurs bark rope) and took leaves which were broad, picture of the contemporary 'primitive jungle only in Jaintexts, but that seems also to be at and joined the meat to their body and tied it man, with our motif as merely one home only in Jainism. corroborative detail. on. After much time had passed, they untied One detail that is significantly different in The Jain paralled that has been found is in the Kota and Jain material is the type of food it and tore it with their teeth and ate and each Hemacandra's Trisastisala-kapurusacaritra mentioned. The Jains are strict vegetarians - made his own belly to be full. They went on 1.2.924-994, the section on the establish- hence the food in the Jain account is Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vegetarian. The Kotas on the other hand are turned the dog into a leopard and the danger A.D. 1173. The panels are, in description at low-cast Hindu in their diet and it includes passed. This leopard was threatened in turn least, practically identical. The subject was much meat-hence the food in the Kota by'a tiger and was transformed into a tiger. It dubbed by Narasimhacharya the Chain of account is meat. In fact, the method of was thereafter successively transformed into destruction'. A gandabherunda (doublecooking by means of body heat would be a tiger. It was thereafter successively headed bird of prey) attacks a sarabha, which equally inefficacious for either kind of food, transformed into an elephant, a lion, and a is in the act of swallowing a rat (at Belur) or and it hardly seems worthwhile to attempt to nivore with eight an antelope (at Koramangala). In both the argue-in vacuo-whether the Jain account legs). At this stage it wished to kill the sage, chain is observed by a small figure of a man, might not be in origin a piously tendentious who, knowing that by his supernatural who in the plate accompanying the article adaption of oral motif that was more like powers, turned it back into its original shape stands at the antelope end of the chain. the Kota one in its use of meat. of a dog and drove it away. Narasimhacharya identified the man as a Hemacandra wrote the Trisasti between the similar story in the Hitopadesa (book Sage ( ascetic). the years 1160 and 1172 A.D. Other Jain 4, story 5 in Hertel's table in Das Pancatantra, Rudrabhatta composed his work in the works probably contain parallel material. seine Geschichte und seine Verbreitung, 41) reign of Ballala II, whose regnal dates are Johnson's translation of the Trisasti refers is well known; it is, for example, included in A.D. 1173 to 1220; E.P. Rice in A History of (p. 152, fn. 194) to such a passage in the Lanman's Sanskrit Reader, 40. An ascetic Kanarese Literature ventured the approxiAvasykasutra, which is not easily available to found a young mouse which had fallen from a mate date of 1180 to 1280 for the work. In any me. The Kalpasutra in its first section, the crow's mouth and [4] reared it. It was then case the poem is later than both the Jinacarita or 'Lives of the Jinas', has an transformed, because of danger from a dog. Sculptured panels. Lakshminarayan Rao's account of Rsabha teaching the arts, but this into a dog, and then into a tiger. The tiger translation of the passage in point is as contains none of the details in which we are planned to kill the ascetic because its follows: "The elephant caught the serpent interested. The story of the invention of feelings were hurt by the fact that everybody which had eaten the deer; the lion struck and pottery, however, was familiar in the 16th around knew that it was really a mouse. The tore asunder that serpent and that elephant, century, since it formed a cliche subject of ascetic knew this by his supernatural power with furious rage; the lion's enemy (ie. miniature painting in illustration of the and reconverted it into a mouse. sarabha) seized and pierced with its eight feet Kalpasutra. This may imply knowledge also A recent article by N. Lakshminarayan that serpent, that elephant, that lion and that of the story of difficulties with food, and even Rao in Indian Historical Quarterly, 20 (1944), lion's enemy in its beak and flew away'. We of the method of cooking by body heat. This 341-4 has presented two pieces of are told by the translator that it occurs in a however, adds nothing to our knowledge of decorative sculpture from the Mysore passage on the grandeur of the wild forest on the channels of transmission between the country in conjunction with a passage from the Jain motif and its occurrence in the Kota slopes of the Raivata mountain'. the Canarese poet Rudrabhatta's work Unfortunately, he does not say explicitly milieu. What is needed is investigation of the Jagannanthavijaya. The sculptural panels whether or not there is an ascetic or sage in Digambara Jain literature in the monasteries were previously described by R. Narasi- the context; the work is not accessible. in Mysore State and collection of oral folk mhacharya in publications which are not Jain literature presents five times a story tales in the same area. accessible to me, the description in the that belongs here. The earliest datable 5. Another Kota story element-a tale journal article will serve our purpose. The version is in Haribhadra's Samaraiccakana type rather than a motif-is a little less panels are located, one on the Kesava temple (written in Prakrit); this author's literary certainly connected with Jain material, since at Belur, the other on the Bucesvara temple at activity is placed in the third quarter of the 8th Hindu material is also at hand this time. A Koramangala, this later panel is presented as century A.D. The story also finds a place in complete presentation and analysis of the a plate in the journal article. The former the very rich story literature contained in the versions, however, will make Jain origin editice is a Hindu temple built by the great commentaries on the Uttaradhyayanasutra. probable for the Kota story. Hoysala king Visnuvardhana in about A.D. Its earliest occurrence is in the Prakrit Nirykti, In the Mahabharata, book 12, chapters 1117, the other is a Jain temple consecrated The traditional ascription of which to 116-7, an ascetic was attended by a dog. It by the general Buciraja on the day of the Bhadrabahu, who died in 297 B.C., is false; was threatened by a leopard. The ascetic coronation of the Holysala king Ballala Il in the work is nevertheless very old and Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 presumably older than Haribhadra. We are Charpentier's note (367): "This story is basis of the animals found in the chains, we not told by Charpentier whether the story shortly told in the Niry. 511-514, but with the are justified in thinking that Kamalasamyama occurs in the commentary Sisyahita by deviation that the serpent is there devoured borrowed directly from Devendra; the parallel Santisuri, who died in 1040 A.D., and not by an osprey (kulala) instead of a mungoose presentation of the two texts in appendix B copy of this work is available. Devendra's (so far "cat"). shows that the borrowing is very literal. Sukhabodha, composed in Prakrit in 1073 Laksmivallabha's version "is so shortened Similarly, it seems very probable that A.D., contains it. So also do Laksmivallabha's that without the other versions it would be Laksmivallabha went back for his chain,not to Sanskrit dipika and Kamalasamyama unintelligible. It is as follows: varahasyam Devendra, but to the earlier Niryukti . It is a Upadhyaya's Sanskrit Sarvarthasiddhi, both dvijau yamalau bhratarau jayaghosavijay fair inference, then, that Devendra-Kamalaof uncertain date but later than Devendra. aghosau abhutam tayor eko jayaghosanama samyama's cat (majjaro-marjara) is secongangayam The Haribhadra story is summarized by dary to Niryukti-Laksmivallabha's osprey snatum gatah kurarasarpamanJacobi in his edition (Xlvi). I give a summary dukagrasam drstva pravrajitah. 'At Benares (kulala-kurara). It is not inferior also, thus almost forcing Charpentier to translate here and print the Prakrit text and a there were twin brothers, the brahmans translation in appendix A to this article. King Jayaghosa and Vijayaghosa. Of them the one 'mongoose' instead of 'cat'? Haribhadra's Simha, as he was marching against a rebel, called Jayaghosa went to the Ganges to bathe. version with its osprey (kurara) is presumably came to the bank of the [5] Indus. There he Heving seen the swallowing of an osprey, a chronologically later than the Niryukti, and observed a frog being swallwed by an osprey, also presumably based it is on useful, then in serpent, and a frog, he became a monk. further analysis to take frog--serpentwhich was being swallowed by a python. This Kamalasamyama Upadhyaya's version is occurrence became for him the cause of a in translation as follows the Sanskrit text in osprey as the original Jain chain. disregard of wordly objects, and during the appendix B): 'In Benares town there were born (6) Finally, there is a Kota version in 10.5following night he awoke and reflecting on twin brahmans,loving brothers, named 10. Two brothers-named Matn and Umatn the sight he determined to become an ascetic. and apparently culture-saw the swollen Jayaghosa and Vijayaghosa. One day Jayag corpse of a man and then a chain of creatures hosa went to the river of the gods (ie the devouring one another. The chain is wormDevendra's story is given in text and Ganges) to bathe. There he saw a frog seized myna bird-karl bird (possibly an owl)-kite. translation by Charpentier. I give his transla- suddenly by a snake; and the snake also was During the following night, the two, in tion with a few changes: 'In the town of violently attacked by a cat. But even so, that indentical dreams, heard a voice teaching Brahman twins called Jayaghosa and Vijay- snake ate the croaking frog. And the cat also that all men must die and become like the aghosa. Jayaghosa once went to the Ganges clung to the wriggling snake. When he had corpse, and that each' creature kills another to bathe. There he saw a frog being seen them thus devouring one another, he and is killed by still another, as they had seen. swallowed by a serpent; this later, again, was thought about living beings: "Alas for the In consequence they abandoned the world assaulted by a cat. Then the serpent swallows worthlessness and intransience of the rounds and dwelt in the jungle, making ascetic effort the croaking frog, while the cat chews the of mundane existence! One who has power to to 'arrive at god's feet'. wriggling serpent. When he saw this series of prevail over another, he the more greedily murders he thought; 'Fie upon the emptiness devours that wretched one. But death is All these stories are analyzable into two of life, for whosoever is the foremost (prevails, overwhelmingly potent to devour all without motifs each. That common to all, in one form is the stronger] he shall swallow the other exception. Hence the law is the protector from or another, is a chain of animals. Three one; but death is the foremost of [prevails danger". Having thought this, that best of airerent chain-types are found: over, is stronger than) all, and consequently it brahmans, Jayaghosa, was enlightened. (1) those of the Mahabharata, the Hitowill devour everything. That is why the true Having crossed the Ganges in agitation, he padesa, the two sculptured panels, and law is here the escape from all emergencies.' took the vows from (literally, beside) a holy Rudrabhatta, viz. - And so he was enlightened He crossed the man.' (a)in Mahabharata: dog, leopard, tiger, Ganges and took the vows in the presence of The versions in the Uttaradhyayana com elephant, lion, sarabha; a holy man.' mentaries are, like most stories in these texts, (b) in Hitopades'a: mouse, cat, dog, I know the Niryukti version only from borrowed directly from one another. On the tiger: Jain Education Interational www.ainelibrary.org Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 (c) in the panels: rat or antelope, snake, elephant, lion, Rsabha. gandabherunda; (2) those of the Jain writings, which we have analyzed out as: frog, snake, osprey; (3) that of the Kota story: worm, myna bird, karl bird, kite. These chains are combined variously with one of two motifs: [1] a sage transforms the first animal of the chain into the second and so successively through the chain; the final animal wants to destroy the sage; he transforms it back into the original animal. This is found in the Mahabharata and the Hitopadesa. [2] the first animal of the chain is devoured by the second, which is devoured by the third, and so through the chain; and man (or men) sees the chain of destruction and 'gets religion'. This is found in all but the Mahabharata and the Hitopadesa, the version in Rudrabhatta being defectively reported but presumably belonging here. That the two versions with [1] are connected the Hitopadesa being derived from the Mahabharata-is obvious. The chains are different in these two varsions(1a) and (1b). That of the Hitopadesa owes its beginning to the Pancatantra mouse-maiden transformation story, whose place it taken in the Hitopadesa by the story we are studying. In it a mouse is transformed to a maiden and back again, after it appears that only a mouse can be found as a suitor for the maiden. A crossing of the Pancatantra transformation having a mouse as the first member, with the Mahabharata transformation story, has yielded a new transformation story with the Mahabharata motif [1] but a chain beginning with a mouse. The cat is a natural second member in the chain, and then the old chain is linked on with its beginning dog. The remainder of the chain is violently curtailed. The leopard and the tiger of the Mahabharata chain are practically duplicates of one another, and the Hitopadesa keeps only are practically duplicates of one another, and the Hitopadesa keeps only the tiger. Can we find an underlying reason for this omission and for the further curtailment by the dropping of the three members following the tiger? Recent perusal of a number of Hitopadesa stories has given me the impression that its author in general compressed those Pancatantra stories that he adopted for his text-sometimes to the point almost of unintelligibility. The curtailment in this story taken in the main from the Mahabharata would then be another instance of the same process, possessing no further significance Motif [2]-the chain of destruction' instigates someone to 'get religion-is chronologically found [7] first in Jain texts. It is very much at home in the Jain milieu, and we can without further also consider it a Jain invention. Its fate in the Jain texts is a simple one of borrowing from author to author. Latter it appears in the sculptural panels and in Rudrabhatta (doubtful in the latter whether the observer is present) in conjunction not with the chain (2) of the Jain texts, but with a chain of the type (1) close to that of the Mahabharata. There has obviously been a crossing of the two sources. The inference that his is so is strengthened by the presence in the new sequence of animals of the snake of the Jain chain rather than the tiger of the Mahabharata-Hitopadesa chain. The rat of the Belur chain (has it been certainly identified) is not particularly appropriate as the victim of a snake large enough to be attacked by an elephant; the antelope or deer of Koramangala and Rudrabhatta is most appropriate as victim of a python. Note that these changes, together with the Hitopadesa author's changes and curtaliment, eliminate all vestiges of similarity between these two branches of the tradition. we The Kota form of the story has motif [2]. Yet if we should attribute chain [3] to completely independent invention, should, I think, be going too far. At least two other possibilities can be found. The first is a line of descent either from the Jain tradition or from the Mysore tradition, with so many changes taking place in successive steps in the transmission that attribution to one or the other tradition is very difficult. The second possibility is that there is descent from one or the other tradition for motif [2], while only the knowledge that there should be a chain of animals was diffused, with a new knowledge that there should be a chain of animals was diffused, with a new invention of the details taking place to fill in the chain (Kroeber's 'stimulus diffusion', Americal Anthropologist 42 (1940), (1-20). A very minute examination of the Kota details may suggest a probable solution. The chain (3) is essentially: wormbird(s). The only thing similar to this in the Mysore tradition is the final (mythical) bird. In the Jain tradition, however, we have: frogsnake-bird. Can we allow that snake and worm are essentially related? For our purpose, it seems to me probable that the historical solution for the Kota chain should follow our first alternative above. The Jain tradition is that from which the Kota version stems; changes in the course of transmission have been violent, but we can see that the sequence snake-bird his been converted into worm-bird, with probably simultaneous loss of the now inappropriate frog, and then the one bird has been elaborated into there. It is necessary to interpolate here a caution which was already uttered in Kota Texts, Part One, 7. Neither the Kotas, the Todas, nor the Badagas 'practise asceticism and withdrawal from the world as a form of religiosity'. They know of the Hindu-Jain institution, and stories containing reference to it are intelligible to them. As I said [8] Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ WHAT IS LIFE? further in the passage referred to, we may see elephant, saw a crowd of people saying: 'Ah! in this adoption of story motifs the first step woe! When he had gone to that very place, he towards the embracing of Brahmanical Hindu saw an old serpent, large-bodied, with a very practices and motivations'. This caution dark body-color, swallowing a croaking frog seems necessary since both reviewers and that it had seized and glistening with the scholars writing to me privately have tended moisture from its distended? (starting) eyes, to find in the texts a reflection in all or most and with its face terrible and disagreeable to details of Kota beliefs and practices. the sight and its body very rapidly agitated References to these religious practices are on because it was being swallowed by a great all fours with Kota or any other peasant osprey, and the osprey also being swallowed references to kings-they are things that they by a great python hideous with its red eyes have merely heard of. and with a body as thick as the trunk of an 10. To conclude, then-for one Kota motif, elephant of the quarters of heaven. Even that of cooking by the heat of the body in while the python was swallowing the osprey, 'primitive times and milieus, a Jain origin has it was also swallowing the old serpent, and been demonstrated with no other possibility. the old serpent the croaking frog. When the For a kota tale type, the 'Chain of king saw this fatality, illustrating the innate destruction' whose observers 'get religion, a delusion in the world of the living, causing joy Jain origin is highly probable. In one other to the hearts of fools but disgust to the noble, case examined, Jain origin is possible but he was dejected. And he thought: 'Alas! Since unprovable: the story in question seems to be this is the way things are, what expedient, a representative of a pan-Indic story, which pray! is there in this world? The osprey is to be sure, has been populaarized in a form being swallowed by the python [12]. the that it took in the Jain literary tradition. In two serpent by the osprey and the frog by the other cases, Jain origin is possible, but the serpent! Even though they are thus on the context of the Kota stories rules it out. When point of death, they do not let one another go, Jain origin is spoken of, it is not meant that rather they proceed ever more violently and the Kotas were necessarily in this type of have not now gained release from one study is a good collection of folktale material another's destruction to enjoy life. Therefore, from Mysore, as well as one from the what am I to make of this affair that I have Badagas of the Nilgiris. And finally, in any seen, that admits of no remedy?' The furious folktale study which involves Jainism in elephant (ie the king) was terrified, went to South India, a most urgent need is knowl- his camping place, and camped with his edge of the contents of the Jain libraries in troops, and that which is fitting to be done Mysore and publication of the most important was done. Then when the night was half gone, and most popular of the Digambara Jain texts the king awoke from sleep. Remembering the with a large story-content. fatality involving the python and the, he proceeded to reflect as follows:... (3 vss.)... APPENDIX The world, which is a trifle, like the frog, is A. The chain of destruction in Haribhadra's here swallowed up by another, like the Samaraiccakaha (Jacobi's ed.), p. 121, line 8 serpent. It too (is swallowed) by another to p. 123, line 2 which is like the osprey. It also is not free here, At that time, as his march was carrying him since it is subject to the python, death. In a to the bank of the Indus, at no great distance world so constituted, devotion to the objects from the water, he sitting upon a fine of the senses is a mighty delusion. Education International Life is a Challenge -- Meet it. Life is a Gift Accept it. Life is a Sorrow Overcome it. Life is a Tradgedy Face it. Life is a Duty Perform it. Life is a Play Play it. Life is a Mystery Unfold it. Life is an Opportunity - Take it. Life is a Journey Complete it. Life is Promise Fulfil it. Life is a Puzzle Solve it. Life is a Spirit Realise it. Life is a Goal Achieve it. Life is a Love Enjoy it. Life is a Beauty Praise it. Life is an Adventure Dare it. Life is a Pleasure-Greet it." Life is an Ocean Dive it. Life is a Meal Eat it. Life is a Festival Celebrate it. Life is a Sea Sail on it. Life is a Book Read in Life is a Son's Sing it. www.atelibrary.org Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 THE VALUE OF A VEGETARIAN DIET Most of the Gujarati residents in Europe have remained vegetarians, inspite of the influence of non vegetarian persons on them. All the eastern religions put emphasis on vegetarian diet and the non vegetarian food is prohibited in temples, gurudwaras and other religious places. The Jains are usually vegetarians and are also expected not to eat root foods like potatoes, carrots etc. intheir diet. One may bea proud (fanatic!) Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jain but when the question of observing the fundamental principles of their faith comes, lot remains to be desired. The mere fact of being born in Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jain family, does not make one a Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist or Jain. It is the observance of fundamental principles makes them Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists or Jains. What we observe and expect to observe in religious places, we should observe in the outside world, if we wish to be proud about our faith. One should eat what one is supposed to as laid down in one's faith.. It is a misnomer that non vegetarian food is essential to remain healthy in the Western world. On the contrary persons taking carefully selected Vegetarian diet are healthier than their nonvegetarian friends Followingquotations show that one can live a healthy life on a vegetarian diet. our primitive ancestors. There is nothing necessary or desirable for human nutrition to be found in meats or flesh which is not found in, and derived from vegetable products. Dr. J.H. Kellogg It must be honestly admitted that, weight for weight, vegetable substances, when they are carefully selected possess the most striking advantages over animal food in nutritive value. Sir Benjamin W. Richardson, M.D., F.R.S. We have given the following charts which I am sure would be quite useful to the readers of The Jain and vegetarians in general. Whilst planning a diet one should remember that a well balanced diet is essential in supplying all the body needs to keep it fit and healthy, and must contain all the following: Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats, Mineral Salts and Vitamins 1 gram of Fat produces 9 calories, while 1 gram of Carbohydrate produces approximately 4 calories. sex, height, weight and activity (metobolic and Dietary requirements depend upon age, physical). The objective of a proper diet is to achieve and maintain the desirable composition. Diets require modification if you are suffering from a disease. For diets in different Flesh foods are not the best nourishment illnesses please consult your doctor. The for human beings and were not the food of Calorie Reckoner will help you to plan the diet. Proteins: Fats: Carbohydrates: Minerals: Vitamins: Proteins are needed every day to provide for the growth and repair of tissues: Proteins can be used for energy too, but surplus proteins are stored as fat. The main sources of protein are dairy products, nuts, pulses, especially Soyabeans. Fats provide heat and energy and surplus is, of course, stored as fat. The main sources are known to everybody. Carbohydrates provide one of the cheapest source of energy for the body, but surplus is quickly turned into.... you've guessed itmore fat to go into your waistline. Most of our food contains Carbohydrates. (Including calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium and colbolt). Present in varying quantities in many foods and essential for the regulation of certain body processes and growth. Fruits, Vegetables, Milk and Cheese give us necessary minerals. Necessary to maintain health and to protect against specific dietary disorders. The main sources are carrots, green vegetables, cheese, butter (Vit. A), margarine, green peas, oatmeal, marmite. and cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower, watercress, lemons, oranges, blackcurrants (Vit. C). Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Table 1. DESIRABLE WEIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN (According to height and frame, age 25 and over) Herghe Hergh Weight (lb) in Indoor Clothing Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame Weight (lb) in Indoor Clothing Small Frame Medium Frame Large Frame in shoes 1-in heels, in shoes 112-120 115123 118-126 121-129 124-133 128--137 132-141 136-145 140-150 144-154 148-158 152162 156-167 160.171 164-175 Men 1181291 126-141 121-133 129-144 124-136 132148 127-139 135152 130-143 138156 134147 142161 138152 147166 142156 151-170 146160 155174 150-165 159-179 154170 164184 158-175 168-189 162-180 173_194 157-185 178199 172-190 182-204 92-98 94. 101 96104 99-107 102110 105113 109116 111119 114123 118-127 122-131 126-135 130-140 134144 138-148 Wonen 96107 98110 101-113 104-116 107119 110 122 113126 116130 120-135 124139 128-143 132-147 136--151 140155 144-159 104.119 106122 109125 112-128 115131 118_134 121-139 125-142 129-146 133150 137-154 141158 145-163 149-168 153-173 CALORIE RECKONER CALORIES RELATE TO 100 GRAMS WHERE QUANTITY NOT SPECIFIED For nude weight, Ceduct 5 to 7 tb (male) or 2 10 4 lb (female) Table 2 RECOMMENDED DAILY DIEITARY ALLOWANCES Bajra..... FAT-SOLUBLE MTAMINS MINERALS U HEIGHT CALORES PROTEIN ACTIVITY VITAMIN DU ACTIVITNU ASCORBIC ACID img FOLAON RHOFLAVIN THIAMINE VITAMIN VITAMIN B12 CALCIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPIORUS ODINE 55 2212222 31 32 CEREALS AND CEREAL FOOD Calories 361 Barley .... 336 Wheat 346 Millets 334 Maize Flour 355 Maize Tender ...... 125 Weetabix, Shredded Wheat. 125 Corn Flakes, Rice Crispies 1 oz 104 Popcorn 50 gms 170 Ragi 328 Rice, Raw Milled ......... 345 Rice, Puffed 325 Rice, Cooked 3 Table Spoons (60 g). 70 Rice-Khichri 1 Vati (210 g)......... 250 Sago 351 348 Wheat Flour 341 Biscuits 1 small 16 gms ........ 129 Chapati (Thin) 40 Chapati (Small) 35 gms. 119 80 Bread, White 1 slice (375" x 4" x 0.4") 60 Bread, White 100 gms ...... 245 Bread, Brown 100 gms ........ 244 Bun 100 gms .......... 280 Oat Meat 1/3 cup 27 gms .......... 110 14 (31) ARRA $$8888*** 8888: atu Suji. 10-121 12-14 43 1952 1822 6714 22-35 70154) 175 4591 35-55 70 11173 581 55 751 70 (154) 171 182 8888888 16 gms .... 10 11 12 15 nnnnnnnn nnnnnn 14 16 52(114157162 1618 54115116031 18 22 58 (12816316.45 22 01 58120 163 164 35 55 56 (128160 1631 5551 56 (12815752) Gooooooo Preg www.ebay.org Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 Dosa, Plain Medium (9" Diameter)....... 130 Dosa, Masala 100 gms... Idli Medium (31/2" Diameter). 210 100 Macroni 2/3 cup cooked Puri 1 Parotha 1 Chakali (Wheat Flour) 100 gms.. Chat Chevra (Fried) Dal Vada 11 Dhokla Gharvada Pakora Samosa 30 gms. 16 gms. 70 gms. Potato Kachori 100 gms. Potato Chips 10 pieces 20 gms. Upama 100 gms. 100 gms. 100 gms. 30 gms. 100 gms. 100 gms. 100 gms. 100 gms. Puri 1 16 gms. Parotha 1 70 gms. Chakali (Wheat Flour) 100 gms. Macroni 2/3 cup PULSES Bengal-Gram (Roasted, dehusked). Bengal-Gram, Chana Dal.. Rasam 1 Cup. Sambar 1/2 Cup. Black-Gram, Urad Dal Green-Gram, Whole (Moong or Mug). Red-Gram, Tuver Lentil (Masur).. Soya Bean... Dal (Cooked, Thick-consistency 1/3 cup 113 gms)... Dal (Cooked, Medium-consistency 1/3 cup 92 gms).. 115 70 250 550 474 420 200 122 364 200 256 166 110 230 70 250 550 Calories 369 372 347 334 335 343 432 145 92 12 105 VEGETABLES, LEAFY VEGETABLES Bengal Gram, Green (Channa). Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Colocasia Leaves (Arbi-ka-Patta). Fenugreek Leaves (Maithi). Mustard Leaves (Sarson) Redish Leaves (Moli-ka-Patta). Sarli Sag Spinach-Palak ROOTS Carrot-Gajar. Colocasia-Arvi. Lotus Root-Kamal-ki-Jarh. Onion... Potato Sweet Potato (Shakarkand). Tapioca-Mara Valli Cassava. Turnip-Shalgam. Yam-Kand. OTHER VEGETABLES Ash Gourd-Dudhi Bitter-Gourd-Karela Bottle Gourd-Toriya. Brinjal-Baingan... Broad Beans-Phansi. Cauliflower. Cardamom. Chillies-Green. Cloves-Dry. Corriander French Beans-Phali. Garlic-Dry... Ginger-Fresh. Ladies Finger-Bhindi Mushrooms. Mogra Papaya-Green Parval Peas-Matar Pepper-Dry. Pepper-Green. Plantain, Green-Kela. A.. Calories 66 15 45 56 49 34 28 86 26 Calories 48 97 63352522 97 26 145 SWEETS & SUGARS Badam Halva Balushahi 25 gms Burfi 1 Piece Fruit Jelly 120 Gulab Jambu 1 Piece 25 gms 157 Jalebi 29 79 Calories 10 Mysore Pak Nankhatai Penda 1 Piece Ras Gulla Shakarpara Sohan Halva Suji Halva 25 12 24 48 Gur (Jaggery) 229 30 Honey1 Teaspoon Jam 1 Teaspoon Sugar 1 Teaspoon Sugar 1 Cube. 29 285 288 67 65 Pumpkin-Kaddu Tindora Turmeric. Vegetable Marrow-Ghei. 42 25 27 18 93 304 98 64 Water Chestnut, Fresh Singhada Choli Guvar. Green Mangoes. Papdi... Cucumber. Tomatoes. Kothmir BISCUIT AND CAKES Biscuit Salted 1 Biscuit Sweet 1 Cheese-Tit Bits 10 Coconut-Macroon 1 Cake-Chocolate - 50 gms 30 gms 1 slice Cake-Fruit 1 slice Cake-Plain 1 slice 15gms 5 gms 5 gms 3 gms 4 gms 3.5 gms 13 gms 45 gms 30 gms 40 gms 146 MILK & MILK PRODUCTS Milk 1 Cup 100 gms n88 ning19dii9919 25 115 Calories 570 469 100 75 100 412 357 584 83 100 570 7999.9niry Calories 15 24 20 80 165 117 Calories 100 Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Milk Skimmed 1 Cup.. Milk Condensed 1 Cup (Sweetened). Milk Power. Butter Milk Skimmed 1 Glass. Cheese.. Curds (Yoghurt) Low Fat Ice Cream Kheer. Milk Cake Ghee Oil Cream 1 Tablespoon Butter Margarine Peanut Butter. NUTS Almond (10-12) Cashew Nuts (8-10) Coconut (Dry) Coconut Tender Chestnuts, Fresh FRUITS Apples Apricot. Banana Ground Nuts Walnuts (8-10 Halves) 15 gms Pista Jardalu Berries (Bor)-Dry ............................. 15 gms Jambu Lichis Lime.. Loquat 10 gms 10 gms Cape-Goose-Berry (Raspberry). Cherries. Dates (Dried) Figs (Tender Fresh). Figs (Dried). Guavas (Peru Jamfal) Grapes (Blue).. Grapes (Dried). Jackfruits (Ripe). 45 320 496 25 348 60 205 178 Papaya. Peaches. Pear 331 900 900 50 755 755 620 Calories 65 66 662 41 150 560 102 626 53 64 Malta Mandarine. Mangoes (Green). Mangoes (Ripe) Melon (White). Mulberry. Orange Calories Pineapple Plums Prune Pomme Granate (Red). Sapota (Cheeku).. Tomatoes (Ripe). Strawberry Sitafal. 88 47 61 59 43 SOUPS & BEVERAGES Clear Vegetable Soup Tomato Cream Soup Vegetable Soup Tea, Lemon no sugar-1 cup. Tea, milk no sugar-1 cup Cocoa, 1/2 milk with sugar-1 cup. Coffee-black with milk-1 cup. Coffee black-1 cup.... Coffee-Milk and sugar-1 cup 56 Cola drinks-8 fl oz 53 Fruit Juice (Unsweetened) 31/2 fl. oz 153 Orange Juice 31/2 fl. oz.... 53 Lemon, Grapefruit & Squashes 31/2 fl. oz 70 Chocolate drinks with milk 5 oz. 317 75 Horlicks Powder 115 gms 6 oz 1/2 oz 150 ml 150 ml 150 ml A. 36 you make yourself, make it sure that you have well balanced diet with sufficient amount of proteins, vitamins and minerals. 44 50 to 80 4888888 39 21 53 53 32 50 51 46 56 75 77 94 112 44 104 Calories 12 65 65 1 20 145 25 5 75 104 75 110 110 56 56 114 54 Lucozade 320 Ovaltine Powder 51 45 It is impossible to include all the food 290 substances available and details of different diet plans in this article. The calorie reckoner will be useful as a rough guide, in calculating the value of different diets, whether it may be overweight, underweight, high cholesterol in blood or different diseases, but whatever plan We have given two most common diet plans, which may be useful to our readers. Table-4 Diet plan for reducing weight To reduce weight it is essential to take well balanced diet with sufficient proteins, minerals & vitamins. One must take sufficient milk, yoghurt (curds), cheese, vegetables, fresh fruits. Avoid sugar, sweets, chocolates, jam, honey, biscuits, cakes sweet pickles, potatoes, nuts etc. Suggested daily intake Milk Rice & Wheat Flour Pulses Yoghurt-low fat Fruits Leafy vegetables Spices Butter, Ghee 600 g 100 g 50 g 250 g 2 pieces unlimited amount unlimited amount 15 g Table 5-Cholesterol-lowering food plans Many people have too much cholesterol in their blood. A large amount of cholesterolin blood indicates a greater than average risk of suffering from heart disease. The following food plan is designed to reduce blood cholesterol. If you are overweight, reduce yourweight.eat lots of vegetables. Substitute poly unsaturated margarine for butter and other margarines. Do this for both cooking and spreading. Eat Cottage cheese instead of hard and cream cheeses. Use skimmed milk instead of whole milk in drinks, on cereals and in cooking. Skimmed milk may be bought in both liquid and dried forms. Eat low fat yoghurt instead of cream. Cut down on fried foods. Dr. Natubhai Shah 41 Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CONTRIBUTION OF THE JAINS IN THE FIELD OF COMMERCE, TRADE, INDUSTRY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - - PRATAP BHOGILAL INTRODUCTION: "May God bring about in me friendship as to how it could be lived in a co-operative In the Modern era of sweeping techno- towards all living beings, Joy & Pleasure on and peaceful manner with the other members logical developments, making the world a meeting virtuous people, Compassion of the Society at large, we then release the "smaller" place continuously, talking in terms towards distressed and suffering people, importance of the sacred prayers, penance, of the contribution of a particular community balanced mental attitude in adverse state of religious austerity, true knowledge and in any field might sound anachronistic. The mind" meditation which enables a person to live in a over-zealous champions of national integra Our salutations to that Guru-preceptor manner wherein Dharma pervades throughtion could even be tempted to summarily dub who opened the eyes of (resorted vision to) out his daily life. the effort as "parochial" However, if we pause the persons who were blinded on account of for a while to think retionally, we will realise the darkness of ignorance with the help of the In the world at large and particularly in the that prima facie, there is nothing wrong in pencil of collirium of knowledge." tribal and the socalled less civilized world the such an evaluation. Every religion or sect lays down the basic concept of "dharma" is limited perhaps only norms of human behaviour. These norms are to ethical and good behaviour. To such The charm of a Federal Democrary like in an essence of the accumulated wisdom of the people, for their normal requirement, there India lies in its innate unity in the face of Founding Fathers as also the teachings of the are not many of the finer limitations of diversity. As we know Indian constitution undisputed leaders from generation to dharma, as we understand them in highly recognises 14 languages. The dialects of generation. The CHATUHSUTRI (meaning civilised societies.. For their living they kill the four basic tenets) as far as the Jains are these languages and tribal languages are animals and birds, they catch fish, they eat virtually innumerable. As one travels the concerned are ethics or morals niti good meat, drink intoxicating drinks etc. And all country from East to West and from North to conduct sadachar dharma (religion, duty and this is done without any qualms of South, one is literally astounded by the belief in the matter of morality) and conscience. Some other religions Tay degree of diversity in the way the people spiritualism adhyatma all these terms come particular stress on principles of dharma, in dress, the languages they speak, the customs very close to one another but there are subtle which they basically abhor stealing, they observe. And yet the fact remains that we differences in the connotation of each. When dishonesty etc. but in carrying out day to day all are Indians first and everything else we talk of dharma, it embraces a very wide activities, no holds are barred-particularly, thereafter. canvas in essence the purpose of life and those religions which do not believe in the living -- from the concept of good behaviour cycle of birth and re-birth, do not despise the to the ultimate goal of the release of the soul killing of animals and birds and do not bar Thus have a strong and convincing atma from the constant shunting amidst the consuming meat of any other kind. reason to share my thoughts. Let me begin worldly cycles of birth and re-births. When Jainism is really not a religion; it is with a Prayer: e think about our normal daily life and think basically a way of life. Even Mahatma Ganan Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 who was not born in a Jain family could be in the olden times also, some of these should put a limit of his own. There are a considered a true since he very largely commercial/industrial activities which led number of people in the legal profession, followed in practice, the principles of Jainism. either to considerable violence or which led medical profession, engineering profession, nguage what to supporting wrong conduct in society were accountancy, teaching and literary profeshe wrote: "Jainmatna mara Pakshapatne considered gainful and therefore, the people sion, andcomparatively in these professions lidhe ane jainona Satsanga lidhe Ketiak were advised to refrain from engaging the involvement of violence is minimal. Hence mane Jain mane chhe. Evu hu to jarur ichhu themselves in such business activities, and if these vocations are considered to be more ke a traimsk Jain Sahitaga dwara Jain mat je they were already involved in such activities, desirable. Furthermore, normally there is no atyare to jivdaya etle khoti jantu dayana name they were advised to relinquish them. limit to a person's greed for earning and vagovaychhe te jivdaye etle manushya wealth, but according to the jain tenets as sudhha pranimatra pratyena vishudhh As time passes business/industrial mentioned before, people should voluntarily activities also undergo changes or they are put a limit in regard to the extent to which they "Owing to my partiality towards the Jain not as wide-spread as before, and a number would continue business or vocation which philosophy and because of my intimate of new business activities come into being. In would enable them to progress through life contacts with Jains, quite a few people take these, the main principle sidhhanta is that a according to the various tenets of Jainism me to be a Jain. I Certainly believe that the true Jain, in order to make his living, should and thus practice Dharma to the maximum Jain tenet of non-violence which is often engage himself in such activities which are extent possible while going through life in the understood only in the narrow sense of not without blemish. As such, you will find that normal manner i.e. as a Grahasthi-apart killing even an inact, is not properly grasped manyJainsare engaged in business of Money engaged in business of Money from being a monk/nun or sadhu /sadhvi. in the true sense which is that non-violence lending, as gold and silver smiths, jewellers, The Jains have made important contributions should pervade through all strata of mankind cotton textiles etc, and very orthodox Jain in various fields of activity of business, trade and all living beings and I wish that in the pure even in these businesses keep a specific limit and industry and the different professions conduct of our daily life, this teaching should to their earning or retaining wealth after and have also discharged various social be properly understood." giving due consideration to the reasonable responsibilities very creditably. The fundamental tenet of Jainism is non- needs of life (Called Aparigraha) and after a . Our first Jain Tirthankar, Bhagwan violence. Jainism has gone to the minutest certain time they completely retire from Rishabhdev taught the people the art of extent possible in its espousing of non- business. At one time, amongst the Jains it fighting for self defence (asi), arithmetic and violence Ahimsa. As such, amongst the Jains, was common to have business in pearls writing script (masi) and agriculture (krishi understandably the avoidance of meat of any coming from the Persian Gulf and silk coming Bhagwan Rishabhdev, it is said went through kind is an absolute must. Further more, in mostly from China and people thought that his worldly life many thousands of years ago choosing vocations also, Jains would avoid this was a business that did not involve any and had two doughters-one was called those vacations which involves violence to an violence. However, when it came to be known sundari who was taught Ganit i.e. Arithmetic avoidable extent. In violence, the killing of life that in search for pearls and nurturing the silk and the other was called Brahmi who was with five senses is called gross violence and thread, violence is involved (i.e., killing or taught writing. Even today Brahmi Lipi is well thread, Violence is involved (.e., Killing or taug such, it is supposed to be the most sinful. That injury to corals and mulberry), it is known that known. He also weaned away people from is why the Jains would not go into the a number of jains gave up their businesses of business of killing animals and eating meat business requiring killing processing of pearls and silk. and instead led them into the business of animals or birds or catching of fish or poultry agriculture. projects. Even to raise a poultry farm is In the present times, jains are engaged in a If we think of the time from the first against Jain tenets. The Jain philosophers number of trades and industries such as dyes Thirthankar to the last. i.e. the 24th Acharya) has shown 15 types of activities and chemicals, yarns and textiles, engineer- Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavir, werelease how which were leading to a lot of killing and ing, etc. However, in many of these vocations, from time to time the principles of real hence extremely sinful. These are very well violence of some nature or the other is dharma were instilled in the peoples and that stated in the Vanditasutra. I am not repeating definitely involved and, therefore, it is is how our ancient culture has been built up. them here. necessary that every person concerned brick by brick. For Prvate & Personal Use Only www.ainelibrary.org Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ The Jains have made important contribu- Vimal Shah was a great warrior, builder of Visualisation of Nalini Gull aeroplane and he tions in various fields of life. At the time of temples and press of Jain culture. He has made his concept come alive in the famous Bhagwan Mahavir, Maharaja Shrenik, gone down into the history as one of the temples of Ranakpur. In those days. although a kshatriya, was observing jain great figures in annals of Jains. Ranakpur was a very prosperous town. Even practices. The main tenets of jainism are today this famous temple of Ranakpur is an Ahimsa non-violence, satya truth, Asteya not RAJA KUMARPAL epitome of architectural beauty, built of stone to steel or expect to get from somebody else, with 1,441 pillars. It is not only a important Brahmacharya celibacy, Aparigraha & place of pilgrimage for the Jains, but also is limiting one's possessions and anekantvada Our Venerable Acharya Shri Hemchan becoming a very popular tourist. trying to understand and accommodate views dracharya had impressed Raja Kumarpal of others to the extent possible in order to tremendously with the soul elevating estiblish harmony and peace. philosophy of Jainism. It was due to his PETHADSHAH inspiration that Raja Kumarpal built the famous temple of Shri laranga a temple SAMPRATI RAJA He was a Jain and Minister in the court of known for its architectural beauty. He also king of Mandavgadh (in present Madhya created many libraries for spreading the He was very much inspired by the Pradesh). At the young age of 32, he took the knowledge of Jainism and he gave his vow of celibacy and the famous temple of preachings of Sudatta Suri Maharaj. He built sustained support to Acharya Shri Hemchantemples, sent preachers to various parts of dracharya to create jain literature. During the Mandagarh of tirthankar Suparshwanath was Solanki period in Gujarat, Shantu Mehta, built by him. Apart from building He was very India for preaching Jain doctrines. He was a successful in commerce and was a famous great philanthrope. He built roads, water Udayan Mehta, Sajjan Mehta and several merchant temples, his charities to the cause tanks for the companies of travellers. He also other Jain Ministers contributed generously of humanity are also well known. created Jain libraries and his humanitarian towards the welfare of society. The Jains have been in the forefront in work has been quite well-known in all parts of philathrophy, and temple building. We many India. The idol sculptured under the VASTUPAL & TEJPAL mention the names of Jagadushah, Javapatronage of Samprati Maharaja are to be shah, Anand Shravak among others coming found in different parts of India. Who among the Jains, do not know these to comparatively recent times, i.e., about 150 two names? These brothers were persons to 175 years ago, we have the famous SHRI VIMALSHAH with multifaceted activities in the field of example of Seth Motishah who was a businessman of very high repute and he was field of literature, spreading of knowledge famous for his honesty, so much so that the He lived during the 11th century A.D. He and other religious activities. The famous English rulers were very much impressed by was a very religious minded Jain. He was very temples of Girnar and Mount Abu built of his upright behaviour. He was a highly brave, extremely intelligent and an marble with exquisite engraving are religious person who firmly belived and enthusiastic person. He was a Commander of testimony to their conception of beauty to practised the Jain tenets of Ahimsa (nonthe forces of Chalukya Maharaja Bhimdeo of give infinite solace to mankind. They were the violence). Satya (truth). Daya (mercy), Anhilpur, Patan. As a Commander of the Ministers of kind Veerdhaval. Karuna (compassion) and the urge for Forces, he had to fight Mohammed of service to humanity. He sustained all the Gaznavi, who attacked this part of India and destroyed many temples and mutilated Idols DHARNASHAH during his lifetime with his tremendous willpower and he was one of the topmost worshipped by the followers of various businessmen of his times. The temples that religions. Finally. Gaznavi was defeated. On He was a Minister in Ranakumma ate built in Bombay-Byculla, Godell: Mount Abu in the present Rajasthan, Vimal Ranakpur has got its name from Ranakumma. Chintamani Parshwanath, etc. and the temple Shah built Jain temples of exquisite The temple of Ranakpur which dates back to that he built on the Sharatunja Hills can craftsmanship, and unique beants. Shri 1446, was build on the basis of Dharnashah's Shri Motisha Tunk are all well-known." www.ainelibrary.org Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bombay Panjrapole (established for taking Similarly, the Sahu Jain family has also our more illustrious Cardiologists was Dr. care of maimed and disabled old animals) done remarkably well in various industries K.M. Bhansali whose son, Dr. Siddharth owes its existence to his initiative. such as newspaper, cement, plastic and Bhansali, is an eminent heart specialist These are but a few examples of the past chemicals. The head of this group is the well practising in U.S.A. There are a number of where lains have made tremendous mark in known veteran shri Shriyansprasad Jain, who other doctors both in India and abroad in different periods as Ministers, Commanders, was recently awarded by the president of various specialities of medicine and surgery. leaders of community and businessmen who India the very much coveted award of Padma Take the Accountancy profession. There spread the Jain tenets and enriched the life Vibhushana. are so many eminent Chartered Accountants of their time. The Present diamond cutting industry who are practising not only in India but also Coming to more recent times, we do find a and the large export trade in diamonds, gems abroad of Indians abroad, I am told there are number of outstandingjains in various trades, and jewellery, which is one of the foremost almost 100,000 Jains living in U.S.A., Canada, industries and professions. Seth Jeevanchand export earning industries is largely in the U.K., Europe, Japan, East Africa and other Jhaveri is also one of the famous hand of the Jains. There are so many names countries and they are occupying prominent businessmen of comparatively recent times. of dynamic businessmen in this trade and positions not only in various trades and gave up all his worldly industry that it would not be practicable for industries but also in various professions belongings and became a jain Sadhu and was me to mention them. such as medicine. surgery legal, called Muni Jinbhadravijayji and mainly lived Similarly, there are a number of Jains who accountancy, science, education as well as in in the backward tribal areas near Baroda are engaged in business both in India and Government service. I understand around (called Bodell). Where due to his preaching 50% of the Jains abroad are in business, trade abroad. Apart from the diamond trade of and his own example, the tribals were made and industry and they have made a mark by which I mentioned earlier there are out aware of the philosophy of jainism and were the manner in which they conduct their standing jain businessmen in fields such as elevated from their tribal status to the civilized business by their diligence, integrity and textile exports. world. He did a lot of work to improve their general serving minded attitude. About 25% Similarly, if we take the legal profession, worldly and spiritual life. are in the professions of medicine, surgery, the outstanding name that comes to my mind Other notables are Shri Walchand pharmacists, engineering, architecture etc. is that of a very eminent constitutional lawyer, Hirachand, an outstanding industrialist who and the rest about 25% are in Government, Dr. L.M. Singhvi, who is not only known in semi-Government departments, local authowas the pioneer in the construction industry. India but also all over the world apart from rities and other employment. Wherever they shipping industry, aircraft industry, automo many others in this profession. There are a are and in whatever situation they are in, they bile industry. number of Judges of the High Courts and a are amongst the higher strata of society in these foreign countries. In fact, I am told that in California, the Indians, which also includes member of such fraternity. He visualised Justice Dharmadhikari, Justice. Madhusudan the jains, have the highest per capita income. decades ahead of the independence the need Kenia and Justice. Tate Similarly, if you take our Jains abroad for independent India with a strong and Court, M/s Justices M.L. Jain and J.D. Jain. engaged in business and industry, two of the resilient industrial base. If you take the scientists. I can name two outstanding names that come to my mind is of Shri kasturbhai Lalbhai and Shri Ambalal outstanding scientists, viz., Dr. D.S. Kothari the Chandaria and Madhwani families who Sarabhai come to my mind next. They were who held, a very high position in the have business and industries in many the dovens of industries such as textiles, Government and retired as Adviser to the countries of the world, including India. There chemicals, dyestuffs, pharmaceuticals, Defence Ministry. Another outstanding are a number of other non-resident Indian polyester fibre and various others. Physicst was Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who held Jain who have also made a mark in the various Another name that occurs to me is that of the position of the Chairman of the Atomic businessee Atomic businesses that they are in and apart from Shri Abhaykumar oswal of Ludhiana who has Energy Commission and the main pace making their business a success, they have made tremendous strides in the last few years Research Organisation. brought fame and prestige to the Indian in the development of agro industries. If you take the medical profession, one of business as such. Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 The Jain community, I may mention is in the forefront as far as charities are concerned - in the educational, religious, medical fields, relief to the needy and underprivileged and more particularly for animal and human relief at times of droughts and floods. However, it is a real pity that we Jains have not taken as much interest in the politics and administration of our mother country i.e. Bharat as the Jains in the past had done. I have discussed their contribution in the proceding passages feel confident that had we taken the interest that we ought to, the conduct of affairs of our country would have had a much higher footing in terms of wisdom, integrity and morality, because Dharma (religion, duty and belief in the matter of morality) would have had its spiritual effect in totality. The present crisis in the world is really crisis of character. The wide-spread violence and the degradation of moral values that we experience all around has taken place due to the proliferation of the acquisitive cultureboth for money as well as power. Even in the developed countries now, a disenchantment has set in about too much affluence and the consequential materialism and a search for spiritual solace is evident more and more. Similarly, in the underdeveloped countries, in the quest for better standards of living, we see the quest for more power and money. It is the need of the hour that everything possible is done to bring back the moral a better understanding of the needs of the developed and the underdeveloped nations and better cooperation between them which is so necessary for the continuance of this worldly civilisation. In these circumstances, Jainism can play an important role the widespread preaching and practical of tenets of Jainism can create a new, climate for the world as a whole and lead as to Moksa, the Sumum bonum of life. JAIN STUDIES IN GERMANY hundred years old and it is worth Jaina studies in Germany are more than a remembering how they began. It was Otto von Bohtlingk who first published a German version of Hemachandra's Abhidanacintamani followed by Albrecht Weber with parts of Satrunjayamahatmya in 1858 and Bhagavati, now called Viyahapannatti, in 1866. Vijayaji, saw marvellous collections of who, thanks to the liberality of Muni Punya manuscripts there. Georg Buhler, when locating manuscripts obtained permission from the Anglo-Indian Government to keep duplicates and hand them over to the Library in Berlin. Thus an extremely good and rich collection of Agama and other works came to Germany. They were taken care of by Albrechet Weber, the aforementioned leading indologist of his time. He, in many years of pinstaking work, was the first to penetrate into the then almost impassable jungle of the holy scriptures. Prakrit knowledge was then very limited and Jaina manuscripts practically unknown. He prepared a magnificent catalogue of these manuscripts constituting an almost complete survey of the canonical literature of the Svetambara sect. In the foreword he says, "a good deal of my eyesight is buried in them". Thus Albrecht Weber initiated Jaina studies in Germany together with Hermann Jacobi a In the sixties of the last century, there was German scholar, Georg Buhler, in the service of the then Anglo-Indian Government, who was sent out to collect manuscripts. At the same time, a very young German indologist, Hermann Jacobi, went to India for a tour of the country, and Buhler made him cancel all his plans and accompany him on his search for manuscripts. The two together went among other places to the famous Jaina Bhandar of Jaisalmer. They were the first Westerners to visit that town. The next after them was probably Ludwig Alsdorf in 1951 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ who edited the first texts. In the eighties particular he did splended spade-work on mastering the whole Svetamba Siddhanta Jacobi translated in two volumes of "The what he called the Avassaya literature. At his and working it into this exemplary opus which Sacred Books of the East" the Uttarajjhayana, time very few texts had been printed. He was later on translated into English, but will the Ayaranga, Suyagadanga and the Kalpa succeeded in getting to Strassburg, where he be retranslated because that first translation Sutra of which he edited the Ayaranga and was then teaching, a magnificent collection is considered imperfect. Schubring also the Kalpa Sutra as well. These were the first of manuscripts which the late Dr. A.N. translated parts of the Jaina Svetambara critical text editions made in Europe. They Upadhye, India's leading Prakrit scholar, was Canon into German under the title "wrote were real pioneers in a then almost unknown able to make use of in recent years. Leumann Mahavira's" (Words of Mahavira) field of studies. It must particularly be did what was almost unbelievable. He Another German scholar of the same recorded that Weber was still of the opinion explored a whole literature, then absolutely generation who wrote a fundamental work on that Jainism was but a sect of Buddhism. It unknown, only from manuscripts without the Jainism is Helmuth von Glasenapp whose was Hermann Jacobi who definitely proved help of any printed books. Unlike Jacobi he book "Jainism, an Indian Religion for that this was not the case, and that Jainism had no Indian Pandit to assist him. He Redemption" is considered a standard work. was an old religion, even older than prepared some very good text editions, but Worth mentioning is also his Ph.D. thesis Buddhism. could only begin his work-he had to leave it about the Jaina Karma, to the importance of Of Jacobi's work I have made mention unfinished. The personal papers and notes wh eu. ine personal papers and notes which Ludwig Alsdorf referred in his "Les only of a small fraction so far. He was left by Leumann when he died in 1930 are all Etudes", a programmatic study written in of preserved in the Sanskrit Department at French which should be translated into non-canonical later works, for example Hamburg University, many of them already English Haribhadra's famous Apabramsa novel, the used by now, still more awaiting to be taken Schubring in turn was the teacher of Sanatkumaracarita. Most of these were out of the big almarah which they fill Ludwig Alsdorf, my revered Guru who passed published in India with long introductions completely. They will give ample scope for away on march 25th, 1978. His first special and English summaries facilitating their use further research to a young generation of field of research was Apabramsa. He by Western scholars. Important is also scholars striving to uphold the old and * published a study on some Apabramsa tales, Hermann Jacobi's German translation of the famous tradition of Jaina studies in Germany. one of the works dealing with the Jaina King Sanskrit work Tattvartha-Sutra which was Continuing the work of Ernst Leumann Kumarapala of Gujarat. Later, he came to serialised in the Journal of the German was Walter Schubring, his pupil, whose name know Hermann Jacobi who entrusted him Oriental Society. This is a fundamental work is well known, in the Jain community in India with a manuscript on an Apabramsa work that which opened the doors towards the to this day. He published quite a number of had been sent to him from India. This was the understanding of Jaina philosophy and canonical works, foremost among them a Harivamsapurana, part of the Tisattimahadogmatics. The work which is kept in high disciplinary text, the Brhadkalpasutra. An purisakakalamkara of Pushpadanta, the great esteem by both, the Svetambaras and the edition and translation of this fundamentally epic. shortly afterwards in 1930, Alsdorf went Digambaras, is composed in Sanskrit in the important text formed his doctoral thesis in to India and was able to photograph there two Sutra style. It probably belongs to the first Strassburg. Afterwards he published more manuscripts of that work so that he was century BC. In 1948 the Jain community in Bhavabaravisiha He also made a critical in the position to edit for the first time India gratefully acknowledged its debt to edition of the first part of Ayaranga. His Apabramsa text with the help of several Hermann Jacobi by publishing a collection of monumental work, however, is a book manuscripts including a comprehensive his articles under the title "Studies in entitled in English "The Doctrine of the introduction dealing with the development of Jainism". Jainas", where he endeavoured for the first A contemporary of Jacobi was Ernst time to draw a complete picture and all this and so on. In India he was presented by the Leumann, a scholar of Swiss extraction who, entirely founded on first-hand knowledge of unforgettable Muni Maharaj Punya Vijayaji however, always worked and taught in the canonical texts. So far Jainism had been among other works with his edition of the Germany. He also did a lot of pioneering studied mostly with the help of medieval Vasudevahindi of Sanghadasa. When alsdorf work; for example he edited the Prakrit texts sources. But it was Schubring who examined this work after his return to Indian Aupapatika-Sutra and the Jitakalpa. In succeeded in not only reading through, but literature, namely the oldest version of the For Prvate & Personal Use Only www.ainelibrary.org Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 famous Brhadkatha of Gunadhya. An independent version with considerable changes but yet in some portions more faithful to the original than any other so far known. He began working on this text but was interrupted by the Second World War; he had hoped to be able to take it up again, but he was not permitted to live longe enough to do so. The last years of his life Prof. Alsdorf devoted to studying the older commentaries of the Sacred Writings, the Nijjuttis, Bhashyas and Curnis, and he suggested this as a fruitful field of research to several of his pupils. At a seminar in Delhi in October 1974 Ludwing Alsdorf was awarded, by the Jain Vishwa Bharati of Ladnun, the title "Jain Vidya Manishi" of Which he was particularly proud. Alsdorf's "Kleine Schriften" (Minor Articles) appeared in the same year. This compendium of his treatises on various aspects of indology is indispensable among the German publications on Jainism. The same applies to "Studies in Jainism and Buddhism", a volume dedicated in 1981 to the memory of Ludwing Alsdorf by scholars from Germany. India and a number of other countries. One of Prof. Alsdorf's students, Dr. (Mrs.) Adelheid Mette, now Professor and Head of the Department of Indology at Muenster University, published the first complete translation of a considerable portion of the Oghanijjutti. It is one of the more interesting disciplinary texts giving among others the rules for the begging practice of the monks. This text is extremly difficult to comprehend. but invaluable for the understanding of its canonical predecessors as also for the history of monkhood in medieval times; it also gives a lively picture of medieval Indian culture through descriptions of ordinary daily life. Another work of Prof. Mette deals with the very interesting Avashyaka tales on the Golden Age and successive ages of Bharaha, the first Chakravarti etc., comparing them not only with Brahmanical and Buddhist tradition but also with parallel or even related traditions from classical antiquity, namely from Greece and Rome. There are several doctoral dissertations which have been written under Prof. Alsdorf's guidance, two of them dealing with a Digambara text, the Mulacara by Vatakeracharya. Prof. Alsdorf was given the permission to photograph the oldest manuscript of these texts in Mudbidri in Southern India called "Jain Kashi", because it is holiest Jain Tirtha in the South. With regard to Digambaras it must be said that Western research was almost exclusively centered on the Svetambaras whose canonical scriptures attracted the greatest attention. The Digambaras, as a rule reluctant to open their libraries, were not so well known also. It was only Ernst Leumann who succeeded in obtaining a 'large number of Digambara manuscripts. He was the first scholar to thoroughly explore Digambara literature and compare it with Svetambara parallels which yielded extremely valuable results for the exploration of the history of canonical and other literature and also for the difficult chronological questions involved in Jaina literature as in all Indian literatures-a fact which is only too well known. I should like to make mention here of the oldest of Ludwig Alsdorf's pupils; he is Dr. Klaus Bruhn, now Professor and Head of the Department of the Indian Philology and History of Art at the Free University of Berlin. He did most valuable spade-work in India when he explored the magnificant collection of Murtis at Deogarh/Madhya Pradesh. The Deogarh Temples, one of the great temple cities of the Jains, were studied by him for many months. He published an impressive folio volume on the Jain sculptures of Deogarh giving them their proper place in the history of Indian art. Prof. Bruhn has now been engaged for years in a big project, a concordance of all metrical passages in Jain scriptures, i.e. in the canonical texts, the Agamas, as well as in younger texts and commentaries. The concordance, being a team work by several of Prof. Bruhn's colleagues, Indian and German, will provide an invaluable tool for research. It will enable scholars to find out parallel passages in different works and to trace verses back to their oldest form thus assisting them in establishing the history of canonical and post-canonical literature. A survey of German studies on Jainism would be incomplete without mentioning the research by Dr. Gustav Roth of the Department for Indology and Buddhist Studies at Goettingen University. His dissertation in 1952 was on the Mallijnata, the Eighth Anga in the Nayadhammakahao of the Svetambara Jaina Canon. It comprises the edited text, translation into German as well as comments. Among. Dr. Roth's numerous articles on Jaina studies are "The Woman and Tree Motif, Salabhanjika" in the Journal of the Asiatic Society, "Mohanagrha" in the WellerJubilee-Volume and "Namaskara Formula" in the Golden Jubilee Volume edited in Madras in 1970. A basic and very important contribution of his appeared in 1973 in the Journal of the Oriental Research Institute Sources Can Teach Us". In 1986, on the Baroda under the title "What the Jaina occasion of Dr. Roth's 70th birthday, a selection of his learned contributions to Indology including a number of articles on Jainism was published in Delhi under the title "Indian Studies". of Heidelberg University, in its wellknown In 1977 and 1988 the South Asia Institute publication series, brought out two significant volumes on Jainism, namely Suyagadamga Studies" (Studien zum Suyagada) by Prof. Dr. Willem B. Belle. (Magdalene Duckwitz] Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ About an Aksayatrtiya vyakhyana by Dr. Nalini Balbir, Paris 15 II ations pertaining to Jaina festivals are Lord. The contrast between the people who available so far, I was prompted to collect are distressed because the Lord does not data on the history and contemporary take any of the gifts they propose since they process of Aksayatrtiya. are unacceptable for a monk, and the joy of the Lord deeply immersed in asceticism, was In 1988, a grant from the Central National strongly underlined. The arrival in Hastinade la Recherche Scientifique (France) pur, the dreams of Prince Sreyamsa who enabled me to take part in the life of the comes to remember his former births and. pilgrims and to witness this festival as it was finally, the gift of sugar-cane juice were celberated in Hastinapur (from 13th to 20th briefly sketched. In short, the main outline of Apirl). This tirtha was selected because, as the story as handed down from times have shown elsewhere, its place in the Jaina immemorial was told to the audience in a religious geography has increased consi- simple manner, without any reference to derbly in the last ten years, under the literary sources or quotation. auspices of the Shree Atma allabh Jain Smarak Shiskshan Nidhi, and this partly On the other hand, three details seem to thanks to the legendary connection with be specific of the vyakhyana-genre as Aksayatrtiya which was made to revive: in opposed to the traditional biographies of 1978 the Parana Mandir which contains the Rsabha (where they do not seem to occur) full images of Lord Rsabha and Prince and are worthy of note since they show how Sreyamsa was inaugurated for this purpose the use of a text for a living religious purpose inside the Svetambara comlex. could imply adjustments and insertion of popular elements. The always increasing (In all their festivals the Jainas read or importance given to 108 as a sacred number listen to special vyakhyanas (or prava could account for the mention of "108 pots" kathas) which are narratives made to remind of sugar-cane juice given by Sreyamasa in the audience of the celebrated mythological the vyakhyanas (see also Ksamakalyana events, so that a vast literature of this kind is etc.),whereasnonumberismentionedin other at our disposal. In what follows, as a personal sources. The search for an explanation to the tribute to Acarya Vijayendradinn Suriji fact that Rsabha could not find any suitable Maharaj, the present pontiff of the lineage alms during one whole year has led to a brightly illustrated by Acarya Vijay Vallabh courious by-story where the common motif Suriji Maharaj, I shall have an analysis of the of the previous birth and the law of karman Hindi vyakhyana which recorded when (antaraya-karman in the present case) are it was delivered by Him on the eve of the main made use of in his former existence Rsabha day (18th April 1988; about 30 minutes), and happened to see a farmer who was beating shall try to see how it takes its place in a his bulls. He asked him why he was doing so, continuous literary tradition (e.g. Aksaya advised him to block the animals mouths and triyakatha by Kanakakusala, 17th cent, A himself showed how to procede. Since this vyakhyana by Ksamakalyana, 19th cent). prevented the bulls from feeding themselves As all the available versions, the and led them to die, he acquired some bad vyakhyana mentioned how Lord Rsabha took Karman. In the Acarya's vyakhyana this initiation (diksa) along with other kings such incident (also narrated by Ksamakalyana) as Kaccha and Mahakaccha and how their was emphasised and served as a startingsons, Nami and Vinami, were granted point for a short generalization about sovereignty because they had served the Karman (supplemented by a Sanskrit quotarelibrary.org From the fundamental concept of dana, with which I started my studies in Jainism nine years ago, under the impulse of my guru, Prot. C. Caillat (see Danastakakatha. Paris, 1982 in Frenchl: "The 'micro-genre' of dana stories in Jaina Literature": Indologica Taurinensia 11.1983), it is but natural that I slowly came to be interested in Aksayatrtiya, since this annual Jaina festival commemo- rates Lord Rsabha's fast-breaking through the hands of Prince Sreyamsa and is thus the prototype of the monk-layman relationship of mutual solidarity. Since very few investig- Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tion), the all-pervading law of which nobody can escape. Similarly, whereas most literary vearsions only underline the fact that when Sreyamsa poured the juice into the Lord's hands, not even a drop fell down, the Acarya repeated this twice and explained that the Lord possessed a special labdhi which conferred this him power, viz. the Pravacanasaroddhara commentary, part 2. p. 43 1b). Finally, two developments of an apparently more general type were placed at the beginning and the end of the sermon. The first one dealt with the definition of a kalyank bhumi as Hastinapur is. This theme was tackled again in the end when the Acarya explained that Hastinapur is the only right place to accomplish the parana (as compared to Palitana) and offers all facilities to do so. The second development, as expected, was a India is a land of ancient spiritual heritage. emancipation of the Soul from the mundane rather insisting praise of dana which should Many eminent thinkers and philosophers of earthly clutches worldliness of and who have the first rank in the layman's dharma. In different faiths and religions have shown us stands as a spiritual saviour of the afflicted this part, the audience was often directly the way of elevation of Soul and higher values aggrieved and downtrodden human beings. called out and a simulated dialogue took of life for the uplift of the humanity. Religion is More than being a religious saint he place when the Acraya explained that when the sheet anchor of the Soul and the only commended a crusade for the elimination of monks receive gifts they lower their hands, refuge of mankind. The essence of religion is socio-economic evils and ills rampant in the instead of keeping them raised as they the perfection of Soul which leads to real present day society. He said once in his usually do in order to lift those who come spiritual progress. Jainism is one such discourse "I am not a Jain, Hindu, Muslim, close to them. religion which wages classless war against Buddha or Vaishya but a simple humble Thus we see how traditional Jaina worldliness and elevates the Soul from the pilgrim in search of God". He was a saint who legendary material, popular religious shackles of Karma to attain absolute salvation. never expected name and fame for himself. elements and personal invention were It is a universal religion in its true perspective There are so many monuments i.e. Jain combined and balanced to teach an inspire with no barriers of caste, creed or community Gurukuls, Mahavir Vidyalayas, Saraswati the audience. but preaches Truth incarnate non-violence in Mandirs, Hospitals Schools, Colleges and I wish to express my thanks to the Shree eternity and non-possession in toto. Udyog Gruhas in various states of India Atma Vallabh Smarak Shikshan Nidhi and its In this Thermo Nuclear age where the testifying his inner crave for the uplift of have organisers who kindly invited me to send a nots and downtrodden in society. He was a instruments of war far out pace the instrucontribution to the Smarika' published under sage, a devout Guru, a great Philosopher, an ments of peace, the teachings and sermons of eminent scholar, a spiritual leader, social their auspices, and wish all success to this Jain sages the last best hope for the survival academic and religious institution. reformer, and a humble servant of humanity. of mankind. To be frank in this war torn world express my deep sense of reverance and of today the principlesof Jainism are the only admiration for Puiya Yug-drasta. Acharya saving grace and saviour of afflicted Shree Vallabhsuriswarji May Shajhan Dev 32, rue des Bruyeres humanity. Here is one such Holy Acharya 92310 SEVRES saint Acharya Shree Vallabh Suriswar ji bless his soul. FRANCE whose sermons have shown us the way of Sudhakar M. Dalal For Prvate & Personal Use Only www.ainelibrary.org Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa ne rAga dveSa kAmAdika, jIte saba jaga jAna liyaa| saba jIvoM ko mokSa mArga kA, nispRha ho upadeza diyA / / buddha vIra, jina, harihara brahmA, yA usako svAdhIna kho| bhakti bhAva se prerita ho, yaha citta usI meM lIna rho|| viSayoM kI AzA nahiM jinako, sAmya bhAva dhana rakhate haiN| nija para ke hita-sAdhana meM jo, niza dina tatpara rahate haiN| svArtha tyAga kI kaThina tapasyA, binA kheda jo karate haiN| aise jJAnI sAdhu jagata ke, duHkha samUha ko harate haiM / / rahe sadA satsaMga unhIM kA, dhyAna unhIM kA nitya rhe| unake jaisI caryA meM yaha, citta sadA anurakta rahe / / nahIM satAUM kisI jIva ko jhUTha kabhI nahi kahA kruuN| para-dhana vanitA para na lubhAUM, saMtoSAmRta piyA kruuN|| merI bhAvanA ahaMkAra kA bhAva na rakkhUM nahIM kisI para krodha kruuN| dekha dUsaroM kI bar3hatI ko, kabhI na IrSyA - bhAva dharUM / / rahe bhAvanA aisI merI, sarala satya vyavahAra kruuN| bane jahAM taka isa jIvana meM, auroM kA upahAra kruuN|| maitrI bhAva jagata meM merA, saba jIvoM se nitya rhe| dIna dukhI jIvoM para mere, ura se karuNA srota bahe / / . darjana kara kumArga ratoM para, kSobha nahIM mujhako Ave / sAmya bhAva rakkhUM maiM una para, aisI pariNati ho jAve / / guNI janoM ko dekha hRdaya meM, mere prema umar3a aave| bane jahAM taka unakI sevA, kara ke yaha mana sukha pAve / / hoU nahIM kRtaghna kabhI maiM, droha na mere ura aave| guNa grahaNa kA bhAva rahe nina, dRSTi na doSoM para jAve / / koI burA kaho yA acchA; lakSmI Ave yA jaave| lAkhoM varSoM taka jIUM yA, mRtyu Aja hI A jAve / / athavA koI kaisA hI bhaya, aave| lAlaca dene yA to bhI nyAya-1 -mArga se merA, kabhI na pada Digane paave| ho kara sukha meM magna na phUle, dukha meM kabhI na ghbraave| parvata nadI zmazAna bhayAnaka, aTavI se nahIM bhaya khAve / / rahe aDola akaMpa nirantara, yA mana dRr3hatara bana jaave| iSTa-viyoga aniSTa yoga meM, sahanazIlatA dikhalAve / / sukhI raheM saba jIva jagata ke, koI kabhI na ghabarAve / baira, pApa, abhimAna chor3a jaga, nitya naye maMgala gAve / / ghara-ghara carcA rahe dharma kI, duSkRta duSkara ho jaayeN| jJAna carita unnata kara apanA, manuja janma phala pAyeM / / iti-bhIti vyApe nahi jaga meM, vRSTi samaya para huA kre| dharma-niSTha hokara rAjA bhI, nyAya prajA kA kiyA kre|| roga marI durbhikSa na phaileM, prajA zAnti se jiyA kare / parama ahiMsA dharma jagata meM, phaile sarva hita kiyA kreN|| phaile prema paraspara jaga meM, moha dUra hI rahA kare, apriya kaThora zabda nahi, koI mukha se kahA kare / / bana kara saba 'yugavIra' hRdaya se dezonnati- -rata rahA kreN| vastu svarUpa vicAra khuzI se, saba duHkha saMkaTa sahA kareM / / Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalikAlasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya | gujarAtane gujarAtanI prajAne, prajAnI saMskAra samRddhine ana naitikatAne ghaDI, pAsA pADayA, enA jhaMkhavAyelA ojane paM. zIlacaMdravijayajI gaNi pANIne bahAra ANyuM enI camakane anAvRta karI ane AkhuM jagata enI sAme nIrakhyA ja kare evA anupama saundaryathI ene hemacandrAcArya eka mahAna gujarAtI. eka mahAna sAdhu, saMskArI ApI. eka mahAna vidvAna eka mahAna saMskArapurUSa. ekabAju emaNe sAhitya sarjanano jJAnayajJa AraMbhyo. - hemacandrAcArya: eka mahAna sarjaka: gujarAtI bhASAnA, pANini ane pataMjali, indra ane zAkaTAyana ane kAtyAyana gujarAtanI saMskAritAnA, gujarAtanI asmitAnA. A badhA vaiyAkaraNono jANe ke e pUrNAvatAra banyA ane eka vItarAgI niHspRha ziromaNI phakkaDa sAdhu paNa eka emaNe siddhahema zabdAnuzAsana ApyuM. pANinIya vyAkaraNanuM AkhIye prajAnA saMskArapiMDanuM, naitika ane sAhityika kAvya bhaTTIkavie ApeluM ahI hemAcArye ja e kAma karI sarUciMtatranuM ghaDatara kevI rIte karI zake che. teno. gujarAtane lIdhuM ane 'eka paMtha do kAjanI jema dvayAzraya mahAkAvya vATe ane kadAca samagra bhAratavarSane lAgevaLage che tyAM sudhI emaNe vyAkaraNane anusaratuM ane vaLI solaMkI- caulukaya vaMzanA hemacandrAcArya samo bIjo dAkhalo maLavo dohyalo che. A samagra itihAsane sughaDa rIte vaNI letuM mahAkAvya ApyuM. bIje arthamAM hemacandrAcArya vastuta: yugapurUSa banI rahyA hatA. nAmAliMgAnuzAsana (zabda koza) mATe amarasiMhanA AdhyatmikatAno saMbaMdha vyakita sAthe che, to naitika mUlyono amarakoSano Azaro levAto hato, ahi e nyUnatAnI pUrti anubaMdha samagra samAja sAthe hoya che. samAjacetanAnA prANamAM mATe emaNe abhidhAnaciMtAmaNikoSa ane ligAnuzAsananI naitikatAnuM tatva siMcavuM, ane yugonA yugo sudhI e samAjane 2canA karI. eka DagaluM AgaLa vadhIne emaNe dezInAmamALA unnata rAkhI zake te rIte siMcavuM ane chatAM potAnI vaiyakita ka paNa racI, je AvanArA saikAonI gujarAtI bhASA mATe pAyAnA AdhyAtma sAdhanAnA pavitra dhyeyamAM masta-magna banyA rahevuM. patthara samI banI rahevAnI hatI. bhagavAna vyAse mahAbhArata A kAma mAtra yugapurUSathIja, deza ane kALa upara potAnuM ane purANo ApyA hatA. ahI hemacandrAcArya saMpUrNa ane te paNa premabharyuM Adhipatya sthApI zakanAra triSaSTizalAkApuruSa caritra mahAkAvya ApyuM, je eka bAju yugapurUSathI ja banI zake. hemacandrAcAryane A saMdarbhamAM paurANika sAhityanI nyunatAnI pUrtirUpa hatuM, to bIjI bAju mUlavIe toja gujarAta paranA temanA aNabhArano aMdAja AvI kAlidAsa, mAgha, bhAravi ane zrIharSanA mahAkAvyonI paNa zake. haroLamAM Ubhu rahI zake tenA kAvya sAhityarUpa paNa hatuM. hemacandrAcArya gurjaragirAnI Adha gaMgotrI samA mahApurUSa mammaTanA kAvya, kAzanI sAme emaNe kAvyAnuzAsana ApyuM hatA. Aje gujarAtamAM bolAtI gujarAtI bolIno pahelo pAyo ane chaMdonuzAsana paNanim bauddha AcArya mAtuceTanA emaNe nAkhyo che, e hakIkata eka aitihAsika tathya che. stotronI spardhA kare tevuM stotra sAhitya sajaryu. siddhisena hemacandrAcArya pUrvenuM gujarAta e bhASAnI temaja saMsAranI divAkara ane haribhadrasUrinI yazojvala tarka paraMparAmAM draSTie daridra ane kaMgALa gAtuM gurjararASTra hatuM. enI pAse sthAna lai zakavA sakSama evuM vAdAnuzAsana paNa temaNe ApyuM. enuM potIkuM kahI zakAya tevuM sAhitya na hatuM ke bhASAnuM pota ane chelle, yogagraMthonA samudranuM maMthana karIne meLavelA pazu nahatuM. badhe A bAbate e saMpUrNata: paropajIvI rASTra hatuM. amRtakupA jevuM yogazAstra ApIne bhagavAna pataMjalinI khoTa to saMskAra vArasAnI draSTie gujarAtanI prajA pAse enI paNa temaNe pUrI ApI. temaNe zuM nathI ApyuM ? gujarAtane, potIkI ane aMgatanA cokamAM unnata mastake UbhI rahI zake gujarAtanA sAhityane, gujarAtanI asmitAne temaNe khobale tevI koi sabhyatA ke asmitA paNa nahotI aNadhaDa ratnapASANa khobale ApyuM che. akSaya ane amara. ema janakRti che ke eka jevI enI sthiti ane kakSA hatI, e rAha jotI hatI koIka lIMbu hAthamAM laine UMce UchALavAmAM Ave te uchaLe ne pAchuM jhaverInI: je ene pArakhe ane pAsA pADe. hAthamAM Ave eTalA samayamAM hemAcArya cha navA zlokonI ene jhavairI maLyA hemacaMdrAcAryanA svarUpe. emaNe racanA karI letA. seMkaDo lahiyAo hArabaddha beThA hoya, ane VIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiim R Neeeee zrI hemacaMdrAcArya www.ainelibrary.org Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lahiyAonI judI judI zreNi judA judA viSayanA graMthA lakhyuM jatI hoya. tyAre hemAcArya kramazaH eka pachI eka zreNinI samIpe jAya, je zreNi je viSayano graMtha lakhatI hoya tene te viSayanA zloko ke pATha bolI saMbhaLAve, te loko teTaluM yAdarAkhIne lakhatA thAya tyAM to bIjI zreNi, trIjI zreNi emane darekanI pAse jai, te te viSayano pATha manomana nirmAto jAya tema bolatA jAya ane pelAo lakhyuM ja jAya. badhI zreNio pAse pharIne pAchA pahelI zreNi ja pAse ja pahoMce tyAre te loko mAMDa purU lakhI rahyA hoya, ane te pUrU thaye tarata ja te viSayanuM saMdhAna AgaLa laMbAvAya. jJAnayajJa zuM tenAM Acho aMdAja ApavA mATe ATalI hakIkata paryApta che. to bIjI tarapha, siddharAja jayasiMha ane paramAhata kumArapALa ema be be solaMkI ane vikramI rAjAonA zAsanakALane AvarI letA vizALa samayapaTa upara potAnI javalata kArakirdI pAtharanAra hemacandrAcArye, rAjA ane prajAnA saMskAra vArasAne nirmANa karavAmAM ghaDavAmAM, puSTa ane pallavita karavAmAM, ojasvI ane prabaLa banAvavAmAM kAya kayAreya pAchuM vaLIne joyuM nathI. . parahita te dharma ane parapIDana te adharma A che jIvanadharmano pA. hemacandrAcArye A pAyo rAjA prajAnA haiyAmAM yogya rIte nAkhyo. jIvadayA pALavI te. emanI dharmavyAkhyAnuM paheluM caraNa hatuM. vyasana mukitae enuM bIjuM caraNa hatuM. mAsa-madya niSedha e keTalAka parapIDana premIone ke naitika mUlyonI mahattA na samajanArAne vevalAveDA jevo ke sAMpradAyikatAnA Agraha jevo te vakhate paNa jaNAto hato, Aje paNa jaNAya re AjanA A gujarAtanA zAsaka kakSAnA amuka loko to UghADe choge bolatA thayA che ke mAMsAhAra mastyAhAra niSedha e to madhyayuganA vahema ane aMdhazraddhA che. havenA vijJAnayugamAM evA vahemo na cAlI zake. paNa gujarAtanI prajAnA lohImAM ahiMsA, jIvadayA, vyasanamukita svastha jIvana, mAnavatA, paragaju manovAtte, pApAcArathI bhaya, dharmasahiSNutA vagere umadA ane spRhaNIya tatvono jo praveza ane ciranivAsa thai zakayo hoya to te hemacandrAcAryano ja prabhAva ane purUSArtha che. emAM leza paNa ' zaMkAno sthAna nathI. . gai kAla sudhI gujarAtanI prajAe A saMskAra samRddhine jALavI rAkhI hatI. ahIM eka bAju gAme gAme pAMjarApoLo hatI.jIvAtakhAnA hatA.to bIjI bAja komI ekhalAsa paNa momAM AMgaLA nakhAve tevo anupama hato. dArU maMdirA tarapha bhArobhAra dhuNA hatI, to mahAjano ane moTerA sAme chAkaTA thavAmAM paNa nAnapa anubhavAtI hatI. ekAda mUMgA maratA jIvane bacAvavA mATe prANArpaNanI tatparatA hatI, to samayano sAda paDaye deza rAjayanA ne prajAnA rakSaNa mATe marI phITavAnI jigara paNa jovA maLatI. A badhIye paristhitinuM mULa zodhavuM hoya to te mATe ApaNe 900 varSa oLagavA paDe. tyAre ApaNane dekhAya eka teja chalakato saMsAra nItarato premA jAduthI pArakAne paNa potIkA banAvato vItarAgI yugapurUSa ghaDIkamAM kaviDitonA mAna mukAvato hoya, ghaDIkamAM prajA dharma sahiSNutAnA pATha paDhAvato hoya, kayAreka saMskA gaMgAnA vaheNamAM rukAvaTa karavAnA ke kacaro nAkhavAnA prayatnone premathI aTakAvato hoya to kayAreka AtmasAdhanAnI anokhI amIrImAM nahAto hoya. e yugapuruSa hemacandrAcArye Apelo adbhuta saMskAra vAraso hajI gaIkAla sudhI A gujarAtane, ane naravAi samarpato jaLahaLI rahyo hato, e vAraso Aje je jhaDapathI lupta thai rahyo che te ciMtA prere tevuM che. Aje, 900 varSa pachI, mATe ja e yugapuruSane ane eNe ApelA vArasAne pharI pharIne yAda karavAnI, tAjo karAvavAnI ane vAgoLavAnI jarUra ubhI thai che, ane emane yAda karavAnuM sabaLa nimitta paNa emanI navasomI janmajayaMtinA rUpe-hAthavaguM AvI lAgyuM che. AjathI barAbara navaso varSa pUrve, vi.saM. 1145nA kArtaka zudi pUname A yugapuruSano janma dhaMdhuka (dhaMdhukA)nA eka moDha jJAtIya jaina parivAramAM thayo. pitAnuM nAma cAciga, mAtAnuM nAma pAhiNI. pAhiNImAtAne svapnuM lAdhyu emAM eNe Abo joyo-ropelo. paNa pote e AMbAne tyAMthI ukheDIne anyatra ropyo, ane pachI e khUba khUba phaLyo. A svapnanuM managamatu phaLa te hemacandrAcArya. cAMgadeva tarIke teo pAhiNInI kakhe janmyA ane temanI pAMca varasanI umare ja, gurUvaMdane mA sAthe gayelA tyAre khAlI paDelA gurUnA Asana upara teo caDhI beThA, te joine vizvaLa banelI mAtAne gurU devacandrasUrie peluM svapnuM yAda devarAvyuM. ane A bALaka potAne soMpI devAnI mAMgaNI mUkI. mAe svapnAno artha yAda karyo. AMbo ugyo bhale mAre AMgaNe, paNa tene mArA hAthe huM ja bIje ropIza to ja te phaLaze, anyathA nahi, teNe svayaMbhU nirNaya lIdho, ane potAnA lADakavAyAne gurUcaraNe samarpI dIdho. hemacandrAcArya jarUra mahAna, paNa emane mahAna banAvavA kAje potAnA haiyAnA TukaDA samo dIkaro ane te paranI mamatAno tyAga karanArI mAtA to tethIya mahAna, emAM saMdeha kema thAya ? bAla cAMgAne gurUe karNAvatI AjanuM amadAvAdamAM vasatA zrAvaka udayana mahetAne soMpyo. teNe tenuM saMskAra vAvetara karyuM. nava varSe, saMvata 1154mAM gurUe tene staMbhatIrtha khaMbhAtamAM dIkSA ApI, tenuM ghaDatara AdaryuM. cAMgadevamAMthI muni somacandra banelA e puNyAtmAe jJAna ane cAritranI evI pragADha ane apratima sAdhanA karI ke tethI rIjhelA gurUe phakata ekavIsa varSanI vaye, saMvata 1166nA akSayatRtIyAnA puNyadine temane AcAryapade sthApyA ane hemacandrAcArya nAma ApyuM A pachIno lagabhaga cosaTha varSano sudIrgha samayagALo te temanI yugapuruSa tarIkenI jvalaMta dIptimaMta kArakirdIno gALo rahyo. A gALAmAM temaNe sArasvatamaMtra sAdhyo, lAkho zlokonuM sAhitya racyuM. rAmacaMdra ane guNacaMdra jevA prakAMDa paMDita ziSyo meLavyA ane keLavyA, be be rAjAone bodha ApIne rAjAprajAnI prIti prApta karI, avasare rAjAno roSa vahorIne paNa sAhityika ane sAMskRtika vAraso Apyo, dhArmika sahiSNutA mAnavatAnA dharmanA preryAM kumArapALane ugAryo, gujarAtane ane udAratAnA ucca AdarzonuM A prajAne gaLathUthImAM vAvetara karyuM. ane AvA to asaMkhya dhyeyo siddha karyA. ane AvI lokottara kahI zakAya tevI jAjaramAna kArakirdInA cheDe vi.sa. 1229mAM temaNe icchAmRtyu samA samAdhimaya mRtyu dvArA dehano tyAga karyo. A saMskArapuruSa, prajJApuruSa ane yugapuruSanA Adarzo ane saMskArone temanI navamI janma zatAbdInA A pAvana avasare yAda karIe, ane ApaNA hAthe naSTa thai rahelA temanA ahiMsAnA ane dharmasahiSNutAnA vArasAne punaH jIvita karavA prayatna karIe. 53 www.jainlitiqary.org Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4-pratyAhAra .6.dhAraNA zrutajJAna e dhvanizAna che. japa-sAdhanAnuM lakSya sAdhakane biMdusthAne che. mukhya kalAne sthAne che. zabda eTale 'athI ha' anekSara-bhAva-kutamAM laI javAnuM hoya che. nAmathI sudhInI varNamAtRkA varNamALAnuM parArUpa achuM che. arhamaya nAda nAdAnusaMdhAna thAya che ane rUpathI jayotimAM javAya che. nAbhikamaLamAM avyakata rUpathI vidyamAna che, arihaMtanuM nAma ane tenA zabdorUpI rUpamAM paramAtmaprakAza nAda amAtra che arUpI che. ane iSTano prasAda ApavAnI saMpUrNa zakita che. japa-sAdhanAnI biMdu ardhamAtra setu che. aMtargata jIvanamukitano mArga spaSTa rIte sAMpaDe che. kalA-trimAtra-triguNAtmaka saMsAra che. yoganI kaThina prakriyA, kriyAyoganAM jaTila vidhAno, e prakAre nAda-biMdu-kelA kavaNAtmaka che. 3 kAramaya che, -niyama 3 Amana jJAnamArganI vicArabahula gaMbhIratA, bhakitamArgano rasamaya (arhamaya che.) nizcala parAvAka rUpa praNavAtmaka kuMDalinI zakita ullAsa, e sarvane mATe sulabha nathI, japa-sAdhanA sarvane mATe e ja prakRti che. uccAraNa thavA pUrve A nAda parapraNavarUpathI alpAyAsa sAdhya che. jo samyak zraddhA, bhAva ane samajaNathI nAbhimaMDaLamAM vyApta rahe che. jayAre te jAgrata thAya che tyAre * RSS - matra-sAdhanA thAya che to jJAna, bhakita ane karmayoganI bhamaranI samAna guMjana karato hRdayakamaLamAM vyaMjanonI sAthe sAdhanAonA phaLa jeTalo ja lAbha sahaja rIte prApta thAya che. maLIne kaMThamArgamAM AvI nizcita svarUpa AkRtine grahaNa karI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa "bahma' arthAt paramAtmapadanuM svarUpa mukha kamaLathI cUlarUpamAM praveza kare che. nAdAzrita raheluM che teno anubhava paNa bahu kaSTa vagara thAya che. * e rIte nAda caitanya nAbhimAM supti rUpe kaMThapradezamAM biMdurUpe svapnavata ane mukhakamaLamAM jAgrata thaine prAcIno jene 'vAgyoga' kahe chemadhyakAlIna saMtagaNa jene zauccAraNa kare che. surata-zabda-yoga kahe che, arvAcIna yogIgaNa jene jagata-sarjananA ArohaNano krama parAmAMthI pazyatti, 'zabda bahma'nI upAsanA kahe che, te japa-sAdhanA vartamAnakALamAM pazyattimAMthI madhyamAmAM ane madhyamAmAMthI vaikharImAM javAno arthakAmanI duniyAmAM vyasta rahetA jIvane bahuja ochA prayAse anubhavanA prakAzamAM lai javA samartha che. je zabdabrahmamAM japa-sAdhanA e mane ulaTAvIne vaikharImAMthI parAmAM niSNAta bane che te parabrahmanI upAsanA karI zake che. zabdAtIta javAnI sAdhanA che. parA pachI zabdanI gati nathI. paramapadanA sAkSAtakAra mATe zabdano ja Azraya laIne vaikharI vANI e vAstavamAM jIvano svarUpasakoca, aNubhAva zabda rAjayanuM ullaMghana karI zakAya. AkhuM vizva zabdamAM ja -samAM pa bahirAtmabhAva che. vaikharI e saMpUrNapaNe dehAtmabhAva che. rata udhUta che ane zabdamAM ja vidhUta che. zabda jagatasRSTinuM mULa che. sRSTi-zabdapUrvikA che. jagatu zabda prabhava che. AjanuM vijJAna japanA be aMga che: to ApaNo deha e ghanIbhUta thayelo dhvani Cystalised taHEstara mavanam / vyAharaNa tathA anusmaraNa. matrAsaromAM Sound-che ema kahe che. agAdha rahasya che. maMtranA e keeka akSaramAM jayAre jA-sAdhanA ekAMtabhAvathI citta abhiniviSTa thAya che tyAre zabda, artha A zabda eTale nAda-dhvani-aMdana. AkhI sRSTi anaMtazazikAnta mahetA aMnata spaMdanonI eka hAramALA che, paraMtu A vizva-kalaravanI ane pratyaya-traNeno saMgama thAya che. japa-sAdhanA AdhyAtmika vijJAnamAM suparicita ane sarva- pAchaLa eka mahAna che te mahAmaunamAM japa-sAdhanA prathama AraMbha vaikharI japathI thAya che. vAcika, upAzuM ane mAnya che. paryAvasita thAya tyAre dhyeyanI prApti thaI gaNAya. mAnasika japa e vaikharI japanA avAjora bheda che. vaidika, paurANika, smArta, tAMtrika, bauddha ke sUphI ane IsAI japanI saMkhyA vadhavAthI kaMTha rodha thAya che, tyAre japa mArgamAM japanuM mahatva ane jarUriyAta mukata kaMThe kahevAmAM nAda e jIvanI mULa prANazakita che ane te nAbhimAM nivAsa ApoApa aMdara cAle che tene sva-bhAvamAM japa thayo ema AvyA che. kare che. te avyakata dhvani che. avyakata nAda abhivyakata thavA yogIo kahe che. pahelA japa mUlAdhAramAM, bAdamAM nAbhimAM ApaNe tyAM AgamomAM namaskAramahAmaMtrane to 14 pUrvano mAMge che tyAre hRdaya sudhI Ave che, tyAM badhA vikalpone pAra ane tyArabAda udayamAM ja5 jayAre cAle che tyAre sau prathama (samagra jJAnano) sAra kahevAmAM Avyo che. karI, kaMThathI ghoSarUpa prApta karI, mukhathI vyakata thAya che. kaMTha nAdamizrita japa thAya che ane chevaTe nAdAzcita japa banI jAya mIna : Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 che. hRdayakamaLamAM ucita thatA aneka saMkalpa-vikalpone tyAM AtmAnI ziva ane zakita banenanuM avibhAjaya yugma biMdunI prAptine tAMtrika bhASAmAM ardhamAtrAnI prApti kahe zamAvIne jayAre maMtrajapanA zabdo nAdamizrita thAya che (ahIMyAM siddha thAya che. Agamika bhASAmAM teno upayoga ane upagrahanI che. tyArabAda biMdunavakathI sahastrAramAM rahelA paramacaitanyanuM bhUmikA ApoApa Ave che, tyAre madhyamAnI maMtramayI saMpUrNa zuddhi kahe che. ApaNe tyAM yugalikayuga, yugalIo- milana thAya che. bhUmimAM praveza thAya che. yugalabhAva-yAmalabhAr vagerenI vAto Ave che, jemAM mAtra jayAre maMtrAlaronA AlaMbanathI dhyAnathI-trimAtrarUpI manuSya kaMThamAM ucita thatI vANI, mAnasika cintA ane icchA karavAthI ja Ichata maLe che te maMtranI A parAkASThAmAM bAhyabhAvano recaka thAya che ane aMtarAtmabhAvano pUraka thAya manogata bhAvathI jaDAyelI rahe che. smRti-parizuddhithI A tadana zakayache, e ja prAya: saMdarbhamAM yugalika yuganI vAta dhaze, che tyAre mana ekamAtrAmAM kendrita che, sAmAnya rIte mana vaikharInA sAMkayeno parihAra thAya che ane annamaya-manomaya Aje vijJAne e siddha karI batAvyuM che ke eka vAra cetanAnA ekamAtrAmAM rahetuM nathI. caMcaLatAnA kAraNe mAtrAnuM bAhulya prANamaya koSonI azuddhio dUra thaine madhyamomAM maMtra aMdana2hita kSetramAM praveza thAya to tyAM samagra sarjanano strota vAraMvAra pAmI jAya che. paraMtu biMdusthAna upara eka vAra cetanyano unmeSa AMzika anubhavAya che. 261 9. The third Law of Thermodynamics mana kendrita alpa samaya mATe paNa jayAre thAya che tyAre pUrvasaMskArone kAraNe vAraMvAra madhyamAmAMthI vaikharImAM has now proved that in a vacuum state sahastrAramAM birAjamAna paramacaitanyanI kaTTA nIce vahIne (bahirAtmabhAvamAM) AvAgamana thayA kare che. paraMtu jayAre there is perfect orderliness and creativity. biMdumAM sAdhakane eTalI pariplAvita karI mUke che ke te manane saMkhyAthI, bhAvathI ane sauSThavathI japa cAlu rahe che tyAre aMdanarahita avasthA eka vizALa zakitano strota che. vAraMvAra kendramAM rahevA prerita kare che. mRti-nAza (karmanAza e smRtinAza ja che) thavA mAMDe che ane paramapadamAM praviSTa thavA mATe japa-yoga eka abhyAroha maMtrarahasyanA je traNa pAda che saMbodhana-vizeSaNa-dravaNa tenA maMtrAkSaro anAhata dhvanimAM paryAvasita thAya che. eka tarapha che. maMtrAlaronA agAdha rahasyane pAmavA mATe to jema samudramAM biMdumAM pahoMcyA bAda, saMbodhana-vizeSaNanI kRti pUrI thAya ane guruzakita ane eka tarapha svakIya prayatnathI sAdhaka aMtarAtma- DUbakI mArIne ratno-motIne meLavI zakAya che ema vAraMvAra A dvipAkSika dravaNa zarU thai jAya che. jeTalA aMzamAM sAdhakanI vRti bhAvane pAme che ane tenuM vIrya mUlAdhAramAMthI Urdhva gatine nirmaLa cetanAnA sAgaramAMthI nityanUtana navA-navAM motIo bhUmadhyamAM rahe che teTalo vakhata satata amRtadhArA pAmIne ArajJA ane sahastrAramAM javA prayAsa kare che. maLatAM rahe che. namaskAra maMtranA 68 akSaro, jenuM mUlya ne thAya sahastrAramAMthI vahyA ja kare che. madhyamAno artha be pratimAM madhyavartI sthAna setu che. pAzava tevA amUlya akSara che, jenA AzrayathI anaMta jIvo amUlya Agamo jene navapadanI ArAdhanA (siddhacakranI ArAdhanA) vaikharI vApha ane paryAnti divya vAhano madhyamAM setu che. pada (siddhipada)ne pAmyA che. kahe che tene maMtrazAstra biMdunavakanI sAdhanA kahe che. biMduthI zarU maMtrAlaronA vAnA anugrahathI, vaikharImAMthI madhyamAmAM hRdayakamaLa ke je cidAkAza kahevAya che temAM jayAre maMtrano thatA ArohaNanI bhUmikA nIce mujaba che. jema utthAna thayuM. tevI ja rIte AmnAya ane vimarza thaine anAhatanAdanuM zravaNa thAya che tyAre sAdhakane biMdu, ardhacandra, rodhinI, nAda, nAdAta, zakita, vyApInI, vizvAsabAhulyanA prabhAvathI pazyaktinI divyavAno paNa zuM vismayapula ka ane pramodano raoNmAMca thAya che. tenA badhA ja samanA, unmanA, biMdumAtrAthI amAtramAM javAnuM dvAra che, jayAre thAya ja che. jayAM maMtra-devatA-AtmA-ane prANanI ekatA thatAM saMkalpa vikalpanA rUpI 'arino hata' thAya che ane arihaMtamAM kapALa pradezamAM upara caDhavAnuM thAya che tyAre je somarasa kare che maMtramaitanyano sAkSAt anubhava thAya che. vyakitatvanuM visarjana potAnA vismarAyelA svarUpanuM darzana thAya che. tene ardhacanTa kahe che, rodhinImAdika-kAlanuM pArthakaca rahetuM nathI. ane astitvanA bodhanI jhAMkhI ahIM male che. pazyakti e upara joyuM tema jayAre jAgrata ane svapna avasthAne pAra tyArabAda ane nAdAMtanI bhUmi kA e biMdunuM saMpUrNa laya thavuM te AtmAnI amRta kaLA che. karI supti avasthA maMtrajApathI prApta thAya che tyArabAda turata che. ahIM jIvono idabhAva zeSa rahyo che te naSTa thAya che ane pazyattimAM svarUpadarzanathI adhikAranivRti thAya che. ja turIya ane turIyAtIta sthitimAM praveza thAya che. zakitanA sthAnamAM eka virATe caitanyanA aMzano-aheno-ahaMno pazyattithI para je parAvAku che te anirvacanIya paMratu - suSupti bhAvanAnuM sthAna bhUmadhya-sthita biMdu che, anubhava kare che. vyApInI-samanA sudhI sUkSmayoga rahe che. svasaMvedha anubhava che jayAM vyakitagata jagata samaSTigata indriyo dvArA jAgatika vyApArane jAgrata avasthA kahe che, tyArabAda unmanAmAM yoganirodha thAya che, nAdanA aMtamAM jagatamAM vilIna thAya che. ane samaSTi jagata paNa parameSThi jayAre caturvidha aMta:karaNa dvArA vyavahArane svapnAvasthA, ane tatvajJAnano udaya thAya che. sAkSara maTI svAkSara banAya che. A jagatamAM paryAvasita thAya che. A avasthAmAM zabdanI gati aMta:karaNa-vRttinA layarUpa upazama-rUpa avasthAne supti kahe rIte biMdumAMthI siMdhunI sRSTi thAya che. maMtrasAdhanA A pramANe nathI. aMdano-taraMgo saMpUrNapaNe vilIna bane che. ekamAtra amRta che. (laukika bhASAmAM je sutelo eTale ke dehAdhyAsamAM che tenA sthUla bhUmikAmAMthI aMtimasthAna sudhInuM utthAna karavA samartha ane jayoti svarUpano anubhava thAya che. A kAzano guNa dhvani pAMca jAge che: zabda-rUpa-resa-gaMdha-sparza, e jIvanI bebhAna che. yukita, zAstra, mahAjanavAkaya ane Atmapratyaya A avasthA che ane je jAgelo che tenA pAMca sUtA che jeno artha cAreyathI paraspara aviruddha evuM tenuM kArya che. yukitathI jayAre zabda dhvanimAM ane dhvani AkAzamAM laya pAme che je suSuptimAM-suSamyAmAM che te dehAdhyAsathI para bane che tema anumodanIya banAya, zAstrathI saMskAra paDe, "mahAjanavAkarathI tyAre parama prakAza-parama vyomamAM vihAra thAya che. samajI zakAya. samarthana thAya ane AtmapratyayathI parokSAnubhUti pratyakSa thAya, che. Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarva saMzayonuM nirasana thAya. japa sAdhanA A cAre ya dvArathI varNamALAne tethI ja kevaLajJAnanA TukaDA kahyA che. varNamALAno ne suI nama: divAnapara, nAlaMdrAnA siddha che. upasAdhanAmAM maMtrAlarone zabdabaddhanI vyAkhyA ApI pratyeka akSare teno vAya zuddhAtma dravya che, jethI pratyeka amutarizvasAya namo nama: te keTalI sArthaka che te A uparathI samajAze. zabdabrahmano akSaranA dhyAnathI ati zIdhatApUrvaka Atmapratyayano lAbha thAya 1. napU - caitanyanuM bahumAna jethI pudgalanA rAgarUpI niSNAta eTale tiryapha sAmAnyathI sarva jIvarAzimAM rahela che. A kArya mATe to rahasyavida-prayogakuzaLa ane zraddhALu ArtadhyAna TaLe che. anAhatarUpI Atmatatvano svIkAra. teno svIkArajIvarAzi upara sAdhaka joie. maMtra-jApanAM ArTalAM rahasyodhATana bAda paNa 2, huM - mAyAbIja che je vaDe jIvo taraphanA kaSAyabhAva samAnabhAva-abhedabhAva-ahiMsakabhAva vikasAve che. ahiMsaka ApaNe zarUAta skUla dehathI ja karavAnI che, ane jApamAM raudradhyAnano tyAga thAya che, bhAva jene siddha thayo che te ja parabrahmanI prApti karI zake che. AvatI bAdhAone zarUAtamAM haTAvyA vagara sAdhanA AgaLa 3. Tae - vizuddha caitanya che je vaDe dharmadhyAna thAya che. zabdabrahmanuM vAcya parabrahma svasaMvedya Atmatatva che te UrdhvatA vadhe nahIM. 4 nama: namobhAvanI parAkASThAmAM zukaladhyAna thAya che. sAmAnya che. Atmatatvano sAkSAtkAra ahiMsaka bhAva varelAne ApaNe tyAM badhI ja ArAdhanA dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAva 5. saccidAnaMda dhana- namobhAvanI parAkASThAe AtmAnA ja thai zake che. joIne karavAnI vAto ThekaThekANe thAya che. ahiMsaka A cArane ja bahmanI upamA ApI che. sacit AnaMda svarUpanI prApti thAya che. (Experience kALa eTale Time Factor: zubhavAsanAthI pratikULa AcArAMganA 9 adhyayanane brahmAdhyayana kahevAya che. bauddha samayane anukaLa karavo joie. kSetra eTale space Fac of Truine) 6. nAlaMdubhI - jeno abhyAroha prathama nAdamAM, bAdamAM zAstromAM maityAdi bhAvone bahmavihAra, jainomAM ahiMsaka tor: japa karatI vakhate sthAna paNa ekAMta ane bahAranA ahaMnA biMdumAM tathA tyArabAda amRta jharatI kalAmAM thAya che. AcArane bahmavihAra te ja taMtrazAstranuM zabdabaddha che. temAM vimukhya vAtAvaraNathI dUra hovuM joie. (eka oraDAmAM paNa niSNAta thayelA parabahmane pAme che. parabrahma eTale AvuM vAtAvaraNa sarjI zakAya che.) A thayo zubhayoga. 7. samRtaLyoti amRta ane jayotisvarUpa zuddha caitanyano anubhava thavo. UrdhvatAsAmAnyathI Atmadravya upayoga ane tiryapha sAmAnyathI tyArabAda dravya eTale Instrumental Factor jemAM svarUpAya: te A maMtra-jaya daramyAna sAdhanAnA vikAsakramaupasahasaMbaMdha, navakAra e upayoga-upagraha baMnenI zuddhi karato citutiratine dhAraNa karatuM banAve tyAre ja japa saphaLa bane che. yathArtha rIte batAve che. teno 12,5OCnI saMkhyAno jApa zabdabrahma. japanI sAmarthya-siddhi mATe 3 apekSAo rahe che. A thayo zubhAmaha (kAryotsargamAM jatAM pahelAM zraddhAe, medhAe, zIghapragatimAM sahAyaka bane che. jIvanamAM koIpaNa kSetramAM siddhi vighA-zraddhA-upaniSada dhIe, dhAraNAe aNupahAya vagere dvArA ApaNe A ja karIe mATe vidyA-kriyA dhyAna-bhAva e cAra vagara cAlatuM nathI. vidyA eTale correct technique chIe.) ane chevaTe bhAva eTale zubha vAsanA, zubha yoga ane sAdhanAnuM dhana vinAmUlya kharIdI zakAya nahIM. japa-sAdhanA pratye zraddhA eTale working belief and interest prabuddha jano jo jAgrata bane to bahu ja TUMkA gALAmAM sAdhanAmAM upaniSada eTale rahasyajJAna-grasp of basic prin- zubhAmaha bAda zubhasaMdhinuM kArya bhAvathI thAya che, jene tRpti tathA gati maLe. ciples Accordonce Factor kahe che, arthAt jo saMpUrNa zraddhAthI vighA eTale maMtra-maMtra-taMtra traNenuM akayatA pUrvakanuM kArya na thAya to bhAva bane nahIM. abhiSTa vastuo sAthe saMdhi jo ApaNe phakata vighA jANavAthI ja aTakIzuM ane teno kriyAmAM, dhyAnamAM ane bhAvamAM nahIM laI jaIe to, jo anuSThAna (prayogapaddhati). karavAmAM bhAvanI pradhAnatA rahevI ja joie. tapasyAthI vimukha rahIzuM. parizramamAM kAyara rahIzuM to eka zraddhA eTale kAryamAM hRdayapUrvakano sahayoga sAdhanAmAM japa abhyArohano krama A rIte bhavya vArasAnA vArasadAra hovAno ApaNe ha ka ka gumAvI daizuM. sAdhya prAptinI dardabharI jijJAsA. prathama kRtijapa-bAda rucijapa-bAda ratijapa upaniSada eTale atanihita tatvanuM jJAna chevaTe smRti-japa rahe che ke jayAre ajapAjapanI sthiti 1985nI sAla saMyukata rASTra saMdha (UNO) vizvazAMti varSa tarIke ujavavA mAMge che. AvatAM be varSamAM namaskAra upaniSadamAM zabdavijJAna (Acoustcis) prApta thatAM sadA-sarvatra sarvathA ISTanuM zaraNa-smaraNa-sAtatya mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanA ApaNA sakaLa saMdhomAM ghaniSTha bane ane sukSmadhvani vijJAna (Supersonics) yogIo tatvajJAnIo, sAdhakonA sahayogathI A mahAmaMtramAM vicivijJAna (Wave Mechanics) nI samajaNa hovI paramaISTanI sAthe A prakAre, sau prathama rahela vizvazAntinA akhUTa jharAno A pRthvInA pATale visphoTa jarUrI che. tadAropita saMbaMdha thAya e ja abhyarthanA. kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya bhagavata hemacandrAcArye A mATe ja tatyapanna saMbaMdha [ A lekhanA vicAro amArA pUjaya guru bhagavaMta sva. mAtRkAonA dhyAnano svataMtra yoga nirdeza karyo che. tadekAzita saMbaMdha panyAsajI zrI bhadra karavijayajInI anu mahita kRpAthI ja vyakata mAtRkAonA-varNamALAnA-a' thI 'ha' sudhInA akSaronA taddabhAvabhAvita saMbaMdha siddhi thAya che. thai zakayA che. kSatio rahI hoya to mArI che, te badala kSamA dhyAnathI maMtronuM rahasya khUba jhaDapathI khUlI jAya che. A samasta prakriyA nIcenA maMtramAM samajI zakAya. karazo. Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApaNA kathAsAhityanI bIjI viziSTatA e che ke ene avasAna pAme che, paNa suMdarIne e vAta nAmaMjUra che, eTaluM sImAbaMdhana nathI. je eka prajA mATe satya che, eTaluM ja e ja nahi paNa duniyAdArInA DAhyA mANaso ene duzmano lAge bIjI prajA mATe paNa hovAnuM ja. eTale ApaNA kathAsAhityaM che. eTale priyaMkaranA mRta dehane laI e smazAnamAM vase che. *videzapravAsa kheDayo che ane mULa kathAmAMthI paradezanA karuNA ane du:khanI avadhino ADo AMka AvatAM zreSTie vAtAvaraNane anurUpa kathAnuM rUpAMtara-ghaDatara thayuM che, ane e madanarAjAne toDa lAvavA vinaMtI karI, rAjaputra anaMgarAja e vAto paradezanA prajAjIvanamAM sthAyI thai che. te eTalA mATe bIDuM jhaDape che. ke lokasAhitya ane lokakalAmAM te samAjanA bhAvavAhI svarUpavAna yuvatIno mRta deha laine e paNa smazAnamAM vase jIvananuM amuka pramANamAM sAcuM pratibiMba jhilAya che, ane che. potAnI patnI mAyAdevIne marI gayelI jAhera karanAra DAhyA AvuM sAhitya amuka dezanuM ke te dezanA lokonuM na banI rahetAM, lokothI bhAgIne e smazAnamAM Avyo che evuM e saMdarIne kahe AkhA vizvanuM, samasta mAnavasamAjanuM sAhitya banI jAya che. che. dhIme dhIme baMne vacce suMdarI ane anaMgarAga vacce have ApaNe buddhikauzalyanI vAto joIe. vizvAsanuM vAtAvaraNa jAme che. aMte eka divasa lAga joi anaMgarAge baMne mRtadeho kUvAmAMpheMkIne kahyuM ke ApaNI AzvAsana kathAo gerahAjarImAM mAyAdevI ane priyaMkara nAsI gayA che ane | priyajananA mRtyuthI zokamagna mAnavIne, mRtyu anivArya che saMdarIno nazo UtarI gayo che. premanI dIvAla vajathI paNa jaina sAhityamAM baddhacAturyanA kathA ghaTako e vAta, sAMtvana ke dilAso ApavAthI sIdhI rIte samajAtI majabata hovA chatAM bevaphAInI AzaMkA samI nAnI kAkarI nathI, tyAre yukitapUrvaka ene e vAta samajAvavI paDe che. Avo pannAlAla 2. zAha AgaLa e TakI zakatI nathI. A vAtane kendramAM rAkhI | prasaMga ApaNAM saunA jIvanano paDagho pADe che. jAtakakathAmAM anaMgarAje yukita racI ane suMdarIne zokamukata karI 2 kathAsAhitya jIvanano rasa che. yugeyuganI emAM lAkSaNi- AvatI vAto ApaNe emAMthI joIe: katA hoya che. ApaNA prAcInamadhyakAlIna kathAsAhityamAM paDakAra jhIlatI kathAo keTalAMka evAM tatvo che, je Aje preraka ane upayogI bane che. putranA avasAnathI zokamagna kRSNa sAva sUnamUna thaI jAtAM, | strInuM abhimAna-mAnI lIdheluM ke vAstavika-toDavA mATe temaja temAM vAtarisa akabaMdha jaLavAyelo che. paNa mAtra e teno bhAi dhUrta paDita gAMDapaNano DhoMga karI 'sasalu-sasaluM' pati taraphathI strIne potAnuM sAmarthya puravAra karavAno paDakAra viSayamAM rasa dharAvatA vAcakavarganI ja UNapa che. e aMge DaoN. ema pokArato bhame che. kRSNa ene e bArAmAM pUche che eTale pheMkAya che, tyAre strI e paDakAra jhIlI lai, potAnI caturAithI harivallabha bhAyANI nodhe che tema, ApaNe tyAM bhUtakALanAM paMDita kahe che ke, 'mAre caMdramAM raheluM sasaluM joie che.' kRSNa ane dakSatAthI e pramANe puravAra karI Ape che. bhASA, sAhitya ane saMskRtinA abhyAsa ane saMzodhananI ene samajAve che ke, "bhAI tuM to sAva azakaya vastunI | bAramI zatAbdImAM lakSmaNagaNie racelI 'supAsanAha achata vadhatI jatI lAge che e jotA bIka rahe che ke e. mAMgaNI kare che !' caria'- mAM, 'pa2dArAmagamanaviramaNa vrata viSaye anaMgakrIDAviSayanuM game tevuM lakhANa tadvidanuM lakhANa gaNAI jAyane dhUrta paDite vaLato javAba Apyo: 'marelA putranI pAchaLa aticAre dhana kathA'mAM i.sa. 1443mAM (vi.saM. 149)mAM, 5. sAthe eno vAcaka zodhavo paDe-evo samaya dUra nathI.' 1 zoka na choDato evo tuM tene pAcho meLavavAnI AzA rAkhe che zrI zubhazIlagaNie racelA 'vikramacaritramAM, kavi zAmaLakRta | ApaNuM kathAsAhitya eTaluM vizALa che ke jIvananAM badhAM e paNa eTalI ja azakaya vAta nathI zuM ?" pratyuttarathI kRSNanI 'siMhAsanabatrIzI'nI 29mI 'strIcaritranI vArtAmAM, siMdhanI pAsAne te AvarI le che, ane anubhavathI nItaratI bAnImAM Akha UghaDI jAya che. madhyakAlIna vAta 'birasiMga ane suMdarabAInI vAtamAM, vi.saM. ApaNane jIvananAM mUlyo pIrasI zake evI ucca kakSAe bIjI eka kathAmAM putranA avasAnathI vyathita strIne 1747mAM racAyela abhayasoma kRta 'mAnatuMga-mAnavatI lakhAyelI che. akabara-bIrabala bhojarAja ke vikramAditya, tathAgata 'je gharamAM koinuMya mRtyu na thayuM hoya, e gharamAMthI | caupai"mAM ane pazcimanA sAhityamAM bo keziyonA maMtrI abhaya ityAdinI asAdhAraNa buddhicAtyanI vAto bAju rAinI mUThI lAvavAnuM' kahe che. zokamagna strI ghera ghera jAya 'DekAmeronI trIjA divasanI navamI vAtamAM upara jaNAvelI - para rAkhIe to paNa sAmAnya mANasanA jIvananA prasaMgomAMthI che, paNa sahune ghera mRtyu to thayuM ja hoya che, eTale vAstavika kathADhi najare paDe che. 3 'mAnataMga-mAnavatI caupaI' parathI navanItarUpe tAravIne, rasabhaMga thavA dIdhA vinA, ApaNA paristhiti samajAtAM zoka choDI de che. ApaNA zrI yogendra desAIe 'mAna-apamAna' nRtyanATikA sAhityasvAmIoe kathA gUMthI che, ane emAM jIvananA kUTa ane ethIya vadhAre asAdhAraNa buddhipratibhA, sAketanagaranA utArI che. praznono buddhi kauzalya dvArA-ukela sucavI jIvana-dhaDatarano rAha priyamitra zreSThinI putrI suMdarInI vAtamAM che. tenA lagna zAmaLanI siMhAsanabatrIsImAM AvatI kathA A pramANe che: cIMdhyo che. vaizramaNa zreSThinA putra priyaMkara sAthe thAya che. devavazAt priyaMkara eka vaNika kanyA rAjA vikramane evo paDakAra pheMke che ke HOPES F OR Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 vikramacaritra ja duniyAmAM zreSTha nathI. strIcaritranI tole nAyaka-nAyikAnuM milana karAvavA ApaNI kathAomAM jayAre puruSaveze paradeza javAnI vAta kahe che, tyAre tenA saMketano sAro upayoga thayo che. sAMketika bhASA agara sAMketika samarthanamAM potAnA pati sAthe puruSaveze paradeza gayelI 2. AkhI vAta mATe juo: zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya: suvarNa ceSTAnuM mAdhyama buddhikauzalyanuM udAharaNa e rIte purI pADe che. ' rAjapUtANInI vAta kahe che. 'madanamohanA'mAM A vAta mahotsava saMdha che. bhAga-3: khaDa bIjo: puSTha 1 13: vAta: sAmadavanA 'kathAsaritsAgaranI 'vetAla paMcavizatikA'nI avAtarakathA-ADa kathA chakI che. A vAta pracalita loka kathA snehasaMtanA tANAvANA'', lekhaka pU. munizrI dhuraMdharavijayajI, pahelI kathAmAM maMtrIputra sAthe nIkaLelA rAjakamAre manamAM parathI levAI che. | siMdhI loka kathAmAM rAjabAlAnI vAta che. 6 jemAM rAjabAlA 3. A aMge zrI janaka daveno lekha: 'azakyane zakya karI 4. A kathArUDhi-kathAvastu para AdhArita zrI mohanalAla 6. kIDeDa kRta 'Tales of Sind.' batAvavAno paDakAra jhIlatI patnI--eka madhyakAlIna kathArUDhi' cunIlAla dhAmIkRta vArtA 'saMgharSa': juo: 'zrI mahAvIra jaina 7. A duho A pramANeH mATe juo: 'zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayaH suvarNa mahotsava graMtha': vighAlaya: suvarNa mahotsava graMtha ': bhAga-rajo, khaMDa bIjo, pRSTha | deza vIjA pIyu paradezAM pIyu bAMdhavA re veza. bhAga 1lo: gujarAtI vibhAga, pRSTha 196, je dI' jAzAM dezame te dI' bAMdhava pIyu kareza. jagatamAM kAMi ja AvI zakatuM nathI. sarovarakAMThe sakhIo sAthe snAna karavA AvelI eka suMdarI enA pati ajitasiMha sAthe puruSaveze *paradeza jAya che ane vaNika kanyAne pATha zIkhavavAnA irAdAthI rAjA vikrama joi. paraspara anurAgaramatanA bahAne saMketa karatAM suMdarIe udepuranA rANA jagatasiMhane tyAM baMne jaNa gulAbasiMha ane potAnA putra vikramacaritranA lagna enI sAthe kare che. karNa upara utpala mUkavuM. pachI dAMta sApha karyA. mastaka para padma ajitasiMhanA nAme (sALA-banevI tarIke) pratihArI tarIke ekabIjAne maLavA detA nathI ane nagara bahAra ekadaMDiyA rAkhyuM ane hAtha udaya para, pachI cAlI ga nokarI svIkAre che. mahelamAM tene rAkhe che, A mahelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI zake nahIM maMtrIputre saMketa samajAvatAM kahyuM, 'karNa upara utpala mUkavuM - evAmAM eka ziyALAnI rAtre mAvaThuM thayuM. varasAda ane evI vyavasthA hatI. 'nArIzakita ajoDa ane apurva che e eTale kaNaoNtpala , rAjAnA nagaramAM rahe che. dAMta sApha karI, vAvaMToLamAM aMdhArI meghalI rAte ekalavAyA, viraha pIDAtA puravAra karavA tAre bALaka sahita mane maLavAnuM che. ema thaze hAthIdAMtanA ghATo ghaDanAra maNiyAranI putrI che ema sUcavyuM. gulAbasiMhe evI matalabano duho lalakAya ke madha mUzaLadhAra tyAre tAro chuTakAro thaze.' mastaka para pama rAkhI potAnuM nAma padmAvatI jaNAvyuM. hAtha hRdaya varase che, nadImAM pUra caDyAM che, vIjaLI camake che, bhInI dharatI tyArabAda vaNika kanyA dAsI mAraphata potAnA pitAne viTI para rAkhI snehano ekarAra karyo. | maheke che, paNa mAruM haiyuM jalI rahyuM che. ajitasihe pratyuttaramAM mokale che. vIMTImAM saMdezo hoya che. tadanusAra bhoMyaruM A rIte judA judA saMketa dvArA milana thAya che. atre e sAmo duho lalakAryo ke bhagavAna dayALu che, dukhiyAno belI banAvavAmAM Ave che. e bhoMyarA vATe bahAra nIkaLI,. nodhavuM rasaprada gaNAze ke sAMketika bhASA agara sAMketika che, dharatI bhale sUtI hoya, Abha sadAye jAgatuM ja che, koI sAbaliyaNa banI vikramacaritrane mohAMdha karI saMga kare che ane ceSTAno kathAmAM upayoga thayo che tyAre nAyaka saMketo samajato AgalAM bhavanAM kayAM A bhave ApaNane naDe che ane ApaNI nathI. jo A rIte thAya to ja nAyaka saMketano artha mitra agara putra meLave che. AbhUSaNavastro nizAnIrUpe meLave che. bIjI vijoga pADe che. 7. vakhata jogaNI banI saMjIvanavidhAnA lobhI vikramacaritrane svajanane pUche ane tenA khulAsA dvArA ja kathAkAra zrotAone jagatasiMhanI catura rANI A duhA sAMbhaLI pAmI gai ke phasAvI saMga kare che ane putra meLave che, temaja dhanadolata paDAvI enuM athadhaTana samajAvI zake che A rIte A kathAnAM hoM. pratihAro patipatnI che, ane zayanagRhanI cokI karanAra strI le che. harivallabha bhAyANI noMdhe che tema, 'mUrkha nAyaka ane catura ja che. teNe rAjAne vAta karI. rAjAe karelI pUchaparachamAM A | pachI kazuM ja na jANatI hoya e rIte mahelamAM pAchI phare mitra'nA vyApaka kathA. kAramAM samAveza thAya che. 5 mogalo vAta sAcI nIkaLatA e baMnene lagnavyavahAra mATe joitI rakama che aMte vAtano ghaTasphoTa thatA vaNika kanyAne Adara apAya bhASAnI siMhAsanabatrIzI (AjibojiMkhAna)mAM paNa AvI ApI, lagna karAvI ApyAM. che' sAMketika ceSTAono upayoga thayo che. - A ja kathA 'saurASTranI rasadhAra', bhAga 4, pRSTha 'vIro vara karIza': puruSaveze paradeza jatI nAyikA saMketa 88-98mAM 'dastAveja' nAme ApaNA rASTrIya zAyara sva. madhyakAlIna sAhityamAM puruSaveze patinI sAthe paradeza jatI jhaveracaMda meghANIe vigataphera noMdhI che. temAM rAjapUtANI rAja- 1 'vetAlapaccIzI'mAM vetAla rAjAne samasyAgarbha kathAo kahe nAyikAnuM kathAvastu dhyAna kheMce evuM che. kavi zAmaLa bhaTTanI bAlAne badale rAjabAnI khAsa kasoTI yojAya che. baMne che. kathAne aMte prazna mUke che. vikrama enI asAdhAraNa buddhithI kathA, 'madana-mohanA' mohanA madananI sAthe puruSaveze jAya che. rajapUtonI najare caDe tema cUle UkaLavA mUkeluM dUdha UbharAvA tenA pratyuttara Ape che. atre ApaNe enA buddhikauzalyanI vAta mohanA rAjaputrI che, ane maMdane maMtrIputra che, eTale baMne mAMDe che. rAjabA strIsahaja svabhAvathI bolI UThe che: nathI karavI. paNa samasyAgarbha kathAnAM nAyaka-nAyikAnA mitranI vaccenA vivAha rAjA maMjUra na kare eTalA mATe pati sAthe 'e..e...dUdha UbharAya !' ane A kasoTI parathI puruSaveze buddhipratibhA ApaNe jovI che. puruSaveze nAsI javAnI tarakIba upayogamAM levAI che mohanA rahelI rAjabA strI ja che ema nakakI thAya che. A kathAmAM For Press e Only AN INITIATIVE : Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kasoTInuM tatva umerAyuM che. hatAM. vigatamAM UtaratAM prajJAvAdIne jANavA maLyuM ke dhanadate arIsAmAM pratibiMba dekhADIne, nikAla ANyo. ahIM madhyakAlIna lokakathAne, puruSaveze paradeza kheDatI nAyikAnI | nagarazreSThinA patre asagaNikAne rAtre sevAmAM bolAvI hatI, luccAI kharekhara dhI vepArI kare che, agragaNikA nahIM. kalpanA ghaNI ja AkarSaka lAgI che.vimalasari raviSeNa ane | paraMtu te rAtre te rokAyelI hatI eTale bIjA divase AvavAno jApAnI kathAmAM bhaThiyArAnI dukAne taLAtI macchInI vAsa svayaMbhUkRta 'padmacarita' ke 'paumacariya'mAM rAjaputrI vAyado karyo. paraMtu nagarazreSThinA putra te rAtre svapnamAM mANanAra pAse paisA mAgatAM, bhaThiyArAne dUrathI paisA dekhADI kalyANamAlA rAjaputra kalyANamala tarIke rAjaya kare che. agragaNikA pAsethI sevA lIdhI. eTale bIjA divase nagaravadhUne kiMmata cUkavavAmAM Ave che. iTAlInI kathAmAM bhaThiyArAnI 'vasudevahiMDI'mAM paMDAlaMbhakamAM ane 'kathAsaritsAgara'mAM sevAmAM AvavAnI nA kahI, paraMtu agaNikAe kahyuM, 'ema hAMDI upara roTalo dharI rAkhI tene raMdhAtI vAnInI varALathI devasmitAnI kathAmAM, 'hasAvatI-vikramacaritra-vivAha'mAM soDamavALo karanAra pAse paisA mAgatA bhaThiyArAne paisAnA puruSaveze paradeza kheDatI haMsA prayAganA putra rAjAthI dattaka khaNakhaNATa dvArA kiMmata cUkavavAmAM Ave che, kAraNa ke bhaThiyAro levAine gAdIpati bane che, 'kAmAvatI'mAM paNa nAyikA puruSaveze gaul: Ocean of Stories' 5, 132-133 Note: khAvAnI cIjanA paisA le che. paNa A to varALa vecI che eTale aneka strIo paraNe che. 'raDhiyALI rAta', bhAgI trIjo, pU. 9, 155- 56 Note. tenA badalAmAM paisAno khaNakhaNATa ja saMbhaLAvAya. 24- 2mAM tejamalanA lokagItamAM, ThAkoranI sAta putrImAMthI 9 juo: 'zodha ane svAdhyAya' pU. 2 2 4-234. | 'kathAsaritsAgara'mAM A yukitano judo ja prayoga maLe che. tejamala, zatrunI phojano sAmano karavA puruSaveze zastra sajIne che to mArA vetananA eka lAkha mane ApI de' paNa zreSThiputra te e arthamAM ke temAM chaLa sAme pratisthaLa nahIM paNa chaLa karavA nIkaLe che. ahIM senAmAM rahelA tenA sAthIo tejamala strI che ema zeno mAne ? A jhadhaDo prajJAvAdIne soMpAyo. teNe kahyuM. mATe ja teno upayoga thAya che. eka zrImaMtanuM eka saMgItakAre ke puruSa tenI cakAsaNI karavA ghaNo prayatna kare che, paraMtu tejamala 'jo zreSThiputre gaNikAnI sevA lIdhI hoya to gaNikAno je bhAva vINAvAdanathI manoraMjana karyuM. paraMtu khajAnacIe rokaDI nA caturAIthI evA badhA prasaMgoe puruSasaheja vartana dAkhavI hoya te teNe ApI devo joie. " pachI eka arIso maMgAvyo parakhAvI. eTale vINAvAdake zrImaMtane phariyAda karI. eTale kasoTIo pAra kare che ane potAnI jAti sainya chupAvI zake ne eka lAkhasuvarNamudrA bharelI peTalI maMgAvI. arIsAne sAme zrImaMte kahyuM: 'paisA kevA ? vINAvAdanathI te mane ghaDIka zrutisukha dharI, gaNikAne bolAvI, kahyuM: 'arIsAmAM eka lAkha ApyuM tema meM inAmanI vAta dvArA tane zrutisukha ApyuM. A chaLa sAme pratisthaLa suvarNamudrAnuM pratibiMba paDe che te laI le. jevI zreSThiputre tArI kathA ghaTa kane maLatI kavi dalapatarAmanA kAvyanI paMkitao turata A prakAranA kathAghaTakane penjare 'kalpita leNAnI kalpita svapnamAM sevA lIdhe, tevuM tane vetana Ape che kAraNe ke svapna ja yAda Ave che: cUkavaNI'8 ane DaoN. harivallabha bhAyANIe 'ThagAru mAgaNa ane pratibiMba samAna che." Ama, agragaNikAnI tarkajALathI 'poluM che te bolyuM temAM navAi te zI karI ? ane ThagArI cUkavaNI'9 evA. kathAyukitanA udAharaNa-lekhe bharelI ThagArI mAMgaNIne, e ja tarkajALano upayoga karIne sAMbeluM vagADe to huM jANuM ke tuM zANo che'. nirdeza karyo che. emAM tarkajALa ane zabdajALanA prayoga dvArA ThagArI cUkavaNI karavAmAM Ave che. ThagAino prayatna thAya che. A prakAranA ghaTako ApaNane | cAritraratnamaNikRta 'dAnapradIpa' (i.sa. 1443)mAM dhadatanI chaLa sAme pratiSNuLa: zabdajALano prayoga ThagavAnI yukitano bIjA prakAra te zabdajALa ke zabdachaLa, bauddhagraMtha 'mahAvastu'nI 'puNyavaMta jAtaka' kathAmAM paMdaramI vivekabuddhino prasaMga A pramANe che: zatAbdImAM cAritraratnamaNikRta 'dAnapradIpa'nA AThamAM prakAzamAM | eka vAra eka kapaTI, sArthavAha banIne bAra karoDa emAM zabdano bhaLato artha karI, teno lAbha levAnuM. jaina ratnapAlarAjAnI kathAmAM tenA pUrvabhavanA vRttAMtamAM siddhadatta suvarNamudrA dharAvatI gaNikA anaMgasenAne tyAM gayo. gaNikAe kathAmaMtha 'vasudeva hiDI'mAM, sarasa udAharaNa che. ane dhanadattanI vAtamAM. bhImakRtta 'sadayavatsavIra prabaMdha' (i.sa. tene dhanADhaya mAnI, yukipUrvaka kahyuM. 'tamArI pAsethI mane bAra anAjanuM gADuM bharIne nagaramAM vecavA AvelA kaNabIne 1410 pahelA), ane harSavardhanakRta saMskRta gadyamaya karoDa suvarNa mudrA maLI che evuM chellA pahore mane svapna AvyuM gAMdhInA dIkarAoe pUchyuM: 'gADAvALa tetara vecavuM che ?" eTale 'sadayavatsakathA' (i.sa. 1454-74)mAM, 'kathAsaritsAgara'mAM, che ane e sAcuM paDaze ema mane lAge che.' gADAvALAe eka rUpiyAmAM te vecavA hA kahI. gAMdhInA pAMcamI zatAbdInA jaina kathAgraMtha 'vasudevahiMDI'mAM, ' A sAMbhaLI dhUrta sAthevAhe kahyuM: 'vAta sAcI che. mane paNa dIkarAoe eka rUpiyo ApIne tetara temaja gADuM uThAvI dhamapadezamAlA vivaraNa' (9mI sadI), 'jAtakakathA', 'paMcataMtra', svapna AvyuM hatuM. bAra varSa tAre tyAM mArA rahevAnA vicAramA lIdhAM, kAraNa ke sodo gADAvALA tetarano hato. nyAyAlayamAM 'zukasaptati', vageremAM maLe che. pariNAme meM bAra karoDa suvarNamudrA tAre tyAM thApaNa tarIke mUkI gADAvALo hAya, paraMtu eka catura parathe badalo levAnI yukita che, paNa hamaNAM eka sApavAha paradeza jAya che ane vepAra arthe zIkhavI. e pramANe gADAvALo gAMdhInA ghera gayo ne bolyo: chaLa sAme pratisthaLa: tarkajALa mAre tenI sAthe javuM che eTale mArI anAmata pAchI Apa. 'bhAIo ! gADuM tamane maLyuM to A baLadane paNa tame ja lai puNyavata jAtakamAM prajJAvAdI rAjamArga upara laTAra mArato paradezathI kamAine sIdho tAre tyAM ja AvIza ' vagere A rIte lo ne ! badalAmAM zaNagAra sajelI tamArA gharanI vahuvArunA hAthe hato. tyAM agragaNikA ane nagarazreSThino putra jhagaDo' karatAM anaMgasenA ane sArthavAhanA jhadhaDAno upara jaNAvyA mujaba, be pAlI anAja laIza' baLadanA lobhamAM gAdhIpatro sahamata CUST, TET, TATISTI For P e Pegal Line Only Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 thayA ane eTale kaNabI, strIno pAlIvALo hAtha pakaDIne zULI para caDatAM, zuLInuM siMhAsana bane che ane sudarzana zreSThi 'paMcataMtra' (dasamo saiko)mAM AvatI datila meSThi ane goraMbhanI cAlavA lAgyo. phasAyelA kaNabIne choDAvavA catura puruSe karelI kevaLajJAna pAme che. ghavAyelo aham ane e kAraNe pragaTatI vAtamAM paNa A prakAranA kathAghaTakano upayoga thayo che. zabda jALathI gADAvALAne baLada ane dhanathI bhareluM gADuM pAchA veravRtti kevuM pariNAma lAve che e kathAghaTaka Aje paNa eTaluM maLe che. ja upayogI che ! adekhAIthI prerita ALa AvI ja zabda jALa 'Pied Piper of Hemelin' mAM, - pazcimanA lokavArtA-sAhityamAM A vAtapiTaka 'porTipheja | 'mahAummagga' jAtakanA asAdhAraNa buddhicAturya dharAvatA ane 'Merchant of Venice'mAM paNa jovA maLe che. vAIpha' tarIke jANItuM che. prAcIna mIsarI sAhityamAM 'be | mahauSadhanI adekhAIthI, bIjA pradhAno mahauSadha dezadrohI | 'dharmopadezamAlA vivaraNa' (9mI sadI)mAM zabdachaLanI vAta baMdhuo'nI vAta, 'iliyaDe 'mAnI belerophonanI kathA, hovAno magadharAjanA manamAM vahema Ubho kare che, ane teno A pramANe che: bAibalamAno josepha ane porTipherano prasaMga vagere A dezavaTo thAya che. e ja rIte soLamI sadInA aMtamAM racAyelA eka gAmaDiyo moTo suMDalo bharIne kAkaDI vecavA beTho kathAghaTakanA AdhAre racAyelI kathAo che. ApaNe tyAM ballAla kRta 'bhojaprabaMdha'mAM kAlidAsane bhoje bahu mAnyo tethI hato. eka dhUrta badhI ja kAkaDI khAi javAnI zarata lagAvI ane rAmAyaNanI zurpaNakhAnI vAtamAM, 'kathAsaritsAgara'nI keTalIka adekhAithI baLatA paMDitoe rAjAnI dAsIne sAdhI, tenA dvArA badalAmAM nagaranA daravAjAmAMthI jai na zake evo lADu kathAomAM, haMsAvalInI vAtamAM temaja anyatra A prakAranA rAjAnA manamAM evo vahema Ubho karyo, ke kAlidAsa ane rANI kathAghaTaka jovA maLe che. gAmaDiyAe dhUrtane Apavo ema nakakI thayuM. dhUrte dareka kAkaDIne lIlAvatI ekabIjAnA premamAM che. pariNAme kAlidAsane dezavaTo ekeka baTakuM bharyuM ane zarata mujaba lADu mAgyo. tyAre maLe che. gAmaDIyAe kahyuM, 'Akhe AkhI kAkaDI khAi jA. to zarata pUrI zatrune vahemano bhoga banAvavo jaina, bauddha ke hindu dharmamAM kathAsAhityanuM pramANa puSkaLa thayelI gaNAya.' pratikULa vartana karanArane prapaMca vahemamAM saMDovI sIdho che. teno mukhya udeza dharma, nIti, karmanuM phaLa batAvavAno ane dhUrte zaratapAlananI khAtarI karAvavA taiyArI dekhADI. je je karavAnI yukitavALA kathAghaTakomAM nirbaLa, nAnI ke hAtha nIcenI aMte mokSamArgano upadeza ApavAno hoya e svAbhAvika che. loko kAkaDI levA AvatA hatA te kAkaDI joine kahetA: 'are, vyakita, sabaLa ke moTI vyakitathI thayelA anyAyane dUra karavA, paNa siddha karatA pahelAM ApaNA pUrvajoe kathAsAhityamAM A kAkaDI to khAdhelI kAkaDI che. Ane zuM kare ?" AthI teM zatrune vahemano bhoga banAvI sIdho kare che. kayAreka vazavartI samagra jIvananuM vAstavika jIvananuM pUrNa darzana karAvyuM che, ane zaratano lADavo mAMgyo. gAmaDiyo mUMjhAyo. koIka catura para pe karavA A kathAghaTakano upayoga thAya che ane dhAryuM pariNAma temAM eka paNa kSetra bAkI rahyuM nathI. strIcaritra, vikramacaritra. resto batAvyA pramANe eka nAnI lADuDI banAvIne nagaradvAra Avato yukitapUrvaka vahemane dUra karavAmAM Ave che. prema, vera, gaNikA, dhUrta, mUrkha, paMDita vagerenA jIvanapravAhone vacce mUkI ane kahyuM: 'zarata mujaba, daravAjAnI bahAra na jato | 'paumasiricariu'mAM potAnA be bhAio sAthe rahetI spaSTa karIne, sAmAnya mAnavIne A badhA saMjogomAM sUjha paDe lADu A rahyo. lai lyo. ' dhUrtanuM moTuM paNa lADuDI jevaDuM thaI dhana zrIno dAnadharma tenI baMne bhAbhIone AMkhanA kaNAnI e rIte mArgadarzaka banavAno paNa hetu siddha karyo che. evA gayuM. mAphaka khUMce che. 'naNada to amAruM ghara lUMTAve che" evI savAMgI jIvanadarzanathI para thaine aMte mokSagAmI thavAnuM che. tetaranI vAtamAM pATha zIkhavavAnI nema che, jayAre anya bhAbhIoe karelI niMdAthI dhanathI baMne bhAbhIone sIdhI karavA paNa e pahelAM darzana adhUruM hoya to ethI para thaIne vitarAga kathAghaTakamAM phasAmaNImAMthI chuTakAro meLavavAnI nema che. kuTila yukita race che. moTI bhAbhIne garbhita rIte cAritra zithila thavAnuM zakya nathI. eTale ApaNA kathAsAhityamAM sAmAnya na thavA devAnA bhAInI hAjarImAM ApelA upadezathI, bhAIne mAnavIne rasa paDe e rIte kathAcUMTaNI karIne savagI jIvanadarzana lokakathAmAM ALa: buddhino durupayoga bhAbhInA cAritra vize zaMkA thatAM, teno tyAga karavA taiyAra thAya karAvyuM che ane e rIte aMtima dhyeya prApta karavAnuM sUcavyuM che. | koi nikaTanA puruSa pAse strIe karelI vyabhicAranI che, tyAre dhanathI vacce paDIne bhAIne samajAvatAM kahe che: 'mAre buddhicAturyanA kathAghaTako parathI paNa A bAbata spaSTa thAya che mAgaNI nakAranAra puruSa para, ghavAyelA ahamane kAraNe janmelI sUcana to sAmAnya upadezarUpe hatuM. bhAbhI para vahema lAvavAnuM ane jIvanavyavahAramAM upasthita thatI samasyAo ane veravRttithI te puruSa para strI baLAtkArano Aropa mUke: ALanA kAraNa nathI', ane e rIte bhAine manAvI le che. e ja rIte mukelIomAM kevA kImiyA dvArA rasto kADhavo enuM spaSTa darzana A prakArano upayoga dezadezanI ane samaya-samayanI aneka nAnA bhAinA manamAM bhAbhI vize corI aMge vahema Ubho karI. ApaNane thAya che, ane kathAsAhityanI A ja to kharI loka kathAomAM thayo che. vAtane siphatathI vALI le che. alabatta, A kuTila yukitathI upayogitA che. sudarzana zreSThinI kathAmAM, rANIe karelI ayogya mAgaNIne dhananA pachInA bhavamAM tenA para du:zIlatAno ane corIno vartamAna samayamAM asAdhAraNa pratibhA ane pragati karanArA sudarzana zreSThi siphatathI TALe che paNa pAchaLathI rANIne sudarzana Aropa Ave che. naTaputra rohakanI vAtamAM bALarohakane du:kha agraNIonA cAritrakhaMDanano aphavA dvArA thai rahelo prayoga zreSThinI siphatano khyAla AvatA, emanI para baLAtkAranuM detI aparamAne sIdhI karavA Avyo vyuha racAyo che. pUrNabhadranA A prakArano gaNI zakAya. samAjajIvana ane rAjakAraNamAM ALa caDAve che ane rAjAe karelI zULInI sajA bhogavatAM, 'paMcAkhyAna' (1 199) 1-3mAM ane pazcima bhAratIya AvuM vizeSa bane che. * | ITI I F onty vall Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina sAhityagata prAraMbhika niSThA jaina sAhitya ApaNane maLe che e nirvivAda che. eTale vaidika ane tenA phaLanI carcA atyaMta gauNa hatI. ethI ja sAhityanA prabhAvathI sarvathA mukata evuM jaina sAhitya zakaya ja kamIsiddhAMtanI cacarma upaniSada sudhI to guhmavidhA hatI, jenI ! paM. dalasukha mAlavaNiyA nathI. paNa vaidika dharmanI je niSThA hoya, je siddhAnto hoya carcA sau samakSa nahIM paNa ekAMtamAM karavI paDatI. yakarmanI temAMthI jaina sAhitya kayAM ja paDe che, e ja vicAravAnuM prApta pratiSThA karavAno prayatna karavAmAM Avyo. paNa kamane nAme jaina sAhityane jayAre ApaNe anya sAhityathI judu pADIe thAya che. prAraMbhamAM evuM banyuM che ke vaidika vicArane ja keTalIka yajJa karmanI pratiSThAnuM nirAkaraNa jaina sAhityamAM spaSTa che. chIe tyAre te hAthI ? A prazna che. Ano uttara e che ke bAbatamAM apanAvavAmAM Avyo. paNa kALakrame temAM parivartana eTaluM ja nahIM paNa kamavicAraNA AgavI rIte jaina sAhityamAM AvyuM. udAharaNa tarIke, e rAMgamAM AtmAnA pAramArthika dekhAya che. temAM prathama to e ke AtmAnI vizuddhi mATe ke bhAratIya sAhityamAM vedathI mAMDIne je sAhitya racAyuM che temAM jene ApaNe jaina sAhitya tarIke oLakhIe chIe te anya svarUpanA nirUpaNamAM vaidika vicAra ja nahIM, tenI paribhASA paNa AtmasAkSAtkAra mATe mAtra zAnanuM ja mahatva nahIM paNa jJAna apanAvavAmAM AvI, paNa kALakrame temAM parivartana karavAmAM vaidika sAhityathI juduM che. tenuM mukhya kAraNa e che ke jayAre ane kriyA baMnenuM saraMkhuM mahatva che ema spaSTa karavAmAM AvyuM. anya sAhitya-vizeSa dhArmika sAhitya-vedamUlaka che eTale ke AvyuM. jayAre ema mAluma paDayuM ke jaina saMmata svataMtra vicAra ahI kriyA eTale satkarma athavA sadAcaraNa samajavAnuM che. vedane pramANa mAnIne racAyuM che. jayAre jene ApaNe jaina sAthe vedasaMmata AtmasvarUpano samagra bhAve meLa nathI. upaniSadoe jJAnamArganI pratiSThA karavA mATe prayatna karyo, paNa AcArAMgamAM eka bAju ema kahevAmAM AvyuM ke AtmA sadAcAra ke sadAcaraNa zuM tenuM joie tevuM spaSTIkaraNa te sAhitya kahIe chIe teno prAraMbha ja vedanA prAmANyanA virodhane kAraNe thayo che. saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che. A maulika vicAranI sAthe sAhityamAM dekhAtuM nathI. AthI ja parigrahanA vyApa vize ke : AtmAnI vaidika saMmata vyApakatAno meLa saMbhavita ja nathI. hiMsAnA pApa vize upaniSado ApaNAM mArgadarzaka banI zake tema A virodha prAraMbhamAM be rIte prakaTa thAya che: eka to bhASAne AthI AtmAne dehaparimANA rUpe svIkArIne tenI vedasaMmata nathI. jayAM badhuM ja AtmasvarUpa hoya tyAM koNa kone mAre ane kAraNe, ane bIjo pratipAdha vastune kAraNe. vaidika sAhityanI bhASA je ziSTa-mAnya saMskRta hatI tene vyApakatAno niSedha karyo. ene pariNAme AcArAMgamAM je ema koNa zuM le ke choDe ? AvI vicAraNAne bahu avakAza raheto badale jaina sAhityano prAraMbha prAkRta, eTale ke lokabhASAthI kahevAmAM AvyuM hatuM ke AtmA nathI dIdhuM ke hava, tene badale nathI, AthI sadAcAranAM je dhoraNa jaina sAhityamAM sthApavAmAM thayo. vedoe ane tenI bhASAe 'manna' nuM pada prApta karyuM hatuM. tene hrasva-dIrSa svIkAravAmAM Avyo ane te saMsArI AtmA AvyA te vaidika sAhityamAM je upaniSado sudhI vikasyuM hatuM tethI tenA uccAraNa AdimAM kazo bheda thavo na joie. ane pUratuM ja maryAdita na rahyuM paNa siddha AtmAmAM paNa svIka* temAM e dhoraNonI koI vizeSa carcA jovA maLatI nathI. jayAre tenA vidhipUrvakanA uccAramAtrathI kAyasiddhi thavAnI dhAraNA levuM paDayuM. jaina sAhityamAM to e dhoraNonI ja mukhya carcA tenA prAraMbhika vaidikomAM baMdhAi hatI. AnA virodhamAM jaina sAhitye potAnI vaidika vicAramAM upaniSada sudhImAM samagra vizvane maLa sAhityamAM jovA maLe che. ane je dhoraNo temAM sthapAyAM tenI bhASA prAkRta svIkArI ane tIrthakaro lokonI bhASA koI eka tatva che. AvI vicAraNAne paSTa karavAmAM AvI che. je puSTi arthe samagra jaina dhArmika sAhitya prayatnazIla rahyuM che. a rdhamAdhimAM upadeza Ape che tevI mAnyatA sthira thaI. athAt je ekamAtra bahma ke AtmA ja vizvaprapaMcanA muLamAM ane tenI chApa upaniSada pachInA vaidika vAmayamAM paNa jovA eTale prAraMbhika jaina sAhityanI racanA prAkRtamAM ja thai che te che evI vicAraNA vaidikomAM daDha thatI AvI ane upaniSadomAM maLe che. ' cheka IsAnI cothI sadI sudhI to ApaNe joI zakIe chIe. te vicArane aMtima rUpa a. ravAmAM AvyuM. paNa jaina AgamomAM karmavicAraNAmAM jaina sAhityanI AgavI vizeSatA e che. paNa jayAre gupta kALamAM saMskRta bhASA ane vaidika dharmanuM citta ane acitta, athavA cittamata, athavA jIva ane ke karma karanArane tenuM phaLa e karma ja Ape che. vaidika mate punarutthAna thavA lAgyuM tyAre jainoe paNa potAnA sAhitya mATe ajIva A be tatvo ja svIkAravAmAM AvyAM che.. yajJakarmamAM tenA phaLa mATe prathama devanI apekSA hatI paNa pachI prAkRta uparAMta saMskRta bhASAne paNa apanAvI. te eTale sudhI vaLI A vizvanI utpattinI vicAraNA vaidika sAhityamAM to e devatAne maMtramayI svIkAravAmAM AvyAM ane tethI karmanuM ke mULa jaina AgamonI TIkAo gUdha ke paghamAM prAkRtamAM thai hatI. ane Izvara jevA alaukika tatvanI pratiSThA vaidikoe phaLa vAstavika devatAne AdhIna na rahyuM paNa maMtrane AdhIna rahyuM. lakhAtI hatI tene badale isAnI AThamI sadInA prAraMbhathI to karI hatI. tene sthAne A vizva anAdi kALathI vidyamAna che. AthI maMtranA jJAtAnuM mahatva vadhyuM ane teo ja saMskRtamAM lakhAvA lAgI ane pachI kadIye TIkAo prAkRtamAM ane anAgatamAM rahevAnuM che, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa jayAre Ama sarvazakitasaMpanna.manAvA lAgyA. A paristhitino sAmano jaina lakhAi ja nahIM. ane erka vAra paraMparAmAM saMskRta bhASAno che tyAre adhinAyaka Izvara jevA tatvano paNa asvIkAra e jaina sAhityamAM be rIte thayo: eka to e ke e maMtronI zakitanuM praveza thayo eTale sAhityanA badhA prakAromAM prAkRtane badale tatvajJAnanI vizeSatA che, je jaina sAhityamAM sArA pramANamAM nirAkaraNa, saMskRta bhASAnuM ja nirAkaraNa karI karavAmAM AvyuM mukhyapaNe saMskRtane apanAvavAmAM AvI. A to bhASAnI vAta pragaTa thatI rahI che. ' ane bIjuM e ke maMtramAM evI koI zakitano asvIkAra ja karI thai. have ApaNe pratipAdya vastu vize vicArIe. karmanI pratiSThA yajJakarmarUpe mukhyatve vaidikomAM hatI. sArAMza devAmAM Avyo ane tene sthAne karmamAM ja phaLadAyinI zakitano | veda, bAhmaNa, AraNyaka ane upaniSadonA kALa pachInuM ja ke yajJa karmano svIkAra vaidikomAM hato. paraMtu samagra prakAranAM karma svIkAra karavAmAM Avyo. Ama, karma karanAranuM ja karmanA phaLa Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMge mahatva thayuM eTale je jevuM kare tenuM tevuM phaLa te pAme. A tapasvI banavuM paDe. AthI ApaNe joIe chIe ke jaina dharmamAM nahIM paNa temanA dekhADelA mArge cAlIne ja koi potAnuM vAta siddhAMtarUpe thaI. tapasyAnuM mahatva sthApita thayuM. kalyANa karI zake che. Ama, bhakita kharI paNa te ekapakSIya - A rIte karmanuM phaLa devAnI zakita devatA ke Izvara ke maMtramAM vaidikomAM bhikSAjIvI mATe AvI koi maryAdita nathI. bhakita jaina sAhityamAM pratiSThita thai. e bhakitamAM levaDadevaDa nahIM paNa e kamamAM ja che, jene lIdhe phaLa che A siddhAMta sthira bauddhomAM paNa nathI, ane anya zramaNa saMpradAyamAM paNa nathI. nathI, mAtra AdarzanI upasthiti che. Ama, jaina darzanamAM thayo. eTale svayaM manuSya ja zakitasaMpanna thayo. manuSya ja AthI jaina sAhityamAM anazana Adi tapasyAne vizeSa mahatva IzvaranI ke bhagavAnanI samagrabhAve navI ja kalpanA upasthita nahIM, paNa saMsAranA samagra jIvo potAnAM karmane mATe svataMtra apaDyAM che tapasyA to pUrve paNa thatI. paraMtu te bIjA prakAre thai ane enI puSTi samagra jaina sAhityamAM jovA maLe che. thayA. Ama, jIvane tenA svAtaMtryanI oLakhANa sarvaprathama jaina eTale ke e tapasyAmAM bIjA jIvonA du:khano vicAra na hato, jainoe vedikonI jema aneka maMdiro, pUjA Adi bhakita sAhityamAM jovA maLe che. jema ke paMcAgni tapasyAM. AmAM potAnA zarIrane kaSTa che enI nimitte UbhA karyA paNa temAM birAjamAna bhagavAna vItarAgI A siddhAMtathI e paNa phalita thayuM ke saMsAramAM A jIva nA nahIM, paNa anya kITapataMgone paNa kaSTa che tene jarA paNa che eTale e bhakatanI bhakitathI prasanna paNa nathI thatA ane tenAM potAnA ja kamane kAraNe jamaNa kare che ane du:khI thAya dhyAna temAM apAyuM nathI. agni AdimAM jIvo che teno to abhakitathI nArAja paNa nathI thatAM che. tenA paramArthapaNe anya koi vyakita kAraNa nathI. ane jo vicAra sarakho paNa jaina sAhitya pUrvamAM thayo ja nathI. AthI A prakAranI keTalI ka maulika vizeSatAothI 'Agama' nAme Ama che to tenA zAzvata sukha mATe teNe pote ja prayatna ja 'AcArAMga'mAM sarvaprathama jIvanikAyanuM svarUpa batAvavuM, oLakhAtuM jaina sAhitya samRddha che. e sAhityanI je TIkAo karavAno che. tene bIjo koi sukha ApI devAno nathI. te to jethI jene ahiMsaka banavuM hoya, paradu:khadAyaka na banavuM hoya racAi temAM maulika dhAraNAo to kAyama ja rahI, paNa je kaThora teNe potAnA aMtaramAMthI ja meLavavAnuM che ane teno upAya teNe e to jANavuM ja joie ke jIvo kayAM kevA che, e jANyA AcaraNanI apekSA mULamAM rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI tenuM pAlana che-karmavihIna thavuM te. | hoya te pachI ja manuSya ahiMsaka banI zake. Ama tapasyAnuM sahaja na hatuM ane vaLI dharma jayAre eka samUhano dharma bane jainonuM prAcInatama pustaka 'AcArAMga' che ane emAM rUpa ja badaplAI gayuM jeno prAraMbha jaina sAhityamAMthI ja maLI che, tenA anuyAyIono eka vizALa samAja bane che, tyAre karmavihIna kema thavuM jethI saMsAranuM paribhramaNa TaLe ane rIkarI.. tenA maulika kaThora AcaraNamAM deza, kALa ane paristhiti paramasukhanI nivaNaavasthA prApta thAya te samajAvavAmAM AvyuM vaLI tapasyAno uddeza koI zakita prApta karI bIjAnuM pramANe parivartana karavuM paNa anivArya bane che. ane te mATenI che. vaidikonA karmakAMDI yajJamArga ane upaniSadonA jJAnamArgathI bhaluM- bUra karavuM e nathI, paNa ekamAtra Atmavizaddhi ja tenuM sagavaDa mULa AgamanA TIkAkAroe karI ApI che. ahiMsA A mArga-eTale ke kamavihIna thavAno A mArga-sAva nirALo dhyeya che. saMgraha karela karmano kSaya karavAmAM ja teno upayoga AdinI je maulika vicAraNA hatI temAM bAMdhachoDa paNa karI che, sAmAyika athavA samabhAvano siddhAMta kamavihIna thavAno che, jethI zIgha kamIvihIna thai zakAya. ApI che. ahiMsA AdinI je maulika vicAraNA hatI temAM mArga che. tadanusAra sarva jIvo samAna che- eTale ke koIne du:kha | dhArmika sadAcAranI eka vizeSatA e paNa che ke dhArmika | bAMdhachoDa paNa karI ApI che. te tyAM sudhI ke e bAMdhachoDa paNa gamatuM nathI, koine mRtyu gamatuM nathI, saune sukha game che, jIvavuM anuSThAna e vyakitagata che, sAmUhika nathI. yazo je thatAM te karI ApI che. te tyAM sudhI ke e bAMdhachoDa evI banI gaI game che, mATe evuM kazuM na karo jethI bIjAne du:kha thAya. A purohitanA Azraya ke sahAya vinA thatA nahIM, paNa jaina dharmamAM ke gItAnI ahiMsA ane jaina AgamanI TIkAnI ahiMsamAM che sAmAyika ane teno sarvaprathama upadeza bhagavAna mahAvIre dhArmika koi paNa anuSThAna hoya te vyakitagata ja hoya, vizeSa bheda rahyo nahIM. Ama, paristhitie palaTo khAdhe temAM ja Apyo che ema 'sutrakatAMga'mAM spaSTI karaNa che. AvA sAmUhika na hoya bhale jIvo samUhamAM rahetA hoya. eka ThekANe paNa bhagavAna mahAvIre yaza AdimAM je AtyaMtika hiMsA hatI sAmAyika mATe sarvasvano tyAga karo to ja bIjAnAM du:khanA ekatra thai dhArmika anuSThAna karatAM hoya, paNa te anuSThAna to tenA sthAne AtyaMtika ahiMsAnuM pratipAdana karyuM hatuM te have DhIluM tame nimitta nahIM bano, eTale ke gharasaMsArathI virakata thAva ane vaiyakitaka ja rahevuM joie, AvI jaina dharmanI prAraMbhika mAnyatA paDyuM. be saMtano aMta bahu lAMbo kALa Take nahIM e hakIkata bhikSArthI jIvana pAvana karo ema kahyuM che. gharasaMsAra mAMDyo hato. jIva pote ja potAno mArgadarzaka che ane mArge cAlanAra che, eTale chevaTe madhyamArgIya ahiMsA paNa thai ane hiMsA paNa hoya te aneka prakAranAM karmo karavA paDe che, je bIjAne paNa che. bIjo preraka hoya tevuM bane, paNa preraNA prApta karI madhyamamArge AvIne UbhI rahI; dhamaciraNamAM yajJonA du:khadAyaka che. AthI bIjAnA du:khanuM nimitta na banavuM hoya anuSThAna te vyakitae ja karavAnuM rahe che. AthI e preraka e anuSThAnamAMthI hiMsA lagabhaga nirasI thai, tema ahiMsAnA to saMsArathI virakata thavuM e ja sAco mArga che. bhikSAjIvI tIrthakara thayA. dhamanuSThAnano mArga karI ApanAra thayA, paNa ati kaThora mArgamAMthI ahiMsAnuM AcaraNa paNa madhyama mArge thavAnI paNa mayadA e che, ke je kAMi potAne nimitte thayuM hoya temanA batAvela mArge javAnuM kAma to sAdhakana ja nizcita thayuM. AvIne UbhuM rahyuM. 'ati sarvatra varjayeta'no siddhAMta chevaTe teno svIkAra na ja karavo, kAraNa ke AthI pote hiMsA bhale na AthI IzvaranuM sthAna jaina sAhityamAM tIrthakare lIdhuM, je mAtra svIkArya bane che, te A AtyaMtika hiMsa ane AtyaMtika karato hoya paNa bIjA pAse e karAvato hoya che. pariNAme mArgadarzaka ke mArgakAraka che, paNa teo bIjAnuM kalyANa karavA ahiMsAnA kaeNndramAM paNa jovA maLe che. AhAra Adi AvazyakatAomAM maryAdA mUkavI paDe ane ke tene daMDa devA zakitamAna nathI. temanA AzIrvAdathI kazuM thAya pUrvavarNita jaina niSThaone AdhAra banAvI Agametara Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhitya vipula pramANamAM racAyuM che. tenuM ekamAtra dhyeya ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya ane aparigrahane puSTa karavAnuM che. jaina AcAryoe lalita vADmayanuM paNa je kheDANa karyuM ane te najIvuM nathI temAM paNa A maulika dhyeyane teo bhUlyA nathI. zRMgArapradhAna kRti race paNa tenuM chevaTa to sAdhuno AcAra svIkAravAmAM Ave ane tena pariNAme mokSa jevA parama dhyeyanI prAptimAM paryavasAna hoya, ane bIje pakSe jo hisA Adi duSaNo hoya to tenuM pariNAma narakayAtanA dekhADavAmAM Ave. Ama, sadguNanI pratiSThA ane sadguNanuM nirAkaraNa A dhyeya svIkArIne bhAratIya sAhityamAM ajoDa evuM kathAsAhitya jaina AcAryoe madhyakALathI mAMDIne Aja sudhI ApyuM che. e samagra sAhityanA vivaraNanuM A sthAna nathI. mAtra teno sUra karyo che e ja jANavuM ApaNe mATe basa che. jaina AcArano pAyo jo sAmAyika che, to jaina vicAra athavA darzanano pAyo nayavAdathI niSpanna anekAntavAda che. jIvo pratye samabhAva e jo AcAramAM sAmAyika hoya to vibhanna vicAra pratye AdaranI bhAvanA keLavavI hoya te nayavAda anivArya che. arthAt vicAramAM samabhAva e jaina darzanano paNa pAryo mAnIe to ucita ja gaNAze. AthI prAcInatama nahIM evA AgamamAM pachInA kALe je vyArthika payoyArthika no pravezyA te vaicArika samabhAvanI mahattA samajAvavAnI dRSTithI ja pravezyA haze tema mAnavuM rahyuM. Ama zAthI mAnavuM tenI thoDI carcA jarUrI che eTale ahIM karuM to asthAne nahIM lekhAya. kAraNa bhAratIya darzanomAM vivAda nahIM paNa savAda lAvavAno je mahAna prayatna jaina darzInakoe karyo che te abhUtapUrva che emAM saMdeha nathI jaina darzananuM ke dAnika sAhityanuM vAstavika nirmANa kacAre thayuM ? to teno javAba che ke AcArya umAsvAtinA 'tatvArthasUtra'thI te pUrve anya bhAratIya darzanomAM vicAranI vyavasthA thai cUkI hatI. tenuM samarthana paNa thaI rahyuM hatuM ane te Aja lagI cAlu ja che, tenA ucita samarthana sAthe jayAM sudhI be virodhI upasthiti thAya nahIM, tyAM sudhI nayavAdane avakAza ja nathI. 'tatvArthasUtra'-gata jaina tatvonI vyavasthAnuM samarthana karavuM jarUrI hatuM ane tenA samarthanamAMthI ja nayavAdano udaya thayo. jene pariNAme jainono anekAntavAda dAnika kSetre pracalita banyo. AcArya siddhisene bhAratIya vividha dArzanaka maMtavyonI 'saMmatitaka'mAM phALavaNI vividha nayomAM karIne Main Edutasin When anekAntavAdano mArga mokaLo karI Apyo. eTale tenA vistArarUpe AcArya mallavAdIe nayacakranI racanA karIne e batAvavA prayatna karyo, ke bhAratIya darzanomAM eka-aneka Adi, ke satkArya Adi, ke puruSa-niyativAda Adi, ke dhruva-adhruva Adi, ke vAcya-avAcya Adi, je je vividha maMtavyo che, te eka ja vastune vividha daSTie jovAnA mArgo che. te saMpUrNa satya nathI paNa Azika Apezika satya che. e badhA parasparanA virodhI vAdomAM potAnI daSTine ja sAcI mAnavAthI ane virodhIonI daSTine mithyA mAnavAthI virodha dekhAya. paNa e badhI daSTione, e badhA vArtAne svIkAravAmAM Ave to ja vastunA saMpUrNa satyadarzana pratye pragati sadhAya. AvuM siddha karavA temaNe te te pratyeka vAdanI sthApanA ane anya dvArA, utthApanA batAvI. saune prabaLa ane nirbaLa dekhADavA prayatna karyo che ane tethI ja te te vAdIe potAnI ja nahIM paNa anyanI daSTine paNa svIkAravI anivArya che ema siddha karavA prayatna karyo che, ane e prakAre nayavAdothI niSpanna anekAntavAda vastunuM samagrabhAve yathArtha darzana karAvavA samartha che ema siddha karyuM che. mallavAdIe sthApelI A jaina dArzInaka niSThAne AdhAre samagra jaina dArzInaka sAhityanuM kheDANa thayuM che, ane bhAratIya dAnikonA saMvAda sthApI ApavA prayatna thayo che. dhArmika ane dArzInaka uparAMta vyAkaraNa, alaMkAra, nATaka, saMgIta, nRtya Adi vividha sAhityanI laukika vidyAomAM paNa jainonuM pradAna najIvuM nathI te jaina sAhitya eTalA ja mATe che ke te jainoe racyuM che, paNa vAstavika rIte tene jaina dharma ke niSThA sAthe kazo saMbaMdha nathI. eTale te sAhitya, paNa enA viSayo jaina saMskRti pUratA ja sImita nathI. te sArvajanika che, sarvopayogI che. mAtra jainanA vADAmAM tene bAMdhI zakAya nahIM. te eTalA mATe ke jaina sAhityanuM je mukhya lakSaNa ke dhyeya che te AtmAne karmathI mukata thavAmAM sahAyaka bane ja -A lakSaNa te prakAranA laukika sAhityamAM maLatuM nathI tethI tene jaina sAhityamAM aMtargata karavuM Avazyaka nathI. mAtra vidvAnonI te tarapha upekSA che tenA nivAraNa arthe teno paricaya jaina sAhityamAM apAya to te ucita ja che. prastuta lekhamAM jaina sAhityanI je niSThA che teno Acho paricaya ApavA prayatna che. A kAi AkharI zabda nathI. vicArako vizeSa carcA-vicAraNA kare ane nirNaya upara Ave evI vinaMtI che. For Privas Personal Use Only AL 63 www.jailbrary.org Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 ain Education international zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI DaoN. kumArapALa desAI kALanuM satata pharatuM cakra paNa keTalIka ghaTanA ane vibhUtione lopI zakatuM nathI varSonA keTalAya vaMToLa pasAra thaI jAya tema chatAM samayanI retI para paDelAM e pagalAM bhuMsAi zakatAM nathI. AjathI bANuM varSa pahelA amerikAnA zikAgo zaheramAM bharAyelI vizvadharma pariSadamAM, pahelI vAra amerikAnA nUtana vizvane, bhAratIya darzana ane bhAratIya saMskRtino daDha ane tejasvI TaMkAra ane raNakAra saMbhaLAyo. A pariSadamAM AvelA bhAratanA be pratinidhioe svadezana AdhyAtmika vArasA pratye jagatane jAgRta karyuM. AmAM eka hatA svAmI vivekAnaMda, ke jemanI zikAgo vizvadharma pariSadana kAmayAbI Ajeya sahunA hoThe rame che. paraMtu ethIya adhika siddhi meLavanArA jaina dharmanA pratinidhi zrI vIracaMdabhAI rAdhavajI gAMdhI hatA. paraMtu gharadIvaDAone bhUlI janAro ApaNo samAja vIracaMdabhAInA siddhi ane sAmarthyane vIsarI gayo che. je prajA potAnA cetanagraMtho jevA satvazIla puruSone vIsarI jAya che e prajAnI cetanAkuMThita banI jatI hoya che. paNa khera ! AjathI bA varSa pahelAnI e ghaTanA para paDelo kALano paDado haTAvIne najara karIe. amerikAnA zikAgo zaheramAM maLelI e dharma pariSadamAM judA judA dezanA ane judA judA dharmanA traNa hajArathI vadhu pratinidhio ekatra thayA hatA. emAM eka hajArathI vadhu niMbadhonuM vAMcana thayuM. daseka hajAra zrotAjanoe bhAga lIdho. i.sa. 1893nI 11mI sapTembare enuM uddaghATana thayuM. vIracaMda gAMdhI, svAmI vivekAnaMda, pI.sI. majamudAra jevA vidvAno bhAratamAMthI bhAga levA mATe AvyA hatA. A aitihAsika dharmapariSadano hetu hato jagatane ju judA dharmono jJAna ApavAno, sarvadharmanA anuyAyIo vacce bhAtRbhAva pragaTAvavAno ane e rIte enI nema hatI vezvazati sthApavAnI. ogaNatrIsa varSanA yuvAna vIracaMda gAMdhInI vidvattA ane vAdhArA sahune stabdha karI dIdhA. mAthe sonerI kinAravALI kAThiyAvADI pAghaDI, lAMbo jhabhbho, khabhe dhoLI zAla ane dezI AMkaDiyALA joDA. emanA paheravezamAM bhAratIyatAnI chApa Personal Use Only hatI. A yuvAnanI vidvattA, abhyAsazIlatA, tATasthyavRtti ane vAkyacAyathI vizvadharma-pariSada mohita thaI gaI. eka amerikana akhabAre lakhyuM, 'pUrvanA vidvAnomAM je rocakatA sAthe jaina yuvakanuM jainadarzana ane cAritra saMbaMdhI vyAkhyAna jeTalA rasathI zrotAoe sAbhaLyuM eTalA rasathI teoe bIjA koi paunyi vidvAnanuM sAbhaLyuM na hatuM.' vIracaMdabhAie jaina dharmanA siddhAMtonI evI vidvatAthI vAta karI ke keTalAka vartamAnapatroe emanuM pravacana akSarazaH pragaTa karyuM. jaina dharmanI paribhASA saraLatAthI samajAvavAnI anerI khUbI emanI pAse hatI. vAtane ke vigatane tArkika mADaNIthI spaSTa karavAnI emanAmAM anokhI kSamatA hatI. eka bAju potAnI vAtane samajAvatA jAya ane bIjI bAju e vizenuM potAnuM AgavuM arthaghaTana ApatA jAya. bhAratIya darzana samajavA mATe saMskRta ane prAkRtano abhyAsa ja pUrato na hato. paraMtu bhAratanI gatakAlIna saMskRtinA saMdarbhane AtmasAt karavAnI jarUra hatI vIracaMdabhAie e AtmasAt karyuM hatuM. AthI ja kayAMka ejaina lAge che, kacAka hiMduonI taraphadArI kare che, paNa badhe ja e bhAratIya lAge che. emanI vANImAM pothIpaMDatanuM zuSka pADitya nahotuM, paraMtu UMDA abhyAsanI sAthe hUMphALI lAgaNI ane bhAvana ono sparza hato. vivekAnaMda ane vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInI vicArasaraNImAM anekAMtanA upAsakanI vyApakatA ane sarvagrAhI daSTi jovA maLe che. amerikAmAM emaNe mAtra jainadarzana para ja pravacano ApyA nathI, paraMtu sAkhyadarzana, yogadarzana, nyAyadarzana, vedAtadarzana, bauddhadarzana vize pravacanomAM hiMdu dharma tarapha vizeSa jhoka jovA maLe che, ane bauddha dharmanI AkarI TIkA paNa maLe che. Ama chatAM A baMne samartha puruSoe ekabIjAnA pUraka banIne, videzamAM bhAratIya darzanonI mahattA batAvI che. vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhIe sadAya satyano pakSa lIdho. emanI nikhAlasatA, prAmANikatA ane jIvanavyavahAranI pavitratA sahune sparzI jatI hatI. A dharma pariSadamAM revaranDa jayorja ephapenTekosTa nAmanA laMDananA pratinidhie bhAratanI devadAsInI prathAnI TIkA karIne hiMdu dharmane utArI pADyo hato. hiMdu dharmanI A TIkAno bacAva karanAra ekamAtra vIracaMda gAMdhI hatA. emaNe kahyuM ke mArA dharmanI TIkA karavAnI hiMmata koie Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karI nathI tethI huM AnaMda anubhavuM chuM. paNa mArA samAjanI je TIkA thaI teno mAre javAba Apavo ja rahyo. vIracaMda gAMdhIe paDakAra pheMkatA kahyuM, 'A e hiMdu dharma che jene mATe grIsanA itihAsakAroe noMdhyuM che ke koi hiMdu kacAreya asatya bolato jANyo nathI, ane koi hiMdu strIne kayAreya apavitra jANI nathI.' ATaluM kahyA bAda vIracaMda gAMdhI sabhAne sAmo prazna kare che. 'Even in the present day, where is the chaster woman or milder man than in India ?' noMdhapAtra bAbata e che ke vIracaMda gAMdhIne amerikA ane IMglaeNnDanA aneka khristI sajajano sAthe gADha maitrI hatI, Ama chatAM emaNe bhAratamAM vaTALa pravRtti karatA khristI mizanarIonI nirbhikatAthI TIkA paNa karI. India's Message to America' 'Impressions of America' jevA lekhomAM amerikAnA loko pratye potAno hUMphALo pratibhAva Apyo che, paNa bIjI bAju 'Have Chiristian Missions to India been Suc cessful ?' jevA lekhomAM pAdarIonI vaTALapravRttinI kaDaka AlocanA karI che emaNe kahyuM hatuM ke tame tamArA mizanarIo pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM haze ke bhAratanA loko keTalA gaMdA, cAritryahIna ane luccA che paNa tame kyAreya e mizanarIo pAsethI, jeo mAnavajAtane prajAno saMdezo ApanArA kahevAya che emanI pAsethI, bhAratamAM hiMduo para thatA julamanI vAta sAMbhaLI che ? bhAratamAM sAruM bajAra maLI rahe te mATe livarapula ane mAMcesTaranA mAla para sarakAre koI jakAta nAkhI nathI, jayAre bIjI bAju kharcALa sarakAra calAvavA mATe mIThA para baso TakA vero nAkhyo che te vAta tamArA mizanarIoe tamane kahI che kharI ? e pachazrI vIracaMda gAMdhI Akaro prahAra karatA kahe che; 'If they have not, whose messengers you will call these people who always side with tyranny, who throw their cloak of hypocritical religion over murders and all sorts of criminals who happen to belong to their religion or to their country ?' zikAgonI A vizvadharma pariSadamAM vIracaMdabhAie jaina dharmanI saMkSipta paNa sacoTa rajUAta karI. emaNe jaina dharmane be bhAgamAM samajAvyoH eka jaina tatvajJAna ane bIjo bhAga te jaina nIti, nava tatva, cha prakAranA jIvo, vyArthika ane payiArthika naya saMbaMdhI jainadarzananI sUkSma vicArasaraNI, syAdvAda vagere tatvajJAnanI bAbato rajU karIne sahune mugdha karyA, jainAcAranI vizeSatA samajAvI jaina nItinI carcA karI. vizvanA astitvane lagatA praznanI tulanAtmaka carcA karatI vakhate emaNe bauddha dharma ane anya dharmo sAthe tulanAtmaka gavaiSaNA karI, jaina dharma bauddha dharmathI prAcIna che e tathyanu pratipAdana karyuM. A badhAne pariNAme jaina dharma e eka pramANayukata ane buddhivAdI dharmapraNAlI che evuM satya sahune svIkAravA jevuM lAgyuM A navIna samaja aMgeno AnaMda pragaTa karatAM eka amerikane vIracaMdabhAi vize evo abhiprAya Apyo ke "dharmonI lokasabhAmAM aneka tatvaciMtako, dharmopadezako ane vidvAno hiMdustAnathI AvIne bolI gayA ane te dareke kAi ne kAi navI daSTi rajU karI, dharmonA A milanamAM navuM tatva umeratA gayA, jethI te darekano dharma jagatanA moTA dharmonI haroLamAMno eka che evuM lAgyA vagara rahe nahi, uparAMta emanI vAkchaTA ane emano bhakitabhAva paNa viziSTa prakAranA mAlUma paDyA emAMthI bhArobhAra pAhitya ane ciMtanamanana sApaDayA, tema chatAM e badhAmAMthI tarI AvatA jaina dharmanA eka yuvAna gRhasthane sAMbhaLavAthI nIti ane philasUphInI navA prakAranI bhALa lagI. Ama to teo mAtra gRhastha kuTuMbanA sajajana che, koi sAdhu-muni ke dharmAcArya nathI. chatAM ATaluM sarasa pratipAdana karI zake che tyAre emanA guruo kevA haze ? emanI sAdI paNa sacoTa jIvanadharma-philasUphI jarUra samajavA-jANavA jevI che. zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInA jaina dharmavaSayaka pravacanonI eka bIjI vizeSatA e che ke emaNe paradharmanI TIkAno Azaro lIdho nathI. jIvanamAM ahiMsA ane vicAramAM anekAntanI bhAvanA dharAvanAra sAcA jainane jeba Ape tevI, sAMpradAyika Agraho ane pUrvagrahothI mukata evI taTastha emanI vicArasaraNI che. zuddha aMgrejI bhASA, svAbhAvika rajUAta ane talasparzI abhyAsano triveNIsaMgama emanA pravacanomAMthI pragaTe che emanAmAM dharmapracArakanI dhagaza che ADaMbara ke sapATI paranI banI rahI nathI. dharmapracAranA utsAhanI sAthe abhyAsazIlatAnuM samIkaraNa thatAM emanAM vakatavyo, suzikSita amerikana samAjane sparzIgayA hatA. emaNe 'The Yoga Philosophy', 'The Jain Philosophy' jevAM pustako ApyAM che, paraMtu emanuM uttama pradAna to 'The Karma_Philosophy' gaNAze, jemAM jaina dharmanI karma-bhAvanAnI chaNAvaTa karatI vakhate emanI UMDI abhyAsaniSThA ane jAgrata dharmabhAvanAno mArmika paricaya maLe che.. zrI vIracaMda gAMdhI mAtra tatvaciMtaka nahotA balke dezahitanI vize evI mAnyatA hatI ke e vAdha, sApa ane rAjAono deza ciMtA paNa emanA haiye vaselI hatI. amerikAmAM hiMdustAnane videzamAM rajU karyuM hatuM. vIracaMda gAMdhIe bhAratanI sAcI samaja che. khristI pracArakoe paNa hiMdustAnanI prajAnuM hIzuM. citra videzIomAM jAge te mATe vivekAnaMda jeTalo ja prayAsa karyo hato. emaNe bhAratIya saMskRtinuM mahatva batAvatAM videzIone kahyuM, 'AzcaryanI vAta to e che ke bhArata upara videzIo satata humalAo karatA rahyA che ane e badhA AkramaNonI Aphato AvyA chatAM bhAratano AtmA jIvaMta rahyoche. enA AcAra ane dharma sAbUta che ane sArAye vizvane bhArata tarapha mITa mAMDIne jovuM paDe che. saMskRtinAM lakSaNa khetI, kalAkArIgarI, sAhitya, sadAcAra ane jJAnavijJAnanAM sAdhano, AtithyasatkAra, nArIpUjA, prema ane Adara badhuM ja bhAratamAM koI judA ja svarUpe jovA maLe che. kharIdI zakAya evI e saMskRti hota to IMglaeNnDa A dezamAMthI ene kharIdI lai zakata, potAnI banAvI zakata, paNa evuM nathI banyuM, nahi banI zake.' cheke I.sa. 1893mAM vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhIe dezanA Arthika ane rAjakIya svAtaMtryanI vAta karI hatI. eka vAra emaNe amerikana lokone kahyuM ke bhArata atyAre paradezI eDI nIce kacaDAyeluM che. e mAtra dhArmika kSetramAM svAtaMtrya dharAve che, paNa bhArata svataMtra thaze tyAre te hiMsaka mArge koi paNa deza para AkramaNa nahIM kare. 1893mAM gAMdhIjI mAtra berisTara hatA, te samaye vIracaMdabhAie A bhaviSyakathana karyuM hatuM. emanI e kalpanA keTalI badhI vAstavika sAbita thaI ! 65 www.jainelibrary.om Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 paNa huM to ethIya AgaLa vadhIne kahIza ke A dharmajJAtA gayAM ane teo jainonI jema vidhisara sAmAyika paNa karatAM vIracaMdabhAie A prazna hAthamAM lIdho. e vakhate rajavADA anokhA krAMtAdraSTA hatA. A jagatanI pele pAranuM joI zake te hatA. sAme mAthuM UMcakavuM e sAme cAlIne motane bAtha bhIDavA jevuM krAMtadraSTA, vartamAnane vIMdhIne bhaviSyane jANI zake te krAMtidraSTA. A pachI zrI vIracaMdabhAI gAMdhI IgleMDa AvyA. ahIM ! hatuM. paNa emaNe mahuvA ane pAlitANA vacce avAranavAra jayAre bhAratanA rAjakIya svAtaMtryanI uSAnuM paheluM kiraNa paNa emaNe berisTara thavAnI icchA pUrI karI, paraMtu A zAnano dhoDA para majala kApIne samAdhAnanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM. hyuM nahotuM tyAre vIracaMdabhAIe ema kahyuM ke hindustAna upayoga emaNe arthopArjana mATe bhAgye ja karyo. IgleMnDamAM muMbainA gavarnara lorDa re ane poliTikala ejanTa karnala AjhAda thaze to badhA dezo sAthe zAMtimaya sahaastitvathI vorasanane maLI samartha rajUAta karI mUMDa kAvero nAbUda karAvyo. jaina dharmanI jijJAsA joine emaNe zikSaNavarga kholyo. AgaLa jIvaze. dezane AjhAdI maLI te agAu pAMca-pAMca dAyakA pUrve jatAM laMDanamAM 'jaina liTarecara sosAyaTInI sthApanA karI, eka | aMgreja beDamasAhebe sametazikhara para DukakaronI carabI kADhavAnuM kArakhAnuM nAkhyuM hatuM te dUra karAvavA mATe vIracaMdabhAI kalakattA | dharmajijJAsu harbarTa vorane mAMsAhArano tyAga karIne jaina dharmano Philosophy' vizenA emanA pravacanamAM kahe che: 'ou. gayA. dastAvejonI jANakArI mATe kalakattAmAM cha mAsa rahI svIkAra karyo emaNe vIracaMdabhAInAM bhASaNonI noMdha rAkhI, know, my brothers and sisters, that we are baMgALI bhASAno abhyAsa karyo ane Akhare 'sametazikhara | temaja aMgrejImAM jaina dharma vize eka pustaka lakhyuM. A uparAMta not an independent nation; We are sub jainonuM tIrthasthAna che, bIjA koine tyAM Dakhala karavAno adhikAra vizvadharma pariSadanA pramukha cArlsa sI. bonI emanAthI jects of Her Gracious Majsty Queen Vic- prabhAvita thayA hatA. ane vIracaMdabhAIe bhAratamAM nathI" evo cukAdA meLavIne temaja kArakhAnuM dUra karAvI ne ja toria the 'defender of the faith' but if we 1896-97mAM duSkALa paDayo tyAre amerikAmAM sthApelI jaMcyA kAvInA derAsara aMgenA vikhavAdano suMdara ukela teo were a nation in all that, name implies with lAvyA hata8' mAMtararASTrIya vANijaya pariSadamAM samagra duSkALa rAhata samitinA pramukha sI. bonI hatA. A samitie our own government and our own rulers, eziyAnA pratinidhi tarIke hAjarI ApI hatI. 1895mAM tatkALa cAlIsa hajAra rUpiyA ane anAja bharelI sTImara with our laws and institutions controlled by pUnAmAM bharAyelI inDiyana nezanala koMgresamAM muMbainA bhArata mokalyA hatA. zrI vIracaMdabhAi gAMdhIe A pravAsa us free and independent, I affirm that we pratinidhi tarIke hAjarI ApI hatI. teo rASTrIya mahAsabhAnA daramyAna 535 jeTalAM vyAkhyAno ApyAM hatAM. teo gujarAtI should seek to establish and for ever custa himAyatI hatA temaja mahAtmA gAMdhI sAthe emaNe hiMdI, baMgALI, aMgrejI, saMskRta ane phrenca jevI cauda bhASAo maintain peaceful relations with all the na* para prabhutva dharAvatA hatA. khorAkanA akhatarA karyA hatA. teo gAMdhIjInA saMparkamAM paNa tions of the world." sArI rIte AvyA hoya tema lAge che. kAraNa ke vIracaMdabhAInA Ama ogaNatrIsa varSano eka yuvaka paradezagamananI putra upara lakhelA eka patramAM gAMdhIjI AzIrvAda sAthe pUche zrI vIracaMdabhAino eTalo badho prabhAva paDayo ke vizvadharma khaphagI vahorIne videzamAM dharmapracAra kare ane ekavAra nahIM che ke, 'pitAjInA AdazoMmAMthI kaMI jALavI rAkhyA che kharAM ?' pariSadanA AvAhako ane vidvAnoe emane rauDhacaMdra ka balake traNa-traNa vakhata videzanI saphara karI mAtra jaina darzanano AvA vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInuM sADatrIsa varSanI vaye i.sa. enAyata karyo hato. e pachI 1894nI 8mI oNgaSTa ja nahIM balake bhAratIya darzanano pracAra kare te kevI virala ghaTanA 1901mAM muMbaImAM avasAna thayuM hatuM. mAtra sADatrIsa varSanI kAsoDogA zaheranA nAgarikoe emane suvarNacaMdraka Apyo kahevAya ! AyumAM kevI apUrva siddhi meLavI che vIracaMdabhAI gAMdhIe ! hato. emaNe A zaheramAM 'Some mistake cor- | zrI vIracaMda rAdhavajI gAMdhInuM alpa AyuSya paNa anekavidha A siddhine aMjali ApavA mArI pAse koi zabdo nathI. mAtra rected' aMge pravacana ApyuM hatuM. ane e pravacana pUruM thayA yazasvI siddhiothI bhareluM che. 1884mAM e bI.e. thayA hatA. , rASTrazAyara ikabAlano eka zera che: pachI pharI pharI pravacana karavAnuM kahevAmAM AvyuM. ema 'baphelo jaina samAjamAM narsa sAthe bI.e. thanArA e prathama snAtaka korIyara' akhabAra noMdhe che. amerikAmAM emaNe 'The hatA. 1890mAM pitAnuM avasAna thatAM rovA-kUTavA jevI | 'hajAro sAla naragIsa apanI benUrIe rotI hai, Gandhi Philosophical Society' ane 'The karaDhione emaNe e jamAnAmAM tilAMjalI ApI hatI te baDI mukila se hotA he camanameM dIdAvara paidA.' School of Oriental Philosophy' nAmanI be jevItevI vAta na kahevAya. ekavIsa varSanI umare 'zrI jaina | suMdara AMkhane mATe naragIsanA phUlanI upamA ApavAmAM saMsthAnI sthApanA karI. zikAgomAM 'Society for the esosiezana opha inDiyA'nA maMtrI tarIke pAlitANA AvatA Ave che. A naragIsanuM puSpa hajAro varSathI potAnI Education of women of India' nAmanI saMsthA yAtrikono mUMDakAvero nAbUda karavAnuM kAma kareluM mUMDakAvero jayotihInatA mATe-benUrI mATe-raDatuM rahe che. ghaNA varSo pachI sthApI. A saMsthAnA maMtrI zrImatI hAvarDa hatA ke jemaNe ane bIjI raMjADathI parezAna thaine ANaMdajI kalyANajInI bAgamAM ene jonAro (dIdAvara) pedA thAya che ane te khIlI vIracaMdabhAinI preraNAthI zuddha zAkAhAra ane custa jaina dharma peDhIe pAlitANAnA ThAkora sAme kesa karyo hato. paraMtu UThe che. apanAvyA hatA. svAmI vivekAnaMdanA zidhyA bhaginI pAlitANAnA ThAkora surasiMhajI para poliTikala ejanTanA cAra vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI A camanamAM pedA thayelA AvA niveditAnI jema zrImatI hAvarDa vIracaMdabhAInA ziSyA banI hAtha hatA. poliTikala ejanTe zuddha nyAya na Apyo. eka dIdAvara hatA ? For Private penale Only www.ainelor in Education Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA prA. tArAbahena ramaNalAla zAha 'samatA'no sAdo ane sAmAnya artha che: dhIraja rAkhavI, zAMti rAkhavI. sama eTale samAna athavA sarakhuM. samatAno vizeSa artha che samatva, mananA sthiratA, svasthatA, taTasthatA, ahiMsakapaNu. samatA eTale anukuLa ke pratikuLa saMjogomAM sArA ke narasA prasaMge, sArI ke narasI vyakita mATe svasthatApUrvaka samabhAva dhAraNa karavo. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke judA judA kAraNe cittamAM samaye samaye sukhada ke du:khada anubhavo thAya che. sukhada anubhava pratye moha ke rAga utpanna thAya che. sukhada anubhave jayAre du:khamAM palaTAI jAya che tyAre adhIrAI, kheda, dveSa, iSya ItyAdi anubhavAya che. mANasa sukha TakAvI rAkhavA icche che, paraMtu te jhAjhuM TakatuM nathI. mANasa du:khane dUra karavA icche ane chatAM du:kha dUra thAya nahi, A bane dazAmAM mana azAMta, becena ane viSama bane che. bIjI bAjue sukha ane du:kha baMne pratye mANasa sajAga rahe, baMne on Education nations For P ony Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 paristhitimAM rAga ane dveSa na anubhavatA samatola ane zAMta rahe e samatA kahevAya. bhagavadgItAmAM kahyuM che. samatA eTale nirbaLatA nahi, ke kAyaratA nahi. samatA eTale jaDatA ke bhAvazUnyatA nahi. samatA eTale aMtaranI udAratA. samatA eTale hRdayano kSamAbhAva. eno artha evo nahi ke koI paNa ghaTanAne ke hakIkatane vagara-vicArye mAnI levI ke samatAne nAme ene saMmati ApavI. ema karavAthI avyavasthA sarjAya. samatA eTale samajaNapUrvakanI, vicArapUrvakanI svasthatA; kasoTI ke kaTokaTInI kSaNe paNa svasthatA. zAMta cittanI svasthatAmAMthI viveka janme che. vivekIvyakita pratyeka bAbatamA je satya che, zubha che, vAstavika ane yathArtha che tene jue che, samaje che ane svIkAre che. je azubha che, hAnikAraka che tene paNa te samaje che, pArakhe che, ane tyaje che. viveka vyakitane jAgrata rAkhe che. viveka mArgadarzakanuM kAma kare che. samatA jayAre siddha thAya tyAre ApaNe hara-paLe vANI, vicAra, vartanane jhINavaTapUrvaka tapAsIe chIe. duHkheSu anudvignamanaH sukheSu vigata spRhaH du:khamAM kheda na karavo ane spRhA na rAkhavI te samatA. sAdhujIvanano sAra samatA che. uttarAdhyayana sUtra'mAM eka sthaLe kahyuM che: samayA samo hopha | samatA vaDe sAdhu thavAya che, zramaNa thavAya e 'zramaNa' zabdano eka artha 'samatA' thAya che. sAcI samatA parama puruSArtha che, vIratA che. bhagavAna mahAvIre dIkSAsamaye pratijJA lIdhI hatI: hu jiMdagIbhara samatA dhAraNa karIza. devo, mAnavo, nArakI, tiryaMca dareka pratye samabhAvathI vartIza. game tevA viparIta saMjogomAM paNa huM samatA e yoga che. AcArya haribhadrasUrie yoganA pAMca prakAra batAvyA che: (1) adhyAtma (2) bhAvanA, (3) dhyAna, (4) samatA ane (5) vRtti. yogano sAdo artha che 'joDavuM' samatA sAthe cittane joDavuM arthAt samatA sAthe ekarUpI banI javuM, te samatAyoga. vyAkhyA prajJaptimAM kahyuM che, "AtmA samatvarUpa che. AtmAnuM dhyeya samatva che." kuMdakuMdAcArye kahyuM che, "AtmA e ja samaya sAra che." samatva yasya sAra taMt samayasAram / moha ane kSobhathI rahita A mAnI avasthA te bhagavAna mahAvIre gRhastho mATe maryAdita parigrahano mArga calAyamAna thaiza nahi.' samatAnI AvI kaThina mahAvI samatva che. bhagavAna kRSNe gItAmAM samatvanuM gaurava karatAM kahyuM jarUriyAtathI vadhAre rAkhavuM ane bIjAne jarUriyAtathI cita prabodhyo. Arthika viSamatAnuM mULa tRSNA che, saMgrahavRtti che. pote che: samatvam yoAmu aMte / bhagavAne lIdhI ane vIratApUrvaka pALI tethI ja teo mahAvI kahevAyA. bhagavAna pArzvanAthane eka bAju kamaThe atizaya trAsa Apyo, to bIjI bAju dharaNendradeve emanI rakSA karI. paraMtu prakaTIkaraNa upara bhAra mUko che. samatvathI mArApaNAno, jaina dharma sAdhanAnA kSetre mamatvanA visarjana ane samatvanA bhagavAne kamaTha pratye krodha ke dveSano bhAva na sevyo ane dharaNendra pratye moha ke rAgano bhAva na sevyo. baMne pratye samAna bhAva sevyo eTale ke tulya manovRtti sevI. rAkhavA e vRtti hiMsA-viSamatA tarapha dore che. A doSamAMthI bacavA, bhagavAne dAnano bodha paNa Apyo. dAna eTale jarUriyAtavALAne upakArabuddhithI nahi paraMtu potAnuM kartavya ke AvazyakakriyA samajIne ApavuM. A kriyAne samavibhAga ke samavitaraNanI kriyA kahI zakAya. enA mULamAM samatA ke sama ahamUno bhAva dUra thAya che. samatva AtmAno sahaja svabhAva che. bhAvano Adarza rahelo che, samatA pamAya kevI rIte ? e mATe jAgRtapaNe khUba puruSArtha karavo paDe. sahu prathama hRdayazuddhi karavI joie. durguNo ana durvisanAothI hRdaya malIna thAya che arIso cokhkho hoya to pratibiMba cokhkhuM dekhAya. citrakAra citra karatA pahelAM phalakane sApha kare che tevI rIte haiyAmAM peThelA durguNo dUra karIe to ja hRdayamAM samatA jevA uccatama guNane avakAza maLe AnaMdaghanajI lakhe che: vyakitamAM samatA Ave tyAre zubha pravRtino udaya thAya che; sva ane para-kalyANa karavAnI icchA thAya che. samatA eTale palAyana vRtti nahi. samatA vyakitane jIvana pratye abhimukha kare che. bahAranAgame tevA viSama saMyogo vacce tenI sAcI samatA khaDita thatI nathI. sukha-du:kha, hAra-jIta, niMdA-stuti, mAnaapamAna, lAbha ke hAni vagere aneka to samatA dhAraNa karanAra vyakitanA cittane vicalita karI zakatAM nathI. Jain Education international sAcI samatA sevanAra vyakita sadAcArI bane che. jo te davAno vepArI hoya to bheLaseLavALI davA potAnA svajanane na Ape, tema bIjAne paNa na Ape. anAjano vepArI pote saDeluM anAja na vApare, tema bIjAne vece paNa nahi, tevI ja rIte vyavahAranA badhA kSetramAM vyakita samabhAvane kAraNe ahitakA nahi paraMtu sarvahatakArI vRtti dharAve. jaina darzanano sAra samatA che. zAstrajJoe samyakdarzana, samyajJAna ane samyakacAritryano samAveza samabhAvamAja karyo che. ahiMsA, aparigraha ane anekAntavAda-e traNe parasparapUraka che, ane e traNeno AdhAra samatAnA vikAsa mATe, poSaNa mATe ane samatAnI sthiratA mATe A traNe siddhAto Avazyaka che. ahiMsA eTale jIvamAtra pratye samabhAva. samagra cetanasRSTi pratye samabhAva dvArA ja mAnavI samagra vizvacetanA sAthe ekatva anubhavI zake che. jeTaluM samatva vadhAre teTaluM ahiMsAnuM pAlana sArI rIte thai zake. vizvaprema ahiMsA che, sakaLa jIvasRSTi pratye Atmasama daSTi te samatA che. samabhAvathI tapAsI, samanvaya karI, saca pAmavuM te samatA. vizvazAMti mATe amogha sAdhana te samatA che. anekAntavAda eTale vicAra ke vANI dvArA samatAnuM AcaraNa anekAntavAda eTale vaicArika sahiSNutA, vividha vyakitao, vAdo ane dharmomAM vicAranA peda to rahevAnA. tene anekAntavAda eTale vaicArika aparigraha, vaicArika parigraha eTale vicAranuM, matanuM mamatva, huM kahuM te ja sAcuM A valaNa te vicArano parigraha. bIjAnA vicAra ke maMtavyamA rahelA satyano svIkAra karavo te vaicArika samabhAva. matAdhatA ke AgrahIpaNuM tyajavuM te vaicArika aparigraha, dharma, rAjakAraNa, kuTuMba vagere dareka kSetre matabheda dUra karavA mATe anekAntavAda uttama mArga che. sevana kAraNa pahelI bhUmikA re abhaya, adveSa, akheda' bhaya ahamAMthI janme che. ahama ogALI nAkhIe to abhaya janme. sattA, kIrti, saMpattinI nirarthaka harIphAi choDIe to adveSa pragaTe. abhaya, adveSanI vRttimAMthI akhaMda, sAtvika AnaMda janme. A traNe dvArA hRdayazuddhi thAya to samatAprAptinI bhUmikA taiyAra thAya. sAdhupuruSa ke cAritryazIla vyakitaono satsaMga keLavavAthI, emanA jIvanavyavahArano abhyAsa karavAthI samatAno bhAva pragaTe, vaLI tatvajJAnanA abhyAsathI AtmasvarUpa samajAya, AtmA ane zarIrano bheda samajAya. zarIra nAzavaMta che. mRtyu nizcita che. mRtyuno vicAra mANasane duSkRtya karatAM aTakAve www.jamatic Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 69 ane puNya kArya jhaDapathI karavA prere. pazvAdbhUmAM samatA hoya te karuNo, du:khInAM du:kha ochAM karavAthI kamanI nirjarA thAya zakAya che. bAhya saMjogo parivartanazIla che. tenA para kadAca to ja puNya kArya sArthaka thAya, kahyuM che: che; ApaNI vRtti nirmaLa thAya che. bhagavAna mahAvIre saMgamadeva ApaNo kAbU na hoya, paraMtu samatAne kAraNe AMtaravRtti para, 'samatA viNa je Acare prANI puNyanA kAma, pratye apAra karuNA batAvI, samatAnA utakRSTa bhAva vinA te saM- kAbU meLavI zakAya che. parikSAme niSkapaTatA ane niSka pAyatA chAra upara jima lIMpaNuM javuM jhAMkhara citrAma' bhave nahi, huMpha, hamadada, lAgaNI, samabhAva ityAdi du:khI prApta thAya che. adhyAtmayogI AnaMdadhanajI kahe che: dharmapAlana mATe jaina dharme je cha Avazyaka kriyAo kahI mANasane khare TAMkaNe amRtachAMTaNA samAna banI jAya che. 'citta prasanna re pUjana kULa kahyuM, pUjA akhaMDita eha." che temAMnI eka kriyA te 'sAmAyika' che. sAmAyika madhyastha eTale karuNApUrNa upekSA. para pholo peHU 3pekSaT / samatAthI janmatI cittanI prasannatA e ja sAcI bhakita che. samutAprAptino uttama upAya che. sAmAyikano sUkSma artha che adhamamArga bhUlelo, doSita pratye upekSA sevavI. mAdhyastha | samatAthI mAnasika samatulAnI sAthe zArIrika samatulA paNa samatAbhAva dhAraNa karavo. sAmAyika eTale gurunI AjJA laI eTale krodha ane katAno bhAva sevyA vinA alipta rahevuM meLavI zakAya. rogane sahane karavAnI tAkAte Ave. samatAno be ghaDI eka Asane besI sarva pApajanaka pravRtti choDI devI A udAsInatA ke upekSA jaDa nahi paraMtu karuNApUrNa hovI abhAva hoya to jIvanavyavahAramAM keTalIka vAra mAnasika (sAu07 no padatta Gifma) ane potAnA nidha kRtyo mATe joie. karuNAno bhAva na hoya to ApaNAmAM jaDatA ke rukSatA tanAva pedA thAya che. jAtajAtanA bhaya akaLAve che; jAtajAtanI pazcAttApa karavo. (jofma, rehAma, gaUT vosirAmi), be AdhI javAno saMbhava rahe. upAdhyAya yazovijayajI sajajhAyamAM zaMkA-kuzaMkA sevAya che. keTalIka ciMtA unmAda sudhI pahoMcADe che. ghaDI mATe prayatnapUrvaka jAgrata rahIne samatAbhAva dhAraNa karavo. kahe che: moTA bhAganI bimArI mAnasika tanAvanA kAraNe hoya che. vAraMvAra sAmAyika karavAthI samatA dhAraNa karavAnI Teva paDe che. 'rAga dharIje jIhAM guNa lahIe, samatA hoya to tanAva para kAbU meLavI zakAya che. zAstrakAroe sAmAyikano niSkarSa eka zlokamAM yathArtha rIte nirguNa upara samacitta rahIe" samatA mokSanuM sAdhana che. samatA dvarA vairAgya prApta thAya dazavyio che: A cAre bhAvanAthI vizvamaitrI sadhAya che. A cAre bhAvanA che. vairAgyaprApti mATe je sAdhanA karIne temAM prathama pagathiyuM samatA sarvabhUteSu. saMyamaH zubha bhAvanA / dharmadhyAnanI bhAvanA che. tenAthI Atta-raudra dhyAnathI mukata eTale ke taLeTI saMmatA che, ane carama zikhara para samatA che. jAtaraudra parityAga, taddhi sAmAyika vratam / / | thavAya che. ane samatAyukata dharmadhyAna pragaTe che. anukaMpA, prema, sAdhanAno prAraMbha prema, karuNA, ahiMsA udAratA vagerethI thAya prANI nAtra pratye prema ane samatApUrNa jIvanavyavahAra, udAratA ane dAnanA bIja pragaTe che ane poSAya che. cittavRtti che. kramaza: sAdhanA tIvra banatAM sAdha ke vItarAgatA sudhI pahoce pAMceindriyo upara saMyama, maitrI, pramoda, karuNA ane sthira thAya che. jema vRtti zuddha ane sthira thAya tema che madhyartha -e zubha bhAvanAo sevavI ane Araudra dhyAnano anirvacanIya AnaMda anubhavAya che. zAstrakAroe, jJAnIoe samatAnuM ghaNuM gaurava karyuM che. tyAga karavo. A vratane sAmAyika vrata kahI zakAya. samatA ane dhyAna parasparapUraka che samatA vinA, cittanI jAnanti kAmAnnikhilIH sasaMjJA, parakalyANanI ciMtA eTale maitrI. jJAnIo ene sthiratA vinA, dhyAnuM thatuM nathI, dhyAnathI samatA nizcala thAya. artha narAH ke'pi ca ke'pi ca dharmam / AdhyAtmika pravRti kahe che. maitrInuM eka aMga che prema ane bIjuM janaM ca kecid gurudevazuddham / che kSamA. samatAbhAva hoya to ja prema ane kSamA Take. koinAM na sAmye vinA dhyAnam, na dhyAnena vinA ca yat / kecit zivam ke'pi ca ke'pi sAmyam / / vicAro, kSatio, doSo, aparAdho tarapha samatAbhAva hoya to ja jema jema dhyAnanI kSamatA vadhatI jAya tema tema manamAM sarvasattAvALA prANIo kAmane jANo che. temAMthI keTalAka cittanI zAMti jaLavAya. kahevAyuM che, vizeSa prakAranuM caitanya jAgrata thAya che. caitanya e samatvanI arthane (dhanane jANe che. temAMthI keTalAMka dharmane jANe che. 'aparAdhIsuM paNa citta thakI, navi ciMtavIe prati kuLa." prajJA che. temAMthI thoDAka devagurayukata dharmane jANe che. temAMthI thoDAMka para suvuM tuSTi saritA | pArakAnA sadguNone, sukhane joine | samatA e jJAna che. athavA to ema kahI zakAya ke jJAnano mokSane ane temAMthI thoDAka samatAne jANe che. AnaMda pAmavo te pramoda, saMto, munio, jJAnavAna, guNavAna, sora samatA che. dharmanI sAdhanAno prathama udeza sAcI daSTi ane (samatA-'adhyAtma kalpataru') cAritryazIla vyakitaone joine AnaMda anubhavavo joIe. sAcuM jJAna prApta karavuM e che. jema jema rAgadveSathI para thaIe | samatAnuM mUlya ATaluM moTuM che. jIvanavyavahAramAM dareka kSetre guNano pakSapAta karavo joie. Ama karavAthI ApaNAmAM je tema tema AtmA parathI moha ane ajJAnanuM AvaraNa hatuM jAya samatAbhAva jeTalo vadhAre teTalI sukhazAMti vadhAre. samatvanI guNo aMzata: hoya teno vikAsa thAya che. virodhIonA guNonI jemanA jIvanamAM samatA Ave tevI vyakitaone sAmyayogI t/ jemanA jIvanamAM samatA Ave tevI vyakitaone sAmyayogI sAmUhika sAdhanA karavAmAM Ave to saMdharSarahita, zoSaNarahita paNa prazaMsA karavAthI temane mitra banAvI zakAya. pramodabhAva athavA to jIratA samarzana: kahevAmAM Ave che. sahiSNusamAja nirmANa thAya. samatA jayAre daDha bane, sahaja bane samabhAvane puSTa kare che. zarIra ane citta baMnene prasanna, svastha vItarAgapaNAnI sAdhanAno AdhAra samatA che. tyAre zvAse zvAse vizvakalyANanI bhAvanAno strota vahevA rAkhavAmAM pramodabhAva sahAyabhUta bane che. | samatAnA aneka lAbha che. samatAthI uttama guNonI rakSA mAMDe, samatA e amUlya saMpatti che. AnaMdarUpI amRta temAMthI karuNAne :vinAfzanI kahevAmAM Ave che. eTale ke thAya che. cittanI zAMti pragaTe che, game tevA viparIta saMjogomAM prApta thAya che. tethI ja jJAnIo kahe che 'samatA e paramezvara du:khI jIvonA zArIrika temaja mAnasika du:kha dUra karavAno bhAva vicalita thayA vinA sAcA ane sArA tvarita nirNayo laI che. ' Foo Private Senate only Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atma Vallabh Atmavallabha Atmavallabha vallabha smAraka -nIMva se zikhara taka vallabha smAraka maMgalakArI, isakI zaraNa meM aayeNge| samatA, karuNA maitrI se hama, jagatI ko svarga bnaayeNge| Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ With best Compliments from: COSCO (INDIA) PVT. LTD. ENKAY (INDIA) RUBBER CO. PVT. 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"rAma" jaina yaha nirmita dharaNI para lAkha lAkha bhAvoM kA sAkAra rUpa yaha prajvalita dIpa zikhA hai akhaMDa zAzvata anupa yaha khar3A nIla gagana tara avicala vimala mahimA-bharapUra yaha zata-sahastra kaMTho kA samaha gIta sarasa madhara yaha udvelita AsthA taMragoM kA dRga sukhaprada phenila svarUpa yaha pAvana smRtiyoM kA vimala manabhAvana puMja dhanIbhata bar3hakara yaha sabase smAraka hai vijaya vallabha kA zraddhA kA pussp| vallabhasmAraka maMgalakArI hama isakI zaraNa meM aayeNge| mamatA, karuNA, maitrI se hama, jagatI ko svarga bnaayeNge|| saba dharmo kA hai sAra yahI, saba jIvoM kA kalyANa kro| 'khada jIyo, jIne do sabako", mAnavatA kA utthAna kro|| saba jaga ke prANI sakhI raheM, hama yahI bhAvanA bhaayeNge|| (2) saba gaccha, paMtha, ke bhAva miTA, jaga-vatsalatA apanAnA hai sahayoga, maitrI, AjavatA se Age bar3hate jAnA hai| savi jIva kasai zAsana rasiyA nirmANa kA sAja sjaayeNge| hai Aja vizva kyA mAMga rahA, hai Aja rASTra kyA mAMga rhaa| hamane milakara mocA hI nahIM, saba vyartha pradarzana bhAga rhaa| - jo madhyamamArgI bhAI haiM, hama unako gale lgaaye|| vijJAna paMga raha jAyegA, AdhyAtmikatA yadi sAtha nhiiN| hama inakA samanvaya yadi karaleM to isase bar3I saugAta nhiiN| vallabha smAraka ke zikharoM se, zaMkha-dhvani yahI geNjaayeNge|| 15) myAdvAda ahiMsA, saMthama hI, jIvananirmANa ke sAdhana haiN| avasAna yuddha, hisA kA ho, aiTama kA zAnti prayojana ho| vallabhagurU kA sandeza yahI, hama ghara-ghara jAke sunaayeNge|| Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtezvarI padmAvatI tere caraNoM meM zata zata namana, mAtA jI pdmaavtii| tere simaraNa se durita zamana, mAtA jI pdmaavtii|| pArzva prabhu jI kI tuma, adhiSThAyikA ho| mAtRzakti kI tuma, paricAyikA ho|| saba ke mana meM terA hI raTana, mAtA jii...||1|| zrI saMgha ko tuma, siddhi dAyikA ho| jana jana ko tuma, maMgala kArikA ho|| tere darzana se bhakta prasanna mAtA jii...||2|| vallabha smAraka kI, mAM! tama sahAyikA ho| samakita dhArI ko tuma, Ananda dAyikA ho|| dhAma terA ho sukha kA sadana, mAtA jii...||3|| mAghava, zukla ekAdazI, tArikA ho| pratiSThA zrI saMgha ko, zabha kArikA ho|| "zIla bAla ko vallabha shrnn| pyArA lagatA hai, terA bhavana / / mAtA jii...||4|| sAdhvI mRgAvatI danEducation international Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ STIONS vallabha smAraka meM virAjamAna zAsana prabhAvikA camatkArI mAtA zrI padmAvatI devI saujanya - zrI nandalAla jaina, jaina bradarsa caMDIgar3ha in Education International For Private &Personal use Only / Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya-samaya para isa saMsAra meM aise mahAparuSoM kA janma hotA hai, jo samAja aura saMsAra ko eka naI dizA, natana Aloka pradAna karate haiM, jisase samAja va saMsAra lAbhAnvita hotA hai evaM unake nirdezita patha kI ora gati pragati bana jAtI hai| jinhoMne svahita ke sAtha parahita meM samAja utthAna meM apanA mahAna yogadAna diyaa| unakI garimA evaM mahimA apAra hai| samAja kalyANa meM hI unhoMne apanA sArA jIvana khapA diyaa| ve kahA karate the - samAja utkarSa ke liye evaM AtmakalyANa ke liye hI hamArA sAdhu jIvana hai| Atma-sAdhanA evaM samAjotthAna ke kArya kitane bhI hoM, karanA hamArA kartavya hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki Apa sAdhanAmaya jIvana-yApana karate hae AjIvana samAja-utthAna ke kArya meM hara ghar3I hara pala udyata rhe| pa0 paMjAba dezoddhAraka zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja ne apane jIvana kI antima ghar3iyoM meM zAsana evaM paMjAba rakSA kA bhAra zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI para DAlate hue kahA - he vallabha sarasvatI mandiroM kI sthApanA tathA paMjAba kI bIra bhUmi meM satya ahiMsA, evaM sadAcAra kA bIjAropaNa kara isakI surakSA krnaa| kyoMki isa prAnta meM sAdhu-sAdhvI ke abhAva meM dharma bhAvanA meM zithilatA A cukI hai| ina zabdoM ke sAtha hI ve isa nazvara duniyA se cala bse| vallabha ke karNa meM ye vicAroM gUMjane lage aura ve dRr3hasaMkalpa ke sAtha apane uttadAyitva ko nibhAne ke lie kAryakSetra meM utre| deza evaM samAja kA koI vyakti azikSita evaM bhUkhA-naMgA na rhe|praannimaatr ahiMsA aura satya kI rAha kA anugamana kare, jaina evaM jainetara samAja prema aura ekatA ke sUtra meM Abaddha hoM, isa heta deza ke kone kone meM apane prabhAvazAlI pravacanoM se eka naI jAgRti kA zaMkhanAda kiyaa| unhoMne sarvaprathama madhyama varga kI ora dRSTipAta kiyaa| kyoMki madhyama varga samAja kI rIr3ha hai| usake utthAna ke lie Apane anathaka parizrama kiyaa| isake lie pa0 zrI ne yaha bhISma pratijJA kI ki unake utthAna ke lie pAMca lAkha rupaye kA phaNDa nahIM hogAtomaiM dUdha evaM dUdha se banI cIjeM grahaNa nahIM karUMgA kI jAduI vANI kA alaukika prabhAva pdd'aa| bahanoM ne AbhUSaNoM evaM bhAIyoM ne rupayoM kI varSA kii| eka caudaha varSIya ramilA nAmaka bAlikAne pravacana-sabhA meM hI do hajAra rupaye ekatrita kie| madhyama varga ke lie yaha mahAna kArya bambaI meM huaa| www.jainelion guru vallabha kI amara smRti - AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri JanEducatrinternational Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vallabha aura vallabha smAraka pAkistAna ke asahAya nirAdhAra - sthiti meM Ae jaina evaM zikSA kI sevA kara rahe haiN| ajaina bhAiyoM kI sahAyatA ke lie Apane bIkAnera meM bar3e ambAlA kAleja, ambAlA hAyara sekeMDarI skUla bhAvabhare zabdoM meM kahA ki maiM bhikSuka hU~ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA, kanyAzAlA jagar3IA garUkala hoziyArapura hAyara sekeMDarI, evaM gurudeva kA evaM zAsana kA bAhara se Ae zaraNArthI jaina, hindU va bar3audA ANaMda (vidyAlaya) bhAvanagara ahamadAbAda pUnA aMdherIsikha jo pAkistAna se duHkhI hokara Ae haiM, ve sahayoga ke pAtra haiN| bambaI Adi meM mahAvIra vidyAlaya kI zAkhAeMApakI hI anukaMpA unheM apanA bhAI-bahana samajheM unakI sevA kareM aura unheM kA phala hai aura hai Apake zikSA-prema ke jIte-jAgate udaahrnn| -mani zrI amarendra vijaya Atmanirbhara bnaaveN| Apake prabhAva se unakI sevA va vyavasthA kI gii| samAja meM unheM ucita sthAna milaa| yoga kI ora bhI Apane samucita dhyAna diyaa| he garjara-lAla chagana pyAre, sAta kSetroM ke siMcana ke lie, unheM zaktimAna banAne ke unheM vidyAdhyayana kI preraNA dii| itanA hI nahIM unhoMne udAratA | - kyoM bhUlegA paMjAba tujhe| lie gurudeva sadaiva citita rahate the| prayatnazIla the| sAdhu-sAdhvI dikhAte hue viduSI sAdhviyoM ko pravacana hetu AjJA dii| zrAvaka va zrAvikA do kSetra mahatvapUrNa haiM ye do anya kSetroM ke AtmArAma ne diyA jJAna dhana, sampradAya meM rahate hue bhI Apa saMpradAyAtIta the| Apake pUraka haiN| anya pAMca kSetroM ke poSaka haiN| ye kSetra balavAna hoMge to pAkara anupama sAja sje|| vicAroM se bhI udAra the| bambaI kI eka sabhA meM nikale the udgAra anya kSetra svataH evaM sahaja zaktizAlI bana jaaeNgeN| isa bAta ke sAkSI haiN| maiM na jaina haM, na bauddha, na vaiSNava haM, na zaiva,na AcArya zrI ne garIba-sAdharmika baMdhuoM kI sahAyatA ke lie dina kAlae hindU aura na muslmaan| maiM to vItarAma deva ke batAye hae patha para | marudhara kA ajJAna - timira hara, samAja kA dhyAna AkarSita kiyaa| unheM prItibhoja karAkara calane vAlA eka mAnava hUM -eka yAtrI huuN| jJAna-jyoti ko phailaayaa| hajAroM rupaye kharca kara evaM laDDU Adi khilA denA saccA sAdharmika vAtsatya nahIM hai| unake daHkha dUra kara unheM pAMva para ina udAra vacanoM ko sunakara bar3e netA loga bhI prabhAvita hae varakAnA, phAlanA paroM ne. khar3A karanA, Atmanirbhara banAnA hI saccA sAdhArmivAtsatya hai| gaurava apanA dikhlaayaa|| inake uddhAra ke lie pa0 zrI ne Thosa kArya kie| samaya-samaya para samasta jaina samAja kI ekatA ke lie ve niraMtara prayatnazIla tana, mana se pUrNarUpeNa sahayoga kiyaa| the| eka bAra unhoMne ekatA ke lie apanI manobhAvanA isa rUpa meM jJAna-jyoti terI pAkara ke. zikSA ke prati Apa kI apUrva ruci thii| vyAvahArika evaM prakaTa kI thI yadi jaina samAja kI ekatA ke lie mujhe AcArya mAyA-moha vilIna hue| AdhyAtmika donoM zikSAoM ke lie Apane jora diyaa| zikSA padavI kA bhI tyAga karanA par3e to maiM taiyAra huuN| samAja ke saMgaThana ke vika par3atA ma tayAra huu| samAja ka saMgaThana ke vijaya vallabha kI svayaM prabhA se. pracAra kI bhAvanA ApameM kUTa-kUTa kara bharI thii| vidvAna va jJAnI lie kitanI utkRSTha bhAvanA evaM tyAga bhAvanA thii| hiMsaka sabhI malIna hue|| hI jJAna kI mahattA samajha sakate haiN| Apa sabhI viSayoM meM pAraMgata unakI jAduI vANI se zrI motIlAla neharU jaise rASTrIya netA prakAMDa vidvAna the| ataH zikSA ke pracAra-prasAra meM sahaja hI ne AjIvana sigareTa kA parityAga kara diyaa| aneka hinduoM, ApakI ruci thii| Apake athaka puruSArtha se aneka zikSA musalamAnoM ne mAMsAhAra kA tyAga kiyA Apa yagadaSTA yagavIra ha yugadraSTA! yuga nimAtA! saMsthAeM, nirmita huii| AcArya the| deza va samAja ke lie ApakI anekoM mahAn dena | bhaktoM ko tUne zaraNa diyaa| deza ke prAyaHsabhI prAMtoM meM Apane vidyAlaya sthApita kie| haiN| unako sukha se bhArata lAkara zrI mahAvIra vidyAlaya zikSAkSetra meM ApakI anupama dena hai| 84 varSa kI dIrghAyu taka jIvana kI aMtima sAMsa taka Apa unakA pAvana uddhAra kiyaa|| aneka virodhoM ke bavaMDara meM bhI vaha saMsthA sthApita haI.jo Aja samAja va zAsana ke mahAna kArya karate rhe| vaha vallabha smAraka aMkarita paNita evaM phalita hai| jaina jagat meM Aja vaha mastaka ApakI yazogAthA kA jIvaMta pratIka hai| yaha adabhata terA smAraka, UMcA kie khar3I hai| jJAnadAna meM apanA mahAn yogadAna de rahI hai| yaha zrI garUdeva kA ekamAtra mahAna smAraka unake mahAna goDavAr3a kI marUbhUmi ke lie Apa sacamuca kalikAla AdarzoM evaM saMdezoM ke lie pracAra-prasAra meM, sAta kSetroM kI puSTi sabakI zraddhA kA kendra bne| kalpatarU sAbita he| usa vikaTa bhUmi meM vicaraNa kara varakANA meM apanA yogadAna dekara unakI bhAvanAoM ko sAkAra kareM unake vaha pAvana tarAgAthA kA, evaM sAdar3I meM Apane vidyAlaya khole, jo Aja bhI samucita rUpa se apUrNa kAryoM ko pUrNa kareM isI zabha maMgala kAmanA ke saath| adhivaktA zAzvata banA rhe|| An Education, international Five S ale Only Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Private Personal t Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjAMkura se phala vRddhi taka vijaya vallabha smAraka paMjAba meM bhramaNa kara rahI thiiN| smAraka nirmANa ke kArya ke lie 21.2.71 ko kumArI bhAratI ne bambaI meM bhAgavatI dIkSA inake unhoMne samAja ke Age vAloM ko ekatrita kara unakA mArgadarzana pAsa grahaNa kI aura unakA suyazA zrI nAmakaraNa huaa| kiyA vayovRddha sarva zrI jJAnadAsa jI sI0saba jaja, bAbU rAma jI san 1972 meM vijaya vallabha sari jI mahArAja ke paTTAlaMkAra lIDara, lA. rAma jI tathA pro0 pRthvI rAja jI Adi se vicAra zAntamUrti jainAcArya vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja kA bar3audA meM vimarza kara dillI meM smAraka ke nirmANa kI yojanA bnaaii| mAtra cAturmAsa thaa| vahAM eka vizAla sAdhvI sammelana huaa| sAdhvI 2 lAkha kharca karane kA nizcaya huA aura mahattarA jI ne ru0 mRgAvatI jI bhI usa sammelana meM sammalita hue| cAturmAsa cAlIsa hajAra ekatra bhI krvaae| thI AtmAnaMda jaina mahAsabhA se pazcAt samudra sUri jI ne sAdhvI jI ko dillI kI ora vihAra nirmANa kA prastAva pAsa karavAyA aura unheM kAma sauMpa diyaa| jaba karane ke lie Adeza diyA aura 19 varSoM se rUke haye ballabha - rAjakumAra jaina, san 1959 meM akhila bhAratIya zvetAmbara jaina kAnphreMsa kA smAraka ke nirmANa kA uttaradAyitva punaH unake kandhoM para DAla ludhiyAnA meM AcArya vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja kI pAvana diyaa| nizrA evaM zrI bahAdura siMha jI siMdhI kalakattA nivAsI kI bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI ke bhItara paMjAba kI ora jAne jJAna ke paMja aura adamya sAhasa ke dhanI, sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI vAle rASTrIya mArga naM, / ke 20 ki.mI. para 20 ekar3a bhUkhaNDa ke adhyakSatA meM adhivezana huA, to unhoMne bhI smAraka nirmANa kI mahArAja sAdhvI sujyeSThA zrI jI, suvratA zrI jI tathA suyazA zrI puSTi kA prastAva pArita kara apanI mohara lagA dii| sAdhvI jI ko sAtha lekara, ugra bihAra kara dillI phuNce| samAja ko madhya jisa bhavya aura kalAtmaka bhavana kA nirmANa huA hai, use "vijaya vallabha smAraka" kahate haiN| kalikAla kalpataru ajJAna magAvatI jI ke sadapadezoM kA jana mAnasa para gaharA prabhAva hotA kaMbhakaraNI nidrA se jAgRta karane ke lie unhoMne kaThina abhigraha thaa| phalasvarUpa dharma parAyaNa suzrAvaka sva. lA dInAnAtha jI kI dhAraNa kiye| phalasvarUpa smAraka yojanA ko Age bar3hAne ke lie timira taraNi yugavIra paMjAba kesarI jainAcArya zrImad vijaya supatrI kAntA bahana ke mana meM vairAgya paidA ho gayA aura samaya zrI Atma vallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa nidhi kI sthApanA bhagavAna vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja ke saMgha aura samAja para ananta pAkara unhoMne bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| unakA nAma mahAvIra ke 2500veM nirvANa varSa meM dinAMka 12 jUna 1974 ko kI upakAra haiN| unakI yazogAthA ko amara rakhane ke liye hI isa suvratA zrI rakhA gyaa| sAdhvI maMDala ne ludhiyAnA se prasthAna kara gii| dillI saMgha ke pradhAna lA. rAma lAla jI ne isa TrasTa kI bhavya smAraka kA nirmANa huA hai| AcArya zrI jI tapa, tyAga, diyaa| mRgAvatI jI ke sudUra cale jAne para zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA sthApanA kii| unake atirikta sarva zrI sundara lAla jI (motI sAdhanA, ArAdhanA ke prati mUrti the| unakA caritra ati nirmala tanika hatotsAha sI ho gii| bayovRddha netA dhIre-dhIre krUra kAla lAla banArasI dAsa) tathA khairAyatI lAla jI (enake rabaDa aura utkRSTha thaa| saMgaThana, zikSA aura sevA unake jIvana kA maMtra kI capeTa meM Ate ge| smAraka kArya Age na bar3ha skaa| thaa| nArI utthAna aura jana kalyANa ke ve masIhA bne| sAdA, kampanI) isake AjIvana TrasTI niyukta hue| lA. ratnacaMda jI nirahaMkAra aura nirlipta jIvana kA Adarza unhoMne samAja ke bhArata ke vibhAjana ke phalasvarUpa paMjAba kI Arthika dazA (ratnacaMda rikhabadAsa jaina) tathA rAja kumAra jaina nidhi ke kramazaH samakSa rkhaa| sarasvatI putra ke mukhAravinda se jJAna kI kavitA aura kamajora thI ataH icchA hote hue bhI guru bhakta isa kArya ko Age adhyakSa tathA maMtrI evaM sarvazrI baladeva kumAra tathA rAjakumAra rAya saMgItamayI ajasra dhArA bahatI thii| lokeSaNA se ve kosoM dara the| na bar3hA paaye| sAdhvI zrI zIlavatI jI tathA mRgAvatI jI evaM sAhaba upAdhyakSa cune gae aura zrI dhanarAja jI koSAdhyakSa niyukta dhArmika evaM vyAvahArika zikSA ke mAdhyama se samAja kA unhoMne unakI suziSyA sujyeSThA zrI jI evaM nUtana sAdhvI zrI suvratA zrI hue tathA zrI vinoda lAla dalAla, nirmANa upasamiti ke adhyakSa utthAna kiyaa| aisI pratibhAzAlI vibhUti kA jaba 22 sitambara jI mahArAja AgamoM ke abhyAsa ke lie paMjAba chor3akara gajarAta banAye ge|.svaa chaH ekar3a kA bhUkhaNDa 15 jUna 1974 ko kharIdA san 1954 ko bambaI meM devaloka huA to pa0 sAdhvI mahattarA thI kI ora calI gii| unhoMne ahamadAbAda meM Agama prabhAkara mani gyaa| isa prakAra sAdhvI jI mahArAja kA prathama saMkalpa sampanna mRgAvatI jI kI preraNA se jaina samAja ne unake Adarza jIvana / zrI puNya vijaya jI ke mArga darzana meM paM0 sukhalAla jI aura paM0 huaa| mUlyoM ko ujAgara karane ke lie hI isa smAraka ke nirmANa kA jo becaradAsa jI ke pAsa AgamoM kI gahana par3hAI kii| adhyayana ke jaba AcArya vijaya samudra sari jI mahArAja bhagavAna mahAvIra nirNaya kiyA thA vaha Aja sAkAra rUpa le cukA hai| isakA pratiSThA pazcAta bambaI phuNcii| kucha hI samaya bAda dinAMka 17.2.68 ko ke 2500 ve nirvANa varSa ke rASTrIya mahotsava ko sAnnidhya pradAna mahotsava vasaMta paMcamI dinAMka 10.2.1989 ko manAyA jA rahA zrI zIlavatI jI mahArAja kA bambaI meM devaloka gamana ho gyaa| karane ke lie 30 jUna 1974 ko dillI meM, AcArya vijayendra dinna hai| isa hetu gyAraha divasIya mahAmahotsava 1.2.89 se mAM aura beTI kA nAtA TUTa gayA aura aba mRgAvatI jI ke netRtva meM sUri, AcArya prakAzacaMdra mUri, gaNi janaka vijaya Adi mani 11.2.1989 taka racA gayA hai| sAdhvI maMDala dakSiNa bhArata kI ora calA gyaa| baMgalaura, maisUra maMDala evam sAdhvI maMDala ke sAtha padhAre, to unakA nagara praveza jainAcArya vijaya vallabha marIzvara jI mahArAja ke devaloka Adi meM cAturmAsa kiye| baMgalaura meM unakI nizrA meM bar3e utsAha bhagavAna mahAvIra 25 vIM nirvANa zatAbdI samiti ke tatvAvadhAna gamana ke samaya sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI apanI guruvAnI mAtA ke sAtha ballabha sUri jI mahArAja kI janma zatAbdI manAI gii| meM bhavya rUpa se karAyA gyaa| virATa jana sabhA huI jisameM unhoMne zIlavatI jI mahArAja, ziSyA sajyeSThA zrI jI ke sAtha usa samaya dakSiNa bhArata kA paribhramaNa kara ve punaH bambaI pdhaarii| di0 pUjya sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ke kartRtva para ati prasannatA For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 vyakta kI evaM smAraka kArya ko aura Age bar3hAne ke lie unhoMne apanA AzIrvAda sAdhvI jI tathA zrI saMgha ko pradAna kiyaa| smAraka nidhi kI sthApanA aura bhUmi kraya ke pazcAta nidhi kI kAryakAriNI ne apanI saba upalabdhiyAM mahAsabhA ko arpaNa kara dIM aura apane uttaradAyitva ko sampUrNa kara santoSa prApta kiyaa| parantu mahAsabhA ke kAryakartAoM ne lagabhaga eka varSa bAda vijaya vallabha smAraka kI samasta yojanA aura kAryAnvayana kI pUrNa jimmedArI pU. mRgAvatI jI kI upasthiti meM smAraka nidhi ko hI vApisa sauMpa dii| nidhi ne dillI rUpa nagara meM eka kAryAlaya kI sthApana kara, kArya ko Age bar3hAne kI yojanA bnaaii| san 1974 ke disambara mAsa meM AcArya vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja sAhiba kA 84vAM janmadina yuvA cetanA divasa meM bar3I dhUmadhAma ke sAtha dillI meM manAyA gyaa| saikar3oM yuvakoM ne samAja sevA aura dharma pArAyaNa jIvana bitAne ke praNa liye bhArata sarakAra ke maMtrI zrI indra kumAra gujarAla mukhya atithi ke rUpa meM isa mahotsava meM pdhaare| sakala zrI saMgha ne bar3e bhAvapUrNa DhaMga se AcArya mahArAja ko jinazAsanaratna kI upAdhi se alaMkRta kiyaa| gurudeva janavarI 1975 meM hariyANA paMjAba kI ora vihAra karate hue smAraka bhUmi para padhAre aura apane varadahasta se unhoMne parikramA karate hue isakI nIMva meM vAsakSepa DAlA evaM saMtoSa karate hue AzIrvAda pradAna kiyaa| san 1975 aura san 1976 ke cAturmAsa AcArya mahArAja ke ludhiyAnA aura hoziyArapura meM hue aura isake uparAnta eka nava-nirmita jina maMdira kI pratiSThA karavAne ke lie ve murAdAbAda kI ora vihAra kara gye| murAdAbAda kA pratiSThA mahotsava bar3e ullAsa ke sAtha sampanna huA, parantu eka hI saptAha pazcAt gurudeva akasmAta devaloka sidhAra gye| sArA bhArata isa kSati para vihvala ho utthaa| saMgha aura samAja ke netRtva kA samasta bhAra aba AcArya vijayendra dinna sUrIzvara jI ke kandhoM para A pdd'aa| ve munimaMDala ko sAtha lekara gAMva gAMva meM dharma darzana dete hue gujarAta kI ora cale ge| idhara pUjya mahattarA mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ke netRtva aura parAmarza se smAraka nidhi kI kAryakAriNI ne smAraka ke lie eka bahulakSIya suniyojita rUpa rekhA bnaaii| jisake antargata nimna kAryakrama calAne kA nirNaya kiyA gayA: 1. bhAratIya dharma darzana para zodha kArya tathA adhyayana evaM adhyaapn| * 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. saMskRta aura prAkRta vidyApITha / pustakAlaya tathA granthAgAra / jaina evaM samakAlIna kalA kA saMgrahAlaya | yoga aura dhyAna para zodha kArya / jana upayogI sAhitya racanA / purAtana sAhitya kA punaH prakAzana / striyoM ke lie kalA aura prazikSaNazAlA ityAdi / usI ke anurUpa bhI Aja sabhI kAryakrama cala rahe haiN| seTha kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI isa nidhi ke sambala bane aura unhoMne kahA ki vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja kI mahAna pratibhA ke anurUpa hI smAraka nirmANa ati bhavya aura vizAla honA cAhie evaM isakA nirmANa patthara dvArA karanA cAhie tAki yuga yugAntara taka unakA yaha kIrti cinha akSuNNa raha ske| seTha AnandajI kalyANajI per3hI ke mukhya zilpI zrI amRtalAla mUla zaMkara trivedI dvArA smAraka bhavana ke plAna banavA kara unhoMne nidhi ko diye| nirmANa ke lie dillI vikAsa prAdhikaraNa se anumati kI AvazyakatA thI, jise prApta karane meM bahuta samaya lgaa| binA AjJA nirmANa kaise ho, yaha eka bahuta bar3I jaTila samasyA thii| karmazIla sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja niSkarmaNya na raha ske| vilamba kA AbhAsa kara unhoMne uttara pradeza aura hariyANA tathA paMjAba kA paribhramaNa karane kA nizcaya kiyA aura 3 varSa isI pravAsa meM bitaaye| durbhAgya se hamAre Adya saMrakSaka seTha kastUra bhAI jI kA bhI isI avadhi meM dehAvasAna ho gyaa| ataH nidhi kA mArgadarzaka uTha gyaa| Avedana dene para bhI prAdhikaraNa sahamata nahIM ho rahA thaa| zrImatI vidyAvahana zAha evaM zrI kAnti lAla ghiyA ne kAphI yatna kiye| zrImatI nirmalA bahana madAna tathA cau. prema siMha pArSada yogendra jaina kauMsalara evaM anta meM kaI anya prabhAvazAlI vyakti bhI jora lagAte rhe| zrI kavara lAla jI guptA sAMsada ke Agraha para tatkAlIna upa rAjyapAla kohalI jI aktUbara 1977 meM smAraka sthala pdhaare| ve yojanA evaM prastAvita bhavana kA maMDala dekha kara prasanna hue aura ekatrita jaina samAja ke samakSa unhoMne tatkAla 15000 vargaphuTa nirmANa kI anumati pradAna kara dI parantu likhita Adeza to 21.1.1978 ko hI jArI ho skaa| svIkati pAkara samAja gadgad ho gyaa| mahattarA jI kI prasannatA kA to ThikAnA na thaa| parantu isI bIca meM nidhi ke eka mAnya AjIvana TrasTI evaM vicAraka lA. sundara lAla jI kA dehAvasAna ho jAne se kArya ke dizA darzana meM tanika bAdhA aaii| san 1978 kA cAturmAsa mahattarA jI ne himAcala sthita prAcIna kAMgar3A tIrtha ke uddhAra ke nimitta vahAM pahAr3I kSetra meM kiyA aura apane tapa aura tyAga ke bala para bhagavAna AdinAtha kI prAcIna pratimA kI sevA pUjA ke sthAyI adhikAra punaH jaina samAja ko purAtatva vibhAga se vApisa dilvaaye| itihAsa ke pannoM meM unakA yaha kArya svarNAkSaroM meM likhA jaayegaa| vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya vijayendra dinna sUri jI mahArAja ne sAdhvI. mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kI mahAna upalabdhi para prasanna hokara unheM mahattarA evaM kAMgar3AtIthoMdvarikA kI upAdhiyoM se vibhUSita kiyaa| sAtha hI vallabha smAraka ke kArya ko aura adhika Age bar3hAne ke lie mahattarA jI ko AzIrvAda diyaa| sAdhvI jI mahArAja punaH jUna 1979 meM dillI padhAre aura unhoMne smAraka ke kArya meM vizeSa gati lAne ke liye saMgha aura samAja ko preraNA dii| antataH 27 julAI 1979 ko isa nidhi ke adhyakSa zrI ratanacanda jI ne mahattarA jI kI nizrA meM bhUmi pUjana tathA khanana kiyaa| sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ma. ke prabhAvazAlI upadeza se 16 lAkha ke bacana turanta usI sabhA meM prApta huye / taduparAnta 29 navambara 1979 ke zubha dina hajAroM logoM kI upasthiti meM mukhya smAraka bhavana kA zilAnyAsa vayovRddha suzrAvaka zrI khairAyatIlAla jI ke kara kamaloM dvArA kiyA gyaa| isa hetu tridivasIya vizAla mahotsava racA gayA thaa| maMca ko guru deva vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja ke eka vizAla taila citra se sajAyA gyaa| zilAnyAsa se kucha hI kSaNa pUrva sAdhvI jI mahArAja kA eka mArmika pravacana huA aura phalasvarUpa logoM ne 25 lAkha rupaye ke dAna vacana likhavA diye tathA bahanoM ne apane AbhUSaNa utAra kara bheMTa kara diye| bambaI se eka spezala Trena dvArA isa mahotsava meM bhAga lene ke lie 600 yAtrI Aye the / zilAnyAsa mahotsava ke madhya akhila bhAratIya jaina zvetAmbara kAnphreMsa kA 24vAM mahA-adhivezana zradhyeya dIpa caMda gArDI jI kI adhyakSatA meM saphala sampanna huaa| sabhI yAtriyoM ne sahayoga dene kA vacana diyaa| kAryakartAoM ke sAhasa aura manobala kI vizeSa puSTi milii| smAraka ke sabhI kAryakrama sollAsa sampanna hue| madrAsa ke karmaTha Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAryakartA zrI sAyara caMda nAhara, baMbaI ke suzrAvaka mAnyavara pustakAlaya thaa| vibhAjana ke samaya usako gujarAMvAlA maMdira ke lie uttara pradeza aura paMjAba meM kucha cAturmAsa karane kA punaH jayantI lAla ratnalAla zAha Taiksa vizeSajJa tathA zrI kidAra nAtha taladhara meM surakSita rakha diyA gyaa| aura kucha varSoM ke pazcAta seTha nizcaya kara udhara vihAra kara diyaa| unakA manobala bahuta UMcA jI sAhanI mukhya kAryakArI pArSada dillI ne vibhinna adhivezanoM meM kastUrabhAI tathA mAnanIya dharmavIra rAjyapAla ke udyama aura thA parantu zarIra jaba pUrA sAtha nahIM de rahA thaa| adhyakSa athavA mukhya atithi ke rUpa meM padhAra kara maMca ko sahayoga se yaha grantha bhaMDAra bhArata lAyA gyaa| zrI AtmAnanda jaina ladhiyAnA ke pravAsa meM mahattarA jI ke sAdhvI maMDala parivAra suzobhita kiyaa| mahAsabhA ne yaha grantha bhaMDAra bhI 28.1.1980 ke dina bhArata ke meM eka abhivaddhi hii| eka vizAla Ayojana ke madhya eka mamakSa uttara bhArata ke jaina samAja ke pAsa garU bhakti to bahata thI tatkAlIna gRhamaMtrI jJAnI jaila siha jI ke kara kamaloM dvArA nidhi bahana ne bhagavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| natana sAdhvI kA nAma rakhA parantu Arthika zakti samucita na thii| isa viSamatA ko dhyAna meM ko vidhivata sauMpa diyaa| gayA saprajJA zrI jI mhaaraaj| rakha kara mahattarAjI ne samAja se Arthika sahayoga lene ke lie dinAMka 21.4.1980 ko bambaI nivAsI seTha pratApa bhogIlAla ludhiyAnA meM unhoMne "upAdhyAya sohana vijaya udyoga kendra eka AsAna yojanA banAI aura preraNA dI ki sabhI guru bhakta jI ne mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI jI kI preraNA evaM nizrA meM bhagavAna yathAzakti prati mAsa apanA Arthika yogadAna sAta sAla ke lie vAsupUjya maMdira kA zilAnyAsa kiyaa| dinAMka 1.4.1981 ko tathA upAdhyAya sohana vijaya mudraNAlaya kI sthApanA krvaaii| mahattarA jI ne vizAla mohana devI osavAla kaiMsara hAspiTala evaM dete rahane kA saMkalpa kreN| kisI ne to apanA nijI yogadAna dene hosTala blAka kA nirmANa prArambha huaa| zrI saMgha ke Age bAnoM kA praNa kiyA to kisI ne dhanarAzi ekatrita kara smAraka nidhi ko evaM TrasTiyoM ne ror3I aura patthara apane sira para uThAkara zramadAna zodha saMsthAna jisakI lAgata usa samaya 7 karor3a anumAnita thI, bheMTa karane kA vacana diyaa| isa taraha kArya sugama ho gyaa| aura dvArA zrI gaNeza kiyaa| mukhya smAraka bhavana ke nirmANa ke lie kA zilAnyAsa kiyaa| zrI AtmanaMda jaina kAlija ambAlA ko vipula Arthika sahayoga dilavAkara use saMkaTa mukta kiyA evaM Arthika sahayoga yojanAbaddha milanA zurU ho gyaa| bhUmi parIkSaNa, jala parIkSaNa evaM vibhinna khAnoM ke pattharoM kA caNDIgar3ha meM jina mandira evaM upAzraya nirmANa kArya kI nIMva vijaya vallabha smAraka prAMgaNa meM eka jina maMdira avazya nirIkSaNa evaM mUlyAMkana karavAyA gyaa| bharatapura kSetra ke bAMsI ddaalii| san 1983 meM smAraka ke kAryakartAoM kI vinatI svIkAra bananA cAhiye, yaha vicAra mahattarA jI ke mana meM sadar3ha hone lgaa| pahAr3apura khAnoM ke patthara pAsa hue| vAstukalA ke marmajJoM aura kara ve sAdhvI maMDala ke sAtha punaH dillI pdhaare| ataH jaba 15000 varga phaTa nirmANa karane kI DI.DI.e. se anumati Adhunika AciMTaikTasa evaM TrasTiyoM ke eka ziSTamaMDala ne ka milI taba nirmANa kAma ke tIna vibhAjana kiye gye| arthAta mukhya rAjasthAna aura gujarAta ke viziSTa maMdiroM-rANakapura, jaisalamera, zilpiyoM tathA mahattarA jI ke parAmarza se nidhi ne nirNaya smAraka bhavana tathA bhagavAna kA maMdira evaM eka atithi kkss| delavAr3A tathA tAraMgA kA nirIkSaNa kara nirmANa kI bhAvI yojanA kiyA ki maMdira catarmakha bnegaa| aura usameM malanAyaka bhagavAna samace bAndha kAma ke nIce eka vizAla taladhara banAne kI bhI bnaaii| mukhya smAraka bhavana tathA bhagavAna ke maMdira ke nirmANa kA vAsupUjya jI ke atirikta bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bhagavAna mani yojanA banAI gii| mahattarA jI mahArAja ne smAraka sthala kI isa kAma prAcIna jaina vAstukalA ke anurUpa hI patthara dvArA karane kA suvrata svAmI evaM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha virAjamAna hoNge| yaha bhI paNya bhami kA nAma "zrI Atma ballabha saMskati madira" rakha nirNaya kiyA gayA aura hosTala blAka ke nirmANa kA kAma nirNaya huA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhAra anantalabdhi diyaa| kArya kI zIghra siddhi ke liye unhoMne smAraka sthala para hI Adhunika DhaMga se eka suprasiddha zilpI zrI amRtalAla mUla zaMkara nidhAna gautama svAmI jI, AcArya vijayAnanda ri jI, AcArya sthiratA kara aharniza apanI sAdhanA aura ArAdhanA zurU kara trivedI aura zrI candulAla trivedI ko smAraka bhavana tathA maMdira kA vijaya vallabha sUri jI tathA AcArya vijaya samada sari jI dii| maccharoM kA bhArI upadrava tathA bhakha aura pyAsa evaM sardI-garmI nirmANa kAma sauMpA gayA aura hosTala blAka ke nirmANa kA mahArAja kI pratimAyeM maMdira ke raMga maMDapa meM virAjamAna kI jaayeN| kI tanika bhI cintA na kara unhoMne smAraka kI nirjana bhUmi para hI uttaradAyitva zrI sureza goyala AciMTaikTasa ko diyA gyaa| tathA gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja kI bhavya 45 iMca kaI mAsa bitaaye| jina mandira nirmANa tathA saMcAlana ke liye eka patthara kI upalabdhi meM vizeSa kaThinAIyAM AtI rahIM, isI kAraNa pramANa pratimA (baiThI mudrA meM) ko mukhya gumbada ke nIce eka sundara pRthaka TrasTa "zrI vAsupUjya jaina zvetAmbara mandira TrasTa" ke nAma mukhya smAraka bhavana kA nirmANa kArya maMda gati se calatA rhaa| paTTa sthApita kiyA jaae| isake nirmANa kA kAma sarvazrI DI.ela, se sthApita kiyA gyaa| sarvazrI zAMti lAla jI (ema.ela.bI.DI.) mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja san 1978 se hI kacha mAhA evaM kAntibhAI paTela mUrtikAra ahamadAbAda ko sauMpa diyA bIra caMda jI (enake) tathA lA, dharma caMda jI isake AjIvana TrasTI asvastha rahane lage the| kAraNa ki zarIra meM eka vicitra sA roga gayA tathA bhagavAna kI pratimA banAne kA kAma zrI bI.ela. niyukta hue aura sarvazrI rAma lAla jI tathA vinoda lAla dalAla utpanna ho rahA thaa| maI 1980 meM bambaI aura dillI ke somapurA mUrtikAra ahamadAbAda ke kandhoM para DAlA gyaa| anya kramazaH pradhAna aura mantrI banAye ge| zrI sudarzana lAla jI zalya-cikitsakoM ne milakara unakA Aparezana kara unheM roga se guru mahArAjoM kI mUrtiyAM jayapura se hI banavAne kA nirNaya huaa| (Ara.sI.Ara.DI.) ne koSAdhyakSa kA bhAra sNbhaalaa| eka prakAra mukta karA diyaa| 4 mahIne ke zalyoparAnta upacAra ke smAraka nirmANa kArya sucArU rUpa se calAne ke liye hameM zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja dvArA sthApita zrI bAda vaha punaH pUrNa-rUpeNa vallabha smAraka ke kAma meM samarpita ho ghanazyAma jaise kuzala somapurA zilpI kI sevAeM bhI sthAyI rUpa AtmAnanda jaina gurukula gujarA~vAlA (pAkistAna) meM eka sundara gye| smAraka nirmANa ke kArya meM sarakAra kI anumati prApta karane meM upalabdha ho gii| aura vizAla hastalikhita evaM mudrita granthoM para AdhArita meM vilamba ke kAraNa unhoMne apane samaya kA sadupayoga karane ke vijaya vallabha smAraka eka rASTrIya stara kI saMsthA bane, isa Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra se mahattarA jI ne deza ke sabhI pramukha nagaroM se TrasTiyoM kA maMdira kA bhUmi pUjana huA aura agale dina dinAMka 19 janavarI kA nirIkSaNa kara unhoMne kArya kI prazaMsA kI evaM zrIsaMgha ko cayana kiyaa| sarvazrI je.Ara. zAha bambaI, dIpa caMda jI gAr3I 1984 ko zrI choTe lAla jaina zAhadarA nivAsI ke kara kamaloM se kArya hetu vizeSa preraNA dI aura svayaM bhI ballabha smAraka mizana bambaI, mANekacaMda jI botAlA madrAsa tathA zreNika kastUrabhAI jI mAtA jI ke maMdira kI AdhArazilA rakhI gii| isakA nirmANa ko Age bar3hAne kA saMkalpa kiyaa| makara sakrAMti ke pazcAta ve sAgraha smAraka ke saMrakSaka banAye gye| zanaiH zanaiH iMgalaiMNDa kAma tIvra gati se dina-rAta calane lgaa| mAtA jI kI eka sandara vihAra kara gajarAta kI ora cale ge| amarIkA tathA jApAna se bhI eka-eka TrasTI kI niyukti kI gii| pratimA banAne ke lie jayapura ke suprasiddha mUrtikAra gaNeza deza aura videza se Ane vAle gaveSakoM tathA darzanArthiyoM ke karmaTha kAryakartA zrI kAnti lAla korA ko vidhi ke kArya hetu dUsarA nArAyaNa jI ko ArDara de diyA gyaa| zrI zAnti lAla jI khilaune nivAsa aura bhojanAdi kI samacita vyavasthA karane hetu bhI cintana maMtrI niyukta kiyA gyaa| vAle bhI isa maidAna meM kUda par3e aura nirmANa kArya meM tana mana se juTa hone lgaa| isa kArya ke lie hosTala blAka kA prayoga hI ucita vijaya vallabha smAraka kA nirmANa kArya sucArU rUpa se calAne ge| mAnA gayA aura usake bhItara eka bhojanazAlA calAne kA bhI ke liye dhana kI AvazyakatA bar3hane lgii| mahattarA jI kI preraNA smAraka nidhi ke tatvAvadhAna meM prAtana grantha bhaMDAra aura nirNaya liyA gyaa| "zrI vallabha smAraka bhojanAlaya TrasTa" kI se dillI, paMjAba, baMbaI, ahamadAbAda, madrAsa, baMgalaura Adi pustakAlaya ke sucArU saMrakSaNa, paMjIkaraNa, tathA vargIkaraNa kA sthApanA kI gaI aura zrI kRSNakamAra jI (ke.ke. rabbara kaM0) sthAnoM para ziSTamaMDala ne jA kara Arthika yogadAna vipula mAtrA kAma kucha varSoM se cala rahA thaa| mahattarA jI mahArAja ke prayatna imaka adhyakSa bane tathA narendra kamAra jI (DI.Ara. kamAra bAdarsa meM praaptkiye|shrii je.Ara.zAha tathA zrI pratApa bhogI lAla Adi aura preraNA se kaI eka anya sthAnoM se bhI pastakeM aura grantha prApta ko mantrI niyukta kiyA gayA evaM rAkeza kumAra koSAdhyakSa bne| zrImanta vayovRddha AgevAnoM ne bambaI meM athaka prayAsa kara hamArI hone lge| pustakAlaya aura zodha kArya kI bhAvI rUpa-rekhA taiyAra mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kA cintana sadaiva jholI bhara dii| madrAsa meM suzrAvaka zrI mANeka caMda jI betAlA tathA kI gii| rUpa nagara meM sthAnAbhAva ke kAraNa yaha nirNaya huA ki calatA rhaa| usI ke phalasvarUpa kArya meM sadaiva samacita gati banI zrI sAyara caMda jI nAhara ne dina rAta eka kara lAkhoM rupaye kI dhana nidhi ke kAryAlaya tathA isa grantha bhaMDAra ko smAraka hosTala rhii| vizAla kArya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara dhIre-dhIre aura jamIna rAzi ke bacana prApta kiye| ahamadAbAda meM zrI AtmArAma jI blAka nirmita ho jAne para usa ke taladhara meM sthAnAMtarita kara kharIda lI gyii| ataH aba nidhi ke pAsa kula 20 ekar3a bhUmi hai| sUtariyA ne vizeSa sahAyatA kI aura baMgalaura meM sarvazrI jIvarAja diyA jaaye| bhaviSya meM zodha kArya ko calAne ke lie zrI usakA mAsTara plAna unake AdezAnusAra zubha muhUrta meM dinAMka cauhAna tathA kundana mala jI saMghavI ne gurU ke dIvAnoM kI taraha bhogIlAla leharacanda iMsTITyUTa oNpha iMDolojI nAma kI saMsthA 10 maI 1984 ke dina thIM dIpacanda esa. gADI (bambaI) ne hosTala kAma kiyaa| saubhAgya se bambaI ke zrI zaileza bhAI koThArI ke mana sthApita karane kA bhI nirNaya liyA gayA aura zrI pratApa bhogIlAla rAnAka kA vidhivata udghATana kiyA aura isake taladhara (besameMTa) meM guru vallabha ke prati ananya zraddhA utpanna ho gii| unhoMne jI ne isa kArya ke lie smAraka nidhi athavA zodha saMsthAna ko 21 meM bhogIlAla leharacanda isTITyUTa oNpha iMDolojI kA zrIgaNeza smAraka ke kAma ke liye svayaM ko samarpita kara diyaa| ambAlA ke lAkha rupaye dene kA vacana dekara, eka bhISaNa mArga sugama kara diyaa| seTha pratApa bhogIlAla jI ke kara kamaloM dvArA sampanna huaa| zrI rAja kumAra rAya sAhiba tathA ladhiyAnA ke lA0 zrI pAla jI smAraka nidhi evaM bhogI lAla leharacaMda phAuNDezana ke sAmUhika bhojanazAlA kA udghATana sarvazrI zazikAnta, ravikAnta tathA jaina ne vizeSa ruci lekara dAna saMcaya kA kArya kiyaa| dillI ke sahayoga se "bhogI lAla leharacaMda insTiTyUTa oNpha inDolojI' nareza kamAra jaina parivAra ne sampanna kiyaa| isa dina kA sakala sarva zrI ratna caMda jI, rAma lAla jI dhanarAja jI, vizambara kI sthApanA kI gii| bhogIlAla leharacaMda saMsthAna kA eka vistRta samAroha savikhyAta vaijJAnika evaM kalapati javAharalAla neharU nAtha jI, vinoda lAla 'dalAla, nirmala kumAra jI aura bIra caMda vidhAna banAkara sosAyaTI aikTa ke antargata usakA paMjIkaraNa vizvavidyAlaya sathAvaka DA0 daulata siMha jI koThArI kI jI satat yatnazIla rahe aura unase mArgadarzana milatA rhaa| karAyA gyaa| zrI vinodalAla ena. dalAla isa saMsthAna ke pradhAna adhyakSatA meM sampanna huaa| zrI saMgha kI AjJA se sAdhvI maMDala naye kramazaH jaba manohara lAla jI koSAdhyakSa bane to unhoMne bhI niyukta kiye gaye aura zrI pratApa bhogIlAla jI ko kAryamaMDala kA smAraka bhavana meM praveza kara vahIM sthiratA kii| dinaaNk|| maI apanI bhUmikA acchI prakAra nibhaaii| adhyakSa banAyA gyaa| sarva zrInirmala kumAra jaina tathA narendra / sava zrAnimala kumAra jaina tathA narandra 1984 ke zubha dina mAtA padmAvatI jI ke maMdira kA pratiSThA mahattarA jI mahArAja ne eka aura mahatvapUrNa nizcaya kiyA prakAza jaina upAdhyakSa niyukta hue| kucha samaya bAda zrI mahotsava mahattarA zrI magAvatI jI mahArAja kI nizrA meM sampanna ki 23veM tIrthakara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jI kI adhiSTAyikA devI mahendrabhAI zeTha ko saMsthAna kA mAnada maMtrI niyukta kiyA gyaa| haA kevala cAra mAsa ke bhItara hI mandira jI kA nirmita ho jAnA, padmAvatI jI kA eka sundara vAstukalA ke anurUpa maMdira bhI isa parama pUjya AcArya vijaya vallabha ri jI mahArAja ke eka Azcaryayukta upalabdhi thii| samAroha meM bhAga lene vAloM ke bhUmi para sthApita honA caahie| isa hetu devI padmAvatI antevAsI gaNi zrI janaka vijaya jI mahArAja (hAla meM AcArya mana meM eka vizeSa utsAha thaa| aisA lagatA thA ki smAraka bhUmi cairITebala TrasTa kI sthApanA kI gaI aura usake adhyakSa bane lAlA vijaya janaka caMdra sari) hariyANA meM sarva dharma samabhAva evaM madya ke andara isa sakala Ayojana se eka nayA jIvana milA hai| dekhate rAmalAla jii| mantrI kA kAryabhAra zrI mana mohana jI ne saMbhAlA niSedha Adi kA pracAra karate hae, di0 9.1.1983 ko vijaya hI dekhate darzakoM aura bhaktajanoM kA vahAM tAMtA lagane lgaa| mAtA aura vizambaranAtha jI koSAdhyakSa bne| dinAMka 18 janavarI vallabha smAraka sthala para pdhaare| unake ziSya gaNi jayanta padmAvatI devI jI kI mAnyatA uttarottara bar3hatI gaI aura aneka 1984 kI prAtaH zrI rAmalAla jI ke kara-kamaloM dvArA padmAvatI vijaya bhI unake sAtha the| smAraka nirmANa yojanA evaM pravRttiyoM logoM ke manovAMchita pare hone lge| smAraka bhUmi para pratyeka vadi. For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazamI ke dina mAtA padmAvatI devI ke maMdira meM arcanA aura lAbha pradAna karane ke lie eka cikitsAlaya cAla karane kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| jisake mUla kI Avaka se dharmArtha kAma kiye ArAdhanA hetu pratimAsa mele lagane lge| yojanA banAI gii| lAlA dharmacanda jI (dillI) ne isa kArya ko jAte haiN| mahattarA jI ke Adeza evaM parAmarza se smAraka nidhi ke karane kA uttaradAyitva liyA aura zrIAtma vallabha jasavanta dinAMka 15 jana 1986 ke zubha dinasmAraka sthala para vijayAnanda mantrI zrI rAja kamAra jaina sapatnI apane nijI kharca para vizva kA dharma maiDikala phAuMDezana kI sthApanA kii| lA. dharmacaMda jI ke sari jI mahArAja kI puNya tithi jyeSTha vadi aSTamI manAI gaI bhramaNa karane | sitambara 1984 meM ge| sthAna-sthAna para unhoMne varada hasta se cikitsAlaya kA di0 15.6.85 ko vidhivata aura sAtha hI saMkrAnti kA kAryakrama bhI sampanna huaa| usI dina samparka sthApita kiye jo smAraka kArya ke liye upayogI siddha ho udghATana kiyA gyaa| ve isa TrasTa ke adhyakSa bne| isake antargata zrI AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA uttara bhArata kA eka adhivezana rahe haiN| eka homyopaithika cikitsAlaya sucArU rUpa se satat jana sevA kA bhI pUjya mahattarA jI mahArAja kI nizrA meM sampanna huaa| do vIra disambara 1984 meM smAraka nidhi kA kAryAlaya evaM bhogIlAla kAma kara rahA hai| bAlaka aura bAlikA sarvazrI satIza kumAra jaina AgarA aura leharacanda saMsthAna ko rUpa nagara se smAraka bhUmi ke naye bhavana meM . pU0 mahattarA zrI jI kI nizrA meM dinAMka 3, 4 aura 5 agasta zrImati renu bAlA jaina jAlandhara ko unake parama sAhasa ke sthAnAMtarita kara diyA gyaa| aura sakala kArya ko sucArU rUpa se 1985 ko bhogIlAla leharacanda saMsthAna ke tatvAdhAna meM eka upalakSya meM kAlakAcArya zaurya padaka pradAna kiye gye| vayovRddha calAne ke lie eka nayA utsAha aura umaMga paidA ho gii| kAryazAlA kA Ayojana huA jisameM deza ke gaNamAnya zIghra sarazrI devarAja jaina gujarAMvAliyA evaM kapUracanda jaina mahattarA jI mahArAja ne krAMti kA eka aura paga ptthaayaa| jaina snAtaka tathA vidvAna zAmila hue aura mahatvapUrNa nirNaya liye gujarAMvAliyA tathA nAjara canda jaina caMDIgar3ha ko unakI samAja zramaNI itihAsa meM sarvaprathama apanI AjJAnuvartI sAdhviyoM sabatA gye| zIghra kArya ke lie dizA nirdhArita taya huii| sevAoM ke upalakSya meM sammAnita kiyA gyaa| darzakoM aura zrI jI evaM suyazA zrI jI. mahArAja ko zodha evaM graMtha saraMkSaNa mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ke antaHkaraNa meM vidvAnoM zrotAoM ne una mahAnubhAvoM kA dila kholakara tAliyoM se kArya meM jor3a diyaa| purAtana granthoM kA Adhunika DhaMga se vargIkaraNa aura zraddheya purvAcAryoM ke prati bar3A AdarabhAva thaa| AcArya hari abhinandana kiyaa| Adi sambaddha sabhI kAryabhAra unheM sauMpa diyaa| Aja taka ve bhadra sUri jI ne sAdhvI yAkinI mahattarA jI se pratibodha pAkara mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI jI kA nijI svAsthya mAsa pharavarI 12000 granthoM kA sucArU sundara aura yatheSTa vargIkaraNa kara cuke 1444 granthoM kI racanA kI thii| ve apane nAma ke sAtha mahattarA 1986 se hI kucha bigar3ane laga gayA thaa| unako eka asAdhya roga haiN| isa bhAgIratha kArya meM sA0 suyazA zrI jI vikhyAta lipi sUnU likhate the| ataH mRgAvatI zrI jI kI yaha prabala icchA thI ki ne ghera rakhA thaa| 15 jUna 1986 ke kAryakrama meM unhoMne zArIrika vizeSajJa paM0 zrI lakSmaNa bhAI bhojaka ke mArga darzana meM, aharniza talaghara ke zodha pITha hAla kA nAma "AcArya hari bhadra sUri hAla" pIr3A hote hue bhI 5 ghaMTe taka kAryakrama ko sAnnidhya pradAna kiyaa| juTe hue haiN| unhoMne choTI sAdhvI suprajJA zrI jI ko aMgrejI bhASA meM rakhA jaae| unakI yaha bhAvanA pUrI kara dI gii| unhoMne yaha bhI lekina unakA zarIra andara se jarjarI bhUta ho cukA thaa| baiThane ema.e.pAsa karavAyA tAki ve yuvA pIr3hI kA samucita mArga darzana pharamAyA thA ki zAnta mUrti AcArya samudra sUri jI kI zraddhAMjalI aura calane kI tAkata dina pratidina kSINa hone lgii| bambaI aura kara skeN| rUpa, mukhya prAsAda kA tala ghaTa samudra sUri mahArAja sA0 ko hI dillI ke vizeSajJa ilAja kara rahe the parantu unake svAsthya ke bAre dinAMka 8, 9 aura 10 pharavarI 1985 ko naI dillI meM tRtIya smrpit| meM koI pUrA vizvAsa hameM nahIM de pA rahA thaa| antarrASTrIya jaina kAnphreMsa kA adhivezana huaa| deza-videza se mahattarA jI mahArAja kI pramukha ziSyA sAdhvI sujyeSThA zrI apane jIvana ke antima 3-4 mahInoM meM unhoMne kaI naI Aye pratinidhiyoM ke sammAnArtha smAraka nidhi evaM bhogIlAla jI ati sarala aura sevA bhAvI thiiN| sakala sAdhvI maMDala kA ve yojanAyeM bnaaiiN| samAja ke AgevAnoM ko preraNA dekara aneka leharacanda saMsthAna kI ora se eka svAgata samAroha 10 pharavarI mAtRvata poSaNa karatI thIM sevA, sAdhanA evaM samarpaNa unake jIvana nijI dharmArtha TrasToM kI sthApanA krvaaii| aura logoM se vacana liye ko smAraka sthala para rakhA gyaa| jisako muni suzIla kumAra jI ke jvalanta lakSya the| parantu dinAMka 9 navambara 1985 ko sAyaM ki ina TrasToM kI AdhI Aya sadaiva smAraka ko milatI rhegii| 50 evaM anya munirAja tathA mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja 10.00 baje unakA svAsthya ekadama bigar3A aura dekhate hI dekhate lAkha rupaye ke TrasTa banAne ke vacana unako prApta hue| Adi sAdhvI maMDala ne sAnnidhya pradAna kiyaa| samAja ke pramukha binA kisI DAkTarI sahAyatA ke hadaya roga ke kAraNa ve devaloka netA zrI zreNika kastUrabhAI mukhya atithi ke rUpa meM maMca para sidhAra gye| samAja ko bahuta dhakkA lagA aura mahattarA jI bhagavAna vAsupUjya maMdira jI meM pratiSThita hone vAlI cAra jina padAsIna hue aura isa Ayojana kI adhyakSatA zrImati DA0madhurI mahArAja kA dila to mAno TUTa sA gyaa| parantu usa tyAgI AtmA bimba tathA 4 gurumUtiyoM kI boliyAM karavA kara unhoMne 15 jUna baina Ara. zAha (adhyakSatA yU.jI.sI.) ne kii| deza-videza se ne sAhasa kara apane Apako saMbhAlA aura punaH zAsana sevA meM 1986 ko isake Adeza de diye| mahattarAjI asvastha to rahate hI gaveSakoM ne nirmANa kArya aura zodha kArya ko dekhakara mukta kaMTha se tallIna ho gye| sA. sujyeSThA zrI jI kA agni saMskAra smAraka the aura darzanAthIM dUra dUra se Ate rahate the| unake dina meM prArambha se prazaMsA kii| bhUmi para hI kiyA gayA tathA samAdhisthala para sundara gulAbI hI eka ucca stara kA skUla banAne kI bar3I tIbra abhilASA thii| sAdhvI jI mahA. kI preraNA se smAraka sthala para kAma karane patthara jar3a kara use satkAra yogya evaM vandanIya banA diyA gayA eka dina mantrI rAjakumAra ko kahane lage "jisa dina skUla bana vAle zilpiyoM tathA nikaTavartI gAMva nivAsiyoM ko cikitsA hai| unakI yAda meM "sAdhvI sujyeSThA zrI cairiTebala TrasTa" kI bhI jAyegA merA saMkalpa pUrA ho jAyegA" punaH kaI bAra yaha bhI kahA Jain Education Interational For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate ki kabhI ghabarAnA nhiiN| "smAraka bhUmi para to prabhu kRpA sandara bhavana banAnA caahiye| zrI dharmacanda jI parivAra ne isakA maI 1987 meM vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja kI dIkSA rahegI, dhana kI itanI varSA hotI rahegI ki dhana sambhAlanA uttaradAyitva liyaa| unhIM kI preraNA dvArA lAlA lAbhacanda zatAbdI kI pUrva bhUmikA banAne ke liye, smAraka sthala para pU0 muzkila ho jaayegaa"| isa prakAra anya bhI aneka logoM ko rAjakumAra pharIdAbAda parivAra ne eka sArvajanika kaiMTIna banavAne sAdhvI suvratA zrI jI kI nizrA meM eka vikalAMga zivara lagAyA protsAhita kara unhoMne smAraka ke lie anudAna prApta kiyaa| kI jimmedArI lI aura lAlA ratnacanda jI adhyakSa nidhi evaM tIna gyaa| kendrIya mantrI zrI jagadIza TAITalara mukhya atithi, evaM Akhira 17 julAI 1986 ke dina unakI zArIrika vyavasthA AjIvana TrasTI sarvazrI sundaralAla jI, khairAyatIlAla jI tathA kAryakArI pArSada zrI kulAnaMda bhAratIya tathA sAMsada cau0 bharata ati kSINa ho gii| parantu sAyaM lagabhaga 5.00 baje unake bhItara rAmalAla jI parivAroM ne sAmUhika rUpa se nidhi ke lie eka sundara siMha atithi vizeSa the| vikalAMgoM ko kRtrima pAva, TrAI sAikala, chipI huI daivI zakti ne unako kucha aisA bala pradAna kiyA ki ve kAryAlaya nirmANa kara kAryabhAra sNbhaalaa| evaM bhAI zrI abhaya silAI mazIneM tathA rojagAra kI sAmagrI juTAI gii| bikalAMgoM ne uThakara baiTha gye| zrI vinoda lAla dalAla se kSamApanA kI evaM kumAra suputra zrI vidyA sAgara jI osavAla ludhiyAnA ne atithi zraddhA bhAva se mAMsa madirA tyAga ke niyama sAdhvI jI se bharI sabhA vacana liyA ki ve nirmANa kArya ko yojanA baddha kara ke hI vizrAma gRha nirmANa ke liye vipula evaM sarAhanIya Arthika yogadAna dene kA meM liye| kregeN| sarva zrI rAma lAla jI, ratnacanda jI,zAnti lAla khilaune vacana diyaa| di0 22.8.86 tathA 14.9.86 ko inhIM parivAra mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kI eka prabala vAle tathA rAjakumAra Adi se bhI micchAmi Tukkar3a khaa| pramukhoM ke kara kamaloM dvArA uparokta tInoM bhavana tathA do upAzraya bhAvanA thI ki jainAcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI ke dIkSA zatAbdI taduparAnta apanI sAdhviyoM tathA zrAvakoM se nAtA tor3a vidAI bhavanoM ke zilAnyAsa kAryakrama sAdhvI suvratA zrI jI ma. kI nizrA varSa ke upalakSya meM eka vizeSa samAroha smAraka sthala para sana lekara bhagavAna saMkhezvara pArzvanAtha jI kI phoTo ke samakSa 5 ghaMTe meM sampanna hue| parantu DI.DI.e. kI anumati ke abhAva ke kAraNa 1987 meM gacchAdhipati vijayendradinna sari jI mahArAja kI nizrA taka smAdhistha rhe| vismita darzanArthiyoM kA tAMtA laga gyaa| unakA nirmANa kArya abhI Age nahIM bar3ha sakA hai| mahattarA jI ke meM sampanna honA caahie| isa sandarbha meM unhoMne AcArya bhagavAna ____ 18 julAI 1986 ko prAtaH unake zvAsa dhIre dhIre ghaTane zurU devaloka ho jAne ke pazcAta sAdhvI suvratA zrI jI samasta kArya ko 5 varSa pUrva hI likhita prArthanA kara dii| AcArya deva vijayendra ho gaye aura lagabhaga 8.00 baje unakI AtmA ne nazvara zarIra bhAra sucArU rUpa se saMbhAla rahe haiN| mahattarA jI ne kuzala zilpI dina sari jI mahArAja ne isake lie apanI svIkRti bhI pradAna kara tyAga diyaa| sAre bhArata vizeSatayA paMjAba aura hariyANA se kI taraha inheM ghar3akara nipuNa banA diyA hai| dI thii| isa bhAvI samAroha meM bhAga lene ke lie vizAla rUpa meM antima darzanoM ke lie Ane vAle logoM kI bhIr3a laga gii| reDiyoM di.27.28 aura 29 sitambara 1986 ko smAraka bhUmi para zramaNa aura zramaNI maMDala ko ekatra karane kA bhI nirNaya kiyA aura TelIvijana ne unake devaloka ke samAcAra prasArita kiye| bhogIlAla leharacanda saMsthAna ke tatvAvadhAna meM jainAcArya haribhadra gyaa| smAraka sthala para zramaNa maMDala ke AvAsa kI samasyA nidhi dinAMka 10 jalAI 1986 ko eka vizAla Ayojana ke bIca sAra para ekavizaSAtrAdavasIya gosstthiihii| isameM mukhya AtAtha tha ke kAryakartAoM aura mahattarA jI ke samakSa thii| upAya kevala eka mahattarA jI ko bhArata ke gaNamAnya logoM tathA saMsthAoM ne mUdhanya vidvAna DA0 lAkaza cndr| pU0 mahattarAdhA jI ma. kA hI thA ki zramaNa tathA dhamaNI maMDala ke lie bhinna bhinna upAzraya zraddhAMjaliyAM arpaNa kI aura saikaDoM dozAle caDhAe bhArata ke bhAvanAnusAra, AcArya hari bhadra sUri jI kI sAhitya aura dazanaka smAraka sthala para banavAye jaayeN| mahattarA jI mahArAja ne isake tatkAlIna rASTrapati jJAnI jaila siMha jI ne bhI nijI miliTrI prati ananya sevA ke upalakSya meM, saMsthAna ke bhavana kA nAmakaraNa lA peraNA aura saikreTI bhejakara paSpamAlA dvArA zraddhA samana arpita kiye| candana "AcArya haribhadra sUri hAla" kiyA gyaa| di021.22.23 aura bIna mAnAjI mAra jita dana AcAya hArabhadra sAra hAla kiyA gyaa| di0 21, 22, 23 aura bIca mahattarA jI hamase bichar3a cuke the| aura yaha kAryabhAra unakI ko citA banAkara unakI antayeSTI smAraka sthala para hI kI gii| 24 mArca 1987 ko bhogIlAla leharacaMda saMsthAna ke antargata priyA suziSyA parama vidUSI sAdhvI zrI suvratA zrI jI ko uThAnA pdd'aa| antayeSTI kA lAbha lAla laghu zAha motI rAma parivAra "arhana pArzva" para eka mahatvapUrNa goSThI huii| isakI mukhya vAra ahana pAzva para eka mahatvapUrNa gASThA huii| isakA mukhya upAzraya bhavanoM ke lie sundara plAna banavAkara diye gye| bharasaka dhA gajarAMvAliyA ne prApta kiyaa| isI sthAna para mahattarA jI kI AMtathi thI zrImati kApalA vaatsaayn| tatpazcAta dinAka 25. prayAsa ke bAda dillI prAdhikaraNa ke bhavana nirmANa kI anumati lI samAdhi eka guphA ke rUpa meM bana kara taiyAra ho gaI hai| jahAM unakI 26 aura 27 sitambara ko AcArya haribhadra sUri para dUsarI goSThI gii| yaha anumati uparAjyapAla zrI eca.ela, kapUra tathA kendrIya marti sthApita kI jaaegii| mahattarA jI ke prati vizAla jana samaha kA Ayojana huaa| isake mukhya atithi the aitihAsajJa DA0 saciva zrI sakathaMkara mahogya ke saciva zrI sukathaMkara mahodaya ke sahayoga dvArA prApta huii| isI ne apanI saccI zraddhA vyakta karane ke liye eka sthAI TrasTa banAne iraphAna hbiib| yojanA ke phalasvarUpa donoM upAzraya aba taiyAra ho cuke haiN| kA bhI nirNaya usI zraddhAMjali sabhA meM kara diyaa| lAkhoM rupaye ke vijaya vallabha smAraka ke nirmANa kArya ke liye Arthika saMkaTa pratyeka upAzraya kA bAndha kAma 2786 varga phuTa hai| donoM upAzrayoM vacana tatkAla prApta ho ge| TrasTa kA nAma rakhA gayA "mahattarA sira para maMDarAne lgaa| eka ziSTamaMDala ne bambaI jAkara zrI ke nIce upAsanA gRha banAye gaye haiN| yaha bhI pratyeka 2786 varga phuTa sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI phAuNDezana" jisake mAdhyama se aneka dIpacaMda bhAI gADI jI se yogadAna hetu prArthanA kii|phle unhoMne kA hai| eka upAdhaya bhavana kA nAma pyArI tilaka caMda jaina loka-kalyANa tathA zikSA prasAra ke kArya kiye jAte haiN| smAraka ko sAta lAkha kA yogadAna diyA thA, jise bar3hA kara upAzraya", dUsare kA nAma 'prakAzavatI devarAja munhAnI upAzraya . mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ne apane jIvana kI unhoMne aba 21 lAkha kara diyaa| ataH hamArI samasyA kA evaM eka upAsanA gRha kA nAma "kamalA bahana jayantIlAla eca. antima velA meM preraNA dI ki cikitsAlaya ke lie eka svaccha sAmAyika upAya mila gyaa| zrI gArDI jI ke hama RNI haiN| zAha upAsanA gRha tathA dUsare upAsanA gaha kA nAma "mavAnA Jain Education Interational For Prvate & Personal Use Only Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TrAMsaporTa upAsanA gRha" rakhe ge| inake udghATana di 1.2.1988 ko sampanna ho cuke haiN| AcArya vijayendra dina sUri jI mahArAja akolA mahArASTra se bambaI, ahamadAbAda kA ugra vihAra kara bar3audA hote hue pAvAgar3ha pNhuce| unhoMne vahAM ke nirmANAdhIna jina maMdira kI pratiSThA sampanna karavA kara hI dillI Ane kA nirNaya liyo / ataH Adeza diyA ki vallabha smAraka ke pratiSThA samAroha Adi kAryakrama eka varSa pazcAta arthAta 10 pharavarI 1989 ko hI rakhe jaayeN| parantu gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja kI dIkSA zatAbdI varSa ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue unhoMne yaha bhI Adeza diyA ki eka pharavarI 1988 ke zubha dina atra virAjamAna sAdhvI suvratA zrI jI mahArAja kI nizrA meM cAroM bhagavAna aura vijaya vallabha sUri mahArAja kI bhavya pratimA Adi ke dvArA praveza karavA diye jaayeN| phalasvarUpa 31 janavarI 1988 aura 1 pharavarI 1988 ko do divasIya vizAla samAroha rakhA gyaa| 31.1.1988 ko nUtana pratimAoM kI zobhA yAtrA nikAlI gaI aura paMca kalyANaka pUjA bhI par3hAI gii| dinAMka 1.2.88 ko zabhu muhurta meM prAtaH 10.55 para mUlanAyaka zrI vAsupUjya jI kA zubha praveza maMdira jI meM karavAyA gayA aura sAtha hI anya pratimAoM kA praveza bhI sampanna huaa| ahamadAbAda nivAsI zrI jeThAbhAI hemacanda vidhikAraka isa kArya hetu smAraka sthala para AmaMtrita kiye gaye the| mUla nAyaka bhagavAna vAsupUjya jI ke maMdira jI kA praveza lAlA dharmacanda jI ke parivAra ne karavAyA aura bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA kA praveza motIlAla banArasIdAsa parivAra bhagavAna RSabhadeva jI kI pratimA kA praveza lAlA rAmalAla indralAla jI dvArA tathA muni suvrata svAmI bhagavAna kI pratimA kA praveza narapatarAya khairAyatIlAla parivAra ne kramazaH krvaayaa| gurU gautama svAmI kI pratimA ke praveza kA lAbha bhI motIlAla banArasI dAsa ne prApta kiyaa| r AcArya deva vijaya sari jI mahArAja kI bhavya pratimA kA dvArA praveza suzrAvaka zrI zaileza himmatalAla koThArI bambaI nivAsI ke kara kamaloM dvArA sampanna huaa| zrImati rAmapyArI tilakacanda parivAra ne eka upAzraya kA udghATana tathA zrI devarAja munhAnI siMgApura nivAsI ne dUsare upAzraya kA udghATana sampanna kiyaa| upAsanA gRhoM ke udaghATana kA lAbha zrI jayantIlAla eca zAha kobe jApAna tathA savAnI TrAMsaporTa prA. li. ke mAlika zrI mANekalAla vI savAnI evaM zrI rasika lAla savAnI ne prApta kiyaa| jana mAnasa kA utsAha asIma thaa| hajAroM rupaye nyochAvara meM ikTThe ho ge| zeSa anya gurU vijayAnanda sUri jI vijaya vallabha sUri jI evaM vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja kI pratimAoM ke praveza pratiSThA mahotsava ke samaya karavAye ge| inake lAbha sarvazrI rAja kumAra rAya sAhiba candra prakAza komala kumAra evaM lAlA ratna caMda jI ne prApta kie| mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kA samAdhi bhavana taiyAra ho cukA hai| isa bhavana ke Upara tathA cAroM tarapha miTTI car3hA kara ise parvatIya guphA kA rUpa diyA gayA hai, kyoMki mahattarA jI ko ekAnta vAsa ati pasanda thaa| sAdhvI jI mahArAja kI pratimA isa samaya nirmANAdhIna hai| mUrtikAra se prApta hone ke pazcAta isa pratimA kA praveza bhI samAdhi sthala para karavA diyA jaayegaa| samAdhi bhavana kA zilAnyAsa zrI abhaya kumAra jI osavAla ludhiyAnA ke kara kamaloM dvArA 16 janavarI 1987 ko sampanna huA thaa| zrI Atma ballabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa nidhi tathA dillI zrIsaMgha ke ziSTamaMDala kaI bAra gacchAdhipati AcArya vijayendra dina sUri jI mahArAja ke pAsa hAjira hotA rahA tathA bambaI, akolA evaM baDodarA meM gurudeva ko bhAva bharI vinatI kI gii| ahamadAbAda ke suprasiddha jyotiSI zrI brahma kumAra jozI ne di0 10.2.88 kA pratiSThA muhUrta nikaalaa| AcArya bhagavAna se isake anusAra smAraka kI pratiSThA sampanna karavAne kI vinatI kI gaI parantu unhoMne svIkRti nahIM dI kAraNa ki akolA se vApasI para gurudeva pAvAgaDha tIrtha para navanirmita mandira jI kA pratiSThA mahotsava, uttara bhArata evaM dillI kI ora prasthAna se pUrva hI karavAnA kahate the| pAvAgar3ha tathA rAjasthAna meM kucha bhagavatI dIkSAeM bhI honI thIM / sambhavataH gurudeva ne yaha socA hogA ki nirmANa kArya kAphI zeSa hai, use Age bar3hane diyA jaae| ataH guru deva ne bar3odarA pahuMcane para jyotaSiyoM ko apane pAsa bulAkara punaH muhUrta niklvaae| gurudeva kI AjJA se vasanta paMcamI mAgha zuklA 52045 tadAnusAra di0 10.2.89 ko pratiSThA karavAne kA zubha muhUrta nizcita huaa| jisakI taiyAriyAM hone lgii| AgarA tathA mujaphpharanagara meM nava nirmita jina mandiroM evaM murAdAbAda meM guru samudra sUri jI samAdhi mandira Adi ke pratiSThA muhUrta nikalavAe ge| bIkAnera meM di0 12.2.88 ko sakrAMti mahotsava ke suavasara para gurudeva ne kahA ki ve di0 13.3. 88 ko dillI vallabha smAraka pahuMcane kA vicAra rakhate haiM tathA vahAM para hI gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUri jI dIkSA zatAbdI mnaaegeN| taduparAnta ve eka paidala yAtrA saMgha ko sAtha lekara zrI hastinApura jAnA cAhate haiN| AcArya bhagavAna, akolA mahArASTra se hI 30-35 ki0mI0 kA pratidina ugra vihAra karate bar3odarA pAvAgar3ha, rANakapura, sAdar3I, phala vRddhi pArzvanAtha tathA bIkAnera hote hue aura dharma dezanA dete hue evaM mumujJaoM ko bhagavatI dIkSAeM dekara dinAMka 13.3.1988 ko vijaya vallabha smAraka sthala para pdhaare| unakA bhavya praveza karavAyA gayA zrI AtmAnaMda jaina mahAsabhA, dillI evaM anya zrIsaMghoM kI ora se toraNa dvAra banavAe ge| baiNDa, bAjA, naphIrI, hAthI, ghor3A, skUTara savAra, mahendra dhvajA, guru devoM ke citra, kalazadhArI susajjita bahaneM, bacce tathA aneka bhajana maNDaliyAM sAtha thiiN| nAcate gAte zramaNa evaM zramaNI maMDala kI bhAvabharI AgavAnI kI gii| smAraka ke bhUmi praveza samaya ru0 5000 ( kI gohalI huii| smAraka bhavana kI sIr3hI car3hate car3hate guru deva ke pratyeka kadama para ru0 51) vAraNA huaa| gurU bhaktoM ne apanA dila hI uNDela kara rakha diyaa| bhagavAna kI cAroM pratimAeM tathA AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI kI vizAla muMha bolatI pratimA dekhakara, gurudeva mantra mugdha ho gye| tatpazcAta dharma sabhA huii| sabhI zrIsaMghoM ne gurudeva ko zraddhA sumana arpita kiye| eyara mArzala pI. ke. jaina atithi vizeSa the aura bhArata sarakAra ke kebineTa maMtrI zrI eca. ke. ela. bhagata mukhya atithi the| unhoMne bhI gurudeva kA bhAva bharA svAgata kiyA aura smAraka nirmANa tathA pravRtiyoM kI mukta kaNTha se prazaMsA karate hue kahA ki merI sevAeM hAjira haiN| guru deva ne apane pravacana meM, samasta paMjAba hariyANA Adi aneka sthAnoM se padhAre guru bhaktoM ko AzIrvAda diyaa| aura yaha bhAvanA vyakta kI ki sAtoM kSetra ke saMcina ke liye eka karor3a rupaye kA phaNDa banAnA caahiye| gaNi zrI nityAnaMda vijaya jI kA ojasvI pravacana bhI huaa| rAtri ko sAMskRtika kAryakrama thaa| dinAMka 14.3.88 kI dIkSA zatAbdI ke upalakSa meM eka bRhata dharma sabhA huii| vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja ke jIvana para prakAza DAlA gyaa| sabhA meM zrI abhaya kumAra jI osavAla su0 13 Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI vidyA sAgarI jI osavAla, mukhya atithi ke rUpa meM upasthita zrI jI ugra vihAra kara vahIM pahuMcate rahe haiN| mahArASTra, rAjasthAna, mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI je mahArAja ne smAraka ke prAMgaNa meM eka hue| gurU deva ke yaha kahane para, ki unhoMne pichale dina eka karor3a gujarAta, kaccha, uttara pradeza Adi cahu aura unakA dhyAna vizAla dharmazAlA tathA eka Adarza skUla tathA strI prazikSaNa ke phaNDa kI bhAvanA vyakta kI thI, zrI osavAla ne turanta yaha AkRSTa rahatA hai| unakI kRpA se aneka alabhya graMtha evaM jIrNa kendra sthApita karane kI yojanA banAI thii| dAnI mahAnubhAva taiyAra uttaradAyitva svIkAra kara liyaa| abhaya kumAra jI kI isa mUrtiyAM evaM anya upayogI vastu hameM prApta ho cukI haiN| smAraka ke bhI hue the aura kucha dhanarAzi bhI ekatrita huI thii| nirmANa ke ghoSaNA se guru deva kA jaya jaya kAra ho utthaa| sAre deza meM dhUma maca taladhara meM eka saMgrahAlaya kA prAthamika rUpa se zrIgaNeza bhI kara plAna bhI banAe gaye the| pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki nikaTa bhaviSya meM ye gii| bIsa lAkha rUpaye to smAraka nirmANa kArya hetu de bhI diye haiN| diyA jA cukA hai| nikaTa bhaviSya meM isa dizA meM vizeSa pragati nirmANa kAma bhI cAlU kara diye jAeMge aura caritra cUr3AmaNi di0 31.3.1988 ko gurudeva kI bhAvanAnusAra eka chaHrI hone kI sambhAvanA evaM AzA hai| gacchAdhipati AcArya vijayendra dinna sUri jI mahArAja kI kRpA se pAlita paidala yAtrA saMgha zrI hastinApara ke liye vijaya ballabha pichale 9 mahIne se smAraka nirmANa kArya meM vizeSa gati AI sabhI bAdhAeM tathA Arthika saMkaTa dUra ho jaaeNge| gurubhakta kRta smAraka se AcArya deva vijayendra dina sari jI kI nizrA meM hai| lagabhaga 250-300 zilpI dina rAta kAma kara rahe the| patthara saMkalpa haiM ataH saphalatA bhI avazyambhAvI hai| nikAlA gyaa| tIna sau yAtrI, garU mahArAja tathA zramaNI maMDala dvArA smAraka ke abhUtapUrva gumbada kA nirmANa eka ati kaThina. vijaya vallabha smAraka ke prAgaMNa meM nava nirmita jina mandira sAtha thaa| 12 dina meM vidhivata yAtrA nirvidhana sampanna huii| jaTila tathA jokhama kA kAma thaa| deva, gurU tathA dharma ke pratApa se , meM catumurkha jina bimboM kA aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava di0 hastinApura pahuMcate-pahuMcate 2000 yAtrI tathA 67 munirAja evaM evaM mAtA padmAvatI jI ke AzIrvAda se vaha vividha rUpa se sampanna / 1.2.89 se di011.2.89 taka manAyA jA rahA hai| mukhya prAsAda meM sAdhvI jI mahArAja kA dillI meDI pani dina huA hai| isa gumbada kI kalA aura nirmANa advitIya tathA cakita vijaya vanlabha sari jI kI bhavya pratimA bhI sthApita hone vAlI hai| baiNDa, sAtha-sAtha paidala calatA rhaa| paMktibaddha calanA tathA kara dene vAle haiN| vastukalA ke vidyArthiyoM, darzakoM tathA guru bhaktoM jina maMdiroM ke raMga maMDapoM meM guru gautama svAmI jI, pU0 AcArya anuzAsana sarAhanIya thaa| hastinApura se murAdAbAda hokara gaNi arthAt sabhI ke liye yaha vizeSa AkarSaNa kA kendra bana gayA hai| AtmA rAma jI, pU0 vijaya vallabha sUri jI tathA vijaya samudra sUri nityAnaMda vijaya jI ne bhaMdara rAjasthAna kI ora vihAra kara diyaa| bhagavAna kI pratimAeM bhI utanI hI mana mohaka evaM AkarSaka kA jI kI mUrtiyAM bhI virAjita hoNgii| mukhya Ayojana di08.9 tathA tathA gaNi zrI jagacandra vijaya jI pAvAgar3ha se vihAra kara kendra bana gayA hai| bhagavAna kI pratimAeM bhI utanI hI mana mohaka 10 pharavarI ko hoNge| 9 pharavarI ko aMjanazalAkA tathA 10 hastinApura meM AcArya ke pAsa pahuMca gae evaM vahAM para hI cAturmAsa evaM AkarSaka haiN| samasta nirmANa kArya meM eka vizeSa nikhAra AyA tArIkha ko zubha muhUrta meM pratiSThA sampanna hogii| di011.2.89 ko kiyaa| hai| jina mandira jI ke gumbada kA sAmaraNa bhI nirmita ho cukA hai| anya sabhI sAmaraNoM kA kAma abhI zeSa hai| vizAla krena upalabdha dvArodghATana hogaa| aura di0 12.2,89 ko sakrAMti kA kAryakrama aba guru deva, murAdAbAda samAdhi pratiSThA, mujaphpharanagara ho jAne para, usake prayoga se nirmANa kArya meM avarNanIya sugamatA hai| akhila bhAratIya jaina zvetAmbara kAnphrensa kA 25vAM (rajata) tathA AgarA ke nUtana jina mandiroM kI pratiSThA vidhi sampanna mahAdhivezana bhI zrI dIpacaMda jI gADI.bAra-eTa-lA nivAsI kI aura tIvratA AI hai| yadi krena hamAre pAsa na hotI, to hamArA kAma karavA kara apane vizAla zramaNa-zramaNI parivAra ke sAtha dillI abhI adhurA hI hotaa| niSpAta zilpiyoM kI chainI kI jhaMkAra se adhyakSatA meM sampanna hone jA rahA hai| jisa meM samAja kI vartamAna punaH padhAra cuke haiN| muni zrI dharma dharUdhara jI ugra vihAra kara paristhiti tathA samAjotthAna kI bhAvI yojanAoM para vicAra vAtAvaraNa dina rAta gujAyamAna rahatA hai| mahattarA jI kahA karate pAlItAnA se sIdhe vallabha smAraka ke darzanArtha evaM pratiSThA meM the ki eka sAtha kaI patthara ghar3ane kI Tika Tika dhvani unheM bar3I vimarza hoNge| kucha vidvatajanoM kA bahumAna bhI karane kA Ayojana bhAga lene ke lie padhAra gae haiN| ve punaH zodha kArya tathA Agama pyArI lagatI hai| ve ise madhura saMgIta kahate the| zrI vinoda lAla hai| yuvA sammelana tathA mahilA sammelana bhI sampanna hoNge| deza adhyayana hetu vApisa pATana gajarAta padhArane kI bhAvanA rakhate haiN| dalAla jI kA svAsthya ati kamajora hote hue bhI jisa niSThA aura videza se hajAroM dharmabandha evaM gurubhakta isa mahA mahotsava meM gaNivarya zrI nityAnaMda vijaya jI apane jyeSTha bhrAtA muni jayAnanda yojanA baddha DhaMga se ve parama kuzala abhiyantA ke rUpa meM kAma kara bhAga lene ke liye padhAra rahe haiN| vijaya jI, sUryodaya vijaya evaM anya manimaMDala ke sAtha dillI rahe hai athavA uttaradAyitva nibhA rahe haiM, usake liye saMgha aura padhAra gae haiN| unhoMne bhaMdara cAturmAsa kara vahAM deva aura gurU vijaya ballabha smAraka jise mahattarA mRgAvatI zrI jI samAja unakA AbhAra mAnatA hai| ve ekamela aisI vibhUti haiM mahArAja ne Atma vallabha saMskRti mandira kA nAma diyA thA, aba bhagavantoM ke nAma kA khUba DaMga bjaayaa| upadhAna pratiSThA tathA jinakA sAnI milanA kaThina hai| jisa prakAra pU0 mahattarA dIkSAeM sampanna karavA ke ve bhI ugra vihAra kara yahAM samaya se pahuMce unnati ke patha para agrasara hai| jaina divAkara, paramAra mRgAvatI zrI jI ne smAraka yojanA banAkara use kAryAnvita karane kSatriyoddhAraka caritra cUr3AmaNi, gacchAdhipati AcArya vijaya indra haiN| hama una sabhI ke AbhArI haiN| ke liye apane jIvana kA sarvasva hI arpaNa kara diyA thA, usI dina sari jI mahArAja kI kRpA se yaha saMsthAna uttarottara unnAta ___ gata tIna varSa se gaNi zrI nityAnaMda vijaya jI ballabha smAraka prakAra unakI zikAeM bhI unhIM kI bhAMti tallInatA se smAraka karegA aura garudeva vijaya vallabha sari jI ke mizana kA Aga ke graMthAkAra ke liye prAcIna graMtha evaM saMgrahAlaya ke liye purAtatva ke vibhinna kAryoM meM juTe hue haiN| kArya meM aneka bAdhAeM AtI rahatI baDhAegA evaM bhagavAna mahAvIra, kI zAsvatI vANI ke pracAra A kI amUlya sAmagrI ikaTThI karavA rahe haiN| dUra athavA najadIka haiN| paranta gurU kRpA se unakA nivAraNa bhI hotA jAtA hai| Arthika prasAra ke liye merU daNDa siddha hogaa| antarrASTrIya stara para yaha jahAM kahIM se jarA sI bhanaka par3I ki yaha sAmagrI upalabdha hai, gaNi viSamatA tathA kAryakartAoM kI kamI sadaiva khalatI rahatI hai| jaina samAja kI zraddhA tathA pravRtiyoM kA kendra bnegaa| Jain Education Interational ___ Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TIL For N o gal Use Only ainelibrary.org Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina sthApatya kalA kI utkRSTa kalAkRti "vallabha-smAraka" -vinoda lAla ena. dalAla akhila bhAratIya stara kA yaha smAraka eka parama upakArI ahamadAbAda kI zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANa jI kI peTI ke mukhya jarjarita hone para bhI vItarAga prabhu kI yaha vIra sAdhvI hamezA guru-deva ke RNoM se uRNa hone kA eka vinamra prayAsa hai| zilpI zrI amRtalAla bhAI trivedI aura unake sahAyaka zrI zAnta aura Atmika rUpa se pratIta hotI thii| roga bar3hatA gayA aura caMdubhAI trivedI ko nirmANa kA kArya sauMpA gyaa| zrI saMgha kI isa atyanta amUlya dharohara ko bacAne ke tamAma parama pUjya AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI ne jina maMdira, zikSaNa saMsthAyeM tathA vidyAmaMdiroM kI sthApanA dvArA mAnava mAtra ke vartamAna gacchAdhipati, jaina divAkara, paramAra kSatriyoddhAraka, prayAsa niSphala gye| samagra jaina samAja ko rotA-bilakhatA chor3a, kalyANa evam utkarSa ke liye apanA samasta jIvana samarpita kara cAritra cUr3AmaNi AcArya zrI vijayaindradinna sUrijI ke jana-jana kI priya, vAtsalyamayI, vallabha-smAraka kI svapnadRSTi aura praNetA mRgAvatI 18 julAI 1986 kI prAtaH 2.15 baje / diyA thaa| mAnava samAja ke isa mahAna sevaka, Adarza tyAgI AzIrvAda tathA pa. pUjya sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI ke sAnidhya meM / garUdeva kA vi.saM. 2011 meM baMbaI meM devaloka gamana huaa| mAtA parama gurubhakta lAlA ratanacadArakha parama gurubhakta lAlA ratanacaMda rikhabadAsa jI ke kara kamaloM se dehatyAga kara mahA-prayANa kara gii| sAdhvI sajyeSThA zrI jI ke guru sAdhvI zrI zIlavatI zrI jI mahArAja tathA unakI vidaSI tArIkha 29-1-1988 ke zubha dina "bhUmipUjana' tathA jaina samAja viyoga kA AghAta abhI tAjA hI thA ki yaha bhayaMkara vajrapAta ziSya ratna kAMgar3A tIrthoddhAraka mahattarA sAdhvI zrI magAvatI zrI ke agragaNya kAryakartAoM aura dasa hajAra se bhI adhika mAnava huaa| vAtAvaraNa meM zUnyatA vyApta ho gii| kAryakartAoM kA jI kI preraNA se jaina zrI saMgha ne AcArya bhagavaMta kI yazogAthA medinI kI upasthiti meM ananya garubhakta lAlA khairAyatI lAla jI ullAsa aura utsAha haTa gayA aura nirmANa kArya prAyaHruka gyaa| amara rakhane heta eka bhavya evama vividhalakSI smAraka nirmANa ke varada hasta se "zilAnyAsa" vidhipUrvaka sampanna huA aura isa kaThina ghar3I meM pUjya mugAvatI zrI jI kI sayogya ziSyA karane kA saMkalpa kiyA aura isa nimitta eka kArya samiti kA zubha ghar3I se nirmANa prAraMbha huaa| vidUSI sAdhvI zrI suvratA zrI jI, zrI suyazA jI aura sAdhvI zrI gaThana bhI kiyaa| mahattarAjI kI nizrA evam mAgadarzana meM nirmANa kArya meM tIvra saprajJA zrI jI ne atyanta dhairya kA paricaya diyA aura acAnaka aaii| gati A rahI thI ki eka atyanta dukhada ghaTanA ghaTa gyii| 9 huI jimmevArI ko uThA liyaa| kAryakartAoM ko dhIraja rakha saMyogavaza 17-18 varSa taka isa dizA meM koI pragati na ho nirmANa kArya ko gatizIla karane kI preraNA dii| unhoMne samajhAyA / navambara 1985 kI zAma pUjya sAdhvI zrI sajyeSThA zrI jI skii| AcArya zrI jI ke paTTadhara zAMtamUrti vijaya samudra ki pUjya zrI ke prati saccI zraddhAMjali yahI hogI ki unake dvArA / pratikramaNa, kalyANamaMdira, mAlA jApa Adi kriyAoM se nivRtta sUrizvarajI mahArAja ne apanI sayogya sAdhvI zrI magAvatI jI ko hae hI the ki ve asvastha hone lgii| zvAsa kI gati tIvra hone lagI zurU kiye hue kArya niyata samaya meM hI sampanna hoN| sabakI cetanA / isa kArya ko kAryAnvita karane heta vi. saM. 2029 kA cArtumAsa phira jAgRta huI aura nirmANa kArya meM gati Ane lgii| aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM kisI bhI prakAra kA upacAra upalabdha hone se dehalI meM karane kA Adeza diyaa| sAdhvI zrI jI ne apane Apa ko pahale hI 18 minaToM meM unhoMne samAdhipUrvaka dehatyAga kiyaa| pUjya mRgAvatI zrI jI ke jIvana kAla meM hI sAdhu maMDala aura dhanya samajhA aura gurudeva ke Adeza ko saharSa svIkAra kara bhISaNa / sevA. sAdhanA aura samarpaNa kI marti kI AtmA anaMta meM lIna ho sAdhvI maMDala ke liye do upAzraya, alpAhAra graha, DisapensarI garmI kI paravAha na karate hue dehalI kI ora vihAra kara diyaa| aura smAraka-kAryAlaya ke bhavanoM ke "zilyAnyAsa" kI tithiyA~ dehalI pahu~ca kara yahAM ke kAryakartAoM ko ekatrakara gurudeva ke nizcita kI gaI thiiN| sAdhvI zrI savratA zrI jI kI preraNA se yaha Adeza ko mUrtarUpa dene kI preraNA dii| pariNAmasvarUpa eka hI varSa pUjya sujyeSThA zrI jI apane guru mRgAvatI zrI jI kI sevA meM sabhI kArya niyata samaya meM hI kiye gye| ke alpa samaya meM rUpa nagara jaina maMdira se 13 kilomITara dUra grAMDa hamezA tatpara rahatI thii| unakI pratyeka choTI-bar3I Treka rAjamArga para jamIna kharIdI gii| AvazyakatAoM kA atyanta ekAgratA se khyAla rakhatI thii| vallabha smAraka kI yojanA kA bIja atyanta zAzvata thA vastutaH mahattarAjI ke lie ve "mA~" samAna thii| unake avasAna aura isIliye uparokta avarodhoM ke uparAnta nirmANa kArya vijaya vallabha smAraka yojanA ko saMcArita karane ke liye kI hadayavidAraka ghaTanA se bhI pajya magAvatI jI jarA bhI abAdha gati se cala rahA hai aura yaha smArikA ApakA "zrI Atma vallabha jaina zikSaNa nidhi" TrasTa kI sthApanA kI vicalita na hii| aura satata preraNA dekara smAraka ke nirmANa kArya Ane taka pratiSThA kA kArya 10.12.89 ko sampanna ho cukA gii| TrasTa ke peTrana, jaina samAja ke agraNI netA aura prasiddha ko gatimAna kiyaa| parantu niyati kucha aura hI thI, abhI kaThina smAraka bhavana ke sthApatya kI mAhitI saMkSepa meM bana udyogapati zeTha zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAI ke mArgadarzana meM parIkSA bAkI thii| pUjyAzrI kA zarIra asAdhya roga se pIr3ita aura prayAsa kara rahA huuN| gyii| Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S 00 1 000000 SCHOOL STAIT HOUSING PLAY GROUND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL AT GT KARNAL ROAD TOILET SERVICE PERSONEL DELHI CENTRE NEOLOG 33340 LIS HOSIL 999U t BATH UPAYA COMPLEX FOR SH ATAM QUEST BLOCK VALLABH MEMORAL TEMPLE mttil JAIN 000 SAMADI BLOCK SMARAK 0000 O DISPENSARY 4 SHIKSHAN < PARKING NIDHI LAYOUT PLAN dakniti CONSULTANTS Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .+ . +20. +m satta RR LVL, rod C - nirmANAdhIna bhavana kI rUparekhA ballabha smAraka ke prAMgaNa kA kalAtmaka praveza dvAra jI.TI. karanAla rAjamArga para nirmita hogaa| yaha dvAra 45-00 phuTa caur3A 8-0" phuTa gaharA aura 40-0U~cA hogaa| isakA nirmANa gulAbI raMga ke saMdara patthara meM jaina zilpa kalAnusAra jaina pratIkoM sahita hogaa| bhavana ke cAroM tarapha kA khulA bhAga suMdara makhamalI ghAsa aura choTe-choTe suMgadhita phUloM vAle vRkSoM se suzobhita hogaa| bIca-bIca meM paryaTakoM kI savidhA ke liye baiThane kA sthAna hogA aura guru vallabha kI zikSAprada vANI ke pada suMdara paToM para aMkita hoMge jo unakI yazogAthA ko amaratva pradAna kreNge| mukhya bhavana kA 9000 vargaphuTa meM nirmANa prAcIna jaina sthApatya kalA kA eka advitIya pratIka hogaa| raMgamaMDapa kA 84.phuTa U~cA zikhara guru vallabha kI 84 varSa kI Ayu kA dyotaka hogaa| jaina zilpa zAstra meM lohe ko nikRSTa dhAta mAnA gayA hai isaliye isakA upayoga varjita hai| isa kAraNa samasta nirmANa meM isa dhAtu kA upayoga nahIM kiyA gayA hai| baMsI pahAr3apura (AgrA) kI khAnoM meM milane vAlA saMdara galAbIraMga kA patthara nirmANa meM prayoga kiyA jAtA hai| isa patthara kA eka khAsa guNa yaha hai ki saiMkar3oM varSoM taka isa para kAI nahIM jamatI aura isa kAraNa isapara kI gaI kArIgarI kI suMdaratA banI rahI hai| mukhya bhavana kI nIMva tathA taladhara (besamenTa) smAraka bhavana kI nIMva lagabhaga 8 phaTa gaharI hai aura hajAroM Tana patthara kA vajana vahana karane kI kSamatA ke liye nIMva meM 3-01 * 1-6" x 0-6" moTI patthara kI zilAyeM bichAI gaI haiN| besamenTa kI chata 14 phaTa U~cI hai aura mukhya Doma kA vajana uThAne ke liye 2-6" vyAsa ke patthara ke stabhoM kA nirmANa 64 phuTa vyAsa kI golAI meM kiyA gayA hai| ina pilaroM ko sadRr3ha karane ke liye 20" phuTa vyAsa ke 16 aura 3-0" x 2-6" sAIja ke 8 pilaroM kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| besamenTa kA kula kSetraphala mukhya bhavana ke anusAra hI 8938 vargaphuTa kA hai| besamenTa kI 64 phuTa vyAsa kI chata kA nirmANa sthApatya kalA kA anokhA udAharaNa hai| 6" moTI patthara kI tIna paTTIyoM ko patthara kI hI rIgoM se bAMdha kara TikAyA gayA hai aura bIca meM padmazilA (cAbI) lagAkara sthiratA pradAna kI gaI hai| Jain Education international -CH . . . . 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For PrivatesPermanat the only. www.jainelibrary.orm Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rozanI aura havA ke liye 4-0" phuTa moTI pattharoM kI sIDhI kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai jo bhavana ko bhavyatA pradAna karatI pilaroM,bImoM aura chata kI kArIgarI darzakoM ko 1000 varSa pahale divAla meM 22 khir3akiyA~ aura 24 jharokhe rakhe gaye haiN| talaghara ke hai| praveza maMDala meM atyanta ArkaSaka kArIgarI ke 12 pilaroM para hI jaina zilpa kalA kA digadarzana karAtI hai| chatoM kI DijAinoM cAroM kone meM 20-00 x 20-0" ke cAra kakSoM kA nirmANa kiyA 20-5" vyAsa kA jaina zilpa kI prasiddhi "kola-kAcalA" kI meM vividhatA haiM jo anAyAsa hI cinna ko AkarSita karatI hai| gayA hai| phloriMga koTA sTona se kI gaI hai| DijAina vAle Doma kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai jo Abu ke dilavAr3A uttara bhArata meM bejor3a isa bhavana ke madhya meM 64-0 phuTa vyAsa maMdiroM kI yAda dilAtA hai| ke bhavya raMgamaMDapa kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai jisakA zikhara 84-0 mukhya bhavana bhavana meM praveza ke liye uttara aura dakSiNa dizAoM se bhI do phuTa kI U~cAI para hai| mukhya Doma 2-0* vyAsa ke 26 pilara aura dvAroM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| jisake liye 13-67 caur3I 0-90 moTI patthara kI dIvAla para nirmita kiyA gayA hai| bhavana besamenTa ke Upara mukhya bhavana kA nirmANa tIvra gati se cala / sIr3hiyA~ banAI gaI hai| ina donoM maMDapoM meM 4 corasa aura 8 aSTa tala ke 19-0" phuTa U~cAI para 5-6deg caur3I kalAtmaka gailarI kA rahA hai aura pratiSThA se pahale hI Doma kA nirmANa pUrA karane ke liye pahala vAle pilaroM para aura patthara kI chata meM bhI AkarSaka aura nirmANa kiyA gayA hai jisa para prekSakoM ke baiThane kI suvidhA hogii| prayatnazIla haiN| suMdara kArIgarI kI gaI hai| pUrva, uttara aura dakSiNa dizA ke praveza gailarI ke brekeTa, bheTAsarA aura bhaTanI kI kArIgarI atyanta bhavana kI plIntha 11-32 U~cAI para hai aura pUrva kI tarapha maMDapoM meM tIna-tIna dvAra rakhe gaye haiM jinakI zAkhoM para suMdara bele citrAkarSaka hai| bhavana meM havA tathA rozanI ke liye pravezadvAroM ke mukhya pravezadvAra ke liya suvidhAjanaka 25 phuTa caur3I 29 sTepabAlI khudI huI haiN| vastutaH mukhya raMga maMDapa meM pahu~cane se pahale hI uparAnta Doma meM 45 khir3akiyAM rakhI gaI haiN| JainEducation international For PrivatesPmonalitine Only www.jaitneliorary.om Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Doma kA nirmANa jaina sthApatya kalA kA eka utkRSTa jivanta muMha bolatI pratimA raMgamaMDapa kI pazcima dizA meM jina zrI vAsupUjya prabhu kA cartumukha jina-prAsAda udAharaNa hai jo sabako Azcaryacakita karatA hai| isake liye maMdira meM virAjamAna jagavallabha pArzvanAtha prabhu pratimA kI AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI zikSaNa saMsthAoM ke pattharoM kI zilAoM ke golAI meM 24 thara lagAye gaye haiM jinako chatrachAyA meM eka bhavya peDesTala para suMdara aura kalAtmaka mArabala nirmANa ke sAtha-sAtha saMskAra bIja DAlane ke liye jina maMdiroM kI padmazilA se sthira kiyA gayA hai pratyeka thara meM 52 zilAyeM haiN| ke siMhAsana para pratiSThita kI jaayegii| yaha pratimA gujarAta ke sthApanA bhI Avazyaka mAnate the| unake AdarzoM ke anurUpa sabase pahale thara kI pratyeka zilA 30x21" x 19" sAIja kI prasiddha mUrti zilpakAra zrI kAntibhAI paTela dvArA nirmita kI gaI smAraka bhavana meM hI pazcima bhAga meM (guru vallabha pratimA peDesTala hai| jaise-jaise Doma kI golAI uThatI hai vaise-vaise zilA kI sAIja hai| / ke pIche) eka bhavya, kalAtmaka tathA choTA paraMtu suMdara cartumukha choTI hotI jAtI hai| Doma ke 12veM thara kI ora padmazilA kI maMdira kA nirmANa kiyA gayA haiN| maMdira kAkSetraphala1515 va. phuTa kArIgarI Doma kA mukhya AkarSaNa hai| peDesTala ke Upara Dola ke sAtha hI eka atyanta AkarSaka besamenTa meM cAroM konoM meM jo cAra kakSa bane haiM usI ke Upara kamAna kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai jo bhavyatA pradAna karatI hai| isa kamAna para suMdara bela kI khudAI kI gaI hai| peDesTala kI phloriMga isa phlora para bhI usI sAija ke cAroM kakSoM kA nirmANa kiyA isa jinAlaya kA zilAnyAsa pa.pUjya sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI aura usake sTepsa gulAbI raMga ke saMdara makarAnA mArabala meM / kI zubha nithA meM tA. 21-4-1980 ke dina udAra dila, parama gayA hai| nirmita hogaa| garubhakta aura prasiddha udyogapati sva. seTha bhogIlAla laheracaMda ke isa bhavana ko phloriMga, tInoM tarapha kI sIr3hiyoM sameta parivAra ke sadasyoM ke varada hastoM se sampanna huA thaa| mArabala kI hogii| smAraka bhavana ke mukhya Doma, cAra kakSoM ke Doma aura yaha zilAnyAsa smAraka bhavana ke besamenTa ke phlora se 10 pravezadvAra ke kola-kAcalA vAlI DijAina ke Doma ke Upara phuTa nIce kiyA gayA thaa| garbhagRha ke liye zilAnyAsa kI sataha se guru vallabha pratimA peMDesTala jaina sthApatya kalAnusAra suMdara samAraNoM kA nirmANa jo samasta 42-5" kI U~cAI taka Thosa IMToM kI cinAI kI gaI hai| yaha jisa caritra nAyaka kI yAda meM yaha bhavya smAraka kA nirmANa nirmANa kArya ko bhavyatA aura saumyatA pradAna kregeN| sAmaraNoM garbhagRha kA tala smAraka ke raMgamaMDapa ke tala se 18-5" kI U~cAI ho rahA hai usa guru vallabha kI 45" kI sapheda bedAga Arasa kI sahita bhavana meM dikhAyA gayA hai| para hai| garbhagRha ke uttara aura dakSiNa tarapha do raMgamaMDapoM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| pratyeka kI sAIja 19-1" x 22-2" hai| garbhagRha 15-11" x 15-11" kA hai| prabhu parikramA ke liye donoM raMgamaMDapoM ko 3-0" car3e suMdara varandrAoM se jor3A gayA hai| garbhagraha meM jainazilpa zAstrAnusAra Arasa ke pabAsana para 4 gadiyA~ nirmita kI gaI hai jina para jaina vidhividhAnusAra zAsana deva-devI Adi kI mUtiyA~ banAI gaI haiN| ina gaddIyoM para 35" sAIja kI mukhamudrA vAlI cAra tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAyeM virAjamAna kI gaI haiN| jinakA krama isa prakAra haiM: dakSiNAbhimukha - mulanAyaka zrI vAsupUjya prabhu pUrvAbhimukha - zrI jagavallabha pArzvanAtha prabhu uttarAbhimukha - zrI AdIzvara prabhu pazcimAbhimukha - muni zrI savata svAmI prabhu cartamukha garbhagRha meM cAroM pratimAoM ke sAmane cAra praveza dvAra / banAye gaye haiM jinakI kArIgarIdilavAr3A ke maMdiroM kI pratirUpa hai| pratimAoM ke pIche suMdara bhAmaMDala banAye gaye haiM jina para sunaharI varka meM ati AkarSaka khudAI kI gaI hai| pratimAoM ke Upara Arasa ke chatra bhI banAye gaye haiN| JainEducation international ForPrivateS.PermanelUCDnly. www Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAroM pratimAoM ke bIca meM Arasa kA sAmaraNa bhI banAyA 2. AcArya zrI vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI nirmANa kArya kA suyogya nirdezana zilpI zrI amRtalAla bhAI gayA hai jo pabAsana ko bhavyatA pradAna karatA hai| smAraka bhavana ke besamenTa se jinAlaya meM jAne ke liye trivedI tathA zrI caMdu bhAI trivedI niraMtara de rahe haiM jisako unake smAraka bhavana ke pUrva tarapha ke praveza dvAra se hI jagavallabha raMgamaMDapoM taka donoM tarapha sIr3hiyoM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| suparavAIjara zrI viSNu bhAI somapurA atyanta lagana se kAryAnvita pAzvanAtha prabhu ke darzana hote haiN| bhavana ke raMgamaMDapa ko bhI inhIM sIr3hiyoM se jor3A gayA hai| kara rahe haiN| smAraka yojanA meM dehalI sthita AcIMTekTa zrI sureza donoM raMgamaMDapoM meM cAra suMdara Ale (gokhale) banAye gaye haiM garbhagRha ke zikhara para jaina zilpa zAstrAnusAra suMdara sAmaraNa goyala, zrI manohara lAla jaina tathA unake sahayogI zrI esa.esa. jinameM 21 kI guru pratimAyeM virAjamAna kI jAyegI jinakA krama kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| isI para kalaza, dhvaja daMDa aura saMdhu kA bhI sarAhanIya yogadAna rahA hai| isa prakAra hai: dhvajA 10.2.89 ke dina pratiSThA ke samaya sthApita kiye jaayeNge| dakSiNa dizA ke raMgamaMDapa meM : AcArya bhagavAna zrI vijaya indradinna sUri jI ke AzIrvAda yaha vivaraNa adhurA raha jAyegA yadi maiM zrI harSada cAvar3A tathA 1. anantalAbdhi nidhAna gurU gautama svAmI tathA mahattarA jI kI preraNA evam AzIvAda kA hI yaha suphala hai zrI mahendra siMha ThekedAroM aura unake kuzala kArIgaroM kA ullekha 2. AcArya zrI vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ki samasta nirmANa kArya nivighna cala rahA hai| pa. pUjya sAdhvI zrI na karUM jinake anathaka parizrama se yaha mahati kArya samaya para pUrA uttara dizA ke raMgamaMDapa meM : suvratA zrI jI, zrI suyazA zrI jI tathA thI maprajJA zrI jI ho cukA hai aura 10.2.89 ke zubha dina kI pratIkSA hai jisa dina 1. AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI kAryakartAoM ko satat preraNA dekara utsAhita karatI rahI haiN| hamAre svapna sAkAra hogeN| anin Educatoo international FOPvate-spemonalise only Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 cetanA ke svara gaNi nityAnaMda vijaya vRkSa kabahu~ nahi phala bharavai nadI na saJcai niir| paramAratha ke kArane sAdhuna dharA zarIra sAdhu kI sAtvika pravRtti kA AdhAra usakI hArdika bhAvakutA evaM nirmalatA hotI hai| dukhI janoM kI dukhAnubhUti kA sampreSaNa santapuruSa ko sahaja hI jAtA hai| usameM kahIM koI bAdhA nahIM hotI, mArga ke samasta bAdhA nahIM hotI, mArga samasta bAdhaka tatva satoguNa ke kAraNa naSTa ho cuke hote haiN| aise meM sajjana apane karuNA, vAtsalya aura sahAnubhUtijanya vicAroM ko vibhinna vicAroM ko vibhinna yojanAoM ke mAdhyama se kAryarUpa meM pariNita karate haiM, taba ve hara kSaNa mAnava mAtra ke kalyANakI bAta soca pAte haiM, anyathA Aja ke isa mazInI yuga meM mAnava mazInoM kI taraha itanA hRdayavihIna bana cukA hai ki use dUsaroM kI koI anubhUti hotI hI nhiiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaba bhI kisI mahApuruSa ne apane asIma lakSya kI prApti ke mArga ko taiyAra karane kA prayatna kiyA to usa daurAna vaha samAja ke adhikAMza bhAga dvArA upekSA, apamAna aura anAdara sahatA rhaa| jIsasa, mIrA, tulasI, sukarAta Adi anekoM isake udAharaNa haiN| vastutaH hotA yaha hai ki mahAtmAoM meM dUsaroM ke kaSToM kI anubhUti ke sAtha-sAtha eka aisI ananta dRr3hatA hotI hai ki ve apane lakSya se jarA bhI nahIM Digate Jain Education international cAhe unake prANa hI kyoM na cale jAeM, prANoM kI unheM koI paravAha nahIM hotii| ve zarIra kI kSaNikatA aura nazvaratA se paricita hote haiM, isalie pratyeka pala ko bahumUlya mAnakara aharniza lakSya sAdhana karate haiN| bhArata bhUmi sadaiva se hI RSiyoM kI, muniyoM kI evaM mahApuruSoM kI dharatI rahI hai| lokopakArI mahAtmAoM kA jIvana paropakAra ke pariprekSya meM dekhA jAe to hama pAyeMge ki prabhu mahAvIra aura gautama isake sarvazreSTha udAharaNa hai| unhoMne anya siddhAMtoM ke sAtha ahiMsA kA siddhAnta samanvita kara samAja sudhAra ke kAryoM meM lage jahA~ eka aura tapa, tyAga, saMyama, kSamA, dayA aura niHspRhatA jaise guNoM se svayaM kA jIvana ujjavala, ucca evaM prAJjala rakhA vahIM dUsarI ora sAmAjika burAIyoM kA ahiMsA ke amogha astra se chedana bhI kiyaa| pariNAmataH samAja Andolita ho uThA, eka krAnti A gaI dharma kI, sAmAjika pariSkAra kI dharmagrantha hI nahIM apitu itihAsa sAkSI hai ki prAcIna kAla se calI A rahI jaina saMskRti meM prabhu mahAvIra kA udaya eka aise sahastrarazmi ke rUpa meM huA ki jisakI razmiyoM se Aja bhI hamArA patha Alokita hai aura unake anuyAyI unake batAe mArgoM para cala raheM haiN| ina anugAmiyoM meM kaI udbhaTa vidvAna kaI mahAtapasvI kaI vicAraka, kaI Agama-saMzodhaka to kaI mahAjJAnI hue kintu isa tapa, jJAna aura vicAroM kI sImA se bhI Age jAkara prabhu mahAvIra ne jisa sva ke sAtha para kalyANa kI, samAja sudhAraka kI bAta kI thI aura tadvata AcAraNa karane kI bAta kahI thI, una saMyamI, samAjasudhArakoM kI paramparA koI bahuta lambI nahIM hai| isake sarvazreSTha udAharaNa, guruvallabha kA jIvana aura unakA AcaraNa hai| guru vallabha eka sAdhu kI samasta maryAdAoM kA, niyamoM kA pAlana kara AtmA kalyANa karate rahe aura sAtha hI sAmayika cetanA kA pATha par3hAte rhe| unake jIvana ko lekara vibhinna vidvAnoM, vicArakoM, citakoM, muniyoM dvArA lekha likhe gae, zodha kie gae, pustakeM likhI gaI phira bhI aisA lagatA hai jaise unakA Akalana adhUrA ho, abhI jaise bahuta kucha samajhanA zeSa ho| unakA jIvana par3hane para aisA vicAra AtA hai ki kyA sacamuca koI vyakti apane kartavya ke prati itanA dRr3ha ho sakatA hai? kyA sacamuca mAnava itanI agAdha kSamatA aura yogyatA vAlA ho sakatA hai ? jisake jIvana kA eka-eka pala, jisake AcAra-vicAroM kA Poo Private & Personal Use Only eka-eka kaNa anukaraNIya ho| maiM apanI alpamati se vicAra kara guru vallabha kA eka svarUpa banAtA hU~ jo zikSA premI kA hai, jo tyAgI kA hai, jo sacce vItarAga ke upAsaka kA hai, jo dharma aura jAti kI sImA se pare jAkara sabakA kalyANa cAhane vAle kA hai kiMtu, thor3I hI dera bAda unake jIvana para, unake vicAroM aura siddhAntoM para gaharAI se vicAra karatA hUM to lagatA hai ki gurudeva ne.. mAnava mAtra kI pIr3A ko par3hA thA, darda ko pahacAnA thA use apane vicAroM meM sameTA thA, cAhe samarthaka ho yA virodhI sabako eka hI pustaka se pATha par3hAyA thA aura vaha pustaka thI ahiMsA kI, prema kI, dayA kI, prANImAtra ke prati sadbhAvanA aura samanvaya kii| yahI kAraNa hai ki gurudeva jisa gAMva yA nagara meM jAte logoM ke bIca, parivAroM ke bIca, samudAyoM ke bIca phaile manomAlinya aura jhagar3oM ko dUra karane kA prayAsa karate aura saphala hote| ve jAnate the ye ajJAna haiM, ve jAnate the ye sabhI vyartha hI Izvara pradatta adbhuta zaktiyoM kA apavyaya kara rahe haiM, thor3I sI samajhadArI meM isa UrjA kA AtmotthAna meM sadupayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai| isaliye guru ballabha jaba taka jIvita rahe jJAna vRkSoM kA ropaNa karate rahe jisase mAnava ke mana meM prAraMbha se hI suMskAroM ke bIja aMkurita hoM, vaha svayaM ko sudhAre dhIre-dhIre samAja meM svayaM sudhAra hogaa| Aja gurudeva nahIM hai kiMtu unake kiye gae mAnava kalyANa ke kAryoM se cetanA ke svara prasphuTita ho rahe haiM aura hama sabhI ko prerita kara rahe haiM ki jo kArya gurudeva ne kiye unheM hama Age bar3hAe~, jo samayAbhAva yA AyuSyapUrNa ho jAne ke kAraNa adhUre raha gae unheM pUrA kreN| vallabha smAraka ajJAna timira taraNi ke jJAna gambhIra vyaktitva kA upayukta smRticinha haiN| unake vicAroM kI cetanA sadaiva unake bhaktoM ko sakriya banAe rkhegii| Aja svargastha, gurudeva kI AtmA prabhu ke maMdira, bhogIlAla neharacaMda zodhapITha, sAdhu-sAdhvI ke upAsanA gRha, auSadhazAlA, vidyAlaya Adi se samRddha isa pUre parisara ko dekhakara avazya AhlAdita ho rhii| hogI, aura vicAratI hogI ki ye mere bhakta yadi Aja apane suprayAsoM se isa lakSya taka pahu~ce haiM to ekana eka dina avazya usa pIr3A kA bhI anubhava kareMge jo maiMne madhyama aura dIna parivAroM ke utthAna ke lie vyakta kI thI, ye eka na eka dina avazya mere jaina vizvavidyAlaya ke svapna ko sAkAra kreNge| www.jainalibrary Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vallabha smAraka kI pratiSThA kI pAvana ghar3I A gaI jisakI eka bhI baccA jaba eka taka ajJAnI yA bhUkhA rahegA taba taka yaha cirakAla se pratIkSA ho rahI thii| jisa guru kI yAda meM yaha smAraka gocarI ArAma se kaise gale utara sakatI hai| udyoga dhandhoM ke binA banAyA gayA hai ve gurU bhI eka mahAn hastI the| Ao jarA usa guru bekAra banI huI jaina janatA kI bekArI dUra karU~gA usako sukhI kI jIvana jyoti kI kacha kiraNoM ko lekara apane jIvana ko banAne kA prayatna kruuNgaa| lakSmI nandanoM kA dhyAna sAmAnya janatA prakAzita kreN| ke dukha dUra karane kI tarapha AkarSita kruuNgaa| gurudeva ne apane bar3audA kA chagana, mAtA ke vacanoM para magna bana kara, Atma jIvana kI antima ghar3I taka apane nirNaya ko pUrNa karane kA prayAsa kA vallabha bana kara jaga kA vallabha bana gayA thaa| karane kA prayatna kiyaa| Aja sabhI prayatnoM kA madhura phala khA rahe haiN| yaha bhAratavarSa mahApuruSoM kA deza hai| isa viSaya meM saMsAra kA hai| koI bhI deza yA rASTra bhArata kI tulanA nahIM kara sktaa| yaha AcArya zrI jI kA jIvana sUtra thA ki eka sAtha milakara baiTho, avatAroM kI janmabhUmi hai, santoM kI puNyabhUmi hai, yogiyoM kI yoga vicAra vinimaya karo, jo nirNaya ho use AcaraNa meM laao| bhUmi, vIroM kI karmabhUmi aura vicAroM kI pracAra bhUmi hai| yahA~ gurudeva samAja kalyANa hetu apane zarIra ko kaSTa dete the| saMyama anekoM nararatna, samAjaratna, dharmaratna, rASTraratna tathA dezabhakta aura kriyA meM sadaiva sajaga rahate the, abhimAna to unako cha bhI nahIM paidA hue haiM jinhoMne mAnava mana kI sUkhI dharatI para sneha kI sara pAyA thaa| mahAna puruSoM kA jIvana anekoM vizeSatAoM se alakata saritA pravAhita kI, jana mana meM saMyama aura tapa kI jyoti jagAI, hotA hai| aisI hI karuNA kI sAkAra mUrti, prema, dayA, kSamA, samatA kI divya phala kA saurabha phala ke sAtha hI rahatA hai, candramA kI pratimA, zramaNa saMskRti ke jyortimAna nakSatra paMjAba kesarI AcArya zItalatA usake sAtha hI rahatI hai sUrya kA prakAza aura teja usake vijaya vallbha sUrIzvara jI ma. the| unakI mahAnatA aura sAtha hI baMdhe rahate haiM parantu mahApuruSoM kI guNa sugandha unake sAtha camatkArika jIvana kA kahAM taka varNana kiyA jAe, merI jihvA to rahatI hI hai kitu jaba mahApuruSa isa dharatI se apanI sAdhana meM itanI kSamatA kahA~? jisa para ApakI dRSTi par3a jAtI thI usakI aura kartavya kA pAlana karake cale jAte haiM to unake jIvana kA Adhi-vyAdhi saba naSTa ho jAtI thii| ApakI vANI meM madhu kA maurabha yuga-yugAntaroM taka saMsAra ko saurabhAnvita karate rahate haiN| mAdhayaM yA, A~khoM meM Alokika teja thA, jIvana meM saMyama tathA aisA hI jIvana thA garu ballabha kaa| ve yugapuruSa aura yagadraSTA the sAdhanA kI cambakIya zakti kA pUrNa tathA nivAsa thA, jo bhI eka sAtha hI yagavIra bhI the| unakI vANI meM yuga kI vANI bolatI thI, -sAdhvI pragaNA zrI bAra Apake darzana kara letA thA vaha sadA ke lie ApakA ho jAtA unake cintana meM yuga kA cintana calatA thaa| apane kAryoM ke dvArA thaa| tabhI to kisI kavi ne kahA hai ki: ve jana-jana ke vallbha bana gae the| tabhI to Aja bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI meM unakI smRti meM vizAla smAraka bana kara kitanA pyArA nAma hai vallabha, kitanA sundara banA hai jo bhI nikalatA zrI mukha se vahI pUrNa ho jAtA thA, taiyAra ho rahA hai| vallabha smaark| aisI madhura manohara vANI jo sunatA vo harSAtA thA, vallabha ke mizana kI pUrti karane vAlA vallbha smAraka, divya teja hI kucha aisA thA ki saMsAra jhuka jAtA thA, hama sabhI guru bhakta kahalAte haiN| tabhI hama gurudeva ke sacce jana-jana kI zraddhA kA kendra hai ballabha smAraka, ApakI tejomaya AbhA ke Age ravimaMDala bhI zaramAtA thaa| anuyAyI kahalA sakeMge jabaki hama unake AdazoM para unake ballabha ke nAma ko amara karane vAlA hai vallabha smAraka, gurudeva kI bhAvanAH-sacamuca AcArya zrI jI ne apanA sampUrNa para caraNacinhoM para clNge| gurudeva to jaina zAsana ke kohinUra hIre ballabha kI yAda dilAne vAlA hai ballabha smAraka, jIvana saMgha aura samAja ke lie samarpita kara diyA thaa| gurudeva the| yadyapi mere ina nayanoM ne gurudeva kA darzana nahIM kiyA phira bhI jJAna dhyAna aura mauna kI sAdhanA karAne vAlA hai vallabha smAraka, kahA karate the ki "maiM apane prANa dekara bhI ajJAna ke andhakAra ko mAdhanA kI usa mahAn vibhUti ke sambandha meM jo kacha par3hA evaM jaina bhAratI mRgAvatI zrI jI ma. ke prayAsoM kA saphala hai / dUra karane ke liye kAleja, skUla, gurukula, pAThazAlA sAlA manA hai usI ke AdhAra para apane kucha zraddhA sumana prastuta kie hai| ballabha smAraka, khulavAU~gA, vizva vidyAlaya kI jyoti jalAU~gA, sampradAyoM meM anta ma...... vizva kI prasiddha vastuoM meM vizva vizruta banA hai bheda DAlane vAlI dIvAroM ko bhamisAta karU~gA, upAzrayoM ke bAhara cupa hai lekina sadiyoM taka gUMjegI sadA e sAja terI, vallabha smAraka bhI mahAvIra ke sandeza ko paha~cAU~gA, navakAra mantra bolane vAlA daniyAM ko andherI rAtoM meM DhAr3hasa degI AvAja terii| "guru vallabha aura vallabha smAraka" in Education International For Private & Personal use only / Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva vizruta vallabha smAraka priyadharmA zrI ATMA TIMErrrrr dillI meM nirmANAdhIna vallabha smAraka se zAyada hI koI caturtha-mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI mhaaraaj| jinheM aparicita hogaa| dillI aura vallabha smAraka mAnoM eka hI lar3I bar3audA sAdhu sAdhvI sammelana meM pUjya samudra sari jI ma. sA. ne kI kar3I meM piroye hue ho| kyA koI aisA jaina hogA jo dillI anya kI apekSA adhika yogya aura sakSama jAnakara dillI jAkara jAye aura vallabha smAraka kI bhUmi kA sparza na kareM? vallabha smAraka banavAne ke lie Adeza diyaa| sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ne kahA-"gurudeva! mere meM aisI koI bhI yogyatA evaM bhale hI gujarAta, rAjasthAna, saurASTra mahArASTra, uttara pradeza, sAmarthya nahIM hai phira bhI Apa zrI jI kRpA dRSTi preraNA evaM paMjAba Adi aneka sthaloM para pUjya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. AzIrvAda mere sAtha hogA to avazyameva Apa zrI jI kI antaraMga kI aneka smRtiyA~ haiM parantu yaha vizAla bhavya anukUlatAyukta bhAvanA ko pUrNa karane kA prayAsa kruuNgii|" AcArya bhagavaMta kI ramaNIya, kamanIya smAraka vizva bhara meM advitIya hai| isalie ise AjJA zirodhArya kara sAdhvI jI ma. anekAneka kaSToM ko samatA vizva vizruta kahA jAe to koI avyukti nahIM hogii| bhAva se sahate hue saba isa bhavya smAraka ke nirmANa meM apanA vallabha smAraka ke sAtha cAra mahAna vibhUtiyoM kI smRtiyA~ jIvana samarpita kara diyaa| bhale hI Aja ve hamArI dRSTi se ojhala zrRMkhalA rUpa meM jur3a cukI haiN| prathama, paMjAba kesarI kalikAla ho cuke haiM kiMtu kAza! isa pratiSThA ke suavasara para hamAre bIca kalpataru AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. jinakA hote to kitanA acchA hotaa| kiMtu bhavitavyatA hI aisI thii| bhavya smAraka banAyA jA rahA hai| jinake upakAroM se koI bhI jaina hameM kaI bAra vallabha smAraka jAne ke suavasara milate rhe| vizeSarUpeNa paMjAbI bhakta kabhI uRNa nahIM ho skte| dvitIya, sacamuca vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa atyadhika ramaNIya, zAnta evaM rASTrasanta zAntatapomUrti pUjya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI AhlAdakAraka hai| svAdhyAya, dhyAna evaM Atmika zAMti kA ma. saa.| jinake hRdaya meM tIvra tamannA thI ki bhArata evaM vizAla kendrasthala hai| jina mandira gurumandira, padmAvatI mAtA kA smAraka bananA caahie| tRtIya-paramAra kSatriyodvAraka caritra mandira samAdhisthala upAzraya bhojanazAlA pustakAlaya Adi car3AmaNi, jaina divAkara, taponidhi, AcArya vijaya indradinna sari aneka sthaloM kA nirmANa ho cukA hai| anekAneka kAryoM kA nirmANa jI ma. saa.| gatavarSa jinake smAraka praveza ke samaya Adhunika abhI cala rahA hai| smAraka kI carcA karate hue usake kAryakartA, bhAmAzAha thI abhayakumAra osavAla ne dharma ke sAtoM kSetroM ke buddhizAlI, sUjha-bUjha ke dhanI udAra gurubhakta bhAI rAjakumAra jI siMcana ke lie sau lAkha kA dAna diyA aura unhIM AcArya zrI kI ko bhulAyA nahIM jA sakatA jo rAta-dina smAraka nirmANa ke kArya nizrA meM aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA ho rahI hai| meM juTe hue haiN| mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm jagatA kA zikSaka mere antarmana ke tama ko, apanI AbhA se dUra bhgaa| zazi kiraNoM sI zItala vANI, se jJAnAmRta kA pAna kraa|| mere viveka buddhibala ko kara de prerita ta pala bhara meN| manasA-vAcA maiM puNya karUM, gaNa gAU~ terA jaga bhara meN|| terI nirmala yazagAthAe~, abhilASAe~ haiM mukhara yhaaN| saMskRti sikhAtA hai jagatI ko, vallabha smAraka hai khar3A nyaa|| he vizvazAnti ke sUtradhAra! he aikya nIti ke sRjanahAra! he yugadRSTA ! he yugavallabha! hai bAra-bAra tujhako prnnaam|| AraAra S MRIKSHET For Private &Personal use Only Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 vijayavallabhasmAraka meM "bhogIlAla leharacaMda bhAratIya saMskRti saMsthAna' - narendra prakAza jaina yaha saMsthA bhAratIya vidyAoM vizeSataH jaina vidyA ke adhyayana evaM zodha kA anupama kendra hai| bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI meM sthita isa zodhapITha kA mukhya lakSya hai| vaidika, bauddha, jainAdi vibhinna bhAratIya paramparAoM kI saMskRti kA tulanAtmaka evaM samanvayAtmaka adhyayana karanA hai| isI lakSya kI siddhi hetu yahAM adhyayana adhyApana aura anusaMdhAna kI samucita vyavasthA kI gaI isa zodha pITha kI sthApanA san 1980 meM pATaNa (gujarAta) meM zreSThivayaM zrI pratApa bhogIlAla ne apane pUjya pitA sva0 zrI bhogIlAla leharacanda jI kI puNya smRti meM karavAI thii| seTha zrI bhogIlAla leharacanda eka prasiddha udyogapati tathA bambaI vyAvasAyika samAja ke pramukha vyakti the| unameM loka-kalyANa kI bhAvanA thI hI, zikSA ke prati bhI vizeSa lagAva thaa| yaha zodha saMsthA unhIM mahAna vyakti ke nAma se prArambha kI gayI hai| rAjadhAnI meM aba saMracanAtmaka tathA vidvAnocita suvidhAeM apekSAkRta adhika saralatA se prApta ho sakatI hai isalie paramapUjya sAdhvI mahAttarA zrI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ne dillI ke ballabha smAraka sthala para aisI hI eka zodha-saMsthA banavAne kI icchA prakaTa kii| unakI isa bhAvanA se prerita hokara seTha zrI pratApa bhogIlAla ne pATaNa meM sthita zodha-saMsthA ko dillI meM purnasthApita karA diyA tathA isake in Education International For Private & Personal use only www.janelibrary.org Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMcAlana ke lie 21 lAkha rupaye kA sarAhanIya anudAna diyaa| kI hai jinameM zrI kauzika bhAI,bambaI, zrI pRthvIrAja jaina bambaI, vidvAnoM ne bhAga lekara apane-apane sujhAva die aura varkazApa yahAM vallabhasmAraka meM atithigRha ke bhUtalaghara meM sthita isa paM0 becaradAsa dozI, zrI zikhira canda kocara, bIkAnera, zrI (kAryazAlA) ko saphala bnaayaa| saMsthA kA saMcAlana zrI Atmavallabha smAraka zikSaNa nidhi tathA manohara lAla jaina, prItamapurA, dillI, DaoN0 ramaNa lAla sI zAha bhogIlAla leharacanda phAunDezana, bambaI ke saMyukta tatvAdhAna meM bambaI, zrI rAjakumAra jaina dillI banArasa zrI ramaNa lAla 2. saMgoSThiyA~ - kiyA jA rahA hai pro0 nIlaratna bainarjI, mazarUbAlA dillI Adi pramakha haiN| saMgoSThiyoM kA Ayojana karanA niyamita gatividhi hai| aba kisI bhI deza va samAja kI sabhyatA aura saMskRti ko jAnane prakAzita pustakoM ke vizAla saMgraha ke sAtha-sAtha isa taka saMsthA kI ora se tIna saMgoSThiyoM kA Ayojana kiyA jA cukA ke lie vahAM ke sAhitya aura kalAoM ke vikAsa kA itihAsa saMsthAna meM dharma, darzana, sAhitya, jyotiSa, vyAkaraNa Adi jAnanA Avazyaka hai| isa kArya meM pustakAlaya aura saMgrahAlaya vibhinna viSayoM se sambandhita lagabhaga 12000 hastalikhita grantha 1. AcArya haribhadra sUri (1)-27-28 sitambara, 1986 apanI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karate haiN| isIlie isa saMsthAna meM bhI saMgrahita haiN| isa bahumUlya grantha bhaMDAra kA adhikAMza bhAga 2. arhana pArzva vid dharaNendra ina liTarecara, insakriyazesa eNDa ArTa-21-24 mArca, 1987 prAcIna hastalikhita evaM prakAzita pustakoM kA saMgraha kara eka gujarAMvAlA (pAkistAna) se maMgavAyA gayA hai joki vibhAjana ke vizAla pustakAlaya sthApita kiyA gayA hai tathA eka laghu samaya vahI raha gayA thaa| ise vahAM se maMgavAne ke lie svargIya seTha 3. AcArya haribhadra sUri (2)-25-27 sitambara 1987 inameM se saMgrahAlaya kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| kastUra bhAI lAla bhAI jI ne uccatama stara para vizeSa parizrama "AcArya haribhadra sUri para jo saMgoSThiyA~ kI gaI haiM unakA __bhogIlAla leharacanda bhAratIya saMskRti kA mukhya AkarSaNa kiyA thaa|.. netRtva dillI vizvavidyAlaya ke pramukha vidvAna pro0 premasiMha jI ne kiyA thaa| unakA udghATana kramazaH pro0 lokeza candra usakA vizAla pustakAlaya hI hai jisameM dharma, darzana, sAhitya, mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI kI nizrA meM sAdhvI suvratA zrI aura pro0 iraphAna habIba dvArA kiyA gyaa| arhan pArzva para itihAsa aura saMskRti se sambandhita saMskRta, pAli, prAkRta, jI mahArAja suyazA zrI jI mahArAja tathA suprajJA zrI jI mahArAja Ayojita saMgoSThI banArasa ke prasiddha vidvAna pro0 madhusUdana apabhraMza, hindI, aMgrejI, gujarAtI, urda, paMjAbI Adi vibhinna ne saMsthA meM saMgrahIta hastalikhita granthoM ke sUcIkaraNa kA kArya DhAkI ke netRtva meM kI gaI aura usakA udghATana zrImatI dezI bhASAoM tathA jarmana, phreMca, tibbatI Adi videzI bhASAoM prArambha kiyA thaa| hastalipi-vizeSajJa paM0 lakSmaNa bhAI bhojaka kapilA vAtsayAyana ne kiyaa| tInoM hI saMgoSThiyoM meM kI lagabhaga 14000 prakAzita pustakoM kA saMgraha hai| yahI nahIM yahAM ke mArgadarzana meM yaha mahatvapUrNa kArya sucArU rUpa se cala rahA hai| deza-videza ke aneka vidvAnoM ne bhAga liyaa| vibhinna prakAra ke kozoM, vizva kozoM tathA aneka suyazA zrI jI dina rAta isa kArya meM juTI huI haiM lagabhaga 12000 patra -patrikAoM kA saMkalana bhI kiyA gayA hai| yaha pustakAlaya granthoM ko viSaya ke anurUpa vargIkRta karake unake kAI banA die 3. vyAkhyAna mAlA vidvAnoM ke lie jitanA upayogI hai utanA hI sAmAnya vyakti ke gae haiN| unako surakSita rakhane ke lie unheM alyUmI niyama ke saMsthA ke zaikSaNika kAryoM meM vyAkhyAna mAlAoM kA Ayojana lie bhI lAbhakArI sAmagrI prastuta karatA hai| yahAM jaina dharma, DibboM meM banda karake rakhA jAegA tAki Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ko bhI prArambha kiyA gayA hai jinameM jaina vidyA se sambandhita viSayoM darzana, sAhitya aura itihAsa kA sAmAnya jJAna karAne vAlI sarala zodha kArya meM samucita evaM mahatvapUrNa sAmagrI upalabdha ho ske| para viziSTa vidvAnoM dvArA vyAkhyAna die jAte haiN| isa vyAkhyAna pustakoM tathA AdhyAtmika granthoM kA saMgraha bhI kiyA gayA hai tAki saMsthAna kI vibhinna gatividhiyAM mAlA kA nAma bhogIlAla leharacanda ke nAma se rakhA gayA hai tAki sabhI prakAra ke vyakti lAbha uThA skeN| unake dvArA saMsthA ke prati die gae yogadAna kA sammAna kiyA jA "tulanAtmaka evaM samanvayAtmaka adhyayana ke lie ske| "bhogIlAla leharacanda maimoriyala vyAkhyAna mAlA" ke saMsthA ke isa pustakAlaya ko samRddha banAne meM aneka saMsthAoM kAryazAlA saMgoSThiyoM evaM vyAkhyAna mAlAoM kA Ayojana karanA Ayojana kA kArya 24-25 sitambara, 1988 ko prArambha kiyA ne apane-apane grantha bhaMDAroM kI pustake dAna dekara mahAna kArya saMsthA kI mahatvaparNa gativadhiyAM haiN| saMsthAna kI ora se aba jo gayA jisameM pro0 zAntArAma bAlacandra deva (avakAza prApta eva kiyA hai| yathA zrI Atmavallabha smAraka zikSaNa nidhi, dillI, Ayojana kie gae haiM unakA vivaraNa isa prakAra hai :- bhUtapUrva nirdezaka, Dakaina kAleja, posTa grejaeTa risarca insTITyUTa, zrI mahAvIra jaina pustakAlaya, bambaI, zrIsaMgha bhaMDAra, pUnA) ne sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA aMgIkRta jaina AdhAra viSaya para tIna mAlerakoTalA, zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka saMgha, baDauta 1. kAyazAlA mahatvapUrNa vyAkhyAna die| zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA, bambaI, zrI pravacana pUjaka sabhA, zrI bhArata meM jaina vidyA kA pracAra-prasAra kaise ho? isa viSaya meM zAMtinAtha jaina devAlaya, bambaI, AcArya zrI manoratharAma vidvAnoM ke vicAra jAnane ke lie saMsthA kI ora se 4-5 agasta, 4. chAtravRttiyA rAmasanehI sAhitya zodha saMsthAna, dillI, zrIsaMgha binaulI, tathA 1985 ko eka kAryazAlA kA Ayojana pa.pU. sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jaina vidyA se sambandhita viSayoM kA adhyayana karane tathA zodha dUtAvAsa, jarmana gaNataMtra saMgha dillI aadi| inake atirikta jI ma. ke sAnidhya meM kiyA gayA, jisakA viSaya thA "DAyerakzansa kArya karane vAle chAtroM ko saMsthAna dvArA vibhinna prakAra ke aneka logoM ne vyaktigata rUpa se bhI kucha pustakeM saMsthA ko bheMTa phora jainAlAjikala sTaDIja ina iNddiyaa"| usameM deza ke vibhinna chAtravRttiyAM dI jAtI haiN| udAharaNa ke taura para bI.e. (Ana Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRta meM AkRta tathA jaina vidyA kA adhyayana karane ke icchaka (5) syAdavAda rtnaakr| chAtra-chAtrAoM ko 150 ru0 pratimAha chAtravRtti dene kI (6) jaina sAhitya kA itihaas| vyavasthA hai| ema.e. meM jo chAtra-chAtrAeM jaina darzana aura AkRta (7) vaidika grantha mAlA (30 bhAga) lekara adhyayana karate haiM unheM 250 ru0 pratimAha chAtravRtti dI jAtI hai| isI prakAra ema.phila. tathA pI.eca.DI. kI upAdhi hetu 7.lipijJAna prazikSaNa jaina vidyA para zodha kArya karane vAle chAtroM ko kramazaH 400/___hastalikhita granthoM para zodha kArya saMpAdana tathA anuvAda kArya mAtA-pitA se ru0 va 600/- ru0 pratimAha chAtravRtti dI jAtI hai| karane hetu hastalikhita granthoM kI lipi kA jJAna lenA Avazyaka hai| isa udvezya se saMsthA ne samaya-samaya para paM. zrI lakSamaNa bhAI ina chAtravRttiyoM ke rUpa meM dI jAne vAlI dhanarAzi jisa bAlaka kA hRdaya komala aura nirdoSa hotA hai. usameM bhojaka jI kI sahAyatA lI hai| san 1983-84 meM mahattarA sAdhvI susaMskAroM kA siMcana karoge to bhaviSya meM tumheM vyakti yA saMsthA dvArA dI jAtI hai usakA nAma saMsthA ke nAma ke usakI chAyA zItalatA pradAna kregii| zrI mRgAvatI jI ne apane sAdhvI maMDala sahita isa lipi kA sAtha jor3akara diyA jAtA hai| prazikSaNa prApta kiyA thaa| usake pazcAt sAdhvI suyazA zrI jI 5. 'zodha kArya aura suprajJA zrI jI, zodha sahAyikA DaoN. aruNA Ananda tathA savAla nAka kA saMsthAna meM zodha kArya hetu kArya karane vAle vidvAnoM ko| pustakAlaya sahAyaka zrI abhayAnaMda pAThaka ne bhI jana 1986 tathA loga nAka rakhane ke lie saba kucha karate haiN| maiM pUchatA zikSAvRtti dene kA prabandha bhI kiyA gayA hai| DaoN0(ka.) aruNA mArca 1988 meM paM. zrI lakSaNa bhAI bhojaka jI se lipi jJAna kA hUM ki hAthI se bar3I nAka kisakI hai? hai koI lAbha Ananda DhAI varSa se niyamita rUpa se zodha-sahAyaka ke pada para kArya prazikSaNa prApta kiyaa| usase? kyA Apane kabhI garIba-guraboM kA khyAla kara rahI hai| apraila, 1988 se banArasa ke DaoN0 umeza candra siMha bhI 8. zodha kArya kiyA hai| zodha sahAyaka ke rUpa meM saMsthAna kI ora se zikSAvRtti grahaNa kara rahe haiN| saMsthAna kI ora se inake zodha prabandhoM ko prakAzita AgamoM evaM zreSTha jaina granthoM kA saMpAdana, pAThanirdhAraNa, karane kI vyavasthA kI jaayegii| aMgrejI va hindI bhASAoM meM anuvAda, pI.eca.DI. athavA DI.liTa, dhanavAna kI upAdhi het pustaka zodha prabandhoM kA prakAzana, tulanAtmaka dhanavAna dhana ko tijorI meM rakha kara lohe kA Tukar3A 6. prakAzana adhyayana, lipijJAna prazikSaNa, zodha patrikA va pAThya pustakoM kA saMsthAna kI ora se aba taka sAta granthoM kA prakAzana kiyA prakAzana Adi saMsthAna kI vividha yojanAeM haiN| apane pAsa rakhatA hai| jA cukA hai| bhaviSya meM anya aneka grantha ke prakAzana kI yojanA 9. sAdhu sAdhvI praziNa kenda merA dRSTikoNa bhI saMsthA dvArA banAI gaI hai| aba taka prakAzita gantha kI sUcI isa prakAra haiM:- paMcasUtra, sTaDIja ina saMskRta sAhitya zAstra, sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke adhyayana ke lie uccastarIya adhyayana maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki jaina dharma ke sabhI sampradAyoM kA jaina bhASA darzana, rasa thiyorI, gAhAkoza (hAlA dvArA racita), prazikSaNa kendra sthApita kiyA gayA hai| vilInIkaraNa ho jaaye| aisA honA duHzakya hai| jaina dhAta pratimAlekha saMgraha (pATaNa) aura prAkRta basisa ina 10. saMgrahAlaya kintu paraspara samanvayIkaraNa to honA hI caahie| saMskRta varksa oNna poyaTiksa (bhaag-2)| vAstukalA, mUrtikalA aura citrakalA kisI bhI deza va samAja kama se kama vicAra-AcAra kI sahiSNutA rakhakara isa varSa aneka anya pustakoM ke prakAza kI yojanA hai jinake / kI sabhyatA aura saMskRti kA anivArya pratIka hai isalie jaina ekIkaraNa to avazya honI caahie| yahI vartamAna nAma hai: sabhyatA va saMskRti ke viSaya meM jAnakArI prApta karane ke lie eka yuga kI mAMga hai| jaina ekatA ke pIche merA yahI (1) "AcArya haribhadra" saMgoSThiyoM meM paThita lekh| aisA saMgrahAlaya taiyAra karane kI yojanA banAI gaI hai| jisameM | dRSTikoNa hai| (2) arhan pArzva saMgoSThI meM paThita lekha prAcIna kalAoM, lipiyoM aura zilpoM ke vibhinna namUnoM kA saMgraha -vijaya vallabha sUri (3) muni nyAyavijaya dvArA likhita (gujarAtI) jaina darzana kA . kiyA jaaegaa| kucha viziSTa hastalikhita ganthoM ke namUne bhI rakheM aMgrejI anuvAda jaayeNge| yahI nahIM mAikro philma kI vyavasthA bhI kI jaayegii| (4) AcArya zrI ballabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja evaM mahattarA abhI aneka prAcIna mUrtiyoM tathA viziSTa hastalikhita pratiyoM ko sAdhvI jI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja kA vyktitv| saMgraha kara laghu saMgrAhalaya banAyA gayA hai| Jain Education Interational Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anmumpinissaniningnenuperNETRingroutinue channmegtandsons CUD2EROUNCle ISHEDIEShar RagisthigureignIS A REERSHISHIRTALE -divasakasamAvilyAmaramA yAya manimavilAthApAlAkAnAgamaNakAmakA nArAmamayamaya navarAbhirAmA mAmAyAmA tathAyilara mAravAyAnAmanivAsIsamavAsigAvA nArasabamiyAdihAmavAdikAyA svatamanyAgAmAyAkaritA -milaa| jAyakamahAsaMmizAvamitI. sAyama -fronunHAR cAnapayA vigatamA pagiyAnA udayaniyati mAnavina sAmAnimaya jalAgyA Sineupatanarmusined... raaynnnnnnaalee AURA HEATRENA Times PIRENDRUPEESRECE Ame LungiDunjaliMHIREEThanapale i ECRUITMEtatioesesenterpr impoyAmAnAvayAsakA yaadvmaayaavaavaacaavniyaakhksmaaro| samikSAvamavamahAzilAsAdAramAna mavAsigaNyAmiLAyoga 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-MESHEETIDADunteere hAvita mAnA MacintresturinraejejanReaSane, RotainmeetiegnetSLIDERESTENDIRAIL 4. mayAmavadyAlayAmanAtakI SHIOsayAmApaTiyAlAyakAma naajaaymaanmdhaasaadinmj| mArakAlApAramArathATAmA pAsakAsabAnAgamavakrIvAgamArAyanita gAlAvaMcAyatakAmama: savAzimantridhArAkA mAlAbAkasaMrakSAkAvarata nApatitakAmagavyANakAyAkAmavadyamA savAlAyamanakAmAgAsavatAvAlA AMBER copemang (khAmada kimayAMta miDatimi sAmAdizA mAyAmAlA miyA NAanale samagramAmAgavidha yANAmadivANapiyA kAyadyApImAyAkalApamanagAgakAvaNyAsiTANAmatimAtA gAjatapriyAgAdayAyAyamadhyAkAmneyaramAyAmAgaka Paninidicaton international R omam garmalaganikAsamaMgalagavemakSAyogasacAbAda zvAvAde nisalAgAravariyAzIlakalAsAgazamAra yamacA saramAyA phAsAsugamavarakasamacanasaya varazakaoNlamamaya kAgarA nadIramANavijJAnadhAra gAvAlahamatilAyamAnikAsa lAmAlAniyAraNAmayAnaIRGE Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva itihAsaH - paramapUjya 1008 zrI vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI mahA. sA0 ne eka svapna saMjAyA thA ki paMjAba ke judA-judA grAmoM meM rakhe hue hastalikhita pustaka bhaMr3AroM ko eka sthAna meM ekatra kiyA jaae| unakI icchAnusAra paMjAba kesarI paM. A. vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahA. ne bahuta se zaharoM ke grantho gujarAMvAlA meM ekatra kie the| aura jJAnamaMdira lAhaura meM banavAne kI dhAraNA thii| bhArata kA vibhAjana huA aura gujarAMvAlA pAkistAna meM calA gyaa| jainabhAI vikaTa sthiti meM A gae parantu gujarAMvAlA ke zrI saMgha ke bhAIyoM ne jisa kamare meM pustakeM thI usake Age pakkI dIvAra banavA dii| aura gujaravAlA chor3akara A ge| isa dIvAra ke pIche koI kamarA hai, kisI ko khabara bhI nahIM par3atI thii| kitane varSo bAda zAMti huii| pAkistAna sarakAra kI paramizana lekara seTha kastUrabhAI lAla bhAI tathA gavarnara zrI dharmavIra ke sahayoga se gujarAMvAlA meM dIvAra tor3akara pustakoM kI 56 peTiyAM dillI rUpanagara maMdira meM lAyI gii| san 1954 meM pU. AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahA. bambaI meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| usa samaya pU. sA. zrI zIlavatI jI mahA. sA., pU. sA. zrI bhRgAvatI zrI jI mahA. tathA sA. sujyeSThA zrI jI mahA. aMbAlA meM the| unhoMne guru mahA ke bhavya smAraka banavAne kA zrI AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA meM nirNaya karavAyA aura unhoMne isa kArya ke lie gAMva gAMva meM bhramaNa karake sundara vAtAvaraNa banAyA aura lagabhaga 40,000 (cAlIsa hajAra) ru. kA phaMDa bhI ekatrita karavAyA jo rUpanagara meM lAI gaI pustakoM ke lie alamAriyA~ tathA graMthoM kI sUci banavAne meM kharca ho gyaa| pU. sA. zIlavatI zrI jI mahA. tathA pU. sA. mRgAvatI zrI jI mahA. sAhaba paMjAba se vihAra karake dillI, gujarAta saurASTra mahArASTra, bambaI, pUnA Adi meM bhramaNa kiyaa| bambaI meM pU. sA. zIlavatI zrI mahA. kA kAladharma ho gyaa| bAda meM pUnA, baMgalaura, maisUra bhramaNa karake dillI padhAre aura vallabha smAraka ke lie nirantara preraNA dete rahe aura Aja hama smAraka kA udghATana prasaMga dekha rahe haiN| san 1983 meM sAdhvI jI mahA. dillI padhAre aura paM. zrI lakSmaNa bhAI jI kI bhejI ripaoNTa ke anusAra gujarAMvAlA se AI huI pustakoM kI sucArU DhaMga se vyavasthA karane kA vicAra kiyaa| graMthoM kI samAnya sUcI paM. zrI hIrAlAla jI duggar3a ne kI thI parantu pustakoM kI sarvamAnya paddhati se granthoM kI sUcI evaM vizeSa surakSA ke lie ahadAbAda se tA. da. vidyAmandira se pU. lakSmaNa bhAI bhojaka jI ko bulAyA aura unake mArgadarzana meM pU. sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI mahA. kI ziSyAeM sAdhvI sujyeSThA zrI jI, suvratA jI suyazA zrI jI evaM suprajJA zrI jI mahA. pustaka bhaMDAra kA kArya karane ke lie utsAhita hue| pahale prAcIna lipi par3hanA sIkhe, phira kaiTaloga banAne kI paddhati jaanii| graMthoM meM lagI huI dhUla ko sAvadhAnI se eka eka pannA karake sApha kiyA, unake patra gina kara raipara karake, unake Upara nAma likhakara graMthoM ke paricaya kArDa likhe, graMthoM ko viSayavAra karane ke pazcAta unake eka sAIja banAkara unake krama se nambara karake raipara Upara tathA kArDoM para nambara likhA / yaha tamAma kArya paM. zrI lakSmaNa bhAI bhojaka ke mArgadarzana meM pUjya sAdhvI jI mahA. ne bar3I mehanata se kiyA hai| lagatA hai hastalikhita graMthoM ke kaiTeloga kA kAma jaina zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka samAja meM pU. sAdhvI jI mahA. ne kiyA ho aisA yaha prathama prasaMga hai| jina zaharoM se yaha jJAna bhaMDAra Ae haiM unake nAma nimna anusAra haiM: 1. gujarAMvAlA 2. ludhiyAnA 3. jammU 4. nakodara 5. ziyArapura 6. paTTI 7. jaMDiyAlA guru 8. jaMDiyAlA guru 9. paM. hIrAlAla duggar3a 10. bannU pAkistAna paMjAba kAzmIra jAlaMdhara paMjAba paMjAba paMjAba jaina saMgha bhaMDAra yatikA bhaMDAra saputra zrI dInAnAtha duggar3a pAkistAna 11. phuTakara 12. pU. A. zrI vijaya samudra sUri 13. zrI haMsarAja naulakhA ema e jIrA 14 brahamacArI zaMkara lAla amRtasara pharIdAbAda 15. jIrA 16. deva zrI jI mahA. kA bhaMDAra mAlerakoTalA 17. samAnA bhaMDAra 18. sunAma bhaMDAra 19. bar3auta bhaMr3Ara paMjAba paMjAba 20. sAdhvI citta zrI jI 21. pharIdakoTa 22. ambAlA jaina saMgha 23. binaulI jaina saMgha isa bhaMDAra meM lagabhaga 12,000 hastalikhita graMtha saMgrahita haiN| isameM 1. mAlerakoTalA se prApta 4. 5. yU.pI. tAr3apatrIya "vAsudevahir3I" jaisA graMtha anu. 13vIM zatAbdi kA hai| 2. vikrama sa. 1400 meM likhA huA SaDAvazyaka bAlAvodha kI kAgaja kI prati bhI isameM hai| 3. pU. upA. zrI vinayavijaya jI racita "hemalaghu pratikriyA" kI pothI jisakA ra.sa. 1710 hai vaha pothI sa. 1710 meM likhI huI isa saMgraha meM hai| upadezamAlA, kartA: maladhArI hemacandra sUri dhAtutilaka zataka, kartAH prabhAditya vyAsa 6. zabdaprabheda TIkA jJAna vimala ra. sa. 1652 le. saM. 1655 7. rasarAja bodha prakAza (suvarNa siddhi) ka. kavinaMda isa saMgraha meM Agama, prakaraNa, vyAkaraNa, nyAya, jyotiSa, vaidyaka kAvya, alaMkAra, koSa, rAsa, caupAI, kathA, bhakti sAhitya, stuti strotra, stavana, sajjhAya, paTTAvalI, prAcika kAma. zAstra, ratnazAstra, sAmudrika, nimita, zakuna aura bauddha digambara vedAnta, vaizeSika purANa Adi graMtha bhI saMgRhIta kie gae haiN| pU. mahatarA sA. mRgAvatI zrI jI mahA. kI preraNA se seTha zrI pratApa bhAI dvArA sthApita " bhogIlAla laharacanda insTITyUTa Apha iNDolojI - dillI isakI vyavasthA kararahI hai jo vallabha smAraka kA hI eka bhAga hai| pU. gaNi zrI nityAnaMda vijaya jI mahA. evaM muni zrI dharma dhurandhara vijaya jI ma. kI preraNA se gujarAta meM se kapar3avaMja, jambUsara, jodhapura tathA kaccha mANDavI se bhI kucha hastalikhita saMgraha evaM priMTeDa pustakeM yahAM AI haiN| 12000 hastalikhita graMthoM ke kaiTeloga kA kAma pUrA ho gayA hai| aura pIche se Ae hue bhaMDAroM kA kAma cala rahA hai| pustakoM ke rakSaNa ke lie elyumIniyama ke Dibbe "zrI mulakharAja jI ne mahAvIra maiTala vAloM kI ora se bana rahe haiN| aura godareja kI alamAriyAM A gaI haiN| 29 Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI vijaya vallabha jaina homyopaithika auSadhAlaya - bIracanda bhAbhU jaina saMskRti ke anupama tIrtha thI Atma-vallabha-smAraka kI hokara haMsate-haMsate jAte haiN| alpa samaya meM hI auSadhAlaya ne sahAyatA kA preraNAspada kAryakrama bhArata sarakAra ke maMtrI zrI sthApanA ke pIche mahattarA zrI mRgAvatI mahArAja kI anapama dRSTi apanI sugaMdha cAroM ora phailAI hai| Aja auSadyAlaya meM rogI hI jagadIza TAiTalara, dillI ke kAryakArI pArSad (zikSA) zrI rhii| yaha tIrtha jaina saMskRti aura kalA vastu kI AtmA mukharita nahIM Ate varan auSadhAlaya svayaM bhI unake dvAra para jAtA hai| kulAnaMda bhAratIya, prasiddha nyAyavida DA0 lakSmImala sidhavI, kare, isa uddezya ke sAtha mahattarA thI kI yaha bhI nirantara preraNA mahattarA zrI ko bhAvanAnasAra auSadhAlaya saMsthA ne eka vikalAMga sevA-praNetA, ucca prazAsanika adhikArI zrI DI.Ara. rahI ki sevA, zikSA evaM sAdhanA kI triveNI isa tIrtha se "calate-phirate auSadhAlaya sevA" kA bhI zubhArambha kiyA hai| mehatA tathA sAMsada cau0 bharata siMha evaM zrI anupacaMda zAha kI pravAhita honI caahie| 'svastha zarIra meM hI svasthya AtmA kA pratyeka somavAra evaM garuvAra ko kramaza: kheDAkalAM gAMva evaM upasthiti meM sampanna huaa| ina apaMga bahana-bhAiyo kA kRtrima nivAsa hotA hai| isa zAzvata satya kI pratIti mahattarA zrI rUpanagara ke garIba jarUratamaMda logoM meM jAkara auSadhAlaya rogiyoM aMga-upAMga (hAtha-paira) pradAna kie gae tAki ye Atmanirbhara ho mahArAja ko rahI aura isI sandarbha meM rogI sevA kA samAja ko ko cikitsA pradAna karatA hai| sevA kI upayogitA evaM ske| unheM Arthika sahAyatA bhI dI gaI jisase va khuda ke rAjagAra nirantara unakA AhvAna rhaa| lokapriyatA ko rekhAMkita karane ke lie yaha tathya kAbilegaura hai se bAijjata jindagI jI skeN| isa mauke para 170 mahAnabhAvoM ne mahattarA zrI mahArAja kI isa karuNAmayI sadabhAvanA se ki AsapAsa kI janatA meM isa auSadhAlaya ke prati ati utsAha maraNoparAnta apane netradAna ke saMkalpa-patra bhI bhre| rASTraparuSa prerita hokara aura unhIM kI divya kRpA kA AzIrvAda pAkara evaM vizvAsa hai| DA0 sAhaba evaM unake sahayogiyoM ke gAMva paM0 neharU ne apanI AtmakathA ke samApana para likhA hai zrAvaka zreSTha, udAramanA, dharmaniSTha sva. lAlA thI dharmacanda jaina ne pahu~cane ke pUrva vahA~ ke nivAsI anya sabhI vyavasthAeM svayaM kara dete The words are lovely Dark & Deep. rogiyoM kI sevA ke lie zrI Atma-vallabha jasavaMtadharma maiDila haiN| AsapAsa kI janatA ke mana meM smAraka prati zraddhA, sahayoga evaM but I have many promises to keep. phAuMDezana dillI kI sthApanA kii| isI sevA phAuMDezana ke AtmIya bhAva jAgRta karane meM yaha auSadhAlaya maka sevA kara rahA and miles to go before I sleep. antargata smAraka parisara meM zrI vijaya vallabha jaina homyopaithika hai| itane alpa samaya meM auSadhAlaya ke pragati-sevA-kArya evaM auSadhAlaya kI sthApanA kI gii| 15 jUna 1985 ko 21 sitambara 1985 meM auSadhAlaya ke saMsthApaka, lokapriyatA isake saMcAlakoM ke lie utsAha-pradAyaka hai aura saMkrAnti-divasa kI pAvana belA para sevA ke isa saMsthAna kA zrAvaka-ziromaNi lA0 dharmacanda jI ke devaloka gamana ho jAne sAtha-sAtha adhika utsAha se kArya karane ke lie yaha preraNAspada udaghATana lokapriya sAMsada zrI anapacaMda zAha ke kara-kamaloM dvArA para isa auSadhAlaya ke nibAMdha saMcAlana kA dAyitva unake putra bhI hai| yaha zabhArambha kI belA hai, vizrAmasthalI nhiiN| sampanna huaa| ratna evaM mere bar3e bhAI zrI padamacaMda jaina evam maine anya TrasTiyoM auSadhAlaya ke vistAra evaM usake AdhanikatA kI aneka sthApanA se Aja taka yaha auSadhAlaya nirantara rogI-sevA meM ke sAtha sambhAla liyaa| yojanAe~ prastAvita haiN| eksare-I.sI.jI. tathA laiboreTrI kI niHzulka niHsvArtha bhAva se samarpita rahA hai| anubhavI, sevAbhAvI bhAI zrI padamacaMda ne pUrNa samarpaNa evaM niSThA-bhAva se isa suvidhA upalabdha karAne bhI vicAra hai| isa auSadhAlaya ke vistAra DA0 tejindra buddhirAjA Arambha se hI isa sevA kArya meM samarpaNa ko na kevala nirantaratA pradAna kI, apitu sevA ke aneka nae kI yojanA hai| varSa bhara meM kucha aura svAsthya sambandhI bhAva se jur3e haiN| lagabhaga 35 se 50 rogI pratidina isa auSadyAlaya AyAma bhI khole| phAuMDezana kI ora se 17 maI 1987 ko mahAn pariyojanAeM Arambha karane kA bhI saMkalpa hai| auSadhAlaya kI se svAsthya-lAbha pAte haiN| aneka prAcIna evaM asAdhya bImAriyoM yugapuruSa, krAMtikArI evam sAmAjika punarjAgaraNa ke agradUta ora se ati zIghra hI kaiMsara evaM madhumeha se pIr3ita rogiyoM ke jaise TI.vI., purAnA najalA, carma roga, jor3oM kA darda, patharI jainAcArya zrI vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja kI dIkSA-zatAbdI svAsthya-jAMca-zivira lagAne kA kAryakrama banAyA jA rahA hai| ityAdi kA nidAna yahA~ saphalatApUrvaka ho rahA hai| kucha davA ne ke upalakSya meM jIvadayA, vikalAMga sahAyatA evaM netradAna samAroha auSadhAlaya ke prabaMdhaka isa aspatAla ko jana-AkAMkSAoM ke kAma kiyA kucha puNyabhUmi aura isase jur3I puNya AtmAoM kI kA Ayojana parama viduSI sAdhvIzrI suvratA zrI mahArAja kI nithA anurUpa banAne ke lie kRtasaMkalpa haiM aura isa sadkArya meM Apa daA ne sahAyatA kI, jisase rote-rote rogI Ate haiM aura ThIka meM kiyA gyaa| isa avasara para lagabhaga 100 vikalAMgoM kI sabhI kA sahAyega evaM AzIrvAda prArthita hai| Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education international vallabha smAraka ke lie sarvasva samarpita karane vAlI mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahA. bahuta dUra kI socate the vijaya vallabha smAraka meM Ane vAle sAdhakoM, ArAdhakoM, snAtakoM evaM vidvAnoM ke lie isa jaMgala meM bhojana kI samucita vyavasthA karavAne ke lie unhoMne bhojanazAlA kI yojanA banAI tathA zrI Atma vallabha smAraka bhojanAlaya TrasTa ke sthApanA krvaaii| unakI preraNA evaM nizrA meM maI 1984 meM apane pUjya mAtA pitA kI smRti meM sarvazrI zazikAnta, ravikAnta evaM nareza kumAra ne sarAhanIya sahayoga dekara zrI vallabha smAraka bhojanAlaya kA udghATana kiyaa| jaise sabhI tIrthoM meM bhojanazAlA calatI hai vaise hI pU. sadhvI jI mahA. kI preraNA se bhojana kI kAyamI tithiyAM pUrNa ho cukI haiM aura nAzte kI pUrNa hone vAlI haiN| ApakI hI preraNA se seTha 1" zrI tArAcaMdajI bhaMsAlI, kocIna ne Ayambila khAte meM bhI kAphI acchA anudAna diyA hai| zrI vallabha smAraka hAIve para hone ke kAraNa Ane jAne vAle yAtriyoM kA yahAM tAMtA lagA rahatA hai| cAroM sampradAya sthAnakavAsI, terApaMtha, digambara zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka, kharataragaccha, ma. pU. AcArya sAgarAnanda suri mahA. pa.pU. A. "vallabha smAraka" bhojanazAlA - kRSNa kumAra Fox Private & Personal Use Only vaiyAvacca bhaktibhAva se kI jAtI hai| isa bhojanAlaya ke adhyakSa rAmacandra sUrijI mahA. ke tathA tIna huI vAle sabhI sAdhu santoM kI zrI lAlA kRSNa kumAra jI (ke. ke. rabbara vAle), zrI narendra kumAra jI, zAstrI nagara, vizeSa kara sevAbhAvI zrI zAMti lAlajI khilaune vAle sabakI sevA meM sadA tatpara rahate haiN| bI. ela insTITayUTa oNpha inDolojI meM jaba bhI viddhAnoM ke saiminAra hote haiM, bhojanAlaya kI ora se "zrI Atma vallabha jaina mahilA maMDala rUpa nagara" svayaM bhaktibhAva se unakA Atithya satkAra karake apane ko gauravAnvita anubhava karatA hai| paMjAba se vijaya vallabha dIkSA zatAbdi spezala Trena madrAsa se janavarI meM zrI sammeta zikhara zatrujya phalavRddhi pArzvanAtha jaina yAtrA saMgha Adi prativarSa aneka spaizala TrenoM kA yahAM padAparNa hotA rahatA hai| paMjAba se paTTI, jIrA, jaNDiyAlA, nakodara, jAlandhara, amRtasara, paTiyAlA, samAnA, sunAma, rAjakoTa, mAlerakoTalA, hoziyArapura, ludhiyAnA, ambAlA, caMDIgar3ha, Adi se kSamApanArtha anekoM yAtrA saMgha isa bhojanAlaya ko lAbhAnvita karate rahate haiN| hara mahIne mAtA padamAvatI kI pUjA arcanA hetu vadI dasamI, sakrAnti mahotsava, kArtika pUnama tathA vArSika poSadasamI ke mele kI bhojana vyasthA isI bhojanAlaya dvArA hI kI jAtI hai| guru mahA kI janma jayaMtiyoM ke dinoM evaM puNyatithiyoM tathA anya janakalyANa ke kAryoM meM yaha bhojanAlaya pUrA pUrA sahayoga detA hai| sevA, sAdhanA aura samaparNa kI sAkSAta mUrti sAdhvI zrI sRjyeSThA zrI mahA kI hamezA yahI zikSA rahatI thii| sabakI sevA hRdaya se kro| unakI zikSAoM kA anusaraNa karate hue bhojanazAlA ke karmacArI bhI sabhI bhaktibhAva se sevA karake puNya upArjana karate haiN| isa prakAra vallabha smAraka bhojanAlaya sAdhakoM, arAdhakoM, snAtakoM, vidvAnoM evaM zrI saMghoM kI sevA meM sevArata hai| 31 www.jainelibrary.ord Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMva kI IMTa -avadhanArAyaNadhara dvivedI "lar3e sipAhI nAma saravAra kA" ukti jisa yathArthavAdI ne prAraMbha kI, usakI sUjha-bUjha ko dAda denI caahie| jIvana ke prAyaH sabhI kSetroM meM aisA hotA hai ki vAstavika kAryakartA dRSTi se ojhala ho jAte haiM, zreya bar3oM ko milatA hai| ise kauna nahIM jAnatA Aja zAsana meM bar3e-bar3e rAjanetA mahattvapUrNa padoM para kaMDalI mAra kara baiThe haiM, stuti-gAna karAte haiM para una asaMkhya kAryakartAoM kA koI nAma taka nahIM letA, jinhoMne svataMtratA-saMgharSa meM Atma-balidAna kiyA hai| zrI vallabha-smAraka ke saMdarbha meM rASTrasaMta samudra sari ke pAvana Adeza kI carcA hotI hai, vartamAna jainAcArya, jaina-divAkara AcArya indradinna sUri kA yogadAna sarAhanIya hai| mahattarA sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI ke balidAna ke anurUpa unakA samAdhi-maMdira unakI yazogAthA kA pravaktA hai| yaha saba ThIka hai, sahaja hai| jisakA jitanA yogadAna ho usakA utanA gaNagAna honA hI caahie| isase logoM ko satkArya kI preraNA milatI hai| deza, samAja aura / dharma kA hita hotA hai| kintu vallabha smAraka ke itihAsa meM eka / vyakti aisA hai jisakA kArya sabhI dekhate haiN| usakI parezAniyAM anubhava karate haiN| sahAnubhUti bhI prakaTa karate haiN| parantu zreya prApta-kartAoM kI sUcI meM usakA nAma nahIM dikhAI pdd'taa| vaha / aisA cAhatA bhI nahIM, kyoMki vaha karma-patha kA pathika hai| jisa mizana ko hAtha meM liyA hai, vahI lakSya hai, prApya hai| aura kisI bAta se use kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| kintu samAja kA kartavya hai / JainEducationRREmotional CERINDEEPersonalREOnly Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 ki vaha usakI sevAoM kI sarAhanA kare,use protsAhana de|jb zrI samaya ve kaTizUla se pIr3ita haiM, jisameM uThanA-baiThanA, jhukanA bambaI ke mAnada maMtrI, bhagavAn mahAvIra samiti, naI dillI, zrI vallabha-smAraka ke nirmAtAoM kI ginatI kI jAya to anta meM hI Adi kaSTa-prada hote haiN| phira bhI gurujanoM ke caraNoM meM adhika hastinApura jaina zvetAmbara tIrtha samiti, seTha AnaMda jI kalyANa sahI usakA nAma kRtajJatA-pUrvaka avazya ginA jaaye| kyoMki jhakakara ve isalie praNAma karate haiM ki pITha para hAtha rakhakara jI TrasTa, zrI AtmAnaMda jaina mahAsabhA, uttara bhArata kI kIrti kA tyAga sabase bar3A tyAga hai| jo vyakti vyavasAya, gurujana unheM AsAnI se AzIrvAda de skeN| kAryakAriNI ke sadasya haiN| vyAvasAyika saMsthAoM meM kemikalsa apanI lAbha-hAni yahAM taka ki svAsthya kI bhI paravAha na kara zrI rAjakamAra Ajakala sabhI kAryoM ko eka ora rakha. eMDa elAiDa praDikTsa eksapATa pramozana kAsila ke adhyakSa, niSkAma bhAva se smAraka- nirmANa meM rAta-dina juTA huA ho, smAraka- nirmANa meM jI-jAna se jaTe hae haiN| isa mastaidI ko nArdana iMDiyA rabara mainyUphaikcarsa pheDarezana ke saMsthApaka matrI, usakI sevAeM ojhala nahIM kI jA sktiiN| dekhakara gaNivarya zrI jagaccandra vijaya kahate haiM ki suzrAvaka zrI hariyANA saiphaTI kauMsila lebara DipArTameMTa hariyANA sarakAra kI zrI vallabha-smAraka ke prati pUrNataH samarpita aise kAryakartA haiM khairAyatI lAla jI ke chaha putra haiM, unameM vaya-krama ke anusAra kAryakAriNI ke sadasya haiN| aura ve saba jagaha apane uttaradAyitva "zrI rAjakumAra jaina" jinakA janma eka dhArmika parivAra meM san rAjakumAra dUsare haiM, jinheM unhoMne guruvallabha ke caraNoM meM kA saphalatApUrvaka nirvAha karate haiN| 1927 I0 meM jhelama nadI para base jhelama zahara (aba pAkistAna) samarpita kara diyA hai| isa kathana kA samarthana kucha zabda-parivartana jaisA ki Upara likhA gayA hai, isa samaya zrI vallabha-smAraka meM huaa| jhelama nadI kA vaidika nAma vitastA hai| ataH ke sAtha anya logoM ne bhI kiyaa| unakA kahanA hai ki vyApAra kA ke kAryoM ko sampanna karane meM ve lage hue haiM, use advitIya aura bAlyAvasthA se lekara kizorAvasthA paryaMta vitastA kI vIciyoM kArya zrI rAjakumAra ke bhAI saMbhAlate haiM, ve to Ajakala vallabha gauravazAlI banAne kI dhuna meM saba kucha bhUla gae haiN| itanA saba (laharoM) ke bIca khelane kA unheM saubhAgya prApta huaa| paranta 20veM smAraka kA hI, kAma dekhate haiN| isa sambandha meM zrI rAjakumAra kA karane ke bAvajUda unheM aisA nahIM lagatA ki maiM kucha kara rahA huuN| varSa meM, yuvAvasthA kI dehalI para pAMva rakhate hI bhArata-vibhAjana kahanA hai aisI bAta to nahIM,maiM jisa kAma meM hAtha lagAtA hUM use kArya kA sArA zreya sahayogiyoM ko dete haiN| zrI vallabha-smAraka ke kA durbhAgya bhI unheM dekhanA pdd'aa| phalataH "jananI-janmabhUmizca lagana aura uttaradAyitva ke sAtha pUrA karatA huuN|' vibhinna vibhAgoM aura kAryoM ko dikhAte hue vinamra bhAva se kahate svargAdIpa garIyasI" ko chor3a kara ve dillI ke nivAsI bana ge| bhAratIya samAja meM saMyakta parivAra kA bar3A mahatva hai| kheda haiM ki yadi vinodabhAI dalAla kA sahayoga nahIM milatA to maiM kucha __zrI rAjakumAra ke pitA zrI khairAyatI lAla vinamratA kI mUrti hai, aba yaha vyavasthA nAgarI-saMskRti ke kAraNa chinna-bhinna ho nahIM kara paataa| isase bar3hakara nirabhimAnatA aura sahayogiyoM kI haiN| apane bhAratIya uSNISa (pagar3I) ke kAraNa lAkhoM kI bhIr3a meM rahI hai| kintu zrI rAjakumAra kA parivAra saMyakta parivAra kA mahattA svIkArane kI aura kauna sI bAta ho sakatI hai? AsAnI se pahacAne jA sakate haiN| vyAvasAyiyoM ke lie jaina Adarza hai| isa yuga meM, jahAM do bhAiyoM meM kauna kahe pati-patnI meM dina bhara zrI vallabha-smAraka meM vyasta rahane ke bAvajUda dharmAnusAra rAtri-bhojana-tyAga bar3A duSkara kArya hai| parantu zrI bhI nahIM paTatI, vahAM rAjakamAra chaha bhAI hote hae bhI paraspara gaNivarya jagaccandra vijaya jI se vicAra-vimarza karane ke lie, kherAyatI lAla kaI dazakoM se isa niyama kA pAlana kara rahe haiN| sadabhAvaparvaka sakhamaya jIvana bitAte haiN| bastataH manaSya unakA Adeza prApta karane ke lie niyamita rUpa se subaha-zAma ataH rAjakamAra jI ko vinamratA aura dhArmikatA virAsata ke rUpa Atma-kendrita na ho. dasaroM kA bhI dhyAna rakhe to vaha svayaM sakhI pratidina Ate rahate haiM, usake bAda bhI kAryAlaya kA kArya ghaTA meM milI hai| raha sakatA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI sukhI kara sakatA hai| dekhate rahate haiN| eka dina to ve maMdira kAryAlaya meM 2 baje rAta taka ___ Ajakala yAtrA-bhIruoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai| zItakAla meM sAhitya meM eka alaMkAra virodhAbhAsa hai, jisakA artha hai / vyasta rahe aura prAtaH sAr3he sAta baje sahayogI kalAkAroM ko zrI to yAtrA aura bhI dukhada hotI hai| parantu rAjakumAra jI eka saptAha vAstavika virodha na hote hue virodha kA aabhaas| aisA hI eka vallabha-smAraka le jAne ke lie upAzraya meM upasthita ho ge| meM hI ahamadAbAda, pAlitAnA, baMbaI, jayapura Adi kI yAtrA virodhAbhAsAtmaka vAkya hai, "kAma vahI kara sakatA hai jisake thA rAjakumAra jira asvastha hote hue bhI AsAnI se kara lete haiN| kyoMki yAtrA unakI pAsa samaya nahIM hai|" isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki jo vyakti dhAmaka kAyakatA ha usA prakAra va prakhara vaktA bhAha, ghaNTA haoNbI (zauka) jo hai| para videza-yAtrA meM jaina hone ke kAraNa unheM pramAda-rahita hokara apanA sArA samaya paropakArI kAryoM meM bolane ke bAda bhA una nheM pramAda-rahita hokara apanA sArA samaya paropakArI kAryoM meM bolane ke bAda bhI unakI vANI meM tanika bhI zithilatA nahIM khAna-pAna sambandhI asahya kaThinAiyAM sahana karanI par3atI haiN| lagAtA hai, use anya kAryoM ke lie, apane lie samaya nahIM rhtaa| aatii| hinda tI haiN| lagAtA hai use anya kAryoM ke lie apane lie samaya nahIM rhtaa| aatii| hindI aura aMgrejI donoM bhASAoM para unakA samAna sadA samayAbhAva banA rahatA hai| ataH aise vyasta vyakti hI kArya adhikAra hai| iMglaiMDa ke jainamaMdira meM do ghaMToM taka unakA aMgrejI meM zAkAhArI bhojana ko grahaNa karanA inake jaina-mana ne asvIkAra karane meM saphala hote haiN| akarmaNyoM ko to kabhI samayAbhAva hotA dhArA-pravAha bhASaNa huA thaa| unake hindI- bhASaNoM se kara diyaa| asvIkAra karanA hI cAhie, AkAra-bhraSTa vastuoM hI nhiiN| jaba koI kAma hI nahIM karate to unakA sArA samaya bacA jana-jagat pUNataH pArAtahahA kaa| hI rahatA hai| zrI rAjakumAra aise hI karmaTha vyakti haiN| aneka vastutaH aise nispRha aura karmaTha kAryakartAoM dvArA hI laukika zrI rAjakumAra ke Antarika vyaktitva ke samAna brAhya dhArmika, vyAvasAyika saMsthAnoM se jur3e hue haiM, uttaradAyitva pUrNa aura AdhyAtmika kArya sucArU rUpa se sampanna hote haiN| phalataH vyaktitva bhI AkarSaka hai| prAcIna AryoM kI bhAMti dIrgha padoM ko saMbhAle hue haiM jisase apane lie unake pAsa samaya nahIM unakI yazogAthA unake dvArA kie gae mahatvapUrNa kAryoM ke sAtha deha-yaSTi, usI anupAta meM aMgoM kA sauSThavaM darzanIya hai| isa rahatA vezrI vallabhasmAraka ke maMtrIto haiM hI jaina zvetAmbara kAMphreMsa apane Apa jar3ajAtI hai| Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHRI RAJ KUMAR JAIN VA and other sporting balls as also synthetic Foot Ball panels for sports industry. He is Founder Chairman of this Company. Born at Jhelum in 1927, he had his schooling there, college education at Lahore and Delhi. He did B.A. (Com.) (Hons.) in 1949 from Delhi University. He has attended various technical, productivity management courses. In 1967 he organised local industries of Gurgaon and was elected FounderPresident there of for two years. He was also elected as Founder-Secretary of Northern India Rubber Manufacturers Federation. Shri Jain has been associated with Export Promotion since 1957 when he started making small exports. He visited Middle East and African countries in 1979 as a member of Two Men Delegation of Sports Goods Export Promotion Council. Later he went on SalesCum-Study tour of European and Middle East in 1963 and in 1972. He toured Middle East again in 1977 as leader of three Man A person with great zeal and push and renowned social figure, Shri Raj Kumar Jain Study Team to Explore markets. hails from a religious minded respectable Shri Raj Kumar has been Chairman of family of Jains of Jhelum (now in Pakistan). Chemicals and Allied Products Export His father Shri Khairati Lal Jain is a well Promotion Council. He is Hon. Secy. of Shri known rubber industrialist, philanthropist Atam Vallabh Jain Smarak Shiksha Nidhi, has and social figure of Delhi' and commands taken keen interest in establishment of respect among all Jains for his affectionate educational institution for research in Indoand simple behaviour. Shri Raj Kumar is Joint logy/Jainology with assistance of some other Managing Director of ENKAY (INDIA) social workers. He is playing a pivotal role in RUBBER CO. PVT. LTD. with Shri Khairati construction of magnificent building "Atam Lal Jain as Chairman. The company products Vallabh Sanskriti Mandir" at G.T. Karnal range include Hot Water Bottles, Automotive Road. Rubber parts, Moulded Car Mats, Football Married to Smt. Trishla Jain he has one Bladders, Rubber components for sports son and two daughters industry and other industrial components. Res. Bunglow No. 23/2, Shakti Nagar Delhi In 1976 another rubber unit COSSO PVT. 110007 LTD. was started at Gurgaon for production Phones : Res. 7129298 & 7114419 Office: of moulded rubber basket balls, foot-balls 2522676, 2529185, 2529269 31 PILLARS OF SMARAK AN INTRODUCTION on Education international For Private & Pemenal Use Only www.alib Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHRI VINOD LAL N. DALAL keen interest in the extra curricular activities. A Consultancy Firm "Dalal Engineering Services" was started in 1971 which has provided consultancy services to many large and medium sized industrial installations. Shri Dalal inherited the religious in stict from his mother Smt. Chanchalben who was a prominent figure in Jain Mahila Samaj of Delhi. In 1952 he joined the Managing Committee of Shree Hastinapur Jain Swetamber Tirtha. He was President of the Samiti from 1961 to 1972. Shri Dalal is looling after the entire construction work as President, Nirman Samiti. The credit for Jirnodhar of olden temples at Ambala, Malerkotla, Jagadhari, Muzaffarnagar and new temples at Chandigarh, Agra, Moradabad, which are either compieted or under construction, goes to him. The construction of Vijay Vallabh Smarak is being carried out under his supervision as ChairAn Engineer by profession Vinodbhai isan man, Nirman Samiti. He is also guiding the active worker in the socio-religious field. He construction of a new temple at the Jain is well-known for his keen interest in Kangra in Himachal Pradesh which was Jirnodhar of Jain Shrines and construction of discovered a couple of decades ago by Muni new temples, dharamshalas and the like Shree Jinvijayji. charitable institutions. He has flair for Vinodbhai is associated with many social educational activities as well. institutions in various capacities, the most Born at Ahmedabad on 29-10-1920 in the important being "Bhogilal Laher Chand religious Gujarati family of Shri Nandlal & Institute of Indology", Delhi, of which he is Chanchalben Dalal he had his schooling at the Founder President. He is also associated Delhi where the family shifted and settled in with Bhagwan Mahavir Memorial, Delhi, as a 1927. After his Inter Science he graduated in member of Construction Committee. Shri Engineering from Engineering College, Ben- Dalal has guided the destiny of Gujrati aras in 1943. He had a brilliant academic Swetamber Moorti Pujak Sangh for 6 years. career being rank holder throughout and Shri Atmanand Jain Sabha, Delhi and Shri earned merit scholarships right from his 8th Atmanand Jain College, Ambala have beneClass fitted a lot by his wise counsel. He started his career with Delhi Cloth & Unmindful of his failing health, Shri Dalal Genl. Mills Ltd, as an apprentice engineer, in continues to be active in socio-religious 1943 and rose to the position of Electrical arena of the society. Engineer, Chief Engineer and finally Adviser, Residence: 12, North Avenue, Punjabi Bagh, Engineering Services by dint of his push and New Delhi-110026 leadership qualities. While in service, he took Phone : 592439 Education in For Pre zonale Only Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA dillI -sudarzanalAla jaina bhArata ke vibhAjana ke pazcAt pAkistAna ke bhinna-bhinna maMdira jaina kalA evaM sthApatya ke AdhAra para banAyA gayA hai| vahA~ kastUra bhAI lAla bhAI ke karakamaloM dvArA huA thaa| sthAnoM se Aye hae vyaktiyoM ne apane vyavasAya dillI meM sthApita pahuMcakara aura bhagavAna zrI zAMtinAtha ke darzana karake mana prasanna zrI Atmavallabha jaina bhavana rUpa nagara zrI AtmAnanda jaina kie aura jaise-jaise isameM vRddhi hotI gaI unhoMne apane Apako aura kRta kRtya ho jAtA hai| sabhA dillI ke tatvAvadhAna meM banA, jisakA zilAnyAsa 27-1sAmAjika rUpa meM bhI saMgaThita hone kI AvazyakatA ko mahasUsa maMdira jI kA bhUmipUjana sva0 zrI candUlAla jI saMkhatrA vAloM 66 ko sva0 zrI kundana zAha jI ke karakamaloM dvArA huaa| nirmANa kiyaa| isI kAraNa lagabhaga 1950 meM zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA ne kiyA tathA zilAnyAsa zrImatI mAyA devI dharma patnI sva0 zrI kArya ko zIghra pUrNa kiyA aura se udghATana 19-5-67 ko huA dillI kI sthApanA huii| prArambha meM isake antargata sabhAeM, bhajana, pannA lAla jI kasUra vAle mAlika pharma pI0elaje0 eNDa jisase pUrva zrI arhat mahApUjana evaM zrI siddha cakra mahApUjana kA kIrtana samAroha hote rhe| kampanI dvArA sampanna huaa| Ayojana bar3I dhUma-dhAma se zrI jayantI lAla AtmArAma kucha parivAroM ne rUpa nagara tathA isake Asa-pAsa dillI ke _ pahale vicAra kiyA gayA thA ki maMdira jI tathA upAzraya eka ahamadAbAda vAloM dvArA karavAyA gayA aura usI dina zubha muhUrta upanagaroM meM apane nijI nivAsa sthAna banA liye aura vahA~ para hI bhavana meM Upara nIce banA liyA jAe paranta nirmANakArya ke meM zrI zrI 1008 AcArya zrI vijaya sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kA dharma-carcA tathA samAroha Adi hone lge| apane tathA parivArajanoM madhya rUpanagara kSetra meM mUrti pUjaka jaina parivAroM kI bar3hatI haI praveza bhI isa bhavana meM karavAyA gyaa| meM dharmabhAvanA vidyamAna rahe, isake liye zrI maMdira jI kA nikaTa saMkhyA ko dekhate hue punaH vicAra kiyA gayA ki upAzraya ke lie zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA dillI kA uttara bhArata meM apanA honA ati Avazyaka samajhA jAne lgaa| ataH maMdira jI kI alaga se bhUmi kharIda lI jaaye| 1960 meM zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA eka mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai jisake kAraNa sabhA ke sadasyoM kA ApasI sthApanA kI bhAvanA bar3hatI gaI jisake phalasvarUpa 1957 meM ke antargata rUpanagara maMdira jI ke sAmane bhUmi kharIda lI gii| prema tathA zraddhA hai, vayovRddhoM ke prati Adara tathA mana kI bhAvanA hai, rUpanagara meM zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA ke antargata bhUmi kharIdI nirmANa kArya ke sAtha-sAtha dhArmika kAryakrama-saMkrAti apane gurujanoM ke prati pUrNa vinayabhAva hai| gii| sammelana, sAdha sAdhviyoM ke cAturmAsa tathA parva pardUSaNoM ke manAne dillI sabhA ke antargata kAryoM ko sucAru rUpa se calAne ke tadanantara zrI AtmAnanda zrI sabhA kI gatividhiyA~ bar3hatI ke Ayojana cAlU ho gaye the| zrIsaMgha kI utkRSTa bhAvanA ko dhyAna liye niyama nizcita hote rahate haiM aura unakA pAlana ThIka DhaMga se gii| maMdira jI ke nirmANa heta kaI prakAra ke Ayojana cAlU ho meM rakhate hue ambAlA zahara jaina maMdira se zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna ho isakI vyavasthA bhI kI jAtI hai| sabhA kA vArSika utsava hara gye| bambaI, ahamadAbAda Adi bar3e-bar3e nagaroM meM jAkara kI dhAtu kI pratiSThita mUrti lAkara dainika pUjA sevA ke liye maMdira varSa manAyA jAtA hai jisakA dina kAphI varSoM se do aktUbara salAhamazvare kiye gye| zrI Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI se bhI jI kI nicalI maMjila meM jo banakara taiyAra thI, virAjamAna kara dI nizcita hai| usI dina naI kAryakAriNI kA canAva Ama sabhA meM patra vyavahAra kiyA gayA aura nakze Adi banavAye gye| seTha gii| kiyA jAtA hai| bar3e harSa kA viSaya hai ki cunAva prAyaH sarvasammati kastUra bhAI lAla bhAI tathA anya gaNya mAnya vyaktiyoM ke sAtha zrI maMdira jI kI pratiSThA tathA aMjanazalAkA kA kArya 27-1- se hI sampanna hote haiN| kabhI matadAna karane kA avasara AyA ho saMparka kiyA gayA jisameM sabhA ke sabhI sadasyoM ne apanI-apanI 1961 ko vidhividhAna parvaka zAMta mUrti jainAcArya zrI mad vijayaM aisI yAda nahIM pdd'taa| isI prakAra kAryakAriNI ke sadasyoM kA kSamatA ke anusAra tana-mana-dhana se sahayoga diyaa| samudra sUri jI mahArAja ke karakamaloM se saMpanna huaa| zikhara para nirvAcana bhI eka mata se karane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai| hara rUpa nagara maMdira meM mUlanAyaka ke rUpa meM zrI zAMti nAtha dhvaja daNDa lAlA ratna caMda rikhaba dAsa jI ne car3hAyA aura suvarNa prakAra ke utsava tathA samAroha utsAhapUrvaka manAye jAte haiM jisase bhagavAn kI mUrti kI sthApanA kA nizcaya huA jisase isa maMdira kalaza seTha rAma lAla nagIna dAsa (kapar3avaMja nivAsI) hAla bambaI ullAsa kI vRddhi hotI hai| zrI AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA ko bhI kA nAma zrI zAMtinAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira rakhA gyaa| isakA ne cddh'aayaa| lAlA dInAnAtha devarAja parivAra dillI ne bhagavAn ko dillI sabhA kA hara prakAra se pUrNa sahayoga tathAsamarthanarahA hai| zrI nirmANa mahAna zilpI zrI amRta bhAI jI kI dekha-rekha meM huaa| gAdI para virAjamAna kiyaa| maMdira jI kA dvAra udghATana seTha zrI Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI ne bhI dillI zrIsaMgha kA eka in Education International For Prates Personal use only Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja samAja udyAna hai, nara-nArI puSpa-paudhe haiN| isa samAjodyAna ke bAgavAna haiM sAdhu-saMta evaM samAja ke agrnnii| yadi ise sujala se nahIM sIMcA gayA aura AvazyakatAnusAra per3a-paudhoM kI kAMTa-chAMTa aura dekhabhAla nahIM kI gaI to udyAna kurUpa hokara ujar3a jaaegaa| caritra pratinidhi liyA jAtA hai, sva0 lAlA sundara lAla jI bahuta varSoM hIroM kI kImata unakI camaka se hotI hai aura manaSya kI kImata usake caritra se| takapratinidhitvakarate rahe haiM aura isa samayazrI rAjakumAra jI isa mahAn dAyitva ko nibhA rahe haiN| sabhA ke tatvAvadhAna meM mAnavatA samaya-samaya para vizAla aura bhavya tIrtha-yAtrA saMgha kI spaizala Trena kI vyavasthA yahAM se huii| 1977 meM zrI sammeda zikhara tIrtha mAnavatA akhaMDa hai, usameM bheda bhAva nahIM, UMca-nIca, dhanavAna, garIba, tathA kAle-gore kA bheda yAtrA saMgha kA prabandha bhI isa sabhA ne kiyaa| donoM bAra lagabhaga | dRSTikoNa se hotA hai| 900-900 bhAI-bahinoM ne tIrtha yAtrA kA lAbha liyaa| hastinApura tIrtha ke lie to prativarSa cAra-pAMca bAra zrI saMgha sAmUhika yAtrArtha jJAna jAtA hai| isake atirikta AcArya bhagavaMta jahAM bhI virAjamAna jJAna dIpaka hai, prema usakA prkaash| jJAna aura premayukta jIvana meM jo jyoti jalatI hai usakI camaka hote haiM paySaNoparAMta zrI saMgha kSamApaNA hetu jAtA hai| saralatA hai| zrI hastinApura tIrtha dillI ke kAfI nikaTa hone ke kAraNa zrI saMgha kI vizeSa zraddhA isa tIrtha ke prati samarpita hai| tIrtha ke mahAvIra kA saMdeza lie bhAI-bahana yathAzakti dravyadAna dekara puNyopArjana karate rahate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne anekAntavAda kA saMdeza diyA thaa| unakA yaha saMdeza Aja ke khaMDita, bikhare hue zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kI 25vIM nirvANa zatAbdI aura duHkhI vizva ke lie amRtAMjana hai| dhamadhAma meM rAjadhAnI meM manAI gyii| zrIsaMgha ne isa avasara para viziSTa bhUmikA nibhaaii| AcArya vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja hameM karanA haiM kA aitihAsika nagarapraveza karavAyA gayA aura zatAbdI saMbaMdhI | hameM zoSaNahIna samAja kI racanA karanI hai, jisameM koI bhUkhA pyAsA nahIM rahane paaye| tumhArI lakSmI meM kAryakramoM meM bar3hacar3ha kara hissA liyA gyaa| sabhA meM sAre paMjAba aura pAkistAna se prApta graMthabhaNDAroM kA saMkalana hai aura rASTra unakA bhI bhAga hai| sevA ke lie zrIsaMgha ne sadaiva tana-mana-dhana se apanA sahayoga diyA hai| videzI AkramaNa ho, akAla ho yA anya prAkRtika vipatti, 'zuddhAcaraNa sabhI samaya zrI saMgha ne mukta hasta se dila kholakara dAna diyA hai| zuddhAcaraNa dvArA jIvana ko maMdira ke samAna pavitra bnaao| pavitra maMdira meM hI bhagavAna birAjamAna zrI AtmAnanda jaina mahAsabhA ne jaba vallabha smAraka ke nirmANa kA kAryabhAra dillI zrIsaMgha ko saMbhAlA taba zrI | hoNge| AtmAnanda jaina sabhA dillI ne Age Akara isa kArya ko sampanna -vijaya vallabha sUri karane kA saMkalpa kiyaa| dan Education International For Private & Penggal Use Only Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina zvetAmbara kAnphrensa -rAjakumAra jaina, mAnava kI vicArazIlatA evaM viveka use sadaiva vikAsa ke kAnphrensa kI sthApanA meM sarvAdhika yogadAna svanAmadhanya zrI sAtha-sAtha Atma nirIkSaNa ke lie bhI prerita karatA hai pariNAmataH gulAbacandra jI DhaDhDA ema.e. kA thaa| kAnphrensa ne dhArmika tathA vyAvahArika zikSA ke prasAra meM yathA mAnava truTiyoM ko dUra karatA, samasyAoM se jUjhatA uttarottara saMbhava kArya karate hue jaina sAhitya, tatvajJAna aura saMskRti ke uddezya :- isa saMsthA ke uddezya nimnalikhita haiM:pragati karatA hai aura yahI pragati jaba vyakti se bar3hakara sAmUhika ucca adhyayana-saMzodhana ke lie banArasa hinda vizvavidyAlaya meM (1) samAja kA utthAna rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai to samAja kI unnati hotI hai| sahakAra, jaina ceyara kI sthApanA kA ati mahatvapUrNa kArya kiyA thaa| (2) tIrtha rakSA yadavyavahAra, sahAnabhati, sevA aura samarpaNa ye sAmAjika ekatA (3) dhArmika-vyAvahArika zikSaNa sAhitya prakAzana ke kSetra meM saMsthA ne jaina DAyarekTarI, jaina ke mUla tatva haiM jisa samAja meM ina tatvoM kA avamUlyana ho jAtA hai (4) jaina sAhitya kA pracAra granthAvalI jaina sAhitya kA saMkSipta itihAsa, jaina gurjara kaviyoM, usakI unnati ruka jAtI hai aura samAja meM ina AdhArabhUta tatvoM (5) sAmAjika sudhAra sanmati tarka kA aMgrejI anuvAda ityAdi mahatvapUrNa granthoM kA para nirantara vicAra hotA rahatA hai| yadi kisI prakAra kI samasyA (6) madhyama va garIba bhAI-bahinoM kA utkarSa prakAzana kara sAhitya pracAra kiyaa| saMsthA kI ora se "jaina A rahI ho to sujhAba DhUMr3he jAte hai aura sAtha hI kaise Age bar3heM kaise kAnphrensa harelDa va jainayuga" nAma ke mukhya patra bhI prakAzita hue| (7) saMgaThana nae mArga khoje jAeM isa para eka sAtha mila baiThakaravicAra vimarza "jaina yuga" ne jaina vidyA ke saMzodhana se saMbaMdhita nibandha kiyA jAtA hai aura kisI niSkarSa para pahuMca kara use kriyAnvita yaha saMsthA uparokta uddezyoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue satata prakAzita kara jainetara vidvAnoM meM bhI pratiSThA prApta kI thii| kiyA jAtA hai to vaha samAja avazyameva saMgaThita hokara saphalatA unakI pUrti ke lie pratyanazIla rahI hai| parama pUjya yugavIra kucha sAla pUrva kI gaI 'dI barddhamAna ko-ApareTiva baiMka kI AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja sAhaba kI navayugIna prApta karatA hai| deza meM vibhinna sAmAjika saMsthAoM kI sthApanA krAntikArI vicAradhArA kAnphrensa ke lie varadAna siddha huI thii| sthApanA madhyama varga kI sahAyatA karane kI dizA meM choTA sA ke pIche yahI kAraNa hai| samAja kI kaI rur3hiyoM aura galata paramparAoM ko dUra karane evaM kintu racanAtmaka Thosa kadama haiN| sthApanA :- "zrI jaina zvetAmbara kAnphrensa" nAmaka madhyama va garIba bhAI-bahinoM kI unnati meM zraddheya garudeva ke jIva hiMsA ke viruddha bhI kAnphrensa kI ora se samaya-samaya sAmAjika saMsthA kI sthApanA bhI jaina samAja ke utkarSa ke lie preraka pravacana evaM AzIrvAda atyanta upayogI the| ve madhyama para virodha kiyA gayA aura saphalatA bhI milii| cikitsA ke kSetra sabameM bhrAtRbhAva evaM sahayoga bar3hAne ke lie kI gaI thii| samAja ke pathapradarzaka sAdhavRnda evaM zubhacintaka agraNI gRhasthoM kI jAgRti bhojana taka hI sImita nahIM rakhanA cAhate the apitu unake prati ti bhojana taka hI sImita nahIM rakhanA cAhate the apita unake prati bar3audA meM vartamAna gacchAdhipati paramArakSatriyodvAraka AcArya ke kAraNa isa saMsthA kI sthApanA kA kArya sambhava ho sakA thA evaM Antarika karuNAbhAva aura paraspara vAtsalyapUrNa vyavahAra se zrImad vijaya indra dinna sari jI ma.sA. kI preraNA se nirmita -saMsthA kA prathama adhivezana rAjasthAna ke phalaudI tIrtha meM vikrama jor3anA cAhate the| yahI kAraNa hai ki "sevA aura sahAya" ko vijaya vallabha haoNspiTala evaM zrI je.Ara. zAha ke athaka prayAsa se saM. 1958 bhAdrapada kRSNA aSTamI tadanusAra dinAMka 25-9-1902 sarvAdhika mahatvaparNa uddezya mAnakara kAnphrensa ne use monogrAma nirmita sUrata sthita "mahAvIra janarala haoNspITala jaina samAja ke kozrImAn bakhtAvaramala jI mehatA kI adhyakSatA meM huA thaa| meM aMkita kiyA hai| gaurava haiN| dan Education international For Pre & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.om Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 gata 24 adhivezanoM kA vivaraNa vi.saM. 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1969 1971 1972 1974 1976 tIrtharakSA ke kSetra meM bhI kAnphrensa kI upalabdhi kama nahIM hai| pUjya gurudeva vijaya vallabha sari jI ma.kI bhAvanA prAcIna kAMgar3A tIrtha ke uddhAra thI tatpazcAt jina zAsanaratna AcArya vijaya samadra sarIzvara jI ma.sA. kI aMtima bhAvanA thI ki kAMgar3A tIrtha paMjAba kA zavaMjaya tIrtha bane ataH unhoMne jaina bhAratI sAdhvI zrI magAvatI zrI jI ma.ko yaha kArya karane kI preraNA dii| pUjyA sAdhvI zrI jI ke prayAsoM se purAtatva vibhAga ke oNphIsara zrI zItalaprasAda jI ne pUjA ke lie anumati de dii| dhivezana :- kAnphrensa kI sthApanA se lekara san 1979 taka 77 varSa kI avadhi meM bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para bhinna-bhinna mahAnubhAvoM kI adhyakSatA meM 24 adhivezana ho cuke haiN| inameM antima 24vAM adhivezana 1979 meM zrImAn dIpacanda bhAI esa. gArDI bAra-eTa-laoN kI adhyakSatA meM dillI ke "vijaya ballabha smAraka meM zilAnyAsa ke avasara para sampanna huA thaa| yaha eka sukhada saMyoga hai ki kAnphrensa kA 25vAM rajata adhivezana punaH ballabha smAraka kI maMgalakAriNI dharA para Ayojita ho rahA hai| kalikAla kalpatarU pUjya gurudeva vijaya vallabha sUrI jI ma.sA. kI pAvana smRti meM jinazAsanaratna vijaya samadra sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. kI sapreraNA evaM Adeza se tathA vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri jI ma.sA. ke AzIrvAda evaM mArgadarzana se jaina bhAratI mahattarA sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ma.sA. ke samAdhiparyanta saphala prayAsoM se nirmita "vijaya ballabha smAraka' gata adhivezana se vartamAna adhivezana ke bIca eka abhinava tIrtha bana kara antarrASTrIya stara para prakhyAta ho cakA hai| pUjya AcArya zrI jI kI nizrA meM na kevala kAnphrensa kA rajata adhivezana apitu jinaprabhu kI aMjanazalAkA evaM pratiSThA tathA pUjya gurudevoM kI mUrti sthApanA tathA pratiSThA kA bhavya ekAdazaranhikA mahotsava dinAMka 1.2.88 se 11.2.88 taka ho hA hai| isa rajata adhivezana ke mukhya atithi zrI zreNika bhAI ke lAla bhAI (adhyakSa Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI) hoMge jo vijaya vallabha smAraka ke saMrakSaka bhI haiN| samAroha ke udghATanakartA suprasiddha udyogapati sarva zrI abhayakamAra osavAla evaM adhyakSa sarva zrI dIpacanda bhAI esa. gArDI bAra-eTa-laoN bambaI hoNge| yaha adhivezana sAmAjika utkarSa ke kAryoM ko pragati pradAna karane meM saphala ho yahI zAsanadeva se prArthanA hai| 1981 adhivezana sthala pramukha 1. plodI (mAravAr3a) seTha bakhtAvaramala mehatA 2. muMbaI rAMya badridAsa bahAdura 3. bar3odarA (gujarAta) rAyabahAdara baddhisiMha jI dadheDIyA 4. pATaNa (gujarAta) seTha vIracaMda dIpacaMda, sI.AI.I. 5. ahamadAbAda (gujarAta) rAyabahAdara sitApacaMda jI nAhara 6. bhAvanagara (saurASTra) seTha manasukhabhAI bhagubhAI 7. pUnA (mahArASTra) seTha nathamala golecchA 8. mulatAna (paMjAba) seTha pannAlAla joharI 9. sujAnagar3ha (rAjaputAnA) seTha motIlAla mUlajI, je.pI. 10. muMbaI DaoN. bAlAbhAI maganalAla nANAvaTI 11. kalakattA (baMgAla) seTha khetasI khImasI, je.pI. 12. sAdar3I (mAravAr3a) lAlA daulatarAma nAhara kanvenzana sammelana-maMbaI khAsa adhivezana seTha kastUrabhAI laalbhaaii| (zatrajya samasyA) bAbU bahAdura siMha jI siMdhI 13. junnera (mahArASTra) rAvasAheba ravajI sojapAla, je.pI. 14. muMbaI bAba nirmalakamAra siMha jI navalakhA 15. niMgAlA seTha choTAlAla trikamalAla pArekha 16. muMbaI seTha meghajIbhAI sojapAla 17. phAlanA seTha kAMtilAla IzvaralAla, je.pI. 18. jUnAgar3ha seTha kAMtilAla IzvaralAla, je.pI. 19. bambaI (savarNa jayaMtI) seTha amRtalAla kAlIdAsa jozI, bI.e. (bAda meM zrI popaTalAla rAmaMcadra zAha) 20. bambaI seTha mohanalAla lallucaMda zAha 21. dhiyAnA zrI narendrasiMha siMdhI 22. pAlItANA zrI abhayarAja baladauTA (bAda meM zrIhIrAlAla ela. zAha) 23. pAlItANA zrI dIpacandra esa. gArDI 24. dillI (vallabha smAraka) zrI dIpacandra esa. gADI 1982 1986 19907 1997 2001 2006 2007 2008 2013 2016 2022 2029 2036 Snelibrary.orge Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejasvI prazasta bhAla, nizchala saujanya, karuNA A~kheM, gulAba ke phala jaisA mukha- daHsa meM sadAkhilA ceharA, sneha-amRta barasAtI dRSTi, bhAratIya saMskRti aura sabhyatA kI pAvana maryAdAoM ke prati aDiga AsthAvAn ujvala zuddha khAdI meM sAdhvI zrI ke prathama darzana meM hI darzaka ko paramazAMti kA anubhava hotA thaa| unake pAsa jo eka bAra AyA, sadA ke lie natamastaka ho gyaa| unameM aisI Atmika zakti thI, jo cumbaka kI taraha mAnava ko barabasa khIMcatI rahatI thii| unakI AkRti bhavya aura AkarSaka thii| pravacana dete samaya ve zrotAoM ke diloM para jAduI asara DAlatI thii| unake vyaktitva meM komalatA aura sahAnubhUti ke sAtha sAhasa aura viveka kA sAmaMjasya thaa| ve kisI ke anyAya ko bhAratI devI aura jhAMsI kI rAnI lakSmI bAI kI taraha prazraya nahIM detI thiiN| manuSya vicAravAn prANI hai aura usakI satat pragati kA kAraNa hai, usake vicAroM ko bAMTane aura apanAne kI kssmtaa| sAdhvI zrI ne vicAroM kI kSamatA se yuga ke nava nirmANa kA bIr3A uThAyA: yuvakoM meM utsAha phUkA mahilA samAja ko eka naI dizA dI : mAnava ko saccI rAha dikhAI aura dharma ko kriyAkAMDoM mandiroM taka hI sImita na rakhakara use vyavahAra meM utaaraa| unhoMne apanI vANI ke bala para anekoM saMsthAoM kA nirmANa krvaayaa| itanA hI nahIM ve khuda eka bahuta bar3I saMsthA thIM dezoddhAra kI saMsthA, vyakti ke uddhAra kI saMsthA, dharma, jJAna aura viveka kI saMsthA, saMskRti aura manISA kI saMsthA kaMTha kI madhuratA, vANI kI ojasvitA, vinamratA aura snigdhatA unakI apanI maulika vizeSatAeM thii| sAdhvI zrI zaMkarAcArya jaisI tejasvI prakhara vairAgya vilakSaNa pratibhA meM gArgI aura maitreyI jaisI gambhIra jJAnagarimA tathA sahajIbAI aura maktAbAI jaisI gurubhakti kI sampadA thii| uneka pAsa daulata thI- satya kI, AcaraNa kI aura pAMca mahAvatoM kI, jise unhoMne khule hAthoM duniyA ko bAMTA, laTAyA samAja se unhoMne jo kucha pAyA, unako sahastragunA kara vApisa kara diyaa| guru Atma kA zIrya, guruvallabha kI dUradRSTi, guru samudra kI guru bhakti kI triveNI saMgama unameM sAkAra thaa| abhUtapUrva AtmavizvAsa aura kaThina se kaThina paristhiti meM bhI dhayaM soe binA svaviveka se nirNaya karane kI kSamatA jaise vilakSaNa guNa unake mahattarA pada ke anurUpa hI the| Aja jabaki jIvana-mUlya anizcita haiM, vyakti para ahaM prabhAvI hai. yuvAvarga ko koI racanAtmaka dizA prApya nahIM hai, kuprathAoM aura kavyasanoM meM mAnava gharI taraha phaMsatA jA rahA hai, paMcamakAla ke viSama vAtAvaraNa meM mAnava behada azAnta, parezAna haiM, aise mAnava ke lie Apa aMdhakAra meM saMyodaya kI bhAMti siddha huii| Apane eka sIdhI spaSTa dizA kA nirmANa kara aisA mArga dikhAyA, jisa para mahAna logoM ke padacinha aMkita hai| Apa pratyeka mAnava kA Adara karate the jo kAma hAtha meM lete the, use parA karake hI chor3ate the| "deha pAtAyAmi kArya vA sAdhayAmi" kA vrata tAne-bAne kI taraha unake jIvana meM banA huA thA, isalie saphalatAeM unake caraNa camatI thIM jo bolate the, use AcaraNa meM kara dikhAte the| sAhityakAroM, kalAkAroM, vidvAnoM kA sadaiva sammAna karate the| sAdhAmika bandhuoM, vidhavAoM niHsahAyoM, anAthoM, vidyArthiyoM kI gupta sahAyatA karanA unakA nityakrama thaa| ve prAnta, liMga, jAti evaM sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatAoM se Upara uThe hue the| Apane vallabha smAraka ke lie jIvana arpita kara vijaya vallabha smAraka kA nirmANa krvaayaa| ApakI yazogAthA smAraka ke sAtha hamezA jur3I rhegii| zata-zata abhinaMdana Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vallabha smAraka ke prati samarpita kAMgar3A tIrthoDAraka, mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahArAja saujanya-motIlAla banArasIdAsa dillI For Prve & Penal Use Only Jain Education international Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattarA jI kI chAyA - suzIla rinda sevA sAdhanA gurU bhakti kA jahAM bhI carcA AyegA, bar3e prema se sujyeSThA zrI jI kA nAma pukArA jaayegaa| bAlApana meM ghara ko chor3A prabhu se prIta lagAI, mahAtapasvI zIlavatIjI se dharma kI dIkSA pAI, mRgAvatIjI kI sAyA banakara sArI umara bitAI, mIrA jaisA saccI pujArina isa yuga kI kahalAI, aisI namratA aisA samarpaNa jaba bhI DhUMDhA jAyegA..... bar3e prema se...... mRgAvatIjI kI yojanA thI guruyAdagAra raha jAye, gurU ke arpaNa sevA kA jo amara gIta kahalAye, guruoM ke guNa aura garimA kA koI amara saMdeza sunAye, aisA suMdara vallabha smAraka dharatI para banA jAye, deva vimAna se pyArA nakzA duniyA~ ko jo lubhAye, aisI preraNA dene vAlA yugoM meM kabhI hI AyegA...... bar3e prema se.. mahAsatI candanabAlA sI dayA dharma kI mUrata, tapa aura tyAga kA nUra yA unameM ruhAnI thI sUrata, premabhAva hara eka se rakhanA ina kI thI yaha phidarata, mRgAvatI ko mA~ se bhI mamatA dI aura khidamata jarI jarI isa dharatI kA inhIM ke nagame gAyegA..... bar3e prema se.. cehare para muskAna thI haradama dila meM pyAra thA mA~ kA, bholI bhAlI sUrata unakI gama thA sAre jahA~ kA, bhagavA jaisI samatA thI inameM jisma milA insoM kA, yAda rahegA duniyA~ bhara meM kissA yaha balidAM kA, saccI ziSyA apane guru kI "rinda" to bhUla na pAyegA..... bar3e prema se.. Jain Education international mahattarAjI eka rASTrIya mUlyAMkana sadiyoM kI gulAmI se apane ko mukta karavAne ke lie isa deza ne jo ahisAtmaka DhaMga se lar3AI lar3I, duniyAM ke itihAsa meM usakI misAla nahIM AjAdI hAsila kara lene ke bAda eka dUsarI lar3AI zurU huI, vaha thI vighaTanakArI tatvoM ke khilApha deza meM janatAntrika mUlyoM kI punarsthApanA kii| ina donoM lar3AiyoM meM jina rAjanItijJoM, samAja sudhArakoM, krAntikAriyoM, buddhijIviyoM kalAkAroM aura sAdhu-santoM ne jo mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAI, deza unake upakAroM se kabhI uRRNa nahIM ho sktaa| ina mahAna AtmAoM kA puNyasmaraNa AjAdI ke bAda janmI Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI ko na sirpha bala pradAna karegA balki bhAratIya asmitA ke prati unheM jAgarUka bhI bnaayegaa| suprajJA zrI samAja sudhAraka, zikSA pracAraka, rASTrasanta zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI pAvana chatra-chAyA milii| jisase unakI svadezI bhAvanA puSpita evaM pallavita huii| sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI ne alpa samaya meM hI apanI prakhara pratibhA ke bala se vaidika, bauddha evaM jaina paramparA ke vAGmaya kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana rASTrIya puruskAra se alaMkRta paMDita sukhalAla jI evaM paM. becaradAsa jI se kara liyaa| unake donoM vidyA guru bApU ke nikaTa rahane vAloM meM se the| hAtha se katI huI zuddha khAdI pahanate the| deza kI AjAdI ke liye anekoM bAra jela kATI thI sone meM sugandha milii| sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ke svadezI vicAroM meM adhika paripakvatA AI / sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahArAja kA punaH zurU ho gayA jana jAgRti abhiyAna kA saphara unakA kAryakSetra mAtra jaina dharmAnuyAyioM taka hI sImita nahIM thaa| unhoMne apanA jIvana saMpUrNa bhAratIya samAja ke lie arpita kara diyaa| sAdhvI jI mahArAja ne vicAroM kI kSamatA se yuga ke nava nirmANa kA bIr3A uThAyA, yuvakoM meM utsAha bharA, mahilA samAja ko naI dizA dI, aura mAnava ko saccI rAha dikhaaii| dharma ko kriyAkAMDoM, maMdiroM tathA dharmasthAnakoM taka hI sImita na rakhakara use vyavahAra meM utArane kI preraNA dii| deza meM phailI huI sAmAjika kurItiyA~ daheja prathA, mRtyoparAnta chAtI pITane kI prathA, mailA kucailA pahanane kI prathA, rUr3hivAditA, andhavizvAsa, madha-mAMsa, aMDA, sigareTa, bIr3I, tambAkU Adi vyasanoM ke viruddha, unhoMne jana-Andolana cher3A aura saphalatA paaii| samAja se azikSA dUra karane ke lie skUloM, kAlijoM, nArI zikSA kendroM kI sthApanA krvaaii| deza meM zrama kI pratiSThA ko bar3hAvA dene ke lie grAmAnugrAma paidala calakara logoM ko svAvalambI banane kA upadeza diyA berojagAroM ko rojI roTI mile usake lie hasta udyoga aura laghu udyoga kendroM kI sthApanA krvaaii| samAja ko nirarthaka khacoM aura ADambaroM se dUra rkhaa| deza ke aneka andha vidyAlayoM ko Arthika sahAyatA dilvaaii| ve jIvana bhara hAthoM se kate hue zuddha khAdI vastra hI pahanatI rhiiN| ve bhikSuNI thiiN| khAdI kI bhikSA) usI vyakti se svIkAra karatI thIM jo svayaM khAdI pahanatA ho| mAtRbhASA gujarAtI thii| saMskRta meM to ve dhArApravAha pravacana diyaa| uMgaliyoM para hI ginI jAne vAlI deza kI nArI santoM meM Adhunika yuga meM jaina sAdhvI mahattarA mRgAvatI zrI jI kA nAma agragaNya hai| unakA janma san 1926 meM saurASTra meM rAjakoTa se 16 kilomITara dUra saradhAra ke eka jaina sukhI parivAra meM huA thaa| abhI bhAnumati do varSa kI bhI na huI thI ki pitA DUMgarazI bhAI svarga sidhAra ge| kucha hI varSoM bAda donoM priya bhrAtA apanI pUjya mAtA aura pyArI bahana ko ahasAya chor3a kara cale gye| jisase mAtA ke dila ko bar3A dhakkA lgaa| isa asAra saMsAra se vairAgya utpanna huaa| unhIM dinoM meM gAMdhI jI ke svatantratA AndolanoM kI bar3I dhUma macI huI thii| gAMdhI jI ke AhvAna para baccA, bUDhA, javAna, bhAI-bahana sabhI deza kI AjAdI ke lie mara miTane ko taiyAra the| usa samaya rAjakoTa, aMbA aura saradhAra bApU ke AndolanoM kA mukhya kAryakSetra thaa| mAtA zivakuMvara bahana aura putrI bhAnumati para bhI gAMdhI jI kA bahuta prabhAva pdd'aa| ve dhIre-dhIre gAMdhI jI ke satyAcaraNayukta vyaktitva evaM unakI vicAradhArA meM raMgate gye| 11 varSa kI Ayu meM rAjakoTa ke svatantratA AndolanoM ke jalUsoM meM sahayoga dene lge| ghara kI saba sampatti svatantratA senAniyoM ko arpita kara 13 varSa kI alpAyu meM mAM putrI donoM ne sanyAsa dhAraNa kara liyaa| mAtA kA nAma sAdhvI zIlavatI zrI jI aura putrI kA nAma sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI rakhA * gyaa| saubhAgya se sAdhvI jI mahArAja ko dIkSA ke pazcAta paMjAba kesarI, ajJAna timira taraNi, kalikAla kalpatarU, yugadraSTA, www.jainelion Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate the| prAkRta prAkRtaka ardha-mAgadhI, pAlI, urda, baMgAlI, bhayavarjana, sarvadharma samAnatva, svedezI sparzabhAvanA kA 8. do upaashry| mAravAr3I, aMgrejI Adi bhASAoM ke jAnakAra hote hue bhI unhoMne prAMta-prAMta, grAma grAma meM upadeza diyA aura rASTra meM gAMdhI jI ke 9, bhagavAna vAsupajya mndir| apane pravacanoM kA mAdhyama hindI rASTrabhASA ko bnaayaa| unhoMne svapna 'rAmarAjya' ko phailAne meM vinobA jI kI bhAMti AjIvana 10. mukhya smAraka bhuvana - vijaya vallabha garu samAdhi mndir| jammU (kazmIra) se lekara dakSiNa meM maisUra, baMgalaura tathA pUrva meM prayatna kiyaa| AcaraNa ho utanA hI bolanA, sarvadharma samabhAva kI 11. atithi gRh| kalakattA taka sAre bhArata kA 60,000 (sATha hajAra) mIla paidala bhAvanA, anyAya ke virodha kA sAhasa, kisI bhI vastu kA / bhramaNa kiyA aura jaina samAja ke hRdaya ko jItakara unheM rASTrIya durupayoga na hone denA, samaya kI pAbandI, satat satkAryoM meM lage 12. sthAyA niHzulka vijaya vallabha smAra ekatA, deza bandhutva, dharma sahiSNutA, nyAyanIti se calanA, rahanA, eka kSaNa bhI pramAda meM nahIM gujAranA, apanI galatI ko 13. eka kalA sNgrhaaly| paropakAra karanA, satya bolanA, prANiyoM para dayA, anukampA tatkAla svIkAra karanA, dUsaroM ke lie upayogI bananA, zada 14. AsapAsa kI grAmINa janatA ke lAbhArtha - homyopaithI rakhanA, vizvAsaghAta nahIM karanA, santoSa se sAdagI pUrNa jidagI jIvana jInA, dasaroM ko aisI preraNA denA aura dezabhakti ye thIM aussdhaaly| gujAranA, nayI nayI madvidyAoM kA abhyAsa karanA aura unakI svabhAvagata vishesstaaeN| kaMTha kI madhuratA, bhASA kI sAnI lina satyaniSThA, zuddhAcaraNa tathA Apasa meM mila jalakara rahane kA pATha ojasvitA, vinamratA aura snigdhatA ye thIM unakI vANI kI pddh'aayaa| apanI maulika vizeSatAeM jisake kAraNa saphalatAeM inake caraNa pablika skala, chAtrAvAsa, mahilA prazikSaNa tathA udyoga svatantratA prApti ke bAda deza para jaba jaba saMkaTa gaharAyA, camatI thIM padoM se unheM vyAmoha nahIM thA phira bhI unakI jJAna kendra, kAryAlaya, jalapAna gaha nirmANa kA bhI prAvadhAna hai| unhoMne sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahArAja ne samAja ko rASTra sevA ke lie garimA evaM kAryazakti se prabhAvita hokara unake gurudevoM ne unheM vijaya vallabha smAraka kI bhAvI suvyavasthA evaM nivAha ke lie taiyAra kiyaa| pAvApurI bihAra meM zrI galajArI lAla nandA kI jaina bhAratI, kAMgar3A tIrthodvArikA, evaM mahattarA Adi pada anekoM TrasToM kI sthApanA karavAI hai| adhyakSatA meM bhArata sevaka samAja ke adhivezana meM 80000 jana svIkRti meM vivaza kara diyaa| isa pAvana thI Atmavallabha saMskRti mandira prasiddha nAma samadAya kI upasthiti meM unhoMne sakriya bhAga lekara bhArata kI vijaya vallabha smAraka se Adhunika yuga ko milega bhAratIya nArI-santa kA gaurava bddh'aayaa| bhArata kA vizAla janasamUha unake bhAratIya sabhyatA evaM saMskRti kA pratIka virATa evaM bhavya saMskRti kA navanIta-maMgalamaitrI kI bhAvanA, prema sneha, sauhArda, upadezoM para kucha bhI karane ko sadaiva tatpara rahatA thaa| cIna dvArA vijaya vallabha smAraka: sevA, bhAIcAre kI bhAvanA, sakhazAnti, Ananda aura bhagavAna AkramaNa samaya, bhArata ke tatkAlika pradhAnamaMtrI zrI lAla bahAdara apane jIvana ke uttarArdha meM unhoMne upadeza dekara jainAcArya mahAvIra kA sArvakAlika sArvabhauma upadeza "jIo aura jIne zAstrI ke AhvAna para unhoMne svayaM somavAra eka samaya ke zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kI smRti meM karor3oM do"| bhAratIya nAgarika isa saMskRti mandira meM Akara jIvana bhojana kA tyAga kiyA aura janatA ko isake liye preraNA dii| kI lAgata se jo svatantra bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI jI.TI. jIne kI kalA sIkheMge aura saMsAra ko jInA sikhaayge| pAkistAnI AkramaNa ke samaya unhoMne samAja ko rASTra ke prati karanAla roDa naM. 1 se 20 kilomITara sthita bhakhaMDa para ubhara rahe unakI tamAma satpravRttiyoM kA mUla zakti mrAta thA - kA smaraNa krvaayaa| apagA kA sahAyatA kAlayAzAvara bhAratIya sabhyatA, sAhitya, kalA, dham eva saskRti ke pratIka vItarAga prabha ke prati anaThI zraddhA, anupama aaraadhnaa| samyaga lagavAye, duSkAla pIr3ita pradezoM meM ghAsa cAre ke vaigana bhijvaaye| "Atma ballabha saMskRti maMdira" prasiddha nAma vijaya vallabha darzana, jJAna, caritra kI roma-roma meM ramI sAdhanA kA hI yaha bADha pIDita kSatroM ko Athika sahAyatA dilvaaii| rogiyoM kI smAraka kA nimANa karavAyA, vaha tAmahattarAsAdhyA mRgAvatAthA pariNAma thA ki zarIra se azakta avasthA bhI kI sahAyatA evaM cikitsA ke liye auSadhAlayoM ke nirmANa kI preraNA jI ke jIvana kA antima kIrtikalaza hai| jisameM unakI sadpreraNA apiTamA ardhapadmAsana samAdhi lagAkara unhoMne deha kA parityAga kiyaa| dii| kaiMsara roga se pIr3ita mAnava jAti kI rAhata ke liye uttara se sthApita huI haiM: isa dehAtIta avasthA kA hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ne darzana anabhava bhArata meM Adhunika sAdhanoM se yukta 300 baiDa vAle vizAla evaM 1. zrI Atma vallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa nidhi kI sthaapnaa| kiyaa| AtmakalyANa ke liye to unhoMne saMnyAsa kA mArga canA hI bhavya "mohanadevI osavAla kaiMsara evaM risarca sainTara" kI san 2. bhAratIya prAcya vidyA shodhpiitth| thA, unhoMne jagata kA bhI kalyANa kiyaa| unake kArya vAstava meM 1981 meM ludhiyAnA meM sthApanA krvaaii| jAtapAta, liMga, unake jIvana kI kavitA haiM, jise jamAnA yugoM-yugoM taka sampradAya tathA vAdoM se pare rahakara unhoMne hamezA bhArata kI saccI 3. chAtrAvAsa - zIlasaurabha vidyA vihaar| dohraayegaa| bhAratIya itihAsa meM unakA nAma svarNAkSaroM meM likhA suputrI banakara bhAratIya sabhyatA evaM saMskRti kA pracAra kiyaa| 4. saMskRta, prAkRta adhyayana - adhyApana kendr| jaayegaa| san 1986, 18 jalAI ko unhoMne apane jIvana ko bhI gAMdhI jI ke jIvana se magAvatI zrI jI atyanta prabhAvita thiiN| 5. vizAla pustkaaly| vallabha smAraka kI isa tapobhUmi ke lie homa diyaa| unake evaM unameM zraddhA bhAva rakhatI thiiN| gAMdhI jI ke || vrata ahiMsA, 6. prAcIna hastalikhita zAstra bhNddaar| asAmayika nidhana se kevala jaina-jagata ko hI nahIM baraNa samparNa satya, asteya, brahmacarya, asaMgraha, zarIrathama, asvAda, sarvatra 7.do upAsanA gRh| vizva ke samasta zAnti priya samAjoM ko bhI bhArI kSati huI hai| Jain Education international For Pinteremenal Use Only www.jainelibrary,om Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (prastuta udgAra mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI zrI jI ma. ke svargArohaNa ke pazcAt Ayojita guNAnuvAda sabhA meM paramagurubhakta rAjakumAra jI jaina, mahAmaMtrI zrI Atma vallabha jaina smAraka zikSaNa nidhi dillI, ne vyakta kie the| sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja hama saba ko bilakhatA huA chor3akara calI gayI haiN| uttara-bhArata nahIM, sArA bhAratavarSa kA nahIM, apitu videzoM kA kauna sA prANI aisA hogA jisake dila ko isa bAta ko sunakara Thesa na lagI ho? unhoMne kitane mahAna kArya kiye, jIvana ko kisa prakAra se arpaNa kara diyA, apanA dila niSkAma kAryoM meM lagA diyA, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana tathA mizana ke pracAra aura prasAra ke lie apane Apa ko unhoMne balidAna kara diyaa| ____ bhAiyoM aura bahinoM, maiM jyAdA lambI kahAnI nahIM khtaa| Apa saba ke samakSa hai ki jIvana paryanta uttara-bhArata se lekara dakSiNa bhArata taka kitanA bhramaNa kiyA aura usake pazcAt apane jIvana kI antima velA meM vijaya samudra sUri jI mahArAja kI AjJA lekara unhoMne zrI vallabha smAraka ke nimArNa kA kArya cAlU kiyaa| vallabha smAraka eka aisI vividha lakSI yojanA hai jisakI misAla nahIM miltii| jo apane Apa meM advitIya hai| samAja ke sarvAMgINa vikAsa ke lie unhoMne yojanA banAyI aura apane Apa ko isameM homa kara calI gyiiN| jaina samAja ne saMkalpa kiyA hai ki mahArAja sAhaba ne jo kAma zurU kiyA hai vaha adhUrA nahIM rahegA, hama usako vega gati se pUrA kreNge| mahArAja sAhaba ke kAryoM kI jitanI bhI prazaMsA kI jAe,kama hai| Aja sabakA hRdayarorahA hai| saba jAnate haiM ki mahArAja sAhaba ne kitane bhAva se saMgha aura zAsana kI sevA kI hai jIvana paryanta kabhI apane nAma kI lAlasA nahIM kii| samAja kI jo nezanala dhArA thI, usake sAtha vaha barAbara calIM, jIvana paryanta khAdI phniiN| unhoMne sevA ke mAdhyama se samAja aura nimna varga kA utthAna karane kA jIvana bhara prayAsa kiyA aura usameM vaha saphala rhiiN| maiM samajhatA hU~ unhoMne eka aisA Adarza mArga hamAre lie prazasta kiyA hai jisa kA hama anusaraNa karate raheM to samAja nizcaya hI Age bar3ha sakatA hai| pichale 4-5 mahInoM se unakA svAsthya ThIka nahIM thaa| lekina unhoMne kabhI isakI cintA nahIM kii| saca pUchA jAe to san 1977 meM hI unako roga cAlU ho gayA thA lekina apane zarIra para kaSTa sahanA unhoMne sIkhA thA aura isakA unhoMne Der3ha sAla taka kisI ko patA bhI nahIM zrI mRgAvatI mahArAja kI divya alaukika zakti Juin Education in For Private sRemonetune Only Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calane diyaa| antima ghar3iyoM meM bhI unhoMne kahA mere Upara jo unako pIr3A ho rahI hai, unako DrAujInaisa hai), uThakara caitanya kA, pUre dhAma kA nAma likhA thaa| jitanA paripekSya hai, vaha saba kaSTa haiM, maiM isI zarIra ke mAdhyama se usako chor3a kara jAnA hokara baiTha gye| samAdhi lagA lii| sAmane zaMkhezvara dAdA kI usameM batAyA huA thA, aura kahA ananta kAma karane vAlI hai, cAhatI hai, sAtha nahIM le jAnA cAhatI hai| isIlie unhoMne batAyA phoTo lagI huI thI, unake sAmane baiTha gae aura kahA ki mere zarIra ananta upAkAra karane vAlI hai, jisako AzIrvAda detI haiM, usakA nhiiN| lekina jaba samAja ko patA calA to unakA ilAja kiyA ko mata chuunaa| cAroM AhAra kA parityAga kara diyA aura davA dArU duHkha hara karake usakI pIr3A apane Upara le letI haiN| (maiMne gayA aura pAMca varSa taka vaha nirantara ThIka rahe aura usake pazcAt nahIM lii| kahA, mujhe koI sahAre kI jarUrata nahIM hai| isa taraha se mahArAja sAhaba se jaba itanI bAta sunI to sAdhvI mahArAja ko roga kisI aura rUpa meM Age bddh'aa| usakA bhI hameM eka sAla bhara baiThe mAno bilkula svastha hote haiN| zarIra meM durbalatA thI, kabhI vaha jo Tepa hamane bhRgusaMhitA suna kara bharI thI, vaha tInoM mahArAja patA nahIM claa| mArca ke mahIne meM jaba yaha dekhA ki guru mahArAja zarIra aise jhUmatA thA, kabhI aise jhUmatA thA, lekina unhoMne kahA sAhaba ko sunaayii)| bar3I vicitra bAta thii| bIca meM mujhe maukA ko do mahIne se jvara AtA hai aura jvara kA kucha niyantraNa nahIM ho zarIra ko chUnA nhiiN| unake mastiSka meM itanI bAteM thIM, sabhI ko milA to maiMne mahArAja sAhaba ko eka dina pahale sunaaii| ardha rahA hai to saca pUcho 15 phIsadI hama pahale samajhe hI nahIM the, unhoMne yAda kiyaa| samAja ke saba AgevAnoM ko yAda kiyA, nindrA meM the ve jaba yaha bAta sunI to (jisa vyakti ko jo yaha unhoMne batAyA hI nahIM, pIr3A thI, jvara thA lekina kabhI cehare para jinako yAda kiyA ve unake sAmane Aye hAtha jor3a kr| usa AzIrvAda detI hai usako apane zarIra ko kAI roga nahIM hai, usa Ane hI nahIM diyA, ki mujhe kyA takalIpha hai, kabhI jikra taka nahIM sthiti meM unhoMne micchAmi dukkar3a kiyaa| unhoMne kahA Apa ne kI pIr3A apane Upara le letI hai yahI duHkha ina ko taMga kara rahA hai) kiyA, bahuta bardAzata karate the, choTe-moTI bAta to vaha kahate hI merI bahuta sevA kI hai aura mere se koI galatI ho gayI ho to use mujhe kahane lage, kahanA bhI nahIM cAhatI lekina kahe binA rahA bhI nahIM the lekina jisa samaya yaha samajha meM AyA aura ilAja zuru kSamA krnaa| lAlA rAma lAla jI ko yAda kiyA, lA. ratana canda nahIM jAtA, bhAI yaha bilkula satya hai| aisA huA hai jIvana meN| kiyA to patA calA vahI roga dobArA phira andara cAlU ho gayA hai| jI ko yAda kiyA, mujhe bhI bulaayaa| bhAI zAMti lAla jI khilaune phira maiMne kahA Apa kA to syAlakoTa meM janma huA thA bhAI maiM to unhoMne kahA majhe koI cintA nahIM hai| mere zarIra ko roga vAle ko Apa jAnate haiM, kitanI sevA karate haiM, agara vaha sevA nahIM kahatI hUM ki maiM paMjAbI hN| isa taraha kI aneka bAteM khiiN| kisI hogA, merI AtmA ko koI roga nahIM hai| nirantara baha AdIzvara karate to yahA~ do-tIna varSa mahArAja sAhaba kA cAturmAsa asambhava bhava meM aSTApada parvata kI inhoMne parikramA kI thii| bhagavAna prabhu kA aura zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha kA jApa karate rhe| bahuta thaa| hama saba mila kara bhI jitanI sevA karate haiM usase kahIM pAzrvanAtha kI unhoMne ArAdhanA kI thI, aneka bAteM usameM aisI ilAja kiyA, bambaI ke DAkTara Aye, dillI ke DAkTara bhI Aye, adhika vaha akele vyakti sevA karate haiN| usako bulAyA, 'zAti thiiN| eka bAta aura likhI thI, Apa loga sirija se unake peTa kA Ayurveda AcArya Aye, hompopaitha bhI Aye, kasara koI nahIM lAla bhAI se eka bAra nahIM sAta bAra khimaayaa| rAja kumAra jI pAnI nikAleMge, cikitsA karane kI koziza kareMge to lAbha hone chodd'ii| bahuta bar3A saMtoSa thA unmeN| unhoMne kabhI apane hRdaya kI ambAlA ambAlA vAle Ae unase kahA ambAlA zrIsaMgha se maiM mana, vacana vAlA nahIM hai| inako lAbha hone vAlA hai to kevala navakAra mantra ke vedanA vyakta nahIM kii| hAM, sahanA sIkhA thA, unhoMne kahanA nahIM aura kAyA se micchAmi dukkar3a karatI huuN| karor3oM maMtroM ke jApa se hone vAlA hai| vaise to jApa bahata hue| sIkhA thaa| aisI mahAna AtmA hamAre bIca se calI gyiiN| abhI 18 ye sArI bAteM hotI rahIM, jo loga Aye una se| maiMne apane lekina durbhAgya hai ki aisI jIvAtmA jisane apane liye jIvana meM tArIkha ko kala subaha savA ATha baje unakA devaloka gamana huaa| hRdaya kI bAta kahI mahArAja sAhaba! ApakA to itanA bar3A kucha nahIM kiyA eka patalI aura halkI khAdI pahanI aura bilkula lekina 16 tArIkha se hI, kucha jyAdA svAsthya bigar3A thA, 17 manobala hai, Apa cAheM to jI sakate haiN| bhRgusaMhitA kI eka kaMDalI alpAhAra kiyA, itanA thor3A khAte the jisa se vaha jIvana bhara tArIkha ko zAma ko 6 baje socA ki kaI dinoM se inake andara jo unhoMne ravivAra ko dekhii| usameM eka bAta likhI thI ki yaha kevala jI sakeM, aura vahI Adata hamAre bAkI sAdhvI mahArAja meM kucha khurAka nahIM gayI, tAkata zarIra meM kaise AyegI, eka chUTa prANI mahAna hai| aneka varSoM se yaha mokSa jAne kI khoja meM hai aura bhI hai| parigraha bilkula nahIM thA aura anta samaya kyA huA? jaba pAnI nahIM gayA, eka dAnA anna kA nahIM gayA, yaha zarIra kaise kaI bAra jaina sAdhu sAdhvI bana cukA hai| eka bAta aura khiiN| paune pAMca ghaMTe kI (5-45 baje se lekara 10-30 baje taka) samAdhi calegA? unhoMne kahA mujhe kucha jarUrata nahIM hai| bahuta koziza jalAluddIna akabara bAdazAha bhArata kA samrATa thA inhoMne usako lI to hama hairAna ho gaye, dillI kA sakala saMgha bhAgA-bhAgA yahA~ rdha nidrA meM bhI the lekina unhoMne upacAra karane kI hameM pratibodha diyaa| usa samaya yaha AtmA padamA nAma kI jaina sAdhI phuNcaa| aisI adbhuta ghaTanA thI, aisI dazA ko dekha-dekha kara loga AjJA nahIM dii| zAma ko socA ki inako koI iMjekzana de diyA thii| inake bAre meM kaI kucha likhA hai bar3I viduSI thii| yaha sAdhvI hairAna hote the, nata-mastaka hote the, darzana karate the| unhoMne hameM jAe tAki thor3I sI nIMda A jAye aura hama glUkoja kA Dipa lagA phira dakSiNa bhArata meM calI gyiiN| yaha bhI likhA thA ki inakA kucha aneka bAteM khiiN| lekina usake bAda 11-00 baje karIba unako deN| lekina subaha Dripa lagAne kI koziza kI to utaravA diyaa| likhA huA, kahIM inakA kucha chupA huA abhI aprakAzita par3A bahuta minnata karake sulAyA gayA, rAta ThIka nikalI, lekina subaha zAma ko Dripa lagAne kI hamane taiyArI kI ki iMjekzana de deM, hai| phira usameM yaha bhI thA ki isa AtmA ne usake bAda candrabhAgA hamAre lie acchI nahIM aayii| dhIre-dhIre unakA svAsthya ukhar3ane DAkTara ne 5-30 baje iMjekzana de diyA, tabIyata acchI nahIM thI aura rAvI nadI ke bIca meM jo siyAla nAma kA nagara hai jise lgaa| isa krama meM unakA devaloka gamana huaa| ve hameM bilakhatA lekina 5-45 baje na jAne kyA huA (mahArAja sAhaba apane pATa siyAlakoTa kahate haiM, vahAM janma liyA vahAM alpAyu meM hI devaloka huA chor3a kara cale gye| para leTe hue the hameM mahasUsa hotA thA unakI tabIyata acchI nahIM hai, ho gyiiN| yahI AtmA isa samaya mugAvatI ke nAma se hai| pUre nAma aisI mahAna AtmA jinhoMne jIvana meM apanA yaha lakSya banAyA Jain Education international For-Private- Personal use Only Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thA ki hameM samAja kA utthAna karanA hai| eka-eka vyakti apane itanI mahAna AtmA jisako saMsAra pUjatA hai, jinake upakAroM kA saMskAra unhoMne ceMja kiye| apane najadIka lAkara, pyAra dekr| hRdaya ko TaTola kara dekha sakatA hai ki usa para unakI kitanI kRpA badalA hama cukA nahIM skte| maiM samajhatA hUM ki vijaya vallabha sUri unhoMne kabhI nahIM kahA daravAje ke andara ghusate hI ki bhAI AlU rahI hai| kauna aisA vyakti hai-bAla, vRddha, javAna, strI, puruSa jo jI mahArAja kI DAyarekTa-sIdhI yAda kisI ke Upara hAtha hai to khAte ho? niyama lo| maMdira nahIM jAte ho? niyama lo, kabhI nahIM unakI kRpA se lAbhAnvita na huA ho jo vaMcita rahA ho| aisI vaha hai hamAre sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mhaaraaj| aisI mahAna AtmA ke khaa| vyakti ko najadIka lAye, bAlaka bhI najadIka Aye, bahaneM mahAna AtmA hamAre andara se calI gayI haiN| hama socate haiM ki lie hama kucha to soceN| koI aisA sthAna ho, isa smAraka bhUmi meM bhI najadIka AyIM, par3he-likhe najadIka Aye, azikSita najadIka unakI yAda meM koI cIja banAye lekina eka bAta hai mahArAja dAkhila hote hI usa jagaha ke darzana ho skeN| Apa padyAvatI ke aaye| phira kyA huA jaba zraddhAbhAva paidA huA to eka-eka sAhaba ne jIvana meM apanA eka lakSya rakhA thA ki mujhe sAdagI maMdira para jAeM to Apako darzana ho jaaeN| Apa geTa ke aMdara AyeM vyakti apane hRdaya ko, apanI sarva sampatti ko samarpita karane ke pasanda hai, mujhe ADambara pasanda nahIM hai to usI ke anurUpa koI to Apako darzana ho jAeM, Apa bhavya smAraka meM se bAhira nikaleM, lie taiyAra ho gyaa| usI kA yaha eka namUnA hai ki Aja itanA bAta hama soceNge| vaha kahA karate the ki araNya ho, koI choTA bana andara AyeM to Apako darzana ho jaayeN| isa mahAna vibhUti kI bar3A smAraka bana rahA hai aisI mahAna vibhUti hamAre bIca se calI ho, jhAr3a ho, chupI huI koI jagaha ho, usa meM nihita baiTha kara, koI jagaha aisI honI caahie| isIlie saMgha ne nirNaya kiyA ki unakI gyiiN| unakI yAda meM hama kucha na kucha jarUra bnaayeNge| sundara chupa kara ArAdhanA kara sake, sAdhanA kara sake aura aisA vana kA antyeSTi yahAM para pAsa meM jo cabUtarA banAyA gayA hai vahAM para kI bnaayeNge| jo unako rucikara lagatA thA vaha bnaayeNge| aisI koI dRzya ho mujhe to aisI jagaha acchI lagatI hai| ho sakatA hai jaayegii| yojanA bnegii| isa meM kucha cAla hone vAlA hai| zraddhAMjaliyoM ke unakI bhAvanA ke anurUpa hama parAmarza kareMge, zrI savratA zrI bhAiyo aura bahinoM! hamArA durbhAgya thA, ghaTanA cakra kucha bIca meM usakI rUparekhA maiM Apake sAmane rkhNgaa| abhI mahArAja jI se ki unakI kyA-kyA bhAvanAeM thIM, unake anusAra ajIba ho gayA hai, hama unake upakAroM ko bhUla nahIM sakate. zraddhAMjaliyoM kA kAryakrama hogaa| isase pahale maiM arja karUMgA zrI unake lie koI choTI sI sundara ramya, saramya cIja jahA~ para eka-eka bAta meM hama unase parAmarza kiyA karate the| vaha jaina narendra prakAza motI lAla, banArasI dAsa se| vaha sevA meM bahata lage hamArI Ane vAlI pIr3hiyA~, Apa saba loga Akara apanI AtmA sAdhvI kyA thI? vaha to mAno kisI bar3e-bar3e samAT aura rahe, kabhI apane Aphisa meM, dukAna meM baiTha karake eka minaTa kisI ko santoSa de skeN| unako koI bar3e bhavana se yA bar3I samAdhi se bar3e-bar3e AcArya se jyAdA baddhi rakhane vAlI eka mahAna vibhUti tarapha dekhA nhiiN| mahInoM se, subaha-zAma aura Aja kala to dina koI pyAra nahIM thaa| unako pyAra thA AtmA ke utthAna se| usake thii| unako patA thA ki zAsana kaise calayA jAtA hai| eka-eka meM cAra bAra aura antima dinoM meM rAtri ko yahAM sonA, yaha unhoMne liye vaha sthAna cAhate the| Apa jAnate haiM zrI sRjyeSThA zrI jI bhAI-bahina ke hRdaya ko unhoMne jItA huA thaa| abhI cAra-pAMca niyama banA rakhA thA aura unake ghara se anurAdhA bahana, unakI mahArAja ina kI bahuta sevA kiyA karate the| jaba unakA devaloka mahIne pahale maiM bambaI gayA zvetAmbara jaina kaoNphreMsa meM unakI mAtA cAI jI, jo unhoMne sevA kI usakI mizAla nahIM mila huA to unake lie unhoMne kahA eka choTI sI jagaha koI aisI sTeDiMga kameTI kA adhivezana thaa| AcArya bhagavAna zrI indra sUri sktii| eka hamAre bhAI manamohana jI jo lAlA abhaya zAha jI banAo jahAM para unakI aisI yAda raha jAe, unake jIvana kA jI mahArAja vahA~ maujUda the, bahuta sI bAteM huii| maiMne eka bAta kahI ke lar3ake haiM unheM kitanA daur3A lIjie, kAma meM kabhI kasara nahIM mizana thA, sevA, sAdhanA aura samarpaNa, yahI vahAM likha denA, vaha ki sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI mahArAja kA kAma karane kA DhaMga chodd'te| jo cIja nahIM mila sakatI, usako DhUMDha kara lAte haiN| aise yahI kahA karate the| aise hI unake apane bhAva the| kaI bAra aisA bilkula adbhuta hai| paisA unhoMne kabhI mAMgA nhiiN| unhoMne hI kucha logoM kI himmata ke kAraNa hI, unakI sevA ho sakI aura kahA ki bhAI aisA karanA mere ko to zrI sujyeSThA zrI jI mahArAja eka-eka vyakti ke hRdaya ko jItA hai| jo bAlaka Aja kA par3hA isa kAma kA nirmANa ho rahA hai| ke AsapAsa kahIM liTA denA aura kucha mata krnaa| hamane socA haA hai, pAzcAtya zikSA kA jisa prakAra prabhAva hai. usake bhI rAjakumAra jaina yuga ko dekheM kisI bhI naI bAta ko dekhakara ghabaDAeM nhiiN| zAMti se paraspara baiThakara ThaMDe dila-dimAga se dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva aura paristhiti evaM samAja ke hitAhita kA vicAra kareM aura sAtha hI dekheM yaga ke pravAha ko| isase satyatA apane Apa sAmane A jaaegii| -vijaya vallabha sari Jain.Educe Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattarA mRgAvatI jI aura saMnyAsa kI mahimA -vIrendra kumAra jaina jIvana kI do pramukha dhArAeM haiM-saMsAra aura sNnyaas| saMsAra sammizraNa thA unake vyaktitva meN| ve dhArA-pravAha bolatI thiiN| lekina guru bhakti ke purAne-purAne gIta jinheM loga bhUla cake the kA artha haiM anurakti aura saMnyAsa kA abhiprAya hai virkti| jisa viSaya para bhI bolatI thIM aisA jAna par3atA thA use unhoMne unhoMne punaH samAja meM unako pracalita krvaayaa| saMkSepa meM kaheM to anurakti jor3atI hai aura virakti tor3atI hai| sambandha nahIM AtmasAt kara liyA hai| itanI tallInatA, gahana jJAna ke binA aisA koI sAmAjika kArya nahIM jo unakI netRtva pratibhA se viccheda karatI hai to sahI arthoM meM saMsAra ko jAna letA hai vaha baddha saMbhava nhiiN| samAja meM taraha-taraha ke loga unake samparka meM Ate lAbhAnvita na huA ho| itihAsa ke garbha meM samAe hae kAMgaDA jaise kI taraha usase virakta hue binA raha nahIM sakatA aura, jo virakta the| sAmAnya bhakta kI zreNI meM Ane vAle darzanArthI, dharma-darzana purAne jaina tIrtha ko unhoMne punaH sthApita kiyaa| badalI haI ko samajha letA hai| vaha mukta hogA hii| aura mukti hI AtmA kA jJAna ke jijJAsu vidvAna, siddhahasta kAryakartA, kalAkAra, kavi, janasaMkhyA ke kAraNa zaharoM ke phailate hue vistAra ke pariNAma lakSya hai| Atma-mukti kI khoja hI vastutaH jaina dharma kA sAra hai| sAhityakAra, netA, vyApArI, karmacArI-sabhI ko samAna rUpa se svarUpa naI-naI kAloniyoM meM jAkara basane vAle jaina parivAroM ke mahattarA sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ne bahuta hI choTI umra prabhAvita karane kI kSamatA thI unake nirmala vyaktitva meN| lie maMdiroM-upAzrayoM ke nirmANa kI saphala preraNA dii| jisa meM saMnyAsa le liyA thaa| itanI choTI umra meM, jaba baccoM ke khelane prazna hotA hai - yaha divya svarUpa unhoMne kahAM se prApta nagara, gAva yA bastAmavaha gaha, vahAM ke zrIsaMgha kI varSoM se ulajhI ke dina hote haiN| saMnyAsa kA gaMbhIra artha samajhane ke nhiiN| unakI kiyaa| sAmAnyataH saMnyAsa dharma meM ziSya ke pAsa jo kucha hotA hai| huI samasyAoM ko unhoMne apane jAduI prabhAva se sulajhA diyaa| mA~ ne dIkSA lI sAtha hI unhoMne bhI le lii| vyakti ke jIvana kA jo vaha garu kI dena hotI hai| isameM saMdeha nahIM ki apanI mAtA garu apane prati dharmAnurAgiyoM ke samarpaNa-bhAva kA unheM AbhAsa thA, bhaviSya hone vAlA hai ghaTanAyeM usI ke anurUpa ghaTane lagatI haiN| sAdhvI zIlavatI jI mahArAja ke sAnnidhaya meM hI unhoMne vairAgya isIlie unhoMne unakI bhakti ko zukti meM badala kara sAmAjika choTI umra meM dIkSA lene kA eka lAbha to huA ki unheM saMsAra ko kI arAdhanA kI thii| lekina unake vyaktitva meM AdhyAtmika navanirmANa se jor3a diyaa| purAtana sthAna-tIrtha darzanIya aur| kI jarUrata hI nahIM pddii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA jokina kAjopara macA aura jisake bala para samAja meM pUjyanIya haiM lekina nae dharma sthAna aura tIrtha bhI nirmita hote rahane use pakar3anA hI kyoN| saMsAra meM rakhA hI kyA hai, jise itane mahAn kAryakara sakI-vaha niHsaMdeha garu vallabha kI dena hai| caahie| samAja ko unhoMne isakA bodha kArAyA'ballabha smAraka' chor3a dene yogya hai use pakar3A jaae| usameM to saba kucha chor3a dene garu vallabha ke prati anUThI niSThA thI unake mana meN| maMca para una ke mana meN| maMca para unakI jIvana-sAdhanA kA amRta smAraka hai| jaisA hI hai| cAhe samajha ke chor3e yA binA samajhe chodd'e| samajhane kI virAjamAna hotI thIM unhIM kA nAma lekara sambodhana karatI thI. unhoMne saMnyAsa ko sacce arthoM meM apane jIvana meM prakriyA meM par3a gae to yAtrA lambI ho jaaegii| jIvana-mukti kI unheM hI smaraNa kara jo bhI kArya prArambha karatI thIM garu vallabha ke rUpAntarita kiyaa| saMnyAsa unake lie veza-bhUSA kA badalAva yAtrA lambI hai ataH jo saba jAge saphara ke lie tatkAla cala de| nAma ko hRdaya meM rkhkr| apane ArAdhya garudeva ke amara nAma ko nahIM thaa| saMnyAsa unake lie saMsAra kA tiraskAra bhI nahIM thaa| choTI umra meM saMnyAsa kI jo yAtrA mahattarA jI ne prArambha kI / unhoMne jo garimA pradAna kI usakI jitanI anamodanA kI jAe unhoMne apane janma ke samaya jisa saMsAra ko dekhA thA, apanI matya ora usa meM vairAgya ke jo phUla khile unase sArA jaina samAja kama hai| unake vistRta jIvana para vihaMgama dRSTipAta karate hI se pUrva use kahIM adhika sundara banA kara chodd'aa| jIvana kA dhyeya savasita ho gyaa| sabase pahale jo bAta sarvAdhika AkRSTa karatI hai-vaha hai kyA kama hai| saMnyAsa unake lie eka pArthanA va dhyeya thiiN| gtishiiltaa| ve zAyada eka dina bhI niSkriya nahIM rhiiN| jIvana isIlie unheM samAdhikaraNa prApta ho skaa| hamAre jamAne meM jaina-zramaNa saMgha meM sAdhviyAM prAyaH Atma-kalyANa aura bhara samAjotthAna ke lie preraNA detI rhiiN| ve jaina sAdhvI thI, rAjanIti ke kSetra meM mahAtmA gAMdhI krAMti ke kSetra meM zahIda bhagata mahilAoM meM dharma prabhAvanA ko hI apanA kArya kSetra banAtI haiN| ataH unhoMne svayaM kucha nahIM kiyA-lekina karavAyA saba kuch| ve siMha, dezaprema ke kSetra meM par3ita javAhara lAla neharU aura jaina aisI sAdhviyAM bahuta kama hai jinhoMne apanI vilakSaNa pratibhA se koI zilpI nahIM thI lekina unhoMne anekoM maMdira, upAzraya, saMnyAsa ke kSetra meM mahattarA sAdhvI mRgAvatI jI mahArAja anupama kSetra, kAla aura bhAva ko prabhAvita kiyA ho| mahattarA jI kA nAma skala nirmANa kI preraNA dii| ve svayaM lekhaka, kavi yA sAhityakAra udAharaNa haiN| isa saMdarbha meM svarNAkSaroM meM likhane yogya hai| unhoMne ve kArya kie nahIM thI lekina sAhitya nirmANa kI preraNA dii| ve svayaM lekhaka, zata zata namana, zata zata vandana, zata zata prnnaam| jo zramaNocita hai| netRtva kI adabhuta kSamatA thI unmeN| kavi yA sAhityakAra nahIM thI lekina sAhitya nirmANa aura pragati he saMnyAsa zikhara, ujjavala, prakhara jIvana abhiraam|| sUjha-bUjha, parakha, viveka aura suruci-saMpannatA kA anokhA meM ve sadaiva prayatnazIla rhiiN| saMgIta para unakA adhikAra nahIM thA zata zata praNAma...mhaliordiny.org JameCLARRIDIEOSouTE RIPTvateermouveniy Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattarA jI kA mahAna jIvana -dalasukha mAlabaNiyA AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri ne samAja aura uddhAra dharma ke ve saphala huii| vidyAniSThA punaH maiMne jaba ve Agama par3hane ke lie kI naI dRSTi dii| sAdharmika vAtsalaya kI paraMparA ko ahamadAbAda I. san 1960 meM AI taba dekhii| vyAkhyAnoM meM nayA rUpa diyA aura yugadraSTA ke rUpa meM prasiddha hue| atyanta kuzala hone para bhI kevala svAdhyAya kA dhyeya lekara ve unhIM kI ziSyA mahattarA sAdhvI zrI mRgAvatI jI ne,yugadraSTA ne ahamadAbAda meM rahIM aura apanA dhyeya siddha kiyaa| punaH maiMne jo saMdeza diyA thA use vividha kSetroM meM kAryAnvita karake yuga bambaI meM I. san 1968 meM isake darzana kie to unake vyAkhyAnoM nirmAtA bana gaI aisA kaheM to atizyokti nahIM hogii| deza ko jo dhUma macI huI thI usakA anubhava kiyaa| samAja aura dharma ke nAnA kSetroM meM mahattarA mRgAvatI jI ne jo kArya phira to hindastAna kI cAroM dizAoM meM unakI baDhatI darDa kiyA hai usakI lambI sUcI hI dekhI jAe to isa bAta ke tathya kA pratiSThA dekhii| dakSiNa bhArata meM baiMgalora Adi sthAnoM meM unhoMne patA cala jaaegaa| ina saba laukika kArya karane meM apane jo pratiSThA pAI use Aja bhI vahAM ke zrAvaka yAda karate haiM, yaha AdhyAtmika jIvana kI sAdhanA kI paripuSTi hI unhoMne dekhI hai yaha maiMne svayaM dekhaa| pUrva meM kalakattA kI unakI yAtrA ko bhulAyA nahIM unakI jIvana sAdhanA kI vizeSatA hai| jIvana meM aisA sumela jA sktaa| bambaI meM sthAnakavAsI dvArA nirmita ahiMsA bhavana meM kevala gAMdhI jI ne apanI jIvana sAdhanA meM kiyaa| vahI sAdagI, unakA cAturmAsa pravAsa unakI asAmpradAyika bhAvanA kA pratIka vahI jIvana kI saralatA aura parahita meM Atmahita kI dRSTi donoM hai| to uttara ke kAMgar3A meM nivAsa Adi ke aneka kaSToM ko ke jIvana meM dekhI jA sakatI hai| jaina zravaNa saMgha meM aisA udAharaNa jhelakara unhoMne kAMgar3A tIrtha kA jo uddhAra kiyA hai dAdA kA dularbha hai| jaina samudAya kI sAdhvI hote hue bhI kabhI bhI unake mana darabAra sadA ke lie khulavAyAhai vaha unako amara banAne vAlA hai| meM sAmpradAyikatA ne praveza nahIM kiyaa| saba mAnava ke prati prema ne upekSita vaha tIrtha Aja yAtrA dhAma bana gayA hai| unakA praveza sabhI dharmoM ke sthAnoM meM sahaja banA diyaa| yaha ghaTanA __jaba mRtya nikaTa thI, taba unameM dehAdhyAsa kA sadaMtara abhAva jaina samAja ke lie durlabha hai| dekhakara mai Azcarya cakita raha gyaa| bheda vijJAna kI bAta to maiMne . mRdubhASI hone ke kAraNa bAlaka se lekara vRddhoM kA hRdaya kaI logoM se sanI hai kiMtu usakA sAkSAtkAra to maiMne mahattarA jItanA unake lie AsAna thA yahI kAraNa hai ki unake pAsa Ane sAdhvI zrI magAvatI jI meM jo dekhA hai, maiM bhUla nahIM sakatA hai aura meM kisI ko kisI prakAra kA kSobha nahIM hotA thaa| unake prati, unakI sAdhanA ke prati merA Adara dRr3ha ho gayA hai| maiMne san 1951 meM unakA prathama darzana AgarA meM kiyA taba A0 zrI vallabha sUri smAraka kArya ko jisa bhAva se vaha svaccha khAdI ke vastroM meM josAdAI dekhI vaha unake prati Adara karatI thI usameM kabhI bhI unakA ahaMbhAva maiMne dekhA nahIM,saba guru bar3Ane meM nimitta huii| usa samaya ve apanI vidyA prApti meM lagI mahArAja kI kRpA se hI ho rahA hai| aisI nirdabha bAta ve hamezA huI thii| unakI pUjya mAtA sAdhvI zrI zIlavatI jI ne unake karatI thIM, yahI unake jIvana kI vizeSatA dekhakara kisI kA mana jIvana ke nirmANa meM jo yogadAna diyA hai vaha bhulAyA nahIM jA unake prati AdarabhAva se bhara jAe to isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta sktaa| jisa prakAra kI tejasvitA unameM thI, unase bhI adhika nahIM hai| Aja ve nahIM haiM, kintu unake kiye satkAryoM ne unheM amara tejasvI zrI mRgAvatI bane yaha unake mana kI bAta thI, aura usameM banA diyA hai| F oment Only Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Educat adhyAtma jagata kI jyoti vidyA bahana zAha isa jagata meM anekoM jIva avatAra dhAraNa karake viyoga ko prApta hue haiM parantu usI bhavya jIva ko dhanya hai jo jagata meM apanI amara kIrti chor3a jAte haiN| aisI hI adhyAtma jagata kI jagamagAtI jyoti karmayoginI jinhoMne svayaM apanA Atma svarUpa pragaTa kara vizva meM vizva / vAtsalya ke pavitra paramANu phailAe haiM, aisI divya vibhUti pUjya mRgAvatI jI mahArAja ke deha vilaya se kevala jaina-jagata ko hI nahIM apitu samasta vizva ke zAMti priya samAjoM ko na pUrI kI jA sake aisI asahya kSati huI hai| pU. sAdhvI jI mahArAja samasta jaina jagata meM eka anamola, nigraMtha sAdhvI ratna thiiN| unhoMne jainAgamoM kA gahana abhyAsa karake unake siddhAntoM ke rahasyoM ko hRdaya meM utAra kara pracAra evaM prasAra kiyaa| pU. sAdhvI jI mahArAja ke bahumukhI AdhyAtmika ArohaNa (vikAsa) meM kSamA bhAva, saralatA, RjutA, AcAra niSThA aura zAsana ke prati samarpaNa bhAva ke Azcaryajanaka mAtrA meM darzana hote the| sahajAtmAnaMdI pU. mahAsatI jI zramaNa saMskRti ke saMrakSaka aura saMvardhaka the| unakI vANI meM madhuratA, AMkhoM meM pyAra aura jIvana meM karuNA bharI huI thii| Apake vicAroM meM vizvamaMgala kI bhAvanA laharAtI thii| ApakA ciMtana manana apane lie hI nahIM parantu sarvajana hitAya sarvajana sukhAya thaa| apane nivRti yoga kI gaharAI se dharmakranti ke kadama kadama para pravRtti yoga kI krAnti paidA karane meM Apa cetanavata praNetA the| Apa meM prasphurita jJAna prakAza jagata aura zAsana ko jyotimAna karatA thaa| Apake vicAra saMkIrNa athavA sAmpradAyika nahIM the| Apa meM pUrvAgraha, ahaM, mithyAbhimAna yA svakhyAti kI AkAMkSA nahIM thii| mahAna AtmA hone ke kAraNa Apa meM saba dharmoM ke prati samabhAva, sammAna aura maitrIbhAva ke alaukika yoga kA maMgala milana thaa| pUjya tAraka sAdhvI jI mahArAja jIvana ke antima kSaNa taka deha darda se jUjhate hone para bhI unakI AtmA AtmabhAva ko nahIM bhUlatI thii| deha darda ko sahana karatA thA aura unakA hRdaya paMcaparameSThI ko vaMdana karatA thaa| isa prakAra mRtyu ko lalakArate hue saMsAra ko jJAna teja se jyotirmaya karake saurASTra kI saMtaprasUtA bhUmi para janmI karmayoginI pU. mahAsatI jI mRtyu ko mahotsava' banA kara sadA sadA ke lie ananta meM vilIna ho gae haiN| vAstava meM isa mahAna AtmA ne jitanA jIvana se samajhAyA hai usase bhI adhika mRtyu se samajhA diyA hai| aisA eka vizva zAMti kA vaTavRkSa aura zAsana kI dhuvatArikA ne apane kula 63 varSa kI Ayu meM 48 varSa ko ujjavala, ati ujjavala aura samujjavala dIkSA praryAya kI sAdhanA sAdhI pU. guruNI jI mahArAja jina para sarasvatI mAtA yAni jinavANI prasanna thI aisI jJAna zakti aura smaraNazakti kI sAkSAt mUrti apane svasvarUpa meM lIna ho gaI hai, aisI maMgala mUrti ko merA zata-zataH koTi-koTi vaMdana / yoginI ke mahAna prayAsoM se nirmita vallabha smAraka kI sarvajana merI parama kRpAlu paramAtmA se namra prArthanA hai ki AdhyAtmika hitAya pravRttiyAM avirala pragati karatI raheM, aura pU. sAdhvI jI mahArAja dvArA sAkAra kie svapnoM ko saphalatApUrvaka vizva samakSa peza karake unakI smRti ke sacce hakadAra banane meM aura unake niSThAnavAna kartavyaparAyaNa aura nisvArtha saMcAlakoM kAryakartAoM ko tathA mujhe apUrva bala prApta ho aisI maMgala bhAvanA ke saath| www.jainelibrary.com Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattarAjI - niyamAvalI aura vizeSatAe~ AryA suvratA zrI niyAmAvalI 1. AjIvana khAdI dhAraNa karanA, jo khAdI pahane usI se baharanA ( svIkAra karanA) / 2. gRhastha ke ghara meM, sArA dina gocarI eka bAra jaanaa| 3. jahAM caumAsA kareM vahAM se jarUriyAta kI cIjeM lenA, lenA par3e to alpa parimita hI lenA / 4. pratikramaNa meM chaH Avazyaka taka mauna rkhnaa| 5. rAta ko pratikramaNa ke pazcAta bhAiyoM ko nahIM milnaa| 6. prAta: navakArasI taka, dopahara ko 12 se 3 baje taka mauna meM rhnaa| dina meM do prahara chaH ghanTe mauna krnaa| 7. rAta ko vyAkhyAna nahIM karanA va kisI utsava meM zAmila nahIM honaa| 8. apane samAcAra na khuda likhane aura na apanI choTI sAdhviyoM se likhavAnA, na zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM se likhavAnA / 9. dAna ke liye kasI ko jabaradastI va Agraha nahIM krnaa| 10. patra vyavahAra ati alpa rkhnaa| 11. 50 varSa kI umra taka akele phoTo nahIM khicavAne kA niyama / 50 varSa kI umra taka kisI bhI zahara gAMva meM pravezamaya baiMDa bAjA baMda kA niyama (san 1952 praveza samaya ludhiyAnA zrI saMgha dvArA baiMDa bAjA ko dekhakara jaba choTe gAMva vAle bhI baiMDa bAjA bajAne lage taba usa phijUla kharcI ko baMda karane ke liye yaha niyama liyaa)| - sonaa| prAta: cAhe vihAra ho saba karake hI vihAra krnaa| 17. cAra baje uThanA, 10 baje sonaa| 18. garmI ke do mahIne chor3a kara dina meM nahIM sonaa| 19. jaba bhI koI nayA pATha lenA ho guru mahArAja kI phoTo ke sAmane laghu ziSya banakara vinayapUrvaka pATha lenA jaise guru se ziSya pATha letA hai| 20. vrata paccakhAna, niyamoM ke lie bhI koI jabaradastI nahIM, premapUrvaka use samajhAnA kyoMki dila se diyA dAna aura dila se kiyA paccakhAna hI sthAyI rahatA hai| dharma thopA nahIM jA sakatA, sahaja utpanna kiyA jA sakatA hai| 21. vihAra meM zrIsaMgha kA koI kharcA nahIM krvaanaa| bihAra meM zrIsaMgha kI aMdhAdhuMdha phijUlakharcI baMda karane ke liye yaha niyama liyaa| 22. 18 sAla kI umra meM unhoMne paccakhAna liyA thA mujhe do hI ziSyAeM banAnI haiM cAhate to unakI 40 ziSyAeM ema.e., pI. eca. DI. zikSita bahaneM dIkSA lene ko tatpara thIM parantu unako dUsare guru mahArAja kA nAma dekara kahate amuka-amuka mahArAja ke pAsa dIkSA le lo| jise bhI dIkSA dI pAMca varSa apane sAtha rakhA aura paccakhAna diyA ki bilkula sAdhu vRtti meM hI rahanA hai| rupaye-paise ko hAtha nahIM lagAnA kisI bhI gRhastha ke ghara jImane jAye vaha zrAvaka hAtha meM rupaye de yA koI bhI cIjeM deM, use na le| usase usa dIkSArthI aura guru kA teja bar3hatA hai| 12. pratidina 100 gAthA kA svAdhyAya avazya karanA / 13. sAMya pratikramaNa ikaTThe krnaa| 23. nayI dIkSita sAdhvI ko 10 varSa paryanta gocarI nahIM jAne denA, jJAna, dhyAna, svAdhyAya, mauna, vinaya viveka sikhAnA / 14. hamezA gocarI ikaTThe karanA * kabhI bhI unhoMne gocarI 24. apane nAma se koI leTara per3a, antardezIya, kArDa, patra vagairaha akele nahI kii| nahIM chpvaanaa| kSamApanA dIpAvalI Adi kisI bhI utsava ke kArDa chapavAnA nhiiN| phijUlakharcI baMda krnaa| 15. pArsala karavAnA nahIM aura na hI pArsala mNgvaanaa| 16. saba kArya, sAdhanA, ArAdhanA samaya para karanA, prAtaH kA mAlA jApa prAtaH, zAma kA mAlA jApa zAma ko karake hI 25. bhagavAna mahAvIra 25sauvIM nirvANa zatAbdI kI yAdagAra ke upalakSya meM bAjAra kI cIjoM kA jIvana paryanta tyAga / svabhAvagata vizeSatAe~ 1. vidvAnoM, kalAkAroM, zikSitoM, saMskRtajJoM kA sanmAna, bahumAna karanA, vidyArthiyoM ko par3hAnA, madada krnaa| dIna duHkhI, rogI, besahAroM kI madada karanA / davAiyoM kI apekSA prabhu prArthanA, janatA kI duA, zubha bhAvanA para aTUTa vizvAsa / 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. kisI kI bhI ekadama prazaMsA nahIM na ekadama nindA / hamezA prasanna rahanA va satpravRttiyoM meM lage rhnaa| andhavizvAsa, vahama, kurUr3hiyoM se dUra rahanA, saMgha aura samAja ko phijUla kharcoM se dUra rkhnaa| 7. hara kArya ko pUre dila se krnaa| hAtha meM liyA kAma sampanna karake hI caina lenaa| 8. itanA jJAna, saphalatAeM, kIrti hone para bhI nirabhimAna vRtti, saralatA, samatA aura svAbhAvikatA ke tAne bAne se bunA huA jIvana / 9. vyakti kI pAradarzaka parakha, turanta nirNayazakti, dRr3ha saMkalpa zakti, jindAdilI, AzAvAdI dRssttikonn| 10. dUsaroM ke vicAroM, tarkoM, bAtoM ko sunane kI dhIraja aura usakA yogya smaadhaan| 11. galata, asatya, anyAya kA pratikAra usake lie puNya prakopa bhI karanA par3e to karanA caahie| ahiMsaka, pratikAra, gAMdhI jI kA prbhaav| 12. tejapUrvaka jInA, teja nahIM khonA, prANa dekara bhI praNa rkhnaa| 13. kisI bhI deza, prAMta, jAti, liMga, umra, svabhAva vyasana kA vyakti sAmane Ae guNa ke daravAje se usake hRdaya guphA meM praveza pA jAnA aura use apanA banA lenaa| dUsaroM ke lie sahiSNu bananA aura use prema, sahRdayatA, AtmIyatA denaa| 14. kRtrimatA, banAvaTa, dikhAvA, ADambara aupacArikatA se lAkhoM kharca ne para bhI unako koI svArthaparaka bhAvanA se abhimAna se pAnA cAhe, mana cAhA mor3anA cAhe, apane jaisA banAnA cAhe yaha asambhava thaa| unako AtmIyatA, nizchala prema, nirmala zraddhA, zuddha hRdaya sarvAtmanA samarpaNa ke ajana pravAha meM sahaja meM hI pAyA jA sakatA thaa| www.jainlibrary.or Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhvI saMgha...eka vinatI sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kA sAdhvI saMgha atIta meM va pU0 paMjAba kesarI yugavIra AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI zrI bhogIlAla laheracaMda ke nAma se eka zodhapITha cala rahI hai| vartamAna meM vizAla rahA hai, tathA vizAla hai| Aja to isa sAdhvI mahArAja prAyaH kahA karate the ki "Aja taka dharma kI rakSA bahinoM isameM uccAbhyAsI baMdhu saMzodhana va saMpAdana kA kArya kara skeNge| saMgha meM choTI-choTI umara kI sAdhviyoM ke tyAga ko dekhakara ne hI kI hai, tathA ve hI kreNgii"| aura mahAtmAgAMdhI jI ne bhI kahA bAkI choTI-choTI sAdhvI tathA dIkSArthI bahinoM ke lie saMskRta, jana-mAnasa zraddhA se jhuka jAtA hai| choTI umara meM, yuvAvasthA meM hai ki isa jIvana meM jo-jo kucha pavitra va dhArmika hai, usakA prAkRta, vyAkaraNa, kAvya koza sAhitya, nyAya Adi dhArmika aura phira, Aja ke bhautika yuga meM "tyAga" karanA koI bahinoM ne vizeSa saMrakSaNa kiyA hai| ina uparokta bAtoM para vicAra abhyAsa kI pUrI vyavasthA va anukUlatA vahAM kI jaaegii| choTI-moTI bAta nahIM hai| tyAga karane va sAdhamArga apanAne kA karate hue sahaja hI khyAla AtA hai ki tyAga kI mUrtiyA~dIkSArthI bahinoM ko kama se kama tIna varSa tathA vizeSa mukhya uddezya to Atma-kalyANa hI hai| satI-sAdhviyoM dvArA kitanA bar3A kArya kiyA jA sakatA hai| pUrA uccAbhyAsa ke lie pAMca varSa kA abhyAsa krama niyata kiyA jAnA Atma-kalyANa karane ke lie samatA, saMyama, saralatA, sAdhvI varga yadi vidyA va jJAna ke kSetra meM Age bar3hetathA inheM caritra caahie| AgamoM ke abhyAsa meM zrI dazavakAlika sUtra, naMdIsUtra, namratA, viveka, aMkicanatA tathA AcAra-vicAra Adi gaNoM kI bala meM jJAna-vidyA kA bala bhI mila jAe to inameM kitanA teja anayogadvAra sUtra, zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra tathA isake sAtha jarUrata hai| yahI guNa AtmArthI sAdhutA kI kasauTI hai| vidvatA yA * prakaTa hogA? sAdhvI jI mahArAja meM abhyAsa bar3hegA to jJAna AcArAMga sUtra va sUyagaDAMga sUtra Adi par3hAne, darzana, yoga; kAvya vaktRtva Adi gaNa AtmArthI sAdhatA ke mArga meM gauNa haiN| yaha saca / bddh'egaa| saccA jJAna va samajha bar3heMge to lokopakAra ke kArya tathA sAhitya, vyAkaraNa prAkRta Adi viSayoM meM niSNAta paMDitajuTAkara hai ki aisI AtmArthI sAdhutA meM svakalyANa ke aise icchakoM ke saMgha va samAja kI unnati ke anekoM kArya sAdhvI kara skegii| abhyAsa kI vyavasthA kI jAe to lakSita va suMdara pariNAma avazya hAthoM se saMgha, samAja, deza va rASTra kA kalyANa hotA hai| parantu yaha samAja ke makhiyA va saMgha ke AgevAna isa dizA meM gaMbhIratA se prApta hoNge| sAdhvI jI mahArAja ke abhyAsa kI pragati kI varga zikSita ho to yaha kArya bahuta AsAnI se ho sakate haiN| vicAra kreN| unheM bahuta kucha kara sakate haiN| dekha-rekha ke lie vidvAna zrAvakoM kI eka kameTI ho| tathA sujJa Aja samaya aisA A gayA hai ki logoM meM vyAvahArika zikSA pUjya AcArya bhagavaMtoM ke caraNoM meM namra vinatI hai ki ve zrAvakoM kI eka anya kameTI bhI banAI jAe jo yaha jarUrI bar3ha rahI hai| zaikSaNika kSetra tathA jJAna-vijJAna ke kSetra meM daniyA udAratApUrvaka isa viSaya meM apanI AjJA deN| pUjya sAdhvI guruNI vyavasthA kare ki sAdhvI jI mahArAja apanI saMyama yAtrA ke sAtha khUba Age bar3ha rahI hai| dUsarI ora Aja ke vilAsI bAtAvaraNa meM jI mahArAja svayaM apanI ziSyA praziSyA sAdhvI jI ko Age svasthatApUrvaka jJAna abhyAsa kara skeN| logoM kI AdhyAtmika bhUkha bhI jAMgI hai| zikSita bhAI-bahinoM meM bar3hAne va abhyAsI banAne kA nizcaya kreN| tejasvI sAdhvI jI bhI apanI samAja meM paise kI kamI nhiiN| utsavoM tathA anya kAphI AstikatA abhI rahI huI hai| dhArmika bhAvanA bhI dekhane meM svakalyANArtha pUjya gurudevoM aura guruNI jI ke caraNoM meM namra bhAva kAryoM meM udAratA se kharca kiyA jAtA hai| dharma-kArya bhI yogya AtI hai| se isa saMbaMdha meM nivedana kreN| isa taraha sAdhvI saMgha svayameva samaya va yogya kSetra ke anusAra calate rheN| parantu yaha kArya bhI. svonnati ke zikhara para pahuMcane kI himmata va bhAvanA kreN| "jhukAne vAlA koI ho to jhukane vAlI duniyA hai"....isa ati mahatvapUrNa hai| isa dizA meM sthAnakavAsI zrIsaMgha ne baMbaIkathanAnusAra, dharmamArga meM jana sAdhAraNa kI ruci paidA karane, hamAre sAdhvI saMgha meM tejasvI aura viduSI sAdhviyAM saikar3oM ghATakopara meM zramaNI vidyApITha kI sthApanA kA bahuta sundara kArya vyasanoM se mukta karake AcAra-vicAra va khAnapAna kI zaddhi kI kA sakhyA ma tayAra hA sakatA h| jarUratAsapha isa dizA meM samajha kiyA hai jo sarAhanIya va abhinaMdanIya hai| ora agrasara karane, sAdagI va zrama kI pratiSThA samajhAne, Adarza pUrvaka prayatna karane kI hai| amuka sAdhvI jI mahArAja meM abhyAsa, vidyA prApti kI / gRhasthAzrama kI racanA kI preraNA dene, samAja ko kamajora banAne Ajakala gRhastha apane baccoM ko par3hAne ke lie borDiMga, pAThazAlA, kAlejoM tathA videzoM taka bhejate haiN| pUjya sAdhvI jI vAlI kuprathAoM va bAhyADambaroM kI hAnikArikatA, evaM saMgha, lagana aura zAstrAbhyAsa kI tIvra icchA to dekhane meM AtI hai, mahArAja bhI apanI ziSyAoM ko vidaSI banAne ke lie 20-25 samAja va deza kI unnati meM inake dvArA hue ahita ke prati parantu unheM tadaheta anakalatA nahIM milatI. isake lie zrIsaMgha yA 50-100 mIla kyoM na bhejeM? jarUra bhejeM, tAki unakA jIvana bhAvanAeM jagAne, tyAga ko apanAkara AdhyAtmika unnati kI ko khAsa vyavasthA va vizeSa anukUlatA juTAne kI turaMta mahAna bne| saMgha kA hita ho tathA deza meM dharma pracAra ke upakAra kA ora bar3hane kI preraNA dene, sAmpradAyika saMkucitatA kA tyAga AvazyakatA hai| lAbha mile| karake vyApaka vizAla udAra bhAvanAeM apanAne kA mahatva bhArata kI rAjadhAnI dillI meM zahara se dUra prazAMta samajhAne tathA isa prakAra prabhu ke zAsana kI saccI sevA hetu prema bAtAvaraNa meM khetoM kI hariyAlI ke madhya prakRti ke sAnnidhya meM abhyAsArthI sAdhvI-saMgha ke guru, guruNIjI mahArAjoM se yaha pUrvaka samajhA sakane se vyakti aura samAja-donoM ko bahuta lAbha pUjya yagadraSTA, ajJAna timirataraNI AcArya zrI vijaya vallabha merI vinamra vinatI hai| hogaa| yaha kArya mAtR zakita dvArA saralatApUrvaka kiyA jA sakatA sUrIzvara jI mahArAja kA mahApAvana smAraka bana rahA hai| isameM (pUjya sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI kI noTa buka se) amin Education international FORPrivate Spersonal use Only Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 joie. sAdAIthI jIvanamAM susaMsakAra ane satsaMga maLe che. nathI. koi dhanavAna potAnA gharanA AMgaNAmAM hajAro rUpiyAnI dharmadhyAna pharavAnI bhAvanA jAgRta thAya che. jaina zAsanamAM jina thelI ke noTo TIMgADI rAkhe che. evuM kadi tame joyuM che ? bimba ane jinAgama dharmanA AdhAra che. ApaNA zAstromAM zRMgAranuM je varNana che eno sAra zuM che Aje ApaNe pUjA ityAdi kAyoMmAM paNa ADaMbara bahu e koie vAMcyuM che ? strIno zRMgAra zA mATe che ! pati mATe vadhArI dIdho che. ene lIdhe sthAnakavAsI ane terApaMthI ke duniyAne dekhADavA mATe ? bAhya dekhAvathI sukha nathI maLatuM. samAjanA jaino, jinapUjAthI vegaLA thatA jAya che. vAstavamAM jo ucca AcAra-vicAra, sAduM jIvana ane saMskAra haze to to temanA mahAna AcAryo, jinamUrti ArAdhanAne mATe ApaNI pragati thaze. bhoganuM AkarSaNa ochuM karIne bAhya bhoga prAthamika AlaMbana che enI kabUlAta rAkhe che. baMdha karavA joie. emAM strInuM sAcuM sukha che. zrI bhagavatI sUtramAM, prabhu mahAvIra jayAre dhyAna prAraMbha ApaNA samAjanA bhAIo bhUkhyA tarasyAM hoya, raheThANa karatA hatA tyAre teoe eka pudgala upara dRSTi sthira karavA vagara jayAM tyAM bhaTakatA hoya tyAre lagna ke bIjA utsavomAM sAthe dhyAna karIne pachI nirAkAranuM dhyAna dharatA hatA. ADaMbara ke khoTA kharacA baMdha karIne sAdharmika sevA karavI jIvanamAM sAdAInuM mahattva ApaNA gharamAM sAdAi, zuddhatA, sAtvika vicAro ane zuddha khAnapAna jevuM vAtAvaraNa hovuM joie. to ja te bALakonAM paraMtu Ajano mAnavI bhoga, dhana ane lAlasAmAM ja racyo pu. mahattarAzrI mUgAvatIzrIjI jIvanamAM utare. bALakonA lohImAM jayAM sudhI saMskAra na reDAya pacyo rahe che. jayAM juo tyAM e ja ADaMbara ! dhananI ja Aje tyAM sudhI badhuM vyartha che. ane AvA saMskAra lohImAM reDavA mATe sAcuM sukha bhogamAM nathI, tyAgamAM che e ApaNe mahApurumAtAmAM sAttvikatA, sadAcAra ane saMskAra joie. mAtA ja AjanA jagatamAM koi yugamAM nathI banyuM evuM banyuM che. SonA jIvanamAMthI zIkhavuM joie. AdhyAtmayogI AnaMdadhanajI bALakane zikSaNa ApI zake che. svAdhyAya, upadeza ke dharma karatAM dhana, vaibhava ane bhoganuM ane mahArAja tathA upAdhyAya yazovijayajI mahArAja tyAgI hatA. | sau prathama saMskAra keLavavA mAtAe lAyaka banavuM joie. vilAsanuM prabhutva vadhyuM che. bAhya sukhanI AzA to bakarAnI dADhImAMthI dUdha dohavA jevI AjanI mAtA AbhUSaNa-phezanamAM eTalI badhI otaprota thai | mAruM to nama sUcana che ke, phijhula kharca ane ADaMbara baMdha mithyA AzA che. yazovijayajI mahArAje kahyuM che ke, 'bAhya gaI che ke, e enI jAtanuM ja bhAna bhUlI beThI che. paraMtu e karIne, vadhu nahi to thoDI sAdagI lAvo. jIvanamAM sAdAi sukha bhogavavAthI je hRSTa puSTatA Ave che e hakIkatamAM sAco zaNagAra nathI. strInAM sAcA AbhuSaNa to che zIla, Avaze to sArA vicAro Avaze. svAdhyAya vadhaze. dhyAna-yoga taMdurastI nathI, e zarIre caDelAM sojA che.' sadAcAra, sevA ane saMskAra, je strImAM A cAreya AbhuSaNo vadhaze. AdhyAtmika vAcana vadhaze. bAhya sukhano moha tajI svAmI vivekAnaMde kahyuM che ke, "eka aMza bAhya sukha, vIsa hoya te ja strI lohInA saMskAra reDI zake. AMtara sukha, AtmAnuM sukha prApta thaze. Tana du:kha lAve che.' upadezaprAsAdamAM pharamAvyuM che ke, bAhya | pUjaya vinobAjIe lakhyuM che ke, "pahelAnA jamAnAmAM (tA. 20-8-1966nA roja ApelA pravacanamAMthI) sukhano AnaMda meLavanArA ane mAnanArA gaMdA nALAnAM puruSoe strIone vaza karavA ja nAka viMdhAvI ene zaNagAryuM, vAsavALA pANImAMthI pyAsa bujhAvavAno mithyA prayAsa karanArA kAna viMdhAvyA, hAtha ane paga AbhUSaNothI lAdI dIdhA. e che. enA thakI pyAsa bujhAtI nathI, sukha sAMpaDatuM nathI.' jhaverAtanA AbhUSaNothI evI lAdI dIdhI ke e lathabatha banI | rAjA paMDarike gRhasthAzramamAM rahevA chatAM tyAgamAM ja sAcuM , gaI. ' sukha che enI anumodanA karatAM karatAM Akhare dIkSA laIne, akabara ilAhAbAdI nAmanA zAyare lakhyuM che ke, mRtyu bAda sarvathA siddhi vimAnamAM devapaNe janma lIdho, ane 'dastura thA ke hotA thA, pahele ke jamAne me tetrIsa sAgaropamanuM AyuSya bhogavyuM. A ja puMDarika rAjAnA mullAkA, majhahabakA, khudAkA Dara'.. bhAi, jeo pahelAM mahAna tyAgI sAdhu hatA. paraMtu mananI, Aje mullAno, dharmano ke bhagavAnano Dara nathI rahyo. Aje bAhya sukhanI lAlasAne vaza thai bhAi pAsethI rAjagAdI lai to phezana parasta strI ane sI.AI.DI.no ja Dara rahyo che. ' pote rAjA banyA ane viSayomAM phasAine potAnuM jIvana tema - strInuM jIvana gharamAM svacchatA, patibhakita ane bALakomAM ja pUrvenA saMyamano nAza karI, maraNa pAmI sAtamI narakamAM saMskAra mATe che, ahIM tahIM bhaTakavA mATe nahi. kapaDAM ke tetrIsa sAgaropamanuM AyuSya pAmyA. jhaverAtano moha baMdha karo. rUpa ane rUpiyA dekhADavAnI cIja unin Focationem PO PRETO e any Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAttarAjInuM mahAprayANa U rAjakumAra jaina A duniyAmAM mRtyu e kAMI pahelI vAranI ghaTanA nathI. rAtathI ja paMjAbanA aneka zaheromAMthI bhakatonI baso puSpAMjali arpita karI. magAvatIjInI smRtine cirasthAyI paraMtu amuka vyakitaonuM jIvana evuM mAna hoya che ke temanA bharAI bharAIne AvavA lAgI. savAra sudhImAM to hajAro loko banAvavA eka TrasTa sthApavAnI yojanA rajU karavAmAM AvI. javAthI mAnavatAne sadIo sudhI pratIkSA karavI paDe che. ekaThA thaI gayA. bhAgyeja evI koi vyakita haze jeNo tarata ja lAkho rUpiyA TrasTa mATe bhegA thai gayA. sAdhvI jIvanamAM mRgAvatIjInA eka vakhata darzana karyA hoya ane Aje sunnatAzrIjIe hRdayasparzI mArmika pravacana ApyuM. sau raDI be divasa pahelAja mRgAvatIjInI tabiyata ciMtAjanaka hatI. paDayo. hajAra na hoya. ludhiyANAthI 14 basa bharAine AvI. aMbAlA, vallabha smArakamAM darzanArthIonI bhIDa jAmI hatI. bahAra samAnA, ropaDa, mAlerakoTalA, jAlaMdhara, jaDiyAlA, - paTTI, | aMte pAlakhI uMcakavAno samaya AvI pahoMcyo. hajAro prAMgaNamAM akhaMDa jApa cAlu hatA. bhAI-baheno zAMtacitte caMDIgaDha, madrAsa, muMbaI, saurASTra, meraTha, AgarA, zivapurI, kaMThamAMthI avAja uThayo, 'jaya jaya naMdA, jaya jaya ddhA' sAMje zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthanI chabI sAme zAMtamudrAthI navakAra pAMca vAge aMtima saMskAranA sthaLe sau AvI pahoMcyA. chelle murAdAbAda, hoziyArapura, jammu amadAvAda vagere sthaLothI mahAmaMtrano jApa karI rahyA hatA. AkhI rAta loko sUtA nahi.. hajAro bhakato vallabha smArakamAM ekaThA thayA. uttara bhAratamAM mRgAvatIjInA pArthiva zarIrano agnidAha karavAmAM Avyo. asAdhya bImArI chatAM mRgAvatIjI manoyogapUrvaka uThI pAMca bhAgye ja koi sthaLe ATalI moTI saMkhyAmAM jaina dharmIo eka dhairyanA baMdha tUTI paDayA. sau 2DI paDayA. 'mahattarAjI amara rahe, kalAka sudhI samAdhimAM besI rahyA. sAthe bhegA thayA haze. vallabha smArakamAM sarvatra mAnava sAdhvI mRgAvatIjI amara rahe' no nAda guMjavA lAgyo. . maherAmaNa laherAtoM hato. badhAnA hoTha pare mahattarAjInA divya sau asahAya mudrAmAM dimUDha thaine e divya zarIrane emanA dehAvasAnanA samAcara sAMbhaLI jagyAe AMkhothI adrazya thatuM joi rahyA. jIvananA punita smaraNo hatAM. jagyAethI loko umaTI paDayA. bapore mRgAvatIjInA pArthiva | baporanA 11 vAge dharmasabhA zarU thaI je 4 vAgyA sudhI sUrya astAcaLe pahoMcI gayo hato. 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Gandhi Jain Delhi Bombay Past Trustee Patron/Swagat Samiti Shri Kasturi Lal Jain (K.K. Rubber) Delhi Trustee For Private & Penggal Use Only Sm. Nirmalaben R. Madan Shri Ghanshyam Dass Jain Delhi Delhi Trustee Past Trustee Bain Education International www.ainelibrary. Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 VIJAY VALLABH SMARAK PRATISHTHA MAHOTSAV SAMITI 1. Shri Shrenik K. Lalbhai 2. Shri Dip Chand Gardi 3. Shri J.R. Shah 4. Shri Manekchand Bethala 5. Shri Abhey Kumar Oswal 6. Shri Ram Lal Jain 7. Shri Rattan Chand Jain 8. Shri Kharaiti Lal Jain 9. Shri Pratap Bhogilal 10. Shri Anoop Bhai Shah M.P. 11. Shri Abhilash Kumar Jain 12. Smt. Anuradha Jain (MLBD) 13. Shri Amrat K. Shah 14. Shri Anil Kumar Nahar 15. Shri Arvindbhai Pannalal 16. Shri Atmaram B. Sutaria 17. Shri Akshay Kumar Jain 18. Shri Bharat Vijay Kumar 19. Shri Bhupinder Nath Jain 20. Shri Bishamber Nath Jain 21. Shri Baldev Kumar Jain 22. Smt. Bhagwatiben 23. 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Shri Raj Kumar Jain (Enkay) Barut Baroda Bhav Nagar Bijova Bhander Bhera Bikaner Bhathinda Chandigarh Faridkot Fazilka Faridabad Gardiwala Gurgaon Ghaziabad Hoshiarpur Jaipur vijaya vallabha smAraka Jagadhari aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava Jalandhar 1 12-2-89 Jammu Jandiala Guru Jodhpur Kapurthala Mukherian Malerkotla Moradabad Meerut Muzzaffar Nagar Nakodar Steering Committee Nabha Pune 1. Shri Ram Lal Jain, Delhi - Chairman Patiala 2. Shri Pratapbhai Bhogilal, Bombay -- Patti Vice-Chairman Pali 3. Shri Pal Jain, Ludhiana Palanpur 4. Shri Sikander Lal Jain, Ludhiana Rishikesh 5. Shri Sailesh H. Kothari, Bombay Ropar 6. Shri J.M. Shah, Bombay Sardhana 7. Shri Bir Chand Jain, Delhi Sunam 8. Shri Vinod Bhai Dalal, Delhi Shivpuri 9. Shri Veer Chand Jain Bhabu, Delhi Samana 10. Shri Dhan Raj Jain, Delhi Sadri 11. Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Faridabad Thane 12. Shri Shanti Lal Jain (U. Toys), Delhi Zira 13. Shri Anil Nahar, Delhi Delhi Forvate Personal 14. Shri Nirmal Kumar Jain, Delhi www.jainelibrary.com 15. Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Delhi Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ VIJAY VALLABH SMARAK PRATISHTHA MAHOTSAV SAMITI vijaya vallabha smAraka aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava List of Sub-Committees 1 12-2-89 Nomenclature 1. Finance Committee 2. Champa Nagri Erection 3. Accommodation 4. Bhojanshala Co-Convenors Shri Bir Chand Jain Enkay Shri Dhan Raj Shri Anil Nahar 5. Religious Ceremonies 6. Cultural Programme 7. Procession 8. Souvenir Convenors Shri Ram Lal Jain Shri Anil Nahar Shri Vir Chand Bhabhu Shri Prem Chand Jain Shri Krishan Kumar Jain Shir Vinod Lal N. Dalal Shri Ghansham Das Jain Shri Dhan Raj Jain Shri Narendra Prakash Shri S.K. Jain Shri Bishamber Nath Jain Shri Vir Chand Jain Bhabhu Shri Raj Kumar, Faridabad 9. Reception & Information 10. Publicity Shri Inder Parkash Jain Shri D.K. Jain Shri Narinder Jain 11. Shraman Mandal Seva Satkar 12 Hospitality 13. Security 14. Transport 15. Medical Aid 16. Upkaran Centre 17. Recreation Centre 18. Photography 19. Donation Centre Shri Raghuvir Kumar Jain Shri Satish Oswal Shri Gulshan Kumar Jain Shri Mansukhbhai Mehta Shri D.K. Jain Shri Kirtibhai Gandhi Shri Bir Chand Jain Enkay Shri Kanti Ranka Shri Sudarshan Lal (RCRD) www.albany For Prve & Personal Use Only on Education intention Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Finance Sub-Committee 1. Shri Ram Lal Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri Pratap Bhogilal, Bombay 3. Shri Bir Chand Jain, Delhi - Treasurer 4. Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Ambala 5. Shri Shri Pal Jain, Ludhiana 6. Shri Sailesh H. Kothari, Bombay 7. Shri Sayar Chand Nahar, Madras 8. Shri J.S. Javeri, Delhi 9. Shri Vir Chand Jain Bhahbu, Delhi Champa Nagri Erection Sub-Committee 9. Shri Chand Prakash Jain, Delhi 10. Shri Ashok Jain, Delhi Bhojan Shala Sub-Committee 1. Shri Prem Chand Jain, Ludhiana 2. Shri Krishan Kumar Jain, Delhi -- Convenors 3. Shri Sikander Lal Jain, Ludhiana - Co-Convenor Breakfast 4. Shri Rajiv Jain, Seer India, Delhi - Co-Convenor Servicing 5. Shri Narinder K.Jain (L.R.) Delhi - Co-Convenor Supplies 6. Shri Parduman Kumar Jain, Shahdara 7. Shri Vivek Kumar Jain (LR) Delhi 8. Shri Vipinbhai Kobewala, Delhi 9. Shri Trilok Chand Jain, Moradabad 10. Shri Tribhuvan Kumar (Lali) Delhi 11. Shri Chander Shekhar (Kedar Bldg.) Delhi 12. Shri Tarsem Kumar Jain (K.K.) Delhi Dharmic Anushthan Sub-Committee vijaya vallabha smAraka aMjanazalAkA pratiSThA mahotsava 1 # 12-2-89 1. Shri Vinod LalN. Dalal, Delhi -- Convenor 2. Shri Man Mohan Jain, Delhi 3. Shri Navneet Bhai Delhi 4. Shri Tribhuvan Kumar Jain, Ludhiana 5. Shri Milap Chand Jain, Delhi 1. Shri Anil Nahar, - Convenor 2. Shri Dhanraj Jain - Co-Convenor 3. Shri Mansukh Mehta, Delhi 4. Shri Bishamber Nath Jain, Delhi 5. Shri Shanti Lal Jain (U. Toys), Delhi 6. Shri Neeraj Jain, Delhi 7. Shri Gulshan Rai Jain, Delhi 8. Shri Vimal Kumar Jain (Enkay) Delhi Accommodation Sub-Committee Incharges 1. Shri Shreyans Kumar Jain, 2. Shri Tribhuvan Kumar, Ahinsa Vihar 3. Shri Manohar Mehta, Gujrat Apartment 4. Shri Yashwant Singh Jain, Vallabh Vihar 1. Shri V.C. Jain - Convenor 2. Shri Anil Nahar - Co.-Convenor Members 1. Shri Veer Sain Jain, Delhi 2. Mohanlal Jain, Delhi 3. Smt. Janak, Delhi 4. Shri Bhupinder Kumar Jain, Adarsh Nagar, Delhi 5. Shri Narinder Kumar Jain, Veer Nagar, Delhi 6. Shri Pravin Bhai, Gujrat Apartment, Delhi 7. Shri Narijan Parikh, Gujrat Apartment, Delhi 8. Shri Anil Nahata, Delhi For Private & Perasal Use Only Cultural Programme Sub-Committee 1. Shri Ghanshyam Das Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Faridabad - Convenor 3. Shri Milap Chand Jain, Delhi 4. Smt. Anuradha Jain, Delhi 5. Smt. Amita Jain Delhi 6. Smt. Kamal Jain (V.C.) Delhi 7. Smt. Sudha Behn, Delhi Processions Sub-Committee 1 Shri Dhanraj Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri Narinder Kumar (Enkay), Delhi 3. Shri Neeraj Jain, Delhi www.lainelibrary.com Sain Education international Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Smarika (Souvenir) Sub-Committee 1. Shri Narendra Prakash Jain, Delhi 2. Shri Sudarshan Kumar Jain, Delhi Convenors 3. Pt. Awadh Narain Dhar Dwivedi Editorial Assistance (Hindi) 4. Shri Raghav Pande - Editorial Assistance (Hindi) 5. Shri Virendra Kumar Jain Editorial Assistance (Hindi) 6. Dr. Prem Singh Editorial Assistance (English) 7. Dr. Raman Lal C. Shah Editorial Assistance (Gujrati) 8. Dr. Kumar Pal Desai Editorial Assistance (Gujrati) 9. Shri Inder Prakash Jain Editorial Assistance (Advertisements) 10. Shri Kanti Ranka Editorial Art & Layout Reception-Information Sub-Committee 1. Shri Bishamber Nath Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri Inder Prakash Jain, Delhi - Co-Convenor 3. Shri Abhay Kumar Jain, Delhi 4. Shri M.P. Seth, Delhi 5. Shri Sukhdev Raj Jain. Delhi 6. Shri Shiv Kumar Jain, Delhi Publicity Sub-Committee 1. Shri V.C. Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri D.K. Jain, Shahdara - Co-Convenor 3. Shri Narinder Kumar Jain (Enkay) Delhi Co-Convenor 4. Smt. Nirmala R. Madan, Delhi 5. Shri Kirti Prasad Jain, Ambala 6. Shri K.C. Kochar, Amritsar 7. Shri B.R. Manchanda, Delhi 8. Shri G.S. Singhvi, Delhi 9. Shri Sudhir Kumar Jain, Delhi 10. Prof. Rattan Jain, Delhi 11. Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Faridabad Shraman Mandal 'Seva Satkar' Sub-Committee 1. Shri Rahguvir Kumar Jain, Jalandhar Convenor 2. Shri Kumar Pal Jain, Delhi 3. Shri Shatranjay Kumar Jain, Delhi 4. Shri Ramesh Kumar Jain, Delhi 5. Shri Dinesh Bhai, Delhi 6. Smt. Mridula Dineshbhai, Delhi 7. Sh. Surinder Kumar Jain, Delhi Security Sub-Committee 1. Shri Gulshan Kumar Jain, Delhi Convenor 2. Shri Bhushan Jain, Delhi 3. Shri Vimal Kumar Jain (Enkay) Delhi 3. Shri Sanjiv Jain, Delhi Co-Convenor, Shahdara 4. Shri Vijay Vakani, Delhi Co-Convenor, Gujrat Apartment 5. Shri Sanjeev Jain, Delhi Co-Convenor, Roop Nagar 6. Shri Gagan Jain, Delhi Co-Convenor, Smarak Parking 7. Shri Lalit Jain, Delhi Co-Convenor, Ahinsa Vihar Transport Sub-Committee 1. Shri Mansukhbhai Mehta, Delhi Convenor 2. Shri Rajnibhai Shah, Delhi Co-Convenor, Gujrat Vihar Medical Aid 1. Shri Devinder Kumar Jain, Delhi Convenor 2. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, Delhi 3. Dr. Kamal Kumar Jain, Delhi 4. Shri Anil Nahata, Delhi Hospitality Sub-Committee 1. Shri Satish Kumar Oswal - Convenor 2. Shri Inder Lal Jain, Delhi 3.. Shri Narinder Kumar Jain (Enkay) Delhi 4. Shri Jinender Prakash Jain, (MLBD) Delhi Recreation Centre Sub-Committee 5. Shri Sanjeev Jain, (Seer India) Delhi Upkaran Centre 1. Shri Kirtibhai Gandhi, Convenor 2. Smt. Sudha Seth 3. Shri Bir Chand Jain 1. Shri Bir Chand Jain, Delhi - Convenor 2. Shri Sudershan Kumar Jain, Delhi 3. Shri Anil Nahar, Delhi Photography Sub-Committee 1. Shri Kanti Ranka - Convenor 2. Shri Inder Lal Jain 3. Shri Narendra Jain 4. 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