Book Title: Bhagwatta Faili Sab Aur
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003967/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI Jain Education Internation gujara For Personal & Private Use Only . Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora (kundakunda-vANI) mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, kalakattA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora 'aSTapAhuDa' para mahopAdhyAya zrI candraprabhasAgara ke pravacana zrI amaracanda koThArI, kalakattA dvArA sAhitya-vistAra yojanA ke antargata prakAzita prakAzaka : zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, 6-sI, esplAneDa ro IsTa, kalakattA-700 066 prakAzana-varSa : 1661 mUlya : dasa rupaye avataraNa : zrI mANaka moTa maNi zrI rAjandra gairolA chAyAMkana : zrI mahendra bhaMsAlI mudraka : bhArata priNTarsa (presa) jAlorI geTa, jodhapura. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 jieM jIvana kA darzana 5 agasta 1661, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra daMsaNabhaTTho bhaTTho, dasaNabhaTThassa patthi NivvANaM / sijhaMti cariyabhaTThA, daMsaNabhaTTA ga sijhaMti / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA darzana 3 yaha jIvana eka gaharA rahasya hai| samasyA aura rahasya meM kAphI pharka hai| samasyA to vo hotI hai jisakA kahIM-nakahIM, koI-na-koI anta hotA hai aura rahasya vo hotA hai jise na to jJeya banAyA jA sakatA hai aura na jisakI sImA DhUDhI jA sakatI hai| isalie rahasya ananta hai, antahIna khoja hai| jIvana samasyA nahIM, rahasya hai| rahasya ko samasyA mAna lenA hI ajJAna hai| jIvana aisA rahasya hai jisameM kevala jiyA jA sakatA hai| na to kitAboM se aura na hI kisI mArgadarzaka se isameM DUbA jA sakatA hai| jIvana ko to vyakti khuda hI jIkara samajhatA hai| jina khojA tina pAiyAM, gahare pAnI paiTha, maiM baurI bUr3ana DarI, rahI kinAre baiTha / jIvana ko samajhane kA ekamAtra AdhArasUtra yahI hai ki tuma kitane gahare taka paiTha rahe ho| yahAM Upara-Upara jIne se kucha nahIM miltaa| Upara-Upara jIne se to jIvana samasyA bana kara raha jaaegaa| jIvana ke bhItara utariye, antarjagata meM paiThiye to jIvana se bar3hakara rahasya aura koI ho nahIM sktaa| rahasyoM ko kevala jIkara samajhA jA sakatA hai| jitanA jiyoge, rahasya kI gaharAiyAM utanI hI AtmasAta karate cale jaaoge| isake viparIta yadi Upara-Upara hI ghUmate rahe to sAgara taka cale to jAnoge magara khAlI hAtha hI lauttoge| koI AdamI sAgara taka jAkara A jAe aura kahe ki 'maiMne sAgara dekha liyA hai', vaha jhUTha bolatA hai| usane sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora ko nahIM dekhaa| usane kevala sAgara kI lahareM dekhI haiM / laharoM ko dekhanA to kevala jIvana ke saMgharSa ko dekhanA hai| yuddha aura vaimanasya ko dekhanA hai| lahareM sAgara nahIM haiN| ve to kevala UparI sataha haiN| Upara-Upara se dekhanA to kevala mana kA pAgalapana hai, nAdAnI hai| sAgara ko dekhakara Apako yaha saMtoSa to ho jAegA ki sAgara dekha liyA, magara jaba taka hamane sAgara ke khAre pAnI ko nahIM cakhA, hama usakI gaharAI meM nahIM gae, to motI bhI nahIM pA skeNge| sAgara meM to ThIka vaise hI ghula jAnA par3atA hai jaise pAnI meM namaka ghula jAtA hai| isIlie to kahA gayA'visarjana hI hai sarjanahAra', isameM jitanA adhika DUboge, utanA adhika tumhArA svayaM kA nirmANa hogaa| jIvana ke nirmANa ke lie Akhira hameM apane jIvana kA bhI to balidAna karanA pdd'egaa| kevala yaha socate raha jAoge ki hamane 'itanI' kitAbeM par3ha lIM, isalie hameM 'saba kucha' mila jAegA to tuma galatI para ho / kitAboM se kevala jAnakArI mila sakatI hai, sUcanA-inaphoramezana mila sakatI hai, jJAna nahIM mila sktaa| 'jJAna' to vaha hai jisakA svAda vyakti ne svayaM ke anubhava se cakhA hai| svAda ke bAre meM par3ha lenA aura bAta hai, jabaki svAda ko cakha lenA aura bAta hai| kevala jAnakArI se kucha nahIM hotA, usakA anubhava bhI to honA caahie| svAda cakhanA hI to jIvana kI jIvaMtatA hai| svAda nahIM cakha rahe ho to jIvana kevala bitA rahe ho, usakA anubhava nahIM pA rahe ho| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana eka jJAna to vaha hai jisakA sambandha anubhava se jur3A hai aura eka jJAna vaha hai jisakA sambandha jur3A huA hai kevala buddhi ke pAMDitya se| duniyA meM paMDitoM kI kamI nahIM hai, lekina anubhava karane vAle virale hI hote haiM ahale dAniza Ama haiM, kAmayAba haiM ahale najara, kyA tAjjuba ki khAlI raha gayA terA prayAga / duniyA meM zAstroM ke jAnakAra to bahuta haiM magara apane bhItara kI prAMkha ko khola lene vAle, bhItara ko saMjone vAle kama haiN| sacamuca ! aise loga virale hI hote haiN| kevala kitAboM se hI svayaM ko bharate cale jAoge to paMDita ho jAoge aura 'paMDita' ke pAsa kabhI 'jJAna' nahIM phaTakatA / usake pAsa kevala pANDitya kA ahaMkAra hotA hai| ahaMkAra ko pallavita kara lenA eka bAta hai aura apane bhItara jJAna se vinamratA le pAnA dUsarI bAta / paMDita DIMga hAMka sakatA hai, lekina eka anubhavI AdamI DIMga nahIM hAMkegA, vaha carcAeM kregaa| vo upadeza nahIM degA, vaha binA matalaba kisI ko salAha detA nahIM phiregA, vaha logoM se neka salAha lene kI koziza kregaa| kisI ko upadeza denA aura salAha bAMTanA mujhe pasaMda nahIM hai| asala meM upadeza aura salAha kisI ko dene jaisI cIja hotI hI nhiiN| inakA sambandha to kevala bhItara jIne se hai, rahasyoM meM jIne se hai| jIvana ke mArga se to hara koI gujaratA hai| hama sabhI gujarate haiN| jisa rAha se kRSNa gujare, jisa rAha se mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora gujare, hama bhI usI rAha se gujara rahe haiM kyoMki jIvana kA srota to sabhI kA eka hI hai| usameM kahIM antara nahIM hai / sabhI mAM ke udara se hI pA rahe haiN| na to bhagavAna AkAza se Tapakate haiM aura na hama pAtAla phor3akara bAhara nikalate haiN| jIvana ke srota sabake eka jaise haiM / jIte sabhI haiN| jIvana ke mArga se gujarate sabhI haiM, magara anubhava baTorane vAle kucha hI loga hote haiN| adhikAMza loga to khAlI hAtha hI gujara jAte haiN| phUla to khilate haiM, kyoMki unakA kAma hI khilanA hai| Dhera sAre phUla khilate haiM aura murajhA jAte haiN| samajhadAra AdamI to vaha hotA hai jo phUloM kI derI ko suI-dhAge kI madada se piro kara mAlA banA letA hai, magara usase bhI adhika samajhadAra AdamI vaha hotA hai jo ina phUloM kA itra nikAlane meM saphalatA hAsila kara letA hai| ___ isalie kevala anubhava pA lenA hI paryApta nahIM hai, unheM saMgrahita kara saMpAdita kara lenA bhI jarUrI hai| aisA AdamI prajJAzIla hai| mAlA to koI bhI banA legA, manISI to vaha hai jo una phUloM meM chipI khuzabU aura itra ko nikAla letA hai| eka hajAra phUloM kI eka mAlA bnii| usa mAlA se eka bUda itra nikAla liyA, yahI to anubhavoM kI sArthakatA hai| yahI to jIvana kA sAra hai| mUla pATha par3hanA hai / phUloM ko ekatra karanA, usakI mAlA banA lenA hI kAphI nahIM hai / una phUloM ko nicor3a kara itra nikAla lenA hI asalI kAma hai| 'sAra-sAra ko gahi rahe, thothA deI ur3Aya / ' sAra nikAlanA hI mahatvapUrNa hai, mUlyavAna hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana manuSya jIvana bhara sIkhatA hai| use anubhava hote rahate haiN| jo loga anubhavoM ko baTora lete haiM, unakA sAra nikAla lete haiM, ve loga isa saMsAra se pAra ho jAte haiM aura jo aisA nahIM kara pAte, ve jIvana kA pATha nahIM par3ha pAte, ve mara-marakara punaH isI saMsAra kI pAThazAlA meM bheja die jAte haiN| punarjanma kA yahI to rahasya hai| tumane jIvana kA pATha DhaMga se nahIM par3hA, jAgo! dubArA par3hakara aaro| aura, jisane jIvana kA pATha par3ha liyA vaha pAra ho gyaa| AdamI sAra ekatra kare aura duniyA meM bAMTa de / Apake bacce ne galatI kii| Apane use DAMTa diyaa| kyA kabhI yaha khyAla AyA ki rAta ko sone se pahale bacce ko apane pAsa bulAkara kahA ho ki dekha beTe ! maiMne 'isa' kSetra meM jIvana meM 'yaha' anubhava pAyA hai| tuma isase sIkha lo aura jo duHkha mujhe bhogane par3e, unase bco| AdamI yahIM galatI karatA hai| vaha apane anubhava na to apane putroM meM bAMTatA hai aura na hI mitroM meM / bAMTa isalie nahIM pAtA kyoMki apane anubhavoM ke prati abhI usakA koI dRSTikoNa hI nahIM bana pAyA hai| jIvana meM kadama-kadama para ThokareM lagatI haiM, AdamI ko anubhava hote haiM, magara unake bAre meM usakA koI spaSTa dRSTikoNa nahIM bana pAtA aura yahI kAraNa hai ki baTore gae anubhava nirarthaka cale jAte haiN| prAdamI ne abhI taka anubhava baTore hI kahAM haiM ? bIsa sAla pahale krodha kiyaa| kala bhI krodha kiyA / Aja bhI krodha kara rahe ho| hamane bIsa sAla pahale krodha meM bharakara khir3akI kA zIzA tor3A thA; Aja bhI eka zIzA tor3a diyaa| zIzA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora tor3ane se nukasAna huA, magara hamane anubhava nahIM baTorA / anubhava to kadama-kadama para dastaka dete cale jAte haiM magara hama unake prati saceta na hoM to yaha hamArI lAparavAhI hai| AdamI ko apane hI banAe ghere se Upara uThane kI ceSTA karanI caahie| jIvana rahasya hai, use samasyA mata bnaao| yaha to utanA gahana rahasya hai ki ise sirpha jiyA jA sakatA hai aura jIne kA artha jIne kA anubhava karanA hai| anubhava se jIvana ko sArthaka kara pAyoge, aura koI rAstA hI nahIM hai, jIvana tabhI baca paaegaa| ___ adhyAtma kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki kisI mahApuruSa ke sUkti vAkya par3ha lie, yA kisI kA jIvana caritra par3ha lo| jIvana kA asalI adhyAtma yahI hai ki vyakti apane jIvana ke anubhavoM ko kitanA par3hatA hai| mahApuruSa kI prAtma-kathA bhale hI sau bAra par3ha lo, jIvana meM koI krAMti ghaTita na hogii| zikSA milegI usase, para krAnti nhiiN| kabhI apanI svayaM kI Atma-kathA ko par3hane kA prayAsa kiyA hai ? AdamI subaha uThatA hai| nitya karmoM se phAriga hotA hai| bhojana karatA hai / dUkAna calA jAtA hai| vApasa ghara A jAtA hai| khAnA khAkara so jAtA hai / jarA vicAra karo kyA yahI jIvana kA niSkarSa hai ? yaha to dhobI ke gadhe kI yAtrA ho gii| ghara se ghATa aura ghATa se ghr| paidA hue| javAna hue| vivAha ho gyaa| saMtAna ho gii| do-cAra lAkha rupae kamA lie| jIvana samApta ho gayA, niSkarSa kyA nikalA ? jIvana kA sAra kyA nikalA ? eka anapar3ha hamAre makAna ke nirmANa meM juTA hai vaha bhI Apa hI kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana taraha jI rahA hai / Apane ema0 e0 kI DigrI lI thI, usakA kyA huA ? jJAna kA uddezya kevala DigrI hAsila karanA yA AjIvikA hAsila karanA nahIM hai| jJAna becane-kharIdane kA gaNita nahIM hai| vaha jIne kI kalA sikhAtA hai| anubhava kA artha svAda cakhanA hai| jo AdamI svAda ko cakha letA hai vaha samajha jAtA hai| kahate haiM dUdha kA jalA chAcha bhI phUMka-phUka kara pItA hai, kyoMki dekhane meM donoM sapheda hote haiM / yaha anubhava kA zAstra hai| eka AdamI pahalI bAra samudrI jahAja para yAtrA ke lie savAra huaa| apanI kursI para jAkara baiThane se pUrva usane jahAja ke kaptAna-cAlaka se pUchA- 'kyoM bhAI sAhaba ! Apane paiTrola vagairahA pUrA bharavA liyA hai nA ?' cAlaka cauNkaa| usane saMbhalakara javAba diyA---'hAM / ' vaha vyakti thor3I dera bAda phira cAlaka ke pAsa phuNcaa| jahAja taba taka ravAnA nahIM huA thaa| usane pUchA-'cAlaka sAhaba ! Apane jahAja ke iMjana vagairahA to jAMca kara lie haiM nA ?' aba cAlaka ko gussA A gyaa| vaha bolA--'cAlaka aApa haiM yA maiM ? maiMne saba jAMca kara lI hai| saba ThIka-ThAka hai| Apa jAie apanI jagaha baiTha jaaie|' vaha AdamI bolA-'nArAja mata hoie ! daraasala maiMne Aja taka basoM meM hI saphara kiyA hai| basoM vAle aksara rAste meM yaha kahakara nIce utAra dete haiM 'DIjala khatma ho gayA', 'iMjana meM kharAbI A gaI hai|' aura phira kahate haiM'dhakke lagAyo / isalie maiM nizcita honA cAhatA hU~ ki Apa mujhe dhakkA lagAne ko to nahIM kheNge|' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba prora dekhA ! vyakti jAnatA hai ki yadi jahAja rAste meM kharAba ho bhI jAe to bhI use nIce utarakara dhakkA nahIM lagAnA par3egA, magara cUMki vaha 'dUdha se jalA huA hai, isalie chAcha ko bhI phUMka-phUMkakara pInA cAhatA hai / yaha anubhavoM kA zAstra hai / ' 10 . yaha sAdhaka jaMgaloM ke vijJAna meM jitanA mahatva prayoga kA hai, adhyAtma meM utanA hI mahattva anubhava kA hai| vijJAna ke prayoga anubhava haiM aura adhyAtma ke anubhava prayoga / usI anubhUti kI gaharAI meM eka sAdhaka DUbA huA hai / bIca guphA meM baiThA hai aura vahAM se apane bhItara kI AvAja hamAre lie havA ke mArphata bheja rahA hai| eka aisI anubhUti jo zAyada eka sAdhaka ke lie janma-janmAntara kI anubhUti ho sakatI hai / hama jisa sAdhaka kI bAta kara rahe haiM ve anubhavoM kI khAna haiM / aisA sAdhaka zAyada hI koI huA hogA / ye sAdhaka haiM adhyAtma kI gaharAiyoM meM utarane vAle kuku kundakunda kI gaharAiyAM itanI haiM ki hama use kisI bhI sampradAya yA mata-majahaba se pAra nahIM kara sakate / usa sAdhaka ke sAtha sabase bar3A anyAya yahI huA ki use eka mata-majahaba ke sAtha bAMdha diyA gayA jo AdamI adhyAtma meM jItA hai, bhalA vaha kisI sampradAya kA ho sakatA hai ? sampradAya kA rAga Apa alApa sakate haiM, lekina eka sAdhaka kabhI aisA nahIM kara sakatA Akhira to sampradAya kA rAga bhI 'rAga' hI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana / vyakti ko parivAra ko chor3anA sarala hai lekina sampradAya ke rAga ko chor3anA kaThina hai / vyakti ke lie saMsAra kA rAga aura sampradAya kA rAga samAna rUpa se bandhanakArI hai dhArmika bananA hai, sAmpradAyika nahIM honA hai| jahAM dharma kI bajAya sampradAya ko phailAne kI bAteM hotI haiM, vahAM jhUTha aura phareba haiM / hindustAna kI to badakismatI yahI rahI hai ki yahA~ dharma to samApta hotA calA jA rahA hai aura sampradAya phalate-phUlate jA rahe haiM / Aja duniyA meM sampradAya - hI sampradAya najara Ate haiM / AdamI sArI DubakiyAM sampradAya meM hI lagA rahA hai / vAstavika snAna se vaha abhI achUtA hai| AdamI anubhava kara rahA hai, magara unheM baTora nahIM rahA hai / hara AdamI apane-apane baila ko bAr3e meM bAMdhanA cAhatA hai aura usI meM lagA hai| hara guru kA bhI yahI uddezya hotA hai ki mere pAsa adhikAdhika ziSya hoM / ziSya banane vAlA to dhokhA khA hI rahA hai, guru bhI apane Apako dhokhA de rahA hai / vAstavika guru kA uddezya kisI ko apanA ziSya nahIM, apitu guru hI banAnA hotA hai / ziSya ko ziSya banAkara kyA bar3A kAma kiyA / tumhAre pAsa Ane vAle ko tuma vahI banA do, jo tuma khuda ho / use apane para AdhArita mata rkho| tuma use kevala calanA sikhA do / Age bar3hane kA kAma usa para chor3a do| vaha apanI kismata ke sahAre khuda Age bar3ha legA / 11 anubhava kA zAstra hI aisA hai / yaha anubhUti kA jagata hai, bhItara ke prayogoM kA jagata hai / adhyAtma to yahI kahegA ki tU pUrNa hai to dUsaroM ko bhI pUrNa banA / yadi tU For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 bhagavattA phailI saba ora adhUrA hai to kisI adhUre meM hAtha mata DAla / tU to DUbegA hI, sAtha meM use bhI le DUbegA, jo tere pAsa pAra hone kI Asa lekara AyA hai| yadi tU hakIkata meM abhI taka guru nahIM banA hai, adhyAtma ko apane jIvana meM nahIM utArA hai, to pahale apane meM sudhAra laa| kundakunda kA zAstra anubhava kA zAstra hai / unakA zAsana jyotirmaya dIpa kA zAsana hai| isalie kundakunda kA adhyAtma andhere meM khIMcI rekhAe~ nahIM haiM, varan antara kI A~kha se nipajA darzana hai| adhyAtma meM unakI pahu~ca aura unakI bhagavattA bahuta gaharI hai| aise prAcArya kabhI-kabhAra hI hote haiM dharatI pr| unhoMne jo kahA hai, use jiyA hai| isalie maiM bhI yaha salAha dUMgA ki unheM sunanA hI kAphI nahIM hai| isalie jiyo| jaba taka jarUrata lage kundakunda kA upayoga krnaa| vahAM kundakunda kI jarUrata nahIM rahegI jaba tuma svayaM kundakunda bana jAoge, kundana bana jaaoge| ___ kundakunda ke lie darzana kA mahattva hai| unakA darzana buddhijIviyoM kI philosophI nahIM hai| unakA darzana to A~kha hai, hRdaya kI A~kha hai / Atma-dRSTi hI kundakunda kA darzana hai| isalie yahA~ hRdaya laabho| hRdaya meM hI utArA jA sakatA hai kundakunda ke anubhavoM ko, adhyAtma ke rasa ko| meharabAnI kara unheM sunate vakta apanI paNDitAI bIca meM mata laanaa| unake vaktavya AtmA kI AvAja hai aura prAtma-bhAva se hI usa AvAja ko sunA jA sakatA hai| buddhijIvI yA kaTTarapaMthI unakI krAMti ko bardAzta nahIM kara paaegaa| unake vaktavya Ama AdamI ke lie hai bhI nhiiN| kundakunda kA upayoga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana mumukSutroM ke lie hai| una mumukSutroM ke lie jo vAsanA mukta nirvANa mArga ke icchuka haiN| __agara maiM kundakunda para bola rahA hU~ to isakA eka mAtra kAraNa yahI hai ki jaisA maiMne satya jAnA hai, vaha bahuta kucha aMzoM meM kundakunda meM bhI vidyamAna hai| kundakunda ne bhI eka prakAra se mahAvIra ko hI doharAyA hai| bahuta bar3A dila kIjiegA kundakunda kI krAMti svIkAra karane ke lie| jisa 'aSTa pAhur3a' se maiM kundakunda kI pATha gAthAyeM le rahA hU~, vaha eka prakAra se krAMti kA aSTaka hai| bahuta kucha sambhAvanA hai ki ve visphoTa kareM, para aisA karanA jarUrI bhI hai| vahI to asalI guru hai, jo sAmane vAle ko asalI gurutva kA svAda cakhA de| Upara-Upara se kaheMge to sunane meM to acchA lagegA, para jIvana rUpAntaraNa usase na ho paaegaa| phira to natIjA yaha hogA ki tapa bhI karoge aura sAtha-sAtha krodha bhI karate cale jaaoge| sAdhu bhI bana jAnoge, para vAsanA aura lokeSaNA taba bhI banI rhegii| mandira meM bhI jAnoge, vahA~ vItarAgatA kI upAsanA na karake saMsAra kI hI yAcanA kroge| aura, kundakunda jIvana mUlyoM meM yaha dogalApana pasanda nahIM krte| isIlie kundakunda isa bAta kI to kalpanA kara sakate haiM ki cAritrya se girA huA AdamI mukta ho sakatA hai kintu bhItara ke bhAvoM meM girA huA AdamI nirvANa nahIM pA sktaa| dasaNabhaTTho bhaTTho, dasaNa bhaTThassa patthi NivvANaM / sijhaMti cariyabhaTThA, daMsaraNabhaTThA raNa sijhaMti / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora jo darzana se bhraSTa hai, vaha bhraSTa hai| darzana-bhraSTa ko nirvANa nahIM hotaa| cAritra bhraSTa siddha ho sakate haiM, para darzana-bhraSTa nhiiN| ___ lagatA hai kundakunda koI kabra khoda rahe haiM jisameM bUrI jA sake vyakti kI andhI maanytaaeN| unake zabda khataranAka laga rahe haiM, para aisA kie bagaira nistAra nahIM hai| ve pahale miTAeMge aura phira bnaaeNge| eka aora kabra hai aura dUsarI aora garbha hai| kabra miTAne ke lie aura garbha banAne ke lie| nava nirmANa karanA hai to khaNDahara ko girAnA hogA, jarjara ko girAnA hogaa| zaizava ke dvAra para dastaka denA hogaa| nae phUla kI AzA ho, to isa prakriyA se gujaranA hI hogaa| kundakunda ke adhyAtma kA mUla-prANa hai darzana / darzana dRSTAbhAva hai, dRSTA kA antaviveka hai, sAkSI kA dekhanA hai| isa dekhane ko bar3I gaharAI se lenaa| svarga-naraka ke nakzoM ko dekhanA, koI darzana nahIM hai| maiMne kaI gharoM meM svarga-naraka se lekara mokSa taka ke nakze dekhe haiN| dekho to bar3e prabhAvita ho utthoge| vahAM iMca-iMca kA hisAba likhA hai| mokSa kahIM aura thor3e hI hai jo usake nakze banA rahe ho| mokSa to bhItara hai, apane hI andara / yaha bhI kyA khAsa bAta hai ki svarga-naraka ke to nakze banAe gae haiM para abhI taka to isa dharatI aura isa jIvana kA bhI sahI nakzA nahIM banA hai| svarga-naraka to mRtyu ke bAda kI cIjeM haiN| hameM cintA lagI hai mauta ke bAda kii| jIvana to bagaira mArga ke bIta rahA hai| AdamI daur3atA hai AkAza ke tAroM ko apane hAthoM meM lene ke lie, magara yaha bhUla jAtA hai ki pAMva to jamIna para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM jIvana-kA-darzana Tike hue haiN| agara vaha jamIna chor3a degA to jAegA kahAM, tAre koI eka-do kilomITara dUra to hai nahIM ki gae aura tor3a lie| AdamI apane AsapAsa bikhare tAre nahIM dekha pAtA, cakAcauMdha ke pIche bhAgatA hai| jarmI beMthaima ne likhA hai-'prAdamI tAroM ko pakar3ane ke lie hAtha phailAtA hai aura apane hI kadamoM meM uge hue phUloM ko bhUla jAtA hai|' rozanI kI mUla sambhAvanA to vyakti meM hai, vyakti ke vyaktitva meM hai| yaha mAnavatA ke sAtha bhUla hI kahI jAegI, jahAM vyakti se rozanI to dUra kara dI gaI hai aura use andhere meM lA khar3A kiyA hai| eka bAta dhyAna rakho ki agara kahIM aura rozanI hai tumhAre pAsa bhI hai| agara tumhAre pAsa rozanI nahIM hai to kama se kama tumhAre lie to kahIM bhI rozanI nahIM hai| darzana rozanI hai| eka dhArmika hone kA artha yaha kataI nahIM hai ki tuma paraloka ke prati vizvAsI ho yA nhiiN| yadi dharma ko mAtra saMnyasta jIvana se hI jor3ane kA prayAsa kareMge yA mokSa yA nirvANa ke lie yaha kaheMge ki bagaira sAdhu-muni bane mukti nahIM ho sakatI, to yaha dharma aura mukti kA sArvajanikatA kA damana hogaa| aba koI sArA saMsAra to saMnyAsI hone se rhaa| sabhI loga sAdhu bana kara jaMgala meM nahIM baiTha sakate aura agara baiTha gae to duniyA meM koI jaMgala bacegA hI nhiiN| taba to jaMgaloM meM bhI zahara bana jaaeNge| hamane jo dharma kA svarUpa banA rakhA hai use pAlana karanA to hara kisI ke basa kI bAta nahIM rahI hai| jo riTAyarDa loga haiM, ve bhale hI use pAla leM, phira bacce aura javAna kahAM jAeMge, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 bhagavattA phailI saba prora kyA dharma unake lie nahIM hai ? jIvana kI mUla buniyAdoM ko zikSA, saMskAra, sevA, sadbhAvanA aura sneha se jor3anI caahie| dharma ko hama sabake sAtha jodd'e| bacce ke lie bacce kA dharma ho, yuvaka ke lie yuvaka kA dharma ho aura bUr3he-bujurgoM ke lie dharma kA antima sopAna ho / agara aisA na huA to dharma bUr3hA ho jAegA aura bUr3hoM ke lie hI raha jAegA / dharma vAstava meM eka sampUrNa jIvana hai, jIvana kI sampUrNatA hai / vaha zizu bhI hai, usakA zaizava bhI hai| vaha yuvA bhI hai, usakA yauvana bhI hai| vaha vRddha bhI hai use bur3hApA bhI gheratA hai / dharma to AtmA kA svabhAva hai, jIvana kA darzana hai / darzana jIvana kA vAstavika darzana hai| dharma kI maulikatA darzana meM hai, jIvana ko dekhane aura use jIne meM hai / jIvana jIne ke lie hai, jaba taka jindA ho taba taka jindA ho aura jaba taka jindA ho taba taka tumhArI mRtyu nahIM huI hai / jaba taka mRtyu na ho tumheM jIvita rahanA hai| jIte hue jIvita rahanA hai / jIvaMta hokara jInA hai / darzana kA yahI jIvana hai aura yahI jIvana kA darzana hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 6 agasta 1961, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra sUI jahA asuttA NAsadi sutte sahA No vi / puriso vi jo sasutto, Na viraNAsai so gayo vi saMsAre / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 16 __ jahAM pratimAeM haiM, ve sthAna tIrtha kahalAte haiN| hama vahAM zISa jhukAte haiN| inake alAvA bhI eka tIrtha hotA hai jise maiM sAdhanAparaka tIrtha kahatA huuN| mahAvIra ne jo saMgha banAyA, usakA nAma bhI tIrtha diyA gyaa| tIrtha eka to ve hote haiM jahAM mandira banAe jAte haiM, dUsare ve hote haiM jahAM janma-janmAntara se bhItara tIrtha banA hai| zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA-ina cAroM ke milane se jisa saMgha kA nirmANa huA use bhI tIrtha kahate haiN| tIrtha kA pravartana karane vAle ko tIrthaMkara kahA jAtA hai| prathama caraNa zrAvaka, dUsarA zramaNa / zrAvaka vaha jo sunatA hai aura zramaNa vaha hai jo sunakara usake anurUpa AcaraNa karatA hai| zrAvaka vaha jo satsaMga meM jAtA hai aura prajJA-manISiyoM kI vANI sunatA hai / zrAvaka honA, zramaNa se pahale kI sthiti hai| sunanA pahalI zarta hai| jisane sunA hI nahIM vo kaise jAna pAegA ki satya kyA hai ? vaha kaise jAna pAegA ki kisa mArga se kalyANa aura kisa mArga se patana milegaa| ___ isake lie una logoM ke pAsa jAnA aura unheM sunanA jarUrI hai, jinhoMne kucha pAyA hai| una logoM ke pAsa jAo, jinakA dIyA jalA huA hai| una logoM ko jAnane samajhane kA prayatna karo, jinhoMne jJAna kA svAda cakhA hai| jitanA adhika suna sakoge, satya-asatya aura puNya-pApa ko jAnane kA mArga prazasta hogaa| jJAna pAne ke do tarIke haiN| pahalA, svayaM jJAna meM praveza kara jAno yA kisI aise jJAnI ko DhUr3ha lo, jisake sahAre For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora jJAna meM praveza kara sko| svayaM ke balabUte para praveza kI himmata hai, to isake mukAbale to koI rAstA hI nahIM hai| lekina pAMva meM yadi baisAkhI ke sahAre calane kI pravRtti hai, to kisI jJAnI kA sahArA lenA hI pdd'egaa| kisI aise dIe ke pAsa jAkara baiThanA hI hogA, jo jyotirmaya hai| hama guru ke pAsa isalie jAte haiM, kyoMki hamArA dIyA bujhA huaA hai aura guru kA dIyA jalA huA hai| jalate dIe ko dekhakara hI bujhe dIe ko jalane kI preraNA milatI hai| isI kA nAma hI to satsaMga hai| jIva kA bodha kaise ho ? AtmA ko AtmA kA bhAna kaise ho? cetanA ko cetanA kA patA kaise cale, isalie to satsaMga meM jAte haiN| isalie una logoM ke pAsa jAkara baiTho, ramo, nAco, jhUmo, gAo, jina logoM ne kucha pAyA hai| jo hakIkata meM 'zramaNa' satya-draSTA bana cuke haiM, unake pAsa jAo; unake anubhavoM ko suno| ve apane anubhava na batAeM to bhI unake pAsa jAkara baittho| unake pAsa baiThane se bhI satsaMga hogaa| kamala khila rahA hai to yaha to taya hai ki AkAza meM sUraja camaka rahA hai| AkAza meM sUraja car3hane para kamala ko khilanA hI par3atA hai| agara Apake bhItara kA kamala khila rahA hai, to jAna lenA ki guru meM sUrya jaisI camaka hai| kamala jarUra khilegaa| Apa jitanI gaharI jijJAsA lekara jAeMge, satya kI upalabdhi utanI hI tIvratara hotI calI jaaegii| saccAI ko pAne ke do rAste haiN| pahalA rAstA hai jijnyaasaa| jijJAsA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa jitanI teja hogI, hamArI khoja utanI hI prazasta aura sAphasutharI hotI calI jaaegii| dUsarA caraNa hai khoj| jijJAsA kA artha hai sIkhane-jAnane kI pyAsa honaa| pyAsa itanI teja honI cAhie ki hamArI pyAsa hI hamAre lie pAnI kA bAMdha bana jaae| yaha mata samajho ki pyAsa kImatI nahIM hai / pyAsa aura pAnI barAbara mahattva ke haiN| eka bAta hamezA yAda rakhie, pAnI kA mUlya pyAsa ke kAraNa hai| jitanI adhika teja pyAsa hogI, pAnI kA mUlya utanA hI bar3hatA jaaegaa| hamArI pyAsa hI hamezA prArthanA banatI hai, jJAna kI zuruAta bhI vahIM se hotI hai| jagA sako to apanI pyAsa ko jAgrata kro| sAmane pAnI kI TaMkI rakhI hai| Apako pyAsa nahIM hai, to usa TaMkI kA koI mahattva nahIM hai aura yadi pyAsa hai to cullU bhara pAnI milane para pIne vAlA lAkha-lAkha dhanyavAda degaa| pAnI se adhika kImatI cIja 'pyAsa' hai| paramAtmA mUlyavAna hai, lekina usase adhika mUlyavAna hai-hamArI svayaM kI praarthnaa| prArthanA jitanI jyAdA mUlyavAna hogI, pyAsa jitanI sArthaka hogI, paramAtmA kI mUlyavattA utanI hI sAkAra hotI jaaegii| __registAna ke bIca se eka basa gujara rahI thii| garmI kAphI teja par3a rahI thii| logoM ke gale pyAsa ke mAre sUkha rahe the| aisA lagatA thA jaise pAnI nahIM milA to prANa nikala jaaeNge| eka sTApa para basa rukI to logoM ne idhara-udhara jhAMkA, zAyada kahIM pAnI najara A jAe, magara vahAM sunasAna thaa| ekAeka eka AdamI eka bAlTI lekara basa meM cddh'aa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora vaha kaha rahA thA - 'paccIsa paise kA eka gilAsa pAnI / ' loga use paccIsa-paccIsa paise thamAne lage aura pAnI pIne lage / eka AdamI ne kahA- 'bhAI ! tuma to bahuta jyAdA paise mAMga rahe ho / jyAdA se jyAdA dasa paise le lo| maiM to dasa paise hI duuNgaa|' lar3akA Age bar3ha gyaa| jaba vaha bAlTI khAlI kara lauTane lagA to vahI AdamI bolA - 'lAmo ! pandraha paise le lenA / ' lar3ake ne kahA - 'aba to Apa eka rupayA deM to bhI mere pAsa pAnI nahIM hai / ' asala meM usane pAnI kI kImata to dekhI, magara apanI pyAsa ko nahIM mApA, isalie apanI pyAsa nahIM bujhA pAyA / 22 pyAsa jitanI teja hogI, pAnI taka pahuMca utanI hI prabala hogI aura Apa pAnI DhUMr3ha nikAleMge / ApakI prabalatA registAna meM bhI nakhalistAna DhUMr3ha legI / asalI mUlya pyAsa kA hai / jijJAsA kA hai| bhItara kahIM na kahIM, koI na koI lakSya banA huA hogA to aisA AdamI apane lakSya kI pUrti ke lie dUra taka binA kisI bAdhA calA jAegA aura lakSya bhI mAlA lekara usakA iMtajAra karatA milegA / bhItara kI lalaka hI kAma AtI hai| gaMgA kA pAnI lene loga RSikeza taka Ate haiM magara yaha gaMgA to Apake gAMva meM bhI baha rahI hai / asalI mUlya pyAsa kA hai| maMdira to Apake gAMva meM bhI hai, phira Apa tIrtha karane kyoM jAte haiM, isalie, tAki hamArI pyAsa aura teja ho jaae| hamArI pyAsa ko jo aura tIvra kara sake, vahI to tIrtha hai / sAdhaka vaha hai jo sunatA hai| sunane kA artha yaha hai ki vaha apanI pyAsa ko aura teja kara rahA hai / gAMdhI ke tIna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 23 baMdara cacita haiN| pahalA bandara sandeza detA hai ki 'burA mata dekho', dUsarA bandara kahatA hai 'burA mata suno', tIsarA bandara hameM sIkha detA hai ki 'burA mata bolo' / AcArya kudakuda ke ratna traya bhI isI koTi ke haiN| ve kahate haiM tumhArA jJAna mithyA na ho, tumhArA AcaraNa galata na ho| tumhArA jJAna samyag ho, tumhArA AcaraNa bhI samyag ho| jisane burA dekhA, vaha burA sunegA aura burA bolegA bhii| isalie pahalI jarUrata isa bAta kI hai ki bhItara kI pyAsa jgaayo| hama satsaMga meM isIlie to jAte haiN| zravaNa hI jJAna kA AdhAra hai / burA na sunanA-samyag jJAna, burA na dekhanA-samyag darzana aura burA na bolanA-samyag caritra hai| kundakunda ke vacana haiM"sUI jahA asuttA, NAsadi sutte sahA No vi| puriso vi jo sasutto, raNa viraNAsai so gayo vi sNsaare||" sUI agara ghAsa ke Dhera meM yA kacare meM gira jAe to kaise nikaaleNge| usa sUI meM yadi dhAgA lagA ho to sUI DhUDhI jA sakatI hai / kundakunda kahate haiM ki sUI meM yadi dhAgA ho to use DhUr3hanA AsAna hai| isI taraha svAdhyAya karate ho, satsaMga karate ho to saMsAra meM kahIM bhI cale jAo, ApakI sUI nahIM guma hogii| vaise hI jJAna-sUtra meM piroI prAtmA bhI kahIM nahIM khotii| satsaMga se hI jJAna kA, astitva kA bodha hotA hai| yahI mUla tattva hai| sAdhaka jJAna kI khoja bAhara karatA hai| yahI to galatI karatA hai aadmii| jJAna to svayaM ke bhItara hai, magara AdamI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 bhagavattA phailI saba ora bAhara DhUMr3ha rahA hai / ApakI khoI huI sUI maiM Apako pakar3A detA hUM, magara Aja ke bAda dhyAna rakhanA ki yaha tabhI sAtha rahegI jaba use jJAna ke sUtra meM piroye rakhoge / eka bahuta bar3e saMta hue haiM, rajjaba / jaba ve hindustAna Ae to guru kI talAza zurU kI / unheM saMta dAdU mile / rajjaba ne tapasyA zurU kara dI / dAdU kI sevA karane lage / vidhi kA vidhAna aisA huA ki rajjaba eka lar3akI ke prema meM par3a gayA / tapasyA bhUla gayA / usane cupake-cupake usa lar3akI se nikAha karane kA nizcaya kara liyA / jaba vaha seharA bAMdhakara, ghor3I para car3hakara nikAha ke lie jA rahA thA to rAste meM dAdU najara Ae / dAdU ne rajjaba aura rajjaba ne dAdU kI prAMkhoM meM jhAMkA / dAdU ne kahA ------ 'rajjaba, teM gajjaba kiyA, sira para bAMdhA maura / AyA thA hari bhajana ko, karai naraka kA Thaura / / ' rajjaba ke hRdaya meM prakAza phUTa par3A / are, maiM to jJAna prApta karane, tapa karane AyA thA aura kahAM sAMsArikatA se jur3ane calA thA / rajjaba ne usI samaya apanA seharA utAra pheMkA aura ghor3I se utara pdd'aa| dUlhe kI bArAta, saMnyAsI kA julUsa bana gaI / pyAsa to usake bhItara thI magara use isake bAre meM patA nahIM thA / dAdU ne usakI pyAsa ko jagA diyA / pyAsa, lakSya usake bhItara thA, isalie vaha jAga gyaa| aisA AdamI saMsAra meM calA bhI jAe to bhI vaha saMsAra se alaga raha sakatA hai / jJAna ke bIca jimro / jJAniyoM ke bIca baiTho / koI baccA saMta ke pAsa jAtA hai to vaha mAtra jJAna kA AzIrvAda mAMgatA hai, tAki parIkSA meM uttIrNa ho jAe / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 25 isake viparIta bar3e logoM meM se bahuta kama aise hote haiM, jo jJAna mAMgate haiN| adhikAMza loga to dhana cAhate haiN| baccoM ko jJAna cAhie, bar3oM ko dhana cAhie, yahI pharka hai| isI kA nAma to bhaTakAva hai| bar3oM se bacce acche haiM, jo AzIrvAda mAMgate haiM tAki jJAna mile| isalie bar3A AdamI jJAnI ke pAsa jAkara bhI khAlI hAtha lauTa AegA, jabaki baccA kucha pAkara lauttegaa| baccA sAdhu se vahI cIja mAMga rahA hai jo sAdhu ke pAsa hai| vaha apane anubhava, apanA jJAna hI apane pAsa Ane vAloM ko degaa| usake pAsa dhana to hai nhiiN| sAdhu ke pAsa to asalI 'dhana' usakA jJAna aura anubhava hI hai| vaha jJAna de sakatA hai, apane anubhava se Apako lAbhAnvita kara sakatA hai| gItA meM kahA hai.---'jJAnAgniH sarvakarmANi bhasmasAt kuruterjunaH' jJAna eka ciMgArI hai jo ajJAna ko dUra kara detI hai| hamAre bhItara kA ajJAna, kaSAya saba samApta kara detI hai| thor3A sA jJAna bhI vyakti ke jIvana meM saMnyAsa ghaTita kara sakatA hai| jarUrata hai, samajha kI, bodha kI, pyAsa kii| hamArI pyAsa jitanI bar3hatI jAegI hamArA jJAna prApta karane kA prayatna bhI utanA hI tIvra hotA calA jaaegaa| eka sajjana pUchane lage Apa abhI bhI duniyA bhara ke zAstra par3hate haiM, svAdhyAya karate haiN| Apa to itanA kucha pA cuke haiM phira bhI adhyayana jArI hai| maiMne kahA- 'maiM yaha to nahIM kaha sakatA ki maiMne kucha nahIM pAyA, magara mere bhItara aba bhI kAphI jagaha khAlI par3I hai| jJAna kA koI paimAnA nahIM hai ki 'itanA' par3ha liyA to jJAna kI khoja samApta ho gii| jJAna kA saMskAra to tabhI banA raha sakatA hai, jaba niyamita For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 bhagavattA phailI saba ora rUpa se svAdhyAya kiyA jaae| maiM svAdhyAya isalie karatA hU~ tAki mere bhItara jJAna kI pyAsa banI rahe / yAda rakhiegA, ApakI umra assI - nabbe varSa ho jAe, phira bhI svAdhyAya mata chor3anA / jisa dina yaha saMsAra chor3akara jAno, yaha kAmanA karanA ki ye jJAna, ye saMskAra agale janma meM bhI prakaTa ho jAeM / mRtyu ke janma meM Apane dekhA hogA, kaI bAra eka choTA baccA bhI kAphI jJAna kI bAteM kaha detA hai / naciketA kI umra ATha varSa hI to thI, magara usake jJAna ke samakSa yamarAja aura dharmarAja ke bhI chakke chUTa gae the / ijjata yA sammAna kevala umra ke kAraNa nahIM hotA, apitu jJAna ke kAraNa hotA hai / samaya jo jJAna ke saMskAra lekara maratA hai use dUsare bhI usakA bodha ho jAtA hai| agalA janma ajJAnapUrNa na ho, isalie svAdhyAya karate cale jaao| yaha mata soco ki itanI umra ho gaI, aba kyA par3heM ! svAdhyAya karate cale jAo, jitanI carcAeM kara sakate ho, karate raho kyoMki jJAna aura satya bahuta bAra carcAoM se bhI milatA hai / isalie jJAna prApta karane ke lie carcA karo / magara akabara kA bharapUra carcAeM kreN| hara AdamI ke sunane kA prayAsa kareM / satya ko pAne kA yahI hai / hindustAna meM itane samrATa hue, jo sthAna hai, vaha apratima hai / vaha eka mAtra aisA samrATa thA jisane satya ke lie apane bhItara pyAsa jagAI / usane bahuta se dharmoM ke granthoM kA adhyayana kiyA aura 'dIna-e-ilAhI' ke nAma se eka aisA sampradAya banAne kA prayAsa kiyA jo sabhI For Personal & Private Use Only jIvana ke anubhava eka mAtra tarIkA Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 27 dharmoM ke logoM ko mAnya ho| usane hara dharma kI acchI bAteM grahaNa kI aura unheM eka sAtha eka sUtra meM piroyaa| magara loga usakI bhAvanA ko nahIM smjhe| hara dharma meM acchI bAteM haiN| cAmatkArika puruSa haiM, to phira hara dharma ke logoM se isakI carcA kyoM na kI jaae| mUla bAta to jJAna prApta karanA hai| jahA~ acchI bAteM mile, unheM grahaNa kara lenA caahie| akabara ke darabAra meM maulavI the, paNDita the| vaha videzoM se isAI pAdarI ko bhI bulAtA thA aura dharma para carcAeM Ayojita karatA thA tAki hareka dUsare ke dharma kI bAteM jAna ske| Apako yaha jAnakara tAjjuba hogA ki akabara jaba yuddha karane jAtA thA to bhI kisI vidvAna ko sAtha le jAtA thaa| use jaba samaya milatA vaha carcA krtaa| akabara ko jJAna prApta karane kI pyAsa thii| jJAna to aisI sampadA hai, jise saMcita karanA kisI ke lie bhI zarmanAka nahIM honA caahie| jaise carcA hai, vaise hI yAtrA hai| yAtrA kI sArthakatA carcA se hai aura carcA jJAnaprApti ke lie hI hai| bhArata meM AdhyAtmika jJAna kI bharapUra sambhAvanA rahI hai, isIlie deza-dezAntara se loga yahA~ Ate haiN| hajAroM varSoM se Ate rahe haiN| taba bhArata kI yAtrA kara pAnA bar3e sammAna kI bAta mAnA jAtA thaa| dUsare deza vAle usa vyakti ko sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhate the, jo bhArata kI yAtrA kara cuke haiM, yAnI usane jJAna ke adhyAtma pakSa ko bhI jAnA hai| aise vyakti ko slAva bhASA meM 'iMdikopoliusa' kahA jAtA thaa| iMdikopoliusa kahalAnA taba bar3e sammAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora kI bAta thii| kyoMki isakA artha thA ki yaha vyakti 'iMdikA' yAnI bhArata kI viziSTa yAtrA kara pAyA hai| ___eka mahAnatama yAtrI ibna bantUta ne yAtrAoM evaM carcAoM se hI jJAna ke kaI rahasya jaane| usane paccIsa varSa kI apanI yAtrAoM meM savA lAkha kilomITara kI dUrI taya kii| sikandara ke bAre meM hama yaha to sabhI jAnate haiM ki vaha mahattvAkAMkSI thA, kintu vaha jJAna evaM zilpa kA bhI jijJAsu thaa| usane misra meM eka zahara vikasita kiyA, jisakA nAma thA 'sikandariyA' / vahA~ usane myUjenona aura pustakAlaya bnaayaa| vAstava meM yaha jabaradasta vizvavidyAlaya thaa| yahI pahalA vijJAna-akAdamI thaa| sikandara ne bhI khUba jJAna-carcAeM kii| arastU usake jIvana-guru the| jisa vyakti meM bhI jJAna kI pyAsa hai, sambhava ho, to vaha eka bAra vizva-yAtrA avazya kare, khUba jAne aura phira ghara lauTakara sabake bAre meM cintana-manana kre| dIpa se dIpa jalatA hai aura jJAna se jJAna bar3hatA hai| jaba bhI samaya mile, zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM baiThe aura phira usa satya evaM jJAna ko bhI ujAgara karane kA prayAsa kare, jisakI sambhAvanA svayaM meM hai| to carcA karoge to, jJAna milegaa| bhItara pyAsa kA dIyA jalAe rakhane kI jarUrata hai| jijJAsA nahIM hai to kucha na milegaa| jJAna ke do pahalU haiN| eka, yA to jJAna hameM satya taka pahu~cA degA, yA AdamI Atma-bodha taka pahu~ca jaaegaa| mana meM yadi svayaM ko paNDita banAne ke bhAva hoMge, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAna kI svIkRti-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa 26 to ve AdamI ko ahaMkAra kI tarapha le jaaeNge| vyakti ke bhItara satya ko pAne kI pyAsa hogI to vaha vidvatA kI ora vddh'egaa| paNDita honA eka bAta hai aura jJAnI honA duusrii| duniyA meM paNDitoM kI kamI nahIM hai| lekina satya ko pAne kI icchA rakhane vAle aura satya ko pAne vAloM kI saMkhyA meM jamIna-AsamAna kA antara hotA hai| paNDita to bhare par3e haiN| Apa kisI sAdhu ke yahA~ jAkara usake caraNoM meM kyoM jhukate haiM ? isalie ki unhoMne jJAna prApta kiyA hai, unakI vinamratA, satya aura caritra hameM jhukane kI preraNA detA hai| Atma-jJAnI aura eka prophesara meM yahI antara hai| prophesara khUba kitAbeM par3hatA hai magara usase loga nahIM jur3a pAte, pujArI dina bhara mandira meM rahatA hai magara use mokSa mila jAegA, yaha jarUrI nahIM hai| vaha pUjA to bhagavAna kI karatA hai, magara usakI najareM isa bAta para lagI rahatI haiM, kauna bhakta AyA ? kisane, kitanA car3hAvA cddh'aayaa| isalie jarUrata hai jJAna kI asalI pyAsa jagAne kI aura isake lie jarUrI hai ki hama apane ajJAna ko svIkAra kreN| yahI jJAna prApti kI dizA meM uThAyA jAne vAlA pahalA aura sArthaka kadama hogaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA samaya yA mAtI yA pramA 7 agasta 1961, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra jaM jANai taM gANaM, jaM pecchai taM ca dasaNaM bhariNayaM / gANassa picchiyassa ya, samavaNNA hoI cArittaM // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 bhagavattA phailI saba ora zraddhA jIvana kA mAtRtva hai / mAtRtva jIvana ke dvAra para eka naI pahala hai / mAtRtva kA artha hai kucha nayA paidA huA / jIvana kI sArthakatA kucha nayA paidA karane meM hI hai / bagaira santAna, AdamI AdamI rahegA aura mahilA - mahilA rhegii| ve pitA aura mAtA nahIM bana pAeMge / isalie jaba baccA paidA hotA hai to AdamI kI goda meM eka pitA bhI paidA hotA hai / mahilA kI kokha meM eka mA~ paidA hotI hai / zraddhA mAtRtva hai, pitRtva hai / zraddhA ke Ate hI adhyAtma meM phUla khilane lagate haiM / zraddhA rasa hai, prema kA pArAvAra hai, Atma-vizvAsa kI pahala hai / kucha ho gujarane aura kara gujarane kI bhAvanA, bagaira zraddhA ho hI nahIM sakatI / jIvana meM jaba taka zraddhA kA setu na hogA, jJAna aura AcaraNa ke bIca dUrI banI rahegI / isalie bhale hI adhyAtma hI kyoM na ho, bagaira zraddhA to adhyAtma bhI marusthala hai, rasahIna hai, Ananda zUnya hai / zraddhA to prApta jJAna ke prati samarpita hone kA nAma hai / jo zraddhA jJAna se AcaraNa kI yAtrA karavAtI hai, jIvana meM isase bar3I jyotirmaya pahala aura kaunasI hogI ? isalie jJAna aura cAritrya ke bIca janmI zraddhA na to kabhI andhAnusaraNa ho sakatI hai aura na hI andha vizvAsa / bagaira zraddhA manuSya kA jJAna pANDitya mAtra hogA / aura eka bAta khulakara kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki korA pANDitya tarka-vitarka kA bhrama jAla hI bunegaa| kisI vyakti kA jJAna caritra nahIM banatA hai to yaha pakkI bAta hai ki vaha bIca meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA kahIM-na-kahIM laMgar3I khA cukA hai| paNDitAI to mastiSka meM avatarita huI cIja hai, jabaki zraddhA ke ghugharu hRdaya meM bajate haiN| mIrA pAMva meM ghugharuSoM ko bAMdhakara nAcI to paNDitAI kI badaulata nahIM, usake ghugharu to, usake hRdaya kI hI AvAja hai| zraddhA hRdaya kI dhvani hai aura ghugharu usakI anuguuj| saMsAra meM jJAna kI kamI nahIM hai| agara kamI hai to aise jJAna kI, jisameM zraddhA kI kaTautI huI hai| brAhmaNa hindU hai| hindU to harijana bhI hai magara isa bAta ko tuma kaise asvIkAra karoge ki donoM meM kitanI dUrI hai| vaicArika taura para, bhASaNoM kI cahala kadamI meM hama jarUra harijana ke prati neka niyatI kI bAta karate haiM para, yadi sAtha baiThakara khAnA khAne kI bAta ho, yA paraspara vivAha karane kI naubata Ae to zAyada isa hindustAna meM ginatI ke hindU bhI nahIM mileNge| kyA jAnate ho, hamAre jJAna aura bartAva meM yaha virodhAbhAsa kyoM hai ? merA javAba rahegA hama buddhijIvI to bana gae haiM magara antarjIvI nahIM bne| zraddhA hArdikatA hai| yaha zAstrIya darzana nahIM, hRdaya kA saMgIta hai| kunda-kunda ne zraddhA ko darzana kahA hai| jJAna se jAnA jAtA hai, darzana se dekhA jAtA hai, vizvAsa kiyA jAtA hai aura cAritrya se jJAta satya kA AcaraNa hotA hai| jAne hue ko karanA aura kie hue ko jAnanA, donoM anivArya hai| darzana vaha AdhAra hai jo AdamI ke jJAna ko 'caritra' meM DhAlatA hai| yadi zraddhA nahIM hai to koI bhI AdamI jJAna ko apanA caritra nahIM banA paaegaa| mere mana meM Apake prati prema hai aura maiMne Apako jAna liyA hai to, maiM Apako praNAma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora bhI kruuNgaa| mere mana meM Apake prati zraddhA hai| maiM Apako kucha mAnatA hI nahIM, to maiM praNAma bhI kyU karUgA aura Apake caraNoM meM kyoM jhukUgA ? zraddhA to vaha sAdhana hai jisake mAdhyama se hama jJAna ke AkAza meM vicaraNa kara sakate haiN| jahAM zraddhA aura jJAna mila jAte haiM vahIM caritra kA nirmANa hone lagatA hai| vahAM udhAra kA nahIM, svayaM kA caritra hotA hai| jo hotA hai, jaisA hotA hai, ujjvala aura ImAnadArI se bharA hotA hai| jJAna hai to zraddhA jarUrI hai aura zraddhA hai to jJAna jarUrI hai| zraddhA nahIM ho to jJAna bekAra hai aura jJAna nahIM hai to zraddhA paidA nahIM hogii| cIla pAsamAna meM ur3atI hai magara usakI najara nIce jamIna para rahatI hai| jahA~ bhI use mAMsa najara AtA hai, vaha nIce jhapaTTA mAratI hai aura apanA abhISTa lekara punaH ur3a jAtI hai| AdamI cAhe jitanA Upara calA jAe, zikhara para pahu~ca jAe, jaba taka usakA zraddhA bhAva khokhalA banA rahegA, dImaka use khokhalA banAtI rahegI, taba taka vyakti kA jJAna kabhI caritra nahIM bana skegaa| jaba taka jJAna caritra meM parivartita nahIM hogA, taba taka jJAna bekAra hai| aisA jJAna 'muha meM rAma, bagala meM churI' vAlA khlaaegaa| manuSya kA caritra jJAna ke anurUpa nahIM hogA to vaha kahegA kucha aura karegA kuch| usakI kathanI aura karanI meM ekarUpatA nahIM ho sktii| use do mukhauToM meM jIvana bitAnA pdd'egaa| andara aura bAhara virodha hogA to vyakti prAtmapravaMcanA meM hI DUbA rahegA, svayaM ko dhokhA detA calA jaaegaa| yahI to sabase bar3A pApa hai| mandira meM, paramAtmA ke gAla para cAMTA lagAkara itanA dhokhA nahIM khAyoge jitanA apanI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA AtmA ko lagAkara khaayoge| paramAtmA ko to prArthanA se manA bhI loge, magara svayaM ko hI chala rahe ho to kahA~ jAnoge ? kaunasI prArthanA Apako bacAegI? vyakti ke pAsa bahuta kucha hai| vaha jAnatA bhI hai, lekina usakA AcaraNa isake viparIta hai| AdamI Upara se prArthanA karatA hai aura dukAna meM jAkara milAvaTa kara letA hai / yaha dogalApana use rasAtala meM le jAtA hai| kabhI socA hai ki kathanI aura karanI kA antara pApako kahA~ le jA rahA hai ? jaba bhI aisA karoge to apane jIvana meM mithyAtva ko janma dete cale jaaoge| mithyAtva kI paribhASA yahI hai| vyakti bhItara soce kucha aura bAhara kare kuch| hamAre bhItara vAsanA jitanI gaharI paiThI hai, mukti kI cAha bhI utanI hI gaharI hogI, tabhI hama mukta ho skeNge| ___ manuSya vAsanA se AsAnI se mukta nahIM ho paataa| vAsanA use dina meM bhI aura rAta meM bhI ghere rahatI hai / vAsanA kA artha kevala seksa yA 'kAma' se nahIM hai| chala-kapaTa, dUsaroM ko dhokhA denA, jhUTha bolanA, kisI kA burA cAhanA--ye saba bhI vAsanA hI haiN| cetana-acetana avasthA meM pUrA zarIra vAsanA meM DUbA rahatA hai| vAsanA se mukta hone ke lie mukti kI kAmanA bhI tIvratama honI caahie| phira to zraddhA Apake sUne meM khila-khilAhaTa bikheregI, vIrAne meM hariyAlI le aaegii| mUla taka pahu~ca jAnoge to zraddhA mahotsava mnaaegii| isalie apanI AtmA kI saccAI ko parakhanA jarUrI hai| ImAnadArI se prayAsa karanA jarUrI hai| eka lar3akA kisI bagIce meM gyaa| usane dekhA, bagIce meM mAlI nahIM hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 bhagavattA phailI saba ora usane eka per3a para car3ha kara vahA~ lage Ama tor3ane zurU kara die aura apanA jholA bharane lgaa| itane meM kahIM se mAlI prA gyaa| mAlI ne lar3ake ko nIce utArA aura usakI piTAI zurU kara dii| mAlI ne kahA-corI karate ho, zarma nahIM AtI?' lar3ake ne kahA- 'bhalAI kA to jamAnA hI nahIM rhaa| maiM to bAga se hokara gujara rahA thaa| dekhA kucha prAma nIce gire the| maiM inheM per3a para vApasa cipakAne ke lie car3ha gayA aura Apa haiM, jo mujha para jhUThA iljAma lagA rahe haiM !' hama apanI AtmA se pUche, kahIM hama bhI to aisA nahIM kara rahe haiM ? Ama bhI tor3a rahe haiM, corI bhI kara rahe haiM aura Upara se sInAjorI bhI dikhA rahe haiN| ___ apanI kaSAyoM, apane jhUTha ko, prAtma-pravaMcanA ko kaba taka dbaanoge| ye to eka dina aura tejI se ubhara kara aaeNge| aMgArA rAkha ke nIce dabA huA hai, jaise hI teja havA AegI aura rAkha ur3a jAegI to aMgArA puna: bhabhaka utthegaa| vaha naI Aga ko janma dene meM sakSama hogaa| Aga to jlegii| Apane dekhA hogA, varSoM taka supta rahane ke bAda jvAlAmukhI phaTa par3ate haiN| mAyA, vAsanA, ahaMkAra-ye sabhI uSNatA hai aura hama inheM apane bhItara dabAte cale jA rahe haiN| yAda rakho, ye eka dina phUTa par3eMge aura taba inameM saba kucha tahasa-nahasa ho jaaegaa| AdamI dina meM to bhaTaka hI rahA hai, rAtri meM bhI use ArAma nahIM hai| dina meM khulI A~kheM use bhaTakAtI haiM to rAtri meM banda A~kheM sapane dikhalAtI haiN| dina meM bhI sapane, rAta meM bhI spne| dina ke sapane cetana mana ke haiN| rAtri ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA sapane acetana mana ke haiN| ArAma-vizrAma kA samaya nahIM nikAla pA rahA hai aadmii| vaha dina-rAta bhaTakatA hI rahatA hai| mana meM idhara-udhara se vicAra bhaTakate rahate haiN| AdamI bAhara se to saMyama kara bhI le, magara bhItara kA saMyama nahIM kara paataa| saMyama kA artha hai-apanI vAsanAoM para niyantraNa karanA, apane Apako samyak dizA denA, apanI indriyoM para anuzAsana krnaa| isa niyantraNa kA yaha artha kataI nahIM hai ki AdamI apanI icchAoM ko dabA le| damita icchAeM aura jyAdA nukasAna dAyaka hotI haiN| purAne jamAne meM aparAdha karane para sajA bhI bhayaMkara milatI thii| kisI ne corI kara lI aura pakar3A gayA to use hAtha kATane kI sajA milatI thii| kisI ne parAI strI para najara DAla dI to usakI A~kheM phor3a dI jAtI thiiN| khUna kA badalA khUna hotA thaa| yaha Adima vyavasthA to aba samApta ho gaI hai| jarA vicAra kareM-hAtha kATane aura prAMkha nikAlane se samasyA kA kitanA samAdhAna huA ? aAdamI meM bhItara se sudharane kI icchA paidA nahIM huii| eka hatyAre ko apane kie kA pachatAvA ho, vaha pazcAtApa ke lie prerita ho, yahI to asalI parivartana hai| hamAre yahA~ kI jeloM kI hAlata aisI hai ki vahA~ jAkara AdamI sudharatA nahIM hai, balki aura gambhIra aparAdha karane kI ora pravRtta hotA hai| bhAvanAoM ko jitanA dabAyA jAegA, ve aura tejI se ubhara kara paaeNgii| hamane spriMga ko dekhA hai, use hama jitanI jora se dabAeMge, vaha usase dugune vega se uchlegii| saMyama eka jagaha hI nahIM karanA hai| zarIra kA saMyama, mana kA saMyama, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora bhAvanAoM kA sNym| mana meM kisI ke prati burA socA, asaMyama ho gyaa| kisI ke prati krodha kA bhAva AyA, asaMyama ho gyaa| hamane kisI ko cAMTA nahIM mArA magara mana meM soca liyA ki use cAMTA mArU, to hiMsA ho gaI smjho| mUla meM bhAvanA hai| eka DaoNkTara ne apane marIja ke ilAja ke daurAna usakI nAr3I kATI, duryoga se usa marIja kI mRtyu ho gaI, to DaoNkTara khUnI ho gayA kyA? nahIM ! DaoNkTara kI bhAvanA to usakI jAna bacAne kI thI, usake mana meM marIja kI hatyA ke bhAva nahIM the| vaha mara gayA to, isameM DaoNkTara doSI nahIM khlaaegaa| dUsarI ora eka AdamI kisI ko mArane ke lie jahara pilA detA hai| vaha AdamI pahale se bImAra thaa| saMyoga se jahara se usakA purAnA roga kaTa gayA aura vaha svastha ho gyaa| duniyA to kahegI ki usa AdamI ne davA pilAI magara jJAnI kI najaroM meM to usane mArane kA prayAsa kiyA, doSa to use laga gyaa| kisI kAma ke pIche kI bhAvanA hI usake acche aura bure kA phaisalA karatI hai| vicAra, bhAva hI to kAryarUpa meM pariNita hote haiM / jIsasa ne kahA thA-'prabhu ke rAjya meM bacce hI praveza pA skeNge|' yahA~ bacce kA artha, kevala 'baccA' nahIM hai| 'baccA' vaha jo niSkalaMka hai, pApa se dUra hai| usameM krodha, kaSAya, chala-kapaTa nahIM hotaa| 'baccA' kahane kA artha yahI hai ki AdamI una guNoM se bharA hai| AdamI ko apane bAhara aura bhItara ke antara ko miTAnA hai| yaha khokhalApana tabhI dUra hogA jaba AdamI ke jJAna aura zraddhA meM sAmya hogaa| asalI 'caritra' bhI vahIM paidA hogaa| inameM sAmya nahIM hogA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA to donoM arthahIna haiN| jJAna kucha kahatA hai aura zraddhA kucha / jJAna kSamA kI bAta kara rahA hai magara zraddhA krodha kA pallA pakar3e hai to visaMgatiyA~ paidA hone lgeNgii| zraddhA aura jJAna eka dUsare kI ora pITha karake khar3e haiN| inake muha eka-dUsare ke Amane-sAmane nahIM hoMge, taba taka samasyA banI rhegii| zraddhA aura jJAna jaba taka eka nahIM baneMge taba taka caritra adhUrA hI rhegaa| AdamI kahatA hai, saMsAra chor3anA cAhatA hU~, magara chUTatA hI nahIM hai| daraasala, AdamI ne khuda saMsAra ko pakar3a rakhA hai| zraddhA to saMsAra ke prati abhI taka banI huI hai magara jJAna dharma kI ora khIMca rahA hai| AdamI na to saMsArI bana pAtA hai aura na hI saMnyAsI hI ho pAtA hai / hamArA adhyAtma bhaTaka rahA hai| AdamI na to idhara kA raha pAtA hai aura na hI udhara kaa| dhobI ghATa ke gadhe kI taraha usakI sthiti ho jAtI hai| jaba taka jJAna aura zraddhA viparIta rAhoM para calate raheMge, caritra bhI DAvAMDola rhegaa| koI zrAvaka aura sAdhu kahe ki rAga aura saMsAra ko chor3anA muzkila hai to samajho, abhI taka vaha zrAvaka aura sAdhu kI vAstavika bhUmikA se bahuta dUra hai| vaha asalI rAha nahIM pakar3a pAyA hai, bhaTaka rahA hai| saba kucha karake bhI nirlipta bhAva se rho| jaisA jJAna hai, vaisA hI caritra banAne kA prayAsa kro| nahIM to hAlata usa hAjI jaisI hogI jo "makkA gayA, haja kiyA, banakara pAyA hAjI ; Ajamagar3ha meM jaba lauTA, rahA pAjI kA pAjI" / natIjA zUnya hI rhegaa| bhale hI bAra-bAra haja kara praayo| billI sau cUhe khAkara saMnyAsa le le to bhI loga vizvAsa nahIM kara paate| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 bhagavattA phailI saba ora eka bAra iMglaiNDa meM bahuta bar3I saMgoSThI huii| usa saMgoSThI meM bhArata kA pratinidhitva eka billI ne kiyA / tIna dina taka calI saMgoSThI meM bhAga lekara jaba billI vApasa lauTI to sabane use ghera liyaa| usase saMgoSThI ke bAre meM pUchane lge| billI bolI saMgoSThI to joradAra thI, magara maiM usase jur3a nahIM paaii| sabhI ne eka svara meM pUchA-'kyoM ?' billI bolI- kyA batAU~; merI najara iMglaiNDa kI mahArAnI ke siMhAsana ke pAye para lagI rhii| dimAga bhI vahIM rahA, kyoMki vahAM eka cUhA baiThA thaa| billI saMgoSThI meM hokara bhI vahA~ nahIM thii| aisA caritra dogalA hogaa| isalie kunda-kunda kahate haiM jaM jANai taM gANaM, jaM pecchai taM ca saNaM bhariNayaM / gANassa picchiyassa ya, samavaNNA hoI cArittaM / / jo jAnatA hai, vaha jJAna hai| jo dekhatA hai, vaha darzana hai| jJAna aura darzana ke samAyoga se hI caritra kA nirmANa hotA hai| kunda-kunda kahate haiM jJAna se jAno, darzana se dekho| jJAna aura darzana apane bhItara prAtmasAta kro| ye donoM jaba samAna rUpa se AeMge, tabhI ApakA caritra sdhegaa| apane jJAna aura darzana ko zuddha karane kA sUtra yahI hai ki kisI ke avaguNoM ko mata dekho| apane avaguNa bhI mata dekho| jo guNa haiM, unake vistAra kA prayAsa kro| yaha ahaMkAra kI bAta nahIM hai| ise samajhane kA prayAsa krie| AdamI apane avaguNa hI nihAratA rahegA to koI phAyadA nahIM hai| avaguNa to AdamI meM kadama-kadama para bhare par3e haiN| kisa-kisa ke lie prAyazcita karoge? avaguNoM ko bhUla jaao| yaha mata For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajala zraddhA meM nikharatI prakhara prajJA yAda karo ki bacapana meM corI kI thI, jUmA khelA thaa| jindagI to kamiyoM se bharI par3I hai| jJAna kI dizA meM calanA zurU kro| apane guNoM ko yAda karane kA prayAsa kro| jo acche kAma hue haiM, unheM aura karane kA prayatna kro| rAta ko sone se pUrva dasa minaTa taka aAMkheM banda kara baiTha jaano| aba subaha se zAma taka kie gae kAryoM ko yAda kro| dina bhara meM jo bure kAma kie unheM dimAga se nikAla do| acche kAma yAda karo tathA saMkalpa lo ki Aja yaha acchA kAma kiyA, kala aise do kAma kruuNgaa| mAna lo dina bhara meM do cIMTiyAM Apake pA~va ke nIce Akara mara gaI aura Apane cAra cIMTiyoM ko bacA liyaa| jo mara gaI unake prati apane ko doSI mAnane se phAyadA nahIM hai| saMkalpa karo ki Aja cAra cIMTiyAM bacAIM, kala dhyAna rakhUgA ATha cIMTiyAM baca jaae| aisA karane se jJAna zraddhA bana jaaegaa| isI se caritra bnegaa| jahAM dIyA jalegA, vahAM andhakAra apane prApa miTa jaaegaa| mUla bAta to andhakAra ko haTAnA hI hai / prakAza hI aMdhakAra ko haTAne kA AdhAra-sUtra hai| prakAza prAtma jAgrati ko krAMti hai| jAgrati hoza hai / hoza hI jIvana kA puNya hai| jahAM behozI hai, vahIM ajJAna hai / ajJAna hI pApa hai| pApa hamezA ajJAna meM hI hote haiM / jAgaruka dazA meM jo kucha bhI hotA hai vaha puNya kRtya meM hI sahAyaka hotA hai| kisI ne kisI ko cAMTA mArA, isalie kyoMki khuda kA hoza nahIM thaa| jaise hI hoza AyA, krodha ke bhAva bujha gae aura prAyazcita ke bhAva ubhara utthe| isalie eka jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vaha sadA jAgaruka rahe, hoza meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora rhe| hoza meM guNoM kA mahotsava hotA hai aura behozI meM guNa bhI avaguNa dikhAI dene laga jAte haiM / kunda-kunda kahate haiM---'jaM jANai taM gANaM', jo jAnatA hai, jJAna hai| jAnanA hI jJAna hai| 'jaM pecchai taM ca daMsaNaM', jo dekhatA hai, darzana hai| dekhanA hI darzana hai| patA hai, jAgaraNa kyA hai ? jJAna aura darzana kA saMyoga hI jAgaraNa hai| jAnane ke lie dekhanA jarUrI hai aura dekhane ke lie jAnane kI jijJAsA jarUrI hai| cUMki sacce cAritrya kA janma hI darzana aura jJAna ke sAhacarya se hotA hai isalie prAtma jAgaraNa hI vAstava meM vyakti kA jIvana cAritrya hai| kunda-kunda kA yaha darzana, jJAna aura cAritrya, unakI bhagavattA kI AdhyAtmika jyAmitI hai| darzana dekhane kI kSamatA hai| jJAna jAnane kI aMtarUM patA hai aura cAritrya use karane kI samatA hai| isalie jAnanA pahalA caraNa hai; jAne hue para zraddhA karanA dUsarA caraNa hai aura antima caraNa hai jAne hue ko jIvana aura vyavahAra meM DhAlanA / vyakti kA vahI jJAna cAritrya bana pAtA hai jo zraddhA-darzana se gujara jAtA hai| amRta pada prApti ke lie to hama sabase pahale jJAna kI ora zraddhA ke caraNa bddhaaeN| prAtma-dRSTA puruSa hone kA yahI maulika caraNa hai| hama apane kadama bar3hAeM, apane meM, apanI ora, apane hI dvaaraa| amRta kA sAgara apane hI andara hai| svayaM meM hI samAyA hai, paramAtmA kA kSIra sAgara / kuNDalinI kI nAga zayyA para jIvana kI parama zakti soyI hai, jarUrata hai use jagAne kii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hai aA~kha tIsarI 8 agasta 1961, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra jaha phullaM gaMdhamayaM bhavadi hu khIraM sa ghiyamayaM cAbi / taha dasaNaM hi samma, NANamayaM hoi rUvatthaM / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hai A~kha tIsarI sUtra hai : "jaha phullaM gaMdhamayaM bhavadi ha khIraM sa dhiyamayaM cAvi / taha daMsaNaM hi sammaM NANamayaM hoi ruvatthaM // jaise puSpa gandhamaya aura dUdha ghI maya hotA hai, vaise hI samyak-darzana, jJAnamaya rUpastha hotA hai / 45 svayaM kI jJAnamaya sthiti kA nAma hI samyak - darzana hai / antara- jagat jJAnamaya ho aura bahirjagat ke prati taTasthatA - yahI samyak - darzana kI mUla pahacAna hai / jJAnamaya sthiti meM jIne kA artha AtmajAgarukatA ke sAtha astitva kA vihAra karanA hai / kunda - kunda ke sampUrNa anubhavoM kA nicor3a 'darzana' hai / yaha darzana philosaoNphI nahIM hai, varan selpha rimembariMga hai, caoNyasalesa aveyaranesa hai| yaha darzana hamAre bodha kI vaha sajagatA hai, jisameM cayana nahIM hotA, varan taTasthatA hotI hai / do meM se kisI kA bhI cayana na karanA, nirNaya ke lie mana kA mauna bane rahanA hI taTasthatA hai / yaha mauna jIvana kA saubhAgya hai / kahane meM yaha mauna jarUra hai, para apanI jJAnamaya sthiti banAye rakhane ke lie yaha cetanA kA 'zaMkhanAda' hai / jJAna bhItara kI cIja hai, taTasthatA bAhara ke lie hai / samyak - darzana jJAna aura taTasthatA ke bIca kI kar3I hai| darzana hI vaha setu hai, jo bhItara aura bAhara donoM meM santulita samAyoga sthApita karatA hai / darzana dekhatA hai, isalie darzana kasauTI hai | darzana samyaktva ko dekhatA hai / vyakti kA jJAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 bhagavattA phailI saba prora bhI samyak ho aura taTasthatA bhI / darzana unake samyak svarUpa ko jAMcane aura banAye rakhane kA abhiyAna hai / darzana dIyA hai / rozanI bhItara bhI ho aura bAhara bhI / jAgarukatA bhItara bhI rahe aura bAhara ke prati bhI / andara ho aMdhiyArA aura bAhara rahe ujiyArA yA bhItara ho ujiyArA aura bAhara ho aMdhiyArA, to yaha rozanI jIvana- krAnti nahIM, varan krAnti ke prati bagAvata hai / hulamulApana kAragara nahIM hotA / rozanI to bAhara-bhItara donoM ora rahanI cAhie / kunda - kunda ke zabdoM meM vaha rozanI darzana hI hai / isalie darzana dehalI para rakhA vaha dIyA hai, jisake prakAza kA vistAra bAhara - bhItara samAna hai / jo bhItara hai, Akhira use to abhivyakta honA hI caahie| jo bAhara hai agara vaha bhItara nahIM hai to bAjAra kA amIra ghara kA divAliyA hogA / 1 jIvana saMgIta hai / bhalA saMgIta meM kahIM koI durbhAAMta hotI hai ! maMca kA saMgIta to abhinaya hai / saMgIta kA asalI Ananda to ghara meM hai / Ananda ghara meM bhI lo aura maMca para bhI / kevala gudar3I ke gavaiye hI mata bano / darzana, bhItara aura bAhara donoM ke bIca eka Ayoga sthApita karatA hai jisakA uddezya donoM meM ekarUpatA aura nikaTatA lAnA hai / T kundakunda ne do pratIka cune haiM, jinameM eka to hai 'phUla' aura dUsarA hai 'dUdha' / phUla kI do vizeSatAeM haiM- sugandha aura saundarya / phUla kI taraha dUdha meM bhI do vizeSatAeM haiN| dUdha kI do vizeSatAeM -mAkhana aura ujjvalatA hai / bhItara ho khuzabU aura bAhara rahe saundarya, yahI to phUla kI viziSTatA hai | dUdha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hai prA~kha tIsarI ke bhItara to mAkhana hotA hai aura bAhara ujjvalatA, jIvana kA darzana aisI hI apekSA rakhatA hai / bhItara ho jAgarukatA aura bAhara ho taTasthatA, kundakunda kI dRSTi meM yahI vyakti kI jJAna meM rUpastha sthiti hai / darzana kA mUla sambandha 'samyaktva' se hai / samyaktva kA sambandha satya aura zuddhatA se hai / jaise sone kA 'caubIsa kereTa' khAlisa honA usakI zuddhatA hai / aise hI satya ko satya- rUpa aura asatya ko asatya - rUpa jAna-mAna lenA, jIvana kA samyaktva hai / isalie darzana haMsa-dRSTi hai, jo alaga-alaga kara detI hai dUdha aura pAnI ko karaNa aura motI ko jar3a aura cetana ko, sat aura asat ko, andhakAra aura prakAza ko / , 47 yaha mana kI vikSiptatA hI hai ki vyakti kabhI to apanA samyaktva bAhara talAzatA hai aura kabhI to use, bhItara talAza lAjima lagatI hai / bAhara DhUMDhane jAo to vaha bhItara kI preraNA degA / antaryAtrA zurU karo to ajIba-ajIba ubAsiyAM khAyegA / kaisA dvandva macA hai isa jIvana ke dvAra para ! dvandva isalie hai ki vyakti ne bAhara aura bhItara donoM ke bIca dvAra kI bajAya dIvAra khar3I kara dI hai| jabaki donoM ke bIca koI setu aura saMyojana honA cAhie / darzana kA setu nahIM hai, isIlie to asaliyata bhI mukhauTe pahanane laga gayI hai / bhItara kucha ho jAtI ho aura bAhara kucha aura / bhItara aura bAhara to Akhira hai to jIvana ke hI parisara / dIvAreM khar3I kara rakhI haiM, isIlie to 'bhItara' aura 'bAhara' jaise zabda kahe jA rahe haiM / dIvAra girA do to na bAhara hogA, na andara / saba kucha samatala hogA / darzana kA kAma dIvAroM ko girAnA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 bhagavattA phailI saba ora hai, paratoM ko ukhAr3anA hai tAki jJAna aura AcaraNa meM kahIM koI dezI-videzI-prAdezika bheda-bhAva-rekhA na ho| indriyAM bAhara khulatI haiN| isalie hama vAstavikatAoM kI khoja bAhara hI karane laga gaye haiN| bhItara kI khoja to taba cAlU karate haiM, jaba bAhara kI khoja vyartha ahasAsa hone laga jAtI hai| dhana khojate thaka gaye to dharma ko pakar3a liyaa| aba, vicitratA to yaha hai ki bAhara kI khoja kA abhyAsa itanA adhika ho gayA hai ki dharma bhI bAhara hI khojA jA rahA hai| dharma to Atma-svabhAva hai, antarjagata kI asmitA aura praphullatA hai| bAhara dharma kA vyavahAra hai aura bhItara dharma kA jJAna hai / bAhara taTasthatA hai aura bhItara jJAna kA avasthAna hai| asalI pratiSThA to bhItara hI hai| loka meM bane hue sAre mandira, paramAtmA kI smRti ke lie haiN| sarvasva ve hI nahIM haiN| ve to sarvezvara taka pahu~cane ke lie 'kucha' haiN| sarvezvara kA 'sarva' to antarjagat kI jJAnamaya jAgaruka dazA meM hai| asalI mandira to vahI hai| paramAtmA parama caitanya hai| isalie usakI asalI sambhAvanA vahIM kI jA sakatI hai, jahA~ hamAre caitanya-pradeza haiN| bAhara ke jariye bhItara taka phuNco| una sAdhanoM ko apanAne meM koI aitarAja nahIM hai, jinase bhItara kI yAda ho AtI hai, antaryAtrA cAlU ho jAtI hai| maiM to tere pAsa meN| khojI hoya so turate milihai, pala bhara kI talAza meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hai aA~kha tIsarI 46 maiM to rahoM zahara ke bAhara, merI purI mavAsa meN| kahe kabIra suno bhAI sAdho, saba sAMsoM kI sAMsa meM / / 'maiM' to tere pAsa meN| isa 'maiM' ko pahacAnanA hI to samyaktva kA AcaraNa hai| acchAI ke saMvAda kA artha yahI hai ki 'maiM' ko jAna liyaa| tIna taraha ke loga hote haiM -saMsArI, saMnyAsI aura saMbuddha / jise 'maiM' se koI sambandha ho nahIM hai, vaha saMsAro hai / saMnyAsI vaha hai jo pUchatA hai 'maiM' kauna huuN| saMbuddha-puruSa, 'maiM' ko jAnatA hai| yaha jAnanA hI vyakti kI jJAnamaya dazA hai| isalie jaba kaivalya ghaTita hotA hai, taba aura saba to jAtA rahatA hai, kevala 'jJAna' bacA rahatA hai / _ 'maiM' kauna hU~-yaha pUchane vAlA saMnyAsI aura na pUchane vAlA saMsArI hai| 'maiM' kauna hU~, jo yaha jAnatA hai vaha saMprajJAta-puruSa hai, saMbuddha-cetanA hai| jJAnamaya dazA ko prApta karane ke lie kucha DhUr3hanA nahIM par3atA, varan pahacAnanA par3atA hai| yahAM karanA nahIM, varan honA mahattvapUrNa hai| karanA kriyAkarma hai aura honA jJAnamaya hai| karanA, Upara-Upara-honA, sataha ko chUnA hai| karanA 'DUiMga' hai aura honA 'biiiNg'| Atma-darzana 'hone' kA saMyoga hai| 'honA' svabhAva meM rahanA hai| sthita-prajJa aura ekAgracitta hone kA yahI rahasya hai| svayaM kI jJAnamaya sthiti ke lie cunAva rahita sajagatA caahie| cunAva mana kI ulajhana hai| hara dina saikar3oM aise For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 bhagavattA phailI saba ora mauke Ate haiM, jahA~ cunane kI prakriyA apanAyI jAtI hai| cunAva kA artha huA yaha yA vh| ye 'yaha' yA 'vaha' hI to bhaTakAva ke sUcaka haiN| 'cunane' kA artha huA ki vyakti ne hastakSepa kiyaa| kriyAeM hoM, kintu pratikriyA nahIM honI caahie| jaise hI hamane cunA ki mana kA nirmANa huaa| 'cunanA' hone ke viparIta hai| jIvana kI asmitA cunane meM nahIM, varan 'hone' meM hai| isalie cuno mata, sAkSI bno| bIja sAkSI hai vRkSa kaa| sAkSIbhAva hI mana ke saMsAra se mukta hone kA prayoga hai| mana bhI kyA ajIba khicar3I hai, jisameM aise-aise vicAra bhare rahate haiM jinakA eka dUsare se sambandha nahIM hotaa| usameM aisI tasvIreM maujUda rahatI haiM, jinameM koI taratIba hI nahIM hotii| sAkSIbhAva vicAroM ke virodhAbhAsa se hameM Upara uThAtA hai| hamAre prayAsa 'buddhatva ke phUla' khilAne ke hone caahie| jahA~ buddhatva hai, vahA~ svarga hI svarga hai| binA buddhatva ke to svarga bhI naraka bana jaayegaa| svarga ke kAraNa buddha-puruSa nahIM hai, varan buddha-puruSoM ke kAraNa svarga hai| yadi hama kisI tIrthaMkara-puruSa ko naraka meM le jAyeM, to naraka, phira 'naraka' raha hI na paayegaa| naraka bhI svarga bana jaayegaa| buddhoM ke vihAra se hI svarga bana jAtA hai, phira cAhe vaha naraka hI kyoM na ho| jinake puNya prabala haiM ve mATI ko chuege to sonA bana jaayegaa| jaba puNya hI adhamare ho gaye haiM to sone ko bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hai aA~kha tIsarI 51 'mATI' honA pdd'egaa| hara amRta-puruSa puNya kA, prakAza kA, puMja hotA hai| buddha hone kA artha hai, 'bodhamaya tttsthtaa'| sAkSIbhAva ke mArga se buddhatva ke zikhara hAsila kiye jA sakate haiN| sAkSIbhAva manuSya kI tIsarI A~kha' hai| pratikriyAoM se vahI baca pAtA hai jo taTastha hai| isalie mana kI hastI bujhAyo aura nirvANa kA dIpa jlaayo| dIpa jale-nirdhU ma / cunAvavAsanA ke dhue se rahita / adama ke tArIka raste meM koI musAphira na rAha bhuule| maiM zama-e-hastI bujhA ke apanI cirAge turabata jalA rahA huuN| rAjarSi bhartRhari ke jIvana kI ghaTanA hai, jaba ve eka per3a ke nIce baiThe sAdhanArata the| unhoMne dekhA ki unase kucha dUra koI adbhuta-anUThA hIrA par3A hai| unake mana meM eka vikalpa jarUra AyA ki aisA hIrA to unake rAja bhaNDAra meM bhI nahIM thA, to kyA ise uThA lenA caahie| tabhI unhoMne dekhA ki pUrva dizA se eka subhaTa calA A rahA hai| pazcima dizA se bhI eka subhaTa calA A rahA hai| donoM subhaTa hIre ke pAsa Akara ThiThaka gye| donoM hI hIre para apanA-apanA adhikAra jatalAne lge| donoM eka dUsare se kahane lage ki hIrA pahale maiMne dekhA hai| bAta itanI bar3ha gayI ki donoM meM talavAreM cala pdd'ii| bhartRhari ne pAyA, hIrA vahIM kA vahIM hai usake kAraNa do lAzeM jarUra bicha gayI haiN| unakA niSkarSa thA ki bacatA / vahI hai jo taTastha hai, jo hastakSepa nahIM krtaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 bhagavattA phailI saba ora bodhapUrvaka jAgaraNa hI jJAnamaya rUpastha hone kA samyak darzana hai| bAhara kI hara gatividhi yahA~ taka ki mana kI hara uThApaTaka ke prati bhI sAkSI taTastha bane raho aura bhItara se svayaM ke bodha meM jiyo| 'adhyAtma' kI hamase yahI apekSA hai| bodhapUrvaka hone vAlA sAkSIbhAva hI Atma-svarUpa kI vizuddhatA kA anuSThAna hai| re re samakita jIvar3A, kare kuTumba pratipAla / antara se nyAro rahe, jyoM dhAya khilAvai bAla / / samyak draSTA puruSa ghara-gRhasthI ke bIca aise hI rahatA hai jaise dhAya bacce ko khilAtI-pilAtI hai| bAhara se kartavya kA pAlana hotA hai lekina bhItara se pakar3a-mukta, nilipta / saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai, burAI to taba AtI hai jaba saMsAra hamAre hRdaya meM raca-basa jAtA hai| kamala ke lie khatarA tabhI hai, jaba usakI paMkhur3iyoM para kIcar3a car3ha jAtA hai| tumheM koI khatarA nahIM hai agara Upara ho kIcar3a se, mAyAjAla se, kamala kI taraha, kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI trh| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala 6 agasta 1661, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra bhAvo hi paDhama liMgaM, raNa davaliMgaM ca jANa paramatthaM bhAvo kAraNabhUdo, gaNadosANaM jiNAM beMti / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala ___ manuSya ke saMsAra kA bandhana bar3A rahasyapUrNa hai| yaha bar3A dilacaspa prazna hai ki saMsAra se mukti kaise ho| mukti to usase pAyI jAtI hai jisane bAMdha rakhA ho| bhalA saMsAra ko kyA par3I hai ki vo bAMdhe rkhe| saMsAra to tumhArI mukti cAhatA hai| usane to piMjare kA daravAjA khola diyA hai / tuma hI ur3a nahIM rahe ho, to isameM saMsAra kyA kare / vAstava meM saMsAra ne nahIM bAMdha rakhA hai| varan tumane hI saMsAra ko pakar3a rakhA hai, isalie saMsAra se mukta hone ke lie saMsAra kI pakar3a chodd'o| Akhira makAna ko tumane pakar3a rakhA hai, makAna ne tumheM nhiiN| dhana tumhAre pIche nahIM hai varan tuma dhana ke pIche lage hue ho| makAna giregA to tuma roproge, tumhAre girane se makAna nahIM royegaa| pakar3a ke sUtradhAra tuma svayaM ho| isalie kRpayA, yaha mata pUcho ki saMsAra se mukta kaise hoN| samAdhAna isa bAta kA cAho ki pakar3a se mukta kaise hoN| tuma to mukta hI ho| khambhe ko pakar3a kara yaha mata pUcho ki mukta kaise hoM ! jaise ise pakar3A hai vaise ise chor3a do, yahI mukti kA mArga hai| purAnI kahAniyA~ kahatI haiM ki taba logoM ke prANa svayaM meM na hokara kisI aura meM huA karate the| kabhI-kabhI aisA huA karatA ki kisI AdamI para sau talavAroM ke vAra ke bAvajUda use mArA nahIM jA sakatA thA, kyoMki usake prANa svayaM meM nahIM, varan kisI tote meM hote| agara tote kI gardana maror3a do to AdamI apane Apa mara jAtA hai / pahale jamAne meM totoM' meM prANa aTake rahate the| aba 'totoM' kA sthAna tijoriyoM' ne le liyA hai| tijorI meM dhana bar3hA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 bhagavattA phailI saba ora aura AdamI ke prANa phUla kara kuppe ho gye| dhana ghaTA to prANa sUkha gye| kyoMki prANa tijorI meM aTake haiN| pahale 'nUrajahAM' meM prANa aTake the, bAda meM 'tAjamahala' meN| agara yaha kahate ho ki 'lailA-majana' aura 'hIra-rAMjhA' meM sAta janma kA prema hai to isakA artha yaha huA ki tumhArI pakar3a eka janma kI nahIM, balki janma-janmAntara kI hai| isalie agara pakar3a DhIlI ho jAe to mukti ke AsAra sApha najadIka ho aayeNge| do bacce Apasa meM jhagar3a rahe the| eka kaha rahA thA, tU jhUTha bola rahA hai-'vaha kAra merI hai| dUsare ne tevara badalate hue kahA ki nahIM vaha merI kAra hai| maiMne socA ye bacce kisa kAra ke lie jhagar3a rahe haiM kyoMki vahA~ to koI kAra thI hI nhiiN| maiMne unase jhagar3ane kA kAraNa pUchA to ve kahane lage ki hama khela, khela rahe haiN| khela yaha hai ki rAste para gujarane vAlI kAra ko jo pahale dekha legA vaha usakI hogii| merA eka sau bAraha pvAiMTa hai aura isakA eka sau teraha / abhI kucha sekeNDa pahale yahA~ se jo kAra gujarI, yaha kahatA hai ki pahale kAra para usakI najara par3I, jabaki merA dAvA yaha hai ki pahale to maiMne hI dekhI thii| maiMne pAyA ki yaha khela nahIM vAstava meM merepana kI pakar3a hai| roDa para calane vAlI kAra ko bhI hama apanI kahane para tule hue haiN| bhikhArI sar3aka para baiThate haiM aura use bhI apanI mAna lete haiN| jahA~ jo bhikhArI bhIkha mAMgatA hai, vahAM koI dUsarA nahIM baiTha sktaa| mAno unhoMne vahIM baiThane kA bImA karA rakhA ho| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala 57 ___ saMsAra se mukta hone ke lie saMsAra kI pakar3a chodd'o| jIvana ke atIta ko par3hoge to pakar3a DhIlI hogii| jIvana kA atIta ThIka vaisA hI hai jaise upanyAsa ke par3he hue panne hote haiN| marate vakta koI hamAre sAtha nahIM hotA, sAtha hotI hai kevala smRtiyoM kI pottliyaaN| smRti utanI hI tIvratara aura pragAr3hatama hotI hai, jitanI majabUta pakar3a hotI hai| dhana nahIM, varan dhana kI pakar3a chor3anA jarUrI hai| saMsAra kI bajAya saMsAra kI pakar3a chor3anI caahie| pakar3a kA chUTanA hI jIvana meM 'saMnyAsa kA zaMkhanAda' hai| tyAga ke do rUpa hote haiM, jinameM eka bAharI hai aura dUsare kA sambandha hamAre bhAva-jagata se hai| dhana ko chor3anA, tyAga kA geruyAM bAnA pahananA hai| dhana kI pakar3a chor3anA mana ko raMgAnA hai| 'mana na raMgAye, raMgAye jogI kapar3A', mukti aba taka isalie na mila pAyI kyoMki gharabAra ke tyAga ko hI sarvAdhika mahattva diyaa| eka mata ke anusAra mukti pAne ke lie muni bananA anivArya hai aura muni banane ke lie 'nagna' honA pahalI zarta hai| usake anusAra muni taba taka muni nahIM, jaba taka vaha 'nagna' nahIM hai| usakA kahanA hai ki mahilAeM mukti nahIM pA sakatI, isalie kyoMki ve 'nirvastra' nahIM ho sktii| tyAga kI yaha misAla bAharI pahacAna bhale hI ho jAya, para antara-krAnti kA vastroM ko raMgAne aura haTAne se koI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 bhagavattA phailI saba ora maulika sambandha nahIM hai| aisA nahIM ki nagna hone se mukti mila jAyegI aura aMgochA pahana lene se naraka kI sIr3hiyAM najara A jAyeMgI / parigraha kA parityAga karane ke lie chUTanA cAhie grahaNa bhAva / pakar3a bhAva | 'mucchA parigaho vutto' / mUrcchA hI parigraha hai / mUrcchA pakar3a hai, mUrcchA kA tyAga hI aparigraha kI artha- asmitA hai / kundakunda kA vaktavya hai bhAvo hi paDhamaliMgaM raNa davvaliMgaM ca jANa paramatthaM / bhAvo kAraNabhUdo guNadosANaM jiraNAM beMti / / bhAva hI prathama liMga hai / isalie dravyaliMga ko paramArtha mata jAno / vAstava meM bhAva hI guNadoSoM kA kAraNa hai / 'bhAvaliMga' jIvana kI dhArmikatA kA pratinidhitva karatA hai / 'liMga' kA artha hai vaha svarUpa jisase pahacAna hotI hai / mAlA, chApA, tilaka, bAnA, morapicchI, kamaNDala, daNDa, kASAya cIvara - ye saba vyAvahArika pahacAna aura vyAvahArika saMyama ke lie hai / inakI apanI upayogitAeM hotI haiM, kintu bhAva rahita apanAyA gayA koI bhI liMga, veSa utanA hI mahattva rakhatA hai jitanA gaMje ke sira para 'heyara viga' / jaba taka mana meM jahara bharA huA hai taba taka sarparAja cAhe kASAya pror3ha le yA geruprAM, zera kI khAla or3ha lene mAtra se gIdar3a zera nahIM ho jAtA / 'siMhatva' hI zera kI pahacAna hai / veSa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala 56 parivartana, nAma parivartana aura sthAna-parivartana hI sAdhutva kI sahI kasauTI nahIM hai| yahA~ se sAdhutva kI zuruAta bhale hI mAnI jAtI ho, usakA vikAsa to bhAvanidrA ke TUTa jAne para hI sambhava hai| dravyaliMga to hara kisI ke balabUte kI bAta nahIM ho sktii| bhAvaliMga to vicAroM ke parivartana kI kahAnI hai| saMnyAsa vicAroM kI AdhyAtmika krAnti hai| yadAkadA aisA hotA hai ki vyakti kisI kI preraNA se, upadeza se prabhAvita hokara dIkSita saMnyasta ho jAtA hai| kisI kI preraNA se jIvana bhara ke lie sAdhu kA bAnA to pahana letA hai magara jIvana bhara ke lie prAcAra-zuddhi, bhASA-zuddhi, vicAra-zuddhi aura mano-zuddhi kI pahala kaThina hai| bAhara kA tyAga-vairAgya, mahattva avazya rakhatA hai, kintu jIvana ke mUlya antara-pravRttiyoM para AdhArita haiN| tyAga kI mahimA bhItara bhI ho aura bAhara bhii| bAhara ho para bhItara na ho to jIvana ke antastala meM adhyAtma pratiSThita na ho paayegaa| bhItara ho para bAhara na ho to pUrNa na hote hue bhI apUrNa na khlaayegaa| jahA~ bAhara aura bhItara donoM ke bIca santulana kA samAyojana hai, vahA~ 'rima-jhima, rima-jhima barase nUrA, nUra jahUra sadAbhara puuraa'| jaisA bhItara hai vaisA hI bAhara ho / jaisA bAhara hai vaisA hI bhItara saMcarita ho| bAhara kA tyAga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora tabhI sacce arthoM meM apanI mahanIyatA ko zilAlekhita kara pAtA hai, jaba bAhara kA tyAga bhItara se abhivyakta ho| kundakunda svayaM virakta adhyAtma santa the| saMnyAsa ke bAharI taura-tarIkoM ke hisAba se unhoMne jo kucha bhI tyAgA, vaha phakIrI kA zikhara rUpa thaa| kundakunda banavAsI rahe / guphAoM meM hI sAdhanA kI aura bAne ke nAma para nagnatA thii| jaise mahAvIra nagna rahe vaise kundakunda bhI nagna rhe| bhojana ke nAma para eka dina meM eka samaya bhojana kiyaa| para itanA kucha hote hue bhI kundakunda ne yaha kahane kA sAhasa dikhAyA ki dravyaliMga/veza-vidhAna ko paramArtha mata jaano| kundakunda ImAnadAra rhe| ImAnadAra hI aisI bAta kaha sakatA hai| jitane ImAnadAra kundakunda mileMge, utane unake anuyAI nhiiN| kundakunda ko mAnane vAle to kahate haiM dravyaliMga pahalA caraNa hai| ve kahate haiM nagnatA to mukti kA pahalA sUtra hai| binA nagna hue ve mukti kI sambhAvanA ko svIkAra nahIM krte| agara aisA hai to unakI mukti bhI vaisI hI saMkIrNa hai jaisI saMkIrNa unakI mAnyatA / nagnatA ko bhI unhoMne sAdhu kA eka bAnA banA liyA hai| jabaki nagnatA to bAnoM se mukta hai| merA nivedana to yaha hai ki nagnatA agara svAbhAvika taura para khila Aye to use prema se svIkAra kara lenA caahie| nagnatA ke lie bhI jora-jabaradastI ! tuma kahoge sAdhu bananA hai to pahale apane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala kapar3e utAro, naMge hoo| sAdhutA kI bar3I khataranAka prakriyA apanA rakhI hai| nagna karake yadi sAdhu-saMnyAsI ko banavAsI banA do to khatare phira bhI kama haiN| tuma eka vyakti ko nagna karake zahara meM bheja rahe ho| nagnatA banavAsI ke lie hai, zahara ke lie nhiiN| yaha prayAsa to banavAsiyoM ko zahara meM lAne ke haiM aura zaharavAsiyoM ko banavAsa dene ke| yadi sArA zahara jaMgala meM calA gayA to jaMgala, jaMgala kahA~ rahegA, jaMgala zahara bana jaayegaa| bAhya parivartana ko itanA adhika mUlya mata do| svAbhAvika taura para bAhya krAnti sambhava ho to usakA svAgata kro| anyathA jIvana mUlyoM kI parizuddhi para hI apanA dhyAna aura cintana kendrita kro| nagna hai to sAdhu mAnate ho aura benagna ko amuni| yaha sAdhutA kA sahI mApadaNDa nahIM hai| kundakunda to kahate haiM--suttA amuNi, asuttA munni| jo supta hai, mUcchita hai, vaha amuni hai| jo amUcchita hai, asupta jAgRta hai, vaha muni hai| isa nagnatA ke calate hamane apanI dRSTi kitanI saMkucita banA lI hai| puruSa to phira bhI nagna ho jAyegA, nArI nagna na ho paayegii| hAlAMki nArI bhI nirvastra ho sakatI hai| para isa dUSita samAja ke calate nhiiN| mahilA santoM meM kevala lajjA hI nirvastra huI hai| puruSa to kapar3e pror3ha kara bhI naMgA hI hai| dekha nahIM rahe ho usakI A~khoM meM jhalakatI vaasnaa| rAste para hI kyoM na calanA ho, usakI dRSTi nArI ke janmasthala aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 bhagavattA phailI saba prora vakSasthala para hI ghUmatI rahatI hai / tumhAre svabhAva meM to hai vAsanA aura bAnA hai brahmacarya kA, yaha sahaja mArga nahIM vakra mArga hai / brahmacarya kA bAnA to taba sArthaka hotA hai, jaba antasthala meM brahma kI vAsanA mukta caryA hotI hai / rAjacandra jaise adhyAtma sAdhaka kahate haiM vaha sAdhana bAra ananta kiyo / tadapi kachu hAtha haju na paGyo / aisA nahIM hai ki hamane aba taka kabhI sAdhu jIvana aMgIkAra na kiyA ho / apane gujare hue janmoM meM kaI bAra sAdhu bane hoMge, phira bhI sthiti tadanurUpa hI hai / yama kiye, niyama liye, saMyama bhI pAlA banavAsa bhI liyA, padmAsana bhI kiyA, mauna prANAyAma bhI kiyA, zAstra bhI par3he aura zAstrArtha bhI kiyA / isake bAda bhI tumhAre kyA hAtha lagA ? 1 jo huA bAhya bhUmikAoM para AdhArita thA / agara jur3e hote antasthala se to bhAvazreNi ke mArga se kahA~ ke kahA~ pahu~ca gaye hote / sthiti to yaha hai ki hama apanI pandraha mAnA jindagI to duniyAdArI / dukAnadArI meM pUrI karate haiM / dharmadhyAna meM to muzkila se eka mAnA jindagI jAtI hogI aura vaha bhI Upara-Upara / pandraha minaTa mandira meM lagAte ho aura paune - caubIsa ghaNTe saMsAra meM / pAnA to cAhate haiM, paramAtma svarUpa ko aura use rakha chor3A hai apanI AvazyakatAoM kI katAra meM sabase anta meM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakar3a kA chUTanA saMnyAsa kI pahala 63 mandira meM pujArI ne kisI se pUchA ki tumhArI pahalI AvazyakatA kyA hai| usane kahA 'sundara patnI' kahA, dUsarI, bolA 'mAruti vaina', pUchA tIsarI, jabAba milA- 'apanA makAna' / AvazyakatAoM kI katAra meM usane bIsoM cIjeM ginA dI, magara paramAtmA kA to usa katAra meM kahIM nambara nahIM AyA / ghara meM baiTha kara bhI kAra ke bAre meM socate ho aura mandira meM jAkara bhI / saMsAra meM rahakara saMsAra ke bAre meM socA to bAta mAmUlI hai| jaba mandira natIjA yaha khatarA to taba hai meM jAkara bhI sAMsArikatA ke bAre meM socate ho| hogA ki mandira - mandira na raha pAyegA / mandira bhI saMsAra aura bAjAra ho jAyegA / paramAtmA taba milate haiM, jaba AvazyakatAoM kI katAra meM sabase pahalI AvazyakatA paramAtmA hI ho / paramAtmA to taba milate haiM jaba use pAne ke lie, apanA saba kucha balidAna karane ke lie taiyAra ho / dharma koI aisI cIja nahIM hai ki pandraha minaTa to dharma kareM aura paune caubIsa ghaNTe dharma ke viparIta cleN| dharma to jIvana kI parachAMI honI caahie| na kevala hamArA hara varga, balki hara sAMsa bhI dharma ke saMgIta se paripUrNa ho / nahAne ke lie tAlAba meM utarate ho aura bAhara nikalate hI apanI sUDa meM dhUla, kardama apanI pITha para uMDelate ho| yaha vAstava meM Atma-pavitratA kI zakti nahIM, varan krAnti hai / bhAva-svarUpa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 bhagavattA phailI saba ora ko mahattva dene vAlA hI zAnti ko samajha sakatA hai aura bhItara tathA bAhara ke antardvandva se mukta nirdvandva ho sakatA hai / vAstava meM bhAva hI guNa doSoM kA mUla kAraNa hai, bAhara kA tyAga aura bhItara kA tyAga aisI doharI bhUmikAoM kI bajAya hameM usa tala para zrAnA cAhie, jahA~ bAhara-bhItara kA bheda hI na rhe| jIvana meM aisI rozanI prakaTa ho jAnI cAhie jo bhItara aura bAhara samAna rUpa se prakAza phailAye, andhakAra haTAye / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 10 agasta 1661, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra tipayAro so appA, paramaMtara bAhiro hu dehINaM / tattha paro jhAijjai, aMtovAeNa caivi bahirappA / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 'kundakunda', prAtmavAda ke prastotA haiN| unake cintana ke sAre kabUtara, AtmA ke hI AkAza meM ur3ate haiN| ve cAhe jisa mArga kI carcA kareM, usa mArga kA mArgaphala to AtmA meM hI niSpanna hogaa| isalie AtmA hI unakA Adarza hai aura AtmA hI yathArtha hai| ___ 'pAtmA' eka aisA zabda hai jo apanI saMcetanA kA, selpha kaoNnsiyasanesa kA paryAya hai| yaha, vaha UrjA hai jo mana, vacana aura zarIra/badana meM rahate hue bhI unase alaga bhI apanA astitva rakhatI hai| prAtmA kA kabhI-kabhI mana ke paryAya rUpa meM bhI upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| Adama loga AtmA ko bhautika vastu mAnate the| khUna aura sAMsa jaisI cIjeM hI AtmA kahalAtI thiiN| aba aisA nahIM hai| yaha sahI hai ki sAMsa AtmA kI paricAyaka hai| para AtmA pUrNataH sAMsa nahIM hai| vaha to saba sAMsoM ke sAMsa meM hai| sAMsa to zarIra aura AtmA ke saMyoga ko banAye rakhane kI kar3I hai| isalie agara AtmA anubhUti hai to sAMsa usakI abhivyakti / dharma meM prAtmA ko azarIrI mAnA jAtA hai| yaha vaha zakti hai, jo bhidatI nahIM hai isalie abhedya hai, yaha maratI bhI nahIM hai isalie yaha amara hai / yaha janma aura mRtyu ke bIca hI nahIM, janma aura mRtyu ke pAra bhI astitva banAye rakhane meM samartha hai| AtmA, maraNadharmA nahIM hai maraNa dharmA to zarIra hai| AtmA taka mRtyu kI pahu~ca nahIM hai| para hA~, mRtyu una sabako to girA hI DAlatI hai jinase 'AtmA' abhivyakta hotI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 bhagavattA phailI saba ora AtmA amara hai, abhautika zakti hai, jisakA astitva zarIra meM aura zarIra ke bAhara bhI banA rahatA hai| svatantra rUpa meM astitva banAye rakhane meM samartha hai| aphalAtUna ne prAtmA ko 'zAzvata pratyaya' kahA hai| pratyaya vaha hai jisakI pratIti ho ske| AtmA anubhava gamya hai| Atma jJAna kA artha hI Atma pratIti hai| AtmA taka pahu~cane ke lie hameM una sAre tAdAtmyoM se Upara uThanA hogA jo prAtma-atirikta haiN| Upara uThane kA artha svayaM kA kisI se viccheda nahIM hai varan apanI paMkhur3iyoM ko kIcar3a se lipta hone se bacAnA hai| jaise naukA sAgara meM calatI hai, sAgara se alaga hokara nahIM varan sAgara se Upara uThakara calatI hai| dehAtIta hone kA mAyanA yahI hai ki apane Apako deha se ThIka vaise hI uThA lo jaise naukA sAgara se Upara hotI hai| naukA sAdhana hai, pAra lagane kaa| para tabhI, jaba naukA sAgara se Upara ho| jahAM naukA para sAgara AnA zurU ho gayA, vahA~ naukA, naukA na raha pAyegI patthara kI zilA ho jAyegI, vahA~ pAra laganA, ho hI na pAyegA, maMjhadhAra meM hI DUbanA hogaa| zarIra bhI sAdhana hai 'zarIramAdya khalu dharmasAdhanam' / zarIra dhArmikatA kA sAdhana hai| sAdhana tabhI taka sahAyaka hotA hai jaba taka sAdhana hAvI na ho| sAdhana kA sAdhya para car3ha AnA hI puruSArtha kA asAdhya roga hai| saMsAra, sAgara hai| zarIra, naukA hai jIva, nAvika hai| sAdhaka loga samajhadArI aura jAgarukatA ko patavAroM se pAra ho jAte haiN| svabhAva meM jInA hI Atma-jIvana hai| vibhAva se svabhAva meM cale Ane kA nAma hI adhyAtma-yAtrA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala AtmA to jIvana kI AjAda hastI hai| isakI anubhUti nitAnta nijI aura vyaktigata hotI hai| khuphiyA bhI itanI ki kisI ko kAnoMkAna khabara bhI na ho| isalie adhyAtma kI prayogazAlA meM hone vAle AtmA ke anubhava prAtyantika gopanIya rahate haiN| vijJAna ke kSetra meM jo mahattva 'prayoga' kA hai, adhyAtma ke kSetra meM vahI 'anubhava' kA hai| vijJAna ke prayoga hI anubhava haiM aura adhyAtma ke anubhava hI dUsare zabdoM meM 'prayoga' haiN| vijJAna kA mArga prayoga se anubhava kI ora le jAtA hai jabaki adhyAtma, anubhava ko hI prayoga mAnatA hai / isalie agara tuma vaijJAnika buddhi rakhate ho to adhyAtma ke mArga para tumhArI buddhi bAdhA bana jaayegii| bAta-bAta meM zaka-zubaha hogaa| yahA~ pratyakSa prayoga kama, saMketa hI adhika mileNge| nijatva kI prayogazAlA, hai hI kucha aisii| adhyAtma kI Dagara para pAMva aMgar3AI le, saubhAgya kI bAta hai, jahA~ se cala rahe ho acchI taraha se pahale Azvasta ho lo| kahIM aisA na ho ki pA~va bar3hane ke bAda tumheM prasthAna bindu yA padacihna yAda aaye| saMnyAsa, AtmA ke prati vizvAsa hai| yaha saMsAra kI smRti nahIM varan saMsAra kI vismRti hai| jise saMsAra kI sahI samajha paidA ho gaI, vaha saMnyAsa ke mAhaula meM Akara saMsAra kI yAdadAztI se nahIM gujarate / saMsAra kA rAga, saMsAra chor3ane se nahIM TUTatA varan samasta pUrvaka Ane vAlI nirliptatA se chUTatA hai| mukti ke do hI sUtra haiM-sarvaprathama to yaha ahasAsa ho ki jahA~ hama haiM, vahA~ Aga dhadhaka rahI hai aura dUsarA yaha ki For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba prora jisa dizA meM chalAMga mAranA cAhate haiM, vahA~ amRta kI rimajhima rimajhima barasAta hai / isalie do cIjoM kI jarUrata hai - zrAga kA bodha aura sAvana kA bodha / zrAge kadama vahI bar3hAyegA jo apanI vartamAna sthiti se prasantuSTa hai / agara hameM laga rahA hai ki hamArI zayyA phUloM para hai to anya kisI vikalpa kI talAza hamArA mana kabUla hI nahIM karegA / hama par3e to haiM kAMToM ke bichaunoM para, aura kAMToM ko phUla samajha liyA hai / yaha hamArA ajJAna hai / ajJAna hI paratantratA aura tAdAtmya kA setu hai / 70 setu kevala jJAna kA hotA ho, aisA nahIM hai| ajJAnatA hI setu hotA hai / jJAna kA setu, usa pAra se isa pAra lAtA hai / yaha vibhAva se svabhAva kI ora lauTane kI yAtrA hai / ajJAna, jJAna kA andhApana hai / yaha jJAna kA viparyaya hai / prajJAna isa kinAre se usa kinAre kI ora jAnA hai / yaha svabhAva se vibhAva kI yAtrA hai / isa kinAre kA artha hai- 'brahma vihAra' aura usa kinAre kA artha hai - 'lokavihAra' / hameM isa kinAre kA, apane kinAre kA svAmI honA hai / jAnA kahIM nahIM hai / jahA~-jahA~ gaye haiM mahaja vahA~ se lauTanA hai / I tIrthaMkara hone kA mAyanA yahI hai ki usa kinAre se isa kinAre para pahu~ca gayA / logoM ne to artha lagAyA hai isa pAra se usa pAra jAne vAlA vyakti tIrthaMkara hai / unakI dRSTi meM yaha kinArA saMsAra hai aura vaha kinArA - 'mukti', jabaki satya yaha hai ki vaha kinArA saMsAra hai aura yaha kinArA - mukti / isa kinAre se usa kinAre kI yAtrA to pratikramaNa hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 71 pratikramaNa to, vApasI kI prakriyA hai| citta kI pravRttiyA~ jahA~-jahA~ huI haiM, vahA~-vahA~ se svayaM kA lauTa AnA, antarmandira kI tIrthayAtrA hai| AtmA, hamArI mUla sampadA hai| vaha kahIM aura nahIM, kastUrI to kuNDala meM hI samAyI hai / kabIra kA bar3A prasiddha sUkta hai-'kastUrI kuNDala bsai'| hamArI sampadA svayaM hamAre pAsa hai, mUr3ha puruSa saMsAra ke registAna meM mahaka kA mArA, dara-dara bhaTaka rahA hai| saba kucha vikSipta aura lahUluhAna huA calA jA rahA hai| isalie prAtmA kI khoja kisI cIja ko talAzanA nahIM hai, yaha to svayaM kA svayaM meM honA hai| sukha aura Ananda kA mUla srota to antarjagata kI hI jamanotrI meM hai| bAhara ke jagata meM, sukha ke kore saMvAda mila sakeMge, magara yaha mata bhUlo ki jinase hama sukha ke saMvAda kara rahe haiM, ve pahale se hI duHkhI haiN| apanA duHkha halkA karane ke lie par3osI ke ghara jA rahe haiM jabaki par3osI khuda pahale se hI parezAna hai| yoM du:kha halkA nahIM hotA balki sAntvanA ke nAma para duHkha kA vinimaya hotA hai| hama apanA dukhar3A ro rahe haiM aura par3ausI apanA dukhdd'aa| kisI se tasallI pAne ke bajAya usa kAraNa ko DhUr3hane kA prayAsa kareM jisase duHkha paidA hotA hai, usa sthAna ko tarAzane kI ceSTA kareM jahA~ du:kha ke kA~Te lage haiN| hamArA mana hI to vaha sthAna hai, kaSAya aura rAga-vaimanasya hI to ve kAraNa haiM, jinase tanAva, ghuTana aura vaicArika pratispardhA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora duHkha se Upara uThane kA pahalA mArga hI hai ki duHkha ko bhUla jAo / roga hai to zarIra ko bhUla jAo, tanAva hai to vicAroM se Upara uTha jAo, nIMda meM bhI vikSiptatA hai to mana se mukta ho jAo / saMgIta suno, zarIra se vicAroM meM cale jAoge | dhyAna karo, vicAroM se mana meM cale jAoge / zUnya zAMta ho jAo, mana ke bhI pAra ho jAoge / zrAtmA, mana-vacana aura zarIra kA agalA caraNa hai / paramAtmA, AtmA kI hI prakAzamAna caitanya dazA hai / 72 , kundakunda jIvana ke isa anUThe vijJAna se gahare paricita the / prAja ke sUtra meM ve paramAtmA ke dhyAna kA pratipAdana kareMge / paramAtmA kA dhyAna karane kI preraNA deMge, kintu unhoMne apane sUtra meM kucha aise sUtroM kA prayoga kiyA hai jinheM maiM paramAtma dhyAna kI bhUmikA kahU~gA / agara aba taka parama satya se sAkSAtkAra nahIM huA to isakA artha yaha nahIM ki parama satya bIta gayA hai / tumane sIdhI chalAMga bharanI cAhI jabaki sAdhanA to iMca-dara-iMca, kadama-dara-kadama bar3hanA hai | yaha rAstA itanA phisalana bharA / kAI jamA hai ki pAMva jamane kaThina lagate haiM | apane viveka ke pAMvoM ko majabUta karo / A~khe khulI hoM-sAmane kI ora / jaise hI pIche jhAMkA, cUka jAoge, atIta kI yAda aura atIta ke sapane sAdhanA ke mArga para sabase bar3I phisalana hai / kundakunda, Atma dRSTA haiM / atIta ve bhI jI cuke haiM, para bhaviSya meM atIta kI punarAvRtti nahIM karanA cAhate / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 73 1 ve vartamAna anupazyI haiM / unakI anuprekSyA, vartamAna se jur3I hai / ve vartamAna ko itanA ujjvala banA lenA cAhate haiM ki bhaviSya kI U~cI sambhAvanAeM, vartamAna meM hI sAkAra ho jAyeM / bAhara se haTo antara meM lauTo aura paramAtmasvarUpa meM tallIna ho jAno, yahI kundakunda kA adhyAtma hai / 1 unakA sUtra hai-- tipayAro so appA, paramaMtara bAhiro hu dehINaM / tattha paro bhAijjai, aMtovAeraNa caivi bahirappA | 'AtmA tIna prakAra kI hai - antarAtmA, bahirAtmA aura paramAtmA / antarAtmA ke upAya dvArA bahirAtmapana ko chor3akara paramAtmA kA dhyAna karanA cAhiye / AtmA ke tIna rUpa haiM-- bahirAtmA, antarAtmA aura paramAtmA / jo bAhara hai vaha bahirAtmA hai / jo andara hai vaha antarAtmA hai / paramAtmA, bAhara aura bhItara ke dvaita se mukti hai / bahirAtmA saMsArI hai / antarAtmA saMnyAsI hai / paramAtmA saMbuddha hai / bahirAtmA ke phUla bikhare haiM, antarAtmA ne piro rakhe haiM / paramAtmA, phUloM kA itra hai / parapadArtha meM satva ko niyojita karane vAlA bahirAtmA hai / svayaM kI ora lauTanA antarAtmA hai / paramAtmA, kaivalya svarUpa meM sthitaprajJa honA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 bhagavattA phailI saba ora jo mUcchita hai, vaha bahirAtmA hai| jAgrata puruSa antarAtmA hai| paramAtmA svayaM kI parAsthiti hai| jo svayaM ko pUchatA hai ki maiM kauna hU~, antarAtmA vahI hai| antarAtmA, vastutva kA jJAtA hai, nijatva kA sAkSI hai, jise svayaM se kucha par3I hI nahIM hai| pratibimba ko hI bimba mAna rakhA hai, vahI bahirAtmA hai| paramAtmA to svayaM kI samagratA kA svayaM meM adhiSThAna hai| kundakunda kahate haiM ki antarAtmA ke upAyoM ke dvArA bahirAtmapana ko chodd'o| patA hai, bahirAtmapana kA sambandha kisase hai ? kisase chor3oge ise ? mana, vacana aura kAyA se bahirAtmapana ko chor3o aura antarAtmA meM prArohaNa kro| paramAtmA kA dhyAna tabhI sadha paayegaa| paramAtmA kA dhyAna to AkhirI caraNa hai| bahirAtmapana ko chor3anA pahalI zarta hai aura antarAtmA meM prArohaNa karanA dUsarI zarta / bAhara ke rAsa bhI racAte raho aura Atmajagata kA kArya bhI sAdhanA cAho to kaise sambhava hogA? eka paMtha do kAja vAlI uktiyA~ jIvana-vijJAna meM lAgU nahIM hotii| yahA~ to eka paMtha aura eka kAja hotA hai| donoM meM rasa loge, to na idhara ke rahoge na udhara ke| ajIba khicar3I bana jaayegii| hama aba taka aisA hI to karate cale Aye haiN| kucha dera dharma kara lete haiM aura kucha dera beiimaanii| mandira meM to jAkara paramAtmA kI pUjA karate haiM aura bAjAra meM Akara milaavttkhorii| jisa dina bAjAra bhI tumhAre lie mandira ho jAyegA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala paramAtmA kA dhyAna usI samaya apanI sArthakatAoM ko chU degaa| kundakunda kI sAdhanA prakriyA meM bahirAtmapana pahalI bAdhA hai / mana, vacana aura kAyA kA sammohana hI bahirAtmapana kI AdhArazilA hai| zarIra sthUla hai| vicAra, sUkSma zarIra hai| mana, vicAroM kA koSAgAra hai| zarIra to hameM dikhAI par3atA hai para zarIra ke parde ke pIche vicAroM kI saghana parte haiN| mana kI parata zarIra aura vicAra kI partoM se adhika sUkSma hai| mana hI to vaha maMtraNAkakSa hai jahA~ se vicAra, zarIra aura saMsAra kI sArI tAdAtmya bharI gatividhiyA~ saMcAlita hotI haiN| isalie pahalI parata hai--'shriir'| dehAtIta hone kA artha vahI hai ki zarIra ke prati svayaM kA sambandha zithila kara do| jo vyakti zarIra ke prati jitanA adhika Asakta hai, zArIrika pIr3AeM use utanI hI vyathita karatI haiN| bhale hI ghAva ho, bukhAra ho yA aura koI vedanA ho yadi dehAtIta hokara jIte ho to tuma roga ko jIta jaanoge| hamAre zarIra meM koI phor3A ho, phira bhI agara hama muskurAte haiM to isakA mAyanA yaha huA ki deha se alaga hone kI zakti hamameM A gaI hai| deha bhAva ko kama karo, to deha se alaga honA AsAna hai| yogAsanoM kA mahattva deha bhAva se Upara uThane ke liye hI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora yoga meM zvAMsa-patha ke jariye deha se vicAroM meM praveza kiyA jAtA hai| prANAyAma, deha se parAsthiti hai| vicAra, zarIra se gaharI parata hai| vicAroM kI, saMskAroM kI, dhAraNAoM kI kitanI gaharI parte jamIM hai hamAre bhItara / vicAroM kI yAtrA anathaka cAlU rahatI hai| dina ho yA rAta vicAra hameM caubIsa ghaNTe ghere rahate haiN| khAyo, piyo, uTho, soyo, kucha bhI karo, vicAroM kI paridhi to hara samaya apanA gherA bAMdhe rakhatI hai| vicAroM kI ucchRkhalatA samApta karane ke liye hI to nAma-smaraNa aura maMtra-jApa kA mUlya hai| kabhI dhyAna diyA ? ki hama vicAroM aura zabdoM meM kitanA jIte haiN| zabda na bhI ucAro taba bhI cupa kahA~ ho / jo ceharA tumheM zAMta dikhAyI detA hai, kyA kabhI patA kiyA ki usakA mana kitanA bar3abar3A rahA hai| vicAra to zAMta nahIM hai aura tuma jAkara baiThe ho himAlaya meM, saMskAra haiM saMsAra ke aura prAsana hai guphA meM, yaha kaisA virodhAbhAsa pAla rahe ho? guphA meM jAkara baiThane mAtra se mana kA mimiyAnA banda nahIM hogaa| vicAroM ko par3hane aura samajhane se vicAroM ke prati Asakti ttuuttegii| isalie kabhI akele meM baiThakara apane vicAroM ko ThIka vaise hI par3hane kI koziza karanA jaise kisI dUsare kA caritra par3hate ho| zarIra aura vicAra kI agalI parata hai--'mn'| mana vaha hai jo abhI taka vicAra nahIM banA hai| mana, bIja hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 77 vicAra, bIja kA aMkuraNa hai| zarIra kI gatividhiyAM to usI bIja kI phasala hai| tAdAtmya hai, isIlie to zarIra ko bhUkha lagane para kahate ho ki mujhe bhUkha lagI hai| uttejanA paidA hotI hai vicAroM meM jaba ki tuma kahate ho--'maiM uttejita huuN|' sammohita huA hai.-'mana' para tuma kahate ho ki maiM phidA huuN| jo yaha samajhatA hai ki maiM mAtra vizuddha astitva huuN| mana, vacana aura zarIra ke sAtha merA mAtra sAMyogika sambandha hai / unakI bhASA sirpha itanI hI hogI--'bhUkha lagI hai|' 'maiM uttejita hU~', aisA nahIM mAtra itanA hI kahegA-'uttejanA hai'| jahA~ maiM ko jor3A vahIM cUka gye| mana se alaga honA, kaThina isaliye hai kyoMki yaha hama pahacAnate hI nahIM ki hama mana se alaga haiN| hama mana haiM, aisA mAnanA hI to mana kI gulAmI hai| mana meM cAhe acchA Aye aura burA usakA jimmA hama para nahIM hai| hama para kesa to taba calegA jaba hamArI kRti mana ke mutAbika hogI, jo yaha mAnatA hai ki maiM mana nahIM hU~, mana kI burAIyoM kA usase koI tAllukAta nhiiN| cU~ki mana meM vikAra hai, isalie vaha idhara-udhara DolatA hai, nIMda ho, taba bhI vaha jora pakar3atA hai| viveka hI vaha mIDiyA hai, jo mana ko rokatA hai| apane viveka ko hoza meM lApro aura viveka se use apane se alaga phcaano| mana ke anukUla honA bhI ThIka nahIM hai aura haThAt usake For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora khilApha jAnA bhI ucita nahIM hai / mArga to 'taTasthatA' hai / taTastha hokara dekho, use pahacAno / 78 mana se mukta hone ke lie hama isakI sthiti ko samajheM / phraoNyaDa ne manuSya kI mAnasika prakriyAoM para lambA-caur3A vijJAna upasthita kiyA hai| vAstava meM mana kI bhI tIna parteM haiM-- acetana, avacetana aura cetana / acetana mana, gaharI nIMva hai| yahI to manuSya ke jIvana kA bhAgya nirdhArita karatA hai / AkrAmakatA kI sahaja vRtti, acetana mana ke kAraNa hI niSpanna hotI hai / hamAre samasta saMvega aura anubhavoM kA marma, yahI acetana mana hai / avacetana mana cetana aura acetana donoM ke bIca kA vizeSa pradeza hai / yaha sImAvartI pradeza hai / avacetana kSetra meM hI to cetana vAsanAyeM ghusa AtI haiM aura natIjatana sAmAjika jIvana meM avarodhaka kATa-chA~Ta kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai / cetanA, jagata ke sAtha samparka bindu para mana kI satahI abhivyakti hai / mana, zarIra kI sUkSma saMhitA hai / zrAtmA zarIra ke hara svarUpa ke pAra kI sthiti hai / mana se mukta hone ke liye yA to mana aura vicAra ko badala DAlo yA phira unheM bhUla jAo / mAnasika caMcalatAoM ko laMgar3I mArane ke liye maMtroM kA uccAra karo / gahana uccAra se maMtra kI laya aura chanda meM baddha hokara vicAra so jAte haiN| jaba vicAroM se niHstabdha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : mArga evaM mArgaphala 76 banoge tabhI pahalI bAra jAnoge ki mana ke sAtha kaisA tAdAtmya thaa| vicAroM kI taraMge aba kitanI zAMta haiN| maMtra, mana taka le jaayeNge| prAtmA to mana ke bhI pAra hai| ___ dhyAna hI vaha rAjamArga hai, jo hameM bahirAtmapana se Upara utthaaegaa| antarAtmA meM adhiSThita karegA aura paramAtmA ke svarUpa ko saadhegaa| dhyAna, hameM usa zUnya taka le jAtA hai jahA~ hamArI na kevala dehAtIta varan manomukta dazA hogii| dhyAna yogoM kA yoga hai| maMtroM kA maMtra hai| yaha rAstoM kA rAstA hai aura samAdhAnoM kA samAdhAna hai| dhyAna parama prAdhAra hai AtmA taka pahu~cane ke liye| adhyAtma ke sAre mArga dhyAna meM Akara visarjita ho jAte haiN| dhyAna paramAtmA kA sAgara hai, isakI eka bUnda bhI AtmakrAMti ko ghaTita kara jaayegii| apanA dhyAna apane zvAMsa-patha para ArUr3ha karo aura bhItara kI gaharAIyoM meM utara pdd'o| dhyAna meM vaisI ghar3I AtI hai jahA~ hama sArI caMcalatAoM ko pUrI taraha se zAMta pAte haiN| vahA~ niStaraMga hotI hai 'jhiil'| jIvana kA yaha kSaNa antara-prasannatA kA mahotsava hai| vahA~ mauna barasatA hai, zAMti laharAtI hai, prAnanda jagamagAtA hai| taba kI anubhUti pyAra hI pyAra se chalAchala hotI hai| ahiMsA aura karuNA itanI jIvaMta ho uThatI hai ki usakI chalakAhaTa bhI auroM ke liye satsaMga bana jAtI hai| eka bAta taya hai ki jIvana kI yaha anUThI yAtrA andara hI andara hotI hai, Akhira mokSa hai bhI to andara hii| aisA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 bhagavattA phailI saba ora nahIM ki naraka ke Upara pRthvI graha, isase Upara svarga aura svarga ke Upara mokSa, jaisA ki nakzoM meM dikhAyA jAtA hai| bhalA, mokSa kA bhI kabhI koI nakzA hotA hai| svarga, naraka aura mokSa saba hamAre hI bhItara hai| burA mana 'naraka' hai aura acchA mana 'svrg'| mokSa, mana se mukti hai, vicAroM kA nirvANa hai| dhyAna, mArga hai jo hameM mokSa taka le jaayegaa| jItejI mokSa aura 'mahAzUnya' kI anubhUti karA denA hI dhyAna kA saphala prayoga hai| antarjIvana kI prayogazAlA meM prayogoM ko vyAvahArika rUpa deM, caitanya kI dazA ko ujAgara kareM, yahI kAmanA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI 11 agasta 1661, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra dhammeNa hoi liMgaM, Na liMgamatteNa dhammasaMpattI / jANehi bhAvadhamma, kiM te liMgeNa kAyavvo / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI 83 mujhe kundakunda bahuta priya haiN| priya isalie haiM kyoMki kathya kI jaisI sambhAvanAeM kundakunda meM chipI haiM, vaisI anyatra najara nahIM paatii| kundakunda ne jIvana ke vibhinna pahalunoM para bArIkI se ciMtana kara unheM bar3e hI manovaijJAnika DhaMga se prastuta kiyA hai| ve kisI jina dharma ke samarthaka haiM, isalie maiM una para nahIM bola rahA huuN| kundakunda ke jIvana meM jinatva kI pArAdhanA thii| unhoMne satya kI itanI bArIka anubhUti pAI ki kevala unakA jIvana hI usase prakAzavAna nahIM huA, apitu unakI rozanI saba ke kalyANa ke lie phailii| eka sAdhu kI yahI prabhAvanA hotI hai ki usane jo pAyA, use saMsAra ko sauMpa de| kundakunda ke vaktavya bhI hamAre lie prabhAvanA hI haiN| hara vyakti kA kartavya hai ki vaha prabhAvanA svIkAra kare, use ThukarAe nhiiN| kundakunda prabhAvanA de rahe haiN| ise svIkAra kro| prabhAvanA kA artha yaha bhI hotA hai ki jo hama apane lie svIkAra karate haiM vahI sambhAvanAeM hama dUsaroM meM bhI svIkAra kreN| prabhAvanA hama isalie dete haiM tAki hama dUsaroM ko apane gale lagA sakeM aura dUsaroM ko isa bAta ke lie prerita kara sakeM ki ve hamAre gale laga jaaeN| yaha dharma prabhAvanA hai| eka dIpaka hajAroM dIpaka rozana kara detA hai| prAcArya bhI eka aise dIpaka haiM, jo apane jJAna rUpI dIpaka se duniyA ke bujhe hue hajAroM-hajAra dIpaka rozana kara deN| jyoti kI mahimA hI aisI hai| vaha bAMTane se bar3hatI hai| kisI ko apanA dhana doge to vaha kama ho jAegA magara hama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora apanI jyoti bAMTane lageMge to vaha kama nahIM hogI, apitu aura bar3hatI calI jaaegii| prabhAvanA ThIka aisI hI hai, jitanI doge, bar3hegI aura eka jyotirmaya saMgha kA nirmANa hone lgegaa| andhakAra se andhakAra bar3hatA hai aura prema se prema, rozanI se bhI rozanI vaise hI bar3hatI hai| 'tamaso mA jyotirgamaya', he prabhu ! hameM andhakAra se prakAza kI ora, viSa se amRta kI ora, mRtyu se jIvana kI ora le cl| dUsare zabdoM meM, he prabhu ! hama aise karma kareM jisase hamArA jIvana andhakAra se prakAza kI ora jaae| isalie prAcArya aise dIpaka haiM jo hamAre bujhe dIpaka rozana karane meM sakSama haiN| ___ loga satsaMga meM kyoM jAte haiM ? tAki vahA~ jala rahe dIpaka ke sparza se ve apane bujhe hue dIpaka jalA skeN| satsaMga se hI hameM jyoti ko pahacAna hotI hai| sambhava hai, Apa guru ke pAsa jAeM to vahA~ Apako unakA vaktavya sunane ko na mile, mauna ApakA svAgata kre| unakA mauna, kabhI mauna nahIM hotA vahA~ prabhAvanA ho rahI hogii| mauna se bar3I koI aura prabhAvanA ho nahIM sktii| eka AdamI dina bhara lambe-caur3e bhASaNa detA rahe aura sunane vAloM para usakA koI asara hI na ho to usakA bhASaNa nirarthaka hogaa| isake viparIta eka sAdhu mauna baiThA raha kara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI 85 bhI jIvana meM parivartana kI prabhAvanA dene meM sakSama ho sakatA hai| usakA mauna itanA bhArI hotA hai ki hajAroM-hajAra zabda bhI vahA~ baune najara Ate haiN| krodha ko zAMta karane kA aura koI upAya ho yA na ho, mauna bar3e se bar3e krodha ko zAMta karane meM sakSama hai| krodha tabhI hotA hai jaba bolane vAlA koI ho| jahA~ mauna hogA, vahA~ krodha kaise pA sakegA? Aga taba taka hI jalatI rahegI, jaba taka usameM lakar3iyA~ DAlI jAtI rheNgii| Aga meM lakar3iyA~ DAlanI banda kara dIjie, vaha thor3I dera meM hI bujha jaaegii| aisA hI krodha aura mauna kA artha hai| 'bola' kA IMdhana DAlanA banda kara dIjie, mauna ho jAie, krodha apane Apa samApta ho jaaegaa| prAcArya kundakunda ke vaktavya sacamuca aisI prabhAvanA haiM ki agara apanA bujhA huA dIpa unake pAsa le jAoge to unakI jyoti se usa dIpa ko jyotita kara skoge| ve bAMTeMge to unakI jyoti kama na hogI, hA~ tumhArA dIpaka jarUra jala jAegA, tuma apane Apako rozana kara skoge| 'prabhAvanA' zabda kA artha samajhane ke lie eka AviSkAraka kA nAma lenA Avazyaka samajhatA huuN| eka bahuta bar3A AviSkAraka huA jisakA nAma thA kaarl-gustaav-jug| kundakunda aura mahAvIra ne jise prabhAvanA kahA, kArla-gustAva-juga ne 'sinakraoNnisiTI' nAma diyaa| isakA artha yaha hogA ki vo saMgIta, vo taraMga, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora jisake bajane se dUsarA apane Apa prabhAvita ho jAe / idhara tAnasena kI svara laharI chir3I, udhara jaMgala ke jAnavara jhUmane lage / idhara dIpa - rAga gAnA zurU kiyA, udhara dIpa jalane lage / sUraja agara AsamAna meM nikalatA hai to kamala kA khilanA taya hai / eka kA khilanA, dUsare ke khilane kA kAraNa banatA hai / yahI prabhAvanA hai / isalie kundakunda ke vaktavya bahuta prabhAvI haiM / prabhAvanAkArI haiM / 86 hameM apanA bhItara kA daravAjA kholane kI jarUrata bhara hai, meharabAniyAM apane Apa calI AeMgI / kundakunda kI sAdhanA kA mArga sUkSmatama hai / sUkSmatama isalie kyoMki unakI sAdhanA bhItara se bAhara taka jur3I huI hai / yahA~ taka jo abhivyakti ho rahI hai, vaha anubhUti kI abhivyakti hai / isalie kundakunda kA cAritrya kAlpanika yA zrAropita nahIM hai / vaha darzana se upajA cAritrya hai / vaha samyak jJAna se udghATita aura utpanna huAA cAritrya hai / pahalI cIja hai samyak darzana, phira samyak jJAna aura anta meM samyak cAritrya / hama ulTA calate haiM, pahale samyak cAritrya, phira jJAna aura anta meM darzana / AdamI pahale sAdhu banatA hai, phira svAdhyAya karatA hai aura jJAna prApti kA prayAsa karatA hai / kundakunda apane mArga se calate haiN| ve kisI kI anukUlatA ke hisAba se kucha nahIM kaheMge / kundakunda to vahI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI kaheMge, jisase satya udghATita ho sakatA ho| isalie unakA pahalA caraNa hai samyak darzana, phira samyak jJAna aura anta meM hai samyak cAritrya / kevala cAritrya ko mahattva denA prArambha kara diyA to bAhara se to AdamI badala jAegA magara usake bhItara badalAva nahIM zrA pAegA / bhItara viSa hai, to zAnta rahane kI koI bhale hI pratijJA le le, para viSa kabhI bhI prakaTa ho sakatA hai / isalie viSa miTAzro nirviSa kI phuphakAra khataranAka nahIM hotI / eka sAdhaka guru kI talAza meM idhara-udhara ghUmA / anta meM vaha himAlaya meM tapasyA kara rahe eka tapasvI ke pAsa pahu~ca gayA / mahArAja kar3Ake kI ThaNDa meM eka pAMva para khar3e rahakara tapa kara rahe the / sAdhaka ne socA ye guru banAne yogya haiM / usane mahArAja se kahA- maiM bahuta dUra se aura garma pradeza se AyA hU~ / yahA~ mujhe kar3Ake kI ThaNDa laga rahI hai, Apa mujhe thor3I sI Aga de dIjie / mahArAja ne kahA ki yahA~ Aga nahIM hai / rahanA hai to aise hI raho / vaha thor3I dera cupa rahA, phira bolA - mahArAja mujhe Apa thor3I sI Aga de dIjie / mahArAja ne samajhAyA ki bhaiyA yahA~ Aga kyA eka cinagArI bhI na milegI, kyoM apanA aura merA samaya kharAba karate ho, cale jAo / vaha AdamI bhI DhITha thA, bolA- mahArAja 'itanI' sI Aga de diijie| aba mahArAja ko gussA A gayA, bole- 'ajIba pAgala AdamI ho, maiM kaha rahA hU~ ki Aga nahIM hai aura tuma mAMge cale jA rahe ho / aba jo Aga 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora mAMgI to aisA zrApa dUMgA ki jala kara bhaSma ho jaaoge|' vaha AdamI kahane lagA-'pApa to kaha rahe the ki mere pAsa Aga hai hI nahIM, phira ye cinagAriyA~ kahA~ se A rahI haiN|' sAdhu bolA, kauna-sI cinagArI? javAba milA, krodha kI cinagArI, jo bhItara se ubhara rahI hai| isalie jaba taka bhItara samyak darzana paidA na hogA taba taka Upara kA AropaNa bhArabhUta hai| bhItara samyak zuddhi nahIM hai, samyak dRSTi nahIM hai, taba taka pAlA gayA cAritra bAhara se to cAritra bana jAegA magara bhItara cinagAriyA~ zeSa rheNgii| kundakunda kahate haiM tUne bAhara se cAritra bhale hI na pAlA ho, lekina bhItara kI cinagArI zAMta kara lI to vahA~ bhItara kA cAritra apane Apa sadha jaaegaa| sArI duniyA sAdhu nahIM bana sktii| jaMgala meM jAkara ArAdhanA nahIM kara sktii| magara gRhastha meM rahakara sAdhu jIvana to jiyA hI jA sakatA hai| Apa apane ghara meM sAdhu ho jaaeNge| itanA jarUra hogA ki koI caraNoM kI vandanA karane nahIM aaegaa| nAma ke Age 'muni' zabda bhI nahIM lagegA, magara isase ApakA sAdhutva kama nahIM hogaa| Apako 'sAdhu' bananA hai yA nAma kI bhUkha hai ? bhItara se sAdhutva jagAnA hai| adhyAtma apanI hI AtmA kI vizuddhi kA nAma hai, mahatI anuSThAna hai| vaha dUsaroM ke lie nahIM hai, vaha kevala apane lie hai| use apane sAtha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI 86 jor3anA hai| bAhara se bahuta badala cuke ho, aba bArI hai bhItara se badalane kii| maiM jaba choTA baccA thA to eka bagIce meM jAyA karatA thaa| vahA~ ke per3oM para giragiTa bahuta hote the| maiM giragiTa ko dekhatA aura raMga-parivartana ke lie use kaMkara maartaa| kaMkara lagane para giragiTa ghabarAkara apanA raMga badala letaa| isa prakriyA meM mujhe bahuta Ananda aataa| giragiTa koI khatarA dekhakara apanA raMga badala liyA karatA hai, magara vaha rahatA to giragiTa hI hai| raMga badalane se vaha nahIM badala sktaa| sarpa cAhe duzAlA pror3ha le yA digambara ho jAe, jaba taka usameM jahara hai, vaha khataranAka hai aura jahara nikAla dene para vaha sarpa hI nahIM raha paataa| jahara samApta hone para vaha kATanA to nahIM chor3egA, magara usakA kATanA bAda meM nukasAnadeha nahIM hogaa| bhItara se badalAva hI saccA badalAva hai| ___ sAdhanA kI zuruAta hamezA bhItara se hotI hai| Atmavizuddhi kI zuruAta bhI bhItara se hI hotI hai| jahA~ bhItara se behozI calI gaI, vahA~ cAritra apane Apa sadha jaaegaa| mahAvIra nagna rahate the| unakI nagnatA kahA~ se AI thI ? bhItara ke bhAvoM se, samyak darzana se vaha nagnatA AI thii| hamane nagnatA ko bhI eka bAnA banA liyaa| kahate haiM ki jaba taka nagna nahIM hoMge, tapa nahIM ho paaegaa| kucha loga kahate haiM ki strI kI mukti nahIM ho sakatI, kyoMki vaha nagna nahIM ho For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora sktii| to mukti kA sambandha kyA kevala nagnatA se hai ? kevala bAhara ke parivartana ko hI saba kucha mAna liyA jAtA to zAyada aba taka sAre ke sAre loga mukta ho jaate| hama samajhate haiM, hamane kapar3e pahana lie to hamArA naMgApana chipa gyaa| kapar3oM ke bhItara to naMge hI haiN| aura hamane bhI kapar3e kahA~ pahana rakhe haiM, kapar3e to hamAre zarIra ne pahana rakhe haiN| kundakunda kA Aja kA sUtra bahuta krAMti kA sUtra hai| ve yahI kaheMge ki tuma bAharI bhUmikAmoM ko apane para Aropita kara rahe ho| jabaki tumheM apanI mUrchA ko tor3anA hai, apane parigraha ko tor3anA hai| prAja kA vaktavya usa mUrchA ko tor3ane kI hI bAta kahatA hai : dhammeNa hoi liMgaM, raNa liMgamatteNa dhamma sNpttii| jANehi bhAvadhamma, kiM te liMgeNa kAyavvo / dharma-sahita to liMga hotA hai, parantu liMga mAtra se hI dharma kI prApti nahIM hai| isalie tU bhAva rUpa dharma ko jAna, kevala liMga se kyA hogA? guru apane ziSya se kaha rahe haiM 'bhAI ! kevala liMga se kyA hogA? bAhara se apane ko sajA liyA, magara jaba taka bhItara kI sundaratA nahIM hogI, bAhara kI sundaratA bekAra hai / dharma sahita liMga to bhItara kA liMga hai| bAhara se to parivartana hote hI rheNge| jaba taka bhItara se parivartana na hogA taba taka janma-janmAntara kI sAdhanA ke bAvajUda vAstavika parivartana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI 61 nahIM hogA / sAdhu to bana gae, tapasyA bhI khUba karalI magara hAtha kucha na lagA / kevala UparI parivartana para hI santoSa karake baiTha gae to hAtha khAlI hI rahegA / dUra deza se eka mahilA hindustAna ke kisI gA~va meM kisI ke yahA~ mehamAna banakara AI / zrAtithya satkAra kI paramparA kA nibAha karate hue mejabAna mahilA ne use 'pUraNa- polI' banAkara khilAyA / yaha eka viziSTa vyaMjana hai / vaha bahuta prasanna huI aura use banAne kI vidhi puuchii| mejabAna mahilA ne use batA diyA ki besana, ATA aura pAnI kI madada se ise banAyA jA sakatA hai| vaha mahilA apane deza pahu~cI aura pati se kahane lagI ki maiM eka nayA vyaMjana banAnA sIkha kara AI hU~ / Apa apane mitroM ko dAvata de aaie| usakA pati samajhadAra thA, bolA- bhAgyavAna pahale banAkara to dekha le| vaha kahA~ mAnane vAlI thI / usane kahA- are ! banA to rahI hI hU~, Apa to basa apane mitroM ko nimantraNa de Aie / becArA pati gayA aura mitroM ko saparivAra bhojana ke lie kaha zrAyA / mitra A ge| mahilA 'pUraNa- polI' banAne baiThI to usake hAthoM ke tote ur3a ge| vaha pUraNa polI banAne kI vidhi to bhUla hI gii| usane yAda karanA zurU kiyA ki mejabAna mahilA ne kaise banAI thii| use yAda AyA ki usa mahilA ne sapheda sAr3I pahana rakhI thI / isane magara pUraNa-polI phira bhI nahIM kiyA to use yAda AyA ki vaha bhI sapheda sAr3I pahana lI bnii| usane phira yAda For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora mahilA gaMjI thii| usane apane pati se kahA ki jAo kisI nAI ko pakar3a lAo, phira pUraNa-polI bnegii| pati hairAna aura preshaan| phira bhI becArA gyaa| jaba vaha nAI ko lekara pA rahA thA to usakI par3osana milii| usane pUchA ki nAI kI kahA~ jarUrata par3a gii| usane sArA kissA sunAyA to vaha bolI--'bhAI sAhaba, bhAbhIjI usa vyaMjana ke banAne kI vidhi hI bhUla gaI hogii| bAhara se aba sapheda sAr3I pahano yA gaMjI ho jAyo, koI pharka nahIM par3ane vAlA / ' bAhara kI sajAvaTa se kucha na hogaa| vAstavika jJAna jarUrI hai| isakI zuruAta to hameM samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra se hI karanI hogii| pAnI khaula gayA ho to usameM se uThane vAlI bhApa yaha batA degii| bhItara agara parivartana kI krAMti ghaTita ho gaI to vaha cAritra hamezA zuddhatama hI hogaa| vaha Aropita na hogaa| sambhava hai, vaha zAstra meM na mile, magara vaha aAtmA kI pustaka meM jarUra milegaa| vaha svayaM ke saMvidhAna meM se niklegaa| kundakunda kahate haiM asalI liMga to dharma-liMga hai aura vaha bhItara kA liMga hai| bAhara kA liMga sahAyaka jarUra ho jAegA magara vaha adhUrA hI rhegaa| jo bAnA pahana rakhA hai, usakA utanA mola nahIM hai jitanA tumane samajha liyA hai| vaha to sirpha yAda dilAne ke lie hai ki tuma kahA~ ho ? aura tumhArA sthAna kahA~ hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kI loga na pUje, koI bAta nhiiN| sira ke muNDatva aura veza ke siddhatva kI cintA na kreN| jo bhAva-siddha hai aura jo vezasiddha hai usameM yahI to pharka hai| veza-siddha hone se bAnA badala jAegA, nAma badala jAegA, loga pUja leNge| bhAva-siddha vyavahAra meM pUjyapAda na ho pAegA, mukti to usakI caraNa sevA jarUra kara legii| eka sAdhu aisA hai, merI najara meM vaha sAdhu hI hai, vaha anAsakta aura nilipta jIvana jItA thaa| kisI ne mujhe pUchA, Apane use sAdhu kaise kahA ? koI usase nAma pUchatA to vaha kahatA amaracanda / vaha to amaracanda hai| sAdhu ho to nAma amara sAgara yA muni amara sAgara honA caahie| kisI ko sAdhu mAnane ke lie nAma, bAnA jarUrI samajhate ho| yaha sAdhanA to bhAvanAoM se jur3I hai| mUla tathya to yahI hai ki hama bhAvanAoM ke dvArA jitanA samRddha ho sakeM, ho leN| unheM pavitratama bnaaeN| bhItara se badalAva para jora rkho| kevala bAhara se hI AropaNa jArI rakhA to hogA yahI ki hAthI jAegA tAlAba meM, nahAkara bhI AegA magara Ate hI apanI sUDa meM reta bharakara apane hI Upara uchAla legaa| nahAnA bekAra ho jaaegaa| bhAvanAoM kA snAna to aisA hai ki mana caMgA to kaThautI meM bhI gaMgA / isalie kundakunda kahate haiM ki dharma sahita to liMga hotA hai, parantu liMga mAtra se hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 bhagavattA phailI saba ora dharma kI prApti nahIM hotii| isalie tU bhAvarUpa se dharma ko jAna, kevala liMga se to kucha bhI nahIM hogaa| bagaira dharma kA bAhya liMga ulTe ghar3e para pAnI DAlanA hai, gadhe kI pITha para candana kA lAdA DhonA hai| nIMda kholeM bhAvoM kii| bhAva-nidrA se jaganA hI dhArmikatA hai, dharma kI vAstavikatA hai| hRdaya kI A~kheM mukta ho, pAra caleM kuhare ke / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 sambhAvanAe~ zrAtma- zranuSThAna kI 12 agasta 1661, RSikeza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kundakunda-sUtra gANaM caritta-suddhaM, liMgaggahaNaM ca saNa-visuddhaM / saMjama-sahido ya tavo, thoro vi mahAphalo hoi / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ prAtma-anuSThAna kI jIvana aura adhyAtma eka dUsare se isa taraha jur3e hue haiM ki unheM alaga-alaga karake nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| binA adhyAtma kA jovana kabhI jIvana ho nahIM sakatA aura binA jIvana kA adhyAtma jIvanta nahIM ho sktaa| adhyAtma meM do zabda haiM : adhi aura aatmaa| isalie isakA artha huA, jo phailAva lie hai, prAtmA se jur3A huA hai| manuSya kA sIdhA sambandha eka mAtra mAnavIya jIvana se hai| manuSya svayaM apane Apa meM eka jIvana-mUlya hai| isalie jIvana binA adhyAtma ho hI nahIM sktaa| 'jIvana' zabda mUlataH 'jIva' se banA hai| jIvana kA sArA khela jIva se hI hai| jIva aura AtmA meM pharka hai| yadyapi jIva hI AtmA hai aura AtmA hI jIva, magara isameM thor3A pharka hai| jIva to use kahA jAegA jisakA saMsAra meM prAgamana jArI hai aura AtmA use kaheMge jo saMsAra se mukta ho cukA ho| isalie hama saba apane Apa ko prAtmA hone ke bAvajUda jIva hI kheNge| hama AtmA to taba bana pAte haiM jaba vizuddha rUpa se adhyAtma aura AtmA kA anuSThAna ho jaae| isa lie jIvanamukti kA nAma prAtmA hai aura jIvana-yukti kA nAma jIva hai| hama apane jIvana ke tAne bAne ko dekheM to ve samAna hI haiN| kahIM vikalpa ke rUpa meM sItA dharatI se paidA ho jAe, yA koI parakhanalI se janma jAe vaha alaga hai, zeSa ke jIvana kA srota For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 bhagavattA phailI saba ora to eka hI hai| sabhI mA~ kI kokha se hI paidA hote haiN| avatAra bhI, tIrthaMkara bhI, sabhI kokha se hI janma lete haiM / kahIM koI pharka nhiiN| pharka kevala vistAra meM hai| hama apane jIvana ke atIta ko par3heM, to lagegA jaise koI upanyAsa par3ha rahe hoN| jaba kabhI ekAMta meM baiTho to janma se lekara aba taka ke itihAsa ko pddh'naa| atIta ko sAkAra karane kA prayAsa krnaa| jIvana ke isa saphara meM aneka loga mile| kucha loga thor3e dina sAtha bhI rahe, magara bAda meM sAtha chor3a ge| kabhI to aise mahApuruSa mila jAte haiM ki hamArA jIvana saphala ho jAtA hai| hama santuSTa ho jAte haiN| kabhI par3hate-par3hate hI A~kheM A~suoM se bhara jAegI, kabhI harSa hogA / upanyAsa par3hakara bhI aisA hI anubhava hotA hai| jIvana kA pratIta par3hanA jarUra, magara apane Apako usa atIta se cipakA mata lenaa| bIta gayA so bIta gyaa| rIta gayA so rIta gyaa| bItI bisAra denA, Age kI sudha lenaa| atIta kI kamajoriyAM nikAlanA aura socanA Age jIvana meM ye dubArA na hoM aura atIta meM na judd'eN| atIta se cipake rahe, to sArI yAdeM mAnasika yaMtraNA banakara raha jAeMgI aura hama apanA vartamAna bhI kaSTamaya banA leNge| atIta kI yAdeM sukha detI haiM, to kaI bAra pIr3A kA ahasAsa bhI karavAtI haiN| eka bAta to patthara para khIMcI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ prAtma-anuSThAna kI lakIra jaisI hai ki bItA samaya lauTa kara nahIM aataa| ruThe hue deva ko prasanna karanA AsAna hai, magara ruThe samaya ko manAkara lAnA, patthara meM se pAnI nikAlane ke prayAsa jaisA hai| yaha kAma to mumakina hI nahIM hai| nadI meM jo pAnI baha gayA, vaha lauTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| hameM nae kA intajAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| AdamI apane vartamAna aura bhaviSya ke prati saceta rahe, to kahIM koI bhI parezAnI nahIM hai magara AdamI kA sArA jhukAva atIta kI ora hai| vaha smRtiyoM kA moha nahIM chor3a paataa| isalie jaba bhI vaha ekAMta meM hotA hai, vaha vartamAna ke upayoga aura bhaviSya ke nirmANa ke bAre meM nahIM socatA / vaha kevala atIta se jur3A rahatA hai| jo bIta gayA, una yAdoM meM khoyA rahatA hai| yaha jAnate hue bhI ki jo bIta gaI so bAta gaI, magara AdamI bhI kyA kare ? vaha apanI bhAvanAoM para niyaMtraNa nahIM rakha pAtA aura isI kAraNa atIta usakA pIchA nahIM chodd'taa| vaha kevala atIta ke bAre meM socatA rahatA hai aura yaha soca hI sammohana kA kAraNa banatA hai / __ kahate haiM, eka bAra devatAoM meM bahasa chir3a gii| rAma aura lakSmaNa meM jitanA prema hai, usakI tulanA nahIM kI jA sktii| eka devatA ko yaha bAta kucha atizayokti pUrNa lgii| vaha rAma ke zarIra meM praviSTha ho gyaa| rAma turanta niSprANa ho, gira pdd'e| vaidya ne kahA rAma jA rahe haiN| lakSmaNa hataprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 bhagavattA phailI saba ora ho ge| yaha kaise ho sakatA hai| lakSmaNa rAma ke binA jIvita nahIM raha sktaa| yaha kahakara lakSmaNa ne bhI apane prANa tyAga die| aba rAma meM praviSTha devatA kI siTTI-piTTI guma ho gii| are, ye kyA ho gayA ? aura vaha rAma kA zarIra chor3akara bhaagaa| rAma ko hoza AyA to patA calA ki lakSmaNa ne prANa tyAga die| rAma ne vizvAsa nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne logoM se kahA-tuma jhUTha bolate ho| tuma to usa vakta bhI jhUTha bole the jaba maiMne sItA ko vanavAsa de diyA thaa| isalie maiM tuma para to vizvAsa nahIM kruuNgaa| merA lakSmaNa mara hI nahIM sktaa| rAma lakSmaNa ke murdA zarIra ko uThAe-uThAe chaH mAha taka idhara-udhara ghUme tAki kisI bhI prayatna se unameM prANa jIvita kie jA skeN| kAphI samaya bAda jaba murdA zarIra se durgandha Ane lagI to eka sAdhaka ne rAma se kahA-'prabhu ! Apa to avatAra kahalAte haiN| maiM jisa lakar3I ke sahAre calA karatA hU~, vaha TUTa gaI hai, Apa ise jor3a deN|' rAma bole-'bhAI TUTI lakar3I bhalA jur3atI hai, tuma naI lakar3I le lo|' vaha sAdhaka bolA-'naI lakar3I nahIM cAhie, Apa to isI ko jor3a diijie|' rAma ne samajhAyA- 'bAbA, TUTI lakar3I kabhI sAMdhI nahIM jA sktii|' aba ha~sane kI bArI sAdhaka kI thii| vaha bolA-'tuma to avatAra ho, tuma yaha jAnate ho ki TUTI lakar3I nahIM sAMdhI jA sakatI, phira jIvana ko sAMdhane kI bAta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ prAtma-anuSThAna kI kaise karate ho ?' rAma kI A~kheM khulI, are ! maiM kyA pAgalapana kara rahA huuN| per3a se pattA gira cukA hai| manuSya use puna: per3a para cipakAne kA prayAsa karatA hai| AdamI kA yahI sammohana to mithyAtva hai| vaha apane bIta cuke atIta se jur3A rahanA cAhatA hai| jaba taka yaha sammohana rahegA, vaha vartamAna se jur3a nahIM sakatA aura vaha Age nahIM bar3ha skegaa| duryodhana kI rAjasabhA meM bhISma-pitAmaha jaise deva-puruSa, vidura jaise nItikAra, gAMdhArI jaisI mahAsatI mA~, droNa aura kRpAcArya jaise dhurandhara vidvAna the, vahA~ bhI rojAnA dharma aura nIti ke vAkya duryodhana para asara nahIM kara sake aura vaha adharmI hotA gyaa| asala meM vaha una cIjoM se jur3a hI nahIM paayaa| duryodhana kahA karatA thA-'jAnAmi dharmaM na ca me pravRttiH, jAnAmi dharma na ca me nivRttiH / ' maiM dharma ko jAnatA hU~ magara usameM pravRtta nahIM ho paataa| maiM adharma ko bhI jAnatA hU~ magara usase nivRtta nahIM ho paataa| isakA kAraNa hai sammohana / mujhe rAjya kA rAga, zatrutA kA rAga nahIM chor3a paataa| jahA~ vyakti dharma meM pravRtta nahIM ho pAtA, vahIM sammohana use ghere rahatA hai| yadi koI vyakti mUrchA meM hai, Apa use nIti-jJAna kI gaMgA meM nahalA dIjie, vaha sUkhA hI rhegaa| use dharma kI bAta suhAegI hI nhiiN| kisI ko jvara ne jakar3A For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 bhagavattA phailI saba ora ho aura hama use miThAI khilAeM, use acchI lagegI kyA ? phira mUr3ha AdamI ko dharma kaise suhaaegaa| __ manuSya ke bhItara yaha mUrchA, kahIM Upara se Aropita nahIM kI gaI haiN| yaha usake bhItara se hI AI hai| koI AdamI nazA karatA hai to zarAba pItA hai| zarAba ke kAraNa use nazA AtA hai| nazA AdamI ke bhItara nahIM thaa| usane zarAba pI aura naze ko apane bhItara Aropita kara liyaa| phira vaha nazA usake sira para car3hakara bolane lgaa| zarAba pIkara AdamI gAliyA~ bolane lgaa| ye gAliyA~ zarAba ke kAraNa aaii| AdamI sAre aparAdha behozI meM karatA hai / hoza ho to aparAdha nahIM ho paaegaa| ___ eka zarAbI rAta meM derI se ghara phuNcaa| naze meM dhutta thaa| ghara pahu~cakara bAhara lagA tAlA kholane kA prayAsa karane lagA, magara tAlA use najara hI nahIM A rahA thaa| vaha rojAnA dera se ghara lauTatA thA isalie jAte samaya ghara ke tAlA lagAkara jAtA thaa| usa dina jaba kAphI dera taka usase tAlA nahIM khula pAyA to usakI khaTa-khaTa se jAgI usakI patnI ne Upara kI khir3akI se jhAMka kara kahA- kyA huA ? cAbI kho gaI kyA? dUsarI cAbI pheMkU ?' zarAbI bolAcAbI to hai, magara tAlA kho gayA hai| ho sake to Upara se tAlA pheMka do| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ Atma-anuSThAna kI cAbI hai, tAlA bhI hai, magara vaha tAle meM nahIM laga rahI hai / yaha mUrchA, sammohana tor3ane ke lie hI to kundakunda kahate haiM 'gANaM caritta suddhaM liMgaggaharaNaM ca daMsaraNa - visuddhaM / saMjama - sahido ya tavo, thotro vi mahAphalo hoi / / ' jJAna caritra se zuddha hotA hai aura liMga kA grahaNa darzana se zuddha hotA hai / tapa yadi saMyama sahita ho to vaha thor3A hokara bhI mahAphaladAyI hotA hai / 103 kundakunda ke vaktavya kI pahalI sIkha to yaha hai ki jJAna caritra se zuddha hotA hai, isalie caritra jJAna kI kasauTI hai / hama jisa cIja kA pAlana karate haiM, use jAnanA jarUrI hai aura jise jAna liyA, usakA pAlana karanA jarUrI hai| jJAna satya kA AcaraNa hai aura AcaraNa kA satya jJAna hai / donoM hI anivArya haiM / hamane jisa satya ko jAnA hai, vaha hamAre jIvana meM bhI ghaTita honA caahie| jisa caritra kA hama pAlana karate haiM, usakA hameM jJAna honA bhI jarUrI hai / pahale jAno, phira karo / karane se pahale jAno tAki karanA jAnane kI kasauTI ho / isalie jJAna zuruAta hai, lekina caritra jJAna kI kasauTI hai / kitanA bhI jAna cuke ho, jJAna prApta kara liyA hai, yadi isa jJAna ko AcaraNa meM nahIM utArA to vaha jJAna khokhalA hai / jAnakara bhI adhUre rahe / jJAna jIvana meM kahA~ utarA ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 bhagavattA phailI saba ora pahalI kakSA meM pddh'aa| subaha uThate hI paramAtmA kI arcanA karanI caahie| mAtA-pitA ko praNAma karanA caahie| jhUTha nahIM bolanA caahie| magara loga aisA nahIM krte| na to namaskAra karate haiM aura na hI praarthnaa| jhUTha to bolate hI haiM, corI bhI kara lete haiN| pahalI kakSA kA jJAna bhI hamArA nahIM bana paayaa| hama bhale hI kaha deM ki hamane ema. e. kara liyaa| hameM duniyA ke bAre meM yaha bAta mAlUma hai, yaha hameM AtA hai| yaha saba bekAra hai| abhI taka to unheM pahalI kakSA kA jJAna bhI nahIM ho pAyA hai| jo jJAna hameM ema. e. se ema e ena (maina) banAe, vahI jJAna hai| droNa ne yudhiSThira sahita sabhI se kahA ki kala yAda karake pAnA ki 'kSamA sabase bar3A dharma hai|' agale dina sabhI bacce Ae aura pATha jyoM-kA-tyoM sunA diyaa| droNa ne yudhiSThira se pUchA to usane inkAra kara diyaa| droNa ko gussA A gyaa| unhoMne do beMta jamA dii| agale dina droNa ne punaH pUchA-'pATha yAda karake Ae ?' droNa hairAna raha gae jaba yudhiSThira ne inkAra meM sira hilaayaa| droNa ne do beMta aura jamA dii| aisA sAta dina taka claa| pAThaveM dina yudhiSThira ne kahA-'Aja mujhe pATha yAda ho gayA hai ki kSamA sabase bar3A dharma hai|' droNa ne kahA-ittI-sI bAta yAda karane meM tujhe ATha dina laga ge| yudhiSThira bolA-gurudeva ! sAta dina taka ApakI beMta khAkara maiM mana meM manana karatA rahA ki mujhe ApakI beMta khAkara gussA AtA hai yA nhiiN| pahale For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ Atma-anuSThAna kI tIna-cAra dina to mujhe gussA AyA, phira maiMne pAyA ki merA gussA na jAne kahA~ tirohita ho gyaa| aba Apa mujhe kitanI bhI beMta mAreM, mujhe gussA nahIM paataa| maiM jAna gayA hU~ ki kSamA hI sabase bar3A dharma hai| pATha to usI dina yAda ho gayA thaa| magara maiMne ina ATha dinoM meM apane jJAna ko AcaraNa kI kasauTI para ksaa| aba maiM isa pATha ko apane bhItara utAra cukA huuN| jJAna jaba taka AcaraNa kI kasauTI para kharA na utare, vaha adhUrA hI rhegaa| isalie kahA gayA hai ki caritra hI jJAna kI kasauTI hai| Apa apane ghara para alamArI meM cAhe jitanI kitAbeM bhara kara rakha lo| ve kevala kitAbeM raheMgI, bhIr3a hogI, magara unakA jJAna hameM tabhI ho pAegA; jaba hama unheM par3hakara apane AcaraNa meM utaareNge| kitAboM kA jJAna hamAre AcaraNa meM utaregA, tabhI ve kitAbeM hamArI ho pAeMgI, nahIM to ve kitAbeM alamArI kI rheNgii| kamare kI sajAvaTa mAtra bana kara raha jaaeNgii| hamArI kitAba to vaha hogI jo hamArI jindagI meM bolegii| kitAbeM lAkara kevala alamArI bharane se agara jJAna ho jAtA to, hara koI jJAnI ho jaataa| Apane vo kahAvata to sunI hI hogii| kisI cUhe ko kahIM se haldI kA gAMThiyA mila gayA aura vaha paMsArI banakara baiTha gyaa| eka prAdamI apanI dUkAna kapar3e ke thAna se sajAtA hai| eka AdamI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora khilaune lAkara apanA kamarA sajAtA hai| alamArI meM kitAbeM lAkara rakhanA bhI aisA hI hai| vo kevala sajAnA huaa| kitAba to apanI vahI hogI jo hamAre bhItara utara cukI ho| zAstra vahI hamArA hai, jo hamAre jIvana kA saMgIta bana cukA ho| caritra jJAna kI parakha hai| jJAna satya kA AcaraNa honA jarUrI hai aura jisakA AcaraNa kara rahe ho, usakA jJAna honA bhI jarUrI hai| isake bAda kundakunda dUsarA caraNa pakar3ate haiN| liMga kA grahaNa darzana se zuddha hotA hai| liMga kA artha hai 'cihn'| kamaNDala, trizUla, daNDa, picchI, koI bhI pozAka liMga hai| magara liMga kI zuddhatA, cihna kI zuddhatA to Akhira darzana se hai| tIsarI cIja bar3I mahattvapUrNa hai| kundakunda kahate haiMtapa yadi saMyama sahita ho to vaha thor3A hokara bhI mahAphala rUpa hotA hai| yaha cIja dhyAna se samajhane kI hai| loga tapa karate haiM, saMyama karate haiN| tapa aura saMyama meM pharka hai| saMyama pahalI kasauTI hai aura tapa usakA agalA caraNa / saMyama se hI tapa kI zuruAta hotI hai aura saMyama para hI tapa kA samApana hotA hai| yAtrA saMyama se zurU hotI hai aura vahIM jAkara samApta hotI hai| loga upavAsa bhI sacce mana se nahIM krte| Aja agara upavAsa hai to eka dina pahale itanA khA leMge ki peTa bharA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAeM Atma-anuSThAna kI 107 rahegA aura upavAsa ke dina bhUkha nahIM staaegii| AdamI ThUsa-ThUsa kara khA legaa| kala bhUkhA jo rahanA hai| aisA upavAsa phaladAyI na hogaa| Aja ThUsa-ThUsa kara khA rahe ho / kala upavAsa karoge aura parasoM pAraNe vAle dina bhI jama kara khAoge / yaha upavAsa nahIM huaa| upavAsa kA artha hai, AhAra ke prati Asakti kama krnaa| magara hamArI Asakti samApta kahA~ huI ! upavAsa kA artha kevala AhAra kA tyAga karanA hI nahIM hotA apitu, AhAra ke prati jo hamArI Asakti hai, use bhI samApta karanA hai| upavAsa karake bhI dUsare dina dasa cIjeM khAte ho to samajha lo hamArA tapa abhI taka kasauTI para kharA nahIM utara paayaa| jaba taka saMyama nahIM hogA, upavAsa karane kA koI aucitya nahIM rhegaa| hama upavAsa bhale na kareM, magara AhAra ke prati apanI Asakti kama kara leM, hamArA upavAsa ho jaaegaa| bhojana karane baiTho to yaha mata dekhanA ki kaunasA mIThA hai aura kaunasA tiikhaa| jo prApta ho jAe, use prema se anAsakta bhAva se svIkAra krnaa| yaha hamArA upavAsa ho jaaegaa| upavAsa kA eka aura artha hai-aAtmA ke pAsa rahanA / AtmA ke samIpa tabhI A sakoge jaba AhAra ke prati hamArI Asakti aura tRSNA samApta ho jaaegii| upavAsa bhI do taraha kA hotA hai| eka mana kA, dUsarA zarIra kaa| isalie zarIra se yadi upavAsa na kara pAyo to mana se kara lenaa| jaba bhI kaSAya kI bhAvanA utpanna ho use miTAne kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 bhagavattA phailI saba prora prayatna karanA / rAta meM sone se pUrva saMkalpa karo / kala maiM eka bAra bhI krodha na karUMgA / yaha hamAre kaSAya kA upavAsa huA / zarIra aura AtmA ke bIca lagAtAra yuddha calatA hai / isa yuddha virAma kA nAma hI upavAsa hai / hama upavAsa kareM aura krodha bhIkareM, yaha ThIka nahIM hogA / eka bhAI ne tIsa dina upavAsa kie| tIsaveM dina ve hamAre pAsa Ae | agale dina unheM pAraNA karanA thA / unake sAtha kAphI bhIr3a thii| maiMne pUcha liyA- Apane tIsa dina upavAsa kiyA, kyA Apake sAtha Apake parijana bhI Ae haiM ? vaha bole - hA~ ! ye jo mere pAsa baiThe haiM, mere anuja haiN| unase pUchA gayA, kyoM bhAI ! Apane kitane upavAsa kie ? vaha bolA- maiM bhUkhA nahIM raha sktaa| unake jAne ke bAda vahA~ khar3e eka sajjana ne mujhe batAyA - mahArAja ! Apa nahIM jAnate / donoM bhAiyoM ke bIca hamezA jhagar3e calate rahate haiM / jhagar3e ke kAraNa hI inakI phaikTrI para tAlA lagA huA hai / prApa inakA mela karA sakeM to puNya kA kAma hogA / maiM eka dina choTe vAle bhAI ke ghara gayA aura use samajhAyA ki bhAI kyoM Apasa meM lar3ate ho ? lar3AI ke kAraNa tumhArI phaikTrI banda par3I hai, tumhArI khuzahAlI para lagA tAlA khola kyoM nahIM lete ? jAo, apane bhAI ke khilApha nyAyAlaya meM cala rahA mukadamA vApasa le lo / vaha mAna gayA / vaha bolA- 'maiM apane bhAI ke tIsa upavAsa karane ke upalakSa meM yaha ghoSaNA karatA hU~ ki maiM unase jAkara mAphI mA~ga lUMgA / ' aba vaha bar3e bhAI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambhAvanAe~ Atma-anuSThAna kI 106 ke pAsa gayA aura yahI bAta usase kahI aura mAphI mA~gane ke lie apanA sira jhukA liyA magara vaha tapasvI ar3A rahA / maiMne choTe bhAI se kahA -- upavAsa kiye bar3e bhAI ne, para phala ke bhAgI tuma ba 1 mana se kI gaI tapasyA, tana kI tapasyA se adhika asarakArI hai / tapasyA apanI icchAoM para vijaya ke lie kI jAtI hai isalie vyakti bhojana karate hue bhI tapasvI ho sakatA hai / tapa-saMyama ko bhojana ke tyAga mAtra se jor3ane kI bhUla na kariegA / tapa-saMyama ke pIche kI mUla bhAvanA ko dekho / tana aura mana donoM se tapasyA ho to vaha phaladAyI hotI hai / AhAra ke prati Asakti kama karanA hI tapasyA kI zuruAta hai| AhAra AnandapUrvaka kareM, zrAsaktipUrvaka nahIM / kevala tapa se gAr3I pAra lage, yaha sambhava nahIM hai / bagaira saMyama ke tapa bhI kaSAya-vardhaka ho jAtA hai / tapa se kaSAya - krodha kama hote ho yA icchAoM kA nirmUlIkaraNa ho, aisA vyavahAra meM dekhane meM nahIM AtA / bar3e- bar3e tapasviyoM ko krodhita pAoge | aisA kyoM ? maiM to yahI kahU~gA ki saMyama kI pahalI sIkha na lI / tana ko mArA, mana ko na jItA, to vaha tapa 'tapa' nahIM, varan tApa hai / saMyamapUrvaka kiyA gayA thor3A-sA tapa bhI mahAphaladAyI hotA hai / I isalie kundakunda kI sAdhaka-santoM ko yahI salAha hai ki cAritra ko jJAna se zuddha karo aura liMga ko samyag darzana se / saMyama ko jIvana meM pahale lAo aura phira tapa meM pravRtti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 bhagavattA phailI saba ora bnaayo| karttavya-patha para calate samaya pAne vAlI anukUlapratikUla-hara paristhiti ke prati zAnta mana raho, prasanna citta raho, yahI tapa kI vAstavikatA hai| Atma-satya ko jAnanA, Atma-satya meM ramaNa karanA hI sabase bar3A tapa hai| ___ bhagavattA hamArI maulika sambhAvanA hai| saMsAra meM jahA~ kahIM bhI caitanya-UrjA hai, vahA~ bhagavattA kI pUrNa sambhAvanA hai| caitanya kI parama prakAzamAna dazA hI hamArI bhagavattA hai / hara koI usI bhagavattA kI ora bar3ha rahA hai| Aja nahIM kala, kabhI-na-kabhI avazya saba bhagavattA paaeNge| Atma-pUrNatA prApta karanA hI duniyA ke mele meM bhagavattA kA mahotsava hai / kundakunda se madada lo aura apanI bhagavattA ke mArga para bar3ha clo| nimantraNa hai, svAgata hai, zubhakAmanAe~ haiM / praNAma hai sabako, sabakI bhagavattA ko| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavattA phailI saba ora kandakunda ko kaise dhanyavAda dU~, jisakI bhagavattA saba ora phailI hai| yaha bhagavattA AtmA kA saubhAgya hai| binA kundakunda ke adhyAtma kI bAteM sUnI-sUnI lagatI haiN| kundakunda ne jiyA hai adhyAtma ko, pyAsa bujhAI hai janma-janmAntara kii| isalie unakA adhyAtma hRdaya-mandira kA haMsatA huA prakAza hai| unake vaktavya kala to jIvita the hI, usakI dhAra Aja bhI rasIlI hai| apanA hRdaya lAo, paMDitAI nahIM, tAki kundakunda ko sunanA anAyAsa jIvana-krAnti ho jaae| -candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only