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________________ upekSA ke cakravyUha meM __ maharSi manu ne kahA-"yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devatAH" jahA~ striyoM kI pratiSThA hai, vahA~ devoM kA nivAsa hai| striyoM ke viSaya meM yaha sarvottama ukti hai| isI ukti ke AdhAra para batAyA jAtA hai, bhAratIya nArI bhAratIya saMskRti meM nArI kA sthAna bahuta U~cA hai| kisI apekSA vizeSa se yaha satya bhI hogA, para kula milAkara dekheM, to kyA bhArata meM, vizva meM nArI puruSa kI apekSA bahuta hI pichar3I dazA meM rahI hai| yuga-yuga meM aura Aja samAja kA niyantA puruSa rahA hai aura usane nArI ko sadaiva saMkIrNa sImAoM meM bAMdhA hai| isameM puruSa kA nArI ke prati daurmanasya thA, aisA nahIM para, svayaM kA va samAja kA hita usako isI meM lagA / yaha eka prakAra kA dRSTi-doSa thaa| nArI ke vyaktigata hitoM ko isameM sarvathA gauNa kara diyA gayA thaa| samAja-hita jo usameM samajhA gayA thA, vaha bhI usakA vyaktigata svArtha hI thaa| usane sAre sAmAjika niyamana strI para DAle aura svayaM unase mukta rhaa| isake udAharaNa haiMstrI eka hI pati kare; puruSa cAhe to sahasroM patniyA~ bhI kara sakatA hai-pati kI citA para strI AtmadAha kare, satI ho jAye, puruSa strI ke pIche aisA to karegA hI nahIM, para, usake pIche vidhura bhI nahIM rahegA / usake ghara ko phira se koI navor3hA suzobhita karegI / sadAcAra samAja meM Avazyaka hai, para ghUghaTa isake lie strI lagAyegI puruSa nahIM / ye niyamana hI puruSa ne svayaM para kiye hote, to use anubhava hotA, ye kitane kaThora aura kitane avyavahArya haiN| usane nArI kI sImAoM ko isa prakAra se socA hI nahIM ki ye hI sImAe~ yadi mere rASTrasanta munizrI lie hoM to? ___ nArI inako va isa prakAra ke anya niyamoM ko zatAbdiyoM taka nagarAja jI (DA0 liT0) nibhAtI rahI / Aja bhI vaisI hI aneka rUr3hiyoM se vaha cipaTI baiThI - hai| vaha svayaM bhI unheM chor3anA nahIM cAhatI / isakA kAraNa hai, usakA [prasiddha vidvAn, vicAraka, antarrASTrIya caitanya mUcchita ho calA hai / use svatva kA bhAna bhI nahIM ho pA rahA stara ke jaina manISI] hai| jina zRMkhalAoM se vaha bAMdhI gaI hai aura unakI upayogitA jaise use samajhAI gaI hai, vaha usake aNu-aNu meM rama gaI hai / usane use hI apanA ajara-amara svarUpa mAna liyA hai| ___ zikSA ke kSetra meM bhI puruSa ne strI ko apane sAtha nahIM rkhaa| puruSa meM vidyA kA, buddhi kA vikAsa hotA calA / nArI jahA~ kI tahA~ rahI / yogyatA ke abhAva meM vaha aura upekSita hotI gaI / vANijya ( 143 )
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________________ 144 bhAratIya nArI : yuga-yuga meM aura Aja : rASTrasanta munizrI nagarAja jI to strI kyA samajhe, rAjanIti ko strI kyA samajhe, yaha kahakara puruSa ne usako ghara kI cahAra-dIvArI taka sImita kara diyaa| pati apanI Aya va sampatti bhI patnI ko nahIM batAtA, yaha kahakara ki usake peTa meM bAta pacegI nahIM / gRha, samAja, vyApAra Adi meM striyoM kA parAmarza hAsyAspada banA diyA gyaa| yaha mAnyatA bana gaI, striyoM ke parAmarza para calane vAlA parivAra, samAja yA rAjya naSTa hI ho jaayegaa| puruSa ne nahIM socA, nArI itanI ayogya yA akSama kyoM hai tathA vaha yogya sakSama kaise bana sakatI hai ? aisA honA prakRtigata mAnakara vaha usase vaise hI bartatA rhaa| pariNAma huA, nArI akSama banatI gaI aura usI AdhAra para puruSa usakI adhikAdhika upekSA karatA gyaa| upekSA se akSamatA kI eka zRMkhalA bana gii| upekSA se akSamatA aura akSamatA se upekSA isa cakra-vyUha meM nArI zatAbdiyoM aura sahasrAbdiyoM taka phaMsI rhii| AdhyAtmika kSetra meM bhI heyatA isa prakAra nArI sAmAjika jIvana meM to upekSita thI hI, AdhyAtmika jagat meM bhI vaha heya batAI jAtI rahI / RSiyoM ne, maharSiyoM ne, santoM ne, sAdhakoM ne puruSa ke patana kA hetu striyoM ko hI btaayaa| use kUTa-kapaTa kI khAna kahA, puruSa ko naraka-kuNDa meM DAla dene vAlI khaa| aura na jAne kyA-kyA kahA ? vastusthiti yaha thI ki vikAra hetu puruSa ke lie strI thI aura strI ke lie puruSa thaa| patA nahIM, strI ne hI puruSa ko kaise DuboyA ? adhika yathArtha to yaha rahA ki puruSa hI nArI ko patha-bhraSTa karane meM aguA rahe haiN| puruSa striyoM ko balAt uThAkara le bhAge, ye udAharaNa to itihAsa ke pRSThoM para va dharma-granthoM meM anaginata mileMge, para strI puruSoM para balAtkAra karatI prAyaH na dekhI gaI hai, na sunI gaI hai| RSi-maharSi aura sAdhu-muni virakta vRti meM the| anya puruSoM ko bhI ve virakta dekhanA cAhate the| unakI niraMkuza kAma-vRtti ko sImita karane ke liye unhoMne strI kI garhA kI, para, samAja ne yahI samajhA, jJAnI puruSoM ne kahA hai ataH strI hI aisI hai, puruSa aisA nhiiN| adhyAtma kI anya aneka dizAoM meM bhI nArI tajita hI rhii| nArI honA bhI pApa mAnA gyaa| kisI ne kahA - yaha mokSa kI adhikAriNI nahIM hai| kisI ne kahA-yaha saMnyAsa aura dIkSA kI adhikAriNI nahIM hai| adhyAtma meM aura zikSA meM strI ke pichar3epana kA kitanA sabala udAharaNa hai ki vaidika, bauddha, jaina paramparA ke asIma vAGamaya meM eka bhI aisA AdhArabhUta grantha nahIM hai, jo kisI viduSI sAdhikA ke dvArA likhA gayA ho| bhAratI kA, yA aise kucha eka anya nAma lekara samasta nArI samAja ko zikSA ke kSetra meM samunnata batAyA jAtA hai / zatAbdiyoM aura sahasrAbdiyoM ke itihAsa meM do-cAra nAmoM kA mila jAnA nArI samAja kI zikSita dazA kA mAna-daNDa nahIM bana jaataa| una nAmoM kA upayoga to kevala isI sandarbha meM saMgata ho sakatA hai ki avidyA ke usa yuga meM bhI nArI aisI ho sakatI hai, to Aja ke vidyA-bahula-yuga meM vaha azikSita va apar3ha rahe, yaha lajjA kI bAta hai| buddha va mahAvIra ke yuga meM nArI yuga-yuga ke aMkana meM itanI pichar3atI gaI ki use paryApta rUpa se uThA lenA kisI eka hI yaga-parUSa ke vaza kI bAta nahIM rahI / nArI ke prati aneka kuNThita loka-dhAraNAe~ pracalita ho gaI thiiN| kisI bhI kSetra meM use Age lAne meM sAmAjika virodha se lohA lenA par3atA thaa| buddha ke sAmane prazna AyA, saMgha meM paruSoM kI taraha striyoM ko bhI dIkSita kiyA jaaye| buddha isa pakSa meM nahIM the| striyoM ko
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI - tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 145 ke bhikSa u saMgha meM lenA unheM sAmAjika dRSTi se va saMghIya dRSTi se ucita nahIM lagatA thA / buddha kI mausI mA~ prajApati gautamI ne Agraha kiyA / vaha aneka zAkya striyoM ke sAtha bhikSa uNI kA veza dhAraNa kara buddha sammukha A gaI / niDaratApUrvaka usane buddha se kahA - "yaha ApakA kaisA dharma-saMgha hai, jisameM striyoM ko Atma-sAdhanA kA adhikAra nahIM hai / " buddha ke agraNI ziSya Ananda ne bhI gautamI kI dIkSA kA Agraha kiyA / buddha ne kahA - "yaha kaisA lagegA kI zAkya kula kI striyA~ vibhinna kuloM meM bhikSArtha bhramaNa kareMgI ?" Ananda - ' bhante ! jisa gautamI ne mAtR-abhAva meM ApakA lAlana-pAlana kiyA, use Apa saMgha meM praviSTa hone kI anujJA na deM, yaha bhI to kaisA lagegA ?" buddha - " AvuSa Ananda ! maiM tumhAre Agraha para gaumatI ko upasampadA (dIkSA) kI anujJA detA hU~, para sAtha-sAtha yaha bhI ghoSaNA karatA hU~ ki merA dharma-saMgha mere pazcAt jitane samaya taka calatA, aba usase Adhe samaya taka clegaa| kyoMki saMgha meM striyoM kA praveza ho gayA hai / " isa ghaTanA-prasaMga se patA calatA hai, nArI viSayaka hIna bhAvanAe~ puruSa ke mastiSka meM kahA~ taka ghara kiye hue thI ? yugapuruSa bhI usake apavAda nahIM the / buddha ne isI prasaMga meM itanA aura jor3A, navadIkSita bhikSa, ciradIkSita bhikSa u ko namaskAra karatA hai, para jo bhikSa uNI ciradIkSitA hogI, vaha bhI navadIkSita bhikSa, ko hI namaskAra karegI / gautamI ne dIkSA-prasaMga para to mUka bhAva se buddha kI isa AjJA ko zirodhArya kiyA, para kucha hI dinoM pazcAt prazna uThAyA - " mante ! aisA kyoM ki ciradIkSitA bhikSa uNI navadIkSita bhikSu ko namaskAra kare ? navadIkSita bhikSu yadi ciradIkSitA bhikSuNI ko namaskAra kare to kyA hAni hai ?" S "gautamI ! itara dharma-saMghoM meM bhI aisA nahIM hotA ki puruSa strI ko arthAt bhikSa u - bhikSa uNI ko namaskAra kareM | apanA dharma-saMgha to una sabase zra eSTha hai, isameM to aisA ho hI kaise sakatA hai ?" gautamI kA yaha prazna aba taka DhAI hajAra varSoM ke bAda bhI niruttara khar3A hai / strI puruSa kI zraSThatA ko cunautI nahIM de sakI, na puruSa ne hI isa viSaya meM apanA aucitya badalA / bauddha aura jaina donoM dharma-saMghoM meM aba taka yahI paramparA cala rahI hai / jaina paramparA meM sadA se hI strI aura puruSa donoM samAna rUpa se dIkSita hote rahe haiM / mahAvIra ke sAmane prazna AyA --- kyA bhikSa u kI taraha bhikSa uNI bhI AcArya ke gurutara pada para ArUr3ha ho sakatI hai ? samAdhAna rahA, saMgha meM eka bhI bhikSa u isa yogya ho, taba taka bhikSa hI AcArya banegA, bhikSa uNI nahIM / yogya bhikSa u ke abhAva meM bhI vahI bhikSa uNI AcArya pada para ArUr3ha ho sakatI hai, jisakI dIkSA-paryAya kama se kama sATha varSa kI ho calI ho, jabaki bhikSu, taruNa bhI AcArya pada para AsIna ho sakatA hai / prastuta vidhAna bhI yahI bAta vyakta karatA hai - zra eSThatA se, yogyatA se, kSamatA se nArI ko bahuta nyUna samajhA jAtA rahA hai / para kahA jA sakatA hai, mahAvIra aura buddha ke yuga meM nArI jahA~ thI vahA~ se bahuta kucha Age bar3hI hai / 2 buddha kI patnI yazodA avaguMThana nahIM rakhatI thI / rAjakula kI vRddha mahilAe~ use aisA karane ke liye vivaza karatIM, to vaha kahatI-aisA kyoM Avazyaka hai, merI samajha meM nahIM AtA; ataH avaguMThana nahIM rakhU~gI / gautamI aura yazodA sambhavataH itihAsa kI prathama mahilAe~ hoMgI, jinhoMne nArI jAti ke pakSa meM prazna khar3e kiye ! khaNDa 5 / 16
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________________ bhAratIya nArI : yuga-yuga meM aura Aja : rASTrasanta munizrI nagarAja jI lagatA hai, nArI ke prati rahA hInatA aura upekSA kA bhAva gosvAmI tulasIdAsajI ke samaya taka to banA hI rahA / unhoMne svayaM jo nArI ko tarjanA ke yogya kahA, isase usa yuga taka kI sAmAjika dhAraNAe~ hI pratibimbita hotI haiN| tulasIdAsajI ke pazcAt bhI bahata samaya taka bhAratIya saMskAroM meM vahI dhAraNAe~ panapatI rahIM / loka-dhAraNAe~ thIM--eka ghara meM do kalameM nahIM calatI arthAta patnI kA paDhanA pati ke liye zubha nahIM hai| strI ke mAnasa meM itanA bhaya bhara diyA jAye, to usake par3hane kA prazna hI samApta ho jAtA hai / binA zikSA ke anya vikAsa svayaM kuNThita raha hI jAte haiN| naye yuga meM kArAe~ kaTI nayA yuga AyA / vijJAna ne ukta prakAra ke andhavizvAsoM ko kosoM dUra Dhakela diyaa| sAmAjika va rAjanaitika kSetra meM jyoM hI samAnatA aura vyakti-svAtantrya ke vicAra ubhare, nArI kI bahuta sArI kArAe~ eka sAtha kttiiN| zikSA, sAhitya, rAjanIti aura sArvajanika kSatroM ke dvAra prathama bAra nArI ke liye khule / yuga-yuga se sAmASika ghuTana meM rahI nArI mukta zvAsa kA vAtAvaraNa milate hI apratyAzita rUpa se Age bar3ha gii| ava vaha pradhAnamantrI ke pada para bhI dekhI jAtI hai aura anya zIrSastha padoM para bhI / sArvajanika kSetra meM bhI vaha puruSa se pIche nahIM hai, usane canda dinoM meM yaha pramANita kara diyA ki akSamatA aura ayogyatA paristhitijanya thIM, na ki naigika / svAdhInatA ke liye nArI ne koI viplava nahIM kiyA thaa| yuga kI karavaTa ke sAtha puruSa kA cintana hI udAra aura vikasita huaa| usane hI socA, samAja kA eka aMga isa prakAra prakSAghAta se pIr3ita rahe, yaha kisI bhI sthiti meM theyaskara nahIM hai / vaha nArI ke sAtha nyAya bhI nahIM hai / puruSa kI yugIna cetanA ne zramikoM ko avasara diyA, kisAna ko avasara diyA, achUta ko avasara diyA, isI prakAra nArI ko bhI apane pairoM para khar3A hone kA evaM apanI suSupta zaktiyoM ko vikasita karane kA bhI avasara diyA hai| heya aura upAdeya kA mApadaNDa vartamAna yuga ne bhAratIya nArI ko saMkrAnti rekhA para khar3A kara diyA hai, eka ora usake sAmane sItA, sAvitrI, Adi ke zIla va sevA ke Adarza haiM, eka ora usake sAmane apane samAnAdhikAra ke upayoga kA prazna hai / dUsare zabdoM meM eka ora saMskRti kA prazna hai tathA eka ora Adhunika pragati kA prazna hai / vartamAna meM saMskRti vikRti mizrita ho rahI hai / usake nAma para nAnA andhavizvAsa, nAnA rUr3hiyA~ cala rahI haiM / nArI ko apanI haMsa manISA se saMskRti aura vikRti kA pRthakkaraNa karanA hogaa| pragati bhI Aja andhAnukaraNa se pIr3ita hai / use bhI apanI svastha dazA meM lAnA hogaa| isa prakAra prAcIna va arvAcIna kI samanvita rUpa-rekhA para bhAratIya nArI kA nayA darzana khar3A hogaa| __ bhAratIya nArI ko apanI baddhamUla dhAraNA kA visarjana kara denA hogA ki prAcIna hai, vahI zreSTha hai / jo pUrvapuruSoM ne kahA hai, vahI zreSTha hai / prAcIna meM bhI zreSTha-azreSTha donoM rahe haiN| rAma thA, usI yuga meM rAvaNa thaa| sItA thI, usI yuga meM zUrpaNakhA thI / kRSNa thA, usI yaga meM kaMsa aura yudhiSThira thA, usI yaga meM duryodhana thaa| pUrvapuruSoM ne jo kahA, apanI samajha se apane deza kAla meM kahA / Aja nArI ko apanI samajha se apane deza-kAla meM socanA hai / buddha ne apane ziSyoM se kahA-"bhikSa o ! tuma isalie kisI bAta ko svIkAra na karo, ki vaha tathAgata (buddha) kI kahI huI hai| tuma vahI bAta svIkAra karo, jisake lie tumhArA viveka tumheM prerita karatA hai|" astu, heya yA upAdeya kA mAnadaNDa navInatA yA prAcInatA nahIM, manuSya kA prabuddha viveka hI usakA antima mAnadaNDa hai| bhAratIya nArI
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI - tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 147 pUrva puruSoM kI bAta ko vivekapUrvaka svIkAra kare, to vaha navIna yuga ke sraSTAoM kA bhI A~kha mUMdakara anusaraNa na kare, bhale hI ve DArvina, mArksa yA phrAyaDa hoM / vibhinna kArya kSetra kramAgata bhAratIya samAja vyavasthA kA svarUpa rahA hai-nArI ghara ko sambhAle, bhojanapAnI kI vyavasthA kare, baccoM kI sAra-sambhAla kare / zeSa saba puruSa kareM / isa vyavasthA meM strI ke palle bahuta hI sImita dAyitva rahatA hai| sImita dAyitva meM nArI kA vikAsa bhI sImita hI raha jAtA hai| vartamAna yuga kA mAnadaNDa bana gayA hai, strI puruSa ke sabhI prakAra ke dAyitva meM hAtha TAe~ aura use bala de / zikSA, sAhitya, rAjanIti, vANijya aura sArvajanika kSa etra meM puruSa jitanA hI dAyitva vaha apanA samajhe / prazna AtA hai isase gRha vyavasthA bhaMga ho jAyegI / pArivArika jIvana astavyasta ho jAyegA | yaha prazna yathArtha nahIM hai / gRhakArya kA sAmaMjasya biThAkara bhI mahilA anya kisI bhI kSetra meM sugamatA se kArya kara sakatI hai| eka vakIla apanI vakAlata bhI calAtA hai, sArvajanika kSa etra va rAjanIti meM bhI sugamatA se kArya karatA hai / dekhA jAtA hai, vaha apane donoM kSetroM meM zIrSastha sthiti taka pahu~catA hai / anya aneka loga bar3e-bar3e vibhinna dAyitva eka sAtha saMbhAlate haiM / nArI ke liye hI aisA kyoM socA jAye ki vaha anya kSetroM meM AI, to ghara caupaTa ho jAyegA / Arthika dAyitva bhArata meM aisI paramparA bhI vyApaka rUpa se rahI hai ki parivAra meM eka kamAye aura dasa vyakti baiThe-baiThe khAyeM / dhanikoM, udyogapatiyoM evaM bar3I naukarIvAloM ke aisA nibhatA bhI rahA hai| yuga samAjIkaraNa kI ora bar3ha rahA hai / kAnUna aura vyavasthAe~ nimna varga ke pakSa meM jA rahI haiN| adhika saMgraha vibhinna prakAra se roke jA rahe haiM / isa sthiti meM canda udyogapatiyoM ko chor3akara koTi-koTi madhyama vargIya logoM ke liye to yaha asambhava hI hotA jA rahA hai ki eka kamAye aura parivAra ke anya dasa baiThe-baiThe khAyeM / astu, nArI ke liye cintanIya viSaya itanA hI hai ki kisa prakAra kI AjIvikA yA vyavasAya ko apanAye, jisase usake gRha dAyitva evaM AcaraNa para koI A~ca na Aye / kalA aura sAmAjika zlAdhyatA abhinetA aura abhinetrI, ye do zabda samAja meM bahucarcita ho cale haiN| yuvaka aura yuvatiyA~ isa ora kaTibaddha ho rahe haiN| mAtA-pitA ke cAhe anacAhe ve isa ora bar3he hI jA rahe haiN| bhArata meM jaba calacitroM kA nirmANa zurU huA taba nirmAtAoM ko abhinaya ke liye yuvatiyA~ sugamatA se milatI hI nahIM thIM / samAja meM isa kArya ko azra eSTha mAnA jAtA thA, ataH lar3akiyA~ isa ora Ane kA sAhasa hI nahIM karatIM / aba abhinetriyoM kI bAr3ha sI A gaI hai / isa prakAra ke vyavasAya deza meM pahale bhI kisI rUpa meM calate the / para samAja meM ve uccatA kI bhAvanA se nahIM dekhe jAte the / aba isa pahalU ko cAroM ora se ubhAra mila rahA hai| prazAsana unheM sammAnita karatA hai| samAja kucha-kucha U~cI nigAhoM se dekhane lagA hai / sAhityika patra-patrikAoM ne bhI unake liye svatantra pRSTha khola diye haiM / vyAvasAyika logoM ke vijJApana kA nirupama pratIka abhinetrI hI bana gaI hai / abhinetA aura abhinetriyoM ke sAkSAt mAtra ke liye lAkhoM loga ekatrita ho jAte haiN| samAja meM sabhI prakAra ke vyavasAya calate haiM / zreSThatA kI chApa usa para jaba lagAI jAye, taba yaha avazya socanA cAhiye, yaha hamArI saMskRti ke anurUpa hai yA nhiiN| kisI yuvatI kA kisI puruSa ke sAtha sArvajanika rUpa se abhinaya karanA zlAghya nahIM hai / samAja meM use pratiSThita karane kA tAtparya hai, samAja kI yuvatiyA~ sAmUhika rUpa se isa ora pravRtta hoM / yaha
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________________ 148 bhAratIya nArI : yuga-yuga meM aura Aja : rASTrasanta munizrI nagarAja jI saMskRti ke liye eka bar3A dhakkA hotA hai / aise vyavasAyoM meM kalA kA sambandha avazya hai, para una kalAoM kA samAja meM sImita mahatva hI rahanA cAhie, jo jIvana ko zreya kI ora prerita karane vAlI na hoN| kalAkAroM ke liye bhI yaha cintana kA viSaya hai, unakI kalA kA samAja ke liye racanAtmaka upayoga kyA ho ? manovinoda taka hI sImita rahane vAlI kalAe~ asAmAnya nahIM hotii| saundarya pratiyogitA saundarya pratiyogitA kA DharrA bhI deza meM bala pakar3a rahA hai| prativarSa eka bhAratasundarI va eka vizvasundarI sAmane AtI hai| saundarya pratiyogitA eka pazcimI pravAha hai| usakA sRjanAtmaka pakSa koI hai hI nhiiN| phira bhI yuvatiyoM ke liye yaha eka gaDDarI-pravAha bana rahA hai| usakA kAraNa hai, patrapatrikAoM ke dvArA isako mahatva diyA jAnA / bhAratasundarI yA vizvasundarI cune jAte hI eka anajAnA vyaktitva patra-patrikAoM ke mukhapRSTha para A jAtA hai / eka "nobala prAija" pAne vAle ko jitanI khyAti nahIM milatI utanI eka vizvasundarI ko mila jAtI hai| kArya upayogitA aura nirupayogitA ke aMkana meM koI antara na ho, to samajhanA cAhiye, samAja kA bauddhika stara bahuta nyUna hai| yahI sthiti saundarya pratiyogitA ke sambandha meM samAja meM bana rahI hai| saundarya pratiyogitA ke nirNAyaka puruSa hote haiM, unake nirNaya kA prakAra bhAratIya sabhyatA se bahuta hI pare kA hotA hai / 'bhAratasundarI' aura 'vizvasundarI' ye nAma bhI yathArtha nahIM haiM / pratiyogitA meM bhAga lene vAlI kucha eka mahilAoM meM jo sarvAdhika sundara hai, use bhArata meM yA vizva meM sabase sundara khyAta kara denA kaise yathArtha ho sakatA hai ? astu, saundarya pratiyogitA kA bar3hatA huA pravAha pazcima ke andhAnukaraNa kA eka jvalanta udAharaNa mAnA jA sakatA hai| pardA-prathA isI prakAra bhArata meM pracalita pardA-prathA saMskRti ke nAma para hone vAlI vikRti kI upAsanA kA jvalanta udAharaNa hai| yuga ke paine prahAroM ne pardA-prathA kI jar3eM khokhalI kara dI haiM, phira bhI andhavizvAsoM kA yaha jarjara vRkSa dhar3Ama se gira nahIM gayA hai| kahA jAtA hai, yaha prathA yavana-yuga kI dena hai| ho sakatA hai, yavana-yuga meM isane vizeSa bala pakar3A ho, para isake virala pada-cihna to bahuta prAcInakAla meM bhI dekhe jAte haiN| mahAkavi kAlidAsa ne apane vikhyAta nATaka 'abhijJAna zAkuntalam' meM ayodhyAnareza duSyanta kI patnI va bharata kI mAtA zakuntalA ke avaguMThita hone kA varNana kiyA hai| mahAkavi mAgha ne apane 'zizupAla vadha' kAvya meM zrIkRSNa kI rAniyoM ke avaguMThana batAyA hai| buddha kI patnI yazodA ne jo bUMghaTa na rakhane kA Agraha liyA, usase bUMghaTa prathA kI prAcInatA hI siddha hotI hai| prazna prAcInatA kA nahIM, upayogitA kA hai| prAcInakAla meM vaha cAhe sadA se hI kyoM na rahI ho, Aja hameM usakI koI upayogitA nahIM laga rahI hai, to vaha tyAjya hI hai| use bhAratIya saMskRti yA bhAratIya sabhyatA kA aMga mAnakara puSTa karate rahanA nitAnta hAsyAspada hI hai| AkarSaka vezabhUSA nArI samAja meM saundarya prasAdhanoM kA upayoga pahale bhI thA, prakArAntara se Aja bhI hai / bahumUlya aura jagamagAte AbhUSaNoM se, raMga-raMgIlI sAr3iyoM se usakI maMjUSAe~ pahale bhI bharI milatI thIM, Aja bhI bharI milatI haiN| pahale striyoM kI taraha puruSa bhI cAkacikya ke samIpa thaa| vaha bhI raMga-raMgIle vastroM va bahumUlya aura vividha AbhUSaNoM meM sajA rahatA thaa| Adhunika sabhyatA ne usako badala diyaa|
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI-tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 146 AbhUSaNa to usake zarIra se haTa hI gaye, vezabhUSA bhI eka mAnya stara para Ane lagI hai| Aja bAjAra jitanA sAr3iyoM para calatA hai, utanA dhotI aura paiMToM para nahIM cltaa| ghara meM bhI dekheM, to puruSa aura strI ke vyaktigata vyaya aura saMgraha meM bahuta antara milegaa| nArI ko isa dizA meM puruSa kI taraha hI sudhAra lAne kI apekSA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti ke anusAra nArI ke liye zIla hI zRMgAra hai, isa Adarza ko vaha jIvana meM caritArtha kyoM nahIM karatI ? strI aura puruSa ke bIca eka-dUsare kA AkarSaNa samAna hai, to sAja-sajjA kA anahonA bhAra kevala nArI hI apane sira kyoM le letI hai ? use bhI apanI veSa-bhUSA ke stara ko puruSa kI taraha saMyata aura sAdA banAnA cAhiye / Adhunika vAtAvaraNa meM nArI pahale se bhI adhika kRtrima hotI jA rahI hai / lipisTika, pAuDara, vicitra kezavinyAsa kRtrimatA ke sajIva udAharaNa haiN| anAvaraNa kI mAnoM pratiyogitA cala par3I hai / abhayatA ke nAma para nagnatA bar3ha rahI hai| AvaraNa aura anAvaraNa kI jaise koI rekhA hI nahIM rahI hai| eka sabhya puruSa dhotI meM yA kurte meM, koTa, buzazarTa aura paiMTa meM AvRta rahatA hai| sira para bhI kucha loga TopI yA pagar3I rakha lete haiN| striyoM kA AvaraNa mukha se gayA, sira se gayA aura aba peTa va pITha se bhI jA rahA hai| yaha nimnatA kI pragati azlAghya hai| nArI ko svayaM prabuddha hokara apanI veza-bhUSA kI saMyata rekhAe~ sthira karanI cAhiye / usake pakSa meM janamata jAgRta karanA cAhiye tAki sImAtIta anAvaraNa sAmAjika mAnyatA na pA sake / astu, kula milAkara yahI kahA jA sakatA hai, nArI pragati pAye, parasatya, saMyama aura sadAcAra kI pRSThabhUmi pr| 03 nArI kA moha pAza pAseNa paMjareNa ya bajjhati caupayAya pakkhIi / iya juvai paMjareNa ya baddhA purisA kilissaMti / / -indriya parAjayazataka 52 jaise rassI se ba~dhe hue catuSpAda-gAya, bhaiMsa Adi evaM piMjare meM banda pakSI kleza ko pAte hai usI prakAra strI rUpI piMjare meM phaMsA huA vyakti bhI kleza ko pAtA hai| sajjana-vANI :1. dharma hameM sadAcaraNa sikhAtA hai aura durAcaraNa para aMkuza lagAtA hai ? 2. dharma kA cintana caritra aura vyavahAra meM utkRSTatA aura naitikatA lAtA hai / 3. zAlInatA. kAruNya bhAvanA, sAmya bhAvanA aura AdarzavAditA dhAmika zikSA kI hI dena haiN| 4. dharma nIti kI niSThA aura maryAdAoM meM rahanA sikhAtA hai jisase mAnava jIvana sukhI banatA hai /