Book Title: Bindu me Sindhu
Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003184/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bindu siMdhu zrI devendra muni zAstrI Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI tAraka guru jaina granthamAlA 36vAM puSpa bindu meM sindhu [laghu jIvana prasaMga] lekhaka rAjasthAna kesarI prasiddha vaktA parama zraddhaya zrI puSkara muni jI ma0 ke suziSya devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sakila, udayapura (rAjasthAna) Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * pustaka bindu meM sindhu * lekhaka devendra muni zAstrI * prathama mudraNa apraila 1975, mahAvIra jayaMtI * prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkila udayapura (rAja.) * mudraka zrIcanda surAnA ke lie rASTrIya ArTa priNTarsa, motIlAla neharU roDa, AgarA do rupaye mAtra Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa jinakI pavitra-preraNA aura patha-pradarzana se merI cintana dizAeM sadA Alokita rahI haiM, unhIM paramazraddheya sadgurudeva zrI puSkara munijI ma0 kara kamaloM meM -devendra muni Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -prastuta pustaka ke artha sahayogI zAha manoharadAsa gopAlajI vIrAra cunIlAla bherAjI khemacandajI nemIcanda jI chogAlAla camanAjI jaina kamalakumAra zaMkaralAla jaina hukamIcanda pukharAja dIpacanda bherAjI cunIlAla baccharAjanI kaMpanI ratIlAla khemacanda jaina vaccharAja lakSmIlAla pyAracandajI mohanalAlajI jora jI lAlacanda gaMgArAma jI -udAra artha-sahayogI Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUmikA jaina vAGamaya tathA darzana ke pratiSThita vidvAna evaM maulika sAhitya ke praNetA zrI devendramuni jI kI prastuta kRti laghu kathAoM tathA rUpakoM ke mAdhyama se jagata evaM jIvana ke katipaya mahattvapUrNa praznoM ke suvicArita samAdhAna kI dizA meM eka viziSTa prayAsa haiN| aneka mahApuruSoM ke jIvana-prasaMgoM se bhAvasumana saMkalita kara unhoMne Adhunika mAnava ke mana meM utpanna hone vAlI dvividhAoM tathA AzaMkAoM ke sandarbha meM vicAroM kI yaha ratnarAzi sampAdita kI hai| vaijJAnika upalabdhiyoM ke sAthasAtha mAnava-mana dina-pratidina azAMta, kSubdha evaM niSprANa hotA jA rahA hai / sukha, saMtoSa evaM samAdhAna kI triveNI mAnava-jIvana kI nIrasa bAlukA-rAzi meM tirohita hotI jA rahI hai| vicAradhArAoM kA pArasparika saMgharSa caramasthiti para pahu~ca kara bikharAva tathA TUTana kA zikAra bana rahA hai| aisI sthiti meM jJAna ke kisI bhI vAtAyana se sukhada-samIra ke Ane para mana kI prasannatA svAbhAvika hai / Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 'bindu meM sindhu' apane zIrSaka ko sArthaka karatA huA supaThanIya sAmagrI prastuta karatA hai / pratyeka rUpaka mastiSka ko cintana sAmagrI dene ke sAtha-sAtha bhAvI saMbhAvanAoM kI ora saMketa karatA hai / muni jI ne isake pUrva bhI isa dizA meM aneka stutya prayAsa kiye haiM aura jaina sAhitya ke suyogya pAThakoM ke madhya unakI racanAoM kA vyApaka svAgata huA hai / vicAra-kaNoM ke sundara saMkalana kI dizA meM yaha unakA agalA par3Ava hai / prAMjala bhASA evaM prabhAvapUrNa zailI kA AdhAra lekara lekhaka ne vicAra-saritA ke avagAhana kA prazaMsanIya kArya kiyA hai / zailI meM prasAda guNa kI manorama chaTA dete hue muni jI ne jisa lagana evaM dhairya kA paricaya diyA hai, usake liye ve sacamuca badhAI ke pAtra haiM / 2 apraila 1975 6 ) -DA0 rAmaprasAda trivedI ema0 e0 pI eca0 DI0 [ adhyakSa, hindI vibhAga bir3alA mahAvidyAlaya kalyANa (mahArASTra ) ] Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya zrI devendramuni jI likhita 'bindu meM sindha' pustaka apane premI pAThakoM ke samakSa prastuta karate hue hameM hArdika prasannatA anubhava ho rahI hai| jIvana ke ye choTe-choTe mahattvapUrNa prasaMga apane Apa meM ananta preraNA kA srota chipAe hue haiN| bhUle-bhaTake jIvana-rAhiyoM ke lie ye mArgadarzaka haiN| muni zrI ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana, bhagavAna ariSTanemi aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa : eka anuzIlana, bhagavAna pAva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana, bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka anuzIlana, dharma aura darzana, sAhitya aura saMskRti, jaina darzana : svarUpa aura vizleSaNa' jaise zodha-pradhAna grantha likhe haiM vahA~ cintana sAhitya aura kahAnI va rUpaka sAhitya bhI likhA hai| paitAlisa se bhI adhika grantha unake likhita va sampAdita prakAzita ho cuke haiN| hameM AzA hai pUrva pustakoM kI bhA~ti ise bhI pAThaka apanAe~ge aura apane jIvana ko cmkaaeNge| pustaka prakAzana ke lie jina udAradAnI mahAnubhAvoM kA hameM artha sahayoga prApta huA hai unakA aura mudraNa vyavasthA karane vAle paramasnehI zrIcandra jI surAnA 'sarasa' kA hama hRdaya se AbhAra mAnate haiM / mantrI zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA ekAgratA mahAnatA dila ke AIne meM prAmANikatA kSamA maiM sAhitya pati hU~ bhagavAna kA sabase pyArA bhakta parIkSA suzikSita beTA rASTrapati jaipharasana nIMva kA patthara sevAmUrti ibrAhima saphalatA kA rAja parivartana kavitA kA janma nindA nindaka kA koI smAraka nahIM jIvana jIne kI kalA jIvana aura mRtyu bhavya bhAvanA svarga ke badale naraka or x 4 8 ha 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 16 20 21 22 23 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 5 0 mr mr mr mr m 9 Mmmm 0 mahAna zloka golDasmitha kI goliyAM santa tukArAma kI mahAnatA svabhAva nahIM chor3anA cAhie DAvina kA siddhAnta deva bananA hai yA dAnava ? mukti kA mArga darpaNa meM ceharA kyoM sulatAna banane kA rahasya siddhAnta-niSThA eka upAya eka tarakIba : prAmANikatA satyaniSThA jIvana kA mUlya satya kI zakti jijJAsA cupa rahanA sIkho duHkha kI kalpanA zikSA prasannatA kA mUla saccA dhana karnala kadAphI tU nahIM uThatA to acchA hotA upAdhi mahAnatA kI pratIka nahIM upahAra 0 mmx Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 11 ) 9 d . 6 vur 9 prajAtantra kA netA svAvalambI likana kaTa vacana nirbhIkatA asalI aura nakalI kartavya niSThA prajAtantra kA parihAsa AtmA se paramAtmA mere baccoM kI mAM vivAha Azcarya kA kAraNa acchI vastu kAma se matalaba saphalatA kA rahasya sAvadhAnI acala-AsthA choTA kada gaurava kA mUla : puruSArtha saMgati kA prabhAva kaMcana-kAminI kA saMga uttarAdhikArI kartavya mahAna tyAgI nAma kA vyAmoha pradarzana mrdx Ur 9,99999999 vs . . * Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) samatA khuzAmadI apane Apako dekho apanA viveka atithi devo bhava deza kI zAna jijJAsA : pragati kA mUla saphalatA kA rahasya parAjaya kA rahasya Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAgratA * paNDita ToDaramalajI jayapura ke nivAsI jaina zrAvaka the| unhoMne aneka AdhyAtmika granthoM kI racanA kii| unakI mA~ ne bhojana meM namaka DAlanA isalie banda kara diyA ki namaka se pyAsa adhika lagatI hai, parantu ToDaramala jI ko patA hI na calA ki bhojana alonA hai| jisa dina unakA grantha pUrNa huA usa dina jaba bhojana karane baiThe taba unheM anubhava huA ki bhojana alonA hai| itanI unakI grantha likhane meM ekAgratA thii| jaba unhoMne apanI mA~ se kahA---''kyA mA~, tuma bhojana meM namaka DAlanA bhUla gaI ho ?" mA~ ne uttara diyA-"jJAta hotA hai tumhArA grantha Aja pUrNa ho gayA hai|" donoM eka-dUsare ko zraddhA aura sneha se nihAra rahe the| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAnatA * mahAna vidvAna DiDero ke sannikaTa eka yuvaka AyA aura kahA-"maiM eka lekhaka huuN| maiMne eka pustaka likhI hai, maiM cAhatA hU~ ki mudraNa ke pUrva Apa use eka bAra bhalI prakAra dekha leN|" DiDero ne kahA- "maiM ise acchI taraha se par3ha lU~gA, tuma punaH ise kala le jAnA / " jaba dUsare dina vaha lekhaka AyA taba DiDero ne kahA - "mujhe bar3I prasannatA hai ki tumane mujhe lakSya banAkara prastuta pustaka meM merI khUba makhaula kI hai| mujhe bahuta gAliyA~ dI haiM, para jarA yaha to batAo ki isase tumheM kyA lAbha hogA?" 2 bindu meM sindhu Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuvaka ne kahA - "abhI mujhe acchI taraha likhanA nahIM AtA hai ataH merI pustaka ko koI prakAzaka chApane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hogaa| mujhe jJAta hai ki isa deza meM Apake bahuta duzmana haiM, yadi maiM ApakI majAka ur3Ane vAlI pustaka likhU~ to mujhe acchA paisA mila sakegA / " DiDero ne muskarAte hue kahA - "yaha tumane bahuta hI acchA kiyA hai, para eka kArya tuma aura kro| cU~ki prastuta pustaka chapAne ke lie tuma ko paisA bhI cAhie na ? eka upAya batAtA hU~ / eka vyakti se merA dharma ke sambandha meM tIvra matabheda hai / vaha mujha para atyadhika aprasanna hai / tuma yaha pustaka use samarpita kara do| vaha atyanta prasanna hokara tumheM avazya hI artha sahayoga degA | isalie tuma zIghra hI zAnadAra samarpaNa-patra likha do / " yuvaka ne kahA - "para, mujhe sundara samarpaNa-patra likhanA kahA~ AtA hai ?" DiDero ne kahA - " to tuma Thaharo! maiM hI tumheM acchA samarpaNa-patra likha detA hU~ jisase tumheM khAsI acchI rakama mila jAya / unhoMne usI samaya use samarpaNa-patra likhakara de diyA / yaha thI DiDero kI mahAnatA ! bindu meM sindhu 3 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dila ke Aine meM paNDita banArasIdAsa caturvedI ne apanI patrikA ke lie zrI puruSottamadAsa TaNDana ko eka phoTo kI prati bhejane ke lie likhaa| uttara meM zrI TaNDana jI ne likhA- "mujhe kheda hai ki maiM phoTo nahIM bheja sakatA, kAraNa ki maiM apanA phoTo rakhatA hI nhiiN| ghara meM abhI taka to sabhI mere zarIra ko dekha sakate haiM, phira mere phoTo kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? phira snehI mitroM ko mere phoTo kI kyoM AvazyakatA honI caahie| mujhe isI bAta meM santoSa hai ki maiM unake hRdaya meM aisA basa jAU~ ki jisase ve kaha sakeM "dila ke Aine meM hai tsbiire-yaar| jaba jarA garadana jhukAyI dekha lii||" 4 bindu meM sindhu Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAmANikatA abrAhama liMkana pahale eka choTI-sI dukAna calAyA karate the / eka dina zAma ko jaba unhoMne bikrI kA hisAba lagAyA taba unheM patA calA ki eka vRddhA unheM tIna seMTa bhUla se adhika de gaI hai| unakA mAnasa becaina ho utthaa| vRddhA kA makAna paryApta dUra thA tathApi liMkana usI samaya usake ghara para pahu~ce aura usa vRddhA ko tIna seMTa lauTAne para hI unake mana meM zAnti kA anubhava huA / bindu meM sindhu 5 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamA M dayAnanda sarasvatI apane guru birajAnanda jo kI kuTiyA meM pratidina saphAI karate the / eka dina makAna kA kUr3A-kacarA daravAje ke pAsa ikaTThA karake ve anya kAma meM laga gaye, kacare ko vahA~ se uThAnA bhUla gaye / birajAnandajI prajJAcakSu the, ve jyoMhI kuTiyA se bAhara nikalane lage ki unake pA~voM meM vaha kUr3A-kacarA A gayA / ve ubala par3e, - "mUrkha ! kyA kacare ko yahA~ rakkhA jAtA hai !" yaha kahate hue unhoMne dayAnanda ko jora se do-cAra cA~Te bhI lagA diye / jaba unakA krodha utara gayA taba dayAnandajI ne unake pairoM ko pakar3akara kahA - " pUjya gurudeva ! Apa zrI kA zarIra atyadhika kamajora hai / mujhe Apa DaNDe se pITie, kyoMki maiM to moTA-tAjA hU~ / Apa zrI apane komala hAthoM ko kaSTa mata dIjie / " bindu meM sindhu 6 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM sAhitya pati hU~ rASTrapati rAjendraprasAda kisI kArya-vaza ilAhAbAda pahu~ce / mahAkavi 'nirAlA' se milane kI unakI tIna utkaNThA thI / unhoMne apane nijI saciva ko kAra dekara nirAlAjI ko bulAne ke lie bhejA / saciva ne jAkara nirAlAjI se jaba rASTrapati kA saMdezA kahA to nirAlA jI ne kahA---"yadi ve rASTrapati haiM to maiM sAhityapati huuN| yadi ve DaoNkTara rAjendraprasAda haiM to yahA~ bhI A sakate haiM, yadi ve rASTrapati kI haisiyata se mujhe milane ke lie bulA rahe haiM, to mujhe rASTrapati se kucha bhI lenA-denA nahIM hai|" moTara khAlI hI lauTa gaI / aise the nispRha nirAlA / bindu meM sindhu 7 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna kA sabase pyArA bhakta islAma ke eka santa ho gaye haiM--'abubena Adama / ' unhoMne eka rAta svapna dekhA ki devadUta candramA kI cA~danI meM kucha likha rahA thaa| abU ne pUchA-"kyA likha rahe ho ?' devadUta ne dhIre se kahA- 'maiM una vyaktiyoM kI sUcI banA rahA hU~, jo bhagavAna se pyAra karate haiM aura jo bhagavAna ke priya bhakta haiM / kyA tumhArA nAma bhI isa sUcI meM likha dU~ ?' abU ne kahA---''maiM una vyaktiyoM meM nahIM hU~ kintu Apa yadi prabhu ke bandoM se pyAra karane vAloM kI sUcI banAe~ to usameM merA nAma likha sakate haiN|" dUsare dina phira abU ne svapna dekhA ki devadUta prabhu se pyAra karane vAloM kI eka lambI sUcI banAkara lAyA jisameM abU kA nAma sabase prathama aura Upara likhA huA thA / jo prabhu ke bandoM se prema karatA hai prabhu usase avazya ho prema karate haiN| 8 bindu meM sindhu Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parIkSA sAdhaka vaha hai, jo lAbha-alAbha, sukha-dukha aura apekSA-upekSA Adi sabhI paristhitiyoM meM taTastha rahatA hai evaM (sama-bhAva) kI sAdhanA karatA hai| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa kA, svAmI vivekAnanda para asIma sneha thaa| vivekAnanda kA pUrvanAma narendra thaa| eka bAra rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ne bAlaka narendra se bolanA hI banda kara diyaa| jaba narendra unako namaskAra karane ke lie Ate taba ve apanA muMha phirA lete the| pratidina narendra sahajabhAva se Ate, unheM namaskAra karate aura kucha dera taka unake pAsa meM baiThakara cale jAte / yaha krama kaI saptAha taka calatA rhaa| eka dina rAmakRSNa ne narendra se pUchA - "maiM tumase nahIM bolatA hU~, tU AtA hai aura namaskAra karatA hai, taba maiM apanA muMha phera letA hU~ tathApi tU pratidina mere pAsa kyoM AtA hai ?" narendra ne pratyuttara diyA --- "gurudeva ! Apake prati mere mana meM zraddhA hai isalie calA AtA huuN| Apa zrI boleM yA na. boleM isase merI zraddhA meM kucha bhI antara nahIM A sktaa| yaha sunate hI paramahaMsa kA dila narendra ke prati vAtsalya se chala-chalA utthaa| unhoMne narendra ko chAtI se lagAte hue kahA- are pagale ! maiM terI parIkSA kara rahA thA ki tU upekSA-bhAva ko sahana kara sakatA hai yA nahIM, tU parIkSA meM samuttIrNa huA hai / merI hattantrI ke tAra jhanajhanA rahe haiM ki eka dina tU vizva kA eka mahAn vyakti bnegaa| * bindu meM sindhu Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suzikSita beTA paNDita motIlAla neharU apane putra javAharalAla neharU ke adhyayana kI yojanA banA rahe the| unake eka mitra pAsa hI baiThe the, unhoMne pUchA- "batAiye isakI par3hAI meM kitanA kharca hone kI sambhAvanA hai ? motIlAla jI ne acchI taraha hisAba lagAkara batAyA ki eka lAkha rupye|" mitra ne kahA ki merI salAha yaha hai ki Apa eka lAkha rupaye baiMka meM jamA karAdeM, jisase ApakI itanI sthAyI AmadanI ho jAyagI ki videza meM jAkara uccatama zikSA prApta karane para bhI nahIM ho skegii| muskarAte hue paNDita motIlAlajI ne kahA- "mitravara ! maiM apane poche harAmakhAU nahIM, apitu eka-suyogya santAna chor3anA cAhatA huuN| yaha merI bhAvanA baiMka-jI se saphala nahIM ho sakatI usake lie to suzikSA hI Avazyaka hai / suzikSA hI eka suzikSita beTA taiyAra kara sakatI hai| 10 bindu meM sindhu Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rASTrapati jaipharasana kA dRSTikoNa amarIkI rASTrapati TAmasa jaipharasana eka bhavya hoTala meM gaye aura Thaharane ke lie unhoMne sthAna maaNgaa| unakI veza bhUSA eka kisAna ke samAna thii| hoTala ke adhipati ne unheM mAmUlI vyakti samajhakara vahA~ ThaharAne se iMkAra kara diyA / jaipharasana zAnti ke sAtha lauTa gaye / ___ kucha samaya ke pazcAt kisI ke dvArA hoTala ke adhipati ko jaba yaha jJAta huA ki vaha sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM, rASTrapati jaipharasana haiN| usane usI samaya apane viziSTa vyaktiyoM ko unake pAsa bhejA ki ve sasammAna unheM apane yahA~ para le aaveN| jaba jaipharasana se una vyaktiyoM ne hoTala meM padhArane ke lie nivedana kiyA to jaipharasana ne unase kahA--"Apa apane adhipati se kaheM ki jahA~ tumhArI hoTala meM eka sAmAnya kRSaka ko sthAna nahIM hai, vahA~ amerikA kA rASTrapati tumhAre yahA~ kisa prakAra Thahara sakatA hai ?" becAre apanA-sA mu~ha lekara lauTa gye| bindu meM sindhu 11 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMva kA patthara ___ san 1628-26 kA prasaMga hai| zrI lAlabahAdura zAstrI, 'sarvenTsa oNpha pIpalsa sosAyaTI' ke sadasya ke nAte ilAhAbAda ke sArvajanika jIvana ke sambandha meM kArya karane lage the / ve akhabArI pracAra se apanA sambandha kAphI dUra rakhanA cAhate the| unake mitra ne unase pUchA- "lAlabahAdura jI ! Apako samAcAra patroM meM apanA nAma chapAne se itanA paraheja kyoM hai ?" zAstrIjI ne muskarA kara kahA-"lAlA lAjapatarAya ne 'sosAyaTo' ke kArya ke lie dIkSA pradAna karate hue mujhe yaha kahA thA-lAlabahAdura ! tAjamahala meM do taraha ke patthara lage haiM--eka bar3hiyA saMgamaramara hai, jisake meharAba aura gumbaja bane haiN| saMsAra unhIM kA prazaMsaka hai| dUsare haiM-nIMva ke patthara jinakI koI prazaMsA nahIM karatA aura maiM nIMva kA patthara bana kara hI kAma karanA cAhatA hU~ |* 12 bindu meM sindhu Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevAmUrti ibrAhima * eka kAphile ke sAtha tapasvI ibrAhima yAtrA kara rahe the| kAphile kA eka vyakti atyanta rugNa ho gyaa| ibrAhima rAta-dina usakI sevA karate the / rogI ke ucita upacAra meM apane pAsa jo kucha bhI thA, unhoMne saba vyaya kara diyA, phira bhI jaba rogI pUrNa svastha na huA to ibrAhima ne usakA khaccara beca diyA aura usake pathya Adi kI vyavasthA kii| jaba rogI ko hoza AyA taba usane kahA-"aba maiM khaccara ke abhAva meM kaise yAtrA kara sagA ! mujhase to eka kadama bhI nahIM calA jaataa|" ibrAhima ne kahA- 'tuma cintA na karo, khaccara gayA to koI bAta nahIM, tuma mere kandhoM para yAtrA karanA / " sevAmUti ibrAhima ne kaI dinoM taka use kandhoM para baiThAkara yAtrA ko| bindu meM sindhu Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saphalatA kA rAja hai __ mahAn mUrtikAra eDina mahAn lekhaka sTIphena jviga ko apanI kalA zAlA dikhAne ke lie le gye| jisa mUrti ko unhoMne bar3e kalAtmaka DhaMga se nirmita kiyA thA, usake sAmane jyoMhI ve upasthita hue tyoMhI unheM usake kandhoM ko apUrNatA kA dhyAna huA aura ve tatkSaNa usake kandhoM kI sughar3atA ke lie apanI chaino aura hathaur3o lekara ThukaThUka karane meM tallIna ho gaye-kabhI idhara, kabhI udhara, kabhI yahA~ aura kabhI vahA~, kalAkAra kI sUkSma nigAha se . use ThIka karane meM pUrA eka ghaMTA ho gayA taba unake muMha se nikalA-'aba ThIka hai|' phira ve jyoMhI pIche mur3e to jviga khar3e dikhAI diye / kalAkAra bhauMcakkA aura saMkucita hokara bolA- "mujhe isake kaMdhe ThIka karane meM smaraNa ho na rahA ki Apa mere sAtha Ae haiN|" jviga ne prasanna hokara kahA-'mujhe anAyAsa hI Aja ApakI saphalatA kA rahasya jJAta ho gayA hai aura vaha rahasya hai ApakI 'ekAgratA' / 14 bindu meM mindhu Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana bahuta teja varSA ho rahI thii| kabristAna ko miTTI varSA ke pAnI se baha gaI thI, jisase mudoM kI khopar3iyA~ aura haDDiyA~ bAhara A gaI thIM / bahalUla dAnA kabristAna meM pahuMcA aura usane una saba khopar3iyoM ko ikaTThA kiyA aura unheM gaura se dekhane lgaa| vaha kabhI eka khopar3I ko hAtha meM lekara dekhatA, to kabhI dUsarI khopar3I ko| bindu meM sindhu 15 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI samaya vahA~ ke bAdazAha kI savArI niklo| bahalUla kI nirAlI harakata ko dekhakara bAdazAha ko bar3A ho Azcarya huaa| unhoMne bahalUla se pUchA- "tuma ina murdo ko khopar3iyoM meM kyA khoja rahe ho ?' bahalUla ne javAba diyA-"jahA~panAha ! ApazrI ke aura mere pUrvaja yahA~ se vidA ho cuke haiM / maiM ina khopar3iyoM meM DhaDha rahA hU~ ki Apake pUrvajoM kI kaunasI khopar3iyA~ haiM aura mere pUrvajoM kI kaunasI haiM ?'' bAdazAha ne khila-khilAkara kahA- "are bahalUla ! tuma nAdAnoM kI sI kyA bAta kara rahe ho ! kahIM murdA khopar3iyoM meM bhI pharka huA karatA hai ?" / bahalUla bolA-"paravara digAra ! phira cAra dinoM ko jhaThI jindagI ke lie sattA ke naze meM unmatta hokara Apa kyoM dIna-hIna vyaktiyoM ko kaSTa dete haiM ? kyoM una vyaktiyoM ke sAtha aziSTatApUrNa vyavahAra karate haiM ?" bAdazAha yaha sunakara apane kukRtyoM para lajjita hokara lAjavAba ho gyaa| bahalUla kI mIThI phaTakAra ne usake jIvana meM AmUlacUla parivartana kara diyA / 16 bindu meM sindhu Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kavitA kA janma gurudeva ravIndranAtha Taigora aura AcArya kSitimohana sena donoM Trena meM saphara kara rahe the| kSitimohana sena ne dekhA ki ravIbAbU kavitA ke mUDa meM haiN| merI upasthiti meM saMbhava hai ki kahIM kavitA likhane meM unheM bAdhA ho, yaha socakara ve dhIre se vahA~ se uThakara zaucAlaya meM cale gye| kucha samaya ke pazcAt jaba ve punaH lauTakara Aye to ravIbAbU ne pUchA- "tuma kahA~ cale gaye the ? dekho, abhIabhI isa kavitA kA janma huA hai|" / kSitimohana sena ne kahA- "gurudeva ! kavitA janma le rahI thI, isalie maiM yahA~ se uThakara calA gayA thaa|" ravIbAbU ne phira pUchA- "tuma yahA~ se kisalie cale gaye ?" kSitimohana sena kA uttara thA--"bhAratIya saMskRti kI dRSTi se kisI ke janma lete samaya kisI puruSa kA vahA~ khar3A honA anucita mAnA jAtA hai / puruSa to hamezA bAhara khar3A rahakara usakI pratIkSA karatA hai|" bindu meM sindhu 17 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nindA santa oNgasTina ko kisI kI nindA sunanA pasanda nahIM thaa| unhoMne apane makAna kI dIvAroM para aMkita karavA diyA thA ki 'cugalakhora ke lie yahA~ koI jagaha nahIM hai| yahA~ para sirpha saccAI aura anubhUti kA rAjya hai|' ___ eka dina kucha mitra unase milane ke lie Aye / vArtAlApa meM ve apane eka sAthI kI nindA karane lage jo usa samaya vahA~ para upasthita nahIM thaa| . santa oNgasTina ne madhura zabdoM meM upAlambha dete hue kahA-"mitro ! Apako yA to yaha bAta banda karanI hogI, yA mujhe dIvAra para likhe hue ye zabda miTAne hoNge|" unhoMne usI samaya nindA karanA banda kara diyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nindA ko pITha kA mA~sa khAnA batAyA hai| 18 bindu meM sindhra Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niMdaka kA koI smAraka nahIM ! phinalaiNDa ke vizva-vizruta saMgItakAra siviliyasa se eka bAra eka nausikhiyA saMgItajJa milane aayaa| usane vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM kahA--"kucha Alocaka merI itanI tIvra AlocanA karate haiM ki maiM use sunakara tilamilA uThatA hU~ aura atyanta nirAza ho jAtA huuN| batAiye mujhe kyA karanA cAhie ?" siviliyasa ne kahA - "mitra ! tumheM kucha bhI karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, tuma una AlocakoM kI bAtoM para dhyAna hI na do aura yadi tumhArI kucha bhUla hai to use sudhAra lo| tumheM smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki Aja dina taka kisI Alocaka ke sammAna meM koI bhI smAraka nahIM banAyA gayA hai aura na hI usakI mUti banAkara kisI ne usakI pUjA kI hai| saMsAra meM nindaka to hamezA ghRNA kI dRSTi se hI dekhA jAtA hai|" bindu meM sindhu ___ Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jIne kI kalA 46 pleTo ke eka mitra ne unase kahA - " kucha Alocaka ApakI bahuta hI burI AlocanA karate haiM, kisI taraha una AlocakoM kA mu~ha banda kara denA cAhie / " pleTo ne muskarAte hue kahA - " mu~ha banda karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, unheM nissaMkoca bolane dIjie, maiM aisA jIvana jIU~gA ki AlocakoM kI bAtoM para koI vizvAsa hI nahIM kara sakegA / jIvana jIne kI kalA maiM jAnatA hU~ / " bindu meM sindhu 20 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana aura mRtyu lAotse ke eka ziSya kI mRtyu ho gii| ve usake ghara para gye| sArA parivAra zokAtura thA / lAotse ne unase pUchA- "batAo, yaha mRta hai yA jIvita hai ?" vicitra prazna sunate hI sabhI loga cakita ho gaye ki yaha kaisA vicitra prazna hai ? mahAn dArzanika ke sAmane lAza par3I hai phira bhI pUchate haiM ki jIvita hai yA mRta hai| kucha kSaNoM taka sannATA chAyA rahA, phira logoM ne lAotse se kahA ---"kRpayA Apa hI batAiye?" ___lAotse ne kahA-"jo pahale mRta thA, vaha Aja bhI mRta hai, jo pahale jIvita thA, vaha Aja bhI jIvita hai| kevala donoM kA sambandha TUTa gayA hai / jIvana kI koI mRtyu nahIM hotI aura mRtaka kA koI jIvana nahIM hotaa| ____ jIvana ko jo nahIM jAnate, ve mRtyu ko jIvana kA anta kahate haiM / janma jIvana kA prArambha nahIM hai aura mRtyu jIvana kA anta nahIM hai / vaha to janma aura mRtyu ke bAhara bhI hai aura andara bhI hai, vaha janma ke pahale bhI hai aura pazcAt bhI hai|" bindu meM sindhu 21 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhavya bhAvanA eka bAra amerikA ke rASTrapati abrAhama liMkana apane kucha snehI mitroM ke sAtha Tahala rahe the| unhoMne pAnI se tarabatara aura bhayaMkara zAta se ThiThurate hue eka pille ko dekhA / pille kI dayanIya dazA dekhakara unakA hRdaya karuNA se chalachalA uThA aura zIghra hI use uThAkara unhoMne apane bar3hiyA koTa meM chipA liyaa| unake eka mitra ne kahA- "Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM ? isa gande pille se yaha kImatI koTa gandA ho jaaygaa|" muskarAte hue liMkana ne kahA- "koTa gandA ho jAne se mujhe dukha nahIM hogA, kintu yadi maiM isa pille ko nahIM bacA pAyA, to yaha duHkha jIvana bhara mujhe sAlegA ki sAmarthya hone para bhI maiM eka choTe se pille kI bhI sahAyatA nahIM kara skaa|" yaha thI liMkana kI bhavya bhaavnaa| OM 22 bindu meM mindhu Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarga ke badale naraka khalIphA hArU~ rasIda ne santa phalijAnena Ayaja ke svabhAva kI bahuta hI prazaMsA suna rakkhI thI / ve unake darzana ke lie pahu~ce / jaisA unhoMne santa phalijAnena ke bAre meM suna rakkhA thA, usase bhI unako adhika zreSTha pAyA / ataH upahAra svarUpa unhoMne santa ke caraNoM meM eka hajAra azarphiyA~ samarpita kIM / santa ne muskarAte hue kahA - "khalIphA sAhaba ! maiMne Apako svarga jAne kA mArga batAyA aura usake badale meM Apa mujhe naraka kA sAdhana de rahe haiM / " khalIphA santa kI nispRhatA dekhakara caraNoM meM gira par3A aura apane aparAdha kI kSamA mA~gane lagA / bindu meM sindhu 23 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAn zloka bhArata ke suprasiddha samrATa vikramAditya ne apanI rAja sabhA meM eka zloka likhavAyA.. "pratyahaM pratyavekSeta, narazcaritamAtmanaH / kinnu me pazubhistulyaM kinnu satpuruSairiva // tere isa bahumUlya jIvana kA jo dina vyatIta ho rahA hai, vaha punaH lauTakara nahIM AyegA ataH pratidina cintana kara ki Aja kA dina vyatIta huA hai, vaha pazutulya huA hai yA mAnava tulya ? pratidina ke cintana se vikramAditya ke jIvana kA nakzA hI badala gayA / 24 bindu meM sindhu Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ golDasmitha kI goliyA~ mahAn sAhityakAra olivara golDasmitha ne auSadhivijJAna kA gaharA adhyayana kiyA thaa| ___ eka mahilA jisakA pati atyanta rugNa thA, usake pAsa DaoNkTara ko dene ke lie phosa nahIM thii| usane golDasmitha ke sambandha meM suna rakkhA thA ki vaha dayAlu cikitsaka hai| usa mahilA ne eka patra usako likhaa| __ patra milate hI golDasmitha usake ghara para pahu~cA / sAdhAraNa vArtAlApa ke uparAnta usane kahA-abhI maiM apane AdamI ke sAtha kucha goliyA~ bhijavA dUMgA jisase tumhAre pati zoghra hI svastha ho jaayeNge| usane sandezavAhaka ke sAtha eka banda DibbI bhejii| jaba usa mahilA ne use kholakara dekhA to usameM dasa aphiyA~ camaka rahI thiiN| patra meM likhA thA "AvazyakatAnusAra eka kA upayoga karanA, dhairya rakhanA, nirAza na honA, yadi AvazyakatA ho to aura bhI ma~gavA lenA, tuma pUrNa svastha ho jaaoge|" phira rogI ne DaoNkTara ke mArgadarzana ke anusAra davAI lI aura vaha pUrNa svastha ho gyaa| bindu meM sindhu 25 ___ Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ santa tukArAma kI mahAnatA santa tukArAma bar3e bhakta the, ve eka rAtri ko kortana kara rahe the| unakI kuTiyA para anya koI nahIM thaa| eka cora ne avasara kA lAbha uThAyA aura jo bhaiMsa ba~dhI huI thI, use kholakara hA~kate hue calatA bnaa| 26 bindu meM sindhu ___ Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha kucha dUra gayA thA ki usake mana meM vicAra AyA ki maiMne yaha ThIka nahIM kiyaa| vaha ulaTe pairoM vApasa lauTA aura punaH bhaiMsa ko lAkara usane santa kI kuTiyA ke sAmane bA~dha dii| para usake mana meM santoSa nahIM huaa| apane aparAdha kI kSamA mA~gane ke lie vaha jahA~ para tukArAma kIrtana kara rahe the, vahA~ para sIdhA phuNcaa| usane tukArAma ke caraNoM para girakara apane aparAdha kI kSamA maaNgii| tukArAma ne kahA- "bhAI ! tumheM yadi bhaiMsa kI AvazyakatA ho to use saharSa le jaao|" para vaha aba kahA~ le jAne vAlA thA ? dUsare hI dina se santa tukArAma apanI AvazyakatAnusAra bhaiMsa kA dUdha rakhakara zeSa dUdha apane ar3osI-par3osI ko bA~Tane laga gye| tukArAma ne socA ki mere parigraha ke kAraNa hI usa cora ke mana meM corI karane kI bhAvanA paidA huI thii| yadi pahale se hI dUdha kA vitaraNa kara detA to vaha bhaiMsa ko nahIM curA le jaataa| bindu meM sindhu 27 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajjanoM ko apanA svabhAva nahIM chor3anA cAhie * ghaTanA san 1924 ko hai| maharSi ramaNa rAtri meM so rahe the / khir3akiyoM ke kA~ca tor3ane kI AvAja unake kAnoM meM pdd'ii| ve uThe aura daravAjA kholakara kahA-"bhAI ! tuma itanA kaSTa kyoM kara rahe ho ? tuma andara Ao, hama loga saba bAhara nikala jAte haiM / ___coroM ne AzramavAsiyoM ko burI taraha se maaraa| maharSi ramaNa ko bhI unhoMne nahIM chodd'aa| jaba eka paricAraka ne yaha dRzya dekhA to usakA khUna khaula uThA, usane DaNDA uThA kara coroM para prahAra karane kI taiyArI kii| maharSi ramaNa ne use rokate hue kahA - "bhAI, tuma yaha kyA karane jA rahe ho ? ye cora bhI to apane hI bhAI haiN| jaise muMha meM jIbha aura dA~ta donoM sAtha rahate haiM vaise hI samAja meM sajjana aura durjanoM ko sAtha rahanA cAhie / yadi cora apane svabhAva ko nahIM chor3ate, to phira hamako apanA svabhAva kyoM chor3anA cAhie ?" 28 bindu meM sindhu Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DArvina kA siddhAnta asatya hai| Ama ke vRkSa para bandara kI eka TolI ekatrita huii| nIce vidyArthI par3ha rahe the ki "DAvina kA mantavya hai ki manuSya bandara kI santAna hai|" yaha sunate hI eka vRddha bandara ne kahA- "yaha bAta hamAre lie atyanta hI apamAnajanaka hai|" dekhie-"Aja dina taka kisI bhI bandara ne bIr3I nahIM pI, sigareTa nahIM sulagAI, zarAba nahIM pI, usane juA nahIM khelA, vaha kabhI parastrI ke pIche lalacAyA nahIM, usane anAvazyaka saMgraha nahIM kiyA hai, usane Aja taka astra-zastroM kA nirmANa bhI nahIM kiyA hai aura kabhI apane doSoM ko chipAne kI koziza hI nahIM kii| aba Apa hI batAiye ki manuSya hamArI santAna kaise ho sakatI hai| ataH DArvina kA siddhAnta galata hai|" bindu meM sindhu 29 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deva bananA hai yA dAnava ? vinobA bhAve jaba bAlaka the| unake ghara ke AMgana meM eka papIte kA vRkSa thaa| vinobA use pratidina pAnI pilAte / usameM phala lge| vinobA kA mana kacce phala ho khAne ko llcaayaa| para mA~ ne kahA-"beTA ! kacce phala nahIM khAye jAte / " lambI pratIkSA ke pazcAt phala pake / vinobA ne do phala tor3e aura unheM acchI taraha se kATA aura phA~koM ko saMvAra kara thAla meM sjaayaa| vinobA ke mana meM apanI mehanata ke phala cakhane kI atyadhika utsukatA 30 bindu meM sindhu Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thii| unheM khAne ke lie unhoMne jyoMhI hAtha Age bar3hAyA tyoMhI mA~ ne kahA--"viniyA ! tuma deva bananA cAhate ho yA dAnava ? jo dUsaroM ko khilAkara yA dekara khAtA hai, vaha deva hai aura jo khuda ke lie hI rakhatA hai vaha dAnava hai, batAo tumheM kyA bananA hai ?" vinobA turanta bola uThe-"mA~ mujhe deva bananA hai|" mA~ ne AjJA dI- "to jAo ina papIte kI phAMkoM ko pahale par3osiyoM ko bA~To / ghara meM lage hue pahale phala kA adhikArI par3osI hotA hai|" vinobA mA~ kI AjJA sunakara vaha thAla lekara par3osiyoM ke ghara para daur3a par3e, par3osI usameM se eka-eka phA~ka lete gaye aura prema se vinobA kI pITha thapathapAte gaye ki vAha ! bar3A mIThA papItA lAye ho ! bacI huI phA~koM ko lekara vinobA ghara para Ae aura apane bhAiyoM ko bA~Takara khuda bhI khAne lge| mA~ ne phira pUchA-'"viniyA ! papItA mIThA to hai na?" vinobA ne pratyuttara diyA-"ammA ! par3osiyoM kI prema kI thapakI meM jo miThAsa thA, vaha papIte meM kahA~ hai ?" vinobAjI meM 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI bhAvanA ko ubuddha karane kA zreya unakI mA~ ko hI thaa| bindu meM sindhu 31 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kA mArga Ne mizra ke prasiddha santa makAriyo se eka jijJAsu ne prazna pUchA - "kRpayA mujhe batAiye ki mukti kA sAdhana kaunasA hai ? jisase merA jIvana saphala ho jAya / " guru ne eka kSaNa cintana kara kahA - " mArga bahuta hI sIdhA hai--tuma abhI kabristAna meM jAo aura kabroM meM jo bindu meM sindhu 32 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loga soye hue par3e haiM, unheM khUba gAliyA~ do, patthara pheMkakara unakA apamAna kro| usake pazcAt mere pAsa aao|" ziSya ne kabristAna meM pahu~cakara khUba gAliyA~ dI, patthara pheMke, phira guru ke pAsa Akara bolA-"maiM Apake AdezAnusAra kArya karake AyA huuN|" / guru ne phira Adeza diyA-"aba phira usI kabristAna meM jAkara unakI khUba prazaMsA karo aura una para phUla cddh'aao| vaha guru ke AdezAnusAra kArya karake lauTa aayaa| ___ guru ne kahA- "tumane jaba unakI nindA kI, gAliyA~ dI, una para pattharoM kI bauchAra kI taba unhoMne tumase kucha kahA thA ? aura jaba unakI prazaMsA kI, una para phUla car3hAe taba unhoMne kucha kahA ? ziSya ne namratApUrvaka uttara diyA-"unhoMne kucha bhI nahIM kahA / ve to zAnta rhe|" santa makAriyo ne mukti kA mArga batAyA- "kabristAna ke murdo kI taraha tumhArI bhI yadi koI prazaMsA kare yA koI peTa bharakara nindA kare, to donoM dazAoM meM samatA rkkho| yahI samatA kI sAdhanA hI mukti kA mArga hai| bindu meM sindhu ___ Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darpaNa meM ceharA kyoM dekhanA cAhie? mahAn dArzanika sukarAta apane kamare meM baiThe the aura bAra-bAra ve darpaNa meM apanA muMha dekha rahe the / sukarAta kA ceharA bar3A hI kurUpa thA / ve bAra-bAra apane cehare ko kyoM dekha rahe haiM ? yaha unake ziSyoM ko samajha meM nahIM A rahA thaa| Akhira unhoMne sukarAta se pUcha hI liyA-"Apa apanA ceharA bAra-bAra darpaNa meM kyoM dekha rahe haiM ?" sukarAta ne kahA-"ceharA sundara ho yA kurUpa, sabako darpaNa meM dekhanA caahie|" eka ziSya bola uThA- "guruvara ! kurUpa to apanI vAstavikatA ko jAnatA hI hai, darpaNa meM apane kurUpa cehare ko dekhakara use atyadhika duHkha hogaa|" / sukarAta ne kahA- "vatsa ! kurUpa ko darpaNa meM isalie dekhanA cAhie ki apane rUpa ko dekhakara use yaha dhyAna A jAya ki vaha vastutaH kurUpa hai / ataH apane zreSTha kAryoM se usa kurUpatA ko sundara banAkara use Dhakane kA prayAsa kre| sundara cehare vAle ko darpaNa meM isalie dekhanA cAhie ki usakA ceharA sundara hai ataH vaha sadaiva sundara kArya hI kre|" 34 bindu meM sindhu Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulatAna banane kA rahasya bAdazAha banane ke pazcAt hasana se kisI ne prazna pUchA- "Apake pAsa na to paryApta dhana hai aura na senA hI hai tathApi Apa sulatAna kisa prakAra bana gaye ?" __hasana ne ha~sate hue uttara diyA-"mitroM ke prati merA saccA prema hai, zatra ke prati bhI merA vyavahAra udAratA evaM sahAnubhUtipUrNa hai aura pratyeka mAnava ke prati merA sadbhAva hai| yahI mere sulatAna banane kA rahasya hai|" OM bindu meM sindhu 35 ___ Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhAnta-niSThA lAlabahAdura zAstrI nainI jela meM the / usa samaya unakI putrI puSpA atyadhika bImAra ho gaI aura usakI dazA cintanIya ho gii| unake snehI sAthiyoM ke atyadhika Agraha para zAstrI jI jela se bAhara Akara apanI putrI kI sevA zuzruSA karane ke lie prasanna hue| pairola ne binA kisI zarta ke svIkRti pradAna kii| ___zAstrI jI ghara para pahu~ce, kucha samaya ke pazcAt unakI putrI ne sadA ke lie A~kheM mUMda lii| zAstrI jI usakI antima kriyA kara lauTe, para ghara meM nahIM gaye, apanA sAmAna uThAkara ve tA~ge meM baiTha gaye / logoM ne kahA abhI taka pairola bAkI hai, kintu zAstrI jI ne dRr3ha nizcaya ke sAtha kahA-maiM jisa kArya hetu pairola para chUTA, vaha kArya samApta ho gayA ataH siddhAnta ko dRSTi se mujhe jela meM jAnA caahie| aura ve jela kI ora bar3ha gaye, yaha thI zAstrIjI kI siddhAnta-niSThA / 36 bindu meM sindhu - Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka upAya, eka tarakIba skUla kI chuTTI huI, eka sukumAra bAlaka apane kandhe para bastA laTakAe hue bAhara nikalA, usane dekhA eka hRSTapuSTa naujavAna lar3akA eka dubale lar3ake ko burI taraha mAra rahA hai| use joza AgayA, vaha use chur3Ane ke lie pAsa meM pahu~cA, kintu usa balavAna yuvaka ko dekhakara usakA sAhasa nahIM huA ki kisa prakAra use Toke / usane madhura bindu meM sindhu 37 ___ Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zabdoM meM usa pITane vAle yuvaka se pUchA-bhAIsAhaba! Apa isa bAlaka ko kitanI beMta lagAnA cAhate haiN| pITane vAle yuvaka ne use jhir3akate hue kahA- tumhArA kyA tAtparya hai ? dhIre se bAlaka ne kahA- mujhe eka kAma hai| kyA kAma hai tumheM ? maiM itanA hRSTa-puSTa nahIM hU~ ki isa bAlaka kA pakSa lekara Apase lar3a sakU kintu maiM itanA avazya kara sakatA hU~ ki isakI piTAI meM hissedAra bana sakatA huuN| isakA kyA matalaba hai ? yaha tumhArI pahelI merI samajha meM nahIM aaii| ____ merA tAtparya yaha hai ki tuma isa lar3ake ke jitanI beMteM lagAnA cAhate ho, unakI AdhI merI pITha para lagA do| pITane vAlA yuvaka usa sAhasI bAlaka kI ora Azcarya mudrA meM dekhatA rahA, use apanI nirdayatA para vicAra AyA ki eka maiM hU~, jo burI taraha isa mariyala lar3ake ko mAra rahA hU~ aura eka yaha hai jo isake badale meM mAra khAne ke lie prastuta hai| usane usI kSaNa usa beMta ko tor3akara eka ora pheMka dii| yaha bacAne vAlA bAlaka Age calakara aMgrejI kA suprasiddha kavi lArDa bAyarana ke nAma se vizruta huaa| 38 bindu meM sindhu Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAmANikatA lAlabahAdura zAstrI bhArata ke pradhAnamantrI the, ve eka sAr3iyoM ke kArakhAne kA nirIkSaNa karane gaye / sAr3iyA~ dekhakara unheM vicAra AyA ki parivAra vAloM ke lie kucha sAr3iyA~ kharIda leM, para sAr3iyA~ bahuta hI maha~gI thiiN| unhoMne kArakhAne ke mAlika se kahA-bhAI ! kucha sastI sAr3iyA~ hoM to batAo, jo mujha jaisA garIba AdamI bhI kharIda ske| mila-mAlika ne kahA-Apa mUlya kI cintA na kreN| Apako jo bhI sAr3iyA~ pasanda hoM, cuna liijie| jisase hameM bhI bhArata ke pradhAnamantrI ko kucha bheMTa karane kA saubhAgya prApta ho| zAstrIjI ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA-maiM jisa vastu ko lenA cAhatA hU~, vaha apane parivAra ke lie lenA cAhatA hU~, usase pradhAnamantrI kA koI sambandha nahIM hai| sAr3iyA~ kharIdakara hI lI jAyeMgI, muphta meM nhiiN| yaha thI zAstrIjI ko praamaanniktaa| bindu meM sindhu 36 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya-niSThA gopAlakRSNa gokhale ke jIvana kA prasaMga hai, ve skUla meM par3hate the, unake mitra ne unase kahA-Aja nATaka dekhane clo| usane kahA-mere pAsa paise nahIM haiN| maiM nATaka dekhane nahIM cala sktaa| 40 bindu meM sindha Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mitra ne kahA-paise maiM dUMgA, tumheM mere sAtha nATaka dekhane calanA hI hogaa| mitra apane dRr3ha nizcaya para ar3A rahA ataH gopAla ko usake sAtha nATaka meM jAnA pdd'aa| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt donoM mitroM meM kisI cIja ko lekara anabana ho gii| vaha mitra nATaka dikhAne ke do paise mA~gane lgaa| __ gopAla ke sAmane eka gambhIra samasyA upasthita ho gaI, usa samaya use ghara se mahIne bhara ke kharca ke lie sirpha do rupae milate the aura ve rupae bhI gurujI ke mAdhyama se| yadi vaha cAhatA to do paise gurujI se lekara de sakatA thA, para usa ghATe kI pUrti kaise kI jAya, yaha usake sAmane prazna thaa| usa samaya eka paise ke miTTI ke tela se eka mahIne bhara lAlaTena jalatI thii| ___ usane nizcaya kiyA aura vaha do mahIne taka cugo kI lAlaTena ke nIce baiThakara par3hatA rahA aura do paise bacAkara use diye / yaha thI unameM satya-niSThA / bindu meM sindhu 41 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA mUlya eka dina tathAgata buddha ko jJAta huA ki rohiNI nadI ke jala ko lekara unake svayaM ke vaMza ke zAkya aura kolIya rAjA eka dUsare ke kaTTara zatru ho gaye haiN| donoM ora yuddha ke nagAr3e baja cuke haiM / buddha usI samaya raNasthala para phuNce| unhoMne donoM pakSa ke sainikoM se prazna kiyA ki jala kA mUlya kyA hai ? ___ sainikoM ne eka svara se kahA ki jala kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai| buddha ne punaH dUsarA prazna kiyA-vIra kSatriyoM kA kyA mUlya hai ? ___ sainikoM ne kahA- bhagavan ! unakA jIvana to anamola hai, ve deza kI mahAn nidhi haiM / __ kyA jisa jala kA mUlya nahIM hai, usake lie anamola jIvana kA balidAna karoge ? kyA tumhArI yahI buddhimattA buddha kI bAta kA itanA asara huA ki sainikoM ne hathiyAra DAla diye, aura raktapAta baca gyaa| unheM jIvana kA mUlya samajha meM AgayA / 42 bindu meM sindhu Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kI zakti hajarata gausula ko adhyayana ke prati atyadhika ruci thii| usa samaya bagadAda zahara vidyA kA pramukha kendra thA / gausula ne apanI mA~ se bagadAda jAne kI AjJA maaNgii| mA~ ne prema se use AjJA pradAna kI aura cAlIsa aphiyA~ lar3ake ke kurte meM bagala ke nIce caturAI se siladI jisase ve surakSita raheM / vidA hote samaya mA~ ne AzIrvAda diyAbeTA ! maiM tumheM saharSa bheja rahI hU~ kintu sadA satya bolanA aura Izvara ko mata bhuulnaa|| ___ hajarata gausula eka kAphile ke sAtha ravAnA hue / rAste meM DAkuoM ke eka giroha ne kAphile ko lUTa liyaa| eka bindu meM sindhu Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAkU ne usake pAsa Akara kahA-aya lar3ake ! kyA tere pAsa bhI kucha hai kyA ? gausula ne kahA-hA~, mere pAsa cAlIsa aphiyA~ haiM / DAkU-kahA~ haiM ? kurte ke bagala ke nIce silI huI haiN| DAkU ne samajhA ki yaha upahAsa kara rahA hai, vaha Age bar3ha gayA / dUsare DAkU ne bhI usase yahI prazna kiyA, usako bhI usane vahI uttara diyA / DAkU ne apane saradAra se nivedana kiyA / saradAra ne Adeza diyA ki isakI aphiyA~ nikaalo| lar3ake ke batAye hue sthAna ko kholA gayA to cAlIsa camacamAtI aphiyA~ nikliiN| DAkU kA saradAra yaha dekhakara cakita thaa| usane kahA lar3akA tU to bar3A vicitra hai / tumane coroM ko apanA mAla batA diyaa| hajarata gausula ne kahA-merI pyArI mA~ ne calate samaya mujhe nasIhata dI thI ki sadA saca bolanA aura Izvara ko kabhI mata bhUlanA / maiMne apanI mA~ kI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA hai| DAkU Atma-cintana karane lagA ki eka yaha hai aura eka maiM hU~ / usako apane kRtya para lajjA AI, usane lUTA huA samasta dhana lauTA diyaa| 44 bindu meM sindhu Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jijJAsA IrAna ke suprasiddha citaka hajarata imAma mahamUda muzida gajAlI se kisI ne jijJAsA vyakta kI ki-"Apa itane mahAn jJAnI kisa prakAra bane aura aise U~ce pada para kisa prakAra pahu~ca gaye ?" gajAlI ne atyanta madhura zabdoM meM kahA--maiM jisa bAta ko nahIM jAnatA thA, use pUchane meM kabhI zarma nahIM kI aura jaise-jaise pUchatA gayA vaise-vaise merA jJAna bhI bar3hatA gayA aura mujhe loga vidvAna samajhane laga gaye / vastutaH binA jijJAsA ke jJAna prApta nahIM ho sktaa| bindu meM sindhu 45 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cupa rahanA sIkho ___ eka adhyApaka gadhe ko bolanA sikhA rahA thA, vaha subaha se lekara zAma taka mehanata karatA, use par3hAne ke lie usane apanI jitanI bhI zakti thI, usakA upayoga kiyA tathApi saphalatA prApta nahIM huii| usa adhyApaka ke kaThora parizrama ko dekhakara eka vidvAna ko ha~sI AgaI ? adhyApaka ne pUchA-kyA bAta hai ? vidvAna ne dhIre se kahA bhAI ! tumane bahuta zrama kiyA hai, kintu yaha gadhA tumase bolanA nahIM sIkha sakA to merI dRSTi se yahI zreSTha hai ki tuma isase cupa rahanA sIkha lo / nirarthaka bakavAsa ko apekSA pazu ke samAna cupa rahanA, kahIM adhika acchA hai| 46 bindu meM sindhu Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha kI kalpanA misra meM eka bAra bhayaMkara duSkAla girA, usa samaya vahA~ ke khalIphA hajarata yusUpha siddIka ne janatA kI mana lagAkara sevA kI / ve svayaM eka samaya bhojana karate aura vaha bhojana bhI AdhA hI / logoM ne unase prArthanA kI-hajarata ! apane yahA~ para anna ke bhaNDAra bhare hue haiM, anAja kI kamI nahIM hai, tathApi Apa bhUkhe kyoM rahate haiM ? hajarata ne kahA-isakA eka rahasya hai-hamAre deza ke lAkhoM loga bhUkha se chaTapaTA rahe haiM, unheM khAne ko nahIM mila rahA hai, unake duHkha kI sadA smRti banI rahe etadartha maiM bhUkhA rahatA hU~ / yadi merA miSTAnnoM se peTa bharA rahegA, to maiM unake duHkha kI kalpanA nahIM kara sktaa| bindu meM sindhu 47 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghishbaa bAdazAha humAyU ne prasiddha vidvAna bairAmakhA~ ko cintana mudrA meM baiThe hue dekhakara pUchA-Aja tuma kyA soca rahe ho? bairAmakhA~ ne kahA- hujUra ! maiMne anubhavI bujurgoM se sunA hai- "mAnava ko apane jIvana meM tIna avasaroM para, tIna bAtoM para saMyama rakhanA caahie| yadi sAmane bAdazAha ho, to A~khoM para saMyama rakhanA cAhie, unake sAmane sadA vinamra rahanA cAhie, yadi sAmane phakIra ho, to mana para saMyama rakhanA cAhie aura yadi vidvAna sAmane ho, to vANI para saMyama rakhanA cAhie, vidvAnoM ke sAmane nirarthaka nahIM bolanA caahie|" bairAmakhA~ kI zikSA se chalachalAtI huI bAtoM ko sunakara bAdazAha ko prasannatA kA pAra na rhaa| 48 bindu meM sindhu Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasannatA kA mUla cIna ke rAjA kvAMga kA sunazU Ao pradhAnamantrI thaa| rAjA ne use apane pada se haTA diyaa| kucha dinoM ke pazcAt phira unako pradhAnamantrI banAyA / tIna bAra isa prakAra kI ghaTanA ghaTita huI / rAjA ne anubhava kiyA ki sunazU Ao ina prasaMgoM para na kabhI prasanna huA hai aura na kabhI udAsa hI banA / vaha niliptatA se apane kArya meM juTA rahatA thaa| eka dina rAjA ne pradhAnamantrI se isakA kAraNa pUchAsunazU Ao ne uttara dete hue kahA-"jaba mujhe pradhAnamantrI kA pada diyA gayA taba maiMne mana meM socA ki sammAna ko asvIkAra karanA ucita nahIM hai| jaba maiM padacyuta kiyA gayA, taba maiMne socA-'jahA~ AvazyakatA nahIM hai, vahA~ para cipake rahanA bekAra hai|' phira prazna uThatA ki yaha sammAna kisakA hai ? merA hai yA pada kA hai ? yadi pada kA hai, to usameM mujhe kucha bhI lenA-denA nahIM hai aura yadi merA hai to cAhe pada rahe yA na rahe usase kyA antara par3egA ?" rAjA kvAMga samajha gayA ki prasannatA aura aprasannatA kA mUla kahA~ chipA huA hai ? bindu meM sindhu 46 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA dhana eka seTha ke pAsa dhana ke ambAra lage hue the, tathApi use santoSa nahIM thA / eka dina eka camatkArI yogI nagara ke bAhara AyA, seTha ne usakI prazaMsA sunI aura vaha usake pAsa pahu~cA / sevA karane ke pazcAt usane kahA ki mujhe itanI sampatti pradAna kIjiye ki sAta pIr3hI taka vaha khatma na ho / santa ne usake cehare ko Upara se nIce taka dekhA aura kahA - " tuma jo cAhoge, vaha ho jAyegA, para tumheM eka kAma karanA hogA / " seTha ne bar3I namratA se pUchA - "batAie vaha kaunasA kAma hai ?" bindu meM sindhu 50 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA ne kahA- "tumhAre makAna ke pAsa hI eka ghAsa-phUsa kI jhoMpar3I hai na ? usameM eka sAsa aura bahU rahatI hai, kala usako khAne jitanA sIdhA de AnA, basa tumhAre pAsa aTUTa sampatti ho jaaygii|" sUryodaya hote hI vaha 'sodhA' lekara jhoMpar3I para phuNcaa| usane dekhA-sAsa to dhyAna sAdhanA meM tallIna hai aura bahU jhoMpar3I kI saphAI kara rahI hai| seTha ne usase vinamratApUrvaka kahA-"maiM Apake lie ATA, dAla, ghI, cInI ityAdi lAyA hU~, meharabAnI karake ise svIkAra kojie| bahU ne namratApUrvaka kahA-"seThajI ! Aja ke khAne bhara kA sAmAna hamAre pAsa par3A huA hai isalie hameM isa sAmAna kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|" seTha ne kahA- 'Apa ise kala ke lie svIkAra kara liijie|" bahU ne kahA- "hama kala ke lie saMgraha karake nahIM rkhtiiN| hameM pratidina khAne ko mila hI jAtA hai|" seTha usakI bAta ko sunakara cakita ho gyaa| eka ye loga haiM jo apane lie kala kI bhI cintA nahIM karate aura eka maiM hU~, jo sAta pIr3hI kI cintA kara rahA huuN| use saccI dRSTi mila gaI ki santoSa hI saccA dhana hai| * bindu meM sindhu Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karnala kadAphI libalisa zahara ke bar3e aspatAla meM eka lambA vyakti cahala kadamI kara rahA thaa| vaha pratyeka vastu kA bar3I gaharAI se nirIkSaNa kara rahA thA / apanI ora eka DaoNkTara ko Ate hue dekhakara vaha ThiThaka gyaa| usake sannikaTa Ane para usane kahA-"DaoNkTara sAhaba, mere pitAjI rugNAvasthA meM haiN|" ____ DaoNkTara ne ukatA kara kahA-"use tuma yahA~ para le aao|" usane nivedana karate hue kahA-"ve to atyadhika kamajora hai, unako yahA~ lAnA sambhava nahIM hai|" DaoNkTara kA javAba thA--"to merA vahA~ para jAnA bhI sambhava nahIM hai|" 52 bindu meM sindhu Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usane kahA-"cAhe rugNa vyakti mara jAya, to bhI Apa nahIM A sakate ?" DaoNkTara ne kahA- "vizeSa bolane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, esprIna kI goliyA~ use de denaa|" "kyA isakA yahI upAya hai ?" "maiM nahIM jAnatA, tuma yahA~ se cale jaao|" "DaoNkTara, jarA soca lo, tuma kisase bAta kara rahe ho|" DaoNkTara ne apazabda kahakara AvAja dI ki isa pAgala ko pAgalakhAne meM bhijavA do| palaka jhapakate hI usa vyakti ne apanA coMgA utAra diyaa| ___DaoNkTara ke sammukha aba vaha sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM kintu sainika vardI meM eka karnala khar3A thaa| usakI A~khoM meM se aMgAre barasa rahe the| usane kahA-"DaoNkTara ! aba tumhAre lie libiyA meM meM koI sthAna nahIM hai / maiM isa aspatAla kA adhikArI nahIM kintu deza kA adhikArI hU~, jo kartavya se muMha mor3ate haiM, usake lie isa deza meM sthAna nahIM hai / vaha thA libiyA kA rASTrapati karnala kdaaphii| OM bindu meM sindhu ____ Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tU nahIM uThatA to acchA hotA bAlaka zekha sAdI apane pitA ke sAtha makkA jA rahA thA / AdhI rAta ke samaya uThakara vaha pitA ke sAtha prArthanA karatA thA / dUsare logoM ko sote hue dekhakara sAdI ne pitA se kahA-"ye saba kitane AlasI haiM, na uThate haiM, na prArthanA hI karate haiN|" pitA ne kar3e zabdoM meM prativAda karate hue kahA-"beTA! tU na uThatA to acchA hotA / jaldI uThakara dUsaroM kI nindA karane se to nahIM uThanA hI acchA hai / 54 bindu meM sindhu Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhi mahAnatA kI pratIka nahIM hai iMglaiNDa kA samrATa jemsa apanA khajAnA bharane ke lie dhanavAnoM ko upAdhiyA~ pradAna karatA thaa| vaha jAnatA thA ki upAdhi pradAna karane se koI mahAn nahIM bana sakatA, mahAn banane ke lie to sadguNa apekSita haiN| eka bAra usake darabAra meM eka amIra vyakti aayaa| bAdazAha jemsa ne usase pachA--"Apako kisa upAdhi kI AvazyakatA hai ?" usane jijJAsA prakaTa kI-- "mujhe Apa sajjana banA diijiye|" bAdazAha ne usakA parIkSaNa kiyA aura kahA- 'maiM Apako laoNrDa, DyUka, sara inameM se kisI bhI upAdhi ko pradAna kara sakatA hU~, para kisI ko sajjana banAnA merI zakti se pare hai|" bindu meM sindhu 55 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upahAra eka udyogapati ne dIrghakAla taka eka santa kI sevA kii| jaba vaha apane ghara jAne lagA taba santa ne prasanna hokara usake hAtha meM tIna cIjeM thmaaii| udyogapati usa apUrva upahAra ko Azcarya kI dRSTi se dekha rahA thA / santa ne kahA--"yaha momabattI hai, yaha svayaM jalakara dUsaroM ko prakAza detI hai, vaise tuma bhI kaSTa sahanakara dUsaroM ko prakAza denaa|" santa ne phira kahA : "yaha suI hai, jo do ko jor3ane kA kAma karatI hai tuma bhI isa kalA meM dakSa honaa| antima bAra santa ne kahA- 'yaha tIsarI cIja keza hai--jo bar3A mulAyama hai aura lacIlA hai, tumheM bhI apanA jIvana isa taraha lacIlA aura mulAyama banAnA hai isIlie maiMne tumheM yaha upahAra pradAna kiyA hai|" 56 bindu meM sindhu Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajAtantra kA netA eka bahina apane nanhe-munne ko lekara eka jyotiSI ke pAsa pahu~cI aura usase kahA--"yaha munnA rAta meM kaI bAra sote sote cillAtA hai- 'jAgo-jAgo' Age bddh'o|" / ___ jyotiSI ne kahA-"jisa samaya yaha cillAtA hai, usa samaya yaha lar3akA svayaM jAgatA hai yA sotA rahatA hai ?" ___ bahina ne uttara diyA-"nahIM, yaha to nIMda meM hI cillAtA hai|" jyotiSI ne bhaviSyavANI karate hue kahA-"bahina, phika na karo, yaha lar3akA bar3A hone para bhaviSya meM prajAtantra kA netA hogA, jo svayaM para apanA karttavya adA na karake dUsaroM ko jagAtA rhegaa|" ____Adhunika prajAtantra ke netAoM para kitanA tokhA vyaMgya hai yaha ! bindu meM sindhu 57 ___ Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAbalambI liMkana prAtaH kAlIna dainika kAryoM se nivRtta hokara abrAhima liMkana apane jUtoM para paoNliza kara rahe the| itane meM unakA eka mitra AyA, vaha yaha dekhakara Azcaryacakita ho gayA / usane sAzvaryaM pUchA - "Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM ? kyA rASTrapati ko bhI apane jUtoM para paoNliza karanI par3atI hai ?" rASTrapati liMkana ne turanta hI kahA- "to kyA Apako dUsaroM ke jUtoM para paoNliza karanI par3atI hai ?" sArA kamarA kaha-kahoM se gU~ja uThA / sabake ha~sI ke phabbAre chUTa par3e / usa mitra ne lajAte hue kahA - "maiM to apane jUtoM para bhI dUsaroM se paoNliza karavAtA hU~ / " - liMkana ne dhIre se kahA - " mitra ! dUsaroM se apane jUtoM para paoNliza karavAnA, yaha to bahuta hI burI bAta hai / itane se choTe kArya ke lie bhI hama yadi parAzrita baneMge, to hamArA jIvana duHkhamaya ho jAyagA / " mitra, liMkana kI tatva bharI bAta kA pratyuttara nahIM de sakA / bindu meM sindhu 58 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaTuvacana tathAgata buddha se eka bAra unake priya ziSyoM ne pUchAbhagavan ! saMsAra meM aisI kaunasI vastu hai, jo caTTAna se bhI adhika kaThora hai ?" buddha ne uttara diyA-"lohA caTTAna se bhI adhika kaThora hotA hai|" unhoMne punaH jijJAsA abhivyakta kI-"kyA aisI bhI anya koI vastu hai, jo lohe se bhI adhika kaThora ho ?' buddha ne uttara diyA- "lohe se bhI kaThora kaTu vacana bolanA hai|" bindu meM sindhu 56 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nibhIkatA eka gurukula meM bahuta se chAtra adhyayana karate the| ve apane-apane kamaroM meM rahate the / eka dina una sabhI chAtroM ne phala khAye aura chilake kamaroM meM hI DAla diye / kamaroM meM gandagI ho gaI / itane meM adhyApaka unake kamaroM kA nirIkSaNa karane ke lie pahu~ce / kamaroM meM gandagI ko dekhakara unhoMne Adeza dete hue kahA-'zIghra hI saba chAtra apane60 bindu meM sindhu Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane kamaroM ko sApha kreN|" sabhI lar3ake apane-apane kamare kI saphAI karane meM laga gaye para eka chAtra apanI mastI meM baiThA rhaa| usake cehare se aisA pratIta ho rahA thA mAno usane Adeza sunA hI na ho| __ adhyApaka ne DA~Tate hue kahA-"kyA tumane merI bAta nahIM sunI ?" usane atyanta namratA ke sAtha uttara dete hue javAba diyA-"zrImAn ! maiMne ApakA Adeza sunA hai kintu merA kamarA bilkula sApha hai, jaba mere kamare meM gandagI hI nahIM hai, to maiM saphAI kisakI karU~ ?" adhyApaka ne kahA- "tuma mere Adeza kI avajJA kara rahe ho, tuma bhI saphAI kro|" vidyArthI ne nirbhIkatA ke sAtha uttara dete hue kahA"zrImAn ApakA Adeza gandagI ko sApha karane ke lie hai, jaba mere kamare meM gandagI hI nahIM hai to saphAI kisakI kI jAya?" ____ adhyApaka usakI nirbhIkatA evaM saccAI dekhakara mugdha ho gyaa| usa lar3ake kA nAma thA tilaka / jo bAda meM, 'lokamAnya tilaka' ke nAma se prakhyAta hue| lokamAnya tilaka ne hI sarvaprathama nArA lagAyA ki svatantratA hamArA janma siddha adhikAra hai| bindu meM sindhu 61 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asalI aura nakalI * mahAn citrakAra pikAso kA eka citra eka vyakti ne dasa lAkha rupaye meM kharIdA / para vaha citra pikAso kA hI hai yA nahIM, yaha jAnane ke lie usa vyakti ne pikAso kI patnI se pUchA - " kyA yaha citra pikAso ne svayaM citrita kiyA hai ?" patnI ne vizvAsa dilAte hue kahA- "maiM adhikArapUrvaka kaha sakatI hU~ ki yaha citra pikAso ne hI banAyA hai aura jaba ve isa citra ko banA rahe the, usa samaya maiM unake sAmane baiThI thI / Apako isameM koI dhokhA nahIM diyA jA rahA hai / " kharIdadAra atyanta prasanna huA aura usakI sUcanA dene ke lie vaha pikAso ke pAsa pahu~cA ki maiMne ApakA prastuta citra dasa lAkha rupaye meM kharIdA hai / pikAso ne citra dekhA aura kahA - "bhaiyA ! yaha asalI citra nahIM hai / " yaha sunate hI kharIdadAra ko gaharA AghAta lagA ki dasa lAkha rupaye bhI lage aura yaha citra asalI nahIM hai ! kucha kSaNa rukakara usane puna: kahA- Apa jarA gaharAI se dekhiye, 62 bindu meM sindhu Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane hI isako banAyA hai, ApakI patnI isakI sAkSI haiM, usane mujhe kahA hai ki pikAso ne yaha citra merI najaroM ke sAmane hI banAyA hai| usI samaya kisI kArya-vaza pikAso kI patnI bhI vahA~ para A gii| usane bhI jora dekara kahA- "Apa bhUla rahe haiM, maiM kahato hU~ ki yaha citra Apane mere sAmane banAyA hai| pikAso ne muskarAte hue kahA-"banAyA to maiMne hai, para yaha asalI nahIM hai|" kharIdadAra ne kahA--"kyA Apa mere sAtha upahAsa kara rahe haiM, jaba Apane hI ise banAyA hai, phira asalI nahIM, yaha kaise ? pikAso ne rahasya kA udghATana karate hue kahA-"yaha upahAsa nahIM hai mitra ! para, yaha satya-tathya hai| aisA citra eka bAra pahale bhI maiMne banAyA thA, yaha citra usI kI pratikRti hai, mUla citra nahIM hai| yadi anya vyakti pratikRti banAtA hai, to vaha prAmANika nahIM hotI, phira maiM svayaM nakala karUM to vaha prAmANika kaise hogI ? vastutaH to pahalA citra hI prAmANika hai| kharIdadAra aura usakI patnI ko taba samajha meM AyA ki pikAso kI asalI aura nakalI kI paribhASA kyA hai ? bindu meM sindhu 63 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | kartavya-niSThA leki paNDita rAmaprasAda bismila ko jisa dina phA~sI milane vAlI thI, usa dina bismilajI apane kamare meM daNDa-baiThaka lagA rahe the / jelara yaha dekhakara hairAna thA / usane unase pUchA - "Aja to Apako phA~sI hone vAlI hai, ina baiThakoM se Apako kyA lAbha ?" bismilajI ne muskarAte hue uttara diyA - " phA~sI laga rahI hai to kyA huA, usake lie maiM apanA pratidina kA nitya karma kyoM chor3a ? apane niyama kyoM tor3a ?" phira bhagavAna kI pUjA-arcanA kI aura bar3hiyA naye vastra pahanakara phA~sI ke takhte ko cUmane ke lie jelara ke sAtha cala diye / - 64 bindu meM sindhu Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajAtantra kA parihAsa san 1930 ke eka hindI dainika samAcAra patra meM prajAtantra kA parihAsa karate hue likhA thA ki "eka mahAzaya binA TikaTa lie hue rela-yAtrA kara rahe the| TikaTa cekara ne unako pakar3a liyA / taba una mahAzaya ne kahA--"bhAI ! aba tuma kitane dina hameM aura parezAna karoge ? aba to zIghra hI svarAjya hone vAlA hai| phira to jaba bhI cAheMge, jahA~ jAnA hogA, binA TikaTa yAtrA kreNge|" kitanA tAjjuba hai ki svarAjya Ane se pUrva kiyA gayA yaha parihAsa, vartamAna samaya meM kitanA saphala siddha ho rahA hai| bindu meM sindhu 65 Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA se paramAtmA eka santa ke pAsa eka jijJAsu pahu~cA aura usane kahA"AtmA ko paramAtmA kaise banAyeM ? kRpayA sarala mArga pradarzita kiijie|" usI samaya santa ke sAmane hI eka kalAkAra mUrti kA nirmANa kara rahA thA, santa ne jijJAsu kA dhyAna udhara AkaSita karate hue kahA-"yaha kalAkAra patthara se mUrti banA rahA hai| vaha patthara ke anAvazyaka aMza ko kATakara sundara AkRti banA rahA hai, vaise hI hameM bhI rAga-dvaSa kA anAvazyaka aMza kATanA hai, bheda-vijJAna yA tapa-japa se usako kATakara alaga karanA hai| jitanA aMza alaga hogA, utanA hI paramAtma bhAva hamAre bhItara prakaTa hogaa|" 66 bindu meM sindhu Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mere baccoM kI mA~ * mahAn dArzanika sukarAta kI dharmapatnI jeMthippI kA svabhAva bar3A krUra thA / eka dina usane krodha meM Akara sukarAta ko khUba gAliyA~ dIM aura phira bharA huA pAnI kA ghar3A lAkara una para ur3ela diyA / AsapAsa ke loga yaha tamAzA dekhakara khila khilAkara ha~sa par3e / sukarAta ne atyanta madhura zabdoM meM kahA - "mujhe mAlUma thA ki jeMthippI itanA garajane ke bAda avazya ho barasegI / " sukarAta ke par3ausI ne kahA - " Apa itanI parezAnI cupacApa kaise sahana kara lete haiM ?" sukarAta ne muskarA kara kahA - "mujhe to isakI kar3avI bAteM sunane kI Adata par3a gaI hai usI prakAra, jaise mazIna kI khaTa-khaTa AvAja sunane kI Adata kisI kArIgara ko ho jAtI hai| para Apake ghara meM batakheM haiM, jo dina-rAta 'ghe ghe' kiyA karatI hai, kyA unake zora se Apa taMga nahIM A jAte ?" paDausI ne kahA - "kyA bAta karate haiM Apa ? hamArI batakheM to aNDe diyA karatI haiM / " sukarAta ne ha~sate hue kahA - " to merI jeMthippI bhI to mere baccoM kI mA~ jo hai ?" bindu meM sindhu 67 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vivAha Azcarya kA kAraNa banA amerikA ke suprasiddha rASTrapati abrAhima liMkana kA dAmpatya jIvana sukhI nahIM thaa| unakI patnI 'merI' dinarAta unake doSoM ko dekhane meM lagI rahatI thii| unakA pArivArika jIvana bar3A hI viSama thaa| unhoMne apane vivAha ke pazcAt eka bAra apane mitra ko likhA thA- "mere vivAha ke atirikta idhara koI naye samAcAra nahIM haiM aura vaha bhI mere lie atyadhika Azcarya kA kAraNa banA huA hai|" eka dina ve bAhara se Aye hue mehamAnoM ke sAtha bhojana kara rahe the, unakI patnI merI ne garama-garama kaoNphI unake muMha para phaiMka dI kintu liMkana ne usakI koI pratikriyA nahIM kii| ve jAnate the ki kahane para vaha aura adhika ugra ho utthegii| isa prakAra jIvana bhara vivAha unake lie eka Azcarya hI banA rhaa| 68 bindu meM sindhu Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acchI vastu iMgalaiMDa ke suprasiddha nATakakAra benArDa zaoN eka pArTI meM pahu~ce / vahA~ para striyA~ evaM puruSa donoM upasthita the / benArDa zaoN ne striyoM kI majAka ur3Ate hue kahA - " vastutaH striyoM meM acchI cIja ko pahacAnane kI akla nahIM hotI hai / ve nikalatI haiM - svarga kI talAza meM para naraka ko lekara hI lauTatI haiM kintu puruSoM kA dhyAna hamezA acchI vastu para hI rahatA hai aura use ve prApta bhI karate haiM / Shu anya upasthita mahilAe~ benArDa zaoN kI ukti ke prati kucha tIkhA vyaMgya kasanA hI cAhatI thIM ki zaoN kI dharmapatnI ne madhura svara meM kahA - "priyatama ! ApakI bAta kA maiM pUrNa samarthana karatI hU~ / etadartha ho tumane mujhe cunA hai aura maiMne tumheM / " benArDa zaoN patnI kA pratyuttara sunakara niruttara ho gaye / bindu meM sindhu 66 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma se matalaba phrAMsa ke tejasvI samrATa nepoliyana ne eka bAra aise AdamI kI niyukti aise uccatama pada para kara dI, jo bar3A hI mahatvapUrNa pada thaa| nepoliyana ke kucha snehI-sAthI unake pAsa pahu~ce aura bole-"Apane jisa AdamI ko niyukti kI hai, vaha AdamI Apake prati acche vicAra nahIM rakhatA hai| saMbhava hai usake atyucca pada para hone se kabhI saMkaTa ke kAlekajarAre bAdala bhI maMDarA sakate haiN|" nepoliyana ne usI svasthatA ke sAtha pratyuttara diyA "yadi vaha AdamI apanA kAma acchI taraha se kara sakatA hai, to mujhe usake sambandha meM kiJcita bhI cintA nahIM hai| usake vicAra mere saMbaMdha meM kaise haiM, yaha maiM nahIM dekhatA / maiM to usakA kAma dekhatA hU~ / mujhe kAma se matalaba hai, vyaktigata vicAroM se nhiiN|" 70 bindu meM sindha Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saphalatA kA rahasya * paMDita madanamohana mAlavIya ke pAsa eka sajjana Aye unase vArtAlApa karake jaba ve bidA hone lage, to paMDitajI ne kahA - "tuma apanI DAyarI meM eka sUtra likha lo / usane apanI DAyarI kholI / mAlavIyajI ne kahA - " jaba taka asaphalatA tumhArI chAtI para car3hakara tumhArA galA na dabAye taba taka jIvana meM kabhI asaphalatA ko svIkAra mata kro| " bindu meM sindhu 71 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAvadhAnI ka cIna ke mahAn vicAraka cena cIjU se kisI ne prazna pUchA - "hameM kisa prakAra ke AdamI se sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie ?" cena cIjU ne gahana cintana karane ke pazcAt uttara diyA - "hameM aise AdamI se satata sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie, jo dUsare vyaktiyoM ke sambandha meM kisI acchI bAta ko sunakara apane mana meM zaMkA rakhatA ho aura kisI ko burI bAta sunakara use zIghra mAnane ko prastuta ho jAtA ho / 72 bindu meM sindhu Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acala-AsthA bhAratIya itihAsa meM cANakya kA nAma svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita hai| cANakya ke mArga-darzana se hI samrATa candragupta apanA sAmrAjya sthira kara sake the| yuddha cala rahA thA, kisI ne cANakya se Akara kahA"maMtrI pravara ! Apake sAthiyoM ne hI Apako dhokhA diyA hai| ve Apake zatruoM ke dala meM jA mile haiN| ApakI senA bhI ApakA sAtha chor3akara, zatra dala meM jAkara milanA cAhatI hai|" cANakya apanI pUrvavat mastI meM jhUmate hue bole"yadi kisI anya ko bhI zatru ke pakSa meM jAnA hai, to jA sakatA hai / mujhe isakI bilakula hI cintA nahIM hai| kevala merI buddhi mere pAsa rahI to, maiM saba kucha kara sakatA huuN|" bindu meM sindhu 73 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ choTA kada karA~cI ke havAI aDDe para pAkistAna ke rASTrapati ayyUba khA~ bhArata ke pradhAna maMtrI lAlabahAdura zAstrI se milane ke lie pahu~ce / zAstrIjI kA kada choTA thA / ataH vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM unhoMne kahA- "mujhe Apase bAtacIta karane meM kitanI kaThinAI par3atI hai ?" pratyutpannamati zAstrI jI ne usI samaya uttara dete hae kahA-"ayyUba sAhaba ! mujhe usase bahuta lAbha haiM / choTA kada hone se maiM mAthA U~cA rakhakara Apase bAta kara sakatA hU~ aura Apako to mAthA navAkara bAtacIta karane ko Adata par3a gaI hai|" 74 bindu meM sindhu Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaurava kA mUla : puruSArtha iphrikeTisa yUropa kA eka prasiddha senApati thaa| usakI jAti camAra thI kintu prabala puruSArtha se vaha isa mahAn pada para pahu~ca gyaa| __ usa samaya dUsarA senApati hArmodiyasa thA, vaha ucca kula meM paidA huA thaa| use apanI jAti para ghamaNDa thA / jaba vaha camAra senApati kI kIrti sunatA to usakA ceharA murajhA jaataa| eka dina usane IrSyA se jalakara iphrikeTisa se kahAtuma cAhe kitane bhI bar3ha jAo kintu isase tumhArI camAra jAti kA gaurava nahIM bar3ha sktaa| iphrikeTisa ne muskarAte hue kahA-mitravara ! lagatA hai tumhAre se aba tumhAre kula ke gaurava kA anta A rahA hai aura mere se mere kula ke gaurava kA prAraMbha ho rahA hai| ___mitra ! tuma bhUla rahe ho kula aura jAti se kisI ko gaurava nahIM milatA / gaurava milatA hai sAhasa aura puruSArtha se| bindu meM sindhu 75 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMgati kA prabhAva ds vArtAlApa ke prasaMga meM eka bAra bIrabala ke mu~ha se koI apazabda nikala gayA use sunate hI bAdazAha akabara krodha se tamatamA uThe - " are ! tumheM to bolane kA bilkula bhAna hI nahIM rahatA, dina va dina badatamIja hote jA rahe ho ?" bIrabala ne kahA - "jahA~panAha! pahale aisA nahIM thA, kintu aba dhIre-dhIre saMgati kA prabhAva par3anA svAbhAvika hai / " akabara yaha sunakara niruttara ho gayA / 76 bindu meM sindhu Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMcana-kAminI kA saMga rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ke pAsa eka dhanI vyakti aayaa| namaskAra kara eka thailI sAmane rakhate hue kahA-ise Apa grahaNa kIjie aura isa dhana ko Apa kisI bhI paropakAra ke kArya meM lagA diijiegaa| paramahaMsa ne muskarAte hue kahA-yadi maiM tumhArA yaha dhana le lU~gA to merA mana usameM laga jAyegA aura phira merI mAnasika zAnti bhaMga ho jaayegii| dhanika ne namra nivedana karate hue kahA-mahArAja ! Apa to paramahaMsa haiM, ApakA mana to usa tela-bindu ke sadRza hai jo kaMcana-kAminI ke mahAsamudra meM sthita hokara ke bhI sadA usase alaga-thalaga rahatA hai|| paramahaMsa ne gaMbhIra hokara kahA- kyA tumheM yaha mAlUma hai ki acche se acchA tela bhI yadi dIrghakAla taka pAnI ke samparka meM rahe to vaha azuddha ho jAtA hai aura usameM se durgandha nikalane lagatI hai|" dhanI ko saccA bodha ho gyaa| usane usa thailI ko lene kA Agraha chor3a diyaa| bindu meM sindhu 77 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttarAdhikArI caturtha sikha guru rAmadAsa jI tRtIya guru amaradAsa jI ke dAmAda the / eka dina putra aura ziSyoM ko parIkSA ke lie amaradAsa jI ne AjJA pradAna karate hue kahA ki apane baiThane ke lie cabUtarA banAo / jyoM hI AjJA prApta hote hI cabUtarA taiyAra ho gyaa| taiyAra hone para use punaH girA diyA gayA aura dubArA banAne kI AjJA dI gii| isa bAra bhI guru jI ne use girA diyA aura phira se banAne kA Adeza diyaa| sAre dina isa prakAra cabUtare banate aura bigaDate rahe / kucha loga nArAja ho gaye, kyA gurujI kA dimAga bigar3a gayA hai ? kevala rAmadAsa jI ho aise the jo hara bAra usI utsAha se cabUtarA banA rahe the| gurujI ne pUchA--rAmadAsa ! tuma aba bhI cabUtarA banA rahe ho? jabaki dUsare sAre ziSya kAma chor3akara bhaga gaye haiN| rAmadAsa ne namratApUrvaka nivedana karate hue kahAziSya kA kartavya guru ke Adeza kA pAlana karanA hotA hai / bhale hI prANa cale jAyeM kintu guru kA diyA huA kAma chor3a nahIM sakatA / guru amaradAsa ne usI samaya rAmadAsa ko apanA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kara diyaa| 78 bindu meM sindhu Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kartavya sikandara apane guru arastu ke sAtha biyAvane jaMgala meM se jA rahe the / mArga meM uphanatA huA barasAtI nAlA milaa| nAle ko dekhakara sikandara ne kahA pahale maiM nAlA pAra karUMgA to arastU ne kahA maiM / donoM meM vivAda chir3a gyaa| sikandara jaba ar3a gayA to arastU ne use prathama pAra karane kI AjJA de dii| nAlA pAra karane ke pazcAt arastU ne kahA-sikandara ! kyA tumane Aja merA apamAna nahIM kiyaa| sikandara ne arastu ke caraNoM meM sira jhukAte hue kahAnahIM gurudeva ! maiMne apane kartavya kA pAlana kiyA hai kyoMki arastU rahegA to hajAroM sikandara taiyAra ho sakate haiM, kintu sikandara rahane para eka bhI arastU taiyAra nahIM ho sktaa| bintu meM sindhu 76 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAna tyAgI kauna ? nirjana jaMgala meM eka yogI dhyAna sAdhanA kara rahA thA / zikAra ke lie eka rAjA usa jaMgala meM pahu~cA, yogI ko dekhakara usane namaskAra kiyA aura upadeza sunane kI icchA se vaha sAmane baiTha gayA / dhyAna se nivRtta hokara yogI ne pUchA- rAjan ! tumane merA itanA sammAna kyoM kiyA ? rAjA ne karabaddha hokara kahA - bhagavan ! Apane dhana vaibhava, parivAra aura krodhAdi vikAroM kA tyAga kiyA hai / tapa japa kI sAdhanA karate haiM, Apa sAkSAt bhagavAna tulya haiM, isalie maiM to kyA sArA saMsAra Apako namaskAra karatA hai / yogI ne smita muskAna ke sAtha kahA - yadi tyAga ko lakSya meM lekara hI tuma merA sammAna karate ho to mujhe tumhAre caraNa prakSAlana karane cAhie kyoMki tuma saMsAra ke sabhI yogiyoM se mahAn tyAgI ho, tumhAre tyAga kI tulanA hI nahIM ho sakatI / bindu meM sindhu 80 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ke Azcarya kA pAra na rahA, bhagavan ! Apane yaha kyA abUjha pahelI prastuta kI ? yogI ne kahA-kalpanA karo, kisI ke pAsa eka bhavya-bhavana hai vaha pratidina jhADU lagAkara usameM se kUr3A kacarA nikAla kara bAhara pheMkatA hai, kyA vaha vyakti tyAgI kahalAyegA? rAjA ne kahA-bhagavan ! usakA kyA tyAga, kUr3A kacarA to bAhara pheMkane kI hI cIja hai ? acchA to batAie, dUsarA eka vyakti hai jo makAna kA kUr3A kacarA to nahIM pheMkatA hai para ghara meM rahI huI bahumUlya hIre-javAharAta Adi sArI sampatti dUsaroM ko de detA hai use rAjan tuma kyA kahoge ? bhagavan ! nizcaya hI vaha to mahAn tyAgI hai| yogI ne muskAna bikherate hue kahA-rAjan ! isIlie to maiMne tumhAre ko mahAna tyAgI kahA hai / tumane paramAtmA, Atma-cintana jaisI mahAna vastuoM kA tyAga kiyA hai / maiMne to parivAra, dhana-vaibhava ke kUr3e kacare ko chor3A hai / aba tuma hI batAo ki tuma mahAna tyAgI ho yA maiM ? rAjA ke viveka netra khula gye| vaha caraNoM meM gira par3A, bhagavan ! jo mujhe cAhie thA vaha mujhe mila gyaa| 8. bindu meM sindhu Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAma kA vyAmoha duHkha kA mUla kAraNa moha hai 'dukkhaM heyaM jassa na hoI moho' eka vicAraka ne phuTabaoNla se pUchA-tU Thokare kyoM khAtA hai ? phuTabaoNla ne kahA-mere meM havA bharI hai| moha kI havA jaba taka hamameM bharI hai vahA~ taka hama bhI ThokareM khAte haiN| ___mAnava ko bAta chor3a deM, yadi kutte ko bhI vyAmoha ho jAtA hai to vaha jhUThe vyAmoha meM phaMsa jAtA hai| 82 bindu meM sindhu Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka dhobI thA, usake do aurateM thIM, ve Apasa meM bahuta lar3A karatI thiiN| usI dhobI ke vahA~ para zatAbA nAma kA eka kuttA rahatA thaa| jaba ve donoM Apasa meM jhagar3atIM to eka dUsare ko 'zatAbA kI rAMDa' kaha kara gAliyA~ detI thIM aura mArapITa bhI karatI thiiN| paraspara lar3AI meM kutte ko roTI nahIM milatI, kuttA bhUkha se adhamarA ho gyaa| eka dina dUsare mohalle kA kuttA udhara A nikalA, aura usa zatAbA ko kRza hAlata dekhakara bolA-mitra ! yahA~ para kyoM bhUkhe mara rahe ho ? mere sAtha dUsare mohalle meM calo, jahA~ para tumheM bharapeTa bhojana prApta hogaa| __ zatAbA ne kahA- tumhArI bAta to satya hai, yahA~ bhojana kI avazya hI kaThinAI hai para yahA~ para mere do patniyA~ haiM unako chor3akara maiM kaise A sakatA huuN| kevala gAliyoM meM kutte kA nAma Ane se vaha apane ko do auratoM kA svAmI mAna rahA thA, aura usI vyAmoha ke kAraNa vaha bhUkhA mara rahA thaa| kyA isI prakAra nAma ke vyAmoha meM hama to nahIM phaMse haiM na ! moha rAhu hai, jo AtmA rUpI sUrya ko grasane se aMdhakAra hojAtA hai| bindu meM sindhu 83 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pradarzana sAmAjika jIvana meM dina-pratidina pradarzana kI mAtrA bar3ha rahI hai| kabhI-kabhI apane jIvana kA sarvasva homa kara bhI pradarzana kiyA jAtA hai / eka loka kathA hai| eka garIba kI strI kisI seTha ke yahA~ para gii| seThANI ne usI dina bahuta hI bar3hiyA hAthI dA~ta kA cUDA pahanA thA / ar3osa-par3osa kI striyA~ use dekhane hetu A rahI thIM aura seThANI ko badhAiyA~ de rahI thiiN| usa garIba strI 84 bindu meM sindhu Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke mana meM vicAra AyA ki maiM bhI hAthI dA~ta kA ca r3A pahana aura logoM se badhAiyA~ prApta kruuN| ___ vaha apane ghara gaI, pati se hAthI dA~ta kA car3A lAne ke lie khaa| __ pati ne kahA-ghara meM cUhe ekAdazI karate haiM / kaI dinoM taka khAnA bhI nahIM milatA aura tujhe cAhie hAthI dA~ta kA cuudd'aa| strI-jaba taka car3A na AyegA, taba taka bhojana na banegA? pati ne usako vividha prakAra se apanI Arthika sthiti samajhAI, tathApi vaha na maanii| anta meM vaha bAjAra gayA aura kisI seTha se karjA lekara hAthI dA~ta kA cUr3A kharIda kara lAyA / usane bar3I prasannatA se vaha cUr3A pahanA aura jhoMpar3I ke bAhara dvAra para Akara baiTha gaI / usane hAthoM ko laTakA kara car3A dikhalAne kA prayAsa kiyA, kintu koI bhI usake cUr3e ko dekhane ke lie nahIM AyA / eka dina bIta gayA, dUsarA dina bhI isI prakAra calA gayA / usake mana meM pradarzana kI Aga bhar3aka rahI thii| vaha logoM ko apanA cUr3A dikhAnA cAhatI thii| usane tIsare dina hAtha meM diyAsalAI lI aura jhoMpar3I ko sulagA dI / dekhate hI bindu meM sindhu 85 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhate Aga kI lapaTeM AkAza ko sparza karane lgii| loga daur3e, kisI bhI prakAra prayatna kara Aga ko bujhAI, kintu jhoMpar3I rAkha ho gaI thii| logoM ne sahAnubhUti ke svara meM kahA-pahale se hI yaha kitanI garIba thI, aura phira kaisA bhayaMkara vajrapAta huA hai ki jo kucha thA vaha sabhI jala kara naSTa ho gyaa| loga saMvedanA prakaTa kara rahe the para usa strI ke mana meM azAnti thI, vaha cAhatI thI ki koI bhI usase usa cUr3e ke sambandha meM pUche / logoM ne pUchA-bahana ! batAo kucha bacA hai yA nahI ? usane apane hAtha ko Age karate hue kahA-kevala yaha car3A bacA hai, isake atirikta kucha bhI nahIM bacA / par3ausa kI auratoM ne AzcaryapUrvaka pUchA-are ! yaha tene kaba pahanA ? bar3A sundara hai ! vaha bolI-yadi yaha bAta tuma pahale hI pUcha lete to maiM apanI jhoMpar3I kyoM jlaatii| loga usakI mUrkhatA para ha~sa par3e, logoM kI sahAnubhUti Akroza ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gii| __ Aja bhI aise hajAroM mUrkha haiM jo ghara ko Aga lagA kara mithyA pradarzana karate haiN| 86 bindu meM sindhu Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA sAdhanA kA navanIta hai-samatA / samabhAvI sAdhaka sammAna hone para phUlatA nahIM aura apamAna hone para krodha nahIM krtaa| Aja hamAre bhAgya ko kujI dUsare ke hAthoM meM cala rahI hai / Tepa-rekArDara bolatA hai para vaha usakI AvAja nahIM hotI kisI dUsare kI hotI hai| Aja hama svayaM apane svAmI nahIM rahe haiM / hama dUsare ke baTakharoM se apane ko tolate haiM, dUsaroM ke gajoM se apane ko nApate haiN| rAma ko dazaratha ne rAjya dene kI bAta kahI taba bhI prasannatA nahIM thI aura vanavAsa dene para viSAda nahIM thaa| jo apane meM ramaNa karatA hai vahI rAma hai / bAhya meM ramaNa karane vAle ko Ananda kahA~ ? eka sAmUhika bhoja thA, hajAroM vyakti bhojana kara rahe the| bhojana ke upasaMhAra meM bhojana parosane vAle ke dvArA pApar3a parosA jA rahA thA / paMkti meM baiThe hue vyakti ko vaha kramaza: pApar3a detA huA calA jA rahA thA, kintu eka vyakti ko pApar3a dete samaya vaha pApar3a kiJcit khaNDita ho gayA / parosane vAle ne binA kisI durbhAvanA ke khaNDita bindu meM sindhu 87 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApar3a parosa diyA / bhojana karane vAlA vyakti socane lagA-mAlUma hotA hai mujhako apamAnita karane ke lie hI isane mujhe khaNDita pApar3a diyA hai| samaya Ane para maiM isakA badalA luuNgaa| usa vyakti ne apane mana meM apamAna kI gA~Tha bA~dha lii| vaha garIba thA / usane idhara udhara se karja lekara sAre grAma ko bhojana ke lie nimantraNa diyA / bhojana kI vividha taiyAriyA~ kii| bhojana pUrNa hone ke pUrva vaha svayaM Akara pApar3a parosane lagA / usa vyakti ke pAsa Akara usane pApar3a ko khaNDita kara parosA / usa seTha ke mana meM to kucha bhI bhAvanA nahIM thI, usane pApar3a ko khAnA zurU kara diyaa| usa vyakti ne ha~sate hue seTha se kahA-dekhie seThajo, maiMne Apako khaNDita pApar3a parosa kara purAnA badalA le liyA hai| Apako smaraNa hai na / usa dina Apane mujhe khaNDita pApar3a parosA thaa| seTha ne muskarAte hue kahA-vastutaH tU mUrkha rahA, kyA usI badale ko lene ke lie tene itanA karja kiyA ? zreSTha to yahI thA ki mujhe akele meM bulAkara bhI tU apanA badalA le sakatA thA, isa prakAra kI barbAdI to nahIM hotii| ___ yaha pratikriyA apamAna ke kAraNa paidA huI, para yogI inase pare hotA hai| 88 bindu meM sindhu Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khuzAmadI bAdazAha akabara ne bIrabala se kahA ki bIrabala ! beMgana bahuta hI svAdiSTa hote haiN| hA~ hajura ! isIlie usakA nAma bahuguna hai / bAdazAha ne khUba beMgana khAye, vAyu ke kAraNa rAta bhara ghabarAhaTa rahI, dUsare dina bIrabala ko kahA-ye baiMgana bilkula ho nikamme haiN| hA~ hajura ! isIlie use be-guna kahate haiN| are bIrabala tU bar3A hI khuzAmadI hai, kala to tene beMgana ko bahuguNI kahA thA aura Aja use 'beguna' kahatA hai| bIrabala-jahA~panAha maiM ApakA sevaka hU~ beMgana kA nhiiN| bindu meM sindhu 86 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane Apako dekho yunivarsiTI ke pustakAlaya meM eka navIna vyavasthApaka kI niyukti huI / usane pustakAlaya meM aneka parivartana kiye / navIna va zreSTha pustakoM para pAThakoM kA dhyAna zIghra kendrita ho, etadartha usane lekhaka va viSaya kI dRSTi se pustakoM kA vargIkaraNa kiyA / nUtana sAhitya ko eka ora sajA kara rakhA / kabhI vaha jIvana caritroM ko, kabhI yAtrA varNanoM ko aura kabhI puraskRta pustakoM ko isa prakAra sajA kara rakhatA ki dekhate hI darzaka unheM par3hane ke lie lalaka utthtaa| usane dvAra para sundarAkSaroM meM likhA-"Apane pustakAlaya meM anya lekhakoM kI zreSTha se zreSTha kRtiyA~ dekhI haiM aba ApakI kRti Apake sAmane haiM kRpayA use bhI avazya dekhie aura sAmane thA eka sundara darpaNa / darpaNa apane Apako nihArane kI sundara preraNA pradAna karatA thaa| 10 bindu meM sindhu Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA viveka eka bahuta bar3I dukAna se eka grAhaka ne sigareTa kA eka pAkeTa kharIdA aura usameM se sigareTa nikAlakara vahIM para pIne lgaa| dukAna ke mAlika ne use Tokate hue kahAyahA~ para dhUmrapAna kI sakhta manAI hai, kRpayA Apa yahA~ para sigareTa na piieN| yaha sigareTa maiMne yahIM se abhI kharIdI hai, grAhaka ne apanA tarka prastuta kiyaa| dukAna ke adhipati ne kahA-isameM kyA ? hama apanI dukAna meM to julAba kI goliyA~ bhI rakhate haiM aura jahara kI goliyA~ bhI / lene kA viveka to Apako rakhanA hogaa| bindu meM sindhu 61 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atithi devo bhava ____ vhenasA~ga gobI kA choTA-sA registAna aura maMcUriyA evaM tibbata ke khar3e paThAra pArakara bhArata pahu~cA / bhISmagrISma kA samaya thA / cilacilAtI dhUpa gira rahI thii| usakA zarIra pasIne se tarabatara thA / vaha paMjAba ke eka choTe se gA~va meM pahu~cA / usane eka makAna kA dvAra khttkhttaayaa| ghara mAlika ne dvAra kholaa| usa aparicita vyakti ko dekha kara usane namaskAra kara kahA Aie, yahA~ para viraajie| ___vhenasAMga ne kahA-mujhe bahuta teja pyAsa laga rahI hai, kRpayA jarA-sA pAnI lA dIjie / gRhasvAmI ghara meM jAkara bar3hiyA dUdha kA glAsa bhara kara le AyA / 62 bindu meM sindhu Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe pyAsa lagI hai, pAnI cAhie-vhenasAMga ne punaH kahA-vaha mana meM cintana karane lagA ki yaha kaisA vicitra deza hai / jahA~ para bilkula hI aparicita vyakti kA itanA satkAra kiyA jAtA hai / yaha binA mA~ge dUdha lAyA hai, jaba ki mere deza meM aparicita vyakti isa prakAra kisI ke ghara para pAnI mA~ge to use jAna se mArane kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai| gRhasvAmI punaH lauTakara AyA, usake hAtha meM dahI ke maThe kA gilAsa camaka rahA thA / vhenasAMga jhujhalAyA-maiMne Apase pAnI mA~gA thA, dUdha yA dahI nhiiN| gRhasvAmI ulaTe pairoM lauTa gayA tIsarI bAra usake hAtha meM zarbata kI glAsa thii| vhenasAMga vicArane lagA yaha kaisA vicitra AdamI hai| maiM pAnI mA~ga rahA hU~ aura yaha zarabata kI glAsa lAyA hai / usane apanI bAta duhraaii| ___gRhasvAmI ne kahA-jJAta hotA hai ki Apa bhArata ke nahIM hai / bhArata meM kisI bhI ghara para pahalI bAra atithi ko kevala pAnI nahIM pilAyA jAtA / yahA~ para atithi ko deva mAnakara usakI upAsanA karate haiM / kevala pAnI ke lie nadI, tAlAba, kue kI kahA~ kamI hai ? K bindu meM sindhu 13 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deza kI zAna * vIra durgAdAsa apane khetoM kI rakhavAlI kara rahe the / usa samaya sarakArI U~ToM kA eka dala unake khetoM meM A gayA durgAdAsa ne U~ToM ke nAyaka se kahA - zIghra hI kheta meM se U~ToM ko bAhara nikAlo, kintu rAjakIya mada meM unmatta bane hue nAyaka ne usakI bAta ko havA meM ur3AdI / durgAdAsa ne talavAra ke eka hI bAra meM U~Ta kA sira ur3A diyA / usa samaya jodhapura ke rAjA jasavantasiMha the / unhoMne durgAdAsa ke pitA AsakaraNa ko darabAra meM bulAyA / jaba durgAdAsa ke sAtha AsakaraNa jo darabAra meM pahu~ce to jasavantasiMha ne prazna kiyA Apane sarakArI U~Ta ko kyoM mArA hai ? AsakaraNa jo cupa the / bAlaka durgAdAsa ne nirbhayatA pUrvaka kahA- rAjan ! sarakArI U~Ta kA sira maiMne kATA hai / Apako jJAta hI hai ki kisAnoM kA jIvana khetI para nirbhara hai, aba Apa hI batAie ki hama kaise sahana kara sakate haiM ki U~Ta hamArI phasala ko naSTa karade / durgAdAsa kI bIratA ko dekhakara rAjA jasavantasiMha mugdha the / unhoMne kahA isa bAlaka ko mujhe de do, yaha rAjya kI zobhA bar3hAegA / vIra bAlaka hI deza kI zAna hai / 64 bindu meM sindha Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jijJAsA : pragati kA mUla lukamAna jAnA mAnA huA mahAna hakIma thA / usase kisI ne pUchA--Apane itanA adaba, itanI tahajIba kisase sIkhI hai ? uttara meM lukamAna ne kahA "beadaboM se ! behatajIboM se !" praznakartA asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| vaha bolA-yaha kisa prakAra sambhava hai ? bhalA unase koI kyA sIkha sakatA hai ? __ muskarAte hue lukamAna ne kahA--isameM ghabarAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / maiMne jinameM jo kharAba bAteM dekhIM unase apane Apako sadA bacAne kA prayAsa kiyA / jisa vyakti ko sIkhanA hai vaha to jIvana kI sAdhAraNa ghaTanA se bhI bahuta kucha sIkha sakatA hai aura jisameM jijJAsA kA abhAva hai, use cAhe jitanA upadeza bhI diyA jAya to bhI vaha kucha nahIM sIkha sktaa| bindu meM sindhu 65 ___ Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saphalatA kA rahasya 2246 eka yuvaka ne anubhavI vRddha se prazna kiyA ki kRpayA batAie ki ApakI saphalatA kA rahasya kyA hai ? vRddha ne kahA - dhairyaM aura pratIkSA, jisase vizva kA koI bhI kArya saralatA se sampanna kiyA jA sakatA hai / yuvaka ne kahA- eka aisA kArya bhI hai, jo Apa nahIM kara sakate haiM, vaha hai calanI meM pAnI bharakara le calanA / vRddha ne usI dhairyatA se kahA - yaha bhI sambhava hai, jaba taka pAnI jamakara barpha na bana jAya, vahA~ taka dhairya ke sAtha tumheM pratIkSA karanI hogI / use saphalatA kA rahasya samajha meM A gayA / 66 bindu meM sindhu Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parAjaya kA rahasya karanAla ke vizAla maidAna meM muhammadazAha kI senA ko parAsta kara vijayI nAdirazAha dillI pahuMcA to usakA bhavya svAgata kiyA gyaa| donoM bAdazAha eka ho takhta para AsIna hue| nAdirazAha ko pyAsa satAne lagI / unhoMne pAsa meM baiThe hue muhammadazAha ko pAnI ma~gavAne kA saMketa kiyA / nAdirazAha pAnI kI pratIkSA karane lagA kintu bindu meM sindhu 97 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAnI AtA huA dikhalAI nahIM diyA aura jora-jora se nagAr3e bajane kI AvAja Ane lagI / vaha dekhane lagA ki yaha asamaya meM kahA~ para utsava ho rahA hai| bAdazAha pUchanA cAhatA hI thA ki dasa bAraha anucara upasthita hue| kisI ke hAtha meM kImatI rUmAla camaka rahA thA, to kisI ke hAtha meM pAnadAna thaa| kucha sevaka Age bar3ha, hAtha meM cA~dI ke thAla camacamA rahe the unameM sone kI glAse sajAkara rakhI thIM aura unameM sugandhita pAnI thA vaha bar3e kImatI vastra se DhakA huA thaa| nAdirazAha ne dekhA yaha sArA ADambara kevala pAnI pilAne ke lie kiyA jA rahA hai| use vilAsitApUrNa ADambara se napharata ho gii| usane kahA--maiM aisA pAnI nahIM piitaa| nAdirazAha ne apane bhiztI ko AvAja do, vaha zIghra hI camar3e ke mazaka meM pAnI le AyA aura nAdirazAha ne apane sira se lohe kA Topa utArA aura usameM pAnI bhara kara pI liyA / muhammadazAha kI ora dekhakara nAdirazAha ne kahA-mujhe tumhAre parAjaya kA kAraNa jJAta ho gyaa| yadi hama bhI tumhArI taraha pAnI pIte to IrAna se hindustAna taka nahIM A sakate the| 18 bindu meM sindhu Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI mahatvapUrNa kRtiyA~ zodha grantha 1. bhagavAna RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana 2. bhagavAna ariSTanemI aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa : eka anuzIlana 3. bhagavAna pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana 4. bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka anuzIlana 5. dharma aura darzana 6. jaina darzana : svarUpa aura vizleSaNa vicAra sAhitya 1. cintana kI cA~danI 2. vicAra razmiyA~ 3. vicAra aura anubhUtiyA~ 4. anubhUti ke Aloka meM 5. vicAra-vaibhava kathA sAhitya 1. mahakate phUla 2. bolate citra 3. amiTa rekhAe~ 4. khilatI kaliyA~ : muskarAte phUla 5. bindu meM sindhu prApti sthAna zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sakila, udayapura [rAjasthAna] Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke ..... doo goottee-choottee kaa ananta preraNA kA strota chiyAye hue haiN| prakAzaka: tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala 1 udayA