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________________ AcArya javAhara brahmacArI banA hai, use akhaNDa brahmacArI kahate haiN| akhaNDa brahmacArI kA milanA isa kAla meM atyanta kaThina hai| Ajakala to akhaMDa brahmacArI ke darzana bhI durlabha haiN| akhaMDa brahmacArI meM adbhuta zakti hotI hai| usake lie kyA zakya nahIM hai? vaha cAhe so kara sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI akelA sAre brahmANDa ko hilA sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI vaha hai jisane apanI samasta indriyoM ko aura mana ko apane adhIna banA liyA ho-jo indriyoM aura mana para pUrNa Adhipatya rakhatA ho| indriyA~ jise phusalA nahIM sakatIM, mana jise vicalita nahIM kara sakatA, aisA akhaNDa brahmacArI brahma kA zIghra sAkSAtkAra kara sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI kI zakti ajabagajaba kI hotI hai| 2-brahmacarya kA vyApaka artha paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa sthira kyoM nahIM rahatA? yaha prazna anekoM ke mastiSka meM utpanna hotA hai| isakA uttara jJAnI yaha dete haiM ki Antarika nirbalatA hI paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa ko sthAyI nahIM rahane detii| paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa na hone ke jo kAraNa haiM, unameM se eka kAraNa hai brahmacarya kA abhaav| jIvana meM yadi brahmacarya kI pratiSThA huI to nisandeha Izvara ke prati pragAr3ha zraddhAbhAva sthAyI raha brahmacarya sakatA hai| brahmacarya zabda kaise banA hai aura vaha kyA vastu hai? sarvaprathama isa jJAnIjana kahate haiM-samasta indriyoM para aMkuza rakhanA aura bAta para vicAra karanA caahie| hamAre Aryadharma ke sAhitya meM brahmacarya viSayabhoga meM indriyoM ko pravatta na hone denA pUrNa brahmacarya hai aura vIrya zabda kA ullekha milatA hai| jina dinoM avazeSa saMsAra yaha bhI nahIM kI rakSA karanA apUrNa brahmacarya hai| Aja vIrya rakSA taka hI brahmacarya jAnatA thA ki vastra kyA hote haiM aura anna kyA cIja hai tathA naGga- kI sImA svIkAra kI jAtI hai| para vAstava meM saba indriyA~ aura mana dhaDaMga rahakara, kaccA mA~sa khAkara apanA pAzavika jIvana-yApana kara ko viSayoM kI ora pravRtta na hone denA pUrNa brahmacarya hai| kevala vIryarakSA rahA thA, una dinoM bhArata bahuta U~cI sabhyatA kA dhanI thaa| usa samaya apUrNa brahmacarya hai| alabattA apUrNa brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke dvArA pUrNa bhI usakI avasthA bahuta unnata thii| yahA~ ke RSiyoM ne, jo saMyama, brahmacarya taka paha~cA jA sakatA hai| yogAbhyAsa, dhyAna, mauna Adi anuSThAnoM meM lage rahate the, saMsAra meM . 3-vIrya kA durupayoga brahmacarya nAma ko prasiddha kiyaa| brahmacarya kA mahatva tabhI se calA AtA deza meM Aja jo roga, zoka, daridratA Adi jahA~-tahA~ dRSTigocara hai-jaba se dharma kI punaH pravRtti huii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne dharma meM hote haiM una sabakA ekamAtra kAraNa vIryanAza hai| Aja bekAra vastu kI brahmacarya ko bhI agrasthAna pradAna kiyA thaa| sAhitya kI ora dRSTipAta taraha vIrya kA durupayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| loga yaha nahIM jAnate ki kIjie to vidita hogA ki atyanta prAcIna sAhitya-AcArAMga sUtra vIrya meM kitanI adhika zakti vidyamAna hai| isI kAraNa viSaya-bhoga meM tathA Rgveda meM bhI brahmacarya kI vyAkhyA milatI hai| isa prakAra Arya vIrya kA nAza kiyA jA rahA hai| usI meM Ananda mAnA jA rahA hai| aisA prajA ko atyanta prAcIna kAla se brahmacarya kA jJAna mila rahA hai| karane se jaba adhika santAna utpanna hotI hai to ghabarAhaTa paidA hotI 1- brahmacarya kI zakti hai| para unase maithuna tyAgate nahIM bntaa| bhAratIyoM ko isa prazna para Ajakala brahmacarya zabda kA sarvasAdhAraNa meM kucha saMkucita-sA gaharA vicAra karanA caahiye| videzI loga brahmacarya kI mahattA ko bhale artha samajhA jAtA hai| para vicAra karane se mAlUma hotA hai ki vAstava hI na samajhate hoM yA svIkAra na karate hoM parantu bhArata meM to aise mahAn meM usakA artha bahuta vistRta hai| brahmacarya kA artha bahuta udAra hai brahmacArI ho gaye haiM jinhoMne brahmacarya dvArA mahAna zakti lAbha kara jagata ataeva usakI mahimA bhI bahuta adhika hai| hama brahmacarya kA ke samakSa yaha Adarza upasthita kara diyA hai ki brahmacarya ke prazasta mahimAgAna nahIM kara skte| jo vistRta artha ko lakSya meM rakhakara patha para calane meM hI mAnava samAja kA kalyANa hai| brahmacarya hI kalyANa vidvata khaNDa/6 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ kA mArga hai| yaha samajhate-bUjhate hue bhI viSaya-bhoga meM sukha mAnanA aura prakAra kI hotI hai| yaha bAta prAya: sabhI jAnate hai ki jaisI bhAvanA jaba saMtAna utpanna ho to usakA nirodha karane ke lie kRtrima upAya hotI hai, vaisA svapna AtA hai| isI prakAra saMtAna ke viSaya meM mAtAkAma meM lAnA ghora anyAya hai| vIrya ko vRthA barbAda karane ke samAna pitA kI bhAvanA jaisI hotI hai, vaisI hI santAna bana jAtI hai| jisa dUsarA koI anyAya nahIM hai| prakAra bhAvanA se svapna kA nirmANa hotA hai, isI prakAra bhAvanA se hamAre andara jo zAMti aura sAhasa hai, vaha vIrya ke hI pratApa se saMtAna ke vicAroM aura kAryoM kA nirmANa hotA hai| nIca vicAra karane hai| agara zarIra meM vIrya na ho to manuSya halana-calana gamanAgamana Adi se kharAba svapna AtA hai aura yahI bAta saMtAna ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanI kriyAe~ karane meM bhI samartha nahIM ho sktaa| caahiye| saMtAna ke viSaya meM tuma jaisI bhAvanA lAoge, Age calakara 4-brahmacarya kA mahatva saMtAna vaisI hI bana jaayegii| ataeva santAna ke lie aura apane lie jo bhAI-bahina brahmacarya kA pAlana kareMge ve saMsAra ko anamola brahmacarya kI bhAvanA nirantara karanI caahiye| ratna pradAna karane meM samartha ho skeNge| hanumAnajI kA nAma kauna nahIM 7-dUsarA niyama jAnatA? AlaMkArika bhASA meM kahA jAtA hai ki unhoMne lakSmaNajI ke brahmacarya kA dUsarA niyama bhojana-sambandhI viveka hai| kucha loga lie droNa parvata uThAyA thaa| usI parvata kA eka Tukar3A gira par3A, jo aisA samajhate haiM ki jisa khAnapAna meM Ananda AtA hai, vahI bhojana govardhana ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| alaMkAra kA AvaraNa dUra kara dIjie acchA hai, para yaha mAnyatA bhramapUrNa hai| brahmacArI ke bhojana meM aura aura vicAra kIjiye to isa kathana meM hanumAnajI kA pracaNDa zakti kA abrahmacArI ke bhojana meM bar3A antara hotA hai| gItA meM rajoguNI, digdarzana Apa paaeNge| hanumAnajI meM itanI zakti kahA~ se AI? yaha tamoguNI aura satoguNI kA bhojana alaga-alaga batAyA hai| para Aja mahArAnI aMjanA aura mahArAja pavanajI kA bAraha varSa kI akhaNDa ke loga jihvA ke vazavartI banakara bhojana ke gulAma ho rahe haiN| yadi brahmacarya kI sAdhanA kA pratApa thaa| unake brahmacarya pAlana ne saMsAra ko tuma apanI jIbha para bhI aMkuza nahIM rakha sakate to tuma Age kisa eka aisA upahAra, aisA varadAna diyA, jo na kevala apane samaya meM hI prakAra bar3ha sakoge? vidyAbhyAsa aura zAstra zravaNa kA phala yahI hai ki advitIya thA, varan Aja taka bhI vaha advitIya samajhA jAtA hai aura bure kAmoM kI pravRtti na kI jaay| Ajakala khAna-pAna ke sambandha meM zakti kI sAdhanA ke lie usakI pUjA bhI kI jAtI hai| bar3I bhayaMkara bhUleM ho rahI haiM aura hAlata aisI jAna par3atI hai mAno bahinoM! agara tumhArI hanumAna sarIkhA zaktizAlI putra utpanna vidyAbhyAsa kA phala khAnapAna kA bhAna bhUla jAnA hI ho| karane kI sAdha hai to apane pati ko kAmuka banAne vAle sAja-siMgAra 8-vinAza ke kAraNa aura hAvabhAva tyAga kara svayaM brahmacarya kI sAdhanA karo aura pati ko vIryanAza kA eka kAraNa eka hI kamare meM, eka hI bichaune para bhI brahmacarya pAlana karane do| strI puruSa kA zayana karanA bhI hai| eka hI kamare meM aura eka zayyA 5-brahmacarya hI jIvana hai para sone se vIrya sthira nahIM raha sktaa| zAstra meM jahA~ strI aura puruSa apUrNa brahmacarya kevala vIryarakSA ko kahate haiN| vIrya vaha vastu hai ke sone kA varNana milatA hai vahA~ aisA hI varNana milatA hai ki strI jisake sahAre sArA zarIra TIkA huA hai| yaha zarIra vIrya se banA bhI aura puruSa alaga-alaga zayanAgAra meM sote the| para Aja isa viSaya hai| ataeva A~kheM vIrya haiN| kAna vIrya haiN| nAsikA vIrya hai| hAtha paira meM niyama kA pAlana hotA najara nahIM aataa| vIrya haiN| sAre zarIra kA nirmANa vIrya se huA hai, ataeva sArI zarIra niSkriya baiThe rahanA bhI vIryanAza kA eka kAraNa hai| jo loga vIrya hai| jisa vIrya se sampUrNa zarIra kA nirmANa hotA hai usakI zakti apane zarIra aura mana ko kisI satkArya meM saMlagna nahIM rakhate, una kyA sAdhAraNa kahI jA sakatI hai? kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai- logoM kA vIrya bhI sthira nahIM raha sktaa| yadi zarIra aura mana ko maraNa bindupAtena, jIvana bindudhAraNAt / niSkriya na rakhA jAya to vIrya ko hAni nahIM phNctii| 6-apUrNa brahmacarya kA prathama niyama rAtri meM dera taka jAgaraNa karanA, sUryodaya ke bAda bhI sote rahanA apUrNa brahmacarya ke dasa niyamoM meM pahilA niyama bhAvanA hai| mAtA- aura azlIla sAhitya kA par3hanA, ye saba bhI vIryanAza ke kAraNa haiN| pitA ko aisI bhAvanA lAnI cAhie ki merA putra vIryavAn aura jagat azlIla citra dekhane se aura azlIla pustakeM par3hane se bhI vIrya sthira kA kalyANa karane vAlA bne| isa prakAra kI bhAvanA se bahuta lAbha nahIM rhtaa| Aja jahA~-tahA~ azlIla pustakeM par3hane aura azlIla hotA hai| Apa logoM ko alaga-alaga taraha ke svapna Ate hoNge| citra dekhane kA pracAra ho gayA hai| Ajakala loga mahApuruSoM aura isakA kAraNa kyA hai? kAraNa yahI hai ki saba kI bhAvanA bhinna-bhinna mahAsatiyoM ke jIvana caritra par3hane ke badale azlIlatApUrNa pustakeM zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/7
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________________ par3hane ke zaukIna ho gaye haiN| unheM yaha vicAra hI nahIM AtA ki aisA karane se jIvana meM kitane vikAra A ghuse haiN| kahAvata hai- 'jaisA vAcana vaisA vicAra' / isa kahAvata ke anusAra azlIla pustakoM ke paThana se logoM ke vicAra bhI azlIla banate jA rahe haiN| nATaka-sinemA dekhanA bhI vIryanAza kA kAraNa hai Ajakala nATaka-sinemA kI dhUma macI huI hai jahA~ dekho vahA~ garIba se lekara amIra taka sabako nATaka-sinemA meM phaMsAne kA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai aura isa prakAra sinemA vIryanAza ke sAdhana bana rahe haiN| 9 - sinemA aura grAmophona Ajakala ke sinemA to naitikatA se itane patita aura nirlajjatApUrNa hote sune jAte haiM ki koI bhalA mAnuSa apane bAlabaccoM ke sAtha unheM dekha nahIM sktaa| sinemA ke kAraNa Aja lAkhoM navayuvaka AcaraNahIna bana rahe haiN| ina sinemAoM kI badaulata bhAratIya nArI apanI mahattA kA vismaraNa kara bhAratIya sabhyatA ke meM mUla kuThArAghAta kara rahI hai| yaha atyanta kheda kI bAta hai| isI prakAra grAmophona ko bhI Ananda kA sAdhana samajhA jAtA hai para usake dvArA saMskAroM meM kitanI burAiyA~ ghusa rahI haiM, isa ora kitane logoM kA dhyAna jAtA hai ? 10- brahmacarya sAdhana I brahmacarya pAlane vAloM ko athavA jo brahmacarya pAlana cAhate haiM unheM vilAsapUrNa vastroM se AbhUSaNoM se AhAra se sadaiva bacate rahanA caahiye| mastiSka meM kuvicAroM kA aMkura utpanna karane vAle sAhitya ko hAtha bhI nahIM lagAnA cAhie jo pustakeM dharma, deza bhakti kI bhAvanA jAgRta karane vAlI aura caritra ko sudhArane vAlI hotI haiM unameM aMgreja sarakAra rAjanIti kI gaMdha sUMghatI hai aura unheM jabta kara letI hai para jo pustakeM aisA gaMdA aura ghAsaleTI sAhitya bar3hAtI haiM, prajA kA sarvanAza kara rahI haiM, unakI ora se vaha sarvathA udAsIna rahatI hai| yaha kaisI bhAgyaviDambanA hai ? 11 vIrya kI mahimA svapna meM bhI vIrya kA nAza hotA hai| kucha loga kahA karate haiM ki vIrya rakSA se svapnadoSa hotA hai para yaha kathana bhramapUrNa hai| isa bhrAmaka vicAra kA parityAga karake svapnadoSa ke asalI kAraNa kA patA lagAnA caahiye| phira usa kAraNa se bacakara doSanivAraNa kA prayatna karanA caahiye| jaba tuma so rahe ho, taba tumhArI jeba meM se agara koI rana nikAla kara le jAne lage aura usa samaya tuma jAga uTho to A~khoM dekhate kyA ratna le jAne doge ? nahIM, to phira svapnadoSa ke kAraNa jAnabUjha kara vIrya ko naSTa hone denA kahA~ taka ucita kahA jA sakatA hai ? vidvata khaNDa / 8 12- brahmacarya aura rasanAnigraha brahmacarya kA pAlana karane ke lie, sAtha hI svAsthya kI rakSA ke lie jihA para aMkuza rakhane kI AvazyakatA hai jihvA para aMkuza na rakhane se aneka prakAra kI khaniyA~ hotI haiN| isake viparIta jo manuSya apanI jIbha para kAbU rakhatA hai use prAyaH vaidyoM aura DaoNkTaroM ke dvAra para bhaTakane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI / 1 aneka loga aise haiM jinake lie jIvana kI apekSA bhojana adhika mahatva kI vastu hai ve jIne ke lie nahIM khAne ke lie jIte haiN| bhale hI koI sIdhI taraha isa bAta ko svIkAra na kare magara usake bhojana- vyavahAra ko dekhane se yaha satya sApha taura se pragaTa hue binA nahIM rhegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki adhikAMza loga jIvana ke zubha-azubha kI kasauTI para bhojana kI parakha nahIM krte| ve jilA ko kasauTI banAkara bhojana kI acchAI-burAI kI jA~ca karate haiN| jo jIvana kI dRSTi se bhojana karatA hai vaha svAsthya nAzaka aura jIvana ko bhraSTa karane vAlA bhojana kaise kara sakatA hai ? kuzala manuSya ajJAta vyakti ko sahasA apane ghara meM sthAna nahIM detaa| taba jisa bhojana ke guNa-de -doSa kA patA na ho use peTa meM sthAna denA kahA~ taka ucita kahA jA sakatA hai? jo aise bhojana ko peTa meM ThUMsa letA hai, usake peTa ko bhojanapiTAre ke sivA aura kyA kahA jA sakatA hai? eka vidvAna kA kathana hai ki duniyA meM jitane AdamI khAne-pIne se marate haiM, utane khAne-pIne ke abhAva se nahIM marate loga pahale ThUMsaThUMsa kara khAte haiM, phira DaoNkTara kI zaraNa lete haiN| Aja jo AdamI jitanI adhika cIjeM apane bhojana meM samAviSTa karatA hai vaha utanA hI bar3A AdamI ginA jAtA hai, magara zAstra kA Adeza yaha hai ki jo jitanA mahAna tyAgI hai vaha utanA hI mahAn puruSa hai| zAstra meM Ananda zrAvaka kA varNana karate hue kahA gayA hai ki bAraha karor3a svarNa moha kA aura cAlIsa hajAra gAyoM kA dhanI hone para bhI usane apane khAnepIne ke lie kucha ginatI kI cIjoM kI hI maryAdA kara lI thii| isa prakAra khAna-pAna ke viSaya meM jo jitanA saMyama rakhatA hai vaha utanA hI mahAn hai / jihvAsaMyama se svAsthya bhI acchA rahatA hai| nAgarikoM ko jitanA aura jaisA bhojana milatA hai, utanA aura vaisA kisAnoM ko nahIM phira bhI agara donoM kI kuztI ho to kisAna hI vijayI hogaa| yaha kauna nahIM jAnatA ki sabhya aura bar3e kahalAne vAle logoM kI apekSA kisAna adhika svastha aura sabala hotA hai| isakA eka kAraNa sAdA aura sAtvika bhojana hai| isa taraha adhika bhojana karane se svAsthya sudharane kI jagaha bigar3atA hai| vikRta bhojana karane meM svAsthya ko hAni pahu~catI hai aura caritra ko bhI isI kAraNa vikRta (vigaya) bhojana karane kA zAstra meM niSedha kiyA gayA hai| + zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ brahmacarya kA bhojana ke sAtha ghaniSTa sambandha hai| bhogI kA bhojana brahmacarya pAlana se kisI ko kisI roga kA zikAra honA par3A hai aura aura yogI kA bhojana eka-sA nahIM ho sktaa| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA na aisA koI udAharaNa hI dekhA gayA hai| hA~, ThIka isase ulTe jo loga karane vAloM ko aisA aura itanA hI bhojana karanA cAhiye jisase zarIra viSayI hote haiM, ve hI rogoM dvArA satAye jAte haiN| yaha bAta to pratyakSa kI rakSA ho sake aura jo brahmacarya meM bAdhaka na hokara sAdhaka ho| dikhAI detI hai| ataeva apane hRdaya se isa bhrAnti ko nikAla pheMko adhika gariSTha, teja, masAledAra aura parimANa se adhika bhojana sarvathA ki brahmacarya se roga paidA hote haiN| brahmacarya jIvana hai| usase zakti kA hAnikAraka hai| vikAsa hotA hai| jahA~ zakti hai, vahA~ rogoM kA AkramaNa nahIM hotaa| 13-brahmacarya ke sambandha meM logoM kI bhrAnta dhAraNA azakta aura durbala puruSa hI rogoM dvArA satAye jAte haiN| viSaya-bhoga kI kAmanA kA niyantraNa nahIM ho sakatA, yaha kAmanA kheda hai ki logoM ke mana meM yaha bhrama utpanna ho gayA hai ki viSaya ajeya hai, isa prakAra kI durbhAvanA puruSa-samAja meM eka bAra paiTha pAI, bhoga kI icchA kA damana karanA azakya hai| parantu jaise nepoliyana ne to bhayaMkara anartha hoMge aura una anartho kI paramparA kA sAmanA krnaa| asambhava zabda koza meM se nikAla DAlane ko kahA thA usI prakAra sahaja nahIM hogaa| tuma apane hRdaya meM se nikAla bAhara kro| aisA karane se tumhAra yadyapi Ajakala bhI aneka loga haiM, jinakI yaha bhrAnta dhAraNA manobala sudRr3ha banegA aura taba viSaya-bhoga kI kAmanA para vijaya prApta ho gaI hai ki manuSya kAmabhoga kI vAsanA para vijaya nahIM prApta kara karanA tanika bhI kaThina na hogaa| sktaa| saMbhavata: ve loga manuSya ko kAma vAsanA kA kIr3A samajhate trividha brahmacarya haiN| para prAcIna Arya-RSiyoM kA anubhava isa dhAraNA kA virodha karatA hai| koI vyakti vizeSa brahmacarya kA pAlana karane meM asamartha rahe, yaha 1-brahmacarya zabda kI pravRtti kA nimitta eka bAta hai aura yaha kahanA ki brahmacarya kA pUrNa rUpa se pAlana karanA 'brahmacarya' eka hI zabda nahIM hai, kintu 'brahma' zabda meM 'carya' saMbhava nahIM hai, dUsarI bAta hai| kisI vyakti kI asamarthatA ke AdhAra kRta pratyayAn se banA huA saMskRta zabda hai| brahmacarya brhmcry| para kisI vyApaka siddhAnta kA nirmANa kara baiThanA, saccAI ke sAtha 'brahma' zabda ke vaise to kaI artha hote haiM, parantu yahA~ yaha zabda vIrya, anyAya karanA hai| isa prakAra asamarthatA kI oTa meM viSayabhogoM kA vidyA aura AtmA ke artha meM hai| 'carya' kA artha, rakSaNa, adhyayana tathA vicAra karanA sarvathA anucita hai| cintana hai| isa prakAra brahmacarya kA artha vIryarakSA, vidyAdhyayana aura Aja bhI saMsAra meM aise vyaktiyoM kA milanA asaMbhava nahIM hai Atma-cintana hai| 'brahma' kA artha uttama kAma yA kuzalAnuSThAna bhI jo bAlyAvasthA se hI brahmacarya kA pAlana karate hue jana-sevA kara rahe hotA hai, isaliye brahmacarya kA artha uttama yA kuzalAnuSThAna kA haiN| phira bhISma aura bhagavAn neminAtha jaise pavitra brahmacAriyoM kA ucca AcaraNa bhI hai| brahmacarya zabda ke ina arthoM para dRSTipAta karane se hama Adarza jinheM mArga-pradarzana kara rahA ho, una bhAratavAsiyoM ke hRdaya meM isa nirNaya para pahu~cate haiM ki jisa AcaraNa dvArA Atama-cintana ho, na jAne yaha bhUta kaise ghusa gayA hai ki viSaya vAsanA para kAbU rakhanA AtmA apane Apako pahacAna sake aura apane lie vAstavika sukha zakya nahIM hai| sAdhu hue binA brahmacarya kA pAlana ho hI nahIM sakatA prApta kara sake, usa AcaraNa kA nAma 'brahmacarya' hai| isa artha meM aura gRhastha-jIvana meM brahmacarya kA anuSThAna ekadama azakyAnuSThAna brahmacarya zabda ke Upara kahe hue sabhI artha A jAte haiN| hai! vAstava meM yaha dhAraNA sarvathA bhramapUrNa hai| manobala dRr3ha hone para pUrNa 2-brahmacarya kI paribhASA yA naiSThika brahmacarya kA pAlana kiyA jA sakatA hai| yahI nahIM varan Atmacintana ke lie, indriyoM aura mana para vijaya pAnA vivAhita jIvana vyatIta karate hue gRhastha jIvana meM bhI brahmacarya kA Avazyaka hai| prAkRtika niyamoM ke anusAra indriyA~ mana ke, mana buddhi pAlana kiyA jA sakatA hai| brahmacarya pAlane se kisI bhI prakAra kI ke aura buddhi AtmA ke adhIna evaM AtmA kI sahAyikA honI hAni kI sambhAvanA nahIM hai| yahI nahIM kintu aneka prakAra ke lAbha hote caahiye| aisA hone para hI AtmA apane Apako jAna sakatA hai, indriyA~ haiN| kahA bhI hai : mana aura buddhi kA kartavya, AtmA ko balavAn tathA puSTa banAnA hai| brahmacaryapratiSThAyAM vIryalAbhaH / balavAn AtmA hI apanA svarUpa jAna sakatA hai, vidyAdhyayana meM samartha kucha mahAnubhAvoM ne eka naye siddhAnta kA AviSkAra kiyA hai| ho sakatA hai aura uttama kAma tathA kuzalAnuSThAna kara sakatA hai| unakI anokhI sI samajha yaha hai ki brahmacarya kA pAlana karane se zarIra / isaliye indriyoM, mana aura buddhi kA kAma AtmA ko balavAn banAnA, meM roga utpanna hote haiN| para na to Aja taka yaha sanA gayA hai ki AtmA ke hita ko dRSTi meM rakhanA, AtmA kA ahita karane vAle kAmoM zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/9
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________________ se dUra rahanA hai| indriyoM aura mana kA apane isa kartavya para sthira rahane indriyA~ aura mana durviSayoM kI ora na daudd'eN| yadi eka bhI indriya kA nAma hI 'brahmacarya' hai| durviSaya kI ora daur3atI hai-use cAhatI hai aura usameM sukha bhI AtmA kA hita apanA svarUpa jAnane meM hai| AtmA apanA mAnatI hai to sampUrNatayA vIryarakSA kadApi nahIM ho sktii| isaliye svarUpa tabhI jAna sakatA hai-jaba usake sahAyaka evaM sevaka indriyA~ pUrNa rIti se vIryarakSA kA artha bhI vahI hai, jo Upara kahA gayA hai tathA mana, usake AjJAvartI aura zubhacintaka hoN| viparItAvasthA meM arthAt sarvaprakAra ke asaMyama-parityAga-rUpa indriyoM aura mana kA AtmA kA ahita svAbhAvika hI hai| AtmA ke sahAyaka tathA sevaka sNym| ve hI indriyA~ aura mana haiM, jo sukha kI abhilASA se durviSayoM kI ora 5-brahmacarya ke tIna bheda aura unakA sambandha na daudd'eN| indriyoM kA sukha kI abhilASA se durviSayoM kI ora daur3anA brahmacarya mana, vacana aura zarIra se hotA hai, isaliye brahmacarya tathA mana kA indriyAnugAmI honA AtmA ke lie ahitakAraka hai| ke tIna bheda hote haiM arthAt mAnasika-brahmacarya, vAcika-brahmacarya aura AtmA kA hita tabhI hai, jaba na to indriyA~ durviSayoM kI ora daur3e aura shaariirik-brhmcry| mana, vacana aura kAya ina tInoM dvArA pAlana kiyA na indriyoM ke sAtha hI sAtha mana bhI AtmA kA azubha-cintaka bne| gayA brahmacarya hI pUrNa brahmacarya hai arthAt na mana meM hI abrahmacarya kI indriyA~ aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora na daur3anA, durviSayoM kI cAha na bhAvanA ho, na vacana dvArA hI abrahmacarya pragaTa ho aura na zarIra dvArA karanA aura sukha kI lAlasA se unheM na bhoganA hI 'brahmacarya' hai| hI abrahmacarya kI kriyA kI gaI ho isakA nAma pUrNa brahmacarya hai| indriyA~ pA~ca hai-kAna, A~kha, nAka, jIbha aura tvcaa| ina yAjJavalkya smRti meM kahA haipA~coM indriyoM ke pA~ca viSaya haiM-zabda, rUpa, gandha, rasa aura sparza kAyena manasA vAcA, savisthAsu sarvadA / arthAt sunanA, dekhanA, sUMghanA, svAda lenA aura chuunaa| yadyapi ye sarvatra maithunatyAgo, brahmacarya pracakSate / / indriyA~ haiM sunane, dekhane, sUMghane, svAda lene aura sparza karane ke lie zarIra, mana aura vacana se, sabhI avasthAoM meM sarvadA aura hI-isI kAraNa inakA nAma jJAnendriyA~ bhI hai- lekina ye jJAnendriyA~ sarvatra maithuna-tyAga ko brahmacarya kahA hai| tabhI hotI haiM aura tabhI AtmA kA hita bhI kara sakatI haiM, jaba kAyika brahmacarya use kahate haiM, jisake sadbhAva meM, zarIra dvArA durviSayoM meM lipta na hoM, unake bhoga meM sukha na mAne aura apane Apa abrahmacarya kI koI kriyA na kI gaI ho arthAt zarIra se abrahmacarya ko durviSaya-bhoga ke lie na smjheN| isI prakAra mana bhI AtmA kA meM pravRtti na huI ho| mAnasika brahmacarya use kahate haiM jisake sadbhAva hita karane vAlA tabhI hai, jaba vaha apane pada se bhraSTa hokara, indriyoM meM durviSayoM kA cintana na kiyA jAve, arthAt mana meM abrahmacarya kI kA anugAmI na bana jAve aura na indriyoM ko hI durviSayoM kI ora bhAvanA bhI na ho| vAcika-brahmacarya use kahate haiM jisake sadbhAva meM jAne de| mana kA kAma indriyoM ko sukha denA nahIM, kintu AtmA ko abrahmacarya ke sadbhAva ko pUrNa brahmacarya kahate haiN| sukha denA hai aura indriyoM ko bhI unhIM kAmoM meM lagAnA hai, jinase kAyika, mAnasika aura vAcika brahmacarya kA paraspara kartA AtmA sukhI ho| indriyoM aura mana kA, isa kartavya ko samajha kara kriyA aura karma kA sA sambandha hai| pUrNa brahmacarya vahIM ho sakatA isa para sthira rahanA hI 'brahmacarya' hai| hai jahA~ ukta prakAra ke tInoM brahmacarya kA sadbhAva ho| eka ke 3-gA~dhIjI kRta brahmacarya kI paribhASA abhAva meM dUsare aura tIsare kA-ekadama se nahIM to zanaiH zanaiH ___ gA~dhIjI ne 'brahmacarya' ke artha meM likhA hai- "brahmacarya kA abhAva svAbhAvika hai| artha hai sabhI indriyA~ aura sampUrNa vikAroM para pUrNa adhikAra kara sArAMza yaha ki indriyoM kA durviSayoM se nivRtta hone, mana kA lenaa| sabhI indriyoM ko tana, mana aura vacana se, saba samaya aura saba durviSayoM kI bhAvanA na karane, durviSayoM se udAsIna rahane, maithunAGgoM kSetroM meM saMyamita karane ko 'brahmacarya' kahate haiN|' sahita saba prakAra ke maithuna tyAgane aura mAnasika zakti ko 4-brahmacarya kI vyAvahArika paribhASA Atmacintana, Atmahita-sAdhana tathA AtmavidyAdhyayana meM lagA dene yadyapi saba indriyA~ aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora na daur3ane kA hI nAma 'brahmacarya' hai| kA nAma brahmacarya hai, lekina vyavahAra meM, brahmacarya kA artha kevala 'vIryarakSA' hI liyA jAtA hai| isa vyAvahArika artha-arthAt pUrNa rupeNa vIryarakSA- se bhI indriyoM aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora daur3anA hI matalaba niklegaa| pUrNatayA vIryarakSA tabhI ho sakatI hai, jaba sabhI vidvata khaNDa/10 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka .
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________________ lAbha aura mAhAtmya 'brahmacarya, dharma rUpa padmasarovara kA pAla ke samAna rakSaka hai| yaha tavesu vA uttamaM bNbhcerN| dayA, kSamA Adi guNoM kA AdhAra-bhUta evaM dharma kI zAkhAoM kA AdhAra- sUtrakRtAMga sUtra stambha hai| brahmacarya carma rUpa mahAnagara kA koTa hai aura dharma rUpa mahAnagara "brahmacarya hI uttama tapa hai'| kA pradhAna rakSaka-dvAra hai| brahmacarya ke khaNDita hone para sabhI prakAra ke brahmacarya se kyA lAbha hotA hai aura brahmacarya kA kaisA mahAtmya dharma, pahAr3a se gire hue kacce ghar3e ke samAna cUra-cUra ho jAte haiN|' hai, yaha saMkSepa meM nIce batAyA jAtA hai| brahmacarya, dharma kA kaisA Avazyaka aMga hai, yaha batAte hue aura 1-zarIra aura dharma kA sambandha brahmacarya kI prazaMsA karate hue eka muni ne kahA haiAtmA kA dhyeya, saMsAra ke janma-maraNa se chUTa kara, mokSa prApta paMca mahavvae-suvvayamUlaM, samaNAmaNAila sAhusuviNaM / karanA hai| AtmA isa dhyeya ko tabhI prApta kara sakatA hai, jaba use veravirAmaNa pajjavasANaM, savvasamudda mahodahitittha / / 1 / / zarIra kI sahAyatA ho-arthAt zarIra svastha ho| binA zarIra ke dharma titthakarehiM sudesiya maggaM, naragatiricchavivajjiyamaggaM / nahIM ho sakatA aura binA dharma ke AtmA apane ukta dhyeya taka nahIM sabbapavittasunimmiyasAraM, siddhivimANa-avaMguyadAraM / / 2 / / pahu~ca sktaa| kAvya graMthoM meM kahA hai devanariMdanamaMsiyapUiyaM savvajaguttamamaMgalamaggaM / zarIramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanam / duddharisaM guNanAyakamekkaM mokkhapaharasavaDiMsagabhUyaM / / 3 / / - kumArasambhava 'brahmacarya, pA~ca mahAvrata kA mUla hai ata: uttama vrata hai athavA paMca 'zarIra hI saba dharmoM kA prathama aura uttama sAdhana hai'| mahAvrata vAle sAdhuoM ke uttama vratoM kA brahmacarya mUla hai| aise hI zrAvakoM dharmArthakAmamokSANAmArogyaM mUlamuttamam / ke suvratoM kA bhI brahmacarya mUla hai| brahmacarya, doSa rahita hai, sAdhujanoM dvArA dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa kA Arogya hI mUla sAdhana hai| bhalIbhA~ti pAlana kiyA gayA hai, vairAnubandha kA anta karane vAlA hai aura 2-brahmacarya se zArIrika svasthatA svayaMbhUramaNa mahodadhi ke samAna dustara saMsAra se tarane kA upAya hai|' AtmA ko apane dhyeya taka pahu~cane ke lie zarIra kI brahmacarya tIrthaMkaroM dvArA sadupadezita hai, unhIM ke dvArA isake AvazyakatA hai aura vaha bhI ArogyatA ke saath| asvastha zarIra, pAlana kA mArga batAyA gayA hai aura isake upadeza dvArA naraka gati tathA dharma-sAdhana meM asamartha rahatA hai| brahmacarya se isa aMga kI pUrti hotI tiryaka-gati kA mArga roka kara siddha-gati tathA vimAnoM ke dvAra kholane hai, arthAt zarIra svastha rahatA hai, koI roga pAsa bhI nahIM phaTakane paataa| kA pavitra mArga batAyA gayA hai| vaidyaka granthoM meM brahmacarya se zArIrika lAbha batAne ke lie yaha brahmacarya devendra aura narendroM se pajita logoM ke lie bhI kahA hai pUjanIya haiM, samasta lokoM meM sarvottama maMgala kA mArga hai| saba guNoM kA mRtyuvyAdhijarAnAzi, pIyUSaparamauSadham / advitIya tathA sarvazreSTha nAyaka hai aura mokSa-mArga kA bhUSaNa rUpa hai| brahmacarya mahAyatnaH, satyameva vadAmyaham / / 4-brahmacarya hI tapa hai 'maiM satya kahatA hU~ ki mRtyu, vyAdhi aura bur3hApe kA nAza karane mokSa ke pradhAna sAdhana-tapa meM bhI brahmacarya ko pahalA sthAna hai| vAlI amRta ke samAna auSadha brahmacarya hI hai| brahmacarya, mRtyu roga aura jaina-zAstroM meM brahmacarya saba se uttama tapa mAnA gayA hai| isakA eka bur3hApe kA nAza karane vAlA mahAn yajJa hai|' pramANa isa prakaraNa ke prArambha meM diyA jA cukA hai| praznavyAkaraNa sUtra 3-brahmacarya se dharma-rakSA meM bhI kahA haitAtparya yaha hai ki brahmacarya se zarIra svastha rahatA hai, jisase dharma jambU! etto ya baMbhaceraM tava-niyama-nANa daMsaNa-carittasammattaviNayamUlaM. kA pAlana hotA hai| itanA hI nahIM ki brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA bhI yama-niyama-guNamappahANAjuttaM, himavantamahaMta teyamaMta dharma hI hai| yaha dharma kA pradhAna aMga evaM dharma kA pradhAna rakSaka hai| isake pstthgNbhiirthimiymjjhN| lie prazravyAkaraNa sUtra meM kahA hai he jambU! yaha brahmacarya, uttama tapa niyama, jJAna, darzana, caritra, paumasaratalAgapAlibhUyaM, mahAsagaDhaaragatuMvabhUyaM, mahAnagarapAgAraka samyaktva aura vinaya kA mUla hai| jisa prakAra saba parvatoM meM himAlaya vADaphalihabhUyaM, rajju-piNaddho vcaiMdakeU, visaddhageNaguNa saMpiNadhaM, mahAn aura tejasvI hai, usI prakAra saba tapasyAoM meM brahmacarya zreSTha hai| jammi ya bhaggammi hoi sahasA savvaM anya granthoM meM bhI brahmacarya ko uttama tapa mAnA gayA hai| veda saMbhAgamahiyacaNiyakasalliyapalaTTapaDi-yakhaMDiyaparisaDiyaviNAsiyaM . bhI brahmacarya ko hI tapa mAnate haiN| jaiseviNayasIlatavaniyamaguNa-samUhaM / zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/11
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________________ - tapo vai brahmacaryam / granthakAroM ne yajJa bhI brahmacarya ko hI mAnA hai| jaisebrahmacarya hI tapa hai| atha yadyajJa ityAcakSate brahmacaryameva / gItA meM bhI brahmacarya ko tapa mAnA hai| usameM kahA hai (chAndogyopadanizad) brahmacaryamahiMsA ca, zArIraM tapa ucyte| 'jise yajJa kahate haiM vaha brahmacarya hI hai|' arthAt brahmacarya aura ahiMsA zarIra kA uttama tapa hai| saMsAra-bandhana se chUTakara, mokSa-prApti ke lie cAritra dharma isI prakAra anya granthakAroM ne bhI brahmacarya ko uttama tapa mAnA hai| batAte hue bhagavAn ne jina pA~ca mahAvratoM kA upadeza diyA hai unameM 5-brahmacarya se pAralaukika lAbha brahmacarya cauthA mahAvrata hai| brahmacarya ke binA, cAritra-dharma kA pAralaukika lAbha kA brahmacarya eka pradhAna sAdhana hai| brahmacarya pUrNarUpeNa pAlana nahIM ho sktaa| AtmA ko saMsAra-bandhana se chur3A se AtmA paraloka sambandhI sabhI sukhoM ko prApta kara sakatA hai| kara, mokSa dilAne vAle cAritra-dharma kA brahmacarya eka pradhAna aura praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM kahA gayA hai Avazyaka aMga hai| brahmacarya ke binA na to aba taka koI mukta ajjava sAhajaNAcariyaM mokkhamaggaM visaddha siddhi gainilayaM huA hI hai, na ho hI sakatA hai| siddhAtmAoM ko siddha gati prApta sAsayavavvAvAha mapaNAbbhavaM pasatthaM somaM subhaM sivmmkkhykrN| karAne vAlA yaha brahmacarya hI hai| isa prakAra pAralaukika lAbha kA jaivarasArakkhiyaM sacariyaM subhAsiyaM navarimaNivare hiM brahmacarya eka pradhAna sAdhana hai| mahApurisadhIrasUradhammiyadhiimaMtANA ya sayA visuddhaM bhavvaM 6-brahmacarya se ihalaukika lAbha bhabvajaNANuciNNAM nissaMkiyaM nibhayaM nittasaM niraayaasN| brahmacarya se pAralaukika hI nahIM, ihalaukika lAbha bhI hai| Upara ___'brahmacarya' anta:karaNa ko pavitra evaM sthira rakhane vAlA hai, batAyA jA cukA hai ki brahmacarya se svAsthya acchA rahatA hai| svAsthya sAdhujanoM se sevita hai, mokSa kA mArga hai aura siddhagati kA gRha hai, acchA rahane se hI iha-laukika kArya sucAru-rUpa se sampAdana ho zAzvata hai, bAdhA-rahita hai, punarjanma ko naSTa karane ke kAraNa sakate haiN| apunarbhava hai, prazasta hai, rAgAdi kA abhAva karane se saumya hai, sukha sAMsArika-jIvana meM, zarIra svastha, sundara, balavAn evaM cirAyu svarUpa hone se ziva hai, du:kha sukhAdi dvandroM se rahita hone se acala rahane kI, vidyA kI, dhana kI, kartavya-dRr3hatA kI aura yazAdi kI hai, akSaya tathA akSata hai, muniyoM dvArA surakSita evaM pracArita hai. bhavya abhilASAe~ pUrNa hotI haiN| prasiddha jainAcArya zrI hemacandra sUri ne hai, bhavyajanoM dvArA Acarita hai, zaGkA-rahita hai, nirbhayatA kA dene brahmacarya kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA haivAlA, vizuddha tathA jhaMjhaToM se dUra rakhane vAlA evaM kheda aura cirAyuSaH susaMsthAnAM dRDhasaMhananA narAH / abhimAna ko naSTa karane vAlA hai| tejasvino mahAvIryA bhaveyarbrahmacaryataH / / praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM Age kahA hai brahmacarya se zarIra cirAyu, sundara, dRr3ha-karttavya tejapUrNa aura jammi ya ArAhiyammi ArAhiyaM vayamiNaM sabbaM / sIla ttavo ya parAkramA viNao ya saMjamoya ya khaMtI guttI mutti taheva ihaloiya pAraloiya vaidyaka granthoM meM bhI kahA gayA haijaseya kittI ya paccao y| brahmacarya paraM jJAnaM brahmacarya paraM balaM / 'brahmacarya kI ArAdhanA se sabhI vrata ArAdhita hote haiN| tapa, brahmacaryamayo hyAtmA brahmacaryeva tihati / / zIla, vinaya, saMyama, kSamA, gupti aura mukti siddha hotI hai tathA isa 'brahmacarya hI saba se uttama jJAna hai, aparimita bala hai, yaha loka aura paraloka meM yaza-kIrti kI vijaya-patAkA phaharAtI hai|' AtmA nizcaya rUpa se brahmacaryamaya hai aura brahmacarya se hI zarIra meM anya granthakAra bhI brahmacarya se paraloka sambandhI lAbha batAte ThaharA huA hai|' hue kahate haiM __ina pramANoM se yaha bAta bhalIbhA~ti siddha ho jAtI hai ki samudrataraNe yadvat upAyo nauH prakIrtita / brahmacarya se zarIra sundara bhI rahatA hai, balavAn bhI rahatA hai, dIrghajIvI saMsArataraNe yadvat brahmacarya prakIrtitam / / bhI hotA hai aura yaza-kIrti bhI prApta hotI hai| isa prakAra brahmacarya, ihalaukika sukhoM kA bhI sAdhana hai| laukika vaibhava, vidyA, dhana Adi -smRti| samudra se pAra jAne ke lie, jisa prakAra naukA zreSTha-sAdhana hai, tabhI prApta hote haiM, jaba zarIra svastha ho aura usameM bala tathA sAhasa ho| brahmacarya se zarIra svastha rahatA hai aura zarIra meM bala tathA sAhasa usI prakAra saMsAra se tarane ke lie brahmacarya utkRSTa sAdhana hai| bhI rahatA hai| vidvata khaNDa/12 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ - vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki brahmacarya ke binA vidyA prApta nahIM hotii| svarge gachanti te sarve ye kecid brahmacAriNaH / vidyA-prApti ke lie brahmacarya kA honA Avazyaka hai| atharvaveda meM 'jitane bhI brahmacArI haiM, ve saba svarga ko jAte haiM aura bhI kahA hai kahA hai kibrahmacaryeNa vidyaa| anekAni sahastrANi, kumArabrahmacAriNAm / 'brahmacarya se vidyA prApta hotI hai|' divaM gatAni rAjendra, akRtvA kulasantatim / / vidura nIti meM kahA hai he rAjan! hajAroM manuSya aise hue haiM jo AjIvana naiSThika vidyArtha brahmacArI syAt / / brahmacArI raha kara kula-santati ko na bar3hAte hue bhI divya gati ko 'yadi vidyA ke icchuka ho to brahmacArI bno|' prApta hue haiN| tAtparya yaha ki brahmacarya, laukika aura lokottara, donoM hI jaina-zAstrAnusAra svarga-prApti koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai, bar3I bAta sukhoM kA pradhAna sAdhana hai| isakI pUrNa-rUpeNa prazaMsA karanA to samudra to mokSa prApta karanA hai| brahmacarya se saMsAra kI sabhI Rddhi mila ko hAthoM ke sahAre tairane kA sAhasa karanA hai| jAya, svarga kA rAjya bhI prApta ho jAya, taba bhI yadi isake dvArA 7-brahmacarya para apavAda mokSa prApta na ho sakatA hotA to jaina-zAstra ise dharma kA aMga na kucha logoM kA kathana hai ki pUrNa brahmacArI ko mokSa yA svarga mAnate, kyoMki jainazAstra usI vastu ko upayogI aura mahatva kI prApta nahIM hotA kyoMki pUrNa brahmacArI ni:saMtAna rahate haiM aura-- mAnate haiM, jisake dvArA mokSa prApta ho| lekina ukta pramANa jina aputrasya gatinAsti svargo naiva ca naiva c| granthoM ke haiM, ve grantha svarga ko hI antima dhyeya mAnate haiN| phira bhI ___ 'putrahIna kI gati nahIM hotI aura svarga to kabhI bhI nahIM Upara diye hue zlokoM meM se pahalA zloka dUsare zloka se milatA hai|' aprAmANika ThaharatA hai| isa zloka se pUrNa brahmacArI ko svarga-mokSa prApti ro vaMcita batAyA jAtA hai, lekina isa zloka ko khaNDana karane vAlA dUsarA yaha pramANa bhI hai 79 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/13