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________________ brahmacarya : svarUpa evaM sAdhanA rASTrasanta upAdhyAya amara muni......) brahmacarya kI prazaMsA kauna nahIM karatA? hamAre zAstra brahmacarya kisI pAtra ko jaMga laga gaI hai, kisI dhAtu ke baratana kI camaka kI mahimA kA gAna karate hue kahate haiM - kama ho gaI hai, to camaka lAne ke lie mA~jane vAlA use ghisatA hai, use sApha karatA hai| to aisA karake vaha koI naI camaka usameM devadANavagaMdhavvA, jkkhrvkhskinnraa| vaMbhayAri namasaMti, dukkaraM je karenti tN|| paidA nahIM karatA hai| usa baratana meM jo camaka vidyamAna hai aura jo jo mahAn puruSa duSkara brahmacarya kA pAlana karate haiM, samasta bAhya vAtAvaraNa se daba gaI yA chipa gaI hai, use prakaTa kara denA hI daivI zaktiyA~ unake caraNoM meM sira jhukA kara khar3I ho jAtI hai| mA~jane vAle kA kAma hai| sonA, kIcar3a meM gira gayA hai aura deva, dAnava, gaMdharva, yakSa, rAkSasa aura kinnara brahmacArI ke caraNoM usakI camaka chipa gaI hai| use sApha karane vAlA sone meM koI meM loTate haiN| naI camaka bAhara se nahIM DAla rahA hai, sone ko sonA nahIM banA rahA hai, sonA to vaha hara hAlata meM hai hii| jaba kIcar3a meM nahIM par3A parantu hameM yaha jAnanA hai ki brahmacarya kaise prApta kiyA thA, taba bhI sonA thA aura jaba kIcar3a se lathapatha ho gayA, taba jAtA hai aura kisa prakAra usakI rakSA ho sakatI hai? bhI sonA hI hai aura jaba sApha kara liyA gayA, taba bhI sone kA isa prazna kA uttara pAne ke lie eka bAta pahale samajha sonA hI hai| usameM camaka pahale bhI thI aura bAda meM bhI hai| bIca lenI caahie| vaha yaha hai ki brahmacarya kA bhAva bAhara se nahIM meM, jaba vaha kIcar3a meM lathapatha ho gayA, to usakI camaka daba lAyA jAtA hai| vaha to antara meM hI hai, kintu vikAroM ne use dabA gaI thii| mA~jane vAle ne bAhara se lagI huI kIcar3a ko sApha kara rakkhA hai| diyA, Ae hue vikAra ko haTA diyA to sonA apane asalI jaina-dharma ne yahI kahA hai ki bAhya meM aisI koI bhI naI rUpa meM A gyaa| cIja nahIM hai, jo isa piNDa meM na ho| kevala jJAna aura kevala AtmA ke jo ananta guNa haiM, unake viSaya meM bhI jaina-dharma darzana kI jo mahAn jyoti milatI hai, usake viSaya meM kahane ko kI yahI dhAraNA hai| jaina-dharma kahatA hai ki guNa bAhara se nahIM to kahate haiM ki vaha amuka dina aura amuka samaya mila gaI, Ate haiM, ve andara hI rahate haiN| parantu Atmika vikAra unakI koI navIna cIja nahIM milatI hai| hama kevala camaka ko dabA dete haiN| sAdhaka kA yahI kAma hai ki vaha una jJAna, kevala darzana aura dUsarI AdhyAtmika zaktiyoM ke lie vikAroM ko haTA de| vikAra haTa jAe~ge to AtmA ke guNa apanI AvirbhAva zabda kA prayoga karate haiN| vastuta: kevala jJAna Adi asalI AbhA ko lekara camakane lgeNge| zaktiyA~ utpanna nahIM hotI haiM, AvirbhUta hotI haiN| utpanna hone kA hiMsAmaya vikAra ko sApha kareMge to ahiMsA camakane lgegii| artha naI cIja kA bananA hai, aura AvirbhAva kA artha hai - asatya kA saphAyA kareMge to satya camakane lgegaa| isI prakAra vidyamAna vastu kA, AvaraNa haTane para sAmane A jaanaa| steya-vikAra ko haTAne para asteya aura viSaya-vAsanA ko dUra jainadharma pratyeka zakti ke lie AvirbhAva zabda kA prayoga karane para saMyama kI jyoti hameM najara Ane lagatI hai| jaba krodha karatA hai, kyoMki kisI vastu meM koI bhI abhUtapUrva zakti ko dUra kiyA jAtA hai to kSamA prakaTa ho jAtI hai aura lobha ko utpanna nahIM hotI hai| haTAyA jAtA hai to santoSa guNa prakaTa ho jAtA hai| abhimAna ko to AtmA kI jo zaktiyA~ haiM, ve antara meM vidyamAna haiM dUra karanA hamArA kAma hai, kintu namratA paidA karane kA koI kAma kintu vAsanAoM ke kAraNa dabI rahatI haiN| hamArA kAma una nhiiN| vaha to AtmA meM maujUda hI hai| isI prakAra mAyA ko haTAne vAsanAoM ko dUra karanA hai| isI ko sAdhanA kahate haiN| jaise ke lie hameM sAdhanA karanI hai, saralatA ko utpanna karane ke lie
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________________ - yatIndra sUri smArakagrantha - jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra kisI prayAsa kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| saralatA to AtmA kA aisI kubhAvanA se kyA laabh| svabhAva hI hai| mAyA ke haTate hI vaha usI prakAra prakaTa ho pratyeka vAsanA hiMsA hai. jvAlA hai aura vaha AtmA ko jAegI, jaise kIcar3a dhulate hI sone meM camaka A jAtI hai| jalAtI hai| apane vikAroM dvArA hama to naSTa ho hI jAte haiM; phira jaina-dharma meM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se guNasthAna kA bar3A hI dUsaroM ko hAni pahu~ce yA na phuNce| vAtAvaraNa anukUla mila sundara aura sUkSma vivecana kiyA gayA hai| eka-eka guNasthAna, gayA to dUsaroM ko hAni pahu~cA dI aura na milA to hAni na paha~cA usa mahAn prakAza kI ora jAne kA sopAna hai / kintu una ske| kintu apanI hAni to ho hI gii| dUsaroM kI paristhitiyA~ guNasthAnoM ko paidA karane kI koI bAta nahIM batalAI hai| yahI aura dUsaroM kA bhAgya hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai| agara vaha acchA hai batAyA hai ki amuka vikAra ko dUra kiyA to amuka guNasthAna to unheM hAni kaise pahu~ca sakatI hai? unheM kaise jalAyA jA sakatA A gyaa| mithyAtva ko dUra kiyA to samyaktva kI bhUmikA para hai? parantu dUsare ko jalAne kA vicAra karane vAlA svayaM ko A gae aura avirati ko haTAyA to pA~cave-chaThe guNasthAna ko jarUra jalA letA hai| prApta kara liyaa| isI prakAra jyoM-jyoM vikAra dUra hote jAte haiM, isa kAraNa hamArA dhyeya apane vikAroM ko dUra karanA hai| guNasthAna kI uccatara zreNI prApta hotI jAtI hai| pratyeka vikAra hiMsA rUpa hai aura yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki samyagdarzana, jJAna, virakti Adi AtmA ke mUlabhAva haiN| bAhara cAhe hiMsA ho yA na ho, para vikAra Ane para antara meM hiMsA ye mUla bhAva jaba Ate haiM to koI bAhara se khIMca kara nahIM lAe ho hI jAtI hai| ataeva sAdhaka kA dRSTikoNa yahI honA cAhie jaate| unheM to sirpha prakaTa kiyA jAtA hai| hamAre ghara meM jo ki vaha apane vikAroM se nirantara lar3atA rahe aura unheM parAsta khajAnA gar3hA huA hai, use khoda lenA mAtra hamArA kAma hai; usa para karatA calA jaae| ladI huI miTTI ko haTAne kI hI AvazyakatA hai| miTTI haTAI vikAroM ko parAsta kiyA ki brahmacarya hamAre sAmane A aura khajAnA hAtha laga gyaa| vikAra ko dUra kiyA aura AtmA gyaa| isa vivecanA se eka bAta aura samajha meM A jAnI cAhie kA mUla bhAva hAtha A gyaa| ki brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke lie Avazyaka hai ki hama dUsarI isa prakAra jaina-dharma kI mahAn sAdhanA kA ekamAtra uddezya indriyoM para bhI saMyama rakheM, apane mana ko bhI kAbU meM rkheN| vikAroM se lar3anA aura unheM dUra karanA hI hai| Apa brahmacarya kI sAdhanA to grahaNa kara leM, kintu A~khoM vikAra kisa prakAra dUra kie jA sakate haiM, isa sambandha meM para aMkuza na rakheM aura bure se bure dRzya dekhA kareM to kyA lAbha? bhI jaina-dharma ne nirUpaNa kiyA hai| AcAryoM ne kahA hai ki yadi A~khoM meM jahara bharatA rahe aura saMsAra meM raMgIna dRzyoM kA majA ahiMsA ke bhAva samajha meM A jAte haiM to dUsare bhAva bhI samajha meM bAhara se to liyA jAtA rahe aura brahmacarya ko surakSita rakhane kA A jaayeNge| isake lie kahA gayA hai ki bAhara cAhe hiMsA ho maMsUbA bhI kiyA jAya yaha asaMbhava hai| athavA na ho, hiMsA kA bhAva Ane para antara meM hiMsA ho hI isa kAraNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mArga kahatA hai ki brahmacarya jAtI hai| isI prakAra jo asatya bolatA hai, vaha AtmahisA kI sAdhanA ke lie samasta indriyoM para aMkuza rakhanA caahie| karatA hai aura jaba corI karatA hai to apanI corI to kara hI letA hama apane kAnoM ko itanA pavitra banAe rakhane kA prayatna kareM ki hai| isa rUpa meM manuSya jaba vAsanA kA zikAra hotA hai to antara jahA~ gAlI-galauz2a kA vAtAvaraNa ho aura bare zabda sanane ko meM bhI aura bAhara bhI hiMsA ho jAtI hai| koI vikAra, cAhe bAhara mila rahe hoM, vahA~ hameM sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie athavA usa vAtAvaraNa hisA na kare, kintu antara me hisA avazya karatA hai| diyAsalAI se alaga rahanA caahie| yadi zakti hai to usa vAtAvaraNa ko jaba ragaDI jAtI hai, to vaha pahale to apane Apako hI jalA badala deM aura yadi zakti nahIM hai to usase alaga rahanA hI detI hai, aura jaba vaha dUsaroM ko jalAne jAtI hai to sambhava hai ki zreyaskara hai| hameM kAnoM ke dvArA koI bhI vikArottejaka zabda mana bIca meM hI bujha jAe aura dUsaroM ko na jalAne paae| magara dUsarA meM praveza nahIM hone dene caahie| ko jalAne ke lie pahale svayaM ko to jalAnA par3atA hI hai| to
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________________ -catIndra sUri mArakagrantha -- jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra jaba gande zabda mana meM praveza pA jAte haiM to vahA~ ve jar3a bhI kI hai? unakI sAdhanAoM ne agara koI AdhyAtmika cetanA jamA sakate haiN| ve mana ke kisI bhI kone meM jama sakate haiM aura utpanna kI, to vaha kahA~ gAyaba ho jAtI hai? isase to yahI dhIre-dhIre panapa bhI sakate haiM, kyoMki mana jaldI bhUlatA nahIM hai niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki unakI varSoM kI sAdhanAe~ Upara-Upara aura jo zabda usake bhItara gUMjate rahate haiM, avasara pAkara anajAne kI haiM, ve AIM aura taira gaIM, unhoMne jIvana ko koI saMskAra nahIM meM hI ve jIvana ko AkrAnta kara dete haiN| ataeva brahmacarya ke diyaa| yaha niSkarSa bhale hI kaTu hai, para mithyA nahIM hai, sAtha hI sAdhaka ko apane kAna pavitra rakhane caahie| vaha jaba bhI sune, hamArI A~kheM khola dene vAlA bhI hai| pavitra bAta hI sune aura jaba kabhI prasaMga Ae to pavitra bAta hI yaha samajhanA galata hai ki ve bhadde gIta kSaNika aura mana sanane ko taiyAra rahe / gandI bAtoM kA DaTakara virodha karanA cAhie- kI taraMga mAtra hai| jalAzaya meM jala kI taraMga uThatI hai. para tabhI mana ke bhItara bhI aura samAja ke prAMgaNa meM bhii| gharoM meM gAye jAne uThatI hai. jaba usameM jala jamA hotA hai| jahA~ jala hI na hogA. vAle gande gIta turanta hI baMda kara dene kI AvazyakatA hai| vahA~ jalataraMga nahIM utthegii| isI prakAra jisa mana meM apavitratA mujhe mAlUma huA hai ki vivAha-zAdiyoM ke avasara para aura gaMdagI ke kusaMskAra na hoMge, usa mana meM apavitra gIta gAne bahata sI bahineM gande gIta gAtI haiN| jahA~ vivAha kA pavitra vAtAvaraNa kI taraMga bhI nahIM uThanI caahie| ataeva yahI anumAna kiyA jA hai, Adarza hai, aura jaba do sAthI apane gRhastha-jIvana kA sakatA hai ki mana meM vikAra jame baiThe the, prasaMga AyA to bAhara maMgalAcaraNa karate haiM, usa avasara para gande gIta usa pavitra vAtAvaraNa nikala aae| ko kaluSita karate haiM aura mana meM durbhAva utpanna karate haiN| bahuta se loga bAta-bAta meM gAliyA~ bakate haiN| unakI jisa samAja meM isa prakAra kA gandA vAtAvaraNa hai. bare gAliyA~ unakI asaMskAritA aura phUhar3apana ko sacita karatI vicAra haiM aura kaluSita bhAvanAe~ sahasA paidA ho jAtI haiM, usa haiM, parantu yahIM unake duSpariNAma kA anta nahIM ho jAtA hai| samAja kI udIyamAna prajA kisa prakAra susaMskAroM aura ujjvala unakI gAliyA~ samAja meM kaluSita vAyumaMDala kA nirmANa karatI caritra vAlI bana sakegI? jo samAja apane bAlakoM aura haiN| unakI dekhAdekhI choTe-choTe bacce bhI gAliyA~ bolanA sIkha bAlikAoM ke hRdaya meM, kAnoM dvArA jahara u~r3elatA rahatA hai, usa jAte haiN| jina phUloM ko khilone para sugandha denI cAhie, unase samAja meM pavitra cAritra aura sattvagaNI vyaktiyoM kA paripakva jaba hama abhadra zabdoM aura gAliyoM kI badabU nikalatI dekhate haiM, to dila masosa kara raha jAnA par3atA hai| magara bAlakoM kI una honA kitanA kaThina hai| gAliyoM ke pIche ve bar3e haiM, jo vicArahInatA ke kAraNa apazabdoM ___Azcarya hotA hai jinhoMne pratidina, varSoM taka, sAmayika kA prayoga karate rahate haiN| kI, AgAmoM kA pravacana sunA, vItarAga prabhu aura mahAn AcAryoM jisa samAja meM isa prakAra kI vicAradhArA baha rahI ho, usa kI vANI sunI aura santoM kI saMgati aura upAsanA kI, unake samAja kI agalI pIr3hiyA~ devatA kA rUpa lekara nahIM Ane mukha se kisa prakAra azlIla aura gande gAne nikalate haiM? ziSTa vAlI haiN| agara Apake jIvana meM se rAkSasI vRttiyA~ nahIM nikalI aura kulIna parivAra kisa hada taka ina gItoM ko bardAzta karate haiM to ApakI santAna meM daivI vRttiyoM kA vikAsa kisa prakAra ho haiM? aura koI bhI zIlavAn vyakti kaise aise gItoM ko sunatA hai? sakatA hai? devatA kI santAna devatA banegI, rAkSasoM kI santAna azlIla gIta samAja ke honahAra kumAroM aura kumArioM devatA nahIM bana sktii| ke hRdaya meM vAsanA kI Aga bhar3akAne vAle haiM, kulInatA aura . ye bAteM choTI mAlUma hotI haiM parantu choTI-choTI bAteM bhI ziSTatA ke lie cunautI haiM aura samagra vAyumaMDala ko viSamaya samaya para bar3A bhArI asara paidA karatI haiN| eka prAcIna dArzanika banAne vAle haiN| AcArya ne paramAtmA se bar3I sundara yAcanA karate hue kahA hai - maiM nahIM samajha pAtA ki jo puruSa aura nAriyA~ aise avasara bhadraM karNAbhyAma, zRNuyAma: zaradaH zatam / para itanI nIcAI para pahu~ca jAte haiM, unhoMne varSoM kI sAdhanA kyoM bhadramakSiNyapi pazyAmaH zaradaH zatam //
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________________ -- yatIndra sUri smArakagrantha - jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra prabho! maiM apane jIvana ke sau varSa pUrNa karU~ to apane kAnoM amiTa chApa lie baiThA hai| tIrthaMkaroM kI jIvaniyoM ko dekhie| se bhaddI bAteM na sunuuN| bhadra bAteM hI sunuuN| acchI-acchI aura sundara jaba taka ve sarvajJatA aura vItarAgatA nahIM prApta kara lete, AtmA bAteM hI sunuuN| mere kAnoM meM pavitratA kA pravAha sarvadA bahatA rhe| ke vikAsa kI uccatama zreNI para nahIM pahu~ca jAte, usa samaya kabhI abhadra saMgIta, gAlI athavA kahAvata kAnoM se na snN| taka jagat ke uddhAra karane ke prapaMca se dUra hI rahate haiN| aura jaba hamAre dArzanika aura hamAre AcArya isa prakAra kI bhAvanA ve yaha sthiti prApta kara lete haiM to kRtakRtya aura kRtArtha hokara hamAre samakSa rakhanA cAhate haiN| jagat kA uddhAra karane meM laga jAte haiN| jo bAta kAnoM ke viSaya meM kahI gaI hai, vahI A~khoM ke isalie AcArya prArthanA karate hue kahate haiM ki hama A~khoM viSaya meM bhI kahI gaI hai| koI bhI manaSya apanI A~khoM para pardA se sau varSa taka bhadra rUpoM ko hI dekheM, santoM ke hI darzana kreN| jo DAla kara nahIM cala sktaa| A~kheM haiM to unake sAmane saMsAra abhadra rUpa haiM, ve hamArI dRSTi se ojhala hI rheN| . AegA, phira bhI hameM usa mahAn jIvana ke anurUpa vicAra karanA yaha prArthanA kara AcArya Age cala kara kahate haiM - jo hai ki jaba bhI koI abhadra hamAre sAmane Ae aura hama dekheM ki kAnoM se bhadra zabda hI sunegA aura A~khoM se bhadra rUpa hI dekhegA hamAre mana meM vikAroM kA bahAva A rahA hai to A~kheM banda kara leM aura abhadra zabdoM aura rUpoM se vimukta hokara rahegA, usakA yA apanI nigAha dUsarI ora kara leN| A~khoM ke dvArA amRta bhI jIvana itanA sundara bana jAegA ki vaha dIrgha Ayu prApta karegA A sakatA hai aura jahara bhI A sakatA hai, kintu hameM to amRta aura zatajIvI hogaa| hI lenA hai| saMsAra meM baiThe haiM to kyA huA, leMge to amRta hI leNge| to yahI kAnoM aura A~khoM kA brahmacarya hai aura isI se eka vRkSa hai| usameM phUla bhI haiM aura kA~TeM bhI haiN| mAlI andara ke brahmacarya ko pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| koI kAnoM aura usameM se phUla letA hai, kA~TeM nahIM letaa| hameM bhI mAlI kI taraha A~khoM ko khulA chor3a de, una para aMkuza na rakhe, phira cAhe ki saMsAra ke phUla hI lene haiM, usake kA~Te nhiiN| saMsAra kI abhadratA usameM AdhyAtmika zaktiyA~ utpanna ho jAe~, to yaha asaMbhava hai| hamAre lie kA~TA svarUpa hai, vaha tyAjya hai| koI cAhe ki sArA isI kAraNa hamAre yahA~ nau bAr3oM kA varNana AyA hai aura vaha saMsAra acchA bana jAe to maiM bhI acchA bana jAU~ - yaha saMbhava varNana bar3e hI sundara rUpa meM hai| nahIM hai| duniyA meM do raMga sarvadA hI rheNge| ataeva hameM isa bAta hamAre zarIra meM jIbha bhI eka mahattvapUrNa aMga hai| manuSya kA kA dhyAna sarvadA hI rahanA cAhie ki saMsAra acchA bane yA na zarIra kadAcita aisA banA hotA ki use bhojana kI AvazyakatA bane. hameM to apane jIvana ko acchA banA hI lenA hai| yaha nahIM hI na hotI aura yoM hI kAyama raha jAtA to maiM samajhatA hU~. nau sau ki hajAroM divAlie divAlA nikAla rahe haiM, to eka sAhUkAra ninyAnave saMgharSa kama ho jaate| kintu aisA nahIM hai| zarIra Akhira bhI kyoM na dIvAlA nikAla de? hA~, saMsAra ke kalyANa kI zarIra hI hai aura usakI kacha na kacha kSatiparti karanI hI par3atI hai| kAmanA karo, saMsAra ke kalyANa ke lie apanI zaktiyoM kA isa dRSTi se jIbha kA kAma baDA hI mahattvapUrNa hai| prayoga bhI karo, magara saMsAra ke sudhAra taka apane jIvana ke saMsAra meM bhojana kI acchI-burI bahuta sI cIjeM maujUda haiN| sudhAra ko mata roko| saMsAra kI bAteM saMsAra para chor3o aura koI bhI cIja hAtha se uThAI aura mu~ha meM DAla lii| aba vaha pahale apanI hI bAta lo| Apa apanA sudhAra kara lete haiM to vaha __ acchI hai yA burI hai, isakA nirNaya kauna kare? usakI parIkSA saMsAra ke sudhAra kA hI eka aMga hai| AtmasudhAra ke binA saMsAra kauna kare? yaha satya kauna prakaTa kare? yaha jIbha kA kAma hai| ko sudhArane kI bAta karanA eka prakAra kI himAkata hai, apane vaha vastu kI sarasatA aura nIrasatA kA aura acchepana burepana Apako aura saMsAra ko ThaganA hai| jo svayaM ko nahIM sudhAra kA anubhava karatI hai aura use dUsaroM para prakaTa karatI hai| to sakatA, vaha saMsAra ko kyA sudhaaregaa| jihvA kA kAma vastuoM kI parakha karanA aura bolanA hai| kintu yaha eka aisA tathya hai jisameM kabhI viparyAsa nahIM ho Aja usakA kAma peTapUrti karanA hI bana gayA hai| cIja acchI hai sktaa| jaina-itihAsa ke pratyeka pRSTha para yaha satya apanI yA nahIM, pariNAma meM sukhada hai yA nahIM, zarIra ke lie upayogI hai
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________________ patIndra sUri smArakagrantha - jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra - yA anupayogI, jIvana ko banAne vAlI hai yA bigAr3ane vAlI, lar3AiyA~ macI rahatI haiM, saMgharSa hote hue dekhe jAte haiN| isakA koI vicAra nhiiN| basa, jIbha ko acchI laganI caahie| yaha sthiti dekhakara vicAra hotA hai ki sATha-sattara varSa kI jIbha ko jo acchA lagA, so gaTaka liyaa| isa prakAra khAne kI / | jindagI meM manuSya ne kyA sIkhA hai? kabhI-kabhI purAne santoM ko na koI sImA rahI hai, na maryAdA rahI hai| bhI hama jihvAzavartI dekhate haiM? AhAra AyA aura unake sAmane khAne ke lie jInA, dharma kA lakSaNa nahIM hai| khAne kA rakha diyaa| ve kahate haiM - kyA lAe? kucha bhI to nahIM laae| artha hai - zarIra kI kSati aura durbalatA kI pUrti karanA aura bur3hApe meM bhI jisakI yaha vRtti ho, usane jIvana ke bahumUlya jIvana-nirmANa ke lie Avazyaka zArIrika zakti prApta krnaa| sattara varSa vyatIta karane ke bAda bhI kyA pAyA hai? roTI AI hai, jahA~ yaha dRSTi hai, vahA~ brahmacarya kI zuddhi rahatI hai| jahA~ yaha dRSTi dAla-zAka AyA hai, phira bhI kahate haiM -kucha nahIM aayaa| isakA nahIM rahatI, vahA~ jIbha niraMkuza hokara rahatI hai, mirca-masAloM kI artha yaha hai ki peTa ke lie to saba kucha AyA hai, para jIbha ke ora lapakatI hai| isIlie kabhI-kabhI sImA se adhika khA lie kucha nahIM aayaa| liyA jAtA hai| aisA karane se zarIra kA rakta khaulane lagatA hai to isa cAra aMgala kI jIbha para niyaMtraNa na kara sakane ke aura zarIra meM garmI A jAtI hai| zarIra meM garmI A jAne para mana meM manama kAraNa hI kabhI-kabhI musIbata kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| bhI garmI A jAtI hai| mana meM garmI A jAtI hai to sAdhaka bhAna jIbhamAna meM vicAra karate hai to bAta yAMTA bhUla jAtA hai aura jaba bhAna bhUla jAtA hai to duniyA bhara kI jAtI hai| cIjeM khAne ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai| samartha guru rAmadAsa vaiSNava santa the| unhoMne eka jagaha Aja kA caukA dekho to mAlUma hotA hai ki ghara ke loga caumAsA kiyaa| Apa jAnate haiM ki jahA~ nAmI garu Ate haiM, vahA~ khAne ke sivAya aura kucha bhI nahIM jAnate haiN| duniyA bhara kA bhakta bhI paha~ca hI jAte haiN| eka yavaka vyApArI thA aura acche agar3ama-bagar3ama vahA~ maujUda rahatA hai| aise mauke bhI dekhane meM ghara kA lar3akA thaa| vaha aura usakI patnI rAmadAsajI ke bhakta Ae haiM ki yadi santa vahA~ pahu~ca gae aura Agraha svIkAra kara ho gae aura unakI AdhyAtmika bAteM sanane lge| idhara AdhyAtmika liyA to una cIjoM ko lene-dene meM AdhA ghaNTA laga gyaa| bAteM sanate the aura udhara yaha hAla thA ki khAne ke lie roja abhiprAya yaha hai ki manuSya ne svAda ke lie aneka- lar3AI hotI thii| kisI dina roTI sakhta ho gaI to kahA - 'roTI aneka AviSkAra kara lie haiN| bhojana ke bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke rUpa kyA hai, patthara hai|' aura jarA narama raha gaI to bole - 'Aja to taiyAra kara lie haiN| yaha peTa ke lie nahIM, jIbha ke lie, svAda kaccA ATA hI ghola kara rakha diyA hai|' ke lie taiyAra kie haiN| yaha cAra aMgula kA mAMsa kA jo Tukar3A isa prakAra pati-patnI meM pratidina saMgharSa macA rhtaa| to (jIbha) hai. usakA phaisalA hI nahIM ho paataa| nAnA prayatna karane eka dina usa yavaka ne kahA - isase to sAdha bana jAnA hI ke pazcAt bhI jIbha tRpta nahIM ho paatii| jIbha kI ArAdhanA ke acchA / lie manuSya jitanA pacatA hai aura prayatna karatA hai, usakA AdhA yuvaka ne jaba aisI bAta kahI to usakI patnI Dara gii| prayatna bhI agara vaha paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA ke lie kare to use khyAla AyA, kahIM sacamuca hI yaha sAdhu na bana jaae| usakA kalyANa ho jaae| magara itanA prayatna karane para bhI vaha kahA~ santuSTa hotA hai| vaha to jaba dekho taba lAra TapakAtI rahatI kintu bhojana ke prazna para una donoM meM eka dina kahA-sunI hai, atRpta hI banI rahatI hai| manuSya mAMsa ke isa Tukar3e ke pIche hI gii| yuvaka ne krodha meM Akara thAlI ko aisI Thokara apanI sArI jindagI ko barbAda kara detA hai| lagAI ki roTI kahIM aura dAla kahIM jAkara girI / phira vaha bacapana ke dina nikala jAte haiM, javAnI bhI Akara clii| hai bolA - basa, bhoga cuke gRhasthI kA sukh| hAtha jor3e isa ghara ko| aba to sAdhu hI bana jAnA hai| jAtI hai aura bur3hApe ke dina A jAte haiM, taba bhI bacapana kI / vRttiyoM se chuTakArA nahIM milatA hai| bur3hApe meM bhI khAne ke lie isa prakAra kahakara vaha ghara se nikalA aura sIdhA bAjAra rokarowarobridroiwomeoromitrowonoranooniramiroinin8Fairadariwariwarowbordarordindiadridwardwordar
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________________ yatIndra sUrismArakagrantha - jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra -- kA rAstA nApa kara halavAI kI dukAna para phuNcaa| vahA~ usane hai| Aja AhAra nahIM lAnA hai, vrata rkheNge| peTa bhara khAnA khA liyaa| magara strI ke lie yaha samasyA kitanI guru kA uttara suna kara yuvaka vicAra meM par3a gyaa| phira kaThina thI? yuvaka ne to apanA peTa bhara liyA, magara strI becArI usane kahA - gRhastha dharma se maiM Uba gayA, mhaaraaj| aba maiM kyA karatI? vaha usake binA khAnA kaise khAtI? use bhUkhA sAdhu-dharma kA pAlanA karanA cAhatA huuN| AjJA do mhaaraaj| rahakara hI dina gujAranA pdd'aa| guru bole - mila jAegI aajnyaa| / dUsarI bAra phira isI prakAra kI ghaTanA ghttii| saMyogavaza samartha guru rAmadAsa bhI vahA~ pahu~ca ge| unheM dekha kara strI ne magara yuvaka ke lie to eka-eka pala, pahara kI taraha kaTa socA - kahIM inhIM ke pAsa na maDa jAe~ aura vaha jora-jora se rahA thaa| usane kahA - gurudeva, bhUkha ke mAre merI to AtaM rone lgii| kulabulA rahI haiN| garu vicAra meM par3a ge| strI phaphaka-phaphaka kara ro rahI guru - acchA, nIma ke patte saMta lAo aura unheM pIsakara thI aura jaba unhoMne rone kA kAraNa pUchA to vaha aura jyAdA rone gAla banA lii| legii| guru ne kahA - Akhira bAta kyA hai? ghara meM tuma do prANI usane aisA hI kiyaa| nIma ke patte pIsa kara gole banA ho aura varSoM se sAtha-sAtha raha rahe ho| phira bhI dRSTikoNa meM mela liye| nahIM baiThA ske| phira vaha socane lagA- yaha khAne kI cIja nahIM hai, kintu taba strI ne kahA - inako mere hAtha kA banA khAnA acchA guru jAdUgara haiM to unake prabhAva se yaha gole mIThe bana jaaeNge| nahIM lagatA hai aura kahate haiM ki sAdhu bana jaayeNge| gole taiyAra ho gae dekha guru ne kahA - aba tumheM jitanA guru ne yaha bAta sunI to kahA - tumheM yaha Dara hai to use khAnA ho so khA lo| nikAla do, kyoMki miyA~ kI daur3a masjida taka hI hai| sAdha yuvaka ne jyoMhI eka golA mu~ha meM DAlA to vaha jahara thaa| banane ke lie AegA to mere pAsa hii| maiM dekha lU~gA ki vaha kaisA use vamana ho gyaa| jaba vamana ho gayA to guru ne kahA - dUsarA sAdhu banane vAlA hai| tujhe dhamakI de to tU kaha denA ki sAdhu uThAkara khaao| aura phira vamana kiyA to isa DaMDe ko dekha bananA hai to bana kyoM nahIM jaate| itanA kahakara guru lauTa ge| rkho| yahA~ to roja yahI khAne ko milegaa| ___ eka dina jaba phira vaisA hI prasaMga AyA, to yuvaka ne yuvaka ne kahA - mahArAja, ise AdAmI to nahIM khA sktaa| kahA - acchA to maiM sAdhu bana jaauuNgaa| strI ne kaha diyA - roja-roja sAdhu banane kA Dara dikhalAne taba samartha rAmadAsa ne eka laDDU uThAyA aura jhaTapaTa khA se kyA lAbha hai? Apako sAdhu banane meM hI sukha milatA ho to Apa sAdhu bana jaaie| mujhe jIvana calAnA hai to kisI taraha yuvaka - Apa to khA gaye, para mujhase to nahIM khAyA jaa| calA luuNgii| guru -terI vANI para sAdhupana AyA hai, andara nahIM aayaa| - yuvaka ne bhI bhar3aka kara kahA- acchA, yaha bAta hai| to are mUrkha, usa lar3akI ko kyoM taMga kiyA karatA hai? sAdhu banane aba jarUra sAdhu bana jaauuNgaa| kA DhoMga kyoM karatA hai? sAdhu banakara bhI kyA karegA? sAdhu bana gayA aura bAda meM gar3abaDa kI to ThIka nahIM hogaa| yaha kaha kara vaha ghara se nikala pdd'aa| mana meM socA - sAdhu hI bananA hai| aura vaha samartha rAmadAsa ke pAsa jAkara baiTha aba yuvaka kI akla ThikAne aaii| vaha ghara lauTa aayaa| gyaa| bahuta dera taka baiThA rhaa| bAtacIta karane ke bAda usane guru phira usane yaha dekhanA banda kara diyA ki roTI sakhta hai, yA narama se kahA - Aja AhAra lene nahIM padhAre? hai. kaccI hai yA pakkI hai, cupacApa zAnta bhAva se vaha lgaa| guru ne kahA - Aja celA AyA hai, isa kAraNa hameM prasannatA jinake ghara meM khAne-pIne ke lie hI mahAbhArata kA adhyAya androidroraniwandraridrorditor-ordinatorrord-6-9 idroridororanirbrowdnironiriranditaniudwidwidhwar liyaa|
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________________ - yatIndra sUri smArakagranya - jaina-sAdhanA evaM AcAra ba~cA karatA hai, ve U~ce jIvana kI sAdhanA ko kaise prApta kara sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara ho skegaa| isa rUpa meM jo jIvana ko sakate haiM? ataeva jo sAdhanA karanA cAhate haiM, unheM khAna-pAna sIdhA-sAdhA banAegA, usameM pavitratA kI lahara paidA ho jAegI aura kI lolupatA ko tyAga denA cAhie aura vAstavika AvazyakatA vaha apane jIvana ko kalyANamaya banA skegaa| taba sArI jar3a aura se adhika nahIM khAnA caahie| jIva prakRti para usakA niSkaTaMka zAsana sthApita ho jaaegaa| he manuSya! tU khAne ke lie nahIM banA hai, kintu khAnA tere -brahmacaryadarzana se sAbhAra lie banA hai| tujhe bhojana ke lie nahIM jInA hai, jIne ke lie bra bhojana karanA hai| bhojana tere jIvana - vikAsa kA sAdhana honA abambha cariyaM ghoraM, pamAyaM durhitttthiyN| caahie| kahIM vaha jIvana-vinAza kA sAdhana na bana jaae| nAyaranti muNI loe, bheyAya yaNa vajjiNo / 1 / / isa prakAra kAna aura A~kha ke sAtha-sAtha jo jIbha para / jo muni saMyama-ghAtaka doSoM se dUra rahate haiM, ve loka meM bhI pUrI taraha aMkuza rakhate haiM, vahI brahmacarya kI sAdhanA kara rahate hue bhI duHsevya, pramAdasvarUpa aura bhayaMkara abrahmacarya kA sakate haiN| jo apanI jIbha para aMkuza nahIM rakhegA aura svAda- kabhI sevana nahIM krte| lolupa hokara caTapaTe masAle Adi uttejaka vastuoM kA sevana vibhUsaM parivajjejjA, sarIra - primNddnnN| karegA, jo rAjasa aura tAmasa bhojana karegA, usakA brahmacarya baMbhacera rao bhikkhU, siMgAratthaM na dhArae // 2 // nizcaya hI khatare meM par3a jaaegaa| brahmacarya-rata bhikSu ko zRMgAra ke lie zarIra kI zobhA aura brahmacarya kI sAdhanA jitanI ucca aura pavitra hai, utanI hI . sajAvaTa kA koI bhI zRMgArI kAma nahIM karanA caahie| usa sAdhanA meM sAvadhAnI kI AvazyakatA hai| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke lie indriyanigraha kI AvazyakatA hai aura manonigraha kI bhI jahA~ davaggI paurindhaNe vaNe, samAruo novasamaM uvei| evindiyaggI vi pagAma bhoiNo, na baMbhayArissa hiyAya kassaI // 3 // AvazyakatA hai| brahmacarya ke sAdhaka ko phUMka-phUMka kara paira rakhanA par3atA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hamAre yahA~, zAstrakAroM ne, brahmacArI ke jaise bahuta jyAdA IMdhana vAle jaMgala meM pavana se uttejita dAvAgni lie aneka maryAdAe~ batalAI haiN| zAstra meM kahA gayA hai - zAnta nahIM hotI, usI taraha maryAdA se adhika bhojana karane vAle Alao thIjaNAiNNo, thI - kahA ya maNoramA / brahmacArI kI indriyAgni bhI zAnta nahIM hotii| adhika bhojana kisI ke sathavo ceva nArINaM, teMsimindiya - daMsaNaM / / lie bhI hitakara nahIM hotaa| vUiyaM ruiyaM gIaM, hAsa bhuttAsiANi ya / kAmANugiddhippa bhavaM khudukkhaM, savvassa logassa sdevgss| paNIaM bhattayANa ca, aimAyaM pANa bhoyaNaM / / jaMkAiyaM mANasiyaM ca kiMci, tassantagaM gacchaI viiyraago||4|| strIjanoM se yukta makAna meM rahanA aura bahuta AvAgamana devaloka sahita samasta saMsAra ke zArIrika tathA mAnasika rakhanA, striyoM ke sambandha ko lekara manomohaka bAteM karanA, strI sabhI prakAra ke duHkha kA mUla eka mAtra kAma-bhogoM kI vAsanA ke sAtha eka Asana para baiThanA, bahata ghaniSThatA rakhanA, unake hI hai| jo sAdhaka isa sambandha meM vItarAga ho jAtA hai. vaha aMgoMpAMgoM kI ora dekhanA, unake kUjana, rudana aura gAyana ko zArIrika tathA mAnasika sabhI prakAra ke duHkhoM se chUTa jAtA hai| mana lagA kara sunanA, pUrva-bhukta bhogopabhogoM kA smaraNa kiyA deva dANava gandhavvA, jakkha rakkhasa kinnraa| krnaa| uttejaka AhAra-pAnI kA sevana karanA aura parimANa se baMbhayAri namaMsanti, dukkaraM je karenti taM / / 5 / / adhika bhojana karanA, ye saba bAteM brahmacArI ke lie viSa ke jo manuSya isa prakAra duSkara brahmacarya kA pAlana karatA hai, samAna haiN| aura yahI bAta brahmacAriNI ko bhI samajhanA caahie| use deva, dAnava, gandharva, yakSa, rAkSasa aura kinnara Adi sabhI abhiprAya yaha hai ki kAna, A~kha jIbha tathA mana jo jitanA namaskAra karate haiN| kAbU pA sakegA, vaha utanI hI dRr3hatA ke sAtha brahmacarya kI - mahAvIravANI anitariamirmiranoramoandaridroidnidrordinirande 1 . Haridwaridrodustaridrinidaddiraniraniraniraram