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________________ allbjildk le Ni jaina graMthamALA, dAdAsAheba, bhAvanagara, phona : 0278-2425322 5A2A006 [[T]lajhaka | makazrI namicandrajI | saMzodhaka ane pe27 mune saMtabAlajI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vizva vAtsalya preraka : munizrI saMtabAlajI saMpAdaka : navalabhAI zAha AdhyAmika ekatAnA tathA dharmadaSTiyukta samA ja racanAnAvicArone tathA samAja jIvanane sparzatA vividha praznone mananIya lekho rUpe rajU karatuM advitIya pAkSika. vArSika lavAjama : rUA. 6-00 (bheTa pustaka sAthe) : kAryAlaya : haThIbhAInI vADI, Shree Sudharmaswam aanbhandar-Umara, Surat ko www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ >> maiyA brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlyo vizvasamAjamAM vyApta karavA brahmacaryane, navA rUpe have mUlya tenAM svIkAravAM ghaTe; dravya, kSetra ane kyaLa-bhAva kasoTIe kasI, siddhAMta sAtheno nALA, meLavo vyavahArathI. lekhaka : muni nemicandra preraka ane saMzodhakaH munizrI saMtabAlajI mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana maMdira haThIbhAInI vADI, amadAvAda-1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ prakAzaka: lakSmIcaMda jhaveracaMda saMghavI _maMtrI, mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana maMdira haThIbhAInI vADI, dilhI daravAjA bahAra amadAvAda-1. AvRttiH prathama] prataH 1250 [saM. 2017 Aso suda 1 10mI okaTobaraH 1961 mudraka: caMdubhAI caturabhAI zAha zaurya prinTarI tilakaroDa, pAdazAhanI poLa sAme, amadAvAda-1. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ samarpaNa pitAnA hRdayanI vAtsalya bhAvanA ane puruSArthanA prakAze amArA jIvanamAM paNa zraddhAnAM bIja ropI - sadAya smita relAvanAra va. pU. pitAzrI pU, zrI caMdulAla kezavalAla zAha mcorporation Docippinewcomers crcconcrete povertype=crocxxxxxxxxxxxxic .ca puNya smRtimAM jIvanamAM AcaravA yogya "brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlyo" nI zraddhAMjali sAdara samarpaNa saMvata 2017 Aso suda 8 ajamera. araviMdakumAra caMdulAla zAha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ prakAzakanA be meAla bhAratamAM brahmacaryanI sAdhanA upara yugeyugothI mahattva ApavAmAM Avyu che. enA aneka prayogA thayA che. paNa pAzcAtya dezomAM pahelethI ja A upara vyaktigata rIte bahu ja echuM vajana ApavAmAM AvyuM che. pAchaLathI te rUpa ane sauMdaryanI harIphAI pAzcAtya dezomAM thavA lAgI, jene pariNAme tyAMnI prajAne mATe brahmacarya Aje asvAbhAvika tha paDayu che. bhAratamAM paNa AvI bIjI saMskRtinI asarathI Aje brahmacaryanI mahattA dhIme-dhIme ochI thatI jAya che. ane bhAratIya janatA bhoga vilAsa ane papUjA tarapha vadhAre DhaLatI Aya che. enuM kAraNa brahmacaryanA sAdhakAnu ekAMgI ane vyaktigata sAdhanA karavI, e che; pariNAme brahmacarya mAtra UMca sAdhakA mATenI vastu banI gaI che. kIthI brahmacaryAMnAM navAM mUlyo UbhAM karavAM mATe sarvAMgI daSTie vicAravuM paDaze. A dRSTie brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlyA' pustikA lakhAI che, je vAMcakAne brahmacarya viSe navuM bhAtu Apaze. A pustikAnA vicAro sAMbhaLIne savitAbahena pArekhane A pustikA chapAvavAnI preraNA thaI. temaNe petAnA pati zrI naMdalAlabhAda pArekhane A viSe lakhyuM. zrI naMdalAlabhAie brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlyA'nA prakAzana mATe ajameramAM rahetAM peAtAnAM bahena zrI. kAMtAbahenane peAtAnA sva. patinI smRti arthe kha karavA dhArela rakamamAMthI madada karavA lakhyuM. bahenanI svIkRti AvI gaI. ane A pustikAne prakAzita karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. Ama A pustikA prakAzana mATe kAMtAbahena, zrI. na dalAla pArekha ane temanA patnI dhanyavAdane pAtra che. lagabhaga be varSa pahelAM sau. savitAbahena ane zrI naMdalAlabhAi pArekha soDe brahmacaryavrata svIkAryuM che, eTale peAtAnA brahmacarya vratane samAja vyApI ane sarvAMgI banAvavAmAM A pustikAnuM prakAzana temanA jIvanamAM saMsmaraNIya ane preraNAdAyaka banI raheze. - A pustikA brahmacarya premI bhAi bahene ane krAMtipriya brahmacArI sAdhu sAdhvIne eka navI dRSTi Apaze evI AzA che. lakSmIcaMda jhaveracaMda saMghavI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pustakanI parikramA brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlya" e munizrI nemicaMdrajInI rasamaya kRti che. Ama to teo pAMceka varSa pahelAM bhAlanaLakAMThAmAM emanA vaDIla gurubhrAtA saddagata muni mahArAja zrI DuMgarazImuni sAthe AvyA, tyArathI A viSaya paratve ThIka ThIka chaNAvaTa thaI hatI. teo zraddhAne tarkanI AMkhathI joI-tapAsIne cAlanArA che. tethI temaNe anubaMdha vicAradhArAne eka prAcIna kALathI cAlI AvelI jenaparaMparA temaja vartamAnakALanAM yugavalaNa sAthenI samatulAnI dRSTie khUba khUba cAkhI lIdhI che. eTale ja emanI A nAnI pustikAmAM keTalIka prAcIna paribhASA dekhAya che, te keTalIka navIna AdhunikatA paNa dekhAya che. temaNe A nAnI pustikAmAM je viSaya cho che, te eka dRSTie sanAtana che, bIjI daSTie sAva no che. sanAtana eTalA mATe ke emAM kRtrima sAdhana dvArA saMtatidhano dhodha bhAratamAMya cAle che, teve vakhate brahmacarya--sAdhanAnI mauliktA suMdara rIte rajU karI che. ne eTalA mATe ke strI puruSanI alagatAne Akheya khyAla emaNe sAva navI Dhabe rajU karyo che. anabaMdha vicAradhArAmAM ekI sAthe be vAto dekhAya che - (1). Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tadAtmatA ane chatAMya (2) taTasthatA. tevI ja rIte (1) anAyAsa (sahajapaNuM) ane chatAMya (2) AyAsa. (eTale ke akhaMDa puruSArtha). anubaMdha vicAradhArAmAM je cAra saMgaThananI vAta Ave che te judAM judAM nAnAM moTAM pustako dvArA ane khAsa te vidhavAtsalya ane navAM mAnavI' chApAMo dvArA ThIka ThIka chaNAIne vAcaka pAse pahoMcI gaI che. paraMtu strI ane puruSanI ane temAMya pukhta vayanA sAdhu ane sAdhvInI paraspara pUratAnI vAta "brahmacarya sAdhanA'mAM IzArArUpe chaNAI hatI. paNa A nAnI pustikAmAM enI chaNAvaTa TUMkamAM chatAM vizadatAthI anAyAse thaI gaI che. strI sAthe aviratapaNe purapa rahe, eTaluM ja nahIM, tenI pAse mAdhyama tarIkenuM kArya le ane tene pote kArya Ape; chatAM strI puruSa vaccenI brahmacaryalakSI badhI ja maryAdAo kaDaka rIte pALe. A vAta jaina dharma ane jaina Agama mATe navI nathI. chatAM chellAM amuka varSonA cAlu vyavahAranI daSTie navI che. te je sAdhu sAvIne AjanA mAnava jagatane satya, ahiMsA ane saMyamane puTa lagADo haze. athavA tapatyAgano upayoga mAnavajAtane mATe ane prANujAta mATe paNa je mAnavajAta pAsethI karAvo haze, te evuM karyA vinA chUTake nathI. mAnava-nara ane mAnava-nArI baMne parasparamAM tadAtmatA anubhavI zakyAM nathI, tyAM lagI baMnene baMnenA sAcA guNonuM darzana thaI zakyuM nathI. AthI ja zArIrika vAsanAmAM pArasparika brahmacaryane hAsa te baMne netarI bese che. pariNAme taTasthatAne badale baMne paraspara Asakta thaI duniyAthI sAva ataDAM paDI jAya che. tene badale je baMne UMDAM UtarIne tAdAmya anubhave to emAMthI ApoApa taTasthatA janme che. pachI e baMne ekarUpa maLIne agiyAra ja nahIM, balake anaMta jagatanI sAthe tAdAmyapUrvakanI taTasthatA anubhavI anaMta sukha jAte bhogave che. ane jagatane bhagavAve che. A kalpanAne ja viSaya nathI anubhavane viSaya che. e ja rIte A pustikAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vAMcanarUpe nahIM, paNa jAta anubhavarUpe jeo rasa mANaze, teo ja temAMnuM tathya samajI zakaze. cAre Azrame pAye brahmacaryathI A pustikA zarU thaIne brahmacaryane yugadaSTie vicAra ema bAra prakaraNamAM e pUrNa thAya che. vAtsalya" ane "vikAra bane evI vRddhio che ke ghaNIvAra tenuM mULa eka ja lAge che, paNa kharekhara tevuM nathI. vAtsalyanuM mULa citanyamAM che. jyAre vikAranuM mULa jaDatAmAM che. ekamAM svabhAva che, bIjAmAM vibhAva che. chatAMya zarUAta enI evI rIte thAya che, eTaluM ja nahIM TheTha vacagALAnA kALa lagI jANe baMne vRttionuM mULa ekarUpa lAge che, chatAM chevaTe e baMne vRttio sAva ja bhinna che. eTale vikAranA jokhame je vAtsalyane paNa cheka cheDI devAmAM Ave te pragati cheka aTakI paDe che. samAjanI pragati vAtsalya vinA aTakI paDe che, eTaluM ja nahIM balake vyaktinI pragati paNa vAtsalya vinA aTakI paDe che. A vAta anekAneka udAharaNa ApI A nAnI pustikA spaSTa karI de che. ekavAra je A "vAtsalyanI vAta svIkArI ke turata strI-pratiSThA ApoApa AgaLa AvI rahe che. jene Aga mee nArIomAM "mAyA' ghaNuM e vAkya vAparyuM che. sAmAnya nItikAre "strI caritra" vagere zabadothI nArI ghaDI-ghaDI aneka raMga badale che, ghaDIkamAM cAhe che, ne ghaDIkamAM dhikkAre che, ema kahe che. keTalAka samAjazAstrIo emanAmAM adekhAIne durguNa vizeSa varNave che. paraMtu A badhAne sAra eTale ja che ke jema strI jAte samapa Nane saguNa dharAve che, tema e "puruSamAM vaLate te saguNa apekSe che. te na dekhAtAM (1) mAyA, (2) strIcaritra ane (3) adekhAI jevA durgaNe UbhA thAya che eTale je enA vAtsalyane dUpha ane yogya vaLAMka maLe to strIne aMgata vikAsa thAya tathA strI pAtra dvArA jagatane mahAna lAbha thAya. te ja rIte je strInI pUrti puruSane sAMpaDe to ja puruSa paNa aMgata vikAsa saMpUrNa sAdhI zake ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ jagatane dorI zake. jainadharmane ekeeka tIrthakare A rIte ja cAra prakAranA saMdhanI racane yuge yuge karI che. jaina dharmanuM koIpaNa pada evuM nathI ke je nara ane nArI baMne mATe na hoya. sAthe sAtha koIpaNa saMgha ke samAja paNa jaina dharmane evo nathI, jemAM strI ane puruSanuM samAna sthAna na hoya. jenadharmanA covIsa tIrthakare paikI eka ja nArIjAtinA che. eno artha e ke saMgharacanAnuM kArya AraMbhavAmAM puruSa zarIranI jarUra vizeSa paDe che, paNa e kAryamAM tarata strI zarIranI jarUra prathama UbhI thAya che. paccIsaso varSa pahelAM bha. mahAvIrane caMdanabALA jevI naiSThika brahmacAriNI strI maLI jatAM cAra prakAranA saMghanI racanA thaI hatI. Aje vizvanI mAnavajAta sAva najIka AvI gaI che. chatAM sthULa rIte te najIka AvI che teTalI sukSma rIte AvI nathI. ene sUkSma rIte najIka lAvavAnI che. bIjuM pazcimamAM strI-puruSa zikSaNamAM ja nahIM; dhaMdhAmAM paNa sAthe rahetAM AvyAM che. rAjakAjamAM ane yuddhamAM paNa nArInuM sthAna puruSanI jema che. jyAre pUrvamAM strI mATe bhAge gharamAM ane kuTuMbamAM parevAyelI rahI che. AvA saMjogomAM pUrva ane pazcimanI strIono paNa samanvaya karavo paDaze. ati chUTachATa nahIM, tema ati baMdhana nahIM, te madhyamamArga nakkI karI levo paDaze. eTaluM ja nahIM balake bhautika saMskRti upara AdhyAtmika saMskRtinuM prabhutva lAvavuM paDaze. anyAya, zeSaNa, khATAM mUlyo vagerenI sAme sAmudAyika ahiMsAnA prayogo karavA paDaze. strI je bhAga putaLI maTIne saMyamamUti bane to ja te kArya pAra paDI zake. A mATe cAritrya-saMpanna ane nirlepa rahI zake tevA tathA vizALa daSTivALA sAdhu puraSoe AgevAnI levI paDaze. Ane pariNAme zarUAtamAM khAnapAna, mAnapAna choDavA paDaze. eTaluM ja nahIM aneka kaDavA AkSepa veMDhAravA paDaze. mANasane parigraha choDavo sahele che, prANa choDavA sahelA nathI. kadAca prANa choDavA paNa chevaTe sahelA che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ paraMtu namelI pratiSThA choDI devI e sauthI paNa muzkela kAma che. ATalI hade sAdhu sAdhvIo AgaLa AvyA bAda paNa emane evAM ja marajIvArUpa gRhasthAzramI sAdhaka-sAdhikAone sAtha na hoya, to AjanI duniyAnuM A bhagIratha kAma pAra pADavuM azakya che. vaLI je vaNaghaDAyeluM jUtha jAmI jAya to emAMthI pAcho na vADe janmavAnI bhIti che. A dizAmAM gAMdhIjI gRhasthAzramI ane pachI vAnaprasthAzramI banyA hatA. chatAM emaNe saMnyAsIone paNa mArgadarzaka bane tevuM jIvana aMgata ane sAmAjika baMne rIte jIvI batAvyuM. temanA gayA pachI bhAratanuM kSetra vizva vyApaka rIte vadhu chatuM thayuM hovAthI duniyAbharanAM susaMgaThanone sAMkaLavAnuM bhagIratha kAma navAyuganA cAreya varNa tathA gRhastha ane saMnyAsa baMne AzramanA saMpUrNa sahayoga vinA pAra nahIM paDe. AthI ja A mahAna kAryanA pAyArUpa brahmacarya ane satyanikA kaDaka ane chatAMya udAra joIze. pitApakSe satyano kaDakamAM kaDaka Agraha ane chatAMya bIjAo pAse e ja Agraha pakaDAvavAmAM hArdika saMparka vadhAravo paDaze. AvA hArdika saMparka mATe komaLatA, vAtsalya vagerenI jarUratamAM strI pAtro upayogI thaze. emAM maryAdAo (brahmacaryanI) kaDaka pALavA chatAM udAra rahevuM paDaze. sAmAnya rIte jainadharmanAM Agama ane ItihAsamAM AvI sAmagrI puSkaLa che. Ama to zrI rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa, zrI aravide vaidika dharmanA puruSo che, jemaNe vizvavizALa bhAvanA sAthe strI puruSanI paraspara pUratA AjanA yugane anurUpa jeTalI siddhi karI che, teTalI AjanA yuganAM jaina sAdhu sAdhvIoe siddha nathI karI, teno ekarAra karavo joIe. paraMtu priya nemimunie jema ullekha karyo che, tema jaina sAdhu saMsthAnA eka adanA sabhya tarIke meM pU. gAMdhIjIe banAvelI saDaka para bhAratIya susaMgaThanonA anusaMdhAnamAM je AraMbha karyo che, temAM priya nemimunino sAga neMdhapAtra bane che. mane zraddhA che ke jema emAM sAdhaka sAdhikAonI pUrti varSothI maLI rahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ che, tema samaiyAne pratApe sAdhu sAdhvI zibira-nimitta dvArA evA krAMtipriya ane parasparapUraka sAdhu sAdhvIo maLI raheze ke jeo bhAratabharamAM bhAlanalakAMThA-prayogathI zarU thayelA A mahAna kAryane AgaLa calAvaze. priya nemimunie anubaMdha vicAradhArA" ane "sAdhu sAdhvIone ema be pustaka sAdhu sAdhvI zibira-nimitta jema lakhyAM, tema A pustikA paNa temAM suMdara umere karaze. ane AzA che ke vAcako A pustikAnI pAchaLa je sUkSma parizrama munizrIe lidhe che, tene pUrepUro lAbha uThAvaze. berIvalI tA. 6-5-61 saMtabAla? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ cAre Azramano pAya-brahmacarya sau Azrama nadI rUpa, ne brahmacarya sAgara; brahmacaryathI siMcAje, vizve samagra jIvana. (1) bhAratIya saMskRtimAM brahmacaryane eka mukhya viSaya mAnavAmAM AvyuM che. Ama to duniyAnA badhA dharmomAM brahmacaryane vicAra ane prayoga karavAmAM AvyuM che, paNa bhAratanA dharmo, dharma ane sAhityamAM brahmacaryane je vyavasthita ane UMDANathI vicAra karavAmAM Avyo che, ane jeTalA proge bhAratamAM thayA che, teTalA vicAra ane prayogo bIjA deze ke paurvAtya dharmomAM bhAgye ja karavAmAM AvyA che. bhAratIya saMskRtimAM brahmacaryane mahattvapUrNa sthAna eTalA mATe maLyuM che ke e cAreya Azramane pAme che. tyAre AzramanI gaThavaNa karIne bhAratIya saMskRtinAM tatvaciMtakee brahmacaryane samagra samAja vyApI banAvavAno puwArtha karyo che. bhAratanA dharma vicAramAM enuM suvyavasthita Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM che. mAnavajIvanamAM sauthI pahele kALa adhyayana kALa hoya che; emAM gurunikhA, adhyayana niSThA ane saMskAra niSThA hevI jarUrI che. e traNeya niSThAo mATe brahmacarya jarUrI mAnavAmAM AvyuM che. bAlyakALathI ja gaLathuthImAM brahmacaryanI tAlIma bALakane maLI jAya to enA bhAvi jIvananuM ghaDatara sArI peThe thaI zake e dRSTie brahmacaryAzrama sauthI pahele ane Avazyaka mAnavAmAM Avyo che. brahmacaryAzramane hetu e che ke manuSyanA jIvanane AraMbhamAM sAruM khAtara maLe. jyAre vRkSa nAnuM hoya che, tyAre tene khAtaranI vadhAre jarUra hoya che. moTuM thayA pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 10 khAtara ApavAthI jeTaluM phAyado thAya che, tenA karatAM te nAnuM hoya re vadhAre phAyado thAya che. manuSya-jIvananuM paNa ema ja che. e khAtara manuSyajIvanane chevaTa sudhI maLatuM rahe te sAruM ja che; paraMtu jIvananA AraMbhakALamAM to e bahu ja Avazyaka che. bALakone dUdha apAya che, temane e chevaTa sudhI maLatuM rahe to sAruM ja che, paNa na maLe te, nAnapaNamAM to temane e sArI peThe maLavuM ja joIe. zarIranI peThe AtmA ane buddhi mATe paNa jIvananA AraMbhakALamAM sAre kherAka maLavo joIe. eTalA ja mATe brahmacaryAzramanI kapanA che. brahmacarya Ama paNa sauthI moTo guNa che. e guNa jenAmAM hoya ene jIvananA badhAM ja bhaya-sthaLomAM moTI madada maLe che. eTale bALakamAM adhyayana kALa sudhI brahmacaryanI buniyAdI niSThA mATe brahmacaryAzrama rAkhavAmAM Avela che. brahmacaryAzrama pachI gRhasthAzrama Ave che. emAM patipatnI baMnenI paraspara-niSThA ane vikAsa thAya e rIte saMyamita rahevAnuM sUcavyuM che. mAtra saMtAna-prAptinA hetuthI ja strI sahavAsa karavo, bAkI brahmacaryanuM lakSya rAkhavuM. A parathI spaSTa jaNAze ke gRhasthAzramano AdhAra paNa brahmacarya bane che. gRhasthAzramamAM saMtAnanI vAsanA sAthe sAthe saMtAna-sevA, kuTuMba-sevA ane krame-krame samAjasevAnI vAta paNa Ave che, eTale gRhasthAzramI paNa brahmacaryalakSI hovo joIe vAsanA-lakSI nahIM. svapanI sivAya bIjI badhI strIo mAtA, bahena ke putrI samAna che, svapatnInI sAthe paNa maryAdita vAsanA sevana ja karI zakAya. A rIte gRhasthAzramamAM paNa thoDIka vAsanA sivAya, bAkI brahmacaryane ja bahoLo bhAga che. thoDI je vAsanA che, tenA upara paNa niyaMtraNa rAkhavA mATe gRhasthanI sAthe Azrama zabda joDavAmAM AvyuM che. mahAtmA TolasTeya (jeo ma. gAMdhIjInA traNa prerake paikInA eka hatA, teo) ema mAne che ke gRhasthAzramaNa anya Adarza brahmacarya che. tene ja sAdhavA sAru maryAdA daMpatItaNI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ eTale ke brahmacarya paMthe cAlatAM thAka lAge tyAM gRhasthAzrama visAmArUpa che. AthI ja jisasa brahmacArI ja rahyA hatA ke jene lAge paNa mAnya rAkhyA che. to savAla thaze ke mAnasazAtre kahyuM che ke - jAtIyatAnI vRtti prANI mAtramAM hoya che." phroIDa nAmanA pAzcimAya tatvaciMtake "A jAtIyatA svAbhAvika che" ema batAvyuM che tenuM zuM ? Ano artha eTale ja ke strI puruSanuM sAhacarya anivArya che, paNa mithunapaNuM athavA saMtAna sarjanakriyA anivArya nathI. AthI ja brahmacaryAzramamAMthI sIdhA saMnyAsamArge paNa ghaNuM sAdhasAdhikAo gayAM che. jemAM jagadguru zaMkarAcArya, gujarAtanA hemacaMdrAcArya ItihAsanAM jANItAM rano che. mIrAMbAI paraNavA chatAMya kumArIvata rahyAM hatAM. gAMdhIyugamAM AvAM ghaNuM bhAI bahena che. dA. ta. saMta vinobAjI. teo traNeya bhAIo naiSThika brahmacArI ja rahyA che. te ja rIte bahena vimalAtAI jevAM bahenane paNa lekhAvI zakAya. rAmacaMdrajI gRhasthAzramamAM rahyA hatA paNa jyAre temaNe vanavAsa svIkAryo tyAre sItAjI sAthe hovA chatAM brahmacaryamaya jIvana rAkhyuM. sItAjIne jyAre rAvaNa apaharaNa karIne laI jAya che, tyAre sItAjI rastAmAM ghareNuM nAkhatAM jAya che, jethI rAmacaMdrajIne patto lAgI jAya ke sItAne A raste laI javAmAM AvyAM hatAM. A saMbaMdhe jyAre rAmacaMdrajI sItAjInI zodhamAM nIkaLe che, tyAre temane sItAjInA nAkhelAM ghareNuM maLe che. ane pite laghubhrAtA lakSmaNajIne e ghareNuM batAvIne pUche che ke "bhAI! A ghareNuM tuM oLakhe che, e konAM che ?" tyAre zrI lakSmaNajI kahe che: 'nA'haM jAnAmi keyuraM, nA'ha jAnAmi kuMDale napUre tvabhi jAnAmi, nitya pAdAbhi vandanAt' keyura ane kuMDala je uparanA bhAganA ghareNAM che, te te huM oLakhatA nathI. paNa huM dararoja sItAmAtAnA caraNamAM vaMdana karatA hato, tethI nUpure ( jhAMjhara) ne jarUra oLakhuM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 12. ahIM prazna e thAya che ke vanavAsamAM lakSmaNanI jhUMpaDI judI hatI, paNa rAma ane sItA bane to eka ja moTI jhUMpaDImAM sAthe rahetAM hatAM. zrI rAmacaMdrajI pote sItAnA pati hovA chatAM te ghareNune oLakhI zakyA nahi. emAMthI e ja artha tAravI zakAya che ke vanavAsamAM zrI rAmacaMdrajI ane sItAjI baMne sahaja-sahaja brahmacarya pAlanA pUrI rIte karatAM hatAM, ane baMne eka bIjAne brahmarUpe ja jotAM hatAM. A jotA seMkaDo varSa pahelAMnA bhAratIya gRhasthAzramamAM paNa brahmacaryane kevuM ane keTaluM UMcuM sthAna hatuM ? te spaSTa jaNAI rahe che. A pachI vAnaprasthAzrama Ave che, emAM paNa samAja niSThAnI sAthe brahmacarya joDavAmAM AvyuM che. samAja niSThAnI sAthe-sAthe pitAnA kuTuMba pratye paNa Asakita rahe, emAM vRddhi thatI rahe, saMtAna pedA thatAM rahe, e vastu cAlI zake nahIM. mATe to samAja niSThA khAtara brahmacaryanuM pAlana jarUrI banI ja rahe che. dA. ta. mahAtmA gAMdhIjI jyAre dakSiNa AphrikAmAM hatA, tyAre temanA manamAM eka vicAra U, ke "saMtAna vRddhinI sAthe samAja sevAnuM kArya karavAnuM bahu muzkela che." eTale temaNe nirNaya karyo ke samAjasevA mATe brahmacaryanuM pAlana jarUrI che. ane temaNe vAnaprasthAzramamAM pravezIne rASTrasevA mATe brahmacarya vrata svIkAryuM. chevaTe vAnaprasthAzrama pachI saMnyAsAzrama Ave che. emAM te mukhyatve brahmacarya niSThA hoya ja che. brahmaniSThA vagara saMnyAsAzrama siddha ja na thaI zake. eTale saMnyAsAzramamAM te brahmacarya para sarvocca vajana mukAyuM. A rIte sarvaprathama brahmacaryAzrama, tyAra pachI thoDAM mATe vAsanA para aMkuza lAvanAre gRhasthAzrama, tyArapachI vAnaprasthAzrama ane chele saMnyAsAzrama, A yAjanA pramANe dareka AzramamAM mAryAne cAreya AzramanA pAyAmAM mUkavAmAM AvyuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ atyAra sudhI prAyaH niSedhAtmaka artha para jora brahmacarya taNuM artho, saMkIrNa na kadI kare; vizALa arthathI ene, sAdhI saune sadhAvaje. (2). Ama te brahmanI zodhamAM ke prApti mATe ja potAnI jIvanacaryA rAkhavI evo brahmacaryane artha thAya che. ane e arthamAM ApaNI sAme koI niSedhAtmaka (negeTiva) vAta mUkavAmAM AvI nathI. balka vidheyAtmaka (pojhiTiva) vastu ja batAvavAmAM AvI che. paNa meTA bhAganA dharmomAM atyAra sudhI niSedhAtmaka artha upara ja vadhAre jora ApavAmAM AvyuM che. tene pariNAme brahmacArI sAdhake strIthI cheTA rahevuM, DaratA rahevuM, bhAgavuM ane pitAnA sthAne strIne AvavA devI nahIM, tenuM meTuM paNa nahi jevuM. je kadAca AvI jAya te brahmacArIe meM upara kapaDuM DhAMkI levuM e ekAMtika vidhAna vadhu pramANamAM karavAmAM AvyuM tethI vyakitagata phAyado thaDe vakhata dekhAye paNa ene lIdhe sAmAjika rIte te spaSTa nukasAna ja thayuM. strIpuruSanuM ataDApaNuM, bhedabhAva, strI praye dhRNAbhAva ane depa darzana ja vadhyAM. keTalAka dharmagranA racayitA puruSoe brahmacArIomAM brahmacarya sAdhanA mATe strIo pratye dhRNa ane parahejI pedA karavA sAru "nArI narakanI khANa," nArI rAkSasI, nArI viSanI velaDI, zataraMvAra Thera, pazu, nArI, e saba tADana ke adhikArI" AvAM vAkya dvArA strI niMdAne anivArya gaNI hoya ema (jANe) lAge che! AvAM vidhAnane lIdhe ghaNuM ciMtaka bhAIbahene te grAmane bIjo suMdara bhAga paNa tajI de che. tethI ghaNuM nukasAna thAya che. jainadharma vizvadharma che. chatAM temAMnA tratone paNa yugAnurUpa gaThavavAM paDaze. jUnA vratomAM mukhyatve jainadharmamAM brahmacaryane sthAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 14 "maithuna viramaNa ane gRhastha mATe paradAra viramaNa" evA niSedhAtmaka zabdo ja mUkvAmAM AvyA che. jethI keTalIka vAra sAmAnya mANasane mana e ja zaMkA upaje ke brahmacarya e abhAvAtmaka vastu ja che. paNa enI pAchaLa je rahasya che te upara vicAra karavAthI e bhrAMti dUra thaI zake che. jainadharmamAM brahmacarya vrata ja zA mATe, bIjAM badhAM vrato mATe paNa niSedhAtmaka zabdo mUkavAmAM AvyA che. enI pAchaLa jema yuga kAraNarUpa che tema jaina siddhAMtanuM rahasya e paNuM kAraNa che. koI gRhastha sAdhaka hoya ke sAdhu, darekane pahele dhArmika prayatna dethI nivRtta thavAne hovo joIe. jyAre koI paNa sAdhaka apramAdI banIne A vratone niSedhAtmaka rIte pote vyakitagata jIvanamAM sArI peThe abhyAsa karI le che tyAre ene mATe vidheyAtmaka rIte vratasAdhanA karavI sahelI thaI paDe che. kemake vidheyAtmaka rIte vrata pAlanamAM samAja jIvananI sAthe vadhAre saMparka thAya che. te vakhate jAgRti ke apramAdane vyaktigata jIvanamAM karele abhyAsa tene khapa lAge che. paNa jyAre tevA niSedhAtmaka vratano abhyAsa thaI jAya. pachI je te sAdhaka enAM vidheyAtmaka arthane na anusare to samAjanI tenI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM kacAza rahI jAya che; te dekhItuM che. Aje spaSTa dekhAya che ke je sAdhake brahmacarya niSedhAtmaka artha pakaDIne nArI pratye ghaNuM bhAva rAkhI tene niMdA bhAve tiraskAra karavA gayA che, ane mAtR jAtithI ataDA ke cheTA rahevA tathA bhAgavA gayA che, temanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM UNapa rahI gaI; evA dAkhalAo bhAratIya itihAsamAM ghaNAM banyA che. saMnyAsadharmanA Adyapravartaka jagadaguru zaMkarAcArya jevA samartha puraSa brahmacaryane AvI rIte abhAvAtmaka artha dhArIne ja prathama prathama mAtRjAtithI ataDA rahyA. strI sAdhikAosaMnyAsionI saMsthA pratye udAsIna rahyA. tethI samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM aMtarAya Ubhe the. maMDanamizranI patnI ubhaya bhAratI sAthenA zAstrArthamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ nArIjAti viSayaka praznomAM teone anubhava na hoI teone potAnI te prasaMga pUratI hAra svIkAravI paDI. ane A rIte zrI zaMkarAcAryanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM je UNapa hatI tathA nArIjAti viSe je aMgata vikAsa apUrNa rahyo tene svA mATe ubhaya bhAratI nimitta banyAM. e ja rIte pAzcAtya dezamAM paNa ke brahmacarya sAdhanAne niSedhAtmaka artha pakaDIne nArIjAtithI taddana ataDA rahyA temane sarvAgI vikAsa kAce ja rahI gayuM. temane bIjA samAja, rAjya ke deza sAthe saMbaMdha tUTI ja gayo. yUnAnane eka kAMThe ejiyana samudranI aMdara eka prAyadvIpa che. tenuM nAma che mAunTa ethAna. A prAyadvIpa 30 mAIla lAMbo ane chA mAIla pahoLo che. A prAyadvIpamAM ethAnanI potAnI sarakAra che. eno zAsanakALa duniyAnI badhI sarakArothI jUno che. A dezanI pitAnI pheja che. polisa che. enuM eka mAtra meTuM kAma che. koI paNa mAdA (strI jAti)ne praveza nahi thavA de. ahIM lagabhaga che hajAra khristI pAdarIo jaTAdhArI ane lAMbA paheraNa paherIne pharatA maLaze. taddana nirvAka ane hAsya vidathI sAva vegaLA. ahIM dazamA saikAmAM khristI sAdhuoe AvIne maTha bAMdhyA. atyAre vasa maTha che. dareka maThane zAsana maThAdhIza che. ane dareka maThanA pratinidhiomAMthI cUMTAelI esembalI che. je A AkhA pradeza upara zAsana kare che. sarvoparI zAsaka pAdarI che. tenuM nAma che, jeromIna. ahIM koIpaNa strI ke pazu pakSI jAtinI mAdA praveza karI zakatI nathI. zuSka lAMbI paheLI dhArmika kriyAomAM ja lIna rahe che, Amoda pramoda nAmanI koI vastu ahIM nathI. A sAdhuo nahAtA paNa nathI. kemake nahAtI vakhate pitAnuM nagna zarIra jovAmAM Ave to mana vicalita thaI jAya mATe. - have tame kapI zakaze ke AvA sAdhuono sarvAgI vikAsa ke sAmAjika sAdhanA thaI ja kema zake ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 16 che. eTale AjanA yugamAM jyAre bhautika vijJAne duniyAne atyaMta najIka lAvI mUkI che tyAre koIpaNa pradeza ke sAdhusaMta, brAhmaNa, zramaNa, ataDe rahI ja na zake. mATe have vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanA mATe brahmacaryanI niSedhAtmaka artha upara nahi paNa vidheyAtmaka artha para vadhAre jhoka Apavo paDaze. A jIvana pavitra gALavAnI dRSTie koI brahmacaryanuM pAlana karavA Icche to tene mATe brahmacaryanI abhAvAtmaka vidhi kAma AvavAnI nathI. eno sAco niSedhAtmaka artha paNa strIothI ataDA rahevuM e nathI thato. viSaya vAsanA na rAkhe eTaluM ja mAtra enuM rahasya che. brahmacaryanI vidheyAtmaka bAju e che ke agAu ulekhyuM tema brahma-eTale vizvanA AtmAo ane carya eTale vicaraNa karavuM matalaba ke sUkSma sthaLa badhI IndriyonI zakti ane hRdaya-buddhinI zakti vizvAtmAonI sevAmAM vAparavI, dharma dRSTie samAja racanA karavA mATe vizvavAtsalyamaya puruSArtha karavo. A artha AjanA yuganI daSTie paNa baMdhabesatA che. ane koIpaNa dharmagraMtha sAthe ene bAdha paNa AvatuM nathI. have ApaNe e viSe jarA UMDANamAM jaIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM paraspara pUratAnI jarUra jage nara ane nArI, che paraspara pUraka sarvAgI sAdhanA -Nue beya bhUlaka. (3) pUrNa brahmacarya mATe je vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanA anivAryapaNe jarUrI che te evI vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanA mATe strI ane puruSa e banenI paraspara pUratAnI paNa anivArya jarUra che. strI ane purUSa baMne paraspara pUraka bane che, tyAre ja vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanA vyavasthita rIte cAlI zake che. brahmacarya mATe jyArathI strIthI puruSanuM ataDApaNuM ane alagatA temaja puravAthI strInuM ataDApaNuM ane alagatA sevavAmAM AvI tyArathI ekAMgI sAdhanA bhale thaI hAya, paNa sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM gAbaDuM paDayuM che. keTalAka guNa nArImAM mukhya hoya che. keTalAka guNe puruSamAM mukhya hoya che. je guNamaya sRSTi racavI hoya che je je guNonI nyUnatA strI ane puruSa baMnemAMthI jenAmAM hoya te-te guNo arasaparasa pUravA paDaze. jo A rIte arasaparasa guNanI pUrti karavI hoya to brahmacArI sAdhaka-sAdhikAoe nirvikArabhAve ekabIjAnI najIka AvavuM ja paDaze, ane brahmacaryane vidheyAmaka artha upara vadhAre bhAra mUkavo paDaze. bhAratIya saMskRtimAM strI ane puruSa baMnenI paraspara pUrakatA batAvavA mATe mahAdevajIne ardhanArIzvaranuM rUpa ApavAmAM AvyuM che. tenI pAchaLa e ja tattva che ke, A vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanA nara ane nArInA banenA sahayogathI ja thaI zake che. sarvAgI sAdhanAnI jemaNe javAbadArI lIdhI hoya temaNe (strI) sAdhikAe puraSathI ane puruSa sAdhake strIthI nirdoSa bhAve paNa dUra rahevAthI have kAma cAlavAnuM nathI. jeo AvI javAbadArI laIne taddana ataDA rahevA gayA, evA eka jaina muninuM udAharaNa jANItuM che. temaNe ghera jaMgalamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 18 jaI dhyAna dharyuM; te utkaTa sAdhanA karavA lAgyA. samAjathI ataDA rahIne ane strI sapathI taddana cheTA thaine teo A sAdhanA kare che. paNa bhagavAna Rbhadeva bAhubali muninI AvI sAdhanAmAM sarvAMgIpaNuM jotA nathI, ane tene lIdhe bAhubaline pUrNa AtmajJAna thatuM nathI, "Te te brAhmI ane suMdarI nAmanI be sAdhvIone (je gRhasthAzramI pakSe peAtAnI putrIo hatI.) bAhubali munine pratimeSa ApavA ane temanAmAM je kacAsa hatI te dUra karavA mekale che. jevI ane sAdhvI bAhubalimunine preraNAtmaka vAkayA kahe che, tevA ja te nagRta thai jAya che, temane peAtAnI sAdhanAnI UNapanuM bhAna thai jAya che. ane te tene dUra karavA mATe pagalAM bhare che ke tarata ja pUrNa AtmajJAna meLavI le che. ahIM prazna e ja thAya che ke jo Rbhadeva svAmI puruSa sAdhakane strI sAdhikAothI tadna ataDA rAkhavA mAgata ane emAM ja vizvanI sarvAMgI sAdhanA jota tA pachI brAhmI ane suMdarI nAmanI e sAdhvIone bAhubali munine preraNA ApavA zA mATe meAkalata? zA mATe kAi puruSa sAdhakane na meAkalAvata ? eTale AmAMthI e vastu siddha thaI jAya che ke brahmacArI sAdhaka-sAdhikAo mATe nirdoSapaNe paNa ataDA rahevuM, ekabIjAnA pUraka na banavuM e vizvanI ane samAjanI sarvAMgI sAdhanAmAM kacAsa rAkhavA jevu che. A rIte sAdhikAe paNa brahmacarya sAdhanA mATe puruSa sAdhakathI taddana ataDA rahevAnI ane saMparka nahi rAkhavAnI jarUra nathI. jo ke sadbhAgye strIe te prAyaH puruSanI vAMcche ja che. mIrAMbAI e patinA dehabhAve tyAga karyo. paNa Atma bhAve teA tyAga karyo ja nathI. ane aneka TIkA thavA chatAM temaNe puruSonI pUrakatA haraha Mmeza svIkArI ja hatI. ene ja pariNAme te jamAnAnA zreSTha sAdhu jIvA geAMsApnuM strIthI ataDApaNuM hatuM, tene paNa TakAravAnAM nimitta bhUta banI gayAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ strI ane puruSanA mukhya guNo strI jAtane puruSonA-saguNo saMdhi pAmatAM; khaMDe saMdhAI baMne e-pAme AmA-akhaMDatA. (4) have ApaNe e jovAnuM che ke strIomAM mukhyatve kyA-kayA guNa che ? ane puruSomAM mukhyatve kayA guNe che ? nArInA guNamAM mukhya guNe gItAmAM A rIte varNavela che - joti rIvA pi tiH sAmA nArIonA mukhya guNe kIrti, zrI, vANI, smRti, medhA, vRti ane kSamA che. Ama to kIrti, e kaI guNa nathI, paNa guNanuM phaLa che. sArAM kAma karavAthI mANasane kIrti maLe che. puruSa karatAM strIomAM sArAM kAme niHsvArtha bhAve karavAnI vRtti hoya che, eTale kIrti saheje maLe che. zrI paNa guNanuM phaLa che. zArIrika ane mAnasika ArethI zrI eTale zobhAmAM vRddhi thAya che. zArIrika ane mAnasika Arogya sAcavavAnI kaLA nArImAM nara karatAM vadhAre che. vANInI kamaLatA ane priyatA paNa strIne eka guNa che. smRtine AdhAra mananI pavitratA che. nArImAM mananI pavitratA puruSa karatAM svAbhAvika rIte vadhAre hoya che, eTale smRti paNa enA jIvanane eka guNa che. skUraNa zakti paNa buddhinI pavitratA upara AdhArita che. puruSo aneka vyApAramAM parevAI rahelA che ane svArtha bhAvanAnuM AvaraNa enA upara hAI bauddhika pavitratA ochI hoya che. ane bauddhika pavitratA jenAmAM vadhAre hoya tenAmAM medhA eTale pharakSAzakti vadhAre hoya ja. A dRSTie puraSa karatAM nArImAM medhAne guNa paNa vadhAre hoya che. strI vaLI sahiSNutAnI mUrti heya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ che. aneka saMkaTo vacce e sthira rahI zake che, eTale vRtine guNa puruSa karatAM nArIomAM vadhAre hoya che. evI ja rIte chelle guNa kSamA che. nArInI kamaLatA kSamAmAM pariNata thaI gaI che. eTale purA karatAM nArImAM kSamAzIlatA vizeSa hoya ja che. puruSonA mukhya guNemAM zaurya, buddhi, sAhasa, karatA ane daDhatA che. pumAM khetalapaNuM ane nirbhayatA strIo karatAM vadhAre hevAthI zaurya guNa hovo svAbhAvika che. e baMne guNonI sAthe kaThoratA ane daDhatAne meLa paNa saheje maLI jAya che. eTale jema nArImAM kamaLatAnuM prAdhAnya che, tema naramAM kaThoratAnuM prAdhAnya che. nArImAM kemaLatA hovAthI dareka bAbatamAM zithilatA, TIlAza ke bAMdhachoDapaNuM, nabaLAIe badhAM doSo komaLatAnuM rUpa dharIne AvatA hoya che, jyAre puruSamAM kaTheratAno guNa hovAthI kodha, hiMsA, laDAI, pakaDa vagere deSa kaThoratAne nAme lalatA kUlatA hoya che. puruSa ane strI banemAM je-je mukhya guNonI khAmI che, tenI pUrti ekabIjAne parasparapUraka thavAthI ja thaI zake che. je baMnenA guNeno vikAsa arasaparasa thAya to ja samAjano sarvAgI vikAsa thaI zake. ane eka bIjAmAM je guNonI khAmI che, tene pUravA mATe nirdoSa sAhacarya vadhAravuM paDaze. to ja brahmacaryanI vidheyAtmaka ane saMpUrNa sAdhanA thaI zakaze. dA. ta. jaina graMthomAMnA vijaya zeTha ane vijyA zeThANI Adarza daMpatI hatI. baMne paikIne vivAhita thayAM pahelAM eke kRNapAmAM brahmacarya pALavAnI pratijJA karelI hatI, eke zukala pakSamAM brahmacarya pALavAnI pratijJA lIdhelI hatI. eTale baMnee gRhasthAzramamAM pati patnI tarIke joDAyA pachI emaNe potapotAnI pratijJAnI vAta karI. vijayAe zeThANIe potAnA patine bIjA lagna karavAnI prArthanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ paNa karI paNa vijaya zeThe joyuM ke dAMpatya sAhacaryathI (sAthe) rahIne mAre je brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlya UbhAM karavAnAM hoya te bIje lagna karavAM mAre mATe yogya nathI. baMne daMpatI nirdoSa sAhacaryathI gRhasthIzramamAM rahevA lAgyAM. temanI paripakavatA te eTale hada sudhI hatI ke baMne eka ja zayA para sUtAM, ane A asidhArAvratane pUrNa rIte pALyuM hatuM, ane eka bIjAne guNemAM je UNapa hatI, tenI pUrti temaNe arasaparasa karI. A che gRhasthAzramamAM brahmacaryanI vidheyAtmaka sAdhanAne dAkhale. e ja bIjo dAkhalo bauddha saMghane che. magadha dezanA mahAtIrtha nAmanA gAmamAM eka atyaMta zrImaMta brAhmaNa kuTuMbamAM mahAkAzyapane janma thayo. meTa thaze tyAre ene vicAra AjIvana brahmacarya pALavAne hovA chatAM enI mAe paraNAvavAne Agraha karyo. tethI eNe mAtRpremavaza thaI eka sanIne hajAra mahoro ApI senAnI eka strI pratimA banAvarAvI ane ghareNuM vastro vagerethI zaNagArI mAne kahyuM : "je AvI suMdara strI maLe to huM paraNuM" kAzyape dhAryuM ke "AvI suMdara strI maLaze ja nahIM ane A rIte huM avivAhita rahI zakIsa." paNa enI mA ghaNuM khaTapaTI hatI. teNIe ATha hoMziyAra brAhmaNane deza videza evI suMdara strInI zodha mATe mokalI ApyA. chevaTe bhadradezamAM kauzika brAhmaNanI putrI bhadrA sAthe sagapaNa nakakI thayuM. bhadrA paNa brahmacarya pALavA IchatI hatI. paNa mA-bApanI IcchAne kAraNe paraNavuM paDayuM. te vakhatanA rivAja pramANe baMnene eka ja zayanagRhamAM ane eka ja palaMga upara sUvuM paDatuM. paraMtu baMnenI vacamAM be phUlane hAra mUkI bhadrA kAzyapane kahetI "jenA puSpano hAra karamAI jAya tenA manamAM kAmavikAra utpanna thayo ema samajavuM." jyAM sudhI mahAkAzyapanA pitA jIvatA hatA, tyAM sudhI e (kA5) ke bhadrA ghara cheDI zake tema nahotuM. paNa te gharamAM rahevAthI emanA akhaMDa brahmacaryamAM ane udAtta guNonI vRddhimAM, snehamAM kazI khalela na paDI. jyAre mahAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kAzyapanA mA bApa maraNa pAmyAM, tyAre teNe bhadrAne kahyuM: "te pitAnA gherathI ANeluM dravya tathA A gharamAM je che te badhuM dravya AjathI tAruM che." bhadrA kahe :-"Apa kayAM jAo cho?" kAzyapa :-"have huM pravajyA levAne chuM. bhadrA -Apane vicAra mane paNa pasaMda che. huM paNa ApanI pAchI AvuM chuM. mahAkAzyapa bauddha parivrAjaka thayo. tema bhadrA paNa paritrAjikA thaI. baMne bauddha saMdha dIpAve che. A gRhasthAzramamAM rahevA chatAM vidheyAtmaka brahmacarya dvArA paraspara vikAsane namUne che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ konAmAM kyA guNanI pUrti karavI paDaze? puSpasamI kuNI buddhi haiyuM vaja samuM yadA, tyAre thaze jage saunI, sarvAgapUrNa sAdhanA. (5) ApaNe brahmacaryane vidheyAtmaka artha svIkAryo. have savAla e thAya che ke nirdoSa sAhacaryathI paraspara strI puruSa sAdhakemAM kayA guNanI pUrti karavI paDaze ? savAla bahu ja mahavane che. enA javAbamAM ApaNe AjanA yuganuM sArI peThe avalokana karavuM paDaze. kAraNa ke yuge yuge mUlya palaTAya che, te pramANe samAjanA guNemAM paNa pheraphAra karavA paDe che. nArI jAtimAM pahelAM varNavela mukhya guNa hovA chatAM; te guNene upaga, nirapayoga ke durapayoga keTale thAya che ? te paNa jevuM jarUrI che. Aje nArI jAtimAM jema-jema Adhunika zikSaNa vadhatuM jAya che tema-tema saMyamanAM prAcIna mUlya khevAtAM jAya che. zrI vRddhi mATe TApaTIpa, phezana ane vilAsa divase divase vadhatAM jAya che; bIjI bAju sAcI zrI vRddhi mATe khAnapAna ane raheNI-karaNImAM je saMyamanI jarUra che, Arogya sAcavavAnI jarUra che, te guNe AjanI zikSita nArImAM meTe bhAge nathI dekhAtA. gRhasthAzramI nArImAM jema dhIme-dhIme brahmacaryane Adarzane lopa thato jAya che, svachaMdatA ane asaMyama pesatAM jAya che, tema sAdhaka jIvana gALanArI nArImAM paNa e badhAM deSo eka yA bIjA prakAre pesatA dekhAya che. eTale zrI guNane upayoga nathI thatuM, ane je durapayoga thAya che, tene sthAne ene sadupayoga thavo jarUrI che. je A UNapanI pUrti guhasthAzramI nArImAM thAya te te svastha ane Arogyaprada khAnapAna ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 24 raheNI karaNIthI potAnA kuTuMbane sabhara banAvI zake. ane paraMparAe samAjane ane nArI sAdhikAone paNa zrI guNa saMpanna sAcA arthamAM banAvI zake. sAcI kItine guNa paropakAra ane dAna-dayAthI khIle che. paNa nArI jAtimAM Aje paropakAra ane dharmane nAme keTalAka aMdhavizvAsa ane dhArmika kRtiomAM ghaNA paisA kharcAya che. nArImAM sahaja sulabha bhAvukatA hoya che. eTale rUDhicusta dharmaguruo athavA dharmadhuraMdhanI asara enA upara tarata thaI jAya che, ane A rIte bhAvuka bahenano dAna pravAha Aje vahe che. ethI amuka vartulamAM enI kIrti paNa vadhe che. paNa e kIti cira sthApI nathI hotI, vyApaka paNa nathI hotI. jyAre A ja guNane sAcA arthamAM khIlavavA mATe nivArtha bhAve samAjamAM navAM mUlya sthApavA mATe pitAne dAnapravAha vahevaDAve te sAcI kIti paNa maLe ane te cira sthAyI paNa thAya, sAthe sAthe aMdhavizvAsathI potAne bacAvIne satyanAM darzana paNa karI zake. A guNanI pUrti nArIjAtimAM khAsa karavAnI jarUra lAge che. smRtine guNa nArI jAtimAM che, paNa ene sAce upaga karavAne viveka na hoya te smRti paNa devarUpa banI jAya che. eTalA mATe kyAM smRti ane kyAM vismRti rAkhavI joIe, ene viveka karavAnI jarUra che. yugane jotAM prAcIna sAcAM mUlyanI smRti rahevI joIe, jethI bhAratanI AgavI saMskRtinA sArA to na khevAya. evI ja rIte prAcIna rUDhionI vismRti hevI joIe nArIjAtimAM puro karatAM rUDhio vadhAre hoya che, te dUra thaI jAya. vANIne guNa nArIjAtine mATe varadAnarUpa che. paNa je vANIne durapayoga thAya; svArtha, meha ke krodhavaza vANIne upayoga karavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 25 viveka na hoya to tevI vANI anarthakAriNI bane che. keTalIka vakhata sAMkaDI dRSTithI vicAra karavAne lIdhe mAtra vANIthI meTAM mahAbhArata ubhA thaI jAya che; puruSa karatAM gRhasthAzramI nArAomAM vANIne viveka ocho dekhAya che. eTale vANIne paga thAya. sAdhikAnArImAM vANidvArA mAtra potAnA anuyAyIonuM AkarSavAnuM ke mukhamaMgaLiyApaNuM karavAnuM ja na thAya, paNa namra bhASAmAM sAcuM kahevAnI himmata, satya saMbhaLAvavAnI zakti hoya e jarUrI che. nArIjAtimAM medhAzakti kudaratI rIte che. kemake tene komaLa hRdaya ane pavitratAnuM Adhikaya banyuM che. paNa jo e medhAzaktithI tAtkAlika ane TUMka lAbha ja vicArAya to anartho poSavAmAM ja eno upayoga thAya. paNa ene ThekANe je lAMbA ane dUrano lAbha jenArI medhA ane buddhi hoya te kuTuMba ane samAjane ghaNe lAbha thAya. sAdhakanArI je potAno aMgata ke saMpradAyagata lAbha ja buddhithI vicAre te svapara kalyANa na karI zake, jyAre vizvavizALa anubaMdha daSTithI vicAre to sva-pa-kalyANamAM te medhAzakti ghaNuM sAdhaka nIvaDe. A guNa AjanI gRhasthAzramI nArIo ane sAdhikA nArIo baMnemAM umeravAnI jarUra che. jema yAjJavakya RSinI patnI maitreyI ane gArgethI baMnee tAtkAlika dhana, saMpatti ke aihika svArtha nahi jotAM dIrdhadaSTithI AtmajJAna prAptine lAMbe lAbha ja vicAryo hato. temaja Aje gRhasthAzramI nArI ane sAdhikAnArI baMnemAM dUra dezI dRSTithI lAMbuM vicAravAnI buddhinI jarUra che. dhati, e nArI jAtano vizeSa guNa che. e guNane lIdhe ja nArI kaSTasahiSNu hoI zake che. aneka saMkaTa ane Aphato vacce paNa te pitAno zIla dharma sAcavI zake che. saMtAnane uchera sArI peThe karI zake che. purUne saMtAno ucheravAnuM kAma soMpavAmAM Ave to kadAca e thoDAka samayamAM kaMTALI jAya! vaLI dhRtino eka artha dhAraNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 26 karanArI vRtti hoya che, eTale jema kacchamAM TakI rahevuM. e guNa lekhAya che, temaja strImAM dharmane nAme, kuTuMba, jJAti ane kamane nAme aneka rUDhio ane beTI paraMparAonI vRti eTale pakaDa paNa heya che. te kuTuMba, dharma, jJAti ane premanI berI prathAo, paraMparAonI pakaDane kAraNe pitAne vikAsa sArI peThe sAdhI zakatI nathI. jyAre puruSamAM strInI apekSAe pakaDa ochI hoya che, tethI lAbha paNa che, kemake puruSane samAjamAM sabhA saMsAyaTIomAM, vyApAradhaMdhAmAM, vyavahAramAM aneka jJAti, dharma, kuTuMba ane dezanA lokonA saMparkamAM AvavAnuM thAya che, eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja temAM strIo karatAM rUDhionI pakaDa ochI hoya che. eTale purapamAM je sAtatyarakSAnI sAthe parivartana zIlatAno guNa vadhAre pramANamAM che, te strImAM lAva paDaze. A rIte ja strI sAdhikAomAM paNa puruSa sAdhako pAsethI e guNa dAkhala karavo paDaze. kSamA. e to nArIne sahaja guNa che. kSamAnI sAthe sAthe kamaLatA, dayA, namratA, lAgaNI, sevAbhAva, vAtsalya vagere guNe paNa puruSa karatAM nArImAM vadhAre pramANamAM hovA svAbhAvika che. draupadI mahAbhAratanA ItihAsamAM eka pativratA ane vIrAMganA tarIke prakhyAta che. draupadI pAMDava ane kauravonI sabhAmAM duHzAsana dvArA vastraharaNa samaye nirbaLa banI gaI hatI. ane prabhu-prArthanA dvArA pitAnuM zIla sAcavI zakI hatI, paNa enA ataHkaraNamAM duryodhana pratye DaMkha rahI gayo hato. ane teNIe duryodhanane badale lIdhA vagara coTalAne nahIM bAMdhavAnI pratijJA karI hatI. ane jyAre zrIkRSNa zAMtidUta banIne duryodhana pAse viSTi karavA javAnA hatA, tyAre teNae pitAno khulle rAkhele cATale batAvIne kahyuM ke "zrIkRSNa! yAda rAkhaje, saMdhi karavA jAo che, paNa A ceTalAne huM tyAre ja bAMdhIza jyAre dhana sAthe vairane badale vALIza." eTalI ugra ane tejasvI nArI draupadI mahAbhArata yuddha samaye keTalI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ - 27 tamAzIla banI jAya che. droNAcAryanA mRtyu pachI temano putra azvathAe pAMDavone mAravA mATe rAtre pAMDavonI chAvaNImAM Ave che. chAvaNImAM badhA sUtA che. eka bAju draupadI ane tenA pAMca putrA sUtA che. azvatthAmAM pAMDavonA pAMca putrone pAMDava samajIne tyAMne tyAM khatama karI de che. ane tyAMthI bhAge che. paNa draupadI cIsAcIsa pADatI UThe che, Akho chAvaNI zokathI gherAI jAya che. pAMDavo tarata ja zatrane pakaDavA mATe doDe che. azvatthAmAne jIvatA pakaDI lAve che. aupadI AgaLa hAjara kare che. kahe che ke - "e tamAro zatru tamArI sAme Ubhe che, tamAre je daMDa ene Apa hoya te tame kahe, ame ene daMDa karavA taiyAra chIe. kAraNa ke tamArA kamaLa putrone mArI tamArA hRdaya upara khUba ja kAramo ghA karyo che. mATe, belo tame zuM Icche che ? draupadInuM vAtsalya-hRdaya tarata ja dayA dRSTithI pIgaLI UThe che. te kahe che - eNe mArA pAMca putrone mArIne mArA mAtRhRdayane khUba AghAta pahoMcADe che, eTale mAre ghera aparAdha karyo che, mATe prANadaMDane pAtra che. paNa have ene mAravAthI to mArA putre pAchA AvavAnA nathI. ene paNa mA haze, ane ene mAravAthI enI mAne keTale kArame AghAta pahoMcaze. eTale cheDI dyo." A hatuM draupadInuM kSamAzIla ane kamaLa hRdaya. sItA jyAre azokavATikAmAM rAvaNanA paheredAranI ane trijaTA vagere rAkSasinIonI cokI nIce hatI, tyAre hanumAnajI AvyA. ane temaNe kahyuM - "mAtA ! tamane khUba ja taklIpha ane rAkSasane trAsa sahevo paDe che AjJA kare to huM A badhAne pakaDIne mArI nAkhyuM agara to bAMdhIne tamArI AgaLa hAjara karuM." paNa kamaLatAnI mUrti sItAe kahyuM - "tAta! A badhAne mAravuM mane kya lAgatuM nathI. AmAM A badhAne vAMka nathI. vAMka rAvaNane che. athavA tenI dRSTinA che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 28 A daSTie nArImAM komaLatA, vatsalatA ane kSamAzIlatA puruSa karatAM vadhAre pramANamAM che; e hakIkata che. paNa ghaNI vakhata komaLatAne kAraNe lAgaNIvaza thaI nArI puruSonA kharA atyAcArone bhoga banI jatI hoya che. ghaNIvAra enA yogya adhikAro upara puraSa tarApa mArIne ene svatvathI vaMcita karI de che; kaSTanA vaMTeLiyAmAM mUkI de che. jaina graMthamAM eka vAta Ave che. pavanakumAra sAthe aMjanAnA lagna thaI gayAM hatAM. paNa pavanakumArajInA manamAM aMjanA pratye anAdara bhAvanA pedA thaI ane temane jyAre eka yuddhamAM javAnuM thayuM te vakhate aMjanA vidAyanuM maMgaLAcaraNa karavA AvI paNa temaNe nahotuM svIkAryuM pavanakumArajInA mitra prahaste rastAmAM AnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. ane jyAre prahasta mitrane khabara paDI ke pavanakumArajI nirdoSa ane pavitra satI aMjanAne tarachoDIne AvyA che tyAre temaNe rastAmAMthI pavanakumArajIne pAchA pharIne satI aMjanAne sAtvanA ApavA pAchA pharavAnI vinaMti karI. pavanakumArajI tyAMthI upaDI madharAte potAnA mahelamAM pahoMcyA. aMjanA sAthe premathI maLI, sAtvanA ApI satri gALI tarata ja pAchA pharyA. A vAtanI jANa potAnA mAbApane na karI. enuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke jyAre aMjanA garbhavatI thaI to sAsu sasarAe aMjanA dvArA pavanakumArajInA AvavAnI vAta kahevA chatAM ane vIMTI batAvavA chatAM paNa aMjanAne kuLakalaMkinI samaja gharathI kADhI mUkI. piyariyamAM paNa teNIne keIe sthAna ApyuM nahIM. chevaTe kaMTALIne bhagavAna upara zraddhA rAkhIne ghora jaMgalamAM satI aMjanA cAlI nIkaLI. chevaTe A rIte 12 varSa lagI ko sahana karyA. ane satItvanI kasoTImAM pAra UtarI. jarA kaThora thayAM hota ane pavanakumArane rAtre chatA thavAnuM kahI zakyA hota to satya vastu samajAta. paNa na pavanakumAre jAte emanA bhAvi duHkhane vicAra karyo, na aMjanA kaDaka thayAM ane na aMjanAnAM sAsue vadanI te vakhate vahAra karI. eTale nArI jatimAM kamaLatAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ sAthe bega prasaMge kaTherAne guNa umeravAnI jarUra che. jApa roja ni phukumAra' e sUtra pramANe eka bAju phUlethI paNa kemaLa hoya ane bIjI bAju vajothI paNa kaThora hoya, te ja nArIjAti sArI peThe guNono vikAsa sAdhI zake. jUnA kALamAM strI puruSane barAbara adhikAra hato, paNa vacagALAmAM hiMdudharmamAM puruSane te brahmacarya pAlanane adhikAra rahyo, paNa strIe gRhasthAzramI banavuM ja joIe, evuM mAnavAmAM AvyuM. matalaba e ke strIne brahmacarya pALavAne adhikAra nahoto ApavAmAM AvyA. jaina dharma jevAM krAMtikArI dharmamAM strIne sAdhvI banavAne adhikAra to jarUra ApavAmAM Avyo, paNa jaina dharma paraMparAmAM gRhasthajIvanamAM brahmacAriNI tarIke koI strI rahe, te pratye puSpanI apekSAe te pramANamAM aNagamo ane upekSA ja batAvavAmAM AvI. kahevAnuM tAtparya e che ke nArIjAtinI komaLatAne geralAbha uThAvI, tenA keTalAka adhikAro jhUMTavI levAmAM AvyA. strI sAthvI kAra puruSa sAdhu karatAM dIkSAmAM game teTalA moTA hoya chatAM puruSa sAdhu pAse vaMdanA levAno adhikAra nathI, UlaTuM, vaMdana karavAM ja joIe, evuM vidhAna karavAmAM AvyuM. e ja rIte 'amuka zAstro nahi vAMcavAnuM, potAnA sarvAgINa vikAsa mATe maryAdAmAM cokasAIne rAkhIne paNa purA sAdhaka sAthe nivAsa ane vihAra nahIM karavAnuM vidhAna tene mATe lAgu karavAmAM AvyuM. A rIte strInA svataMtra vyaktitvane sthAna na rahyuM. jaina saMpradAyo paikInA amuka saMpradAyamAM to sAvIne vyAkhyAna ApavAne adhikAra paNa ApavAmAM Avato nathI. jo ke A badhuM rUDhivaza athavA bAjunA samAjanI khetI asarane lIdhe thayuM che. A nArInI apamAnajanaka bhUmikA che. Ama enI kamaLatAne durupayoga thayo. eTale ke maLatAnI sAthe amuka prasaMge kaThoratAnA guNane umeravAnI jarUra che. sAthe sAthe strImAM kamaLatAne lIdhe je parAzritapaNuM AvI gayuM ane ene lIdhe nirbaLatA, bIka, nirAzA, nirUtsAha ane koIpaNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 3 9 sAruM janahitakara kAma karavAmAM sAhasa nahIM kheDavAnI vRtti pesI gaI che, ene dUra karavA mATe emAM svAzrayIpaNuM ane naitika himata umeravAnI jarUra che. je A guNa nArIjAtimAM haze to navAM mUlyonI sthApanA karavAmAM puruSa je pIchehaTha kare che, tene badale nArInI preraNAthI emAM navuM joma Avaze. jema nArIjAtimAM amuka guNe pUravAnI ane amuka guNone dUra karavAnI jarUra che, tema puSamAM paNa amuka guNo umeravAnI ane amuka durgone dUra karavAnI jarUra che. puruSamAM zauryane guNa che. eTale te mATe bhAge moTA-TAM sAhasa kheDI zake che. paNa zauryanI sAthe sAthe hiMsA, ratA, vagere durgaNe paNa enA jIvanamAM pesI gayA che mATe puruSamAM je vAtsalya, kSamA, dayA, kamaLatA vagere guNenI UNapa che, te strI pAsethI pUravI paDaze. pusavamAM kuzaLa buddhi hoya che, paNa Aje meTe bhAge enA upayoga bIjAne chetaravAmAM, anyAya karavAmAM, anItipUrvaka AcaraNa karavAmAM ane aprAmANikarIte vartavAmAM thAya che. ene ThekANe je nArI jAti pAsethI vyavasAyAmikA sthira buddhi bhaLe ane sAcI preraNA maLe te A aniSTa dUra thAya ane buddhine upayoga mAnavajAtinA hitamAM thAya. puruSamAM sAhasa ane kaThoratAnI sAthe viveka ane komachatAnI UNapa keTalIka vakhata hoya che, tene dUra karavA mATe sAhasanI sAthe viveka ane kaThoratAnI sAthe komaLatAnA guNe umerAvA joIe. daDhatAne guNa Ama to AvakAradAyaka che, paNa je bIjAne raMjADavAmAM, bIjA upara atyAcAra karavAmAM ane jUnAM khoTAM mUlya para cITakI rahevAmAM daDhatAne upayoga thAya to e hitAvaha nathI. matalaba e ke puruSa ane strI gRhasthAzramI hoya ke saMnyAsAzrama hAya! baMnemAM amuka amuka guNonI je UNapa che tene dUra karavA mATe arasaparasa hArdika saMparkanI jarUra che. ekabIjAnI sAthe hArdika saMparka hoya te ja ekabIjAnA guNenI asara arasaparasa thaI zake, guNone sarvAgI vikAsa thaI zake. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ strI-puruSa sAdhake dvArA aMgata vikAsa ane sAmAjika vikAsa vyakti, samAja bane che, saMgIna sAdhanA cahe te strI puruSa baMnene, suyoga anivArya che. (6) keTalAka leke ema mAne che ke pujya ane strI baMnee aMgata vikAsa ane samAja vikAsa mATe brahmacarya sAdhana jarUra karavI, paNa baMnee ekabIjAthI dUra ane DaratA rahevuM joIe, paNa e mAnyatA emanI bhUla bharelI che. aMgata vikAsa mATe paNa puSya sAdhakane strI sAdhikAnI jarUra rahe che. ane strI sAdhikAne paNa puruSa sAdhakanI preraNAnI jarUra rahe che. AvA ghaNuM dAkhalAo jUnA ane navA maLI Ave che. jaina sutromAM rAjImatI sAvIe thamimunine preraNA ApyAne dAkhale prasiddha che. satI rAmatI ariSTanemi svAmInA dIkSita thayA pachI. pote paNa sAdhvI dIkSA svIkArI cUkyA hatAM. ane raivatagiri upara bhagavAna ariSTaneminA darzanArthe sAdhvIo sAthe vihAra karIne jaI rahyAM hatAM. rastAmAM ja jethI AMdhI AvI ane dhodhamAra varasAda paDavA maMDyo. sAdhvIo veravikhera thaI gaI sagavaza sAvI rAjImatI eka guphAmAM Azraya levA mATe pahoMcyAM. tyAM pitAnA zarIra uparathI palaLelAM kapaDAM utArI eka bAju sukavavA lAgyAM. evAmAM te tyAM dhyAnastha beThelA muni rathaneminuM mana rAimatInAM rUpa ane sAMgopAMga joI calAyamAna thayuM. ane te rAmatIne viSayavAsanA sevavA tarapha AkarSavA mATe prayatna karavA lAgyA. paNa rAjImatI pite ziyaLamAM daDha hatAM. potAnAM sagepage sakAcI, kapaDAM paherI, tarata ja rathanemimunine asarakAraka zabdamAM preraNA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApI. rathanemimuninuM calAyamAna citta svastha thayuM. teo potAnI brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM sthira thayA. gesvAmI saMta tulasIne mATe temanI patnI ratnAvali preraNuM mUrti banI hatI. je tulasIdAsajI eka divasa nArImAM Asakta hatA, te nArInI preraNAthI paramAtmAmAM, vizvanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM lIna thaI zakyA. je bivamaMgaLa eka divasa ciMtAmaNi vezyA upara Asakta hato, te ja zivamaMgaLa eka divasa e ja vesyAnI amUlya preraNA pAmIne bhakta suradAsa banI jAya che. jIvanamAM sAdhanAne strota uchaLI Ave che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA putra bharata cakravartI potAnI oramAna bahena suMdarIne strIratna banAvavA icche che. e yuga bhAI bahenanA lagna hato, tyAre evAM lagno sahaja hatAM. emAM niMdA ke tiraskAra na thato. chatAM suMdarIne jAgRta AmA cakvati bhAInA vaibhavathI ke tenA mahatvathI calita na thayo, UlaTe akhaMDa jyotinI piThe prakA. e suMdarI potAnA zArIrika sauMdaryane mehanuM sAdhana samajI zarIrane nisteja banAvavA ane tenuM brahmateja aMdara utArI tejavI AtmAne vadhAre tejasvI banAvavA tapanuM anuSThAna kare che. lAMbA vakhata sudhI rasAsvAda tyajIne te suMdarI bahArathI jeTalI asuMdara banI teTalI ja aMdarathI muMdaramaya banI. tapane baLe mahAsata bhAIne samajAve che. tenI vAsanA zamAve che. eka strI AtmAnuM akhaMDa teja paDatAM puSpa uddhArita thAya che. A thaI purA sAdhakanA aMgata vikAsa mATe strI sAdhikA athavA gRhasthAzramI nArI dvArA preraNanI vAta. have nArInA aMgata vikAsa mATe puruSa sAdhakanA nirdoSa sAhacaryanI ane preraNAnI keTalI jarUriyAta che? enA upara ApaNe vicArIe. Ama to yugeyugothI nArI pusvAdhIna ja rahetI AvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 33 * cIlAne athAone sAdhaka ke strI vikAe tenI tenA che. teNIe kAI divasa taddana svataMtra rahI aMgata vikAsanI kalpanA karI nathI eTalI namratA ane komaLatA temAM rahI, paNa enI sAthesAthe bIka ane parAdhInatA, parAzrItapaNuM paNa nArImAM AvyuM. eTale sAdhikAnArImAM gRhastha nArInA AvA doSo pesI gayA. te pote jUnA rITA cIlAne badalavA ane jUnAM cheTAM mU, beTI paraMparAo ane beTI kuprathAone nivAravA mATe sAhasa na kheDI zakI. eTaluM ja nahIM, koI puruSa sAdhaka ke strI sAdhikA te jatanuM sAhasa kheDavA prayatno kare che temAM evI strI sAdhikAe tenI beTI TIkA karI ADakhIlIo ja UbhI karI. A rIte strI sAdhikAne tenA aMgata vikAsa mATe purA sAdhakanI preraNAnI jarUra spaSTa rIte dekhAya che. bhagavAna rAmacaMdrajInA guNe bhagavAna zivajInA guNa karatAM pUjya che; ema sAMbhaLI satIne rUpamAM pArvatIjI rAmacaMdranI parIkSA levA mATe nIkaLyAM. satIe parIkSA levA mATe sItAno vepa saje, ane vanamAM te bAju cAlI nIkaLyA. je bAjuthI rAmacaMdrajI AvavAnA hatA. sItAne veSa sajIne beThelAM satIne joIne rAmacaMdrajI to tarata kaLI gayAM. temaNe satIne pUchayuM "mAtA, ahIM ekalAM kema beThAM che ? zivajI kyAM che ? A sAMbhaLI satI to Azcaryamagna thaI gayAM. ane javAba ApI zivajI pAse AvyAM. zivajIe satIne kahyuM - basa have tamane huM patnI tarIke svIkArI zakato nathI, kemake tame mArA pUjya evAM sItAjIno veSa laI rAmacaMdrajInI parIkSA levA gayAM. mATe tame mArAM pUjya tulya che. A rIte pachI te satIe zivajIne bahu anunaya vinaya karyo, paNa teo potAnA saMkalpa upara makakama rahyA ane eTaluM kahyuM ke huM A janmamAM tamane patnI tarIke nahIM svIkAruM paNa tame have tapa sAdhanA dvArA tamArA aMgata vikAsa sAdhI leze to bhaviSyanA janmamAM huM tamane patnI tarIke svIkArI zakIza. A rIte satIe tapasyA karI ane zivajInI preraNuM dvArA aMgata vikAsa sAthe. RgavedamAM eka suMdara AkhyAna bhAI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 34 bahenanuM maLe che. yama ane yamI baMne bhAI bahena bane che. bahena yamI bhAI yamane kAma vAsanA pipavA mATe, ane tene paraNavA mATe prArthe che. yama bhAI e adhama mArge javAnI spaSTa nA pADe che. ane potAnI bahenane anya koI taraNa sAthe joDAvA samajAve che. bahena tene bahu lalacAve che. dhamakAve che ne zApa paNa Ape che, paraMtu bhAI yama pitAnA akhaMDita tejobaLathI e kazAnI paravA karato nathI. ne potAnA nizcayamAM makkama rahe che. A AkhyAnamAM pusthAmA dvArA bahena yamIne aMgata vikAsanI preraNuM maLe che. A che naranI preraNA dvArA nArInA aMgata vikAsanA namUnAo ! e ja rIte nArIsAdhikAnI preraNA dvArA paNa narasAdhakane sAmAjika vikAsa thayo. sarvAgI sAdhanA pUrI thaI enA dAkhalAo paNa ghaNuM maLe che. ApaNe AgaLa joyuM tema bAhubalimuni brahmacArI banIne pote jaMgalamAM ekAMtamAM jaI ghora tapazcaryA karI chatAM paNa temanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM kacAsa rahI gaI, eTalA mATe ja bhagavAna RSabhadeve be sAdhvIone preraNuM ApavA mATe mokalI hatI. je bhagavAna RSabhadevanA manamAM ema heta ke puruSa sAdhakanA sAmAjika ane sarvAgI sAdhanAnA vikAsa mATe strI sAdhikAnI karakatA vinA cAlaze to puruSa sAdhake ghaNu hatA temane ja mokalata. paraMtu nA: pune strI ane strIne puru pUrtinI ja jarUra che. jaina dharma vizva dharma kema che ? kAraNake dareka tIrthakarane vyakti ane samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe gRhasthAzramI puruSa ane sAdhaka purAnI jema gRhasthAzramI nArI ane sAdhikAnArInI jarUra paDe che. caturvidha saMgha (tIrtha)nI sthApanA mATe A cAreya aMganI anivArya jarUra che. je puruSa sAdhake ane gRhasthAzramI pu dvArA ja tIrthasthApanA thaI gaI hota te teo trIthI taddana ataDA, alipta ane bItA ja rahe paraMtu brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM samAjanA badhAMya kSetranAM strI purUAnA aNaukalelA praznonA dharmadaSTie ukela dvArA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe strI ane pumA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 35 banenI paraspara pUratA jarUrI che mATe strI sAdhikAo ane pura sAdhake ataDA, alipta ane bItA rahevAnI jarUra nathI. aMtima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIrane samAjane samarasa banAvavA. eka nArIne uddezIne saMkalpa kare paDyo hato. enuM kAraNa zuM hatuM? je UMDANathI tapAsavAmAM Ave to jaNAze ke bhagavAna mahAvIrane bhaviSyamAM saMpUrNa AtmajJAna thayA pachI saMdharacanA karavI hatI. mahAvIra svAmIe joyuM ke nava samAjanI racanA karavA mATe eka AtmabaLI nArIne mAdhyama banAvyA vagara saMdha racanA sArI peThe cAlaze nahIM. vizeSa nArI jAtinA prazno levA mATe ane pAchaLa paDI gayelI nArIne pratiSThA ApI AgaLa lAvavA mATe strI sAdhikA joIze ja. e dRSTie mahAvIra svAmIe eka evI nArIne saMkalpa karyo ke je kSatriya kumArI hoya, chatAM amuka karo ane AphatomAM paDI hovA chatAM jeNe pitAnI mAnasika samatulA sAcavI rAkhI hoya. AvI strI caMdanabALA hatI. caMdanabALAnuM ghaDatara paNa dhAriNI mAtAe khUba sArI peThe vicAra ane AcAranI dRSTie karyuM hatuM, eTaluM ja nahi, zIla upara AkramaNa karanAra rathInuM prANarpaNa karIne paNa hRdaya parivartananI taka ApI hatI. caMdanabALAnI sAme potAnI mAtAne pratyakSa dAkhale hato. eTale enAmAM eka apUrva tAkAta AvI. joke rathI hRdaya palaTa thayA pachI caMdanabALAne te putrI tarIke mAnI potAnI sAthe ghera lAve che paNa rathInI patnInI adekhAI caMdanabALA pratye vadhI jAya che. te caMdanabALAne bajAramAM vecIne senA mehare lAvavA rathI pAse haThAgraha kare che. chevaTe caMdanabALA pote khuzIthI gulAmenA kharIda vecANa thatA hatA te bajAramAM Ave che ane vecAya che. dhannAvAha zeTha nAmanA eka zrAvaka caMdanabALAne kharIde che. brahmacAriNuM chatAM caMdanabALAnuM vAtsalya eTaluM uchaLe che ke te putrIrUpe dhannAvAha zeThanI sevA kare che. dhannAvAha zeTha paNa pitRvAtsalya caMdanabALA upara reDe che; paNa te zeThanAM patnI mULA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ zeThANIne A vastu IrSyAnuM kAraNa banI jAya che. mULA zeThANI eka divasa taka joIne caMdanabALAne apAra kaSTomAM mUkI de che. caMdanabALA A kaTImAMthI pasAra thAya che. mULa zeThANI pratye samabhAva rAkhI bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA abhigraha (saMkalpa mATe nimitta bane che. evI zaktizALI vIrAMganA caMdanabALA AgaLa jatAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA navA saMghamAM sAdhvI banI mahAvIra svAmIne saMdezo strIomAM phelAve che. caMdanabALAnI Atmazaktino para te A uparathI ja maLI rahe che ke bhagavAna mahAvIranA saMghamAM 14 hajAra sAdhuo mATe 11 gaNa hatA, jyAre 36 hajAra sAdhvIo mATe ekalI mahAsatI caMdanabALA ja pravatinI rahyAM. bhagavAna mahAvIra sAdhvIonA mAdhyama dvArA nava-samAjanI sarvAgI racanA ane vikAsa karavAmAM saphaLa bane che. bhAratIya dharmomAM jainadharme strIone paNa sAdhvI-dIkSAsaMnyAsa ApavAnI pahela karI. strIo puraskArarUpe ApavAnI, kharIdavAnI vastu gaNAtI hatI te strIone bhagavAna mahAvIre sarvocca zikhare mUkI dIdhI. je bhagavAna mahAvIre caMdanabALA sAdhvIne sahaga saMdharacanAmAM na lIdhuM hota to temaNe jayaMti, revatI jevAM aneka nArIratna meLavIne samAjanI sarvAgI krAMti karI te na karI zakata. ane sAthe sAthe ema paNa kahevuM joIe ke je caMdanabALAne mahAvIrane saMga na maLe hota to, emane paNa saMpUrNa AmavikAsa na ja thAta. kahevAno Azaya e che ke bhagavAna mahAvIre pArzvanAtha paraMparAnA cAturyAma dhama pachI brahmacaryavratanuM pAMcamuM mahAvrata umeryuM; chatAM brahmacarya--sAdhanAmAM strI sAdhikA ane purA sAdhaka baMnene ataDAM rAkhIne; hArdika sahayoga ane paraspara pUrakapaNAne avagaNyuM nahIM balake, samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe strI sAdhikAne hArdika soga ane sAzcarya anivAryarUpe gayuM. eTaluM ja nahIM caturvidha saMghamAM strI ane puSpa baMnene ekabIjAnAM preraka paNa gaNyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ e ane gRha puruSonA proja te sadhane e ja rIte strI sAdhikAne paNa samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe puNa sAdhakanAM sAhitrya ane sahAganI keTalI jarUra paDe che. ene sarvotkRSTa dakhale tIrthakarI malinAthane che. tIrthakarI malinA gRhasthajIvanamAM potAnA kupa upara mohita thayelA 6 rAjAone pratibadha ApI temanI Asakita dUra karI ane A rIte potAnI saMgha sthApanA vakhate strI sAdhikAo ane gRhasthAzramI nArIonI jema puSya sAdhake ane gRhasthAzramI puruSone paNa saMghamAM dAkhala karyA. je tIrthakarI mallinAtha ekalI strI sAdhikAo ane gRhastha strIone ja potAnA saMghamAM leta te saMghane sarvAgI vikAsa na thAta, kAraNa ke puruSonA prazno aNu ukelyA raheta. ane pariNAme strI pukAnA saMgharSanuM kAraNa e saMdha banI jAta. jeo samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe sAmAjika kAmo le che, temane eka yA bIjA prakAre puruSa sAdhakanI jema strI sAdhikAnI jarUra anivArya rUpe paDe che. jeo A vAtane avagaNIne cAle che, temane pAchaLathI sAcuM samajAI jAya che. buddha bhagavAne potAnI patnI ane putrane saMbhata karyA vinA evAM vairAgyamAM AvI, saMnyAsa dhAraNa karyo. badhilAbha thayA pachI temaNe bauddha saMghanI sthApanA karI: paNa bauddha saMghamAM upAsake-upAsikAo ane sAdhuone ja dAkhala karyA. strIone bauddha dharmamAM saMnyAsa dIkSA nahotI ApavAmAM AvI. buddha bhagavAna pote strIone dIkSA ApavAmAM saMghamAM brahmacaryanA hAsanuM moTuM jokhama jotA hatA. paNa samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsa mATe ane strIone prazno mATe strI sAdhikAone mAdhyama banAvyA sivAya koI Aro nahoto. eTale buddha bhagavAnane A satya samajAyuM ane temaNe Akhare te bauddha saMghamAM strIone pravarjita karavI paDI. ApaNe jANIe ja chIe ke bhagavAna buddhane bodhisava pedA thavAmAM eka strI ane te paNa vArAMganA ja nimitta banI hatI. ApaNe e to joI ja gayA chIe ke vaidika dharmamAM saMnyAsadharmanA Adyapravartaka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 38 zaMkarAcArye saMnyAsane ane brahmacaryane adhikAra eka mAtra puruSane Apyo, strIone nahIM. strIone brahmacAriNI rahI saMnyAsa dharma pALavAne adhikAra nahIM ApavAne lIdhe vaidika dharmanI dareka zAkhAomAM strIomAM parAdhInatA, parAzritatA ane nirbaLatA AvI. temanAmAM ajJAnatA, rUDhicustatA puruSo karatAM vadhAre vadhI. ethI samAjanI samarasatAmAM ane sarvAgINa vikAsamAM gAbaDuM paDayuM ane enI beTI asara jainasaMghamAM paNa paDI. e beTI asarane kAraNe ja jena saMghanI bha. mahAvIranI strI sAdhvI pratyenI udAratAmAM agAu joI gayA te mujaba phaTako paDyo che. eTale arasaparasa aMgata vikAsa ane sAmAjika vikAsa baMne mATe strI ane puruSa baMnenI pUratAnI jarUra che; te ja brahmacarya sAdhanA vyApaka arthamAM thaI zakaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ brahmacarya sAdhanA ane nArI pratiSThA bhautikatA kare che, Atmatatva dabAya tyAM tyAre mArI pratiSThAya-pAchaLa paDI jAya tyAM. mokhare strI pratiSThAne lAvavA yatna sau karo: ne brahmacaryanI sAcI, niSThAne vizvamAM bhare. (7) upaniSadomAM nara ane nArI baMnene brahmasvarUpa mAnavAmAM AvyA che. tyAM strI ane purAmAM koIpaNa jAtanA bheda karavAmAM Avyo nathI. chatAM samAjanA vyavahAramAM strI ane pune bheda karavAmAM AvyuM che. tenuM eka kAraNa e paNa che ke samAja zAstrIoe teo purA hevAne lIdhe puruSane pakSapAta karI strIne halakI rIte cItarI che. ghaNe sthaLe ekalI strIne ja kAmavAsanAnI pUtaLI gaNI che, narakanuM dvAra gaNI che, paNa taTastha dRSTie jotAM A vAta barAbara nathI. e kharuM ke strImAM vAtsalyanI mAtrA vadhAre hoya che, ane vikAra ane vAtsalyanuM ugamasthAna eka ja che eTale puruSoe strInA vAtsalyane sArI dizAmAM vaLAMka ApavAne badale ene kharAba rIte cItarI vikAra dizAmAM ja derI paNa bhAratIya saMskRtinA ItihAsanA pAnA upara najara pheravIzuM to e lAvyA vinA raheze nahIM ke strIo puruSo karatAM potAnAM brahmacaryazIla ane satItva upara makakama rahI che, prANa samapIne paNa emaNe potAnuM zIla sAcavyuM che. evI satIonA ghaNA dAkhalAo maLe che. A badhuM joyA pachI ema kahI zakAya ke strI e kAmavAsanAnI pUtaLI nathI ke strI pratye sahaja bhAve ApaNe kahI zakIzuM ke e vAtsalya mUrti che. puruSo karatAM brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM saheja paNa pAchI pAnI karanArI nathI; UlaTI AgaLa che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tyAre savAla e thAya che ke brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM strI saMgAthe nirdoSa sAhacarya ke sAga levAnI jarUra che kharI? brahma eTale vizvAtmAonI sarvAgI sAdhanA karatI vakhate mAtra puruSanA sahayogathI cAlI zakaze? eno javAba sApha nakAramAM che. kAraNa e ke strI ane puruSa e baMne samAja-rathanAM be cake che. paraMtu e be ca paikInuM eka paNa cakra barAbara na hoya, bagaDeluM hoya te ratha cAlI zakato nathI. temaja strI ane purA e baMne paikI ekane tame pAchaLa rAkhaze, samAjanA dareka praznothI paricita rAkhazo nahIM to samAjara) viSama rahevAno che, te gati karavAnuM nathI. Aje nArI jatinI dazA eTalA ja mATe adhama thaI gaI che ke ene je ene svAbhAvika adhikAra hatA, te ApavAmAM AvyA nathI ane brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM puruSo dvArA ta choDavAmAM AvI che. athavA strIo sAthe dhRNA karavAmAM AvI che. ethI samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsamAM kacAsa rahe, samAjamAM viSamatA dekhAya e svAbhAvika che. - strI jAtimAM vAtsalyanI mAtrA vadhAre che, ene svIkAra jyAre ApaNe karIe chIe, tyAre je enA vAtsalyano upayoga vyApaka dizAmAM karavAmAM Ave to samAjano vikAsa jhaDapI thAya, e hakIkta che. Aje enA vAtsalyane upayoga kAMte kuTuMbanA saMkucita vADAmAM athavA to jJAtinI ke evI sAMkaDI divAlamAM karavAmAM Ave che. je e vAtsalyane kuTuMba, jJAti, prAMta ke bhASAvAdathI upara UThIne samAjasevAnuM vyApaka kSetra maLe te samAjano sarvAgI vikAsa thAya. hiMdu samAjamAM vidhavA mAtAonI saMkhyA moTA pramANamAM che. je emanA vidhavya sAthe paLAtA anivArya brahmacaryane samAjasevAnA kAma, samAjanA bALakone zikSaNa ane saMskAra ApavAnA kAma sAthe joDavAmAM Ave to samAjanuM keTaluM moTuM kAma thaI zake ? zakita te mAtAo-bahenemAM pahelI ja che, mAtra e zaktine khIlavavAnI jarUra che. paNa evAM mAtAo ane bahenanI zakitane jAgRta karavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mATe kayuM mAdhyama hovuM joIe enA upara vicAra karatAM ApaNI najara sAdhvI varga upara Thare che. eTale phalitArtha e thayo ke je bahmacArI munioe je samAjane sarvAgI vikAsa sAdhavo hoya ane vizvanA badhAMya brahmasvarUpa AbhAomAM sarvAgI vikAsa karavA mATe vicaraNa karavuM hoya to strI sAonA mAdhyama dvArA pAchaLa paDI gayelI nArI jAtine AgaLa lAvavI paDaze. bauddha dharmamAM eka vAta Ave che, te A dizAmAM mArgadarzaka banaze. bhagavAna buddhanA ziSya upaguptabhikSu rUpa yauvanathI saMpanna hatA. emane tejaravI cehare brahmacaryanA tejathI dIpato hato. sujAtA nAmanI vezyA te samaye mathurA nagaranI rUparAzi hatI; aneka moTA meTA dhanike tenA IzArA upara nAcatA hatA, tenA caraNomAM namI paDatA hatA. sujAtAe jyAre upaguptabhikSunuM rUpa joyuM te kSaNe ja te tenA upara mohita thaI gaI ane nata mastaka thaIne bhikSune vinavavA lAgI "deva ! huM ApanA caraNamAM A zarIra samarpita karuM chuM. mane svIkAre ane ApanI sevikA banAvo !" bhikSue zAMtamudrAmAM kahyuM : "atyAre huM tamane svIkAravAnuM nathI. samaya Avaze, tyAre huM tamArI sevAmAM hoIza." e vAtane varSo vItyAM. eka samaya e Avyo ke sujAtAnA zarIramAM bhayaMkara roga phelAye. AkhA zarIramAMthI paru vahevA lAgyuM. tenI pAse koIne besavAnuM game nahIM. sujAtA have badhAnI dhRNApAtra banI gaI. UlaTuM, je leka pahelAM enA rUpa upara Asakta banIne ene cAhatA hatA, te lekee ja rAjA AgaLa jaIne phariyAda karI ke "A sujAtAnA zarIranI badabothI zaheramAM rogacALo phelAze eTale nagaranI bahAra kaMI khADAmAM tene naMkhAvI devI joIe. rAjane hukama nIkaLe. rAjapucho tene nagaranI bahAra kaI khADAmAM ekAMta sthaLe nAkhIne cAlyA AvyA. sujAtA tyAM pakepoka mUkI raDavA lAgI, paNa tyAM keNa sAMbhaLe ? koI enI pAsethI pasAra ja thatuM nahotuM. chevaTe upagubhikSunA kAne sujAtAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ durdazAnI vAta paDI. bhikSu tarata ja tyAMthI upaDyA ane jyAM sujAtA rudana karI rahI hatI, tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. sujAtAne saMbedhavA lAgyA "bahena, gabharAze nahIM, huM tamArI sevAmAM AvI pahoMcyo chuM." kANa? huM upagupta bhikSu "upaguptabhikSue tenI sArI peThe sAravAra karI. sujAtA svastha thaI gaga thaIne kahevA lAgI "dhanya che devatA! huM ApanI janmojanmanI RNI chuM, have Apa mane tAre! ugAre!" sujatA bauddha saMghamAM sADavI tarIke dIkSita thaI jAya che. ane A rIte eka pAchaLa paDI gayelI nArI jAgRta thaI pitAnA vAtsalya jharAne samAja sevAnA kAryamAM lagADI de che. A rIte samAjamAM lAkhe vidhavA bahenanA prazno che, hajAro vezyA bahenanA prazno che, te ukelavA mATe strI sAdhvIonA ane strI brahmacAriNIonAM sAhacarya ane sahaganI jarUra Dagale ne pagale rahevAnI. Ama karavAthI ja nArIjAtimAM naitika jAgRti Avaze. te puruSanI sAthe khabhekhabhA mIlAvI samAja vikAsanA kAryomAM bhAga laI zakaze. ane strI ane purA baMne samAna bhUmikA upara pahoMcavAthI ja samAja samarasa thaI zakaze. strIo pAchaLa raheze ane puruSe AgaLa vadhI jaze to samAjavikAsanuM kAryakSetra maMda paDI jaze. puruSonA kAryamAM strIo sahakAraka nahIM rahevAthI UlaTI vighakAraka banI jaze. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe eka vakhate pitAnA racanAtmaka kAryakarane kahyuM: "tamAre have jela javuM paDaze, chene eTalI taiyArI ? vicArIne javAba Apaze." paNa gAMdhIjI samaye samaye kAryakarane sUcavatA rahetA ke tame A vAta tamAre ghera tamArI patnI AgaLa karatA raheje. paNa koIe panI AgaLa A vAta karI nahIM. paraMtu jyAre mahAtmAjIe upalI bAbatamAM javAba mAge, tyAre kAryakaroe pitAnI patnIo AgaLa pelI vAta karI. paNa patnIe te ghaDAyelI ane svarAjyanA vicArothI TevAyelI hatI ja nahIM, eTale jhaghaDe karavA lAgI. puSo panIone asahAya cheDIne jela jAya, e vAta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kemeya karIne temane gaLe utaratI nahotI. badhAMye bApune AvIne vAta karI ke jela javAnI vAta karavAthI te amArA gharamAM meTo jhaghaDe be thaI gayuM che. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe pUchyuM:- ema kema thayuM ? tame mArI kahelI vAta tamArI patnIo AgaLa karI natI ?" badhAye kabUla karyuM. tyAre gAMdhIjIe kahyuM- "jyAMsudhI samAjamAM strI jAtimAM jAgRti Avaze nahIM, tyAMsudhI puraSa ekalA sAmAjika vikAsa karI zakaze ja nahIM." eTale Aje pAchaLa paDI gayelI nArIjAtine AgaLa lAvavA mATe nArI jAtine pratiSThA ApavI paDaze. temane brahmacarya pAlanano adhikAra ApIne vAhmacAriNI tarIke samAja sevAnAM kAmamAM khUpavavA mATe taka ApavI paDaze. ane temanuM ghaDatara sArI peThe dila daIne karavuM paDaze. e ja rIte kolejamAM bhaNatI ane suzikSita nArIemAM pazcimanI havAthI ke lakSmInaMdanenI nArIo taraphanI bhogapipAsAthI nArIomAM je brahmacarya zithilatA AvI che, tene suyogya dizAe lAvI mUkavAmAM paNa suzikSita kumArikAoe ane suvidita sAvIoe paripakava brahmacArI sAdhuonI rAhabarI nIce ghaNuM vizALa kArya karavuM paDaze. mAtra bhAratamAM ja nahIM, bhAratIya nArIo dvArA jagatabharamAM brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlya UbhAM karavAM paDaze. AcArya haribhadrasUrine nArI pratiSThAne eka dAkhale jaina ItihAsanuM ujjavaLa pRSTha che. haribhadrasUri citaDa pAsenA eka nAnakaDA gAmanA rAjapurohitanA putra hatA. saMskRta bhASAnA mahAna vidvAna hatA. emane abhimAna thayuM ke "huM nahIM samajI zakuM tevuM jJAna che ja nahIM." pote eka divasa saMka9pa kare cheH "zna je jJAnane ha na samajI zakuM ane te je mane samajAvI de to huM tene ziya thaI jAuM." eka vakhata teo jaina upAzraya pAsethI jaI rahyA hatA. upAzrayamAM eka vRddha sAvI "yAkinI mahattarA" prAkRta bhASAnI eka gAthAnuM uccAraNa karI rahyAM hatAM. vAraMvAra dhyAnathI sAMbhaLavA chatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com zA haribhakA haribhadasari citAra mahAna vidvAna
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________________ paNa haribhadra te gAthAne artha samajI zakyA nahIM. ethI temanuM abhimAna osarI gayuM. teo vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIjInI pAse jaIne UbhA rahyA. sAdhvIjI pAsethI gAthAno artha sAMbhaLI ane samajIne temane khUba satApa thayo. teo potAnA saMkalpa pramANe sAdhvIjI pAse ziSTadIkSA ApavA mATe vinavavA lAgyA. sAdhvIjIe kahyuM"jaina dharmanA niyama pramANe kAI strI sAdhu pAse ane koI purA sAdhvI pAse dIkSita thaI nahIM zake, paraspara pUraka jarUrI banI zakaze. eTale je tamAre dIkSA levI hoya te AcArya pAse cAle, teo dIkSA Apaze." sAdhvIjIe haribhadrane AcAryanA darzana karAvyAM. haribhadra sAdhu dIkSA svIkArI eTaluM ja nahIM bhaviSyamAM jaina dharmanA teo mahAna nirdhara AcArya thayA. aneka tAttvika graMthe temaNe pote racyA ane Aga upara TIkAo ane vRttio lakhI. paNa A kRtajJa AcArya pratyeka graMtha ke TIkAnI aMte potAnA nAmane badale yAkinI mahArAsanuM" (yAkinI mahattarA sAvanA dharmaputra) tarIke ja lakhyuM ane A rIte temaNe A sAdhvIjIne potAnI dharmamAtA mAnIne temanI ane sAdhvI jagatanI mahAna pratiSThA karI. parzananA mukhyagraMtha upara TIkA lakhanArA vAcaspati mitranAM jyAre lagna thayAM, tyAre bIje ja divase temaNe brahmasUtranA zAMkarabhASya upara TIkA lakhavAnuM zarU karyuM. teo niraMtara te graMthanI TIkA lakhavAmAM ja jAgRta rahetA. temanI patnI temanA A kAryamAM jarAya vina nahotI karatI eTaluM ja nahIM balka, rAtri-divasa eka mAtra pati sevAmAM ja rahetI. sAMja thatAM ja cUpacApa AvIne dIvo peTAvI jatI ane vAcaspanimiza tanmaya bhAvathI lakhavAmAM ja saMlagna rahetA. A rIta dina, bhAsa ane eka-eka varSa karatAM 12 varasanAM vahANuM vahI gayA. TIkAnI pUrNAdatine divasa Avyo, te divase temanI patnI jyAre dI paTAvavA AvI tyAre temaNe joyuM ke, "e te sAdhvInI peThe sAdAI ane saMyamathI potAnuM jIvana gALI rahI che. cahera Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tejathI dIpI rahyo hate." vAcaspatimitre pUchyuM: "tame AvuM jIvana zA mATe vitAvI rahyA che ?" patnIe kahyuM: "ApanA udezyanI siddhi mATe huM chellAM 12 varSathI A sAdhanA karI rahI chuM." mizra cakita thaI gayA. ane bolyA- "kharekhara, tamArI sAdhanAne baLe ja huM A graMthane pUre karI zakyo chuM. je ApaNe sAMsArika vAsanAmAM paDI gayAM hota to kazuM ja karI zakta nahIM, paNa have je vastu lakhAI che te tamane ane mane baMnene amara banAvI deze. huM A TIkAnuM nAma paNa tamArA nAma upara "bhAmatI rAkhuM chuM. A rIte eka nArInI sAdhanAne pariNAme vAcaspatimie tene pratiSThA ApI pote AgaLa vadhyA. ane temane AgaLa lAvyA. prAcIna kALamAM AryanArInuM gaurava jAjavalyamAna hatuM. dareka dharma sAdhanAmAM gRhasthAzramI nArIne puruSa sAthe rAkhavAmAM AvatI. tenA vagara koIpaNa sAdhanA pUrNa mAnavAmAM AvatI nahatI. sAthe sAtha vaidika kALamAM nArInuM gauravapUrNa jIvana hatuM. enA sAkSI rUpe veda vacano che. "zvasura samrAjJI bhava." smRtiomAM paNa "yatra nAryastu pUjya ramate tatra devatA" evA vacano nArInI pratiSThArUpe aMkita che. rAmAyaNamAM bhagavAna rAma azvamegha yajJa Adare che tyAre sItA vanamAM hoI hAjara rahI zake tema nahotAM. sItAnI pratimA banAvI pitAnI saMgAthe rAkhe che. kAraNa ke koIpaNa dharmAcaraNa puruSa eka sarvAgI rIte karI zake ja nahIM. rAmAyaNa kahe che: "binatiya vrata nahIM hoI kharAri." Ama hovA chatAM vacce gALAmAM nArIne khUba ja tiraskAranI dRSTithI jovAmAM AvI. enA mULabhUta adhikArathI ene vaMcita rAkhavAmAM AvI. je strI dvi: zerama yAta' ( strI ane Dhoe veda nahI bhaNavA joIe) AvAM sUtro ane nArI narakanI khANuM" vagere niMdita vacanothI nArIne svAbhAvika vikAsathI dUra haDaselavAmAM AvI. ane samAje pote paNa sarvAgI vikAsanAM bAraNuM baMdha karI dIdhAM. paNa AjanA buddhivAdI samAjanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 4 sarvAMgI kAma karavu che. tathA samAjanA sarvAMgI vikAsa sAdhavA che, tene mATe nare nArIne ane nArIe narane tathA khAsa te nara dvArA nArIne pratiSThA ApyA sivAya kAi Ara nathI.' nArI jAtine pratiSThA ApavAthI ja enAmAM paDelAM vAsasthya, sevA, kAmaLatA, namratA, dhyA, kSamA, dhRti vagere guNA upasI Avaze, ane samAjane moTA phAyadArUpa thaze. ema karavAthI UMDI brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM kAi khAdha AvatA hoya, tema jaNAtu nathI UlaTu, nArIne taracheADavAthI brahmacaryanI sAdhanA je ekAMgI ane che, te punaH nArI pratiSThA sthApavAthI sarvAMgI banI zakaze ane samagra samAjanuM pUrepUruM utthAna thaI zakaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ brahmacarya dvArA vyApaka sAdhanAmAM nArInuM sAhacarya vyApaka sAdhana brahmacarya dvArA jage thaze; je brahmacAriNuM-brahmacArIne vega jAmaze. (8) vacagALAmAM rUDhicusta e strIthI dUra rahevuM, athavA strIthI DiratA rahevuM evo brahmacaryano sAMkaDe artha karyo. e artha pramANe teo strI droha, agara to strI nirapekSa jIvana athavA te strI vidhI jIvana gALavA maMDyA. A arthane pariNAme temanA aMgata jIvananI ane samAja-jIvananI sAdhanAmAM aMtarAyo UbhA thayA. ane teo mAtra zuSka jIvanamAM sAcI rahyA. evI hAlata thavAthI teo samAjane sarvAgI vikAsa nahatA sAdhI zakayA. koIpaNa mANasa brahmacarya pALe ane tene upayoga kaze ja sarvAgI vikAsanA mArge na thAya athavA brahmacarya dvArA saMcita vIryane jagata pratye vAtsalya vahevaDAvavAmAM pUre upaga na thAya to tevA brahmacarya dvArA saMpUrNaze brahma prApti paNa zI rIte thaI zake ? AkhA vizvamAM vaselA brahmamAM AtmIya bhAve, vAtsalyabhAve jovAnI dRSTi temanAmAM kyAMthI khIlI zake ? mATe ja brahmacarya sAdhanA strI nirapekSa ke strI virodhI sAdhana nathI. e vastu vadhune vadhu have spaSTa thaI jAya che. atyaMta jUnA vakhatamAM je brahmacArI mahApuru thayA che, teo strIthI ataDA ke lhIne nahetA rahyA. paNa nArIne vAtsalya mUrti mAnIne tenAthI preraNuM ja letA hatA. bhAratanI bahAra paNa AvuM ja dekhAya che. dA. ta. Izu khrista brahmacArI hatA. paNa teo vAtsalya mUrti nArIothI ataDA nahetA rahetA. temaNe potAnA jIvanakALamAM aneka duHkhI ane pachAta nArIonAM duHkhe dUra karyA hatAM. temane pratiSThA ApI hatI. Aje paNa Izu khristanA IsAI samAjamAM pAdarIo ane sAdhvIo che ja paNa khristI dharmamAM to nArI jAtine brahmacarya sAdhanAne adhikAra paNa ApavAmAM AvyuM che. ane enA pariNAme teo Aje paNa sikSaNa-saMskAra ane zagI zukUvAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 48 pitAnuM AkhuM jIvana samApagI rIte gALe che. Izu khrista nArI jatine ataDI ane dUra ja rAkhata to A sthiti jovA na maLata. jemaNe jemaNe sarvAgI sAdhanA karI che. athavA karavA mAge che, teoe koIe brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM strI jAtithI athavA strI sAdhikAthI dhRNuM nahetI sevI; ataDA nahAtA rahyA. agara te nArI nAgaNa che, karaDI jaze evo bhaya sevIne nArIthI DaryA nahatA. ane na karavuM joIe. svAmI rAmakR Na paramahaMsanA patnI zrI zAradAmaNidevI potAnA patinI khUba sevA karavA lAgyAM. sAdAI ane saMyamathI rahevA lAgyAM. patine mArga e ja mAre mArga che. patinA sArA kAmamAM huM bAdhaka nahi banuM.' ema kahIne pite patinA jIvanamAM samarpita thaI gayAM hatAM. zrI rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa paNa brahmacaryanI utkRSTa sAdhanA mATe zAradAmaNine mAtA svarUpe mAnIne cAlyA. paNa keI divasa zAradAmaNine dUra rAkhavAM ke temanI dhRNu karavI evo vicAra sarakhoya nahoto karyo. enuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke emanI vyApaka sAdhanA saraLa thaI gaI ane bahenonA prazno ukelavA mATe zAradAmaNi devI mAdhyama banyAM. rAmakRSNa mizanamAM ATalI pragati thaI enuM eka kAraNu rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ane zAradAmaNi devInI saMgAthe rahIne karelI brahmacarya sAdhanA hatI, temAM kema nA kahI zakAya? baMgALanA nivAsI araviMda eka divasa virakta thaIne vega sAdhanA karavA gayA. paMDIcerImAM potAne Azrama bAMdhIne brahmacArI rahI ga-sAdhanA kare che. evAmAM temane phrAMsanA vatanI eka bahenano -jemane pachI teoe mAtAjI tarIke jAhera karyA temane-bheTa tha. araviMda maharSinI AkhI Azrama vyavasthAne bhAra te mAtAjIe saMbhALyo. Aje paNa AzramamAM aneka sAdhaka-sAdhikAo sAdhanA mATe rahe che. TUMkamAM brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM araviMda maharSie strI jAtine ataDI ke dUra nahotI rAkhI balake strI jAtimAM je vAtsalyano dhodha haste ene sAre vaLAMka ApIne ene sadupayoga karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 49 gRhasthAzramamAM rahIne Adarzo brahmacarya pAlananA eka dAkhalo baMgALanA azvinIkumAra dattane paNa che. lagna karyAnA be varasa pachI eka divasa te Izu khristanA bhakata seMTapAlanAM vacane bahu jhINavaTathI vAMcI rahyA hatA. emAM ghaNA ThekANe dehanI pavitratA sAcavavAnA upadeza hatA. emanA upara A vacaneAnI bahu sArI asara thai. emane vicAryuM" ke huM te vivAhIta chuM, zarIranI pavivratA kema rAkhI zaku? chevaTe temane potAnA vicAro patnIne jaNAvavA mATe ATha pAnAne patra lakhyo. patnInI uMmara te vakhate paMdara varSanI hatI. paNa te susa skRta bALAe avicala bhAve vALa ApyA: "huM ApanI sahami`NI zru, Ape dhama jIvanamAM Age kUca karavA mATe je mArge cAlavAnuM vicAryuM che te mArge Apa sukhethI vicarA. huM koI divasa ApanA zreya mArgomAM bAdhaka nahi anu balke banatAM sudhI sahAyaka ja banavA icchuM chuM. patnInA AvA vicAra sAMbhaLIne azvinIkumAranA sakalpa vadhAre daDha thayA. pariNIta hovA chatAM pote peAtAnuM AkhuM jIvana brahmacarya pAlanamAM vitAvyuM. te samAja ane rASTranA hitanA mATe brahmacArI bhAI-baheneAnu eka ma`DaLa sthApavA mAMgatA hatA. e maMDaLamAM keTalAka leAkA dAkhala paNa thayA hatA. A rIte zrI azvinIkumAra datte brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM patnIne tarachoDI nahIM, bAdhaka nahIMM gaNI. balke brahmacArI bhAIbaheneAnA maMDaLamAM sAdhaka ja gaNI hatI. mahAtmA gAMdhIjI samAjanI sarvAMgI sAdhanA karavA mAMgatA hatA. eTale temaNe gRhasthAzramamAM rahIne brahmacarya vrata svIkAryuM .. kasturabA A pratijJAmAM khUba ja sAdhaka banyAM hatAM. strIjAtimAM naitika hiMmata ane jAgRti lAvavA mATe temaNe kasturabAne paNa svarAjyanI laDatamAM satyAgraha mATe taiyAra karyAM ane sAthe sAthe aneka nArIone taiyAra karI. tee samajatAM hatAM ke mArA vAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 50 prasthAzramI jIvanamAM brahmacarya--sAdhanAmAM strI bAdhaka nahi bane bake sAdhaka banaze. tenI sUtelI zakita, vAtsalya ane sevA bhAvanA vyApaka samAja-vikAsa mATe upayogI thaze. ane eTalA mATe ja temaNe dArUnA pIThA upara pikeTIMga karavA mATe strIone mokalI. Aje paNa jeo vyApaka sAdhanA karavA mAge che teo strI jAtithI cheTA rahI agara te jhIne dUra bhAgatA nathI babbe strImAM paDelI zakitane pragaTAvI tenA mAdhyama dvArA samAjamAM nArI jAtinA prazno ukele che. saMta vinebAja pite naiSThika brahmacArI che chatAM teo bahenone sAthe rAkhI temanuM sArI peThe ghaDatara karI nArI jAtinA praznomAM mAdhyama banAvavA mAge che. jANavA mujaba zrI dAdA dharmAdhikArI vimalA ThakkaranuM ghaDatara karI nArI jAtinA prazno ane samAjanA vikAsa mATe tene mAdhyama banAve che. munizrI saMtabAlajI eka jana muninI dRSTie pUrNa brahmacarya--sAdhanAmAM mAnatA hevA chatAM ane bIjA arthamAM kahIe te tema mAnIne ja vyApaka ane sarvAgI sAdhanA mATe bahenone mAdhyama banAvI samAja ghaDatara karavA akhaMDa mathI rahyA che. temanI preraNAthI sthApita mAtRsamAje nArI jAtinA vikAsa mATe prayatnazIla che. e ja rIte eka digaMbara jaina muni eka bahenanA mAdhyama dvArA samAjamAM nArIjAtinA ukaLatA prazno levA mAge che; ema sAMbhaLyuM che. A rIte aneka TAM chavAyAM brahmacArI sAdhake ane sAdhuo che, jeo nArI sAdhikA ka gRhasthAzramI pavitra nArInA nirdoSa sAhacarya dvArA nArIjAtinuM ghaDatara karavAmAM mAne che. ane pitApitAne sthAne evuM vyApaka ane sarvAgI kArya karI rahyAM che. sadbhAgye e badhAMnuM saMkalana tarata thaI jAya to bhArata pAsenI jagatanI AzA jarUra purAya. - jyAre Aje samAjamAM bhautikavAdanA pravAhe bahu jorathI dhasI AvI rahyAM che, gRhastha jIvanamAM strI ane puruSa baMne A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pa1 pravAhothI aMjAIne sAcI svataMtratAne badale svachaMdatA tarapha jaI rahyA che, eve vakhate e svAbhAvika che ke strI ane purU vacce adhikAra mATenA vicAra bhedane lIdhe athavA TI svataMtratA mATe gharSaNa UbhAM thAya. je AvAM gharSaNa UbhAM thAya che tene zamAvaze koNa? je brahmacArI puruSo sAdhake (sAdhusaMnyAsIo) ekalA ataDA rahIne A gUMcavAyelA praznone ukela lAvavA jaze te e pite keTalIka bAbatomAM anubhavahIna hovAthI tathA nArI praznomAM UMDA na utaravAthI sAcI ane saMpUrNa saphaLatA prApta nahi karI zake. eTaluM ja nahi, babbe strI mAdhyama vinA strI jAtinA praznomAM UMDA utaravA jaze te jAhera jIvanamAM jokhame paNa vadhu UbhAM thavAne saMbhava raheze. eTalA mATe strIonA AvA gUMcavAyelA praznomAM spaSTa mArga darzana ApavA mATe ane prazno ukelavA mATe mAdhyama tarIke strI sAdhikA athavA sAdhvInI jarUra raheze ja. vaLI je strI sAdhikAnuM-sAdhvInuM ghaDatara nahi thayuM hoya ke tene spaSTa daSTi nahi maLI hoya te te sAdhvI alaga rahIne pUraka tarIkenA mArgadarzana ApavAmAM niSphaLa nIvaDaze. mATe sAdhvInA pitAnA ghaDatara sAru ane spaSTa vyApaka daSTi tene ApavA sAru paNa sAdhvIone nirdoSa sAhacarya ApavuM paDaze. Ama thavAthI ja strI puruSa vacce je bheda Aje Ubho che-puruSa Uge che, strI nIcI che. ane evI peTI mAnyatA ghara karI beThI-che tene saMpUrNapaNe dUra karI zakAze. ane nArIne sAcI pratiSThA ApI zakAze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ nArInA zarIrasparzane badale hRdayasparzanI jarUra nirdoSa tasparza, varyAM jyAM strI puruSane; tyAM nakakI hRdayasparza, ghaTe vizeSa sAdhavo. (9) have savAla e thaze ke brahmacArI munio ane saMnyAsIo mATe strInA zarIrane sparza varjita zA mATe gaNo joIe? Ama te strI ane puruSane bheda ApaNe AkRti mAtrathI ja oLakhI zakIe. aMdara rahele AtmA te baMnene eka che. mATe ja je muni jinakalpI che, brahmarUpa che, ane samAjanA saMparkamAM bhAgye ja Ave che, temanA mATe strI-puruSa baMnemAM koI bheda na hoI zarIrasparza varjita gaNAya nathI. digaMbara jaina munio athavA paramahaMse mATe paNa zarIrasparza vajita nathI; paNa jeo samAja vacce rahIne sAdhanA kare che, jemane pareze nahIM paNa pratyakSe samAja kalyANa sAthe AtmakalyANa sAdhavuM che, temanA mATe strI-puruSa zarIrasparza varjananI maryAdA hoya, e barAbara che. kAraNa ke evAM sAdhusAdhvIonuM anukaraNa karavA ghaNAM lalacAvAnAM ane temane pitAne paNa strI-puruSa ane jagatanA aneka prazno levAnA heI lepa na lAge tevuM jAgRtibharyuM vAtAvaraNa rAkhavA zarIrasparzana thAya tevI maryAdAne Agraha jarUrI gaNAya. paNa jeTale aMze zarIrasparza na karavAne Agraha vadhu hoya, teTaluM ja teo baMne hRdayasparzathI najIka Ave, khullA dilathI ekabIjAnI saMmukha Ave, e anivArya jarUrI che, kAraNa ke jene samAjamAM ahiMsA dvArA krAMti karavI hoya tene mATe e vicAravuM paDaze ke ahiMsAnI, premavAtsalyanI zakti kenAmAM vadhu che ? ahiMsAnI zakti tyAM ja vadhAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 53 hoya jyAM buddhi karatAM hRdaya vikaseluM hoya. sAmAnya rIte pumAM hRdaya karatAM buddhi vadhAre vikaselI hoya che. jyAre sAmAnya rIte strIomAM buddhi karatAM hadaya vadhAre vikaseluM hoya che. eTalA mATe jaina paribhASAmAM kahIe to Aje brahmacArI ane sthavira kalpI muni mATe samAjamAM ahiMsaka krAMti karavA mATe nArIne nirvikAra zarIrasparza karatAM hRdayasparzanI vadhAre jarUra che. strI zarIradhArI AtmAne aMgata vikAsa mATe paNa puruSa zarIradhArInI hUMpha jarUrI rahevAnI. AvI sAcI ane saMpUrNa dUpha hRdayasparzathI ja maLI zake. koI ema kahI zake ke nara ane nArIne zarIraparza je nirvikArI hoya te zA mATe bAdha gaNavo joIe ? jemaNe pratyakSa ja zarIrasevAnuM kAma karavuM che, tevA vAnaprasthAzramI mATe Avo nirvikArI zarIraparza kSamya gaNI zakAya, kAraNa ke temane pratyakSa sahakArya karavAnuM hoI hRdayasparza anivArya nathI. paNa jemane samAjane naitika dhArmika preraNA ane mArgadarzana ApIne sarvAgI samAjasevA karavI che, badhAMya kSetre nibaMdha rahIne kheDavAM che, temane mATe nirvikArI paNa zarIrasparzanI jarUra nathI. bIjI vAta e che ke jeo samAjanI sarvAgI sevA kare che, samAjanA aNaukelAyelA praznone dharmadaSTie ja ukelavA mATe mathatA hoya che, temane hRdayane vikAsa vadhu hovAthI teo hadayathI najIka vadhu AvI zakavAthI nirvikArI zarIrasparza karatAM paNa hRdayasparza ja temane mATe vadhAre jarUrI saheje banI rahe che. eka vastu AjanA yugane joIne vicAravA jevI che, te e ke Aje bhogavAdI saMskRtinuM jora vadhatuM jAya che. gRhasthajIvanamAM Aje brahmacarya ke saMyamanI maryAdAne badale asaMyama svachaMdatA ane mukta sahacArano pravAha vadhatuM jAya che. vAnaprasthAzrama te luptaprAya jevo thaI gayo che. AvI paristhitimAM saMnyAsAzramanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 54 sAdhake je nArInA nirvikArI zarIra sparzanA tyAganI maryAdAne nahIM sAcave te samAjanI zraddhA ane vizvAsa TakI zake ke kema? e daSTi paNa vicAraNIya che. ane AgaLa kahyuM tema kaI AvA nirdoSa zarIrasparzanuM paNa anukaraNa kare te aniSTa UbhAM thAya, mATe nirdoSa zarIraparza paNa vajya gaNavo joIe. jemaNe samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA karI che. athavA karavI che, temaNe nirdoSa zarIrasparza karatAM hRdayasparzane ja vadhAre mahattva ApyuM che, ne ApavuM joIe. jo ke nArInara hRdayasparzamAM bhale judA judA khaMDAnI zayananI maryAdA svIkArAya, athavA anivArya evI bIjI paNa maryAdAo rakhAya, emAM vAMdho nathI. paNa najIkanA nivAsa najIka AhArasevana ane sAthe vihAranI vastuo to karavI ja paDaze. te ja hRdayasparza vadhAremAM vadhAre thaI zakaze. sAmAnya vikArI mANasa nArInA sthULa zarIrasparzamAM AnaMda mAne che, sukhanI kalpanA kare che. jyAre uccakoTinA sAdhake hRdayathI hRdayanA milanamAM ja sAce AnaMda che, sAcuM sukha che, ema mAne che, ane kharekhara anubhavanI eraNe A mAnyatA sAcI TharI che. uccakeTinA devomAM paNa zarIrasparza vinA vadhu UMce upabhoga naranArI karI zakavAnI vAta Ave che. eTale ja hRdayathI hRdayanA sparzamAM AnaMda anubhavanArAone paLe-paLe jAgRti, brahmacaryaniSThA, anivArya maryAdA ane badhI Idine saMyama sAcavo paDe te svAbhAvika che. gRhasthAzramI jIvanamAM kezAvezyAmAM atyaMta Asakta banelA dhUlibhadra pitAnA pitAnA mRtyunA samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM AMcakA anubhave che. ane kezAvezyAne choDIne virAgya pAmI muni bane che. muni jIvanamAM varSo vItI gayAM. eka divasa sthUlibhadra muni ciMtAmAM lIna thaIne vicAre cheH "meM varSo sudhI gRhasthajIvanamAM kezAne zarIrasparza karyo ane vaiSayika AnaMda lUMTayo, paNa je AnaMda hRdayasparzamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 55 che, AtmikasamAM che, te AnaMda viSaya sukhamAM kyAM che ? paNa huM kezAne tarachoDIne Aje ekale ja Amikarasane AnaMda lUMTI rahyo chuM. mArI sAthe vayika sukhamAM rAcanAra dazAne paNa A Atmikarasane anubhava karAvuM to kevuM sAruM?" pitAnA guru saMbhUti vijaya muninI pAse sthUlibhadra muni Ave che. hAtha joDIne besI jAya che. cAturmAsanI vAta cAlatAM ja bIjA traNa gurubhAIe paikInA eka siMhanI guphAmAM, eka sApanA rAphaDA upara ane eka kUvAnI aMdara cAturmAsa gALavAnI rajA mAge che. jyAre sthUlibhadra muni eka vakhatnI premikA kezA vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa gALavAnI rajA mAge che. gurudeve cAre zine pitAnA mananIta sthaLe cAturmAsa gALavAnI rajA ApI dIdhI. A rIte sthUlibhadra muni pATaliputramAM kezA vezyAne tyAM AvyA; ane enA makAnamAM cAturmAsa gALavAnI rajA mAgI. kozAe saharSa utaravAnI rajA ApI. kozAnA manamAM ema hatuM ke "A sUnuM hRdaya have bharAI jaze ane sthUlibhadra mArA premanA raMgamAM raMgAI jaze." kozAe muni yUlibhadra upara pitAne raMga jamAvavAno prayatna zarU karyo. te navA navA pizAke sajIne, hAvabhAva karIne, nRtyagIta karIne sthUlibhadra munine rijhavavAno prayatna karavA lAgI. paNa sthUlibhadra muninuM mana have vaiSayika sukhane badale Atmika virala sukha ane virala saMtoSa mANavAmAM ghaDAI gayeluM hatuM, zarIrasparzane badale hRdayasparzanuM mahattva anubhavI cUkyuM hatuM, eTale kAzAnA rAgaraMga, nRtya, gIta, hAvabhAvone sAce vaLAMka ApavA mATe teo vadhAre ne vadhAre vAtsala pAtharatA gayA. eka divasa kezAe pUchI ja lIdhuM: "A5 Ama kema mane phIkA phekA dekhAo cho ? ApanI bhUtakALanI raMgarasiyA tarIkenI rasavRtti kyAM cAlI gaI ? mArA nRtya, gIta, hAvabhAvamAM have kaMI ja rasa letA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 56 nathI! zarIrasparzanuM sukha mANavAnI IcchA ja thatI nathI. Ama kema ?" sthUlibhadra bolyA : "mane have e anubhava thaI cUkyo che ke zarIrasparza karatAM hRdayasparzamAM sAce, sthAyI ane pUrNa AnaMda che. jeNe e AnaMda mANyo hoya, tene have zarIrasparzanA kSaNika ane mithyA AnaMdamAM mana ja kema rahI zake ? huM tamAre tyAM eTalA mATe ja cAturmAsa gALavA Avyo chuM ke kazA haju zarIrasparzamAM ja rAcIne rahetI haze, huM to hRdayasparzane AnaMda lUMTI rahyo chuM. tyAre zA mATe kezAne hRdayasparzanA AnaMdane hAva na ApuM ? kAza ! tArAmAM hAvabhAva, saundarya, raMgarAga ane nRtyagItanI kaLA che, paNa enAthI tene sthAthI ane sAce AnaMda maLyo nathI! paNa jo tuM A badhAne vAtsalyabhAvamAM pariNata karI jagatamAM vahAvaze, ane tArA zarIra arpaNatAnA guNane hArdika arpaNatAmAM palaTI nAkhaze, to tene sAce ane sthAyI AnaMda maLaze. eTaluM ja nahIM aneka mATe sAcA AnaMdanI dAtrI ane preraNAmUrti tuM banI rahIza. tAruM jIvana no ane sarvAgI viLAMka laI leze. huM ene ja hRdayasparzane mahAna AnaMda kahuM chuM. kezA ! sandarya bAhyasparzanI vastu nathI. e te hRdayasparzanI ja vastu che. hRdayasparza vinAnuM zarIrasparzavALuM saundarya sarI ja jAya che. vAtsalyanI saritA kharekhara te samAja ane jagata pratye vahevaDAvavA mATe tAruM saundarya che, vaiSayika sukha mANavA mATe nahIM. eTale have huM tArA zarIrane sparza karavA mAgatA nathI, tArA hRdayane sparza karavA mAguM chuM. ane e ja have bAkI rahyo che. sthUlibhadranA ekeeka vAkyamAM apUrva rasa karI rahyo hato. kezAnA zRMgArika mAnasamAM vairAgyarase have aDDo jamAvI lIdhA hatA. tarata kezAnI hRdayataMtrI jhaNajhaNa UThI. teNue vinamra thaIne kahyuM: "basa, muja tana, mana, buddhi, prANa ane hRdayanA ArAdhyadeva ! sarvasva bhagavAna ! huM Aje hRdayasparzanuM mahatva samajI cUkI chuM. AjathI huM hRdayasparzanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pa7 ArAdhanAmAM ja tallIna thaIza. Ape cAra mAsa hRdayasparza mAne samaya ApIne mane janmajanmanI RNI banAvI dIdhI che. huM ApanI sAthe sAthvI banIne ApanI saMpUrNa pUraka banI nathI zakatI paNa ahIM beThAM paNa ApanI pUraka banavA pUrepUrI kaziza karIza. mArA nAtha! ApanI sAdhanA saphaLa thAo ! Ape hRdayasparzanI dIkSA ApIne mane sAcA AnaMdane mArge vALI che, te mATe huM ApanI kRtajJa chuM.' cAturmAsa pUruM thayuM. kezA have vArAMganA maTIne varAMganA ( pavitra zreSTha nArI ) banI cUkI hatI. muni yUlibhadrane hRdayasparza dIkSAne puruSArtha saphaLa thayuM tyArathI je kezAthI AkarSAyA temane kazA dvArA uddhAra thayuM che. A che eka dhUlibhadra sAdhunA gurubaMdhu sAdhune ja unnata nara nArI sAthe rahI cAturmAsa gALavA chatAM, zarIra sparzane badale hRdaya sparza dvArA sAcA AnaMdanI anubhUtine namUno! nArI, e Ameya arpaNatAnI mUrti che ja. emAM namratA, kamaLatA ane kSamA, e trive ne saMyoga paNa che. jo enA e guNone suvaLAMka maLe to e guNe sAcA arthamAM khIlI zake. ane aneka jIvone uddhAra karI zake eTale A guNone hRdaya sparzanI sauthI vadhu jarUra che. je nArIne sAcI hUMpha maLe to e kaI divasa zarIra sparza ke zArIrika vAsanA tarapha jatI nathI, e hakIkata che. jo A guNone zarIra sparzane mArge ja vALavAmAM Ave to enAthI bhaviSyamAM saMkucitatA, haThIlApaNuM, pArasparika adekhAI, moha ane vAsanA jevA anarthonI paraMparA vadhavA mAMDe che. jene anubhava ApaNane ghera ghera ane Thera Thera jovA maLI jAya tevuM che. vAcakone eka Itara jaina dharmanuM mahApAtra dekhADIe. "satI rAjamatI ariSTaneminI sAthe lagna thavAnI khuzImAM harSa ghelI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 58 banelI hatI. ariSTanemine jANe rAjamatIne e ja pratibaMdha ApavAne hato ke zarIralagna karatAM, Atmalagna vadhAre mahattvanA che, eTale teoe vaSa sajIne varayAtrIo sAthe rAjamatInA pitRgRha tarapha prasthAna karyuM. paraMtu rastAmAM ja varayAtrIone bhojana ApavA mATe vADAmAM purAyelAM pazuone karuNa pikAra sAMbhaLyuM. ariSTanemie tyAM ja ghabhIne badhAMya pazuone mukta karAvyAM. ane te bahAne mAMsAhArI vAdava jAtine dayAnuM mahatva samajAvI dIdhuM. pachI tera nI najIka AvIne je tarata pAchA pharyA, eTale rAjamatInA manamAM maMthana jAgyuM. pahelAM te teNIe vicAryuM ke huM te kevI abhAginI chuM ke mArAM vAgdAna ariSTanemi sAthe thayA. meM emane AMkhe joyA, have mane Ama tarachoDIne ariSTanemikumAra pAchA pharI gayA! evo te mArAmAM kayo doSa hato ke teo mane choDI gayA ? "Ama vicAra karatA-karatAM rAjamatIne eka preraNAprada vicAra AvyuM ane punajanmonuM smaraNa thaI gayuM. "kharekhara ! mane ariSTanemi tarachoDIne gayA nathI. paNa mane bodha ApIne gayA che ke tuM Arya nArInA mArgane anusare ! A pahelAnA AgalA ATha janmamAM meM tAre zarIra sparza ja karyo, ane ene pariNAme lAgalAga2 baMnene sAthe sAtha ATha bhava karavA paDayA. have huM tAro hRdaya sparza karavA mAguM chuM, jethI A mAre bhava bhramaNane aMta Ave ane tAre paNa mArI jema najIkanA bhaviSyamAM sarvAgIpaNe bhAvi AtmavikAsa thaI zake. ane tArA dvArA samAjane paNa vikAsa thAya. atyAra sudhI zarIra sparzamAM rAcavAne lIdhe tArA ane mArA AtmAne ekAMgI vikAsa, ane te paNa bahu ja alpa mAtramAM theye che. mATe have jyAre hRdayasparza thaze, tyAre tArI, mArI ane samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA thaze. khare ja e vastu samajAvavA mATe ariSTanemi teNu sudhI AvIne pAchA pharI gayA che ! eTale have te mAre pativratA AryanArInI piTha patinA mArgane anusarIne emanA hRdayane sparza Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 59 karavo joIe.. hRdaya sparza karavA mATe patinA sadgaNone anusaravuM joIze. A pachI rAmatInI sakhIoe teNIne ghaNuM samajavI. ane ariSTaneminA anusaraNane choDavA mATe kahyuM paNa rAjamatA tattva samajI gaI hatI, eTale ekanI be na thaI chevaTe : GSSSBdara jyAre . ariSTanemi pite sAdhu dIkSA laI le che, ane saMpUrNa AtmajJAna thayA pachI saMdha racanA (tIrthasthApanA) kare che, te vakhate rAjamatI paNa temanI pAse jaIne sAvI dIkSA svIkAre che. A rIte hRdaya sparza-dIkSAnI sAthe ja neminAtha bhagavAnanI sAthe rAjamatInA Amalagna thaI cUkyAM hatAM. ane teNIe bhagavAna neminAthanA catuvidha saMdhanA sarvAgINa vikAsa mATe mahattvapUrNa phALo Apyo. eTale AjanA yuge jene samAjanI sarvAgINa sAdhanAdhArA AtmavikAsa sAdhavo chesarvAgIbrahmacarya sAdhavuM che; tene mATe strIne nirvikArI zarIra sparza bhale vajarya hoya, paNa tene hRdayasparza to UMDANanI AtmIyatA sAthe vadhAre paDaze. te ja nArImAM sUtA pahelA vAtsalya vagere aneka guNone khIlavavAnI tathA tenAmAM naitika hiMmata bharIne tenA dvArA samAjanA gUMcavAyelA aneka prazno ukelI zakAze ane pitAnuM sarvAgI brahmacArIpaNuM nakakara rUpa dharI zakaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 10 jokhama ane pragati pragati paMthamAM jhAjhAM, sarvatra jokhamo bharyA; sAvacetI thakI cAlI, pAra te karavAM rahyAM. (10) bhAratIya samAjamAM brahmacaryanA mahatva vize be mata nathI, paNa brahmacaryanI vyavahArika sAdhanA viSe judA judA matabhedo che, je samajI zakAya che. rUDhicusta ke ekAMgI manavALA lekenuM te ThIka paNa keTalAka vicAraka dekhAtA leke paNa evA vicAranA thaI jAya che ke brahmacArIe strIthI taddana cheTA rahevuM ja joIe. vhAtA rahevuM ja joIe. ene paDachA na paDI jAya, evI takedArI rAkhavI ja joIe. ane e daSTie teo tyAM lagI mAne che ke brahmacArIe strInuM moTuM paNa na jevuM, je sthAne brahmacArI rahetA hoya te sthAne strIne AvavA ja na devI, strIo Ave te turata mAM para kapaDuM DhAMkI devuM. copaDImAM strInuM citra hoya te phADI nAkhavuM. strI viSayaka pATha hoya te kADhI nAkho. paNa A brahmacaryane sAva chIchara-upala idaSTikoNa che. e lekene pUchavAmAM Ave che ke brahmacaryanI sAdhanAne AdhAra mana che ke mAtra zarIra ja. je zarIra ja hoya te te khIlA para baMdhAyele gheDa paNa manamAM bhale vAsanAnA vicAra karate hoya, te brahmacArI ja gaNAya ne ! paNa kharekhara te vAsanAnuM mULa manamAM che. manane vaza karavA mATe, iMdri upara lagAma rAkhavA mATe-TevAyelI viSayarasa raMgIlI-idrithI viSayane aLagA rAkhavA jarUrI paNa che. paNa te pitAnI UNapa samajIne, nahIM ke adhikAI samajIne. bAkI mAtra strIothI cheTA rahIne, jeo brahmacarya sAdhanA karavA mAge che, temanI saphaLatAShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ niSphaLatAnI sAcI kahANI te bhAratamAMnA keTalAMka brahmacArIonAM gurukulo ja kahI deze. AjanAM eka-be gurukulanA kissA mArI jANamAM che ke tyAM brahmacArIo upara bahu ja sakhata pratibaMdha mUkavAmAM AvyA hatA, paNa pariNAma e AvyuM ke keTalAka vidyAthao tyAMthI chUTatAM ja e pratibaMdhane toDavA lAgyA. ane eTalA ja jorathI e aniSTonuM sevana karavA lAgyA. eTale brahmacArIne brahmacaryanI sAdhanAne mULa AdhAra mananI keLavaNI che. je mana strIne jotAM ja mAtRbhAvanAthI keLavAyeluM hoya te brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM strI bAdhaka nathI banatI, balake sAdhaka banI jAya che. saMta vinobAjI te ema kahe che ke "mAre te A anubhava che ke mArI sAme koI strI Ave te mane ema ja lAge che ke mArI mAtA ja AvI gaI. eTale mane vadhAre surakSA lAge che; kAraNa ke mAtA pAse UbhI hoya te ApaNe khoTAM kAma nahIM karI zakIe. temaja brahmacArIne paNa strInA sAnidhyathI vadhAre surakSitatA lAgavI joIe. matalaba e ke brahmacArIne strI saMparkathI bacavuM joIe, e ekAMgI (ane sarvAgI sAdhanAnI dRSTie kho) khyAla che. enAthI kRtrima maryAdAo UbhI thAya che, ane daMbha vadhe che. uparAMta mana keLavAtuM nathI. eTale AvI bAhya sthULa-maryAdAo pALavA chatAM mAnasika brahmacaryamAM kacAsa rahI jAya che. kharI rIte hovuM to ema joIe; brahmacArInI saMmukha kaI strI Ave te tene mAtA samajIne te pitAne vadhAre pavitra ane surakSita samaje tathA te AvelI strIne paNa surakSA maLI hoya tevo sahajabhAvI banI jAya; jema gAMdhIjInA sahavAsathI aneka yuvatione mAtA tarIkeno sAkSAta anubhava thato hate. badhA brahmacArInI dRSTi je AvI hoya ke "strI narakanI khANa nathI; paNa mAre mATe te aMbA bhavAnI che, jagata jananI che." to brahmacaryanuM pAlana sAva saheluM thaI jAya, ane strIne hRdayasparza vadhAravA mATenI badhI jogavAIe tene mATe sahaja svAbhAvika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ banI jAya. Ama thAya te samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsanA prayatna abAdhita cAlI zake. A parathI rakhe koI ema samaje ke "brahmacarya sAdhaka strIpue koI paNa maryAdA na rAkhavI." puruSa-puruSa vacce paNa maryAdAo jALavavI raheze te strI ane puruSanA zarIramAM bheda hAI amuka anivArya maryAdAo to AgrahapUrvaka rAkhavI ja joIze, paNa nirarthaka ane daMbhavardhaka kRtrima maryAdAo UbhI karavAnI jarAye jarUra nathI. tethI daMbha vadhe che, cAritrya vadhatuM nathI. vaLI keTalAka lokonuM ema mAnavuM che ke jUnA vakhatamAM strIonA saMparkathI meTA moTA kahevAtA RSimunionAM mana calita thaI gayAM hatAM. Aje to pAzcAtya saMskRtine bhagavAdane pravAha bhAratamAM AvI rahyo che, enI asara dareka leke upara thatI jAya che. pazcimanAM kRtrima saMtati niyama, mukta sahacAra, chUTAcheDA, para strI saMgama vagere aniSTa bhAratamAM paNa phelAtAM jAya che. AvI paristhitimAM je brahmacArI sAdhusaMnyAsIo strI saMparkathI dUra na rahe, strI saMgamathI vegaLA na rahe to temanA mATe keTaluM meTuM jakhama cheeTale brahmacArI sAdhusaMnyAsIoe strIo sAthe sahanivAsa (bhale te judA judA khaMDamAM hoya), saMparka, sAdhvIo sAthe sahavihAra ke najIka AhAra na AdaravAM joIe. upara varNavela vAta avagaNavA jevI te nathI, paNa enAM bIjAM pAsAMo paNa che. tenA upara UMDANathI vicAravAnuM khAsa vadhu jarUrI lAge che. pahelI vAta e che ke sAmAnya janatA karatAM sAdhusaMnyAsIonI kakSA bahu ja UMcI hoya che. brahmacArI gRhastha ke vAnaprasthI sAmAnya janatA karatAM ucca kakSAnA hoya che. brahmacArI gRhastha pitAnI patnI sAthe kuTuMbamAM rahevA chatAM bIjAM bahene sAthe saMparka, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 63 saMsargamAM Ave ja che, pratyakSa sevA karatI vakhate nirdoSa zarIra sparza paNa karatA hoya che chatAM te brahmacarya sAdhanA sArI peThe karI zake che. ane samAja tenA upara vizvAsa rAkhatA hoya che, e ja rIte vAnaprasthI saMta gRhasthIjIvanamAM eka kuTuMbane, jJAtine, nagarane ke rASTrane heI vizvakuTuMbI hovAne lIdhe strIonA saMparkamAM Ave ja che, ane samAjasevA dvArA sarvAgI sAdhanA kare che; samAja tenA upara khUba vizvAsa rAkhatA hoya che, jyAre sauthI ucca koTinA je sAdhusaMnyAsIo gaNAya che, temane mATe nirdoSa zarIra sparza vijya hovA chatAM paNa tenA samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA karavAmAM nArI jAtinA hRdayasparza ane saMparka pratye paNa samAja zaMkAzIla raheze, vizvAsa nahIM rAkhaze to sAmAjika krAMtinAM kAme koI divasa thaI zakavAnA nathI. kAraNa ke sAdhusaMta sivAya gRhastha brahmacArI ane vAnaprastha brahmacArInI "vasudaivakuTuMbakama' sUtramAM maryAdA rahe. vAnI ja. gAMdhIjI jevI vibhUtionI vAta judI che. vaLI sauthI ucca mAnavA chatAM sAdhusaMnyAsIo pratye jo ATale ke vizvAsa na hoya te tevA sAdhusaMnyAsIone mAnavA ke pUjavAnI jarUra paNa zI che? bIjI vastu e che je sAdhusaMnyAsIo AtmakalyANanI sAthe samAja kalyANa mATe prayatnazIla che, vasati vacce samAjanA prazno ukelavA mATe samAjanI sAthe saMkaLAyelA hoya che, evA sAdhusaMnyAsIonI cakAsaNuM ane parIkSA te samAja svayaM karI ja leze. temanAM AhAra-vihAra, raheNIkaraNa ane vyavahAra uparathI samAja tarata ja tAravI leze. pachI temanA pratye avizvAsa rAkhavAnuM koI kAraNa che kharuM? vaLI je sAdhusaMnyAsIo, sAdhvIo sAmAjika sAdhanA karatAM haze, temanA jIvanamAM gUDha guptatA jevI koI vastu raheze ja nahIM. pachI jokhamanuM kAraNa paNa keTaluM najIvuM banI jAya che! je leke eka bAju sAdhu-saMnyAsIo pratye avizvAsa rAkhe che ane bIjI bAju pAchA temane vaMdana kare che, temane kevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 64 samajavA ? vaLI keTalAMka sAdhu-saMnyAsIo, sAdhvIo paNa temanA jIvanamAM bAhya kRtrima maryAdAo pALatA hovA chatAM sarvAgI brahmacarya sAdhanAnI daSTie te nAnAmeTAM khalana pAme ja che, evAne jANatA hovA chatAM mohavaza temane mAne che, ane pUje che. kharekhara moTebhAge loko sAcA sAdhu-saMnyAsIo pratye zaMkAzIla daSTithI jue che, ane samAja khaTu jhera phelAvavA mathe che. AvA kAMtipratirodhI leke samAja-sAdhanA mATe dilathI te kAMI vicAratA nathI. dilamAM te teone sAcI krAMti pratyene virodha ja hoya che. A rahasya samajavuM ja rahyuM. ethI ja bhUtakALamAM jaina sAdhuoe AvAM jokhama kheDIne paNa AkhA samAjamAM dAkhalo besADyA che. ane teo kharekhara samAjamAnya banyA che. je sAcA mArge teoe jokhamo na kheDavAM hota to samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanAmAM kacAsa ja rahI jAta. koI mANasa taravAnuM zIkhavAmAM DUbavAnuM jokhama che ema samajIne pANImAM na paDe te koI divasa taravAnuM zIkhI ja nahIM zake. e ja rIte vRkSa upara caDhavAmAM paDavAnuM jokhama che eTale keIe A jokhama kheDavuM nahIM, e vastu paNa banavAnI nathI. pahADa upara caDhavAmAM paga lapasavAne bhaya che; mATe caDhavuM ja nahIM, e vastu paNa barAbara nathI. mANasoe aneka jokhama kheDIne ja AkAza, pRthvI ane pANuM upara kAbU meLavyuM che. je jokhama ja na kheData to badhA vaijJAnika AviSkArone manuSyo kyAMthI karI zakata ? mATe jokhama kheDIne paNa brahmacaryasAdhanA tejasvI banAvavI joIe. sAcI pragatinuM dvAra jokhama kheDyA vinA udhaDe nahIM. je sthUlibhadra munine (temanA guru AcArya saMbhUti vijaye). kozA vesyAne tyAM javAnI rajA ApavAnuM jokhama na kheDayuM hota te kezA vezyAnuM hRdayasparza dvArA jIvana parivartana thaI zakatuM kharuM? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 65 ane bIjI vakhata sthUlibhadra muninA eka gurubhAIne jokhama kheDIne paNa rajA na Apata to kezA vezyAne tyAM enI kasoTI thaI te thaI zakta kharI ? e jokhama kheDavAthI kozAne mahAna kAma karavAnI taka maLI ane mahAna sAdhu paDatA paDatA aTakI gayA. nahIM te e ja sAdhu bIje kyAMya jaIne patana na pAmata tenI zI khAtarI ? eka bAju muni sthUlibhadra je vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa nivAsanuM jokhama na kheDayuM hota to kezA vezyAnuM hRdayaparivartana na thAta. temaja zarIrasparza karatAM hRdayasparzanuM mahattva vadhAre che te na samajAta. te ja rIte bIjI bAju sthUlibhadra muninA gubhAIne paNa kezA vezyA saMdharavA taiyAra na thaI hota ane pratibodha na Apyo hota to patanamAMthI tene kadI na bacAvI zako. eTale ja muni sthUlibhadrane AvuM jokhama kheDavAne lIdhe temanA guru duSkara-duSkara tapa kahI dhanyavAda Ape che. ane jainasaMdha "naMda trikA' kahIne temane te kALathI akhaMDa rIte bhavya aMjali Ape che. kahevAne artha e che ke amuka jokhame kheDacA vagara sAcI rIte saMpUrNa sAmAjika krAMti thatI nathI. " kahIne tene Ape che. ane jaina bhavya a jaina saMghamAM to TheTha RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA kALathI AvAM aneka jokhame kheDAyAM che. bhagavAna mahAvIre strIone sAdhvI dIkSA ApavAnuM jokhama ja na kheDayuM hota nArIjAtinuM je utthAna te yugamAM thayuM ane samAjane sarvAgI vikAsa nArIjAtinA mAdhyathathI thaI zakyo te na thaI zakata. - jina kalpI jaina munio mATe te ati ucca bhUmikAnA hei, strI zarIrane nirvikArI sparza paNa va ga nathI. je ke AmAM paNa jokhama to hatuM ja, lekamAM paNa te yugamAM TIkA thatI hatI; subhadrA satIne jIvana-prasaMga ene eka namane che. subhadrA paraNIne ghera AvI. gRhastha jIvanamAM pativratA dharmaparAyaNa subhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ potAnA kuTuMbIonI sArI peThe sevA karatI hatI. paNa tenA sAsusasarA Itara dharmI hoI tenA pratye dhRNuM dRSTithI jotA hatA. evAmAM eka divasa eka jinakalpI jainamuni subhadrAne tyAM bhikSA mATe AvyA. jinakalpI muninI AMkhamAM kaNuM paDIne kheMcI gayuM hatuM, tene lIdhe AMkhomAMthI pANI nItaratuM hatuM. muninI A cakSupIDA joI jaina dharmAnuyAyI subhadrAe pitAnI jIbha vatI muninI AmAM paDelA kaNAne kahyuM. te vakhate subhadrAnA kapALa upara je kuMkuma, cAMlle hato te sagavazAta muninA aMga upara aMkita thaI gaye. Ama subhadrAe bhaktibhAve muninA zarIrane nirvikArI sparza karyo hatuM, paNa te sparzane tenI sAsu ane kuTuMbIo sahI na zakyA. subhadrA upara temaNe khoTuM ALa caDhAvyuM. paraMtu satI subhadrAe potAnI zIlanI pUrNarIte parIkSA ApI, temAM pAsa thaI tyAre badhAyane khAtarI thaI gaI ke kharuM zuM hatuM? A rIte jokhama kheDavAthI ja brahmacaryanI sAcI kasoTI thaI zake. ane kasoTImAM pAra utarelA sAdhusaMnyAsIo ane sAdhvIo ja sAmAjika krAMti karI zake ane bhavyAMjalinA pAtra banI zake ane e rIte chevaTe e badhAnI sAcI pragati thaI che, emAM zaMkA nathI. jaina sUtromAM eka bAju brahmacArI sAdhaka-sAdhikA mATe navAvADanI kaDaka maryAdA mUkI. paNa bIjI bAju A maryAdAne ekAMtarUDha ke jaDa nathI banAvI. jaina saMghamAM mULe satya, ahiMsA ane brahmacarya na sacavAya te AvAM jokhama kheDavAnA Agrahe prathamathI ja rAkhavAmAM AvyA che. jaina sutra ThANAMganAM pAMcamA ThANamAM batAvavAmAM AvyuM che ke pAMca kAraNothI nigraMtha ke nigraMthI eka sthaLe rahe, kAyotsarga kare, zayana kare, bese, svAdhyAya kare te maryAdA ullaMghana karatAM nathI, te pAMca kAraNo saMkSepamAM A che. (1) jyAM vasati na hoya athavA avAMchanIya vasati hoya evI moTI aTavImAM, (2) grAma, nagara ke rAjadhAnImAM jyAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 67. utaravAnuM sthaLa na maLe; (3) jyAM bhayajanaka yakSAdi sthaLa hoya, (4) cera ke lUMTArA dvArA raMjADa thavAnI zaMkA haiya, (5) sAdhvInA zIla upara AkramaNanI zaMkA hoya. evI ja rIte bIje sthaLe sAdhuo mATe AvuM paNa vidhAna karavAmAM AvyuM che ke koI sAdhvI vikSipta thaIne, kalahane kAraNe, mAnasika vyathAne kAraNe, saMkaTa ke upasarga AvI paDyo hoya tene kAraNe vyAkula ane adhIra thaIne sAdhuo pAse AvI hoya te sAdhuo tene pitAne sthaLe Azraya Ape (bhale tyAM maryAdA sAcavavA mATe paDade ADA karI devAya,) AzvAsana Ape, tenuM rakSaNa kare. evI ja rIte baha995 sUtramAM evuM paNa vidhAna maLe che ke kaI sAdhvI atyaMta ruNa hoya, tenI sevA karanAra bIjI kaI sAdhvI na hoya e vakhate sAdhu tene vRddha hoya to mAtA rUpe mAnI, ane samavayaska hoya te dharmabahena mAnI te nirvikArabhAve sevA zuzraSA kare." A vidhAne uparathI A vastu phalita thAya che ke brahmacaryane sAmAjika ane sarvAgI sAdhanAnuM aMga banAvavA mATe, sAmAjika daSTie paNa AvAM jokhame kheDAyAM che. alabatta bauddha saMdhamAM bhagavAna buddhe strIone pravajita karavAnI pahelAM te nA pADI hatI. ane jokhama kheDavA taiyAra nahotA thayA, paNa jyAre eka divasa temanA mahAna ziSya AnaMda eka nArIne laIne buddha pAse AvyA ane vinaMti karI ke A strI upadeza karavA yogya che, ene Apa dIkSA Apa." chatAM buddha bhagavAne kahyuM ke "huM Aje AnaMdanA kahevAthI eka strIne dIkSA ApI rahyo chuM, paNa A eka moTuM jokhama vaherI rahyo chuM.' paNa strIone dIkSA ApavAnuM jokhama kheDIne bhagavAna buddha dharmane pracAra dUra sudUra dezamAM paNa karI zakyA hatA, e hakIkta che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 68 mIrAMbAIe pitAnA pati, kuTuMba ane jJAtine sakhana virodha hovA chatAM paNa bhaktimArge prasthAna karyuM ane brahmacAriNa rahIne, sAdhu-saMnyAsIonI sevAthI apUrva AtmajJAna meLavyuM. bhakta mIrAMbAIe A keTaluM moTuM jokhama kheDayuM hatuM. amuka samAjane sakhata virodha hovA chatAM paNa mIrAMbAI kasoTImAMthI pasAra thaI gayAM ane aneka brahmacaryamArgI bahene mATe preraNApAtra banI zakyAM. nArI jagatamAM moTI krAMti karI zakyAM. A pragati nAnIsUnI na hatI. rAmAyaNanA eka utkRSTapAtra rU5 bhakta zabarI jyAre jJAna RSinA AzramamAM gaI ane tyAM RSinA sAnidhyamAM rahevAnI vinaMti karI, tyAre mAtaMgaRSinA ziSyae sakhta virodha karyo. paNa mAtaMgaSi samajatA hatA ke AvI pavitra nArIne AzramamAM rAkhavAnuM jokhama kheDayA vagara enuM jIvana-ghaDatara thaze nahIM, ene hUMpha maLaze nahIM. vaLI samAja kalyANane mArga paNa enAmAM paDelI vAtsalya zakti sAcI dizAmAM vALI zakAze nahi. matalaba ke rakhe avaLe mAge enI zakti caDhI jAya ne veDaphAI jAya ! mATe temaNe A badhuM jokhama kheDayuM. ane pariNAme bhagavAna rAmanI paramabhakta e banI zakI. satI sItAne garbhavatI avasthAmAM ekalI ane asahAya joIne vAlmikI RSi AzramamAM na teDI gayA hatA ane ene Azraya ApI bALakane ghaDI ApavAnuM jokhama na kheDayuM hata te eTaluM pavitra vAtAvaraNa ane ghaDatara tathA lava ane kuzane sArA saMskAre kyAMthI maLata? eka juvAna jodha bAIne joIne vAlmikI RSi AvuM jokhama eTalA mATe ja kheDI zakyA ke temanI sAme pitAnuM kartavya ane sAmAjika vikAsanI sAdhanA, e be kalAo 5STa ja hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ karavaRSie jokhama kheDIne paNa asahAya zakuMtalAne pitAnA AzramamAM rAkhI ucherI moTI karI. ane sArA saMskAra ApyA. jo ke e jokhama nAnuMsUnuM nahotuM. chatAMya ene chevaTane aMta samAja sAdhaka ja banyo hato. mahAtmA mUladAsa aMdhakAra bharI rAte kuvAnI pAse paththare bhegA karI kuvAmAM paDatuM mUkIne ApaghAta karavAnI taiyArImAM eka bAIne jue che. "prabho ! mArI bhUlane kAraNe mAre maravuM paDe che. savAre korTamAM jubAnI ApavI paDaze, enA karatAM maravuM sAruM!" mUladAsanA kAnamAM A zabdo paDayA. teo tarata ja te sthaLe AvyA ane te bAIne AzvAsana ApatAM temaNe kahyuM : "bahena ! thebhe jarA ! tame keNa che? zA mATe mArI rahyAM che?" bAI dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgI. bAIe pitAnI ApavItI saMbhaLAvI. bAI vidhavA hatI, paNa koI puruSe ene bhoLavIne phasAvI hatI, ane ene garbha rahI gayuM hatuM. have Ijjata jaze, e bhayathI bAI ApaghAta karavA mAgatI hatI. mUladAsanuM hRdaya A karuNa prasaMga joIne rahI na zakyuM. temaNe kahyuM : "bahena! mANasa mAtra bhUlane pAtra che. kSamAne paNa pAtra che. tamAre bIjA koInuM nAma na levuM hoya te ahIM ja khuzIthI rahI jajo. loko mArA para AkSepa kare te bhale kare! mAruM nAma mUladAsa che. sAcuM zuM che? te te tuM, huM ane prabhu jANIe ja chIe." bAIe kahyuM: "mArAthI tamAruM jUThuM nAma kema levAya ? huM Ama nahIM karI zakuM?" mUladAse kahyuM: "tamAre kaI paNa khesa prapaMca karavAne nathI. tamane korTamAM pUche tyAre eTaluM ja kahI deje. "mUladAsane pU." tyAM hAjara thaI jaIza. prabhu kRpAthI tuM, satya ane pele puruSa traNeya bacI jaze." "paNa ApanI amUlya pratiSThA te..." beTI! ciMtA karIza mA. lekhyiAti te jalataraMga samI che. aMtaraMga bhUmikA e ja sAcI vastu che. rAma bacAvaze, sAkSI rAma che." bIje divase mUladAsa kerTamAM gayA. mUladAsane pUcho ! kahetAM veMta ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ chao cAre bAjuthI lake mUladAsa upara phiTakAra varasAvavA lAgyA, gALo devA lAgyA. paNa mUladAsanA manamAM jarAya ja nahato. samAja to e bAIne saMdhare ja zene ? mahAtmA mUladAsa samAjanI apratiSThAnI paravA karyA sivAya ane pite brahmacArI hovA chatAM bAIne Azraya ApavAnI daSTie pitAnA AzramamAM laI gayA. suvAvaDanI vyavasthA karI. bALakane uchera thavA lAge. saMskAra raDavA lAgyA. eka divasa nagaranareza te bAjuthI pasAra thAya che. mUladAsane Azrama jANune tyAM saMtAI rahIne baMnenI carcA sAMbhaLavA ja rahe che. baMnene nirdoSa ane pitA-putrI jevo vyavahAra joIne satya pragaTa thaI jAya che. rAjA mUladAsa mahAtmA pAse mAphI mAge che. pitAnI bhUla kabUle che. pachI te pUchavuM ja zuM ? samAja have sogaNA AdarathI pUjavA mAMDe che. paNa jokhama kheDatI vakhate TIkA kare che, kasoTI kare che. kasoTI senAnI te thavI ja joIe! chevaTe ATaluM jokhama kheDavuM enuM pariNAma paNa sAruM ja AvyuM. temaNe eka patita bAIne jagata vaMdanIya sAdhvI banAvI dIdhI. mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe brahmacaryavrata svIkArIne vAnaprastha jIvana AraMvyuM hatuM; te vakhate satyAgraha-Azrama sAbaramatImAM brahmacaryasAdhanA karanArAM strI puruSe baMne rahetA hatA, sAthe kAma karatAM hatAM, eka bIjAnI sAthe maLavAnI svataMtratA mAtA-putra ke bahena-bhAI laI zake che, teTalI ja AzramavAsIone bApujI ApatA hatA. joke teo ema mAnatA hatA ke A prayogamAM jokhama ghaNuM che. leke brahmacarya sAdhanA karanArA mATe ATalI gya chUTachATa mATe paNa gAMdhIjInI sakhata TIkA karatA hatA. chatAMya gAMdhIjIe jokhama kheDIne Avo prayoga karyo hato; teo pote ja satyAgraha AzramanA ItihAsamAM lakhe che ke "Aja sudhInA AzramanA anubhavane AdhAre huM kahI zakuM chuM ke jokhama vaherIne brahmacarya pALavAnI koziza Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ cAluM che, temAM mane nirAzAnuM kAraNa nathI maLyuM. strI-puruSa baMnene saravALe lAbha ja thaye che; paNa mAre vizvAsa che ke sauthI vadhAre phAyado strIone thayo che." matalaba e ke gAMdhIjIe brahmacarya sAdhanA vakhate ghaNuM bahenane dUpha ApI temanuM jIvana ghaDI temane samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA mATe taiyArI karI hatI. je ATaluM jokhama na kheDyuM hota te nArI jAtinI A dezamAM jhaDapathI je pragati thaI te na thAta. Aje skUle ane kolejomAM vidyArthI-vidyArthinIonuM sahazikSaNa eka keyaDo banI gayo che. ene lIdhe ghaNI vakhata avaLAM pariNAma paNu AvyAM che, chatAM sahazikSaNanuM jokhama samAjanA TekA sAthe sarakAra kheDe ja che. emAM je aniSTa che, tene dUra karavA mATe racanAtmaka kAryakaro ane sAdhusAdhvIoe ghaNuM prayatno karavA ja joIe nahIM te ekalI sarakAra ke sAdhAraNa evo samAja emAMthI ArapAra UtarI nahIM zake. tevI ja rIte hospiTalamAM rogIonI paricaryA karavA mATe puruSa paricAraka karatAM strI paricArikAe vadhAre rAkhavAmAM Ave che. enuM kAraNa e ke strIomAM saheje komaLatA ane vAtsalyanI mAtrA vadhAre hoya che, eTale regonI zuzraSA sAcI laganIthI nasa bahene ja vadhAre karI zake che. tyAM paNa jokhama ochuM nathI UlaTuM ghaNuM vadhAre jokhama che. kAraNa ke te vakhate ekAMta ane navarAza tathA nara nArI aMge sparzI satata thayA kare che. chatAM AvuM jokhama kheDayA vinA chUTake nathI. je kAMtipriya sAdhusAdhvIo tevAM narsa bahenane sAcI preraNA ApIne ghaDatara kare te te sevAmAM sAcuM brahmacarya teja umerAtAM sahaja prayAsathI keTaluM badhuM moTuM kAma pAra paDI jAya! Aje AMtararASTrIya mAnava samAja pikInA pAzcAtya dezomAM strIomAM je jAtanI chUTachATa, mukta sahacAra, maryAdAhInatA, svacchaMdatA ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 72 te akhaMDa nArIone ke A kAma A vilAsitAne pravAha bhautika niSThAne kAraNe vahI rahyo che, tene khALa hoya te bhAratIya saMskRtinI ujjavala maryAdAothI te nArIone prabhAvita karavI paDaze ane pAzcAtya nArIo bhAratIya saMskRtinI ujjavala maryAdAothI tyAre ja prabhAvita thaI zakaze ke jyAre samAja saMskartA ucca sAdhusaMnyAsIo pavitra nArIone tathA sAdevIone akhaMDa saMparkamAM rAkhI temanuM aharniza ghaDatara karaze ane te sAdhvIo tathA saMnnArIone pAzcAtya nArIo mATe preraka tarIke banavAnuM joradAra mAdhyama banAvaze. A kAma je veLAsara nahi thAya to bhAratIya saMskRtimAM je ujjavala nArImaryAdAo che, te paNa dhIme-dhIme bhuMsAtI jaze, ane eka divasa te te cheka nAmazeSa thaI jaze. eTale brahmacarya sAdhanA mATe sAdhu saMnyAsIo zarIrasparza varjya gaNI amuka anivArya maryAdAo sivAya pavitra nArIo ne sAdhvIo sAthe nikaTa sahavAsa sAdhIne je hRdayasparza vadhAraze nahIM, ane rUDhicusta samAjanI beTI TIkAne bepha vaherIne AgaLa dhapaze nahIM te AtmakalyANanI sAthe samAja kalyANanI sarvAgI sAdhanA karI zakaze ja nahIM. brahmacAriNI bahenanI samAjamAM Aje kadara thatI nathI, samAjanI rUDhicusta le ke te atyAre pitAnI bahena ke dIkarI AjIvana kumArI rahI brahmacarya sAdhanA karavA mAge che ene tema karavA nA pADe che. vaLI vidhavA bahenone kuTuMbamAM lekanAM meNAM TeNAM khAIne apamAnajanaka sthitimAM rahevuM paDe che. tethI A bahene rakSaNAkAMkSiNa rahe che. te paristhitine samAjanA krAMti darza sAdhusAdhvIoe badalavI hoya, ane badalavI ja che te evAM pavitra brahmacArI bhAIo tathA brahmacAriNuM bahenane sAcuM mArga. darzane hRdayasparza dvArA ApavuM ja joIze. khAsa te evAM brahmacAriNI bahenone sAcI dUpha ane sevAne kAryakrama maLe te temanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 73 jIvana tejasvI, svAzrayI ane vadhAre pavitra bane ane AvI rIte brahmacAriNI bahenane taiyAra karavAnI paraMparAe lekamAM brahmacarya niSThA vadhaze ane samAjamAM brahmacaryanI daSTivALA strI-pu paNa vadhaze; e sAva spaSTa che. eTale krAMtidarza sAdhusaMnyAsIoe AvuM jokhama kheDIne jUnAM khoTAM mUlyone nivArI navAM sAcAM mUlyone pratiSThita karavA AgaLa AvIne pragati karyo ja chUTake che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ brahmacaryanI sthaLa maryAdAo upara vicAra AtmAthI naranArIe, maryAdA gya pALavI; maryAdA-otha (laI) kiMtu, pragati nahi rUMdhavI. (11) brahmacarya sAdhanA karanAra ucca sAdhaka mATe bhAratIya dharmonA graMthomAM judI-judI maryAdAo batAvavAmAM AvI che. jaina dharmanA raca sAdhako mATe paNa brahmacaryanI navavADo batAvI che. e navavADamAM ane vividha dharmonI brahmacarya maryAdAmAM mULe te mana, vacana ane kAyAthI pAMce Indriyane vazamAM rAkhavAnI vAta Ave che. paNa rUDhicusta samAjamAM moTe bhAge navavADa ke maryAdAne sthULa artha ja levAmAM Ave che. paNa keTalAka loko saya-dorAnA nyAye trI-saMga nahIM karavAmAM ja brahmacaryane Adi ane aMta mAne che, teo kharekhara bhramamAM che. je badhA ja bhego bhogavavA chatAM mAtra sthULa rIte dUra rahevAnI koziza kare che, temanI A kaziza nirarthaka ane niSphaLa bane che. brahmacArIe jIbhanA svAde choDavA joIe, zRMgArarasa ke vikAravardhaka vastuo cheDavI joIe. vikAra vaza thaIne dUra rahIne paNa strInAM aMgopAMga jovAmAM ke ciMtavavAmAM paNa cekhe brahmacarya bhaMga ja che. jaina dharmamAM ulikhita brahmacaryanI navavADamAM Aje moTebhAge pratyakSa maryAdAnA pAlana upara vadhAre jora ApavAmAM Ave che. dAkhalA tarIke pahelI vAtane artha ema karavAmAM Ave che - brahmacArIe strI, pazu ane napuMsaka rahita sthAnamAM rahevuM joIe." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 75 have AnA upara vicAratAM, ane AjanA sAdhu varganA vyavahArane jotAM ema kahI zakAya ke kadAca koI kAce sAdhaka hoya te tenA brahmacaryane jokhama rahe. paNa Aje jema vagara ghaDAyelA jevA- tevAne tarata mUDIne dIkSA ApavA upara jora apAya che, tevI sthiti hoya te to AvI sthULa vADa paNa tevA sAdhunI brahmacaryanI rakSA nahIM karI zake. kema ke brahmacarya mATe paNa ghaDatara, pavitra vAtAvaraNa ane sAdhanAnI jarUra che. je kahevAtA samAjamAM ane samAjanetA sAdhuonI ATalI dhIraja na hoya ane vagara ghaDave ja jevAtevAne tarata mUMDavAnI dhUna hoya te samAje ane sAdhuoe tenAM kaTu pariNAme bhegavavA ja joIe. jaina dharmanA dhuraMdhara vidvAna paMDita sukhalAlajIe eka vakhata kahyuM hatuM ke, "jaina sAdhuo pratye samAjane avizvAsa che eTale che ke, koI paNa gRhastha pitAnI bahena-dIkarIne eka rAtri paNa emanI pAse rAkhavAmAM surakSitatA nathI jeta." AvI sthiti upara jaina samAja gaMbhIratAthI vicAre ane brahmacaryanI sthULa maryAdAo paLAvavAne Agraha rAkhe che, tethI je bina ghaDAyelA sAdhuo dvArA jAte dahADe na chUTake eka dahADo ghaTa-sphoTa thAya che, te viSe cete. jyAre bIjI bAju AjanA moTA bhAganAM sAdhu-sAdhvIomAM khAna-pAna saMyama, daSTi-saMyama, paMcendriya saMyama keTale che, te paNa sAdhu-sAdhvIonA asvAthya uparathI paNa tarata tarI Ave che. eTale navAvADamAM moTebhAge pratyakSa sthULa maryAdAo upara jora ApavAmAM AvyuM che, te sAva spaSTa rIte niSphaLa ane akarmaNya sUcaka ja siddha thayuM che. vaLI tethI aMgata sAdhanAmAM paNa hAni ja thaI che. jemAM sthAnakavAsI, derAvAsI ane terApaMthI divase strIenuM AvAgamana sAdhunA sthAne bAdhaka nathI mAnatA, rAtre bAdhaka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 76 mAne che. jyAre terApaMthI jene rAtre paNa bahenanA AvAgamanane, bAdhaka nathI mAnatA. sthAnakavAsI sAdhuonAM nAnA-nAnA gAmaDAmAM nivAsa daramyAna rAtri pravacanamAM bahenanuM AvAgamana kSamya gaNAya. che. te pachI have ApaNe e vicAravuM joIe ke brahmacArI sAdhusAdhvIo mATe navAvADa zA mATe batAvavAmAM AvI che ? ane kyAM lagI enuM AjanA yuge pAlana thaI zake agara to enA arthamAM dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAva pramANe parivartana ke saMzodhana thaI zake ke kema? mULe te vADanI jarUra tyAM sudhI ja rahe che, jyAM sudhI vRkSa pukhta na thAya. paraMtu pukhta thayA pachI paNa vADa vRkSanI cAre bAju rahe te tene vikAsa ja rUMdhI nAkhe. tema brahmacArI sAdhaka paNa jyAM sudhI pukhta na thAya, tyAM sudhI (pAkI dIkSAvALe sAdhu thayA pahelAM ke potAne brahmacarya bhaMganI bhIti lAge tyAM lagI) kadAca navavAnI jarUra rahe, paNa je ucca sAdhakanA sarvAgINa vikAsa mATe paNa AvI divAle sAdhutA vRddhine nAme UbhI karavAmAM Ave te samAjanA sarvAgI vikAsanI sAdhanA te karI kema zakaze ? hA, e vastu kharI ke vikArI khAnapAna, vikArI daSTi, strI zarIrasparza, eka Asane besavuM, eka oraDAmAM zayana karavuM, ekAna sevavuM, vikArI smaraNa, kIrtana, sahakIDA, manamAM abrahmacaryanA vicAro ja ghaLyA karavA vagere vastuo choDavI te te samAjamAM vicaratA ucca sAdhusAdhvI sAdhake mATe paNa anivArya jarUrI che. paNu punI hAjarImAM paNa strIone nahIM AvavA devI, strI sAdhikA ane brahmacAriNI bahene vikAsa ane ghaDatara mATe sAthe rahevA IcchatAM heya, temane taka ja na ApavI e barAbara nathI. hA, tyAM jAgRti te rAkhavI ja joIe. kharekhara to samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA karanAra brahmacArI sAdhakamAM aguptatA anivArya hAya, jokhama bahu ja ochuM rahevAnuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 77 kaI ema kahe ke A rIte je navAvADanI maryAdAne artha levAmAM Avaze te ghaNuM zithilAcArI sAdhu sAdhvIone Take maLaze, temane mATe maryAdA teDavAne mArga mokaLo thaI jaze paNa jemAM te sAdhu sAdhvInI sAthe zrAvaka zrAvikAne satata anubaMdha hAI koI paNa sAdhu ke sAdhvI DhIlApacAM haze te tarata ja lekamAM te ughADA paDI jaze. kharI rIte te jaina Agamoe sAphasApha kahyuM che, "je sAme AvI paDelA bhAgane taje che, te ja sAce tyAgI che." eTale khoTI rIte ke ziSya ziSyAonA lebhamAM je muMDAyAM haze,teo kAMto AthI sudharaze, nahIM te dIkSA choDavAnI pharaja svayaM temane mAthe AvI paDaze. AmAM saravALe te lAbha ja thaze. bIjI rIte vicAratAM paNa Ama te navAvADanuM sthULa rIte pAlana karanAra rahanemi ane ahaMnaka muni ekAMta sevanathI paDayA che, eTale brahmacaryane mukhya madAra te mananA ghaDatara upara che. te jyAM sudhI nahIM ghaDAya tyAM sudhI pukhtatA kAcI gaNAya. jaina dharmamAM jema karelA ane jinakalpI sAdhuo mATe strIne nirvikArI sparza bAdhaka nahIM gaNe, tema sthavirakalpI ane pukhta sAdhaka mATe brahmacAriNI bahene ane sAdhikAo sAthe vivekapUrvakanAM nivAsa, vihAra ane rAtripravacana prArthanAmAMnAM AvAgamanane bAdhaka nahIM ja gaNavAM joIe. je ema nahI thAya te jemane samAjanA badhAya prazno levA che, teone mahilAonA prazno mATe gRhastha mahilAo sAthe sI. saMparka sAdhave paDaze, ane gRhastha mahilAo kauTuMbika jIvanamAM rahetI hoI temanAmAM eTalI niHspRhatA haze nahIM, ane niSNuhatA, niSpakSatA vagara mahilAnA praznomAM sAcI tapAsa thaI zakaze nahIM, eTaluM ja nahIM lepAvAne paNavadhu saMbhava ja Ubhe thaze. dAkhalA tarIke Aje vezyAonA uddhArane prazna che, vidhavA bahenanA prazno che, tevA praznone eka gRhastha mahilA barAbara hala nahi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 78 karI zake; jyAre brahmacAriNI sevikAo ane sAdhvIo ghaDAyelI haze te teo AvA praznomAM UMDANathI niSpakSa tapAsa paNa karI zakaze, samaya paNa ApI zakaze ane nirlepabhAve sAce mArge dorIne UMcI samAjasevA karI zakaze. paNa tevI brahmacAriNuM sevikAo ane sAdhvIonuM ghaDatara, sahanivAsa, sahavicAra vagere vinA thavuM azakya che. kAraNa ke mAtra dUra rahI pustaka vAMcI levAthI jIvananuM sAcuM sarvAgI ghaDatara thatuM nathI. taravAnI kaLA mAtra pustaka vAMcavAthI zIkhI zakAtI nathI. tenA mATe te pANImAM jokhama kheDIne paDavuM jarUrI hoya che ane zIkhavanAranI saMgAthe hAjarI paNa jarUrI hoya che. tema ja bhavataraNa ane bhavitaraNa mATe paNa jokhama kheDIneya jIvananuM ghaDatara karavuM jarUrI saheje banI rahe che. brahmacAriNI ucca sAvIo dvArA samAjanA badhA prazno levA hoya, temanA dvArA samAjanI brahmacaryalakSI bahenanuM ghaDatara karAvavuM hoya, brahmacaryane vizvasamAja vyApI banAvavuM hoya te evAM tejasvI yogya sAdhvIonuM ghaDatara brahmacaryanI samAja vyApI sarvAgI sAdhanA karavA mATe sAdhuoe karavuM ja paDaze, ane e vicAranI puSTi karatuM saceTa pramANa vyavahArasUtramAM jovA maLe che. nircane bIjAnA (AkhA samAjanA) arthe dIkSA apAvavI, muMDita karAvavI, tene dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAva pramANe Adhunika samAjanA ghaDatara mATenuM zikSaNa ApavuM, temanA dvArA brahmacaryalakSI bahenene AvuM zikSaNa ApI ghaDatara karAvavuM, temane pratiSThA ApavI, tenI sAthe AhAra, vihAra, vaMdana vagere vyavahAra karavA, tene sAthe rAkhavAM ke sAthe judA kakSamAM tene nivAsa karAvo; kalpa che. tathA tevAM yogya sAdhvIne upAdhyAyArUpA ke . AcAryarUpA banAvavI paNa kahyuM che. jema sAdhuo mATe sAdhvInA ghaDataranuM vidhAna che, evI ja rIte sAdhvIo dvArA yogya sAdhunA ghaDataranuM paNa vidhAna che. tethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 79 ja zIlaguNasarI jevA AcAryA maLe che ke jemaNe sAdhvIe pAse vanarAjanI mAtAnuM rakSaNa karAvyuM che. sabhUti vijaya jevA AcAcercAe sthUlabhadra jevA yogya ziSyone mAkalI krazA vezyAnA uddAra karAvyA ja che. 2 bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInA vakhatamAM ghaNI vakhata vanakhaDAmAM sAdhusAdhvIe sAthe viharatAM ane sAthe rahetAM evu jaina zAstramAMnA bhagavAna mahAvIranA vanaprasa`gathI phalita thAya che. eka vakhata zreNika rAnna celArANI sahita bhagavAna mahAvIranAdana karavA javA upaDayA. rastAmAM temaNe prasannadra rAjarSine dhyAnamagna joyA, pachI bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse gayA, tyAre bhagavAna mahAvIranI sAthe je sAdhu-sAdhvIe hatAM, temAM sAdhuee celaNArANInuM rUpa joI ne ane sAdhvIoe zreNika rAjAnu rUpa joI te niyANAM karyAM hatAM. te vakhate zreNika nRpa bhagavAna mahAvIrane prasannacaMdra rAjarSinI prazaMsA karatAM temanI bhAvigati viSe pUche che. A prasaMga upara bhagavAna mahAvIra badhAMya sAdhu-sAdhvIne A niyANAthI mukta karavA sakhAdhe che. e prasaMgathI phalita thAya che ke sAdhu-sAdhvIe te vakhate vanakhaMDamAM sAthe viharatAM hatAM ane bhale judA judA vibhAgAmAM rahetAM hAya, paNa eka ja sthaLe prasaMge prasaMge bhegA thaI ne parasparapUraka sAdhanAmAM lIna banatAM hatAM tema tAravI zakAya che. kAraNa ke tyAM utaravAnuM te vanakhaMDanA te bagIcA sivAya kAI khIjuM sthaLa na hatuM. zahera paNa bahu dUra hatuM. ane ekAeka sAdhvIe tyAM vihAra karIne pahoMcI jatAM hoya, tevuM paNa spaSTa vigate jaNAtuM nathI; kAraNa ke rAjA zreNika te rastethI pasAra thaIne ja AvyA hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIre A moTAM jokhamA kheDelAM mATe ja te bhagavAna banI zakA; ane jokhamanAM sthAnAmAM paNa ghaDatara karIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 80 sAcI krAMti karI zakyA. samAjanI samULI navaracanA temaNe A navAM mUlyA UbhAM karavA mATe ja karI hatI. sadbhAgye jema temanA mAmAM emanA pUrvagAmI mahApuruSonA phALA hatA tema potAnAM yuganAM mahAna mANasAne paNa temane sakriya sAthe hatA. A vAta temanA pachInA mahAna naranArI ane khAsa karIne krAMtipriya sAdhu-sAdhvIe pUrepUrI samajyAM hatAM. tethI ja temaNe apAra jokhamA kheDIne ja sthiti custa jaDasupaNuM dhaNuM sAme ane nikaTamAM hovA chatAM zakaya teTale sadhane ane dharmane tejIlA tathA vahetA rAkhyo che, jemane temanA aMkita anubhavA jovA hAya tevA nizIthasUtra, vyavahArasUtra, bRhat kalpasUtra vagere zAstro ane te uparanI cUNI, TIkA, niyukti tathA bhASyamAM joI zake che. bhagavAna pArzvanAthanA samaye te cAra ja mahAvrata sAdhu va mATe hatAM, brahmacarya vratanA samAveza aparigrahamAM ja karI levAmAM AvatA hatA. ane te vakhate te strI sAdhikAe ke mAtRjAtithI taddana cheTA ane bhItA rahetA hAya, evA teA kAMya ullekha AvatA ja nathI. pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI sAdhvIe paikInI keTalIka sAdhvIe zarIra prasAdhana vagere paNa karatI hatI; tevuM tAravI zakAya che. A badhuM jotAM lAge che / ucca kreTinA sAdhudhdha mATe anivA maryAdAnI jarUra che ja. paNa kRtrima maryAdAethI te mATebhAge daMbha ane mithyAcAra ja UbhAM thavAnAM. mATe navavADa hoya ke amuka maryAdA hoya, te badhA upara yugadaSTie, ekAgratAthI vicAravuM joI e. ane dravya, kSetra, kALa tathA bhAvane anulakSIne eka dizAmAM vadhu kaDaka tA khIjI dizAmAM vadhu udAra-mULa dhyeyane sAcavavA mATebanavuM ja rahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ brahmacaryano yugadaSTie vicAra palaTAtAM yugeyuge, mUlo matye samAjanAM; maulika satya rAkhIne, karmakAMDo phare badhAM. (12) yugeyuge mUlo badalAya che. palaTAya che. eka yugamAM, jyAre brahmacaryanuM kaI nAma paNa jANatuM nahotuM, vivAhaprathA paNa Aryoe svIkArI nahotI, tyAre strIo ane puruSe mukta sahacAranI rIte vicaratAM. keIne koI baMdhana na hatuM; strI koI eka puruSane ke puruSa kaI paNa eka strIne ja vaphAdAra na hatAM. dhIme dhIme Arya saMskRtimAM vidhisaranI lagnaprathA svIkArAI. prathama prathama bhAI ane bahena paNa paraNI zaktAM! paraMtu saMzodhana thatAM tene lagatAM niyamane svIkArAyAM. sukhazAMti ne vikAsa arthe lagna karyA pachI gRhasthajIvanamAM pariNIta strI sAthe paNa amuka maryAdAo svIkArAI gaI. tathA atyaMta ucca sAdhanA karanArAo athavA pUrvajanmathI anubhavI evA samAja sevaM bALavayathI paNa pUrNa brahmacaryanI sAdhanA karavA lAgyA. vaLI pAchI A sAdhanAmAM bharatIoTa AvatI gaI. chelle ApaNe joyuM ke rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa, araviMda maharSi tathA mahAtmA gAMdhIjI vageree brahmacarya sAdhanAne navo vaLAMka Apyo. teoe brahmacarya sAdhanAmAM keTalAMka jUnAM vikAsAvarodhaka mUlomAM palaTe lAvavA vividha rIte prayatna karyo. ane ekaMdare AthI brahmacarya sAdhanA tejasvI ane dareka puruSa strI mATe zakya ane vyavahArika banI. sadbhAgye Aje te deI kumArI bahena paNa AjIvana brahmacAriNI rahevA Icche te tene mATe mArga khulle che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe A rIte aneka bahenane taiyAra karI hatI. eTale have "strIo brahmacAriNI thaI ja na zake, vidhavA bahene zIlavatI hevA chatAM amaMgaLakAriNI che, athavA brahmacArI puruSo karatAM brahmacAriNuM strIo nIcI che, e jUnAM khoTAM mUlene have koIpaNa vicAraka svIkAravA mATe taiyAra nathI. upalI rIte ja pukha sAdhu saMnyAsIo sAthe kaI sAdhvI ke brahmacAriNuM bahena rahevA icche te rahI ja na zake, sAdhuonA sthaLe rAtre puruSonI hAjarImAM paNa mAtA-bahene prArthanA pravacanamAM AvI ja na zake, sAvI game tevI dIkSAmAM moTI hoya tiya sAdhuothI nIcI che, mATe teNue sAdhuone vaMdana karavuM ja joIe evA badhAM vikAsAvarodhaka cheTAM mUlya have jhaDapabhera pheravAI rahyAM che. pheravAvAM ja joIe. strIo viSe je niMdajanaka vacane dharmagraMthomAM ke bIje lakhAyAM che temAM paNa pheraphAra karavo paDaze. brahmacArI ucca sAdhaka mATe jaina AgamomAM je navAvADa batAvavAmAM AvI che, tenA upara paNa navesarathI ane sarvAgI rIte vicAravuM paDaze. koI paNa sAdhu pratijJA levAthI pUrNa sAdhu nathI thaI ja, paNa pUrNa sAdhu thavAne saMkalpa kare che. eTalA ja mATe dazavaikAlika sUtramAM navavADane Agraha karAya che. paraMtu jeTale te Agraha karyo che, tenAthI aneka gaNe Agraha navA yugane anurUpa rahe tevI vAta paNa be aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAMnA e ja AgamagraMthamAM kahI ja dIdhI che. jethI ApaNane khyAla Avaze ke jaina AgamonAM sAtatya rakSA" nI sAthe sAthe parivartana zIlatAne keTalo badhe avakAza satata rahyA karyo che. dazavaikAlika satra spaSTa bele che. manejha ane priya bhAga prApta thavA chatAM tenAthI pITha pheravI le che, arthAta bhoge svAdhIna hovA chatAM paNa je tyAge che, te ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 83 sAcA tyAgI kahevAya che. vastra, sugaMdha, AbhUSaNa, strIo ane zayana vagere jene svAdhIna nathI, eTalA mATe bhogavI zakratA nathI, paNa manamAM teA tenA ja vicAro karyA kare che, te kadI tyAgI kahevAtA ja nathI. upalI daSTie Aje sAce brahmacArI sAdhaka te ja gaNAze, jenI sAme paDavAnAM sAdhanA hovA chatAM paNa peAtAnA vicAra upara daDha rahIne aneka jokhameA vacce sahaja sthira banyA haze. je sAdhaka cArebAju vADAnA baMdhanA UbhA karIne, sAdhane maLatAM nathI, mATe De che, ane sAcA brahmacaryanA vidheyAtmaka vicAra upara dRDharahetA nathI tathA manamAM kharAba vicAre dheALyA kare che te sAceA sAdhaka gaNAze ja nahIM. e ja rIte brahmacarya ne sAcuM tejasvI ane samAjagamya paNa banAvavAnuM raheze. jUnA vakhatamAM te brAhmA paNa jAgRta hatA, samAjamAM AInA upara anyAya-atyAcAra thatA ke samAjamAM aniSTa cAlatAM tene rAkavA nate ahiMsaka prayatna karatA, athavA kSatriyAne svadharma prerita karIne temanA dvArA aniSTa nivArAvatA. janatAnA AgevAnA--mahAjanA paNa jAgRta hatA ane sAdhue te atyaMta jAgRta hatA. te jamAnAmAM yAtAyAtanA jhaDapI sAdhanA na hatAM, jethI jagatanI sAthenA saMparko vadhyA nahatA. lAkasaMparka paNa bahu ja e thA. nAnAMmoTAM aniSTane te brAhmaNA, mahAjano ke kSatriyA ja dUra karI detA hatA, eTale sAdhuvarga pAse eTalA badhA prazno AvatA paNa na hatA. mATe ja moTebhAge sAdhusAdhvIe nagara ke gAmanI bahAra, bagIcA, vanakhaMDa, grA athavA nirjana sthAmAM nivAsa karatAM, eTale ja navavADa paikI pahelI vADamAM keTalAka AcAya mahAnubhAvAe strI, pazu,napu Msaka rahita sthAnamAM sAdhue vasavAnI vAta karI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 84 have te saMdarbha A badalAya che. bhAratanI janasaMkhyA kUdake ne bhUsake vadhatI jAya che, zahera ane gAmomAM bahu ja gIca vasati thaI gaI che. lekane rahevAnuM sthaLa paNa bahu ja muzkelIthI maLe che. sAdhusAdhvIo paNa vasatinI vacce ja nivAsa rAkhe che. Ave vakhate sAdhuo strI-pazu-paMDaka rahita sthAnanI vAta ja karyA kare te ceDA ja vakhatamAM sAdhuone rahevAnuM sthaLa maLavuM paNa kadAca azakya thaI jAya ! athavA upAzraya ke sAMpradAyika sthaLethI UMce UThI jagata gAnamAM AvI ja na zakAya. mATe mukhya maryAdA pUrepUrI jALavI rAkhI eTale ke pitapotAnI anivArya maryAdAo pALI sAdhusAdhvIoe sarvAgI kAryo sAdhanA mATe evo sudhAre te karavo ja paDaze. jethI dareka naranArIne pUrepUrI ane yogyatA mujaba taka maLI rahe. zAstromAM paNa navavADa viSe utsarga ane apavAda banne vidhAne karyA che. jene saheja IzAre meM pAchalA prakaraNamAM spaSTa karyo ja che. Aje te yuga ane paristhiti sAva badalAI gaI che, mATe brahmacarya sAdhanAnA jUnAM khATAM avarodhaka ane ekAMgI mUlyane nivArI navAM sAcAM mUlyone sthAna ApavuM ja paDaze. kaI kaI sthaLe ane khAsa te krAMtipriya sAdhusAdhvI mATe Aje jUnA kALane apavAda mArga utsarga banaze. ane utsarga mArga apavAda bane te paNa navAI nathI. cheda sUtramAM agAunI jema bIjA eka ThekANe batAvavAmAM AvyuM che ke, "sAdhunA pagamAM kAMTe vAgI jAya ane kADhI zakAtuM na hoya, paNa kAI sAvI kAMTe kADhavAmAM kuzaLa heya te tenI pAsethI kaDhAvI le." eka bAjuthI te strIne nirvikAra zarIra sparza paNa sAdhuo mATe varjita che, paNa A prasaMge te kSamya gaNAya che. "kaI sAdhvI nadImAM DUbatI hoya ane te vakhate kaI sAdhu tyAM hAjara heya, bIje kaI madadagAra na hoya, te sAdhu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com kADhI zakAte kaDhAvI levuM. jiM che, paNa te vakhate
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________________ 85 tene tarIne kheMcIne bahAra kADhI lAve.' AvA AvA kaparA prasaMge nirdoSa strI sparze bAdhaka nathI thatA, ema jaina sUtreA kahe che. chatAM Aje kAMTA kADhavA jevI bAbatamAM kAI sAdhune sAdhvI-zarIrane nirdoSa sparza paNa kSamya nahIM gaNAya. TUMkamAM kALe kALe mUlyo palaTAI jAya che. vAcA jANe ja che ke bhagavAna pArzvanAthanA yugamAM jema raMgIna vastro paheravA chtAM paNa sAdhu aparigrahI rahetA; te mahAna gaNAtA, paNa Aje raMgIna vastra paheranAra mahAvIrane sAdhu aparigrahI chatAM mahAna nathI gaNAtA, temaja eka kALe strI- pazu-paMDaka rahita sthAne rahIne samAjanA praznone bahu ja alpa mAtrAmAM pate ke na sparzItA te ja mahAna gaNAtA. kAraNa ke e vakhate anAsaktinuM mApa asa pa paNuM hatuM paNa Aje custapaNe anivAya maryAdAo pALavA chatAM strIe dvrArA samAjanI sarvAMgI sAdhanAnAM kAmeA laI zake, te sAdhu mahAna gaNAze. kAraNa ke krAMtipriyatAnI pahela sAdhu-puruSa karaze ane tevA sAdhuoe ahiMsA dvArA krAMti karavI paDaze. jyAre ahiMsAnI zakti puruSo karatAM strIomAM ja vadhAre rahevAnI, mAtra temanuM sArI peThe dhaDatara karavAnI jarUra raheze. eTale AjanA yuge strIthI khvItA rahe, vegaLA rahe te UMcA nahIM, paNu niyamA custa pALavA chatAM, rUDhicusta varganI TIkA sahIne paNu je strIo dvArA svapara kalyANanAM ahiMsaka kAryakramA saphLa karI zakaze, tevAM kAryo laI zakaze, temane ja UMcA sAdhu mAnavA paDaze. A yuga daSTine bhUlIne jo brahmacarya sAdhanA karAze te te ekAMgI, ataDI ane vikAsAvarAdha thaze. eTale AjanI navavADAmAM A die ja vicAravuM paDaze. TrakamAM vikAra daSTie mAtAo bahenAthI dUra rahI, paLe paLe jAgRti 1 rAkhavI ane vAtsalya dRSTie najIkamAM najIka AvI temanuM ghaDatara karavuM, k ApavI. samAjanA prazno levA mATe sAdhvIone, mAtAone taiyAra karavI raheze. mahAtmA gAMdhIjI khAsthya pratijJA lIdhA pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 86 vikAra daSTie khUba ja sAvadhAna rahetA; paNa vAtsalya daSTie temanI TIkA atizaya thavA chatAM paNa temaNe bahenane najIka rAkhI ghaDatara karyuM, ane temanAmAM naitika hiMmata pUrI. kadAca kaI ema kahe ke AjanA bhautika lAlasAnA AkarSaka jamAnAmAM kAcA sAdhake mATe navAvADamAM chUTa na hoI zake, UlaTI te kaDaka karavI ghaTe. hA; kadAca pukhta sAdhaka mATe eTale ke pIDha sAdhake mATe kadAca chUTa svIkArya hoI zake, paNa amuka sAdhaka kAce che ke pukhta che? ene nirNaya koNa karaze ? jeo janazAstra pramANe 20 varSanI dIkSAnA paryAyavALA hoya athavA 60 varSanI uMmaranA hoya, teo sthavira kahevAya che, eTale tevAone pukhta gaNune navavADamAM ApaNe chUTa ApI zakIzuM kharA? mane lAge che ke A prazna gaMbhIra che ane chatAM ghaNe ja agatyanuM che. enA upara dIrdhadaSTithI vicAra karavo joIe. agAu kahyuM tema Aje yugAnulakSI dRSTi rAkhIne dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAva pramANe pukhtatA ke sthaviranI je jajUnI paribhASA che, emAM saMzodhana karavuM paDaze. ane navA sAcAM mUlyo sthApavA mATe, enA arthamAM paNa sudhAre karavo paDaze. janasUtramAM sthavira sAdhu mATe keTalIka bIjI chUTachATa ApavAmAM Ave che, paNa evo sthavira jo "gItArtha" na hoya te tene svataMtra vicaravAnI nA pADI che, te koI gItArtha nizrita thaIne vicare, evuM tyAM vidhAna che. "gItArthane jainazAstranI jUnI vyAkhyA pramANe e ja artha karavAmAM Ave che ke je AcArAMga sUtra kRtAMgane jJAtA hoya, cAra cheda sUtro bhaNelo hoya, ane prAyazcita vidhimAM pAraMgata hoya." AmAMthI phalita e thAya che ke sthavira bhale anubhavI hoya paNa je zAstrajJAnI ane samAjavijJAnI- vyavahAra kuzaLa-gItArtha na hoya te te pIDha ke mukha tarIke mAnavAmAM Avato nathI. have ApaNe AjanA yuge Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 87 gItArtha ' (pukha)ne navAM mUlyanI dRSTie vicAravo paDaze. Aje te kharI rIte jotAM je samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA mATe navI samAja racanAnA vijJAnamAM vicAra ane AcAra ane dRSTie ghaDAyele, kasAyela haze tathA anubaMdha vicAradhArAnI kakSAe sarvAgA daSTie sAdhanA karavA taiyAra haze, te mahAna sAdhaka-sAdhiSma ja AjanA yuganAM gItArtha ke pukhta gaNAze. kadAca te paikInAM kaIne jUnAM zAstranuM sthaLa jJAna bhale ochuM haze. paNa temAMnuM tathA vividha dharmazAstranuM tattvajJAna te tenAmAM haze ja. sAthe sAthe te sAdhaka ke sAdhikA eTale ke tevAM sAdhusAdhvI badhAya dharmonA samanvacanI daSTie samAjanI sarvAgI sAdhanA karanAra haze. vaLI yuganI anubaMdha vicAradhArAmAM je cAra saMgaThane mahattvapUrNa che, tenI sAdhanA ane preraNA karavA jyAre te taiyAra haze, tyAre saheje ja tene cAra saMgaThanenA saMparkamAM AvavuM paDaze, matalaba e ke naitika janasaMgaThana, janasevaka saMgaThana, rASTrIya mahAsabhA (lekazAhI DhabanuM rAjya saMgaThana) ane krAMtipriya sAdhusAdhvI varga; A cAreya saMgaThane vacce tenI sAdhanA ane preraNA cAlaze, tyAre je koI paNa prakAranI brahmacarya-sAdhanA ke satyAdi sAdhanAmAM kSati ke gaDabaDa haze te tarata ja A cAreya saMgaThane pikInuM koI paNa eka athavA badhAya tene jhI deze, cetavI deze ane tenI kSati jarApaNa cAlavA deze nahI. tethI kAMte tevAM krAMtipriya sAdhusAdhvIne pitAnI kSati sudhAravAnI pharaja paDaze ane kate evA kSatidhArIne te saMgaThane pheMkI deze. A navA yuganAM gItArtha-pukhta ane yogya je sAdhusAdhvI haze, tene ja navAvADamAM saheje saheje pelI chUTa maLI gaI haze. bAkInAM je ekAMtamAM, vyaktigata sAdhanAmAM ke rUDhivAditAmAM ja masta che, temane pukha paNa nahIM gaNavAmAM Ave, ane temanI tevA prakAranI sarvAgI daSTi na hoI tevI chUTa paNa temane samAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ cAlavA ja nahIM de ane AvI pukhtatA ke apukhtatAne nirNaya cAra anubaMdhavALA saMgaThane ja karI deze, eTale A mATe kayAMya pUchavA dUra javuM ja nahIM paDe. eka vAta vAraMvAra punarukti karIne AdithI Ine aMta lagI kahevAnI prApta thAya che, ane je brahmacArI pukhta sAdhuo mATe khAsa vicAraNIya che, te e ke AjanA yuge jyAre brahmacaryanAM navAM mUlyonuM kheDANa thaI rahyuM che, tyAre temaNe brahmacaryane niSedhAtmaka artha ke strIothI dUra rahevuM, bItA rahevuM; e abhAvAtmaka artha choDIne vidheyAtmaka ke bhAvAtmaka ja artha grahaNa karavo joIze. matalaba ke brahmacarya eTale "bRhasaMkalpamAM ja vicaravuM" e vizALa artha levAze te brahmacarya saheluM ane sahaja thaI jaze. pachI te pAMceya IdriyanI zakti vizvanAM AtmAonI sevAmAM vaparAze pachI AvAM krAMtipriya sAdhusAdhvIone vizvAtmAonI asevAkusevA ke ahita thatuM haiya, evI kalpanA ja zA mATe Ave ? vaidika dharmamAM ApaNe mahAbhAratanAM pAtrone joIe chIe, tyAre saheje saheje vidheyAtmaka brahmacaryanuM mArgadarzana maLI rahe che. dA.ta. jyAre bhISmapitAmahane vicAra Avyo ke pitAnA saMtoSa mATe mAre saMyama pALavo che, basa, pitAne saMteSa ja temanuM brahma banI gayuM; ane emAMthI teo akhaMDa brahmacArI banI gayA. evA brahmacArI pazcimanA dezomAM paNa che. eka vaijJAnika rAtadivasa prayogamAM ja lIna raheta; tene eka bahena hatI. bhAI prayoga karyA kare, ane enI sevA mATe kaI nathI, ema joIne e brahmacAriNuM rahI ne bhAInI pAse ja rahI enI sevA karatI rahI. e bahena mATe baMdhu-sevA ja brahma-sevA thaI gaI. jUnA vakhatamAM gurukulamAM rahenArA brahmacArIonuM brahmacarya vedAdhyayanamAM ekAgratAthI sadhAtuM hatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mahAtmA gAMdhIjIe janatAnI sevA karavA mATe, navasamAjanuM ghaDatara karavA mATe brahmacarya vrata lIdhuM hatuM. temanA mATe janasevA e ja brahmasevA banI gaI. e ja rIte pukhta sAdhuo vizvanI sarvAgIsAdhanA dvArA AtmakalyANa sAthe vizvakalyANanuM dhyeya sAme rAkhIne cAle te e bRhat saMkalpa ja temane mATe brahmacarya sAdhanAnuM sabaLa banI jaze. teone Indriyanigraha kara nahIM paDe, e sahaja sAdhya saheje ja thaI jaze. A rIte AjanA yuge brahmacaryanuM sAmAjika mUlya UbhuM karavAnI jarUra che, jemAMthI naranArInA maryAdApUrNa sahajIvanamAMthI vidheyAtmaka brahmacarya Ape Apa bhuM thaI ja javAnuM. sarvathA sau sukhI thAo, samatA sau samAcare; sarvatra divyatA vyApo, sarvatra zAnti vistare. saMtabAla ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApaNAM uttama pustaka lekhakaH munizrI saMtabAlajI jaina daSTie gItA darzana bhA. 1-2 AcArAMga sUtra uttarAdhyayana sUtra . dazavaikAlika sUtra ... sAdhutAnuM jIvana darzana ... Adarza gRhasthAzrama anaMtanI ArAdhanA vAtsalya maMjarI nArIne caraNe yauvana sAdhaka sahacarI sanmadA (prArthanA saMgraha) kiMmata 8-00 pa-00 1-50 0-75 pa-0 0 3-50 2-0 0 I 0 1-50 1-00 0 2-00 1-50 1-25 7-75 lekhakaH muni nemicaMdrajI anubaMdha vicAradhArA (gujarAtI) ****** (hindI) sAdhu sAdhvIone (gujarAtI) sAdhu sAdhvIone (hindI) 0 1-00 0 : 0-60 : prApti sthAna : mahAvIra sAhitya prakAzana maMdira haThIbhAInI vADI_dilhI daravAjA bahAra amadAvAda-1, (gujarAta) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ naMvAM mAnavI mAnava hRdayamAM UThatI navI abhilASAo, navI AkAMkSAo, navA vicArone vArtA, prasaMgacitra, nibaMdha, nATakarUpe rajU karatuM mAsika. vArSika lavAjama : rUA. 3-00 : kAryAlaya : haThIbhAInI vADI, amadAvAda-1. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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