Book Title: Chandani Bhitar ki
Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003082/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI yUvAcArya mahApraja Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama cAMdanI se paricita haiN| AkAza meM cA~da ko dekhate haiM, usakI cA~danI dharatI para camakatI hai| manuSya zAMti, zItalatA evaM prakAza sabakA eka sAtha anubhava karatA hai| anajAnA hai cidAkAza, anajAnA hai-cA~da aura anajAnI hai cA~danI, isalie ki ye saba bhItara haiN| bhItara meM jo hai, use dekhane kI khir3akiyAM baMda haiM, daravAje bhI baMda haiN| yadi hama indriyoM kI dizA badaleM, unakI bahirmukhatA ko antarmukhatA meM badala deM, mana kI caMcalatA para koI aMkuza lagA pAeM, khir3akiyAM khulatI-sI najara aaegii| - harikezabala kI khir3akiyAM khula cukI thI isalie use yaha kahane kA adhikAra milAtapasyA zreSTha hai, jAti zreSTha nhiiN| bhRgupurohita ke putroM ne bhItara meM jhAMkA, tabhI unhoMne kahA-pitA ! AtmA amUrta hai, use indriyoM dvArA nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| bhItara kI jyoti vizada huI aura mahArAnI kamalAvatI bola uThI-naradeva ! kevala dharma hI trANa hai, anya koI trANa nahIM hai| anAtha muni ne bhItara kI jyotsanA meM jhAMka kara samrAT zreNika se kahA-magadha ke adhipati zreNika! tuma svayaM anAtha hokara mere nAtha kaise banoge? arhat ariSTanemi kI atIndriya cetanA jAgRta thii| bAr3oM aura piMjaroM meM kaida kie hue pazuoM aura pakSiyoM kA svara una kAnoM se sunA, jo dUsaroM kA amaMgala kara maMgala gIta sunane ko taiyAra nahIM ye sAre svara sAkSya haiM bhItara kI cA~danI ke| inako sunane ke lie apekSita hai, bhItara kI cA~danI jaage| Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI yuvAcArya mahAprajJa Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vizva bhAratI prakAzana Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajJAparva pravacanamAlA - 7 saMdarbha : yogakSema varSa sAnidhya evaM preraNA : AcArya zrI tulasI pravacanakAra: yuvAcArya mahAprajJa AdhAra-sUtra uttarAdhyayana mukhya saMpAdaka : muni dulaharAja saMpAdaka : muni dhanaMjaya kumAra Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (c) tulasI adhyAtma nIDam jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja0) saMskaraNa : 1662 saujanya : sva0 pUjya dAdAjI zrI jayacandalAlajI evaM pitA zrI campAlAlajI borar3a kI smRti meM dvArA: sahasakarana borar3a (dillI -- lADanU ) saMkalana saujanya : prajJAparva samAroha samiti amRta vANI, jaina vizva bhAratI mUlya : paccIsa rupaye prakAzaka : jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja.) mudraka : je0 ke0 AphaseTa prinTarsa, nAMgaloI, dillI-41 CHANDNI BHITAR KI Yuvacharya Mahaprajna Rs. 25.00 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvacana yogakSema varSa kA apUrva avasara / prajJA jAgaraNa aura vyaktitva nirmANa kA mahAn lakSya / lakSya kI pUrti ke bahuAyAmI sAdhana --pravacana, prazikSaNa aura prayoga / pravacana ke pratyeka viSaya kA pUrva nirdhAraNa | adhyAtma aura vijJAna ko eka sAtha samajhane aura jIne kI abhIpsA / samasyA eka hI thI--prazikSu vyaktiyoM ke vibhinna stara / eka ora adhyAtma tathA vijJAna kA ka, kha, ga nahIM jAnane vAle, dUsarI ora adhyAtma ke gUDha rahasyoM ke jijJAsu / donoM prakAra ke zrotAoM ko unakI kSamatA ke anurUpa lAbhAnvita karanA kaThina pratIta ho rahA thA / ciMtana yahIM Akara aTaka rahA thA ki unako kisa zailI meM kaisI sAmagrI parosI jAe ? nae tathyoM ko naI rozanI meM dekhane kI jitanI prAsaMgikatA hotI hai, paramparita mUlyoM kI nae pariveza meM prastuti utanI hI Avazyaka hai| nyAyazAstra kA adhyayana karate samaya dehalI dIpaka nyAya aura Damaruka maNi nyAya ke bAre meM par3hA thA / dahalIja para rakhA huA dIpaka kakSa ke bhItara aura bAhara ko eka sAtha Alokita kara detA hai| Damaru kA eka hI manakA use donoM ora se bajA detA hai| isI prakAra vaktRtva kalA meM kuzala vAgmI apanI pravacanadhArAoM se janasAdhAraNa aura vidvAn - donoM ko abhiSNAta kara sakate haiM, yadi unameM pUrI grahaNazIlatA ho / yogakSema varSa kI pahalI upalabdhi hai--pravacana kI aisI zailI kA aviSkAra, jo na sarala hai aura na jaTila hai| jisameM uccastarIya jJAna kI nyUnatA nahIM hai aura prAthamika jJAna kA abhAva nahIM hai| jo nizcaya kA sparza karane vAlI hai to vyavahAra ke zikhara ko chUne vAlI bhI hai| isa zailI ko AviSkRta yA svIkRta karane kA zreya hai 'yuvAcArya mahAprajJa' ko| yogakSema varSa kI pravacanamAlA ukta vaiziSTya se anuprANita hai| jaina AgamoM ke AdhAra para samAyojita yaha pravacanamAlA vaijJAnika vyAkhyA ke kAraNa sahaja gamya aura AkarSaka bana gaI hai| isameM zAzvata aura sAmayika satyoM kA adbhuta samAveza hai / Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isakI upayogitA yogakSema varSa ke bAda bhI rahegI, isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara prajJAparva samAroha samiti ne mahAprajJa ke pravacanoM ko janArpita karane kA saMkalpa sNjoyaa| cAMdanI bhItara kI usakA sAtavAM puSpa hai| jina logoM ne pravacana sune haiM aura jinhoMne nahIM sune haiM, una sabako yogakSema yAtrA kA yaha pAtheya Atma-darzana kI preraNA detA rahegA aura unakI cetanA ke baMda dvAroM ko kholakara prakAza se bhara degA, aisA vizvAsa hai| 21 agasta, 1962 jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja0) AcArya tulasI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuti cAMda AkAza ke aMcala ko chUtA hai, cAMdanI bhUmi ke tala ko chUne laga jAtI hai| tamas Upara bhI hai, nIce bhI hai| bAhara bhI hai aura bhItara bhii| sabase jaTila hai bhItara kA tamasa / use miTAne ke lie usa caMdramA kI AvazyakatA hai, jisakA zabdAMkana AcArya mAnatuMga ne kiyA hai-- nityodayaM dalitamohamahAndhakAra, gamyaM na rAhu vadanasya na vaaridaanaam| vidhAjate tava mukhAbjamanalpakAntiH, vidyotyjjgdpuurvshshaaNkbimbm|| jo sadA udita rahe, moha ke mahA aMdhakAra kA vidalana kare, jise rAhu grasa na sake, jise bAdala AvRta na kara sake aura jo vizva ko apUrva prakAza de| aisA candramA hai adhyaatm| ___ adhyAtma kI cAMdanI bhItara kI cAMdanI hai| daha na bAhara se AtI hai aura na kisI ke dvArA pradyotita kI jAtI hai| usakA prasphuTana bhItara meM hI hotA hai aura svayaM ke dvArA hI hotA hai| ____ anekAnta kA darzana kevala upAdAna ko hI saba kucha nahIM maantaa| usameM nimitta kA bhI avakAza hai| jisakA jitanA mUlya usakI utanI sviikRti| na kisI kA adhika mUlya aura na kisI kI adhika sviikRti| prastuta graMtha kA svAdhyAya eka uddIpana hai| jinake bhItara cAMdanI pragaTI, use dekhakara apane bhItara cAMdanI ko pragaTa karane kI bhAvanA jAgatI hai| hama cAMdanI se paricita haiN| AkAza meM cAMda ko dekhate haiM, usakI cAMdanI dharatI para camakatI hai| manuSya zAMti, zItalatA evaM prakAza--sabakA eka sAtha anubhava karatA hai| anajAnA hai cidAkAza, anajAnA hai-cAMda aura anajAnI hai cAMdanI, isalie ki ye saba bhItara haiN| bhItara meM jo hai, use dekhane kI khir3akiyAM baMda haiM, daravAje bhI baMda haiN| yadi hama indriyoM kI dizA badaleM, unakI bahirmukhatA ko antarmukhatA meM badala deM, Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana kI caMcalatA para koI aMkuza lagA pAeM, khir3akiyAM khulatI-sI najara aaegii| harikezabala kI khir3akiyAM khula cukI thI isalie use yaha kahane kA adhikAra milA-tapasyA zreSTha hai, jAti zreSTha nahIM hai| bhRgu purohita ke putroM ne bhItara meM jhAMkA, tabhI unhoMne kahA-pitA ! AtmA amUrta hai, use indriyoM dvArA nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| bhItara kI jyoti vizada huI aura mahArAnI kamalAvatI bola uThI-naradeva ! kevala dharma hI trANa hai, anya koI trANa nahIM hai| ___gardabhAli aMtara ke Aloka se Alokita the| unakI eka Aloka-razmi prasphuTita huI aura aMtaHsvara gUMja uThA-rAjan ! tumheM abhaya detA huuN| tuma bhI saba jIvoM ko abhaya do| mRgAputra ke aMtazcakSu udghATita ho gae the| kitanA amola hai unakA yaha bola-maiM isa azAzvata zarIra meM AnaMda nahIM pA rahA hUM, jo eka dina vilaga ho jaaegaa| mujhe usa zAzvata kI khoja karanI hai, jo satata mere sAtha rhe| anAtha muni ne bhItara kI jyotsnA meM jhAMka kara samrAT zreNika se kahA-magadha ke adhipati zreNika ! tuma svayaM anAtha hokara mere nAtha kaise banoge? samudrapAla ne baMdI bane hue cora ko dekhA aura bhItara kI khir3akiyAM eka sAtha eka jhaTake meM khula gii| saMbodhi ne unakA varaNa kara liyaa| arhat ariSTanemi kI atIndriya cetanA jAgRta thii| bAr3oM aura piMjaroM meM kaida kie hue pazuoM aura pakSiyoM kA svara una kAnoM se sunA, jo dUsaroM kA amaMgala kara maMgala gIta sunane ko taiyAra nahIM the| ye sAre svara sAkSya haiM bhItara kI cAMdanI ke| inako sunane ke lie apekSita hai, bhItara kI cAMdanI jaage| muni dulaharAja jI prAraMbha se hI sAhitya saMpAdana ke kArya meM lage hue haiN| ve isa kArya meM dakSa haiN| prastuta pustaka ke saMpAdana meM muni dhanaMjaya kumAra ne niSThApUrNa zrama kiyA hai| yuvAcArya mahAprajJa 21 agasta, 1962 jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja0) Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpAdakIya jIvana se jur3e do tattva haiM dRSTi aura dizA jaisI hotI hai dRSTi daisI hotI hai sRSTi yAdRk dRSTiH tAdRk sRSTiH badale dRSTi badalegI sRSTi badalegI dishaa| vyakti aura vicAra meM AcAra aura vyavahAra meM parilakSita parivartana kAraNa hai dRsstti/drshn| jIvana ke vikAsa aura hAsa ka aMdhakAra aura prakAza kA rahasya hai vyakti kI dRSTi prabhAvita usase mti/gti| mahAprajJa kahate haiM - jo bAhara dekhatA hai vaha hai bhautika jo bhItara dekhatA hai vaha hai aadhyaatmik| jhAMkA jisane bhItara gahare utara kara milA use vilakSaNa badala gayA jiivn| pUrNa samarpaNa gatimAn caraNa tyAga ke patha para spaSTa bana gayA gaMtavya prApta huA prAptavyA dhanya haiM ve pavitra Atman / labdha astitva nikharA vyaktitva jIvana utkarSa bane Adarza Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ harikezabala kA jagA AtmapuruSakAra parAjita jAtivAda kA ahaMkAra / bhRguputra / mRgAputra ne dekhA atIta kara aminiSkramaNa, bane rAgAtIta / pA kamalAvatI kA udbodha iSukAra ne pAyA saMbodha / rAjarSi saMjaya aura gardabhAli kA preraka saMvAda samrATa zreNika ko milA nayA tattvavAda / samudrapAla / ariSTanemi rAjImatI/ rathenemi hue prabuddha saMbuddha ujalA AMgana mahakA caMdana / prastuta hai amara yaza-gAthA mahAprajJa haiM udgAtA nayA saMdarbha / nayA pariveza yogakSema varSa kA abhinava unmeSa mahAprajJa ke pravacana vaiziSTaya kA kAlajayI abhilekha | par3heM cAMdanI bhItara kI pragaTe cAMdanI bhItara kI sArthaka ho mAnava jIvana upalabdha ho sva vIkSaNa mahAprajJa kI yahI cAha hama sabakI bane rAha / 21 sitambara, 1662 jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja0) muni dhanaMjaya kumAra Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama Pr 64 72 76 87 1. jAtivAda tAttvika nahIM hai 2. karmaNA jAti 3. yajJa, tIrthasthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa 4. do bhAiyoM kA milana 5. jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai 6. mukti kI preraNA 7. do paramparAoM ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda 8. samasyA kA mUla : parigraha 6. sAdhutva kI kasauTiyAM 10. brahmacarya ke sAdhaka-bAdhaka tattva 11. jahAM sAdhutA sisakatI hai 12. abhao patthivA ! tubbhaM 13. rAjarSiyoM kI paramparA 14. yAda pichale janma kI 15. jahAM eka kSaNa bhI Ananda nahIM milatA 16. moma ke dAMta : lohe ke cane 17. patha aura pAtheya 18. acikitsA hI cikitsA 16. saMvAda : nAtha aura anAtha ke bIca 20. maiM thAme hUM apane bhAgya kI Dora 21. taba dharma bhI aphIma bana jAtA hai 22. cora se acaurya kI preraNA 23. asahayoga kA nayA prayoga 24 rUpAntaraNa 61 100 10E 118 12 132 141 146 154 162 171 176 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda tAttvika nahIM hai ziSya kI jijJAsA Aja se do hajAra varSa pahale eka saMgharSa calatA thaa| samAja meM eka mandra thaa| eka ora jAtivAda kA samarthana kiyA jA rahA thA, dUsarI ora jAtivAda kA khaMDana kiyA jA rahA thaa| eka ziSya ne AcArya se jilAsA kI gurudeva ! yaha bAta hara AdamI samajha sakatA hai ki kisI vyakti se ghRNA nahIM karanI caahie| phira yaha jAtivAda varvA kA viSaya kyoM banA? yaha eka dArzanika viSaya bana gayA hai| isa para bar3e-bar3e anya likhe jA rahe hai| zramaNa paramparA ke eka vijJAna kahate hai vedaH prAmANya kasyacit kartRvApA, snAne dharmeNDA jaativaadaavlepH| saMtApAramaH pApahAnAya teSataprajAnA paMcavinhAni jaaiye|| jar3atA ke pAMca lakSaNa hai| unameM eka hai jAtivAda kA ahaMkAra / eka ora jAtivAda ko samarthana mila rahA hai, dUsarI ora use jar3atA kA lakSaNa mAnA jA rahA hai| kyA samarthana karane vAloM meM isanI bhI samajha nahIM hai ki ve isa sacAI ko samajha sakeM ? svAbhAvika prazna yaha prazna bahuta svAbhAvika hai| yaha eka ziSya kA hI prazna nahIM hai, hajAroM-hajAroM logoM ke mAnasa meM yaha prazna ubharatA hai| bahuta sUkSma aura gaMbhIra bAta ko samajhane meM kaThinAI ho sakatI hai| eka sUI kI noka Tike utane sthAna meM ananta jIva hai, yaha samajhanA kaThina ho sakatA hai kintu eka AdamI dUsare AdamI ko nIcA na mAne, bhAI mAne, usake sAtha bhAIcAre kA vyavahAra kare, itanI sthUla bAta samajhane meM duvidhA kyoM hotI hai ? aneka granthoM ke lekhaka, tArkika aura samamavAra vyakti bhI itanI sthUla bAta samajha nahIM pAte, kyA yaha vismayajanaka nahIM hai? prazna gudi kA nahIM hai AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! tumhArA prazna ucita hai para yaha prazna bauddhikatA kA nahIM hai| prazna yaha nahIM hai ki sAmane vAle vyakti meM samajha nahIM hai, cintana yA vicAra kI Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI zakti nahIM hai| jitane hama buddhimAn haiM utane buddhimAn sAmane vAle bhI ho sakate haiM, ve hamase adhika buddhimAna bhI ho sakate haiN| unameM bhI cintana kI zakti hai, vicAra kI zakti hai| cintana kI zakti, vicAra aura bauddhika kSamatA kA antara isakA kAraNa nahIM ziSya ne jijJAsA kI-gurudeva ! phira antara kahAM hai ? jAtivAda ke samarthana kA kAraNa kyA hai ? AcArya ne kahA--manuSya ke vyavahAra ke pIche usakI vRttiyAM kAma karatI haiN| vyakti kI pratyeka mAnyatA kI pRSThabhUmi meM aneka vRttiyAM sakriya rahatI haiN| jitanI samAja kI mAnyatAeM banI haiM, saMgaThana kI mAnyatAeM banI haiM, unake pIche chipI huI vRttiyAM kAma karatI haiN| yaha jAtivAda kA prazna bhI buddhi kA nahIM hai, manuSya kI mAnyatA kA hai aura isake pIche bhI eka vRtti kAma kara rahI hai| cAhe sAmAjika mAnyatA ho, sampradAyagata mAnyatA ho, jAtigata mAnyatA ho, usakI pRSThabhUmi meM manuSya kI manovRtti vidyamAna rahatI hai| jAtivAda kA AdhAra manovijJAna ne vRttiyoM kA eka jAla bichAyA hai| usake kaI vargIkaraNa kie haiM, kintu yadi hama jaina manovijJAna kI dRSTi se vicAra kareM to maulika manovRtti eka hai-raag| zeSa vRttiyAM usakA vistAra haiN| saba vRttiyoM meM mUla hai--rAga, priyatA kA sNvedn| rAga hai to dUsarI vRtti banegI--dveSa / dveSa mUla manovRtti nahIM hai| rAga hai to dveSa kA honA bhI anivArya hai| rAga hai, isakA matalaba lobha aura priyatA hai| priyatA hai, rAga hai to apriyatA aura dveSa kA honA jarUrI hai, ghRNA aura ahaMkAra kA honA bhI jarUrI hai| ahaMkAra dikhAI detA hai, mamakAra dikhAI detA hai, rAga aura dveSa chipe rahate haiN| vyakti kahatA hai-maiM dhanavAna hUM, maiM par3hA likhA hUM, maiM sattAdhIza hUM-yaha ahaMkAra hai| jitanI upAdhiyAM lagatI haiM, jitane vizeSaNa lagate haiM, ve sAre vyakti ke ahaMkAra ko prakaTa karane vAle haiN| jo jAtivAda kI mAnyatA banI hai, usakA eka AdhAra hai ahaMkAra / vyakti meM ahaMkAra hotA hai aura vaha apane ahaMkAra kA pradarzana karanA cAhatA hai| ahaMkAra kI abhivyakti kA eka rUpa banatA hai--jAtivAda / ahaMkAra : aneka rUpa __ prazna ho sakatA hai-hindustAna meM hI jAtivAda ko itanA bar3hAvA kyoM milA? bAhara usakA prasAra kyoM nahIM huA ? hinduoM meM jAtivAda kI jar3eM bahuta gaharI haiN| dUsarI aneka jAtiyoM meM bhAIcArA banA huA hai| kyA ve jAtiyAM nahIM haiM ? kyA dUsare Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aw gativAda tAttvika nahIM hai zoM meM jAtiyAM nahIM haiM ? yaha socanA bhI zAyada sArthaka nahIM hai| ahaMkAra ko prakaTa karane kA rAstA eka hI nahIM hotaa| usakI abhivyakti ke aneka rAste haiN| ahaMkAra ko jo mAdhyama milatA hai, vaha use apanA letA hai| abhivyakti ke AdhAra para hamAre prAcAryoM ne ahaMkAra ko ATha bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai-- 1. jAti kA ahNkaar| 5. rUpa kA ahNkaar| 2. kula kA ahNkaar| 6. tapa kA ahaMkAra 3. bala kA ahNkaar| 7. zruta kA ahNkaar| 4. lAbha kA ahNkaar| 8. aizvarya kA ahaMkAra! ahaMkAra ke ye ATha hI nahIM, aneka vibhAga ho sakate haiM! vastutaH ahaMkAra eka hI hai, usakI praNAliyAM alaga-alaga ho gii| eka hI gaMgA se nahara nikatoM, eka hI pamunA se nahareM nikalIM, koI bhAkhar3A nahara bana gaI, koI gaMgAnahara bana gii| nAma alaga-alaga ho ge| unameM sArA pAnI gaMgotrI aura yamunotrI se A rahA hai| vaha naharoM aura nAliyoM ke mAdhyama se aneka rUpoM meM pravAhita hotA hai| isa prakAra mUla meM eka hI ahaMkAra kAma kara rahA hai aura vaha ahaMkAra hI aneka rUpoM meM baMTa jAtA Ayurveda kA siddhAMta hai- vyakti ko bImArI kA darda hotA hai| darda darda hai, bImArI bImArI hai| ghuTanoM meM darda hotA hai to kahA jAtA hai--ghuTane meM darda ho gyaa| kamara meM darda hotA hai to kahA jAtA hai-kamara kA darda ho gyaa| darda Akhira darda hI hai| kevala sthAna bheda se nAma bheda ho gyaa|| ahaMkAra ahaMkAra hai, abhivyakti ke se usake aneka rUpa bana jAte haiN| jAti, raMga aura varNa hindustAna meM jAti kA ahaMkAra prabala bnaa| kahIM ga kA ahaMkAra prabala hai| gare logoM kA ahaMkAra kAle logoM para kahara DhA rahA hai| dakSiNa aphrIkA meM raMga-bheda ke AdhAra para yahAM taka niyama banA die gae-jisa sar3aka se gorA AdamI jAtA hai, usa sar3aka se kAlA AdamI nahIM jA sktaa| kAlA AdamI amuka-amuka pathoM meM nahIM jA sktaa| gore vyakti para usakI chAyA bhI nahIM par3anI caahie| jisa vAyuyAna 3 yA rela ke Dibbe meM gore AdamI baiThate haiM, usameM kAle AdamI nahIM baiTha skte| Aja bhI raMgabheda kAphI tIvra banA huA hai| ahaMkAra kabhI jAtibheda ke rUpa meM prakaTa ho gayA, kabhI raMgabheda ke rUpa meM prakaTa ho gayA aura kabhI varga bheda ke rUpa meM abhivyakta ho gyaa| eka ora uccavarga hai, dUsarI ora nimna varga hai| uccavarga kA ahaMkAra vargabheda Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI ko ubhAra detA hai| ucca varga aura nimna varga kI jAti eka hai para unameM vargagata antara parilakSita hotA hai| ucca varga kA ahaMkAra nIca varga ko apanA rUpa batAnA cAhatA hai, apane dhana-vaibhava kA pradarzana karanA cAhatA hai| isa varga bheda se ahaMkAra kA eka aura vibhAga ho gyaa| kisI vyakti ko sattA milI, ahaMkAra bar3ha gyaa| ahaMkAra kI abhivyakti kA eka mAdhyama vikasita ho gyaa| kursI chUTI, ahaMkAra gala gyaa| dhana milA, ahaMkAra bar3ha gayA, dhana calA gayA , ahaMkAra daba gyaa| yaha sArA ahaMkAra kA mAyAjAla hai| isameM hamArI buddhi kAma nahIM detii| hamArI buddhi, hamAre tarka, hamArI mAnyatAeM vahAM jAtI haiM jahAM hamArI vRttiyAM unheM le jAtI haiN| abhiniveza mAnyatA kA saMskRta kA eka prasiddha zloka hai : AgrahI bata! ninIpati yuktiH, yatra tatra matirasya nivissttaa| pakSapAtarahitasya tu yuktiH yatra tatra matireti nivezam / AgrahI vyakti tarka kA prayoga karatA hai aura pakSapAta rahita vyakti bhI tarka kA prayoga karatA hai| donoM tarka kA prayoga karate haiM kintu eka vyakti, jisameM mAnyatA kA eka abhiniveza bana gayA, pakar3a ho gaI / vaha socatA hai--mujhe isI bAta kA samarthana karanA hai| usakI jo mAnyatA yA mati bana jAtI hai, vaha usake samarthana meM hI tarka khojatA hai| jo vyakti pakSapAta rahita hai, vaha vyakti jahAM yukti hai vahAM apanI mati kA prayoga kregaa| vaha eka nyAyapUrNa mAnyatA ke sAtha apanI tarka-zakti ko niyojita kregaa| eka AgrahI vyakti aisA nahIM kara sktaa| usake sAmane usakI pakar3a mukhya hotI hai| vaha nyAya yA aucitya ko nahIM dekhtaa| upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI ne Agraha ke saMdarbha meM atyaMta mArmika dRSTAnta diyA manovatso yuktigavI, mdhysthsyaanughaavaati| tAmAkarSati pucchena, tucchaagrhmnHkpiH|| prazna mAnavIya adhikAra kA buddhi, nyAya aura adhikAra ke AdhAra para jAtivAda kA samarthana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| do prakAra ke adhikAra mAne jAte haiM-kAnUnI adhikAra aura naitika adhikAra / ina mAnavIya adhikAroM ko isa yuga meM bahuta mahattva milA hai, sAre rASTra caukanne ho jAte haiN| samAcAra patroM meM par3hA-cIna ne tibbata ke sandarbha meM dalAIlAmA se bAtacIta kA prastAva rakhA hai| cIna ke pAsa vizAla sAmrAjya zakti hai, dalAIlAmA ke pAsa kucha Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda tAttvika nahIM hai nahIM hai| jo tibbata thA, vaha bhI chUTa gyaa| kucheka hajAra loga bhArata meM nirvAsita jIvana bitA rahe haiN| ve hindustAna kI sahAnubhUti para jI rahe haiN| isa saMdarbha meM dalAIlAmA ke sAtha jo bAtacIta kA prastAva kiyA hai, usakA mahattva bar3ha jAtA hai| prazna hotA he-aisA kyoM kiyA gayA ? prAcIna kAla meM aisA honA saMbhava nahIM thA / zaktizAlI hai mAnavAdhikAra kA prazna Aja mAnavAdhikAra kA prazna bahuta zaktizAlI bana gayA hai / svatantratA mAnava kA adhikAra hai, zikSA mAnava kA adhikAra hai, rojagAra mAnava kA adhikAra hai| mAnavAdhikAra kI jo Aja vyAkhyA huI hai, usa AdhAra para aneka mAnavIya samasyAeM sulajha rahI haiN| koI bhI rASTra cAhe kitanA hI zaktizAlI ho, vaha mAnavAdhikAroM kA manacAhA atikramaNa nahIM kara sktaa| paMjAba kI samasyA ko lekara amerikI sIneTa ke sadasya ne mAnavAdhikAra kA prazna uThAyA to bhArata ko bhI sAvadhAna honA pdd'aa| kahA gayA-- hindustAna ko dI jAne vAlI sahAyatA banda honI cAhie kyoMki paMjAba meM hindustAna kI sarakAra mAnavAdhikAroM kA atikramaNa kara rahI hai| Aja eka mahattvapUrNa prazna bana gayA hai mAnavAdhikAra / eka AdamI dUsare AdamI ko ghRNita mAne, jAtibheda ke kAraNa, raMgabheda ke kAraNa yA kisI anya sAmAjika kAraNa se vyakti ke adhikAra chIna lie jAeM, kyA yaha mAnavAdhikAra kA atikramaNa nahIM hai ? Aja yaha bahuta spaSTa hai / yaha atikramaNa pahale bhI calatA thA, Aja bhI calatA hai / prazna bhI hotA hai - yaha kyoM calatA hai ? isake pIche jo preraNA hai, vaha buddhi kI nahIM hai / vaha preraNA hai ahaMkAra kI / atikramaNa kI pRSThabhUmi meM manuSya kA ahaMkAra kAma kara rahA hai aura isakA jIvita nidarzana hai harikeza muni kA AkhyAna / tyAga kI vijaya : ahaMkAra kI parAjaya 5 harikeza muni jAti se cANDAla the| bar3e tapasvI the / ve eka-eka mAsa kA tapa kara rahe the| pAraNe ke dina ve bhikSA ke lie ghUmate-ghUmate eka yajJa maMDapa ke pAsa phuNce| yajJa kA anuSThAna cala rahA thaa| bar3e-bar3e paMDita, purohita, upAdhyAya aura chAtra usa yajJa meM lage hue the| muni yajJazAlA ke pAsa khar3e ho ge| yajJa meM upasthita brAhmaNa kumAroM ne muni ko dekhaa| ve muni kI vezabhUSA ko dekhakara unakA upahAsa karane lage / muni ke zarIra para pUre vastra nahIM the| unake vicitra rUpa ko dekhakara brAhmaNoM ne pUchA-tuma kauna ho maiM bhikSu huuN| yahAM kyoM Ae ho ? Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 bhikSA lene ke lie| bhikSA loge ? hAM ! jAtivAda kA nAga phuphakAra uThA / brAhmaNa Aveza se bhara ge| unhoMne kahA-cale jAo yahAM se| tuma yahAM bhikSA lene Ae ho ? tumheM patA nahIM hai, yahAM brAhmaNa yajJa kara rahe haiN| yaha bhikSA jAtivAn brAhmaNoM ke lie hai, tumheM bhikSA nahIM milegI / muni bole- maiMne dekhA - tumhAre yahAM bahuta rasoI bana rahI hai, sahaja hI bahuta anna pakAyA jA rahA hai| usameM se kucha isa bhikSu ko mila jAe, aura koI lenA-denA nahIM hai / cAMdanI bhItara kI nahIM ! nahIM mila sktaa| jo jAti se ucca haiM, unheM hI yaha anna mila sakatA hai| jo vidyA se ucca haiM, unhIM ke lie yaha bhojana hai| tuma jAti se hIna ho, kyoMki cAMDAla putra ho| tuma vidyA se hIna ho, kyoMki tumane veda nahIM par3he haiM, isalie tumheM yaha anna nahIM mila sakatA / muni ne kahA- tuma jAti se apane Apako mahAn mAnate ho, vastutaH tuma mahAn nahIM ho| tuma Aveza meM ho, abhimAna se bhare hue ho aura sAtha-sAtha hiMsA se jaghanya pApa kA baMdha kara rahe ho| tuma vidyA se bhI mahAn nahIM ho skte| isa saMsAra meM tuma kevala vANI kA bhAra Dho rahe ho / ' zAstraM bhAro'vivekinAM' - tumhAre lie zAstra bhAra bana rahe haiN| tuma isakA hRdaya nahIM samajha pAe ho / muni aura brAhmaNoM ke bIca lambA saMvAda claa| eka aura tyAga tapasyA kA bala thA, dUsarI ora jAti kA ahaMkAra thA / antataH ahaMkAra hAra gayA, tyAga aura tapasyA kA bala vijayI bana gyaa| brAhmaNa muni ke caraNoM meM nata ho ge| sadA hAratA hai ahaMkAra ahaMkAra sadA hAratA hai / antima vijaya samatva kI hotI hai, tapa kI hotI hai / jahAM samatA hai, tyAga hai, vahAM ahaMkAra Tika nahIM paataa| eka seTha ke mana meM dhana kA ahaMkAra jAga gyaa| usane dhana ke pradarzana kI eka yojanA taiyAra kii| korA daheja hI dhana ke pradarzana kA tarIkA nahIM hai, usakA pradarzana aneka prakAra se ho sakatA hai| usane ghoSaNA karavAI- merI mAM ke par3apotA huA hai isalie maiM apanI mAM kI pUjA karavAUMgA / ghoSaNA ho gii| aneka loga A ge| paMDita ko bulAyA gayA / seTha ne apanI mAM ko sone kI caukI para bitthaayaa| pUjA vidhi sampanna huii| seTha ne ghoSaNA kI - paMDitajI ! Apane sundara DhaMga se pUjA vidhi saMpAdita kI hai isalie maiM Apako Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda tAttvika nahIM hai paha sone kI caukI dakSiNA meM pradAna karatA huuN| paMDitajI yaha suna vismita raha ge| tAliyAM baja utthiiN| seTha kI jaya jayakAra hone lgii| ahaMkAra se bhare hue seTha ne Age kahA-paDitajI Aja taka koI itanA dAnI milA? paMDitajI tyAgI the| seTha ke kathana se unakA mAnasa Ahata huaa| unhoMne socA-maiM sone kI caukI le sakatA hUM kintu usake sAtha yaha ahaMkAra kA bhAra nahIM uThA sktaa| paMDitajI ne jeba meM hAtha DAlA, eka rupayA nikaalaa| usa rupae ko caukI para rakhate hue paMDitajI bole--seTha jI! isa rupaye ke sAtha maiM ApakI caukI Apako lauTA rahA huuN| paMDitajI ne Age kahA--seTa jI! kyA Apako Aja taka itanA bar3A tyAgI milA? seTha yaha sunakara stabdha raha gyaa| usakA sArA khUna pAnI bana gayA aura ahaMkAra kA uttApa tyAga kI zItalatA se ThaMDA ho gyaa| samatA kI cetanA prabala bane ahaMkAra kI parAjaya hamezA tyAga ke dvArA hotI hai| dhana ke dvArA kabhI ahaMkAra kI parAjaya nahIM hotii| sattA aura zakti ke dvArA kabhI ahaMkAra ko harAyA nahIM jA pktaa| jaba samatva, tyAga aura tapasyA kA vikAsa hotA hai, ahaMkAra vilIna hotA dalA jAtA hai! jAtivAda ke usa yuga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra aura buddha ne samatA kI vetanA ke vikAsa para bala diyaa| samatA kA vikAsa prabala banA, jAtivAda kI pakar3a kamajora hone lgii| jAtivAda kA jo ekachatra sAmrAjya thA, usakI jar3e hilane laga gii| agara mahAvIra aura buddha ne isa dizA meM prayatna na kiyA hotA to Aja na jAne hendustAna kI kyA dazA hotI ? Aja bhI hindustAna kI sthiti bahuta acchI nahIM hai| aneka tIna prayatnoM ke bAvajUda, hindustAna ko jAtivAda ke bure pariNAma bhugatane pdd'e| hama Aja bhI usake pariNAma bhugata rahe haiN| jAtivAda kI kAlI chAyA Aja bhI vedyamAna hai| manuSya kA ahaMkAra Aja bhI samasyA kA kAraNa banA huA hai| ahaMkAra ke dvArA use miTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| Apa jIte, maiM hArA rAjA dazArNabhadra ne mahAvIra kI vandanA ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| usake sAtha apAra senA thI, vaibhava thaa| indra ko yaha ahaMkAra-pradarzana anucita lgaa| indra ne izArNabhadra ko parAjita karane ke lie apAra vaibhava aura zakti kA pradarzana kiyaa| izArNabhadra ke ahaMkAra ko coTa phuNcii| usane socA-vaibhava aura zakti se maiM indra ko parAjita nahIM kara sktaa| usane tatkAla eka nizcaya kiyA aura mahAvIra ko vandanA kara bolA--bhagavan ! Apa mujhe dIkSita karane kI kRpA kreN| bhagavAna ne dazArNabhadra ko Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI dIkSita kara liyaa| vaha sarvatyAgI muni bana gyaa| indra kA ahaMkAra parAjita ho gyaa| vaha vaibhava aura zakti se sampanna thA, samRddha thA kintu tyAga ke kSetra meM vaha dazArNabhadra kI barAbarI nahIM kara skaa| vaha rAjarSi ke caraNoM meM jhuka gyaa| usane kahA-rAjarSi Apa jIte, maiM haaraa| sArvabhauma udghoSa jAtivAda kI isa samasyA ko saMkSepa meM isa prakAra prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai| yathA yathA vivardhate'bhimanyatA niraMkuzA / tathA tathA pravardhata ghRNA va jaatisNbhvaa|| yathA yathA pravardhate samatvabhAva sNstvH|| tathA tathA vilIyate'bhimAnabhAvanA svtH|| jaise-jaise niraMkuza abhimanyatA bar3hatI hai, vaise-vaise jAti se paidA hone vAlI ghRNA bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| jaise-jaise samatva bhAva se paricaya bar3hatA hai, vaise-vaise abhimAna bhAvanA svataH vilIna ho jAtI hai, apanI mauta mara jAtI hai| yaha jAtivAda kA bhUta, ahaMkAra kA Aveza manuSya ko satAtA rahatA hai aura isI AdhAra para viSamatA ko bar3hAvA milatA hai| jahAM viSamatA hotI hai, vahAM AdamI-AdamI ko samAna mAnane kI bAta gauNa ho jAtI hai| eka AdamI dUsare AdamI ko ghRNita mAne, isase bar3hakara mAnavatA kA koI apamAna nahIM ho sktaa| isa bAta ko lekara jaina aura bauddha AcAryoM ne jAtivAda ke khaNDana meM apanI pUrI zakti lgaaii| Der3ha hajAra varSa kA dArzanika sAhitya isakA spaSTa pramANa hai| dUsarI ora jAtivAda ke samarthakoM ne usake maMDana meM apanI zakti niyojita kii| eka pakSa thA-jAtivAda vAstavika hai, kAlpanika nahIM hai| dUsarA pakSa thA-jAtivAda kalpanA hai, mAnyatA hai, vAstavika nhiiN| jAtivAda sacAI nahIM hai| mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM se upajA yaha ghoSa mukhara ho uThA-'ekkA maNussa jAI'--manuSya jAti eka hai| jAti kA koI bheda nahIM hai, jAti meM koI alagAva nahIM hai| Aja yaha udghoSa sArvabhauma aura sAmudAyika bana rahA hai| hameM yaha mAnanA cAhie--jAtivAda ke pIche jo eka ahaMkAra thA, vaha badala rahA hai, nayA rUpa le rahA hai| jaba jaka samatva kI pratiSThA nahIM hogI, ahaMkAra ko nayA rUpa milatA rhegaa| mahAvIra ke jo siddhAnta vikasita hue haiM, unake pIche sAmAjika pRSThabhUmi rahI hai| jisa samaya jo sAmAjika, rAjanaitika aura dhArmika paristhitiyAM hotI haiM, siddhAntoM kA nirmANa una paristhitiyoM ke sandarbha meM hotA hai| vistAra : paristhiti sApekSa hiMsA nahIM karanI cAhie, yaha eka siddhAnta hai| ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA kA vistAra Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtiyAda tAttvika nahIM hai tatkAlIna paristhiti ke AdhAra para huaa| usa samaya dAsaprathA pracalita thii| ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA meM eka bAta kahI gaI-kisI ko dAsa mata bnaao| yaha ahiMsA kI koI mUla paribhASA nahIM hai| yaha paristhiti se upajA huA siddhAnta thaa| ahiMsA kA mUla hArda hai--rAga-dveSa mata karo, kisI ko mata staao| usakA jo vistAra huA hai, vaha sAmAjika sthitiyoM ke sandarbha meM huA hai| AcAryazrI ne aNuvrata Andolana kA pravartana kiyaa| nayA mor3a claayaa| usake vratoM kA nirdhAraNa vartamAna paristhitiyoM ke AdhAra para huaa| AcArya bhikSu ne dharma kI jo vyAkhyA kI, usakA AdhAra bhI samAja kI tatkAlIna paristhitiyAM thii| agara samAja nahIM hotA to satya kA vrata nahIM hotaa| agara vyakti akelA hotA to satya kA vrata nahIM bntaa| agara samAja nahIM hotA to asteya aura brahmacarya kA vrata nahIM bntaa| ina vratoM kI upayogitA samAja ke sandarbha meM hai| ho sakatA hai--pahale ahiMsA hI eka vrata rahA ho| cAra yA pAMca mahAvrata isakA vistAra hai| AcArya haribhadra ne vratoM kI bahuta sUkSma mImAMsA kI hai| unhoMne likhA ahiMsA payasaH pAlibhUtAnyanyavratAni yt| mUla vrata eka hai ahiNsaa| zeSa sAre vrata usakI surakSA ke lie haiN| vratoM kA sArA vistAra sAmAjika paristhitiyoM ke sandarbha meM hotA hai| jAtivAda kI atAttvikatA AcArya hemacandra ne likhA Azravo bhavahetuH syAda, saMvaro moksskaarnnm| itIyamAhatIdRSTiranyadasyAH prpnycnm|| Azrava bhava bhramaNa kA hetu hai aura saMvara mokSa kA kAraNa hai| samagra arhat darzana ina do tattvoM kA vistAra hai| jitanI paristhitiyAM utpanna hotI haiM, utanA hI darzana kA vistAra hotA calA jAtA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AtmatulA kA siddhAnta prastuta kiyaa| unhoMne kahA--saba jIvoM ko apane samAna smjho| jAtivAda kI atAttvikatA isI siddhAnta kA vistAra hai| usa samaya sAmAjika paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa yaha svara prabala bnaa| mahAvIra ke samaya meM samAja kI kyA paristhitiyAM thI, kyA sAmAjika mAnyatAeM thI, yadi inakA vizleSaNa kiyA jAe to jAtivAda ke samarthana yA virodha kI paristhiti ko samajhA jA sakatA hai| isa paristhiti ke saMdarbha meM hI jAtivAda aura ahaMkAra kI pRSThabhUmi kA vizleSaNa yathArtharUpa meM prastuta ho paaegaa| Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmaNA jAtiH bhagavAn RSabha rAjya aura samAja kI vyavasthA kara rahe the| rAjya aura samAja kI vyavasthA meM kArya kA vibhAjana jarUrI hotA hai| mukhya prazna yaha thA kisa vyakti ko kisa kArya meM lagAyA jAe ? jaba yaugalika yA araNya kA jIvana thA taba na vyavasthA kI jarUrata thI, na kArya vibhAjana kI jarUrata thI aura na zrama ke baMTavAre kI jarUrata thii| jisane jaisA cAhA, vaisA kArya kara liyaa| jahAM samAja ke nirmANa kA prazna hai, vahAM vibhAga atyanta jarUrI hai| trivarNa vyavasthA bhagavAn RSabha ne samAja ko tIna bhAgoM meM vibhAjita kiyA / eka vibhAga kA AdhAra banA--parAkrama, eka vibhAga kA AdhAra banA- vyavasAya aura eka vibhAga kA AdhAra banA utpAdana / samAja ke lie utpAdana kA kauzala jarUrI hai, vinimaya kI AvazyakatA hai aura sAmAjika hitoM kA saMrakSaNa apekSita hai / yadi utpAdana nahIM hai to vinimaya kI bAta nahIM AegI / kRSi zabda utpAdana kA pratIka hai| jo utpAdaka varga banA, vaha kRSaka varga khlaayaa| usakA kArya thA utpAdana karanA aura sAmAnya AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti krnaa| dUsarA varga banA vyavasAya karane vAloM kaa| jo utpAdana huA hai, use janatA taka phuNcaanaa| usakA mAdhyama banA - vinimaya karanA, lenA-denA / usakA pratIka zabda hai - syAhI yA lekhnii| jaba do varga bana gae taba saMgharSa kI saMbhAvanA bhI bana gii| isa sthiti meM eka varga banA saMrakSaka varga / vaha kSatriya nahIM kahalAyA ! usakA pratIka banA talavAra / kSatriya varga, vyApArI varga aura kRSi varga-ina tInoM vibhAgoM ke AdhAra para samAja ko bAMTa diyA gayA / yaha trivarNa vyavasthA hai| caturvarNa vyavasthA vaidika vidvAnoM ne samAja ko cAra bhAgoM meM baaNttaa| usake cAra AdhAra the--buddhi, parAkrama, AvazyakatA pUrti aura sevA / mAnA jAtA hai ki sRSTi kI racanA huI aura usameM brAhmaNa brahmA ke zira se paidA huaa| kSatriya bhujA se paidA huaa| vaizya peTa se aura zUdra pairoM se paidA huaa| hama ina zabdoM ko pakar3eMge to bAta bahuta aTapaTI lgegii| Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmaNA jAtiH isI AdhAra para brAhmaNa ko ucca aura zUdra ko nIca mAna liyA gyaa| yadi hama pratIkoM kI samyak vyAkhyA kareM to sArI dhAraNA hI badala jaae| yaha sArI pratIkAtmaka bhASA hai| jo dimAga se kAma letA hai, vaha brAhmaNa hai| isakA artha hai-jo buddhi se kAma letA hai, use sira se paidA huA mAna leN| pauruSa kA pratIka hai bhujaa| jo pauruSa se kAma letA hai, use bhujA se paidA huA mAna leN| vaha hai kSatriya / vaizya kI utpatti mAnI gaI hai peTa se| peTa kauna bharatA hai ? yadi vyApArI varga nahIM hotA to saba peTa para hAtha pherte| vyApArI kA pratIka hai pett| sevaka varga paira se paidA huaa| gatizIlatA kA pratIka hai pair| isameM UMcA-nIcA kucha bhI nahIM hai| guNoM ke AdhAra para samAja ko cAra bhAgoM meM bAMTA gyaa| inhIM cAra apekSAoM ke AdhAra para cAra varNoM kI vyavasthA kI gaI thI kintu koI bhI tathya bhaviSya meM apanA mUla rUpa kho detA hai| usake sAtha aneka prakAra kI kalpanAeM, mAnyatAeM aura dhAraNAeM jur3a jAtI haiN| samAja vyavasthA : pleTo kI kalpanA prAcIna jaina AcAryoM ne tIna varSoM kI kalpanA kI aura vaidika vidvAnoM ne cAra varNoM kI kalpanA kii| jahAM bhI samAja aura rAjya ke bAre meM socA gayA vahAM janatA kA vargIkaraNa karanA jarUrI ho gyaa| pleToM ne Adarza rAjya kI kalpanA kii| unhoMne batAyA--samAja meM tIna prakAra ke loga hote haiM--buddhipradhAna, sAhasapradhAna aura vAsanA prdhaan| buddhi, sAhasa aura vAsanA--ye tIna apekSAeM haiN| jo buddhipradhAna hotA hai, vaha saMrakSaka hotA hai| jo sAhasa pradhAna hai, vaha sahAyaka saMrakSaka hotA hai| isa zreNI ke loga sainika yA pulisakarmI hote haiN| jo vAsanApradhAna hai, vaha kRSaka yA vyApArI hai| kahA gayA-pratyeka vyakti meM ye tInoM pradhAna guNa hote haiM kintu taratamatA ke AdhAra para use tIna bhAgoM meM bAMTA jA sakatA hai| eka vyakti meM buddhi pradhAna hotI hai, sAhasa aura vAsanA gauNa hotI hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai-bahuta se zAsaka aise hue haiM, jinameM sAhasa to bahuta thA para buddhi kama thii| kucha logoM meM vAsanA pradhAna hotI hai, buddhi aura sAhasa gauNa hote haiN| vyApaka dRSTikoNa pratyeka vyakti meM ye sArI vRttiyAM vidyamAna haiN| AdamI subaha zauca jAtA hai, kyA vaha zUdra nahIM hai ? AdamI dhana kamAtA hai, kyA vaha vaizya nahIM hai ? vaha par3hatA hai, kyA vaha brAhmaNa nahIM hai ? vaha apane parivAra kI rakSA karatA hai, kyA vaha kSatriya nahIM hai ? kyA pratyeka AdamI meM ye cAroM varNa nahIM haiM ? yaha eka vyApaka aura lacIlA dRSTikoNa hai| mahAvIra ne isI dRSTikoNa kA pratipAdana kiyA thA-jAtivAda aura Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 cAMdanI bhItara kI varNavAda ko lekara hiMsA mata phailaao| eka dUsare ke prati uccatA yA nimnatA kA bhAva mata laao| jo AdamI jaisA kAma karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI hotA hai| vyakti sApekSa hai samAja mahAvIra kI isa avadhAraNA ko isa rUpa meM prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai-- samAjaH vyaktisApekSaH janAH vividhazaktayaH / karma zaktyanurUpaM syAd, tena jAtiH svkrmnnaa|| samAja vyakti sApekSa hotA hai| pratyeka samAja meM sAhasa-pradhAna, buddhi-pradhAna aura karma-pradhAna loga hote haiN| koI bhI AdamI eka prakAra kI zakti vAlA nahIM hotA kintu zakti vaha kahalAtI hai, jo jAga jAtI hai| kisI meM pauruSa aura parAkrama kI zakti jAga jAtI hai| kisI meM buddhi kI kSamatA prakhara hotI hai| aneka vyaktiyoM meM aneka prakAra kI zaktiyAM jAgatI haiN| eka vyakti par3hane meM bahuta teja hai para kalA-zilpa meM kucha nahIM hai| eka vyakti kalA-zilpa meM bahuta dakSa hai para par3hane meM maMda hai| zakti kA jAgaraNa eka prakAra kA nahIM hotaa| aneka prakAra kI zaktiyoM kI taratamatA hotI hai| samAja kI jitanI apekSAeM hotI haiM, unheM pUrA karane vAle loga bhI utane hI caahie| yadi eka AdamI hotA to kucha hotA hI nhiiN| AdamI kitanA hI zaktizAlI ho para vaha hogA eka hI dizA meN| anya sArI zaktiyoM kI pUrti ke lie use samAja se jur3anA pdd'egaa| isIlie saba sApekSa haiM, koI nirapekSa nahIM hai| yadi koI vyakti nirapekSatA kI bAta socatA hai to isase bar3I koI bhUla nahIM ho sktii| AcArya kAlUgaNI kahA karate the--AcArya saba kucha hotA hai para vaha bhI itanA sApekSa hai ki use kahIM bhI jAnA ho to eka sAdhu kA sahayoga caahie| jahAM samudAya hai, samAja aura rAjya hai vahAM nirapekSatA kI bAta nahIM socI jA sktii| saphalatA kA sUtra samAja kA sUtra hai sApekSatA / karor3o logoM kI zakti lagatI hai taba eka samAja banatA hai, samAja kI AvazyakatAeM pUrI hotI haiN| pratyeka vyakti apanI zakti ke anurUpa karma karatA hai| jisameM jisa prakAra kI zakti hotI hai, usameM usI prakAra kA karma hotA hai| yaha bahuta bar3A sUtra hai-jisa vyakti meM jisa prakAra kI zakti hai, use usI karma meM lgaao| yaha samAja kI saphalatA kA sUtra hai-zakti ke anurUpa karma kA niyojana honA caahie| yaha thA karma kA siddhAnta--jisa prakAra kI zakti, usI prakAra kA krm| prastuta prasaMga meM karma kA artha jJAnAvaraNa aura darzanAvaraNa se nahIM hai| karma kA tAtparya hai kArya se| jisa vyakti meM jo kAma karane kI zakti hai, vaha usI kAma meM apanI zakti Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmaNA jAtiH 13 kA niyojana kare / isa kAryavibhAjana ke AdhAra para hI eka vyakti brAhmaNa banatA hai, eka vyakti kSatriya banatA hai, eka vyakti vaizya yA zUdra banatA hai| jisameM vidyA kI zakti hai, vaha brAhmaNa banatA hai| jisameM pauruSa kI zakti hai, vaha kSatriya banegA / jisameM vyAvasAyika buddhi hai, vaha vyApArI bnegaa| jisameM sevA karane kI zakti hai, vaha sevaka banegA | janma se nahIM, karma se vaidika vidvAnoM dvArA karma ke AdhAra para samAja ko cAra bhAgoM meM bAMTA gyaa| RSabha ne samAja ko tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyaa| pleTo ne jina tIna vibhAgoM kI kalpanA kI hai, vaha jaina AcAryoM kI kalpanA ke kAphI nikaTa hai| asi-masi kRSi ke sAtha buddhi, sAhasa aura vAsanA kI tulanA kI jA sakatI hai| yaha eka lacIlA siddhAnta thA, jisakA uddezya thA -- samAja kI apekSAeM pUrI hoM aura parivartana bhI na ho / jaba jaina darzana aura bauddha darzana kA samAja para vyApaka prabhAva par3A taba janmanA jAti kI bAta gauNa ho gaI, cAroM ora karmaNA jAti kA svara ubhraa| gItA meM bhI kahA gayA-cAtuvarNya mayA sRSTaM, guNakarmavibhAgazaH / vyakti apane guNa yA karma se brAhmaNa banatA hai| brAhmaNa janmanA nahIM, karmaNA hotA hai| kevala OM japane mAtra se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA / brahmavidyA ko jAnane vAlA brAhmaNa hotA hai| jaina aura bauddha dharma ne karmaNA jAti kA eka tIvra Andolana calAyA aura usakA samAja para vyApaka prabhAva huaa| bhAgavata purANa aura mahAbhArata meM bhI kahA gayA- eka vyakti eka janma meM brAhmaNa bhI ho sakatA hai, vaizya aura kSatriya bhI ho sakatA hai, cANDAla bhI ho sakatA hai| samasyA kA kAraNa vaicArika jagat meM yaha dhAraNA ho gaI--jAti janmanA nahIM, karmaNA hotI hai kintu Ama janatA meM jo janmanA jAti kA saMskAra DAla diyA gayA, vaha nahIM badala paayaa| isI kA pariNAma hai-Aja hindustAna jAti aura varNavAda kI samasyAoM ko jhela rahA hai aura usa para bikharAva kA khatarA maMDarA rahA hai| Aja manuSya meM ghRNA bharanA jitanA AsAna hai, prema aura maitrI bharanA utanA AsAna nahIM hai| kahA jAtA hai--mata kI bAta mahIna | UMca-nIca kI eka mAnyatA yA mata bana jAtA hai| usa mata yA mAnyatA ko tor3a pAnA bahuta kaThina hotA hai kintu ina sArI mAnyatAoM, dhAraNAoM, AgrahoM aura abhinivezoM ko tor3anA Avazyaka hai| mahAvIra kA krAMta ciMtana mahAvIra ne ina AgrahoM ko tor3ane ke lie jo kArya kiyA, vaha eka bahuta bar3I Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 cAMdanI bhItara kI krAMti thii| unhoMne granthoM kA prAmANya na batalAkara vyakti kA prAmANya btlaayaa| yadi granthoM kA prAmANya hotA to jAtivAda para kabhI prahAra nahIM ho paataa| yadi hama granthoM kI vyAkhyA para hI caleMge to jAtivAda ko kabhI tor3A nahIM jA skegaa| vyakti kA anubhava pramANa hotA hai, vyakti kI vRttiyAM pramANa hotI haiM, usakA caritra aura atIndriya darzana pramANa hotA hai| isa krAMta dRSTikoNa ne eka nae darzana kI sthApanA kI aura yaha svara mukhara ho gayA kammuNA baMbhaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khttio| vaisso kammuNA hoi, sado havai kmmnnaa|| manuSya karma se brAhmaNa hotA hai, karma se kSatriya hotA hai, karma se vaizya aura karma se zUdra hotA hai| mahAvIra ne jAtivAda kI pracalita mAnyatA ko nayA saMdarbha diyA aura eka vaicArika krAMti ghaTita ho gii| yadi vaha vaicArika krAMti mAnavIya jIvana meM saMkrAMta hotI to vizva meM jAtivAda aura raMgabheda kI samasyA kA udbhava hI nahIM hotaa| mahAvIra kA yaha svara jAtIya samasyA ke samAdhAna kA AdhAra-satra bana sakatA hai| Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yajJa, tIrthasthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa eka purAnI kahAnI hai| rAjA ne zukarAja se pUchA-zukarAja ! tuma itanI dera se kyoM Ae ? zukarAja ne kahA-mahArAja ! maiM A rahA thA kintu mere sAmane eka vivAda A gyaa| usakA nipaTArA kie binA maiM kaise A sakatA thA ? maiM apanI jAti kA rAjA hUM, zAsaka huuN| apanI jAti ke vivAdoM kA nipaTArA mujhe karanA hotA hai| rAjA ke mAnasa meM jijJAsA ubhara aaii| usane pUcha-tumhAre sAmane kyA vivAda thA? zukarAja bolA-jaba maiM Apake pAsa A rahA thA taba do tote Apasa meM lar3ate-lar3ate aae| maiMne unase pUchA-tuma kyoM lar3a rahe ho? unhoMne kahA-hama donoM meM vivAda ho gayA hai| maiMne pUchA-vivAda kA kAraNa kyA hai ? unhoMne kahA-isa duniyA meM puruSa jyAdA haiM yA striyAM jyAdA haiM ? yaha prazna samAhita nahIM ho rahA hai| yahI vivAda kA kAraNa pratyeka AdamI apanI bAta ke lie lar3atA hai| vaha binA matalaba bahuta lar3atA hai| eka bAta ko lekara vivAda khar3A kara detA hai, prazna prastuta kara detA hai| prazna sahetuka ho yA ahetuka, aneka bAra vivAda kA rUpa le letA hai| yaha prazna bhI aneka bAra ubharatA rahA hai-jyAdA kauna-puruSa yA strI ? prazna Astika aura nAstika kA aisA hI eka prazna mere mAnasa meM ubharA hai| isa duniyA meM Astika jyAdA haiM yA nAstika ? yaha prazna bhI vivAdAspada bana sakatA hai| mujhe lagatA hai-isa duniyA meM nAstikoM kI saMkhyA bahuta jyAdA hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kahA gayA-jo kevala vartamAna kI bAta socatA hai, vartamAna jIvana ke vikAsa kI bAta socatA hai, vartamAna jIvana meM adhikatama sukha-suvidhA aura saMpadA pAne kI bAta socatA hai, vaha sahI artha meM Astika nahIM ho sktaa| Astika vaha hotA hai, jo atIta kI bAta socatA hai, vartamAna aura bhaviSya kI bAta socatA hai| jisakA dRSTikoNa tIna kAla se baMdhA huA hai, vaha Astika hai| jo kevala vartamAna kI bAta socatA hai, vaha nAstika hai cAhe usakI mAnyatA kucha bhI ho| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 cAMdanI bhItara kI eka AdamI AtmA ko mAnatA hai, punarjanma aura pUrvajanma ko mAnatA hai kintu kevala vartamAna kI bAta socatA hai| vaha socatA hai - maiM isa jIvana meM sukhI rahUM / bhayabhIta na rhuuN| mere pAsa paryApta dhana-saMpadA ho / sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana ho / vaha rAta-dina isI cintana meM lagA rahatA hai| aisA vyakti cAhe AtmavAdI kahalAe, dhArmika kahalAe, para sahI artha meM vaha nAstika hotA hai| Astika vyakti kA dRSTikoNa hotA hai--mujhe atIta ke saMskAroM kA pariSkAra karanA hai, nirjaraNa karanA hai, vartamAna meM dharma kA jIvana jInA hai aura aisA kAma karanA hai, jisase bhaviSya meM durgati na ho, bhaviSya samujjavala banA rhe| jisa vyakti ke sAmane atIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya sadA prastuta rahatA hai, vaha Astika hotA hai / jisa vyakti meM yaha cintana nahIM hotA, use Astika kaise kahA jAe ? vyakti kI AkAMkSA pratyeka vyakti iSTa ko pAnA cAhatA hai, aniSTa kA nivAraNa cAhatA hai| iSTasiddhi aura aniSTa nivAraNa - ye donoM tattva pratyeka vyakti ko kAmya rahe haiN| iSTasiddhi aura aniSTa nivAraNa ke lie vyakti dharma bhI karatA hai, karma bhI karatA hai / iSTa aura aniSTa-donoM aneka prakAra ke hote haiN| jo prajJAvAn haiM, unakI dRSTi meM iSTa kA AdhyAtmika rUpa hI doSarahita hai, samyak hai / iSTasiddhiraniSTasya nivAraNamabhIpsitam / tadarthaM karma dharmo'pi tadarthaM vidyate nRNAm / / iSTaM naikavidhaM teSAM, aniSTaM cApi naikathA / teSAmAdhyAtmikaM rUpaM, nirdoSaM sammataM budhaiH / pratyeka vyakti cAhatA hai-jIvana meM aniSTa na Ae, vighna na aae| vyakti atIta se baMdhA huA hai| usane atIta meM na jAne kyA-kyA kiyA hai| atIta kA pratikramaNa kie binA yaha saMbhava nahIM hai ki vighna na Ae, bAdhA na aae| yadi vartamAna jIvana meM saMyama nahIM hai, pavitratA nahIM hai to bhI vighna kI saMbhAvanA ko samApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| atIta kA pratikramaNa aura vartamAna kI pavitratA - ye donoM bAteM hotI haiN| to sukhada bhaviSya kI saMbhAvanA janma letI hai| dharma kI do dhArAeM dharma kI do dhArAeM rahI haiM--pravRttivAdI dharma aura nivRttivAdI dharma / pravartaka dharma kA uddezya thA- svarga kI prApti / mImAMsaka darzana pravartaka dharma kA agraNI darzana hai| mImAMsaka dharma kA mukhya uddezya svarga-prApti rahA / AtmA yA mokSa kI avadhAraNA kA Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yajJa, tIrtha sthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa vikAsa bAda meM huA hai| mImAMsaka darzana ne mokSa ko svIkAra kiyA, use jIvana kA parama lakSya mAnA, kintu usakA mukhya uddezya svarga kI prApti kA rhaa| prazna thA-- -svarga kI prApti kaise ho ? naraka kaise Tale ? kahA gayA - svarga ke lie yaha karanA caahie| pravartaka dharma meM karma kI pradhAnatA hotI hai / nivartaka dharma meM jJAna kI pradhAnatA hotI hai| mImAMsA darzana ke pramukha AcArya prabhAkara karmavAdI haiN| unakI dRSTi meM karma pradhAna hai, jJAna gauNa / ve jJAna ko svatantra nahIM maante| AcArya zaMkara jJAnavAdI haiN| unakI dRSTi meM jJAna kA mUlya adhika haiM, karma kA mUlya nagaNya hai| karma jJAna kA hI aMga hai| kumArila bhaTTa jJAna aura karma donoM ko svIkAra karate haiN| mImAMsA ke ina tIna AcAryo kI tIna prakAra kI cintanadhArAeM rahI haiN| yajJa Adi kA sabase jyAdA samarthana AcArya prabhAkara ne kiyaa| mImAMsA ke pUrvapakSa meM yajJa kA samarthana aura vidhAna hai, isalie mImAMsA kA pUrvapakSa karmakANDa kahalAtA hai| uttarapakSa meM yajJa Adi kA samarthana nahIM kiyA gyaa| vaha jJAnakANDa kahalAtA hai| yajJa kyoM ? eka mata rahA--yajJa karane se AdamI svarga meM calA jAtA hai| isa mata kA samarthana karane vAle vyaktiyoM kA yajJa parama dharma bana gyaa| sthAna-sthAna para yajJa ke bar3e-bar3e samAroha hone lge| Ayojana meM hajAroM vyakti sammilita hote| yajJa kI paramparA vistAra pAtI calI gii| jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra ko kaivalya upalabdha huA taba indrabhUti gautama Adi gyAraha diggaja vidvAn yajJa ke nimitta hI A rahe the| eka hI yajJa ke lie gyAraha mahApaMDita Ae / pratyeka paMDita ke pAMca sau ziSya the| usa samaya hajAroM loga usa yajJa meM upasthita the| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yoga milA, gyAraha paMDitoM kI dizA badala gaI / ve yajJa karma se nivRtti pA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ziSya bana ge| zreSTha yAjJika kauna ? 99 AstikatA kA eka lakSaNa hai, iSTasiddhi aura aniSTa nivAraNa kI abhIpsA / AdabhI pApa se bacanA cAhatA hai| vaha usake lie vibhinna anuSThAna karatA hai| muni harikezabala ne yAjJika brAhmaNoM se kahA agni kA samArambha karate hue jala zuddhi kI mAMga kara rahe ho ? tuma jisa zuddhi kI bAhara se mAMga kara rahe ho, use kuzala loga sudRSTa-- samyag darzana nahIM kahate / kiM mAhaNA joi samArabhantA, udaeNa sohiM bahiyA vigahA ? jaM maggahA bAhiriyaM visohi, na taM sudiTThe kusalA vayanti / / muni ne kahA- tuma agni kA samArambha kara prANoM aura bhUtoM kI hiMsA karate Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI hue bAra bAra pApa karate ho| jahAM agni kA samArambha hai, vahAM hisA hai| hiMsA ke sAtha pApa karma kA bandhana jur3A huA hai| brAhmaNa ne pUchA- he bhikSo ! hama kaise pravRtta hoM ? yajJa kaise kareM ? jisase pApa karmoM kA nAza kara sakeM ? Apa hameM batAye--kuzala puruSoM ne suiSTa--zreSTha yajJa kA vidhAna kisa prakAra kiyA hai? 18 kahaM care ? bhikkhu ! vayaM jayAmo ? pAvAi kammAi paNollayAmo ? akkhAhi Ne saMjaya ? jakkhapUiyA ! kahaM sujaTTha kusalA vayanti ? muni harikezabala ne isa prazna kA bahuta mArmika uttara dete hue kahA- jo pAMca saMvaroM se saMsuvRta hotA hai, jo asaMyama jIvana kI icchA nahIM karatA, jo kAya kA vyutsarga karatA hai, jo zuci hai aura jo deha kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha mahAjayI zreSTha yajJa karatA hai| susaMvuDo paMcahi saMvarehiM iha jIviyaM aNavakaMkhamANo / vosaTTakAo suicattadeho, mahAjayaM jayaI jannasiTTha / / yajJa aura tIrtha sthAna : AdhyAtmika dRSTi brAhmaNa somadeva kI jijJAsA kA srota phUTa pdd'aa| usane pUchA- bhikSoM ! tumhArI jyoti kauna sI hai ? muni bole tapa hai jyoti / tumhArA jyoti-sthAna ( agni sthAna) kauna sA hai ? jIva jyoti sthAna hai / tumhAre ghI DAlane vAlI karachiyAM kauna sI haiM ? yoga : mana, vacana aura zarIra kI sat pravRtti ghI DAlane kI karachiyAM hai| tumhAre agni jalAne ke kaNDe kauna se haiM ? zarIra agni jalAne ke kaNDe haiN| IMdhana kauna sA hai ? karma hai IMdhana aura zAMti pATha 954 ? saMyama / tuma kisa homa se jyoti ko prINita karate ho ? RSi prazasta ahiMsaka homa se| tumhArA jalAzaya kauna sA hai ? Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yajJa, tIrtha sthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa 16 akaluSita evaM AtmA kA prazasta lezyA vAlA dharma merA jalAzaya hai| zAMtitIrtha kauna sA hai ? aura Apa kahAM nahA kara karmaraja dhote haiM ? brahmacarya hai zAntitIrtha, jahAM nahAkara maiM vimala, vizuddha aura suzItala hokara karmaraja kA tyAga karatA huuN| vartamAna zailI pApa karmoM kA nAza kaise kareM ? adhogati se kaise baceM ? aniSTa se kaise baceM? vimala, vizuddha aura pavitra kaise baneM ? ye prazna AstikatA ke sUcaka prazna rahe haiN| ina sabhI praznoM kA jaina dRSTi se samAdhAna diyA gyaa| hama kisI bhI prazna kA khaMDana na kreN| khaMDana karane se koI prazna uttarita nahIM hotaa| khaMDana karanA Aja kI zailI nahIM hai| khaMDana na karanA mahAvIra kI zailI rahI hai| isa saMdarbha meM eka yuga kI carcA karanA aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| jaina paramparA kA madhya yuga-paMdraha sau varSoM kA samaya jaina paramparA ke anukUla nahIM rhaa| usameM kucha dUsarA prabhAva A gyaa| yadi jaina dArzanika mahAvIra ke padacihnoM para calate to jaina dArzanika graMthoM meM dUsare darzanoM kA khaNDana nahIM miltaa| jo darzana anekAntavAda ko svIkAra karatA hai, nayavAda ko ziromaNi mAnatA hai, vaha darzana dUsare darzanoM kA khaNDana kare, yaha bAta samajha se pare hai kintu aisA huA hai, isa sacAI ko nakArA nahIM jA sktaa| aneka jaina AcAryoM ne khaMDana kA mArga apnaayaa| kintu samaya-samaya para aneka AcAryoM ne mahAvIra kA anugamana kiyA, samanvaya kI nIti kA prayoga kiyaa| samanvaya grantha : zAstra vArtA-samuccaya AcArya haribhadra sUri ne eka grantha likhA-zAstravArtA-samuccaya / vaha bahuta adbhuta grantha hai| usa grantha meM sabhI darzanoM kA sparza hai kintu khaNDana kisI bhI darzana kA nahIM hai| usameM sabhI darzanoM kA naya dRSTi se samarthana hai| AcArya haribhadra ne zAstravArtA-samuccaya meM IzvarakartRtvavAda kA bhI samarthana kiyA hai| naya dRSTi se vicAra kareM to koI bhI vicAra asatya nahIM ho sktaa| jitane vacana ke prakAra haiM, bolane ke prakAra haiM, socane ke prakAra haiM, ve saba naya haiN| naya kA khaMDana kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai ? AcArya samantabhadra, siddhasena Adi AcAryoM ne saMgraha aura vyavahAra--ina do dRSTiyoM se sAMkhya, vedAnta, vaizeSika Adi darzanoM kA samAhAra kiyA hai| eka jaina AcArya ne kitanA mArmika likhA hai--jaise samudra meM sArI nadiyAM giratI haiM vaise hI sAre vicAra anekAnta ke mahAsamudra meM samAhita ho jAte haiN| nadiyoM meM samudra nahIM hai kintu samudra meM sArI nadiyAM mila jAtI haiN| ekAnta nayoM meM anekAnta nahIM hai kintu anekAnta meM sAre naya samAhita ho jAte haiN| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI kahA gayA- hama bauddha darzana kA khaNDana kaise kareM, vaha to hamArA RjusUtra naya kA abhiprAya hai| hama vedAnta kA khaNDana kaise kareM, vaha saMgraha naya kA maMtavya hai / paramparA : nayA saMdarbha 20 yaha samAhAra aura samanvaya kA dRSTikoNa sacamuca mahAdIra kA dRSTikoNa hai| mahAvIra ne yajJoM kA khaMDana nahIM kiyA, jAtivAda kA khaNDana nahIM kiyA, tIrthasthAna kA bhI khaNDana nahIM kiyaa| mahAvIra ne kahA- tuma jo mAna rahe ho, use nirapekSa mata mAno, sApekSa maano| tuma apanI dRSTi ahiMsA-sApekSa banA lo, tumhArA kArya pavitra bana jaaegaa| hiMsA ke sthAna para ahiMsA kI bAta jor3a do| mahAvIra ne apane isa dRSTikoNa se yajJa Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa kara diyaa| mahAvIra ne pratyeka prathA ko eka nayA rUpa diyA, eka nayA AyAma diyaa| jo vyakti nayA vikalpa denA nahIM jAnatA, vaha kabhI krAntikArI nahIM ho sakatA, samAja-sudhAraka nahIM ho sktaa| pratyeka rUr3hi ko nayA rUpa diyA jA sakatA hai| rUr3hi eka paramparA hotI hai| paramparA kharAba hI nahIM hotii| usakA nayA rUpa ho jAe to vaha grAsya bhI bana sakatI hai| bhartRhari ne vairAgya zataka meM vivAha ke sAre nekacAroM kA navInIkaraNa kara diyaa| vivAha ke avasara para sAsa dAmAda kA nAka pakar3atI hai| AcArya bhikSu ne isa prathA kI AdhyAtmika vyAkhyA prastuta kara dii| unhoMne kahA - nAka pakar3anA kharAba bAta nahIM hai| sAsa nAka pakar3akara kaha rahI hai--na jAne kitane janmoM se tU kAma-bhoga aura vAsanA ke cakra meM phaMsA huA hai, saMsAra meM bhramaNa karatA rahA hai| abhI bhI tujhe zarma aura lajjA nahIM A rahI hai| tU phira usI saMsAra cakra meM jA rahA hai| tujhe zarma AnI caahie| sahaja pracalita paramparA kA eka nayA artha prastuta ho gayA / mUlyAMkana kI dRSTi Aja hama loga vaijJAnika yuga meM jI rahe haiN| isa yuga meM bhI darzana pratiSThita hai, vaha apratiSThita nahIM hai| Aja darzana ke bhI naye-naye graMtha likhe jA rahe haiN| Aja taka sAre darzanoM kA jo mUlyAMkana huA hai, vaha vedAnta ke anusAra huA hai| dArzanika jagat meM mUlyAMkana kI paramparA rahI hai| jaina darzana, vaizeSika darzana-ina sabake siddhAnta prastuta karane ke bAda lekhaka unakA mUlyAMkana karate haiN| jaina darzana kI kauna sI mAnyatA samyak hai aura kauna sI samyak nahIM, lekhaka isakA mUlyAMkana karatA hai para mUlyAMkana kI kasauTI kA AdhAra prAyaH vedAnta rahA hai| vidvAnoM ne mUlyAMkana kiyA vedAnta ko mUla mAnakara / yadi koI vidvAn sAre darzanoM kA anekAnta ke AdhAra para mUlyAMkana karatA to darzana ko eka nayA AyAma prApta hotA / Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yajJa, tIrtha sthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa sAmayika prastAva bahuta varSa pahale AcAryavara kA cAturmAsa udayapura meM thaa| usa samaya DA. kamala caMda saugAnI ne eka patra likhA, usameM do mAMgeM prastuta kii| unakA eka prastAva thA--saMskRta sAhitya kA jo itihAsa likhA gayA hai, usameM jainoM kA prAdhAnya nahIM rahA hai| sArA saMskRta kAvya mukhyataH anya paramparA kA yA laukika paramparA kA rahA hai| jaina saMskRta kAvyoM kA sthAna bahuta gauNa rahA hai isalie saMskRta sAhitya kA itihAsa kisI jaina vidvAn dvArA likhA jAnA caahie| unakA anurodha mere lie thA, Aja bhI vaha patra hamAre pAsa surakSita hai| unakI bhAvanA surakSita hai kintu kArya nahIM ho skaa| yogakSema varSa meM eka bahuta acchA sujhAva AyA--jaina AcArya anekAntavAda ko mAnate hue bhI dUsare-dUsare darzanoM kA khaNDana karate rhe| isa yogakSema varSa meM eka aisA grantha teyAra honA cAhie, jisameM saba darzanoM kA sparza ho, carcA ho para khaNDana kisI kA na ho| saba darzanoM kA naya dRSTi se samanvaya sAdhA jaae| aisA koI grantha prastuta honA cAhie, jisameM sabakA samanvaya ho| kauna sA vicAra kisa naya se pratipAdita hai aura vaha kisa naya se hameM mAnya hai ? sAre vicAroM ke samanvaya se jaina darzana kA eka nayA grantha bana jAe aura vaha sabake lie grAhya ho jAe, yaha apekSita hai| sApekSatA kA dRSTikoNa ____ 'yadi saba vicAroM ko alaga-alaga kara diyA jAe, unheM nirapekSa banA diyA jAe to saba vicAra mithyA ho jaaeNge| yadi una sAre vicAroM ko milA diyA jAe, sApekSa banA diyA jAe ve sAre vicAra samyak bana jaaeNge|' AcArya siddhasena ke isa dRSTikoNa kA artha nikAlA gayA--mithyAdRSTInAM samUho jainadarzanam-sAre mithyA dRSTikoNoM ke samUha kA nAma hai jaina darzana / prazna prastuta huA-- aneka burAiyAM haiM, una sArI burAiyoM ko milA dene se eka acchAI kese bana jAegI ? sAre galata dRSTikoNoM ko milA dene se jaina darzana kaise bana jAegA ? yaha bAta bar3I aTapaTI lagatI hai kintu isameM sacAI hai| hama saba vicAroM ko milAeM yA nahIM, kintu unheM svIkAra kara leN| ___ madhyayuga meM jo asvIkAra karane kI dRSTi kA vikAsa huA, usase khaNDana kI paramparA ko bala milA / vastutaH koI dRSTikoNa galata nahIM hai| saMgraha naya kahatA hai-- saba eka haiN| vedAnta meM kahA gayA-brahma eka hai| antara kahAM rahA ? brahma eka hai kintu usase Age jaba vicAra kA daravAjA baMda hotA hai taba antara prastuta ho jAtA hai| vicAra kA daravAjA bAhara se baMda na kareM, dUsare ke vicAroM ko bhI bhItara Ane deN| Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI dUsarA jo kahatA hai, vaha bhI sacAI hai| kisI bhI vicAra ke prati nirapekSa na barne, sApekSa bane rheN| jaba sApekSatA kA sUtra pakar3a meM AtA hai, khaNDana yA asvIkAra kA svara maMda ho jAtA hai| yadi pUchA jAe kyA yaha hAtha zarIra hai ? kahA jAegA -- hAM, yaha hAtha zarIra hai / punaH prazna hogA - hAtha zarIra hai to bhujA kyA hai ? kyA vaha zarIra nahIM hai ? samAdhAna diyA gayA - zarIra hai para yahIM ruko mata aura Age bar3ho | zarIra nahIM hai yahAM para bhI ruko mata aura Age bddh'o| Age bar3heMge to hamArA kathana hogA - sAre aMga eka eka avayava haiM, sabako milAeM, eka avayavI bana jaaegaa| moTara kA eka pahiyA moTara hai aura moTara nahIM bhI hai| agara eka pahie ko moTara mAna kara use calAeM, usa para 10-20 AdamI baiTha jAeM to phalita kyA hogA agara vaha moTara nahIM hai, aisA mAneM aura pahie ko nikAla kara phira moTara calAeM to kyA hogA ? kyA moTara calegI ? 22 vaicArika anAgraha kA sUtra sabako eka sAtha dekheM aura kabhI-kabhI jarUrata ho to alaga-alaga dekheN| agara hAtha meM darda hai to hAtha kA vyAyAma kareM, hAtha kI mAliza kreN| hAtha ko bhI alaga dekheM, kintu zarIra se kATakara nahIM ! mahAvIra kA yaha dRSTikoNa hRdayaMgama ho jAe to vaicArika Agraha ko avakAza hI na mile| agara eka hAtha ko zarIra mAna liyA jAe to bhI mithyA dRSTikoNa ho jAegA / kintu ina sAre mithyA dRSTikoNoM ko milA diyA jAe, sApekSa banA diyA jAe to samyak darzana - anekAnta bana jaaegaa| Aja isa bAta kI jarUrata hai ki hama anekAnta dRSTi kA upayoga kara pAyeM to hamArA bhASA kA prakAra badala jAegA, bolane kI zailI badala jAegI, dUsaroM ke sAtha vyavahAra karane kI zailI badala jaaegii| hamArA svara yaha nahIM rahegA- tuma Ao Daga eka to, hama AeM Daga atttth| tuma hamase karar3e raho to hama haiM karar3e laTTha / / anekAMta kI vizeSatA hamAre vyavahAra aura vANI meM lacIlApana A jaaegaa| anekAnta kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA hai soca ko lacIlA banA denaa| isa bAta kI Aja bahuta apekSA hai, yaha bahuta bar3A kAma hai| Aja eka karaNIya kArya hai- jaina darzana ke jitane grantha pandrahavIM zatAbdI meM AcArya siddhasena se lekara aura yazovijayajI taka likhe gae haiM, unameM kahAM dUsare darzanoM kA khaNDana kiyA gayA hai, use khojA jAe, usa para punarvicAra kiyA jAe, usakA punarmUlyAMkana kiyA jaae| yaha bhI vimarzanIya hai ki jo khaMDana kiyA gayA, kyA Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yajJa, tIrtha sthAna Adi kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa vaha Avazyaka thA ? amuka naya kI dRSTi se vicAra karate to khaNDana karanA koI jarUrI nahIM thaa| yaha TippaNI kI jA sakatI hai ki yaha vicAra ekAntadRSTi se, nirapekSadRSTi se mAnA jAe to mithyA hai| agara ise sApekSatA se svIkArA jAe to bilkula sahI hai| khaMDana ke punarvIkSaNa meM itanI TippaNI hI paryApya ho sakatI hai| mahAvIra kA dRSTikoNa ___Aja punarmUlyAMkana kI jarUrata hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne yajJa ke saMdarbha meM, tIrtha sthAna ke saMdarbha meM jisa dRSTi kA prayoga kiyA, vaha anekAnta kA nidarzana hai| bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke ziSya mahAvIra ke pAsa aae| mahAvIra ne una para apanA vicAra nahIM thopaa| mahAvIra unase pUchate-bolo, puruSAdAnIya pArzva ne kyA kahA hai ? ve unheM unake maMtavya se hI abhibhUta kara dete| vaidika vidvAn Ae, indrabhUti gautama aae| bhagavAn ne kahA-tuma kahate ho ki AtmA nahIM hai, lekina tumhAre vedoM meM aisA mAnA gayA hai| isakA jo niSkarSa nikalatA hai, vaha yaha hai ki hamArA kahIM Agraha na ho| jisa vyakti meM jitanA rAga, dveSa prabala hogA, vaha vyakti utanA hI ekAMtavAdI hogA, ekAnta kA Agraha kregaa| rAga, dveSa aura ekAntavAditA ko kabhI alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vItarAga kA artha hai anekAnta kI dizA meM prasthAna / jo vyakti jitanA rAga-dveSa kama karegA, apane Apa usakA samyak darzana jAgegA, anekAMta kI dRSTi prabala hogii| mahAvIra ne anekAnta ke siddhAnta kA pratipAdana kiyaa| vItarAgatA, samatA aura anekAnta tInoM eka bindu para pahuMca jAte haiN| mahAvIra kI sAdhanA-paddhati kA eka pratinidhi zabda hai viitraagtaa| jainadharma meM Adarza hai vItarAga / usakA darzana hai vItarAgatA kI sAdhanA kA / jaina darzana meM AsthA rakhane vAle vyakti kA lakSya hai vItarAga honA / caritra kA antima rUpa hai vItarAgatA / vItarAgatA kA pahalA bindu hai samatA aura usakA aMtima bindu hai smtaa| samatA se bar3A koI caritra nahIM hai, AcaraNa nahIM hai| AcArya somadeva ne likhA-- samatA paramaM aacrnnN| samatA saba AcaraNoM meM parama AcaraNa hai| vItarAgatA aura samatA do nahIM haiN| vItarAga hue binA samatA ke bindu para kabhI pahuMcA nahIM jA sktaa| jahAM samatA hai vahAM ekAnta Agraha nahIM hogA, anekAnta hogaa| pratisrota ke patha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM Adhidaivika, Adhibhautika aura AdhyAtmika tInoM prakAra kI samasyAeM thiiN| aneka darzanoM ne ina para vicAra-maMthana prastuta kiyaa| Adhidaivika Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI aura Adhibhautika sthitiyoM se Upara uThakara unakA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa kara sArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kara denA mahAvIra jaise samartha vyaktitva ke lie hI saMbhava thA / mahAvIra sAmAyika ke pravartaka the, samatA ke pravaktA the isalie yaha bAta saMbhava bana skii| jAtivAda, yajJavAda aura tIrthasthAna - ye tIna usa samaya ke jaTila prazna the ! hajAroM loga ina bAtoM ko mAnakara cala rahe the| usa sthiti meM eka nayA darzana aura nayA ciMtana denA sacamuca sAhasa kA kAma thA / bahatI dhArA ke sAtha calanA bahuta AsAna hai / pratisrota meM calane kA sAhasa kisI mahApuruSa meM hI hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra meM aisA sAhasa thaa| unhoMne pracalita paramparA ke pratikUla siddhAMta kI prasthApanA kii| unake sAmane vItarAgatA kA dRSTikoNa thA, anekAnta darzana thA isalie Adhidaivika aura Adhibhautika praznoM kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa sahaja saMbhava bana gyaa| yajJa aura tIrthasthAna ke prazna kA AdhyAtmikIkaraNa usakA eka nidarzana hai| 24 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattvapUrNa prazna do bhAiyoM kA milana mahAbhArata kA eka prasiddha padya hai- jAnAmi dharma na ca me pravRttiH, jAnAmyadharma na ca me nivRttiH / maiM dharma ko jAnatA hUM para usameM merI pravRtti nahIM hai| maiM adharma ko jAnatA hUM para usase nivRtta nahIM ho pA rahA huuN| yaha prazna bahuta bAra carcita huA hai--dharma ko jAnate hue bhI usameM pravRtta kyoM nahIM ho pAtA hUM ? adharma ko jAnate hue bhI usase nivRtta kyoM nahIM ho pAtA hUM ? mahAbhAratakAra ne eka prazna upasthita kara diyA aura usakA sundara samAdhAna diyA gayA hai uttarAdhyayana sUtra meN| uttarAdhyayana sUtra kA terahavAM adhyayana hai - cita-saMbhUtIya | citra mahAn nirgratha haiM aura saMbhUti haiM cakravartI brahmadatta / muni aura rAjA ke bIca bahuta laMbA saMvAda calA aura usa saMvAda meM yaha prazna uttarita huA hai| muni kA saMbodhana muni citra ne kahA- rAjan! jo isa azAzvata jIvana meM pracura zubha kA anuSThAna nahIM karatA, vaha mRtyu ke mukha meM jAne para pazcAttApa kA anubhava karatA hai aura dharma kI ArAdhanA na hone ke kAraNa paraloka meM mI pazcAttApa karatA hai| isalie tuma laukika sukhoM meM mata phaMso / inheM chor3akara lokottara sukha kI upalabdhi ke lie prasthAna karo / iha jIvie rAya ! asAsayammi, dhaNiyaM tu puNNAiM akuvyamANo / se soyaI maccumuhovaNIe, dhammaM akAUNa parasi loe / / cakravartI brahmadatta bolA- - munipravara! Apa jo kaha rahe haiM, vaha bilakula yathArtha hai| maiM bhI yaha jAnatA hUM-ye kAma - bhoga Asaktijanaka hote haiM kintu munivara ! ye bhI hamAre jaise vyaktiyoM ke lie durjaya haiN| phala nidAna kA kAma - bhogoM kI durjayatA kA kAraNa batAte hue rAjA ne kahA- munipravara! hastinApura Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 cAMdanI bhItara kI meM cakravartI sanatkumAra ko dekha, kAma-bhogoM meM Asakta hokara maiMne azubha nidAna-bhoga kA saMkalpa kara ddaalaa| usa pUrvajanma ke nidAna kA maiMne pratikramaNa aura prAyazcitta nahIM kiyaa| usI kA yaha phala hai ki maiM dharma ko jAnatA huA bhI kAma bhogoM meM mUcchita ho rahA huuN| ahapi jANAmi jaheha sAhU, jaM me tumaM sAhasi vakkameyaM / bhogA ime saMgakarA havanti, je dujjayA ajjo amhArisehiM / / hatthiNa purammi cittAdaTThUNaM naravaraM mahiDDhiyaM / kAmabhogesu giddheNaM, niyANamasuhaM kaDaM // tarasa me apaDikaMtassa, imaM eyArisaM phalaM / jANamANo vi jaM dhammaM, kAmabhogesu mucchio / / cakravartI ne kahA- maiM apane hI pUrvakRt karma ke kAraNa, svayaM dvArA kie gae nidAna ke kAraNa Asakti meM DUbA huA huuN| dharma ko jAnatA huA bhI maiM usameM pravRtta nahIM ho pA rahA huuN| prazna kahIM : uttara kahIM mahAbhArata aura uttarAdhyayana ke isa prakaraNa meM kitanA sAmya hai ! hama kevala prazna ko hI na chueM, samAdhAna ko bhI chueN| yaha duniyA bar3I vicitra hai| prazna kahIM paidA huA hai aura uttara kahIM diyA gayA hai| prazna pUchA jA sakatA hai bambaI meM aura uttara mila sakatA hai jaina vizva bhAratI meM sImeMTa kahIM banatI hai, IMTeM kahIM banatI haiM, cUnA kahIM banatA hai, ina sabase makAna aura kahIM bana jAtA hai| eka graMthakAra ne eka samasyA prastuta kara dI, eka vicAra prastuta kara diyA, vyakti ke mastiSka ko jhakajhora diyaa| yaha koI jarUrI nahIM hai ki jo prazna khar3A kare, vahI samAdhAna bhI de / dUsarA granthakAra samAdhAna de detA hai, prazna khar3A nahIM krtaa| adhyetA ke lie yaha jarUrI hai ki vaha eka graMtha meM prazna khoje aura dUsare grantha meM samAdhAna khoje / mahAbhArata ke prazna ko uttarAdhyayana meM bahuta sundara samAdhAna milA aura vaha taba milA jaba do bhAiyoM kA milana huaa| vikAsa kA pahalA caraNa milana meM se bahuta sArI bAteM nikalatI haiN| milana aura sammelana vyartha nahIM hotA / saphalatA yA vikAsa kA pahalA AdhAra hai milana yA sammelana / jaba milate hI nahIM hai taba vikAsa kI bAta hI samApta ho jAtI hai| vikAsa kA pahalA caraNa hai miln| do AMkhe milatI haiM, eka nayA saMbaMdha panapatA hai / apanI hI do AMkheM milatI Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do bhAiyoM kA milana haiM, dhyAna kI mudrA bana jAtI hai| nimeSa, animeSa-ye zabda milana tathA usase jur3I vibhinna mudrAoM kI sUcanA dete haiN| milana bahuta kAma kA hotA hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM do bhAiyoM ke milana kA jo prasaga hai, vaha bahuta hI romAcaMka hai| do bhAI mile haiM aura bahuta hI vicitra DhaMga se mile haiN| naTa pramukha kI prArthanA cakravartI brahmadatta apanI rAjasabhA meM baiThA thaa| eka naTamaNDalI aaii| vaha naTavidyA meM bahuta dakSa thii| prAcIna yuga meM bahuta nATaka khele jAte the| nATakakAroM kA abhinaya kauzala janatA ko bAMdhe rakhatA thaa| Aja bhI nATaka kI paramparA cala rahI hai| yaha sinemA kA yuga hai phira bhI nATaka kA mUlya banA huA hai| Aja nATaka kA punarjanma ho rahA hai, usakA mUlya bar3ha rahA hai| nATaka meM jo sajIvatA AtI hai, vaha kabhI kabhI vyakti ke cetana mana ko atikrAMta kara avacetana mana ko chU letI hai| naTapramukha ne prArthanA kI-rAjan ! hama Apako evaM ApakI prajA ko pramudita karane vAle nATakoM kA pradarzana karanA cAhate haiN| rAjA ne naTa pramukha ke prastAva ko svIkRti de dii| yaha ghoSaNA ho gaI-nATaka dikhAyA jAegA aura cakravartI ke sAmane dikhAyA jaaegaa| vizAla maidAna meM vyavasthA kI gii| raMgamaMca taiyAra ho gyaa| nizcita samaya para naTa maMDalI prastuta ho gii| cakravartI brahmadatta bhI nATaka dekhane ke lie pdhaare| hajAroM-hajAroM logoM kI bhIr3a umar3a pdd'ii| vizAla maidAna choTA lagane lgaa| madhukarI gIta pradarzana thA madhukarI gIta nAmaka nATya-vidhi kaa| bahuta vicitra hotA hai yaha nATaka / rAyapaseNIya sUtra meM nATaka kI aneka vidhiyoM kA varNana hai, nATaka ke aneka prakAroM kA vivecana hai| unameM pramukha nATya vidhi hai madhukarI giit| jaise phUloM para bhaMvarA AtA hai, guMjArava karatA hai| kabhI kisI phUla para baiThatA hai aura kabhI kisI phUla para baiThatA hai| kabhI kisI kA rasa letA hai aura kabhI kisI kA rasa letA hai| eka phUla kA rasa liyA, AkAza meM ur3a gyaa| dUsare phUla kA rasa liyA, AkAza meM ur3a gyaa| vaise hI madhukarI gIta nATya meM phUlamAlAeM bichA dI jAtI haiN| naTa kabhI kisI phUlamAlA kA sparza karatA hai aura kabhI kisI anya phUlamAlA kaa| eka phUla kA sparza karatA hai aura bhaMvare kI taraha ur3a jAtA hai| punaH AtA hai, dUsare phUla kA sparza karatA hai aura phira ur3a jAtA hai| eka ora gAyana calatA hai, vAdyayaMtroM se vibhinna prakAra kI nATya dhvaniyAM nikalatI haiM, dUsarI ora vyakti phUloM ke sparza kA karataba dikhAtA calA jAtA hai| Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAdanI bhItara kI mana kA vikalpa madhukarI gIta nATya prArambha huaa| eka yuvatI ne rAjA ke sAmane phUlamAlAeM bichA diiN| naTa AtA hai vibhinna adAoM ke saath| phUlamAlA kA sparza karatA hai aura gAyaba ho jAtA hai| madhura gIta aura vAdyayaMtra kI madhura dhuna se vAtAvaraNa madhura banatA jA rahA thaa| cakravartI brahmadatta madhukarI gIta meM DUbatA calA gyaa| vaha bahuta gahare meM utara gyaa| usake mana meM vikalpa uThA-maiMne aisA nATaka kahIM dekhA hai ? yaha jAti smRti jJAna kA pahalA caraNa hai-aisA maiMne kahIM dekhA hai ? aisA meMne kahAM dekhA hai ? cakravartI isa prazna kI gaharAI meM DUbane lgaa| vaha cetana mana kI sImA se avacetana mana kI sImA meM calA gyaa| cetana mana kA daravAjA baMda ho gyaa| jaba cetana mana kA daravAjA baMda hotA hai, avacetana mana kA daravAjA khula jAtA hai| jaba vyakti avacetana mana ke stara para pahuMcatA hai, jAti smRti kI bhUmikA bana jAtI hai| avacetana kI sImA meM pahuMcate hI cakravartI sihAMsana para baiTA-baiThA hI mUrchita ho gyaa| vaha mUrchita hokara nIce girA pdd'aa| use apane zarIra kA koI dhyAna nahIM rhaa| rAjA ko isa avasthA meM dekha cAroM ora sannATA chA gyaa| sAre sabhAsada aura viziSTa vyakti rAjA ke pAsa phuNce| cikitsaka ko bulAne ke lie rAjyakarmacArI daur3a pdd'e| matrI rAjA para paMkhA jhalane lgaa| pUrva janma kI smRti cakravartI brahmadatta bhItara kI gaharAiyoM meM DUba rahA thaa| loga isa tathya ko kese jAna pAte? ve yahI soca rahe the--rAjA mUrchita ho gayA hai, bImAra ho gayA hai| vastutaH yaha koI bImArI nahIM thii| yaha acetana jagat meM praveza thA! vaha bhItara meM itanA calA gayA ki bAhara kI koI sudha-budha nahIM rhii| bAharI cetanA samApta ho gii| upacAra calA, zItala davA ke sparza se rAjA punaH saceta ho gyaa| cetana jagat meM Ate hI vaha punaH cintana meM kho gyaa| usake mana meM cintana ubharA- maiMne kahIM dekhA hai ? kahAM dekhA hai ise ? isa prazna kI gaharAI meM jAte jAte cetanA kA dvAra khula gayA, vaha prakAza se bhara utthaa| atIta kA eka eka pRSTa smRti paTala para utarane lagA, use yAda AyA-maiMne aisA nATaka saudharma devaloka meM padmagulma nAmaka vimAna meM dekhA hai| isa madhukarI gIta nATaka ko bahuta bAra dekhA hai aura yaha vahI nATaka hai| bhAI kahAM hai ? jAti smRti-pUrva janma kI smRti ho gii| rAjA ko bahuta AhlAda milA-oha! Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do bhAiyoM kA milana kitanA sundara thA saudharma kalpa devaloka aura kitanA sundara thA padmagulma vimAna ! ketanI Rddhi thI, kitanI samRddhi aura kitanA vaibhava thA ! usake sAmane cakravartI kA vaibhava kucha bhI nahIM hai| apane atIta ke vaibhava ko dekhakara cakravartI pulakita ho uThA kentu isa pulakana ke sAtha-sAtha eka vedanA bhI ubhara aaii| usane socA--are ! merA mAI kahAM gayA ? eka nayA prazna khar3A ho gyaa| merA bhAI kahAM hai ? maiM akelA ho gyaa| apane bhAI se bichur3a gyaa| mana meM eka akulAhaTa aura vedanA kA bhAva prabala ho gyaa| isakI pIr3A phUTa pdd'ii| vaha bAra-bAra isa arddha-zloka ko doharAne lagA-- Asva dAsau mRgau haMsau, mAtaMgAvamarau tthaa| alaga alaga duniyA maMtrI varadhanu ne dekhA-samrAT ko kyA ho gayA ? pahale to mUrchita hue the| aba lagatA hai--dimAga meM koI asta-vyastatA A gaI hai| bahuta bAra aisA hotA hai--jaba koI bhItara kA daravAjA khulatA hai, Antarika anubhUtiyAM jAgatI haiM--usa samaya AdamI jo ceSTAeM karatA hai, jo socatA aura bolatA hai, taba dUsaroM ko aisA lagatA hai-vyakti pAgala ho gayA hai| isa prakAra kI ghaTanAeM bahuta bAra ghaTatI haiN| dhyAna kI gaharAI meM jAne vAlA vyakti bhI aisI sthiti meM calA jAtA hai| dekhane vAle loga socate haiM--amuka vyakti ko kyA ho gayA ? ve ghabarA jAte haiN| alaga alaga duniyA hai| eka samajhadAroM kI duniyA hai| vahAM samajhadArI yaha hai-jo banI-banAI sImA-rekhA hai, usameM rahe, vaha samajhadAra hai|jo usase thor3A idhara-udhara calA jAe, vaha pAgala hai| eka dUsarI duniyA hai, jisameM jIne vAle loga socate haiM--ye saba pAgala haiM, jo mUrchA se grasta haiM, viSaya-bhogoM meM mUr3ha bane hue hai| mantrI kI cintA aisA hI kucha ho rahA thA cakravartI kI sabhA meN| cakravartI janatA ko pAgala samajha rahA thA aura janatA cakravartI ko pAgala samajha rahI thii| yaha eka vicitra sthiti thii| maMtrI varadhanu ne socA--cakravartI ko kyA ho gayA hai ? kahIM pagalA to nahIM gayA hai ? bAra-bAra arthahIna bAta bolatA jA rahA hai| kucha bhI artha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| artha to kucha samajha meM AnA caahie| kyA kaha rahe haiM ? kucha bhI patA nahIM cala rahA hai| varadhanu maMtrI hI nahIM thA, rAjA kA mitra bhI thaa| usane kahA-rAjan ! Apa kyA kara rahe haiM ? bAra-bAra isa prakAra kI asaMbaddha bAteM karanA acchA nahIM lgtaa| sAmane nATaka ho rahA hai, hajAroM saMbhrAMta nAgarika khar3e haiN| aneka dezoM ke rAjA yahAM Ae hue haiM, una para kyA asara hogA ? Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 cAMdanI bhItara kI rAjA kA ghoSaNA cakravartI bolA-kyA acchA nahIM lagatA ? tuma jAo aura yaha ghoSaNA kara do-jo isa zloka ko pUrA karegA, use AdhA rAjya duuNgaa| maMtrI yaha sunakara sanna raha gyaa| kyA Aja sacamuca hI rAjA ke dimAga kA koI taMtu DhIlA ho gayA hai ? eka zloka kI pUrti karane vAle ko AdhA rAjya ! lagatA hai-rAjA ko kucha ho gayA hai| maMtrI bolA--mahArAja ! Apa kyA kaha rahe haiM ? ___ 'kucha nahIM, tuma baiTha jaao|' yaha kahate hue cakravartI brahmadatta ne rAjasabhA meM ghoSaNA kara dI-jo isa zloka ko pUrA karegA, use AdhA rAjya dUMgA Asva dAsau mRgau haMsau, mAtaMgAvamarau tthaa| cakravartI kA AdhA rAjya kitanA vizAla hotA hai ! eka zloka kI pUrti karane vAle ko cakravartI kA AdhA rAjya milegA, isa ghoSaNA se tIvra halacala maca gii| sabake mana meM eka gudagudI paidA ho gii| loga socane lage--kitanA acchA ho ki zloka pUrA kareM aura AdhA rAjya paaeN| maMtrI varadhanu ke mana meM bhI zloka pUrA karane kI kAmanA AI hogii| para zloka pUrA kaise kareM ? aneka logoM ne zloka kI pUrti kI para saphala nahIM ho ske| cakravartI jisa rUpa meM pUrti cAhatA thA, vaha saMbhava nahIM bana skii| ___ yaha ghoSaNA cAroM ora phaila gii| pUre sAmrAjya meM yaha AdhA zloka jana-jana ke muMha para uccarita hone lgaa| mahAvIra kI paddhati eka dina eka caravAhA apanI gAyoM aura maiMsoM ko carA rahA thaa| vaha eka kueM kI meMDa para khar3A thA aura bAra-bAra isI zloka ko doharA rahA thaa| aisA yoga milA-usake pAsa hI per3a kI chAMva meM eka muni dhyAna meM lIna the| unhoMne yaha zloka sunaa| munivara pahale hI jAti smRti jJAna ko upalabdha ho cuke the| _aisA lagatA hai-mahAvIra ke zAsana meM jAti smaraNa kI prakriyA bahuta prakhara bana geI thii| jAti smRti jJAna ke saikar3oM-saikar3oM prasaMga Aja bhI upalabdha haiN| yadi pUre upalabdha hote to hajAroM-hajAroM prasaMga bana jaate| AgamoM meM aise prasaMga bhare hue haiM-amuka vyakti ko jAti smaraNa huA aura vaha muni bana gyaa| amuka vyakti ko jAti smRti upalabdha huI aura usameM vairAgya kA bhAva jAga gayA, mUrchA kA cakra TUTa gyaa| mahAvIra kI yaha paddhati rahI hai-jAtismaraNa karAo, saMsAra kI vAstavikatA kA darzana karAo, vairAgya kA srota phUTa pdd'egaa| Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do bhAiyoM kA milana zloka kI pUrti muni citra ko jAtismaraNa jJAna prApta thaa| zloka sunate hI muni ne usako pUrA karate hue zloka kA uttarArdha sunA DAlA / caravAhe ne yaha zloka pUrti sunii| usane socA- yadi yaha zloka - pUrti sahI hogI to mujhe AdhA rAjya mila jaaegaa| vaha muni ke pAsa aayaa| usane muni ko praNAma kara nivedana kiyA- munivara ! Apa isa zloka ko punaH sunaaeN| usane vRkSa ke eka bar3e patte ko uThAyA aura munivara dvArA bolA gayA zloka usa patra para utAra liyaa| use likhA hI nahIM, yAda bhI kara liyaa| vRkSa ke patte kA kyA bharosA ? kaba TUTa jAe ? vaha caravAhA eka hAtha meM pattA liye jA rahA hai aura usa yAda kie hue zloka ko doharAtA jA rahA hai| mana meM umaMga lie vaha cakravartI kI rAjasabhA meM phuNcaa| dvArapAla ne use geTa ke bAhara roka diyaa| caravAhA bolA- mujhe mata roko, jAne do| maiM zloka kI pUrti karane ke lie AyA huuN| dvArapAla se anujJA lekara vaha bhItara phuNcaa| cakravartI ko namaskAra kara nivedana kiyA--mahArAja! maiMne zloka pUrA kara diyA hai| cakravartI ne kahA-- sunAo apanA zloka | caravAhe ne muni ke dvArA racA gayA padya bola diyA- Asva dAsau mRgau haMsI, mAtaMgAvamarau tathA / eSA nava SaSThikA jAtiH, anyonyAbhyAM viyuktayoH // zloka kisane banAyA ? jaise hI isa zloka ko sunA, cakravartI mUrcchita ho gyaa| vaha sihAMsana se nIce gira pdd'aa| yaha dekha rAjya karmacArI usa caravAhe ko DAMTane lage- bevakUpha ho tuma / kahIM aisA zloka banAkara lAyA jAtA hai| tumane rAjA ko mUrcchita kara diyA / yaha kahate hue rAjya karmacAriyoM ne caravAhe kI piTAI zurU kara dI / AdhA rAjya milanA to kahIM rahA, mAra aura par3ane lgii| usane sisakate hue kahA- mujhe mata mAro ! yaha zloka maine nahIM banAyA hai| Et yaha sunate hI cakravartI sAvadhAna ho gyaa| usane socA kyA bAta hai ? yaha zloka isane nahIM banAyA hai ? cakravartI ne pUchA- kisane banAyA hai yaha zloka ? caravAhe ne kahA--rAjan ! kue ke pAsa eka muni khar3e haiN| unhoMne yaha zloka banAyA thA aura usako hI maiMne yahAM sunAyA hai ? cakravartI tatkAla khar3A ho gyaa| usase rahA nahIM gyaa| vaha caravAhe ko sAtha le cala pdd'aa| Age caravAhA cala rahA hai, usake pIche cakravartI cala rahA hai aura usake Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI 32 pIche hajAroM logoM kI bhIr3a hai| de nagara ko pAra kara bAhara Ae / caravAhe ne kue ke pAsa pahuMca kara per3a ke nIce khar3e muni kI ora izArA kiyA / cakravartI teja kadamoM se muni ke samIpa pahuMca gyaa| cakravartI ne dekhA - muni dhyAnamudrA meM lIna haiN| unheM dekhate hI cakravartI ke bhItara sneha jAga gyaa| use yaha pratIti ho gaI- yahI hai merA bhAI / maiMne apane bhAI ko pA liyA / cakravartI muni ko saMbodhita karate hue bolA- bhaiyA! maiM A gayA huuN| munivara ne dhyAna pUrA kiyaa| usane bhI cakravartI ko pahacAna liyaa| bichur3e hue do bhAI mila ge| ise do bhAiyoM kA milana kahA jAe yA do jAtismaraNoM kA milana kahA jaae| muni ko bhI pUrvajanma kI smRti aura cakravartI ko bhI pUrvajanma kI smRti / donoM dekha rahe haiM apane atIta ke sAre citra ko rIla kA aisA phItA khula gayA ki aneka janmoM ke dRzya sAkSAt hote cale ge| atIta kI kathA cakravartI bolA- bhAI ! isase pahale janma meM hama saudharma kalpa devaloka meM pudmagulma vimAna meM devatA the| usase pahale hama mAtaMga the, cANDAla putra the| usa samaya hamAre meM kyA-kyA nahIM bItA ! kaise hameM nagara se nikAlA gayA ! kitane acche gAyaka the hama ! itane kaSToM ke bAda bhI hamane sAtha nahIM chodd'aa| sadA sAtha bane rhe| usI bhava meM hama donoM muni bana ge| isake pUrva bhava meM hama gaMgA nadI ke tIra para haMsayugala hue| usase pahale janma meM hama donoM kAliMjara parvata para mRga bane aura zikArI ke eka hI bANa se hama donoM kI mRtyu ho gaI / usase pUrvajanma meM hama dAsa the| Aja hamAre sAmane pAMca bhava pratyakSa haiM- dAsa kA bhava, mRga kA bhava, haMsa kA bhava, mAtaMga putra kA bhava aura saudharma kalpa devaloka kA bhava / inase pahale koI aisA janma A gayA hai, aisI sthiti A gaI hai, jisase hama usase Age ke janmoM ko nahIM jAna pA rahe haiM / jAtismaraNa jJAna saMjJI bharvo ko jAnane vAlA jJAna hai| jahAM amanaska kA jIvana bIca meM A jAtA hai, vahAM se Age nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| kyoM bichur3e ? cakravartI ne kahA- bhAI ! hama pAMca janmoM ko dekha rahe haiN| ina janmoM meM hama sadA eka-dUsare ke sAtha rahe haiN| yaha chaThA bhava hai, jisameM hama donoM bichur3a ge| bhAI citra ! tUne sneha pAlA nahIM aura mujhase alaga ho gyaa| aneka janmoM kA yaha sAtha chUTa gyaa| Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 do bhAiyoM kA milana muni citra ne kahA-rAjan ! tuma soco| alaga maiM huA yA tuma hue ? alaga kauna huA ? tuma nidAna nahIM karate to hama alaga nahIM hote| tumane saMyama pAlA, sAdhanA kI aura anta meM nidAna kara liyaa| tIvra Asakti aura mUrchA ke sAtha saMkalpa kara liyaa| isakA pariNAma hai-hama bichur3a ge| cakravartI bolA-bhAI ! maiMne nidAna kiyA to kyA burA kiyA ? tumheM bhI kara lenA cAhie thA nidaan| maiMne nidAna kiyA isalie cakravatI kA sAmrAjya bhoga rahA huuN| tumane nahIM kiyA isalie tuma jaMgala meM akele khar3e ho| na koI naukara hai aura na koI caakr| cakravartI kA pralobhana cakravartI ne kahA-bhAI ! jo honA thA, ho gyaa| aba hama mila gae haiN| Ao! mere sAtha clo| isa sAdhupana ko chodd'o| dekho ! mere pAsa kitane vizAla, bhavya aura ramaNIya prAsAda haiM ! kitanA vaibhava hai ! kitanI Rddhi hai ! sukha-suvidhA ke sAre sAdhana prApta haiN| jo kucha cAhie, vaha saba kucha hai| tuma isa sAdhu-veza ko tyAga do| maiMne ghoSaNA kI thI--jo adhUre zloka ko pUrA karegA, use AdhA rAjya duuNgaa| tumane usa zloka ko pUrA kiyA hai| maiM tumheM AdhA nahIM, pUrA hI rAjya de rahA huuN| tuma Ao, rAjya kA upabhoga karo, maiM tumhArI sevA meM rhuuNgaa| kitanA bar3A pralobhana ! isa sthiti meM muni citra ne jisa AMtarikatA kA paricaya diyA, vaha bhI adbhuta hai| jo vyakti alaukika sukha kI anubhUti meM calA jAtA hai, use laukika sukha phIke lagane laga jAte haiN| kahA gayA-jisane alaukika sukha ko pA liyA hai, use sonA patthara yA miTTI ke Dhele jaisA lagatA hai| sAmAnya AdamI yaha kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA ki aisA rUpAntaraNa bhI vyakti meM ho sakatA hai kintu jaba alaukika avasthA jAga jAtI hai taba aisA ghaTita ho jAtA hai| muni kA AmaMtraNa muni citra ne kahA--tumane mujhe cakravartI kA sAmrAjya bhogane kA AmaMtraNa diyA hai| maiM tumheM sAre saMsAra ke sAmrAjya kA nimaMtraNa de rahA hUM, vizva sAmrAjya kA nimaMtraNa de rahA huuN| tumheM Urdhvaloka, adholoka aura madhyaloka--tInoM lokoM kA svAmitva milegaa| cakravartI ke sAmrAjya se bar3A hai tIna loka kA sAmrAjya / tuma Ao, usa sAmrAjya kA upabhoga kro| cakravartI ne kahA--kahAM hai tumhAre pAsa tIna loka kA sAmrAjya ? muni citra--rAjan ! kyA tuma jAnate ho-tIna loka kA adhipati kauna hotA hai? Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 cAMdanI bhItara kI cakravartI ne jijJAsA kI-tuma batAo ! kauna hotA hai tIna loka kA svAmI? pani citra-jo akiMcana hai, vaha tIna loka kA svAmI hai| bar3A kauna? yaha bahuta mahattvapUrNa prazna hai--pUrNatA ke zikhara bindu para kauna pahuMca sakatA hai? pUrNa sAmrAjya kisakA ho sakatA hai ? eka karor3apati AdamI ko bar3A mAnA jAtA hai para eka arabapati ke sAmane vaha choTA hai| eka arabapati kharabapati ke sAmane kucha nahIM hai| eka samrAT ke vaibhava ke sAmane ye saba choTe par3a jAte haiN| kyA eka samrAT bahuta bar3A hai ? dUsarA samrAT usase bhI bar3A ho sakatA hai| sikandara vizvavijayI thaa| nepoliyana bhI bahuta bar3A samrAT thaa| jaba unase bar3A koI AyA, ve choTe par3ate cale ge| yaha manuSya loka kI bAta hai| isameM koI choTA ho jAtA hai aura koI bdd'aa| hama isase Age bddh'eN| devaloka kI samRddhi ko dekheN| mAnA jAtA hai-vyaMtara devatA ke paira ke jUte meM jitanA dhana hai utanA dhana samUce manuSya loka meM nahIM hai| kauna bar3A hai aura kauna choTA ? jyotiSI, bhavanapati aura anuttara vimAna ke devatAoM ke pAsa vaibhava kramazaH adhika hai| sarvArthasiddhi ke devatAoM kA vaibhava usase bhI adhika hai| indra kA vaibhava sAmane ho to rAjA dazArNabhadra kA vaibhava choTA hI pdd'egaa| muni citra ne saMbhUti se kahA-bhAI ! jaba taka kiMcana rahegA taba taka sabase bar3A nahIM bana paaegaa| tuma cakravartI ho para devatA tumase bhI bar3e haiN| jahAM kiMcanatA hai vahAM chuTapana aura bar3appana kA mApadaNDa calatA rhegaa| sabase bar3A banane kA sUtra hai-akiNcntaa| jo akiMcana ho gayA, vaha sabase bar3A bana gyaa| pUrNatA kA bindu ___aneka bAra yaha svara ubharatA hai--AcAryavara jitane bar3e-bar3e prAsAdoM meM rahe haiM, karor3oM-araboM rupaye ke suvidhA saMpanna bhavanoM meM rahe haiM utane makAnoM meM duniyA kA koI vyakti rahA hai yA nhiiN| AcAryavara pacAsa varSoM kI pada yAtrA meM itane gAMvoM meM gae haiM, itane makAnoM meM rahe haiM, jinakI gaNanA karanA bhI bar3A kaThina hai| rASTrapati bhavana meM rahe, pradhAnamaMtrI nivAsa meM rahe, mukhyamaMtrI saMpUrNAnaMda kI koThI para rhe| aneka rAjyapAla-bhavanoM meM rahe, UTI ke rAjabhavana meM rahe, bar3e bar3e kaoNlejoM aura vizvavidyAlayoM meM rhe| itane bar3e-bar3e makAnoM meM kitane vyakti raha pAte haiM ! bAr3amera jile meM retIle Tibbe para banI ghAsa-phUsa kI jhopar3I meM rahe, jahAM rAta bhara bicchuoM aura maccharoM kA parISaha rhaa| jhoMpar3I se lekara rASTrapati bhavana taka-AcAryavara kA praveza abAdha rahA hai| kitanA mUlya hai una sabakA ! prazna ho sakatA hai-itane makAnoM meM kaise rahe ? Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do bhAiyoM kA milana samAdhAna diyA gayA--jo akiMcana ho jAtA hai, usake lie sAre daravAje khula jAte haiM, vaha tIna loka kA adhipati bana jAtA hai| pUrNatA kA bindu hai akiMcana honaa| carvA sukha duHkha kI muni citra ne kahA--bhAI ! tuma isa laukika sAmrAjya kI moha-mAyA ko chodd'o| yaha muni-dharma sukha kA mArga hai| ise svIkAra kro| citra aura saMbhUti ke bIca bahuta laMbA saMvAda calA hai| citra use muni banane kI preraNA de rahA hai aura cakravartI use munitva ko chor3ane ke lie prArthanA kara rahA hai| uttarAdhyayana ke terahaveM adhyayana meM donoM bhAiyoM kA saMvAda prastuta hai| vaha saMvAda bahuta mananIya hai| usameM karma kI aneka gutthiyAM sulajhAI gaI haiN| Aja karma ke bAre meM aneka prazna khar3e ho rahe haiN| eka prazna hai-dhana kisase milatA hai ? kyA vaha puNya kA phala hai ? vaha puNya se milatA hai yA nahIM ? vaibhava kisase milatA hai ? eka bahuta sukhI hai aura eka duHkhI hai| isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? aise aneka prazna Aja carcita ho rahe haiN| citra aura saMbhUti inhIM praznoM para carcA kara rahe the| ve koI vyartha kI bAta nahIM kara rahe the, sukha duHkha ke vipAka kI carcA kara rahe the| karma-vipAka kA vizleSaNa citra kaha rahA thA-tumane kyA kiyA aura kyA pAyA ? saMbhUti kaha rahA thA-- tumane kyA pAyA aura kyA khoyA ? hamane sukha kA phala bhI bhogA hai, duHkha kA phala bhI bhogA hai| hamArA janma karma ke adhIna hai| vaha sukhada ho yA duHkhd| sAtasaMvedana yA asAtasaMvedana kI anubhUti kRta karma kA paripAka hai-- karmAdhInaM bhavejjanma, sukhadaM duHkhadaM tthaa| sAtasaMvedanaM tadvad, asAtasyApi vednm|| sukha aura duHkha ke vipAka kI carcA karma-vipAka kI carcA hai| karma vipAka kI carcA kie binA koI vyakti AdhyAtmika nahIM bana sktaa| adhyAtma kI gaharAI meM jAne kA eka mahApatha hai karmazAstra / jo vyakti karmazAstra ko nahIM jAnatA, karmazAstra kI gaharAiyoM meM jAnA nahIM cAhatA, vaha adhyAtma kI bAta ko satahI taura para hI pakar3a paaegaa| adhyAtma meM usakA antapraveza nahIM hogaa| adhyAtma kI gaharAI meM jAne ke lie karma ke rahasyoM ko, karma ke marma ko samajhanA bahuta jarUrI hai| Arya karma kA upadeza __ citra aura saMbhUti ne karma-vipAka kA vizleSaNa kiyaa| pUrvakRta karma, puNya kA vipAka, pApa kA vipAka Adi ko dekhaa| muni citra ne kahA-bhAI ! tuma yAda kro| Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 cAMdanI bhItara kI hamane apane pUrvajanmoM meM kyA kyA bhogA hai ? jaba hama cANDAla the taba hamAre sAtha kyA-kyA bItA ? Aja tuma garva kara rahe ho ki pUrvakRta karma ke kAraNa mujhe yaha saba milA hai| citra kA yaha saMbodhana sunakara bhI cakravartI kI mUrcchA nahIM TUTI / muni citra ne usakI mana:sthiti ko pddh'aa| usane kahA- saMbhUta! mujhe lagatA hai-tuma vairAgya ko nahIM pA skte| tuma sAmrAjya kA moha nahIM chor3a skte| tuma isI sAmrAjya meM rahate hue bhI merI eka bAta maano| tuma anArya karma mata kro| yadi muni nahIM bana sakate to gRhastha rahate hue bhI dharma meM sthita raho, saba jIvoM ke prati anukaMpA karo / jai tA si bhoge caiuM asato, ajjAI kammAI karehiM rAyaM ! dhamme Thio savva payANukampI, to hohisi devo io viuvvI // Arya karma kA tAtparya yaha kahA jAtA hai -- jaina dharma meM kevala akarma kI bAta hai / nivRtti para bala diyA gayA hai| isa saMdarbha meM eka mahattvapUrNa sUtra milatA hai --jo virakta nahIM ho sakatA, sAre bhogoM ko chor3a nahIM sakatA, vaha Aryakarma to kare / bauddha sAhitya meM Aryakarma kI bahuta acchI vyAkhyA kI gaI hai| Aryakarma kA artha hai-- dharma meM sthita rahanA aura saba jIvoM ke prati anukaMpA karanA / isakA tAtparya hai - karuNA aura saMvedanazIlatA jAga jaae| jisameM anukaMpA kA bhAva hai, vaha milAvaTa nahIM kara sktaa| jisameM anukaMpA kA bhAva hai, vaha aprAmANikatA aura bhraSTAcAra nahIM kara sktaa| jisameM anukaMpA hai, vaha dUsare ko dhokhA nahIM de sakegA, lUTa nahIM skegaa| jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA hai - anukaMpA ke bhAva kA jaagnaa| yadi prANImAtra ke prati anukaMpA kA bhAva jAga jAe to hiMsA aura aparAdha kI samasyA svataH kama ho jaae| jisa vyakti kI saMvedanazIlatA prabala hai, dUsaroM ke kaSTa se usakA hRdaya dravita ho jaaegaa| Aryakarma karane kA saMdeza sunakara bhI rAjA pratibuddha nahIM huaa| muni ne yaha jAnakara vahAM se vihAra kara diyaa| do bhAI milakara punaH bichur3a ge| eka tyAga ke patha para bar3ha gayA aura eka bhogoM meM punaH lipta ho gyaa| yadi hama Aryakarma ke marma kI bAta ko samajha pAe to yaha prasaMga eka naI dRSTi aura nayA darzana dene vAlA siddha ho sakatA hai| Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai jaba-jaba jijJAsA prabala hotI hai taba-taba kisI kA dvArA khaTakhaTAnA hotA hai| jisane daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA hai, usane samAdhAna pAyA hai| jo baiThA rahatA hai, vaha samAhita nahIM ho paataa| ziSya jijJAsA ko lekara AcArya kI sannidhi meM phuNcaa| AcArya ne pUchA-vatsa! kaise Ae ho? bhaMte ! mana meM eka jijJAsA hai| usakA samAdhAna pAne AyA huuN| kyA jijJAsA hai tumhArI ? bhaMte ! satya balavAna hotA hai yA bhaav-viplv| bhAva kA parivartana hotA rahatA hai| kabhI eka bhAva AtA hai aura kabhI dUsarA bhAva A jAtA hai, yaha bhAva kA viplava balavAn hai yA satya ? vatsa ! jaba jJAna kA upayoga hotA hai taba satya balavAn hotA hai| jaba krodha, lobha, moha Adi kA upayoga hotA hai taba bhAva-viplava balavAna hotA hai| satyaM balayutaM yad vA, balavAna bhaavviplvH| ___ jJAnopayoge satyaM syAd, anyo mohcidHkssnne|| sundara paribhASA AcArya ne satya kI thor3e zabdoM meM bahuta sundara paribhASA dI hai| satya hai jJAna kA upyog| asatya hai bhAva kA viplv| yaha satya aura asatya ko parakhane kI bahuta bar3I kasauTI hai| jaba-jaba jJAna kA kevala upayoga hotA hai, usake sAtha koI mizraNa nahIM hotA taba-taba satya balavAna hotA hai| jaba vaha krodha yukta, mAna yukta, mAyA aura lobha yukta hotA hai taba-taba asatya balavAna ho jAtA hai| bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA gayA hai--jaba vyakti krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha se upayukta hotA hai, jisa kSaNa meM ina audayika bhAvoM kA Aveza hamArI cetanA meM prabala banatA hai, usa samaya asatya balavAn bana jAtA hai| asatya kI utpatti ke cAra kAraNa batalAe gae haiM-krodha, lobha, bhaya aura haasy| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI gItara kI AdamI jhUTha bolanA nahIM cAhatA, mithyA AcaraNa karanA nahIM cAhatA, siddhAnta aura dANI kA asatya bhI nahIM cAhatA kintu jaba ye cAra Aveza prabala hote haiM, taba sacAI nIce calI jAtI hai, asatya ubhara kara sAmane A jAtA hai| asatya bolane ke kAraNa __darzana zAstra meM Apta puruSa kI bahuta carcA huI hai| kahA gayA-jo Agama haiM, de pramANa haiN| prazna AyA-Agama pramANa hai, isakA kyA pramANa hai? kahA gayA--Agama Apta kI vANI hai aura Apta kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolatA / jhUTha bolane ke tIna kAraNa-rAga, dveSa aura moha / vyakti ina tIna kAraNoM se jhUTha bolatA hai| jisameM ye tInoM doSa nahIM hote, vaha jhUTha kyoM bolegA ? rAgAd vA dveSAd vA mohAd vA yad vAkyamucyate ynRtm| yasya tu naite doSAH tasyAnRta kAraNaM kiM syaat|| jisameM moha nahIM hai, rAga aura dveSa nahIM hai, vaha satya hI bolegaa| vaha ayathArtha ko grahaNa nahIM karatA, yathArtha ko hI grahaNa karatA hai isalie yathArtha hI khegaa| usameM kevala jJAna kA upayoga hotA hai| ___jIva kA lakSaNa hai upayoga AtmA / krodhopayoga jIva kA lakSaNa nahIM hai, mAnopayoga jIva kA lakSaNa nahIM hai| jIva kA lakSaNa hai kevala upayoga, zuddha upayoga ! jaba jIva apane lakSaNa se lAMchita yA cihnita hotA hai, usa kSaNa meM saba satya hI satya hotA hai, kintu jaba upayoga ke pIche koI vizeSaNa jur3atA hai, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, bhaya, hAsya Adi kA yoga hotA hai taba satya gauNa ho jAtA hai, asatya balavAna ho jAtA badalAva kA cakra jIvana meM badalAva kA eka cakra cala rahA hai| pratyeka vyakti badalatA hai| vaha pratidina aura pratikSaNa badalatA hai| vaha itanA badalatA hai, phira bhI hama kabhI kabhI hI usa badalAva ko pakar3a pAte haiN| avasthA meM Ane vAlA badalAva bhI roja nahIM pakar3A jaataa| eka zizu dasa varSa kA hotA hai taba badalAva kA patA calatA hai| hama socate haiM zizu kizora ho gayA, dUsarI avasthA meM calA gyaa| jaba bIsa varSa ke Asa-pAsa pahuMcatA hai taba eka aura badalAva kI bAta sAmane AtI hai| jaba pacAsa varSa kA hotA hai taba vaha praur3ha banatA hai| ina badalAvoM ke AdhAra para jaina AcAryoM ne sau varSa kI Ayu ko dasa avasthAoM meM bAMTa diyaa| dasa-dasa varSa kI eka avsthaa| sau varSa jIne vAlA vyakti dasa avasthAoM ko bhoga letA hai| sUrya meM bhI badalAva AtA hai| jo saura Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai vaijJAnika haiM, ve usa badalAva ko pakar3a lete haiN| sUrya ke bhI dasa varSa kA eka cakra hotA hai| usa cakra ke AdhAra para badalAva ko pakar3A jAtA hai| pratidina hone vAlA badalAva hamArI pakar3a meM nahIM aataa| prAtaHkAla sUryodaya hote hI vAtAvaraNa meM eka badalAva AtA hai| jyoM-jyoM dina car3hatA hai, vAtAvaraNa badalatA jAtA hai| do tIna ghaNTe bAda vAtAvaraNa ekadama badala jAtA hai| eka eka minaTa meM badalAva AtA hai para hama use pakar3a nahIM paate| vaha sUkSma hotA hai| badalAva ko pakar3eM hama vyakti kI manaHsthiti ko dekheN| vaha kaba ekarUpa rahatI hai| yadi hama eka dina kAgaja peMsila lekara baiThe aura dina bhara badalane vAle mUDa ko aMkita karate caleM to pUrA pRSTha mUDa parivartana kI ghaTanAoM se bhara jaaegaa| saMbhava hai eka pUrI kaoNpI bhara jaae| hamArA mUDa apane Apa bhI badalatA hai aura bAharI nimittoM ke kAraNa bhI badalatA hai| hamArI bhAvadhArA badalatI rahatI hai, hamAre hAva-bhAva aura mudrAeM badalatI rahatI haiN| kevala antarmana nahIM bdltaa| eka AdamI kisI AkRti ko eka dina taka par3hatA rahe, to use lagegA-AkRti meM kitane badalAva Ae haiM-kabhI prasanna AkRti aura kabhI viSaNNa / kabhI khuza aura kabhI nArAja / kabhI haMsamukha aura kabhI cintAtura / kabhI sira para hAtha dhare baiThA hai aura kabhI ullAsa ke kSaNa meN| AdamI kSaNa-kSaNa meM badalatA hai| AdamI kucha hotA hai aura kucha bana jAtA hai| hama usa badalAva ko pkdd'eN| jaba audayika bhAvoM kA parivartana hotA hai taba AdamI asatya meM calA jAtA hai| jaba badalAva nahIM, ThaharAva AtA hai, utpAda vyaya se mukta hokara dhauvya kI avasthA meM calA jAtA hai| jaba audayika bhAva se mukta hokara pAriNAmika bhAva meM AtA hai taba jo sthiti banatI hai, usameM satya balavAn hotA hai| devatA kI cintA AcArya ne apanI bAta ko spaSTa karate huye eka udAharaNa prastuta kiyaa| do devatAoM ke devaloka se cyuta hokara dharatI para Ane kA samaya nikaTa A gyaa| unakI mAlAeM kumhalAne laga gaI, cehare para jhurriyAM par3a gii| devatAoM ne dekhA-yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? mAlA kyoM kumhalA rahI hai ? cehare para jhurriyAM kyoM A rahI haiM ? ve gaharAI meM utare, rahasya samajha meM A gayA--mAlA kumhalAnA aura bur3hApA utaranA mauta kA pUrva saMketa hai| devatAoM kI mAlA sadA puSpita rahatI hai, unakA ceharA sadA tarotAjA rahatA hai| jaba devaloka se cyuta hone kA samaya nikaTa AtA hai taba mAlA kumhalAne lagatI hai, cehare para jhurriyAM par3ane laga jAtI haiN| devatA cintita ho utthe| unhoMne dekhA kahAM Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 cAMdanI bhItara kI jAnA hai ? patA cala gayA-manuSya loka meM jAnA hai| jaba manuSya hone kI bAta AtI hai, devatA ghabarA jAte haiN| anya gati meM jAne se to usase bhI adhika ghabarAte haiN| divya bhUmi se manuSya loka meM jAnA kise pasanda hogA ? aisI divya bhUmi hai, jahAM cAroM ora manohara vAtAvaraNa hai, na pradUSaNa hai, na gandI havA hai, na kolAhala hai, na rasoI banAne kA jhaMjhaTa hai, na cUlhA phUMkanA hai, na khAne-pIne kI cintA hai, na AjIvikA kI cintA hai| jo manuSya banatA hai use sabase pahale garbhAvAsa meM rahanA hotA hai| eka baMda thailI meM nau mahIne taka rahanA kitanA duHkhada hai| devatAoM kA mana viSAda se bhara gyaa| zAMta, suramya aura pavitra bhUmi se aisI bhUmi meM AnA kauna cAhegA? koI cAhe na cAhe, apane karma ke anusAra use nirdhArita yoni meM jAnA hI hotA hai| prakRti ke niyama ko kaise TAlA jA sakatA hai ? pRthvI para Ae devatAoM ne usa sthAna ko dekha liyA, jahAM jAnA thaa| donoM devatA paraspara parAmarza kara manuSya loka meM aae| sAdhu kA veza bnaayaa| ISukAra nagara meM rAjapurohita ke ghara mikSA ke lie phuNce| rAjapurohita kA nAma thA bhRgu / usakI patnI kA nAma thA yazA / muni ko dekhate hI donoM ke hAtha jur3a ge| yaha sahaja hai-jaba manuSya tyAgI vyakti ko dekhatA hai, usakA sira nIce jhuka jAtA hai, hAtha jur3a jAte haiN| rAjapurohita ne pUchA-mahArAja ! kaise padhAre ? aise hI bhikSA ke lie A gye| muni ne rAjapurohita se kucha bAtacIta kii| rAjapurohita ke mana meM ArkaSaNa paidA ho gyaa| muni kI bhavya mudrA aura tejasvI mukhamaNDala purohita ke hRdaya meM samA gyaa| rAjapurohita ne kahA-mahArAja ! kahie kyA Adeza hai ? muni bole-hamArA Adeza yahI hai ki tuma dhArmika bno| dharma kA jIvana jiio| muni ne rAjapurohita ko dharma kA svarUpa aura marma smjhaayaa| rAjapurohita prabuddha bana gyaa| use samyag darzana ho gyaa| usane zrAvaka ke vrata svIkAra kara lie| jaba divya zakti kA avataraNa hotA hai taba eka sAtha visphoTa ho jAtA hai| saMtAna kI abhilASA : muni kA kathana __ bAtacIta ke madhya rAjapurohita ne muni se pUchA-mahArAja ! Apa jJAnI haiN| Apa batAie--hamAre koI saMtAna hogI ? aneka varSoM se hama saMtAna kI kAmanA lie hue haiN| hamArI kAmanA kaba pUrI hogI ? yaha saMtAna kA prazna Aja ke yuga meM bhI bahuta ubharatA hai| Aja parivAra niyojana kI bAta bhI prakhara bana rahI hai para usa samaya saMtAna kA prazna bahuta jaTila Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai thaa| cIna meM yaha niyama bana gayA-saMtAna eka se jyAdA na ho| hindustAna meM kahA jAtA hai-do yA tIna se adhika saMtAna na ho| rusa meM kucha varSa pahale taka yaha vidhAna thA-jitanI adhika saMtAna utanA adhika puraskAra / kahIM parivAra niyojana kA svara rahA hai to kahIM saMtati kI vRddhi kA svr| para saMtAna kI kAmanA hamezA rahI hai| muni ne kahA-bhAI ! hamArA yaha viSaya to nahIM hai para tumane pUcha liyA hai isalie batA dete haiM- tumhAre eka nahIM, do putra hoMge para --- para zabda ko sunate hI rAjapurohita kA mana AzaMkA se bhara gyaa| usane pUchA-'mahArAja ! para kA artha !' ve tumhAre jyAdA kAma ke nahIM hoNge|' ___ 'kyA maiM jaldI calA jAUMgA isa duniyA se'--rAjapurohita ne AzaMkita hRdaya se puuchaa| muni bole--'na tuma jAoge, na ve kahIM jAeMge kintu thor3e se bar3e hote hI ve muni bana jaaeNge| putra hoMge, yaha sunakara harSa huA aura ve muni bana jAeMge, yaha sunakara viSAda bhI huaa| ve muni bana jAeMge to mere kisa kAma AeMge? duniyA ko na putra se matalaba hai, na pitA se| usakA matalaba apane svArtha se hai| jhuThalAne kA ahaM muni yaha kahakara vidA ho gye| rAjapurohita ne socA-muni jaba baneMge taba bneNge| maiM unheM banane hI nahIM duuNgaa| ve muni taba baneMge jaba sAdhuoM ke samparka meM aaeNge| maiM unheM sAdhuoM ke samparka meM Ane hI nahIM duuNgaa| unakI chAyA se hI dUra rakhUgA / na rahegA bAMsa aura na bajegI baaNsurii| usane socA--zahara meM to sAdhu saMnyAsI Ate hI rahate haiM, gAMvoM meM kauna AyegA ? maiM isa zahara ko chor3akara kisI gAMva meM jAkara rhuuNgaa| baccoM kA muniyoM se samparka hogA hI nhiiN| zahara meM sAdhuoM kI jamAta AtI hI rahatI hai, lar3ake unheM dekheMge to muni banane kI bAta jAga jaaegii| rAjapurohita ne yaha nizcaya kara nagara kA moha chor3a diyaa| vaha eka gAMva meM rahane lgaa| vaha rAjya kA mAnya purohita thaa| isalie gAMva meM bhI sArI suvidhAeM upalabdha thii| vaha nizcitatA se jIvana jIne lgaa| usake mana meM yaha ahaM abhara AyA-munijI kI bAta saca kaise hogI ? maiM unake kathana ko jhuThalAkara rhuuNgaa| satya ko jhuThalAne ke lie usane zahara se gAMva meM basakara pahalA kadama rkhaa| kucha samaya biitaa| rAjapurohita ke do putra paidA hue| rAjakumAra-devakumAra jaise putroM ko prApta kara purohita prasanna ho utthaa| usakA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 cAMdanI bhItara kI jIvana khuziyoM se bhara gyaa| samaya bItatA gyaa| donoM kumAra bar3e huye| gurukula SeM par3hane lge| unakI buddhi bhI tIkSNa aura painI thii| rAjapurohita ke mana meM yaha prazna sadA banA rahatA- kahIM koI sAdhu inheM mila na jaae| yadi sAdhu mila gaye to kyA hogA? usane socA- mujhe inake mana meM aisA saMskAra bhara denA cAhie, jisase inake mana meM sAdhuoM ke prati AsthA aura AkarSaNa kA bhAva jAge hI nahIM ? isa cintana ke sAtha hI satya ko jhuThalAne kA dUsarA prayatna zurU ho gayA / dUsarA prayatna rAjapurohita ne putroM ke kAna meM yaha maMtra phUMkanA zurU kara diyA- beTe ! jo sAdhu hote haiM nA, unakA sadA dhyAna rkhnaa| kabhI unake pAsa mata jaanaa| lar3akoM ne pUchA- pitAjI ! kaise hote haiM ye sAdhu ? 've eka hAtha meM jholI rakhate haiM, pAtra rakhate haiN| unake kapar3e sapheda hote haiN| ve idhara-udhara ghUmate rahate haiM, para tuma unase sadA bacate rahanA / ' pitAjI ! 'unake pAsa kyoM nahIM jAnA cAhie ?" "beTe ! tuma nahIM jAnate, ve bAlakoM ko uThAkara le jAte haiN| apane pAtroM meM churI-kaiMcI rakhate haiN| baccoM kA apaharaNa kara unheM satAte haiM, mAra DAlate haiN| kisI kA kAna kATa lete haiM, kisI kA nAka kATa lete haiN| tuma unake pAsa bhUla-cUka kara bhI mata jaanaa|' rAjapurohita isa prakAra kI bAteM samaya-samaya para apane lar3akoM ke kAna meM bharatA rhaa| unake mana meM sAdhuoM ke prati ghRNA ke bhAva bhara die| baccoM ke kacce dimAga meM ye saMskAra gahare jama ge| rAjapurohita ne socA- inake mana meM sAdhuoM ke prati jo bhaya baiThA hai, use koI nahIM nikAla sktaa| yaha satya ko jhuThalAne kA dUsarA prayatna thA / pratyeka AdamI satya ko jhuThalAne kA prayatna karatA hai, rAjapurohita usakA apavAda kaise rahatA ? muni kA darzana eka dina kI bAta hai| donoM kizora jaMgala meM ghUmane cale ge| saMyoga aisA milA--usI jaMgala meM do tIna muni vihAra karate huye A phuNce| donoM bhAiyoM ne dekhA - are ! ye to ve sAdhu haiM ! pitAjI ne inase hI dUra rahane kI salAha dI thI / oha ! ye to sAmane hI A rahe haiN| kahAM jAe ? hama do haiM, ye tIna haiN| hama choTe haiM, ye bahuta bar3e haiN| donoM bhaya se AkrAnta ho uThe / zarIrazAstrI batalAte haiM--bhaya kI sthiti meM eDrInala kA atirikta srAva hone laga Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai jAtA hai| jaba eDrInala kA atirikta srAva hotA hai taba AdamI kI zakti dasa-bIsa gunA adhika bar3ha jAtI hai| usa sthiti meM 'bhAgo yA lar3o' kI bhAvanA prabala banatI vRkSa para zaraNa unhoMne socA-inase lar3a nahIM sakate aura bhAgakara bhI kahAM taka jA sakate haiN| donoM bhAI eka gahare per3a para car3ha gaye, usa para chipakara baiTha gye| per3a para car3hakara unhoMne rAhata kI sAMsa lii| ve muni ke Age jAne kI pratIkSA karane lge| niyati kA aisA yoga milA--muni bhI usI per3a ke nIce vizrAma karane Thahara gae, jisa para ve donoM bhAI baiThe the| bhUmi kA prAMjana kiyaa| muni ne eka sthAna para pAtra rakha die aura dhyAna mudrA meM khar3e ho ge| donoM bhAI bhayabhIta the| muni kI yaha sAmAnya caryA hotI hai| ve pratyeka pravRtti ke bAda nivRtti karate haiN| pratyeka pravRtti se nivRtta ho kAyotsarga karate haiN| yaha eka paramparA bana gaI--pratyeka pravRtti ke sAtha kAyotsarga kre| yaha zArIrika aura mAnasika-donoM dRSTiyoM se mahattvapUrNa hai| muni ne dhyAna pUrA kara pAtroM ko kholaa| donoM bhAiyoM ne socA--aba ye muni churI aura kaiMcI nikAla rahe haiN| ve yaha dekhakara avAk raha gae-pAtra meM churI-kaiMcI nahIM, roTI aura zAka thA, pAnI aura dUdha thaa| munijanoM ne AhAra kiyA, pAnI se pAtra ghoe aura pAtroM ko sApha kara punaH jholI meM rakha diyaa| muni AhAra pAnI se nivRtta ho vahIM sustAne lge| pardA haTa gayA baccoM ne dekhA--ye muni to yahIM baiThe haiN| hama kaba taka vRkSa para baiThe rheNge| Akhira nIce utaranA hI hogaa| Darane se kyA hogA ? jaba taka Dara na Aye taba taka hI DaranA caahie| Dara ke sAmane Ane para to usakA mukAbalA hI karanA caahie| donoM bhAI per3a se nIce utre| muniyoM ne bAlakoM ko dekhA aura bAlakoM ne muniyoM ko| munijI ne pUchA--'bhAI ! kauna ho tuma ?' baccoM ne javAba diyA--'hama isI gAMva ke rahane vAle haiM, rAjapurohita bhRgu ke putra haiN| tuma kauna ho ?' __ 'bhAI ! hama sAdhu haiN|' ___'kyA karate ho tuma ? kyA tuma baccoM ko pakar3ate ho| unheM bhagAkara le jAte ho!' 'yaha tuma kaisI bahakI-bahakI bAteM kara rahe ho| kisane batAyA hai yaha saba tumheN|' 'hamAre pitAjI ne|' Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI 'itanI jhUThI bAta kaise batAI ? 'kyA yaha saca nahIM hai ?' 'isameM bilkula sacAI nahIM hai| hama to eka cIMTI ko bhI nahIM staate| phira AdamI ko satAne kI bAta hI kahAM hai ? tumane svayaM dekhA hogA ? jaba hama vRkSa ke nIce Thahare to bhUmi kA pramArjana kara tthhre| usa para kaMbala bichA kara baitthe| kisI jIva ko saMtrAsa na pahuMce, yaha hamArA vrata hai| muni ne vistAra se ahiMsaka caryA kI jAnakArI dii| jAti smRti pUrI jAnakArI pAte hI pardA haTa gyaa| unhoMne socA-yaha kyA ? kyA pitA bhI itanI galata bAteM batA sakatA hai ? pitAjI ne aisA kyoM batAyA ? ve isa prazna kI gaharAI meM gae, AvaraNa haTa gyaa| yathArtha sAmane A gyaa| unake mana meM prazna ubharA--aho ! aise sAdhu hamane kahIM dekheM haiM ? isa prazna para cintana gaharA huaa| unheM jAti smRti jJAna upalabdha ho gyaa| unhoMne apane pUrvajanmoM ko sAkSAt dekha liyaa| unhoMne dekhA-hama do hI nahIM, chaH mitra the| isase pahale hama chahoM mitroM ne kisI ibhya kula meM janma liyaa| usa janma meM hama sabane vividha bhogoM ko bhogA aura usake bAda muni bana gye| usa bhava meM marakara hama devaloka meM utpanna huye aura vahAM se cyuta hokara rAjapurohita bhRgu ke putra ke rUpa meM janma liyA hai| hamAre pitA aura mAtA hamAre pUrva bhava ke do mitra haiM aura do mitra iSukAra nagara ke rAjA iSukAra aura rAnI kamalAvatI haiN| pitA se nivedana apane atIta ko sAkSAt dekhate hI unake mana meM asIma zraddhAbhAva jaagaa| unhoMne muni ko bhAvapUrNa vandanA kara prArthanA kI-munivara ! hama bhI Apake pAsa dIkSita hoMge, muni bneNge| hama dIkSA ke lie pUrNataH prastuta haiN| Apa hamAre gAMva meM pdhaareN| hama pitAjI kI anujJA lene jA rahe haiN| ve sIdhe pitA ke pAsa phuNce| pitA se Agraha kiyA-pitAjI ! hama muni bananA cAhate haiN| Apa hameM AjJA deN| rAjapurohita bhRgu yaha sunakara avAk raha gyaa| usane kahA-yaha kaisI pAgalapana kI bAta hai ! donoM bhAI eka sAtha bola par3e--pitAjI ! Apane hameM bahuta jhUTha sikhAyA hai, sadA satya ko jhuThalAyA hai| aba Apa satya ko nahIM jhuThalA skte| jhuThalAne kA pariNAma jo AdamI satya ko jhuThalAtA hai, vaha ghATe meM rahatA hai| satya ko jhuThalAne kA Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai pariNAma acchA nahIM hotaa| jaba satya kA patA calatA hai taba vaha jhUTha use hI sAlane lagatA hai| putra ne pitA ko eka aMgUThI bhejii| usane likhA- pitAjI ! Apako maiM eka aMgUThI bheja rahA huuN| usakA mUlya hai pAMca hajAra rupayA / pitA ne aMgUThI pahana lii| aMgUThI bahuta camakadAra aura sundara thI / bAjAra meM mitra mile| naI aMgUThI ko dekhakara pUchA- yaha kahAM se AI ? usane kahA- lar3ake ne bhejI haiN| pAMca hajAra rupaye lage haiN| mitra bolA- kyA ise becoge ? maiM pacAsa hajAra dUMgA / usane socA- pAMca hajAra kI aMgUThI ke pacAsa hajAra mila rahe haiN| itane rupayoM meM aisI dasa A jaaeNgii| usane aMgUThI nikAlakara de dI aura pacAsa hajAra rupaye le lie / putra ko patra likhA --tumane zubha muhUrta meM aMgUThI bhejI / usako maiMne pacAsa hajAra rupae meM becakara paiMtAlIsa hajAra rupae kamA lie / lauTatI DAka se patra AyA - pitAjI ! saMkoca aura bhayavaza maiMne sacAI nahIM likhI thI / vaha aMgUThI eka lAkha kI thI / yaha satya ko jhuThalAne kA pariNAma thA / saMvAda pitA ke sAtha bhRguputroM ne kahA -- pitAjI ! Apane satya ko jhuThalAne kA prayatna kara acchA nahIM kiyA / ' pitA ko kahA- 'tuma muni kyoM bananA cAhate ho ?" 'AtmA ko pAne ke lie|' 45 'are ! tuma kahAM bhrama meM phaMsa gye| yaha jhUThA maMtra tumhAre kAna meM kisane phUMka diyaa| kyA koI sAdhu milA thA ?" 'hAM ! jo milanA thA, mila gyaa| yaha kahakara bhRguputroM ne pUrI kathA sunA dii| rAjapurohita ne socA- anartha ho gyaa| aba kyA karUM ? usane kahA- 'kahAM hai AtmA ? AtmA to hai hI nahIM / ' vaha satya ko phira jhuThalAne kA prayatna karane lgaa| aba taka Astika thA aura aba nAstika bana rahA thA / rAjapurohita bolA-'putro ! tumheM yaha jhUThI bAta kisane sikhalA dI / tumane araNI kI lakar3I dekhI hai ?' 'hAM' ! ' 'kyA usameM Aga hotI hai ? 'nahIM / ' Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 cAMdanI bhItara kI araNI kI lakar3I meM Aga nahIM hotii| kintu do araNI kI lakar3iyoM kA gharSaNa karo, Aga paidA ho jaayegii| kyA dUdha meM ghI hotA hai ? 'nhiiN| dUdha meM ghI nahIM hotaa| use jabhAo, tapAo, matho, ghI nikala aaegaa| tila meM tela kahAM hotA hai ? kintu usako ghANI meM pisate hI tela nikala aaegaa| isa prakAra ina bhUtoM meM koI AtmA nahIM hotii| ye pAMca bhUta milate haiM aura bhUtoM kA eka zarIra bana jAtA hai| vaha eka dina naSTa ho jAtA hai| koI bhI AtmA amara nahIM hai| zarIra ke naSTa hone ke bAda usakA astitva nahIM rhtaa|' jahA ya aggI araNI usanto, khIre ghayaM tella jahA tilesu| emeva jAyA ! sarIrasi attA, samucchaI nAsai nAvaciThe / / putra kA uttara putra bole-pitAjI ! Apane kaise kahA ki AtmA nahIM hai ?' 'kahAM hai AtmA ? yadi hai to dikhAo ?' pitAjI! Apa itane buddhimAna haiM, bahuta anubhavI haiN| Apa vRddha haiM, hama bacce haiN| phira bhI Apa hameM jhUThI bAta sikhalA rahe haiN| Apa kahate haiM--AtmA ko dikhlaao| AtmA amUrta hai| vaha kaise dikhAI degI / kyA Apa isa niyama ko nahIM jAnate--amUrta vastu indriya-grAhaya nahIM hotI? ___amUrta vastu ko indriyoM ke dvArA dekhA aura jAnA nahIM jA sktaa| hamArI indriyoM kI zakti sImita hai| hama usase AtmA ko kaise dekha pAeMge ? kintu yaha nizcita hai-AtmA ke AMtarika doSa hI baMdhana ke hetu haiM aura baMdhana saMsAra kA hetu no indriyagejma amutta bhAvA, amRta bhAvA vi ya hoi nicN| ajjhatthaheuM niyayassa baMdho, saMsAraheu ca payanti bNdh|| aTala nizcaya AIsTIna ne likhA-hama vaijJAnika loga ahaMkAra meM cUra ho jAte haiN| hama isa bAta ko bhUla jAte haiM hamArI jJAna kI sImA kitanI choTI hai| Akhira hama una indriyoM para hI to nirbhara haiM, jo na jAne kitanI bAra hameM dhokhA detI haiN| bhRguputra bole--'pitAjI ! indriyoM kI sImita zakti ke AdhAra para Apa yaha kaha rahe haiM--AtmA nahIM hai| ApakA yaha kathana sahI nahIM hai| Apa satya ko aba jhuThalA nahIM skte| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba satya ko jhuThalAyA jAtA hai 47 pitA ne socA-itanI vidyA inameM kahAM se A gii| ye Aja AtmA kI bAta kara rahe haiN| ye jo kaha rahe haiM, vaha vAstava meM sahI hai kintu isa sacAI ko svIkAra karUMgA to muni banane kI AjJA denI hogii| rAjapurohita rAga ke kAraNa satya ko jhuThalAne kA prayatna kara rahA thaa| jaba-jaba AdamI rAga, dveSa, krodha, bhaya Adi meM upayukta hotA hai taba-taba vaha satya ko jhuThalAnA cAhatA hai| vahI vyakti satya ko svIkAra kara sakatA hai, jo kevala jJAna meM upayukta hai, zuddha cetanA meM upayukta hai| bhRguputroM kA nizcaya aTala thaa| ve satya kA sAkSAt kara cuke the| bhRgu kA prayatna viphala ho gyaa| yaha rAga para virAga kI parama vijaya thii| usameM anugujita thA yaha svara--saccaM loyammi saarbhuuyN| Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kI preraNA jisa duniyA meM hama jI rahe haiM, vaha nAnA rUpa vAlI hai| isameM nAnAtva hai, kahIM ekarUpatA nahIM hai| nAnA prakAra ke manuSya haiM aura nAnA prakAra ke vyavahAra haiN| yaha nAnAtva dekhakara sahaja prazna hotA hai-eka AdamI dhanI bananA cAhatA hai, eka vyakti rAjanIti meM jAnA cAhatA hai, sattA hathiyAnA cAhatA hai, eka vyakti muni bananA cAhatA hai, eka vyakti vaijJAnika bananA cAhatA hai, aisA kyoM ? agara saba samAna haiM to hamArI pravRtti eka honI cAhie, preraNA eka honI caahie| yaha alagAva aura bheda kyoM hai? yaha prazna svAbhAvika hai| alaga-alaga pravRtti kyoM ? ziSya ne AcArya se pUchA-gurudeva ! saba kI cAha samAna kyoM nahIM hai ? vyakti alaga-alaga pravRtti kyoM karatA hai ? koI dhanArthI hai, koI kAmArthI hai, koI bhogArthI hai| yaha arthitva kA jo bheda hai, use kauna saMpravartita kara rahA hai ? kAmArthI vartate kazcita, mokSArthI ko'pi vrtte| arthitvasya vibhedo'yaM, kenAsti sNprvrtitH|| bahuta mahattvapUrNa prazna hai--arthitva bheda kA kAraNa kyA hai ? vaijJAnika aisI kriyAnviti ke stara para A rahe haiM, jisase manuSya kI pravRtti ko niyantrita kiyA jA ske| vaijJAnika prayogazAlA meM baiThA rahegA aura vaha vahAM se sabhI manuSyoM ke vyavahAra kA kaMTrola karegA, unakI pravRtti kA niyamana kregaa| AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! tumhArA prazna ucita hai| eka vyavahAra hotA hai aura eka preraNA hotI hai| preraNA arthitva ko paidA karatI hai aura abhipreraNAeM alaga-alaga hotI haiN| manovijJAna kA saMdarbha manovijJAna ne vyavahAra aura abhipreraNA--donoM kI vyAkhyA kI hai| abhipreraNA (Motive) jaisI hotI hai, AdamI vaisA hI vyavahAra karatA hai| abhipreraNA aura vyavahAra-donoM meM aMtaHsaMbaMdha hai| preraNAoM kA alaga-alaga kArya hai| ve kaI prakAra Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kI preraNA kI hotI haiN| eka abhipreraNA hai, jo avasthA ko prerita karatI hai| eka abhipreraNA vyavahAra ko abhiprerita karatI hai| jo abhipreraNA vyavahAra kA hetu hai, vaha manuSya ko zAMta evaM saMtuSTa karatI hai| manovijJAna ne abhipreraNA kI vyAkhyA to kI para vyakti ke mana meM abhipreraNA kyoM jAgatI hai, isakA koI samAdhAna nahIM diyaa| kisI vyakti ke mana meM mokSa kI preraNA kyoM jAgatI hai ? tyAga aura paramArtha kI preraNA kyoM jAgatI hai ? manovijJAna ke pAsa isa prazna kA koI samAdhAna nahIM hai / karmazAstra : manovijJAna bhAratIya cintana paramparA meM karmazAstra ko bahuta mUlya diyA gayA hai| yaha bahuta bar3A manovijJAna - zAstra hai| pazcima ke manovijJAna aura bhAratIya karmazAstra ko eka hI zAkhA nirUpita kiyA jA sakatA hai| karmazAstra kI gaharAI meM jitane jaina AcArya gae haiM, utanA koI darzana nahIM jA pAyA / karmazAstra gaNita kA itanA jaTila viSaya hai ki gaNita kA prakhara vidvAn hue binA karmazAstra ko samajha pAnA hI kaThina hai| AcArya ne ziSya ke praznako samAdhAna dete hue kahA -- kAma moha ke dvArA pravartita hai aura mokSa svabhAva ke dvArA pravartita hai / isa hetu bheda ke kAraNa arthitva kA bheda hotA hai| mohapravartitaH kAmaH; mokSaH svabhAvavartitaH / hetubhedena cArthitvabhedo loke pravidyate // 46 preraNA aura usakA hetu vyavahAra, vyavahAra kI preraNA aura preraNA kA hetu-- ina tInoM kI mImAMsA Avazyaka hai| kAma kI preraNA aura kAma kA vyavahAra--ye do bAteM ThIka haiM para yaha preraNA kyoM jAga rahI hai ? eka vyakti ke mana meM kAma kI preraNA jAga rahI hai aura dUsare ke mana meM vaha preraNA nahIM jAgatI / isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? jisa vyakti ke antaHkaraNa meM moha prajvalita hotA hai, usameM kAma kI preraNA jAgatI hai| kAma kA vyavahAra, usakI preraNA aura usa preraNA kA hetu moha - ye tIna tattva milate haiM taba pUrI bAta samajha meM AtI hai| svabhAva hai pAriNAmika bhAva isI prakAra mokSa kA vyApAra aura usakI preraNA kA hetu hai AtmA kA svarUpa -- pAriNAmika bhAva / mokSa kI preraNA taba jAgatI hai jaba pAriNAmika bhAva prabala ho jAtA hai / pAriNAmika bhAva hI jIva ke jIvatva ko banAe rakhatA hai| vaha zAzvata Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI hai| yadi yaha pAriNAmika bhAva nahIM hotA, jIvatva kI nirantaratA nahIM hotI to mokSa kI preraNA jAgatI hI nhiiN| audayika bhAva astitva ko itanA DhAMpa letA ki kabhI mokSa kI bAta upajatI hI nahIM kintu bhItara eka jyoti nirantara jala rahI hai aura vaha jyoti hai jIva pAriNAmika bhaav| vaha sadA apane astitva ko pragaTa karanA cAhatA hai| use pudgala iSTa nahIM hai| vaha pudgala ko vijAtIya mAnatA hai| vaha vyakti ko bAra-bAra sAvadhAna karatA hai-tuma mAnate ho, maiM bhoga rahA hUM, tRpta ho rahA huuN| khAnA khA rahA hUM, tRpta ho rahA huuN| para tuma isa sacAI para dhyAna nahIM dete-tRpta kauna ho rahA hai ? vastutaH tRpta ho rahA hai pudgl| yaha mAnanA bhrAMti hai ki maiM tRpta ho rahA huuN| tuma isa sacAI ko jAno-cAroM ora pudgala kA sAmagrajya hai| pudgala hI tRpta ho rahA hai aura pudgala hI use tRpta kara rahA hai-- pudgalaiHpudgalAstRptiM yAntyAtmA punraatmnaa| paratRptisamAropaH jJAninastanna yujyte|| kAraNa duHkha kA __ AtmA kI bhUkha alaga prakAra kI hai| usakI bhUkha na bhojana se tRpta hotI hai, na bhoga se tRpta hotI hai| ina sabase AtmA tRpta nahIM hotI kiMtu aisA samAropa kara diyA gyaa| jahAM samAropa hai vahAM saMzaya, viparyaya aura anadhyavasAya hotA hai| AcArAMga sUtra meM isa samAropa kI ora dhyAna khIMcA gayA hai--tuma duHkha miTAne ke lie kArya kara rahe ho kintu aura jyAdA duHkhI bana rahe ho| AdamI sukha ke lie itanA khA letA hai ki vaha duHkha kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| jJAnI ke lie aisA karanA ucita nahIM hai| jJAnI honA aura tRpti kA anubhava karane vAlA honA bilkula bhinna tattva hai| aisA lagatA hai--hamArA svarUpa jJAtA kA nahIM, bhoktA kA bana gayA hai| prasiddha sUkta hai-jJAnI jAnatA hai aura ajJAnI bhogatA hai| ajJAnI ke lie yaha duHkha kI cAdara dropadI ke cIra jitanI lambI bana jAtI hai, jisakA kabhI anta nahIM hotaa| arthitva bheda : hetu bheda arthitva bheda kA kAraNa hai hetu kA bhed| eka hetu hai karma aura eka hetu hai svabhAva / jIva pAriNAmika hamArA svabhAva hai| jaba-jaba vaha prabala hotA hai, mokSa kI preraNA jAgatI hai| jaba-jaba karma prabala hotA hai, taba-taba kAma kI preraNA jAgatI hai| bhAratIya sAhitya evaM cintana meM do mUla preraNAeM rahI haiM--kAma kI preraNA aura mokSa kI prernnaa| dhana to kAma kI pUrti kA sAdhana-mAtra hai| puruSArtha catuSTayI kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA-dharma, artha, kAma aura mokss| do preraNAeM haiM kAma aura mokSa / artha kAma Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kI preraNA kI pUrti kA sAdhana hai aura dharma mokSa kI pUrti kA sAdhana / jaba mokSa kI preraNA jAgatI hai, kAma kI preraNA so jAtI hai| jaba kAma kI preraNA jAgatI hai, mokSa kI preraNA so jAtI hai| mokSa kI preraNA ke jAgane kA artha hai- jIvana meM dharma kA avataraNa / bhRgu paraMparA kA citraNa bhAratIya jIvana ke usa yuga ko dekheM, jisa samaya bhRguoM kI paraMparA vikasita thii| mahAbhArata, mArkaNDeya purANa aura uttarAdhyayana meM bhRguparaMparA kA ullekha hai| mahAbhArata meM kahA gayA- bhRgu paraMparA ne zramaNa paraMparA, mokSa aura AtmA kA samarthana kiyA hai| mArkaNDeya purANa meM bhI pitA aura putra kA saMvAda hai| usameM sArI laukika mAnyatAoM kA nirasana kiyA gayA hai| mahAbhArata zAntiparva kA prasaMga hai-usanA bhArgava dAnavoM ko saraMkSaNa dete the| prazna huA saba devatAoM kA sahayoga kara rahe the aura bhArgava dAnavoM ko saMrakSaNa de rahe the ? yaha bhRgu kI paraMparA hai| dAnava zramaNa jAti ke loga rahe haiN| bar3I ucca paraMparA rahI hai dAnavoM kii| hama Aja dAnavoM kI bAta chor3a deN| eka samaya thA jaba dAnava ucca, sabhya aura ziSTa jAti thii| usane AtmA aura mokSa kI paraMparA kA unnayana kiyA thaa| yaha eka tathya hai- parAsta hone para zabda kA apakarSa ho jAtA hai| Arya zabda kA bhI bahuta apakarSa huA hai| uttarAdhyayana kA caudahavAM adhyayana bhRguputra kA adhyayana hai| usameM bhAratIya darzana kI do paraMparAoM kA citraNa hai aura usa citraNa meM mokSa kI preraNA kA svara prasphuTita huA hai| 51 Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paraMparAo ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda hindustAna meM do paraMparAeM bahuta purAnI haiM--brAhmaNa paramparA aura zramaNa prNpraa| brAhmaNa paraMparA pravartaka dharma kI paramparA hai, svargavAdI paraMparA hai| zramaNa paramparA nivartaka dharma kI paramparA hai, isalie donoM ke siddhAnta aura dhArANAeM bhinna haiN| yaha svAbhAvika hai-svargalakSI cintana kI dhAraNA eka prakAra kI hogI aura mokSalakSI cintana kI dhAraNA usase bhinna prakAra kI hogii| antardvanda bhRgu putroM ke mana meM mokSa kI preraNA jaga gii| unhoMne pitA se kahA--pitAjI! hama muni bananA cAhate hai| 'kisalie? 'mokSa pAne ke lie| pitA ne socA-yaha parivartana kaise AyA ? akasmAt aisA kaise huA ? inakA cintana kaise badala gayA ? pitA aura putroM ke mana meM eka antardvandva claa| usa antardvandva ne unake antarmAnasa ko udvelita kara diyaa| uttarAdhyayana sUtrakAra ne usa antardvandva ko bahuta thor3e zabdoM meM prastuta kiyA hai| una zabdoM ke pIche na jAne kitanA cintana rahA hogaa| sUtra kA artha hI hai sUcanA denaa| sUtrakAra ne eka sUcanA dekara antardvandva kA eka saMketa prastuta kara diyaa| Aja usa antardvandva kI vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai| jaTila samasyA hai parivartana pitA kA antardvandva yaha thA-kyA AdamI itanA jaldI badala jAtA hai ? do ghaMTe pahale ghara se bAhara gae taba taka kucha nahIM thaa| do ghaMTe bAda vApasa Ae aura saba kucha badala gyaa| kyA itanI jaldI koI vyakti badala sakatA hai ? yadi AdamI itanA jaldI badala jAe, parivartana kA aisA sUtra hAtha laga jAe to camatkAra ghaTita ho jaae| bar3e-bar3e vaijJAnika badalane ke sUtra kI khoja meM lage hue haiN| aneka dazakoM se parivartana ke sUtra kI khoja cala rahI hai| ve choTe jIvoM aura prANiyoM ko badalane meM saphala bhI Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paraMparAoM ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda hue haiM, kintu manuSya ko badalane ke sUtra abhI taka hAtha nahIM lage haiN| duniyA meM yadi sabase jaTila prANI koI hai to vaha hai mnussy| manuSya kA mastiSka sabase jaTila hai| prazna hai dhAraNA kA pratyeka vyakti ke mana meM eka mAnyatA yA dhAraNA hotI hai| use cirakAla se poSaNa milatA rahatA hai| yaha sadyaH vilIna ho sakatI hai| aisA cintana kisI samajhadAra vyakti ko nahIM karanA caahie| mAnyatA dhAraNA yAsti, cirakAlena possitaa| sadyaH sA vilayaM gaccheda, neti cintyaM vickssnnaiH|| pratyeka vyakti ke mana meM apanI eka mAnyatA hotI hai| koI bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai, jo mAnyatA banAe na baiThA ho| aise loga, jo samajhadAra nahIM mAne jAte, ve kahate haiM-maiM aisA mAnatA hUM, merI aisI mAnyatA hai| pahale mAnyatA hotI hai, phira dhAraNA bana jAtI hai| vyakti usa bAta ko majabUtI ke sAtha pakar3a letA hai, chor3atA nahIM hai| jo cirakAla se poSita hotI hai, vaha asthi aura majjAgata ho jAtI hai| saMskAra kI samasyA jJAtAsUtra kA prasaMga hai| eka seTha kI lar3akI kI zAdI karane ke lie bhikhArI ko lAyA gyaa| vaha viSakanyA thii| viSakanyA ke sAtha kauna zAdI karatA ! bhikhArI taiyAra ho gyaa| use snAna karavA kara nae kapar3e pahanAe ge| usake pAsa jo bhikSA kA pAtra thA, use pheMkane lge| bhikhArI cillAyA-ise mata pheNko| usake sAtha saMskAra jur3a gayA thaa| karmacArI bole- are ! kaisI mUrkhatA kI bAta karate ho ! seTha apanI kanyA kA vivAha tumhAre sAtha kara rahA hai| vaha tumheM pracura dhana dekara dhanapati banA degaa| phira bhikSApAtra kI jarUrata kyA rahegI ? bhikhArI itanA kahane para bhI zAMta nahIM huaa| usakA ronA cillAnA calatA rhaa| seTha usakI cillAhaTa ko sunakara vahAM pahuMca gyaa| karmacAriyoM ne seTha ko sArI sthiti se avagata kraayaa| seTha ne kahA-bhikSApAtra ko mata pheNko| use isake pAsa hI rahane do| itane varSoM se isa bhikSApAtra ke sAtha jo gaharA saMskAra jur3A huA hai, vaha sahasA kaise chUTa sakatA hai ? jisa bhikhArI ko apAra saMpatti mila rahI thI, vaha bhI bhikSApAtra ko phor3anA nahIM cAhatA, chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| isa sthiti meM hamane jo mAnyatAeM aura dhAraNAeM banA rakhI haiM, cirakAla se jinheM poSaNa mila rahA haiM, ve sahasA kaise TUTa sakatI hai ? bahuta kaThina prazna hai parivartana kaa| rAjapurohita ke tarka rAjapurohita ne socA-cirakAla se poSita dhAraNAeM ekAeka kaise TUTa gaI ? Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI yaha parivartana kaise huA ? aba kyA kiyA jAe ? mujhe apanI mAnyatAoM ke dvArA hI inake mAnasa ko badalanA hogaa| rAjapurohita bolA-'kumAro! tuma muni bananA cAhate ho-para jarA soco abhI tumheM adhyayana karanA hai| hama brAhmaNa haiN| hamArI apanI eka paramparA hai| tuma usake anusAra calo, vedoM ko pddh'o| brAhmaNoM ko bhojana karAo, striyoM kA bhoga kro| putra utpanna kro| vedoM ko jAnane vAle isa prakAra kahate haiM ki jisake putra utpanna nahIM hotA, usakI gati nahIM hotii| aha tAyago tattha muNINa tesiM, taMvassavAghAyakaraM vyaasii| iyaM vayaM veyavio vayati, jahA na hoI asuyANa logo|| ahijja vee parivissavippe, puce paDiTThappa gihasi jaayaa| bhoccANa bhoe saha itthiyAhiM AraNNagA hoi muNI pstthaa|| abhI tuma kizora ho| jaba taka yuvA raho, taba taka bhoga bhogo| yaha avasthA bhoga bhogane kI hai, muni banane kI nhiiN| jaba bUr3he bano, taba AraNyaka muni bana jaanaa| uttara bhRguputroM kA pitA ke ye tarka putroM ko prabhAvita nahIM kara ske| unhoMne kahA-'veda par3hane para bhI trANa nahIM hotA aura putra bhI trANa nahIM dete| ye kAma-bhoga kSaNa bhara sukha aura cirakAla duHkha dene vAle haiN| ye saMsAra-mukti ke virodhI haiM aura anarthoM kI khAna haiN| jise putra, striyAM, kAma-bhoga Adi kAmanAoM se mukti nahIM milatI, vaha atRpti kI agni meM saMtapta rahatA hai| dUsaroM ke lie pramatta hokara dhana kI khoja karatA huA vaha janma aura mRtyu ko prApta hotA rahatA hai'veyA ahIyA na bhavati tANaM, bhuttA diyA ninti tamaM tmenn| jAyA ya punA ya na havati tANaM, ko NAma te aNumannejja evN|| khaNameta sokkhA bahukAladukkhA, pagAma dukkhA annigaamsokkhaa| saMsAramokkhassa vipakkhabhUyA, khANI aNatthANa u kAma bhogaa| parivvayaMte aNiyatnakAme, aho ya rAo pritppmaanne| annappamante dhaNamesamANe, pappotti maccu purise jaraM c|| Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paraMparAoM ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda rAjapurohita kumAroM ke mAnasa ko badala nahIM paayaa| unakI cetanA badala cukI thii| hamArI cetanA yA to badalatI nahIM hai aura badala jAtI hai to use koI roka nahIM sktaa| badalAva : do mArga badalane ke do mArga haiM-nisarga aura adhigm| AdamI ne pichale janma meM aisA hI koI kSayopazama kiyA hotA hai ki vaha ekadama badala jAtA hai| na upadeza, na mArgadarzana, na carcA, na vArtA, kucha bhI nahIM hotA, kintu AdamI badala jAtA hai| yaha naisargika badalAva hai| isameM bAharI prayatna kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| dUsarA mArga hai adhigama kA / jJAna, abhyAsa, puruSArtha aura prayatna se badalAva AtA hai| nisarga se badalAva vAlI ghaTanA hajAroM meM eka yA do ghaTita hotI hai| ise ApavAdika bAta kaha sakate haiM sAmAnya mArga hai adhigama kaa| AdamI badalatA hai aura vaha prayatna se badalatA hai| vaha sahasA nahIM bdltaa| eka krama aura paddhati-sApekSa hotA hai bdlaav| nisarga meM koI paddhati nahIM hotii| vaha apatha kA patha hai| AkAza meM koI mArga nahIM bntaa| bhUmi para padacihna banate haiM, mArga aura pagaDaMDiyAM banatI haiN| parivartana kI paddhati parivartana kI eka paddhati hai aura usa paddhati ko isa prakAra prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai-- abhIpsAnveSaNaM mArgaH, sahAyo bhAvanA tthaa| dRr3hanizcaya ityete hetavaH parivartane / / parivartana meM ye chaha tattva hetu banate haiM1. abhIpsA 4. sahAya 2. anveSaNa 5. bhAvanA 3. mArga 6. dRr3ha nishcy| abhIpsA parivartana kA pahalA sUtra hai-abhIpsA kA jaagnaa| vyakti ke mana meM sabase pahale yaha abhIpsA jAga jAe-mujhe badalanA hai| jaba taka yaha abhIpsA nahIM jAgatI, vyakti ko sammohita kiyA jA sakatA hai, nIMda kI goliyAM dekara sulAyA jA sakatA hai, mUrchA meM lAyA jA sakatA hai, para badalA nahIM jA sktaa| badalA tabhI jA sakatA hai jaba abhIpsA jaage| AcArya Adeza dekara koI kAma karavA sakate haiM para badala nahIM skte| AcArya yaha Adeza de sakate haiM--khar3e ho jaao| vihAra kara jAo, amuka sthAna para Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI 56 cale jAo / ziSya ko vaisA karanA hotA hai para yaha badalAva nahIM hai| AcArya bhikSu ke zabdoM meM ziSya ko khar3e-khar3e dhUpa meM sukhAyA jA sakatA hai, yaha Adeza ke dvArA saMbhava hai| samarpaNa: apavAda AcAryavara mevAr3a saMbhAga kI yAtrA ke daurAna eka gAMva meM pdhaare| do bhAiyoM meM anabana cala rahI thI / AcAryavara ne donoM bhAiyoM ko samajhAyA- isa ApasI jhagar3e ko miTA do| paraspara kalaha karanA ThIka nahIM hai| hama tumhAre gAMva meM Ae haiM, isa avasara ko hAtha se mata jAne do| vaha gAMva pahAr3oM kI ghATiyoM ke bIca thaa| cAroM ora caTTAneM hI caTTAneM, madhya meM gaaNv| vaha AdamI gAMva kI caTTAna jaisA hI majabUta thaa| usane AcAryavara se nivedana kiyA- gurudeva ! maiM ApakA bhakta hUM, zrAvaka huuN| Apake caraNoM meM pUrNataH samarpita huuN| Apa mujhe dhUpa meM sukhAeM to khar3A khar3A sUkha jAUMgA, para yaha jhaMjhaTa nahIM mittaauuNgaa| yaha kaisA viparyAsa hai ! kucha loga samarpaNa kI aisI duhAI dete haiN| Apa jo kaheMge, vaha kara lUMgA para isa bAta ko nahIM mAnUMgA / yaha kaisA samarpaNa hai ! isa sthiti meM samarpaNa kI paribhASA kyA ho sakatI hai ? apavAda hogA to samarpaNa nahIM aura samarpaNa hogA to apavAda nhiiN| apavAda aura samarpaNa donoM eka sAtha nahIM cala skte| samarpaNa meM koI apavAda nahIM ho sakatA / 'yaha kaisA samarpaNa hai' AcAryavara ne yaha kahakara bAtacIta ko vahIM samApta kara diyaa| do ghaMTe bIte / vaha bhAI punaH AcAryavara ke pAsa aayaa| usane nivedana kiyA - mahArAja ! maiMne bar3I bhUla kI, aba Apa mApha kreN| aba maiM pUrA samarpita huuN| ApakA jo nirdeza hogA, vaisA hI kruuNgaa| samarpaNa prastuta huA aura jhagar3A miTa gyaa| svayaM ke hAtha meM hai badalAva AdamI ko tabhI badalA jA sakatA hai jaba vaha badalane ke lie prastuta ho jAe / yaha tathya hai--AdamI ko Adeza diyA jA sakatA hai para use badalA nahIM jA sktaa| tIrthaMkara upadeza dete haiM, icchA kA prayoga bhI karate haiM aura Adeza kI bhASA bhI bolate haiM, phira bhI vyakti ko badala nahIM skte| badalanA vyakti ke svayaM ke hAtha meM hai / jaina dharma meM kitanA bar3A satya svIkAra kiyA gayA hai - tIrthaMkara bhI kisI ko jabardastI badala nahIM skte| isakA artha hai- hRdaya parivartana kA jitanA mahattva ahiMsA Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paraMparAoM ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda ke kSetra meM hai utanA kahIM nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne isa sacAI ko ujAgara kiyaa| ina hajAroM varSoM meM isa satya ke sabase prakhara pravaktA hue haiM AcArya bhikSu / AcArya bhikSu ne hRdaya parivartana para jitanA bala diyA, isa saMdarbha meM jitanA likhA hai utanA kisI anya AcArya ne likhA hai yA nahIM, yaha Aja bhI anveSaNIya hai| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA- koI kisI ko badala nahIM sktaa| jaba taka vyakti kA hRdaya nahIM badalatA, parivartana kA honA saMbhava hI nahIM hai| parivartana kA pahalA sUtra hai - hRdaya parivartana, abhIpsA kA jAga jAnA / vyakti ke mana meM yaha abhIpsA jAga jAe ki mujhe badalanA hai| yaha abhIpsA kI jAgRti parivartana kA pahalA AdhAra sUtra hai / anveSaNa 57 parivartana kA dUsarA hetu hai - anveSaNa / jaba abhIpsA tIvra banatI hai, taba vyakti anveSaNa karatA hai| vaha khoja karatA hai-- kaise badalUM ? badalane kA mArga kyA hai ? hama AdhyAtmika sAhitya ko dekheN| bauddha-dharma, jaina-dharma, jhena-sampradAya, jo jApAna meM calatA hai, kA itihAsa dekheM / vyakti guru kI khoja meM kahAM-kahAM gayA ? kitane-kitane kaSTa sahe haiM - anveSaNa zurU hotA hai, AdamI bhaTakatA rahatA hai, khoja calatI rahatI hai to guru upalabdha ho jAtA hai| AcArya bhikSu ne bhI anveSaNa kama nahIM kiyA thA / unhoMne anveSaNa kiyA, karate rahe aura satya ko upalabdha ho gae / mArga, sahAya aura bhAvanA tIsarA hetu hai--mArga kA upalabdha honA / jo khojatA hai, use mArga mila jAtA haiN| jisane khojA hai, usane pAyA hai| jaba mArga milatA hai, taba koI sahAyaka bhI mila jAtA hai, guru bhI mila jAtA hai| sahAyaka vaha ho, jisakI medhA sUkSma ho, jo sUkSma arthoM ko jAnane vAlA ho| aise guru yA sahAyaka kI upalabdhi parivartana kA cauthA hetu parivartana kA pAMcavA hetu hai - bhAvanA / bhAvanA kA artha korA raTanA nahIM hai| socanA, cintana karanA, punaH punaH AvRtti karanA, isakA nAma hai bhAvanA / yaha parivartana kA mahattvapUrNa hetu hai / dRr3ha nizcaya parivartana kA chaThA hetu hai--dRr3ha nizcaya / vyakti meM yaha nizcaya jAge--mujhe badalanA hai / yaha cetanA jAga jAe - karUMgA yA marUMgA / buddha ne nizcaya kiyA- jaba taka bodhi nahIM milegI, isa Asana se udUMgA nahIM, cAhe zarIra sUkha jaae| aisA dRr3ha nizcaya paidA hotA hai, taba parivartana ghaTita hotA hai| Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 cAMdanI bhItara kI hRdaya parivartana kA artha aksara eka prazna pUchA jAtA hai--vyakti badalatA kyoM nahIM ? amuka AdamI meM parivartana kyoM nahIM AyA ? kala jisane parivartana kA prayoga zurU kiyA, vaha Aja kaise badala jAegA? badalanA eka prakriyA hai| isa prakriyA se gujarane para hI badalAva saMbhava banatA hai| badalanA koI sahaja ghaTanA nahIM hai| bauddhika vikAsa karanA utanA jaTila nahIM hai, jitanA jaTila hai bdlnaa| eka vyakti bauddhaka vikAsa bahuta kara sakatA hai, para hRdaya-parivartana nahIM kara paataa| sabase kaThina kAma hai hRdaya-parivartana krnaa| hRdaya kA pratyAropANa karate haiN| yaha paMpiga karane vAle hRdaya kA parivartana hai| eka vaha hRdaya hai, jo mastiSka meM hai| usakA parivartana karanA bahuta jaTila hai| hRdaya-parivartana kA artha hai- mastiSkIya parivartana / eka hRdaya kA kAma hai paMpiga karanA, yaha bhAva-parivartana ke lie uttaradAyI nahIM hai| jisa hRdaya-parivartana kI carcA kI jA rahI hai, usakA artha hai-bhAvadhArA kA parivartana / bhAvadhArA ko badalane kI eka prakriyA hai| usake binA parivartana kI saMbhAvanA nahIM kI jA sktii| badalAva kaba? parivartana kI anivArya zarta hai-gaharI pyAsa jge| ziSya ne guru se prArthanA kI-gurudeva ! maiM sAdhanA karanA cAhatA hUM, Apa koI mArga btaaeN| guru ziSya ko sAtha le tAlAba para aayaa| donoM tAlAba ke andara utre| guru ziSya ko tAlAba meM Dubone lgaa| ziSya cillAyA-gurudeva ! meM DUba rahA hUM ! guru ne usakA nAka aura muMha banda kara diyaa| vaha chaTapaTAne lgaa| kucha kSaNa bAda guru ne ziSya ko pAnI se bAhara nikaalaa| ziSya bolA-gurudeva ! maiM AyA thA sAdhanA kA mArga jaanne| Apane yaha kyA kiyA ? guru ne muskarAte hue kahA-vatsa! tumhArI kasauTI kI hai| ziSya ne pUchA-gurudeva! yaha kyA kasauTI hai ? guru ne kahA-jaba maiMne tumhArA nAka aura muMha banda kiyA taba kaisA laga rahA thA ? ziSya bolA--usa samaya aisI chaTapaTAhaTa aura akulAhaTa huI ki maiM batA nahIM sktaa| guru ne kahA-vatsa ! jisa dina aisI akulAhaTa tumhAre mana meM paidA hogI, usa dina sAdhanA kA mArga mila jaaegaa| saMvAda do paramparAoM ke bIca isa prakAra kI abhIpsA kA jAganA bahuta kaThina hai| hajAroM loga pravacana sunate haiM, sat-sAhitya par3hate haiM, sAdhanA ke mahattva ko jAnate haiM para una sabameM abhIpsA jAgatI nahIM hai| virala vyaktiyoM meM hI yaha abhIpsA jAgatI hai| bhRguputroM ke mana meM aisI hI abhIpsA jAgI aura ve virakta ho ge| rAjapurohita bhRga aura unake putroM ke bIca lambA saMvAda claa| saMvAda kevala Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do paraMparAoM ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda pitA-putra ke bIca hI nahIM, do paramparAoM ke bIca thA / pitA vaidika dharma se prabhAvita the aura putra zramaNa paramparA se saMvAda meM ve apanI-apanI paramparAoM kA pratinidhitva kara rahe the / rAjapurohita bhRgu ne kahA- 'tuma brAhmaNa kula meM paidA hue ho isalie vedoM ko pddh'o|' putra bole--pitAjI ! Apa jAnate hai - nirvANavAdI ke lie veda trANa kA kAraNa nahIM hote|' 56 vedoM kA bar3A mahattva hai| vaha bahuta bar3I jJAna rAzi hai / Aja bhI bhAratIya sAhitya meM veda ko prAcIna sAhitya mAnA jAtA hai| gItA meM kahA gayA hai-- vedoM meM tIna guNoM kA varNana mila jaaegaa| samAja ke mahattvapUrNa sUtra usameM upalabdha haiN| rASTra kI vyavasthA ke sUtra bhI usameM haiN| vijJAna ke bahuta se saMketa sUtra haiM kintu nirvANa kI bAta veda nahIM batA skte| bhRguputroM ne kahA--'hama donoM bhAI nirvANa cAhate haiM / ve hamAre kyA kAma AeMge? veda par3hanA hamAre lie sArthaka nahIM hogA / ' mauna sammati bana gayA bhRguputroM ne apane pitA kI bAtoM se asahamati vyakta karate hue kahA - 'Apa kahate haiM-- brAhmaNa bhoja kro| brAhmaNoM ko dAna-dakSiNA do / bhoga bhogo, saMtAna paidA kro| ye sArI bAteM andhakAra kI ora le jAne vAlI haiM, bandhana kA hetu haiN| hama usa mArga para bar3hanA cAhate haiM, jo mokSa kA hetu hai| yadi Apa nirvANa prApti meM sahAyaka hone vAlI koI bAta batAeM to hama use mAnane ko taiyAra haiN| Apa hameM bhoga bhogane kI preraNA de rahe haiN| kyA Apa nahIM jAnate haiM-- bhoga kSaNika sukha dete haiM, bahuta kAla taka duHkha dete haiN| kyA koI pitA apane putra ko aisA pralobhana de sakatA hai, jisameM sukha kama ho aura duHkha adhik| jo thor3A sukha dekara bahuta duHkha dene vAle haiM, una kAma - bhogoM meM hameM nahIM phaMsanA hai / hameM usa nirvANa ke sukha ko prApta karanA hai, jo kabhI duHkha meM nahIM badalatA / zAzvata sukha kA sthAna hai mokSa / hamArA lakSya vahI hai / rAjapurohita bhRgu putroM ke tarka sunakara stabdha raha gyaa| usane socA- Aja sArA cakkA ulaTA ghUma rahA hai| maiM socatA thA-- maiM inakA pitA hUM aura ye mere putra haiN| para Aja aisA laga rahA hai- ye mere pitA bana gae haiM aura maiM inakA putra / sacamuca cakkA ghUma gayA, bhRguputroM ko samajhAne vAlA pitA svayaM samajha gyaa| vaha niHzabda ho gayA / usakA mauna sammati bana gayA -- maunaM sammati lakSaNam aura unake bIca huA vArtAlApa bana gayA -- do paramparAo ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda / Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kA mUla : parigraha eka ziSya adhyAtma aura vijJAna kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kara rahA thaa| usane manovijJAna ko bhI pddh'aa| usake mana meM eka prazna ubhraa| vaha use samAhita nahIM kara paayaa| usane guru se jijJAsA kI-gurudeva ! manovijJAna kA pravartaka phrAyaDa kahatA haihamArI sArI pravRttiyoM kA mUla hai-seksa (kaamvRtti)| kyA yaha mata sahI hai ? guru ne kahA-hama anekAMtavAdI haiM isalie use asvIkAra na kareM kintu sIdhA svIkAra bhI na kreN| yaha eka sApekSa satya hai| pUrNa satya nahIM hai| pUrI sacAI ke lie karmazAstra kA adhyayana karanA hogaa| guru ne mohanIya karma kA vivecana karate hue samajhAyA--mUlavRtti lobha hai| zeSa vRttiyAM isase upajI huI haiN| ise hama lobha kaheM, rAga kaheM yA parigraha / yahI mUla vRtti hai| ekA vRttirbhavid mUlaM, lobho rAgaH prigrhH| ____ adhikAro'thavA vAcyaH, praastenopejiivitaaH|| lobha hai to krodha AtA hai| krodha kI pRSThabhUmi meM chipA rahatA hai lobh| abhimAna kyA hai? vaha bhI lobha kA upajIvI hai| lobha hai to mAyA hotI hai| adhikAra kI bhAvanA ziSya ne jijJAsA kI-gurudeva ! kyA manovijJAna kI yaha mata galata hai-kAma mUla vRtti hai| guru ne kahA-vatsa! kAma kyA hai ? vaha lobha kI upajIvI vRtti hai| saba naukaSAya kaSAya kI upajIvI vRttiyAM haiN| lobha aura kAma-donoM jur3e hue haiN| niyuktikAra ne kAma ke do prakAra kie haiM--icchA kAma aura madana kaam| madanakAma (seksa) mUla nahIM hai, mUla hai icchA kaam| __AcArya ne kahA--phrAyaDa ne jo kahA hai, vartamAna manovijJAna meM vaha avadhAraNA bhI badala gaI hai| vartamAna manovaijJAnika yaha mAnane laga gae haiM-mUla vRtti seksa nahIM hai| mUla vRtti hai adhikAra kI bhaavnaa| vaijJAnikoM ne eka prayoga kiyaa| aisA kRtrima tAlAba banAyA, jisameM tApamAna ko nIce girA diyA gyaa| tAlAba meM jitane jalacara Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kA mUla: parigraha prANI the, unakI sArI kAmavRtti samApta ho gii| seksa kA sambandha vyakti ke tApamAna se hai| tApamAna ke nIce gira jAne para bhI adhikAra kI bhAvanA unameM banI rhii| isa viSaya para vaijJAnikoM ne bahuta gaharA adhyayana kiyA hai, unakA niSkarSa hai - apane adhikAra ko, apane nivAsa sthAna ko chor3anA koI pasanda nahIM karatA / AgAra : anagAra do mahattvapUrNa zabdoM kA cunAva kiyA gayA-- AgAra aura anagAra / anagAra vaha hai, jisane adhikAra kI vRtti ko samApta kara diyA, ghara ko chor3a diyaa| anagAra kA artha hai -- mUla manovRtti para prahAra karane vaalaa| cir3iyA ghoMsalA banAtI hai| pazu ghUrI banAte haiN| cir3iyA per3a para baiThegI aura eka prakAra kI AvAja karegI, usakA artha hai --isa TahanI para merA adhikAra ho gayA hai| aba koI isa para baiThane kA prayAsa na kre| kucha pazu aise haiM, jinameM gaMdha kI graMthi hotI hai| zera ke mUtra meM gaMdha hotI hai / saba pazu samajha jAte haiM--vahAM zera rahatA hai, usa ora nahIM jAnA hai| zera apanA adhikAra jatAtA hai gaMdha ke dvArA / 61 choTe se choTe prANI meM apanA ghara banAne kI vRtti hai, apanA adhikAra jatAne kI manovRtti hai / bahuta kaThina bAta hai AgAra ko tyAganA / prANI kI mUla manovRtti hai ghara para adhikAra karanA / jisane yaha adhikAra chor3a diyA, vaha anagAra ho gayA, usane eka naI yAtrA zurU kara dI / parigraha : tIna prakAra jaina tIrthakaroM ne do mUla doSa batalAe - AraMbha aura parigraha / inameM bhI mUla haiM parigraha / hamArI dhAraNA padArtha para aTakI huI hai / padArtha parigraha hai para mUla parigraha nahIM hai| parigraha ke tIna prakAra haiM-karma, zarIra aura padArtha / jar3a meM hai krm| jahAM se mUrcchA aura adhikAra kI bhAvanA A rahI hai| dUsarA parigraha hai zarIra / tIsarA parigraha hai padArtha -- dhana, dhAnya, makAna Adi / AdamI ghara chor3akara bhI zarIra kI Asakti ko nahIM chor3atA to vaha parigraha ko nahIM chor3atA / jo zarIra kI Asakti ko chor3a detA hai, vaha hotA hai pUrA anagAra / jaba zarIra kI Asakti chUTegI taba dUsare parigraha chUTeMge isIlie jaina AcAryo ne bheda-vijJAna para bahuta bala diyaa| hama bheda vijJAna kA abhyAsa kareM, parigraha kI vRtti para prahAra hogaa| yaha bheda vijJAna aneka bImAriyoM kI cikitsA bhI hai, para isake lie prayoga karanA Avazyaka hai, antara ke rasAyanoM ko badalane kI prakriyA kA abhyAsa karanA apekSita hai| vijJAna kahatA hai--eka lAkha se jyAdA prakAra ke proTIna hamAre zarIra ke bhItara banate haiN| rasAyanoM se bharA par3A hai hamArA zarIra / Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI itanA bar3A kArakhAnA zarIra ke bhItara hai, usako calAne vAlA cAhie, usakA svica borDa milanA caahie| na jAne kitanA bhItara par3A hai| hama yaha adhyayana kareM ki kaise ina adhyAtma ke rahasyoM ko samajhane kA prayatna kareM ? jaba yaha prayatna kriyAnvita hogA, sArI dhAraNAeM badala jaaeNgii| hiMsA mUla nahIM hai parigraha kI bAta chUTatI hai, adhyAtma kI cetanA apane Apa jAga jAtI hai| jaba taka AdamI parigraha ke adhikAra ko pakar3e rakhegA, taba taka lobha prAsaMgika banA rahegA, hiMsA kabhI samApta nahIM hogii| hiMsA mUla nahIM hai, mUla hai parigraha / AcArAMga sUtra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hiMsA ke jitane kAraNa batalAeM haiM, unameM mukhya kAraNa hai--lobha, parigraha kI manovRtti / myUnikha (pazcima jarmanI) ke cir3iyAghara ke DAyarekTara ne batAyA-jaba baMdara ko jaMgala se lAte haiM taba vaha yahAM rahanA pasanda nahIM karatA kintu jaba vaha piMjar3e para apanA adhikAra jamA letA hai taba vaha andara kisI ko ghusane nahIM detaa| yaha adhikAra aura parigraha kI bhAvanA se prabhAvita pravRtti hai| yaha chUTatI hai to saba kucha chUTa jAtA hai anyathA koI bhI padArtha rAga yA mUrchA kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| prazna hai mUrchA kA pAtra kA raMgane kA prasaMga thaa| muni veNIrAmajI ne AcArya bhikSu se kahA--ise hiMgalU se raMganA acchA nahIM hai, ise kelahU se raMga leM, isase mUrchA nahIM aaegii| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA-eka khaparela kucha kharAba hai aura eka khaparela kucha acchA hai| tuma kauna sA loge? muni veNIrAmajI bole--jo acchA hai, vahI luuNgaa| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA-taba to khaparela bhI mUrchA kA kAraNa bana gyaa| prazna vastu kA nahIM hai, prazna hai--mUrchA kaa| rAjA kA pratibodha rAjA iSukumAra ko sUcanA dI gaI--rAjA purohita bhRgu apanI patnI evaM putroM ke sAtha akUta dhana-vaibhava ko chor3akara pravrajita ho gae haiN| unakI saMpatti kA vArisa koI nahIM hai| jisa saMpatti kA koI mAlika nahIM hotA, usa para rAjya kA adhikAra hotA hai| rAjA ne usa saMpatti ko rAjya ke koSAgAra meM lAne kA Adeza de diyaa| mahArAnI kamalAvatI ne isa rAjAjJA ko sunaa| usane rAjA ko pratibodha dete hue kahA-rAjan! vamana khAne vAle puruSa kI prazaMsA nahIM hotii| tuma brAhmaNa ke dvArA parityakta dhana ko lenA cAhate ho, yaha kyA hai ? yadi samUcA jagat mila jAe yA sArA dhana tumhArA ho Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasyA kA mUla: parigraha 63 jAe to vaha tumhArI icchApUrti ke lie paryApta nahIM hogaa| vaha tumheM kabhI trANa bhI nahIM de sakegA / rAjan ! eka dina isa dhana aura kAmanAoM ko chor3akara maranA hogaa| eka dharma hI trANa hai, dUsarA koI trANa nahIM de sktaa| jaise baMdhana ko tor3akara hAthI apane sthAna (viMdhbhAravI) meM calA jAtA hai vaise hI kAmanAoM ko chor3akara saMyama aura dharma kA AcaraNa kara hameM apane sthAna (mokSa) meM cale jAnA caahie| yaha pathya maiMne jJAniyoM sunA hai / se vaMtAsI puriso rAya ! na so hoi psNsio| grAhaNeNa pariccattaM dhanaM mAdAumicchasi / / savvaM jagaM jai tuha, savvaM vA vi dhaNaM bhave / savvaM pi te pajjattaM, neva tANAya taM tava / / marihasi rAyaM jayA tayA vA, manorame kAmaguNaM pahAya / ekko dhammo naradeva ! tANaM, na vijjaI annamiheha kiJci // nAgovva baMdhaNaM chittA, appaNo vasahiM ve| eyaM patthaM mahArAyaM ! usuyAritti mesuyaM // rUpAntaraNa mahArAnI kamalAvatI kA upadeza suna rAjA iSukumAra pratibaddha ho gyaa| rAjA iSukumAra aura rAnI kamalAvatI -- donoM saMyama ke patha para prasthita ho ge| bhRguputroM kA vairAgya mAtA-pitA evaM rAjA-rAnI ke rUpAntaraNa kA hetu bana gayA / unake vairAgya aura saMkalpa ne mUrcchA kI manovRtti ko parAjita kara diyA / aparigraha aura amUrcchA kI cetanA ke Aloka se ve jyotirmaya bana gae, samasyAoM kA aMdhakAra vilIna ho gyaa| vaha Aloka Aja bhI duniyA ko prakAzita karane vAlA hai, mUrcchA se virata hone kI preraNA dene vAlA hai| Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhutva kI kasauTI ziSya kI jijJAsA AcAryazrI kI sannidhi meM dhyAna kA prayoga zurU huaa| dhyAna ke prArambha meM eka sUtra diyA gayA-'kvAha' maiM kahAM hUM, isa viSaya para vicaya kro| isa pahelI ko bujhAo ki maiM kahAM huuN| 'maiM kauna hUM-ko'haM ke sthAna para maiM kahAM hUM--kvA'haM kA dhyaan| AdhA ghaMTA bItA, dhyAna saMpanna ho gyaa| ziSya ne jijJAsA kI-- prazna : ko'hamiti khyAtaH kvAhamityasti no shrutH| ___gurudeva ! maiM kauna hUM, yaha prazna bahuta vikhyAta hai| isa prazna ko aneka bAra sunA hai| para maiM kahAM hUM, isa prazna ko kabhI sunA hI nahIM, yaha navIna prazna hai| maiM kahAM hUM, isameM khojanA kyA hai? sabakA apanA-apanA sthAna hai, apanA-apanA ghara hai, apanI apanI vizeSatAeM haiN| pratyeka vyakti jAnatA hai-maiM kahAM huuN| phira yaha prazna prastuta kyoM kiyA ? AcArya kA samAdhAna AcArya ne kahA--vatsa ! maiM kauna hUM, yaha jAnanA jitanA jarUrI hai, utanA hI jarUrI yaha jAnanA hai ki maiM kahAM huuN| maiM kahAM hUM yaha jAne binA vyakti yaha nizcaya kaise karegA-mujhe kahAM jAnA hai| vyakti kI cetanA kahAM hai, isI ke AdhAra para samajhA jA sakatA hai ki vaha kauna hai ? ____ eka prazna hai-sAdhu kauna hai ? taijasa kendra kA atikramaNa karake hI koI vyakti sAdhu bana sakatA hai, samyak dRSTi bana sakatA hai, zrAvaka yA dhArmika bana sakatA hai| taijasaM samatikramya, caitanyaM sAdhutAM vrajet / jaba taka cetanA taijasa kendra ke AsapAsa parikramA karatI rahegI taba taka vyakti mithyAdRSTi banA rahegA, usakA kaSAya prabala banA rahegA, vaha krodhI, ahaMkArI aura kAmuka banA rhegaa| jaba taka vyakti yaha nahIM jAna letA- maiM kahAM hUM, merI cetanA kahAM hai-taba taka sAdhutA kI bAta samajha meM nahIM A sktii| karma ke prakaMpana hamAre zarIra meM aneka kendra bane hue haiN| jaina-darzana meM karma ke ATha prakAra Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhutva kI kasauTI 65 batalAe gae haiM - jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa aadi| ye sAre karma hamAre zarIra ke bhItara haiM, kahIM bAhara nahIM haiM, AkAza meM TaMge hue nahIM haiN| isa sthUla zarIra ke bhItara haiN| ATha karmo kA eka saMsthAna banA huA hai| usa saMsthAna kA nAma hai krmshriir| hamArI pUrI pravRttiyoM kA saMcAlana vaha saMsthAna kara rahA hai| karmazarIra ke nirdeza Ate haiM, unake prakaMpana Ate haiM, ve zarIra meM Akara rasAyana paidA karate haiN| isa sthUla zarIra meM sthAna-sthAna para caukiyAM banAI huI haiN| una caukiyoM para nirdeza AtA hai aura unake dvArA saMcAlana hotA rahatA hai| karma kI saikar3oM prakRtiyAM haiM, unake saikar3oM prakAra ke prakaMpana haiM, pratyeka prakaMpana ne apanA eka eka sthAna banA rakhA hai| jisa-jisa prakRti kA vipAka AtA hai, usa-usa prakRti ke prakaMpana sthUla zarIra meM Ate haiN| una prakaMpanoM ko kriyAnvita karane ke lie utanI hI caukiyAM sthUla zarIra meM banI huI haiN| nAbhikamala hamArI nAbhi (taijasa kendra) ke pAsa do graMthiyAM haiM - eDrinala aura gonADsa / kAmavAsanA kA kendra hai gonADsa aura kaSAya kI abhivyakti kA kendra hai eDrInala gleNDa / nAbhi ke AsapAsa ye do majabUta caukiyAM haiN| jaba taka manuSya kI cetanA nAbhi ke AsapAsa kAma karatI hai taba taka IrSyA, bhaya, krodha, kalaha Adi vRttiyAM jAgatI rahatI haiN| purAne AcAryoM ne aneka kalpanAeM kIM-nAbhikamala, hRdayakamala Adi / kamala kI aneka paMkhur3iyAM aura una paMkhur3iyoM meM eka-eka vRtti kI sthApanA / eka jaina AcArya kalpanA kI nAbhi kamala kI / usameM bAraha paMkhur3iyAM haiM, vahAM bAraha prakAra kI vRttiyAM jAgatI haiN| jaba taka hamArI cetanA nAbhi ke AsapAsa rahegI taba taka sAdhutA kI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sktii| isa sthiti meM kAma, krodha, IrSyA-matsara Adi vRttiyAM hI jaageNgii| jaba ye vRttiyAM jAgeMgI, sAdhutA kI bAta samajha meM nahIM aaegii| dhyAna kvAhaM para AcArya ne kahA- maiM kahAM hUM, isa para dhyAna denA bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai / kevala ko'haM kI ora dhyAna denA paryApta nahIM hai| jaba taka kvAhaM para dhyAna nahIM jAegA, taba taka apanI sthiti kA yathArtha bodha nahIM hogA / yadi svArtha kI cetanA jAgRta haiM to mAnanA cAhie - hamArI cetanA nAbhi ke AsapAsa kAma kara rahI hai| jo svArthI hai, kevala apanI bAta socatA hai, apanA hita dekhatA hai, apanI roTI sekatA hai, vaha dUsare ke hita kI bAta nahIM soca sktaa| vaha tinnANaM tArayANaM nahIM ho sktaa| vaha AtmAnukaMpI aura parAnukaMpI- donoM kA jor3A nahIM ho sakatA / vastutaH vaha anukaMpI Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 cAMdanI bhItara kI hI nahIM, kevala svArthI hotA hai| aise vyakti kI cetanA nAbhi ke irda-girda kendrita hotI sAdhutA kI kasauTI prazna hai--sAdhutA kaba AtI hai? jaba cetanA taijasa kendra se Upara uThakara Ananda kendra para A jAtI hai, thAimasa glaiMDa ke prabhAva meM A jAtI hai taba mAnanA cAhie-caitanya meM sAdhutA A gii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhutA kI aneka kasauTiyAM batalAI haiN| kasauTI para kase binA yathArtha kA patA nahIM cltaa| vyakti sonA kharIdatA hai to pahale kasauTI karatA hai| sonA hai yA nahIM ? kitanI khAda hai aura kitanA sonA? kahIM pItala to nahIM hai? sAdhu kI kasauTI bhI jarUrI hai| AcArya bhikSu ne isa bAta para bahuta bala diyA--pahale parakho, kasauTI karo, usake bAda maano| janmanA mata maano| kisI kula meM paidA honA koI mAnadaNDa nahIM hai| pratyeka bAta ko parakho, AMkha mUMda kara svIkAra mata kro| uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke paMdrahaveM adhyayana meM sAdhu kI kasauTiyoM kA pratipAdana hai| sAdhu kauna hotA hai, isakI saMkSipta paribhASA dazavaikAlika meM bhI hai-- bahave ime asAhu, loe vuccati saahunno| na lave asAhuM sAhu ti, sAhuM sAhu ti Alave / / nANadasaNasaMpannaM, saMjame ya tave ryN| evaM guNasamAuttaM, saMjaya sAhumAlave / / isa loka meM bahuta asAdhu haiM, jinheM loka meM sAdhu mAnA jAtA hai| tuma asAdhu ko sAdhu mata kaho, sAdhu ko hI sAdhu kho| sAdhu kauna ? ___ kauna sAdhu hai aura kauna asAdhu? Aja yaha prazna adhika mahattvapUrNa bana gayA hai| jaina paramparA ke sAdhu bhAratIya paramparA ke nirAle sAdhu rahe haiM / isa tathya ko jaina hI nahIM, sabhI dharmoM ke loga svIkAra karate haiN| jaina sAdhu kI jitanI tapasyA aura tyAga hai, vaha vismayakArI hai| lekina Aja sthiti ciMtanIya bana gaI hai isIlie sAdhutA kI kasauTI kA nirdhAraNa adhika prAsaMgika bana gayA hai| jaina muni kI eka pahacAna banI huI hai-jaina muni rupayA-paisA nahIM rkhtaa| vaha sarvathA akiJcana aura aparigrahI hotA hai| Aja yaha pahacAna kucha dhuMdhalI bana rahI hai| dUsare dharma-saMpradAyoM meM yaha mAnA jAtA thA jisake pAsa jitanA adhika paisA hai, jitanA bar3A maTha hai, vaha utanA hI bar3A saMnyAsI hai| lekina jainadharma meM sAdhu kA mAnadaNDa yaha kabhI nahIM rhaa| Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 sAdhutva kI kasauTI aisA lagatA hai-jaina paraMparA meM bhI Aja yaha daravAjA khula rahA hai, khulanA zurU ho rahA hai| aneka jaina sAdhu rupae-paise baTorane meM lage hue haiN| eka krama zurU huA hai-khule Ama paisA ikaTThA karanA, baiMka-baileMsa rakhanA, ghara-ghara jAkara rupae maaNgnaa| lagatA hai-kucha saMkoca rahA hI nhiiN| muni yaha nahIM soca pA rahe haiM-maiM jaina muni hUM, samaNo'haM-samaNa hUM, aparigrahI aura akiJcana hUM, mujhe paise ko chUnA bhI nahIM hai| isa avasthA meM sAdhu ke sAmane eka kasauTI kA honA Avazyaka hI nahIM, anivArya hai aura una kasauTiyoM ko jAnanA eka zrAvaka ke lie bhI anivArya ho gayA hai| jvalaMta prazna eka zrAvaka ne kahA-mahArAja ! amuka muni hamAre ghara aae| unhoMne rupaye maaNge| hamArI icchA to nahIM thI rupaye dene kI para saMkocavaza unako kucha rupaye de die| usake pAsa khar3e eka vyakti ne kahA--yaha tumane acchA nahIM kiyaa| tumheM yaha kahanA cAhie thA-yadi Apa sAdhuveza ko chor3a deM to Apako sau ke sthAna para hajAra rupaye de duuNgaa| para Apa isa veza meM rupaye mAMgakara sAdhutva ko lajjita na kreN| ___ samasyA yaha hai-sAdhutva kA veza chor3a de to rupayA na mile aura jaina sAdhu ke veza meM rupayA mAMge, yaha lajjAspada bAta hai| yaha Aja eka jvalaMta prazna bana rahA hai| yadi isa para zrAvaka samAja ne dhyAna nahIM diyA to zAyada sAdhu samAja ko Dubone vAlA kahalAegA zrAvaka smaaj| isa saMdarbha meM AcArya bhikSu kA yaha zloka kitanA mArmika hai sAdha ne DuboyA zrAvakA, zrAvakoM ne DuboyA saadh| donUM DUbA bApar3A, zrI jina vayaNa viraadh| yaha citraNa bahuta yathArtha hai| aisA lagatA hai-Aja phira eka bAra AcArya bhikSu ke janma lene kI jarUrata hai| aisA koI sAhasI, abhaya aura satya kA pravaktA ubhare, jo sAdhu samAja ko patana se bacA ske| isake lie saguNa bhASA kA prayoga bhI karanA par3e to karanA caahie| saguNa bhASA prasiddha samAjavAdI ciMtaka DAkTara rAmamanohara lohiyA AcAryavara kI sannidhi meM aae| unhoMne mere sAtha laMbe samaya taka vArtAlApa kiyaa| DA. lohiyA ne AcAryavara se prArthanA kI Apa muni nathamalajI (yuvAcArya mahAprajJa) ko bhikSA ke lie mere ghara bhejie| maiM DA. lohiyA ke ghara gyaa| aneka saMta aura zrAvaka sAtha the| hama unake ghara thor3I dera ruke| bAtacIta cala pdd'ii| maiMne kahA-DA. sAhaba ! ApakI kAphI bAteM Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI paMsada haiM, para eka bAta acchI nahIM lgtii| DA. lohiyA ne kahA--munijI ! lagatA hai-Apa bhI pravAha meM baha ge| kisI ne bahakA diyA hai aapko| maiMne kahA-DA. sAhaba! maiM kisI ke kahane se nahIM kaha rahA huuN| DAkTara lohiyA ne pUchA-Apako kauna sI bAta acchI nahIM lagI ? maiMne kahA--Apa kaTu bolate haiN| kabhI-kabhI lokasabhA meM bhI halke zabdoM kA prayoga kara lete haiN| Apa jaisA vyakti isa prakAra bole, yaha akharane jaisI bAta hai| DA. lohiyA yaha sunate hI joza meM A ge| ve tatkAla apane adhyayana kakSa se kucha phAileM uThAkara le aae| una phAiloM ko mere sAmane rakhate hue DA. lohiyA ne kahA- ye merI lokasabhA meM die gaye bhASaNoM kI phAileM haiN| Apa batAie- maiMne kauna se aise zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai, jo kaTu hai| Apa jisa zabda ke lie kaheMge, maiM use nikAla duuNgaa| DA. lohiyA ne kahA--munijI ! pUjA upAsanA kI do paddhatiyAM cala rahI haiM-saguNa-upAsanA aura nirguNa upAsanA / saguNa upAsanA vAle mUrti banAkara pUjA karate haiM, nirguNa vAle korA amUrta kA dhyAna karate haiN| Ama AdamI amUrta ko nahIM smjhtaa| usake lie saguNa upAsanA kA mahattva adhika hai| usake sAmane koI AkAra honA caahie| maiM lokasabhA meM kisI ko gAlI nahIM detA, kintu saguNa bhASA bolatA hUM tAki vaha bAta kisI ko cubha jaae| yadi nirguNa bhASA bolUMgA to merI bAta koI sunegA hI nhiiN| zrAvaka samAja kI jAgarUkatA AcArya bhikSu ne jisa bhASA kA prayoga kiyA, vaha avazya hI saguNa bhASA rahI hai| unhoMne jo kucha kahA, vaha janatA ko prabhAvita kara gyaa| Aja jisa prakAra jaina paramparA meM vikAra AnA zurU huA hai, yaha Avazyaka ho gayA hai ki saguNa bhASA bolI jaae| san 1986 meM kucha jaina mUrtipUjaka muni videza yAtrA ke lie jAnA cAhate the| isa prazna ko lekara bambaI jaina samAja meM kAphI halacala maca gii| jaina-samAja ke agraNI vyaktiyoM ne kahA- yadi Apa videza jAnA cAhate haiM to jAie para isa veza meM nhiiN| sAdhutva kA veza utAra dIjie aura jaina dharma ke pracAraka bana jaaie| isa ghaTanA ke saMdarbha meM AcAryavara ne bambaIvAsiyoM ko eka saMdeza pradAna kiyA--Aja Apane jaina sAdhvAcAra ko lekara eka prazna khar3A kiyA hai, yaha bahuta jarUrI hai| bambaI kA samAja jAgarUka samAja hai| ApakI jAgarUkatA kI maiM prazaMsA karatA huuN| yaha sthiti kabhI nahIM honI cAhie ki sAdhu samAja cAhe jo karatA rahe aura zrAvaka samAja soyA rahe / zrAvaka samAja yaha na soce--sAdhu jAne sAdhu kA kAma jAne, hamase to kucha acche hI haiM saadhu| jisa dina yaha bAta zrAvaka samAja socegA, usa dina jaina samAja Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhutva kI kasauTI 66 kA astitva hI khatare ke bindu para pahuMca jaaegaa| khatare ke bindu se sAvadhAna rahanA jarUrI hai| yadi vahAM asAvadhAnI hogI to vinAza avazyaMbhAvI ho jaaegaa| zrAvaka kA kartavya nadI meM bAr3ha A gii| karmacAriyoM ne adhikArI ko jAnakArI dii| pAnI khatare ke bindu ke pAsa A gayA hai| aba kyA kareM ? adhikArI pramAdI thaa| usane kahA-cintA mata kro| khatare ke bindu ko tIna phITa UMcA kara do| kitanI mUrkhatA hai ! khatare ke bindu ko Upara karane se kyA hogA ? yadi samAja pramAdI bana jAe to samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sktaa| AcArya bhikSu ne terApaMtha samAja meM jAgarUkatA ke saMskAra bIja boe| samAja meM kucha bhI avAMchita hotA hai, zrAvaka samAja kI ora se prazna prastuta ho jAte haiN| AcArya bhikSu ne zrAvaka samAja ke hAtha meM eka DaMDA pakar3A diyA-kisI sAdhu meM doSa dekho to chipAo mata, tatkAla use jatA do, guru ko jatA do| zrAvaka samAja ko eka adhikAra de diyaa| koI . sAdhu-sAdhvI avAMchanIya AcaraNa karatA hai to zrAvaka-samAja tatkAla jAgarUka bana jAtA hai| vaha usa bAta ko guru taka pahuMcA detA hai| sAdhu-sAdhviyAM bAda meM pahuMcate haiM, unakI zikAyata pahale hI pahuMca jAtI haiN| yaha jAgarUkatA sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke svastha evaM nirdoSa AcaraNa kA hetu banatI hai| akelA cale mahAvIra ne sAdhu kI jo kasauTiyAM batalAI, ve jAgarUkatA kI kasauTiyAM haiN| uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke paMdrahaveM adhyayana meM cAlIsa se bhI adhika kasauTiyoM kA ullekha hai| unameM kucha AMtarika kasauTiyAM hai aura kucha bAsya / prastuta prasaMga meM meM do-tIna kasauTiyoM kI carcA karanA cAhatA huuN| sAdhu kI eka kasauTI hai- akelA honA / jo ghara ko chor3akara akelA calanA jAnatA hai, usakA nAma hai sAdhu / ghara chor3ane mAtra se koI sAdhu nahIM bntaa| jo kevala ghara chor3akara sAdhu banatA hai aura akelA calanA nahIM jAnatA, usakI sAdhutA meM kamI A jaaegii| bahuta bar3I sAdhanA hai, akelA clnaa| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA thA--'maraNa dhAraNa sudha maga lsyo| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA--meM zuddha mArga para calUMgA, cAhe maiM akelA raha jAUM / ' jaba taka yaha egacAritA kA saMkalpa dRr3ha nahIM hotA, taba taka sAdhutA kI bAta pUrI AtI nahIM hai| sAdhu aura zera kA TolA nahIM hotA eka rAjA ne kahA--sAdhuoM kA bhI koI TolA hotA hai ? zera kA kabhI TolA nahIM bntaa| vaha akelA calatA hai| bher3a-bakariyoM kA TolA hotA hai| hAthiyoM kA grupa Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI hotA hai| manuSyoM kA samAja hotA hai para sAdhu, jisane duniyA ko chor3a diyA, ghara-bAra ko chor3a diyA, usakA kyA TolA hotA hai| sAdhu aura zera kA koI TolA nahIM hotaa| usa samaya isa prazna kA uttara kyA diyA gayA, nahIM kahA jA sakatA para Aja isa prazna kA uttara diyA jA sakatA hai| vaha uttara anekAnta kI bhASA meM hogA--sAdhuoM kA TolA hotA bhI hai aura nahIM bhii| 'sAdhu akelA calanA jAnatA hai' isa dRSTi se usakA koI TolA nahIM hotaa| lekina yaha satya hai--jo akelA calanA jAnatA hai, vahI vAstava meM TolA banAne kA adhikArI ho sakatA hai| jo akelA calanA nahIM jAnate, unakA TolA banatA bhI hai to vaha laMbe samaya taka Tika nahIM sktaa| sAdhutva kA marma sAdhutA kI mahattvapUrNa kasauTI hai--akelA clnaa| rAga-dveSa mukta honA, isakA artha hai akelA honaa| AcArAMga sUtra meM muni kA eka vizeSaNa hai-'oe'--oja / isakA artha hai--akelA honaa| jaba-jaba rAga-dveSa AtA hai, vyakti akelA nahIM rhtaa| jaba rAga-dveSa se mukta rahA, akelA raha gyaa| rAga aura dveSa--ye do sAthI bane hue haiN| rAga-dveSa chUTe aura vyakti akelA raha gyaa| rAga aura dveSa--donoM AdikAla se hamAre sAthI bane hue haiN| inakA sAtha chUTane para bacatA kauna hai ? vyakti yaha soce-cAhe maiM kitane hI vyaktiyoM ke sAtha raha rahA hUM para vAstava meM akelA huuN| yaha sUtra jitanA spaSTa rahegA, jIvana meM koI khatarA AegA hI nhiiN| do zabda haiM--dvandva aura nirdvandva / jo rAga-dveSa meM jI rahA hai, vaha dvaMdva meM jI rahA hai| jo inase mukta hai, vaha hai nirdvandva / AcArya bhikSu kA prasiddha vAkya hai--gaNa meM rahUM niradAva akelo, jo dvandva meM ulajha gayA, vaha khatare kI ora bar3hatA calA jaaegaa| jinhoMne vAstava meM akelepana kA anubhava kiyA hai, unhoMne sAdhutA ke marma ko samajhA hai| avyagra mana sAdhutA kI dUsarI kasauTI hai-avyagra mn| citta kI do prakAra kI avasthAeM haiM-vyagra aura avyagra / mana cAroM ora bhaTakatA rahatA hai| yaha usakI vyagratA hai| vaha eka bindu para kendrita ho gayA, isakA artha hai-ekAgra mana / hama rUpaka kI bhASA meM samajheM-bachar3A idhara-udhara cakkara lagA rahA hai, kUda-phAMdakara rahA hai, isakA tAtparya hai-vyagra mana / use eka khUTe se bAMdha diyaa| vaha kevala usakI hI parikramA kara pAegA, isakA tAtparya hai ekAgra mana--idhara-udhara bhaTakate hue mana ko eka sthAna para kendrita kara denaa| muni kA eka vizeSaNa hai--abahillese usakI lezyA bAhara nahIM jAe, bhItara rhe| jisane lezyA ko bhItara bAMdha diyA, vaha avyagra ho gyaa| jisane mana kI ekAgratA Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhutva kI kasauTI ko nahIM sAdhA, usane sAdhanA ke marma ko nahIM smjhaa| mana meM caMcalatA aura vikSepa na Ae, yaha sAdhanA kI kasauTI hai / maiM kahAM hUM eka bhAI ne pUchA -- mahArAja ! Apako sAdhu bane kitane varSa hue haiM ? munijI ne uttara diyA--pandraha varSa | usa bhAI ne agalA prazna pUchA --Apa kahAM taka pahuMce haiM? yaha prazna pratyeka sAdhanAzIla vyakti ke sAmane hai - vaha kahAM taka pahuMcA hai ? abhI vaha kahAM hai aura pahale vaha kahAM thaa| pAMca varSa kI sAdhanA kara vaha kahAM taka pahuMcA ? dasa varSa bAda kahAM taka pahuMcA ? jisa sAdhaka ne mana kI ekAgratA ko sAdhA hai, vahI vyakti isa prazna kA uttara de sakatA hai| 199 prazna pUchA gayA -: -bhagavan ! eka varSa ke dIkSita sAdhu ko kitanA sukha upalabdha hotA hai ? mahAvIra ne uttara diyA-- eka varSa kA dIkSita sAdhu sarvArthasiddha ke devatAoM ke sukhoM kA atikramaNa kara detA hai| hama abhidhA se nahIM, lakSaNA se vicAra kreN| sarvArtha siddha kA lAkSaNika artha hai - jisake artha siddha ho ge| sAdhaka cetanA kI usa bhUmikA para pahuMca gayA, jahAM pahuMcane para koI prayojana zeSa nahIM rahatA / isa saMdarbha meM yaha prazna bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai- 'maiM kahAM hUM ?' maiM kauna hUM--isase pahale yaha prazna ubhare maiM kahAM hUM ? jisake sAmane kSitija para yaha prazna likhA rahegA, usakI sAdhanA meM nirantara nikhAra AtA rahegA, sAdhutA kI kasauTiyAM usake lie mArgadarzaka bana jAeMgI / Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya ke sAdhaka-bAdhaka tattva brahmacarya : dasa sthAna do prakAra kI ghaTanAeM milatI haiM-nimitta se prabhAvita hone vAlI ghaTanAeM aura nimitta kI upekSA kara upAdAna para calane vAlI ghttnaaeN| jaina Agama uttarAdhyayana ke solahaveM adhyayana meM muni ke lie brahmacarya ke dasa sthAna batalAe gae haiN| ve nimittoM kI ora hamArA dhyAna AkarSita karate haiM-- 1. nirgrantha strI, pazu aura napuMsaka se AkIrNa zayana aura Asana kA prayoga na kre| 2. kevala striyoM ke bIca kathA na khe| 3. striyoM ke sAtha eka Asana para na baitthe| 4. striyoM kI manohara aura manorama indriyoM ko dRSTi gar3A kara na dekhe| 5. striyoM ke kUjana, rodana, gIta, hAsya, vilApa Adi ke zabda na sune| 6. pUrva krIr3AoM kA anusmaraNa na kre| 7. praNIta AhAra na kre| 8. mAtrA se adhika na khAe, na piie| 6. vibhUSA na kre| 10. zabda, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha aura sparza meM Asakta na ho| prakaraNa AcArAMga kA brahmacarya ke ina dasa sthAnoM meM upAdAna kI vizeSa carcA nahIM hai| AcArAMga sUtra kA eka pUrA prakaraNa hai, jisameM nimitta kI carcA vizeSa nahIM hai, upAdAna kI carcA pramukha hai| brahmacarya kA pAlana karane vAlA anagAra-- 1. nirbala bhojana kre| 2. UnodarikA kare, kama khaae| 3. Urdhva sthAna (ghuTanoM ko UMcA aura sira ko nIcA) kara kAyotsarga kre| Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya ke sAdhaka bAdhaka tattva 73 4. grAmAnugrAma vihAra kre| 5. yathAzakti AhAra kA parityAga (anazana) kre| 6. striyoM ke prati daur3ane vAle mana kA tyAga kare / 7. kAma-kathA na kre| 8. vAsanApUrNa dRSTi se na dekhe| 6. paraspara kAmuka bhAvoM kA prasAraNa na kre| 10. mamatva na kre| 11. zarIra kI sAja-sajjA na kre| 12. mauna kre| 13. mana kA saMvaraNa kre| 14. sadA pApa kA parivarjana kre| nimitta : upAdAna eka ora prazna hai upAdAna kA to dUsarI ora prazna hai nimitta kaa| ekAnta daSTi kabhI nimittoM kI ora jhuka jAtI hai to kabhI upAdAna kI ora / sacAI taba sAmane AtI hai jaba hama sApekSa dRSTi se vicAra karate haiN| hama na kevala upAdAna ko pakar3eM aura na kevala nimittoM ko pkdd'eN| brahmacarya kI siddhi ke lie ina donoM kI sApekSatA apekSita hai| kevalaM na nimittAni, sAdhanAni na kevlN| sApekSatA bhavedeSAM, brahmacaryasya siddhye| sthUlabhadra kA nidarzana brahmacarya kI siddhi ke lie hameM donoM kI sApekSatA ko samajhanA hai| ghaTanAoM kI mImAMsA kareM yA nimittoM kii| vicitra ghaTanAeM ghaTita huI haiN| sthUlabhadra kA prasaMga hamAre sAmane AtA hai| eka ora kahA gayA-muni vezyA ke mohalle meM gocarI bhI na jaae| ise brahmacarya kA bAdhaka tattva mAna liyA gyaa| dUsarI ora sthUlabhadra vezyA ke mohalle meM hI nahIM gae, vezyA ke ghara meM ge| ve vezyA ke ghara eka-do dina nahIM rahe kintu cAturmAsika pravAsa kiyaa| AcArya kI AjJA se caturmAsa kiyA, anAjJA se nhiiN| brahmacarya ke saMdarbha meM eka nirdeza hai-praNIta bhojana na kre| sthUlabhadra ne vezyA ke ghara rahate hue pratidina SaDrasa yukta bhojana kiyaa| vezyA ne hAva-bhAva se sthUlabhadra ko apanI ora khIMcane kA prayatna kiyaa| sthUlabhadra ke sAmane usane kAmoddIpaka gIta-saMgIta aura nRtya prastuta kiyaa| vezyA kozA ne pUrva bhoga kI smRtiyAM bhI dilAI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 citrazAlA vizAlA madanAlaya-sI malayAcala sI mohaka sI mAdaka sI atIta smRti sI priyaMkarA kalpanA - sI manoharA yAda karo yAda karo punaH sahavAsa karo timira kA nAza kro| yauvana hai do dina kA sAra yahI jIvana kA / bane ho kyoM yogirAja / ucita nahIM mahArAja ! AlaMbana sahita kro| nirAzA kA AvaraNa dUra karo yAda karo yAda karo punaH sahavAsa karo / vezyA kA yaha bhAvapUrNa anurodha bhI sthUlabhadra ke saMkalpa ko nahIM hilA sakA / jisa kozA vezyA ke sAtha sthUlabhadra bAraha varSa taka rahe, bhogoM meM DUbe rahe, vaha vezyA sthUlabhadra ke saMkalpa ke samakSa parAjita ho gii| kise bAdhaka tattva kahA jAe aura kise sAdhaka tattva ? cAMdanI bhItara kI jarUrI haiM niyama hama isa sacAI ko samajheM- jaba taka manobala kA vikAsa nahIM hotA taba taka nimittoM para dhyAna denA atyanta Avazyaka hai| jo ina para dhyAna nahIM detA, usake Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya ke sAdhaka-bAdhaka tattva - 75 lie vicalana yA skhalana honA anivArya hai| jaba manobala kA vikAsa ho jAtA hai taba niyama badala jAte haiN| hama niyama aura vyavasthA ko pakar3akara na baiTha jaaeN| niyama jarUrI haiM para jaba vyakti eka bhUmikA ko pAra kara jAtA hai taba ve niyama kRtakRtya ho jAte haiN| jaba sAdhaka siddha ho jAtA hai, sAdhakatva upalabdha ho jAtA hai taba niyama gauNa bana jAte haiN| jaba taka sAdhakatva prabala nahIM hai taba taka nimitta balavAn banA rhegaa| eka balavAn banatA hai to dUsarA niSkriya bana jAtA hai| jaba upAdAna balavAn hotA hai taba nimitta gauNa ho jAtA hai aura jaba nimitta balavAna hotA hai taba upAdAna gauNa ho jAtA hai| nimitta se upAdAna kI ora aisI kitanI ghaTanAeM haiM! sudarzana seTha kI ghaTanA ko dekheN| mahArAnI use vicalita karanA cAhatI hai kintu sudarzana aDiga hai| AcArya bhikSu ne isa ghaTanA kA bahuta sundara citraNa kiyA hai| vijaya seTha aura vijayA seThAnI kI ghaTanA ko pddh'eN| vartamAna meM dekheM to mahAtmA gAMdhI ne brahmacarya ke saMdarbha meM bar3e vicitra prayoga kie| AcArya kRpalAnI ne likhA--'gAMdhI aise vicitra prayoga kara rahe haiN| merA aisA vizvAsa hai ki maiM agara gAMdhI ko anAcAra karatA huA dekha bhI lUM to eka bAra socUMgA--merI AMkheM mujhe dhokhA de gii| ve aisA nahIM kara skte| terApaMtha samAja ke variSTha vyakti the suganacaMdajI aanniyaa| unakA manobala bahuta dRr3ha thaa| unhoMne bhI brahmacarya ke aneka prayoga kie| inakI dhRti bahuta prazasya thii| jo loga aisI sthiti meM cale jAte haiM, unake lie nimitta akiMcitkara bana jAte haiN| dUsarI aura nimittoM kI ghaTanAeM bhI kama nahIM haiN| thor3A-sA~ nimitta milA, vyakti moma kI taraha pighala gyaa| donoM prakAra kI ghaTanAeM hamAre sAmane haiN| prazna hai--hama kyA kareM ? kyA brahmacarya ke jo dasa sthAna batalAe gae haiM, unakI upekSA kareM ? nahIM, unakI upekSA na kreN| hama abhyAsa kareM nimittoM se upAdAna kI ora jAne kaa| jaba taka abhyAsa paripakva na ho taba taka nimittoM kI upekSA na kreN| paripakvatA bar3hAeM eka ghaTanA hai| eka vyakti ne pahale apane Apako pakAyA / brahmacarya ko siddha kiyaa| phira usakA parIkSaNa kiyaa| vaha pahale dina vezyA ke pAsa gyaa| vezyA usake sAmane baiTha gii| vaha vezyA ke raMga-rUpa aura lAvaNya ko dekhatA rahA kintu usake manobala meM nyUnatA nahIM aaii| dUsare dina vaha vezyA ke pAsa baiTha gayA phira bhI mana vicalita nahIM huaa| cauthe dina usane vezyA kA sparza kiyA, usake zarIra se saTakara baiTha gayA phira bhI mana vicalita nahIM huaa| kucha dina aisA abhyAsa claa| usake bAda Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 cAMdanI bhItara kI usane vezyA ko arddhanagna avasthA meM dekhA aura eka dina vezyA ko nirvastra kara apanI goda meM biThA liyaa| usakA mana aDola banA rahA / brahmacarya siddha ho gayA / isa ghaTanA kA niSkarSa nikAlA gayA- vaha vyakti saMnyAsI honA cAhatA thA isalie apane Apako sAdha rahA thaa| hama isa prazna para vicAra kareM aura apanI paripakvatA ko bddh'aaeN| isa dRSTi se jo mahattvapUrNa niyama haiM, unameM se kucha para vimarza kareM, yaha apekSita hai| AhAra aura brahmacarya bhojana ke saMdarbha meM do niyama haiM--praNIta aura atimAtra bhojana na kreN| zAyada hI adhyAtma kA koI aisA viSaya hogA, jisake sAtha bhojana kI bAta na jur3I huI ho / bhojana bahuta prabhAvita karatA hai| taMtra zAstra meM isa viSaya para bahuta naI dRSTiyAM milatI haiN| eka nayA darzana taMtra zAstra meM diyA gayA -pAMca jJAnendriyoM ke sAtha pAMca karmendriyoM kA sambandha hai / upastha kA sambandha hai jIbha ke sAtha / rasanendriya ko jitanA poSaNa milegA utanA poSaNa milegA jananendriya ko| rasanendriya aura jananendriya meM gaharA sambandha hai isalie brahmacarya ke saMdarbha meM bhojana para vicAra karanA bahuta jarUrI hai / bahuta manana ke bAda yaha niyama banAyA gayA-praNIta pAna - bhojana kA varjana kareM aura atimAtra bhojana kA varjana kreN| jyAdA bhI na khAeM aura roja-roja gariSTha bhojana bhI na kareM / dUdha, dahI, ghI Adi jitanI bhI vikRtiyAM haiM, ve zarIra ke lie Avazyaka bhI hotI haiM kintu ye bAdhaka bhI banatI haiN| Ayurveda kA eka siddhAMta hai-bala bar3hAnA hai to dUdha piio| dUsarA siddhAMta yaha AyA hai-- dUdha manuSya ke lie Avazyaka nahIM hai, vaha kevala baccoM ke lie Avazyaka hai| dUdha hRdaya roga ko bhI bar3hAtA hai / kise saca mAneM ? duniyA meM vicAroM kI itanI saMkulatA hai ki kise svIkArA jAe aura kise asvIkArA jAe ? eka vicAra ko pakar3akara baiTha jAeM to bar3I samasyA ho jAtI hai isIlie yaha kahA gayA-yat sArabhUtaM tadupAsanIyam - jo sArabhUta hai, usakI upAsanA kareM / dhyAna deM upAdAna para anekAnta darzana kA tAtparya hai -- hama kisI eka vicAra ko pUrA satya mAnakara na baittheN| hama yaha mAneM- duniyA meM vicAroM kI bahuta saMkulatA hai| samAdhAna yahI hai-- hama svayaM satya khojeN| vicAroM ko suneM, jAneM aura svayaM khoja kreN| brahmacarya ke kSetra meM bhI vicAroM kI kamI nahIM hai| indriyoM kA saMyama kaise kareM ? kitanA kareM ? kyoM kareM? vartamAna yuga meM hI nahIM, mahAvIra ke yuga meM bhI isa saMdarbha meM aneka vicitra vicAra Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya ke sAdhaka bAdhaka tattva ubhare the| sUtrakRtAMga sUtra ko par3hane vAlA isa sacAI ko jAnatA hai| brahmacarya para sabase adhika bala bhagavAna mahAvIra ne diyA / mahAvIra ne saba vicAroM kA sAra prastuta kiyA, nimittoM kA bhI aura upAdAna kA bhii| isa saMdarbha meM eka bAta kahane meM saMkoca nahIM hotA-Aja jitanA dhyAna kevala nimittoM para hai utanA upAdAna para nahIM diyA jA rahA hai| mAnasika zuddhi kaise kareM ? mana pavitra kaise banA rahe ? usa para bahuta dhyAna nahIM diyA jA rahA hai isalie jitanA vikAsa honA cAhie utanA nahIM ho pA rahA hai| brahmacarya : pariNAma brahmacarya kA lAbha hai- pratibhA kA vikAsa / brahmacarya kA lAbha hai.-dhRti kA vikaas| bahuta bAra prazna hotA hai--gAMdhI jaisA dubalA-patalA AdamI, itane kaSTa kaise sahe ? itane virodha kA sAmanA kaise kiyA ? unameM itanI dhRti kA vikAsa kaise huA? yaha svIkAra karanA cAhie- jaise-jaise brahmacarya kI AMtarika sAdhanA paripakva hotI hai vese vaise dhRti kA vikAsa hotA hai, pratibhA kA vikAsa hotA hai| brahmacarya se siddha hotA hai--prAtibha jJAna, dhRti, apane mana evaM indriyoM para niyantraNa karane kI kssmtaa| zarIra ke vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha ina AMtarika zaktiyoM ke vikAsa kA sambandha nahIM jor3A jA sktaa| ArAdhanA sAdhaka tatvoM kI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne brahmacarya ke sAdhaka-bAdhaka tattvoM kI sundara vivecanA dii| hama bAdhaka tattvoM kA nirasana kara sAdhaka tattvoM kI ArAdhanA kreN| nimittoM kA nirantara dhyAna rakhate hue upAdAna kI dizA meM apanI yAtrA ko Age bddh'aaeN| isase citta aura antaHkaraNa kI nirmalatA bar3hatI calI jaaegii| isake lie prayoga bhI bahuta apekSita hai| zarIra-zAstra kA adhyayana karane vAlA vyakti jAnatA hai-vRtti kahAM paidA hotI hai ? kauna use ubhAratA hai ? usakI kriyAnviti kahAM hotI hai aura usake nivAraNa ke kauna-kauna-se sthAna haiM ? inake bAre meM jitanI spaSTa jAnakArI Aja mila rahI hai zAyada utanI pahale bhI thI, yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / ina dasa zatAbdiyoM meM to aisA yuga AyA ki ina niyamoM kI jAnakArI bahuta kama raha gii| isa viSaya ko eka prakAra se lajjanIya viSaya mAna liyA gyaa| jAnakArI ke abhAva meM bhI samasyAeM paidA hotI haiN| AcArya bhikSu ne 'zIla kI navabAr3a' grantha likhaa| usa grantha meM brahmacarya ke sAdhaka-bAdhaka tattvoM kA sundara vizleSaNa hai| brahmacarya : dhyAna ke prayoga brahmacarya ke vikAsa meM dhyAna ke kucha prayoga bahuta upayogI haiN| hama Ananda kendra Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAdanI bhItara kI Ot # para arhaM kA dhyAna karate haiN| Aja vaijJAnika dRSTi se bhI yaha mAnA jAne lagA hai ki isase vRttiyoM para niyantraNa hotA hai| darzana-kendra, jyoti kendra -- ye sAre niyantraNa karane vA kendra haiN| ina para dhyAna karane se vRttiyoM kA damana nahIM, udAttIkaraNa hotA hai / damana karanA, rokanA eka bAta hai, udAttIkaraNa usase bilkula bhinna hai / prazna hai- kyA dasa-bIsa yA pacAsa varSa bIta jAne para bhI kevala niyaMtraNa kI hI bAta rahegI ? isa dizA meM vikAsa honA caahie| hama aisA prayAsa kareM - niyantraNa svayaM udAttIkaraNa kI dizA meM Age bar3hatA calA jaae| hamArI cetanA adhika se adhika svAdhyAya, dhyAna aura Atma- gaveSaNA meM lge| jaise-jaise cetanA kA niyojana ina sabameM hogA, anya bAteM gauNa hotI calI jaaeNgii| vikAsa kI dizA meM Age bar3hate hue, varjanAoM aura nimittoM kA dhyAna rakhate hue apanI cetanA ko pavitra aura nirmala banAte cale jAeM, brahmacarya siddha ho jaaegaa| brahmacarya kevala upastha kA saMyama hI nahIM hai| usakA artha hai--indriyoM kA saMyama / usakA vyApaka artha hai aacaar| jIvana kA AcAra, brahmacarya kA AcAra yA brahma vidyA kA pUrA vikAsa hogA to jIvana meM eka nayA teja aura eka naI anubhUti kA AvirbhAva hogA / Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM sAdhutA sisakatI hai hamArI donoM AMkheM jaba isa jagata ko dekhatI hai, taba bheda hI bheda najara AtA hai| abheda khojane para milatA hai aura milatA hai to Azcarya bhI hotA hai| bheda meM koI Azcarya nahIM hotaa| hama jisa jagata meM jIte haiM, vaha sthUla hai| jisa jagata ko hamArI indriyAM dekha rahI haiM, vaha bhI sthUla hai| sthUla kA artha hotA hai yA hama bheda ko hI pakar3a pAte haiN| bheda meM kama se kama tIna bhUmikAeM kI jA sakatI hai-Adi, madhya aura antim| duniyA ke pratyeka padArtha meM tAratamya hai, bhUmikA-me hai| makAna, pahAr3a, nadI aura per3a-ina sabameM tAratamya hai| manuSya-manuSya meM bhI tAratamya spaSTa dikhAI detA hai| jinhoMne ghara chor3a diyA, jo sAdhu bana gae, unameM bhI bahuta tAratamya hotA hai| bhUmikA bheda sAdhu bananA eka bAta hai kintu sAdhu banane ke bAda usakI jo bhUmikAeM haiM, una para dhyAna kendrita honA, unakA samyak nirvahana karanA bilkula dUsarI bAta hai| saba sAdhu samAna nahIM hote| ve vyakti dhokhe meM rahate haiM, jo saba sAdhuoM ko samAna mAna lete haiN| eka sAdhu dUja ke cAMda jaisA hotA hai aura eka sAdhu pUnama ke cAMda jaisA hotA hai| yaha bhUmikA-bheda yA taratamatA ke AdhAra para hI kahA gyaa| isa bhUmikA-bheda yA taratamatA ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai| isa bhUmikA-bheda kA yathArtha jJAna nahIM hotA hai to vyakti bhrAnti kA jIvana jItA hai| jaba kabhI yaha bhrAnti TUTatI hai, taba vyakti ko kaSTa hotA hai| vaha anAsthA se bhara jAtA hai, vicalita ho jAtA hai kintu yadi isa taratamatA kA spaSTa bheda jJAta hotA hai to vyakti bhrAnti meM nahIM ulajhatA, usakI AsthA vicalita nahIM hotii| muni : tIna zreNiyAM ___ sAdhanA ke stara para sAdhu kI kaI bhUmikAeM haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka muni ko tIna zreNiyoM meM vibhakta kiyA--bhikSu kauna hotA hai ? pUjanIya sAdhu kauna hotA hai? pApa zramaNa kauna hotA hai ? pApa zramaNa kA artha hai duSTa sAdhu, skhalanA karane Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI vAlA, doSa pUrNa jIvana jIne vAlA muni| ina praznoM ke AdhAra para bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tIna tAlikAoM kA nirmANa kiyA- 80 0 0 0 jo sAdhu kI nyUnatama AcAra saMhitA kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha bhikSu hotA hai / jo sAdhu kI AcAra saMhitA kA sajagatA se pAlana karatA hai, nirantara apramAda kA jIvana jItA hai vaha pUjanIya sAdhu hotA hai / jo sAdhu kI nyUnatama AcAra saMhitA kA atikramaNa karatA hai, usakA samyag pAlana nahIM karatA, satata pramAda kA jIvana jItA hai, vaha pApazramaNa hotA hai| marma kI bAta uttarAdhyayana meM pApazramaNa ke lakSaNoM kA vistRta nirdeza hai| jo vyakti muni jIvana ko svIkAra kara usake niyamoM kA samyaktayA pAlana nahIM karatA, sAdhanA kI dizA meM Age nahIM bar3hatA, yaha pApazramaNa hotA hai| aise muni ko dekha kara sAdhutA sisakatI hai, lajjita hotI hai| AcArya pradara bahuta bAra kahate haiM-- koI sAdhu banA aura kisI kAma meM laga gayA to saMtoSa hotA hai| yaha vizvAsa jama jAtA hai ki vaha apane jIvana ko ThIka claaegaa| sAdhu bana gayA aura kisI kAma meM nahIM lagatA hai, na svAdhyAya karatA hai, na dhyAna, na sevA aura na tapasyA karatA hai to bar3A khatarA banA rahatA hai| jo sAdhu bAtoM meM, pramAda meM, Alasya meM laga gayA, usake jIvana meM khatarA banA rahatA hai| pUjya kAlUgaNI kahA karate the--jo sAdhu prAraMbha meM hI bAtoM meM laga jAtA hai, vaha bigar3a jAtA hai, usakA jIvana nahIM sudhara sakatA / AhAra karanA, pAnI pInA, nIMda lenA, kapar3e pahananA aura jIvana caryA calAnA eka sAdhu ke lie sAmAnya bAta hai| yaha to eka gRhastha bhI karatA hai| isameM sAdhutA kI koI atirikta bAta nahIM hai / sAdhu kI atirikta bAta AhAra se zurU nahIM hotI / svAdhyAya svAdhyAya, dhyAna, pavitra bhAva aura tapa ye cAra sAdhu kI kasauTiyAM haiM, jo ina kasauTiyoM kA pAlana nahIM karatA, inase virata rahatA hai, vaha pApazramaNa hotA hai / pavitra zramaNa kI pahalI kasauTI hai--svAdhyAya / pavitra zramaNa svAdhyAyazIla hotA hai / pApazramaNa kA svAdhyAya meM mana nahIM lgtaa| bAta karane meM jitanA rasa hai, par3hane meM utanA rasa nahIM hai| yaha kevala Aja kI bAta nahIM hai, hajAroM varSa pUrva bhI aisI manodazA rahI hai| Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM sAdhutA sisakatI hai nava dIkSita ziSya se AcArya ne kahA-tuma svAdhyAya karo, par3hanA zurU kro| ziSya ne kahA-mahArAja ! kyoM paDhUM? guru ne kahA-par3he binA pUrA jJAna nahIM hotaa| ziSya ne kahA--mahArAja ! mujhe jJAna kI jarUrata kyA hai ? ApakI kRpA prApta ho gaI hai, ApakA varadahasta prApta ho gayA hai, phira cintA kisa bAta kI hai ? eka yakti ko makAna, kapar3e, roTI aura pAnI cAhie, ye sabhI ApakI kRpA se mila rahe AcArya ne kahA-sArI bAteM to mila rahI haiM para par3he binA patA kaise calegA ke kahAM kyA ho rahA hai ? ziSya bolA--mahArAja ! mujhe sArA patA hai ki kahAM, kauna, kyA kara rahA hai| AcArya bole-tU samajhatA nahIM hai| ye to sArI laukika bAteM haiN| khAnA, pInA, kapar3A, makAna--ye to laukika haiN| ye isa jIvana yAtrA ko calAne vAlI bAteM haiN| inase sAdhupana kA kyA vizeSa lAbha milA ? do prekSAeM AcArya ne Age kahA--prekSA do prakAra kI hotI haiN| eka kA nAma hai aparA aura dUsarI kA nAma hai praa| aparA vidyA aura parA vidyaa| aparA prekSA aura parA prekSA / jo aparA prekSA hai, vaha laukika hai, vartamAnadarzI hai| parA prekSA alaukika hai, dUradarzI hai| vaha kevala jo sAmane hai, usI ko nahIM dekhatI, vartamAna meM upalabdha hai, usI ko nahIM dekhatI, dUra taka kI bAta ko dekhatI hai| aparA toSamAyAti prekSA saMprApya laukikm| parAta dUradarzitvAd alaukikapadaM vrjet|| sabase kaThina hai para ko dekhanA / hamArI indriyoM kI, buddhi aura ciMtana kI sImA atyanta choTI hai| jo loga inakI sImA meM jIte haiM ve choTI bAta ko socate haiM aura choTI bAta ko dekhate haiN| bar3e lakSya kI ora unakA dhyAna hI nahIM jaataa| ve kevala dRzya meM ulajha jAte haiM, adRzya jagat unake lie agamya bana jAtA hai| jaba taka parA prekSA nahIM jAge, taba taka alaukika pada prApta nahIM hogaa| jJAnArjana kA mUlya ziSya ne pUchA-gurudeva ! yaha alaukika pada kyA hai ? guru ne kahA-par3he binA patA nahIM cltaa| zruta svAdhyAya hI eka aisA upAya hai jisake dvArA hama parokSa ko pratyakSa kara sakate haiN| svarga kisane dekhA hai ? naraka kisane dekhA hai ? svAdhyAya ke Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 cAMdanI bhItara kI dvArA pratyakSa ho sakatA hai| zrutajJAna pratyakSa karA detA hai| naI-naI bAteM zruta ke dvArA prApta hotI haiN| jaba zruta nahIM hotA hai to ajJAna hotA hai| AdamI naI bAta se bhI bhar3aka jAtA hai| __svAdhyAya kA, jJAnArjana kA bahuta bar3A mUlya hai| agara vartamAna kI pIr3hI jJAnavAn nahIM hotI hai, dUradarzI nahIM hotI hai to usakA pariNAma bhAvI pIr3hiyoM ko bhugatanA par3atA hai| yaha eka bahuta bar3A zAzvata satya hai| vartamAna kI pIr3hI para do dAyitva hote haiM-atIta kA dAyitva yAnI apane purakhoM ke prati dAyitva aura bhAvI pIr3hI ke prati dAyitva yAnI apane baccoM ke bhaviSya nirmANa kA dAyitva / jo vartamAna kI pIr3hI apanI bAta socatI hai, apane taka socatI hai, vaha bahuta khataranAka pIr3hI hotI hai| apane dvArA kiyA huA kArya bhAvI pIr3hI para kyA prabhAva DAlegA ? yaha socanA dUradarzitA hai| yadi yaha dUradarzitA nahIM hotI hai to bhAvI pIr3hI vartamAna pIr3hI ko sadA kosatI rahatI hai| jIvana kA lakSya roTI, kapar3A aura makAna jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hai| jIvana kA lakSya honA cAhie--nirantara nae tathya kI prApti aura vaha svAdhyAya se saMbhava hai| jo gRhastha eka dina meM koI naI bAta nahIM par3hatA aura naI jAnakArI nahIM letA, to kyA vaha kevala khAne-pIne ke lie hI jIvana dhAraNa karatA hai ? yadi vaha kevala inake lie hI jI rahA hai to manuSya jIvana kI vyarthatA isase bar3I kyA hogI? manuSya jIvana kI sArthakatA jJAnArjana se hai| manuSya ko jJAna kI zakti milI hai| jAnane kI zakti milI hai| agara usakA vaha koI upayoga nahIM karatA hai to usase bar3I jIvana kI koI nirarthakatA nahIM ho sktii| __ eka acche muni kA lakSaNa hai--svAdhyAyazIla honaa| para svAdhyAya meM bar3I bAdhA hai-Alasya aura nIMda / mahAvIra ne kahA-jo sAdhu bana gayA aura kevala AhAra, pAnI aura nIMda meM apanA jIvana bitAtA hai, vaha pApazramaNa hai| cintanIya prazna cintana kA prazna hai-yadi sAdhu kA sArA samaya pramAda meM bItatA hai, kevala AhAra, pAnI, gocarI Adi meM bItatA hai, na usake svAdhyAya hotA hai, na dhyAna hotA hai, na koI vikAsa ke lie cintana hotA hai aura na adhyAtma kI yAtrA Age bar3hatI hai to isa sthiti meM kyA sAdhutA nahIM sisakatI hai ? sAdhutA socatI hai--mujhe kahAM jAnA thA aura maiM kahAM A gaI ! Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM sAdhutA sisakatI hai jaba kabhI lakSmI kisI kRpaNa AdamI yA duSTa AdamI ke pAsa calI jAtI hai taba vaha bhI rotI hai| vaha socatI hai- maiM kisake palle par3a gii| galata sthAna para A gii| jaise lakSmI jaisI zaktiyAM galata sthAna ko pAkara sisakane laga jAtI haiM, vaise hI sAdhutA jaisI pavitra zakti kisI asAdhucarita vyakti ke pAsa calI jAtI hai to sisakane laga jAtI hai| puNyazramaNa mahAvIra ne mArgadarzana diyA-hara sAdhu sAvadhAna rahe, sAdhutA ko sisakane na de| eka sAdhaka muni-dharma kI ArAdhanA karatA hai, pAMca mahAvratoM ko ThIka pAlatA hai, kintu vaha vyavahAra meM kuzala nahIM hai, zAnti-pUrNa jIvana jInA nahIM jAnatA hai to sAdhutA subaka uThatI hai| muni jIvana meM samasyA paidA ho jAtI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne puNyazramaNa ke lie jo bAteM batalAI haiM, unameM kore mahAvrata hI nahIM haiM, pUrI jIvana kI zailI kA nirUpaNa hai| muni eka prakAra kI jIvana-zailI ko apanAkara pApazramaNa bana jAtA hai aura samyak prakAra kI jIvana-zailI apanAkara puNyazramaNa bana jAtA hai| bar3A kauna banatA hai pUjya kAlUgaNI Tamakora se rAjagar3ha padhAra rahe the| eka dina madhyavartI choTe grAma meM tthhre| zAma kA samaya thaa| maiM aura mere sahapAThI muni buddhamallajI AcAryazrI kI upAsanA meM baiThe the| kAlUgaNI ne kahA-tuma bar3A bananA cAhate ho yA choTA ? hamane tatkAla kahA-bar3A / pratyeka AdamI bar3A honA cAhatA hai, choTA honA koI nahIM caahtaa| kAlUgaNI ne kahA--lo ! tuma yaha zloka sIkho-- bAlasakhitvamakAraNahAsyaM, strISu vivaadmsjjnsevaa| gardabhayAnamasaMskRtavANI, SaTsu naro lghutaamupyaati| bAla-sakhitva, akAraNa hAsya, striyoM se vivAda, durjana kI sevA, gadhe kI savArI aura asaMskRta bhASA-ina chaha kAraNoM se vyakti laghutA ko prApta hotA hai| vivAda se baceM jo baccoM ke sAtha jyAdA haMsI-majAka karatA hai yA mitratA karatA hai, jo akAraNa haMsatA hai, bAta-bAta para haMsatA hai, aisA vyakti choTA bana jAtA hai| jo vyakti striyoM ke sAtha vivAda karatA hai, vaha bhI choTA bana jAtA hai| puruSa ko bar3A mAnA jAtA hai aura strI ko chottaa| strI ke sAtha vivAda kare aura jIta jAe to loga kaheMge-Akhira strI ko hI to jItA, kyA bar3A kAma kiyA ? hAra jAegA to loga kaheMge--napuMsaka Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI hai, strI se hAra gyaa| donoM ora se hAni hai| kahIM bhI vijaya kI bAta nhiiN| zAyada isI apekSA se kahA gayA hogA-striyoM ke sAtha vivAda karanA eka chuTapana kA kArya hai / isa saMdarbha ko vyApaka rUpa diyA jA sakatA hai| striyoM ke sAtha hI nahIM, kisI bhI vyakti ke sAtha vivAda karane vAlA choTA bana jAtA hai| 84 yadicchasi gurorbhAvaM vivAdaM tyaja dUrataH / Agrahena vivAdena, laghutAM mAnavo vrajet // yadi tuma mahAn bananA cAhate ho to vivAda ko chor3a do / Agraha aura vivAda se manuSya choTA bana jAtA hai| manuSya kI manovRtti bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA- vivAdaM ca udIres, ahamme attapannahA / vuggahe kalahe race, pAvasamaNe ti vuccaI || jo zAnta hue vivAda ko phira se ubhAratA hai, jo sadAcAra se zUnya hotA hai, jo kutarka se apanI prajJA kA hanana karatA hai, jo kadAgraha aura kalaha meM rata hotA hai, vaha pApa zramaNa kahalAtA hai| kucha vyaktiyoM kI manovRtti vivAda ko ukasAne kI hotI hai| vivAda kA prasaMga nahIM hotA hai to bhI ve jAnabUjha kara vivAda ko paidA kara dete haiM / ve hara bAta ko vivAda kA rUpa de dete haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isI manovRtti kI ora saMketa kiyA hai| saMvAda : vivAda do zabda haiM-saMvAda aura vivAda / saMvAda kA artha hotA hai jur3a jaanaa| vivAda kA matalaba hai TUTa jAnA, bikhara jAnA / pratyeka bAta ko samyak grahaNa karane se saMvAda banatA hai kintu manuSya aisA nahIM krtaa| vaha hara bAta meM vivAda khar3A kara detA hai| mUla bAta to jahAM kI tahAM raha jAtI hai aura eka nayA adhyAya usake sAtha jur3a jAtA hai| yaha mAnavIya prakRti kI bahuta bar3I samasyA hai| mahAvIra ne jIvana zailI kA mahattvapUrNa sUtra diyA - vivAda ke sthAna para saMvAda karanA siikho| vivAda aura kalaha vivAda, vigraha aura kalaha-yaha eka zrRMkhalA hai| pahale vivAda zurU hotA hai, phira bar3hate-bar3hate vigraha bana jAtA hai| vivAda bar3hA, khIMcAtAnI huI aura kalaha ho gayA / kalaha kI samasyA zAzvata samasyA hai| AdamI bahuta kalaha karatA hai para kalaha hotA kyoM hai ? agara hama isa prazna kI mImAMsA kareM to sApha hogA - kalaha sIdhA nahIM Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM sAdhutA sisakatI hai 85 hotaa| vaha zurU hotA hai vivAda se| vivAda bar3hate-bar3hate vigraha kA rUpa le letA hai, unameM Agraha aura jur3a jAtA hai| vivAda, Agraha aura vigraha kI pariNati hai kalaha / mahAvIra ne kahA-jo muni mahAvratI hote hue bhI ina tIna cIjoM kA prayoga karatA hai, vaha pApazramaNa hai| Agraha karane vAlA, vigraha karane vAlA aura vivAda karane vAlA muni pApazramaNa hai| muni ke lie kahA gayA jahAM vivAda bar3he, vahAM vaha tatkAla apanI AtmarakSA kre| AtmarakSA kA upAya hai-mauna ho jaanaa| vivAda vahIM samApta ho jaaegaa| prakRti kA citraNa uttarAdhyayana ke satarahaveM adhyayana meM sarvAMga jIvana zailI ke pakSa aura pratipakSa kA bahuta sundara citraNa huA hai| jayAcArya ne do gItikAeM banAI--khor3IlI prakRti no dhaNI aura cokhI prakRti no dhnnii| ina donoM gItikAoM meM manuSya kI prakRti kA jIvanta varNana hai| isa saMdarbha meM jayAcArya ne eka sundara ghaTanA prastuta kI hai-- koI vyakti kapar3A sI rahA hai aura bAta bhI kara rahA hai| kisI ne kahA-kapar3A bhI sI rahe ho aura bAta bhI kara rahe ho| kahIM sUI kI laga na jAye, isalie bAteM mata kro| vaha pratyuttara meM kahatA hai--mujhe kyA kaha rahe ho, tuma sAvadhAna rahanA, kahIM tumhAre na laga jaae| jayAcArya ne kahA-aisA vyakti khor3IlI prakRti kA dhaNI hotA hai| __ mahAvIra kI bhASA meM aisA muni pApazramaNa hotA hai, sAdhuoM ke aise AcaraNa se sAdhutA sisaka uThatI hai| saMkrAmaka bImArI yadi acchI bAta koI baccA bhI kahe to use svIkAra kara lenA caahie| kintu jisakI prakRti acchI nahIM hotI hai, vaha kahegA--mujhe salAha dene AyA hai| khuda to apanA dhyAna hI nahIM rakhatA aura mujhe sIkha detA hai| ___'samyak grahaNa na karanA'-eka bahuta bar3I saMkrAmaka bImArI hai| eka-do nahIM, kintu pratyeka vyakti isase grasta hai| pratyeka vyakti kahatA hai-tuma apanA dhyAna rakho, dUsare kI cintA ko chodd'o| vaha acchI preraNA ko bhI samyak svIkAra nahIM karatA kintu pratikriyA karatA hai| vaha socatA hai--kaba maiM usakI bAta ko pakaDUM aura kahUM-tuma svayaM kyA kara rahe ho ? jaba taka yaha nahIM kaha detA taba taka use pUrA caina bhI nahIM pdd'taa| eka prakAra se mAnasika becainI jaisI sthiti bana jAtI hai| use taba taka saMtoSa nahIM milatA jaba taka vaha sAmane vAle vyakti kI burAI ko pakar3a nahIM letaa| Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI sAdhutA kI zobhA vinamratA sAdhutA kI zobhA hai| prAcIna sAdhuoM kI jIvaniyAM pddh'eN| jitane bhI acche sAdhu hue haiM, ve atyanta vinamra the| jaina paramparA meM aura anya parAmparAoM meM bhI aise sAdhuoM kA pracura ullekha milatA hai| sAdhu kahIM bhI mila sakatA hai, sajjanatA kahIM bhI mila sakatI hai| bhadratA, uccatA aura vizAlatA-ye kisI dezakAla se baMdhe hue nahIM hai| aise aise vilakSaNa santa hue haiM, jinhoMne hara bAta ko sahA hai| AcArya bhikSu kI jIvanI ko par3heM, unhoMne bahuta kucha sahA hai| pratyeka bAta ko samyak grahaNa karanA unake jIvana kI vizeSatA thii| jo AdamI hara bAta ko samyak le letA hai, usakA koI kucha bhI bigAr3a nahIM sktaa| mahAn banane kA bindu khojeM buddhimAna AdamI vahI hotA hai, jo burAI meM se acche prasaMga nikAla letA hai| jisa AdamI meM vizAlatA hotI hai, usameM mahAnatA jAgatI hai| gurutA aura bar3appana ke lie ina choTI-choTI bAtoM se bacanA bahuta Avazyaka hai| AdamI ko aneka bAra sahanA par3atA hai| yaha sahanA usameM bar3appana lAtA hai aura na sahanA chuTapana lAtA hai| agara choTe vyaktiyoM se nimnatA kA vyavahAra karoge to jIvana bhara ve tumhAre sAmane bolate hI rheNge| khuda meM mahAnatA nahIM hotI hai, chichalApana hotA hai to vyakti jIvana bhara choTA hI banA rahatA hai| jaba eka muni kI mahAnatA aura vizAlatA kama hotI hai, usameM zuddhatA kI vRtti janma nahIM letI hai taba sAdhutA sisaka uThatI hai| sAdhutA ke sisakate rUpa ko badalane ke lie buddhimAnI aura zAlInatA kI jarUrata hai, vizAlatA aura mahAnatA kI jarUrata hai| yadi vyakti buddhimAna hotA hai, udAtta aura mahattama prakRti kA hotA hai to pratyeka ghaTanA meM se mahAn banane kA bindu khoja letA hai| jo vyakti samyag AcaraNa aura vyavahAra karanA jAnatA hai, vaha sAre vivAdoM ko zAnta kara detA hai, samAdhi kA jIvana jItA hai aura puNya zramaNa bana jAtA hai| isa sUtra para nirantara manana kiyA jAye to sAdhutA samartha aura zaktizAlI banatI calI Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhavo patthivA tunbhaM pratyeka vyakti abhaya honA cAhatA hai| vaha sadA bhaya se mukta hone kI carcA karatA rahatA hai| vastutaH jo dUsaroM ko DarAtA hai, vaha Dara kI carcA karane kA adhikArI nahIM hai| abhaya ke lie sabase pahale DarAne kI bAta chor3eM, phira Darane kI bAta hI na aaegii| Daro mata, abhaya bano, isake sthAna para yaha sUtra honA cAhiye-'DarAo mata' / yaha sUtra banegA tabhI 'na Daro' kA sUtra majabUta banegA ! bhagavAna mahAvIra ne donoM bAteM eka sAtha kahI--No bhAyae no vi ya bhAviyappA-Daro mata aura DarAo mata / ina donoM ko alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| buddhi aura abhaya rAjarSi ne rAjA saMjaya se kahA-maiM tumheM abhayadAna detA hU~ para tuma bhI dUsaroM ko mata DarAo / yaha abhaya kA bahuta mahattvapUrNa siddhAnta hai| jahAM vyavahAra kA jIvana hai, sAmAjika aura saMsthAgata mUlyoM kA jIvana hai, vahAM bahuta bAra DaranA par3atA hai aura DaranA jarUrI bhI ho jAtA hai| ___hama DareM to buddhimAnI ke sAtha ddreN| buddhi aura Dara eka bAta hai| jar3a aura Dara dUsarI bAta hai| mUrkha vaha hotA hai, jisameM mUrkhatA hotI hai aura jar3a vaha hotA hai, jo apane khataroM se bhI anajAna rahatA hai| na mUrkhatA, na jar3atA kintu buddhi ke sAtha ddreN| cUlhA jalatA hai to AdamI usameM hAtha nahIM ddaalegaa| cUlhA bujhA huA hai to vaha hAtha se use sApha kara degA kyoMki usameM samajha hotI hai| buddhi aura abhaya, buddhi aura maya-ye donoM bAteM sAtha meM honI caahie| hama jar3a nahIM haiM ki khataroM se anajAna rheN| abhaya kahAM hai ? ____ kahA jAtA hai-eka AtaMkavAdI DaratA nahIM, sainika bhI DaratA nhiiN| yaha sahI nahIM hai| sainika abhaya kahAM hai ? vaha to itanA bhayabhIta hai ki zastroM se ladA rahatA hai| agara abhaya hotA to zastra kabhI hAtha meM letA hI nhiiN| eka yoddhA kabhI abhaya nahIM ho sakatA, AtaMkavAdI kabhI abhaya nahIM ho sakatA aura abhaya koI jar3a bhI Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI nahIM ho sktaa| jar3a meM khatare kA bhAna nahIM hotaa| abhaya vaha hotA hai, jisameM buddhi kA vikAsa hotA hai| abhaya kI pahalI zarta hai-bauddhika vikAsa / jo buddhihIna haiM, ve abhaya nahIM haiM kyoMki unameM cetanA vikasita hI nahIM hai| isa tathya meM bhI aba saMzodhana karanA caahie| kucha manuSya khatare se anajAna hote haiM, parantu bahuta se choTe prANI khatare ko bahuta pahale bhAMpa jAte haiN| vaha prANI meM atIndriya cetanA hone kA prabhAva hai| jvAlAmukhI phaTane vAlA hai, sAre prANI vahAM se cale jaaeNge| unake bhAgane ke AdhAra para anumAna kiyA jAtA hai ki jvAlAmukhI phaTane vAlA hai| vekasTara ne vanaspati para bahuta prayoga kie| isa saMdarbha meM unakI eka pustaka hai--mADarna risrc| usane sAta vyaktiyoM ko bhejA para paudhe zAMta bane rhe| phira usa vyakti ko bhejA, jisakI manovRtti paudhoM ko tor3ane-mor3ane kI thii| vaha vyakti jaise hI paudhoM ke sAmane AyA, gelvenomITara kI sUI ghUmane laga gii| poligrApha para bhaya jatAne vAlI rekhAeM aMkita ho gii| bhaya ko bhAMpane kI buddhi hara choTe prANI meM hotI hai| trasa kI gati hI yaha batA detI hai ki ve bhayabhIta hote haiN| trasitAH palAyitA-ve bhaya se palAyana kara jAte haiN| palAyana eka pravRtti hai| usakA saMvega hai bhy| Dara jarUrI bhI hai ___ muni ne kahA-rAjan ! tuma abhaya rho| maiM tumheM abhaya detA huuN| maiM tumhArA koI aniSTa nahIM karUMgA para sAtha-sAtha tumhArI yaha cetanA bhI jAge ki tuma bhI kisI kA aniSTa nahIM karoge, kisI kA prANa-haraNa nahIM kroge| yaha hai abhaya kA vikaas| hara vyakti meM bhaya aura abhaya-donoM hote haiN| abhaya Avazyaka hai to bhaya bhI Avazyaka hai| prazna hai-kitanA DaranA cAhie aura kitanA nahIM DaranA caahie| kaba DaranA cAhie aura kaba nahIM DaranA cAhie ? kaise DaranA cAhie aura kaise nahIM DaranA cAhie ? yaha viveka hameM karanA caahie| kahA gayA-'bhaya binu prIti na hoy|' yaha bhI eka saccAI hai| prIti bhaya ke binA nahIM hotI! bhaya nikala gayA aura cetanA jAgI nahIM to vyakti udaMDa, AkrAmaka bana jaaegaa| hamAre saMvega bhI niyAmaka hote haiN| samAja bhaya ke AdhAra para calatA hai, rAjya bhaya ke AdhAra para calatA hai kyoMki bhaya niyAmaka hotA hai| isakA nidarzana hai yaha zloka-- hara Dara guru Dara gAMva Dara, Dara karaNI meM saar| tulasI Darai to Ubarai, gAphila khAvai maar|| DareM kisase kaba, kisase DaranA cAhie aura kaba nahIM DaranA cAhie ? isameM viveka aura buddhi kI jarUrata hai| jahAM mUr3hAtmA vizvasta hai, vahAM vyakti ke lie usase bar3A koI Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhavo patthivA tum bhaya aura khatarA nahIM hotaa| jo bhayabhIta hai, usake lie abhaya kA koI dUsarA sthAna nahIM hai| mUDhAtmA yatra vizvastaH tato nAnyad bhyaaspdm| yato bhItastato nAnyad, abhayasthAnamAtmanaH / / AdamI dhana meM bahuta vizvAsa karatA hai| vaha socatA hai-dhana kAma AegA para patA nahIM vaha usake kAma AegA yA auroM ke kAma aaegaa| jo abhaya dene vAlA sthAna hai, usase vaha ghabarAyA huA rahatA hai aura jo bhaya kA sthAna hai, use abhaya kA sthAna mAna letA hai| yaha viparyaya bhaya kA sabase bar3A kAraNa hai / abhaya hai Atmastha te abhaya ko chor3akara mahAvIra kI vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sktii| mahAvIra ko chor3akara abhaya kI vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sktii| abhaya kA dUsarA kAraNa banatA hai -- Atmastha ho jaanaa| jahAM buddhi kA vikAsa bar3hatA hai, vahAM AdamI jhUThe bhayoM se mukta hotA calA jAtA hai| mAtAeM baccoM ko apane svArtha ke lie hauvA kA Dara bahuta dikhAtI haiM, pariNAmataH bacce kamajora aura Darapoka bana jAte haiN| yadi kisI pacAsa varSa ke AdamI se kahA jAe - bhItara mata jAnA, hauvA baiThA hai, to vaha bilkula nahIM DaregA kyoMki usameM buddhi kA vikAsa ho gayA hai| jo Atmastha ho jAtA hai, saMtulita bana jAtA hai, vaha bhI kabhI nahIM ddrtaa| asaMtulana bhaya paidA karatA hai| krodha AyA, bhaya paidA ho jAegA, jhUTha bolA, bhaya paidA ho jaaegaa| bhaya pariNAma hai| mAyA aura bhaya kA saMbaMdha hai / Ajakala aneka vyaktiyoM kA choTI avasthA meM hArTaphela ho jAtA hai| isake do kAraNa haiM--lobha aura bhaya / bhaya se AdamI kA hArTa kamajora banatA calA jaaegaa| jahAM AtmasthatA nahIM AtI vahAM bhaya banA kA banA rahatA hai| bhayagrasta kauna ? abhaya ke saMdarbha meM kahA gayA- jo atimAtra bhaya hai, pahale use kSaya karanA siikho| pahale yaha bAta na karo ki sIdhe abhaya ke bindu para pahuMca jAeM / bhaya kA sarvathA kSaya bar3A kaThina hai| kitanA DaranA cAhie yA kitanA nahIM DaranA cAhie, kyoM DaranA cAhie aura kyoM nahIM DaranA cAhie, ina sUtroM kA viveka karanA hamAre lie bahuta jarUrI hai / eka prazna hai - bhayagrasta kauna ? jo mUr3ha hai, vaha bhayagrasta hai / jo bhayagrasta hai, vaha hai| mUr3ha aura mUrkha eka nahIM haiN| mUr3ha vaha hotA hai, jisameM ghanIbhUta mUrcchA hotI hai aura bhUrkha vaha hotA hai, jisameM samajha kama hotI hai| jo jar3a hai, vaha bhaya ke sthAna mUr3ha Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI ko pakar3a hI nahIM pAtA / jo mana se durbala hai, vaha bhI bhayabhIta rahatA hai| sArA jagat maya se Akula hai| abhaya vAstava meM vaha hotA hai, jo na mUr3ha hotA hai aura na jdd'| mUr3ho nityaM bhayagrastaH, mUryo bhAti bhydrutH| manasA durbalo bhIto, bhayabhItamidaM jgt|| jar3o bhayAspadaM samyaga, na gRhNAti na caabhyH| sa evAstyabhayo loke, yo na mUDho na vA jdd'|| dUsaroM ko na DarAeM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA eka mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai--abhaya / vaha tabhI siddha ho sakatA hai, jaba hama yaha saMkalpa kareM-hama dUsaroM ko DarAeMge nahIM, satAeMge nahIM, dUsaroM ko kaSTa nahIM deMge, apanI ora se dUsaroM kA tilamAtra bhI aniSTa nahIM kreNge| jaise jaise yaha cetanA jAgatI jAegI, abhaya kI cetanA apane Apa vikasita hotI calI jaaegii| eka ora abhaya kI anuprekSA kareM, dUsarI ora Arambha aura parigraha kA bhAva puSTa banatA calA jAe, to abhaya kI sAdhanA viphala ho jaaegii| hama bhaya aura lobha kI bhAvanA ko puSTa na hone deM, abhaya hamAre jIvana meM svataH ghaTita hogaa| Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSiyoM kI paraMparA ziSya ne jijJAsA kI--gurudeva ! hamArI duniyA meM bahuta sArI kalAeM haiN| puruSoM ke lie bahattara aura striyoM ke lie causaTha kalAeM batalAI gaI haiN| kyA koI aisA vyakti hai, jo sArI kalAoM ko jAnatA hai ? eka vyakti bahattara kalAoM ko par3ha sakatA hai, para unheM jAna jAe, yaha bahuta muzkila hai| par3hanA jitanA AsAna hai utanA hI kaThina hai usameM dakSa yA nipuNa honaa| kyA isa sthiti meM eka vyakti itanI sArI kalAoM kA jJAtA ho sakatA hai ? / guru ne kahA-jo do kalAoM ko jAna letA hai, vaha saba kalAoM ko jAna letA do kalAeM upaniSadakAroM ne kahA--jo AtmA ko jAnatA hai, vaha saba ko jAna letA hai| jo Atmavid hai, vaha sarvavid hai| AcArya ne do kalAoM kI ora saMketa kiyA hai| vyaMgya kI do kalAeM mAnI jAtI haiN| eka hai apanI buddhi yA samajha kA na honA aura dUsarI hai-dUsare kI bAta ko na maannaa| rAjasthAna kI prasiddha lokokti hai--svayaM kI upajeM nahIM, auroM kI mAne nahIM--svayaM meM akla kA na honA aura dUsare ke parAmarza ko asvIkAra kara denaa| AcArya ne jina kalAoM kI ora dizA nirdeza kiyA hai, unakA saMbaMdha ina kalAoM se nahIM hai| AcArya kI bhASA meM do kalAeM haiM-jIne kI kalA aura marane kI klaa| jIvanaM va kalApUrNa, mRtyuH saapytishaayinii| sa kalAM sakalAM vetti, rhsymnryodhruvm|| jIvana kI kalA se bhI atizAyI hai mRtyu kI kalA / jIvana kI kalA aura mRtyu kI kalA ke rahasya ko jAnanA saba kalAoM ke rahasya-sUtra ko jAnanA hai| jo ina kalAoM ko jAnatA hai, vaha saba kalAoM ko jAnatA hai| prazna ho sakatA hai, kyA jIvana kA bhI koI rahasya hai ? mRtyu kA bhI koI rahasya hai ? mahattvapUrNa prazna AraNyaka putra zvetaketu pAMcAla kI sabhA meM pahuMca gyaa| rAjA pravAhaNa ne Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 cAMdanI bhItara kI pUchA-tumhAre pitA ne tumheM kyA par3hAyA hai ? zvetaketu-mahArAja ! mujhe saba vidyAoM meM niSNAta banAyA hai| kumAra ! batAo, marane ke bAda prajA kahAM jAtI hai ? mahArAja ! maiM yaha nahIM jaantaa| mujhe yaha nahIM batAyA gayA / yaha prajA kahAM se AtI hai? kaise AtI hai ? mahArAja ! isakA bhI mujhe patA nahIM hai ? devayAna aura pitRyAna ke mArga alaga kahAM hote haiM ? pahale ye sAtha-sAtha calate haiN| Age jAkara kahAM alaga ho jAte haiM ? isa prazna kA uttara bhI mujhe jJAta nahIM hai| pitRloka maratA kyoM nahIM hai ? yaha bhI maiM nahIM jAnatA / pA~cavIM Ahuti ke havana karane para Apa, soma, rasa Adi puruSa kI saMjJA ko kaise prApta hote haiM ? kyA tumheM inakA jJAna hai ? nhiiN| kumAra ! tumhAre pitA ne tumheM kyA sikhAyA ? tuma kahate ho-maiM zikSita hUM, zikSA ko upalabdha kara cukA huuN| jaba tuma ina bAtoM ko nahIM jAnate taba tumane kaisI zikSA pAyI hai ? Aja ke kisI bhI vidyArthI se ye prazna pUcha lie jAe to kyA vaha uttara de pAegA ? jo snAtaka haiM, grejueTa yA posTa grejueTa haiM, DAkTara yA vakIla haiM, unase yaha pUchA jAe-batAie ! prajA kahAM se AtI hai ? prajA kahAM calI jAtI hai? kaise calI jAtI hai ? kyA ve ina praznoM ko samAhita kara pAeMge ? AtmavidyA kumAra zvetaketu sIdhA apane pitA ke pAsa aayaa| usane pitA se kahA--pitAjI! Apa kahate haiM-Apane mujhe sArI vidyAeM par3hA dii| Apane sArI vidyAeM kahAM par3hAI haiM ? Aja mujhe kitanI lajjAspada sthiti kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| rAjA pravAhaNa ne mujhase pAMca prazna puuche| maiM eka bhI prazna kA uttara nahIM de skaa| mere lie yaha kitanI lajjA kI bAta hai ? pitA gautama ne zvetaketu se kahA--putra ! isa vidyA para brAhmaNoM kA adhikAra nahIM hai| isa vidyA ko kSatriya loga hI jAnate haiN| gautama svayaM rAjA pravAhaNa ke pAsa aae| gautama ne kahA--rAjan ! maiM kucha prazna lekara AyA hUM, Apa inheM samAhita kreN| Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSiyoM kI paraMparA rAjA pravAhaNa bole-priyavara ! Aja taka isa vidyA para kSatriyoM kA adhikAra rahA hai| Aja pahalI bAra yaha vidyA maiM tumheM batA rahA huuN| yaha chAMdogya upaniSad kI ghaTanA hai| aisI hI ghaTanA kA ullekha bRhadAraNyaka upaniSad meM milatA hai| usameM rAjA pravAhaNa AraNyaka se kahatA hai--isase pUrva yaha vidyA kisI brAhmaNa ke pAsa nahIM rahI hai| Aja pahalI bAra maiM tumheM yaha vidyA btaauuNgaa| upaniSadoM ko par3hane vAlA vyakti isa bAta ko bahuta saralatA se jAna sakatA hai-AtmavidyA para eka mAtra kSatriyoM kA adhikAra rahA hai| kSatriyoM ne brAhmaNoM ko yaha vidyA sikhlaaii| isa saccAI ko puSTa karane vAle aneka pramANa milate haiN| AtmaviyA kI paraMparA : agnividyA kI paraMparA do paraMparAeM spaSTa rUpa se sAmane AtI haiN| eka paraMparA thI--AtmavidyA kI paraMparA, kSatriyoM kI paraMparA / jaina AgamoM meM kahA gayA--tIrthakara kSatriya hotA hai| isa kathana meM eka rahasya chipA hai| kSatriya kA artha kSatriya jAti nahIM, kSatriya kI paraMparA / kSatriya paraMparA kA tAtparya hai-AtmavidyA kA jnyaataa| jo AtmavidyA ko jAnatA hai, vahI tIrthakara hotA hai| jo AtmavidyA ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha jaina paraMparA kA, RSabha yA kAzyapa kI paraMparA kA tIrthakara nahIM ho sktaa| dUsarI paraMparA thI agnividyA kI paraMparA, yajJa kI prNpraa| usa para eka mAtra brAhmaNoM kA adhikAra rhaa| bhaviSya meM donoM paraMparAoM kA milana ho gyaa| jo AtmavidyA kI paraMparA kSatriyoM meM thI, vaha brAhmaNoM meM calI gii| agnividhA ko jainoM ne apanA liyaa| upaniSad aura zramaNa paraMparA __ adhyayana karane vAle vyakti ke dhyAna meM yaha rahanA cAhie--jitane upaniSad haiM, ve Aja vaidika paraMparA se jur3a gae haiM, kintu sAre upaniSad vaidika paraMparA ke nahIM haiM, bahuta sAre upaniSad zramaNa paraMparA ke bhI haiN| kucha aisA yoga banA, zramaNa paraMparA ke aneka saMpradAya naSTa ho gae | naSTa hone ke bAda jo dhana bacatA hai, usakA koI uttarAdhikArI nahIM rhtaa| jahAM koI uttarAdhikArI nahIM hotA vahAM dhana ko koI bhI apane adhikAra meM le letA hai| zramaNa paraMparA ke upaniSadoM ko vaidika paraMparA ne apane adhikAra meM le liyA aura ve upaniSad bhI vaidika paraMparA ke mAne jAne lge| vastutaH aneka upaniSadoM meM vaidika paraMparA ke pratikUla tattva bahuta haiN| upaniSadoM meM yajJoM kA khaNDana kiyA gayA hai, vedoM kA khaNDana kiyA gayA hai| yadi upaniSad vaidika paraMparA se jur3e hote to unameM ye bAteM kaise likhI jAtI ? isase yaha spaSTa hotA hai-upaniSad kisI anya paraMparA ke rahe haiN| kintu kAlAntara meM unako svIkAra kara liyA gyaa| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 cAMdanI bhItara kI brAhmaNa paraMparA apanAne meM bahuta udAra rahI hai| yaha ina zatAbdiyoM kI ghaTanA nahIM hai, kintu aitihAsika tathya hai| harmana jekobI Adi pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ne bhI yaha svIkAra kiyA hai--vaidika paraMparA bahuta udAra rahI hai aura usane bahuta sAre dUsaroM ke tattvoM ko apanA liyaa| Aja zramaNa aura brAhmaNa--donoM paraMparAoM kA saMgama ho gyaa| vartamAna meM zuddha rUpa meM na kisI ko zramaNa paraMparA kahA jA sakatA hai aura na kisI ko brAhmaNa prNpraa| donoM meM tattvoM kA itanA mizraNa hai ki pRthakkaraNa karanA AsAna nahIM hai| bahuta gahare adhyayana ke bAda hI donoM paraMparAoM meM pRthaktA ke binduoM kA udghATana saMbhava bana sakatA hai| rAjAoM kI paraMparA AtmavidyA ke adhikArI the kSatriya, isakA eka sAkSya hai uttarAdhyayana kA aThArahavAM adhyayana / isameM kSatriya rAjAoM kI eka laMbI paraMparA kA varNana hai| prAyaH zAsaka kSatriya hote rahe haiN| jo kSatriya zAsaka muni bane haiM, unakI eka pralaMba zrRMkhalA jaina paraMparA meM hai| uttarAdhyayana meM do prakAra ke rAjAoM kA itihAsa milatA hai| kucha ve haiM, jo prAga aitihAsika kAla meM hue haiM aura kucha ve haiM, jo aitihAsika haiN| bharata, sagara, sanatkumAra Adi prAgaitihAsika haiN| rAjA dazArNabhadra, udAyana Adi aitihAsika 1. rAjA saMjaya 10. cakravartI jaya 2. cakravartI bharata 11. rAjA dvimukha 3. cakravartI sagara 12. rAjA dazArNabhadra 4. cakavartI maghavA 13. rAjA karakuNDu 5. cakravartI sanatkumAra 14. rAjA nami 6. cakravartI zAMtinAtha 15. rAjA naggati 7. rAjA kunthu 16. rAjA udrAyaNa 8. cakravartI mahApadma 17. kAzIrAja 6. cakravartI hariSeNa jAta thA jIvana kA rahasya ye sAre rAjA apane vizAla sAmrAjya ko chor3akara muni bne| rAjya kA saMcAlana kiyA, use tyAgA aura muni bana gye| aisA lagatA hai prAcIna kAla meM eka jIvana zailI vikasita rahI hai| yaha rahasya jJAta rahA hai-kaise jInA cAhie ? kaise marana cAhie ? vartamAna sthiti ko dekhakara yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki Aja kA Adarma Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSiyoM kI paraMparA jIvana kI zailI ko jAnatA hai yA marane kI kalA ko jAnatA hai| eka AdamI janmA, sattara-assI yA nabbe varSa taka jIe aura itane varSa taka eka hI prakAra kA jIvana jIe, yaha sacamuca Azcarya kI bAta hai| eka solaha varSa ke lar3ake se pUchA-par3hAI karate ho| uttara milaa-nhiiN| maiMne pUchA-itanI jaldI par3hAI kyoM chor3I ? vyApAra meM laga gyaa| aThAraha varSa kA yuvaka bhI yahI uttara degA aura bIsa varSa yA bAIsa varSa kA yuvaka bhI yahI uttara degaa| solaha varSa kA aThAraha yA bIsa varSa kA hokara vyakti jisa kAma meM laga gayA, vaha jIvana bhara usI kAma meM lagA rhegaa| jaba taka sAMsa legA, khATa nahIM pakar3egA taba taka use nahIM chodd'egaa| yaha jInA bhI koI jInA hai| kAryoM kA parivartana honA jarUrI hai| vaha jIvana zailI mahatvapUrNa hotI hai, jisameM kAryoM kA kAla ke sAtha nirdhAraNa hotA hai| kaba kyA karanA cAhie, isakA bodha Avazyaka hai| yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki subaha nAztA zurU kareM to zAma taka dahI karate cale jaaeN| yadi vyakti aisA karane laga jAe to kyA hogA? usakA pariNAma bahuta hAniprada hotA hai isIlie manuSya nirantara nahIM khAtA, bIca bIca meM virAma letA hai| prAcIna jIvana zailI prAcIna kAla meM jIvana kI jo zailI thI usakA thor3A-sA citraNa kAlidAsa ne raghuvaMza meM kiyA hai| raghukula ke rAjAoM kI jIvana zailI kA vizleSaNa karate hue likhA gayA-- zaizavebhyastavidyAnAM, yauvane vissyaissinnaam| vArdhakye manivRttInA, yogenAnte tanutyajAm / / raghukula ke rAjA zaizava meM vidyA kA abhyAsa karane vAle, yauvana meM viSaya kI eSaNA karane vAle, bur3hApe meM munivRtti ko dhAraNa karane vAle aura anta meM yoga ke dvArA zarIra tyAgane vAle hote the| ___jIvana kI eka zailI rahI hai--paccIsa varSa taka adhyayana kre| kevala adhyayana, vyApAra vyavasAya nhiiN| AtmavidyA aura laukika-vidyA--donoM kA saMtulita adhyyn| usake bAda 25 varSa taka vyApAra vyavasAya kare, kAma-bhoga Adi sAMsArika pravRttiyoM meM bitAe / pacAsa varSa kA hone para sAre sAMsArika jhaMjhaToM ko chor3a virakta ho jaae| paccIsa varSa taka vAnaprastha Azrama meM rhe| usake bAda yoga ke dvArA zarIra kA tyAga kre| yaha bAta zAyada kAlidAsa ke samaya meM dUsaroM ke prabhAva se AI hai| Azrama-vyavasthA Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI meM bhI yaha saMnyAsa paraMparA kA prabhAva hai| tIna puruSArtha meM saMnyAsa kI bAta nahIM thI aura yaha bAda meM jur3I hai| jaina paraMparA kI jIvana zailI _____ hama jaina paraMparA kI jIvana zailI ko dekheN| prAcIna kAla meM kucha loga madhyama vaya meM dIkSA lete the, kucha alpavaya meM aura kucha aMtimavaya meN| usa samaya madhyamavaya yA alpavaya meM dIkSita kama hote the| isa avasthA meM dIkSA lenA sAmAnya bAta nahIM thii| aisA lagatA hai-prAcIna kAla meM adhikAMza loga aMtimavaya meM dIkSA lete the| Aja koI vRddha vyakti dIkSA letA hai to loga Azcarya karate haiN| eka paraMparA rahI-pahale rAjA bane, rAjya kA saMcAlana kiyA aura phira RSi bne| cakravartI bharata ne pUre bhArata varSa para zAsana kiyA, lambe samaya taka rAjya kA saMcAlana kiyA aura use chor3a aMtima vaya meM muni bana ge| rAjA sagara bhI aise hI muni bane the| sagara ke sATha hajAra putra the| itane putroM kA pitA rAjya aura parivAra ko chor3akara muni bana gyaa| eka nagara kI jitanI AbAdI hotI hai, utanA rAjA sagara kA parivAra thaa| vaha eka yuga thA--prAyaH rAjA rAjya kA saMcAlana karate aura usakA tyAga kara muni bana jaate| aMtimavaya meM muni banane vAle rAjAoM kI pralamba paraMparA isakA sAkSya hai| kevalI nau varSa kA eka paraMparA rahI hai jaghanya avasthA meM muni banane vAloM kii| mahAvIra se pUchA gayA--bhaMte ! kevalI kisa avasthA meM banatA hai ? bhagavAna ne uttara diyA--nau varSa kI avasthA meM vyakti kevalI bana jAtA hai| nau varSa, garbha ke nau mahInoM sahita haiN| bAla muni kI dIkSA ho rahI thii| logoM ne kahA- itanI choTI avasthA meM dIkSA! abhI to mAtra nau varSa kA hai| maiMne kahA--yaha to nau varSa kI avasthA meM muni bana rahA hai kintu Agama kahate haiM--nau varSa kA bAlaka kevalI bana jAtA hai| jaba nau varSa kA bacca kevalI bana jAtA hai taba zramaNa bananA kaunasI bar3I bAta hai| sattara assI varSa ke vyakti muni nahIM bana pAte aura nau varSa kA bAlaka muni bana jAtA hai| munitva kI dRSTi se pahalI avasthA nau varSa kI hai| dUsarI hai madhyamavaya kI avasthA ! bIsa varSa se cAlIsa varSa ke bIca kI Ayu vAle vyakti muni banate haiN| aise muniyoM kI saMkhyA meM kama nahIM hai| tIsarI avasthA hai vArdhakya kI / prathamavaya-bacapana meM muni bananA Azcarya nahIM hai| dUsarIvaya--yauvana meM muni bananA bhI Azcarya nahIM hai kintu tIsarI avastha meM muni na bananA sabase bar3A Azcarya hai| vyakti sATha varSa kA ho jAe aura usa muni banane kI bhAvanA na jAge, kyA yaha Azcarya nahIM hai ? yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSiyoM kI paraMparA prathamavaya meM muni na bane, madhyamavaya meM muni na bane, kintu pacAsa-sATha varSa ke bAda bhI muni banane kI bhAvanA na jAge, yoga ke dvArA zarIra ko tyAgane kI bhAvanA na jAge, ise jaina jIvana zailI kA Azcarya yA viDambanA hI mAnanI caahie| yugIna apekSA Aja apekSA hai-jainoM kI jIvana-zailI nizcita kI jaae| eka bhAI ne likhA-- AcAryajI ! maiMne sunA hai Apane jIvana kI zailI nirdhArita kI hai, usakA prazikSaNa diyA jA rahA hai| mere mana kI prabala bhAvanA hai--maiM ApakI sannidhi meM Akara usakA prazikSaNa luuN| jIvana zailI kA jJAna bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| hama rAjarSiyoM ke itihAsa ko kevala par3hane kI dRSTi se na pddh'eN| hama itanA hI na mAneM- rAjA bharata bhArata varSa ke rAjya ko tyAga kara muni bane, rAjA sanatkumAra bhI rAjya tyAga kara muni bana ge| rAjA dazArNabhadra aura udrAyaNa bhI rAjya ko tyAga muni bane / zAMtinAtha bhI cakravartitva ko chor3akara muni bane, jinakA nAma maMgala maMtra banA huA hai| unake nAma se jur3A prasiddha maMtra hai- caitA bhArahaM vAsaM cakkavaTTI mahaDDiyo / saMtI satikare loeM, patto gaI maNuttaraM !! jIvana kI naI dizA 67 hama kevala maMtra aura paraMparA kI dRSTi se hI nahIM, jIvana zailI kI dRSTi se vizleSaNa kreN| jarmana vicAraka nItse ne kahA thA- eka vyakti jisa vicAra meM janma letA hai, usI vicAra meM mara jAtA hai| kisI vicAra meM janma lenA niyati hai kintu usI vicAra meM maranA mUrkhatA hai| isakA tAtparya yaha nahIM hai ki saba gRhasthI ko chor3akara sAdhu bana jaaeN| yaha bahuta kaThina kAma hai aura sabake lie saMbhava nahIM hai / para kama se kama vyakti gRhasthI meM na mre| isakA tAtparya hai--yA to munidIkSA ko svIkAra kare, aura aisA na kara sake to ghara ke prapancoM se sarvathA mukta ho, tyAga-vairAgya kA, saMnyAsa jaisA jIvana jInA zurU kara de| vaha gRhasthI ke jhaMjhaToM meM na rhe| yaha eka bahuta acchI jIvana zailI hai| yadi aisA hotA hai to na putra pitA kA tiraSkAra kareMge, na pitA ke mana meM ghara ke prati droha janmegA / use yaha kahanA nahIM par3egA - maiMne kisa AzA se beToM ko pAla poSakara bar3A kiyA thaa| Aja beTe mujhe pUchate hI nahIM haiN| jaise hI pakSI ke paMkha Ate haiM, ve vibhinna dizAoM meM ur3akara mAtA-pitA se dUra cale jAte haiN| zAyada pakSI bhI yaha socate hoMge -- inheM kitane parizrama se pAlA, poSA, bar3A kiyA, Aja Ate hI hameM chor3akara cale ge| jina lar3akoM ko prema se pAlA-poSA, Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 cAMdanI bhItara kI bar3A kiyA jAtA hai, par3hAyA jAtA hai, ve jaba bar3e hote haiM taba sabase pahale cUlhe alaga jalate haiN| pitA-mAtA gAMva meM rahate haiM aura putra apanI patnI ke sAtha pradeza calA jAtA hai| zAyada kaI bAra pitA-putra varSoM taka milate hI nahIM haiN| kabhI kabhI to pitA patra korTa meM hI milate haiN| isa sthiti meM jIvana-zailI meM parivartana Avazyaka hai| eka avasthA ke bAda pArivArika jhaMjhaToM se mukta rahakara alaga prakAra kA jIvana jIyA jaae| tyAga vairAgya kA jIvana jIyA jAe to jIvana kI eka naI dizA kA udghATana saMbhava bana sakatA hai| moha kama kareM sabase mahattvapUrNa bAta hai--ghara kA moha kama ho jaae| alagAva kA sA jIvana jIyA jAe / vyApAra cala rahA hai, putra dukAna para baiThate haiM para vaha usameM lipta na ho| ghara meM rahanA gRhasthI nahIM hai| gRhasthI kA matalaba hai ghara meM lipta ho jaanaa| vyakti ghara meM itanA lipta ho jAtA hai ki mRtyu-zayyA para bhI usakA moha nahIM chuutttaa| pitA kI mauta sannikaTa thii| sAre putra pitA kI sevA meM upasthita the| pitA ne AMkheM kholI, dekhA--bar3A lar3akA bhI yahIM baiThA hai, majhalA aura choTA lar3akA bhI yahIM baiThA hai| pitA se rahA nahIM gayA, usane apane putroM se pUchA--dukAna para kauna hai ? bar3A lar3akA bolA--pitAjI ! dukAna para koI nahIM hai| bevakUphoM ! tuma saba yahAM baiThe kyA karoge, dukAna para jaao| yaha kahate-kahate pitA ke prANa pakheru ur3a ge| aMtima sAMsa taka ghara kA moha nahIM chuutttaa| yaha atyaMta liptatA kA jIvana acchA jIvana nahIM hai| yaha na jIne kI kalA hai aura na marane kI kalA hai| jIvana aura mRtyu kA rahasya ___ hama apane jIvana kI zailI ko badaleM, apanI zAMti ke lie bdleN| tyAga kevala apanI zAMti ke lie hotA hai, vaha kiyA nahIM jaataa| jo vyakti yaha nizcaya kara letA hai-mujhe zAMti kA jIvana jInA hai, vaha svataH tyAga meM calA jAtA hai| tyAga kA artha kevala khAnA chor3anA nahIM hai| tyAga kA eka artha yaha bhI hai-maiM adhikatama mauna rahU~gA / jitanA bolanA Avazyaka hogA, utanA hI boluuNgaa| maiM zarIra kI bhI anAvazyaka pravRtti nahIM kruuNgaa| mana kI pravRtti kA saMyama, zarIra kI pravRtti kA saMyama, vANI kI pravRtti kA saMyama-yaha tyAga kA vyApaka sandarbha hai| muni bana jAnA koI aMtima bAta nahIM hai| muni bananA sAdhanA ke mArga ko svIkAra karanA hai, maMjila bahuta dUra hai| jaise-jaise vRddhatA Ae vaise-vaise vairAgya bar3hatA jAe to zAMti aura samAdhi bddh'egii| zAMti aura samAdhi denA kisI dUsare ke hAtha meM nahIM hai| zAMti aura azAMti kA, samAdhi aura Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSiyoM kI paraMparA 66 asamAdhi kA nimitta dUsarA bana sakatA hai para upAdAna vyakti svayaM hai| hama isa sUtra ko hRdayaMgama kareM-jisa mUrchA ke vAtAvaraNa meM pale-bar3heM, usI vAtAvaraNa meM maranA mUrkhatA hai| yaha bAta samajha meM Ae to jIvana aura mRtyu kA rahasya pakar3a meM A jaae| jo inake rahasya ko jAna legA, vaha sArI kalAoM kA pAragAmI bana jaaegaa| prAcIna rAjarSiyoM kI jIvana caryA ke vizleSaNa se isI sacAI kA anAvaraNa hotA hai| Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda pichale janma kI mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA yaha sauramaNDala hamAre Asa-pAsa parikramA kara rahA hai aura kAla ko abhivyakta kara rahA hai| jahAM sauramaNDala nahIM hai, kyA vahAM atIta hai ? vartamAna aura bhaviSya hai? isa prazna kA uttara denA bahuta kaThina hai| atIta kisane banAyA? vartamAna kA sRjanahAra kauna hai ? bhaviSya kA nirmANa kauna karatA hai ? ina sabakA kAraNa hai sUrya / jahAM sUraja nahIM hai, sUraja kI gati yA kriyA se hone vAlA kAla nahIM hai vahAM atIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko kisa AdhAra para mAnA jAe ? dina ugA, rAta atIta bana gaI aura sAMjha bhaviSya / dina hai to atIta bhI hai, vartamAna aura bhaviSya bhI hai| dina kauna karatA hai ? sUraja AtA hai to dina hotA hai| sUraja na Ae to na dina hogA aura na raat| kyA saudharma kalpa devaloka meM dina hotA hai ? isa prazna kA uttara yahI hogA-dina aura rAta hotI hI nahIM hai| na dina na raat| ghar3I kA koI upayoga nahIM hai| vahAM kAla kA niyama hI badala jAtA hai| jahAM sauramaNDala hai, vahAM kAla kA niyama dUsarA hai| hama sabako eka niyama se dekhate haiM to ulajhana paidA hotI hai| aMtarikSa meM bhI ghar3I kI sUI kaise ghUmegI ? vahAM kAla kI gati bahuta maMda ho jAtI hai| kAla kA niyama parivartita ho jAtA hai| gurutvAkarSaNa meM jo kAla kA niyama hai, vaha usase pare nahIM hai| hama sauramaNDala kI sImA meM jI rahe haiM, isalie hamArA atIta bhI hai, vartamAna aura bhaviSya bhI hai| ye saba haiM to janma bhI baMTa jAegA-eka pahale kA janma-pUrva janma, eka vartamAna kA janma, eka hone vAlA janma-punarjanma / eka hI AtmA aneka janmoM meM baMTa jaaegii| eka hI jIva aneka jIvoM meM baMTa jaaegaa| aisA hotA hai isalie smRti bhI hotI hai| smRti samasyA bhI hai aura upayogI bhI hai| jIvana kI eka mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA hai--pUrvajanma kA maan| ghATaka : sammohana kA anivArya aMga mRgAputra apane vAtAyana se rAjapatha kI ora dekha rahA thaa| usane eka vyakti ko jAte hue dekhaa| vaha dekhatA hI raha gyaa| ekaTaka usa vyakti ko dekhane lgaa| Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda pichale janma kI sahaja trATaka siddha ho gayA / trATaka kA dUsarA nAma hai sammohana / sammohana kA anivArya aMga hai trATaka | jaba taka trATaka kI sAdhanA acchI nahIM hai, sammohana kI sAdhanA saphala nahIM hotii| Atma-sammohana ho yA para sammohana- trATaka kI sAdhanA anivArya hai| jaina pAribhASika zabda hai animeSa prekSA / mahAvIra jaba dhyAna karate, animeSa dRSTi se karate the| eka pudgala para animeSa dRSTi se dhyAna karate haiM to vastu kA svarUpa badala jAtA hai / eka vastu ko dekheM, pustaka, peMsila yA kisI bhI padArtha ko dasa minaTa taka ekaTaka dekhate cale jAeM, usa vastu kA svarUpa badala jaaegaa| pahale saba kucha dikhAI detA hai aura usake bAda kucha anyathA dikhAI dene laga jAtA hai| dekhate-dekhate aisI prakAza kI kiraNeM phUTane lagatI haiM ki sArI vastu badala jAtI hai| badalate badalate vastu bhI gAyaba ho jAtI hai, korA AbhAmaNDala hI zeSa raha jAtA hai| jaise vyakti kA AbhAmaNDala hotA hai vaise hI padArthoM kA bhI apanA AbhAmaNDala hotA hai| sammohana kA hArda mRgAputra ne animeSa dRSTi se dekhA-dhyAna kendrita ho gayA, vaha ciMtana kI gaharAI meM utarA, mana meM vikalpa uThA- aisA kahIM dekhA hai, isa rUpa ko kahIM dekhA hai / vaha usI vikalpa meM ulajha gayA, sammohita ho gyaa| mRgAputra sammohana kI avasthA meM calA gyaa| sammohita hue binA koI vyakti viziSTatA ko upalabdha nahIM ho sktaa| Aja sammohana halke prayogoM ke kAraNa kAphI badanAma ho cukA hai para vaha hai bahu mahattvapUrNa / eka mahattvapUrNa grantha hai yoga vAziSTha, jisameM RSi vaziSTha ne rAma ko saMbodhana diyA thA, vaha gahana AdhyAtmika grantha hai| yoga vAziSTha meM likhA hai--bhAvanA kA prayoga kiye binA koI vyakti adhyAtma kI gaharAiyoM meM nahIM jA sakatA, apane bhItara DubakiyAM nahIM lagA sakatA / bhAvanA kA hI dUsarA nAma hai - sammohana / kisI bhAvanA se svayaM ko bhAvita kara lenA yA sammohita kara lenA / eka vyakti arham kA japa karatA hai, vaha arham maMtra kA bAra-bAra uccAraNa karatA hai| uccAraNa kA apanA mUlya hai, kintu uccAraNa ke sAtha bhAvanA kA prayoga ho, vyakti arhat kI anubhUti karane laga jAe to vaha arhat ke rUpa meM badala jAtA hai / yaha yoga kA guNa saMkramaNa kA siddhAMta hai| garur3a kI bhAvanA karane vAlA garur3a kI zakti se aura hAthI kI bhAvanA karane vAlA apane mana meM usake bala kI anubhUti karatA hai| bhAvanA yA sammohana ke prayoga kA hArda hai -- jisakI bhAvanA kare, usameM tanmaya yA tallIna ho jAnA / vyakti kevala usI bhAva meM lIna ho jAtA hai, zeSa sAre vikalpa kSINa ho jAte haiN| 101 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 sammohana : jAti smRti mRgAputra usa avasthA meM calA gyaa| sAre vikalpa samApta ho gae, vaha kevala isI vikalpa meM DUba gayA- maiMne aisA rUpa kahIM dekhA hai / usa sammohita avasthA meM mRgAputra ko jAtismRti jJAna upalabdha ho gyaa| jaise hI pUrvajanma kI smRti huI, atIta vartamAna bana gyaa| AdamI ko taba kitanA AhlAda hotA hai, jaba atIta vartamAna banatA hai| kisI vyakti se pUchA jAe- pAMca dina pahale kyA khAyA thA ? yadi use yaha yAda A jAe aura vaha usa vastu kA nAma batA de to mana meM bar3A harSa utpanna hotA hai| bahuta kama logoM ko yaha yAda rahatA hai ki pAMca dina pahale kyA khAyA thA / yadi kisI ko yaha pUchA jAe ki eka varSa pahale kyA khAyA thA to zAyada uttara denA atyanta muzkila ho jaae| vyakti saMbhavataH isa prazna kA uttara nahIM de paaegaa| grahaNa, dhAraNA aura smRti atIta meM lauTanA bahuta kaThina hotA hai| vahI atIta yAda rahatA hai, jisakI dhAraNA majabUta bana jAtI hai / grahaNa, dhAraNA aura smRti- ina tInoM kI eka zrRMkhalA hai / pahalA tattva hai - grahaNa - - avagraha kitanA majabUta ho rahA hai| avagrahaNa sAmAnya hai to dhAraNA kamajora banegI / avagraha se IhA aura IhA se avAya - yaha eka pUrA krama hai - grahaNa kA / avAya ke bAda hotI hai dhAraNA / jisa vyakti meM dhAraNA kI zakti jitanI majabUta hai usa vyakti meM smRti kI zakti bhI utanI hI majabUta hogii| jaba taka viSayoM meM aura zarIra meM mana caMcala banA rahatA hai taba taka dhAraNA sthira nahIM hotii| mana kI caMcalatA ke kama hone para hI dhAraNA sudRr3ha ho sakatI hai| viSayeSu zarIre ca, manazcAMcalyamaznute / tAbhyAM viratimApatre, dhAraNA sthiratAM vrajate / / samasyA smaraNa zakti kI cAMdanI bhItara kI bahuta loga kahate haiM -- smaraNa zakti kamajora hai para ve isa bAta ko bhulA dete haiM - smRti kamajora nahIM hai, dhAraNA kamajora hai| dhAraNA kI zakti kamajora hai / smRti apane ApameM svataMtra nahIM hai, vaha dhAraNA se baMdhI huI hai / isa saMdarbha meM hama jaina manovijJAna kA vizleSaNa kreN| vismRti kI samasyA kahAM paidA nahIM hotI ? eka vyakti bahuta vidvAn hai, hajAroM grantha yAda kara letA hai / jo bhI par3hatA hai, use bhUlatA nahIM / usane eka vyakti se pUchA- tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? usa vyakti ne apanA nAma batA diyaa| do ghaMTe bIte / phira vahI vyakti milaa| usane phira vahI prazna doharAyA - tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? usa vyakti ne kahA- abhI do ghaMTe pahale Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda pichale janma kI 103 Apako nAma batalAyA thaa| Apa itanI dera meM bhUla ge| Apako merA nAma bhI yAda nahIM rhtaa| dUsare dina phira vahI vyakti milA aura ve hI prazna phira pUche gae-tuma kauna ho, kahAM se Ae ho ? tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? vyakti socatA hai-yaha kyA ? maiMne sunA thA-inakI smRti bahuta teja hai| inheM hajAroM padya kaMThastha haiN| inako to eka nAma bhI yAda nahIM rhaa| tIna bAra batA diyaa| phira bhI bhUla gye| vaha Azcarya meM DUba jAtA hai| dhAraNA se jur3I hai smRti prAyaH pratyeka vyakti ke jIvana meM aisI ghaTanAeM ghaTatI haiN| isakA kAraNa hai--vyakti jisa bAta kI dhAraNA majabUta nahIM karatA, vaha bAta bIsa bAra pUchane para bhI vismRta ho jAtI hai| jaise-jaise AdamI samajhadAra hotA hai, kAma kI bAtoM kI dhAraNA karatA calA jAtA hai, nikammI bAtoM ko chor3atA calA jAtA hai| jisa bAta ko chor3ate cale jAeMge, usakI dhAraNA nahIM bnegii| jisakI dhAraNA nahIM hogI, usakI smRti nahIM rhegii| isa sthiti meM aneka bAra samasyA paidA ho jAtI hai| eka vyakti kahatA hai- maiMne tumheM yaha bAta kahI thii| dUsarA vyakti kahatA hai--nahIM ! tumane mujhe kucha kahA hI nhiiN| usa vyakti ne kahA-tuma jhUTha bolate ho| dUsarA vyakti bhI usI bhASA meM bolane laga jAtA hai| eka vyakti kaha rahA hai--tuma jhUTha bolate ho aura dUsarA kaha rahA hai-tuma jhUTha bola rahe ho| isa sthiti meM kise sahI mAne ? kyA nirNaya kare ? manovijJAna ke kSetra meM yaha bar3I ulajhana hai| isakA samAdhAna yahI hogA--donoM jhUTha nahIM bola rahe haiN| jisane kahA-maiMne amuka bAta kahI hai, vaha bhI sahI kahatA hai| jisane kahA, maiMne yaha bAta sunI, vaha bhI sahI hai| tuma donoM sahI ho patnI ne AiMsTIna se kahA-ApakA naukara kamajora hai, nikammA hai| koI kAma nahIM krtaa| aise nikamme AdamI ko rakhane kA artha hI kyA hai ? AIsTIna bole-tuma ThIka kahatI ho, vaha aisA hI hai| naukara dUra khar3A suna rahA thaa| patnI calI gii| naukara ne AIMsTIna se kahA--mAlika ! maiM saba kAma karatA hUM, kabhI kAma se jI nahIM curAtA hUM phira bhI mujhe dina bhara TokA jAtA hai| mAlakina bAta-bAta para mujhe DAMTatI hai| AiMsTIna bolA-tuma ThIka kahate ho| patnI ne yaha sunA, vaha Aveza se bhara utthii| usane kahA-yaha kyA ? yaha bhI sahI aura maiM bhI shii| yA to yaha jhUThA hogA yA maiN| donoM sahI kaise ho sakate haiM ? AiMsTIna ne phira vahI uttara diyA--tuma bhI sahI ho, yaha bhI sahI hai aura jo maiM kahatA hUM, vaha bhI sahI hai| Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 cAMdanI bhItara kI kahIM kahIM saba bAtoM ko sahI pramANita karanA hotA hai| jisa vyakti ne kahA, vaha sahI hai aura jisane kahA, maiMne nahIM sunA, vaha bhI sahI hai kyoMki usane usa bAta ko pUrA grahaNa hI nahIM kiyaa| jaba grahaNa hI nahIM kiyA to dhAraNA aura smRti kaise hogI ? vyakti jisa bAta ko sunatA hai, use avadhAnapUrvaka yA rucipUrvaka nahIM sunatA hai to usakI smRti nahIM rhegii| yaha tathya pratyeka vyakti ke saMdarbha meM ghaTita hotA hai| apanI bAta ____ maiM svayaM apane Apako dekhatA hUM to yaha lagatA hai--aneka bAteM vismRta ho jAtI haiN| sATha varSa pahale kaMThastha kie hue zloka Aja bhI yAda haiN| sATha varSa pahale dIkSA lI, taba kyA-kyA ghaTita huA, yaha yAda hai| Aja kucha aisI bAteM bhI bhUla jAte haiM, jo dasa dina pahale hI sunI haiN| aisA kyoM hotA hai ? kahA jAtA hai--purAnI smRtiyAM, bacapana kI bAteM yAda raha jAtI haiN| kintu eka avasthA Ane para smRti kamajora hone laga jAtI hai| aisA kucha kAraNa ho sakatA hai para yaha bhI pUrNataH sahI nahIM hai| kAma kI bAta Aja bhI yAda raha jAtI hai| koI nayA zloka sunA, koI acchI kathA par3hI, jisa bAta ke prati AkarSaNa paidA huA, vaha yAda raha jAyegA / usa kathA tathA zloka kA ucita avasara para upayoga bhI kara leNge| vastutaH smRti kamajora nahIM hai, dhAraNA kamajora hai| jisakA aMkana hamAre dhAraNA ke kendra meM nahIM hotI, vaha yAda nahIM aatii| AdamI sArI bAtoM kI dhAraNA kara hI nahIM paataa| yadi vaha dina bhara hone vAlI nikammI bAtoM kI dhAraNA karatA calA jAe to pAgala bana jAe, usakA dimAga khokhalA ho jaae| AdamI samajhadAra aura catura hai, vaha kevala kAma kI bAta ko dimAga meM rakhatA hai| jo kabAr3akhAnA lagatA hai, use bAhara pheMka detA hai| kabAr3akhAnA dhAraNA karane kI jarUrata bhI kyA hai? maiM yaha yaha mAnatA hUM-jaise jaise muni yogI banegA, acchA sAdhaka banegA usakI smRti kamajora hotI calI jAegI, vaha nikammI bAtoM ko bhUlatA calA jaaegaa| bahuta bAteM aisI hI hotI haiM, jinheM suneM aura tatkAla visarjita kara deN| grahaNa kiyA aura recana kara diyaa| aisA karane vAle vyakti kA dimAga kabAr3akhAnA nahIM bana sktaa| dhyAna deM dhAraNA para hama dhyAna kendrita kareM dhAraNA pr| kisa bAta kI dhAraNA kareM aura kisakI dhAraNA na kreN| jaina jJAna mImAMsA ke tIna zabda haiM-dhAraNA, vAsanA aura saMskAra / pahale dhAraNA hotI hai phira vaha vAsanA meM badala jAtI hai, usakA eka saMskAra bana jAtA hai| usakI vicyuti nahIM hotii| jaise hI koI nimitta milA, pUrva janma kI smRti Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda pichale janma kI 105 ubhara aaii| maharSi pataMjali ne bhI yahI kahA--jaba saMskAra kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai, taba pUrva janma kI smRti ho jAtI hai| anuprekSA kA prayoga dhAraNA ko puSTa karane kA prayoga hai| abhaya kI anuprekSA kareMge to abhaya kA bhAva puSTa hotA calA jaaegaa| abhaya kI dhAraNA banatI calI jAegI, bhaya kI dhAraNA kSINa ho jaaegii| jaba taka abhaya kI bhAvanA puSTa nahIM hogI, bhaya ke bhAva kSINa nahIM hoNge| eka ghar3A, jo abhI Ave se nikalA hai, hameM use gIlA karanA hai| vaha pAnI kI eka-do bUMda DAlane se kabhI gIlA nahIM hogaa| usa para pAnI kI bUda giratI rahegI to eka kSaNa aisA AegA ghar3A gIlA ho jaaegaa| garma evaM zuSka ghar3e ko bhigone kI eka prakriyA hai| ghar3e para eka-eka bUMda DAlate cale jAo, ghar3A Ardra ho jaaegaa| jAti smRti kA hetu hama niyama aura prakriyA ko mahattva deN| hara bAta kI eka prakriyA hotI hai| prakriyA sahI hotI hai to kArya meM saphalatA mila jAtI hai| mRgAputra ne ThIka prakriyA ko apanAyA, vaha sammohita ho gyaa| usa avasthA meM jAti smRti jJAna upalabdha ho gyaa| usane dekhA--maiM pUrvajanma meM aisA hI muni thA, maiMne aisI hI sAdhanA kI thii| jAti-smRti hote ho AdamI kI sthiti badala jAtI hai| yadi gaharA vipAka na ho to vyakti meM rUpAntaraNa ghaTita ho jAtA hai| yadyapi jAti-smRti jJAna kA saMbaMdha hai jJAAnAvaraNakarma ke kSayopazama se kintu sAtha meM mohanIya karma kA bhI gaharA saMbaMdha hai| bhASya sAhitya kI eka mahattvapUrNa gAthA hai jAyamANassa jaM dukkhaM, ma ramANassa vA punno| teNa dukkheNa saMmUDho, jAI sarai na appnno|| janma ke samaya bhI duHkha hotA hai aura maraNa ke samaya bhI duHkha hotA hai| yaha yaMtroM se mApA jAne vAlA duHkha nahIM hai| hama yaha sAkSAt dekhate haiM--jaba zarIra ke kaNa-kaNa meM, kozikA meM gutthamagutthA huA prANa, unake sAtha ekameka jaisA banA huA prANa usameM se nikalatA hai taba use nikalane meM kitanA kaSTa hotA hai| Akasmika nikale yA preraNA se, kintu sambandha vicchina karane meM kyA kaThinAI nahIM hotI ? aMtara vedanA nahIM hotI? usa samaya atyaMta vedanA hotI hai para use yaMtroM se mApA nahIM jA sakatA / duHkha mUr3hatA yA mUrchA paidA karatA hai| marate samaya bhI AdamI mUrchA meM calA jAtA hai| zarIra kA niyama hai--jaba taka kaSTa sahana karane kI sthiti hai, AdamI jAgatA rahatA hai aura jaba kaSTa ko sahane kI zakti nahIM rahatI hai, taba vyakti mUrchA yA behozI meM calA jAtA hai| vyakti duHkha se mUr3ha banatA hai| jaba taka mUr3hatA rahatI hai, Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 cAMdanI bhItara kI duHkha saghana rahatA hai| mUrcchA ke cakravyUha ko tor3e binA pUrva janma kI smRti nahIM ho sktii| pUrva janma kI smRti ke lie mUrcchA ko tor3anA jarUrI hai| prastuta prasaMga meM mohanIya karma kA tAtparya yahI hai - jo prabala mUrcchA smRti meM vyavadhAna DAla rahI hai, use tor3o / pratikramaNa sammohana ke kucha prayoga kie ge| eka vyakti ko sammohita kiyA, use atIta ko dekhane kA sujhAva diyaa| do varSa kI avasthAoM kI smRtiyAM sajIva ho giiN| jaise-jaise sammohana yA sujhAva dvArA, Atma-saMvedana dvArA mUrcchA TUTatI calI jAtI hai vaise-vaise atIta kI smRti tIvra hotI calI jAtI hai| do varSa kI hI nahIM, eka varSa kI aura usase pahale kI bhI smRti meM vyakti lauTa sakatA hai| sammohana ke prayoga dvArA aisI aneka ghaTanAeM ujAgara huI haiN| pratikramaNa kI bhI yahI prakriyA hai| hama yathAkrama AlocanA kreN| subaha cAra baje uThane ke bAda se lekara sAMyakAla taka kyA-kyA kiyA, usakI smRti aura AlocanA kreN| prAtaH aura sAyaM pratikramaNa kA artha yahI hai / pratikramaNa yAni atIta kI smRti karate cale jAo - Aja maiMne kisa-kisa kSaNa kyA-kyA kiyA ? atIta ke siMhAvalokana atIta kI ora prasthAna kI yaha prakriyA mUrcchA ko tor3ane kI prakriyA hai / yadi pratikramaNa nahIM hotA hai to mUrcchA gaharI hotI calI jaaegii| isa dRSTi se pratikramaNa kA bahuta mahattva hai| hama ise rUr3hi na maaneN| isakA samucita mUlyAMkana kreN| jaba taka pratikramaNa ke mahattva ko nahIM jAnA jA sakatA taba taka hI use rUr3hi ke rUpa meM liyA jAtA hai| acchI cIja rUr3hi bana jAtI hai, isakA bar3A kAraNa hai ajJAna / galatI unakI hai eka prazAsaka ko kRSi vibhAga kA adhikArI banAyA gyaa| adhikArI ko sUcanA milI - AlU kI phasala bahuta bar3hiyA huI hai| adhikArI phasala kA nirIkSaNa karane ke lie AyA / usane dekhA - AlU ke kheta hare bhare haiN| AlU eka bhI dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai| vaha cAroM tarapha ghUmA, nirAza ho gyaa| usane kSubdha hokara karmacAriyoM se kahA- tumane mujhe galata sUcanA dI hai| mujhe dhokhe meM rakhA hai| tuma kaha rahe the - AlU kI phasala bahuta bar3hiyA huI hai aura yahAM eka bhI AlU dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai| mere sAtha itanA bar3A dhokhA kiyA hai| karmacArI aura kAztakAra dekhate raha gae- kaisA . adhikArI AyA hai? ise itanA bhI patA nahIM ki AlU kahAM hote haiN| eka karmacArI ne muskurAte hue kahA -- zrImAn | AlU aise Upara dikhAI nahIM dete haiN| unheM dekhane ke Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda pichale janma kI 107 lie jamIna ko thor3A-sA kuredanA hogaa| usane AlU ke eka pAdapa ko ukhAr3ate hue kahA-dekhie, AlU hI AlU haiN| adhikArI kA sira zarma se nIce jhuka gyaa| vahIM khar3e eka vyakti ne vyaMgya kiyA-mahAzaya ! hamane galata sUcanA nahIM dI hai| galatI hamArI nahIM hai, galatI to unakI hai jinhoMne Apako kRSi vibhAga kA adhikArI banA diyaa| pratikamaNa : atIta meM lauTane kA prayoga hamArA jJAna bhI phasala ke nIce ugAyA huA hai| vaha usake phala ko jAnane nahIM detaa| yadi ajJAna aura mUrchA kA pardA haTa jAe to atIta ko jAnanA AsAna ho jaae| atIta kI ghaTanAoM ko jAnanA, atIta ke likhe graMthoM ko jAnanA eka hI bAta hai| mUla bAta yaha hai-hama jisa dizA meM prasthAna kareMge, vaha dizA spaSTa ho jaaegii| hajAra varSa pahale kisI ne kAvya likhA, Aja hama usakA artha pakar3ate haiN| yaha kyA hai ? yaha indriya kA kAma to nahIM hai? yaha koI atIndriya jJAna hai hajAra varSa pahale likhe kA artha pkdd'naa| Aja kA vaijJAnika do hajAra varSa, pAMca hajAra varSa pUrva likhI gaI lipi ko pakar3ane kA prayatna kara rahA hai, usakA artha khoja rahA hai| koI vaijJAnika pazuoM kI bhASA ko par3ha rahA hai, koI cir3iyA aura kabUtara kI bhASA ko par3ha rahA hai| pratyeka vyakti meM yaha kSamatA hotI hai| jaba vyakti atIta meM lauTatA hai, taba use bahuta sAre nae tathya milate haiN| pratikramaNa atIta meM lauTane kA mahatvapUrNa prayoga hai aura isake dvArA aneka naI dizAeM udghATita ho sakatI haiN| atIta meM lauTanA sIkheM apekSA hai-hama atIta meM lauTanA sIkheM, vartamAna meM jInA sIkheM aura bhaviSya kA sapanA dekhanA siikheN| hama sauramaNDala ke vAtAvaraNa meM jI rahe haiM isalie eka kAla meM jIkara hama pUrI bAta nahIM kara skte| jina logoM ne atIta meM lauTanA sIkhA hai, unheM pUrva janma kI smRtiyAM huI haiM yA anya vizeSa kSamatAeM upalabdha huI haiN| kSamatA eka prakAra kI nahIM hotii| AcArya hemacaMdra, AcArya malayagirI aura AcArya devasUrI--tInoM ne eka sAtha sarasvatI kI ArAdhanA kI, sarasvatI siddha ho gii| sarasvatI ne prasanna hokara kahA-varadAna maaNgo| AcArya hemacandra ne kahA--mujhe rAjAoM ko pratibodha dene kI kSamatA do| unakA prayatna isa dizA meM cala par3A / AcArya malayagirI ne kahA--meM AgamoM kI TIkAeM likhuu| unhoMne apanI zakti kA niyojana usa dizA meM kiyA aura samartha TIkAkAra khlaae| AcArya malayagirI Aja bhI Agama ke samartha TIkAkAra aura vyAkhyAkAra mAne jAte haiN| durlabha haiM aise ttiikaakaar| Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 cAMdanI bhItara kI prazna hai-hama kisa dizA meM apanI zakti kA niyojana kareM, apanI kSamatA kA vikAsa kreN| mRgAputra ko kevala jAti smRti kI ghaTanAeM jAnane ke lie na par3he kintu apanI kSamatAoM ko vikasita kara sakeM, isalie pddh'e| aisA karane para hI hama Agama ke darpaNa meM apanA pratibimba dekha sakeMge, svayaM ko adhika sakSama aura saMpanna banA skeNge| Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM eka bhI kSaNa ArAma nahIM milatA ziSya AcArya kI sannidhi meM aayaa| vaMdanA kara avagraha kI yAcanA kI-bhate! kyA maiM Apake avagraha meM A jAUM ? yaha bahuta ziSTa paraMparA rahI hai-AcArya ke pAsa jAnA ho to pahale dUra se anumati leM, phira nikaTa jaaeN| ziSya anumati prApta kara AcArya ke upapAta meM phuNcaa| usane vaMdanA kara nivedana kiyA-bhaMte ! Aja maiMne bar3A Azcarya dekhaa| maiM usa Azcarya kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhatA huuN| ___ AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! tumane kyA nayA Azcarya dekhA ? isa duniyA meM aneka Azcarya mAne jAte haiM, yaha sthUla kalpanA hai| vastutaH duniyA AzcayoM kA ghara hai| itane bar3e Azcarya haiM, jinheM zabdoM meM bAMdhanA hI kaThina ho sakatA hai| tumane kaisA Azcarya dekhA hai Aja ? ziSya kA Azcarya ___gurudeva ! maiMne dekhA-eka praur3ha AdamI bAjAra meM khar3A thaa| vaha AIsakrIma kI dukAna para gayA, AIsakrIma khaaii| phira dUsarI dukAna para gayA, kucha miThAiyAM khA lii| eka dukAna para garamAgarama kacaurI bana rahI thii| usakA mana phira lalacA gyaa| vaha tIna-cAra kacauriyAM khA gyaa| thor3I dera bAda vaha phira miThAiyoM kI dukAna meM ghusa gyaa| dUsarI ora maiMne dekhA-eka caudaha varSa kA bAlaka bAjAra se gujara rahA thaa| kisI ne kahA-AIsakrIma khaao| usa bAlaka ne kahA-mujhe tyAga hai| kacaurI-pakaur3I khaao| bAlaka ne phira asvIkAra kara diyaa| usane kahA-maiM bAra-bAra nahIM khAtA / jaba bhojana karatA hUM tabhI khAtA hUM aura usa samaya bhI eka sAtha dasa-gyAraha dravyoM se adhika nahIM khaataa| yaha mujhe bar3A Azcarya lagA--pacAsa varSa kA AdamI eka ke bAda dUsarI cIjeM khAtA calA jA rahA hai aura eka caudaha varSa kA bAlaka svAdiSTa cIjoM ko asvIkAra karatA calA jA rahA hai| vyakti-vyakti meM itanA aMtara kyoM ? yadi cIna kI aitihAsika dIvAra Azcarya hai to kyA yaha mAnavIya vyavahAra Azcarya nahIM hai ? isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? eka bar3A haiM, eka choTA hai| jIbha donoM ke haiM, khAne kI bhAvanA donoM meM hai phira itanA antara kyoM ? Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 cAMdanI bhItara kI guru kA samAdhAna AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! manuSya kI do zreNiyAM haiN| kucha loga Atmastha hote haiM aura kucha dehastha hote haiN| ina do zreNiyoM meM sAre manuSya samA jAte haiN| ina donoM prakAra ke logoM ke AcAra aura vyavahAra meM, AhAra aura caryA meM antara rhegaa| isakA kAraNa hai-eka AdamI zarIra meM baiThA hai aura eka AdamI AtmA meM baiThA hai| jo zarIra meM baiThA hai, usakA AcAra-vyavahAra eka prakAra kA hogaa| jo AtmA meM baiThA hai, usakA AcAra-vyavahAra eka prakAra kA hogaa| dehasthAH mAnavAH kecita, kecidAtmasthitAH jnaaH| AcAre vyavahAre ca, bhedasteSAmato bhvet||| jahAM hama sabako eka dRSTi se dekhate haiM, vahAM samasyA aura saMkaTa paidA hote haiN| jaba do prakAra ke logoM ko do prakAra kI zreNiyoM meM bAMTa diyA jAtA hai taba koI Azcarya nahIM hotaa| rAga : virAga ___ jaba taka viSayoM meM rAga rahegA, saMyama se rAga nahIM hogaa| saMyama se rAga kA artha hai--viSayoM se virAga / viSayoM meM rAga kA artha hai--saMyama se virAga / jaba taka mRgAputra ko jAti smRti nahIM huI taba taka usakA viSayoM se rAga banA rhaa| jaise hI jAti smRti huI, usakI cetanA badala gii| jaba taka vaha zarIra meM baiThA thA, viSayoM ke prati AkarSaNa thaa| jAti smRti jJAna huA, vaha AtmA meM avasthita ho gayA, usakI sthiti badala gii| usakI viSayoM meM Asakti nahIM rahI, vaha saMyama meM anurakta ho gyaa| usane mAtA pitA ke pAsa pahuMca kara apanI bhAvanA abhivyakta kI-- visabahiM arajjato, rajjato saMjamammi y| __ammApiyara uvAgamma, imaM vynnmbbvii|| mRgAputra kI bhAvanA _ mRgAputra ne mAtA-pitA se kahA--mAta-tAta ! maiMne pAMca mahAvratoM ko sunA hai, meM muni dharma ko jAnatA huuN| maiM saMsAra samudra se virakta ho gayA huuN| maiM pravrajita hokara muni bnuuNgaa| Apa mujhe anujJA deN| suyANi me paMca mahavvayANi, naraesu dukkhaM va tirikkha jonnisu| niNNivaNNakAmo mi mahaNNavAo aNujANaha pabvaissAmi ammo|| mAtA-pitA yaha sunakara avAk raha ge| unhoMne socA--yaha kyA ho gayA ? Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM eka bhI kSaNa ArAma nahIM milatA 111 itane dina kabhI yaha svara nahIM sunA / Aja acAnaka aise kaise bola rahA hai ? ve kucha bola hI nahIM paae| aisA lagA-AzAoM para tuSArApAta ho gayA hai| pUre vAtAvaraNa meM sannATA sA chA gyaa| mRgAputra bolA--Apako yaha bAta sunakara Azcarya ho rahA hogaa| maiM saMyama kyoM lenA cAhatA huuN| Apa dekheM--hama zarIra meM DUbe hue haiM, yaha sabase bar3I avidhA hai| jo yaha jAna letA hai-maiM zarIra meM nahIM hUM, caitanyamaya AtmA hUM use sArI vidhAeM upalabdha ho jAtI haiN| jisa kSaNa yaha anubhUti hotI hai--maiM zarIra nahIM hUM usa avidyAvAna vidyAvAna bana jAtA hai| eka kSaNa meM anapar3ha AdamI vidvAn bana jAtA hai ! na bahuta lambe samaya taka par3hane kI jarUrata hai, na kucha aura karane kI AvayakatA hai| maiM zarIra hUM, yaha anubhUti isa rUpa meM badala jAe-maiM zarIra nahIM huuN| mRgAputra zarIra se haTakara AtmA kI anubhUti meM utara cukA thaa| usakA sArA dRSTikoNa badala gayA ! apane vairAgya ke kAraNoM ko prastuta karate hue mRgAputra ne kahA-- 1. yaha zarIra anitya hai| 2. yaha zarIra azuci hai| 3. yaha zarIra azuci se utpanna huA hai| 4. yaha zarIra duHkha aura klezoM kA bhAjana hai| isakA utpatti sthAna bhI azucimaya hai| 5. yaha zarIra azAzvata hai| eka dina isa zarIra ko chor3akara cale jAnA hai| 6. yaha manuSya jIvana asAra hai| yaha vyAdhi aura rogoM kA ghara hai, janma aura maraNa se grasta hai| 7. yaha saMsAra duHkha bahula hai| janma duHkha hai, maraNa duHkha hai, roga aura bur3hApA duHkha hai| isa saMsAra meM duHkha hI duHkha hai, jisameM jIva kleza pA rahe haiN| 8. manuSya bhUmi, ghara, putrI, strI, bAMdhava aura dhana--ina saba ko chor3a kara avaza hokara calA jAtA hai| jisa saMsAra kI yaha sthiti hai, usameM mujhe eka kSaNa bhI AnaMda nahIM mila rahA hai isalie maiM muni bananA cAhatA hUM, virAga ke patha para bar3hanA cAhatA huuN| Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 cAMdanI bhItara kI ima zarIra aNiccaM, asuI asuisaMbhavaM / asAsayA vA samiNaM, dukkhaM kesANa bhaaynnN|| mANusatte Arasmi, vAhI rogANa aale| jarA maraNa patthammi khaNaM pi na rmaamhN|| jamma dukkhaM jarA dukkhaM rogAya mrnnaanniy| aho dukkho hu saMsAre jattha kIsati jNtvo| khettaM vatthu hiraNNaM ca, putadAraM ca bNdhvaa| ca3 cANa imaM deha, gaMtavvamavasassa me|| zarIra kI nazvaratA mRgAputra ne apanI bAta ko phira doharAyA-mujhe isa azAzvata sthAna meM koI rati nahIM mila rahI hai, AnaMda aura sukha nahIM mila rahA hai| mRgAputra ne eka sacAI kA udghATana kara diyaa| yaha zarIra kSaNabhaMgura hai| pAnI ke bubude kI taraha hai| kisI bhI kSaNa vilIna ho sakatA hai| yaha eka dina naSTa hogaa| do varSa bAda, pAMca varSa bAda yA dasa varSa bAda kabhI bhI yaha zarIra chUTa sakatA hai| isakA koI bharosA nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| eka yuvaka ne kahA--merA bhAI bIsa varSa kA thaa| eka dina rAta ko do baje uThA / vaha eka gilAsa pAnI pIkara punaH so gayA aura soyA to aisA soyA ki phira kabhI uThA nhiiN| pAnI piyA taba taka jIvita thaa| sokara uThane ke samaya mRta thaa| jahAM zarIra kI yaha sthiti hai vahAM kaise bharosA kiyA jA sakatA hai? aisI ghaTanAeM pratidina ghaTita ho rahI haiM-amuka vyakti kA tIsa varSa kI avasthA meM hArTa phaila ho gayA aura dekhate hI dekhate isa saMsAra se calA gyaa| zarIra kI nazvaratA kA jIvanta sAkSya haiM ye ghttnaaeN| zarIra se sAra nikAleM __jaba taka avidyA meM vyakti rahatA hai taba taka vaha socatA hai--mujhe zarIra meM rati mile, mujhe zarIra se sukha mile, zarIra ko sukha-suvidhA milatI rhe| jaba taka asuvidhA kA pardA hai taba taka vaha zarIra se pare kI bAta soca hI nahIM sktaa| jaba avidyA kA pardA haTatA hai, vyakti kI cintana dhArA badala jAtI hai- maiM zarIra nahIM hUM caitanyamaya AtmA huuN| maiMne AtmA ko jAna liyA hai, aba isa zarIra meM koI rati nahIM hai| jaba zarIra meM rati nahIM hai to viSayoM meM bhI rati nahIM hai| isa zarIra meM sAra nahIM hai, isa zarIra se sAra ko nikAlA jA sakatA hai| mujhe isa zarIra meM nahIM rahanA hai, isa zarIra kA sAra nikAlanA hai| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM eka bhI kSaNa ArAma nahIM milatA zarIra ke tIna stara hamArA yaha sthUla zarIra hai audArika zarIra / usake bhItara hai eka sUkSma zarIra - taijasa zarIra / usake bhItara eka aura hai sUkSmatara zarIra- kArmaNa zarIra / taijasa zarIra vidyut kA zarIra hai| zarIra ke bhItara vidyamAna vidyut ko pakar3a liyA gayA hai| Aja zarIrazAstrI batalAte haiM-hamAre zarIra ke bhItara bIsa vaoNTa bijalI hai aura usa bijalI se eka choTI-moTI phaikTrI calAI jA sakatI hai| eka hai karma zarIra / hamane jo socA hai, dekhA hai, jAnA hai, bAhara se jitanA liyA hai, una sabakA bhaNDAra bharA hai karma zarIra meM / karma zarIra ke eka eka paramANu ko yadi pRthvI para bichAeM to pUrA lADanUM zahara hI nahIM, rAjasthAna bhI choTA par3a jaae| hindustAna hI nahIM, pUrA vizva bhI bhara jAegA karma ke paramANuoM se| Aja kI duniyA jaisI asaMkhya duniyA bhI bhara jaaeNgii| itane paramANu bhare haiM kArmaNa zarIra meM / anaMtAnaMta paramANu haiM isa zarIra meN| vaijJAnika kahate haiM - isa zarIra meM sATha kharaba kozikAeM haiN| yaha bahuta sthUla bAta hai / sATha kharaba aura chaha sau kharaba hI nahIM, anaMta anaMta haiM karma zarIra ke paramANu / itane paramANu haiM ki sAre loka meM bhara jAeM to bhI aMta na aae| lokAkAza ke pradeza haiM asaMkhya aura karma paramANu hai anaMtAnaMta / audArika zarIra, taijasa zarIra, kArmaNa zarIra- ina tIna dIvAroM ko lAMghakara Age jAeM, cetanA kA sparza hogaa| AtmA ke bhItara paramAtmA hai / vaha bhI sIdhA prApta nahIM hogaa| pahale guNa aura paryAya AegA, mUla AtmA to usase Age hai| dravya AtmA : nayA artha tatvArtha bhASya meM eka prasaMga hai- dravya jIva kyA hai? kahA gayA--guNa paryAya rahita jo mUla dravya hai, usakA nAma hai dravya jIva / yaha dravya jIva kA eka nayA artha hai / dravya jIva kA eka artha yaha bhI kiyA jAtA hai--pahale jIva thA, vaha jIva zarIra se mukta ho gayA yA jo jIva paidA hone vAlA hai, usameM bhI dravya jIva kA AropaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| kintu dravya jIva mUla zuddha dravya AtmA hai, yaha eka naI avadhAraNA hai| AtmAeM ATha haiN| eka dravya AtmA hai, zeSa sArI bhAva AtmAeM haiN| pahale hamArA samparka bhAva AtmA se hogA, hama sIdhe mUla taka nahIM pahuMca paaeNge| vaha rAjA bhItara baiThA hai| usa taka pahuMcane ke lie na jAne kitanI ghATiyAM pAra karanI pdd'eNgii| jo unheM pAra karatA hai, vaha mUla AtmA ko pA letA hai| yaha eka sundara paribhASA hai- dravya AtmA-guNa paryAya rahita AtmA / dhAraNA badala gaI mRgAputra ne kahA - tAta ! mAta ! maiM ina sAre zarIroM ko pAra kara AtmA meM calA 113 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 cAMdanI bhItara kI gyaa| aba merI sArI dhAraNA badala gaI hai| mujhe na rAjya acchA lagatA hai, na ApakA mahala acchA laga rahA hai, na yaha aMtaHpura acchA laga rahA hai| mere mana meM eka tar3apha aura pyAsa jAga gaI hai-maiM atizIghra apanI sthiti ko prApta karUM, ina sabako chor3a kara akelA ho jaauuN| mAtA-pitA na kucha kahane kI sthiti meM the aura na kucha sunane kI sthiti meM the| mAtA-pitA soca rahe the--yaha aisI bAteM kaise kara rahA hai? mRgAputra kI bAta mAtA-pitA nahIM samajha pA rahe the aura mAtA-pitA kI bAta ko mRgAputra nahIM samajha pA rahA thaa| donoM kI samajha aura sthiti meM antara A gyaa| mRgAputra ne kahA--Apa cAhe mAne yA na mAneM, merI bAta suneM yA na suneN| ApakA mujha para koI asara hone vAlA nahIM hai| maiM isa bAta para aTala huuN| merI yaha nizcita mAnyatA hai| isa asAra saMsAra meM, kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra meM yaha zarIra jarA aura maraNa-donoM se grasta hai| bur3hApA aura mauta-ye do rAhu mere sAmane khar3e haiM grasane ke lie| isa zarIra meM merI koI ruci nahIM raha gaI hai, ArkaSaNa nahIM raha gayA hai| merI karabaddha prArthanA hai-Apa mujhe isa baMdhana se mukta hone kI anujJA deM, akelA hone kI AjJA deN| maiM hiraNa kI taraha akelA honA cAhatA huuN| baoNDI imeja jaba zarIra ke prati eka naI kalpanA bana jAtI hai, sthitiyAM badala jAtI haiN| samAjazAstriyoM aura manovaijJAnikoM ne eka siddhAnta kI parikalpanA kI usakA nAma hai "baoNDI imej"| vyaktitva kI vyAkhyA kA yaha mahattvapUrNa siddhAnta hai| pratyeka vyakti zarIra ke sAtha eka avadhAraNA lie calatA hai| mRgAputra kI zarIra ke prati aba taka yaha dhAraNA thI-zarIra ko khUba sajAnA hai, atyanta sApha aura svaccha rakhanA hai, use hara prakAra se sukha-suvidhA denA hai| vyakti isI dhAraNA ke anurUpa subaha uThate hI sabase pahale snAna karatA hai, zarIra kI sAja-sajjA karatA hai, darpaNa meM apane zarIra kA pratibimba dekhatA hai, apane saundarya ko nirakhatA hai, parakhatA hai| kapar3e aura gahane dhAraNa karatA hai| yaha sArA zarIra ke saundarya aura sAja-sajjA ke lie hotA hai| isake pIche zarIra ke prati hamArI eka prakAra kI dhAraNA kAma kara rahI hai| mRgAputra kI yaha dhAraNA badala gii| usake mana meM eka naI avadhAraNA prasphuTita huI--zarIra se kAma lenA hai, zarIra eka naukA hai, isakA upayoga sAgara ko pAra karane ke lie hai| nadI ko pAra karane ke lie eka naukA kA upayoga karanA hai| jaise hI nadI ko pAra kara taTa taka pahuMca jAeMge, isa naukA ko chor3a deNge| hama baoNDI imeja ke siddhAMta kI vyAkhyA Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahAM eka mI kSaNa ArAma nahIM milatA 115 kareM to usameM ye donoM dhAraNAeM prastuta hoNgii| jisa dhAraNA meM zarIra kevala sAdhana mAtra hai, usameM zarIra ke prati Asakti saghana nahIM hotii| kevala zarIra kI sAra-saMbhAla hotI hai para Asakti nahIM hotii| eka dhAraNA vaha hai, jisameM zarIra se lAbha to nahIM uThAyA jAtA kintu usameM bharapUra Asakti hotI hai| eka hai lAbha uThAne vAlA, use naukA mAnane vAlA aura dUsarA hai use Dubone vAlA, jisameM vaha bhI DUba jAtA hai| itanA DUba jAtA hai ki vaha usI meM phaMsa jAtA hai, kucha bhI lAbha nahIM uThA sktaa| usake sAmane kabhI nadI kA dUsarA taTa AtA hI nahIM hai, vaha nadI ke bIca meM hI raha jAtA hai| ____ yaha eka mahattvapUrNa tattva hai-baoNDI imeja yA baoNDI kansepTa / hamArA zarIra ke prati kyA kansepTa hai ? baoNDI imeja kyA hai ? mRgAputra kI zarIra ke prati dhAraNA badala gii| dhAraNA badalatI hai, vyakti badala jAtA hai, usakA AcAra aura vyavahAra badala jAtA hai| sammAna kA adhikArI kauna ? sultAna mahamUda gajanabI zekha abdula hasana phuravAna ke pAsa aayaa| zekha phuravAna prasiddha saMta thaa| prAcIna paraMparA rahI hai--zAsaka yA samrAT phakIroM sanyAsiyoM ke pAsa jAyA karate the, unakA ArzIvAda lete the| mahamUda gajanavI zekha phuravAna ke pAsa gayA, use namaskAra kiyaa| jarUrata thI sulatAna ko| sulatAna ne saMta ko praNAma karate hue azarphiyoM kI thailI bheMTa kii| saMta phuravAna muskuraayaa| usane thaile se eka roTI kA Tukar3A nikAlA aura sulatAna ko diyaa| sulatAna usa sUkhe aura kaThora roTI ke Tukar3e ko dekhakara avAk raha gyaa| vaha becArA samrAT ! amIrI meM palA-pusA isa sUkhe roTI ke Tukar3e ko kaise khA sakatA thA ? para karatA bhI kyA ? khAne ke sivAya koI vikalpa nahIM thaa| samrAT roTI ke Tukar3e ko muMha ke pAsa le gayA, use dAMtoM para rkhaa| na vaha roTI ko tor3a hI pA rahA thA aura na khA pA rahA thaa| saMta phuravAna ne kahA--sulatAna ! rahane do| yaha roTI tumhAre kAma kI nahIM hai aura tumane jo thailI yahAM rakhI hai, vaha mere kAma kI nahIM hai| sulatAna ko apanI bhUla kA ehasAsa huaa| maiMne saMta ko azarphiyoM kI thailI bheMTa kara bhUla kI hai| kucha kSaNa biite| sulatAna jAne lgaa| phakIra apane Asana se utthaa| sulatAna yaha dekha vismita raha gayA-maiM AyA taba zekha akar3a kara baiThA thA aura aba jA rahA hUM to sammAna kara rahA hai| sulatAna se rahA nahIM gayA, usane pUchA--dIdArapravara ! yaha Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 cAMdanI bhItara kI kyA ? maiM AyA taba Apa baiThe rahe aura meM jA rahA hUM taba sammAna meM khar3e ho gae / aisA kyoM ? zekha phuravAna ne kahA- pahale tuma sammAna ke adhikArI nahIM the aura aba sammAna ke adhikArI bana gae ho ? saMtavara ! isakA rahasya kyA hai ? pahale maiM sammAna kA adhikArI kyo nahIM thA aura aba kaise hUM ? sulatAna ! jaba tuma Ae taba tumhAre sira para ina azarphiyoM kA ahaMkAra savAra thaa| maiM kisI ahaMkArI ko sammAna nahIM detaa| aba jaba tuma jA rahe ho taba ahaMkAra kA bhUta tumhAre sira se nIce utara gayA hai| tuma vinamra bana gae ho / vinamratA ko sammAna denA eka phakIra kA kartavya hai isalie maiM tumheM sammAna de rahA huuN| do prakAra kI dhAraNAeM, kalpanAeM, manovRttiyAM yA do prakAra kI duniyA hai / eka prakAra kI duniyA kA cintana aura kalpanA alaga hotI hai dUsarI prakAra kI duniyA kI kalpanA aura cintana anyathA prakAra kA hotA hai, isalie jaba dasa-paMdraha varSa kA bAlaka dIkSA letA hai, taba loga Azcarya karateM haiN| dIkSA lete haiM eka yA do vyakti aura Azcarya hotA hai saba logoM ko / ve kahate haiM-dekho ! becArA dIkSA le rahA hai| isane kyA sukha bhogA ? duniyA meM Akara kyA dekhA ? sabako chor3akara jA rahA hai ! isake mana meM kaise jAga uThA vairAgya ? aise na jAne kitane prakAra ke bola logoM ke mukha se nikalate haiN| logoM kI ye bAteM svAbhAvika haiN| jisa duniyA meM jI rahe haiM, jisa manovRtti meM jI rahe haiM, usameM Azcarya honA svAbhAvika hai| unakI sArI dhAraNA baoNDI imeja se jur3I huI hai| unakI sArI kalpanA zarIra kendrita hai isalie usase pare kI bAta sAmane AtI hai to unheM Azcarya hotA hai / mRgAputra ko Azcarya ho rahA thA--mAtA-pitA vRddha hone ko Ae haiN| unheM merI bAta samajha meM kyoM nahIM A rahI hai? ve yaha kyoM nahIM socate--merA priya putra eka acche mArga para jA rahA hai ? usako sahArA denA caahie| unheM yaha kahanA cAhie- tuma dIkSA le rahe ho, hama bhI tumhAre sAtha calate haiN| ve mujhe rokanA kyoM cAha rahe haiM ? mAtA-pitA ko mRgAputra ke AcAra-vyavahAra para Azcarya ho rahA thA aura mRgAputra ko mAtA-pitA ke AcAra-vyavahAra pr| ye donoM prakAra ke Azcarya hamArI duniyA meM calate haiN| apanA-apanA cintana san 1687 kI ghaTanA hai| eka mAM apane putra kI zikAyata lekara mere pAsa aaii| usane kahA--mahArAja ! yaha bahuta AgrahI hai, yaha kahatA hai- yaha nahIM khAUMgA, Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 vaha nahIM khaauuNgaa| hama saba khAte haiM aura yaha nahIM khaataa| isase hameM duHkha hotA hai| Apa ise smjhaaeN| hama to acchI cIjeM khAte haiM aura yaha sabakA tyAga kara detA hai| maiMne kahA- kyA meM khAne ke lie samajhAUM ? tyAga aura saMyama to acchI bAta mere pAsa baMgAla ke saMbhrAMta nAgarika dattA sAhaba baiThe the| ve niHspRha sAdhaka haiN| unhoMne kahA--tuma isake cintana meM hatakSepa kyoM karatI ho ? isakA apanA cintana hai, tumhArA apanA cintana hai| tuma apane DhaMga se jIo aura yaha apane DhaMga se jiie| yadi tumheM isakI itanI hI jyAdA cintA hai to tuma bhI ye cIjeM khAnA chor3a do| zAzvata svara mAtA-pitA mRgAputra ko yaha samajhAnA cAhate the-tuma sAdhu mata bano kintu unake mana meM yaha bhAvanA nahIM jAgI-tuma sAdhu bana rahe ho to hama bhI sAdhu bneNge| aise kAma meM sAtha denA koI nahIM caahtaa| jaba taka dhAraNA nahIM badalatI, vyakti kA dRSTikoNa nahIM bdltaa| jaba taka vyakti zarIra meM baiThA huA hai taba taka vaha AtmA meM rahane vAle kA sAtha denA bhI nahIM cAhatA aura de bhI nahIM sktaa| zarIra kI sImAoM ko samajhanA hogaa| jaba taka hama zarIra aura cetanA ke vibhinna staroM ko nahIM jAneMge taba taka sabakI vyAkhyA nahIM kara skeNge| Aja manovijJAna bhI bahuta sArI samasyAoM kI vyAkhyA nahIM kara sktaa| vaha isalie nahIM kara sakatA ki usakI sImA cetanA ke kucha staroM taka jAtI hai| vaha AtmA ke stara para abhI nahIM pahuMcA hai| jaba taka hama AtmA ke stara para nahIM cale jAte taba taka sAre praznoM kA vivecana aura samAdhAna nahIM kara skte| sAre praznoM kA uttara pAne ke lie deha kI sImA ko pAra kara AtmA kI sImA meM praveza karanA hotA hai| eka AdamI ke mana meM narama, garama aura mulAyama padArtha khAne kI lAlasA hotI hai aura eka AdamI saba kucha chor3a kara anazana le letA hai| yaha Azcarya hI hai| aisA kyoM hotA hai ? yaha deha kI sImA se pare kA svara hai| jaba vyakti deha kI sImA ko pAra kara jAtA hai, AtmA kI sImA meM praveza kara jAtA hai taba sArA cintana kA prakAra, khAna-pAna aura vyavahAra kA prakAra badala jAtA hai| aisA hI parivartana mRgAputra meM ghaTita huaa| parivartana ke kSaNoM meM nikalA vaha svara zAzvata svara bana gayA--mujhe isa saMsAra meM kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI AnaMda nahIM milatA, maiM vahAM jAnA cAhatA hUM, jahA~ AnaMda hI AnaMda hai| kevala mRgAputra kI hI nahIM, AtmA kI jhalaka pAne vAle pratyeka vyakti kI bhASA yahI hogii| isa bhASA meM zAzvata sukha ke anveSaNa aura upalabdhi kI ghoSaNA hai, jisakA anubhava deha kI sImA se pare jAne vAlA koI bhI vyakti kara sakatA hai| Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moma ke dAMta aura lohe ke cane mRgAputra kA prastAva mRgAputra ne kahA-maiM muni bnuuNgaa| isa prastAva para mAtA-pitA ne cintana kiyaa| unhoMne socA-manAhI nahIM karanA hai, niSedha nahIM karanA hai| niSedha kiyA jAegA to vicAra aura pakkA bana jaaegaa| hama niSedha na kareM, koI manovaijJAnika tarIkA apnaaeN| uttarAdhyayana kA manovaijJAnika dRSTi se adhyayana karanA bahuta jarUrI hai| isa dRSTi se mRgAputra adhyayana bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| mAtA-pitA ne aise dRSTikoNa apanAe, mAnasika dRSTi se usake sAmane kucha prazna rkhe| yadi koI kaccA hotA to muni banane kI bAta vahIM chor3a detA, Age bar3hatA hI nahIM kintu mRgAputra dhIra thA, viziSTa jJAnI thA isalie vaha avicala banA rhaa| yadi kisI vyakti ko lakSya se vicalita karanA hai to usake do manovaijJAnika tarIke haiM-bhaya dikhAnA aura hIna bhAvanA kA nirmANa krnaa| jo dhIra hotA hai, vaha inase prakapita nahIM hotaa| lakSyaM vicalituM kartuM bhayaM darzayate jnH| hInabhAvaM ca nirmAti, tatra dhIro na kmpte| bhaya aura hIna bhAvanA lakSya se vicalita karane ke do tarIke batalAe gaye haiM-yA to bhaya dikhAo yA hIna bhAvanA paidA kro| usake durbala pakSoM ko sAmane rkho| hara vyakti meM durbala pakSa hotA hai| durbalatA kI itanI vibhISikA paidA kara do ki vaha vicalita ho jaae| lakSya se vicalita karane ke ye do tarIke haiM aura ye tarIke samaya-samaya para kAma meM lie jAte rahe haiN| jaba bhI koI prasaMga AtA hai bar3A kAma karane kA, taba AdamI sabase pahale bhaya dikhAtA hai--dekho ! tuma cale to ho kintu Age kyA-kyA hogA ? kyA tumheM patA hai, sAmane kyA sthitiyAM AegI ? isa prakAra eka bhaya kA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kiyA jAe, jisase vyakti Dara jAe aura vahIM usake paira thama jaaeN| yA phira hIna bhAvanA paidA kara dI jAe-tuma kAma to itanA bar3A karane jA rahe ho aura tumhArI Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poma ke dAMta aura lohe ke cane 11 zakti kyA hai ? apanI zakti ko tolo| binA zakti ko tole bar3A kAma karane jA rahe ho| hInatA kI bhAvanA aura anubhUti paidA kara do, vaha vahIM thama jAegA, Age nahIM bddh'egaa| ye do aise tarIke haiM, jisameM kahIM niSedha nahIM karanA pdd'taa| yaha aniSedha hokara bhI apane Apa niSedha kA kAma kara detA hai| jisa kArya ke lie sIdhA niSedha kiyA jAtA hai, vyakti usa kArya ko karane ke lie kaTibaddha bana jAtA hai| niSedha kA pariNAma __phrAyaDa apanI patnI ke sAtha ghUma rahe the| sAtha meM lar3akA bhI thaa| bagIce meM ghUmate-ghUmate kAphI dera ho gii| thor3I dera bAda patnI ne mur3akara dekhA to lar3akA dikhAI nahIM diyA / patnI ghabar3A gii| usane phrAiDa se kahA--tuma jaldI kro| lar3akA kahAM gayA hai, khojo| phrAyaDa ne kahA--ghabarA kyoM rahI ho ? koI khAsa bAta nahIM hai| 'nahIM, dekho ! itanI bhIr3a hai, kahIM guma ho jAegA / kahIM anyatra calA gayA to patA hI nahIM clegaa| phrAyaDa ne zAnta bhAva se kahA-cintA kI koI bAta nahIM hai| maiM bahuta cintita huuN| kyA tumane use kahIM jAne kI manAhI kI thI ? hAM, manAhI to kI thii| kahAM jAne ke lie? vaha tAlAba ke pAsa jAnA cAhatA thaa| maiMne usase kahA-tuma tAlAba ke pAsa mata jaanaa| phrAyaDa ne kahA- lar3akA vahIM milegaa| donoM usI mArga para cala par3e, tAlAba ke pAsa pahuMce, lar3akA vahIM khar3A thaa| patnI vismaya bhare svara meM bolI-kyA Apako koI jJAna ho gayA ? Apako kaise patA calA ki lar3akA vahIM milegA ? phrAyaDa bolA-tuma jAnatI nahIM ho--yaha manovijJAna kA niyama hai / jisa kAma ke lie bacce ko manAhI karo, baccA vaha kAma jarUra kregaa| tumane manAhI kI thI tAlAba ke pAsa mata jAnA aura maiMne jAna liyA, baccA jarUra vahIM gayA hai| manovijJAna kA niyama phrAyaDa ne manovijJAna kA eka sAmAnya niyama banA diyA aura vaha niyama baccoM ke lie hI nahIM, bar3oM ke lie bhI lAgU hotA hai-jisa kArya kA niSedha kiyA jAegA, Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI usake prati AkarSaNa adhika paidA hogaa| jaina rAmAyaNa ke prasaMga meM eka kahAnI kahI jAtI hai| eka seThAnI ko jisa kAma ke lie manAhI karate vaha usa kAma ko jarUra karatI / seTha ne kahA- Aja sAvaNa kI tIja hai| Aja melA lagegA, tumheM vahAM nahIM jAnA hai| usane kahA- maiM jarUra jaauuNgii| ThIka hai / jAo to akele mata jAnA, baccoM ko sAtha lete jAnA / nahIM ! akelI hI jaauuNgii| kyA maiM nikammI hUM, jo baccoM ko pIche-pIche le jAtI rahUM ? koI bAta nhiiN| para jAo to acche kapar3e aura gahane pahana kara jaanaa| nahIM to acchA nahIM lgegaa| loga kaheMge- dekho itane bar3e seTha kI patnI hai aura sIdhe-sAde phaTe-purAne kapar3oM meM AI hai| maiM acche vastra nahIM phnuuNgii| vahAM jAo to nadI ke pAsa meM to mata jAnA / nadI ke pAsa meM hI nahIM, bhItara jaauuNgii| seTha ko jo karanA thA, vaha kara liyaa| seThAnI phaTe-purAne kapar3e pahanakara mele meM gaI, nadI ke madhya calI gii| aisI gaI ki phira vApasa AI hI nahIM / 120 yaha eka mAnavIya durbalatA hai| mAnavIya prakRti hI aisI hai ki niSedha bhI eka abhipreraka tattva bana jAtA hai, preraNA bana jAtA hai / manovijJAna kA eka vidyA ke rUpa meM ina zatAbdiyoM meM vikAsa huA hai kintu manovaijJAnika tathya nae vikasita nahIM hue haiN| na jAne kaba se zAzvata kAla se manuSya meM ye vRttiyAM rahI haiN| jaisA Aja ho rahA hai, vaisA atIta meM bhI hotA rahA hai| cAhe vyAkhyA karanA koI jAne yA na jAne / bhaya kA citra mRgAputra ke mAtA-pitA ne manovaijJAnika tarIke se kAma liyA / pitA bolA- putra ! tuma muni bananA cAhate ho para dekho tuma kauna ho ? tuma bahuta sukumAra ho aura zrAmaNya kA AcaraNa karanA kitanA kaThina hai / tuma yaha asaMbhava bAta mata kro| tuma sAdhu bhale bano, hameM kyA Apatti hai| tumhArI icchA hai to hama kyoM rokeM para pahale vastu sthiti kA aMkana to kro| kyA tumheM patA hai, yaha sAdhutva kyA hai ? kisane tumhAre kAna meM phUMka mAra dI ? tuma sAdhu banane kI bAta kara rahe ho para isa bAta ko soco -- sAdhupana kitanA kaThora hotA hai| vaha moma ke dAMta se lohe ke cane cabAne jaisA hai| kyA moma ke dAMta se lohe ke cane cabAe jA sakate haiM ? Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moma ke dAMta aura lohe ke cane 121 ahivegantadiTThIe, caritce puttduccre| javA lohamayA ceva, cAveyavvA sudukkrN|| mAtA-pitA ke bhaya kA eka citra banA diyaa| binA tUlikA aura binA raMga ke itanA bhISaNa citra banAyA, yadi koI kamajora hotA to use dekhakara kAMpa utthtaa| ahaM kA uddIpana pitA ne kahA-putra ! tuma rAjakumAra ho, tumheM janatA para zAsana karanA hai| tumhAre para svAmitva kA bhAra hai| tumhArA hAtha dAtA jaisA rahegA kintu yAcaka jaisA nahIM hogaa| kauna dAtA hai aura kauna yAcaka hai, yaha kahane aura pUchane kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| hAtha kI mudrA apane Apa sUcita kara detI hai| tuma dAtA ho para sAdhu banane para tumheM bhikSA mAMganI pdd'egii| yaha kApotI vRtti tumheM svIkAra karanI pdd'egii| ghara-ghara bhikSA ke lie jAnA pdd'egaa| kyA tumhAre jaise rAjakumAra ke lie yaha ucita hai ? mAtA-pitA ne usake ahaM ko pkdd'aa| ahaM bahuta jaTila vRtti hai| hiMsA, abrahmacarya, vorI aura parigraha kI vRttiyAM jaTila haiM kintu aMhakAra kI vRtti inase kama jaTila nahIM hai| patA nahIM, isakA mahAvrata kyoM nahIM banA ? eka mahAvrata hai vinamratA kA, ahaMkAra vilaya kA / bahuta sArI bAteM chUTa jAtI haiM para ahaMkAra kI granthi kA bhedana nahIM hotA / zAyada sabase jyAdA sAdhutA meM koI kaThina bAta hai to vaha hai ahaMkAra kI vRtti kA vily| bar3e-bar3e tyAgI tapasvI brahmacArI aura aparigrahI ho jAte haiM phira bhI ahaMkAra kA nAga samaya-samaya para phuphakArane laga jAtA hai| saMpradAyoM meM jo bahuta sAre alagAva Ae haiM, jo pada lolupatA kI samasyA bar3hI hai, usake pIche ahaMkAra hI mukhya kAraNa hai| vinamra honA aura ahaMkAra kA visarjana karanA zAyada kaTinatama kAma hai| mAtA pitA ne mRgAputra ke ahaMkAra ko ubhArA-tuma kauna ho putra ? tuma rAjakumAra ho| kitanA vaibhava hai tumhAre pAsa ! kyA tuma bhIkha mAMgate phiroge ? mRgAputra kA uttara mRgAputra ne ina bAtoM ko gaMbhIratA se sunA / mAtA-pitA ne socA- aMgulI ghAva para TikI hai, kumAra apanA mana badala legaa| kintu kumAra kA mana vicalita nahIM huaa| mRgAputra bolA-tAta ! mujhe koI kaThinAI nahIM hai| maiMne satya kA sAkSAtkAra kara liyA hai| kisakA sAkSAtkAra ? Apako usakA patA nahIM hai| Apa bhI bhUla gae hoMge, kAphI lambA samaya bIca meM nikala gayA hai| Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI kauna-sA sAkSAtkAra kara liyA hai tumane ? maiMne sacAI kA, apane astitva kA sAkSAtkAra kara liyA hai| kyA itanA sarala hai satya kA sAkSAtkAra ? Apa kaisI bAta kara rahe haiM? Apa sirpha mujhe dekha rahe haiM, rAjya ko dekha rahe haiM, kintu maiM sAre cakra ko dekha rahA huuN| kauna sA cakra ? Apako patA hai ki maiM pahale janma meM kyA thA ? usase pahale kyA thA ? aura usase pahale kyA thA ? pUrva janma kI smRti kA pariNAma jaba vyakti apane pUrva janmoM kA sAkSAtkAra karatA hai, usa samaya sArI manodazA badala jAtI hai| vaha vyakti soca hI nahIM sakatA, jisane apane pUrva janma kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM kiyA hai| jaba usake sAmane sacAiyAM AtI haiM taba kyA hotA hai, kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| ina varSoM meM kucha vyaktiyoM ke pUrva-janma ke sAkSAtkAra kI bAteM sunii| vyakti unheM sunakara avAk raha jaae| kisa prakAra vyakti apane jIvana ke cakra meM kyA kyA karatA rahatA hai, kahAM nahIM jA sakatA, socA nahIM jA sakatA ! aisI ghaTanAeM sAmane AI haiM, jina para vizvAsa bhI na kiyA jA sake aura avizvAsa karanA bhI ThIka nahIM haiN| vastutaH jaba jIvana kA cakra calatA hai aura sAkSAtkAra hotA hai, taba jo sthitiyAM banatI haiM, vyakti kI duniyA hI badala jAtI haiN| ___ mAtA-pitA dUsarI duniyA kI bAta kara rahe haiM, ve eka duniyA kI bAta kara rahe haiM aura mRgAputra ke sAmane na jAne kitanI duniyA ke citra sAkSAt A jA rahe haiN| nIrasa hai sAdhupana mRgAputra bolA--mAta ! tAta ! Apako bar3A kaSTa ho rahA hai mere kaarnn| Apa mujhe samajhAne kA prayatna kara rahe haiM para merI akSamatA yaha hai ki Apa cAhe jitanA zrama kareM, vaha saphala nahIM hogaa| aba maiM isa rAjya kI bhUmikA meM nahIM huuN| maiM dUsarI bhUmikA meM calA gayA huuN| mere lie na to bhikSA mAMganA kaThina hai, na kucha aura karanA kaThina hai| ahaMkAra kA sArA valaya TUTa cukA hai| yaha kavaca aura sAMpa kI keMculI mere lie koI kAma kI nahIM rahI hai| isakA upayoga cAhe jaisA koI dUsarA kre| ___mAtA-pitA samajha nahIM pAe / eka dina meM hI yaha kyA ho gayA ? eka dina meM hI itanA badalAva kaise A gayA ? kala taka koI bAta hI nahIM thI, Aja saba kucha badala gayA, huA kyA ? mAtA pitA bole--tuma bhikSA bhI mAMga loge ! ahaMkAra tumane Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 moma ke dAMta aura lohe ke cane chor3a diyA hai para jarA yaha bhI soco AdamI ko vahI kAma karanA cAhie, jisameM koI na koI rasa ho / bAlU ko koI khAe to kaisA svAda AtA hai, usameM koI svAda nahIM hotA / eka kaNa bhI kavala ke sAtha A jAe to use thUkanA par3atA hai| kitanA niHsvAda hai / sAdhupana bhI aisA hI nIrasa hai| isa jIvana meM kitanA rasa hai ! kitanA sarasa hai yaha jIvana ! isameM rasa hI rasa hai / paramAtmA kyA hai ? jo rasa hai, vahI paramAtmA hai / yaha nIrasa jIvana acchA nahIM lgtaa| sAdhupana bAlU kI taraha bilkula nIrasa hai / nirAzAvAda pazcimI loga bhAratIya darzana para yaha Aropa lagAte haiM--bhAratIya darzana nirAzAvAda yA nIrasavAda hai| kahIM sarasatA hai hI nahIM / jIvana ko sukhAo, jIvana ko nIrasa bnaao| korA palAyanavAda hai| yaha Aropa unhoMne hI nahIM, mRgAputra ke mAtA pitA ne bhI lagAyA--- [--beTA ! yaha zrAmaNya bAlU khAne kI taraha nIrasa hai / isa nIrasa mArga ko cunakara tuma kyA karoge ? mAtA-pitA ne aneka tarka prastuta kie dekho ! tuma apane ko taulo| tumhArI zakti kitanI hai ! tuma isameM saphala kaise banoge ? hameM koI kaThinAI nahIM hai| tuma bhale hI sAdhu bano, hama manAhIM nahIM kreNge| para aisA na ho jAe tuma kala phira vicalita ho jaao| muni banane vAle vyakti ke sAmane Aja bhI yaha tarka AtA hai--sAdhu bana rahe ho, hameM koI kaThinAI nahIM hai / yadi bhaviSya meM sAdhu-jIvana ke kaSToM ko na saha pAe to kyA hogA ? isa tarka ke pIche cintA zAyada bhaviSya kI nahIM hotI, cintA vartamAna mUrcchA kI hotI hai| cintA mAtA-pitA kI mAtA-pitA kI bhI yahI cintA thI- Age kyA hogA ? kaise saphala banoge ? kitanA kaThora mArga ! tuma isa para jarA dhyAna do / sAdhupana meM niraMtara eka dRSTi se rahanA hai| sAMpa eka dRSTi vAlA hotA hai| sAMpa meM trATaka kI zakti bar3I teja hotI hai / animeSa dRSTi sAMpa meM jitanI teja hotI hai utanI sAdhanA zAyada AdamI ke lie bhI kaThina hai| ajagara zikAra ke lie jAtA nahIM hai, para usakI dRSTi ke sAmane koI A jAtA hai aura yadi vaha usakI ora dRSTi pheMka detA hai to vyakti sammohita ho jAtA hai, usake lie zikAra bana jAtA hai| sAMpa bhI aisA hI hotA hai| vaha jisa para dRSTi DAla detA hai, khatarA bana jAtA hai| kucha sarpa aise hote haiM, jinheM hama dRSTi viSa sarpa kahate haiN| dRSTi viSa kA eka artha yaha hai--sAMpa ne apanI animeSa dRSTi se jisa Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 cAMdanI bhItara kI para trATaka kara liyA aura vaha vyakti usakI reMja meM calA gayA to Age saraka nahIM pAegA, use vahIM kA vahIM rahanA pdd'egaa| jo jAnakAra loga hote haiM, ve sAMpa kI sIdha meM nahIM jAeMge, Ter3he-mer3he jaaeNge| ve usakI dRSTi ke sAmane nahIM aaeNge| kaI sarpa aise hote haiM ki unakI dRSTi ke sAmane jAne vAle ke paira vahIM thama jAte haiM aura phira sAMpa jo cAhe, so kara sakatA hai| kaThora karma hai gRhasthI calAnA mAtA-pitA ne kahA-beTA ! tuma jAnate ho, eka lakSya rakhanA, eka dRSTi rahanA, kitanA kaThora kAma hai| mRgAputra bolA-mAta-tAta ! Apane jo kahA, vaha bilkula ThIka bAta hai| maiM jAnatA hUM-sAdhupana kaThora caryA hai| kyA gRhastha jIvana kama kaThora hai ? yaha kaSTa kI bAta sAdhu jIvana ke lie kahI jAtI hai para agara tulanAtmaka dRSTi se dekheM to gRhastha jIvana bhI kama kaThora nahIM hai| kitanI kaThora caryA hai gRhastha kii| prAtaH uThatA hai aura zAma ko sotA hai taba taka kolhU ke baila kI bhAti pisatA calA jAtA hai| vyakti ko yaha zikAyata rahatI hai--eka minaTa kA samaya mere pAsa nahIM hai| uThatA hUM, jaldI-jaldI nAztA kara dukAna jAtA huuN| rAta ko ATha baje AtA hUM aura Ate hI roTI khAtA hUM, phira so jAtA huuN| bIca meM karane ko kucha bacatA hI nhiiN| ___Aja ke jamAne meM gRhasthI calAnA to bahuta kaThora karma hai| cAroM ora bhaya kA vAtAvaraNa, itanI mahaMgAI aura jaTila Arthika samasyAeM ! aisI sthiti meM gRhastha sAdhu ko dhanyavAda de--Apa bahuta kaThora caryA kara rahe haiM yA gRhastha sAdhu ko dhanyavAda de? yaha zAyada prazna ho sakatA hai| gRhastha kI samasyAeM bhI kama nahIM hai phira bhI eka mULa aisI hai, jisase prabhAvita vyakti yaha mAnatA hai--gRhastha jIvana suvidhApUrNa hai aura sAdhu jIvana ktthor| samAja calatA hai pUrvAgraha ke kaarnn| pUrvAgraha hotA hai to samAja calatA hai aura pUrvAgraha chUTa jAe to zAyada samAja bhI na cle| cale to anyathA cle| eka mAnyatA, dhAraNA aura Agraha bana gayA, usa lIka para sAre calate cale jA rahe haiN| jo bhI kaSTa AtA hai, sahate cale jA rahe haiN| agara purAnI dhAraNAeM aura pUrvAgraha TUTa jAeM to zAyada samAja kI sthiti bhI anyathA bana jaae| malla kA kAma : guru kA kAma ___ mRgAputra bolA--mAtA pitA ! Apane merI durbalatAoM ko samajhA hai aura maiM bhI mAnatA hUM ki maiM durbala huuN| para jitanA Apa mAnate haiM maiM utanA durbala nahIM rahA huuN| durbalatAeM hara vyakti ke mana meM hotI haiN| aba merI durbalatAeM dUra hotI jA rahI haiN| maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAtA hUM ki maiM apane lakSya meM bahuta saphala bnuuNgaa| maiM Apase Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moma ke dAMta aura lohe ke cane 125 eka prArthanA karUM, Apa burA na maaneN| bar3oM kA kAma choToM kI durbalatA ko ukasAnA, unheM durbalatA meM le jAnA, unameM hIna bhAvanA paidA karanA hai yA unameM udAtta bhAvanA paidA karanA hai ? bar3oM kA kAma kyA hai ? hIna bhAvanA paidA karanI cAhie yA udAtta bhAvanA ? ApakA kAma yaha hai ki Apa mujhe sahArA deM, protsAhana deN| Apa yaha preraNA deM-beTA ! tumane bar3A lakSya cunA hai| bar3A acchA mArga cunA hai| hama tumhArA sahayoga kareMge, para Apane aisA nahIM kiyaa| Apane malla kA kAma kiyA, guru kA kAma nahIM kiyaa| malla kA kAma hotA hai pachAr3anA aura guru kA kAma hotA hai utthaanaa| Apane vahI kAma kiyA hai para maiM pUre Atma-vizvAsa ke sAtha kahatA hUM-maiM apane lakSya meM saphala banUMgA aura apanI durbalatA ko chodduuNgaa| durbalatAoM ko bhI maiMne sAkSAt dekha liyA hai| maiM isIlie sAdhu bana rahA hUM ki una vRttiyoM ko jItakara durbalatAoM ko miTA skuu| jisa vyakti meM yaha Atma-vizvAsa jAga jAtA hai, vaha saphala bana jAtA hai| mRgAputra kA Atma-vizvAsa jAga gyaa| yaha kevala mRgAputra kI bAta nahIM hai, duniyA meM saikar3oM aisI ghaTanAeM huI haiN| jahAM jahAM Atma vizvAsa jagA hai, AdamI saphala banA Atma-vizvAsa kI niSpatti __ beMjAmina phreMkalina 17 varSa kI Ayu meM ghara se nikala gyaa| kAraNa banA bar3e bhAI kA vyavahAra / vaha ghara se beghara ho gyaa| eka bhASA meM vaha anagAra ho gyaa| nyUyArka gayA aura vahAM dUsarA kAma kiyaa| use presa meM naukarI milI aura vahAM kAma zurU kiyaa| mAtA-pitA ko bar3I cintA huI, khoja zurU kI aura patA milate hI patra likhaa| patra ke uttara meM beMjAmina ne jo patra likhA, vaha bahuta hI mArmika patra thaa| usane likhA--mAtA-pitA ! Apa merI cintA na kareM, maiM prasanna huuN| mujhe naukarI mila gaI hai, kAma kara rahA huuN| Apako yaha saMdeha nahIM honA cAhie ki maiM saphala hoUMgA yA nahIM ? unhoMne likhA-yadi isa duniyA meM ImAnadArI, adhyavasAya, mitavyayatA, parizrama aura mAdaka dravyoM se paraheja karanA-ye saphala hoMge, to nizcita hI maiM apane jIvana meM saphala banUMgA aura ye saphala nahIM hote haiM to phira koI bAta nahIM hai| sacamuca aisA hI huaa| usane ImAnadArI aura dRr3ha adhyavasAya se kAma kiyA, burAiyoM se bacA rahA, isakA pariNAma yaha AyA-vaha saphala ho gayA, duniyA kA eka bar3A AdamI bana gyaa| jisa vyakti meM yaha Atma-vizvAsa jAga jAtA hai ki maiM apane guNoM ke kAraNa apane jIvana meM mahAna bana sakatA hUM aura bar3A kAma kara sakatA hUM, saphala ho sakatA Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 cAMdanI bhItara kI hUM, vaha nizcita hI saphala ho jAtA hai| mRgAputra ke mana meM yaha vizvAsa paidA ho gayA--meM muni banUMgA aura bahuta saphala muni bnuuNgaa| isameM mujhe koI saMdeha nhiiN| usane pUre Atma-vizvAsa ke sAtha mAtA-pitA ke sAmane apanI bAta rakhI, apanA tarka saMgata pakSa rkhaa| akATya tarka jahAM tarka calatA hai vahAM jisakA tarka kamajora hotA hai, vaha daba jAtA hai| mRgAputra kA tarka bahuta majabUta thA, mAtA-pitA sacamuca socane ke lie vivaza bana ge| mRgAputra ke sAmane satya eka samudra jaisA thaa| mAtA-pitA ke sAmane eka choTI sI talaiyA thii| rAjya aura vaibhava eka choTI talaiyA hai, jisameM AdamI DUbakI lagAtA hai to pUrA DUba bhI nahIM pAtA aura pUrA Upara bhI nahIM A paataa| usa talaiyA meM nIce to dala-dala bharA par3A hai| mRgAputra ke sAmane satya kA eka vizAla samudra-sA laharA rahA thA, vaha usakA sAkSAt kara rahA thaa| isa sthiti meM usake tarka kaise akATya nahIM baneMge? mAtA-pitA ke lie usake tarka akATya bana ge| mAtA-pitA ne socA--kyA kareM ? kyA AjJA deM ? nahIM ! nahIM!! eka prayatna phira karanA caahie| koI bhI AdamI sIdhI hAra nahIM maantaa| kamajora bhI sIdhI hAra nahIM maantaa| choTe se choTA AdamI bhI hAra svIkAranA nahIM caahtaa| ve mAtA-pitA the| mAtA-pitA hone kA garva bhI hotA hai| jo svayaM ko bar3A mAnatA hai, vaha choTe ko choTA hI mAnegA, cAhe vaha kitanA hI hoziyAra kyoM na ho ? mAtA-pitA bole--putra ! Aja kAphI carcA kI hai| eka sAtha dimAga para jyAdA mAra nahIM DAlanA caahie| tumhArI bhAvanA aura tarka hamane suna lie haiN| para kyA Aja hI nirNaya karanA jarUrI hai ? hameM bhI thor3A socane kA avakAza do aura tuma bhI jarA avakAza lo, ThaMDe damAga se soco| kala phira bAta kareMge, phira soceNge| nirNaya bahuta soca samajhakara lenA cAhie ! sahasA jaldabAjI meM koI nirNaya nahIM lenA caahie| sahasA vidadhIta na kriyAM'-isa sUkta para tuma bhI manana karo, hama bhI manana kreNge| usa manana se jo neSkarSa nikalegA, vaha vivekapUrNa hogA, saMpadA kI dRSTi karane vAlA hogaa| Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha aura pAtheya dIrgha mArga mRgAputra aura mAtA-pitA kA saMvAda cala rahA thaa| pitA ne kahA--putra ! tuma muni kyoM bananA cAhate ho ? tumhAre muni banane kA prayojana kyA hai ? uddezya kyA hai ? mRgAputra bolA--mAtA-pitA ! maiM bahuta dIrgha mArga ko dekha rahA hUM, mahAn adhvA ko dekha rahA huuN| usa mArga para calane ke lie mujhe pAtheya kI jarUrata hai| usa pAtheya ke lie maiM saMyama ko svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN| - kahAM hai lambA mArga ? tumhAre rAjya meM to vAhana aura pAtheya kI bhI kamI nahIM pitA-mAtA ! yaha mArga bahuta choTA hai| maiM jisa dIrgha mArga ko dekha rahA hUM, use pAra karane ke lie ApakA koI vAhana kAma nahIM kara sakatA aura vaisA pAtheya de sake, aisA eka bhI tattva Apake rAjya meM nahIM hai| bAta rahasyapUrNa bana gii| jarUrI hai pAtheya pitA ne kahA--tuma sApha-sApha btaao| pitAjI ! maiM Apako vyavahAra kI bAta btaauuN| eka vyakti ne jaMgala kA lambA rAstA le liyaa| daha bhayaMkara jaMgala se gujara rahA hai| sAtha meM roTI-pAnI nahIM hai| vaha bhUkha-pyAsa se pIr3ita ho gyaa| vaha kaise pAra kara pAegA jaMgala ko| aneka bAra aisI sthiti meM vyakti jaMgala kA pAra nahIM pA sakatA, bIca meM hI raha jAtA hai| isI prakAra maiMne jisa patha ko dekhA hai, vaha bahuta lambA hai| usa mArga para dharma kA pAtheya lie binA jo vyakti jAtA hai, vaha bahuta pIr3ita hotA hai| kabhI roga, kabhI kaSTa--nAnA prakAra kI samasyAoM kI pIr3A jhelanI par3atI hai, vaha sukha-zAntimaya jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| isalie Apa kRpA kara anumati deM tAki maiM apane lie pAtheya pA skuu| - bahuta mahattvapUrNa prazna hai patha aura pAtheya kA / jIvana yAtrA meM saphalatA ke lie sabase pahalI zarta hai patha ko jAna lenA / jisane patha ko nahIM dekhA hai, vaha vyakti Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 cAMdanI bhItara kI bhaTaka jAtA hai| patha ko dekha lenA aura pAtheya ko pA lenA mahApatha ko pAra karane ke lie jarUrI hai| pAtheya kyA hai ? pitA ne pUchA--putra ! isa mahApatha ke lie kisa pAtheya kI jarUrata hai ? 'pIne ko dUdha bhI cAhie, khAne ko dadhi bhI cAhie, ghI bhI caahie| maiM yaha sArA lenA cAhatA huuN|' 'kahAM le jAoge?' 'sAtha le jaauuNgaa| 'kaba le jAoge?' 'jaba yahAM se jaauuNgaa| 'tuma bhole ho, kucha bhI sAtha meM nahIM clegaa|' kaise nahIM calegA ? maiM ina sabako le jaauuNgaa| kyA Apa jAnate haiM--dUdha kauna sA hai, dadhi aura ghI kauna sA hai ? 'tuma kisa dUdha, dadhi aura ghI kI bAta kara rahe ho ? jJAna dugdhaM dadhiH zraddhA ghRtaM taccaraNaM smRtam-jJAna merA dUdha hogA, zraddhA dadhi hogI aura caritra merA ghI hogaa| jJAna, darzana, caritra--tInoM eka hI cIja haiN| jJAna ko jamAoge to gAr3hI zraddhA bana jAtI hai, usakA sAra hai--aacrnn| vyavahAra meM hameM vibhAjita pratIta hote haiN| nizcaya naya kA kAma hai-eka kara denA, dvaita meM advaita sthApita krnaa| yadi gorasa kaheM to dUdha, dahI aura ghI-tInoM eka zabda meM A ge| alpa vedanA : alpa karma mRgAputra ne kahA--nAnA prakAra ke jo bhAva haiM, vaha merA bhojya hogaa| Apa mujhe svIkRti deM, maiM bahuta bar3A sambala sAtha meM lekara jaauuNgaa| mujhe koI kaThinAI nahIM hogii| maiM jahAM jAkara par3Ava karUMgA, vahAM karma aura vedanA nyUnatama hogii| pAtheya lekara jAne vAlA vyakti bhUkha-pyAsa se pIr3ita nahIM hotaa| vaha ArAma se jaMgala ko kATa detA hai vaise hI maiM agale janma meM jAkara jahAM par3Ava karUMgA vahAM mere karma bhI kama hoMge aura vedanA bhI kama hogii| yaha jIvana kI saphalatA kA AdhyAtmika sUtra hai| vaha manuSya jIvana saphala aura Adarza jIvana mAnA jA sakatA hai, jisameM karma alpa aura vedanA alpa hotI hai| vaha jIvana acchA nahIM mAnA jA sakatA, jisameM karma bahuta hote haiN| ve karma saMskAra AdamI Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha aura pAtheya 126 ko bhaTakAte haiN| Aja ke sandarbha meM hama vicAra kreN| bahuta aparAdha, hiMsA aura tanAva-ye kyoM haiM ? isakA kAraNa hai-alpa karma jIvana nahIM hai| saMbala hai dharma karma kA eka matalaba hai pravRtti / karma kA eka artha hai--apanA kiyA huA arjita saMskAra, apane arjita karma pudgl| donoM dRSTiyoM se vicAra kreN| jisake karma jyAdA hote haiM, vaha bahuta duHkhI hotA hai aura jisa vyakti meM pravRttiyAM bahuta hotI haiM, vaha bhI duHkhI hotA hai| vaha kabhI mAnasika tanAva se mukti nahIM pA sktaa| jitanA karma utanI hI vedanA / avedanA kA jIvana jIne ke lie Avazyaka hai karma kA alpiikrnn| vedanA meM bhI kamI tabhI saMbhava hai jaba jIvana meM karma kama hoMge, pravRtti kama hogii| mRgAputra ne kahA--mAtA-pitA ! maiM aba dharma kI sAdhanA karanA cAhatA huuN| dharma hI isa dIrgha yAtrA kA eka mAtra saMbala hai| Aja dharma ko bhI eka aise mizraNa meM milA diyA ki vaha bhI zuddha nahIM hai, korA ghola bana gyaa| kabhI rAjanIti se jor3a diyA, kabhI paraloka se jor3a diyA, kabhI samAja se jor3a diyaa| dharma ko zuddha mUla rUpa meM bahuta kama samajhA jAtA hai| dArzanika dRSTi jaina sAhitya kA vargIkaraNa kiyA gayA, use cAra bhAgoM meM bAMTA gayA-- 1. dravyAnuyoga 2. caraNakaraNAnuyoga 3. gaNitAnuyoga 4. dharma kathAnuyoga yaha eka vaijJAnika vargIkaraNa hai| hama dravyAnuyoga kI dRSTi se dharma para vicAra kreN| dravyAnuyoga hamArA dArzanika dRSTikoNa hai, tatva-vidyA kA dRSTikoNa hai| dharma kyA hai ? dharma mUla dravya nahIM hai| mUla dravya hai, AtmA-jIva / dharma kevala paryAya hai, isalie dehadhArI adamI dharma karatA hai, jaise hI vaha videhI banA, dharma bhI samApta ho gyaa| jo mukta AtmA-paramAtmA bana gayA, usake lie koI dharma nahIM hai, kyoMki jo paryAya thA, vaha samApta ho gyaa| AcAra-zAstrIya dRSTi AcArazAstrIya dRSTi se vicAra kreN| pratyeka vyakti acchA jIvana jInA cAhatA hai| acchA jIvana jIne ke lie apanI mAnasika, vAcika aura kAyika pravRttiyoM para saMyama karanA, unakA niyamana karanA jarUrI hotA hai| pravRttiyoM kA niyaMtA hai dhrm| yaha hai AcArazAstrIya svruup| Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 gaNitIya dRSTi gaNitAnuyoga meM dharma ke aneka rUpa bana jAte haiN| dharma kA eka prakAra hai- vItarAgatA / AtmA kA jo vItarAga pariNamana hai, usakA nAma hai dharma / dharma ke do prakAra hai-zruta dharma aura cAritra dharma | dharma ke tIna prakAra haiM--svAdhyAya, dhyAna aura tapasyA / dharma ke cAra prakAra haiM-jJAna, darzana, cAritra aura tapa / saMkhyA ke AdhAra para dharma ke asaMkhya prakAra kie jA sakate haiN| dharma-kathA cAMdanI bhItara kI dharma kathAnuyoga kI dRSTi se vicAra kareM to hamAre sAmane arhannaka kA prasaMga AegA / arhannaka vyApArI thaa| vaha jalapota meM vyApAra karane jaataa| eka bAra vaha bahuta se vyApAriyoM ke sAtha samudra meM yAtrA kara rahA thaa| eka AkRti AsamAna meM . ubhrii| usane kahA- arhannaka ! tuma dharma ko chor3a do varnA maiM tumhArA jahAja Dubo dUMgA / saba loga kAMpane lge| sabane arhannaka ko samajhAyA- tuma kaha do ki maiM dharma ko chor3atA huuN| arhannaka ne kahA- dharma merI AtmA hai, merI cetanA hai| maiM apanI cetanA ko chor3a nahIM sktaa| dharma koI colA nahIM hai, jise garmI lagI to utAra kara rakha diyA / yaha to zAzvata cetanA hai, maiM apanI cetanA ko kabhI chor3a nahIM sktaa| usa AkRti ne jahAja ko adhara meM uThA liyaa| saba loga kAMpane lage para arhannaka zAnta baiThA thA / deva ne kahA - arhannaka ! maiM tumheM praNAma karatA huuN| tuma merI yaha tuccha bheMTa --- --kuNDala yugala svIkAra kro| mahattva hai svarUpa kA dharma AtmA kA svarUpa hai| jinhoMne kathAoM ke mAdhyama se dharma ke svarUpa ko samajhA hai, ve yaha mAnate haiM--dharma koI bAharI AropaNa nahIM hai, thopA huA nahIM hai dharma koI kRta niyama nahIM haiN| dharma vAstava meM AtmA kA svabhAva hai| eka vyavasthA hotI hai aura eka dharma / vyavasthA kA AropaNa hotA hai para dharma kA AropaNa nahIM hotaa| aMgoM kA AropaNa ho sakatA hai, AtmA kA AropaNa kabhI nahIM ho sakatA / zarIra ke eka-eka aMga kA pratyAropaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai kintu kyA kisI ke prANa kA bhI pratyAropaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai ? dharma koI pratyAropaNa kA tattva nahIM hai, vaha dhruva, niyata aura zAzvata hai / vaha hai AtmA kI pavitratA, vItarAgatA / jaina darzana meM dharma para vicAra kiyA gyaa| cAhe dharma kA pahalA bindu hai, cAhe dharma kA aMtima biMdu hai, donoM ke svarUpa meM koI antara nahIM hai| pahalA bindu hai-eka bUMdI vItarAgatA aura aMtima svarUpa hai pUrA laDDU vItarAgatA / bUMdI kA bhI vahI svAda hai aura laDDU kA bhI vahI Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha aura pAtheya 131 miThAsa hai| AkAra bar3A-choTA hai, usakA mahatva nahIM hai| mahatva hai svarUpa kaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo dharma kA svarUpa batAyA, usakA prathama bindu hai--vItarAgatA aura usakA atima bindu bhI hai--vItarAgatA / mAtrA kA bheda to ho sakatA hai, svarUpa meM antara nahIM A sktaa| cAra dRSTiyAM ye cAra vargIkaraNa hamAre sAmane haiM-- 1. dravyAnuyoga - dArzanika dRSTi 2. gaNitAnuyoga - vistAra dRSTi 3. caraNakaraNAnuyoga - AcArazAstrIya dRSTi 4. dharmakathAnuyoga . ghaTanAparaka dRSTi, jIvana paraka dRssttikonn| ina sArI dRSTiyoM kI mImAMsA se dharma kA jo nikharA huA rUpa hamAre sAmane AegA, vaha bilkula alaukika hogaa| aTala nizcaya mRgAputra ne kahA--mAtA-pitA ! aba Apa kyoM derI kara rahe haiM ? ApakI kRpA se mujhe jAti smRti ho gaI hai| meM pUrva janmoM ko sAkSAt kara rahA hUM, merI dRSTi pAradarzI ho gaI hai| usakA jo nirNaya hogA, use Apa badala nahIM skte| mRgAputra kA yaha svara usake aTala nizcaya ko abhivyakta kara rahA thaa| mAtA-pitA use nizcaya se na roka pA rahe the aura na hI haTA pA rahe the| jaba vyakti kisI nizcaya para pahuMca jAtA hai taba koI bhI zakti use vicalita nahIM kara sktii| usakA nizcaya spaSTa thA, patha spaSTa thA aura pAtheya use prApta thaa| isa sthiti meM mAtA-pitA ke sAmane usako svIkRti dene ke sivAya vikalpa hI nahIM thA lekina ve svIkRti dene se pUrva eka parIkSaNa aura karanA cAhate the| mRgAputra isake lie bhI prastuta thaa| isakA jo pariNAma AegA, vaha preya hI nahIM, zreya bhI hai| Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acikitsA hI cikitsA mAtA-pitA aura mRgAputra ke bIca saMvAda Age bddh'aa| mAtA-pitA yaha nizcaya kara cuke the--niSedha nahIM karanA hai| pitA ne kahA--vatsa ! tumhArA chaMda hai to tuma muni bano / chaMda zabda marAThI bhASA meM bahuta pracalita hai| AcArya bhikSu ne 'chaMda' zabda kA bahuta prayoga kiyA hai| tumhArA chaMda hai, tumhArI icchA hai, tuma muni bano para isa bAta para dhyAna do-yaha zrAmaNya meM jo niSpratikramatA hai, vaha bahuta duSkara hai| tuma jAnate ho--zarIra meM kabhI bImArI ho sakatI hai| jaba zarIra meM bImArI hotI hai, taba kitanI pIr3A aura kitanA darda hotA haiN| zrAmaNya kA yaha niyama hai--muni cikitsA na kraae| eka aura tuma itane sukumAra, ho dUsarI ora roga ho jAegA to cikitsA nahIM karAnI hai| isa sthiti meM tuma kaise sahana kara pAoge ? isa bAta para tuma gaharAI se cintana kro| mAtA-pitA ne eka bar3A bhaya dikhA diyaa| roga Ae aura vyakti cikitsA na kare, yaha kama saMbhava hai| prazna cikitsA kA mRgAputra ne mAtA-pitA ke kathana ko avadhAnapUrvaka sunaa| vaha usa sthiti meM pahuMca cukA thA, jahAM yaha bAta vibhISikA nahIM bana sakatI thii| sAmAnya AdamI ke lie roga bhaya kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai para mRgAputra sAmAnya bhUmikA se pare pahuMca cukA thaa| mRgAputra bolA-Apane ThIka kahA-muni ko cikitsA nahIM karAnI hai| Apa isa bAta para bhI soceM--jaMgala meM kitane pazu haiM, AkAza meM kitane paMchI haiN| ve jaba bImAra hote haiM taba unakI cikitsA kauna karatA hai ? kauna sA DAkTara unheM davA detA hai ? maiM bhI isI prakAra mRgacaryA kruuNgaa| mujhe mRgacAritA ke lie prasthAna kI anumati deN| maiM aisA hI jIvana jiiuuNgaa| jaba bhI koI bImArI AegI, use zAnta bhAva se sahUMgA / bImArI ThIka hogI to bhikSA ke lie jAUMgA, bhikSA grahaNa karUMgA aura bhojana kara lUMgA / anyathA kucha bhI nahIM khaauuNgaa| Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acikitsA hI cikitsA 133 so biMtammApiyaro! evameyaM jhaaphuddN| paDikammaM ko kuNaI, araNNe miypkkhinnN| egabhUo araNNe vA, jahA u caraI migo| evaM dhamma carissAmi, saMjameNa taveNa y|| jayA migassa Ayako, mahAraNNammi jaayii| acchataM rukkhamUlammi, koNaM tAhe tigicchii|| ko vA se osahaM deI ? ko vA se pucchaI suhaM ? ko se bhattaM ca pANaM ca, Aharita paNAmae ? prAkRtika cikitsA : bIja maMtra mRgAputra ko prAkRtika cikitsA kA bIja-maMtra mila gyaa| yaha acikitsA hI cikitsA hai| cikitsA kA sAmAnya bodha hai-auSadha dvArA cikitsA karanA, zalya kriyA Adi ke dvArA cikitsA karanA / prAkRtika sAdhanoM ke dvArA cikitsA karanA bhI cikitsA hai, para vaha cikitsA hote hue bhI acikitsA hai| vaha cikitsA hai para use cikitsA nahIM mAnA jAtA hai| vaha cikitsA hai praakRtik|| hama yaha dekheM--prAkRtika cikitsA zurU kaise huI ? usakA maMtra kahAM se milA? eka DAkTara jaMgala meM gyaa| usane dekhA--pAnI ke srota ke pAsa eka hiraNI AI, apanI TAMga ko usa srota ke jala se sIMcane lgii| kucha dera bAda vaha vApasa calI gii| DAkTara ne dekhA-hiraNI laMgar3AtI huI cala rahI hai, usake paira meM gaharA jakhma hai| vaha do dina taka nirantara AtI rahI, jakhmI |pse para jala kA siMcana karatI rhii| do dina meM vaha bilkula svastha ho gii| DAkTara ko rahasya upalabdha ho gayA--usane pAnI se apanI cikitsA kI hai| DAkTara ne pAnI kI cikitsA ke prayoga zurU kiye aura prAkRtika cikitsA paddhati kA vikAsa ho gyaa| mUla bindU kahAM hai ____ jarmanI meM isa cikitsA paddhati kA vikAsa huA aura yaha isa zatAbdI kI bAta hai| prAcIna sAhitya meM miTTI kI cikitsA, jala cikitsA, upavAsa cikitsA-ina sabakA varNana milatA hai| jaina sAhitya meM upavAsa cikitsA kA bahuta sundara vivecana hai| Aja pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ne upavAsa cikitsA para bahuta sAhitya likhA hai, usakA bahuta mahattva batAyA hai| gAMdhIjI ne bhI upavAsa cikitsA para likhaa| usake prayoga kie aura kraae| hameM isakA vaicArika itihAsa khojanA caahie| isa vicAra kA mUla bindu kahAM hai ? prAcIna jaina sAhitya meM upavAsa cikitsA kA varNana upalabdha hai| bRhatkalpa bhASya meM isakA vistRta vivecana hai| Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 cAMdanI bhItara kI cikitsA kI paddhati prazna hai-koI muni bImAra ho jAe to kyA kareM ? isakI do paddhatiyAM rahI haiN| eka yaha paddhati rahI--vikitsA na kre| dUsarI yaha paddhati rahI-cikitsA kare / eka muni bImArI ko sahana kara letA hai aura eka muni bImArI ko sahana nahIM kara paataa| jo sahana karatA hai, vaha bhI cikitsA kare aura jo sahana na kare, vaha bhI cikitsA kre| cikitsA sabake lie mAnya hai| vaha cikitsA hai upavAsa kii| hajAroM varSa purAnA vidhAna rahA--zarIra kA zoSaNa karo, zarIra ko sukhaao| kahA gayA-- zuSyataH trINi zuSyanti, cakSurogo jvaro vrnnH| zarIra kA zoSaNa aura vizoSaNa hotA hai to tIna roga sUkha jAte haiM-cakSu roga, jvara aura vrnn| saMdarbha jvara kA __jaba jvara A jAe to kyA karanA cAhie ? isa saMdarbha meM yaha bhI kahA gayA-- jvara Ane para kama se kama aTThama tapa (tIna dina kA upavAsa) karanA caahie| ho sake to jyAdA kare para kama se kama itanA to karanA hI caahie| prazna huA-yadi vyakti telA karane meM asamartha hai to kyA kiyA jAe ? telA pUrA na kara pAe, eka dina upavAsa karate hI pAraNA kara le to kyA kareM ? usake lie vidhAna kiyA gayA--eka saptAha taka thor3A garama pAnI aura usameM anna milAkara pilA diyA jaae| dUsare saptAha taka usa mAtrA ko kucha bar3hAyA jaae| isa prakAra tIna-cAra yA pAMca saptAha taka use laMghana karAyA jaae| kevala garama pAnI aura thor3A-sA anaaj| dhIre-dhIre anAja kA hissA bar3hAyA jaae| cAra-pAMca saptAha bAda paryApta bhojana diyA jaae| yaha upavAsa cikitsA kI paddhati, jo prAcIna kAla se cala rahI hai, bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| Aja bhI isakA bahuta prayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| haidarAbAda, baiMgalora, gorakhapura Adi nagaroM meM prAkRtika cikitsAlaya cala rahe haiN| videzoM meM bhI aise aneka keMdra haiM, jahAM prAkRtika cikitsA dvArA upacAra kiyA jAtA hai| prAkRtika cikitsA paddhati kA eka rUpa hai--upvaas| mRgAputra ke uttara meM isakA bIja upalabdha hotA hai| bImArI kA kAraNa mRgAputra ne kahA--hariNa Adi pazuoM ko roga AtA hai| jaba taka ThIka nahIM ho jAte, taba taka eka sthAna para baiThe rahate haiN| maiM roga Ane para vaisA hI kruuNgaa| bImArI apane Apa miTa jaaegii| Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acikitsA hI cikitsA 135 bImAra hone kA pramukha kAraNa hai-- pAcana taMtra kI gar3abar3I / pazcimI jagat meM yaha kahAvata pracalita hai| bImArI zurU hotI hai pAcana taMtra meN| bImArI kA pahalA bindu hai - pAcana taMtra | yadi pAcana taMtra ThIka hai to sArI bImAriyAM apane Apa ThIka ho jaaeNgii| upavAsa eka upacAra hai pAcana taMtra ko sudhArane kaa| jo AdamI khAtA hI calA jAtA hai, kabhI peTa ko vizrAma nahIM detA, vaha pAcana taMtra ko bImAra banA detA hai| jo moTara nirantara calAI jAtI hai, pAMca-sAta ghaNTe taka lagAtAra calatI rahatI hai, usakA iMjana garma ho jAtA hai, samasyA paidA ho jAtI hai| moTara ko vizrAma denA hotA hai| eka ghor3e ko nirantara daur3AyA jAe to vaha bhI thaka jaae| kyA peTa kA iMjana garma nahIM hotA ? kyA pAcanataMtra thakatA nahIM hai ? vaha thakatA hai| kama se kama use ripeyariMga kA avasara to mile, saphAI karane kA avakAza to mile| vaha milatA nahIM hai to bImArI A TapakatI hai / laMghana upavAsa eka mahattvapUrNa paddhati hai / jo vijAtIya tattva ekatrita ho gae haiM, vaha unako nikalane kA avasara detI hai| vijAtIya dravyoM ke niSkAsana kA eka mahattvapUrNa upAya hai upavAsa / mAnasika cikitsA eka hai mAnasika cikitsA kI paddhati / Aja bar3e bar3e haoNspiTaloM meM mAnasika cikitsA kA vibhAga jur3A huA hai| lekina yaha usa mAnasika cikitsA kI bAta hai, jo bahuta purAnI hai / yadi koI mAnasika bImArI ho jAe to kyA kareM ? yaha bhI prAkRtika cikitsA kA eka aMga hai| vaha cikitsA, jisameM davA kA prayoga na karanA par3e, prAkRtika cikitsA hai| isa dRSTi se mAnasika cikitsA kI prAcIna vidhi ko dekheN| mana kI tIna avasthAeM haiM- dRpta, kSipta aura AviSTa / eka vyakti mana dRpta ho gyaa| usameM unmAda paidA ho gyaa| prazna AyA - dRpta avasthA kI cikitsA kaise kI jAe ? kahA gayA-dRpta avasthA kI cikitsA avajJA aura apamAna se kI jaae| jo mAnasika unmAda se grasta hai, usakI avajJA kI jAe, use apamAnita kiyA jAe to vaha ThIka ho jAegA / kSipta mAnasika rugNatA kI dUsarI avasthA hai / jo vyakti kSipta hai, usakA sammAna karanA caahie| sammAna ke dvArA usakI cikitsA kI jA sakatI hai| eka vyakti AviSTa hai vaha cAhe vAyu se AviSTa hai yA bhUta aura yakSa se AviSTa hai / usakI cikitsA apamAna aura sammAna - - donoM se kI jaae| bhAva cikitsA eka hai bhAva cikitsA kI paddhati / bahuta sArI bImAriyAM bhAvanA ke kAraNa hotI haiM / bhAva parivartana ke dvArA usakI cikitsA kI jA sakatI hai| meDikala sAIMsa kA mata hai --niSedhAtmaka bhAva Ate haiM to hamArI jaivika rAsAyanika zrRMkhalA gar3abar3A jAtI Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 cAMdanI bhItara kI hai| hamArI jo prANazakti hai, roga pratirodhaka kSamatA hai, vaha kamajora ho jAtI hai| niSedhAtmaka bhAva se hamArI roga pratirodhaka praNAlI, jaivika zrRMkhalA gar3abar3AtI hai to vaha vidhAyaka bhAva se svastha kaise nahIM hogii| yaha bahuta sIdhI sI bAta hai-yadi krodha karane se phor3A hotA hai to kSamA karane se vaha ThIka kaise nahIM hogA ? mana meM ghRNA aura IrSyA kA bhAva AyA to peSTika alsara kI bImArI ho gii| maitrI kI bhAvanA se vaha ThIka kaise nahIM hogI ? meDikala sAiMsa Aja isa bindu para pahuMca gayA hai-kauna se niSedhAtmaka bhAva se kauna-sI bImArI paidA hotI hai ? aura vaha bImArI kaise miTatI hai ? eka pustaka hai--prekSAdhyAna : amRta piTaka' usameM bhAvAtmaka cikitsA ke prayoga nirdiSTa haiN| jApAna aura amerikA meM bhI isa prakAra kA sAhitya nikala rahA hai, jisameM bhAva cikitsA ke prayogoM kA vizleSaNa hai| yadi amuka prakAra ke bhAva se amuka prakAra kA roga utpanna hotA hai to amuka prakAra ke bhAva se usa roga kA zamana ho sakatA hai| yaha sunI sunAI yA kisI dharma kI hI bAta nahIM hai, Aja ke cikitsA vijJAna se pramANita tathya hai| Asana cikitsA __ Asana cikitsA bhI prAkRtika cikitsA hai| bAhara se koI davA lene kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| Asana ke dvArA bImAriyoM kA zamana hotA hai| jo bImAriyAM davAoM ke dvArA sAdhya nahIM mAnI jAtI, ve AsanoM se miTa jAtI haiN| eka vyakti ne kahA-sugara kI cikitsA nahIM ho sktii| sivAya iMsulina ke koI upAya nahIM hai| peMkriyAja gar3abar3A gayA to usako ThIka karane kA koI sAdhana nhiiN| Aja Asana ke dvArA sugara kI bImArI kA ilAja kiyA jAtA hai| aneka sthAnoM para zivira lagate haiM aura unameM bahuta rogI svastha ho jAte haiN| madrAsa meM DAkTaroM ne kaI prakAra ke rogoM ke samAdhAna ke lie aneka zivira lgaae| unhoMne pramANita kiyA-amuka prakAra kI bImAriyAM amuka-amuka prakAra ke AsanoM se bilkula ThIka ho jAtI haiN| DAkTaroM ne sarvAMgAsana, viparItakaraNI Asana, halAsana, zazAMkAsana Adi aneka AsanoM ko rogoM ke samAdhAna meM mahattvapUrNa mAnA hai| samasyA kA hetu ___ upavAsa cikitsA, mAnasika cikitsA, bhAva cikitsA, Asana cikitsA-ye aisI cikitsA vidhiyAM haiM, jinase rogoM kA ilAja saMbhava hai| prANAyAma cikitsA bhI isI prakAra kI eka cikitsA hai| sArI prAkRtika cikitsA kI vidhiyAM jinake pAsa hai, unheM kisI DAkTara yA vaidya ke pAsa jAne kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| yaha prAthamika cikitsA hai| yadi inase samAdhAna na mile to DalTara yA vaidya kA parAmarza liyA jA Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acikitsA hI cikitsA sakatA hai / mRgAputra ke mana meM yaha bhAvanA rahI hogI isalie usane pitA se kahA- Apa ciMtA na kareM / merI cikitsA maiM svayaM kara luuNgaa| isa svara ke pIche usakA Atma-vizvAsa bola rahA thaa| jisa vyakti kA Atma-vizvAsa jAga jAtA hai aura yaha sUtra mila jAtA hai - maiM apanI bahuta sArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kara sakatA hUM, usa vyakti kI samasyAeM sulajha jAtI haiN| samasyAeM vahAM ulajhatI hai-jahAM Atma-vizvAsa so jAtA hai / jaba Atma vizvAsa kI kamI hotI hai taba vyakti apane hI pratibimboM se lar3anA zurU kara detA hai / AsthA aura Atma-vizvAsa kI kamI ke kAraNa hama mAnasika pratibimba banAte haiM aura una pratibimboM se hI lar3anA zurU kara dete haiN| dhyAna aura sAmAyika kA sUtra yahI hai-- mAnasika pratibimba kama banAo yA mata bnaao| mAnasika pratibimboM ko khar3A mata kro| mana ke khela mata khelo| vastutaH yathArtha kI samasyAeM hamAre sAmane kama hotI haiM, adhikAMza samasyAeM mAnasika bimboM se utpanna hotI haiN| jAduI ba eka kisAna ke kheta meM eka jAduI Taba niklaa| bar3A vicitra Taba thA / Taba khAlI thaa| kisAna ne usameM eka cIja ddaalii| phira use nikaalaa| vahI cIja nikalatI calI gii| usa eka hI cIja kI ikyAsI AkRtiyAM nikalatI calI gii| kisAna ne socA -- bar3A vicitra kAma hai- eka DAlo aura ikyAsI prApta kro| kisAna kA lobha bddh'aa| usane aneka vastueM banAnI prAraMbha kara dI / AsapAsa carcA phailane lgii| carcA phailate-phailate jamIMdAra taka pahuMca gii| jamIMdAra ne socA- vaha saba merI jamIna meM nikalA hai isalie usa para merA adhikAra hai| jamIMdAra ne kisAna se vaha jAduI Taba chIna liyaa| jamIMdAra usa Taba se aneka cIjeM banAne lgaa| isa bAta kA rAjA ko patA claa| rAjA ne Taba para apanA adhikAra jamA liyaa| rAjA ne apanA bhaNDAra bharanA zurU kara diyaa| usameM eka motI DAlA, ikyAsI motI nikala aae| eka hIrA aura mANaka DAlA, ikyAsI hIre aura mANaka A ge| rAjA ne socA- yaha bar3I gajaba kI mAyA hai / eka DAlo aura ikyAsI nikAla lo| Akhira isameM hai kyA ? mujhe isake bhItara jAkara dekhanA caahie| rAjA Taba ke bhItara ghusaa| vaha bAhara nikalA aura usake sAtha eka ke bAda eka rAjA nikalate cale ge| ikyAsI rAjAoM kI eka phauja khar3I ho gaI / siMhAsana thA eka aura rAjA ho gae ikyAsI / siMhAsana para kauna baiThe ? isa bAta ko lekara lar3AI zurU ho gii| vaha lar3AI itanI gaharI huI ki usameM saba rAjA eka-dUsare ke hAthoM mAre gaye / 137 eka AvAja AI- jo jAduI Taba se khelatA hai, jo apane mana ke pratibiMboM se lar3atA hai, usakI gati hai vinAza / Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 cAMdanI bhItara kI do cikitsA sUtra AdamI bhI apane pratirUpoM se lar3atA hai| vaha apane pratirUpa banAtA hai aura unase lar3ate-lar3ate samApta ho jAtA hai| isalie mana se pare jAnA Avazyaka hotA hai| jisameM apanA vizvAsa nahIM jAgatA, AtmavizvAsa nahIM jAgatA, vaha kevala pratirUpoM se lar3atA hai| mRgAputra kA AtmavizvAsa jAga utthaa| usane pitAjI se kahA-tAta ! Apa cintA na kreN| maiM dharma kI sAdhanA kruuNgaa| mujhe saMyama aura tapa--ye do sAdhana mila gae haiN| saMyama aura tapa--ye do cikitsA ke sUtra haiN| jo vyakti saMyama aura tapa ke dvArA apanI cikitsA kA sUtra pA letA hai, vaha aneka mAnasika sthitiyoM ko sulajhA letA hai, zArIrika duvidhAoM ko miTA letA hai| asaMyama aura atapa se aneka samasyAeM paidA hotI haiN| Aja adhyAtma kA samAdhAna mAnya aura pratiSThita hotA calA jA rahA hai| dharma ke kSetra meM kevala yaha kahA jAtA hai--saMyama aura tapa ke dvArA samasyAoM ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai kintu Aja vijJAna bhI isI bhASA meM bola rahA hai| vijJAna kA kSetra kevala auSadha para nirbhara nahIM hai| prazna AyA-itanI teja davAiyAM jA rahI hai, usase jIvana-zakti naSTa ho rahI hai| davA kI pratikriyA ho rahI hai| isa sthiti meM khoja calI--aisA bhI koI upAya hai, jisase roga bhI miTa jAe aura ina bhayaMkara auSadhiyoM se piNDa chur3AyA jA ske| isa sandarbha meM ye sAre vikalpa sujhAe jA rahe haiN| pahale kisI bhI haoNspiTala meM Asana nahIM karAe jAte the| lekina Aja Asana, prANAyAma aura dhyAna ke prayoga bhI kiye jA rahe haiN| yaha sArA vikalpa kI khoja kA pariNAma hai| cikitsA : vikalpa hama kevala bAhara hI bAhara na khojeM, apane bhItara bhI khojeN| hamArA karma kyA honA cAhie ? hamArI jIvana zailI kyA honI cAhie ? hama kisa bhASA meM soceM ? mRgAputra kI bhASA hai--pazu yA hariNa kI taraha jaMgala meM rahUMgA aura bImAra par3ane para cikitsA nahIM kruuNgaa| pratyeka vyakti isa bhASA meM nahIM soca sktaa| vaha isa bhASA meM soceM yA cikitsA kI bhASA meM? sabase pahalA vikalpa yahI honA cAhie--cikitsA na kraauuN| yadi yaha saMbhava nahIM hai to phira dUsarA vikalpa yaha honA cAhie-apanI cikitsA meM svayaM kruuN| yadi vaha Asana, upavAsa yA laMghana se saMbhava hai to usakA prayoga kruuN| yadi bImArI kA kAraNa bhAva hai to bhAva cikitsA kruuN| japa ke dvArA cikitsA kruuN| japa bhI cikitsA kI eka praNAlI hai| prAcIna jaina AcAryoM ne Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acikitsA hI cikitsA 136 likhA- arham kA japa karane vAlA agnimAMdya, zvAsa Adi aneka bImAriyoM kA samAdhAna kara letA hai| tIsarA vikalpa hai -- vaidya yA DaoNkTara ko dikhAUM / vidhAna kiyA gayA- pahale upavAsa se cikitsA kare / usase sambhava na ho to vaidya yA DaoNkTara ko dikhAe, davA le / yaha bhI batAyA gayA -- vaidya ke pAsa kaise jAe, kaise dikhAeM, vaidyajI jo auSadha batAe, usakA sevana kaise kre| davA meM bhI hama viveka kA sahArA leN| hama yaha soceM-- davA lenA Avazyaka hai para yadi sAmAnya auSadha se kAma ho jAe to teja davA na luuN| yadi Ayurvedika davA se samAdhAna hotA ho to teja DAkTarI davA na luuN| yaha aMtima vikalpa hai| isa hathiyAra kA upayoga pahale hI kSaNa meM na kreN| kuzala yoddhA aMtima hathiyAra kA upayoga kabhI pahale kSaNa meM nahIM krtaa| hama aMtima vikalpa ko pahalA vikalpa na bnaaeN| saMkalpa mRgacaryA kA mRgAputra se atyanta vinamratA ke sAtha mAtA-pitA se nivedana kiyA- maiM saMyama aura tapa ke dvArA cikitsA karUMgA / isalie Apa mujhe mRgacArikA kI anumati deN| mAtA-pitA ne socA-mRgAputra ! apane saMkalpa para dRr3ha hai ! ise anumati denA hI zreyaskara hai / na yaha rukane vAlA hai aura na ise rokanA caahie| mAtA-pitA ne saharSa anumati pradAna kara dI -- vatsa ! tumhArI jaisI icchA hai, vaisA karo / migacariyaM carissAmi, evaM puttAH jahAsuhaM / ammA piUhiM aNunnAo, jahAya uvahiM tao / / mAtA-pitA ne kitanI svataMtratA dI aura mRgAputra ne kitanI vinamratA se svIkRti lI / vastutaH ye donoM bAteM dizA darzaka haiN| mRgAputra kA yaha prasaMga dIkSA dene vAle ke lie, dIkSA lene vAle ke lie aura dIkSA kI preraNA dene vAle ke lie bhI mananIya hai / yadi isakA samyag manana kiyA jAe to eka svastha praNAlI upaja sakatI haiN| samatva kI sAdhanA mRgAputra ne muni dharma kA jo pAlana kiyA hai, vaha usake udAtta caritra kA pramANa hai / mRgAputra mamatva rahita, ahaMkAra rahita, nirlepa, gaurava ko tyAgane vAlA aura saba sthitiyoM meM samabhAva kI sAdhanA karane vAlA bana gyaa| vaha lAbha alAbha, sukha-duHkha, mAna-apamAna yA jIvana-maraNa - sabameM sama bana gayA / nimmamo nirahaMkAro, nissaMgo cacagAravo / samo ya savva bhUesu, tasesu thAvaresu ya / / lAbhAlAbhe suhe dukhe, jIvie maraNe thaa| samoniMdApasaMsAsu, tahA mANAvamANao / / Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 cAMdanI bhItara kI bahuta kaThina hai ina paristhitiyoM meM sama rahanA / jisa vyakti kI AMtarika cetanA jAga jAtI hai, prajJA jAga jAtI hai, vahI ina sthitiyoM meM sama raha sakatA hai| jisakI prajJA sthita ho jAtI hai, vahI isa prakAra kA jIvana jI sakatA hai| atIta meM lauTeM mRgAputra samatva kI utkRSTa bhUmikA meM calA gyaa| jAtismRti se vairAgya aura samatA kA prAraMbha huA aura vaha pUrNatA kI anubhUti meM badala gyaa| isake bIca aneka utAra-car3hAva Ae, bAdhAeM AIM, bhaya aura pralobhana Ae lekina mRgAputra ko ye sthitiyAM chU hI nahIM paaii| isakA kAraNa thA--mRgAputra ne bhAvanA yoga se apane Apako bhAvita kara liyaa| korA ekAgratA yA dhyAna utanA kAma kA nahIM hotA, jitanA vaha bhAvanA se jur3akara banatA hai| dhyAna zataka meM sAdhaka kI bahuta sundara arhatA dI gaI hai-jo bhAvanA se prabhAvita hai, vaha dhyAna kA adhikArI hai| jJAna-bhAvanA, darzana-bhAvanA, caritra-bhAvanA, vairAgya-bhAvanA-ye bhAvanAeM jisake puSTa bana gaI, vastutaH dhyAna karane kA adhikArI vahI hai| mRgAputra ne ina bhAvanAoM se apane Apako bhAvita kara liyA aura usane vaha upalabdha kara liyA, jisake lie saMkalpabaddha banA thaa| evaM nANeNa caraNeNa dasaNeNa taveNa y| bhAvanAhi ya suddhAhiM, samma bhAveta appyN|| mRgAputra kA yaha prakaraNa pratyeka vyakti ke lie preraka hai| yadi hama atIta meM lauTane kA prayatna kareM to hamArA atIta aura bhaviSya--donoM ujjavala ho sakate haiN| hamAre hAtha meM vaha sUtra A sakatA hai, jo vartamAna kA mArga-dIpa bana jAe, bhaviSya kA Aloka-staMbha bana jaae| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvAda : nAtha aura anAtha ke bIca saMgharSa-bIja ziSya ne jijJAsA kI--maMte ! isa duniyA meM yaha saMgharSa kyoM calatA hai| yaha Aropa aura pratyAropa kyoM calatA hai ? eka kahatA hai-tU ajJAnI hai| eka kahatA hai-tU ajJAnI hai| eka kahatA hai--tU jhUThA hai| eka kahatA hai-tuma jAnate hI nhiiN| isa prakAra kA yaha vyavahAra kyoM calatA hai| isakA kAraNa kyA hai? AcArya ne kahA--vatsa ! kAraNa kyA batAUM ! prakRti ko mAnya yahI hai| ziSya ne kahA--prakRti ko yahI mAnya kyoM hai ? AdamI kyA kare ? prakRti meM saMgharSa ke bIja chipe hue haiN| manuSya kI racanA hI aisI ho gaI hai ki usameM saMgharSa, Aropa-pratyAropa ke bIja chipe milate haiN| kAraNa yaha hai-bhAva to adRzya hai, dikhAI nahIM detA aura bhASA dRzya hai, sAmane AtI hai| AdhA to dikhAI detA hai aura AdhA dikhAI nahIM detaa| yaha hai saMgharSa kA bIja, jo prakRti meM cAroM tarapha bikharA par3A hai| yaha bhASA aura bhAva kA saMgharSa, yaha dRSTikoNa aura bhASA kA saMgharSa zAyada manuSya jaba se thA taba se zurU huA hai aura jaba taka manuSya rahegA taba taka clegaa| adRzyo vartate bhAvo, bhASA dRzyA tataH sphuttm| saMgharSabIjamAkIrNa, prakRtau ki sRjejjnH|| tulasIdAsajI ne likhA--vANI bolatI hai usake AMkha nahIM hai| AMkha dekhatI hai usake vANI nahIM hai-girA anayana nayana binu vaannii|' prakRti kI racanA meM kitanA adhUrApana hai| jo bolatA hai, vahI dekhatA, jo dekhatA, vahI bolatA to zAyada saMgharSa kI saMbhAvanA bahuta kama ho jaatii| jaTila prakiyA kitanA jaTila taMtra hai hamArA / hama zabda ko kAna se suneMge, kAna se sunane ke bAda mana usako grahaNa karegA, pakar3egA, usakA saMkalana kregaa| sunane vAlA eka hai, saMkalana karane vAlA dUsarA hai aura nirNaya karane vAlA tIsarA hai| viveka yA buddhi Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 cAMdanI bhItara kI usakA nirNaya karegI aura phira bolane vAlA cauthA hai mukha / ye cAra mila gaye-kAna se sunA, mana ne usako grahaNa diyA aura viveka mastiSka ne usako eka artha bodha diyA, phira vANI ne use uccarita kiyaa| itanA pUrA taMtra milatA hai, taba eka kArya niSpanna hotA hai| jahAM eka ke hAtha meM zAsana nahIM hotA vahAM saMgharSa to hotA hI hai| kahA gayA aneka hAthoM meM zAsana hotA hai to saMgharSa honA svAbhAvika hai| yaha zAyada lokataMtra ke pahale likhA gayA hai, Aja kI bAta nahIM hai| Aja to aneka logoM kA zAsana hotA hai| jahAM aneka hAthoM meM zAsana hotA hai vahAM kyA hotA hai, yaha bhI spaSTa hai| yaha hamArA sArA taMtra hai, jisako kahate haiM, saMbhAga, paraspara meM vinimy| saMbhAga honA eka bAta hai aura eka dUsare taka pahuMcanA dUsarI bAta hai| isakI itanI jaTila prakriyA hai ki pUrI bAta kabhI pakar3a meM nahIM aatii| vyakti kyA kahanA cAhatA hai, hama kabhI pakar3a nahIM pAte haiM isIlie kisI vyakti ke sAtha nyAya nahIM hotaa| bhASA kabhI nyAya nahIM khtii| bahuta sundara likhA gayA-- bhASA kyA hai ? bhAvoM kA laMgaDA sA anuvAda / bhAva aura bhASA kI dUrI bhASA bhAvoM kA kabhI pUrA pratinidhitva kara nahIM sakatI aura yahI saMgharSa kA kAraNa banatA hai| vahI bhASA jaba patra meM likhI jAtI hai taba aura adhika anartha ho jAtA hai| bhAva aura bhASA meM dUrI hotI hai aura paraspara patrAcAra calatA hai, isakA artha hai-lar3AI kA eka gar3ha banAnA, kilA khar3A kara denA / eka vyakti ne patra diyaa| dUsare ne usakA uttara diyaa| phira tIsare ne uttara diyA aura lar3AI Age bar3hatI calI gii| kaI bAra samasyA sulajhAne ke bajAya ulajha jAtI hai| yadi patrAcAra ko chor3a, Amane-sAmane baiThakara bAta kI jAe to samAdhAna nikala aae| jaba do vyakti milate haiM, eka-dUsare kI bhASA ko hI nahIM, bhAvoM ko bhI par3hate haiN| saMgharSa taba miTatA hai, jaba vyakti bhAva se bhAva ko par3hanA sIkha jaae| jahAM bhASA samApta ho jAe, mauna bana jAe, vahAM samAdhAna milatA hai| zAyada isIlie kahA gayA--jahAM guru bolatA hai, vahAM saMzaya kA cheda nahIM hotaa| jahAM guru mauna hotA hai, vahAM saMzaya chinna ho jAtA hai| gurostu maunamAkhyAnaM ziSyAstu chitrasaMzayaH kA bIja jur3A rahatA hai| bhASA ke sAtha sNghrss| meM anAtha hUM saprAT zreNika udyAna meM krIr3A karane ke lie aayaa| usane dekhA-eka per3a ve nIce yuvA muni khar3A hai| usakA saundarya jaise bAhara jhAMka rahA thaa| zreNika dekhakara Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvAda : nAtha aura anAtha ke bIca Azcarya se bhara gyaa| yaha kyA? usase rahA nahIM gyaa| samrAT muni kI sannidhi meM AyA, praNAma kara bolA--bhaMte! Apa taruNa haiN| abhI Apa dIkSita ho gae? abhI to bhoga bhAgane kI avasthA hai| yaha Apane kyA kiyA? muni ne dhyAna mudrA ko sampanna kiyaa| muni bole- bhaiyA kyA kruuN| mujhe muni bananA pdd'aa| kyoM bane ? anAtha thA isalie muni bana gayA / zreNika ne dekhA -- anAtha jaisA lagatA to nahIM hai| samrAT ne kahA- bhaMte! aisA nahIM lagatA ki Apa anAtha haiN| ApakA yaha yauvana, ApakA yaha rUpa, ApakI yaha sampadA batalA rahI hai ki Apa bahuta sampanna parivAra ke haiM, anAtha to nahIM haiN| nahIM, nahIM maiM anAtha hI hUM aura isIlie maiM muni banA huuN| tuma bhI anAtha ho 143 rAjA ne muni kI bhASA ko sunA para usakA artha nahIM samajhA, bhAva nahIM smjhaa| bhAva aura bhASA ke bIca dUrI raha gaI / samrAT ne kahA- bhaMte! koI bAta nahIM / Aja maiM ApakA nAtha banatA huuN| Apa anAtha the isalie muni bane, lekina aba anAtha nahIM haiN| Apa mere mahaloM meM caleM, ArAma se rheN| mere pAsa sukha-sampadA kI koI kamI nahIM hai| rAjA kI yaha bhASA muni ko mAnya nahIM huii| muni bole- bhAI ! tuma bhI kaise AdamI ho ? itanI bhI bAta nahIM samajhate ki tuma to svayaM anAtha ho aura mere nAtha banane cale ho / pahale svayaM ko dekho, phira nAtha banane kI bAta socanA / tuma svayaM anAtha ho, mere nAtha kaise banoge ? yahI hai bhAva aura bhASA kA TakarAva / yaha saMgharSa bahuta calatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM bhAva prekSA sabase mahattvapUrNa hai / hama bhASA kI pRSThabhUmi ko jAnane ke lie bhAvoM ko par3hane kA abhyAsa kreN| usake binA yaha TakarAva zAyada kabhI miTane vAlA nahIM hai| rAjA kA prativAda rAjA kA ahaMkAra phuphakAra uThA / DhAI hajAra varSa pahale kA jamAnA aura usa samaya kA samrAT itane vaibhava, itane bar3e rAjya kA svAmI / isa zabda ko kaise sahana karatA / yadi muni ke sthAna para koI aura hotA to usakA Akroza na jAne kyA pariNAma lAtA ? rAjA ne socA--muni kA koI doSa nahIM hai| mujhe jAnatA nahIM hai / jaba taka paricaya na ho bhalA kauna kyA kare ? yaha aparicita hai isalie anAtha batA Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI diyaa| aba mujhe paricaya de denA caahie| Aja to apanA paricaya svayaM dene kI paddhati cala rahI hai| rAjA ne apanA paricaya denA zurU kara diyA-bhaMte! Apa muni bana gaye para lagatA hai Apa vyavahAra ko nahIM jAnate / duniyA ko Apane dekhA nahIM hai| kyA Apako patA hai - maiM kauna hUM ? mere pAsa ghor3e haiM, hAthI haiM, AdamI haiM, yaha nagara hai / bahuta bar3e rAjya kA svAmI huuN| bar3e-bar3e prAsAda haiM, vizAla anta: pura hai| isa rAjya kA kaNa-kaNa merI AjJA meM hai| maiM anAtha kaise huA ? bhaMte! kaeNma se kama itanA jhUTha to na boleM ? Apa eka samrAT ko anAtha batA rahe haiN| isase bar3A kyA jhUTha hogA ? nAtha kI paribhASA maiM 144 anAthI muni ne yaha sunA / ve apane Apa meM lIna the| jo vyakti apane bhItara kI AtmA ko, paramAtmA ko jagA cukA hotA hai, vaha niHspRha hotA hai| usake spRhA nahIM hotI, bhaya bhI nahIM hotaa| muni bole--samrAT zreNika ! maiMne tumhArA paricaya pA liyaa| tuma eka bAta dhyAna se suno- tuma abhI nAtha kA artha hI nahIM jAna rahe ho / bar3e ajJAnI rAjA ho / muni ne itane bar3e rAjA ko ajJAnI kaha diyA, nahale para dahalA jaisA ho gayA / kauna hotA hai nAtha ? samrAT zreNika ne jijJAsA kI / nAtha kA artha hai- yogakSema vidhAtA / jo yoga aura kSema karane vAlA hai, vaha nAtha hai| tuma nAtha kA artha bhI nahIM jAnate aura mere nAtha bananA cAhate ho| tumane yaha samajha liyA ki maiM garIba ghara kA thA / roTiyAM khAne ko nahIM milatI thiiN| ghara meM kucha nahIM thA / isalie maiM sAdhu bana gayA / para vastutaH aisA nahIM hai| Ajakala bahuta loga mithyA Aropa lagAte haiN| yaha AropoM kI duniyA hai| Aropa se kabhI bacA nahIM jA sktaa| loga kaha dete haiM- ye bahuta sArI sAdhviyAM dIkSita hotI haiN| garIba gharoM kI hotI haiM, inakI koI zAdI kI vyavasthA nahIM hotii| mAtA-pitA nikAla dete haiM aura ve saMsthA meM bhartI ho jAtI haiN| kaisI viDaMbanA ! muni bole- itane bar3e rAjA hokara nAtha kA artha hI nahIM jAnate ? rAjA avAk raha gayA, vaha muni kI tejasvitA ke sAmane bola hI nahIM sakA / hAtha jur3a gaye / vinamra svara meM prArthanA kI- mahArAja ! maiM nahIM jAnatA, kRpayA Apa batalA deN| maiM ApakI anAthatA ko jAnanA cAhatA huuN| gAthA anAthatA kI muni ne apanI sArI kahAnI sunA dii| maiM eka dhanI seTha kA beTA huuN| mAtA-pitA kA bar3A pyAra dulAra milA / merI zAdI bhI ho gii| sundara, suzIla aura priya patnI Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvAda : nAtha aura anAtha ke bIca 145 kA yoga milaa| eka dina acAnaka AMkha meM pIr3A ho gii| asahya pIr3A se maiM baicena ho utthaa| itanI bhaMyakara vedanA huI ki maiM sahana nahIM kara skaa| usa avasthA meM mere pitA ne dUra-dUra se vaidyoM ko bulAyA, merI cikitsA krvaaii| bahuta ghana lgaayaa| pitA ne noliyoM kA muMha khola diyaa| merI mAtA, mere choTe bar3e bhAiyoM ne, merI patnI ne jitanA karanA thA, kara liyaa| merI AMkha kI pIr3A samApta nahIM huii| maiM karAhatA rhaa| vaidya Ae, prANAcArya aae| aneka prakAra kI cikitsAeM kii| na jAne kitanI davAiyAM kahAM kahAM se mNgvaaii| yadi hanumAna hotA to saMjIvavanI bUTI bhI maMgavA lete| para kucha bhI artha nahIM niklaa| rAjana ! ye merI anAthatA thii| muni kA saMkalpa jIvana meM kucha aise kSaNa Ate haiM, jaba AdamI gaharAI meM calA AtA hai| jaba vyakti gaharAI meM jAtA hai, use samAdhAna mila jAtA hai| duniyA meM kisI ko samAdhAna milA hai to vaha bhItara gaharAI meM DubakI lagAne ke bAda hI milA hai| bAhara-bAhara bhaTakane vAle ko kabhI samAdhAna nahIM miltaa| maiMne eka saMkalpa kiyA--eka bAra isa asahya cakSu vedanA se mukta ho jAUM to isa vipula vaibhava ko chor3a kara muni bana jaauuN| sote samaya jo saMkalpa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha jyAdA phalita hotA hai| prekSAdhyAna meM yaha sujhAyA jAtA hai--sote-sote nizcaya--saMkalpa ko doharAeM aura saMkalpa ko doharAte-doharAte nIMda meM cale jAeM, vaha saMkalpa avacetana mana taka pahuMca jaaegaa| jo bAta avacetana mana ke stara para pahuMca jAtI hai, vaha kriyAnvita ho jAtI hai| rAta bItI : darda bIta gayA ____ anAthI muni ne kahA--samrAT ! maiM isa saMkalpa ke sAtha so gyaa| mujhe kabhI nIMda nahIM AtI thI para usa dina nIMda A gii| mujhe anubhava huA-jaise-jaise rAta bIta rahI hai vaise-vaise vedanA bItatI jA rahI hai| samrAT ! subaha uThA to aisA lagA-vedanA samApta ho gaI hai| maiM ekadama svastha ho gayA huuN| ___ eka camatkAra ho gyaa| maiMne sabako apanA saMkalpa batAyA-aba maiM nAtha banUMgA, anAtha nahIM rhuuNgaa| rAjan ! maiM parivArajanoM kI anumati lekara muni bana gyaa| apanA hI nahIM, sAre saMsAra kA nAtha bana gyaa| muni ne kahA-rAjana ! yaha merI anAthatA thii| dUsarA koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM bana sktaa| kyA tuma svayaM anAtha nahIM ho ? samrAT kyA bole, kucha bolane ko zeSa nahIM rahA thaa| Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 cAMdanI bhItara kI kyoM hotA hai saMgharSa prazna hai--yaha zabdoM kA saMgharSa kyoM hotA hai? hama isa para vicAra kreN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne do nayoM kA pratipAdana kiyA-nizcaya naya aura vyavahAra ny| nizcaya naya apanA vyaktigata hotA hai aura hamArA kAma calatA hai vyavahAra naya se| vyavahAra hai eka hI padArtha meM nimitta aura saMyoga se hone vAle bhAvoM kA grahaNa / vyavahAra naya ke do bheda haiM sadbhUta vyavahAra--eka hI dravya meM bheda karane vAlI dRsstti| asabhUta vyavahAra--aneka bhinna dravyoM meM abheda dRSTi / asadbhUta vyavahAra ke do bheda haiM-upacarita asadbhUta aura anupacarita asdbhuut| anupacarita vyavahAra hama upacAra se calate haiN| do vastueM eka sAtha raha rahI haiN| dUdha alaga hai, pAnI alaga hai| AtmA alaga hai, zarIra alaga hai| eka kSetra meM donoM raha rahe haiN| zarIra aura AtmA-donoM sAtha-sAtha raha rahe haiN| agara kahA jAe-zarIra ko alaga karo aura AtmA ko alaga karo to bacegA kyA ? itane mile hue haiM ye do pdaarth| unameM yaha zarIra merA hai, isa prakAra kA AropaNa karanA, uccAraNa karanA asadbhUta anupacarita vyavahAra hai| upacarita vyavahAra dUsarA prakAra hai asadbhUta upacarita vyavahAra kA / hama do padArthoM meM, jo bilkula alaga-alaga raha rahe haiM, unameM ekatva kA AropaNa kara dete haiN| merA ghara, merA dhana, yaha AropaNa ho gyaa| ghara alaga hai, dhana alaga hai aura maiM alaga hUM para AropaNa kara donoM ko eka mAna liyaa| yaha asadbhUta upacarita vyavahAra hai| bheda hai bhUmikA kA ___anAthI muni jo kaha rahe haiM aura samrAT zreNika jo kaha rahe haiM, una donoM kI hama mImAMsA kreN| kahAM kauna sA naya bola rahA thaa| agara hama naya kI dRSTi kI bAta ko samajheM to samrAT zreNika aura anAthI muni apane-apane sthAna para sahI bAta kaha rahe the| ve eka-dUsare ko nahIM samajha pA rahe the kyoMki unameM sApekSatA nahIM thii| rAjA kaha rahA thA--merI senA, merA nagara, merA mahala, maiM usakA mAlika, yaha upacAra hai asadbhUta vyavahAra ny| usake AdhAra para manuSya aisA kahatA hai| kintu jaba sacAI kI dizA meM jAeMge jo yaha bAta ThIka nahIM hogii| muni saccAI kI bhUmikA para khar3e the aura rAjA asadbhUta vyavahAra kI sIr3hI para khar3A thaa| donoM kI bAta eka kaise Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvAda : nAtha aura anAtha ke bIca hogI ? donoM kI bhASA eka nahIM ho sakatI / bhAva kA bheda to bahuta gaharI bAta hai, bhASA bhI nahIM miltii| kyoMki bhASA aura zabda hamezA bhAvoM ke anusAra nikalate haiN| jo vyakti jisa artha ko jAnatA hai, vaha usa bhASA ko pakar3a legA / vaha bhAva ko jAnatA nahIM hai, isalie usake mana meM yaha vicAra ubharegA amuka vyakti jhUTha bola rahA hai, galata bola rahA hai yA ajJAna pUrvaka bola rahA hai| yaha eka jaTila prazana hai| vahI hai nAtha hamAre sAmane anekAnta kA vyApaka dRSTikoNa hai| hamane use gaharAI se samajhA nahIM yA usakA upayoga nahIM kiyaa| agara anekAnta kA gaharA adhyayana ho to zAyada saMgharSo ko kama karane kI sthiti A jAe / upacAra kI bhASA meM jo rAjA kaha rahA thA, vaha galata nahIM thaa| kintu muni nizcaya kI bhASA bola rahe the--samrAT ! tumhArA kucha nahIM hai| tuma alaga ho, vaha alaga hai| nAtha to vaha hotA hai, jo apane Apako jAna letA hai| jaba donoM ne eka-dUsare kI bAta ko samajhA, eka-dUsare kI apekSA ko samajhA, antara samApta ho gyaa| donoM sahamata ho gae / rAjA muni ke caraNoM meM sira jhukA kara bolA- bhaMte! Apane bahuta kRpA kI, bahuta anugraha kiyA, mujhe eka nayA dRSTikoNa diyA / anAtha kauna hotA hai aura nAtha kauna hotA, maiM yaha samajha gayA / jo vyakti dUsare padArthoM para apanA prabhutva yA adhikAra rakhatA hai, vaha sahI artha meM nAtha nahIM hotA / nAtha vaha hotA hai, jo apane para apanA adhikAra rakhatA hai / apanA nAtha vahI ho sakatA hai, jisake jIvana meM vrata A jAtA hai | nAtha hotA hai, rakSA karane vAlA, yogakSema karane vAlA / vrata se adhika zAyada duniyA meM koI bacAne vAlI zakti aura tattva nahIM hai| munivara ! mujhe bahuta acchA saMbodhana diyA donoM eka bindu para A gaye, bhAva aura bhASA kI dUrI miTa gaI / sva aura svAmitva kA prazna 147 eka bahuta bar3e satya kA udghATana isa adhyayana meM huA hai| adhyAtma kA mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai -- jo vyakti nAtha kI bhUmikA para pahuMcatA hai, vahI vyakti vAstava meM AdhyAtmika bana sakatA hai| isa bhUmikA para Ae binA adhyAtma kI bAta socI nahIM jA sktii| bahuta jaTila prazna hai ( muni kA dhana kyA hai? vaha usakA sva hai ataH vaha usakA svAmI hai / tapa usakA 'sva' hai isalie vaha tapasvI hai / yoga usakA sva hai isalie vaha yogI hai| Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 cAMdanI bhItara kI hama adhyAtma ke rahasya ko samajheM to eka prAMti kA nirasana ho sakatA hai| jo hamArA sva nahIM hai, vahAM hama apanA svAmitva banAe baiThe haiM aura isIlie choTe se bhUmi ke Tukar3e ke lie bar3e-bar3e saMgharSa aura yuddha ho jAte haiN| bhUmi ke lie kahA gayA-yaha aisI kuMvArI kanyA hai, jisakI Aja taka zAdI huI hI nahIM, jise koI byAha hI nahIM sakA aura isake lie bhI lar3AI hotI hai| dhana kisI kA sva nahIM para ise sva mAna liyA gyaa| jo sva nahIM hai, usa para hamane apane svAmitva kA AropaNa kara liyaa| jJAna, darzana aura cAritra jo hamAre sva haiM, unako hamane jAnA nhiiN| yaha sva aura svAmitva kA jo antarAla hai, vaha sAre saMgharSoM kA hetu bana rahA hai| jaba taka vyakti sva aura svAmitva, nAtha aura anAtha ke isa rahasya ko vimarza pUrvaka svIkAra nahIM karatA, taba taka vaha adhyAtma ke kSetra meM apanA unnayana nahIM kara sktaa| Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM thAme hUM apane bhAgya kI Dora zreNika kI jijJAsA muni anAthI dhyAna saMpanna kara eka vRkSa ke nIce khaDe haiN| samrATa zreNika upapAta meM hAtha jor3a kara khaDA hai| usane pUchA-bhaMte ! Apa nAtha ho gae para Apane pAyA kyA ? ghara chor3a diyA, muni bana gae, Apako kyA milA ? muni bole-maiMne satya kA sAkSAtkAra kara liyA, satya ko pA liyaa| satya ko kevala sunA--par3hA nahIM, svayaM pA liyA hai| samrATa ne nivedana kiyA-bhaMte batalAeM, Apane jo jAyA hai, vaha satya kyA hai? muni ne kahA-- appA NaI veyaraNI, appA me kuuddsaamlii| appA kAmaduhA gheNu appA me ndnnNvnnN|| appA kattA vikattA ya duhANA ya suhANa y| appA mittamamittaM va dupaTThiya suptttthiyo|| ina do zlokoM meM itane bar3e satya kA udghATana huA hai ki usakI aneka dArzanika parikamAeM huI haiN| tIna nirNAyaka satya anAthI muni ne kahA--samrAT ! maiMne isa satya ko pA liyaa| mere saMkalpa kI svataMtratA hai| hara vyakti apanA saMkalpa karane meM svataMtra hai| saMkalpa kI zakti hai isalie mujhe apane naitika niyamoM ke nirdhAraNa karane kA adhikAra hai| kartavya aura akartavya kA nirNaya karane kA mujhe adhikAra hai| tIsarI bAta hai ki maiM apane kRta kA svayaM uttaradAyI huuN| ina tIna satyoM kA sAkSAtkAra maiMne kiyA hai-saMkalpa kI svataMtratA, naitika niyamana, aura uttrdaayitv| __jisa vyakti ko ye tIna nirNAyaka satya mila jAte haiM, usake jIvana kI dizA badala jAtI hai sabase bar3I kaThinAI yaha hai--hama saMkalpa kI svataMtratA ko svIkAra nahIM kara rahe haiN| do dhArAoM ke bIca hamArA jIvana cala rahA hai| kucha loga soca rahe Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 cAMdanI bhItara kI haiM-hamArA bhAgya Izvara ke hAtha meM hai| vaha jaise calAtA hai, hama calate haiN| eka Izvara kartRtva kI dhArA hai to dUsarI paristhitivAda kI dhArA hai| kucha loga socate haiM--AdamI vahI karatA hai, jaisI paristhiti hotI hai| IzvaravAda aura paristhitivAda ke bIca hamArI saMkalpa kI svataMtratA khoI huI hai| paricaya hai para se ___muni ne kahA-maiM ina donoM se haTakara isa nirNaya para pahuMca gayA hUM-merA saMkalpa-svatantra hai| maiMne isakA prayoga karake dekha liyA hai| mujhe koI pIr3A se nahIM bacA skaa| merA apanA saMkalpa hI mere kAma AyA, merI rakSA karane vAlA bnaa| maiM isa gaharAI meM calA gayA hUM jo srota hai, vaha apane bhItara hI hai| hamArI bAhara kI khoja bahuta calatI hai vaha isalie calatI hai ki hama para se bahuta paricita ho gye| hama sva aura para--donoM zabdoM ko jAnate haiM kintu hama jyAdA para se hI paricita hai| hamAre sAmane jyAdA para hI AtA hai isalie hama sva kI bAta samajha nahIM paate| hamArI sAdhanA ke viSaya meM bhI aisA hI hai| lagatA hai--hama sva kI dizA meM cala rahe haiM parantu vAstavikatA meM hama para kI ora cale jAte haiN| kaisA zAnta sahavAsa? bhagavAna buddha ne kucha sthaviroM ko nirdeza diyA--amuka gAMva meM caturmAsa karake aao| tIsa-cAlIsa bhikSu the| unhoMne pahale goSThI kara ciMtana kiyA--aisI vyavasthA banAeM tAki hamArA sahavAsa zAMta bne| unhoMne vargAnusAra saMyojaka banA lie, sabako apanA kAma bAMTakara samajhA diyA / vyavasthA ho gii| phira socA--koI kalaha nahIM ho usake lie aura kyA-kyA karanA caahie| eka sujhAva AyA--hameM mauna karanA caahie| eka bhikSu ne tarka prastuta kiyA--mauna karane se kyA hogA ? vaha to eka yA do ghaMTA kiyA jaaegaa| bAIsa ghaMTe zeSa raha jAte haiN| lar3AI honI hai to ho hI jaaegii| tIsare bhikSu ne sujhAva diyA--hama saba bhikSu cAra mahInoM kA mauna kara leN| yaha sujhAva sabako acchA lgaa| saba bhikSuoM ne mAnya kara liyaa| zAMta sahavAsa biitaa| jhagar3A, Aropa, pratyAropa, kalaha kucha bhI nahIM huaa| caturmAsa pUrA ho gyaa| bhikSuoM ne socA-hama buddha ke pAsa jAyeMge, hameM prazaMsA milegii| bhikSu buddha ke pAsa aae| bhagavAna buddha ne kuzalakSema puuchaa| bhikSuoM ne pahale sArI vyavasthAoM ke bAre meM btaayaa| unhoMne kahA--hama saba cAra mahIne bilkula mauna rahe, bar3A zAnta sahavAsa biitaa| buddha bole-- bhikSuoM ! yaha kyA kiyA? isase to acchA rahatA ki pazuoM kA TolA lAkara khar3A kara lete| tumhAre kharca kA bojha to nahIM bddh'taa| tuma vahAM paraspara bAtacIta karate, logoM ko dharma kathA kI bAteM batAte, jJAna dete, phira zAMta sahavAsa bitAkara Ate taba Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM thAme hUM apane bhAgya kI Dora kucha zreyaskara kArya hotA / yaha to ThIka vaisA huA, jaise puzaoM kA TolA kAma karatA hai| upAdAna kI bhUmikA para jaba hama kevala nimittoM para hI aTaka jAte haiM, bhItara ke srota taka nahIM jAte, samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM hotaa| zAyada isIlie sthavirakalpI ko adhika mahattva diyA gyaa| sthavirakalpI sabake sAtha rahakara apanA niyaMtraNa karatA hai| usa sthiti meM anuzAsita rahakara zAMta sahavAsa karatA hai, jitendriya rahatA hai, zAyada yaha bar3I sAdhanA hai / akelA jaMgala meM rahakara sAdhanA karane se bhI adhika mahatvapUrNa hai zahara meM rahakara sAdhanA karanA / eka sAdhaka ne bIsa-paccIsa varSa himAlaya meM rahakara sAdhanA kI / usake bAda Azrama meM Akara baiThA to lar3AiyAM karane lgaa| sAdhanA kI kasauTI hotI hai| samudAya meN| 151 anAthI muni ne kahA- maiM vahAM pahuMca gayA hUM, jise upAdAna kI bhUmikA kahe, nizcaya kI bhUmikA yA Atmadarzana kI bhUmikA kheN| yaha vaha bhUmikA hai jahAM Ananda kA srota milatA hai, jJAna aura zakti kA srota bhI mila jAtA hai| mujhe kyA karanA cAhie aura kyA nahIM karanA cAhie, mujhe muni kyoM bananA cAhie ? ghara kyoM chor3anA cAhie ? per3a ke nIce akelA kyoM khar3A honA cAhie ? yaha maiMne dekha liyA / isa kartavya kA nirNaya maiMne svayaM kiyA hai, mere saMkalpa kI svataMtratA ne kiyA hai, merA saMkalpa aura svataMtratA yaha karA rahI hai aura maiM mAnatA hUM ki maiM apane kRta kA svayaM uttaradAyI huuN| ghaTanA aura saMvedana hama sukha aura duHkha kA AropaNa bhI dUsaroM para kara dete haiM / hamArA sArA dhyAna isI para aTakA huA hai| koI ghaTanA ghaTatI hai, tatkAla mana meM AtA hai ki usane aisA kara diyA, usane aisA kaha diyaa| koI nimitta hotA hI nahIM hai, aisI bAta nahIM hai / anekAMtavAda ko mAnane vAlA nimittoM ko asvIkAra nahIM karegA / nimitta ho sakate haiM para nimitta kevala ghaTanA prastuta kara sakatA hai kintu sukha-duHkha nahIM de sakatA / sukha-duHkha kA saMvedana honA eka bAta hai aura sukha-duHkha kI ghaTanA paidA kara denA bilakula dUsarI bAta hai| maleriyA ke kITANu maleriyA paidA kara sakate haiM / yakSmA ke kITANu yakSmA paidA kara sakate haiN| ye kITANu yA vAyarasa eka bAharI nimitta paidA kara sakate haiN| eka prazaMsA kA zabda ahaMkAra ko jagA sakatA hai| hama isa sacAI ko samajheM-- bImArI honA eka ghaTanA hai aura sukha-duHkha bhoganA dUsarI bAta hai| kyA yaha sambhava hai - bImArI ho para duHkha na ho ? yahI to adhyAtma hai- bImArI hai para duHkha Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 cAMdanI bhItara kI nahIM hai, duHkha kA saMvedana nahIM hai| yaha bAta samajha meM jAe to mahatvapUrNa sacAI upalabdha ho jaae| hamane donoM ko eka mAna rakhA hai| bImArI hone kA matalaba hai, duHkha ko honA aura duHkha hone kA matalaba hai-viparIta paristhiti kA honA / hamane inako eka mAna liyA, yahI mithyA dRSTikoNa hai| AMtarika hai duHkha kA saMvedana vastutaH dukha kA saMvedana nitAMta AMtarika hai| isakA saMbaMdha kevala karma se hai| vedanIya karma se isakA sambandha hai yA isase jur3e mohanIya karma se isakA saMbaMdha hai, kintu ghaTanA kA kisI se sambandha nahIM hai| use koI bhI paidA kara sakatA hai| varSA barasatI hai aura ThaNDI havA calatI hai| isakA sabake sAtha saMbaMdha hai| usase eka vyakti ko sardI lagatI hai| vaha eka vyakti ko bahuta acchI lagatI hai| ghaTanA to eka hai para anubhUti hai alaga-alaga / prazna hai ghaTanA samAna hone para bhI anubhUti meM antara kyoM? zarIra kI prakRti kA aMtara hai yA apane saMvedana kA antara ? eka ghaTanA hone se eka vyakti to rone laga jAtA hai aura isI ghaTanA se prabhAvita eka vyakti kahatA hai--koI bAta nahIM, mujhe gahare meM jAnA caahie| ina bAsya prakopoM se mukta rahanA caahie| eka hI ghaTanA se eka vyakti krodhita hotA hai aura eka AdamI antarmukhI ho jAtA hai, jAgarUka bana jAtA hai| agara sArA bhAra paristhitiyoM aura nimittoM para DAla deM to uttarAdAyitva kisakA hogA ? kyA uttaradAyitva paristhiti vahana karatI hai ? vaha uttaradAyitva kA bhAra nahIM oddhtii| sArA uttaradAyitva vyakti kA hai, yaha adhyAtma kA bahuta bar3A satya hai| isakA jitanA-jitanA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai utanA hI vyakti sukha duHkha se pare hotA calA jAtA hai| adhyAtma kA svara - muni ne jo bAta kahI hai, vaha adhyAtma kA svara hai| eka pahuMcA huA vyakti hI aisI anubhUti kI bAta kaha sakatA hai| yaha korA darzana kA siddhAnta nahIM hai| yaha anubhUti kA siddhAnta hai| jo vyakti isa bhUmikA para pahuMca jAtA hai, jo isa karma-zAstrIya gahana gutthI kA samAdhAna pA jAtA hai, vaha yahI kahegA ki-appA kattA vikattA ya--merI AtmA hI kartA aura vikartA hai| koI bhI ghaTanA hone para hama nimittoM ko khojate haiM, una para AropaNa kara dete haiM, isase kyA hogA ? kyA hamArA mana azAnta nahIM bana jaaegaa| isase mana kA tanAva bar3hegA, buddhi kuMThita hogI aura jo kucha prApta hai, vaha calA jaaegaa| isakA pariNAma yaha huA-nimitta paidA karane vAlA saphala ho gyaa| vaha cAhatA hI hai-amuka vyakti gire| usa sthiti meM hama nimittoM Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM thAme hUM apane bhAgya kI Dora 153 aura paristhitiyoM ko saphala na hone deN| hama yaha prayAsa kareM-jJAna jar3a na bane, zaktiyAM kuThita na bane, Ananda vilupta na ho jaae| yaha sUtra hAtha lagatA hai to bhagavAna mahAvIra kA, anAthI muni kA yA jaina darzana kA AtmakartRtva kA siddhAnta korI dArzanika bhAvanA nahIM rahegI kintu hamArA adhyAtma kA sUtra bnegaa| ___ Aja isa sUtra kI bahuta jarUrata hai| hamArI dizA bdle| hama bAhara hI nahIM, bhItara meM bhI jaaeN| apanI apUrNatAoM ko dekheM binA, apanI kamiyoM aura kaThinAiyoM ko dekheM binA apanI samasyAoM kA gaharAI se cintana aura apanA AtmAlocana kie binA hamArA dekhane kA koNa dUsarA bnegaa| dRSkioNa badalatA hai to sArI ghaTanAeM badala jAtI hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne jyAdA bala diyA samyak darzana aura samyak dRSTikoNa pr| thor3I-sI viparIta ghaTanA hone para loga bolanA baMda kara dete haiM, rUTha jAte haiM, bhojana bhI baMda kara dete haiN| yaha sArA cakra jo cala rahA hai, vaha isIlie cala rahA hai ki hama aura nimitta para aTake hue haiN| adhyAtma kI bhASA anAthI muni ne eka sundara darzana diyaa| yadi hama ina do zlokoM ko nikAla deM to adhyAtma niSprANa bana jaaegaa| yadyapi darzana meM para bahuta carcA huI haiN| IzvaravAda naiyAyika vaizeSika ye Izvara kartRtvavAdI rhe| jaina-bauddha sAkhya ye AtmakartRtvavAdI rhe| para yaha sUtra mUlataH adhyAtma kA hai aura adhyAtma meM bhI nizcaya kA hai yaha sUtra / vyavahAra meM paristhiti, vAtAvaraNa aura nimittoM ko doSa diyA jA sakatA hai parantu adhyAtma aura nizcaya kI bhASA meM yaha samajhanA cAhie--abhI adhyAtma kA ka kha ga bhI nahIM samajhA gayA hai| kitanA bar3A rahasya anAthI muni ne bAta bAta meM prastuta kara diyaa| Aja bhI hamAre sAmane yaha zlokadvayI prastuta hai| 'yata vyaktavyaM tata nizeSam'--jo kahanA thA, vaha isameM zeSa ho gyaa| isake atirikta adhyAtma kA koI vaktavya nahIM hai| sArA adhyAtma isameM saMpanna hotA hai| ye donoM zloka atyanta mananIya haiN| hama inakA manana kreN| gaharAI meM jAne para jo milegA, vaha hamAre jIvana ke lie Aloka bana jaaegaa| jaise anAthI muni ko isakA sAkSAtkAra huA vaise hI hameM bhI isakA sAkSAtkAra hogA, hamAre jIvana kI dizA bhI badalegI aura kucha nayA dIkhegA, jise hama Aja taka dekha nahIM paae| Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba dharma aphIma bana jAtA hai dharma utkRSTa maMgala hai| prazna huA-kaunasA dharma utkRSTa maMgala hai ? uttara diyA gayA-ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapamaya jo dharma hai, vaha utkRSTa maMgala hai| jahAM hiMsA, asaMyama aura atapa hai, vahAM dharma maMgala nahIM hai| dharma maMgala bhI hai, amaMgala bhI hai| dharma ke ye donoM rUpa hamAre sAmane Ate haiN| dharma ke prati ArkaSaNa kyoM ? hama dharma kI samasyAoM para vicAra kreN| dharma ke prati AkarSaNa bahuta haiN| prazna hotA hai--dharma ke prati AkarSaNa kyoM hai ? isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? pratyeka dharma ke sAtha eka avinAzI zAzvata sattA jur3I huI hai| koI bhI dharma aisA nahIM hai, jisake sAtha parama sattA kA saMbaMdha na ho| khudA, mahAprabhu, yIzu, paramezvara, brahmA, paramAtmA, siddha-kisI na kisI rUpa meM koI parama sattA jur3I huI hai| avinazvara sattA ke binA dharma ke prati utanA AkarSaNa nahIM ho sktaa| ajJAta yA adRzya ke prati, zAzvata zakti ke prati AkarSaNa adhika hotA hai| pratyeka dharma ne apane sAtha parama sattA kA sambandha sthApita kiyA hai isIlie dharma ke prati AkarSaNa hai| zeSa sAmayika aura tAtkAlika ho sakate haiM lekina sthAyI AkarSaNa kA kendra dharma hI hai| paise ke prati AkarSaNa hai para jitanA AkarSaNa parama sattA ke prati hai, utanA paise ke prati nahIM hai| pratyeka vyakti jAnatA hai-paisA paisA hai para vaha yaha bhI jAnatA hai--Akhira kucha nahIM hai| vaha yaha mAnatA hai-parama sattA hI saba kucha hai isIlie dharma ke prati bahuta AkarSaNa hai| yadi hama isa dRSTi se cintana kareM, parama sattA kI dRSTi se dekheM to prAyaH sAre dharma eka bindu para A jAte haiN| aMtara hai svArtha kA ___ jaina darzana meM jo paramAtmA hai, vahI parama sattA hai isIlie AcArya haribhadra sUrI ne likhA-kahA jAtA hai- jaina loga Izvara ke astitva ko svIkAra nahIM krte| isa para sApekSa dRSTi se soceN| jaina darzana mAnatA hai-AtmA hI paramAtmA hai, AtmA hI Izvara hai isalie isameM koI doSa nahIM aataa| isa dRSTi se jaina darzana bhI Izvara ke Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba dharma aphIma bana jAtA hai 155 astitva ko svIkAra kara letA hai| niSkarSa kI bhASA yaha hai-keMculI Upara car3hI huI hai use hama haTA deM to dharma kA zuddha rUpa mila jaae| dharma ke kendra meM hai parama sttaa| usakI paridhi meM hI sAre dharma cala rahe haiN| paridhi kendra se jur3I huI hai| antara hai upAsanA kA yA kucha siddhAntoM kI svIkRti kaa| dharma ke uddezya meM bhI kucha antara ho sakatA hai, kintu dharma ke mUla rUpa meM zabda bahuta nikaTa A jAte haiN| upAsanA paddhati, siddhAnta yA uddezya kA jo aMtara hai, usase bhI adhika aMtara hai svArtha kaa| dharma ke sAtha vyakti kA svArtha bhI jur3a jAtA hai| saba loga samAna nahIM hote| ve dharma ke sAtha apane apane svArtha kA saMbaMdha sthApita kara dete haiN| dharma ko saMsthAgata rUpa milA, yaha Avazyaka thA kintu sAtha meM svArtha kA mulammA aura car3hA diyA gyaa| dharma ke do rUpa dharma ke do rUpa haiM-vaiyaktika dharma aura saMsthAgata dharma / vaiyaktika dharma zuddha AdhyAtmika hotA hai| saMsthAgata dharma sAMpradAyika dharma hai| mArksa ne dharma kA virodha nahIM kiyaa| bahuta loga isa sacAI ko nahIM jAnate--mArksa dharma kA virodhI nahIM thaa| sAmyavAda bhI dharma kA virodhI nahIM hai| aneka logoM kI yaha dhAraNA rahI-sAmyavAda dharma ko uThAne vAlA hai| vAstava meM aisA nahIM hai| na mArksa dharma kA virodhI thA aura na sAmyavAda dharma kA virodhI rhaa| usane virodha kiyA usa saMsthAgata dharma kA, jo sattA ke sAtha jur3a gyaa| mArksa ne rAjanIti, sattA aura paise se jur3e dharma kA hI prakhara virodha kiyA thaa| ___ hama bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhASA ko pddh'e| mahAvIra ne bhI sattA, dhana aura viSayoM se mukta dharma ko vinAzakArI kahA hai| mahAvIra kI bhASA hai-piyA huA, kAlakUTa viSa, avidhi se pakar3A chuA huA zAstra aura niyaMtraNa meM nahIM lAyA huA baitAla jaise vinAzakArI hotA hai, vaise hI viSayoM se mukta dharma bhI vinAzakArI hotA hai-- visaM tu pIyaM jaha kAlakUDa, haNAi satthaM jaha kugghiiyN| eso va dhammo visaovatro, haNAi veyAla ivvivtro| virodha kyoM hotA hai ? jisa dharma kA mahAvIra ne virodha kiyA, usa dharma kA mArksa ne bhI virodha kiyA aura Aja kA pratyeka prabuddha evaM cintanazIla vyakti usa dharma kA virodha kregaa| vaha sattA, rAjanIti, dhana aura viSayoM se jur3e dharma kA virodha kie binA nahIM rhegaa| dharma kA jo zuddha rUpa hai ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa, usakA koI virodha nahIM kara sktaa| jaba dharma ke sAtha svArtha jur3atA hai, hiMsA jur3atI hai taba taka usakA virodha hotA hai| Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 cAMdanI bhItara kI dharma ke nAma para aneka saMpradAyoM ne hiMsA kI hai| jaba yaha bhAvanA paidA ho gaI-mere dharma-saMpradAya ko sArA saMsAra maane| yadi sahajatA se na mAne to bhaya aura pralobhana se manavAyA jAe, talavAra ke bala para jabaradastI manavAyA jaae| jaba yaha bhAvanA prabala banI, taba ahiMsA ke mAdhyama se vizva-zAnti kI bAta karane vAloM ne hiMsA kA sahArA liyA aura vizva meM azAnti kA udaghoSa ho gyaa| jaba sattAlolupa vyakti dharma ke Asana para AsIna ho jAte haiM, bala pUrvaka sabako apane dharma meM dIkSita karanA cAhate haiM taba hiMsA aura azAnti kA sAmrAjya prasAra pAtA hai| yaha jo svArtha hai, jabardastI apane dharma ke vistAra kA jo prayatna hai, usakA saMbaMdha dharma ke sAtha nahIM hai| jaba-jaba yaha svArtha bar3hatA hai, vyakti anazvara se haTakara nazvara ke sAtha jur3a jAtA hai| vyakti ke svArtha ke AdhAra para hI zAyada dharma kI aneka paribhASAeM bana gii| svArtha ke lie eka jamAnA rAjAoM kA rhaa| usa samaya unakA eka-chatra sAmrAjya calatA thaa| eka kavi gayA rAjadarabAra meN| use rAjA se kucha pAnA thaa| rAjA ko prasanna kie binA kucha milatA nhiiN| apane svArtha ke lie kavi loga rAjA kI virudAvalI karate the| kabhI-kabhI una virudAvaliyoM ko par3hakara bahuta Azcarya hotA hai| kavi ne rAjA kI prazaMsA meM eka zloka kahA-- kalpadrumo na jAnAti, na dadAti vRhsptiH| ayaM tu jagatIjAni, jAnAti ca dadAti d|| rAjan ! kalpavRkSa bahuta bar3A hai| vaha vyakti ko bahuta kucha detA hai para vaha jJAnI nahIM hai| vRhaspati jJAnI hai para vaha kucha detA nahIM hai| Apa hI isa duniyA meM aise mahApuruSa haiM, jo jAnate bhI haiM aura dete bhI haiN| Apa kalpavRkSa se bhI bar3e haiM, vRhaspati se bhI bar3e haiN| yaha svArtha kA pariNAma hai-kalpavRkSa ko bhI nIcA dikhA diyA aura vRhaspati ko bhI nIcA dikhA diyaa| sau-do sau yA hajAra rupaye pAne ke lie vyakti kisa stara para calA jAtA hai ! vyApaka hai svArtha kI vRtti yaha svArtha kI vRtti bahuta vyApaka hai| dhArmika loga bhI isase mukta nahIM rahe haiN| jaba jaba dharma ke sAtha svArtha jur3A, vaha prabala banA taba taba sacamuca hiMsA kA dAruNa rUpa sAmane AyA hai| dharma ke nAma para, Izvara ke nAma para hiMsA kA dAruNa rUpa sAmane AyA hai| dharma ke nAma para, Izvara ko jo sRSTi kA nirmAtA mAnate haiM, pAlaka aura saMrakSaka mAnate haiM, usa Izvara ke nAma para hiMsA ho, yaha socA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba dharma aphIma bana jAtA hai 157 lekina jaba bIca meM vyakti kA svArtha Ar3e AtA hai taba ye sthitiyAM banatI haiN| svArtha kI prabalatA huI, dharma kI paribhASAeM badala gii| Aja dharma kI kitanI paribhASAeM haiM! isa saMsAra meM sAta sau-ATha sau dharma mAne jAte haiN| itane dharma haiM, para dharma kI paribhASAeM do hajAra se kama nahIM haiN| jahAM svArtha AtA hai, paribhASA badala jAtI hai, vyakti kA rUpa badala jAtA hai| dharma kA kArya eka vyakti se pUchA gayA-ApakI umra kyA hai ? uttara milA-pacAsa vrss| phira pUchA-Apako naukarI karate kitane varSa ho gaye ? usa vyakti ne uttara diyA--pacapana varSa / vyakti yaha sunakara vismita raha gyaa| usane kahA-are bhaI ! ye donoM bAteM kaise hoMgI ? vyakti bolA-maiMne bilakula ThIka kahA hai-maiMne bahuta ovaraTAIma kAma kiyA AdamI paribhASA badala detA hai| Aja dharma kI itanI paribhASA badala gaI hai, itane svarUpa badala gae ki use mUla rUpa se pahacAnanA bhI kaThina hai| jo dharma vyaktitva kA nirmANa karane vAlA thA, jisakA sabase bar3A kArya ahiMsA kI sthApanA thA, yadi vaha dharma ahiMsA kI sthApanA nahIM karatA hai to na vaha IzvarIya dharma ho sakatA hai, na Izvara ke darabAra meM nyAya dilAne vAlA ho sakatA hai| vyaktigata jIvana meM ahiMsA, samAja ke prati vyavahAra meM ahiMsA bahuta bar3A dharma hai| yaha itanA bar3A tattva hai, jo jIvana kI apUrNatA ko pUrNatA meM badalatA hai, jIvana ke dhabboM ko eka citra meM badala detA hai| dhabbA citra meM badala gayA iMglaiMDa meM prakhyAta sAhityakAra jaoNna raskina eka samAroha meM ge| unake pAsa baiThI yuvatI ke hAtha meM eka sundara rumAla thaa| use vaha upahAra meM milA thaa| akasmAta usa rumAla para kucha girA, rumAla para gaharA dhabbA ho gyaa| rumAla kI yaha sthiti dekhakara yuvatI udAsa ho gii| jaoNna raskina yuvatI se bole bahana--udAsa kyoM ho gaI? usane kahA-mahAzaya ! dekho mere itane suMdara rumAla para kaisA dhabbA ho gayA hai ? jaoNna raskina ne kahA--yaha rumAla mujhe do| yuvatI ne rumAla jaoNna raskina ko de diyaa| raskina jitane bar3e sAhityakAra the utane hI bar3e citrakAra the| raskina kucha minaTa ke lie ekAnta meM gae, usa rumAla para eka citra banAyA aura loTa aae| yuvatI se kahA-bahana ! yaha lo tumhArA rumAla / yuvatI rumAla ko dekhakara bolI--yaha rumAla merA nahIM hai| mere rumAla meM dhabbA thaa| vaha dhabbA kahAM hai ? Apa mujhe merA rumAla deN| yaha Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 cAMdanI bhItara kI kisI ora ko de deN| jaoNna raskina ne muskurAte hue kahA-bahina ! yaha vahI dhabboM vAlA rumAla hai| yaha tumhArA hI hai| tuma dekho-jisa sthAna para dhabbA thA, usa sthAna para kitanA sundara citra hai| yuvatI ne dekhA--rumAla pahale se bhI adhika sundara bana gayA thaa| usakA udAsa ceharA khila utthaa| jaoNna raskina bole-dhabbA citra meM badala gayA hai| samAdhAna hai ahiMsA dharma kA kAma hai-dhabbe ko citra meM badala denA / yadi dharma ahiMsA ke dvArA dhabboM ko citra meM nahIM badalatA hai to vaha vAstava meM dharma nahIM rhtaa| ahiMsA hI eka aisA dharma hai, jo duniyA ke dhabboM ko citra meM badala sakatA hai| Aja vizva-zAMti kI samasyA jaTila banI huI hai| kyA koI rASTra use sulajhA sakegA ? kyA amerikA use samAdhAna degA ? yA duniyA kI tIsarI-cauthI zakti prakaTa hogI aura isa samasyA ko sulajhAegI? zastra ke bala para vizva-zAnti kI samasyA kabhI nahIM suljhegii| zastroM se samasyA sulajhatI bhI nahIM hai, aura adhika ulajha jAtI hai| zastroM ke sahAre vizva-zAMti kA sapanA na kabhI phalita huA hai, na kabhI phalita hogaa| vizvazAMti kI samasyA kA eka mAtra samAdhAna hai--ahiMsA / ahiMsA ke sivAya koI vikalpa nahIM hai| Aja vizva kI mahAn zaktiyoM ne isa sacAI kA anubhava kiyA hai| rUsa aura amerikA ne isa sacAI ko svIkAra kiyA hai| Aja zastroM ke vistAra kI nahIM, parisImana kI dizA meM cintana cala rahA hai| yaha svara prabala bana rahA hai-zastroM kA parisImana ho| hameM yaha mAnanA cAhie--jAne-anajAne duniyA kI mahAna zaktiyoM ne ahiMsA ke mahattva ko svIkAra kiyA hai| ahiMsA kA pahalA upanyAsa vastutaH hiMsA apanI mauta maratI hai| hiMsA ko koI dUsarA mAra nahIM sktaa| jhUTha apanI mauta maratA hai, kabhI cala nahIM sktaa| duniyA meM vahI jindA raha sakatA hai, jisakA AdhAra hotA hai| azAzvata ke sahAre calane vAlA kabhI jyAdA cala nahIM paataa| eka dina aisA AtA hai, azAzvata ke ghuTane Tika jAte haiN| hiMsA, AkramaNa, zastra--ye sAre anazvara taMtra haiN| ye kabhI sthAyI nahIM raha skte| hameM sAdhuvAda denA cAhie gorbAcyova ko, rIgana aura buza ko, jinhoMne saMsAra ke sAmane ahiMsA kA prathama upanyAsa likhA / itanA suMdara upanyAsa koI lekhaka nahIM likha skaa| ahiMsA ke isa upanyAsa kA lekhana koI dhArmika AdamI bhI nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki sArI zakti unake hAtha meM hai| jinake hAtha meM hiMsA kI zakti hai, ve ahiMsA kI bAta soceM Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba dharma aphIma bana jAtA hai 156 taba kucha saMbhava ho sakatA hai| sArI zakti rAjya se jar3I huI hai| hiMsA kI sArI zakti, saMhAraka zastra usake adhikAra meM hai| yadi sattA para baiThe loga isa dizA meM nahIM socate to sthiti kucha dUsarI hotI / yaha isa yuga kI vizeSatA mAnanI cAhie- isa duniyA meM kucha aise loga paidA hue haiM, jo ahiMsA kI dizA meM socane lage haiN| yaha sabase bar3A Azcarya hai --jisa rASTra ne yaha mAnA - sAdhya kI pUrti ke lie cAhe jaisA AlaMbana liyA jA sakatA hai, usa rASTra meM ahiMsA kA svara prakhara huA hai| sAmyavAda kA yaha siddhAMta rahA -- yadi sAdhya ThIka hai to usakI pUrti ke lie hiMsA para vicAra karanA koI jarUrI nahIM hai / sAdhya pUrA honA cAhie, cAhe vaha kaise bhI ho, hiMsA kA AlaMbana lene meM koI bAdhA nahIM hai| yaha AsthA jisa rASTra meM thI, usakA svara badalA hai, vaha ahiMsA kI bhASA meM socane lagA hai| yaha kama Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| aNuvrata kI bhUmikA Aja ahiMsA ko bala milA hai| prazna hai- use bala kyoM milA? hama isa prazna para kucha vicAra kreN| kyA usameM ahiMsA ke kSetra meM kAma karane vAle vyaktiyoM kA yoga hai ? ahiMsaka samAja racanA ke lie saMkalpita AMdolanoM kI koI bhUmikA hai ? hama aNuvrata AMdolana kA saMdarbha leN| usakI kyA bhUmikA rahI hai ? prazna ho sakatA hai - aNuvrata AMdolana una taka pahuMcA yA nahIM pahuMcA ? yadi hama vaicArika dRSTi se soceM to yaha mAnane meM koI kaThinAI nahIM hotI ki aNuvrata ke vicAra ne eka zaktizAlI vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa kiyA hai| hamArA vicAra kA jagat bahuta zaktizAlI hotA hai| eka AdamI himAlaya kI guphA meM baiThA niraMtara eka vicAra karatA hai, apane vicAra kI taraMgoM ko duniyA meM chor3atA hai| ve vicAra ke prakaMpana itane zaktizAlI banate haiM aura na jAne duniyA meM kina-kina mastiSkoM ko prabhAvita karate haiN| bahuta vicitra hai vicAroM kA saMkramaNa aura cNkrnn| vicAra ajJAta rUpa meM duniyA ke mastiSka ko itanA badala dete hai, jisakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kI jA sktii| eka vyakti ne do varSa pahale koI bAta socI aura bahuta zaktizAlI saMkalpa ke sAtha socii| ho sakatA hai - do sau varSa ke bAda ye vicAra ke paramANu, jo AkAzIya rekArDa meM vidyamAna haiM, duniyA meM kahIM se kahIM jAkara kisI mastiSka se TakarA jAe aura usake mastiSka ko prabhAvita kara de, usake vicAroM kI dhulAI kara de| vicAra kI zakti aNuvrata AMdolana ahiMsA ke zaktizAlI vAtAvaraNa ke nirmANa kA abhiyAna Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 cAMdanI bhItara kI hai| yaha vaicArika dRSTi se bahuta phailA / kucha isa bhASA meM socate haiM--kevala vicAra se kyA hogA? ve loga isa sacAI ko nahIM jAnate-sthUla kArya meM jo zakti nahIM hotI, vaha zakti vicAra meM hotI hai| DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo vicAra die, usa samaya zAyada unakI upayogitA aura mUlya nahIM samajhA gayA para ve Aja anAyAsa sAkAra ho rahe haiN| hama niHzastrIkaraNa kA vicAra leN| yaha nizastrIkaraNa zabda kisake dvArA prayukta hai ? mahAvIra ne sabase pahale prayoga kiyA zastra parijJA kaa| maiMne Aja se cAlIsa varSa pahale 'vijaya yAtrA' likhI, usameM zastra parijJA kA anuvAda kiyA-nizastrIkaraNa / samanvaya ke vikAsa kA vicAra ho yA eka maMca para do virodhI rASTroM kA yA do virodhI samAjoM ke milana kA vicAra, ye sAre vicAra mahAvIra ne die para usa samaya inakA mUlya nahIM AMkA gyaa| yaha sacAI hai-koI bhI acchA vicAra kabhI niSphala nahIM hotaa| hara vicAra phalavAna banatA hai, putravAna banatA hai| usakI saMtati calatI hai| cAlIsa varSa pUrva aNuvrata AMdolana kA sUtrapAta huaa| eka saMzaya ke vAtAvaraNa meM prAraMbha yaha AMdolana Aja vaicArika dRSTi se atyanta zaktizAlI bana gayA hai isalie vaha dUsaroM ko prabhAvita karane meM sakSama hai| jaba taka vicAra zaktizAlI nahIM banatA, pakatA nahIM hai, apanA kavaca nahIM banA letA hai taba taka vaha prabhAvita nahIM kara paataa| hameM yaha mAnanA cAhie- ahiMsA kA jo vicAra calA hai, cala rahA hai, usane ajJAta rUpa se duniyA kI mahAn zaktiyoM ko prabhAvita kiyA hai| dharma kA maMgala svarUpa dharma eka zaktizAlI cintana hai| duniyA meM jitane cintana hue haiM, unameM sabase zaktizAlI jo cintana hai, vaha dharma kA cintana hai| dharma ke kSetra meM sabase bar3A avadAna hai ahiMsA kA, karuNA, maitrI aura saMvedanazIlatA kaa| hama pratidina yaha maMgala bhAvanA kareM-ziva saMkalpamastu me manaH / yaha cintana jIvana nirmANa ke lie sabase zaktizAlI cintana hai| jisa vyakti ke mana meM yaha cintana prabala bana jAtA hai-- 'metti me savva bhUesu-saba prANiyoM ke prati merI maitrI hai, isase bar3A koI maMgala kArya ho nahIM sktaa| ahiMsA zaktizAlI bane, dharma maMgala va kalyANakArI bane, vaha aphIma yA nazA na bne| isake lie AdhyAtmikatA kA vikAsa jarUrI hai| hama apane jIvana ko AdhyAtmika banAeM, saMsthAgata dharma ko hiMsA se mukta rakheM to dharma kalyANakArI bana jaaegaa| vaha kabhI aphIma yA nazA nahIM hogaa| yaha durbhAgya kI bAta hai--dharma ke sAtha bhI hiMsA jur3a gaI / isameM dharma kA koI doSa nahIM hai, dharma ke pravartakoM kA koI doSa nahIM hai| hama mahAvIra, buddha, IsA, muhammada, jarathustra Adi dharma pravartakoM ke jIvana ko Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba dharma aphIma bana jAtA hai pddh'eN| ve kitane sAdhaka vyakti the| unameM kitanI sahiSNutA aura karuNA thii| saba kucha virAT thA para jaise jaise svArtha kI bAteM jur3atI calI gaI. dharma ke sAtha hiMsA jur3a gii| use aphIma yA naze ke rUpa meM dekhA jAne lgaa| hama dharma ke maMgala svarUpa ko samajheM, ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kA jIvana jIeM, hameM anubhava hogA--dharma aphIma yA nazA nahIM hai, vaha jIvana kI pavitratA kA patha hai| Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora se acaurya kI preraNA eka pavitra cetanA ne pavitra AtmA kI stuti kii| prArthanA ke svara meM kahA-siddha! mujhe Arogya deM, bodhi-lAbha deM, samAdhi deN| Arogya bohilAbhaM samAhivara muttamaM dintu|| eka ora isa svara kI svIkRti dUsarI ora siddha ke kartavya yA adhikAra kA prshn| virodhAbhAsa jaisI bAta pratIta hotI hai| vastutaH tatva kI gaMbhIratA itanI hotI hai ki bAharI sataha para virodhAbhAsa jaisA pratIta hotA hai, kintu AMtarika stara para pahuMca jAeM to pUrNa sAmaMjasya pratIta hotA hai| upAdAna : nimitta kAraNa kI mImAMsA meM sahakArI kAraNa kA bhI mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| hama isa sacAI ko jAnate haiM-siddha kucha kareMge nahIM kintu ve sahakArI kAraNa to banate hI haiN| yaha prArthanA nimitta yA sahakArI kAraNa kI prArthanA hai| siddha hamAre lie sahakArI hai, hamArA sahakAra karate haiN| siddha bhakti meM jo AtmA pariNata hai, usa AtmA ke lie siddha bhI sahakArI banate haiN| siddha kI stuti nimitta kAraNa kI stuti hai| hama donoM kAraNoM ko sArthaka mAnakara cleN| upAdAna aura nimitta ke aneka vikalpa aura aMga bana jAte haiN| ye donoM vikalpoM ke kAraNa hI jaTila banate haiM isalie inake lie koI eka niyama banAnA muzkila hai| phira bhI yaha nizcita tathya hai--jo upAdAna meM nahIM hai, usake lie nimitta kucha nahIM kara sktaa| jo upAdAna meM hai, nimitta meM vaha karane kI zakti nahIM hai| yadi nimitta aisA karane laga jAe to sArI vyavasthAeM gar3abar3A jaae| upAdAna apanA kAma karatA hai, para kabhI-kabhI use nimitta kI jarUrata hotI hai, kintu nimitta kI koI anivAryatA nahIM hai| yaha eka sAmAnya niyama hai| upAdAna yadi sApekSa hai to nimitta sahakArI bana sakatA hai| upAdAna yadi nirapekSa hai to nimitta akiMcitkara bana jaaegaa| sApekSa satyupAdAne, nimittaM shkaarkm| nirapekSe yupAdAne, tadakicitkaraM bhvet|| Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora se acaurya kI preraNA 163 upAdAna aura jyotiSa adhikAMza loga janmakuMDalI banavAte haiN| baccA janma letA hai, usakI kuMDalI banAI jAtI hai| bahuta bAra pUchA jAtA hai-kyA Apa jyotiSa meM vizvAsa karate haiM? aisA kauna hai, jo jaina dharma ke tattva ko jAnatA hai aura jyotiSa meM vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| jisane jaina Agama sUrya prajJapti ko par3hA hai, vaha yaha nahIM kaha sakatA-merA jyotiSa meM vizvAsa nahIM hai| jisane mahAvIra ko par3hA hai, dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva ko par3hA hai, vaha jyotiSa meM avizvAsa nahIM kara sktaa| sauramaNDala ke vikiraNa hameM prabhAvita karate haiN| upAdAna sApekSa hai isalie hama unase prabhAvita hote haiN| yadi upAdAna nirapekSa ho jAe to jyotiSa koI kAma nahIM kregaa| hama niyama ko anivArya yA ekAMgI na maaneN| niyama sApekSa hai| jyotiSa kA upayoga hai bhI aura nahIM bhI hai| zani aura zaMkara zani ne ziva se kahA-mahArAja ! maiM to saba para AtA hUM Apa para bhI aauuNgaa| aba merI sAr3he sAtI Ane vAlI hai, Apa sAvadhAna rheN| zaMkara bole-ThIka hai, koI bAta nhiiN| zani yaha kahakara calA gyaa| zaMkara eka guphA meM dhyAna lagA kara baiTha ge| socA--zani merA kyA karegA ? ve eka dina nahIM, eka varSa nahIM, pUre sAr3he sAta varSa taka dhyAna mudrA meM baiThe rhe| sAr3he sAta varSa pUre hue| zani zaMkara ke pAsa aayaa| zaMkara ko praNAma karate hue zani ne kahA-mahArAja ! maiM aba jA rahA huuN| zaMkara ne kahA--are! tuma kaha rahe the, maiM aauuNgaa| tumane merA kyA bigAr3A ? zani bolA-mahArAja ! Apa sAr3he sAta varSa taka patthara kI mUrti bane baiThe rahe aura maiM kyA karatA? zaMkara ne apanA upAdAna aisA banA liyA, zani kucha nahIM kara skaa| upAdAna ko balavAna banAeM jaina paraMparA ke eka AcArya bahuta bAra kahate haiM-maiM apane varSa bhara kA janma phala dikhA letA huuN| jaba-jaba yaha lagatA hai-merA yaha samaya ThIka nahIM hai, taba maiM na bAhara jAtA hUM, na vyAkhyAna detA huuN| usa samaya maiM ekAMta meM rahatA hUM japa, tapa, dhyAna Adi karatA huuN| merA vaha samaya ThIka calA jAtA hai| yaha upAdAna ko balavAn banAne kA upakrama hai| hama upAdAna ko balavAn bnaaeN| upAdAna kamajora hai to kucha nahIM hogaa| jyotiSI ne eka vyakti ko batAyA-tumhAre zani kI sAr3he sAtI Ane vAlI hai| yakti ghabarA gyaa| usane pUchA-mahArAja ! maiM kyA karUM? jyotiSI ne upAya batAyA-tuma dAna kro| kisakA dAna karUM? Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 kAlI bhaiMsa kA / bhaiMsa to mere pAsa nahIM hai / koI bAta nahIM / tuma tila kA dAna kara lo| vaha bhI nahIM hai| eka kAlI kaMbala dAna meM de do| kaMbala bhI maiM nahIM de sktaa| to tuma eka borI koyale kA dAna kara do| merA utanA sAmarthya bhI nahIM hai| jyotiSI ne jhir3akate hue kahA- cale jAo yahAM se / zani tumhArA kucha nahIM bigaadd'egaa| jo tumhAre pIche nirantara lagA huA hai, vaha kyA bigAr3egA ? nimitta mUla nahIM hai hama dhyAna deM upAdAna para / upAdAna kaisA hai ? nimitta laMgar3AtA-sA hai, vaha bahuta thor3A kAma karatA hai| hama nimitta para na aTakeM / upAdAna ko zaktizAlI bnaaeN| eka prazna hai - sAdhanA kA prayojana kyA hai ? sAdhanA kyoM kI jAtI hai ? sAdhanA hai upAdAna ko zaktizAlI banAne ke lie| hamArA mana, hamArI cetanA aura AtmA zaktizAlI bane, jisase nimitta ko grahaNa hI kama kre| yadi upAdAna ko zaktizAlI nahIM banAyA, nimitta para hI aTake raheM to anaMta kAla taka bhI samasyAoM ke cakra se chuTakArA nahIM milegA / hama nimitta kI upekSA na kareM aura na unheM sarvazaktimAn maaneN| ve saba kucha nahIM haiN| hameM dravya aura kSetra prabhAvita karate haiM, kAla aura bhAva prabhAvita karate haiN| ye saba hameM prabhAvita karate haiM kintu siddha AtmA ko ye prabhAvita nahIM karate / jahAM mukta AtmA hai, vahAM kyA havA nahIM hai ? pRthvI aura pAnI ke jIva nahIM haiM ? pudgala nahIM haiM ? vahAM bhI ye saba ho sakate haiN| pUrA AkAza-pradeza pudgaloM se bharA par3A hai| eka bhI AkAza-pradeza aisA nahIM hai, jahAM pudgala na hoN| para mukta AtmA ina sabase prabhAvita nahIM hotii| isakA kAraNa yahI hai- upAdAna nirapekSa bana gayA, isalie vahAM nimitta akiMcit kara bana jAte haiM, nimitta kI zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai / vastutaH nimitta koI banatA hI nahIM hai / dravya dravya hai, kSetra kSetra hai, kAla kAla hai aura bhAva bhAva hai| jisameM upAdAna kI kSamatA jAga gaI, usake lie ye nimitta banate hI nahIM haiN| jahAM upAdAna prabala nahIM hotA, vahAM nimitta prabhAvI bana jAte haiN| mUla nimitta nahIM hai, mUla hai upAdAna / cAMdanI bhItara kI Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 cora se acaurya kI preraNA mUla hai upAdAna ___AdamI ne dekhA-udyAna meM eka ora vRkSa hare-bhare haiM, dUsarI ora sUkhe haiN| usane mAlI se pUchA-bhAI ! kyA bAta hai ? eka ora per3a-paudhe hare-bhare haiM, phala-phUla se lade hue haiM, dUsarI ora bilkula zuSka par3A hai| kyA tumane isa ora dhyAna nahIM diyA ? mAlI bolA-mahAzaya ! maiMne dhyAna to diyA para kyA karUM? eka durghaTanA ghaTa gii| kyA durghaTanA ghaTI? 'mujhe kisI kAraNavaza bAhara jAnA pdd'aa| maiMne choTe lar3ake se kahA-tuma bagIce kA pUrA dhyAna rkhnaa| vaha usameM pratidina pAnI sIMcane lgaa| eka dina usake mana meM vikalpa uThA--ye paudhe choTe haiM aura ye paudhe bar3e haiN| saba paudhoM kI UMcAI samAna nahIM hai aura maiM sabako barAbara pAnI de rahA huuN| sabako samAna pAnI dene kA matalaba kyA hai ? mujhe yaha bevakUphI nahIM karanI caahie| jisakI jar3a jitanI bar3I hai, usako utanA hI pAnI denA caahie| usane socA-per3oM kI jar3a kA patA lagAnA hogaa| usane jar3a kI khudAI zurU kara dI, jar3a ko nApanA zurU kara diyaa| khudAI kara usane sAre per3oM ko ukhAr3a diyA, sabakI jar3eM nApa lii| eka cArTa banA liyA-isa paudhe kI itanI bar3I jar3a hai aura usa paudhe kI itanI bar3I hai| usane usa cArTa ke hisAba se paudhoM ko pAnI denA zurU kiyA kintu paudhe sUkhate hI cale ge| usakI buddhimatA aura viveka se mUla upAdAna hI naSTa ho gyaa|' jaba taka upAdAna hai, taba taka pAnI aura khAda kA mahattva hai| yadi upAdAna hI nahIM hai to koI kArya banatA hI nahIM hai| ye saba nimitta haiM aura upAdAna ke hone para hI sahAyaka banate haiN| samudrapAla kA nidarzana uttarAdhyayana kA ikkIsavAM adhyayana hai, 'smudrpaaliiy'| usakA eka prasaMga hai| vaNik-putra samudrapAla apane prAsAda ke jharokhe meM baiThA nagara kI suSamA ko dekha rahA thaa| usa samaya usane eka cora ko dekhaa| cora ko vadha ke lie le jAyA jA rahA thaa| use dekha usakA mana vairAgya se bhara gyaa| usakA mana bola uThA-aho ! yaha azubha karmoM kA duHkhada avasAna hai-- taM pAsiUNa saMviggo, samuddapAlo iNa mbbvii| aho'subhANa kammANaM, nijANaM pAvagaM im|| isa ghaTanA ne usake mana para gaharA asara kiyaa| vaha saMsAra se virakta ho muni bana gyaa| use eka cora se acaurya kI preraNA mila gii| Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 cAMdanI bhItara kI cora kA nimitta milA, samudrapAla pratibuddha ho gyaa| prazna ho sakatA hai--pulisa pratidina na jAne kitane coroM ko pakar3atI hai| usameM kyA vairAgya jAgatA hai ? vaha coroM ko dekhatI hI nahIM hai, mAratI-pITatI bhI hai| na jAne unake sAtha kaisA kaisA vyavahAra karatI hai phira bhI usameM kabhI vairAgya nahIM aataa| nyAyAdhIza ke sAmane coroM ko kitanI bAra peza kiyA jAtA hai| eka hI cora bahuta bAra nyAyAdhIza ke sAmane calA jAtA hai para nyAyAdhIza ko vairAgya nahIM aataa| upAdAna se jur3A hai nimitta nyAyAdhIza ne cora se kahA-maiMne tumheM kitanI bAra phaTakArA hai| tuma mere sAmane kyoM Ate ho ? cora ne javAba diyA-mahAzaya ! maiM kyA karUM ? maiMne pulisa vAloM se kahA-Apa mujhe vahAM mata le jAie, nyAyAdhIza mahodaya ne manAhI kI hai| phira bhI ve mujhe yahAM le Ate haiN| nyAyAdhIza cora ko daNDa detA hai, phAMsI kI sajA sunA detA hai| kyA kabhI koI nyAyAdhIza vairAgI banA ? cora ko dekhakara samudrapAla vairAgI kyoM banA ? hama isa bindu para cintana kareM, yathArtha kA patA clegaa| nimitta kA apanA sthAna hotA hai| vaha taba kAraNa banatA hai, jaba upAdAna jAga jAtA hai| yadi upAdAna na jAge, to nimitta nimitta banatA hI nahIM hai| eka hI ghaTanA, eka hI tathya aura satya kisI ke lie acchAI kA nimitta bana jAtA hai kisI ke lie burAI kA / nimitta upAdAna sApekSa hai| jisakA jaisA upAdAna, usake lie vaisA hI nimitta bana jAtA hai| badalatA hai pariNAma eka vyakti ne kahA--amuka vyakti kI kuNDalI meM ye nakSatra haiM aura usakA yaha pariNAma hai, kintu yadi vaha cAhe, apane Apako bahuta zaktizAlI banA le to yaha pariNAma nahIM hogaa| pariNAma ko badalA jA sakatA hai| vaha niyati nahIM hai, parivartanIya hai| vaha saMbhava hai upAdAna ke dvaaraa| sAdhanA kI sArI paddhati upAdAna ko balavAna banAne kI paddhati hai| zabda, gaMdha, rasa aura sparza--ye sarvatra haiN| ye vItarAga ko kabhI prabhAvita nahIM krte| ve kyoM nahIM prabhAvita kara pAte? yadi ve nimitta haiM to sabake lie samAna hone caahie| eka vItarAga bhI unase prabhAvita honA cAhie para vaha nahIM hotaa| usakA upAdAna itanA zaktizAlI bana gayA ki usake lie vaha nimitta banatA hI nahIM hai| vItarAga ko koI gAlI de| kyA vItarAga ko krodha AegA ? usako kabhI krodha nahIM aaegaa| usake lie vaha gAlI nimitta banatI hI nahIM hai| eka sAdhAraNa AdamI ko gAlI deM Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora se acaurya kI preraNA 167 to kyA hogaa| vaha phuphakAregA hI nahIM, kATane bhI A jaaegaa| kyoMki usakA upAdAna bahuta kamajora hai| apanA prabhu zaktizAlI bane yaha eka bahuta bar3A viveka hai| nimitta ko sarvathA gauNa na mAneM kintu nimitta ko utanA mahattva bhI na deM, jitanA upAdAna kA hai| nimitta ko mahattva dete hue bhI upAdAna ko zaktizAlI banAnA hai| avItarAgatA se vItarAgatA kI ora, apramAda se pramAda kI ora, mithyAtva se samyaktva kI ora vahI vyakti prasthAna kara sakatA hai, jo upAdAna ko jAnatA hai| upAdAna hai aatmaa| jisane AtmA ko nahIM pakar3A, paramAtmA ko nahIM pakar3A, apane prabhu kI zaraNa nahIM lI, use nimitta jaba cAhe taba kamajora banA detA hai| vaha nimittoM se bahuta prabhAvita ho jAtA hai| jo apane prabhu kI zaraNa meM calA jAtA hai, vaha bahuta baca jAtA hai| hamAre bhakta-saMtoM ne bAra-bAra zaraNAgati kI bAta khii| usakA artha yahI hai-apanA prabhu zaktizAlI banatA calA jAe, bAhara kA pramAda kama hotA calA jaae| maMtrazAstra meM kavaca nirmANa kA siddhAMta pratipAdita hai-jo kavaca kA nirmANa karanA nahIM jAnatA, vaha maMtra kI sAdhanA ThIka prakAra se nahIM kara sktaa| kavaca meM vyakti surakSita ho jAtA hai| usa kavaca ko chedakara koI duSTa zakti praveza nahIM kara sktii| bAhara nimitta prastuta haiM para ve kavaca ko bheda kara bhItara praveza nahIM kara skte| hama rAmAyaNa meM par3hate haiM-lakSmaNa ne eka rekhA khIMca dI, rAvaNa use bheda nahIM skaa| anjanA ne eka rekhA khIMca dI, zera bhItara praveza nahIM kara paayaa| yaha eka prakAra kA rakSAkavaca hai| sAdhanA karate samaya vajrapaMjara kA nirmANa bhI isIlie kiyA jAtA hai| sAdhanA kA yaha mUla sUtra hai-upAdAna ko zaktizAlI banAkara nimitta kI zakti ko kama kara denaa| bImArI kA kAraNa hama vyavahAra ke kSetra meM dekheN| pratyeka vyakti jaba cAhe bImAra bana sakatA hai| eka bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai, jisake zarIra meM aneka bImAriyoM ke kITANu na hoN| hamAre zarIra meM saikar3oM-saikar3oM bImAriyoM ke kITANu bhare par3e haiN| hamAre zarIra meM jitane jarsa haiM, unakA lekhA-jokhA karanA bhI muzkila hai| phira bhI AdamI sahaja hI bImAra nahIM bntaa| jaba upAdAna kamajora ho jAtA hai, taba vaha bImAra banatA hai| jisakA nAr3I taMtra kamajora ho gayA, roganirodhaka kSamatA yA zakti kamajora ho gaI, vaha bImAra banatA haiN| samudrapAla ko vairAgya huaa| usake mana meM cora ko dekhakara acaurya kI preraNA Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 cAMdanI bhItara kI jAga gii| eka Akasmika nimitta bana gayA cora / mUlataH samudrapAla kA upAdAna bahuta zaktizAlI thA, vaha phUTanA hI cAhatA thaa| cora kA nimitta milA aura vaha pragaTa ho gyaa| vyakti kucha honA cAhatA hai aura koI nimitta mila jAtA hai to vyakti kI cetanA jAga jAtI hai| koI guru yA mArgadarzaka kA yoga milatA hai, vyakti ke bhItara kI cAha AkAra le letI hai| chaha mAha ke lie __AcArya bhikSu siriyArI se kuzalapura kI ora jA rahe the| mArga meM acche zukUna nahIM hue| AcArya bhikSu ne kuzalapura na jAkara nImalI kI ora jAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| ve usa mArga ko chor3a nImalI kI ora jAne vAle mArga para A ge| zrAvaka hemarAjajI siriyArI se nImalI kI ora jA rahe the| ve vairAgI the| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA-hemar3A ! hama A rahe haiN| hemarAjajI bole--svAmIjI! Apane to kuzalapura kI ora vihAra kiyA thaa| phira idhara kaise? yahI samajha le ki Aja hama tere lie Ae haiN| Apane bar3I kRpA kii| tU lagabhaga tIna varSa se kaha rahA hai-merI dIkSA lene kI bhAvanA hai, para yaha batA--tU mere jIte jI dIkSA legA yA marane ke bAda ? Apa aisI bAta kyoM karate haiM ? yadi Apako zaMkA ho to nau varSa bAda abrahmacarya sevana kA tyAga karA deN| AcArya bhikSu ne tyAga karavA die| svAmIjI ne kahA-lagatA hai tumane ye nau varSa vivAha karane kI icchA se rakhe haiN| hAM mahArAja! parantu tuma yaha to jAnate ho-eka varSa vivAha hote-hote laga jaaegaa| hAM mahArAja ! itanA to laga hI jaaegaa| yahAM kI prathA ke anusAra vivAha ke bAda eka varSa taka strI pIhara meM rhegii| hAM mahArAja! isa prakAra tumhAre pAsa kevala sAta varSa kA samaya rhegaa| hAM mahArAja ! tumheM dina meM abrahmacarya sevana kA tyAga hai isalie sAr3he tIna varSa hI rheNge| hemarAjajI ne svIkRti sUcaka sira hilaayaa| Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora se acaurya kI preraNA 16 tumheM pAMca tithiyoM meM bhI abrahmacarya sevana kA tyAga hai| hAM mahArAja! do varSa cAra mAsa kA hI samaya bacatA hai| usameM sArA samaya bhoga kArya meM nahIM lagatA hai| pratidina ghar3I bhara kA samaya gino to lagabhaga chaha mAha kA samaya hI rahatA hAM mahArAja ! tuma soco-chaha mAha ke bhoga ke lie nau varSa kA saMyama kho denA kauna-sI buddhimAnI hai ? tuma yaha bhI soco-yadi eka-do saMtAna ho jAe taba phira vyakti moha meM ulajha jAtA hai| usa sthiti meM saMyama grahaNa karanA kaThina ho jAtA hai| AcArya bhikSu kA yaha lekhA-jokhA hemarAjajI ke dila ko chU gyaa| unakI vairAgya bhAvanA ko AkAra mila gyaa| bAhara meM na ulajheM AcArya bhikSu kI preraNA aura tarkapUrNa saMbodha milA, hemarAjajI zrAvakatva se sAdhutva kI bhUmikA meM pahuMca ge| prazna hai--yaha preraNA hemarAjajI meM hI kyoM jagI? saikar3oM loga vivAha karane jAte haiM, AcArya bhikSu una sabako nahIM samajhA paae| jisa vyakti kI upAdAna cetanA prabala hotI hai, kSayopazama zaktizAlI hotA hai, vaha jAga jAtA hai| bIja ko aMkura bananA hai, use miTTI, pAnI aura khAda kA yoga milA, vaha phUTa pdd'aa| bIja meM upAdAna zakti hai| nimitta milA aura aMkurita ho gyaa| . anekAMta dRSTi ko mAnane vAlA kisI eka bAta ke AdhAra para nirNaya nahIM krtaa| nirNaya karate samaya sAvadhAnI baratane kI jarUrata hai| hama kevala bAhara meM hI na ulajha jaaeN| to vyakti Atma-nirIkSaNa nahIM karatA, apanI apUrNatAoM ko nahIM dekhatA, apanI AtmA para Ae AvaraNoM para dhyAna kendrita nahIM karatA yA apAya-vicaya nahIM karatA, vaha zukla dhyAna meM, sAdhanA kI ucca zreNI meM jAne kA adhikArI nahIM bntaa| zukla dhyAna meM vahI vyakti jA sakatA hai, jisane apAya vicaya aura vipAka vicaya kiyA hai| mahAmaMtra zAMtipUrNa jIvana kA 'para se haTa kara apane Apa ko dekheM' isase bar3A adhyAtma kA sUtra nahIM hai| kisI para AropaNa mata kro| 'usane merA yaha kara diyA, merA kAma bigAr3a diyA' yaha buddhi jaba taka rahegI, mithyA dRSTikoNa banA rhegaa| cAhe hama nava padArtha jAna leM, AcAra ke kSetra meM samyag darzana nahIM aaegaa| hamAre bhItara yaha cetanA jAge--nimitta Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 cAMdanI bhItara kI nimitta hai, vaha kucha bhI kara sakatA hai, para maiM apane upAdAna para dhyAna duuN| merA upAdAna ThIka hai, to nimitta merA kucha nahIM kara sktaa| yadi merA upAdAna zaktizAlI hai to nimitta merA kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktaa| mere astitva ko kucha bhI nukasAna nahIM phuNcegaa| yaha samyag darzana jitanA spaSTa aura zaktizAlI banegA, sAdhanA kI bAta samAja meM AegI, AnaMda pragaTegA, akhaMDa sukha aura akhaMDa jyoti kA udabhava hogaa| yadi hama dUsaroM ke bha~vara meM ulajhe rahe to sukha, zAnti aura Ananda kI upalabdhi nahIM hogii| yaha aisA bha~vara aura Avarta hai, jisakA na Ara hai aura na pAra / samudrapAla ke nidarzana kA bodha pATha yahI hai-hama apane upAdAna ko zaktizAlI bnaaeN| yaha bodhapATha saphala aura zAMtipUrNa jIvana ke lie mahAmaMtra kA kAma kara sakatA hai| Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asahayoga kA nayA prayoga hama prAtaHkAla jaina vizva bhAratI parisara meM gamana yoga kara rahe the| eka sthAna para kucha dera ruke| maiMne dekhA-cir3iyA bahuta tejI se A rahI hai aura phudaka phudaka kara vApasa jA rahI hai| dhyAna diyA to patA calA-makkhI jaise jIva vahAM ghUma rahe the| cir3iyA unheM caTa karatI jA rahI thii| vaha unheM bahuta phurtI ke sAtha caTa kara rahI thii| bacAva kA koI vikalpa una jIvoM ke sAmane nahIM thaa| zakti kA siddhAnta mana meM prazna ubharA--isa duniyA meM zakti kA siddhAnta hai| jisake pAsa zakti hai, vaha kucha bhI kara letA hai| una jIvoM ne cir3iyA kA kyA bigAr3A? prazna yaha nahIM hai ki una jIvoM ne kyA bigAr3A nahIM bigAr3A ? prazna hai zakti kaa| zakti kisake pAsa hai| isa zakti ke siddhAnta ke AdhAra para yaha svara uccarita huA-jIvo jIvasya jIvanam / matsyanyAya kA artha yahI hai-bar3I machalI choTI machalI ko nigala jAtI hai| yaha siddhAnta duniyA ke isa chora se usa chora taka vyApaka banA huA hai| bar3e jIva choTe jIvoM nigalate jA rahe haiM, khAe jA rahe haiN| zAyada prakRti ke isa niyama ke sAtha hI mAMsAhAra calatA hai| usako kaise asvAbhAvika mAnA jAe? becAre mUka pazu haiN| unameM sAmarthya nahIM hai isIlie zikAra bhI cala rahA hai| kitane nirIha prANI mAre jA rahe haiN| prasAdhana sAmagrI ke lie na jAne kitane pazuoM kA vadha kiyA jA rahA hai| manuSya ke korA prasAdhana hotA hai aura hajAroM prANI mauta ke muMha meM cale jAte haiN| AdamI mulAyama jUte pahanatA hai, mulAyama bega rakhatA hai| ve mulAyama kaise banate haiM ? bachar3A janmatA hai| thor3A bar3A hote hI use pITa pITa kara camar3I ko mulAyama kara diyA jAtA hai| usa jIvita bachar3e kI camar3I se banate haiM ye mulAyama baig| yaha krUratA kA nidarzana hai| zakti aura krUratA aisA lagatA hai-zakti aura krUratA jur3I huI hai| krUratA aura zakti ko alaga alaga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| donoM sAtha sAtha calate haiN| logoM ko makhamalI TopiyAM Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 cAMdanI bhItara kI acchI lagatI haiN| kaise banatI haiM ye ttopiyaaN| na jAne kitane prANiyoM ko satAyA aura mArA jAtA hai taba ye nirmita hotI haiN| bar3hiyA jUte, bar3hiyA baiga, amuka amuka bar3hiyA upakaraNa-ina sabake lie hajAroM-lAkhoM prANiyoM ko krUratA se satAyA jAtA hai, pITA aura mArA jAtA hai taba ina cIjoM kA utpAdana saMbhava banatA hai| AdamI ina prANiyoM kI karuNa Aha se bane padArthoM ko sukha aura suvidhA kA kAraNa mAnatA hai| yaha kahanA cAhie--zakti kA siddhAnta sArvabhauma hai to krUratA kA siddhAnta bhI sArvabhauma hai| kucha pazu mAMsAhArI haiN| unake lie krUratA kaheM yA na kaheM kintu zakti kA siddhAnta spaSTa hai| unakA yaha svabhAva bana gayA--dUsaroM ko mAranA aura apanA jIvana claanaa| zera, cItA, bAgha-ye mAMsAhArI haiN| prANiyoM ko mAra kara khAte haiN| ise hama krUratA kaheM yA prakRti kA niyama, para yaha siddhAnta avazya lAgU hotA hai-samartha asamartha ko khAkara apanA jIvana calAtA hai| lobha se paidA hotI hai krUratA manuSya ke sAtha zakti aura krUratA--ye donoM bAteM jur3a jAtI haiN| manuSya meM kevala zakti kI bAta bhI nahIM hai aura anivAryatA kI bAta bhI nahIM hai| vaha apane bar3appana ke lie, apanI sukha-suvidhA yA ArAma ke lie bhI aisA karatA hai isalie usake sAtha sAtha krUratA bhI panapa gii| prAcInakAla meM gAyoM ko itane krUra tarIke se duhA jAtA thA, jisase pUrA dUdha nikala jaae| Ajakala loga pUrA dUdha nikAlane ke lie iMjekzana lagAte haiN| AdamI meM lobha hotA hai| lobha krUratA paidA karatA hai| krUratA ke sAtha bahuta sArI bAteM A jAtI haiN| zakti, krUratA aura lobha kA aisA gaThabaMdhana hai, jisake kAraNa aneka nirIha pazu mAre jAte haiN| vaha AdamI dhanya hotA hai, jo isase baca pAtA hai| pazuoM meM cintana nahIM hai| ve pahale jaise the, Aja bhI vaise hI haiN| manuSya meM cintana kA vikAsa huA hai isalie usane zakti ko sImita karane kA siddhAnta bhI bnaayaa| do cintanadhArAeM zakti hai para zakti kA saMyama bhI karanA caahie| jisa dina yaha svara nikalA, usa dina duniyA meM eka mahAn satya kI udghoSaNA huii| jisane yaha anubhava kiyA-'saba jIva samAna haiM, prANI mAtra mere mitra haiM', usane sabase bar3e vijJAna aura satya kI khoja kii| kitanA udAtta siddhAnta hai-sabako apane samAna samajha lenA kisI ko satAne kI bAta mana meM na aanaa| jaba yaha vicAra upajA, manuSya samAja meM do prakAra kI cintana dhArA cala pdd'ii| eka vaha cintana dhArA, jo zakti aura krUratA meM vizvAsa Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asahayoga kA nayA prayoga 173 karane vAlI hai| eka vaha cintana dhArA, jo karuNA, ahiMsA aura maitrI meM vizvAsa karane vAlI hai| karuNA kA nidarzana zrImad rAjacandra kI ghaTanA ko hama jAnate haiN| hama isa saMdarbha meM dekheM- karuNA kA kitanA vikAsa huA thaa| rAjacaMdra ne saudA kiyA, usameM use pacAsa hajAra kA lAbha ho rahA thaa| usa samaya pacAsa hajAra kI kImata bhI bahuta thii| jisake sAtha saudA kiyA, vaha bahuta musIbata meM phaMsa gyaa| rAjacaMdra ne usa egrImeMTa ke patra ko maMgAyA aura yaha kahate hue phAr3a diyA--rAjacaMdra dUdha pI sakatA hai lekina kisI kA khUna nahIM pI sktaa| yaha hai manuSya meM karuNA ke vikAsa kA nidrshn| kahAM se kahAM taka pahuMcA diyA prakRti ke niyama ko / zakti ke siddhAnta ko atikAnta kara zrImad rAjacandra ne ahiMsA kA jIvaMta rUpa prastuta kara diyaa| mAnavIya cetanA bIdAsara ke saMbhrAMta zrAvaka hue haiM zrI uttamacaMda jI baiMgAnI / unake yuvA putra kA dehAvasAna ho gyaa| patA calA yaha jo hIre kI aMgUThI hai, jise ApakA putra pahanatA hai, vaha acchI nahIM hai| ratnoM kI yaha prakRti hai| yadi vaha acchA AtA hai to nihAla kara detA hai aura burA AtA hai to ghara ko barabAda kara detA hai| mitroM ne salAha dI - isa aMgUThI ko beca deM / uttamacaMda jI ne kahA- maiM ise becUMgA nhiiN| ise kueM meM DAla do| usa aMgUThI meM bahuta kImatI hIrA thaa| mitroM ne rokane kI koziza kI itanA kImatI hIrA kueM meM kyoM DAla rahe ho| ise kisI ko beca do| hIre kharIdane vAle bahuta mila jaaeNge| uttamacaMda jI ne bhAvapUrNa zabdoM meM kahA- maiM isa hIre ke kAraNa kisI pitA ko putra viyoga se pIr3ita dekhanA nahIM caahtaa| hIre ke kAraNa merA putra calA gayA, usakI pIr3A maiMne bhogI hai| maiM nahIM cAhatA, kisI pitA ko putra viyoga se pIr3ita honA pdd'e| baiMgAnIjI ne vaha aMgUThI kueM meM DalavA dii| ariSTanemi kI jijJAsA yaha hai mAnavIya cetanA kA vikaas| jisameM karuNA kA itanA vikAsa hotA hai, vaha kisI ko duHkha dene kI bAta soca hI nahIM sktaa| ina sAre saMdarbhoM meM ariSTanemi dvArA vivAha ke asvIkAra kI bAta ko par3hate haiM to koI Azcarya nahIM hotaa| ve tIrthaMkara hone vAle the, unakI atIndriya cetanA jAgRta thI, karuNA aura ahiMsA vikasita thii| unake jIvana kA vaha ghaTanA prasaMga sacamuca udAtta karuNA kA nidarzana hai| Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 cAMdanI bhItara kI rAjA vasudeva ke putra ariSTanemi kA vivAha rAjA ugrasena kI putrI rAjImatI se hone vAlA thaa| ariSTanemi kI vara-yAtrA prAraMbha huii| vaha vivAha maMDapa ke pAsa aaii| usa samaya ariSTanemi karuNa zabdoM ko sunakara dravita ho utthe| ariSTanemi ne sArathI se pUchA--bhAI ! yaha kyA hai ? sukha kI cAha rakhane vAle ye nirIha prANI ina bAr3oM aura piMjaroM meM kyoM roke hue haiM-- kassa aTaThA ime pANA, e e savve suhesinno| vADehiM paMjarehiM ca, sanniruddhA ya acchahiM ? sArathI ne kahA--zrIman ! ye bhadra prANI Apake vivAha meM Ae hue bahuta logoM ko khilAne ke lie yahAM roke hue haiN| yaha bAta suna ariSTinemi ke mana para gaharI coTa lgii| unake mana meM ghora vedanA huii| aisA lagA, jaise svayaM ko bAMdhA gayA hai| ariSTanemi ne socA-yadi mere nimitta se ina nirIha jIvoM kA vadha hotA hai to yaha mere lie zreyaSkara nahIM hai| hiMsA manoraMjana ke lie jaba taka sahI artha meM karuNA yA ahiMsA kA vikAsa nahIM hotA taba taka dUsaroM ke sAtha tAdAtmya bhAva nahIM judd'taa| duniyA meM aise logoM kI bhI kamI nahIM hai, jo dUsaroM ko duHkhI dekhakara khuza hote haiN| samAcAra patroM meM par3hA--manoraMjana ke lie kharagozoM ko daur3AyA jAtA hai, unake pIche kuttoM ko chor3a diyA jAtA hai| jaise jaise ve kutte kharagozoM ko khAte haiM, unako kaSTa hotA hai aura loga tAliyoM kI gar3agar3AhaTa se AkAza ko gUMjA dete haiN| choTe choTe bacce meMDhakoM ko uchAlate haiM, mArate haiN| ve marate haiM taba baccoM ko bahuta majA AtA hai| dUsaroM ko duHkha dene meM, satAne aura mArane meM zAyada bahuta logoM ko khuzI hotI hai| aise loga virala haiM, jinameM ahiMsA kI nirmala cetanA jAga jAtI hai| 'saba prANI samAna hai jaisA maiM hUM vaise hI dUsare jIva haiM'-isa cetanA kA jAganA bahuta kaThina hai| dhArmika logoM meM yaha cetanA jAga gaI, aisA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| mahAvIra ke samaya meM bhI dhArmika loga hiMsA karate the isalie mahAvIra ko samajhAnA par3A--aMgArA apanI hathelI para rakho, hathelI jala jaaegii| tuma soco--jisa prakAra aMgAre se tumhAre hAtha jalate haiM, vaise hI dUsaroM ke jalate haiN| prAcIna kAla meM aisI krUratAeM calatI thI--vyakti ke kAna meM garma garma sIsA DAla diyA jAtA, aMga bhaMga kara diyA jaataa| mahAvIra ko ina sAre saMdoM meM ahiMsA ke lie bahuta saMgharSa karanA pdd'aa| unhoMne ahiMsA ke kSetra meM kaI naI dRSTiyAM dii| kaise manuSya kI cetanA udAtta bane aura jo karatA ke bIja haiM, ve naSTa ho jaaeN| yaha Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 asahayoga kA nayA prayoga abhiyAna mahAvIra ke samaya hI nahIM calA, usase bahuta pahale prAraMbha ho cukA thaa| ariSTanemi kA prasaMga isakA svayaMbhU sAkSya hai| ariSTanemi ne usa samaya jo kArya kiyA, use Aja kI bhASA meM savinaya avajJA AMdolana yA savinaya asahayoga kahA jA sakatA hai| ariSTanemi ne kahA-maiM vivAha nahIM kruuNgaa| satyAgraha : asahayoga ariSTanemi vivAha karane ke lie gae the aura vivAha karane se asvIkAra kara diyaa| yaha asahayoga AMdolana kA udAtta rUpa thaa| prAcIna kAla meM aisI aneka ghaTanAeM ghaTI haiM, jinameM udaNDatA ke sAtha nahIM kintu savinaya asahayoga kiyA gyaa| ve usa ghaTanA ke sAtha nahIM jur3ate, jisase sahamata nahIM hote| maiM yaha nahIM karUMgA yaha nizcaya kara lete| unameM asvIkAra kI zakti prabala thii| jo vyakti akelA jInA jAnatA hai, akelA rahanA jAnatA hai, svayaM meM AnaMda ko khoja letA hai, use asahayoga karane meM koI kaThinAI nahIM hotii| jisake mana meM koI cAha aura AkAMkSA nahIM hotI, jo apane Apa meM saMtuSTa hai, vaha asahayoga kara sakatA hai| ariSTanemi ne sacamuca asahayoga kiyaa| dUsare zabdoM meM ise satyAgraha kahA jA sakatA hai| satyAgraha aura asahayoga-ye do gAMdhI yuga ke vizeSa zabda haiM, para inakA prayoga atIta meM bhI ho cukA hai| ___ ariSTanemi ne ratha ko mor3ane kA Adeza kiyaa| ratha vivAha maNDapa kI ora na jAkara dUsarI dizA meM mur3a gyaa| yaha dekha saba avAk raha ge| aneka logoM ne ariSTanemi se kahA-Apa isa prakAra na mudd'eN| aisA karanA ThIka nahIM hai| ariSTanemi apane nizcaya para aTala rhe| zrIkRSNa, vAsudeva Adi ke Agraha ko bhI ariSTanemi ne asvIkAra kara diyaa| rAjImatI kI cIkha bhI unake nizcaya ko nahIM badala skii| bahumata kA artha ariSTanemi ne punaH mur3akara nahIM dekhaa| unake mana meM yaha bhAva jAga gayA-mere kAraNa kitane prANI pIr3ita aura duHkhI ho rahe haiN| maiM kisI ko satAnA nahIM cAhatA, duHkhI aura pIr3ita nahIM karanA caahtaa| maiM yaha saba nahIM dekha sktaa| mujhe apane Apa meM rahanA hai, akele meM rahanA hai| ve sacamuca akele bana ge| jo vyakti ahiMsA meM vizvAsa karatA hai, use akelA rahanA yA calanA svIkAra karanA hotA hai| mahAvIra ho, ariSTenemi yA gAMdhI, ahiMsA kI AsthA vAle vyakti ko akele calanA hotA hai| jo bahumata kI bAta dekhegA, vaha kabhI aisA nahIM kara paaegaa| vaha socegA-amuka vyakti Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 cAMdanI bhItara kI kyA kara rahA hai ? zAyada isIlie gAMdhI jI ne kahA thA--bahumata kA artha hai naastiktaa| alpamata meM honA koI burI bAta nahIM hai| jo satya meM calegA, use sadA alpamata meM calanA pdd'egaa| bahumata sadA dUsare prakAra kA hotA hai| satya ke sAtha kabhI bahumata jur3atA nahIM hai| zAyada yahI kAraNa rahA-mahAvIra ke sAtha bahuta loga nahIM jur3e, dUsaroM ke sAtha bahuta loga jur3a ge| satyAgraha : nayA prayoga ariSTanemi ne jo prayoga kiyA, vaha satyAgraha yA asahayoga kA nayA prayoga thaa| isa prayoga kI kisI ne kisI rUpa meM vyAkhyA kI aura kisI ne kisI rUpa meN| isakI sAmayika satya aura zAzvata satya-donoM saMdarbho meM vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai| vaha eka mahAn prayoga thaa| vivAha kA svIkAra yA asvIkAra bahuta choTI bAta hai| bahuta sAre loga vivAha nahIM krte| vivAha ko ThukarAne vAle bhI bahuta haiN| kucha loga ahaMkArI hote haiN| ve apane ahaMkAra ke kAraNa vivAha chor3akara cale jAte haiN| kucha loga lobhI hote haiM jo daheja ke kAraNa vivAha chor3akara cale jAte haiN| kyA vivAha kA asvIkAra bar3I bAta hai? samAcAra patroM meM aisI ghaTanAeM par3hane ko milatI rahatI hai--daheja pUrA nahIM milA, vivAha karane se inkAra kara diyaa| yaha bhI vivAha kA aravIkAra hai| ahaMkAra ke kAraNa Apasa meM anabana ho jAtI hai| vara aura vadhu pakSa ke bIca itanA tanAva aura jhagar3A ho jAtA hai ki vivAha ke lie AI bArAta ko bairaMga lauTanA par3atA hai| yaha vivAha kA asvIkAra hai para koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai| bar3I bAta hai vaha siddhAMta jo asvIkAra kI pRSThabhUmi meM chipA hai| nema-rAjula vastutaH isa ghaTanA se ahiMsA kA virAT siddhAnta, satyAgraha yA savinaya asahayoga kA jo siddhAnta phalita ho rahA hai, vaha bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| ariSTanemi cale gae, rAjImatI se vivAha nahIM huaa| rAjImatI ariSTanemi kI pratIkSA karatI raha gii| yaha ghaTanA ghaTita ho gaI aura isase upajA siddhAnta zeSa raha gyaa| isa ghaTanA prasaMga ko AdhAra banAkara jaina AcArya ne bahuta kucha likhA / nema-rAjula para kAvya likhe ge| gIta, nATikAeM, lora Adi aneka vidhAoM meM isa prasaMga ko ukerA gyaa| Aja ke sAhityakAra mAnate haiM-jainoM meM zrRMgAra kA koI viSaya bacA hai to vaha nema-rAjula kA prasaMga bacA hai| kAlidAsa ne meghadUta likhaa| aisA ghaTanA prasaMga koI jaina kavi nahIM likha sakA / isIlie sva. rASTrakavi rAmadhArI siMha dinakara kahate the-jaina muni kabhI kavi nahIM ho sakatA / kAvya ke lie zrRMgAra aura raudra-ye do rasa caahie| jaina donoM Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asahayoga kA nayA prayoga 177 se napharata karate haiN| aisA kAvya, jaisA meghadUta hai, jaina kavi kabhI nahIM raca sktaa| yadi jaina muni aisA kAvya likha de to zAyada jaina samAja use mAnane ke lie taiyAra hI na ho| isa sthiti meM jaina kavi kyA karate ? eka kahAvata cala par3I-yadi ziva pArvatI na hote to vaiSNava kavi kyA karate aura yadi ariSTanemi-rAjImatI na hote to jaina kavi kyA krte| isa viSaya para vizAla sAhitya racA gayA hai| usameM bahuta kucha anajAnA rhaa| kucha vidvAnoM ke prayatna se usa sAhitya kI sUciyAM bana gaI aura vaha sAhitya prakAza meM bhI aayaa| hRdayasparzI citraNa __yaha bahuta viziSTa prasaMga hai-ariSTanemi cale gae, usa samaya rAjImatI kI sthiti kA jo citraNa kiyA gayA hai, vaha meghadUta kI anukRti sA bana jAtA hai| yakSa ne apanA saMdeza megha ke mAdhyama se preSita kiyA aura rAjImatI ne na jAne kina kina kA Azraya liyaa| isa para eka sundara kAvya likhA jA sakatA hai aura jisameM aneka tattvoM kA hRdayasparzI citraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| jaina paraMparA kI sAhitya vidhA meM yaha eka anUThA prayoga hai| isa sacAI se inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA--taba taka korA siddhAnta grAhya nahIM banatA, gale nahIM utaratA, jaba taka usake sAtha sAhityika sarasatA kA yoga nahIM hotaa| sarasatA bahuta mahattvapUrNa tattva hai| eka prakAra se ahiMsA aura karuNA kA vyAvahArika rUpa hai sarasatA / kAvya ko sarasa banA diyA jAe, usameM kaThoratA na rhe| krUratA kA vyAvahArika rUpa hai ktthortaa| mahAbhArata likhA gayA kintu likhane vAloM ne itanI sarasatA ke sAtha likhA ki par3hane meM rasa AtA hai, bAta sIghI gale utara jAtI hai| yadi vahI bAta dhamAke ke sAtha kahI jAe to aisA lagegA--khIra meM mUsala DAla diyA gayA hai| vyakti bAta sunate hI camaka jAtA hai, gale utarane kI bAta kahIM raha jAtI hai| Adarza haiM ariSTanemi uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI yaha vizeSatA hai ki isameM tathya ko sarasatA se samajhAyA gayA hai| yaha kathA--sRjana kA bhI AdhAra sUtra hai| isake AdhAra para aneka kAvyoM kA sRjana aura praNayana kiyA jA sakatA hai| hindI aura saMskRta meM kAvya banAe jA sakate haiM, unheM kAphI vikAsa diyA jA sakatA hai| dasa se adhika kAvya banAne kI vastu-sAmagrI uttarAdhyayana meM vidyamAna hai| apekSA hai kathAvastu ko hRdayagama karane kI, use kAvyAtmaka rUpa dene kI aura sarasatA ke DhAMce meM DhAlane kii| isa saMdarbha meM araSTinemi kA prasaMga bahuta mArmika aura hRdayagrAhI hai| isa kathAvastu meM itane ghumAva haiM ki usake AdhAra para aneka tathyoM kI sarasa abhivyakti saMbhava bana sakatI hai| Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 'cAMdanI bhItara kI hamAre lie ariSTanemi eka Adarza haiN| unake jIvana prasaMga se hama adhika sIkha sakeM yA nahIM, para kucha avazya siikheN| asvIkAra kI zakti, asahayoga kI zakti prANi mAtra ke prati karuNA aura ahiMsA kA vikAsa--ye cAra bAteM jIvana meM Azika rUpa se utaranI zurU ho jaae| krUratA dhula jAe, prANimAtra ke prati karuNA jaage| manasA vAcA karmaNA maiM kisI ko duHkhI banAne kA nimitta na banUM, yaha bhAvanA balavatI bane, itanA kucha ghaTita kara sakeM to ariSTanemi kI smRti hamAre lie bahuta kalyANakArI aura varadAyI siddha hogii| Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAntaraNa mArmika uttara eka rAjA samartha aura svataMtra cintana kA dhanI thaa| vaha vidvAnoM, kaviyoM aura sAhityakAroM ko bahuta protsAhana detA, khule hAtha dAna detaa| vidvAnoM ko kabhI apanI garIbI kA ahasAsa karAne kI jarUrata hI nahIM hotii| jaba isa prakAra rAjya lakSmI dUsaroM ke pAsa jAne lagI taba adhikArI cintita ho utthe| eka adhikArI ne rAjA se nivedana kiyA-rAjan ! Apake purakhoM-pUrvajoM ne bahuta dhana saMcita kiyA hai, khajAnA bharA hai| Apa use khule hAtha luTA rahe haiM, khajAnA khAlI ho jaaegaa| kyA Apako aisA karanA cAhie ? kucha cintana kareM ? rAjA ne kahA-maiM jo karatA hUM, soca samajhakara karatA huuN| tuma kahate ho-pUrvajoM ne itanA kiyA lekina kyA maiM usakA caukIdAra huuN| __rAjA ne bahuta mArmika uttara diyA--maiM caukIdAra nahIM huuN| maiM rAjA huuN| caukIdAra kA kAma hai rakhavAlI krnaa| jo khajAnA bharA huA hai, usakI rakhavAlI krnaa| agara mere pitA ne mujhe caukIdAra banAyA hotA to maiM eka paisA bhI kharca nahIM hone detA, corI bhI nahIM hone detA para meM caukIdAra nahIM huuN| maiM mAlika huuN| maiM khajAne ko bhara bhI sakatA hUM aura khAlI bhI kara sakatA hUM muzkila hai mAlika honA mAlika honA bahuta muzkila hai| adhikAMza loga caukIdArI kA kAma karate haiN| Izvara honA yA mAlika honA pratyeka vyakti ke lie saMbhava nahIM hai| jaba sAdhvI rAjImatI ne dekhA--radhanemi aba caukIdAra bana rahA hai| usakA IzvarapanA chUTa rahA hai| rAjImatI ne rathanemi ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA--munivara! eka dina Apa sAdhutva ke mAlika bane the, Izvara bane the| aba aisA lagatA hai--Apa Izvara ko chor3akara caukIdAra bana rahe haiN| jisa khajAne ke Apa mAlika haiM, usakA mAlikapana samApta ho rahA hai| Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI govAlo bhANDavAlo vA jahA tavya nnissro| evaM aNissaro taM pi, sAmaNNassa bhvisssi| rapanemi kA prastAva ghaTanA prasaMga isa prakAra banA--ariSTanemi rAjImatI ko chor3akara pravrajita ho ge| rAjImatI ke mana para gaharA AghAta lgaa| isa prakAra chor3akara cale jAnA usake lie asahya bana gyaa| ariSTanemi ke bhAI rathanemi ise avasara samajha kara rAjImatI ke pAsa Ane jAne lge| rathanemi rAjImatI ko Azvasta karate hue kahA-devI ! viSAda mata kro| ariSTanemi vItarAga haiN| ve viSayAnubaMdha nahIM krte| tuma mujhe svIkAra kro| maiM jIvana bhara tumhArI AjJA maanuuNgaa| rAjImatI kA uttara rAjImatI kA mana kAma bhogoM se virakta ho cukA thaa| use rathanemi kA prastAva ucita nahIM lgaa| eka bAra rAjImatI ne madhu ghRta saMyukta peya piiyaa| jaba rathanemi Ae, rAjImatI ne madana phala khA ulTI kii| rAjImatI se kahA--Apa ise piieN| 'vamana kie gae peya ko kaise pIUM ?' 'kyA tuma yaha jAnate ho ?' 'yaha bAta to choTA bAlaka bhI jAnatA hai|' 'yadi yaha bAta hai to maiM bhI ariSTanemi dvArA vAnta huuN| mujhe grahaNa karanA kyoM cAhate ho ? dhikkAra hai tumheM, jo vAnta ko pIne kI icchA karate ho| isase tumhArA maranA zreyaskara hai| ghiratthu te jasokAmI, jo taM jiiviykaarnnaa| vaMta icchasi Aveu, seyaM te maraNaM bhve|| phira phisala gae rAjImatI ke saMbodhana se rathanemi Asakti se uparata ho gae / ariSTanemi kevalI bana ge| rathanemi bhI pravrajita hue| rAjImatI bhI aneka rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha pravrajita ho gii| eka bAra ariSTanemi raivataka parvata para samavasRta the| sAdhvI rAjImatI Adi sAdhviyAM unakI vaMdanA ke lie jA rahI thii| acAnaka varSA prAraMbha ho gii| sabhI sAdhviyAM idhara-udhara guphAoM meM calI gii| rAjImatI jisa guphA meM gaI, muni rathanemi usameM pahale se hI sAdhanArata the| rAjImatI ne apane kapar3e sukhAne ke lie vastroM ko phailaayaa| rAjImatI ko yathAjAta (nagna) dekha rathanemi kA mana vicalita ho gyaa| acAnaka rAjImatI ne bhI rathanemi ko dekha liyaa| vaha zIghra hI apanI bAhoM se apane Apako DhaMkate hue baiTha gii| Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAntaraNa 181 usa samaya muni rathanemi ne sAdhvI rAjImatI ne kahA-bhadre ! maiM rathanemi huuN| surUpa cArubhASiNI ! tuma mujhe svIkAra kro| tumheM koI pIr3A nahIM hogii| hama bhoga bhogeN| nizcita hI manuSya jIvana durlabha hai| hama bhukta-bhogI ho phira jina mArga para cleNge| rahanemi ahaM bhadde ! suruve ! cArubhAsiNI ! mama bhayA hi suyaNU ! na te pIlA bhvissii| ehi tA bhujimo bhoe, mANussaM sudullhN| bhuttabhogA tao pacchA, jiNamaggaM crissimo| bahuzruta sAdhvI rathanemi kI isa prArthanA para rAjImatI ne jo tarka pUrNa saMbodhana diyA, usane rathanemi ke patana ko utthAna meM badala diyaa| ___hama kevala kathA ko na pddh'eN| sAdhvI rAjImatI ne jo tarka die haiM, unakA anuzIlana bhI kreN| ve bahuta mArmika tarka the zAyada isIlie rAjImatI ko zIlavatI ke sAtha-sAtha bahuzruta bhI kahA gayA hai| usane jo tarka prastuta kie haiM, unheM par3hakara aisA lagatA hai-sacamuca vaha bahuzruta sAdhvI thii| usake tarka itane bedhaka the, rathanemi ko cintana ke lie bAdhya honA pdd'aa| ve caukIdArI se haTakara punaH zrAmaNya mArga para prasthita ho ge| rAjImatI ne kahA-munivara ! Apa cintana kreN| Apa gvAle ko jAnate haiN| caravAhA saikar3oM gAyoM kA jhuNDa lekara jaMgala meM jAtA hai| vaha gAyoM ko carAtA hai, unakI rakhavAlI karatA hai| zAma kA samaya hotA hai, vaha gAyoM ko lekara lauTa AtA hai| gAyoM ko kueM para pAnI pilA detA hai aura gAeM apane apane gharoM kI ora calI jAtI haiN| zAma ko gvAle se pUchA jAe-tumhAre pAsa kitanI gAeM haiN| vaha kahegA--eka bhI nahIM hai| yadi use dUdha kI jarUrata par3a jAe jo kahIM se kharIda kara yA mAMga kara lAnA par3atA hai| usake pAsa dUdha bhI nahIM hai| vaha gopAla kahalAtA hai kintu use gAyoM kI rakhavAlI karane kA adhikAra hai| vaha unakA mAlika nahIM hai| gvAlA : khajAMcI ___rAjA ke khajAMcI hotA hai| usake pAsa khajAne kI cAbI hotI hai| vaha araboM-kharaboM rupaye ke dhana aura jevarAta kI surakSA karatA hai kintu yadi use pacAsa rupaye kI jarUrata ho to kahIM se mAMga kara vyavasthA karatA hai| khajAnA usake lie kucha bhI nahIM hai| usa para usakA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| yadi vaha corI kara le to musIbata paidA ho jaae| Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI gvAle kA gAyoM para adhikAra nahIM hai aura khajAMcI kA khajAne para adhikAra nahIM hai| munivara ! kyA ApakA zrAmaNya para adhikAra hai ? Apane usa para apanA adhikAra kho diyA hai| aba Apa Izvara nahIM rahe, kevala caukIdAra bana gae haiN| __ muni rathanemi ke mAnasa para coTa lgii| unhoMne socA--kitanI sahI bAta kahI jA rahI hai-maiM apanA Izvara nahIM rhaa| Izvara kauna hai ? jo vyakti Izvara nahIM hotA, vaha kahIM kA nahIM hotA, kevala bicaulA hotA hai| na idhara kA rahatA hai aura na udhara kA rahatA hai| hama gvAle ko dekheN| vaha sAre dina jaMgala meM bhaTakatA hai, sardI garmI ko sahatA hai, bhUkha-pyAsa ko sahatA hai| use milatA kyA hai ? gAyoM ke dUdha para bhI usakA adhikAra nahIM hai| dUdha para adhikAra hai gAyoM ke adhipati kaa| yahI sthiti taba banatI hai, jaba vyakti kA apane zrAmaNya para adhikAra nahIM hotA, vaha apane zrAmaNya kA Izvara nahIM hotaa| bahuta mahattvapUrNa prazna hai--Izvara kauna ho sakatA hai ? zrAmaNya kA Izvara vahI ho sakatA hai, jisane apanI svataMtra cetanA se zrAmaNya kA sparza kiyA hai| jo dUsaroM ke dvArA saMcAlita banA, usakA Izvaratva samApta ho gyaa| bahuta sAre kAma aise hote haiM, jo dUsaroM ke dvArA saMcAlita hote haiM para apane dvArA saMcAlita hue binA usameM jo Izvaratva prakaTa honA cAhie, vaha nahIM ho paataa| kisake kahane para Agama sAhitya ke vyAkhyA graMthoM kA eka kathA prasaMga hai| eka rAjA ne koI nirNaya liyaa| vaha nirNaya prajA ke anukUla nahIM thaa| rAjA ne apanA nirNaya maMtrI ko btaayaa| vaha kevala maMtrI hI nahIM thA, rAjA kA mitra bhI thaa| yadi kevala maMtrI hotA to rAjA ke nirNaya ko svIkAra kara letA lekina usakI sthiti maMtrI se bhI mahatvapUrNa thii| maMtrI ne kahA--rAjan ! Apane jo nirNaya liyA hai, vaha prajA ke hita meM nahIM hai| Apa kSamA kareM--aisA lagatA hai, Apane yaha nirNaya mahArAnI ke kahane se liyA hai| rAjA ko yaha bAta kaise mAnya ho sakatI thii| rAjA bolA--tuma galata kahate ho| maiM aisA nahIM hUM, jo patnI ke kahane se nirNaya 'Apa kyA, sArI duniyA hI striyoM ke kahane para calatI hai|' 'duniyA kyA karatI hai, mujhe nahIM ptaa| para maiM apane svataMtra dimAga se nirNaya letA huuN| mujhe jo ucita lagatA hai, vahI kAma karatA huuN|' Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAntaraNa 'mahArAja ! Apa vivAda na kreN| yaha sArI duniyAM kA niyama hai, Apa isake apavAda nahIM ho skte| yaha bAta vivAda kA viSaya bana gii| rAjA ne kahA-tuma ise pramANita kro| yadi pramANita ho jAegI to maiM mAna luuNgaa| meM jaldI pramANita kara dUMgA isa tathya ko|' pramANa mila gayA rAjA ne socA--maMtrI ise saca pramANita nahIM kara paaegaa| maMtrI kA vizvAsa thA- maiM ise atizIghra pramANita kara dUMgA / eka saptAha bAda maMtrI ne eka rAjAjJA prasArita kI-Aja nagara ke bAhara saba nAgarikoM ko AnA hai| vahAM pUrva aura pazcima meM do khemeM banAe gae haiN| jo loga striyoM ke kahe anusAra calate haiM, unheM pUrva ke kheme meM jAnA hai| jo loga apanI icchA se calate haiM, striyoM kA kahanA nahIM mAnate, unheM pazcima ke khemeM meM jAnA hai| rAjAjJA kI ghoSaNA ho gii| usa samaya rAjAjJA kA ullaMghana karanA asaMbhava sA kArya thaa| zAma ke samaya saba loga Ane lge| pUrA nagara puruSoM se khAlI ho gyaa| rAjA aura maMtrI bhI vahAM pahuMca ge| rAjA ne dekhA--pUrva kA khemA khacAkhaca bharatA jA rahA hai aura pazcima kA khemA ekadama khAlI par3A hai| rAjA kA ceharA udAsa ho gyaa| usane socA-kyA merA kathana asatya hogA ? saba pUrva ke khemeM kI ora hI jA rahe haiN| maMtrI kI bAta sahI hogI ? rAjA gaMbhIra ho gyaa| maMtrI mana hI mana muskarA rahA thaa| kucha kSaNa bIte eka vyakti pazcima ke khemeM meM gyaa| rAjA bolA--maMtrI ! tuma sahI ho para ekadama galata meM bhI nahIM huuN| dekho ! eka vyakti pazcima ke khemeM meM bhI gayA hai| vaha bahuta samajhadAra aura svataMtra cintana vAlA hai| 'mahArAja ! Apa jarA tthhreN| abhI patA cala jAegA--vaha svataMtra cintana kA pariNAma hai yA nhiiN| 'kyA isameM saMzaya hai ? 'hAM mahArAja !' yaha kahakara maMtrI ne karmacAriyoM ko Adeza diyA--'jo vyakti pazcima ke kheme meM gayA hai, use bulaao|' karmacArI use bulA laae| vaha rAjA ke sAmane hAtha jor3e khar3A thaa| maMtrI ne pUchA-bhaI ! saba loga pUrva ke kheme meM gae, tuma udhara kyoM nahIM ge| usa vyakti ne Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 cAMdanI bhItara kI javAba diyA-mahArAja ! jaba maiM ghara se calA taba patnI ne kahA thA-bhIr3abhAr3a meM mata phaMsa jaanaa| pUrva ke kheme kI aura bahuta bhIr3a thI isalie maiM vahAM nahIM gyaa| rAjA yaha sunakara avAk raha gyaa| saMcAlita haiM vRttiyoM se yaha kathA bahuta mArmika hai| kauna vyakti aisA hai, jo apanI vRttiyoM aura vAsanAoM ke dvArA saMcAlita nahIM hai / yaha saMbhava hai- bahuta sAre vyakti aise mila sakate haiM, jo striyoM ke dvArA saMcAlita na ho kintu apanI vRttiyoM aura vAsanAoM se saMcAlita na ho, aise vyakti kA milanA kaThina hai| vahI vyakti Izvara ho sakatA hai, jo inake dvArA saMcAlita nahIM hai| rAjImatI ne kahA--Apa isa prakAra kA AcaraNa kareMge to zrAmaNya ke Izvara nahIM rheNge| jaba zrAmaNya ke Izvara nahIM haiM taba zrAmaNya kA bojha Dhone kI jarUrata kyA hai? rAjImatI ke isa tarka se rathanemi kI cetanA prakapita ho utthii| ve saMbhala ge| saMbhale hI nahIM, kaivalya ko upalabdha ho ge| rAjImatI ke tarka bahuzrutatA ke paricAyaka the| bahuzrutatA ke sAtha rAjImatI kA jo saMkalpa thA, vaha bhI bahuta vilakSaNa thaa| rAjImatI kI dRr3hatA rathanemi ne rAjImatI se kahA--calo ! hama phira rAjya meM caleM, gRhasthI meM raheM, manorama bhogoM ko bhogeN| kAlAntara meM phira muni bana jaaeNge| tuma dekho-kaisA vaibhava hai ! kaisA aizvarya hai ! pahale usakA upabhoga kara leN| isa sthiti meM rAjImatI ne jisa dhRti aura dRDhatA kA paricaya diyA, vaha sacamuca preraka hai| rAjImatI ne kahA- munivara ! Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM, kyA Apa rUpavAn hone ke kAraNa aisA kaha rahe haiM ? yadi Apa rUpa se vaizramaNa haiM to bhI ApakI mujhe koI jarUrata nahIM hai| yadi Apa vaibhava yA aizvarya se nalakubera haiM to bhI mujhe ApakI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| maiM ApakI svapna meM bhI icchA nahIM kara sktii| yadi Apa sAkSAt indra haiM taba bhI Apa mere lie koI kAma ke nahIM haiN| jai si sveNa vesamaNo, lalieNa nlkuubro| tahA vi te na icchAmi, jai si sakkhaM purndro| kyA nArI durbala hai ? rAjImatI ke saMkalpa aura manobala kA nidarzana haiM ye vaaky| kauna kahatA hai--nArI Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAntaraNa 165 kamajora hotI hai, durbala aura abalA hotI hai ? vaha durbala nahIM hai| bala sabameM hai, parAkrama aura puruSArtha sabameM hai| prazna hai jAgaraNa kaa| strI aura puruSa meM kucha bhI aMtara nahIM hai| aMtara kevala dizA kA hai| hama kevala zarIrazAstrIya dRSTi se hI vicAra na kreN| yoga ke prAcIna AcAryoM ne jo cintana diyA hai, arddha, nArIzvara kI jo kalpanA kI hai, vaha bahuta rahasyapUrNa hai| dakSiNAMga aura vAmAMga kI svIkRti bahata mahattvapUrNa hai| strI aura purUSa meM aMtara itanA hI hai ki strI kI zakti kA srota hai bAyAM aMga aura puruSa kI zakti kA srota hai dakSiNa aNg| agara strI apanI vAmAMga zakti ko pahacAna sake to vaha puruSa se kama nahIM hai| yadi puruSa apane dakSiNa aMga kI zakti ko pahacAna sake to vaha strI se kama nahIM hai| puruSa bhI strI bana jAtA hai aura strI bhI puruSa bana jAtI hai| savAla hai apanI-apanI zakti ko pahacAnane kaa| prakRti kI racanA hI aisI hai ki dakSiNa aura vAma-donoM aMga samAna nahIM milte| vyakti ko apanI hI donoM AMkhoM se samAna dikhAI nahIM detaa| donoM eka sAtha khulatI haiM to patA nahIM cltaa| yadi eka AMkha ko baMda kara dekheM to aisA lagatA hai-sAmane aMdherA hI aMdherA hai| kucha vyakti aise hote haiM, jinheM donoM kAnoM se barAbara sunAI nahIM detaa| eka kAna ThIka kAma karatA hai, dUsarA nhiiN| donoM aMga samAna kAma kareM, yaha sabake lie kaThina hai kintu eka kA kAma dUsarA kara detA hai| zarIrazAstra kA niyama zarIrazAstra kA niyama hai-eka aMga jakhmI ho jAe to dUsarA aMga tatkAla usakI sahAyatA meM nikala par3atA hai| zarIra kI aisI vyavasthA hai--eka aMga kharAba hotA hai to dUsarA usakA pUrA pratinidhitva karatA hai| do gurde kAma karate haiN| yadi eka bekAra ho jAtA hai to dUsarA usakA pUrA sahayoga karatA hai| eka AMkha dUsarI AMkha kA, eka kAna dUsare kAna kA pUrA kArya saMbhAla letA hai| donoM samAna nahIM hote| prakRti kI aisI vicitra racanA hai-bAyAM aMga strI ko zaktizAlI milA aura dAyAM aMga puruSa ko zaktizAlI milaa| yadi vaha jAga jAe to vyakti kucha bhI kara sakatA hai| hama itihAsa ko par3heM-samaya-samaya para striyoM ne adbhuta kArya kie haiN| bauddhikatA ke kSetra meM, dharma ke kSetra meM striyoM ne ullekhanIya kArya kie haiN| jinakA caitanya jAga gayA, vaha vilakSaNa bana gii| rAjImatI kA caitanya jAga utthaa| jaba ariSTanemi kA ratha mur3A, rAjImatI ke mana para gaharI coTa lagI, usakA caitanya jAgRta ho gyaa| bhAgya khula gayA duHkha AnA burI bAta nahIM hai| kabhI-kabhI vaha duHkha abhyudaya kA kAraNa bana Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAMdanI bhItara kI 186 jAtA hai| yadi rAjImatI ke mana ko AghAta aura coTa nahIM lagatI, usakA mana duHkha se nahIM bharatA to rAjImatI rAjImatI nahIM bana paatii| itanI prabuddha aura bahuzruta sAdhvI nahIM bana paatii| coTa lagI aura caitanya jAgRta ho gyaa| jaba ariSTanemi vApasa cale gae taba usakI vyathA kA koI aMta nahIM thA / aisA rAjakumAra, jo duniyAM meM DhUMDhane para bhI na mile, ghara ke dvAra taka Akara lauTa jaae| coTa meM koI kamI nahIM thI / kabhI-kabhI vaha coTa aisI lagatI hai, atIndriya cetanA jAga uThatI hai| samAcAra patroM meM par3hA- eka vyakti girA, coTa lagI aura usa sthAna para coTa lagI, atIndriya cetanA khula gii| usa vyakti kI bhaviSyavANiyoM se saMsAra cakita raha gayA / tibbata meM tIsarA netra kholane ke lie Aparezana kiyA jAtA rahA hai| amuka sthAna para coTa lagatI hai, bhAgya khula jAtA hai| sacamuca rAjImatI kA bhAgya khula gayA aura aisA bhAgya khulA, vaha vilakSaNa sAdhvI bana gii| usakA caritra Aja bhI udAtta, mahAn aura vilakSaNa banA huA hai| rAjImatI ke tarka rAjImatI ne usa samaya jo tarka prastuta kie, ve Aja bhI mAnava mana ke aMdhakAra ko cIrane vAle bane hue haiN| rAjImatI ne kahA- Apa kauna hai ? ApakA vaMza kyA hai ? usakI ora bhI dhyAna deN| hamArA vaha kula hai, jisameM vyakti saMkalpa lekara cala par3atA hai to pIche mur3akara nahIM dekhatA / Apake paira pIche haTa rahe haiN| aise kula meM paidA hokara Apa kyA kara rahe haiM ? maiM bhojarAja kI putrI hUM aura Apa / aMdhakavRSNi ke putra / ye donoM mahAna vaMza haiM, isa duniyA meM, jinakI zakti aura prabhutva kA duniyA lohA mAnatI hai| hamane kabhI pIche haTanA nahIM siikhaa| isa kula meM paidA hokara Apa pIche haTa rahe haiM ? yaha Apake lie acchA nahIM hai| hama apane kula meM gaMdhana sarpa kI taraha na bne| saMyama meM sthira rahanA hI hamAre lie zreyaskara hai| yadi Apa striyoM ko dekha isa prakAra kA bhAva lAeMge to asthitAtmA bana jaaeNge| ahaM ca bhoyarAyassa tvaM ca si andhagavaNhiNo / mA kule gaMdhaNA homo, saMjamaM nihuo cara // jai taM kAhisi bhAva, jA jA dacchasi nArio / vAyA viddhonva ho / aTTiappA bhavissasi / / gire nahIM, saMbhala gae rAjImatI kA pratibodha buddhimAnI se paripUrNa thA / buddhimAn vyakti samajhAtA hai Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpAntaraNa 187 to bAta gale utara jAtI hai| jo bAta hajAra bAra kahane se samajha meM nahIM AtI, vaha eka buddhimAn dvArA samajhAne para samajha meM A jAtI hai| eka seTha ko zarAba kA vyasana thA / aneka logoM ne ise chor3ane kI preraNA dI para seTha ne Adata nahIM chodd'ii| eka dina eka vyakti ne naukarI dene kI prArthanA kii| seTha ne kahA -- naukara kI mujhe jarUrata hai para nikamme naukara kI jarUrata nahIM hai| tuma agara pUrA kAma kara sako to tumheM naukarI para rakha sakatA huuN| naukara ne pUchA- ApakA kAma kyA karanA hai ? seTha ne kahA- maiM jo kAma kahUM, use pUrA karanA hai| kucha aise naukara Ate haiM, ve kAma pUrA nahIM krte| mujhe vaha naukara acchA lagatA hai, jise eka kAma ke lie kahatA hUM to vaha usase jur3e sAre kAma eka sAtha kara detA hai| naukara buddhimAn thA | usane vinamratA se kahA- Apa mujhe sevA kA avasara deN| maiM aisA prayatna karUMgA / seTha ne use naukarI para rakha liyaa| zAma kA samaya huA / seTha ne kahA-jAo, zarAba kI botala le aao| vaha kucha dera bAjAra meM ghUmakara vApasa A gyaa| usane zarAba kI botala seTha ke sAmane rakha dii| eka davAiyoM kA baksA bhI rakha diyaa| sAtha-sAtha DAkTara ko bhI le aayaa| kaphana lAkara bhI rakha diyaa| eka gAr3I meM caMdana kI lakar3iyAM bhI A gii| ghara ke bAhara aneka loga ekatrita ho ge| seTha yaha saba dekhakara avAk raha gyaa| usane kahA- yaha kyA dhaMdhA hai ? tumane yaha saba kyA kiyA? naukara bolA - seThajI ! Apane hI ne to kahA thA adhUrA kAma nahIM karanA hai, pUrA kAma karanA hai| maiMne vahI kiyA hai| Apane zarAba mNgaaii| zarAba pIne vAlA nizcita bImAra hotA hai isalie davA kA baksA bhI le aayaa| bImAra ko davA DAkTara kI salAha se denI cAhie isalie DAkTara ko bhI bulA laayaa| zarAba pIne vAlA jaldI maratA hai isalie kaphana aura lakar3I bhI le AyA / maiMne logoM ko bhI kaha diyA hai| seTha kI zava yAtrA meM Ane ke lie| Asa-pAsa ke sAre loga idhara hI A rahe haiN| yaha bAta seTha ke mana para tIra jaise cubha gii| usane zarAba kI botala pheMka dI / naukara se bolA- Aja se zarAba chor3atA huuN| tuma sabako yahAM se vidA kro| jo samajhadAra aura buddhimAn hotA hai, vaha aisI bAta kahatA hai ki tatkAla kAma ho jAtA hai / rAjImatI aisI hI mahilA thii| usake tarka pUrNa saMbodhana ne rathanemi kI mUrcchA ko tor3a diyaa| ve gire nahIM, saMbhala ge| unakA rUpAntaraNa ho gayA / rathanemi ko rAjImatI ne ubaaraa| ve bhogoM se virata ho, ugra tapa tapa kara puruSottama bana gae aura unakA ghaTanAkrama pratyeka vyakti ke lie preraka itihAsa | Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________