Book Title: Chintan ke Zarokhese Part 1
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Tansukhrai Daga Veerayatan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001306/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAya amara muni vIrAyatana, rAjagRhI cintana ke jharokhe se prathama khaNDa Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se prathama khaNDa upAdhyAya amara muni vIrAyatana, rAjagRhI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se prathama khaNDa vIrAyatana, rAjagRhI, bihAra prakAzaka zrI tanasukharAya DAgA vIrAyatana mantrI, rAjagRhI ( rAjagIra ), bihAra prathama AvRttI 1988 mUlya : 50ru. mudraka : pradIpa munota prabhAta priMTiMga varksa 427 gulaTekaDI, puNe 411037 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manogata parama pUjya prajJAmaharSi rASTrasaMta upAdhyAya kavizrI amara munijI vIrAyatana ke preraNA srota haiN| Apane jaina, bauddha tathA vaidika darzana sAhitya kA taulanika gahana adhyayana, manana, ciMtana kiyA hai| Apa anekAMta darzana ke tattvaniSTha upAsaka haiN| ApakA ciMtana satyAnulakSI pUrvAgraha mukta taTastha vRtti kA hai| ApakI vicAradhArA vaijJAnika hai| Apane kahA hai "parivartana anivArya hai| nava sRjana kI prakriyA kA parivartana anivArya aMga hai| pApa puNya karma meM nahIM bhAva meM hai / mahattA zabda kI nahIM bhAva kI hai|" gata aneka varSoM se 'amara bhAratI' mAsika meM 'cintana ke jharokhe se isa zIrSaka se anekavidha viSayoMpara Apane atyaMta mananIya aura vicAra pravartaka lekhana kiyA hai| Adhunika vicAravaMta aura khAsakara yuvA pIDhI ina prajJAniSTha deza-kAla- bhAva ke pariprekSya meM nirbhIkatAse, sahaja bhAvase spaSTatA se likhe hue vicAroM se itanI AkarSita aura prabhAvita hai ki ina lekhoM kA saMkalana prakAzita karane kA Agraha aneka logoMdvArA kAphI samaya se ho rahA hai| isaliye isa saMkalana ke prathama aura dvitIya khaMDa eka sAtha prakAzita karane kA vIrAyatana ne taya kiyaa| mere mitra zrI. tryaM. zi. urpha bAlAsAheba bhArade mahArASTra zAsana ke 5 varSa taka maMtrI rahe haiM aura dasa varSa taka vidhAna sabhA ke adhyakSa (spIkara) rahe haiM, mahArASTra ke prakhara adhyAtmavAdI ciMtaka aura gAMdhI vicAra ke nissIma anuyAyI haiN| Apane isa prakAzana ke liye 'Amukha bahuta kama samaya meM apane vyasta kAryakrama meM se samaya nikAlakara likhane kA anugraha kiyA isa liye vIrAyatana kI ora se maiM unakA AbhArI huuN| ...3 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI taraha vIrAyatana premI pUnAke prabhAta priMTIMga varksa ke mAlika bhAI kanakamala munota ne svayaM AtmIyatApUrvaka prapha rIDiMga kiyA tathA zrI. bhArade jI ke 'Amukha' kA hindI anuvAda kiyaa| unake suputra zrI. pradIpa ne apane saMghaTanA cAturya aura mudraNa kuzalatA se itane kama samaya meM suMdara AkarSaka mudraNa saMpanna kiyA isa liye ina pitA putra kA vIrAyatana AbhArI hai| ____ hameM AzA hai yaha prakAzana samAja meM vicAra krAMti karane meM madadagAra hogaa| vIrAyatana navalamala phirodiyA adhyakSa Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amukha apanI 'amara bhAratI mAsika patrikA dvArA jaina dharmIya Adhunika vicAraka mahAsanta amara munijI apanI alaukika kalama dvArA jo divya samAja prabodhana kara rahe haiM, usI zRMkhalA kI saMhitA isa grantha meM pAyI jAtI hai| martya mAnava ko amaratva ke saMskAra isa mahAna grantha meM upalabdha haiN| hara vyakti ko jJAta hai ki use maranA hai, phira bhI vaha amara hone kI kAMkSA rakhatA hai| yadi mRtyu vastusthiti hai to mRtyu kA AnAgamana usakI mana:sthiti hai| mRtyu aTala hai to amaraNa kI bhAvanA bhI prabala hai| ina donoM kI ekatrita vicAra dhArA hI Atma jJAna kI dharma kI gaMgotrI hai| sukha-zAnti kI bhAvanA, samAja kI dhAraNA tathA mRtyuMjaya preraNA isa triveNI se sAlaMkRta mAnava dharma hI sarva dharmoM kA nicoDa hai, rahasya hai| cirazAnti ke lie anAsakti, samAja hitArtha sevAzakti evaM AtmazaraNa jIvana mukti ke saMgama meM hI mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA hai| yahI sarva dharmIya adhyAtma jJAna kA sAra hai| isI sAra kA AropaNa saMsArI janoM kI manobuddhi meM karanA evaM usI ke dvArA hI Atma kalyANa evaM vizvakalyANa kI siddhi prarUpita karane dharma pravartaka santa mahanta isa dharAtala para avatarita hue haiN| isI divya ArSa paramparA kI vibhUti zrI amara munijI Aja bhI hamAre sanmukha prastuta haiN| hamArA ahobhAgya hai ki isI Atma- vizva kalyANakArI Atmadharma kA yathArtha rahasya prasthApita karane kA samAja prabodhana kArya ve gata 6-7 dazakoM se kara rahe haiN| jisa prakAra bhagavadgItA prabhu zrIkRSNa kI vAGmayI mUrti hai, usI prakAra amara bhAratI zrI amara munijI kI kalAkRti hai| isa kathana meM mujhe jarA bhI hicakicAhaTa nahIM hai| zrI amara munijI jo bhI jaina dharmIya santa ke nAte vikhyAta haiM, phira bhI isa grantha meM hameM unakA jIvana darzana pratIta hotA hai ki tathAkathita sabhI vibhinna dharma, dharma na ho kara AdhyAtmika mAnavatA vAdI Atmadharma athavA mAnava dharma hI ekamAtra dharma hai; aura ye sabhI dharma usIke upadharma yAnI sampradAya haiN| vartamAna samaya meM ye tathAkathita dharma nItidharma ke aivaja meM jAtidharma para hI jora dete haiN| dharma ke nAma se asahiSNutA, saMkucitatA, abhiniveza, paravidveSa va tajjanya jAtIya tanAvoM se samAja jIvana azAnta evaM udhvasta hotA jA rahA hai| " ...5 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa avasthA meM saMkucita sAmpradAyikatA ke vazIbhUta na hote hue usapara kaThora prahAra kara yathArtha Atmadharma kA nirbhIka puraskAra kara dharmAnuyAyiyoM meM dharmaparivartana rUpI yugadharma prasRta kara rahe krAntadarzI mahAmuni kI yaha Adhunika dharma gAthA hai| isa meM tanika bhI sandeha nahIM hai| ___munizrI pharamAte haiM, "hara yAtrI kA apanA hI eka nayA pantha hotA hai| yaha parama satya hai ki mArga bane hue nahIM hote, banAne par3ate haiN| ....... jo calanA jAnatA hai, usake lie jahA~ bhI kadama par3ate haiM, patha bana jAtA hai| ..... samAja kA gaurava hara kinhI purAne niyamoM ko pakar3e rahane meM nahIM hai, apitu jIvana vikAsa kArI naye niyamoM ke sRjana meM hai|" isa parase munizrI kA purogAmI dRSTikoNa spaSTa hotA hai| "satyasaMzodhana yAne cintn| pUrvAgrahamukta cintana hI satya-cintana hai|" yahI hai munizrI ke Atma cintana kA sAra aura usI kA AviSkAra hai yaha vicAra gaathaa| duniyA bhara kA zAzvata satya eka hI hotA hai| usakI deza-kAla-sthiti kI sImA nahIM hotii| parantu loka vyavahAra meM utarane vAlA satya sApekSa hotA hai, usameM deza-kAla-paristhiti ke anusAra parivartana hote rahatA hai| rUDhiyA~, rItirivAja mUlata: dharma nahIM haiN| unheM dharma samajhanA baDI bhArI bhUla hai| kAraNa te samAja ke sAmayika rUpa haiN| dharma na to prAcInatA meM hai, na arvAcInatA meM, vaha to samIcInatA meM hai| yahI hai munizrI kA prtipaadn| 'bhede abheda:' mAnava saMskRti kI aura khAsa kara bhAratIya saMskRti kI vizeSatA hai| isa satya kI pratIti karanI ho to merA kathana satya hai, dUsaroM kA asatya, yaha dAvA-abhimAna tyAganA hogaa| hara eka ko apanI dRSTi anusAra satya kA anubhava hotA hai| sirpha hama hI satya ke ThekedAra nahIM haiM, yaha samajhanA hogaa| auroM ke satya pratyaya kA anAdara na ho, balki Adara kiyA jAya-yahI hai mAnavI sukhasaMvAda kA rhsy| matabheda hone para manabheda na ho, vAda ho to bhI saMvAda ho, matibhinnatA hone para saMgati ho-isI sahiSNutA, samanvaya evaM sahajIvana kI dIkSA mAnava samAja ko dene kA mahAna kArya bhagavAna mahAvIra upadezita anekAnta darzana ne sulabha kiyA hai| "anekAnta kI divya dhvani hai-merA hI satya mAtra satya nahIM hai, satya ananta hai| aura vaha jahA~ bhI kahIM hai, jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM hai, jisa kisI ke bhI pAsa hai-merA hai, merA hai| satya mere lie samarpita nahIM hai, apitu maiM satya ke lie samarpita huuN|" munizrI kI isa vANI para loka yadi dhyAna deMge, to samAja jIvana meM zAnti-prema ke vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa karanA sahaja hogaa| Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munizrI kI pApa-puNya kI mImAMsA meM bhI draSTApana kI jhalaka hai| "karma kA kartA naraka meM aura usa karma ke phala kA bhoktA svarga meM, kitanI vicitra bauddhika viDambanA hai? roTI kamAnevAlA aura banAne-pakAnevAlA pApI hai aura use dharma ke nAmapara muphta meM prApta kara khAnevAlA puNyAtmA hai- dharmAtmA hai|... karma aura dharma ke bIca meM vibhAjana kI dIvAra hamane aisI khaDI kara dI ki karma dharma se zUnya ho gayA aura dharma karma se / hara karma dharma hai, yadi usameM janahita kA vyApaka AyAma hai|" ekAdha durghaTanA huI athavA anapekSita ghaTanA ghaTI to hama kahate haiM yaha karma-dharma-saMyoga se huaa| karma va dharma kA saMyoga yAnI durghaTanA hI hai, aisA pAramparika vicAra hI isa zabda yojanA se dhvanita hotA hai| yaha bahudhA pAyA jAtA hai ki dharma karane ke dAvedAra mAtra kartavya nahIM krte| munijI kI dRSTi meM dharma hI jIvita zakti hai| "hameM jIvita evaM saprANa dharma kI AvazyakatA hai, prANahIna mRta dharma kI nhiiN|" yaha hai unakA izArA- iNgit| ve spaSTa rUpa se batAte haiM ki kaiyoM kA dharma zravaNa mAtra ke lie hai, vaha nirIkSaNa ke lie nahIM hai, parakhane ke lie kataI nahIM hai| 'paNNA samikkhae dhmm|' prajJA dvArA dharma kA samIkSaNa karanA cAhie yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA upadeza puna: kAryAnvita ho, yahI unakI Antarika cintA hai| unakA Agraha hai ki dharma kI ora kevala andhazraddhA na rakhate hue kisI bhI kriyA ke AcaraNa karate samaya vaha yuktisaMgata evaM tarkAnukUla ho, isa bAre meM socanA Avazyaka hai| usase tumhArA evaM samAja kA hita ho, yaha vizvAsa ho jAnA caahie| samAja nirapekSa vaiyaktika sAdhanA AtmasAdhanA nahIM hai| sabhI ke bhItara nivAsa kiye hue jIvAtmA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara Atmahita evaM samAjahita-donoM kA suyogya samanvaya hI dharma rahasya hai| yahI bhUmikA isa grantha meM draSTApana, samarpakatA evaM Adhunika sthiti ke samAlocana se prakaTa kI gaI hai| yahI isa munidarzana kI vizeSatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki nara-nArI, zrImAna-garIba, mahAjana-harijana jaise Atmadharma virodhaka bhedabhAvoM para rAsta AghAta kiyA hai| patnI ko devatA kA sthAna dene kI prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti kI pArzvabhUmi para patnI ko dAsI mAnane kI vikRti A gaI hai| jisa deza meM nArI kI pUjA ko devatAoM kI prasannatA mAnA jAtA thA, usI meM nArI heya dRSTi se dekhI jAtI hai| yaha dharma nahIM balki adharma hai, isa prakAra ghoSa kara rahA hai yaha sudhAraka snt| 'nArI ko bAhara meM nahIM, andara dekhanA hogaa|' kitanA mArmika hai yaha vacana! bhagavAna mahAvIra AdhyAtmika siddha jarUra the, sAtha hI ve mAnavatAvAdI samAja-sudhAraka bhI the| isa prakAra kA samanvita ubhayAnvayI samyak darzana jaina dharmIyoM evaM sAhityikoM ne samAja meM prastuta kiyA hI nhiiN| yaha unake dila meM Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jakhma thii| yaha grantha isa divya jIvana-darzana kA prabhAvI AviSkAra hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ubhayamukhI jIvana - krAnti ke pratIka the| ve mAtra vItarAgI hI nahIM the to ve tIrthaMkara bhI the| bhItara se akriya anAsakti aura bAhara sakriya krAnti yaha saba hote hue bhI ve maMgalakArI samanvaya vAda ke pravartaka the| apane isa jIvana darzana kA bodha suyogya rIti se munizrI ne karavAyA hI hai, sAtha hI usa bhUmikA se svayaM ekarUpa ho kara AtmoddhAra evaM janoddhAra - donoM ke samanvaya kA pariNAmakArI samAja prabodhana bhI kiyA hai| mahAvIra kA ubhayamukhI Adarza apanAne kI Aja mahatI AvazyakatA hai| Aja meM kucha samAja aura rASTra dharma ke nAma para sarvathA niSkriya hote jA rahe haiN| dUsarI ora vijJAna tathA krAnti ke nAma para anargala andhA tUphAna cala rahA hai, jisameM mAnavatA kI jar3eM ukhar3I jA rahI haiN| AvazyakatA hai dharma aura vijJAna ke, adhyAtma aura krAnti ke yathocita samanvaya kI; mahAvIra ke isa samanvayavAda meM hI janamaMgala ke bIja chipe haiN| samaya kI pukAra hai, unheM jaldI se jaldI aMkurita kiyA jAe / " munizrI ke isa kathama meM unakA jIvana darzana, isa vAGmaya kA prayojana evaM yugadharma kA prabodhana isa triveNI saMgama kA janatA ko anubhava hogaa| isase bar3hakara isa grantha kA zreSThatva kauna batA sakegA ? munizrI kA yaha udbodhaka vicAra dhana par3hate samaya svAmI vivekAnanda, mahAtmA gAMdhI, santa vinobA ina vibhUtiyoM kI sAhitya kRtiyoM kA smaraNa ho AtA hai| munizrI ke ye nibandha viSaya kI dRSTi meM cunindA, rasAsvAda kI dRSTi se rocaka, mArgadarzana kI dRSTi se preraka, sAdhaka kI dRSTi se jIvana mocaka tathA samAja sevakoM kI dRSTi se krAntikAraka haiN| anubhUti evaM sahAnubhUti, bhAgya evaM vairAgya, prapaMca evaM paramArtha, sadgati evaM pragati, zAna evaM jJAna tathA vyakti evaM samaSTi ke samanvaya para jora dene vAle bhAratIya avatArI puruSoM, santa-muniyoM ke divya jIvana darzana kI paramparA isa grantha ke hara pRSTha meM digdarzita hotI hai| sAhityika surasa prAsAdikatA, vicAroM kI pragalbhatA, draSTA kI pratibhA, AtmarUpa kI tanmayatA, dIna-hInoM ke prati vatsalatA, eka hI zabda meM kahanA ho to AdhyAtmika mAnavatA kI pracIti isa grantha meM samyak rUpa se hogI / vratI hote hue bhI vratoM kA stoma nahIM hai, muni hote hue bhI samAja vinmukhatA nahIM hai, sAmpradAyika upAdhyAya hote hue bhI sAmpradAyikatA nahIM hai, mAnavI jIvanamUlyoM ke sanAtana dharma kA AcaraNa karate hue vartamAna yugadharma kI vismRti nahIM hai, dharma ke tattvoM kA Agraha rakhate hue bhI andha rUDhiyoM kA pUrvagraha nahIM hai, sAdhu paramparA ke 8... " Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAra kA avalamba karate hue kAlabAhya upacAra nahIM hai, jaina dharma ke pravaktA hote hue bhI saMkucita abhiniveza kA lavaleza nahIM hai, sarvopari AtmazAnti kI sAdhanA meM samAja krAnti kA anAdara nahIM hai| yaha hai amara munijI kA divya vibhUtimatva | divyatA evaM mAnavatA kA saMgama hI sAdhutA hai| yahI sAdhutA jJAna va dhyAna dvArA ziSya - sAdhakoM ko pratIta hotI hI hai, balki sAmAnya pAThakoM ko bhI isa sAdhutA kI pratIti hara pRSTha meM prApta hotI hai| aisA hai yaha apUrva grantha / jana ko sajjana banAne meM hI saMskAra hote haiM, sajjana ko sAdhaka banAne kA nAma hai diikssaa| ye donoM bAteM Aja bhI sabhI dharmoM meM maujUda haiN| inhIM ke kAraNa vyaktigata bhAva zakti jisa prakAra vRddhiMgata hotI hai, usI prakAra sAmAjika prabhAva zakti kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| taba mAnava dharma kisa prakAra prabhAvita hogA ? isIlie sAdhaka sevaka bane yahI santa-muniyoM kA upadeza hai| parantu vartamAna samaya meM itane mAtra se kAma nahIM clegaa| ata: sAdhaka sevakoM ko krAntikAraka bananA hogaa| yahI AdhyAtmika mAnavatA kA Aja kA yugadharma hai| isI yugadharma kI pukAra - lalakAra hI amara munijI kI amara bhAratI hai| kisI bhI dharmAnuyAyI, kisI bhI vRtti ke satpravRtta pAThaka ko amara munijI kI yaha vANI eka sAtha hI bhAvika, cikitsaka, sAdhaka evaM sevaka banA pAegI, aisI kSamatA isa grantha kI hai ! puNe, 22 jUna 1988 tryaM. zi. bhArade ... 9 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayAnukrama MY 41 50 navapatha kA nirmANa karo; rAhI ! nava-sRjana kI prakriyA kA anivArya aMga hai, parivartana samaja aura samAja ke bIca kI rekhA pUrvAgraha-mukta cintana hI satya cintana hai A~kha khola kara dekho, parakho samanvaya meM hI ahiMsA kA mUla hai jarUrata hai, samhalakara calane kI zubhAzA kA sandezavAhaka : nava varSa sakriya mana hI mahAna hai pApa, puNya karma meM nahIM, bhAva meM haiM jana-yuga ke nirmAtA mahAvIra jIvana ratha ke do sucakra mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI ubhayamukhI krAnti parivartana anivArya hai zabda nahIM, karma antar meM zubha bhAvanA ke bIja bote rahie taruNa, taruNa hai : sAhasa kI akhaNDa jyoti mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM nArI kI garimA tamas hai, to dIpa jalAo jIvana kaisA ho ? krAnti ke devatA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jIvana svayaM hI eka darzana hai sahI sukha kyA hai ? sukha-du:khoM ke dAsa nahIM, svAmI banie azAnti kA mUla kahA~ hai ? pratikramaNaM paramauSadham sAhasa kI dahakatI jvAlAoM meM se gujarie mahAmantra : saMkalpa prazna hai, tuma kyA honA cAhate ho ? 54 64 69 6 W 100 105 . 121 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 130 139 145 151 157 169 175 181 185 maiM sabakA hU~, saba mere hai hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA maulika vizleSaNa maitrI kA sUtrapAta ahaMbhAva se mukti hI yathArtha mukti sAdhanA kI do dhArAe~ vizvamaMgala kA saMdezavAhaka : paryuSaNa parva virATa AtmAoM kI vilakSaNatA sarvatomukhI krAnti ke sUtradhAra mahAzramaNa mahAvIra jIvana kA mUlatatva hai zubhAzA mAnava, khola mana kI A~kha mahattA zabda kI nahIM, bhAva kI hai mana ko yathAprasaMga khAlI karate rahie anAkulatA kA mUla maMtra niyativAda eka aitihAsika paryavekSaNa -samayocita parivartana : eka jIvanta prakriyA vaha sAMskRtika garimA Aja kahA~ hai ? vicAroM ke bIja yaha hai mAnavatA ! mAtRjAti kI garimA kA prazna ? naye varSa kI AvAja siddhagiri vaibhAra kA garimAmaya itihAsa ahiMsA : eka anucintana / sAdhviyoM kI pada-yAtrA aMdha vizvAsoM kI saghana aMdha rAtri kyoM ? bhakti pradarzana nahIM, darzana hai yaha satya kI pUjA nahIM, hatyA hai sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA yAna-prayoga : eka spaSTIkaraNa 196 206 211 214 217 220 224 229 235 241 247 250 257 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nava patha kA nirmANa karo; rAhI ! koI bhI pUrva nirdhArita nizcita rAha nahIM hai / hara yAtrI kA apanA hI eka nayA patha hotA hai / yaha parama satya hai ki mArga bane hue nahIM hote, banAne par3ate haiM / jindagI kI naI maMjiloM ke lie purAnI pagaDaMDiyA~ kAma nahIM AtI haiN| purAne patha para bhI calanA ho, to use sApha kara calane yogya banAnA hogA / dekhate ho, purAne patha para kitane jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a khaDe ho gae haiN| kahIM bahuta gahare andhagarta ho gae haiM to kahIM U~ce TIle bana gae haiM / nukIle kA~ToM se kitanA Acchanna hai purAnA patha / yadi isa purAne patha para bhI calanA hai, to ise ThIka karanA hogA, jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM ko sApha kara tathA gartoM ko pATakara samatala banAnA hogA, aura taba yaha purAnA patha bhI nayA hI patha ho jAegA / yAtrA nae patha para hI sukhada hotI hai, yaha sarvAnubhUta satya hai / nae patha kA nirmANa karo, yAtrI ! tuma nae to tumhArA patha bhI nayA / tumhArA hara kadama nayA hai, use nayA patha hI cAhie / purAnI lakIroM para cale, to kyA cale ? lakIra ke phakIra mata banie / lakIra kA phakIra aMdhA hotA hai / usakI apanI A~kha nahIM hotI / vaha dUsaroM kI AvAjoM para calatA hai / aura dUsaroM kI AvAjeM kabhI dhokhA bhI de sakatI haiM / sunA hai tumane lIka - lIka kauna calatA hai ? lIka-lIka calatA hai kapUta / jisakI A~khoM meM koI naI rozanI nahIM hai, jisake mastiSka meM nayA koI sapanA nahIM hai, jisake antarmana meM naI koI kalpanA nahIM hai sphuraNA nahIM hai, jise nayA kucha pAnA nahIM hai, jo prApta hai usI para santuSTa hokara baiThe rahatA hai, vaha kabhI ke mRta hue bApa-dAdAoM ke nAma para purAnI lakIroM ke gIta gAtA (1) - Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatA hai, unhIM para calane ke manasUbe bA~dhatA rahatA hai / parantu jo sapUta haiM, ve purAnI lakIroM para nahIM calate / hara sapUta naI lakIreM banAtA hai, naI lakIroM para calatA hai / sunA hai kabhI yaha dohA lIka-lIka gAr3I cale, lIka hI cale kapUta | ye tInoM lIkoM nA caleM, zAyara siMha sapUta / / jo calanA jAnatA hai, usake lie jahA~ hI kadama paDate haiM, patha bana jAtA hai / bhale AdamI, kyA pUchatA phiratA hai - kahA~ calU~, kidhara calU~, kaunasA patha sIdhA hai, sApha hai / tere ye idhara udhara bhaTakate vikalpa hI tujhe calane nahIM de rahe haiM / eka dina kyA, hajAra dina bhI tU yahI socatA rahegA, calane nahIM paayegaa| saMkalpa ke rUpa meM bikhare mana ko ekatra kara aura cala par3a / tU calA ki rAha banI / terA hara kadama rAha kA nirmAtA hai / dekhate ho, parvata kI vajra caTTAnoM kI avarodhaka kaThora paratoM ko tor3akara Upara Ane vAlA jharanA kyA karatA hai ? usake lie kisI ne pahale se patha banA rakhA hai kyA ? jharanA idhara-udhara TakarAtA jAtA hai, apanA patha svayaM banAtA jAtA hai,uchalatA-kUdatA-macalatA bahatA jAtA hai| bAdhAe~ AtI haiM, patha avaruddha ho jAtA hai / kucha kSaNa kisI avarodha ke kAraNa jharanA ruka bhI jAtA hai, kintu canda kSaNoM meM hI bAdhAoM ko vaha Takkara mAratA hai ki bAdhAe~ cUra-cUra ho jAtI haiM, aura jharanA uchala kara jhaTa Age baDha jAtA hai, ha~satA ... gAtA... zora macAtA ! mAnava ! tU kauna hai ? jharanA hI hai tU bhI to ! parvata ke jharane kI taba bhI zakti sImita hai | kintu tU to ananta zakti kA srota hai ! tU ananta, terI zakti ananta ! tU to bhujAoM se sAgara pAra karane ke lie AyA hai / naukA kI kyA pratIkSA ? terI bhujA hI terI naukA hai / tere jaise hAtha aura kisI ke pAsa haiM ? nahIM haiM, nahIM haiM, devatAoM ke pAsa bhI nahIM haiM / devatA bhI manuSya banakara hI kucha karanA cAhate haiM ! binA manuSya bane, unakA bhI gujArA nahIM hai / zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra isIlie. tujhe sambodhita karate rahe haiMdevANuppiya, arthAta devatAoM ke pyAre | vaidika RSi tujhe amRtaputra kahate haiM / __ apane ko samajha, pahacAna ki tU kauna hai ? Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tU mAnava hai, svayaM svayaM kA bhraSTA asalI bhAgya vidhAtA / nara ke cole meM nArAyaNa, tU hai nija para sabakA trAtA // janavarI 1974 (3) Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nava sRjana kI prakriyA kA anivArya aMga hai, parivartana vRkSa kA sauMdarya usake apane mUla para AdhArita hai / vRkSa kA mUla jyoM-kA-tyoM kAyama rahatA hai, prativarSa kevala patte, phUla aura phala badalate rahate haiM / patajhara kA samaya jaba AtA hai, havA ke eka teja jhoMke ke sAtha saiMkaDoM hI patte TUTa kara nIce A girate haiM / parantu vRkSa apane saMcita vaibhava ko jAtA huA dekha kara rotA nahIM hai, hAya hAya nahIM karatA hai / apane hare-bhare tana ko DhUMTha-sA dekhakara bhI vRkSa Akula nahIM hotA | agara koI vyakti vRkSa ke patte noMcatA hai, phUla aura phala tor3atA hai, taba bhI vRkSa rotA nahIM hai / isalie nahIM rotA ki vRkSa kA apanA mUla kAyama hai / jabataka vRkSa kA mUla sacetana hai, usameM prANa hai, cetanA hai, jIvana hai, tabataka hajAroM nae patte janma lete raheMge, hajAroM nae phUla khilate raheMge, hajAroM hI nae phala madhurasa se bhare jhUmate raheMge / jabataka sRjanazakti kA srota mUla meM pravahamAna hai, tabataka vRkSa kyoM roe, kyoM A~sU bhaae| hara patajhara ke bAda vasanta AtA hai, AtA hI hai / vasanta AyA ki vRkSa phira harAbharA ho jAtA hai, patra-puSpa-phala kI mohaka zrI se punaH samRddha ho jAtA hai / roye vaha vRkSa, jisameM prANa nahIM hai, cetanA nahIM hai, jIvana nahIM hai / jo kevala nirjIva DhU~Tha mAtra raha gayA hai, vaha rAta ke aMdhere meM Ane jAne vAle baccoM ko bhUta bana kara DarAtA hai / aura kyA karatA hai ! samAja bhI eka vRkSa hai / sAMskRtika cetanA usakA mUla hai, aura sabhyatA evaM samRddhi ke rUpa meM, niyamopaniyamoM ke rUpa meM anya saba usake patte haiM, phUla haiM, phala haiM | mUla ko nahIM badalanA hai, badalanA hai pattoM ko, phUloM ko, phaloM ko / purAne patte, phUla aura phala vRkSa para lage nahIM raha sakate, unheM eka dina jhaDanA hI hogA / vRkSa kI zobhA purAne jIrNa-zIrNa sUkhe patte se nahIM, naye hare camakate pattoM se hai / samAja ke niyamopaniyama, kAyade kAnUna, vidhiniSedharUpa kriyAkalApa jabataka sajIva rahate haiM, upayogI rahateM haiM, tabataka saMrakSaNIya haiM ve / unase samAja kI garimA hai, zrI hai, samRddhi hai, zobhA hai / parantu mahAkAla kI yAtrA meM jaba ye purAne par3a jAte haiM, prANahIna ho jAte haiM, sar3a gala jAte haiM, to apanI upayogitA kho baiThate haiM / kevala jaDa rUDhiyoM aura paramparAoM ke sUkhe DhU~Tha Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha jAte haiM / aise niyamopaniyamoM ko badalanA hI hogA, samApta karanA hI hogA / mRta paramparAoM ko Dhote rahane se samAja ke karmazarIra meM nayA prANa, nayA jIvana, nayA caitanya nahIM A sakatA / samAja meM abhinava sRjanazIla saundarya vikasita karane ke lie kramAgata jIrNa paramparAoM ke purAne pattoM kA moha-mamatva tyAganA hI hogA | sar3e-gale AcAra-vicAroM ko vidA karane ke lie hRdaya ko muktasAhasI banAnA hogA, samAjahita kI dRSTi se socanA-vicAranA hogaa| __ jo samAja samaya kI gati ke sAtha Age nahIM baDhatA hai, sajIva bhaviSya ko nahIM apanAtA hai, mRta atIta se hI cipakA baiThA rahatA hai, vaha naSTa ho jAtA hai / sAMskRtika cetanA kA mUla yadi prANavAn hai, to hama ina pattoM ke jAne para kyoM roe~ ? inase bhI acche aura upayogI naye niyamopaniyama banAe~ge, aura samAja kI garimA meM cAra cA~da lagAe~ge | roe vaha, jo apanI sRjanazakti kho baiThA hai, jise nayA kucha karane aura pAne kA vizvAsa nahIM rahA hai / jo mIThe pAnI ke lie nayA ku~A khoda sakatA hai, dUra se bhI mIThA pAnI lAne kI himmata rakhatA hai, vaha ghara ke A~gana meM apane bApa-dAdAoM ke khudavAye hue kue kA khArA pAnI kyoM pIe ? bApa-dAdAoM kI pratiSThA unake banAe khAre ku~e kA pAnI pIne meM nahIM hai, balki apane balavikrama para, apane bauddhika cAturya para mIThe pAnI ke naye srota upalabdha karane meM hai| samAja kA gaurava hara kinhIM purAne niyamoM ko pakar3e rakhane meM nahIM hai, apitu jIvanavikAsakArI naye niyamoM ke sRjana meM hai / jo vartamAna atIta ho cukA hai, use aba bhaviSya nahIM banAyA jA sakataH / hara Ane vAlA nayA sAMsa bhaviSya meM hai / aura usI naye bhaviSya meM samAja ko jInA hai / taba kyoM nahIM, samAja ko Ane vAle bhaviSya ke anurUpa DhAlA jAe / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA darzana kahatA hai, badalane yogya niyamoM ko dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva ko lakSya meM rakhakara yathAvasara badalA bhI jA sakatA hai / vyavahAra kSetra meM aparivartanIya jaisA kucha bhI to nahIM hai / pharavarI 1974 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaja aura samAja ke bIca kI rekhA saMskRta-sAhitya meM eka hI dhvani ke do zabda kAphI prasiddha haiM - 'samaja' aura 'samAja / uccAraNa kI dRSTi se kevala 'a'kAra aura 'AkAra kA antara hai / parantu dhvani kA yaha choTA-sA antara bhI artha kI dRSTi se bahuta bar3A antara rakhatA hai / 'samaja' aura 'samAja' kA sAmAnyata: 'samUha' artha hai , kintu vizeSatA kI dRSTi se isa 'samUha' artha meM kAphI antara paDa jAtA hai / bAta yaha hai ki pazuoM ke samUha ko 'samaja' kahate haiM aura manuSyoM ke samUha ko 'samAja' / pazuoM kA samUha, kevala samUha hotA hai / usameM koI bauddhika ekasUtratA nahIM hotI / na koI eka uddezya hotA hai aura na koI lakSya / pazuoM ke sAmUhika cintana dvArA nirdhArita jaisA koI eka rUpa nahIM hotA | sAtha-sAtha rahate aura calate hue bhI pazu eka dUsare ke sahayogI nahIM hote | unake jIvana kA adhikAMza vaiyaktika hI hotA hai / isake mUla meM pazuoM kA mAnasa avikasita hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki pazuoM ne apanI sabhyatA ke vikAsa kI dizA meM koI pragati nahIM kI | lAkhoM varSa pahale jo pakSI jaisA ghoMsalA banAte the, Aja bhI ve vaisA hI banA rahe haiM / lAkhoM varSa pahale jaMgalI jAnavara jaise bila yA dhurI banAte the, vaise hI Aja banAte haiM - koI antara nahIM; eka iMca bhI pheraphAra nahIM / unakI sAmUhika zakti ne koI nayA nirmANa nahIM kiyA | eka dUsare kI sukha-suvidhA ke lie koI naI upalabdhi nahIM kii| 1. isI prakAra pazuoM-kutte Adi ke bhauMkane ko 'bhaSaNa aura manuSyoM ke bolane ko bhASaNa kahate haiM / sambhavata: pazu-mAnava kI eka hI kriyA ke nAmoM meM hasva-dIrgha ke isa bheda meM donoM ke maulika antara kA bhAva chipA hai / Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pazu samUha ke rUpa meM eka jagaha khaDe avazya najara Ate haiM ; parantu unake isa prakAra eka jagaha khar3e hone kA koI maulika Adarza nahIM haiN| aura saca bAta to yaha hai ki ve ekatrita hote nahIM, apitu kie jAte haiM / gvAlA DaMDoM kI mAra se unheM idhara udhara se ghera-ghAra kara eka jagaha lAkara khaDA kara detA hai, basa, aura kucha nahIM / ata: yaha samUha kevala samaja hai, samAja nahIM / samAja manuSyoM kA hI hotA hai | cU~ki manuSya manana-zIla prANI hai, ata: usake pAsa manana hai, cintana hai / manana aura cintana hara kArya evaM ceSTA ko soddezya banAtA hai | vaha sAmUhika cetanA ko vikasita karatA hai | sukha-dukha meM eka dUsare kA sahayogI honA, eka sAtha ha~sanA yA ronA, paraspara milakara eka-dUsare kI samApatita samasyAoM kA samAdhAna khojanA, mAnava kI manana-zakti kA supariNAma hai / mAnava kisI mahattvapUrNa nirmANakArI uddezya ko lekara hI saMghaTita hotA hai, samUha banAtA hai / isI bhAva meM se mAnava sabhyatA kA vikAsa huA hai / cira atIta ke usa vanya jIvana se kitanI maMjiloM ko pAra kara Aja mAnava kitanI U~cAiyoM para pahu~ca gayA hai / Aja mAnava nIce gaharAI meM samudroM ke tala ko chU rahA hai, aura Upara U~cAI meM candratala para vicaraNa kara rahA hai / araboM mIla dUra sitAroM para usake apolo yA pAyoniyara yAna cakkara kATa rahe haiM aura dharatI para vahA~ ke citra bheja rahe haiM / yaha mAnava kI sAmUhika suniyojita manana evaM karma zakti kA pratiphala hai / paraspara eka dUsare ko bhAvita karane vAlA hI sacamuca meM mAnava hai| patipatnI kyA haiM ? kyA pazuoM meM bhI pati-patnI hote haiM ? nahIM hote / kyoM nahIM hote, isalie ki unameM vivAha nahIM hotA / nara-mAdA ke rUpa meM unake kevala kriyAzIla tana milate haiM, mananazIla mana nahIM / yahI kAraNa hai ki pazuoM ke milApa meM koI dAyitva kI bhAvanA nahIM, jabaki mAnava samAja meM yaha bhAvanA bahuta gaharI evaM vyApaka hotI hai / jo bAta vivAha ke sambandha meM hai, vahI bAta anya sambandhoM ke sambandha meM bhI hai / mAnava svayaM kI anta:preraNA se saMghaTana ke lie Age baDhA hai | isI meM usakA samAja ke rUpa meM vikAsa huA hai / vaha pazuoM kI taraha DaMDoM kI mAra se balAt dhera kara eka jagaha bAr3e meM banda nahIM kiyA gayA hai | basa, yahI hai mUla meM antara samaja aura samAja kA / jina manuSyoM meM svataH prerita sahayoga bhAvanA Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ! nahIM hai, kevala vaiyaktika svArthavAda hI hai, sAmUhika nirmANa mUlaka cetanA nahIM hai, unakA samUha bhI pazuoM kI taraha samaja hI hai, samAja nahIM / apraila 1974 (8) Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvAgraha-mukta cintana hI satya cintana hai cintana kA sabase pahalA svarNasUtra hai-pUrvAgrahoM se mukta hokara satyAnulakSI taTastha dRSTi se socanA, samajhanA, vicAranA / satya ke darzana pUrvAgraha se dhUmila evaM vikRta huI dRSTi se kathamapi saMbhava nahIM haiM / jisakI A~khoM meM pIliyA kA roga ho jAtA hai, use sarvathA zveta vastu bhI pIle raMga kI hI najara AtI hai / antar cetanA kI dRSTi ko bhI pIliyA kA roga hotA hai / yaha hai binA soce-samajhe aura vicAra-manthana kie idhara-udhara se kucha bhI pakaDa lie gae vikRta dhAraNAoM ke banda ghere meM hI cetanA ko kendrita kara lenA | mahAvIra ke darzana meM ise Abhigrahika mithyAtva kahate haiM / isa dRSTi ke loga apane ko bahuta bar3A zraddhAlu kahate haiM, samyak darzanI kahate haiM / inakA dAvA hotA hai ki vizva kA samagra satya hamArI pUrvagRhita mAnyatAoM meM hI hai / isake atirikta jo bhI hai, vaha saba asatya hai, jhUTha hai, phareba hai| inheM apane sivA sarvatra pAkhaNDa hI pAkhaNDa dRSTigata hotA hai / satya ke ye dAvedAra satya ke nahIM, asatya ke pakSadhara hote haiM / satya 'hI meM nahIM, 'bhI' meM samAhita hai / yaha hI satya hai, jo maiMne mAnA hai, maiMne batAyA hai - yaha 'hI' ke mUla meM chipA ahaMkAra kA viSadhara satya kI hatyA karatA hai |'hii vivekamUDha ekAntavAda kA pakSadhara hai / yaha 'hI' ananta satya ko sAnta evaM asIma satya ko sasIma banAtA hai| sAgara kI eka bUMda sAgara kA aMza hone kA dAvA kare to ThIka hai, kintu yadi vaha apaneko samagra sAgara hone kA udghoSa kare, to yaha kitanA hAsyAspada vartana hogA, bU~da kA | lagatA hai Aja kI kucha kSudra bUMdeM kisa jozo-kharoza se apane ko sAgara udghoSita kara rahI haiM / kahAvata hai - eka kSudra cUhe ko idhara-udhara bhaTakate kahIM se jhUTha kA eka TukaDA mila gayA aura vaha apane ko paMsArI (auSadhi Adi kA vikretA) samajha Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baiThA / eka sUMTha kI gA~Tha lekara paMsArI kI dukAna kA borDa lagA baiThanA, kahA~ kI buddhimattA hai ! satya ke lie vyApaka, sAtha hI mukta cintana kI apekSA hai / prAcIna dharmasUtroM evaM lokasUtroM meM jo kucha kahA hai, vaha kisa apekSA se kahA hai ? usa samaya kauna deza thA, kauna vyakti the, samAja kI kyA sthiti thI, janatA kI kyA apekSAe~ thIM - yaha saba nirIkSaNa tathA parIkSaNa karanA, Avazyaka hai| zAzvata satya samagra vizva kA eka hotA hai / na usakI koI Adi hotI hai aura na usakA koI anta hotA hai / vaha ajara-amara hai, janma jarA maraNa kI sImAoM se pare hai| parantu lokavyavahAra meM Ane vAlA satya paristhitiyoM ke anusAra parivartita hotA rahatA hai / vaha na kabhI sthAyI huA hai, aura na kabhI hogA | use deza, kAla, vyakti, samAja aura unakI parivartita sthiti ke anusAra badalanA hI hogaa| yadi vaha na badalA gayA to anupayogI hogA, sukha ke badale duHkha kA kAraNa hogaa| zItakAla meM sardI se bacane ke lie moTA UnI kaMbala garmI ke tapate dinoM meM bhI cAroM ora lapeTe rakhanA, kyA artha rakhatA hai ? garmI yA barasAta ke dinoM meM kAma Ane vAle halake-phulake mala-mala ke vastra yadi tana ko cIratI kar3Ake kI sardI meM koI pahane rakhane kA durAgraha kare, to vaha janatA meM kitanA mUrkha pramANita hogA? yuga kA satya apane yuga taka hI satya hotA hai / yuga ke badalate hI vaha asatya ho jAtA hai / dharmoM ke jitane bhI bAhyAcAra haiM, vidhi-niSedha haiM, kriyAkANDa haiM, niyamopaniyama haiM, ve zAzvata nahIM hote / yadi ye zAzvata hote, to eka tIrthaMkara ke bAda dUsare tIrthakara kI koI apekSA nahIM hotI, eka mahApuruSa ke bAda dUsare kisI mahApuruSa kI jarUrata nahIM hotI | mahApuruSa eka dUsare kI kArbana kaoNpI nahIM hote| hara mahApuruSa deza-kAlAnusAra niyamoM meM, vidhiniSedhoM meM saMzodhana karatA hai, kATa-chA~Ta karatA hai / jo vidhi-niSedha prANavAn hai, sajIva hai, abhI kucha aura samaya taka upayogI hai, unheM surakSita karatA hai, aura jo jINa-zIrNa ho gae haiM, nirjIva evaM mRta ho gae haiM, apanI upayogitA kho baiThe haiM, unheM apane satyAnulakSI tarka ke paine kuThAra se kATa kara dUra pheMka detA hai aura unake sthAna meM prANavAna upayogI nae vidhi-niSedhoM ko phiTa karatA hai, | samAja zarIra hai / usakA koI bhI aMga dUSita ho jAe, sar3a jAe, viSAkta ho jAe to use takarUpa Aparezana ke dvArA kATa kara alaga karanA hI hogA / (10) Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anyathA vaha eka dina sAre zarIra ko viSAkta banA degA aura antata: mauta ke ghATa utAra degA / rIti-rivAja mUla meM dharma haiM hI nahIM / unheM dharma kahanA hI bhUla hai, ye to samAja ke sAmayika rUpa haiM / sAmAjika parivartana ke sAtha parivartita hote rahate haiM | unhe zAzvata satya mAna lenA, unheM asatya meM badalanA hai, vikRta kara denA hai / yaha mithyAtva nahIM to aura kyA hai ? cintana kI svacchatA anAgraha meM hai; satya na prAcInatA meM hai, na arvAcInatA (navInatA) meM hai / vaha to eka mAtra samIcInatA meM hai | samIcIna hI satya hotA hai / koI bhI pUrvAgraha ho, dharmaparamparA kA ho yA samAja-paramparA kA, mukta evaM taTastha cintana ke abhAva meM vaha satya ko dhUmila hI karatA hai, nirmala nahIM / antarmana ko pUrvAgraha se mukta rakha kara hI satya kA darzana ho sakatA hai / satya ke prati abhiniveza kI bhAvanA yA bhASA jIvana kA abhizApa hai / Ajakala rAjanIti, dharma, samAja yA anya kisI bhI pakSa-vipakSa ko lekara jo vigraha ho rahe haiM, lUTa-pATa, gAlI-galauja, AgajanI yA hatyAeM ho rahI haiM, ina sabake mUla meM mAnyatAoM ke andha Agraha haiM, durabhiniveza haiN| ye saba mAnavatA ke pavitra mastaka para kalaMka ke kAle dhabbe haiN| unheM mukta evaM vyApaka cintana ke dvArA hI sApha kiyA jA sakatA hai / maI 1974 (11) Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A~kha khola kara dekho, parakho Aja mAnava ke jJAna kI sImArekhAe~ kAphI vistAra pA rahI haiM / mAnava kA mastiSka apanI purAnI sImAoM ko bahuta dUra taka lAMgha cukA hai / usane pRthvI ke antargarbha meM bahuta kucha khoja nikAlA hai, samudroM ko talaiyA kI taraha khaMkhola DAlA hai, AkAza meM sudUra nakSatraloka ko apane parIkSaNa meM le AyA hai / Aja mAnava ke rAkeTayAna maMgala, budha, zukra Adi para ur3Ana bhara rahe hai, jo kabhI atIta meM devatA ke rUpa meM pUje jA rahe the, manuSya ke bhAgya ke nirmAtA the| candraloka para to mAnava usI taraha vicaraNa kara rahA hai, jaisA ki vaha isa bhUmaMDala para nirdvandvabhAva se vicaraNa karatA hai / candraloka kI daivI miTTI kA apanI prayogazAlA meM parIkSaNa kara rahA hai ki vaha kyA hai, usameM kyA kucha guNadharma haiM, vizeSatAe~ haiM ? purAne vizvAsa, jo lAkhoM varSoM se cale Ae the, TUTa rahe haiM, dhvasta ho rahe haiM / kucha loga haiM ki isa para jarUrata se jyAdA parezAna aura hairAna haiM / ve zraddhA ke nAma para duhAI de rahe haiM ki yaha saba jhUTha hai, dhokhA hai| duniyA ko vijJAna ke nAmapara mUrkha banAyA jA rahA hai / yaha saba dharma ko dhvasta karane kA SaDyantra hai| ye loga mAnavabuddhi ko idhara udhara kI sunI sunAyI arthahIna bAtoM ko mAtra mAna lene ke lie majabUra karate haiM / unakI dRSTi meM mUla tathya ko jAna lene kI bAta socanA pApa hai / unakA dharma evaM darzana kevala sunane ke lie hai, dekhane ke lie nahIM, parakhane ke lie to bilkula bhI nahIM / jo atIta se A rahA hai, use suno aura mAno, dekho aura parakho nahIM / inake yahA~ kAna haiM, A~kheM nahIM / maiM dekha rahA hU~, mAnava mastiSka ko, mAnavabuddhi ko kucha loga bilkula niSkriya kara denA cAhate haiN| jyoM hI mAnava kI antara cetanA hala cala meM AtI hai, inakI bauddhika bhUmi para bhUkampa ke jhaTake lagane lagate haiM aura ve pukArane (12) Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagate haiM, cupa raho ! tumheM socane, samajhane, dekhane, parakhane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai ! tumane jarA bhI kahIM apanI tarkabuddhi kA prayoga kiyA ki basa, pApa meM DUba jAoge, naraka meM dhakela die jAoge / __ maiM pUchanA cAhatA hU~, kyA dharma itanA durbala hai, itanA chuImuI hai ki tarka kA sparza pAte hI vaha kumhalA jAtA hai, apanA teja kho baiThatA hai ? kyA vaha itanA purAnA jarjara, jINa-zIrNa khaMDahara hai ki tarka kA dhakkA lagate hI dharAzAyI ho jAegA, IMTa-IMTa ke rUpa meM bikhara jAegA ? yadi aisA hai, to phira aise dharma kI kyA upayogitA hai ? vaha hamAre jIvana-nirmANa meM kyA yogadAna kara sakatA hai? aisA dharma, mere vicAra meM to kala khatma hotA ho to Aja hI ho jAe / hameM jIvita evaM saprANa dharma kI AvazyakatA hai, prANahIna mRta dharma kI nahIM / dharma eka jIvita zakti hai / vaha hamAre jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM . nirantara prajvalita rahane vAlI divyajyoti hai, jo tarka ke hajAroM-hajAra tUphAnI jhaMjhAvAtoM se bhI bujhane vAlI nahIM hai / aura jo bujha jAegI, vaha dharma kI jyoti nahIM hai, kucha aura hai aura use bujha hI jAnA cAhie / jo loga tarka se ghabarAte haiM, apane dharma ko tarka se bacAnA cAhate haiM, unakI apanI dRSTi meM hI dharma kharA svarNa nahIM hai, svarNa ke rUpa meM chipA huA pItala hai / kharA svarNa parIkSaNa se bhalA kyoM DaregA ? eka bAra kyA, hajAra bAra dahakatI Aga meM DAlo, kasauTI para kaso, kATo, chedo, kucha bhI karo | svarNa svarNa hai, vaha adhikAdhika dIpta hotA jAegA, camakatA-damakatA jAegA / kisI bhI hAlata meM vaha kAlA nahIM par3egA / svarNa kA nakalI jAmA pahanane vAlA pItala hI parIkSA se ghabarAtA hai ki kahIM merI pola na khula jAe | kastUrI yadi asalI hai, nakalI nahIM hai, to usako pramANita karane ke lie saugaMda khAne kI kyA jarUrata hai ? 'nahi kastUrikAmodaH pardhana vibhAvyate / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra dharma ko parakhane kA sIdhA AhvAna karate haiM / gaNadhara gautama ne unakI vANI ko upasthita karate hue kahA hai ki ' paNNA samikkhae dhmm|' mAnava kI apanI prajJA hI dharma kI samIkSA kara sakatI hai / dharma ko dUsaroM kI zabdarUpa A~khoM se nahIM, apanI cintanarUpa prajJA kI A~khoM se dekho| mahAvIra svayaM cakSuSmAn haiM, aura dUsaroM ko bhI cakSuSmAn banAnA cAhate haiM / namotyuNaM sUtra ke anusAra ve 'cakkhudayANaM' haiM, 'saddadayANaM' nahIM | ve jijJAsu Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhaka ko kevala satya kA zrotA nahIM, apitu zrotA kI bhUmikA se Age satya kA draSTA hone kI preraNA dete haiM / mahAvIra ne sarvatra apane upadiSTa paribodha ke lie tarka upasthita kie haiM, hetu die haiM / itanA hI nahIM, gaNadhara gautama ne bhI mahAvIra se unake dvArA upadiSTa paribodha ke lie hetu kI mA~ga kI hai / yatratatra ullekha milatA hai - keNaTheNaM bhaMte evaM duccaI bhagavan kisa hetu se Apa aisA kahate haiM? kyA aba bhI koI yaha kaha sakatA hai ki mahAvIra tarka se baca kara calanA cAhate haiM; ve apane prastAvita satya ko binA parIkSaNa ke yoM hI mAna lene ko kahate haiM ? ve mUlata: mAna lene ke pakSadhara nahIM, jAnane ke pakSadhara tathAgata bhagavAna buddha bhI satya ke parIkSaNa ke pakSadhara haiM / ve apane ziSyoM ko A~kha mUMdakara apanI bAta mAna lene ko nahIM kahate / unakA to yaha mukta udghoSa hai ki bhikSuo, merI bAta bhI parIkSA karake grahaNa karo- 'parIkSya bhikSavo grAhyaM madvaco na tu gauravAt / ' aura vaidika paramparA ke maharSi vyAsa bhI tarka ke pakSa meM haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki tarka se hI dharma kA sahI anusandhAna ho sakatA hai - 'yastarkeNAnusaMdhatte sa dharma veda netaraH / ' tarka hI RSi hai, RSi arthAt satyadraSTA / __ vartamAna yuga parIkSaNa kA yuga hai / dharma aura dharmazAstra kisI bhI hAlata meM aba parIkSaNa se baca nahIM sakate / parIkSA ke dvArA jo saca hai, vaha saca raha jAegA, use koI A~ca nahIM AegI / sAMca ko A~ca kahA~ ? aura jo asatya hai, usakA pardAphAza ho jAegA, vaha kUr3e ke Dhera meM pheMka diyA jAegA / aba asatya ko satya ke siMhAsana para baiThe rahane kA andhayuga samApta ho gayA hai / lAkha koziza karo, dharmarakSA ke nAma kI kitanI hI duhAI dete phiro, dharma ke nAma para adharma kA , satya ke nAma para asatya kA khoTA sikkA Aja ke tarkapradhAna cintana ke bAjAra meM aba cala nahIM sakegA / Apane jarA bhI parIkSA karAne se inkAra kiyA ki loga samajha leMge, ApakA mAla asalI nahIM, nakalI hai| Apa dhokhA de rahe haiM logoM ko / eka sajjana ne kahA hai - amara muni kabhI muni the, aba to ve tarka-muni haiM / zraddhA to unameM aMzamAtra bhI nahIM hai | tarkamuni kaha kara ve merA majAka uDAte haiM, uddaaeN| mujhe koI isakI cintA nahIM hai| kucha loga apane -- (14) Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAcArapatroM meM mujhe gAliyA~ dete haiM / deM, unakI icchA hai / maiM gAliyoM se to kyA, goliyoM se bhI apanA patha badalane vAlA nahIM hU~ / jo muni hai, vaha tarkamuni hI hai; binA tarka ke koI muni bana hI nahIM sakatA / muni ke mUla meM manana hI to hai 'mananAt muniH' / jo manana karatA hai, cintana karatA hai, vaha muni hai| manana se hI satya para kA AvaraNa dUra hotA hai, phalataH satya kA zuddha mUla rUpa camakatA hai| juganU jaba taka niSkriya baiThA rahatA hai, nahIM camakatA hai, jyotirmaya nahIM hotA hai / jaba vaha ur3atA hai, apane paMkhoM ko gati detA hai, tabhI vaha dIptimAna hotA hai / apane cintana ko gati do, buddhi ke tarka-paMkhoM ko gatizIla banAo, sacce arthoM meM muni bano, tabhI ApakA satya jyotirmaya hogA | anyathA vaha andhakAra meM DUbA rahegA / A~kha banda karake calane vAlA vyakti kadama kadama para Thokara nahIM khAegA, to kauna khAegA ? kyA A~kha kholakara calane vAlA khAegA, ApakI sumati meM ? zraddhA zraddhA hai / vaha andha-vizvAsa nahIM hai / zraddhA meM satya pradIpta honA cAhie / zraddhA kI nirukti hI hai zrat satyaM dadhAtIti zraddhA / ' jo apane meM satya ko dhAraNa kie rahatI hai, vaha zraddhA hai| satya ke abhAva meM zraddhA kA kucha artha nahIM hai / satya kI satya ke rUpa meM sarvAMgINa parIkSA hone ke bAda jo usake prati 'idamitthameva' ke rUpa meM niSThA hotI hai, vahI saccI zraddhA hotI hai / isa zraddhA se amaramuni rikta nahIM haiM / koI bhI muni yadi vaha muni hai to zraddhA se rikta nahIM ho sakatA / zraddhA kA tarka se virodha nahIM hai / apitu ve eka dUsare ke pUraka haiM / binA tarka evaM parIkSaNa ke zraddhA andhI hai / aura yaha andhI zraddhA bhalA sAdhaka kA kyA kalyANa kara sakatI hai ? Aja jo idhara-udhara kI dharmaparamparAoM meM vikRtiyA~ A gaI haiM, gandagI jama gaI hai, aneka mithyAcAra phaila gae haiM, ve saba vivekamUlaka tarka evaM cintana ke abhAva meM hI panape haiM / isa vikRtirUpa gandagI ko parIkSApradhAna tarka se hI dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / haMsabuddhi se satyAsatya ke kSIra-nIra kA viveka karo, haMsa bano, bagule nahIM / jUna 1974 # A~kha khola kara dekho, parakho, karo na baMda buddhi ke dvAra / chinna-bhinna kara do tamasAvRta, rUDhivAda kA kArAgAra || (15) Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samanvaya meM hI ahiMsA kA mUla hai / ahiMsA kA mUla vaicArika samanvaya meM hai / mAnavajAti meM jahA~-jahA~ paMtha yA sampradAya, varNa yA jAti, deza yA videza Adi ke jo bhI apane parAye ke danda haiM, saMgharSa haiM, kalaMka haiM, vigraha haiM; ve saba vicArabheda se hone vAlI ghRNA se janma lete haiN| kisI se ghRNA na karo, kisI ko pIr3A na do- yaha upadeza taba taka havA meM ur3a kara raha jAte haiM, jaba taka ki vicArabheda meM rahe hue abheda kA darzana na kiyA jAe, vicAravaiSamya meM bhI samanvaya kI anta:salilA sarasvatI pravAhita na kI jaae| ahiMsA, dayA yA prema ke nAma para jo bhI dvandrazamana ke prayAsa haiM, ve saba Aga para ubalate-uphanate dUdha para pAnI ke chIMTe dene ke samAna haiM / pAnI ke chITe kucha kSaNoM ke lie uphanate dUdha ko zAnta kara sakate haiM, kintu unake pAsa dUdha ke lie zAnti kA sthAyI hala nahIM hai | nIce Aga jala rahI hai to vaha garamI detI hI rahegI aura dUdha ubalatA-uphanatA hI rhegaa| dUdha kI sthAyI zAnti ke lie nIce kI Aga kA dUra honA, Avazyaka hI nahIM, atIva Avazyaka hai / yahI bAta parivAra, samAja, rASTra dharma evaM darzana ke dvandvoM ke sambandha meM bhI hai| jaba taka apane vicAroM kA durAgraha rahegA, apanI mAnyatAoM kA moha rahegA, svayaM ko pUrNa satya aura dUsaroM ko jhuThalAne kA kadAgraha banA rahegA, taba taka Upara ke ekatA aura saMgaThana ke nAroM kI cepAcepI se kucha nahIM honevAlA hai, phira bhale hI ye kisI bhI kSetra meM hoM / satya ananta hai| usakA koI eka hI pahalU nahIM hai / deza, kAla, vyakti Adi ke jina vibhinna koNoM se use dekhoge, vaha Apako eka dUsare se bhinna rUpa meM hI dikhAI degA | vRkSa ke mUla-jar3a, skandha-tanA, zAkhA, patra, puSpa aura phala kyA eka-dUsare se paraspara milate haiM ? nahIM milate haiM / mUla skandha se nahIM milatA, skandha zAkhA se nahIM | isI prakAra patra, puSpa aura phala bhI eka dUsare se sarvathA bhinna haiN| phira bhI vRkSa unameM parivyApta hai, parilakSita hai| . Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ama kA peDa apane mUla, skandha, zAkhA, patra, puSpa-maMjarI, phala, rasa aura bIja Adi hara aMga meM samAyA huA hai | tabhI to kahA jAtA hai- yaha Ama kI jar3a hai, yaha Ama kA tanA hai, yaha Ama kA pattA hai, yaha Ama kI maMjarI hai-phala hai-rasa hai aura yaha Ama kI guThalI hai | Ama kA vRkSa bheda meM abheda aura viSamatA meM samatA sUcita karatA hai; anekatva meM ekatva kA paricAyaka hai / satya bhI vicArabheda ke aneka-vidha paraspara virodhI jaise rUpoM meM bhI ekatva kA paribodha detA hai| bAhara se andara meM cintana-dRSTi jitanI bhI gaharAI meM paiThatI jAegI, utanI hI viSamatA evaM anekatA kI buddhi dUra hotI jAegI aura samatA evaM ekatA kI anubhUti ubharatI jAegI / hamAre zarIra ke avayavoM meM paira alaga haiM, hAtha alaga haiM, sira aura dhaDa alaga haiM / A~kha, kAna, nAka, jIbha aura tvacA alaga haiM | hara aMgulI alaga hai, aMgUThA alaga hai / andara meM mAMsa, majjA, rakta aura haDDI Adi bhI eka dUsare se bhinnarUpa haiM / kintu kyA ve saba mila kara zarIra ke rUpa meM eka nahIM haiM / sabameM zarIra kA ekatva akhaMDarUpa meM parilakSita hotA hai / eka do udAharaNa kyA, vizva kI hara vastu kA yahI rUpa hai / vicAroM kA bheda bAhara kI vibhinnatA meM hai / yadi antaraMga meM sUkSmatA se dekhA jAe, to bheda meM bhI abheda-anekatva meM bhI ekatva prakAzamAna hotA najara AegA; sarvatra eka akhaNDa satya ke hI darzana hoNge| phalasvarUpa satya para se mere-tere ke dvaita kI chApa sApha ho jaaegii| apane abhimata khaNDasatya ke lie pUrNa evaM akhaNDasatya kA vaicArika aham hI saMgharSa kA mUla hai | jaba vyakti yA samAja, mata yA paMtha, netA yA anuyAyI, guru yA ziSya yaha Agraha evaM durAgraha karake baiTha jAte haiM ki hama hI sacce haiN| jo kucha bhI satya hai, vaha ekamAtra hamAre hI pAsa haiM, anya kisI ke pAsa kucha bhI nahIM haiM / ata: hama jo kahate haiM, vahI mAnA jAe, dUsaroM kI bAteM saba galata haiM, mithyA haiM, ata: ve mAnane ke yogya nahIM haiM, unheM mAnanA cAhie hI nahIM | jaba isa prakAra ekAnta kA durAgraha khaDA ho jAtA hai; satya ke nAma para apane ko hI ekAntata: svIkArA jAtA hai aura dUsaroM ko sarvathA haThAt nakArA jAtA hai to vigraha evaM saMgharSa svayaM uTha khar3e hoNge| unheM koI kaise dabA kara rakha sakatA hai ? kAraNa ho, aura usakA kArya na ho, yaha kabhI huA hai ? kabhI nhiiN| agni ho, aura usakA dAha na ho, aisA na kabhI huA hai aura na hogA / (17) Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie jaba taka bAhara ke bhedoM meM bhI abheda, anekatva meM bhI ekatva ko dhruvadarzana kI taraha nahIM dekhA jAyegA, taba taka sirpha UparI jozIle nAroM, AkarSaka lekhoM, saMgaThanoM yA lacchedAra bhASaNoM se ina dvandvoM kA zamana nahIM hogA, aura yaha bhI utanA hI Thosa satya hai ki jaba taka anekAntadarzana kI samatAbhUmi para vaicArika samanvaya nahIM hogA, taba taka paraspara saMgharSa vibhinna rUpoM meM calate hI raheMge / ahiMsA eka thothI nArebAjI raha jAegI, vaha racanA kA rUpa kabhI nahIM le sakegI / mAtra sAmpradAyika sthUla kriyAkANDoM se ahiMsA kA nApataula hotA rahegA / jIvana ke hara kSetra meM, hara mor3a para ahiMsA ke darzana durlabha hoNge| AcAra kI ahiMsA kA mUla vicAra meM hai| jaba taka mana meM kucha nahIM hai, taba taka tana meM kyA hogA ? vicAra kI ahiMsA ke binA AcAra kI ahiMsA usI prakAra nirjIva hai, jisa prakAra ki prANa-cetanA ke binA zarIra aura vicAra kI ahiMsA kA sarvopari ziromaNi tattva hai, durAgrahamukta satyAnulakSI samyak Agraha | ahiMsA kA artha hai -sh-astitv| saha-astittva kA artha hamane kevala sthUla zarIroM kA saha-astitva evaM saha-jIvana samajha liyA hai| ahiMsA kI vAstavika upalabdhi ke lie hameM Age bar3hanA hogA / ahiMsA ko mAnasika stara para pahu~cAe binA vaha niSprANa evaM nirjIva hI banI rhegii| jaba taka hama dUsaroM ko ThIka taraha pahacAneMge nahIM, apane dRSTikoNa ke sAtha sAmane vAle ke dRSTikoNa ko bhI samajhane kA prayAsa kareMge nahIM, apane AMzika satyoM ko pUrNa satya mAnane aura manavAne kA durAgraha chor3eMge nahIM, taba taka ahiMsA kevala bAhya nATakIya pradarzana mAtra raha jAegI, vaha vaiyaktika evaM sAmAjika jIvana kI sarvatomukhI prANavAhinI dhArA nahIM bnegii| vizvazAnti kA AdhAra ahiMsA hai| aura ahiMsA kA AdhAra maitrI bhAvanA hai| maitrI kA artha hai - samatva / na koI hIna, na koI ucc| yaha maitrI hI hai, jahA~ mahAn devapuruSa zrIkRSNa aura durdaivagrasta sudAmA vipra eka dharAtala para khar3e hote haiN| aura yaha vRtti apane ahaM ke visarjana se AtI hai| aura yaha visarjana tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba ki anAgraha ke prANa tattva - anekAnta - darzana ko (18) Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usake sahI artha meM apanAyA jaaegaa| anekAnta kI divyadhvani hai-merA hI satya, mAtra satya nahIM hai, satya ananta hai| aura vaha jahA~ bhI kahIM hai, jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM hai, jisa kisI ke bhI pAsa hai-merA hai, merA hai| satya mere lie samarpita nahIM hai, apitu maiM satya ke lie samarpita huuN| agasta 1974 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarUrata hai, samhalakara calane kI vartamAna yuga kI janacetanA bar3I vicitra sthiti meM se gujara rahI hai| kyA parivAra, kyA samAja, kyA rASTra, kyA dharma sarvatra eka aisA kuhAsA chAyA huA hai ki kucha bhI parilakSita nahIM hotaa| eka sarvathA nakArAtmaka mana:sthiti kA cakra ghUma rahA hai, jidhara dekho udhara hI| putra pitA ko nakAra rahA hai aura pitA putra ko, putrI mA~ ko nakAra rahI hai aura mA~ putrI ko, ziSya guru ko nakAra rahA hai aura guru ziSya ko| yahA~ taka ki bhakta aura bhagavAna ke bIca bhI paraspara nakAra ke svara gUMjane lage haiN| ___ maiM hairAna hU~ ki yaha kyA ho rahA hai? yaha ThIka hai ki dharma yA samAja kI kisI bhI paramparA meM kAla-doSa se kucha dUSita tattva A jAte haiM, aura kucha apane hI aMga bhI jIrNazIrNa dazA meM prANahIna hone ke kAraNa anupayogI ho jAte haiN| yathAvasara unakA pariSkAra Avazyaka hai| sar3e-gale dUSita aMza ko sApha karanA hI hogaa| para, isakA artha yaha to nahIM ki dharma evaM samAja kI upayogI paramparAoM ko jar3a se hI ukhAr3a kara pheMka diyA jaae| yaha to aisA hI hogA ki nAka para baiThane vAlI makkhI ko ur3Ane ke lie nAka hI kATa dI jAya ki calo, makkhI ke baiThane kA aDDA hI saaph| bhAratIya saMskRti kI videzI dharmapracAraka kAphI majAka ur3Ate rahe haiN| hameM gussA bhI AtA rahA hai, para kyA kara sakate the unkaa| paratantratA kI lAcArI thI tb| aba bhI bahuta se aise hI loga haiM, jo kucha samajhate nahIM haiM aura apanI punIta sabhyatA kI khillI ur3Ate haiN| para, ina saba para dayA hI AtI hai ki ajJAna-grasta hai becaare| kucha aura kareM bhI to kyA? parantu hajAroM hajAra bicchuoM kA eka sAtha daMza to taba hotA hai, jaba vidvAna manISI aura guru kahe jAne vAle loga hI char3ecauka apanI paramparA kA (20) Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ makhaula ur3Ane lagate haiN| aura yaha makhaula subaha-zAma sAdhanA ke samaya smaraNa kie jAne vAle bhagavAn kA hotA hai, rAma aura kRSNa kA hotA hai, mahAvIra aura budhda kA hotA hai| sAtha hI majAka hotA hai unake dvArA vihita jIvanapatha kA aura usa para calane vAle zradhdAlu bhadra bhaktoM kaa| Ajakala videzoM ke lie mandiroM se mUrtiyA~ curAI jA rahI haiN| aura bhArI bharakama hone ke kAraNa curAI na jA sakeM to mUrtiyoM kA sira hI kATa kara le jAte haiN| abhI abhI madhyapradeza meM aisA hI huA hai | gussA to AtA hai, para, ve to hamArI dharmaparamparA se aparicita videzI haiN| unheM kyA lenA denA hai hamase, hamArI zraddhA se aura hamArI zraddhA ke kendra bhagavAna se / unheM to bhagavAna ke kaTe siroM se apanA DrAiMga rUma sajAnA hai, basa, aura kucha nahIM / paisoM ke lobhI hamAre loga hI isake lie mAdhyama haiM, aura Ajakala yaha bAjAra bar3e jorazora se cala rahA haiM / kheda una videziyoM para nahIM; una logoM para hai, jo apane haiM, phira bhI apane bhagavAn ke vyaktitva evaM caritra kA hanana kara rahe haiN| sAtha hI zradhdAlu janahRdaya kA bhI / eka to yuga hI anAsthA kA hai / kucha loga yoM svata: hI anAsthA kA kAlA kaMbala or3he phira rahe haiN| aura isa para dharmaparamparAoM ke adhiSThAtA guru kahe jAne vAle mahApuruSa bhI anAsthA ko aura adhika prANavAn banAe~ to kyA kiyA jAe ? anargala phUhar3a AlocanAe~ Alocya kA ziraccheda karane vAlI nahIM to aura kyA haiM? mere eka snehI muni kavisammelana meM apanI kavitAe~ sunA rahe the / upasthiti sAdhAraNa grAmINa janatA kI hI adhika thI, jo pahale se hI jainoM ke prati aruci evaM azraddhA kA bhAva lie hue thii| Ajakala eka phaizana ho gayA hai ki jaba bhI ho, jaise bhI ho, vyApArI samAja kA, paMDe-purohitoM kA, rAjanItijJoM kA, netAoM kA, dharmoM kA, aura dharmaguruoM kA khulA majAka ur3AnA | kavi loga do-cAra idhara-udhara kI kavitA sunA kara isI ha~sA-ha~sa kI dharA para A jAte haiN| unakA uddezya hI hotA hai-ekamAtra janatA ko ha~sAnA, ha~sA kara adhikAdhika karatAr3ana kI gurugarjanA se sabhAbhavana ko gu~jA denA | unakI saphalatA bhI to isI meM hai na? dUsare kavi aisA kaha rahe the to mujhe koI khAsa pratikriyA nahIM huii| (21) Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu merA antarmana pIr3A se taba bhara uThA, jaba munizrI bhI una sabake sAtha ho lie| unhoMne bhI banie kA, netAoM kA aura dharma ke ThekedAroM ke nAma se sambodhita dharmaguruoM kA khula kara majAka ur3AyA / loga ha~sate rahe, tAliyA~ gar3agar3Ate rahe, aura munizrIjI utsAha kI taraMga meM bar3ha-bar3ha kara bhagavAna para, bhaktoM para, dharmAcAryoM para, tIrthaMkaroM aura paigambaroM para eka ke bAda eka phabatiyA~ kasate rhe| aura Akhira meM to merA bhAvuka hRdaya taba TUka TUka ho gayA, jaba munizrI ne jainoM kI pAnI chAna kara pIne vAlI caryApaddhati para majAka kA eka atyanta krUra prahAra kiyaa| unakA kahanA thA ki ye jIvadayA ke nAma para pAnI chAna kara pIne vAle idhara pAnI to chAna kara pIte haiM, aura udhara AdamI kA khUna anachAnA hI pI jAte haiN| upasthita grAmya yuvakoM ne tAliyA~ pITI, ha~sI ke phavvAre chor3e aura jainoM kI isa dharmakriyA para eka dUsare ne Apasa meM izArebAjI kI / munizrI bhI apanI kavitA kI isa dAda para ha~se - muskarAe aura andara hI andara apane kSudra ahaM kI saMpUrti kA madhurasa cATane lge| maiM mAna letA hU~, jaina samAja kI kucha galatiyA~ haiM, jo ina tathAkathita gurujanoM ke bhrAnta pravacanoM se hI atIta meM udbhUta huI haiN| yadi Aja kA guru prabudhda huA hai aura kucha pariSkAra karanA cAhatA hai, to maiM usakA hRdaya se svAgata karU~gA / sudhAra honA hI caahie| pariSkAra apekSita hI hai| parantu pariSkAra kA yaha kyA DhaMga ki bhIr3a ke sAtha ho lie| apanA koI Adarza nahIM, apanI koI garimA nhiiN| apanI hara AsthA para yoM hI binA kisI khAsa matalaba ke chIMTAkazI karanA aura vaha bhI pahale se hI anAdara kI bhAvanA rakhane vAlI itara janatA meM / maiM kucha samajha nahIM paayaa| hA~, itanA avazya samajha pAyA ki vAhavAhI lenI hai, khuda ko krAntikArI kahalAnA hai| krAnti karanI hai, to ghara meM baiThie, aura latAr3ie apane bhaktoM ko / kintu andara meM saba kucha calane denA, unhIM AdamI kA anachAnA khUna pIne vAloM se apanI sukhasuvidhA ke sAdhana juTAte rahanA, apane mata-paMthoM kI TUTatI, giratI, DhahatI dIvAroM kI, sampradAya kI anargala mAnyatAoM kI tattvahIna ur3AU tarkoM ke gAre-miTTI se marammata karate jAnA, kahA~ kI krAntikAritA hai ! sampradAya kI to choTI-sI dhUlirekhA bhI nahIM pAra kI jAtI aura udhara eka hI chalAMga meM himAlaya lA~ghane ke nAre bulanda kie jAte haiN| yaha saba khela jyAdA dina nahIM cala skegaa| eka dina honA hI hogA, (22) Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ idhara yA udhara / Akhira do ghor3oM para eka sAtha kaise sarakasa ke khela kucha kSaNoM ke manoraMjana hI kara sakate haiM, sthAyI samAdhAna nahIM / naI pIr3hI ke mere sAthiyoM ! mRtaprAya jar3akriyAkANDoM para AlocanA karo, para vaha karo sadhe hAthoM se| jaise kumhAra apane kalAkuzala sadhe hAthoM se mRdbhANDa para coTa karatA hai, para jAnate haiM, vaha coTa dhvaMsa nahIM, nirmANa karatI hai / majAka nahIM, AlocanA karo apane matapaMthoM ke bhramoM kii| para, vaha phUhar3a na ho, pAnI chAnate chAnate AdamI kA anachAnA khUna pIne jaisii| yadi Apako kucha bhI AsthA nahIM hai apane meM, to calo usa dUsare zivira meM isa purAne zivira meM idhara-udhara kyA tAkajhAMka rahe ho ? merI bAta kar3avI hai / para mujhe kahanA hai ziSTatA ke lie zAsana kI garimA ke lie | Apa hI zAsana kI garimA kA saMrakSaNa nahIM kareMge to kauna karegA ? putra hI jaba pitA kI pharma ko ThukarAegA, use badanAma karegA to kyA hogA jhADU do, kUr3e ko bAhara pheMko, para asalI mAla ko sameTa kara karIne se phira apanI jagaha sajAo / dUsaroM ke dvArA durbhAvanA se kI gaI lAMchanAoM ko apane naye zabdoM meM Abaddha kara apane ko lAMchita karanA, kahA~ kI buddhimattA hai ? sitambara 1974 vArI karate rheNge| jIvana ke yathArtha (23) Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhAzA kA sandeza vAhaka : navavarSa purAnA varSa jarjara, kSINa evaM zIrNa ho kara mahAkAla ke gAla kA grAsa ho rahA hai, aura nayA varSa janma le rahA hai| purAnA varSa kaisA gujarA ? aba ukta prazna aura usake uttara ke lie siradarda karane kI koI apekSA nahIM hai| jaisA bhI thA gujara gyaa| mahaloM meM gujarA yA jhopar3I meM? prakAza meM gujarA yA andhakAra meM? sukha meM gujarA yA du:kha meM? ina vikalpoM se koI lAbha nahIM hai, aba Ate vartamAna meN| ye vikalpa bhaviSya kI ora bar3hate pragatizIla kadamoM ke Age ror3e hI bana sakate haiM, bAdhaka hI bana sakate haiM, sAdhaka nhiiN| jo bIta gaI so bAta gii| gayA vakta phira kabhI lauTA hai? nahIM, kabhI nhiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-'jA jA vaccai rayaNI, na sA pddiniyttii|' atIta ke utthAna yA patana se, vikAsa yA hAsa se jo zikSA milI hai, jo bodha huA hai, usake prakAza meM Ane vAle bhaviSya kI yAtrA karanI hai| aba atIta meM lauTa kara kucha nahIM ho sakatA, vartamAna meM raha kara hI kucha ho sakatA hai / karma kA kurukSetra vartamAna hI hai, na atIta hai aura na bhvissy| isI saMdarbha meM eka anubhavI manISI ne kahA thA-'vartamAnena kAlena vartayanti vicakSaNAH' - vicakSaNa buddhimAna vyaktiyoM kA vartamAna kAla ke anusAra hI vartana arthAt karmavyavahAra hotA hai| jIvana bahumUlya hai| bahumUlya kyA anamola hai| usakA laghu-se-laghutama eka kSaNa bhI itanA mUlyavAna hai ki svarga kA rAjya bhI usakI tulanA meM nahIM A sktaa| ukta jIvana ko aMdhere kone meM mu~ha laTakAe, muharramI sUrata banAye, A~sU bahAte gujAra denA, jIvana ke prati kitanA bar3A anyAya hai? yaha itanA bhayaMkara aparAdha hai ki isakA kabhI koI parimArjana nahIM ho sktaa| jIvana paira pasAra kara murde kI taraha par3e rahane ke lie nahIM hai| saMgharSa, niraMtara saMgharSa hI jIvita-prANavAna jIvana kA eka mAtra abAdhita lakSaNa hai, cihna hai| saMgharSa ke eka-se-eka naye morce kholo, avicala manobala ke sAtha pratikUlatAoM evaM bAdhAoM (24) Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se yuddha karo, unheM hara kImata para parAjita karo aura Age bar3ha kara dUra-dUra taka apane vijayadhvaja laharAo / mAnava kI karmazakti eka tUphAna hai| kauna natamastaka nahIM ho jAtA ? tUphAna ke Age mAnava garjatI-uchalatI zaktiyoM kA ananta sAgara hai| AvazyakatA hai, una zaktiyoM ko saMgaThita evaM kendrita karane kI / kendrita na hone ke kAraNa hI ve zaktiyA~ paMgu banI huI haiN| unase kucha ho nahIM pAtA hai / aura isa para se mAnava samajha letA hai ki "mere bhAgya meM kucha nahIM hai| maiM riktaghaTa hU~, jala kI eka bU~da bhI to yahA~ nahIM hai| riktaghaTa to bharA jA sakatA hai| para, maiM to phUTA ghar3A hU~, bhara kaise sakUMgA ?" yaha vicAra ekadama tor3a dete haiM AdamI ko / para, kisane kahA tumheM ki tuma rikta ghaTa ho, yA phUTe ghaTa ho ? mahAvIra ne to kahA hai-tuma anantazakti ke srota ho| jo mujhameM hai vaha tumameM bhI hai| koI bhI vyakti IzvarIya ananta jyoti se khAlI nahIM hai| apekSA hai, soI huI zaktiyoM ko jAgRta karane kii| jisakI zaktiyA~ jAga jAtI haiM, usake lie kucha bhI alabhya nahIM hai, asaMbhava nahIM hai| adhUre mana se kiyA gayA prArambha hamezA AdamI ko adhUrA rakhatA hai / pUrNatA ke lie pUrNa mana cAhie / yaha pUrNa mana hI vaha niSThA hai, jo karma ko prANavAna banA detI hai / pUrI niSThA ke sAtha karmayAtrA karo / karma ke prati saccA rahanA hI karma kI saphalatA kA mUlamaMtra hai / aura kahIM Apa ImAnadAra haiN| yA nahIM, jAne do isa savAla ko / kama se kama itanA to pramANita karo ki tuma apane karma ke prati to ImAnadAra ho / isa eka ImAnadArI meM vizva - brahmANDa kI eka-eka karake sabhI ImAnadAriyA~ apane Apa samAhita ho jAtI haiM / karma kI saphalatA ke lie karmazakti apekSita haiM, aura yaha karmazakti AtI hai karma kI satyatA se, arthAt, karma ke prati pUrNa niSThA evaM ImAnadArI se / yahI vaha niSThA hai jahA~ mAnava kA mana tadanurUpa vANI kA, aura vANI tadanurUpa karma kA rUpa letI hai bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha isI sandarbha meM hue eka praznottara kI carcA uttarAdhyayana sUtra ( 29, 53 ) meM milatI hai : "karaNasacceNaM bhaMte ! jIve kiM jaNayai ? "karaNasacceNaM karaNasattiM jaNayai / karaNasacce vaTTamANe jIve jahAvAI tahAkArI yAvi bhavai / " (25) Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna hai ziSya kA - "bhaMte ! karaNasatya ( prArabdha kArya ke prati saccAI) se kartA ko kyA lAbha hotA hai ?" uttara hai bha. mahAvIra kA -" karaNasatya se vyakti ko karaNazakti (prArambha kie gae kArya ko samyaktayA sampanna karane kI adamya kSamatA ) prApta hotI hai / karaNasatya meM vartamAna arthAt karmaniSTha vyakti yathAvAdI tathAkArI ( jaisA bolatA hai, vaisA hI karane vAlA ) hotA hai / " kiMbahunA, nayA varSa A rahA hai, tumhAre dvAra para | vaha dekho, A hI gayA hai / usakA ha~sate-khilate manamastiSka se svAgata karo / vaha tumheM aneka mahattvapUrNa kArya karane ke lie avasara dene AyA hai / mana ke kisI bhI kone meM nirAzA chupI baiThI ho, to use dhakkA de kara bAhara nikAla do / antarmana ke svarNasiMhAsana para AzA kI, zubhAzA kI devI ko virAjamAna karo / AzA kI devI kA varadAna jisa vyakti ko mila jAtA hai, phira use koI kamI nahIM rahatI hai | kisakI zakti hai, jo use parAjita kara de ! mAnava jaba kabhI parAjita huA hai, apane se hI parAjita huA hai, kisI dUsare se nahIM | aura jaba kabhI vijetA bhI banA hai, to apane se hI ; arthAt apane bala para hI vijetA banA hai, kisI dUsare ke bala para nahIM / AzA hI mAnavahRdaya kA vaha bala hai, jo mAnava ko prANalevA kaThina saMgharSoM meM bhI vijetA banAtA hai / AzA kA amaradIpa andhakAra ke kSaNoM ko jyotirmaya kara detA hai / mAnavajIvana kI amRta saMjIvanI hai AzA, jo dama toDate maraNonmukha jIvana meM bhI naye prANoM kA saMcAra kara detI hai; mAnava ko jIte-jI marane kI sthiti meM ubAra letI hai| "zA mAnavahRdaya kA sadA kAla khilatA-mahakatA rahane vAlA divyapuSpa hai | kucha bhI ho, sundara bhaviSya ke maMgala-prabhAta kI AzA kA nandAdIpa na bujhane pAe / eka se eka sundara kalpanA karo, soco-vicAro / jaisA vicAra hotA hai, vaisA hI AcAra hotA hai / aura jaisA AcAra hotA hai, vaisA jIvana kA saMskAra evaM pariSkAra hotA hai / vicAra U~cA uThA ki manuSya u~cA uThA | vicAra nIce girA ki manuSya nIce girA / manuSya kA utthAnapatana usake uThate-girate saMkalpoM meM hai, bhAvanAoM meM hai| astu, naI AzA, naI umaMga, nayA utsAha, naI mahattvAkAMkSA, naI (26) Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preraNA lekara nae varSa meM praveza kro| rote hue nahIM, ha~sate hue Age baDho / jo rotA hai, use rotA huA bhaviSya milatA hai; aura jo ha~satA hai use ha~satA huA / tumhAre sAmane bahuta baDe dAyitva haiN| tumhe apane vyaktigata jIvana kA hI nahIM, apitu apane parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura dharma tathA sAMskRtika paramparA kA dhyAna rakhanA hai / sarvatra navanirmANa, vikAsa aura pariSkAra kI pukAra hai / tumheM isa pukAra ko ThIka taraha sunanA hai aura usake lie apane dAyitva kA nirdhArita bhAga adA karanA hai / tumheM agala-bagala, dAe~-bAe~, Age-pIche yaha nahIM dekhanA hai ki dUsarA koI kucha isa dizA meM kara rahA hai yA nahIM kara rahA hai| dUsarA koI kare yA na kare; saMkalpa karo, tumheM karanA hai, tumheM akele ko karanA hai / yaha mata soco ki maiM akelA kyA kara pAU~gA ? prAcIna bhArata ke mahAmanISI kI yaha amaravANI hara kSaNa smRti meM rakho 'ekazcandrastamo hanti, na ca tArAH sahasrazaH / hajAroM-lAkhoM tAre nahIM, eka candra hI andhakAra kA nAza karatA hai| tuma candra ho, tArA nahIM / bhAratIya darzana kI bhASA meM tuma nara nahIM, nArAyaNa ho / pratyeka satkarma kI pUrti ke lie, jo kucha bhI tumhAre pAsa hai, ha~sate mana se usakI Ahuti de do| acche aura sacce mana se kiyA gayA koI bhI prayatna niSphala nahIM hotaa| Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to Ane vAle dUsare kala ko vaha saphala hogA hI / bhUmi meM par3e bIja ko avasara milate hI aMkurita honA hai, puSpita phalita honA hai| jIte raho, jUjhate rho| vijaya kI patAkA Age aura Age bar3hAte raho / logoM ke kaNTha akulA rahe haiM, tumhAre nAma kA jindAbAda bolane ke lie| jyoM hI tumhAre hAthoM saMpAdita eka bhI satkarma maMjila para pahu~cegA ki hajAroM hajAroM kaMThoM se mukharita hone vAle jindAbAda ke jayaghoSoM se gagana gU~jane lgegaa| kyA patA, tumase aisA koI mahAn kArya ho jAya, jo tumheM isa varSa kA itihAsapuruSa hI banA de| aisA itihAsapuruSa, jo yuga-yuga taka janajIvana ke lie preraNA kA udAharaNa banA rhe| Aja taka ke mAnava - itihAsa meM jo bhI koI mahAn vyakti hue haiM, ve saba apane kisI divyakarma ke dvArA hI itihAsaprasiddhi kI mahimA evaM garimA se maNDita hue haiN| Ao, Age bar3ho, navavarSa tumhAre svAgata ke lie prastuta hai| zubhAste santu panthAnaH ! janavarI 1975 (27) Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakriya mana hI mahAna hai / mAnava kI zreSThatA tana se nahIM, mana se hai / aneka hajAra phUla aura patra aise haiM, jo mAnava ke tana se kahIM adhika sundara haiM / mAnava unhIM phUloM aura pattoM se apane tana ko sajAtA hai; apane ko sundara banAtA hai / hajAroM-lAkhoM pazu aura pakSI bhI aise haiM, jinake saundarya kI upamA mAnava ke vibhinna aMgoM ko dI jAtI hai / mAnava kI gati upamita hai gaja aura haMsa kI gati se; bala vikrama tathA sAhasa upamita hai siMha ke bala, vikrama aura sAhasa se; vANI upamita hai kokila kI vANI se / do cAra kyA zatAdhika upamAe~ mAnavatana ko pazu-pakSI jagata se milatI A rahI haiM hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM se / isakA spaSTa artha hai mAnava tana se nahIM, mana se hI zreSTha hai / jitanA vikasita mana mAnava ko milA hai, utanA anya kisI yoni meM nahIM hai / naraka ke prANI anAdikAla se duHkha bhoga rahe haiM, pIr3A pA rahe haiM / na unake pAsa khAne ko anna hai, na pIne ko pAnI ; na vastra hai, na makAna hai / jaMgalI pazuoM ke pAsa tana chupAne ko mAMda hai, bila hai aura pakSiyoM ke pAsa ghoMsale haiM; kintu asaMkhya nAraka jIvoM ke pAsa to ve bhI kucha nahIM / kitanI dayanIya sthiti hai ! tana to unake pAsa bhI mAnavAkAra hai, phira bhI kyoM nahIM ve apanA vikAsa kara pAte haiM ? spaSTa hai, vikAsa kA mUla srota divya mana hai aura vaha mana kI divyatA unake pAsa nahIM hai / pazu-pakSI bhI mAnava jaisI vikasita bhUmikA para nahIM A pAye haiN| jo pakSI tinakoM kA jaisA ghoMsalA hajAroM varSa pahale banAtA thA, vaisA hI Aja bhI banAtA hai| jarA bhI to koI pariSkAra evaM saMskAra una ghosaloM kI racanA meM nahIM ho pAyA hai / sukha-suvidhA kI koI bhI to yugAnukUla naI vyavasthA nahIM ho pAI hai | pazuoM ke mAMda agara bila sabhI vaise hI hajAroM-lAkhoM varSa pahale ke (28) Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAtanarUpa meM haiM / kyA kucha nayA parivartana evaM parivarddhana dekhA hai kabhI kisI ne unake AkAra meM ? yaha saba avikasita mana kI sthiti hai / devoM kI bar3I mahimA hai | bahuta hI adbhuta evaM raMgIna varNana milate haiM daivI vaibhava ke paramparAgata sAhitya meM | kintu eka bAta hai, unhIM tathAkathita zAstroM ke anusAra vaha saba vaibhava itanA purAnA, itanA jarAjIrNa hai ki kucha pUcho nahIM / ananta asaMkhyakAla se devatAoM ke pUrvabhukta jUThana hI bhogate A rahe haiM sabhI deva ; yahA~ taka ki indra bhii| koI nayA utpAdana nahIM, nayA arjana-sRjana nahIM / ve hI purAne bhavana, vastra, zayyA, Asana, alaMkAra Adi haiM / na koI parivAra, na samAja, na saMskRti / aura to kyA daMpatI ke rUpa meM mAnavajAti ne jaise vivAhasaMskAra kA maMgalamaya AviSkAra kiyA hai, vaha bhI devajAti meM nahIM / devajAti meM pati-patnI nahIM , kevala zArIrika bhUkha kI pUrti ke lie nara-mAdA haiM, jaise ki pazu-pakSiyoM meM hote haiM / devatAoM kA tana bhI mAnavAkAra hai / phira bhI vikAsa kyoM nahIM ? mAnavajAti ne jaise dharatI para nita naye vikAsa kie haiM, dharatI aura AkAza ke bIca eka naI adbhuta sRSTi taiyAra kI hai, aura usameM nirantara parivartana evaM parivarddhana kiyA hai, aisA kucha devajAti meM nahIM huA hai, jaisA ki hameM purAtana-sAhitya meM paDhane ko milA hai / saMskRti aura sabhyatA ke kSetra meM devatAoM ke pAsa mAnava jaisA kucha bhI to upAdeya nahIM hai / isakA artha hai devoM ke pAsa mAnava jaisI mana:zakti kA abhAva hai ! cintana se hI cetanA jAgRta hotI hai | jAgRta cetanA se hI jIvana kA pariSkAra nita nayA mor3a letA mAnava bhAgyazAlI hai, isa sandarbha meM ki use mananazIla mana milA hai, cintanazIla cetanA milI hai / yadi vaha apane mana kA ucita dizA meM upayoga kare, mana kI divyazakti ko karma meM lagAe to vaha apane devajagat se bhI zreSTha evaM divya mAnavajagat ko banA sakatA hai / mAnava saba kucha kara sakatA hai, saba kucha pA sakatA hai, yadi vaha pUre mana se nirmANa ke kSetra meM utare to / adhUre evaM durbala mana se kucha nahIM hotA hai / __ jo bhI kArya karanA ho, pahale yaha soco ki vaha yuktisaMgata hai, tarkAnukUla hai| usase tumhArA apanA hita hai, maMgala hai / usase tumhArI koI hAni to nahIM hai? tumhAre jIvana ko gaMdA to nahIM banAtA hai, vikRta (29) Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to nahIM karatA hai ? sAtha hI yaha bhI ciMtana manana karo ki tumhAre usa karma se dUsaroM kA bhI maMgala hotA hai yA nahIM ? karma vahI zreSTha hai, jo sva aura para donoM ke lie maMgalamaya ho, hitakara ho| jisa karma se dUsaroM kA ahita hotA ho, dUsaroM kI hAni hotI ho, dUsaroM kA usameM se kucha bhI hitakara jaisA na milatA ho, vaha bAhara meM kitanA hI bhavya kyoM na ho, sarvathA heya hai| aura jaba yaha nizcita ho jAya manana ke dvArA ki yaha karma svaparamaMgalakArI hai, isameM nija-para kA hita sAdhana hai, to usameM pUre mana se utara jAo; apanI pUrI vivekazakti kA upayoga karo; aura saba kucha bhUla jaao| usI meM itane vibhora ho jAo ki tumhArA tana aura mana usI ke raMga meM raMga jAe / jIvana kA koI bhI aMga, cetanA yA koI bhI aMza aisA na ho, jo usake divyasparza se aspRSTa raha jaae| jaise bijalI kI jhanajhanAhaTa sAre zarIra meM anuprANita ho jAtI hai, usI prakAra nirdhArita karma se tumhArI cetanA kA kaNa-kaNa anuprANita ho jAnA caahie| tabhI vaha karmayAtrA saphala hogI, siddhi dvAra para pahu~cegI / anyathA usa karma ko tuma rote hue karoge taba vaha karma eka murdA sar3I huI lAza ko Dhone jaisA rahegA | / sUrya kI hara tabhI unameM se dekara raha jAtI pratyeka zubhakarma ke lie ekAgratA kI bar3I apekSA hai kiraNa divya hai, dIptimatI hai / parantu jaba ve kendrita hotI haiM, dahakatI jvAlA phUTatI hai; bikharI huI kiraNeM sAdhAraNa sA tApa haiM, jvAlA nahIM jagA sakatIM / mana kI bhI yahI sthiti hai / kitanA hI acchA dIptimAna mana ho, yadi vaha bikharA huA hai, idhara-udhara ulajhA huA hai, prApta karma ke sAtha kendrita nahIM huA hai, to vaha kucha nahIM kara pAyegA / svapna ke mana kI taraha AlajaMjAla meM bikhara kara raha jAegA / parantu jyoM hI vaha kendrita hogA, to usameM se vaha divyajyoti prasphuTita hogI, jo karma ko prANavAna banA degI / kendrita mana hI siddhi kA dvAra kholatA hai / phira vaha siddhi isa janma kI ho, yA kisI dUsare janma kI; loka kI ho, yA paraloka kI; saMsAra kI ho yA mokSa kI / Aja ke yuga kI sabase bar3I jaTila samasyA yahI hai ki manuSya karma idhara karatA hai aura mana kahIM udhara ulajhAye rahatA hai / jIvana ke do khaNDa ho jAte haiM / mana kI dizA anya ho aura karma kI dizA anya ho to yahI sthiti (30) Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hogI ki eka paira pUrvadizA meM calegA aura eka paira pazcimadizA meM clegaa| yaha gati kaisI hogI ? yaha jIvana kI vaidhatA hI Aja ke yuga kI sabase bar3I viDambanA hai / mana jaisI divyazakti kA ucita dizA meM kendrita upayoga hI mAnava ko isa viDambanA se mukti dilA sakatA hai aura tabhI mAnava sacce artha meM mAnava bana sakatA hai / pharavarI 1975 (31) Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApa, puNya karma meM nahIM, bhAva meM haiM / mAnava kA utthAna aura patana, vikAsa aura nhAsa usakI cintanazailI arthAt jaisA manana vaisA para AdhArita hai / mana mUla hai / jaisA mana vaisA tana; karma / karma svayaM meM zuddha yA azuddha kucha nahIM hotA hai / karma ke mUla meM jo azuddha yA zuddha, zubha yA azubha bhAva hote haiM, ve hI yathAprasaMga karma ko acchA burA banAte hai / samAja kA vaha yuga kitane durbhAgya kA yuga thA, jisa yuga meM karma ke acche-burepana kA vibhAjana Antarika bhAvanA se mukta kara kevala bAhara ke acche-bure lagane vAle AkAra-prakAroM ke rUpa meM kiyA gayA / aura ukta vibhAjana kI galata dRSTi bhaTakate-bhaTakate anta meM isa sthiti meM pahu~cI ki karmamAtra pApa ho gayA / ataH karma na karanA hI jIvana kI sarvopari zreSThatA samajhI jAne lagI / aura yaha niSkarmatA evaM akarmaNyatA hI Age cala kara dharma ke siMhAsana para jA baiThI, jisakA pratiphalana yaha huA ki saccA aura zuddha dhArmika vahI vyakti mAnA jAne lagA, jo kucha bhI kAma na kare / samaya para apanI AvazyakatAe~ dUsaroM ke karma arthAt zrama se pUrI kara le aura basa svayaM niThallA ThAlI baiThA rAma-rAma japA kare / itanA hI nahIM, jinake karma se sevA lI hai, unheM usa karma ke prati pApI kahatA rahe, aura unake lie narakAdi durgatigamana ke zAstra - pramANa udghoSita karatA rhe| karma kA kartA naraka meM aura usa karma ke phala kA upabhoktA svarga meM, kitanI vicitra bauddhika viDaMbanA hai ! roTI kamAne aura banAne - pakAne vAlA pApI hai, aura use dharma ke nAma para muphta meM prApta kara khAne vAlA puNyAtmA hai, dharmAtmA hai ! ukta bhAratIya cintana kA yaha duSpariNAma AyA ki prAya: hara vyakti karma se jI curAtA hai, zrama se bhAgatA hai / vaha paropajIvI banatA jA rahA hai, aura deza kA durbhAgya hai ki isameM apanI zreSThatA bhI samajhatA hai| bhAratIya janamAnasa meM yaha dhAraNA baddhamUla ho gaI hai ki svayaM karma karanA choTe kahe (32) Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAnevAle sAdhAraNa nimna-zreNI ke logoM kA kAma hai aura apane liye vahI karma dUsare se karA lenA U~ce aura bar3e logoM kA pratIka hai / vArANasI ke AsapAsa mujhe eka vRddha paNDitajI mile / bAta cala par3I dharmoM kI, darzanoM kI, svargoM kI, narakoM kI aura saMsAra evaM mukti kI / vArtA ne kAphI lambIcaur3I dUra-dUra kI parikramA kI / Akhira atIta meM se bhaTakatI huI vaha vartamAna meM A TikI / paNDitajI ne kahA - "mahArAja, aba kyA hai ? aba to dharma kA nAza ho rahA hai / nIca jAti ke loga sirapara car3ha rahe haiM / koI kAma hI nahIM karatA / bhagavAna kI dayA se pacAsa-sATha bIghA jamIna hai / kabhI acchA gujArA ho jAtA thaa| ghara meM dasa-pandraha prANI haiM, lar3ake haiM, pote haiM, saba mauja ur3Ate the | kamINa ( zUdra, harijana Adi ) loga khUba mehanata se kheta meM kAma karate the aura badale meM thoDA bahuta de diyA, usI para khuza rahate the, hamArI jaya-jayakAra karate the| para, aba to jamAnA hI badala gayA / kAma ke badale meM itanI mA~ga hai ki sArI upaja ve hI har3apa jAya~ / 'jote usakI dharatI' kA nArA kA~gresa ne kyA diyA ki hama U~ce logoM ko to ujAr3a kara hI rakha diyaa|" paMDitajI kI bAta lambI hotI jA rahI thii| maiMne bIca meM hI roka kara kahA ki "aisI sthiti hai, to Apa svayaM khetI kyoM nahIM karate ?' prazna sunanA thA ki paMDitajI Azcarya kI mudrA meM bole- "mahArAja, Apa zAstra ke jJAtA hai, aisI bAta kaise kahate haiM ? hama brAhmaNa haiM / bhalA brAhmaNa kaise hala pakar3a sakatA hai ? zAstra meM niSedha hai na ! yaha to zUdroM kA kAma hai / brAhmaNa bhI yadi hala pakar3e, bhUmi jote, to phira zUdra aura brAhmaNa meM antara hI kyA raha jAyegA?", maiMne kAphI samajhAyA / Akhira muzkila se bAta samajha meM bhI aaii| phira bhI yahA~ aTaka kara raha gaI ki hamArI jAti ke loga hameM kyA kaheMge ? hama unakI nigAhoM meM gira jAyeMge | lar3ake-lar3akiyoM ke nAte rizte jAti meM acchI jagaha lene baMda ho jAyeMge / varNAzrama ke nAma para kie gaye karma ke vibhAjana ne mAnavajAti ko kisa duHsthiti meM lA paTakA hai, yaha hai usakA eka sAdhAraNa sA udAharaNa / ukta carcA se sambandhita paNDitajI kA yA unakI jAti vizeSa kA yaha koI vyaktigata doSa nahIM hai / yaha doSa hai hamAre atIta ke galata cintana kA / karma aura dharma ke bIca meM vibhAjana kI dIvAra hamane aisI khar3I kara dI ki karma (33) Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma se zUnya ho gayA aura dharma karma se | jIvana akhaNDa hai, vahA~ aisA koI vibhAjana nahIM hai / akhaNDa zarIra ke sira aura dhar3a alaga-alaga kara diye jAe~ to donoM hI niSprANa ho jAe~ge / usa sthiti meM sira sira na rahegA aura dhar3a dhar3a nahIM rhegaa| donoM kA sthAna ghara na rahegA ; maraghaTa kI dahakatI citA rahegA / dharma aura karma bhI akhaNDa haiM / unheM bIca meM se kATa kara alaga na kIjie / hara karma dharma hai, yadi usameM janahita kA vyApaka AyAma hai, kisI uccatara janakalyANa kA saMkalpa hai / kartA kA vahI karma pApa yA adharma hotA hai, jo vyaktigata kSudra svArthabhAvanA se kiyA jAtA hai | yena-kena prakAreNa kevala apane kSudra svArthoM kI pUrti kara lenA hI pApa hai | jaba vyakti ke karma kA uddezya yA phala, maiM aura mere kI sImA ko lA~gha kara, hama aura hamAre ke vyApaka kSetra meM pahu~catA hai, bahujanahitAya bahujanasukhAya ke bauddhika Aloka meM apanI prApti ke dvAra khola detA hai, taba hara karma dharma ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra bahujanahitAya kiye gaye karma kA viSa nikala jAtA hai aura vaha amRta ho jAtA hai / isI sandarbha meM yajurveda ke mahAna tattvadraSTA RSi kA prAcIna udghoSa hai ki " tena tyaktena bhuNjiithaaH|" arthAt tyAga pUrvaka hI bhoga honA cAhie | jo prApta hai, prApta kiyA hai, usakA pahale AsapAsa meM, parijana meM, purajana meM - yathAsthiti evaM yathAprasaMga vitaraNa karo, tadanantara apane nyAyocita lAbhAMza kA upabhoga karo / gItAdarzana ke mahAna udgAtA karmayogI zrIkRSNa bhI yahI kahate haiM ki jo vyakti kevala apane vaiyaktika svArtha ke lie sAdhana sAmagrI juTAtA hai, upabhoga karatA hai, vaha mAtra pApa kA upabhoga karatA hai - " aghaM sa kevalaM bhuMkte, ya: pacatyAtmakAraNAt / " mahAzramaNa tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne bhI yahI ghoSaNA kI thI ki jo sAdhaka apanI prApta sAmagrI kA apane AsapAsa ke janasamAja meM yathocita samyak ba~TavArA nahIM karatA hai, akelA hI khA pIkara lamaleTa ho jAtA hai, use kabhI mukti nahIM milegI - "asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho / " __ yaha mArga hai, karma ko nirmala aura pavitra banAne kA / karma . la meM janatA ke prati vyApaka hita kI dRSTi rakhane para hI vaha pavitra dharma bana jAtA hai / do cAra kyA, hajAroM uddharaNa de sakatA hU~, ukta satya ke samarthana meM | jaba taka yaha satya janajIvana meM vyApta rahA, karma ke phala kI dhArA muktarUpeNa vyaSTi se samaSTi kI ora pravAhita rahI, taba taka bhAratIya samAja phUlatA phalatA rahA, samRddha hotA rahA, dharatI para hI svarga ko avatarita karatA rahA / aura jaba se karma vaiyaktika svArtha ke kSudra ghere meM baMda ho gayA, athavA Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akarma ko hI dhArmikatA evaM pavitratA kA mAnadaNDa samajha liyA gayA; svayaM kucha na karake dUsaroM ke dvArA kie gae karma evaM zrama kA lAbha uThAne meM hI apanA zreSThatva samajhA jAne lagA, tabhI se bhArata kA patana hotA calA gayA, svargopama dharatI para naraka kA rAjya sthApita ho gayA / jaina paramparA ke AditIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne mAnavajAti ko karma kI zuddha dRSTi dI thii| unake yuga taka mAnavajAti vanyajIvana kI yAtrA para, prakRti kI sahaja upalabdhiyoM para apanI AvazyakatApUrti kara rahI thI / parantu jaba idhara janasaMkhyA bar3hI aura udhara prakRti se prApta sAdhana-sAmagrI kSINa hone lagI, to janatA bhukhamarI kI sthiti meM pahu~ca gyii| saba ora hAhAkAra pratidhvanita hone lagA / bhUkhA maratA, kyA na karatA ? parasparadvandva baDhA, chInAjhapaTI hone lagI / yugadraSTA RSabhadeva ne karma kI ghoSaNA kI / jaina itihAsa kahatA hai- bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dharatI para ke jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a evaM U~ce-nIce TIle sApha karAye, samatala kheta banAye aura logoM ko khetI karane kI zikSA dI | kumhAra aura luhAra Adi ke udyoga bhI pracalita kie / isa prakAra unake dvArA akarmabhUmi-yuga karmabhUmi-yuga meM parivartita huA / prazna hai, bhagavAna kA yaha karma pApakarma thA yA puNyakarma ? Aja ke kucha tathAkathita dharmAbhimAnI jainoM kI mAnyatA ke anusAra yaha pApakarma hai, to phira puNyakarma kaunasA hogA ? loga bhUkhe mara rahe the to apane pApakarma se mara rahe the / unake marane kA pApa bhagavAna ko to nahIM laga rahA thA! phira bhagavAna ne vyartha hI yaha kRSi Adi kA pApakarma kiyA, aura karAyA, jo taba se aba taka calA A rahA hai / spaSTa hai ki bhagavAna ne vaiyaktika karma ko aura usake dvArA prApta hone vAle phala kI vaiyaktika upabhogadRSTi ko sAmAjika rUpa diyA / aura isa prakAra sarvajanahita kI dRSTi se vaha karma vyApaka AyAma ke sAtha puNya kI bhUmikA meM pahu~ca gayA / karma meM se kSudratA kA viSa nikala gayA aura usameM janahita kI bhUmikA kA amRta samA gayA / kheda hai, madhyakAla kI kucha zatAbdiyoM se jaina-samAja bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sAmAjika AdarzoM ko bhulA baiThA, jisake phalasvarUpa kucha aise dharmadhvajI loga maidAna meM A khar3e hue, jinhoMne A~kha banda kara ghoSaNAe~ zurU kara dI ki khetI karanA mahAraMbha hai, mahApApa hai, kumhAra, luhAra, telI Adi ke udyoga karmAdAna haiM, arthAta pApAdAna haiM, pApa ke kendra haiM / ahiMsA kA sAdhaka jaina yaha karma kisI bhI hAlata meM nahIM kara sktaa| dukAna para baiTha kara bhale hI koI subaha se zAma taka hajAra jhUTha bolatA rahe, corI karatA rahe, kama taulatA rahe, milAvaTa karatA rahe, isakI koI cintA nhiiN| (35) Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintA hai kevala kumhAra, luhAra, kisAna Adi karma-karoM ke kRSi Adi karmoM se sambandhita audyogika sthUlahiMsA kI, jisakI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dvArA gRhastha ke lie koI zAstrIya varjanA nahIM hai | yaha cintana kI bauddhika durbalatA hai, jisane samAja ke alpasaMkhyaka varga ko sIdhe janahitamUlaka utpAdana kSetra se haTA kara utpAdaka aura upabhoktA ke bIca kA eka dalAla mAtra banA diyA hai, jise Aja ke yuga kI cetanA bIca meM se nikAla pheMkane kI bAta soca rahI hai | samaya A gayA hai, apane jIvanadarzana para nae sire se punarvicAra karane kA | bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke karmadarzana kI puna: pratiSThA karanI hogI / akarma meM nahIM, karma meM dharma ke darzana karane hoMge / karma ko vaiyaktika svArtha kI cetanA se nikAla kara vyApaka sAmAjika cetanA denI hogI / Aja ke adhikAMza dhArmika aura zikSita kahe jAne vAle loga zrama se sambandhita kRSi evaM udyoga-dhandhoM ko ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM | unheM basa ThAlI baiThe kiyA jAne vAlA koI vyApAra-dhandhA cAhie yA naukarI cAhie / kAma kama, lAbha bhrpuur| na paiMTa kI kahIM krIja kharAba ho, na kahIM koI dhUla yA kAlikha lage / seTha ko dugdhadhavala gaddI cAhie, aura aphasara ko camacamAtI kursI | kAma koI aura kare, pasInA koI aura bahAe, kintu khajAnA unakA bhare / pApa koI kare aura usake phalopabhoga se dharma inheM mila jaae| yAda rakhie, na koI kAma choTA hai, na bar3A hai / choTA bar3A hotA hai mAnava kA mana | acchA burA kAma bAhara meM nahIM, Apake antarmana ke uddezya meM hai, bhAvanA meM hai| Apako aisA dhArmika honA cAhie ki Apa pavitra evaM janahita ke saMkalpa se jisa karma ko bhI chU leM, vaha dharma bana jAe / 'punAtIti puNyaM' kI vyutpatti vAlA vaha puNya, jo kartA ke andara aura bAhara saba ora pavitratA kI nirmala dhArA bahA de / mArca 1975 (36) Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana-yuga ke nirmAtA mahAvIra yuga-nirmAtA kA nirmala mAnasa sadA hI janamaMgala kI ora gatizIla rahatA hai / vaha ucita paraMparA ko grahaNa karane, anucita ko tor3ane aura aneka Avazyaka naI paramparAoM ko janma dene kI vividha zaktiyA~ rakhatA hai | yaha bAta aura hai ki aise yuga-nirmAtA eka-do hI hote haiM / yuga kI pukAra hI yuga-nirmAtA ko Age Ane ko vivaza karatI hai | aura aise yuga-nirmAtA kA anusaraNa yuga karatA hI hai, anyathA vaha yuga-nirmAtA kaisA ? rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra tathA buddha aise hI yuganirmAtA hue haiM / ina sabhI mahApuruSoM ke dvArA sarvatomukhI lokamaMgala kA sRjana huA hai aura dharma, samAja tathA rAjanIti ko inase naI dRSTi milI hai / bhagavAna ke rUpa meM inakI arcanA akAraNa nahIM hai / lokamaMgala kI divyadRSTi evaM sRSTi ke nirmAtAoM ke itihAsa para jyoM hI eka vihaMgama dRSTi DAlate haiM to hama anAyAsa hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga-parivartanakArI divyarUpa kA darzana karate haiM / dharma, samAja aura rAjanIti-tInoM hI kSetra meM, bhagavAn mahAvIra, hameM krAntizIla sAdhanA se saMvalita dRSTi-gocara hote haiN| Aie isa dizA meM hama sarvaprathama dhArmika kSetra para dRSTipAta kreN| IsApUrva kI chaThI zatI sampUrNa vizva ke lie dhArmika saMkrAnti-kAla mAnI jAtI hai / hamArA bhArata to usa samaya atyanta hI vyAkulatA ke daura se gujara rahA thA | dharma ke kSetra meM vahA~ kevala rUr3hiyA~ mAtra zeSa raha gaI thIM / dharma kA tejasvI rUpa rUr3hiyoM ke andhakAra meM vilIna ho cukA thA / vedA'hametaM puruSaM mahAntamAdityavarNa tamasaH parastAt kA jyotirmaya udghoSa karane vAlA rASTra usa samaya svayaM andhakAra meM bhaTaka rahA thA; yajJa-yAgAdi ke rUpa meM mUka pazuoM kA balidAna de kara apane lie vaha devatAoM kI anukampA prApta karane kI viDambanA apanA rahA thA / dharma ke nAma para yatra-tatra daihika utpIr3anapradhAna kriyAkANDoM kI jayajayakAra bulAI jA rahI thii| paMca paMcanakhA bhakSyA:' kI oTa meM abhakSya vastu (37) Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI usake lie bhakSya vastu bana gaI thii| manuSya eka prakAra se mAnavI vRtti se rAkSasI vRtti para utara AyA thA aura vaha bhI daivI vRtti kI pavitratA ke nAma para / karuNA aura dayA kI jyoti manuSya kI A~khoM se dUra ho cukI thI / kahanA to yaha cAhie ki dharma kA koI aMga aisA nahIM baca rahA thA, jisameM satpatha ke nirdezana kI kSamatA zeSa rahI ho / aise kaThina samaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hama satya-dharma kA nirUpaNa karate hue dekha kara nizcaya hI vismayavibhora ho uThate haiM / arthahIna karmakANDa ke sthAna meM adhyAtmabhAva kI naI dRSTi pradAna kara ve dharma ko amaMgalabhUmi se maMgalabhUmi meM sthApita kara dete haiM / zubha aura azubha kI satyalakSI yathArtha vyAkhyA kara ve manuSyamAtra kI A~kheM khola dete haiM, isameM tanika bhI sandeha kI guMjAiza nahIM / sabhI prANiyoM meM paramAtmatatva kI bhAvanA apanAkara manuSya vAstava meM manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI ho gayA / mAnavatA kI divya-prabhA se mAnava-hRdaya Alokita ho utthaa| sAmAjika kSetra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jo dena hai, vaha to sarvathA krAntikArI dena kahI jAyegI / samatva kI carcA jo ki bIca meM vilupta ho cukI thI, unake dvArA punaH vizuddha rUpa se pracArita huI / vyavahAra meM samatA kA jIvana manuSyoM ko puna: unake dvArA prApta huA | unhoMne zUdra aura nArI-samAja ke lie utthAna kA mArga prazasta kara diyA / cira-patitoM aura upekSitoM ke jIvana meM prathama bAra jAgRti AI | yugAntara spaSTa darzita hone lagA / zUdroM kI chAyA se apavitra hone kI AzaMkA pavitra viproM ke lie nahIM raha gaI / nArI ko kevala bhogya yA dAsI banA kara nArakIya jIvana bitAne kI AjJA dene vAloM ko apanI krUratA para pazcAttApa hone lagA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma se pUrva kA itihAsa Aja alabhya nahIM raha gayA hai, hama usake pRSThoM meM samAja kA jo hRdaya-drAvaka rUpa pAte haiM, usake smaraNamAtra se romAMca ho AtA hai| bAjAra meM khule A. mAtRjAti kA kraya-vikraya hotA thA, unheM pazuoM kI taraha kharIdane ke lie sar3akoM para boliyA~ lagAI jAtI thIM / ' itanA hI kyoM, yadi una dAsa-dAsiyoM kI mRtyu svAmI kI mAroM se ho jAtI thI to usakI sunavAI ke lie kahIM sthAna nahIM thaa| kaisI viDambanA thI ki unake hAthoM bhikSA grahaNa karane meM bhikSuka bhI apanA uttarAdhyayana sUtra 23 vA adhyayana uttarAdhyayana 12 vA adhyayana mahAbIra-cariya-guNacandra (38) Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apamAna mAnate the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prathama bAra isa jaghana vRtti ke lie cetAvanI dI, sRjanAtmaka viplavI ghoSaNA kI / itihAsa ke pRSThoM meM candanabAlA kI kaSTa kayA, tatkAlIna manuSya-samAja kI dAnatI-pravRtti, sAmAjika-vikRti donoM ko hI ujAgara karane vAlI kathA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne use yaMtraNApUrNa jIvana se ubAra kara virAT sAdhvIsaMgha se pramukhapada kI pIThikA para samAsIna karane kI bhUmikA nibAhI / ' unake dharma-saMgha meM vaha zreSTha mAnava-AcAroM kI pravaktA banI / pavitra zUdra kahalAne vAlA, jIvanabhara dAsakarma karatA huA mRtyu apanAne vAlA abhizApita varga, samAja meM zraddhA-bhAjana hI nahIM, mukti prApta bhagavatsvarUpa arhanta bhI svIkRta huA / samAja kI viSamatA dUra karane meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hama anya sabhI mahApuruSoM se Age pAte haiM / jJAta itihAsa meM unake vaiziSTya kI tulanA sahaja hI kisI dUsare se nahIM kI jA sakatI / rahI rAjanIti-kSetra kI bAta | hama dekhate haiM rAjanIti ke kSetra meM bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI upalabdhi kisI prakAra kama nahIM kahI jA sakatI | jisa saMkrAntikAla meM unakA janma huA thA, vaha rAjanIti kA sarvathA hAsakAla thA / bhArata ne prajAtaMtra kA navIna prayoga kara jo kIrti prApta kI thI, usa prajAtantra kA DhA~cA-mAtra zeSa raha gayA thA / prajAtantra meM bhI adhinAyakavAda kA ubharatA pracaNDa nAga janatA kA raktapAna karane lagA thA / prajAtantra kI janmabhUmi vaizAlI meM jananAyaka jana se haTa kara kevala nAyaka ke Asana para AsIna ho rahe the / aura to kyA, rAjA aura rAjA se Upara mahArAjA kA ucca Asana bhI rikta nahIM thA tatkAlIna prajAtantroM meM / itihAsa mahArAjA ceTaka ko hamAre sAmane sarvAdhikAraprApta mahArAjA ke rUpa meM hI upasthita karatA hai / svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA janma jJAtR-gaNatantra ke vaibhavazAlI eka sammAnya rAja-kula meM huA thaa| hama to kaheMge, prajAtantra kI aneka alokataMtrIya khAmiyoM ne, nitya ke hone vAle utpIr3anoM ne unheM tathAkathita prajAtantrI jananAyakoM tathA ekataMtrI niraMkuza rAjAoM ke viruddha bolane ko vivaza kara diyA thA / yahA~ taka ki apane bhikSuoM ko rAjakIya annagrahaNa kA bhI niSedha kara diyA thA / unhoMne prathamabAra Ane vAle kaThina bhaviSya kI ora una jananAyakoM kA dhyAna hI AkRSTa nahIM karAyA, unheM sahI rUpa meM jana-pratinidhi ke yogya kartavya-pAlana kI cetAvanI bhI dI / mahAvIra ne kahA thA 'koI kaisA hI mahAna kyoM na ho, kintu usake dvArA kie 4. kalpasUtra (39) Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 7 jAne vAle mahA-Arambha aura mahAparigraha naraka ke dvAra hai / samagrabhAva se prajA ke prati anukampAzIla honA hI rAjA kA sahI artha meM rAjatva haiM / ' 'aura kucha uccatara nahIM kara sakate ho to Aryakarma to karo / ' rAjanIti ke kSetra meM yaha kitanA mahAna udbodhana thA ! kauna kaha sakatA hai ki vaizAlI - janatantra kA vighaTana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ukta sAmyadharma ko yathArUpa meM grahaNa karane ke abhAva meM nahIM huA ? yadi vaizAlI ke jananAyaka apane ko sAmyabhUmi para utAra pAte, bikhare janagaNa ko samadharmI rUpa meM apanAne kA sAhasa karate to vaizAlI kA janazAsana kabhI vighaTita nahIM hotA / magadha kI rAjazakti vaizAlI ko cirakAla meM bhI dhvasta nahIM kara pAtI / itihAsa kA vAtAyana eka - eka anveSI hRdaya ke lie khulA huA hai hama jitanI bAra cAheM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana para dRSTipAta kara sakate haiM / hameM unake jIvana evaM sandezoM se kisI bhI samasyA kA samucita samAdhAna Aja bhI prApta ho sakatA hai / jAtI hai jisa ora dRSTi, basa usI ora AkarSaNa, karatA aga jaga ko anuprANita jaga-nAyaka kA jIvana / apraila 1975 5. 6-7. sthAnAMga sUtra uttarAdhyayana 13 vAM adhyayana (40) Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana - ratha ke do sucakra ratha ko lakSya kI ora gatizIla hone ke lie do cakroM kI apekSA hai / eka cakra ( pahiyA) se ratha kabhI bhI gatimAna nahIM ho sakatA / kadApyekena cakreNa, na rathasya gatirbhavet / ' aura donoM cakra bhI AkAra prakAra meM, U~cAI meM bala Adi meM sama hone cAhie / donoM meM eka bahuta U~cA, eka bahuta nIcA, eka durbala jarjara aura eka dRDha navIna ho to kyA ratha ThIka taraha se gati kara sakegA ? pratyakSAnubhava se siddha hai ki isa prakAra viSama sthiti vAle cakra, ratha ko gati dene meM akSama hote haiM / cakroM ke samatva meM hI gati kI sAdhakatA hai / parivAra evaM samAja rUpa ratha ke bhI nara aura nArI do cakra haiM / nara aura nArI ke samanvita AdhAra para hI to parivAra aura samAja kA astitva hai / eka dUsare se zUnya samAja kA kucha artha nahIM hai / ataH parivAra evaM samAja ko bhaviSyakAlIna vikAsa kI ora nirantara agrasara hone ke lie samucita gati apekSita hai / aura yaha gati nara aura nArI ke yogya samanvaya para AdhArita hai / yadi donoM meM eka vikasita ho aura eka avikasita, eka virATa vizAla ho aura eka kSudra kSudratara, eka sazakta sakSama ho aura eka azakta akSama, eka yogya ho aura eka ayogya ho to na parivAra samucita vikAsa kI dizA meM gati kara sakatA hai, aura na samAja | nara-nArI ke yogya samatva meM hI gati kI kSamatA hai / jahA~ donoM meM vaiSamya - U~cA nIcApana hai, yogya vikAsa kA abhAva hai, vahA~ parivAra aura samAja kA vikAsa avaruddha ho jAtA hai / " bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa binduoM para dRSTi jAtI hai to hama nara aura nArI donoM ko hI vikAsa ke yogya dharAtala para khar3e dekhate haiM / usa yuga kA jaise nara mahAn hai, ucca padastha hai, karmakSetra meM rata hai to nArI bhI usI prakAra ucca evaM virATa karma ratha kA eka sucakra haiM / donoM hI apane nirdhArita lakSya (41) Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha para kadama se kadama milAe samAja ke navanirmANa meM saMlagna haiM / apane apane yogya dAyitvoM ko zAnadAra tarIke se pUrA karate haiM / yaha ThIka hai ki donoM kA dAyitva bAhara meM vibhakta haiM, kintu andara meM vaha avibhakta hai, isa prakAra ve eka dUsare ke dAyitva ke pUraka haiM, sAdhaka haiM, bAdhaka evaM vighAtaka nhiiN| nara nArI donoM eka dUsare para Azrita hote hue bhI anAzrita haiM arthAta svatantra haiM | ataeva ve donoM paraspara mitra haiM, sakhA haiM, dAsa aura gulAma nahIM / yahI kAraNa hai ki jahA~ purAtana itihAsa meM puruSoM kI prazaMsA evaM mahattA ke aneka ullekha milate haiM vahA~ nArI kI mahattA evaM zreSThatA ke bhI aneka divya samullekha dRSTigocara hote haiN| bhAratIya saMskRti ke mahAn saMvidhAtA evaM udgAtA AcArya manu ne isI sandarbha meM kahA hai -- yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devatA:' jisa parivAra tathA samAja meM nAriyA~ pUjita haiM, satkRta haiM, vahA~ devatA krIr3A karate haiM, arthAt sRjanazIla daivI zaktiyA~ sAnanda lIlA karatI haiM | kitanA udAtta saMgAna hai nArI kI divyatA kA | isI bhAva ko lakSya meM rakhakara kabhI nArI ko 'devI' ke sambodhana se sambodhita kiyA jAtA thaa| Aja bhI kucha prasaMgoM para yaha sambodhana pracalita hai, bhale hI vaha prAcIna paramparA ke pAlana kA eka sabhyatAmUlaka ahaMmAtra raha gayA hai| bhAratIya nArI eka yuga meM kevala patnI hI nahIM dharma-patnI hotI thI arthAta dharmasAdhanA kI sahabhAginI | patnI zarIra nahIM, isa ke Upara kucha aura bhI thii| rAma sItAharaNa ke samaya zarIra kI sItA ke lie nahIM roye the / zarIra kI sItA hajAroM mila sakatI thIM, balki sItA se kahIM adhika sundara, surUpa bhI / raghuvaMzI samrATa aja ne apanI indumatI patnI ke lie ThIka hI kahA thA ki indumatI merI gRhiNI, ghara kI svAminI - rAjya zAsana meM yogya parAmarza dene vAlI maMtrI aura priya mitra hai - 'gRhiNI sacivaH sakhI mitrN'| patnI nArI kA hI eka rUpa hai, usake prati bhArata meM eka dina yaha kitanI udAtta bhAvanA thI / usa yuga meM Aja jaisI kSudra manovRtti na thI ki patnI pairoM kI jUtI hai | purAnI kI jagaha naI pahana lo, TUTa jAne para dUsarI badala lo / puruSa kI A~khoM ne abhI taka nArI ko kevala bAhara se dekhA hai | ata: vaha use kAle-gore raMgoM ke rUpa meM sundara asundara AkRti ke AyAma meM hI oNka rahA hai, yaha to eka kSudra carmakAra kI dRSTi huI; jo pazu kA mUlyAMkana kevala carma ke rUpa meM hI karatA hai / nArI ko bAhara meM nahIM, andara dekhanA hogA / (42) Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI ke andara meM kahIM vAtsalyapUrNa mAtRtva chipA hai, to kahIM vizuddha bandhutA se pUrNa bhaginItva chipA hai| kahIM sukha-dukha ke hara kSaNa meM chAyA ke samAna sAtha calane vAlA sneha - sikta sahacarItva (patnItva ) rahA huA hai to kahIM mAtA-pitA kA sahaja sneha lie bhAvanAmUrti putrItva pratibimbita hai / jaba taka nArI ke ina tathA ina jaise anya aneka Antarika divya rUpoM ko nahIM dekhA jAegA taba taka vizva samAja kA AdhA aMga apaMga, kurUpa evaM pakSAghAta - pIr3ita hI rahegA / aura Apa jAnate haiM, isa prakAra kA kriyAzUnya ardhazarIra samagra zarIra ko dhIre-dhIre zmazAna ghATa kI ora hI le jAtA hai / prastuta 1975 kA varSa antarrASTrIya kSetra meM nArI varSa ke rUpa meM manAyA jA rahA hai / saubhAgya se yahI varSa nArI jAti kI garimA ko cAra cA~da lagAne vAle nArI mukti ke mahAna maMtradAtA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500 vA~ nirvANa varSa bhI janajIvana meM itihAsa kA rUpa le rahA hai / idhara nirvANa varSa ke utsavoM evaM AyojanoM kI caturdika jhanakAra hai, aura udhara nArI varSa ke udghoSa bhI yatra tatra gU~ja rahe haiM / maiM samajhatA hU~ yaha anAyAsa hI eka bhavya saMyoga jana jIvana ko prApta huA hai / hameM isa zubha saMyoga kA hRdaya kI tIvratA ke sAtha lAbha uThAnA cAhie / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nArI mukti sambandhI divya sandezoM ko kevala vANI kA hI nahIM andara meM mana kA aura bAhara meM karma kA rUpa bhI denA cAhie / madhyakAla se nArI nirantara apane maulika adhikAroM se vaMcita hotI A rahI hai, devI se usane nirIha mUka dAsI kA rUpa le liyA hai / liyA kyA hai, puruSa ke ajJAna evaM ahaM ne use balAt vaha rUpa de diyA hai / yuga badala rahA hai, yuga ke svara badala rahe haiM / yuga kI pukAra hai nArI ko apanI vaha prAcIna garimA punaH milanI cAhie / vaha puruSa ke pIche nahIM, Age bhI nahIM ThIka bagala meM barAbara ke kadamoM se calegI, hara karma meM sahacarI banegI, tabhI mAnava jAti ke adhUre svapna pUre hoMge, marane ke bAda nahIM, jIte jI hI mAnava jAti ko svarga kA Ananda milegA / maI 1975 (43) Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI ubhayamukhI krAnti tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sambandha meM atIta meM bahuta kucha likhA jA cukA hai, aura vartamAna meM bhI bahuta kucha likhA jA rahA hai / prastuta 2500 ve nirvANa parva kI smRti meM to idhara-udhara se itanA adhika likhA gayA hai, ki saMbhavata: koI eka pAThaka pUre jIvana meM use par3ha pAyegA yA nahIM, kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA mahAvIra kA satya ekAnta nahIM anekAnta parantu eka bAta hai, jo isa lekhana para mere mana meM prAyaH ubharatI rahI hai / vaha yaha ki mahAvIra ko kisI ekAMgI dRSTi se citrita karanA mahAvIra kI akhaNDa virATa mUrti ko eka khaNDa kSudra rUpa denA hai / mahAvIra kA satya ekAnta nahIM, anekAnta hai kyoMki mahAvIra bindu dRSTi ke nahIM, sindhu dRSTi ke haiM / unakI dRSTi meM bindu sindhu kA eka aMza avazya hai, para vaha (bindu) sindhu hone kA dAvedAra nahIM ho sakatA / astu, svayaM mahAvIra ko bhI isI vyApaka anekAnta dRSTi se dekhanA hogA unakI vistRta jIvanarekhAoM kA, unake vyApaka jIvanadarzana kA rUpa jo kucha maiMne ina dinoM idhara-udhara dekhA hai, vaha adhikatara ekAMgI hai / maiM yaha mAnatA hU~ ki mahAvIra ko pUrNatA meM upasthita karanA kaThina hai, kaThina kyA, eka prakAra se asaMbhava hI hai / phira bhI isa dizA meM kucha kadama to rakhane hI cAhie the, yAvad buddhi - balodayam ke rUpa meM kucha to prayatna honA hI cAhie thA / mahAvIra kA adhyAtmavAda to ananta hai aneka lekhaka mahAnubhAvoM ne mahAvIra ke antaraMga AdhyAtmika jIvana para hI bala diyA hai / unakI dRSTi meM mahAvIra vItarAga the, niHspRha aura niHsaMga / unheM samAja kI giratI par3atI sthiti se kucha lenA denA nahIM thA / para (44) Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se unakA koI vAstA hI nahIM thA / ye lekhaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ananta jJAna kA, ananta darzana kA, ananta cAritra Adi guNoM kA varNana zAstrIya bhASA meM karate haiM / unakI vItarAgatA kA parama pAriNAmika bhAvarUpa paramAtmatattva kA nirUpaNa aisA kucha karate haiM, jaise ki inhoMne vastutaH usa parama tattva kA svayaM sAkSAtkAra kara liyA ho ! yaha ThIka hai ki unakA yaha lekhana asatya nahIM hai / mahAvIra kA antaraMga pakSa aisA hI thA / mahAvIra kA adhyAtmabhAva to ananta hai| zAstrakAra bhI ananta ke sambandha meM kaise koI iti lagA pAte aura jaba zAstrakAra hI iti nahIM lagA sake, to hama to hote hI kauna haiM ? hama usa ananta, asIma, adhyAtmakSIra sAgara kI do cAra bU~doM ko hI dekha pAe haiM, jAna pAe haiN| vaha bhI zAstra kI A~kha se, apanI nija kI A~kha se nahIM / astu, maiM una adhyAtmavAdI lekhakoM para kaTAkSa nahIM kara rahA hU~, apitu unakA Adara hI kara rahA hU~, calo kucha likhA to hai / merI zikAyata to yaha hai ki yaha saba ekAMgI kyoM likhA hai ? kucha ne to dUsare bAhya pakSa ko burI taraha nakArA bhI hai / maiM kahatA hU~, yaha nahIM honA cAhie thA / mahAvIra kA mAtra samAja sudhAraka rUpa bhI eka adhUrA citra hai dUsarI ora ve lekhaka bhI haiM, jo zabdoM ke ghaTATopa meM mahAvIra ko kevala eka samAja sudhAraka, samAja ke darda se pIr3ita, eka mahAn krAntikArI ke rUpa meM upasthita karate haiM / unhoMne samAja ke maMgala-kalyANa ke lie rAjya chor3A, parivAra chor3A, sukha suvidhAe~ chor3I, moha-mAyA chor3I aura phira samAja ke zUdra, pIr3ita evaM dalita varga ke lie yaha kiyA, vaha kiyA / yajJa evaM balidAnoM se mUka pazu-pakSiyoM ke prANoM kI rakSA kI / mAnava hote hue bhI mUka pazu ke samAna nirIha jIvana bitAne vAle dAsoM kA uddhAra kiyA | mAtRjAti ko bhI pAtAlamukhI garta se ubAra kara use puruSoM ke samakakSa U~cAI para lAye / ukta lekhana meM mahAvIra ke janajAgaraNa rUpa karma kA svara mukharita hotA hai, unakI karuNA ke divya darzana hote haiM / maiM ina krAntivAdI lekhakoM kA hRdaya se svAgata evaM samAdara karatA hU~ / kintu zikAyata merI ina se bhI hai / maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki yaha varNana asatya hai yA anAvazyaka hai / merI zatapratizata ukta vidhA ke lekhana ke sAtha sahamati hote hue bhI maiM kahatA hU~ 'yaha bhI mahAvIra kI adhUrI tasavIra hai / ' mahAvIra yaha saba hai, para ina se pare aura gahare meM ve aura kucha bhI haiM / sAgara kI sakriya laharoM ko jo hama sAgara ke vakSa para nAcate, (45) -- Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uchalate-macalate, daur3ate dekha rahe haiM, ve hI sAgara nahIM haiM / sAgara inake andara gaharAI meM hai, jisameM se ye udvelita ho rahI haiM / mahAvIra sAgara haiM, kevala taraMga nahIM haiM / mahAvIra krAntikArI haiM, ThIka hai; mahAvIra samAja sudhAraka haiM, ThIka hai / ApakA yaha saba svIkAra hai, kyoMki vaha asatya nahIM hai / parantu meharabAno ! isase pare kucha aura bhI to dekho, use bhI yathA zakti citrita kro| yadi usa svarUpa ko citrita nahIM kara pAye to mahAvIra kA citra adhUrA raha jAyegA / ve kevala itihAsa kI eka ghaTanA banakara raha jAyeMge | zAzvatatA jaisI koI sthiti mahAvIra ke pAsa nahIM rahegI / ubhayamukhI jIvana-krAnti ke pratIka mahAvIra ___ mahAvIra ubhayamukhI jIvana-krAnti ke pratIka haiM / ve andara meM parama ananta vItarAgI haiM | saMsAra ke sukha-du:kha unheM Akula nahIM kara sakate, rAga dveSa ke bar3e-se-bar3e prasaMga unheM vikSubdha nahIM kara sakate / ata: mahAvIra vItarAga pahale haiM, aura tIrthaMkara bAda meM | unhoMne pahale pAne kA prayatna kiyA aura dene kA bAda meM / pAne vAlA hI to dene vAlA bana sakatA hai / khAlI jholI meM se bhalA kyA diyA jA sakatA hai ? ata: mahAvIra ke antaraMga ke vikAsa kA, nirvikAratA kA, parama vItarAga bhAva kA nirUpaNa itanA Avazyaka hai, ki hama use eka kSaNa ke lie bhI chor3akara yA upekSita kara eka kadama Age nahIM cala sakate / yaha mahAvIra zAzvata evaM sanAtana hai | jaina darzana kI bhASA meM Adi ananta mahAvIra hai | yaha mahAvIra svayaMbhU hai, svayaM meM svayaM saMbhUta hai | yaha kisI kAla vizeSa, deza vizeSa, paristhiti vizeSa yA pariveza vizeSa kI upaja nahIM hai, jise hama itihAsa kA cazmA lagAkara aDhAI hajAra varSa pUrva ke atIta ke andhakAra meM talAzate phirate haiM, purAnI pothiyoM ke panne ulaTate-palaTate rahate haiM, pAsa-par3osa ke tatkAlIna dharmoM evaM paMthoM kI gavAhiyA~ ikaTThI karake kAgajoM ke Dhera para Dhera lagAte jA rahe haiN| kevala vItarAga nahIM, tIrthaMkara bhI sAtha hI yaha bhI dhyAna meM rakhane jaisA hai, ki ve kevala vItarAga hI nahIM, tIrthaMkara bhI haiM, tIrthaMkara arthAt tIrtha kA kartA / bAhara meM usakI A~kheM banda nahIM haiM / vaha tatkAlIna dharma evaM samAja ke gale-sar3e niyamoM kA, (46) Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rItirivAjoM kA, paraMparAoM kA mUlataH ucchedana karatA hai, yathA kAla parimArjana evaM pariSkAra karatA hai, aura kucha sarvathA naye nIti niyamoM kI sthApanA bhI karatA hai / vaha dharatI para nIti niyamoM kI eka naI sRSTi racanevAlA brahmA hai, upayogI evaM janahitocita vyavasthAoM kA saMrakSaNa karanevAlA viSNu hai, aura anyAya, atyAcAra tathA anAcAra para AdhArita evaM kAlAtIta hone ke kAraNa nirjIva evaM niSprANa maraNonmukha - paraMparAoM kA dhvaMsa karane vAlA rudra bhI hai / AcArya umAsvAta ke zabdoM meM mahAvIra kA arthasUtra hI hai - 'utpAda - vyaya - dhauvyayuktaM sat / ' jo dhruva hai, phira bhI navIna ke utpAda aura purAtana ke vinAza se hara kSaNa yukta hai, vahI sat hai, arthAta satya hai / sAmayika tIrthaMkaratva mahAvIra kA yahI sAmayika tIrthaMkaratva hai, jo aMga, vaMga, kaliMga, magadha, videha kauzala, pAMcAla, sauvIra, sindhu, kurujanapada Adi dezoM meM dUra- sudUra tIsa varSa taka hajAroM bhikSu aura bhikSuNiyoM ko sAtha lie ghUmatA hai, dharma ke nAma para vihita yajJa - yAjJAdi kI hiMsA kA virodha karatA hai, zUdroM evaM nAriyoM ke khoye hue Atma vizvAsa ko jagAtA hai, aura ghoSaNA karatA hai ege AyA / ' arthAt vizva kI saba AtmAe~ eka haiM, eka svarUpa haiM / brAhmaNa ho, yA zUdra ho, ardha ho yA anArya ho, svadezI ho yA paradezI ho, strI ho yA puruSa ho, saba AtmAe~ binA kisI bhedabhAva ke apanA AdhyAtmika evaM sAmAjika vikAsa kara sakate haiM / samagra mAnavajAti eka hai egA maNussAI / ' * andara se akriya to bAhara se sakriya mahAvIra andara meM akriya haiM, to bAhara meM sakriya haiM / andara pUrNa akartAvItarAga haiM, to bAhara meM itane tUphAnI kartA ki kucha pUcho mata / andara meM nitti nArAyaNa haiM, kisI se kucha lenA denA nahIM hai unheM, kintu bAhara meM itane adhika karmalipta haiM ki vizvamaMgala kI nava yojanAoM ko dina-rAta sthApita karane meM lage haiM / aneka bAra satkarma karane vAloM ko, prazaMsA se utsAhita karate haiM to aneka bAra pathabhraSTa logoM kI sArvajanika pratAr3anA bhI karate haiM, phira bhI adara meM eka rasa haiM, eka rUpa haiM, nindAstuti se pare / nirvANa ke samaya do dina kA upavAsa hote hue bhI unhoMne lagAtAra solaha prahara taka divya vANI kI dhArApravAhita kI hai / itanA mahAn karmayogI dUsarA kauna milegA / (47) Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virodhAbhAsa bhI mahAvIratva aneka prasaMga aise haiM, unakI kathanI aura karanI meM virodhAbhAsa milatA hai / eka ora kahate rahe, pAnI kI eka bU~da meM asaMkhyAta prANI haiM, dUsarI ora gaMgA jaisI mahAnadiyoM ko uttara se dakSiNa meM aura dakSiNa se uttara meM hajAroM bhikSubhikSuNiyoM ke sAtha pAra karate rahe haiM / eka ora tilatuSa mAtra parigraha se bhI inkAra, sarvathA nagna nirAvaraNa tana hai / to dUsarI ora svarNa siMhAsana para baiThe haiM, zira para tIna-tIna chatra haiM, cAmara Dhula rahe haiM hajAroM patAkAe~ phaharA rahI haiM, dundubhi baja rahI haiM, puSpa vRSTi ho rahI hai / kitanA adbhuta virodhAbhAsa se bharA jIvana hai mahAvIra kA / mai kahatA hU~, yaha virodhAbhAsa na ho to vaha mahAvIra kaisA, tIrthaMkara kaisA ? Aja ke kucha saMpradAyavAdI paMDita kucha AcArI zabdoM ko tor3a maror3a kara, Thoka pITakara ukta virodhAbhAsa ko milane meM lage haiM, aura isake lie itanA asatya kA Dhera lagAyA jA rahA hai ki usake nIce mahAvIra kA vAstavika svarUpa hI ghanAcchanna ho rahA hai / para, unheM kyA patA ki yaha virodhAbhAsa hai, virodha nahIM / virodha jaisA jhalakatA hai Upara meM, kintu andara meM kahIM koI virodha nahIM hai / vyartha hI sampradAyoM ke kucakra cala rahe haiM, aura mahAvIra ko apanI-apanI sAmpradAyika matAndha mAnyatAoM ke anurUpa vitrita kiyA jA rahA hai / yaha saba bhraSTAcAra hai, kyoM ki janatA ke samakSa mahAvIra ko mahAvIra ke rUpa meM nahIM, apitu apane matakalpita rUpoM meM dikhAyA ja rahA hai / parantu Aja kI prabuddha janatA ko kaba taka bhulAve meM rakhA jA sakatA hai ? mahAvIra caturmukhI Aja jo jainadharma niSkriya hai, pichar3A huA hai, usa kA kAraNa mahAvIra kA Adarza nahIM hai / apitu vaha mithyA Adarza hai, jo madhyakAla meM matAndha saMpradAyoM ne nirdhArita kiyA hai / mahAvIra caturmukhI brahmA haiM, svayaM jainoM kI hI samavasaraNa meM sthita mahAvIra ke sambandha meM yaha mAnyatA hai / Aja bhI aneka caumukhI purAnI pratimAe~ milatI haiM, jo usa rUpa kI sAkSI haiM / artha hai, mahAvIra kI dRSTi caturdik hai / isa rUpa kA samanvayavAda meM hI janamaMgala ke bIja sAgara andara meM bahuta gaharAI meM zAnta hai, nizcala hai, nistaraMga hai, (48) Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kintu Upara meM lAkhoM lAkha taraMgeM jidhara dekho udhara hI uchalatI haiM, nAcatI haiM / sAgara andara meM mauna hai, kintu bAhara meM dina-rAta avirAma garjatA rahatA hai / vRkSa andara meM jar3oM ke rUpa meM sthira hai, nizceSTa hai, kintu bAhara meM pavana ke jhakoroM ke sAtha zAkhAe~ jhUma rahI haiM, patte khar3akhar3A rahe haiM, lagatA hai vRkSa nAca rahA hai, zAkhAoM ke saikar3oM hAtha phailAe / mahAvIra kI sthiti yahI duharI sthiti hai / vaha vItarAga haiM isalie akartA haiM, aura tIrthaMkara haiM isalie kartA haiM / mahAvIra kA yaha ubhayamukhI Adarza apanAne kI Aja mahatI AvazyakatA hai, Aja ke kucha samAja aura rASTra dharma ke nAma para sarvathA niSkriya hote jA rahe haiM / dUsarI ora vijJAna tathA krAnti ke nAma para anargala aMdhA tUphAna cala rahA hai, jisameM mAnavatA kI jar3eM hI ukhar3I jA rahI haiM / AvazyakatA hai dharma aura vijJAna ke, adhyAtma aura krAnti ke yathocita samanvaya kI, mahAvIra ke isa samanvayavAda meM hI janamaMgala ke bIja chipe haiM / unheM aMkurita karane kI apekSA hai| samaya kI pukAra hai, unheM jaldI se jaldI aMkurita kiyA jAe / jUna 1975 (49) Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana anivArya hai Aja kA yuga parivartana kA yuga hai / parivartana A kara dhakkA de rahA hai, dvAra khaTakhaTA rahA hai, parantu purAnI pIr3hI daravAjA kholakara usakA harSa mudrA meM svAgata karane kI apekSA, dvAra banda kiye andara baiThI hai / andara bhI cupacApa na baiThakara use gAliyA~ para gAliyA~ diye jA rahI hai / yAda rakhiye isase kArya siddha hone vAlA nahIM hai / yadi hama svayaM prabuddha vicAroM ke sAtha isa parivartana ke svAgata ke liye svataH taiyAra nahIM hue to parivartana svataH AegA aura balapUrvaka AegA | kyoMki parivartana anivArya hai / kintu yadi aisA huA to hama prabhAva hIna ho jAyeMge / ataeva yadi hama yuga ko badalanA cAhate haiM to apane ko badaleM, yadi hama apane ko badalanA cAhate haiM to yuga parivartana ke sAtha caleM / Aja yuga parivartana ke sAtha kandhe se kandhA milA kara calane vAle hI siddhi aura saphalatA prApta kara sakate haiM / vikaTa samasyAe~ Aja ke yuga kI samasyAe~ bar3I vikaTa haiM / vizeSatayA Aja bhAratIya samAja ke samakSa garIbI, azikSA, bekArI, berojagArI, sAmAjika U~ca-nIcatA, sAmpradAyikatA, galata mAnyatAe~, nAnA kuprathAe~, kuNThAe~, rUDhiyA~ aura nAnA bhA~ti ke andhavizvAsa jaisI bar3I-bar3I vikaTa samasyAe~, surasA kI bhA~ti mu~ha phailAye hue nigalane ko taiyAra haiM / jarA cUke ki saba kucha samApta | bhAratIya samAja evaM dharma ko aisI bhayAvaha sthiti se bacAne ke lie hameM samAja aura tathA kathita dharma meM bahuta kucha parivartana evaM saMzodhana lAnA hogA / tabhI hama Aja ke isa vijJAna aura TeknolaoNjI ke yuga meM apane Apako surakSita rakha sakeMge, tabhI panapa aura phala-phUla skeNge| punarmUlyAMkana sampUrNa mAnava jAti ne aba taka jo sAMskRtika vikAsa kiyA hai, Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdhyAtmika dhArmika evaM sAmAjika unnati prApta kI hai, use spaSTa rUpa se samajhe binA tathA usakA punarmUlyAMkana kiye binA koI gati nahIM hai / Aja ke badalate hue pariprekSya meM nUtana saMskRti kA nirmANa aura purAtana mAnyatAoM kA saMzodhana kie binA kathamapi cArA nahIM calegA / navIna evaM purAtana kA saMgama gaMgA kA pravAha bahatA calA A rahA hai, bahatA calA A rahA hai / usameM jahA~ tahA~ sthAna-sthAna para naye-naye nadI-nada aura nAle A-Akara milate rahate haiM to gaMgA kA pravAha virATa aura vizAla rUpa meM pravahamAna rahatA hai, usakI pAvanatA usI prakAra banI rahatI hai / anyathA naye nadI, nada aura nAloM ke milana ke abhAva meM svayaM gaMgA kA pravAha bhI svalpa sA zUnya sA hokara sUkha sakatA hai aura registAna ke rUpa meM bU~da-bU~da sUkha sakatA hai / isI prakAra vRkSa kA mUla tanA aura pramukha - pramukha zAkhAe~ yathAvat rahane para bhI usake patra, puSpa aura phala Rtu ke anusAra badalate rahate haiM / purAne jhar3ate rahate haiM aura naye Ate rahate haiM / navIna aura purAtana ke isI saMgama se vRkSa kI zobhA hai / isa parivartana prakriyA ke abhAva meM vRkSa svayaM sUkhakara mAtra ThUMTha bana kara raha jAtA hai / kuNThAgrasta yuvA pIr3hI lekina Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI to kuNThAgrasta hai, kSubdha hai aura usakA Akroza saba kucha vinAza evaM vidhvaMsa karane para utArU hai / isI kA kupariNAma hai ki Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI kI adhikAMza zakti racanAtmaka kAryoM kI apekSA tor3a-phor3a aura vidhvaMsAtmaka kAryoM meM adhika vyakta ho rahI hai / isIliye parama AvazyakatA hai Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI ko ucita nirdeza evaM dizA bodha dene kI, use ucita kAryoM evaM yuga parivartana meM lagAne kI / yadi aisA ho sakA taba to samAja, rASTra aura vizva kA kalyANa, utthAna aura punarnirmANa ho sakegA / anyathA saba kucha andha rasAtala meM calA jAyegA / isIliye deza ke punarnirmANa aura deza kI pragati meM Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI ko eka mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karanI hai / (51) Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ joza ko hoza dekara calanA hogA ___ AdhunikatA ke pracAra aura prasAra ke sAtha-sAtha Aja purAtana aura jarjara mUlya TUTa rahe haiM, bikhara rahe haiM, unameM mahattvapUrNa mor3a A rahA hai / yaha parivartana kA Arambha hai / yuvA varga naye mUlyoM ke prati AsthAvAna hai, yaha bahuta acchI bAta hai| yuvA varga meM tUphAnI vega se bar3hane kI sahaja pravRtti hotI hI hai / mahattvAkAMkSAe~ aura svarNima svapna, yaha to una kA takAjA hai / Aja dAyitvahIna, vivekahIna aura siraphirA kaha kara yuvA varga kI AlocanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / TIkA TippaNI se samasyA kI Dora sulajhegI nahIM apitu vaha to aura bhI adhika ulajhegI / samasyA ko yadi sahaja DhaMga se sulajhAnA hai to purAtana vRddhavarga ko nUtana yuvApIr3hI ko sAtha lekara aura unake tUphAnI joza ko apane mUlyavAna anubhavoM kA hoza dekara calanA hogA / nae satya kA darzana samAja aura deza meM cale A rahe andhavizvAsoM, kurUdiyoM aura samAjavirodhI tatvoM ko dekha-dekha kara Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI meM vidroha kyoM na ho! nIce yadi bhayaMkara Aga jalatI ho, jvAlAe~ uTha rahI hoM to Upara rakhA huA dUdha kaba taka zAnta rahegA ? vaha to uphanegA hI aura bar3e joroM se uphanegA | usake uphAna aura tUphAna ko koI roka nahIM sakatA / Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI na to bhUta ko dekhatI hai aura na bhaviSya ko / vaha to hara vartamAna ke sAtha hai / bhUta kA ronA rone athavA bhaviSya kI svarNima kalpanAe~ karane se to vartamAna sudharegA nahIM | use sudhAranA hai to vartamAna meM hI bhUta evaM bhaviSya donoM ko sAkAra karanA hogA / purAne loga purAtana satya kA mIThA moha aura jhUThA bhrama pAle hue haiM / unheM isakA yugAnusArI punarmUlyAMkana karanA hI hogA | unheM yaha mIThA moha chor3a kara tathA jhUThA bhrama tor3a kara naye satya kA darzana aura svAgata karanA hI hogA / saMskAra aura pariSkAra atyAdhunikatAvAdI kucha loga kahate haiM ki hameM to sAMskRtika, AdhyAtmika, dhArmika, aura naitika dharAtala para punarnirmANa aura punarracanA karanI (52) Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| tabhI hama surakSita raha sakeMge / saba kucha miTA kara sarvathA nava racanA aura nava nirmANa honA cAhie / aisA kahanA bhI nirI mUrkhatA hai / nava racanA evaM nava nirmANa to pUrNavidhvaMsa ke pazcAta hI huA karatA hai / bure ke sAtha acche kA vidhvaMsa to koI buddhimattA pUrNa kArya nahIM hogA / isalie hameM punarnirmANa aura punarracanA kI nahIM, saMskAra evaM pariSkAra kI AvazyakatA hai / hameM to purAtana kA pariSkAra karate hue usameM nUtana kA saMskAra karanA hai / hameM purAtana ko nUtana se aura nUtana ko purAtana se sajAnA hai / purAtana meM jo zreSTha hai, satya hai, use svIkAra karake zeSa kA nava saMskAra nava nirmANa karanA hI vartamAna yugabodha aura svastha evaM sahI parivartana hai / mahAvIra zatAbdI ke sandarbha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI to apane yuga meM yahI saba kucha kiyA thA / unhoMne apanI dharma saMsthApanA ke samaya pariSkAra saMskAra Adi bahuta kucha kiyA thA / tabhI to jaina dharma Aja taka usI prakAra sthira aura zAzvata raha sakA hai, anyathA kabhI kA samApta ho gayA hotA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne pahale se cale A rahe dharma ko, pArzvaparamparA ko jyoM kA tyoM aise hI svIkAra nahIM kara liyA / unhoMne usameM yugAnukUla anekAneka saMskAra aura pariSkAra kie, bahuta kucha parivartana aura saMzodhana kie, taba jAkara usakA bilkula nayA zAzvata rUpa svIkAra kiyA / Aja samaya kI pukAra aura yuga kI mA~ga hai ki mahAvIra nirvANa kI isa paccIsavIM zatAbdI ke saMdarbha meM hama parivartana kI ina naI dizAoM, naI AhaToM aura naI sambhAvanAoM ko dekheM, suneM aura cintana kI gaharI dRSTi se unakA punarmUlyAMkana karate hue AcaraNa ke kSetra meM le AyeM / A~kheM kholakara dekho, parakho, karo na banda buddhi ke dvAra | chinna-bhinna kara do tamasAvRta rUr3hivAda kA kArAgAra || julAI 1975 (53) Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zabda nahIM, karma Aja ke insAna kI jIbha itanI adhika lambI ho gaI hai ki kucha pUcho nahIM / aura yaha lambAI nirantara bar3hatI hI jA rahI hai | kahA~ hai isakI sImA-rekhA ? kucha patA hI nahIM hai kisI ko ! AdikAla se pazuoM kI jIbha lambI rahI hai / kuttoM kI jIbha bAhara meM lapalapAtI rahatI hai / aura bhI aneka pazu haiM, jinakI jIbha bAhara meM lapakatI rahatI hai, usameM se lAra TapakatI rahatI hai / parantu pazuoM kI isa lambI jIbha se kucha khatarA nahIM hai / vaha mUka hai / yadi kabhI vaha lambI jIbha mukhara hotI bhI hai to kucha bhauMka letI hai, kucha reMka letI hai, aura basa / kintu insAna kI jIbha jaba se lambI huI hai, dharatI kI zAnti caupaTa ho gaI hai | lambI jIbha vAle parivAra meM haiM to parivAra ko, samAja meM haiM to samAja ko aura rASTra meM haiM to rASTra ko naraka banAe hue haiM | mahAkAlI kI taraha lambI jIbha lapalapAte hue raktapipAsu jIva kaba, kyA nayA tUphAna khar3A kara deMge, mahAbhArata kA dRzya upasthita kara deMge, kucha patA nahIM / eka yuga thA kabhI, jaba AdamI bolane se pahale hitAhita socatA thA, aura bAda meM bolatA thA / hitAhita kI yathocita u~TI karane ke bAda jo janahita meM hotA usI kI abhivyakti jihvA se hotI thI, vaha bhI saMkSepa meM, sUtrarUpa meM | vAkpAta ko vIryapAta se bhI adhika hAnikara samajhA jAtA thA / unakA vaha sUtra thA - "vAkpAto hi vIryapAtAd garIyAn / " eka yuga vaha bhI thA kabhI, jaba AdamI pahale to nahIM soca pAtA thA | bolane kA kyA pariNAma hogA ? pahale to nahIM dekha pAtA thA, parantu bolane ke bAda avazya kucha socatA thA ki yaha to ThIka nahIM bolA gayA / yaha nahIM kahanA (54) Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhie thA / yadi isa bAta ko isa taraha badalakara kahatA to acchA hotA / galata yA galataDhaMga se bAta kahane para use pachatAvA hotA thA ! kamAna se tIra chUTane ke bAda aba kyA heraphera ho sakatA hai, yaha satya hai, phira bhI yadi kucha samajha A jAe, galatI ko galatI ke rUpa meM mahasUsa kara le, to ThIka hI hai / dera se hI sahI, jagA to / dera to huI, kintu Akhira taka aMdhera to nahIM huA / prakAza kI kiraNa phUTI to sahI / parantu Aja ke yuga ke sambandha meM kyA kahU~ Aja kA AdamI to na bolane se pahale kucha socatA hai aura na bolane ke bAda / mujhe to lagatA hai, Aja kA AdamI bolatA nahIM hai, insAna kI bolI meM bhauMkatA hai yA reMkatA hai / kyA hI acchA hotA, yaha bhauMkanA yA reMkanA jAnavara kI bolI meM hotA | ___vANI kA apavyaya yA durvyaya jitanA Aja ho rahA hai, mujhe to nahIM lagatA ki jJAta itihAsa ke pRSThoM para atIta meM kabhI itanA huA ho / manuSya kI jihvA para sarasvatI kA nivAsa batAyA thA kabhI bhArata ke manISI pUrvajoM ne"jihvAgre ca srsvtii|' sarasvatI jJAna kI pavitra devI hai / kheda hai, bolane ke nAmapara anargala pralApa karane vAle loga sarasvatI kA kitanA pracaNDa apamAna kara rahe haiM / vANI kI devI sarasvatI ke sammAna meM likhA gayA vaha sUtra Aja kahA~ raddI kI TokarI meM pheMka diyA gayA hai, jisameM likhA thA ki manuSya ko mauna rahanA cAhie | atIva Avazyaka sthiti meM bolanA hI ho to satya bolanA cAhie | aura vaha satya bhI hita ho, sAtha hI mita bhI / hita kA artha hai janakalyANa aura mita kA artha hai alpa se alpa zabdoM meM / janahita ke nAma para Aye dina ghaMToM-paharoM belagAma upadeza jhAr3anA bhArata kI prAcIna saMskRti ko abhISTa nahIM hai / bhArata ke purAne guruoM kA to kahanA hai 'manuSya kA pavitra evaM ucca jIvana hI usakI vANI honA cAhie | use jaise koI dekhe aura basa tatkAla tadanusAra karma meM laga jAe vaha darzaka manuSya / ' yaha hai jIvana hI vANI hone kA artha | isIlie hamAre yahA~ deva, guru ke rUpa meM mahApuruSoM ke darzana karane kI dharma paramparA hai / prathama darzana hai / darzana se hI samAdhAna ho jAnA cAhie / "gurostu maunaM vyAkhyAnaM, ziSyAstu cchinnsNshyaaH|" saghana AvaraNa se AvRtta cetanA vAle kA yadi kucha samAdhAna na ho, to darzana ke anantara zravaNa kA nambara AtA hai / hamArI saMskRti karma kI saMskRti hai / yahA~ kA sajjana kahA jAnevAlA kisI ke abhISTa hita ke prazna kA uttara vANI se nahIM hita saMpAdana ke Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpa meM hI detA thA / isI saMdarbha meM mahAkavi kAlidAsa ne kabhI kahA thA - "pratyuktaM hi praNamiSu satAmIpsitArtha kriyaiv|" apane snehI janoM kI icchita kAmanA kA pUrA kiyA jAnA hI sajjanoM kA uttara hotA hai / - hRdaya vedanA se bhara jAtA hai ki Aja ye saba bAteM kahA~ havA ho gii| Aja karma para nahIM, vANI para bala diyA jAtA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM Aja kA AdamI khAlI garjane vAlA megha hai, varSane vAlA nahIM / zreSTha megha vaha hai jo garajatA nahIM, barasatA hai / madhyamamegha bhI acchA hai jo jora se garajatA hai to jora se barasatA bhI hai / para Aja samasyA to una meghoM kI hai, jo garaja-garaja kara kAnoM ko baharA banAte jA rahe haiM, kintu nidAgha se tapta pyAsI dharatI ke lie pAnI kI eka bUMda bhI nahIM TapakAte / Aja ke rAjanItika evaM dhArmika Andolana eka bhISaNa vAtyAcakra meM ulajha gae haiM | Aja ke kucha dharmaguru, to guru nahIM, sIdhe bhagavAna hI bana gae haiN| aura dezoM kA mujhe patA nahIM, bhArata meM to bhagavAnoM kI bhIr3a laga gaI hai / ye bhagavAna pravacana maMca para se cIkhate cillAte Aye dina ghoSaNA karate haiM ki hama vizva kA kalyANa kareMge / rAjyazAsana se kucha nahIM hogaa| vaha bhautika hai| adharma para AdhArita hai | vijJAna bhI sarvanAza kA hetu hai / kisI se kucha nahIM hogA / hama dharma guru hI vizva kA kalyANa kara sakate haiN| hamAre mana meM vizva meM phailatI jA rahI hiMsA kA, anIti kA asahya darda hai / aura isa darda se karAhate hue kucha bhagavAn to vizva kalyANa kI ghora garjanA ke svara meM videzoM ko bhAge jA rahe haiN| bhArata meM unakI nAka ke nIce kitane jaghanya aparAdha ho rahe haiM / kitanI hatyA, lUTamAra, zarAbakhorI, vyabhicAra, tor3aphor3a, vigraha, sAmpradAyika saMgharSa Adi kI Aye dina hajAroM paTanAeM ho rahI haiN| ye saba hamAre pApAcAra hamAre vizvoddhAraka bhagavAnoM ko nahIM dikhAI dete, unheM dikhAI dete haiM, hajAroM hajAra mIla dUra jApAna, phrAnsa, iMglaiNDa aura amarIkA Adi ke pApAcAra| lagatA hai ina bhagavAnoM kI dUra kI najara to ThIka hai, pAsa kI najara ThIka nahIM hai| do-cAra raTeraTAe ghisepiTe lacchedAra bhASaNoM se vizva kI kAyApalaTa kara dene ke svapna dekhanevAle ye masIhA jarA apane girebAna meM najara DAlakara dekha lete to Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acchA hotA ki Apake dvArA yahA~ kitanA jana-kalyANa huA hai, janatA kI kitanI kAyApalaTa huI hai / lokokti hai 'apanI A~kha kA zahatIra dikhAI nahIM detA, dUsaroM kI A~kha kA tinakA aMdhere meM bhI dikhAI detA hai / ' rAta Atma vikatthana kA bhayaMkara roga lagA hai hamArI vANI ko / dina 'ahaM - ahaM' kA svara gU~jatA rahatA hai / 'maiM' ke darda ne Aja mAnava kI sahaja vinamra cetanA ko mAra kara Dhera kara diyA hai / Aja kise par3I hai samAja kI, deza aura dharma kI / basa, eka 'maiM' kI par3I hai, jisake phalasvarUpa mAnava pAgala kutte kI taraha dizAhIna daur3a rahA hai / maharSi vyAsa ne Atma prazaMsA ko, bhale hI vaha prazaMsA satya hI kyoM na ho, AtmahatyA ke samAna kahA hai / yaha ThIka hai ki apane sva ko garimA dene kI manuSya ke mana kI eka cirantana bhUkha hai / mujhe isa para khAsa Apatti bhI nahIM hai / merI Apatti hai isa bhUkha kI anargalatA para / 'apane mu~ha miyA~ miTThU banane kI bhI to koI sImA honI cAhie na ? rAjanIti kA kSetra bhI Aja vANI ke dvArA itanA gaMdA ho rahA hai, ki kucha pUcho nahIM / jidhara dekho udhara netAoM kI aura pArTiyoM kI bADha AI huI hai / mana meM nahIM, vANI meM dezoddhAra kA, bhAratIya saMskRti kA lokataMtra kA aura na mAlUma kisa-kisa kA kyA kyA darda hai ki cAroM ora zora maca rahA hai cIkhane cillAne kA / kabhI-kabhI akhabAroM kI surkhiyA~ par3ha letA hU~ to antarmana glAni se bhara jAtA hai ki kucha pUcho nahIM / itane jhUThe, bebuniyAda Aropa rASTra ke U~ce AsanoM para lagAe jAte haiM ki sAdhAraNa janatA vibhrama meM par3a jAtI hai / eka jabAMdarAja netA apane lage baMdhe piTTuoM meM yoM hI koI eka aphavAha chor3a detA hai. aura piTThU veda-maMtra kI taraha sasvara pATha karate hue use le daur3ate haiM janatA meM / isa taraha acche-se-acche jana nAyakoM kI tasvIroM ko gaMdA kiyA jA rahA hai, unake vyaktitva kI bhavya pratimAoM ko tor3A jA rahA hai / aura saba bhraSTAcArI haiM, deza ko barbAda karane vAle haiM, yadi koI dUdha ke dhule sadAcArI haiM, to basa, hama do aura hamAre do / jana-kalyANa ke nAma para, bhraSTAcAra miTAne ke nAma para uttejanAtmaka bhASaNa hote haiM, maryAdAhIna nAre lagate haiM, aura phira zuru ho jAtA hai- tor3aphor3a, Dhele patthara, AgajanI, hatyA aura lUTamAra kA silasilA / aura phira calane lagatI haiM, lAThiyA~ aura goliyA~ / janatA meM se kucha anajAna niraparAdha mara jAte haiM aura netA zAnadAra hoTaloM meM yA apane pArTI bhavanoM meM Ananda se garma cAya evaM kaoNphI kI cuskiyA~ lete haiM, bhaviSya meM isase (57) Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI adhika bhISaNa uttejanAtmaka yojanAoM ko mUrtarUpa dene kI parikalpanAoM ke vyAmoha meM / cAhe dharmaguru hoM, cAhe rAjanItika netA hoM, janakalyANa bhASaNoM kI bhISaNa garjanAoM aura anargala nAroM se nahIM hogA / vaha hogA, janakalyANa kA racanAtmaka mArga apanAne se / dhvaMsa ke upakramoM se sRjana nahIM, dhvaMsa hI hotA hai| janatA meM jAie, cupacApa mauna bhAva se pIr3ita janatA kI jo bana sake, sevA kIjie / phUla meM sugandha hogI, to bhramaroM kI ToliyA~ apane Apa Akara gunagunAne lageMgI / hUjUme bulabula huA camana meM kiyA jo gula ne jamAla paidA / kamI nahIM kadradA~ kI ' akabara, kare to koI kamAla paidA || agasta 1975 (58) Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antar meM zubha bhAvanA ke bIja bote rahie kriyA kA mUla :bhAvanA __ bAhara meM parilakSita hone vAlI pratyeka kriyA kA mUla bhAvanA meM hai / zarIra aura vANI kI kriyAe~, ceSTAe~ apane Apa meM na zubha haiM, na azubha haiM / kyoMki zarIra aura vANI jar3a haiM | jar3a kI kriyA jar3a hI rahatI hai, sacetana nhiiN| ata: ye kriyAe~ bandha kI hetu nahIM hotIM / bandha ke lie inake mUla meM hone vAlI zubha yA azubha koI-na-koI bhAvanA apekSita hai / bhAvanA, vRtti, pariNati, pariNAma evaM adhyavasAya saba eka hI artha ke dyotaka haiM / hama yahA~ spaSTatA ke lie 'bhAvanA' zabda kA prayoga kara rahe haiN| azubha aura zubha bhAvanA vyakti ke antarmana meM bhAvanA supta par3I rahatI hai | anekAneka janmoM se usakA nirmANa hotA AtA hai / vyakti kI cetanA ne kabhI koI galata dizA pakar3a lI to vaha kAphI dUra taka azubha ke rUpa meM pravAhita hotI calI jAtI hai / aura yaha azubha bhAvanA mAnavatA kA adha:patana kara detI hai | kintu cetanA jaba kabhI sahI dizA pakar3a letI hai, to vaha kAphI dUra taka janma janmAntaroM taka zubha bhAvanA ke rUpa meM pravahamAna hotI rahatI hai | yaha zubha bhAvanA mAnavatA kA utthAna, vikAsa evaM UrdhvamukhIkaraNa kara detI hai / mAnava hI kyA, pratyeka prANI kA utthAna tathA patana, vikAsa tathA hAsa usakI apanI andara meM taraMgita hone vAlI zubha yA azubha bhAvanAoM para avalaMbita hai | do pratIka cetanA kI zubhAzubha bhAvanAoM se nirmita hone vAle do jagatprasiddha (59) Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhAzubha vyaktitva rAma aura rAvaNa haiM, ye kevala itihAsa ke do vyakti hI nahIM, apitu zubhAzubha rUpa zAzvata satya ke do pratIka haiM / eka prakAza hai to dUsarA andhakAra, eka devatva kI jyoti hai, to dUsarA dAnavatA kI pratimUrti hai / rAma aura rAvaNa kA nirmANa kevala eka janma kI, usI janma kI prakriyA nahIM hai| rAmatva aura rAvaNatva ke nirmANa kI AdhArabhUmi, jo cira atIta se banatI A rahI thI, vaha thI unakI bhAvanA, jise darzana kI bhASA meM saMskAra kaha sakate haiM / durbhAvanA , viSavRkSa athavA jalatA huA sphuliMga vyakti kI cetanA kaba, kaise aura kyA rUpa le le, kauna sI dizA pakar3a le, isa sambandha meM bahuta sajaga rahane kI apekSA hai | jaba bhI koI galata bhAva mana meM ubhare, tatkAla use bAhara nikAla pheMkanA cAhie / bAta apane meM kitanI hI choTI kyoM na ho, usakI upekSA niSiddha hai / "are isameM kyA hai? koI bAta nahIM, mAmUlI sA prazna hai ! yoM hI jarA mana idhara udhara khisaka gayA hai " - kitanI hI bAra aisI hI kucha zabdAvalI kA prayoga kara vyakti jhUThA Atma santoSa pA letA hai, apanA kSaNika samAdhAna kara letA hai / parantu bhaviSya meM isakA kitanA bhayaMkara pariNAma AtA hai ? isa ora gaMbhIratA ke sAtha lakSya nahIM diyA jAtA / viSavRkSa kA nanhAsA aMkura bhI upekSaNIya nahIM hai, dekhA jAyegA, karate karate eka dina vaha virATa vRkSa bana sakatA hai | Aga kI nanhI sI cinagArI kabhI acAnaka havA kA jhoMkA pAkara dAvAnala bana sakatI hai / dAvAnala banI ki phira kAbU se bAhara | pahAr3oM para bana meM Aga lagI dekhI hai / garmI ke dinoM meM bAMsoM ke paraspara gharSaNa se eka sphuliMga camakA aura Aga phailanI zurU ho gayI / phira to vana mahInoM hI jalatA rahatA hai | yahI sthiti azubha bhAvanA kI hai / kAma, krodha, mada, lobha, ghRNA, dveSa Adi kI sAdhAraNa sI ghaTanA se hI kabhI kabhI durbhAvanA kA vaha sphuliMga prajvalita ho jAtA hai, jo bhaviSya meM phaila kara dUra dUra taka parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra Adi ko dhvasta-vidhvasta karatA calA jAtA hai| rAmAyaNa kAla kI mahArAnI kaikeyI ke mana meM putramoha ke kAraNa eka kSudra svArtha kI vRtti paidA huI, aura usane ayodhyA ke mahAna raghuvaMza kA citra hI badala kara rakha diyaa| rAvaNa ke mana meM sItA ke lie vAsanA kA eka aisA viSa-aMkura paidA huA ki usane mahAna rAkSasa jAti ko miTTI meM milA diyA / draupadI ke dvArA ajJAnavaza majAka meM kahA huA vaha eka do zabdoM kA durvacana hI thA, jisane duryodhana ke mana ko ghAyala kara diyA / pariNAma kyA huA ? Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "" mahAbhArata kA itihAsa Aja bhI usakA sAkSI hai, isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA hara AcaraNa se pUrva viveka vicAra Avazyaka hai / " astu, hara kSaNa sajaga rahie / vartamAna meM sAdhAraNa-sI dikhane vAlI durbhAvanA hI bhaviSya meM na jAne kaba bhayaMkara rUpa le le, sarvanAza kA kAraNa bana jAe / sadbhAvanA banAma satkarma kA anumodana zubha bhAvanA kI bhI yahI sthiti hai / apane mana ko zubha bhAvanA se nirantara bhAvita rakhie 1 mana ko nirantara koI-na-koI zubha saMkalpa dete rhie| satkarma svayaM karane kA vicAra kIjie, yathA prasaMga dUsaroM se karAne kA bhI bhAva rakhie | aura yadi karane karAne jaisI sthiti na ho to, mahAvIra kahate haiM, dUsaroM ko satkarma karate dekha yA sunakara usakA anumodana hI kIjie, usake lie sarala hRdaya se prasannatA hI anubhava kIjie / mahAna hai vaha vyakti jisake mana meM satkarma kA koI zubha saMkalpa utpanna huA hai, usase bhI mahAna hai vaha jo apane saMkalpa ko dIrghAyu banAtA hai, use karma kA rUpa detA hai aura vaha usase bhI mahAna hai, jo svayaM satkarma karatA hai, sAtha hI dUsaroM karAtA bhI hai / anyathA kucha loga hote haiM, jo svayaM to sevAdi kAryoM ke lie dAnAdi kara lete haiM / parantu jaba unase kahA jAtA hai ki jarA sAtha calie, dUsare sAthiyoM ko bhI preraNA dIjie, tAki hamArI AvazyakatA kI ThIka-ThIka pUrti ho jAe, to jhaTa inakAra kara dete haiM ki " nA bhAI, hama se yaha nahIM hogA, hameM to jo karanA thA, kara diyA, hama dUsaroM ke pAsa nahIM jAe~ge / " unheM yaha patA nahIM ki ve isa taraha inakAra karake zubha kI puNya kI vizAla hotI dhArA ko avaruddha kara rahe haiM, prApta puNya ko bhI kSINa kara rahe haiM, use malina banA rahe haiM / karane se karAnA muzkila loga kahate haiM karAnA sahaja hai, karanA muzkila hai / maiM kahatA hU~ satkarma ke kSetra meM yadi sahI jAyajA liyA jAe to karanA sahaja hai, karAnA muzkila hai / karAne ke lie dUsaroM ko preraNA dene meM, unheM utsAhita karane meM eka prakAra se unake vyaktitva ko ubhArA jAtA hai, ullasita kiyA jAtA hai, jo prAya: sAdhAraNa vyakti ke ahaMkAra ko pasaMda nahIM hotA / ataH Amataura para vyakti dAnAdi satkarma svayaM to kara lete haiM kintu dUsaroM ke pAsa jAkara sAdara (61) Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preraNApUrvaka kucha karAne se katarAte haiM, saMkoca karate haiM / satkarma kI zubha bhAvanA ko apane se Age bar3hakara dUsare vyaktiyoM meM bhI adhikAdhika tIvragati se pravAhita karate samaya kabhI-kabhI saMkoca ke rUpa meM prasphuTita hone vAlA jo vyakti kA kSudra ahaMkAra bAdhaka banatA hai, use sAhasa ke sAtha tor3a DAlanA cAhie / pramoda bhAvanA zubhabhAvanA kA vistAra isI prakAra dUsaroM ke dvArA kie jA rahe satkarmoM kI anumodanA evaM prazaMsA bhI zubhabhAvanA kA vistAra hai / yaha zrI umAsvAti evaM zrI haribhadra Adi AcAryoM kI bhASA meM pramoda bhAvanA hai / satkarma kahIM bhI aura kisI ke bhI dvArA ho rahA ho, binA kisI jAti, deza, paMtha evaM paramparA Adi se sambandhita pakSapAta ke, usakA muktamana evaM muktakaNTha se anumodana karanA, apane Apa meM, eka viziSTa puNya karma hai | bahuta se loga sukRtAnumodana kI ukta pavitra sAdhanA meM atIva durbala hote haiM | satkarmoM kI prazaMsA karate samaya unakI jihvA ko lakavA mAra jAtA hai | kyA majAla, kisI kI prazaMsA meM unake mu~ha se koI eka zabda bhI nikala jAe / sAdhAraNa se sAdhAraNa bhUloM ko bhI tUla dekara dUsaroM kI nindA karane meM ve ghaMToM gujAra deMge, kintu kisI ke acche se acche abhinaMdanIya guNoM kI prazaMsA ke lie do cAra minaTa bhI unake pAsa nahIM hote / isakA artha hai ki unakA kSudra mana ahaMkAra se grasta hai; ve hInabhAvanA se pIr3ita vyakti haiM | kintu unheM patA honA cAhie ki isa prakAra satkarma ke anumodana kA prasaMga milane para anumodana na karanA bhI eka pApa hai / astu, mahAna haiM ve vyakti, jo ukta pApa se bacate haiM aura yathA prasaMga sukRtAnumodana ke dvArA zubha bhAvanA ko vistAra dekara asIma puNya kA arjana karate haiM / tatkAla lAbha uThAie ahiMsA, satya, dayA, kSamA, sevA, upakAra Adi ke rUpa meM jaba bhI aura jo bhI koI prasaMga mile, bhale hI vaha kitanA hI alpa evaM nagaNya kyoM na ho, usakA tatkAla lAbha uThAnA cAhie | samaya bIta jAne para bAda meM kevala pachatAnA hI zeSa rahatA hai, aura kucha nahIM | satkarma ko kyA choTA, kyA bar3A ? mUla meM to vaha eka bhAva hai | bAhara meM use mUrtarUpa jaba bhI mila sake, dIjie, cUkie nahIM / yadi saMyogavaza abhI samaya sAtha nahIM de rahA hai, to usake lie (62) Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanA to antarmana meM barAbara karate rahie / Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM, yahA~ taka ki isa janma meM nahIM to agale janma meM kabhI na kabhI samaya mila hI jAegA | Astika darzanoM kI yahI eka sabase bar3I vizeSatA hai ki ve eka do janmoM para hI nahIM, ananta ananta janmoM para vizvAsa karate haiM / eka kSaNa ke lie prakaTa huA samyak darzana bhI bhavya AtmA ko eka dina nizcita hI paramAtmabhAva meM pahu~cA detA hai, bhale hI taba taka bhava bhramaNa meM ananta janma hI kyoM na lene par3eM / bhAvanA niSphala nahIM jAtI bhAvanA antara kI sacetana kriyA hai, vaha kabhI niSphala nahIM hotI / vaizAkha aura jyeSTha kI Aga ugalatI garamI aura jalatI dhUpa meM dharatI ke khule maidAnoM para dUra dUra taka hariyAlI najara nahIM AtI | jaba dekho taba dhUla hI ur3atI dikhAI detI hai / kintu ASAr3ha zrAvaNa meM varSA hote hI saba maidAna hare bhare ho jAte haiM, dharatI para ghAsa kI harI cAdara bicha jAtI hai / prazna hai yaha hariyAlI kahA~ se AtI hai? kyA AkAza ke meghoM se ? meghoM se to pAnI barasatA hai, hariyAlI nahIM / dharatI ke garbha meM pahale se par3e hue bIja hI varSA kA yoga pAkara aMkurita hote haiM, hariyAlI unhIM kI hai / ata: apane antarmana meM zubha bhAvoM ke bIja DAlate rahie | kabhI-na-kabhI suyoga pAkara ve satkarma ke rUpa meM aMkurita hoMge hI, isameM sandeha aura zaMkA ke lie aNuparamANu mAtra bhI sthAna nahIM sitambara 1975 (63) Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taruNa taruNa hai : sAhasa kI akhaMDa jyoti taruNa samAja kA navajIvana hai, rASTra kA mahAprANa | taruNa sAhasa kI dahakatI jvAlA hai, utsAha kA uddAma nirjhara / taruNa dharma kI dhurA kA dhAraka hai, saMskRti kA sandeza vAhaka / taruNa mAnava-prakRti ke upavana kA basanta hai, nirmANa kA ghaNTAnAda | taruNa kA tana miTTI kA nahIM vajra kA hai / sardI, garmI, varSA, dhUpa-chA~ha kI use kyA cintA ? pratikUla-se-pratikUla paristhiti bhI usake lie maMgala hai, varadAna hai | kauna hai use jo cunautI de ? vaha svayaM cunautI kA pAMcajanya bajAne nikala par3A hai, dharatI ke eka kSitija se dUsare kSitija taka / taruNa kA antarmana raMgAraMga indra dhanuSa / saghana megha meM camakane vAle jar3a prakRti ke indra dhanuSa ke raMgoM kI to gaNanA hai / parantu taruNa ke sacetana indra dhanuSI mana ke raMgoM ko koI gine to kahA~ taka ginegA ? hara raMga adbhuta ! hara raMga mohaka / andara meM koI jhA~ka le to sahasA cakita ho jAe, citra likhita ho jAe ki aho ho, kyA gajaba kI chaTA hai ! taruNa kA hRdayAkAza itanA vizAla evaM virATa ki prakRti kA eka AkAza kyA, asaMkhya AkAza usake eka kone meM samA jAe~ / taruNa kA tana U~cA hai, to usakA mana bhI U~cA hai | taruNa; saccA taruNa kabhI baunA nahIM hotA / vaha kisI kI kisI bhI gherAbaMdI meM nahIM AtA | vaha taruNa hI kyA, jo yoM hI kisI kA kabhI kaidI ho jAe / taruNa kA karma-ratha dig-diganta taka daur3atA hai ! kauna haiM vaha bAdhA, kauna hai vaha vighna, jo taruNa ke karma-ratha kI gati ko roka de yA lakSya se idhara udhara kahIM mor3a de | zakti aura sAhasa kA dUsarA nAma hI to taruNa hai / bastI-bastI jaMgala-jaMgala gAtA jAe banajArA / kaThina se kaThina paristhiti meM bhI dRr3ha utsAha evaM vizvAsa ke sAtha ha~sate khilakhilAte-muskarAte kAma karate rahanA hI to taruNAI hai / (64) Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taruNa hara kSaNa ha~satA hai, muskarAtA hai / sAkSAt mauta ke dAnava yamarAja ko dekhakara bhI usake mukha para ha~sI phUTa par3atI hai / kauna hai isa dharatI para, AkAza para jo use rulA de, A~khoM se do bU~da A~sU bahAne ko majabUra kara de / taruNa na kabhI rotA hai, na kabhI kisI ko rulAtA hai / usa kA kAma hai eka mAtra ha~sanA - ha~sAnA, sukha meM bhI, dukha meM bhI, jIvana meM bhI maraNa meM bhI / taruNa vaha jisakI dRSTi vizAla ho, vyApaka ho / jo apane vyaktigata vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko hI nahIM, apitu apane samAja, apane rASTra, apane dharma evaM apanI saMskRti ke vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko bhI ThIka taraha dekha sakatA ho / jo apane sukha-du:kha kI AvAja nahIM, dUsaroM ke sukha-duHkha kI AvAja sunatA hai, aura usake lie jUjhane ko, mara miTane ko taiyAra rahatA hai hara kSaNa, vahI vastuta: taruNa hai, yuvaka hai / yauvana isI kA nAma hai / javAnI isI ko kahate haiM / zakti hI nahIM, samaya para zakti kI sphUrti bhI apekSita hai, taraMgita yauvana ko / mana meM karuNA kI gaMgA bahe, vANI meM surabhita vacanoM ke phUla jhareM, aura hAtha pairoM meM karma kA vajra nirghoSa ho, to kahanA cAhie, vaha yuvA hai / yuvA zakti hI naraka ko svarga meM badala sakatI hai, kAMToM ko phUloM kA rUpa de sakatI hai| yuvaka kI hara bAta nirAlI, hara kAma anokhA / jo bhI hai, saba lAjavAba / taruNa kA jyotirmaya cintana satya ko andha vizvAsoM kI kArA se mukta karatA hai | taruNa-cetanA atIta ke khU~Te se nahIM ba~dha sakatI / vaha atIta ko khUba dabAkara chUtI hai, malatI hai, masalatI hai, aura jo usakA prANavAna rasa hai, use pI letI hai, rasahIna nirupayogI khalabhAga ko jora se thUka detI hai / taruNa - cetanA jar3a sthitizIla nahIM, apitu sajIva gatizIla hotI hai / nirantara ujjvala bhaviSya kI ora unmukha gatizIlatA hI vastutaH taruNAI hai / khataroM se bacakara calane vAlA nahIM, khataroM se Age bar3ha kara khelane vAlA hI taruNa hotA hai, taruNa kI manovRtti khilaMDI manovRtti hara kAma ha~sate-khelate / kaisA hI duHsambhava yA asambhava kAma ho, taruNa kA jozokharoza kabhI ThaMDA nahIM par3atA / jitanI adhika kaThinAI, utanI hI adhika taruNa kI sphUrti, dIpti / vaha khare sone ke samAna hara coTa para adhikAdhika camakatA jAtA hai / asaMbhavatA, nirAzA, khinnatA, udAsInatA jaise nirmAlya zabda taruNa ke (65) Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zabdakoSa meM kahIM hote hI nahIM / sambhava hai, coTa yA Thokara khAkara vaha kabhI kahIM gira bhI jAe, parantu tatkAla dhUla jhAr3akara phira khar3A ho jAtA hai vaha, nirdhArita karma-samara meM jUjhane ke lie | kitanA hI kAma ho, vaha dina bhara ke tana tor3a zrama ke bAda tAjAdama ha~satA huA jAtA hai bistara para sone ke lie / hArA thakA murde kI taraha nirjIva khATa para nahIM jA par3atA hai taruNa / prAta: kAla kSitija para sUraja kI sunahalI kiraNoM ke camakane se pUrva hI uTha khar3A hotA hai eka madabharI mastI kI aMgar3AI lete hue / bilkula tAjAdama / mana-mastiSka svaccha aura svastha / aura phira juTa par3atA hai Aja kA kAma Aja hI pUrA karane ke lie | Aja kA kAma kala para chor3e, vaha kaisA taruNa / hara subaha saphara, hara zAma saphara / taruNa kA jIvana karma hai aura karma hI jIvana hai / aura karma bhI aisA, jo dekhe dA~toM aMgulI dabA le, tadanurUpa svayaM bhI kucha karane kI preraNA le | taruNa vaha jo 'jyoti se jyoti jalAtA cle|' ___ taruNa samaya kI gati se, dhArA se kaTa kara dUra alaga thalaga par3A nahIM raha sktaa| vaha paramparA aura aparamparAgata sabhI jIvana-mUlyoM kA vicAra-paddhatiyoM kA sAMgopAMga vizleSaNa karatA hai, ciMtana kI kasauTI para ni:saMkoca bhAva se parIkSaNa karatA hai, aura jo unameM sajIva evaM sRjanazIla hoM, unako Adara ke sAtha jIvana meM utAratA hai, bhaviSya kI ora Age baDhAtA hai / aura jo nirjIva, niSprANa, anupayogI, samaya kI gati se pichar3I huI paddhatiyA~ haiM, prathAe~ haiM unheM nirdvandvabhAva se dhvasta kara dUra pheMka detA hai | taruNa na purAne se ba~dhatA hai, na nae se / na apanepana se ba~dhatA hai, na parAyepana se / usakA jIvanadarzana naye-purAne ke, apane-parAye ke bandhanoM se pare eka mAtra loka-maMgalakArI satya se sambandhita hotA hai / taruNa ko deha kI uphanatI garmI ke sAtha mana kI dahakatI garmI bhI apekSita hai / mana kI garmI, arthAt manana kI garmI | jIvana ke lie, jIvana ke navanirmANa ke lie jaise ThaMDA rakta ghAtaka hai, vaise hI ThaMDA cintana bhI ghAtaka hai / hA~, yaha zata-pratizata apekSita hai ki taruNAI kI garmI ko sahI dizA evaM sahI maryAdA mile / zarIra aura mana kI koI bhI garmI ho, yadi use sahI dizA evaM maryAdA mile to vaha dharatI para svarga kI avatAraNA kara sakatI hai / anyathA ... anyathA vaha akele vyakti ko hI nahIM, pUre samAja evaM rASTra ko bhI naraka kI ora Dhakela sakatI hai| Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ __ aba taka ke itihAsa ke jina kSaNajIvI kSaNoM ko amaratA milI hai, usake nirmAtA kAlajayI taruNa hI haiM / maryAdA puruSottama rAma bhara taruNAI meM prApta rAjya ko ThukarA kara nirjana vanoM kI ora cala par3ate haiM / phUloM se bhI adhika komalAMgI sItA mahakate yauvana meM. naMge pairoM kA~ToM bhare patha para pati kA anugamana karatI hai / karmayogI kRSNa taruNa hI haiM, jo kaMsa ke sAtha kaMsa ke atyAcAroM ko bhI dhvasta kara braja bhUmi se sudUra ajJAta kSetra meM sone kI dvArikA kA nirmANa karate haiM, jaMgala meM maMgala racAte haiM / mahAzramaNa tIrthaMkara mahAvIra tIsa varSa kI taruNAI ke mAdaka kSaNoM meM hI svarNa prAsAdoM ko tyAga kara, rAjyavaibhava kA moha chor3akara khUkhAra zeroM kI dahAr3oM se gUMjate vanoM meM vajrAsana lagA dhyAnastha ho jAte haiM / tathAgata buddha kauna haiM ? vaha sarvavidha sukha kI chAyA meM palA taruNa rAjakumAra hI to hai, jo apane navajAta putra rAhula ko evaM usa yuga kI anindya sundarI patnI yazodharA ko tyAga kara rAta ke gahare aMdhere meM satya kI khoja ke lie jaMgaloM kI rAha pakar3atA hai | taruNa bhoga kA nahIM, tyAga kA pratIka hai / samaya para sarvasva ThukarA dene kI apUrva kSamatA ke udAharaNa taruNAI meM hI mile haiM / itihAsa sAkSI hai, taruNa kyA thA ? aura aba bhaviSya batAegA, Aja kA taruNa kyA hai ? jo apane mana-mastiSka para, apane hAtha pairoM para, apane svayaM karaNIya karma para vizvAsa na kara, pUrvajoM ke samAgata aizvarya para maratA hai, use pAne ke lie hAyataubA macAtA hai, vaha taruNa nahIM, koI aura hogA / taruNa bAsI nahIM tAjA khAnA khAtA hai / vaha khAnA hI nahIM, khilAnA bhI jAnatA hai / vaha lenA nahIM, denA bhI jAnatA hai, yadi yaha kahU~ to adhika satya hogA ki vaha denA hI jAnatA hai / tyAga hI usakA Adarza jo ThaharA | bAlaka karmakSetra kA sipAhI abhI isalie nahIM, ki vaha abhI tana-mana donoM se akSama hai, abodha hai / vRddha isalie nahIM ki jarjara zarIra mana kA sAtha nahIM detA | ata: vaha cAha kara bhI cAha ko ThIka taraha rAha nahIM de pAtA / astu, nava nirmANa se saMbaMdhita samagra karma kA dAyitva bIca meM khar3e taruNa para hai / ata: taruNa ke japayoga kA bIjamaMtra hai caraiveti....caraiveti....caraiveti / cale calo.....cale calo.... cale calo / jo calatA hai, vaha pAtA hai / Aja taka muMha laTakAye muharramI sUrata meM baiThe rahane vAloM ko kabhI koI maMjila milI nahIM hai / pipIlikA, nanhIM sI cIMTI calate calate sau yojana taka pahu~ca sakatI hai / parantu binA cale, binA ur3e, pakSirAja garuDa eka kadama kA patha bhI pAra nahIM kara sakatA hai / 'agacchan vainateyo'pi padamekaM na gacchati / ' (67) Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM cAhU~gA, Aja kA taruNa apane dharma, darzana, rASTra evaM samAja kI sAMskRtika garimA ke anurUpa apane ko pramANita kare / usake mana, vacana tathA tana ke dvArA niSpAdita nirmANa kAryoM meM vaha anUThA viziSTIkaraNa honA cAhie, jise dekhate hI hara kisI sahRdaya ke mukha se sahasA zata-zata sAdhuvAda mukharita hone lageM / hara jindagI ko jIne yogya banAne kI dizA meM vajra caraNa abAdha gati se nirantara Age bar3hate rheN| vighna bAdhAoM ko kucalate-masalate- yahI dharatI ke pratyeka taruNa rakta ko merA hArdika AzIrvAda hai / yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2500 vA~ nirmANa parva hai / sAMskRtika evaM AdhyAtmika punarjAgaraNa ke usa mahAn daidIpyamAna cinmaya jyotipuMja ke dvArA prastAvita 'dharma-kSetre kurukSetre' ke satkarma samara ke atirathI, mahArathI, ardharathI, jaisI bhI apanI yogyatA ho, tadanurUpa vijetA rathI banie, isake atirikta mujhe aura kucha kahanA nahIM hai / mahAvIra ke vIra yoddhA taruNa ! 'zubhAste panthAna:' 'bhadraM te bhUyAt / ' lAbhasteSAM jayasteSAM, kutasteSAM parAjayaH / yeSAM hRdi, mahAvIro, rAjate bhagavAn svayam / / navambara 1975 (68) Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM nArI kI garimA bhArata kI nArI eka dina apane vikAsakrama meM itanI U~cAI para pahu~ca cukI thI ki vaha sAmAnya mAnuSI nahIM, devI ke rUpa meM pratiSThita ho gaI thI / vaha vaidika yuga meM veda maMtroM kI sraSTA thI aura upaniSad kAla meM yAjJavalkya jaise mahAna tattvajJAnI maharSi se vidvatpariSad meM gArgI ke rUpa meM zAstrArtha karatI thI / nArI kI pUjA ke karmakSetra meM hI svarga ke devatA ramaNa karate the, prasanna hote the| usa yuga meM vaha puruSa kA ardhabhAga thI, usake binA puruSa kA puruSatva adhUrA rahatA thA | mahAdeva ziva kI ardhanArIzvara ke rUpa meM aMkita mUrtiyA~ Aja bhI usa bhAva kI mUka sAkSI haiM | dhArezvara bhoja deva ne pAtaMjala yoga sUtra kI apanI 'rAja mArtaNDa vRtti ke maMgalAcaraNa meM sarvaprathama isI divyabhAva ko smaraNa kiyA hai " dehArddha yoga: zivayo: sa zreyAMsi tanotu vaH / " Adi zikSikA mAnava sabhyatA ke Adi yuga meM, prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI putrI brAhmI aura sundarI, mAnava jAti kI pahalI zikSikAe~ haiM / brAhmI akSara jJAna kI pratiSThApikA hai, to sundarI gaNita jJAna kI | eka sArasvata sAhitya ke vaibhava kI devI hai, to dUsarI rASTra kI bhautika saMpatti ke hAni-lAbha kA byorA upasthita karatI hai / avivAhita raha kara ukta donoM Ajanma kumAriyoM ne mAnava jagat ke bauddhika vikAsa-hetu, jo bauddhika sevA kI hai, vaha paurANika kAla se lekara Aja taka ke itihAsa meM apratima hai, advitIya hai / rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kAla meM rAmAyaNa meM dekhie, sItA kyA hai ? vaha rAkSasarAja rAvaNa ke na AtaMka se prakaMpita hai, aura na svarNa laMkA ke svargopama vaibhava se hI AkRSTa hai / vaha bhaya (69) Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura pralobhana ke saghana andhakAra meM dIpazikhA kI bhA~ti prajvalita hai, nirbhaya bhAva se daityarAja rAvaNa kI adamya zakti se yuddharata hai / aura mahAbhArata meM draupadI ko dekhA hai kabhI ? yaha mahApracaNDa zakti kI adhiSThAtrI rAjakumArI bhAratIya itihAsa kI kabhI na lupta hone vAlI akSuNNa garimA hai / vaha anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke prati itanI raudrarUpA caNDikA hai ki dAvAgni hai mAno pralaya kAla kI / kezapAza pakar3a kara sabhA meM khIMca kara lAne vAle aura sAr3I utAra kara bharI sabhA meM use nagna karane kI kuceSTA meM lage duHzAsana ko lalakAratI hai ki jaba taka tere hAthoM se khule isa kezapAza (coTI) ko tere uSNa rakta se na dho lU~gI taba taka yaha khulA hI rahegA, ba~dhegA nahIM / aura yaha kevala gusse meM kI gaI arthahIna vANI nahIM thI / draupadI ne jo kahA thA, mahAbhArata yuddha meM vaha pratijJA vacana zata-pratizata pUrA kiyA gayA / aura sAtha hI vaha komala bhI itanI hai ki Azcarya mugdha ho jAnA par3atA hai / apane devakumAra jaise anupama sundara pA~ca pA~ca putroM ke eka sAtha hatyAre azvatthAmA ko vaha dayA kI devI sahasA kSamA kara detI hai, use mRtyu daNDa se bacA letI hai, isalie ki isakI vRddhA mA~ kA phira kauna sahArA rahegA ? do-cAra udAharaNa kyA, eka se eka divya nAriyA~ thI bhArata kI, jina para bhArata ne gauravAnubhUti kI hai, aura karegA / bAda kI nArI kA patana parantu mahAbhArata ke bAda bhArata kI nArI kA gaurava - zikhara se patana honA zuru ho jAtA hai / usakI garimA kI ujjvala jyoti dhUmila hone lagatI hai / aura apanA varcasva khotI khotI eka dina vaha puruSa kI eka dIna-hIna dAsI banakara raha jAtI hai / manusmRti kahane lagatI hai "bAlyakAla meM nArI ko pitA ke zAsana meM, saMrakSaNa meM rahanA hotA hai, yauvana meM pati ke aura vRddhAvasthA meM putra kI A~khoM ke nIce / strI ko svataMtratA kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai / " dharma sUtra bana gayA 'na strI svAtaMtryamarhati / vedAnta ke mahAn AcArya kahane lage naraka kA eka hI dvAra hai, aura vaha hai nArI dvAraM kimekaM narakasya, nArI / " kahA jAne lagA- nArI dekhate hI mana ko hara letI hai, aura sparza hote hI bala ko / ata: vaha pratyakSa rAkSasI hai - " nArI tulasIdAsa nArI ke hInatva ko itane pazu ke samAna tAr3ana karate rahanA cAhie tAr3ana ke adhikArI / " " pratyakSa rAkSasI / " aura abhI-abhI bAbA nIce stara para duharA gae haiM ki nArI ko Dhola gaMvAra zUdra pazu nArI, ye saba " -- (70) Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI ke prabala pakSadhara: mahAvIra mahAbhArata ke bAda aba taka ke kAla meM eka mahAn jyotirmaya puruSa tIrthaMkara mahAvIra hai, jo nArI kI gurugarimA ke prabala pakSadhara haiM | vaha mAtA kI garimA se prabhAvita hokara garbha kAla meM hI pratijJA lete haiM ki "jaba taka mAtA-pitA jIvita raheMge, dIkSita nahIM hoU~gA, gRhatyAga kara anagAra na bnuuNgaa|" jo anagAra hone ke lie hI dharatI para AyA hai, vaha yaha pratijJA karatA hai ki mAtA ke mana ko pIr3A hogI, ata: maiM dIkSA na luuNgaa| kitanI vicitra bAta hai| isameM vicitratA mAtA ke mAtR-RNa kI hai, jise vairAgyamUrti mahAvIra ne vairAgya kI jhoMka meM bhI vismRta nahIM kiyA | buddha aura mahAvIra : eka antara buddha ardharAtri meM patnI ko yoMhI binA kucha kahe-sune usase kannI kATa kara vana ko cale jAte haiM, vairAgI banakara | kintu mahAvIra yazodA ko samajhAte haiM, kartavya kA bodha dete haiM, do varSa taka tattvacarcA ke dvArA parivAra kA samAdhAna karate haiM, taba kahIM unakA mahAbhiniSkramaNa hotA hai / galata vairAgya ke naze meM jhUmane vAle vairAgI lekhaka yadyapi isa prasaMga para mauna haiM, parantu mAnava hRdaya kA bhAvanAtmaka itihAsa sAkSI hai, mahAvIra patnI ko samAdhAna dekara hI pravrajyA ke patha para agrasara hue / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura nArI usa yuga meM dAsiyoM kA kyA jIvana thA ? eka taraha kA nArakIya jIvana hI thA vaha | unake tana aura mana ke sAtha pazuoM se bhI gayA gujarA vyavahAra hotA thA / samAja ke sAdhAraNa mAnavIya adhikAroM se bhI bahiSkRta thIM ve / mahAvIra ne dAsI kA rUpa lie dIna-hIna nArI ko bhI gaurava pradAna kiyA hai| aneka bAra dAsiyoM ke hAtha se hI bhikSA grahaNa kI hai unhoMne | candanA jaisI aneka nAriyoM ko dAsya bandhana se mukta karane kA zreya bhagavAn mahAvIra ko prApta hai, jo usa yuga meM du:sambhava hI nahIM, eka asambhava kArya thA / apane zrAvakoM ko dAsoM ke kraya-vikraya ke vyApAra se roka kara unhoMne dAsa prathA ke mUla ko samagratA se ukhAr3A nahIM, to use hilAkara DhIlA aura jarjara avazya kara diyA / (71) Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAsa-dAsiyoM se unakI yogya zakti se adhika kAma lenA, unheM samaya para bhaktapAna arthAt bhojana na denA, mAranA-pITanA evaM kaida meM DAla denA, aMga-bhaMga kara denA Adi ko mahAvIra ne ahiMsAvratI gRhastha ke lie niSiddha karAra diyA thaa| itane bhara se bhI usa yuga meM kitanI rAhata milI hogI nirIha dAsanArI ko aura usake vaidha avaidha putra-putriyoM ko | mahAvIra sannAriyoM kI mukta kaNTha se stavanA karate haiM / rAjImatI ke kathA prasaMga para uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM unhoMne kahA hai - rAjImatI zIlavatI thI, bahuzruta thI / jitendriya thI, dRr3ha saMkalpa kI dhanI thii| vaha suzIla, sudarzanA tathA sarva lakSaNa saMpanna thI | rAjImatI ne kAmonmatta hue taruNa rAjarSi rathanemi ko nirbhayatA ke sAtha vaha upadeza diyA hai, jisakI tulanA kevala jJAnI vItarAga sarvajJoM ke upadeza ke sAtha kI jA sakatI hai | mahAvIra ne kahA hai - rAjImatI ke upadeza vacanoM se pathabhraSTa hotA vaha unmatta rathanemi vaise hI dharmapatha para puna: ArUDha ho gayA,jaise aMkuza ke prahAra se madonmatta gajarAja ! 'aMkuseNa jahA nA go dhamme saMpaDivAio !' dAnadAtrI ke rUpa meM mahAvIra ne Agama sAhitya meM yatratatra nArI ko hI upasthita kiyA hai / vastuta: mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM nArI gRhadevI hai, rAkSasI nhiiN| ThIka hI hai- mA~ bhI eka nArI hai / aura nArI yadi rAkSasI hai, to mA~ bhI rAkSasI hai / aura rAkSasI ke putra bhI phira rAkSasa hI hoMge, deva kahA~ se hoMge / tIrthaMkaroM kI mAtAe~ rAkSasI nahIM, devI haiM, jinakI kokha se ve devAdhideva avatarita hue, jinake caraNoM meM paurANika kathAnusAra svarga ke deva evaM devendra bhI zraddhAvanata ho gae / mahAvIra ke Agama sAhitya meM nandA, dhAriNI, kuntI, prabhAvatI evaM draupadI Adi nAriyoM ko devI ke rUpa meM smaraNa kiyA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke parama bhakta magadha samrATa zreNika jaise apanI patniyoM ko devAnupriyA jaise samAdara ke sambodhana se sambodhita karate haiM / jahA~ kahIM bhI mahAvIra kI zikSA ne praveza kiyA hai vahA~ nArI ne yogya Adara hI pAyA hai, nirAdara nahIM / buddha aura mahAvIra : eka anya antara tathAgata buddha nArI ko zramaNa dharma kI dIkSA dene meM kAphI samaya taka hicakate rahe | priya ziSya Ananda ke atyAgraha para gautamI ko bhikSuNI hone ke (72) Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie anumati to buddha ne dI, parantu bahuta AnAkAnI aura hicaka ke sAtha / parantu mahAvIra prAraMbha se hI isa dizA meM udAra rahe haiM / kaivalya prApti ke bAda agale dina hI unhoMne jahA~ gautama jaise brAhmaNa manISiyoM ko ArhatI dIkSA dI, vahA~ candanA jaisI rAjakumAriyoM ko tathA anya aneka sAdhAraNa jAti kI mahilAoM ko bhI dIkSita kara apane tIrtha meM zramaNI paramparA ko mukta bhAva se pracalana kiyA / mahAvIra ko isameM na koI AnAkAnI hai, na koI hicaka hai / zramaNa ke samAna zramaNI bhI barAbara kI mahAvratI hai / AdhyAtmika bhUmikAoM para vaha zramaNa ke barAbara ArUDha hotI jAtI hai aura anta meM mukti lAbha prApta kara AtmabhAva se paramAtma bhAva kI antima vikAsa bhUmikA para pahuMca jAtI hai / Arya candanA kI bhUmikA AdhyAtmika bhUmikA hI nahIM, Arya candanA, sAmAjika bhUmikA kA dAyitva bhI saphalatA ke sAtha vahana karatI hai / mahAvIra ke nirdeza para vaha 36 hajAra AryAoM ke virAT zramaNI saMgha kA netRtva karatI hai / isa sthiti meM vaha gaNadhara gautama ke samakakSa hai / AdhyAtmika nirdezana usakA gautama se kisI prakAra bhI kama nahIM hai / kalpasUtra isake lie spaSTa sAkSI hai, jisameM batAyA gayA hai ki sAdhu saMgha meM sAta sau zramaNa kevala jJAna pAkara siddha hue haiM / jabaki sAdhvI saMgha meM caudaha sau zramaNiyA~ siddha, buddha evaM mukta huI haiM / isakA yaha artha hai ki Arya candanA kA zAsana kitanA adhika svaccha, nirmala, sazakta evaM sakSama thA aura isake mUla meM svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra haiM aura hai unakA tattva bodha evaM dharma zikSaNa | mahAvIra ke ye galata uttarAdhikArI parantu kheda hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pazcAtkAlIna unake hI aneka uttarAdhikArI apane mahAna guru kI jyoti ko ThIka taraha prajjvalita nahIM rakha sake / yadi ye bhaviSya ke ziSya sajaga rahate, gurudeva kI zikSAoM ke pracAra-prasAra meM apane ko sarvAtmanA samarpita karate rahate to bhArata kI nArI avazya hI pratAr3anAoM, yaMtraNAoM, yAtanAoM tathA apabhrAjanAoM se kabhI kI mukta ho gaI hotI / bhAratIya nArI kI yaha sthiti na hotI, jo Aja bhI usakI cirAgata dAsatA kI sUcaka hai / (73) Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pazcAtkAlIna zramaNa evaM zrAvaka prabhu mahAvIra kI dezanA-jyoti ko prajjvalita nahIM rakha sake, itanI sI bAta hI paryApta nahIM hai | kheda taba hotA hai, jaba hama mahAvIra ke zramaNoM ko nArI gaurava ke vipakSI kheme meM khar3A dekhate haiM / ye dala badalU paramparAgata virodhiyoM kI apekSA adhika khataranAka sAbita hue haiM / tana para mahAvIra ke dala kA cihna hai, aura mana badalakara virodhI pratipakSa meM jA milA hai, usa pratipakSa meM jo prArambha se hI nArI-gaurava ko dharAzAyI karane meM lagA huA thA / mahAvIra ke nArI mukti evaM nArI-svAtaMtrya ke mahAna AdarzoM ko eka taraha maTiyAmeTa karake rakha diyA hai, mahAvIra ke hI bhakta kahe jAne vAle kucha dharmadhvajI logoM ne / nArI yuga aura hama saba kA kartavya : Aja kA yuga puna: karavaTa badala rahA hai / nArI jAgaraNa kA zaMkha baja uThA hai, zaMkha dhvani hI nahIM, ghora dundubhinAda ho rahA hai / Aja nArI phira apane atIta ke khoe gae gaurava ko, adhikAra ko pAne ke lie yatnazIla hai| vaha vikAsa kI saba dizAoM meM jayakAroM ke sAtha agrasara ho rahI hai / ata: mahAvIra ke bhakta zramaNoM evaM zrAvakoM se bhI apekSA hai ki ve apanI madhyakAla kI sAmantI manovRtti ko badaleM, chor3eM, aura mahAvIra ke ucca AdarzoM kA anusaraNa kareM / nArI mukti ke samAjopayogI Andolana meM hama saba ko sahayoga denA cAhie / dakiyAnUsI pratigAmI manovRtti se mukta ho kara nArI jAgaraNa se prastuta Andolana meM hameM agragAmI bananA cAhie / azikSA, andhavizvAsa, tathA daheja Adi kuprathAoM ke kucakroM ke nIce nArIjAti kaba se pisatI A rahI hai, kadama-kadama para apamAna evaM tiraskAra kI ThokareM khAtI A rahI hai / aba yaha saba nahIM cala skegaa| samaya badala rahA hai / Aja ke samaya ke svara meM mahAvIra kA ar3hAI hajAra varSa pahale kA mahAsvara punaH mukharita ho rahA hai / apekSA hai, mahAvIra ke bhakta ukta svara ko pahicAneM, tAki bhAratIya puruSa samAja nArIjAti kI utpIr3aka daheja Adi kuprathAoM ko dhvasta kara apane purAne pApoM kA samaya para sahI prAyazcitta kara sake / disambara 1975 (74) Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamas hai, to dIpa jalAo a~dherA hai na ? kAlA, kAjala se bhI kAlA a~dherA | gaharA itanA ki hAtha ko hAtha nahIM sUjha rahA hai | kidhara caleM, kidhara nahIM, kucha patA hI nahIM cala rahA hai | baiThe haiM kone meM hAtha para hAtha dhare, aura ro rahe haiM apanI khoTI takadIra ko ki hamAre bhAgya meM rozanI hai hI nahIM / na kala thI, na Aja hai, aura na kala hogii| kintu mere bandhu ! isa taraha rone se kyA hogA ? ro-ro kara to tU yadi sAgara bhI bhara degA apanI A~khoM ke khAre pAnI se, taba bhI kucha nahIM hogA / hajAra bAra, nahIM lAkha bAra nahIM, ananta bAra kahU~gA; kucha nahIM hogA, kucha nahIM hogA, kucha bhI nahIM hogA / karane se hI kucha hogaa| duniyA ThAlI baiThe rone vAloM kI nahIM hai / vaha hai ha~sate hue karma-patha para calane vAloM kI, jIvana meM kucha kara gujarane vAloM kI / yaha ThIka hai ki karma kA cunAva karanA AsAna nahIM hai / karma kA cunAva karane meM samaya bhI paryApta lagatA hai / laganA bhI cAhie / yoM hI A~kha banda kara andhoM kI taraha to nahIM calA jA sakatA / parantu cunAva karate-karate hI Akhira meM tumheM mauta ne cuna liyA to kyA hogA? ata: idhara-udhara soco, vicAra karo, cintana-manana karo, aura basa cala par3o, nirdhArita vicAra-patha pr| sunA hai na kabhI "zubhasya shiighrm| yadi saMkalpita karma zubha hai, maMgalamaya hai, sva-para-hitArya hai, to phira dera kyoM honI cAhie? soca-soca meM hI samaya ga~vA denA, mahatI ajJAnatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI isa vilambakArI socane ke viruddha haiN| satkarma ke lie ve bhI kahate haiN| "devANuppiyA! mA paDibaMdhaM kreh| he devAnupriya! pratibandha arthAt dera mata kro|' bA~surI hai, kintu phUMka mAroge, tabhI bajegI na? mRdaMga hai, kintu thApa (75) Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAroge, tabhI bajegA na? vINA hai, kintu tAroM ko jhanajhanAoge, tabhI na jhaMkRta hogI vaha ? mukha hai, mukha meM jIbha hai, aura vaha svastha bhI hai, kintu jaba bologe, tabhI to svara guMjita hogA na? yaha na soco ki tuma meM zakti nahIM hai| zakti to hai, mahAvIra kI bhASA meM hara caitanya ananta-zakti kA srota hai / parantu zakti ko abhivyakti denI hogI / abhivyakti diye binA kucha nahIM honA jaanaa| bIja meM vRkSa hone kI zakti to hai, parantu jaba vaha supta zakti abhivyakti legI, tabhI to bIja meM se soyA vRkSa jagegA, phUlegA, phlegaa| samaya nikalA jA rahA hai| nikalA kyA jA rahA hai, uDA jA rahA hai pralaya kAla ke jhaMjhAvAta jaisA / dekhanA, yaha lauTa kara kabhI bhI na aaegaa| samaya kA cakra kabhI ghUma kara pIche nahIM lauTatA, vaha nirantara Age hI Age ghUmatA jAtA hai| ata: karma meM se kala ko nikAla diijie| kala kisane dekhA hai? jo karanA hai, Aja karanA hai| Aja hI kyA, abhI karanA hai| maMgalamaya satkarma ke lie karane jaisI sthiti ho, to use kala para choDanA, pApa hai, mahApApa hai| samayocita kartavya kI pUrtihetu samaya ke sambandha meM dinakara sonavalakara ne kahA samaya saba ko pIche chor3atA huA bar3ha jAtA hai Age jisameM himmata ho damakhama ho vaha samaya ke sAtha bhaage| kyoM, kaise cupa ho? kisI kA intajAra hai kyA? koI sahArA denevAlA sAthI cAhie kyA? bhale AdamI! sahArA kisakA? jaba tU hI apane saMkalpa ko, karma ko sahArA nahIM detA, to dUsarA kauna sahArA degA? kyA tU lUlA hai, laMgar3A hai, TUMTA hai, andhA hai, baharA hai, apaMga hai, apAhija hai, jo tujhe sahArA cAhie? kauna kisako sahArA detA hai? mahAvIra to Izvara ke sahAre kI bAta bhI nahIM kahate / bhakti-yoga meM hajAra IzvarIya sahAre kI bAteM hoM, kintu dArzanika cetanA-jyoti se dIpta karmayoga meM Izvara kA sahArA bhI anapekSita hai| Izvara hI nahIM, to phira aura kauna sA devatA hai vaha, jo tujha caraNahIna apaMga ko apane sahAre khar3A karegA? mahAvIra kahate haiM "appA kattA vikattA ya" "hara AtmA svayaM hI kartA hai, svayaM hI vikartA hai|" Izvara ho yA Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI anya deva, dAnava ho, Aja taka bhUkhoM ke lie kisI ne AsamAna se roTiyA~ nahIM barasAI haiN| samajha lo, parAzrita to gulAma hotA hai, mAlika nahIM / tuma apane bhAgya ke khuda mAlika ho / svayaM ke zrama meM hI zrI hai / ye devI devatAoM ke andha-vizvAsa, ye pazubali, ye narabali, ye saTTA, juA, taskaravyApAra, kAlA bAjAra, milAvaTa, dhokhA, ThagI, Adi sabake saba kAle karma zramahIna manovRtti kI upaja haiN| zramahInatA sarvAdhika jaghanya aparAdha aura pApa hai| jisameM andara kA rakta pasInA bana kara na bahe, vaha zrama hI kyA, karma hI kyA? dUsarA koI kaba taka khilAyegA? kucha-na-kucha karo, aise khaTiyA para par3e par3e kaba taka khAoge? bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke dvArA pratiSThApita yaha karmabhUmi yuga hai| "apanA hAtha jgnnaath"| atharva veda kA RSi kahatA hai "ayaM me hasto bhagavAn" 'yaha merA hAtha bhagavAn hai|' yaha karmayoga kA sabase bar3A udghoSa hai| apane uddhAraka Apa bano, apanA patha svayaM nirmANa karo, kisI para Azrita mata raho, vyavahAra meM yA paramArtha meM sarvatra apanI gatizIlatA akSuNNa rakho / karma hI, satkarma hI mAnava ko saccA mAnava banAtA hai| jo vyakti karma nahIM karatA samaya use naSTa kara detA hai| sAdhAraNa mAnava to kyA, mahAvIra aura buddha jaise kaivalya evaM mahAbodhi prApta mahAmAnava bhI lokamaMgala ke lie karma karate rahe haiM, gA~va-gA~va, nagara-nagara, padayAtrA karate hue jana-jana ko jIvana-jAgaraNa kA sandeza dete rahe haiN| karma se pahale se hI karma kI saphalatA evaM viphalatA ke kucakra se bacakara clo| yaha cintAcakra vyakti ko prAya: nirAzA ke garta meM girA detA hai| kevala apane nirdhArita lakSya para dhyAna rakho aura calate clo| vighna A sakate haiM, bAdhAe~ A sakatI haiN| unheM AnA hI caahie| unake binA yAtrA kA Ananda hI kyA? binA namaka mirca kI sAga-sabjI khAne kA kyA Ananda? dAvAnala tUphAnoM meM hI panapate haiN| jIvana kA artha hI saMgharSa hai| jindagI se saMgharSa karanA siikho| apanI bhAvanAoM ke maMgalamaya AvezoM ko apane hRdaya meM saMjoye hue eka mahAbalI yuddhavIra ke samAna karma-patha kI bar3I se bar3I cunautiyoM ko sAhasa ke sAtha sagarva svIkAra kro| jinhoMne satya evaM satkarma ke patha para kadama rakhA hai, unakA patha kaThinAiyoM se bharA hotA hI hai| kaThinAiyoM se ghabarAnA, phalataH karma zurU hI na karanA yA aghabIca meM hI karma chor3a denA, kAyaroM kA kAma hai| viphalatA ke sapane dekhanA banda kro| jindA lAza mata bno| murdA lAza se jindA lAza adhika khataranAka hotI hai| jindA lAza khuda bhI kSaNa-kSaNa galatI (77) Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, maratI hai, aura dUsaroM ko bhI mAratI hai| yaha jindA lAza ha~sate-khelate ghara ko jaldI hI maraghaTa banA detI hai| tuma jindA lAza nahIM, jindA zahIda bno| zahIda, zIza hathelI para rakhe karmayuddha ke agrima morce para jUjhane vAlA vIra senaanii| tuma kyA nahIM ho? saba kucha ho| mAnava zArIrika, mAnasika, bauddhika evaM audyogika zaktiyoM kA jyoti-stambha hai| ata: vaha apanI karma kI maMjila kyoM nahIM pAegA? avazya paaegaa| dera savera kI bAta maiM nahIM khtaa| hA~, yaha avazya kaha sakatA hU~ ki jaldI yA dera karma kA phala avazya milegaa| kriyA kI pratikriyA hogI hii| mahAvIra ne kahA thA "suciNNA kammA suciNNA phalA havaMti" - "acche karmoM kA acchA phala hotA hI hai|" bAta kinAre para hai| mere priya Atma bandhuoM! bhAiyoM aura bahanoM! tuma saba kucha na kucha acche se acchA Adarza upasthita kara skoge| Age bar3hane yogya, daur3ane yogya, saMgharSa karane yogya zakti aura dhairya tuma meM hai| tuma avazya hI kucha-na-kucha acchA kara pAoge, yadi sacce mana se, lagana se karanA cAhoge to| paristhitiyA~ banatI nahIM, banAI jAtI haiN| jamAnA badalatA nahIM, badalA jAtA hai| tuma nirmAtA ho, nirmita nahIM ho| tuma kartA ho, kRti nahIM ho| rAma, kRSNa,mahAvIra aura buddha kI santAne dUsaroM ke lie preraNAsrota banane ke lie haiM, udAharaNa banane ke lie haiN| ve pIche nahIM, Age calane ke lie haiN| vyakti meM, samAja meM, rASTra meM, vizva meM tathA dharma-paramparAoM meM, bar3I tejI se parivartana A rahA hai| parivartana ke pravAha ko koI roka nahIM sktaa| vaha pravAha hai, ata: usakI agragati nizcita hai| kintu isakA artha yaha nahIM ki parivartana kI pratIkSA meM baiThA rahA jaae| parivartana eka kriyA hai| hara kriyA ko kartA kI apekSA hai| phira bhale hI vaha kartA andara meM ho yA bAhara meM ho| ata: parivartana kA kevala draSTA hI nahIM, kartA bananA bhI Avazyaka hai| yAda rakho, tumheM parivartana kA netRtva karanA hai| badalAva kA alamabaradAra honA hai| mAnava dehadhArI kucha aise loga bhI haiM jo gandagI ke kIr3e haiN| ve nindA kI, durAlocanA kI gandagI para hI jIvita rahate haiN| ye ve duHzAsana haiM, jo hara kisI sahRdaya yudhiSThira kI pratiSThA rUpI draupadI ko naMgA karane meM hI apanI zAna samajhate haiN| parantu Apa ina logoM ko kucha bhI mahattva na deN| inakI anargala bAtoM para bhUla kara bhI dhyAna na deN| gandagI ke kIr3e kSaNajIvI hote haiN| unheM gandagI meM mu~ha gar3Ae hI mara jAnA hai, miTTI meM mila jAnA hai| hara duHzAsana (78) Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hArA hai, draupadI jItI hai| kaMsa hAre haiM, kRSNa jIte haiN| tuma sApha dila se jo bhI loka-maMgala kA acchA kAma kara rahe ho, zAna ke sAtha karate jaao| mata lajAo kisI se, mata bhaya khAo kisI se| dUsare kyA kahate haiM, yaha nahIM sunanA hai| ApakA apanA mana kyA kahatA hai, basa, yahI kAphI hai| kahA bhI hai kabhI kisI ne dila sApha terA hai ki nahIM, pUcha le jI se, phira jo bhI kucha karanA ho kara tU khuzI se | ghabarA na kisI se / / purAnA varSa jIrNa huA, mara gayA, bhUta ho gyaa| aba usa bhUta se na tuma cipaTo, na vaha tumase ciptte| usa atIta hue bhUta ke pAsa, yA bhUta ke upAsaka kinhIM bujurgoM ke pAsa jo kucha bhI ho, usameM se utanA hI aMza lIjie, jitanA ki Apa Aja kI yA Ane vAle kala kI jindagI ke sAtha jor3a skeN| gaye kala se jaldI se jaldI piNDa chuDAie aura jhaTapaTa Age badie / naye varSa kA sAdara svAgata kiijie| aba jo bhI karane jaisA hai | isI naye varSa meM karanA hai| acchA hai, aba carcA kama ho, kAma jyAdA ho| bahu bhASita kI mahAvyAdhi khatma honI hI caahie| pradhAna maMtrI zrImatI indirAjI ke cAra vikAsa sUtra haiM - 1 kar3I mehanata, 2 dUra dRSTi, 3 pakkA irAdA, 4 aura svataH sphUrta aatmaanushaasn| nava varSa ke lie ye maMgala karma-sUtra haiN| ukta catu:sUtrI ke AdhAra para koI aisA vicitra, anUThA jana-maMgala kA kArya kIjiegA ki saba ora "vAha vAha! kyA kamAla hai bhAI" kA nArA bulaMda ho utthe| sahasA camatkRta kara denA hI jIvana kA aura jIvana ke karma kA eka mAtra pratiphala hai | AdamI kI zAna karma kI zAna meM hai| sacamuca lAjavAba aanbaan| jo bhI acchA karo, usameM apanA sarvocca kIrtimAna sthApita kro| "zivAste pnthaan:|" janavarI 1976 (79) Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kaisA ho ? Ajakala zikSita yuvakajanoM kI ora se eka prazna prAya: pUchA jAtA hai ki jIvana kyA hai, jIvana kI paribhASA kyA hai ? mujhase bhI jaba taba aisA hI prazna pUchA gayA hai| lagatA hai, yuvakasamAja meM jIvana ko nae sire se jAnane kI eka jijJAsA a~gar3AI le rahI hai| prazna kyA kA nahIM, kaise kA hai mere vicAra meM prazna meM 'kyA' nahIM, 'kaisA honA caahie| jIvana kyA hai ? darzana - zAstra ke anusAra vizva kA hara prANI kITa se lekara kirITadhArI narendra evaM devendra taka sabhI jIva haiM, aura jo jIva haiM, una sabake pAsa jIvana hai| jIva kI vyAkhyA bhI yahI hai ki jIvati iti jIva:- jo jItA hai, vaha jIva hai| isa dRSTi se jIvana ke astitva kA prazna sAmAnya bana jAtA hai| ata: vaha apane astitva ke sambandha meM kisI vizeSa prazna ke lie jagaha nahIM rakhatA hai| kisI bhI zarIravizeSa meM pUrvakRta amuka karmAnusAra amuka kAla taka baMdI ke rUpa meM Abaddha rahanA hI jIvana hai, darzana kI dRSTi meN| ataH prazna 'jIvana kyA hai' isake badale meM yaha honA cAhie ki 'jIvana kaisA honA cAhie ? jIvana kA astitva to hai, para usakA upayoga kaisA ho kisa dizA meM ho, yaha samajhanA hamAre lie atIva Avazyaka hai / aura yaha prazna darzana ke kSetra se utara kara sIdhA dharma ke kSetra meM A khar3A hotA hai / yahA~ dharma kA artha paMtha nahIM; apitu jIne kI eka vizeSa paddhati hai / jIvana ko acchA banAie kaisA bhI kSaNa ho, eka dina mAnava janma le letA hai, dharatI para A jAtA hai| jyoM hI zarIra kucha vikasita hotA hai, jIvana kI bhAga-daur3a zuru ho jAtI hai, halacala cAlU ho jAtI hai| jIvana kI kucha apekSAe~ haiM, khAnA hai, pInA hai, pahananA hai, rahanA hai aura bhI kucha cIjeM haiN| una sabake lie sAdhana juTAne par3a (80) Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te haiN| prazna sAdhana nahIM juTAne kA nahIM hai| yaha to taba hotA, jaba AdamI jar3a hotA, patthara yA sUkhe lakkaDa jaisA kucha hotA / na cetanA hotI, aura na koI abhIpsAe~, apekSAe~ hotiiN| jar3a patthara ko kyA vikalpa hai ? kyA cintA hai ? parantu AdamI to AdamI hai, sacetana hai| aura sacetana bhI viziSTa zreNI kA / ataH use apekSAe~ bhI sarvAdhika haiM aura viziSTa haiN| apekSAe~ aura apekSAoM kI pUrti ke lie zrama, saMgharSa evaM prayatna bhI yathAsthiti upasthita hote hI rahe haiM, hote hI rheNge| isalie prazna jIvana ke astitva ko kyA dizA denI cAhie, yaha hai, aura yaha dizA acchAI kI honI cAhie / kaisI acchAI ? mAnava sAmAjika prANI hai| vaha jaMgala kA koI bhUta-preta nahIM hai, jo akelA bhaTakatA phiratA hai| AcArya umAsvAti ke zabdoM meM vaha 'parasparopagraha' hai, vaha AsapAsa se, samAja se samaya para kucha letA bhI hai, aura detA bhI hai, yaha lenA-denA kabhI galata ho jAtA hai| basa, yaha nahIM honA caahie| jo bhI lenA-denA ho, acchA ho| acchA kA artha hai, vaha zubha ho, maMgalamaya ho| karma kA prANatattva bhAva meM hai| zubha bhAvanA se janahita meM jo bhI kucha kiyA jAtA hai, vaha saba acchAI hai| isa acchAI meM 'svahita' bhI A jAtA hai| acchA hAsya vahI hai, jisa para Amane-sAmane ke donoM mukha kamala khila uttheN| donoM ora hI nahIM, AsapAsa meM dUra dUra taka vAhavAha ke kahakahe bhI gU~ja uttheN| yaha kahakahe deza aura kAla kI sImAoM ko lA~ghate huai hajAroM hajAra mIloM aura hajAroM hajAra varSoM ko pAra karate jaaeN| tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva, cakravartI bharata, maryAdApuruSottama rAma, karmayogI kRSNa, vItarAga mahAvIra aura karuNAvatAra buddha Adi kI acchAiyoM kI sugandha Aja bhI hajAroM varSoM bAda janamana meM mahaka rahI hai| ataH jo bhI karo, pahale soca lo, vaha kevala vyaktigata bhoga kI baMda talaiyA kA gaMdA pAnI to nahIM hai| vaha 'bahujana hitAya, bahujana sukhAya' kI pavitra gaMgA banate hI ananta kalyANarUpa kSIrasAgara kI ora pravAhita ho jAtA hai, jahA~ bhagavattattva kA ziva, acala, aruja, akSaya, ananta evaM avyAbAdharUpa se nivAsa hai / prakAza hai| karma viSa hI nahIM, amRta bhI hai bhAratIya darzana meM vaha yuga durbhAgya kA yuga thA, jaba darzana kI yaha cintanadhArA calI ki karma pApa hai / jIvana kI zreSThatA karma meM nahIM, akarma meM hai| (81) Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitratA yahI hai ki svayaM kucha na kiyA jAya, apitu dUsaroM ke kRta karma kA, usake phala kA muphta meM upabhoga kiyA jAe / bhAratIya darzana ke andhakAra yuga kA yahI svarga hai / karo kucha nahIM, para bhogo saba kucha / ukta cintana ne manuSya ko svArthI aura khudagarja banAyA hai / AlasI aura nikammA banAyA hai / bhArata muphtakhoroM kA, niThalloM kA deza ho gayA hai | yaha cintana samApta honA cAhie / hameM sira ke Upara kA svarga nahI; peroM ke nIce kI dharatI cAhie, jisa para yathAprApta karma ko janahita kA rUpa diyA jA sake | bhArata kA darzana to viSavaidya hai jo viSa ko amRta kA rUpa detA he | bAhara meM kahIM viSa-amRta nahIM hai, pApa-puNya nahIM hai / jo kucha bhI hai, andara meM hai / mAnava ke hara karma meM se hita, sukha va maMgala kA saurabha phUTa par3anA cAhie / jyoM hI yaha sugandha phUTegI, hara karma amRta banegA, puNya banegA, svarga banegA / ekalakhorA pApI hai sAmAjikatA kI vyApaka dRSTi hI pavitra hai | ekAnta sAdhanA kA artha nirjana meM akele par3e rahanA nahIM hai / mAnava andara meM zAnta ho,.yahI ekAntatA hai / sAgara sataha para jidhara dekho udhara hI lAkhoM karor3oM taraMgoM ke hAtha uThAye hara kSaNa nAcatA rahatA hai, dina aura rAta, rAta aura dina, sadA azAnta, avizrAnta | parantu apanI nIce jAtI gaharAI meM pUrNa vizrAnta tathA zAnta / mAnava ko bhI aisA hI honA cAhie , use sumeru nahIM, kintu sAgara honA cAhie / bAhara meM saMgharSa, yuddha aura andara meM isake ThIka vipriit| yahI karma kI kalA hai, jo vyakti ko samAja ke sAtha sAmUhika hita meM saMgharSarata rahate hue bhI abaddha rakhatI hai, bAhara meM pApa jaisA hote hue bhI andara meM puNya pavitra banAye rahatI hai, sArvajanika hita-sAdhanA hI puNya kI pavitra dhArA hai, jisameM saba pApoM kA prakSAlana ho jAtA hai| aura kucha bhI ho, vyakti ko ekalakhorepana kI durvRtti se bacanA cAhie / 'maiM' nahIM, 'hamapanA' puNya hai / merA nahIM; hamArApana puNya hai / kSudra 'maiM' aura 'merepana' se bAhara hote hI amaMgala bhI maMgala ho jAtA hai; aziva bhI ziva ho jAtA hai / isake viparIta maiM aura merepana ke kSudra ghere meM Ate hI maMgala bhI amaMgala aura ziva bhI aziva ho jAtA hai / devAdhideva RSabhadeva kI asi (talavAra), masi (lekhana, gaNita, citrakalA Adi) va kRSi saba ziva ho gae / (82) Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cUMki mahAvIra ne tathA mahAvIra ke uttarAdhikAriyoM ne una sabake mUla meM prajAhita dekhA thA / yaha saba prajA ke arthAt pIr3ita janatA ke hita ke lie thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra janahita ke lie aneka bAra sAgara jaisI vizAla gaMgA ko uttara se dakSiNa meM aura dakSiNa se phira uttara meM hajAroM sAdhusAdhviyoM ke sAtha pAra karate rahe; phira bhI pApa se abaddha rahe | bha. mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhara gautama guru ne rahe; phira bhI pApa se abaddha rahe / bha. mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhara gautama guru ne apane labdhibala se, jisakA prayoga niSiddha hai, paMdaraha sau tIna bhUkhe tApasoM ko khIra bhojana se tRpta kara diyA thA / spaSTa hai, aura kucha bhI maMgala yA amaMgala nahIM hai| jisameM jitanI-jitanI kSudratA, vaiyaktika ahaMtA hai utanI-utanI pApa kI kAlimA hai aura jitanI jitanI vyApakatA hai, sArvajanika hitabuddhi evaM hitasRSTi hai, utanI utanI puNya kI pavitratA hai / isIlie mahAvIra ne kahA thA: "asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho / " jo prApta sAdhanoM kA janahita meM sabake lie samyak vibhAga evaM vitaraNa nahIM karatA hai, vaha bandhana se mukta nahIM ho sakatA | isakA artha hai-vyaktiniSThatA hI bandhana hai / ekalakhorApana hI pApa hai / gItAdarzana ke mahAn gAyaka zrIkRSNa bhI kahate haiM jo vyakti kevala apane lie hI sukha-sAdhana juTAtA hai, vaha pApa kA bhoga karatA hai / 'aghaM sa kevalaM bhuMkte, yaH pacatyAtmakAraNAt / ' pharavarI 1976 (83) Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krAnti ke devatA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra bhArata kI manobhUmi ke kaNa-kaNa meM prAcInatama RSi-muniyoM ke agAdha jJAna ke jyotirmaya kaNa bikhare par3e haiM / upaniSadoM ke prAyaH pratyeka pRSTha para divya adhyAtma jyoti ke darzana hote haiM / jainAgamoM kI pratyeka paMkti aura pratyeka vAkya meM Atma-bodha kI samujjvala jyotsnA abhibhAsita ho rahI hai / piTakoM meM jahA~ kahIM ApakI najara par3e, Apa pAyeMge ki bodhi- jJAna kI anta:salilA sarasvatI phUTa rahI hai / yahI hai bhAratIya saMskRti kA amRta-tattva / vizAla buddhi vyAsaM ke mahAbhArata meM jina jIvana-gAthAoM kA upanibandhana huA hai, vaha eka bhAratIya jana-jIvana kA jIvita kAvya hai / rAma kI rAmAyaNIya gAthAoM meM, jIvana ke jo jyotirmaya - citra aMkita hue haiM, vaha bhAratIya samAja kA aura vizeSata: pArivArika jIvana kA bhavya pratibimba hai / jainaparamparA ke purANoM meM kAvyamaya bhASA ke dvArA bhAratIya jana-jIvana kA jo sundara rUpa rekhAMkita kiyA gayA hai, vaha apane Apa meM asAdhAraNa hai / bauddha-jAtakoM meM mAnavajIvana ke bahuvidha raMgIna citra prastuta kie gaye haiM / ye saba grantha bhAratIya saMskRti ke prANa koSa haiM; jinakA sAhityakoSa meM yuga-yuga se saMcaya hotA calA AyA hai / maharSi manu ne apanI manusmRti meM brAhmaNa samAja kA tadyugIna eka sundara saMvidhAna taiyAra kiyA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pramukha gaNadharoM ne apane AcArasUtroM meM sAdhakoM ke lie eka sundara AcAra saMhitA taiyAra kI thI / vaha apane Apa meM bahuta sundara thI / bhArata ke sAMskRtika itihAsa meM mahAvIra aura buddha kA samaya nizcaya hI eka svarNayuga kahA jA sakatA hai / IsA pUrva SaSThI zatAbdI meM samagra vizva meM i (84) Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI navajAgaraNa kI eka nUtana sphUraNA A gaI thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki ThIka usI kAla meM cIna deza meM lAo tse evaM kanphyuziyasa tathA IrAna kI dharatI para jarathusta jaise mahAna cintakoM kA AvirbhAva huA thA | mahAvIra aura buddha samAja ke navanirmANa kI dizA meM jo kucha yahAM soca rahe the, aura kaha rahe the, kucha hera-phera ke sAtha vahI cintana aura vahI kathana cIna aura IrAna kI dharatI ke mahAna cintaka bhI kaha-suna rahe the / ata: IsA pUrva chaThI zatAbdI kevala bhArata ke lie hI nahIM, samagra vizva ke lie eka sundara varadAna thI / isa yuga meM bhAratIya vicAra-jagata meM krAnti kI eka abhinava uthala-puthala dekhane ko milatI hai / sAmAjika evaM dhArmika navacetanA ke isI yuga meM mahAvIra jaise virAT vyaktitva kA isa deza meM janma huA, jisane saMsAra ko ahiMsA, anekAnta aura aparigraha kA saMdeza diyA jo bhava-vyAdhi se pIr3ita dizAhIna mAnava ke lie varadAna ho gayA / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI saMghIya jIvana-paddhati itanI suvyavasthita evaM sundara thI ki jisakA tatkAlIna AsapAsa ke anya samAjoM para bhI sIdhA prabhAva par3A thA / vastuta: bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kisI naI dharmaparaMparA kA AviSkAra nahIM kiyA thA, balki tatkAlIna bhAratIya samAja meM vyApta rur3hi, kurIti aura andhavizvAsoM ke pratikAra kA mArga hI prazasta kiyA thA / janmagata zreSThatA evaM kaniSThatA ke AdhAra para pracalita jAtivAda kA sarvaprathama virodha mahAvIra ne kiyaa| mahAvIra kA kahanA thA - janma se nahIM, acche-bure karmoM se hI manuSya acchA-burA banatA hai | dharatI para ke samagra mAnavoM kI jAti eka hI hai / varNa se raMgarUpa se acchI-burI AkRti kA tattvata: kucha artha nahIM hai | unakA mahAn ghoSa thA - 'na dIsaI jAiM visese koI / bhagavAna kevala upadeza dekara hI na raha gae | aneka zUdra jAti ke nara ora nArI unake saMgha meM dIkSita hue the / yahA~ taka ki harikeza jaise cANDAloM ko bhI unake saMgha meM vahI Adara kA sthAna prApta thA, jaisA ki zrI indrabhUti gautama jaise kulIna brAhmaNoM ko / __ mahAvIra ke yuga meM mAtRjAti kI sthiti bhI bar3I dayanIya thI / vaha kevala eka bhogya vastu thI, pati kI pazudhana kI taraha hI eka mUka saMpatti / krItadAsI jaisA jIvana yA nArI kA apane hI parivAra meM | na vaha pavitra mAne jAne vAle dharmazAstra par3ha sakatI thI aura na vaha dharmArAdhanA ke lie uccatama vrata Adi kI hI abhISTa upAsanA kara pAtI thI | mahAvIra ne kahA - ' strI puruSa meM dehAkRti ke atirikta mUlata: koI tAttvika antara nahIM hai / strI bhI puruSa Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke samAna hI parivAra kI jIvana-yAtrA kA eka mahattvapUrNa aMga hai / vaha dharmazAstroM kA muktabhAva se adhyayana aura tadanusAra AcaraNa kara sakatI hai / usa yuga kI dAsaprathA to nArakIya jIvana kA eka sajIva citra upasthita karatI hai / dAsa aura dAsI ke rUpa meM strI, puruSa, bAlaka, yuvA evaM yuvatiyoM ko pazuoM kI taraha bAjAra meM becA jAtA thA / dAsoM kA samAja meM kucha bhI mAnavIya mUlya nahIM thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA - dAsoM para atyAcAra adharma hai, pApa hai | karmAdAna rUpa 15 mahApApoM ko dAsoM ke kraya-vikraya ko bhI eka mahApApa mAnA hai, mahAvIra ne | aura apane zrAvakoM (saddharma ke upAsaka gRhasthoM) ke lie usakA sarvathA niSedha kiyA hai|' janakalyANa kI dizA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vicArakrAnti eka samagra vicArakrAnti hai, caturmukhI krAnti hai| Aja apekSA hai ukta caturmukhI krAnti ke svara ko puna: nayA svara dene kI / ukta svara meM vizca ke samagra zubhacintakoM ke, jananAyakoM ke, dharmopadezaka gurujanoM ke janamaMgala svara samAhita hai / jana-kalyANa kI dizA meM mahAvIra kA svara kisI anya svara se TakarAtA nahIM hai, apitu sahayAtrA ke lie karma kA hAtha milAtA hai / Aie, hama saba milakara ukta samagra krAnti ke svara ko puna: mukharita kreN| mArca-apraila 1976 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana svayaM hI eka darzana hai pratyeka manuSya kA apanA eka darzana hotA hai / manuSya kA apanA vicAra hI usakA darzana hotA hai | usake jIvana kI saphalatA kA mukhya AdhAra usakA vicAra hI hotA hai / saphalatA aura viphalatA jIvana meM mukhya nahIM hai, mukhya bAta yaha hai ki usakA apanA dRSTikoNa kyA hai? jaba eka bAra manuSya apanA dRSTikoNa sthira kara letA hai, taba usI ke AdhAra para vaha apane jIvana ke lakSya ko sthira kara pAtA hai / manuSya ko kyA honA hai? yaha nirNaya hI usake jIvana meM sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa mAnA gayA hai | ThIka samaya para ThIka prakAra kA nirNaya karanA AsAna kArya nahIM hai | apane jIvana ko aura usakI samagra zakti ko kisI eka lakSya meM niyojita karanA hI jIvana kI saphalatA kA AdhAra hai / ata: sarvaprathama manuSya ko apanA eka spaSTa lakSya nizcita karanA hogA / phira lakSya kI saphalatA ke lie . prayAsa karanA hogA | jIvana aura darzana ___ manuSya ke jIvana meM gaMbhIratA darzana se hI AtI hai / jaba taka cintana gaMbhIra na ho, taba taka usake jIvana meM ujjvalatA nahIM A sakatI / jo vyakti jisa prakAra ke vyavasAya meM apane mana ko lagAtA hai, vaha usa vyavasAya meM utanI hI yogyatA prApta kara letA hai / kabhI-kabhI yaha bhI dekhA jAtA hai ki purAne cintana ke saMskAra manuSya ko kisI vizeSa lakSya kI ora le jAte haiM / manuSya kA jaisA abhyAsa hotA hai, usI ke anusAra usakI abhiruci banatI hai, aura usI ke anusAra kAma karane kI kSamatA bhI bar3hatI hai / vyApAra kA cintana karane se manuSya vyApArI hotA hai, adhyAtma kA cintana karane se manuSya adhyAtmavAdI hotA hai aura anya kisI viSaya kA cintana karane vAlA usI meM nipuNatA prApta kara letA hai, manuSya ke mana kA yaha svabhAva hai ki jisa prakAra kA usameM cintana hotA hai, usakA jIvana phira usI sA~ce meM Dhala jAtA hai / yaha kahanA kaThina hogA ki (87) Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA jIvana kisa dizA kI ora gatizIla hogA / kisI bhI dizA kI ora Age bar3hane se pUrva usake viSaya meM gaMbhIra cintana atyanta Avazyaka hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki jIvana aura darzana kA paraspara nikaTa kA sambandha rahA hai / vidvAna vyakti kA hI nahIM, anapar3ha vyakti kA bhI apanA eka vizeSa dRSTikoNa hotA hai, aura vastuta: yahI usakA darzana hotA hai / bhArata meM vaidika evaM avaidika tathA 'SaDdarzana' nAmase suprakhyAta jo SaDdarzana hai usakI yahA~ carcA nahIM hai / yahA~ vicAraNA usI darzana kI hai, jo manuSya kA apanA eka svataMtra cintana aura vicAra hotA hai / yaha bAta alaga hai ki kabhI-kabhI manuSya kA cintana usake pUrva saMskAroM se anuraMjita ho jAtA hai / phira bhI usake vicAroM kI svataMtratA para kisI prakAra kA AghAta saphala nahIM ho sakatA / yaha bhI dekhA jAtA hai ki manuSya apane jIvana meM samAja ke virodha ke kAraNa apane vicAroM ko prakAzita nahIM kara pAtA / usa sthiti meM bhI usakA apanA svataMtra cintana antarmukhI ho kara vikasita hotA rahatA hai / jIvana aura manovijJAna jIvana kA sambandha manovijJAna se adhika nikaTa kA hai / manovijJAna bhI naye yuga kA nayA darzana hai / jIvana kA eka bhI kSetra isa prakAra kA nahIM hai, jo manovijJAna se prabhAvita na ho / manovijJAna meM mAnava jIvana ke aneka dRSTikoNoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / jIvana ke antaraMga aura bahiraMga sabhI rUpoM para vicAra karanA, manovijJAna kA mukhya viSaya hai / manovijJAna ke adhyayana se manuSya apane antarjagata ko bhalIbhA~ti samajha sakatA hai / jaba manuSya kA dArzanika dRSTikoNa badala jAtA hai, to usakI sampUrNa kAryapraNAlI meM parivartana ho jAte hai / manuSya kA dArzanika dRSTikoNa deza kI sarvoccya sattA ke samAna hai / isa sattA ke nIce vibhinna ...cArI kArya karate haiM / yadi sarvocca rAjyasattA buddhimAna aura satarka huI, to karmacArI ThIka se kAma karate haiM, anyathA ve apanI manamAnI karane lagate haiM / phira jisa ora pramukha rAjasattA kA anukUla rukha hotA hai, usI ora anya karmacAriyoM kA bhI vaisA hI rukha ho jAtA hai / pratyeka karmacArI kI kAryakSamatA kendrIya sattA kI dRr3hatA para nirbhara karatI hai / jaba apane karmacAriyoM ke prati usake Adeza nizcayAtmaka hote haiM, to sarakAra kA kArya sucArurUpa se calatA hai / manovijJAna ke paMDitoM kA kahanA hai ki manuSya ke mana meM uThane vAlI vicAra-taraMgeM jitanI uttuMga aura jitanI gaharI hoMgI, ve mana ko utanI hI adhika (88) Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhAvita kara sakeMgI / kisI bhI kArya ko prAraMbha karane se pUrva usake sambandha meM samagra dRSTikoNoM se vicAra karanA Avazyaka ho jAtA hai / manuSya ke mana meM jaba koI vicAra athavA cintana prAraMbha hotA hai, taba vaha bahuta choTe rUpa meM hotA hai, aura dhIre-dhIre vahI eka vicAra vikAsa pAte-pAte samagra vizva ko prabhAvita karane vAlA bana jAtA hai | samaya pAkara vaha vicAra siddhAntarUpa meM sthira ho jAtA hai, aura jaba usameM pUjyatvabuddhi kA prAraMbha ho jAtA hai, taba vahI vicAra eka zAstra kA rUpa grahaNa kara letA hai / vedAnta kA nava advaitavAda eka dina AcArya zaMkara ke mana kI eka choTI-sI taraMga thI, kintu Age cala kara dhIre-dhIre vaha eka svataMtra siddhAnta ho gayA, aura advaitavAda para aneka granthoM kI racanA hone lagI / aneka zatAbdiyoM kI yAtrA karate-karate Aja vaha eka svataMtra darzana ke rUpa meM jana-cetanA ke samakSa vyApaka stara para pragaTa ho cukA hai / bauddha-paramparA ke vijJAnavAda aura zUnyavAda kI sthiti bhI isI prakAra kI rahI hai / jaina-paramparA kA anekAntavAda eka dina mahAvIra ke mana meM uThane vAlI eka choTI-sI vicAra-taraMga rahI hogI / samaya aura paristhitivaza jaise-jaise yugapradhAna AcAryoM ne usa para gaMbhIra cintana prAraMbha kiyA, vaise-vaise anekAntavAda kA siddhAnta itanA vizAla aura virATa ho gayA ki Aja samasta jainadarzana kA sAra use kahA jA sakatA hai / jIvana aura siddhAnta ___ jIvana aura siddhAnta, ina donoM meM se yadi kisI eka ko mukhyatA denI ho, taba vaha nizcita hI jIvana ko milegI | Aja taka jagat meM jitane bhI siddhAntoM kA nirmANa huA hai, unakA mukhya AdhAra mAnavIya jIvana hI rahA hai / jitane bhI siddhAnta haiM, ve saba jIvana ke lie haiM, kintu jIvana siddhAntoM ke lie nahIM ho sakatA | jIvana ko sarasa, sundara evaM madhura banAne ke jitane bhI prakAra ho sakate haiM, una sabhI prakAroM ko athavA unakI prayogAtmaka paddhatiyoM ko hama siddhAnta kaha dete haiM / yadi koI siddhAnta jIvana-vikAsa meM bAdhA bana kara khar3A ho jAe, to usameM samaya-samaya para saMzodhana kie jAte rahe haiM, aura yaha honA Avazyaka bhI hai / anyathA jIvana kI gati avaruddha ho jAegI / pariNAmata: jIvana niSkriya hogA, aura niSkriya jIvana se kisI bhI lakSya kI pUrti kI AzA karanA vyartha hogA / yahI kAraNa hai jIvana ko samajhane ke lie aura manovijJAna nitAnta ____ Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Avazyaka hai | jIvana kI saphalatA adhika se adhika granthoM kA adhyayana karanA hI nahIM hai, usakI saphalatA kA mUla AdhAra yaha honA cAhie ki jo kucha adhyayana kiyA hai, use jIvana ke dharAtala para kisa paddhati se utArA jAe ? jIvana aura saphalatA manuSya kA sabase utkRSTa padArtha yadi koI ho sakatA hai to vaha yahI hogA ki vicAroM kA saMskAra kaise kiyA jAe? manuSya kA dArzanika vicAra jaisA hotA hai, use saMsAra vaisA hI najara AtA hai / manuSya ke sukha aura dukha, usake jIvana kI saphalatA tathA viphalatA, isa bAta para nirbhara nahIM karatI ki usane kyA kAma kiyA aura kyA nahIM kiyA? apitu, vaha isa bAta para nirbhara karate haiM ki usake dArzanika vicAra aura jIvana ke prati usakA dRSTikoNa kyA hai? yaha dRSTikoNa manuSya ke jJAna kI vRddhi ke sAtha-sAtha parivartita hotA rahatA hai / bAhya saMsAra kI kriyAoM kA jJAna aura apane mana kI kriyooM kA jJAna isa dRSTikoNa ko badalate rahate haiM / jisa bAta ko hama apanI kizora-avasthA meM bar3A hI mahattva dete the, ve hI bAteM apanI yuvAvasthA meM artha-hIna evaM mahattvahIna pratIta hone lagatI haiM / isakA kAraNa manuSya ke jJAna kI vRddhi aura isa bar3he hue jJAna ke kAraNa, usake dRSTikoNa meM parivartana honA hotA hai / manovijJAna ke anusAra manuSya jisa vicAra ke viSaya meM bAra-bAra cintana karatA hai, vaha usake prati apanI rAgAtmaka vRtti se anuraMjita ho jAtA hai / phira yaha vicAra usake kAryoM kA preraka bana jAtA hai / manuSya kyA hai? vaha apane vicAroM kA pratiphala athavA pratibimba hI hai / manuSya apane jIvana meM jisa-kisI bhI prakAra kI kriyA karatA hai, vaha kriyA usake vicAra kA hI pratiphala hai / mUrkha se mUrkha manuSya bhI jaba kisI bhI kriyA ko prAraMbha karatA hai, taba vaha usake saMbaMdha meM avazya hI vicAra karatA hai | nizcaya hI, vicAra-zUnya ho kara manuSya kisI bhI prakAra kI kriyA nahIM kara sakatA | vicAra jaba kriyA banatA hai, taba use hI jIvana kI saphalatA kahA jAtA hai / vicAroM kA vizleSaNa kIjie manuSya ke pAsa mastiSka hai, vicAra hai, buddhi hai aura hai apanA svatantra cintana / pIche se calI A rahI hara paramparA ko vaha A~kheM banda karake svIkAratA (90) Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI cale, yaha usake svatantra cintana evaM buddhi kA apamAna hai / hamAre lie Avazyaka nahIM ki hama purAnI pIr3hI kA cazmA lagAe~ hI lagAe~ / hama apanI dRSTi se dekheM ki kyA sahI haiM aura kyA galata hai? sAtha hI yaha bhI dhyAna rakhie ki binA kisI nayI siddhAnta-sthApanA kI dRSTi ke korA asvIkAra palAyana hai / palAyanavAdI ke pAsa kucha karane yA karavAne tathA kucha nayA dene yA lene kI kSamatA kataI nahIM hotI / isalie manuSya apanI buddhi evaM apane svatantra cintana kA vikAsa kare, nae siddhAnta kI sthApanA kI dRSTi ko dhyAna meM rakhakara nae ke moha meM saba nakAratA hI na calA jaae| maI 1976 (91) Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahI sukha kyA hai ? saMsAra meM ananta ananta prANI haiM / bhale hI ve kisI bhI rgAta meM hoM, kisI bhI yoni meM janme hoM aura kisI bhI jAti meM hoM / saba prANiyoM kI, jIvoM kI sukha ke sambandha meM eka hI taraha kI icchA, bhAvanA ora abhilASA rahatI hai| anya aneka prakAra kI vibhinnatAoM ke hote hue bhI isa bAta meM sabake vicAroM meM, sabakI bhAvanAoM meM ekarUpatA hai ki sabako sukha priya hai / saMsAra ke samasta prANI sukha cAhate haiM, duHkha, pIr3A evaM kaSTa koI nahIM cAhatA / naraka ke jIva bahuta du:khI haiM / rAta-dina vibhinna prakAra ke kaSToM kA vedana karate hI haiM / isalie unake mana meM hara kSaNa sukha pAne kI abhilASA banI hI rahatI hai| tiryacaM-pazu-pakSI evaM kITa-pataMga bhI duHkhoM se bacane ke lie aura sukha prApti kI AzA meM idhara-udhara bhaTakate rahate haiM / svarga meM to apAra vaibhava hai | bhautika dRSTi se sAmAnya se sAmAnya deva kA jIvana bhI sampanna hai | usake sAmane mAnava kI sampatti kI koI tulanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / phira bhI IrSyA, mAna-apamAna evaM pratiSThA ke roga se vaha pIDita hai, aura usase chuTakArA pAne ke lie ve adhika se adhika sukha cAhate haiM ! manuSya-jIvana meM kucha bhautika sAdhanoM se sampanna haiM, to kucha abhAvagrasta haiM / jinake pAsa sukha sAdhana nahIM hai, ve sukha prApta karanA cAhate haiM, aura jinake pAsa hai, ve aura adhika sukha pAne kI abhilASA rakhate haiM / isa prakAra saMsAra meM eka bhI aisA vyakti nahIM milegA jo sukha nahIM cAhatA ho| parantu vAstavika sukha kyA hai, isa para kama hI dhyAna diyA gayA hai| sukha ke do rUpa hai-eka bhautika aura dUsarA AdhyAtmika; eka laukika aura dUsarA lokottara; eka bAhya dUsarA Antarika / laukika sukha karma-janya hai, puNya ke udaya se milane vAlA hai, aura dUsarA kSAyopazamika hai yA kSAyika hai, jo mohakarma ke upazAnta tathA kSaya hone para sva-svarUpa kI anubhUtirUpa hai / bAhya sukha karma-janya evaM para naimittika hone ke kAraNa kSaNika hai, parantu AdhyAtmika sukha svAbhAvika hone ke kAraNa ananta hai / usakA kabhI bhI nAza nahIM (92) Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA | vastuta: svabhAva meM pariNata hone para milanevAlA sukha, zAnti aura Ananda hI vAstavika hai / vaha avyAbAdha sukha hai, usameM kisI bhI taraha kI rukAvaTa, vighna aura bAdhA upasthita nahIM hotI hai aura na kisI prakAra ke bAhya sAdhanoM kI hI apekSA rahatI hai / bhautika sukha kyA hai? ise samajha lenA bhI Avazyaka hai / vyakti sukhamaya jIvana bitAne ke lie bhautika padArthoM kA saMgraha karatA hai / kintu satya yaha hai ki padArthoM meM sukha nahIM hai / ve sukha ke sAdhana to haiM, parantu svayaM sukharUpa yA du:kharUpa nahIM hai / atyadhika padArtha rahane para bhI vyakti kA jIvana azAnta aura du:khI dikhAI detA hai, vaha rAta-dina parezAna sA rahatA hai / aura kucha vyakti aise bhI parilakSita hote haiM ki svalpa sAdhanoM ke rahate hue bhI santuSTa, zAnta aura sukhI haiM aura mastI se jIvana-yAtrA kara rahe haiM / ata: sukha anukUla saMvedana meM haiM / puNya kA udaya hone para duHkharUpa pratIta honevAlA padArtha bhI anukUla hone ke kAraNa sukharUpa ho jAtA hai, aura pApa kA udaya hone para anukUla sAdhana bhI pratikUla ho jAte haiM aura kaSTaprada lagate haiM / laDakA sukharUpa aura AnandadAyaka lagatA hai / usakA viyoga hone para vyakti bahuta du:khI hotA hai / parantu yadi vaha apanI icchA ke anukUla bartAva nahIM karatA hai, nAlAyaka aura duSTa svabhAva kA hai, to usake rahane para bhI sukha kI anubhUti nahIM hotI / usake ghara meM rahane se mana aura adhika parezAna rahatA hai | vyakti yahA~ taka cAhane lagatA hai ki yaha mara jAe yA ghara se calA jAe to acchA rahe | bAdAma kA halavA aura bAdAma kI barphI bahuta acchI lagatI hai, usakA AsvAdana rucikara aura sukharUpa lagatA hai / parantu jvara ho jAne para yA peTa bhara jAne para yadi bAdAma kA halavA tathA bAdAma aura piste kI barphI yadi koI Apake sAmane rakhe to kaisI lagegI? usa samaya vaha acchI nahIM lagatI / peTa bhara jAne ke bAda kabhI snehI vyakti eka-do barphI yA eka-do cammaca halavA khAne kA Agraha karatA hai, to usa samaya yahI zabda nikalate haiM ki aba kaSTa mata do, adhika parezAna mata karo / kyoMki svastha avasthA aura bhUkha ke samaya bAdAma kA halavA aura barphI anukUla lagane se khAne para sukha kA saMvedana hotA thA, parantu asvastha hone para yA peTa bhara jAne para ve hI padArtha du:kharUpa ho gae / padArtha ve hI haiM / unameM kisI taraha kA parivartana nahIM AyA / parantu svAsthya ke pratikUla hone ke kAraNa kaSTaprada ho gae / isalie sukha aura duHkha kA saMvedana anukUla aura pratikUla paristhiti ke anurUpa hotA hai, ata: vaha tattvata: ekarUpa nahIM hai, sthAyI nahIM hai / (93) Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdhyAtmika sukha kI prApti rAga-dveSa ke kucha kSINa tathA sarvathA naSTa hone para hotI hai / uccatama sAdhaka ke mana meM anukUla yA pratikUla kisI bhI padArtha para rAga-dveSa nahIM rahatA / hara paristhiti meM vaha apane svabhAva meM sthita rahatA hai, isalie use kabhI bhI duHkha kI anubhUti nahIM hotI / pUrvabaddha karma udaya meM Ane para vaha sAdhaka ko apanA phala to detA hai, parantu AdhyAtmikatA evaM vItarAgata kA sAdhaka anukUla ke saMvedana meM Asakta nahIM banatA, aura pratikUla ke vedana meM usake prati ghRNA aura napharata ke bhAva nahIM rakhatA / apane svarUpa, karma aura padArthoM ke svabhAva ko jAnakara hara paristhiti meM sama banA rahatA hai, apane svabhAva meM ramaNa karatA hai, isalie use parama Ananda kI hI anubhUti hotI hai / darpaNa ko yadi gaMgA ke pravAha ke sAmane rakha diyA jAe, to vega se bahatA huA pravAha usameM dikhAI degA / sAgara ke sAmane rakha diyA jAe, to hajAroM lAkhoM lahareM Upara ko uchalatI aura nIce girakara sAgara ke kinAre se * TakarA kara vilIna hotI huI dikhAI deMgI / jalate hue dAvAnala ke sAmane darpaNa rakha diyA jAe, to usameM nikalatI huI jvAlA aura cinagAriyA~ to spaSTa dikheNgii| parantu na to gaMgA kA pravAha use bahA kara le jAegA, na samudra meM uThane vAlI laharoM se vaha gIlA hogA aura na dAvAnala kI jvAlA use jalA pAegI / darpaNa ke sAmane jo kucha AegA vaha pratibimbita to hogA, parantu darpaNa para usakA koI asara nahIM hogA / isI prakAra apane svarUpa meM ramaNazIla sAdhaka ke sAmane anukUla aura pratikUla padArtha Ate haiM, sukha aura duHkha bhI Ate haiM jinheM Agama meM anukUla aura pratikUla parISaha kahA hai parISaha vaha hai, jinheM samabhAvapUrvaka sahA jAe / sukha aura duHkha yA anukU donoM sthitiyoM meM adhyAtma-cintana kA santulana banA rahanA cAhie / anukUla saMyoga hamAre lie sukharUpa haiM, parantu jJAnI kI dRSTi meM pratikUla hI nahIM, anukUla saMyoga bhI parISaha haiM / kyoMki ve svabhAva se nahIM, vibhAva se utpanna hue haiM, karmajanya haiM aura - cintana meM svabhAvaramaNa meM bAdhaka haiM / ataH sAdhaka ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki vaha unake saMvedana meM Asakta na ho kara apane Apa meM sama banA rahe / sukha-duHkha se Upara uTha kara svabhAva meM sthita rahane vAlA sAdhaka hI parama Ananda aura avyAbAdha sukha kI anubhUti kara sakatA hai / / Atma - bhAratIya manISiyoM ne sAdhaka ke sAmane eka bAta rakhI hai ki vaha apane Apa ko prabhu ke caraNoM meM samarpita kara de / jaina Agama meM kahA hai ki sAdhaka pratidina yaha bhAvanA karatA hai ki mujhe arahanta kI zaraNa prApta ho, siddhaprabhu kA (94), -- Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaraNa prApta ho, sAdhu kA zaraNa prApta ho aura vItarAga-sarvajJa dvArA prarUpita dharma - kA zaraNa prApta ho / bauddha dharma meM yahI kahA gayA hai ki maiM buddha kI, dharma kI aura saMgha kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| vaiSNava-paramparA meM bhI prabhu kI zaraNa meM jAne kA ullekha milatA hai / gItA meM karmayogI zrIkRSNa arjuna se kahate haiM ki saba kucha choDa kara tU merI zaraNa svIkAra kara / isakA abhiprAya eka hI hai ki sAdhaka apanA kucha nahIM samajhatA / usakA eka hI uddezya rahatA hai - prabhu ke batAe hue sAdhanApatha para gIta karanA / isake atirikta usake mana meM na dhana ko pAne kI icchA rahatI hai, na bhoga-upabhoga ke sAdhanoM ko pAne kI lAlasA rahatI hai, aura na yaza-pratiSThA kI kAmanA rahatI hai / use acchA-burA jo kucha bhI milatA hai, use vaha apane pUrva-karma kA phala samajha kara samabhAvapUrvaka sahate hue sAdhanA-patha para bar3hatA rahatA hai, to use kisI bhI taraha kI parezAnI nahIM hotI aura anAyAsa hI vaha saba kucha pA letA hai | jisane prabhu ko arthAt sva-svarUpa ko pA liyA, usake lie phira kucha bhI pAnA zeSa nahIM raha jAtA hai / eka bAra eka rAjA ne apane rAjya kI sImA ko bar3hAne ke lie AkramaNa kiyA / aneka dezoM para usane vijaya prApta kii| rAjya se vijaya-yAtrA ke lie nikale hue bahuta samaya ho gayA, usane vApisa lauTane kA vicAra kiyA / usa nae jIte hue deza se usane apanI sabhI rAniyoM ko dUta ke sAtha patra bhejA aura sAtha meM apane yahA~ se milane vAlI vizeSa vastuoM kI eka sUcI bhI bheja dI ki jise jo vastu pasanda ho, vaha ma~gA le! kisI ne AbhUSaNa ma~gavAe, kisI meM mUlyavAna vastra lAne ko likhA, kisI ne kImatI javAharAta kI mA~ga kI aura . kisI ne khAdya padArtha - phala, mevA Adi ma~gavAe | parantu jaba dUta choTI rAnI ke pAsa pahu~cA to usane patra par3hA aura uttara meM kevala itanA hI likha diyA - "maiM to Apako aura eka mAtra Apako cAhatI hU~ / Apa zIghra A jaaeN|" saMdezavAhaka ne kahA - "koI vastu bhI to ma~gA leM / " usane kahA- "mujhe aura kucha nahIM cAhie / " rAjA jaba lauTA to usane saba rAniyoM ke pAsa unake dvArA ma~gAI huI vastue~ bheja dI aura svayaM choTI rAnI ke pAsa calA gayA | usane kucha bhI nahIM ma~gAyA para rAjA mila gayA to use saba kucha mila gayA / jo eka ko pA letA hai, vaha saba kucha pA letA hai / __ manISiyoM ne kahA hai, ki jo sAdhaka apanI icchA evaM AkAMkSAoM kA parityAga karake apane Apa meM, paramAtmA jyoti meM saMlIna ho jAtA hai, vaha mukti (95) Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura bhukti donoM ko pA letA hai / apane iSTa ke prati apane ko pUrNata: samarpaNa karane para sAdhaka ke mana meM vikalpoM kI taraMgeM taraMgita nahIM hotI / isalie niSkAma aura nirapekSA se kI jAne vAlI sAdhanA kabhI bhI niSphala nahIM jAtI / Apa jAnate haiM ki bIja to eka hI hotA hai, aura vaha choTA-sA hI hotA hai, parantu jaba vaha paudhe evaM vRkSa kA rUpa le letA hai, to kitanA vizAla ho jAtA hai aura eka bIja hajAroM hajAra phala detA hai / yadi samarpaNa ke bIja ko ThIka taraha se boyA gayA to bhukti aura mukti athavA bhautika aura AdhyAtmika-donoM sukha upalabdha ho jaaeNge| niSkAmabhAva se kI gaI sAdhanA, tapa, japa, dAna, dayA, karuNA, kSamA, sevA Adi satkarma kabhI bhI niSphala nahIM jAte / Agama kI bhASA meM isa loka aura paraloka - svarga Adi meM sukha sAdhanoM, dhana-vaibhava, yaza-pratiSThA pAne kI AkAMkSA, abhilASA evaM kAmanA se rahita kI gaI sAdhanA se, Atma-cintana se hI mukti ke dvAra khuleMge, apane zuddha svarUpa kI prApti hogI / jUna 1976 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha duHkhoM ke dAsa nahIM, svAmI banie 'sukha aura duHkha donoM kyA hai, kauna hai, donoM meM paraspara kyA ristA hai ? kyA yaha Apa acchI taraha jAnate haiM ? lagatA hai, abhI taka Apako inakA acchI taraha paricaya nahIM hai / Azcarya hai, ye dina rAta Apake sAtha rahate haiM, ananta atIta kAla se Apake saMparka meM haiM, phira bhI Apa inheM ThIka taraha pahacAnate nahIM haiM ? sukha aura duHkha donoM paraspara bandhu haiM, sage sahodara ! bAhara kI sUrata meM raMga rUpa meM bhale hI kucha antara hai / kintu andara meM donoM eka haiM / guNa-karma aura svabhAva donoM kA eka hai / isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA sukha aura du:kha vedanIya karma kI saMtAna haiM / donoM audayika haiM, karmajanya hai / donoM meM hI AkalatA hai, pIDA hai / anAkulatA kI bhUmikA, jo vastutaH zAnti kA parama kendra hai, donoM se pare hai / yaha jJAnI kI bhUmikA hai / jJAnI vaha, jo sukha-duHkha ko bhogatA huA bhI, donoM kI pakar3a se mukta hai / ajJAnI AtmA, Atma - bodha se zUnya hotA hai / vaha bAhya vastuoM kI anukUla prApti meM sukhAnubhUti karatA hai / ukta sukhAnubhUti meM se rAga phUTa par3atA hai ata: abodha AtmA sukha kI kalpanA meM khuza hotA hai, macalatA hai, iThalAtA hai, apane ko eka viziSTa vyakti samajhatA hai, aura dUsaroM kI dIna, hIna, tuccha, bhAgyahIna, kAyara, aura bhI na jAne kyA-kyA samajhatA hai / itanA hI nahIM, du:kha se pIr3ita abhAvagrastoM kI ha~sI ur3AtA hai, majAka karatA hai, samAja kI dRSTi meM unheM jaba taba girAtA hai / bhojana meM, vastra meM, bhavana meM, vivAha meM, dharma meM, samAja meM sarvatra ajJAnI ke ahaMkAra kA sarpa phuMkAra mAratA rahatA hai, viSa ugalatA rahatA hai / Apane vaibhava-vilAsoM kA, sukha-sAdhanoM kA bhauMDA pradarzana karane se vaha kabhI cUkatA nahIM hai / parantu isa ajJAnI ko patA nahIM hai, ki tere isa daMbha meM terA kitanA patana ho rahA hai ? tU aMdhakAra ke bhayaMkara garta meM kitanI (97) : - Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUra taka gaharAI meM gira rahA hai / yaha sukha tere vinAza kA SaDyaMtra he / saMbhala kara cala mUrkha! anukUla saMyogoM kI icchA jyoM hI mana meM jAgRta hotI hai, sAtha hI eka darda ubhara AtA hai chupA huA mana meM / yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhASA meM ArtadhyAna hai / zarIra meM chupA huA kA~TA jaise hara kSaNa cubhatA hai, pIr3A detA hai, ThIka vaise hI sukha prApti kI kalpanA bhI nirantara pIr3A detI hai / jaise bhI bane, acche-bure sAdhanoM kI kucha bhI cintA kie binA, sukhArthI mAnava sukha pAnA cAhatA hai / hiMsA ho, hatyA ho, jhUTha ho, dhokhA ho, phareba ho, corI ho, makkArI ho, krodha ho, ghRNA ho, vaira ho, vidveSa ho, kucha bhI ho, hara mUlya para sukha cAhie sukha ke lobhI mAnava ko / Aja taka insAna ne jo atyAcAra, anAcAra kie haiM, zUdra prANiyoM se lekara apanI hI mAnava jAti taka kA jo khUna bahAyA hai, ghRNita se ghRNita jo krUra karma kie haiM, saba ke mUlya meM yahI sukha-lipsA kA bhAva hai / jIte jI hI nahIM marane ke bAda svarga Adi ke parikalpita sukhoM kI prApti ke lie bhI kucha kama atyAcAra nahIM hue haiM / yajJoM meM jIvita pazu aura mAnava jalAye gaye haiM / devI-devatA aura paramAtmA yA khudA Adi ko khuza karane ke lie prati varSa kitane lAkhoM evaM karoDoM pazuoM kI gardaneM kaTa rahI haiM / manuSyoM taka kI bali dI jAtI hai / aura to kyA balI ke rUpa meM apane priya abodha putra-putriyoM taka ke lomaharSaka, bhISaNa hatyAkANDa bhI Ae dina sunane ko milate haiM, akhabAroM meM par3he jAte haiM, yaha saba kyoM hotA hai? yadi viveka kA niyaMtraNa na rahe to jaldI hI ArtadhyAna meM se raudradhyAna kA viSa pravAhita hone lagatA hai / ajJAnI AtmA hI sukha-duHkha meM antara karatA hai / sukha milane para nAcane lagatA hai, aura du:kha Ane para rone lagatA hai / sukha meM hI-hI karatA hai, aura du:kha meM hA-hA, hAya-hAya! eka se rAga karatA hai, dUsare se dveSa / vaha andhA yaha nahIM samajhatA ki donoM hI bandhana hai / jarA bhI asAvadhAna rahA to, du:kha-sukha donoM hI tujhe cakanAcUra kara deMge / itihAsa sAkSI hai, jahA~ lAkhoM hI strI-puruSa du:kha ke kSaNoM meM barbAda hue haiM, vahA~ sukha ke kSaNoM meM bhI kucha kama barbAda nahIM hue haiN| dekhA jAe to du:kha kI apekSA sukha ne hI mAnava jAti ko adhika bigAr3A hai, girAyA hai, barbAda kiyA hai | (98) Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha saba isalie huA hai, ki ajJAnI mAnava ne sukha-duHkha ko aMdhA banakara bhogA hai, A~kha baMda karake inake pIche daur3A hai / sukha-du:kha ke bhoga meM burAI nahIM hai / jo prApta hai, bhogA jA sakatA hai / bhoganA hI hogA / apekSA hai A~kha kholakara bhogane kI / viveka kI tIsarI andara kI A~kha khulI hai, to saba ThIka hai / koI bhaya nahIM, koI Dara nahIM / yathAvasara donoM hI ke svAgata ke lie taiyAra raho / donoM tumhAre lie maMgala ke dvAra kholeMge, kalyANa kA patha prazasta kareMge / dRSTi badalI ki sRSTi badala jAtI hai, dizA badalI ki dazA badala jAtI hai / sukha-du:kha donoM apane meM kucha nahIM haiM / bhalA-burA kucha bhI to inake hAtha meM nahIM haiM | Ane do inheM / muskarAte svAgata karo inakA ! jJAnI AtmA ke lie donoM hI varadAna haiM / donoM hI utthAna ke sopAna haiM / jJAnI ke lie sukha to sukha hai hI, du:kha bhI sukha hai / vaha du:kha kI pRSThabhUmi meM sukha ko khar3A dekhatA hai, jIvana nirmANa ke virATa AyAma dekhatA hai / itihAsa para najara DAlie, do cAra nahIM, hajAroM udAharaNa Apako aise mileMge, jo bhISaNa duHkhoM kI dahakatI jvAlAoM meM hI tapakara nikhare haiM / ajJAnI kA Adarza mAtra sukha - duHkha hai / kintu jJAnI kA Adarza sukha-du:kha nahIM, apitu anAkulatA hai, zAnti hai / ata: vaha sukha-du:kha kI acchI-burI hara sthiti meM anAkula rahatA hai, zAnta rahatA hai, nirdvandva rahatA hai / vaha sukha meM bhI masta, aura duHkha meM bhI masta vaha aisA dIpaka hai, jo rAjA ke mahala meM jalatA hai, taba bhI prakAza vikIrNa karatA hai, a~dhere ko dUra karatA hai, aura garIba kI TUTI-phUTI jhoMpaDI meM jalatA hai, to vahA~ bhI usI zAna se apanA Aloka phailAtA hai, jhoMpaDI ko jagamagatA hai, use dharatI kA svarga banAtA hai / dIpaka kI dRSTi apane kartavya karma meM haiM, mahala aura jhoMpaDI meM nahIM dIpaka banakara prajvalita rahie, sukha meM bhI, du:kha meM bhI / donoM tumhAre dAsa hoM, adhikAra meM hoM, AjJAkArI krIta anucara kI taraha / tumheM donoM kA svAmI honA cAhie | manacAhA kAma lo donoM se / sAvadhAna ! nIce girakara nahIM, Upara savAra hokara kAma lo, manu kI mAnya santAno ! julAI 1976 (99) Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ azAnti kA mUla kahA~ hai ? ___ Aja saMsAra kitanA adhika azAnta evaM udbhrAnta hai | jidhara najara DAlie udhara hI azAnti kA dAvAnala dhadhakatA dikhAI detA hai / hara tarapha ucATa hai, udvignatA hai, khinnatA hai | lagatA hai, mAnavajAti pAgalapana kI du:sthiti meM se gujara rahI hai / bhAgya se hI aisA koI vyakti, parivAra yA samAja milegA, jo andara aura bAhara donoM hI jIvana-maMcoM para prasannatA se muskarA rahA ho, tAliyA~ bajA rahA ho / anyathA ronevAle to rote milate hI haiM, ha~sane vAle bhI andara meM ha~sate nahIM, rote hI haiM, basa jarA sahAnubhUti ke sAtha andara meM mana kI kisI dukhatI raga ko chUkara dekhie / eka bahana yA bhAI kurUpa hai, raMga jarA sApha nahIM hai, to duHkhita hai, azAnta hai, rotA hai andara hI andara | yadi koI surUpa hai, sundara hai, to asvasthatA ke kAraNa parezAna hai / yadi svastha bhI hai koI, to kamAne-khAne kI cintA hai, sukha-suvidhA kI cintA hai, mAna-sammAna kI cintA hai / eka, do, tIna, cAra cintA ho to / yahA~ to cintAoM kA jAlA makar3I kA vaha jAlA haiM, jisameM mAnava hara kSaNa ulajhatA jA rahA hai | kyA pariNAma AegA, eka dina isa ulajhana kA, kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / eka sajjana kahate haiM, ghara meM kucha bhI khAne ko nahIM hai / bhUkha se marA jA rahA huuN| dUsare sajjana milate haiM, kahate haiM, bar3I musIbata hai / bhUkha hI nahIM lagatI / ApakI kRpA se saba kucha hai / para, kyA karU~, kucha khA nahIM sakatA / eka sajjana haiM, kaha rahe haiM, jeba khAlI hai| baccoM ke lie kucha bhI to khAne-pIne kA prabandha nahIM kara sktaa| dUsare sajjana kI zikAyata hai, bacce uDAU haiM | mauja-zauka meM sArI saMpatti berahamI ke sAtha svAhA kara rahe haiM / (100) Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka avivAhita hone se duHkhI hai, to dUsarA vivAhita hokara patnI kI viparIta prakRti ke kAraNa pIr3ita hai / eka putrahIna hai, rotA hai putra ke lie, manautI karatA hai devI - devatAoM kI / aura dUsarA isalie du:khI hai, ki putra nAlAyaka haiM / patA nahIM, kaba pUrvajoM kI ijjata ko miTTI meM milA de / vicitra sthiti hai, mAnava kI / saMmAdhAna kahA~ hai, ina ulajhatI jAtI samasyAoM kA / eka hI samAdhAna hai, aura vaha bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hai, mana meM hai aura vaha hai santoSa, vaha hai icchAnirodha / azAnti kA mUla icchA meM hai / hara duHkha ke mUla meM koI na koI ataH jitanA mana icchA se nistaraMga sAgara ke samAna apUrNa icchA hotI hai / icchA hI duHkha kI mA~ hai / mukta hogA, utanA hI vaha nirvikalpa hogA, phalataH prazAnta hogA / yaha zata-pratizata nirNaya prApta siddhAnta hai, ki mAnava ke mana me uThane vAlI hara icchA na kabhI pUrI huI hai, aura na hogI / sAdhAraNa mAnava to kyA, bar3e-bar3e cakravartI samrATa aura dhana kubera zreSThI bhI apanI sabhI icchAe~ pUrI nahIM kara pAe haiM / paurANika loga kahate haiM daityarAja rAvaNa cAhatA thA, ki khAre samudroM ko madhura banAyA jAe / agni meM se dhuA~ samApta kara diyA jAe / svarNa meM sugandha paidA kara dI jAe / svarga meM sadeha jAne ke lie eka sudIrgha sIr3hI taiyAra kI jAe / Ikha ke madhura phala lagAe jAe~ / batAie, ina kalpanAoM meM se kitanI kalpanAe~ pUrNa huI, adhUrI icchAoM meM ulajhA huA hI rAvaNa eka dina duniyA se uTha kara cala diyA, kucha nahIM kara pAyA / itihAsa meM aise eka-do nahIM hajAroM udAharaNa haiM / astu, icchAoM se mukti hI duHkha se mukti hai, azAnti aura AkulatA se mukti hai / jo prApta hai, usI kA ThIka upayoga karo, usI meM santuSTa rahakara jIvana-yAtrA calAo / -- maiM yaha mAnatA hU~, ki eka sAdhAraNa manuSya sahasA sarvato bhAvena icchA mukta nahIM ho sakatA / kucha na kucha vikalpa bhaviSya ke lie usake mana meM khar3e hoMge hI ! agara ye vikalpa khar3e na hote to manuSya Aja pazuoM kI bhUmikA meM (101) Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatA / manuSya ke vikAsa kA itihAsa isI vikalpa dhArA para icchA zakti para nirmita huA hai / hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM se cir3iyA~ dAnA cugatI haiM, para kisI ne roTI banAnA nahIM sIkhA bandara lAkhoM varSoM se vRkSoM para baiThatA A rahA hai, para kisI bandara ne garmI - sardI varSA Adi se bacane ke lie ghara nahIM banAyA / pakSiyoM ne apane ghoMsaloM meM koI sudhAra nahIM kiyA, jamIna khoda kara ghurI yA bila banAne vAle cUhoM aura anya jAnavaroM ne koI nayA sudhAra yA nirmANa nahIM kiyA / yaha manuSya hI hai, jisake mana meM kucha nayA pAne yA nayA karane jaisI koI icchA jagI aura usakI pUrti ke lie usane jI tor3a prayanta kie / phalataH vaha eka dina apane yatna meM saphala huA aura Age bar3hA / astu, bilkula icchA mukti kI bAta rahane dI jAe / prazna icchA ke virodha kA nahIM, icchA ke anargala pravAha ke virodha kA hai / icchA burI nahIM hai, icchA kI anargalatA burI hai / icchA kI ghor3I para savAra honA hai, use daur3AnA bhI hai, para daur3Ane se pahale niyaMtraNa ke lie saMyama aura santoSa kI lagAma lenA jarUrI hai / bAjAra meM hajAroM cIjeM bikane ke lie haiM / eka se eka sundara, nayanAbhirAma aura mUlyavAna vastu dukAnoM para vikrayArtha upasthita hai / prazna hai, kyA kharIdA jAe, aura kyA nahIM ? uttara spaSTa hai, ki apanI sthiti dekhie, apanI jeba kA jAyajA lIjie / sArA bAjAra eka mAtra tumhAre lie hI nahIM hai| tuma to apane ko aura apanI yathArtha apekSA ko dekho, parakho aura tolo / bAjAra meM kyA hai, yaha nahIM, apitu tumheM kyA cAhie, vaha bhI vartamAna meM aura nikaTa bhaviSya meM bahuta jarUrI kyA hai, yaha dekhoM / gaMgA baha rahI hai / jala kA sAgara hai gaMgA / tuma apanI pyAsa ke mutAbika do-cAra ghU~Ta pAnI pio aura apane rAste lago / gaMgA ke sAre pAnI ko pIne yA sameTane kI cintA chor3o / sArA jala tumheM hI nahIM pInA hai, aura bahuta haiM pIne vAle / phira bhI jo baca rahegA aura bacegA hI, usake lie sAgara kA dvAra khulA hai / jIvana yAtrA kA sahI patha yahI hai / sarva prathama icchAoM kA vizleSaNa karo, ki kyA saMbhava hai aura kyA asaMbhava ? asaMbhava kalpanAoM kI tUphAnI havAoM meM tinake kI taraha ur3ate rahane meM koI lAbha nahIM hai / asaMbhava kalpanAe~ pUrNa nahIM hotI haiM, phalataH unake cakkara meM adhikatara AdamI pAgalapana kI bhUmikA meM pahu~ca jAte haiM / eka sajjana mere paricita haiM | do jUna khAne kA bhI unake pAsa prabandha nahIM hai / para, jaba bAta (102) Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate haiM, to karor3oM kI, araboM kI / parivAra kA eka sadasya bhI unake kahane meM nahIM hai, para svarga ke devoM aura indroM ko kisI viziSTa maMtra dvArA vaza meM karane ke irAde rakhate haiM / yaha rUpa hai asaMbhava kA / AkAza meM ur3ane kA svapna to mAnava kA pUrA huA hai, para pakSiyoM kI taraha paMkha Ane aura ur3ane kA svapna adhUrA hI hai, aura vaha adhUrA hI rahegA / isake pUrNa hone meM koI lAbha bhI to nahIM hai / Akhira AdamI pazu yA pakSI banakara pAegA bhI kyA ? aba rahA prazna saMbhava icchAoM kA / saMbhava icchAoM kA bhI apekSita evaM anapekSita rUpa meM vibhAga karanA Avazyaka hai / pAnI pIne ke lie pAtra cAhie, ThIka hai, para vaha cA~dI yA svarNa kA ho, yaha anapekSita hai / vastra pahananA hai, ThIka hai, para vaha rezamI ho, TerelIna ho, yA anya koI videzI bahumUlya vastra ho, yaha galata hai / bhUkha hai, bhojana cAhie / vaha zuddha, svaccha evaM svAsthyakArI ho, abhakSya na ho, anyAya se prApta na ho, yaha saba ThIka hai, Avazyaka hai / para vaha u~ce mUlya kA miSTAnna ho, ghRtaAplAvita tAjA mAla ho / sIdhA-sAdA dAla-bhAta yA roTI Adi na ho, yaha kaisA vicitra vikalpa hai ? astu, saMbhava icchAe~ bhI deza, kAla, paristhiti Adi kA yathocita vizleSaNa mA~gatI haiM / sabake sAtha ghulamila kara ADambarahIna jIvana jInA hI mAnavajIvana kA Adarza hai / isI meM zAnti hai, anAkulatA hai / apane ko alaga se pradarzita karane kI vRtti choDo / pojIzana kA cakra bar3A bhayaMkara hai / pojIzana kA pAgalapana jIvana ko barbAda hI karatA hai, AbAda nahIM / icchA ke mUla meM apekSita yathArtha AvazyakatA honI cAhie, bhoga vilAsa, ADaMbara, ahaMkAra yA pojIzana Adi nahIM / ataH mana meM kisI icchA ke utpanna hote hI sarva prathama dekho, ki kyA vaha ThIka hai, kyA vaha saMbhava hai, kyA vaha apane aura apane par3osI ke lie hitakara hai, usakI pUrti se terA apanA, par3osI kA, parivAra kA yA samAja kA ahita to nahIM hai| basa, kama se kama itanAsA vizleSaNa karo, aura dRr3hatA ke sAtha icchA pUrti ke prayatna meM juTa jAo / isa taraha tuma azAnti se mukta rahoge, hara kSaNa morce para eka divya zAnti kA Ananda loge / maiM yaha nahIM kahatA, ki prApta sthiti meM Avazyaka parivartana na karo, hAtha para hAtha dhare paurANika jar3a bharata kI taraha niSkriya par3e raho, ajagara vRtti kA Adarza apanAo / merA kahanA kevala itanA hI hai, ki viveka ke prakAza meM jIvana kA yuddha lar3o / asaMbhava evaM anapekSita vikalpoM ke arthahIna cakra se baco | jIvana dharatI hai, AkAza nahIM / (103) Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharatI para ur3A nahIM, calA jAtA hai / yaha ThIka hai, kabhI-kabhI daur3a bhI sakate haiN| para, yaha daur3a A~kha banda karake nahIM, A~kha khola kara honI cAhie / agasta 1976 (104) Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikramaNaM paramauSadham bhUla yA galatI, kucha bhI kahA jAe, jIvana kI eka vikRti hai / yaha vikRti asaMkhya svarUpoM meM, kurUpoM meM avirbhUta hotI hai / kitanI hI bAra to yaha aisI mohaka chavi meM AtI hai ki bhUla bhUla ke rUpa meM pahacAnI bhI nahIM jAtI / bhaddI gandI karUpa bhUleM, kabhI-kabhI to itanI sundara surUpa veSabhUSA meM mana ke raMgamaMca para avatarita hotI haiM, ki sAdhAraNa vyakti unakA tiraskAra kara hI nahIM sakatA / tiraskAra ke badale unakA Adara-satkAra karatA hai aura apane ko isa sthiti meM dhanya samajhatA hai / zUrpaNakhA apsarA bana jAtI hai, rAkSasI se devI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai / kauna hai, jo isa camaka-damaka meM usake sarvanAzI mAyA jAla meM na pha~sa jAe ? svayaM rAma hI, rAma svarUpa hI, rAma ke anuyAyI lakSmaNa hI zUrpaNakhA ko pahacAna sakate haiM, phira bhale, vaha kitanI hI sarvAMga - sundarI devI ke rUpa meM Ae, uttejaka hAva-bhAva dikhAe~ / saMkSepa meM bhUloM ke tIna rUpa : bhUloM ke vaise to asaMkhya rUpa hote haiM / parantu hama yahA~ unheM tIna rUpoM meM vargIkRta kara lete haiM / vargIkRta hone para, bhUloM ke bikhare hue rUpa jaldI samajha lie jAte haiM / unheM AsAnI se pakar3A jA sakatA hai, parimArjita bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai / prathama varga ajJAna janita bhUloM kA hotA hai / samajha kama hai, buddhi vikasita nahIM hai, bholA-bhAlA bhadra vyakti hai / vaha vastu sthiti ko kucha-kA- kucha samajha letA hai, aura hAsyAspada bhUleM kara baiThatA hai / aise vyakti ke mana meM saMkalpita burAI jaisI, kisI kA ahita karane yA apanA svArtha sAdhane jaisI koI durvRtti nahIM hotI hai / phira bhI nAsamajhI ke kAraNa aisI bhUleM ho jAtI haiM, jinase kisI kA thor3A bahuta ahita bhI ho sakatA hai / aisI ajJAnajanya bhUleM prAya: samAja meM kSamya hotI haiM, dharma ke kSetra meM bhI kSamya hI hotI haiM / nAdAna bAlaka (105) Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane pitA kI mU~che khIMca letA hai, mAtA ke mukha para tamAcA mAra detA hai, lAta bhI mAra detA hai / ityAdi bhUleM sAdhAraNa nahIM asAdhArANa haiM, yadi koI samajhadAra vayaska vyakti kare, to pratikAra svarUpa use kaThora daNDa bhI mila sakatA hai / parantu nAdAna zizu ke lie aisA kucha nahIM hotA, kyoMki vaha ajJAna hai, use apane karma ke prati kucha hoza nahIM hai / prAraMbhika sthiti meM vaha apane ko prema se goda meM lekara khelane vAle vyakti ke bahumUlya svaccha vastroM ko bhI mala-mUtra se gandA kara detA hai / batAie, kyA kiyA jAe usakA / kSamA ke hI yogya hai vaha, daNDa ke nahIM / aura kSamA bhI kyoM ? ye bhUleM to ajJAnajanya hone se bhUla mAnI hI nahIM jAtI / bhUla mAneM, tabhI to kSamA karane kA prazna AtA hai / yahI sthiti pAgala kI hai / pAgala kI gAliyoM, abhadra vyavahAroM para kaisA roSa, kaisA kSobha / kucha samajhadAra bar3e, bUr3he, vayaska taruNa bhI anajAne meM hI bhUloM ke zikAra ho jAte haiM / dUsarA varga kSaNika uttejanAoM kA hotA hai / kisI viparIta ghaTanA evaM prasaMga para vyakti ko sahasA Aveza A jAtA hai uttejanA ke kAraNa bhAna bhUla jAtA hai aura jaldI meM kucha kA kucha kara baiThatA hai / krodha A jAtA hai, pariNAma svarUpa gAlI de baiThatA hai, mArapITa bhI kara sakatA hai / yaha bhUla noTa karane jaisI hai| ise adhika mUlya to nahIM denA cAhie, sAmAjika kSetra meM prAyaH diyA bhI nahIM jAtA hai / phira bhI AdhyAtmika kSetra meM jAgRti Ane para, viveka sphuTita hone para, sAdhaka apane atIta meM jhA~katA hai, aura uttejanA janya kSaNika bhUloM kA bhI prAyazcitta karatA hai / dhUla kA eka sUkSma kaNa bhI A~kha meM gira jAe, to use nikAlA hI jAegA / yahI sthiti samajhadAra vayaska vyaktiyoM ke ajJAna janya bhUloM ke prati bhI hai / jyoM hI sAdhaka ko yaha patA lage, ki vastuta: bhUla huI hai, ajJAnatA ke kAraNa bhramavaza maiM usa samaya kucha samajhA nahIM thA, to vaha tatkAla ajJAnajanya bhUloM kA bhI prAyazcitta karatA hai / kitanA karatA hai, yaha prazna nahIM hai ? prazna hai, bhUla ko bhUla mAna lene kA, hArdika pazcAttApa ke jAgRta hone kA / tIsarA varga hai, yojanAbaddha kI jAne vAlI saMkalpita bhUloM kA / ye bhUleM sIdhe hI daNDa ke kSetra meM A jAtI haiM / inheM bhUla kahanA bhI eka taraha se bhUla hai| yaha aparAdha kA kSetra hotA hai, sAmAjika dRSTi se bhI / hatyA, hAnikara, jhUTha, dhokhA, ghRNA, vaira, jAlasAjI, vyabhicAra, corI, dezadroha, aprAmANikatA, kartavya kA apAlana, adhikAra evaM sattA kA durupayoga, maryAdA -hIna lobha-lAlaca, paizunya, (106) Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAMchana-asatya doSAropaNa, 'paraparivAda Adi aneka rUpoM meM pravAhita hai, yaha tIsarA varga / yaha sAkSAt aparAdha bhUmikA kA varga hai| yaha varga kisI bhI sthiti meM kSamya nahIM hai / sAmAjika kSetra meM aisA vyakti kaThora daNDa kA bhAgI hotA hai, aura sAdhanA-kSetra meM ugra prAyazcitta kA / yahA~ kSamA kA, bhUla ko bhUla jAne kA koI prazna hI nahIM hai| yaha jIvana kI bhayaMkara vikRti hai, viSAkta phor3A hai / isa ora jarA bhI asAvadhAna hue nahIM,ki samagra jIvana dUSita / svaMya vyakti kA aura samAja kA hita isI meM hai, ki prathama to isa taraha kI pApa-mUlaka bhUloM ke prati pahale se hI sajaga rahA jAe, tAki koI bhUla hone hI na pAe / yadi kabhI koI ho jAe, to tatkAla viveka ke prakAza meM usakA parimArjana kara diyA jAe / tana kI apekSA mana para jamI dhUla kI parateM bhayaMkara hotI haiM / yaha janma-janmAntara taka du:saMskAroM ke rUpa meM calatI rahatI haiM, andara-andara hI phailatI rahatI haiM / tana kA kaiMsara kitanA bhayAnaka hotA hai? yaha to mana kA kaiMsara hai / isakI bhayAnakatA kI koI sImA hI nahIM hai / Aja ke vizva meM yaha pAgalapana kyoM ? Aja kA vizva pAgaloM se bharatA jA rahA hai / mAnasika rogoM kA itanA phailAva hai, ki kucha pUcho nahIM / akele bhArata meM hI 6 karor3a ke lagabhaga vyakti mAnasika doSoM ke kAraNa pAgala haiM, bhayaMkara rUpa se paagl| aura tIna karor3a ke lagabhaga chiTapuTa pAgalapana kI sthiti meM haiM, jo kabhI bhI pAgalapana kI ugra sthiti meM pahu~ca sakate haiM / ukta mAnasika rogiyoM meM adhika saMkhyA una logoM kI hai, jo kabhI koI aparAdha mUlaka, anaitika bhUla kara baiTheM, aura use andara-hI-andara chipAte rahe, dabAte rahe / bAhara meM ha~sate rahe, andara meM ghuTate rhe| bhaya kI talavAra sira para laTakI rahI / pApa kaba taka daba sakatA hai / eka-na-eka dina aparAdha khula kara bolatA hai, pApa kA ghar3A caurAhe para phUTatA hai| phalata: mana kI ye durvRttiyA~ ubhara kara eka dina tana para bhI chA jAtI haiM, aura pAgalapana, sanaka Adi ke nAnA rUpoM meM apanA jauhara dikhAtI haiM / ata: tana aura mana donoM hI ke svastha jIvana ke lie Avazyaka hai, ki dera-savera unakA parimArjana kara diyA jAe / dera to kyA, savera hI arthAt tatkAlahI isake lie Avazyaka hai | viSa ke phor3e ko samaya denA hI nahIM cAhie / (107) Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikramaNa paramauSadham mana kI choTI bar3I sabhI vikRtiyA~, jo kisI na kisI rUpa meM, pApa kI zreNI meM AtI haiM, unakA pratikAra evaM nirAkaraNa karane ke lie jaina - paramparA meM pratikramaNa eka mahauSadhi haiM / tana kI vikRti jaise roga hai, vaise hI kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi mana kI vikRtiyA~ bhI mana ke roga haiM / inakI cikitsA bhI Avazyaka hai / tana kA roga adhika se adhika eka janma-jIvana taka hI pIr3A de sakatA hai / kintu mana kA roga to eka bAra zurU hone para, yadi vyakti asAvadhAna rahA, to hajAroM-hajAra, lAkhoM-lAkha janmoM taka parezAna karatA hai / bhAratIya paurANika sAhitya kI hajAroM jaina-bauddha aura vaidika kathAe~ isakI sAkSI haiM / ataH pratikramaNa ke dvArA mAnasika vikRtiyoM kA tatkAla parimArjana kara lenA Avazyaka hai / pratikramaNa kA artha hai atIta ke jIvana kA ImAnadArI ke sAtha sUkSma nirIkSaNa | jJAna dRSTi kA bAhya jagata ke dRzyoM se haTAkara apane andara ke jagata meM le jAie, jIvana kA konA-konA zAnta bhAva se dekhie, ki kahA~ kyA gandagI par3I hai / jyoM hI koI gandagI dikhAI de, bhagavAna kI sAkSI se, sadguru kI sAkSI se, apanI antarAtmA kI sAkSI se tatkAla usakA pazcAttApa kIjie, kAyotsarga evaM pratyAkhyAna Adi ke rUpa meM prAyazcitta kIjie / zalya arthAt kAMTA to nikAla hI dIjie / aura jo vraNa arthAt ghAva zeSa raha jAe, usako bhI sApha kara dIjie / itanA hI nahIM bhaviSya meM usa tathAkathita durvRtti arthAt vikRti se bace rahane kA saMkalpa bhI lIjie / pApa na tana meM hotA hai, aura na indriyoM meM hotA hai / mana ke sivAya pApa anyatra kahIM nahIM jamA hotA hai / pApa kI carbI mana para jamatI hai, phailatI hai / ata: isa carbI se jitanA koI halakA rahegA, vaha utanA hI svastha rahegA / pratikramaNa - vaha prAkRtika cikitsA hai, jo ukta carbI ke kAraNa sthUla kAya hue tana ko halakA-phulakA banAtI hai / maiM mAnatA hU~ jaba taka saMsAra kI bhUmikA hai, mana para rAMga-dveSa Adi kI kucha carbI rahegI, loka jIvana ke lie amuka aMza meM vaha apekSita bhI hai / basa, . sAvadhAnI isI bAta kI hai, ki vaha tIvra evaM gADha na hone pAe, ugra na hone pAe | jaina- darzana kI paribhASA meM rAga-dveSa rUpa kaSAya jaba manda hote haiM, to ve puNya hote haiM aura jaba ve tIvra evaM ugra hote haiM, to pApa hote haiM / isalie ina vRttiyoM ko pUrNatayA abhI samApta na kiyA jA sake, to kama-se-kama inheM halakA (108) -------- Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to avazya kiijie| aura inheM halakA karane kA sAdhana hai, sacce bhAva se kiyA gayA pratikramaNa / jaina paramparA meM to yaha pratikramaNa prasiddha hai hI / bauddha, vaidika, islAma, IzAI anya paramparAoM meM bhI amuka AlocanA, cintanA tathA paddhatiyoM ke rUpa meM vaha parilakSita hotA hai | tana ke kabja (malAvarodha) ko dUra karane ke lie hara paithI kA cikitsaka dastoM kI davA detA hai / aura mana ke kabja (vikRtirUpa malAvarodha) ko dUra karane ke lie hara sadguru kisI na kisI rUpa meM pratikramaNa kI AdhyAtmika bhAva rUpa auSadhi detA hai / isake sivAya dUsarI koI gati nahIM hai / paryuSaNa : antardoSoM kI cikitsA ___zabdArtha kI evaM itihAsa kI dRSTi se paryuSaNa kA kucha artha ho, bAhara meN| AdhyAtmika dRSTi se usakA cirakAla se eka hI artha hai - Atma-zuddhi / para-bhAva se haTakara svabhAva meM, AtmA kA Atma-sthiti meM lIna ho jAnA hI paryuSaNa hai, ekatra ekAnta vAsa hai / yaha paryuSaNa jIvana ke hara kSaNa kA paryuSaNa hai, jo anAdi kAla se pracalita hai / mUla meM yaha pratikramaNa hI hai / hamArI cetanA ne bhrAnti ke kSaNoM meM AtmabhAva se bAhara rAgadveSAdi durvRttiyoM ke rUpa meM apanI maryAdA kA jo atikramaNa kiyA hai, usase vApasa lauTakara zuddha AtmabhAva meM kendrita ho jAnA hI pratikramaNa hai, aura yahI paryuSaNa hai / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke yuga meM daivasika, rAtrika, pAkSika cAturmAsika evaM sAMvatsarika ( vArSika ) ukta pA~ca pratikramaNoM meM se koI bhI pratikramaNa nahIM hotA thA / Aja kI prathA ke anusAra sAMvatsarika pratikramaNa ke rUpa meM jo paryuSaNa hotA hai, vaha usa yuga meM nahIM thaa| kyoMki vArSika pratikramaNa hotA hI nahIM thA | usa yuga kA pratikramaNa thA, jaba jisa kSaNa doSa lage, koI vikRti ho, tatkAla usakA parimArjana | bAta bhI ThIka hai / hAtha-paira Adi koI bhI yadi kabhI malamUtra Adi se gandA ho jAe, to patA lagate hI tatkAla use dho lenA cAhie na ? yaha to nahIM, ki usakI dhulAI-saphAI ko varSabhara ke lambe samaya para TAla diyA jAe / tana kI dhulAI kI apekSA mana kI dhulAI to aura adhika Avazyaka hai | vaha to tatkAla hI honI cAhie / mana kI gandagI ko varSoM Dhote rahanA, pAgalapana nahIM to aura kyA hai | ata: jAgRta sAdhaka ke lie tatkAla pratikramaNa hai, tatkAla paryuSaNa hai / sacce sAdhaka ke jIvana kA hara kSaNa Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paryuSaNa kA kSaNa hotA hai | kyoMki usake paryuSaNa kA sambandha kisI kAla vizeSa se nahIM, jIvana se hotA hai / gaNadhara gautama ke zabdoM meM unakA yuga vakratA kA, sAtha hI jar3atA kA yuga hai / jIvana meM na saralatA hai, na viveka-bodha hai / ata: use kriyA-kANDa rUpa sthUla bandhanoM meM Abaddha kiyA gayA | lambe caur3e phaile hue bAla-kriyA-kANDa hamArI zreSThatA ke pratIka nahIM haiM, apitu hamArI kaniSTatA evaM ajJAnatA ke pratIka haiM | jela kI caur3I aura U~cI majabUta dIvAreM jela ke bandiyoM kI uddaNDatA evaM ucchRkhalatA kI pratIka haiM / sAdhaka tatkAla jAgRta na huA, usake lie daivasika evaM rAtrika pratikramaNa hai / aba bhI ThIka taraha se na jagA ho, to pAkSika, phira cAturmAsika aura antataH paryuSaNa kA sAMvatsarika pratikramaNa hai / dhanya hai vaha, jo bhUlI-bisarI saba bhUloM kA sacce mana se varSa ke anta meM paryuSaNa ke samaya to pratikramaNa kara letA hai , antarmana kI gandagI ko dho letA hai / durbhAgya se jo aba bhI nahIM jagate haiM, unakA kyA hogA? aise loga sAdhu to kyA, zrAvaka bhI nahIM haiM, samyak-dRSTi bhI nahIM hai| zAstra kI bhASA ke anusAra itanA lambA calane vAlA ugra kaSAya bhAva samyak-darzana kI jyoti ko bhI bujhA detA hai / maiM yahA~ zabda aura zabdArtha meM rUda pratikramaNa kI bAta nahIM kara rahA huuN| merA abhiprAya bhAva pratikramaNa se hai / pratikramaNa kevala mukha se, mastiSka se nahIM, hRdaya se honA cAhie / pavitratA kI bhAva-gaMgA hRdaya meM pravAhita hotI hai| merA yaha Azaya nahIM, ki pATharUpa zabda pratikramaNa na kiyA jaae| vaha kiyA jAe, para, usase Age bar3hakara antar-cetanA kI gaharAI meM bhI utarA jAe / eka bAta aura / yaha pratikramaNa evaM paryuSaNa sarvAMgINa honA cAhie, ekAMgI nahIM | Aja kA paryuSaNa jIvana ke vividha AyAmoM se haTakara eka mAtra kSamAparva ke rUpa meM rUr3ha ho gayA hai / paryuSaNa kA hI nahIM, vinaya kA, namratA kA, saralatA kA, santoSa kA, udAratA Adi kA bhI parva honA cAhie / jIvana ke AdhyAtmika saundarya ke lie sabhI sadguNoM kA samyak vikAsa apekSita hai / sitambara 1976 (110) Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhasa kI dahakatI jvAlAoM meM se gujarie AzA jIvana hai aura nirAzA maraNa ! AzA rAtri ke bAda svarNima prabhAta hai, aura nirAzA madhya amA kA saghana andhakAra ! AzA vijaya kA svapna hai aura nirAzA ghora parAjaya kI pratidhvani ! jIvana meM utAra-caDhAva Ate haiM, jaya-parAjaya ke evaM hAni-lAbha ke acche-bure prasaMga upasthita hote haiM / jIvana-patha sIdhA-sapATa rAjamArga nahIM hai / yaha to pahADoM kI u~cI-nIcI, TeDhI-meDhI durgama pagaDaMDI hai / saMbhala kara calanA hai, eka-eka kadama | sAMsa phUla sakatA hai, chAtI meM darda ho sakatA hai, ghuTane darda se pIDita ho sakate haiM / kaNTha sUkha sakatA hai, sira cakarA sakatA hai / yaha saba saMbhava hai / Akhira pahAr3a kI caDhAI hai na? parantu isakA yaha artha to nahIM ki yAtrA chor3a kara bIca meM hI kahIM lamaleTa ho jAo, murde kI taraha pasara jAo, himmata hAra jAo aura pukArane lago, ki basa aba nahIM calanA hai, yahIM dama toDa denA hai, mara jAnA hai / thaka gaye ho, to kucha dera ke lie vizrAma kara sakate ho| para yaha vizrAma aura adhika dRr3hatA se puna: Age baDhane ke lie honA cAhie / sukha ke sAtha du:kha lagA huA hai / donoM sahodara bandhu haiM / eka kA svAgata karate ho, to dUsare kA tiraskAra kyoM? kabhI-kabhI sukha kI apekSA du:kha kI coTa hI adhika nirmANa karane vAlI hotI hai / miTTI kA kaccA ghar3A Aga meM tapakara hI surkha hotA hai, jala dhAraNa karane kI kSamatA prApta karatA hai | anyathA kaccA ghaDA to pAnI lagate hI gala kara puna: vahI pahalesA mRtpiNDa ho jAtA hai / tApa pahale asahya lagatA hai, para bAda meM vahI jIvana ko kAryakSama evaM yazasvI banAtA hai / (111) Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRkSa para lagA phala jaba taka kaccA rahatA hai, khaTTA aura duHsvAdu banA rahatA hai / parantu sUrya kI tapta kiraNoM kA sparza pAkara phala jaba pakatA hai, to kaThora se komala ho jAtA hai, khaTTese madhura tathA susvAdu bana jAtA hai / suvarNa agni meM tapa kara, kasauTI para kasA jAkara, hathaur3e kI coTa sahana karake hI camaka pAtA hai, nikharatA hai | apanI zuddhatA ko pramANita karane ke lie hara svarNa khaNDa ko agni parIkSA meM se gujaranA hotA hai - 'dagdhaM-dagdhaM punarapi punaH kAMcanaM kAnta varNam' / candana zilApaTTa para ghisA jAtA hai, ragar3A jAtA hai, tabhI apanI sugandha kA vistAra pAtA hai, aneka rogiyoM kI du:saha pIr3AoM ko dUra kara pAtA hai - ghRSTaM-ghRSTaM punarapi punazcandanaM cArugandham' / ikSu daNDa perA na jAe, to apane meM banda madhura rasa ko kaise bAhara meM pravAhita kare ? yaha perane kI pIr3A kA hI prabhAva hai, ki Ikha, guDa, cInI, zakkara, mizrI, aneka vidha miSTAna aura peya Adi meM rUpAntarita hotI huI lAkhoM-karoDoM logoM ko apane mAdhurya kA rasAsvAdana karAtI hai, prIti bhojoM kI zAna bar3hAtI hai - chinnaM chinnaM punarapi punaH svAducevekSudaNDam / - patthara para hathauDA bajatA hai, chainI calatI hai, aMga-aMga tarAzA jAtA hai, chIlA jAtA hai, to vaha mUrti ke rUpa meM devatA banatA hai / lAkhoM ke mUlya se nirmita vizAla mandira meM svarNa siMhAsana para baiTha kara hajAroM bhaktoM ke dvArA samarpita zraddhA ke bahumUlya upahAra pAtA hai / yadi samaya para yaha coTa sahana na kara pAtA, to usa patthara kA kyA hotA? kahIM kisI pharza para gar3A hotA yA kahIM zaucagRha (pAkhAnA) meM lagA hotA | bahumUlya vastra kaiMcI se kATA jA rahA hai, khaNDa kiyA jA rahA hai| bar3I vicitra dardanAka sthiti hai, yaha vastra ke lie | parantu vastra jaba taka isa du:khada sthiti meM se na gujare, taba taka samrAToM evaM sundariyoM ke tana kA vaha darzanIya zRMgAra kaise ho sakatA hai? (112) Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phUla suI se biMdhakara, dhAge meM piroye jAkara hI mAlA kA rUpa lete haiM aura mandira ke kisI mahanIya deva yA ucca padastha mAnava ke kaNTha meM suzobhita hote haiN| du:kha aura kaSTa, pIDA aura bAdhA mAnava kI anta: zakti ke parIkSaNa kI kasauTI hai, jo isa kasauTI para kharA utara jAtA hai, saMkaToM se parAjita nahIM hotA hai, kaSToM kI Aga meM kAlA nahIM par3atA hai, vahI jIvana kI saccI sArthakatA prApta karatA hai / duHkhoM ke Ane para kabhI galata rAstA na pakar3o / apane mana, vANI aura karma kI nirmalatA ko barakarAra rakho ! yahI caritra hai, jo mAnava ko kAlajayI banAtA hai, yuga-yugAntara taka bhaviSya kI prajA ke lie use Adarza rUpa meM upasthita karatA rahatA hai / andhakAra ke kSaNoM meM bhaTakate mAnava ko yaha Adarza caritra hI prakAza dete haiM / mAlUma hai, rAma ne kitane kaSTa sahe haiM / caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa, eka rAjakumAra ko / Aja Apa kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakate ki aisA kaise ho gayA ? puSpa sI sukomala rAjakumArI sItA pati ke caraNoM kA anusaraNa karatI hai, vana ke bhayaMkara kaSToM ko prasannatA se sahana karatI hai / tabhI to vaha bhAratIya itihAsa kI mahAnArI hai bhagavatI sItA | rAvaNa ke yahA~ itane bhISaNa kaSTa sahana kie, ki kathA ke zravaNa mAtra se zarIra kA roma-roma kA~pa uThatA hai / kitanA bhaya, pralobhana! para, sItA hai ki vaha apane pavitratA ke patha se na bhaya se vicalita hotI hai, na sukha suvidhA evaM bhoga-vilAsa ke raMgIna pralobhanoM se | tabhI to vaha jagajjananI hai, jagadambA hai / kRSNa kA jIvana bhI prAraMbha se hI du:khoM kI, kaSToM kI dahakatI Aga meM tapatA rahA hai / rAjakumAra hokara bhI gvAloM meM palatA hai, gvAloM ke sAtha jaMgala meM gAyeM carAtA hai / eka dina pUrvajoM kI vaMza paraMparAgata vraja-bhUmi ko chor3a kara sudUra ajJAta pradeza saurASTra meM samudra taTa para dvArikA kA nirmANa kiyA jAtA hai, pazcAt aneka yuddhoM meM saMgharSoM meM jUjhanA par3atA hai / eka ke bAda eka dvandva hI dvandva, saMgharSa hI saMgharSa ! Aja koTi-koTi bhaktoM ke hRdaya kA devatA vipattiyoM ke kitane bhayaMkara vAtyAcakroM meM se gujarA hai, taba kahIM vizva-vandanIya huA hai, vaha! (113) Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra aura buddha kI jIvana gAthAyeM bhI kaNTakAkIrNa patha para se gujarane kI gAthAe~ haiM / ye virATa bhagavadAtmAe~ kaThora sAdhanA kI jalatI Aga meM tapakara hI pavitra hue haiM / kitane ghora pariSaha aura upasarga sahana kie haiM, apanI sAdhanA kI yAtrA meM ! jIvana saMgama hai / yahA~ hara kSaNa jUjhanA par3atA hai, kaSToM evaM saMgharSoM ke dAvAnala meM tapanA par3atA hai | kala kA mukha Aja ke du:kha ke pIche khar3A hai / ata: du:kha se prathama bheMTa honA jarUrI hai / agara du:kha se Dara kara bhAge nahIM, to samaya para du:kha ke pIche chipe hue sukha ke darzana bhI ho jAe~ge / mujhe eka bAra garIba gharAne kA eka zikSita yuvaka milA thA / idhara-udhara bahuta bhaTakA, para kahIM naukarI nahIM milI aura na koI dhaMdA / roTiyoM kA muhatAja | itanA nirAza, ki rela se kaTa kara marane kI soca rahA thaa| maiMne use dhairya diyA, sAhasa bNdhaayaa| samajhAyA, ki marane se kyA hogA ? kyA tujhe patA hai, ki marane ke bAda kA jIvana tere isa vartamAna jIvana se acchA hogA | agale janma meM tU kahIM kA samrATa yA dhanakubera hI banane vAlA hai, kyA yaha nizcita hai? kyA isase bhI kharAba jIvana nahIM mila jAegA ? patajhara hI kyoM dekhatA hai ? patajhara ke bAda vasanta bhI to AtA hai / rAta ke bAda dina bhI to AtA hai / apane bhaviSya ke prati bharosA rakha / nara janma yoM hI viSa khAkara, jala meM DUbakara yA rela ke nIce kaTa kara marane ke lie nahIM hai / eka vIra puruSa kI taraha garIbI se, garIbI ke duHkha se saMgharSa karo | Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM jIvana kI duHsthiti para vijaya prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / sukha, du:kha donoM meM se koI sthAyI nahIM hai / rAjasthAnI kahAvata hai - bAraha varSa meM to kuraDI (gA~va ke bAhara par3A rahane vAlA kUDe kacare kA Dhera) kA bhAgya bhI jaga jAtA hai / cakra kI taraha sukha duHkha badalate rahate haiM / ghUmate rahate haiM / 'cakravat parivartante duHkhAni ca sukhAni ca / ' yuvaka kI prANa zakti lauTa AI / A~khoM meM AzA kI jyoti punaH dIptimatI ho uThI / bolA - "bhagavana ! AzIrvAda cAhie ApakA | maiM jIvana kI antima sA~sa taka apane abhyutthAna ke lie saMgharSa karU~gA / " maiMne kahA - "AzIrvAda hara zraddhA ko sAtha hai |"bhgvaan mahAvIra ne kahA hai - 'jIo, zAna ke sAtha jIo / sAtha hI dUsaroM ko bhI jIvita rahane ke lie hara saMbhava sahayoga do / eka bola hai, yAda rakhanA : (114) Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "khuza rahanA , khuza rakhanA, jInA aura jilAnA nAtha, mere jIvana kA basa, eka yahI ho gAnA / " kucha varSoM bAda vahI yuvaka mujhe phira milA / usako eka acchI naukarI mila gaI thI / jaldI hI tarakkI pAkara U~ce pada para pahu~ca gayA thA / usI ke zabdoM meM aba vaha saba taraha sukhI thA / samaya para saba ThIka ho jAtA hai / apekSA hai, DagamagAte kSaNoM meM kucha dera kadama jamAye rakhane kI / duniyA bhara se parAjita ho sakate ho, ThokareM khA sakate ho | koI harja nahIM hai / para, sAvadhAna ! apane ko apane se kabhI parAjita na hone denA, svayaM svayaM ko Thokara na lagAnA | nirAzA khuda apane hAthoM apanI hatyA karanA hai / tuma du:kha kI, apamAna kI abhAva kI aura parAjaya kI kSaNabhaMgura ghaDiyoM ko yadi muskarA kara pacA sako, vighna-bAdhAoM ko eka zUra-vIra vijetA kI AvAja meM lalakAra sako, to phira duniyA kI koI zakti nahIM hai, jo tumheM parAjita kara sake, Thokara mAra kara girA sake / AdamI apanI hI nirAzA kI, durbalatA kI ThokaroM se giratA hai / saMsAra meM jahA~ hajAroM rAjAoM ko raMka hote dekhA hai, to vahA~ lAkhoM hI raMkoM, daridroM, kaMgAloM ko rAjA hote bhI dekhA hai / tuma raMka se rAjA hone ke isa ujjvala pakSa ko kyoM A~khoM se ojhala karate ho? tUphAnI pravAha meM nAva ke DUba jAne para bhI nAvika tairane kA upakrama karatA hai, aura vaha upakrama meM saphala bhI hotA hai, sakuzala taTa para pahu~ca jAtA duHkha aura vedanA ke garbha se hI aneka itihAsa prasiddha mahAna kAryoM kA janma huA hai / sukha meM AdamI sotA hai, aura du:kha meM jAgatA hai, aura jo jAgatA hai, vaha pAtA hai / jAgaraNa meM hI mana ke sunaharI svapna rUpAyita hote haiM | sukha ke samAna hI dvAra para kabhI du:kha AtA hai, to usakA bhI ha~sate dila-dimAga se svAgata karo / vaha bhI eka mitra hai / sukha se bhI acchA mitra / maiMne jo kucha Upara kahA hai, usakA yaha artha nahIM hai, du:kha aura vighna-bAdhAoM ke Age saMgharSa ke apane hathiyAra DAla do, unakA pratikAra na kro| (115) Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratikAra karo, sAhasa ke sAtha karo | parantu dhairya ke sAtha karo / jaldabAjI meM gar3abar3A na jAo | aMTa-saMTa kucha na karo / yojanA baddha yuddha hI vijaya dilAtA hai| dera kitanI hI lage, nirAza na hoM / antima vijaya tumhArI hai, Aja ho yA kala, kAla gaNanA kA koI prazna nahIM hai | sAvadhAna ! har3abar3AhaTa meM koI galata kAma na kara baiThanA, patha-bhraSTa na ho jAnA / Apatti kAla meM hI AdamI ke dila aura dimAga kI sahI parIkSA hotI hai / kaisI bhI sthiti ho, tUphAna ho, jhaMjhAvAta ho, Atma-zraddhA kA dIpa bujhane na pAe | apitu vaha adhikAdhika prajvalita hotA rahe | basa, vaha gayA andhakAra / vaha AyA jagamagAtA prakAza / AzA jIvana kA prakAza hai | "AzA jIvana kI paribhASA" | aktUbara-navambara 1976 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra : saMkalpa mAnava kI sabase bar3I ajeya zakti usakI saMkalpa zakti hai / Aja taka kI apanI sudIrgha jIvana-yAtrA meM mAnava jAti ne jo pragati kI hai, jo vikAsa kiyA hai, apane vanavAsI ardha pazu jIvana meM se nikalakara jo mAnavIya sabhyatA, saMskRti evaM samAja Adi kA nirmANa kiyA hai, usake mUla meM usakI virATa saMkalpa zakti kA hI mahattva hai | mahAzramaNa tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne AdhyAtmika jIvana ke vikAsa kA pahalA sopAna zraddhA ko hI batAyA hai / zraddhA arthAt Atma-vizvAsa, Atma-niSThA, AtmAnubhUti, apane 'sva' meM aura 'sva' kI zakti meM avacila pratIti / eka sUtra hai, adhyAtmika-darzana kA bahuta prAcIna ki - 'saddhA parama dullahA' / eka aura sUtra hai - 'dasaNa mUlo dhammo / ' darzana arthAt Atma-darzana, apanI zakti kA, apanI yogyatA kA, apane upAdAna kA darzana, avalokana, nirIkSaNa, parIkSaNa | manuSya jaisA apane ko dekhegA, socegA, mAnegA, vaha vaisA banegA / apane ko dIna-hIna, tuccha, bekAra, kAyara samajhegA, to nizcita hai, vaisA hI bana jAegA, Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM | aura yadi apane ko mahAna, unnata, evaM yogya samajhegA, to dera savera vaha vesA hI AkAra le legA / isI sandarbha ke karmayogI kRSNa ne bhI karukSetra kI samarabhUmi meM hatAza, khinna arjuna ko sambodhita kiyA thA - 'zraddhAmayo'yaM puruSaH, yo yacchraddhaH sa eva sH|' manuSya zraddhAmaya hai, vaha zraddhA se nirmita hotA hai / jo jaisI zraddhA, vizvAsa, niSThA evaM saMkalpa rakhatA hai, vaha vaisA ho bana jAtA hai / manuSya patita kyoM hai? vaha kyoM nahIM bandhana mukA ho pAtA? vaha kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, ahaMkAra, IrSyA, daMbha, pramAda, bhaya yA vAsanA Adi (117) Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ durbalatAoM ke saghana andhakAra ko tor3a kara kyoM nahIM jyotirmaya ho pAtA ? uttara spaSTa hai, ki jaba taka dRr3ha saMkalpa zakti nahIM jAgRta hotI hai, Atma-zraddhA kA bala sphurita nahIM hotA hai, taba taka durbalatAoM se mukti nahIM ho sakatI / yadi saMsAra meM kucha bananA hai, yadi kucha kAlajayI satkarma karanA hai, mana ke sunahale svapnoM ko sAkAra banAnA hai, to kartRtva kI saMkalpa zakti ko vajravat sudRr3ha karanA hogA / kucha loga kahA karate haiM kAma, para ho nahIM pAtA / koI na hI raha jAtA hai / " " kyA kareM / karanA cAhate haiM kucha acchA koI vighna A jAtA hai, aura kAma bIca meM maiM kahatA hU~ - "yaha saba bacAva kI arthahIna bAteM haiM / saMkalpahIna adhUre mana se jo kAma zurU kie jAte haiM, ve kaise pUrNa ho sakate haiM / karma ke mUla meM dRDha zraddhA honI cAhie, prANoM taka kI Ahuti dene kI tatparatA honI cAhie, phira dekhie, saphalatA aura siddhi caraNa sparza karatI hai yA nahIM ? "vaha kauna-sA ukadA hai, jo vo ho nahIM sakatA; himmata kare to insAM, kyA ho nahIM sakatA / " AtmA meM ananta zakti kA srota pravahamAna hai / vaha Alasya, taMdrA, kuNThA, saMtrAsa evaM hIna bhAvanA ke nIce dabA par3A hai / maiM kucha nahIM, basa yahI sabase bar3A pApa hai aura yahI pApa hai, jo samaya para satpatha para kucha karane nahIM detA, calane nahIM detA / dRr3hatA ke sAtha tanakara kucha acchA karane ke lie khar3e ho jAo, phira dekho ki nirdhArita saMkalpa pUrNa hotA hai yA nahIM ? nahIM kA prazna hI nahIM hai / pUrNa hogA, hogA, avazya hogA | * sunA hai, madara TeresA ke pAsa sampatti ke rUpa meM kevala inegine pA~ca ziliMga the, aura ve yatra-tatra kitane hI anAthAlayoM kI sthApanA kA vicAra kara rahIM thIM, yojanA banA rahI thIM / loga bAteM sunate to ha~sate aura pUchate - " kitanI pU~jI hai, Apake pAsa ? "1 (118) Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ve muskarAkara uttara detI - "pA~ca ziliMga aura bahumUlyavAna saMkalpa |" aura Aja dekhA jA sakatA hai, dUra-dUra taka ke pradezoM meM, madara TeresA ke anAtha-AzramoM kI eka lambI zRMkhalA hai / zAnadAra, vyavasthita, sAdhana-sampanna, yazasvI anAthAzrama / hajAroM anAtha bAlaka-bAlikAoM ke lie dharatI para ke svarga dhAma ! "kyA kamI tumheM hai tribhuvana meM yadi dAyitva nibAho / saba kucha karane kI kSamatA hai, yadi tuma karanA cAho / / " manuSya amuka kArya karane kA nizcaya karatA hai / parantu samaya para dhUpa par3ane lagatI hai, yA lagane lagatI hai, varSA hone lagatI hai, aura nizcaya bikhara jAtA hai, ki acchA, rahane do / Aja nahIM, kala kareMge / basa, Aja-kala para gayA ki phira vaha kala AtA hI nahIM hai / AtA bhI hai to lar3akhar3Ate-girate-par3ate kadamoM se / isakA pariNAma AtA hai, ki usakA AnA na AnA barAbara / yaha apane hAthoM apanI hatyA hai / eka bAra saMkalpa TUTA ki basa, AdamI kahIM kA nahIM rahatA / saMkalpa ko dAvAnala honA cAhie, dIpaka kI kaiMpa-ka~pAtI 'lau' nhiiN| dIpaka kI lau havA ke eka halke jhoMke se bujha jAtI hai, jabaki dAvAnala (vana kI Aga) tUphAnI havAoM ke TakarAne se aura adhika bhar3akatA hai, phailatA hai, pracaNDa hotA hai / dRr3ha saMkalpa mana kA dAvAnala hai, jo vighna bAdhAoM ke tUphAnoM meM adhikAdhika tIvra evaM durgharSa ho jAtA hai | kucha bhI ho jAe, vaha TUTatA nahIM hai lakSya para pahu~ca kara hI vizrAma letA hai / jo cetanA idhara-udhara meM na bikhare, lakSya para kendrita rahe, vahI zraddhA hai, niSThA hai, aura saMkalpa hai / mana meM yoM hI koI vicAroM kA bulabulA uThA, aura basa kucha hI kSaNoM meM phUTa gayA, to vaha saMkalpa nahIM hai / aise asthira vicAroM se na kabhI kucha huA hai, aura na hogA / ajJAnatA ke a~dhere kSaNoM meM kabhI kucha galata AdateM insAna ko pakar3a letI haiM, burAiyA~ andara meM DerA DAla letI haiM | samaya para kabhI kisI sadguru kA upadeza milatA hai, yA kabhI koI Thokara lagatI hai, to hoza AtA hai / manuSya burI Adata chor3anA cAhatA hai / para, yaha kaisI bAta hai, ki chUTatI nahIM hai / (119) Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAra-bAra saMkalpa karatA hai, bAra-bAra tor3atA hai / Akhira thaka jAtA hai, rone baiTha jAtA hai / kyA bAta hai, yaha ? kucha bAta nahIM hai / Upara ke mana meM burAI kA vidroha hai, inkAra hai, kintu andara ke avacetana mana meM burAI kI mUka svIkRti hai / antarmana yadi balapUrvaka burAI ko ThukarA de, asvIkRta kara de, to phira majAla hai, ki sAdhaka eka kadama bhI burAI kI ora AkRSTa ho jAe ! astu, eka kSaNa ke lie bhI burAI ko sahana na karo / koI bhI burA kAma zarIra se, vANI se, mana se na bane - isalie pUrNa saMkalpa ke sAtha saceSTa raho / yadi kabhI bhUla se kahIM koI skhalanA ho bhI jAe to prabala icchA aura puruSArtha ke sAtha pratikAra ke lie khar3e ho jAo / vijaya tumhArI nizcita hai / 'hA~' yA 'nA' kI tIvra icchA zakti hI ma~jhadhAra meM DUbate vyakti ko taTa para pahu~cAtI hai, bhaTakate yAtrI ko maMjila detI hai / burAI kA pratikAra karane ke lie svayaM svayaM kA cikitsaka banie, svayaM svayaM kA zikSaka evaM nirdezaka banie / dUsaroM kI apekSA apane Apa apane ko prazikSita karanA adhika acchA hotA hai, usake adhika sukhada pariNAma Ate haiN| ataH pratidina prAtaH kAla sUryodaya kI prakAza-velA meM aura sAyaMkAla zAnta nIrava nizA ke kSaNoM meM yaha saMkalpa duharAo, ki mujha meM Atma-zakti kA akSaya aura ananta koSa hai / eka virATa sAgara laharA rahA hai, kartRtva kA / maiM burI AdatoM ko chor3ane kI aura acchI AdatoM ko apanAne kI adamya kSamatA rakhatA hU~ / mujha meM itanI AdhyAmika zakti nihita hai, ki maiM bar3I se bar3I aura purAnI se purAnI burAI ko chor3a sakatA hU~ / maiM andhakAra meM sUrya hU~ / prakAza hogA hI / hogA kyA 'ho rahA hai, ho rahA hai / ' pratidina ke zubha saMkalpa kI yaha prakriyA jIvana parivartana kA mahAmaMtra hai, aparAjita taMtra hai / prayoga karake dekhA jAe | kyA hai ? disambara 1976 (120 ) Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna hai, tuma kyA honA cAhate ho? nayA varSa ! sana 1977 / janavarI kA pahilA mahInA aura pahalA din| pUrva ke kSitija para apane hajAroM-hajAra sunahale hAthoM (kiraNoM) ko AkAza aura dharatI para eka sAtha phailAtA huA sUryadeva udayAcala para A gayA hai / andhakAra TUTa cukA hai, sotI duniyA~ jAga uThI hai | vana-pakSI apane ArAdhya ke svAgata meM samaveta svara se kIrtigAna kara rahe haiM / eka taraha se saba ora harSa hai, ullAsa hai, Ananda hai / prakRti kA kaNa-kaNa muskarA rahA hai / puSpa khila rahe haiM, mahaka rahe haiM / latAe~ havA kI gudagudAhaTa se jhUma rahI haiM, nAca rahI haiM / bhaviSya ke raMgIna svapna jana-jana ke mana-mastiSka para taira rahe haiN| kabhI isI mohaka vAtAvaraNa meM 1976 ke vigata varSa ne bhI janma liyA / usakA bhI AzA aura vizvAsa ke sAtha hArdika svAgata huA thA / apane jIvana kAla meM vaha kitanoM ke harSa evaM ullAsa ko surakSita rakha sakA, kitanoM ke AzA evaM vizvAsa ko saphala banA sakA, yaha to bhukta-bhogI hI apanA-apanA anubhava batA sakate haiM / lAkhoM hI loga khila-khilAkara ha~se haiM, vigata varSa meM, aura lAkhoM hI loga bila-bilAkara roe~ bhI haiM / vigata varSa ko kisI ne acchA kahA, to kisI ne burA / apanI-apanI anubhUti, apanI-apanI mati / ___ isa varSa kA kyA hAla hogA, kucha kahA jA sakatA hai? loga paMcAMga patre dekha rahe hoMge, ki kauna rAjA hai isa varSa kA aura kauna maMtrI ? hamAre bhAgya ke sAtha meSa, vRSa, mithuna Adi kyA-kyA karane vAle haiM, pUchA jA rahA hogA, jyotirvidoM se / bhaviSya vANiyA~ ho rahI hoMgI ulaTI-sIdhI, kucha ha~sAnevAlI to kucha rulAne vAlI bhii| parantu....... parantu kyA ? parantu yaha hai, ki mAnavaM bhaviSya na kisI varSa ke pAsa hai, na kisI tithi, lagna aura graha, nakSatra ke pAsa / mAnava kA (121) Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaviSya usake apane vartamAna meM hai | vartamAna meM jaisA bhI karma karatA hai, bhaviSya meM usakA vaisA hI phala pAtA hai / vartamAna kA karma bIja hai, bhaviSya ke bhAgya-vRkSa kA / astu, AkAza ke sitAroM meM kyA dekhanA hai ? jyotiSI ke lambe-cauDe kAgajI paMcAMgoM meM bhI kyA dekhanA hai? jo bhI zubhAzubha dekhanA hai, vaha dekho hara kSaNa apane zubhAzubha kRta AcaraNa meM / kadAcAra viSabIja hai, to sadAcAra amRta bIja hai / saMsAra meM aura koI bAta bhale hI asatya ho jAe, parantu karma ke zubhAzubha kA satya kabhI jhUThA nahIM hotA hai / yaha sAkSiyoM kA satya nahIM, anubhavoM kA satya hai / sAkSI bhI cAhie to rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha Adi saikar3oM hI mahAmAnava eka se eka mahAna sAkSAt draSTA sAkSI haiM / zrotA sAkSI se draSTA sAkSI adhika prAmANika hotA hai | vizva ke aneka virATa puruSoM ne bhAgya kA mUla karma meM dekhA hai / Aja kA acchA-burA karma hI, Aja kA kharA-khoTA AcaraNa hI, kala kA zubhAzubha bhAgya banatA hai / kucha bhI ho, satkarma ko na bhUlanA / vighna A sakate haiM, bAdhAe~ ghera sakatI haiM, yaza aura apayaza kI ghaTAe~ barasa sakatI haiM, mAna aura apamAna kI AMdhiyA~ jhakajhora sakatI haiM, parantu mAnava, tU satkarma ke yAtrApatha para vajra kadamoM se bar3hatA jA / na kabhI pIche haTanA, na agala-bagala meM honA aura na kahIM rukanA, na kahIM thakakara baiThanA | saphalatA divya zakti kI vicitra prakRti kI devI hai / vaha kar3I-se-kar3I parIkSA meM acche yazasvI nambaroM se pAsa hone ke bAda hI mAnava kA varaNa karatI hai / - udyogI karmayogI ke caraNoM meM hI aizvarya nata-mastaka hotA hai / vijayazrI use hI milatI hai / ata: daivavAda ke caMgula se mukta hokara karmavAda kI upAsanA karo / daiva aura bhAgya AlasI, niSkriya aura nikamme logoM ke zabda-ghoSa haiM / utsAhI, karmaTha aura sAhasI vIra satkarma ke pujArI hote haiM / koI kucha bhI kahe, ve ni:saMkoca, binA kisI jhijhaka aura ThiThaka ke apane pUrva suvicArita aura pazcAt nirdhArita karma-patha para calate hI rahate haiM / ' ArabdhasyAntagamanam' unakA cintanasUtra hai | jo zurU kiyA hai, use pUrA karanA hai, kisI bhI kImata para / ApakA vigata varSa kaisA gujarA hai, yaha mujhe nahIM pUchanA hai| acchA gayA hai, to bahuta acchI bAta / usase preraNA lekara prastuta varSa ko usase bhI (122) Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura adhika acchA banAo / aura yadi burA gayA hai, to rote kyoM ho ? jaisA bhI thA calA gayA / calA gayA kyA, vaha to mara cukA hai / atIta ke rUpa meM aba mAtra usakA zava hai, lAza hai / vaha mRta aba phira jIvita nahIM hone vAlA hai| mare hue ko koI hajAra varSa bhI roe to kyA marA jindA ho sakatA hai ? nahIM, kabhI nahIM / yaha asaMbhava hai, asaMbhava ' jo bIta gaI so bAta gaI / ' aba to Apake hAthoM meM yaha jItA-jAgatA nayA varSa hai / jo bhI karanA cAho, kara sakate ho / jo bhI bananA cAho, bana sakate ho / hara kSaNa itihAsa kA kSaNa hai, yadi koI dRr3ha saMkalpa se apane itihAsa kA nirmANa karanA cAhe to / mAnava apane itihAsa kA svayaM nirmAtA hai / kauna hai vaha, jo kahIM dUra gagana meM baiThA manuSya ke itihAsa kI bhalI-burI ghar3iyoM kA nirmANa kara rahA hai ? mAnava kisI anya ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI nahIM hai / jo kucha bhI hai, vaha apane hAtha kA hai / dharatI para mAnava hI eka aisA prANI hai, jo U~ce AkAza meM apanA mastaka U~cA kie calatA hai / karma ke kSetra meM hatAzA aura nirAzA kA zIrSAsana svAsthyakArI nahIM hai / mastaka meM viveka kA prakAza jagamagAtA rahe aura hAthoM meM karma kA sudarzana cakra ghUmatA rahe / phira kauna hai, jo mAnava ko jIvana-saMgharSa meM parAjita kara sake / / gae kala meM tuma kyA the, kaise the, yaha prazna nahIM hai vAle kala meM tuma kyA honA cAhate ho, kaisA honA cAhate ho parakhA huA uttara hai, Aja jaisI tumhArI zraddhA hai, jaisA tumhArA vizvAsa hai, aura jaise zraddhA evaM vizvAsa ke anurUpa tumhArA karma hai, Ane vAle kala meM tuma vaise hI hooge / dhyAna rakhoM, kyA socate ho, kaisA socate ho ? kyA honA cAhate ho, aura usake lie tana-mana kI pUrI zakti se kyA karanA cAhate ho ? tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI divya vANI Aja bhI zAstroM meM gU~ja rahI hai suciNNA kammA suciNNaphalA hvNti| duciNNA kammA duciNNa phalA havaMti / ' arthAt acche karmoM kA acchA phala hotA hai aura bure karmoM kA burA phala aura karmayoga ke amara gAyaka zrIkRSNa kaha rahe haiM - 'zraddhAmayo'yaM puruSo yo yacchaddha sa eva sa / ' arthAt mAnava zraddhArUpa hai / jo jaisI zraddhA rakhatA hai, vaha vaisA hI banatA hai / " (123) prazna hai, Ane Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naye varSa ko zubha saMkalpoM evaM zubha karmoM se zurU karo / acche karma karate jAo, ha~sate jAo, calate jAo / patha meM jo bhI mileM, rotoM ko ha~sAte jAo, giroM ko uThAte jAo / utsAha ke sAtha zubha saMkalpoM ke divya prakAza meM karma kA ratha hA~ka do, saba acchA hogA, saba bhalA hogA / 'arjuna ratha ko hA~ka de, bhalI kareMge-zAma !' janavarI 1977 (124) Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM sabakA hU~, saba mere haiM mAnava-hRdaya eka virATa amRta-kuNDa hai / ukta kuNDa meM amRta hai-'prem'| yaha prematattva hI hai, jo mAnavatA kA vistAra karatA hai / mAnava ke kSudra ahaM (maiM) ko aura mama (mere) ko dUra-dUra taka hama aura hamAre jaise virATa cintana kI aneka dhArAoM meM pravAhita karanevAlA yaha nirmala prema tattva hI hai / yaha prema hI hai, jo mAtA-pitA ke rUpa meM, putra-putrI ke rUpa meM aura bhAI-bahana ke rUpa meM prasAra pAtA hai, vyakti ko vyakti se jor3akara parivAra banAtA hai; parivAroM ko parivAroM se jor3akara samAja kA nirmANa karatA hai / prema na hotA to mAnava jaMgala meM bhaTakate preta kI taraha hotA / preta mRtyu kA pratIka hai! jIvana se sarvathA dUra ! mAnava-hRdaya kA yaha prema hI thA, jisakI kabhI yaha ghoSaNA thI, ki-"yaha apanA aura vaha parAyA, yaha choTe kSudra hRdaya vAloM kI bAta hai | jo udAra hRdaya haiM, unake lie to dharatI para basA samagra vizva eka akhaNDa parivAra hai | koI parAyA nahIM hai / saba apane haiM, sage-sambandhI haiM / " ayaM nijaH paro ve tti, gaNanA laghucetasAm / udAra caritAnAM tu, vasudhaiva kuTumbakam / / eka ora vaidika RSi udAtta mAnava hRdaya ne kahA thA kabhI - " yaha vizva eka ghoMsalA hai / hama saba ghoMsale meM rahanevAle eka hI jAti ke, eka hI parivAra ke snehApluta pakSI haiM / hama-sabakA sukha eka hai / eka kartRtva aura eka bhoktRtva / " (125) Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 yatra vizvaM bhavatyekaM nIDam / " 20 bhArata ke cira atIta meM eka yuga thA, jaba mAnava hRdaya ke prema kA vistAra kevala mAnava taka hI nahIM, prANi mAtra ke prati thA / isIlie to prema kI taraMga meM bhArata kA eka RSi AvAja lagA gayA hai| vizva ke sAre ke sAre prANI mere bandhu hai; bhAI haiM / aura merA deza koI choTA-sA bhUkhaNDa nahIM hai| arthAt samagra vizva hai / vizva ke sabhI choTe-bar3e mere haiM, maiM unakA hU~ / " merA svadeza bhuvanatraya hai, prANI mere deza bandhu haiM / ve " bAndhavAH prANitaH sarve, svadezo bhuvana- trayam / " hama prema meM paraspara itane raMga gae the, ghula mila gae the ki hamArI AvAja eka ho gaI thI, hamArA mana eka ho gayA thA, hamAre kadama eka ho gae the / hama sAtha bolate the, sAtha socate the, aura sAtha hI mila-jula kara eka jUTa hokara karma karate the / mana, vANI aura karma kI yAtrA meM hama eka sAtha calane vAle sahayAtrI the / tabhI to ziSyoM ke prati guru kA yaha divya ghoSa gU~ja rahA thA bhArata kI dharatI para, bhArata ke AkAza para ki "saMgacchadhvam saMvadadhvam, saM vo manAMsi jAnatAm / " kintu kheda hai, Aja vaha prema kA amRta-kuNDa sUkha rahA hai / dUra ke logoM ke duHkhoM kI, pIr3AoM kI, abhAvoM kI anubhUti to kauna karegA ? Aja to mAtA-pitA ke duHkha kI anubhUti putra-putriyA~ nahIM karate haiM aura putra-putriyoM ke duHkha kI anubhUti mAtA-pitA nahIM karate haiM / bhAI-bhAI eka dUsare se kaTa gaye haiM / bahana aura bhAI eka dUsare ko ThIka taraha se pahacAna nahIM pA rahe haiM / sArA prema simaTakara vyakti ke kSudra piNDa meM kaida ho gayA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki miTTI ke apane isa jar3a piNDa ke hI sukha-duHkha Aja ke mAnava kI anubhUti meM Ate haiM, isake sivA aura kucha nahIM / par3osI ke sAtha ghara kI dIvAra se dIvAra milI hai eka ora; kintu dUsarI ora par3osI eka dUsare se itanI dUra haiM ki kucha pUcho nahIM / jar3a dIvAreM to eka dUsare se mila sakatI haiM, kintu cetanAzIla hRdaya eka-dUsare se nahIM mila pA rahe haiM / (126) Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja kahA jA rahA hai, vizva simaTa kara nikaTa se nikaTatara ho gayA hai / saMsAra itanA choTA ho gayA hai simaTa kara ki jaise apane ghara ke A~gana / * Aja hajAroM mIla dUra sAgara pAra amerikA, iglaiNDa, jarmanI, phrAnsa Adi dezoM se bhArata Adi sudUra deza aise bAta kara rahe haiM, jaise gharake A~gana meM eka-dUsare ke sAmane khar3e hue ghara ke loga / eka dina kyA, Adhe dina kI musAphirI meM hI AdamI kahIM se kahIM pahu~ca jAtA hai / prAta: kAla bhArata meM hai, to madhyAnha ke samaya iMglaiNDa meM aura sandhyA hote-hote amerikA meM / yaha dUrI bhI aba aura kama ho rahI hai / dharatI kA chora spaSTa hai, ghara A~gana ke chora jaisA bana gayA hai / yaha saba huA hai aura ho rahA hai / parantu kheda hai, mAnava kA hRdaya, insAna kA dila eka-dUsare se bahuta dUra hotA jA rahA hai / par3osa ke dardI kI AkAza ko cIratI cIkhapukAra bhI hama pAsa khar3e suna nahIM pA rahe haiM / yahA~ baiThe eka kSaNa meM amerikA ke dRzya dekha sakate / kintu sar3aka para pAsa hI ghAyala huA apanA mAnava bhAI hameM dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai / hama vyaktigata svArtha meM itane gahare DUba gae haiM, ki eka-dUsare ke sukha-du:kha kI AvAja hama pAsa rahate hue bhI kaica nahIM kara pA rahe haiM kyA isa sthiti meM vizva sacamuca nikaTa meM A gayA hai ? nahIM nahIM, bhaugolika dUrI ke antarAla ko kama karate-karate hama hRdaya ke bIca kI dUrI itanI bar3hA cuke haiM ki use pATanA eka taraha asambhavasA ho gayA hai / , Aja saba ora ghRNA, vaira aura dveSa kA viSa samudra laharA rahA hai / vyakti-vyakti meM ghRNA hai, dveSa hai / jAti-jAti meM vaira hai, virodha hai / abhI maiMne lebanAna ke gRhayuddha kA eka citra akhabAra meM dekhA hai / vAmapaMthI musalamAnoM ne eka IsAI yuvaka ko golI mAra dI hai aura usake zava ko lambe rasse ke dvArA apane kAra se bA~dhakara sar3akoM para bedardI se ghasITa rahe haiM, jAnavara kI taraha / yaha kyA hai ? maiM citra dekhate hI sahasA avasanna ho gayA / kyA yahI dharma hai ? kyA yahI IsAI aura musalamAna dharma kI gaurava gAthA hai / yaha ghRNA aura dveSa usa dharma ke kSetra meM bhI ghusa AyA hai, jo vizva ke prANi - mAtra ko Izvara kI santAna mAnane kA aura paraspara bhAI-bhAI hone kA jaya ghoSa karatA rahA hai / lagatA hai tanakA AdamI to saMkhyA kI dRSTi se bar3ha rahA hai, para acche mana kA, prema se chalakate dila kA AdamI kahIM najara nahIM A rahA hai / (127) Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja eka rASTra dUsare rASTra ko dhvasta karane para tulA hai / Aye dina vizvayuddha hone kI lalakAreM sunAI detI haiM | amarIkA kA zastra-nirmANa ke lie bajaTa hai 70 araba kA / hairAna haiM hama ki ye mauta ke daitya vizva kI kyA dazA karane kI soca rahe haiM ? kyA ye loga saMsAra ko maraghaTa banAyeMge, aura svayaM preta banakara usameM naMge nAceMge ? agara sacamuca meM koI AdamI hai aura usake pAsa AdamI kA hI dhar3akatA dila hai, to kama se kama vaha to itanA krUra , itanA nirdaya, itanA khUkhAra rAkSasa nahIM ho sakatA / eka dharmaguru dUsare dharmaguru kI nindA meM, apabhrAjanA meM lagA hai / eka vyApArI dUsare vyApArI ke lAbha ko sahana nahIM kara pA rahA hai / eka vidvAna kA yaza dUsare vidvAna ke lie hRdaya ko cheda dene vAlA bhayaMkara bhAlA hai / rAjakIya kSetra kI bhI yahI durdazA hai / TAMga pakar3akara eka dUsare ko ghasITa rahe haiM / rAjanItika dala aura netA, kevala zAsana kI kSaNabhaMgura kursI hathiyAne ke lie / idhara jabAna para prajA ke kalyANa kA nArA bulanda hai, aura udhara andara manameM apane tuccha svArtha ke jor3a-tor3a kA kucakra hai / agara AdamI ko AdamI ke rUpa meM jindA rahanA hai to ghRNA aura dveSa tathA vaira aura virodha ke halAhala jahara ko hRdaya se nikAla kara dUra pheMkanA hogaa| sAtha hI sUkhatI huI premAmRta kI vizvakalyANI dhArA ko punaH jana-jana meM pravAhita karanA hogA / hRdaya meM prema kA akSaya srota hai / binA kisI jAti, rASTra, dharma aura samAja kA bhedabhAva kie, jana-jana ko prema kA amRta rasa pilAye jAo / koI kamI nahIM hai / kamI hai kevala udAtta saMkalpa kI, virATa mana kI, prema to prema ke mukta dAna meM hI vistAra pAtA hai, prema ke dAna meM hI prema kA AdAna hai / prema kA divya saMgIta jaba hara AdamI ke dila meM dhvanita hogA, ni:svArtha aura niSkAma, tabhI dharatI para AkAza kA svarga utaregA, tabhI dharatI ke sUkhe upavana meM sukha zAnti evaM Ananda ke puSpa khileMge / prabhu mahAvIra kA vizva-maMgala sandeza nagara-nagara meM, galI-galI, ghara-ghara meM gUMjanA cAhie ki ' veraM majjhaM na keNaI '- ' merA kisI ke sAtha koI 6. nahIM hai, virodha nahIM hai / " mittI me saba bhUesu ' saba prANiyoM ke sAtha merI nizchala evaM nirmala maitrI hai, pavitrabandhutA hai / yaha vaha prema gIta hai, jisakA svara ThIka taraha yadi mAnava-hRdaya meM mukharita ho jAe to koI parAyA (128) Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM rahegA | saba apane hoMge / vaira virodha ke atIta ko bhUla jAo " jo bIta gaI vaha bAta gaI / " vaira kA badalA vaira se lenA, khUna se sane kapar3e ko khUna se dhonA hai, Aga ko Aga se bujhAnA hai | astu, prema aura maitrI ke amara devatA prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM kA smaraNa kara pratidina prAta: aura sAyaM bhAvanA karo ki samagra vizva merA mitra hai, zatru koI hai hI nhiiN| maiM sabakA hita sabakA kalyANa cAhatA hU~..... aura anya saba merA cAhate haiM... maiM tana-mana-dhana se sabakI bhalAI karU~gA sabakI bhalAI meM hI merI bhalAI hai sarvatra saba ora prema hai, sneha hai, sadbhAvanA hai, maitrI hai, aura isIlie sarvatra zAnti hai, sukha hai, Ananda hai | ghRNA aura dveSa kI, vaira aura virodha kI andhakArAcchanna kAlI rAta samApta ho rahI hai prema, sneha, sadbhAvanA kA svarNima prabhAta jagamagAtA A rahA hai, nae cintana ke kSitija para nae vizva kA Aloka phaila rahA hai ! jaya prema ! jaya maitrI ! pharavarI 1977 (129) Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA maulika vizleSaNa AtmA ke astitva ke sambandha meM bhAratIya cintanakSitija para do siddhAnta prakAzamAna hue haiM / eka hai vinAza kA aura dUsarA hai avinAza kA / eka pakSa kahatA hai AtmA kA astitva kSaNabhaMgura hai / vaha anantAnanta kAla kA yAtrI nahIM hai / usakA astitva kSaNajIvI hai / dIpaka kI lau jalatI jalatI kaba bujha jAe, kise patA hai, isa bAta kA yahI sthiti AtmA kI bhI hai / - dUsarA pakSa avinAzI vAdiyoM kA hai / usakA kahanA hai ki AtmA ajara, amara, avinAzI hai / AtmA anantAnanta atIta se vizva kI yAtrA kara rahA hai / usakA kabhI eka kSaNa ke lie bhI vinAza nahIM huA / aura na anantAnanta bhaviSya meM hI kabhI usakA vinAza hogA / zarIra janmatA hai, maratA hai| AtmA na janmatA hai, na maratA hai / AtmA ke janma-maraNa kI jo bAta kahI jAtI hai, vaha dehAzrita dharmoM kA usapara Aropa hai, yathArtha nahIM / prathama pakSa kI carcA yahA~ abhI prastuta nahIM hai / yahA~ prastuta hai dUsarA avinAzI pakSa / ukta pakSa kI sthApanA evaM maNDanA bhArata ke aneka manISiyoM ne kI hai / parantu unameM do mahApuruSa isa sambandha meM itihAsa ke svarNima pRSThoM para suvikhyAta haiM, eka haiM 'kRSNa' aura dUsare haiM 'mahAvIra' / AtmA ke avinAzI siddhAnta kI donoM ne hI mukta kaNTha se purajora ghoSaNA kI hai / karmayogI zrIkRSNa kRSNa kahate haiM - he arjuna, yaha AtmA kisI kAla meM bhI na janmatA hai aura na maratA hai / aura na yaha AtmA eka bAra astitva meM Akara naSTa hotA hai aura naSTa hokara punaH astitva meM AtA hai / kyoMki yaha ajanmA hai, nitya hai, zAzvata hai / zarIra ke naSTa hone para bhI yaha naSTa nahIM hotA hai / ( 130 ) - Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na jAyate mriyate vA kadAcin, nA'yaM bhUtvA bhavitA vA na bhUyaH / / ajo nitya: zAzvato'yaM purANaH, na hanyate hanyamAne zarIre ! bhagavadgItA 2/20 jaisA yahA~ pratyakSa meM manuSya purAne vastroM kA tyAga kara dUsare naye vastroM ko grahaNa kara letA hai, vaise hI yaha jIvAtmA bhI yathA prApta purAne zarIra ko tyAga kara dUsare nae nae zarIroM ko prApta hotA rahatA hai | vAsAMsi jIrNAni yathA vihAya navAni gRhNAti naro'parANi / tathA zarIrANi vihAya jIrNAnyanyAni saMyAti navAni dehI / / bha. gI. 2/22 he arjuna, isa avinAzI AtmA ko na zastra kATa sakate haiM, na agni jalA sakatI hai / aura na ise jala gIlA karake galA sakatA hai, aura na vAyu sukhA kara naSTa kara sakatI hai / nainaM chindanti zastrANi nainaM dahati pAvakaH na cainaM kledayantyApo, na zoSayati mAruta: / / bha. gI. 2/23 jo sat hai vaha kabhI asat nahIM hotA / aura jo asat hai, vaha kabhI sat nahIM hotA hai / arthAt sat sadA sat hai, asat sadA asat hai / isa prakAra sat-asat donoM kA hI anta (tattva evaM yathArtha rahasya) tattvadarzI jJAniyoM ke dvArA dekhA gayA hai / nA'sato vidyate bhAvoM nA'bhAvo vidyate sataH ubhayorapi dRSTo'ntastvanayostattvadarzibhiH || bha. gI. 2/16. Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane dekhAM, AtmA ke avinAzI siddhAnta kI sthApanA, zrIkRSNa, kitane sazakta zabdoM meM karate haiM / yaha kevala namUne ke taura para canda uddharaNa haiN| vaise gItA meM dUra-dUra taka AtmA ke avinAzI siddhAnta kI vaha divya gUMja hai, jo vyakti ko mRtyu ke bhaya evaM AtaMka se mukta karatI hai / tIrthaMkara mahAvIra tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bhI AtmA ke ajara, amara, avinAzI siddhAnta ke mahAn udghoSaka haiM / apanI dharmadezanAoM meM unhoMne aneka bAra ukta siddhAnta kI ghoSaNA kI hai | Aja bhI vaha divyavANI zAstra ke rUpa meM hamAre samakSa hai / mahAvIra kahate haiM - natthi jIvasya nAsotti / uttarAdhyayana 2/27 AtmA kA kabhI nAza nahIM hotA | anno jIvo annaM sarIraM / - sUtrakRtAMga 2/11 AtmA aura hai, zarIra aura hai / (donoM bhinna haiM, ata: zarIra ke naSTa hone para AtmA naSTa nahIM hotaa| ) usa yuga kA eka prazna thA / ThIka hai, AtmA kA mUladravya naSTa nahIM hotA, kintu vaha dUsare rUpa meM pariNata to ho sakatA hai, jIva se ajIva to bana sakatA hai / mahAvIra isa dhAraNA kA bhI sarvatobhAvena niSedha karate haiM - Na evaM bhUtaM vA bhavvaMvA bhavissati vA jaM / jIvA ajIvA bhavissaMti, ajIvA vA jIvA bhavissaMti / -sthAnAMga, dazamasthAna na kabhI atIta meM aisA huA hai, na vartamAna meM bhavya-hone yogya hai, aura na kabhI bhaviSya meM hI hogA ki jo jIva hai, ve ajIva-jar3a ho jAe~ aura jo ajIva haiM, ve jIva-cetana ho jaaeN| (132) Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvA No vaDDhati, No hAyaMti, avdviyaa| - bhagavatI sUtra 2/8 jIva - AtmAe~ na bar3hatI haiM, na ghaTatI haiM, kintu sadA avasthita ( hAnivRddhi se rahita eka samAna, ekarUpa ) rahatI haiM / atyattaM atyatte pariNamai, natthitaM natyitte pariNamai / astitva, astitva meM pariNata hotA hai aura nAstitva nAstitva meM pariNata hotA hai / arthAt sat sadA sat rahatA hai aura asat sadA asat / ye kucha namUne haiM, jo mahAvIra ke vicAra sAgara meM se udadhRta kiye haiM / isa prakAra avinAzI siddhAnta ke saikaDoM hI vacana haiM, jo Agama aura Agamottara sAhitya meM yatra-tatra upalabdha haiM / bhayamukti kA sandeza donoM hI mahApuruSoM ke ye Atma-sambandhI avinAzI sandeza bhayamukti ke sandeza haiM / saMsAra meM maraNa kA bhaya sabase bar3A bhISaNa bhaya hai / maraNa-bhaya ke kSaNoM meM vyakti kucha kA kucha kara baiThatA hai / kartavya aura akartavya kA, dharma aura adharma kA, puNya aura pApa kA, sva aura para ke hitAhita kA, zubhAzubha kA, kucha bhI bhAna nahIM rahatA hai, mRtyu ke AtaMkita prasaMgoM meM / mahAvIra to yahA~ taka kahate haiM ki bhayabhIta vyakti ko satya kA sAkSAtkAra nahIM ho sktaa| kRSNa bhI daivI sampatti ke guNoM meM sarva prathama 'abhaya' kA nirdeza karate haiM / jo manuSya bAta-bAta para bhayAkula ho jAtA hai, mRtyu ke saMkalpoM meM rahatA hai, hara kSaNa DaratA rahatA hai, vaha dera sabera vikSipta kI bhUmikA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai / yaha eka prakAra kA asAdhya yA duHsAdhya pAgalapana hai / isIlie mahAvIra kA bodha hai " Akasmika hone vAle upadravoM se, vyAdhiyoM (mandaghAtaka kuSThAdi roga) se, rogoM ( zIghra ghAtaka visUcikA - haijA aura hRdaya roga hArTaphaila Adi ) se, jarA-bur3hApe se, aura to kyA, mRtyu se bhI kabhI DaranA nahIM cAhie " na bhAiyavvaM bhayassa vA vAhiyassa vA, rogassa vA, jarAe vA maccussa vA / praznavyAkaraNa 2 / 2 (133) Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM hI mahApuruSoM ke prApta jIvana vRttoM kA avalokana karate haiM, to yaha 'abhaya' kI jyotirmayI vRtti donoM meM hI itanI adhika prakAzamAna hai ki sahasA vismayamugdha ho jAtA hai antarmana / bhayaMkara se bhayaMkaratama, vikaTa se vikaTatama lomaharSaka prasaMga haiM, do-cAra nahIM aneka-aneka, yadi koI dUsarA ho to eka kSaNa bhI khar3e pairoM nahIM raha sakatA; tatkAla dharAzAyI hotA najara Ae / parantu ye ve vIra puruSa haiM, jo eka pala bhI vicalita hue binA dhairya evaM sAhasa ke sAtha jUjhate rahe haiM bhaya evaM AtaMka ke samakSa / yaha bAta aura hai ki jUjhane ke antima kSaNa taka, vijaya pAne ke taura tarIke donoM ke apane-apane bhinna haiM / parantu yaha akSuNNa satya hai ki haiM donoM hI mahAna aparAjita vyaktitva ke dhanI / bhayamukti ke sandeza meM antara kahA~ hai ? AtmA ke avinAzI svarUpa ko mAdhyama banAkara donoM hI virATa bhayamukta AtmAoM ne bhayamukti kA sandeza diyA hai / upayogitAvAda kI dRSTi se avinAzI siddhAnta kA paryavasAna bhayamukti meM hI hotA hai / kintu donoM ke mukti AdarzoM meM eka gUDha sI rahasyamayI bhedarekhA hai, jise jAna lenA Avazyaka hai / zrIkRSNane yaha bhayamukti kA sandeza kurukSetra kI yuddha bhUmi meM diyA hai / arjuna yuddha kA dRDha saMkalpa lekara samarAMgaNa meM utaratA hai / parantu apane gurujanoM evaM bandhu bAndhavoM ko sAmane yuddhArtha sannaddha dekhakara usake mana ko aisA kucha ho jAtA hai ki usake hAtha paira zithila ho jAte haiM, mukha sUkha jAtA hai, zarIra kA~pane lagatA hai aura romAMcita ho jAtA hai / usakI tvacA jalane lagatI hai / vijaya kA eka mAtra sAdhana gAMDIva dhanuSa hAtha se girane lagatA hai / aura vaha sacamuca hI dhanuSa bANa eka ora pheMka kara ratha meM dhama se baiTha jAtA hai / usakA dimAga cakkara khAne lagA / vaha khar3A nahIM raha sakA / isa sambandha meM svayaM arjuna ke zabda haiM gItA ke prathama adhyAya meM, jo usane apane ArAdhya bhagavAna kRSNa se kahe haiM --- sIdanti mama gAtrANi, mukhaM ca parizuSyati / vepathuzca zarIre me, romaharSazca jAyate // gANDIvaM saMmrate hastAt tvakcaiva paridahyate na ca zaknomyavasthAtuM bhramatIva ca me manaH / / 1 / 29.30 / / (134) Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arjuna ke mana meM yaha tUphAna kyoM khar3A huA, isa sambandha meM khAsa kucha kahA to nahIM jA sakatA / hA~, arjuna svayaM jo kahatA hai, vaha vicAraNIya hai / vaha yuddha meM apane marane kI bAta nahIM karatA hai | bAra-bAra svajanoM ke marane kI carcA karatA hai / 'svajanaM hi kayaM hatvA, sukhina: syAma mAdhava / ' mAdhava, apane parivAra ke logoM ko mArakara hama kaise sukhI hoMge ? ' kulakSayaMkRtaM doSaM / ' yaha kulakSaya kA pApa hai / pApamevAzrayedasmAn, hatvaitAnAtatAyinaH / ' - ina AtatAyiyoM ko mArakara to hameM pApa hI lagegA / ' aho bata mahatpApaM, kartuvyavasitA vayam / ' kheda hai ki hama mahAna pApa karane ko taiyAra hue haiN| isa prakAra arjuna, svajanoM kI hatyA ke pApa kI carcA karatA huA karuNA kI bAta karatA hai, sAtha-sAtha rotA bhI jAtA hai-' taM tathA kRpayA''viSTam, azrupUrNAkulekSaNam / ' aura anta meM zrIkRSNa ko spaSTa kaha detA hai ki maiM yuddha nahIM karU~gA- 'na yotsye / ' zrIkRSNa arjuna kI isa sthiti ko karuNA nahIM, ajJAna batAte haiM, aura bar3e kaThora zabdoM meM ' napuMsakatA' hijar3Apana batAte haiM, 'kutastvA kazmalamidam, kSudraM hRdayadaurbalyam anAryajuSTam-klaibyaM mAsma gamaH pArtha / ' aura arjuna hai ki bhIkha mA~gakara gujArA karane ke lie taiyAra hai, kintu svajanoM kI hatyA ke khUna se raMge hue vaibhava ko bhogane ke lie kathamapi taiyAra nahIM hai-' zreyo bhoktuM bhakSyamapIha loke / bhuMjIya bhogAn rudhira pradigdhAn / ' bar3I viSama sthiti hai / arjuna svajanoM ke moha meM hai aura svajanoM kI hatyA se hone vAle pApa se bhayabhIta hai / kulakSaya ke pApa se aniyatakAla taka naraka meM sar3ate rahane se DarA huA hai / narake'niyataM vAso bhavati / ' aisI sthiti meM kRSNa kareM to kyA kareM ? unhoMne AtmA ke avinAzI svarUpa kA siddhAnta upasthita kara arjuna ko sambodhita kiyA, jaisA ki pahale ullekha kara Ae haiM - ki " AtmA ajanmA hai, ajara hai, amara hai, avinAzI hai / " kauna kahatA hai- AtmA maratA hai, mArA jAtA hai | AtmA ko na koI mAra sakatA hai, na vaha mara sakatA hai -' vinAzamavyayasyA'sya, na kazcit kartumarhati' 'nA'yaM hanti na hanyate / ' ata: arjuna, AtatAyiyoM ke mArane meM tujhe pApa nahIM hai| astu, nirbhaya hokara yuddha kara / ' tasmAt yuddhasva bhArata / ' yuddha karane meM, hatyA hone meM pApa nahIM hai / pApa hai, isa dharmayukta yuddhake na karane meM | 'dharmya saMgrAmaM na kariSyati-pamavApsyasi / ' gItA kA yadi gaharAI se cintana kareM to Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ spaSTa pratibhAsita hogA ki zrIkRSNa bhayamukti ke lie AtmA ke avinAzI siddhAnta kA jo upadeza de rahe haiM, vaha kisI sAdhAraNa upadrava janya bhaya yA apitu kisI bhI hiMsA se hone vAle saMbhAvita yaha satya hai ki kRSNa kI dRSTi meM yaha mRtyubhaya taka hI sImita nahIM hai / pApa ke bhaya se mukti kA saMdeza hai / hiMsA dharma hetu honI cAhie / tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA AtmA ke avinAzI siddhAnta se prati phalita hone vAle bhayamukti kA Adarza bhinna hai / ve ukta siddhAnta kA upadeza ahiMsA ke mahAvratI sAdhaka ko dete haiM / unakA yaha upadeza sAdhaka ko apanI mRtyu ke bhaya se mukta karane ke lie hai / pUrNa saMyamI gRhatyAgI sAdhaka jaba kisI Akasmika mRtyu ke cakra meM pha~sa jAe, rogAdi kI ghAtaka sthiti ho jAe, upadraviyoM ke AkramaNa kA maraNAnta AtaMka A khar3A ho, taba mahAvIra kahate haiM- Daro mata / roo mt| idhara-udhara galata mArga para bhAgo mata / jahA~ taka ho sake, bhaya kA ucita evaM sAttvika pratikAra karo / phira bhI samAdhAna na ho pAye to vIratA ke sAtha dharmayukta maraNa kA varaNa karo / AtmA avinAzI hai, ata: tuma nahIM, tumhArA zarIra maratA hai / mahAvIra kA yahA~ upadeza sAdhanA kI antima ucca bhUmikA se sambandhita hai / nIce kI bhUmikAoM meM to ve bhI pratikAra kI bAta karate haiM / ahiMsA ke aneka apavAda unhoMne bhI batAe haiM / apavAda sthiti meM alpa pApa yA pApAbhAva kI bAta ve bhI karate haiM / para, yaha saba antaraMga meM vItarAga - bhAva kI nirdvandva bhUmikA para AdhArita hai / unakA jIvana darzana hai pramAda hI pApa hai karma hai, bandhana hai / aura apramAda pavitra hai, mukti hai, akarma hai| pramAda na ho to karma bhI akarma hai / pamAyaM kammamAhaMsu, appamAyaM tahA'varaM / pramAda hai ajJAna, aviveka, moha / isI bAta ko mahAvIra ke paramparAgata ziSya jinadAsa mahattara apane zabdoM meM yoM duharAte haiM- " pamAyamUlo bandho bhavati ni. cU. 6689 / karmabandha kA mUla pramAda hai / zarIra kI bAhya pravRtti bandha kA hetu nahIM / bandha kA mUla hetu hai andara kI prAmAdika vRtti | AcArya jinabhadra ne bhI, jinheM kalikAla ke ajJAna andhakAra meM jJAna kA pradIpa kahA gayA hai, vizeSAvazyaka bhASya ( gA. 1529) meM yathArtha tAttvika ghoSaNA kI hai ki ' asubho jo pariNAmo sA hiMsA / ' AtmA kA azubha pariNAma, bhAva hI hiMsA hai / isakA artha hai zarIra kI hiMsA hiMsA nahIM hai, mana kI hiMsA hI hiMsA hai| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke nikaTa ke uttarAdhikArI caturdaza pUrvadhara, mahAna zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kI dRSTi meM kevala bAhara kI dRzyamAna hiMsA se 66 " " , isakA artha hai (136) - - Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI koI hiMsaka nahIM ho jAtA / yadi sAdhaka andara meM zuddha hai, to bAhara kI hiMsA niSphala hai- arthAt pApa na hone se abandhaka hai / viveka ke prakAza meM karma - nirjarA kA hetu bhI hai : itanA hI nahIM, vaha na ya hiMsAmitteNaM, sAvajjeNAvi hiMsao hoI / suddhassa u saMpatti aphalA bhaNiyA jiNavarehiM // sA hoI nijjaraphalA, ajjJattha-visohijuttassa / oghaniyukti gA. 758-59 yaha saba varNana gRhatyAgI ucca saMyamI bhikSu kA varNana hai / gRhastha pUrNa rUpa se mamatA evaM svArtha ke bandhana se mukta nahIM ho sakatA / use apane rASTra, samAja, parivAra, dhanasaMpatti tathA vyaktigata jIvana kI rakSA ke lie AkramaNakArI se saMgharSa karanA par3atA hai / yathAprasaMga yuddha meM bhI utaranA hotA hai / aura isameM pratipakSI kI hiMsA bhI ho jAtI hai / mahAvIra kA isa para eka bodha hai ki gRhastha ko niraparAdha vyakti kI hiMsA nahIM karanI cAhie / niraparAdha kI bhI nirapekSa, arthahIna hiMsA nahIM honI cAhie / aparAdhI kI ora sApekSa niraparAdhI kI hiMsA kA gRhastha ke lie parityAga nahIM hai / yahI kRSNa ke zabdoM meM dharmya arthAt dharmayukta hiMsA hai / mahAvIra kI ahiMsA ke marmajJa jainAcArya bhI ise gRhastha-dharma kI sImA meM hI parigaNita karate haiM / tataH punaradRgate sapAdo vizopakaH dhama. 2 adhikAra / ' aura yadi gRhastha meM bhI koI andara meM sarvathA svArtha mukta evaM mohamukta ho, to usako kyA hogA ? spaSTa hai hiMsA-ahiMsA ke sambandha meM usakI sthiti bhI pUrvokta bhikSu kI sthiti jaisI hI hogI / vyakti kI zuddhAzuddha kI bhUmikAe~ bAhya veSAdi para se nahIM, andara ke antaraMga bhAvoM para se nirdhArita hotI haiM / " do mahApuruSoM meM tulanA kaise ? vibhinna kAla aura vibhinna paristhitiyoM evaM bhUmikAoM meM sthita do mahApuruSoM kI saiddhAntika tulanA karanA AsAna nahIM hai / tulanA karanI bhI nahIM cAhie / vaha bhI calatI kalama se kI jAe, to bilkula galata hai / maiMne zrIkRSNa aura mahAvIra ke AtmA se sambandhita avinAzI siddhAnta kA aura usa para se prati phalita hone vAle bhayamukti ke sandeza kA pratipAdana kiyA hai / (137) " Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha hI pApa-puNya, dharma-adharma, kartavya-akartavya Adi kI carcA bhI hotI rahI hai, donoM ke dRSTikoNa vicArazIla pAThakoM ke samakSa hai | kauna kahA~, kisa bhUmikA meM haiM, aura usane kisa bhUmikA vAle vyakti ke lie kahA hai- yaha saba gaharAI se dekhanA-samajhanA hai / kucha sthaloM para lagatA hai-zabdabheda hI hai, bhAvabheda jaisA kucha nahIM hai / bAhara kA hiMsAkarma aura tajjanya pApa kucha artha nahIM rakhatA hai | jo bhI hai, vaha saba vyakti ke apane viveka yA aviveka para AdhArita hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unakI paramparA ke AcArya utsarga, apavAda, niraparAdha, sAparAgha, sApekSa, nirapekSa Adi kI bhUmikAoM para ahiMsA kI atyanta gaharI talasparzI vicAraNA karane ke bAda kisa nirNaya para pahu~cate haiM, yaha pAThaka Upara kI paMktiyoM meM spaSTatayA dekha sakate haiM | hA~, eka bAta avazya hai, ukta carcA kA bhAvArtha tathA phalitArtha kucha bhI nikAlA jAe, parantu mahAvIra kRSNa ke samAna yaha nahIM kahate haiM ki 'yuddhasva' yuddha karo / bhale hI yuddha nyAya evaM dharma para hI AdhArita kyoM na ho| aura ve aisA kaha bhI nahIM sakate / dArzanika cintana kucha bhI ho, bhASA unake pAsa zramaNa jIvana kI hai, saMnyAsa mArga kI hai / jo kRSNa kI nahIM hai / yaha antara samajhane jaisA hai | mahAvIra sIdhe sApha zabdoM meM nahIM kaha sakate haiM ki AtmA avinAzI hai, deha vinAzI hai / ata: AtatAyI ko mAro, koI pApa nahIM hai / mahAvIra andara kI zubhAzubha vRttiyoM para adhika lakSya rakhate haiM / bAhara kI 'hA~' yA 'nA' kI sthUla bhASA ko binA vicAre hara koI yoM hI na le ur3e, mahAvIra isake lie sAvadhAna haiM / mArca-apraila 1977 (138) Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maitrI kA sUtrapAta mAnava sabhyatA ke itihAsa meM bIsavI zatAbdI ko suvarNayuga kahA jA sakatA hai / atIta kI tulanA meM isakI aneka mahattvapUrNa upalabdhiyA~ haiM / kheta khalihAnoM se lekara kalA, sAhitya, takanIkI evaM vijJAna ke kSetra meM Azcaryajanaka AviSkAra aura pragati huI hai / hara kSetra meM vartamAna atIta ko pIche chor3a rahA hai| sampatti bar3hI hai / sAdhana baDhe haiM, tandurastI bar3hI hai| aura ina sArI pragatiyoM meM vizva jana-cetanA meM rAjanaitika sahayoga, sadbhAvanA, samanvaya kI bhAvanA bar3hI hai| isa zatAbdI kI sabase mahattvapUrNa yaha upalabdhi hai / pichale kucha dazakoM meM vizva ke kucha mahAna krAntadraSTAoM ne eka vicAra prastuta kiyA hai - dharatI agara eka hai, to deza eka hai / unake prazna eka haiM, usakA samAdhAna eka hai / Aja ke isa pragatizIla duniyA meM agara hameM zAna ke sAtha jInA hai, to eka hokara jI sakeMge, anyathA sabakI sAmUhika mRtyu nizcita ina mahAna vicArakoM ke kAraNa rASTroM meM sauhArda bar3hA hai, sadbhAva bar3hA hai / dUsare dharmoM ko sammAna ke sAtha samajhane kA prayAsa ho rahA hai | paraspara eka dUsare ke itihAsa evaM paramparA ke prati gaurava kA bhAva bar3hA hai / itanA hI nahIM, udAratA ke sAtha dUsaroM kI acchAiyoM ko svIkAra kiyA jA rahA hai, unakA mukta mana se adhyayana manana-cintana bhI kiyA jA rahA hai / isa udAratA ke phalasparUpa rASTroM meM paraspara maitrI bar3hI hai / prathama mahAyuddha ke bAda nirantara yaha anubhava kiyA jAtA rahA hai ki paraspara ke saMgharSa, tanAva tathA yuddha se hama rASTroM kA vikAsa athavA nirmANa nahIM kara sakeMge / dvitIya mahAyuddha ke bAda yaha dhAraNA aura adhika dRr3ha hotI gayI ki paraspara eka (139) Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsare rASTroM kI svatantratA ko svIkAra karane kA artha hai ki unake Antarika vyavasthA meM kisI bhI prakAra kA hastakSepa nahIM karanA caahie| Aja choTA-se-choTA nirbala rASTra bhI utanI hI svatantratA ke sAtha jI sakatA hai, jitanA eka zaktizAlI rASTra | koI kisI bhI svatantratA kA hanana nahIM kara sakatA / itanA hI nahIM, vizva baiMka jaisI saMsthAoM ke dvArA athavA mitra rASTroM ke dvArA kamajora rASTroM ke vikAsa meM mukta mana se sahayoga diyA jA rahA hai / hara rASTra kI AjAdI kI surakSA kevala eka rASTra kA prazna na hokara antarrASTrIya prazna ho gayA hai / agara koI zaktizAlI rASTra kisI nirbala rASTra ko dabocanA cAhatA hai, har3apanA cAhatA hai, to aisA vaha sahasA nahIM kara sakatA | vaicArika duniyA meM usakI bhartsanA hotI hai / use amAnavIya karAra diyA jAtA hai / aura kabhI-kabhI to aisA bhI hotA hai ki kamajora rASTra kI surakSA ke lie anya rASTra apanI sevA dene ke lie Age bhI A jAte haiM | kucha logoM kI najaroM meM una rASTroM kA yaha apanA hita evaM svArtha bhI ho sakatA hai / kucha bhI ho, kisI na kisI rUpa meM anyAya ke pratikAra kA evaM pArasparika sahayoga kA mArga to prazasta huA hI hai / galata kArya na kiyA jAe, usake lie U.N.O. jaise vizva, saMsthAna bhI dabAva DAlane kA prayatna karate haiM / bhale hI usakA mUlya jitanA honA cAhie, utanA nahIM hotA hai / yaha bAta kevala sattA kI dRSTi se hI nahIM, vicAroM kI dRSTi se bhI koI eka rAjya dUsare rAjyoM ke vicAroM se prabhAvita honA pasanda nahIM karatA / koI kisI kA pakSakAra hokara rahanA nahIM cAhatA / guTa nirapekSa samanvaya byUro-sammelanoM ke dvArA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai ki koI kisI kI antaraMga vyavasthA meM hastakSepa na kare / isa prakAra eka dUsare ke sAtha maitrI ke madhura sambandhoM kA vistAra hI Aja ke yuga kI apekSA hai / atIta meM aisA nahIM thA / sAmrAjya-vistAra kI mahattvAkAMkSA meM eka rAjA dUsare rAjA ko yuddha ke dvArA parAjita karake apanA zAsana sudRr3ha karatA thaa| par3ausI rAjAoM meM Aye dina sImA-yuddha hote rahate the| choTe rAjya kabhI ThIka taraha vikAsa nahIM kara pAte the; unake sira para zaktizAlI rAjyoM ke AkramaNa kA bhaya banA rahatA thA / eka dUsa ko har3apane kI tAka meM ghAtapratyAghAta hote rahate the / rAjyoM kI zakti adhikAMza meM sainya zakti para kendrita rahatI thI / ata: tatkAlIna rAjanIti kA yuddha hI eka kendrIya samAdhAna thA, usI ke irda-girda (140) . Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjyazakti parikramA karatI rahI thii| Aja. to garIbI, abhAva, azikSA, zoSaNa Adi ke kAle bAdala chAe hue haiM, usakA adhikatara bhAga usI purAnI vigraha mUlaka rAjanIti kA hI duSpariNAma hai / yaha sadiyoM purAne mAnava jAti ke kevala doSa hI nahIM, kalaMka hai, jo ghula nahIM rahe haiM / kintu bIsavIM zatAbdI ne eka mahattvapUrNa parivartana dekhA hai / Aja koI kamajora rASTra svayaM ko asahAya evaM nirAdhAra mahasUsa nahIM karatA | usakA kaSTa antarrASTrIya kaSTa bana gayA hai / eka choTe-se rASTra ke saMkaTa kI ghaTanA kevala usa taka hI sImita nahIM rahatI hai / garIbI nivAraNa, roga nivAraNa jaise kArya antarrASTrIya stara para vyApaka rUpa se ho rahe haiM | Aja bar3hatI huI AbAdI, saMhAraka aNuzastra, kSaya, cecaka, maleriyA Adi bhISaNa roga, ityAdi viSayoM para sAre rASTra milakara vicAra karate haiM / aura inase mukti ke upAyoM kI sAmUhika rUpa se khoja karate haiM / ukta sArI acchAiyoM ke bAvajUda Antarika saMgharSa kA eka dUsarA prazna atIva vikaTa hotA jA rahA hai, usa para bhI dhyAna denA Avazyaka hai / ThIka hai, rASTra kI sImAoM ke prazna kama ho gae haiM | AjAdI kI surakSA ke khatare kama ho rahe haiM / rAjya vistAra ke hetu hone vAle yuddha nAmamAtra ke lie bace haiM / kintu Antarika saMgharSa sArI duniyA meM vikaTa se vikaTatara rUpa letA jA rahA hai / yadi nikaTa bhaviSya meM ukta sthiti niyaMtrita nahIM ho sakI, to mAnava jAti kA bhaviSya khatare se khAlI nahIM hai / paraspara vicAroM meM matabheda ho sakate haiM / janakalyANI nIti nirdhAraNa meM antara ho sakatA hai / nirdhArita nIti ke kAryAnvayana kI paddhati meM bhI antara ho sakatA hai | kintu apane rASTra ke nirmANa meM jinhoMne apanA khUna pasInA eka kiyA hai, unameM paraspara zatrutA jaisI durbhAvanA nahIM honI cAhie / yaha mAnA huA hI nahIM, jAnA huA satya hai, ki bAhara kA zatru utanA kahara nahIM r3hA sakatA, jitanA ki ghara kA zatru DhA sakatA hai / jaba ki par3ausI rASTroM ke sAtha hI nahIM, dUsare mahAdvIpoM, khaNDoM evaM upanivezoM taka ke sAtha maitrI kA hAtha baDhAyA jAtA hai; isa vizvAsa ke sAtha ki jitane adhika mitra utanA hI adhika vikAsa, to apane hI rASTra ke do virodhI daloM ke sAtha maitrI kA prayAsa (141) Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoM nahIM kiyA jAtA / guTanirapekSa rASTra hone ke lie jitanA prayala kiyA jAtA hai, utanA pArTInirapekSa zAsana kyoM nahIM ho sakatA hai| usake lie prayatna kiyA jAnA caahie| koI bhI dala zAsana kare, usase acchAiyoM kI apekSA kI jAtI hai / ghoSaNA patroM meM rASTra ko khuzahAla banAne kA vAyadA karake hI dala siMhAsanArUr3ha hone kA prayatna karate haiM / ho sakatA hai, loka kalyANakArI nItiyoM ke kAryAnvayana kI paddhati ucita na ho, isa kAraNa jaisA cAhie vaisA sukhada pariNAma na Ane pAe / akuzala karmacArIgaNa ke dvArA viparIta sthiti kA bhI nirmANa ho sakatA hai | hara koI paddhati sampUrNa rUpa se nirdoSa hotI hI hai, yaha sambhava nahIM hai / sAmAnya manuSyoM kI hI bAta nahIM, manuSya ke doSa-darzana kI dRSTi ne Izvara evaM bhagavAna kahe jAne vAle mahApuruSoM ke kAryoM kI samIkSA karate hue unameM bhI kamiyA~ dekhI hai / ata: yadi koI dala dUsaroM ko pUrNa ekAnta doSI aura svayaM ko pUrNa ekAnta nirdoSa hone kA dAvA karane kA sAhasa karatA hai, to use mAnava kI bhUmikA ko pAra kiyA huA atimAnavIya hI samajhA jAnA cAhie / isI bAta ko lekara hamAre eka prAcIna AcArya ne eka mahAna spaSTa bodha diyA thA dRSTaM kimapi loke'smin na nirdoSaM na nirguNam / saMsAra meM koI bhI aisI bAta yA sthiti nahIM dekhane meM AI hai, jo sarvathA nirdoSa ho yA sarvathA guNarahita hoN| gItA ke udgAtA zrIkRSNa ne bhI kahA hai - sarvArambhA hi doSeNa, dhUmenAgnirivAvRttAH / mAnava ke jitane bhI Arambha hai, samudyama evaM prayatna haiM, ve doSa se usI prakAra se saMyukta rahate haiM, jisa prakAra agni dhUma se yukta hotI hai / jaba ki kisI kA koI kArya pUrNa rUpa se nirdoSa nahIM ho sakatA, to vivekazIla prAjJa puruSoM ke dvArA prAmANikatA ke sAtha yaha prayatna kiyA jAnA (142) Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhie ki bAra-bAra kI jAne vAlI doSoM kI carcA ko eka ora chor3akara acchAiyoM ko udAratA se svIkAra kiyA jAe, unakI prazaMsA meM prema se do puSpa car3hAe jAe~ / aura bhaviSya meM una purAnI galatiyoM kI punarAvRtti na ho, isakI pUrNa sAvadhAnI rakhI jAe / kisI ke doSoM ko durbhAva se adhika uchAla kara vyaktitva hanana kI ceSTAe~ rASTra ke AdhyAtmika evaM naitika vikAsa meM bAdhaka hI siddha hotI hai / isase burAiyoM ko prazraya milatA hai / hamAre bhArata ke mahAna manISiyoM, prakANDa paNDitoM evaM anubhaviyoM ne isa bAta ke lie Agraha rakhA hai ki acchAiyoM kA, maitrI kA, prema evaM sadbhAvanA kA hI adhika pracAra kiyA jAe, galatiyoM kA nahIM, apabhrAjanA kA nahIM / galata bAtoM kA adhika pracAra mAnava mana kI kamajoriyoM ko aura adhika baddhamUla banA detA hai / gandagI yA kIcar3a ke uchAlane se, phailAne se kabhI pavitratA, svacchatA nahIM AtI / Aja ke rAjanItijJoM ko, vaijJAnikoM, sAhityakAroM evaM takanIkiyoM se preraNA lenI caahie| ye saba loga sahaja bhAva pUrva nirmANa ke prati AsthAvAna hote haiM / unase preraNA lekara Age bar3hate haiM / atIta ke nirmANa ko pragati kA ror3A nahIM samajhate haiM, kintu aura adhika Upara jAne kI dizA meM eka AdhArabhUta sIr3hI mAnate haiM / pUrva nirmANa meM rahI huI pichalI bhUloM se zikSA lete haiM, aura pUrI zakti evaM niSThA ke sAtha yathAvasara unakA parimArjana karate haiM, etadartha sadA sAvadhAna evaM satarka rahate haiM / / kalyANarAjya kI sthApanA bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM buddha yahI kahate haiM, mitratA ke vyavahAra se hama apane pratipakSI virodhiyoM ko bhI apane anukUla mitra banA sakate haiM / vizvamaitrI kI maMgala yAtrA apane se prArambha kI jAnI cAhie isa mahApuruSoM ke AdarzoM meM hI nihita hai / inhIM meM prasphuTita huA hai / Aropa-pratyAropoM ke vAtyAcakra prasphuTita ho sakatA hai | " 1 jaya jagat kA udghoSa meM yaha pavitra udghoSa kaise isa rASTra ke Antarika prazna kA bhI samaya para mahApuruSoM ke cintana - prakAza meM samAdhAna yadi durbhAgyavaza na khojA gayA, to yaha prakAzayuga andhakArayuga meM bhI badala sakatA hai / suvarNayuga dhUladhUsarita bhI ho sakatA hai / (143) Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dina-prati-dina jitanI tatparatA se praznoM ke hala khoje jA rahe haiM, utanI hI tatparatA se hara kSetra praznoM meM ulajhatA bhI jA rahA hai / ghara-ghara, gA~va-gA~va, vyakti-vyakti kUTa rAjanIti kI phAIloM kA Dhera lagAtA jA rahA hai / ata: bhAvI pIr3hI ke samakSa sahRdayatApUrvaka udAratA se racanAtmaka kAryakramoM ko prastuta karanA Avazyaka hai / jisase dizAhIna yuvAzakti vidhvaMsa, tor3a-phor3a evaM vinAza meM naSTa na hokara sahI nirmANa kI dizA pakar3e / rASTra ke netAoM para isakA bahuta bar3A dAyitva hai / maI 1977 (144) Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahaMbhAva se mukti hI yathArtha mukti 4 bandhana karma meM nahIM hai, karma kA kartA hone ke aham meM hai / mAnava ko girAne vAlA aura koI nahIM hai / usakA apanA nija kA hI aham' hai, 'maiM' hai, jo use girA detA hai / aham kiMsI bhI rUpa meM ho, vaha antataH kaluSa hI hai / nirmalatA nahIM mila pAtI / jAti aura kula kA mada kucha loga zreSTha jAti aura kula me aham meM lipta haiM / unheM apanI jAti aura kula se zreSTha dUsarA koI najara nahIM AtA / ve dUsaroM ko hIna dRSTi se dekhate haiM, aura jaba dekho taba, apanI jAti aura kula kI zreSThatA evaM pavitratA ke hI rAga alApate rahate haiM / hajAroM varSa ho gae, na ve jinavara mahAvIra ko samajha pAye haiM, aura na tathAgata buddha ko hI, jinhoMne kahA thA, janma kI koI zreSThatA nahIM hai / zreSThatA hai satkarma kI / janma zarIra kA hai, aura zarIra sabakA mAMsa, majjA, asthi, rakta aura malamUtra kA piNDa hai / yaha to azuci kA sabase bar3A kendra hai / yaha khuda bhI azuci hai, aura apane samparka meM vastra, makAna, bhojana Adi hara upayoga vastu ko bhI azuci banA detA hai / sundara se sundara bahumUlya svAdiSTa miSTAnna hoThoM se chUte hI apavitra ho jAtA hai / bala kA mada usase kucha loga bala kA abhimAna karate haiM / apanI tAkata kA nazA itanA (145) Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIvra hotA hai ki kaliyuga ke bhImasena bane phirate haiM, rAha calate hara kisI se lar3AI mola le lete haiM / zreSThatA bala meM nahIM hai / zreSThatA hai bala kA janahita meM sadupayoga karane meM | kisI ko bahatI nadI meM Dubone ke lie pheMka dene meM kyA gaurava hai ? gaurava hai tUphAnI nadI meM DUbate hue kisI ko bacA lene meM / apane bala kI mAra se kisI ko rulAyA to kyA ? majA taba hai, jaba kisI rote ko ha~sA sakeM Apa / parivAra kA mada bar3e parivAra kA bhI eka garva hotA hai, aura isa para loga kahate haiM; jAnate ho, maiM akelA nahIM huuN| mere pIche merA kitanA bar3A parivAra hai / tumane jarA bhI cU~capar3a kI to tumheM eka-eka ko mAra kara bhUsa banA diyA jAyegA / phira koI rone vAlA bhI nahIM milegA kahIM tumheM / isa ajJAnI AtmAoM ko patA nahIM, yaha apanA parivAra kabataka apanA hai| jaba taka puNya kA udaya hai, tabhI taka apanA hai / puNya kSINa hone para to AtmajAtaputra aura sahodara bandhu bhI prANaghAtaka zatru ho jAte haiM / itihAsa sAkSI hai isa satya kA / bar3A parivAra kA kyA mahattva hai / eka machalI eka sAtha saikar3oM baccoM ko janma detI hai | kahate haiM, sA~pana ko eka sAtha saikar3oM aMDe hote haiN| kUkara aura sUkara jaise nimnastarIya pazuoM ke kitanI adhika santAneM hotI haiM hara varSa ! eka kITANu caMda hI minaToM meM lAkhoM karor3oM kITANuoM kA pitA ho jAtA hai / bandaroM, hiranoM aura anya aneka jaMgalI jAnavaroM ke jhuMDa ke jhuMDa phirate haiN| kyA ho jAtA hai isase ? rAvaNa kA kitanA bar3A parivAra thA ? para, kyA pariNAma AyA isa bar3e parivAra kA ? yAdava jAti kA kitanA bar3A vistAra! phira kitanA bhISaNa saMhAra ! Apasa meM hI apane durvyasanoM ke kAraNa lar3ajhagar3a kara samApta ho gaye / eka bhI acchI sadAcArI saMtAna ho, to ThIka hai / candramA eka hI gagana meM AtA hai to sAre bhUmaNDala ko prakAzita kara detA hai, na ca tArA sahasrazaH / ' mahAvIra kahate haiM: " nirmala caritra ke Aloka meM akelA vicaraNa karanA hI acchA hai, durAcArI durvyasanI logoM kI bhIr3a ke sAtha se to / " rUpa kA mada rUpa kA aham bhI vyakti ko bahuta parezAna karatA hai / camar3e kA raMga (146), Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarA sApha huA ki AdamI AsamAna meM ur3ane lagatA hai / rUpa kA abhimAnI vyakti dhUpa se bacakara calatA hai, dhUla se dUra bhAgatA hai / garmI, sardI, varSA sabase parezAna rahatA hai / aise loga samaya para kisI bhI sevA yA satkarma meM apane ko jhoMka nahIM sakate / unheM hara kSaNa apane ujale raMga ke kAlA par3a jAne kI cintA rahatI hai / kitanA ajJAna hai, isa rUpa ke andhoM kA ? yaha nahIM dekha pAte ki isa ujalI cAdara ke nIce kitanI bhayaMkara gandagI chipI par3I hai / tana meM kahIM bhI eka phunsI ubhara AtI hai, pasa par3a jAtI hai, to usa para makkhiyA~ bhinabhinAne lagatI hai| sApha svaccha rahanA acchA hai / para, apane ko kAmadeva ke rUpa meM DhAlane kA hAsyAspada prayatna kiyA jAye / jinheM jana-sevA ke kSetra meM kAma karanA hai, unheM tana kI sundaratA ke isa moha se amuka aMza meM mukta honA hI hogaa| sevA kA mada sevA kA aham bhI vyakti ko kahIM kA nahIM rakha chor3atA | maiMne aise aneka vyaktiyoM ko dekhA hai, jo kabhI kisI ko thor3A bahuta sahayoga de dete haiM, to hara jagaha usakA khuda hI Dhola bajAte phirate haiM / yaha acche kAma kI nahIM, acche nAma kI bhUkha hai| isa bhUkha kI pUrti honA bar3I muzkila bAta hai / patA nahIM, kyA ho gayA hai Aja kI duniyA ko ! 'nekI kara kUve meM DAla ' kA purAnA siddhAnta to vastuta: kisI andhakUpa meM hI DAla diyA gayA hai / sevA kyA karate haiM, sevA ke nAma para dUsaroM kA apamAna karate haiM / kitanI hI bAra apane kucha logoM ko yaha kahate sunA hogA: " are bhAI sAhaba, kyA batAU~ / maiM hI thA, jo use barbAda hone se bacA sakA / maiM na hotA to sacamuca hI usakA ber3A garka ho gayA hotA / vaha baca sakatA thA bhalA ! koI bhI to nahIM thA use taba bacAne vAlA / " kitanA aham hai manuSya ko apane tuccha se sevA karma kA / aise logoM ko patA honA cAhie, hara AdamI kA apanA bhAgya hotA hai / usakA apanA bhAgya hI mUla meM bacAnevAlA hai / tuma to eka nimitta bana gaye ho / gaMgA ko AnA hotA hai, bhagIratha ko lAne kA yaza mila jAtA hai / aura yaha bhI kyA patA ki tUne isa sevA ke rUpa meM pUrva janma kA usase liyA gayA koI apanA purAnA RNa hI cukAyA ho to ! bhArata kA darzana (147) Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ punarjanmavAdI hai / ata: yahA~ aneka janma janmAMtaroM se cale Aye kabhI purAne RNa bhI cukAye jAte haiM / sevaka jitanA vinamra hogA, utanA hI mahAna hogA / phaloM se lade vRkSa dharatI kI ora jhuka jAte haiN| barasane vAlI ghaTAe~ U~ce AkAza se nIce utara kara dharatI para barasatI haiM | mA~-bApa apane nanhe-munne baccoM ko u~galI pakar3akara calAte haiM, to dekhA hai, kitane nIce jhukate haiM ? prabhutA kA mada prabhutA kA mada bhI bar3A bhayaMkara hotA hai / siMhAsana para baiThate hI AdamI bhUla jAtA hai ki kala taka tU bhI to sabake sAtha dharatI para baiThane vAloM meM se hI eka thA / baMgalA kahAvata hai-" jo bhI laMkA meM jAtA hai, rAvaNa ho jAtA hai / " Ae dina namratA kA, vinaya kA, janasevaka kA udghoSa karane vAle siMhAsana para pahu~cate hI akar3akara nIrasa sUkhe kATha ho jAte haiM / pahale ke prazAsaka, jinakI svayaM AlocanA karatA rahA hai, jaldI hI svayaM bhI unhIM kI patha para daur3ane lagatA hai / pIche nahIM, unase Age hI nikala jAnA cAhatA hai / yAda rakhiye, siMhAsana svAmitva ke lie nahIM, sevA ke lie hai | yadi koI sasneha yaha vihita sevA nahIM kara sakatA hai, to use siMhAsana para baiThane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai | siMhAsana para baiThane ke lie rAjA rAma bananA hogA, rAkSasa rAvaNa nhiiN| siMhAsana sthAyI nahIM haiM | samaya para cakravartiyoM ke siMhAsana bhI Dola jAte haiM, indrAsana bhI khAlI ho jAte haiM / prabhutA caMcala hai / bijalI se bhI adhika caMcala | camakate dera nahIM to bujhate bhI dera nahIM | pAnI kA bulabulA kaba taka pAnI para taira sakegA ? kAgaja kI nAva kaba taka jala meM tairatI rahegI? saMsAra meM hara cIja kSaNabhaMgura hai / 'sarvaM kSaNikaM' kA buddha-ghoSa galata nahIM hai | ata: siMhAsana para baiThate samaya bahuta sambhalakara baiThanA cAhie / siMhAsana para baiThanA burA nahIM hai / burA hai, siMhAsana kA ahaM sira para lAda kara baiThanA / bar3I vicitra sthiti ho jAtI hai, isa taraha baiThane vAloM kI | bAhara meM lagatA hai, yaha mahAnubhAva kursI para baiThe haiM | khuda bhI vaha aisA hI samajhatA hai| para, vAstava meM vaha kursI para nahIM baiThA hai, kursI hI usa para baiTha gayI hai / (148) Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dimAga para kursI kA ahaM jo savAra hai / kursI yaza nahIM detI hai / kursI para se kiye jAne vAle sevA - satkarma hI yaza dete haiM / yaha bAta hara kursI para baiThane vAle ko dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai / tyAga kA ahaM bhI tyAjya bhagavAna mahAvIra kA to ' aham' ke sambandha meM bahuta gaMbhIra siddhAnta hai / bhagavAna to jAtimada, kulamada, rUpamada, aizvarya mada Adi saMsArI madoM ke samAna hI zruta evaM tapa Adi ke dhArmika mada ko bhI tyAjya batAte haiM / tyAga kA mada bhI DubA denevAlA hai / kucha loga apane utkRSTa tapa niyama, tyAga Adi kA bhI mada karate haiM ki hama kitane ugra AcArI haiM, kitane kaThora tapasvI haiM / unheM bodha nahIM hai ki yaha viSa bhI bar3A bhayaMkara hai / mahAbhArata kA rAjA yayAti hajAroM varSa tapa karatA rahA, jala pIkara, havA khAkara rahA / mahInoM hI eka TA~ga se adhara meM khar3A rahA / kintu jaba svarga meM gayA, aura apane mukha apane tapa-tyAga kA bakhAna karane lagA to usakA tatkAla svarga se patana ho gayA / jaina purANoM ke bhI aneka tyAgI apane utkRSTa tyAga kA aham karane ke kAraNa vItarAga patha se bhraSTa ho gae / aham' bandhana hai, phira bhale hI vaha kisI bhI taraha kA ho / 2 jaina AgamoM meM jinakalpa kA varNana hai / jinakalpI muni bar3e hI ugra tapasvI, saMyamI evaM kaThoravratI hote haiM / ve roga hone para usakA upacAra nahIM karAte / ziSya nahIM banAte / kaisI bhI du:khada sthiti ho, kisI se tanika bhI sevA nahIM lete / paira meM lagA kAMTA to kyA nikAleMge / A~kha meM par3A dhUla kA kaNa bhI nahIM nikAlate, bhale hI tyAga ke isa haTha meM A~kha hI kyoM na calI jaae| sardI, garmI aura varSA kucha bhI ho, daMzamazaka kA kitanA hI kyoM na upadrava ho, hamezA nirAvaraNa naMge tana rahate haiM / vana meM krUra jaMgalI hiMsaka jAnavaroM se bhI apane ko bacAne kA prayatna nahIM karate / itanA kaThora AcAra hai / phira bhI Agama kahate haiM-" jinakalpI ko kevala jJAna nahIM hotA, ataH mokSa bhI nahIM hotA / kevala jJAna hotA hai kalpAtIta sthiti meM / jaba kI sAdhaka kalpa ke arthAt AcAra ke kartRtvasambandhI aham se mukta ho jAtA hai, tyAga tapa saba kucha karake bhI tyAga tapa se pare sahaja AtmabhAva meM lIna ho jAtA hai, tabhI ananta " (149) Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAva apekSita hai sAdhanA kA prabhutva se vaira hai / prabhutA se prabhu dUra hai / mujhe kahanA hai, yaha prabhutA aura kucha nahIM, prabhutA kA aham hai / sarvatra 'maiM' ko toDo, 'maiM se baco / 'prema galI ati sAMkarI, tA meM do na samAya / ' sAdhaka ! tU aura terA prabhu, donoM sAtha sAtha nahIM raha sakate / do meM se koI eka hI raha sakatA hai / tU apane ko haTA, miTA / basa, eka apane ArAdhya prabhu ko hI rahane jUna 1977 (150) Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI do dhArAe~ sAdhanA ke kucha rUpa aise bhI haiM, jo bAhya prakRti se sambandhita haiM | bAhara ke deza, kAla Adi nimittoM kA sAdhanA para prabhAva par3atA hai / yaha sarvatra satya hai ki sAdhanA eka antaraMga adhyAtma cetanA hai / usa para bAhara kI prakRti kA kyA prabhAva par3a sakatA hai ? yaha bAta satya hai / phira bhI sAdhaka jaba taka ucca bhUmikAoM para nahIM pahu~catA hai, taba taka nIce kI bhUmikAoM para vaha bAhya nimittoM se yathA prasaMga prabhAvita ho hI jAtA hai / isI hetu sAdhaka ke lie bhojana, bhavana, vasana Adi se sambandhita aneka niyamopaniyamoM kI, vidhiniSedhoM kI vyavasthA kI hai / sAdhanA arthAt dharmacaryA ke do rUpa haiM-eka antaraMga aura dUsarA bhirNg| aMtaraMga rUpa vaha hai, jisameM sAdhaka andara meM jAgRta rahatA hai, nirantara antarAtmA kA sammArjana evaM parimArjana karatA rahatA hai, kAma, krodha, ghRNA, IrSyA, dveSa Adi manovikAroM ko kSINa karatA rahatA hai, aura satya, ahiMsA, dayA, karuNA, kSamA, santoSa Adi sadguNoM ko vikasita karatA rahatA hai | sAdhanA arthAt sAdhakacaryA kA yaha rUpa antarAtmA se sambandhita hai, jise hama darzana kI bhASA meM antaryAtrA kahate haiM / sAdhanA kA dUsarA rUpa bahiraMga hai / yaha antaraMga sAdhanA ke vikAsa ke lie, sarvasAdhAraNa sAdhakoM kI dRSTi se bAhara meM kI jAne vAlI viziSTa deza aura kAla Adi se sambandhita caryA hai, rahana-sahana hai | yaha sAdhaka kI bahiryAtrA hai / isakA sambandha bAhya prakRti se hai, zarIra Adi se hai / isa para deza, kAla Adi nimittoM kA prabhAva par3atA hai / sAdhAraNa sAdhaka isa prabhAva se sarvathA mukta hone kA dAvA nahIM kara sakatA | (151) Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antaraMga sAdhanA aparivartita hai / usameM kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana yA badalAva na kabhI huA hai, aura na kabhI hogA / yaha sAdhanA vItarAga bhAva kI sAdhanA hai / atIta meM ananta-ananta tIrthaMkara evaM AcArya ho cuke haiM, kintu kisI ne yaha nahIM kahA ki vItarAga bhAva ke binA bhI mukti ho sakatI hai / kisI ne yaha nahIM kahA ki krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ke hote hue bhI koI bandhana mukta ho sakatA hai / kabhI rAga aura dveSa se bhI mukti ho sakatI hai, yaha kabhI kahA hai kisI tIrthaMkara ne, kisI dharmAcArya ne, yA kisI anya sAdhAraNa sAdhaka ne bhI ? nahIM, kisI ne bhI kabhI aisA nahIM kahA hai / saba ke saba eka svara se yahI kahate rahe haiM ki eka mAtra vItarAga bhAva se hI mukti hai / dUsarA koI isase viparIta patha hai hI nahIM / ' nA'nyaH panthA vidyate'yanAya' / jaba taka vItarAga bhAva prApta na ho, taba taka saMsAra ke bandhana se mukti na kabhI milI hai, na kabhI milegI / isa prakAra antaraMga sAdhanA meM, jise maiM antaryAtrA kahatA hU~, kahIM para bhI, koI bhI matabheda nahIM hai / zAzvata evaM sArvatrika satya deza, kAla Adi se nahIM ba~dhatA hai | yadi usa para deza, kAla Adi kA prabhAva par3atA hai, aura usase kucha parivartita hotA hai, to vaha sAmayika evaM daizika satya hai, zAzvata satya nahIM / Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva se lekara antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra taka aneka parivartana hue haiM | bAhya vidhiniSedhoM meM, isa bIca kitane hI vidhi niSedha bana gae haiM aura kitane hI niSedha-vidhi, parantu antaraMga vItarAgabhAva kI sAdhanA meM sarvatra ekarUpatA hai, ekasUtratA hai / vItarAgabhAva ke pakSa meM saba tIrthaMkaroM kI eka vAkyatA hai, bhale ve bhArata deza ke hoM, cAhe ve anya kisI deza vizeSa ke hoM; cAhe ve atIta ke hoM, bhaviSya ke hoM, yA vartamAna ke ho / vItarAgatA AtmalakSI hai, ata: usameM kaba kahA~, kyA honA cAhie, aura kaba kahA~ kyA nahIM honA cAhie; isa cAhie aura na cAhie kA kabhI koI artha hI nahIM hotA | yaha cAhie aura na cAhie, to samAja se sambandhita hote haiN| kyoMki samAja kA eka nizcita rUpa nahIM hotA | vaha deza, kAla Adi badalatI paristhiti ke anusAra parivartita hotA rahatA hai / ata: samAja kA satya kyA to daizika hogA, yA sAmAjika hogA | zAzvata evaM sArvatrika nahIM / vItarAgabhAva kA patha hI vilakSaNa hai / ata: vItarAgatA kA ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraharUpa jo vidhi-niSedha kI dhAraNA ke rUpa meM (152) Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvrata evaM aNuvrata haiM, unase bhI sAkSAt sambandha nahIM hai / Agama kI bhASA meM yaha vyavahAra cAritra hai / aura vyavahAra cAritra deza, kAla Adi kI paristhiti ke anusAra parivartita hotA rahatA hai, ataH usameM niyamoM kI pratibaddhatA ke phalasvarUpa kahIM saMkalpa pUrvaka karane kA rAga hotA hai to kahIM na karane kA dveSa bhI hotA hai / janma-maraNa evaM saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya bhI kahIM kisI aMza meM r3imAyA hotA hai / naraka meM honevAle du:khoM ke bhaya se jo vyakti ahiMsA Adi vratoM kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha bhayamukta kahA~ hai ? vaha bhaya se pIr3Ita hai, sahaja nahIM hai / aura jahA~ bhaya hai, bhayamUlaka dveSa hai, vahA~ vItarAgatA kahA~ ho sakatI hai ? aura jo svargAdi sukha ke lie ahiMsA Adi saMyama kI sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha bhI vItarAga nahIM hai / kyoMki sukha kA rAga bhI apane meM eka bahuta bar3A rAga hai, ata: jahA~ rAga hai, Asakti hai, kAmanA hai, vahA~ bhI vItarAgatA nahIM hai / aura jahA~ vItarAgatA nahIM hai, vahA~ dharma bhI nahIM hai / AtmA kA nija svabhAva hI to dharma hai,-- bandhusahAo dhammo ' ke siddhAntAnusAra / aura rAga AtmA kA nija svabhAva nahIM hai, parabhAva hai, ata: vaha dharma nahIM hai / rAgayukta saMyama kI sAdhanA se puNya ho sakatA hai, dharma nahIM / para vastu meM iSTa yA aniSTa kI parikalpanA karanA zAstra dRSTi se moha kA vikalpa hI hai, aura kucha nahIM / isa sambandha meM AcArya amitagati kA vacana mananIya hai iSTo'pi mohato'niSTo bhAvo'niSTastathA paraH / na dravyaM tattvataH kiMcidiSTAniSTaM hi vidyate / / - yogasAra prAbhRta 5/36 - yahI bAta bhojaka aura abhojaka ke sambandha meM hai / bAhara meM bhoktA hotA huA bhI vItarAga andara meM abhoktA hai / aura sarAga AtmA bAhara meM abhoktA hotA huA bhI andara meM bhoktA hI rahatA hai / dravyato bhojakA kazcida bhAvato'sti tvabhojakaH / bhAvato bhojakastvanyo dravyato'sti tvabhojakaH || - yogasAra prAbhRta 5/55 vyavahAra caritra pravRtti - nivRttirUpa hai / isameM karane na karane kA saMkalpa spaSTataH parilakSita hotA hai / isameM Agraha se mukti nahIM hai, ataH samatva nahIM (153) Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| samatva vahIM hotA hai, jahA~ AtmA, moha aura kSobha se mukta hotA hai / ukta moha-kSobha se mukta svarUpa samattva ke hone para yadi koI pravRtti yA nivRtti hotI bhI hai to vaha sahaja hotI hai, svabhAva siddha hotI hai, ata: usameM vidhiniSedha kA saMkalpajanya Agraha jaisA kucha nahIM hotA | vastuta: yahI nirmala, zuddha, AtmasvarUpa vItarAga bhAva nizcaya cAritra hai / cAritraM khalu dhammo, dhammo jo so samo tti NidiTTho / moha kkhoha vihiNo, pariNAmo appaNo hu samo / / -pravacanasAra, gAthA 7 ukta vivecana para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki svarUpalInatA nizcaya hai, aura niyamalInatA vyavahAra hai / svarUpalInatA isIlie dezakAlAdijanya parivartana se pare hai, cU~ki vaha svarUpa-lInatA hai / svarUpa meM bhalA kyA parivartana hogA, aura vaha kyoM hogA ? svarUpa hamezA kyA aura kyoM ke vikalpoM se pare hotA hai / parivartana vyavahAra meM hotA hai / kyoMki vyavahAra hamezA se hI deza, kAla Adi se prabhAvita hotA AyA hai / eka yuga kA vyavahAra dUsare yuga meM avyavahAra ho jAtA hai / eka deza kI mAnyatAe~ dUsare deza meM amAnya ho jAtI haiM / Aja ke yuga meM bahana-bhAI kA vaivAhika sambandha jaghanya aparAdha mAnA jAtA hai / kintu jainapurANa tathA vaidika purANoM kI anuzrutiyoM ke anusAra yaugalika bhogabhUmi Adi ke yuga meM aisA kucha nahIM thA | usa yuga ke lokajIvana meM yaha eka sAmAnya bAta thI / isakA nyAya yA anyAya se kucha sambandha nahIM thA / jaina, bauddha aura vaidika purANa kahate haiM ki svargaloka meM striyA~ kAmacArA haiM / eka devI pahale eka deva kI bhogyA hotI hai, vahI bAta meM dUsare deva kI bhogyA bhI ho jAtI hai / svarga meM yaha saba nyAyocita hai / kabhI bhAratabhUmi para bhI yahI sthiti thI / mahAbhArata aura vAlmIki rAmAyaNa Adi isake sAkSI haiM | draupadI ke pA~ca pati bhI eka yuga meM vihita mAne gae the / draupadI ke samAna kitanI hI anya nAriyoM kA ullekha bhI mahAbhArata meM hai| yaha saba deza, kAla kA khela hai / isa khela kA prabhAva par3atA hai samAja para | aura (154) Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI prabhAva se samAja apane vidhi-niSedhoM kI acchAI-burAI kA patha badalatA rahatA hai / yaha sthiti lokajIvana kI hI nahIM hai / dhArmika paramparAoM ke jIvana meM bhI sAmAjika dharAtala para aisA hI kucha hotA rahatA hai / dhArmika kSetra ke raMgamaMca para bhI vidhi-niSedhoM ke pAtra apanI-apanI bhUmikA ke anusAra yathAprasaMga Ate-jAte rahate haiM / Adima mAnava sabhyatA ke yuga meM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne sAdhucaryA ke kucha vidhiniSedha prarUpita kie the, dUsare tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ajitanAtha ne unameM kucha ko badala diyA / niyamoM kI kaThoratA ko mRdu banA diyA / aura yaha mRdu bhAva kI paramparA thor3e bahuta hera-phera ke sAtha teIsaveM 'tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha taka calatI AI / antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne puna: mRdubhAva kI paramparA ko badalakara use kucha aura adhika kasA / pahale hara kisI raMga rUpa evaM mUlya kA vastra bhikSu pahana sakate the | bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jina kalpa ke AdhAra para nagnatA para bala diyA | aura jaba pArzvanAtha kA saMgha mahAvIra ke saMgha meM milA to apavAdika rUpa meM zveta-vastra ko mAnyatA mila gyii| pahale varSAvAsa ke sambandha meM koI eka niyata mAnyatA nahIM thI | bhagavAna mahAvIra ne use cAra mAsa ke rUpa meM, vizeSa sthiti ke anusAra 70 dina ke rUpa meM niyantrita kara diyA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda bhI aneka AcAryoM ne apane apane deza kAla ke anusAra paristhitivaza paramparAgata niyamoM meM parivartana kie haiM, jaina itihAsa isakA muktaghoSa se sAkSI hai / dina ke tIsare prahara meM gocarI karane kA niyama badalA yA nahIM ? dina meM eka bAra bhojana aura jalapAna karane kA niyama, jo Aja bhI digambara paramparA meM pracalita hai zvetAmbara paramparAoM meM badalA yA nahIM ? vastra na dhone kA niyama bhI badalA hai / aba sAdhuoM dvArA vastra ghoe jAte haiM, AcArAMga sUtra meM isakA niSedha hai / nizItha sUtra meM likhane kA, gAne kA niSedha hai sAdhu ke lie / aura Aja kyA hai, yaha saba ke samakSa hai / AcArya jinadAsa ne nizIthacUrNi meM kahA hai ki sindhu jaise dezoM meM yadi bhikSu bar3hiyA zveta vastra dhAraNa karatA hai, to koI Apatti nahIM hai / kyoMki vahA~ kI sarva-sAdhAraNa janatA bhI acche vastra pahanatI hai / parantu kucha anya dezoM meM (155) Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acche bar3hiyA vastra bhikSu ko nahIM dhAraNa karane cAhie, kyoMki vahA~ daridra janatA hone se corI kA upadrava ho sakatA hai / isI prakAra eka jAti eka deza meM aspRzya samajhI jAtI hai to vahI dUsare deza meM spRzya mAnI jAtI hai / jainadharma meM jAti sambandhI isa spRzyAspRzya vyavasthA ko koI mAnyatA nahIM hai | phira bhI paristhitivaza samasyA kA samAdhAna karanA ho to isa sambandha meM jo jahA~ kA lokAcAra ho, tadanukUla vahA~ vaisA kara lenA cAhie / AcArya kalpa paM. AzAdharajI ne sAgara dharmAmRta meM kahA hai ki jainoM ko apane-apane deza, kSetra aura jAti Adi ke sabhI lokAcAra mAnya haiM / hA~, yaha avazya dekha lenA cAhie ki mUla samyaktva meM koI hAni na hone pAe, aura na svIkRta vratoM meM koI dUSaNa lage: sarva eva hi jainAnAM pramANaM laukiko vidhiH / yatra samyaktvahAnirna, yatra na vratadUSaNam / / aneka jaina AcAra haiM, jo vyavahAra pakSa ke haiM, unameM sarvatra yahI mArga apanAyA gayA hai / paristhiti Ane para kucha jaladhArAoM ko paidala pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / aura gaMgA jaisI kucha vizAla jaladhArAoM ko naukA kI savArI se pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / sAdhu-sAdhvI paraspara na chue~ / kintu DUbatoM ko bacAne ke lie yA rogAdi meM sevA zuzrUSA ke lie yaha saba kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai / vyavahAra niyamoM kI sAdhanA meM ekAntika jaisA kucha nahIM hai / yahA~ paristhiti hI eka mukhya hai / paristhiti ke anusAra hara niyama ke sAtha apavAda hai | jitane utsarga haiM, utane hI apavAda haiM 'jAvaiyA ussaggA, tAvaiyA ceva huMti akvaayaa|' kintu ina saba vyAvahArika parivartanoM ke mUla meM eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai ki sAdhaka kA antarhRdaya parivartanoM ke mUla meM eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai ki sAdhaka kA antarhRdaya pavitra hai ki nahIM ? antaraMga meM vItarAga bhAva surakSita hai ki nahIM ? yadi mana pavitra hai, vItarAga bhAva surakSita hai, to saba ThIka hai / anyathA to anyathA hai hI ! julai 1977 (156) Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizvamaMgala kA saMdeza vAhaka paryuSaNa parva bhArata parvo kA deza hai / yahA~ hara dina eka parva hai, hara rAta eka parva hai / kucha dina to aise bhI haiM, jaba eka dina meM kitane hI parva A jAte haiM, eka taraha paryoM kA jamaghaTa hI ho jAtA hai / isake lie jaina, vaidika, bauddha Adi naI purAnI paramparAoM ke purANa tathA vratavidhAna ke grantha dRSTavya haiM / bhArata ke parva kaI vibhAgoM meM vibhakta haiM | mUlata: parvo ke do rUpa haiM, laukika tathA lokottaralokottara, dhArmika parva hote haiM, aura laukika paryoM ke aneka rUpa hote haiM jinameM kucha parva pArivArika hote haiM, to kucha sAmAjika, kucha rASTrIya hote haiM / jIvana ke hara aMga, hara mor3a para eka parva hai / __ parva kA mUla sukha hai, du:khanivRtti hai / loka tathA lokottara jIvana ke hara paryoM meM sarvatra yahI bhAvadhArA kAma kara rahI hai / aneka pArivArika aura sAmAjika paryoM meM parivAra tathA samAja ke sukha kI kAmanA nihita hai, aura du:khamukti kI bhAvanA anuguMjita hai / rASTrIya paryoM meM bhI adhikatara mahattvapUrNa aitihAsika ghaTanAoM kA sukhada rasa pravAhita hotA hai / dhArmika paryoM meM to vikAsajanya du:khoM kI nivRtti aura AdhyAtmika nirAbAdha Ananda kI prApti kA svara spaSTata: mukharita hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki yahA~ sarasvatI pUjA ke parva haiM, lakSmI pUjA ke parva haiM aura zakti kI pUjA ke bhI aneka parva haiM / saccidAnanda svarUpa paramatattva paramAtmA, AtmA aura unake sadguNoM kI upAsanA ke parva bhI haiM, jo dhArmika paramparAoM kI kalyANakArI dena haiN| isa prakAra jIvana kI hara Antarika aura bAhaya apekSAoM ke parva haiM / deha se lekara antarAtmA taka ke parva lokottara paryoM meM ziromaNi svarUpa paryuSaNa parva bhI inhIM paryoM meM kA (157) Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka parva hai / isakI cetanA AtmA se paramAtmA hone kI prakriyA se sambandhita hai| yaha eka AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hai, jo vaiyaktika hote hue bhI parva ke rUpa meM sAmAjika rUpa le cukI hai | vyakti ke sImita kSetra se Age bar3ha kara jaba koI bhI gati, sthiti samUha ke vyApaka kSetra meM pahu~cakara virATa rUpa letI hai, to vaha parva ho jAtI hai, tyauhAra kA rUpa le letI hai / bhojana hara dina hotA hai | para jaba vaha kucha viziSTa rUpa letA hai, samUha kA rUpa letA hai, to eka khAsa dina se apanA sambandha jor3a letA hai aura parva ho jAtA hai | paryuSaNa bhI kSamA, maitrI, tapa, tyAga Adi sadguNoM kI eka sAdhanA evaM ArAdhanA hai / yaha hara dina kI, hara rAta kI, yA yoM kahie ki hara kSaNa kI AdhyAtmika bhAvanA hai / bhAvanA arthAt antarAtmA ko bhAvita karane, saMskArita evaM parimArjita karane kI Antarika bhAva-prakriyA / yaha antarAtmA kA eka prakAra kA AdhyAtmika bhojana hai, jo antazcetanA kI tuSTi evaM puSTi kA antaraMga sahaja sAdhya hetu hai / varSAkAla kI amuka aitihAsika prakriyA meM se gujaratI huI ukta AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ne dhIre-dhIre sAmUhikatA kA rUpa liyA aura amuka mAsa, pakSa aura tithiyoM se sambandhita hokara yaha eka vArSika parva ke rUpa meM pariNata ho gii| pratidina yA pratikSaNa kI sAdhanA ina dinoM vizeSa utsAha aura ullAsa ke vAtAvaraNa meM viziSTa rUpa letI hI hai, ata: dharmasaMgha aura samAja kI dRSTi se isako vArSika parva kA rUpa mila jAnA mAnava kI eka sahaja mAnasika vRtti kA pariNAma hai / paryuSaNa kA mUla artha hai saba ora se simaTa kara eka kendra meM sthita honA, nivAsa karanA / varSAkAla meM bhikSu idhara-udhara kA vihAra arthAt bhramaNa chor3a eka jagaha nivAsa karatA hai, yaha paryuSaNa kA bAhya rUpa hai / jo jaina dharma kI paramparA meM bhikSusaMgha kI AcAra niyamAvalI kA eka aMga hai / varSAvAsa kI yaha parikalpanA anya dharmasaMghoM meM bhI hai / AdhyAtmika dRSTi se paryuSaNa kA bhAva hai-kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi anAtmika arthAt sAMsArika azuddha vRttiyoM evaM pravRttiyoM meM jo AtmA kI cetanA bhaTakatI phiratI hai, use lauTAkara Atmika zuddhatA ke bhAvakendra meM sthira karanA / krodha se kSamA meM, ahaMkAra se nirahaMkAratA meM, mAyA aura daMbha se saralatA meM, lobha se . santoSa meM, rAga aura dveSa se vItarAgatA evaM vItadveSatA meM cetanA kA (158) Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lauTa AnA, sthira ho jAnA, paryuSaNa kA AdhyAtmika artha hai / isa AdhyAtmika artha meM yaha kevala sAdhu-sAdhvI ke saMgha se hI sambandhita na rahakara mAnavamAtra se sambandhita parva ho gayA hai / aura isa taraha yaha kevala bhArata kA hI nahIM, akhila vizva kA parva bana jAtA hai / isa para kisI eka sampradAyavizeSa kA adhikAra nahIM hai / yaha sarvahita meM hai, ata: sArvajanika hai / koI bhI dvIpa ho, deza ho; koI bhI jAti ho, kula ho; koI bhI dharma ho, paMtha ho; koI bhI bAlaka ho, yuvA ho, vRddha ho, koI bhI gRhatyAgI bhikSu ho yA gRhastha ho, arntajIvana kI vikRtiyoM kA parimArjana evaM kSamA, maitrI Adi sadguNoM kA arjana sabake lie Avazyaka hai; ata: paryuSaNa parva sabakA hai aura saba paryuSaNa parva ke haiM / hara nara meM nArAyaNa haiM, hara jana meM jina hai; use supta se jagAnA, avyakta se vyakta karanA hI paryuSaNa kI sAdhanA hai / yaha antarjagat kA vaha divya prakAza hai, jo hara kisI ko apekSita hai / agasta 1977 (159) Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virATa AtmAoM kI vilakSaNatA mahAmAnava karmazakti kendra hote haiN| unake antarmana meM kucha kara gujarane ke utsAha kA, ullAsa kA eka virAT sAgara hara kSaNa laharAtA rahatA hai| yadi ye azubha kI ora pravAhita ho jAte haiM to azubha ke kinAre para hI pahu~ca kara dama lete haiM, bIca meM kahIM rukate nahIM haiN| dhanArjana ho, rAga ho, dveSa ho, saMgharSa ho, hiMsA ho, bhoga ho, kaisA bhI azubha ho sarvatra ati hI dikhAI detI hai ina logoM meM / __ aura yadi ye zubha kI ora mor3a lete haiM to idhara bhI kamAla hI kara dikhAte haiM | zubha ke sarvocca zikhara para khar3e hokara apanI kIrtipatAkA phaharA dete haiM, jayajayakAroM ke sAtha | kyA majAla, bIca meM kahIM baiTha jAe~, yA kaThinAiyoM se ghabarAkara vApasa lauTa jAe~ / dAna ho, dayA ho, sevA ho, tapa ho, tyAga ho, koI bhI zubha ho, Apa unheM sarvatra agrima morce para khar3A pAe~ge / ina mahAmAnavoM ke pAsa gaNita nahIM hotA ki itanA kiyA to itanA pAyA / itanA karate to itanA pAte | yaha milA, yaha na milA / ye saba vikalpa mAnavoM ke pAsa hote haiM, ati mAnavoM ke pAsa nahIM / dhuna ke dhanI kahA~ bagala meM gaNita kA bahIkhAtA lie phirate haiM / ve to jighara cala par3e cala par3e / jidhara laga gae laga gae ! bhArata ke prathama cakravartI bharata kyA the, kaise the / jIvana kA kitanA adhika samaya gujarA saMgharSoM meM, dvandvoM meM | dekhate haiM, ve yahA~ eka kinAre para khar3e haiM | kitanA vizAla sAmrAjya ! kitanA virATa sainya ! kitanA anta:pura meM sundariyoM kA jamaghaTa ! aura badale to itanA badale ki eka antarmuhUrta meM . Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha se kucha ho gae / gae the navanirmita rAjabhavana meM bhoga vilAsoM kI navanava kalpanA lie cakravartI ke rUpa meM; aura rAja bhavana se bAhara nikale to kevalajJAna mahotsava kI devadundubhiyoM ke jayaghoSoM ke bIca, pUrNa vIta rAga mudrA meM / aura bharata cakravartI ke hI laghu bandhu bAhubalI kitane akkhaDa, kitane ahaMkArI ! bAraha varSa taka yuddha meM jUjhate rahe, isalie ki mujhe kisI ke sAmane jhukanA nahIM hai / aura isa ahaM ke lie hI eka varSa taka niranna nirjala na hilanA, na DulanA / na baiThanA, na sonA / parvata ke pAsa, lagA, jaise eka aura parvata Akara khar3A ho gayA hai / kucha bhI ho, kevala jJAna pAnA hai / kevalajJAna mahotsava kI devadundubhiyoM ke jayaghoSa meM hI paramapitA bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke caraNa kamaloM meM pahu~canA hai / para, ahaM ke pragADha andhakAra meM kevala jJAna kI divyajyoti kaise prakaTa ho sakatI hai / aura phira brAhmI sundarI bahanoM ke eka bola para badale to itanA badale ki eka kadama uThAte hI kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA / bhAvadhArA kA itanA vilakSaNa mor3a ki kamAla ho gayA / chalAMga meM kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~ca gae / eka hI arjuna mAlI kitanA bhISaNa hatyArA ! rAjagRha ke vana, parvata aura rAjapatha Adi para lAza hI lAza, khUna hI khUna ! aura jaba badalA to usI rAjagRha meM kSamA kA devatA bana gayA / zAnta prazAnta ! sAgara vara-gaMbhIrA / chaha mAsa meM hI kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA / bilkula gautama aura sudharmA jaise gaNadhara padadhArI atyugra sAdhaka bhI pIche raha gae / zvetAmbikA nareza paradezI rAjA, kaisA krUra ! jindA AdamI ke tila-tila barAbara Tukar3e kara DAle / rakta meM sane kuhanI taka donoM hAtha / aura jaba zubha meM badalA to itanI kSamA aura karuNA ki viSa dene vAle para bhI ghRNA ora dveSa kI eka halakI-sI rekhA bhI nahIM ubharI mana meM mahA kumAra ke do amRta vacanoM ne jIvana palaTa kara rakha diyA / azubha aura zubha donoM meM hI kinAre ke vyakti haiM rAjA paradezI / dasyurAja aMgulImAla kitanA krUra, hiMsaka rAkSasa ki niraparAdha strI-puruSoM ko mAratA hai, unakI aMguliyA~ kATa-kATakara nita naI mAlA banAtA hai, gale meM pahanatA hai / maraghaTa meM ghUmane vAle pizAca jaisA krUra aTTahAsa / (161) Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva bhArata ke zrAvastI janapada kA mAnava dehadhArI sAkSAt daitya / parantu laga gayA tathAgata buddha kA upadeza | badala gayA jIvana / bana gayA sarvasaMgatyAgI mahAna parivrAjaka | zubha meM AyA to kucha hI kSaNoM meM daitya se deva bana gayA / rAjagRha ke magadha pradeza kA mahAzramaNa jainAcArya prabhava bhI to eka dina aisA hI pralaya kA rUpa lie dasyurAja thA, pA~ca sau dasyuoM kA adhinAyaka | aura jambUkumAra ke saMga meM Akara badalA to madhya rAtri meM lUTane ke lie AyA huA bhayaMkara dasyu, prAta:kAla jina caraNoM kA upAsaka ho jAtA hai, jaina itihAsa kA zatazata vandanIya bhikSu ! nanda sAmrAjya ke mahAmaMtrI zakaTAra kA yazasvI putra sthUlabhadra kozA vezyA ke caMgula meM | usa rUpasI kA yaha mAyAjAla ki do cAra varSa nahIM; pUre bAraha varSa taka par3A rahA usakI mohapAza meM | bhUla gayA mA~ bApa ko, parivAra ko, prANapriyA patnI ko, rAjya ko, rAjya kI apanI pada pratiSThA ko / aura jaba viveka tathA vairAgya kA cAMTA lagA to tatkAla nikala par3A zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirdiSTa sAdhanA patha para / bana gayA bhikSu, AcArya saMbhUtivijaya ke zrI caraNoM meM / eka dina kAma kA dAsAnudAsa thA vilAsI yuvaka / aura aba bana gayA kAma kA vijetA | varSAkAla ke cAra mahIne pUrvaparicitA evaM anuraktA vezyA ke yahA~ gujAra detA hai, jala meM kamala kI taraha nirlipta ! itanA hI nahIM, sthUlabhadra kI vaha divya nirmala vANI ki kozA bhI jinadharma kI zrAvikA bana jAtI hai, AjIvana brahmacarya vrata dhAraNa kara letI hai / yaha hai zubha kA dhArAvAhI vistAra ! vilakSaNa acintya vistAra ! vaidika paraMparA ke maharSi vAlmIki Apa jAnate haiM jIvana ke pUrva bhAga meM kyA the-cora, dasyu, hatyArA aura adhama pApAcArI / nirdoSa rAhagIroM ke khUna se hAtha sane rahate the, usake haath| eka dina devarSi nArada kA smaagm| bodha laga gayA soI AtmA ko | jAga uThI janma-janma kI soI huI adhyAtma cetanA / usI krUra hRdaya meM karuNA kI zata-zata dhArAe~ baha nikalIM / krUra vyAdha ke dvArA eka dina krauMca pakSI kA vadha dekhakara unakA antarmana itanA vyathita huA ki rAmAyaNa mahAkAvya kA unake dvArA sahaja hI sRjana ho gayA / rAmAyaNa karuNarasa se AkaNTha chalakatA zabdapAtra / yaha thA mahAmAnava kA vaha jIvana, jo kyA se kyA ho gayA / (162) . Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura tulasIdAsa' bhI kyA the / patnI ke moha meM andhe ! chata para se nIce laTakate sarpa ko rassI samajhA, pakar3akara a~dherI rAta meM mAyake gaI patnI ke pAsa pahu~ca gae / kahate haiM bIca meM tejadhAra se bahane vAlI nadI ko eka bahate murde para baiThakara pAra kiyA thA, patnI ke pAsa jAne ke lie / kauna jAnatA thA, yaha kAmAndha yuvaka tulasI saMta tulasIdAsa bana jAegA / lagI patnI kI phaTakAra / jaisI nIta harAma meM hai, vaisI rAma meM ho jAye, to ber3A na pAra ho jAe ? zarma nahIM AtI isa taraha mAyake meM bhI merA pIchA karate / basa, aba kyA thA ? ThIka nizAne para coTa lagI / vaha dina hai ki tulasI phira mAyAjAla meM na ulajhe / 'rAmacarita mAnasa kA yaha mahAna gAyaka santa rAjamahaloM se lekara jhoMpar3iyoM taka jana-jana kA jAnA pahacAnA saMta / eka kinAre se dUsare kinAre kaise itanI jaldI pahu~ca gayA ? eka dina azubha kI vaha tIvra dhArA thI, jo zubha meM usa se bhI adhika tIvra rUpa meM pravAhita ho gayI / tIvratA to thI hI, basa, use mor3a cAhie thA / aura vaha mor3a use mila gayA / pravAha meM tIvratA to una ke saMskAra meM thI hI / nArI jAti ke bhI kitane mahAna udAharaNa haiM isa sandarbha meM / yAdava rAjakanyA kuntI, kaumArya avasthA meM hI bhaTaka gaI / karNa ke rUpa meM avaidha saMtAna mila gaI to apane hI hAthoM navajAta putra ko nadI meM bahA diyA / galatI para galatI / kintu bhAratIya itihAsa meM yahI bhaTakI huI pathabhraSTa lar3akI eka dina pavitra evaM ucca jIvana ke rUpa meM pUjita huI / jaina aura vaidika purANa usake nirmala yazogAna se anuguMjita haiM / draupadI kyA hai ? eka sAtha pA~ca patiyoM kI vaha patnI hai, jo sAmAjika nyAya se avaidha hai / kintu yaha mahAnArI vaha nArI hai, jisakA puruSottama zrIkRSNa bhI sammAna karate haiM / maharSi vyAsa jisakI guNagAthA mahAbhArata meM muktamana se gAte haiM / jaina itihAsa vartamAna kAlacakra kI 16 mahAna pavitra evaM Adarza nAriyoM meM usakI gaNanA karatA hai / kitanI vilakSaNa uccatA, mahattA hai draupadI kI / kozA eka vezyA ! maharSi sthUlabhadra ke satsaMga se kitanI U~cAI para pahu~ca gaI / jIvana hI badala gayA / aura bhI rukmiNI, satyavatI Adi aneka 1 kucha itihAsakAroM kI dRSTi meM yaha vRtta kRSNabhakta bilvamaMgala se sambandhita hai| (163) Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAriyA~ haiM, jo paraMparA se alaga hokara prema vivAha Adi ke rUpa meM apanA svataMtra patha apanAtI haiM / aura phira ve itanI udAtta u~cAI para pahu~catI haiM ki itihAsa kI mahAnAriyA~ bana jAtI haiM / mahAna AtmAoM kI jIvanadhArA vilakSaNa hotI hai | unakI cetanA itanI adhika tIvra gatizIla hotI hai ki ve kucha ho jAte haiM | bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM mAnava kI saMbhAvanAe~ ananta haiM, acintya haiM / usakA azubha eka dina bhISaNa evaM bhayaMkara hotA hai, to eka dina zubha bhI itanA udAtta evaM mahanIya hotA hai ki usake samakSa deva bhI natamasta ho jAte haiM | ata: Aja ke pApI meM bhI puNyAtmA hone kI saMbhAvanA dekho | pApI se ghRNA nahIM; pApa se ghRNA karo / pApI to puNyAtmA ho jAtA hai, para pApa kabhI puNya nahIM hotA / karmavIra, dharmavIra bhI hote haiM, yaha sandeha se pare hai / 'je kamme sUrA, te camme sUrA / ' sitambara 1977 (164) Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvatomukhI krAnti ke sUtradhAra mahAzramaNa mahAvIra yuga-nirmAtA mahApuruSoM kA nirmala mAnasa sadA hI janamaMgala kI ora gatizIla rahatA hai / ve pUrvAgata ucita paraMparA ko grahaNa karane tathA anucita ko tor3ane, sAtha hI aneka Avazyaka naI paraMparAoM ko janma dene kI trividha zaktiyA~ rakhate haiM / yaha bAta aura hai ki aise yuganirmAtA sabhI nahIM, eka do hI hote haiN| yuga kI pukAra hI yuga-nirmAtA ko Age Ane ko vivaza karatI hai / aura aise yuga-nirmAtA kA anusaraNa dera-sabera yuga karatA hI hai / anyathA jo prabhAvahIna ho, vaha yuga-nirmAtA kaisA ? rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra tathA buddha aise hI yuga-nirmAtA hue haiN| ina sabhI mahApuruSoM ke dvArA sarvatomukhI lokamaMgala kA sRjana huA hai aura dharma, samAja tathA rAjanIti Adi jIvana ke sabhI pakSoM ko inase naI prabhAvazIla sRjanadRSTi milI hai | ata: bhagavAna ke rUpa meM inakI arcanA akAraNa nahIM hai / lokamaMgala kI divya dRSTi evaM sRSTi ke nirmAtAoM ke itihAsa para jyoM hI eka vihaMgama dRSTi DAlate haiM, to hama anAyAsa hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga-parivartanakArI divya rUpa kA darzana karate haiM / dharma, samAja aura rAjanItitInoM hI kSetra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra, hameM krAntizIla dRSTi-gocara hote haiN| yaha parama satya hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unake mUla divya sandeza zAzvata haiN| ve kisI eka deza kAla meM paribaddha nahIM haiN| phira bhI yuga-dRSTi unake saMdezoM meM ojhala nahIM hai / dhArmika kSetra IsA pUrva kI chaThI zatI saMpUrNa vizva ke lie dhArmika saMkrAnti-kAla mAnI jAtI hai | hamArA bhArata to usa samaya atyaMta hI vyAkulatA ke daura se gujara rahA thA / dharma ke kSetra meM yahA~ kevala rUDhiyA~ mAtra zeSa raha gaI thI, dharma (165) Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA tejasvI rUpa rUDhiyoM ke aMdhakAra meM vilIna ho cukA thA / 'vedAhametaM puruSaM mahAntamAdityavarNa tamasaH parastAt ' kA jyoti udghoSa karanevAlA rASTra usa samaya svayaM aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka rahA thA; yajJayAgAdi ke rUpa meM mUka-pazuoM kA balidAna dekara apane lie vaha devatAoM kI anukaMpA prApta karane kI viDaMbanA apanA rahA thA / dharma ke nAma para yatra-tatra utpIDana-pradhAna kriyAkAMDoM kI jaya-jayakAra bulAI jA rahI thii| paMca paMcanakhA bhakSyAH' kI oTa meM akhAdya vastu bhI usake lie khAdya vastu bana gaI thI | manuSya eka prakAra se mAnavIvRtti se rAkSasIvRtti para utara AyA thA aura vaha bhI daivIvRtti kI pavitratA ke nAma pr| karuNA aura dayA kI jyoti manuSya kI A~khoM se dUra ho cukI thii| kahanA to yaha cAhie ki dharma kA koI aMga aisA nahIM baca rahA thA, jisameM satpatha hone kI kSamatA zeSa rahI ho / aise tamasAcchanna samaya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ko hama satya-dharma kA jyotirmaya nirUpaNa karate hue dekhakara nizcaya hI vismaya-vibhora ho uThate haiM / arthahIna karmakAMDa ke sthAna meM antaraMga paramatattva ko jAgRta karane vAle adhyAtmabhAva kI naI dRSTi pradAna kara ve dharma ko amaMgala bhUmi se maMgalabhUmi meM sthApita kara dete haiM / zubha aura azubha kI satyalakSI yathArtha vyAkhyA karake ve manuSya mAtra kI A~khe khola dete haiM, isameM tanika bhI saMdeha kI guMjAiza nahIM / astu, sabhI prANiyoM meM paramAtma tattva kI bhAvanA apanAkara, jo bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadeza kA amRta tattva hai, manuSya vAstava meM manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI ho gayA / mAnavatA kI divya prabhA se mAnava hRdaya Alokita ho uThA / sAmAjika kSetra sAmAjika kSetra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jo dena hai, vaha to sarvathA krAntikArI dena kahIM jAyegI / samatva kI carcA manuSya samAja meM prathama bara unake dvArA punarjIvita huI, vyavahAra meM samatA kA jIvana manuSyoM ko prathama bAra unake dvArA prApta huA | zUdra aura nArI-samAja ke lie unhoMne utthAna kA nArga prazasta kara diyA / cirapatitoM aura upekSitoM ke jIvana meM prathama bAra jAgRti AI / yugAntara spaSTa darzita hone lagA | zUdroM kI chAyA se apavitra hone kI AzaMkA pavitra viproM ke lie nahIM raha gaI / 2 nArI ko kevala bhogya yA dAsI banAkara nArakIya jIvana bitAne kI AjJA denevAloM ko apanI krUratA para 1 uttarAdhyayana sUtra 23 vA adhyayana | 2 uttarAdhyayana sUtra 12 vauM adhyayana / Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pazcAttApa hone lagA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma se pUrva kA itihAsa Aja alabhya nahIM raha gayA hai | hama usake purAtana pRSThoM meM samAja kA jo hRdayadrAvaka rUpa pAte haiM, usake smaraNa mAtra se romAMca ho AtA hai / bAjAra meM khule Ama mAtR jAti kA kraya-vikraya hotA thA, unheM pazuoM kI taraha kharIdane ke lie saDakoM para boliyA~ lagAI jAtI thI / 3 itanA hI kyoM, yadi una dAsa-dAsiyoM kI mRtyu svAmI kI pratAr3anAoM se ho jAtI thI, to usakI sunavAI ke lie kahIM sthAna nahIM thA / kaisI viDambanA thI ki una dAsoM ke hAthoM bhikSA grahaNa karane meM mokSArthI bhikSuka bhI apanA apamAna mAnate the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prathama bAra isa jaghanya vRtti ke lie samAja ko cetAvanI dii| sRjanAtmaka viplavI ghoSaNA kI | itihAsa ke pRSThoM meM caMdanabAlA kI kaSTa-kathA, tatkAlIna manuSyasamAja kI dAnavI-pravRtti evaM sAmAjika-vikRti donoM ko hI ujAgara karane vAlI kathA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne use yaMtraNApUrNa jIvana se ubArakara virATa sAdhvI-saMgha ke pramukhapada kI uccapIThikA para samAsIna karane kI bhUmikA nibAhI / " unake dharma-saMgha meM vaha zreSTha mAnava AcAroM kI pravaktA banI / patita tathA zUdra kahalAnevAlA, abhizApita dAsa varga, jo jIvanabhara dAsa karma karatA huA rotA pITatA mRtyu ke dvAra para pahu~catA thA, samAja meM zraddhA-bhAjana hI nahIM, mukti-lAbha karane vAlA bhagavatsvarUpa arhata ke rUpa meM bhI pUjita huA | samAja kI viSamatA dUra karane meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ko hama anya sabhI mahApuruSoM se Age pAte haiM | jJAta itihAsa meM unake vaiziSTya kI tulanA sahaja hI kisI dUsare se nahIM kI jA sakatI / rAjanItika kSetra hama dekhate haiM, rAjanIti ke kSetra meM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI upalabdhi kisI prakAra kama nahIM kahI jA sakatI / jisa saMkrAnti kAla meM unakA janma huA thA, vaha rAjanIti kA bhI sarvathA hrAsakAla thA / bhArata ne prajAtaMtra kA navIna prayoga kara jo kIrti prApta kI thI, usa prajAtaMtra kA mAtra DhAMcA hI zeSa raha gayA thA / prajAtaMtra meM bhI adhinAyakavAda kA ubharatA pracaMDa kAlA nAga janatA kA raktapAna karane lagA thA / prajAtaMtra kI janmabhUmI vaizAlI meM jananAyaka jana se haTakara kevala nAyaka ke Asana para AsIna ho cuke the / aura to kyA, 3 mahAvIra caritra - guNacandra / 4 kalpasUtra (167) Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA aura rAjA se Upara mahArAjA kA ucca Asana bhI rikta nahIM thA, tatkAlIna prajAtaMtroM meM / itihAsa mahArAjA ceTaka ko hamAre sAmane sarvAdhikAra prApta mahArAjA ke rUpa meM hI upasthita karatA hai / svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma bhI jJAtRgaNataMtra ke vaibhavazAlI eka sanmAnya rAjakula meM huA thA / hama to kaheMge, prajAtaMtra kI aneka alokataMtrIya khAmiyoM ne nitya ke honevAle utpIr3anoM ne hI bhagavAna ko tathA kathita prajAtaMtrI jananAyakoM tathA ekataMtrI niraMkuza rAjAoM ke viruddha bolane ko vivaza kara diyA thA / yahA~ taka ki unhoMne apane bhikSuoM ko rAjakIya anna taka bhI grahaNa karane kA niSedha kara diyA thA / unhoMne kevala AnevAle kaThina bhaviSya kI ora tatkAlIna jananAyakoM kA dhyAna hI AkRSTa nahIM karAyA, unheM sahI rUpa meM jana pratinidhi ke yogya kartavya-pAlaka kI cetAvanI bhI dI / mahAvIra ne kahA thA koI kaisA hI mahAna kyoM na ho, mahAAraMbha aura mahAparigraha naraka ke dvAra haiM / 5 samagrabhAva se prajA ke prati anukampAzIla honA hI rAjA kA sahI artha meM rAjatva hai / yadi aura kucha uccatara pAvana karma nahIM kara sakate ho, to kama se kama sAdhAraNa Aryakarma to karo / rAjanIti ke kSetra meM yaha kitanA mahAna udbodhana thA ! kauna kaha sakatA hai ki vaizAlI janataMtra kA vighaTana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ukta sAmyadharma ko yathAtharUpa meM grahaNa na karane ke kAraNa hI nahIM huA | yadi vaizAlI ke jananAyaka apane ko sAmya bhUmi para utAra pAte, bikhare janagaNa ko samadharmA rUpa meM apanAne kA sAhasa apanAte to vaizAlI kA janamAnasa kabhI vighaTita nahIM hotA / magadha kI rAjazakti vaizAlI ko cirakAla meM bhI dhvasta nahIM kara pAtI / itihAsa kA vAtAyana eka-eka anveSI hRdaya ke lie khulA huA hai - hama jitanI bAra cAheM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana para dRSTipAta kara sakate haiM ! hameM unake jIvana evaM saMdezoM se kisI bhI vAda, kisI bhI samasyA kA samucita samAdhAna Aja bhI prApta ho sakatA hai / jAtI hai jisa ora dRSTi, basa usI ora AkarSaNa, karatA aga jaga ko anuprANita jaganAyaka kA jIvana | 5 sthAnAMga sUtra 6 uttarAdhyayana 13 vA~ adhyayana 7 uttarAdhyayana 13 vA~ adhyayana (168) Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA mUlatattva hai zubhAzA mAnava kI jIvanayAtrA meM AzA kA vilakSaNa mahattva hai / yaha vaha prANavAna jyoti hai, jo jIvana kI andhakArAcchanna kAlarAtri meM bhI ujjvala prakAza vikIrNa karatI hai, aura nirAzA ke kSaNoM meM mUrcchita nisteja hue mana ko nayA jIvana detI hai / jaba vyakti ke mana ko nirAzA kA andherA gheratA hai, hIna bhAvanA kA daMza jIvana meM se karma kA rasa cUsa letA hai, jaba jIvita vyakti bhI mRta ho jAtA hai / jIvita zava mRta zava se adhika bhayaMkara hotA hai / yaha jIvita zava jaba sar3ane lagatA hai, taba vaha asahaya bhISaNa durgandha phailatI hai ki Asa pAsa kA sArA vAtAvaraNa naraka bana jAtA hai / nirAzA se rotI A~khoM meM naraka hai, to AzA aura vizvAsa se camakatI A~khoM meM svarga hai / jIvana aura mRtyu kI paribhASA karate hue eka manISI ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki AzA jIvana hai, aura nirAzA mRtyu | AzA mRta, mUrcchita vyakti meM bhI jIvanarasa kA saMcAra karatI hai / yaha AzA hI hai jo nirAzA ke kAraNa jIte jI hI mRtyu ke mukha meM pahu~cate logoM ko nayA jIvana, nayA prANa dekara karma kI samarabhUmi meM sAhasI vIra yoddhA kI taraha jUjhane ke lie khar3A kara detI hai / jahA~ AzA hai, AtmavattA hai, vahA~ naraka meM bhI svarga utara AtA hai / isake viparIta jahA~ nirAzA hai, AtmahInatA hai, vahA~ svarga bhI naraka meM parivartita ho jAtA hai / nirAzA apane hAthoM apanI hatyA karanA hai | saMsAra meM dUsaroM ke dvArA vyaktiyoM kI itanI hatyA nahIM huI hai, jitanI ki nirAza vyaktiyoM ne svayaM apane hAthoM apane astitva ko miTTI meM milAkara apanI hatyA kI hai| rAkSasarAja rAvaNa kI kaida meM hai pavitratA kI pratimUrti devI sItA cAroM ora bhayamUrti rAkSasoM kA naMgI talavAra lie paharA hai / rAkSasoM kI krUra (169) Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukhAkRti para se lagatA hai, unake pAsa se havA bhI DaratI huI nikalatI hai / laMkA ke cAroM ora dina rAta sAgara garjatA hai, jisa para hara kSaNa mRtyu nAcatI phiratI hai| koI AzA nahIM, rAma isa jIvana meM yahA~ A sakeMge aura rAkSasoM kI ajeya zakti ko parAjita kara sItA ko kaida se chur3A sakeMge / saba ora se yahI eka dhvani hai, pAgala hai sItA, jo rAma ke Ane kI Asa lagAye baiThI hai / asaMbhava hai vanavAsI rAma kA laMkA meM AnA | sarvathA aura sarvadA asaMbhava / vaha mara kara bhale hI yahA~ janma le sakatA hai / jIte jI, apanI isa vartamAna deha sthiti meM to koTi-koTi prayatnoM ke bAda bhI vaha yahA~ nahIM A sakatA, bilkula bhI-bilkula bhI nahIM A sakatA / aise naraka jaise andhere kSaNoM meM eka kSaNa bhI vyakti jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / AtmahatyA kara lene ke sivA usake lie dUsarA koI mArga hI nahI rahatA hai / parantu sItA hai ki krUra mauta ke isa aTTahAsa karate jaMgala meM bhI sAhasa ke sAtha AzA kA avicala Asana jamAye baiThI hai / rAma Ae~ge / rAkSasarAja ko dharAzAyI kara mujhe chur3Ae~ge, avazya chur3Ae~ge yahI eka AzA kA amara dIpa harakSaNa jalAye rahI / aura antataH sItA kI yaha AzA pUrNa hotI hI hai / itihAsa sAkSI hai isa lAkhoM varSa purAnI ghaTanA kA / yadi sItA AzA chor3a baiThatI to kyA hotA ? AtmahatyA ke kSaNoM meM usakI sar3atI huI lAza rAkSasoM dvArA samudra meM pheMka dI jAtI yA kisI narabhakSI rAkSasa kI bhUkha bujhAne ke kAma AtI / mAnava jAti, jisameM janma lene ke lie svarga ke deva bhI Atura rahate haiM, usI sarva zreSTha jIvana meM se prati varSa lAkhoM hI strI-puruSa kyoM AtmahatyA karate haiM / yauvana ke sAhasa bhare prAMgaNa meM jhUmate yuvaka aura yuvatiyA~, jinake dvArA dharatI para svarga kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA thA, kyoM asamaya meM hI AtmahatyA ke zikAra ho jAte haiM ? eka hI uttara hai / vaha yaha ki nirAzA ke a~dhere kSaNoM meM hI isa taraha kI durghaTanAe~ hotI haiM | kisI bhI rUpa meM ho, nirAzA hI ina AtmahatyAoM ke mUla meM hai / jaba vyakti saba ora se nirAza ho jAtA hai, AzA kI koI eka kiraNa bhI A~khoM ke sAmane prakAzamAna nahIM hotI hai, taba kahIM vyakti apane hAthoM apanA galA kATatA hai / AtmahatyA, jise bhagavAna mahAvIra ne pApa nahIM, mahA pApa kahA hai, karane ko prastuta ho jAtA hai / nirAzA ke kSaNa jIvana meM bar3e hI vicitra hote haiM | eka bAra bhI yadi koI vyakti nirAzA ke andhagarta meM gira jAtA hai, to phira usakA ubharanA (170) Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muzkila ho jAtA hai / use saba ora aMdherA hI aMdherA najara AtA hai / hara kAma meM asaphala hote rahane kI AzaMkA kI nAgana harakSaNa use DasatI rahatI hai / " eka yuvaka saba ora se nirAza ho rahA thaa| do cAra kAma kie, asaphala ho gayA, to nirAzA kA kuhAsA saghana ho gayA / eka dina use eka purAnA mitra milA / bAta huI to usane TopI kA kAma zurU karane ke lie parAmarza diyA / nirAza mitra ne laMbI sAMsa chor3ate hue kahA, Apa ThIka kahate haiM / para merA bhAgya to aisA badatara hai ki jyoM hI maiMne TopI kA kAma zurU kiyA nahIM ki bhagavAna vinA zira ke AdamI paidA karane lagegA / zira ke vinA TopiyA~ kyA kAma Ae~gI ? kauna kharIdegA merI TopiyA~ ? " kitanA durbala mana ho jAtA hai nirAza vyakti kA / vicitra asaMbhava saMbhAvanAoM ke jAla meM ulajha jAtA hai durbala mana / bhagavAna kI usase kyA vyaktigata duzmanI hai, jo usake virodha meM sRSTi kA rUpa hI badala degA agara vaha jurAba yA jUtoM kA kAma karegA to vinA paira ke AdamI paidA karegA / bhojanAlaya calAegA, to vinA peTa aura mu~ha ke AdamI paidA karane lagegA / aura yadi vartamAna ke logoM ke lie hI TopI yA jurAba Adi kA dhaMdhA zurU kiyA, to kahIM aisA na ho ki rUThA huA bhagavAna usa eka ko taMga karane ke lie sabhI logoM ke zira aura paira kATa DAle / jarA vicAra karo, bhagavAna ko isa vinAza ke kucakra se kyA lenA denA hai / tumhArA apanA karma hai, jise tuma jaisA bhI cAho, karma se hI idhara udhara kara sakate ho, badala sakate ho / ApakA bhAgya Apake hAtha meM hai, na ki AkAza ke kisI brahmA, viSNu, maheza yA bhagavAna ke hAtha meM / bhagavAna to preraNA ke devatA haiM | unase yA unake smaraNa se to jaba hogA, bhalA hI hogA | burA kareMge / bhagavAna bhagavAna hI hotA hai, zaitAna nahIM hotA vaha kyoM kisI kA ataH apane mana na girAo / kaisI bhI duHkhada sthiti ho, ucca saMkalpoM ke dIpa bujhane na do / bujhA huA mana parAjaya kA hetu hai aura prajvalita mana vijaya kA / kahA hai 4 mana ke hAre hAra hai, mana ke jIte jIta / ' mAnava kI sthiti asAdhAraNa hai / jaisA ki hamAre purAne granthoM meM varNana hai, ' mAnavaloka ke nIce naraka hai aura svarga Upara / ' isako bhaugolika artha meM to dekhA hI gayA hai / maiM kahatA hU~, ise bhAvanA ke artha meM bhI dekhane evaM samajhane kA prayatna karo / Apa kI bhAvanA adhomukhI hai, nIce kI ora hai, to vaha naraka hai / aura Apa kI bhAvanA UrdhvamukhI hai, U~cAI kI ora hai, to vaha svarga hai / isIlie atharva veda ( 8.1.6 ) ke eka RSi ne kahA hai udyAnaM te 66 (171) Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa nAvayAnam / " re mAnava, terI gati Upara kI ora ho, nIce kI ora nahIM / ThIka hai mAnava jaisA socatA hai vaisA hI hotA hai / satsaMkalpoM kI akhaNDa jyoti jisake manamandira meM prajvalita hai, usake yahA~ kahA~ aMdherA hai / kauna aisI vastu yA sthiti hai, jo use durlabha-duSprApya ho, jisase vaha vaMcita ho / atharva veda (11.2.25) ke hI eka anya RSi ne kahA hai - " na te dUraM, na pariSThA'sti te|" arthAt mAnava ! tere se kucha bhI dUra nahIM hai / vizva meM kauna vaha vastu hai, jo tujha se chupAkara alaga rakha dI gaI ho / vaidika kAla ke ye udghoSa mAnava ke soye antarbala ko jhakajhora kara jagAte haiM ki bhale mAnuSa, tU jo bhI cAhegA, vaha ho jAegA / jarA cAha kara to dekha ! Aja andhakAra hai to kyA hai ? kala prakAza na hogA-kyA / rAta bIta rahI hai, svarNima prabhAta A rahA hai / hara rAta ke bAda sunahalA saberA AtA hI hai / use koI roka nahIM sakatA hai / " kucha pala kA hai mehamAM aMdherA, kisake roke rukA hai saberA / " rAta ko samApta honA hai, sabere ko AnA hai / pazcima meM DUbA huA sUraja rAta gujarate hI phira udayAcala para A khar3A hotA hai, apanI hajAroM-hajAra kiraNoM ko ambara se lekara dharatI taka saba ora phailAtA huA / patajhara AyA hai / hare bhare vRkSa apane patra, puSpa, phala saba gavA~ kara dU~Tha ho gae haiM / para yaha saba kitane samaya taka | vasaMta AtA hai | saba taru evaM latAoM ko puna: pallavita evaM puSpita kara detA hai / kaunasA hai vaha patajhara, jisake Upara vasanta nahIM AtA hai / cAMda ghaTatA-ghaTatA amAvasyA ko eka taraha lupta hI ho jAtA hai / para dekhate ho, jaldI hI vaha phira apanI vikAsa yAtrA prAraMbha kara detA hai, sRSTi ko apanI dudhiyA cAMdanI se nahalAne lagatA hai | lAkhoM lAkha nakSatra aura tArAoM kA rAjA ho jAtA hai / vaizAkha jeTha kA mhiinaa| Aga barasatI hai / prakRti jhulasa jAtI hai / para ASAr3ha samApta hote na hote nabha meM bAdala garajane lagate haiM / dhuMAdhAra barasane lagate haiM / pyAsI dharatI kA ujar3A upavana phira svarga kA nandana udyAna ho jAtA hai | kyA mAnava ke jIvana meM yaha saba na hogA ? duHkha AyA hai to kyA sukha na AegA ? aMdherA AyA hai to kyA ujelA na AegA ? kyA mAnava kI prakRti meM Rtu parivartita nahIM hotI? kyA patajhara ke bAda vasanta aura grISma ke bAda varSA mAnava ke bhAgya meM nahIM Ae~gI ? kyoM na Ae~gI ! avazya Ae~gI / apekSA hai kucha samaya ke lie dhairya kI / bhale hI saba kucha naSTa ho jAe, para eka dhairya naSTa nahIM honA cAhie / dhairya aura AzA eka dUsare se sambandhita haiM / athavA yoM kahanA cAhie ki donoM eka hI haiN| (172) Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahI kAraNa hai ki nirAza, hatAza, udAsa vyakti ko na AzA hotI hai aura na dhairya / vaha jaldI hI adhIratA ko zikAra ho jAtA hai, aura isa prakAra apanI hatyA khuda Apa kara letA hai / na vaha apanA hotA hai, na dUsaroM kA / kisI kA bhI kucha nahIM hotA / miTTI ke Dhele kA to kucha mUlya hotA hai / para usakA eka kAnI kaur3I kA bhI mUlya nahIM hotA / jo apanI najaroM meM khuda gira jAtA hai, vaha dUsaroM kI najaroM meM kyoM nahIM giregA dUsaroM kI najaroM meM girane se pahale AdamI khuda apanI najaroM meM giratA hai / svayaM svayaM ko apamAnita karatA hai, ThukarAtA hai / ataH hara vyakti ke lie yaha sUtra dhyAna meM rakhane jaisA hai / rakhane jaisA kyA, rakhanA hI hai nara ho, na nirAza karo mana ko / " / " -- nayA varSa AzA kA nayA sandeza lekara A rahA hai / pichalA varSa jaisA bhI thA gujara gayA, calA gyaa| aba usa gujare hue varSa ke vikalpoM meM mana ko ulajhAye rakhane se koI lAbha nahIM hai / nayA sAhasa, nayI umaMga, nayA raMga lekara jIvanapatha para Age bar3ho / saMbhava hai, kucha dUra kAMToM meM calanA par3e / para Age dekhanA, patha para phUla bhI biche par3e haiM / naye varSa ke svarNima prabhAta meM sundara bhaviSya kI svarNima kiraNeM bhI jaga magA rahI haiM / jahA~ svarNima evaM mohaka AzA hai, kucha na kucha acchA karane kA sapanA hai, vahA~ svarga kI divyatA ke avataraNa meM koI dera nahIM hai / agara dera hai bhI to andhera to bilkula nahIM hai | maMgalamaya ananta jyoti: svarUpa apane mahA prabhu kA smaraNa karo aura jIvana ratha ko karma ke patha para daur3A do / jo hogA, acchA hI hogA, usa rAjasthAnI bhakta ke zabdoM " " arjuna ratha ko hA~ka de, bhalI kareMge zyAma / " sundara karma se nirmita hone vAle sundara bhaviSya ke sapane dekhate raho dekhate raho, apane ArAdhya ko yAda karate raho karate raho / prabhu ke caraNoM meM zraddhA sumana arpaNa karane vAle karmayogI AzAvAdI bhaktoM kA hara dina utsava kA dina hotA hai, aura hara rAtri satyaM zivaM sundaraM kI rAtri hotI hai / 7 zivamastu sarva jagata: parahitaniratA bhavantu sattvagaNAH / doSAH prayAntu nAzaM, sarvatra sukhIbhavatu lokaH || (173) Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akhila vizva kA nita ho maMgala, parahita - rata hoM saba nArI nara / doSa dUra hoM saba tana mana ke sukha meM ho jagatI kA hara ghara / / janavarI 1978 (174) Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava, khola mana kI A~kha mAnava kI tIna A~khoM meM se do A~kheM bAhara meM haiM, aura eka andara meM hai, jise mana kI arthAt manana kI A~kha kahate haiM | bAhara kI do A~kheM to pazu, pakSI, yahA~ taka ki makkhI, macchara taka ko bhI hotI haiM / para, unase dikhatA kyA hai ? basa, yahI eka AkRti, basa yahI eka raMga rUpa / kauna kitanA laMbA hai, caur3A hai, kauna kitanA gola maTola hai yA ThiganA hai, basa, dekha liyA eka AkAra | kauna kAlA hai, lAla hai, harA hai yA sapheda hai, basa, dekha liyA eka raMga, eka rUpa / isase Age kA cintana nahIM hai, koI spaSTa inake pAsa, jo jIvana ko, jIvana ke nirmANa ko nayA rUpa de sake / isIlie yaha jagat bahuta nicale stara para, jaisA ki anAdi atIta se calA A rahA hai, basa, vaise hI Aja bhI cala rahA hai | jo jaMgalI pazu jisa taraha ghurI yA bila banAkara rahate Ae haiM, usI taraha Aja bhI raha rahe haiM | 'jo pakSI jaisA ghoMsalA lAkhoM varSa pahale banAte the, Aja bhI unake dvArA usI taraha tinake ikaTThe kie jAte haiM, ghoMsale banAye jAte haiN| koI sudhAra nahIM, pariSkAra nahIM, koI uddhAra nahIM / na unakA koI bhautika vikAsa huA hai, na AdhyAtmika | jahA~ ke tahA~ par3e haiM / kyoM par3e haiM ? isalie par3e haiM ki tIsarI A~kha mana kI, manana kI jo hai, vaha nirAvaraNa nahIM hai, sApha nahIM hai, inake pAsa | . mAnava isa sandarbha meM bhAgyazAlI hai / usakA mana vilakSaNa hai, divya hai| usakA manana camatkArI hai / pazuoM ke samAna hI use bhI nIce dharatI aura Upara AkAza milA hai, para, usane apane jAgRta mana se, apanI sUkSma mananazakti se dharatI aura AkAza ke bIca eka naI sRSTi kA sRjana kara liyA hai / vaha bhI kabhI, jaisA ki jaina aura vaidika purANa kahate haiM, pazuoM ke hI samakakSa thA avikasita yA alpavikasita / usake pAsa bhI na gA~va thA, na ghara thA, na vyApAra thA, na udyoga thA, na dhana vaibhava thA, na parivAra thA / na samAja thA / use na apanI AtmA kA patA thA na paramAtmA kA | kintu mAnava yathAsthitivAdI na thA / usakA manana calatA rahA, manana ke sAtha zrama kA cakra (175) Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calatA rahA aura vaha ho gayA dharatI para ke anantAnanta prANiyoM meM eka viziSTa sarvazreSTha prANI / kucha aMzoM meM svarga ke devoM se bhI mahattama / ata: vaha devatAoM kA bhI priya ho gayA / 'devANuppiya- devAnupriya! ' devoM kA priya hI nahIM, unakA pUjya bhI bana gayA / koTi-koTi deva usake dhUlidhUsarita caraNoM meM praNata ho gae | ata: kucha mahAtimahAn lokottama mahApuruSoM ke prati bhaktigIta mukharita ho uThe- 'jo devANa vi devo, jaM devA paMjalI namastaMti / ' vastuta: antaraMga AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI yAtrA meM to vaha samagra vizva ko bahuta pIche chor3a AyA / kyoM ki AtmA paramAtmA bana sakatA hai aura yaha AtmA se paramAtmA banA mAnava kA antarAtmA / prakRti kI asaMkhya ghaTanAe~ hara kSaNa hotI rahatI haiM / pazu pakSI kA jagat bhI unheM dekhatA hai / para yaha saba kyA hai, kyoM hai, kisa lie hai, aisA kucha bhI arthabodha nahIM lagA pAtA vaha ghaTita ghaTanAoM kA / dekhA aura raha gayA jar3a kI taraha / bhaya kI kucha sthiti huI to Darakara bhAgA | khAne kI cIja huI to khAne ko lapakA | pratikAra kA bhAva jagA to kisI ko mAra diyA yA mArane ke cakra meM khuda mara gayA / jaMgala meM rahA to bhAgate daur3ate, marate-mArate mara gayA / gA~va meM rahA to piTate, mAra khAte aura bhAra Dhaute-Dhaute jIvanalIlA samApta kara dI / na purAnI pIDhI se usane svayaM kucha pAyA, aura na apanI bhAvI pIDhI ko hI vaha kucha de sakA / kAraNa vahI manana kA abhAva ! bAhara kI A~khoM se ghaTanAoM ko dekhatA rahA, kintu andara kI A~kha se ghaTanA ke Antarika rahasya ko na dekha sakA / na prazna khar3A kara sakA, na uttara pA sakA / ___ maiM yahA~ mAnava kI bAta kara rahA hU~, jo vastuta: mAnava hai, manu kA putra hai, cintana manana kA beTA hai / jo tana se hI nahIM, mana se bhI mAnava hai / maiM unako mAnava nahIM kahatA, jo pazu jagat ke samAna hI manana se hIna haiM, vicAra se zUnya haiM, viveka se hIna haiM / aise mAnava to pazuoM ke samAna hI ghaTanAoM ko bAhara se dekhate haiM, aura dekhakara niSkriya khar3e-ke-khar3e raha jAte haiM, tana se bhI aura mana se bhI / na mana meM koI halacala aura na tana meM / yadi kucha halacala hotI bhI hai to pazu jagat kI sImArekhA ke Asa pAsa hI / / parantu jina mAnavoM kA manana sakriya hai, jinake mana mastiSka meM ghaTanAoM ko dekhate hI prazna khar3e ho jAte haiM aura tatkAla unakA uttara pAne ke Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie jo macala par3ate haiM, jUjhane lagate haiM, vastuta: ve hI mAnava haiM, jo sRSTi ke sarvottama prANI haiN| unakI dena vaha amara dena hai, jisake RNa se vizva kabhI mukta na ho sakegA / ve itihAsa-puruSa haiN| unake vinA itihAsa eka kadama bhI Age nahIM cala sakatA | unakI jIvanajyoti, vaha amara jyoti hai, jo niravadhi bhaviSya meM yuga-yugAntaroM taka bhAvI mAnava ko apane aura vizva ke navanirmANa ke hetu preraNA kA prakAza detI rhegii| kabhI-kabhI ghaTanA dekhane meM bahuta mAmUlI hotI hai / yoM koI usakA mUlya nahIM hotA / sAdhAraNa vyakti to usa para dhyAna hI nahIM de pAtA ki kyA bAta hai, jarA dekheM to sahI / parantu jinake andara kI vivekadRSTi, vizleSaNa zakti tIkSNa hotI hai, unakI rahasya-bhedI painI A~kheM vastusthiti ko tatkAla pakar3a letI haiM / aura phira usa para itanA gaharA talasparzI cintana manana hotA hai, vicAramanthana hotA hai ki satya kA navanIta ubhara kara jaba bAhara AtA hai, to saMsAra sahasA cakita raha jAtA hai / vizva ke aneka mahAna AviSkAra isI taraha kI sAdhAraNa-sI dikhAI denevAlI ghaTanAoM ke antarnirIkSaNa se hI AvirbhUta hue haiM, jinase Aja vizva kitanA lAbhAnvita hai / 'jemsavATa bar3A hI zarAratI khilAr3I lar3akA / par3hane-likhane meM bilkula mana nahIM / eka dina yoM hI rasoI ghara meM baiThA thA ki use khana khana kI AvAja sunAI dii| idhara-udhara najara daur3AI, para kucha patA na calA / jyoM hI ghaTanA kI talAza meM najara ghUmatI huI cUlhe para rakhI ketalI para gaI, to kyA dekhA ki ketalI para kA Dhakkana bAra-bAra Upara uThatA hai, nIce giratA hai, jisase khana-khana kI AvAja hotI hai / usane dekhA ki pAnI garama hone se bhApa banatI hai, jisake Upara uThane se Dhakkana Upara uThatA hai aura jaba vaha nikala jAtI hai to Dhakkana nIce gira par3atA hai| usane Dhakkana para koyale kA bar3A sA Tukar3A rakhA, phira bhI bhApa se Dhakkana Upara uTha gayA / aura isa taraha vATa ko bhApa kI zakti kA patA laga gayA aura usane isakA prayoga karane ke lie Age calakara eka mazIna banAI / aura yaha mazIna hI sTIpheMsana ke dvArA vikasita hokara rela kA iMjana banA, jo Aja pratidina karor3oM AdamiyoM ko aura karor3oM Tana mAla ko jannATe se bhUtalapara idhara udhara karatA phiratA hai / isa prakAra reloM ke janma kA mUla zreya sAdhAraNa-sI ghaTanA kA vizleSaNa karane vAlI jemsa kI sUjha-bUjha ko hai| (177) Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amarIkA nivAsI vAlTara haMTa luhAra kI teja tarrAra bIbI | usake phrAka kA baTana TUTa gayA to usane turanta bAjAra se lAne ko kahA / haMTa vicAra meM par3a gayA, ki isa vakta bAjAra kauna jaae| usane pAsa par3e huA tAra ke Tukar3e ko idhara udhara mor3akara bIbI ko de diyA aura kahA ki Aja baTana ke badale isI se kAma calA lo | yaha kA~TA baTana kI apekSA kapar3oM meM lagAnA adhika AsAna lagA / phalata: aneka sudhAra tathA parivartanoM ke bAda isane 'sephTipina kA rUpa liyA, jisakI upayogitA Aja jaga-jAhira hai / __eka caukA denevAlA camatkAra dUradarzI ( Teliskopa) kA hai / miDela varga ( hAlaiNDa ) nagara kA nivAsI jAna liparsI taraha-taraha ke laiMsoM ke banAne kA kAma karatA thA | eka dina usane eka avatala aura dUsarA uttala, do laisoM ko thoDI dUrI ke antara para eka sIdha meM rakhA aura apanI A~kha laiMsa para kendrita kara sAmane vAle klAka TAvara ( ghaMTA ghara) ko dekhA, to Azcaryamugdha / use lagA ki dUrasthita klAka TAvara kI ghar3I pAsa A gaI hai aura kAphI bar3I dikhAI de rahI hai / isa prakAra pariSkRta hote-hote saMsAra ke prathama dUradarzI Teliskopa kA janma huA | phira to ukta yaMtra ne thor3e bahuta parivartanoM ke bAda vaha rUpa liyA, jisane karor3oM araboM mIla dUra AkAza meM rahe grahoM, nakSatroM tArAoM taka ke rahasya khola die / dharatI para baiThA mAnava Aja isI yaMtra ke mAdhyama se sudUra brahmANDa kA darzana kara rahA hai / nyUTana ne dekhA, seba per3a se TUTA aura nIce jamIna para A girA | idhara-udhara, Upara yA tirachA kahIM na jAkara sIdhe nIce hI kyoM AyA ? khoja ho gaI pRthvI ke gurutvAkarSaNa ke mahAna siddhAnta kI / ghaTanA kitanI choTI / dharatI ke karor3oM loga A~khoM se yaha saba dekhate rahe haiM, dekha rahe haiM / para, rahasya khojA nyUTana kI andara kI A~kha ne / bhautika jagat meM hI nahIM, AdhyAtmika jagat meM bhI aisA hI hotA hai| sAdhAraNa-sI nagaNya ghaTanAoM ke nirIkSaNa se vaha bodha milatA hai ki AdamI kA jIvana hI badala jAtA hai | aneka dasyu, hatyAre, guNDe prAcIna kAla meM aise (178) Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho gae haiM ki hajAroM varSa bAda Aja bhI saMsAra unase camatkRta hai / para, ve jage the, badale the mAmUlI-sI ghaTanAoM para se / bhogAsakta vilAsI rAjA aravinda saMdhyA samaya mahala kI chata para khar3A hai | dekha rahA hai saMdhyA ke sunahare raMgoM kI adbhuta chaTA kSitija para ke bAdaloM meM / kucha hI dera meM saba samApta / vahI kAle kAle badaraMga bAdala / ho gayA vairAgya / saMsAra kA aizvarya nazvara hai / yaha bodha milA aura cala par3A muni banakara ArhatI sAdhanA ke agni patha para / kaliMga nareza karakaNDU / eka bachar3e ko javAna hote,aura phira vRddha hote dekhA to bodha ho gayA, ki na yauvana sthAyI hai aura na jIvana / jaina sAdhanA kA yaha prabuddha yAtrI pratyeka buddha kevalI banA, nirvANa pA gayA / naujavAnoM ko bUr3he hote dekhanA, kyA koI bahuta bar3I philAsaphI kI bAta hai ? bAta bar3I nahIM, bar3I hai dekhane kI dRSTi / zAkya rAjakumAra siddhArtha eka rogI ko dekhate haiM, eka vRddha aura eka mRta (zava) ko bhI dekhate haiM, aura unake antarmana meM vairAgya kI jyoti prajvalita ho jAtI hai / phalasvarUpa apane yuga kI paramasundarI patnI yazodA ko aura navajAta putra rAhula ko chor3akara rAta ke andhere meM nirjana vana kI rAha pakar3a lete haiM, sAdhanA karate haiM aura anta meM buddha bana jAte haiM / maiM pUchatA hU~, rogI yA vRddha yA mRtaka ko dekhanA apane meM koI vilakSaNa ghaTanA hai ? subaha se zAma taka isa taraha ke dRzya aneka bAra dekhe jAte haiM / para, vairAgya kise hotA hai? camar3e kI A~kha se nahIM; cintana kI A~kha se jo dekhatA hai / siddhArtha ne cintana kI A~kha se dekhA aura vaha saMsAra kA mahAna puruSa buddha ho gayA / mithilAnareza 'nami' dAhajvara se pIr3ita haiM / rAniyA~ dAha zamana ke hetu candana ghisa rahI haiM / svarNa kaMkaNa baja rahe haiM | zora suhAtA nahIM hai rAjA ko / hAthoM meM rAniyA~ eka-eka kaMkaNa rakhakara anya saba kaMkaNa utAra detI haiM / candana aba bhI ghisA jA rahA hai, para, AvAja nahIM hai / akelA kaMkaNa kisa se TakarAye ? TakarAye nahIM to baje kaise ? ' nami' isa sAdhAraNa-sI ghaTanA para se jAgRta ho jAte haiM, pratyeka buddhoM ke itihAsa meM aMkita ho jAte haiM / bodha ho jAtA hai ki saMgharSa dvandva meM se janma letA hai / akelA sukhI hai, zAnta hai / 'egohaM natthi me koI / ' (179) Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dattAtreya ke 24 guru bhI isI koTi ke haiN| kuttA bhI guru hai, cIla bhI guru hai / ina sAdhAraNa prANiyoM kI nAcIja harakateM bhI dattAtreya ko bodha de gii| bodha lene vAlA cAhie; vizva kI hara ghaTanA guru. hone ke lie prastuta hai| hara jagaha bodha kA prakAza hai, dekhane vAlI A~kheM cAhie / prakAza ke hote hue bhI aMdhI A~khoM ko prakAza nahIM dikhAI detA to isameM prakAza kyA kare / pharavarI 1978 (180) Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattA zabda kI nahIM, bhAva kI hai ananta jJAna, ananta darzana ke dhartA tIrthaMkara, kevalI jina apane pratyakSa darzana se satya ke rahasya kA, marma kA udghATana karate haiM / ata: ve artha ke pravaktA haiM, jaisA ki paMcama zrutakevalI AcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA hai atyaM bhAsaI arahA / " " tIrthaMkaroM kA zabda para bhAra nahIM hotA hai / zabda cU~ki kisI bhASA kA hotA hai / aura bhASA usI bhASA-bhASI ke lie sImAbaddha ho jAtI hai / usase bhinna vyakti ke lie vaha araNyarodana ke sivA anya kucha artha nahIM rakhatI / koI bhI bhASA ho, vaha zabdoM kA eka laghu bahuta choTA sA pAtra hai, jisameM satya ke apAra kSIrasAgara kI canda bU~deM hI samAhita ho sakatI haiM / una canda bU~doM se ine-gine canda vyaktiyoM kI hI pyAsa bujha sakatI hai / ata: vaha amuka alpadeza evaM amuka alpakAla taka hI apanI bodhazakti kA prayoga kara pAte haiM / sarvadeza tathA sarvakAla jaisA bodha zabda ke pAsa na kabhI huA hai aura na kabhI hogA / 21 " devAdhideva tIrthaMkaroM kI isIlie zabda se pare hokara bodhayAtrA hai / unakA udghoSita satya pazu pakSI taka bhI samajha lete haiM, aura usa para yathAzakti cala bhI par3ate haiM isa dhAraNA ke mUla meM isa yA usa bhASA ke Agraha kA prazna svayaM ukhar3a jAtA hai / pazu pakSiyoM ke pAsa kauna sI aura kisa deza kI bhASA hai, jisake mAdhyama se ve prabhu kI dharmadezanA kA arthabodha prApta karate haiM / " tIrthaMkaroM kI dezanA ke lie digambara jainAcAryoM ne lagatA hai, isI ' atthaM bhAsaI arahA ke AdhAra para anakSarI vANI kA prayoga kiyA hai 1 yaha kevala dhvani nahIM, divya - dhvani hai / ataH vaha bhagavAna kA pratihArya hai / Agama kI bhASA meM atizaya hai / yaha atizaya nahIM, to kyA hai ki jo dezanA Arya, (181) * Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anArya, dvipada-mAnava, catuSpada, mRga, pazu, pakSI, sarIsRpasadi sabhI ko apanI-apanI hita, ziva, sukharUpa bhASA meM pariNata ho jAtI hai / samavAya aMgasUtra kA mUla pATha hai - " savvesiM AriyamaNAriyANaM duppaya-cauppaya miya-pasu-pakkhi-sarIsivANaM appaNo hiya-siva-suhaya bhAsattAe pariNamai / " Apa samajha sakate haiM, yaha kitanA vilakSaNa camatkAra hai / yaha kauna se deza kI bhASA hai jo sabhI prANiyoM kI sabhI bhASAoM meM pariNata ho jAe / tat tat sabhI bhASAoM kA rUpa le le, aura unheM artha bodha karA de| kahane ko ise ardhamAgadhI bhASA kahA hai, para prazna hai, Adi tIrthaMkara kauzaladezIya bhagavAna RSabhadeva, sudUra mahAvidehakSetrastha viharamANa sImaMdhara jina, aura to kyA, ananta atIta aura ananta bhaviSyakAla ke vibhinna bhASA-bhASI dezoM ke tIrthaMkaroM kA mAgadhI yA ardhamAgadhI Adi kSetrIya bhASAoM se kyA sambandha raha jAtA hai ? yaha saba varNana sUcita karate haiM ki lokAtizAyI tIrthaMkaroM kA pravacana vastuta: lokAtizAyI hI hai / loka ke kisI niyama, upaniyama yA pratiniyama se use paribaddha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / isI lie AcArya unheM artha kA pravaktA kahate haiM, zabda kA nahIM / zAstra zabda evaM bhASA rUpa hote haiM / ata: unakI bhASA kisI eka dezavizeSa kI hI bhASA hotI hai / aura tIrthaMkara akhila vizvahitaMkara hone ke nAte kisI dezavizeSa se pratibaddha hote nahIM haiN| isIlie tIrthaMkara kisI bhASA vizeSa se pratibaddha hone vAle zAstra kI racanA nahIM karate haiM | zAstra kA nirmANa gaNadhara karate haiM, tathA uttarakAlIna AcArya karate haiM / jaisA ki bhadrabAhu svAmI ne kahA hai - " suttaM gaMthaMti gaNaharA niuNaM / " ata: kisI bhI zAstra meM tIrthaMkara devoM ke amuka aMza meM kucha bhAva ho sakate haiM | zabda nahIM / jo loga vartamAna zAstroM ke lie yaha kahate haiM ki akSara-akSara bhagavAna kA kahA huA hai, unheM taTastha dRSTi se vicAra karake yathArtha ko gaharAI se sparza karanA cAhie / gaNadhara chadmastha haiM, asarvajJa haiM | ata: unhoMne bhagavAna ke bhAva ko kitanA kisa rUpa meM grahaNa kiyA aura kitanA usameM se apane zabdoM meM saMkalita kiyA, yaha saba pratyeka tattvajijJAsu sAdhaka ke lie vicAraNIya ho jAtA hai / sAgara eka cullU meM na kabhI samAyA hai, aura na kabhI samA skegaa| pratyakSajJAna aura smRtijJAna meM antara hai, AkAza aura pAtAla ke antara se bhI mahAna, atimahAna | gaNadharoM kA jJAna, jo unheM tIrthaMkaroM ke upadeza se prApta hotA hai, mAtra smRtijJAna hai / isI lie zrI sudharmA jaise gaNadhara apane pravacana ke prAraMbha meM hI kahate haiM " maiMne sunA hai AyuSman! bhagavAna ne yaha kahA hai -" suyaM me AusaM, teNaM bhagavayA evamakkhAyaM / " (182) Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sambandhita to hai yaha saba carcA bhI / phira bhI kucha dUra cale gae haiM / AIe phira prastuta para, kucha aura carcA kara leM / tIrthaMkaroM kI dezanA artha para, arthAt bhAva para AdhArita hotI hai, zabda para nahIM | parantu vaha kaise zabdAtIta hotI hai, isa para kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / tIrthaMkaroM kI usa sarvAtizAyinI ucca bhUmikA se hama ananta guNahIna nIce kI bhUmikA para haiM / hamArI sthiti aisI hI hai, jaise koI baunA uchala-uchalakara cAMda ko chUne kI hAsyAspada ceSTA karatA ho / tIrthaMkaroM kI apanI isa rahasyamayI gUDha sthiti kA patA basa unheM hI hai | aura kisa ke pAsa hai isa ananta ko nApane kI prajJA kA gaja | 'khudA kI bAteM khudA hI jAne jaise bhaktivinamra zabda hI hama logoM kA thor3A bahuta samAdhAna kara sakate haiM / phira bhI Apa mujha se isa rahasya kA kucha atA-patA lagAnA cAheM to maiM itanA hI kucha kaha sakatA hU~, ki yaha saba zAstramoha ke ekAnta Agraha ko chor3a dene kI eka sUcanA hai | bhagavAna ke dvArA upadiSTa satya kA marma bhAva meM hai, zabdoM meM nahIM / bhASA aura zabdoM kI pavitratA ko lekara dvandva yuddha meM utare logoM ko isa para se samajha lenA hai ki bhASA koI bhI ho, na vaha pavitra hotI hai aura na apavitra / pavitra hotA hai usameM kA jIvana ko niSkaluSa evaM nirmala banAne vAlA bhAva | pyAsa jala se bujhatI hai, sone cAMdI ke jalapAtroM se nahIM / pAtra oMTha taka Akara raha jAte haiM / zabda bhI kAna taka TakarAkara bAhara hI raha jAte haiM / antar cetanA meM to bhAva hI utaratA hai, zabda nahIM / zAstra bhI kyA hai ? aura kyA hai usakA sAmarthya ? yadi zAstra meM hI sacamuca satya ko udghATita karane kI kSamatA hotI, to Aja ye jitane bhI matamatAntara haiM, paMtha aura sampradAya haiM, saba zAstra ke AdhAra para hI to khar3e hue haiM / sabake saba ekamAtra apane pAsa hI satya ke hone kA dAvA karate haiM, dUsaroM ko ekAnta mithyA batAte haiM | aura isake lie hara koI zAstroM ke pramANa lie ghUma rahA hai / bar3I vicitra sthiti hai | ve hI eka zAstra haiM, unameM se eka mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna pramANita karatA hai, to dUsarA usakA niSedha / eka dayAdAna Adi kA sArvajanika vidhAna ghoSita karatA hai, to dUsarA usakA virodha / do cAra kyA, aneka aisI AcAra-vicAra sambandhI bAteM haiM, jo zAstra ke nAma para eka dUsare se TakarAtI haiM / ata: eka hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paraMparAoM meM, (183) Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zvetAmbara tathA digambara Adi meM zataza: prayatna karane para bhI ekatA sthApita nahIM ho sakI hai / aura to kyA paryuSaNa jaise parva kA bhI na koI eka mahInA sarvamAnya ho pAyA hai aura na koI eka dina / yaha saba kyoM hai ? yaha hai ki zAstra se prApta hone vAlA jJAna parokSa hai, aindriyaka hai / usakA AtmA se sIdhA sambandha nahIM hai, tAki vaha pratyakSa ho sake / binA pratyakSa darzana ke parokSa meM to matabheda bane hI rahate haiM, phira bhale hI zAstra eka ho yA aneka ho / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isIlie parokSajJAna kI samApti para kevalajJAna jaise pUrNa pratyakSa ke hone kI bAta kI hai / merA abhimata yaha nahIM hai ki zAstra vyartha hai / usakA koI prayojana apekSA hai, prayojana kI nahIM hai / prayojana to hai / prayojana se inkAra nahIM hai / sImA samajha lene kI / aMdhe ko hAtha kA daNDa ( lAThI) bhI mArgadarzana karatA hai / para, yaha bhI spaSTa hai ki vaha A~kha kA sthAna nahIM le sakatA / A~kha A~kha hai aura daNDa daNDa hai / tIna kAla meM bhI donoM eka nahIM ho sakate / ataH tIrthaMkara artha ke pravaktA haiM, zAstra ke nahIM / arthAgama kA nambara pahale hai, sUtrAgama kA bAda meM / isakA bhAva yaha hai ki antataH apane cintana ke prakAza meM hI, jo bAhara ke zabdazAstra kI apekSA svasaMvedana hone se amuka aMza yA rUpa meM pratyakSa hai, yA pratyakSa ke nikaTa hai, satya kI khoja karanI cAhie / antatogatvA idhara yA udhara nirNaya lene meM apanA nija kA anubhava tathA cintana hI kAma AtA hai / yaha bAta avazya hai ki cintana ke mUla meM anAgrahavRtti honI cAhie / apanA paMtha yA sampradAya, apanA guru yA apanI guruparamparA jaisA koI ekAnta Agraha pahale se hI yadi manamastiSka ko ghere hue haiM, to usase sAmpradAyika satya kI to amuka upalabdhi ho sakatI hai, parantu zuddha satya kI nahIM / zAstra kI hI bAta mAnanI hai to hara eka mata paMtha ke pAsa apane-apane zAstra haiM, unheM chor3akara Apake hI zAstroM ko koI kyoM mAne ? Apa tarka se pramANita satya kI bAta kareMge, to isakA spaSTa hI artha hai, Apa zAstra ko nahIM, cintana ko mahattva dete haiM / tarka evaM yukti cintana hI to hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isIlie zAstroM kI sAkSI na dekara sAdhaka ke svatantra cintana ko mahattA dI thI / kahA thA usa devAdhideva ne appaNA saccamesejjA / ' svayaM apane dvArA satya kI parakha karo / apane dvArA, arthAt apane cintana ke dvArA | mArca apraila 1978 (184) Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko yathA prasaMga khAlI karate rahie mandiroM evaM upAzrayoM meM Ate samaya 'nisIhi-nisIhi kahanA cAhie, yaha eka vidhAna hai, jaina dharma ke AcAra granthoM kA | yaha vidhAna maukhika rUpa meM Aja bhI prAya: kiyA jAtA hai, rUdicusta dhArmika sajjanoM dvArA / parantu isa maukhika uccAraNa kA Antarika kyA marma hai, kyA hetu hai, isa sambandha meM ThIka jAnakArI prAyaH kama hI dekhI jAtI hai / kahanA hai, basa, isalie kahA jAtA hai / para, kyoM kahA jAtA hai, isakA kucha atA-patA nahIM hai / kala hI kI bAta hai / eka digambara jaina zrAvaka isa sambandha meM jijJAsA kara rahe the| deva mandiroM, upAzrayoM evaM gurucaraNoM meM upasthita hote samaya 'nisIhi kahane kA bhAva yaha hai ki maiM idhara udhara ke bAhya vikalpoM kA, dvandroM kA niSedha evaM nirAkaraNa kara, unase mukta hokara yahA~ dharmArAdhanA ke lie upasthita huA hU~ | koI kUr3AkacarA usameM nahIM hai | vaha pUrI taraha khAlI hai, bhagavAna evaM guru kI upAsanA ke lie, unake mahanIya prakAza ko grahaNa karane ke lie | nae bhavya nirmANa ke lie pahale ke asundara evaM dUSita ko sApha karanA hI cAhie / jhUThe, gaMde pAtra meM yoM hI dUdha DAla denA, kyA artha rakhatA hai / sleTa para pahale kucha yoM hI aMTa-saMTa likhA huA hai | aba usa para kucha aura acchA likhanA hai, to pahale likhe ko sApha nahIM karanA cAhie ? likhe hue para hI likha denA cAhie ? yadi kisI taraha likhane kI jhoMka meM likhe hue para likha hI diyA, to yaha gaDDama-gaDDama lekha kyA kAma AegA ? kaise par3hA jAegA ? yadi yahIM par3hA gayA, to vaha likhanA vyartha hI huA hai na ? zrama eva kevalam / hAtha gaMde haiM / dhUla kIcar3a meM sane haiM yA zauca kriyA meM lage hue rahe haiM / kyA unhIM hAthoM se apane pUjya ke caraNa chU leM ? bhojana kara leM ? athavA dUsaroM ko miSTAnna kA prasAda vitaraNa kara deM ? galata hai yaha saba DhaMga | yaha asabhya (185) Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ logoM kA kAma hai / koI bhI sabhya aisI gaMdI harakata nahIM kara sakatA / Avazyaka hai, pahale gaMde hAtha dhoe jAe~, aura phira unase apekSita pavitra karma kie jAe~ / karma kSetra meM sAdhaka jaba saMgharSarata rahatA hai, to usakA mana mastiSka gaMdA ho jAtA hai / kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi kI kisI-na-kisI gaMdagI se dUSita ho jAtA hai, abhadra evaM galata saMskAroM kA kUr3AkacarA mana meM bhara jAtA hai / ataH spaSTa hai ki ukta gaMdagI se bhare mana-mastiSka meM apane ArAdhya prabhu kI bhakti kaise zuddha ho sakatI hai / aMTa-saMTa saMskAroM evaM vicAroM kI bemela bhIr3a meM, besure kolAhala meM zAnta citta kaise prabhusmaraNa ho sakatA hai / aisA smaraNa kevala sAmpradAyika niyamoM ke pAlana kI eka begAra kATanA to ho sakatA hai, mana ke kaNa-kaNa ko Ananda kI amRtadhArA se AplAvita karane vAlA puNya smaraNa nahIM / Apa vizeSa nimantraNa para kisI premI mitra yA sambandhI ke ghara mehamAna banakara jA rahe haiM, to dhyAna meM rakhiye, apane ghara kI sukha suvidhAoM ke guda-gude saMkalpoM ko ghara para hI chor3akara jAie / unheM apane mitra yA sambandhI ke ghara para bhUlakara bhI na le jAie / ho sakatA hai, jaise sukha sAdhana Apako apane ghara para prApta haiM, vaise vahA~ na prApta hoM / aura yadi Apa apane prApta sukha sAdhanoM ke vikalpoM kA bhAra uThAe hue hI vahA~ pahu~ce haiM, to Apa ko vahA~ madhura milana kA kucha bhI Ananda na AegA / Apa andara hI andara kur3abur3Ae~ge, bar3abar3Ae~ge aura apane snehI mitra ko gAliyoM se alaMkRta kareMge / itanA hI nahIM, lauTane para use yatra-tatra badanAma bhI kareMge / madhuratA ke lie gae haiM, aura le Ae haiM kaTutA / le hI nahIM, kaTutA de bhI Ae haiM / dimAga ko khAlI na karane kA yaha kitanA bhISaNa duSpariNAma hotA hai, kucha AtA hai, ApakI samajha meM ? aura hA~, mitra ke yahA~ se vApasa lauTate hue bhI apane dimAga ko khAlI karake lauTie / yadi ucita sammAna satkAra na huA ho, bhUla se yA anya kisI taraha kucha apamAna huA ho, manonukUla sukhasAdhana upalabdha na hue hoM, to koI bAta nahIM, aisA ho jAtA hai prAyaH / para, Apa isa gaMdagI ko apane dimAga meM na bharakara rakhie / kyoMki kabhI na kabhI aura kahIM na kahIM vaha mu~ha se bAhara A hI jAtI hai aura cirAgata sneha ke madhura vAtAvaraNa ko viSAkta banA detI hai / isa taraha eka bAra ke TUTe hue mana jIvana bhara to kyA, anAgata pIr3hiyoM taka nahIM mila pAte haiN| (186) , Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isake viparIta yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki ghara kI apekSA vahA~ sukha sAdhana acche mile hoM, Asana-zayana, bhojana Adi bahuta hI rucikara prApta hoM, kalpanA se kahIM adhika svAgata satkAra huA hoM / ina sabake lie satkAra kartA ke prati prema evaM samAdara kA sadbhAva to apane mana meM surakSita rakhie, kintu prApta sukha sAdhanoM kA moha bhUlakara bhI apane mana evaM mastiSka para mata jamane dIjie / yadi Apa ukta moha ke vikalpoM se mana ko binA khAlI kie ghara lauTe haiM, to bahuta burA hogA | Apa ko apanA ghara aba acchA nahIM lagegA / mAM se jhagar3eMge, bahana se jhagar3eMge, ki tumheM kucha nahIM AtA banAnA / bilkula buddha ho tuma aura patnI ke pIche to bhUta preta kI taraha laga jAoge | kabhI use ga~vAra, to kabhI phUhar3a batAoge | usake banAe bhojana meM hara dina sau-sau galatiyA~ nikAloge aura isa taraha apane ghara ke madhura vAtAvaraNa ko talakha banA DAloge / yadi apane ghara kI sthiti abhAvagrasta hai, to una jaise sukha sAdhana na juTA pAne ke kAraNa tuma svayaM hIna bhAvanA se grasta hokara eka prakAra ke vikSipta mAnasika rogI bana jAoge | eka lambI carcA maiMne udAharaNa ke rUpa meM isalie kI hai ki svastha evaM sukhaTa mastI bharA jIvana jIne ke lie lokajIvana meM bhI idhara udhara ke mAna-apamAna Adi ke vikalpoM se mana ko khAlI karanA kitanA Avazyaka hai / mana ko na satkAra se bharanA acchA hai, na tiraskAra se | jIvana yAtrA meM donoM ko visarjana karake hI idhara se udhara jAo yA udhara se idhara Ao / kisI bhI karma kSetra meM praveza karo, to pahale cAlU karma ke vikalpa se mukta hokara praveza karo / vigata bhUta karma kA bhUta yadi pIche lagA rahA to prApta karma kA Ananda tumheM nahIM mila pAegA / vibhakta mana se vaha karma acchI taraha kiyA bhI na jA sakegA / jo vyakti ghara ko dimAga para lAdakara vyavasAya kendra para le jAegA aura vyavasAya kendra ko gharapara, to vaha na ghara kA rahegA, na vyavasAya kA | dhobI kA kuttA na ghara kA na ghATa kA / jo dimAga ko vicAroM kA kUr3A ghara banAye rakhatA hai, vaha vastuta: kUr3A ghara hI bana jAtA hai, aura aise kUr3A ghara se karma kI nirdhArita phalaniSpatti kabhI bhI yathocita nahIM ho sakatI / astu, loka jIvana meM bhI "nisIhi kI upAsanA apekSita hai / yaha vikalpoM ke visarjana kI sarvottama prakriyA jaina-sAdhanA meM pratikramaNa kA bahuta bar3A mahattva hai / yaha durvicAroM evaM kusaMskAroM ke parimArjana kI eka AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hai / prAtaH kAla se prAraMbha (187) Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hone vAlI jIvana-yAtrA meM dina bhara meM jo kucha bhI idhara udhara ke durvikalpa antarmana meM saMcita ho jAte haiM, sAyaMkAlIna pratikramaNa meM Atmalocana ke dvArA unheM sApha kara diyA jAtA hai aura rAtri ke durvikalpoM ko prAtaHkAlIna pratikramaNa meM / yaha subaha zAma 'akaraNijja' kA 'micchAmi dukkaDaM mana ko khAlI karatA hai, use halakA aura zuddha banAtA hai / pApa karmoM kI bAra-bAra smRti glAni ko janma detI hai aura glAni janma detI hai hIna-bhAvanA ko | aura hIna-bhAvanA mAnava jIvana kA sabase bhayaMkara abhizApa hai, jo use saba taraha se barbAda kara detA hai / pratikramaNa sAdhaka ko isa taraha vyartha hI barbAda hone se bacAtA hai / usameM pavitratA kI bhAvanA jagAtA hai, aura nae utsAha kI taraMga ke sAtha bhaviSya meM sajagatApUrvaka satkarma karane kI preraNA detA hai / azubha kA visarjana honA hI cAhie / itanA hI nahIM, azubha kI smRti kA bhI visarjana honA Avazyaka hai / kRta azubha kI bAra-bAra smRti bhI cetanA ko dhUmila banA detI hai / jisa hAtha se mala dhoyA hai, use dho diyA aura vaha sApha ho gayA / basa, zuddhi kA kArya pUrA ho gayA / ghone ke bAda bhI yadi hAtha meM lage mala ko yAda karatA rahegA, to basa, vinaSTa ho jAegA mAnava / tana kA slAna mala, aura mala kI smRti donoM ko hI sApha karane ke lie hai / isI prakAra pratikramaNa ho yA isI se sambandhita anya koI dhArmika sAdhanA ho, vaha bhI mAnava mana ko pApa aura pApa kI smRti donoM se mukta karatI hai / bhaviSya meM koI pApa karma na hone pAe, yaha sajagatA eka alaga bAta hai, aura hara dina atIta ke kRta pApoM kA ronA, rote rahanA, alaga bAta hai / pratikramaNa, japa, prabhusmaraNa Adi karake bhI yadi kisI ko yaha vizvAsa hai ki maiM zuddha nahIM huA hU~, vahI purAnA pApI kA pApI, aura malina kA malina hU~, to isakA artha hai ki use dharma sAdhanA kI pavitra zakti meM vizvAsa nahIM hai / gaMgA meM DubakI lagAkara bhI yadi gaMdagI kA ronA hai, to usa pAgala kI koI cikitsA nahIM hai / yoga kI eka prakriyA hai, virecana kI / prANAyAma meM andara kI azuddha vAyu ko virecana ke dvArA bAhara meM visarjita kiyA jAtA hai / virecana kA artha hai, khAlI karanA | yaha eka zvAsa kA vyAyAma hai, kintu yoga itanA hI nahIM hai, jIvana meM se azubha saMkalpoM, vicAroM evaM vikAroM kA bhI virecana honA cAhie / yahI vAstavika adhyAtma-yoga hai / zubha kA pUraka aura azubha kA virecana hI jIvana meM samarasatA lA sakatA hai / zubha kA pUraka hone ke sAtha eka sAvadhAnI aura apekSita hai / vaha yaha ki kahIM zubha ke sAtha zubha kA ahaMbhAva bhI mana meM na (188) HTRANORAMACHAR Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza kara jAe / yadi kabhI bhUla se ahaM praveza kara jAe to tatkAla usakA virecana kara mana ko khAlI karo / yaha zuna kI sugandha ke sAtha azubha kI durgandha bar3I hI bhayaMkara hai / yaha zubha ko caupaTa kara detI hai / isa sthiti meM, zubha kI sugandha-sugandha na rahakara durgandha hI ho jAtI hai / zubha kA Ananda to amRtarasa hai / ata: use to mana meM banAe rakho, aura ahaM ko bAhara nikAla pheMko / kaisA bhI azubha ho, usase mana-mastiSka ko khAlI karate rahanA hI zreyaskara hai / jahA~ taka merA adhyayana hai, cintana hai, merI samajha hai, 'nisIhiM kA yaha saiddhAntika marma hai / ataH sAdhaka ko 'nisIhi kevala bolanA hI nahIM hai, usake phalita rahasya ko samajhanA bhI hai / zabda se Age kA satya zabda kA bhAva hai / usa bhAva kI anubhUti hI sAdhanA kA amRta tattva hai / maI 1978 (189) Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAkulatA kA mUla maMtra niyativAda sAptAhika hindustAna ( 30 apraila 77 ) meM dilacaspa, sAtha hI mArmika eka lekha hai, "golI-golI para likhA hai khAne vAle kA nAma " vigata meM pAkistAna ke sAtha hue bhArata ke yuddha prasaMgoM kA romAMcaka varNana hai / eka inphenTrI yUniTa AkramaNa ke lie taiyAra ho rahI thI / usameM 16 sAla kA eka yuvaka thA, jo bahuta Dara rahA thA / usane apane aphasara se bahuta anunaya-vinaya ke sAtha hAtha jor3akara kahA - " sara, maiM apane mA~-bApa kA akelA lar3akA huuN| Apa mujhe yahIM chor3a deM / " para, aisA kaise ho sakatA ? kyoMki isakA asara dUsaroM para acchA nahIM par3atA | aphasara ne javAna ko khUba himmata ba~dhAI / parantu vaha yuvaka taiyAra nahIM thA / rone lagA / aphasara ko dayA A gaI, para phira bhI usane kahA, " calo, jahA~ taka cala sako / jaba sAmane hAthoM-hAtha lar3AI kA maukA AegA, taba tuma kahIM chupa kara baiTha jAnA / " apanI-apanI bandUka lekara rAta ke aMdhere meM sabhI sainika Age bar3he / zatru kI eka caukI ko hastagata karane ke lie lar3AI ho rahI thI / Adhe ghaMTe taka vaha yuvaka sAtha thA / bAda meM eka jhAr3I kI oTa meM baiTha gayA | bAkI sainika jUjhate rahe / aphasara bahuta soca-samajhakara Age bar3ha rahA thA / goliyA~ paraspara calatI rahIM / duzmana ke pAsa golA bArUda kama thA / ata: vaha caukI chor3akara pIche haTa gayA / apanI tarapha kA abhI taka koI bhI sainika mArA nahIM gayA thA / jyoM hI caukI para adhikAra huA, phaurana lAla rozanI kA 'klIyara diyA gayA, jisase Asa-pAsa ke bhAratIya sainika Tukar3iyoM ko mAlUma ho jAe ki caukI para apanA adhikAra ho gayA hai / (190) - . Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aphasara ne jIta kI khuzI manAne ke lie sAre javAnoM ko ikaTThA kiyA, to use yAda AyA, ki eka javAna udhara baiThA thA / use lAne ke lie dUsarA javAna bhejA gayA | karIba dasa minaTa bAda aphasara ko mAlUma huA, ki javAna ke prANa pakherU ur3a cuke haiM / usake mAthe para, bIcoM-bIca vinA usako lakSya kie, rAta ke aMdhere meM yoM hI barasatI goliyoM meM se sirpha eka golI lagI thI / yaha eka udAharaNa hai / aise aneka mArmika udAharaNa haiM, jina para se lekhaka isa niSkarSa para pahu~cA hai, ki hara golI para khAne vAle kA, usa golI se marane vAle kA nAma likhA hai / yaha nahIM, ki eka ko mArane vAlI golI kisI dUsare ko mAra de ? yaha bhI nahIM, ki amuka samaya para lagane vAlI golI cUka jAe, aura kisI dUsare samaya para lage / yaha bhI nahIM, ki bacane kA prayatna karane para golI se koI baca hI jAe / bhAratIya-darzana meM ise niyati kahate haiM | jo bhI huA hai, vaha pahale se niyata thA / jo ho rahA hai, vaha bhI niyata hai, aura jo hone vAlA hai, vaha bhI niyata hai, ananta atIta kAla se niyata hai / hara jar3acetana dravya ananta bhUta, ananta bhaviSya aura ananta vartamAna paryAyoM se yukta hai / bhayaMkara yuddha meM, mRtyu ke krIDAMgaNa meM bhI jo marane vAlA hai vahI maratA hai, jo bacane vAlA hai vahI bacatA hai / kucha bhI ulaTa-phera nahIM hotA | yaha nahIM, ki bacane vAlA mara jAe, aura marane vAlA baca jAe | jisako jaba, jisase, jo bhI prApta honA hai, usako taba usase, vaha prApta honA hI hai / isI ko loka bhASA meM kahA jAtA hai-'dAne-dAne para likhA hai, khAne vAle kA nAma / ' vizva meM akasmAt jaisA, acAnaka jaisA kucha hai nahIM / dravya cAhe jar3a ho cAhe cetana, jisakI jo bhI paryAya, pariNati, gati, sthiti, parivartanA jisa kAla meM, jisa kSetra meM, jisa sthiti meM, jisa nimitta aura sAdhana se honI hai, vahI hokara rahatI hai / zarIra jisa samaya meM, jisa kSetra vizeSa meM aura jisa nimitta se chUTanA hai, vaha chUTatA hai / na kucha AgA-pIchA ho jAtA hai, na ulTA-sIdhA hotA hai / koI kisI taraha kI avyavasthA nahIM / eka-eka kadama vyavasthita hai, niyata hai anyathA vItarAga sarvajJa ke jJAna kA kucha artha hI nahIM rahegA | sarvajJa ko bhaviSya ke lie hone jaisA kucha dikhAI de, aura ho jAe usake viparIta kucha aura hI, to phira vaha sarvajJa kA satya jJAna kaisA ? yaha to hamAre chadmasthoM jaisA hI huA, (191) Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki kalpita yA saMkalpita, yA anumAnita kiyA kucha aura ho gayA kucha aura hI / dekhA ghor3A, ho gayA gadhA, aura dekhA gadhA, ho gayA ghor3A / yaha gar3abar3a jhAlA sarvajJa ke kevala jJAna meM kaise ho sakatA hai / 1 vartamAna meM hamArI dRSTi meM anupasthita sarvajJa kI bAta chor3a bhI dI jAeM, taba bhI yoga aura jyotiSa Adi ke ve akATya pramANa haiM, ki jo dhyAtA kI anubhUti meM pratibimbita huA, Age calakara samaya para vahI ghaTita huA / nAma, sthAna, kAla, ghaTanA krama Adi meM kucha bhI to parivartana na huA / jo huA, pahale se vajrarekhAMkita hI huA / ina vidyAoM meM jaba kabhI jo bhUleM hotI haiM, vaha jAMca-parakhane kI bhUla kA pariNAma hai / zAstra - vidyA kI bhUla nahIM, vyakti ke * apane cintana kI bhUla hai / yaha vyakti kA buddhi-pramAda hai, zAstra - pramAda nahIM / aura to aura ! svapna meM bhI bhaviSya kA pUrvAbhAsa ho jAtA hai / zrI kIrtisvarUpa rAvata ne apane svapna carcA ke eka lekha ( sAptAhika hindustAna, 8 maI 1977 ) meM svapna kI aneka satya ghaTanAoM kA varNana kiyA hai / eka bahuta hI dilacaspa ghaTanA hai / eka mahilA apane pati ke sAtha chuTTiyoM meM kahIM saira karane gaI huI thI / usane svapna dekhA, ki usakI lar3akI kA choTA putra teja bukhAra meM hai / aura jaba vaha use goda meM lekara jhulAne lagI, to itane meM hI kamare ke daravAje para use apanA lar3akA dikhAI diyA / vaha apane eka hAtha ko sira para rakhe caukhaTa kA sahArA lekara khar3A huA thA / usase pUchA gayA ki kyA bAta hai, to usane batalAyA ki vaha TelIphona ke khaMbhe se gira par3A thA / usakI AMkha ke Upara coTa AI thI aura bahuta teja khUna baha rahA thA ! svapna itanA prabhAvotpAdaka thA, ki mahilA turanta apane pati ke sAtha ghara lauTa AI / kamAla thA, ki samagra ghaTanA usI krama se aura usI rUpa meM ghaTita huI, jisa krama se aura jisa rUpa meM vaha svapna meM pratibhAsita huI thI / mahilA kA lar3akA phona kampanI meM lAIna maina thA aura eka TelIphona ke khaMbhe para se kAma karatA huA gira par3A thA / prazna bahuta gaMbhIra hai / abhI taka ghaTanA ghaTita na huI hai, to pahale se hI (192) Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha svapna meM kisa AdhAra para dRSTa ho gaI ? yahA~ kAraNa aura kArya kA paraspara kucha bhI sambandha nahIM hai / ghaTanA ke hone kA kahIM koI astitva hI nahIM hai, to vaha samaya se pUrva dikhAI kaise detI hai ? isa prakAra ke parokSa-darzana kA pUrvAbhAsa hotA hai ? svapna kAla taka, ghara pahu~cane taka lar3akA phona ke khaMbhe para car3hA hI nahIM hai, to yaha saba ghara se itanI dUra dIkha kaise gayA ? saMbhava hai, abhI taka vijJAna ke pAsa isakA spaSTa samAdhAna na ho| kintu jaina-darzana meM hara dravya ko, hara vyakti ko anantAnanta guNa-paryAyoM kA akhaNDa puMja mAnA gayA hai / dravya meM paryAyoM kA eka ananta stara hai, stara para stara yA stara meM stara | saba paryAya kramabaddha haiM / ve eka ke bAda eka krama se udbhUta hotI rahatI haiM / pAtra pahale se parde ke pIche taiyAra khar3e haiM / apanI-apanI bArI meM kramaza: raMgamaMca para avatarita hote rahate haiM, apanA pArTa adA karane ke lie | aura kArya hone ke bAda phira parde ke pIche gupta hote rahate haiM / darzana kI bhASA meM yaha zakti se vyakti kA, tirobhAva se AvirbhAva kA eka abhedya krama hai| mAnanA hogA, bhaviSya eka pUrNarUpa se pUrva nirdhArita, sthira evaM nizcita sthiti hai| aura isakA AdhAra niyati hai, paryAyoM kI kramabaddhatA hai / hama vyavahAra se kAla ko bhUta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya ke rUpa meM vibhakta karate haiM / anyathA vaha eka vartamAna hai / jo bhI hone vAlA hai, vaha pahale se hI astitva meM hai / zrI rAvata ne isake lie kahA hai - " sArI ghaTanAe~ eka lipaTI huI philma kI taraha haiM / philma jaba cala rahI hotI hai, taba jo hissA cala cukA hotA hai vaha bhUta, jo sAmane hotA hai vaha vartamAna aura jo calanA bAkI hai lekina hai, vaha pUrva nizcita hI bhaviSya / Apa rela se yAtrA kara rahe haiM / jo dRzya nikala cukA hai use Apa yAda kara sakate haiM, bhUta kAla kI taraha, jo dekha rahe haiM vaha vartamAna hai, aura jo Age Ane vAlA hai, para hai pahale se vidyamAna, vaha bhaviSya hai | " zrI rAvata kA yaha kathana jaina-darzana se mela khAtA hai / jaina-darzana pratyeka dravya ko apane meM sarvataMtra svatantra mAnakara calA hai | usake cintana meM hara dravya apane hara kSaNa pUrNa eka akhaNDa ikAI hai / dravya meM jo kucha bhI hotA hai, andara meM apane meM se hotA hai | bAhara ke kisI anya dravya ke dvArA usa meM guNAdhAna nahIM hotA hai / 'sva' kA kartA 'sva' hai, 'para kA kartA vaha 'para' hai / paraspara eka-dUsare kA koI kartA nahIM hai / aura yaha kartRtva pahale se, ananta-anAdi kAla pahale se nizcita hai / niyativAda mAnava mana ko nirbhaya aura nirdvandva banAtA hai / sukha ho yA (193) Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha ho, yaza ho yA apayaza ho, jIvana ho yA maraNa ho, acchA ho yA burA ho, sAdhaka ke lie isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA / acche ke rAga kI aura bure ke dveSa kI AkulatA sAdhaka ko taMga nahIM karatI / jo kucha bhI jIvana meM ghaTita hotA hai, vaha use apanA hI, sadA kAla kA apanA hI mAna kara calatA hai / vaha anya kisI vyakti para yA nimitta para burA hone kA doSAropaNa nahIM karatA / aura na apane dvArA kisI kA kucha acchA kiye jAne para apane prati zreSThatA ke ahaM kA rAga hI karatA hai / vaha sarvatra sama rahatA hai, anAkula aura anudvelita ! akSubdha aura astabdha ! yahI vedAnta kI brAhmI sthiti hai / yahI jaina darzana kI vItarAga sthiti hai / yahI bauddha darzana kI vipazyanA sthiti hai / draSTA honA hai, kartA nahIM / dekhate jAo, dekhate jAo ! jo ho rahA hai, basa, use dekhate jAo / yadi koI samayAnurUpa acche aura bure kA pratikAra aura svIkAra bhI karanA ho, isake lie kucha karane jaisA bhI ho to kara sakate ho / kintu ise bhI taTastha draSTA ke rUpa meM dekhate hI raho, majA lete raho, ki yaha kyA ho rahA hai / karma ke sAtha kartRtva ke ahaM se lipta na bano / prApta karma ke gahare jala meM rahakara bhI kamala ke samAna nirlipta raho / yaha mAnasika tanAva se mukta rahane kI dArzanika prakriyA hai / kucha loga kahate haiM - isa taraha ke siddhAnta se to manuSya ke karma karane kI svatantratA hI samApta ho jAtI hai / maiM kahatA hU~, isa siddhAMta se svatantratA milatI hai / yadi koI bAhara kA Izvara yA anya koI kartA mAnA jAtA, taba to vyakti kI svatantratA kA hanana hotA / yahA~ to dUsare ke kartRtva se inkAra hai / svayaM, svayaM kA kartA hai isase bar3ha kara aura kauna-sI svatantratA hogI / Apa dUsaroM ke lie bhI kucha acchA kara sakate haiM / para, zarta hai- apane ko eka - nimitta mAnakara calie / kartA vaha svayaM hai, aura nimitta Apa haiM / basa, aura kucha nahIM haiM / tere mere kA jhagar3A khatma ! na sAdhaka ! tujha para acchA karane kI zreSThatA ke ahaM kA tanAva / aura na sAmane vAle para terI zreSThatA ke ahaM kA dabAva ! eka tanAva se mukta ! dUsarA dabAva se mukta ! niyativAda ke prati logoM kA eka tarka hai, ki jaba saba kucha hone jaisA honA hI hai, taba hama kyoM satkarma kareM ? kyoM svAdhyAya, dhyAna, japa, tapa, dayA, dAna Adi karane kI jhaMjhaTa meM par3heM / jo honA hai, apane Apa samaya para ho jAegA / ( 194) Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM kahatA hU~, bilkula ThIka hai / kucha mata karo / kauna kahatA hai, tumheM karane ke lie jaba niyati hogI, apane Apa ho jAegI / aura yadi vaha tuma se honI hogI, to tumhIM se hogI / lAkha inkAra karo, nahIM karanA hai nahIM karanA hai, phira bhI vaha tumhIM se hogA / tumheM hI karanA hogA / vyartha hI karane aura na karane ke vikalpoM meM kyoM ulajha rahe ho ? dhArA jisa gati se baha rahI hai, bahane do / na use jora dekara bahAvo, na roko / bhArata ke eka mahAna tattvadarzI RSi ne kahA thA prastuta sandarbha meM, ki sukha ho athavA duHkha ho, priya ho athavA apriya ho, jo prApta hotA jAe, use svIkArate jAo / kintu sAvadhAna rahie, hRdaya ko parAjita na hone denA / na mana ko uchalane denA aura na girane denA / jUna 1978 " sukhaM vA yadi vA duHkhaM, priyaM vA yadi vA'priyam / prAptaM prAptamupAsIta hRdayenA' parAjitaH / / " ( 195) Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka aitihAsika paryavekSaNa samayocita parivartana : eka jIvanta prakriyA zAsanataMtra cAhe dhArmika ho, cAhe sAmAjika yA rASTrIya, zAsaka ko ucita samaya para ucita nirNaya lenA Avazyaka hotA hai / yaha nirNAyaka zakti jisa zAsaka meM jitanI hI adhika acchI hotI hai, vaha utanA hI acchA aura saphala zAsaka hotA hai | usake nirNaya ke pariNAma dUra-dUra taka ke deza-kAla para apanA prabhAva DAlate haiM aura apanI anugata prajA kA hita-sAdhana karate haiN| karmabhUmi-yuga jaina paurANika gAthAoM ke anusAra mAnavajAti kA vaha bhI eka yuga thA, jaba vaha Adima yA vanavAsI sabhyatA meM ardhamAnava yA ardhapazu kA-sA jIvanayApana kara rahI thI / kanda, mUla, phala hI usakA bhojana thaa| nAnA prakAra ke vRkSa hI usake ekamAtra jIvana-yAtrA ke AdhAra the / samaya Age bar3hA / idhara jana-saMkhyA bar3hI aura udhara vRkSa kama hue / bhayaMkara duSkAla / bhUkha kA hAhAkAra / paraspara lar3AI-jhagar3A | mAnavajAti sarvanAza ke kagAra para / kulakara yA kulaka netA kucha nirNaya nahIM kara pA rahe the ki kyA kareM aura kyA na kreN| becAre dir3amUDha the | yuvaka RSabhakumAra, jo jaina-paraMparA ke Adi tIrthaMkara mAne jAte haiM, Age Ae | unhoMne bhogabhUmi kI samApti kI aura karmabhUmi-yuga ke prAraMbha kI ghoSaNA kI / eka eka vyakti ke rUpa meM bikhare manuSyoM ko (196) Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " paraspara dAyitva vAle sAmAjika saMgaThana kA rUpa diyA / 'zrama karo aura zrI pAo kA sandeza diyA / kRSi kA Adarza upasthita karane vAlA, kaMda, mUla phalAdi se anna para lAne vAlA yaha Adi yugapuruSa thA, mahAmAnava thA / ya RSabhadeva samaya para ucita nirNaya na lete to mAnavajAti kA dharatI para koI astitva na rahatA / eka-dUsare ko khAkara mAnavajAti dAnava banatI aura antataH dharatI para se apanA astitva samApta kara detI / asi kA nirmANa Atma-rakSaNArtha zrI RSabhadeva ne asi arthAt talavAra kA nirmANa kiyA / hiMsra pazuoM evaM duSTa dAnavarUpa manuSyoM se apanI aura samAja kI rakSA ke lie vaha AviSkAra Avazyaka thA / yaha ThIka hai ki Age calakara vinAza ke rUpa meM isakA bhayaMkara durupayoga bhI huA, apane tuccha svArthoM ke lie narasaMhAra huA, rakSA ke sthAna para dhvaMsAtmaka nagna AkramaNa kA rUpa lekara isane apanA mUla Adarza hI naSTa kara diyA / kucha bhI huA ho, parantu samaya para usakI eka upayogitA thI samAja ke lie, isase inakAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / yadi asi se bhaviSya meM hone vAle anarthoM ke vikalpoM meM hI RSabha ulajhe rahate, to Aja mAnava jAti kA kyA bhaviSya hotA ? guNa aura doSa bagalagIra yugala bandhu haiM / samaya para apanA apana sthAna lete rahate haiM / dRSTaM kimapi loke'smina na nirdoSa na nirguNam / ' prazna vartamAna kA hai / kucha dUra taka ke bhaviSya kA hai / yadi amuka samaya yA amuka bhaviSya taka kisI nirNaya kI yA bAta kI arthavattA hai, to usakA upayoga karanA cAhie | sudUra bhaviSya ke vikalpoM meM nahIM ulajhanA caahie| aba kI bAta dekho / taba kI bAta taba dekheMge, Ane vAlI tatkAlIna pIr3hI ke loga / jU~ par3a jAne ke bhaya se vastra na pahanakara naMge phiranA kahA~ kI buddhimattA hai ? jU~ na par3ane pAe~, isake lie vastra prakSAlanapara dhyAna rkhoN| bhojana kareMge to zauca karanA par3egA, yaha tarka kitanA mUrkhatApUrNa hai ? hAlata ho to mala kI zuddhi kara lenA bhaaii| are, taba ke mala kI cintA meM Aja to bhUkhe na maro / RSabhadeva ne vartamAna AtmarakSA ke prazna kA hala asi meM socA, aura usa karuNAmUrti ne sarvaprathama mAnava ke hAthoM meM AtmarakSA evaM samAjarakSA ke lie yaha asi thamA dii| 4 ( 197) Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . janahitAya masi-kRSi ___ yahI bAta lekhana ke sambandha meM thii| lekhana kA bhI durupayoga huA bhaviSya meM / jhUThe dastAveja likhe gae / mithyA zAstra lipibaddha hue / hiMsA, vigraha, vAsanAvarddhaka grantha race gae | yaha saba huA | sAtha hI acchA bhI to huA | lekhana bahuta bar3I apekSA thI mAnava kI / zrI RSabhadeva ne usakI tatkAla pUrti kI / jambUdvIpaprajJaptike 'payAhiyAe~ uvadisaI ' sUkta ke anusAra prajA kA hita saMpAdana,kiyA / asi aura kRSi Adi meM hiMsA hote hue bhI mAnava prajA kA hita bhI hai usameM / jahA~ hita hai, hitabuddhi hai, vahA~ pApa nahIM, puNya hai| ata: RSabhadeva ne rAjyazAsana, vANijya, luhAra, kumhAra Adi ke zilpa-karma tathA yuddha kalA Adi ke prazikSaNa dvArA puNyakarma hI kiyA, pApa-karma nahIM | unake ye tatkAlIna nirNaya vizva-janahita meM the, jo Aja bhI amuka sImA-rekhAoM taka haiN| dharma-zAsana meM krAMti bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dhArmika zAsanataMtra ke niyama bhI nirdhArita kie the / acela-nagnatA Adi ke rUpa meM ve kaThora the| unase dUsare naMbara para Ane vAle zrI ajita tIrthaMkara ne sacela-savastra Adi kA komala evaM vyAvahArika vidhAna kara apane yuga meM kaThora niyamoM ko apadastha kara diyA / thor3e-bahuta heraphera ke sAtha yaha parivartita rUpa teIsaveM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha taka calatA rahA / prazna hai, ajita ne kaThora vratoM ko komala kyoM banAyA ? eka samaya kI kaThora vyavasthAe~ bhaviSya meM avyavahArya hokara daMbha kA rUpa le letI haiM / lokalAja ke kAraNa bAhara kA khola banA rahatA hai, kintu andara meM bilakula khokhalA ho jAtA hai| yaha DhoMga pAkhaNDa banatA hai, aura pAkhaNDa dharma evaM samAja kI pavitratA evaM prAmANikatA ko le DUbatA hai / Avazyaka ho jAtA hai, dharma evaM samAja ke zAsakoM ko ki ve kase bandhanoM ko kucha DhIlA kreN| yahI artha hai, ajitanAthajI dArA kaThora paraMparA ko komala banAne kA / samaya ke anarUpa unakA yaha ucita nirNaya thA / yadi ve isa soca-vicAra meM DUbe rahate ki Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kA vidhAna kaise badalA jAe | samAja meM isakI viparIta pratikriyA hogI, yaha to bhaviSya meM zithilAcAra kA rUpa le sakatA hai, to dharma-saMgha kA kyA hAla huA hotA ? jo Avazyaka hai, usako cAlU karane kA tatkAla nirNaya lo / kyA aura kyoM ke phera meM, yaza aura apayaza kI ulajhana meM par3e ki gae / avasara nikala jAtA hai, pachatAvA zeSa raha jAtA hai / (198) Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ke nirNaya yugAnukUla bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yuga AtA hai | komala niyama zithilAcAra yA bhraSTAcAra kA rUpa lete haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra phira aparigraha ke carama Adarza acela-nagnatA-Adi ke kaThora patha para cala par3ate haiN| yaha parivartana Avazyaka thA, unhoMne binA kisI ulajhana ke kiyA / isa parivartana meM pUrvavartI madhya ke tIrthaMkaroM kI avajJA nahIM hai| pArzvanAtha yA unase pahale ke dharma-tIrthaMkaroM kA apamAna nahIM / apane samaya meM unake nirNaya sahI the aura apane yuga meM prabhu mahAvIra ke| donoM meM virodha kahA~ hai yadi sAmayika upayogitA ko lakSya meM rakhA jaae| gautama dvArA samanvaya aura, mahAvIra kA hI yaha nirNaya unhIM ke jyeSTha ziSya prathama gaNadhara gautama ne badala DAlA / zrAvastI meM zramaNa kezIkumAra ke pArzvasaMgha aura anya sampradAyoM ke parivrAjaka evaM gRhasthoM ke samakSa unhoMne spaSTa ghoSaNA kara dI ki yaha nagnatA Adi saba kriyAkANDa yuga-dharma para AdhArita hai| yaha sAdhanA kA mUla aMga nahIM hai / uttarAdhyayanasUtra meM Aja bhI loge liMgapAoyaNe ' ke rUpa meM unakA mukta svara mukharita hai / ve deza kAlAnusAra prajJA ke AdhAra para nirNaya lene kI siphAriza karate haiM / Age calakara aneka jagaha ve svayaM vastradhArI sthAvarakalpI muni ke rUpa meM dRSTigocara hote haiM | upAsakadazAMga aura vipAkasUtra Adi merI ukta sthApanA ke sAkSI haiM / gautama kA yaha samaya para liyA gayA nirNaya hI pArzvasaMgha aura mahAvIrasaMgha ko, kucha samaya ke lie, eka dhArA kA rUpa de sakA / yaha parivartana kA cakra Age bhI uttarottara calatA rhaa| adhika to nahIM kucha udAharaNa upasthita kie detA hU~ / devarddhigaNI kA sAhasa nizIthasUtra ke anusAra bhikSu ke lie likhanA varjita hai | lagabhaga eka hajAra varSa taka isIlie Agama likhe nahIM gae / kintu devarddhigaNI ne AgamoM Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI rakSA ke hetu, unheM lipibaddha karane ke lie hAtha meM kalama pakar3I / jaina itihAsa ke anusAra kalama pakar3ane vAle ye pahale AcArya haiM / avazya hI virodha huA hogA unakA | AlocanA ke kaNTaka patha se unheM gujaranA par3A hogA | hara nayI bAta kA virodha karanA prAya: sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kA svabhAva hI hai / parantu janatA ko netRtva dene vAle dizAnirdezaka kaba rukakara khar3e raha gae haiM, yA cupa baiTha gae haiM ? ve to nirdvandva bhAva se gantavya kI ora calate hI rahate haiN| yadi devarddhigaNI yaha sAhasapUrNa nirNaya na karate to prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI kA, Agama-siddhAnta kA, saMbhava hai eka akSara bhI hamAre pAsa na hotA / jaise unake pUrva vizAla jaina vADmaya naSTa ho gayA, itastata: bhraSTa ho gayA, usI taraha Aja yaha jo kucha avazeSa prApta hai, vaha bhI naSTa ho gayA hotA | samaya pIche nahIM lauTatA pAtra ke sambandha meM bhI yahI bAta huI / jaisA ki bRhatkalpa Adi bhASyagranthoM meM likhA hai, AcArya AryarakSita se pUrva bhikSuoM ke lie eka hI pAtra vihita thA / AryarakSita ne badalate dezakAlAnusAra dUsare pAtra kA bhI vidhAna kara diyA / eka yuga thA, jaba bhikSu kevala pANipAtra thA / dUsarA yuga AyA, jaba eka pAtra rakhA gayA / virodha isakA bhI kama nahIM huA hogaa| parantu AryarakSita jaise AcArya samaya kI mA~ga ko pahacAnate haiM aura tadanusAra parivartana kA nirNaya lete haiM / aura bhI aneka parivartanoM kI gAthAe~ Agama tathA Agamottara sAhitya meM parilakSita hotI haiM / dina rAta ke caubIsa ghaMToM meM eka brAra AhAra aura vaha bhI dina ke tIsare prahara meM evaM rAtri meM tIsare prahara meM eka prahara kI nidrA Adi-Adi / yaha saba kucha zithilAcAra nahIM hai, samaya kI apekSA hai / eka samaya lekhana hI varjita thA | aba to bar3e-bar3e dhuraMdhara ugrAcArI dharmAcAryoM ke granthoM kI hajAroM pratiyA~ dhar3Adhar3a chapatI haiM, jahA~ bahuta-se vrata-niyamoM kA sahaja hI pAraNA ho jAtA hai | nizIthasUtra meM gRhastha se par3hane kA spaSTa niSedha hai; kintu aba taka kAphI samaya se vetanabhogI paMDitoM se par3hA bhI jAtA hai, grantha-lekhana kA kArya bhI karAyA jAtA hai / yaha saba jarA taTastha dRSTi se svayaM guru aura guruoM ke caparakanAtI camace dekhane kA kaSTa to kareM / samaya kI gati ko pIche DhakelanA sahaja nahIM hai / vaha Age bar3hatA hai, pIche nahIM lautttaa| dhanya haiM ve, jo isa gati ke anurUpa samaya para nirNaya kara lete haiM, saMgha evaM samAja ko bikherane se bacA lete haiM / (200) Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana : samAja kI apekSA eka samaya apekSA huI to AcAryoM ko gRhasthoM ke lie mUrtipUjA kA nirNaya lenA par3A / aura anAvazyaka ADaMbara bar3hA to eka dina usakA virodha bhI karanA par3A / eka dina ahiMsA ke AdhAra para bakaroM aura pakSiyoM ke saMrakSaNa kI paraMparA calI aura bakarAzAlA aura piMjarApola Adi kI sthApanAe~ huI / jaba isane, bar3hate-bar3hate vikaTa rUpa liyA, yahA~ taka ki cIMTI-makor3e kIr3elaTa-dhuna-khaTamala-makkhI-macchara Adi ke sAmUhika rakSA-AyojanoM meM hI samAja kI samagra dhanajana - zakti kendrita ho gaI, anya jIvanasparzI udAtta Adarza viveka kI A~khoM se ojhala ho gae, to samaya para isakA virodha bhI huA / bhale hI yaha virodha kisI bhI rUpa meM kisI ke bhI dvArA huA ho / Age calakara yaha virodha bhI bar3hate-bar3hate jaba Avazyaka sAmAjika sevAoM ke virodha taka pahu~ca gayA, to Aja usI samAja meM vaha virodha zithila par3A aura sAmAjika sevAoM kA patha punaH prazasta ho calA / samaya aura samaya para lie jAne vAle nirNayoM kA hI yaha saba prazna hai, aura kucha nahIM / eka samaya kA acchA mAnA jAne vAlA nirNaya parivartita samaya meM punaH pariSkRta yA parivartita hone kI apekSA rakhane lagatA hai / yaha to huA jaina paraMparA kA rekhAcitra | vaidika paramparA meM parivartanoM kA daura vaidika yA vaiSNava paramparA ke mahApuruSa evaM AcArya bhI parivartana ke daura meM se gujare haiM / unheM bhI deza - kAlAnusAra aneka vikaTa, kintu ucita nirNaya lene par3e haiM / zrI zaMkarAcArya, zrI rAmAnuja, zrI vallabhAcArya Adi kI vibhinna paramparAe~ isI parivartana-dhArA meM vikasita huI haiM / kisI samaya karmakANDa kA yuga thA / yajJa-yAga Adi kI bherI baja rahI thI aura vaha bhI eka samaya AyA, jaba usI paraMparA meM usake virodha kA svara mukharita huA / kabhI jJAnayoga kA yuga AyA to kabhI bhaktiyoga kA / bhaktiyoga bhI saguNa, nirguNa, rAmazAkhA, kRSNazAkhA Adi vibhinna dhArAoM meM zatadru banakara bahatA rahA / zrIkRSNa ke nirNaya mahApuruSoM meM zrIkRSNacandra to tAtkAlika ucita nirNaya lene vAlI (201) Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paraMparA ke karNadhAra hI haiM | vastuta: ve dizAnirdezaka puruSottama haiM / unake nirNaya bahuAyAmI haiM | AbhIra jAti jo mahAzUdra kI saMjJA se abhihita thI, usake bAlagopAloM ke sAtha kRSNa khAte-pIte haiM | gAe~ carAte haiM | antardAnavarUpa krUra, ariSTa vRSabha aura pUtanA strI kA vadha karate haiM | jo usa yuga meM pAtaka mAnA jAtA thA / atyAcAra se grasta rukmiNI kA usake uddhAra ke hetu apaharaNa karate haiM | mahAbhArata-yuddha meM arjuna ke ratha ke sArathi banate haiM, jo sUtakarma haiM / sUtakarma zUdra-karma mAnA gayA hai, jo kSatriya ke lie varjita hai / mahAbhArata yuddha meM zrIkRSNa ke aneka nirNaya to aise haiM, jo nIti kI maryAdA ke bAhara jAte haiM / bhISma, droNa, karNa aura duryodhana Adi ke saMhAra kI ghaTanAe~ chala se lipta haiM, zAstra-maryAdA ke viruddha haiM | arjuna Adi mahArathI usI zAstra evaM nIti ke vyAmoha meM vaha kAma karanA bhI nahIM cAhate the / parantu zrIkRSNa ne vaha saba karAyA / yadi aisA na kiyA yA karAyA jAtA, to tatkAlIna duryodhana jaise uddaNDa maryAdA-hIna zAsakoM dvArA prajA kA kitanA bhayaMkara utpIr3ana hotA, jinake hAthoM apane hI parivAra kI draupadI jaisI satI, sAdhvI, sadAcAriNI nAriyoM ko apamAnita honA par3A, bharI sabhA meM unheM nagna karane kI kuceSTA kI gaI / atyAcAra ko samApta karanA bhI eka dharma hai / yadi dharma-zAstra yA pUrva paraMparA kI kucha naitika mAnyatAe~ usameM bAdhaka banatI haiM, to zrIkRSNacandra jaise mahApuruSa unakI upekSA karate haiM aura samaya para unake viruddha bhI kAryakArI Avazyaka nirNaya lete haiM / zAstroM evaM dharma-paraMparAoM ke kucha vidhAna zAzvata nahIM hote / una para bhI deza-kAla kI chAyA par3I hotI hai, jo samaya para parivartana kI apekSA rakhatI hai | sAmAjika kSetra meM parivartana kA cakra sAmAjika kSetra bhI parivartana se alipta nahIM rahA hai / sudUra atIta meM striyoM meM pardA jaisI koI cIja nahIM thI / eka samaya AyA, jaba pardA Avazyaka ho gayA / aura Aja vaha samaya phira AyA ki pardA anAvazyaka huA, ataH usakA virodha huA / isI prakAra daheja, mRtakabhoja, bAla-vivAha, vidhavA-vivAha, strIzikSA Adi aneka jIvana-vidhAe~ vidhi se niSedha meM, niSedha se vidhi meM badalatI rahI haiM / ye zAzvata nahIM, yugadharma ke tattva haiM, inheM parivartana ke cakra meM yathAsamaya parivartita honA hI hogA / (202 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apekSAoM kA paryavekSaNa dhArmika kSetra ke guru yA AcArya hoM athavA sAmAjika kSetra ke netA yA agraNI hoM, unheM saMgha evaM samAja ke vartamAna tathA bhaviSya kI apekSAoM kA satata paryavekSaNa karate rahanA caahie| unheM nirantara dekhanA hai ki kyA ucita hai, kyA anucita hai, kyA Avazyaka hai, kyA anAvazyaka hai, kyA upayogI hai, kyA anupayogI hai / jo ThIka hai, usakA saMrakSaNa karanA hai aura jo ThIka nahIM hai, use sAhasa ke sAtha kATakara sApha kara denA hai / usake sthAna para yadi koI anya ucita nirNaya apekSita hai, to usakA vidhAna karanA hai | loga kyA kahate haiM, yaha nahIM dekhanA hai / dekhanA hai, satya evaM hita kyA kahatA hai | yogya DAkTara yA vaidya yaha nahIM dekhatA hai ki rogI kyA kahatA hai, vaha kyA khAnA-pInA cAhatA hai / vaha to roga aura usake pratikAra ko lakSya meM rakhakara kar3avI yA mIThI jaisI bhI auSadhi ho, susvAdu yA duHsvAdu jaisA bhI khAna-pAna ho, vidhAna kara detA hai / cikitsaka rogI kA anuyAyI banA ki sarvanAza ! guru kA dAyitva guru guru hai, ziSya nahIM hai / guru agraNI hai, use ziSyoM ko anuyAyI banAkara deza-kAlAnusAra ucita nirNaya lene haiM aura Age calanA hai / guru yadi ziSyoM ke pIche calane lagA, una abodha logoM kI 'hAM' meM 'hAM' aura 'nA' meM 'nA' karane lagA to usakA gurutva mara gayA / taba vaha guru na hokara abodha, netrahIna aMdhe ziSyoM kA ziSya bana gayA, unheM usane guru banA liyA, isa artha meM vaha svayaM bhI andhA bana gayA | aura taba gajaba ho jAtA hai, jaba andhe andhoM kA patha pradarzana karane lagate haiM / netA aura mithyAcAra jaba netA aura guru anuyAyI janatA kI icchA para calane lagate haiM, to arAjakatA paidA ho jAtI hai | janatA bhIr3a hai / usakA koI eka mastiSka nahIM hotA / eka varga kucha kahatA hai, to dUsarA varga usake viruddha kucha aura hI rAga alApatA hai / apanI-apanI bAta ke lie itanA hallA aura zoragula hotA hai / ki kucha pUcho nahIM / Aye dina isa sandarbha meM jo abhadra dRzya dekhane ko milate (203) Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI isa varga kI ora bhAgatA hai, kabhI usa varga kI or| kabhI 'gaMgA gae to gaMgAdAsa' kabhI 'jamanA gae to jamanAdAsa' kI anizcayasUcaka lokokti kA zikAra ho jAtA hai becArA netA / sabako saba taraha khuza rakhane se bar3hakara aura kauna-sA mithyAcAra ho sakatA ? vibhinna apekSAoM ke cakravyUha meM becArA abhimanyu maregA nahIM to kyA hogA ? lokahita kyA hai ? Aja lokahita kA prazna hai / prazna ThIka hai / parantu lokahita kyA hai, isakI paribhASA kauna nizcita karegA ? janatA meM koI eka paribhASA nizcita nahIM hai | bhinna-bhinna lokahita aura lokahita ke mArga haiM - eka dUsare ke viparIta janatA ke pAsa ! kaunasA lokahita aura usakA mArga apanAyA jAe~? ukta samasyA : kA samAdhAna taTastha prAmANikatA ke sAtha netA ko karanA hai yA janatA ko ? ucita davA kI tajabIja DAkTara ko karanI hai yA marIja ko ? ghUmaphira kara kyA karanA aura kyA na karanA, yaha saba dAyitva netA para hI A jAtA hai - kyoMki vaha netA hai, anuyAyI nahIM hai, vaha guru hai, ziSya nahIM hai / lokamUr3hatA lokamUr3hatA bahuta bar3I mUr3hatA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana meM yaha bhI mithyAdRSTi kA eka rUpa hai / aneka loka-paraMparAe~ viveka se pare haiM, ata: ve mUDhatAe~ haiM / mUr3ha vyakti hI unheM pakar3e rahate haiN| ise hI kahate haiM-gadhe kI pU~cha pakar3e rahanA aura dulattI khA-khAkara ghAyala hote rahanA / samyagdRSTi hone ke lie lokamUDhatA kA parityAga Avazyaka hai / adhikatara lokamAnasa gatAnugatika hotA hai / pAramArthika nahIM hotA / hara bAta ke lie vaha yahI kahatA hai ki jI, pahale se calI A rahI hai, nayI to nahIM hai / isIlie kahA hai eka manISI ne gatAnugatiko lokaH, na loka:pAramArthikaH / yaha siMhacAla nahIM, bher3acAla hai / pratisrotagAmitA nahIM, anusrotagAmitA hai | vegavAn pravAha ke pratikUla tairanA pratisrotagAmI siMhoM kA kAma hai, anusrotagAmI bher3oM kA nahIM / bAta kar3avI avazya hai, para hai yathArtha aura sAtha hI hitakara / (204) Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dera svayaM meM eka a~dhera 8 aneka dharmAcArya tathA samAja - netA satya ke nirNaya para Akara bhI usako udghoSita evaM kriyAnvika karane meM hicakate rahate haiM, ata: dera karate rahate haiM / kyA jaldI hai, kareMge kareMge, basa vAtyAcakra meM ulajhe rahate haiM / ve nahIM samajhate ki dera karane ke pariNAma prAya: acche nahIM hote / zubha hai, to use zIghra honA hI cAhie / 'zubhasya zIghram ' koI galata nahIM kahA hai / dera karate rahane se zubha kA rasa samApta ho jAtA hai kAlaH pibati tadrasam / ' loga kahate haiM ' dera hai, aMdhera nahIM / maiM kahatA hU~ dera svayaM meM hI eka aMdhera hai / jo bhI karanA hai, samaya para kara lenA caahie| tArIkheM DAlate rahanA, vyartha hI kesa ko laMbA karate jAnA, koI acchI bAta nahIM hai / 'turata dAna mahAphala' kA siddhAnta hI ThIka hai / Aja kI adAlateM phaisalA dene meM derI karane ke kAraNa majAka bana gaI haiM / varSoM ke varSa ho gae, mukadamoM kI lAkhoM phAIla yA to aMdhere meM dabI par3I haiM, yA eka meja se dUsarI meja para cakkara kATatI phira rahI haiN| eka bAra kacaharI meM praveza kara jAie, phira prabhu kI ananta kRpA ho to bhale hI jaldI vApasa lauTa Ae, nahIM to nahIM hI AegI / paisA kharca hotA rahatA hai, cAroM tarapha se noca-khasoTa hotI rahatI hai, vAdI yA prativAdI ghara se kacaharI aura kacaharI se ghara ke cakkara kATate kATate sahI arthoM meM cakaraghinnI ho jAte haiM / yahA~ taka ki pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI yaha cakra calatA rahatA hai, samApta hI hone ko nahIM AtA / yaha dera aMdhera hI hai, aura kyA ? dharma aura samAja kI adAlatoM ke bhI guru aura netA nyAyAdhIza haiM / unheM isa dera ke aMdhera se bacanA cAhie / na hA~ aura na nA, yaha kaisA zAsana karane kA tarIkA hai ? loka-nindA se Dare-Dare se rahate haiM / durbhAgya se sahI nirNaya de hI nahIM pAte / dera hotI rahatI hai, saMgaThana bikharatA jAtA hai / ucita samaya para ucita nirNaya ke abhAva meM yahI to hogA / zAsaka meM dRDha icchA zakti kA apratihata manobala honA cAhie / aise zAsakoM se hI loka-maMgala ho sakatA hai / anyathA ...... / jo zUnya ko tor3a kara navasRjana karatA hai, vahI sRSTikartA Izvara hai / agasta 1976 (205) Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha sAMskRtika garimA Aja kahA~ hai ? bhAratavarSa kI cirAgata mahattA aura garimA Aja dhUla meM milatI jA rahI hai / manuSya ke mana kA svArtha Aja sarvagrAsI aisA rAkSasa bana gayA hai ki jisakI dRSTi meM acche-bure kA puNya-pApa kA sArA bheda kI khatma ho gayA hai / hara mUlya para svArthasiddhi honI cAhie, basa, isa bAta ke sivA use na kucha socanA hai, aura na kucha karanA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki saba ora hatyA, lUTa, balAtkAra aura bhraSTAcAra Adi kukarmoM kA sAmrAjya sthApita hotA jA rahA hai / samAcAra patroM ke pRSThoM para, Aye dina ghaTita hone vAlI hajAroM ghaTanAoM meM se jo canda ghaTanAe~ aMkita hotI haiM, ve Aja ke vikRta hue jana-mAnasa kA vaha ghinaunA citra upasthita karatI haiM ki zarma se A~khe nIcI ho jAtI haiM / deza meM utthAna, unnati aura pragati ke nAma para bahuta kucha huA hai, aura ho rahA hai / nagaroM meM AkAza cUmate bIsa-bIsa maMjila ke bhavya bhavana bana rahe haiM, sAgara jaise hilore lete bAMdha banAye gae haiM / bhAskara, rohiNI aura Arya bhaTTa jaise upagraha pRthvI kI pradakSiNA kara rahe haiM aura ve Rtu parivartana Adi kI mahattvapUrNa sUcanAe~ apane kendroM ko de rahe haiM / bhaviSya meM kaba kahA~ kyA tUphAna, kampana aura varSA Adi ho sakate haiM, isakI sUcanA bhI samaya se pahale mila jAtI hai / virATa yaMtroM kA nirmANa itane U~ce stara para ho rahA hai ki aneka bAya dezoM ko vipula mAtrA meM niryAta kiyA jA rahA hai / araba aura eziyA ke aneka rASTroM meM vizAla kala-kArakhAnoM kA nirmANa bhAratIya pratibhAe~ kara rahIM haiM / yaha saba kucha ho rahA hai, vijJAna ke bhautika camatkAroM kA Aja dharatI para jAla bicha rahA hai / parantu, kheda hai, AdhyAtmika evaM sAmAjika stara para vaha patana kI ora khisaka rahA hai / naitika mUlyoM kA hrAsa itanI tIvragati se ho rahA hai ki sa~bhAle saMbhala nahIM pA rahA hai / (206) Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naitikatA : bhAratavAsI bAta-bAta para apanI naitikatA ke U~ce mAnadaNDoM kI prAya: jaya ghoSaNAe~ karate rahate haiM / dUra ke dUsare rASTroM ko naitika dRSTi se tuccha, kSudra evaM nIca samajhate haiN| samudra pAra ke aneka rASTroM meM striyoM se hAtha milAne kI aura paraspara cuMbana Adi kI kucha khulI paramparAe~ haiN| ise hama ghRNA se dekhate haiM aura kahate haiM- ve jaMgalI haiM, jAnavara haiN| yaha kaisI sabhyatA ? yaha to nArI kyA, vezyAe~ haiM, vezyAe~ / aura hama nAka-bhauMha sikor3ate haiM, aura apanI ucca sabhyatA evaM naitikatA ke nagAr3e bajAne zarU kara dete haiN| maiM ina saba bAtoM ke samarthana meM nahIM hU~ / parantu itanA avazya kahU~gA ki yaha pApAcAra utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki vahA~ kA lokAcAra hai| mAnA ki yaha saba hai / para dUsarI ora yaha bhI to dekhie ki nArI jAti kA vahA~ samAdara bhI kitanA udAtta hai / hara jagaha nArI ko pahale baiThAne kA aura kAma karane kA adhikAra hai / 'leDI ija pharsTa vahA~ kA nArI ke prati udAtta vyavahAra sUtra hai / aura bhArata meM kyA hai ? nArI ko pairoM kA jUtA kahA jAtA hai, jaba cAhA pheMka do, badala do / vaha atIta meM kAphI lambe samaya se bAbA tulasIdAsa ke zabdoM meM Dhola, ga~vAra, zUdra aura pazu ke samAna tAr3anA dene kI pAtra hai 'Dhola gaMvAra zUdra pazu nArI, ye saba tAr3ana ke adhikArI / ' aura, Aja to hAlata itanI kharAba hai ki kucha pUcho mata / nArI Aja itanI asurakSita hai, ki dila kA~pa jAtA hai / daheja ke nAma para use mArApITA jAtA hai, jalAyA jAtA hai / kabhI-kabhI atyAcAroM se taMga Akara svayaM use jalanA par3atA hai / use viSa khAkara AtmahatyA karanI par3atI hai / phA~sI ke phande para jhUlakara maranA hotA hai / aura Azcarya to taba hotA hai, jaba ye ghaTanAe~ kIr3e-makor3oM aura vanaspati jIvoM taka kI rakSA ke lie dayA-dharma kA gagana bhedI udghoSa karane vAloM ke gharoM meM ghaTita hotI haiM / -- kAma-vAsanA kA tUphAna to idhara prabala vega se umar3a par3A hai / balAtkAra kI bAta eka sAdhAraNa-sI prAsaMgika bAta ho gaI hai, sAmUhika balAtkAra / mUcchita avasthA taka nArI ke zarIra se dasa-dasa paMdraha-paMdraha nara-pizAca cipake rahate haiM / nArI becArI isa bIca mara bhI jAtI hai / aura aneka bAra to vAsanA kI pUrti ke bAda nara- rAkSasa svayaM hI mAra dete haiM / ina ghaTanAoM meM abodha bAlikAoM taka kA zikAra kiyA jAtA hai / sneha-bharI mA~ ke beTI ke sAmane mA~ kA, bhAI ke samakSa sAmane beTI kA, aura mAsUma (207) " Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahana kA aura pati kI hAjirI meM patnI kA zIla haraNa karanA aura vaha bhI ghAtaka zastroM kI noka para sAmUhika, yaha kaisA anaitika evaM pAzavika durAcaraNa hai? kyA yahI naitikatA hai, sabhyatA hai, jisake samakSa hama videziyoM kI naitikatA evaM sabhyatA kI Ae dina khillI ur3Ate haiM / yaha mata samajhie ki ina duSkarmoM meM sAdhAraNa kSudrajana hI lipta haiM / zikSita kahe jAne vAle sarasvatI-putra taka bhI isake lie kalaMkita haiM / abhI-abhI aligar3ha vizvavidyAlaya meM kyA huA hai, mAlUma hai na? prAmANikatA : dUsarI bAta prAmANikatA kI hai / yahA~ bAta-bAta meM jhUTha bolA jAtA hai, eka-dUsare ko chalA jAtA hai| nakalI davAiyA~ banatI haiM, jinase hajAroM rogI jIvana kI AzA meM mauta ke ghATa utara jAte haiM | nakalI sImenTa ke nirmANa se bar3e-bar3e vizAla pula, nadI-bA~dha aura bhavana sahasA dhvasta ho jAte haiM, aura hajAroM logoM ke prANa yoM hI kIr3e-makoDoM kI taraha cale jAte haiM / aspatAloM meM ghAvoM para bA~dhane ke kAma meM AnevAlI marahama-paTTiyA~ taka bhI nimna stara kI hotI haiM, jinake kabhI-kabhI bhayaMkara duSpariNAma becAre rogiyoM aura abhibhAvakoM ko bhogane par3ate haiM / patrakAra manoramA dIvAna ne eka samAcAra meM isa sambandha meM likhA hai ki briTiza sarakAra ne apane sabhI aspatAloM ko yaha nirdeza diyA hai ki "bhArata se AyAta kie gae sAmAna ko, jisameM ghAvoM para bA~dhI jAne vAlI paTTiyA~, rUI aura gAja sammilita haiM, turanta naSTa kara diyA jAe / kyoMki unakA nirmANa ucita DhaMga se nahIM huA hai / unake prayoga se TeTanasa aura geMgarija jaisI jAnalevA bImAriyA~ hone kI AzaMkA hai / " isI sandarbha meM bhArata ke rASTrapati aura pradhAnamaMtrI bhI Ae dina bolate haiM ki nirmANa kI kvAliTI girane nahIM pAe, para kauna dhyAna de rahA isa para / ye artha pizAca to jo kucha bhI kara leM, vaha saba thor3A hI hai / milAvaTa kI to koI sImArekhA hI nahIM hai, / dUdha meM, ghI meM, miThAI meM, mazAle meM, tela meM saba ora jIva-levA milAvaTa kA bolabAlA hai / lagatA hai, ImAnadArI nAma kI koI cIja kahIM raha nahIM gaI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM satya kabhI bhagavAna thA-'saccaM khu bhagavaM / ' para aba vaha bhagavAna mara cukA hai / kheda hai, usake marane kA kahIM mAtama bhI nahIM manAyA jA rahA hai / (208) Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. aura to aura, satya ke pakSadhara dharmaputra taka bhI apane virodha pakSa para managaDhaMta jhUThe doSAropaNa karate rahate haiM, anargala kIcar3a uchAlate rahate haiM | caritra hanana kA aisA kucakra calA hai ki sAdhu nAmadhArI mahAna puruSa bhI isase bace nahIM haiM, apitu unameM to yaha roga mahAmArI kI taraha kucha adhika hI phailatA jA rahA hai | kriyAkANDa ke nAma para adhikatara dambha kA pradarzana hai-nIce gArA Upara cUnA hai / aura yaha isalie hai ki nindA-AlocanA ke isa gande vyApAra ke mAdhyama se apanI kSaNa jIvI pratiSThA kA andha zradvAlu bhaktajanoM meM maryAdAhIna prasAra kiyA jAe, tathA bhinna sampradAya ke sAdhujanoM ko yA apane virodhiyoM ko badanAma kiyA jAe / unheM patA nahIM, yaha nakalI sAdhutA, ugra kriyA-kANDitA svarga kA patha nahIM, naraka kA patha hai / svarga bhI gae to ve mAyAcArI sAdhu, kilviSaka nAmadhArI nIca deva hI hoMge, zAstra pramANata: / maiM lekha kI ye paMktiyA~ likha rahA hU~, di. 12 jUna 82 kI dupaharI meM aura abhI hI dakSiNa pradeza madrAsa se zrI sugana candajI nAhara kA eka dardabharA patra hai ki "Ajakala sAdhu sirpha veSa meM hI dIkhate haiM, sAdhu dekhane kI tamannA raha gaI hai / " yaha eka nAharajI kA hI darda nahIM, yaha to aneka gumasuma nAharoM kA jina bhaktoM kA darda hai / kyoM hai yaha darda ? yaha isalie hai ki Ajakala sAdhu dharma kA nahIM, sampradAya kA pracAra karatA hai / prema, sadbhAva kA nahIM, paraspara meM ghRNA, durbhAva aura phUTa kA prasAra karatA hai| vaha Aga bujhAtA nahIM hai, apitu harebhare mAnava-mana ke zAnta upavana meM Aga lagAtA hai | amRta ke nAma para viSa-vRkSoM kA bIjAropaNa karatA hai / yaha sthiti kevala sAdhAraNa sAdhuoM kI hI nahIM hai, bar3e-bar3e nAmadhArI dharmAdhyakSa taka isa mAyAjAla se mukta nahIM haiN| ve sAdhAraNa jana kI apekSA adhika hI sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM kI kaThaputalI bana gae haiM / satya ko samajha kara aura mAnakara bhI bAhara meM muktarUpa se use svIkAra kara lene kI unameM kSamatA nahIM hai| aneka bAra mAnyatAoM ke moha se andara meM samajhate hue bhI ve bAhara meM satya ko asatya aura asatya ko satya ke rUpa meM pracArita karate haiM / dharma-sammelanoM ke aneka prasaMgoM para mujhe isa bAta kA aneka bAra kaTu anubhava huA hai / kyA unheM patA nahIM ki yaha gRhIta mithyAtva kA unmArga hai 1 zAstra par3hate haiM, patA to hogA hI | para, 'dRSTi rAgo hi pApIyAn' itanA bhayaMkara hai ki acche-se-acche vidvAna bhI usake samakSa parAjita ho jAte haiM | (209) Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI ekarUpatA : kimadhikam ? bhAratIya jIvana kA hara aMga dUSita ho gayA hai, aura ho rahA hai / parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura dharma sarvatra kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM, kisI-na-kisI aMza meM koI-na-koI vikRti praveza kara gaI hai / aura usakA mUla bIja hai-svArthaparatA aura aprAmANikatA / isI meM sabhI doSa prAya: A jAte haiM / ata: sudhAra kA eka hI hetu hai ki mAnava apane ko svArtha ke dharAtala se Upara uThAe aura apane vicAra evaM AcAra ko prAmANikatA kI jyoti se prakAzamAna banAe / svArthamukta prAmANikatA hI vaha jyoti hai, jisake samakSa andhakAra kA kucha bhI astitva nahIM raha sakatA / svArtha kA artha lobha hai, bhogAsakti hai / aura isake lie bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sUtra hai-'lobho saba viNAsaNo / ' lobha sabhI sad-guNoM ko naSTa karane vAlA hai / ata: lobha-mukti vikAravimukti kA sarvottama sopAna hai / aura isI lobha meM antarnihita hai-aprAmANikatA / manuSya aprAmANika kisI-na-kisI icchA, lobha evaM moha ke kAraNa hI hotA hai / aprAmANikatA hai-jIvana ko do virodhI khaNDoM meM vibhakta kara denA | andara kucha aura, aura bAhara kucha aura, yahI hai aprAmANikatA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA jaise andara meM ho, vaise hI bAhara meM raho-"jahA aMto tahA bAhiM, jahA bAhiM tahA aNto|" isI sandarbha meM saMskRta-sAhitya kA bhI eka vicArasUtra hai-"manasyekaM vacasyekaM karmaNyekaM mahAtmanAm / " mahAna AtmAe~ mana, vANI aura karma meM eka svarUpa rahate haiM / ata: mahAna hone kA, patana se bacane kA vastuta: eka hI sUtra hai--jIvana meM prAmANikatA kA prAmANikatA se AcaraNa / ImAnadArI se / ImAnadArI kA sviikaar|' agasta 1982 (210) Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAroM ke bIja __ aneka prAcIna granthoM meM zarIra ko kSetra kahA hai, parantu cintana kI dhArA meM yadi gahare utareM to patA lagegA ki vastutaH zarIra kSetra nahIM, zarIra meM chipA huA mana hI kSetra hai / kSetra kA artha kheta hai, kheta meM kucha-na-kucha boyA jAtA hai, jisakI upaja para bonevAle ke bhaviSya kA acchA-burApana nirbhara hai / zarIra meM kyA boyA jAtA hai, aura usameM bone ke anurUpa kyA upaja hotI hai ? kucha bhI to nahIM hotI / zarIra meM se bhojana boyA jAtA hai, aura usase rakta, mAMsa, majjA, asthi aura mala-mUtra kI hI upaja hotI hai, jisakA prastuta cintana ke sAtha koI sambandha nahIM hai / Apa dekhate haiM, kheta meM jaisA bhI bIja boyA jAtA hai, tadanurUpa hI usameM gehU~, canA, jau Adi ke paudhe lagate haiM aura unhIM jaisA dhAnya paidA hotA hai| kSetra kI prakRti isameM jarA bhI bhUla nahIM karatI, aisA kabhI nahIM hotA ki boyA jAe gehU~ aura usake badale kheta meM jau yA canA Adi kI viparIta phasala khar3I ho jaae| yahI sthiti hamAre mana ke kheta kI hai | hama isameM jaise vicAroM evaM bhAvoM ke bIja boe~ge, usake anurUpa hI to hamAre bhaviSya kI pariNati hogii| mana kA kSetra vizAla hai | usake sambandha meM hameM nirNaya lenA hai ki yahA~ kauna-sI phasala ugAnI hai / sukha kI, zAnti kI ugAnI hai, yA du:kha kI ? utthAna kI ugAnI hai, yA patana kI / pragati kI ugAnI hai, yA avagati kI ? jo bhI hai, hamAre vicAroM ke bIjoM para nirbhara hai, hiMsA, ghRNA, vaira, lobha-lAlaca, durvAsanA Adi ke bIja azubha haiM | yadi inhIM vicAroM kA bIjAropaNa manobhUmi meM kiyA gayA, to atyanta kAMToM bharI duHkhoM, pIr3AoM kI phasala paidA hogI / aura, yadi prema, sadbhAva, sahayoga, upakAra evaM maitrI Adi ke zubha bIja boe gae, to usase sukhazAnti aura Ananda-maMgala kI vaha uttama phasala paidA hogI ki janma-janmAntara ke lie apAra sukha-samRddhi ke aMbAra laga jAe~ge / aura yaha (211) Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samRddhi vaha samRddhi hogI, jo sva aura para arthAt sabhI ke lie dUra-dUra taka dharatI para svarga kA avataraNa karAegI / acchA ho, hama bure vicAroM ke bIja bone se baceM / andhe hokara, jo bhI hAtha Ae, vahI bIja kheta meM nahIM pheMka denA hai | bahuta bar3I satarkatA kI apekSA hai isa vapana kriyA meM / mUrkha kisAna jaise bhUmi para ke kheta meM anAvazyaka bIja bokara pachatAtA hai, vaise hI mAnava bhI apanI manobhUmi meM vyartha ke anAvazyaka evaM abhadra vicAra-bIjoM ko bokara pariNAma svarUpa phasala pakane para sira pITa kara pachatAyA karatA hai / zubhatva ke vicAra-bIjoM ko vapana karate samaya bhI jAgRta rahanA caahie| zubha-vicAra yoMhI sar3e gale evaM zaktihIna na hoM / acchA bIja bhI jaise sar3A, galA, ghunA, purAnA evaM zaktihIna hotA hai, to usase kabhI acchA aMkura paidA nahIM hotA, lahalahAtI harI-bharI sukhada phasala nahIM hotI, vaise hI zubha-vicAra ke bIja bhI saMkalpahIna nirbala, kamajora hoM, to unase kaise abhISTa acche pariNAma Ae~ge | samartha evaM sakSama vicAra hI samaya para acche pariNAma lA sakate haiM / prastuta kheta aura bIja kI tulanA ke sAtha isI se sambandhita eka aura bAta bhI dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai| acche se acche anna ke sazakta binA ghune aura binA sar3e gale bIja bone para bhI kheta meM asAvadhAnI se idhara-udhara khara-patavAra khar3A ho jAtA hai, ka~TIlI jhAr3iyA~ uga AtI haiM, aura phasala kA zoSaNa karanevAlA vyartha kA ghAsa uga AtA hai / catura aura udyamI kisAna-bIca-bIca meM samaya-samaya para ina avarodhaka khara-patavAroM ko ukhAr3a pheMkatA hai / isakI nirantara sAvadhAnI rakhatA hai / vicArazIla puruSArthI mAnava bhI manobhUmi kI khetI ke lie yahI mArga apanAtA hai / zubha vicAroM ke bIjoM ke sAtha kabhI-kabhI asAvadhAnatA ke aMdhere kSaNoM meM azubha vicAroM ke bIja bhI A par3ate haiN| ye itane maunarUpa meM girate haiM, ki mAnava ko ThIka taraha patA bhI nahIM laga pAtA ki kyA-kucha huA ? yadi kabhI patA hotA bhI hai, to unakI nagaNyatA itanI adhika hotI hai ki vyakti upekSA kara jAtA hai | ki are yaha to koI khAsa bAta nahIM hai / jAne do, jo huA so huA | isase kyA hAni hone vAlI hai / parantu, vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki jJAta yA ajJAta kisI bhI rUpa meM manobhUmi para par3e hue durvicAroM ke nagaNya evaM upekSita bIja bhI samaya para kitane bhayaMkara (212) Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariNAma ke janaka hote haiM / sarpa ke kATane para viSa kI eka sAdhAraNa-sI bUnda hI rakta meM praveza karatI hai, parantu kucha hI dera meM vaha samagra zarIra meM phaila jAtI hai, sArA-kA-sArA zarIra viSAkta ho jAtA hai / aura, yadi samaya para koI kAragara yathocita upacAra na kiyA jAe, to antata: mAnava ke prANa bhI samApta ho sakate haiM / puSpa-vATikA meM par3A huA jaMgalI-jhAr3I kA eka nanhA-sA bIja kaMTIlI jhAr3I ke rUpa meM jaba aMkurita hotA hai, to hajAroM nukIle tIkhe kA~ToM se vaha jhAr3I lada jAtI hai / ghuna kA kIr3A kitanA sUkSma hotA hai / vaha cupacApa adRzya rUpa se kASTha meM lagA rahatA hai, ora eka dina makAna kI chata ke AdhArabhUta vizAla sahatIroM ko bhI pUrI taraha khokhalA kara DAlatA hai / durvicAra kI bhI yahI sthiti hai / prAraMbha meM sAdhAraNa, tuccha, arthahIna lagane vAle kuvicAra samaya pAkara vistAra pAte haiM, aura jIvana ko saba ora ke sadguNoMse khokhalA karake durguNoM evaM doSoM se bhara dete haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai - bAhara ke dehadhArI sazastra krUra zatru bhI utane bhayaMkara nahIM hote, jitane ki mAnava ke apane mana ke andara ke kuvicAra bhayaMkara hote haiM, sarvanAza ke hetu banate haiN| mana ke kuvicAra AstIna ke sA~pa haiM, ghara ke hI bhedie vibhISaNa haiM / inakI mAra se baca pAnA sahaja nahIM hai / ataH prabuddha mAnava ko cAhie kI vaha AtmAlocana ke dvArA nirantara zubhAzubha vicAroM kA vizleSaNa karake azubha evaM abhadra vicAroM kA parimArjana karatA rahe, pazcAttApa kI gaMgA meM mana ke maila ko dhotA rahe | jainaparamparA kA prAta: evaM sAyaM ubhaya-kAlIna kiyA jAne vAlA pratikramaNa isI doSaparimArjana kA pratIka hai / pakkhI, caumAsI evaM saMvatsarI-parva para kI jAne vAlI AlocanA, pratikramaNa tathA kSamApanA kI kriyAe~ bhI doSoM ke parimArjana ke lie hI haiM | mahAparva paryuSaNa to Atma-nirIkSaNa kA parva hai / mana ko mA~jane kA, mana para jame hue mala ko dhokara sApha karane kA punIta divasa hai| jisase manobhUmi meM zuddha vicAroM ke bIja aMkurita ho sakeM, zuddha bhAvoM kI jyoti prajvalita ho sake aura sAdhaka nirbAdha gati se jIvana kI sahI dizA meM pragati kara sake / sitambara 1982 (213) Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha hai mAnavatA ! mAnava jAti meM aise udAharaNa to lAkhoM hI nahIM, karor3oM mileMge, jinameM apane vyaktigata svArthoM ke vyAmoha meM mAnava ne apane prANoM kA balidAna diyA hai / anAdikAla se mAnava apane kSudra parivAra ke lie, yaza-pratiSThA ke lie, dhana-saMpatti ke arjana evaM rakSaNa ke lie apane priya prANoM ko mRtyu kI Aga meM homatA AyA hai, sAtha hI dUsaroM ke prANoM kA bhI hanana karatA rahA hai / parantu, aise virale hI mAnava mileMge, jo dUsaroM ke prANoM kI rakSA ke lie, kartavya kI vedI para apane priya prANoM ko nichAvara karane ke lie sAhasa ke sAtha mauta ke sAmane Akara khar3e hote haiM, aura prasaMga Age bar3hatA hai, to ha~sate-ha~sate apanA sarvAdhika priya jIvana nichAvara kara bhI dete haiM / aise balidAnI dadhIciyoM ke ukta dAna meM pratidAna kI kahIM bhI koI gandha nahIM hotI- na aizvarya kI, na yaza kI aura na itihAsa ke pRSThoM para svarNAkSaroM meM nAma aMkita karAne kI / unheM to ajJAta evaM aparicita rahane meM jitanA Ananda AtA hai, utanA jJAta evaM paricita hone meM nahIM AtA, jaya jayakAra pAne meM nahIM AtA / satya yuga kI bAta chor3ie / vahA~ to aneka paurANika gAthAe~ aisI milatI haiM, jo hamAre Aja ke tana-mana ko romAMcita kara detI haiM / Aja kA saba ora se nindita kali-yuga bhI aisI divya jyotirmaya kiraNoM se vaMcita nahIM hai / mAnavatA satya yuga yA kali-yuga Adi ke kAla-khaNDoM meM bhI dhUmila nahIM hotI hai / saghana aMdhakAra ke kSaNoM meM bhI sahasA svarNima jyoti kiraNeM prajvalita ho jAtI haiM, jinake phala-svarUpa mAnavatA jagamagA uThatI hai / mAnava meM divyatA ke vizvAsa kA AdhAra inhIM ghaTanAoM para khar3A hai, jo yuga-yugAntara taka mAnava jAti ke supta evaM mUrcchita hote hue paropakAra-pravaNa, karuNArdra mana ko jagAe rakhatA hai / 'amara ujAlA' dainika, AgarA ( 12 apraila 1981) kA eka pRSTha (214) Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A~khoM ke sAmane A jAtA hai / 'kartavya kI pUrti ke zIrSaka se zrI dineza vaijala kA, eka lekha par3hatA hU~, to antarmana eka anirvacanIya bhAva-jyoti se Alokita ho uThatA hai / lekha kisI purA - kAla kI paurANika kathA kA aMkana nahIM kara rahA hai / jIvana ke sAmane ghaTita A~khoM dekhI ghaTanA kA varNana hai / varNana kyA hai ? mAnava ke rUpa meM eka devatAtmA kI kartavya gAthA hai / asama meM kAphI samaya se baMgAlI va videzI logoM ke avaidhAnika asama-praveza para ugratama Andolana cala rahA hai / asamI janatA ke mana ina pravAsI baMgAliyoM ke viruddha kaTutA evaM ghRNA se kitane bhare hue haiM, yaha Aja koI gupta rahasya nahIM hai / Andolana cala rahA hai, ora usameM asAmAjika tatva kisa rUpa meM hiMsA, hatyA evaM lUTa-mAra ke jaghanya kANDoM para utara Ate haiM, yaha Aja ke samAcAra patroM kI Aye dina kI surkhiyA~ haiM / carcita ghaTanA, isI se sambandhita hai / dopahara ke samaya strI-puruSoM, baccoM, bUDhoM, naujavAnoM se khacAkhaca bharI huI eka basa teja gati se gantavya sthAna kI ora daur3atI jA rahI thI ki eka sunasAna jagaha para badamAsoM - luTeroM evaM hatyAroM ke eka sazastra samUha ne use roka liyA / hatyAroM ke saradAra ne kar3akatI krUra AvAja meM kahA- 'basa meM jo bhI baMgAlI yAtrI hoM, ve saba-ke-saba turanta nIce utara Ae~ / ' sahasA yAtriyoM para mauta kA bhayAnaka sannATA chA gayA / striyA~ aura bacce cIkhane lage, aba kyA hogA ? kisI ko kucha sUjha nahIM rahA thA / luTeroM-hatyAroM ke rUpa meM yamadUta sAmane khar3e the / tabhI eka sAMvale raMga kA sAhasI yuvaka basa se nIce utarA aura baMgAlI bhASA meM bolA- " bAse zudhu amaI baMgAlI jAtrI Achi / yuvaka ne sAhasa ke sAtha Age mere sAtha vyavahAra kara sakate haiM / " basa meM, kevala maiM hI eka baMgAlI yAtrI hU~ / " bar3ha kara saradAra se kahA Apa jaisA bhI cAheM maiM Apake sAmane khar3A hU~, basa ko jAne deM / " - luTere cakita raha gae / yuvaka ke nirbhIka cehare aura spaSTa vANI para se unheM yahI AbhAsa huA ki vaha baMgAlI nahIM, asamI hai / aura basa, ve Age kucha bhI himmata na kara sake / kisI bhI yAtrI ko kucha bhI hAni pahu~cAye binA ve saba vApasa lauTa gae / (215) Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ basa puna: apane patha para bar3ha calI | yAtriyoM ke mana meM khuziyA~ uchala rahI thIM, sabhI kRtajJatA kI bhASA meM eka svara se yuvaka ko dhanyavAda de rahe the / aneka baMgAlI parivAra usa asamI yuvaka ko upahAra bhI arpaNa karane lage the / kintu, yuvaka ne isase inkAra kara diyA | aura to kyA, bAra-bAra sAgraha pUchane para apanA nAma, dhAma, patA taka bhI na batAyA | vaha zAnta svara se eka hI bAta kahatA rahA - "maiM bhAratIya huuN| aura maiMne mAnavatA ke kartavya kA pAlana kiyA hai / isameM yazapratiSThA yA aisA hI aura kucha pAne kA koI prazna hI nahIM yaha hai vaha mAnavatA, jo miTTI ke mAnava ko jyotirmaya devatva ke zikhara para pahu~cAtI hai | sahI aura zuddha mAnavatA vahI hai, jo jAti, samAja, dharma-grantha aura rASTra Adi kI kSudra vRttiyoM se Upara uThakara mAnavIya saMvedanA kI amRta varSA karatI hai / akTUbara 1982 (216) Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRjAti kI garimA kA prazna ? mAtRjAti kI mahimA ke guNagAna to bhArata ke prAcIna sAhitya meM khUba dhar3alle se milate haiM / use devI jaise gauravazAlI pada se sambodhita bhI kiyA hai / parantu usake sAtha usake gaurava ke anurUpa nyAya bahuta hI kama prApta huA hai, usakA upayoga eka sAdhAraNa bhogya vastu ke rUpa meM hotA rahA / isake sambandha meM abhI durbhAgya se kucha kama hI socA gayA hai, do-cAra bhUle-bisare apavAdoM ko chor3akara | veda jaise pavitra zAstra vaha par3ha nahIM sakatI / pavitratA kA pratIka yajJasUtrayajJopavIta vaha pahana nahIM sakatI / gAyatrI jaise maMtra kA vaha uccAraNa kara nahIM sakatI / Aja ke vikAsazIla yuga meM bhI zaMkarAcArya jaise dharmaguru ukta niSedhoM kI khule Ama ghoSaNA karate haiM / kheda hai, jaina-dharma jaisA udAra kahA jAne vAlA dharma bhI dhIre-dhIre nArI-jIvana ke prati saMkIrNa evaM anudAra manovRtti kA zikAra hotA gayA / usane bhI dRSTivAda jaise ucca Agama kA strI ke lie niSedha kara diyA / strI AcArya aura upAdhyAya jaise utkRSTa pada bhI prApta nahIM kara sakatI / jaina dharma kA eka varga to strI ko muni dharma kA adhikArI bhI nahIM mAnatA / aura jaba muni dharma nahIM, to mokSa bhI nahIM / niSedhoM kI zRMkhalA itanI dUra taka pahu~ca gaI hai / hajAroM sItAe~ lokApavAda ke jhUThe lAMchanoM para nirjana vanoM meM chor3a dI gaI haiM / jinake prati ve samarpita thIM, una patiyoM ke dvArA hI ye loma-harSaka kANDa hue haiM / satItva kI parIkSA dene ke lie ve dahakate agni kuNDa meM bhI kUdI haiM / hajAroM aMjanAe~ rotI-bilakhatIM himna vanoM meM bhaTakatI rahI haiM / -kalAvatI jaisI pavitra nAriyoM ke hAtha kATa DAle gae haiM / pA~ca-pA~ca sau ke samUha meM unheM eka sAtha agni meM jalAkara bhasmasAt kara diyA hai / sAdhAraNa (217) Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivAroM kI krIta dAsI ke rUpa meM jIvana jIne vAlI nAriyoM kI to koI bAta hI nahIM, unakA mUlya hI kyA hai ? draupadI jaisI mahArAnI hajAroM ucca-varga ke logoM se khacAkhaca bharI sabhA meM naMgI kI jAtI hai, aura virodha meM kisI kA mukha nahIM khulatA hai, jIbha nahIM hilatI hai / nArI hai, usake sAtha kahIM bhI, kaisA bhI vyavahAra ho sakatA hai| kauna pUchane vAlA hai kucha ? bhArata kA itihAsa lAkhoM hI varSoM kI lambI yAtrA kara cukA hai / para, nArI ke prati yaha atyAcAroM kI zRMkhalA nahIM TUTI hai / Aja ke vikasita yuga meM bhI bhArata kI nArI prAyaH vahI yaMtraNAe~ bhoga rahI hai / usake A~sU aba bhI usI taraha baha rahe haiM / Aja bhI vaha asahAya hai, nyAyocita svataMtratA ke adhikAroM se bhI eka taraha se vaMcita hai | maiM hairAna hU~, Aja bhArata ko ho kyA gayA hai ? bhAratIya taruNAI kI garimA kyoM lupta ho gaI hai ? aba to ukta atIta se bhI sthiti bahuta hI khataranAka mor3a para pahu~ca gaI hai / Ae dina akhabAroM ke pRSTha, jo khabareM lekara janatA taka pahu~cate haiM / unameM aura to abhadra jaisA kucha hotA hI hai, kintu sabase adhika lajjA - janaka ve pRSTha hote haiM, jina para nAriyoM ke apaharaNa, balAtkAra ke sAtha hatyAoM ke kurUpa kAle akSara aMkita hote haiM / abodha bAlikAoM taka ko nahIM chor3A jAtA / pitA ke dvArA putrI ke aura bhAI ke dvArA bahana ke apamAna kI, zIla bhaMga kI ghaTanAe~ par3hane AtI haiM, to roma-roma jala uThatA hai merA / loga vartamAna cAlU yuga ko kaliyuga kahate haiM / maiM kahatA durghaTanAe~, nArI ke prati yaha azobhana AcaraNa to DaMke kI coTa ghoSaNA karate haiM, ki kali-yuga hI nahIM, yaha naraka-yuga hai / mAnavatA kI jyoti vilupta ho rahI hai, nizAcara rAkSasoM kI a~dherI kAlarAtri kA saba ora krUra aTTahAsa ho rahA hai / AtmavAda, AtmavAda hI nahIM, paramAtmavAda kA pakSadhara bhArata Aja kaise dig - bhrAnta ho gayA hai / pratyeka prANI meM paramAtmA kA darzana karane vAlA bhArata, Aja apanI janmadAtA mAtR-jAti meM paramAtmA to kyA, AtmA ke bhI darzana kyoM nahIM kara rahA hai ? miTTI ke piNDa se Age, usakI dRSTi kyoM nahIM jA rahI hai ? nArI meM se mAtA, bahana evaM putrI Adi ke pavitra bhAva kyoM lupta ho gae haiM ? nArI ke divya zarIra meM bhI saba ora se haTakara kevala eka hI aMga para puruSa kI dRSTi kendrita ho gaI hai ? ye ve jalate prazna haiM, jo Aja samAdhAna (218) Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI pratIkSA meM haiM , yadi ina praznoM kA nikaTa bhaviSya meM sahI samAdhAna na mila sakA, to sarvanAza dvAra para khar3A hI hai / bhArata ke puruSa varga ko nArI ke prati apanA dRSTikoNa badalanA hI hogaa| nArI ko usakA apanA nyAyocita gaurava denA hI hogA / mAtR jAti ko bhI cAhie ki vaha adhikAra yA surakSA ke prazna para paramukhApekSI na rahe / apane aMdara meM durgA ko jagAnA hI hogA aba unheM / jisa dina unake andara kI soI huI durgA zakti-bhavAnI jagegI, usa dina unakA koI bhI bAla bA~kA nahIM kara sakegA, unakI ijjata ke sAtha khilavAr3a nahIM kara sakegA, kabhI nahIM kara skegaa| navambara-disambara 1982 (219) Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nae varSa kI AvAja ApakA nayA varSa Apake dvAra para khar3A hai / vaha AvAja de rahA pichalA jaisA thA, vaha calA gayA / aba Apa lauTakara na usake pAsa jA sakate haiM aura na vaha Apake pAsa A sakatA hai / usameM acchA yA burA jitanA jIvana jInA thA, jI lie / lAkha prayatna kareM, vigata vigata hai, usameM jIvana kA punaH praveza saMbhava nahIM hai, atIta ko kisI bhI mUlya evaM stara para lauTAyA nahIM jA sakatA / ataeva vigata ko bhUla jAie / vigata ke sukha ko bhUla jAie aura bhUla jAie vigata ke duHkha ko bhI / sukha ko na bhUleMge, to vaha aba bhI Apako apanI smRti dilA kara parezAna karatA rahegA, Asakti ke jAla meM pha~sAye rkhegaa| aura vigata ke duHkha ko na bhUleMge, to vaha bhI apanI kaTu smRtiyoM se Apake mana ko kuredatA rahegA, bhogI huI pIr3A aura vedanA ke ghAvoM ko bharane na degA, apitu unheM aura adhika caur3A aura gaharA karatA rahegA / vigata ke sukha-du:khoM kI smRtiyoM se zAnti nahIM, adhikatara azAnti hI milatI hai / yadi Apa merA jIvana kA anukUla vikAsa - yAtrA meM yathocita sahI upayoga karanA cAhate haiM, to mere sAtha vigata ko na jor3ie / maiM jIvita hU~, aura vigata mRta hai, zava hai, niSprANa hai / jIvita aura mRta kI sahayAtrA kaise saMbhava hai ? - hA~ atIta kI acchI anubhUtiyoM, vicAra aura AcAra kI viziSTatAoM ke jo aMza jIvita haiM, saprANa haiM, abhI taka jinakI upayogitA samApta nahIM huI haiM, unheM yadi sAtha lekara calate hai, to mujhe koI Apatti nahIM hai, balki maiM to Agraha karU~gA ki avazya hI mere sAtha unakA bhI anusaraNa karate rahie / mujhe napharata hai anupayogitA se, phira bhale vaha anupayogitA vyaktigata ho, yA sAmAjika, dhArmika ho yA aura kucha / maiM hara kalI ke khile hue mahakate puSpoM ko pasanda karatA hU~, murajhAe hue maraNonmukha yA mRta puSpoM ko nahIM / maiM pUchatA (220) Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~ Apa se ki Apa tAjA abhI kA banA bhojana pasanda karate haiM , yA dasa-pA~ca dina kA bAsI, sar3A-galA, durgandha mAratA bhojana pasanda karate haiN| Apako naye svaccha vastra pasanda haiM, yA phaTe-purAne, maile jIrNa-zIrNa | nivAsa ke hetu svayaM ke yA parivAra ke lie naye upayogI bhavana acche haiM yA jIrNazIrNa khaNDahara, jinakI hara IMTa giratI huI ApakI aura Apake bAlabaccoM kI kapAla kriyA karane ko prastuta hai ? spaSTa hai, Apako inameM se hara vastu nayI aura upayogI hI pasanda hai, purAnI aura anupayogI nahIM / phira kyA bAta hai, Apa atIta ke moha meM, paramparA ke durAgraha meM, tathAkathita sAmAjika tathA dhArmika Adi ke rUpa meM pracArita aneka arthahIna anupayogI mAnyatAoM evaM rIti-rivAjoM ke murdo ko apane mana mastiSka para doye jA rahe haiM | jitanI bhI jaldI ho sakatI hai, Apa murdo ko jalA dete haiM, daphanA dete haiM / ghara meM par3A huA murdA sar3atA hai, sAtha hI aneka jIvitoM ko bhI apane jaisA murdA banA DAlatA hai / ata: sAvadhAna rahie, samayocita sAhasa kIjie, atIta kI jo bhI mAnyatAe~, paramparAe~ apanI upayogitA kho baiThI haiM, unheM visarjita kara dIjie / unheM banAye rakhane meM, unase cipaTe rahane meM, ApakA hI nahIM, kisI kA bhI bhalA nahIM hai| hA~, yaha bAta meM pahale kaha cukA hU~ ki jo atIta jIvita hai, upayogI hai, use avazya sAtha lekara calie / jo jIvita hai, upayogI hai, vaha sahI artha meM atIta hai bhI nahIM / atIta kA artha hI anupayogitA hai | Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva se pUrva mAnavajAti cirAticira kAla se vanya jIvana yApana karatI A rahI thI / vaha jIvana sabhyatA kI dRSTi se eka saMskAra hIna, pragati zUnya ardha-mAnava sA jIvana thA / prakRti se prApta kandamUla, phala Adi para hI jIvana-yAtrA cala rahI thI / bhoga to thA kintu bhoga ke lie utpAdana ke rUpa meM zrama evaM puruSArtha jaisA kucha nahIM thA / aura, jaba bhoga sAmagrI kA abhAva huA, duSkAla par3A to asahAya mAnava prajA vinAza ke kagAra para pahu~ca gaI / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne taba usa anupayogI huI jIvana paddhati ko dhvasta kiyA, aura yogya karma evaM puruSArtha ke dvArA jIvana saMrakSaNa evaM vikAsa kI samayocita zikSA dI, sAtha hI dIkSA bhI | yadi bhagavAna samaya ke parivartana ko na pahacAnate, aura purAtana jIvana caryA ko badalakara use yugAnurUpa nayA rUpa na dete, to Aja dharatI para mAnava-jAti kA koI cihna na rahatA / anantara samaya-samaya para anya samAgata yuganetAoM tathA mahApuruSoM ne bhI mAnavajAti ke utthAna hetu mAnava sabhyatA kI dhArA ko aneka naye mor3a die haiM / itihAsa ko dhyAna meM rakhie, mRta atIta kA, mRta paramparAoM evaM mAnyatAoM kA, durAgraha para (221) Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdhArita moha chor3ie, aura jo vartamAna tathA bhaviSya ke lie upayogI Adarza hoM, unheM antarviveka se parIkSita kara Adara bhAva se apanAie / purAtana kA saMzodhana apekSita hai / A~kha mUMda kara kucha nahIM honA cAhie / 'buddhe phalaM tatvavicAraNaM ca ' kA bodha-sUtra Apa ke hara vicAra aura AcAra ke parIkSaNa kI kasauTI hai | atIta kA upayogI aMza surakSita rakhie, yugAnurUpa apekSA ho, to nayI paraMparAoM evaM mAnyatAoM kI sthApanA kiijie| maiM nayA varSa hU~ mujhe tAjagI cAhie / samaya kI mAra se anupayogI ho jAnevAlI bAsI bAteM mujhe kataI pasanda nahIM haiM / spaSTa hai, aba Apako purAtana meM nahIM, mujha naye meM jInA hai / naye meM hI socanA hai, samajhanA hai, sAMsa lenA hai, calanA hai, ghUmanA hai, khar3e honA hai, karma karanA hai, ora kRta karma kA phala bhoganA hai / ata: apane mana-mastiSka ko sRjanazIlatA ke patha para sakriya rakhie / kucha aisA nayA socie, jo vartamAna meM se bhaviSya kI ora jIvana-yAtrA karatI huI prajA ke maMgala-kalyANa ke lie ho, kisI eka vyakti kA sabase pRthaka apanA koI vaiyaktika hita nahIM hai / hita hI nahIM, astitva bhI nahIM hai | sabake hita meM hI sabakA hita hai, sabake astitva meM hI sabakA astitva hai / samaSTi kI dRSTi se hI socie, vicArie, aura karma kIjie / atIta ke aneka kAla khaNDoM se mAnava, se kaTakara alaga-thalaga par3a gayA hai / sAmUhika sukha-du:kha kA, utthAna-patana kA vicAra hI bhUla gayA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki kabhI dharma ke nAma para, to kabhI jAti-varNa ke nAma para, kabhI kSudra kSetrIyatA ke nAma para, to kabhI prAntIyatA ke nAma paraM mAnava eka-dUsare se ghRNA, vidveSa karatA rahA hai, niraparAdha strI-puruSoM kA khUna taka bahAtA rahA hai / yaha saMkIrNa manovRtti mere yahA~ nahIM calegI / khabaradAra, lUTa-pATa, hatyA, andha-vizvAsa, kadAcAra, chala-kapaTa, nArI jAti para krUra atyAcAra, balAtkAra jaise apakarmoM se mujhe kalaMkita kiyA, to usake pariNAma acche nahIM hoMge / ina kAle karmoM se kisI kA bhI bhalA nahIM hai | apane mana ko udAtta banAye rakhanA, use dayA, karuNA, prema, sadbhAvanA, pArasparika racanAtmaka sahayoga Adi se rasasnigdha banAe rakhanA | dharatI ko naraka banA diyA hai tuma logoM ne atIta ke kucha varSoM meM / vaha naraka aba dhvasta karanA hai, aura dharatI para svarga utAranA hai| svarga utAra lAnA asaMbhava yA azakya nahIM hai | apekSA hai, prAmANikatA ke (222) Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha jana-maMgala kI dizA meM satkarma karate rahane kI / jIvana eka yAtrA hai / yAtrA meM kaThinAiyA~, vighna-bAdhAe~ A sakatI haiM / para unase ghabarAie nahIM, thakakara baiThie nahIM / ApakA adamya dhairya, satsAhasa, pragatizIla cintana aura vivekayukta karma banA rahA, aura Apake mana, vANI aura puruSArtha kA teja aparAjita rahA to, kucha bhI asaMbhava nahIM hai / vighna bAdhAe~ zIghra hI dUra hoMgI, kAMTe phUloM meM badaleMge / jIvana mahakegA, dharatI para svarga utaregA / janavarI 1983 (223) Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhagiri vaibhAra kA garimAmaya itihAsa vartamAna kAlacakra ke carama tIrthaMkara mahAzramaNa mahAvIra, bhArata kI puNya bhUmi para vizva ke ananta jyotirmaya Aloka rahe haiM, jinake prakAza meM lAkhoM-lAkha nara-nAriyoM ne, aMdhakAra meM bhaTakate vyaktiyoM se sahI rAstA pAyA ! mahAprabhu mahAvIra apane jIvana ke antima tIsa varSa taka nirantara jJAnAmRta kI varSA karate rahe / mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI pIyUSavarSI dharma dezanA ke lie AcAryoM ne kahA hai . "prabhu kI yaha amRta vANI prAraMbha meM bhI maMgalamaya hai, madhya meM bhI maMgalamaya hai aura anta meM bhI maMgalamaya hai / " vastutaH prabhu kI divya vANI kA eka-eka zabda jIvana ke lie maMgalamaya hai / aura vaha sirpha vartamAna jIvana ke lie, isa loka ke lie hI nahIM, paraloka ke lie bhI maMgalamaya hai, Anandamaya hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra apane sAdhanA kAla meM aura kevala jJAna hone ke pazcAt arhanta avasthA meM bAra-bAra magadha kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha meM Ate rahe haiM / rAjagRha aMcala ke pandraha varSAvAsa meM se gyAraha varSAvAsa rAjagRha ke sAMskRtika evaM aitihAsika siddha parvata vaibhAragiri aura usakI upatyakA meM sthita guNazIla upavana ke haiM, tIna nAlandA ke haiM aura antima varSAvAsa pAvApurI kA hai / yaha vaibhAragiri parvata, jo Apake sAmane virAT rUpa lie khar3A hai, apane meM maMgalamaya itihAsa kI aneka gauravamayI gAthAoM ko saMjoye hue hai / isa parvata kI vizAla upatyakA meM jisameM Aja ApakA vIrAyatana rUpAyita ho rahA hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM guNazIla udyAna thA / usameM bhagavAna ke aneka samavasaraNa lage haiM / isa pAvana parvata ke zikharoM para evaM usakI talahaTI meM abhI taka mahAprabhu kI vANI kA amara brahmanAda gU~ja rahA hai / yaha, vaha divya - nAda hai, jise sunane ke lie svarga se devendra evaM deva - deviyA~ dharatI para utara kara prabhu caraNoM meM upasthita hote rahe haiM / pAtAla loka se dharaNendra jaise nAgarAja, camarendra jese asura Adi Ate rahe haiM / dharatI ke aneka samrAT aura dhanakubera zreSThI janoM se lekara (224) Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhoMpar3iyoM meM rahanevAle sAmAnya jana, jaMgaloM meM vicaraNa kara rahe vanavAsI jana bhI, unake caraNoM meM zraddhA-sumana arpaNa karate rahe haiM / isa prakAra tInoM loka unake caraNa-kamaloM meM upasthita hote rahe haiM | vaidika purANoM ke kathanAnusAra jisa svarga ko pAne ke lie bar3e-bar3e tapasvI apane Apako prajvalita agni meM homa dete the, gaMgA kI teja-dhArA meM chalAMga lagAkara apane prANoM kA visarjana kara dete the, himAdri Adi pavitra parvatoM ke uttuMga zikharoM se kUdakara mauta ke ghATiyoM meM zarIra ke khaNDa-khaNDa kara DAlate the / aura jyeSTha kI bhISaNa garmI aura tapatI dupaharI meM mahInoM taka sUrya kI pracaNDa atApanA lete rahe the tathA paMcAgni tapa tapate rahe the vahI svarga isa pAvana-dharA para maMgalamaya mahAprabhu ke caraNoM kA sparza kara apane ko dhanya mAnatA rahA hai / astu, siddhagiri vaibhAra evaM usakI upatyakA meM sthita guNazIla upavana kI vaha pavitra puNya-bhUmi hai, mahAn tIrtha bhUmi hai, jisakI yAtrA ke lie, jisake darzana ke lie hajAroM varSoM se bhaktoM kA pravAha gaMgA kI dhArA kI taraha nirantara pravahamAna rahA hai, niSThA evaM zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha AtA rahA hai / bhArata kA koI deza evaM pradeza bhAgyena hI aisA hogA, jahA~ se bhakta-gaNa zraddhA ke prajvalita dIpa lie yahA~ na pahu~ce hoM | aneka aise bhaktarAja bhI yahA~ Aye haiM jo apane se dUra pradezoM evaM kSetroM se yahA~ taka paidala calakara Aye haiM / yaha vaibhAragiri 23 tIrthaMkaroM ke samavasaraNoM kI zobhA se maNDita rahA hai / isa parvatarAja ko atIta meM zrI RSabhadeva Adi 23 tIrthaMkaroM ke caraNa sparza kA saubhAgya milA hai| yaha parvata mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI sAdhanA aura tapa kA parvata rahA hai, aura dharmadezanA kA parvata bhI rahA hai / ___ mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra sAdhanA-kAla meM isa devatAtmA vaibhAragiri ke vizAla zikharoM para evaM usakI saptaparNI guphA meM dhyAna-sAdhanA meM, Atmacintana meM sthita rahe haiM / sAdhanA kAla kA AThavA varSAvAsa isI parvata tathA guhA meM gujarA hai, usake pazcAt kevalajJAnI arhanta hone para vaibhAragiri evaM vipulAcala ke zikharoM para unake samavasaraNa lage haiM, unakI dharma-dezanA sunakara hajAroM vyaktiyoM ne antar-dRSTi prApta kI hai, jIvana ko jyotirmaya banAyA hai isa siddhagiri parvata para / isalie yaha bhUmi sirpha bhUmi hI nahIM hai, yaha parvata mAtra pattharoM kA DhAMcA hI nahIM hai / isake kaNa-kaNa meM pavitra itihAsa kI svarNima rekhAe~ sannihita haiM / hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI dIkSA isI parvata para huI haiM / (225) Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mahAmanISI gautama Adi gyAraha gaNadharoM kA nirvANa sthala bhI yahI girirAja hai / rAjagRha ke dhanakubera dhannA tathA zAlibhadra ke jyotirmaya samujjvala itihAsa se Apa paricita haiM / ina donoM yuvakoM ne aparimita vaibhava evaM aizvarya kA tyAga karake isI vaibhAragiri parvata para mahAprabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM vItarAga - patha para kadama bar3hAe the / zAlibhadra kA aizvarya koI sAdhAraNa nahIM thA / jaina - itihAsa sAkSI hai, eka bAra magadha samrATa zreNika zAlibhadra ke bhavya prAsAda meM praviSTa huA, to sahasA asamaMjasa meM par3a gayA ki vaha apane rAjya ke eka nAgarika ke prAsAda meM AyA hai yA svarga meM pahu~ca gayA hai / aise vipula aizvarya evaM bhogoM kA tyAga dhannAzAlibhadra ne jIvana kI antima sA~soM ko ginate samaya, yA yauvana ke Dhala jAne ke bAda jarjara bur3hApe meM nahIM kiyA hai, unhoMne usakA tyAga khilatI taruNAI meM kiyA hai / + isI parvata para sAkAra huI hai zreSThI putra jambUkumAra kI adbhuta preraNAdAyaka kathA / snehamUrti mamatAlu mA~ ke mana ko rakhane ke lie ATha apsaropamA kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha karake, aura daheja meM apAra sampatti lekara ghara AyA hai| pUre magadha deza meM, rAjagRha meM usake vivAha aura daheja kI carcA hai / daheja meM mile apAra dhana-vaibhava kI bAta sunakara usa samaya ke dasyurAja prabhava kA mana lalacA uThA aura vaha apane pA~ca sau khU~khAra dasyu sAthiyoM ko lekara jambU ke bhavya bhavana meM A dhamakA / prabhava vaha dasyurAja hai, jise magadha samrATa kI senA varSoM ke prayatna ke bAda bhI parAsta evaM samApta nahIM kara sakI / vahI dasyurAja jambU ke tyAga - vairAgya kI uccatama niSThA evaM jJAna - jyoti se Alokita jIvana se prabhAvita hokara svayaM usake caraNoM meM jhuka gayA aura apane Apako pUrNata: samarpita kara diyA / itanA hI nahIM, usake pA~ca sau sAthI bhI duSkarmoM ko chor3akara jambU ke caraNoM meM samarpita ho gae / mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma-dezanA evaM gaNadhara sudharmA kI vANI kA prakAza jambU ke antar meM jagamagA rahA thA / usa jyoti kA puNya sparza pAkara andhakAra meM bhaTakate dasyurAja prabhava evaM usake sAthiyoM kI antarjyoti prajvalita ho utthii| aura jambU kI ATha patniyoM, unake mAtA-pitA tathA apane mAtA-pitA ke jIvana meM bhI tyAga-bhAva kI, sAdhanA kI jyoti prajvalita ho gaI / eka jyotirmaya AtmA meM aisI divya prajvalita huI ki usane apane samparka meM samAgata 527 vyaktiyoM ke jIvana ko jJAna jyoti se prajvalita kara diyA | (226) Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreSThI putra jambU ke vairAgya ke sambandha meM eka rUpaka diyA jAtA hai - jaise kisI vRkSa kI saghana evaM zItala chAyA meM vizrAma kara rahA yAtrI jaba taka baiThA hai taba taka chAyA kA Ananda le rahA hai, aura jaba use chor3akara yAtrA-patha para kadama bar3hA detA hai, taba usake mana meM vRkSa ke prati koI Asakti nahIM rahatI, kisI taraha kA lagAva nahIM rahatA / isI prakAra jambU ke antar-mana meM adhyAtma-sAdhanA kI jyoti jagI, apane lakSya para pahu~cane kI bhAvanA jAgRta huI, to vaha tatkAla apAra vaibhava evaM aizvarya chor3akara adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke patha para bar3ha calA | unakI isa yAtrA ne aneka suSupta vyaktiyoM ke jIvana ko jAgRta kiyA hai, unheM sAdhanA-patha para bar3hane kI preraNA evaM sphUrti dI hai / aura-to-aura, dasyurAja prabhava, jisake AtaMka se rAjagRha hI nahIM, pUrA magagha kA~patA thA aura samrATa zreNika svayaM cintita thA, jambU ke sAtha apane pA~ca sau sAthiyoM ko lekara cala par3A gaNadhara sudharmA ke caraNoM meM dIkSita hone / isI vaibhAragiri ke pAvana zikharoM para prabhava kI antar-yAtrA prArambha huI / yaha unake jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa mor3a thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to indrabhUti gautama jaise prabuddha evaM vidvAna manISiyoM ko bodha diyA thA, dIkSita kiyA thA / parantu Arya jambU ne to saba ora dhUla ur3Ate jIvana ke registAna meM karuNA, ahiMsA evaM kSamA kI saritA bahA dI / jahA~ madya, mAMsa, corI, lUTa-pATa, hiMsA, mAnava-hatyA taka karanA sAdhAraNa bAta thI, vahA~ prANImAtra ke prati karuNA kI dhArA baha nikalI, sadAcAra kI jyoti prajvalita ho gaI / jambU ke jyotirmaya jIvana-sparza se prabhava kA jIvana jJAna kI jyoti se Alokita ho gayA aura yahI prabhava Arya jambU svAmI kA uttarAdhikArI yuga pradhAna, zruta-kevalI AcArya banA / kitanI adbhuta evaM vilakSaNa jIvana-gAthA hai AcArya prabhava kI, dasyu ke rUpa meM zurU huA jIvana mahAna jyoti-puruSa jambU ke samparka se eka adhyAtmayogI pratibhAsampanna mahAna AcArya ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gayA / hA~ to, yaha vaibhAragiri parvata bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kI jyotirmaya gAthAoM se gauravAnvita rahA hai / isa parvata ke zikharoM para evaM isakI upatyakA meM jaina-paramparA kA garimAmaya itihAsa aMkita hai / siddhagiri vaibhAra kI puNya-bhUmi meM vIrAyatana, paccIsa sau varSa pUrva ke usa prAcIna itihAsa ko punaH sAkAra rUpa de rahA hai (History repeats again) / vaha prAcIna itihAsa, jo supta par3A thA, jise janatA bhUla cukI thI, vIrAyatana ke mAdhyama se punaH jAgRta ho rahA hai / sevA, zikSA evaM sAdhanA ke dvArA ananta jyotirmaya mahAprabhu kI divya dharmadezanA ko kriyAnvita kiyA jA rahA hai / (227) Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi Apa itihAsa kI gaharAI meM utarakara dekheMge, to magadha, aMga, videha, licchavI, gaNatantra Adi tAtkAlika nAmoM se pahacAnA jAnevAlA bhUbhAga hajAroM jaina sAdhu-sAdhviyoM evaM bauddha bhikSuoM ke satya-ahiMsA ke pracAra ke lie kie jAne vAle vihAra (yAtrA) ke kAraNa bihAra nAma se prasiddha huA I parantu, Aja sirpha nAma kI aitihAsikatA raha gaI hai / Aja eka bhI bihArI nahIM milegA, jo jaina ho yA bauddha ho / prAcIna yuga kI sArI smRtiyA~ lupta ho gaIM / yahA~ mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kA itihAsa bhI so gayA aura tathAgata buddha kA bhI vIrAyatana una supta smRtiyoM ko ujAgara karane kA saMkalpa lekara Age bar3ha rahA hai | sevA evaM sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se usane kAphI pragati kI hai aura vaha nirantara Age bar3ha rahA hai bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jyotirmaya divya sandeza kI jyoti ko jana-jana ke mana meM jagAne ke lie, jana-jana ke mana meM vizva bandhutvaM evaM maitrI bhAva tathA ahiMsA kI jyoti jagAne ke lie / / janavarI 1983 (228) Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA : eka anucintana ____ mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dhArmika evaM dArzanika bhASA meM ahiMsA 'bhagavatI' hai / Aja bhI yaha divya vacana -- prazna-vyAkaraNa' nAmaka dazama aMga zruta meM dekhA jA sakatA hai / bhAratIya evaM jaina-darzana ke svarNima kSitija ke mahAn prabhAkara sUrya AcArya zrI samantabhadra mahAprabhu ke ukta divya vacana ko zabdAntara meM avatarita karate hue ahiMsA ko 'para brahma kahate haiM - " ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam / " ... ahiMsA sAdhanA kA Adi vrata hai / isalie ki isI para satya Adi anya sabhI vrata AdhArita haiN| yaha sabhI niyamopaniyamoM kI AdhArazilA hai / ahiMsA se anuprANita hone para hI satya Adi vratoM meM vratatva hai | ahiMsA kI divya-bhAvanA se rikta satya na satya hai, na acaurya acaurya hai, na brahma brahma hai, aura na aparigraha aparigraha hai| ahiMsA mUla hai, vrata-sAdhanA rUpa kalpavRkSa kA / ata: mUla nahIM, to skandha, zAkhA, prazAkhA, patra, puSpa, phala Adi ke rUpa meM vRkSa kA astitva hI kahA~ rahatA hai / " mUlaM nAsti kuta zAkhA ? naSTe mUle naiva patraM na puSpam / " spaSTa hai - ahiMsA meM sabhI vrata nihita haiM / ahiMsA kI spaSTa pratipatti ke lie hI vyAkhyA rUpa haiM anya vrata | lokokti hai - hAthI ke paira meM . sabhI paira haiM- sarve padA hastipade nimagnaH / ahiMsA mahattA, vyApakatA evaM virATatA kI dRSTi se saba vratoM ko apane meM samAhita karane vAlA 'hastipada' hai / ahiMsA jitanI mahAna hai, virAT hai, utanA hI usakA svarUpa bhI vicAra kI vyApaka dRSTi se vicAraNIya hai | ahiMsA ke sambandha meM samaya-samaya para aneka prazna-para-prazna uThate rahate haiM, aura ve paraspara ulajhate bhI rahe haiM / inhIM ulajhate praznoM meM se vaidika, bauddha Adi paramparAoM meM yathAprasaMga aneka mata-matAntara pracAra evaM prasAra pAte gae / ahiMsA kA sarvatomahAna sUtradhAra jaina-dharma bhI ahiMsA ke prazna para vighaTana se achUtA nahIM rahA hai| usameM bhI (229) Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka mata-matAntara ahiMsA kI mImAMsA meM se hI pallavita hue haiN| aneka mata bhUtakAla meM udbhUta hue aura mahAkAla meM vilIna ho ge| unameM se kucha bace hue Aja bhI vidyamAna haiM aura ve ahiMsA ke prazna para kisa prakAra paraspara kalahAyamAna haiM, yaha sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kI A~khoM ke sAmane hai / jIvana kI aneka vRttiyA~ haiM, tadanusAra aneka pravRttiyA~ haiM / eka pakSa jisa pravRtti meM ahiMsA devI ke darzana karatA hai, dUsarA pakSa usI meM hiMsA kI krUra rAkSasI ko dekhatA hai / eka pakSa jisameM hiMsA kA nagna rUpa dekhatA hai, usI meM dUsarA ahiMsA ke divya rUpa kA avalokana karatA hai / vicitra sthiti hai lokajIvana kI aura dharma-jIvana kI bhI / dhArmika kriyA-kANDa bhI isa vivAda se aspRSTa nahIM haiM / eka pakSa ahiMsA ke pariprekSya meM jisa kriyA-kANDa ko, upAsanA ko yA sAdhanA ko dharma mAnatA hai, upAdeya mAnatA hai, dUsarA pakSa use hI hiMsA ke pariprekSya meM adharma evaM anAcaraNa mAnakara sarvathA heya arthAt tyAjya mAnatA hai / sAdhAraNa jana hI nahIM, uccakoTi ke vidvAna ke rUpa meM suprasiddha manISI bhI ahiMsA aura hiMsA kI paraspara virodhI mAnyatAoM ke cakravyUha meM abhimanyu kI bhA~ti ghire hue haiM / unheM yathArtha kI dizA meM taTastha bhAva se bAhara nikalane kA koI dvAra nahIM mila rahA hai / uparyukta rUpa meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA prazna jo ulajha rahA hai, usakA kAraNa hai, dravya aura bhAva kI sahI sthiti ko na samajhanA | hiMsA ho yA ahiMsA, apane mUla rUpa meM vaha mana kA, antazcetanA kA eka bhAva hai | kisI ko pIr3A dene kA yA mAra DAlane kA vicAra, bhAva hiMsA hai aura kisI ko sukha pahu~cAne kA yA bacAne kA bhAva, bhAva ahiMsA hai / aura, bAhara meM vyakti ke dvArA kisI prANI kA utpIDana ho jAnA yA mara jAnA apane meM dravya hinA hai aura kisI kA baca jAnA evaM sukhI ho jAnA dravya ahiMsA hai | dravya aura bhAva donoM meM bhAva kI hI pradhAnatA hai / jJAnI ho yA ajJAnI, pratyeka prANI nizcaya naya kI dRSTi se mUlata: apane bhAvoM kA hI kartA hai, aura apane bhAvoM kA hI bhoktA hai | bAhya padArthoM kA yA paristhitiyoM kA kartA aura bhoktApana vyavahAra hai, nizcaya nahIM / eka choTe-se udAharaNa ke dvArA ukta sthApanA ko sahI rUpa meM isa prakAra samajhA jA sakatA hai / Apa eka ati-madhura phala yA miSTAnna kA bhojana kara rahe haiM / jaba ApakA mana bhojana ke kSaNoM meM bhojana kI vRtti meM hotA hai, to Apako (230) Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana ke mAdhurya kA svAda anubhUti meM AtA hai / aura, yadi ApakA mana bhojana karate samaya anya kisI cintana meM laga gayA hai, to Apa bhojana karate hue bhI bhojana ke abhISTa svAda kA anubhava hI nahIM kara pAte / yadi Apa yathArtha sacamuca hI padArtha ke kartA aura bhoktA hote to, bhojana kAla ke hara kSaNa meM Apako bhojana ke svAda kA patA laganA cAhie thA / patA laga nahIM rahA hai, ata: spaSTa hai ki vyakti kA kartRtva evaM bhoktRtva bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hai / yahI bAta svapnajagat para se bhI pramANita hotI hai / svapna meM jar3a yA cetana jaise koI padArtha yA vyakti upasthita nahIM hote / vahA~ samagra sRSTi bhAva kI hotI hai / usI bhAva- sRSTi se sukha-du:kha Adi kA bhoga hotA rahatA hai / svapna kA kartRtva evaM bhoktRtva svapna-draSTA vyakti kI bhAva- dhArA meM hI sannihita hai / pApa, puNya, bandha, mokSa bhI bhAvanA ke hI rUpa haiM / mahAprabhu bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AcArAMga sUtra meM isI sandarbha meM eka bodha vacana hai ajjhattheva bandhappamokho / " vyakti kA bandha aura mokSa vyakti ke andara meM hI hai, bAhara meM nahIM / isI bhAva ko eka anya vicAra sUtra meM yoM aMkita kiyA gayA haipariNAme bandha:, pariNAme mokSaH / " vyakti ke apane svayaM ke Antarika pariNAma meM arthAt bhAva meM hI bandha aura mokSa hai isIlie dhArmika paramparAoM meM citta-zuddhi para sarvAdhika bala diyA gayA hai / vaidika paramparA ke adhyAtmavAdI RSi kA yaha bodha sUtra bhI bhAva - pakSa kI mahattA ko hI pramANita karatA hai manaeva manuSyANAM kAraNaM bandhamokSayoH / " mana hI manuSya ke bandha aura mokSa kA hetu hai / bauddha darzana to bhAva - pakSa para bala denevAlA eka mahAna sarvavidita darzana hai hI / bhagavAna buddha kA "" 'dhammapada' meM vacana hai bhI zubha yA azubha dharma ataH mana hI mukhya hai ke tattva draSTA RSiyoM ne manuSya zabda kA nirvacana hI mana ke AdhAra para kiyA hai mano puvvaMgamA dhammA, bhanoseTThA manomayA" jitane arthAt karma haiM, ve sarva prathama mana meM hI janma lete haiM, vyakti kA acchA-burA saba kucha manomaya hai / bhArata / " 66 " - mananAt manuSyaH / " arthAt jo mana se manana, cintana karatA hai, vaha manuSya hai / jaina darzana meM cetanA kI azubha, zubha aura zuddha nAmaka tIna hI sthitiyA~ haiM aura ve upayoga haiM, arthAt bhAva haiM / isIlie unheM azubhopayoga, zubhopayoga aura zuddhopayoga kI sArthaka saMjJA se abhihita kiyA gayA hai / hiMsA, asatya, caurya Adi tathA krodha, mAna Adi vRttiyA~ azubhopayoga haiM, pApAzrava haiM / isake viparIta dAna, dayA, sevA, paropakAra Adi kI sUkSma rAgAtmaka vRttiyA~ zubhopayoga haiM, puNyAzrava haiM / aura ina donoM se bhinna rAga-dveSa-mukta, sarvathA vItarAga bhAvarUpa zuddha-cetanA, zuddhopayoga hai / kiMbahunA, sArA khela mana kA hai, bhAva kA (231) " Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai / acchA-burA jo bhI kucha hai, vaha mana hai | mana se hI tana kA mUlyAMkana hai| vRttiyA~ hI pravRttiyoM ke acche-bure pana kI parakha-kasauTI hai | ata: hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke praznoM kA yathArtha samAdhAna bhI mukhyata: bhAva meM hai / __ eka vyakti kisI ko mArane kA vicAra karatA hai, hatyA kA Ayojana karatA hai, parantu vaha maratA nahIM hai, baca jAtA hai / isa prasaMga meM bAhara kI hiMsA to na huii| to prazna hai ki mArane kA vicAra tathA Ayojana karane vAle vyakti ko hiMsA kA pApa lagA yA nahIM ? eka mukha se sabhI zAstrakAroM, vicArakoM kA uttara hai ki yahA~ hiMsA huI hai aura vyakti ko usake mAraka bhAvoM ke anurUpa tIvra yA manda pApa-karma kA bandha huA hai | ApakA antarmana bhI sUkSma cintana ke dharAtala para yahI sAkSI detA hai / yahI kyoM, kabhI-kabhI to vicitra hI pariNAma A jAte haiM / mArane ke vicAra haiM, tadartha viSa Adi kA prayoga kiyA hai aura prasaMgavaza vaha vyakti kisI aise roga se grasta thA, jo viSa-cikitsA se hI ThIka ho sakatA thA | phalata: marane ke bajAya baca gayA, baca gayA hI nahIM, svastha bhI ho gayA / vaha viSa denevAle vyakti ko hajAra-hajAra sAdhuvAda evaM dhanyavAda detA hai / batAie yahA~ mArane ke irAde se viSa dene vAle vyakti ko kyA huA ? pApa huA yA puNya ? bAhara meM bhale hI puNya huA-sA lagatA hai, parantu antaraMga meM ekAnta rUpa se pApa kA hI bandha huA hai / puNya kA yahA~ kucha bhI aMza nahIM hai / kyoM nahIM hai, isalie ki mAraka vyakti kA to mArane kA hI bhAva thaa| bacane vAlA yA svastha ho jAne vAlA vyakti apane Ayu-karma ke udayAdhIna bacA hai aura viSaprayoga hone para bhI jo marane ke badale svastha huA hai vaha apane sukha hetuka sAta-vedanIya karma ke udaya ke kAraNa huA hai / spaSTa hai, yaha hiMsA-ahiMsA aura tajjanya pApa-puNya saba bhAva kI lIlA hai / kabhI-kabhI aisA bhI hotA hai ki vyakti kisI prANI ko bacAne kA prayatna karatA hai aura isa prayatna meM Ayu ni:zeSa ho jAne ke kAraNa vaha bacatA nahIM, apitu mara jAtA hai / udAharaNa hai, eka yogya bhAvanAzIla DAkTara kisI muni kA binA kisI lobha ke mAtra bhakti prerita hokara oNparezana karatA hai, kintu sAvadhAnI rakhate hue bhI bhUla se koI nasa aisI kaTa jAtI ki rakta pravAha banda nahIM hotA, phalata: muni kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai| yahA~ DAkTara ko puNya kA bandha mAnA jAe, yA pApa kA ? nizcita hI puNya kA bandha hai / bhale hI bAhara meM mRtyu huI hai usake nimitta se, parantu DAkTara ke antarmana meM bacAne ke bhAva haiM, (232) Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArane ke nahIM / isalie yaha bAhara meM hiMsA hote hue bhI andara meM ahiMsA aura tajjanya zubhAzrava hai tathA azubha kI nirjarA kA kSetra hai / eka vyakti pyAsa se mara rahA hai | do bUMTa pAnI na mile to mara hI jAe / isI samaya karuNA se dravita koI vyakti use eka gilAsa pAnI pilA detA hai / phalasvarUpa vaha baca jAtA hai / pAnI kI nanhI-sI phuhAra taka meM asaMkhya jalIya jIva hote haiM, ananta nigoda ke bhI prANI haiM / jalAzrita dRSTigocara na hone vAle aneka kITANu rUpa trasa jIva bhI hote haiM | itane jIvoM kI hiMsA hone para bhI isa azubha meM zubhatva kahA~ se AtA hai, hiMsArUpa pApa kriyA meM bhI puNya kaise ho gayA ? isalie ho gayA ki pAnI pilAne kA bhAva jalIya tathA anya jIvoM ko mArane kA nahIM, apitu pyAse ko anukampA bhAva se bacAne kA hai / puNya-pApa kI sRSTi vyakti ke zubhAzubha bhAvoM kI nIMva para nirmita hotI eka vyakti krodha meM hai, vaira-virodha ke tIvra durbhAvoM meM hai / apane virodhI ko mAra to nahIM rahA hai, kintu mukha se anargala bola, bola rahA hai / kaha rahA hai, maiM tujhe kacce ko khA jAU~gA, terI TAMga tor3a dUMgA, terI jIbha khIMca lU~gA / yaha saba kyA hai ? bAhara meM prANa-vadharUpa hiMsA na hote hue bhI mana aura vANI kI krUratA se hiMsA hI hai / hara pramatta yoga hiMsA hai / prANa-vyaparopaNa mAtra hiMsA nahIM hai / pramatta yoga kI sthiti meM kiyA gayA prANa-vyaparopaNa hiMsA hai / prANa-vyaparopaNa prANa-haraNa bhale hI paristhiti vizeSa se na bhI ho, yadi akelA pramatta-yoga hai, krodha Adi kA vaira-vidveSAtmaka bhAva hai, to vaha hiMsA kI koTi meM A jAtA hai / ataeva AcArya umAsvAti ne tatvArtha sUtra meM hiMsA kI atIva saTIka vyAkhyA karate hue eka sUtra upanyasta kiyA hai - " pramattayogAt prANavyaparopaNaM hiMsA / " pramatta yoga se kiyA gayA prANa-vadha hI hiMsA hai | isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA meM sirpha prANiyoM ke prANoM kA nAza honA yA prANoM kA nAza na honA mukhya nahIM hai, mukhya hai pramatta aura apramatta-bhAva | viveka ke prakAza meM yatanA pUrvaka kiyA gayA kArya ahiMsA hai aura aviveka evaM ayatanA se liyA gayA kArya hiMsA hai / lekha vistRta hotA jA rahA hai, idhara samaya kama hai / ata: virAma de rahA hU~ lekha ko | yoM to jJAtavya evaM mImAMsA yogya bahuta-kucha hai / cintana kI (233) Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI khAsa pratibaddha sImA nahIM hai / phira bhI Upara kI paMktiyoM meM ahiMsA aura hiMsA ke sambandha meM jo bhAvAtmaka pakSa para vivecana kiyA hai, vaha prastuta meM ahiMsA para spaSTatA se kAphI prakAza DAla detA hai / jIvana-yAtrA meM vyavahAra kA bhI kAphI mahattva hai / use sarvathA hI apadastha kara denA, lekhana kA uddezya nahIM hai / uddezya hai bhAvAtmaka nizcaya dRSTi kI tulA para vyavahAra kI upAdeyatA evaM anupAdeyatA ko tolanA, parakhanA nizcaya ke abhAva meM vyavahAra vyavahAra nahIM, mAtra vyavahArAbhAsa raha jAtA hai / ataH gamana-Agamana, bhojana, sva-para-hita meM kie anya nirmANa kArya, kisI Avazyaka vastu kA uThAnA rakhanA, zayanAzana, bolanA, likhanA par3hanA Adi koI bhI kArya ho, yadi vaha viveka ke prakAza meM yatanA kI bhAvanA se kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha sAdhaka ke lie nirantara ahiMsA kI hI sAdhanA hai, upAsanA hai / hara karma kI pRSThabhUmi meM viveka evaM yatanA kA samyak - prakAza apekSita hai / pharavarI 1983 (234) Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhviyoM kI pada-yAtrA sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA vAhana prayoga ke sambandha meM Apake vicAra avagata hue| abhI nikaTa meM sAdhuoM dvArA rogAdi kAraNa sApekSa vAyuyAna evaM kAra Adi kI aneka yAtrAe~ huI haiM / Apake tathAkathita zramaNa saMgha meM bhI / vaise vAhana-yAtrA kyA hai aura usase kyA hAni yA lAbha hai, isa para gaharAI taka vicAra karane kI apekSA hai | prAcIna AcArasUtra AcArAMga Adi AgamoM meM kahA~ haiM zabdaza: vAhana kA niSedha, yaha talAzanA hai | kyA naukAe~ vAhana nahIM haiM? jinakA upayoga tIrthaMkara kAla se hotA A rahA hai | vaha bhI binA kisI vizeSa kAraNa ke / bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA bAra-bAra gaMgA pAra karane meM rogAdi yA tathAkathita upadrava Adi anya koI kAraNa milA nahIM hai | milA ho, to zIghra hI samAja ke gaddInazIna gurujanoM se mAlUma kara lIjie / prAcInakAla ke labdhi prayoga se vyoma-vihAra karane vAle muni, kahA~ pAdavihArI the ? pUjya zrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja aura pUjya zrI munnAlAlajI mahArAja jaise utkRSTa saMyamI DolI se varSoM hI grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate rahe haiN| kyA DolI vAhana nahIM hai ? yaha to purAtana yuga se hI rAjA-rAnI, zreSThI aura dulhA-dulhana Adi kI zAnadAra savArI rahI hai / isa para to dIkSArthiyoM kI bhI zobhA-yAtrAe~ nikalatI rahI haiM / Aja bhI zramaNa-saMgha ke mahAna AcArya, varSoM ho gae, DolI se laMbe vihAra kara rahe haiM / DolI sAdhu uThAte haiM, isase kyA ? koI bhI uThAe, DolI ke vAhana hone meM kyA pharka par3atA hai ? yadi kucha pharka par3atA hai to zIghragAmI yAMtrika vAhana meM bhI vaha par3a sakatA hai / DolI meM sAdhu ke vihAra karane kA kahA~ vidhAna hai, jarA batAe~ to sahI ? kyA isameM suvidhAbhoga kA bhAva nahIM hai, jisakA ki Apane vAhana kI carcA meM jikra kiyA hai ? jisa sAdhusAdhvI ke pAsa ziSyAdi nahIM haiM, batAie, vaha kyA kare ? kyA sattAdhArI bar3e loga hI yaha saba lAbha uThAne ke lie haiM, sAtha hI suvidhAbhogI banakara bhI ugra kriyA-kANDI ke rUpa meM jaya-jayakAra pAne ke lie haiM / samAja kA nayA mastiSka Aja gaNita lagAne (235) Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagA hai, andara hI andara / jarA samaya Ane dIjie / visphoTa hone meM kucha hI dera hai / basa, pAda-vihAra se dharma-pracAra hotA hai, yA huA hai, ApakI yaha bAta parakha para ThIka nahIM utara pA rahI hai / kyA pracAra huA hai ? jaina-dharma kA jana saMkhyA kI dRSTi se nirantara DrAsa hI hotA A rahA hai / isakA eka kAraNa hai, ThIka taraha janasaMparka hI nahIM ho pAtA hai, ina tathAkathita vihAroM se / sudUra gAndhAra aura brahmadezavarmA Adi se simaTate - simaTate jaina dharma bhArata ke bIca ke kucha pradezoM meM hI sImita ho gayA hai / kyoM ? kyoMki anajAna durgama pradezoM kI lambI pada-yAtrAe~ bhikSu - bhikSuNI sahana nahIM kara pAe / gA~voM kI sarva sAdhAraNa janatA meM bhikSu kyoM na raha sake ? isalie ki vahA~ kA sAdhAraNa rahana-sahana evaM khAna-pAna rAsa nahIM AyA una purAne Apake ugra kriyA-kANDI, sAtha hI suvidhA bhogI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko bhI / vyApArI saMpanna varga hai / acche rahana-sahana aura khAna-pAna kI suvidhA ke lobha meM, Aja ke hI nahIM, Apake purAne mahArathI bhI simaTate - simaTate pahu~ca gae sarvasAdhAraNa janatA ko chor3akara seThoM ke raMga mahaloM meN| pAda-vihAra ke kucha kaSTa hI the aise, jinase ki jaina sAdhu sarva-sAdhAraNa janatA meM apane paira na jamA sakA, na bar3hA sakA / apanI hI bAta kahatA hU~, sana 1962-63 meM maiM ur3IsA, baMga, uttarI bihAra aura pUrvI uttarapradezoM ke saikar3oM gA~voM meM ghUmA hU~ / saikar3oM hI logoM se madya-mAMsa kA tyAga karAyA hai, unako namaskAra maMtra, jainatva kA bodha diyA hai, para aba kyA hai vahA~ ? mujhe kucha patA nahIM / dubArA kahA~ chU sakA hU~ una kSetroM ko / dUsarA bhI koI sAdhu vahA~ nahIM pahu~ca pAyA / pAda - vihArI sAdhu sudUra pradezoM ko bAra-bAra sparza bhI kaise kara sakatA hai / bhArata ke eka kone se dUsare kone taka ekabAra AnejAne meM hI jIvana kA adhikAMza kAla samApta ho jAtA hai| batAie, kyA dharma-pracAra hotA hai isa taraha, jisakI Apa aura Apake sAthI vakAlata karate haiM ? videzoM meM hamArA pracAra kyoM na huA ? kyoMki hamArA AcAra dUsaroM se bahuta utkRSTa thA / yaha korI ahaMlipta lapphAjI ke sivA kyA hai ? yoM kahie ki pAda - vihAra ke kAraNa pratidina yAtrA meM AnevAle kaSToM ko sahana karane kI kSamatA nahIM thI, una bhikSuoM meM bhI / bahAnA kucha bhI banAe~, usase yathArtha kA apalApa nahIM ho sakatA / videza to dUra, bhArata ke hI aneka sImAvartI bhAga hamase aspRSTa rahate Ae haiM cira atIta se / aisA kyoM ? kyA yahA~ bhI AcAra kI utkRSTatA bAdhaka rahI hai jahA~ jaina-dharma kA eka samaya vizAla sAmrAjya (236) Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahA hai / aMga-baMga, kaliMga, magadha asama Adi meM vahA~ se kyoM bhAga khar3e hue hama ? duSkAla par3ate rahe, isalie na ? spaSTa hai, bhUkhe peTa ne sArA TATa ulaTa diyaa| virodhI rAjAoM ke AkramaNoM ne bhI / sApha bAta hai, zarIra se pare vicarane kA siddhAnta baghArane vAle adhyAtmavAdI tyAgI varga ko bhI, jijIviSA ne mRtyu bhaya se kAtara banA diyA aura apane cirAgata mUla kendra se, janmabhUmi se use bhagA diyA / koI kaba taka jIvana aura usakI anivArya AvazyakatAoM ko ahaM bhare mana se nakAratA rahegA / pAda - vihAra eka samasyA hai, jaina-dharma ke lie / dIna-hIna sthiti meM bhUkhe peTa gA~va-gA~va meM ghUmanA, bhalA kise rAsa aayegaa| kahA~ hai Adara una anajAna gA~voM meM, gharoM meM, jaina bhikSuoM kA ? Adara yA nirAdara ke kaSTa evaM pIr3A ke prazna upekSita bhI kie jA sakate haiM, upekSita kie bhI haiM, para unakI koI upalabdhi bhI to honI cAhie / itihAsa sAkSI hai, aba taka ina se kyA kucha milA hai jaina-dharma ko ? milA kucha nahIM / khoyA hI hai aura vaha bhI sAdhAraNa nahIM, asAdhAraNa | Apane vAhana yAtrA ke kAraNa sAdhu-samAja kA, samAja aura deza meM jo Adara aura zraddhA hai, use kho dene kI bAta kI hai| maiM pUchatA hU~ sAdhAraNa jana- samAja meM aura deza ke aneka pradezoM meM ApakA yaha tathAkathita Adara kahA~ hai ? kyA canda nimantrita netA aura sambandhita anya samAja ke loga Apake mukha para ApakI prazaMsA karake cale jAte haiM, yahI vaha Adara hai ? kyA Apa anubhava nahIM karate, yaha kevala sAmane kI mukha-maMgalatA hai, Aja kA hRdaya se dUra sirpha dikhAve kA ziSTAcAra hai / ye hI loga pITha pIche ApakI mukha vastrikA, keza loca kA, zaucAdi kriyAoM kA bhaddA majAka ur3Ate haiM / parokSa meM koI ApakA Adara se nAma taka nahIM letA / gata 15 agasta ko hI pradhAnamaMtrI indirA gA~dhI ne, jo ApakI sabhAoM meM prAya: ApakI prazaMsA karatI rahatI haiM sarvaprathama bhagavAna buddha ko yAda kiyA aura sIdhe guru nAnakajI Adi kI ora Dhala gaIM / bIca meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nAma taka nahIM liyA gayA / rASTrapati bhavana meM virAjita buddha pratimA kI to gaurava - carcA kI bhAratIya AkAzavANI ne, kiMtu mahAvIra kI kahIM carcA nahIM / ApakI yaha deza meM Adara kI bAta, mahaja apane bhole mana kI khuzaphahamI hai aura kucha nahIM / gA~voM meM jaina sAdhu kI kyA sthiti hotI hai, Apako patA hai ? jo patha barAbara sAdhuoM ke AnejAne ke haiM, unheM chor3a dIjie / patha chor3akara thor3A bhI idhara-udhara janapada meM jAie patA calegA, kyA Adara hai ? kyA zraddhA hai ? pacAsoM varSoM se maiM sunatA AyA hU~-kyoM bhIkha mA~gane para kamara (237) Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bA~dha rakhI hai, kamAkara nahIM khAyA jAtA ? mu~ha bA~dha liyA, peTa nahIM bA~dhA gayA / AyA kahIM kA sAdhu ! Apake rAjasthAna ke hI paricita gA~voM kI carcA kI hai kavitA meM eka purAne jaina muni ne / bhojana mA~gane para jo uttara milatA hai vaha usI anubhavI ke zabdoM meM ' mhAM ke kAMI mAthe mAMgo ghara jAvo osavAla ke / ' yaha hai deza kI ora kA Adara / san 1974 meM AgarA se rAjagRhI taka uttara-pradeza aura bihAra meM jina sAdhAraNa gA~voM se maiM gujarA hU~, yahI prazna pUche jAte rahe haiM-kauna haiM Apa ? kisa deza ke haiM ? mahAvIra kauna hai ? mu~ha kyoM bAMdhA hai ? aura bhI kitane abhadra prazna | aura mere mu~ha se taba sahasA eka bola nikala par3atA ' are apane hI deza meM, apanI hI janma-bhUmi meM itane aparicita !' isa aparicitatA kA doSa kisa para ? janatA para yA hama para ? Aja ke badalate yuga mAnasa meM pAda-vihAra yA vAhana jaisA koI khAsa prazna nahIM hai / usakI jijJAsA kucha aura hai, usakI samasyA kucha aura hai| Apake dharma ke pAsa usakA zabdoM ke sivA koI aura kAragara samAdhAna hai yA nahIM? jAne mAne vidvAnoM kI pAThya pustakoM ke rUpa meM mAnya aneka pustakoM meM par3hA hai jaina dharma vyavahArya nahIM hai / vaha Aja ke yuga meM vyavahArya AcAra saMhitA kaise aura kyA de sakatA hai | baMgAla Adi kucha pradezoM meM to mAravAr3iyoM ke guru ke rUpa meM ghRNA ke sAtha hama jaina sAdhuoM kA paricaya diyA jAtA hai / Aja hama eka taraha kAle aura cora bAjArI zoSaka varga ke sAtha jor3a die gae haiM / jana-mAnasa meM koI zraddhA nahIM, kucha apavAdoM ko chor3akara / Adara aura zraddhA ke naitika mAnadaMDa kucha aura haiM / ye nahIM, jinheM Apa mAna rahe haiN| yadi ye hI Adara aura zraddhA ke mUlAcAra hote, to zrI kAnajI svAmI Apa meM se hI nikalakara, Apake hI hajAroM parivAroM ko tor3akara, vAhana vihArI hote hue bhI zrI gurudeva ke rUpa meM samAdara na pAte, pUje na jAte / lagatA hai samAja sAdhu se kucha aura apekSA rakhatA hai, jisakI hama ThIka taraha se pUrti nahIM kara pA rahe haiM / koI bhI dharma ho, sampradAya ho, guru ho, sAdhu ho, kriyAkANDa ho, usameM tejasvitA cAhie, camakatA huA Urjasvala vyaktitva caahie| isake abhAva meM Apake sthAnakavAsI samAja ke hI aneka sAdhu aura sAdhvI sAdhAraNa-sI zArIrika AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke lie bhI hairAna, parezAna hote dekhe haiM / ApakA tathAkathita pAda-vihAra arthAt avAhana Adi kA AcAra pAlate rahe haiM, phira bhI kucha nahIM hai samaya para unake lie / (238) Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane vAhana prayoga ke kAraNa kucha samasyAe~ upasthita hone kI carcA kI hai | ho sakatI haiM samasyAe~ / samasyA-zUnya jIvana hI kyA ? jaba samasyAe~ Ae~gI, to unakA tatkAlIna samAdhAna bhI kiyA jAegA | vartamAna kA samAdhAna vartamAna meM aura bhaviSya kA bhaviSya meM | Aja kA bhojana kala zauca jAne ke lie majabUra kara detA hai / isa para Aja kA bhojana to nahIM chor3A jAtA / Aja kA pahanA vastra kala mailA hogA, to kyA vastra na pahanA jAe, naMgA hI rahA jAe / vAhana kI carcA maiM yoM hI lambI kara gayA huuN| Apane prazna cher3A to uttara laMbA ho gayA / Apa mileMge, taba khulakara carcA kara leMge | philahAla sAdhu ke dvArA vAhana prayoga ke sambandha meM mere mana-mastiSka meM koI prazna nahIM hai / vAhana saMbaMdhI mukhya prazna hai sAdhvI saMgha ke lie / gA~voM ke lambe vihAroM meM asurakSita sAdhvI-varga kI, Aja ke bigar3e hue mAhaula meM kyA burI gata ho sakatI hai, yaha socate hI kA~pa jAtA hai merA mana / koI bhI saMvedanazIla mAnava hRdaya avazya kAMpa jAegA, Aja kI sAmAjika du:sthiti para | Aja kA prAyaH hara samAcAra patra, mAtR-jAti kA apaharaNa, balAtkAra, sAmUhika balAtkAra aura tadanusAra hatyAoM kI dila dahalAne vAlI khabaroM se kalaMkita rahatA hai / samAcAra patroM ke sivA Ae dina janamukha se sunate bhI yahI hai | gA~voM meM sAdhvI-varga kI surakSA kA kyA prabandha hai, samAja kI ora se ? amara bhAratI meM isa sambandha meM jo merA lekha hai, vaha aise hI nahIM likhA gayA aura chApA gyaa| vaha lekha eka varSa taka to sthiti meM sudhAra hone kI AzA meM yoM hI par3A rahA / antata: kucha hI hera-phera na huA, tabhI maiMne use prakAzana kI bhUmikA dI / balAtkAra kI ghaTanAe~ sAdhAraNa nahIM haiM / saMsada taka meM unakI gUMja pahu~ca gaI haiM aura alaga se eka nayA kAnUna banAne taka kI naubata A gaI hai aura isa bhISaNa sthiti meM bhI hama eka paraMparA se cipaTe hue haiM aura sAmane upasthita bhayaMkara samasyA para dhyAna nahIM de rahe haiM / yaha hamArA bauddhika divAliyApana nahIM to kyA hai ? maiM hI nahIM, isa sambandha meM zramaNa-saMgha ke yuvAcArya zrI madhukarajI ne bhI jaina prakAza aura taruNa jaina Adi meM vihAroM meM sAdhvI-varga kI rakSA ke lie apIla kI hai / unakI eka viziSTa sAdhvI zrI umarAvakuMvarajI kSetra dUra hone ke kAraNa sandhyA samaya jaMgala meM hI kahIM Thahara gii| A gayA sazastra badamAzoM kA dala | vaha to khaira huI ki yogAnuyoga pulisa dala kI jIpa A gaI / badamAza bhAga ge| anyathA, lUTamAra aura zIlabhaMga jaisA (239) Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha bhI ho sakatA thA / paMjAba kA vAtAvaraNa kitanA dUSita hai, Atmarazmi mAsika ( jUna 1982) meM upapravirtinI zrI abhayakumArIjI kA vicAra prakAzita huA hai ki paMjAba kA grAmINa vAtAvaraNa itanA kharAba hai ki gA~va ke kisI anajAna ghara meM AhAra ke lie praveza karate hue Dara lagatA hai ki patA nahIM , saMyama bhaMga kI vahA~ kyA bAta ho jaae| unhoMne bhI samAja se surakSA kI mA~ga kI hai / prazna hai kyA surakSA ho ? kyA sazastra zrAvaka dala rakhA jAe yA pulisa dala ? donoM hI asaMbhava / zIghra yAna hI eka sahaja upAya hai, jo samaya para abhISTa kendra para pahu~cA de / sAtha meM zrAvaka bhI raha sakate haiM eka-Adha dina ke lie | pada-yAtrA meM laMbe samaya taka kauna bhAI-bahana sAtha raha sakate haiM / vetana-bhogI saMskArahIna naukara, to unakA to svayaM kA bharosA nahIM hai / __ ApakA tarka hai, havAI jahAja Adi meM bhI surakSA nahIM hai| yoM to ghara meM bhI surakSA nahIM hai, to kyA anya jagahoM kI apekSA ghara kI surakSA ko mahattva na diyA jAe / kucha bhI ho ghara adhika surakSita hai / isI prakAra pada-yAtrA Adi kI apekSA zIghra cAlita vAhana adhika surakSita hai / havAI jahAja Adi meM lUTamAra ho sakatI hai, para sabake sAmane balAtkAra jaisI bAta to na hogI / basa, isI kI surakSA kA prazna hai, Apake mastiSka meM surakSA kA koI aura vikalpa ho, to batAie / kevala kisI bAta ko paraMparA ke nAma para yoM hI nakArate rahane kA koI artha nahIM hai / mArca 1983 (240) Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdhavizvAsoM kI saghana aMdha rAtri kyoM ? mAnava ne apanI jIvana yAtrA ke itihAsa meM jahA~ aneka suvicArita, mahattvapUrNa, jIvanopayogI, sva-para hitakara saiddhAntika dhAraNAoM evaM sthApanAoM kA sRjana kiyA hai, vahA~ bhrAnta dhAraNAoM ke andha-vizvAsI a~dhere meM aneka arthahIna mAnyatAoM kI kalpanAe~ bhI kI haiM / jAtiyoM ke nAma para, pArivArika tathA sAmAjika dhAraNAoM ke AdhAra para aisI aneka mAnyatAe~ pracalita ho gaI haiM, jo mAnava kI pragati ke patha meM kadama-kadama para avarodhaka caTTAneM banakara khar3I ho gaI haiM / makar3I, jaise apane hI dvArA buna gae jAla meM ulajha jAtI hai, trAsa pAtI hai, aisI hI sthiti mAnavajAti kI apane hI dvArA bunI huI mAnyatAoM ke jAla meM ho gaI hai / jidhara bhI najara DAlie, mAnyatAoM kA eka saghana durgama jaMgala khar3A ho gayA hai, aura bhadra mAnava usameM bhaTakatA, ThokareM khAtA A rahA hai hajAroM varSoM se| mahApuruSoM dvArA samaya-samaya para mAnyatAoM se mAnava kI mukti ke lie itane prayatna kie jA cuke haiM, phira bhI sthiti prAyaH jyoM-kI-tyoM hai / kucha khAsa pharka par3A nahIM hai / apitu kucha mAnyatAoM ne to dharma aura siddhAnta kA aisA rUpa le liyA hai ki vaha chor3e se bhI chUTatI nahIM haiM / unakA chur3AnA yA chUTanA adharma samajhA jAne lagA hai / paraMparAgata mAnyatAoM meM jahA~ kahIM thor3A sA bhI hera-phera hotA hai, to samAja meM pralayakAla jaisA tUphAna uTha khar3A hotA hai / jAtIya yA sAmAjika mAnyatAoM kI bAta eka ora chor3ie maiM yahA~ dhArmika mAnyatAoM kI hI carcA kara rahA hU~ / Izvara, khudA aura anya devatAoM kI prasannatA ke lie nirIha mUka pazuoM kA vadha Akhira hai kyA ? mAnyatA hI to hai, jo amuka bhaya yA pralobhana ke kSaNoM meM kalpita kara lI gaI hai / mahAdeva ziva, jo zivatva kA, maMgala-kalyANa kA paurANika deva hai, nepAla meM usakI mUrti ke samakSa hajAroM bakare aura bhaiMse nirdayatA ke sAtha mauta ke ghATa utAra die jAte haiN| jagadambA jagaddhAtrI kahI jAnevAlI durgA yA kAlI Adi deviyoM ke samakSa pUjA ke nAma para jo pratidina bakaroM kI, murgoM kI hatyAe~ ho rahI haiM, vaha bhI eka (241) Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ andha mAnyatA hai, jisakI pUrti kara mAnava harSonmatta ho nAcatA hai, aura apane ko dhanya-dhanya samajhatA hai / jIvana ke anya kSetra meM yadi koI hiMsA yA hatyA ho jAtI hai, mAMsa Adi khAyA jAtA hai, to mAnava hRdaya ko kabhI glAni bhI hotI hai, kucha burA bhI mahasUsa kiyA jAtA hai, parantu ukta dhArmika mAnyatAoM ke rUpa meM jo hatyAe~ kI jAtI haiM, unake lie to glAni kI apekSA harSa hI adhika anubhava kiyA jAtA hai / Apa dekhate haiM, jo jitanA bar3A dhanI AdamI hotA hai, vaha utanI hI adhika saMkhyA meM pazuoM kI bali detA hai, kurbAnI karatA hai aura vaha vyakti dUsaroM kI apekSA bahuta bar3A dhArmika samajhA jAtA hai / purAne yuga meM to narabali taka kI mAnyatAe~ pracalita thIM / zuna: zepa Adi kI kathAe~ rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata Adi granthoM meM Aja bhI par3hane meM AtI haiM / aba bhI kabhI-kabhI samAcAra patroM meM par3hate haiM ki amuka vyakti ne devI ke samakSa apane abodha putra kI tathA anya kisI ke priya bAlaka kI hatyA kara dI | kucha dharmAndha mUroM ne apanI jIbha taka kATakara devI ko car3hA dI, isa AzA meM ki devI kaTI huI jIbha ko puna: jor3a degii| kucha logoM ne to apane sira taka kATa DAle haiM | rAvaNa kI kalpita kathA- unake sAmane rahI hai na | rAvaNa ne ziva ko prasanna karane ke lie eka ke bAda eka apane daza mastaka kATa DAle the, jo zivajI ke prabhAva se bAra-bAra jur3a jAte the | kahA~ taka kahA jAe, likhA jAe, andha-vizvAsoM kI a~dherI rAteM, bhrAnta mAnyatAoM ke kRSNa-pakSa meM hI janma letI haiN| . kisI eka nadI kA jala pavitra hai, pApoM ko dho DAlatA hai, to dUsarI nadI kA jala apavitra hai vaha mAnava ke pUrva puNyoM ko naSTa kara DAlatA hai, aura use janmajanmAntara ke lie apavitra banA detA hai / gaMgA aura karmanAzA Adi nadI-jaloM ke sambandha meM pracalita mAnyatAe~, isa bAta kI sAkSI haiM | bhUmi ko mAtA ke rUpa meM aMkita kiyA thA hamAre pUrvajoM ne | prAta:kAla zayyA se uThakara mAnava jaba bhUmi para paira rakhe, to sarva prathama pAdasparza ke avinaya ke lie kSamA-yAcanA kare mA~ se ki " pAdasparza kSamasva me / " Aja bhI bolane ke lie to saba-kucha bolA jAtA hai, para isake mArmika mUla bodha kA bhAva kahA~ hai ? pRthvI mAtA ke rASTra, prAnta Adi ke nAma para khaNDa-khaNDa kara die haiM aura ye khaNDa eka-dUsare kI prajA kA, abodha bAlakoM se lekara vRddhoM taka kA, niraparAdha mahilAoM taka kA khUna bahA rahe haiM / pRthvI mA~ kA himAlaya Adi bhAga pavitra (242) Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, pApahArI hai / aura dUsarI ora usI mA~ ke anya bhAga apavitra haiM, pApakArI haiM, jaisA ki purA kAla meM aMga, baMga, kaliMga aura magadha Adi pradezoM ke sambandha meM mAnyatAe~ thIM jisakI sAkSI ye bhrAnta zloka de rahe haiM 'aMga-baMga-kaliMgeSu, saurASTra- magadheSu ca / tIrthayAtrAM vinA gacchan, punaH saMskAramarhati / / " Ge aisI hI sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM ke kAraNa eka dina bhArata kA hI aMga rahA huA sindhu, paMjAba Adi pradeza pAkistAna bana gayA hai, arthAta vaha pAka hai, pavitra hai aura dUsare basa samajha lIjie viparIta bhASA meM jo haiM, so haiM / - prAcIna kAla meM mAnyatAoM kA jo dhArmika unmAda thA, vaha to thA hI parantu, Aja vikasita kahe jAne vAle yuga meM bhI vaha kama nahIM hai / apitu amuka aMzoM meM vaha bar3hA hI hai / roje ke dina haiM, sinemA nahIM dekhanA cAhie aura basa dharmonmAda ke phala svarUpa IrAna meM sinemA haoNla meM Aga lagA dI gaI aura saiMkar3oM hI bAlaka, yuvA, bUr3he, strI, puruSa cillAte - cIkhate jalakara bhasma ho gae / deza - kAlAnusAra sthApita evaM parivartita hone vAle rAjya -kAnUna nahIM, dhArmika kAnUna calAe jA rahe haiM, jinake dvArA sArvajanika rUpa se kisI ke kor3e lagAe jA rahe haiM, kisI ke hAtha, to kisI ke paira kATe jA rahe haiM / sinemA dekhane para kisI kI A~kheM phor3I jA rahI haiM / kisI ko pattharoM kI mAra se lahUluhAna kiyA jA rahA hai, dharmarakSA ke nAma para dharma- dhurandharoM dvArA / lagatA hai, sRSTi kA sarvAdhika buddhimAna kahA jAne vAlA mAnava prANI pAgala ho gayA hai / auroM kI kyA carcA karU~, apane jaina samAja kI sthiti bhI, mAnyatAoM ke bhramajAla se kitanI vicitra hai / digambara aura zvetAmbara lagabhaga ar3hAI hajAra varSa ho gae, abhI taka vastra kA phaisalA na kara sake / eka pakSa tAra mAtra vastra ke rahane para bhI sAdhu meM sAdhutva nahIM mAnatA aura isIlie strI ko bhI sAdhutva evaM arhattva kI bhUmikA se vaMcita rakhatA hai / dUsarA pakSa vastra dhAraNa ke lie AvazyakatA se adhika bala detA hai / arhanta pratimAoM para isI nagnatA aura anagnatA ke nAma para bhayaMkara mArA-mArI hai| antarikSa ke pArzvanAtha isI ke phalasvarUpa varSoM se tAloM banda haiM aura korToM meM mukadame cala rahe haiM / donoM hI pakSoM ke lAkhoM kA dhana janahita meM na lagakara vyartha hI anyatra laga rahA hai, ise pApa-puNya yA dharma kyA kahA jAe, buddhimAna (243) Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaM nirNaya kareM ? bIsapaMthI, terApaMthI Adi ke digambara-paramparA meM aneka bheda-prabheda haiN| kauna kaise pUjA kare, prazna sulajha nahIM rahA hai / eka hI tIrtha kSetra meM alaga-alaga mandira haiM, alaga-alaga pUjA pATha haiM, aura ina bhedoM kI jar3oM ko sIMcane vAle alaga-alaga mAnyatA vAle dharmaguru muni haiN| zvetAmbara-paramparA kI sthiti bhI kama cintanIya nahIM hai / kharatarakhaccha, tapagaccha Adi kitane adhika bheda haiM jinameM paryuSaNa parva ke mahInoM kA dvandva hai, parva-tithiyoM kA aura tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANakoM kA jhagar3A hai / muniyoM ke pAtroM kA lAla aura kAlA raMga bhI kama vivAdAspada nahIM hai aura bhI tIna thuI-cAra thuI Adi ke choTe-bar3e aneka matabheda haiM, jo ina pakSoM ko Apasa meM milane nahIM dete, eka nahIM hone dete haiM / sthAnakavAsI paramparA kI bhI bAta kara leN| Upara meM bhale hI yaha eka rUpa meM parilakSita hotI hai, parantu andara meM vaha bahuta dUra taka bikharI huI hai| paryuSaNa parva ke mahInoM kA yahA~ bhI cakra haiM / udaya yA asta kI tithi kA vivAda bhI calatA hI rahatA hai / mukhavastrikA kisI saMpradAya kI adhika laMbI-caur3I hai, to kisI kI choTI hai | mukhavastrikA kA Agraha to itanA udagra hai ki sArA dharma isI para kendrita hokara raha gayA hai| jaina dharma kI anya paraMparA ke sAtha jo mukhavastrikA nahIM rakhatI yA mukha para nahIM bA~dhatI haiM unheM sAghu taka mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM haiM, mukhavastrikA ke eka pakSI Agraha | aneka sthAnoM se dIkSA patrikA evaM paryuSaNa patrikAe~ prakAzita huI haiM, unameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA citra, jo inakI mAnyatA ke anusAra mithyAtva hai, phira bhI bhagavAna kA citra hai aura mukha para mukhavastrikA aMkita hai | bhagavAna mahAvIra kA dharma evaM darzana to itanA udAtta evaM virATa hai ki unhoMne anya mata-matAntaroM ke sAdhakoM ko, yahA~ taka ki gRhasthoM ko bhI vItarAga-bhAva arthAt samatva kI pUrNatA hone para mokSa kI upalabdhi nirUpita kI hai aura Aja ke mAnyatAvAdI jaina haiM ki unhoMne mukti ko, mukti ke lie prayukta sAdhanA ko bhI amuka veSabhUSA evaM amuka bAhyAcAra Adi meM kendrita kara diyA hai / samatva ke pakSadhara viSamatAoM kI dala-dala meM pha~se par3e dhvanivardhaka meM bolanA yA nahIM, kelA khAnA yA nahIM, miTTI kA pAtra rakhanA yA nahIM, malina vastra dhonA yA nahIM, dhonA to sAbuna Adi lagAnA yA nahIM- isa prakAra hA~ aura nA donoM hI pakSa haiM aura isI apanI hA~ aura nA para sahI sAdhutA kA mUlyAMkana karate haiM | yahA~ taka ki ukta hA~ aura nA ko lekara (244) Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvratoM kI bhUmikA taka meM pahuMca gae haiM / sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM kA yaha dharma-pAkhaNDa itanA krUra evaM nirdaya ho cukA hai ki aura matoM kI bAta to chor3o, apanI jaina paramparA ke hI bhinna saMpradAyI pyAse sAdhu ko pAnI taka pilAne ko taiyAra nahIM hote haiM, aneka ugratAvAdI dharmadhvajI / terApaMtha Adi bhI inhIM mAnyatAoM ke vyAmoha meM par3e haiM aura bhinna paramparA ke kisI sAdhaka ko AhArAdi ke dAna meM pApa kI parikalpanA rakhate haiM / yadi kahIM kucha badalAva A bhI rahA hai, to vaha yugAnurUpa mAtra Upara meM zabdoM kA badalAva hai / andara meM mAnyatAoM kI to vahI sthiti hai, unameM kucha bhI hera-phera nahIM hai / dharmoM ko yadi dharma rahanA hai, sampradAya nahIM bananA hai, sampradAya kA kaidI nahIM honA hai, to apekSA hai satyAnulakSI mukta cintana kI / pakSa-mukta taTastha cintana hI sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM ke mAyAjAla se mAnava ko mukti dilA sakatA hai / dharma, svArtha aura ahaM se janya dvandvoM ko , kalaha aura vigrahoM ko, ghRNA aura vaira vidveSoM ko samApta kara paraspara prema, sadbhAva aura sahayoga kA sarvamaMgalakArI zAntirAjya sthApita karane ke lie hai | kintu, ho rahA hai isake sarvathA viparIta aura aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ? isalie ho rahA hai ki hamAre vivekahIna andha zraddhAlu mastiSkoM ne dharma ke pavitra Asana para mAnyatAoM ko baiThA diyA hai / unheM siddhAntoM kA rUpa dekara bhagavad vANI banA diyA hai / prAya: hara dharma meM guru-ziSyoM ke, bhagavAna aura bhaktoM ke aneka aise kalpita saMvAda haiM, jo Aja mAnava-jAti ko burI taraha pakar3e hue haiM / tattva-pradhAna vaijJAnika dRSTi se hI ukta pakar3a se mukti ho sakatI hai / tattva-cintakoM ko sAhasa ke sAtha Age AnA cAhie, aura ina-dharma virodhI mAnyatAoM ke virodha meM sArvajanika rUpa se apanI AvAja bulanda karanI caahie| mAnyatAoM ke daNDaprahAra ke bhaya se bher3a-bakariyoM kI taraha sira nIcA kie bhAgate rahanA mAnasika napuMsakatA hai / yaha satya kA apalApa hai, bhayaMkara aparAdha hai, jo kabhI kSamya nahIM ho sktaa| prastuta lekhana kA merA ekamAtra uddezya sarvasAdhAraNa dharmabhIru janatA ko, dharma aura siddhAnta ke nAma para pracalita andha-mAnyatAoM kI vikRtiyoM kA paridarzana karAnA hai, tAki dhArmika kaThamullApana nirasta ho, tathA dharma kA sahI rUpa ujAgara ho sake / kisI sampradAya-vizeSa kA na mujhe khaNDana karanA hai aura na maNDana | asatya ke khaNDana aura satya ke maNDana meM hI merI lekhanI kI gati hai / saMbhava hai bhAvanA ke pravAha meM mujhase kucha kaTUktiyA~ ho gaI hoM, ho gaI (245) Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoM, ho hI gaI haiN| maiM unake lie hRdaya se kSamA prArthI huuN| phira bhI satya ke lie prabuddha pAThakoM se merA namra nivedana hai ki ve vyartha kI kucha kaTUktiyoM kI ora dhyAna na dekara zAnta-citta se lekha ko par3heM aura manana kareM | siddhAnta ke nAma para janasamAja meM kaTutA kA anargala viSa phailAne vAlI mAnyatAoM ke mAyAjAla se khuda bhI mukta hoM aura dUsaroM ko bhI mukta kareM / maiM jIvana ke assIveM varSa meM yAtrA kara rahA hU~ | mere kucha snehI saMgI sAthI kahate haiM, Apa cupa hokara baiThie | isa taraha ke belAga lekhana se Apake zraddhAlu bhaktoM kI saMkhyA kama hotI jA rahI hai| mujhe bhI mAlUma hai kama ho rahI hai / prazasti patra dene vAle idhara-udhara ho rahe haiM / parantu, satya kA takAjA hai, maiM isa ginatI ke phera meM na pahU~, jahA~ taka ho sake nirdvandva bhAva se satya ko ujAgara karatA rahU~ | 'satyameva jayate, nA'nRtam / ' apraila 1983 (246) Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakti pradarzana nahIM, darzana hai bhakti kevala saMskRta, prAkRta yA hindI Adi meM do-cAra stotra par3ha lenA, pUjA-pATha kara lenA mAtra hI nahIM hai| yaha to apanI-apanI dharma-paramparAoM ke anusAra kevala vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa karanA mAtra hai| sahI aura yathArtha bhakti to apane ArAdhya deva se ekAkAra ho jAnA hai, kisI bhI sukha-duHkha Adi kI sthiti meM usase vibhakta arthAt pRthak na honA hai / hara kSaNa prabhu ke sAtha raho, arthAt use mana meM virAjita rakho, usakI puNya-smRti meM raho / jaba bhI aura jo bhI nija yA para ke hita kI dRSTi se kAma karanA ho, apane ArAdhya ko smaraNa karate hue karo / bhagavatsmRti ke sAtha kiyA jAne vAlA kArya pavitra hotA hai, usameM se amaMgala evaM vikSepa ke doSa dUra ho jAte haiM | bhakti ko yathAprasaMga yogya zakti evaM viveka buddhi prApta hotI rahegI, jisase prArabdha kArya sucAru rUpa se saphalatA ke sAtha saMpanna hogA / yadi durdaiva se kabhI kArya saMpanna na bhI ho, taba bhI bhakta ke hRdaya kA Ananda to kahIM na jAegA, usakA samatva abAdhita banA rahegA / ananta asIma bhagavajjyoti kI smRti meM jJAna-cetanA banI rahegI, isalie ki bhagavAna jJAna svarUpa haiM / sukha aura duHkha se pare eka anirvacanIya Ananda hai / prabhu kI divya bhakti evaM upAsanA meM vaha Ananda banA rahegA isalie ki bhagavAn akhaNDa ananta Ananda svarUpa haiM / antarmana vikAroM kI malinatA se mukta hokara zuddha, nirmala evaM nirvikAra hogA, isalie ki bhagavAna svayaM pUrNa zuddha, nirmala evaM nirvikAra haiM / manovijJAna kA yuga-yuga se parakhA huA yaha trikAlAbAdhita siddhAnta hai ki jo jaisA smaraNa karatA hai, jo jisakI bhAvanA karatA hai, vaha vaisA ho jAtA hai / hone meM dera-sabera vyakti kI apane andara kI bhAvAtmaka tIvratA evaM mandatA para AdhArita hai / (247). Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / , bhakti kA phala antatogatvA bhagavAna honA hai / isase nIce ke jo bhI sthAna haiM, prAptavya haiM, ve mAtra bIca ke vizrAma haiM, paDAva haiM / ve antima nahIM haiM, sAdhya nahIM haiM / antima to bhakti ke mAdhyama se bhakta kA bhagavatsvarUpa ho jAnA hai / isakI eka nizcita prakriyA hai zuddha evaM sAtvika mana meM se hI zuddha bhakti kI dhArA pravAhita hotI hai / mana ko pavitra banAye rakhane ke lie use kAma-vAsanA se, bhogAsakti se, durvyasanoM se mukta rakhanA hotA hai / saMyama evaM sadAcAra meM ekAgrabhAvanA se lIna karanA hotA hai / vikRta arthAt vikAragrasta kadAcArI mana meM bhagavAna kA kaise nivAsa ho sakatA hai ? usameM to zaitAna kA hI vAsa hotA hai / rAma aura rAvaNa eka Asana para na kabhI baiThe haiM aura na baiTheMge / dina aura rAta kA andhakAra aura prakAza kA ekatra samavAya kaise ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAna kI zuddha mana se niSkAma bhakti karane vAlA kabhI koI pApAcAra nahIM kara sakatA / yadi koI pApAcAra, durAcAra karatA hai, vaha bhakti nahIM, bhakti kA dambha karatA hai / dambha bhakti kA ghora zatru hai / sAdhanA meM dambha AyA nahIM ki sAdhanA kA amRta, amRta na rahakara viSa ho jAtA hai, viSa halAhala viSa, jo janma-janmAntaroM taka sAdhaka ko ajJAna, moha, mAyA aura inake phala svarUpa trividha tApa ke naraka kuNDa meM DAla detA hai / ataH bhagavad darzana ke lie pradarzana se dUra raho, apane ko loka dikhAve se alaga rakho / jo bhI ho, jitanA bhI ho, saralabhAva se ho, nizcala mana se ho / dambha bhakti bhakti ke pavitra bhAvadeha meM kaiMsara hai, viSa granthi hai / zuddha, sarala evaM svaccha mana se alpa se alpa bhI, kSaNabhara bhI yadi bhagavallInatArUpa bhakti ho jAe, to vaha antarjIvana ko divya Aloka se prakAzamAna kara detI hai / ananta kAla se gaharAtI AI amArAtri suprabhAta meM badala jAtI hai / apekSA hai niSThA kI, viveka kI, sAMsArika sukhoM meM anAsakti kI, avicala bhagavadbhAvanA meM nimajjita hone kI / dhairya kI, sarvatobhAvena rAjamahala meM ho yA jhoMpar3I meM ho, nagara meM ho yA nirjana vana meM ho, akele meM ho yA hajAroM meM ho, jisake antarmana kI bhAva - vINA para bhakti kA svara jhaMkRta rahatA hai, bhakti kA brahmanAda anuguMjita rahatA hai, vaha pradarzana kA nahIM, prabhu-darzana kA saccA bhakta hai 1 prabhu prema kI lau usake mana kI dIvaTa para sadAkAla jalatI rahatI hai / sukha duHkha kI, yaza-apayaza kI, hAni-lAbha kI tUphAnI A~dhiyA~ AtI haiM, calI jAtI haiM / kintu, prabhu prema kI lau ko kabhI bujhA nahIM sakatI / yahI vaha lau hai, jo Age calakara ananta (248) Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyoti kA avinAzI rUpa letI hai aura saMsArI kSudra AtmA mahato mahIyAn ananta - akSaya-avyAbAdha paramAtmA ho jAtA hai / jUna-julAI 1983 (249) Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha satya kI pUjA nahIM, hatyA hai satya kA sabase bar3A bhayaMkara ghAtaka zatru pralobhana hai, phira bhale vaha sattA kA ho, sampatti kA ho, yaza kA ho, roTI-rojI kA ho, jIvana kA ho yA aura kisI taraha kA ho / jo vyakti, phira bhale vaha dharmaguru hI kyoM na ho, satya kA ThekedAra hI kyoM na ho, pralobhana kI cauhaddI se, gherAbandI se bAhara nahIM AtA hai, suvidhAbhogI mAnasikatA se mukta nahIM ho pAtA hai / vaha bAta-bAta para saMtya kI hatyA karatA hai, asatya ko satya ke rUpa meM pratiSThA ke siMhAsana para baiThAtA hai, bhadra janatA ko dharma, sabhyatA, saMskRti yA purAtana gaurava ke nAma para chalatA hai / vaha saMgharSa se DaratA hai, socatA hai- yadi maiMne satya ko satya ke rUpa meM aura asatya ko asatya ke rUpa meM spaSTa rUpa meM udghoSita kara diyA, to merA kyA hogA, merI pratiSThA kA kyA hogA ? phira kauna pUchegA aura pUjegA mujhe sArvajanika kSetra meM ? pralobhana kA zikAra vyakti, purAtana paramparA kA anuvartI hotA hai, naI paramparA kA pravartaka nahIM / vaha bAhara meM satya kA amuka zAnadAra mukhauTA lagAye rakhatA hai, jisake AvaraNa meM usake asatya evaM daMbha kI kurUpatA chipI rahatI hai / vaha satya kA agraNI sUtradhAra nahIM hotA, jo asatya se TakarAe / vaha to mAnyatAoM kA aura mAnyatAoM ke pakSadharoM kA pichalaggU hotA hai / bha hI paramparAgata mAnyatAe~ kitane hI jIrNa-zIrNa ho cukI hoM, apanI arthavattA kho cukI hoM, hita kI jagaha janatA kA ahita hI kyoM na kara rahI hoM / pralobhana ke jAla meM pha~sA vyakti unakI upAdeyatA kA stuti pATha hI karatA rahegA, unakA guNagAna hI gAtA rahegA, vaha jI hujUra hogA / hA~ meM hA~ aura nA meM nA kA svara milA denA hI usakA apanA eka kAma hai / pralobhana meM usI antarAtmA kI sahI AvAja kaida ho jAtI hai / vaha yathArtha ko jAnakara bhI, samajhakara bhI yathArtha nahIM kaha sakatA / usakI apanI koI AvAja hI nahIM hotI / gulAmoM kI apanI koI AvAja hotI hai ? nahIM hotI / usakI vahI AvAja hotI hai, jo usake (250) Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 AkAoM kI, mAlikoM kI roTI-rojI dene vAloM kI AvAja hotI hai / vaha saMsAra kA sabase adhika DarA huA vyakti hotA hai / na use rAma se koI matalaba hai, na rAvaNa se / use to apane svArtha se matalaba hai / vaha apanI eka hI jabAna se rAma aura rAvaNa donoM kA eka samAna jaya-jayakAra kara sakatA hai, isameM use tanika bhI saMkoca nahIM hotA / - prastuta sandarbha meM eka loka kathA hai / eka rAjA ke darabAra meM eka paNDitajI AyA karate the / pUjA-pATha karate, rAjA ke lie svasti vAcana karate aura yathAprasaMga rAjA kI stuti bhI / eka dina rAja darabAra meM baiMgana kI carcA cala par3I / rAjA ne kahA -" baiMgana bahuta acchI cIja hai, svAsthya ke lie guNakArI hai / " sabase pahale paNDitajI ne hA~ meM hA~ milAI aura vinamratA ke svara meM kahA rAjAsAhaba, Apa bilkula ThIka kahate haiM, isI lie to baiMgana ke sara para mukuTa rakhA hai sRSTikartA Izvara ne / " baiMgana ke Upara vRMta se lagI jo TopI-sI hotI hai, use paNDitajI ne baiMgana kA Izvara pradatta mukuTa batAyA / " rAjA kA carcA Age calI, guNa-doSa kI vicAraNA hotI rahI / vicAra palaTa gayA aura bolA- " are baiMgana to bahuta hI kharAba phala hai / aura pitta bar3hAtA hai, svAsthya ke lie bahuta hI hAnikara hai / isameM kucha bhI to guNa nahIM / " vAta aura koI bole ki na bole / paNDitajI jhaTa bola uThe "zrImAn jI, ThIka kahate haiM, zata-pratizataM ThIka / baiMgana meM doSa - hI doSa haiM, koI eka bhI to guNa nahIM / isIlie to bhagavAna ne isakA nAma hI beguna rakhA hai / " paNDitajI ne baiMgana ko beguna kA apabhraMza rUpa kara ddaalaa| sabhA visarjana ke bAda paNDitajI jyoMhI sabhAbhavana se bAhara Ae, eka mu~ha lage sAthI ne jhaTa paNDitajI ko pakar3A aura kahA - ' vAha paNDitajI, Aja to Apane kamAla kara diyA / eka hI mu~ha se baiMgana kI prazaMsA bhI aura nindA bhI / bAta badalate kucha bhI to dera na kI Apane / " paNDitajI kahA~ cUkanevAle the / bole - " bhaiyA, mujhe baiMgana kI nindA yA prazaMsA se kyA lenA-denA hai / maiM rAjAjI kA naukara hU~ yA baiMgana kA ? rAjA (251) Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhaba khuza hone cAhie, baiMgana kI prazaMsA se khuza hoM taba ThIka, nindA se khuza hoM taba ThIka / apane ko to hara hAlata meM rAjAjI ko khuza rakhanA hai|" vicAra kIjie, " paNDitajI jaise logoM ko pralobhanapradhAna manovRtti ke gulAma satya ke kaise pakSadhara ho sakate haiM / " unheM satya se koI matalaba nahIM, unheM matalaba hai ekamAtra roTI-rojI se, halave-mAMDe se / unakI pA~coM aMguliyA~ ghI meM honI cAhie, phira unase kucha bhI kahA lo, karA lo | jAToM kA gA~va thA / gA~va kA mukhiyA jATa gappa mArane kA Adi thaa| gA~va ke saba loga usakI hA~ meM hA~ aura nA meM nA ekasvara se milAyA karate the| ekadina usane kucha logoM meM gappa hA~kI - " bhaI, gajaba ho gayA / Aja rAta to hamAre U~Ta ko billI bhagAkara le gaI / " saba jI hujUra cillAe-"caudharI sAhaba, nAlAyaka billI aisA hI karatI hai / eka bAra vaha hAthI ko bhI bhagAkara le gaI thI / " eka jATa kI patnI yaha saba gappabAjI suna rahI thI | usane alaga meM apane jATa se kahA-"kucha to soco, jarA-sI billI aura itane bar3e U~Ta ko bhagAkara le jAe ? asaMbhava! tuma kaise mUrkha ho, kucha bhI soca-vicAra nahIM krte| caudharI kI AdhArahIna besira-paira kI jhUThI bAtoM ko bar3hAvA dete ho, vyartha kA jhUTha bolate ho / " jATa ne kahA - "pAgala hai tU | kucha bhI nahIM samajhatI / arI, hameM caudharIjI ke gA~va meM rahanA hai na ? basa, jo bhI vaha kahe, usakI hA~-meM-hA~ milAnA hai / saca ho yA jhUTha ho, hameM usase kyA lenA denaa|" nIce kA dohA isI jI-hujUrI manovRtti ko ujAgara karatA hai "jATa kahe suna jATanI, isI gA~va meM rahanA | U~Ta bilaiyyA le gaI, hA~ jI hA~ jI kahanA / / " sAdhAraNa loga to isa manovRtti ke prAyaH zikAra hote hI haiM / pralobhana kA chUTanA muzkila hai / unake lie yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja saba ora (252) Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana-jIvana para asatya, daMbha, chala-kapaTa aura bhraSTAcAra Adi ke kAle bAdala chAye hue haiM / satya aMdherI galiyoM meM mArA-mArA phira rahA hai use koI pUchane vAlA nahIM / pUchanA kyA, kadama-kadama para burI taraha ThukarAyA jA rahA hai / ThakurasuhAtI ke yuga meM satya ko bhalA kahIM koI jagaha mila sakatI hai? nahIM mila sakatI hai / duniyAdAra loga haiM, unase kyA AzA rakhI jAe / parantu, kheda to taba hotA hai, jaba satya ke nAma kI mAlA japane vAle dharmaguru bhI satya kI avahelanA karate haiM / aneka sAmpradAyika mAnyatAe~ galata haiM, galata sAbita ho cukI haiM, parantu ye tathAkathita dharma guru aba bhI unhIM purAne zabdoM meM unakI satyatA ke phUTe Dhola bajA rahe haiM / aba bhI unakA cA~da, sUraja ke Upara hai / aba bhI sUraja aura cA~da Upara haiM, tAre nIce haiM | aba bhI lAkha yojana kA U~cA sone kA sumeru bhUtala para khar3A hai, jisakI sUraja aura cA~da dina-rAta parikramA kara rahe haiM / aba bhI unake sUraja aura cA~da ke vimAnoM meM hajAroM azva, hAthI, siMha aura baila jute hue haiM, jo adhara AkAza meM binA sar3aka ke hI unheM khIMca rahe haiN| Aja bhI unake svargIya vimAnoM kI chatoM meM 64 mana ke motI laTaka rahe haiM / Aja bhI gaMgA kA pATa ( pravAha kI caur3AI ) bAsaTha yojana kA hai, eka yojana cAra hajAra koza kA hotA hai / kahA~ baha rahI hai yaha gaMgA ? mata pUcho, zAstra meM likhA hai na ? spaSTa hai yaha gaMgA bhUtala para nahIM, zAstra ke zabdoM meM baha rahI hai / Aja bhI unakI bhUgola vidyA meM pRthvI sthira hai aura sUraja pUraba-pazcima ghUma rahA hai | vaijJAnikoM dvArA aoM kI lAgata se taiyAra kie gae upagraha cAMda para nahIM, pRthvI ke hI kisI pahAr3a para utare haiM aura usI ke citra bhejate haiN| cA~da para se vApasa lauTe hue pratyakSa draSTA AdamI bhI inakI najaroM meM pAgala haiM, nire buddhU haiM, jo cA~da para utarane kI bAta kahate haiN| vidyut eka adRza zakti hai, para vaha Aja bhI inake dimAga meM Aga hai aura inheM dhvanivarddhaka-mAIka para bolane se inkAra karatI hai / pratyakSa meM hI kitanA jhUTha bolA jA rahA hai, isakI satya ke mahAvratI ina dharma guruoM ko koI cintA nahIM hai / yaha bAta nahIM ki inameM se kucha mahAnubhAva sahI sthiti samajhate nahIM haiM / samajhate haiM, para spaSTa kucha kaha nahIM sakate / kyoM nahIM kaha sakate ? yaza ke lobhI haiM ye / pratiSThA cAhie inheM / hara kImata para vAha-vAha | pratiSThA ko jarA bhI kahIM coTa laga jAe, ki basa ye mare ! inakA satya apane tathAkathita saMpradAyoM kA satya hai, apanI mAnyatAoM kA satya hai / yathArtha satya se inheM (253) Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha nahIM lenA-denA hai / sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM ke lie ye dharmaguru Ae dina zAstrIya zabdoM ke artha badalate rahate haiM, jhUThe bhAvArtha lagAte rahate haiM / isake lie hajAroM varSoM se purAtana bhASya evaM TIkA Adi meM pracalita hote Aye sahI arthoM ko bhI jhUThA kahane meM inheM koI saMkoca nahIM hai / aura to aura, jahA~ artha nahIM badale jA sake, vahA~ kucha andha sampradAyI guruoM ne zAstroM ke pATha hI badala die haiM, apanI ora se managaDhaMta nae pATha bhI jor3a die haiM / jina zAstroM para jI rahe haiM, unake sAtha bhI kama khilavAr3a nahIM kI hai ina logoM ne / atIta ke rAma-lakSmaNoM ne, kahate haiM zUrpaNakhA ke nAka-kAna kATa DAle the aura Aja ke dharmaguru kahe jAne vAle ye kaliyugI rAma dhar3alle se apane hI zAstroM ke nAka-kAna kATa rahe haiM, unakA chaviccheda kara rahe haiM aura yaha saba kiyA jA rahA hai una zAstroM ke sarvajJa dvArA pramANita zraddhA ke nAma para / duniyAdAra logoM ne kahA~ itanA jhUTha bolA hogA, jitanA ki satya ke navakoTi pratipAlaka ina tathAkathita satya - bhaktoM ne bolA hai / kriyA - kANDa kI sthiti bhI vicitra hai / kelA Adi aneka bhojya phala haiM, jinake khAne aura na khAne meM mahAvratoM ke prazna aTakakara raha gae haiN| kelA khAne vAle ko eka dharma guru sAdhu taka mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM haiM, kyoMki kelA khAne se inakI dRSTi meM pahalA ahiMsA mahAvrata bhagna ho jAtA hai / yahI hAla mAika para bolane ke sambandha meM hai / upAzrayoM meM Thaharane Adi para bhI jhagar3e hote rahate haiM / vihAra - yAtrA meM rahana-sahana aura khAna-pAna Adi kI aneka chUTeM le lI jAtI haiM, parantu unheM svIkAra kie jAne kA naitika sAhasa prAyaH kama hI dikhAI detA hai / rAtri meM zauca jAnA hai, parantu zuddhi ke lie rAtri meM pAnI to nahIM rakhanA hai / Dara hai yadi koI pI le to ? gRhastha dazA meM aneka bhAI-bahana caubihAra rakhate haiM / kahIM pyAsa lagane para pAnI na pI leM, usa Dara se kyA ye vratI loga ghara kA sArA pAnI bAhara pheMka dete haiM ? kitanI vicitra bAta hai, eka sAdhAraNa gRhastha kA jitanA bhI Atma-vizvAsa evaM manobala dharmaguruoM meM nahIM hai| sArI rAta gandagI meM par3e rahanA, zuci na karanA, kauna- mahAna dharma hai ? Akhira isa azuci kI kauna-sI AdhyAtmika upalabdhi hai ? kucha santa rAta meM zauca-zuddhi ke lie pAnI rakhate bhI haiM, para chupAkara rakhate haiM / logoM meM nahIM rakhane kA jhUTha bolate haiM / kyoM bolate haiM ? aura kyA, pratiSThA bhaMga ke bhaya se / (254) Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zauca jAne ke, malamUtra visarjana ke DhaMga to itane vicitra haiM ki nAgarika parezAna haiM, ina kriyA-kANDI sAdhuoM kI nAjAyaja harakatoM se / kucha sthAnoM para to upAzrayoM tathA gRhasthoM ke makAnoM kI chata para malamUtra visarjana karate haiM / sar3atA huA, kIr3oM se kulabulAtA huA mala, dUra-dUra taka vAtAvaraNa meM durgandha phailAtA hai, bhadra janatA ke svAsthya ko vAyu-pradUSaNa se kharAba karatA hai| aneka sthAnoM para to sar3akoM para hI yaha pariSThApana dharma kriyA kI jAtI hai, jisase Ama janatA meM dharma ke prati ghRNA hI paidA hotI hai / bambaI Adi kI to samAcAra patroM meM khabara hai ki naI basane vAlI koloniyoM meM anya loga upAzraya hI nahIM banane de rahe haiM / yaha nahIM ki unakA sAmpradAyika AdhAra para koI dharmadveSa hai / patra likhatA hai ki sAdhuoM dvArA Asa-pAsa kI Ama sar3akoM para malamUtra kI gandagI phailAnA hI unake virodha kA ekamAtra hetu hai / janatA kA yaha virodha sahI hai | dharma ke nAma para kie jAne vAle dharmadhvajiyoM ke isa kadAcAra kA virodha honA hI cAhie / bahuta adhika to nahIM, pichale aneka varSoM se nagaroM meM yaha andha AcAra vastutaH janatA ke svAsthya ke sAtha khilavAr3a kara rahA hai aura jina zAsana ko badanAma kara rahA hai / zaucAlaya ke anya Adhunika acche sAdhana maujUda rahate hue bhI isa prakAra nAgarikatA kI bhAvanA ke viparIta karma karate rahanA, yathArtha cintana kA divAliyApana to hai hI, sAtha hI asAdhujanocita hRdayahInatA bhI hai / koI bhI mAnavatAvAdI sahRdaya evaM karuNAI vyakti aisI gandI harakateM nahIM kara sakatA, jo ye pavitra gurupada para AsIna, dayA-karuNA ke mUrtimAna dharmadeva santajana kara rahe haiM / unheM patA honA cAhie, isa apa-karma meM bhagavAna kI pariSThApana samiti se sambandhita AjJA kA ullaMghana hai, sAtha hI nagarapAlikA ke janasvAsthya sambandhI kAnUna kA bhaMga bhI hai / isa artha meM Aja kI yaha pariSThApana paddhati kAnUna bhaMga ke rUpa meM corI bhI hai, jo apane meM eka bhayaMkara anaitika aparAdha hai / kahA~ taka likhA jAe, sthiti yaha hai ki saba ora satya kA hanana hai, asatya kA pUjana hai / urdU kA zAyara ThIka hI kahatA hai - " bAdala phaTe hue haiM, silAe~ kahA~ kahA~ ? " maiM nahIM cAhatA ki itanI dUra likhU aura sAthiyoM ke mana ko pIr3A dUM, parantu antarmana ina saba bAtoM se itanA adhika pIr3ita rahatA hai ki likhe vinA rahA nahIM gayA | satya kar3avA hai, para isa kar3avepana ko svIkAranA hI hogA / merI mArmika apIla hai, apane paricita tathA aparicita sabhI sAthiyoM se ki yaza aura pratiSThA ke pralobhanoM ke mAyAjAla se apane ko sAhasa ke sAtha Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukta karo aura jo satya tathA hitakara hai use sArvajanika ghoSaNA ke sAtha svIkAra karo / Aja nahIM to kala, tumheM apane ukta samayocita parivartanoM se pratiSThA milegI hI | yadi pratiSThA na bhI mile, taba bhI tumhArA kyA bigar3atA hai| tuma koI pratiSThA pAne ke lie aura usake AdhAra para roTI kA jugAr3a karane ke lie to sAdhu nahIM bane ho / maiM mAnatA hU~, kucha yogya parivartanoM ke phalasvarUpa ajJAnagrasta rUr3hicusta janatA meM tumhArI nindA hogI, tumhArI pUrvArjita pratiSThA ko coTa bhI lagegI, aura usake phalasvarUpa, saMbhava hai, sAdhutA ke nAma para cAlU tumhArI sukha-suvidhAoM kI prakriyA meM bhI kabhI kucha antarAya par3e parantu satya ke sAdhaka ko yaha saba cintA karane kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai / use to belAga satya ke patha para calanA hai, isake lie hI to apanA gharabAra tyAgA hai, priya parivAra chor3A hai | mIrA ke zabdoM meM satya ke sAdhaka kI to sUlI Upara seja hai | khabaradAra, kisI bhI rUpa meM, kisI bhI aMza meM tumhAre dvArA satya kI hatyA nahIM honI cAhie | 'satyameva jayate nA'nRtam' kA udghoSa hama satya ke sevakoM kA mUla maMtra hai| maiM svayaM assIveM varSa meM hU~ | maiM jAnatA hU~, mere isa taraha ke khule lekhoM se hajAroM logoM ke zrImukha nindA kA, abhadra AlocanA kA viSa ugalane lageMge aura mere aba taka ke aneka prazaMsaka bhI mujhase vimukha ho jAe~ge | unheM jo honA hai, hote raheM, mujhe isakI koI cintA nahIM / mere aba taka ke gahana adhyayana aura cintana-manana se jo mujhe yathArtha kI anubhUti huI hai, ho rahI hai, use meM mukta-bhAva se prakaTa kara detA hU~ | maiM satya ko pratiSThA Adi ke kSudra vyAmoha meM, asatya evaM daMbha ke kAle parde meM chupAnA nahIM cAhatA / mahAprabhu mahAvIra kA yaha dhamma sUtra merA ekamAtra saMbala hai " saccassa ANAe uvaTTio mehAvI mAraM tarai / " agasta 1983 (256) Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA yAna-prayoga : eka spaSTIkaraNa dharma eka antaraMga pavitra bhAva hai, vaha AtmIya cetanA kI eka nirdhUma evaM niSkaluSa jyoti hai | ata: vaha na zarIrAzrita hai, na indriyAzrita hai aura na sAmpradAyika mata-paMthoM ke vividha veSoM evaM vidhi-niSedhoM para hI AdhArita hai / dharma mohakSobha se vihIna zuddha vItarAga bhAva hai, ata: usameM ukta zArIrika evaM sAmpradAyika pratibaddhatAe~ kahA~ haiM ? ye saba dezakAlAnurUpa naitika vyavasthAe~ haiM, ata: sahakArI hone se upadharma to amuka aMza meM ho sakate haiM, kintu AdhyAtmika mUla dharma nahIM | yadi ye ekAntataH dharma hote yA dharma ke sAtha inakA avinAbhAvI abhedya sambandha hotA, to na mAtA marudevI ko gajarAja para car3he mukti hotI aura na Adya cakravartI bharata ko Adarza bhavana meM kevalajJAna hI hotA | do-cAra kyA, kUrmAputra, ilAputra jaise anekoM udAharaNa haiM, jahA~ sAmpradAyika dharma kA, sAmpradAyika veSa-bhUSA evaM vidhiniSedhoM kA dUra taka bhI kahIM astitva nahIM hai| dharma kA eka hI zuddha sanAtana sthira rUpa hai, jabaki sAmpradAyika upadharma dezakAlAnusAra parivartanazIla haiM, yahI kAraNa hai ki eka hI dharmazAsana meM anuzAstA AcAryoM kA hI nahIM, svayaM tIrthaMkaroM kA bhI zAsana-bheda hai / udAharaNa ke rUpa meM, bhagavAna pArzvanAtha aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kA hI ar3hAI sau varSoM ke choTe-se antarAla meM hI hue vidhi-niSedhoM kA bheda, itihAsa ke pRSThoM para Aja bhI upalabdha hai| . maiM jo parivartana kI bAta kahatA hU~, vaha dharma ke lie nahIM hai / vaha to trikAlAbAdhita hai, usameM to koI parivartana ho hI nahIM sakatA, jo kiyA jaae| kyoMki dharma Atmagata hai, adhyAtma hai, ata: usa para na deza kA prabhAva par3atA hai, na kAla kA, na kisI paristhiti vizeSa kA | vaha to ina saba bAhya prabhAvoM se atIta hai / ata: mere kahe gae parivartana kA sambandha sAmpradAyika upadharmoM se hai / sAmpradAyika niyamoM ke paritarvana kI bAta naI nahIM hai / yaha parivartana pahale bhI hotA rahA hai, aba bhI ho rahA hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI (257) Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yathAvazyaka hotA rhegaa| bhale hI prAraMbha meM kitanA hI virodha ho, zora-zarAbA ho, nindA ho, apayaza ho / jo bhI hone jaisA hai, vaha dera-sabera hokara hI rahatA hai / mere pAsa purAne aura naye parivartanoM kI eka acchI khAsI laMbI sUcI hai, kintu usake prakAzana kA abhI prastuta meM prasaMga nahIM hai / yadi ImAnadArI se soceMge aura vicAreMge, to prabuddha pAThakoM ko, dharma-saMgha meM hue nae-purAne aneka parivartana , svata: hI parilakSita ho jAe~ge / parivartanoM kI isI cintana dhArA meM maiMne sAdhviyoM ke vartamAna pada-vihAra kI carcA kI thI | Aja kyA sthiti hai samAja kI / nArI-jAti para atyAcAroM kI eka bhayaMkara zRMkhalA hI bana gaI hai | Ae dina usa para anya atyAcAra jo hote haiM, ve to hote hI haiM / usake pavitra zIla ke bhaMga kI durghaTanAe~ bhI kama ghaTita nahIM ho rahI haiM / balAtkAra kI marmAhata karane vAlI kitanI abhadra ghaTanAe~ ghaTita ho rahI haiM, ina dinoM / kA~pa jAtA hai antarmana / yadi koI sacce artha meM mAnava hai aura usake pAsa sahI artha meM mAnava kA hRdaya hai, to vaha kampita hue binA nahIM rahegA | yadi ve aura koI haiM, to unako dUra kA dhakkA do, maiM unakI bAta nahIM karatA | choTI-choTI bacciyoM se lekara prauDha mahilAe~ taka isa rAkSasI atyAcAra kI zikAra haiM / nArI kA zarIra hI aisA hai ki vaha ina kAmAndha durnAma dAnavoM se baca nahIM sakatA / aba to balAtkAra ne sAmUhika balAtkAra kA bhISaNa rUpa bhI le liyA hai / pistaula tathA chure kI noka para nArI kA apaharaNa kiyA jAtA hai / do-cAra hI nahIM, pA~ca-pA~ca, dasa-dasa rAkSasa usa abalA ke zarIra ko noMca DAlate haiM, zIla bhaMga karate haiM | nArI pIr3A se chaTapaTAtI rahatI hai, cIkhatI rahatI hai, behoza ho jAtI hai, phira bhI ye tana ke mAnava aura mana ke dAnava usakA pIchA nahIM chor3ate / dainika Aja kI khabara hai, abhI raksaula ( bihAra) meM eka nava-vivAhitA brAhmaNa putrI kA duSToM ne prANa-ghAtaka chure ke bala para apaharaNa kiyA aura sArI rAta bArI-bArI se caudaha vyakti durAcAra meM lage rahe | Aja vaha behozI kI dazA meM aspatAla meM hai aura jIvana-maraNa ke bIca jhUla rahI hai / akhabArI riporTa hai DAkTaroM kI, vaha khatare se bAhara nahIM hai| yaha eka kyA, aneka ghaTanAe~ isI taraha kI haiM, anta meM pIr3A se mara jAne kI aura balAtkAriyoM dvArA mAra dene kI bhI / rAjya sarakAroM se lekara kendrIya sarakAra taka, vidhAna sabhAoM se lekara saMsada taka cintita hai isa duHsthiti para, phira bhI kucha ho nahIM pA rahA hai / (258) Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inhIM du:khada kSaNoM meM mere antarmana meM sAdhviyoM ke pada-vihAra kA prazna ubhara AyA / jaina sAdhvI grAmAnugrAma padayAtrA karatI haiM / aneka asurakSita pathoM se unheM gujaranA par3atA hai aura aneka bAra ajJAta gA~voM ke bAhara hI asurakSita sthAnoM meM rAta ko rahanA par3atA hai / unake Upara kyA gujara sakatA hai, kucha socA hai ThaNDe dimAga se / zAyada nahIM socA hai | sAmpradAyika kaTTaratA ke mAnasa kA to soca-vicAra ke sAtha ahi-nakulavat zAzvata vaira hai na? yadi socA gayA hotA, to vartamAna pariprekSya meM surakSA kI dRSTi se, samaya para surakSita sthAna meM jaldI se pahu~ca jAne ke vicAra se, maiMne jo zIghragati ke yAnoM kA upayoga karane kA sujhAva diyA thA, usa para dharma ke ThekedAroM kA itanA hohallA nahIM hotA | dharma-saMghoM ke ucca padastha adhikArI phira bhI kucha mauna haiM, kintu chuTabhaiyye dharmanAza kA kAphI betukA zora macA rahe haiN| unameM se bahutoM ko maiM jAnatA hU~, kyA haiM ve? parde ke pIche ve kyA-kyA gulacharre ur3Ate haiM / pramANa haiM mere pAsa parantu maiM jAnatA hU~, dharma ke nAma para rojI-roTI kA dhaMdhA karane vAloM ke pAsa isa DhoMga aura naTavidyA ke sivA aura ho bhI kyA sakatA hai? kucha adhakacare mukhara logoM ne jaina patroM meM lekha likhe haiM, likhAe bhI gae haiN| kAphI bhalA burA likhA gayA hai bhalA kyA, burA hI likhane ke bAda do-cAra ne pUchA hai-' Akhira amaramunijI isase kyA cAhate haiM / ' maiM kyA cAhatA hU~, mAtR-jAti kI, usameM bhI saba ora se asurakSita pada-yAtrI sAdhvI varga kI surakSA cAhatA hU~ / jarA soce koI, assI varSa jaisI kinAre kI umra meM mere jaisA aura kucha cAha bhI kyA sakatA hai ? jAnatA thA, jAnatA hU~ ki isa bAta para mujhe yaza nahIM, apayaza hI milane vAlA hai / phira bhI maiMne isa nindA-apayaza-apabhrAjanA kA halAhala viSa pIkara bhI jo sAdhviyoM ke lie yAna-vihAra kA samarthana kiyA hai, usake pIche merI vaha mAnasika pIr3A hI hai, jisakA sambandha sAdhviyoM para hone vAle saMbhAvita atyAcAra se hai / saMbhAvita kyoM ? atyAcAra ho hI rahe haiM / dUra kyoM jAe~ ? rAjasthAna ( mevAr3a mAravAr3a) jahA~ jaina sAdhu-sAdhvI aparicita nahIM haiM, sahasrAdhika varSoM se unakA idhara-udhara gamanAgamana hai, apekSayA kucha ziSTa samAja bhI hai, jaina samAja kA gaurava evaM prabhutva bhI hai, vahA~ bhI ina mahInoM meM sAdhviyoM ke sAtha abhadra vyavahAra huA hai, jisakA dhakkA sabhI samAjoM, vidhAna sabhA aura saMsada taka ko lagA hai aura prAya: sabhI jaina-ajaina patroM meM jisakI tIkhI carcA-vicarcA bhI huI hai / Azcarya hai, kucha loga aba bhI, kisa mukha se, mujhase pUchate haiM ki maiM kyA cAhatA hU~? jaba (259) Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjasthAna jaise suparicita evaM jaina samAja se prabhAvita pradezoM meM yaha hAla hai, to anyatra aparicita pradezoM evaM gA~voM meM kyA ho sakatA hai, apane meM svayaM samajha lene kI bAta hai / kucha ne kahA hai ---hamAre to maile kapaDe haiM, loca karate haiM, koI zRMgAra nahIM, phira hamAre sAtha zIlabhaMga jaisA abhadra vyavahAra koI kyoM karegA ? mAlUma hai, gAvoM meM harijana bAlAe~ haiM, kyA rUpa aura sAja-zRMgAra hai kAmottejaka jaisA unake pAsa / phira bhI Ae dina una para atyAcAra ho rahe haiM / kAmAndha pazu / ke prati zraddhA aura kucha nahIM dekhatA hai nArI meM, sivA eka aMga ke| kRpayA jhUThe tarka upasthita na kareM / camatkAra kI bAta bhI kI jAtI hai / navakAra maMtra aura anya stotra tathA zIla ke prabhAva kA bhI bakhAna kiyA jAtA hai aura kahA jAtA hai, isa para ki durAcArI hamArA kucha nahIM kara sakatA / bahuta ThIka / para, Apako mAlUma hai Arya kAlaka ke yuga kI sAdhvI sarasvatI kA apaharaNa anya bhI satI sAdhviyoM ke apaharaNa kI ghaTanAe~ ? unakI navakAra maMtra Adi zIla kA prabhAva to Aja ke yuga se kahIM adhika hI thA / kahA~ gae the taba zIlarakSaka zAsana devatA ? kahA~ gayA thA navakAra maMtra Adi kA prabhAva ? antata: apahRta sAdhviyoM kI vimukti ke lie, dharma-saMgha kI rakSA ke lie AryakAlaka jaise ugra kriyA-kANDI sAhasI AcArya samrAToM ko yuddha taka kA sahArA lenA pdd'aa| camatkAra Adi kI yadi kabhI koI Akasmika rUpa se ghaTanA ghaTa bhI jAe, to use hara vyakti tathA hara yuga ke sAdhaka kI surakSA ke lie amogha astra nahIM banAyA jA sakatA / " kucha mu~ha bole aura mu~ha boliyoM ne kahA hai- ' zIla rakSA ke lie prANa de denA cAhie / ataH hama zIla bhaMga se pahale prANa de deMge / maiM pUchatA hU~, Aja kahA~ haiM ve zUramA, jo aisA karane ko taiyAra haiM / mahArAnI dhAraNI kI taraha prANa dene vAlI satI ziromaNI pUrva yuga meM virala hI hotI thIM / prANa de dene kI bAta kahanA to sahaja hai, parantu samaya para use kriyAnvita karanA to prazna cihna hI hai prAya: isa para / yAnArohaNa koI bahuta bar3A anaitika pApa nahIM hai / AvazyakatAnusAra usakA upayoga purAkAla se hotA AyA hai / digambara aura zvetAmbara donoM hI paramparAoM meM vimAnacArI muniyoM ke zraddhAspada ullekha haiN| jalayAna kA to (260) Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAstrIya vidhAna bhI hai, upayoga kie jAte rahane kA itihAsa bhI hai / jaba ki durbhikSa evaM roga Adi jaise prasaMga para AhAra-Adi jaisI sAdhAraNa apekSA ke lie bhI asaMkhya-ananta trasa-sthAvara jIva-jantuoM kI hiMsA ke hetu jalayAna kA zAstrIya ullekha hai, to kyA zIla kI surakSA ke lie tadapekSaNa alpahiMsaka kisI anya yAna kA dezakAlAnusAra upayoga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ? ekAnta niSedha meM mAtra paramparA kI duhAI dene ke sivA anya kyA tarka hai ? AkrAmaka roga ke kSaNoM meM asaMkhya paMcendriya saMmUrchima manuSya Adi sUkSma kIToM se paripUrita mAnavIya rakta ke injeksana lie jAte haiM, abhakSya ailopaithika davAoM kA khulakara prayoga hotA hai, cikitsA hetu havAI jahAja, kAra Adi se hajAroM mIla dUrastha nagaroM meM bhI jAte haiM, nizIthasUtra meM niSiddha Aparezana Adi zalyakriyAoM meM rakta kI hara bUMda meM asaMkhya saMmUrchima jIvoM kI hatyA bhI ho sakatI hai aura ye saba apavAda ke nAma para sahaja hI ho jAtA hai| maiM nahIM samajha pAtA, miTTI ke kSaNabhaMgura zarIra ke lie to ugrAcArI mahantoM ke yahA~ Aye dina apavAda mArga jhaTa khula jAtA hai, parantu unake yahA~ pavitra zIla-vrata kI rakSA ke lie koI apavAda nahIM hai / zarIra bar3A hai yA zIlavrata, kucha to kahie-'hA~ yA nA' / digambara munivara AcArya zrI zAntisAgarajI ne A~khoM meM motiyA-binda hone para Aparezana nahIM karAkara saMthArA kara liyA thA / Apa to aisA nahIM karate / phira zIla-vrata kI rakSA ke lie vartamAna ke kAmAcAra-pradhAna dAtAvaraNa meM yadi sAdhvI kisI zIghragati yAna kA apavAda svarUpa prayoga kara le, to ApakA dharma sahasA kaise bhraSTa ho jAtA hai / eka sajjana eka ucca padastha urma-guru se darda ke sAtha kaha rahe the-" hama apanI bahaneM aura putriyA~ dIkSA ke lie Apako arpaNa karate haiM / yadi Apa unako surakSA kI koI samucita vyavasthA nahIM kara sakate haiM, to Apako unheM dIkSita karane kA kyA adhikAra hai ? " dharma-guru ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thA / bAta sameTa lU~ / jaba taka koI anya kAragara surakSA kI vyavasthA na ho, maiM sAdhviyoM ke lie zIghragati yAna ke upayoga kA samarthana karatA huuN| sAdhvI kauna hai, sAmAnya hai yA asAmAnya, yaha vargIkaraNa nahIM hai prastuta meM sAdhviyoM ke lie / hara sAdhvI ko vinA kisI bheda-bhAva ke yaha samayocita chUTa honI cAhie, jahA~ bhI Avazyaka ho | isameM nindA-stuti ke prazna ko bIca meM nahIM lAnA cAhie, samaya kI bAdhyatA hai | usakA tarka-saMgata samAdhAna honA hI cAhie | AdarzavAda ke arthahIna uthale nAroM se samasyAoM kA sahI samAdhAna na (261) Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI pahale huA hai aura na aba ho sakatA hai / dharma ho yA samAja, antata: use yathArtha kA sAmanA karanA hI par3egA / yuga-dharma jamAnAvAda nahIM hai, jaisA ki kucha mahAnubhAva zekhiyA~ baghArate haiN| hara tIrthaMkara yuga-dharma kA hI tIrthaMkara hotA hai / anAdi nidhana sanAtana Atma-dharma kA kauna tIrthaMkara ho sakatA hai ? kauna 'AigarANaM' dharma kI Adi karane vAlA ho sakatA hai ? yuga-dharma ke lie hI Adikara kA vizeSaNa hai | aba yAna kA prazna sAdhu-saMgha kA hai / isa sambandha meM merA spaSTa abhimata hai ki vartamAna meM sAdhuoM ke sAmane sAdhviyoM jaisA koI ApavAdika prazna nahIM hai / ata: bhayaMkara rogAdi kA vizeSa kAraNa ho, to yAna kA upayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai / vaha bhI tAtkAlika hI | roga ke bahAne laMbe samaya taka idhara-udhara ghUmate rahanA, saira sapATA karanA, kathamapi ucita nahIM hai / yaha spaSTa hI maryAdAhInatA hai / hA~, eka bAta prastuta meM avazya vicAraNIya hai | 'jo munivara viziSTa pravaktA haiM, dharma-zAsana ke kuzala pracAraka tathA prabhAvaka haiM, janatA ko pratibodha dene meM sabhI bhA~ti sakSama haiM, yadi ve rogAdi ke kAraNa asamaya meM hI apaMga jaise ho gae haiM, pAda vihAra meM pramANita rUpa se akSama ho gae haiM, ata: ve apekSA vaza yAna kA prayoga karanA cAheM, to unheM isake lie chUTa rahanI cAhie / maiM ise ThIka nahIM samajhatA ki varSoM ke varSa lAcAra hokara ve eka hI sthAna meM zUnya rUpa se avaruddha raheM, unakI pratibhA kA, unake Urjasvala prabhAvI vyaktitva kA sarva sAdhAraNa janatA ko koI lAbha na mile | maiMne dekhA hai, aisA nirmAlya jIvana bitAte hue aneka manISiyoM ko du:khada sthiti meM / chUTa bhI apanI mAnasikatA para nirbhara hai, yAna prayoga ke lie ekAntika bAdhyatA nahIM hai / yadi kisI ko ekatra nivAsa kI sthiti hI abhISTa hai aura vahIM unheM mano'nukUla sva-para kalyANa kA kAryakrama prApta hai, to koI jarUrI nahIM, ve yAna kA upayoga kareM hI | prazna hai vizeSa sthiti meM bhI yAna kA upayoga kahA~ taka kiyA jAe ? isakA uttara maiM kyA de sakatA hU~ / yaha to vyakti ke apane svayaM ke viveka para nirbhara hai / hA~, yaha maiM kaha sakatA hU~, yAna kA Avazyaka sthiti taka hI prayoga kiyA jAe, anAvazyaka prayoga se bacA jAe, bacanA hI cAhie / vizeSa paristhiti kI chUTa kA maryAdAhIna upayoga sAdhaka ko antata: patana kI ora hI le jAtA hai / (262) For Private & Personal Use Only Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna hai, isa chUTa kA sAdhAraNa ayogya muni bhI dekhA-dekhI upayoga kara sakate haiM ? mAnatA hU~, kara sakate haiM / para, isa AzaMkA se vizeSa sthiti ke prAmANika sAdhakoM ko to pratibandhita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, unakI viziSTa zakti ko to sadA ke lie paMgu evaM anupayogI nahIM banAyA jA sakatA / yoM to hara sthiti aura sAdhana kA galata upayoga karane vAle hara yuga meM rahe haiM aura rheNge| hAtha kA daNDa jahA~ rakSA ke lie hai, vahA~ kisI ke saMhAra ke lie bhI ho sakatA hai / apanI apanI mati hai, tadanusAra kRti hai parantu, maiM spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ aise maryAdAhIna avivekI logoM ko merA koI samarthana nahIM hai / samAja isa prakAra kI maryAdAhInatA kA samayocita pratikAra kara sakatA hai, use karanA hI cAhie / ye svArthI daMbhI loga krAnti ke sUtradhAra nahIM, apitu krAnti ke zatru haiM / inhIM logoM ne arthavattA kI dRSTi se sahI dizA meM gatizIla hone vAlI krAnti kA mArga avaruddha kiyA hai, bhadra janatA ke vizvAsa ko zaMkAzIla banAkara use avizvAsa meM badalA hai / yAnaprayoga ke sambandha meM maiMne pahale bhI spaSTIkaraNa kiyA hai aura prastuta meM bhI maiMne apanA abhimata vistAra ke sAtha vyakta kara diyA hai / vyartha hI maiM isa carcA ko lambI nahIM karanA cAhatA / mujhe samajhane ke lie itanA paryApta hai, bhale koI samajhe, yA na samajhe hara vyakti apane mana kA, apane saMskAroM kA svAmI hai / kintu, anta meM yaha kaha denA Avazyaka samajhatA hU~ - " satya kI parakha ke lie nindA-stuti se, paramparAvAda se kucha dUra haTakara hI cintana-manana karanA cAhie / " sitambara 1983 (263) Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kaDavA hai, para isa kaDavepana ko svIkAranA hI hogaa| merI mArmika apIla hai, apane paricita tathA aparicita sabhI sAthiyoM se ki yaza aura pratiSThA ke pralobhanoM ke mAyAjAla se apane ko sAhasa ke sAtha mukta karo aura jo satya tathA hitakara hai use sArvajanika ghoSaNA ke sAtha svIkAra kro| Aja nahIM to kala, tumheM apane ukta samayocita parivartanoMse pratiSThA milegI hii| yadi pratiSThA na bhI mile, taba bhI tumhArA kyA bigaDatA hai? tuma koI pratiSThA pAne ke lie aura usake AdhAra para roTI kA jugAr3a karane ke lie to sAdhu nahIM bane ho| -upAdhyAya amara muni Jain moucation International For Pnyate & Personal use only Sawainelibrary.org