Book Title: Chintan ke Zarokhese Part 2
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Tansukhrai Daga Veerayatan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001307/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se upAdhyAya amara muni dvitIya khaNDa tIrAyatana, rAjagRhI Jamtdscamomineeti Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se dvitIya khaNDa upAdhyAya amara muni vIrAyatana, rAjagRhI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se dvitIya khaNDa (c) vIrAyatana, rAjagRhI, bihAra prakAzaka zrI tanasukharAya DAgA mantrI, vIrAyatana rAjagRhI ( rAjagIra ), bihAra prathama AvRttI 1988 7 mUlya : 50 ru. 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. vyaM. 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| Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI taraha vIrAyatana premI pUnAke prabhAta priMTIMga varksa ke mAlika bhAI kanakamala munota ne svayaM AtmIyatApUrvaka prupha 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| hogA / hameM AzA hai yaha prakAzana samAja meM vicAra krAMti karane meM madadagAra vIrAyatana 4..... 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| 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 cintana / pUrvAgrahamukta cintana hI satya - cintana hai|" yahI hai munizrI ke Atma cintana kA sAra aura usI kA AviSkAra hai yaha vicAra gAthA / duniyA bhara kA zAzvata satya eka hI hotA hai| usakI deza-kAla- sthiti kI sImA nahIM hotI / 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 ve 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 hogA / 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| 6... 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 punaH 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 palI 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 jaae|" munizrI ke isa kathama meM unakA jIvana darzana, isa vAGbhaya 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 hogii| 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 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 dIkSA / 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| ataH 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 bhagavatI anukampA vicAra goSThI : kauna, kaisI ? yuga draSTAoM kI samyak - yuga dRSTi satsAhasI puruSa nahIM, puruSasiMha hai mAnava kI vANI amRta bhI, viSa bhI dharma aura paMtha kI vibhedaka rekhA ahiMsA ke pakSadharoM kA parIkSA - kAla bAla- jIvana para ghora atyAcAra yathArtha - dharma kyA hai ? apekSA hai kUpamaNDUkatA ke parityAga kI saMyama yAtrA akaSAya bhAva meM mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka : jAtivAda yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? yaha kyoM ho rahA hai ? jJAnamekaM parama jyoti ananta jyotirmaya caitanya dIpa : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra mAnavIya jJAna cetanA kA adbhuta camatkAra kyA yahI devatva hai ? aura, yaha Apako apekSita hai ? kucha vicAraNIya praznabindu ahiMsA ke devadUta kyA kara rahe haiM ? arahaMtANaM athavA arihaMtANaM AcArya kauna khaNDa 1 AcArya kauna ? khaNDa 2 jarA apane ko taula to lIjie vizva zAnti kA eka mAtra mArga : ahiMsA ekatA rASTrIya akhaNDatA nUtana varSAbhinandana bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM jIvana vikAsa kA mArga ativAda : adhyAtma - sAdhanA kA viSa kRpayA, gRhadevI kI garimA ko surakSita rakhie Aja apekSA hai dharma ke yathArtha udbodhana kI 265 271 277 293 297 299 304 310 316 320 326 337 342 346 352 358 362 367 377 383 390 397 408 412 419 424 429 437 449 453 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara kisI sahRdaya kI darda bharI antarvyathA mAyA mahAThaganI sevApahANo hi maNussa dhammo : vartamAna duHsthiti meM hamArA kartavya bhAratIya saMskRti kA kalaMka : satI prathA samAgata nava varSa : svAgatam jaina saMskRti kI ziSTAcAra saMbaMdhI svarNima rekhAe~ jIvana kA kendra bindu : yogya bhojana dharma - krAnti kI dizA meM eka nayA kadama : Arya candanAzrI jainAcArya padAlaMkRta ananta mUrti : anekAnta 457 462 468 474 481 486 495 502 507 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavatI anukampA anukampA, karuNA yA dayA hajAroM nAmoM se bolie, yaha mAnavatA kA madhya bindu hai, mAnavatA kI prANa-zakti kA mUla srota hai / mAnava eka sAmAjika prANI hai aura samAja kA astitva hai paraspara ke sahayoga para aura sahayoga kA AdhAra hai mAnava hRdaya kI komalatA para, paraspara ke sukha-du:khoM kI sahaja saMvedanAtmaka anubhUti aura, yaha anubhUti hI anukampA, karuNA Adi aneka pavitra nAmoM se vihita hai tanadhAriyoM meM zreSTha mAnava tana hai / vaha sundara hai, surUpa hai / para, usake antarmana meM karuNA kI amRta-dhArA pravAhita nahIM hai, to vaha kyA hai ? vaha jaMgalI pazu ho sakatA hai, rAkSasa, pizAca ho sakatA hai, aura ho sakatA hai, binA kisI khAne-pIne ke lAlaca se yoM hI kisI ko kATa khAne vAlA sA~pa yA bicchU / koI sA~pa yA bicchU se pUche ki kyoM bhAI, tumane amuka ko kATa khAyA, to khAyA, kaisA thA vaha khAnA-khaTTA yA mIThA ? kyA uttara hai isakA unake pAsa ? anukampA kisI ko hetupUrvaka bhI pIr3A dene kI bAta nahIM soca sktii| vaha ahetuka pIr3A de, to kaise de kisI ko ? mAnava jAti ko paraspara eka-dUsare se jo duHkha mila rahA hai aura mohamUda mAnava tanadhArI ke dvArA jo anya pazu-pakSI Adi ko bhI pIr3A mila rahI hai, usakA mUlataH nirAkaraNa anukampA bhAva ke dvArA hI ho sakatA hai / dharatI para sukha-zAnti kA jIvita svarga karuNA hI utAra sakatI hai / yadi karuNA nahIM hai, to dharatI naraka hai / jo mAnava paraspara eka-dUsare kA du:kha dUra karate haiM, yathAvasara Avazyaka sukha pahu~cAte haiM, ve dharatI para rahate hue bhI svarga meM rahate haiM / svaH arthAt sukha / hai / aura jo paraspara sakAraNa yA akAraNa pIr3A dete haiM, hAni pahu~cAte haiM, rulAte haiM, ve dharatI para rahakara bhI naraka sukha kA nAma hI svarga paraspara eka-dUsare ko meM vAsa karate haiM / kahA hai naraka kA svarUpa "parasparodIrita du:khAzca / " (265) Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhartRhari kahatA hai - " jo apane sukha kA parityAga karake bhI prasannatA se dUsaroM ko sukha pahuMcAte haiM, ve satpuruSa haiM, eka prakAra se deva haiN| __ jo apane sukha kA parityAga kie binA, apane sukha ke sAtha dUsaroM ko bhI sukha pahu~cAte haiM ve sAmAnya puruSa haiM / samajha lIjie mAnava haiN| ___ aura jo binA kisI matalaba ke yoM hI nirarthaka kisI ko hAni pahu~cAte haiM, duHkha dete haiM, ve kauna haiM ? unheM kyA nAma diyA jAe, hama nahIM jAnate / " ThIka hai, rAkSasa to ve batAe jA cuke haiM, jo apane svArtha ke lie dUsaroM ko hAni pahu~cAte haiM / phira ye ni:svArthI hatyAre kauna ? yadi mAnava mana meM karuNA kA vikAsa na hotA, paraspara ke sukha-du:khoM meM sahavedana kI bhAvanA na hotI, to parivAra kaise banate ? mAtA-pitA, bahana-bhAI, pati-patnI Adi ke madhura rizte-nAte kaise vikasita hote ? mAnava-jAti ke sivA ye rizte-nAte anyatra kahIM nahIM haiM / jaba ye nahIM haiM, to vahA~ na parivAra hai, na samAja hai, na rASTra hai, na dharma hai aura na pavitra evaM madhura kahI jAne-jaisI aura koI cIja hI hai / __ zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anukampA darzana kahatA hai - " sukha doge, to sukha milegA aura duHkha doge to du:kha milegA / jaisA bhI acchA-burA bIja manobhUmi meM booge, vaisA hI usakA phala tumako milegA / anukampA dayA se sukha ke bIja boe jAte haiM aura nirdayatA evaM krUratA se du:kha ke bIjoM kA vapana hotA hai / arthAt sukha meM se sukha kA janma hotA hai | para, kisake sukha meM se ? apane sukha meM se, apane sukhopabhoga meM se sukha kA, zAMti kA janma nahIM hotA, usameM se to adhikatara du:kha kA hI janma hotA hai / sukha meM se sukha kA janma hotA hai- dUsaroM ko, dIna-hInoM ko, pIr3itoM ko sukha dene meM, unakA du:kha dUra karane meM / " ___ yadi mAnava ko mAnava bane rahanA hai, tana se hI nahIM- mana se bhI apanI mAnavatA ko dhotita karanA hai, to bhagavatI karuNA kA Azraya lenA hogA | (266) Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ du:khI hRdaya ke dhUla ur3ate marUsthala meM dayA kA amRta nirjhara bahAnA hogA / yahI bAta hai, ki kucha apavAdoM ko chor3akara prAyaH pratyeka dharma ke mahApuruSoM ne ahiMsA ke sAtha anukampA kA mArmika upadeza diyA hai / jaina-zAsana to isameM agraNI hai hI, anya paramparAe~ bhI kama anukampAvAdI nahIM haiM / zrImad bhAgavata meM bhagavAn viSNu to anAthoM ko, pIr3itoM ko apanA zarIra hI batAte haiM aura kahate haiM ki maiM anAtha asahAya prANiyoM ke zarIra meM rahatA hU~, vaha zarIra merA hI hai | ata: jo du:kha-darda meM unakI sevA karate haiM, ve merI hI sevA karate haiM / bhAgavata ke tRtIya skandha meM bhagavatsvarUpa maharSi kapila, zrI hari ke zabdoM meM apanI pUjya mAtA devahUti se kahate haiM ahaM sarvabhUteSu, bhUtAtmA'vasthitaH sadA / tamavajJAma mAM martyaH, kurute'rcA viDambanam / / 29, 21 / / -maiM AtmasvarUpa se sadA sabhI jIvoM meM sthita hU~, isalie jo loga mujha sarvabhUta sthita paramAtmA kA anAdara karake kevala pratimA meM hI merA pUjana karate haiM, unakI vaha pUjA dikhAve kA svA~ga mAtra hai / dviSata: parakAye mAM, mAnino bhinnadarzinaH / bhUteSu baddhavairasya, na manaH zAntimRcchati / / 29,23 / / -jo bhedadarzI aura abhimAnI puruSa dUsare jIvoM ke sAtha vaira bA~dhatA hai aura isa prakAra unake zarIra meM vidyamAna mujha AtmA se hI dveSa karatA hai, usake mana ko kabhI zAnti nahIM mila sakatI / Atmanazca saparasyA'pi, ya: karotyantarodaram / tasya bhinnadRzo mRtyur, vidadhe bhayamulbaNam / / 29,26 / / -jo vyakti AtmA aura paramAtmA ke bIca thor3A-sA bhI antara karatA hai, usa bhedadarzI ko mRtyu mahAna ugra bhaya upasthita karatI hai | atha mAM sarvabhUteSu, bhUtAtmAnaM kRtAlayam / / arhayed dAna - mAnAbhyAM, maitryA'bhinnena cakSuSA / / 29,27|| (267) Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -ata: sampUrNa prANiyoM ke bhItara prANiyoM ke rUpa meM hI sthita mujha, paramAtmA kA yathAyogya dAna, mAna, mitratA Adi ke rUpa meM sada-vyavahAra tathA samadRSTi ke dvArA pUjana karanA cAhie / Apa dekha sakate haiM, uparyukta vacana kitane udAra vacana haiM / vizva ke prANiyoM kA maitrI bhAvanA se kiyA gayA Adara-satkAra, sevA Adi hI saccI bhagavatpUjA hai / AtmA aura paramAtmA meM koI antara nahIM hai / hara prANI jaina-darzana kI dRSTi se bhI kAraNa paramAtmA hai, supta arhanta aura siddha hai / usakA apamAna hai / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI apane jyeSTha ziSya gautama se yahI kahA thA, apitu isase bhI Age kI bhASA meM udbodhana diyA thA, ki merI pUjA, arcanA, bhakti karane vAle se anAzrita pIr3ita janoM kI sevA karane vAlA vyakti adhika zreSTha bhakta hai, ata: vaha dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai - " je gilANaM paDiyarai se dhanne / " bauddha sAhitya bhI karuNA se AplAvita hai / bhagavAn buddha to karuNA ke devatA ke rUpa meM sarvata: suprasiddha hI haiM / prAcIna granthoM meM to karuNA kI mahimA kA gAna hai hI, uttara kAla meM bhI bahuta dIrgha kAla taka karuNA kA amara-gAna anuguMjita rahA hai / zrI laMkA ke prasiddha bauddhAcArya zrI dhammArAma (yakkaDuva) kI mahattvapUrNa pAlI kRti 'bhakti gIta meM dekhie kitane mArmika karuNa udgAra haiM | mahApaNDita rAhula sAMkRtyAyana dvArA kie gae hindI anuvAda kA kucha aMza yahA~ prastuta hai | eka karuNAmUrti mA~ udbodhana kara rahI hai "putra, kyoM kisI ko du:kha de rahA hai re ! kaNTaka, gilaharI athavA babbU kisI kI bhI tU hiMsA mata kara / choTe-se prANI ko bhI putra, jAnate-dekhate tU na mAra / antata: makkhI, macchara yA khaTamala ko bhI na satA / na Dhele se, na kASTha-khaNDa se, na salAI se, na hAtha se hI kisI bhI caupAye tathA pakSI Adi para tU mata prahAra kara / (268) Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkAza meM ur3ate athavA vRkSa para Ananda se baiThe vihaMga ko bANa ke zilpa se tU mata mAra | putra, pakSI gagana meM ur3ate haiM tathA gagana meM hI adhara meM kisI vRkSa para apanA ghara banAte haiM / putra, ve vRkSa para baiThe vRkSa kA pAlana hI karate haiM / ve madhura gAyana karate hue loka ko madhura banAte haiM / sundara raMga tathA madhura kUjana se bhI ve loka ko sundara banAte haiM / unameM bhI putra, koI apane mAtA-pitA ko posate haiM, beTe-beTI ko posate haiM aura patnI ko bhI posate haiM / unameM koI mA~ eka putra vAlI hai | usI putra ke Azraya meM rahatI hai | usakI vahI ekamAtra gati hai / atyanta kI jarA se vaha vivaza bhI hai / putra, usa mAtA kA suta, bhUkha kI mArI ke lie AhAra, pyAsI ke lie pAnI lAkara use ghoMsale meM hI detA hai / sUkhe kaDe ke samAna cipake peTa se bhI dUnI kA~patI vaha mA~ apane putra kI rAha johatI khar3I hai / usake lie bar3I mehanata se AhAra DhU~r3ha kara, vaha coMca meM le jaldI-jaldI mA~ ke pAsa AtA hai / putra, tU ne jo use mArA, to bur3hiyA kyA karegI ? vaha mAtA kyA khAegI, kyA piegI ? putra, kauna use khilAegA ? kauna use pilAegA? kauna use AzvAsana degA ? vaha to eka hI putra vAlI hai / putra, tU patthara kA nahIM hai aura na tU miTTI kA hai, na tU kATha kA hai tathA na tU nirmitaka hI hai / ve cir3iyoM ke mAsUma bacce mA~ ke abhAva meM ThIka taraha mu~ha se cUM cUM bhI na kara sake, ghoMsale ke bhItara hI naSTa ho gae / (269) Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putra, dUsare prANI bhI sukha ke icchuka haiM, du:kha ke viruddha haiM / saba sukhI honA cAhate haiM / koI du:khI honA nahIM cAhatA / ata: tU mata kisI ko mAre, mata kisI ko phaTakAre, mata kisI ko DA~Te aura mata kisI para bhauMha car3hAe / " kAza! karuNAmUrti usa mAtA kA yaha karuNopadeza dharatI ke hara mAnava-putra ko chU jAe, usakI gaharAI meM utara jAe, to saMsAra meM sukha-zAnti kA, Ananda-maMgala kA akhaNDa rAjya isI karuNA-vRtti se sthApita ho sakatA hai| Aja ke mAnava kI tana-zakti, dhana-zakti aura bauddhika-zakti to kAphI bar3hI hai, inhoMne to kAphI vistAra pAyA hai / parantu , durbhAgya se usake hRdaya meM se karuNA kA nirjhara sUkha gayA hai aura usake pariNAma svarUpa vahA~ eka bhayaMkara tapta marusthala ho gayA hai, jahA~ pArasparika ghRNA, vaira-vidveSa kI dhUla bharI jalatI huI tUphAnI A~dhiyA~ cala rahI haiM / saba ora hatyA, lUTamAra, balAtkAra, bhraSTAcAra kA eka aisA rAvaNarAjya sthApita ho gayA hai, jisase mAnava-jAti ke sarvanAza kA khatarA upasthita ho gayA hai / ata: apekSA hai, Aja ekamAtra anukampA kI, karuNA kI / apane samAna hI sabhI AtmAoM aura unake sukha-du:khoM ko samajhane kI / saba dharmoM kA mUla karuNA hai, usI ke AdhAra para sabhI satya, saMyama, zIla Adi dharma avasthita haiM / yadi mAnava-hRdaya meM anukampA nahIM hai, zarIra se pare anubhUtizIla caitanya-tattva ko dekhane kI antardRSTi nahIM hai, to phira vaha kucha bhI nahIM hai / vizva ke kone-kone meM saba ora sarvatra 'AtmavatsarvabhUteSu' kA nAda anuguMjita honA cAhie / "ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam " ahiMsA vizva ke prANiyoM ke lie ArAdhya parabrahma hai aura ukta ahiMsA kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai anukampA meM se, karuNA meM se / anukampA ke abhAva meM ahiMsA kI koI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sakatI / saMvedanazIla antarhRdaya se udbhUta honevAlI anukampA meM hI zuddha ahiMsA prasphuTita hotI hai / yadi yaha na ho, to phira ahiMsA eka dikhAvA ho jAtA hai, ata: vaha darzana nahIM, pradarzana hai | naTa vidyA hai, sAdhanA nahIM / bhagavatI anukampe ! mAnava-hRdaya meM utaro, use saMvedanazIla banAo, tAki vaha sahI artha meM mAnava bane, jana-maMgala kA puraskartA bane / navambara 1983 (270) Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra goSThI : kauna, kaisI ? pratyeka mAnava ke apane-apane guNa karma haiM, apane-apane bhAva haiM / prakRti kI ekarUpatA bhAgyena hI kahIM prApta ho to ho, nahIM to nahIM hI hai| bAta yaha hai ki mAnava kA atha aura iti kevala isI janma se hI sambandhita nahIM hai / usake jIvana kA adhikAMza pUrva janmoM se hI nirmita hotA AyA hai | ataH matibheda aura tadanusAra amuka rUpa meM vicAra-bheda aura vyavahAra-bheda rahatA hI hai| eka hI deza hai, eka hI jAti, eka hI samAja hai, eka hI parivAra hai, yahA~ taka ki eka hI mAtA-pitA kA rakta sahodara bandhuoM meM pravAhita haiM / phira bhI vicAra milate nahIM haiM, phalasvarUpa paraspara saMgharSa hote haiM, kaTutA bar3hatI hai, ghRNA phailatI hai aura anantara hiMsAtmaka dvandva bhI A upasthita ho jAte haiM / jAe prazna hai, isa sthiti meM kyA kiyA jAe, kauna-sI nIti-rIti apanAI bAta yaha hai ki mAnava kI kucha aisI Agraha buddhi hai ki vaha jitanA bala matabhedoM ko detA hai, utanA sahamata sammatiyoM ko nahIM detaa| spaSTa hai, jahA~ paraspara matabheda hote haiM, vahA~ kucha-na-kucha sahamati bhI to hotI hai / yadi matabhedoM kI adhika carcA na karake jahA~ jitane aMza meM vicAra milate haiM, vahA~ usa para hI adhika dhyAna kendrita rakheM, to saMgharSoM kA samAdhAna ho sakatA hai / dhIre dhIre kaTutA kama hogI, madhuratA vistAra pAegI, dUrI kama hogI aura nikaTatA adhikAdhika nikaTa hI AtI jAegI / eka-do bAra sahamati kA snehabharA vAtAvaraNa banA ki phira eka-dUsare ko samajhane kI bhAvanA aura buddhi bala pakar3ane lgegii| matabhedoM para hI adhika dhyAna rakhane se hama eka dUsare ko sahI rUpa meM samajha nahIM paate| aura yahI eka vaha bauddhika doSa hai, jo kaurava aura pANDavoM ko paraspara lar3AtA hai, aura mahAbhArata jaise raktapAtI yuddhoM ko janma detA hai / (271) Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuta meM tathAgata buddha kI eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai, jo unhoMne kozaladeza kI vihAra-caryA meM apane pramukha ziSya kAzyapa se kahI thii| tathAgata ne kahA thA- " jo zramaNa yA brAhmaNa nipuNa haiM, paNDita haiM, zAstrArtha meM vijetA haiM, bAla kI khAla nikAlane vAle apanI tarka-buddhi se dUsare ke mata ko bhinna evaM khaNDita karate dikhate haiM, ve bhI aneka bAtoM meM mujhase sahamata haiM aura maiM bhI unase sahamata huuN| para, kucha bAtoM meM maiM unase sahamata nahIM bhI huuN| kucha bAteM aisI haiM, jinheM ve ThIka nahIM kahate haiM, unheM hama bhI ThIka kahate haiM, aura kucha bAteM aisI bhI haiM, jinheM ve ThIka nahIM kahate, unheM hama ThIka kahate haiM / ata: unake pAsa jAkara maiM aisA kahatA hU~-"Avuso, jina bAtoM meM hama loga sahamata nahIM haiM, unako abhI jAne deM / jinameM sahamata haiM, unheM hI hama eka dUsare se pUche, vicAra-vimarza kreN|" bhagavAna buddha kA yaha bodha suttapiTaka ke dIghanikAya meM, mahAsiMhanAda sutta meM upalabdha hai / kAzyapa ne tapa ke bAre meM bhI pUchA hai, jisake virodha meM buddha prAya: sarvata: suprasiddha haiM / buddha ne amuka tapasyAoM kI tathA ThIka na lamane vAle amuka AcAra-vicAroM kI AlocanA kI hai, parantu sAtha hI yaha bhI kahA hai ki " sabhI tapasyAe~ nindanIya nahIM haiM / sacce dharmAcaraNa se, phira bhale hI usakA AcaraNa karane vAlA vaha koI bhI ho, maiM sahamata hU~ / " isI sandarbha meM unhoMne yaha bhI kahA hai-" jaba bhikSu vaira-virodha aura droha se rahita hokara maitrI bhAvanA karatA hai, citta-maloM ke kSaya hone se nirmala citta kI aura prajJA kI mukti ko isI janma meM svayaM jAnakara sAkSAtkAra prApta kara vihAra karatA hai, yathArtha meM vahI bhikSu zramaNa-brAhmaNa kI yathArtha saMjJA se vibhUSita hai / ukta saMvAda mahattvapUrNa hai / buddha maitrI bhAvanA para bala dete haiM aura jina bAtoM meM hama adhikAMzataH sahamata haiM, unhIM para vicAra-carcA karane kI preraNA dete haiM / vastuta: yahI samanvaya kA mArga hai / isI meM se sahaja ekatva pratiphalita hotA hai / ___ Apa vicAra kIjie, jaba Apa loga kisI bAta para vicAra-vinimaya karane baiThate haiM, taba mitroM kI bhAnti carcA karane baiThate haiM, yA zatruoM kI bhAMti | (272) Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM meM AkAza-pAtAla kA antara hai / mitra dRSTi se hone vAlI vicAra-goSThI meM eka-dUsare ko samajhane kA sadbhAvanA pUrvaka prayatna hotA hai / jaba ki zatru dRSTi kI goSThI meM eka-dUsare ko samajhane-samajhAne kA to koI artha hI nahIM hotA, apitu eka-dUsare kI uThA-paTakI meM hI sArI zakti kharca ho jAtI hai, aura pariNAma sivA vigraha, kalaha, kaTutA, ghRNA, dveSa evaM vaira virodha ke kucha bhI nahIM nikalatA / pahale kI apekSA bhI kaTutA aura adhika bar3hatI hai, gandagI aura adhika phailatI hai / sivA kIcar3a uchAlane ke aura koI kAma nahIM hotA, isa prakAra kI pUrvAgraha-grasta zatru-buddhi kI carcAoM meN| aura Apa jAnate haiM, kIcar3a uchAlane kA kyA pariNAma AtA hai ? mitra dRSTi kI vAdagoSThI meM eka-dUsare para arthAt eka-dUsare ke vicAroM para prahAra hote haiM, tarka-vitarka hote haiM para ve tarka-vitarka ke prahAra aise hI hote haiM, jaise eka-dUsare para komala evaM sugandhita puSpoM ke prahAra hoM / paraspara phUla kI hara mAra meM donoM ora mahaka phailatI hai / ataH isa puSpa prahAropama vicAra-goSThI meM sahI nirNaya nikalate haiM | vAdagoSThI meM sammilita hote samaya jo prasanna hoM aura samApti para uThate hue bhI jo prasanna hoM, eka-dUsare ko sAdhuvAda evaM dhanyavAda de rahe hoM, ve loga bAhara meM tana ke mAnava haiM, to andara meM mana ke deva bhI haiM / bhale hI nirNaya kisI ke pakSa meM ho, saMbhava hai, koI eka nizcita nirNaya na bhI ho pAe, parantu paraspara kI madhuratA, eka-dUsare kA . Adara-satkAra samApta nahIM hotA / __isake viparIta zatru buddhi meM pahale se hI apane-apane pUrvAgraha hote haiM, ve durAgraha ke rUpa ke lie hote haiM / unake tarka-vitarka ke prahAra nukIle pattharoM ke prahAra hote haiM, jo eka-dUsare ko lahUluhAna hI karate haiM / yaha goSThI kevala kaNTaka goSThI hotI hai, isameM se kisI acche pariNAma kI apekSA nahIM kI jA sakatI / ye loga tanAva ke vAtAvaraNa meM lar3ate-jhagar3ate hI goSThI meM baiThate haiM aura lar3ate-jhagar3ate hI uThate haiM / isIlie mahAvIra aura buddha, aura anya mahattama puruSa maitrI para bala dete haiM, pUrvAgraha se mukta hokara mAtra satyAnulakSI prajJA ke AdhAra para vicAra-carcA karane kI preraNA dete haiM / isI sandarbha meM purAkAla meM kabhI kahA gayA thA-vAde-vAde jAyate tattvabodhaH / " isa prakAra kI goSThI kA eka sarvottama udAharaNa hai-zramaNa bhagavAna (273) Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ke kAla kA kezI-gautama saMvAda | yaha zrAvastI kA saMvAda jaina itihAsa kA mahattvapUrNa saMvAda hai / donoM maharSiyoM kI udAra dRSTi vilakSaNa hai / eka-dUsare ko jina priya zabdoM se sambodhita karate haiM, unameM se madhura-rasa jharatA hai, amRta barasatA hai / saMpradAya bhinna haiM, phalataH amuka aMza meM AcAra aura vicAra bhI bhinna haiM / kAphI zAsana-bheda haiM, kyoMki donoM hI bhinna guruoM kI paramparA kA pratinidhitva karate haiM / phira bhI sahodara bandhu ke samAna eka hI Asana para baiThe haiM aura eka virAT sabhA meM pakSagraha se mukta hokara jaya-parAjaya kI bhAvanA se pare kI manobhAvanA meM vicAracarcA karate haiM aura pariNAma AtA hai, AcAra-vicAra kI dRSTi se vibhinna dizA meM pravahamAna donoM dhArAe~, gaMgA-yamunA kI taraha milakara eka dhArA meM pravAhita ho jAtI haiM / vibhinna vAdoM ke matabhedoM ko samanvaya ke dharAtala para lAkara mitra rUpa meM upasthita karane ke lie zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anekAnta darzana bhI atIva upayogI siddha hotA hai / anekAnta virodha rUpa meM pratibhAsita hue bhedoM meM avirodha kI, abheda kI dRSTi detA hai / isa darzana meM ekAnta aura sarvathA sat yA asat jaisA kucha nahIM hai / jo bhI hai, ubhayarUpa hai, sadasat rUpa hai / ata: AcArya amRtacandra ne ise 'virodhamathanam' kahA hai / jahA~ anekAnta hai, vahA~ virodha kaisA, vidveSa kaisA ? bAta yaha hai ki hara pakSa meM amuka aMza meM kucha-na-kucha samanvaya kA AdhArabhUta satya rahatA hI hai| yadi vyApaka dRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAe to niSedha meM, inkAra meM bhI vidhi evaM ikarAra rahatA hai / apekSA hai, pakSamukta samanvaya zailI kI / yaha anekAnta, jisa bAta ko tuma ekAnta beThIka evaM galata hI samajha rahe ho, jisameM samajhaute kA tumheM kucha bhI aMza na dikhAI de rahA ho, usameM bhI tumheM kucha ThIka aura sahI aMza dikhA degA, antata: samajhaute kA mArga prazasta kara degA / vaicArika evaM bauddhika ahaMkAra ko, haThavAditA ko dUra karane kA anekAnta ke samAna dUsarA koI darzana nahIM hai / ata: virodha ko dUra karane ke lie yathAprasaMga anekAnta cintana kA Azraya lenA cAhie / yaha dUrI ko kama karegA aura paraspara virodhI taToM para dUra khar3e hue pakSoM ko eka-dUsare ke nikaTa lAegA / Aja jo vyakti-vyakti meM, jAti-jAti meM aura mata-panthoM meM paraspara arthahIna saMgharSa ho rahe haiM, aura unake phalasvarUpa janatA meM jo anArya AcaraNa phUTa par3A hai, jaba hama usakI raktaraMjita khabareM samAcAra patroM meM dekhate haiM, to hRdaya (274) Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAMpa- kAMpa jAtA hai / Azcarya hotA hai, amRta - putra kahe jAnevAle mAnava ko Aja yaha ho kyA gayA hai ? vaha amRta putra mRta putra kyoM ho gayA hai ? usake mAnavIya divya saMskAra kyoM isa taraha kusaMskAroM meM badala gae haiM ? kyoM vaha mAnavatA ke ucca zikhara se girate-girate pazu aura kahIM-kahIM to pazu se bhI nIce girakara rAkSasa tathA bhUta-pizAca ho gayA hai ? bAta aura kucha nahIM hai / ahaMkAra hai apanI zreSThatA kA, apanI ekAnta satyatA kA / kheda hai, jina bAtoM meM sahamati ke kucha bIja haiM, jina para samanvaya dRSTi se kucha samajhautA ho sakatA hai, una para to hama vicAra karate nahIM / pahale hI dUra ke krUra matabhedoM ko lekara baiTha jAte haiM, aura lar3ane-jhagar3ane lagate haiM / prastuta meM hameM tathAgata buddha kA vicAra - patha apanAnA cAhie, jaisA ki unhoMne kahA hai- 'jina bAtoM se hama sahamata nahIM haiM, unako abhI jAne deM / jinameM hama sahamata haiM, unheM eka-dUsare se pUcheM, vicAra-vimarza kareM / ' yaha eka bahuta acchA, eka-dUsare ke nikaTa Ane meM koTizaH parIkSita amogha prayoga hai / isase bhI jarA Age bar3hakara mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anekAnta hai, jo kAMToM meM bhI phUla khilatA huA dekhatA hai, kAle dhabbevAle cAMda meM bhI nirmala cAMdanI kA darzana karAtA hai / anekAnta dRSTi se dekho, tumhAre zatru meM bhI tumhArA mitra chipA huA hai, ekAnta virodhI ke rUpa meM pratibhAsita hone vAle kaTTara virodhI kI viruddha bAta meM bhI amuka apekSA se tumhArI apanI hI abhISTa aura aviruddha bAta spaSTataH pratibimbita hai / Aja jo dharma ke pavitra nAma para sampradAyavAda ke kaluSita dvandva haiM, yA deza tathA pradeza ke nAma para hatyA tathA lUTa-mAra hai, phira vaha cAhe asama meM ho yA paMjAba meM athavA anyatra kahIM ho, ekAntataH svArthalipta haThavAda kI dena hai / dUsarA pakSa bhI kucha artha rakhatA hai, yaha dRSTi hI lupta ho gaI hai / samitiyA~ gaThita hotI haiM, unakI baiThakeM hotI haiM, vicAra carcA kA lambA daura calatA hai, pariNAma, vahI DhAka ke tIna pAta / kyoM hai aisA ? varSoM ho gae vicAra karate hue, nirNaya kyoM nahIM hotA ? isalie nahIM hotA ki zuddha-buddhi se nirNaya prApta karane ke lie Apasa meM milakara carcA karate hI nahIM / eka-dUsare para anargala besira-pAMva ke doSAropaNa karate hue balAt ekamaMca para baiThate haiM aura usI taraha doSAropaNa karate hue apane gharoM kI rAha pakar3a lete haiN| aura phira samAcAra patroM meM vaha bayAnabAjI zurU hotI hai ki sandeha hotA hai, ye bolane vAle AdamI haiM, yA bhauMkane vAle koI aura ? vahI hAla dhArmika maMcoM kA hai, jinakA mujhe svayaM kAphI kaTu anubhava hai / cAra-cAra mahIne taka laMbI calane vAlI dharma- carcAoM meM ekatva (275) Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM samanvaya ke nAma para kevala zUnya bindu / lAkhoM kA andhAdhundha kharca karane ke bAda, zrama yA prapaMca se prApta apanI priya kamAI ko pAnI kI taraha bahAne ke bAda, ina dharmasammelanoM se samAja ko milatA hai, asatya, dambha, kalaha, vigraha, vyartha kI tU-tU maiM-maiM | bhUla gae haiM hama kezI-gautama ke maitrIpUrNa priya saMvAdoM ko| yadi apane vyaktigata svArtha aura ahaMkAra se pare kinhIM ke mana meM samAja, rASTra aura dharmasaMghoM kI kucha bhI hitAkAMkSA hai, to unheM apane pUrvaja mahApuruSoM ke vicAra-patha kA anugamana karanA cAhie aura virodha meM bhI avirodha yA bheda meM bhI abheda kA tathA asahamati meM bhI sahamati kA koI na koI samanvayavAdI rUpa talAzanA cAhie / disambara 1983 (276) Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuga-draSTAoM kI samyak - yuga-dRSTi " hamAre jAne hue choTe se saMsAra meM hI karor3oM-araboM manuSya haiM / manuSyetara prANiyoM kI carcA maiM abhI nahIM karatA / kyoMki unakI zreSThatA se inkAra kara diyA gayA hai / parantu, cira atIta se jisa mAnava jIvana kI zreSThatA ke guNa gAye gaye haiM aura kahA gayA hai - " dullahe khalu mANuse bhave manuSya bhava kI prApti durlabha hai / aura devatA bhI jise prApta karane kI abhilASA rakhate haiM / una devAnupriya yA devanAMpriya manuSyoM kI carcA hI maiM kara rahA hU~ / Aja isa dharatI para sAgaroM ke isa pAra aura usa pAra jahA~-tahA~ manuSya phailA huA hai / sAgaroM ke madhya meM dvIpa samUhoM meM bhI manuSya bhare par3e haiM / yaha sarva zreSThatA kA ahaMkAra rakhane vAlA manuSya apane Asa-pAsa meM kitane asahaya pIDAoM se gujarate aura abhAvoM meM marmAntaka vedanA pAte vyaktiyoM ko dekha rahA hai / zarIra to manuSya kA hai, para vRtti manuSya kI to kyA, pazu se bhI nimnatara ho gaI hai / kyA usake antarviveka kI A~kha khulI hai, du:khoM se tar3apate prANiyoM ko dekhane ke lie? kyA vaha jJAtAdraSTA hai ? kyA Aja ke dharma-guruoM ne saMsAra kI sthiti ko ThIka taraha dekhA-pahacAnA hai ? saMsAra kI to kyA bhArata kI sthiti kA bhI sahI parijJAna kiyA hai ? bhArata bahuta lambe kAla taka parAdhIna rahA hai / vaise to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda kitanI hI bAra videzI tAkatoM ne AkramaNa kie haiM / parantu, mugaloM ke bAda aMgrejoM kA gulAma rahA / kitanA lambA samaya gujarA hai / hajAra varSa se bhI adhika paratantra rahe haiM bhAratIya jana / usa kAla meM variSTha santa evaM mahAn AcArya hue haiM hara paramparA meM / parantu, kyA ve jJAtA draSTA rahe haiM ? kyA unhoMne bhAratIya saMskRti kI evaM jana-jIvana kI bigar3atI sthiti ko dekhA hai ? hamAre dharma evaM saMskRti kI jar3eM kaTatI rhiiN| dekhate-hI-dekhate hajAroM-lAkhoM vyakti vidharmI banA lie gae / gorakSaka gobhakSaka bana gae / hajAroM-lAkhoM bahanoM kI ijjateM luTatI rahIM / sabakucha sAmane hotA rahA ? kyA kiyA usa yuga ke AcAryoM ne / ve sirpha paraloka ke TikaTa kATate rahe / unakA prAyaH yahI (277) Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " upadeza rahA -"yahA~ jo kucha ho rahA hai, use bhoga lo / yaha to karmoM kA bhoga hai, jo bhoganA hI hai / aba aisA prayatna karo ki marane ke bAda svarga mila jAe / aura, basa svarga meM yaha du:kha dainya nahIM rahegA / marane ke bAda tumhArI saba samasyAe~ hala ho jAe~gI / ve isa taraha ke DAkTara yA vaidya bane rahe, to rogI se kahatA hai ki bhaI nirantara davA to lete hI rho| isase tumhArA bukhAra, sira-darda yA anya roga abhI to ThIka nahIM hoMge, parantu jaba tuma mara jAoge taba mRtyu ke bAda tumhAre sabhI roga, jo bhI haiM zAnta ho jAyeMge / duHkha hai, hamAre madhyakAla ke mahAna AcAryoM ne janatA ko maraNottara paraloka sudhArane ke sivA vartamAna ke sudhAra kA koI sahI mArga nahIM batAyA / jIvana jIne kI sahI dRSTi nahIM dI / vartamAna ke duHkhoM se mukta hone kA koI mArga nahIM batAyA / isa loka ke jIvana kI sAmane naMgI nAcatI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kisI ne nahIM kiyA / adhyAtma - yogI bhI Aye aura bhakti mArga ke santa bhI Aye / sirpha kisI eka hI paramparA meM nahIM, prAyaH sabhI paramparAoM meM adhyAtma evaM bhakti kA srota bahatA rahA / parantu unakA mukhyata: yahI svara anuguMjita hotA rahA, ki apanI AtmA kI sudha lo, bhagavannAma kA smaraNa karo, tumhArA paraloka sudhara jAyegA | parantu vartamAna meM jo vikaTa sthiti sAmane hai, usako sahI rUpa meM hala karane kI dRSTi jinake pAsa nahIM hai, ve maraNottara jIvana kA bhI kyA samAdhAna kara sakeMge ? jo svayaM dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva ke samyak rUpa se jJAtA-draSTA nahIM haiM, ve jana-jIvana ko kyA dRSTi de sakate haiM ? spaSTa hai, hamAre AcAryoM ne jana hita kI dRSTi se sahI dizA meM socA nahIM dekhA nahIM / jana hita ko dekhane vAlI divya dRSTi aura hotI hai / vaha 1 yathArtha ko dekhatI hai / sirpha AdarzoM kI chAyA meM yathArtha ko bhulA denA, yathArtha kI ora se A~kha mUMda lenA, sabase bar3I ajJAnatA hai / paraloka meM svargoM ke sunahare svapnoM ke Adarza para, maNi muktA evaM ratnoM se jar3ita svarNima deva vimAnoM ke evaM apsarAoM ke Adarza para, jo vartamAna sthiti ko anadekhA karake calate haiM, isase bar3hakara aura ajJAna kyA hogA ? vastutaH hamane yathArtha dRSTi se dekhA hI nahIM / aura kheda hai, ki una prAcIna yathArtha draSTAoM ko bhI bhUla gaye, apane moha-mAyA ke svapnoM meM / (278) Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna kAlacakra ke Adi yuga-draSTA the bhagavAna RSabhadeva / usa yuga kA mAnava kucha nahIM jAnatA thA / jIvana jIne kI kalA se anabhijJa thA, prakRti ke bharose par3A thaa| mila gaye phala-phUla, kaMda-mUla to khA liyA, nahIM to par3A hai niSkriya | hamArA paurANika itihAsa kahatA hai, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke janma ke samaya bhoga bhUmi kI paraMparA thI / tAtparya hai, jo kucha prakRti se mila gayA, basa use bhoga liyA na navanirmANa kI dRSTi thI aura na jIvana-vikAsa kI | vinA kucha karma evaM zrama kie bhogopabhoga karanA, yaha Adarza rahA hai bhoga-bhUmi kA / vinA kisI zrama vizeSa ke yadi muphta meM hI bhogopabhoga ke sAdhana mila jAe~, to kauna hAtha-paira hilAe kyoM zrama kiyA jAe~ ? aise vyaktiyoM ke lie hI kahA gayA " muphta kA candana, ghisa mere nandana / " sthiti vicitra hai usa yuga kI / gaye kalpa vRkSa ke pAsa / jo-kucha milA, khA liyA / nara ko milA to usane khA liyA / aura nArI ko milA to apane udara meM DAla diyA / na nara ko nArI kI bubhukSA zAnta karane kA vicAra hai aura na nArI ko nara ko khilAne kA koI bhAva hai / paraspara eka-dUsare ke prati koI dAyitva nahIM hai / saba apane-apane bhoga kI kSudra kArA meM banda haiM / jaba nara-nArI kA dAmpatya bhAva kA hI koI dAyitva nahIM hai to putra-putrI ke dAyitva kA, bahana-bhAI aura samAja ke dAyitva kA prazna hI nahIM uThatA / parantu, vaha bhoga kI dhArA sadA-sarvadA eka-sI to raha nahIM sakatI / samaya ne karavaTa bdlii| idhara prakRti meM utpAdanarUpa deya zakti kama hone lagI aura udhara upabhoktA baDhane lage / Apa unheM kalpavRkSa kahie, vana-phala kaha dIjie yA kanda-mUla kaha dIjie, unakA utpAdana kama hone lagA aura khAne vAloM kI saMkhyA baDhane lagI, taba cAroM ora hA-hAkAra macane lagA, chInA-jhapaTI zurU ho gaI / khAdya saMkaTa kI yaha paristhiti hajAroM-lAkhoM vyaktiyoM ke sAmane thii| saba dekha to rahe the, parantu unameM paristhiti ke anurUpa samasyA kA hala karane vAlA draSTA koI nahIM thA / eka draSTA AyA | vaha thA RSabhakumAra | bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dekhA ki aba taka inakA jIvana, jo calA A rahA hai, vaha kevala bhoga para Azrita hai | aura, vaha bhoga bhI kauna-sA ? bhoga bhI svopArjita nahIM, sirpha prakRti para Azrita hai / prakRti se jo mila gayA, vaha muphta kA bhoga / ata: unhoMne socA ki inheM jIvana jIne ke lie karma denA cAhie / astu, niSkriya mAnava ko sakriya banakara jIvana jIne kI kalA sarva prathama sikhAI bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne | dharma-tIrthaMkara banane se pUrva meM bane karma-tIrthakara, jo tatkAlIna mAnava-jAti ke lie mahattvapUrNa apekSA thii| (279) Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAprabhu RSabhadeva ne unheM sarva prathama karma karane kI zikSA dI / unhoMne kahA- tuma aba sirpha kalpa vRkSoM para nirbhara mata raho / lo yaha hl| dharatI para hala calAo aura anna utpanna karo / khetI se prApta anna tathA phala Adi se apanA evaM apane parivAra kA pAlana-poSaNa karo / isI taraha kisI ko hala calAnA sikhAyA, kisI ko cAka para miTTI ke bartana banAnA sikhAyA, kisI ko carkhe se sUta kAtanA aura khaDaDI para usakA vastra bunanA sikhAyA / kisI ko sunAra kA, kisI ko luhAra kA, to kisI ko bar3haI kA kAma sikhaayaa| kisI ko bhavana nirmANa kI kalA sikhAI / kucha vyaktiyoM ko arthAt eka varga vizeSa ko talavAra calAnA sikhAyA, astra-zastra kI zikSA dI, jisase ki vaha apanI, apane parivAra kI evaM deza kI samaya para rakSA kara sake / bhagavAn ne apanI donoM putriyoM, brAhmI aura sundarI ko lipi evaM gaNita kI vidyA sikhAI / isa prakAra asi, masi aura kRSi ke antargata jIvana ko samyak rupa se jIne kI 64 evaM 72 kalAoM kA prazikSaNa diyA / ina kalAoM meM nRtya, gAna, Adi kI ve lalita kalAe~ bhI haiM, jo mAnava ke manoraMjana kI haiM / kintu bAda meM kyA huA ? bAda meM to madhyakAla taka Ate-Ate hamane logoM ke hAthoM se karma chInanA zurU kiyA / ahiMsA kI vyApaka dRSTi ko chor3akara, jIvanopayogI vastuoM ke utpAdaka kRSi meM, deza evaM parivAra kI surakSA ke lie dhanuSa - khaDga Adi zastrAstra ke prayoga meM ekAntataH hiMsA kA vidhAna kara Arya-karma kA hI niSedha kara diyA / AgamoM meM jisa kRSi karma ko Arya-karma, alpAraMbha kahA hai, kucha AcAryoM evaM sAdhuoM ne mahAraMbha kahanA zurU kara diyA / parantu, kisI bhI vicAraka ne yaha socane kA, aura isakI gaharAI meM utarane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA ki bhagavAna ne yaha mahArambha evaM mahApApa kA karma janatA ke hAtha meM kyoM diyA ? kyoMki mahArambha karane vAle kI apekSA mahArambha kA zikSaNa-prazikSaNa dene vAlA adhika burA hotA hai| ataH Aja ke kucha dharma ke ThekedAra nAsamajha guruoM kI dRSTi se to bhagavAn RSabhadeva pApAtmA the, ki unhoMne asi, masi evaM kRSi kA bodha diyA, jIvana-yApana ke lie Arya-karma sikhAyA / jarA apane dharma guruoM se pUcheM ki khetI karanevAle pApI haiM yA khetI karanA sikhAne vAle pApI haiM ? kucha nAsamajhI kA uttara dete haiM ki kRSi karma sikhAte samaya ve gRhastha the / parantu, gRhastha jIvana meM bhI ve viziSTa mati, zruta evaM avadhi ke jJAnI to the na / phira vyartha kA anartha daNDa kyoM karate ? ve to gRhastha jIvana meM bhI mahAn uccatara jJAna ke dhartA the, tIrthaMkara hone vAle the, phira mahApApa ke paMka meM kyoM svayaM phasate aura kyoM kisI aura ko pha~sAte / aura, phira ise Arya-karma kyoM (280) Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate ? anArya karma kahate na ? mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to sarvajJa-sarvadarzI hone ke bAda kRSi kI gaNanA Arya-karma meM kI hai, use alpAraMbha kahA hai | ataH bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko gRhastha jIvana meM kRSi-karma Adi ke upadeSTA evaM mArgadarzaka batAkara apanI galata bAta kA bacAva karanA, svayaM ko bhI dhokhA denA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI dhokhA denA hai| prastuta Arya-karma kA artha kAphI gambhIra hai / vaha hai, jo karma samyak rUpa se jInA sikhAye, sahI tarIke se jIvana kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna kare, vahI Arya-karma hai, arthAt zreSTha-karma hai, vahI sukha evaM zAnti kA mArga hai / corI, DakaitI, jeba kATanA, chInA-jhapaTI Adi anArya karma unhoMne nahIM sikhAye / jaba ki inameM kRSi jaisI bAhaya hiMsA kahA~ hotI hai? kisI rAha calate kI jeba kATa lI, use lUTa liyA / kahA~ hiMsA huI isameM ? parantu, bAhara meM dikhAI dene vAlI isa ahiMsA kA kyA artha hai / kisI kA vadha kara denA mAtra hI hiMsA nahIM hai, anaitika karma karanA evaM anyAya-atyAcAra karanA, yaha bhI hiMsA hI hai, aura bahuta bar3I ghAtaka hiMsA hai / eka vyakti vAsanA para pUrNa niyantraNa nahIM kara pAtA hai, to vaha vivAha karake use eka sImA meM sImita-niyamita kara letA hai, aura eka vyakti vivAha to nahIM karatA, para vAsanA-pUrti ke lie udhara-udhara vezyAdi ke dvAra para bhaTakatA phiratA hai / donoM meM anaitika kauna hai ? mahApApI kauna hai ? abArA ghUmane vAlA mahApApI hai, kyoMki vaha anaitika hai / ye jIvana ke choTe-choTe prazna bhI itane mahattvapUrNa haiM ki inakA sahI samAdhAna naitika dRSTi se samAcarita puruSArtha se hI karanA cAhie / aisA na kara ke anaitika DhaMga se unakA samAdhAna kareM, to yaha mahAhiMsA hai | apane dAyitva se evaM puruSArtha se dUra haTa kara, jo vyartha hI apane bhogopabhoga kI pUrti ke lie itastataH bhaTakatA hai, vaha anaitika hai, mahAraMbhI hai / prajA usa anaitika jIvana kI ora na calI jAya, isalie RSabhadeva ne usa yuga kI anabhijJa janatA ke hAtha meM karma diyA / use sAtvika jIvana jInA sikhaayaa| .. bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne yathArtha ko pakar3A / jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti hetu sAtvika evaM ahiMsaka jIvana jIne kI dRSTi bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dI / usa samaya unhoMne yaha nahIM socA ki mujhe ina sabase kyA lenA-denA hai, mujhe to apanI AtmA kA kalyANa karanA hai ? mujhe to tIrthaMkara (281) Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ honA hai, mokSa prApta karanA hai / ata: inheM bhI mokSa pahu~cA dUM / mokSa-mArga kA upadeza dUM, saba-kucha choDakara tapa karane kA upadeza dUM / aisA kucha nahIM socA unhoMne / ve to yathArtha draSTA the / jIvana kI dhArA ko samyak-dizA meM gati dene vAle samyak-jJAtA, draSTA evaM upadeSTA the / mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kA anuzIlana kareM aura dekheM, usa samaya kyA sthiti thI mAnava-samAja kI ? eka varga vizeSa kA Adhipatya thA samAja para, jo apane Apako sarva-zreSTha mAna rahA thA / bhale hI usakA jIvana kaisA hI kyoM na rahA ho, usake banAye vidhi-vidhAna se sabako calanA hotA thA / itihAsa sAkSI hai- yajJoM meM pazu-hiMsA ho rahI thI | yajJa kI pavitra vedI mUka pazuoM ke rakta se raMgI rahatI thI / yajJa-vedI para hajAroM-lAkhoM bakare kaTa rahe the, vRSabha taka kATe jA rahe the aura kahIM-kahIM to naramedha yajJoM meM manuSya taka kI bali dI jA rahI thI / yadi Apa purANoM ke panne kholakara par3heMge, to ApakA mana kAMpa uThegA | purANa usa purAkAla kI manovRtti ko spaSTa karate haiM / Aja jo zAkta paramparA meM bali dI jAtI hai vaha usa purAtana manovRtti kA hI bhagnAvazeSa hai / usa samaya aneka anya AcArya evaM dharma-guru yaha saba bIbhatsa dRzya dekha rahe the / kyA kisI ne AvAja uThAI ? bhagavAna mahAvIra yathArtha draSTA the / mahAvIra se pUrva pArzvanAtha draSTA the / neminAtha draSTA the, jinhoMne vivAha-zAdiyoM evaM anya kAryakramoM meM ho rahI, isa hiMsA ko, pazu-vadha ko rokane ke lie vinA vivAha kiye hI lauTa Ae / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne tapa ke rUpa meM vyartha ke deha daNDa rUpa hiMsA kA virodha kiyA | anantara pArzva saMgha meM aneka dharmAcArya hue haiN| unake sAmane mAMsAhAra hotA rahA hai, yajJoM meM bali.dI jAtI rahI hai / parantu unhoMne usake virodha meM koI AvAja uThAI ho, yajJIya hiMsApradhAna sAmAjika vAtAvaraNa ko parivartita kiyA ho, aisa kahIM ullekha nahIM milatA / isameM galatI itihAsakAroM kI nahIM, ApakI hai / galatI hone kA tAtparya hai, usa yuga ke AcAryoM ne jana-jIvana kI samasyAoM ko hala karane kA koI vizeSa prayatna kiyA hI nahIM | ataH bhale hI bhagavAna neminAtha hoM, pArzvanAtha hoM yA bhagavAna mahAvIra hoM, jo yathArtha meM jJAtA-draSTA hote haiM, ve hI apane sAmane jo dhArmika yA sAmAjika vikRta samasyAe~ dekhate haiM, unheM hala karate haiM / bhUle-bhaTake jana-mAnasa ko sahI dizA dete haiM / mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ko kevalajJAna ho gayA / saMsAra paribhramaNa kA mUla kAraNa moha karma evaM anya jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa evaM antarAya ina cAra (282) Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghAtika karmoM kA kSaya karake Adhatmika Atma-svarUpa kI pUrNatA ko pA liyaa| aba unake lie kucha bhI pAnA zeSa nahIM rahA / sAdhanA siddha ho gaI / phira bhI vaha jyoti - puruSa tIsa varSa taka gA~va-gA~va evaM nagara - nagara meM vicaraNa karate rahe aura jana-jIvana meM Atma-svarUpa kI, samyak - jJAna kI, satkarma kI jyoti jagAte rahe / galata paramparAoM kA purajora khaNDana kara unheM dhvasta karate rahe / aba unake vihAra kA, ukta upadeza evaM karma kA kyA prayojana thA ? unake vihAra kA ekamAtra uddezya thA - dharma ke nAma para yajJoM meM pazubali dI jA rahI thI, dharma ke nAma para pAkhaNDa phailA huA thA, manuSya manuSya se ghRNA-napharataM kara rahA thA, zUdra ko aura nArI ko to manuSya hI nahIM samajhA jA rahA thA / unheM veda paDhane kA to kyA, sunane taka kA bhI adhikAra nahIM thA / brAhmaNa apane ko itanA U~cA mAna baiThA thA ki harijana ke zarIra kI chAyA kA bhI usake zarIra ko to kyA, usakI parachAI ko bhI sparza na ho jAya / na to zUdra gA~va meM sabake madhya raha sakatA thA, na sammAna ke sAtha jI sakatA thA / zUdra aura nArI donoM apamAnita evaM pratAr3ita the usa yuga meM / ataH mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI divya dhvani yajJoM ke virodha meM, manuSya - manuSya ke bIca phaila rahI ghRNA ke virodha meM aura dhArmika kriyA - kANDoM ke nAma para cala rahe pAkhaNDa ke virodha meM anuguMjita huI / tIsa varSa taka ve jana-cetanA ko jAgRta karate rahe / aura, isake lie aneka bAra bhikSu - bhikSuNI saMgha ke sAtha mahAprabhu mArga meM par3ane vAlI gaMgA, sarayU, kozI, gaMDakI Adi nadiyoM ko naukAoM se pAra karate rahe / jaise digvijaya karane ko jAte samaya samrAToM kI senAyeM padatoM vanoM evaM nadiyoM ko pAra karatI haiM / vaise hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharma-sainika bhI dharma pracAra hetu bhISaNa parvatoM, jaMgaloM meM se gujarate rahe kahIM choTI nadiyoM ko pairoM se, mahAnadiyoM ko naukAoM se pAra karate rahe haiM / AgamoM ke pRSTha sAkSI haiM isa bAta ke / maiM pUchUM Apa se, kyA AvazyakatA thI isakI ? nadI saMtaraNa meM jala ke asaMkhyAta jIvoM kI hiMsA ho rahI hai / jala kI eka bU~da meM hI asaMkhyAta jIva haiM / aura, usameM nigoda ke to ananta jIva haiM / dviindriya, triindriya, caturindriya aura paMcendriya ( jalacara ) jIva bhI haiM / naukAe~ jaba dhArAoM ko cIratI calatI thI, to kitanI bar3I hiMsA hotI thii| nadiyoM ko naukAoM se hI pAra kiyA hai, AkAza meM ur3akara to nahIM gaye / hameM to jala kI bU~da meM jIva dikhAI nahIM dete, parantu bhagavAna to draSTA the / hamako to batAyA gayA hai ki jala meM jIva haiM, ataH jala ko na chuo, unheM bacAne kA prayatna karo / kintu mahAprabhu mahAvIra to kevalajJAna meM pratyakSa dekharahe haiM ki asaMkhya - asaMkhya prANI mara rahe haiM / gaMgA jaisI mahAnadiyA~, jo usa yuga (283) Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM eka sAgara jaisI hI thIM, jisameM hajAroM hI anya nadiyA~ milatI haiM / use pAra karane meM kitanI bhISaNa hiMsA huI hogI / itanI hiMsA ke sAtha ina vizAla dhArAoM ko pAra karane kA koI artha to rahA hogA ? kyA binA kisI kAraNa se hI pAra kI hogI ? " bAta yaha hai ki ina jala ke evaM jalAzrita anya jIvoM kI hiMsA se bhI adhika bhayaMkara hiMsA ho rahI thI, yajJa vedI para mUka pazuoM ke khUna kI dhArAe~ baha rahI thIM, usake nirAkaraNa ke lie, zUdra evaM nArI ko bhI sammAna ke sAtha jIne kI antar-cetanA ko jAgRta karane ke lie, usa jyoti - puruSa ne hiMsA ko dekhate hue bhI naukA-yAna se nadiyoM ko pAra kiyA / yaha to spaSTa hai ki unheM koI paMthasampradAya to calAnA nahIM thA / na ziSya - ziSyAoM ko baTorane kA koI savAla hI thA / prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra ke zabdoM meM savva jagajIva rakkhaNadayaThAe bhagavayA pAvayaNaM kahiyaM jagat ke samasta jIvoM kI rakSA rUpa dayA ke lie divya pravacana diyA / " unake naukA-yAtrA Adi ke pIche eka mAtra uddezya thA - jIvoM kI rakSA karanA, dayA karanA, unheM samyak - sAdhanA kA mArga dikhAnA / jyotirdhara gaNadhara sudharmA ke zabdoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra 'cakkhudayANaM, maggadayANaM' the / ve jJAna cakSu ke pradAtA the, samyak mArga ke pradarzaka the / unakI divya-dezanA meM sarvatra yahI dhvani anuguMjita huI hai- jaTThe ca pAvakammuNA" dharma ke nAma para kiyA jAnevAlA pazu vadha pApa karma hI hai, puNya nahIM / - " " hiMsA ko rokane kI isa divya-dhvani meM jinendra mahAvIra ne Atmaikya ke siddhAMta ke rUpa meM eka aura divya dhvani kI / unhoMne kahA - vizva kI samasta AtmAe~ svarUpa se eka haiM / bhUtala para ke saba mAnava eka samAna haiM / egA mnnussjaaii|' kisI kula vizeSa evaM jAti vizeSa meM janma lene mAtra se na koI U~ca hai, na koI nIca hai, na koI spRzya hai, na koI aspRzya hai / na to brAhmaNa ke ghara meM sirpha janma lene se koI brAhmaNa hai / na kSatriya ke ghara meM janma lene se koI kSatriya hai / na vaizya ke ghara meM janma grahaNa karane se koI vaizya hai / na zUdra ke ghara meM janma lene se koI zUdra hai / phira brAhmaNa kauna hai, kSatriya Adi kauna hai ? isake samAdhAna ke lie uttarAdhyayana meM mahattvapUrNa bAta kahI hai (284) - Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 kammuNA bammaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khattiyo / iso kammuNA hoi, suddo havai kammuNA ||" karma se vyakti brAhmaNa hotA hai, karma se hI kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra hotA hai / jAti kA koI artha nahIM hai, mahattva hai karma kA / ye jyotirmaya mahApuruSa sahI artha meM jJAtA aura draSTA the, jinhoMne sirpha paraloka kI hI bAta nahIM kI, isa loka kI bhI bAta kI / jaba bhI paraloka kI carcA kI hai, to pahale isa loka ko sudhArane kI dRSTi dI hai / jo pratyakSa meM prApta isa loka ke jIvana ko nahIM sudhAra pAyegA, vaha paraloka ko kyA sudhAregA ? ata: usa divya puruSa ne samAja kalyANa kI dRSTi se isa loka ko bhI dekhA / isalie unhoMne acche parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke nirmANa kA mArga bhI prazasta kiyA / sthAnAMgasUtra meM dasa dharmoM kA varNana hai / usameM lokottara zruta-dharma aura cAritra - dharma kA bhI ullekha hai parantu ukta AdhyAtmika dRSTi ke pUrva unhoMne grAma- dharma, nagaradharma, rASTradharma Adi ATha dharmoM ko bhI kama mahattva nahIM diyA hai / yaha divya dezanA isa bAta kI parisUcaka hai ki unakI dRSTi kitanI vizAla evaM vyApaka thI / unhoMne dUsare prANiyoM ke hRdaya ko samajhane kI, dUsaroM ke duHkha aura pIDAoM kI anubhUti karane kI dRSTi dI / isa prakAra ve hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke sAtha tIsa varSa taka nirantara karma kSetra meM saMlagna rahe / vastutaH jJAtA-draSTA vaha hai, jo lokottara jIvana ke sAtha loka-jIvana kI samasyAoM ko bhI samaya para hala karatA hai, uccatara evaM zreSThatara mAnavIya jIvana jIne kI samyak-dRSTi detA hai / Aja hama prasaMgata: eka aura draSTA kI bAta kara rahe haiM / bhArata mugalakAla se hI paratantra rahA hai / usa gulAmI ke laMbe yuga meM lAkhoM vyakti hatAhata hue aura lAkhoM hI musalamAna bana gae / hamAre paramparAgata rAja-siMhAsanoM tathA dharmAsanoM ke aneka dAvedAra siMhAsanoM para eka ke bAda eka baiThate rahe / parantu canda apavAdoM ko chor3akara unhoMne kiyA kyA ? samAja evaM rASTra ke prati kyA dAyitva nibhAyA / rASTra ko kyA dRSTi dI unhoMne ? saba mUka bhAva se gulAmI ke kaSToM ko sahate rahe ? prajA atyAcAroM se hAhAkAra karatI rahI / svatantratA ke lie koI AvAja nahIM nikalI unake zrImukha se / parantu, bIsavI sadI meM eka virATa vyakti Age AyA, jise hama mahAtmA gA~dhI ke nAma (285) Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se jAnate-pahacAnate haiM, zraddhA se usakA smaraNa karate haiM / usa samaya gulAmI kI jaMjIra meM jakar3e hue aura bhI aneka netA aura prajA ke vyakti the / parantu, gA~dhIjI ne isa bAta ko samajhA ki jaba taka isa viSa-vRkSa ko jar3a se nahIM ukhAr3A jAyegA, taba taka kevala pattoM ko nocate rahane se koI lAbha honevAlA nahIM hai / unhoMne udghoSa kiyA-dAsatA rASTra kA apamAna hai | isane rASTra kI UrjA ko zakti ko samApta kara diyA hai | rASTra ke gaurava aura garimA ko naSTa kara diyA hai, isa gulAmI ne / deza meM pahale bhI kucha prayatna hue haiN| mahArANA pratApa, zivAjI, mahArANI lakSmIbAI Adi ne AjAdI ke lie prayAsa kie / parantu, ve prayatna kSetrIya-prAntIya dRSTikoNa se hue haiM / usane sampUrNa bhArata kI cetanA ko jAgRta nahIM kiyA / aura, una prayatnoM ke pIche zatru ke prati zatrutA kI, pratizodha kI, ghRNA evaM dveSa kI bhAvanA hI adhika thii| unhoMne vaira ko vaira se, ghRNA ko ghRNA se, dveSa ko dveSa se, hiMsA ko hiMsA se badalanA cAhA | parantu, gA~dhIjI kA prayoga sAtvika hai / yaha vilakSaNa evaM adbhuta prayoga hai itihAsa kA / yaha sAdhAraNa prayoga nahIM hai / Aja hama usa virATa AtmA ko yAda kara rahe haiM, jisane apanA sukha, apanI suvidhAe~ saba-kucha rASTra ko arpita kara dI / aura, gulAmI kI jaMjIra ko tor3ane ke lie svayaM ke hI dvArA calAye gaye satyAgraha Andolana meM aneka kaSTa uThAe, para koI cintA nahIM kI | jela kI sIkhacoM meM banda haiM, yAtanA bhoga rahe haiM, parantu isake lie na kisI ke prati dveSa hai, na pratizodha kI koI durbhAvanA hai / usa virATa puruSa kI ora se svatantratA kI vaha zaMkha dhvani anuguMjita huI, ki hajAroM lAkhoM yuvaka-yuvatiyA~, praur3ha, bUr3he, yahA~ taka kI bacce bhI unake kadamoM para cala par3e | jo bahaneM zatAbdiyoM se ghara kI cAra dIvArI meM banda thIM, ve bhI svatantratA sainikoM ke rUpa meM satyAgraha ke hetu bAhara nikala AI / yahI eka virATa cetanA thI, jisane jana-jIvana meM jAgaraNa kI jyoti prajvalita kI aura sampUrNa rASTra kI cetanA ko jagA diyaa| vaha vAstava meM jJAtA-draSTA thA / jJAtA-draSTA vaha hai, jo sAmane paristhiti hai, samasyA hai, use dekhe aura sAtha hI usake pratikAra ko bhI dekhe / pratikAra aisA ho, jo sAtvika ho, sabake lie hitakara ho / bhale hI kucha Agraha ho to ho, para dRSTi sApha-svaccha, nirmala ho / manuSya Agraha se zUnya kabhI hotA nahIM | paMtha kA Agraha rahA hai, (286) Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAti kA Agraha rahA hai, rUDha mAnyatAoM kA Agraha rahA hai, aura bhI aneka Agraha rahe haiM, aura ve durAgraha kA rUpa bhI lete rahe haiM / parantu, gA~dhIjI kA Agraha sirpha Agraha hI nahIM rahA usake pIche satya jur3A huA hai | ata: vaha satyAgraha hai / vaha itihAsa kA eka vilakSaNa mor3a hai / jaba ki itane bar3e sAmrAjya kI zakti ko ahiMsA ke bala para cunautI dI gaI / aba taka rAjanIti ke kSetra meM ina hajAroM varSa kI avadhi meM isa taraha kI cunautI nahIM dI gaI, ki hama zatrutA ko maitrI se jIteMge, ghRNA ko sneha se jiiteNge| yaha cunautI sAttvika satyAgraha ke rUpa meM dI, mahAtmA gA~dhI ne | aise vyakti to bahuta haiM, jo samAja kI sthitiyA~ sAmane hotI haiM, unheM dekhate haiM, kintu unake samAdhAna ke lie isa dharatI kI ora na dekhakara AkAza kI ora dekhate haiN| bhagavAna kI aura graha-nakSatroM kI ora hI najara lagAe rahate haiM / maharSi kaNAda the, jinheM akSapAda bhI kahate haiM / kahA jAtA hai, ve jyotiSa-zAstra ke bhI bahuta bar3e jJAtA the | eka rAta Upara AkAza meM grahoM kI, tAroM kI gati ko dekhate cala rahe the / bhAgya isa dharatI kA dekhanA hai aura use dekha rahe the vaha sitAroM meM ki kauna graha udita ho rahA hai, kauna asta ho rahA hai, kisa graha ke sAtha kisakA sambandha jur3a rahA hai | aura, usase kyA pratiphalita hone vAlA hai ? mArga meM eka purAnA kuA~ thA, calate-calate usameM gira par3e | apane eka iSTa devatA ko pukArA | vaha AyA aura kue~ meM se unheM nikAlA aura kahA " jaba dharatI para cala rahe ho, to dharatI ko dekhakara hI calanA cAhie, na ki AkAza kI ora dekhate calo / " kaNAda ne kahA-" jo huA so huA / aba tuma mere pairoM meM akSa ( A~kha ) lagA do, jisase AkAza ke sAtha-sAtha dharatI ko bhI dekha saku~ / " deva ne tathAstu kahA aura kahate haiM unake pairoM meM A~kha laga gaI / kaNAda se akSapAda ho ge| maharSi kaNAda ke pairoM meM A~kha lagI yA nahIM, kiMvadantI hai, ata: yaha carcA chor3a deN| lekina, satyArtha hai, hara kadama ko A~kha caahie| paira karma ke pratIka haiM, yadi karma ko jJAna kI A~kha nahIM hai, to eka-do nahIM, hajAroM-lAkhoM kaNAda kue~ meM gireMge / ata: dhArmika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya cetanA ko jAgRta rakhanA hai, to karma ke sAtha jJAna kI A~kha Avazyaka hai| kevala paraloka ko (287) Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhane mAtra se jIvana kA sahI vikAsa nahIM hogaa| isa loka meM jInA hai, to isa. loka ke prati bhI dhyAna denA hogA / hamAre AcArya, hamAre mahAmuni ina hajAra varSoM meM AtmA ke lie mukti kI bAta to karate rahe, para gulAmI kI zRMkhalA se mukta hone kI bAta kisI ne nahIM kii| isI kA pariNAma hai ki bhArata gulAmI kI jaMjIroM meM jakar3atA rahA | maiM isa avasara para jyoti puruSa yuga-draSTA RSabhadeva kA smaraNa karatA hU~, ki usa virATa puruSa ne mAnava-cetanA ko jIvita rakhA | usane manuSya ke hAtha meM karma diyA / yadi RSabhadeva karma ke rUpa meM jIvana jIne kI sAttvika kalA nahIM sikhAte to manuSya manuSya na rahakara pazu hotA, pazu hI nahIM dAnava bana jAtA | ____ gA~dhIjI bhale hI Aja nahIM haiM, parantu unakI dRSTi, unakA cintana hamAre sAmane hai / maiM unase milA hU~ / jaba maiM milA thA, bhArata meM hindU-muslima daMge ho rahe the| donoM hI eka-dUsare ke prANoM ke pyAse the, khUna baha rahA thA / maiMne dekhA gA~dhIjI becaina the| unhoMne kahA-kucha karo munijI, maiM to mahAvIra kA hI kAma kara rahA hU~ / maiMne bhI apanI zakti ke anurUpa hiMdu-muslima donoM meM paraspara sauhArda kI sthApanA ke hetu taba kucha kiyA bhI thaa| parantu mana kAMpatA hai, usa samaya itane bhayaMkara hatyA kANDa hue, mA~-bahanoM kI ijjata para prahAra hue, kucha pUchiye nahIM / kheda hai, usa samaya ahiMsA kA upadeSTA sAdhu-samAja kyA kara rahA thA ? kyA vaha itihAsa meM eka akSara bhI likhA sakatA hai ki usane aisA kucha kiyA | itihAsa Apako kSamA nahIM karegA / vaha assI varSa kA bUr3hA baMgAla meM dara-dara ghUma rahA hai / jahA~ gA~va ke gA~va jalAe jA rahe haiM, mAra-kATa ho rahI hai, jahA~ mAnava dAnava banA khar3A hai, vaha nirbhaya evaM nirdvandva bhAva se ghUmakara maitrI-bhAva kA saMdeza phailA rahA hai | paraspara phailAe jA rahe ghRNA-dveSa evaM napharata ke viSAkta bhAva ko dUra karake jana-jana ke mana meM prema, maitrI evaM sneha bhAva ke dIpa jalA rahA hai / use isa bAta kI cintA nahIM hai ki koI kyA kregaa| kisI ne golI mAra kara jIvana lIlA samApta kara dI to kyA hogA ? jo sAdhu pratidina upadeza dete rahe haiM- miTTI kA yaha piNDa kSaNabhaMgura hai | AtmA jo ajara-amara hai / usakA kabhI nAza nahIM hotA / ve sAdhu apane kSaNabhaMgura piNDa ko bacAne hetu pAkistAna se bhAgakara vAyuyAna se bhArata Ae / aura dUsarI ora yaha bUr3hA hiMsA ke uphanate dAvAnala ko zAnta karane usa jalatI Aga meM gayA | yaha ajeya Atma-zakti thI, nirbhaya aura nirdvandva bhAva kI jyoti thI, jisake bala para gA~dhIjI ne usa (288) Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aga ko bujhAne kA prayAsa kiyA aura usameM saphala bhI rahe / isalie hama Aja usa draSTA kI, nirbhaya aura nirdvandva satya se pratibaddha ahiMsaka senAnI kI, jayantI manA rahe haiM / ___ yahA~ prastuta pradeza meM jAtIya evaM sAmpradAyika daMge hue haiM / vibhinna vargoM evaM sampradAyoM ke logoM ke bIca meM hiMsA ke tANDava nRtya hue haiM / idhara-udhara hAthoM meM hathagole lie, bandUkeM uThAe ghUma rahe the / pUre kSetra kA vAtAvaraNa azAnta thA / sarakAra bhI parezAna thI / sArI-sArI rAta paraspara eka-dUsare ko uttejita karane vAle nAre vAtAvaraNa ko dUSita kara rahe the / usa samaya vIrAyatana dvArA pracArita evaM prasArita kie gae maitrI saMdeza evaM samAdhAna goSThiyoM dvArA vAtAvaraNa ko zAnta karane ke lie kie gae prayatna kAphI saphala rahe | vIrAyatana ne donoM pakSoM meM samanvaya sthApita kiyA hai | isameM sAdhvIratna candanAjI kA puruSArtha ullekhanIya rahA hai | yahA~ ke sthAnIya netAoM ko bulAnA, unheM prema-sneha se samajhAnA aura samasyAoM ko bAtacIta se sulajhAkara samajhautA karA denA, yaha candanAjI kA hI puruSArtha thA / yaha hai ahiMsA evaM maitrI kA sakriya rUpa jisase hamAre aneka mahAnubhAva katarAte haiM, aura kahate haiM, hameM isase kyA lenA-denA hai ? hameM to hamArI AtmA se kAma hai, apanI AtmA kA kalyANa karanA hai / Aja hama gA~dhIjI ko kyoM yAda karate haiN| vaise gA~dhIjI gRhastha jIvana meM hI rahe haiM / ve sAdhu-saMnyAsI nahIM bane / phira bhI hama unheM yAda karate haiM / bhalA kyoM ? vastutaH kisI sampradAya vizeSa ke sAdhu-veSa ko grahaNa karane yA na karane kA koI vizeSa mahatva nahIM hai / sAdhutA sirpha veSa meM nahIM hai | vaha veSAtIta hai, apane antar meM hai | jisake jIvana meM antar-jyoti prajvalita hai, jo samaya para janahita ke lie apane svArtha ko homa detA hai, yathArtha dRSTi se samAja ko dekhatA hai, use jIvana jIne kI sahI dizA batAtA hai, jana-kalyANa evaM jana-maMgala kA kArya karatA hai, vaha bAhya veSa se bhale hI sAdhu ho yA cAhe gRhastha ho, smaraNIya hai / bhale hI vaha apanI paramparA kA ho yA anya paramparA kA ho sAdara smaraNIya hai / dharma, satkarma kisI paramparA meM Abaddha nahIM hai / deza, paMtha, jAti Adi ke bhedoM se bahuta Upara hai dharma / vyakti bhale hI kisI prAnta kA ho, kisI jAti kA ho, kisI paMtha tathA kisI deza Adi kA ho, jo yathArtha kA jJAtA-draSTA hai, ahiMsA-satya ke prati pratibaddha hai, vaha smaraNIya hai / (289) Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa aneka bhAI-bahana sudUra mahArASTra se Aye haiM / sampUrNa bhArata rASTra hai parantu ApakA prAnta mahArASTra hai / eka surASTra hai, jise saurASTra kahate haiM, kintu Apa usase bhI Age mahA taka pahu~ca gaye haiM / AgamoM meM mahArASTra kI bhASA ke aneka zabda upalabdha haiM / AgamoM kI prAkRta meM usa yuga kI mahArASTra kI bolI ke hajAroM zabda bhare par3e haiM | Agama-vAGamaya ne yAtrA karate-karate magadha se mahArASTra kI yAtrA kI / itihAsa hai mahArASTra kA / Apa dhannA-zAlibhadra kI kahAnI se paricita haiM | dhannA kahA~ kA hai ? vaha mahArASTra kA hai pratiSThAnapura (paiThana) kA hai / vilakSaNa vyaktitva hai karma ke devatA dhannA kA / mUla nAma dhanyakumAra hai, vaha yathArtha meM dhanya hI hai / vaha mahArASTra se kitanI lambI yAtrA karake magadha kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha meM AyA hai / bIca meM vaha jahA~ jAtA hai, ThaharatA hai, vahA~ aizvarya ke lahalahAte bAga lagA detA hai / usake pIche-pIche parijana Ate haiM bhUkhe-pyAse / unheM saba-kucha sauMpakara phira Age bar3ha jAtA hai / aura, bar3hate-bar3hate magadha pahu~ca jAtA hai / kitanA tejasvI hai ki magadha samrATa zreNika kA dAmAda taka bana jAtA hai aura rAjagRha kA vaibhava sampanna seTha gobhadra bhI apanI kanyA subhadrA kA usake sAtha vivAha kara detA hai | kitanA tejasvI aura tyAga niSTha hai dhannA / eka dina snAna kara rahA hai, usakI sneha meM pagI AThoM hI paliyA~ snAna karA rahI haiM | zAlibhadra kI bahana subhadrA ke khinna udAsa cehare ko dekhakara khinnatA kA kAraNa pUchatA hai, to vaha batAtI hai ki merA eka hI to bhAI hai zAlibhadra | use vairAgya ho gayA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM dIkSA lenA cAhatA hai | ata: vaha apanI battIsa patniyA~ ko samajhA rahA hai / pratidina eka-eka patnI ko samajhAtA hai, chor3atA hai / battIsa dina khatma hone ko haiM / dIkSita ho jAegA, to mere parivAra kA kyA hogA ? taba vIra-puruSa dhannA kahatA hai-aho, yaha bAta hai ! tumhArA bhAI kAyara hai / jaba saba chor3anA hI hai, adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke patha para gati karanA hI hai, to isa taraha dinoM kA vilamba kyoM kara rahA hai ? jyoM hI mana meM bhAvanA jage, basa tyoM hI sAdhanA-patha para gatizIla ho jAnA caahie| yaha pratidina ghara meM bakher3A karanA, rudana karavAnA kyA ThIka hai ? are, zAlibhadra yaha kaisA nATaka khela rahA hai ? chor3anA hI hai, to eka sAtha kyoM nahIM chor3a detA hai ? subhadrA ko cubha gaI bAta | usane pratyuttara meM vyaMgya-vinoda kI cuTakI lete kahA-"kahanA to sarala hai, chor3anA kaThina hai / tuma svayaM chor3o, taba patA (290) Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cale na, chor3anA kyA hotA hai ?" basa, vyaMga ne vIra yuvaka kI AtmA ko jagA diyA | snAna karate-karate hI uTha khar3A huA aura ghara se bAhara nikala AyA / aura lo bhaI, calA maiM to / koI vyavasthA kI usane ? ghara kI vyavasthA kA dAyitva beTe ko sauMpA ? kucha bhI to nahIM kiyA / jisa sthiti meM baiThA thA, usI sthiti meM uThakara cala par3A, mahAprabhu mahAvIra ke zrIcaraNoM meM / ise kahate haiM teja, ise kahate haiM karmayogI, ise kahate haiM adhyAtma-yogI / aisA karma-yogI thA dhannA, jisane jahA~-jahA~ caraNa rakhA vizAla aizvarya, yaza-pratiSThA evaM nAma kamAyA aura jaba samaya AyA, to saba-kucha chor3akara ghara se bAhara nikala AyA, jaise saghana bAdaloM ko cIrakara sahasra -razmi-sUrya bAhara nikala AyA hai / maiM mahArASTra se samAgata ghor3anadI saMgha ke snehazIla bhaktoM se kahatA hU~ ki Apa apane pUrva puruSoM kI smRti ko banAe rakheM / unakI garimA ko yAda rakheM / jIvana ke dharma aura karma ke kSetra meM, jo dAyitva Apa para haiM, unheM niSThA evaM sAhasa ke sAtha pUrA karane kA prayatna kareM | Apake apane jo saMghaTana bikhara rahe haiM, unheM ekatva kA rUpa deN| Apa loga sirpha paraloka sudhArane kI carcA meM hI ulajha kara na raha jAe~, isa loka ko sudhArane kA prayAsa kreN| paraloka usI kA sudharegA, jo isa loka ko sudhAra letA hai | yAda rakhie, apanA jIvana bhI tabhI banegA-sudharegA, jo apane sAtha dUsaroM kA jIvana bhI banAtA hai, sudhAratA hai / isa puNya-bhUmi kA AzIrvAda Apake sAtha hai / dhannA ne isI devatAtmA vaibhAragiri kI puNya-bhUmi para dIkSA lI thI aura yahIM antima samAdhi lAbha bhI prApta kiyA thA | sAlA-bahanoIkI yaha itihAsa vizruta jor3I hai / isa pAvana-bhUmipara aneka vyaktiyoM ke jIvana meM dharma-karma kI jyoti jalI hai | isI bhUmi para dharma ko karma kA rUpa aura karma ko dharma kA prakAza milA hai / karma meM dharma aura dharma meM karma kA artha hai, karma karate hue bhI akarma kI sthiti / yahI Adarza hai, isa puNya-bhUmi kA | Apa apanI AdhyAtmika cetanA jagAe~, sAmAjika cetanA jAgRta kareM / sirpha apane jIvana ke lie hI nahIM, sabake kalyANa ke lie prayatna kreN| sabake hita meM apanA hita bhI samAhita hai / Apa abhI jo prArthanA kara rahe the-sarva jagat kA kalyANa ho / jitane loga haiM, ve eka-dUsare ke hita meM yogadAna deN| sirpha tana ke hI nahIM, mana ke doSa bhI naSTa hoM / saba prANI sukhI hoM (291) Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " zivamastu sarva jagataH parahita- niratA bhavantu satvagaNAH / doSAH prayAntu nAzaM, sarvatra sukhI bhavatu lokaH / / " vIra bhUmi vIrAyatana kA yaha Adarza rahA hai / jinendra deva kA yaha dharmacakra saba ora prasAra pAe, phaile, saba ko sukha-zAnti aura Ananda detA rahe / bhagavAn mahAvIra dharma - cakravartI haiM / ataH mahAprabhu ke dharmacakra kA pravartana honA hI cAhie "jainendraM dharmacakraM prasaratu satataM sarva saukhya pradAyi / " disambara 1983 (292) Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satsAhasI puruSa nahIM, puruSasiMha hai mAnava ke udAtta jIvana kI sabase bar3I zakti, usakA apanA sAhasa hai| saMkaTa ke sarvahArI vikaTa kSaNoM meM bhI, yadi mAnava ko koI dhairya evaM bala de sakatA hai, to vaha usake vajra hRdaya kA adamya sAhasa hI hai / sAhasa saMkaTa ke garajate kAle bAdaloM meM camakane vAlI patha-pradarzaka bijalI hai / __saMkaTa ke samaya meM sahAre ke lie kitane hI hAtha phailAie, koI sahArA dene vAlA nahIM hai / sahArA dene vAlA hai, ApakA eka mAtra sahaja mitra sAhasa / kitanI hI bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara vipatti kyoM na ho, mRtyu ke kSaNa bhI kyoM na nikaTa A gae hoM, Apa sAhasa na chor3ie / saMkaTa ke pratikAra meM sAhasa ke sAtha lage rahie / aura koI nahIM, apanI madada Apa hI karate raheMge, to saMbhava hai, saMbhava hI hai, kahIM na kahIM se Apako koI-na-koI sahArA mila hI jAegA aura Apa saMkaTa ke garta se ubara jaaeNge| eka purAkAla ke anubhavI manISI kI vANI hai ki bhISaNa saMkaTa ke kAla meM bhI dhairya evaM sAhasa nahIM chor3anA cAhie / dhairya rahA to koI na koI saMkaTa se bacane kI rAha mila hI jAegI / saMbhAvanAoM kI jyoti mana meM jalatI rahanI cAhie / samudra meM jalayAna-jahAja ke dhvasta ho jAne para bhI sAMyAtrika arthAt nAvika sAhasa ke sAtha tairane kA prayatna karatA hI hai "yathA samudre'pi ca potabhaMge, sAMyAtriko vAcchati trtumev| " bauddha jAtaka sAhitya meM tatkAlIna videha pradeza ke eka rAjakumAra kI aisI kathA hai / rAjakumAra mahAjanaka vipatti meM ulajhA huA thA, rAjya-bhraSTa hokara asahAya dIna, daridra ho gayA thA / ata: idhara-udhara se kucha dhana kA jugAr3a kara vyApAra ke dvArA vizeSa dhanArjana ke lie vaha jahAja se svarNadvIpa, (293) Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAvA, sumAtrA kI ora jA rahA thA ki durbhAgya se usakA jahAja samudrI tUphAna ke kAraNa pUrvI samudra ( baMgAla kI khAr3I ) meM dhvasta ho gayA / mahAjanaka ke sabhI sAthI jaba DUbane kI sthiti meM mRtyu ke Dara se ghabarA rahe the, hAhAkAra kara rahe the, taba vaha jahAja ke kUpa arthAt mastUla para car3ha gayA aura sAre zarIra para tela malakara samudra meM tairane ke lie taiyAra ho gayA / isI bIca aneka sAthI DUba gae the / idhara-udhara unakI lAzeM samudra meM taira rahI thIM, ghAyaloM ke khUna se samudra kA pAnI lAla ho rahA thA, magaramaccha Adi bhISaNa jalacara lAzoM ko nigala rahe the / mRtyu kA sarvanAzI bhayAvaha tANDava thA yaha eka prakAra se / parantu mahAjanaka kAphI sAhasa ke sAtha sAta dinoM taka dina aura rAta samudra meM dhvasta jahAja kA koI takhtA thAme tairatA rahA / kathAkAra kahatA hai ki baMga samudra kI adhiSThAtrI devI maNimekhalA, usa samaya sAta dina ke avakAza para devatAoM ke eka samAroha meM zAmila hone kahIM gaI huI thI / sAta dina ke bAda lauTI, to apane sAgara meM yuvaka mahAjanaka ko isa prakAra sAhasa ke sAtha tairate dekha vaha vismaya vimugdha ho gaI / apane divya alaMkRta rUpa meM AkAza meM sthira hokara devI ne rAjakumAra ko AvAja dI- " yaha kauna hai re, jo samudra ke bIca, jahA~ taTa kA kucha bhI patA nahIM hai, tairane ke nAma para vyartha hI hAtha-paira mAra rahA hai / kisa AzA meM, kisake bharose, yaha arthahIna upakrama kiyA jA rahA hai ? 17 devI, maiM jAnatA hU~ ki loka meM jaba taka bana par3e vyakti ko puruSArtha evaM udyama karanA hI cAhie / isI saMkalpa se isa athAha samudra ke bIca, tIra na dekhatA huA bhI, maiM udyama kara rahA mahAjanaka ne uttara diyA / 4 22 isa agAdha athAha sAgara meM, jisakA tIra bhI kahIM nahIM dIkha rahA hai, terA yaha puruSArtha nirarthaka hai / spaSTa hai, tU taTa para pahu~ce binA hI bIca meM hI kahIM mara jAegA / " -" devi, kyoM tU aisA kahatI hai ? puruSArtha karatA huA yadi maiM mara bhI jAU~gA to koI bAta nahIM / kama se kama kAyara kahe jAne kI loka-nindA se to bacU~gA / jo vyakti eka vIra puruSa kI taraha antima kSaNa taka puruSakAra-parAkrama karatA rahatA hai, vaha pArivArika janoM evaM pUrvaja pitaroM ke RNa se mukta ho jAtA hai, aura use yaha to pachatAvA nahIM hogA ki maiMne samaya para koI prayatna nahIM kiyA / " (294) Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - kintu jo kAma pAra nahIM laga sakatA, jisakA koI pariNAma evaM phala nahIM dIkhatA, usake lie zrama karane se kyA lAbha ? jaba mRtyu kA AnA nizcita hI hai, taba isa vyartha ke hAthapaira mArane kA kucha matalaba ?" -" jo prAraMbha meM hI yaha jAnakara ki maiM pAra na pA sakU~gA, udyama nahIM karatA, yadi usakI hAni hotI hai, to devi, usameM usI ke durbala prANoM kA doSa hai / sAhasI manuSya apane nirdhArita saMkalpa ke anusAra loka meM apane kArya kI yojanA banAte haiM aura tadanukUla yatna karate haiM / saphalatA milegI yA nahIM, isa vikalpa meM ulajhe rahanA unakA kAma nahIM hai| karma kA phala nizcita hai, devi! kyA tU yaha nahIM dekha rahI hai ki mere saba sAthI DUba gae haiM, aura maiM aba bhI taira rahA hU~, tujhe apane pAsa dekha rahA hU~ | isalie maiM udyama karU~gA hI, jaba taka mujha meM zakti hai, jaba taka mujha meM bala hai, samudra ke pAra jAne ke hetu puruSakAra-puruSArtha karatA hI rahU~gA / " mahAjanaka ne tairane ke dRDha saMkalpa ke sAtha devI maNimekhalA ko uttara diyA | devI ne parIkSA lene meM kasara nahIM choDI / rAjakumAra ke sAhasa ko toDane kI kAphI ceSTA kI parantu, rAjakumAra kA saMkalpa akSuNNa rahA / kathAkAra kahatA hai, rAjakumAra kI dRr3ha AsthA se pUrNa jIvana sparzI gAthAoM ko sunate-sunate antata: devI atyanta prasanna ho gaI / usane mAtRvat apanI bAheM phailA dI aura mahAjanaka ko goda meM uThAkara sakuzala mithilA ( videha) pahu~cA diyA / mahAjanaka mRtyu ke atala garta meM jAne kI sthiti meM hai / samudra ko pAra karanA-taTa para pahu~canA AsAna nahIM hai, eka taraha asaMbhava hI hai | aura idhara devI AkAza meM usake sammukha hai aura koI hotA, to rakSA ke lie devI ke sAmane gir3agir3AtA, prANoM kI bhikSA mA~gatA, rotA-cIkhatA, cillAtA, hAya-hAya karatA / parantu sAhasa kA dhanI rAjakumAra mahAjanaka aisA kucha nahIM karatA hai / samudra ko tairane ke prayatna meM hI lagA hai / devI bAra-bAra use hatotsAhita karatI hai, parantu vaha sAhasa ke sAtha hara bAra apane karma karate rahane ke dRr3ha saMkalpa ko hI duharAtA hai / antima pariNAma kyA hogA ? isakI use koI cintA nahIM hai / usake samakSa karma kA vartamAna hai, phala kA bhaviSya abhI usakI dRSTi meM nahIM hai / phala kI adhika cintA manuSya ko karma kI sAdhanA meM zithila kara detI hai| karmayogI zrIkRSNa kA karmayoga se sambandhita sandeza mahAjanaka meM saMpUrNa rUpase prakAzamAna hai | sandeza hai-' karmaNyevAdhikAraste, mA phaleSu kadAcana / ' mAnava, terA ekamAtra karma meM hI adhikAra hai, phala meM nhiiN| (295) Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phala meM adhikAra nahIM hai, isakA yaha artha nahIM hai ki karma kA phala hotA nahIM hai yA vaha milatA nahIM hai / karma kA tadanurUpa phala hai, aura vaha milatA bhI hai | koI bhI karma ho, phala ke rUpa meM usakI niSpatti kA dhyeya to rakhA hI jAegA / vinA dhyeya evaM lakSya ke karma hogA hI kaise ? sAdhAraNa-se-sAdhAraNa prANI kI pravRtti meM bhI koI-na-koI bAhya yA Antarika prayojana hotA hI hai / " prayojanamanuddizya mUryo'pi na pravartate / " mUrkha-se-mUrkha vyakti bhI vinA kisI prayojana ko lakSya meM lie pravRtti nahIM karatA hai / ata: yahA~ phala ke adhikAra se inkAra karane kA eka hI artha hai ki kAryAraMbha se pUrva kArya ke sambandha meM khUba acchI taraha lekhA-jokhA kara lo / apane tana ko mana ko aura buddhi ko ThIka taraha jA~ca lo, parakha lo | apanI kSamatA ko ThIka taraha jA~ce vinA yoM hI A~kha mUMdakara karma-sAgara meM chalA~ga lagA denA, ucita nahIM hai / parantu acchI taraha soca-vicArakara jaba ekabAra chalAMga lagA lI, to lagA lii| basa, aba bIca meM kyA socanA vicAranA ? bAdhAoM se ghabar3Akara vApasa lauTanA kAyaratA hai / " ArabdhasyAntagamanam" prArabdha kArya ko anta taka pahu~cAnA hI karma-yoga hai / mahAjanaka karmayoga kA sarvottama udAharaNa hai / bhujAoM ke bala para agAdha sAgara ko taira kara pAra karane kA usakA samudyama mAnavIya sAhasa kA jvalanta Adarza hai | khabaradAra, kucha bhI ho rahA ho, hone vAlA ho, kitanI hI pratikUlatAe~ hoM, sAhasa ko tor3a dene vAle do-cAra kyA, hajAroM hoM, tumhArA sAhasa barakarAra rahanA cAhie | sAhasa hI udyoga kA-puruSArtha kA prANa hai / aura, udyoga hI antata: saphalatA kA dvAra hai / sAhasI, udyogI puruSa nahIM, puruSasiMha hai / isI puruSasiMha ke zrI-caraNoM meM saphalatA kI lakSmI eka-na-eka dina svayaM Akara upasthita ho jAtI hai / ata: puruSArthI mAnava ke lie yahI eka jIvana sUtra hai " udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmI: / " janavarI 1984 (296) Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava kI vANI amRta bhI, viSa bhI mAnava kI vANI amRtavarSI bhI hai, aura viSavarSI bhI / eka yuga thA, jaba vaha amRtavarSI thI | jinendra mahAvIra, tathAgata buddha evaM anya amRta-kalpa vyAsa Adi RSi-maharSi, muni-santoM kI vANI se vaha amRta barasA thA, jisase jIvana milA thA, aneka mRtakalpa, mUrchita AtmAoM ko / jo zava kI taraha par3e sar3a rahe the, gala rahe the, ve usa amRtavANI kA sparza pAkara ziva ho gae the, aura unake dvArA ve loka-maMgala ke kArya hue, Aja bhI itihAsa unakA sAkSI hai / durbhAgya hai, Aja mAnava kI vANI adhikAMza meM viSa kI hI barasA kara rahI hai / paraspara meM jAti, samAja, rASTra, dala Adi ke nAma para, jo eka-dUsare para durvacanoM kI varSA ho rahI hai, vaha viSa nahIM to kyA hai ? prakRti ke viSa kI mAraka-zakti kI to eka sImA bhI hai / parantu, isa anargala durvacanoM ke viSa kI to koI sImA hI nahIM hai / yaha to sAmUhika rUpa se mAnava kI mano-mRtyu kA yamadUta hai / __ Aja vizva meM saba ora jo azAnti hai, kalaha hai, vigraha hai, mAra-kATa hai, lUTa-mAra hai, usakA mUla manuSya kI viSavarSI vANI meM hI hai | jAti, samAja, dala aura rASTra netA ke nAma se pahacAne jAne vAle mAnava tanadhArI viSadhara prANiyoM ke dvArA Aye dina vaktavyoM ke rUpa meM jo viSa ugalA jA rahA hai, usase mAnavatA kA vAtAvaraNa itanA viSAkta ho gayA hai ki svargApama bhUmaNDala naraka bana gayA hai / abhI nahIM lagatA ki ye netA nAmadhArI mRtyudUta viSa ke sthAna meM amRta brsaaeNge| inakI vANI se jIvana) dAtA amRta barasegA | phalata: zakti, sneha kI sukhada-zItala havAe~ pravAhita hoMgI / ataH inase apekSA hai, apekSA hI nahIM, Agraha hai, ki ye maunavrata kI sAdhanA apanA leM | adhika nahIM, to kRpayA eka-do varSa kA bhI mauna le leM , kucha bhI na boleM, to mAnava-jAMti ThIka taraha (297) Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha kI sAMsa le sake / inake bolane kI apekSA na bolane meM hI dharatI mAtA kA kalyANa hai, janatA kA maMgala hai aura isa jana-maMgala meM hI prANI mAtra kA yoga-kSema hai, kuzala-maMgala hai | netA kahe jAne vAle mahAnubhAvoM se hI mAtra yaha nivedana nahIM hai / yaha nivedana dharma-paramparAoM ke guru kahe jAne vAle pUjya caraNoM se bhI hai / dharma. guruoM kI vANI kabhI amRtavarSI thI, para aba to durbhAgya se vaha bhI viSavarSI hI ho gaI hai / apane mata, paMtha, sampradAya Adi ke lie jise ve jagatAraNahAra dharma kahate haiM, itanA viSa varSaNa karate haiM apane par3osI dharma bandhuoM para ki kucha pUcho nahIM / apane ko hI eka mAtra dharmI aura dUsaroM ko adharmI - pAkhaNDI hone kI sArvajanika ghoSaNAe~ kara rahe haiN| aura isase phaila rahA hai mAnava samAja meM kalaha aura vigraha / yahI nahIM, hatyAe~ lUTamAra, balAtkAra Adi burA kahe jAne vAlA saba kucha acchA aura bhalA ho gayA hai / dharma aura dharmarakSA ke nAma para hatyAre amarazahIda ke rUpa meM zraddhAMjaliyA~ pA rahe haiM, kinase ? devatAtmA kahe jAne vAle guruoM se, santoM se / Aja ke ina santoM ke akhabAroM meM yadi kabhI vaktavya par3heM, kabhI kyoM, roja hI par3hate haiM, to lagatA hai ye kauna bola rahe haiM, gurujI, santajI yA koI aura ? santa kahA~ haiM ? koI aura hI haiM, jinake lie mahAna santa bhartRharijI ne kabhI kahA thA- ' te ke na jAnImahe / unakA nAma bhI kyA leM, nAma lene se bhI AtmA ko pApa lagatA hai / ' kathA hi khalu pApAnAmalamazreyatepApiyoM kI to kathA hI azreyasa - amaMgalakArI hai / ata: maiM dharmaguru ke amRtavarSI mahattara pada para pratiSThita saMtoM se bhI vinamra nivedana karU~gA ki kRpayA Apa bhI maunavrata dhAraNa kara leM / Apa to mauna sAdhanA ke jAne-mAne sAdhaka haiM, upadezaka haiM / Apako to mauna ke lie kucha bhI kaThinAI nahIM hogI / yaha mauna Apako dharma ke nAma para asatya, daMbha, andha vizvAsa, anargala kiMvadantiyoM evaM bhrAMtiyoM se bcaaegaa| aura bacAegA dharmarakSA ke nAma para hone vAle vigrahoM se, eka-dUsare ke apamAnoM se tathA amAnavIya asabhya AcaraNoM se / kRpayA Apa bhI do-cAra varSoM ke lie hI mauna ho jAie, tAki mAnava jAti meM paraspara sauhArda evaM snehila bandhutA kA maMgalamaya vAtAvaraNa sthApita ho sake / mArca-apraila 1984 (298) Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura paMtha kI vibhedaka rekhA dharma kyA hai ? yaha jIvana kA eka mahattvapUrNa prazna hai, jo prAcIna yuga meM bhI thA aura Aja bhI jyoM-kA-tyoM khar3A hai | itihAsa evaM dharma-grantha sAkSI haiM ki prAcIna yuga ke manISiyoM ne, RSi-muniyoM ne, dharmaguruoM ne isa prazna kA samAdhAna diyA aura Aja bhI aneka dharmaguru bhinna-bhinna rUpa se samAdhAna dene kA prayatna kara rahe haiM / phira bhI yaha prazna bAra-bAra pUchA jA rahA hai / kAraNa yaha hai ki satya ko yathArtha rUpa meM prastuta nahIM kiyA jA rahA hai| isalie sahI samAdhAna nahIM ho rahA hai aura jana-jana ke mana-mastiSka meM prazna cakkara kATa rahA hai / yaha to Apa saba jAnate haiM ki saMsAra meM bAhara ke niyama na to kabhI eka se rahe, na eka samAna hai aura na eka jaise raha hI sakate haiM / khAne-pIne, rahane Adi ke niyama, udyoga-dhandhoM ke niyama, vivAha saMskAra Adi ke niyama, dhArmika upAsanAoM ke niyama evaM kriyA kANDa saba ke saba eka se nahIM haiM / alaga alaga dezoM meM aura alaga-alaga jAtiyoM meM alaga-alaga niyama haiM aura deza kAla ke anurUpa unameM parivartana bhI hotA rahatA hai / aisI sthiti meM jaba hama ina niyamoM ko jIvana vyavahAra ke bAhaya vidhi-vidhAnoM ko dharma kA rUpa de dete haiM, dharma kA cogA pahanA dete haiM, taba dharma kA prazna bar3A pecIdA bana jAtA hai / sAdhAraNa janatA zIghra jAnanA cAhatI hai ki hama kriyA-kANDa ke kisa svarUpa ko grahaNa kareM, kauna sI paddhati apanAe~ ? kauna-sI upAsanA paddhati dharma hai? satya yaha hai, dharma AtmA kA svabhAva hai | vaha antara meM hai, bAhara meM nahIM / bAhara ke vidhi-niSedha, jisa paramparA meM dezakAla evaM paristhiti ke anusAra jisa rUpa meM haiM, ve saba jIvana vyavahAra ke lie haiM | unameM dharma nahIM hai| dharma kA vAstavika rUpa kucha aura hai| aura hamane samajha kucha aura liyA hai / dharma ko jisa rUpa meM grahaNa karanA cAhie, hamane use tadrUpa meM grahaNa hI nahIM (299) Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiyA aura jisa bAhya AcAra-vyavahAra evaM vartana meM dharma nahIM hai use dharma ke rUpa meM svIkRti de dI aura svIkAra kara liyA / yahI se dharma ke saMbaMdha meM ajJAna kA prArambha hotA hai / dharma, paMtha aura paramparA : dharma aura paMtha donoM eka nahIM haiM / dharma kA svarUpa paMtha ke rUpa se bhinna hai / paMtha bAhara ke niyamoM ke AdhAra para banate-bigar3ate rahe haiM / deza-kAla ke anusAra purAnI paramparAe~ TUTatI haiM, naI paramparAe~ sthApita hotI haiM aura nae paMthoM kA janma bhI hotA rahatA hai / hajAroM paramparAe~ astitva meM AIM, panapIM aura Age bar3hIM / unameM se kucha samApta ho gaIM, miTa gaIM aura kucha maujUda bhI haiM / hajAroM naI paramparAe~ aMkurita ho rahI haiM, ve bhI pallavita, puSpita, phalita hoMgI, miTeMgI aura phira naI paramparAoM kA janma hogA / paMtha evaM paramparAoM kA yaha pravAha hai, jisakA rUpa nirantara badalatA rahatA hai, parantu pravAha gatizIla rahatA hai, parantu dharma inase bahuta Upara hai / dharma, paMtha, sampradAya aura paramparAoM ke ghere meM sImita nahIM hai / vaha paMthoM kI cAra dIvAroM meM banda nahIM hai / sampradAyeM jaba-jaba calIM, Age bar3hI, ve dharma ke nAma para hI calI, phalI phUlI / sAmpradAyika paramparAoM meM dharma raha sakatA hai / paramparAe~ dharma ke sAdhana bana sakatI haiM, isase inkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| parantu yaha satya hai ki paramparA hI dharma hai, yaha kathana galata hai / dharma paramparAoM se Upara hai / paramparAe~ sar3a-galakara naSTa ho gaIM, samApta ho gaIM, taba bhI dharma sthAyI rUpa se banA rahA / isa taraha dharma ke do rUpa hamAre sAmane haiM- eka dharma aura dUsarA sampradAya, paMtha, mAnyatA yA paramparA / sampradAya, paMtha yA paramparA meM jaba taka dharma-viveka dRSTi, vItarAga-bhAva, nirbhaya evaM nirdvandva vRtti banI rahatI hai, taba taka usa paramparA se sva-para kalyANa hotA hai, jIvana meM jAgRti banI rahatI hai / isa rUpa meM yadi koI paramparA cala rahI hai bhale hI vaha purAnI ho yA naI, to vaha jIvana vikAsa ke lie mahattvapUrNa hai / kintu, jaba usameM se dharma dUra ho jAtA hai, vaha rUr3ha paramparA mAtra kriyAkANDa raha jAtI hai, taba vaha dharma nahIM rahatI / usa niSprANa paramparA ko samApta kara denA hamArA Adarza hai / hama hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM se aisA hI karate Ae haiM / dharmahIna vItarAgabhAva meM bAdhaka jar3a paramparAoM ko khatma karate Aye haiM aura navIna paramparAoM ko janma dete Ae haiM / (300) Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre nAkhUnoM ke do vibhAga haiM-jIvita nAkhUna aura mRta nAkhUna / nAkhUna kA jo bhAga u~galiyoM se saTA huA hai, jisameM rakta kA saMcAra ho rahA hai, vaha jiMdA nAkhUna hai / usa jIvita nAkhUna ko kATeMge, to darda hogaa| yadi ahaMkAravaza use kATa dete haiM, to khUna kI dhArA baha nikalegI, vaha Apako pIr3A degA aura Apake zarIra kA eka mahattvapUrNa aMga kA eka bhAga kaTakara alaga ho jaayegaa| nAkhUna kA nirjIva bhAga, jo u~galiyoM se Age bar3ha gayA hai, use kATa deMge, to kucha bhI pIr3A nahIM hogI / kyoMki usameM rakta kA saMcAra nahIM ho rahA hai | yadi use yaha samajhakara nahIM kATeMge ki yaha hamAre zarIra kA aMga hai, ise kATeM, to kaise kATeM ? nahIM kATane para vaha Apake zarIra ko kaSTa pahu~cAyegA | zarIra para jahA~ kahIM laga jAyegA, vahA~ lahU-luhAna kara gA | usameM maila bhara jAyegA aura vaha maila bhojana ke sAtha peTa meM jAkara bhayaMkara bImAriyoM ko janma degaa| abhiprAya yaha hai ki jo nAkhUna jIvita hai ki prANavAna hai, use nahIM kATanA cAhie / vaha uMgalI kI rakSA karatA hai, use baliSTha banAtA hai / isa rUpa meM vaha jIvana ke lie upayogI hai, parantu nAkhUna kA jo bhAga niSprANa ho gayA hai, use kATa denA hI hitakara hai / jIvita nAkhUna ko kATanA pIr3A ko bhoganA hai, to mRta nAkhUna ko nahIM kATanA kaSToM ko bhugatanA hai / ata: mriyamANa nAkhUna ko kATa pheMkane meM hI kalyANa hai / yahI bAta dharma paMtha evaM paramparAoM ke sambandha meM hai / paramparAoM evaM rIti-rivAjoM ke nAkhUna ko lekara bar3e saMgharSa ho rahe haiM / eka ora yaha AvAja uTha rahI hai - " purAne jamAne se calI A rahI, ye paramparAe~, ye rIti-rivAja, ye dhArmika kriyA-kANDa hamAre kAma ke nahIM rahe, inheM jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkanA cAhie / isa dharma ne janatA ke sira phur3avAe haiM, paraspara saMgharSa karavAe haiM, ata: dharma ko hI naSTa kara do / dharma se koI kalyANa hone vAlA nahIM hai / " mere vicAra se aise logoM ne paMthoM, sampradAyoM evaM rUr3ha paramparAoM ko hI dharma samajha liyA hai |. unhoMne dharma guruoM ke pada para pratiSThita kucha vyaktiyoM ke galata jIvana kA adhyayana kara liyA hai / isalie ve dharma (jindA nAkhUna) ko (301) Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI kATa pheMkane ke lie taiyAra ho gaye haiN| parantu isase na vyakti kA bhalA hogA aura na samAja evaM mAnava-jAti kA hI kalyANa hogA / dUsarI ora purAne vicAroM ke ve loga haiM, jo sirpha paramparAvAdI hI nahIM, durAgraha-haThAgraha se grasta haiM / unakA Agraha hai, jo nAkhUna niSprANa ho gayA hai, nirupayogI ho gayA hai, sar3a gala gayA hai, jaba-taba khUna bahAtA hai, zarIra ko pIr3A detA hai, phira bhI use mata kATo / vaha kabhI hamAre zarIra kA aMga rahA hai| vaha hamArA dharma hai, paramparA hai, use rahane do / isa taraha donoM ora ati ho rahI hai / parantu jisa rUpameM yathAsthitivAdI soca rahe haiM, usa rUpa meM jaina-dharma evaM darzana ne nahIM socA | mahAzramaNa mahAvIra evaM prabuddha manISI AcAryoM kA kathana hai-dharma, sampradAya evaM paMthoM se bahuta Upara hai / yaha kisI bAya kriyA-kANDa meM Abaddha nahIM hai / jo paramparA, mAnyatA yA kriyA-kANDa lambe kAla se calA A rahA hai phira bhI jIvita hai, prANavAn hai, jIvana-vikAsa ke lie upayogI hai, jisase sva aura para kA tathA samAja evaM mAnava-jAti kA hita ho rahA hai, use nahIM kATanA hai, use naSTa nahIM karanA hai / use to svIkAra karanA ___ hA~, jo paramparAe~ sar3a gaI haiM, jIvana-vikAsa ke patha meM bAdhaka haiM, jinase sAdhaka evaM samAja kA koI hita nahIM ho rahA hai, una niSprANa rUr3hiyoM ko, nirjIva nAkhUna kI taraha kATakara pheMka denA hI zreyaskara hai / tAtparya yaha hai ki jisa paramparAmeM se dharma nikala gayA hai, jo samAja ko du:kha-pIr3A de rahI hai, use kATa pheMkanA parama Avazyaka hai / jaina dharma jIvana kI gati-pragati ko rokatA nahIM hai aura na galata DhaMga se kisI paramparA ko kATa pheMkane kI bAta kahatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra evaM prabuddha vicArakoM kA eka hI Adeza ekAnta Agraha mata rkho| viveka evaM vicAra pUrvaka gati karo / apanI antar-prajJA se, Atma-cintana se, viveka buddhi se dharma kI, paramparAoM kI samIkSA karanI cAhie, unakA anveSaNa karanA cAhie - " paNNA samikkhae dhammaM " samyak rUpa se vizleSaNa karane para hI jJAta hogA-dharma kA svarUpa kyA hai ? aura paMtha, sampradAya evaM paramparAe~ kyA haiM ? kucha logoM ne paMtha, sampradAya (302) Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM paMthoM kI calI A rahI paramparAoM-mAnyatAoM ko hI dharma samajha liyA hai / isI kAraNa Aja bahuta bar3I gar3abar3a phailI huI hai / paMtha meM dharma raha sakatA hai, kintu dharma meM paMtha nahIM hai / kisI bhI paramparA meM dharma ho sakatA hai, parantu vaha paramparA, dharma para savAra nahIM ho sakatI / yahI kAraNa hai ki vartamAna yuga taka jaina-paramparA bhaM bhI samaya-samaya para deza - kAlAnusAra aneka parivartana hue haiM aura ho bhI rahe haiM / dharma zAzvata satya hai, vaha tri-kAla abAdhita hai, usameM kabhI koI parivartana nahIM hotA / lekina paramparAoM meM, mAnyatAoM meM, kriyA-kANDoM meM parivartana hote Aye haiM aura hote raheMge / paramparAe~ tIrthaMkaroM ke yuga meM parivartita huI haiM aura uttaravartI AcAryoM ke yuga meM bhI badalatI rahI haiM / jisa paramparA evaM kriyA dvArA ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aparigraha bhAva kI vRddhi ho rahI ho, rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAyabhAva ghaTa rahA ho, maitrI bhAva bar3ha rahA ho, vAsanA evaM anyAya atyAcAra kama hotA ho, vaha paramparA dharma hai| aura jisase ahiMsA, satyAdi kI hAni hotI ho, anyAya-atyAcAra bar3hatA ho, rAga-dveSa kaSAyabhAva Adi meM vRddhi hotI ho, vaha adharma hai / astu, jisa kriyA ke dvArA jIvana U~cA uTha rahA hai, maitrI evaM vItarAga-bhAva kI ora bar3ha rahA hai, vaha dharma hai| aura jisa kriyA se jIvana giratA hai, jIvana meM rAga-dveSa bar3hatA hai, vaha adharma hai / isa prakAra prajJA se samIkSA karake, yathArtha dRSTi se vicAra karake viveka pUrvaka gati karanA dharma hai| aura, yaha dharma sva ke lie bhI kalyANaprada hai, maMgalarUpa hai aura Ananda-pradAtA hai aura jana-jana ke lie bhI kalyANa rUpa hai / maI 1984 (303) Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke pakSadharoM kA parIkSA - kAla Aja mAnavasamAja vicitra sthiti meM se gujara rahA hai / mAnava-jAti ke janamaMgala rUpa mana, vANI aura karma meM eka taraha kA ThaharAva sA A gayA hai aura idhara-udhara kucha gati hai bhI to vaha viparIta dizA meM hai / vaha amaMgala abhadratA kI ka~TIlI, jaharIlI jhAr3iyoM kI ora agrasara hai / yaha gati nirmANa kI nahIM, dhvaMsa kI hai / maiM dekhatA hU~, Aye dina jisa kisI bhI vyakti ke mukha se, jo sunA jAtA hai, dainika samAcAra patroM meM jo par3hA jAtA hai, aneka bAra sAkSAt A~khoM se bhI jo dekhA jAtA hai, vaha adhikatara itanA krUra evaM ghRNita hotA hai ki mAnavatA kA lajjA se mastaka adhomukha ho jAtA hai / zaMkA hotI hai ki yaha karma, karma kyA, apakarma, sacamuca meM mAnava ne kiyA hai yA kisI nara dehadhArI pizAca ne- rAkSasa ne kiyA hai / mAnava ke hAthoM se to aisA ho hI nahIM sakatA / mAnava ke tana meM, tana meM kyA, mana meM jo krUra hatyArA rAkSasa chupA baiThA hai, vahI yaha saba kukarma kara rahA hai, karavA rahA hai aura karane ke lie protsAhana evaM bar3hAvA de rahA hai / prazna hai, aisA kyoM hai, kyoM ho rahA hai ? uttara aneka ho sakate haiM / eka kArya ke mUla meM aneka choTe-bar3e kAraNa ho sakate haiM, parantu prazna- para - prazna hai, mukhya hetu kA / mAnava jIvana meM saba ora dAvAnala kI taraha phailate anyAya, atyAcAra, bhraSTAcAra, durAcAra, Adi kA mukhya hetu kyA hai ? nirdoSa strI-puruSoM, yuvakoM, baccoM aura kinAre para pahu~ce niHsahAya bUDhoM taka kI ina hatyAoM ke viSaile mUla meM Akhira kauna hai ? kisa duSTa durjana kI karmaNyatA hai, aura kisa ziSTa sajjana kI akarmaNyatA hai yaha ? kitanA bhayAvaha AtaMkavAda vyApta hai / yA par3hA jAtA hai, to roma-roma sihara uThatA hai / (304) Aja, jaba bhI kucha sunA Aja mAnava nAmadhArI prANI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / kahIM bhI surakSita nahIM hai Aphisa ho, bAjAra ho, ghara ho yA dharmasthAna ho, kahIM bhI, kabhI bhI, koI bhI goliyoM kA acAnaka zikAra ho sakatA hai / basa meM yAtrA kara rahe nirdoSa yAtrI goliyoM se bhUna die jAte haiM, churoM se kSata-vikSata kara diye jAte haiM, dharma - sthAnoM meM, pUjAgRhoM meM apane - apane ArAdhya deva kI jo mUlata: svarUpa kI dRSTi se sabakA eka hI hai pUjA, prArthanA evaM bhakti meM lIna strI-puruSoM para acAnaka bama evaM bandUka kI goliyoM se hamalA hotA hai aura eka manahUsa hRdayaprakaMpaka hAhAkAra maca jAtA hai, A~suoM kI dhArAe~ baha jAtI haiM / aneka vyakti tatkAla mRtyu ke mukha meM pahu~ca jAte haiM aura aneka burI taraha ghAyala evaM maraNAsanna sthiti meM cIkhane-cillAne lagate haiM / kabhI-kabhI to dhArmika zobhA yAtrAoM evaM samArohoM para bhI yaha kahara TUTa par3atA hai / AtaMka ke yaha durdRzya kabhI sAmUhika AkramaNoM ke rUpa meM dekhe jAte haiM, kabhI vyaktigata, mAro aura bhAga jAo ke rUpa meM ghaTita hote haiM / Aja sAmUhika AkramaNoM kI apekSA vyaktigata AtaMkavAda adhika bhayaMkara ho gayA hai / isake pratikAra kA koI kAragara upAya hI abhI taka zAsana ke dhyAna meM nahIM A rahA hai / abhI-abhI caNDIgar3ha meM DaoN. tivArI aura dillI meM haravaMzasiMha manacandA Adi isI vyaktigata AtaMkavAda ke zikAra hue haiN| eka-do tivArI aura manacandA kyA, saikar3oM nirdoSa tivArI aura manacandA, isa rAkSasI krUratA kI balivedI para nirmamatA ke sAtha car3hA die gae haiM / aneka buddhijIvI evaM samAjasevI to isI rUpa meM mAre gae haiM / kyA doSa thA inakA ? yahI doSa ki ve eka bhinna dharma-paraMparA ke vyakti the, yA bhinna vicAra dhArA ke| Aja kala 'hiTalisTa' kI kAphI carcA hai, logoM kI jabAna para / yaha 'hiTalasTa' kyA balA hai ? sacamuca hI balA hai / apane vipakSa ke yA bhinna vicAra ke pramukha logoM kI hatyA karane kI eka kAlI sUcI / aura yaha sUci taiyAra hotI hai tathAkathita devatA svarUpa saMtoM ke darabAra meM, santoM ke parAmarza para kitanA bhISaNa patana hai, bhAratIya AdarzoM ke pavitra nAmoM kA / santoM kA to kabhI Adarza thA, apane para prahAra karane vAle duSToM ko bhI prasanna mudrA meM aMtarahRdaya se kSamA kara denA / kA~ToM ke badale phUla arpaNa karanA, aura Aja kyA hai, ina hiTalisToM ke pIche ? jAtIyatA kA, prAntIyatA kA evaM andha sAmpradAyikatA kA gurrAtA benakAba pAgala ahaMkAra hI adhikAMzataH isa khurAphAta kI jar3a hai / hA~, to mAnavatAzUnya atyAcAra ke isa bhayAnaka jaMgala meM vahI pahale kA prazna phira ubhara rahA hai ki prastuta du:sthiti kA mukhya hetu kyA hai ? mere (305) Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra meM isakA uttara hai, mAnavajAti kA netRtvahIna ho jAnA / Aja parivAra, samAja, rASTra yahA~ taka ki dhArmika paraMparAe~ bhI netRtvahIna haiM / vaise to netAoM kI bharamAra hai, eka netA khojo, to hajAra netA mila jAe~ge / kadama-kadama para netA bikhare par3e haiM / parantu, prazna hai sahI netA aura sahI netRtva kA / sahI netA aura sahI netRtva ke abhAva ke phala svarUpa hI Aja kA yuvA varga dizAhIna hai| yuvAvasthA hI hai, jo samAja rASTra kA nirmANa kara sakatI hai, yadi use vaicArika dRSTi se sahI netRtva mile to / sahI netRtva milA thA arjuna ko, jise virATa puruSa zrIkRSNa ne samayocita kartavya kA sahI bodha karAyA thA / sahI netRtva milA thA, aba se aDhAI varSa pUrva zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha kA, jinhoMne hiMsA pradhAna yajJa evaM krUra jAtivAda Adi ke bhrama meM bhUlI - bhaTakI tatkAlIna mAnavajAti ko ahiMsA, karuNA, maitrI, samAnatA tathA bandhutA Adi kA vizvamaMgala amRta sandeza diyA thA / tatpazcAt bhI jaina, bauddha, vaiSNava Adi dharma-paraMparAoM ke aneka mahApuruSa aise hue haiM, jinhoMne apane-apane yuga meM vinaSTa hotI mAnava jAti kI rakSA kI hai / sahI netRtva ho to saba kucha ho sakatA hai, asaMbhava jaisA kucha nahIM hai / parantu, kheda ke sAtha likhanA par3atA hai ki Aja aisA sahI netRtva kahA~ hai ? Aja samAja ke netA kahe jAne vAle pIThAsIna loga apane kSudra svArthoM kI pUrti meM burI taraha lipta haiM / unheM kaise bhI ho, nyAya yA anyAya se saMpatti evaM sattA milanI cAhie aura usake sahAre pada-pratiSThA ke siMhAsana milane hI cAhie / unheM nAma se matalaba hai, kAma se nahIM / samAja jAe bhAr3a meM, unake hAtha kI pA~coM hI aMguliyA~ ghI meM DUbI huI rahanI cAhie / inameM se adhikatara loga aise bhI haiM, jo apanI kisI khAsa paramparA ke dharma-guruoM ke sahAre se bhI pada aura pratiSThA kI camakatI sIDhiyoM para yA to caDha gae haiM, yA bhalA-burA jaisA bhI karanA hotA hai, car3hane kA jor3a-tor3a lagA rahe haiM / aba rahe rASTra netA / unakI bhI jo sthiti hai, saba ke sAmane hai / ve bhI siMhAsanoM ke moha meM rAjanIti ke nAma para kUTa- nIti ke kucakroM meM ulajhe hue haiM / pakSa ke hoM yA vipakSa ke, adhikatara mahAnubhAva aise hI haiM, jo nindita jAtIyatA, prAntIyatA evaM sAMpradAyikatA ke AdhAra para aura zeSa meM paise ke bala para janatantra ke pavitra nAma para matapatroM kA khela khela rahe haiM / kabhI-kabhI to isa janatantrIya cunAva ke nAma para samAja evaM rASTra meM jAtIya evaM sAmpradAyika (306) Y Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghRNA kI aisI Aga lagA dete haiM, jo cirakAla taka jalatI rahatI hai, aura usameM mahAn rASTra ke mahAn Adarza bhasmIbhUta hote rahate haiM / jAne dIjie ina samAja aura rASTra ke netAoM ko / becAre saMsArI prANI haiM / apane kSudra svArthoM se Upara uTha nahIM sakate haiM, ata: kareM bhI to kyA kareM ? mujhe sabase adhika dardabharA viSAda to dharmaguruoM ke netRtva para hai / pratyeka dharma-paraMparA meM aneka suprasiddha nAmI AcArya haiM, AcArya samrATa haiM, anya bhI aneka padavIdhara haiM / ye dharma guru hI haiM, jinhoMne samaya-samaya para samAja aura rASTra kI mAnava-prajA ko kartavya kA sahI bodha diyA hai, jIvana jIne kI sahI dizA dI hai / parantu, Aja kyA ho rahA hai ? Aja to prAyaH dharma-zAstA saba ora se A~kha mUMdakara mAtra atIta ke purAne gAna gAne meM hI lage haiM / na inheM samAja kA vartamAna dikhAI detA hai aura na bhaviSya ! Aja kyA hai aura kala kyA honevAlA hai, kucha patA hai inheM ? basa, ye kevala atItadarzI haiM | atIta ke bhI kevala sar3e-gale mRta zarIra ko hI dekhate haiM, usakI AtmA ko nahIM / Aja ke ye dharmaguru jidhara bhI jAte haiM, apanI mAnya sAMpradAyikatA kA viSa hI phailAte haiM, jisake duSpariNAma samAja aura rASTra ko burI taraha bhogane par3a rahe haiN| do cAra ugra tathA kaThora kahe jAne vAle rUda niyamoM ke Upara samAja ko bhulAve meM DAlate haiM aura apane svArtha-pUrti kA durgama-mArga prazasta karate haiN| inake pAsa zAstroM ke zabda haiM, marma nahIM / bahutoM ke pAsa to acchI taraha zabda bhI nahIM haiN| inameM se adhikAMza dhana kI na sahI, dhanavAloM kI gulAmI avazya karate haiM / ye mahAnubhAva vicitra haiM | kabhI pratyakSa, to kabhI parokSa, eka-dUsare pakSa yA vyakti kI nindA aura AlocanAe~ karake samAja ke amRtamaya madhura vAtAvaraNa ko viSAkta evaM kaTu banAne meM hI saMlagna haiM / paraspara ke sadbhAva tathA sahayoga ke mAhaula ko itanA dUSita kara diyA hai ki prabuddha varga to adhikAMzataH dharma se vimukha hI hotA jA rahA hai / maiM dekhatA hU~, maiM kyA, sabhI dekha rahe haiM, Aja paMjAba kI kyA sthiti hai ? hiMsA, ghRNA, vaira-vidveSa kI Aga meM jala rahA hai bhArata kA yaha mahAna aMga | aura ye dharmaguru, ye ahiMsA, prema aura vizva maitrI ke dAvedAra andha aura apaMga kI taraha eka kone meM cupacApa par3e haiM / svarga, naraka aura mokSa kI bahuta sUkSma jhInIjhInI bAteM ho rahI haiM, parantu jisake lie ye bAteM ho rahI haiM, usa mAnava kI ora koI dekha nahIM rahA hai / inheM jitanI cintA ekendriya sthAvara (307) Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvoM kI hai, kIr3e-makor3oM kI hai, utanI mAnava kI nahIM / jAtivAda, prAntIyatAvAda aura sarvAdhika ghRNita saMpradAya ke nAma para nirdoSa bhadrajana mAre jA rahe haiM aura ye dharmanetA ekAMta maTha-mandiroM evaM apane dharmasthaloM meM baiThe, janamohaka madhura svaroM meM ahiMsA kI zAbdika bA~surI bajA rahe haiM-' roma jala rahA hai aura nIro bAMsurI bajAne kA Ananda le rahA hai| vartamAna meM hama dharmaguruoM kI sthiti bahuta hI vicitra hai, visaMgata hai / abhI-abhI samAcAra patroM meM ahiMsA ke divyAvatAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jayantI ke aneka vivaraNa par3he haiM / saba jagaha ahiMsA, maitrI kI vINAe~ bajI haiM, vINA vAdana kyA, zaMkhanAda bhI hue haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ahiMsA ko vizvazAnti kA ekamAtra amogha mahAmaMtra batAyA gayA hai / parantu maiM pUchatA hU~, vizvazAnti kI bAta to dUra kI hai, vartamAna meM ahiMsA ke udghoSaka Apa paMjAba kI zAnti ke lie kyA kara rahe haiM, hiMsA kI rAkSasI tAr3akA ke dalana ke lie ahiMsA maMtra kA anuSThAna yajJa kisa rUpa meM kiyA jA rahA hai / mAlUma hotA hai, ahiMsA jIvana ke pratyakSa karma ke kSetra meM se nikalakara, basa, aba jana-mana raMjana rUpa vANI ke kSetra meM kendrita ho gaI hai| adhika kucha huA to ahiMsA kI carcA se sambandhita do-cAra pustakeM chapa gaIM, yadi aura bhI kucha adhika huA to dhvani-yaMtra aura phlasa Adi ke prayoga ke virodha meM hiMsA kI carcA kara lI aura ulajha gae idhara-udhara kI nindA-stuti meM / eka ora apanI AvazyakatAoMkI pUrti ke lie to laMbe cauDe bar3e-bar3e aneka dvAra khola lie haiM, kintu dUsarI ora sAdhAraNa sA yathAvazyaka eka chidra bhI asahya apekSA hai Aja ahiMsaka samAja racanA ke lie ahiMsA ke sahI aura sakriya netRtva kI / ahiMsA kevala vAga-vilAsa kA niSkriya siddhAnta na rahakara use sakriya prANavAna siddhAnta honA cAhie / aura ahiMsA meM yaha prANavattA A sakatI hai, ahiMsA ke pakSadhara dharma-saMghoM ke pIThAsIna dharma-guruoM ke dvArA / Aja bhI samAja para, jana-mAnasa para dharma guruoM kA sarvAdhika prabhAva hai / pUrvajoM ke mahAn AdarzoM ke uttarAdhikArI hone ke nAte Aja bhI ve janatA ko sahI netRtva de sakate haiM / aura yaha netRtva denA hai -' ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' ke mahAna Adarza maMgala sUtra ke rUpa meM / yaha spaSTa hai ki hiMsA kA pratikAra hiMsA nahIM hai / Aga ko Aga se nahIM bujhAyA jA sakatA / rakta se sane vastra ko rakta se nahIM dhoyA jA sakatA | hiMsA kA pratikAra ahiMsA hI hai / aura, jo samAja meM vyApta durAcAra, bhraSTAcAra, balAtkAra Adi jo amAnavIya apakarma haiM, ve saba bhI (308) Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA ke hI pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa haiM / ina sabakA samAdhAna ahiMsA meM hai / paMjAba se sambandhita hiMsA kI to maiMne vartamAna kI dRSTi se mukhya carcA kI hai / para, kevala paMjAba kA hI prazna nahIM hai / jahA~ bhI isa prakAra ke amAnavIya apakarma ho rahe haiM, sarvatra una sabake pratikAra kA ahiMsA hI eka amogha upAya hai| jahA~ cakravartI zAsakoM taka ke zastra janatA meM nyAya, vyavasthA, zAnti kI sthApanA meM asaphala hote haiM, vahA~ dharma paraMparAoM ke mahAn gurujanoM ke dvArA pratipAdita ahiMsA ke maMtrAstra saphala hote haiM / ataH dharma zAsakoM para dAyitva hai, ve pratyakSa meM ahiMsA ke amogha maMtrAstra ko lekara maidAna meM utareM aura hiMsA kA sIdhA sakriya pratikAra kareM / zuddha niSThA se yadi prayoga ke rUpa meM ahiMsA ko sahI evaM sakriya rUpa diyA jAe, to avazya hI mAnava ke antar kI supta mAnavatA jAga sakatI hai, durAcAra sadAcAra ke rUpa meM parivartita ho sakatA hai / ghora naraka banatI jA rahI dharA para maMgala - kalyANa kA sukhada svarga utara sakatA hai / 2 hiMsA vRtti aura asaMbhava kucha nahIM hai / apekSA hai, bhayamukta mana, vANI aura karma se abhaya ke dAtA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke abhayadAyA bhavAhi' ke abhaya sUtra ko gA~va-gA~va meM, nagara-nagara meM, jana-jana meM anuguMjita karane kI / tadanusAra hiMsA pravRtti ke kAraNa saba ora bhaya phailA huA hai koI bhI kSetra bhaya se mukta nahIM hai / isa bhaya ke vAtAvaraNa ko ahiMsA ke dvArA pratiSThApita abhaya ke dvArA hI badalA jA sakatA hai / parantu yaha gire - par3e, bhayAkrAnta mana vAle sAdhAraNa logoM se nahIM hone vAlA hai / yaha huA hai, aura hogA, hajAroM varSoM se ahiMsA kA maMtra japate A rahe, ahiMsAmUrti dharma-guruoM ke dvArA | samaya A gayA hai, ahiMsA ke sahI evaM sakriya prayoga kA / ahiMsA ke pakSadharoM kI parIkSA kA kAla hai yaha / maiM AzA karatA hU~, hamAre ahiMsAvAdI sabhI sAthI isa parIkSA meM khare utareMge, ahiMsA kI saphalatA ko DaMke kI coTa pramANita kareMge / jUna 1984 (309) Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAla-jIvana para ghora atyAcAra Ajakala vyaktigata vArtAoM evaM samAcAra - patroM meM abodha bAlakoM para hone vAle atyAcAroM kI kAphI bhayAvaha romAMcaka carcA hai / jisa bhArata kI Arya saMskRti ahiMsA, karuNA evaM maitrI para AdhArita hai / jahA~ rAma, kRSNa jaise virATa vizvAtmA prema-yogI tathA mahAvIra, buddha jaise sarva bhUtAnukampI karuNA mUrti mahApuruSa hue haiM, vahA~ Aja manuputroM para, vizeSata: asahAya komala tana - mana ke baccoM para, jo amAnavIya atyAcAra ho rahe haiM, ve mAnavatA para abhadra kalaMka haiM / manuSya jaba kSudra svArthoM ke vyAmoha meM andhA ho jAtA hai, jaba usakI saMvedanazIla vyApaka samagra cetanA simaTakara vaiyaktika svArtha bindu para Akara avaruddha ho jAtI hai, taba isa dharatI para atyAcAra, durAcAra, anAcAra jaisA, jo bhI asabhyAcaraNa ho jAe, kama hai / khudagarjI ke kucakra meM insAna ke andara kA devatA mUrchita ho jAtA hai aura usake vakSa para hiMsA kA, hatyA kA, utpIr3ana kA rAkSasa naMgA nAcane lagatA hai / kheda hai vartamAna meM mAnava kI jIvana-paddhati para isI rAkSasa ke ucchaMkhala rAjya kA vistAra ho rahA hai / Aja ba~dhuA bAla-zramikoM kI sthiti dayanIya hI nahIM, atIva bhayaMkara hai / yaha purAtana dAsa - prathA se bhI adhika ghinaunI prathA cala par3I hai| svAdhIna bhArata meM jisa dAsatva ke atyAcAra kI kalpanA taka bhI nahIM kI jA sakatI, vaha saba ho rahA hai, khuleAma Aja abodha bAla - zramikoM para / garIba AdivAsI, harijana evaM anya pichar3I jAti ke bacce isa atyAcAra ke atyadhika zikAra haiM | garIbI kyA nahIM kara detI? garIbI se bhUkhe marate mA~-bApa audyogika kSetra ke kucha logoM ke bahakAve meM A jAte haiM, phalata: nAma mAtra ke nagaNya vetana para hI kArakhAne kI Aga meM apane priya naunihAloM ko Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhoMka dete haiM / peTa kI Aga burI hotI hai / dUsarI ora, una azikSita, bhole, garIba mA~-bApa ko ThIka taraha patA bhI nahIM hotA ki ina tathAkathita kArakhAnoM meM apane priya baccoM ke sAtha kyA-kucha amAnavIya pazuvat durvyavahAra ho sakatA hai / kucha anAtha bacce khuda bhI rojI-roTI ke lAlaca meM isa mAyAjAla meM pha~sa jAte haiN| eka bAra pha~se to, aise pha~se, ki phira unheM uddhAra kA koI mArga nahIM mila pAtA / mirjApura Adi meM kAlIna bunAI Adi ke kArakhAnoM ke mAlikoM dvArA ba~dhuA bAla-zramikoM para kyA gujaratI hai ? isakA kucha aMza hI dainika evaM anya samAcAra patroM ke mAdhyama se ujAgara huA hai, Apane par3hA bhI hogA, isa nArakIya - yaMtraNA kA romAMcakArI varNana / - karIba 18 se 20 ghaMToM taka unase behisAba kAma liyA jAtA hai / - kAma meM jarA DhilAI karane para nirdayatApUrvaka piTAI kI jAtI hai / - per3oM se bA~dhakara ulTA laTakA diyA jAtA hai / - lohe kI garma jalatI salAkhoM se dAgA bhI jAtA hai / - samaya para peTa bhara khAnA bhI nahIM diyA jAtA, adhikatara bhUkhe hI rahanA hotA hai / - phaTe-purAne gaMde kapar3oM meM mAtra tana hI DhA~kA jAtA hai, vaha bhI ThIka taraha se nahIM / kahA~ taka ginAyA jAe, lagatA hai, ucca zreNI evaM jAti ke nAmadhArI pUMjIpati tana se hI manuSya haiM, antarAtmA se nhiiN| mAnA ki, svArthapUrti mAnava-jIvana kI eka anAdikAlIna anivArya samasyA hai, mAnava saMgrahazIla lobhI prakRti kA prANI hai, kiMtu isakI kucha sImA to ho / svArtha ke, tRSNA ke belagAma andhe ghor3e para mAnava kahA~ taka daur3atA rahegA / yAda rakhie, mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne prastuta lobhavRtti para kyA kahA thA? unhoMne kahA thA - 'lobho sabaviNAsaNoM' ati kA lobha mAnava kI sabhI kucha zreSThatAoM ko, acchAiyoM ko, mAnavIya bhAvanAoM ko naSTa kara detA hai| suprasiddha dainika naI duniyA (23 apraila 84) kA agralekha sAmane hai| baccoM ke zoSaNa kI duHsthiti kA nagna citra upasthita hai - (311) Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "bhArata kI kula zizu AbAdI (0-14) lagabhaga 26 karor3a hai / isa zizu AbAdI kA 45 pratizata zaharI aura 55 pratizata grAmavAsI bhAga bhukhamarI jindagI bitAtA hai | 26 karor3a zizu AbAdI meM lagabhaga paune do karor3a khetoM, khalihAnoM, kuTIra udyogoM, choTe kArakhAnoM, gharoM, dukAnoM Adi meM kAma karate haiM / saMyukta rASTra saMgha ke anusAra 5 se 14 Ayu varga ke zramikoM kI sabase bar3I saMkhyA bhArata meM hai / " - isI sandarbha meM vidvAna lekhaka ne kucha udAharaNa bhI prastuta kie haiM " tAmilanADu ke AtizabAjI nagara zivakAzI meM lagabhaga 45,000 bacce kAma karateM haiM / ina meM 5 sAla taka ke bacce pAe jAte haiM / ye bacce roja 12 ghaMTe kAma karate haiM / lagabhaga 50 varSoM se zivakAzI meM mAcisa aura paTAkhA udyoga, isI prakAra se baccoM kA zoSaNa kara rahe haiN| murAdAbAda ke pItala udyoga aura vArANasI ke z2ardA tathA dUsare udyogoM meM baccoM ko bar3e paimAne para kAma meM lagAyA jAtA hai| " eka-do zivakAzI, murAdAbAda aura vArANasI kyA, na mAlUma kitane haiM idhara-udhara pratyakSa yA parokSa bAla zoSaNa ke ye atyAcArI kendra / hajAroM lAkhoM vikAsonmukha nAjuka kaliyA~ sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM, sAtha hI isa bhISaNa zoSaNa ke jhaMjhAvAta meM puSpita nahIM ho pAtI, phalataH ye na khilatI haiM aura na mahakatI haiM / inake jIvana ke vikAsa kI prakriyA avaruddha ho jAtI hai / ata: ThIka taraha na inakA bauddhika vikAsa ho pAtA hai aura na zArIrika, mAnasika evaM sAmAjika vikAsa hI / baccoM kI yaha baunI apasaMskRti rASTra kA hI nahIM, mAnavatA kA bhI abhizApa hai / - - zivakAzI jaise aneka udyoga aise haiM, jahA~ visphoTaka evaM jvalanazIla vastuoM kA nirmANa hotA hai / jarA-sI bhUla ke hote hI ina nanheM-munnoM kA sadA ke lie aMga-bhaMga ho jAtA hai / kucha andhe ho jAte haiM aura kucha la~gar3e, TUTe ke rUpa meM hasta pAdavihIna | yaha vikalAMgatA itanI bhayaMkara hai ki jIvanabhara ke lie ina ugate aMkuroM ko sahaja sAmAjika saMskRti aura sammAna se vaMcita kara detI hai / bhukta bhogI hI jAnate haiM, yaha sthiti kitanI trAsadAyaka hai / yaha eka mAtra yaMtraNA hI nahIM, apitu eka krUra sAmAjika visaMgati bhI hai, jisakA koI sammAnajanaka samAdhAna nahIM hai / - * (312) Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAla - jIvana para atyAcAra kevala audyogika kSetroM taka hI sImita nahIM hai / anya aneka kSetroM meM bhI yaha dAnavI lIlA cala rahI hai / - devI devatAoM kI prasannatA ke lie baccoM kI bali dI jAtI hai / - aparAdha karmiyoM dvArA bacce curAe jAte haiM, phirautI mAMgI jAtI hai aura unakI jaghanya hatyA bhI kara dI jAtI hai | inhIM do varSoM meM hI bihAra ke navAdA Adi jiloM meM lagabhaga 650 bacce apahRta kie gae aura antataH unakI hatyA kara dI gii| - baccoM ke sAtha aprAkRtika yaunAcAra se sambandhita balAtkAra kI ghaTanAe~ bhI Ae dina hotI rahatI haiM / - aneka baccoM ke burI taraha aMga - bhaMga kara die jAte haiM, isalie ki unakI dayanIya sthiti se bhikhAriyoM ko bhIkha acchI taraha mila ske| - rAjanIti kI dalagata krUratA bhI kama bhayaMkara nahIM hai, jo baccoM ke sAtha khela kI taraha kI jA rahI hai / kucha samaya huA IrAna meM vidrohI pakSa kI 9-10 varSa kI sukumAra lar3akiyoM taka ko sArvajanika rUpa se bandUka kI goliyoM se bhUna diyA / IrAna hI kyoM, anyatra bhI kamo veza yahI sthiti hai / - vyaktigata zatrutA kA badalA lene ke lie bhI adhikatara bacce hI mauta ke ghATa utAre jAte haiM / ___maiM vicAra meM par3a jAtA hU~, bAlakoM para isa prakAra jaghanya atyAcAra karane vAle adhikatara bhadra zreNI ke loga hI hote haiM / ve mandiroM, masjidoM Adi pUjA-sthAnoM meM niyamita rUpa se jAte haiM, bhAvabharI-mudrA meM dharmArAdhanA karate haiM, bahumUlya car3hAvA car3hAte haiM, apane kuzala-maMgala kI dInatA - bharI yAcanA bhI karate haiM aura idhara abodha bAlakoM para akSamya evaM asahya julma bhI DhAte haiN| yaha kitanA bar3A adharma evaM pApAcAra hai, isakA inheM tanika bhI bhAna nahIM hai / maiMne dekhA hai, kucha rAma aura kRSNa ke bhaktoM ko, santa tulasIdAsa evaM bhakta sUradAsajI Adi ke dvArA varNita rAma aura kRSNa kI bAla-lIlA bar3e prema se bhAva-vibhora hokara jhUma-jhUma kara paDhate-gAte haiM, nAcate haiM, parantu ye hI bhaktarAja jarA - sI bhUla hote hI bAla-kRSNa rUpa gharelU bAla sevakoM ko mA~ bahana kI bhaddI-bhaddI azlIla gAliyA~ dete haiM, bedardI se mArate-pITate bhI haiM / yaha kaisA vicitra duharA rUpa hai, dhArmika mAnasikatA kaa| (313) Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAcAra evaM utpIr3ana meM saMlagna mahAnubhAvoM ko socanA cAhie ki Akhira atyAcAra kI phalavattA atyAcAra ke rUpa meM hI prApta hotI hai / AkramaNa pratyAkramaNa ke rUpa meM hI pratiphalita hotA hai / jo bAlaka Aja atyAcAra grasta ho rahe haiM, unake mana meM se mAnavIya saMvedanazIlatA kA nirjhara sUkhatA jA rahA hai / vidrohI mana durbhAvanA ke ghAtaka - viSa se bhara jAtA hai aura antata: samaya Ane para usakI pratikriyA krUra - atyAcAroM ke rUpa meM hI pratiphalita hotI hai / adhikAMza atyAcAroM kI pRSThabhUmi meM aisI hI koI nirmama atyAcAra kI kahAnI rahI huI hotI hai / pIr3A ke garma A~suoM ke sAtha andara kI mAnavatA prAya: baha hI jAtI hai / bhArata kI saMskRti karuNA evaM maitrI kI udAra saMskRti hai / usakA sadA-sadA se sadA-sadA ke lie pAvana brahmaghoSa hai - "AtmavatsatataM pazyedapi kITapipolikAm" aura to kyA, kSudra-se-kSudra kIr3oM - cIMTiyoM taka ko apane samAna, apanI AtmA ke samAna hI dekhanA cAhie / vaiSNava - paraMparA to hara prANI meM ArAdhya Izvara ke darzana kI bAta karatI hai / zramaNa-saMskRti ke mahAna unnAyaka mahAzramaNa mahAvIra, to pazu jagat ke prati bhI sadgRhastha ko pArivArika vyavahAra jaisA mAnavIya vyavahAra rakhane kI preraNA dete haiM / unakA saMdeza hai - "ghara para kAma kara rahe jAnavaroM ko bhI ghara ke hI eka sammAnya vyakti ke rUpa meM dekho / unake prati kisI bhI taraha kA amAnavIya abhadra vyavahAra na karo / - kisI bhI pazu ko kaThora bandhana se mata bA~dho / - nirdayatA ke sAtha kisI bhI taraha kI ghAtaka coTa na karo / - sAvadhAna raho / kisI bhI rUpa meM unakA aMga - bhaMga na hone pAe / - zakti se adhika una para ati bhAra na lAdA jAe / sImA se, zakti se adhika kAma lenA pApa hai / - samaya para die jAne vAle AhArAdi kA viccheda na karo / usameM kisI taraha kI kaTautI bhI na karo / " kitanA udAtta kalyANakArI jIvana-sandeza hai / parantu kheda hai, jo vyavahAra kabhI pazu taka ke lie karanA niSiddha thA, Aja vahI vyavahAra aneka ajJAnagrasta loka manuSyoM ke sAtha, karuNApAtra bAlakoM taka ke sAtha kara rahe haiN| prastuta sthiti para mAnavIya dRSTikoNa se socane - vicArane kI mahatI apekSA hai, (314) Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAcAra karane vAloM aura atyAcAra ko taTastha-bhAva se yoM hI dekhate rahane vAloM ko bhI / atyAcAra karanA jitanA burA hai utanA hI - apitu usase bhI kahIM adhika burA, hai, mUka bhAva se atyAcAroM ko dekhate rahanA / mAnavatA kA takAjA hai, hara sthiti meM anyAya-atyAcAra kA pratikAra honA hI cAhie - avazya honA cAhie | dhanya haiM ve, jo na svayaM atyAcAra karate haiM aura na anyakRta atyAcAroM kI upekSA karate haiM, apitu samaya para atyAcAroM kA ucita pratikAra bhI karate julAI 1984 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yathArtha dharma kyA hai ? dharma aura adhyAtma paryAyavAcI haiM / adhyAtma kA artha hai - AtmAM kI Antarika cetanA kI pavitra dhArA / dharma kA artha hai svabhAva, arthAt AtmA kA nija zuddha svabhAva | ukta paMktiyoM meM spaSTa hai, jinheM Aja vibhinna nAmoM se dharma kahate haiM, ve dharma nahIM, kucha aura haiM / dharma evaM adhyAtma meM kahIM ghRNA, dveSa, vaira, vigraha Adi ho sakate haiM ? nahIM ho sakate / isalie ki inakA sambandha antarAtmA se kahA~ hai? inakA sambandha to bAhya veSa bhUSA aura bAhya kriyA- kANDoM se hai / Aja dharma ke nAma para jo vigraha ho rahe haiM, daMge aura hatyAe~ ho rahI haiM, ve inhIM bAhya nAroM ko lekara hI haiM na? dharmoM kI vibhAjaka rekhAe~ inhIM ke AdhAra para to khIMcI gaI haiM / aura, ye aisI lakSmaNa rekhAe~ banA dI gaI haiM ki unheM lAMghanA himAlaya ke durgama zikharoM ke lAMghane se bhI adhika durgama hai / yadi koI lAMghane kA prayatna karatA bhI hai, to vaha tathAkathita dharmAndha guruoM ke dvArA adhArmika, nAstika, mithyAdRSTi aura kAphira Adi na jAne kitane abhadra vizeSaNoM se sambodhita kara diyA jAtA hai / - yadi koI vastutaH dharma hai, to usakA saurabha antar se vikIrNa hogA, bAhara se nahIM / gulAba ke puSpa ko sugandha ke lie bAhara ke kisI sugandhita itra kI apekSA nahIM hai / bAhara ke itra kI apekSA kAgaja yA kapar3e ke bane gulAba ke puSpa ko hogI, prAkRtika gulAba ke puSpa ko nahIM / sampradAya aura dharma ke pArthakya ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai / Aja ke jAti khaNDa khaNDa ho dUsare ko samApta karane ke tathAkathita dharmoM kA jo rUpa hai, jisake kAraNa mAnava rahI hai, jaMgalI jAnavaroM kI taraha eka lie saMgharSarata hai, vaha sampradAya hai, pantha hai, mata hai (316) - - - Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kI dRSTi antar meM jhAMkatI hai, sampradAya kI dRSTi bAhara meM / dharma dekhatA hai apane ko maitrI, karuNA, pramoda, avaira, kSamA, samatA Adi sva-pura maMgalakArI divya guNoM ke rUpa meM aura sampradAya dekhatA hai apane ko dAr3hI * - coTI meM, chApA tilaka meM, mandira masjidoM, gurudvAroM, aura carcoM meM vibhinna bhASAoM ke vibhinna stuti - pAThoM meM, prArthanA kAla kI vibhinna mudrAoM meM, dharma guruoM ke vibhinna kriyA-kANDoM meM aura atIta kI vibhinna bhASAoM meM baddha tatkAlIna deza, kAla kI chApa lie hue zAstroM meM / - - - AtmA kI ora antarmukha hone meM koI bheda nahIM / bheda nahIM, to koI durAva bhI nahIM, ghRNA dveSa bhI nahIM / aura AtmA se bahirmukha hone meM nizcita bheda hai / jahA~ bheda hai, vahA~ durAva hotA hI hai / aura isake phala svarUpa ghRNA aura dveSa bhI hote hI haiM / aura Apa jAnate haiM, jahA~ ghRNA aura dveSa hote haiM, vahA~ aisI kauna-sI amAnavIya evaM AsurIya pravRtti hai, jo na hotI ho / Aye dina hindU muslima daMge, hindU-sikkha jhagar3e Adi jo hote haiM, ve Akhira kisa AdhAra para hote haiM ? kyA dharma ke AdhAra para hote haiM ? bilkula nahIM / dharma to vizva maitrI kI bhASA jAnatA hai, vahA~ to parAyA jaisA kucha bhI nahIM hai / vahA~ to 'ege AyA' kA aikya AtmavAda hai aura hai 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kA vizva parivAra kA mahAna AdarzavAda / - - dharma prakAza hai, vahA~ andhakAra kaisA ? dharma amRta hai, vahA~ viSa kaisA ? dharma to gaMgA kI nirmala dhArA hai, vahA~ gA~va ke gande nAle kI gaMdagI kaisI ? ye jo bhI andhakAra hai, viSa hai, gandagI hai, vaha saba sampradAyavAda kI upaja hai / kyoMki saMpradAyavAda khar3A hI hai, bheda ke durAva ke aura ghRNA ke AdhAra para / aura bheda, durAva tathA pArasparika ghRNA se bar3hakara mAnava jAti ke lie andhakAra, viSa aura gandagI anya kyA ho sakatI hai ? - dharma jIvana ko vyApakatA evaM vistAra detA hai / aura sampradAya saMkIrNatA evaM kSudratA detA hai aura yaha saMkIrNatA bar3hate bar3hate itanI bar3ha jAtI hai ki dharma kA colA pahane hue tathAkathita do bhinna sampradAyoM meM hI saMgharSa, vigraha evaM jhagar3e hote haiM, yaha bAta nahIM hai, pratyuta eka sampradAya meM bhI kaI upasaMpradAya khar3e ho jAte haiM / aura ve bAhara meM eka hote hue bhI Apasa meM burI taraha saMgharSarata ho jAte haiM, jhagar3ane lagate haiM aura phira nirdoSa - niraparAdha mAnavoM kA (317) - Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma ke nAma para rakta bahane lagatA hai / musalamAna hote hue bhI siyA - sunniyoM ke bIca, hindU hote hue bhI harijana - savarNoM ke bIca, sikkha hote hue bhI niraMkAriyoM-akAliyoM ke bIca, jaina hote hue bhI digambara - zvetAmbaroM ke bIca, Aye dina jo jhagar3e hote haiM, vaha pramANa hai, saMpradAyoM kI jhagar3AlU manovRtti kA / jhagar3AlU manovRtti dUsaroM se hI nahIM, jarA - sA matabheda hote hI apanoM se bhI TakarAne lagatI hai, yahA~ taka ki eka-dUsare kA khUna bahAne taka ko bhI tatpara ho jAtI hai / tatpara kyA, khUna bahAne hI lagatI hai, jaisA ki hama ina dinoM pratyakSa meM dekha rahe haiM, suna rahe haiM aura akhabAroM meM par3ha rahe haiM / mAnava jAti kA kalyANa dharma nirapekSa hone meM nahIM hai, apitu dharma ke nAma se pracArita, kintu dharma se zUnya ina ra~ge siyAra saMpradAyoM se nirapekSa hone meM hai / jala se zUnya andha garta kA rUpa lie kUpa ko pATa hI denA cAhie / jIvana - prANa se zUnya mRta hue zarIra ko Aga yA miTTI meM daphanA hI denA cAhie / yahI vyavahAra dharma - bhAvanA se rikta hue saMpradAyoM ke prati bhI apekSita hai / mAnava jAti kA abhyudaya evaM niHzreyasa sAmpradAyika dharma se nahIM, apitu AdhyAtmika dharma se hai / amuka aMza meM AdhyAtmika se anuprANita saMpradAya se bhI ho sakatA hai, parantu isameM bahuta sAvadhAnI kI apekSA hai / dhyAna rakhanA hai, saMpradAya meM kisI apekSA se dharma ho sakatA hai, parantu mUlata: saMpradAya dharma nahIM hai, aura dharma saMpradAya nahIM hai / dharma jyoti hai, jyotizikhA hai / lau to lau hai - usameM kahIM bheda nahIM hai / na deza kA bheda hai aura na kAla kA / samagra vizva meM sadAkAla lau lau hai, jyoti, jyoti hai, andhakAra ko dUra karatI hai / dIvaTa-dIyAdhAra aneka rUpoM meM aneka ho sakate haiM, ata: dIvaTa para adhika dhyAna na dIjie | dhyAna dIjie pUrNatayA jyoti para, yadi andhakAra dUra karanA hai to / dharma jyoti hai, sampradAya dIvaTa hai / jyotihIna dIvaTa svayaM andhakAra meM DUbA rahatA hai, vaha prakAza kaise karegA ? kheda hai, bujhI huI mazAleM lekara loga andhakAra meM ujelA hone kA, patha pradarzana karane kA nArA lagAte haiM, kitanA vicitra bhrama pAle hue haiN| spaSTa hai, AdhyAtmika dharma kI, tathA AdhyAtmika dharma para AdhArita karma kI hI Aja ke samAja ko AvazyakatA hai / Aja kyA, sadA kAla hI AvazyakatA hai / AdhyAtmika dharma hI mAnava ke antaratama meM udbhUta hokara (318) Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava ko burAIyoM evaM durguNoM se mukta kara sakatA hai / Aja saba ora, jo naitika mUlyoM meM girAvaTa A rahI hai, AdhyAtmika dharma hI use vinA kisI tanAva yA dabAva ke roka sakatA hai / naitikatA dharma kA hI samAja meM pratiphalita hone vAlA bAhya rUpa hai / AdhyAtmikatA ke abhAva meM naitikatA kI kalpanA AkAza-kusuma kI kalpanA se bhinna nahIM hai / isI AdhyAtmika dharma ke prati bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA - " dhamma saraNaM pavajjAmi" bhagavAn buddha ne kahA - " dhamma saraNaM gacchAmiH"" agasta 1984 (319) Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apekSA hai kUpa-maNDUkatA ke parityAga kI Aja ke yuga kI sabase bar3I samasyA kUpa-maNDUkoM kI samasyA hai / kUpa-maNDUkoM kA darzana, cintana kUpa ke kSudra andhere ghere meM hI sImita hai / unakA astitva jo bhI hai, kUpa ke andara hI hai / bAhara meM koI sAgara bhI hai, nadiyA~ bhI haiM, nirjhara bhI haiM, unheM kucha patA nahIM | yadi koI unake astitva kI carcA karatA bhI hai, to ve mAnane ko bilkula taiyAra nahIM hote, apitu lar3ane-marane ke lie, khUna-kharAbA karane ke lie taiyAra ho jAte haiM / taiyAra kyA, Ae dina aisA karate hI haiN| sabase bhayaMkara haiM, dharma-kSetra ke kUpa-maNDUka / apane dharmasampradAya kI mAnyatAoM ke kUpa meM par3e hue ye dhArmika kUpa-maNDUka, samagra satya kA bhaMDAra, apane mata-paMthoM ke vidhi-niSedhoM meM, kriyA-kANDoM meM, mAnyatAoM meM hI dekhate haiM / inakA mAnanA hai jo bhI satya hai vaha saba hamAre hI pAsa hai dUsaroM ke pAsa satya jaisI koI cIja hai hI nahIM / dUsaroM ke lie inake pAsa prAya: eka hI zabdAvalI hai ki ye mUrkha haiM, ajJAnI haiM, mithyA dRSTi haiM, asatya ko satya mAnakara baiThe hue haiM, A~kha ke andhe haiM / inheM kauna samajhAe ki ye tumhArI vidhi-niSedhoM kI mAnyatAe~, kriyA-kANDoM kI parikalpanAe~ deza-kAla Adi kI paristhitiyoM meM janma letI haiM aura kucha kAla jIvita rahakara deza-kAla ke badalate pariveza meM jIrNa-zIrNa ho jAtI haiM, antata: mara bhI jAtI haiM, parantu ye kUpa-maNDUka unheM ajara-amara mAnate haiM, aba bhI jIvita hone ke bhrama meM unakI sar3atI-galatI lAzoM ko gagana-bhedI jayajayakAroM ke sAtha sira para Dhoye phirate haiM | kahane ko bhArata dharma-pradhAna deza hai / aisA kahate hue hama prAya: gauravAnubhUti hI kyA, garvAnubhUti bhI karate haiM, parantu kyA sacamuca meM aisA hai ? satya kar3avA hai, phira bhI vaha kahanA hI hai / bhArata aba dharma-pradhAna deza nahIM, dharma ke nAma para andha-vizvAsapradhAna dharma kA deza hai| bhArata-pAkistAna ke (320) Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vigata vibhAjana kAla meM jo huA hai, kyA vastuta: vaha dharma-pradhAnatA hai ? baccoM kA, bUr3hoM kA nirdayatA ke sAtha katla huA, mAtR-jAti kI asmata lUTI gaI-unake aMga-bhaMga kie gae, niraparAdha janatA ko lUTA gayA, mandira-masjida tor3e gae, kyA yahI garva karane jaisI hamArI pavitra dhArmikatA hai ? Aja kI tAjA ghaTanAoM meM bhivaMDI-bambaI ( mahArASTra) aura paMjAba meM jo durghaTita huA hai, dharma-rakSA ke nAma para jo niraparAdha strI-puruSoM kA durnAma hatyAcakra calA hai, lUTa-mAra, balAtkAra, apaharaNa, AgajanI Adi kA, jo tUphAna huA hai, kyA vaha sacamuca meM hI hamAre mastaka para dharma-pradhAnatA kA maMgala tilaka hai ? hajAroM varSa ho jAte haiM, hameM paraspara sAtha rahate, sAtha bolate-batalAte / phira bhI eka dUsare ko acchI taraha samajha nahIM pAe haiM / bhaugolika dIvAreM bhale hI TUTa rahI haiM, para hamane apane cAroM ora mAnyatAoM kI aisI kucha abhedya dIvAreM khar3I kara dI haiM ki unakI kaida meM mAnava-jAti vaMza-paramparA se kaidI banI A rahI hai | aura kheda isa bAta kA hai ki isa kaida meM vaha mukta kaNTha se apane gaurava kA guNagAna karatI "bhArata kI saMskRti, samanvaya mUlaka gaMgA kI saMskRti hai," - yaha hamArA Ae dina kA nArA hai / hama maMca para bar3e garva se kahate haiM ki vibhinna saMskRtiyoM, paramparAoM kA saMgama evaM samanvaya kendra hai hamArI saMskRti / jisa prakAra gaMgA meM milakara saba nadI-nAle gaMgA ho jAte haiM, eka pavitra dhArA kA rUpa le lete haiM, vaise hI hamArI saMskRti meM bhI sabako milAne kI, ekarUpa dene kI, vividhatA meM ekatA sthApita karane kI adbhuta kSamatA hai / kabhI rahI hogI yaha kSamatA, kabhI rahI hogI vaha gaMgA kI saMskRti / parantu Aja? Aja to isake sarvathA viparIta sthiti hai | Aja ke bhAratIya samAja meM dharma, saMpradAya, prAntavAda, jAtivAda Adi ke nAma para ghRNA, tiraskAra, apamAna, vaira - vidveSa Adi ke sivA aura kyA milatA hai? dUra ke bhedoM ko to jAne dIjie, eka dharma paramparA ke hI upabhedoM meM kahA~ mela hai, jAti kI hI upajAtiyoM meM kahA~ bandhutA hai ? kabhI-kabhI to eka hI vRkSa kI ye zAkhAe~-upazAkhAe~ paraspara itanI adhika TakarA jAtI haiM, ki mahAbhArata-yuddha kA dRzya sAmane upasthita ho jAtA hai, 'ahinakulam ke janma-jAta vaira kI smRti jAgRta ho jAtI hai / maharSi manu ke zabdoM meM akhila vizva ko mAnavatA kA, saccaritratA kA maMgalapATha par3hAne vAle hama bhAratIya, Apasa ke kSudra matabhedoM ke itane adhika zikAra ho jAte haiM, aura bhUla hI jAte haiM ki hama saba eka dharatI mA~ ke putra mAnava haiM / apane sambandha meM (321) Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devoM se bhI ucca zreSThatA kA jayaghoSa karane vAle hama mAnava to kyA, pazu kI bhUmikA para bhI ThIka taraha sthira nahIM ho pAte | andara meM chipA huA ghRNA evaM vaira-vidveSa kA pizAca, patA nahIM kaba, dharma tathA jAti vAda Adi kI rakSA kA huMkAra karatA huA bAhara nikala par3e aura abodha janatA meM hAhAkAra kA bhayAvaha nArakIya dRzya khar3A kara de / dUra kyoM, maiM apanI hI dharma-paramparA kI bAta kara letA hU~ | jaina-dharma mAnava ke prati hI nahIM, prANimAtra ke prati maitrI bhAvanA kA dharma hai, ahiMsA-karuNA kA bahuta bar3A prazaMsA prApta pakSadhara hai | anekatA meM bhI ekatA sthApita karane vAlA abhedavAdI anekAnta darzana hai usakA / idhara-udhara bikhar3e hue satya ke puSpoM ko vaha eka akhaNDa mAlA kA rUpa detA hai / kabhI yaha saba-kucha usake zabdoM meM hI nahIM, jIvana meM bhI thA / kabhI usake mAnavatAvAdI loka-maMgala AdarzoM kI dharma-dundubhi dig-diganta meM dhvanita thI| paraspara saMgharSarata dhArmika tathA sAmAjika vicAra sUtroM ko eka sUtra meM Abaddha karane vAle usake dharma-pracAra kA udAtta itihAsa hai / parantu, Aja kyA hai ? usakA vizva-samanvayavAdI anekAMta tathA syAdvAda Aja kyA kara rahA hai ? hamArI vaicArika kUpamaNDUkatA ne hameM aura hamAre anekAnta ko kahIM kA nahIM chor3A / maMca para anekAntavAda kI jaya-ghoSaNAe~ karake hama apane hI hAthoM apanI pITha thapathapA lete haiM, apane mu~ha apanI hI vAha-vAha kara lete haiM / Aja digambara, zvetAmbara, sthAnakavAsI aura terApaMtha Adi meM kitane vyakta aura avyakta mata-bheda haiM aura inameM bhI kitane hI mata-matAntara haiM, bheda-upabheda haiM | saba apane ko hI zuddha jaina dharmI, samyak - dRSTi mAnate haiM, apane hI bhinna vicAradhArA ke pakSa ko jainAbhAsa evaM mithyAdRSTi ke rUpa meM sambodhita karate haiM / Aja yuga badalA hai, yugake anurUpa bhASA bhI badalI hai, maMca para ekatA evaM samanvaya ke gIta bhI jora - zora se cillA-cillA kara gAe jAte haiM, parantu andara meM kyA hai? mana vahI purAnA pApI hai, mela - milApa meM nahIM, tor3a-phor3a meM hI vizvAsa karatA hai / vizvAsa hI nahIM, vANI se pracAra bhI karatA hai, isalie ki cita bhI merI, paTa bhI merI / andara meM panya kI dIvAreM bhI surakSita raheM aura bAhara meM sArvajanika prazaMsA bhI mila jAe / 'haldI lage na phiTakarI, raMga cokhA A jAe / ' hArdika sadbhAvanA saMvedanazIlatA nahIM bar3hI hai, baDhI hai bauddhika caturatA aura isa caturatA ne baDhate . baDhate dhokhe kA, chala-kapaTa kA, Ama logoM kI A~khoM meM dhUla-jhoMkane kA rUpa le liyA hai / vicitra sthiti hai, Aja ke dhArmika kUpa - maNDUkoM kI / (322). Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kA daMbha se, do jihvAoM se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai / jahA~ daMbha hai, vahA~ adharma hai, pApa hai / dharma hai, saralatA meM, mana kI nirmalatA meM / bhagavAn mahAvIra nirvANa ke kSaNoM meM bhI apanI nirdambha divya dhvani dhvanita kara gae haiM ki 'dhammo suddhassa ciTThaI dharma zuddha hRdaya meM rahatA hai / - kaba hogA, uparyukta zabda pATha kA antarhRdaya meM bhAva pATha ? yaha taba hogA, jaba hama kUpamaNDUkatA kI kSudra mAnasikatA se bAhara nikaleMge / aura, isa mAnasikatA se bAhara taba nikaleMge, jaba satya ko pothI pataroM ke akSaroM se bAhara ananta asIma rUpa meM dekheMge, aura satya kA yaha anantarUpa meM darzana anekAnta evaM svAdvAda ke vinA na Aja saMbhava hai aura na kala / anekAnta hI satya ke virATa rUpa kA darzana karA sakatA hai, jhagar3AlU kSudra manovRtti kI dUSita mAnyatAoM ke kadAgraha se mukta karA sakatA hai / saba ora kadama kadama para satya kI madhu- dhArAe~ pravAhita haiM, yadi koI pAna karanA cAhe to, parantu anekAnta dRSTi ke binA ve dIkheM, to kaise dIkheM ? durbhAgya hai Aja ke mAnava kA ki vaha dekhakara bhI kucha nahIM dekha pA rahA hai sunakara bhI kucha suna nahIM pA rahA hai, chUkara bhI kucha chU nahIM pA rahA hai, aura cala kara bhI kucha cala nahIM pA rahA hai / kUpa - maNDUka jo bana gayA hai / mAnyatAoM ke gande sar3ate kUpa se bAhara nikale binA sahI rUpa meM na kucha dekhA jA sakatA hai, na kucha sunA jA sakatA hai / satya ko chUne aura usakI rAha para calane kI to bAta hI kahA~ hai ? apekSA hai hamArI zuddha mAnasikatA ko vyApakatA meM badalane ke lie itihAsa ke kSudra adhyayana kI / itihAsa hI hameM batAtA hai ki cira atIta meM se Aja taka Ate-Ate mAnava jAti, sAmAjika evaM dhArmika Adi kSetroM meM kaisekaise parivartita hotI AI hai, deza aura kAla kA kaba kahA~ kaisA prabhAva par3A hai aura isake phala svarUpa mAnava kitanA kucha purAnA chor3atA aura kitanA kucha nayA-nayA apanAtA AyA hai / mAnava kA mastiSka aura tadanurUpa karma kabhI ekAnta rUpa se sthira nahIM rahA hai / aba bhI bhaviSya kI yAtrA ke lie use yathAprasaMga badalanA hI hogA / pahale rakhe kadama ko chor3e vinA, arthAt vahA~ se uThAe vinA agalA kadama kaise rakhA jAegA? aura vahIM rakhA jAegA, to gati kaise hogI? aura gati na hogI, to maMjila taka kaise pahu~cA jAegA ? itihAsa ke sAtha hI dUsarI apekSA hai, vaijJAnika dRSTikoNa kI / vaijJAnika cintana va adhyayana ke vinA andha vizvAsoM kA cirAgata saghana andherA - - (323) Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUra nahIM ho sakatA / sAmAjika tathA dhArmika paramparAoM ke nAma para hamane apanI Antarika cetanA para andha-vizvAsoM evaM viveka zUnya mAnyatAoM ke itane kAle kambala DAla die haiM ki hama tarkazIla cintana kI svaccha evaM mukta havA meM ThIka taraha sAMsa taka nahIM le pAte / madhyakAla ke viveka-parAGmukha kAla meM aneka aise dharma-granthoM kA nirmANa huA hai, jinameM dharma to kyA, dharma kI mUladhArA mAnavatA kA kahIM sparza taka nahIM hai / acche - bure karma ke AdhAra para manuSya kI pavitratA-apavitratA kA vicAra, patA nahIM kahIM atala sAgara meM DUba gayA aura sataha para raha gayA, jAtivAda ke nAma para janmajAta pavitratA-apavitratA kA, uccatA-nIcatA kA durvicAra evaM durvyavahAra | yahA~ taka ki nimna jAti ke garta meM dhakela die gae manuSya ko chUnA taka pApa ho gayA / pativratA ke punIta dharma ke nAma para asahAya vidhavAe~ pati ke zava ke sAtha jIvita hI bhasma kI jAne lgiiN| devI - devatAoM ko prasanna karane ke lie prativarSa karor3oM hI mUka pazu mauta ke ghATa utAra die gae / aba bhI yaha paramparA baMda nahIM huI hai / bihAra meM muMgera jile ke eka gA~va meM kisI kalpita devI ke Age prativarSa ASAr3ha zuklA ke prathama maMgalavAra ko eka hI dina meM lagabhaga ATha-dasa hajAra bakare-bher3eM kATa die jAte haiM / bhaya aura pralobhana kA itanA gaharA andha - vizvAsa hai ki kitanA hI samajhAie, samajhane ke lie bilkula taiyAra nahIM hote / yaha eka kyA, aise aneka sthAna haiM, jahA~ pratidina mUka - pazuoM ke khUna kI dhArAe~ bahatI rahatI haiM / hindU, muslima donoM hI isa jaghanya evaM krUra andha-vizvAsa ke zikAra haiM / samasyA yaha hai ki ina tathA-kathita dharma pustakoM para, kisI para Izvara kI, to kisI para sarvajJa maharSi kI mudrA lagI huI hai / Izvara aura sarvajJa kI vANI, bhalA kaise asatya ho sakatI hai, kaise use chor3A jA sakatA hai? dhArmika kriyA-kANDa ke nAma para mAnava ne apane zarIra ko bhI itanI bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ dI haiM ki hara sahRdaya vyakti kA roma-roma kA~pa uThatA hai / bhUse kI Aga meM jala kara mare haiM, aneka vidvAna kahe jAne vAle loga bhI / eka laMbI kahAnI hai, dhArmika yAtanAoM kI | Aja ke bauddhika kahe jAne vAle yuga meM yAtanA kI anivAra paramparAe~ cala hI rahI haiM / kyA kiyA jAe, caleMgI hI, kyoMki Izvara aura sarvajJoM kA tathAkathita trikAlabAdhita upadeza jo hai / manuSya kA antarviveka eka taraha se samApta hI ho gayA hai, ina dharma granthoM ke vyAmoha meM | tarka kA to nAma Ate hI bidakane lagate haiM, burI taraha bhar3akane lagate haiM, tathAkathita dhArmika jana / ata: dharma ke lie vijJAna kA sparza (324) Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atIva Avazyaka hai / vijJAna kore paraMparAgata vizvAsoM para AdhArita nahIM hai / vaha vizuddha tarka ke AdhAra para khar3A hai / tarka-siddha, pratyakSata: pramANita loka hitakara satya hI vijJAna kA satya hai / viveka siddha AcAra hI dharma hai, aura vaha viveka vaijJAnika cintana evaM tarka se anuprANita honA cAhie / hamAre pUrvaja tarka ke virodhI nahIM the, jaise ki hama Aja haiN| unakA to sArvajanika udghoSa hI thA ki tarka se hI dharma ke yathArtha svarUpa kA parijJAna hotA hai - "yastaaNAnusandhatte, sa dharma vednetr:|" aura, anekAnta! vaha to sarvopari hai / anekAnta kA amRta sparza to viSAkta kSudratA kI, kUpa-maNDUkatA kI vinivRtti ke lie kadama-kadama para Avazyaka hai / jIvana kA koI bhI aMga ho, use vyApaka AyAma dene ke lie anekAnta hI ekamAtra amogha sAdhana hai / sitambara 1984 (325) Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMyama yAtrA akaSAya bhAva meM jaina-dharma nivRttipradhAna hai / isakA abhiprAya yaha nahIM hai ki jaina-sAdhanA meM pravRtti ko koI sthAna nahIM hai, pravRtti kA pUrNata: niSedha hai / nivRttipradhAna kA tAtparya yaha hai ki jaina-dharma kI adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM nivRtti mukhya hai, pravRtti gauNa hai / kyoMki sAdhanA kA lakSya triyoga aura usake AdhAra karma tathA karma ke mUla hetu vibhAva se pUrNata: nivRtta hokara apane zuddha svabhAva evaM svarUpa ko anAvRtta karanA hai / astu, nivRtti adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA mUla lakSya hai| isalie adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM gupti aura samiti kA mahattva pUrNa sthAna hai | mana, vacana aura kAya-yoga kA samyak rUpa se gopana karanA gupti hai aura jIvana kI anivArya AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti hetu viveka - pUrvaka yogoM ko pravRtta karanA samiti hai / Avazyaka kAryoM ke sAtha dharma-pracAra hetu pravRtti karanA bhI samiti meM samAhita hai / gupti nivRtti kI parisUcaka hai aura samiti pravRtti kI / nivRtti aura pravRtti kA yaha samanvita rUpa hI adhyAtmasAdhanA hai| isameM na to ekAnta rUpa se nivRtti kA Agraha hai aura na ekAntata: pravRtti kA / kyoMki yathArtha meM jIvana kI gati bhI ekAnta nahIM hai / na to ekAnta rUpa se nivRtti paraka rahane kA Agraha rakhane vAlA samAdhipUrvaka jIvana-yAtrA kara sakatA aura na nirantara pravRtti meM saMlagna rahane kA Agraha rakhane vAlA bhI / jIvana samanvaya para hI sthita hai / isalie nivRtti-pravRtti kA samyak samanvaya karake calanA hI samyak-sAdhanA hai| adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke patha para calane ko tatpara jaina zramaNa, isa nivRtti-pravRtti ke samanvita patha para calane kI pratijJA karatA hai | usakI sAdhanA kA uddezya na to sirpha kriyAoM se nivRtti hai aura na sirpha kriyAoM meM pravRtti / usakA lakSya hai-jisa vaibhAvika pariNati ( rAga-dveSa, kaSAya-nokaSAya) se karmoM kA bandha hotA hai, usase mukta honA-"kaSAyamukti: kila muktireva / " 1. rAgo va doso vi ya kamma bIyaM / - uttarAdhyayana 32,7 (326) Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastuta: rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya-vRtti hI saMsAra paribhramaNa kA mUla hetu hai| kaSAya, rAga-dveSa janya hai / kaS kA artha hai- saMsAra aura Aya kA artha hai-laabh| jisa vaibhAvika pariNati se saMsAra kI vRddhi hotI hai, use kaSAya kahate haiM / vaha cAra prakAra kA hai-krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha | isa kaSAya-bhAva se nivRtta hokara zuddha svabhAva meM pariNata honA adhyAtma-sAdhanA hai / abhiprAya yaha hai ki sAdhya hai-AtmA kA zuddha svabhAva, vItarAga-bhAva aura viveka pUrvaka nivRtti-pravRtti ke samyak samanvita rUpa sAdhanA se sAdhya ko siddha karanA, sAdhanA hai / ata: adhyAtma-sAdhanA vidhi-niSedha-paraka bAhya kriyA-kANDa mAtra nahIM hai, vaha hai akaSAya-vRtti, vItarAga-bhAva / - kaSAya-vRtti sAvadya hai aura akaSAya arthAt vItarAga-bhAva nirvadya / kyoMki karma-bandha kA kAraNa kaSAya hai, sarAgatA hai | jaba taka AtmA meM kaSAya evaM rAga-dveSa kI vibhAva pariNati hai, taba taka karma-bandha kI paramparA anavarata cAlU rahatI hai, bhale hI bAhara meM kitanI hI utkRSTa evaM utkRSTatama kaThora carcA bhI kyoM na ho | ugra dhyAna-yogI prasannacandra rAjarSi kA jIvana hamAre sAmane haiM / bhayaMkara sardI meM nirvastra rAjarSi khule AkAza ke nIce dhyAna-sAdhanA meM khar3e haiM / magadha samrATa zreNika bhagavAna ke darzanArtha jAte hue mArga meM rAjarSi kI utkRSTatama dhyAna-caryA meM AkRSTa hokara unake caraNoM meM sabhakti vandana karatA hai aura samavasaraNa meM pahu~ca kara sarvaprathama zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchatA hai-"yadi rAjarSi prasannacandra kA isa samaya Ayu-karma pUrNa ho jAe to ve kahA~ jAe~ ? " zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA uttara hai-"rAjan yadi isa samaya ve mRtyu ko prApta hote haiM, to sAtaveM naraka meM jAe~ge / " Azyarcajanaka bAta hai / bAhara meM dhyAna kI utkRSTa sAdhanA, kAya-yoga se pUrNa nizcala, vacana-yoga bhI mukharita nahIM hai, pUrI taraha mauna haiM | bAhara meM na sthAvara kAya ke jIvoM kI hiMsA aura na choTe-moTe anya vikalendriya jIvoM kI jarA-sI bhI virAdhanA / Aja kala kI bhASA meM hiMsA se pUrNatayA virati hai, bAhara meM koI yoga sAvadha parilakSita nahIM hotA / phira kyA bAta hai ki sAtaveM naraka meM jAne yogya kArmaNa vargaNA ke pudgaloM kA saMgraha kara liyA usa mahAsAdhaka ne / vahA~ eka mAtra mana-yoga sAvadha hai / bhale hI bAhara meM kucha nahIM ho rahA hai, parantu antarmana meM raudra pariNAma haiN| mana, mana: parikalpita (327) Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zatruoM ke sAtha yuddha meM saMlagna hai / bAhara meM rakta kI bUMda nahIM gira rahI hai, parantu mana ke raudra pariNAmoM se hajAroM sainikoM kA bhayaMkara saMhAra ho rahA hai / yaha hai tIvra dveSabhAva, pracaNDa krodha, jo sAvadya hai aura usI kA pariNAma hai ki * bAhara meM kisI taraha kI sAvadya kriyA na hote hue bhI sAtavIM naraka ke yogya karma - pudgaloM kA Anava ho gayA / Amrava to ho gayA / para, nikAcita bandha par3ane ke pUrva hI jAgRta ho gae aura usa sAvadya-yoga se pUrNata: nivRtta ho gae / cintana kI dhArA AtmAbhimukhI ho gaI / aura, isa nivRtti kA pariNAma hai ki samrATa zreNika ke prazna pUchate-pUchate aura zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke uttara dete-dete hI rAjarSi prasannacandra kevalajJAnI ho gae / astu, tri-karaNa, tri-yoga se tyAga kA artha hai - kaSAya se anuraMjita pravRtti kA tyAga / yathArtha meM rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya vRtti hI sAvadya hai aura yaha vRtti hI yogoM ko sAvadya banAtI hai / antarmana meM rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAyoM kI vRtti jitanI tIvra hogI vaibhAvika pariNati jitanI adhika gaharI hogI, utanA hI manoyoga azuddha hogA aura yogoM kI pravRtti bhI azuddha hI hogI aura umase azubha karma - vargaNA ke pudgaloM kA bandha bhI pragADha hogA / astu, bAhya yoga-pravRtti evaM bAhya padArthoM se yoga- nivRtti svataH na to zuddha hai, na azuddha hai, na zubha hai aura na azubha hai / jaba, mana vacana evaM kAya-yoga jar3a haiM, bhautika pudgaloM se bane haiM, taba ve svabhAva se zubhAzubha kaise ho sakate haiM ? pariNAmoM kI zuddha, azuddha, zubha aura azubha paryAya hai aura vaha svabhAva-vibhAva kI apekSA se zuddha aura azuddha hotI hai / zuddha paryAya AtmA kA svabhAva hai, usameM bandha nahIM hotA / bandha, azuddha paryAya vibhAva ramaNatA meM hI hotA hai aura vaha zubha bhI hai aura azubha bhI / zubha se puNya kA bandha hotA hai aura azubha se pApa kA / para, haiM donoM hI mUla meM bandhana | ata: yathArtha meM kaSAya ke raMga se anuraMjita pariNAma hI sAvadya haiM aura una sAvadya pariNAmoM se sparzita yogoM ko bhI vyavahAra meM sAvadha kahA hai / isalie yathAsaMbhava sAvadya kriyA se bacanA zramaNa kA kartavya hai / dharma to hai kaSAyoM se nivRtta hokara akaSAya evaM vItarAga bhAva meM sthita honA aura yaha avasthA bAhya pravRtti ke cAlU rahane para bhI abandha avasthA hai / zramaNa-dIkSA ke samaya sAdhaka trikaraNa na karU~, na karAU~ aura na anumodana hI karU~ aura triyoga mana se, vacana se aura kAya se, hiMsA Adi (328) Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ doSamaya kAryoM kA tyAga karatA hai / vaha mana yoga se bhI karane, karAne aura anumodana kA tyAga karatA hai / isI taraha vacana evaM kAya-yoga se bhI karane, karAne aura anumodana kA tyAga karatA hai / ise zAstrIya bhASA meM nava-koTi se kiyA gayA pratyAkhyAna kahate haiM | samajhanA yaha hai ki jIvana vyavahAra meM zramaNa isa nava-koTi kA pAlana kaise kara sakatA hai ? zramaNopAsaka ke aNuvratoM meM aNutva kI eka sImA-rekhA hai- ataH apanA gRhastha kA jIvana vyavahAra calAte samaya usase prANiyoM kI hiMsA ho sakatI hai aura satyAdi anya vratoM meM bhI sAmAnyata: asatyAdi kA vyavahAra ho sakatA hai parantu, zramaNa kA tyAga to aNurUpa meM deza tyAga nahIM, sarva tyAga hai aura vaha bhI tIna karaNa, tIna yoga se / trikaraNa aura triyoga ke tyAga kA sirpha zAbdika pradarzana karane vAle evaM apane tathAkathita tyAga ke aham meM variSTha zramaNa-zramaNiyoM ke prati viSAkta evaM dUSita vAtAvaraNa banAne vAle Aja ke tathAkathita variSTha zramaNa evaM AdaraNIya AcArya, upAdhyAya Adi padavIdhara muni apanI Atma-sAkSI se gaMbhIratA pUrvaka soca-samajha kara kRpayA batAe~ ki trikaraNa aura triyoga se ve kyA sacamuca meM hI hiMsA, parigraha Adi se sarvato bhAvena virata haiM ? tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM unake dvArA saMsthApita tatkAlIna dharma-tIrtha, zramaNa-saMgha dvArA bhI calate-phirate, AhAra, nihAra, vihAra Adi kI kriyAoM meM, evaM dharma-pracAra hetu gaMgA, gaMDakI Adi vizAla nadiyoM ko naukA-yAna ke dvArA pAra karate samaya kyA yathArtha meM trikaraNa aura triyoga kA pAlana hotA thA ? jaMdhAcaraNa, vidyAcaraNa evaM anya labdhidhArI muni tIvra gati se AkAza-mArga se hajAroM yojana sudUra parvatoM ke uttuMga zikharoM kI yAtrA karane jAte the aura AkAza-mArga se hI vApasa lauTa kara Ate the, to kyA unake yogoM se jIvoM kI virAdhanA nahIM hotI thI ? aura kyA ve zramaNa-muni nahIM the, ApakI dRSTi meM ? Aja zAstra AjJA ke virUddha vihAra-yAtrA meM zramaNopAsaka sAtha rahate haiM, vetana-bhogI naukara sAtha-sAtha calate haiM, kAra, TaiksI, jIpa, Traka Adi bhI kucha AcAryoM evaM variSTha sAdhuoM ke sAtha calate haiM, unase AhAra-pAnI Adi kI suvidhA evaM anya sevAe~ bhI kabhI pratyakSa, to kabhI parokSa meM lI jAtI haiM, kyA isameM trikaraNa, triyoga kA pAlana hotA hai ? AgamoM meM zramaNa-zramaNI ke lie lekhana-kriyA kA niSedha hai, yahA~ taka ki AgamoM ko lipi-baddha karane kA bhI niSedha rahA hai / Aja to likhane-likhAne kI vaha niSiddha kriyA to vidhi rUpa meM (329) Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmAnya ho gaI hai / usase bhI Age SaD-jIvanikAya kI hiMsA se calane vAle mudraNa yantroM meM trikaraNa-triyoga se tyAgI zramaNoM ke pravacana evaM grantha mudrita hote haiM, unakA vikraya hotA hai / anya prakAzakoM dvArA mudrita granya kraya karake maMgAye jAte haiM / zramaNa-zramaNiyA~ svayaM to kAra Adi yAna-vAhana meM nahIM baiThate, parantu unake dvArA die gae saMdeza ko yathAsthAna pahuMcAne evaM usakA uttara lAne ke lie saMdeza-vAhaka, patra, pArsala, pustakeM, sAmAna Adi kAra, Trena, basa, Traka, vAyuyAna Adi se idhara-udhara Ate-jAte haiM / kyA trikaraNa-triyoga ke tyAgiyoM kI yaha yAna-yAtrA nahIM hai ? kyA ve svayaM na jAkara isa taraha sAmAna bheja sakate haiM, maMgavA sakate haiM ? Aja bhI choTe-moTe nadI-nAloM meM ghuTane taka bhare pAnI ko pairoM se cala kara pAra karate haiM aura adhika pAnI hone para naukA-yAna se bhI nadI pAra karate haiM kyA isa kriyA meM apkAyika evaM anya sthAvara tathA pAnI ke Azrita rahe hue dvIndriya, trIndriya, caturindriya evaM paMcendriya trasa prANiyoM taka kI jo hiMsA hotI hai, vaha hiMsA nahIM hai ? vahA~ trikaraNa-triyoga surakSita rahatA hai kyA ? kyA trikaraNa-triyoga se tyAgI zramaNa cAturmAsa-svIkRti rUpa pUrva udghoSaNA kara ke cAturmAsa kara sakatA hai, dIkSAutsava ke meloM meM sammalita ho sakatA hai, guru kI, evaM apanI jayantI, apane abhinandana samAroha, amRta-mahotsava evaM guru Adi kI puNya-tithi ke ADambara pUrNa utsavoM meM bhAga le sakatA hai, patrakAra sammelana bulA sakatA hai, reDiyo, vIDiyo, evaM TelIvijana para bhASaNa, phoTo-citra Adi prasArita-pradarzita karA sakatA hai ? yaza-pratiSThA baTorane evaM apane tyAga ke dikhAve kA pradarzana karane hetu kie jAne vAle aise aura bhI aneka kArya haiM, jinameM tathAkathita utkRSTa cAritrI kahalAne vAle zramaNoM kA trikaraNa-triyoga kA tyAga kitanA surakSita rahatA hai? - isakA artha to yaha huA ki ve jo-kucha kareM, vaha saba hiMsA Adi doSoM se rahita hai / parantu, apane se bhinna paramparA evaM sampradAya kA zramaNa deza-kAla kI paristhiti ko dekhakara dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAvAnusAra dharma-pracAra ke lie kucha karatA hai, to vaha tyAgI nahIM hai / lagatA hai, tyAga kA ThekA ina tathAkathita dharma-guruoM ne hI le rakhA hai / trikaraNa-triyoga ke tyAga kA prazna vartamAna meM hI uThA hai, aisA nahIM hai / yaha prazna yuga-yugAntara se, zatAbdiyoM-sahasrAbdiyoM se calA A rahA hai / (330) Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM isa sambandha meM ziSya dvArA pUchA gayA hai "kahaM care kahaM ciTThe, kahamAse kahaM se ? kahaM bhuMjato-bhAsato, pAvakammaM na bandhaI ?" dazavai.4,7 prastuta prazna ke samAdhAna meM jyoti-puruSa zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne trikaraNa-triyoga ke tyAga ke bAda pravRtti se sambandhita bAhya hiMsA se hone vAle dharma-adharma ke sambandha meM tathA puNya-pApa ke bandha ke aura karma meM akarma ke sambandha meM eka jyotirmayI dRSTi dI hai - "jayaM care jayaM ciThe, jayamAse jayaM saye / jayaM bhuMjato-bhAsanto, pAvakammaM na bandhaI / / " dazavai. 4,8 -yadi sAdhaka yatanA se, viveka se calatA hai, viveka se khar3A rahatA hai, viveka se baiThatA hai, viveka se sotA hai, viveka se AhAra karatA hai, viveka se bolatA hai, to use pApa-karma kA bandha nahIM hotA / mahAna AcArya umAsvAti ne tattvArtha sUtra meM hiMsA kI paribhASA kI hai-"pramatta yogAt prANavyaparoNaM hiMsA" arthAt pramatta-yoga se kisI bhI prANI ke prANoM kA nAza karanA hiMsA hai / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AcArAMga sUtra meM spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai jo pramatta hai viSayAsakta hai, vaha nizcaya hI jIvoM ko daNDa (pIr3A) denevAlA hai arthAt hiMsA karane vAlA hai "je pamatte guNaTThie, se hu daMDe tti pavuccata"-1.1.4, abhiprAya yaha hai ki hiMsA-ahiMsA, dharma-adharma, puNya-pApa sirpha bAhara kI pravRtti meM nahIM hai / yoga pravRtti mUlaka haiM / jaba taka yoga hai, taba taka pravRtti hogI hI / yoga ke rahate koI bhI sAdhaka niSkriya nahIM ho sakatA aura jahA~ pravRtti hai, vahA~ bAya hiMsA bhI hai | yogoM kI pravRtti se kisI bhI jIva kI virAdhanA na ho, yaha asaMbhava hai / AhAra, vihAra, gaucarI, prasravaNa Adi ke hetu jAne-Ane meM, apane Thaharane ke sthAna ko jhAr3akara sApha karane meM, dharma-pracAra hetu eka kSetra se dUsare kSetra meM jAte samaya bIca meM nadI-nAlA A jAne para pAnI meM se calakara yA adhika pAnI hone para naukA ke vAhana se nadI ko pAra karane meM, varSA (331) Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke samaya-zauca Adi jAne-Ane Adi pravRttiyoM meM, kyA trikaraNa - triyoga ke tyAga kA pAlana hotA hai ? kyA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zramaNa-saMgha ke zramaNa - zramaNI, jo dharma pracAra hetu naukA dvArA gaMgA Adi vizAla nadiyoM ko pAra karate haiM aura Aja bhI sAdhu nadiyoM ko pAra karate haiM, tathA ve pustakeM, patra-patrikAe~ chapavAte haiM, ma~gavAte haiM, patra likhate yA likhAte haiM, vAhana se sAmAna bhejate - ma~gAte haiM, to unakA trikaraNa - triyoga kA tyAga rahatA hai yA nahIM rahatA ? trikaraNa - triyoga kI pratijJA : 1 tIna karaNa aura tIna yoga se sAdhaka dIkSA ke samaya jo sAmAyika evaM chedopasthAnIya caritra svIkAra karatA hai, sAvadya yogoM kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha ekAnta rUpa se pUrNata: nivRtti nahIM hai / mUla meM lakSya nivRtti kA hai, ayoga guNasthAna ko sparza kara guNasthAnAtIta zuddha avasthA ko anAvRtta karanA hai nizcayadRSTi se guNasthAna kA vikAsa-krama bhI azuddhatA se zuddhatA kI ora kramika gatizIlatA hai / jaba taka AtmA ke sAtha yogoM kA sambandha hai, taba taka saMsAra avasthA hai / ataH zuddha nizcaya naya kI apekSA se yoga svarUpa pravRtti ke kAraNa terahave guNasthAna meM sthita arhanta bhI pUrNa rUpa se zuddha svarUpa meM nahIM, abhI saMsAra meM haiM / kyoMki unheM bhI adhAtirUpa vedanIya, nAma gotra evaM Ayu karmoM kA bhoga abhI bhoganA zeSa hai aura isa bhoga meM amuka rUpa meM yoga pravRtti bhI kathaMcit hotI hai / astu, caudahave guNasthAna meM yogoM kA nirodha hokara jaba usake pAra guNasthAnAtIta pUrNa zuddha siddha avasthA meM sthira hotA hai, taba ajara, amara pUrNa nirvikAra abandha evaM abaddha paramAtma-bhUmikA para sAdhaka pahuMcatA hai / dIkSA ke samaya jIvana paryanta ke lie grahaNa kI gaI sAmAyika eka pratijJA pATha hai / sAdhaka pratijJA karatA hai ki maiM viveka ke Aloka meM apramatta bhAva se apane zuddha svarUpa ko anAvRtta karU~gA / vaha Avazyaka kriyAoM kA tyAga nahIM karatA, apitu rAga-dveSAtmaka bhAva se kaSAya-bhAva se kI jAne vAlI hiMsA Adi pravRtti ke tyAga kA upakrama prAraMbha karatA hai / viveka pUrvaka pravRtti karate samaya kisI prANI kI hiMsA ho jAnA aura bAta hai aura hiMsA janya bhAvoM se hiMsA karanA aura bAta hai / bhale hI vaha pravRtti naukA Adi ke vAhana se kI gaI ho yA pada-yAtrA se, yadi viveka pUrvaka kI gaI hai, to usase pApa karma kA bandha nahIM hotA / ukta pravRtti se ekamAtra sAtAvedanIya rUpa kArmaNa vargaNA ke pudgala (332) Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ idhara Ae~ge aura udhara tatkSaNa hI jhar3a jAe~ge, rAga-dveSa kA abhAva hone se sthiti-bandha nahIM hogA aura yadi pada-yAtrA kara rahe haiM, parantu viveka kA abhAva hai, to usa vihAra pravRtti se pApa-karma kA bandha hogA / astu sAvadya arthAt sadoSa pravRtti nahIM, rAga-dveSAtmaka, kaSAyAtmaka vRtti hai / aura, usakA tyAga hI sAmAyika hai-bhale hI vaha deza-vrata kI ho yA sarva vrata kI / pratijJA kA vikRta rUpa : trikaraNa-triyoga ke tyAga meM mukhyatA hai-rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya-vRtti kA kSaya evaM kSayopazama karanA / kyoMki guNasthAnoM kA vikAsa bAhya kriyA-kANDa evaM bAhara kI vidhi-niSedhAtmaka pravRtti-nivRtti para AdhArita nahIM hai / zramaNatva-sAdhutva, kriyA-kANDa kI sAdhanA meM, vaha bAhya niyamopaniyamoM meM nahIM, vItarAga-bhAva meM hai / adhyAtma-sAdhanA vItarAga kA mArga hai / vaha jar3atA kI nahIM, cinmaya vItarAgatA kI sAdhanA hai / ata: sAdhaka ko pUrNata: sAvadhAnI rakhanI hai ki sAdhanA-patha kI jIvanayAtrA meM kisI bhI paristhiti meM kaSAyoM kA saMsparza na ho / yadi kabhI pramAda ke jhoMke meM kaSAya kA udaya ho bhI jAe, to turanta saMbhala kara kaSAya-krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ko upazAnta karake apane svabhAva meM A jAe / sAdhaka ko nirantara sajaga rahanA hai ki jIvana meM kaSAyoM kA, kAmanAoM kA praveza na hone pAe / parantu, Aja kyA ho rahA hai ? kevala bAhya kriyA-kANDa kA pradarzana / koI sAdhu mAika para bola gayA ki saMyama TUTa gayA ? dezakAlAdi kI paristhiti vizeSa tathA dharma pracAra hetu yAnAdi kA prayoga hote hI dharmabhraSTatA kA hallA macAne lagate haiM dharma ke ThekedAra / sArA saMyama mAika para nahIM bolane evaM pada-yAtrA meM hI raha gayA hai / bhale hI presoM meM unakI pustakeM chapa rahI haiM, unakA sAmAna, pustakeM, patra-patrikAe~ vAhanoM meM A-jA rahI haiM, vIDio philmeM khIMcI yA khiMcavAI jA rahI haiM / kheda hai, unameM unheM koI doSa pratibhAsita nahIM hotA | isake atirikta sabhI jaina-paramparAoM ke variSTha AcArya evaM padavIdhara tathA sAdhu-sAdhvI aharniza eka-dUsare kI nindAburAI meM, ghRNA phailAne meM, eka-dUsare ko nIcA dikhAme meM saMlagna rahate haiM / vihAra-yAtrA evaM gocarI-zauca Adi ke lie jAte hue idhara-udhara bacane kA anya mArga na hone para harI sabjI (333) Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chU jAe, kahIM kacce pAnI Adi kA sparza ho jAe, phalasvarUpa sthAvara jIvoM kI virAdhanA ho jAe, to pratikramaNa ke samaya unakI AlocanA kI jAtI hai / parantu, dina bhara meM evaM rAtri meM kitanI bAra krodha AyA, kitanI bAra ahaMkAra AyA, kitanI bAra lobha AyA aura kitanI bAra mAyA-chala-kapaTa kiyA jo saMsAra paribhramaNa ke kAraNa haiM, adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke bhayaMkara doSa haiM, na to unakI koI smRtipUrvaka gaNanA hai aura na unakI AlocanA hai | lagatA hai, sAre mahAvrata agni-pAnI ko chU jAne meM TUTa jAte haiM, parantu vicAra evaM pariNAmoM ke dvArA kisI variSTha santa ke vyaktitva hanana ke rUpa meM kI gaI hiMsA se asatya se, yaza-pratiSThA kAmanA evaM Asakti rUpa parigraha se, padArthoM ke bhogopabhoga kI Asakti se tathA kaSAyoM se unake mahAvrata nahIM TUTate / vastuta: dekhA jAe, to bAhya hiMsA ho bhI jAe taba bhI sAdhaka virodhaka nahIM hotA, parantu kaSAyoM meM, rAga-dveSa meM, vaira-virodha meM, ulajhA sAdhaka to Agama kI bhASA meM saMyama kA ArAdhaka rahatA hI nahIM / astu, vItarAga bhAva ko bhUla kara sAmpradAyika pratiSThA ke vyAmoha meM kevala kriyA kANDa kA pradarzana karanA dambha hai, mAyAcAra hai aura pratijJA kA vikRta rUpa hai / yAjJika hiMsA : hiMsA : yaha tarka kitanA hAsyAspada hai ki " yAjJikI hiMsA, hiMsA na bhavati-isa tathya ko svIkArane meM jaina-samAja ko kyA Apatti hai / " zramaNa-zramaNI kI viveka yogya pravRtti se hone vAlI bAhya hiMsA kI yAjJikI hiMsA se tulanA karanA kathamapi saMgata nahIM hai / kyoMki yajJoM meM bakare, bher3e, azva, baila evaM manuSya taka kI jo bali dI jAtI thI aura Aja bhI bhArata ke prAya: sabhI prAntoM meM devI kI sAmane bali dI jAtI hai, vaha pazuoM kA vadha karane kI bhAvanA se hI dI jAtI rahI hai aura dI jAtI hai | pazuoM kA vadha karane ke krUra pariNAmoM se kiyA jAne vAlA kArya hiMsA hI hai / isalie zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usakA virodha kiyA aura Aja bhI jaina zramaNa usakA virodha karate haiM, parantu dharmacaryA hetu jAte hue vizAla nadiyoM ke bIca meM A jAne para unheM naukA dvArA pAra kiyA jAnA cirakAla se calA A rahA hai / tIrthaMkara evaM gaNagharoM ke kAla meM bhI thA yaha | ata: usakI tulanA bali Adi se kaise kI jA sakatI hai | yAna na sahI, parantu sAdhu dharma pracAra ke lie pAda-vihAra karate haiM, usameM bhI bAhya hiMsA to hotI hI hai, parantu vaha jIvoM kA vadha karane kI (334) Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanA se nahIM calatA aura na unheM gina-ginakara mAratA hI hai | vaise hI yatanA evaM viveka pUrvaka taTastha bhAva se naukA Adi vAhana dvArA nadI pAra karate haiM | ata: pazuoM kA vadha karane ke vicAra se vadha karanA aura yogya pravRtti karate hue hiMsA kA ho jAnA kathamapi eka nahIM hai / yadi aisA mAneMge, to koI bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI zakya-azakya kaisI bhI pravRtti kara nahIM skegaa| zrAvaka bhI tyAgI bana sakatA hai : rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya-vRtti kA tyAga kisI paramparA, kisI varga vizeSa yA kisI veSa vizeSa se saMbaddha nahIM hai / adhyAtma sAdhanA hara vyakti kara sakatA hai / vItarAga-bhAva AtmA kA zuddha svabhAva hai aura yaha jyoti hara jagaha, hara vyakti meM jaga sakatI hai / jainetara paraMparA ke kriyAkANDa meM saMlagna sAdhaka ke andara bhI vItarAga bhAva jAgRta ho sakatA hai aura vaha usI veza meM arhanta hI nahIM, siddha-buddha ho sakatA hai / anyathA 'atIrthasiddhA' kA kyA artha rahegA ? mAtA marudevI gRhastha jIvana meM hI thI / antima kSaNa taka vaha gRhastha ke veza meM hI rahI aura arhanta evaM siddha svarUpa ko prApta karate samaya hAthI para savAra thI / vaha to zrAvikA bhI nahIM thI / na usane zrAvaka-vratoM ko svIkAra kiyA aura na sAdhu-vratoM aura na vratarUpa meM kisI dhArmika kriyA-kANDa kA pAlana kiyA / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samavasaraNa meM bhagavAn kI chavi ko dekhate hI ananta kAla se soyI cetanA jagI aura svalpatama samaya meM hI mithyAtva kI granthi kA bhedana kara itanI tIvra gati se pariNAmoM kI dhArA kA Urdhva gamana huA ki sarvajJa-sarvadarzI ho gaI aura Ayu-karma bhI kSaya hone ko thA, ata: vahI siddha buddha-mukta bhI ho gaI / vItarAga-bhAva kI sAdhanA andara kI sAdhanA hai aura vaha sarvatra ho sakatI hai | ata: yaha prazna uThAnA "parivAra-hita evaM vyakti-hita ke lie hiMsA aura parigraha kA upayoga karane vAlA eka anAsakta sAdhaka evaM Adarza zrAvaka ghara meM rahate hue trikaraNa-triyoga se tyAgI kyoM nahIM bana sakatA?" jaina-darzana ke siddhAnta ko nahIM jAnanA hai| vItarAga-vANI se anabhijJa yA sarvajJa kI vANI para zraddhA nahIM rakhane vAlA vyakti hI aisA prazna uThA sakatA hai| anAsakta sAdhaka gRhastha meM rahate hue bhI svarUpa meM tallIna hote hI trikaraNa-triyoga kA tyAgI zramaNa hI nahIM, arhanta bhI ho jAtA hai| cakravartI samrATa bharata bhAva dhArA ke parivartita hote hI ArisA-bhavana meM hI arhanta bhI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hue haiM / yaha to antarcetanA kI jAgRti hai aura vaha kahIM bhI ho sakatI hai / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI nirvANa ke kSaNoM meM dI gaI divya-dezanA hai - "santi egehiM bhikkhUhi, gAratthA saMjamuttarA / " - uttarAdhyayana 5.20 - kucha bhikSuoM-sAdhuoM kI apekSA gRhastha saMyama meM zreSTha hote haiM / upasaMhAra : ___ astu, trikaraNa aura triyoga kA tyAga Avazyaka pravRtti evaM pravRttijanya ho jAne vAlI bAhya hiMsA taka hI sImita nahIM hai, pratyuta sAdhaka kI pravRtti rAga-dveSAtmaka evaM kASAyika vRtti ke sAtha na ho, isake lie hai | yathArtha meM tyAga rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya vRtti kA hai / pariNAmoM meM kaSAya kI tIvratA na ubharane pAe, isake lie sAdhaka ko sajaga hokara gati karanA hai, draSTA-bhAva se pravRtti meM pravRtta honA hai / Aja ke sAmpradAyika uThA-paTaka ke azAnta vAtAvaraNa meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM se merA vinamra nivedana hai ki ve Atma-nirIkSaNa karake dekheM ki unakI adhyAtma-sAdhanA trikaraNa-triyoga ke tyAga kI sahI dizA meM kitanI Age bar3ha rahI hai, rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya-vRtti kitanI ghaTa rahI hai ? yadi kaSAyoM ko kama kara sake, to sAdhanA meM avazya tejasvitA AegI aura sAmpradAyika kalaha-kadAgraha bhI samApta hoNge| disambara 1985 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kA bhISaNa kalaMka : jAtivAda jIvana hai, samAja hai aura rASTra hai / ina tInoM kA eka-dUsare ke sAtha bahuta gaharA sambandha hai / vaiyaktika, sAmAjika aura rASTrIya jIvana ke vividha rUpoM meM mAnava apanI bhAvanAe~ kriyA ke rUpa meM avatarita karatA rahatA hai / ve bhAvanAe~ hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke rUpa meM asaMkhya bhedoM ke sAtha prakaTa hotI haiM, jisa kisI bhI kSetra meM yA jisa kisI bhI DhaMga se, jo bhI jJAta yA ajJAta, sUkSma yA sthUla, bAya yA Antarika hiMsA hotI hai, vahA~ mAnava kA sadviveka cAhatA hai ki hiMsA kA sthAna ahiMsA grahaNa kara le | ahiMsA ke dvArA hI vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kA trANa sambhava hai / isalie mAnava hara sthAna para hara rUpa meM, hara kSetra meM hiMsA ko padadalita karanA cAhatA hai aura ahiMsA ko protsAhita karanA cAhatA hai| 1 jo hiMsA, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha evaM vAsanA ke rUpa meM mAnava mana ke andara-hI-andara Aga kI taraha sulagatI rahatI hai, vaha Antarika hiMsA hai / isa hiMsA ke mAdhyama se hama kisI dUsare kI hI hatyA nahIM karate, balki apane hI abhadra saMkalpa se apanI hI hatyA karate rahate haiM / Atma-hatyA kA artha bandUka yA pistaula se jahara khA kara yA kue~ meM gira kara mara jAnA itanA hI nahIM hai / yaha to zarIra kI hI hatyA huI / kintu, manuSya jaba apane sadguNoM kI, sad vicAroM kI aura sadvRttiyoM kI hatyA karatA hai, to vaha adhika bhayaMkara hai, vaha hI Atma-hatyA hotI hai / Atma-hatyA kAyaratA hai / mAnava jIvana meM jahA~ taka kAyaratA AegI, vahA~ taka vaha patita hI hogA aura savRttiyoM se bhraSTa hogA / kAyaratA aura bhaya hI mAnava jIvana ke patana kA kAraNa hai aura hiMsA meM kevala kAyaratA hI hotI hai, vIratA nahIM / jo AdamI DaratA hai, bhaya khAtA hai aura apane ko bacAne ke lie yA apanI kupravRttiyoM ko bar3hAvA dene ke lie dUsaroM para krodha karatA hai, dUsaroM ko asavacana kahatA hai, yA dUsaroM ko mAra DAlatA hai, vaha nihAyata Darapoka hai, kAyara hai / jisake hRdaya meM bhaya nahIM hai jisako apane (337) Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI rakSA kA bhAra parezAna nahIM karatA hai, vaha apane prANa dekara bhI dUsaroM kI rakSA karane ke lie tatpara rahatA hai / isalie vAstava meM vaha vIra hai aura vahI ahiMsaka bhI / kabhI-kabhI aisA bhrama hotA hai ki hama kAyaratA ko hI vIratA samajha lete haiM / itanA hI nahIM, balki vaha bhrama mana ko isa taraha daboca letA hai ki hama hiMsA ko bhI ahiMsA kA nAma de dete haiM / yahI kAraNa hai ki dUsaroM kI hatyA karane vAle yA dUsaroM kI hiMsA karane vAle, vIra kahalAne lagate haiM aura dharma ke nAma para, jAti-pAMti ke nAma para, sampradAya ke nAma para hone vAlI hiMsA ko bhI ahiMsA samajha liyA jAtA hai / isa prakAra ahiMsA aura hiMsA sambandhI ulajhaneM aneka bAra paidA hotI haiM / kiMtu, yadi mAnava apane viveka se kAma letA hai aura ina ulajhanoM ko sulajhA detA hai / jahA~ use apanI buddhi aura apanA viveka sahArA nahIM detA, vahA~ vaha itihAsa kA, dharma-graMthoM kA athavA prAcIna zAstroM kA sahArA le letA hai | zAstra, cintana meM sahAyaka ho sakate haiM, kintu Akhira to mAnava ko apane viveka kA nirNaya hI svIkAra karanA par3atA hai / kyoMki zAstra kA bhI eka koI nizcita phalitArtha kahA~ hai? prAcIna kAla se hI paMDita loga zAstroM kA aneka prakAra se vizleSaNa karate rahe haiM aura mAnava ke mana-mastiSka ko aneka vicitra paribhASAoM meM ulajhA dete haiM / Aja hiMsA kA jo bhayaMkara rUpa banA hai, utanA ugra rUpa pahale nahIM thaa| jo hiMsA sAmAjika aura sAmudAyika kSetra meM jyAdA bhayaMkara aura vyApaka ho rahI hai aura usa sAmAjika aura sAmudAyika hiMsA ko bahuta se loga hiMsA hI nahIM samajhate / eka akhaNDa mAnava - jAti aneka jAtiyoM evaM upajAtiyoM meM baMTa gaI hai / usake asaMkhya Tukar3e hue haiM / una Tukar3oM ko koI ginanA cAhe, to zAyada acchI taraha se gina bhI nahIM sakegA | sampradAya - 6 | jAti evaM vargoM ke nAma para kisa taraha U~ca - nIca kI caur3I khAI khodI huI hai / ye khAiyA~ usI taraha mAnava jIvana ko kaSTa pahu~cAtI haiM, jisa taraha paira meM ghusA huA aura na dikhAI dene vAlA kA~TA sAre zarIra ko pIr3ita karatA rahatA hai / ye bheda prabheda kabhI - kabhI dharma aura ijjata kA prazna sAmane rakhakara bhItara-hI jala uThate haiM aura phira visphoTa ke rUpa meM bAhara bhI phUTa par3ate haiM | isa visphoTa meM vidveSa kI Aga sulaga uThatI hai / isa Aga meM bar3e-bar3e vicAraka (338) Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura samajhadAra AdamI bhI apanI jAti evaM saMpradAya kA abhimAna bacAne ke lie hissA lene lagate haiM, bhale hI ve vivaza hokara hI hissA lete hoM / hama dekhate haiM ki khaMDita sAmAjikatA kA, sAMpradAyikatA kA, jAta-pAMta, U~ca-nIca Adi kA roga Upara se nIce taka phaila gayA hai / jisa nimna jAti ke vyaktiyoM ko U~ca jAti ke loga napharata kI nigAha se dekhate haiM, ve bhI chUta-achUta ke bheda-bhAva se bhare hue haiM / bar3e-choTI jAtiyoM se ghRNA karate haiM, parantu ve choTI jAtiyoM ke loga bhI apane se choTI samajhI jAne vAlI jAtiyoM se utanI hI ghRNA karate haiM / aisI sthiti meM isa roga ko dUra karane ke lie bahuta bar3I krAnti kI apekSA hai | gA~dhIjI ko bhI isI prazna ko sulajhAne ke lie apanA balidAna denA par3A | goDase ke sAtha unakA koI vyaktigata dveSa nahIM thA / parantu, bApU ne musalamAnoM ko bhI hinduoM jitanA hI pyAra kiyA, isalie unheM mAra DAlA gayA / isa prakAra ke balidAna hamAre aneka pUrvajoM ko bhI dene par3e haiN| jAtigata, varNagata, sampradAyagata aura samUhagata, jo hiMsA phUTatI hai, vaha manuSya ko manuSya ke rUpa meM na dekhakara ghRNA aura dveSa kI saMkucita dRSTi se dekhatI hai | kabhI-kabhI manuSya apanI ina saMkucita vRttiyoM ko dainika jIvana ke vyavahAra meM bhI pragaTa kara detA hai aura usa kAraNa se vaha apanI vyavasthita nItimaya paramparAoM ko tor3a DAlatA hai| eka bAlaka Thokara khAkara rAste meM gira paDatA hai, to usa samaya rUr3higrasta, jAtivAdI loga yaha socane lagate haiM ki agara yaha baccA kisI harijana jAti kA yA nIcI jAti kA ho to ise nahIM uThAnA cAhie | yaha kitanI nirdayatA kI bhAvanA hai ? jisake hRdaya meM thoDI-sI bhI karuNA hogI, dayA hogI, vaha binA kisI taraha kA vicAra kie, usa bacce ko turanta apanI goda meM uThA legA, kyoMki yaha to mAnava kI mAnavatA hai, usakA parama kartavya hai / uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 12 veM adhyayana meM harikezImuni kI eka preraNAprada kahAnI hai | yaha kahAnI jaina-sAhitya kI amUlya nidhi hai, aura isa kahAnI ko par3hane se aisA lagatA hai ki hamAre pUrvajoM ne ve galatiyA~ nahIM kI, jo galatiyA~ Aja hama kara rahe haiM / harikezimuni zreSTha guNoM ke dhAraka, indriyoM para vijaya prApta karane vAle aura eka mahAna Adarza bhikSu the| unake guNoM kA ullekha karate hue zAstrakAra isa bAta kA ullekha karate haiM ki harikezI muni cAMDAla kula meM utpanna hue the / zAstra meM sabase pahale isI bAta kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai (339) Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'sovAga kula saMbhUvo, guNuttaradharo muNI / hariesa balo nAma, AsI bhikkhu jiiMdiyo / ' yaha ullekha hameM zAstrakAroM ke hRdaya taka le jAtA hai / isa kahAnI ko samajhane ke lie hameM usa yuga kI paristhiti ko bhI samajhanA cAhie aura isa bAta para dhyAna denA cAhie ki jisa jamAne meM jAtivAda atyanta bhayaMkara rUpa meM phaila cukA thA, usa samaya bhI jaina zAstrakAroM ne cAMDAla kulotpanna muni kA guNAnuvAda kiyA hai / jIvana yAtrA meM kabhI-kabhI bar3I aTapaTI ghaTanAe~ sAmane AtI haiM / sAvadhAna rahane para bhI manuSya Thokara khA hI jAtA hai / kintu, saccA bahAdura vahI hai jo gira kara bhI uTha khar3A hotA hai / harikezI muni unhIM vIroM meM se eka the / unhoMne apane jIvana ko evaM AtmA ko saMbhAlA aura ve atyanta mahAna vyaktitva vAle muni bana gae / jaba ve gRhastha the, taba cAroM ora se unheM anAdara milA kintu, jaba unhoMne anAdara kA viSAkta ghUMTa pIkara apane mana ko sthira kiyA, to zreSTha guNoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle jitendriya bhikSu bana gae / bhagavAna mahAvIra svayaM kahate haiM ki jAti kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai / tapasyA kI hI vizeSatA hai| jIvana kI pavitratA evaM sAdhanA hI mAnava ko viziSTa banAtI hai / jAti to kevala ahaMkAra janya vikAra hai / isakA pratyakSa pramANa harikezI muni haiM / cAMDAla kA lar3akA bhI kitanA U~cA uTha sakatA hai, yaha harikezI muni ne apanI utkRSTa sAdhanA se sAbita kara diyA / unakA AdhyAtmika teja aura unakA vimala yaza cAroM ora vyApta huA / jaina zAstroM kI itanI sacoTa AvAja ko sunakara bhI yadi hamAre rUr3hicusta samAja ke loga apanI A~kha nahIM kholate haiM, to usake lie koI upAya nahIM hai / Akhira karNa bhI to sUtaputra the / kintu, apane puruSArtha aura prayatna ke dvArA unhoMne apane jIvana kA jo nava-nirmANa kiyA, usase ve anekAneka kSatriyoM se bhI adhika balavAna sAbita hue / unhoMne kahA - " kisa kula meM merA janma huA, yaha mere hAtha meM nahIM thA, prakRti ke hAtha meM thA / kintu puruSArtha to mere hAtha meM hai / phira maiM kyoM na puruSArtha karU~ ? maiM janma se na sahI, kintu apane karma se kSatriya bana gayA hU~ / " isI taraha vAlmIki bhI pahale eka DAkU hI to the / kintu jaba unake hRdaya meM parivartana AyA aura jaba unake antarmana meM karuNA kA jharanA (340) Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phUTa par3A, to rAmAyaNa ke rUpa meM eka mahAkAvya hI phUTa par3A | unake isa apratima kavitva ne sAre samAja ko camatkRta kara diyA / isa sAre aitihAsika sandarbho ke bAda, yaha acchI taraha pramANita ho jAtA hai ki jAti aura varNa kI mAnyatAe~ nitAnta avyAvahArika, apaMga aura avaijJAnika haiM | Aja to pratyeka mAnava ko atyanta udAra banane kI AvazyakatA hai / yadi hRdaya meM udAratA, vizAlatA na ho, to sArA jIvana sUkhA marusthala hI bana jAegA | abhiprAya yahI hai ki jahA~ IrSyA hai, dveSa hai, ghRNA hai aura manuSya ke prati thor3I-sI bhI hIna bhAvanA hai, to vaha hiMsA hai / ahiMsA kI sAdhanA ke lie pahale hiMsA ke samasta upakaraNoM se mukta ho jAnA cAhie / jaba hamArA mana, vicAra aura mastiSka isa bAta ke lie taiyAra ho jAegA ki hameM anAvazyaka saMgraha, lobha aura vAsanA meM nahIM par3anA cAhie, taba sahaja hI ye bAteM prakaTa ho jaaeNgii| hiMsA yAnI samAja ko khaMDita karane kA vicAra aura ahiMsA yAnI samAja ko eka sUtra meM pirone kA vicAra / agara hama mAnava mAtra kI ekatA meM vizvAsa karate haiM, to hameM ahiMsaka samAja-paddhati ko caritArtha karanA cAhie aura usake lie mAnavatA ke isa kalaMka ko yAnI jAtivAda, paMthavAda evaM sampradAyavAda ke pApa ko zIghra hI dho DAlanA cAhie / pharavarI 1985 (341) Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha kyA ho rahA hai? yaha kyoM ho rahA hai? dharma pradhAna eva dharma prANa kahe jAne vAle bhArata kI puNyabhUmi kA bhadra mAnava, Aja itanA abhadra kyoM aura kaise hotA jA rahA hai? yaha eka bar3e gaMbhIra Azcarya kI bAta hai / yoM to prAcIna kAla meM bhI kabhI-kabhI manuSya kA andara kA soyA hiMsra pazutva burI taraha jAga uThatA thA aura saMhAra lIlA para utara AtA thA / para, vaha kucha hI unmAdI logoM kI ora se kI gaI durghaTanAe~ haiM / unameM adhikatara vaiyaktika vidveSa vRtti ke viSa bIja hI adhika haiM / skandaka muni aura unake pA~ca sau ziSyoM ko tiloM kI taraha kolhU meM pIsa diyA gayA thA, rAma-kAla se kucha samaya pUrva meM / dakSiNa meM digambara muniyoM ke utpIDana kI kathAe~ bhI kama nahIM haiM / gajasukumAla muni ko mastaka para Aga rakha kara jalA diyA gayA thA, zrI neminAtha ke yuga meM | aura bhI kucha ghaTanAe~ haiM, jo Aja paurANika rUpa le cukI haiM, ata: itihAsa ke dhuMdhalake meM kucha dhUmila-sI ho gaI haiM / parantu, Ajakala to jo kucha ho rahA hai, vaha to atIva vicitra zarmanAka ho rahA hai | 'AtmavatsatataM pazyedapi kITapipIlikAm' ke mahAn maitrI evaM karuNA ke Adarza para calane vAloM ke hAthoM meM aura to kyA, saMsAra tyAgI virakta sAdhu-santoM taka kA utpIr3ana ho rahA hai / kitane nimna stara para utara ...(342) Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AyA hai, Aja kA mAnava aura yaha saba prAyaH ho rahA hai dharma ke pavitra nAma pr| nAma para isalie ki yaha dharma nahIM hai, dharma ke nAma para sampradAyavAda yA sampradAya-dAha kA nagna tANDava hai / kAphI samaya se rAjasthAna ke sirohI Adi pradezoM meM anUpa maMDala ke nAma se eka aisA hI ghRNita paMthavAda cala rahA hai | kheda hai, akAraNa hI, yatra tatra zvetAmbara munivaroM para AkramaNa hote A rahe haiM / jaina mandira jalAe jA rahe haiM, zrAvaka jana lUTe jA rahe haiM, sAdhuoM ko berahamI se mArA-pITA jA rahA hai / para, abhI taka pratikAra ke rUpa meM na samAja se kucha ho pA rahA hai, na sarakAra se, jaisA ki mujhe mAlUma huA hai / * sanmatisAgarajI jaise aneka nagna digambara muniyoM para bhI rAjasthAna meM aise kucha durvyavahAra hue haiM / kucha samaya pUrva eka mithyA aphavAha phailAkara terApantha saMgha ke mahAna AcArya zrI tulasIjI evaM unake sAdhu aura sAdhviyoM taka ke prati durvyavahAra kiyA jA cukA hai, vaha sarva vidita hai / unheM bAdhya hokara rAyapura se cAturmAsa meM hI anyatra vihAra kara denA par3A / isa duzcakra meM kina sampradAyavAdI mahantoM evaM maThAdhIzoM kA hAtha thA, kyA yaha bhI aba batAne jaisA hai? abhI ahamadAbAda meM sthAnakavAsI paraMparA kI sAdhvIratna zrI hIrAbAI mahAsatIjI para AkramaNa huA hai / isakI sursI dhuMdhalI huI bhI nahIM thI ki bambaI meM AcArya zrI vijayarAmasUrIzvara DehalA vAloM para AkramaNa kara diyA / aura abhI-abhI hisAra meM navaterApaMtha meM pravrajita honevAlI bhAvadIkSitA kiraNa kumArI kA guNDoM dvArA apaharaNa kA duSprayAsa kiyA gayA, jisase sarva-sAdhAraNa jaina, ajaina janatA meM uttejanA vyApta ho gaI / sAdhvIjI para bhI cappaleM mArI gaIM / sAdhviyoM ke apaharaNa kI aura unake prati lajjAjanaka vyavahAra kI, anya bhI aneka ghaTanAe~ haiM, jo samAcAra patroM ke pRSThoM para A cukI haiM / eka nayA daura aura calA hai dhamakI bhare patroM kA | jJAnAgaccha ke suprasiddha sAdhu aura sAdhvI kA apaharaNa kara sudUra pradezoM meM kahIM le jAne ke patra mile haiM / AcAryaratna zrI nAnezajI ke eka vidvAna santa kI nAka kATa dene kA patra bhI 'zramaNopAsaka patra ke dvArA prakAza meM AyA hai / (343) Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ idhara rANakapura ke aitihAsika divya kalA kRti ke mandira ko bama se ur3A dene kI dhamakI milI hai / jina pratimAoM ke cakSu bhI aneka bAra ukhAr3a kara curAye jA cuke haiM / mUrtiyoM kI corI kI bAta to Ama ho gaI hai / - ina saba kAranAmoM ke pIche anya ajaina hI nahIM, jainoM ke bhI nAma A rahe haiM / durbhAgya kI bAta hai, dharma para dharma kA hI AkramaNa ho rahA hai / dharma apanI mUla AtmA kho baiThA hai, aura ajJAnAndhajana usake kriyA-kANDa rUpa zava ko lie baiThe haiM / maiM kevala jainoM kI bAta hI nahIM kara rahA hUM / hindU, sikkha, IsAI, musalamAna, pArasI Adi koI bhI hoM, kisI kA bhI utpIr3ana bhayaMkara pApa hai, vaha bhI dharma ke nAma para / kyA AdamI dharma ke nAma kI madirA meM sacamuca hI hoza - havAza kho baiThA hai ? dharma to janahita meM hai / maitrI, karuNA kI pakSa mukta nirmala jyoti meM haiM / sacce dharma saba 'sva' ke apanepana ke dAyare meM haiM / vahA~ para arthAt parAyA jaisA kucha hai hI nahIM / yaha merA terA dharma nahIM, sampradAya haiM, jo aham ke dambha meM se janma lete rahe haiN| Aja apekSA hai dharma kI zuddha paribhASA ko puna: paribhASita karane kI / jahA~ bhI sampradAya ke nAma para dharma kA nAma liyA jAtA ho, vigraha, kalaha, ghRNA phailAI jAtI ho, usakA pakSamukta zuddha hRdaya se DaTakara pratikAra karane kI, phira vaha dharma yA tathAkathita saMpradAya apanA ho, dUsaroM kA ho, kisI kA bhI ho / zuddha ahiMsA dharma meM isa taraha kI bAtoM ke lie koI sthAna nahIM hai / prabuddha manISI varga ko, vizeSataH navayuga kI krAnti ke pakSadhara zikSita yuvakoM ko isake lie saMghaTita honA hai / pratikAra ke rUpa meM hameM na svayaM maranA hai aura na kisI ko mAranA hai / mAranA hai, ajJAnatA kI pazu- manovRtti ko / idhara-udhara virodha meM do-cAra julUsa nikAlane, nindA prastAva pAsa karane yA sarakAra ke dvAra para guhAra macAnese kucha nahIM honA-jAnA hai / yadi aisA kucha hotA, to kabhI kA ho gayA hotA / isake lie to pratyeka paramparA ke AcAryoM ko, padavIdharoM ko milakara vicAra karanA hai, bhaviSya ke lie janatA ko ekamukha ho kara kriyAzIla krAntikArI yojanA arpita karanA hai / (344) Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kheda hai, sarva sAdhAraNa janatA se hamArA samparka TUTa gayA hai / hama - apane-apane viziSTa varga meM avaruddha ho gae haiM / isa saMkIrNa avarodha se bAhara nikalanA hai, dUra dUra taka sarva sAdhAraNa meM pahu~ca kara jana jana ko saMpradAyAtIta zuddha ahiMsA, dayA, maitrI, sadbhAvanA kA dharma-saMdeza denA hai, supta evaM mUrcchita hotI jA rahI mAnava kI Antarika mAnavatA ko jagAnA hai / sitambara 1985 (345) 1 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAnamekaM parama jyoti saMsAra meM jo bhI duHkha haiM, pIDAe~ haiM, yAtanAe~ haiM, sabakA mUla kAraNa ajJAna hai / ajJAna meM se hI rAga, dveSa, ghRNA, vaira, kalaha, hiMsA, utpIDana Adi vikAroM kA janma hotA hai / jahA~ ye vikAroM ke bhUta-preta haiM, vahA~ sukha, pramoda evaM Ananda kahA~ ? ajJAnamUda AtmA, jina sAMsArika sukhopabhogoM ko sukha samajhatA hai, ve bhI du:kha hI haiM | sukha to kevala chalAvA mAtra hai / zAstrakAroM ne ina sukhoM ko kiMpAka phala kI upamA dI hai| vaha dekhane meM bahuta sundara, sUMghane meM bahuta sugandhita tathA khAne meM bahuta madhura, kintu antima pariNAma meM viSa hone se mRtyu kA hetu hotA hai | saMsAra ke sukha bhI 'bahireva manoharA:' haiM, kiMtu pariNAma meM to antataH dukhAvaha haiM / ata: anubhavI RSiyoM ne kahA hai - 'du:khameva sarva vivekina:' yoga darzana 2,15 arthAt vivekI sAdhaka kI dRSTi meM saMsAra kA saba sukha bhI du:kha hI hai | jo adhruva hai, kSaNika hai, vaha zAzvata AtmAnandarUpa sukha kI tulanA meM duHkha nahIM, to kyA hai? aura yaha duHkha ajJAnajanya hai / isIlie aSTavidha karmoM kI gaNanA meM sarvaprathama jJAnAvaraNa kA nirdeza kiyA gayA hai | moha bhI ajJAnamUlaka hI hai / 'ajJAnenAvRtaM jJAnaM tena muhyanti jantavaH' gItA 5, 15 / ajJAna se jJAna AcchAdita hai, isI kAraNa saMsArI prANI moha - mUrcchita haiN| ata: sAdhanA ke patha para sarvaprathama ajJAna kA nirAkaraNa Avazyaka hai | dazavaikAlika sUtra meM kahA hai - 'paDhamaM nANaM tao dyaa| dazavai. 4,10 prathama jJAna hai, tadanantara dayA hai arthAt cAritra hai, saMyama hai / ThIka bhI hai, jaba kartavya kA kucha atA-patA hI nahIM hai, to usa kartavya kA koI yathocita pAlana kyA khAka karegA? gatavya dizA kA atA-patA hI na ho, to phira pathika jAegA kahA~ ? yaha gamana nahIM, bhaTakana hai / ata: dazavaikAlika sUtrakAra kahate haiM - "annANI kiM kAhI, kiMvA nAhI se - paavrg|" 4,10. ajJAnI kyA karegA? vaha kaise jAna sakegA ki kyA zreya hai, aura kyA azreya hai / arthAt kAlocita hita aura hita ke viparIta pAparUpa ahita kA use (346) Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA paribodha hogA? dazavaikAlika sUtra ke cUrNikAra AcArya agastyasiMha gaNI ne ajJAnI ko andha kI upamA dI hai / udAharaNa diyA hai - jaise nagara meM Aga laga jAe, saba ora hAhAkAra maca jAe, to A~khoM vAle to agnirahita nirApada mArga se nagara se bAhara nikalakara apanI rakSA kara sakate haiM, kintu andhA kyA kara sakatA hai ? dikhatA nahIM hai,ata: bacAva ke lie jalatI Aga kI ora hI daur3a par3atA hai, vahA~ bhasma hone ke sivA aura hogA kyA? yahI sthiti ajJAnI andha kI hai| vaha bhI saMsAra ke viSaya vikAroM kI Aga meM zreya to kyA pAegA, ulTA azreya meM jA par3atA hai / bola haiM AcAryadeva ke - "jahA aMdho mahAnagara dAhe palittameva visamaM vA pavisati, evaM cheya-pAvagamajANaM to saMsAramevANu pddti|" ukta prasaMga para suprasiddha TIkAkAra AcArya haribhadra bhI yahI kahate haiM - dakaM nipuNaM hitaM kAlocitaM, pApakaM nA ato viparItamiti, tatazca tatkaraNaM bhAvato'karaNameva, samagranimittA bhAvAt andhapradIptapalAyana ghuNAkSara karaNavat / ' dazave. TIkA 4,10 ataH zata - pratizata spaSTa hai ki sAdhaka ke lie sarvaprathama jJAna kI apekSA hai / gItA meM zrIkRSNa kA udghoSa hai - 'na hi jJAnena sadRzaM pavitramiha vidyate / ' gItA, 4,38 arthAt jJAna ke samAna anya kucha bhI pavitra nahIM hai, AtmA ko pAvana karane vAlA nahIM hai / jaise prajvalita agni kASTha samUha ko bhasmasAta kara detI hai, vaise hI jJAna rUpa agni sampUrNa karmoM ko bhasma kara detI hai| gItA kA zloka hai - yathaidhAMsi samiddho'gnibhasmasAtkurute'rjuna | jJAnAgni: sarvakarmANi bhasmasAtkurute tathA / 4.37 zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA antima dezanA sUtra ke rUpa meM mAnya uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM mokSa - mArga kA prathama rUpa jJAna hI batAyA hai - 'nANaM ca dasaNaMceva-' 28-2 / ukta sUtra meM hI kahA gayA hai ki cetana-acetana sabhI tattvoM kA aura unake zuddhAzuddha svarUpoM kA yathArtha paribodha jJAna ke dvArA hI hotA hai - "nANeNa jANai bhAve / " 28,35 jaina-paramparA ke mahanIya yApanIya zAkhA ke AcArya zivArya jJAna kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue apanI suprasiddha racanA 'bhagavatI ArAdhanA' meM likhate haiM-"jJAna ke binA manuSya apane citta kA nigraha nahIM kara sakatA / jJAna, vaha aMkuza hai, jo matta hue citta rUpa hastI ko niyaMtrita karatA hai " (347) Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " NANovaogarahideNa Na sakko cittaNiggaho kAuM / NANaM aMkusabhUdaM mattassa hu cihatthissa / / " 756 jaise sundara rIti se sAdhI gaI vidyA pizAca ko puruSa ke vaza meM kara detI hai, vaise hI samyak rUpa se ArAdhita jJAna ayogya karmakArI citta rUpI pizAca ko vaza meM karatA hai / " vijjA jahA pisAyaM suThu pauttA karedi purisavasaM / NANaM hidayapisAyaM suThu pauttA karedi purisavasaM / / " 760 jisake nirmala hRdaya meM jJAna kA dIpa prajvalita hai, usako jinopadiSTa mokSa-mArga ke vinAza kA kucha bhI bhaya nahIM hai / "NANapadIo pajjalai jassa hiyae visuddha lesassa | jiNadiTThamokkhamagge paNAsaNabhayaM Na tassatyi / / " 766 jJAna kA prakAza hI yathArtha prakAza hai / kyoMki jJAna rUpI prakAza meM sthira sAdhaka kA kabhI patana nahIM hotA / sUrya to alpa kSetra ko hI prakAzita karatA hai, kintu jJAna to samagra vizva ko arthAt lokAloka ko prakAzita karatA " NANujjovo jovo NANujjovassa Natyi paDighAdo / / dIvei khettamappaM sUro NANaM jagamasesaM // " 767 jo vyakti jJAna ke prakAza ke vinA cAritra evaM tapa rUpa mokSa-mArga ko prApta karanA cAhatA hai, vaha aMdhA hai, andhakAra meM ati kaThina durga para ArohaNa karanA cAhatA hai "NANujjoeNa viNA jo icchadi mokkhamaggamuvagaMttuM / gaMttuM kaDillamicchadi aMghalao aMdhayArammi ||" 770 zrI navapada stutikAra AcArya jJAna ko ajJAnatapa ke haraNa karanevAle sUrya ke rUpa meM do vAra namo-namo kahate hue namaskAra karate haiM - (348) Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " annaNa sammoha-tamoharassa, namo namo nANa-divAyarassa / " AcArya umAsvAti ne vizva ke sarvotkRSTa puNya-pada tIrthakaratva kI upalabdhi ke hetuoM meM bhI jJAnopayoga ko mahattA dI hai " abhIkSaNaM jJAnopayoga saMvegau / " aba prazna hai, isa mahAna jJAna-guNa kI upalabdhi kisake dvArA hotI hai? vaise to nizcaya dRSTi meM jJAna-guNa AtmA kA hI nija guNa hai kintu, usake samyak-vikAsa meM nimitta to apekSita hI hai / aura, vaha nimitta hai sad-guru / isalie zrutajJAna janatA ke paribodha kI dRSTi se mahattama jJAna hai / sAdhaka sad-guru kI vANI ko sunakara hI jIva Adi tattvoM kA samyak-parijJAna karatA hai| jar3a-cetana ke bheda-vijJAna kI dRSTi bhI sad-guru ke upadeza zravaNa se hI upalabdha hotI hai / isI bhAvanA ko dazavaikAlika sUtra ke caturtha adhyayana meM spaSTatayA abhivyakta kiyA hai - " sAdhaka sunakara hI kalyANa - mArga kA arthAta jJAna, darzana, cAritra kA bodha karatA hai aura sunakara hI pApa-asaMyama kA parijJAna karatA hai / donoM meM se cintana pUrvaka jo zreya hai, usakA AcaraNa karatA hai, aura azreya kA parihAra karatA hai|" sUtra pATha hai - " soccA jANai kallANaM, soccA jANai pAvagaM / ubhayapi jANaI soccA, jaM cheyaM taM samAyare / / "11 sadguru se zrutajJAna kI upalabdhi kI paramparA prAcIna hI nahIM, prAcInatama hai / AgamoM ke racanA-kAla se lekara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke dazaveM zataka taka arthAt 680 varSa taka jainAgama rUpa zrutajJAna kaNThastha hI rahA hai| aura, yaha kaNThastha adhyayana AcArya arthAt guru ke zrImukha se sunakara hI hotA thaa| isIlie guru ke upadeza zravaNa ko jJAna prApti kA pradhAna aMga mAnA gayA hai / uttarAdhyayana sUtra (3-1) meM cAra durlabha paramAMgoM kA jo mahattvapUrNa varNana hai, unameM manuSyatva ke bAda dvitIya paramAMga zruti arthAt sadguru kA upadeza zravaNa hI hai - " mANusattaM sui saddhA saMjamaMmiya viiriyN|" isase spaSTa hai, zruta ke bAda hI zraddhA aura AcaraNa kA nambara AtA hai / yahI bAta ukta sUtra ke tRtIya adhyayana (349) Fof Private & Personal Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM puna: duharAI gaI hai - "mANussaM vigahaladdhaM suidhammassa dullhaa|" uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke dazaveM adhyayana meM bhI punaH zruta kI durlabhatA kA varNana hai - "uttamadhamma suI hu dullhaa|" __ sthAnAMga sUtra meM zramaNa kI paryupAsanA ke dasa mahAn phala batAe gae haiN| unameM pahalA phala zravaNa hai, tadanantara jJAna, vijJAna, saMyama, tapa Adi kA ullekha hai -- "savaNe gANe ya vinnANe paccakkhANe ya saMjame / aNaNhate tave ceva vodANe akiriya nivvANe / / " 3, 418. bhagavatI ArAdhanAkAra AcArya zivArya bhagavatI ArAdhanA meM svAdhyAya kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue kahate haiM -- "sarvajJa bhagavantoM ke dvArA upadiSTa Abhyantara aura bAhya bheda ke rUpa meM-- jo bAraha prakAra ke tapa haiM, unameM svAdhyAya ke samAna zreSTha tapa na koI dUsarA hai aura na hogA" "bArasavihammi ya tave samaMtarabAhire kusaladiDhe / Na vi atthi Na vi ya hohidi sajjhAyasamaM tavo kammaM / / " 106. jaina - paramparA hI nahIM, vaidika paramparA meM bhI vedoM ko zruti kahA hai, jisakA artha hai - sadguru RSiyoM se sunanA, tadanantara kaNThastha krnaa| vedAnta meM zravaNa, manana evaM nididhyAsana ke rUpa meM jo sAdhanA kA krama hai, usameM bhI sarva prathama zravaNa kA ullekha hai / bRhadAraNyaka meM kahA hai -- "AtmA va are draSTavya, zrotavyo, mantavyo, nididhyAsitavyaH / " - 2,4,5. zAstra lekhana kA yuga jaba prArambha huA, taba zAstra pustakArUr3ha ho gae aura zravaNa kI jagaha paThana kI paramparA calI / aura, isa paThana paramparA meM bhI guru se paThana kA hI mahattva hai, svayaM paThana kA nahIM | guru ke zrImukha se par3hane vAlA zAstrajJa zAstra ke rahasya ko bhalI bhA~ti jAna sakatA hai / svayaM apane Apa par3hane vAlA zAstra ke gUr3ha marmasthaloM ko kaise avagata kara sakatA hai? yahI hetu hai, svAdhyAya ke pA~ca aMgoM meM prathama ke do aMga sadguru se hI sambandhita haiM-- vAcanA aura pRcchanA / jJAnI sadguru se hI zAstra kI vAcanA lenI cAhie aura jahA~ kahIM (350) Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkA ho yA paribodha na ho, vahA~ sadguru se pUchanA cAhie / ataeva lekhana kAla ke bAda bhI sadguru kA mahattva jyoM - kA-tyoM mahattA ke zikhara para sadguru kA gItArtha arthAt samyak-jJAnI honA paramAvazyaka hai / guru aura vaha ajJAnI ho, isakA kucha bhI artha nahIM hai / jJAnahIna guru kA to tatkAla parityAga kara denA cAhie-- "vidyAhInaM guruM tyajyeta"-- ullekha kAphI purAtana hai| ___ AcArya zivArya bhagavatI ArAdhanA meM kahate haiM, jo sAdhu agItArtha hai, sUtra ke marmArtha ko nahIM jAnane vAlA hai, vaha sAdhaka ke jJAna, darzana, cAritra evaM tapa rUpa caturaMga arthAt mokSa-mArga ko naSTa kara detA hai / yadi eka vAra yaha caturaMga naSTa ho gayA, to puna: isakA prApta honA sulabha nahIM hai -- "NAsejja agIdattho cauraMgaM tassa logasAraMgaM / NaTThammi ya cauraMge Na u sulahaM cauraMgaM / / " 431. bhAratIya itihAsa ke madhya kAla se dharmoM meM jo bheda-prabheda bar3hate gae haiM aura unake kAraNa paraspara vigraha, kalaha, dvandva uThate rahe haiM, una saba ke mUla meM prAyaH ahaMkAra grasta ajJAnI guru hI haiM / Aja bhI rASTra dharma ke nAma para jo hiMsA, atyAcAra aura AtaMka vAda ke rUpa meM yAtanA bhoga rahA hai, vaha spaSTa hI hai ajJAnI guruoM kA dussprytn| andhe andhoM kA patha-pradarzana kareMge, to vinAza ke sivA aura kyA pariNAma AegA? ata: apekSA hai, pakSapAta-mukta nirbhaya, nirdvandva, ekamAtra satya ke upAsaka samyakjJAnI gurudevoM kI / upaniSadoM kA "AcArya-devobhava" kA jo ziSya ke prati mahAna upadeza hai, vaha samyak-jJAnI devatAtmA gurujanoM ko lakSya meM rakha kara hI kahA gayA hai / inhIM gurudevoM ko maiM 'zata-zata sadgurave nama:' karatA hU~ / rAta ke isa saghana tama meM, eka hai guru divya tArA | jo hameM satpatha dikhAtA, besahAroM kA sahArA / / navambara 1985 (351) Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ananta jyotirmaya caitanya dIpa : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra mahato mahIyAna zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra, vaha ananta jyoti puja caitanya dIpa hai, jisake lie zakrastava sUtra meM unheM loka-dIpa, ataeva loka-pradyotakara mahAtimahAn sambodhanoM se saMbodhita kiyA hai / dharatI ke dIpaka kitane hI bar3e dIpa kyoM na hoM, phira bhI apane cAroM ora aMdhakAra se ghire hue rahate haiM / AkAza kA dinakara dIpa sUrya bhI loka - dRSTi meM do rAtoM ke bIca kA dIpaka hai / arthAt usake Age-pIche bhI a~dherI rAteM haiM / kintu, zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra to vaha dIpa hai, jo kisI bhI ora se aMdhakAra se ghirA huA nahIM hai / usake Asa-pAsa kahIM bhI, kisI bhI rUpa meM, aMdhakAra kI pratIka koI nizA nahIM hai / yaha dIpa pradIpa kyoM hai ? 'pra' arthAta sarvotkRSTa rUpa se pradIpta hone vAlA dIpa / vaha loka pradyotakara kyoM hai ? 'pra' arthAt sarvotkRSTa rUpa se samagra vizva ko arthAt vizva ke samagra satya ko dyotita karane vAlA dIpa hI nahIM, pradyotita karane vAlA pradIpa hai / aisA kyoM hai ? isalie hai, ki use prakAza ke lie bAhara ke kisI nimitta hetu evaM kAraNa kI apekSA nahIM hai / vaha svayaM meM svayaM kI ananta zakti se ananta - ananta kAla prakAzamAna hai / arthAt vaha sadA kAla prakAza hai, kabhI aprakAza nahIM hotA / vaha kabhI bujhA nahIM, bujhegA bhI nahIM / sukha-duHkha kI kitanI bar3I bhayaMkara AMdhiyA~ AI, tUphAna Ae / anya hajAroM dIpa bujha gae, kintu vaha . (352) Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM bujhaa| apane prakAza ke lie yadi bAhara kI apekSA hotI, to vaha ina bAhara ke bhayaMkara cakravAtoM, tUphAnoM se to kyA, sAdhAraNase havA ke jhoMke se bhI bujha jAtA / yaha vaha dIpaka hai, jo nidhUma hai / dharatI ke dIpaka jalate haiM, prakAza dete haiM eka sImA meM, kintu sAtha hI dhuA~ bhI chor3ate haiM, idhara-udhara kAlimA phailAte haiM / jahA~ sthita hote haiM, vahA~ AsapAsa kI cIjoM ko apane dhue~ kI kAlikha lagAkara gandA kara dete haiM / kintu bhagavAna mahAvIra to vaha adbhuta dIpa hai, jo svayaM to kyA dhuA~ chor3eMge, unhoMne to dUsare dIpakoM ke dhue~ ko bhI parisamApta kiyA | yaha dhuA~ kyA hai ? antara mana kA vikAra hI to dhuA~ hai / krodha, mAna, dambha, lobha, Asakti Adi, saMkSepa meM kaheM to rAga - dveSa hI antarmana kA dhuA~ hai / jo svayaM vyakti ko bhI aura Asa-pAsa ke parivAra tathA samAja Adi ko bhI dhUmila karatA hai, gaMdA karatA hai / mahAvIra isa vikAra ke dhue~ se sarvathA mukta rahe haiM / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mAtA rAjarAnI trizalA ne unake avataraNa ke samaya meM caudaha svapna dekhe the / yaha varNana hamAre atIta ke sAhitya meM Aja bhI upalabdha hai / ina caudaha svapnoM ke upasaMhAra rUpa meM caudahavA~ svapna nirdhUma agni zikhA kA likhA hai / arthAt vaha agni jvAlA jo dhUma se rahita hai / ata: vizuddha agni deva hai / isa svapna ne sUcita kiyA thA ki avatarita hone vAlA mahAn caitanya dIpa dhUma rahita hogA, arthAt vikAroM se mukta / yadyapi kRSNa ne kahA thA - "sarvArambhA hi doSeNa, dhUmenAgnirivAvRtAH / " arthAt sabhI karma doSa se usI prakAra AcchAdita rahate haiM, jisa prakAra dhUma se agni AcchAdita rahatI hai / mahAzramaNa mahAvIra isa ukti ke apavAda haiM / unake karma arthAt vyavahAra rAga-dveSa rUpa dhUma se anAvRtta rahe haiM / bhayaMkara se-bhayaMkara pratikUla upasargoM meM bhI ve kSobha mukta rahe haiM aura bar3e se bar3e manomugdhakara anukUla prasaMgoM meM bhI ve moha mukta rahe haiM / moha aura kSobha se mukta hI unakA cAritra thA / jisa zAnta evaM svaccha mana se ve parvata kI kaThora zilA para baiThe haiM, usI prakAra indrAsana se bhI bahumUlya manorama evaM ratna jaTita svarNa siMhAsana para bhI sarvathA svaccha moha-mukta bhAva se virAjita rahe haiM / niMdA aura stuti kI garma aura ThaNDI havAoM se unheM kucha lenA-denA nahIM rahA hai / ata: spaSTa hai, ve vizva meM eka Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anupama pradIpa haiM / isI sandarbha meM hameM bhaktarAja AcArya mAnatuMga ke ve stuti zabda yAda Ate haiM, jinheM hama Aja bhI pratidina smaraNa karate haiM - nidhUmavartirapavarjita - tailapUraH, kRtsnaM jagattrayamidaM prakaTIkaroSi / gamyo na jAtu marutAM calitA calAnAM, dIpo'parastvamasinAtha! jagatprakAzaH / / ukta stuti zloka kA bhAvArtha pAThaka samajha gae hoMge / saMkSepa meM bhAvArtha hai-'bhagavAna vaha jagat prakAza dIpaka haiM, jo dhUma se rahita hai / bAhya nimitta rUpa kisI bAtI aura taila se bhI mukta hai / yaha dIpaka saMpUrNa vizva rUpa triloka ko eka sAtha prakAzita karatA hai / pralaya kAla ke vAtyAcakroM se bhI vaha prakampita nahIM hotaa| jabaki pralayakAla ke vAtyAcakra acala kahe jAnevAle parvatoM ko bhI vicalita kara dete haiM, eka prakAra-se dhvasta hI kara dete haiN| ata: bhagavAna vizva ke sarvathA, sarvotkRSTa, anupama, advitIya dIpa haiM / bAhya vibhUti devAdhideva tIrthaMkara kI sarvopari hotI hai, kiMtu isa vibhUti meM ve jala meM kamalavata nirlipta haiM / saMsAra ke aneka mahAnubhAva tuccha evaM nagaNya-sI vibhUti meM hI harSonmatta ho gae haiM aura, apane ahaMkAra kA dhuA~ choDa-chor3akara dUsaroM ko dhUmAyita kara gae haiM / anya prANiyoM ko itanI roma-prakampa pIr3Ae~ dI haiM ki Aja unakI aitihAsika gAthAe~ bhI koI sahRdaya par3hatA hai, sunatA hai, to usakI A~khoM se azru-dhArA baha nikalatI hai| parantu, mahAvIra haiM ki itanI vibhUti meM bhI ve nirdhUma haiM, asaMga haiM / unheM na koI Asakti hai, aura na usase utpanna hone vAlI koI anya vikRti / yaha eka vicitra-sI bAta lagatI hai / sAdhAraNatayA lagatA hai,yaha aragata hai / aisA kaise ho sakatA hai? kintu, mahAvIra haiM ki unameM bAhya aura untaraMga vibhUtiyoM meM pUrNa saMgati lIlAyita hotI hai / AcArya pAtrakezarI ne isa asaMgati meM bhI saMgati kA ullekha kiyA hai / prabhu kI asaMga sthiti kA divya citraNa hai yaha | ve kahate haiM - "surendra parikalpitaM bRhadanargha siMhAsanaM, tathA tapanivAraNatraya matthollasaccAmaram / vasanaM ca bhuvanatrayaM nirupamA ca ni:saMtA, na saMgatamidaM dvayaM tvayi tathApi saMgacchate / / " (354) ... Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - devendroM dvArA racita mahAna anamola siMhAsana hai / tIna-tIna chatra haiM / donoM ora divya ca~vara haiM / lokatraya ke ekamAtra svAmI haiM, phira bhI 'nirupama niHsaMgatA' arthAt saMgatA meM ni:saMgatA saMgata nahIM hotI hai, kintu he prabho ! Apa meM yaha pUrNatayA susaMgata hai / eka pAtrakezarI hI kyA, prAya: sabhI AcAryoM ne AgamakAla se lekara aba taka isa anupama nirdhUmatA kA arthAt anAsakti yoga kA varNana kiyA hai / yahI vaha parama Izvaratva hai, jo isa prakAra paraspara virodhI donoM sthitiyoM meM apanI avicala saMgati banAe rakha sakate haiM | pUrNimA, prakAza kI dRSTi se prakRti ke candra kI dena hai, kintu kArtika mAsa kI amAvasyA jo saghana aMdhakAra se prakAzamAna huI hai, usameM ApakI hI divya hetutA hai / nirvANa ke samaya hajAroM hI ratnadIpa zraddhA meM jala uThe / aura, isakA prArambha kiyA licchavI aura malla gaNatantra ke aThAraha rAjAoM ne / yaha vaha mahApuruSa hai, jisane amAvasyA ko prakAzita kara pUrNimA kA rUpa diyA / aura, saMketa diyA ki jIvana meM a~dherA hai to kyA hai ? usake lie kAyara hokara ronA kyA hai ? gaNa meM zakti hI nahIM, mahAzakti hai / saba milakara paraspara sahayoga kA AdAna-pradAna kareM, to a~dhere meM ujAlA ho sakatA hai / durbhAgya kI tamasAcchanna amAvasyAe~ prakAza kI pUrNimAe~ bana sakatI haiM / samaya para sahI dizA meM, sahI karma kA sahI kadama uThAnA cAhie, yadi isa saMketa ko bhArata yA anya koI bhI deza evaM usakI janatA manasA, vAcA, karmaNA apanA le, to kucha bhI asaMbhava nahIM hai / manuSya apane bhAgya kA svayaM nirmAtA hai / yahI saMdeza detA hai bhagavAna kA nirvANa rAtri kA dIpAvalI parva jana-jana ko / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kArtika amAvasyA ko nirvANa prApta kara gae, siddha ho gae / aba ve yahA~ hamAre sAmane nahIM haiM / vyavahAra dRSTi se kahA jA sakatA hai yaha, isameM mujhe koI Apatti nahIM hai / kintu, merI dRSTi meM bhagavAn aneka rUpa hokara bhakti rUpa se hara bhakta ke hRdaya meM virAjamAna haiM / isI se hI vaiSNava saMta hari ko 'ghaTa-ghaTa vAsI' kahate haiM / bAta sarvathA tarka-saMgata hai, yuktiyukta hai vaha bhakta hI kyA, jisake hRdaya meM bhagavAna virAjamAna na ho ? smRti rUpa meM hI sahI, virAjamAna to haiM hI / (355) Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bAta aura hai, zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divya-vANI ke jyotirmaya dIpa aba bhI prajvalita haiM / aura, ve mAnava - jAti ko andhakAra meM prakAza dete haiM / mahApuruSoM kI upasthiti sthUla bhautika zarIra ke rUpa meM ho, yaha apane meM mahattvapUrNa to hai, kintu itanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, jitanA use mahantva diyA jAtA hai | mahAvIra apane upadezoM ke rUpa meM jo jJAnopadeza de gae haiM, vaha zrutajJAna-rUpa meM aba bhI amuka aMza meM hamAre samakSa hai / ukta zrutajJAna bhagavAn kA jJAna-zarIra hai / usameM ve svayaM jagatprakAza dIpa ke rUpa meM dIpAyita haiM / mahApuruSa jana-kalyANa ke hetu se anyatra kahIM nahIM hote, ve apanI jana-kalyANI vANI meM hote haiM / ve jaba sthUla zarIra se vidyamAna the, taba bhI unakI divya-vANI hI ajJAna aMdhakAra ko chinna-bhinna kara, janatA ke antar-hRdaya ko prakAzamAna karatI thI / aba bhI vaha vANI hai / bhale hI vaha pUrNa rUpa meM na ho, kintu jo bhI hai, usameM se jJAna ke prakAza kI kiraNeM prasArita ho rahI haiM / isa dRSTi se bhagavAna ke darzana hama Aja bhI unakI nirdhUma vANI meM kara sakate haiN| unakI vANI ke AsapAsa bhUgola-khagola evaM kriyA-kANDa Adi kI ekAnta mAnyatAoM ke rUpa meM jo dhuA~ hai, vaha unakA apanA dhuA~ nahIM hai, vaha bAda meM A ghirA hai / anekAnta dRSTi ko bhUla jAne ke kAraNa hI yaha dhuA~ hai / kintu, jinake pAsa anekAnta dRSTi hai, ve aba bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA divya-darzana kara sakate haiM / prastuta prasaMga meM maiM gItA mahAtmya kA eka zloka uddhRta kara denA cAhatA hU~, jo Ananda-kanda bRjananda zrIkRSNa ke mukha se dhvanita huA yA yoM kahie dhvanita kahA jAtA hai / zloka hai - " gItAzraye'haM tiSThAmi, gItA me cottamaM gRham / gItAjJAnamupAzritya zrIllokAnpAlayAmyaham " / / 7 bhAvArtha hai - maiM gItA ke Azraya meM rahatA hU~ / gItA merA ghara hai| gItA jJAna ko upAzrita karake maiM mIna loka kA pAlana karatA hU~ / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra apane zrutajJAna ke rUpa meM virAjamAna haiM aura yaha vizva dIpa apane isa ghara meM se vizva ko prakAzamAna kara rahA hai / Ao, hama saba sAmpradAyika bheda-bhAvoM ko parityAga kara eka juTa ho kara bhagavat-vANI kA pracAra kareM aura usameM jJAna-zarIra rUpa se virAjamAna bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divyarUpa kA jana-jana ko darzana karAe~ / (356) Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzA hai, isa jyotirmaya dIpAvalI - parva para usa mahato mahIyAna ananta jyotirmaya dIpa ko smaraNa kareMge aura smaraNa karAe~ge, tAki andha vizvAsoM kA, vaira-vigrahoM kA, jAti yA paMthagata AtaMkavAda kA andhakAra naSTa ho aura vizva ko ahiMsA, dayA, karuNA eva parasparopagraha kA divya prakAza prApta ho | bandha-mokSa kyA bAhara meM haiM ? kahIM nahIM haiM, kahIM nahIM haiM / tattva-dRSTi se dekha svayaM meM, jo bhI hai, saba tujha meM hI hai / terI bhAva-cetanA jaba bhI, pUrNa sunirmala hotI hai / tabhI malinatA ke bandhana se, mukta cidAtmA hotI hai / jyoti parva : dIpAvalI 12 navambara 1985 (357) Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavIya jJAna cetanA kA adbhuta camatkAra vizva ke prANiyoM meM mAnava kI jJAna cetanA sarvotkRSTa hai / jJAnAvaraNa karma ke kAraNa usakI jJAna cetanA AcchAdita rahatI hai, kintu pUrNarUpa se AcchAdana kI sthiti nahIM hai | yadi pUrNa rUpa se AcchAdita ho jAe, to vaha cetana se jar3a bana jAe, kintu kabhI aisA hotA nahIM hai / mAnava hI kyoM, jo bhI cetana tattva hai, vaha ekendriyAdi kisI bhI jJAnAvaraNa se AcchAdita nahIM hotI / jJAnAvaraNa kA kSayopazama rahatA hai aura usa kSayopazama ke nyUnAdhikatA se jJAna cetanA nyUnAdhika hotI rahatI hai / sAdhAraNa mAnava bhI isI sthiti kA prANI hai / parantu mAnava kI eka viziSTatA hai jJAna cetanA ke sambandha meM / usakA kSayopazama viziSTa sthiti ko prApta hotA hai, to vaha yathAprasaMga mati, zruti, avadhijJAna kI sImAoM se pAra hotA huA mana:paryAya - jJAna taka pahu~ca jAtA hai / mana:paryAya - jJAna kA kSayopazama mAnava ke atirikta anya kisI ko nahIM hotA hai, yahA~ taka ki devoM ko bhI nahIM hotA hai / yadi jJAnAvaraNa kA pUrNatayA kSaya kara diyA jAe, to mAnava kevalajJAna kI bhUmikA taka pahu~ca sakatA hai , jo jJAna kI sarvocca ananta, akSaya bhUmikA hai / prastuta meM hama manuSya kI prArambhika sthiti ke sambandha meM bAta kara rahe haiM / manuSya jaba mAtA ke garbha meM hotA hai, taba vaha AhAra, zarIra, indriya Adi paryAptiyoM ko pUrNa kara mana:paryApti taka pahu~ca jAtA hai, usa samaya usakI jJAna cetanA yadi kSayopazama vizeSa se viziSTatA prApta kara le, to vaha garbha meM bhI vismayajanaka cintana kI sthiti para pahu~ca jAtA hai / itihAsa meM isake aneka udAharaNa upalabdha hote haiM / __ antima tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba trizalA mAtA ke garbha meM the, to unhoMne eka vizeSa prasaMga para mAtA ke zoka kI vedanA ko anubhava kiyA, (358) Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura tatkAla praNa kiyA ki jaba taka mAtA pitA jIvita raheMge maiM unake samakSa dIkSA grahaNa nahIM karUMgA / mere viyoga se inako zoka kI atyanta asahya saMvedanA hogI / garbha sthiti meM isa prakAra kA saMkalpa sUcita karatA hai ki unakI kSAyopazamika cetanA kitanI adhika viziSTa thI / mahAbhArata kAla ke suprasiddha dhanurdhara arjuna ke putra abhimanyu ke sambandha meM bhI kahA jAtA hai ki jaba vaha mAtA subhadrA ke garbha meM thA, taba rAtri kAla meM subhadrA ke Agraha para arjuna cakravyUha yuddha kI racanA sunA rahe the / cakravyUha kyA hotA hai, usakI yuddha kAla meM racanA kaise kI jA sakatI hai yaha senA kA eka aisA viziSTa saMyojana hotA hai ki vaha abhedya ho jAtA hai, use koI yU~ hI tor3akara usameM praveza nahIM kara sakatA, kintu cakravyUha kA koI viziSTa jJAtA ho, to vaha usameM amuka vidhi se praveza kara sakatA hai / kahA jAtA hai ki subhadrA cakravyUha meM praveza karane kI bAta sunate-sunate nidrAgrasta ho gaI, phalataH cakravyUha meM praveza ke bAda use bhedana kara nikala Ane kI agalI sthiti nahIM suna pAI / garbha meM rahA huA abhimanyu bhI yaha saba sunatA rahA, aura mana meM isa prakriyA ko ThIka taraha smRti meM rakhatA rahA / kahA jAtA hai ki mahAbhArata yuddha meM abhimanyu cakravyUha ko bhedana kara usameM praveza to kara gayA, kintu nikala nahIM pAyA / yaha kathA sUcita karatI hai ki garbhastha mAnava zizu bhI kabhI koI kSayopazama vizeSa se viziSTa jJAna cetanA kA dhanI ho jAtA hai / bhagavatI sUtra meM bhI eka aise hI prasaMga kA ullekha hai, jisameM garbhastha zizu apane pitA para AkramaNa kI bAta sunakara krodhAviSTa ho jAtA hai, aura pitA kI rakSA ke lie udyama karane lagatA hai / aura bhI itihAsa ke kahie, athavA paurANika kahie, aneka udAharaNa isa prakAra ke milate haiM / sAdhAraNa vyakti isa prakAra ke udAharaNa para prAyaH kama hI vizvAsa karatA hai, parantu mAnavIya jJAna - cetanA ke vikAsa kI camatkArika gAthAe~ unheM yU~ hI avizvasta mAna kara ThukarAyA nahIM jA sakatA / purAtana pramANoM ko eka ora rakha deM, taba bhI vartamAna kAla kI bhI kucha ghaTanAe~ samAcAra patroM ke mAdhyama se isI rUpa meM prApta hotI haiM / . (359) Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AgarA se prakAzita dainika "amara ujAlA" ke 6 janavarI 1986 ke aMka meM "kudarata kA kamAla" zIrSaka se eka ghaTanA prakAzita huI hai / jinnAsu pAThakoM kI etatsambandhI vizvastatA ke lie use hama yahA~ jyoM kA tyoM upasthita kara rahe haiM / pAThaka dekheMge ki yaha eka kaisI manoraMjaka camatkArI ghaTanA hai, mAnavIya jJAna cetanA kI / "hevArDa (kailiphorniyA) 5 janavarI (e.pI.) patnI kI garbhAvasthA ke antima mahIne pati usake peTa para apanA gAla saTAkara ajanme zizu se roja subaha tathA rAta ko bAteM kiyA karatA thA / eka dina isa anUThe vyakti Deniyalasana ne apane ajanme zizu se kahA "are bacce maiM terA pitA huuN|" basa garbha ke andara se * zizu ne javAba meM apanA paira hilA diyA, jo garbhavatI IlIna Deniyalasana ke peTa para sApha mahasUsa ho rahA thA / gatavarSa akTUbara meM prasava kakSa meM Deniyalasana ne pahalI bAra apane beTe se Amane-sAmane bAta kI / tAjjuba kI bAta dekhie - pitA ke,"are bacce maiM terA pitA hU~" kahane para zizu kA ronA banda / IlAna Deniyalasana ne batAyA ki zizu pitA kI AvAja sunate hI apanA sira uThAkara use dekhane lagA | yaha baccA cAra mahIne kI umra meM "mammA" mammI tathA DaiDI kahane laga gayA thA / sAta mahIne meM to vaha calane bhI laga gayA / aba to jUsa tathA vaikkama jaise kaThina zabdoM kA bhI sahI-sahI uccAraNa kara letA hai / vaha aba lagAtAra 15-20 minaTa taka citroM kI pustaka dekhakara apanA manoraMjana bhI karatA hai / hA~ use "bebI supIriyara" zreSTha bacce kA khitAba mila cukA hai / isa bacce kA prasava karAne vAle DaoN. epha. rena vAnaDe kAra kA kahanA hai ki yaha ajUbA bAlaka mA~ kI AMtoM kI AvAja, usake dila kI dhar3akana, usakI sA~sa kI sUkSma dhvani aura anya kaI bAharI AvAjeM AsAnI se suna letA hai / mAnava jIvana kI zreSThatA ke jo amara gAna dharma zAstroM evaM purANoM meM anuguMjita haiM, ve isI jJAna cetanA kI sarvottama upalabdhi ke kAraNa haiM / ukta jJAna cetanA kA mAnava yadi jana maMgala evaM loka kalyANa ke lie udAtta mana se upayoga kare, to vaha avazya hI zAstrokta apanI yazo-gAthA kA sahI adhikArI ho sakatA hai / yadi ye cetanA yathocita rUpa meM vikasita na ho evaM loka kalyANa ke patha para agrasara na ho to mAnava bhI eka aisA pazu hI hai jo mAnava kA tana to rakhatA hai, kintu mAnava jaisA svaccha nirmala, evaM lokahitaMkara mana nahIM rkhtaa| usakI utkRSTatA aura nikRSTatA apanI bauddhika cetanA ke sadupayoga evaM durupayoga (360) Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para nirbhara hai / hameM aisA mAnava cAhie, jo apane sukha-duHkha kI cetanA ke sAtha dUsaroM ke sukha duHkha ko bhI bhalI bhA~ti spaSTa kara sake / aise mAnava hI dharatI ke yathArtha deva hote haiN| pharavarI 1986 (361) Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA yahI devatva hai ? aura, yaha Apako apekSita hai? mAnava -mastiSka para mAnava sabhyatA ke Adi kAla se hI daivI-jagat kA kabhI kama, to kabhI jyAdA prabhAva rahA hai / svarga ke devoM ke raMgIna sukha-bhogoM ke varNana prAya: sabhI dharmoM ke sAhitya meM aMkita haiM, jo manuSya ke hRdaya meM eka aisA pralobhana paidA karate Ae haiM, jise sApha karanA kAphI muzkila rahA hai / maiM vicAra karatA hUM, ukta varNana tathya aura aucitya ke sAtha kitanA sambandha rakhate haiM ? aura usase mAnava-jAti kA kalyANa adhika huA hai yA akalyANa? devatAoM ke varNana meM likhA milatA hai, ki ve puSpa zayyA meM janma lete haiM / ata: unakI na koI mA~ hotI hai, aura na koI pitA / mAtA-pitA hI nahIM, to bhAI-bahana Adi kA to astitva hI kahA~ rahatA hai ? vivAha kI naitika paddhati ke AdhAra para vahA~ pati-patnI ke sambandha bhI nahIM haiM / spaSTa hai, daivI-jagat meM parivAra jaisI koI cIja nahIM hai / aura yaha parivAra hInatA pazupakSI jagat ke sAtha kucha aMza meM mila jAtI hai / parivAra aura usase sambandhita prema aura kartavya mAnava-jagat ko hI viziSTatA pradAna karate haiM / devoM ke varNana meM devatAoM kI apekSA deviyoM kI alpAyu hotI hai / isa prakAra eka deva aneka naI-naI deviyoM kA upabhoktA banatA jAtA hai, sAtha hI eka deva ke aneka deviyoM kI carcA bhI kI gaI hai | yaha bhUmaNDala ke rAjA - mahArAjAoM, zreSThiyoM ke bahu-vivAha kI prathA se sambandhita hai, jo vikasita sabhyatA kI dRSTi meM eka nikRSTatama prathA hai | devaloka meM apariggahiyA nAma se vezyAoM kA bhI varNana hai / jaina-sAhitya meM yaha varNana upalabdha hai / sAtha hI hindU-sAhitya meM bhI urvazI, (362) Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ menakA, tilottamA Adi deva jagat kI vezyAe~ hI to haiM / indra dvArA unase RSiyoM ko patha bhraSTa karane kI kathAe~ Aja bhI bar3e gaurava se varNita kI jAtI haiN| kheda hai, dharatI kI vezyAoM ke bhoga kI kathAe~ svarga meM bhI pahuMca gaI haiN| kyA yaha naitika jIvana hai? isa prazna cinha kA dharma - dhurandharoM ke pAsa kyA uttara hai ? svarga kA koI deva mara jAtA hai, to tatkAlIna usakI deviyA~ naye janma lene vAle devatA kI upabhogya bana jAtI haiM / isakA artha hai devaloka meM deviyoM kI sthiti mAtra eka upabhogya sAmagrI ke rUpa meM hI hai, usakA koI naitika AdhAra nahIM hai / sabhya jagat meM isa nItihIna kriyA-kalApa ko kisa najara se dekhA jAe, buddhimAna pAThaka svayaM soca-samajha sakate haiM / ina deviyoM se to bhArata ke sabhya samAja kI nAriyoM kI sthiti hI adhika ThIka hai / yaha hai, svarga loka kA mahimAnvita AcAra, jisakI gAthAe~ gAte hue Aja dharma-dhurandhara thakate nahIM haiM / devoM kI eka dazA varNita kI hai, vaha yauvana kI / janma kAla se lekara mRtyu ke antima kSaNoM taka deva yuvaka hI bane rahe haiM / aura, yaha yauvana kevala vaiSayika sukhopabhoga ke lie hI prAya: svIkRta hai / mAnava kI yauvana dazA to puruSArtha, karma-yoga, sevA aura dharmArAdhanA kI dRSTi se bhI upayukta hai / isapara se spaSTa hai, devoM ke yauvana kI apekSA mAnava kA yauvana, dharma aura samAja kI dRSTi se adhika kalyANakArI hai / svarga meM dAsa prathA bhI hai / jaina - purANa aura kucha grantha kahate haiM ki abhiyogya devatA apane svAmI bar3e devatA kI gulAmI karate haiM / svarga meM pazu jAti nahIM hai / ata: abhiyogya deva hI ghor3e, hAthI ke rUpa meM apane ko rUpAntarita karake savArI kA kAma karate haiM / Aja sabhya dezoM meM dAsa prathA samApta kI jA cukI hai tathA kI jA rahI hai, kintu devaloka meM yaha ghRNita prathA anAdi kAla se calI A rahI hai / kyA dharatI para se svargaloka meM jAne vAle tyAgI - vairAgI mahAtmA, sAdhu jana, ukta anAcAroM ke prati AvAja nahIM uThA sakate ? kyA AvAja uThAe~ge? ve svayaM usake upabhoga meM lipta ho jAte haiM / (363) Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarga loka meM kilviSika deva bhI hote haiM / unakI dazA achUtoM jaisI hotI hai / deva bana gae to kyA, rahe to eka prakAra se achUta hI | mAnava sabhyatA meM Aja aspRzyatA ko burI najara se dekhA jAtA hai, aura usake lie mahAtmA gAMdhI jaise mahApuruSa satyAgraha karate haiM, sarakAra kAnUna banAtI hai aura aspRzyatA nivAraNa ke lie yathAzakya sAmAjika Andolana bhI kiye jAte haiM / kyA svarga meM koI mahAtmA gAMdhI nahIM hai? kyA nyAyocita sarakAra nahIM hai? kyA sAmAjika cetanA jAgRta nahIM hai / apekSA hai, vahA~ koI mahAtmA gAMdhI jaisA mahAn AtmA pahu~ce / yahA~ apane ko mahAtmA gAMdhI se bhI U~cA mAnane vAle mahAn santa svarga meM jAkara Akhira kyA karate haiM? kucha samajha meM nahIM AtA / svarga meM kucha aise nikRSTa deva bhI hote haiM, jo dUsare devoM kI deviyoM kA evaM viziSTa alaMkArAdi kA apaharaNa karate haiM / kheda hai, deva hokara bhI caurya-karma jaise asAmAjika aparAdha karmoM meM lipta haiM / jainoM meM to nahIM, kintu hinduoM meM to aise bhI devatA haiM, jo mAMsa khAte haiM, madirA pIte haiM aura unmatta hokara dharatI ke nirdoSa logoM ko satAte haiN| hajAroM, lAkhoM, yahA~ taka ki karor3oM bakare aura bhaiMse bali ke rUpa meM devatAoM ko bali dene ke lie kATa die jAte haiM / kevala becAre mUka pazu hI nahIM, narabali ke rUpa meM abodha bacce, yuvaka Adi kA balidAna bhI kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM Aja bhI cala rahA hai / mujhe Azcarya hotA hai, yahA~ bAta-bAta para ahiMsA kI guhAra macAne vAle mahAn ahiMsAvratI sAdhaka marakara svarga meM jAte haiM, to ve mAnava loka meM Akara AkAza meM yatra-tatra khar3e hokara ukta hiMsA ke virodha meM udghoSaNA kyoM nahIM karate? yadi ve isa sambandha meM thor3AsA bhI prayatna kareM, to lAkhoM-karor3oM mUka pazuoM ke prANoM kI rakSA ho sakatI hai / kyA ve svarga ke sukhopabhoga meM itane adhika DUba jAte haiM ki apanI dayA-karuNA kI cira priya sAdhanA bhUla jAte haiM ? kahA~ calI jAtI hai, vahA~ unakI vaha ahiMsA bhagavatI kI akhaNDa upAsanA? svarga ke aneka varNana unmukta vilAsitA ke utane adhika ghRNita varNana haiM ki jinheM yahA~ aMkita karane meM kAgaja, kalama aura syAhI gande ho jAte haiM / itanI adhika azlIlatA ke varNana haiM, jinheM sAdhAraNa pustakoM meM bhI sthAna nahIM (364) Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ milanA cAhie | kheda hai, ve dharma - zAstra kahe jAne vAle grantha bhI dharma zAstroM meM mUrdhanya sthAna prApta kie hue haiM / aura, yadi kahIM koI prabuddha pAThaka ina varNanoM ke viruddha AvAja uThAtA hai, to dharma- nAza kI duhAI dI jAne lagatI hai / eka bAta aura hai, aura bar3I hI vicitra hai / yahA~ dharatI para manuSya ko tyAga vairAgya kA upadeza diyA jAtA hai / tyAga ke nAma para aneka bodha - zUnya ghora yAtanAe~ zarIra ko dI jAtI haiM / kiMtu Aja unakA phala kyA hai ? jarA pucheM, to batAyA jAtA hai, ki inase paraloka meM svarga kI prApti hogI / Ajakala kucha dharma mukti nahIM mAnate, unameM eka jaina paramparA bhI hai / isakA artha hai ki dharatI para kiyA gayA tyAga aura vairAgya svarga meM aniyantrita evaM amaryAdita sukhopabhoga pAne ke lie hai / tyAga kI pariNati bhoga meM / kitanA vicitra virodhAbhAsa hai ? kAraNa aura kArya meM koI tarka-saMgata sambandha hI nahIM ho pAtA hai / yahA~ eka strI kA tyAga aura vahA~ badale meM hajAroM apsarAe~ / jarA vicAra kiyA jAe, to kucha satya samajha meM A sakatA hai aura asatya kA parihAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / kintu, isake lie satsAhasa kI apekSA hai aura sAMsArikatA se Upara uTha kara tarkasaMgata jJAnacetanA kI AvazyakatA hai / spaSTa hai, jaba taka svarga kA pralobhana rahegA, aura svarga ke devatAoM se kucha pAne kI AkAMkSA rahegI, taba taka dhUrta logoM ke dvArA devoM ke nAma para aneka anartha paramparAe~ calatI hI raheMgI, aura becAre bhrAnta loga Thage hI jAte raheMge / kAlI, mahAkAlI kI pUjA hotI hI raheMgI / mUka pazu kaTate hI raheMge / katlakhAnoM kA virodha honA hI cAhie, kintu isase bhI adhika balidAnoM ke virodha kI apekSA hai / jinake devatA mAMsa khAte haiM, ve svayaM mAMsa khAnA kaise chor3eMge ? jinake devatA madirA pIte haiM, unake bhakta bhalA madirA pInA kaise chor3a sakate haiM? satya ke lie kucha Ahuti denI hai, to sarvaprathama devatAoM ke nAma para pracalita duSkarmoM ke prati denI cAhie / pUrvakAla ke aneka mahApuruSoM ne ukta daivI atyAcAroM kA DaTakara virodha kiyA thA / kintu kheda hai, ki unake ziSya - paramparA meM asatya kA virodha karane ke lie vaha jIvanta zakti nahIM rahI, jo unake batAe upadezoM ke lie mArga prazasta karatI / mArga to kyA prazasta karanA thA, ve svayaM hI bhrAnti ke mAyA jAla meM ulajhatI gaI / svarga ke sukhoM kA pralobhana diyA jAne lagA aura devatAoM kI mahimA ke gIta gAe jAne lage / yahA~ taka ki (365) Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devatAoM ke virodha meM kucha bhI kahA jAe, to use devatA kI AsAtanA mAne jAne lagA aura usake virodha meM prAyazcitta ke rUpa meM micchAmi dukkaDam kA udghoSa bhI hone lagA / prabuddha pAThaka sAmpradAyika evaM purAtana paramparA kI dRSTi se nahIM, satya zodhaka kI taTastha dRSTi se vicAra kareM, ki svargIya devoM ke aneka abhadra kalpita varNanoM se mAnava-jAti kA ahita adhika huA hai yA hita ? spaSTa hai, hita nahIM, ahita hI adhika huA hai / Aja samaya A gayA hai, hama ukta ahita ke virodha meM apanI AvAja bulanda kareM / phira bhale hI koI hamArI nindA kare yA stuti / satya ko mAtra satya kI hI apekSA hai aura usake lie spaSTa ciMtana kI apekSA hai / spaSTa ciMtana ke lie nindA yA stuti koI artha nahIM rakhatI / dharma-granthoM meM devoM kI jo bhoga-pradhAna rajoguNI sthiti kA varNana hai, usakA nirAkaraNa honA cAhie / aura, jo naitika, pavitra, jana-kalyANI sAtvika sthiti hai, mAtra usI kA dharma graMthoM meM sthAna rahanA cAhie / zuddha dharma evaM zuddha samAja kI dRSTi se devoM kI yaha sAttvika sthiti jana sAdhAraNa taka pahuMcanI cAhie / isI meM aura sAtha hI devoM kA bhI gaurava dharma-granthoM kA, dharma-granthoM ke nirmAtAoM kA surakSita raha sakatA hai / mArca 1986 (366) Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha vicAraNIya praznabindu dharatI para asaMkhya prANI haiM / unameM eka prANI hai, jise hama manuSya kahate haiM, insAna kahate haiM, AdamI kahate haiM / aura, eka AkAza kA prANI hai, jise hama devatA kahate haiM, sura kahate haiM, phariztA kahate haiM, aneka nAma haiM usa prANI ke | ina do prakAra ke prANiyoM meM eka ora dharatI kA manuSya hai aura dUsarI ora AkAza kA deva / bhArata kI AdhyAtmika dhArmika sabhI paramparAoM ke prabuddha puruSoM ne mAnava kI zreSThatA ko eka svara se svIkAra kiyA hai / AgamoM meM spaSTa likhA hai- mAnava se bar3hakara anya koI prANI zreSTha nahIM hai / deva bhI mAnava-caraNoM meM nata-mastaka hotA hai | kintu, dUsarI ora devoM kI mahimA ke gAna bhI itane bar3hA-car3hA kara die haiM ki sAdhAraNa manuSya lalacAI A~khoM se devatAoM ke vaibhava kI ora dekhanA zurU kara detA hai / bIca ke kAla meM kucha aise bhI zAstrakAra hue haiM, jinhoMne kahA- tuma yaha mantra japo, vaha tantra karo, aisA yantra rakho, to devatA tuma para prasanna ho jAe~ge aura tumhArI sabhI samasyAoM kA nirAkaraNa kara deMge / ina bhrAMta dhAraNAoM ke jAla meM sAdhAraNa insAna aisA ulajha gayA ki vaha devatAoM kI upAsanA meM, pUjA-arcanA meM, unheM prasanna karane meM 15-20 varSa gujAra degA, parantu svayaM svayaM para vizvAsa karake svayaM ke puruSArtha se apanI samasyA kA hala karane kA prayatna nahIM karegA | vaha devoM kI mahimA ke pIche pAgala bana kara svayaM kI zakti ko bhUla jAtA hai / madhya-yuga meM jaina AcAryoM ne bhI dharma kI ulTI gaMgA bahA dI / vastuta: dharma thA- bandhana -mukti ke lie | dharma evaM adhyAtma-sAdhanA thI-- rAga dveSa kI dhArA ko kSINa karane ke lie / parantu, bAda ke AcAryoM ne ulTI gaMgA bahAnI zurU kara dI / Aja unakA svara hI badala gayA / unhoMne kahanA zurU kara diyAdharma, tapa, saMyama, sadAcAra , jJAna, darzana, cAritra kI sAdhanA karo, isase tuma Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdhana se mukta to ho nahIM sakate, para deva bana jAoge | Atma-sadhinA se tumako svarga milegA / svarga meM apAra vaibhava evaM bhogavilAsa ke sAdhana mileMge | sAdhanA ke phala ke rUpa meM deva banane kA pralobhana diyA gayA | yathArtha meM dekhA jAe, to ve jaina-darzana kA gaNita hI bhUla gae| tapa karo, tyAga karo, sAdhanA karo, para usakA phala kyA milegA? to tyAga kA phala bhoga batAyA gayA / yahA~ bhoga kA tyAga karo, khAnA chor3o, sukha-sAdhana chor3o, ghara se bhAgo, marane ke bAda tumako svarga milegA | vahA~ tuma saba-kucha pA loge / eka patnI kA tyAga karoge, to hajAra apsarAe~ mila jAe~gI / kucha sampatti kA yahA~ dAna kara doge, to devaloka meM tumheM ratnoM ke mahala mila jAe~ge / yaha vicitra virodhAbhAsa hai / aisA virodhAbhAsa hai ki jisakA koI samAdhAna nahIM / abhI kucha dina pUrva beMgalora se DI. rameza jaina kA eka patra AyA hai / isa navayuvaka ko maiM jAnatA nahIM hU~ | ukta patra meM usake vedanA se bhare kaI prazna haiM / usameM se eka prazna hai| eka tarapha to dharmaguru kahate haiM ki kalikAla hai / isameM dharma kSINa hotA jAegA, pApAcAra bar3hegA / taba vaha pUchatA hai ki Apa upadeza kyoM dete haiM / jaba Apane svIkAra kara liyA ki dharma kA divAlA nikalane vAlA hai / phira dharma kA upadeza dene kA kyA artha hai ? kyA samAdhAna hai isakA? yaha eka virodhAbhAsa hai / dharma kabhI kSINa nahIM hotA / usakA tAttvika antaraMga svarUpa, jo bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM thA, unake pUrva meM hue 23 tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM thA, 23 hI kyoM, ananta tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya meM thA, vahI Aja hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI rahegA | hAsa evaM vikAsa athavA parivartana-parivarddhana usameM hI hotA hai, jo deza-kAla arthAt yuga ke anurUpa, kriyA-kANDa saMbaMdhI vyAvahArika dharma ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai / dharma kI sAdhanA AtmA kI antar-jyoti hai / ata: dharma antar-jAgaraNa meM hai, Atma-jyoti para Ae hue vikAroM ke AvaraNa ko haTAne meM hai / dharma ke usa jyotirmaya svarUpa kI avagaNanA karake devoM ko uccatama Asana para baiThA diyA gayA / usI kA pariNAma hai ki dharma kI jyoti dhUmila hotI gaI, kriyA-kANDa kA bAhya ADambara evaM rAga-dveSAtmaka tamas itanA gaharA chA gayA ki dharma ko pahacAnanA sAmAnya vyakti ke lie kaThina ho gayA / kyA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI aisA hI mAnate the? bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nAma se kahane ko to hama bahuta-kucha kaha dete haiM / parantu vAstava meM dekheM, to (368) Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA divya svara mahattvapUrNa thA | ve deva se adhika zreSTha mAnate the mAnava ko | jisakI mAnavatA jAgRta hai, jisa mAnava kA jIvana dharmamaya hai aura dharma kI jyoti se jisakA antaraMga jyotirmaya hai, vaha devoM kA hI nahIM, devendroM kA bhI pUjya hai / isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA- mAnava kA zarIra hai to hAr3a-mAMsa se banA huA, mala-mUtra se paripUrita, parantu vaha isa miTTI ke piNDa meM dharma kA dIpa prajvalita kara le, to brahmANDa meM usake tulya anya koI bhI prANI zreSTha nahIM hai / are, mAnava tU apane svarUpa ko samajha aura antar-jyoti jagA le, phira devatA tumhAre pIche-pIche daur3ate phireMge, devendroM ke mastaka tumhAre caraNoM meM jhukeMge | yAda rakho, jaba tuma jAga jAoge, to AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke ucca zikhara kA sparza kara loge, jisake Age aura koI U~cAI nahIM hai / svarga to tere caraNoM meM jhukane ke lie hai / tuma devoM ke caraNoM meM jhukane ke lie nahIM ho, deva tumhAre caraNoM meM nata-mastaka hone ke lie hai / mUla AgamoM meM dazavaikAlika mahattvapUrNa racanA hai / AcArya zayyaMbhava rAjagRha kA rAjapurohita rahA hai / usa samaya zayyaMbhava bhaTTa kahate the / usane jaina zramaNa kI dIkSA. le lI / aura AcArya bana gayA / usane dvAdazAMgI meM se bhagavAna kI vANI kA saMkalana karake dazavaikAlika kI racanA kI | usane usake prArambha meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke eka divya saMdeza ko uddhRta kiyA hai / "dhammo maMgalamukkiTheM, ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme sayA maNo / / " dharma hI maMgala rUpa hai, kalyANa rUpa hai aura vaha utkRSTa maMgala rUpa hai| vaha sarvopari sarva zreSTha maMgala hai, jo kabhI bhI amaMgala rUpa nahIM hotA | vaha dharma kyA hai ? isakI vyAkhyA bhI isa gAthA meM kara dI hai ki ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa dharma hai / jisa sAdhaka kA mana dharma meM lagA rahatA hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM / tumhAre mana meM ahiMsA kA, karuNA kA bhAva jAgRta hotA hai, dUsare kI pIr3A ko dekhakara mana anukampita ho uThatA hai aura usa pIr3A ko dUra karane kA prayAsa karate ho, yahI ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA kA artha kevala kisI prANI ko nahIM mAranA, itanA hI nahIM hai, pratyuta vizva kI pratyeka AtmA ko apanI AtmA ke (369) Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAna sukha-du:kha kI anubhUti karane vAlI samajhakara use du:kha se, kaSTa se chuTakArA dilavAnA evaM sukha-zAnti dene kA prayAsa karanA, ahiMsA hai | dharma ahiMsA ke darzana meM hai, pradarzana meM nahIM / pradarzana dUsaroM ko tamAzA dikhAne ke lie hai aura darzana AtmAnubhUti ke lie hai / saMyama dharma hai / jIvana meM vAsanAoM kA, kAmanAoM kA jo pravAha baha rahA hai, usameM eka asahAya tinake kI taraha bahate jAnA saMsAra hai / krodha AyA, to krodha kI dhArA meM baha gae / ahaMkAra AyA, mAyA, lobha-lAlaca AyA, rAga-dveSa AyA aura baha gae usakI dhArA meM | dharma hai kaSAyoM ke, rAga-dveSa ke, vAsanA ke pravAha meM bhI apane Apako niyaMtrita rakhanA / isake sAtha mAna pratiSThAoM ke vyAmoha meM svayaM ko sa~bhAlakara rakhanA hai / na kisI sAMsArika lobha yA bhaya se, na paraloka ke lobha yA bhaya se, pratyuta sahaja bhAva se apane svabhAva meM sthita rahane ke lie apane mana ko niyaMtrita rakhanA saMyama hai / kisI bAhya kriyA-kANDa meM ulajhe rahanA saMyama nahIM hai / saMyama hai, para-bhAva se, vibhAva se svayaM ko haTAkara svabhAva meM sthita honA / rAga-dveSa se haTakara vItarAga bhAva se AnA saMyama hai / saMyama kA artha hai - rAga-dveSa se Upara uThakara vItarAga-bhAva kI ora bar3hate rahanA | rAga asaMyama hai, vItarAga-bhAva saMyama hai / tapa dharma hai / jIvana meM kaSTa Ate rahate haiM, pIr3AoM ke kSaNa bhI A jAte haiM / yaha bhI saMbhava hai, kucha ajJAnI vyakti utpIr3ita kareM / usa samaya jJAnapUrvaka samabhAva meM sthita rahakara unheM sahana kara sako, yaha tapa hai / tapa vaha jyotirmaya jvAlA hai, jisameM vikAroM kA mala jalakara naSTa ho jAtA hai aura sAdhaka tape hue svarNa kI taraha nikhara jAtA hai, jisa para na to rAga-dveSa Adi vikAroM kI kAlikha lagatI hai aura na jaMga hI lagatA hai| tapa kA artha hai - icchAoM para, AkAMkSAoM pa. niyaMtraNa karanA / isa loka yA paraloka se sambandhita kisI bhI taraha kI AkAMkSA kA nahIM honA, icchAoM kA nirodha karanA tapa hai | kevala upavAsa, belA, telA, mAsakhamaNa Adi karanA hI tapa nahIM hai / yaha to sirpha bAhya tapa hai | tapa hai, andara meM samatva bhAva kA AnA | samatva kI jyoti itanI prabala ho ki viSamatA kA aMdhakAra naSTa ho jAe, sArA maila sApha ho jAe / jaise svarNa ko tapAte jAte haiM, to usameM saMlagna pUrA maila jalakara samApta ho jAtA hai aura sonA apane zuddha svarUpa meM (370) Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ camaka uThatA hai / makkhana ko agni para tapAne para usameM jo chAcha kA aMza hai, vaha jala jAtA hai aura zuddha ghI nikharatA jAtA hai / yaha dRSTi hai samatva sAdhanA kI / samatva hI tapa hai aura yahI dharma hai / samatva ke sivA aura koI dharma nahIM / jisa sAdhaka ke jIvana meM samatva kI jyoti prajvalita ho gaI, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM / namaskAra kA artha sirpha sira jhukAnA nahIM, pratyuta samarpaNa kara denA hai / ata: deva evaM devendra bhI apane ko sarvAtma-bhAva se samarpaNa kara dete haiM, usa sAdhaka ke caraNoM meM, jisake antar meM samatva kI jyoti prajvalita ho gaI hai / astu zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana meM dharma kA phala na to devoM kA santuSTa hokara bhautika sAdhana denA hai, na yaza-kIrti, mAna-pratiSThA kI prApti hai aura na svarga kI prApti hai / dharma kA phala hai ~ kaSAyoM kA upazAnta honA, vikAroM kA nAza honA, rAga-dveSa kA kSINa honA aura AtmA meM akhaNDa zAnti kI anubhUti honA | astu, dharma kisI vizeSa prakAra ke kriyA-kANDa meM nahIM, samatva kI sAdhanA meM hai, kaSAyoM kI Aga kA upazamana karane meM hai, rAga-dveSa ko kSINa karane meM hai| zrI rameza kA dUsarA prazna hai, ki jaba mAnava ko sarva zreSTha prANI svIkAra kara liyA, taba phira Aja jana-saMkhyA para roka kyoM lagAI jA rahI hai ? bar3hatI huI AbAdI kI bhIr3a ko niyaMtrita kyoM kiyA jA rahA hai ? manuSya kI zreSThatA sirpha mAnava ke AkAra ko prApta kara lene meM nahIM hai / zreSThatA isa miTTI ke putale kI nahIM hai / vaha hai, andara ke insAna kI arthAt mAnavatA kI, insAniyata kI / isa bar3hatI huI AbAdI kI bhIr3a ko zreSTha nahIM kahA hai / kyoMki ye kevala AkAra se manuSya haiM, parantu andara meM pazutva jAgRta hai / isalie manuSyoM kI bhIr3a samAja evaM rASTra ke lie eka vikaTa samasyA hai aura yaha samasyA vikaTatara banatI jA rahI hai / isalie ise niyaMtrita karanA rASTra ke hita meM hai / astu, mAnava kI zreSThatA usake udAtta bhAva evaM ujjvala jIvana ke kAraNa hai / aura, vaha dharma se jAgRta hotA hai / eka prazna hai-naraka meM asaMkhya samyak-dRSTi AtmAe~ haiM / kisI samaya ajJAna evaM pramAda ke vaza koI duSkarma ho gayA aura naraka kA bandhana par3a gayA, (371) Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ use tor3a nahIM sake | tatpazcAt antaryoti jagI, Atma-svarUpa kA bodha huA, samyak-dRSTi prApta ho gaI / parantu, pUrva meM baddha karma ke kAraNa unheM naraka meM jAnA par3A / aise prANiyoM meM magadha samrATa zreNika bhI haiM, jo naraka meM vedanA pIr3A bhoga rahe haiM / bAhara meM aisA pratIta hotA hai ki ve atyadhika duHkha-kleza pA rahe dUsarI ora aneka mithyA-dRSTi ajJAna tapa Adi kI sAdhanA se ikkIsaveM devaloka taka cale Ate haiM / bhautika sukha kI dRSTi se ve mithyA-dRSTi ikkIsaveM svarga meM kitane vaibhava meM khela rahe haiM, kitane ArAma meM haiM aura naraka tala se kitanI U~cAI para haiN| eka ora naraka meM sthita samyak-dRSTi du:kha kA vedana karatA hai aura dUsarI ora mithyA-dRSTi svarga ke bhogoM kA vedana karatA hai / bAhara meM mithyA-dRSTi acchI sthiti meM parilakSita hotA hai / parantu prazna hai - donoM meM zreSTha kauna hai? mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM- samyak-dRSTi hI zreSTha hai, bhale vaha naraka meM bhI kyoM na ho / kyoMki use apane svarUpa kA bodha hai / vaha naraka kI usa vedanA ko Artta-dhyAna se hAya-trAya karate hue nahIM bhogatA, pratyuta apane kRta-karma kA phala samajha kara samabhAva se vedana karatA hai / jabaki mithyA-dRSTi, jise nija svarUpa kA bodha nahIM hai, bhogoM meM Asakta hokara unhIM meM ulajhA rahatA hai / aura, pariNAma svarUpa vaha ananta saMsAra meM bhaTakatA phiratA hai / isalie antar-dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to samyak-dRSTi U~cAI para hai, bahuta adhika U~cAI para hai / isakA tAtparya hai ki vyakti ke bAhya AkAra-prakAra kA, rUpa-raMga kA mahattva nahIM hai, mahattva hai dharma kA, samatva bhAva kA, rAga-dveSAtIta vItarAga-bhAvanA kA / bhoga-vAsanAoM meM lipta mAnava pAgala bana gayA / kucha sAmpradAyika dharma-guruoM ne bhI usake pAgalapana ko bar3hAvA diyA hai / eka tarapha to unhoMne mAnava kI garimA ke gIta bhI gAe haiM, to dUsarI ora usake dimAga meM yaha bhrAnta dhAraNA bhI jamA dI ki mAnava, tU kucha nahIM hai | terI zakti evaM kSamatA nagaNya hai| tU devatA kI ArAdhanA kara, bhakti kara | vaha sarva zakti sampanna hai | terI samasta icchAoM ko pUrA kara degA / (372) Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhI kucha dina pahale maiMne eka samAcAra patra meM par3hA thA-eka pAgala pitA eka devI kI mUrti ke sAmane apane 22 varSa ke naujavAna putra ko le gayA / putra ko kucha bhI patA nahIM thA ki pitA kisa bhAvanA se use vahA~ lAyA hai | sahaja bhAva se vaha devI ko namaskAra karane jhukA ki pitA ne usakI bali car3hAne hetu jhaTapaTa usakI gardana para kulhAr3I se prahAra kara diyA / usako batAyA gayA thA ki apane putra kI bali degA, to devI tujha para prasanna ho jAegI aura terI sArI icchAe~ pUrI kara degI aura lar3ake ko bhI jindA kara degI / parantu, gardana para prahAra hote hI laDakA cIkhA-cillAyA / hallA maca gayA | Asa-pAsa se loga daur3e Ae, bhIr3a jamA ho gaI / pulisa bhI A gaI / pitA ko giraphtAra kara liyA aura ghAyala lar3ake ko aspatAla pahuMcAyA / jahA~ kucha dera bAda vaha mara gayA / aisI eka-do nahIM, aneka ghaTanAe~ ghaTa cukI haiM / ajJAna vaza aise duSkarma karate hue vyakti hicakate nahIM haiM / unheM manuSya kahanA sahI nahIM hai / Apake pAsa eka pattala hai / sundara-sugandhita miSTAnna usa para rakhA hai| usa pattala ko Apa kaba taka surakSita rakheMge? jaba taka usameM miThAI hai / usa pakavAna ko khAne ke bAda to usa khAlI pattala ko koI nahIM rakhatA / phira to usakA sthAna kUr3AdAna hai / isI prakAra vibhinna sampradAyoM meM jo vibhinna prakAra ke sAmpradAyika kriyA-kANDa haiM, jaba taka unameM samatva dharma kA mAdhurya hai, taba taka to usa sampradAya kA, una kriyA-kANDoM kI pattala kA kucha artha hai / parantu unameM se dharma kA mAdhurya nikala gayA hai, to unakA koI artha nahIM hai / ve jhUThI pattala ke samAna pheMka dene yogya hai / rameza kA antima prazna hai - dharma mahAna hai / aura, dharmaguru dharma kA, samatA kA upadeza dete haiM / aura, hara sAdhu-sAdhvI, svayaM mahAvIra kA anuyAyI hai, aisA dAvA karatA hai / phira ye paraspara lar3ate-jhagar3ate kyoM haiM? eka hI pitA ke putra hokara paraspara eka-dUsare ke sAtha achUta jaisA vyavahAra kyoM karate haiM? vastuta: yaha saba dharma nahIM hai / yaha to sAmpradAyika bADA-bandI hai / dharma aura sampradAya eka nahIM hai / dharma sampradAyAtIta hotA hai / vaha na to kisI se saMgharSa karanA sikhAtA hai, na kisI ke sAtha chUta-achUta-sA vyavahAra karanA sikhAtA (373) " Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai / dharma to mAnava hI nahIM, prANI mAtra se prema karanA, mitra jaisA vyavahAra karanA, sabako apanI AtmA ke samAna dekhanA hI sikhAtA hai / dharma sampradAyeM kAla ke pravAha meM eka taraha kI jAtiyA~ bana gaI haiM / jaise brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra-ye jAtiyA~ haiM aura inameM bhI aneka upajAtiyA~ haiN| aura, unhoMne amuka jAti ko U~ca aura amuka ko nIca jAti mAnakara chUta-achUta mAna liyA hai / vaise hI sAmpradAyika kSudra manovRtti ke kucha dharma guruoM ne bhI sampradAya ko jAti kA rUpa de diyA hai / aura, apanI sampradAya ke atirikta dUsarI sampradAyoM ko apane se nimna tara zreNI kA mAnate haiM | parantu, dharma meM yaha bheda kI dIvAreM nahIM haiN| saccA dhArmika sAdhaka ina sabase Upara hotA hai / saccA dhArmika to gaNadhara gautama hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pacAsa hajAra zramaNa-zramaNiyoM kA pramukha gaNadhara hai, gaNa kA nAyaka hai| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda usakA dUsarA nambara hai / lekina, bhagavAna mahAvIra se use jJAta hotA hai ki merA bAla mitra skandaka saMnyAsI samavasaraNa meM A rahA hai / usake Agamana kI bAta munakara gautama apane Asana se uThakara skandaka saMnyAsI ke svAgatArya calA jAtA hai / jabaki vaha anya tIrtha kA saMnyAsI hai / mithyA-dRSTi hai| usakA vicAra aura AcAra donoM arhat paramparA se sarvathA bhinna hai | isa ora dhyAna nahIM diyA gautama ne | kintu vaha to dvAra para A rahe atithi kA svAgata karane cala par3A aura sneha bhare zabdoM meM kahatA hai - "sAgayaM khaMdyA susAgayaM khaMdyA, anurAgayaM khaMdyA / " he skandaka ! maiM tumhArA svAgata karatA hU~, susvAgata karatA huuN| tumhArA Agamana AnandadAyaka hai / kitanA udAtta jIvana hai, gaNadhara gautama kA / yaha saba Aja bhI bhagavatI sUtra meM upalabdha hai / kintu kheda hai, ki Aja eka hI paramparA ke mahAvIra ke anuyAyI sAdhu-sAdhvI eka-dUsare sAdhu-sAdhvI ke Ane para Asana se uTha nahIM sakate, unako Adara-sammAna de nahIM sakate, eka sAtha milakara baiTha nahIM sakate, eka sAtha AhAra-pAnI nahIM kara sakate, yahA~ taka ki eka-dUsare ko sukha-sAtA nahIM pUcha bhI sakate / yadi apanI sampradAya se bhinna sampradAya ke sAdhu-sAdhvI ko sukha-sAtA pUcha lI, to inakA dharma naSTa ho jAtA hai / yaha saba pAgalapana hai / ve svayaM mUr3ha haiM aura dUsaroM ko mUrkha banA rahe haiM / mahAvIra kA divya dharma Aja paMthoM ke ghere meM banda ho gayA hai / dharma to vaha hai, jisameM apane-parAe ke bheda kI koI rekhA nahIM hai / jyotirmaya dharma kI U~cAI para gautama the | isa prakAra suvizuddha dharma ke (374) Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upadeSTA una jyotirmaya AtmAoM ke caraNoM meM vandanA ke puSpa arpita karate hue bhAratIya darzana kSitija ke sUrya siddhasena divAkara kahate haiM - "divyamrajo jina! namat -tridazAdhipAnA - mutsRjya ratnaracitAnapi maulibandhAn / pAdau zrayanti bhavato yadi vA paratra, tvatsaMgame sumanaso na ramanta eva / / " bhagavAna ko namaskAra karate samaya devendroM ke mukuTa meM lagI huI phUla-mAlAe~ prabhu ke caraNoM meM A giratI haiM / yaha koI asAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai / . jaba koI namana karane ke lie mastaka jhukAtA hai, to phUla mAlAe~ nIce gira hI jAtI haiM | ve phUla-mAlAe~ ratnoM se jar3e mukuToM ko chor3akara prabhu-caraNoM meM kyoM A giratI haiM? unheM mukuTa jaise sundara sthAna para rahanA kyoM nahIM pasanda AtA? yaha eka prazna hai / AcArya zrI kA uttara hai-ve sumana haiM / aura jo sumana (acche mana vAle) hote haiM, unakA prabhu-caraNoM meM agAdha prema hotA hI hai / zloka meM prayukta 'sumana' zabda ke do artha haiM-eka puSpa aura dUsarA acche mana vAle sajjana puruSa / sajjana vyakti prabhu ke caraNoM se prema karate hI haiN| ata: nAma-sAmya ke kAraNa sumana 'puSpa bhI prabhu ke caraNoM se anurAga rakhate haiM | ___ yaha mAnava jIvana ke vikAsa kA divya svarUpa hai / vItarAga arhanta prabhu bhI to manuSya hI haiM / vahI zarIra hai paMcabhUta kA / kintu zarIra kA prazna nahIM hai| usa zarIra meM jo ananta jyoti prakAzita huI hai, usakA mahattva hai / aura, usI mahattva ke kAraNa mAnava ko sarva zreSTha kahA gayA hai / bhautika dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to devatAoM kA zarIra manuSya ke zarIra se divya hai / lekina unakA AdhyAtmika vikAsa itanI U~cAI para nahIM ho sakA hai, jitanI U~cAI manuSya chU letA hai / bhautika-dRSTi se deva bhale hI bhoga-sAdhanoM evaM vaibhava-aizvarya kI dRSTi se manuSya se adhika sampanna dikhAI dete haiM, parantu adhyAtma-vikAsa meM ve mAnava se nimna hI haiM / ve bhogoM kA parityAga nahIM kara sakate / ataH AdhyAtmika dRSTi se mAnava hI zreSTha hai, uccatama hai, devoM kI apekSA se / __ (375) Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ata: mAnava ko Aja apanI zakti ko samajhane kI apekSA hai / antarjyoti ko jagAnA hai / yAda rakhie dharma dharma hai, bhale hI usakI ArAdhanA Aja kalikAla meM kareM, taba bhI vaha kaSAyoM ko zAnta-upazAnta hI karegA aura usake pariNAma svarUpa karma-mala kSINa hI hogA | dharma se svarga kA bhautika sukha nahIM, Atma-zAnti hI milegI / ataH apane Apako devoM kI gulAmI se, bhautika pralobhanoM se Upara uThAkara niSkAma-bhAva se sAdhanA meM lagAe~ / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI ko AtmasAta kareM | parama Ananda kI anubhUti hogI / apraila 1986 (376) Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke devadUta kyA kara rahe haiM ? vizva-jagat meM caitanya-jagat mahattvapUrNa jagat hai / mAnava hI nahIM, pazu-pakSI jagat kI bhI apanI eka mahattvapUrNa viziSTatA hai / ise yoM hI mAnava apanI mahattA ke Aveza meM nakAra nahIM sakatA / mAnavIya jIvana kI sthiti kA bahuta-kucha mUlAdhAra pazupakSI Adi kA tuccha evaM sAdhAraNa kahA jAne vAlA jagat hI hai / parantu, kheda hai, ukta jagat kI kitanI bar3I dayanIya avahelanA hai ki usake jIvana ko jIvana hI nahIM samajhA jAtA | usake sukha:duHkha kA ThIka taraha mUlyAMkana nahIM kiyA jA rahA hai / usake amola jIvana ko AhAra ke rUpa meM mAnava-jAti ne kitanA udarastha kara liyA hai, yaha saba gaNanA se bAhara kI bAta ho gaI hai / saundarya prasAdhanoM ke rUpa meM vanya-prANiyoM kA evaM anya jantu jagat kA kitanA saMhAra ho rahA hai, yaha hama Aye dina samAcAra patroM meM par3hate haiM, phira bhI hama jar3avat hokara isa duHkhada sthiti para kucha bhI vicAra nahIM karate / yathAvasara maiM isa para phira kabhI carcA karane kA vicAra rakha rahA hU~ / prastuta meM eka bar3I du:khada bAta hai go-vaMza ke saMhAra kI / manuSya prArambha se dugdha-jIvI rahA hai / janma lete hI sarva prathama AhAra ke rUpa meM mAtA kA dUdha hI grahaNa karatA hai / isalie tatkAlIna zizu-jIvana ko saMskRta koSoM meM stanaMdhayI kahA jAtA hai / isakA artha hai-mAnava ke saMpoSaNa ke lie dugdha-pAna ati Avazyaka hai| mAtR-dugdha ke samAna gAya kA dUdha bhI amRta tulya hai / gAya kA dugdha jitanA halkA, pAcaka, pauSTika evaM sAtha hI sAttvika hai, utanA aura koI nahIM hai| bhArata ke prAcIna AyurvedAcArya isake sAkSI haiM / sAkSI kI bAta chor3ie, yaha to pratyakSa meM bhI anubhava siddha hai- " pratyakSe sati anyat kiM pramANam ? " (377) Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa meM go-pAlana kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai / kucha apavAdoM ko chor3akara gAya kA gomAtA ke rUpa meM udAtta guNagAna anugaMjita hai bhAratIya vAGmaya meM / vaidika evaM paurANika kAla meM maharSiyoM ke Azrama nirjana vanoM meM hote the aura vahA~ gAyoM kA pAlana apane hI parivAra ke eka mahattvapUrNa pUjya vyakti ke rUpa meM hotA thA / kAmadhenu aura nandinI Adi kI kathAe~ isa sambandha meM mahattvapUrNa haiM / jaina - paramparA meM bhI go-pAlana kA mahattva hai / idhara-udhara dUra na jAe~, zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke hI kAla kI bAta kara leM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke gRhastha ziSya pramukha zrAvaka Ananda ke yahA~ cAlIsa hajAra gAyoM kA eka virATa samUha thA / aMga - sAhitya kA upAsakadazAMga sUtra isakA sAkSI hai / kucha anya zrAvakoM ke yahA~ bhI gAyoM ke aneka vizAla vraja the| eka-eka vraja ( gokula ) meM dasa hajAra gAyeM hotI thIM / campA nagarI ke kAmadeva zrAvaka ke pAsa 6 vraja the / vArANasI ke calaNIpiyA zrAvaka ke pAsa gAyoM ke ATha vraja the / vArANasI nagarI ke surAdeva zrAvaka ke pAsa gAyoM ke chaha vraja the / AlabhikA nagara ke cullazataka zrAvaka ke pAsa chaha vraja the / kAmpilyapura nagara ke kuMDakaulika zrAvaka ke pAsa gAyoM ke chaha vraja the / polAsapura nivAsI zrAvaka sakaDAlaputra ke pAsa gAyoM kA eka vraja thA / rAjagRha ke mahAzataka zrAvaka ke pAsa gAyoM ke ATha vraja the / zrAvastI ke zrAvaka nandinIpiyA ke pAsa gAyoM ke cAra vraja the aura vahIM ke sAlihIpiyA zrAvaka ke pAsa bhI cAra vraja the / ukta kathanoM para se spaSTa hai, mAnava ke sAtha gAya kA eka mahanIya udAtta sambandha rahA hai / madhya yuga meM gAyoM kI rakSA ke lie bhAratIya dayAlu mAnavoM ne saMgharSa meM ha~sate-ha~sate apane sira kaTAe haiM / Aja unheM bhale hI koI bhUla jAe, kintu itihAsa unheM kaise bhUla sakatA hai / aura, spaSTa hai ki ina dayAvIroM ko bhUlanA kRtaghnatA ke sivA aura kyA hai ? bhArata meM hI nahIM, videzoM meM bhI gomAtA ne apanI viziSTatA sthApita kI hai / go ke dugdha ko hI mAnava jIvana saMpoSaNa ke hetu eka viziSTa dugdha (378) Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnA gayA hai / yahI hetu hai ki videzoM meM govaMza ke pAlana para aneka rASTroM ne vizeSa dhyAna diyA hai / amerikA to ina saba meM agraNI rahA hai| amerikA meM go-rakSA ke prati jitanA dhyAna diyA jAtA rahA hai, vaha anya aneka dezoM meM bhI eka Adarza udAharaNa bana gayA hai, kintu kheda hai, Aja vahA~ kyA sthiti hai ? aba yaha mati vimati ke rUpa meM kisa prakAra parivartita ho gaI hai / abhI kucha hI samaya pUrva jarmanI meM lAkhoM gAyeM kATane kI carcA samAcAra-patroM meM AI thI aura usa para prAya: samagra bhArata meM eka vikaTa hAhAkAra maca gayA thA / aneka ahiMsA pracAra pradhAna tathA go-rakSaka saMsthAna una gAyoM ko bacAne kI yojanA meM laga gae the / antima pariNAma kyA huA, mujhe ThIka taraha mAlUma nahIM hai, parantu abhI eka aura dhamAkA ho rahA hai amerikA meM / jo jarmanI ke dhamAke se bhI kahIM bhayaMkara hai / janasattA, dillI 23 mArca 1986 ke lAkhoM gAyeM kATI jAnevAlI haiM, patra meM likhA haisAta phIsadI kama karane ke lie agale saptAha jAne kA kAryakrama hai / aMka meM samAcAra hai-amerikA meM " ye gAyeM 13,988 kisAnoM kI haiM / inheM pahale garma salAkhoM se dAgA jAegA, tAki anya DerIvAloM ko gaira-kAnUnI taura para becI na jA sakeM / pazuoM ke adhikAroM kI vakAlata karane vAle saikar3oM guTa virodha kara rahe haiM / virodha katla kI bajAya inheM dAge jAne kI bahaziyAnA nirmamatA' ke khilApha unakA " hai| " amerikA meM dUdha kA utpAdana 10 lAkha gAyoM ko katla kie isa kAryakrama se agale 18 mahInoM meM utpAdana 12 araba 30 karoDa pAuNDa kama hogA / isase amerikI sarakAra ko 23 araba DAlara kI bacata hogI, jo use agale tIna sAla meM yaha dUdha kharIdane va sTora karane para kharca karanI par3atI / amerikA meM hara sAla 40 lAkha gAyeM katla kI jAtI haiM / isa bAra saMkhyA meM 9 lAkha 51 hajAra aura bar3hotarI hone kI hai / (379) Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pichale sAla marakAra ne kisAnoM se 16 araba pAuNDa se jyAdA kA phAlatU dUdha kharIdA thA / phira usase itanA panIra aura makkhana banA, jise 12 araba DAlara kharca kara deza bhara ke bhaMDAgAroM meM rakhanA par3A / amerikA se itanA dUsare dezoM ko niryAta hone kI saMbhAvanAe~ bhI khatma ho cukI haiM / udhara deza meM eka karor3a bAraha lAkha gAyoM kI saMkhyA tejI se bar3ha rahI hai | inheM acchA cArA milane se dUdha bar3hatA jA rahA hai / vyApArika DerI phArmoM kI saMkhyA 1961 meM chaha lAkha thI, jo ghaTa kara 1981 meM do lAkha raha gii|" samAcAra patra meM anta meM likhA hai-" gAyoM ke mAMsa kA niryAta kiyA jAegA athavA deza meM hI muphta bA~TA jAegA / " __ amerikA araboM-kharaboM DAlara saMhAraka zastroM ke rUpa meM kharca kara rahA hai / kheda hai, vahA~ use apane Arthika prazna dhyAna meM nahIM Ate / nirdoSa mUka gAyoM ke vadha meM hI Arthika samasyA kA samAdhAna use dikhAI de rahA hai / yaha kaisI vicitra sthiti hai ki hAni ke kSudra cheda to banda kie jA rahe haiM, kintu bar3e-bar3e bhImakAya dvAra khole jA rahe haiN| kyA hI acchA ho, vizva saMhAraka paramANu zastrAstroM kI ora se apanI durvRtti ko haTAkara mAnava evaM anya jIvana kI rakSA kI dizA meM apanI prApta zakti kA sadupayoga kiyA jAe / amerikA anudAna Adi ke rUpa meM bhI apanI eka khyAti arjana kara rahA hai, kintu avikasita evaM ardha-vikasita dezoM meM mAnava itane abhAvagrasta haiM ki kucha pUcho nahIM | abhI-abhI ithopiyA meM bhUkha se pIr3ita dasa lAkha se bhI adhika mAnava tar3aphatar3apha kara mauta ke zikAra ho gae haiM / vartamAna meM bhI aneka deza sUkhe se pIr3ita haiM / ata: annotpAdana ke abhAva meM parivAra ke parivAra Atma-hatyA ke dvArA mara rahe haiM aura kucha ghAsa kI banI roTI khAkara jIvana ke ine-gine dina gina rahe haiM / aneka hajAra grAmINa kSetra aise bhI haiM, jahA~ manuSya ne mAtA ke stana ke dUdha ke sivA jIvana bhara anya dUdha kA rasAsvAdana taka nahIM kiyA hai / kyA amerikA apane yahA~ ke dugdha kA pravAha isa ora nahIM bahA sakatA | yaha bhI to mAnava-sevA kA puNya-karma hai / gAyoM ko kATane kI apekSA yaha patha itanA adhika prazasta hai ki vaha vizva jagat meM puNyArjana ke sAtha-sAtha mahAna yazasvI ho sakatA hai | (380) . Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bAta aura hai, jisakI carcA kie binA rahA nahIM jAtA hai / bhArata se aneka ahiMsA ke devadUta saMnyAsI, yogI aura dharmapracAraka kaba se amerikA jA rahe haiM / aneka go-bhakta vaiSNava santa haiM aura sAtha hI ahiMsA ke mahAn pakSadhara jaina santa bhI / ahiMsA pracAra ke bar3e-bar3e vijJApana bhI tathAkathita saMsthAnoM kI ora se pracArita kie jA rahe haiM / merI samajha meM nahIM AtA ki ve yathArtha meM kyA kara rahe haiM ? ve aura kucha nahIM to kama-se-kama isa prakAra ke sAmUhika go-vadha ke hiMsA - kANDoM ke virodha meM to kucha kara hI sakate haiM / kevala kara sakane kI bAta nahIM, unheM karanA hI cAhie / yaha anivArya dAyitva hai, ina yazasvI dharmayAtriyoM para / idhara bhArata kI sthiti bhI nAjuka hai ukta prasaMga meM / bhArata dharma-pradhAna deza kahA jAtA hai / yahA~ cira- kAla se ahiMsA kI dharma dundubhi bajatI A rahI hai aura vaha aba bhI baja rahI hai yA bajAI jA rahI hai, kintu kheda hai, yahA~ bhI go-vadha bandI ke hetu abhI koI ullekhanIya prayatna ho nahIM pAe haiM / kucha apavAdoM ko chor3akara eka taraha se nAgArjuna kA zUnyavAda hI hai / anya vaiSNava Adi paramparA kI bAta eka ora chor3a detA hU~ / maiM apanI hI paramparA bAta kara rahA hU~, jo ekamAtra pAda - vihAra ke dvArA dharma pracAra kA dAvA karate A rahe haiM / maiM pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ina abhivandanIya ahiMsA ke devadUtoM ne kyA kiyA hai ? ahiMsA kI sUkSma carcA apanI hI mAnyatA ke paramparAgata kSetroM meM evaM janatA meM kI jAtI hai, jo mUlata: hI ahiMsA kA pakSadhara hai / yaha pracAra kArya to hiMsA ke kSetra meM honA cAhie thA / dIpaka vahA~ jalAnA cAhie, jahA~ saghana aMdhakAra ho / sUrya ke divya prakAza meM, pUrNimA kI svaccha candrikA meM dIpaka jalAne kA kucha artha hai ? bar3I lajjA kI bAta hai, bhArata jaise Arya deza meM aura ahiMsAvAdI dharma - dhurandhara santoM kI vidyamAnatA meM bhI go-rakSA jaisA puNya kArya sAmUhika abhiyAna ke rUpa meM yathocita paddhati se nahIM ho pA rahA hai / bhArata ke ahiMsAvAdI dharma sabhI prANiyoM kI rakSA ke upadeSTA evaM anumantA haiM / maiM paMthoM kI nahIM, dharma kI bAta kaha rahA hU~ / patha bhraSTa paMtha kyA karate haiM ? vaha to eka prakAra kA glAni mUlaka adharma hI hai / unheM dharma kahanA hI pApa hai / dharma to vaha hai, jo 'savva jagajIvarakkhaNa dayaTThayAe' ke prakAza meM hotA hai / ataeva zuddha dharma ke upAsaka prAtaH sAyaM apane ArAdhya deva se prArthanA karate haiM- " bhUtadayA vistAraya, tAraya saMsAra sAgarataH / " (381) Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kitane mahAna udAtta evaM sarva maMgala vicAra haiM, parantu abhI itanI divya-zakti nahIM hai, to kama-se-kama go-rakSA se to bhUtadayA kI yAtrA prArambha honI hI cAhie | maiM sabhI prANiyoM ke kalyANamaMgala kI kAmanA karatA hU~ / eka kI ahiMsA aura dUsare kI hiMsA meM merA vizvAsa nahIM hai / phira bhI sAdhAraNa mAnava ke prayatna kI evaM zakti kI eka sImA hai / hameM ImAnadArI se usa sImita zakti kA prayatna evaM upayoga to karanA hI cAhie / prApta zakti kA samayocita zuddha prayoga na karanA bhI adharma kI koTi meM AtA hai / maiM AzA karatA hU~, prabuddha ahiMsAvAdI mahAnubhAva prastuta cintana para avazya hI mukta mana se vicAra kareMge aura apane sImita dAyaroM meM se nikala kara mukta mana se ahiMsA ke upayogI vyApaka kSetra meM apanA samucita yoga-dAna deMge / maI 1986 (382) Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arahaMtANaM athavA arihaMtANaM __bhASA koI bhI ho, vaha eka bahatA pravAha hai | ukta pravAha meM mUla zabda zabdAntara meM pariNata ho jAte haiM, sAtha hI arthAntara meM bhI / janatA kI jihvA para zabda phisalate jAte haiM aura ve nayA nayA rUpa grahaNa karate jAte haiM / kAlAntara meM una zabdoM ke artha bhI usI anurUpa meM badalate jAte haiM / bhASA-vijJAna ke abhyAsiyoM ke lie yaha koI naI bAta nahIM hai | vaidika, jaina aura bauddha paramparA meM isa prakAra ke zabdAntara aura tadanurUpa arthAntara ke hajAroM udAharaNa yatra-tatra tattat-sAhitya meM Aja bhI dekhe jA sakate haiM / jaina-paramparA ke NamokkAra suta arthAt namaskAra sUtra mahAmantra namokkAra ( navakAra ) ke prathama zabda ke sambandha meM bhI aisA hI huA hai / prathama pada ke tIna rUpa milate haiM-namo arahaMtANaM, namo arihaMtANaM aura namo aruhaMtANaM / bhASA-vijJAna kI dRSTi se yaha mAtra uccAraNa kI bhinnatA hai / kintu, isa uccAraNa bhinnatA ke kAraNa rUpAntarita hue zabdoM ke artha bhI bhinna-bhinna rUpa se kie gae haiM / 1. " arahaMtANaM-arha pUjAyAm " dhAtu se niSpanna hai / jisakA artha hai-pUjya, vandanIya evaM abhinandanIya arahaMta triloka pUjita haiM | isalie arahaMta 2. arihaMtANaM kA artha kiyA gayA hai-ari arthAt zatru, unakA hanana karanevAlA arihanta hotA hai / 'ara' kauna ? yaha prazna upasthita hone para Upara se vyAkhyA kI gaI ki karma rUpI ari arthAt zatruoM kA hanana karanevAlA / 3. aruhaMta tIsarA rUpa hai / usakA artha kiyA jAtA hai - 'a' arthAt nahIM | ruha arthAt janma / jo karma-bandhana se mukta hone ke bAda purnajanma nahIM lete, ve aruhanta kahalAte haiM / (383) Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahA~ maiM vistAra meM na jA kara saMkSepa meM yahI carcA kara lenA cAhatA hU~, ki mUla zabda kyA hai ? prAcIna Agama-sAhitya evaM taduttara sAhitya meM adhikatara prayoga kisa zabda kA hai ? Ajakala namo arihaMtANaM adhika pracalita hai | maiMne bhI pahale apane lekhoM meM evaM granthoM meM isI arihanta zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai, kintu mere antar-mana meM yaha bAta khaTakatI rahI ki mahAmantra meM yaha adhUre artha kA vAcaka zabda kyoM hai ? vizeSa zabda ke sthAna meM sAmAnya zabda kA prayoga cintanIya hai / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki namaskAra sUtra maMgala sUtra hai / usameM pahale hI ari-hanana arthAt zatruoM kI hatyA jaisA amaMgala zabda kyoM prayukta huA ? namaskAra sUtra padya nahIM, gadya hai aura gadya meM akSaroM kI, mAtrAoM kI gaNanA kI vyavasthA nahIM hai / ata: TIkAkAroM ne prAraMbha meM karma zabda kA prayoga kara, jo karmarUpI ari arthAt zatruoM ko hanana karanevAle artha kI upapatti dI hai, usakI apekSA mUla meM hI yadi 'namo kammArihaMtANaM spaSTa pATha rahatA, to kyA hAni thI ? jaba ki 'namo loe savva sAhUNaM' jaisA paMcama dIrgha sUtra hai hii| phira yahA~ ' arihaMtANaM' meM bhI kammArihaMtANaM, na karake saMkSepa meM 'arihaMtANaM' kahanA vicAraNIya bana jAtA hai / saMkSepa kA to kucha artha hI nahIM hai, jabaki paMcama pada kAphI dIrgha sUtra hai / kAphI dinoM se vicAra-maMthana hotA rahA aura prAcIna Agama Adi zAstroM evaM granthoM kA adhyayana bhI calatA rahA / maiM yahA~ saMkSepa meM kucha uddharaNa dekara yaha batAnA cAhU~gA ki prAcIna kAla meM mUla zabda ' arahaMta' thA aura vahI uccAraNa-bheda se trirUpa ho gayA / sarva prathama aMga-sAhitya kA prathama aMga sUtra AcArAMga hai, jo bhASA Adi kI dRSTi se vidvat jagat meM sarvAdhika prAcIna mAnA jAtA hai / dekhie AcArAMga kA mUla pATha "arahaMtA bhagavaMtA te savve evmaaikkhNti|" -AcArAMga, 1, 4, 1, 132 " se bhagavaM arahaM jiNa kevalI " - AcArAMga, 2, 15. (384) Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA aMga sUtra sUtrakRtAMga hai / usakA vIratthuI nAmaka chaTThA adhyayana dekhie " etANi vaMtA arahA mahesI " sUtrakRtAMga, 1, 6, 26 "soccA ya dhammaM arahaMta bhAsiyaM " vahI, 1, 6, 29 prastuta vIra stuti meM 'arahA hai, 'arihA nahIM / sAtha hI 'arahaMta hai, 'arihanta nahIM / sUtrakRtAMga ke hI adhyayana 2, sUtra 164 meM bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie 'arahA' zabda kA hI prayoga kiyA hai tathAhi " arahA NAyaputte bhagavaM, vesAlIe viyAhie" sUtrakRtAMga 1, 2, 164 uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke chaThe adhyayana kI 18 vI gAthA meM bhI yahI pATha jyoM-kA-tyoM ullikhita hai | tRtIya aMga sthAnAMga sUtra meM bhI anekatra 'arahaMta ' zabda kA hI prayoga "khINamohassa NaM arahao tao kammasA jugavaM khijjati" -sthAnAMga, 3, 4, 527 " dhammAo NaM arahAo saMtI arahA tihi sAgarovamehiM tica ubhAgapaliovamaUNaehiM vItikkatehi samuppaNNe " -sthAnAMga 3, 4, 530 " mallI NaM arahA tihiM purisasaehiM saddhi muNDe bhavitA" -sthAnAMga 3, 4, 532 " pAse NaM arahA tihiM purisasaehiM saddhi muNDe bhavitA" -sthAnAMga 3, 4, 533 samavayAMga sUtra meM to 'arahaMta' zabda sarvatra vyApta hai / jahA~ kahIM tIrthaMkaroM ke nAmoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai, vahA~ 'arahaMta' zabda hI prayukta huA hai / vistAra meM na jAkara yahA~ udAharaNa ke rUpa meM kucha pATha upasthita kie jAte haiM (385) Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " 66 " 66 " " pAsassa NaM arahao purisAdANi assa 8,8 arahA NaM ariTThanemi NamI NaM arahA "15, 2 " arahato NaM ariTThanemissa " 18, 2 are NaM arahA 30, 4 arahao pAyamUle pasaMtacittamANasA dhammaM nisAmaMta pUjArhantItyarhantaH | " "1 " namaskAra mahAmantra kA maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM pUrNa pATha sarva prathama puMcamAMga bhagavatI sUtra ke prArambha meM milatA hai / bhagavatI sUtra para mahAn vRttikAra abhayadevasUri kI mahattvapUrNa vRttiTIkA hai / ukta vRttivAle bhagavatIsUtra meM namo arahaMtANaM pATha mUla rUpa se svIkRta kiyA hai aura usakA saMskRta rUpa 'namo arhabhyaH'karake nimnAMkita zabdoM meM pUjAtizaya kA varNana hai - " arhabhyaH - amaravara - vinirmitAzokAdimahAprAtihAryarUpAM yadAha ca arahA arahaMtA teNa vuccati / " - " 19 10, 4 apanI TIkA meM AcArya deva arihaMtANaM pAThAntara ke rUpa meM sthAna dete haiM / unhIM ke zabdoM meM 11 arihaMta vaMdaNa-namaMsaNANi, arihaMti pUyasakkAraM, siddhigamaNaM " ?? 34, 24 arihantANaM iti pAThAntaram / " " arUhantANaM ityapi pAThAntaram / " aura ' aruhaMtANaM' ko ukta ullekha para se spaSTa hai ki ' arahaMtANaM ' pATha mukhya hai evaM anya donoM pATha gauNa haiM / ataH sAdhaka ko prabuddhatA kI dR: se mukhya pATha hI svIkAra karanA cAhie / (386) dazavaikAlika sUtra para chaThI zatAbdI ke mahAna zrutadhara AcArya agastasiMha sUri ne prAkRta meM cUrNi kI racanA kI hai| usake maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM unhoMne jo gAthA prastuta kI hai, usameM 'arahanta' zabda hI prayukta hai / dekhie, gAthA kA pUrvArddha " arahaMta - siddha-vidu-vAyANArie Namiya savvasAdhU ya / " For Private & Personal Use.Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAnoM kI dRSTi meM 'bhagavatI ArAdhanA' jo ki yApanIya saMgha ke mahAna AcArya zivArya kI racanA hai / kAla-gaNanA meM vikrama kI prArambhika zatAbdI ke Asa-pAsa kI racanA svIkAra kI gaI hai | itane prAcIna grantha meM bhI AcAryazrI ne maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM jo prathama gAthA upasthita kI hai, usameM 'arahanta' zabda hI prayukta hai tathAhei "vaMditA arahaMte vocchaM ArAhaNaM kamaso " bhagavatI ArAdhanA ke suprasiddha prAcIna TIkAkAra arahanta zabda kA artha pUjAtizaya karate haiM | jaisA ki unhoMne likhA hai " atizayitapUjAbhAja ityayamartho'nena arahaMte ityanenoktaH " namotthuNaM ( zakrastava) para mahAna zrutadhara AcAryazrI haribhadra sUrIzvara kI lalita-vistarA eka mahattI TIkA hai | usameM bhI ' arahaMtANaM' hI upanyasta kiyA gayA hai, 'arihaMtANaM' nahIM "arahaMtANaM 1 arUhanta ete cArhanto nAmAdyanekabhedAH" zrI kalpasUtra, caturdaza pUrvavid zrutakevalI AcArya bhadrabAhu kI mahantvapUrNa racanA hai / kalpasUtra ke prArambha meM maMgalAcaraNa rUpa pUrNa namaskAra mantra sUtra ullikhita hai / usameM bhI 'namo arahaMtANaM' pATha hI nirdiSTa hai / Age calakara jahA~ devendra garbha saMharaNa ke prasaMga para bhagavAna mahAvIra ko devendra zakrastava-namotthuNaM se vandana karatA hai, vahA~ bhI "namotthuNaM arahaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM" pATha hai / anyatra bhI anya tIrthaMkaroM ke jahA~ nAmollekha kie haiM, vahA~ sarvatra 'arahanta evaM arahA' pATha hI aMkita haiM / prAkRta vyAkaraNa ke racayitA kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrAcArya mUla arhad zabda se hI anya arUhanta, arihanta zabdoM kA uccAraNa bheda se nirdeza karate "uccAhati"-2,111 1 (ka) lokottara mAnavatAM, (kha) adyAlApakadvayena stotavyasampaduktA, yato'rhatAmeva bhagavatAM stotavye samagraM nibandhanam -lalita vistarA (387) Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -"arhat-zabde saMyuktasyAntyavyajanAtpUrvo ut aditauca bhvtH| arUho, araho, ariho / arUhanto, arahanto, arihanto / " prAkRta meM isa prakAra ke prayoga bahulatA se milate haiM, jahA~ arhati dhAtu kA prAkRta rUpa 'arihaI' bana gayA hai | kintu artha arhati kA hI hai-yogyatA Adi / isake lie AcArAMga, uttarAdhyayana sUtra Adi aMga evaM aMga-bAhya sUtra dRSTavya hai / yaha saba uccAraNa bheda kA khela hai / prAcIna granthoM ke anya bhI sahasrAdhika pramANa upasthita kie jA sakate haiM, kintu pAThoM ke vistAra meM pAThakoM kA samaya lenA apekSita nahIM hai / prabuddha pAThakoM ke lie itanA hI paryApta hai, vastu-sthiti samajhane ke lie | anta meM eka prAcIna aitihAsika prastara lekha ko uddhRta karake maiM lekha kA upasaMhAra kara rahA hU~ / lagabhaga 2200 varSa pUrva kA eka prAcInatama zilAlekha bhuvanezvara ke * pAsa eka parvata para mahAna jaina samrATa khAravela kA 'hAthI gumphAmeM aMkita hai / usameM namaskAra mahAmantra ke prathama do pada hI aMkita haiM-"namo arahaMtAna namo svsidhaanN|" usI lekha meM eka aura prasaMga para pATha hai, usameM bhI arahaMta zabda aMkita hai "kAyanisIdiyA......................arahatanisIdiyA.................. -prAcIna bhAratIya abhilekhoM kA adhyayana dvitIya khaNDa, pRSTha 27-28. zvetAmbara paraMparA meM AcArya siddhasenakRta mahAmaMtra navakAra kA eka saMskRta rUpAntara supracalita hai / usameM bhI arhad zabda kA hI prayoga kiyA gayA "namo'rhasiddhAcAryopAdhyAyasarvasAdhubhyaH" ajaina paraMparA meM bhI anekatra arhad zabda hI prayukta hai / "yaM zaivA: samupAsyate ziva iti..." yaha ajaina paramparA kA suprasiddha evaM sarvamAnya maMgalAcaraNa rUpa zloka hai / isameM bhI jainoM ke upAsya deva ke lie arhad zabda hI ullikhita hai (388) Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabuddha pAThakoM evaM sAdhakoM ko vastusthiti kI yathArthatA kA paricaya karAne ke lie hI yaha merA rugNAvasthA meM bhI saMkSipta kintu yathArtha samuddima hai / AzA hai mere abhiprAya para anAgraha buddhi se cintana kiyA jAegA / "buddhe phalaM tattva - vicAraNaM ca" yaha mahAna sUkti kisI bhI dRSTi se upekSita nahIM kI jA sakatI / julAI 1986 "arhannityatha jainazAsanaratAH / " (389) Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya kauna ? khaNDa 1 Aja ke yuga kA mAnava mahattvAkAMkSA ke bhISaNa roga se itanA grasta hai, ki usake sambandha meM kyA kahA jAe aura kyA nahIM ? vicitra sthiti hai mAnava kI / yaha roga rAjanItika evaM anya sAmAjika kSetroM meM to phailA huA thA hI, durbhAgya hai ki vizuddha AdhyAtmika kSetra ke rUpa meM prakhyApita dharma - paramparAoM meM bhI abAdha gati se phaila rahA hai aura to kyA, jaina-dharma jaise nirgratha koTi ke dharma meM bhI ukta roga kI granthiyA~ uddhata ho rahI haiM jinheM dhArmika jIvana kA kaiMsara kahA jAe, to koI atyukti nahIM hogI / Ajakala jo bhI samAcAra idhara-udhara patra-patrikAoM meM par3hane-sunane ko milate haiM, saba ora pada - mahotsavoM kI dhUma-dhAma hai / pada kI garimA kyA hai, vizeSataH dhArmika padoM kI, isa ora kama dhyAna diyA jA rahA hai / adhikatara rAjanItika kSetra meM panapa rahI tuSTIkaraNa kI nIti hI apanAI jA rahI hai / yaha vyakti vizeSa kI AlocanA nahIM hai aura na kisI vizeSa paramparA kI / yaha to eka mAtra padoM kI garimA kA hI udbodhana hai / aura saba padoM ko eka ora chor3a detA hU~ / prastuta meM AcArya pada kI mahattA kA hI uttaMkana hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM AcArya kA bahuta bar3A mahattva hai| jaina, bauddha, vaidika- tInoM hI paramparAoM ke padoM kI zRMkhalA meM AcArya kA pada sarvAdhika mahattva kA hai / saMgha kA netRtva AcArya karatA hai / yadi pada ke anurUpa kuzala netRtva hai, to saMgha garimA ke uttarottara zikharoM para ArohaNa karatA jAtA hai / yadi yaha kuzalatA nahIM hai, to prAcIna AcAryoM ke zabdoM meM vaha kevala "atthi saMggAho" arthAt kevala nirjIva haDDiyoM kA DhAMcA bana jAtA hai / yahI hetu hai ki prAcIna kAla se hI AcArya ke sadguNoM kA mukta gAna hotA A rahA hai / (390) Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara tIrtha kI sthApanA avazya karate haiM, kintu usakA saMcAlana svayaM nahIM karate / tIrtha arthAt saMgha kA saMcAlana tIrthaMkaroM ke gaNadhara arthAt AcArya karate haiM / itanA bar3A dAyitva durbala vyaktitva ke AcArya vahana nahIM kara sakate / isIlie prAcIna AcAryoM ne AcArya pada kI vyAkhyA karate hue usake mUla chattIsa guNoM kA ullekha kiyA hai / pAThaka dekheMge ki paramparA se ullikhita hote Ae ye chattIsa guNa kitane mahattvapUrNa haiM / ekaeka guNa itanA jyotirmaya hai ki usake divya prakAza meM Aja ke ye saMghoM para chAye andhere eka kSaNa bhI nahIM raha sakate haiN| 1. dezayuta : AcArya Arya dezoM meM janma lene vAlA honA cAhie / Arya deza kA artha hai - pavitra AcAra-vicAra vAlA deza / jisa deza meM prAraMbha se hI sva-para jIvana ke kalyANakArI AcAra-vicAra sahaja hI prApta hote haiM, usa deza meM janma lene vAlA vyakti prAyaH janma-jAta sadAcArI evaM pavitra jIvana vAlA hotA hai / ataH Arya dezotpanna AcArya ke mana-mastiSka meM sadguNoM kA saurabha saMskAragata ho jAtA hai / ata: usake zAsana meM ziSya paraMparA sahaja hI sadAcAra-patha para agrasara hotI rahatI hai / 2. kulayuta : kula kA artha pitR pakSa hai / pitR-paramparA ke sadAcArI uttama kula meM kulIna vyakti svayaM sAdhanA patha para nirbAdha gati se calatA hai aura dUsaroM ko bhI nirdhArita sadAcAra patha para apane jIvana-patha se sahaja preraNA detA hai| netA kA apanA svayaM kA jIvana hI apane anuyAyiyoM ke lie Adarza rUpa hotA hai / 3. jAtiyuta : jAti kA artha mAtR pakSa hai / jisa vyakti kA mAtR pakSa vinamratA, udAratA evaM sahanazIlatA Adi guNoM se ujjvala hotA hai, vaha vyakti binA kisI haThAta AropaNa ke prAya: sahaja hI ukta guNoM se samanvita hotA hai / bAlaka para sarva prathama mAtA ke hI guNa yA avaguNa avatarita hote haiM / itihAsa ke aneka udAharaNa haiM, ucca jAti sampanna mAtAoM ne apanI santAnoM ko prArambha se hI uccatara saMskAra diye haiM, jinake phala - svarUpa ve itihAsa meM svarNAkSaroM se aMkita kiye jA rahe haiM / 4. rUpayuta: prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva ke lie rUpa kA apanA eka viziSTa mahattva hai / yaha prAcIna lokokti prAyaH satya kI kasauTI para kharI (391) Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utaratI A rahI hai "yatrAkRtistatra guNA vasanti / jahA~ prabhAvazAlI evaM manohArI sundara rUpa hai, vahA~ guNoM kA nivAsa hotA hai / yahI hetu hai ki sUtra siddha bhaktAmara Adi stotroM meM tathA prAcIna AgamoM meM tIrthaMkaroM, gaNagharoM evaM anya virATa puruSoM ke divya rUpa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / sarva sAdhAraNa vyakti aise mahApuruSa ke darzana se sahaja hI unake prati AkRSTa hote haiM, unakA mana, vANI, karma se bahumAna karate haiM evaM unake dvArA nirdiSTa patha para prasannatA ke sAtha agrasara hote rahate haiM / yadi saMgha kA netA lUlA, la~gar3A, kAnA evaM kurUpa ho to vaha svayaM bhI parihAsa kA pAtra hotA hai aura usakA saMgha bhI / spaSTa hai, aise kurUpa vyakti ke prati samAdara kI bhAvanA nahIM ho pAtI / 5. saMhananayuta : saMhanana kA artha hai-eka viziSTa zArIrika gaThana evaM zakti / jisakA zarIra sakSama hotA hai, vaha idhara-udhara ke upadravoM se vicalita nahIM hotA / kaSTa ke kSaNoM meM use khedAnubhUti nahIM hotI / dRr3ha saMhanana kA netA upadrava-kAla meM svayaM saharSa Age bar3hakara apane anuyAyI janoM kA yathocita saMrakSaNa kara sakatA hai / jo svayaM hI maracIlA hai evaM apane jIvana ko hI nirjIva zava kI taraha Dho rahA hai, vaha dUsaroM kI rakSA kyA khAka karegA? 6. dhRtiyuta : dhRti kA artha hai-dhairya, zakti / eka uccastarIya dRr3hatA evaM sthiratA / dRr3ha manobala kA netA vipatti ke kSaNoM meM digbhrAnta nahIM hotA / vaha siMha puruSa apane asAdhAraNa manobala ke dvArA tatkAla yathocita nirNaya letA hai aura apane saMgha ko pavanAhata ghAsa-pAta kI taraha idhara-udhara dizAhIna sthiti meM bhaTakane nahIM detA | kAyara vyakti, jabaki svayaM dizAhIna ho jAtA hai, to vaha dUsaroM kA kyA dizA nirdezana karegA? 7. anAzaMsi : AcArya ko anAzaMsi arthAt nispRha honA cAhie / kAmanAgrasta AcArya icchAoM kA dAsa hotA hai, ata: vaha apanI icchAoM kI pUrti ke lie kucha bhI kara sakatA hai| nisi vyakti hI mukta-bhAva se spaSTa satya kA pratipAdana kara sakatA hai, anyathA vaha logoM ke dabAva meM Akara artha kA anartha bhI kara DAlatA hai, jisake phala-svarUpa saMgha meM darAreM par3a jAtI haiM / sahI netA vaha (392) Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA hai, jo janatA ko apane pIche calAtA hai, na ki svayaM pIcha laggU bana kara janatA ke pIche calatA hai / Aja ke netAoM ko ve cAhe kisI bhI kSetra ke hoM, koI bhI hoM, unheM ukta guNa kI mahattI AvazyakatA hai / anAzaMsi netA hI nirbhaya evaM niSkapaTa hotA hai / vaha satya ke prati samarpita hotA hai / mu~ha dekhakara tilaka lagAne kI burI Adata usameM nahIM hotI | 8. avikathana : avikathana kA artha hai - vikathana rahita honA / vikathana ke aneka artha kie jAte haiM / vikathana kA eka artha hai- bAta-bAta para apanI bar3AI hAMkanA, apane ko zreSTha tathA dUsaroM ko nikRSTa batAnA / AcArya ko ukta doSa se mukta rahanA cAhie / apane mu~ha miyAmiThu banane se koI lAbha nahIM yadi puSpa meM sugandha hai, to vaha apane Apa Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko mahakA detA hai | lAkha rupaye mUlya ke hIre ko svayaM apanA mUlya nahIM batAnA par3atA hai / parakhane vAlI A~kheM svayaM parakha letI haiM ki vaha kyA hai, aura kaisA hai ? vikathana kA dUsarA artha hai - bahubhASI honA / prasaMga evaM aprasaMga kA khyAla na kara, yoM hI bAtoM ke ghor3e daur3Ate jAnA kSudra vyaktittva kA dyotaka hai / ata: AcArya ko ukta doSa se bhI bacanA cAhie / vikathana kA tIsarA artha hai-kisI ke dvArA thor3A-sA bhI kSudra aparAdha ho jAe, to netA belagAma ho jAtA hai aura nindA ke rUpa meM idhara-udhara betukepana meM logoM se bAra-bAra kahatA phiratA hai / vaha 'sAgaravaragaMbhIrA netA nahIM hotA / eka kSudra talaiyA kI taraha yaha usakA tuccha vyavahAra saMgha meM viccheda kI bhAvanA hI paidA karatA hai / ataH spaSTa hai ki ukta vikathana doSa se jAgRti pUrvaka dUra rahanA hI avikathana hai / pAThaka svayaM vicAra kara sakate haiM-ukta avikathana sadguNa kI kitanI adhika garimA evaM mahattA hai / 9. amAi : AcArya kA AcAra-vyavahAra mUlataH mAyA rahita honA cAhie / andara meM kucha aura bAhara meM kucha aura hI yaha mAyA- zalya hai / ukta zalya kA vyakti AcArya to kyA, eka acchA vratI bhI nahIM ho pAtA / isI sandarbha meM AcArya umAsvAti ne tattvArtha sUtra meM kahA hai- "niH zalyovratI" (393) Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7-13 / yaha saralatA niSkapaTatA nATakIya rUpa se dikhAU nahIM honI cAhie / antarhRdaya se sahaja bhAva se udbhUta saralatA hI sAdhanA kA prANa hai / aise niSkapaTa AcArya ke saMgha meM hI sAdhakoM kA jIvana chala-chadma mukta ho sakatA hai| jo svayaM mAyAvI hai, usakA saMgha mAyAvI hogA hI / jahA~ guru aura ziSya lobhI evaM lAlacI banakara chalakapaTa ke dAva khela rahe hoM, una duryodhanoM se bhalA kisakA maMgala evaM kalyANa ho sakatA hai ? 10. sthira paripATI : AcArya ko nirantara zAstrAbhyAsa meM saMlagna rahanA cAhie | spaSTa evaM gahana cintana se hI anuyoga kI paripATI sthira ho pAtI hai / aisA mahAn abhyAsI AcArya sUtra evaM artha kI parUpaNA meM kahIM skhalita nahIM hotA / jo AcArya zAstrAbhyAsa chor3a kara idhara-udhara kI aDaMgebAjI meM lagA rahatA hai, vaha samaya para sUtrArtha ke spaSTa vyAkhyAna meM diGmUDha ho jAtA hai / samayocita nirNaya karane kI kSamatA isa prakAra ke anAbhyAsI AcArya se kaise sambhava ho sakatI hai ? 11. gRhIta - vAkya : hara vyakti ke lie, khAsakara netA pada ke lie vacana-labdhi Avazyaka hai / upAdeya vacana vAle mahAna vyaktitva ke thor3e-se zabdoM meM bhI vaha zakti hotI hai, ki zrotA zraddhA bhAva se tatkAla unheM grahaNa kara letA hai / gRhIta- vAkya guNavAle vyakti ke vacana sAragarbhita hote haiM, nissAra nahIM / 12. jita pariSad : netRtva ke lie yaha mahattvapUrNa guNa hai / kitanI hI bar3I sabhA ho evaM sabhA meM upasthita janatA kisI bhI manaHsthiti meM ho, kuzala netRtva kA dhanI netA sabhA para yathocita niyaMtraNa rakha sakatA hai / vikSobha kI sthiti meM bhI ghabarAtA nahIM / 13. jita - nidra : AcArya ko jita - nidrA arthAt nidrA kA vijetA honA cAhie / alpa- kAla kI nidrA se hI jo paryApta svasthatA prApta kara letA hai, vaha rAtri ke ekAnta kSaNoM meM dhyAna, sUtrArtha - cintana ThIka taraha kara sakatA hai tathA apane saMgha ke saMrakSaNa kI bhI ucita vicAraNA karake saMgha ko vyavasthita banAe rakha sakatA hai / (394) Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14. madhyastha : AcArya ko pakSa-pAta mukta rahane ke lie madhyastha bhAva kI atIva AvazyakatA hai / pakSa-pAta meM kisI ke prati rAga hogA aura kisI ke prati dveSa / phalata: ziSyoM meM vidroha kI bhAvanA paidA ho sakatI hai / samabhAvI AcArya hI saMgha meM sabhI ke lie samAna rUpa se pUjya hotA hai| vastuta: yaha samatva-bhAva hI jIvana kA mahattvapUrNa yoga hai / jisane ise sAdha liyA, basa usane eka prakAra se saba-kucha sAdha liyA hai-"samatvaM yoga ucyate / " 15. dezajJa: AcArya ko deza vizeSa ke AcAra-vyavahAra kA jJAtA honA cAhie / eka hI bhAva se sarvatra A~kha banda kara calanA aura rahanA ucita nahIM hai| banavAsI jIvana-caryA, grAmoM meM nahIM cala sakatI aura grAmoM kI caryA, nagaroM evaM mahAnagaroM meM samAdRta nahIM ho sakatI / Aja ke yuga meM mala-mUtra Adi kI paristhApana se sambandhita caryA jo AlocanA kA pAtra ho rahI hai, usake mUla meM dezajJatA kA hI abhAva hai / nAgarika sabhyatA pradhAna kSetroM meM sar3akoM para yoM hI corI-chipe idhara-udhara mala-mUtra visarjana kI kriyA eka ora hAsyAspada hai, dUsarI ora rAjakIya prazAsana viruddha hai tathA tIsarI ora jina-zAsana kI avahelanA kA kAraNa hai / 16. kAlajJa : sudakSa AcArya ko parivartita samaya kA dhyAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai / isIlie uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kAla pratilekhanA ke mahattva kA varNana hai / samayocita jIvana-vyavasthA ke abhAva meM saMgha chinna-bhinna hone kI sthiti meM pahu~ca jAtA hai / zIta Rtu meM grISma kA aura grISma Rtu meM vasanta evaM varSA kA rAga alApanA anucita nahIM, to kyA hai ? kheda hai, Aja ke saMgha netA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 'kAle kAlaM samAyare jaise udAtta evaM upayogI kAla-sUtra kI upekSA karake jina-zAsana kI mahattA ko kSati pahu~cA rahe haiM / 17. bhAvajJaH bhAvajJa zAsaka hI apane anugAmI janoM kI bhAvanA evaM paristhiti vizeSa ko yathocita rUpa se samajha sakatA hai | kauna sAdhaka,kisa bhUmikApara hai, usakI bauddhika evaM kArya-zakti kitanI hai-yaha na jAna kara, sabako eka hI DaMDe se hAMkanA kathamapi ucita nahIM hai / isIlie zAstroM meM vRddha, bAla aura rogI Adi ke sambandha meM apavAda svarUpa vizeSa sUcanAe~ dI gaI haiM / prAyazcitta ke kSetra meM bhI isI dRSTi se eka aparAdha meM bhI nyUnAdhika prAyazcitta dene kA maulika vidhAna hai / (395) Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deha-bala aura dRSTi bala Adi ko dhyAna meM rakha kara hI sAdhanA kA patha prazasta ho sakatA hai / makkhI, macchara, garur3a ke paMkha lagA kara eka iMca bhI idhara-udhara ur3a nahIM sakate aura isI prakAra garuDa bhI makkhI-macchara ke paMkha lagA kara himagiri ke ucca zikharoM taka uDAna nahIM bhara sakatA / isIlie jaina-zAsana meM yathAzakti kA maMgalamaya udghoSa hai / AcArya umAsvAti kA "zaktitastyAgatapasI"-vacana isI udghoSa ko sahasrAdhika varSoM se pramANita karatA A rahA hai / 18. Asannalabdha pratibha : yaha mahAna jJAna-guNa jJAnAvaraNa karma ke viziSTa kSayopazama se prApta hotA hai / isakA artha hai- tatkAla samayAnukUla nirNAyaka buddhi kA jAgRta honA / kabhI-kabhI aisI sthiti A jAtI hai ki usa samaya yathocita samAdhAna ke lie na zAstra dekhe jA sakate haiM, na kisI anya se parAmarza kiyA jA sakatA hai / vicAra kIjie, kisI siddhAnta vizeSa para vAda arthAt zAstrArtha ho rahA hai / vAdI-prativAdI donoM hI ora se apane-apane tarkoM kI abAdha gati se bANa-varSA kara rahe haiM | aisI sthiti meM vAda-labdhi kA dhanI pratibhAzAlI evaM pratyutpannamati mahAna jJAnI hI vijaya prApta kara sakatA hai aura zAsana kI mahattI prabhAvanA ko gauravazAlI banA sakatA hai / hamAre mahAna dArzanika AcArya zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI, umAsvAti, siddhasena divAkara, vAdidevasUri, zrI samantabhadra, zrI akalaMka evaM vAdirAja Adi isI mahattama koTi ke zAsana prabhAvaka vAda-kuzala AcArya the / julAI 1986 (396) Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya kauna ? khaNDa 2 AcArya kA pada sAdhanA-kSetra meM eka viziSTa evaM mahattvapUrNa pada hai / yaha aNimA-laghimA kI tuccha sImAoM se pare adbhuta mahimA evaM garimA kA sarvopari pada hai / ataeva anekatra likhA milatA hai-" titthayara samosUrI" arthAt tIrthaMkara ke samAna zAsana kI mahattA kA AcArya bhI eka gauravazAlI pratIka hai | zAsana kA netRtva koI yoM hI airA-gerA vyakti nahIM kara sakatA / jisakA vyaktitva evaM kRtitva dIptimAna hotA hai, vahI AcArya pada kA prAmANika pAtra hotA hai / arahaMto bhagavaMta...." nAmaka maMgala zloka meM isI dRSTi se AcAryoM ko smaraNa karate hue unheM "AcAryA jinazAsanonnatikarA:" kahA hai / AcArya ko mAtR-hRdaya ke samAna komala, sAtha hI pitR hRdaya ke samAna kaThora honA cAhie / yaha komalatA aura kaThoratA kA samamizrita vyaktitva hI snehasikta anuzAsana saMgha meM sahaja hI grAhya evaM AdarAspada hotA hai| isI sambandha meM Avazyaka cUrNikAra ne likhA hai-" candamiva sommaM, sUramiva dittateyaM " arthAt AcArya ko sUrya ke samAna dIpta tejavAlA aura candramA ke samAna saumya, zAnta evaM zItala honA cAhie / AcArya kalyANa evaM maMgala svarUpa hotA hai / ataeva kalyANa evaM maMgala kI icchA se jisakI upAsanA kI jAtI hai, vahI AcArya zabda vAcya hai / ata: AcArya zabda kI nirUkti yahI hai" Acaryate-sevyate kalyANakAmairityAcArya : " -pravacanasAroddhAra TIkA 24 AcArya kA lakSaNa karate hue Avazyaka niyukti meM likhA hai- jo samyak-AcAra kA svayaM AcaraNa karake use prabhASita karate haiM, anya ziSyoM se yathAyogya paddhati se AcaraNa karAte haiM evaM utsargaapavAda se sambandhita vidhi-niSedhoM kI samucita parUpaNA karate haiM ve AcArya haiM (397) Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " AyAraM AyAramANA tahA pabhAsaMtA / AyAraM daMsaMtA AyariyA teNa vurcati / / "- 994 kevala jaina-paramparA meM hI nahIM, vaidika paramparA meM bhI AcArya kI mahattA sarvopari virAjita hai / maharSi manu ne apane mahAna smRti grantha manusmRti meM AcArya ko brahmaloka kA mahAprabhu batAyA hai- " AcAryo brahmalokeza: / " 4-182 isa para se spaSTa hai ki AcArya kI sarvavidita garimA hai / vaidika-paramparA meM sarva-zreSTha brahmaloka mAnA gayA hai / brahma kA artha-nirmala AtmA evaM nirmala jJAna hI hotA hai | AcArya isI loka kA Iza hai / AcArya pada kI arthavattA guNavattA para nirbhara hai / jo apane mahAn guNoM se antaraMga aura bahiraMga-donoM rUpoM meM eka samAna alaMkRta hai, vahI AcArya saMgha dvArA pUjyatA ko prApta karatA hai / jo AcAryatva ke sadguNoM se hIna hai usake lie eka prAcIna sadukti hai- vaha sone ke guNoM se vikala khoTe sone ke samAna hai- " suvarNaguNavikalaM suvarNamiva " pAThaka jAnate haiM ki pArakhI kI najaroM meM khoTe sone kA kyA artha evaM mahattva raha jAtA hai / AcArya ke guNoM kA varNana aneka prAcIna granthoM meM varNita hai | saMkSepa dRSTi se AcArya ke chattIsa guNa mAne gae haiM | chattIsa guNoM kA saMkalana aneka dRSTiyoM se huA hai / maiMne prastuta lekha ke pUrvAMza meM pravacana sAroddhAra ke AdhAra para hI AcArya ke guNoM kA nirdeza karate hue aThAraha guNoM kA varNana kiyA hai / prastuta meM zeSa aThAraha guNoM kA varNana kiyA jA rahA hai / mere vicAra meM dazAzruta skandha meM varNita AcArya kI ATha sampadA tathA anya aneka granthoM meM varNita AcArya ke mahattvapUrNa guNa, ukta chattIsa guNoM meM prAyaH samAhita ho jAte 19. nAnAvidha deza-bhASajJa : AcArya ko nAnAvidha dezoM kI bhASA kA bhalI-bhA~ti jJAtA honA cAhie / bhASA jana-samparka kA sabase bar3A mAdhyama hai / AcArya ko kisI eka deza meM sImita na raha kara jina zAsana ke pracAra hetu nAnA dezoM meM bhramaNa karanA hotA hai / yadi AcArya bahubhASA vijJa nahIM hai, to tat-tatdezIya janoM ko kaise jaina-darzana evaM dharma kA bodha karAegA ? AcArya kucha aura kahegA aura loga kucha aura hI samajheMge / samajheMge kyA khAka ? yUM hI (398) Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diGmUDha bane baiThe raheMge aura antataH nirAza hokara AcArya ko upahAsAspada sthiti meM chor3akara cale jAe~ge / AcArya ke lie prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza Adi prAcIna bhASAoM kA samyak parijJAna bhI Avazyaka hai / hamAre prAcIna saMskRti, dharma, darzana, itihAsa Adi kI udAtta gAthAe~ inhIM prAcIna bhASAoM meM upalabdha haiM / yadi AcArya ko tathAkathita prAcIna bhASAoM kA parijJAna nahIM hai, to vaha apane pUrvajoM ke jana-kalyANakArI mahAna saMdezoM ko sarvasAdhAraNa janatA taka kaise pahu~cA sakegA ? suvijJa pAThakoM ko AcArya kAlaka kA itihAsa parijJAta hogA / ujjaina ke nareza dvArA sAdhvI sarasvatI kA jaba apaharaNa kiyA gayA, taba AcArya deva kAlaka ne kitanA mahAna kArya kiyA thA, isa para hameM Aja bhI gaurava hai / AcAryazrI bhArata vibhinna dezoM ke rAjAoM aura janatA ke pAsa gae the aura unheM isa anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke virodha meM saMgaThita hokara saMgharSa karane kA AhavAna kiyA thA / antata: AcArya tatkAlIna pArasa deza ( IrAna Adi ) meM bhI gae the aura vahA~ unhoMne aneka rAjakumAroM ko dhanurvidyA meM zikSita kara droNAcArya kI bhA~ti guru RNa kI adAyagI ke rUpa meM sAdhvI sarasvatI ko mukta karAne kA prabhAvazAlI saMdeza diyA / itihAsa sAkSI hai - ina sabake sahayoga se antata: ujjaina nareza kA patana huA aura sAdhvI sarasvatI mukta karA lI gaI / yadi AcArya kAlaka bahu bhASA - vijJa na hote, to aisA ho sakatA thA kyA ? bhArata kA vizeSata: jaina itihAsa kA yaha adhyAya to kalaMkita hI raha jAtA / yaha kalaMka dhula sakA AcAryazrI kI bahu-bhASAvijJatA ke AdhAra para, sAtha hI unake pracaNDa sAhasa aura dharma-rakSA ke mahattvapUrNa sadAgraha para | paDhamaM 20. jJAnAcAra-yuta : sAdhanA kA mUla jJAna hai / isa saMbaMdha meM dazavaikAlika sUtra caturtha adhyayana kA jJAna sUtra dhyAna meM rakhane yogya hainANaM tao dayA jJAnAbhyAsa prathama hai, tadanantara cAritra kI ArAdhanA / "annANI kiM kAhI, kiM vA nAhI seyapAvagaM - 4.10 " ajJAnI kyA dharma-sAdhanA karegA ? jJAna ke abhAva meM vaha zreya evaM azreya, puNya evaM pApa Adi kA bodha kaise prApta kara sakegA ? ata: devendrasUri ne namo namo nANa divAyarassa" jJAna ko namaskAra karate hue jJAna ko divAkara kahA hai / ata: AcArya ko jJAnAcAra kA pUrNa abhyAsI honA cAhie / yadi vaha svayaM jJAnI nahIM hai, to apane sAdhakoM " (399) " - " Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko jJAna kA samucita prakAza kaise de sakegA ? isa sthiti meM to ajJAnI AcArya para sUtrakRtAMga sUtra kA yaha kathana caritArtha hotA hai- " aMdho aMdha pahaMNito, dUramaddhANugacchai 1.1.2.19 arthAt aMdhA aMdhoM kA patha-pradarzaka banatA hai, to vaha abhISTa mArga se dUra bhaTaka jAtA hai / "1 21. darzanAcAra yuta: AcArya ke lie darzana - vizuddhi ati Avazyaka " hai| darzana dharma - kalpavRkSa kA mUla hai- daMsaNa mUla dhammo | yadi AcArya svayaM tattva-niSThA ke prati sajaga nahIM hai, svayaM yathArtha tattva ruci ke prati DAMvADola hai, to vaha sAdhakoM ko kaise tattva - niSThAvAna banAegA ? kaise yathArtha satya ke prati unameM samarpita bhAvanA utpanna kara sakegA ? sAdhanA ke lie zaMkA, kAMkSA Adi doSoM se vimukti Avazyaka hai aura yaha saba hotA hai - darzana - vizuddhi ke Aloka meM / - 22. cAritrAcAra : moha aura kSobha arthAt rAga-dveSa se mukta honA cAritra hai / bAhya cAritra zarIra hai aura yaha pUrva paribhASita cAritra antarAtmA hai / AtmA ke abhAva meM zarIra kA kyA astitva rahatA hai aura usakI kyA pariNati hotI hai - yaha saba koI jAnate haiM / cAritra kA uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke anusAra artha hai" cayarita karaM cAritaM / - 28, 33 / jo AtmA para jame hue karma mala ke samUha ko rikta arthAt dUra karatA hai, vaha cAritra hai | cAritra hI sAdhaka ko nae karma-bandhana ke hetu Azrava se mukta kara saMvara-bhAva meM bhI sthira karatA hai / isa sambandha meM uttarAdhyayana sUtra kA hI amRta-vacana hai caritena nigiNhAi / 28, 35 66 77 - astu vizuddha AcAravAna AcArya hI sAdhakoM ko vizuddha cAritra-niSTha hone ke lie preraNA kA akhaNDa srota hotA hai / svayaM vizuddhAcArI AcArya ko dekhakara ziSya binA kisI dabAva ke sahaja hI cAritra - patha para agrasara hone lagate haiM / nirjarA kA hetu hai / AcArya 23. tapAcAra-yuta : tapa, saMvara evaM umAsvAti kA sUtra sAkSI hai isa sambandha meM tapasA nirjarA ca "-9, 3 / tapa ke do bheda haiM- bahiraMga aura antaraMga | anazana Adi chaha bAhya tapa haiM aura prAyazcita, vinaya, vaiyAvRtya Adi chaha antaraMga tapa haiM / antaraMga tapa mukti (400) - Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA sAkSAt hetu hai aura bAhya tapa paramparA hetu | bAhya tapa yadi antaraMga tapa kI pragati meM sahAyaka hotA hai, to vaha tapa hai, anyathA mAtra deha-daNDa hai / AcArya svayaM tapa kA aura usakI vizuddhi kA AcaraNa karane vAlA honA cAhie / aise tapoghana AcArya se hI sAdhaka yathAyogya vizuddha tapa kI preraNA le sakate haiN| 24. vIryAcAra-yuta : vIrya zabda puruSArtha, parAkrama, udyama evaM utsAha Adi kA dyotaka hai | isake dvArA hI vyakti vighnabAdhAoM ko evaM kArya-rodhaka AkramaNoM ko dRr3hatA ke sAtha sahana kara sakatA hai / aura, ApattiyoM kA nirAkaraNa bhI vIrya ke dvArA hI ho sakatA hai / nItivid AcArya bhatRhari ne isa sambandha meM ThIka hI kahA hai - " vighnai punaH punarapi pratihanyamAnAH / / prAramya cottamajanA: na parityajanti / / " arthAt vIryazAlI dhIra uttama puruSa abhISTa kArya ko prArambha kara ke bIca meM nahIM chor3ate haiM / bhale hI ve kitane hI pratyAghAtoM se pIDita kie jAe~ / vIryazAlI kabhI nirAza hokara kAyara purUSoM kI zreNI meM nahIM jAtA hai / ata: vIrya vaha mahAzakti hai, jo vyakti ko nirantara dIptimAna, rakhatI hai | AcArya jinadAsa mahattara kI vIrya zabda kI nirukti isI udAtta bhAva ko pramANita karatI " virAjayatyananaiva iti vIriyaM " u.cU. pRSTha 96 " vizeSeNa Iryate ceSTyate'neneti vIryaH" u.zA.TI. 645 uparyukta vIryAcAra ke varNana se spaSTa hai ki AcArya ko viziSTa rUpa se apratihata vIryazAlI honA cAhie / yadi vaha sAhasahIna hotA hai, to nindA-stuti ke cakravyUha meM par3a kara yathArtha satya kI kisI bhI bhA~ti surakSA nahIM kara sktaa| vIrya ke abhAva meM na vaha svayaM samasyAoM ke sAgara ko pAra kara sakatA hai aura na sAdhakoM ko hI pAra karA sakatA hai | paMka-nimajjita hAthiyoM kA gaMdha hastI jaisA mahAna gajarAja hI uddhAra kara sakatA hai / vIryAcArazAlI AcArya satya ke pAlana meM evaM satya ko yathArtha rUpa se udghoSita karane meM kabhI hatotsAha evaM bhayAkula nahIM hotaa| (401) Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " saMgAmasIse iva nAgarAyA" arthAt jaise gajarAja saMgrAma meM zastroM ke ghAta-pratighAta ko sahatA huA nirantara Age bar3hatA jAtA hai, pIche nahIM haTatA hai isI prakAra AcArya bhI durAgrahI ajJAnI logoM kI ora se hone vAlI AlocanA-pratyAlocanA, nindA evaM apamAna Adi ko sahana karatA huA vijetA ke rUpa meM satya ke agni-patha para niraMtara Age hI bar3hatA jAtA hai / na kAyara bana kara pIche lauTatA hai aura na siyAra kI bhA~ti idhara-udhara saMrakSaNa kI jhAr3iyoM meM chipa kara baiTha jAtA hai / vIryazAlI mahAna AcArya hI saMkaTa kAla meM yathAyogya nirNaya lete haiM aura saMgha kA yathocita saMrakSaNa karate haiM / 25. sUtrArtha tadubhaya vidhijJa : sUtra kA abhiprAya hai- zabda pATha aura artha kA abhiprAya hai- sUtra kA bhAva evaM abhiprAya arthAt tAtparya / sUtra aura artha-donoM se sambandhita caturbhaMgI siddha hotI hai- 1. sUtra kA jJAtA hai, artha kA jJAtA nahIM, 2. artha kA jJAtA hai, sUtra kA jJAtA nahIM, 3. sUtra aura artha donoM kA jJAtA hai aura 4. sUtra aura artha donoM kA hI jJAtA nahIM / caturtha bhaMga zUnya hai | prastuta meM isakA koI prayojana nahIM hai / yahA~ prastuta meM sUtra-artha tadubhaya kA prayojana hai | AcArya ko sUtra aura artha donoM kA hI samyaktayA parijJAna honA cAhie / kevala sUtra kA pAThI zabda pradhAna hotA hai | binA artha arthAt tAtparya ke usakA viziSTa tattva bodha rUpa kArya arthAt viziSTa tattva-jJAna kaise siddha ho sakatA hai ? aura sUtra ke binA kevala artha mUlahIna vRkSa ke samAna hotA hai, sAdhaka ke lie | ata: sUtra aura artha donoM kA yathArtha parijJAna Avazyaka hai / AcArya sUtra aura artha donoM kA samyak-jJAtA hotA hai, tabhI vaha ziSyoM ko siddhAnta kA yathArtha rahasya samajhA sakatA hai / sUtra aura artha donoM ke yathArtha bodha meM hI jJAna kI pUrNatA hai / isI sandarbha meM Arya jinadAsa mahattara ne AcArya ke asIma jJAnI hone kA varNana kiyA hai- 'gaganamiva aparimita NANaM / ' idhara-udhara se ekatrita kie gae sImita jJAna se AcArya kI mahattA nahIM hai / sImita jJAna ke dvArA na ziSyoM ko paribodha diyA jA sakatA hai aura na yathAvasara vAda-vidyA arthAt paravAdiyoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha meM vijaya prApta kara apane darzana kA gaurava hI bar3hA sakatA hai / (402) Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26. AharaNa nipuNa : AharaNa kA artha udAharaNa arthAt dRSTAnta hai / AcArya jinadAsa ne dazavaikAlika cUrNi meM AharaNa kI vyutpatti kI hai- 'Aharati tamatthe viNNANamiti AharaNaM' arthAt jo pratipAdya viSaya kA artha meM AharaNa karatA hai, vaha AharaNa hai / AcArya zrI haribhadra ne dazavaikAlika TIkA ke prathama adhyayana meM AharaNa ke lie upaharaNa zabda kA prayoga karate hue vyutpatti kI hai'udAhRyate prAbalyena gRhayate'nena dAntiko'rtha ityudAharaNam' jisake dvArA prAbalya rUpa se dRSTAntika artha grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha udAharaNa hai / udAharaNa ke do rUpa haiM- sAdharmya aura vaidharmya | sAdhanA arthAt hetu kI jahA~ sAdhya ke sAtha vyApti nizcita kI jAtI hai, vaha sAdharmya dRSTAnta hai / jaise ki jahA~ dhUma hotA hai, vahA~ agni hotI hai / yathA - rasoI ghara / vaidharmya dRSTAnta kA udAharaNa hai sAdhyAbhAva pUrvaka sAdhanAbhAva arthAt hetu kA abhAva pradarzita karanA / jaise ki jahA~ agni nahIM hotI, vahA~ dhUma bhI nahIM hotA ? yathA jalahRda / nyAya - zAstra-vid AcArya udAharaNa ke prayoga meM nipuNa hotA hai / udAharaNa ke dvArA pratipAdya viSaya kA jijJAsu ko ThIka taraha bodha karAyA jA sakatA hai | Agama evaM Agamottara sAhitya meM isIlie udAharaNoM kI eka mahattI zRMkhalA nibaddha hai / 16 27. hetu nipuNa: hetu kI vyutpatti, AcArya jinadAsa kI cUrNi ko lakSya meM rakhate hue AcArya haribhadrasUri ne dazavaikAlika TIkA prathama adhyayana meM isa prakAra kI hai hinoti - gamayati jijJAsita dharma viziSTAnarthAniti hetu: " arthAt jo jijJAsita dharma se viziSTa arthoM kA paribodha karAtA hai, vaha hetu hai / hetu sAdhya kI siddhi ke lie mahattvapUrNa hai / AcArya zrI siddhasena divAkara ne vidhi evaM niSedha rUpa meM hetu ke do rUpa batalAe haiM - - tatthoppatti evaM anyathoppatti hetu kA rUpa isa prakAra hai parvata agnivAlA honA cAhie kyoMki jahA~ agni hotI hai, vahIM dhUma kA astitva hotA hai / isake viparIta niSedha rUpa anyathoppapatti hetu isa prakAra hai- parvata agnivAlA honA cAhie kyoMki agni na ho to dhUma kA astitva bhI nahIM ho sakatA / donoM kI rUpoM se sAdhya kI siddhi hotI hai (403) 1 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " hetostathopapatyA ca syAt prayogo'nyathApi vA / dvividho'nyatareNApi sAdhyasiddhirbhavediti / / 17 / / " AcArya ko hetu kA parijJAna pUrNarIti se honA cAhie / hetu ke parijJAna ke abhAva meM apane dvArA pratipAdya sAdhya kI siddhi kathamapi saMbhava nahIM hai| isalie nyAya zAstra meM hetu kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai / zAstrArthoM meM to hetu ke binA eka kadama bhI Age nahIM bar3hA jA sakatA / 28. kAraNa-nipuNa : jisake binA kArya kI utpatti na ho sake aura jo nizcita rUpa se kArya kA pUrvavartI ho, use 'kAraNa' kahA jAtA hai - 'kAryaniyatapUrva vRtti kAraNam / ' ghaTa kI niSpatti se pUrva mRtikA, kuMbhakAra, daNDa, cakra Adi apekSita kAraNa haiM / inake abhAva meM ghaTa rUpa kArya kI niSpatti nahIM ho sakatI / ata: pratyeka manISI ko kAraNa-kArya kA parijJAna honA atIva Avazyaka hai / laukika aura lokottara- donoM hI kSetroM meM kArya-kAraNa kI mImAMsA kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna 29. naya-nipuNa: naya kA eka artha upanaya kiyA jAtA hai, jisakA artha hai- pratipAdya viSaya kA upasaMhAra karanA / kahIM aisA na ho ki pratipAdya viSaya kA samarthana kisI aura rUpa meM kiyA jAe aura upasaMhAra meM koI anyarUpa hI upasthita ho jAe | yaha to aisA hI hogA ki azva kA varNana karate-karate anta meM gadhe kA varNana karane laganA / azva siddhi ke badale gardabha siddhi kA ho jAnA vimUr3hatA kA paricAyaka hai / naya kA artha vicAra-dRSTi bhI hai / naigamAdi sAta nayoM kA varNana Agama evaM Agamottara sAhitya meM upalabdha hai | kahA~ kisa naya kA prayoga karanA cAhie, yaha tatvopadezaka AcArya ke lie Avazyaka hai | nizcaya aura vyavahAra nayoM ke viparyaya se artha kA anartha hI hotA hai / aneka mata-matAntaroM kA janma ekAntavAdI dRSTikoNa se hotA hai / jo AcArya nayoM kA marmajJa hotA hai, vaha Upara se visaMgata dikhane vAlI dRSTiyoM meM bhI tarka-saMgata saMgati upasthita kara vivAda ko saMvAda meM badala detA hai / (404) Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uparyukta udAharaNa evaM hetu Adi catuSTayI kA parijJAna tattvopadezaka AcArya ke lie mahattvapUrNa hai | kevala Agama ke zabdoM kA ullekha karane mAtra se pratipAdya kI siddhi nahIM ho sakatI / tarka se hI dharma kI aura karma kI sAdhanA ko siddha kiyA jA sakatA hai / yadi kevala Agama ko hI mahattA dI jAe, to pratyeka dharma-paramparA ke pAsa apane-apane Agama haiM / ata: kisI eka paramparA ke Agama ko hI zabda mAtra se mAnya kiyA jA sakatA hai ? Agama ko bhI antata: tarka kI kasauTI para parakhanA hI hogA | isa sandarbha meM AcArya harIbhadra ne ukta catuSTyI kA ullekha karate hue dazavakAlika TIkA ke prathama adhyayana meM spaSTa udghoSita kiyA hai "udAharaNahetukAraNanayanipuNastad gamyAn bhAvAn samyak parUpayati nAgama - mAtrameva / " AcAryazrI harIbhadra kA lalita vistarA grantha jaina-dArzanika paramparA meM apanA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rakhatA hai | usameM AcAryazrI ne sadoSa evaM nirdoSa ke samyak paribodha ke lie vicAra-carcA ko mahattvapUrNa mAnA hai aura sahI vicAra vahI hotA hai, jo pUrNatayA yuktisaMgata ho - " na ca duSTetarAvagamo vicAramantareNa, vicArazca yuktigarbha ityAlocanIyametat / " 30. grAhaNA-kuzala : AcArya pravacana kA mukhya vyAkhyAtA hotA hai / vyAkhyAtA kA Avazyaka guNa hai, vaha grAhaNA-kuzala ho / apane pratipAdya viSaya ko jo zrotAoM ke mana-mastiSka meM ThIka taraha utAra sake, apane viSaya ko yukti-yukta rUpa se grahaNa karA sake, vaha vyAkhyAtA grAhaNA-kuzala hotA hai / bhASaNa, bhASaNa hai, bhaSaNa nahIM / yoM hI idhara-udhara kI visaMgatiyoM meM ulajhate hue bolanA vyAkhyAtA kA eka mahAna doSa hai / ata: vyAkhyAtA ko ukta doSa se mukta rahanA cAhie / 31. sva-samayavid : samaya kA artha siddhAnta hai / AcArya ko sva-samaya kA arthAt apane siddhAnta kA parijJAtA honA Avazyaka hai / jise apane (405) Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhAnta kA samyak paribodha na ho, vaha jijJAsu zrotAoM tathA para-pakSa ke vAdiyoM ke sammukha apane pratipAdya pakSa kA kaise samarthana kara sakatA hai? sva-samaya ke samyak parijJAna ke abhAva meM garimA ke sthAna meM laghutA hI pratiphalita hogI / 32. para-samaya vid : AcArya ko para-mata kA bhI prAmANika jJAna apekSita hai / para-pakSa kA bodha na rakhane vAlA vidvAna khaNDana-maNDana ke cakravyUha meM burI taraha phaMsA raha jAtA hai / usameM se nikalanA sarvathA asaMbhava hai / vAda-vidyA ke lie para-samaya kA jJAna Avazyaka hai / ukta para-samaya-vid manISI ko hI vAda meM vijayazrI hastagata hotI hai / 33. gambhIra : AcArya yadi gambhIra nahIM hai, idhara-udhara kI samasyAoM meM yadi vaha vikSubdha ho jAtA hai, to saMgha kA saMcAlana kaise kara sakatA hai ? use to prazAnta mahAsAgara ke samAna kSobha rahita honA cAhie | gaMbhIra na rahanevAlA vyakti kSobha ke vAtAvaraNa meM jaldI ukhar3a jAtA hai / phala-svarUpa svayaM ko aura saMgha ko janatA meM upahAsAspada banA detA hai | 34 dIptimAna : AcArya ko dIptimAna honA Avazyaka hai / dIptimAna tejasvI AcArya kA vyaktitva aisA hotA hai ki usake darzana mAtra se virodhi-se-virodhi vyakti bhI sahasA hataprabha ho jAtA hai aura antata: AcAryazrI ke caraNoM meM zraddhAvanata ho jAtA hai | bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama darzana meM hI gautama unake dIptimAna vyaktitva se sahasA vismaya vimugdha ho gae the / isI prasaMga meM AcAryazrI jinadAsa ne " oyaMsi teyaMsi vaccaMsi " kahA hai aura kahA hai " sUramiva dittateyaM / " 35. ziva : santa-jana zivatva bhAvanA ke kendra hote haiM / AcArya ko to vizeSa rUpa se hI ziva arthAt jana-kalyANakArI honA caahie| vaha jahA~ bhI, jisa pradeza meM bhI jAe, sahaja-bhAva se Ananda-maMgala kI amRta-varSA karatA jAe / jahA~ bhI kalaha aura vigraha kI sthiti ho, use zAnta kare aura sabako paraspara sneha sUtra meM Abaddha kare | AcArya kA kAma jor3ane kA hai, tor3ane kA nahIM / vaha Aga ko bujhAne vAlA hai, Aga ko lagAne vAlA nahIM / binA kisI bheda-bhAva ke ukta sarva maMgalakArI zivatva bhAva ko eka rAjasthAnI manISI ne apanI kavitA meM isa prakAra abhivyakta kiyA hai - (406) Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ santa ru saritA, bAdalI, cale bhujaMga kI cAla / je je serI nikase, te te karata nihAla ||" - " 36. saumya : saumya kA artha hai zAnta mana, vANI aura dRSTivAlA sundara manohArI vyaktitva / jisake darzana mAtra se udvigna evaM khinna mana sahasA zAnta evaM prasanna hotA calA jAe, yathArtha meM vahI saumya puruSa hai / isa prakAra saumya vyaktitva ke mUrdhanya AcArya hI jina zAsana ke zRMgAra hote haiM / merA yaha lekha AlocanA ke mUDa meM kisI viparIta bhAvanA se nahIM likhA gayA hai / yaha mAtra Adarza AcArya kA Adarza vyaktittva dyotita karane ke lie hai / prastuta lekha para se Aja ke AcArya pada vAcya mahAnubhAva soceM, samajhe aura vicAra kareM ki ve kahA~ haiM, kisa bhUmikA meM haiM / AcArya pada ke bhAvI bhAvanA rakhane vAle manISI bhI vicAra leM ki unheM kyA honA hai, kyA karanA hai ? maiM mAnatA hU~ ki AcArya ke ukta sabhI guNa saMbhavata: upalabdha na ho, phira bhI adhika-se-adhika jitane ho sakeM, utane guNa to hone hI cAhie / agasta 1986 (407) Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarA apane ko taula to lIjie bhU-maNDala para mAnava eka mahAna sarvottama prANI hai / purAtana kAla se usakI mahattA ke gIta gAe gae haiM, jo Aja bhI sabhI dharma-zAstroM evaM granthoM meM anuguMjita haiM - "nahi mAnuSAt zreSThataraM hi kiMcit " kintu, usakI eka bahuta bar3I durbalatA bhI hai, vaha apane yathArtha kI sImA se bahuta Age bar3hakara apane ko pradarzita karatA hai| kabhI-kabhI to choTe mu~ha itanI bar3I-bar3I bAteM karatA hai ki ha~sI Ane lagatI hai| kSudra se mahAna honA acchA hai, kintu vaha mahAna bane to sahI | Azcarya to taba hotA hai, jaba eka bU~da sAgara hone kA ahaMkAra karane lagatI hai, eka nanhA sA agni-sphuliMga sUrya hone kA dAvA karane lagatA hai, aura eka mazaka garuDa hone kA daMbha bharane lagatA hai / kitanI hAsyAspada sthiti hai yaha / Aja ke yuga kI yahI bar3I samasyA hai ki manuSya apanI zakti kI dRSTi se bahuta kSudra hai, phira bhI vaha vyartha ke ahaMkAra se grasta hokara itanA lambA-caur3A banakara calatA hai ki sar3aka saMkarI hone lagatI hai / apane ko gajarAja samajhatA hai aura dUsaroM ko makkhI-macchara, kIr3e-makor3e | hamAre prAcIna AcAryoM ne use zikSA dI thI -- mAnava ko nirantara soca-vicAra karane kI, ki maiM kyA hU~ aura merI kyA zakti hai ? maiM usa zakti se kyA-kucha kara sakatA hU~ ? zakti se bar3ha kara Age kadama bar3hAnA apane ko vinaSTa karane ke sivA aura kucha nahIM hai / manuSya ke pAsa dhana, eka alpa sImA meM hai / kintu, vivAha Adi prasaMgoM para Apa dekhate haiM ki kucha loga kitanA bhISaNa pradarzana karate haiM / idhara-udhara se karja lekara bhI apanI ahaMtA kA TUTA Dhola pITate haiM / pariNAma (408) Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha hotA hai ki ye dikhAve ke dhannA seTha karja cukAte-cukAte eka dina sar3aka para A khar3e hote haiM, dIna-hIna daridra dazA meM | kucha loga to apane ko saMbhAla nahIM pAte haiM, to anta meM dhairya khokara Atma-hatyA taka kI sthiti meM bhI pahu~ca jAte kucha mahAnubhAva nara aura nArI, rUpa ke ahaM se grasta haiM / apane sauMdarya ke pradarzana ke lie aneka prakAra ke dharma-bhAvanA se varjita zRMgAra prasAdhanoM kA prayoga karate haiM / aura, vastrAlaMkAra kI betukI sajAvaToM se dUsare ke mana meM IrSyA kA bhAva jagAte hue akar3a khA~ bana kara ghUmate haiM ki hama bhI kucha haiM ! unheM patA nahIM, eka dina vaha bhI sthiti A sakatI hai ki roga kA eka nagaNya kITANu bhI unake saundarya kI camaka ko cakanAcUra kara unheM ghRNita evaM adarzanIya sthiti meM pahuMcA sakatA hai / jaina-itihAsa kA sanatakumAra cakravartI svarga ke devoM se bhI adhika saundarya ke zikhara para pahu~cA huA thA, parantu kucha hI kSaNoM meM kuSTAdi rogoM se grasta hokara kyA se, kyA ho gayA thA ? aura, bhI aneka udAharaNa haiM / adhika gaNanA se kyA hai ? eka udAharaNa bhI paryApta hai, yadi koI samayocita bodha le sake to / bacapana se nikala kara manuSya jaba yauvana kI dahalIja para pahu~catA hai, to apane zArIrika bala kA nazA itanA car3ha jAtA hai ki kucha pUcho nahIM / apane ko bhIma aura arjuna se kahIM adhika hI samajhane lagatA hai | zakti se bar3hakara itanA bhAra uThA letA hai ki kabhI-kabhI jIvana bhara ke lie apaMga ho jAtA hai | maiM eka bAra eka sAdhAraNa-se choTe gA~va meM ThaharA huA thA | sAmane eka choTA-sA akhAr3A thA, jisameM eka bahuta bar3A bhArI patthara kA mugadara par3A huA thA / yuvaka Ate aura apanA bala taulane ke lie use uThAne kA prayatna karate aura kucha uThA bhI lete the / itane meM eka kamajora-sA yuvaka AyA aura bolA ki lo, ise to maiM minaToM meM uThA letA hU~ / manA karane para bhI na mAnA aura pariNAma yaha huA ki rIr3ha kI haDDI caTaka gaI / aba calA rudana kA cakra / maiM dekhatA rahA, yaha kitanA ajJAna hai / ise apanI sImA kA kucha hoza nahIM hai / jaina-darzana meM to tyAga aura tapa ke lie bhI kahA gayA hai- apanI zakti se adhika kucha na karo / AcArya, umAsvAti kA sUtra hai "zaktitastyAgatapasI / " kintu kucha vivekahIna vyakti apanI zakti se adhika (409) Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAsakhamaNa jaise lambe-lambe tapa karane para utArU ho jAte haiM / kheda hai, kucha dharma-guru aura anya sAthI bhI isake lie unheM ukasAte haiM / aneka bAra aisA hotA hai ki svAsthya kSINa ho jAtA hai, zarIra javAba de detA hai aura tapa ke nirdhArita dina kATane muzkila ho jAte haiM / dharma kI prabhAvanA kA to sirpha nAma hotA hai, kintu hotA hai apanI prabhAvanA kA ahaM | samAcAra-patroM meM par3hA hogAaneka bAra ye dIrgha tapasvI antata: apane prANa bhI ga~vA dete haiM, jisase prabhAvanA ke badale sarva sAdhAraNa meM aprabhAvanA hI ho jAtI hai / samAja meM vidyA aura buddhi kA ahaMkAra bhI kama nahIM hai | Ajakala yaha roga sAdhu-samAja meM adhika tIvra gati se phailA huA hai, jinhoMne dharma evaM darzana ke vAGmaya kA ThIka taraha sparza bhI nahIM kiyA hai, ve apane ko manISi-puMgava evaM paNDitarAja samajhate haiM / Ae dina apane nAma ke Age-pIche bar3e-bar3e padoM kI lambI sUcI laTakAe phirate haiM / idhara-udhara se akhabAroM kI kataraneM sameTa kara yoM hI kucha likha lete haiM aura eka hI vaha kSudra lekha aneka akhabAroM meM prakAzita karate rahate haiM / siddhAnta kA to kyA, sAdhAraNa bhASA kA bhI unheM parijJAna nahIM hotA hai / bar3abole bana jAte haiM / unheM vaha prAcIna manISiyoM kI vANI dhyAna meM nahIM rahatI hai - " a?ghaTA ghoSamupaitInUnaM" AdhA ghar3A adhika chalakatA hai / isI artha meM lokokti hai- " adhajala gagarI chalakata jAya / " prAcIna saMskRta - sAhitya meM eka bodha kathA hai, ki eka zeranI ne mRta siyAranI ke navajAta zizu ko sahaja dayA bhAva se uThA kara apanI guphA meM lAkara pAlanA zurU kara diyA / kucha samaya bAda zeranI ke bhI eka baccA ho gayA / donoM bandhu ke rUpa meM paraspara prema se rahane lage / kAlAntara meM kucha bar3e bhI ho gae / eka dina sAmane se eka hAthI gujara rahA thA, to siMha zizu ne usapara jhapaTA mArA aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM use dharAzAyI kara DAlA | zeranI ne isa para apane putra ko pucakArA aura zAbAzI dI / isa para zRgAla zizu ko IrSyA huI aura vaha bar3e bhAI ke svara meM ahaM grasta hokara bolA- kauna sA bar3A kadrU meM tIra mArA hai, jisapara yaha bhI phUlA nahIM samA rahA hai aura sAtha hI mammI bhI / maiM isase bhI bar3e bhayaMkara evaM bhImakAya hAthI ko kucha hI kSaNoM meM mAra kara khaNDa-khaNDa kara sakatA huuN| zeranI ha~sI aura bar3e pyAra se bolI - vatsa, tU apane ko nahIM pahacAnatA hai ki tU yathArtha meM kyA hai ? tU kitanA hI balavAna (410) Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura zUravIra ho, kintu jisa kula meM tU paidA huA hai, usameM hAthI nahIM mAre jAte haiM / mAranA to dUra, hAthI ke pAsa jAne taka kA bhI sAhasa nahIM hotA hai zUro'si kRtavidyo'si darzaniyosi putraka / " yasmina kule tvamutpanno gajastatra na hanyate // 16 ukta kathAsUtra kI najaroM se dekhA jAe, to mAnavajAti meM bhI kitane hI aise zRgAla - zizu haiM, jinhe apanI yogyatA, zakti, bala aura buddhi Adi kA kucha bhI paribodha nahIM hai / ve apanI sImAoM se vyartha hI Age bar3hate haiM, aura apane ko sarvanAza ke garta meM DAla dete haiM / bhArata ke manISiyoM ne tathAkathita ahaMkAra grasta meM DAla dete haiM / bhArata ke manISiyoM ne tathAkathita ahaMkAra grasta mAnava ko sAvadhAna karate hue sUcita kiyA thA- mAnava tujhe nirantara vicAra karate rahanA cAhie ki maiM kauna hU~ aura merI kyA zakti hai - kazcAhaM kAca me zaktirIti cintim muhurmahuH / " " yadi hama apane mahAna pUrvajoM kI zikSAoM para ucita rUpa se dhyAna deM, to Aja ke pArivArika evaM sAmAjika dvandva kAphI hada taka samApta ho sakate haiM / tyAgI - varga meM eka-dUsare ke prati Adara bhAva evaM sadbhAva sthApita ho sakatA hai / vyaktigata tathA sAmpradAyika kaluSita manovRtti dhulakara sApha ho sakatI hai / jo bhI, jahA~ bhI, jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM dvandva, saMgharSa, kalaha evaM vigraha haiM, ve saba ThIka taraha se apane ko parakhane - taulane ke abhAva se haiM / ataH apane ko ekAnta kSaNoM meM kArya kSetra meM utarane se pahale yathArthatA kI tulA para ThIka taraha taula lenA cAhie / sitambara 1986 (411) Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva zAnti kA eka mAtra mArga : ahiMsA ahiMsA, AdhyAtmika-cetanA kA vaha amogha amRta-srota hai, jisakI tulanA yA upamA na kahIM dharatI para hai ora na kahIM ambara para hai / AdamI, tabhI AdamI banatA hai sahI artha meM, jaba ki usake hRdaya-himagiri se ahiMsA-gaMgA kI koI-na-koI dhArA phUTa par3atI hai / tana kA kyA hai ? vaha sundara yA asundara jaisA bhI hai, camar3e kI A~kheM hI usakA mUlyAMkana karatI haiM / kintu, asalI insAna tana meM nahIM, mana meM rahatA hai / ata: usake sundara aura asundara rUpa kA mUlyAMkana viveka evaM vicAra kI divya A~kheM hI kara sakatI haiM / manuSya bAhara meM manuSya kA rUpa-AkAra dhAraNa kara ke andara meM daitya bhI ho sakatA hai, aura deva bhI / pazu bhI ho sakatA hai aura manuSya bhI / itanA hI nahIM, vizva-cetanA ke uccatama zikhara para pahuMca kara vaha paramAtmA evaM Izvara bhI ho sakatA hai / aura yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba usakA hRdaya hiMsA kI viSAkta-cetanA se mukta hokara ahiMsA kI jana-kalyANI amRta-cetanA se sarvatomukhI rUpa meM AplAvita hotA hai | mAnava aura pazu ke jIvana kI bhedaka-rekhA bAhya dRSTi ke kSetra meM eka-do kyA, aneka ho sakatI haiM | kintu, antar-dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to mAtra eka hI rekhA hai / aura, vaha hai ahiMsA / ahiMsA ke abhAva meM manuSya aura hiMsaka vanya-jantuoM meM dehavRtti ke atirikta, anya koI bhedaka-rekhA na kabhI thI aura na kabhI hogI | ata: maiM ahiMsA aura mAnavatA ko paryAyavAcI zabda mAnatA hU~ / ahiMsA hI vAstava meM mAnavatA hai / manuSya kabhI apane piNDa meM hI sImita thA / usake sukha-duHkha kI anubhUtiyA~ kevala usake piNDa taka hI parichinna thIM / kitanA bhavya evaM (412) Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMgalamaya mAnavIya itihAsa kA vaha kSaNa ho gayA, jaba mAnava sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti ke rUpa meM Asa-pAsa meM idhara-udhara dUsaroM ko bhI dekhane lagA hogA ? piNDa kI kSudra paridhi se nikala kara prema aura sneha se dravita mana jaba dUsaroM se jur3A, taba usane parivAra ke rUpa meM eka virATa aMgar3AI lI / aura jaba parivAra kI sImAoM se bhI Age phailane lagA, to parivAra se parivAra jur3e aura mAnava ne samAja evaM rASTra ke rUpa meM eka aura nayA virATa rUpa dhAraNa kiyA / kucha divya AtmAe~ samAja evaM rASTra se bhI Age phailane lagI aura phailate-phailate samagra vizva kI cetanA ke sAtha ekAkAra ho gii| isa prakAra ve vizvAtmA evaM paramAtmA ke rUpa meM virATa-cetanA ke sarvocca zikhara para pahu~ca gaI / phalataH samagra vizva ke lie abhinandanIya-abhivandanIya bana gaIM / yoM to ahiMsA tIna akSaroM kA eka choTA-sA zabda hai / kintu, bhAvAtmaka dRSTi se dekheM, to usameM asaMkhya evaM ananta pavitra bhAvanAe~ samAhita haiN| yaha mAnava-hRdaya kI vaha antaraMga gaMgA hai, jisakI dhArAoM kI koI gaNanA nahIM hai / maitrI, karuNA, dayA, kSamA, udAratA Adi eka-se-eka bar3hakara aneka pavitra evaM divya nAmoM se ahiMsA ko abhihita kiyA hai, hamAre tattvadarzI prabuddha pUrvajoM ne | isI virATa bhAvanA ko lakSya meM rakha kara mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM ahiMsA ko 'bhagavatI' kahA hai / aura, uttarakAlIna mahAn dArzanika AcArya samantabhadra ne ise 'para-brahma' ke rUpa meM smaraNa kiyA hai / svayaMbhUstotra meM ahiMsA ke zrIcaraNoM meM zraddhA-sumana arpaNa karate hue AcArya zrI samantabhadra kahate haiM "ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam " bhAratIya-saMskRti meM, jo dharma-paramparAe~ haiM, unameM sAdhanA ke aneka rupa varNita kie gae haiM / bAhara meM dekhate haiM, to ve rUpa paraspara eka-dUsare se milate nahIM dikhAI dete haiM / aura, kucha aise ajJAna-grasta loga bhI haiM, jo inhIM bAhya rUpoM meM aTaka kara raha gae haiM aura paraspara pAzavika dvandvoM meM lar3ate-jhagar3ate dharma ko adharma kA bhI rUpa de rahe haiM / unheM dharma ke mUla svarUpa kA patA hI nahIM, ki vastuta: dharma hai kyA? dharma, ahiMsA ke atirikta kucha nahIM hai / ata: maharSi vyAsa ne kahA hai- "dharma kA lakSaNa ahiMsA hai aura adharma kA lakSaNa hiMsA / " ... Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ataH jo yathArtha meM dharmArthI - jana haiM, unheM prANi mAtra ke prati ahiMsA arthAt dayA aura prema kA mAnavocita vyavahAra karanA cAhie / mUla pATha hai, maharSi vyAsa ke zabdoM meM ahiMsA lakSaNo dharmaH, adharma: prANiNAM vadha: / tasmAt dhamArthIbhirlokaiH kartavyA prANiNAM dayA // prazna hai, yadi ahiMsA hI dharma hai, to satya, asteya Adi kyA haiM ? samAdhAna ke lie kahIM dUra jAne kI apekSA nahIM hai / asatya kyoM nahIM bolA jAe ? isalie ki asatya vacana se dUsaroM ke mana ko pIr3A hotI hai / isI prakAra corI, vyabhicAra tathA lobhAnvita parigraha bhI para pIr3AkArI hone se tyAjya haiM / isa se anya prANiyoM ko hAni pahu~catI hai tathA sAmAjika hitakara vyavasthA chinna-bhinna ho jAtI hai / isalie zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jJAna kA sAra-tatva ahiMsA ko batAyA hai / sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM bhagavAna ke amRta-vacana haiM 64 " evaM khu nANINo sAraM, jaM na hiMsai kiMcanaM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mahAna uttarAdhikArI aneka AcAryoM meM AcArya zrI jinadAsagaNa kA atIva gauravAspada sthAna hai / unhoMne ahiMsA ke sarvavyApI mahattA ke sambandha meM kahA hai- ahiMsA hI eka mUla mahAvrata hai, jisameM anya satya Adi sabhI mahAvrata samAhita ho jAte haiM / 2 " sampUrNa jaina - vAGmaya ahiMsA se pUrNata: ota-prota hai / ataH isI dRSTi se jaina-dharma aura ahiMsA paryAyavAcI zabda bana gae haiM / jaina dharma kA nAma lete hI prabuddha vicArakoM ke mana meM ahiMsA thirakane lagatI hai / tathAgata buddha karuNA ke divya avatAra puruSa haiM / unakI amRtamayI - vANI meM yatra-tatra maitrI, karuNA Adi nAmoM ke rUpa meM ahiMsA kA divya svara anuguMjita hai / ahiMsA ke pratipakSa hiMsA ko dhikkArate hue unhoMne kahA hai "bhaya aura hiMsA pApa kA mUla hai" "7 adhamUlaM bhayaM vadho / 21 - " (414) Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttarakAlIna bhArata kI samagra santa-paramparA ahiMsA, karuNA, dayA kI itanI pakSadhara hai ki yadi unake pramANa-vacanoM kA saMkalana kiyA jAe, to eka virATa-kAya grantha hI bana jAe / phira bhI, usameM sabako saMgrahita nahIM kiyA jA sakegA / kintu, Aja kheda hai ki ahiMsA ke pujArI bhArata kA hI nahIM, samagra vizva kA mAnava ahiMsA bhagavatI ko bhUlatA jA rahA hai | Aja kA mAnava apane kSudra svArthoM meM itanA adhika lipta ho gayA hai, ki use apane jIvana ke atirikta dUsarA koI jIvana, jIvana hI nahIM dikhAI detA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja nAnA rUpoM meM hiMsA-rAkSasI apanA khulA nagna nRtya kara rahI hai / mAnava kA hRdaya, hRdaya na rahakara mAtra eka mAMsa kA piNDa raha gayA hai / yadi use mAMsa-piNDa hI nahIM, sIdhe-sapATa zabdoM meM anagar3ha patthara hI kahA jAe, to koI atizayokti nahIM hogI | jisa hRdaya meM kisI ke sukha meM harSa kI aura duHkha meM pIr3A kI anubhUti na ho, to vaha patthara nahIM, to phira kyA hai ? eka patthara ke samakSa dUsare patthara ko tor3A jAtA hai, to usameM anukampana kI koI hala-cala hotI hai kyA ? Aja kA manuSya isI sthiti meM pahu~catA jA rahA hai / prAta:kAla uThate hI manuSya akhabAra paDhatA hai, to mukha pRSTha para koI-na-koI rakta-raMjita ghaTanA kI khabara paDhane ko milatI hai / aura, use par3ha kara, vaha jhaTapaTa Age cala par3atA hai | jaise yaha koI khAsa bAta nahIM huii| subaha, madhyAnha aura sAyaM, jaba bhI kabhI kahIM se bhI reDiyo svica Ana kareM, to kahIM-na-kahIM dharatI para nirIha mAnava ke rakta bahane kI krUra-dhvani sunAI par3atI hai | yaha rakta bahAyA jA rahA hai, kahIM jAti ke nAma para, kahIM rASTra ke nAma para aura kahIM pavitra dharma ke nAma para / eka prakAra kA unmAda, betukA pAgalapana chAyA huA hai, mAnava ke mana, vANI aura karma para | koI usa pAgala bane mAnava se pUche-yadi dharatI ke anya saba manuSya naSTa ho jAe~, to tU dharatI para naMge bhUta kI taraha bhaTakatA phiregA, taba terA kyA hogA ? Aja paryAvaraNa evaM pradUSaNa ke rUpa meM na anna zuddha rahA hai, na jala aura na havA / hara sA~sa ke sAtha manuSya evaM manuSyetara prANiyoM ke andara eka bhayaMkara prANa-levA viSa nirantara vyApta hotA jA rahA hai / (415) Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA, zuddha vastuoM meM azuddha vastu ke milAvaTa ke rUpa meM bhI apanA bhayaMkara rUpa chipAye baiThI hai | aura bAta chor3iye, khAdya aura peya ke rUpa meM jo jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAe~ haiM, ve bhI milAvaTa se khAlI nahI rahI haiM / manuSya roga-mukti ke lie jIvana-rakSA ke rUpa meM auSadhI letA hai / kintu, use patA nahIM, jise vaha amRta samajhe hue hai, vaha amRta nahIM, pratyuta usameM bhI prANa-ghAtaka bhayaMkara viSa bhI milA hai / __ manuSya apane Apako sundara pradarzita karane ke lie AdikAla se zRMgAra kA pujArI rahA hai / prAcIna-kAla ke zRMgAra prasAdhana puSpa, svarNAlaMkAra Adi ke rUpa meM manuSya ko susajjita karate the / kintu Aja ? Aja kI sthiti kyA hai? yaha saba ke samakSa hai / zRMgAra-prasAdhanoM ke lie pratidina sahanAdhika mUka prANiyoM kI itanI krUratApUrvaka hatyA kI jAtI hai, ki eka bAra to kisI dAnava kA dila bhI dahala jAe / kintu, manuSya yaha saba-kucha jAnate hue bhI A~kha-mUMda kara tathAkathita rakta-raMjita saundarya prasAdhanoM kA andhAdhundha prayoga kie jA rahA hai| mAnava, mandiroM, upAzrayoM, gurudvAroM Adi dharma-sthAnoM meM dayA-dharma kI lambI-caur3I bAteM sunatA hai, unheM sunakara svIkRti meM mastaka hilAtA hai, kintu bAhara A kara karatA vahI hai, jo karatA A rahA hai / lagatA hai, dharma kevala sunane mAtra ke lie raha gayA hai, karane ke lie nahIM | kAphI lambe samaya se hiMsA ke nagna-tANDava kI eka aura carcA suna rahe haiM | vaha aNu-yuddha kI | yuddha vaise bhI eka bhayaMkara abhizApa hai, mAnava-jAti ke lie | aura, aNu-yuddha to itanA bhISaNa hai ki usakI bAta calate hI sahRdaya mAnava kA jarrA-jarrA kAMpa uThatA hai / 6 aura 9 agasta 1945 ko jApAna meM amerikA dvArA aNubama se dhvasta kie gae hirozimA-nAgAsAkI kI varSagA~Tha inhIM dinoM manAI gaI hai | usa aNubama ke girAne se tatkAla hI do lAkha vyakti kAla ke gAla meM pahuMca gae the / bAda meM aneka vyakti marate rahe aura aba taka unakI saMkhyA pA~ca lAkha se kahIM adhika ho gaI hai / itane varSoM ke bAda bhI vahA~ jo bacce Aja janma le rahe haiM, unameM adhikatara apaMga hote haiN| kaI aise apaMga hote haiM ki unake lie jInA-maranA barAbara hai / vaijJAnikoM kA kahanA hai- tatkAlIna aNubama kI apekSA, Aja ke aNu-Ayudha hajAroM gunA adhika zaktizAlI haiM / inake samakSa vaha bama to kevala paTAkhe jaisA lagatA hai / aura, aba to AkAza meM nakSatra-yuddha kI taiyAriyA~ ho rahI haiM / ye aisI taiyAriyA~ haiM ki kisI rASTra ke (416) Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ netA kA ghRNA evaM vidveSa se mana pAgala ho jAe, aura isa rAkSasI aNubama kA nabha se hI prayoga kara de, to vaha samagra pRthvI ko nirjIva zUnya maraghaTa meM badala DAle | yaha badalanA aisA hogA, ki vaha apanI rakSA ke kitane hI upAya kare, 4 phira bhI vaha svayaM aura usakA rASTra bhI bhasma hue vinA nahIM rahegA / prabhu kRpA kareM ki Aja ke ye rASTra netA hiMsA kI bhayaMkaratA ko samajheM aura use ThukarA kara bhagavatI ahiMsA kI sacce dila se upAsanA kareM / isa rUpa meM hI unakI mAnavatA, mAnavatA raha sakatI hai / mAnavatA kI arthavattA aura guNavattA ahiMsA aura ahiMsA ke maitrI, karuNA, sadbhAvanA evaM baMdhutA Adi ke pavitra rUpoM meM surakSita raha sakatI hai / dAnavI hiMsA kA eka rUpa, rUpa kyA kurUpa, Aja dharma-rakSA ke nAma para phaila rahA hai / kucha loga haiM, jo A~khoM ke hote hue bhI andhe haiM / adharma ke patha para cala rahe haiM aura samajha rahe haiM ki hama dharma-patha ke yAtrI prabhu caraNoM meM pahuMca rahe haiM / kalama bhI kA~patI hai, unake dharma ke pavitra nAma para kie jAne vAle kukRtyoM ko aMkita karane meM / dharma ke nAma para pazu bali to cira-kAla se dI jAtI hai, itanA hI nahIM nara bali taka dI jAtI rahI hai, mantroM dvArA devI-devatAoM ke caraNoM meM / hRdaya pIr3A se bhara jAtA hai ki nara bali ne Aja eka nayA rUpa bhI le liyA hai, apane dharma kI rakSA evaM pahacAna banAne kA I apane se bhinna dharma ke logoM kI sAmUhika hatyAe~ kI jA rahI haiM / bAlaka, yuvA, vRddha sabhI ko avasara milate hI goliyoM se bhuna diyA jAtA hai / ina nirdoSa logoM kI ye hatyAe~ aisI dAnavI hatyAe~ haiM, jisa para bhI hatyAre khila-khilA kara haMsate haiM aura apane ko balidAnI zahIdoM kI zreNI meM ginate haiM / ina logoM se bhI adhika bhayaMkara hatyAre ve haiM jo ina nara-pizAcoM ko dharma para mara miTane vAle zahIda mAnate haiM aura yathAprasaMga unake satkAra - sammAna ke samAroha Ayojita karate haiM / prabhu, manuSya ke hRdaya kA yaha ghinaunA rUpa kaba samApta hogA ? aura kaba usakI mUrcchita aura mRta hotI huI mAnavatA phira se jIvita hogI ? " yaha lekha kAphI lambA ho rahA hai, phira bhI hiMsA-vRtti ke udbhava kI saMkSepa meM carcA kara hI lU~ / manuSya andara se to kyA, bAhara kI AkRti se bhI mAMsAhArI nahIM hai / usake zarIra kI racanA aura prahAraka nakha Adi hiMsaka pazuoM jaise nahIM haiM / phira bhI vaha kauna-sA durdina thA, jaba usane mAMsa kA, AhAra ke rUpameM upayoga karanA zuru kiyA / dIna-hIna mUka pazu-pakSiyoM ko (417) Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaTapaTAte hue mAranA, unakA aMga-aMga kATanA apane meM kitanA bhayAvaha dRzya hai? phira bhI mAnava, apanI mAnavatA ko bhUla kara yaha saba karane lagA / nirdayatA ne hRdaya mandira meM praveza kiyA, to dhIre-dhIre manuSya, manuSya na raha kara bhayaMkara pizAca hI bana gayA hai | bAndha meM kahIM darAda par3a jAtI hai, to eka dina vaha TUTa kara hI rahatA hai aura cAroM ora sarvanAza kA dRzya upasthita kara detA hai / yahI dazA mAMsAhAra ne kI hai / nirdayatA aura krUratA ne bar3hate-bar3hate mAnava mana ke AkAza ko saghana kAlI ghaTAoM se itanA Acchanna kara liyA hai, ki viveka-jyoti kI eka halkI-sI kiraNa bhI usake hRdaya meM kahIM dikhAI nahIM detI hai / jalacara, bhUcara, nabhacara koI bhI prANi isakI udarAgni se baca nahIM pA rahA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA - " aggIvivA savva bhakkhI bhavitA / " arthAt manuSya dAvAnala kI taraha sarvabhakSI ho gayA hai | - AhAra zuddhi se hI sattva-zuddhi arthAt mana aura buddhi kI zuddhi hotI hai ora sattva-zuddhi hone para kartavya kI zuddha-smRti hotI hai "AhAra zuddhau sattva zuddhi, sattva zuddhau dhruvAt smRti: " prastuta lekha meM ahiMsA ke vighAtaka hiMsA ke aneka rUpoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / yaha ullekha samudra meM bUnda ke samAna hai| phira bhI bhagavatI ahiMsA ke lie hiMsA se mukta hone kI dizA ke rUpa meM ye kucha saMketa haiN| AzA hai, jinameM kucha mAnavatA zeSa raha gaI hai, ve isa para gaMbhIratA se vicAra-ciMtana kareMge / akTUbara 1986 (418) Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rASTrIya akhaNDatA - ekatA akhaNDatA evaM ekatA, mAnava astitva kA mUlAdhAra hai / mAnava cAhe, vyakti ke rUpa meM ho, cAhe parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke rUpa meM ho, sarvatra akhaNDatA evaM ekatA apekSita hai / hamArA zarIra vibhinna aMga-pratyaMgoM se milakara eka akhaNDa ikAI ke rUpa meM upasthita hai / hAtha, paira, vakSa, mastaka Adi AkRti evaM kArya kartRtva Adi ke rUpa meM bhale hI vibhinna pratIta hote hoM, kintu sabakA paraspara meM saMyukta rUpa hI eka zarIra hai / yadi ye saba aMga chinna-bhinna hokara idhara-udhara bikhara jAe~, to phira na to ina niSprANa aMgoM kA koI artha rahatA hai aura na zarIra kA hI / puSpa-mAlA ke saikar3oM hI puSpa AkRti, raMga evaM gaMdha Adi ke rUpa meM vibhinna hokara bhI mAlA ke rUpa meM yadi paraspara saMyukta haiM, to kitanI adbhuta zobhA hai unakI aura ve mAlA ke rUpa meM kisI ArAdhya devatA tathA kisI mAnya mahApuruSa ke sukaNTha meM kitane adhika zobhAyamAna evaM AdarAspada hote haiM / yadi ye saba puSpa mAlA se bikhara kara idhara-udhara bhUmi para gira jAe~, to dhUla meM mila jAne ke sivA inakA aura kyA bhaviSya rahatA hai ? aura, udhara mAlA bhI mAlA ke rUpa meM apanA kyA mUlya rakha pAtI ? uparyukta udAharaNoM ke rUpa meM hama parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke rUpa meM saMyukta mAnavIya ikAiyoM ke astitva ko bhI dekha sakate haiM | maiM yahA~ prasaMgata: rASTra kI ikAI kI carcA kara rahA hU~ | rASTra mAnava kI vibhinna ikAiyoM kA eka virATa evaM vizAla rUpa hai / yaha mAnavIya cetanA kA bhUmA rUpa hai | vastuta: bhUmA meM hI amRta tattva rahatA hai | bhUmA se jyoM hI mAnavIya cetanA haTakara kSudra ikAiyoM ke rUpa meM bikharatI hai, vaha amRta-tattva se mRtyu ke bhISaNa garta kI ora lur3hakatI calI jAtI hai | kSudratA eka prakAra se mRtyu kA hI rUpa hai / (419) Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA bhArata, eka mahAna rASTra hai / isakI garimA evaM mahimA sImA se pare rahI hai / bhArata kI mahimA ke svara sAdhAraNa janatA ke mukha se mukharita nahIM hue haiM / apitu AdhyAtmika cetanA ke bhagavat svarUpa maharSiyoM ke mukha se bhI dhvanita hue haiM / maharSi vyAsa viSNu purANa meM udghoSaNA kara rahe haiM, ki svarga ke deva bhI bhArata kI pavitra bhUmi meM rahane vAle mAnava ko dhanya kahate haiM "gAyantidevAH kil gItakAni, dhanyAstu ye bhAratabhUmibhAge / 27 tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra AdhyAtmika ananta cetanA ke virATa " puruSa haiM / unhoMne bhI grAma dharma nagara-dharma Adi dharmoM kI carcA karate hue, rASTra-dharma kI bhI carcA kI hai / apane aneka pravacanoM meM bhAratIya garimA kA udAtta varNana kiyA hai / bhArata ko karma aura dharma donoM kA kendra batAyA hai aura yahA~ se mAnava apanI Antarika cetanA kA ananta vikAsa karake AtmA se paramAtmA bhI ho sakatA hai / ye gaurava bhArata bhUmi ko hI diyA hai / isake lie sthAnAMga evaM bhagavatI Adi aneka Agama avalokita kie jA sakate haiM / maiM vicAra karatA hU~ aura sAtha hI AzcaryAnvita hotA hU~ ki bhArata dIrghAti - dIrgha kAla se kitanA adhika mahimAnvita hotA A rahA hai / bhArata bhaugolika dRSTi se prakRti kA virATa rUpa hai / eka ora devatAtmA himAlaya jaise gaganacumbI sahasrAdhika parvata haiM, to dUsarI ora hajAroM hI gaMgA, sindhu, yamunA, narmadA, godAvarI Adi puNya salilA mAtR devI svarUpA pavitra nadiyA~ bhArata bhUmi para pravAhita haiM / bhArata ke pUrva, pazcima, dakSiNa meM mahAsAgara aharniza harakSaNa garjana karatA rahatA hai / vibhinna RtuoM kA kAlakrama se hI nahIM, eka sAtha hI yahA~ divya saMgama dekhA jA sakatA hai / aisA adbhuta saMgama eka sAtha anyatra prAya: durlabha hI hai / prAkRtika chaTA itanI adhika manohAriNI hai, ki svarga ke deva bhI AkAza-yAtrA karate hue isa puNya bhUmi para avatarita hone kI icchA kA saMvaraNa nahIM kara sakate / suprasiddha jaina Agama bhagavatI sUtra ukta divya vArtA kA Aja bhI sAkSI hai / bhArata kI mAnava-jAti eka virATa jAti hai / isameM vibhinna raMgoM evaM rUpoM ke mAnava samUha samAhita haiM / vibhinna varNa evaM vaMzapamparAe~ haiM jinake bhavana, vasana, bhojana Adi ke vibhinna rItirivAjoM kI vicitra zailiyA~ haiM / dharma (420) Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura darzanoM kI paramparAe~ bhI sahasrAdhika jala-srotoM kI taraha vibhinna dhArAoM meM pravAhita haiM / yahA~ aneka dharma-paramparAe~, veza-bhUSA, pUjA-arcanA, mAnyatA Adi ke rUpa meM bAhara meM eka-dUsare se bilkula mela nahIM khAtI haiM | kitanI vicitra bAta hai ki kucha paramparAe~ karma-kANDa kI ghora pakSapAtI haiM, to dUsarI ora usakI kaTTara virodhI bhI haiM / yahA~ taka ki AstikoM ke sAtha nAstika, aura nAstikoM ke sAtha Astika, yahA~ eka vaMza paramparA meM hI nahIM, eka ghara meM bhI paraspara bandhu ke rUpa meM mila sakate haiM / yaha vaividhya bhAratIya cintana kA vaha saundarya hai, jo anyatra prAya: adRSTa hai / yaha hamAre usa mahAna dArzanika cintana kA supariNAma hai, jisane anekatA meM ekatA aura ekatA meM anekatA kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA thA / aura kahA thA-hama eka mahAna vRkSa ke rUpa meM mUlata: eka haiM, sAtha hI zAkhA, prazAkhA, patra, puSpa, phala Adi ke rUpa meM aneka bhI haiM / kintu, ina aneka rUpoM meM hama apanA mUla ekatva surakSita rakhe hue haiN| vRkSa aMgI hai aura zAkhA-prazAkhA Adi usake aMga haiM / ukta aMgoM meM aMgI sarvatra nihita hai / koI bhI aMga vRkSa se kaTa kara apanA alaga astitva nahIM rakha sakatA | yadi rakhegA, to usakA UlatA se adha:patana hogA hI / aura, adha:patana ke sAtha use antata: zuSka, rasahIna, jIrNa-zIrNa hokara miTTI meM mila jAnA hI hogA | ata: sunizcita hai ki aMga-pratyaMga aMgI ke sAtha hI apanA astitva evaM upayogitva banAe rakha sakate haiM / bhArata kI mahattA vibhinnatAoM evaM anekAntAoM meM bhI ekatva-bhAva meM hI hai / hama kitane hI vibhinnatAoM meM raheM, kintu mUla meM hamArI bhAratIyatA akhaNDa evaM akSuNNa rahanI cAhie | jainAcArya umAsvAti kA ' parasparopagrahatva' kA mahAna saha astitva kA siddhAnta kisI rUpa meM khaNDita na honA cAhie / anekAnta kA yaha artha nahIM ki hama khaNDa-khaNDa hokara idhara-udhara vyartha bikhara jAe~ / anekAnta hamArA saundarya hai ! aura yaha saundarya tabhI hai, jabaki hama anekatA meM mUlabhUta ekatA ke astitva se jur3e raheM / ekatva evaM akhaNDatva kI bhAvanA vaise to cira-kAla se apekSita rahI hai, kintu Aja to usakI sarvAdhika apekSA hai / kyoMki Aja kucha videzI tatvoM ke bahakAve meM Akara kucha vicAra durbala loga bhArata se alaga hokara apane astitva kA duHsvapna dekhane lage haiM / kheda hai, ve apane purAtana gaurava evaM mahattva para apanI zuddha dRSTi nahIM DAla rahe haiM | kyA bAta ho gaI hai aisI ki unheM (421) Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA svarNima astitva hI dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai / apanI janma bhUmi svargAdapi gariyasi hai arthAt svarga se bhI bar3hakara hai- yaha ciraMtana divya vacana unheM sunAI nahIM de rahA hai / mAtRbhUmi zrI mA~ hai / kauna aisA hai, jo apanI mA~ ko khaNDa-khaNDa karanA cAhegA, jisake aMka meM supoSita hokara jise apane astitva kA jIvana dAna milA hai / itihAsa sAkSI hai, jaba kabhI isa prakAra vikhaNDita hone kA kucha logoM ne svapna dekhA, to unakA sukha, unakI zAnti, unakI svatantratA sarvathA mithyA svapna hokara raha gaI / pAkistAna kA udAharaNa hI hamAre samakSa hai / videzI SaDyantra ke kAraNa dharma aura jAtIyatA ke andha durAgraha meM ulajha kara bhArata mA~ ke hI suputroM dvArA bhArata mA~ ko khaNDita karake pAkistAna banAne kA avicArita karma kara liyA gayA / aura, Apa dekha rahe haiM pAkistAna kI janatA sainika zAsana ke kaThora evaM bhISaNa cakra meM Aja bhI pisa rahI hai | prajAtantra ke lie Andolana cala rahe haiM eka ora, to dUsarI ora usake damana ke lie nirdoSa prajA kA khUna bahAyA jA rahA hai / kyA yahI saba-kucha pAne ke lie hamAre kucha vicAra mUDha bandhu, bhArata se alaga honA cAhate haiM | ve kisI bhI nAma se alaga hoM, usakA kyA duSpariNAma ho sakatA hai, yaha pAkistAna ke rUpa meM pratyakSata: dekha sakate haiN| maiM adhika kucha nahIM likhanA cAhatA / merA kevala eka hI udbodhana evaM nivedana hai ki kucha bhI ho, kaisI bhI sthiti ho, hama saba bhArata mA~ ke suputra haiM, hama saba meM eka hI mA~ kA rakta hai / ata: hama kisI bhI sUrata meM vikhaNDita nahIM hoMge | eka rahe haiM aura eka raheMge | mAtRbhUmi bhArata ke mahAna gaurava kI rakSA kA dAyitva hama saba kA hai / ata: usa gaurava kI hama saba milakara prANa-praNa se rakSA kareMge | hamArA mahAna jIvana mantra hai- " saMgacchadhvaM, saMvadadhvaM" kadama se kadama milAkara eka sAtha caleM, aura eka vANI boleM / jIvana kI priya madhuzAlA meM, madhu- rasa kI kucha kamI nahIM haiM / pIo aura pilAo jI bhara, laghu mana karanA ThIka nahIM hai / (422) Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana kI laghutA jaisA koI, jaga meM dUjA pApa nahIM hai / aura mahattA jaisA koI, anya supAvana puNya nahIM hai / navambara 1986 (423) Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nUtana varSAbhinandana nUtana varSa A gayA hai! 1987 svAgata kIjie | zraddhA aura sammAna ke sAtha / nUtana, jIvana kI naI dizA kA, nae nirmANa kA pratIka hai, ata: sabhI bhA~ti svAgatArha hai yaha / varSa kI parikalpanA eka mAtra mAnava jAti meM hI hai, anyatra kahIM bhI nahIM hai / yahA~ taka ki deva jAti meM bhI nahIM hai / manuSya hI hai, jo eka-se-eka bhavya aura udAtta kalpanAoM kA sRSTA devatA hai | kAla-khaNDa ke sAtha apane jIvana ko jor3A hai usane / vaha atIta ke kAla-khaNDa ko pIche chor3a detA hai, usa bIte atIta meM se jo preraNAprada jIvita aMza baca rahatA hai aura vartamAna ke nava-nirmANa meM sahAyaka hone jaisA hotA hai, use grahaNa kara letA hai, aura zeSa mRtAMza ko pIche kI ora pheMka detA hai / yaha hai, usake nae-purAne varSoM kI parikalpanA kA gaNita / atIta kA varSa jaisA bhI thA, gujara gayA hai / usakA adhika bhAga kisI kA sukha meM gujarA hogA aura kisI kA du:kha meM / kisI kA phUloM meM gujarA hogA, kisI kA kA~ToM meM / kisI kA ha~sane meM gujarA hogA, to kisI kA rone meN| kucha bhI ho, jo bhI jaisA bhI thA, aba calA gayA hai vaha / aba purAnI smRtiyoM meM apane mana ko ulajhAe rakhane meM, aura purAne vikalpoM ke jaMgala meM apane mana ko khoye rakhanA, koI acchI bAta nahIM hai / tumheM apane jIvana-patha para sIdhe pairoM se calanA hai, ulTe pairoM se nahIM / Apa puNyazAlI haiM, isalie ki purAne varSa meM se gujara kara Apane nae varSa kA navaprabhAta dekhA hai / nUtana sUryodaya kA darzana kiyA hai / anyathA, kucha Apake hI jJAta yA ajJAta aise aneka sAthI rahe haiM, jo aba isa nava varSa ke nava (424) Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suprabhAta meM Apake sAtha nahIM haiM / kisI ajJAta naI duniyA meM cale gae haiM / unakA kucha atA patA nahIM ki ve aba kahA~ haiM? kaise haiM? kisa sthiti meM haiM ? Apane apane jIvana meM mRta atIta meM se jIvita vartamAna meM saMkramaNa kiyA hai, ata: sAvadhAna rahie / prastuta jIvita vartamAna kA yathocita upayoga karane ke sambandha meM prApta sthiti kA sahI, zuddha evaM maMgalamaya upayoga karanA hI tumhArI antar-mAnavatA kI zreSThatA kA dyotaka hai / mAnA ki naI sthiti kA prApta hone kA yoga durlabha hai, kintu prApta sthiti kA saMrakSaNa evaM sahI upayoga kSema hai, jo ki yoga se bhI durlabhatama hai | nava-varSa kA yoga to tumheM prApta ho gayA hai / aba apanI aura apane sahayogiyoM kI samagra bauddhika cetanA evaM karma-zakti usake kSema ke lie niyojita karanI hai / dekhanA hai, tuma isameM kitane saphala hote ho | tuma nahIM dekhoge, to samAja to dekhegA hI, ki tuma sahI AdamI ho, yA galata | samAja tumhArI bauddhika evaM karma donoM hI zaktiyoM kA mUlyAMkana karegA hI / __ atIta meM tuma kaise the, vaha bhulA diyA jA sakatA hai, kintu vartamAna kI tumhArI yAtrA kA eka-eka kadama samAja ke samakSa hai / ata: samAja kI A~khoM se vaha ojhala nahIM hogA / saMbhava hai, ApakA atIta kucha aneka du:khada ghaTanAoM meM se gujarA ho, tumheM ronA hI adhika par3A ho, ha~sane ke kucha hI kSaNa mile hoM, ve kucha kSaNa bhI saMbhavata: nahIM mile hoM, parantu aba vartamAna Apake apane hAthoM meM haiM / atIta ke acche-bure paribodha ko evaM anubhUtiyoM ko dhyAna meM rakha kara vartamAna kA aisA nirmANa karanA hai, jo Apake lie bhI jyotirmaya ho, tathA Apake apane parivAra, samAja tathA rASTra ke lie bhI jyoti-puMja ho / aba a~dhere meM nahIM, prakAza meM yAtrA karanI hai / utsAha hInatA se pare hokara, sAhasa ke sAtha utsAha se jagamagAte paribodha meM yAtrA prArambha karanI hai / manuSya kA bhAgya usake apane hAthoM meM hai / bhAgya koI AkAza se nahIM utaratA, vaha kisI se bhikSA meM bhI nahIM milatA / vaha to apane hI puruSArtha se nirmita kiyA jAtA hai / hara sthiti para bhAgya kI mohara lagAte rahanA, kAyara vyaktiyoM kA kAma hotA hai / "kyA karanA hai, jo honA hogA, vahI hogA? bhAgya kI rekhA ko kabhI kisI ne badalA hai? nahIM, nahIM / vaha kabhI badalI nahIM jA sakatI / " isa taraha kI bAteM kauna karate haiM / ve karate haiM, jinakA mana mara cukA (425) Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai | jinake mana ke-prANoM kI UrjA zakti kSINa ho cukI hai / aise loga zarIra se jIvita parilakSita hote hue bhI, antar-AtmA se mRta hI haiM aura Apa jAnate hI haiM ki mRta kA sthAna kahA~ hotA hai? yaha to Apako jJAta hI hai, vaha maiM nahIM batAU~gA | maiM mAna letA hU~, ki Apa mRta nahIM jIvita haiM / jIvita vyakti apane bhAgya kI naI rekhAoM ke nirmANa ke lie karma-patha para sAhasa ke sAtha Age bar3hatA jAtA hai | vaha puruSa-siMha hotA hai | vaha vighna-bAdhAoM ko tor3atA huA, cUra-cUra karatA huA, nirantara eka maMjila-se-dUsarI maMjila kI ora bar3hatA calatA rahatA hai aura antata: apane antima lakSya ko prApta kara hI letA hai-"puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmI / " usakI jyotirmaya cetanA meM asambhava jaisA, kucha bhI tamas nahIM rahatA / tamas puruSArtha hIna, khinna manavAle vyakti ke jIvana meM hI hotA hai / Alasya kahA~ karanA hai ? acche bhaviSya ke nirmANa ke hetu acche karma meM nahIM, pratyuta Alasya kA upayoga duSkarma kI sthiti meM hI karanA cAhie / acche karma ke lie jaba usake karane kA saMkalana jage, tabhI use rUpAyita kara lenA hai| yAda rakhie, acche karma ke lie Aja nahIM, kala-itanA socanA bhI pApa hai | yaha eka aisA pApa hai, jo apane hI hAthoM apane jIvana ko dhvasta kara denA hai / prastuta prasaMga meM eka mahAna anubhavI manISI ke eka choTe-se dohe kI arghAlI hai, jise apane mana aura mastiSka meM satata jyotirmaya rakhanA hai "kAla kare so Aja kara, Aja kare so aba" vighna-bAdhAoM kI AzaMkA se hAtha-para-hAtha dhare baiThe rahanA upayukta nahIM hai / aneka vighna-bAdhAe~ to kalpita hI hotI haiM, yathArtha meM unakI koI sthiti hI nahIM hotI / isa taraha ke bhaviSya sambandhI vighna-bAdhAoM ke bhaya ke aMdhere meM dikhane vAle bhUta, jo hote haiM, ve idhara-udhara cupacApa khar3e hue DhUMTha vRkSa hote haiM, parantu bhayAkula vyakti ko lagate haiM ve saMhAra karane vAle bhUta-preta / astu karma-kSetra meM utarate samaya antarmana ko vighna-bAdhAoM ke bhaya se Acchanna rakhanA ThIka nahIM hai / vighna-bAdhAoM kA adhika cintana manuSya ke sAhasa-zakti ko vaise hI Acchanna kara detA hai, jaise kAle bAdala jyotirmaya sUrya ko / mere kahane kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki Apa apane karma-patha meM Ane vAle vighnoM tathA avarodhaka tatvoM ke sambandha meM kucha soceM hI nahIM, yoM hI A~kha bandhakara cala pdd'eN| vighna-bAdhAoM para eka najara avazya DAla leM yA unake nirAkaraNa kI prakriyA Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko bhI dhyAna meM rakha leM aura phira cala par3eM, matta gaMdhahastI ke samAna apane abhISTa patha para / bahuta adhika kAla taka vighna-bAdhAoM kI udher3a buna meM par3e rahanA, apanI karma-zakti ko, sAhasa ko, utsAha ko kSINa karanA hai / vastuta: aizvarya kA nivAsa sAhasa meM hai-bhale hI vaha bhautika ho yA AdhyAtmika / eka manISI kA kathana hai--"sAhase vasate lakSmI"--ata: bhaya mukta mana hI ujjvala bhaviSya ke nirdhArita patha ko prazasta karatA hai | Aja rASTra meM saba ora aneka taraha ke dvandva cala rahe haiM / kahIM jAti ke nAma para, kahIM kSetravAda ke nAma para, kahIM bhASA ke nAma para, kahIM rASTra vighAtaka alagAva ke nAma para aura kahIM dharma ke nAma para / betuke saMgharSoM kA aisA silasilA cala par3A hai, ki mAnava, mAnava na rahakara pazu se bhI badatara nimna starIya dAnava kA rUpa letA jA rahA haiM / Apako apane vyaktigata jIvana kI samasyAoM kA hI hala nahIM karanA hai, apitu samAja evaM rASTra kI samasyAoM kA bhI Age bar3hakara samAdhAna talAzanA hai / eka kSaNa ke lie bhI aisA mata socie kI mujhe kyA par3A hai, parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra se? mujhe to apane kAma-se kAma hai / rASTra jAe bhAr3a meM / yaha cintana, jaghanya aparAdha hai / tuma apane samAja aura rASTra ke abhinna aMga ho / tumhArA dAyitva hai, apane astitva kI rakSA ke lie sarva prathama samAja aura rASTra kI rakSA kA prayatna karanA | samAja aura rASTra kI rakSA meM hI tumhAre apane astitva kI surakSA hai / bUMda ke astitva kI rakSA apane jalAzaya meM hI hai / jalAzaya se alaga hone meM nahIM hai / bUMda apane jalAzaya se alaga huI nahIM ki miTTI meM milakara samApta / sAvadhAna rahie, Apa jalAzaya se alaga hone vAlI bU~da kI sthiti meM apane ko na le jAe~ / mAnava kA sukha aura Ananda usakI manobhUmikA ke bhUmA aura virATa hone meM hI hai, kSudra hone meM nahIM / yaha jyotirmaya amRta udghoSa hai, hamAre mahAna pUrvajoM kA / yadi yathArtha meM sukha-zAnti aura Ananda pAnA hai, to apane mana ko virATa banAie / apane cintana aura tadanurUpa karma ko adhikAdhika jana-maMgala ke lie vistRta banAte rahie / jitanA ApakA bauddhika evaM karma jIvana jana-maMgala kI dizA meM virATa hogA, utanA hI Apa meM IzvarIya jyotirmaya prakAza jagamagAegA / Izvaratva kA artha hI hai virATa honA / hamArI dArzanika bhASA meM-jo vibhu hai, sarva vyApaka hai (427) Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahI Izvara hai / yaha IzvarIya jyoti hI hai, jo nara ko nArAyaNa kI vizva-vaMdanIya mahattA pradAna karatI hai / prastuta nUtana varSa kI yAtrA Apake isI virATa rUpa ko, rUpAyita kre| yahI nUtana varSa ke upalakSya meM Apa sabake prati hArdika maMgala-kAmanA hai / janavarI 1987 (428) Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM jIvana-vikAsa kA mArga zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane mahAna arahanta-kAla meM tIsa varSa taka jJAna kI gaMgA bahAI / unake nirvANa ke pazcAt kAla kA vizAla pravAha bahatA rahA aura kAla ke usa mahApravAha meM kyA-kyA baha gayA, jisake astitva kA koI patA nahIM hai / kintu, vaha divya vANI, vaha zabda-gaMgA evaM bhAva-gaMgA nirantara bahatI A rahI hai / kAla kA pravAha usake astitva ko pUrNarUpa se bahA nahIM skaa| yadi hama usameM cintana kI gaharI DubakI lagAe~, to spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki usameM kitanI virATatA hai, kitanI zItalatA hai, kitanI pavitratA hai / usakI eka-eka bUnda amRta kI bUnda hai / para, vaha pIyUSa taba milegA, jaba usakI gaharAI meM utareMge / sirpha Upara kI sataha para tairane se nahIM / gaharI DubakI lagAnI hogI / tabhI hamAre ye dvandva, saMgharSa, vigraha, matabheda samApta hoMge / usa mahAna abhedavAdI ke abheda ke udghoSa kI divya-dhvani, jo devatAtmA vaibhAragiri ke uttuMga zikharoM se gUMjatI rahI hai, Aja bhI use sunA jA sakatA hai| Aja jAti ke nAma para, dharma ke pavitra nAma para, sampradAya evaM paMthoM ke nAma para jana-mana meM kitanI ghRNA, kitanA dveSa phailAyA jA rahA hai / jisake virodha meM vaha jyoti-puruSa nirantara udghoSaNA karatA rahA hai -- "na dIsai jAi visesa koI " -jAti kI, janma kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai / usane dRr3ha svara meM kahA-janma to pUrva karma ke anusAra kisI bhI kula meM ho gayA / usase kyA hai? maiM tumhArA janma nahIM pUchatA, tumhArI jAti nahIM pUchatA, maiM to sirpha tumhArA karma pUchatA hU~, tumhArA karma dekhatA hU~ | mahattva jAti kA nahIM, karma kA hai / (429) Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka prakAra ke jAti, paMtha evaM mata ke bhedoM kI zRMkhalA meM jakar3I samAja kI beDiyoM ko usane tor3A thA / jana-jana ko usa bandhana se unmukta kiyA thA / durbhAgya se Aja hama puna: unhIM zRMkhalAoM meM jakar3a gae haiM, gatihIna ho gae haiM / ataH apekSA hai, mahAprabhu ke divya-saMdeza ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne kI / jo abhI taka usa divya-dezanA ko suna nahIM pAe haiM, unheM sunAe~ / jo abhI taka vyAmoha kI gADha nidrA meM soe par3e haiM, abhI taka jAge nahIM haiM, unheM jagAe~ / jo abhI taka uThe nahIM haiM, unheM uThAe~ / jinheM kisI kA sahArA nahIM milA hai, unheM sahArA deM, sahayoga deM / yaha divya dhvani hai, jyoti puruSa mahAprabhu mahAvIra kI / divya-dhvani kA artha itanA hI nahIM hai ki vaha cAra-cAra yojana taka sunAI detI thI / yaha to kevala zabdoM ke sunAI dene kI sImA hai / usa divya dhvani kI, usa jyotirmaya dezanA kI koI sImA nahIM hai / vaha to deza kAla kI sImAoM ko lAMghatI rahI hai.--'dik-kAlAdhanavacchinnA' vaha to ananta hai / use hama Aja bhI suna rahe haiM, para sunakara bhI anasunI kara rahe haiM / usa divya chavi ko dekhate hue bhI anadekhA kara rahe haiM / apekSA hai, usa divya-dhvani ko sunane kI, usa jyotirmaya chavi ko dekhane kI, jo usakI antarAtmA hai / vizva-AtmA zarIra kI sImAoM se pare hotA hai / jisakI bhAva-cetanA, jisakI jJAna-cetanA, jisakI karma cetanA vizva ko sparza karatI jAe, vaha vizva-AtmA hai / jo nirantara virATa banatI jAe aura eka dina vizva-maMgala evaM vizva-kalyANa kA kendra bana jAe, vahI bhagavadAtmA hotI hai / usa divya-dhvani kA eka mAtra yahI svara hai--besahArA ko sahArA deM, gire hue ko Upara uThAe~ / isakA artha hai- abhAva-grasta jana-kSetra meM jana-kalyANa ke saMsthAna khar3e kie jAe~ / jahA~ pahale se hI saba-kucha prApta ho, vahA~ isa taraha ke prayojana arthahIna hI hote haiM / jaise gaMgA ke taTa para ku~A khoda rahe haiM aura AvAja lagAte haiM ki hama pyAsoM ko pAnI pilAne ke lie ku~A khoda rahe haiM | gaMgA kI pavitra dhArA jahA~ pravAhamAna hai, vahA~ ku~e kI kyA mahattA hai? ku~e kI mahattA to registAna meM haiM, jahA~ eka-eka bUMda ke abhAva meM prANa paMkheru ur3a rahe haiM / eka-eka bU~da ke lie prANI chaTapaTA rahe haiM, tar3apa rahe haiM / vahA~ ku~A khodanA mahattvapUrNa hai / tAtparya hai, jo yathArthatA kA parijJAna rakhate haiM, samaya ko samajhate haiM, unhoMne hI mahAvIra ko samajhA hai, unhoMne hI usa virATa vizva-AtmA ke darzana kie haiN| (430) Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha udghoSa rahA hai ki vizva kI samasta AtmAe~ svarUpa kI dRSTi se eka jaisI haiM--- - " ege AyA" sabameM paramAtma-jyoti nihita hai / isalie vizva meM saba prANI mere apane haiM / na koI parAyA hai, na koI zatru hai / "mittI me savva bhUesu" - samasta prANI jagat merA mitra hai / apekSA hai, karma kSetra meM khaDe hone kI / Apa bhavya AtmA haiM / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra Apako bhavya kahate haiM / jo usa divya vANI ko sunakara grahaNa karane kI, use mUrta rUpa dene kI bhUmikA rakhate haiM, ve bhavya haiM / Apa jo abhI yahA~ upasthita haiM aura anya bhI aneka bhAI-bahana, jo abhI yahA~ upasthita nahIM bhI haiM, jinhoMne isa zUnya - vIrAna jaMgala meM kAma kiyA hai aura Aja bhI satkarma meM saMlagna haiM / mahAprabhu kI yaha samavasaraNa bhUmi divya dezanAbhUmi, jo eka taraha se zUnya jaMgala ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gaI thI, andhakArAcchanna ho gaI thI, usa aMdhakAra meM Apa satkarma ke dIpa jalA rahe haiM / jahA~ hajAroM-hajAra balba jala rahe haiM, vahA~ dIpaka jalAe~ to kyA mUlya hai usakA ? dIpaka kA mahattva hai aMdhakAra meN| jahA~ saghana andherA hai, vahA~ dIpa jalAe~, taba patA calatA hai jyoti kA kitanA mUlya hai / ata: apekSA hai, hama apanI kSetrIya prAntIya sImAoM ke gharauMdoM se, jAtIya evaM sAmpradAyika paramparAoM ke gheroM se bAhara Ae~ aura jo mahAvIra kI divya - dezanAoM ko bhUla gae haiM, unheM divya dezanA sunAe~, unheM divya-karma kI ora prerita kareM, unake jIvana meM jyotirmaya dIpa jalAe~ / mahAprabhu kI isa pAvana bhUmi meM puna: usa divya dezanA ko sAkAra rUpa denA hai, jana-jana ke jIvana meM usa dhArA ko bahAnA hai / ataH mahattva hai isa marubhUmi meM satkarma kI, saddharma kI pavitra gaMgA kI dhArA ko pravAhita karate rahanA / Apane par3hA hai, sunA hai bhagIratha cala par3e gaMgA ko lAne ke lie / unake prayatna kI eka lambI kathA hai / kathA ke zabdoM ko nahIM, usake bhAva ko samajheM, use jIvana meM utAreM / vaha kisI banI-banAI lakIra para nahIM calA / usane sAdhanA kI aura nirantara teja kadamoM se calatA rahA / Age-Age bhagIratha daur3atA hai aura usake caraNa cihnoM para gaMgA kI dhArA bahatI AtI hai, usI teja gati se / bhagIratha ke kadama barAbara bar3hate rahe / ve na kahIM ruke, na kahIM vizrAma yA virAma liyA / usI kA pariNAma hai ki gaMgA bhI nirantara bahatI rahI / Apa bhagIrathoM ne isa pAvana tIrtha bhUmi meM gaMgA ko pravahamAna karane kA jo mahAna upakrama kiyA, usakA bhI eka itihAsa hai / Apa ba~dhI - ba~dhAI lakIroM (431) Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se bAhara nikala kara Ae haiM / 'lakIra ke phakIra' kabhI Age bar3ha nahIM pAte / isa ukti ke pIche eka coTa hai / yAda rakhie A~kha banda karake calate rahane meM koI gaurava nahIM hai / vicAroM kI, cintana kI, prajJA kI A~kha baMda karake calane vAle aMdhe idhara-udhara paraspara TakarAte, bhaTakate phireMge / mahAna ve hI haiM, jo lakIra se haTa kara apanI prajJA se calate jAte haiM / aura, rahI bAta rAha kI? rAha to svata: banatI jAtI hai / isalie mahApuruSoM kA eka hI svara sadA gUMjatA rahA hai-tU Upara caDhane ke lie hai, eka zikhara se dUsare, tIsare zikharoM ko pAra karane ke lie hai / tU vaha patthara nahIM hai, jo jahA~ par3A hai vahIM par3A hai aura kabhI tUphAna, mUsalAdhAra varSA yA bhUkampa kA dhakkA lagA aura lur3haka gayA, to patA nahIM lur3hakatA-lur3hakatA kahA~ a~dhere meM jA giregA / tU to mRtyuMjaya kA amRta putra hai. 'amRtasya putrAH" ataH terA karma divya ho terI vANI divya ho, terA mana vizAla evaM udAtta ho / aisA nahIM ki tere jIvana ke karma ke pada-cihna yoM hI dhUla-kaNoM kI taraha havA meM ur3akara samApta ho jAe~ / terA eka-eka kadama vajra-sA ho / jo isa prakAra dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha gatizIla hote haiM, ve hI kucha kara jAte haiM-"udyAnaM te nAvayAnaM / " kucha loga siddhAnta kI bAta karate haiM, parantu Aja vicaraNa kahA~ kara rahe haiM? eka AvAja lagAI gaI thI madhya-kAla meM ki anArya bhUmi meM nahIM jAnA / parantu, jarA gaharAI se vicAra kareM- Arya bhUmi kitanI-sI hai? usa yuga meM sADhe paccIsa deza Arya bhUmi meM gine gae haiM / pUrA bhArata bhI Arya bhUmi meM nahIM aataa| Arya bhUmi meM aMga hai, baMga hai, magadha hai, Aja ke uttara pradeza, uDIsA, baMgAla evaM bihAra kA kucha hissA hai | dakSiNa kahA~ hai Arya bhUmi? vaha na jaina-paramparA meM Arya mAnA gayA hai aura na vaidika paramparA meM / tamila, Andha, bambaI, jahA~ sAdhu-sAdhvI bar3I tejI se bhAge-bhAge jA rahe haiM, ve to Apake siddhAnta kI bhASA meM anArya deza haiM / kahA~ gae zAstra, kahA~ gayA siddhAnta? jaba samasyAe~ tathA apekSAe~ AtI haiM, taba gar3abar3A jAte haiM / cintana ke abhAva meM hamane bhArata ko khaNDa-khaNDa meM bA~Ta diyA | parantu, jJAta hai Apako bharata kSetra kisakA hai? Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke jyeSTha putra prathama cakravartI samrATa bharata ke nAma para bhArata banA hai / sirpha hama hI nahIM, maharSi zukadeva zrImad bhAgavata meM kahate haiM-"yeSAM khalu mahAyogI bharate jyeSThaH zreSThaguNa AsId, yenedaM varSa bhAratamiti vyapadizanti" sampUrNa bhArata samrATa bharata ke zAsana meM thA / hamane use bhI Arya aura anArya ke khaNDoM meM bA~Ta diyA | (432) Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samavasaraNa meM, pravacana sabhA meM bahanoM ko-bhale hI ve sAdhvI bhI kyoM na ho, puruSoM ke samAna baiThane kA adhikAra nahIM hai / ve sabhA meM khar3I hI raheMgI / aupapAtika sUtra meM yaha ullekha vidyamAna hai / aura bhI aneka bAteM haiM, jinakI sImAoM kA hamane ullaMghana kiyA hai / eka ora Apa jise bhagavad-vANI kahate haiM aura sAtha-hI-sAtha usakA ullaMghana bhI kara rahe haiM / kyoMki Apa meM sAhasa kA abhAva hai / mere antarmana meM satsAhasa hai satya ko satya ke rUpa meM udghoSita karane kA / maiM samayocita jana-maMgala se zUnya mAtra zabdoM ko bhagavad-vANI nahIM kahatA | kitanI bhagavadvANI hai aura kitanI bhagavad-vANI ke nAma para pIche se AcAryoM dvArA jor3I gaI vANI hai-isakA nirNaya prajJA se karanA hogA / hameM mRta paramparAoM kI sImAoM ko, rUr3hiyoM ko tor3anA hI hogA / jo Age bar3hate nahIM, ve kabhI vikAsa nahIM kara sakate / duniyA meM koI bhI vyakti, koI bhI samAja evaM koI bhI rASTra aisA nahIM hai, jo sadA eka hI sthiti meM sthita rahA ho / yA to vaha pIche haTegA yA Age bar3hegA / isake sivA tIsarA koI rAstA nahIM hai / maiMne rAjasthAna kI vihAra-yAtrA meM kucha baccoM ko ekatArA bajAte aura gIta gAte hue dekhA / maiMne unase pUchA-"tuma kauna ho / " unhoMne kahA-hama bhartarI haiM / tuma kyA kAma karate ho / uttara yA unakA ki gA-bajAkara bhIkha mA~gate haiM / mujhe Azcarya huA ki bhartRhari jaisA mahAna guru, mahAna virakta puruSa, jisake nIti-zataka, vairAgya-zataka Adi mahattvapUrNa grantha haiM, jisakI paramparA mahAna gauravazAlI rahI hai, usI ke ziSya, vaMzaja Aja bhIkha mA~ga rahe haiN| ___ kaNappA ( kRSNapAda ) jaise siddha yogI-corAsI siddhoM meM se eka mahAna yogI / usakA to yaha eka khela thA ki sAMpa usake zarIra para idhara-udhara par3e haiM, ghUma-phira rahe haiM / ziva kI taraha sAMpa usake AbhUSaNa the / viSadharoM ko zarIra para dhAraNa kara ke bhI vaha nirviSa thA / Aja usI siddha yogI ke cele sapere sAMpoM ko pakar3a kara unakA khela dikhAkara AjIvikA calA rahe haiM, idhara udhara bhIkha mAMgate phirate haiM / kyA kA, kyA ho gayA yaha | jaba apane garimAmaya (433) Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itihAsa ko bhUla jAte haiM, sAdhanA ko bhUla jAte haiM, to patana kI garta meM girate jAte haiM / apane pUrvajoM kI sAdhanA ko bhUla jAte haiM aura unake do-cAra bAhya zabdoM ko pakar3a kara Age pUrNa virAma lagA dete haiM, taba yahI sthiti hotI hai / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM nirantara gati karate raho, jIvana ke uttuMga-se-uttuMga zikharoM para AroharaNa karate raho / vastuta: jIvana-yAtrA meM pUrNa virAma hai hI nahIM / sAdhanA kI siddhi mahAna arhanta svarUpa aura usase bhI Age siddha svarUpa taka pahuMca jAe~ge, tabhI pUrNa virAma lagegA / sAdhanA ke yathArtha svarUpa ko bhUlakara usake bAhya kriyA-kANDa rUpa sthUla zarIra ko pakar3akara pUrNa virAma lagA denA ki yaha kriyA-kANDa hI dharma hai, ajJAna hai / unheM samyak-bodha nahIM hai, jo aise galata pUrNa virAma lagAte haiM / prUpha rIDiMga ThIka karanA hogA / bAhya dRSTi meM ulajhe tathAkathita dharma guruoM ko samyak prupha dekhanA nahIM AtA / isalie dharma ko, sAdhanA ke sahI rUpa ko bhUla kara galata pUrNa virAma lagAyA jA rahA hai / jJAna se jyotita usa mahAna paramparA kI mahattA rahI hai / usa yuga meM mAtra bAhya paramparA kA hI nahIM, jJAna kA mahattva rahA hai / AcArya akalaMka, jinheM AcArya pada bAda meM milA, usa samaya muni the, santa the / dekhA unhoMne bauddha-paramparA ke dharma kIrti jaise mahAna AcAryoM ke tarka kI painI dhAra jaina-darzana ko kATatI jA rahI hai | usa mahAna santa ne socA - isa taraha to saba samApta ho jAegA / inake durga kA bhedana karane ke lie unake tarkoM kA bhI bodha karanA cAhie / isake lie bAhara meM bauddha bhikSu kA veza dhAraNa kara bauddha-vihAra meM raha kara bauddha-darzana kA gahana adhyayana kiyA / isI kA pariNAma hai, Aja jaina-darzana para, sirpha jaina-darzana para hI nahIM, pUre bhAratIya-darzana para AcArya akalaMka chAyA huA hai / jisane usa painI dhAra kA uttara usase bhI adhika painI dhAra se diyA / yadi Aja kI taraha akalaMka jJAna para, cintana para pUrNa virAma lagA dete, to vaha lakIra kA phakIra hI banA rahatA / na to svayaM Upara uThatA aura na jaina - darzana ke gaurava ko bar3hA sakatA / vaha kevala bhIkha mAMganevAlA bhikSu nahIM thA | bhikSu kA samyak artha hai samadarzI AcArya harIbhadra ke zabdoM meM - "bhinattIti bhikSuH"- jo tor3atA jAtA hai, vaha bhikSu hai / jo ajJAna ke aMdhere ko bhedana karatA hai, arthAta rUr3ha paramparAoM ke avarodhoM ko tor3atA hai, sAmpradAyika dIvAroM ko tor3atA hai, apanI saMkIrNa mAnyatAoM ke ekAnta Agraha aura durAgraha ko tor3atA hai, vaha bhikSu hai | mAtra bhIkha mA~gate rahane vAlA bhikSu nahIM, bhikhArI hai / vaha kabhI bhI vikAsa (434) Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM kara sakatA / saMskRta sUktiyoM meM to kahA hI hai parantu eka hindI ke mahAna kavi ne bhI kahA hai - "lIka-lIka gAr3I cale, lIka hI cale kapUta | tInoM lIka para na cale, zAyara, siMha, sapUta / / " garur3a AkAza meM saba pakSiyoM se adhika U~cAI para ur3atA hai aura haMsa bhI AkAza kI U~cAI ko sparza karake ur3atA hai / garur3a ko to hamane dekhA nahIM, para haMsa kI ur3Ana to hamAre sAmane hai / vaha garur3a se bhI adhika Upara jAtA hai / kyA vaha ur3Ana bharatA hai, taba pahale se AkAza meM usakA koI mArga nizcita hai| kyA koI rAja-patha AkAza meM banA huA hai / vaha to ur3Ana bharatA jAtA hai, patha svata: banatA jAtA hai / Apa loga vyApArI haiM / Apake dAdA kucha aura kAma kara rahe the / Apake pitA ne aura kAma kiyA, vyavasAya ko Age bar3hAyA / Apa usase bhI Age bar3hakara nae AyAma khola rahe haiM / phaikTariyA~ lagA rahe haiM, videzoM se AyAta-niryAta kA kAma kara rahe haiM / kitanA parivartana A gayA hai - vyApArika, Arthika, sAmAjika evaM rAjanaitika kSetra meM aura sAtha meM dhArmika kSetra meM bhI / bhaviSya meM Ane vAlI pIr3hI svayaM apane mArga kA nirmANa karegI / tabhI sahI artha meM jIvana kA vikAsa ho sakegA / koI bhI kSetra kyoM na ho, ba~dhI-ba~dhAI kAlApekSya lakIroM para hI calate rahene se na kabhI unnati huI hai aura na kabhI hogii| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM prabuddha vicArakoM kA eka hI svara rahA hainirantara Age bar3hate jAo, Upara uThate jAo / eka zikhara se dUsare uttuMga zikhara para car3hate jAo, nIce kI ora mata luDhako / UrdhvamukhI banakara gati kro| adhomukhI dRSTi mithyAtva hai aura UrdhvamukhI- dRSTi samyaktva hai / yAda rakhie, bhIkha mA~gane vAle bhikhArI ko kyA svapna Ae~ge? bhIkha mA~gane ke hI svapna dekhatA rahegA vaha, parantu jo tejasvI vyakti divya - karma ke AdhAra para Age bar3hate haiM, jinakA mana mastiSka jyotirmaya vicAroM se prakAzamAna hai, jinakI buddhi vidyut-sI camakatI-damakatI hai aura jinake hAtha mahAna satkarma (435) Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie macalate rahate haiM, ve cidAkAza meM bhIkha mAMgane ke svapna nahIM dekheMge, jaba bhI dekheMge divya jyotirmaya mahattA ke svapna dekheMge / isa dRSTi se apekSA hai, hama mahAna paramparAoM ko Age bar3hAe~ / sthAnakavAsI samAja meM sarva prathama AcArya zrI amolakaRSijI ma. ne zAstra chapavAye, taba samAja meM hAya-tobA maca gaI / Aja kyA ho rahA hai? tathAkathita utkRSTatA kI bAta karane vAle ve hI sAdhu-sAdhvI Agama, pravacana, nibandha evaM grantha to chapavA hI rahe haiM, parantu sAdhAraNa tukabandiyoM evaM idhara-udhara kI pustakoM se baTore vicAroM ko bhI apane nAma se chapavAte jA rahe haiM / kucha sAdhu-sAdhvI, jo svayaM likhanA nahIM jAnate, vidvAnoM se likhavA kara apane nAma se chapavAte haiM / nAma kI bhUkha adhika bar3hatI jA rahI hai / isI taraha jyotirdhara AcArya zrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja ne rAjasthAna se mahArASTra meM jAkara apane ziSyoM ko saMskRta ke vidvAnoM se saMskRta kA adhyayana karAyA, taba kyA kama AlocanA huI thI usa mahAna AcArya kI? jo pahala karatA hai, use sunanA-sahanA par3atA hI hai | para, vaha vikAsa karatA hai, Upara uThatA hai aura samAja ke lie vikAsa ke dvAra kholatA hai / usake lie use lIka se haTakara calanA hI par3atA hai | ba~dhI-ba~dhAI anupayogI evaM mRta huI paramparAoM ko toDanA hI par3atA hai isameM apekSA hai sat-sAhasa kI - "sAhaso hi zriyo mUlam" suvicArita sAhasa hI jaba kriyAnvita hotA hai, to samAja, rASTra evaM dharma - paramparAoM ke lie camatkArI aizvarya ke dvAra khola detA hai / mArca-apraila 1987 (436) Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ativAda : adhyAtma - sAdhanA kA viSa mokSa mArga meM prayukta mArga kA artha hai kAraNa evaM sAdhana / mokSa to kArya hai aura usake kAraNa haiM - samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra | jo sAdhana hai, vastutaH vahI sAdhya bhI hai, antara itanA hI hai ki apUrNa avasthA meM ve sAdhana haiM aura pUrNa avasthA meM ve hI sAdhya bana jAte haiM / sAdhya aura sAdhana meM advaita dRSTi se kisI prakAra kA maulika bheda nahIM hotA hai / maiM Apase yaha kaha rahA thA ki jaba taka Atma- guNoM kA pUrNa vikAsa nahIM hotA hai, taba taka ve sAdhana haiM aura jaba pUrNa vikAsa ho jAtA hai to ve hI guNa sAdhya bana jAte haiM / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki guNa kabhI apane guNI se bhinna nahIM hotA / isakA artha yaha huA ki jo darzana hai, vahI AtmA hai, jo jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai aura jo cAritra hai, vahI AtmA hai, AtmA, usakA sAdhya aura usake sAdhana meM advaita dRSTi hai, kintu vyavahAra meM hama bheda-dRSTi ko AdhAra banAkara hI calate haiM / jaba sAdhaka nizcaya dRSTi meM pahuMcatA hai, taba vahA~ para use kisI prakAra kA bheda dRSTigocara nahIM hotA hai / mukti kyA vastu hai ? mukti kA artha hai - bandhanoM se chuTakArA / jitane bandhana haiM, utanA hI adhika saMsAra hotA hai aura jaise-jaise bandhanoM kA abhAva hotA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise mukti prApta hotI jAtI hai / bandhanoM kA abhAva hI mokSa hai / samyak - darzana ke hone se mithyAtva kA bandhana TUTa jAtA hai / samyak jJAna ke Ate hI ajJAna kA bandhana TUTa jAtA hai / samyak cAritra ke hote hI rAga-dveSa ke bandhana TUTane lagate haiM / sAdhaka - jaise-jaise apanI sAdhanA meM vikAsa karatA hai, vaha bandhanoM se mukta hotA jAtA hai / - kalpanA kIjie, eka baccA par3hane jAtA hai aura vaha pahalI kakSA pAra karatA hai, phira dhIre-dhIre vaha dUsarI, tIsarI, cauthI aura pA~cavIM Adi kakSAoM (437) Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko pAra karatA huA nirantara Age bar3hatA jAtA hai / eka dina vaha apanI kakSAoM ko pAra karatA huA U~cI se U~cI zikSA prApta karane meM saphala ho jAtA hai / usa samaya vaha vidvAna bana jAtA hai aura dUsaroM ko par3hAne bhI lagatA hai / jo vyakti eka dina svayaM par3hane vAlA thA, to eka dina vaha dUsaroM ko par3hAne bhI lagatA hai / isakA artha yaha hai ki jaba taka vaha alpajJa thA vaha svayaM chAtra thA aura jaise-jaise usakA jJAna baDhatA gayA, vaha adhyApaka ho gayA / yahI sthiti sAdhanA ke saMbaMdha meM bhI hai / eka dina svarUpa kI sAdhanA prArambha karane vAlA sAdhaka sAdhanA ke patha para dhIre-dhIre kadama bar3hAtA hai aura phira Age calakara vahI vyakti svarUpa kI pUrNa sAdhanA kara letA hai / isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki yaha sAdhaka caturtha guNasthAna meM samyakdRSTi banatA hai, paMcama guNasthAna meM dezavratI banatA hai / SaSTha guNasthAna meM sarvavratI banatA hai, saptama guNasthAna meM apramatta hokara tejI ke sAtha Age bar3hatA huA terahaveM guNasthAna meM pahu~ca kara vaha pUrNa vItarAga, sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI bana jAtA hai / sAdhanA kA yahI krama hai / gRhastha dharma aura sAdhu dharma kI bAhya maryAdA kA bheda kevala paMcama aura SaSTha guNasthAna taka hI rahatA hai, Age ke sabhI guNasthAnoM meM phira sAdhanA antaH pravAhita rahatI hai, ata: usakA eka rUpa hI rahatA hai / isI dRSTi se maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki hamArI sAdhanA jaba taka apUrNa hai, tabhI taka usameM sAdhya aura sAdhana kA bheda rahatA hai / sAdhanA kI paripUrNatA hote hI sAdhya aura sAMdhana kA bheda bhI miTa jAtA hai, phira to jo sAdhya hai vahI sAdhana hai aura jo sAdhana hai vahI sAdhya hai / jaina darzana kI yahI nizcaya dRSTi hai aura yahI advaita dRSTi hai / ahiMsA, to ahiMsA hai / vaha ananta bhI hai aura sAnta bhI hai / sAdhanA kI avasthA meM vaha sAnta hai aura sAdhya kI avasthA meM pahu~ca kara vaha ananta ho jAtI hai / jo bAta ahiMsA ke sambandha meM hai, vahI bAta AtmA ke anya guNoM ke sambandha meM bhI kahI jA sakatI hai / kalpanA kIjie, Apake sAmane vizAla jala rAzi hai / usa sAgara kI vizAla jalarAzi ko sampUrNa rUpa meM pIne kI zakti hara kisI meM nahIM ho sakatI / paurANika kathA ke anusAra yaha zakti agastya RSi meM thI / eka AdamI eka gilAsa pAnI pI sakatA hai, dUsarA vyakti eka loTA pI sakatA hai, sambhavataH eka vyakti vaha bhI ho, jo eka ghar3A pAnI pI jAe, kintu samasta jalarAzi ko pIne kI zakti hara kisI vyakti meM nahIM ho sakatI, vaha zakti to agastya RSi meM hI ho sakatI hai / agastya RSi ke sambandha meM purANoM meM kahA gayA hai, ki usane samasta samudra ko eka cullU meM hI pI liyA thA / (438) Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agastya RSi ke jIvana kI ghaTanA jo kucha purANoM meM upalabdha hotI hai, usameM alaMkAra ho sakatA hai, parantu maiM Apase adhyAtma sAdhanA ke kSetra kI bAta kaha rahA hU~ / adhyAtmasAdhanA ke kSetra meM kucha sAdhaka isa prakAra ke ho jAte haiM, jo eka muhUrta meM pUrNatA prApta kara lete haiM / maiM sAdhanA ke kSetra meM isa prakAra ke sAdhakoM ko AdhyAtmika agastya RSi kahatA hU~ / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM jo agastya RSi banakara ke Ate haiM, ve apane jIvana kA kalyANa itanI zIghratA ke sAtha kara lete haiM, ki Apako aura hamako unakI jIvana-gAthA par3hakara bar3A Azcarya hotA hai| hara koI vyakti isa prakAra prArambha meM hI agastya RSi nahIM bana sakatA, phira bhI maiM kahU~gA ki AtmA meM ananta zakti hai hI aura eka na eka dina sAdhaka ko agastya RSi bananA hI hotA hai / ananta zakti sampanna AtmA kyA nahIM kara sakatA? vaha saba kucha kara sakatA hai parantu kaba kara sakatA hai, jaba ki vaha apanI ananta zakti kI abhivyakti kara le / zakti hote hue bhI yadi usakI abhivyakti nahIM huI hai, to kucha nahIM ho sakatA | aNu ko virATa banAne se hI usa ananta zakti kI abhivyakti hotI hai / jisa sAdhaka ne apanI Atma zakti kA jitanA vikAsa kara liyA hai, vaha utanA hI adhika apane vikAsa mArga para bar3ha sakatA hai / kucha sAdhaka haiM, jo calate to bahuta haiM, kintu phira bhI kucha pragati nahIM kara pAte / telI ke baila kI bhA~ti ve eka hI sthAna para ghUmate rahate haiM aura durbhAgya se use hI apanI yAtrA samajha lete haiM / Apane telI ke baila ko dekhA hogaa| prabhAta velA meM jaba telI apane baila ko ghAnI meM jotatA hai, taba vaha usakI donoM A~khoM para paTTI bA~dha detA hai / telI kA vaha baila dina bhara ghUmatA hai aura dina bhara calatA rahatA hai, parantu kahAvata hai ki--"jyoM telI ke baila ko ghara hI kosa pacAsa / " telI kA baila dina bhara calatA-calatA thaka jAtA hai, parizrAnta ho jAtA hai | vaha apane mana meM socatA hai, ki Aja maiM bahuta calA hU~, calatA-calatA thaka gayA hU~, kama se kama cAlIsa-pacAsa kosa kI yAtrA to maiMne kara hI lI hogI / sAyaMkAla ke samaya jaba telI usakI A~kha para se paTTI haTAtA hai, taba vaha dekhatA hai ki maiM to vahIM para khar3A hU~, jahA~ se maiMne yAtrA prArambha kI thI / dina bhara calA, phira bhI vahIM-kA-vahIM para hU~ / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI bahuta se sAdhakoM kI yahI jIvana dazA rahatI hai / sAdhanA karate-karate unheM pacAsa-sATha varSa ho jAte haiM, phira bhI ve kisI prakAra kI pragati nahIM kara pAte / sAdhaka jIvana kI yaha eka vikaTa viDambanA hai / paMcAsa-sATha varSa taka sira (439) Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muMDavAte rahe, saMyama kA pAlana karate rahe, vrata aura niyamoM kA pAlana karate rahe, kiMtu usakA pariNAma telI ke baila ke samAna zUnyavata hI rahA / Akhira aisA kyoM hotA hai? isa prakAra kA prazna uThanA svAbhAvika hai / sAdhanA ho aura phira bhI pragati na ho, yaha to eka Azcarya hI hogA / thakAvaTa ho, thaka kara aMga cUra-cUra ho jAe, kintu phira bhI vahIM ke vahIM, yaha sAdhaka jIvana kI acchI sthiti nahIM kahI jA sakatI / prazna hai, aisA kyoM hotA hai? isalie hotA hai, ki mana kI gA~TheM nahIM khulane pAtIM / jaba taka mana kI gA~Tha nahIM khulatI hai, taba taka sAdhanA kA kucha bhI lAbha nahIM milane pAtA hai / mana para vAsanA kI parata-para-parata jamI hai, unheM dUra karanA Avazyaka hai / eka AcArya ne bar3I sundara bAta kahI hai-- rAga-dveSo yadi syAtAM, tapasA kiM prayojanam / rAga-dveSo ca na syAtAM, tapasA kiM prayojanam / yadi rAga aura dveSa haiM, to tapasyA karane se kucha bhI lAbha nahIM / yadi rAga-dveSa nahIM rahe haiM, taba bhI tapasyA karane se koI lAbha nahIM hai, kyoMki tapa isalie kiyA jAtA hai, ki usase rAga-dveSa kSINa ho jAe~ / yadi tapasyA kI sAdhanA karane para bhI rAga-dveSa kSINa nahIM hote haiM, to phira tapasyA kI sAdhanA phalavatI nahIM ho sakatI / isake viparIta yadi sAdhaka kA hRdaya itanA nirmala ho cukA hai ki usameM na rAga rahA hai aura na dveSa rahA hai, to usake lie bhI tapasyA kI sAdhanA kA koI vizeSa prayojana zeSa nahIM rahatA / unhIM sAdhakoM kA jIvana telI ke baila ke samAna rahatA hai, jinhoMne apanI mana kI gA~ThoM kI nahIM kholA hai, rAga aura dveSa kI granthi ko nahIM tor3A hai, ve kitanI bhI tapasyA kareM aura kitane bhI niyamoM kA pAlana kareM, kintu unake jIvana meM kisI prakAra kA parivartana nahIM A sakatA | jisake mana meM rAga-dveSa kI gA~Tha hai, vaha bhale hI gRhastha ho athavA sAdhU ho, vaha apanI sAdhanA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / pacAsa varSa ke bAda bhI vaha vahIM-kA vahIM khar3A milatA hai, jahA~ se usane apanI yAtrA prArambha kI thI / ve yAtrA nahIM karate, balki telI ke baila ke samAna ghUmate haiM, cakkara kATate haiM aura idhara-se-udhara bhaTakate haiM | ___ moha aura kSobha jaba taka dUra nahIM hote haiM, taba taka sAdhanA kaise saphala ho sakatI hai? moha-madirA kA pAna karake yaha AtmA apane svarUpa ko (440) Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUla jAtA hai / AtmA kA apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAnA hI saMsAra hai / moha meM eka aisI zakti hai, jisase AtmA ko yaha paribodha nahIM hone pAtA, ki maiM kauna hUM aura merI zakti kyA hai? maiM apane lakSya kI ora bar3ha rahA hU~ athavA usase pIche haTa rahA hU~? isa prakAra kI bodhadazA AtmA kI vilupta ho jAtI hai / kahA jAtA hai, ki eka bAra banArasa ke kucha paNDoM ne vicAra kiyA, ki Aja Azvina mAsa kI pUrNimA hai / ata: gaMgA snAna yahA~ para nahIM, tIrtharAja prayAga para karanA cAhie / unhoMne apane isa vicAra ke anusAra kAryakrama banAyA aura gaMgA ke ghATa para pahuMca kara bhaMga kA ghoTA lagAkara sabane bhaMga pI aura nAva para savAra ho ge| nAva se yAtrA karake hI prayAgarAja pahu~cane kA unakA vicAra thA / nAva para savAra to ve ho gae, kintu nAva kA jo rassA taTa para ke khUTe se ba~dhA thA, use kholane kA dhyAna kisI ko na rahA / ve loga nAva meM baiThe the aura nAva calA rahe the, kintu nAva Age na bar3hakara vahIM para idhara-udhara gaMgA kI caMcala taraMgoM para thirakatI rahI / rAtri ko jaba candramA kA udaya huA, taba unhoMne socA, Aja bar3A nirmala sUrya kA udaya huA hai / sUrya kA prakAza atyanta svaccha aura sukhada hai| aba hama prayAgarAja A pahu~ce haiM / isa tIrtharAja para aba hama saba saMgama meM snAna kareMge aura phira vApisa apane ghara lauTa cleNge| kintu vastuta: ve prayAgarAja nahIM pahu~ce the, balki banArasa meM hI usI gaMgA ghATa para the, jahA~ se unhoMne apanI tIrtha yAtrA prArambha kI thI | sArI rAta parizrama karane para bhI ve eka kadama Age na bar3ha sake / prAta:kAla nazA kama huA to unhoMne dekhA ki yaha kyA huA, vahI kAzI, vahI usakA ghATa aura vahI gaMgA kA pravAha, jahA~ pratidina ve snAna karate the / hama to saba prayAga cale the, phira kAzI meM hI kaise raha gae, isa para sabako bar3A Azcarya thA / unake dUsare mitroM ne, jo gaMgA para snAna karane Ae the, pUchA--"Aja kyA soca rahe ho, naukA meM baiThakara kahA~ jAne kA vicAra kara rahe ho!" ve saba eka dUsare kA mukha dekhane lage aura vicAra karane lage, ki yaha ho kyA gayA? dekha-bhAla karane para patA lagA, ki nAva kA rassA nahIM kholA gayA hai| isIlie nAva yahA~ kI yahA~ para hI rahI, Age nahIM bar3ha sakI / eka rAta to kyA hajAra rAta taka bhI agara parizrama karate, taba bhI naukA Age nahIM bar3ha sakatI thii| yaha bodha unheM kaba huA, jaba ki unakA bhaMga kA nazA dUra ho gayA / naze kI dazA meM na unheM apanA samyak-bodha thA na naukA kI gati kA bodha thA aura na yahI parijJAna thA ki hama kAzI meM haiM athavA prayAga pahuMca rahe haiM / yaha kahAnI eka rUpaka hai | usake marma ko aura usake rahasya ko samajhane kA Apako prayatna karanA cAhie / (441) Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke kSetra moha mugdha AtmA vaisA hI kArya nahIM karatA hai, jaisA ki paNDoM ne kiyA thA ? sAdhaka sAmAyika karatA hai, pauSadha karatA hai, upavAsa karatA hai aura vibhinna niyamoM kA paripAlana bhI karatA hai, kintu phira bhI vaha pUrva vAsanA meM ba~dhA vahIM khar3A rahatA hai / vaha samajhatA hai, ki maiM adhyAtma sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, kintu moha-bhAva ke kAraNa vaha apanI vAstavika sthiti ko nahIM samajha pAtA / moha ke prabhAva se vaha sthiti ko hI gati arthAt yAtrA samajha letA hai / vaha apane hRdaya meM bhale hI yaha vicAra kare, ki maiM adhyAtma sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, para moha mugdha AtmA meM adhyAtma-bhAva to leza mAtra bhI nahIM rahane pAtA / dRSTi meM moha bhI rahe aura adhyAtma bhAva bhI rahe, yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai ? kyA kabhI rajanI aura divasa donoM eka kAla meM aura eka deza meM eka sAtha khar3e raha sakate haiM ? jaina-dharma sAdhanA ko mahattva avazya detA hai, kintu ati sAdhanA ko nahIM / sAdhanA jIvana ke lie hotI hai, sAdhanA kA lakSya hai jIvana ko vimala aura pavitra banAnA aura yaha pavitratA sahaja bhAva se hone vAlI jJAna pradhAna antarmukha sAdhanA se hotI hai / jo sAdhanA antarmukha na hokara bahirmukha hotI hai, AtmApradhAna na hokara deha-pradhAna hotI hai, apanI sahaja zakti se Age bar3hakara ati ke rUpa meM deha daNDa evaM haTha yoga kA rUpa le letI hai, vaha ati sAdhanA hai, aura vaha AdhyAtmika pavitratA kA hetu nahIM banatI hai / prAcIna sAhitya kA jaba hama adhyayana karate haiM, taba hameM jJAta hotA hai, ki bhArata meM kisa prakAra kI haThavAdI aura ativAdI sAdhanA kI jAtI rahI hai / tApasoM ke jIvana kA varNana jaba hama par3hate haiM, taba hameM jJAta hotA hai, ki usa yuga ke tApasa apane AzramoM meM, jaMgaloM meM aura parvatoM para kisa prakAra kI pracaNDa tapasyA karate the / jahA~ eka ora tApasoM kA pracaNDa tapa prasiddha hai, vahA~ dUsarI ora tApasoM kA pracaNDa krodha bhI prasiddha hai / vizvAmitra ne kitanI pracaNDa tapasyA kI, kintu krodha bhI unakA utanA hI bhayaMkara thA / durvAsA RSi kA krodha to mahAbhArata meM aura prAcIna sAhitya meM prasiddha hai / yadi tapa kA pariNAma krodha hI hai, to usa tapa se AtmA kA hita sAdhana nahIM ho sakatA / tApasoM kI sAdhanA kA ativAda yaha hai, ki ve bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara deha-pIr3A ko evaM deha- damana ko hI dharma samajhate the / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke yuga meM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM bhI jina tApasoM kA varNana upalabdha hotA hai, usase jJAta hotA hai ki unakA tapa to ugra hotA thA, kintu unheM Atma-bodha nahIM hotA thA / varNana kiyA gayA hai ki kucha tAsa pAnI (442) Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke Upara Ane vAle zaivAla ko khAkara hI gujArA kara lete the kucha tApasa sUkhe patte aura sUkhI ghAsa hI khAkara tapasyA karate the / kucha tApasa mAtra havA khAkara hI apanA jIvana yApana karate the / yahA~ taka varNana AtA hai ki gAya kA gobara khAkara bhI ve apanI jIvana vRtti ko dhAraNa karate the / isa prakAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke yuga ke tApasa ghora kriyA-kANDI aura ativAdI sAdhaka the / eka bAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jaba ki ve rAjakumAra the, vArANasI meM gaMgA taTa para tapa kara rahe kamaTha tApasa ke pAsa pahu~ce / vaha apane yuga kA prasiddha tApasa thA / vaha bhayaMkara grISma kAla meM bhI apane cAroM ora dahakatI dhUnI jalAkara mastaka para sUrya kA pracaNDa tApa sahana karatA thA | usake ukta pracaNDa tapa ko dekhakara usa samaya pArzvanAtha ke zrImukha se yaha vAkya nikalA thA "aho kaSTaM aho kaSTaM punastattvaM na jJAyate / " tapa sAdhanA meM kaSTa, deha damana to bahuta bar3A hai, kintu tattvabodha abhI nahIM hai| prAcIna sAhitya ke adhyayana se jJAta hotA hai ki eka dina bhAratavarSa ke vizAla jaMgaloM meM tApasoM kA sAmrAjya thA | unake ugra kriyA-kANDa ko dekhakara, bhagavAn buddha ko bhI bar3A Azcarya huA thA | mAlUma hotA hai ki adhika se adhika deha ko kaSTa denA hI tApasa loga apanI sAdhanA kA lakSya samajhate the / maiM samajhatA hU~, itanI ugravAdI aura ativAdI sAdhanA anyatra durlabha hai / mAtra kriyAkANDa para hI ina logoM kA bhAra thA / kriyA ke sAtha viveka kA mahattva unhoMne nahIM samajhA thA / viveka to sAdhanA kA prANa hai / kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA meM yadi viveka kA prakAza nahIM hai, to vahA~ kucha bhI nahIM hai / mujhe vicAra AtA hai ki jaina dharma kaThora sAdhanAoM ko mahattva detA hai athavA vicAra aura viveka ko mahattva detA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai--"paDhamaM nANaM tao dyaa|" pahale jJAna aura viveka hai, phira AcAra aura sAdhanA hai / tapa kI sAdhanA karanA acchA hai, kintu maryAdA-hInatA ke rUpa meM ati tapa aura ati sAdhanA karanA acchA nahIM hai / jaina dharma aura jaina saMskRti meM kisI bhI prakAra ke ativAda ko avakAza nahIM hai / kyoMki ativAda ekAntavAda para Azrita hotA hai aura jo bhI ekAnta hai, vaha samyak nahIM ho sakatA aura jo samyak nahIM hai, vaha jaina sAdhanA kA aMga nahIM bana sakatA / jaina dharma kI sAdhanA meM na kisI bAta kA (443) Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAnta niSedha hai aura na kisI bAta kA ekAnta vidhAna hI hai / jaina darzana sAdhanA ke mUla srota anekAMta dRSTi ko mahattva detA hai / yadi dRSTi samyak nahIM hai, to phira kitanI bhI ativAdI sAdhanA kyoM na ho, usase saMsAra kI abhivRddhi hI hotI hai / vaha sAdhanA mokSa kA aMga nahIM banatI hai / jaina-dharma kI AcAra-sAdhanA meM utkRSTa, ugra Adi zabdoM kA prayoga to kiyA gayA hai, kintu ativAda kA prayoga nahIM kiyA hai maiM Apase sAdhanA ke viSaya meM vicAra kara rahA thA / sAdhanA, sAdhanA hai aura usakA prayojana hai, jIvana kI nirmalatA aura pavitratA / ativAdI sAdhanA se deha kA pIr3ana aura mana kI azAnti hI bar3hatI hai / jaba mana meM samAdhi bhAva na ho, taba usa sAdhanA ko phira bhale hI vaha kitanI bhI ugra, ghora aura pracaNDa kyoM na ho, use dharma nahIM kahA jA sakatA / maiM Apase kaha cukA hU~, ki tApasa-yuga ke tApasa ativAdI sAdhaka the / tApasoM ke atirikta anya kucha sAdhakoM meM bhI yaha ativAda upalabdha hotA hai / bauddha darzana meM dhUtAMga sAdhaka kA varNana eka ativAdI varNana hai, kintu vahA~ kahA gayA hai ki kitanA bhI ghora kriyA - kANDa kyoM na kiyA jAe, yadi mana meM samAdhi nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai| ugra tapa, ghora sAdhanA aura pracaNDa kriyAkANDa kA vidhAna kevala jaina dharma meM hI nahIM hai, vaidika dharma aura bauddha dharma meM bhI kaThoratama sAdhanAoM kA aura ugratama tapoM kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| jaina dharma kI apanI vizeSatA yaha hai ki vaha tapa, sAdhanA aura kriyAkANDa se pUrva dRSTi ko mahattva detA hai / samyak - dRSTi kI alpa sAdhanA bhI nirjarA kA hetu hotI hai aura mithyA-dRSTi kI ghora sAdhanA bhI bandha kA hetu hI hotI hai / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne kamaTha tApasa ko usakI ajJAnamUlaka kriyA ko chor3ane ke lie jo upadeza diyA thA, vaha isa bAta kA sUcaka hai, ki tapa aura anya kaThora sAdhanA se pahale dRSTi samyak banAnA paramAvazyaka hai / gaNadhara gautama ne bhI kailAza-vAsI tApasoM ko jo upadeza diyA thA, usakA sAra bhI yahI hai, ki tumhArA tapa to bahuta bhayaMkara hai, kintu abhI taka, tumheM viveka kA prakAza nahIM milA hai / ata: jaba taka viveka prApta na ho, sabhI prakAra kI sAdhanA vyartha hai / kalpanA kIjie, jaMgala meM kisI bA~bI meM sA~pa baiThA haiM / kucha ajJAna loga sA~pa ko mArane ke lie bAhara meM bA~bI ko pITate haiM usI para prahAra kara rahe haiM, to kyA bA~bI ko pITane mAtra se andara baiThA bhayaMkara viSadhara mara sakatA hai ? bA~bI para kitanA bhI prahAra kyoM na kiyA jAe, usase andara baiThe sarpa kA kyA (888) Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bigar3atA hai? lAThI ke prahAra bA~bI para par3ate haiM aura ajJAnI loga yaha samajhate haiM ki hama sA~pa ko mAra rahe haiN| bA~bI ko pITane mAtra se sA~pa kA kucha nahIM bigar3a sakatA hai, kyoMki vaha to andara surakSita baiThA hai / isI prakAra kucha sAdhaka isa zarIra se lar3ate haiM, haTha aura Aveza meM tapasyA kara-kara ke isa zarIra ko kRza aura durbala banA DAlate haiM, lekina isa becAre zarIra kA kyA doSa hai ? isa zarIra kA pIr3ana karane se kyA pariNAma nikalA? isa zarIra ko Aga kI jalatI jvAlAoM meM bhI DAla diyA, to kyA usase Atma-kalyANa ho sakegA ? bAta yaha hai ki jo vAsanA hai, jo vikAra hai aura jo vikalpa hai, vaha zarIra meM nahIM hai, vaha zarIra ke andara rahane vAle mana meM hai / hama usa vikAra rUpI sarpa ko to mArate nahIM, mArate haiM usakI zarIra rUpI sthUla bA~bI ko, parantu, itane mAtra se to vAsanA, vikAra aura vikalpa kA sarpa mArA nahIM jA sakatA / vaha eka gupta sthAna meM baiThA huA hai, usa para to ApakI sAdhanA kI eka bhI coTa nahIM lagatI hai, coTa lagatI hai zarIra para parantu yAda rakhie, jaba taka antarmana para coTa nahIM lagegI, taba taka usake vikAra aura vikalpa dUra nahIM hoMge / mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karanA hI adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA eka mAtra lakSya hai / usakA upAya yahI hai, ki isa tana kI bA~bI meM baiThe mana ke viSadhara para hI sAdhanA kA prahAra kiyA jAe / bhAratIya sAdhanA kA lakSya Antarika vikAroM kA prazamana hai / yaha tana kI bA~bI aura indriya hamArI sAdhanA ke lakSya nahIM haiM / zarIra ko naSTa karane se aura zarIra ko kaSTa dene mAtra se hI yadi AtmA kA kalyANa sambhava hotA, to kailAza parvata para ativAdI sAdhanA karane vAle tApasoM kA kalyANa kabhI kA ho gayA hotA kintu usa ativAdI sAdhanA se unake mana ke vikAra aura vikalpa TUTe nahIM / tamasAcchanna mithyAtva bhUmikA se eka kadama bhI Age nahIM bar3ha pAe / gaNadhara gautama ke upadeza se jaba unakI dRSTi badalI, taba hI unheM kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana kI upalabdhi ho sakI / jaina dharma yaha kahatA hai ki kisI bhI prakAra kI sAdhanA karo, japa kI, tapa kI, AcAra kI athavA dhyAna kI, parantu mukhya rUpa se apane mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karane kA hI prayatna honA cAhie / jo tapa hamArI mana kI zAnti ko bhaMga karatA hai, athavA mana ke samAdhibhAva ko bhaMga karatA hai, vaha tapa, tapa nahIM hai, vaha sAdhanA, sAdhanA nahIM hai / prAcIna sAhitya meM eka kathA AtI hai, ki eka guru kA eka ziSya thA / vaha ugra tapasvI aura ghora tapasvI thA, lekina jitanA bar3A vaha tapasvI thA, usase bhI adhika vaha krodhI thA / bar3I ugra aura (445) Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghora tapasyA kara-karake usane apane zarIra ko to kRza banA liyA thA, kintu apanI AtmA ke kaSAya bhAva ko vaha dUra na kara sakA / eka dina vaha apane guru ke caraNoM meM AyA aura Akara vinamra bhAva se bolA-"gurudeva! ugra aura kaThora tapasyA karate-karate yaha zarIra sUkha gayA hai, aba isa zarIra meM zakti aura bala nahIM rahA / Apa mujhe saMthArA karane kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne kahA-"abhI se saMthArA karane kI AjJA kaise dI jA sakatI hai? are vatsa!-"jurehi appANaM" abhI apane Apako aura kRza karo | vaha ziSya phira tapasyA karane calA gayA / aba taka vaha eka dina upavAsa aura eka dina pAraNA karatA thA, aba vaha do dina upavAsa kara ke pAraNA karane lagA / kucha samaya bAda phira guru ke pAsa AyA aura bolA--"mujhe saMthArA karane kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne phira vahI bAta kahI--"apane Apako aura kRza karo / " ziSya punaH tapa-sAdhanA ke lie lauTa gayA / aba kI bAra usane aura adhika kaThora sAdhanA kI / tIna dina upavAsa karatA aura eka dina pAraNA karatA / kucha kAla taka yaha kaThora sAdhanA karake vaha phira guru ke samIpa AyA aura bolA-"gurudeva! aba to saMthArA kI AjJA dIjie / " guru ne sahaja bhAva se phira vahI bAta kaha dI--"abhI apane ko aura kRza karo kSINa karo / " guru ke isa vAkya ko sunakara ziSya ke mana ko prasupta krodha rUpa viSadhara pUrNa jAgRta ho gayA, AMkheM aMgAre jaisI lAla ho gaIM, hoTha phar3a phar3Ane lage aura zarIra kAMpane lagA | krodha ke vazIbhUta hokara, usane apane hAtha kI eka atyanta kRza u~galI tor3akara guru ke sAmane pheMka dI aura krodha kI bhASA meM bolA-"batAie apane Apako aura kitanA kRza karU~ ? sArA zarIra to sUkha gayA hai, rakta kI eka bUMda bhI zeSa nahIM hai, phira bhI Apa eka hI bAta kahe jA rahe haiM, ki apane Apako aura kRza karo / " guru ne prema bhare zabdoM meM aura zAnta svara se kahA-"vatsa! merA abhiprAya zarIra ko kSINa karane se nahIM hai / zarIra bhale hI sthUla ho athavA kRza ho / zarIra ke moTepana se aura patalepana se sAdhanA meM kucha bigar3atA-banatA nahIM hai / merA abhiprAya thA, mana ko aura mana ke vikAroM ko kSINa karane se / tumhArA antastala kaSAya se adhikAdhika sthUla ho rahA hai, use patalA karane kI AvazyakatA hai / itane varSoM taka tumane ugra, ghora aura utkRSTa tapasyA kI, kintu apane andara ke kaSAya-bhAva ko jIta nahIM sake / krodha ko jItA nahIM, mAna ko jItA nahIM, mAyA ko jItA nahIM aura lobha ko jItA nhiiN| bhUkhA-pyAsA rahanA, tapasyA nahIM hai / saccI tapasyA hai, apane kaSAyabhAva ko jItanA / mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko jItanA hI saccI sAdhanA hai / itane varSoM taka tumane tapa kI sAdhanA kI, kaThora AcAra kA pAlana kiyA / (446) Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhArA prahAra isa tana kI bA~bI para hI hotA rahA, kintu andara meM baiThe krodha ke viSadhara para prahAra karane kA tumane prayatna nahIM kiyA / isalie tumhArI .tapa kI sAdhanA niSphala hai, vyartha hai / jaba tuma krodha meM apane aMga ko hI tinake kI taraha tor3akara pheMka sakate ho, taba tuma yadi dUsare para krodha karo, to usakI to gardana hI maror3a doge / " maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki sAdhanA kitanI bhI ugra kyoM na ho, yadi usameM mana ke vikAra aura vikalpoM ko dUra karane kI kSamatA nahIM hai, to vaha sAdhanA saba vyartha hai, arthahIna hai / eka bAra vihAra karate hue hama eka grAma meM Thahare | vahA~ ke logoM ne vyAkhyAna dene ke lie Agraha kiyA / vyAkhyAna prArambha ho gayA / eka bahana sAmAyika lekara vyAkhyAna suna rahI thI | vyAkhyAna samApta ho gayA aura upasthita sabhI zrotA dhIre-dhIre cale gae, kevala vaha bahana abhI bhI baiThI hI rahI / kAraNa yaha thA ki vaha kucha dera se AI thI aura abhI usakI sAmAyika pUrNa hone meM kucha vilamba thA / usake pAsa do reta kI ghar3iyA~ thIM, jo usane apane dAe~ aura bAe~ rakhI huI thIM / vaha kabhI isa ghar3I ko hilAtI aura kabhI usa ghar3I ko hilAtI / yaha tamAzA bahuta dera se cala rahA thA / Akhira maiMne usa bahana se pUchA--"tuma yaha kyA kara rahI ho?" usane kahA-"mahArAja maiMne do reta ghar3I rakhI haiM, usase merI do sAmAyika ho jAe~gI / eka isa ghar3I se aura dUsarI usa ghar3I se / maiM ghar3I ko bAra-bAra isalie hilA rahI hU~, ki Upara kI reta zIghra hI nIce calI jAe, jisase ki merI sAmAyika zIghra pUrI ho jAe / " Apa isa ghaTanA ko sunakara ha~sa sakate haiM aura ha~sI kI yaha bAta bhI hai / bholI zrAvikA ko yaha bhI paribodha nahIM ki sAmAyika AtmA kI vastu hai, yA bAhara kI vastu hai / vaha sAmAyika ke kAla-parimANa kI jAnakArI ke lie rakhI jAne vAlI reta kI ghar3I ko hI sAmAyika samajhe hue haiM aura isa prakAra eka muhUrta meM do ghar3iyoM se do sAmAyika karanA aura phira usameM bhI zIghratA karanA, ghar3I ko bAra-bAra hilAnA, jisase ki reta zIghra hI Upara se nIce A jAe | yaha parihAsa nahIM to aura kyA hai ? sAmAyika karanA acchA hai, bahuta acchA hai, kintu viveka ke abhAva meM isa uttama sAdhanA kA bhI majAka bana jAtA hai / sAmAyika kI sAdhanA kA lakSya hai, mana meM samatA-bhAva bar3he, jJAna kI jyoti jage, kintu Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa sAmAyika kI sAdhanA se mana kI viSamatA bar3hatI ho, mana kI samAdhi bhaMga hotI ho, ajJAna kA aMdhakAra aura gaharA hotA ho, usa sAdhanA ko vivekamayI sAdhanA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / Aja hajAroM lAkhoM zrAvaka aura zrAvikAe~ sAmAyika kI sAdhanA karate haiM, pratidina pratikramaNa bhI karate haiM, kintu yadi sAmAyika karane para aura pratikramaNa karane para bhI mana meM samatAbhAva na Ae, mana sthira na rahe, to samajhanA cAhie ki hamArI yaha sAdhanA, sAdhanA nahIM hai / jaina dharma meM aura jaina saMskRti meM viveka zUnya sAdhanA kA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / jisa sAdhanA ke pIche jJAna aura viveka na ho, vaha mAtra deha-daNDa hai, sAdhanA nahIM / maI 1987 (448) Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRpayA, gRhadevI kI garimA ko surakSita rakhie mahAna bhArata ke mahAna paurANika RSi manu ne kabhI kahA thA - " yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devatA: / " arthAt jisa parivAra evaM samAja meM nArI kI pUjA hotI hai, nArI kA satkAra sammAna hotA hai, vahA~ devatAgaNa prasanna mana se krIr3A karate haiM / vaha ghara, vaha parivAra, vaha samAja aura vaha rASTra sahaja Ananda kA krIr3Akendra hotA hai / yaha kitanA udAtta evaM artha gaMbhIra vacana hai / isa para se spaSTa hI dhvanita hotA hai ki purA-kAla meM mAtR-jAti mahattA ke ucca zikharoM para kisa prakAra samAsIna thI ? prAcIna itihAsa sAkSI hai ki prAcInatama vedoM evaM upaniSadoM, jainAgamoM evaM tripiTakoM meM bhAratIya nArI ke mahimA kA saMgAna mukhara svara se anuguMjita hai / vedoM kI aneka RcAoM kI racayitA viduSI mahilAe~ haiM / upaniSada kAla kI gArgI vAcakanvI videha janaka kI sabhA meM veda-vedAMga pAraMgata mahAna maharSi yAjJavalkya taka ko zAstrArtha meM chakA detI hai / maharSi yAjJavalkya kI patnI maitreyI kitane virakta mana kI hai - jaba yAjJavalkya use apanI arjita dhana-saMpatti dene lage, taba usane kahA thA ki isa dhana kA maiM kyA karU~gI ? kyA maiM isase amaratva pada ko prApta kara sakU~gI ? yadi nahIM, to phira isa arthahIna tuccha artha ko lekara mujhe kyA karanA hai ? rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kAla kI aneka nAriyA~ sahasrAdhika varSoM ke bAda Aja bhI bhAratIya itihAsa ke kSitija para daidIpyamAna nakSatra ke rUpa meM jagamagA rahIM haiM / sItA aura draupadI ko alaga rakhakara rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kA kucha artha hI nahIM rahatA / vajra saMkalpa kI dhanI sAmrAjJI thI ye divya nAriyA~ | (449) Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAbhArata kI vidulA ko koI kaise bhUla sakatA hai / vaha apane sukhAsakta AlasI putra ko rASTra kI surakSA ke hetu udbodhana detI hai, to vastutaH mAtRtva kI divya antar-bhAvanA ko bhAratIya itihAsa ke pRSThoM para vajrAMkita kara detI hai / vaha kahatI hai- " tU rASTra-rakSA se mukha mor3akara ghara ke kone meM yadi dIrgha jIvI bhI rahA, to usa dIrgha jIvana kA kyA artha hai ? rASTra kI rakSA ke hetu AkramaNakArI zatruoM ko parAjita karate hue, mAtRbhUmi kI balivedI para alpa-kAla meM hI apane prANoM kI bali de detA hai, to vaha terA bhautika dRSTi se alpa-jIvana bhI yazasvI jIvana ke rUpa meM ajara-amara rahegA / " usa vIra mAtA kA Aja bhI yaha vacana bhArata mA~ ke sapUtoM ko cira-kAla se preraNA detA A rahA hai- " muhUrtaM jvalitaM zreye , na ca dhUmAyitaM ciraM " kucha kSaNoM kA pradIpta udAtta jIvana zreyaskara hai, kintu svArthoM kI kar3avI dhUma phailAte hue gIle kASTha ke samAna lambA jIvana bhI kisa kAma kA | yadi Aja bhI ina solaha akSaroM para hI apane jIvana ko kendrita karate hue karma-kSetra meM gatizIla rahA jAe, to bhArata sarvatomukhI unnati evaM utthAna ke zikharoM para ArohaNa kara sakatA hai / mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha-kAla kI mAtR-zakti bhI kitanI adhika mahAna rahI hai / ukta kAla kI Arya candanA, mRgAvatI, tathA rAjakumArI jayantI aura vizAkhA Adi pUjya nAriyA~ hamAre itihAsa kI jyotirmayI tArikAe~ haiM | Arya candanA kA jIvana karma, jJAna aura bhakti-yoga kI vaha pavitra triveNI hai, jo yuga-yugAntara taka jana-jana ke lie akhaNDa preraNA-srota ke rUpa meM pravAhita hotA rahegA / vaha prArambha meM puSSazayyA para pAlita-poSita, priyAtipriya anupama sundarI rAjakumArI hai / vahI yogAnuyoga se eka zreSThI ke yahA~ gRha-dAsI bhI ho jAtI hai / ghara ke choTe-bar3e sabhI kAma prasannatA se ha~sate-khilate vaha isa prakAra karatI hai ki patA hI nahIM calatA ki vaha kabhI eka dina rAjakumArI bhI thii| vaha atIta ko eka ora kinAre para rakhakara prArabdha se prApta vartamAna meM AkaNTha rasa-magna ho ja to hai | yaha hai, vaha jIvana, jo karma-yoga kI kabhI na bujhane vAlI divya-jyoti hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI yaha prathama ziSyA hai, jisane Age calakara bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA saMsthApita sAdhvI saMgha kI chattIsa hajAra sAdhviyoM kA kuzala netRtva kiyA hai / yaha vaha zramaNI-saMgha thA, jisameM magadharAja zreNika jaise samrAToM kI aneka uccAsanastha rAniyA~ thIM / dvAra-dvAra bhikSA mA~gane vAlI daridra bhikhAriniyA~ bhI thIM / tatkAlIna varNa vyavasthA ke rUpa meM sarvAtizAyI brAhmaNa vaMza kI aneka mAtAe~, (450) Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paliyeM tathA kanyAe~ bhI thIM, to dUsarI ora hInAtihIna rUpa meM avamAnanA prApta zUdra evaM atizUdra nAriyA~ bhI thIM / aise 'huraMgI evaM bahuAyAmI saMgha kA netRtva karanA AsAna nahIM hotA ! kintu, Arya candanA ne, jisa sadbhAvanA, sadviveka evaM udAra cetanA se saMcAlana kiyA vaha saMgha saMcAlana kI paraMparA meM eka anupama Adarza udAharaNa hai / bauddha tri-piTaka evaM jAtaka kathAoM meM bhI isI divya-rUpa kI ye deviyA~ haiM, jinheM bhArata kA itihAsa kabhI bhUla nahIM sakatA | dAnavIratA tathA vicakSaNa buddhimattA ke rUpa meM vizAkhA ke aneka jIvana-vRtta kevala bauddha-saMgha ke lie hI gaurava kI vastu nahIM hai, apitu hama sabake lie mahAmAnvita garimA ke Adarza haiM | __ maiM itihAsa kI lambI gAthAoM meM nahIM jAnA cAhatA / yaha dizA-nirdezana hI isa dizA meM paryApta hai / kintu kheda hai, Aja nArI-jAti apamAna, avamAnanA evaM tiraskAra ke andhagarta meM dhakelI jA rahI hai / eka ora unnati ke zikhara taiyAra ho rahe haiM, to dUsarI ora patana ke andhagarta bhI kucha kama nahIM haiN| maharSi manu ke dvArA pramANita ye deviyA~ Aja itanI adhika pratAr3anA kI zikAra ho rahI haiM ki kisI bhI sahRdaya vyakti kA komala hRdaya khaNDa-khaNDa hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / Aja nArI kA prema, sneha evaM sauhArda ke sahaja amUlya mUlya ke rUpa meM nahIM AMkA jAtA, apitu kSaNabhaMgura arthahIna artha ke rUpa meM hI usakA mUlyAMkana kiyA jA rahA hai / prema ke devatva ke sthAna para paise ke pizAca ne Asana jamA liyA hai / yadi aisA na hotA, to Ae dina samAcAra-patroM meM gRha lakSmiyoM ke jIvita agni praveza ke samAcAra kaise milate ? daheja kA dAnava kitanA uddaNDa ho gayA hai ki usakI durdRSTi meM nArI ke jIvana kA eka dhUlikaNa jitanA bhI mUlya nahIM rahA hai / navAgata gRha lakSmiyoM ko dhana ke lobhI artha pizAca jisa kisI rUpa meM yA to khuda jalA dete haiM yA itanI adhika pratAr3anAe~ dI jAtI haiM ki ve svayaM apane hAthoM agni-dAha ke lie majabUra ho jAtI haiM | agni-dAha hI nahIM, mRtyu-rAkSasI ke anya bhI aneka aise dvAra khula gae haiM, jo gRha-deviyoM ke lie yama dvAra ho jAte haiM / anyatra kyA ho rahA hai, vaha to nindanIya hai hI / kintu ahiMsA ke mahAna pakSadhara kahe jAne vAle jaina aura vaiSNava parivAroM taka meM bhI isa ghRNita (451) Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu rAkSasI kA naMgA nAca ho rahA hai | ekendriya jIvoM taka kI rakSA para jarUrata se adhika zora macAnevAle, AlU tathA pyAja Adi kaMda-mUla ke AhAra para abhakSyavAda kA tANDava-nRtya karane vAle loga bhI jaba aisA kukRtya karate haiM, to hamAre pavitra dharma kA unnata mastaka lajjA se sahasA avanata ho jAtA hai / yaha ahiMsA dharma para, itanA hI nahIM, pavitra bhAratIya saMskRti para vaha kAlA dhabbA laga rahA hai, jise sApha karanA muzkila hai / ___ maiM prastuta meM lambI carcA nahIM karanA cAhatA | pApAcAra kI vArtA bhI antarmana ko kaluSita kara detI hai- " kathAhi khalu pApAnAm alamazreyase / " azreyas kI yaha purAtana ukti asatya nahIM hai / astu maiM cAhU~gA, hama apane mahAna atIta ko na bhUleM / jisa mA~ kI kukSi meM janma liyA hai, usa mAtR-jAti ke gaurava ko apamAnita karake apane ko kalaMkita na kareM / mAtA, bhaginI, putrI, patnI, putra-vadhU Adi aneka divya rUpoM meM mAtR-jAti kI Adarza bhUmikAe~ haiM, una sabhI divya rUpoM kA yogya sammAna karane meM hI hamArA, hamAre dharmoM kA, hamArI jAti aura samAja kA tathA mahAna rASTra kA mahAna gaurava hai / jUna 1987 (452) Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja apekSA hai dharma ke yathArtha udbodhana kI virATa mAnava jAti ke zrImukha se udghoSita lakSa lakSAdhika zabdoM meM dharmazabda pavitratA ke sarvopari zikhara para sthita rahA hai / dharma, mAnava jAti ke patana kI ora adhomukha hote hue jIvana ko UrdhvamukhI banAtA hai / patana se abhyutthAna kI ora unmukha karatA hai / dharma kA zabdArtha hI hai- jo prajA ko dhAraNa karatA hai, vaha dharma hai " dharmo dhArayate prajAH / " " AcArya samantabhadra ne kahA hai- dharma, vaha hai, jo sAdhaka vyakti ko sarva maMgala sarvottama sukha meM pratiSThita karatA hai- yo dhartyattame sukhe !" dIrghAti dIrgha kAla taka dharma kI ye mahAna phalazruti surakSita rahI hai, kintu Aja kyA ho rahA hai, dharma ke pavitra nAma para ? vaha kucha aisA ho rahA hai ki dharma zabda kA prayoga karate hue bhI prabuddha manISI janoM ke antarmana saMkoca se bhara jAte haiM / mAtra saMkoca hI nahIM, unakI jAgRta cetanA ko lajjita bhI honA par3a rahA hai " samAcAra patroM meM Aye dina par3hate haiM ki eka dina gujarAta, ahamadAbAda, bar3audA dharma kI Aga meM jala rahA hai, to dUsare dina meraTha, dillI aura murAdAbAda / anya sthAnoM kI to gaNanA hI kyA ? nirdoSa insAnoM kA khUna dharatI mA~ ke pavitratama vakSa para isa taraha baha rahA hai ki mAnoM yaha deza insAnoM kA nahIM, apitu zaitAnoM evaM rAkSasoM kA hai / hindU, musalamAna yA sikha Adi dharma ke ahaM meM kahIM para hara kisI AdamI ko kahIM bhI churA bhauMka diyA jAtA hai aura kahIM bandUka evaM pistaula kI goliyoM se bhuna diyA jAtA hai / dekhA nahIM jAtA, ki sammukhastha vyakti bAlaka hai, yuvA hai, vRddha hai yA mA~, bahana Adi ke rUpa meM avatarita koI bhadra mahilA hai / mArane kA aura koI lakSya nahIM hai / basa, eka hI lakSya hai- dharma kI bhinnatA / deza kI lAkhoM, karoDoM, araboM kI (453) Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampatti agni dAha meM bhasma kara dI jAtI hai | jo dharma sadbhAvanA kA amRta-jala lekara saMsAra kI Aga ko bujhAne ke lie yAtrA para agrasara hue the, Aja ve hI dharma khuda Aga lagA rahe haiM / mAnava jAti kI dhana-sampatti ko to naSTa kara hI rahe haiM, sAtha hI mAnava jAti kI udAtta saMskRti ko bhI bhasmasAta karate jA rahe __ Aja mAnava-jAti ko tathAkathita dharmoM se parADa,mukha nAstikoM tathA kAphiroM se utanA khatarA nahIM hai, jitanA ki dharmarakSA kA dAvA karane vAle ina tathAkathita dharmAndha AstikoM se hai| Aja dharma rakSakoM ke kAle kAranAme vizva meM dharma-virodhI nAstikoM kI saMkhyA hI bar3hA rahe haiM / aura, yaha koI asaMgata bhI nahIM hai / jaba ki dharma ke pavitra vakSa para sampradAyavAda ke bhISaNa bhUta nirlajja naMgA nAca karate haiM, taba aisA hI hotA hai / kabhI thA vaha samaya, jaba Izvara yA gaoNDa tathA sat zrI akAla Adi eka hI pavitra jyoti ke vAcaka zabda the kintu lagatA hai, Aja ye saba zabda apanA mUla artha kho baiThe haiM, aura ina para sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM, kriyA-kANDoM tathA andha-vizvAsoM ke bhinna-bhinna lebala laga cuke haiM / phala-svarUpa ye pavitra zabda paraspara laDate-jhagaDate itanI adhika dUra jA par3e haiM ki kabhI paraspara ye mila bhI sakeMge yA nahIM ? antarmana zaMkAgrasta ho uThA hai / Izvara, khudA aura gaoNDa Adi bahuta dUra pRSThabhUmi meM cale gae haiM / Aja to unase bhI adhika pratiSThA ke siMhAsana para paNDe, pujArI, mullA, maulavI, pAdarI aura granthI Adi guru zabda vAcya loga hI virAjamAna ho gae haiM / inameM se adhikatara ve loga haiM, jo dharma ke nAma para hiMsA, hatyA-kANDa, AtaMka, agnidAha, lUTamAra Adi kI jalatI Aga para apane jaghanya svArthoM kI roTiyA~ seMka rahe haiN| inheM dharma se kucha lenA nahIM hai | basa, inakA to eka mAtra lakSya haidharma ke saste nAma para apane svArthoM kI pUrti hotI rahe / hajAroM mandira khaNDahara hote jA rahe haiM / hajAroM hI masjideM mauta kI goda meM pahuMca rahI haiN| eka prabuddha muslima bandhu ne likhA thA- deza meM 32 lAkha se adhika masjideM nirjana, sunasAna par3I haiN| unheM koI pUchanevAlA bhI nahIM hai, (454) Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura idhara bAbarI masjida Adi ke nAma para hajAroM niraparAdha, begunAha bAla, vRddha, strI-puruSoM kA khUna bahA diyA gayA hai aura bahAyA jA rahA hai / koI pUche inheM - mandira, masjida, girajAghara yA gurudvArA Adi ke rUpa meM ekatra IMToM tathA patyaroM kA gaurava tathA mUlya adhika hai yA insAna ke khUna kA ? nadI ke jala ke baTavAre ke vivAda meM paraspara yuddha ke lie sannaddha huI do kSatriya jAtiyoM ke bIca meM tathAgata buddha A khar3e hote haiM aura pUchate haiM-tuma paraspara bandhu-jana ho, dharatI mA~ ke eka hI jaise putra ho, ataH prazna hai merA ki manuSya ke khUna kA mUlya adhika hai yA isa nadI ke jala kA ? yuddhonmAda ke kSaNameM bhI una kSatriyoM kI mAnavatA jAgRta thI, ata: sabane eka svara se kahA- bhante! manuSya ke rakta kA mUlya adhika hai / mUlya kyA ? vaha to anamola hai | yaha uttara pAte hI ahiMsA evaM karuNA ke devatA buddha ne kahA yadi aisA hai, to phira pAnI ke lie yaha vyartha kA yuddha kyoM ? raktapAta kyoM ? nadI jala kA ucita baTavArA karo, kama yA jyAdA ke vikalpa meM mata par3o aura saba zAnti aura prema ke sAtha apane-apane ghara jAo / aisA hI huA | kyA yaha buddha kA upadeza Aja IMTa-pattharoM ke vivAda ko samAdhAna nahIM de sakatA ? de sakatA hai, yadi mAnava mAnavatA kI tulA para apane kartavyoM kA ucita mUlya nirdhArita kare / ye IMTa aura pattharoM ke bane mandira, masjida, gurudvArA Adi dharma-sthAna vastutaH devAlaya nahIM haiM / eka ora to Izvara aura khudA ko sarvavyApI evaM sAbAtmA kahA jA rahA hai aura dUsarI ora use mandiroM-masjidoM Adi kI kSudra dIvAroM ke gheroM meM banda kiyA jAtA hai / yaha kitanA tarkahIna virodhAbhAsa hai | virodhAbhAsa kyA, sAkSAt nagna virodha hI hai| hamAre pUrvaja satya-draSTA RSiyoM ne kahA thA- " deho devAlaya proktaH / " prANI kA yaha deha hI devAlaya hai | kheda hai, ki ye sAkSAt jIvita devAlaya girAe jA rahe haiM aura girAe jA rahe haiM dharma, majahaba aura unake adhiSThAtA Izvara, khudA tathA apane-apane tathAkathita dharma gurukhoM ke nAma para | kitanI vicitra mUr3hatA hai / kisI ne kabhI gAyA thA, aura isa prazna kA uttara diyA thA- bhagavAna kahA~ hai ? ve udAtta paMktiyA~ aMdhakAra meM jyoti kiraNa ke rUpa meM haiM "mandira meM nahIM, masjida meM nahIM, jahA~ yAda karo bhagavAna vahIM" Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekha lambA ho rahA hai / vicAroM kA pravAha iti para pahuMca nahIM pA rahA hai / phira bhI, balAt mana ko sameTa kara saMkSepa meM itanA hI kahanA cAhU~gAdharma ke nAma para hone vAlA yaha hiMsA kA tANDava-nRtya tatkAla banda ho jAnA cAhie / mAnava, mAnava meM mAnavatA kA eka aisA khUna kA riztA hai, jisake TUTane para mAnavajAti vinAza ke kagAra para pahuMca sakatI hai / dayA, prema, karuNA maitrI evaM sadbhAvanA Adi ke rUpa meM prakhyApita dharma ko pratiSThita hone ke lie use apanA sahI Asana milanA cAhie / isI dharma ke lie mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA- vizva meM dharma hI sarvotkRSTa maMgala hai- 'dhammo maMgalamukkineM' yahI vaha dharma hai, jo insAna ko insAna banAe rakha sakatA hai / ukta dharma ke abhAva meM manuSya, manuSya nahIM, pazu bana jAtA hai / cira-atIta meM hamAre pUrvajoM ne sahI kahA thA " dharmene hInA pazubhiH samAnA" aura, maiM Aja kI dusthiti ko dekhakara kahatA hU~ - dharma se zUnya hokara mAtra bAhya kriyA-kANDa rUpa sampradAyoM ko, matoM ko, paMthoM ko hI dharma mAnane vAle manuSya pazu se bhI badatara haiM / ve mAnava nahIM, dAnava haiM / bhagavAna bacAe mAnava-jAti ko ina dAnavoM se / ___ Aja apekSA hai, pratyeka nagara evaM gA~va meM sabhI dharmoM ke, paramparAoM ke prabuddha mahAnubhAvoM evaM zikSita mahilAoM ke eka pakSa-mukta zuddha saMgaThana ho aura vaha samaya-samaya para janatA ko dharma ke mUla tatvoM kA rahasya samajhAe / bAhya dRSTi se haTAkara janatA ko antar-dRSTi deM / dharma AtmA kA svarUpa hai, tathAkathita bAhyAcAra evaM kriyA-kANDoM kA nahIM / yaha prayatna niSThA ke sAtha nirantara apekSita hai / kyA isa ora kucha lakSya diyA jAegA ? julAI 1987 (456) Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara kisI sahRdaya kI darda bharI antarvyathA Aja 7 julAI 1987 kA prAta:kAla hai | eka bahuta hI azubha eka bhayaMkara rAkSasI nara-saMhAra lIlA kA durvRtta sunane meM AyA hai / yaha azravya kAnoM meM zravya huA, to sArA zarIra sahasA utkampita ho uThA / hRdaya kA kaNa-kaNa jalane lagA / A~khoM ke Age a~dherA-sA chA gayA, yaha kyA ho rahA hai? kyoM ho rahA hai ? kauna kara rahA hai ? aura, kauna karA rahA hai ? yadi koI vAstava meM insAna hai aura usake tana meM kahIM sahI insAna kA sahI hRdaya hai, vaha to aisA kucha nahIM kara sakatA hai aura na karA hI sakatA hai / yaha durvArtA hai, sarvathA azravya jaisI durvArtA hai / gata rAtri hariyANA roDaveja kI eka basa caNDIgar3ha se hariyANA kI ora jA rahI thii| kucha mAnava tanadhArI dAnava logoM ne niraparAdha evaM nirdoSa 40 ke lagabhaga logoM ko goliyoM se bhUna DAlA / ' kahane ko ve sikkha kahe jAte haiM aura guru-bhakta bhI / kintu, mUla meM na ve sikkha haiM aura na guru-bhakta / yadi koI vAstava meM guru hai, to vaha isa prakAra ke hatyAroM ko apanA ziSya kahate zarmAegA aura lajAegA tathA antarmana meM kitanI bhISaNa pIr3A kI anubhUti karegA ki mere nAma se yaha jo kucha bhI ho rahA hai, vaha itanA durnAma durAcAra ho rahA hai ki dharatI mA~ phaTa jAe, to maiM jindA hI usake garbha meM sadA ke lie samA jAU~ / becAre, nirdoSa yAtriyoM ko kyA lenA-denA thA, una hatyAroM ke rAjanaitika yA sAmpradAyika durAgrahoM se | sunA hai, kucha nirdoSa bacce bhI bhuna die gae / una aMkurita hotI komala kaliyoM ko kyA soca-samajha kara mauta ke ghATa utArA, maiM to kucha samajha nahIM pAyA | koI vaMza paramparAnugata hatyArA bhI 1. 7 julAI kI rAtri ko phatuhA ke nikaTa hisAra jA rahI basa ko tathA dillI se A rahI eka basa ko rokakara 32 vyaktiyoM ko goliyoM se bhUna DAlA aura aneka vyaktiyoM ko ghAyala kara diyaa| do dina meM 72 vyaktiyoM kI hatyAe~ kara dI gii| (457) Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbhavata: isa taraha kI hatyA karate hue apane ko bacAegA | bacA na sakegA, to saMbhavata: eka bAra to kaMpakaMpAegA hI | kiMtu, isa hatyA kANDa meM to aisA kucha bhI nahIM huA | aTTahAsa hotA rahA aura nirdoSa rakta bahatA rahA / maiM nahIM samajhatA, ye hatyAre apane kaluSita mana meM isa hatyAkANDa ko karate hue apane ko kyA samajhate rahe hoMge ? saMbhavata: apane ko dharmavIra, apane abhISTa stAna vizeSa ke vIra samajha rahe hoMge ? maiMne jAna-bUjhakara unake abhilaSita stAna vizeSa ke pUrva lagate vizeSaNa ko aMkita nahIM kiyA / aise vizeSaNoM ke nAmoccAraNa se bhI pApa lagatA hai " kathA hi khalu pApanAm alamazreyase / " prastuta meM maiM apane hRdaya se aura sabhI janoM ke hRdaya se aura khAsakara unhIM hatyAroM ke hRdaya se pUchanA cAhatA hU~, ki kyA yaha vIratA hai ? kyA yaha zatAMza meM se eka aMza athavA ardhAMza jaisI bhI koI vIratA hai ? yaha kaisI vIratA-jo yojanAbaddha ghAta lagAkara nihatthe-nirdoSa logoM ko ekAeka acAnaka bhuna diyA aura coroM kI taraha a~dhere kA lAbha uThA kara idhara-udhara sira chupAte hue bhAga nikale / yadi koI mahAna uddezya hai, aura usake lie prANoM ko hathelI para rakha kara kucha karane jaisA hai, to sainika to kyA, surakSA dala ke ardhasainikoM ke samakSa hI cunautI dekara vIratA pUrvaka eka yoddhA ke rUpa meM upasthita hoM, taba patA calegA ki bhAratIya saMskRti ke vIroM kA vIratva kaisA hotA hai ? spaSTa hai, yaha vIratva hatyAroM ke khUna meM kahIM bhI nahIM hai / unake khUna meM hai, dasyuoM, luTeroM evaM hatyAroM kI mAnasikatA / __ Aja ye hatyAre-unheM kisI bhI nAma se sambodhita kiyA jAe eka dina pAkistAna ke bhayaMkara zatru rahe haiM / maiM ghRNA ke itihAsa ko duharAnA nahIM cAhatA / vaha pApa hai / phira bhI gujare satya ko unheM hI batAnA hai, ki Aja jisa par3ausI pAkistAna se hathiyAra lAte ho, zastra saMcAlana kA evaM corI-chupe ghAta lagAkara hatyAe~ karane kA zikSaNa lekara Ate ho-rASTra vibhAjana ke samaya tumane unake sAtha kyA kiyA thA aura unhoMne tumhAre sAtha kyA kiyA thA ? bAla, yuvA aura vRddha puruSoM kA to kataleAma kiyA hI gayA, kintu nirdoSa kanyAoM evaM mahilAoM ke sAtha sAmUhika balAtkAra kie gae, stana kATa DAle gae, guptAMgoM meM bhAle ghuser3a die gae aura unheM nagna karake khule bAjAroM evaM galiyoM meM ghumAyA (458) Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA, jalUsa nikAle gae aura antata: ghAsa-pAta kI taraha kATa-kATakara hatyAe~ kara dI gii| svArthI aura khudagaraja loga itane bhulakkar3a hote haiM ki kucha pUcho nahIM | mAlUma hotA hai, vahI dAnavIya raktapipAsA aba bhI zAnta nahIM huI hai / usane hI badala kara yaha dUsarA bhISaNa rUpa le liyA hai | loga satya hI kahate haiM ki jo eka bAra aisA khUna mu~ha laga jAtA hai, phira vaha prAyaH chUTatA nahIM hai / ___ bhAratIya deza aura saMskRti ko chinna-bhinna kara, jo loga apanA alaga deza aura alaga saMskRti kI sthApanA karanA cAhate haiM aura apanA pRthaka stAna vizeSa banAnA cAhate haiM, unheM patA honA cAhie ki unakA vaMza paramparAgata purAnA zatru sirahAne baiThA hai / use tumhAre 'stAna' vizeSa ko samaya para nigalane meM eka dina bhI nahIM lagegA / yaha jo-kucha bhI surakSA hai, vaha akhaNDa bhArata rASTra kI mahAzakti kI ora se suvyavasthita surakSA hai / anyathA, anyathA hI hai / zatru ko mitra banate aura mitra ko zatru banate, kitanI dera lagatI hai ? Aja eka dharma ke rUpa meM susaMgaThita hone aura usake phalasvarUpa surakSita hone aura suvikasita tathA samRddha hone kA yatra-tatra duHsvapna dekhA jA rahA hai, yaha duHsvapna ajJAna evaM abodha kI gaharAtI kAlI nizA ke ardha nizItha kAla kA vaha duHsvapna hai, jisake pratyakSa pariNAma janatA ke samakSa A cuke haiM aura A rahe haiM / IrAna aura irAka eka hI islAma dharma ke rASTra haiM, kintu, kisa prakAra prANa-ghAtaka yuddha meM saMlagna haiN| pazcima ke isAI rASTra eka dharma ke anuyAyI hote hue bhI gata yuddhoM meM kitanA bhISaNa jana-saMhAra kara cuke haiM aura Aja bhI kucha-na-kucha kara hI rahe haiM / dUra, kyoM jAe~, par3osI deza pAkistAna ko hI dekha lIjie | dharma ke unmAda kI bhISaNa mAnasika du:sthiti meM hI eka dina pAkistAna kI sthApanA huI thI | mahAna bhArata se apanA aMga viccheda kara liyA gayA thA / aura, dharma ke nAma para isa durnAma mAyA-jAla meM ulajha kara bhArata meM sukha-caina se rahate hue bhI lAkhoM musalamAna bandhu apane tathAkathita dharma-deza meM pahu~ce the, svapnopama svarga sukha bhogane ko | parantu, huA kyA ? tAjA khabara hai, bhArata ke ina pravAsI bihArI aura anya musalamAnoM kA vahA~ ke pUrvastha paThAna Adi musalamAnoM dvArA itanA dardanAka kataleAma kiyA jA rahA hai ki koI bhI sahRdaya A~suoM kI dhArA bahAe binA nahIM raha sakatA / ina patha-bhraSTa sikkhoM ke ajJAnagrasta manojagata ke tathAkathita khAlistAna vizeSa kA kyA hAla hogA? jo sikkha bandhu bhArata se bAhara pazcima dezoM meM rahate haiM tathA (459) Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMjAba se bAhara vizAla bhArata meM sukha-caina se nivAsa karate haiM, unheM patA honA cAhie ki isa alaga rASTra ke duHsvapna kA antata: kyA hAla hogA ? Aja artha se tathA yena-kena prakAreNa gupta SaDyantroM se tathAkathita hatyAroM ko, jo sahAyatA pahuMcA rahe haiM, ve Aja to prasanna haiM, khuziyA~ manA rahe haiM, parantu Ane vAlA itihAsa rudana ke sivA kucha nahIM hogA / yaha vaha satya hai, jo na kabhI jhuThalAyA jA sakA hai aura na kabhI jhuThalAyA jA sakegA / maiM koI rAjanaitika vyakti nahIM hU~, na merA kisI rAjanaitika dala se koI sambandha hai / maiM to eka ahiMsA evaM satya ke mahAna pravartakoM evaM upadeSTAoM ke pavitra saMdezoM kA niSThAvAna saMdezavAhaka dharmadUta huuN| aura hU~ una vizvato vaMdanIya mahApuruSoM kA eka sAdhAraNa sA sevakAnusevaka / ata: ekamAtra isI uddezya se maiMne apane Atma priya bhUle-bhaTake bandhuoM se vicAra carcA kI hai / maiM snehazIla hRdaya ke kaNa-kaNa se abhyarthanA karatA hU~ ki ye mere apane priya yuvakajana, dharma guru aura netA apanI sahaja mAnavIya karuNArdra sadbuddhi se kAma leM, aura isa andha-gati se pracalita yA pracAlita hatyA - kANDoM se apane ko sarvathA mukta kareM / hama sabakI cirAti - cirakAla se pUjA prApta pavitra bhArata mAtA kA aMgaviccheda na kareM / hama hindU, musalamAna, sikkha, IsAI, jaina aura bauddha Adi sampradAyoM ke nAma se dhArmika hone se pahale satya artha meM insAna to bana leM / manuSyatA mUla hai, sabhI dharma evaM saMskRtiyoM kA / yadi yaha nahIM hai, to phira to vinA mUla arthAt jar3a ke havA meM mahAna vaTavRkSa khar3A karanA hai tathA vinA nIMva ke AkAza meM IMTa - para- IMTa pheMka kara vizAla rAjaprAsAda kA nirmANa karanA hai / astu, maiM zAhira ludhiyAnavI ke prastuta prasaMga meM eka darda bhare bola ko thor3A sA badala kara bola rahA hU~ / " na hindU bano tuma, na musalamAna bano tuma | insAna kI aulAda ho, insAna bano tuma ||" prastuta bola ke hindU aura musalamAna zabdoM meM sikkha, IsAI, phArasI, hindU, jaina aura bauddha sabhI dharma se sambandhita nAma sannihita haiM / yaha mere antar-hRdaya kI sirpha eka bAta hI nahIM, kintu marmAntaka vyathA hai / aura, kevala eka merI hI nahIM, sabhI sahRdaya janoM kI yaha eka sAmUhika antar-vyathA hai / (460) Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ata: kRpayA, ise sahI buddhi se sahI artha meM samajhane kA Apa meM se koI bhI, kucha bhI cintana karegA, aura tadanukUla AcaraNa bhI karegA, to mujhe aura mere sabhI sahRdaya janoM ko vaha prasannatA prApta hogI, jisakI abhivyakti sthUla vAcA se pare hogI ! agasta 1987 . Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAyA mahAThaganI santa kabIra ne eka bAra kahA thA " mAyA mahAThaganI, hama jAnI ! kabIra kI yaha logoM ko ThaganevAlI ThaganI mAyA kauna thI ? yaha to, ve hI jAne / parantu mAyA kA suprasiddha artha evaM bhAvArtha hai - chala, kapaTa, dambha, dhokhA, phareba evaM prapaMca Adi -Adi / mana meM kucha aura chipAe rakhanA aura bAhara meM kucha aura abhivyakta karanA - isa prakAra bhadra logoM kI A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkanA hai mAyA / bahurUpiye aura majAkiye bAlaka mukhauTA lagA lete haiM-kabhI zera Adi jAnavara kA, to kabhI kisI bhUta-preta Adi kA / isI taraha kucha loga haiM, jo andara meM siyAra haiM aura bAhara meM mahAna siMha kA mukhauTA lagAe rahate haiM ve andara meM rAkSasa haiM aura bAhara meM varadAnI kisI pavitra devatA kA mukhauTA lagAe hue haiM / jIvana isa prakAra dvaita kI sthiti meM khaNDa-khaNDa hotA jAtA hai, mahAThaganI mAyA ke dvaaraa| 27 mAyA, vaise to mAnava ke sAtha prAyaH Adi kAla se hI jur3I A rahI hai, kintu idhara mAyA ne apanA chalanA kA mAyA jAla kAphI dUra-dUra taka phailA rakhA hai / parivAra, samAja, rASTra, dharma Adi dUra-dUra kSetroM meM mAyA kI - vidyA cala rahI hai / saba koI eka-dUsare ko Thagane meM lage hue haiM / mAyA meM se hI asatya kA prasAra ho rahA hai, jisase hama koI bhI sattA pakSa ho yA chala , pratipakSa sarvatra eka-dUsare para mithyA Aropa lagAne ke kucakra meM harSonmatta haiM / sarva-sAdhAraNa janatA saca aura jhUTha meM ThIka taraha koI bheda-rekhA hI nahIM aMkita kara pAtI / prAcIna kAla meM mahAtmA aura durAtmA kI eka bheda-rekhA aMkita kI (462) Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaI thI-jo mahAnubhAva mana, vacana aura karma meM eka rUpa ho, kisI taraha kA vibheda na ho, vaha mahAtmA hotA hai / isake viparIta, jisake mana meM kucha aura ho, vacana meM kucha aura ho, tathA karma meM kucha aura hI ho, vaha durAtmA hotA hai| arthAt abheda-vRtti mahAtmA kA lakSaNa hai aura bheda-vRtti durAtmA kA / zloka " manasyekam vacasyekam karmaNyekam mahAtmanAm | manasyat vacasyanyat karmaNyanyat durAtmanAm / / " kheda hai, saMsAra-pakSa meM to mahAtmAoM kI apekSA durAtmAoM kA hI eka chatra rAjya hotA jA rahA hai / isa rAjya ke bhayaMkara dRzya Ae dina A~khoM ke Age se gujara rahe haiM aura kAnoM meM TakarAte haiM, kintu kheda se bhI bar3hakara kheda to isa bAta kA hai, ki mAyA mahAThaganI ne dharma ke pavitra kSetra meM bhI apane hAtha-paira acchI taraha phailA die haiM / jo dharma-paramparAe~ nirdambhatA ke mUlAdhAra para avasthita thIM, unakA AdhAra bhI aba mAyA arthAt dambha vRtti letI jA rahI hai / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI mAyA ke vibhinna mukhauTe laga gae haiM aura lagate jA rahe haiN| dharma-sAdhanA kI vRtti ke mahAnubhAvoM ke lie eka dharma sUtra thA-"ni:zalyo vratI" -tattvArtha 7.13 - jo zalya se rahita hotA hai, vahI vastuta: saccA vratI arthAt zuddha vratadhArI sAdhaka hotA hai / zalya kA artha-kA~TA hai / isa prakAra viSAkta kA~TA zarIra meM kahIM bhI laga jAtA hai aura zIghra hI niSkAsita nahIM hotA hai, to dhIre-dhIre sAre zarIra ko pIr3A se AkrAnta karatA huA eka dina use naSTa hI kara detA hai | yahI sthiti vratI ke vrata kI bhI hotI hai / zalya vratI ke sAdhanA-jIvana kA bhayaMkara viSAkta vaha kA~TA hai, jo vrata ko antata: samApta hI kara detA hai / aura vrata ke abhAva meM vratI mAtra eka bahurUpiyA bana kara raha jAtA hai, jo bAyAcAra ke pradarzana ke dvArA ekamAtra apanI rojI-roTI kA dhaMdhA calAtA hai / dharma aura zalya kA paraspara aMdhakAra aura prakAza jaisA virodha hai / jahA~ zalya hai, vahA~ vrata kahA~ ? jahA~ aMdhakAra hai, vahA~ prakAza kahA~ ? zalya, sAdhanA kA eka prakAra kA vaha keMsara hai, jo antata: sAdhaka ko sAdhanA kI dRSTi se prANa-ghAtaka sthiti meM pahu~cAkara dama letA hai / (463) Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura to aura, dharma kriyA hI kI jA rahI ho, kintu vaha ahaMkAra yA kisI anya dur-vRtti se chupA kara kI jAtI hai, to antataH vaha bhI bhayaMkara pariNAma lAtI hai / jJAtA sUtra sAkSI hai - eka sAdhaka ahaM vRtti ke cakra meM Akara apane sahayAtrI sAthiyoM ko mAyA se dhokhA dekara kucha adhika upavAsa kara letA hai aura antata: vaha dharma, adharma bana jAtA hai, aura puNya pApa bana jAtA hai| yaha kathA jaina - sAhitya meM prasiddha hai / ataH maiM yahA~ usake vistAra meM nahIM jAnA cAhatA / Agama - sAhitya meM zalya ke aneka rUpa haiM, kintu unameM mAyA pahalA arthAt pramukha zalya hai / Avazyaka sUtra kA mUla pATha hai " paDikkamAmi tihiM sallehi-mAyA salleNaM, niyANa salleNaM, micchAdaMsaNa salleNaM / " Age calakara Avazyaka sUtra meM hI eka aura pATha hai samaNo'haM saMjaya - viraya-paDiya pacakkhAya - pAvakammo, aniyANo, diTThisaMpanno, mAyA - mosa - vivajjio " arthAt maiM zramaNa hU~, saMyata hU~, virata hU~, pratihata pratyAkhyAna - pApakarmA / nidAna se mukta hU~, viveka - dRSTi se sampanna hU~, antataH sau- bAtoM kI eka bAta hai ki maiM mAyA - mRSA se varjita hU~ arthAt niSkapaTa satya kA vratI hU~ ! ukta pAThoM para se spaSTa hai ki sAdhaka ko niSkapaTa evaM chala-prapaMca se mukta rahanA cAhie / vrata-sAdhanA adhika hai yA nyUna hai, yaha prazna mukhya nahIM hai| mukhya prazna hai, ki kyA vaha niSkapaTa hai, nirdambha hai, mAyA kI pravaMcanA se mukta hai ? yadi vaha mAyA kI pravaMcanA se mukta hai, to vaha alpa dharmAcaraNa bhI mahAna hai, sAdhaka ko niSpApa banAne vAlA hai / ata: isa sambandha meM yaha ThIka hI kahA gayA hai "6 " svalpamapsasya dharmasya, trAyate mahato bhayAt / " prasannatA hai, hamAre atIta ke ina spaSTavAdI pravacanoM kI mahattA para, kintu kheda hai, Aja ke yuga kA sAdhaka nAmadhArI jisa aMdhiyAre galiyAre se gujara rahA hai, vaha kheda janaka hai, sAtha hI lajjAjanaka bhI / kisI yuga meM jaina sAdhu andara aura bAhara kI satyatA kI ekarUpatA ke lie mahAn yazasvI rahA hai / kintu Aja vaha bhI mAyA mahAThaganI ke kucakra meM burI taraha ulajha gayA hai aura ulajhatA jA rahA hai / sabhI mahAnubhAvoM ke lie to maiM yaha bAta nahIM kaha rahA (464) Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~, kintu adhikAMza meM jo sthiti hai, usakI hI yaha carcA hai | ' U~cI dukAna, phIke pakavAna " kI sthiti sAdhaka ke lie ThIka nahIM hai / Aja jaina ho yA ajaina, aneka prabuddha manISI yaha kahate sune gae haiM, ki Aja ke aneka muni-jana kahate kucha haiM aura karate kucha haiM / Aja kA sAdhvAcAra sarvata: suprakAzita satya se haTakara dambha ke saghana aMdhakAra meM simaTatA jA rahA hai / Aja sAdhuoM ke AcAra-pAlana ke hetu zrAvakoM ko asatya kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai / aura, prAya: ajaina bhI etadartha parihAsa kI bAteM karate haiM / udAharaNa ke rUpa meM kevala eka ghaTita ghaTanA kI carcA kara detA hU~ / mumbaI samAcAra ( gujarAtI dainika ) ke 'jaya jinendra' zIrSaka ke antargata mahanIya muni kastUrasAgarajI ne ' sAdhvAcAranA praznoM / ' zIrSaka se Aja-kala ke sAdhvAcAra sambandhI mithyA-vicAroM ke sambandha meM kucha prazna uThAe haiM / ukta lekha meM eka ghaTanA vizeSa rUpa se rekhAMkita kI gaI hai - " eka bAra kucha muni santa vinobAjI ke pavanAra Azrama meM padhAre / sAmAnya niyama ke anurUpa vahA~ ke karmacAriyoM ne uSNa jala ( garma pAnI ) taiyAra kiyA / pAnI lene hetu Ae munijI ne pUchA-pAnI kisake lie garma kiyA hai ? nirdeza dene vAlA karmacArI kAryavaza anyatra calA gayA thA / ata: usa samaya upasthita karmacArI ne sahaja bhAva se kaha diyA- " garma pAnI Apake lie taiyAra kiyA hai / " santa pAnI lie vinA vApisa lauTa gae / nirdezaka karmacArI lauTa kara AyA aura jaba use yaha mAlUma huA, to dubArA sAdhujI ko lauTA kara lAyA aura kahA ki ina logoM ko kucha patA nahIM thA, yaha garma-pAnI to hamAre apane snAna Adi ke lie taiyAra kiyA hai | santa vahI pAnI le ge| yaha dRzya vahA~ upasthita eka anya sajjana dekha rahe the / unhoMne vardhA ke jaina upAzraya meM unhIM santoM se pUchA-"kyA jaina dharma jhUTha bolane kI preraNA detA hai ? pavanAra ke Azrama meM Apake munijI dvArA liyA gayA uSNa jala to vahI thA, jise ve pahalI bAra binA lie vApasa lauTa gae / jala meM to kisI taraha kA parivartana nahIM huA, sirpha bhASA meM parivartana huA thA / satya bhASA kA prayoga karanese pAnI akalpanIya ho gayA aura asatya bhASA kA prayoga karane se vahI pAnI kalpanIya kaise ho gayA ?" jaya jinendra ke ukta ghaTanA lekha ke rUpa hI sarvodaya ke variSTha kAryakartA zrI rAdhAkRSNajI bajAja ne pratyakSa meM mujhase bhI isakI carcA kI thI, - (465) Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba ve pichale dinoM vIrAyatana Ae the | yaha isa taraha kI kevala eka ghaTanA hI nahIM hai, apitu aneka bhAI-bahanoM ne spaSTa rUpa meM mujha se isI taraha kI hI aneka bAra carcAe~ kI haiM / ina saba dumuhI sAdhanAoM ke sambandha meM hamAre mahanIya muniyoM ke pAsa kopAveza ke atirikta anya koI samyak-uttara hai kyA, jo jijJAsuoM ke sarala mana ko sahI samAdhAna de sake ? samAdhAna diyA jA sakatA hai, yadi sAdhu-jana mAyA mahAThaganI ke jAla se mukta hokara vartamAna deza-kAlAnurUpa apanI sahI sthiti ko sAhasa ke sAtha janatA ke samakSa prakaTa karane ko taiyAra hoM / kintu, mAyA kI kAlimA se AcchAdita AcAra ke pakSadhara bhalA sAhasa kareM bhI, to kaise kareM? mAyA ke parAvaraNa se mukta hokara nirAvaraNa honA apane meM bahuta hI kaThina bAta hai / dUra kyoM jAe~, abhI kucha samaya pUrva bahuta bar3I dhUmadhAma ke sAtha sampanna hue eka sAdhu sammelana kI bAta hai / sthAnakavAsI samAja kI hI eka sAmpradAyika zAkhA hai 'vardha.sthA. jaina zramaNa saMgha / ' ukta zramaNa saMghI santoM kA pUnA meM eka sammelana huA hai / mujhe to kucha AzA nahIM thI, kintu kucha zraddhAlu janoM ko bahuta lambecaur3e AzA ke svapna dikhAI de rahe the, ki ukta sammelana meM apekSita, sAtha hI vivAdagrasta aneka Avazyaka viSayoM para dezakAlAnusAra khulakara carcA hogI / aura, svaccha evaM spaSTa nirNaya janatA ke samakSa Ae~ge, kintu ullekhanIya jaisA khAsa kucha huA nahIM / vahI DhAka ke tIna pAta / - maiM yahA~ sammelana meM pArita anya prastAvoM kI carcA eka kinAre chor3a detA hU~ / kintu, mahAnagaroM kI sabhyatA meM bahuza: carcita mala-mUtra visarjana rUpa pariSThApana samiti kA jo prastAva hai, usI para kucha carcA kara lenA cAhatA hU~ / prastAva naM. 11 kA mUla pATha hai - "paMcamI samiti ke viSaya meM sAdhu-sAdhvIjI svaviveka se adhikAdhika nirdoSa sthiti kA anukaraNa kareM azobhana avajJA kA rUpa bhI na ho, isa viSaya meM paraspara niMdA-vikathA bhI na kareM / " pAThaka dekha sakate haiM ki ukta prastAva kisa taraha gola-mAla kI bhASA meM pArita kiyA gayA hai / isa para spaSTa hI mAyA kA, dambha kA saghana AvaraNa hai| isa prastAva kA na koI zabdArtha hai aura na padArtha, vAkyArtha evaM bhAvArtha / ukta prastAva meM antarnihita gUDhArtha rahasya ko udghATita karane ke lie (466) Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauna hai, jo niyukti, cUrNi, bhASya, TIkA yA TabbA Adi kA nirmANa karane kA prayAsa karegA? prastAva meM sva-viveka zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai / yaha sva-viveka kyA hai? jo anya kisI prastAva ke lie apekSita nahIM, kintu isI prastAva meM apekSita samajhA gayA hai / kucha mahAnubhAvoM ne kahA hai-sva-viveka kA artha hai, jahA~-kahIM Avazyaka ho, to vahA~ phlaza Adi Adhunika zauca-sAdhanoM kA prayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai / yadi yahI artha hai, to spaSTa hI kyoM na likha diyA gayA ki yathAprasaMga phlaza Adi kA bhI upayoga kiyA jA sakatA hai / yadi yaha artha nahIM hai, to aba phira se spaSTa kara denA cAhie ki isa 'sva-viveka' kA kyA artha hai? sAmAnyata: to sAdhaka ke lie sarvatra hI sva-viveka apekSita hai | phira yahA~ viziSTa rUpa se sva-viveka apekSita hai| phira yahA~ viziSTa rUpa se sva-viveka kA ullekha kyA gUDhArtha rakhatA hai? spaSTa hai kucha anya artha nahIM hai, janatA ko kevala zabdoM ke bhrama-jAla meM ulajhAe rakhane ke sivA | mahAbhArata kAla kA-'naro vA kuMjaro vA' aba bhI calA rahA hai / kintu, kheda to isa bAta kA hai, ye satya ke pakSadhara sAdhakoM kI pavitra bhASA meM cala rahA hai / yaha saba hai, mAyA mahAThaganI kA bhramajAla / maiM aisA kucha nahIM likhanA cAhatA thA, kintu mujhe lagA ki saikar3oM sAdhu aura sAdhviyoM ke yahA~ bhI kyoM yaha mAyA mahAThaganI kI Thaga vidyA cala rahI hai ? zabda kaThora hai, kSamA-yAcanA kara letA huuN| kintu, cAhatA hU~, satya kI pratiSThA ke lie hama sabako naTakalA kI nATakIyatA se zIghrAti-zIghra mukta ho jAnA cAhie | Aja kA yuga yahI apekSA rakhatA hai / satya ko bhrAmaka zabdoM ke AvaraNa meM chupAe rakhane kA samaya samApta ho cukA hai / yaha hama jitanA jaldI samajheMge, utanA hI ThIka hogA / sitambara - 1987 (467) Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevApahANo hi maNussa dhammo : vartamAna duHsthiti meM hamArA kartavya __ mAnava, prakRti para vijaya prApta karane ke lie anAdi-kAla se saMgharSa karatA A rahA hai / isa vijaya-yAtrA meM use kucha saphalatAe~ bhI prApta huI haiM | aura, usa para usake antarmana meM, mithyA ahaMkAra kA svara bhI anuguMjita hone lagA hai, kintu yathArtha dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to prakRti ke rahasyoM ko sahI rUpa se samajhane meM aba bhI vaha akSama hai evaM paMgu sthiti meM hai / vijaya kI bAta to abhI bahuta dUra hai / manuSya ne apane bauddhika bala se pAtAla meM samudroM kI atala kahI jAne vAlI gaharAiyoM ko bhI nApa liyA hai / aura Upara AkAza meM devaloka ke rUpa meM vikhyAta candraloka para bhI vicaraNa karane lagA hai / paurANika AkhyAnoM ko isa taraha kAphI ulaTa-pulaTa diyA hai usane / yaha saba - kucha huA hai aura Age bhI ho rahA hai, phira bhI jaba prakRti ke krUra prahAra mAnava para sahasA A par3ate haiM, to vaha hakkA-bakkA raha jAtA hai, besahArA aura lAcAra, hIna aura dIna / vartamAna varSa ke varSAkAla meM manuSya kI jo badatara hAlata huI hai, vaha huI hai prakRti ke rahasyamaya prahAroM se | rAjasthAna, gujarAta, mahArASTra, AMdhra, madrAsa, karnATaka, ma. pradeza Adi aneka jana-padoM meM itanA sUkhA par3A hai ki pAnI kI kucha bUMdeM taka varSA ke rUpa meM upalabdha nahIM ho sakI haiN| gA~voM ke jalAdhAra kUpa aura tAlAba bhI sUkha gae haiM / yahA~ taka kI kala-kala nAda karatI bahane vAlI kitanI hI nadiyA~ bhI zuSka bAlukA mAtra zeSa raha gaI haiM / yahA~ taka kI manuSya ko bhI pIne taka ke lie pAnI upalabdha nahIM hai aura mUka pazuoM ke lie na kahIM ghAsa-cArA hai aura na pAnI / saba ora trAhi-trAhi macI huI hai / isa bhayaMkara du:khada sthiti se mukti pAne ke lie kabhI AkAzIya devoM kI ora A~kheM jAtI haiM aura kabhI sarakAra tathA samAja-sevI saMsthAoM para | sahAyatA kArya cala (468) Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI rahe haiM, parantu ukta abhAva ko dhakelane ke lie jaba taka prakRti kA pUrI taraha sahayoga na mile, taba taka manuSya kA abhISTa pUrNa honA azakya hai / yaha to huA jalAbhAva kA eka pakSa / dUsarI ora bihAra, baMgAla evaM asama Adi pUrvAMcala ke aneka jana-pada jala-pralaya se grasta haiM, trasta haiM / itanA mUsaladhAra pAnI par3A hai ki nadiyoM ne bAda ke rUpa meM vaha ugra rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA ki kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / aneka gA~va jala-pravAha meM baha ge| hajAroM makAna dhvasta ho gae haiM, karor3oM rupae kI khar3I phasala pAnI meM DUba kara sar3a-gala gaI hai / jAna-mAla kI kSati bhI bhayaMkara huI hai / saikar3oM hI manuSyoM aura pazuoM ke astitva taka kA patA nahIM cala pA rahA hai ki unakA kyA huA? isI bIca . kucha bhAgya se bace hue logoM meM vyAdhiyA~ phUTa par3I haiM / jahA~ bhUkha kI samasyA ke hala ke lie anna kA hI abhAva ho, vahA~ rogoM kI cikitsA kA prazna hI kahA~ zeSa raha jAtA hai / isakA yaha artha nahIM hai ki rAjatantra kucha kara nahIM rahA hai tathA samAja-sevI saMsthAe~ yaha saba-kucha dekhate hue bhI A~kheM banda kie baiThI haiM, parantu, saMgaThanoM kI kucha sImAe~ bhI hotI haiM, sAtha hI niSThA ke sAtha kAma karane kI apekSAe~ bhii| vaijJAnika divya - dRSTi ke dhanI manISI mahAnubhAva bhaviSya meM kyA samAdhAna kara sakeMge, ina prakRti-prakopoM kA? yaha to Ane vAlA bhaviSya hI batAegA / samasyA vartamAna kI hai / maiM cAhatA hU~, cAhatA hI nahIM, tana-mana ke kaNa-kaNa se apekSA rakhatA hUM, ki bhAratIya janatA kI samagra karma-cetanA pUrNa niSThA ke sAtha jana-kalyANa ke patha para agrasara ho / khaNDa dRSTi meM nahIM, akhaNDa dRSTi meM samAdhAna hai / bhArata kA, bhArata ke manISiyoM kA, bhArata ke gurujanoM kA, cira-kAla se yaha divya-ghoSa anuguMjita hotA A rahA hai- "eka vyakti kA duHkha-sukha usa eka vyakti kA hI nahIM, kintu hama sabakA hai / hara AtmA sukha-du:khAnubhUti kA eka samAna kendra hai / ata: apane samAna hI sabako samajhanA hI-jise dharma kahate haiM, vaha dharma hai aura kucha nahIM / ahiMsA bhagavatI kI upAsanA tathAkathita dayA aura karuNA ke pracalita zabdoM meM hI nahIM, apitu unheM kAryAnvita karane meM hai / yaha samaya hai ki hama sabake mana kI karuNA eka sAtha jAgRta ho, isake sambandha meM Arhat paramparA ke eka mahAmanISI ne kahA thA - "dayA dhammo, dayA dhammo, dayA dhammo, dayA - dayA" (469) Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi manuSya ke mana meM karuNA hai, dayA hai, to dharma hai, anyathA kriyA-kANDa Adi ke rUpa meM yatra-tatra evaM yadavA - tadavA kucha bhI kiyA jAtA ho, to vaha dharma nahIM hai / ata: dharma, paMtha, jAti, kula aura bhaugolika bhedoM kI khaNDa rekhAoM se Upara uTha kara hama sabako akhaNDa rUpa se vipadagrasta prajAkA maMgala-kalyANa karanA hai / yaha hamArA dharma hai, kartavya hai, karma hai aura hai hamArI mAnavatA kA Adarza / isake abhAva meM manuSyoM aura pazuoM meM kyA antara raha jAtA hai ? vartamAna jana-jIvana kI sthiti kA takAjA hai ki hamAre dhArmika, sAmAjika tathA rASTrIya utsavoM para jo anargala, arthahIna dhana vyaya ho rahA hai, usakA kaNa-kaNa bacAkara sUkhA aura bAr3ha donoM hI du:sthitiyoM ke duSprabhAva se jana-jIvana ko mukta karane ke lie apane prApta sAdhanoM kA upayoga kiyA jAe / aneka sahasra logoM ke rote hue, kucha logoM kA ha~sanA, nAcanA, kUdanA evaM kinhIM dhArmika yA sAmAjika utsavoM ke rUpa meM khula kara miSTAna uDAnA, pApa nahIM to aura kyA hai? yadi samaya para sthiti ko nahIM saMbhAlA gayA, to zAsana - tantra ke dvArA kitanA hI bIca bacAva kiyA jAe, abhAvagrasta prajA meM lUTa-mAra, hatyA Adi ke duScakra kA prasAra hue binA na raha sakegA - "bubhukSitaH kiM na karoti pApam" hamArI cirantana ukti na kabhI asatya huI hai, aura na kabhI asatya hogI / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isI sambandha meM kahA thA " AhAraTThiyA pANNA" arthAt prANI ke prANa AhAra para sthita hai / aura Apa jAnate haiM ki prANoM kI rakSA ke lie prANI kucha bhI karma - vikarma-duSkarma kara sakatA hai / yahI hetu hai ki hamAre pUrvaja karuNAmUrti RSiyoM, muniyoM ne dayA-dharma kA upadeza diyA hai- "dayA dharma kA mUla hai / " yaha santa-vANI zata-pratizata satya para AdhArita hai / dayA, mAnavatA kA anta: prANa hai / usakI yaha divya dhvani hai ki mAnava tumheM jo kucha prApta hai, usakA idhara-udhara apekSita dizA meM prathama upayoga karake tadanantara svayaM upabhoga kro| yajurveda kA mantra hai - " tyena tyaktena bhuJjIthA" arthAt tyAga - pUrvaka upabhoga karanA cAhie / tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA- " asaMvibhAgI na hu tassa mokkho" arthAt jo apane Asa-pAsa ke sAthiyoM meM apane prApta sAdhanoM kA samavibhAga arthAt ucita vitaraNa nahIM karatA hai, vaha bhava-bandhana se kadApi mukti prApta nahIM kara sktaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to isase Age bar3hakara yahA~ taka kahA hai - merI upAsanA se bar3ha kara bhI sarvAdhika maMgalamaya (470) - Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAsanA arthAt dharma-sAdhanA jana-sevA hai| vahI vyakti dhanya hai, jo pIDitoM kI sevA karatA hai - "je gilANapaDiyarai se dhnne|" karma-yogI bhagavAna kRSNa kA gItA meM udghoSa hai, ki jo dUsare jarUrata mandoM ko na khilAkara svayaM hI saba-kucha khA jAte haiM, ve vyakti bhojana nahIM khAte, apitu pApa hI khAte haiM - "bhujate te tvadhaM pApA" prastuta prasaMga meM bhAratIya itihAsa ke aneka mahattvapUrNa svarNima udAharaNa haiM, jo svArtha kA parityAga kara paramArtha rUpa padArtha kA arthAt paropakAra kA samudghoSa karate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mahAna ziSya gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama 1500 ke lagabhaga tApasa-paramparA ke kaNThagata prANa bhUkhe sAdhakoM ko apane yogabala se bhojana karAte haiM, jabaki zAstra meM sAdhaka ke dvArA camatkAroM kA prayoga evaM pradarzana karanA niSiddha hai / isakA artha hai - antata: karuNA hI sarvopari dharma hai / prAcIna gurjara pradeza ke jAvar3a zAha aura pethaDa zAha jaise zrImaMta jaina zrAvakoM ne apane dhana tathA anna ke vizAla bhaMDAra mukta bhAva se durbhikSa janatA ke hitArtha arpita kara die the, aura aizvarya ke sumeru se nIce utara kara khulI dharatI para A gae the / phira bhI unake isa puNya prayoga ke antarmana ke Ananda kI koI sImA na thii| bhAratIya itihAsa meM rAjA raMtideva devAtmA puruSa haiM / durbhikSa ke samaya kSudhA se pIDita jinheM aneka saptAhoM ke anantara kucha bhojana milatA hai aura ve usa bhojana ko dayA bhAva se cANDAla jaise anya bubhukSitoM ko saharSa arpaNa kara dete haiM usa samaya kA unakA yaha amRta svarUpa anna dAna Aja bhI jIvanta hai / unhoMne taba saharSa kahA thA / (471) Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "na tvahaM kAmaye rAjyaM, na svarga, nA punarbhavam / kAmaye duHkhataptAnAM, prANinAmArti nAzanam // " bhAvArtha hai - na mujhe rAjya cAhie, na svarga, na mokSa / maiM kevala prANiyoM kI pIDA ko dUra karane kI hI kAmanA karatA huuN| dharma putra yudhiSThira kA rAjasUya yajJa hai / usameM ardha svarNa kAntivAlA zarIra lie eka nakula AtA hai / vaha zarIra kI isa svarNa kAnti kA rahasya nirdiSTa karatA hai - "akAla ke kAraNa kaI dinoM ke bhUkhe eka brAhmaNa parivAra ko kucha bhojana milatA hai aura vaha samagra parivAra karuNA se dravita hokara anya kSudhAkrAnta logoM ko vaha apanA samagra bhojana saharSa arpita kara dete haiN| usa puNya gRha meM bhramaNa karane se hI merA yaha nIce kA argha zarIra svarNakAnti se yukta huA hai|" saMkSepata: ullikhita ukta kathA kA sAra yahI hai ki abhAva grastoM kI prANa-paNa se sevA karanA hI mahAna puNya hai aura mahAna dharma hai / sAdhanA ke patha para nirantara agrasara rahane vAle santoM ne kahA hai ki bhUkha se adhika bhayaMkara dUsarI koI pIr3A nahIM hai / jainAcAryoM kI vANI hai - "khuhAsamA veyaNA ntthi|" santa kabIra ne bhI kSudhA ko bhajana meM bhaMga DAlane vAlI kuttiyA batAyA "kabIrA khudAha kUkarI, karata bhajana meM bhaMga" sAkSiyoM kI koI sImA nahIM hai| sabase mahAna evaM prAmANika sAkSI to kSudhA ke sambandha meM manuSya kI apanI anubhUti hI hai| ata: Avazyaka hai ki hama vartamAna meM bAr3ha tathA sUkhA-grasta apane bandhuoM kI vedanA ko samajheM aura usake nivAraNa ke lie apanI pUrI niSThA ke sAtha apanI jana-dhana kI zakti kA sadupayoga kareM, tAki bhaviSya kA itihAsakAra yaha na rekhAMkita kara sake ki paramotkRSTa udAtta bhAratIya-saMskRti ke uttarAdhikArI bhAratavAsI jana apane kSudra svArthoM meM hI lipta rahe, apane saMkaTa-grasta bandhujanoM ke hitArtha kucha bhI nahIM kara sake / sAvadhAna ! samaya para kartavya-hInatA eka mahAna pApa hai, eka bhayaMkara mRtyu hai / prAcIna kAla se yazasvI noM kA yoM hI pramAdavaza tathA svArthAndhatA ke kAraNa ayazasvI ho jAnA, mRtyu se bhI bar3ha kara hai | zrI kRSNa ThIka hI kahate haiM| (472) Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " saMbhAvitasya cAkIrtir, maraNAdatiricyate / " adhika vistAra meM kahA~ taka jAU~ ? prasaMgocita, jo kahanA thA, vaha kAphI kaha diyA gayA hai / buddhimAna pAThakoM ko mAlUma honA cAhie ki maiM vRddhAvasthA meM hU~ aura sAtha hI asvasthatA kI sthiti meM bhI / ata: yaha prastuta lekha kASTha zayyA ( takhta) para leTe hue likha rahA hU~ / isa para se samajhA jA sakatA hai ki mere hRdaya kI pIr3A kisa sImA taka hai / ata: anta meM merA yahI vinamra bhAva se kahanA hai ki yaha du:khada samaya ApakI mAnavatA kI parIkSA kA samaya hai | Apake dharma aura darzanoM kI yathArthatA ke prati eka spaSTa cunauti hai / manuSya kA sAmpradAyika rUpa se koI bhI dharma ho sakatA hai, kintu mUla dharma mAnavatA hai aura vaha hai udAtta evaM udAra janakalyANa rUpa bhAvanA kI jyoti meM prakAzamAna sevA-dharma / prAkRta vAGmaya kI isa samujjvala sUkti ko barAbara smRti meM rakhie " sevA pahANo hi manussa dhammo " -manuSya kA dharma sevA pradhAna hai / akTUbara 1987 (473) Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti kA kalaMka : satI prathA bhAratIya saMskRti eka advitIya nirmala evaM dhavala saMskRti hai / vizva-maMgala kI dizA meM usakI udAtta bhAvanAe~ vizva-jagat meM suprasiddha haiM / samagra prANi-jagat ko usane bandhu bhAva se dekhane aura usake prati sad vyavahAra karane kI eka vizAla dRSTi dI hai| usakA yaha udAtta ghoSa hai- " bAndhavAH prANinaH sarve" isakA paramArtha hai- sabhI prANI bandhu jana haiM, snehI mitra jana haiM, unheM kisI bhI rUpa meM, kisI bhI prakAra kA hAnIkAraka du:kha evaM kaSTa nahIM diyA . jAe / bhAratIya dharma-paramparAoM meM hara AtmA meM antatogatvA paramAtma-bhAva kA hI darzana kiyA hai / yaha saba-kucha ujjvala hai evaM grAhya hai / parantu, hamArI isa nirmala saMskRti para kAla-doSa ke kAraNa lage hue kalaMka ke kAle dhabbe bhI kucha kama nahIM haiM / eka ora samagra mAnava-jAti manu kI saMtAna kahI jAtI hai / ata: yaha eka pArasparika pArivArika bhAvanA kA divya rUpa hai, kintu dUsarI ora yaha bhI kalaMkita paramparA rahI hai ki sevA karma-rata hote hue bhI zUdra nIca hai, asparzya hai| usako to kyA chUnA, yadi usakI chAyA taka kA sparza ho jAe, to ucca varNatA ke abhimAnI abhijAta varga ke loga apavitra ho jAte haiM, aura unheM punaH zuddhi ke lie savastra snAna karanA cAhie / yaha kitanI paraspara viruddha vacana-bhaMgAvali hai- " vadato vyAghAt / " devI-devatAoM kI pUjA kA vidhAna bhI aneka vicArahIna dhArAoM meM baha bahakara itanA dUSita ho gayA hai ki usake kathana-zravaNa se hara kisI vicArazIla vyakti kA mastaka lajjA se avanata ho jAtA hai / baMgAla meM kAlIpUjA se sambandhita mUka pazuoM kI nRzaMsa hatyA to jaga jAhira hai hI, kintu anyatra bhI isakA bhayaMkara nagna rUpa hai | bihAra pradeza ke muMgera khaNDa meM eka devI hai, (474) Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisake samakSa ASADha mAsa ke eka nirdhArita divasa para sAta-ATha hajAra nirdoSa choTe-bar3e, bacce, bUr3he, yuvA bakare eka dina meM kATa DAle jAte haiM / Dhola bajAkara nAcate-gAte aura devI ke stuti gIta gAte hajAroM strI-puruSa yaha utsava manAte haiM / aura yaha utsava manAyA jAtA hai, manu ke isa vacana para ki " yajJArya pazavaH sraSTA tasmAdyajJe vadho'vadhaH / / " __ manusmRti, 5, 39 arthAt brahmA ne yajJa ke lie pazuoM ko svayaM banAyA hai / isa kAraNa yajJa meM pazu kA vadha, vadha nahIM hai / vaha adharma nahIM, dharma hai / isa prasaMga meM Age calakara yajJa meM pazu ko mArane vAlA vyakti aura marane vAlA pazu donoM svargAdi rUpa uttama gati meM jAte haiM, yaha durvidhAna hai " AtmAnaM ca pazuM caiva gamayatyuttamAM gatim " manusmRti, 5, 42 aura bhI aneka bAteM haiM, jo atyanta hI heya haiM / prastuta prasaMga meM maiM satI prathA kI carcA kara rahA huuN| jisa nArI ke lie manu yaha kahatA hai- jahA~ nArI kI pUjA evaM pratiSThA hotI hai vahA~ devatA krIr3A karate haiM-" yatra nAryastu pUjyante, ramante tatra devatAH / " vahA~ dUsarI ora use na veda par3hane kA adhikAra hai, na yajJopavIta kA aura na anya kisI viziSTa dharmAnuSThAna kA | isa prakAra use atyanta hIna koTi meM pahu~cA diyA hai / vicitra sthiti hai, patnI ardhAMgI mAnI gaI hai / isakA artha huA ki brAhmaNa Adi uttama jAti ke sajjanoM kA apanA AdhA aMga pavitra hai, to AdhA aMga apavitra hai / aura usI apavitra ardhAMga se utpanna putra pavitra hotA hai aura usa apavitra Adhe aMga dvArA sampAdita bhojana ko khAkara bhI apane ko pavitra mAnA jAtA hai, vicitra sthiti hai bauddhikatA kI / vyakti ucca ho yA nIca usake Ayu karma kA antima pariNAma hai / yahA~ sabhI bhAratIya Astika dharma eka mata hai / kintu durbhAgya hai nArI kA ki yuvA avasthA meM pati mara jAe, to use kulakSaNI, duSTA, durAcaraNI Adi durvacanoM se sambodhita kiyA jAtA hai / patnI mara jAe, to puruSa ko kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / parantu, mRtyu paryanta usa nArI ko jo vyathA-pIr3A bhoganI par3atI hai, vaha naraka kI yAtanA se kucha kama nahIM hotI | vaha jIvita hI eka prakAra se mRta ho jAtI hai / kisI bhI zubha kArya meM usakA darzana ho jAnA apalakSaNa arthAt apazakuna mAnA jAtA (475) Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| jaba ki vidhura puruSa ke lie aisA kucha nahIM hai / prazna kA samAdhAna nikaTa A rahA hai ki nArI kyoM satI ho jAtI hai, khAsa kara abhijAta varga kI / samAja meM vidhavAoM kI durdazA dekha aura sunakara usakI mAnasika sthiti bana jAtI hai - isa hara kSaNa pIr3A pAne vAle jIvana jIne se to mara jAnA hI acchA hai aura vaha adhikatara isI bhAvAveza meM pati ke sAtha apane priya prANoM kI Ahuti de DAlatI hai / jIvita vyakti kA agni praveza bhayaMkara romAMcakArI dRzya hai / maiM nahIM samajha pAtA ki isa dUra-dRzya ko hajAroM loga apanI A~khoM se kaise dekhate haiM, sAtha hI jhAlara, zaMkha, Dhola bajAkara Anandotsava manAte haiM / yaha dharma kA vikRta rUpa hI hai ki mAnava kI A~kheM rone kI jagaha haMsane lagatI haiM / vaidhavya dazA meM nArI kA jIvana sevA ke rUpa meM mAnava samAja ke lie tathA dharmAnuSThAna ke dvArA apanI pavitratA ke lie upayukta ho sakatA thA, vaha akAla meM hI kAla ke gAla meM pahuMca jAtA hai | vyartha hI andha paramparA kA zikAra ho jAtA hai | dharma-granthoM ke nAma para pracalita amAnavIya paraMparAoM kI koI sImA nahIM hai / dharmAndha evaM svArthAndha puruSa-jAti ne satI hone ke lie aneka mana-gaDhaMta racanAe~ bhI kI haiM | aura use satI hone ke lie utsAhita karane meM koI kasara nahIM chor3I hai / vaha bhAvAveza meM A jAe aura apane ko svarga kI devI banAne ke lie sahaja hI agni meM jala kara bhasma ho jAe / isa taraha kI dhArmika udghoSaNAe~ bhI kI gaI haiM / padma purANa (sRSTi khaNDa ) meM likhA hai- " pati kI mRtyu yadi kahIM dUra ke sthAna meM ho jAe aura usakA zava na mile to pati kI kisI vastu ke sAtha jo strI citA kI agni meM prANa-tyAga karatI hai, vaha apane pati kA pApa se uddhAra karatI hai / aura svayaM bhI svarga meM pahuMca jAtI hai " "pativratA ca yA nArI dezAntaramRtepatau, sAbhartuzcihnamAnAya vahnausuptvA divaM vrajeta / / " padmapurANa, 54, 71 skandha purANa kA kathana to atyanta vicitra hai / vaha ajJAna evaM andha-paramparA kI dAsa nArI ko mRta pati ke sAtha jala marane ke lie prAnta kie binA kaise raha sakatA hai / skandha purANa ke brahma khaNDa meM kahA hai Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " " anuvrajantI bharttAraMgRhAta pitRvanaM mudA / pade - pade azvamedhasya phalaM prApnItya saMzayam ||" jo nArI apane mRta pati kA anusaraNa karatI huI ghara se zmazAna kI ora prasannatA ke sAtha jAtI hai, vaha pada-pada para azvamedha yajJa kA phala prApta karatI hai, isameM tanika bhI sandeha nahIM hai / skandha purANa, brahma khaNDa isa prakAra ke dharma aura loga donoM hI dRSTiyoM se ayukta aneka vacana yatra-tatra purANoM tathA tatkAlIna anya sAhitya meM bhI milate haiM / kheda hai, manuSya, jo buddhimAna evaM sAmAjika prANI kahA jAtA hai, parantu yahA~ usakI sarvottama buddhi evaM sarvottama samAja jaMgala meM kahA~ ghAsa carane cale jAte haiM, isa prakAra ke kathanoM ko A~kha banda kara dharma mAnane vAlA vyakti apane ko manuSya bhI kaise kaha sakatA hai ? isa prakAra ke krUra karma sarvAdhika jaghanya pazu hI nahIM, dAnava hI kara sakate haiM / maiM isa prakAra ke granthoM ko kathamapi dharma-grantha nahIM mAna sktaa| maiM hI kyoM, koI bhI vicArazIla vyakti taTastha evaM pakSa-mukta dRSTi se vicAra kare, to vaha spaSTa hI mere jaise vicAra- pakSa ke logoM kI paMkti meM satsAhasa ke sAtha A khar3A hogA / Avazyaka hai ki isa prakAra ke paurANika sAhitya meM se jo aMza nyAyocita nahIM haiM, sAmAjikatA evaM dharma kI bhAvanAoM se zUnya haiM, unheM padacyuta arthAt amAnya kara diyA jAe / aura jo aMza mAnava-jIvana ke maMgala, kalyANa evaM utthAna ke sAdhana haiM, unakI prANapaNa se rakSA kI jAe / yaha koI naI bAta nahIM hai / manusmRti ke tRtIya adhyAya meM jo zrAddha kA varNana hai, usameM brAhmaNa ke lie machalI, bakarA, hiraNa aura bhaiMse Adi ke mAMsa kA bhojana vihita hai / kintu vaiSNava- samAja ne use amAnya kara diyA to yaha vaicArika krAnti Aja hamAre lie gaurava kI cIja hai / aura to aura, karmayogI bhagavAna zrIkRSNa ne bhagavad gItA meM prakRti parAyaNa vedoM ko bhI apadastha kiyA hai / arjuna se ve spaSTata: kahate haiM- vedoM kA viSaya traiguNya arthAt bhogAtmaka kAmanA pradhAna hai / ata: tuma nistraiguNya arthAt triguNAtIta niSkAma evaM nirdvandva bano - traiguNyaviSayA vedA nistraiguNyo bhavArjuna / / " gItA, 2,45 (477) " Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba mahAna pUjyatama zAstra kahe jAne vAle vedoM taka ke saMbaMdha meM zrI kRSNa kI isa prakAra niSedhokti hai, taba anya amAnavIya evaM yAtanAoM se pUrNa kriyA-kANDoM kI bhrAnta kathAoM se yukta tathA kathita sAhitya ko dharma-kSetra meM se apadastha karane kI bAta to svayaM siddha ho jAtI hai / yaha maiM kevala pakSapAtavaza purANa Adi ke sAhitya ke sambandha meM hI nahIM kahatA, apitu zaiva, vaiSNava, jaina, bauddha, sikha, musalamAna, IsAI Adi ke pracalita dharma-granthoM ke sambandha meM bhI kahatA hU~ / jahA~ jo bhI varNana evaM vidhAna asAmAjika evaM amAnavIya hai, use sAhasa ke sAtha amAnya karanA hI cAhie / yaha bhrAnta dhAraNA hai ki isa prakAra agni-dAha ke dvArA prANAnta karane vAlI nArI agale janma meM apane mRtapati ke pAsa svarga meM pahu~ca jAegI | pratyeka prANI ke karma bhinna bhinna hote haiM aura usake anurUpa hI agale janma kI gati hotI hai / ata: zramaNa saMskRti ke mahAn deva purUSa zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra isa prakAra ke maraNa ko bAla-maraNa arthAt ajJAna maraNa kahate haiM / bAlamaraNa puNya kA hetu nahIM, pApa kA hI hetu hotA hai / isa sambandha meM uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke chattIsaveM adhyayana kA upasaMhAra draSTavya hai " satthaggahaNaM visabhakkhaNaM ca, jalaNaM ca jalappaveso ya / aNAyAra-bhaNDasevA, jammaNa-maraNANi bandhanti / / " uttarAdhyayana, 36, 267 itihAsa sAkSI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI upAsikAoM meM se kisI ne bhI apane mRtapati ke sAtha agni praveza nahIM kiyA hai / magadha nareza zreNika-bimbasAra kI rAniyA~, vatsa nareza udayana kI mAtA mRgAvatI Adi isake jvalanta udAharaNa haiM / ve vaidhavya sthiti meM aneka varSoM taka gRha jIvana meM rahI haiM aura pazcAt prabhucaraNoM meM dIkSita ho gaI haiM / prastuta carcA isalie pracArita ho gaI hai ki rAjasthAna meM sIkara ke pAsa eka gA~va divarAlA kI kSatriya vadhU rUpaku~vara apane nava vivAhita mRta pati ke sAtha agni dAha ke dvArA satI ho gaI hai yA kara dI gaI hai / yaha 18-19 varSa kI mAsUma lar3akI hai / use dharma-zAstroM kA kyA jJAna hai ? vaha to spaSTa hI bhAvAveza mUlaka rAgAndhatA kI athavA Asa-pAsa ke paramparA kI mUr3hatA se grasta (478) Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ logoM dvArA kI jAne vAlI satItva mahimA se sambandhita uttejita carcAoM kI vyartha hI zikAra ho gaI / vaha devI bana gaI hai isakA kyA pramANa hai ? yadi vaha devI banI hai, to use patA honA cAhie ki usakI mRtyu ko lekara bhArata kI janatA meM kitanA adhika paraspara viruddha bhISaNa vaicArika dvandva ho rahA hai? parivAra ke priya jana kArAgAra meM kisa prakAra pIr3A pA rahe haiM ? vaha devI hai, to kyoM mauna hai? use sAkSAt devI ke rUpa meM aghara AkAza meM khar3e hokara yatra-tatra daivI ghoSaNA kara denI cAhie ki maiM rUpaku~vara aba devI hU~, apane pati ke sAtha hU~ satI prathA anucita nahIM apitu ucita hai / satI prathA ke samarthaka saba loga nirdoSa haiM Adi Adi / yadi aisA ho jAe to saba dvandva tatkAla samApta ho sakate haiM / kintu, aisA kucha na kabhI huA hai aura na hone vAlA hI hai / samAja ko tathAkathita zAstra-baddhatA evaM paramparA se mukta hokara taTastha bhAva se prastuta meM apane bauddhika cintana kA hI avalambana karanA cAhie / merA samagra samAja se hI Agraha hai ki vaha apanI mAnavIya cetanA ke cintana ko yoM hI kadAgrahoM ke havAle na kare | vizeSata: brAhmaNa samAja se evaM kSatriya samAja se nivedana hai ki vaha apane atIta ke gaurava ko smRti meM lAe~ / brAhmaNa samAja bauddhika cetanA kA pakSadhara rahA hai / use nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki usake pUrvajoM meM se aneka prabuddha mahApuruSoM ne aneka bAra ajJAnatA kI a~dherI galiyoM meM se janatA ko nikAlakara prakAza kA patha dikhAyA hai / kSatriya jAti bhI bhArata kI mahAna jAti hai / kSatriya zabda kA mUla artha hI hai- janatA ko pIr3A se mukta karanA "kSatAt kilatrAyat ityudagraha kSatrastha zabda: bhuvaneSu ruuddhH|" ucca brAhmaNa jAtIya mahAkavi kAlidAsa kI yaha spaSTokti hai Apa kSatriyoM ke lie| Apa kSatriya hI the, jinhoMne maryAdA purUSottama rAma tathA karmayogI zrIkRSNa ke rUpa meM nArI jAti ke gaurava kI rakSA kI hai / Apa hI ve kSatriya haiM, jinhoMne jinendra mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha ke rUpa meM nArI jAti ko sabhI prakAra kI amAnavIya dAsatA se mukta kiyA hai aura use ucca-se-uccatara garimA ke pada para pratiSThita kiyA hai / ata: Apa sabakA kartavya hai ki vartamAna prazna ko bhI usI apane purAtana mahApuruSoM ke darzana kA cintana-manana kara, vartamAna meM apane paramparAgata durAgrahoM se mukta hokara sadAgraha kA pakSa leN| . (479) Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata sarakAra tathA bhAratIya samagra jana-samAja se bhI merA yahI kahanA hai ki viveka mUlaka vicAra-dhArA ke dvArA sarva sAdhAraNa janatA ko andha-vizvAsoM se mukta kiyA jAe / sattApakSa ho yA pratipakSa sabhI kA kartavya hai ki vaha kursI kI aMdhI lar3AI chor3akara bhAratIya jana-cetanA ko dhArmika-sAmAjika Adi sabhI prakAra ke aMdha-vizvAsoM evaM rUr3hivAdoM se mukta karane kI dizA meM sakSama kadama uThAe~ / sabhI prakAra ke bhraSTAcAroM kA mUla aMdhavizvAsa hai / bhale hI vaha kisI bhI rUpa meM ho / jaba taka aMdhavizvAsa kA yaha saghana hotA huA kAlA a~dherA dUra na hogA, taba taka sahI svatantratA evaM kalyANakArI nyAya kI sthApanA na hogI tathA anyAya evaM bhraSTAcAra kA unmUlana kathamapi saMbhava nahIM hai / ajJAna saba pApoM kI jar3a hai / zrIkRSNa ne bhagavadgItA meM ThIka hI kahA hai"ajJAnenAvRtaM jJAnaM tena muhyanti jantavaH bhagavad gItA, 5, 15 ajJAna se jaba jJAna AcchAdita ho jAtA hai, to vyakti vyAmoha grasta ho jAte haiM / - zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI kahate haiM " annANI kiM kAhI, kiMvA nAhI seya-pAvagaM" dazavaikAlika, 4, ajJAnI vyakti kyA kara pAegA ? use zreya tathA azreya kA arthAt puNya aura pApa karma kA kisa prakAra samucita evaM yathArtha paribodha ho sakegA ? navambara 1987 " maiMne yaha lekha zArIrika asvasthatA ke kSaNoM meM likhAyA hai / merI antarvedanA ne mujhe bAdhita kara diyA ki kucha bhI ho antarmana ke apane spaSTa udgAra vyakta kara hI dU~ / yaha carcA vartamAna kAla kI eka rUpakuMvara ke agni dAha se hI sambandhita nahIM hai, yuga-yuga se lAkhoM rUpakuMvara jaisI nAriyA~ jIvita hI agni meM jalakara bhasma hotI AI haiM / bhagavAna jAne yaha pavitra dharma-paramparA ke nAma para aMdhavizvAsa kI jaghanya paramparA kaba apanA antima kinArA legI / saccidAnanda parama caitanya bhagavat tattva ke zrIcaraNoM meM abhyarthanA hai ki mAnava jAti ko yathocita sanmati prApta ho aura vaha zIghra hI nArI ke jIvita agnidAha kI amAnavIya paramparA satI prathA aura usake jaise anya aneka aMdha-vizvAsoM se parimukta ho / (480) o Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAgata nava varSa : svAgatam purAnA varSa jIrNa-zIrNa hokara calA gayA hai, mahAkAla ke pravAha meM / 1987 kA eka samaya kA jIvanta varSa aba pUrNatayA mRta hokara sadA-sarvadA ke lie baha gayA hai | aba vaha kadApi lauTakara nahIM AnevAlA hai / mahAprabhu bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA isI sandarbha meM" jA jA vaccai rayaNI, na sA paDiniyattaI " -jo dina-rAta bIta cuke haiM, ve bIta hI cuke haiM, phira vApasa lauTakara nahIM AnevAle haiN| aba to nayA varSa janma le cukA hai / isake mahAna astitva meM tumheM jInA hai / ata: isa nae varSa meM jIvana ke lie purAtana kA moha chor3a denA hai / vigata ke varSa ke, jo udAtta preraNAprada vartamAna evaM bhaviSya ke lie upayogI anubhava jIvita raha gae haiM, unako to svAgata-gAna ke sAtha nae varSa ke nae jIvana meM saMmizrita kara do, pUrNatayA milA do, ekameka kara do / nae ke sAtha ye bhI nae hI raheMge, aura nava-jIvana ke nirmANa ke lie kAma AeMge / yaha saMsAra hai | saMsAra arthAt saMsaraNazIla, nirantara gatizIla | yahA~ khar3A nahIM rahA jA sakatA / apanI cetanA ko, yA to Age bar3hAnA hogA, yA pIche lauTAnA hogA | lauTAne kA kucha artha nahIM hai / mRta-kSaNoM ke sAtha par3eM rahane meM kyA prApta honevAlA hai / __ jAnate ho, zUravIra aura kAyara-ina donoM meM kyA antara hotA hai ? jIvana ke abhinava saMgrAma meM zUravIra kA kadama aparAjita huMkAra ke sAtha bhaviSya kI ora Age bar3hanA hai aura kAyara kA kadama nirAzA ke hAhAkAra ke sAtha pIche kI ora lauTanA hai / basa, isa Age-pIche ke eka kadama se hI vIra aura kAyara kI parIkSA ho jAtI hai / (481) Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna hai, tumheM kyA honA hai ? jIvana-saMgrAma kI ukta parIkSA meM tumheM vIra bananA hai yA kAyara | kucha bhI ho purAtanatA ke prati sarvathA aura sarvadA ke lie samarpita ho jAnA kAyaratA hai, aura kAyara kabhI bhI jIvana saMgrAma meM vijetA nahIM ho sakatA / kisI bhI rUpa meM nava-nirmANa kI jIvanta prakriyA meM saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / jIvana kA vartamAna kSaNa hI vastuta: jIvanta hokara bhaviSya ke samujjvala kSaNoM ke prati zubhAzaMsA evaM zubhAzA kA jIvanta saMdeza detA saMsAra meM anya bhI aneka prANI haiM / pazu pakSI, jalacara, sthalacara, khecara Adi | unake samakSa isa prakAra se mAnavIya jIvana ke jaise udAtta lakSya na kabhI rahe haiM aura na kabhI raheMge / unakA vartamAna bahuta choTA-sA hai / kevala deha kI sImA taka hI unakI cintana-yAtrA hai | isase Age unake jIvana meM samAja, rASTra Adi ke koI bhI svarNima svapna nahIM haiM / parantu tuma to manuSya ho, manuja ho / manuja arthAt cintana ke putra / ata: tumhArA cintana nitya-nirantara samujjvala rahanA cAhie / usa para atIta kI gaMdI dhUla par3I rahe, yaha koI acchI bAta nahIM hai | dhUli-dhUsarita ciMtana bAhara kI A~khoM ko hI nahIM, antara kI A~khoM ko bhI vartamAna aura bhaviSya kA sahI darzana nahIM karA sakatA / jaba patha hI ThIka taraha se nahIM dikhAI de, taba yAtrA kA kyA artha raha jAtA hai ? lakSya kI ora gati svaccha cintana ke prakAza meM hI ho sakatI hai / aura, Apa jAnate haiM, gati hI jIvana hai, sthiti hI mRtyu hai / gatihIna hokara sthira hue ki mare, mRta ho ge| eka rUpaka hai / patha para yAtriyoM kI saghana bhIr3a bala rahI hai / kucha loga Apake Age haiM, to kucha pIche / Apake Age ke la / khar3e ho jAe~ yA mare-mare susta kadamoM se caleM, to kyA hotA hai ? pIche ke logoM kA dhakkA Apako lagatA hai / aura, Apa Age ke khar3e aura susta kadama ke logoM ko dhakkA dete hue kahate haiM, ' are yAra ! yA to Age bar3ho yA eka ora khar3e ho jAo / hameM Age bar3hane doge, ki nahIM / ' aisA hotA hai na ? khar3e nahIM raha sakate, yA to Age bar3heM yA eka ora khar3e ho jAe~ / yAtrA patha ke bIca meM khar3A nahIM huA jA sakatA hai / jo khar3e rahane kA prayatna karate haiM, ve mUrkha haiM / unheM dUsare sAthI antata: patha se alaga eka kinAre kI ora dhakela hI deMge / dhakke khAnA hI (482) Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unake jIvana ke bhAgya meM badA hai, jo gatihIna hokara yU~ hI jar3a-mUr3ha se bane ar3iyala pazu kI taraha khar3e rahate haiM / kiM adhikaM ! nava varSa kA sUtra hai nayA mana, naI vANI aura nae karma kA nayA svapna lekara navanirmANa kI dizA meM agrasara honA | Apa jitane adhika agrasara hoMge, utane hI adhika sammAna ke zikharoM ko sparza kareMge | netA kA artha hI hai - nayana karanA arthAt spaSTa cintana evaM sAhasa ke sAtha svayaM Age bar3hanA aura apane pRSTha ke anuyAyI-janoM ke hetu cintana, manana evaM karma kA jana-maMgala rUpa patha prazasta karanA | bhISaNa vana-bhUmi kA gajarAja apane gaja-yUtha ke pIche nahIM, Age rahatA hai / netRtva pIche rahane meM nahIM, Age rahane meM hai / maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki sabhI netA ho sakate haiM | kintu, yadi ApameM zakti hai, sAmarthya hai evaM netA hone kI jIvanta kSamatA hai, to Apa netA kyoM nahIM hote ? zakti ke hote hue usakA samaya para ucita prayoga evaM upayoga na karanA, yaha bhI eka prakAra kA pApa haisAmAjika aparAdha hai / pUrI zakti ke sAtha isa aparAdha se bacane kI ceSTA kIjie aura Age bar3hie / prastuta cintana ko maiM aura adhika gati dene ke lie apane apratima jJAnI mahApuruSoM, mahAna prabuddha AcAryoM evaM anya manISiyoM ke kucha bhavya cintana sUtroM ko yahA~ upasthita kara rahA hU~, isalie ki Apa jaise jijJAsu pAThakoM ko to unase navAtinava preraNA mile hI, sAtha hI Apake anya sAthiyoM ko bhI vicAra-carcA ke prasaMga meM nirbala evaM mandagati sustamana, vANI aura karma ko bhI uttaraMgita karane vAlI nava-preraNA prApta ho sake / jIvana ke yugAnurUpa ve nitya nae svapna dekheM aura unheM apanI sarvAtizAyinI jAgRta zakti ke dvArA karma kA rUpa deM | jIvana kI sarvotkRSTa mahattA kA vaha hI mahAna kSaNa hotA hai- jaba manuSya jAgRta sthiti meM navanirmANa ke nitya nae svarNima svapna dekhatA hai / aura, isase bhI adhika mahatomahIyAn vaha zubhAvasara hotA hai, jaba manuSya apane dRSTa svapnoM ko yathocita karma kA AzcaryakArI divya svarUpa detA hai / upasthita kie jAne vAle cintana sUtra ukta jyotirmaya jIvana nirmANa ke amogha sUtra haiM, sUtra . kyA, amogha mantra haiN| kAleNa kAlaM viharejja raTTe | -apane prApta vartamAna samaya kA yathocita upayoga karate rahie / kAlapaDilehaNayAe NaM nANAvaraNijjaM kammaM khavei / (483) Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -kAla kI pratilekhanA se arthAt samayocita kArya-kramoM kA vivekapUrvaka dhyAna rakhane se kartavya-mUDhatA Adi ajJAnatA sahaja hI samApta ho jAtI hai / kAle kAlaM samAyare -jo zubha kArya jisa samaya karanA hai, use usI nirdhArita samaya para kara lenA cAhie / samayaM goyama ! mA pmaaye| -he gautama ! kSaNa mAtra kA bhI pramAda mata kara | aNabhikkaMtaM ca vayaM saMpehAe, khaNaM jANAhi paMDie / -jo bIta gayA, so bIta gayA / zeSa rahe jIvana ko lakSya meM rakhate hue prApta avasara ko parakha, samaya kA mUlya samajha / - zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra atIta nAnusocanti, nappajappanti nAgataM / paccuppannena yApenti, tena vaNNo pasIdatI / / -jo atIta ke sambandha meM zokAkula nahIM hote aura na bhaviSya ke prati cintA se vyAkula / jIvana kA jo vartamAna kAla hai, usakA sahI upayoga karate rahate haiM, ve sAdhaka sadA prasanna citta rahate haiM / -tathAgata buddha jaM kalla kAyav, pareNa ajjeva taM varaM kAuM / -jo koI acchA kAma kala karanA hai, vaha Aja hI kara lenA zreSTha hai| -bRhatkalpa bhASya purAtanairyA niyatA vyavasthitistathaiva sA kiM paricintya setsyati / tathaiti vaktuM mRtarUDha - gauravAd ahaM na jAtaH prathayantu vidviSaH / / (484) Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -prAcIna AcAryoM ne jo vyavasthA-paramparAe~ nizcita kI haiM, ve vicAra evaM viveka kI kasauTI para kyA samIcIna siddha hotI haiM ? yadi samIcIna siddha hotI haiM, to hama unheM samIcInatA ke nAma para mAna sakate haiM, na ki prAcInatA ke nAma para | yadi ve samIcIna siddha nahIM hotI haiM, to maiM kevala mRta-puruSoM ke mAtra arthahIna gaurava ko Dhone ke lie paidA nahIM huA hU~ | merI isa satyavAditA ke kAraNa yadi koI mere virodhI banate haiM, to bane, mujhako isakI cintA nahIM | -AcArya siddhasena divAkara gataM gataM naiva punarnivartate / -calA gayA, so calA gayA / vaha phira kisI bhI taraha vApasa lauTa kara nahIM Ane vAlA hai / -bauddhAcArya azvaghoSa daive puruSakAre ca loko'yaM sampratiSThitaH / tatra daivaM tu vidhinA kAlayuktena labhyate / / -maharSi vyAsa, mahAbhArata - yaha saMsAra daiva aura puruSArtha para pratiSThita AdhArita hai / inameM daiva tabhI saphala hotA hai, jaba samaya para udyoga kiyA jaae| purANamityeva nA sAdhu sarvaM, na cApi kAvyaM navamityavadyam / santa: parIkSyAnyatarad bhajante, mUDhaH parapratyayaneya buddhiH / / -mahAkavi kAlIdAsa - na saba kucha purAnA acchA hai aura na saba-kucha nayA hI / buddhimAna sajjana apane cintana kI kasauTI para parakha kara hI acche yA bure kA nirNaya karate haiM aura deza-kAlAnurUpa, jo acchA hai, use apanA lete haiM aura bure kA parityAga kara dete haiM / kintu mUr3ha manuSya binA kucha parIkSA kie apanI aMdha buddhi ko dUsaroM ke avicArita vizvAsoM kI pichalaggu banA dete haiM / janavarI 1988 (485) Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina saMskRti kI ziSTAcAra saMbaMdhI svarNima rekhAe~ saMskRti evaM sabhyatA, mAnava-jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa vizeSatAe~ haiM / mAnava kI uttamatA evaM anuttamatA inhIM kI taratamatA para nirbhara hai / kauna manuSya kaisA hai-samAdaraNIya hai athavA asamAdaraNIya, isakA patA isI para se laga sakatA hai, ki vaha kisa saMskRti evaM sabhyatA meM palA hai / saMskRti tathA sabhyatA, do bhinna zabda haiM / zabdaza: artha hotA hai kramaza: inakA-saMskAra aura ziSTa jana-sabhA meM upaniviSTa hone kI yogyatA / manISI vidvAnoM ne aise hI kucha zabdoM ke AdhAra para donoM kI aneka rUpoM meM vibhAjita rekhAe~ nirmita kI haiM | kintu phira bhI spaSTata: aura sarvathA vibhAjaka rekhA nahIM sthApita kI jA sakI hai / idhara-udhara ghUma-ghAma kara samAjazAstrI tathA dharma-zAstrI jaise vicAraka isa niSkarSa para pahu~ce haiM ki saMskRti kA sambandha antar-jIvana ke saMskAroM se hai aura sabhyatA kA sambandha bAhyAcAra Adi se / isI AdhAra para kisI manuSya ko susaMskRta tathA asaMskRta, sabhya tathA asabhya Adi zabdoM se saMbodhita kiyA jAtA hai / maiM yahA~ isa lambe zabda prapaMca se, anasulajhe prasaMga se baca kara mUlataH donoM ko eka hI rUpa meM samAhita karake bhAratIya jana-jIvana ke AcAra-vyavahAra kI carcA kara lenA cAhatA hU~ / bhAratIya saMskRti evaM sabhyatA apanI eka viziSTa mahattA rakhatI hai / usakA mUla vinaya evaM ziSTAcAra meM hai / apane se mahattara athavA barAbara ke logoM ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra honA cAhie, yaha prAcIna granthoM meM atyadhika carcita viSaya samupalabdha hai / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to vinaya ko viziSTa antaraMga tapa meM samAviSTa kiyA hai, jo mAnava AtmA ko vartamAna meM karmabandha se bacAe rakhane ko kAraNa saMvara hai, sAtha hI pUrva-baddha karmoM kA amuka mAtrA meM nirjaraNa karate rahane se, nirjarA bhI hai | saMvara aura nirjarA, donoM hI mokSa ke aMga haiM / isa dRSTi se vinamra apane se guNa mahattaroM ke prati samAdara kA bhAva rakhane se (486) Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antataH mukti kI samupalabdhi hotI hai / mukti arthAt vikAroM se mukta sva-svabhAva siddha zuddha svarUpa meM sadA-sarvadA ke lie sthiti / vANI ke anurUpa hI pArasparika vyavahAra kI bhI upayogitA hai / manuSya eka sAmAjika prANI hai / ata: yathocita pArasparika mAnavIya vyavahAra se hI usakI sAmAjikatA kA sahI mUlyAMkana hotA hai | aura yahI sAmAjikatA hai jo samAja meM use acchA-burA pramANita karatI hai / paraspara kA vyavahAra loka jIvana meM hI nahIM, sAdhanA ke AdhyAtmika-jagat meM bhI apanI mahattA pratiSThita rakhatA hai | isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne donoM ko hI uccatara evaM pavitratama rakhane kI preraNA dI hai / yahI hetu hai ki uttarAdhyayana sUtra kA prathama adhyayana vinaya adhyayana hai| prastuta adhyayana meM apane se mahattaroM ke prati kSullaka sAdhaka kA jIvana vyavahAra kaisA honA cAhie, yaha spaSTata: pratipAdita hai / Upara se lagatA hai ki bAteM kAphI sAdhAraNa haiM, kintu antaraMga meM paiThiegA, to patA lagegA ki yaha kitane mahAna asAdhAraNa siddhAnta haiM jIvana kI uccatA ke nirmANa ke lie | mAnava hI eka aisA vyakti hai, jisako bhAvAbhivyakti ke lie spaSTa bhASA milI hai / eka-dUsare ko samajhane-samajhAne ke lie bhASA kA setu mahattvapUrNa hai / kintu, ajJAna-grasta vyakti isa mahattvapUrNa vAcA-zakti kA durupayoga karatA hai aura paraspara vigraha, kalaha, ghRNA, dveSa tathA tatpazcAt hiMsA Adi kA anargala amAnavIya vAtAvaraNa prasArita karake apane svargopama sAmAjika-jIvana ko naraka banA detA hai / ata: bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zikSaNa hai ki apanI vANI para sajagatA ke sAtha niyaMtraNa rakho bahuyaM mA ya Alave | uttarA. 1, 10 -bahuta adhika nahIM bolanA cAhie / kaDaM kaDe tti bhAsejjA, akaDaM no kaDe tti ya -uttarA. 1,11 - jo kAma kiyA ho, to use svIkAra karate hue kiyA kahanA cAhie aura na kiyA ho, nahIM kiyA, kahanA cAhie / arthAt mAyAcAra se mukta rahanA cAhie / mA galiyasse va kasaM, vayaNamicche puNo puNo | -uttarA. 1,12 (487) Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - galitAzva ( duSTa yA durbala ghor3A ) jaise bAra bAra cAbuka kI mAra khAtA hai, aise bAra-bAra kisI ke kucha kahate rahane aura sunane kI Adata mata DAlo | nA puTTho vAgare kiM ci puTTho vA nAliyaM vae / -uttarA. 1,14 - binA pUche dUsaroM ke bIca meM nahIM bolanA cAhie aura pUchane para bhI mithyA bhASaNa nahIM karanA cAhie, mithyA parAmarza nahIM denA cAhie / na lavejja puTTho sAvajjaM, na niraTThe na mammayaM / * pApa mUlaka nirarthaka karma-bhedaka vacana na bole / kohaM asacca kuvejjA, dhArejjA piyamappiyaM uttarA 1, 25 - uttarA. 1, 14 - krodha kA prasaMga hone para bhI krodha na kare / priya yA apriya sabhI prasaMgoM ko samabhAva se sahana karanA hI ucita hai / appA caiva dameyavvo / - uttarA 1, 15 - dUsaroM kI pratAr3anA se zAsita arthAt niyaMtrita hone kI apekSA vyakti ko svayaM hI svayaM para niyaMtraNa rakhanA cAhie / na juMje UruNA UruM / - mahattaroM ke sAtha bahuta adhika saTakara nahIM baiThanA cAhie / sa no Dissu / - uttarA 1,18 para baiThe hue hI gurujanoM ke dvArA AvAja dene para apane Asana uttara nahIM denA cAhie / arthAt tatkAla khar3e hokara yathocita uttara denA hI vinayAcAra hai / uttarA. 1, 19 cAhie | cAhie | pAe pasArie vAvi / - gurujanoM kI ora paira pasAra kara baiThanA nahIM cAhie / AyariehiM vAhinto, tusiNIo na kayAI vi / - uttarA 1, 20 - gurujanoM ke bulAne para upekSA bhAva se mauna athavA cupa nahIM rahanA AsaNa- gao na pucchejjA, pucchejjA paMjali ur3o / -- uttarA 1,21 - gurujanoM se yadi kabhI kucha pUchanA ho, to Asana para baiThe hue hI nahIM pUchanA cAhie, apitu hAtha jor3akara khar3e hokara apanI jijJAsA kA samAdhAna prApta karanA cAhie | - uttarA 1, 18 (488) kAle kAlaM samAyare / samaya para samaya kA arthAt samayocita kartavya kA AcaraNa karanA - uttarA . 1, 31 Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aha paMcahi ThANehiM, jehiM sikkhA na labbhaI / bhbhA, kohA, pamAeNaM, rogeNA'lassaeNa ya / / uttarA. 11,3 - ahaMkAra, krodha, pramAda, roga aura Alasya ye pA~ca bAteM aisI haiM, jinake phalasvarUpa vidyArthI samucita zikSA prApta nahIM kara sakatA / aha aTThahiM ThANehiM, sikkhAsIle ti buccaI | ahassire sayA dante, na ya mamma mudAhare || nAsIle na visIle, na siyA ailolue / akohaNe saccarae, sikkhAsIle tti vuccaI || - uttarA 11, 4-5 jo arthahIna ayogya ha~sI majAka Adi nahIM karatA, jo sadA zAnta rahatA hai, jo kisI kI gupta marma-bhedaka bAteM idhara-udhara kahatA nahIM phiratA, jo sadAcAra se rahita nahIM hai, jo durAcaraNa ke doSoM se kalaMkita nahIM hai, jo rasa- lolupa arthAt jihvA kA gulAma- caTorA nahIM hai, jo akrodhana - kSamAzIla evaM satyAnurakta hotA hai, vahI manuSya yathArthataH zikSAzIla hotA hai / bhoccA peccA suhaM suvai, pAvasamaNe tti vuccaI / - uttarA. 17,3 - jo kartavya - vimukha sAdhaka, khUba acchI taraha khA-pI kara ArAma se soyA par3A rahatA hai, vaha pApa zramaNa hai / uttarAdhyayana sUtra jIvana-nirmANa kI dRSTi se eka mahAna dharma sUtra evaM nIti - zAstra hai | vistAra meM na jAkara maiMne yahA~ saMkSepa meM hI kucha uddharaNa upasthita kie haiM / inakA bhI yadi jijJAsAzIla antarmana ke dvArA yathocita cintana-manana kiyA jAe, to vyakti bahuta kucha abhISTa uccatA prApta kara sakatA hai / dazavaikAlika bhI jainAgama sAhitya meM eka suprasiddha Agama hai / usameM ziSTAcAra ke aneka divya sUtra samupalabdha haiM / maiM vistAra meM na jAkara, saMkSepa meM hI kucha sUkta upasthita karU~gA piTThimaMsaM na khAejjA, mAyAmosaM vivajjae / dazavai. 8,47 - jIvana kI pavitratA ke lie Avazyaka hai ki kisI bhI vyakti kI nindA - burAI na kareM / kisI kI pITha pIche nindA karanA pITha kA mAMsa khAne jaisA (489) Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duSkarma hai / sAtha hI chala-kapaTa aura asatya se bhI apane ko bacAe rakhanA caahie| lajjA-dayA-saMyama-baMbhaceraM, kalyANabhagissa visohiThANaM / - lajjA, dayA, saMyama aura brahmacarya ( kAma vAsanA se virakti) ukta cAra bAteM pavitra AtmA ke lie Atma-vizuddhi ke hetu haiM / - dazavai. 9,1,13 saMvibhAgI na hu tassa bhokkho / - dazavai. 9,2,23 - jo vyakti apane prApta sAdhanoM kA apane sahayogiyoM evaM pIDita janatA meM samyak-vitaraNa nahIM karatA, vaha karma - bandhanoM se mukta nahIM ho sakatA / samavAyAMga sUtra meM sAMskRtika jIvana se sambandhita aneka jyotirmaya sUtra haiM / hama yahA~ saMkSepa dRSTi ke kAraNa tetIsaveM samavAya ke AzAtanA prakaraNa ke kucha aMzoM kA ullekha kara rahe haiM / lekha kAphI lambA hotA jA rahA hai, ataH mUla sUtra na dekara mAtra bhAvArtha aMkita karanA hI ucita samajhA hai 1. apane bar3oM ke ati nikaTa se saTa kara nahIM calanA cAhie / 1 2. apane bar3oM ke Age nahIM calanA caahie| kyoMki isase bar3oM kI gauNatA evaM apanI pramukhatA abhivyakta hotI hai / 2 3. apane bar3oM ke Age pathaavaruddha karane ke rUpa meM khar3A bhI nahIM honA cAhie / isI rUpa meM gurujanoM ke pAsa baiThane meM bhI isI taraha kA viveka rakhanA cAhie / 4 se 6 - 4. apane gurujana kisI se bAta kara rahe hoM, to bIca-bIca meM pahale bolane kA prayAsa karanA ucita nahIM hai / 12 5. apane gurujanoM ke sAtha bhojana karate samaya uttama svAdiSTa bhojya padArthoM ko jaldI-jaldI evaM bar3e-bar3e grAsoM se khAnA yaha gurujanoM kI avajJA hai / 18 (490) Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. bar3oM kI AjJA ko anasunI karanA aziSTatA hai / 19 7. apane se mahattaroM ko 'tU' yA 'tuma' Adi tuccha zabdoM se sambodhita nahIM karanA cAhie / 22 8. apane gurujanoM kI bAtoM ko bIca meM kATanA anucita hai / 29 9. gurujanoM ke Asana Adi para baiThanA, sonA, khar3A honA asabhyatA jaina-dharma sarvAdhika karmavAda ko mahattva detA hai / karma hI bandhana hai evaM saMsAra hai | saMkSipta rUpa se parigaNita kie gae jJAnAvaraNa Adi ATha karmoM meM mohanIya karma sarvAdhika bhayaMkara hai / mUlata: mohanIya karma hI bandhaka-karmoM kA agragantA ugra senApati hai / isI siddhAnta ko lakSya meM rakhakara AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI yAtrA meM moha-karma ke upazama, kSayopazama evaM kSaya kI sAdhanA varNita kI gaI hai / dazAzrutaskaMdha sUtra meM kahA kahA gayA hai - savve kammA khayaM janti, mohaNijje vayaM gae / -eka mohanIya karma ke kSaya hone para sabhI karma svataH kSINa ho jAte tIvratama moha-karma ko mahAmohanIya karma se bhI abhihita kiyA gayA hai-mahAmohaM pakuvbai / vaidika-sAhitya ke padmapurANa Adi aneka purANoM meM dharma parAyaNa janatA ko dig bhrAnta karane vAle eka dhUrta mahAmoha nAmaka asura kA bhI ullekha hai | ata: zuddha ziSTAcAra ke hetu moha karma se sambandhita durAcaraNoM se jAgRta sAdhaka ko sarvathA dUra rahanA cAhie / astu, hama yahA~ samavAyAMga aura dazAzrutaskaMdha sUtra dvaya ke AdhAra para aziSTAcAra se saMbaMdhita mohakarma ke bandhaka hetuoM kA bhAvArtha saMkSipta rUpa se varNana kara denA prasaMgocita samajhate haiM / (491) Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo vyakti strI, puruSa, pazu, pakSI tathA anya jaMgama - trasa prANiyoM ko jala meM Dubo kara, agni meM jalAkara dhUma Adi meM dama ghoTa kara, mastaka para mudgara Adi kA mAraka prahAra kara, ghAta lagAkara kisI prANI ko mAratA hai aura phira aTTahAsa karatA hai, vaha tIvratama mahAmoha - karma kA bandha karatA hai / jo vyakti apane dvArA kRta-kapaTa kriyA ko, kisI prANI-ghAta Adi ke duSkarma ko gUDha kapaTa - jAla se chipAtA hai tathA apane doSoM ko dUsaroM para mar3hatA hai, satya - siddhAntavAda kA apalApa karatA hai, vaha mahAmoha - karma kA tIvra bandha karatA hai / jo vyakti pravaMcanA Adi ke dvArA apane svAmI ke dhana Adi kA apaharaNa karatA hai, vizvAsaghAta Adi ke dvArA apane vizvasta pada kA durupayoga karatA hai, vaha mahAmoha karma kA bandha karatA hai / jo vyakti kumAra na hokara bhI apane ko kumAra batAtA hai, abrahmacArI hote hue bhI apane ko brahmacArI khyApita karatA hai, tathA kAmAndha hokara hara tarapha rUpavatI striyoM ke prati Asakti rakhatA hai, vaha bhI mahAmohanIya karma kA bandha karatA hai / jo vyakti rASTra-nAyaka kI, nagara-nigama ke pramukha kI janatA ke patha-pradarzaka kI, aneka janoM ke upakArI mahAyazasvI zreSTha jana Adi kI hatyA karatA hai, vaha mahAmoha -karma kA bandha karatA hai / jo vItarAga vikAra vijayI, jinezvara devoM kA, zruta-jJAnI janoM kA tathA jinase bodha prApta kiyA hai, unhIM kI nindA karatA hai, tathA samyak prakAra se unakI sevA nahIM karatA hai, unakA sammAna nahIM karatA hai, vaha mahAmohanIya karma kA bandha karatA hai jo bahuzruta - jJAnI nahIM hai, utkRSTa tapasvI nahIM hai, phira bhI apane ko tadrUpa prakhyApita karatA hai, vaha mahAmoha kA bandha karatA hai / jo rogI, vRddha tathA upakArI-janoM kI samaya para sazakta hone para bhI (492) Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA-bhAva se yathocita sevA nahIM karatA hai, vaha mahAmohanIya karma kA bandha karatA jisake pAsa kucha bhI daivI-zakti nahIM hai, vaha yadi prazaMsA Adi prApta karane kI dRSTi se apane ko daivI-zakti prApta mahAna yogI ke rUpa meM prasiddha karatA hai, pAkhaNDa phailAtA hai, to vaha mahAmohanIya karma kA bandha karatA hai / ukta aziSTAcAra bhI niSidhatA ke kAraNa sabhya-janoM ko ziSTAcAra kI preraNA dete haiM / isa prakAra ukta varNana kI aziSTa vyavahAroM kI nivRtti ke lie vizuddha hetutA suspaSTa hai / bhAratIya-saMskRti eka vizAla kalpataru hai / jaina-saMskRti bhI usI kalpa-taru kI eka mahattama punIta zAkhA hai / jaina-saMskRti ke prathama udgAtA Adi deva bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiM, to antima udgAtA zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra haiM | kheda hai, isa mahAna jaina- saMskRti ko gaMbhIratama, sAtha hI niSpakSatama dRSTi se vyApaka adhyayana na karane vAle kucha manISiyoM ne use mAtra eka dhArmika tathA vairAgya kI saMskRti ke rUpa meM eka ora sImita kone meM dhakela diyA hai / kintu, mUlata: tathya aisA nahIM hai / prastuta saMkSipta lekha para se spaSTatayA parilakSita ho jAtA hai, ki jaina-saMskRti ekAMgI saMskRti nahIM hai / usameM dhArmika evaM sAmAjika-donoM hI saMskRtiyoM kA yathocita rUpa se saMgama hai / jaisA ki loka saMskRti meM gaMgA evaM yamunA kA prakhyAta pAvana saMgama / jaina vAD.maya meM ziSTAcAra sambandhI niyamoM evaM upaniyamoM kA vistAra ke sAtha varNana hai | AcArAMga Adi prAcInatama Agama-sAhitya meM bhI isa prakAra ke varNana yatra-tatra samupalabdha hote haiM / niyukti, bhASya, cUrNi, TIkA tathA anya prakaraNa granthoM meM bhI pArivArika evaM sAmAjika vyavasthAoM ke aneka rocaka, sAtha hI susaMskRta ullekha vistAra se milate haiM / prAcIna jIvana-caritra evaM kathA-sAhitya bhI ziSTAcAra ke varNanoM se susamRddha hai / buddhimAna pAThaka jAnate haiM ki patrikA ke kisI eka lekha meM sabhI varNanoM ko lipibaddha karanA kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai ? ataH hamane yahA~ apane ko prAcIna Agama-sAhitya tathA usameM bhI kucha prasiddha AgamoM taka hI sImita rakhA hai / ukta samullekhoM para se hI bhAratIya jana-jIvana kI ziSTAcAra sambandhI garimA kI eka aisI suramya jhA~kI (493) Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasthita hotI hai, jo mAnavIya jIvana ko ucca se uccatara evaM pavitra se pavitratama banAne ke lie paryApta hai / . pharavarI 1988 (494) Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA kendra bindu : yogya bhojana annaM vai prANA: prANa kI paribhASA karate hue bhArata ke eka mahAna tattvadarzI AcArya ne kabhI kahA thA- ' annaM vai prANA: / ' isakA artha hai- ' anna hI prANa hai / ' prANa kA yaha lakSaNa kAraNa meM kArya kA upacAra hai | anna kAraNa hai prANa kA aura prANa kArya hai anna kA | anna ke abhAva meM prANa Tika nahIM sakate, prANI adhika dera jIvita nahIM raha sakate / AhAra kI mahattA chaha-chaha mahInoM ke lambe upavAsa karanevAle adhyAtmajJAnI bhagavAna mahAvIra, jinako tathAgata buddha ne bhI dIrghatapasvI ke Adarza nAma se sambodhita kiyA hai, unhoMne sthUla AhAra se sUkSma AhAra taka kI jJAna yAtrA karate hue, dRzya AhAra se adRzya AhAra taka kI sUkSma vivecanA karate hue kahA thA - "saMsArI prANI eka janma se dUsarA janma grahaNa karate samaya antarAla meM kucha kSaNa hI anAhAraka rahatA hai, anyathA vaha nirantara AhAraka hai / " isakA artha haiAhAra deha dharma hai, jo deha dhAraNa ke lie Avazyaka hai / isI sandarbha meM prAkRta kA eka purAtana sUtra hai- " AhAraThThiyA pANA / " prANoM kI sthiti AhAra para AdhArita hai| AlocanA atyAhAra kI : ataH prazna AhAra aura anAhAra kA nahIM hai / kSudhA nivRtti ke lie AhAra grahaNa karanA apane meM koI aparAdha nahIM hai, jisakI AlocanA kI jAe / AlocanA atyAhAra kI hai| AhAra kI Avazyaka sImA kA atikramaNa karane (495) Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAle loga peTU hote haiM, jo ati kI nindA kA sUcaka hai / kucha loga itane vRkodara evaM bhukkhaDa hote haiM ki bhojana ke lie Asana lagAkara baiTha jAte haiM to jaba taka cauke kI pUrI saphAI na kara deM, uThane kA nAma nahIM lete / adhika bhojana ke bAda kitanI parezAnI hotI hai | DakAra para DakAra aura ubAsI para ubAsI AtI haiM / peTa phUla jAtA hai | ThIka taraha baiThA nahIM jAtA / calA nahIM jAtA, gaisa kA prakopa ho jAtA hai / karma karane kI zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai | kitanI duHsthiti ho jAtI hai jIvana kI / atyAhArI ziSTa samAja meM baiThane yogya nahIM rahate / pahale adhika khA lenA aura phira pAcana ke lie Upara se cUrNa phA~kanA, kyA artha rakhatA hai ? dekhA hai, kucha loga zarta lagAkara khAte haiM ki kauna kitanA adhika khA sakatA hai | vicitra bAta hai | zarta lagAkara cAra cAra pA~ca pA~ca sera miThAiyA~ khA jAne vAle logoM kI Azcaryajanaka kahAniyA~ sunane meM AI haiM / kheda hai, isa prakAra adhikAdhika bhojya padArthoM kA saMhAra karake deza meM duSkAla kI sthiti paidA karane vAle ye bahvAMzI apane isa kIrtimAna para garva kA anubhava karate haiM, yathAprasaMga idhara-udhara apane bahubhojana kI DIMga mArate phirate haiN| inheM patA nahIM, ki adhika bhojana puNya kA nahIM, pApa kA pariNAma hai | gItA jJAna ke mahAna gAyaka zrIkRSNa ne mahAzana ( adhika khAne vAle ) logoM ko 'mahApApmA' kahA hai| jainAcArya ise pazuyoni se Ae hue prANI kA lakSaNa batAte haiM | isakA artha hai AhAra saMjJA kA Adhikya pazutva hai / isake viparIta alpAhAra uccakoTi kI mAnavatA kA zubha cihna hai / jaina itihAsa kI gAthAe~ kahatI haiM ki prAcIna kAla ke Adi mAnava ( jinheM bhogabhUmi ke yaugalika mAnava kahA hai ) atIva alpAhArI hote the / alpa bhojana se hI unakI pUrNa tRpti ho jAtI thI / phalata: ve devopama mAnava mAne gae haiM | adhika AhAra rAkSasa evaM daitya bhAva kA dyotaka hai, aura alpAhAra devatva kA / alpAhAra : bIca kI kar3I zramaNa paramparA ke mahAna anuzAstA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne alpAhAra ko bahuta adhika mahattva diyA hai | alpAhAra, atyAhAra aura anAhAra ke bIca kI kar3I hai, jo sAdhanA aura jIvana yAtrA ke bIca ullekhanIya sAmaMjasya sthApita karatA hai | sarvathA aura sarvadA nirAhAra rahane se jIvana yAtrA nahIM cala sakatI Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura atyAhAra se laukika tathA lokottara donoM meM se koI bhI iSTa-sAdhanA sArthaka nahIM ho sakatI / ataH AdarzavAda ke sAtha yathArthavAda kA ucita samanvaya karate hue mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ne alpAhAra kA upadeza kiyA hai / isa sambandha meM unake kucha upadeza sUtra smaraNIya haiM "appAhArassa daMtassa, devA daMseti tAiNo / 11 dazAzrutaskandha 5/4 - jo sAdhaka alpAhArI hai, indriya aura mana kI anargala vRttiyoM kA vijetA hai, saba prANiyoM ke prati hita kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai, usake darzana ke lie deva bhI Atura rahate haiM / "" - 46 - - aisA hita-mita evaM zuddha bhojana karanA cAhie, jo jIvana yAtrA aura saMyama yAtrA ke lie upayogI ho / - tahA bhotavvaM jahA se jAyA mAtA ya bhavati / " praznavyAkaraNa, 2/4 - " No pANa-bhoyaNassa atimattaM AhArae samA bhavaI / sthAnAMga 9 vA~ sthAna - kabhI bhI adhika mAtrA meM pAna tathA bhojana nahIM karanA cAhie | UccAsaNAe, ahiyAsaNAe / sthAnAMga 9 vA~ sthAna " ati bhojana aura ahita bhojana se roga utpanna hote haiM / atibhojI cora: itanA hI nahIM, bhagavAna mahAvIra to ati bhojana karane vAle ko cora kI zreNi meM rakhate haiM / vastuta: atibhojI dUsaroM kA haka chInatA hai, dUsaroM ke atibhojI ko apane peTa se hI avakAza nahIM milatA, peTa ko lAta mAratA hai / (497) Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ata: vaha samaya para apane sAthiyoM ko ThIka taraha kucha nahIM de sakatA / isa sandarbha meM prazna- vyAkaraNa sUtra kA eka sUktivacana hai "asaMvibhAgI, asaMgaharuI appamANabhoI se tArisaenArAhae vayamiNaM" 2/3 - jo asaMvibhAgI hai- prApta sAmagrI ThIka taraha vitaraNa nahIM karatA, jo asaMgraharuci hai- sAthiyoM ke hitArtha samaya para ucita sAmagrI kA saMgraha evaM vitaraNa karane meM ruci nahIM rakhatA, jo apramANabhojI hai- AvazyakatA se adhika bhojana karane vAlA peTU hai, vaha asteya arthAt acauryavrata kI samyak ArAdhanA nahIM kara sakatA / zrImad bhAgavata meM maharSi nArada bhI uparyukta siddhAnta ke purajora samarthaka haiM / unakA kahanA hai ki jitane se peTa pUrti ho sakatI hai, manuSya ko kevala utanA hI saMgraha karane kA adhikAra hai | jo isase adhika saMgraha karatA hai aura usakA maryAdAhIna upayoga karatA hai, vaha cora hai, daNDa kA pAtra hai / "yAvad bhriyeta jaTharaM, tAvatsatvaM hi dehinAm / adhikaM yo'bhimanyeta, sa steno daNDamarhati / / bhojana kA sambandha kSudhA se : bhojana kA sambandha kSudhA se hai, jihvA se nahIM | phira bhI dharma pradhAna bhArata meM bhUkha kI apekSA jIbha ko adhika mahattva mila rahA hai / sampanna kahe jAne vAle gharoM meM nAnA prakAra ke susvAdu bhojana banate haiM, jina meM khAdya sAmagrI kA itanA adhika apavyaya hotA hai ki kucha pUcho hI mata / bar3e zaharoM ke phAiv sTAra jaise zAnadAra hoTala bhI isake pratyakSa pramANa haiM / Aja kI isa bhojana prakriyA meM sAttvikatA kA to kucha aMza hI nahIM rahA hai / bhojana se sambandhita hita, mita evaM pathya kI trisUtrI vartamAna meM basa purAtana pustakoM meM baMda hokara raha gaI hai / vivAha zAdiyoM meM, dhArmika utsavoM meM, mehamAnoM ke sAmUhika svAgata satkAroM meM itanI adhika mAtrA meM susvAdu bhojya sAmagrI banatI hai, jo sAdhAraNa janatA ke lie sAdhAraNa bhojana ke rUpa meM mahInoM kAma A sakatI hai / Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ susvAdu bhojana adhika khAyA jAtA hai, vRndabhoja Adi ke rUpa meM adhika banAne ke kAraNa baca bhI rahatA hai aura vaha phira jUThana ke rUpa meM pheMkA jAtA hai yA puNyArjana ke lie garIba logoM ko khilAkara dAna kA nATaka racAyA jAtA hai / eka yuga thA, jaba bar3e kahe jAne vAle loga thAlI nahIM, thAla bhara kara bhojana kara baiThate the / anta meM kAphI jUThana chor3anA unakI eka zAna thI / vaha jUThana choTe sevakoM ko yA bhikhamaMgoM ko bA~TI jAtI thI / badale meM dAtA ke jayajayakAra kI dhvani gU~jA karatI thI / kintu yaha paddhati bhAratIya saMskRti ke sarvathA viparIta hai / bhArata kA Adarza hai janatA kI sevA janatA ko bhagavAna samajha kara karo / ataH use jo bhI denA ho, satkAra sammAna ke sAtha zuddha vastu arpaNa karo / isa taraha kI gaMdI tathA sar3I galI jUThana nahIM / prathama to hamAre yahA~ alpAhAra kA Adarza hai, ataH adhika bhojana lekara jUTha chor3anA pApa hai| mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI dezanA hai' mAyanne asaNapANassa' arthAt bhojana karane se pUrva apekSita bhojana kI mAtrA ( parimANa ) kA jJAna kara lenA Avazyaka hai / apanI bhUkha ko nApa lenA jarUrI hai aura isase Age yaha bhI bhArata kA Adarza hai ki bhUkha se kucha-na-kucha kama hI khAnA cAhie / peTa bharakara nahIM aura adhika to bilkula hI nahIM / phira bhale hI vaha bhojana, sAkSAt amRta bhojana hI kyoM na ho / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jJAna meM bhUkha se kucha kama khAnA tapa hai, Unodara tapa / alpa khAnA hI adhika khAnA : bhojana kitanA hI sarasa, svAdu tathA pauSTika kyoM na ho, ati mAtrA meM khAyA gayA hAnikAraka hI hotA hai / pAcana ke abhAva meM bhojana kA adhikAMza bhAga zarIra ko rogAdi dekara vyartha hI mala ke rUpa meM bAhara nikala jAtA hai / usakA ThIka taraha rasa nahIM bana pAtA / alpa bhojana kI pAcana kriyA ThIka hotI hai, phalata: usakA rasa bhAga adhika banatA hai, jo zarIra ko pUrA poSaNa de detA hai / isIlie AcArya somadeva ne kahA thA- yo mitaM bhuMkte, sa bahu bhuMkte arthAt jo kama khAtA hai vaha jyAdA khAtA hai "6 / -- 27 vartamAna anna saMkaTa ke saMdarbha meM : bhArata annAbhAva se pIr3ita hai / anna saMkaTa kI samasyA Aja surasA rAkSasI bana rahI hai / kahIM bAda hai to kahIM yaha nahIM to purAtana paddhati para pale (499) - Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisAnoM kA kRSi karma se sambandhita Adhunika vikasita vaijJAnika prayogoM kA ajJAna hai / kucha jar3atA grasta dharma paramparAoM kA upadeza hai ki kRSi mahAraMbha hai, ataH mahApApa hai / isa sthiti meM anna kI niSpatti ho, to kaise ho / jo thor3A bahuta hotA bhI hai, to vaha jamAkhoroM ke kabje meM calA jAtA hai aura phira cora bAjAra kI rAha letA hai / aura idhara kucha logoM ko jarUrata se jyAdA khAne kI Adata hai / kucha sAmAjika tathA dhArmika ADaMbaroM meM eka sAtha anargala rUpa se anna ko naSTa kara dene kI paramparA hai / hara varSa kSudhApUrti ke lie videzoM se anna maMgAyA jAtA hai , phalata: roTI ke lie deza para araboM kA karja ladatA jA rahA hai| bhArata mAtA ke naMge bhUkhe baccoM ke citra videzI patroM meM prakAzita hote haiM aura dayA ke nAma para lekha likhe jAte haiM ki bhArata bhUkhA mara rahA hai, use kucha denA cAhie / kaisI zarmanAka sthiti hai aura kucha loga haiM ki phira bhI hoza meM nahIM Ate | usI purAnI beDhaMgI cAla se calate cale jA rahe haiM | Ae dina samArohoM meM, zAnadAra hoTaloM meM chappana prakAra ke mohana bhoga taiyAra ho rahe haiM aura naMge kaibare nRtyoM ke sAtha ha~sAha~sa ur3Ae jA rahe haiN| una rasalolupa logoM ke pAsa sAre zarIra meM se Upara mukha meM eka jIbha hai aura nIce eka peTa hai| lagatA hai, dUsarA kucha hai hI nahIM ! ina ajJAnagrasta logoM ko patA nahIM ki ve apane sazakta kAryakSama svAsthya ke prati to bhayaMkara atyAcAra kara hI rahe haiM, sAtha hI apane hI deza ke lAkhoM bhAI bahanoM kI roTI bhI chIna rahe haiM / unheM bhUkhoM mArakara jaghanya pApa ke bhAgI bana rahe haiM / kRSi karma, Arya karma : anna kA eka-eka dAnA mahattva kA hai / kRSi karma Arya karma hai / alpa sAvadha karma hai / ata: anna kA utpAdana aura saMrakSaNa donoM hI janahita meM Avazyaka haiM / tyAga vairAgya ke ananta patha ke saphala yAtrI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to annotpAdana ko Arya karma kahA hI hai | chAndojJa upaniSad kA vaidika RSi bhI kahatA hai- ' annaM bahu kurvIta tad vratam ' anna adhikAdhika upajAnA bar3hAnA cAhie, yaha eka vrata hai | 'annaM na niMdyAt ' anna kI kisI bhI taraha avajJA na karo / jainAcArya ratna maMdira gaNI ne likhA hai ki samrATa vikramAditya eka dina kahIM jA rahe the ki unhoMne dhUla meM par3A anna kA eka dAnA dekhA / tatkAla hAthI se utara kara dAne ko uThAyA, sApha kiyA aura mastaka se lagAyA / kahate haiM maryAdA puruSottama rAma jaba vanavAsAnantara laMkA vijaya kara ayodhyA lauTe to (500) Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAgarikoM se unakA sarvaprathama prazna thA ki ghara meM anna to kAphI hai na ? ye ghaTanAe~ batAtI haiM ki bhArata ke mahanIya samrAToM ke mana meM bhI anna ke prati kitanA samAdara kA bhAva thA | ye bhUkha kI vyAkulatA ke kSaNoM meM ghaTita ghaTanAe~ nahIM haiM | yaha tatkAlIna samRddha bhArata aura usake samRddha samrAToM kA itivRtta hai, jo kahatA hai- gaganacumbinI samRddhi ke samaya bhI anna kA apamAna na karo, pUrI zraddhA ke sAtha eka eka dAne kA sammAna karo / maharSi vyAsa kA yaha vacana sadA smaraNIya hai anna manuSya kA prANa hai | saba kucha anna meM pratiSThita hai " annaM prANA narANAM hi, sarvamanne pratiSThitam / " niSkarSa : niSkarSa kI bhASA meM kahA jAe to bhArata kI hara varSa ulajhatI jAtI anna samasyA kA takAjA hai ki jana jIvana ko bhukkhar3apana kI galata manovRtti se mukta kiyA jAe / bhojana meM AzutoSa honA Avazyaka hai / kRSi ko Arya karma kI puna: svIkRti milanI cAhie / sardI, garmI aura varSA meM tanator3a zrama karane vAle dharatI ke beTe kisAna ko hIna dRSTi se nahIM, apitu prajApAlaka ke rUpa meM samAdara kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe / deza ke hara varga kA caTorApana kama honA cAhie / jIbha kI gulAmI kama bhayaMkara nahIM hai | ata: samArohoM, pArTiyoM aura hoTaloM meM se bhojya padArthoM kI anargala vividhatA ko samApta karanA jarUrI hai| bhojana sAttvika, sAtha hI alpa honA cAhie | alpAhAra puNyakarma hai, yadi binA kisI lAcArI ke viveka dRSTi se kiyA jAe to | vivekazIla alpAhArI anna bacAkara apane sAtha ke anya bandhuoM ko jIne kA suavasara pradAna karatA hai| bhArata kA bhojana sambandhI cirantana sUtra punarujjIvita honA cAhie ki acchA AdamI jIne ke lie khAtA hai, na ki khAne ke lie jItA hai / aktUbara 1975 (501) For Povate & Personal Use Only Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma-krAnti kI dizA meM eka nayA kadama : Arya candanAzrI jainAcArya padAlaMkRta prajJAmaharSi zraddheya pUjya gurudeva krAnti ke udgAtA haiM | unhoMne jaina paraMparA meM tarkahIna mAnyatAoM ko satya ke yathArtha dharAtala kI ora moDA hai / ajJAna evaM andha vizvAsa ke AvaraNa ko haTAkara satya kA prakAzana kiyA hai / unake aneka krAntikArI caraNoM meM eka mahattvapUrNa caraNa hai mAtRjAti kA gaurava / prastuta gaurava ke lie jaina-paramparA meM sahasrAdhika varSoM se calI A rahI paramparA ko todd'aa| mAtR-jAti kI rUr3hivAda grasta sAmAjika avamAnanA se jaina dharma jaisA udAra dharma bhI cirakAla se prabhAvita hotA rahA, jisase pUjya gurudeva kA mana-mastiSka sadaiva anupIDita rahA | ApazrI kA kahanA hai sAdhu aura sAdhvI meM kyA antara hai ? Atma-sAdhanA ke prazasta patha para yaha zarIra-bheda kyA artha rakhatA zraddheya pUjya gurudeva ne 26 janavarI 1987 ko satyaM zivaM sundaram kI tripathagA sAdhvIratna zrI mA~ candanAzrIjI ko ekamAtra puruSAdhikRta gauravazAlI AcArya pada se alaMkRta kiyA, jo ki bhikSuNI-saMgha ke lie aba taka niSedha kA rUpa lie hue thA / isa prakAra pUjya gurudeva ne sAdhvI varga ke lie garimA ke dvAra khola die haiN| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne cAra tIrtha kI sthApanA kI | tIrthaMkara kA artha hI hai-tIrtha kA saMsthApaka | unhoMne zramaNa aura zramaNopAsaka ( zrAvaka) ke samAna zramaNI ( sAdhvI ) aura zramaNopAsikA ( zrAvikA ) ko apane tIrtha meM apane saMgha meM eka samAna sthAna diyA | kitanI mahattvapUrNa bAta hai ki tIrthaMkara samavasaraNa meM dezanA dene baiThate haiM, to sabase pahale ' namo tityassa' bola kara tIrtha ko (502) Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namaskAra karate haiM / usameM na sAdhvI ko alaga karate haiM aura na zrAvikA ko / hama bhI bhAva vandanA meM jaba 'namo loe savva sAhUNaM ' paDhate haiM, taba kahA~ bheda karate haiM, sAdhu-sAdhvI kA | madhya yuga meM Akara hamAre dharmaguruoM ne parivartita loka-paramparAoM ke samakSa dharma-krAnti ke apane hathiyAra DAla die / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM sAdhvI rAga-dveSa para vijaya pA kara, moha ke kSaya ke anantara eka sAtha jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa aura antarAya kA kSaya karake vItarAga arahanta ho sakatI hai aura Ayu-karma ke sAtha zeSa vedanIya, nAma evaM gotra, tInoM karmoM kA kSaya karake siddha ho sakatI hai / AtmA kI parama vizuddha sthiti meM vaha sthita ho sakatI hai, parantu hamAre madhya-kAla ke kucha paramparAoM ke dharmaguruoM ke kathanAnusAra sAdhvI pravacana-sabhA meM pravacana nahIM de sakatI hai, na AcArya, upAdhyAya pada para AsIna ho sakatI hai, maiM vicAra karatA hU~ ki mahAvIra kahate haiM- vaha arahaMta bana sakatI hai, kevalajJAna prApta kara karma-bandhana se mukta ho kara siddha bana sakatI hai, phira kyA kAraNa hai ki vaha AcArya nahIM bana sakatI ? AcArya, upAdhyAya Adi pada Atma-guNoM kI yogyatA ke haiM yA nara aura nArI deha ke haiM ? yadi puruSa ke zarIra ke AdhAra para AcArya Adi pada die jAte haiM, to maiM na -- namo loe AyariyANaM' bolUMgA aura na ' namo loe uvvajhAyANaM / ' tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke zAsana meM, jina zAsana meM namaskAra deha ko nahIM, Atma-guNoM ko kiyA jAtA hai- bhale hI ve guNa puruSa meM hoM yA strI meM hoM arthAta sAdhu meM hoM yA sAdhvI meM - donoM hamAre lie vandanIya haiM / caitanya kI dRSTi se vicAra kareM, to sAdhvI ko AcArya pada dene meM kahA~ aTaka AtI hai / madhya-yuga meM phaile isa bhrAnti ke andhakAra kA bhedana karanA hI hogA / Aja 26 janavarI hai, gaNatantra divasa hai / 26 janavarI 1950 ko bhAratIya saMvidhAna lAgU huA aura usameM puruSa ke samAna nArI ko bhI samAna adhikAra prApta huA / jitanA mUlya puruSa ke voTa kA hai, utanA hI mUlya nArI ke voTa kA hai| itanA hI nahIM, yadi nArI-varga saMghaTita hokara nirNaya kara le to vaha zAsana ko badala sakatI hai, zAsana ke tarIkoM ko badala sakatI hai | nArI kI dharma-sAdhakoM meM saMkhyA kI dRSTi se puruSa se adhika hI saMkhyA rahI hai hara yuga meM / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana meM zramaNa caudaha hajAra the, to zramaNiyoM kI saMkhyA chattIsa hajAra taka pahu~ca gaI thI / sAdhviyoM kI sAdhanA-zakti ko, unakI yogyatA ko aura unake guNoM ko nakArA nahIM jA sakatA / (503) Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 janavarI sAdhvI zrI candanAzrIjI kA janma dina hai / Aja ve apane jIvana ke pacAsa varSa pUrNa kara 51 veM varSa meM praveza kara rahI haiM / aura, saubhAgya se bhAratIya saMvidhAna ko bhI 26 janavarI 1950 ko lAgU kiyA gayA aura bhArata ko gaNatantra udghoSita kiyA gayA / isa aitihAsika pAvana - prasaMga para maiMne paramparAoM kI lakIra se haTa kara candanAzrIjI ke lie AcArya pada kI udghoSaNA kI AlocanA to hogI, para usase DaranA nahIM hai aura na zarmAnA hai| satya ko satya ke rUpa meM svIkAra karanA aura usakA dRDhatA se samarthana karanA hai / Agama meM ullekha hai- eka mahAna nArI bhagavatI mallI tIrthaMkara ho gii| Agama kI isa ghaTanA ko mAnanA par3A, use bhagavatI bhI kahA, parantu acherA - AzcaryakArI arthAt anahonI ghaTanA meM gina liyA / acherA arthAt anahonI ho gaI / isase baDhakara aura mRta cintana kyA hogA ? ve dharmaguru loka-apavAda se Dara gae / itihAsa meM vaha tIrthaMkara ho gaI aura bhagavatI bhI kaha diyA, lekina isake sAtha-sAtha thor3A sA ghU~ghaTa bhI DAla diyA ki aisA honA to nahIM cAhie thA, para acherA ho gayA | zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra para gauzAlaka ne AkramaNa kara diyA / tejo lezyA chor3a dI mahAvIra para / jhaTa acherA mAna liyA use / eka ora kahate haiM ki arahanta avasthA meM cAra karma rahate haiM, unameM vedanIya karma bhI eka hai / sAtA aura asAtAvedanIya karma kA udaya hai, to AkramaNa ho gayA, rogAkrAnta bhI ho gae, isameM acherA - Azcarya kisa bAta kA ? eka ora vedanIya karma kA udaya bhI mAnanA, parISaha bhI mAnanA aura dUsarI ora use acherA kahanA, yaha duharI bhASA kAyara evaM kamajora mana ke vyakti bolate haiM / maiM duharI bhASA bolanA pasanda nahIM karatA / jo satya hai, vaha satya hai, use acherA yA aura kucha kaha kara chupAnA kyoM ? yaha cunautI nahIM cintana kA saMgharSa hai / cintana kA saMgharSa cale, gharSaNa ho, to usameM se vidyut paidA hogI / cintana meM camaka AegI, jyoti prajvalita hogI / Apa logoM ne mahattvapUrNa kArya kiyA hai / isa marubhUmi meM abhAvagrasta prajA hai, unameM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zrAvakoM kI rakta kI dhArA ke bhI aneka (504) Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti hoMge / parantu Aja ve mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM unake jyotirmaya saMdezoM ko bhUla gae haiM / usa divya jyoti ko puna: prajvalita karane hetu Apa mahAnubhAvoM ne jisa prema-sneha evaM sevA-bhAvanA kI gaMgA bahAI hai, vaha divya-bhavya hai | zrI navalamalajI phirodiyA, jinheM hama prema se bAbA kahate haiM, isa avasthA meM bhI unakA mastiSka gatizIla hai, nayA cintana hai unakA aura vaha nirantara gatizIla hai / ve eka-se-eka bar3hakara naI udbhAvanAe~, naI yojanAe~ rakha rahe haiN| unakI aneka naI yojanAe~ mUrta rUpa lene ke lie prastuta haiM / Apa meM se aneka sAthI, aneka prabhu bhakta una yojanAoM ko sAkAra rUpa dene meM, unheM Age bar3hAne meM, unake sAtha haiN| candanAzrIjI nirantara kucha-na-kucha nae svapna dekhatI rahatI haiM / ye sapane ve nahIM haiM, jo rAta kI nIMda meM dekhe jAte haiM / ye to jAgRta avasthA ke sapane haiM / jAgRti meM jo svapna dekhegA, vaha nae divya karma sAmane lAegA / isalie sapane dekho, parantu jAgRta rahate hue dekho / virATa lakSya Apake sAmane hai| yAda rakhie, gatizIla ke lie lakSya dUra nahIM hai / jo nirAza -hatAza ho kara baiThA hai, usake lie lakSya dUra hai / jo uTha khar3A huA aura cala par3A hai, usake lie lakSya dUra nahIM bilkula sAmane hai / hajAroM varSa pahale, hamAre mahAna AcAryoM, RSiyoM ne kahA thA - " Aste bhaga AsInasya, urdhvaM tiSThati tiSThataH / zete nipadyamAnasya, carAti carato bhaga : / " jo vyakti AlasI hai, kahatA rahatA hai ki kucha hone jaisA nahIM hai / aise soe hue vyakti kA bhAgya bhI soyA par3A hai | jo uThakara baiTha gayA hai, cala nahIM pA rahA hai, usakA bhAgya bhI baiThA hai | kintu jo karma karane hetu aMgaDAI le kara uTha khar3A huA hai, usakA bhAgya bhI khar3A ho gayA hai aura jo nirdhArita karma patha para cala par3A hai, usake sAtha usakA bhAgya bhI calane lagatA hai / isalie hamArA prayANa gIta hai- " caraiveti caraiveti " calate calo, nirantara calate raho, Age bar3hate raho / gatizIla vyakti kA bhAgya bhI gatizIla rahatA hai / / mahAzramaNa mahAprabhu mahAvIra kI divya vANI hamako sphUrti de rahI hai ki svayaM uTho, Age bar3ho aura jo abhI taka vyAmoha kI nIMda se nahIM uThe haiM, unheM (505) " Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThAo | unakA yaha divya saMdeza hai " saMbujhaha kiM na bujhaha, saMbohi khalu pecca dullahA / " jAgo, uTho, bodha ko prApta karo / abhI samaya hai jAgane kA, bodha prApta karane kA / marane ke bAda saMbodhi ko prApta karanA durlabha hai, kaThina hai / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha saMdeza mahattvapUrNa hai / kadama kadama para maMgala aura kalyANa ke puSpa' lAne vAlA hai / yaha divya dhvani kA~ToM ko puSpa meM parivartita karane vAlI hai / isa divya saMdeza ke anurUpa jIvana banAe~ge, jAgRta ho kara satkarma ke patha para gati kareMge, nirantara bar3hate raheMge, to svayaM bhI jyotirmaya baneMge aura dUsaroM ke jIvana ko bhI prakAza se bhara deMge / (506) Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ananta mUrti : anekAnta vizva - brahmANDa meM sarva zreSTha kahe jAne vAle, evaM mAne jAnevAle mAnava-jAti meM cirakAla se eka bhayaMkara dAvAnala jala rahA hai / aura, usa dAvAnala meM mAnava jAti kI mUlabhUta zreSThatA rUpa mAnavatA bhasma hotI jA rahI hai| mAnavatA hI to mAnava hai| mAnavatA yadi naSTa ho jAtI hai, to phira mAnava kaise bacA raha sakatA hai ? vaha deha ke rUpa meM mAnava bhale hI raha sakatA hai| kintu yaha sirpha dehAtmaka mAnava to paurANika kAla ke bhayaMkara sarvagrAsI narabhakSI rAkSasoM se bhI bhayaMkara hai| yaha dAvAnala kabhI-kabhI bIca meM kucha sImita bhI hotA rahA hai, kucha zAnta bhI hotA rahA hai, parantu koI-na-koI vikalpa pA kara punaH pahale kI apekSA aura bhI adhika teja prajvalita ho uThatA hai| idhara-udhara bikharI cinagAriyA~ punaH dAvAnala bana jAtI haiN| kabhI kisI jAtIya daMbha ke nAma para, kabhI kisI dezAbhimAna ke nAma para kabhI kisI aniyaMtrita rAjanaitika pArTI ke nAma para, kabhI kisI dharmonmAda ke nAma para, kabhI kisI bhASA vivAda ke nAma para, nAma kahA~ taka ginAe~, kisI bhI nAma para dveSa, vaira, ghRNA, hiMsA, hatyA, AgajanI, lUTamAra Adi aneka rUpoM meM caturdika bhISaNa jvAlAe~ phaila jAtI haiN| jisameM mAtra mAnava-dehadhArI duSTAtmAoM kA to kucha bigaDatA nahIM hai, kintu niraparAdha, nirIha evaM bhadra janatA kA sarvanAza ho jAtA hai| aura, isa sarvanAza kI Aga meM se ve jvAlAe~ phUTa par3atI haiM, jo varSAnuvarSa hI nahIM, apitu vaMzAnuvaMza taka mAnavatA ke rakta se sanI holI kA rUpa letI rahatI haiN| Ajakala yaha dAvAnala bahuta hI bhayaMkara rUpa meM phaila rahA hai| bujhAne ke upakrama kie jA rahe haiM, phira bhI zAnta nahIM ho pA rahA hai / antarmana kI pIr3A to yaha hai ki kucha chadma vezadhArI zAnti ke devatA Aga bujhAne ke nAma para, use (507) Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura adhika dahakA dete haiM, bhaDakA dete haiM, phailA dete haiN| ina dhUrtoM kA jAla itanA phailA huA hai ki kucha pUchie nhiiN| patA nahIM calatA, ki ye rAma ke rUpa meM rAvaNa kitanI adhika saMkhyA meM haiN| Apa jAnate haiM, isa dAvAnala kA mUla kahA~ hai| yaha kahA~ se prajvalita hotA hai| yaha kahA~ para sphuliMga-rUpa meM uThakara pralayAgni bana jAtA hai| Apako mAlUma honA cAhie, isakA mUla ekAntavAda hai| maiM hI saccA hU~, mere hI siddhAnta aura karma sacce haiN| maiM hI eka mAtra bhalA hU~, sajjana huuN| aura, saba duSTa haiM, abhad haiN| samagra satya mere hI mukha-vivara meM sannihita hai, saMcita hai| basa, anyatra kucha nahIM milane vAlA hai| anyatra jo kucha bhI hai, asatya hai, abhadra hai, amaMgala hai| vizva kA kalyANa mere dvArA banAe gae evaM pracArita kie gae vicAroM meM hI hai| ve hI eka mAtra suvicAra haiM, zeSa saba kuvicaar| yaha ekAntavAda hai| bhale hI yaha eka vyakti kA ho, eka samUha kA ho, cAhe naye-purAne kisI bhI eka saMgaThana kA ho, yA kisI paMtha vizeSa kA ho, jaba taka isa ekAntavAda ko mUlata: dhvasta nahIM kiyA jAegA, taba taka saMsAra meM zAnti nahIM ho sakatI / mAnava jAti ke saMhAra ke lie eka ora zAstroM ke nAma para zabdoM kA eka bhISaNa bhaMDAra bharA jA rahA hai, jo pahale se hI kAphI bharA huA hai, to dUsarI ora zatru ke saMhAra hetu eka-se eka bhayaMkara zastroM ke bhaMDAra taiyAra ho rahe haiN| paramANu-bama jaise zastra to Aja bahuta mAmUli raha gae haiN| unase bhI adhika bhayaMkara saMhAraka AviSkAra ho rahe haiM, ki eka baTana dabAte hI samagra jAnI huI dharatI samApta ho kara eka bhISaNa zmazAna kA rUpa le sakatI hai| dharatI para lar3atA-lar3atA insAna, aba devatAoM ke nivAsa ke rUpa meM prasiddha AkAza meM bhI rAkSasI lIlA khelane kI taiyArI kara rahA hai, AkAzIya antarikSa yuddha ke rUpa meN| mUla meM dekhA jAe, to yaha saba ekAntavAda evaM haThavAda kA hI duzcakra hai| jaldI-se-jaldI isakA samAdhAna apekSita hai| anyathA, anyathA ke rUpa meM kyA ho jAegA, kucha bhI kahA nahIM jA sktaa| ekAntavAda kA samAdhAna anya kisI sAdhana meM nahIM hai| anekAnta kI ananta-mUrti mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ke anekAntavAda ke dvArA hI samAdhAna ho sakatA hai| anekAnta svayaM meM anantamUrti hai| isalie ki satya ananta hai, aura ananta satya ke sarvAMgINa rUpa ko apane meM samAhita karane kI dRSTi se anekAnta bhI ananta hai| kheda hai, vibhinna mata-matAntaroM ke rUpa meM satya khaNDita ho kara, (508) Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka rUpa meM bikharA par3A hai| aura, Apa jAnate haiM, yaha bikharA huA rUpa kAryakArI kaise ho sakatA hai ? bikharAva meM na to koI arthavattA raha sakatI hai aura na guNavattA / vizAla vaha vRkSa kI zatAdhika zAkhAe~ TUTa-TUTa kara idhara-udhara bikhara jAe, mUla aura skandha bhI vicchinna ho jAe, to batAie vaha vRkSa, vRkSa ke rUpa meM apanI kyA guNavattA kI abhivyakti kara sakatA hai? vaha vizAla vRkSa eka mAtra nikRSTa indhana kA rUpa lekara raha jAtA hai| mAnava kA zarIra akhaNDa rUpa meM hI kAma kara sakatA hai| yadi mastaka, netra Adi indriyA~, hAtha, paira, udara aura antata: prANazakti saba-ke-saba idhara-udhara bikhara jAe~, to phira vaha manuSya kyA manuSya raha jAtA hai? kyA vaha kucha kara sakatA hai? aise hI ekAntavAda ke rUpa meM satya bhI jaba khaNDita hone lagatA hai, to usakA bhI yahI hAla hone lagatA hai| anekAnta mata-matAntaroM ke vAdoM se mukta hokara khaNDita satyoM ko jor3ane kA kAma karatA hai| phalata: satya ko akhaNDa banAtA hai| aura, akhaNDa satya meM se hI ahiMsA, dayA, karuNA, prema, pArasparika vizvAsa, evaM sadbhAvanA ke jIvanopayogI nirmala nirjhara pravAhita hote haiN| mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mahimA kA gAna ahiMsA ke rUpa meM hotA hai, kintu maiM kahatA hU~- ahiMsA ke pUrva anekAnta apekSita hai| yadi anekAnta ke abhAva meM ekAnta ke dvandva calate rahe, to mAnava jaMgalI hiMsra pazuoM kI taraha hI mAnavatA kA khUna bahAtA rhegaa| usake jIvana meM mAnavatA kA kucha bhI aMza zeSa nahIM rahegA! jaba taka vicAroM meM samatva nahIM hai, samanvaya nahIM hai, apitu vaiSamya hai, taba taka kitane hI hajAra prayatna kIjie, mAnava-jAti meM ghRNA, vidveSa, vaira evaM vinAza kA dAvAnala jalatA hI rhegaa| yadi mahAvIra ke mUlasparzI darzana ko dekhA jAe, to yathArtha ahiMsA anekAnta hI hai| ata: sarva-prathama anekAnta kI upAsanA Avazyaka hai, anivArya hai| Aja se hI nahIM, kAphI purAne pUrva kAla se aneka vicAraka yaha kahate A rahe haiM ki anekAnta paraspara virodhI vicAradhArAoM ko samanvita karane kA, jo eka vicAra hai, vaha mAtra eka divAsvapna hai| vibhinna virodhoM meM, virodhAbhAsoM meM, samanvaya kaise ho sakatA hai? yaha bAta cintana kI gaharAI meM na jAkara, kevala satahI taura para anekAnta-darzana kI samIkSA karane ke kAraNa hai| saiddhAntika gaharAI meM na jA kara yadi hama loka-vyavahAra ko bhI acchI taraha dekha leM, to Upara se virodhAbhAsa-rUpa vacanoM evaM kAryoM meM bhI samanvaya ke darzana ho sakate haiN| (509) Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DaoNkTara hai, usake pAsa eka hI roga se grasta eka bAlaka AtA hai, eka naujavAna AtA hai, eka vRddha AtA hai tathA eka sazakta vyakti AtA hai aura eka durbala, DaoNkTara eka hI roga meM inheM yA to auSadha vibhinna detA hai, athavA kabhI eka hI auSadha detA hai, to vibhinna mAtrA meM / vaha aisA kyoM karatA hai ? isalie ki samAgata rogiyoM kI zArIrika Adi kI sthiti meM vibhinnatA hai| ataH DaoNkTara dvArA auSadha kA rUpa bhI vibhinna rUpa letA hai| saba ko eka hI auSadhi yA eka hI mAtrA, nahIM nirdhArita kI jA sakatI hai| yadi vaha ajJAnatAvaza aisA karatA hai, to rogiyoM ko lAbha ke badale, hAni hI adhika uThAnI pdd'egii| yaha hai vibhinnatAoM meM bhI samanvaya sAdhane kA eka rUpa / eka aura prAcIna kathAnaka hai| eka choTe se gA~va meM chaha janmAMdha vyakti rahate the| chahoM paraspara mitra the| eka bAra pahalI bAra gA~va meM hAthI aayaa| sAre gA~va meM hAthI AyA, hAthI AyA kA hallA maca gyaa| chahoM andha mitroM ke mana meM bhI hAthI dekhane kI icchA huii| ve bhI eka-dUsare kA hAtha pakar3e, lAThI lie cala pdd'e| hAthI ke pAsa jA kara bikhara gae / aura, hAthI ke eka-eka aMga ko sparza kara hAthI kA jJAna prApta karane lge| jaba hAthI ko dekha kara lauTa rahe the, taba paraspara carcA karane lage ki - " hAthI mUsala jaisA hai, hAthI stambha jaisA hai, hAthI rasse jaisA hai, hAthI kudAla jaisA hai, ityAdi / " jisane sUMDa, dAMta, pAMva Adi jo-jo aMga chue the, usI rUpa meM vaha hAthI kA varNana karane lgaa| aba kyA thA, vivAda uTha khar3A huA ? pratyeka apane spRSTa aMga ko hI hAthI samajhe hue thA, aura usIkA Agraha karake eka-dUsare ko jhUThA batA rahA thA / dvandva yuddha cala rahA thA / isI bIca eka nirmala netra evaM sucakSu vyakti ne dekhA, to use Azcarya huA ki ye aMdhe kyoM lar3a rahe haiM ? pUchane para patA calA, to use ha~sI A gaI / usa bhale AdamI ne socA ki calo, inakA samAdhAna kara dU~ / anyathA ye apane-apane ekAnta andha- Agraha para lar3ate hI raheMge / vaha sabako vApisa le gyaa| aura, usane pratyeka aMdhe ko hAthI ke pratyeka aMga kA sparza karAyA aura batAyA ki yaha hAthI kI sUMDa hai, yaha hAthI kA paira hai, yaha hAthI kI pU~cha hai, Adi-Adi / isa prakAra pratyeka ko hA kA sarvAMgINa rUpa batAkara samAdhAna diyA, ki yaha saba milakara eka hAthI hai / andhoM kI vigraha kI samasyA hAthI ke eka-eka aMga ko pUrA hAthI samajhane kI dRSTi hI thI / sulocana vyakti ne saba aMgoM kA jJAna karAkara samanvaya kI dRSTi dI / aura, samasyA kA sahI samAdhAna kara dikhAyA / dArzanika tathA laukika sabhI vyavahAroM, vicAroM evaM kAryoM meM bhI ekAnta Agraha kI dRSTi, aMdhoM kI gaja-dRSTi hai / aura, yaha arthahIna dvandvoM evaM saMgharSoM kA mUla hai| sulocana vyakti aura koI nahI, anekAnta - darzana hai / usakI (510) Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi vastutattva ke sarvAMgINa svarUpa kI dRSTi hai / ata: vaha vastutattva ko khaNDa-khaNDa rUpa AgrahoM meM nahIM dekhatA, apitu samanvaya rUpa akhaNDa anAgraha ke rUpa meM dekhatA hai| yaha mAtra do-cAra udAharaNa hI nahIM haiM, apitu isa taraha ke saMkhyAtIta udAharaNa janajIvana meM mila sakate haiM / __eka vyakti ko dUsarA vyakti gadhA kahatA hai / jaba vaha AdamI hai, to gadhA kaise ? bAta kI yathArthatA ko samajhane ke lie jarA bAta kahane vAle kI dRSTi para dhyAna dIjie / jise gadhA kahA gayA hai, vaha bhale hI deha dRSTi se AdamI hai, kintu apanI mUrkhatA evaM buddhihInatA ke kAraNa vaha vicAra dRSTi se gadhA hai / eka vyakti ko zera kahA jA rahA hai | AdamI ko zera kahanA galata hai na? galata nahIM hai / vIratA ke guNa ko lakSya meM rakha kara use zera kahA jAtA hai / isI prakAra kisI ko andhA, aura kisI ko baharA kahA jAtA hai, jaba ki vaha indriya kI dRSTi se na andhA hai, na baharA | basa, yaha hai ki jo acchI taraha dekha-bhAla kara kAma nahIM karatA hai, vaha A~khoM ke hote hue bhI aMdhA hai / aura, dUsarA vyakti kisI kI bAta ko dhyAna se nahIM sunatA hai, isalie zravaNa kriyA samartha kAnoM ke hote hue bhI vaha badhira hai | yaha saba dRSTiyoM kA khela hai | lakSaNA-zakti kA artha bheda hai / anekAnta-darzana inhIM dRSTi-pathoM meM deza, kAla aura paristhiti ke anurUpa samanvaya sAdhatA huA yAtrA karatA hai / deza-bheda aura kAla-bheda kA eka udAharaNa hai, mahAvIra ke hI zabdoM meM / unhoMne eka samaya kahA thA ki bhArata meM vartamAna kAla kI dRSTi se dina hai, to isI samaya videhAdi anya kSetroM meM rAta bhI hai / dina aura rAta eka kAla meM eka sAtha hai, vicitrasA lagatA hai| mujhe bhI eka bAra vArANasI ke eka brAhmaNa vidvAna ne anekAnta-darzana para kaTAkSa karate hue pUchA thA- " aba anekAnta-dRSTi se dina hai yA rAta hai ! " samaya prAyaH dina ke madhyAhna kA thA | maiMne tatkAla uttara diyA" dina bhI hai aura rAta bhI hai / " (511) Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " yaha virodhokti kaise " - praznakartA kA pratiprazna thA / maiMne kahA-" bhArata meM dina hai, to isI samaya amerikA Adi kucha dezoM meM rAta bhI hai / " paMDitajI ha~sa par3e ki ApakA anekAnta darzana vicitra hI nahIM, satya ke avicalita mUlAdhAra para bhI sthita hai / mAna gayA, maiM Apako aura Apake anekAntadarzana ko / AcAra aura vyavahAra kI dRSTi meM bhI anekAnta kA sarvatra praveza hai | ahiMsA ke paripAlaka sAdhu ke lie sUkSma-se-sUkSma prANI taka kI hiMsA niSiddha hai| phira bhI mahAvIra gaMgA jaisI mahAnadiyoM ko dharma pracArArtha pAra karate haiM / aura, aneka kAraNoM kA ullekha karate hue apane saMgha ke sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko bhI naukAoM dvArA nadiyoM ko pAra karane kI sUcanA dete haiN| choTI jala-dhArAoM ko pairoM se bhI pAra kiyA jA sakatA AcArAMga sUtra ke anusAra apane prANoM ke rakSArtha sacitta latA-vRkSa Adi kA bhI avalamba liyA jA sakatA hai / yahI bAta satya ke saMbaMdha meM bhI hai / anya kisI prANI kI rakSA ke lie yathocita asatya kA sahArA lene kA saMvidhAna hai| AcArAMga sUtra isa sandarbha meM spaSTa kahatA hai - " jANaM vA no jANaMti vadijjA" -jAnatA huA bhI maiM nahIM jAnatA, aisA kaha denA cAhie | AdhAkarma doSa-yukta AhAra niSiddha hai bhikSu ke lie | kiMtu, sUtrakRtAMga sUtra isa saMbaMdha meM ekAnta rUpa se vidhi yA niSedha kA niSedha karatA hai / vaha sUtra hai - " ahAkaDAI bhuMjaMti aNNamaNNe sakammuNA / uvalitte ti jANejjA, aNuvalitte ti vA puNo / / etehiM dohiM ThANehiM, vavahAro Na vijjatI, etehiM dohiM ThANehiM, aNAyAraM tu jANae / / " 2,5,8-9 (512) Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - AdhAkarma doSa yukta AhArAdi kA, jo sAdhu upabhoga karate haiM, ve donoM ( AdhAkarma doSa yukta AhArAdi kA dAtA tathA upabhoktA ) paraspara apane ( pApa) karma se upalipta hote haiM athavA nahIM hote, aisA jAnanA cAhie / ina donoM ekAnta mAnyatAoM se vyavahAra nahIM calatA hai, isalie ina donoM ekAnta mantavyoM kA Azraya lenA anAcAra samajhanA cAhie / ukta kathana paristhiti vizeSa meM anekAnta-darzana kA yaha samIkSita nirNaya hai| jo sAdhakoM ko eka hI karma meM upaliptatA evaM anupaliptatA Adi kI kabhI hA~ meM aura kabhI 'nA' meM upayukta dRSTi detA hai / ukta adhyayana meM hiMsA Adi ke sambandha meM bhI yahI anekAMta-dRSTi hai / atIta ke mahApuruSoM ke vyavahAra bhI anekAnta kI dRSTi ke AdhAra para hI kriyAnvita hote rahe haiN| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kAphI samaya taka ananta satya kI upalabdhi ke lie mauna rahe haiM / phira kAphI samaya taka upalabdha satya kA jana-jana ko bodha karAne ke lie dharma-dezanA ke rUpa meM ghaMToM kyA, praharoM bolate bhI rahe haiM / eka samaya vaha bhI thA, jaba dhUla-dhUsarita bhUmi yA zilApaTTa para baiThe haiM, to eka vaha bhI samaya hai, jaba ratna-jaDita siMhAsana para virAjamAna haiM- " siMhAsane mnnimyuukhshikhaavicitre|" siMhAsana ke samAna hI eka samaya ke parityakta chatra aura cAmara bhI puna: upayukta ho gae haiM / " kundAvadAta cala cAmara cArU zobhaM / ...chatra trayaM vibhAti / " yaha mAtra bhakti stotroM meM hI nahIM,samavAyAMga Adi mUla AgamoM meM bhI varNita hai / vAsudeva zrIkRSNa paristhiti vizeSa meM gAya carAnevAle gopAla haiM, to dUsarI paristhiti meM ve hI sudarzana cakradhArI samrATa haiM / jana-maMgala nyAya ke sUtradhAra haiM / zrIkRSNa kA vaha bhI eka mahAna rUpa hai, jo arjuna ko, maitrI ke rUpa meM usakA sArathI banakara sahAyatA bhI dete haiM / ve sirpha sArathI hI nahIM, yuddha ratha ke ghor3oM kI paricaryA karate hue eka sAdhAraNa saIsa bhI bana jAte haiM / ye saba bAteM yU~hI sAdhAraNa nahIM haiM, apitu anekAnta darzana ke prANavAna jIvaMta udAharaNa haiM / spaSTa hai, yahA~ anekAnta pakSAghAta se grasta yU~hI eka karavaTa par3A huA rogI nahIM hai, apitu svatantra rUpa se ghUmatA-phiratA, uThatA (513) Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baiThatA apanI yAtrA ke mArga badalatA huA eka advitIya mahAtimahAna jIvaMta dArzanika vyaktittva haiM / anekAnta ke saiddhAntika gUr3ha darzana evaM tAttvika viSayoM kI maiM anyatra aneka bAra carcA kara cukA hU~ | ata: use maiM yahA~ sameTa letA huuN| phira bhI paricaya ke lie kucha paMktiyA~ likha denA Avazyaka hai | 1) vastu nitya hai yA anitya hai ? yaha vibhinna darzanoM kI eka saiddhAntika carcA hai / kucha darzana isa sambandha meM ekAnta nityavAdI haiM, to kucha anityavAdI / parantu anekAnta ke amara devatA mahAprabhu mahAvIra kA anekAnta darzana kahatA hai ki vizva kI pratyeka vastu nitya bhI hai, anitya bhI / udAharaNa svarUpa ghaTa ko hI lIjie | mUla paramANu rUpa dravya dRSTi se nitya hai | kintu, vahI ghaTa paryAya dRSTi se anitya bhI hai| paryAya-avasthA, AkAra vizeSa Adi / 2) darzana kSetra kI eka aura carcA hai, vastu sat hai yA asat | ghaTa ko hI liijie| ghaTa apane ghaTatva svarUpa se sat hai aura vahI ghaTa, ghaTa bhinna paTa Adi ke paTatva Adi svarUpa se asat bhI hai | yadi ghaTa paTa rUpa se bhI sat ho jAe, to donoM meM artha, kriyA Adi kI bhinna rekhA kaise pratibhAsita hogI ? 3) dArzanika kSetra kA eka aura vivAda hai / eka vastu apane meM eka hai athavA aneka | ghaTa ko hI lIjie / ghaTa eka hai yA aneka ? ghaTa apanI vartamAna sthiti meM dRzya rUpa se dravyarUpeNa eka hai | kiMtu apane antargata paramANu evaM guNa Adi kI dRSTi se aneka bhI hai | aneka hI nahIM, ananta hai / isa dRSTi se kSudra-se-kSudra rajakaNa bhI eka hote hue bhI ananta hai / 4) dArzanika kSetra kA eka aura vivAdAspada prazna hai, ki 5stu guNa aura guNI kI dRSTi se paraspara bhinna hai yA abhinna / ghaTa ko hI liijie| ghaTa eka guNa padArtha hai, kintu usake rUpa, rasa, gaMdha, sparza, AkAra evaM artha-kriyAkAritva Adi ananta guNa haiM / ukta guNI evaM guNoM kI paraspara bhinnatA hai yA abhinnatA? bhedavAda ke pakSadhara kaNAda Adi ekAnta bhinnatA mAnate haiM | aura, abhedavAdI vedAnta Adi ekAnta abhinnatA | kintu, anekAnta-darzana bhedAbhedavAdI hai / guNa guNI se sarvathA bhinna nahIM (514) Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hote haiM / ata: ve guNI ke hI tAdAtmya rUpa se svarUpa haiM- " guNa samUho davvaM / " bhagavatI sUtra meM sAmAyika ke sambandha meM pUche gae eka prazna ke uttara meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA- " he Arya ! AtmA hI sAmAyika (samatva-bhAva) hai aura AtmA hI sAmAyika kA artha (vizuddhi) hai " Ayo Ne ajjo ! samAie, AyA Ne ajjo ! sAmAiyassa aTThe / " aba bheda pakSa lIjie, AtmA ke jJAnAdi guNa aura ghaTa Adi padArthoM ke rUpAdi guNa, ukta vAkyoM meM 'sambandha SaSThI' rUpa vibhakti spaSTa hI bheda kI sUcaka hai | " Atmano jJAnaguNAdyaH, ghaTAdi pudgalasya rUpAdyo anantaguNA: " Adi vAkyoM dvArA prAcIna darzana-granthoM meM spaSTa hI bheda ullikhita hai | zabda-zAstra bhI isakA samarthaka hai / kyoMki bheda meM SaSThI vibhakti kA prayoga hotA hai / bhedavAda ke pakSa meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kathana hai "guNANamAsao davvaM, egadavvassiyA guNA" -dravya, guNoM kA Azraya hai, AdhAra hai / jo pratyeka dravya ke Azrita rahate haiM, ve guNa hote haiM / isameM guNa-guNI kA bheda spaSTa parilakSita hotA hai / . lekha kA vistAra kAphI ho gayA hai / phira bhI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka vacana uddhRta karate hue gauravAnubhUti karane se vaMcita nahIM honA caahtaa| sUtrakRtAMga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anekAnta ke sambandha meM eka pravacana hai, jo saMkSepa meM anekAntadarzana kI mUla AtmA ko sarvatomukhI rUpa se ujAgara kara detA hai " vibhajjavAyaM ca viyAgarejjA" -vicArazIla pravaktA ekAntavAda meM na ulajha kara sadaiva vibhajyavAda-anekAnta se yukta vacana kA prayoga kare | vibhajyavAda kA artha hai- anekAnta-dRSTi se hara bAta ko yathocita vibhakta arthAta vibhAjita karake bolnaa| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra vibhajyavAda kA kevala upadeza de kara hI nahIM raha gae, pratyuta yathAprasaMga ve usakA upayoga evaM prayoga bhI karate rahe haiM | eka bAra eka manISI ne bhagavAna se prazna kiyA ki, " kulatthI bhakSya hai, yA abhakSya?" mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne anekAnta kI bhASA meM tatkAla uttara diyA- kulatthI bhakSya bhI hai aura abhakSya bhI / kulatthI eka anna (515) Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, ata: bhakSya hai / dUsarI ora kulatthI kA artha kulastrI se saMbaMdhita hai, ata: vaha abhakSya hai / kitanA sundara samanvaya hai zabda zAstra kI dRSTi se bhI / isa prakAra se docAra nahIM, bahu-saMkhyaka udAharaNa haiM prAcIna Agama sAhitya meM / jijJAsuoM ko pakSamukta ho kara prayukta vacanoM kA samyak rUpa se adhyayana, manana evaM cintana karanA caahie| jaisA ki maiMne lekha ke pUrva meM kahA hai- Aja ke samAja aura dharma dvandvAtmaka viSama sthiti meM se gujara rahe haiM / arthahIna saMgharSa meM anurakta haiM / yaha vigraha aura kalaha anekAnta-dRSTi ke binA kabhI zAnta nahIM ho skte| Aja kareM yA kala, sArvajanika zAnti ke lie anekAnta - dRSTi kA yathocita upayoga karanA hI hogA / jitanI bhI vicAra dhArAe~ haiM, sabhI kabhI pratyakSa, to kabhI parokSa rUpa se, anekAnta mahAsAgara kI ora hI pravahamAna haiM / sAgara kA artha hai - sabakA milakara eka ho jAnA / ataH anekAnta ekatva kA sUtradhAra hai / satahI ekatva kA nahIM, apitu yathArtha ekatva kA anekAnta dhvaMza nahIM, nirmANa kA brahmA hai / vaha tor3ane kI nahIM, jor3ane kI dRSTi detA hai / mahAzramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha darzana sUkta vizvamaMgala rUpa hai / yaha koI paMtha nahIM, sampradAya nahIM, apitu jana-jana kA jIvana sUtra hai / Aie ! hama saba milakara anekAnta - darzana kI zItala chAyA meM Ae~, aura vizva maMgala ke rUpa meM prAmANikatA ke sAtha ekatva kI dizA meM gatizIla hote hue, udghoSa kareM " anekAnto vijayatetarAma mArca apraila 1988 (516) 27 Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda rakhie A~kha baMda karake calate rahane meM koI gaurava nahIM hai| vicAroM kI, cintana kI, prajJA kI A~kha baMda karake calane vAle andhe idhara-udhara paraspara TakarAte, bhaTakate phireNge| mahAna ve hI haiM, jo lakIra se haTa kara apanI prajJA se calate jAte haiN| aura, rahI bAta rAha kI? rAha to svataH banatI jAtI hai| isalie mahApuruSoM kA eka hI svara sadA gUMjatA rahA hai tU Upara caDhane ke lie hai, eka zikhara se dUsare, tIsare zikharoM ko pAra karane ke lie hai| -upAdhyAya amara muni Jan Education International FOCPrivate personal usery www.jamelibrary.org