Book Title: Chintan ke Zarokhese Part 3
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Tansukhrai Daga Veerayatan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001308/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26582 cintana ke jharokhese upAdhyAya amara muni tatIya khaNDa vIrAyatana, lain Education International Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintana ke jharokhe se tRtIya khaNDa upAdhyAya amaramuni vIrAyatana -rAjagRha Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pustaka : cintana ke jharokhe se : tatIya rakhaNDa lekhaka: upAdhyAya amaramuni prakAzaka : tanasuravarAja DAgA mantrI, vIrAyatana rAjagIra-803116 (nAlandA-bihAra) artha sahayoga sva. dharmapatnI zrImatI bAdAma ku~vara ko puNya-smRti meM zrI premacandajI lor3hA (maMdasaura nivAsI) jayayura (rAja.) prathama saMskaraNa zarada - pUrNimA 14 akTUbara 1986 mUlya : 15 ru. mudraka : vIrAyatana mudraNAlaya rAjagRha Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svasti - vacana saMsAra kA pratyeka prANI jIvana jItA hI hai| kintu, yathArtha meM jise jIvana jInA kahate haiM, vaha jIvana to virale saubhAgyazAlI AtmAoM ko hI prApta hotA hai| sirpha zarIra kI sImA taka avaruddha rahanA kevala jar3a zarIra kA hI jIvana hai| udAtta jIvana vaha hai, jo citta svarUpa AtmA kI jJAna - jyoti ke prakAza meM jItA hai / yaha jIvana apane hI bhogoM evaM AkAMkSAoM taka sImita nahIM rahatA, apitu antaraMga AdhyAtmika kSetra meM praveza karatA hai aura vahA~ dayA, karuNA, sevA. sajjanatA evaM zAlInatA Adi sadguNoM ke adbhuta saurabha se surabhita hotA hai| mUlataH mandasaura ke vAsI anantara jayapura pravAsI zrI premacandajI lor3hA evaM unakA parivAra ukta dUsare prakAra ke jIvanajIne kA abhyAsI hai / madhyama zreNI kA parivAra rahA hai,loka-dRSTi se, kintu vaha yathArtha dRSTi se uttama zreNI kA jIvana hai| sahaja bhAva se AdhyAtmika - vRtti rUpa meM zAlInatA se rahanA aura sevA karanA, ukta parivAra kA eka zlAghanIya guNa hai / kisI prakAra kI kuTilatA nahIM, ADambara nahIM, idhara - udhara pracAra * prasAra nahIM, mauna - bhAva se sevA ke patha para gatizIla rahanA hI eka mAtra prastuta parivAra kA lakSya rahA hai| yaha merA parokSa nahIM, apitu pratyakSa anubhava hai| zrI loDhAjI kI dharmapatnI sva.bAdAmakuMvara to sAkSAta sevA kI jIvanta mUrti rahI hai / bAdAmakuvara sahI artha meM dharmapatnitva kI ujjvala pratIka rahI hai / samaya para sAmAyika Adi dhArmika kriyAkANDa sahI manobhAva se karanA aura phira pArivArika kArya karate hue bhI sevA meM vinA kisI nanu-naca ke pati kA sAtha denA, svayaM [ tIna ] Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI sevA meM tadAkAra rahanA, unakA apanA sahaja-svabhAva thaa| ukta zreNI kI bahaneM bhAratIya mahilA jagata kI zirobhUSaNa rUpa zRMgAra haiM / aise parivAra hI dharatI para svarga kA jIvana jIte haiN| . zrI premacandajI dharmapatnI ko mRta kaha kara bhUla nahIM gae haiN| usakI smRti meM unhoMne mandasaura, vIrAyatana meM aneka udAtta kArya kie haiN| apane pitR bhUmi mandasaura ke cikitsAlaya meM zrI bAdAma kuvara kI pUNya - smRti meM eka vArDa kA nirmANa kiyA hai, vahA~ aura bhI Age sevA kI mAlA meM koI bhavya kArya karane kA saMkalpa kara rahe haiN| .. prastuta pustaka kA prakAzana bhI zrI premacandajI ne unhIM kI puNya - smRti meM kiyA hai| sevA ke kSetra meM yaha udAtta vicAra evaM jJAna kI sevA bhI pramukha hai| patha para calane se pUrva patha - darzana ke lie netra Avazyaka haiM / satpatha para calane ke lie to antarcakSuoM kA udghATana honA atIva Avazyaka hai| ata: zrI premacandajI kA yaha satsAhitya prakAzana kA kArya bhI sarvato bhAvena zlAghanIya hai| __maiMne ye kucha paMktiyAM likhAI haiM, usakI pRSThabhUmi meM 'guNiSu pramodaM' kI mAtra udAtta bhAvanA hI hai| bhAratIya sAMskRtika paramparA kA eka avismaraNIya vicAra sUtra hai __ bhavanti bhavyeSu hi pakSapAtA: -bhavya janoM ke prati unake satkarmoM ke prati pramoda kA bhAva rakhanA hI cAhie / yahI pramoda - bhAva hai, jo janatA meM sadguNoM ke pracAra kA eka divya hetu hai / AzA hai, taTastha cintana - vRtti ke jijJAsu prastuta pustaka se avazya hI vaicArika lAbha uThAeMge aura eka acche bhAva se kie gae karma ko smRti meM rakhate hue svayaM bhI yathAprasaMga acche kAryoM kA patha prazasta kreNge| --upAdhyAya amaramuni [ cAra ] Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manogata paramapUjya prajJAmaharSi rASTrasanta upAdhyAya kavizrI amaramunijI vIrAyatana ke preraNA srota haiM / Apane jaina, bauddha tathA vaidika-darzanasAhitya kA taulanika gahana adhyayana, manana-cintana kiyA hai| Apa anekAnta-darzana ke tattva-niSTha upAsaka haiN| ApakA cintana satyAnulakSI pUrvAgraha mukta taTastha vRtti kA hai| ApakI vicAra-dhArA vaijJAnika hai| Apane kahA hai-"parivartata 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 'zrI amara bhAratI' meM "cintana ke jharokhe se"-isa zIrSaka se aneka vidha viSayoM para Apane atyanta mananIya aura vicAra pravartaka lekhana kiyA hai| Adhunika vicAravanta aura khAsakara yuvApIr3hI ina prajJA-niSTha deza-kAla-bhAva ke pariprekSya meM nirbhIkatA se sahaja bhAva se, spaSTatA se likhe hue vicAroM se itanI AkarSita aura prabhAvita hai, ki ina lekhoM kA saMkalana prakAzita karane kA Agraha aneka logoM dvArA kAphI samaya se ho rahA hai| isalie isa saMkalana ke prathama aura dvitIya khaNDa eka sAtha prakAzita karane ke pazcAt prastuta tRtIya khaNDa ko prakAzita karane kA vIrAyatana ne taya kiyaa| mere mitra zrI tryaM. zi. urpha bAlAsAheba bhArade mahArASTra zAsana ke 5 varSa taka mantrI rahe aura dasa varSa taka vidhAna sabhA ke adhyakSa (spIkara) rahe haiN| ve mahArASTra ke prakhara adhyAtmavAdI ciMtaka aura gAMdhI vicAra ke nissIma anuyAyI haiN| Apane isa prakAzana ke lie 'Amukha' bahuta kama samaya meM apane vyasta kAryakrama meM se samaya nikAlakara likhane kA anugraha svIkAra kiyA, isalie vIrAyatana kI ora se maiM unakA AbhArI haiN| hameM AzA haiM yaha prakAzana samAja meM vicAra krAnti karane meM madadagAra hogaa| -navaLamaLa phirodiyA adhyakSa, vIrAyatana [ pAMca ] Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amukha apanI "zrI amara bhAratI" mAsika patrikA dvArA jaina dharmIya Adhunika vicAraka mahAsanta amaramunijI apanI alaukika kalama dvArA, jo divya samAja prabodhana kara rahe haiM, usI zRMkhalA kI saMhitA isa grantha meM pAI jAtI hai| martya mAnava ko amaratva ke saMskAra isa mahAn grantha meM upalabdha haiN| hara byakti ko jJAta hai ki use maranA hai, phira bhI amara hone kI AkAMkSA rakhatA hai| yadi mRtyu vastusthiti hai, to mRtyu kA AnAgamana usakI manaHsthiti 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| sukhazAnti kI bhAvanA, samAja kI dhAraNA tathA mRtyuJjaya preraNA, isa triveNI se sAlaMkRta mAnava - dharma hI sarva dharmoM kA nicor3a hai, rahasya hai| cira - zAnti ke lie anAsakti, samAja hitArtha sevAzakti evaM Atma - zaraNa, jIvana - mukti ke saMgama meM hI mAnavajIvana kI saphalatA hai| yahI sarva dharmIya adhyAtma-jJAna kA sAra hai| isI sAra kA AropaNa saMsArI janoM kI mano - buddhi meM karanA evaM usI ke dvArA hI Atma - kalyANa evaM vizva - kalyANa kI siddhi prarUpita karane dharma pravartaka santa - mahanta isa dharAtala para avatarita hue haiM / isI divya ArSa paramparA kI divya vibhUti zrI amaramunijI hamAre sammukha prastuta haiN| hamArA ahobhAgya hai, ki isI Atma - vizva kalyANakArI Atma - dharma kA yathArtha rahasya prasthApita karane kA samAja prabodhana kArya ve gata sAta dazakoM se kara rahe haiM / jisa prakAra bhagavad gItA zrI kRSNa kI vAGamayI mUrti hai, usI prakAra zrI amara bhAratI zrI amaramunijI kI kalAkRti hai-isa kathana meM mujhe jarA bhI hicakicAhaTa nahIM hai| zrI amaramunijI jo jaina - dharma ke santa ke nAte vikhyAta haiM, phira bhI isa grantha meM hameM unakA jIvana - darzana pratIta hotA hai, ki tathAkathita vibhinna dharma, dharma na ho kara AdhyAtmika mAnavatAvAdI [ cha! ] Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma - dharma athavA mAnava - dharma hI eka mAtra dharma hai aura ye sabhI dharma usI ke upadharma yAnI sampradAya haiN| vartamAna samaya meM ye tathAkathita dharma, nItidharma ke aivaja meM jAti - dharma para hI jora dete haiN| dharma ke nAma se asaShiNutA, saMkucitatA, abhiniveza, paravidvaSa va tajjanya jAtIya tanAvoM se samAja - jIvana azAnta evaM udhvasta hotA jA rahA hai| isa avasthA meM sAmpradAyikatA ke vazIbhUta na hote hue usa para kaThora prahAra kara yathArtha Atma - dharma kA nirbhIka puraskAra kara dharmAnuyAyiyoM meM dharma - parivartana rUpa yuga -dharma prasRta kara rahe krAntadarzI mahAmunijI kI yaha Adhunika dharma - gAthA hai, isameM tanika bhI saMdeha nahIM hai| munizrI pharamAte haiM-hara yAtrI kA apanA hI eka nayA patha hotA hai / yaha parama satya hai ki mArga bane hue nahIM hote, banAne par3ate haiM....jo calanA jAnatA hai, usake lie jahA~ bhI kadama par3ate, haiM, patha bana jAlA hai|........smaaj kA gaurava hara kinhIM purAne niyamoM ko pakar3e rahane meM nahIM haiM, apitu jIvana - vikAsakArI bhae niyamoM ke sRjana meM hai|" __ isa para se munizrI kA purogAmI dRSTikoNa spaSTa hotA hai"satya saMzodhana yAne cintana / pUrvAgraha mukta cintana hI satyacintana 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 hotii| parantu, loka vyavahAra meM utarane vAlA satya sApekSa hotA hai, usameM deza - kAla, paristhiti ke anusAra parivartana hotA rahatA hai| rUr3hiyA~, rIti-rivAja mUlataH dharma nahIM haiN| unheM dharma samajhanA bar3I bhArI bhUla hai| kAraNa ki ye samAja ke sAmayika rUpa haiN| dharma na to prAcInatA meM hai aura na arvAcInatA meM, vaha to samIcInatA meM hai|" yahI hai munizrI kA pratipAdana / "bhede abhedaH" mAnava - saMskRti kI aura khAsakara bhAratIyasaMskRti kI vizeSatA hai| isa satya kI pratIti karanI ho, to merA kathana satya hai, dUsaroM kA asatya-yaha dAvA bharthAta abhimAna tyAganA hogaa| hara eka ko apanI dRSTi ke anusAra satya kA [ sAta ] Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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 jAe-yahI hai, mAnavIya susaMvAda kA rahasya / matabheda hone para bhI manabheda na ho,vAda ho bhI to saMvAda ho, matabhinnatA hone para bhI saMgati ho, isI sahiSNutA, samanvaya evaM sahajIvana kI dIkSA mAnava-samAja ko dene kA mahAna kArya bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA upadiSTa anekAnta - darzana ne sulabha kiyA hai| anekAnta kI divya dhvani hai-merA kathana hI satya mAtra nahIM hai, satya ananta hai / aura vaha jahA~ bhI kahIM hai, jisa kisI bhI rUpa meM hai, jisa kisa ke bhI pAsa hai-vaha merA hai, merA hai| satya mere lie samarpita nahIM hai, apitu maiM satya ke lie samarpita haiN|" munizrI ke isa cintana para loga yadi dhyAna deMge, to samAja - jIvana meM zAnti - prema ke vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa karanA sahaja hogaa| manizrI 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 kamAne vAlA, banAne - pakAnevAlA pApI hai aura dharma ke nAma para muphta meM prApta kara khAne vAlA puNyAtmA hai, dharmAtmA hai|........krm aura dharma ke bIca meM vibhAjana kI dIvAra hamane aisI khar3I kara dI ki karma dharma se zUnya ho gayA aura dharma kama se| hara karma dharma hai, yadi usameM jana-hita kA vyApaka AyAma hai, viveka dRSTi hai|" ekAdha durghaTanA huI arthAt anapekSita ghaTanA ghaTI, to hama kahate haiM-yaha karma-dharma saMyoga se huA / 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 karate / munijI kI dRSTi meM dharma se yukta karma hI jIvita zakti hai-"hameM jIvita evaM saprANa dharma kI AvazyakatA hai, prANahIna mRta dharma kI nhiiN|" yaha hai unakA izArA - iMgita / 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 dhamma-prajJA dvArA dharma kA samIkSaNa karanA cAhie-yaha bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza punaH kAryAnvita ho yahI [ ATha ] Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 Antarika abhilASA hai / unakA Agraha hai ki dharma kI ora kevala andha-zraddhA na rakhate hue kisI bhI kriyA kA AcaraNa karate samaya vaha yukti saMgata evaM tarkAnukUla ho, isa bAre meM socanA Avazyaka hai / usase tumhArA evaM samAja kA hita ho, yaha vizvAsa ho jAnA cAhie / samAja nirapekSa vaiyaktika sAdhanA Atma - sAdhanA nahIM hai / sabhI ke bhItara nivAsa kie hue jIvAtmA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara Atma-hita evaM samAja-hita- donoM kA suyogya samanvaya hI dharma - rahasya hai / yahI bhUmikA isa grantha meM draSTApana, samparkatA evaM Adhunika sthiti ke samAlocana se prakaTa kI gaI hai / yahI isa muni-darzana kI viziSTatA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki nara-nArI, zrImAn garIba, mahAjana harijana jaise Atmadharma virodhaka bheda-bhAvoM para AghAta kiyA hai / patnI ko devatA kA sthAna dene kI prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti kI pArzva bhUmi para patnI ko dAsI mAnane kI vikRti A gaI hai / jisa deza meM nArI pUjA ko devatA kI prasannatA mAnA jAtA thA, usI meM Aja nArI heya dRSTi se dekhI jAtI hai / yaha dharma nahIM, adharma hai, isa prakAra udghoSa kara rahA hai yaha mahAn santa / "nArI ko bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM dekhanA hogA / " kitanA mArmika hai yaha vacana / bhagavAn 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 nahIM - yaha unake dila meM jakhma thA / - yaha grantha isa divya jIvana - darzana kA prabhAvI AviSkAra hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ubhayamukhI jovana - krAnti ke pratIka the / ve mAtra vItarAga hI nahIM, tIrthaMkara bhI the / bhItara se akriya - anAsakta, aura bAhara meM sakriya krAnti - yaha saba hote hue hI ve maMgalakArI samanvayavAda ke pravartaka the / apane isa jIvana - darzana kA bodha suyogya rIti se munizrI ne karavAyA hI hai, sAtha hI usa bhUmikA se svayaM ekarUpa hokara AtmoddhAra evaM janoddhAra donoM ke samanvaya kA pariNAmakArI samAja prabodhana bhI kiyA hai / "mahAvIra kA ubhayamukhI Adarza apanAne kI Aja mahatI AvazyakatA hai / Aja kucha sAdhaka samAja aura rASTra - dharma ke nAma para sarvathA [ no - ] ---- Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niSkriya hote jA rahe haiN| dUsarI ora vijJAna tathA krAnti ke nAma para 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 kii| mahAvIra ke isa samanvayavAda meM hI krAnti ke bIja chipe haiN| samaya kI pukAra hai ki unheM jaldI-sejaldI aMkurita kiyA jaae|" munizrI ke isa kathana meM unakA jIvana - darzana, isa vAGamaya kA prayojana evaM yuga-dharma kA prabodhana, isa triveNI saMgama kA janatA ko anubhava hogaa| isase bar3ha kara isa grantha kA zreSThatva kauna batA sakegA ? munizrI kA yaha udbodhaka vicAra dhana par3hate samaya svAmI vivekAnanda, mahAtmA gA~dhI, santa vinobA ina vibhUtiyoM kI sAhityika kRtiyoM kA smaraNa ho AtA hai| munizrI ke ye nibandha viSaya kI dRSTi se cunindA, rasAsvAda kI daSTi se rocaka, mArgadarzana kI dRSTi se preraka, sAdhaka kI dRSTi se jIvana - mocaka tathA samAja sevakoM kI dRSTi se krAntikAraka haiM / anubhUti evaM sahAnubhUti, bhAgya evaM vairAgya, svArtha evaM paramArtha, sadgati evaM pragati, zAna evaM jJAna tathA vyakti evaM samaSTi ke samanvaya para jora dene vAle bhAratIya avatArI puruSoM, santa-muniyoM ke jIvana - darzana kI paramparA isa grantha ke hara pRSTha meM digdarzita hotI hai / sAhityika surasa prAsAdikatA, vicAroM kI praglabhatA, draSTA kI pratibhA, Atma rUpa kI tanmayatA, dIna - honoM ke prati vatsalatA-eka hI zabda meM kahanA ho, to AdhyAtmika mAnavatA kI pracIti isa grantha meM samyaka rUpa se hogii| ___vratI hote hue bhI vratoM kA stoma nahIM hai, muni hote hue bhI samAja vimukhatA nahIM hai, eka sampradAya ke upAdhyAya hote hue bhI sAmpradAyikatA nahIM hai, mAnavIya jIvana mUlyoM ke sanAtana dharma kA AcaraNa karate hue vartamAna yuga dharma kI vismRti nahIM hai, dharma ke tattva kA Agraha rakhate hue bhI andha rUr3hiyoM kA pUrvAgraha nahIM hai, sAdhu - paramparA ke AcAra kA avalamba karate hue bhI kAla bAhya upacAra nahIM hai, jaina - dharma ke pravaktA hote hue bhI saMkucita abhiniveza kA lavaleza nahIM hai, sarvopari Atma - zAnti kI sAdhanA meM saMlagna rahate hue bhI samAja krAnti kA anAdara nahIM hai| yaha hai [ dasa ] Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI amara munijI kA divya vibhUtitva / divyatA evaM mAnavatA kA saMgama hI sAdhutA hai| yahI sAdhutA jJAna evaM 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 hai| inhIM ke kAraNa vyaktigata bhAva zakti jisa prakAra vRddhigata hotI hai, usI prakAra sAmAjika prabhAva zakti kI anubhUti hotI hai| taba mAnava - dharma kisa prakAra prabhAvita hogA? isalie sAdhaka sevaka bane yahI santa - muniyoM kA upadeza hai| parantu, vartamAna samaya meM utane mAtra se kAma nahIM clegaa| ata: sAdhaka sevakoM ko krAntikArI bananA hogaa| yahI AdhyAtmika mAnavatA kA Aja kA yuga dharma hai| isI yuga - dharma ko pukAra-lalakAra hI zrI amara munijI kI amara bhAratI hai| kisI bhI dharmAnuyAyI, kisI bhI vRtti ke satpravRtta pAThaka ko amaramunijI kI yaha vANI eka sAtha hI bhAvika, vikitsaka, sAdhaka evaM sevaka banA pAegI, aisI kSamatA isa grantha kI hai| tryaM. zi. bhArade puNe (mahArASTra) [ gyAraha ] Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayAnukrama 1. dharma aura paramparAe~ 2. dharma kI AdhAra - bhUmiH RjutA 3. dIkSA kA artha - bodha 4. zramaNa - paraMparA kI samAyika sAdhanA 5. samaNa zabda kA nirvacana 6. puNya aura dharma kI gutthI 7. samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana 8. saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai 6. DolI, yadi savArI nahIM, to phira kyA hai vaha ? ye naraka - loka ke yAtrI 11. svarga - loka ke ye yAtrI 12. sazakta zrama meM hI zrI kA nivAsa hai 13. vijaya parva 14. bhAratIya-saMskRti meM prazAstA kI : kartavya bhUmikA 15. saMkalpohi gariyAna 16. pahale apane ko parakho to sahI 17. mahAbhArata - yuga ko do vIra mAtAe~ 18. tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANaka : eka samIkSA 16. bhagavAn mahAvIra : mahAvIra kyoM hai ? 100 104 114 140 [ bAraha ] Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1: dharma aura paramparAe~ dharma zabda hameM atyanta priya lagatA hai, aura laganA bhI caahie| duniyA ke kone - kone meM apanI - apanI pakSa paraMparA ke anusAra janatA dharma zabda se pahale paricita hotI hai, aura dUsarI cIjoM se prAyaH bAda meN| hoza sambhAlate hI hamAre kAnoM meM dharma zabda sthAna grahaNa kara letA hai / isa zabda se hama jyAdA paricita haiM, zvAsa se bhI jyAdA / parantu, hama dharma ke jitane nikaTa paricita haiM, utanI hI isameM bhUleM A gaI haiN| kabhI-kabhI aisA hotA hai-hama dUra kI cIjoM para jaldI najara DAla dete haiM, para pAsa kI cIjoM ko dekhane meM asamartha rahate haiM / A~kheM dUra - dUra kI cIjeM to dekha letI haiM, para najadIka kA, apanI A~khoM para lagA suramA, nahIM dekha paatiiN| yahI hAla dharma kA hai| dharma kI bAta sunate hue kitanA samaya bIta gayA hai ? parantu hama use zuddha rUpa meM, nija guNa ke rUpa meM dekhanA bhUla gae haiM, aura dharma ke nAma para kucha dUsarI bAhya cIjeM pakar3a lI haiN| aura jaba ina bAhya bAtoM meM thor3A - sA parivartana yA raddo-badala karane kI AvAja uThatI hai, to hallA maca jAtA hai, mAno hamArA dharma naSTa huA jA rahA ho| ye bAhya cIjeM eka phor3e kI taraha ho gaI haiN| eka bacce ke hAtha meM jaba jaharIlA phor3A ho jAtA hai, aura usase sArA hAtha sUja jAtA hai, DAkTara jaba use cIrane lagatA hai, to baccA cillAtA hai| isI taraha dharma ke pracalita rUpoM ke aMga meM kucha phor3e ho gae haiM, jinheM vicAraka aura krAMtikArI loga cIrane ke lie apane cintana kA prayoga karate haiM, to samAja meM hala - cala - sI maca jAtI hai| hama jaba dharma ke sambandha meM kucha socate haiM, to apane Apako baunA pAte haiM / dharma kI to mahAn U~cAiyAM haiN| una ananta - ananta U~cAiyoM ko kevala bAharI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanoM se yoMhI pakar3a nahIM skte| Aja kI paristhitiyoM meM dharma ko hamane eka taMga galI meM DAla rakkhA hai, jisameM kUr3A-karakaTa jamA ho rahA hai / hamane samyak-darzana - samyaka-dRSTi kI paribhASAe~ bhI manamAnI banA lI haiN| agara kisI ne apanI nirjIva paramparA ko kapar3e para par3I huI dhUla kI taraha jhAr3a dI, to samajha liyA jAtA hai-isakI samakita bhAga gaI hai| use mithyAdRSTi kA phatavA bahuta jaldI de diyA jAtA hai| isa prakAra kA dharma ho rahA hai ki jarA - sA bhI sparza kara liyA ki vaha giraa| yaha kyA sthiti hai, samajha meM nahIM AtI? jo dharma duniyA ko ApasI jhagar3oM se bacAne ora zAnti dene ke lie hai, vahI thor3I-sI dera meM havA kI taraha ur3a jAtA ho, to phira dharma kise kaheM ? dharma kI vyAkhyA : dharma kI paribhASA batAte hue hamAre mahAn AcAryoM ne kahA thA __ "durgatI prapatantamAtmAnaM dhArayatIti dhrmH|" dharma vahI hai, jo durgati meM par3atI huI AtmA ko uThAe / dharma vahI hai, jo patana ke rAste para jAte hue ko bacAe / giranA saMsAra hai aura uThanA mokSa hai| jitane - jitane hama krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ke adhIna hote haiM, utane - utane girate jAte haiM / jitanejitane ukta vikAroM se mukta hote haiM, utane-utane Upara uThate jAte haiN| tAtparya yaha hai, ki vikAroM ke gaDDhe meM giranA pApa hai, aura usase Upara uThanA dharma / ataH jisake dvArA hama sAmAjika, rASTriya aura sAMskRtika dRSTi se Upara uThe, vaha dharma hai| dharma aura jIvana kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai| jIvana to vaha hai, jo dharma ke sahAre svayaM bhI uThe aura sAtha meM samAja aura rASTra ko bhI U~cA utthaae| hama apane jIvana ko dharma ke dvArA U~cA uThAe~ / vikRta rUr3hiyoM, rIti - rivAjoM aura paMthoM dvArA AtmA kabhI U~cA nahIM uThatA hai / dharma aura paMtha : dharma aura paMtha ye do cIjeM haiN| dharma kucha aura hotA hai, aura sampradAya yA pantha kucha aura / pantha meM dharma kA kabhI kucha aMza raha sakatA hai, parantu pantha meM dharma sadA ho hI, aisA nahIM hotaa| ataH cintana ke jharokhe se Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pracalita rIti - rivAjoM aura paramparAoM ko hI dharma mAnakara calanA, ThIka nahIM hai| paramparAe~ to badalatI rahatI haiN| eka tIrthakara kI paramparA dUsare tIrthaMkara se bhinna hotI hai| agara aisA na mAnA jAe, to bhagavAn pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra kI paramparA meM mela kaise baiThegA ? pArzvanAtha kI paramparA bhikSu ke lie raMgIna vastra lene kA niSedha nahIM karatI, jabaki mahAvIra kI paramparA raMgIna vastroM kA niSedha karatI hai, mAtra zveta vastroM kA hI vidhAna karatI hai / eka paramparA sthiravAsa ko ThIka samajhatI hai, to dUsarI nhiiN| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paramparA kahatI hai-prati dina subaha-zAma pratikramaNa karanA cAhie, jabaki bhagavAn pArzvanAthaparamparA kahatI hai koI jarUrata nahIM hai, roja isa prakAra pratikramaNa karane kii| jisa kSaNa doSa lage, tabhI pratikramaNa kara lenA caahie| pArzva paramparA varSAvAsa (caumAsa) ke niyama ko svIkAra nahIM karatI, jabaki mahAvIra paramparA use dRr3hatA se svIkAra karatI hai| maiMne eka dina kahA thA-tIrthaMkaroM kI paramparA meM bhI zAsana - bheda hotA hai| zAsana kA artha hai-zikSA / tAtparya yaha hai, ki tIrthaMkaroM kI zikSAe~ bhI paraspara bhinna hotI haiM / aisA kyoM hotA hai ? tIrthakara deza-kAla ko dekhakara zikSA meM parivartana kara dete haiN| jo yaha samajhate haiM ki tIrthaMkaroM kA zAsana anAdi-ananta kAla taka hamezA eka rUpa meM hI rahatA hai, unase bar3hakara koI ajJAnI nhiiN| Ajakala to thor3A-sA bhI parivartana hote hI Apa loga bokhalA uThate haiM, jaise ki Apa samajhate haiM, hamArA sarvasva luTa rahA hai / satya aura samarpaNa : bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa pArzva paramparA aura anya paramparAoM ke kaI sAdhaka aise Ae the, jinhoMne pahale pahala unheM vandana nahIM kiyA / aura, una ke kaivalajJAna kI parIkSA ke lie praznoM kI jhar3I lagA dii| jaba taka unakI samajha meM nahIM AyA, taba taka ve saMgha meM praviSTha nahIM hue| aura jaba ve samajhe, to unhoMne saMgha meM praviSTha hokara bhagavAn ko Atma - samarpaNa kara diyaa| aisA nahIM huA ki bhagavAn ko kevalajJAna hote hI saba virodha sahasA zAnta ho gae / pantha aura sampradAyavAdI loga apanA Agraha chor3ate nahIM the| jo aisA samajhate haiM, ki bhagavAn ko kevalajJAna hote hI unake dharma aura paramparAeM: Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAsa Ane vAle sabhI loga sahasA samajha jAte the, aura unake anuyAyI bana jAte the, unase bar3hakara ajJatA kisameM ho sakatI hai ? paramparAoM ke badalane para bar3A saMgharSa hotA hai, kintu mahAvIra ne paramparAoM ko badalA / unakI dRSTi meM paMtha aura dharma alaga-alaga cIjeM haiM / pantha zarIra hai aura dharma hai, usakI AtmA / zarIra alaga hai, AtmA alaga hai / viSAkta phor3A ho jAne para zarIra ke aMga ko to kATA jAtA hai, para AtmA ko nahIM / paira meM phor3A ho jAne para kabhI - kabhI paira kaTavAnA par3atA hai / kisa lie ? AtmarakSA ke lie | agara usa samaya paira na kATA jAe, to vaha aura adhika sar3a jAegA / usameM kIr3e par3a jAe~ge / yahA~ taka ki sArA zarIra hI sar3a - gala jAegA / aura, isakA Akhira yaha pariNAma hogA ki zarIradhArI karAhatA huA azAntivaza apanI AtmA ko durgati meM le DUbegA / ataH zarIra kI taba taka rakSA kI jAtI hai, jaba taka AtmA kI unnati ho, dharma evaM kartavya kA pAlana usake dvArA hotA rahatA ho / yahI bAta paramparA ke viSaya meM hai / yadi dharma ke prati paramparAe~ phoDe kA rUpa le letI haiM, to unheM kATanA par3atA hai / kyoMki ve dharma ke zuddha rUpa ko sar3A detI haiM, vikRta kara detI haiM / yadi ve paramparAe~ svastha hoM, dharma ko sakriya rakhatI hoM, to unheM avazya surakSita rakhanA cAhie / tarka kI dhAra para : jaina-dharma dharma ke kSetra meM bhI tarka kI keMcI lekara calatA hai / Apane panavAr3I ko dekhA hogA / jidhara se pAna galatA dekhatA hai, udhara se panavADI jhaTa se kaiMcI lekara kATa detA hai / aisA karatA hai to usakI pAna kI DaliyA surakSita rahatI hai / vaha gale - sar3e pAna ko na kATe, to usakI sArI - kI - sArI DaliyA sar3a kara kharAba ho jaae| jaina dharma bhI panavAr3I kI taraha hai / vaha bhI dekhatA hai ki amuka paramparA gala sar3a gaI hai, to use katara denA, kATa denA hI ThIka pratIta hotA hai / Aja bhI yahI bAta hai / hama dekhate haiM ki alaga- alaga paramparAe~ cala rahIM haiM / unakA khAnapAna aura rahana-sahana alaga - alaga hai, aura aisA mAlUma hotA hai. jaise 'nau kannaujiye, teraha cUlhe' hoM / una paraMparAoM ko kATane kI bAteM cala rahI haiM, aura yaha AvazyakatA mahasUsa ho rahI hai, ki cintana ke jharokhe se : 4 - Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhinna dharma - saMghoM evaM dharma - paramparAoM kA eka AcArya ho, vaha saba sAdhuoM kA netRtva kare / yaha kyoM ? isIlie ki purAne alagaalaga cauke-cUlhe kI paramparA aba gala - sar3a gaI hai, usako aba jarUrata nahIM rahI hai, para purAnI paramparAoM se cipake rahane vAle kucha bujurga loga kahate haiM - kyA pahale alaga - alaga paramparAe~ nahIM thIM? pahale bhI to AcArya alaga - alaga hote the, kyA hamAre pUrvaja mUrkha the? ina saba tarkoM ko lekara phijUla kA hallA macAyA karate haiN| para, ve yaha socane kA kaSTa nahIM karate ki pahale unakI upayogitA thI, akhila bhAratIya stara para saMgha phailA huA thA, aura bhArata ke eka kone se lekara dUsare kone taka sAdhu vicarate rahate the| yAtAyAta ke, saMcAra ke sAdhana bhI sulabha nahIM the, dUra ke samAcAra ThIka samaya para mila nahIM pAte the| taba eka AcArya ke lie, unako saMbhalanA duSkara kArya thaa| Aja sthiti badala gaI hai / Aja to yAtAyAta bhI itanA sugama ho gayA hai ki, AdamI subaha yahA~ se vAyuyAna meM baiThakara saMdhyA ko bhojana sUdara amarIkA taka meM kara letA hai| pratidina subaha akhabAra par3hate hI, sArI duniyA hamAre sAmame khar3I ho jAtI hai| Aja to kisI bhI choTIsI ghaTanA kI khabara canda - miniToM meM sAre vizva meM phaila jAtI hai, ataH Aja ke lie ye alaga - alaga gaccha yA saMpradAya Adi kI paramparAe~ upayogI nahIM haiN| Aja to sArA saMsAra eka hone kI taiyArI kara rahA hai| saMsAra ke rASTra apanA eka vizva - saMgha banAnA cAhate haiM, para hamAre kucha loga apanI vibhinna asAmayika evaM kSudra paramparAoM ko surakSita rakhane ke lie hAtha-paira mAra rahe haiM / Aja paramparAoM ne moha evaM mUrchA kA rUpa le liyA hai| hamArI vRtti yaha ho rahI hai ki, jo hamArA hai vahI acchA hai aura dUsarA saba burA hai / isa sAmpradAyika duSvRtti ke kAraNa ve apane sampradAya kI galtiyoM ko bhI dabAne aura chupAne kI koziza karate haiM / maiM aise sAmpradAyika vRtti vAle hara AdamI ko cunautI dekara kaha sakatA hai, ki ve apane sIne para hAtha rakhakara dekheM, ki unhoMne apane sampradAya kI gandagI ko kitane phUla car3hAe haiM ? samaya Ane para inakI poleM khule binA na rheNgii| Aja ke yuga meM jAgaraNa kI tIvra lahara A rahI hai / ataH ye bAteM adhika dera calanevAlI nahIM dharma aura paramparAeM: Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| agara hamane dharma ke nAma para calane vAlI ina galata paramparAoM ko sahArA diyA, to hama kSINa ho jAeMge, gala jaaeNge| hama Age bar3hatI huI duniyA ke sAmane Tika nahIM skeNge| Aja AvazyakatA hai eka netRtva kI / mAtra netRtva kI hI nahIM, deza - kAlAnusArI prabuddha netRtva kI / aisA prabuddha netRtva, jo paramparAe~ Aja ke yuga meM ucita evaM upayogI hoM unako dRr3hatA se surakSita rakha sake, aura jo anucita evaM anupayogI ho, unheM dRr3hatA ke sAtha kATa kara dUra pheMka sake / itanA hI nahIM, bhaviSya ke lie ucita evaM upayogI paramparAoM kA sandeza bhI de ske| janavarI 1973 ARJURJARJARAN manuSya ke pAsa mastiSka hai, vicAra hai, buddhi hai aura hai apanA svatantra cintana / pIche se calI A rahI hara paramparA ko vaha A~kha banda karake svIkAratA hI cale, yaha usake svatantra cintana evaM buddhi kA apamAna hai / hamAre lie yaha Avazyaka nahIM, ki hama purAnI pIr3hI kA cazmA lagAe~ - hI - lgaaeN| hama apanI dRSTi se dekheM-kyA sahI hai aura kyA galata hai ? sAtha hI yaha bhI dhyAna rakhie ki vinA kisI nae siddhAnta - sthApanA kI dRSTi ke korA asvIkAra palAyana hai / palAyanavAdI ke pAsa kucha kara pAne yA kucha nayA dene kI kSamatA nahIM hotii| isalie mAnava apanI buddhi evaM svatantra cintana kA prayoga kare, nae siddhAnta kI sthApanA kI dRSTi ko dhyAna meM rakhakara / nae ke vyAmoha meM saba-kucha nakAratA hI na calA jaae| cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. dharma kI AdhAra bhUmi : RjutA yamunA taTa para kadamba kI zItala chAyA meM zrIkRSNa baiThe vaMzI bajA rahe the / gopiyAM rUThI huI-sI AI aura bolI-"zyAma, aba to hama tumheM pyArI nahIM lgtiiN| tuma isa vaMzI se pyAra karane lage ho, jaba dekho taba yahI tumhAre muha-oThoM para lagI rahatI hai|" zrIkRSNa mIThI ha~sI ke sAtha muskarA kara bole- "hA~, sacamuca hI yaha mujhe bahuta pyArI hai|" "Akhira kauna-sI bAta hai isameM, jo hama meM nahIM hai"-IrSyA se jalatI huI gopiyoM ne alhar3a bhAva se khaa| "isa vaMzI kI eka bAta mujhe bahuta priya lagI hai" zrIkRSNa ne gopiyoM ke Arakta ceharoM ko dekha kara khaa| "kyA ?" "yaha bAta ki vaha sarala hai, sIdhI hai, isameM kahIM bhI koI gAMTha nahIM hai / jo cIja sIdhI-sarala hotI hai, jisake andara kahIM koI gA~Tha nahIM hotI, vaha mujhe bahuta priya lagatI hai|" zrIkRSNa ke uttara para gopiyA~ mauna bhAva se apane Apa ko TaTolane laga gaIM-kahIM hamAre mana meM to koI gA~Tha nahIM hai| zrIkRSNa ko saralatA priya thii| kRSNa bhAratIya - saMskRti meM bhagavAn kA rUpa hai aura isakA artha hai-"bhagavAn ko saralatA priya hai| RjutA, nigranthatA (gA~Tha rahitatA) se bhagavAn bhI pyAra karate haiN|" __ maiM dekhatA hU~, 'anna' jise prANa kahA gayA hai-"annaM vai prANA:", aura jo sRSTi kI samasta UrjA kA kendra hai, use paidA karane ke dharma kI bAdhAra bhUmi : RjutA / Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie bhUmi - putra kisAna dina-rAta kaThora zrama karake U~cI-nIcI bhUmi ko samatala kara rahA hai, hala calAkara usake gaDDhe pATa rahA hai, miTTI kI gAMThe evaM Dhele tor3a - tor3a kara use sApha aura sarala banAte jA rahA hai| usase pUche koI-"itanI mehanata kyoM kara rahe ho ? pRththI to sarvarasA hai, kahIM bhI bIja DAla do, aMkura banakara nikala AegA, phira hala calAnA, bhUmi ko sapATa banAnA, gaDDhe bharanA aura kaMkar3a - Dhele tor3anA, yaha saba kyoM kara rahe ho?" to catura kisAna usakI ajJatA para ha~segA- "tU kyA jAne anna paidA karanA ? bhUmi jaba taka sarala-sapATa nahIM hogI, to usameM anna kaise paidA hogA ? kaise phasala laha - lahAegI ?" ataH jo jIvana vaMzI kI taraha sarala hogA, granthirahita hogA, vahI bhagavAn ko priya hogA / jo jIvana khetI ke yogya bhUmi kI taraha sApha samatala hogA, vaha sadguNoM kI phasala paidA kara skegaa| bhUmi meM gaDDhe, jhAr3a jhaMkhAr3a hone se khetI ke zatru evaM hiMsaka jIvoM ko Azraya milatA hai / jIvana meM bhI jahA~ daMbha ke gaDDhe hote haiM, kapaTa evaM kuTilatA ke jhAr3a - jhaMkhAr3a hote haiM, vahA~ durguNoM ko Azraya milatA hai, burAiyAM panapatI haiM, aura ve sadguNoM kI phasala ko nigalatI jAtI haiN| jIvana ke kheta meM sadguNoM kI acchI phasala ugAnA ho, to daMbha, kuTilatA evaM mAyAcAra ke jhAr3a - jhaMkhAr3a, ukhAr3a kara phaikane hI hoNge| _ 'mAyA' zabda kA vizleSaNa karate hue eka dharmAcArya ne arthayojanA kI hai / vaha kahatA hai- mAyA zabda pukAra ke kaha rahA hai "ma-AyAH arthAt mere pAsa mata aao| mere pAsa saba burAiyA~, saba dUrgaNa bhare par3e haiN| yadi idhara Aoge to ye burAiyA~ tuma se lipaTa jaaeNgii|" durgaNoM kA mUla : mAyA : - gaharAI se dekhA jAe, to hara durguNa ke mUla meM 'mAyA' rahI huI hai| saMsAra meM jitanI bhI hiMsA hotI hai, hatyAe~ hotI haiM, rAjanaitika aura dhArmika lar3AiyA~ hotI haiM, unake mUla meM yahI mAyA, daMbha aura kuTilatA hai / asatya, dhokhA, chala, phareba, vizvAsaghAta, Ajakala kI kUTanIti, dala-badala vRtti, aura dalIya saMgharSa cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye saba kyA haiM ? isI mAyA ke vividha rUpa haiN| daMbha-rUpa rAvaNa ke alaga-alaga cehare haiM / isI prakAra corI, vyabhicAra aura parigraha ke mUla meM bhI to kyA hai ? yahI daMbha, yahI mAyA ! jisakA hRdaya sarala hai, mana sarala hai, vacana sarala hai aura karma bhI sarala hai-vahA~ burAiyoM ko chipane kI jagaha hI kahA~ hai ? sarala-sapATa bhUmi para pAnI DAlie to vaha sIdhA bahatA calA jaaegaa| kahIM koI rukAvaTa nahIM aaegii| kintu, yadi bhUmi viSama hogI, UMcI - nIcI hogI, gaDDhe aura jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a bIca meM hoMge to pAnI ruka jAegA, anekAneka jaharIle sAMpoM evaM anya jantuoM ko bhI chupane ko jagaha mila jaaegii| mAnava ke mana kA kheta bhI samatala honA caahie| usameM kisI taraha ko chupAvaTa nahIM rahanI caahie| daMbha kI jhADiyA~ nahIM rahanI cAhie / jalA chupAvaTa hogI, avarodha hogA, vahA~ hara burAI ko chupane ko jagaha milegI, ghusa-paiTha kA avakAza milegaa| dhIre-dhIre samagra jIvana - bhUmi para durguNoM kI saghanatAe~ isa prakAra chA jAe~gI ki mAnava, mAnava na raha kara kucha aura hI ho jAegA, jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa viSAkta bana jaaegaa| isIlie maiMne kahA hai-samasta durguNoM kA mUla mAyA hai, daMbha hai aura kapaTa hai| aura, samasta sadguNoM kI urvara - bhUmi hai--- saralatA, RjutA, mRdutaa| _bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchA gayA-"jisa pavitra dharma kA Apane upadeza kiyA hai-usakA AdhAra kyA hai ? vaha kahA~ Tika sakatA hai aura kahA~ bar3ha sakatA hai?" uttara meM mahAvIra ne eka sUkta kahA "dhammo suddhassa ciTThaI |"-uttraadhyyn, 3, 12. -zuddha hRdaya meM hI dharma ThaharatA hai / prazna phira Age bddh'aa| hRdaya kI zuddhatA kA savAla AyA ki hRdaya ko pavitra evaM zuddha kaise banAyA jA sakatA hai ? uttara meM bhagavAn ne kahA-"sohI ujjuyabhUyassa / " uttarAdhyayana, 3, 12 -RjutA, saralatA se hRdaya ko pavitra kiyA jA sakatA hai| jahA~ saralatA hogI, vahIM pavitratA hogii| hRdaya ko Rju banAe binA vaha zuddha nahIM ho sakatA / pramukha jainAgama bhagavatI sUtra meM samyak-dRSTi evaM mithyAdRSTi kA vizleSaNa karate hue batAyA hai-'mAI micchAdi tthii|" dharma kI AdhArabhUmi : RjutA ! Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAyA- -kuTilatA mithyAdRSTi kA lakSaNa hai / ataH jo mAyAvI hai, vaha cAhe kitanA hI bar3A jJAnI aura vidvAna kyoM na ho, usakI dRSTi mithyA hai, usakA jJAna bhI ajJAna hai / jIvana ke rAhu-ketu : Aja ke jIvana meM cAhe vaha vyaktigata jIvana hai, pArivArika yA sAmAjika jIvana hai, athavA rASTriya jIvana hai, usameM sarvatra rAjanIti kA nATaka khelA jA rahA aura Aja kI rAjanIti kuTilatA kA paryAya bana gaI hai / jIvana ke hara caraNa para chala-chadma, vizvAsaghAta, aura durAva chipAva kI durvRttiyA~ chAI huI haiM / pitA putra ke hRdaya eka dUsare se chipe hue haiM, pati - patnI ke manoM meM bhI bheda - chipAvaTa hai / sahodara yugala bandhuoM ke hRdaya bhI eka-dUsare ke sAmane khula nahIM sakate / mana ke saMkalpa kucha aura haiM, vANI meM kucha aura jhalaka rahA hai aura vyavahAra to kucha aura hI vicitra hai / mana - vacana karma meM koI saMgati nahIM hai / sarvatra jIvana ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho rahe haiM, mAno AdamI khaNDa-khaNDa hokara jI rahA hai / paurANika gAthA ke ketu kI taraha manuSya bhI Aja do khaNDoM meM vibhakta ho gayA hai, usakA cintana eka alaga khaNDa meM jA par3A hai, aura karma dUsare alaga khaNDa meM / rAhu - 10 - paurANika gAthA hai, ki samudra-maMthana ke samaya amRta prApta huA, to devatAoM ne viSNu se prArthanA kI-amRta daityoM ko na diyA jAe / ve aise hI bar3e zaktizAlI aura durjeya haiM, phira amRta pI? leMge to gajaba hI DhAne lageMge / astu, vicAra vimarza ke bAda viSNu ne saba devatAoM ko gupta sthAna para eka paMkti meM biThAyA aura svayaM amRta pilAne lage / rAhu jo daitya thA, use amRta pIne kI lAlasA jagI / chadma se usane devatA kA rUpa banAyA aura deva paMkti meM kahIM bIca meM cupake se A baiThA / uTha kara vaha bAra- bAra dekhane lagA, kahIM amRta khatma na ho jAe aura maiM yoMhI korA-kA- korA na raha jAU~ / devoM ne usakI caMcalatA aura paMkti ko bhaMga karake idhara-udhara lapakane kI vRtti dekhI, to DA~TA - tU kaisA devatA hai, jo paMkti ko tor3akara idhara-udhara Age-pIche jAnA cAhatA hai| rAhu vinamra bhAva se viSNu se paMkti ke bIca meM se I cintana ke jharokhe se : W Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanA karane lagA- bhagavan, mujhe jarA jaldI hai| kRpayA mujhe amRta pahale pilA dIjie / viSNu usakI bAtoM meM A ge| amRta pilAne lage, to vaha pItA hI calA gayA, basa kA kahIM nAma nahIM / viSNu ko Azcarya huA-yaha kaisA devatA hai, jo besabrI se eka sAMsa pItA hI calA jA rahA hai, mana meM jarA bhI saMtoSa nahIM hai| dUsare bhAiyoM ko hissA dene kI bilkula phikara nhiiN| viSNu ne gaura se usakI ora dekhA, aura pUchA "tU kauna hai ? kaisA devatA hai tU, dhRSTa aura asabhya / " rAhu cu ki amRta pI cukA thA, ataH nirbhaya hokara bolA--"kauna hai devatA ? maiM to rAhu hU~-rAhu / " amRta pI cukA, aba kyA kara sakate ho, tuma merA ?" viSNu roSa meM bhara gae-"duSTa dhUrta, abhI tujhe terI dhUrtatA kA phala cakhAtA huuN|" kahate haiM ki sudarzana cakra se usakI gardana utAra DAlI, kintu vaha amRtapAna kara cukA thA, ataH marane kI bajAya usake do TukaDe ho gae, sira kA bhAga rAhu bana gayA, nIce vAlA dhar3a kA bhAga ketu / hA~ to isa taraha chala ne rAhu ke do Tukar3e kara DAle, aura yahI paurANika kathA kA chala Aja jana - jIvana ke Tukar3e kara rahA hai| jina logoM kA mastika arthAt vicAra kA kendra alaga hai aura ghaDa arthAt karma kendra alaga hai, ve dharatI para rAhu aura ketu ke rUpa meM daitya hI haiM, aura kyA ? mitratA kA mala kendra : Arjava : yadi manuSya ko jIvana meM akhaNDatA kI sAdhanA karanI hai| jIvana meM ekarUpatA, samarasatA prApta karanI hai, to yaha tabhI ho sakegA-jaba hamArA mana sarala hogA, Rju hogA / vacana aura karma meM saralatA evaM akhaNDatA aaegii| saMsAra kA pratyeka prANI mitratA kI bhAvanA karatA hai| Aja vyakti se lekara rASTra taka maitrI ke sUtra meM bandhane kI kAmanA kara rahe haiN| para, usa maitrI kA AdhAra kyA hai ? mitratA kA pahalA niyama hai-mukta mana / hRdaya yadi unmukta nahIM hai, sarala nahIM hai, to usameM mitratA kA praveza nahIM ho sktaa| khulA hRdaya hI mitratA kA maMgala dvAra hai| chupAvaTa se sneha ke dhAge TUTa jAte haiN| daMbha rUpa pAgala hAthI kI Takkara se maitrI kA kalpavRkSa dharAzAyI dharma kI AdhArabhUmi : RjutA : 11 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho jAtA hai| kuTila ke sAtha mitratA kabhI nibha sakatI hai ? nhiiN| isalie bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dazavakAlika sUtra meM kahA hai __'mAyA mittANi nAseI / '-8,38 -mAyA mitratA ko naSTa kara DAlatI hai| pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rASTriya sambandhoM ko, pArasparika sneha evaM sadbhAva ko samApta kara detI hai| maitrI - sambandha sarala evaM Rju mana para nirbhara karatA hai, isalie Arjava bhAva ko maitrI kA mUla kendra mAnA gayA hai| tathAgata buddha ne kahA haidAra namayanti tacchakA attAnaM damayanti paMDitA / " -majjhimanikAya, 2, 36, 4 -kuzala bar3haI lakar3I ko sIdhA karake usase sUndara khilaune aura vizAla bhavana taiyAra karatA hai, vaise hI sAdhaka AtmA ko sIdhA - sarala banA kara vizva-maitrI kA mahala khar3A kara letA hai| saralatA kA artha mUrkhatA nahIM : Aja ke yuga meM 'saralatA' ko kucha dUsarA rUpa diyA jAne lagA hai| saralatA kahIM - kahIM mUrkhatA kA paryAya samajhI jAne lagI haiyaha eka bar3I bhrAnti hai| vAstava meM kucha loga apanI mUrkhatAoM tathA galatiyoM para saralatA kA AvaraNa DAlane kI ceSTA karate rahe haiM, jisa kAraNa loga sarala vyakti ko buddha samajhane laga gae haiM / bhAratIya-saMskRti meM 'buddha' zabda sarala evaM vinIta vyakti ke lie prayukta hotA rahA hai| jaina sUtra uttarAdhyayana evaM dazavakAlika tathA dhammapada, suttapiTaka Adi bauddhAgama isake sAkSI haiN| dhIre-dhIre logoM ne saralatA meM mUrkhatA kA Aropa karanA zurU kiyA aura buddha jaisA sundara zabda 'buddha' ke rUpa meM mUrkhatA kA vAcaka samajhA jAne lagA hai / kintu, sarala honA aura bAta hai, buddha honA aura / saralatA meM vivekazIlatA kI apekSA rahatI hai / isalie hameM 'buddha' sarala nahIM, kintu catura sarala honA caahie| saralatA ke sAtha caturatA evaM buddhimattA kA maNi-kAMcana saMyoga karate hue hI Aja se paccIsa sau barSa pUrva gaNadhara gautama ne zrAvastI kI suprasiddha vicAra sabhA meM 'Rju prAjJa' zabda kA prayoga kiyA thaa| unhoMne batAyA thA--jisa yuga meM manuSya 'Rju prAjJa' hote haiM, sarala-sAtha 12 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI buddhimAna hote haiM-vahI yuga vAstava meM mAnava-jAti kA zreSTha yuga hai| jaina-saMskRti meM bhagavAn AdinAtha evaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke madhya kAla ko sarvazreSTha kAla mAnA hai-ataH usa yuga ko"majjhimA ujjupaNNA ya" kaha kara madhyakAla ke Rju - prAjJa manuSyoM ko Adarza batAyA gayA hai| yadi Arjava - mArdava Adi Antarika sadguNoM ke vikAsa kA prayatna karanA hai, to hameM yaha yAda rakhanA hai-saralatA, sadguNoM kI jananI hai, RjutA, dharma ko AdhAra bhUmi hai| hA~ RjutA ke sAtha hama prajJA kI avagaNanA na kreN| yAda rakhie, Apako sarala bananA hai, para buddha nhiiN| catura bananA hai, para dhUrta nahIM / 'bhalA' kahalAnA hai, bholA nhiiN| buddha pana, dhUrtatA, aura bholApana ye mana ke doSa haiM / saralatA, bhalApana aura caturatA ye hRdaya ke sadguNa haiM, jIvana ko alaMkRta karane vAle bahumUlya alaMkAra haiM / janavarI 1673. eka dharma ho, eka karma ho, eka hRdaya ho, eka vicAra / samatala ho sAdhaka kA gati-patha, andara * bAhara eka prakAra // eka - eka dIpaka jur3ane se, dIvAlI ho jAtI jagamaga / eka - eka sadguNa se jIvana, hotA jana-jana-pUjita paga-paga / / AAAARAKAR dharma kI bAdhArabhUmi : RjutA : Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA kA arthabodha satya kI khoja jIvana kI sabase bar3I pyAsa hai| kintu, yaha kitanA bar3A durbhAgya hai mAnava - jAti kA ki bahuta kama loga satya kI isa pyAsa ko ThIka taraha mahasUsa kara pAte haiN| aura, ve loga to aMguliyoM para hI ginatI meM Ate haiM, jo isa pyAsa ko bujhAne ke lie yatnazIla hote haiM / satya kA kSIrasAgara bharA hai, kintu eka pUMTa pIne ke lie bhI koI prastuta nahIM hai| prathama to pyAsa hI nahIM lagatI hai, aura lagatI bhI hai, to usa ora gati nahIM hotii| satya kI khoja kI do dizAe~ rahI haiM, mAnava-jAti kI aba taka kI cetanA meM / eka dizA bAhara meM hai, to dUsarI dizA andara meM hai| eka bahirmukha hai, to dUsarI antarmukha hai / jaba mAnava - mastiSka ne bAhara meM satya ko khojanA prArambha kiyA, to usane jar3a prakRti tattva ko dekhA, usakI gaharAI meM paiThA, aura paramANu jaise sUkSma tattva ko aura usakI virATa zakti ko khoja nikaalaa| mAnava sabhyatA ne bar3I zAna ke sAtha paramANa yuga meM praveza kiyA / aura, yaha usI kA camatkAra hai ki dharatI para kA yaha miTTI kA mAnava Aja candraloka meM cahala-kadamI karane pahu~ca gayA hai / paramANu kI khoja ne eka taraha se vizva kA mAnacitra hI badala kara rakha diyA hai| - aura, jaba andara meM khoja prArambha huI, to paramAtma - tattva ko khoja nikAlA / bAhara ke vizva se bhI bar3A eka vizva mAnava ke andara meM raha rahA hai| 'mahato mahIyAn' kI eka ananta jyoti isa deha ke mRtpiNDa meM samAyI huI hai| jise hama AtmA kahate haiM, 14 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI kA ananta vizuddha rUpa hI to paramAtma - tattva hai, jisakI prAcIna RSi-maharSiyoM ne khoja kI hai| paramANu aura paramAtmA, donoM hI satya ke do kendra bindu haiN| pahalA jar3a para AdhArita hai, to dUsarA cetanya pr| pahale kI khoja kA mAdhyama prayoga hai,to dUsare kI khoja kA mAdhyama yoga hai| donoM kI khoja meM antara kevala itanA hI hai ki bAhya jagat kI khoja meM eka vaijJAnika kI sAdhanA dUsare kI sAdhanA kA AdhAra bana sakatI hai| pahale kI khoja dUsare ke kAma A sakatI hai| pahale kI sAdhanA kA upayoga karake Age Ane vAlA dUsarA apanI sAdhanA ko Age bar3hA sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, vartamAna ke apane sahayogiyoM kA sAtha bhI bAhara ke vijJAna kI khoja meM kAphI sahAyaka siddha ho sakatA hai| para, jahA~ taka antara-jagata kI khoja kA prazna hai, usameM aisA kucha nahIM hai| hara sAdhaka ko apane hI kendra-bindu se apanI sAdhanA kA prArambha karanA hotA hai| yahA~ dUsare vyakti kI sAdhanA yA khoja koI khAsa kAma nahIM aatii| yaha ThIka hai, ki antarjagat kI sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI guru hote haiM, ve apanA anubhava Ane vAle ziSyoM ko batAte haiN| aura, unakA yaha batAnA, bhaviSya ke lie apanA zAstra ho jAtA hai| guru aura zAstra donoM hI kucha upayogitA to rakhate haiM, parantu yaha upayogitA eka sImA taka hI hai| lakSya - prApti meM antima nirNAyaka nahIM hotI hai-yaha upayogitA / bAhara ke AcAra, vicAra aura vyavahAra meM kucha dUra taka guru aura zAstra kA upayoga ho sakatA hai, mArga - darzana mila sakatA hai, kucha jAnakArI bhI hAsila kI jA sakatI hai, kintu apane andara meM paiThanA to apane ko hI hotA hai, dUsarA kauna kisake andara meM paiTha sakatA hai| antara - jagata meM praveza karate hI guru aura guru ke zabda bAhara hI raha jAte haiM, kyoMki ve bAhara ke haiM na ? jo bAhara kA hai, vaha andara meM kaise paiTha sakatA hai| isIlie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA-"apadassa padaM natthi" antara kA Atma tattva apada hai, vaha kisI zabda dvArA grAhya evaM jJAtavya nahIM hai| vaha kisI ke die tarka se bhI dRSTigocara nahIM hotA hai| mahAvIra ne isI bAta ko aura adhika spaSTa karate hue kahA hai-"takkA tattha na vijjii|" dIkSA kA aryabodha ! Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahA~ tarka kI bhI pahu~ca nahIM hai / vahA~ pahu~ca hai, ekamAtra anubhUti kI / anubhUti apanI hotI hai / dUsare kI anubhUti apane lie anubhUti nahIM, kevala jar3a zabda hote haiM / aura ye zabda parokSa rUpa meM eka dhuMdhalAtA sA satya avazya ubhArate haiM, mAnava mana meM | kintu yaha satya spaSTa tathA pratyakSa kabhI nahIM hotA / kisI ke kahane se bhI mizrI ke miThAsa kA jJAna ho sakatA hai aura mizrI ko jihvA para cakhane se bhI usake miThAsa kA anubhava hotA hai / para Apa jAnate haiM, donoM meM kitanA antara hotA hai / AkAzapatAla se bhI jyAdA antara hai donoM paribodhoM meM / yaha antara haiM, zabdabodha aura anubhUtibodha meM / antarjagat meM paramAtma-tattva kA bodha anubhUti bodha ke kSetra meM AtA hai, zabda bodha ke kSetra meM nahIM / ataH yahA~ guru aura zAstra se bahuta kucha sIkha lene ke bAda bhI zUnya hI rahatA hai, yadi sAdhaka svayaM anubhUti kI gaharAI meM nahIM paiThatA hai to / Aja taka ke itihAsa meM eka bhI aisA udAharaNa nahIM hai ki kisI ne apanI A~kha khole binA dUsare kI A~kha se vastu - darzana kara liyA ho / hara sAdhaka kI khoja apanI, aura apanI hI hotI hai / dUsare kI nakala, nakala to ho sakatI hai, para vaha kabhI asala nahIM ho sakatI / satya eka hai, parantu usakI khoja kI prakriyAe~ bhinna bhinna hotI haiM / isIlie eka vaidika RSi ne kahA thA kabhI cira atIta meM 16 - * " ekaM sad viprA bahudhA vadanti " 1 mahAvIra aura buddha eka yuga ke haiM, para donoM kI zodha - kriyA bhinna hai / aura to kyA, eka hI paramparA ke pArzva aura mahAvIra kI caryA paddhati bhI eka dUsare se pRthak hai / ananta AkAza meM unmukta ur3Ana bharane vAle pakSiyoM kI bhA~ti parama-tattva kI khoja meM nikale yAtriyoM ke mArga bhI bhinna kI kahIM koI eka dhArA nizcita nahIM ho utane patha / yahI kAraNa hai ki paramANu kI khoja kI apekSA paramAtmA kI khoja adhika jaTila hai / isakI sadA sarvadA ke lie koI eka niyata paramparA nahIM bana sakatI "vidhanA ke mAraga haiM tete, saraga nakhata tana rokhAM jete / " - bhinna rahe haiM / inake mArgo sakI hai| jitane yAtrI cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva itihAsa para najara DAlane se patA lagatA hai ki paramAtma - tattva kI khoja ko koI eka paramparA nahIM hai, phira bhI paramparAoM meM ekatva parilakSita to hotA hai / aneka meM eka kA darzana yahA~ para bhI pratibhAsita hotA hai, aura vaha hai dIkSA kA / hara dharma aura hara darzana kI paramparAoM meM dIkSA hai / sAdhanA kA mUla srota dIkSA se hI pravAhita hotA hai / dIkSA kA artha kevala kucha baMdhI-baMdhAyI vratAvalI ko apanA lenA nahIM hai, amuka saMpradAya vizeSa ke paraMparAgata kinhIM kriyAoM evaM vezabhUSAoM meM apane ko Abaddha kara lenAbhara nahIM hai| ThIka hai, yaha bhI prAraMbha meM hotA hai| isakI bhI eka apekSA hai| hara saMsthA kA apanA koI gaNaveza hotA hai| parantu, mahAvIra kahate haiM, yaha saba to bAhara kI bAteM haiM, vAtAvaraNa banAye rakhane ke sAdhana haiM-"loge liMgappaoyaNaM / " ataH dIkSA kA mUla uddezya yaha nahIM, kucha aura hai / aura, vaha hai parama-tattva kI khoja arthAt apane meM apane dvArA apanI khoja / astu, maiM dIkSA kA artha Aja kI sAMpradAyika bhASA meM kisI saMpradAya vizeSa kA sAdhu yA sAdhaka ho jAnA nahIM mAnatA hai| maiM AdhyAtmika bhAva - bhASA meM artha karatA hU~, bAhara se andara meM paiThanA, apane guma hue svarUpa ko talAzanA, bAhara ke AvaraNoM ko haTAkara apane ko khojanA, aura sahI rUpa meM apane ko pA lenA / dIkSArthI apane vizuddha parama-tattva kI khoja ke lie nikala par3A eka antaryAtrI hai / yaha yAtrA antaryAtrA isalie hai ki yaha bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hotI hai| sAdhaka bAhara se andara meM gaharA, gaharA utaratA jAtA hai, AvaraNoM ko nirantara tor3atA hai, phalasvarUpa apane parama caitanya, cidAnanda svarUpa paramAtma-tattva ke nikaTa, nikaTatara hotA jAtA hai| yaha khoja kisI eka janma meM prArambha hotI hai, aura sAdhaka meM yadi tIvratA hai, tIvrataratA hai, to usI janma meM pUrI bhI ho jAtI hai, tatkAla - tatkSaNa hI pUrI ho jAtI hai| aura yadi sAdhaka meM apekSita tIvratA evaM tIvrataratA nahIM hai, to kucha dera laga sakatI hai| eka janma meM nahIM, aneka janmoM meM z2Akara yaha khoja pUrI hotI hai "anekajanmasaMsiddhistato yAti parAM gatim / " dIkSA kA arthabodha / 17 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janmoM kI saMkhyA kA satya nahIM hai, satya hai kevala eka ki jo cala par3A hai ImAnadArI ke sAtha isa patha para, vaha eka-na-eka dina dera-savera maMjila para pahu~ca hI jAtA hai / maiM cAhatA hU~, Aja kA sAdhu - samAja jijJAsu evaM mumukSu janatA ke samakSa dIkSA aura dIkSA ke mala vairAgya ke vAstavika svarUpa ko spaSTatA ke sAtha upasthita kre| kheda hai, dIkSA aura vairAgya ke sambandha meM bahuta-kucha galata bAteM upasthita kI jA rahI haiN| jinase dIkSA kA apanA parama pavitra lakSya - bindu dhUmila ho gayA hai, eka taraha se use bhulA hI diyA gayA hai| aura, isIkA yaha pariNAma ho rahA hai ki sAdhAka svayaM bhI bhrAnta ho jAtA hai, aura sAtha hI darzaka janatA bhii| maiM sunatA hU~, sAdhuoM ke upadeza kI ghisI-piTI eka purAnIsI paraMparAgata pracalita bhASA-"saMsAra asAra hai| koI kisI kA nahIM hai / saba svArtha kA mAyAjAla hai / naraka meM le jAne vAle haiM, ye sge-smbndhii| jIvana meM saba ora pApa-hI-pApa hai| pApa ke sivA aura hai hI kyA yahA~ ? ataH chor3o yaha saba prapaMca / eka dina yaha saba chor3anA to hai hI, phira Aja hI kyoM na chor3a do ? sarvatra jhUTha kA pasArA hai, andhakAra hai, saghana andhakAra / andhakAra meM kaba taka ThokareM khAte rahoge ? parivAra se, samAja se, saba se sambandha tor3o, vairAgya grahaNa karo, dIkSA lo|" yaha totAraTaMta bhASA hai, jise kucha bhAvuka mana sahI samajha lete haiM, aura A~kha banda kara cala par3ate haiM tathAkathita gurujanoM ke zabda-patha pr| saba - kucha chor3a-chAr3a kara sAdhu bana jAte haiM, dIkSita ho jAte haiN| parantu, vastutaH hotA kyA hai-isa prakAra se dIkSita hone ke bAda ! paMtha, aura sampradAyoM ke nae parivAra khar3e ho jAte haiM, rAga aura dveSa ke nae bandhana A dhamakate haiM / eka khUTe se baMdhA pazu dUsare majabUta khUTe se bA~dha diyA jAtA hai| kyA rAhata milatI hai pazu ko, khUToM ke badalane se ? dIkSArthI kI bhI prAyaH yahI sthiti ho jAtI hai| kucha dUra calakara bahuta zIghra hI vaha anubhava karane lagatA hai, ki jisa samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie maiM yahA~ AyA thA, vahI samasyA yahA~ para bhI hai| vahI svArtha hai, vahI dambha hai, vahI ahaMkAra hai, vahI ghRNA hai aura hai vahI dveSa ! kucha bhI to antara nahIM hai, kahA~ cintana ke jharokhe se ! Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pha~sA maiM yahA~ ? yaha saba isalie hotA hai, ki bhadra sAdhakoM ko sAdhanA kI sahI dRSTi nahIM dI jAtI hai / pariNAma svarUpa aneka dIkSitoM se kabhI-kabhI sunane ko milatA hai, ki kyA kareM ? sAdhanA ho to rahI hai, para vaha saba Upara Upara se ho rahI hai / bhItara se koI parivartana nahIM, koI naI upalabdhi nahIM / isa prakAra eka dina kA vaha prasanna citta vairAgI apane meM eka gaharI riktatA kA anubhava karane lagatA hai / aura, kabhI-kabhI to usakA antarmana glAni se itanA bhara uThatA hai ki vikSiptatA kI bhUmikA para pahu~ca jAtA hai, aura kucha kA kucha karane para utArU ho jAtA hai / Aja kI sAdhu saMsthA ke samakSa yaha eka jvalaMta samasyA hai, jo apanA spaSTa racanAtmaka samAdhAna cAhatI hai / hamAre upadeza kI bhASA aura sAdhanA kI paddhati adhika svastha aura manovaijJAnika honI cAhie, tAki dIkSita vyakti ko apane meM riktatA kA anubhava na karanA par3e, use apanI svIkRta sAdhanA se yathocita santoSa 1 ho sake / adi aisA kucha ho sakA, to nizcita hI usakI samyakprakriyA vyakti para to hogI hI, samAja para bhI avazya hogI / samAja meM dIptimAn tejasvI evaM sva para hitAya sakriya sAdhu saMgaThana nirmita ho, isake lie sAdhu- saMsthA ko vaijJAnika prayogazAlA kI taraha pratyakSataH upalabdhi kA kendra honA jarUrI hai / jahA~ jIvana kI gaharAiyoM ko sUkSmatA se samajhA jA sake, antar kI supta UrjA ke visphoTa ke lie ucita nirNAyaka prayAsa ho sake / isake lie cetanA para par3e ananta dUSita AvaraNoM ko, paratoM ko, vikalpoM ko evaM mithyA dhAraNAoM ko dUra karanA hogA / dIkSA meM chor3ane ke mUla marma ko samajhanA hogA / parivAra tathA samAja kI pUrva pratibaddhatAoM meM se bAhara nikala Ane kA artha parivAra tathA samAja se ghRNA nahIM hai, khinnatA nahIM hai, apitu yaha to virAT kI khoja ke lie kSudra pratibaddhatAoM ko lAMgha kara eka akhaNDa virAT caitanya - dhArA ke sAtha ekAkAra honA hai / yaha abhUmA se bhUmA kI yAtrA hai, vyaSTi se samaSTi meM lIna hone kI eka Antarika prakriyA hai, jahA~ pahu~cane para 'chor3A aura na chor3A' saba eka ho jAte haiM / sAgara meM jaise saba jaladhArAe~ samAviSTa ho jAtI haiM, vaise hI dIkSita kI virAT cetanA meM apane-parAye saba dIkSA kA arthabodha : - - 16 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka ho jAte haiM / alaga se koI bhI baca nahIM rahatA hai| parivAra tathA samAja ko chor3a dene kI kevala eka calatI bhASA baca rahatI hai, anyathA prANimAtra ke prati bhAvAtmaka ekatA meM kisI ko kahIM chor3a dene jaise kyA rahatA hai ? dIkSArthI apane andara meM zuddhatva ke lie gati karatA hai aura bAhara meM samAja ke zubhatva ke lie yatnazIla hotA hai| ataH hameM kisI ko sAdhu isalie nahIM banAnA hai ki saMsAra asAra hai,svArthI hai, jhUThA hai| apitu isalie banAnA hai, ki zarIra, indriya aura mana Adi kI anekAneka sUkSma evaM sAtha hI saghana paratoM ke nIce dabA ananta cetanA kA jo astitva hai- usakI upalabdhi evaM abhivyakti hI sAdhaka jIvana kA sarvottama lakSya hai, usakI khoja dIkSArthI prazAnta mana - mastiSka se kara ske| yaha vaha sthiti hai, jahA~ parivAra yA samAja ke chor3ane yA cha Ta jAne kA acchA-burA koI vikalpa hI mana meM nahIM rhtaa| isa artha meM chor3ane aura cha Tane kA pUrNa vismaraNa ho jAtA hai| yaha tyAga kA bhI tyAga hai, 'muca' dhAtu ke kartRtva kA visarjana hai, jo Aja ke sAdhu jIvana meM ThIka taraha ho nahIM pA rahA hai / astu, dIkSA sahajAnanda kI prApti ke dvArA antarmana kI riktatA ko samApta kara detI hai, parama satya ke nirmala evaM zAzvata Aloka ke lie dvAra khola detI hai| paramacetanA kI khoja ke lie sAdhu-jIvana eka avasara hai| yaha antima sAdhya nahIM, bIca kA eka sAdhana hai| isake dvArA sAdhaka apane parama caitanya svarUpa svatattva ke nikaTa pahu~ca sakatA hai, use pA sakatA hai, basa yahI antarjagat kI dRSTi se dIkSA ke sahI mUlya kI upalabdhi hai, dIkSA kI sahI upayogitA hai / bAhya jagata kI daSTi se dIkSA kA uddezya janatA meM azubha kI nivatti evaM zubha kI sthApanA hai| janatA ko hara prakAra ke andha-vizvAsoM se mukta karanA aura use yathArtha satya kA paribodha karAnA, sAdhu-jIvana kA sAmAjika kartavya hai| sAdhu andhakAra kA nahIM, prakAza kA pratIka hai, azAnti kA nahIM, zAnti kA pratIka hai, zAnti kA sandeza - vAhaka hai, bhrAnti kA nahIM, satya kA pakSadhara hai| vaha samAja kA nirmAtA hai, samAja ke naitika pakSa cintana ke jharokhe se : 20 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko ujAgara karane vAlA hai| vaha andara meM to mUka, capacApa, niSkriyatA se praveza karatA hai, kintu bAhara samAja meM usakA praveza siMhanAda ke sAtha pUrNa sakriyatA se hotA hai| ataH dIkSita sAdhuoM kA sAmAjika dRSTi se prAthamika zikSA-sUtra honA cAhie-"tuma sarva prathama kevala eka manuSya ho| tumhArI koI jAti nahIM hai, tumhArA koI paMtha, varNa yA varga nahIM hai| na tumhArA koI eka pratibaddha samAja hai, aura na rASTra hai| tuma saba ke ho, aura saba tumhAre haiM / tuma eka vizva - mAnava ho| vizva kI hara acchAI tumhArI apanI hai| tumhArA hara karma vizva - maMgala ke lie pratibaddha hai| ataH tumhArI ahaMtA aura mamatA kA udAttIkaraNa honA caahie| itanA udAttIkaraNa, ki usameM samagra vizva samA jaae| isa saMdarbha meM eka prAcIna vizvAtmA muni ke zabda duharA detA hU~ "ahaMtA - mamatAbhAvas, tyaktu yadi na zakyate / ahaMtA - mamatAbhAvaH, sarvatraiva vidhIyatAm // " ukta pavitra vicAra ke prakAza meM hI Aja sAdhuoM ko dIkSita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| kSudra - hRdaya sAdhu se bar3hakara koI burI cIja nahIM hai, duniyA meM / saccA sAdhu vaha hai, jo vizvAtmA hai| vizvAtma-bhAva meM se hI paramAtma-bhAva prasphuTita hotA hai| kucha aise hI prabuddha, vivekI evaM mahAmanA sAdhu - janoM kI Aja vizva ko bahuta bar3I apekSA hai / sAdhu kA artha hI sajjana hai| vaha sajjanatA kA, zAlInatA kA dhra va kendra hai| isa prakAra sAdhu saMsthA para vizva meM sarvatomukhI sajjanatA kI pratiSThA kA dAyitva hai| Aja vizva kI bhautika pragati ne mAnava ko saba ora se asaMtuSTa banA rakhA hai / Aja kA mAnava dizA - bhraSTa ho gayA hai, hotA jA rahA hai| vibhinna prakAra ke ghAtaka aura bhaMyakara upakaraNoM ke maryAdAhIna nirmANa ne jIvana kI surakSA ko khatare meM DAla diyA hai| nirantara kI bar3hatI jAtI uttejanAoM ne jIvana kI sahaja zAnti ko bhaMga kara diyA hai| tuccha svArtha evaM ahaMkAra, mAnavatA kI garimA ke pyAse banakara rakta - pipAsu bher3iyoM kI bhA~ti maidAna meM nikala par3e haiN| aise nAjuka samaya meM sAdhu-saMsthA para duharA uttaradAyitva A par3A hai| use apane ko bhI saMbhAlanA hai aura samAja ko bhii| ataH use cAhie, ki apanI Antarika ananta cetana dIkSA kA arthabodha / 21 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sattA ke jAgaraNa ke sAtha, vaha jana jAgaraNa kA dAyitva bhI pUrA kare / vaha vaiyaktikatA ke kSudra ghere meM Abaddha hone vAlI svArthalipta duniyA ko 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI pavitra ghoSaNA de, use saccI mAnavatA kA pATha par3hAe / jIvana kI kSudra vikRtiyoM se Upara uThakara antar meM paramAtma-tattva kI khoja aura usake aMga svarUpa vizva mAnavatA kA Atmaupamya dRSTi se nava-nirmANa, saMkSepa meM yahI hai muni dIkSA kA, sAdhutA kA maMgala Adarza / sitambara 1673 - 22 sAmUhika sAdhanA jaina-dharma kI mUla paramparA meM vyakti sAdhanA ke kSetra meM svatantra hokara akelA bhI calatA hai aura samUha yA saMgha ke sAtha bhI / eka ora jinakalpI muni saMgha se nirapekSa hokara vyaktigata sAdhanA ke patha para bar3hate haiM, to dUsarI ora sthavirakalpI virAT samUha, hajAroM sAdhu sAdhviyoM kA saMgha, sAmUhika jIvana ke sAtha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM Age bar3hatA hai / jaina dharma aura jaina paramparA ne vyaktigata dharma sAdhanA kI apekSA sAmUhika sAdhanA ko adhika mahattva diyA hai / sAmUhika cetanA aura samUhabhAva usake niyamoM ke sAtha adhika jur3A huA hai | ahiMsA aura satya ko vaiyaktika sAdhanA bhI saMghIya rUpa meM sAmUhika sAdhanA kI bhUmikA para vikasita huI hai / aparigraha, dayA, karuNa aura maitrI kI sAdhanA bhI saMghIya dharAtala para hI pallavita puSpita huI hai / jaina - paramparA kA sAdhaka akelA nahIM calA hai, balki samUha ke rUpa meM sAdhanA kA vikAsa karatA calA hai / vyaktigata hitoM se bhI sarvopari saMgha ke hitoM kA mahattva mAnakara calA hai / jinakalpI jaisA sAdhaka kucha dUra akelA calakara bhI antatogatvA saMghIya jIvana meM hI antima samAdhAna kara pAyA / - - - cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 : zramaNa paramparA kI sAmAyika sAdhanA karemi bhaMte sAmAiyaM savvaM sAvajjaM joga paccakkhAmi jAvajjIvAe tivihaM tiviheNaM maNeNaM, vAyAe, kAraNaM na karemi, na kAravemi, karataM pi annaM na samaNujANAmi tassa bhaMte paDikkamAmi, nindAmi garihAmi appANaM vosirAmi ! bhaMte ! maiM sAmAyika karatA hU~, saba prakAra ke sAvadya pApa karmoM kA tyAga karatA hU~, jIvana paryanta tIna karaNa aura tIna yoga se arthAt mana se, vacana se, kAya se sAvadya karma na karUMgA, na karAU~gA, " - - bhAvArtha : aura na pApa karma karane vAle dUsaroM kA anumodana hI karUMgA, bhaMte ! pUrvakRta pApoM kA maiM pratikramaNa (nivRtti) karatA hU~, unakI nindA evaM garhA karatA hU~ / pApAcAra se dUSita apane pUrvajIvana kA maiM pUrNarUpa se visarjana karatA hU~ / zramaNa paramparA kI sAmAyika sAdhanA ! 23 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vivecanA: yaha sAmAyika sUtra, vaha pratijJA sUtra hai, jo nara aura nArI ArhatI dIkSA grahaNa karate samaya, samAna rUpa meM bolate haiM / mUla jaina - paramparA ke anusAra sAdhaka ko guru kI ora se koI pratijJA nahIM karAI jaatii| guru kevala pratibodha detA hai, jagAtA hai, phira jAgRta ziSya apanI zakti aura apane deza, kAla Adi kI paristhiti kA samyaka - Akalana kara svayaM vrata grahaNa karatA hai| guru kevala sAkSI ke rUpa meM upasthita rahatA hai, kabhI nahIM bhI rahatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki sUtra pATha meM sarvatra uttama puruSa kA prayoga hai / jaise ki-'karemi bhaMte sAmAiyaM'--bhagavan ! maiM sAmAyika karatA hU~, aisA nahIM ki maiM tujhe sAmAyika karAtA huuN| sAmAyika kA nirvacana : jaina-dIkSA kI sAdhanA kA nAma sAmAyika hai| yaha kevala veSa kA hI parivartana nahIM hai ki sira muMDAyA, aura sAdhu bana ge| saMsAra ke dharAtala para paira jame nahIM, abhAvagrasta rahe, aura aba sAdhU bana gae, to dUsaroM ke kandhoM para savAra hokara, moja - majA udd'aaeN| jaina-dIkSA asidhArA vrata hai, talavAra kI naMgI dhArA para nRtya karanA hai| dekhane meM jaina bhikSa ke bAhya kriyA - kANDa bhI bahuta ugra haiM, parantu andara kI bhAva - sAdhanA to sarvAdhika tIvra hai, vahA~ to bar3e - se - bar3e loka vIra bhI parAjita ho jAte haiN| tana ke kSetra kI apekSA mana kA kSetra adhika durgama hai| ataH asalI vijetA mana kA vijetA hI hai manovijetA jagato vijetaa|' 'sam' upasarga pUrvaka 'gati' arthavAlI 'iN' dhAtu se 'samaya' zabda banatA hai| 'sam' kA artha ekIbhAva hai, sva svarUpa rUpa ekatva bhAva hai, aura 'aya' kA artha gati hai, gamana hai| astu, jo AtmasvarUpAtmaka ekatva bhAva ke dvArA para-pariNati se, bahirmukhatA se vApasa mur3akara sva-pariNati kI ora, antamukhatA kI ora gamana hai, use 'samaya' kahate haiN| samaya kA bhAva 'sAmAyika' hai| athavA 24 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa sAdhanA kA samaya hI prayojanA hai, vaha sAdhanA sAmAyika hai 'sam ekI bhAve vartate / tada yathA, saMgata ghataM saMgataM tailamityucta ekIbhUtimiti gamyate / ekatvena ayanaM gamanaM samayaH / samaya eva sAmAyikam, samayaH prayojanamasyeti vA vigRhya mAmAyikam / uparyukta vivecana kA saMkSepa meM yaha bhAva hai ki apane mana, bacana aura kAya ko pApa mUlaka vRttiyoM evaM pravRttiyoM se haTAkara zuddha svarUpa ke eka zAzvata dhyeya kI ora lagA dene kA nAma sAmAyika hai / sAmAyika kA sAdhaka sAMsArika zubhAzubha ke kendra se haTakara vizuddha AdhyAtmika kendra kI ora gatizIla hone ke lie mana ko vaza meM karatA hai. vacana ko vaza meM karatA hai, kAya ko vaza meM karatA hai, rAga-dvaSa Adi ke durbhAvoM ko haTA kara zatrumitra Adi kahe jAne vAle sabako samAna - dRSTi se dekhatA hai-na kisI para dvaSa aura na kisI para rAga arthAt acche - bure sabhI sAMsArika dvandoM meM samabhAva dhAraNa kara letA hai| phalataH usakA jIvana saba ora se nirdvandva ho kara sahaja zAnti evaM samabhAva kI AdhyAtmika bhAvadhArA meM bahane lagatA hai| ukta bhAva ko spaSTa karane ke lie hI pratijJA pATha meM kahA hai--'savvaM sAvajjaM jogaM paccakkhAmi / ' maiM saba prakAra ke hiMsA, asatya Adi sAvadya-pApa - karmoM kA pratyAkhyAna karatA huuN| vRtti aura pravRtti : dIkSA sUtra ke pATha meM 'savvaM sAvajjaM jogaM' se sambandhita aMza kyA jIvana vyavahAra meM kharA utaratA hai ? kyA yaha saMbhava hai, ki sAdhaka vyakti vastutaH saba prakAra kI hiMsAdi sAvadha - pravRttiyoM ke pratyAkhyAna kA pAlana pUrNa rUpa se kara sakatA hai ? bhikSu gocaracaryA Adi ke lie gamanAgamana karatA hai, to hiMsA ho jAtI hai| bhojana jaba andara meM jAtA hai, aura usakA parigalana hotA hai, to usameM asaMkhya saMmUcchima jIvoM kA janma - maraNa hotA hai, hiMsA ho jAtI hai| zaucAdi evaM zvasanAdi kriyAoM meM hiMsA hotI hai| zAstra meM jala - saMtaraNAdi kA ullekha hai, usameM bhI jalIya jIva, zramaNa-paramparA kI sAmAyika-sAdhanA : 25 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahA~ taka ki sajIvoM kI bhI hiMsA hotI hai / isI prakAra vastra, pAtra Adi ke rUpa meM parigraha bhI rakhA hI jAtA hai / ataH prazna hai ki phira bhikSu kA yaha samagra sAvadya - yoga kA pratyAkhyAna kyA artha rakhatA hai ? samAdhAna hai - jIvana, jIvana hai / usakA bahuta bar3A bhAga hiMsA evaM parigraha Adi para hI TikA huA hai / unakA sarvathA parihAra jIvana - vyavahAra meM nahIM ho sakatA / nIce kI bhUmikA vAle sAdhakoM kI to kyA bAta, sarvathA pUrNa avasthA kI bhUmikA para pahu~ce hue kevalajJAniyoM taka se bhI sarvathA parihAra nahIM hotA hai / tIrthaMkara vItarAga bhI nadI saMtaraNa Adi ke rUpa meM naukA Adi kA prayoga karate haiM / ataH hiMsA Adi sAvadya yoga kA sambandha bAhya pravRttiyoM se utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki mAnava kI Antarika vRtti se hai / pravRtti meM se nivArya evaM parihArya hiMsA Adi kA hI parihAra hotA hai, kintu jo anivArya evaM aparihArya hai, usakA koI kaise parityAga kara sakatA hai ? vaha to mukta hone se pUrva ke ayogI guNasthAna meM hI mukta hotI hai, pahale nahIM / ataH pravRtti kI apekSA jaina darzana vRtti para adhika dhyAna detA hai / vaha kahatA hai, pravRtti meM se to parihArya hiMsA Adi hI chaTa sakatI hai, ataH vahI bAhya pratyAkhyAna kI koTi meM A sakatI hai, paraMtu vaha pUrNataH parityakta nahIM ho sakatI / hA~, sAdhaka apanI vRtti meM se hiMsA Adi kA pUrNataH niSkAsana kara sakatA hai / dveSa evaM ghRNA ke AdhAra para hiMsA nahIM, apitu majabUrI evaM anicchA se anivAryataH hiMsA hotI hai, aura usa hiMsA kI hiMsA meM gaNanA nahIM hotI / anivArya apavAda rUpa meM nadI saMtaraNAdi kriyA bhI rAgAdi vaza nahIM hotI, ata: vaha hiMsA bhI mUlataH hiMsA nahIM hai / rogAdi vizeSa sthiti meM pratikAra svarUpa hone vAlI hiMsA bhI hiMsA nahIM hai / Avazyaka upakaraNa Adi bhI dharmasAdhanA hetu rakhe jAte haiM, lobhAdivaza nahIM, ataH ve bhI parigraha kI koTi meM nahIM Ate haiM / tattvArtha sUtra meM isIlie AcArya umAsvAti ne hiMsA aura parigraha sUtra meM kahA hai ki rAga-dveSAdi pramAda vRtti se kiyA jAnevAlA prANavyaropaNa hI hiMsA hai, kevala prANavyaropaNa nahIM cintana ke jharokhe se : 26 - - Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "pramattayogAta prANavyaparopaNaM hiMsA / " -tatvArtha sUtra, 7, 8 isI prakAra mUrchA-Asakti hI parigraha hai, kevala vastu nahIM-- "mUrchA prigrhH|" tattvArtha, 7, 12 nadIsaMtaraNa Adi apavAda kI sthiti to apane meM eka vizeSa mahattva rakhatI hai| apavAda - janya hiMsA ko saMyama kI sImA meM hI mAnA gayA hai| isake lie yatra-tatra Agama sAhitya meM 'nAikkammai' pATha AtA hai| jisakA artha hai-aisA karate hue bhikSu apane saMyama kA atikramaNa nahIM karatA hai, arthAt saMyama meM hI rahatA hai| piNDa niyukti meM bhI aisA hI ullekha hai| vahA~ to apavAdajanya hiMsA ko nirjarA kA hetu taka batAyA gayA hai| kahA hai - yatanA ke sAtha vicaraNa karate hue adhyAtma vizuddhi yoga se yukta bhikSu ko virAdhanA - hisA hone para bhI muktiphala - pradAtrI nirjarA hI hotI hai "jA jayamANassa bhave, virAhaNA suttavihisamaggassa / sA hoi nijjaraphalA, majjhatthavisohijuttassa // " -piNDaniyukti, 671 ..."yA bhaved virAdhanA apavAdapratyayA sA bhavati nirjarAphalA / ...'yatanayA'pavAdamAsevamAnasya yA virAdhanA sA siddhi phalA bhavatIti / / --piNDa niyukti TIkA ukta saba ullekhoM kA yahI niSkarSa hai ki sAdhanA meM sAdhaka kI antar-vRtti kA hI mahattva hai / yadi vaha zuddha hai, rAga-dvaSa se pare hai, to bhikSu vizeSa sthiti meM udAsIna - rukSa bhAva se jo apavAda mArga kA apavAda bhI mArga hai, kumArga nahIM-sevana karatA hai, to usase 'savyaM sAvajjaM jogaM paccakkhAmi' sarva sAvadya ke pratyAkhyAna kA bhaMga nahIM hotA hai| arthAt dIkSA ke samaya kI gaI hiMsA Adi ke sarvathA tyAga kI pratijJA kA apavAda Adi vizeSa sthiti meM bhaMga nahIM mAnA jaataa| yAvajjIvana : gahastha kI sAmAyika bhI vaise to sAmAnyataH jIvana-paryanta hotI hai| gahastha kA saMyama carittAcaritta rUpa hai, ataH usameM jitanA aMza cAritra kA hai, vaha sAmAyika rUpa hI hai, kintu vaha zramaNa-paramparA kI sAmAyika-sAdhanA : 27 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthUlata: hai, sUkSmata: nahIM, aMzataH hai, samagrataH nahIM / bAraha vrata meM sAmAyika kI vizeSa sAdhanA jo hotI hai, vaha eka muhUrtakAla kI hotI hai, jIvana paryanta nahIM / bhikSu kI sAmAyika dIkSA yAvajjIvana kI hotI hai, sAmAnyataH bhI, vizeSataH bhii| aura vaha sUkSmataH eva samagrataH hI hotI hai, sthUlataH tathA aMzataH nahIM / dIkSA kI mahA sAdhanA kA bhAra jIvana - paryanta vahana karanA, sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai / kucha samaya ke lie to guru se gurutara bhAra ko bhI uThAyA jA sakatA hai, kintu jIvanabhara use uThAye rakhanA, vastutaH Antarika vairAgya kI tIvratA kA hI pratiphala hai / tIna karaNa : tIna yoga : zramaNa kI sAmAyika dIkSA 'tivihaM tiviheNaM' hai / isakA artha hai-tIna karaNa aura tIna yoga / kRta, kArita, anumodita, ye tIna karaNa haiM, aura mana, vacana, kAya, ye tIna yoga haiM / inake nau vikalpa hote haiM, jinheM nava-koTi kahA jAtA hai / koTi arthAt prakAra / astu sarvasAvadya pratyAkhyAna ke ye nau bheda isa prakAra haiM / mana - 1. mana se karU~ nahIM / 2. mana se karAU~ nahIM / 3. mana se anumodU~ nahIM / vacana - 1. vacana se karU~ nahIM / 2. vacana se karAU~ nahIM / 3. vacana se anumodU~ nahIM / - 1. kAya se karU~ nahIM / - - kAya 2. kAya se karAU~ nahIM / 3. kAya se anumodU~ nahIM / yaha navakoTi atIta, anAgata, vartamAnakAla ke sambandha se saptaviMzati koTi rUpa bana jAtI hai| muni, hiMsAdi sAvadya karmoM kA tyAga tInoM kAla ke lie karatA hai / atIta ke tyAga kA artha hai - pUrvakRta pApa karmoM se pUrNatayA apanA sambandha samarthana haTA lenApUrvajIvana kA visarjana : punarjanma : dIkSA pATha kA antima zabda 'appANaM vosirAma' hai / isakA artha hai - AtmA kA tyAga | Atma - tyAga se abhiprAya hai - pUrva 28 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA visarjana / bhaviSya ke saMyamI jIvana ke lie pApa-karma se duSita pUrva - jIvana kA parityAga Avazyaka hai| pUrva saskAroM kA parimArjana hue binA navIna jIvana ke nirmANa kA koI artha nahIM hai| kitanA hI sundara raMga ho, gaMde vastra para kaise camaka sakatA hai ? purAnA sar3A - galA gandA jIvana tyAga kara svaccha evaM bhavya navIna jIvana ko apanAnA, sAdhaka kA punarjanma hai| aura, yaha vaha AdhyAtmika punarjanma hai, jise sAdhaka pUrva dUSita jIvana kI dRSTi se maraNa prApta kara, svayaM zuddha jIvana ke rUpa meM dubArA janma grahaNa karatA hai / prastuta sUtra ke TIkAkAra AcArya nami ne isI sandarbha meM kahA hai "AtmAnaM = atIta sAvadyayogakAriNam azlAdhyam "vyutsRjAmi / " sitambara 1973 AAJTAKARI sAmAyika samabhAva sAdhanA, yahI mukti kA patha anupama hai| roSa - toSa se mukta cetanA, mAtra yahI sarvottama zama hai / kona deza hai, kauna paMtha hai, prazna sabhI ye anapekSita hai| sAmAyika kI siddhi hetu to, sahaja samatvam hI samucita hai| zramaNa-paramparA kI sAmAyika-sAdhanA : 26 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaNa zabda kA nirvacana bhArata kI prAcIna saMskRti cira atIta se brAhmaNa aura zramaNa nAmaka do dhArAoM meM bahatI A rahI hai / bhArata ke susamRddha bhautika va sAmAjika jIvana kA pratinidhitva brAhmaNa - dhArA karatI hai, aura usake Antarika AdhyAtmika jIvana kA pratinidhitva zramaNa-dhArA / brAhmaNa bAhara meM samAja pariSkartA hai, to zramaNa andara meM AtmA kA saMskartA hai / yaha vibhAga aikAntika nahIM hai, kevala mukhya aura gauNa kA hI prazna hai / vaise donoM ne donoM hI prakAra ke jIvana ko yathAprasaMga nikhArA hai, saMvArA hai / - zramaNa kA mUla prAkRta rUpa samaNa hai / prAcIna jaina- vAGmaya meM 'samaNa' kA sahasrAdhika bAra prayoga huA hai / samaNa ke saMskRta rUpAntara tIna hote haiM-- zramaNa, samana aura zamana / 'samaNa-saMskRti' kA vAstavika mUla svarUpa inhIM tIna saMskRta rUpoM para se abhivyakta ho jAtA hai / 1. 'zramaNa' zabda 'zramu' dhAtu para se niSpanna hotA hai / isakA artha hai 'zrama' karanA / zramaNa saMskRti kA prathama vicAra sUtra haivyakti kA vikAsa yA hrAsa vyakti ke svayaM ke hAthoM meM hai / koI dUsarA use vikasita yA avikasita nahIM kara sktaa| dUsarA koI nimitta bhale hI ho jAe, para kartA vaha svayaM hI hotA hai / sukhadu:kha, utthAna-patana sabhI ke lie vaha svayaM uttaradAyI hai / ataH sAdhanA ke kSetra meM zramaNa kA artha hai, jo svayaM ke apane zrama se, puruSArtha se, sAdhanA se bhava-bandhanoM ko tor3a rahA hai, apane ko mukta kara rahA hai / apanI mukti ke lie, sva-svarUpopalabdhi ke lie zramaNa apane sivA anya kisI se koI bhI apekSA nahIM rakhatA hai / usakA eka mAtra Adarza hai - 'apanA zrama, apanI zrI / ' jIvana ke cintana ke jharokhe se : 30 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvAMgINa uccatama abhyudaya evaM niHzreyasa ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA nirmala zrama hI sAdhaka ko kabhI na bujhane vAlA amara prakAza pradAna karatA hai| zramaNa apane ArAdhya vItarAga bhagavAn kI upAsana karatA hai, sad-guru ko bhii| para yaha upAsanA bhikSA-vRtti kI nahIM hai ki kisI se kucha lenA hai| yaha upAsanA mAtra sva-svarUpa kI pahacAna ke lie hai / jaisA zuddha svarUpa una mahanIya bhagavat svarUpa AtmAoM kA hai, vaisA hI mUlataH merA bhI hai| maiM AvaraNoM se mukta ho jAU~, to maiM bhI vaisA hI huuN| jitane bhI, aura jo bhI AvaraNa haiM, ve saba vibhAva haiM, svabhAva nhiiN| eka samaya jo sUrya saghana kAle bAdaloM se ghirA hai, aura dUsare samaya meM vahI sUrya ina bAdaloM se mukta hai| basa, itanA hI to antara hai- bhakta aura bhagavAn meM, sAdhaka aura siddha meM / zramaNa, sAdhaka hai, vaha siddhatva ke lie zrama kara rahA hai| apane hAtha, jagannAtha / 2. samaNa kA dUsarA saMskRta rUpa hai-samana / samana kA artha hai-samabhAvI / 'samaNa' samana isalie hai ki vaha sabako Atmavata samajhatA hai, sabake prati samabhAva rakhatA hai| dUsaroM ke prati kiye jAne vAle vyavahAra ko kasauTo svayaM ko AtmA hai| jo bAta. jo sthiti, jo kriyA apane ko burI lagatI hai, vaha dUsaroM ke lie bhI burI hai _ 'Atmana: pratikUlAni, pareSAM na samAcaret / ' yahI zramaNa ke samagra vyavahAroM kA AdhAra stambha hai| samaNa dharma kA yahI mUla tattva hai ki na kisI ke prati dvaSa karo, na ghnnaa| hama sabake haiM, saba apane haiN| eka hI dRSTi hai, aura vaha hai-samatva kii| bheda-bhAva jaisA kucha hai hI nahIM, samaNa ke antarmana meN| kahA hai Aja kI bhASA meM bhI aisA hI kucha kisI ne "kisa ko dekheM kisa taraha hama, kisa ko dekheM kisa taraha ! eka Alama hai najara meM, eka duniyA dila meM hai !!" 3. samaNa kA tIsarA saMskRta rUpa 'zamana' bhI hotA hai / apanI vRttiyoM ko, citta ke udvegoM ko zAnta rakhanA hI zamana hai / samaNa zabda kA nirvacana ! Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava kA jIvana U~cA yA nIcA, acchA aura burA, apanI cittavattiyoM ke anusAra hI hotA hai| akuzala vRttiyoM se AtmA kA patana hotA hai, aura kuzala vRttiyoM se utthAna / akuzala arthAt durvRttiyoM ko upazAnta karanA aura kuzala vRttiyoM kA vikAsa karanA hI samaNa-sAdhanA kA parama uddezya hai| isa prakAra zrama, sama aura zama-ina tIna tattvoM para hI vyakti tathA samAja kA abhyudaya evaM niHzreyasa Azrita hai| basa, itane-se meM samaNa saMskRti kA samagra niSkarSa samAhita ho jAtA hai / zAstrIya dRSTi se tInoM hI bhAva-'samaNa' zabda se grAhya haiM, parantu 'zramaNa' zabda adhika pracalita hai| aura, usameM sAdhanA kA svataH sphUrta 'zrama' artha spaSTataH parilakSita hotA hai| anuyoga dvAra sUtra ke upakramAdhikAra meM bhAva sAmAyika kA nirUpaNa karate hue 'samaNa' zabda ke nirvacana para bhI kAphI acchA prakAza DAlA gayA hai / isa prasaMga kI gAthAe~ bar3I bhAvapUrNa haiM - "jaha mama na piyaM dukkhaM, jANiya emeva savvajIvANaM / na haNai na haNAvei, samamaNai teNa so samaNo / " -'jisa prakAra duHkha mujhe acchA nahIM lagatA hai, usI prakAra saMsAra ke anya saba jIvoM ko bhI acchA nahIM lagatA hai / yaha samajha kara jo na svayaM hiMsA karatA hai, na dUsaroM se karavAtA hai, na kisI hiMsA karane vAle kA anumodana karatA hai, sarvatra sama rahatA hai, vaha 'samaNa' hai| mUla sUtra pATha meM 'samamaNai' zabda AtA hai, usakI vyAkhyA karate hue maladhAra-gacchIya AcArya hemacandra likhate haiM "samamaNati sarvajIvesu tutyaM vartate yatastenAsI samaNa iti / " 'aN' dhAtu vartana artha meM hai, aura pUrva kA 'sama' upasarga tulyArthaka hai| ataH jo sAdhaka saba jIvoM ke prati sama vartana arthAt samadarzana evaM sama samAcaraNa karatA hai, vaha samaNa hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM bhI yahI kahA hai 'samayAe samaNo hoi'-samatA se hI samaNa hotA hai| 32 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " Natthi ya se koi doso, eeNa pio ya savvesu jIvesu 1 samaNo, hoi eso anno vi pajjAo || " -jo kisI se dveSa nahIM karatA, jisako sabhI jIva samAna bhAva se priya haiM, vaha samaNa hai / yaha samaNa kA dUsarA paryAya hai / TIkAkAra AcArya zrI hemacandra ukta gAthA ke 'samaNa' zabda kA nirvacana 'samamana' karate haiM, jisakA saba jIvoM ke prati sama arthAt samAna mana arthAt hRdaya ho, vaha 'samamana' kahalAtA hai / nirukta vidhi ke anusAra 'samamana' ke eka makAra kA lopa hokara 'samana' ho gayA hai sarveSvapi jIveSu samamanastvAt, anena bhavati samaM mano'syeti niruktavidhinA 'samanA' ityeSo'nyo'pi paryAyaH / ' "to samaNo jai sumaNo, bhAveNa jai na hoi pAbamaNo / sayaNe ya jaNe ya samo, samo ya mANAva mANesu // " - samaNa sumanA hotA hai, vaha kabhI bhI pApa manA nahIM hotA / arthAt jisakA mana sadaiva prasanna, svaccha, nirmala rahatA hai, kabhI bhI kaluSita nahIM hotA, jo sva-jana evaM para-jana meM, tathA mAnaapamAna meM sarvatra sama rahatA hai, santulita rahatA hai, vaha samaNa hai / sUtrakRtAMga sUtra ke prathama zrutaskandhAntargata 16 veM adhyayana meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhu ke mAhaNa, samaNa, bhikkhu aura niggaMThaisa prakAra cAra suprasiddha nAmoM kA varNana kiyA haiM / prastuta meM mAtra 'samaNa' zabda ke nirvacana kA hI prasaMga hai, ataH inameM se kevala 'samaNa' zabda kA nirvacana hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pravacanAnusAra spaSTa kiyA jA rahA hai / - "jo sarvatra anizrita hai- Asakti nahIM rakhatA hai, kisI prakAra kI sAMsArika bhogopabhoga Adi kI kAmanA nahIM karatA hai, kisI bhI prakAra kA parigraha nahIM rakhatA hai, kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA nahIM karatA hai, jhUTha nahIM bolatA hai, kAma-vAsanA ke vikAra samaNa zabda kA nirvAcana | 33 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se bhI rahita hai, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga, dvaSa tathA prANAtipAta Adi jitane bhI karmAdAna aura AtmA ke patana ke hetu haiM, una sabase nivRta rahatA hai, isI prakAra jo indriyoM kA vijetA hai, zuddha saMyamI hai, zarIra ke moha - mamatva se rahita hai, vaha samaNa kahalAtA hai "ettha vi samaNe aNissae, aniyANe, AdANaM ca, ativAyaM ca, musAvAyaM ca, bahiddha ca, kohaM ca, mANaM ca, mAyaM ca, lohaM ca, pijjaM ca, dosaM ca icceva jao jo AdANaM apaNo padosahe. tao to AAdaNAto puvvaM paDivirate pANAivAyA siyA daMte davie vosaTakAe 'samaNe' tti vucce|" -sUtrakRtAMga 1, 16, 2 karuNAmUrti tathAgata buddha ne bhI dhammapada ke ghammaTravagga meM 'samaNa' zabda ke nirvacana para kucha aisA hI prakAza DAlA hai "na muNDakena samaNo, avvato alikaM bhaNo / icchAlobhasamApanno, samaNo kiM bhavissati" // 6 // -jo vratahIna hai, jo mithyAbhASI hai, vaha maNDita hone mAtra se zramaNa nahIM ho jAtA / icchA-lobha se bharA manuSya kyA zramaNa banegA? "yo ca sameti pApAni, aNu thUlAni svvso| samitattA hi pApAnaM, 'samaNo' tti pavuccati" // 10 // -jo saba choTe-bar3e pApoM kA zamana karatA hai, use pApoM kA zamanakartA hone ke kAraNa se zramaNa kahate haiM / bhArata kI AdhyAtmika-saMskRti kI sAdhanA kA samagra sAra, isa prakAra zrama, sama aura zama kI bhAvanA ko apane meM lie hue akele 'samaNa' zabda meM antanihita hai| yadi hama idhara-udhara anyatra kahIM na jAkara mAtra eka 'samaNa' zabda se dhvanita hone vAle zrama, sama evaM zama-bhAva ko hI apane vicAra evaM AcAra meM utAra leM, to vyakti kA kalyANa to hogA hI, vyaktizaH vizva kA kalyANa bhI ho jaaegaa| eka - eka bUnda milakara sAgara banatA hai, aura eka-eka vyakti milakara samAja tathA vizva banatA hai| ataH ekaeka vyakti ke kalyANakArI nirmANa se vizva-maMgala kA nirmANa ho sakatA hai| 34 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaNa dharma kI sAdhanA kA yaha artha nahIM ki sabhI ko bhikSu ho jAnA hai / sabhI kA tathArUpa bhikSu honA asambhava hai / gRhastha bhI maryAdita rUpa meM apanI jAgRta zakti ke anusAra jitanA bhI aMza samaNa bhAvanA kA apane jIvana meM avatarita evaM vikasita karatA hai, vaha bhI samaNa dharma kI hI sAdhanA hai / dharma do nahIM, eka hI hai / bAhara meM dharma ke bhale hI nAnA rUpa hoM, kintu andara meM to dharma kA dhruva ekatva hI rahatA hai| AMzika sAdhanA ke kAraNa hI bAhara meM dharma meM nAnAtva parilakSita hotA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhagavatI 20 za0, u0 8 meM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka (gRhastha puruSa) aura zrAvikA (gRhastha nArI) sabako milAkara 'samaNa-saMgha' kahA hai "titthaM puNa cauvvaNNe samaNa saMghe, taMjahA - samaNA, samaNIo, sAvayA, sAviyAo / " sitambara 1973 * samaNa zabda kA nirvAcana : - zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sammati-tIrtha meM zramaNa, zramaNI zrAvaka aura zrAvikA - cAroM mokSa - mArga ke sAdhaka haiM, cAroM kA samanvita rUpa hI tIrtha hai / jinazAsana meM jAti, paMtha varNa, strI-puruSa Adi bAhya bhedoM kA koI mahattva nahIM hai, mahattva hai - Atma- guNoM kA, antar-jyoti kA / isalie adhyAtma sAdhanA ke kSetra meM zramaNI kA bhI vahI mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai, jo zramaNa ko prApta hai aura zrAvikA kI sAdhanA bhI usI stara para hai, jisa stara para zrAvaka kI sAdhanA hai / ataH laiMgika AdhAra para kisI eka ko zreSTha aura dUsare ko nimna mAnanA nitAnta galata hai / adhyAtma-sAdhanA ke uccatama zikhara kA saMsparza kara zramaNI arthAt sAdhvI bhI rAga-dveSa se mukta hokara siddhatva ko pA letI hai / * 35 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puNya aura dharma kI gutthI jIvana ke do bhAga : __ hama apane jIvana ke mukhyatayA do bhAga dekhate haiN| eka bhAga bhotika hai, aura dUsarA hai AdhyAtmika / bhautika meM kyA hai ? yaha zarIra hai, indriyA~ haiM, mana hai / yaha jo hamAre antar meM krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, Adi vikRtiyA~ tathA kAma Adi azubha-vRttiyA~ evaM sevA - sadbhAvanA, paropakAra Adi jo zubha vRttiyA~ haiM, ye saba bhI mUlataH hamAre jIvana kI zubha-azubha bhautika pariNatiyA~ haiM / aura jo svarga - naraka, sukha - duHkha Adi jitane bhI ye bAhara ke rUpa haiM, ve bhI saba-ke-saba bhautika - kSetra ke antargata A jAte haiM / hamAre jIvana kA dUsarA bhAga AdhyAtmika hai| usameM kyA AtA hai ? usameM AtmA aura AtmA kA svarUpa A jAtA hai| jaba AtmA kA sva-svarUpa AtA hai, to usameM kSamA, dayA, vinaya, santoSa, zraddhA, satya, zIla, ahiMsA, brahmacarya Adi saba-ke-saba guNa adhyAtma kSetra ke dAyare meM A jAte haiM / ye donoM bhAga kahA~ se Ae ? yahA~ darzana-zAstra kA eka mahattvapUrNa prazna khar3A hotA hai, ki yaha jo bhautika - bhAga hai, vaha kahA~ se AyA? aura, jo AdhyAtmika bhAga hai, vaha kahA~ se AyA ? jIvana-kSetra meM inakI utpatti ke kAraNa paraspara sarvathA bhinna do haiM yA eka hai ? Akhira binA kAraNa ke to koI kArya hotA hI nhiiN| koI-na-koI kAraNa to avazya honA caahie| bhautika bhAga ke antargata ye prazna uThate haiM, ki yaha hamArA zarIra kahA~ se AyA ? ye indriyA~, yaha mana, ye saba-ke-saba kahA~ se A kara khar3e ho gae aura hamase cipaTa gae ? 36 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI prakAra jIvana ke sukha-duHkha, naraka-svarga, ye saba kahA~ se A kara janma le lete haiM ? isI taraha garIbI-amIrI, apamAna-sammAna, surUpatA-kurUpatA, yaza-apayaza Adi saba - ke - saba vikalpa kahA~ se A kara hameM ghera lete haiM ? agara Apa ThIka taura se soceM aura gaharAI se vicAreM, to ye saba bhautika rUpa aura kucha nahIM haiM, ye saba hamArI AtmA ke zubhAzubha vikalpoM meM se hI janme haiN| hamArI antarAtmA ke eka vikalpa se svarga khar3A ho jAtA hai, to dUsare vikalpa se naraka upasthita ho jAtA hai / AtmA meM se hI ye sukha - duHkha Adi sAre bhautika rUpa janma lete haiM / ye kahIM bAhara se nahIM Ate / zubha-azubha vikalpoM kA janmadAtA-antarAtmA : vastutaH AtmA ko do dRSTiyA~ haiM-eka dRSTi bahirmukhI hotI hai, eka hotI hai antrmukhii| jo bAhya-daSTi hai-bAhara ke AdhAra haiM-vahA~ yA to pApa kI dRSTi hogI, yA hogI puNya kI dRSTi / isake sivA koI tIsarI daSTi bAhara kI nahIM hai| hiMsA, ghRNA, vaira, krodha, vikAra, vAsanAe~, ye saba pApa ke vikalpa haiN| yaza, pratiSThA, aizvarya, svarga, sammAna, svastha zarIra, subuddhi Adi jitane bhI vikalpa haiM, ye saba puNya ke vikalpa haiN| vizva kA pratyeka prANI amuka aMza meM pApa ke vikalpa le kara AtA hai, aura amuka aMza meM puNya ke / hiMsA, ghRNA, dvaSa Adi jaba prANI ke antar meM phUTa par3ate haiM, to antarAtmA pApa kI bhAvanA se lipta hotA hai, jisakA pratiphala vaise hI kurUpa zarIra, roga, apayaza tathA naraka Adi ke rUpa meM pratibimbita hotA hai / pApa kI bhAvanA evaM pApa kI kriyA se uparyukta duHkharUpa sthitiyAM prApta hotI haiN| isI prakAra mAna-apamAna, yaza-apayaza, Adara-anAdara bhAva Adi bhI hamArI citta-vRttiyoM ke hI bhautika aMza haiN| inameM se jo kharAba aMza haiM, ve saba pApa ke aMza haiM aura jo acche aMza haiM, ve saba puNya ke bhAga haiN| ye saba cIjeM hamArI zubhAzubhavRttiyA~AsurI aura devI, kAma kara rahI haiN| pApa aura puNya kI pahicAna : pApa kI pahacAna to bahuta hI AsAnI se ho jAtI hai / hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, beImAnI,kAma-vAsanA, kisI ko pIr3A denA,kisI ko puNya aura dharma kI gutthI / 37 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nukasAna pahu~cAnA Adi saba bAteM Amataura para pApa - vRtti ke rUpa meM svIkAra kI jAtI haiN| isalie pApa ko pahacAnane meM utanI dikkata nahIM hai, jitanI puNya ko pahacAnane meM hotI hai| jinhoMne tattva-darzana ke mUla ko pakar3ane kI koziza nahIM kI, ve puNya aura dharma meM koI antara nahIM maante| unase Apa pUchege, ki puNya aura dharma meM kyA annara hai ? to ve yahI kaheMge, ki isameM koI antara nahIM hai| donoM eka hI cIja haiM / lekina, gaharAI se vicAra kareM, to ye donoM do bhinna sthitiyA~ haiM / dharma AtmA kI zuddha mUla sthiti hai aura puNya AtmA kI bAhya vikRta sthiti hai / isa prakAra dharma AtmA kA svarUpa huA, isalie vaha AdhyAtmika tattva huA, yAnI vaha AtmA kA zuddha sva-rUpa huaa| agara, puNya aura dharma ko eka mAnate haiM, to usakA matalaba yaha hotA hai ki zuddha meM se vaikArikaazuddha tattva paidA huaa| AtmA meM jo niSkAma-bhAva, vItarAgabhAva jAgRta hotA hai, vahI zuddhatA hai, vahI dharma - tattva hai / aura koI sthiti nahIM hotI hai, dharma kii| jaba dharma aura puNya donoM ko eka mAna liyA jAegA, to usakA artha hogA-dharma hI saba-kucha karatA hai| vaha Atma - jAgRti bhI karatA hai aura vahI hamArI bhautikajAgati kA kArya bhI, tathA bhautika - jAgati ke anurUpa svarga Adi kA nirmANa bhI vahI karatA hai| donoM ko eka mAnane para yaha artha hogA ki mukti bhI dharma se prApta hotI hai aura svarga bhI dharma se prApta hotA hai| Akhira svarga to saMsAra hI hai| zAstroM meM svarga kA jo varNana milatA hai, vaha ThIka mAnava-loka jaisA hI hai| martya-loka ke samAna vahA~ bhI dhana, sampatti, aizvarya Adi haiM aura ve hI U~ca-nIca tathA mAna - apamAna Adi vyavahAra haiM / vahA~ bhI kucha gulAma haiM, jo dUsaroM kI sevA meM saMlagna haiM aura kucha una para zAsana kara rahe haiN| cAhe Apa vaidika dharma - zAstroM ko par3ha leM, cAhe jaina purANoM yA AgamoM ko par3ha leM, sabameM svarga kA lagabhaga milatA-julatA varNana milegaa| AdhyAtmika rUpa se svarga kA varNana kahIM nahIM miltaa| dharma aura puNya ke svarUpa meM antara : prazna yaha hotA hai-aise bhautika dRSTi vAle svarga kI prApti dharma jaisI AdhyAtmika dRSTi se kaise hogI ? jaba Apa yaha kahate cinAna ke jharokhe se : Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM ki dharma AtmA ko bandhana se mukta karatA hai / vaha kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, rAga, dveSa Adi vikAroM se hameM mukti dilAtA hai / yAnI vaha ApakI AtmA para lage hue karma ke maila ko sApha karake ApakI AtmA kA zuddha rUpa jAgRta karatA hai / to kyA vahI dharma AtmA ko karma - bandhana meM bAMdhegA ? use azuddha banAne yA karmabandhana ke phala svarUpa prApta hone vAle svarga ko dilAne kA kAma bhI karegA ? yAnI jo dhama eka tarapha mukti kA kAma karatA hai, Apako bandhanamukta karatA hai, Apake svarUpa ko vikRta karane vAle rAga-dveSa, kAma-krodha, vikAra vAsanAoM, kAmanAoM Adi se Apako mukta, niSkAma aura vItarAgI banAtA hai, dUsarI tarapha vahI dharma Apako svarga bhI de, dhana bhI de, sundara zarIra, sundara rUpa, sundara patnI yA pati, zArIrika sukha, acche mitra aura aizvarya bhI de, Apa jidhara bhI jAe~, Apako jaya jayakAra bhI dilAe ! ye donoM virodhI cIjeM eka sAtha kaise ho sakatI haiM ? Apako mukta bhI banAe aura dUsarI ora vaha Apako DAle / kyoMki eka hI kAraNa se do virodhI kArya kaise ho sakate haiM ? yadi vaha bandhana kA kAraNa hai, to bandhana hI honA cAhie aura agara vaha mukti kA karaNa hai, to mukti hI honI cAhie / aisA kaise hogA ki dharma Apako bandhana meM bhI DAla de aura mukti bhI de / Apako isa para gambhIratA se vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai / Apa kaheM ki sUrya prakAza bhI detA hai aura andhakAra bhI, to yaha kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ? sUrya to prakAza hI degA, andhakAra dene kA prazna hI nahIM hai, vaha to sadA prakAzamAna rahatA hai / Apa kaheM ki Aga garmI de rahI haiM aura ThaMDaka bhI pahu~cA rahI hai, to ye donoM virodhI kArya agni kaise kara degI ? isI prakAra dharma ke bhAva meM eka prakAra se sarvathA zuddha Atma tattva kA prakAza hai, usa se bhautika vAsanA kA andhakAra kahA~ se paidA hogA ? kyoMki eka hI kAraNa se do paraspara virodhI kArya kabhI bhI paidA nahIM hote / dharma kA phala svargAdi yA mukti ? - - - abhiprAya yaha hai ki jaba taka Apa jaina darzana ke mUla ko nahIM pakar3eMge, taba taka Apako tattva jJAna kA sparza nahIM hogA / eka pupya aura dharma kI gutthI : 36 eka ora vaha bandhana meM bhI Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udAharaNa dekara ise spaSTa kara duuN| eka gRhastha hai, usane gRhasthadharma meM bahmacarya kA pAlana karanA zurU kiyaa| bAda meM vaha sAdhu bana gayA aura akhaMDa brahmacArya kA pAlana karane lgaa| yaha dharma haa| zAstroM ke varNana ke anusAra vaha sAdhu mara kara svarga -devaloka meM gyaa| vahA~ use hajAroM - lAkhoM apsarAe~, devAMganAeM miliiN| maiM pUchatA hU~ Apase, brahmacarya - dharma ke pAlana ke kAraNa usa sAdhu ko yaha saMsAra - vardhaka abrahmacarya - mUlaka phala kaise milA ? brahmacarya kA matalaba hai-zarIra saundarya kI Asakti, mana ko kAmukatA, vAsanA aura indriya vikAroM kA tyAga kara ke parabrahma - paramAtma-bhAva meM ramaNa karanA, zuddha Atma-svarUpa meM lIna honA / isa dRSTi se brahmacarya zuddha Atma - pariNAma hai, usameM icchA, vAsanA yA kAmanA kucha bhI nahIM hai, zuddha niSkAma-bhAva - AtmabhAva hai eka alaukika prakAra kaa| aisI sthiti meM tathAkathita zAstra, purANa yA ApakI pracalita mAnyatA ke anusAra ukta sAdhu ko brahmacaryadharma ke pAlana ke kAraNa devaloka milA, jahA~ use hajAroM apsarAe~ milIM, aisA kahanA merI dRSTi meM dharma kA divAliyApana hai / yAnI niSkAma-bhAvanA ke pratIka, zuddha Atma-bhAva ke dyotaka brahmacarya se ye svarga kI kAmanAe~, vAsanAeM, icchAe~ kaise phUTa par3I ? pratyuta brahmacarya se to ina vAsanAoM-kAmanAoM se mukta hone ke lie dharma kI upAsanA kaise kI jAegI? kyoMki Apa sAdhaka dharma se saMsAra kI vAsanAoM se mukti kA kAma karanA cAheM, parantu vaha pha~sAe Apa ko bandhana aura vAsanAoM ke jAla meM, to bhalA dharma-sAdhanA koI kyoM karegA? yaha kaisI dharma-sAdhanA huI ki Apane yahA~ eka patnI chor3I, to vahA~ agale janma meM hajAroM patniyA~ mila gaI ! aise dharma kA AcaraNa koI kyoM karegA? vicAra kIjie, sAdhu ne pUrNa rUpa se parigraha kA tyAga kiyA, lekina dUsarI tarapha Apa kahate haiM, usa sAdhu ko agale janmoM meM cakravartI yA rAjA kA pada milegA yA use indrAsana para biThAyA jAegA aura itanA vaibhava, aizvarya, khajAnA yA sonA milegA, itane ratna aura mahala mileNge| yadi aisA hai, to maiM kahU~gA - dharma aparigraha-vRtti meM hai| isI aparigraha-vRtti ke rUpa meM saMsAra ke vaibhava, cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aizvayaM aura dhana kI kAmanA kA tyAga kiyA, to phira bAda meM dhana kI kAmanA kahA~ se paidA hogI? aura zarIra kI vAsanAoM kA tyAga kiyA, to bAda meM zarIra kI vAsanAe~ kahA~ se janma le leMgI? yaha to ulaTI gaMgA baha rahI hai ki sAdhanA kI vinaya ke lie, aura paidA hone lage abhimAna; sAdhanA kI saMtoSa ke lie, aura paidA hone lage lobha / dharma meM se agara ye cIjeM janma letI haiM, to phira dharma kiyA hI kyoM ? yaha to vaisI hI bAta huI, ki cale the himAlaya kI yAtrA karane aura pahuMca gae samudra ke taTa pr| yAnI hama cale the, sAMsArika vAsanAoM se mukti ke lie, vItarAgatA, tyAga aura vairAgya ke lie, lekina pahu~ca gae saMsAra kI vAsanAoM ke kendra meM, saMsAra ke dhana, sampatti aura aizvarya ke ambAra meM / saMsAra ke bhogoM ke cakkara meM aura bhI adhika phaMsa ge| magara dharma kA yaha jo rUpa hai, vaha yathArtha nahIM hai| dharmAcaraNa ke prayojana para zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne tathA hamAre prAcIna AcAryoM ne bahuta hI uttama vicAra prastuta kie haiN| dharma se devaloka pAne kA samAdhAna : AcArya gaNadhara sUdharmA ne kahA hai ki tugiyA nagarI meM eka bAra kucha zrAvakoM meM eka tattva - carcA chir3a gaI, ki sAdhu aura zrAvaka mara kara devaloka meM kyoM jAte haiM ? isa para bahasa cala paDI ki sAdhu aura zrAvaka donoM cale to the mukti ke lie aura pahaMca gae devaloka meM, aisA kyoM hotA hai ? isa carcA meM ve kAphI ulajha ge| usa samaya bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke kucha sAdhU usa nagarI meM Ae hue the, zrAvakoM ne unake sAmane yaha prazna rakhA, to unameM se kucha ne samAdhAna karate hue kahA ki-"pUrva janma ke jo karma bhogane bAkI raha jAte haiM, unheM bhogane ke lie unheM mara kara devaloka meM jAnA par3atA hai| nahIM to, devaloka meM jAne kA koI matalaba nahIM hai, sAdhaka ke lie|" bAta to ThIka hai ki pahale janma ke bace hue karmoM ko bhogane ke lie sAdhaka ko svarga kI yAtrA karanI par3atI hai| magara, eka bAta jarUra hai ki devaloka kI jo Ayu hai, vaha janma - janmAntara kI baMdhI huI nahIM hotI hai| pahale janma kI baMdhI huI Ayu to isa janma meM bhoga lii| bAkI ke dUsare puNya aura dharma kI gutthI : Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAta karma to janma-janmAntara ke ikaTThe ho sakate haiM, lekina Ayukarma janma - janmAntara se bAMdha kara nahIM rakhA jAtA / yaha eka siddhAnta-siddha bAta hai / Ayukarma aise nahIM hote ki unheM hama eka ke bAda eka janma meM bhogate cale jaaeN| isalie yaha jo samAdhAna kiyA gayA thA, ki sAtAvedanIya Adi jo karma zeSa raha gae, unheM bhogane ke lie hI sAdhaka devaloka meM jAte haiM, yaha bAta saiddhAntika daSTi se pUrNa rUpa se ghaTita nahIM hotI, kyoMki Ayukarma pahale kA koI hai nahIM, jisako bhogane ke lie svarga meM jAyA jaae| isI prazna ko samAdhAna ke lie jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAmane rakhA gayA, to unhoMne yoM samAdhAna kiyA ki sAdhaka calatA to mukti ke lie hI hai, usakA lakSya to mukti hI hai, lekina vaha Atma-bhAva meM satata raha nahIM sktaa| isalie jitane aMza meM vaha Atma-bhAva meM nahIM rahatA, utane aMzoM meM rAgabhAva ke kAraNa use svarga milatA hai| Atma - bhAva meM lIna rahanA kyA hai ? isakA samAdhAna bhI unhoMne kara diyA ki kisI bhI prakAra kI kAmanA, vAsanA yA bAhara ke bhautika jagat kI kisI cIja ke cakkara meM usakA mana na pdd'e| isa prakAra kI niSkAma-vRtti hI mukti kA hetu hai| jaba taka sAdhaka Atma-bhAva meM lIna rahatA hai, taba taka samajho ki vaha mukti kI ora cala rahA hai, nirantara apane Apako bandhana se mukta karatA calA jA rahA hai| lekina, jaba sAdhaka Atma-bhAva meM nahIM rahatA, kisI-na-kisI prakAra kI kAmanA, sAMsArika vRtti yA koI-na-koI rAga usake andara paidA ho jAtA hai, to vaha rAga, cUMki saMyamI sAdhu ke jIvana meM aprazasta (azubha) nahIM hotA, prazasta hotA hai; jo use svarga meM le jAtA hai| unhoMne spaSTa kara diyA ki mukti ke hetu alaga haiM aura svarga-saMsAra ke hetu alaga haiN| isa samAdhAna se dharma aura puNya kA antara spaSTa samajha lenA caahie| AtmA ke nija guNoM ke kAraNa bandhana kyoM ? isI bAta kA anya AcAryoM ne bahata hI sundara DhaMga se varNana kiyA hai| samayaka-darzana, samyaka jJAna aura samyaka- cAritra-ye tInoM AtmA ke nija guNa haiN| lekina, yaha kahA jAtA hai ki jise samyagdarzana prApta ho jAegA, vaha amuka devaloka meM, samyagjJAna cintana ke jharokhe se! Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prApta ho jAne para amukaM devaloka meM tathA samyakcArita kA pAlana karane para amuka devaloka meM jAegA / siddhAnta kI dRSTi se yaha bAta galata hai / samyagdarzana Adi ratnatraya jo AtmA ke nija guNa haiM, ve amuka-amuka bandhanoM se mukta hone para prApta hue haiN| mithyAtva kA bandhana, jo AtmA para par3A thA, use tor3a kara samyagdarzana prApta huA / mithyA jJAna ke bandhana ko tor3akara samyagjJAna milA / isI prakAra moha kA jo bandhana AtmA para par3A huA thA, use tor3A to cAritra prApta huA / krodha se kSamA meM A gae; abhimAna se namratA meM A gae; lobha se santoSa meM Ae; hiMsA se ahiMsA meM A gae, sAMsArika mUrcchA - Asakti se anAsakti meM A gae yaha saba cAritra hai, jo bandhanoM se mukta hone para prApta hotA hai / agara samyagdarzana Adi sAdhaka ko dubArA bandhanoM meM DAla deM, svarga ke amuka bandhanoM meM DAlate phireM, sAdhaka ke andara rAga-bhAva paidA kara deM, to isakA artha yaha huA ki vItarAgatA ne rAga paidA kiyA, niSkAmatA ne sakAma-vRtti paidA kara dii| isI dRSTi se AcArya amRtacandra ne kahA hai "yenAMzena hi jJAnaM tenAMzenAsya bandhanaM nAsti / " arthAt- 'jitane aMza meM jisa AtmA ke andara jJAna kI jyoti jala rahI hai, utane aMza meM usa AtmA meM bandhana nahIM haiM, lekina jitane aMza meM jJAna ke sAtha rAga-bhAva cala rahA hai, utane aMza meM usa AtmA meM bandhana haiM / ' yahI bAta samyak - darzana ke lie kahIM gaI, ki jitane aMza meM AtmA meM samyak - darzana hai, zuddha AtmasvarUpa kA bhAva hai, Atmajyoti pradIpta hai, vahA~ taka AtmA meM koI bandhana nahIM hai, lekina samyaka - darzana ke sAtha-sAtha jitane aMzoM meM AtmA meM rAga haiM, vaha rAga hI AtmA ke bandhana kA hetu banatA hai| isI prakAra cAritra ke sambandha meM unhoMne apanA dRSTikoNa prastuta kiyA hai 1 "yenAMzena caritraM tenAMzenAsya bandhanaM nAsti / " jitane jitane aMza meM AtmA meM anAsaktibhAva hai, niSkAmatA hai, utane puNya aura dharma kI gutthI : - cAritra- vItarAgabhAva hai, utane aMza meM bandhana nahIM 43 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, magara jitane aMza meM rAga kA aMza bAkI rahA hai, rAga sApha nahIM ho pAyA hai, utane aMzoM meM vaha rAga kA aMza hI AtmA ke lie bandhana kA hetu banatA hai| vaha rAgAMza sAdhaka ko cAhe indra banA de, cakravartI banA de athavA bhale hI kisI anya ucca pada para biThA .de, lekina vaha hai to bandhana hii| isa viSaya meM gaharAI se carcA karane se pahale maiM Apase eka bAta aura kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki Amataura para sambhava hai, bahuta se sAdhaka kucha viziSTa granthoM ko par3ha nahIM pAte haiM, lekina kama-se-kama kucha carcAeM to sunate hI rahate haiM / sambhava hai, yahA~ para baiThe hue tattvacarcA meM ruci rakhane vAle yA kucha granthoM kA abhyAsa aura manana karane vAle devagati prApta hone ke kAraNoM ko to jAnate hI hoMge ? na jAnate hoM to tattvArthasUtra kA vaha sUtra meM hI prastuta kara detA hU~ 'sarAgasaMyama - saMyamAsaMyamA'kAmanirjarA - bAlatapAMsi devasya' arthAta-devagati prApta hone ke cAra kAraNa haiM-1. sarAgasaMyama, 2. saMyamA'saMyama, 3. akAmanirjarA aura 4. baaltp| isa sUtra ke anusAra devagati kA sarvaprathama hetu 'sarAgasaMyama' hai| jainAcAryoM ne bhI devagati kA kAraNa sarAgasaMyama ko mAnA hai| vastutaH sarAgasaMgama kyA hai ? isa para eka bAta to spaSTa rUpa se Apake dhyAna meM A gaI hogI ki kevala (nikhAlisa) saMyama devagati kA hetu hotA to 'sarAga' vizeSaNa lagAne kI jarUrata hI kyA thI ? lekina rAga vizeSaNa yaha pragaTa karatA hai ki rAga-sahita jo saMyama hai, vaha devagati kA hetu hai| Apa isakA Azaya samajha gae hoMge ki khAlI saMyama devagati kA kAraNa nahIM hai, apitu 'sarAgasaMyama' devagati kA kAraNa hai| anyathA, itanA bar3A vizeSaNa lagAne kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ? parantu eka bAta isameM avazya phalita hotI hai ki rAga nahIM, saMyama hI (phira bhale hI vaha rAga-sahita ho) devagati kA hetu huaa| bandhana kA mukhya hetutva saMyama para hI Aropita ho jAtA hai| ___ isa dRSTi ko samajhane ke lie Apako vyAkaraNa kI gaharAI meM utaranA pdd'egaa| vyAkaraNa meM 'vizeSaNa' aura 'vizeSya' donoM meM vizeSya mukhya aura vizeSaNa gauNa mAnA jAtA hai| jaise kAlA cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghor3A kahane meM ghor3A vizeSya mukhya hai, kAlA vizeSaNa gauNa hai / vaise hI 'sarAga - saMyama' kahane meM saMyama- vizeSya mukhya hai aura sarAgavizeSaNa gauNa hai / isalie yahA~ devagati kA eka kAraNa cAhe sarAga-saMyama ho, phira bhI devagati ke hetu meM mukhyatA saMyama vizeSya kI huI, aura gauNatA sarAga vizeSaNa kI / matalaba yaha hai ki devagati ke hetu meM saMyama kI balavattA A gaI / yAnI saMyama' jo hai, vaha devagati kA mukhya hetu rahegA aura 'sarAga' jo hai, vaha vizeSaNa ke rUpa meM gauNarUpa meM raha sakatA hai / maiM samajhatA hai, zabda - zAstra kI bArIkI ke rUpa meM yaha bAta Apake dhyAna meM A gaI hogI / isa dRSTi se agara 'saMyama' ko hI mukhyatayA devagati kA hetu mAnegeM to phira vahI ghapalA A khar3A hogA / merA vicAra isase Age calatA hai / maiM isakA samAdhAna yoM karatA hU~ ki 'sarAgasaMyama' zabda vyavahAra - bhASA kA hai, nizcaya - bhASA meM aisA prayoga nahIM hotA / vyavahAra - bhASA meM to yoM kahA jAtA hai-rAgasahita jo saMyama hai, vaha saMyama devagati kA hetu ho gayA, lekina nizcaya bhASA meM yoM kahA jAegA - saMyamasahita jo rAMga hai, vaha devagati kA hetu hai / Akhira jo bandhana hai - devagati kI prApti hai, usameM saMyama to kathamapi hetu hai hI nahIM, hetu to rAga hI ho sakatA hai / lekina kauna-sA rAga ? azubharAga nahIM, zubharAga hI honA cAhie / isIlie zubharAga ko gatArtha karane ke lie saMyamasahita rAga kahA gayA, aura zubharAga ko hI svarga kA, zubha bandhana kA kAraNa ThaharAyA gayA / agara Apa rAgasahita saMyama ko devagati kA hetu batAe~ge, to tattvadRSTi se samAdhAna nahIM hogA, vaha eka taraha kA aupacArika (upacAra) vacana hogA, nizcaya vacana nahIM / isa upacAra - vacana ko samajhane ke lie eka dRSTAnta le leM - kisI bhAI ne ghI garma kiyA yA dUdha garma kiyaa| vaha ubalatA yA uphanatA huA ghI yA dUdha usake zarIra para gira par3A, usakA zarIra jala gayA / isa para loga kahate haiM- 'ajI, vaha ghI se jala gayA yA dUdha se jala gayA / sociye jarA, 'ghI yA dUdha se jala gaye' yaha jo hamArI bhASA hai, vaha vyavahAra - bhASA hai yA nizcaya-bhASA ? dekhA jAe to yaha vyavahAra-bhASA hai / agara kaheM ki vaha vyakti ghI yA dUdha se jala gayA thA, to sabhI AdamI ghI yA dUdha se kyoM nahIM jala jAte ? kyA puNya aura dharma kI gutthI : 45. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghI athavA dUdha sabako jalAne vAlA hai ? aisA to nahIM hai / taba tattva-dRSTi se kahA jAtA hai ki vaha vyakti garma ghI yA garma dUdha se jala gyaa| isakA matalaba yaha huA ki ghI yA dUdha jalAtA to nahIM hai, ina donoM kA jalAne kA svabhAva bhI nahIM hai, balki aisA kahanA cAhie ki ghI yA dUdha ke andara jo agni-tattva samA gayA thA, Ama kI jo garmI unameM praviSTa ho gaI thI, usIne hI jlaayaa| ghI yA dUdha nahIM jalAtA, lekina usake andara rahI huI yA ghusI huI agni jalAtI hai| yaha to upacAra se kahA gayA hai ki 'ghI yA dUdha se vaha jala gyaa| isI prakAra 'sarAgasaMyama se devagati hotI hai' isa vAkya meM bhI samajha lenA cAhie ki saMyama se devagati meM koI nahIM pahu~catA, lekina saMyama ke andara jo rAga hotA hai, usase paha~catA hai| yaha vAkya bhI upacAra-vacana hai| niSkarSa yaha nikalA ki saMyama meM jo rAgabhAva ghusa gayA hai, jo kAmanAe~, bhautika vAsanAe~ praviSTa ho gaI haiM, saMyama - sAdhanA karate samaya sAdhaka jisa rAga ko tor3a nahIM pAyA hai, usI ke kAraNa vaha svarga meM pahu~catA hai / jabaki vaha rAga saMyama ke sAtha rahane ke kAraNa azubha to nahIM rahA, zubha ho gyaa| lekina bandhanakAraka vastu jo hai, vaha rAga hI hai| isake viparIta yadi hama yoM kaha deM ki saMyama se svarga milatA hai, to sArA siddhAnta ulaTA ho jaaegaa| phira to saMyamapAlana se kadApi mUkti nahIM mila skegii| isalie yaha to nizcita hai ki saMyama se kabhI svarga nahIM mila sakatA hai, vaha milatA hai-saMyama ke sAtha-sAtha saMlagna lipaTe hue rAga se| agara Apa isa vicAra ko dhyAna meM lAe~ge to, hamArA AdhyAtmika aura bhautika dRSTikoNa bilakula spaSTa ho jaaegaa| dharma aura puNya kA antara : jainadharma kI isa adbhuta cintanapraNAlI ko ThIka se samajha leM, to Apako dharma aura puNya kA antara spaSTatayA samajha meM A jaaegaa| bAhara kI jitanI bhI kriyAe~ haiM, unameM dharma aura pUNya meM koI antara nahIM hai / sthUla-dRSTi vAle ko dharma kI kriyAe~ aura puNya kI kriyAe~ alaga-agala lagatI haiM, lekina ve alaga - alaga haiM nahIM / vahI kriyA dAna kI hai, vahI zIla kI hai, vahI tyAga kI hai cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura tapa ko hai / vaho sAmAyika, vratAcaraNa, pratyAkhyAna Adi kI kriyAe~ dharma kI haiM, aura ye hI saba kriyAe~ puNya kI haiN| matalaba yaha hai ki jitanI bhI bAhya kriyAe~ haiM, ve dharma aura puNya kI ekasI haiM / pharka kevala bhAvanA kA hai / bAhya kriyAeM yA sAdhanAe~ karate - karate agara AtmA niSkAma hotI jA rahI hai, agara usameM vItarAgabhAva jAgRta ho rahe haiM, to jo bhI kriyA yA sAdhanA sAdhaka kara rahA hai, usake pIche saMsAra kI koI bhI kAmanA yA anya koI sUkSma vAsanA usake mana meM nahIM raha gaI hai, niSkAmabhAva se sabhI kriyAe~ yA sAdhanAe~ cala rahI haiM, to ve saba dharma ke dAyare meM calI jAe~gI, una sAdhanAoM yA kriyAoM se karma-bandhana TUTegA, nirjarA hogI, ve mukti kA kAraNa bnegii| parantu jahA~ kisI bhI pavitra dharmakaraNI yA bAhya kriyA yA sAdhanA ke sAtha saMsAra kI koI laukika kAmanA hai, ahaMbhAvanA hai, cAhe vaha sUkSmarUpa se hI kyoM na ho, usako ThIka taraha se sApha nahIM kiyA gayA hai, to vaha jo rAgAdi vikAra kA aMza hai, vaha puNya banegA / niSkarSa yaha hai ki yadi Apa dAna, zIla, tapa aura vrata kA AcaraNa tathA dhArmika kriyAkANDa Adi kisI kAmanA, icchA, tamannA kI dRSTi se nahIM, kintu niSkAmabhAva se karate haiM, Apake bhItara eka hI lakSya haiisa AtmA meM paramAtmazakti jagAe~, Atmazuddhi dvArA AtmakalyANa kareM, aura koI bhautika cIja Apake mana ke kisI kone meM nahIM hai, to vaha AcaraNa yA kriyA kANDa dharma kA rUpa legA, vaha Apake lie bandhana se mukti kA kAraNa banegA / Apa saMsAra ke bandhanoM se mukta ho kara eka dina paramAtma svarUpa ko prApta kara leMge / kintu agara Apake mana meM inhIM dAnAdi ke AcaraNoM yA kriyAkaNDoM ke pIche kisI aMza meM rAga par3A hai, koI icchA yA tamannA Apake mana ke kisI kone meM par3I hai, to ve saba dharma ke aMza na bana kara, puNya ke aMza baneMge / puNya kA aMza banane kA artha yaha hai ki vaha kriyA yA dAna, zIla, tapa Adi kA AcaraNa hameM bhautika aizvarya kI ora le jAegA / phira cAhe vaha svarga meM le jAe, cakravartI pada para le jAe, indrAsana para le jAe, cAhe aura kisI pada para le jAe. magara vaha pada zuddha nahIM hogA, vaha nirmala - niSkalaMka nahIM hogA, usake andara maila hogA / saMbhava hai, vaha maila Apako eka dina pApa puNya aura dharma kI gutthI : 47 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI tarapha bhaTakAe yA phira Apako usI pada para le jA kara usI saMsAra meM bhaTakAe / devagati se sIdhe mukti nahIM : yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina - siddhAnta ke anusAra devagati se sIdhe koI mukti meM nahIM jA sakatA / Ama logoM kI aisI dhAraNA hai ki chabbIsaveM devaloka se to mukti nikaTa hI hai / 26veM devaloka ke deva to sIdhe hI vahA~ se mukti meM cale jAe~ge, parantu aisA sambhava nahIM hai / mukti ke lie manuSya gati meM AnA hI par3egA / manuSya janma kI apekSA sAdhAraNa janatA deva-janma ko utkRSTa mAnatI hai, para aisA mAnanA yathArtha nahIM hai / cUMki devaloka meM mana kI icchAoM, rAga va vAsanAoM ko tor3A nahIM jA sakatA, isa kAraNa unheM tor3ane ke lie manuSya gati meM AnA jarUrI hai / aura, manuSya gati meM hI unheM tor3a kara mukti meM pahu~cA jA sakatA hai / dharma kA nirdhUma dIpa AtmA meM jalAo : isa dRSTi se dharmakriyA yA vratAcaraNa karate samaya sAdhaka ko bhautika aizvarya yA kAmanAoM ko kataI sthAna nahIM denA cAhie / unake na milane yA milane kI sambhAvanA hone para bhI unase pITha phera kara Thelate jAne se ve saba tuccha hote jAe~ge / AcAryoM ne isa dizA meM sundara saMketa kiyA hai ki jaba sAdhaka apanI antarAtmA meM dharma ke nirmala bhAva jagA legA, taba use saMsAra ke bhautika padArtha yA aizvarya nitAnta tuccha jAna pdd'eNge| isa adbhuta dharma-kalA ko prApta karane ke lie Apako kisI bhautika sAdhana, dhana-vaibhava yA aizvaryaM kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'egii| jarUrata hai, ekamAtra dharma kA nirdhU ma akhaNDa dIpa jalAne kI, jisake lie na bAtI cAhie. na tela, na diyAsalAI aura na miTTI yA svarNa kA dIyA hI / kyoMki miTTI Adi ke dIye se jyoti jarUra hogI, lekina usameM se nikalegA dhuMA ho, jisase kAlikha puta jaaegii| jabaki AtmA meM dharma dIpaka jalane se prakAza-hI-prakAza hogA / usameM se vAsanA kAmanA kA A nahIM nikalegA, vaha kabhI bujhegA bhI nahIM / ataH AtmA meM dharma kA nirdhUma dIpa jalAo, isI se kalyANa hogA / maI 1974 48 - cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana sAdhanA ke aneka rUpa : vizva meM dharma paramparAe~ evaM unakI apanI apanI sAdhanAe~, itane adhika rUpa meM haiM ki unakI koI eka nizcita parigaNanA kara lenA sahaja nahIM hai / anya dharma paramparAoM kI bAta hama eka ora chor3a bhI deM / jaina dharma ko hI lIjie - bAhya rUpa meM dekhate haiM, to usameM bhI koI eka rUpa nahIM hai / usameM bhI aneka zAkhAe~ haiM, prati - zAkhAe~ haiM / Apa jAnate haiM - digambara, zvetAmbara, sthAnakavAsI Adi zAkhAe~ kisa rUpa meM vistRta haiM ? ukta zAkhAoM meM bhI anya aneka pratizAkhAeM bhI haiM aura unake AcAravicAra aneka rUpoM meM vibhAjita haiM / yaha vaividhya isa prakAra saghana aura vistRta ho gayA hai ki usane eka vizAla jaMgala kA rUpa le liyA hai / samaya samaya para inameM paraspara TakarAva bhI hotA rahatA hai / yaha TakarAva kabhI nagnatA kA hotA hai, kabhI vaha vastra kA / yaha to maiMne kevala do rUpa udAharaNa ke rUpa meM upasthita kie haiM / inake atirikta pratimA-pUjana Adi ke vidhi - niSedha, pUjA kI paraspara viruddha paddhatiyA~ evaM dAna-dayA Adi ke aise vicitra matabheda haiM, ki koI bhI manISI AzcaryAnvita hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / yadi yahI dharma-paramparAoM ke AcAra-vicAra mokSa prApti ke aMga haiM, to phira mokSamArga kI koI eka dizA nahIM ho sakatI / aura, jaba eka dizA nahIM hotI hai, to nirdhArita mUlaH lakSya taka koI kaise pahu~ca sakatA hai ? ataH spaSTa hai, ki ukta vibhinnatAoM meM bhI koI eka aisI abhinnatA hai, jo dharma kA mUla kendra hai / bAhya sAdhanA mukti kA mukhya hetu nahIM : dhAraNa ataH prastuta prasaMga para eka bAta mujhe kahanI hai / vaha yaha ki sAdhanA kA jo yaha pravAha jIvana meM pravAhita hotA naz2ara AtA hai, samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana / 42 * * Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usase pahale eka aura bhUmikA hai, jaba taka vaha bhUmikA prApta nahIM hotI, taba taka sAdhaka ko Age kI bhUmikAe~ prApta nahIM hotii| agara prApta bhI ho jAtI haiM, to ve kevala bAhara meM prApta hotI haiM, andara meM nahIM pahu~ca paatiiN| isI dRSTikoNa ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ne spaSTa kiyA hai- 'jo sAdhanA bAhara meM, kevala bAhara meM raha jAtI hai, vaha zarIra kA bAhya mAdhyama lekara calatI hai, phalataH vaha bAhara meM kevala dikhAve mAtra kI vastu raha jAtI hai| jaba taka vaha antaraMga AtmA kA sparza nahIM kara pAto, taba taka vaha mukti kA heta, nahIM bntii| hamArI AtmA ko vaha karma-bandhana se mukta - svatantra nahIM banA pAtI, balki vaha eka prakAra se saMsAra kI galiyoM meM ghUmane kA rAstA bana jAtI hai / yaha dUsarI bAta hai, ki vaha galI cAhe svarga kI galI ho, cAhe naraka kI galI ho| Akhira ye donoM saMsAra kI hI galiyA~ haiM, sAdhaka inameM phaMsa kara vaise hI avaruddha ho jAtA hai, jaise ki paMkamagna gajarAja / inase sAdhanA kA mukhya lakSya siddhatva prApta nahIM ho sktaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA ki sAdhanA ke antaraMga sparza meM bAdhaka kyA hai ? unhoMne kahA ki- ananta-ananta kAla se yaha AtmA isa mithyAtva aura ajJAna ke andhakAra meM bhaTaka rahA hai, ise divya - prakAza kI kiraNa prApta nahIM huI, vaha zuddha satya-jyoti kA darzana nahIM kara skaa| ananta bAra narakoM meM cakkara kATa AyA to kyA, devaloka meM bhI ghUma AyA to kyA, manuSya bana kara bhI jIvana gujAra diyA to kyA, aura bAhara ke amuka kriyAkANDa bhI pAlana kiye to kyA ? andara kA tAlA banda rahatA hai, viveka kA prakAza bujhA rahatA hai, to kucha nahIM ho pAtA hai| astu, aneka prakAra kI bAhya sAdhanAoM meM ghUmane ke bAda jaba sAdhaka aMtarAtmA meM praveza karatA hai, andara kA tAlA khola letA hai aura andara kI banda khir3akiyoM ko khola kara antaraMga meM praveza kara zuddha Atma - jyoti ke darzana karatA hai, taba use 'sva' kA patA lagatA hai ki 'maiM kyA hU~ ? maiM kauna hU~ ?' usa vakta vaha samyak darzana evaM samyak-jJAna kI dazA meM pahu~catA hai| antaraMga-praveza meM bAdhaka : vikalpa : prazna hotA hai ki isa 'sva' kA patA lagAne meM, samyaka - darzana hone meM bAdhaka tattva kauna - kauna se haiM ? eka tarapha hama miTTI ke 50 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ piNDa arthAt zarIra se ghire hue haiM, kucha indriyA~ haiM, unase dhire hue haiM, kucha mana ke vikalpa haiM, jinase hama ghire hae haiN| hama jaba aMtaraMga meM ghusane kA prayatna karate haiM, to ina bhautika upakaraNoM ke kAraNa hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane aMdherA chA jAtA hai| hama vahIM ruka jAte haiN| sabase pahalI kuMThA zarIra kI hai / jyoM - jyoM hama andara praveza karane lagate haiM, tyoM-tyoM zarIra, mana aura indriyoM ke mohaka tattva arthAt viSaya hameM vahIM roka lete haiN| zarIra kahatA hai-'maiM hI haiM.' mana kahatA hai-'mere sivA aura kauna hai ? mere Age kucha nahIM hai|' isa prakAra bahuta-sI AtmAe~ zarIra taka aTaka kara raha gii| usI ko hI sarvasva mAna liyaa| kucha isase Age bddh'e| unhoMne socA ki zarIra meM kucha nahIM mAlUma pdd'taa| ye indriyA~ jJAna kara letI haiM, A~khaM kucha dekha letI haiM, kAna kucha suna lete haiM, nAka se sugandhadurgandha kA kA patA laga jAtA hai, jIbha se svAda kA patA laga jAtA hai, sparza ndriya (tvacA) se karkaza yA komala Adi sparza kA anubhava ho jAtA hai| isalie indriyA~ hI jJAna ke kendra haiN| parantu bAda meM mAlama huA ki indriyA~ to mana kI sahAyatA se hI jAnatI haiM / mana kahIM anyatra ulajhA huA ho, to indriyA~ apanA kAma nahIM kara pAtI / A~kha dekha nahIM pAtI, kAna suna nahIM pAte, jihvA rasa ko cakha nahIM pAtI, nAka sUgha nahIM pAtI, aura tvacA ko sparzAnubhUti nahIM ho paatii| ataH indriyA~ nahIM, mana hI jJAna kA kendra hai / ataH AtmA kA yahIM para kahIM-na-kahIM nivAsa hai / isa sthiti meM sAdhAraNa jana mana ko hI AtmA samajhane lagatA hai, usI ko 'maiM' samajha kara baiTha jAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM jaba byakti mana meM jhAMkatA hai, mana ke andara praveza karatA hai, to use vikalpa - hI - vikalpa najara Ate haiM / kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi vikalpa asaMkhya hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki ye vikalpa itane haiM ki inakI koI saMkhyA nahIM hai, asaMkhya haiM ye / itane agaNita vikalpajAla haiM manake. ki hama yahA~ mana taka pahu~ca pAte haiM,lekina usase Age cala kara ruka jAne kA matalaba yaha hai ki una sabase dUra jo divya prakAza jagamagA rahA hai andara meM, usa ora dRSTi jAtI hI nahIM, hama vahIM se lauTa par3ate haiN| samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana : Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'maiM' ko pAne meM anya bAdhaka cIjeM : dUsarI ora, isa zarIra ke sAtha lage hue jo bAhya padArtha najara Ate haiM, unase bhI insAna ghirA huA rahatA hai / ve padArtha haiM- dhana, sampatti, parivAra, jAti, prAnta, gA~va nagara, rASTra, makAna, jamIna-jAyadAda, mAna sammAna aadi| ina vikalpoM kA gherA bhA manuSya ke cAroM ora itanA bar3A hai, ki vyakti bAhara meM jhAMkatA hai, to usake sAmane virAT saMsAra khar3A ho jAtA hai / una sabhI bIjoM para usane 'maiM' aura 'mere' kI chApa lagA rakhI hai, isa kAraNa isa vizada saMsAra meM hI usakA 'maiM' kho gayA, usakA patA nahIM laga pA rahA hai ki vaha kahA~ hai, kaisA hai ? eka ziSya apane svarUpa kI talAza meM kisI guru ko khojane nikalA ki koI use batAye 'maiM kauna hU~ / ' patA lagAte-lagAte eka jagaha use kucha loga yaha kahate hue mile - ki "amuka jagaha eka AtmadarzI guru rahatA hai / vaha talAzatA huA vahA~ pahu~cA, to kuTiyA kA daravAz2A banda thA / guru andara dhyAnastha the / eka bAra daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA, to koI AvAja nahIM AI / dUsarI bAra phira khaTakhaTAyA, to koI nahIM bolA / tIsarI bAra phira khaTakhaTAyA gayA, to andara se pUchA gayA - 'kauna hai ?' yaha sunate hI ziSya ne kahA"kauna hai ? isI kA patA lagAne ke lie hI to maiM Apake dvAra para AyA hU~ / " yadi mujhe patA laga jAtA ki 'maiM kauna hU~ ?" to yahA~ taka Ane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM thI / maiM Apase yahI mAlUma karane AyA hai ki "maiM kauna hU~ ?" 1 - sadguru 'ne daravAjA kholA, bAhara Ae aura kahA - " vatsa ! tU saccA jijJAsu banakara AyA hai / koI svarga kI talAza karane ke lie AtA hai, to koI saMsAra ke aizvarya kI talAza karane AtA hai / aura bhI na mAlUma kitanI taraha kI kAmanAe~ le kara ve merA daravAjA khaTakhaTAte haiM / lekina, saccA ziSya isa 'maiM' kI khoja meM rahatA hai, isI 'maiM' kI talAza meM yAtrA zurU karatA hai / aura, jaba vaha guru kA daravAjA 'maiM' kI talAza ke lie khaTakhaTAtA hai, taba saccA ziSya bana kara sAmane AtA hai / " guru ne use upadeza diyA aura AtmA ke svarUpa kI jhA~kI dikhAI / 52 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyakatva kahA~ hai, kahA~ nahIM ? mere kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki 'maiM' hU~ isako khojane kA samyak - puruSArtha hI 'samyakatva' hai, sacce mAne meN| hamAre yahA~ samyaktva pAne vAle ke lie bahuta-se bAhara ke vikalpa khar3e kie jAte haiM ki amuka prakAra kA veza ho, amuka prakAra kI kriyAe~ hoM, amuka guru se gurudhAraNA kare, amuka - amuka mAnyatAoM para vizvAsa kare, vahIM samyaktva hai, aura jo isa prakAra ke nahIM haiM yA jo isa prakAra se vizvAsa nahIM karate, vahA~ samyaktva nahIM hai| bar3A gar3abar3a-jhAlA hai| kahA jAtA hai-isa guru ko mAno aura isako na mAno, tabhI samyaktva hai| isa guru meM yaha doSa hai, usameM amuka doSa hai / yaha guru nahIM hai, vaha guru hai| isa prakAra guruoM para apanI mAnyatA ke anusAra lebala lagAyA jAtA hai| ziSyoM para bhI isI taraha lebala lagAte haiM ki yaha phalAM guru kA ziSya hai, to saccA samyaktvI hai| bar3I vicitra ulajhana meM DAla rakhA hai, samyaktva ko| amuka sAdhuoM ko mAniye to samyaktva hai, amuka ko mAneMge to samyaktva nahIM hai| kheda hai, samyaktva ko taulane ke bATa aura nApane ke gaja hara vyakti ke apane-apane haiN| . eka sAdhaka kA prazna mere sAmane aayaa| usakA kaI pRSThoM meM lambA-caur3A eka patra aayaa| usameM guNa-doSoM-donoM kA varNana karane ke vajAya, kevala doSoM-hI-doSoM ke bayAna se pRSTha bhare the| anta meM likhA thA-"aisI sthiti meM kyA samajhA jAe ? kyA kiyA jAe ?" maiMne canda paMktiyoM meM usa patra kA uttara likhAyA"bhAI ! vAstava meM Apa sAdhaka haiM / saccI sAdhanA ke kAraNa ApakI AtsA meM jAgati A gaI hai, to merA namra sujhAva hai ki sAdhaka ko bAhara kI tarapha dekhane kI apekSA apane antaraMga meM hI dekhanA caahie| bAhara meM jo talAza kara rahe haiM, ve para-doSa hI dekhate haiN| durbhAgya se itane pRSThoM meM Apa kisI kA koI guNa bayAna nahIM kara sake, kevala doSa-hI-doSa Apa dekhate rahe / paradoSadarzana kI dRSTi kabhI guNa-darzana kara hI nahIM sktii| isalie kabhI doSa hI dekhanA ho to apane andara dekho| jo sAdhaka apane andara meM doSoM ko dekhatA hai, vahI unakA nirAkaraNa kara sakatA samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana : Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| sAdhaka kI dRSTi jitanI - jitanI antaraMga kI ora pahu~catI . hai, utanI hI usakI sAdhanA nikharatI jAtI hai, doSa dUra hote jAte haiM, aura AtmA kA vikAsa hotA jAtA hai| jyoM - jyoM hama bAhara meM dekhane jAte haiM, tyoM-tyoM AtmA se dUra hote jAte haiM / bAhya daSTi se dekhane para sAdhanA kA ThIka-ThIka rUpa najara nahIM aaegaa| Apa antataH galata bhUmikA para pahu~ca jaaeNge|" 'maiM' ke hone para hI sabhI gatimAna haiM : - isakA artha yaha huA ki hama karanA cAhate haiM-Atma svarUpa kI jhAMkI, parantu hamArI dRSTi kendrita ho jAtI hai, isa virATa bAhya saMsAra meM, saMsAra kI tAka-jhAMka meM / hama miTTI ke piMDa zarIra evaM indriyoM ke isa bIhar3a vana meM hI kahIM-na-kahIM pha~sa jAte haiM / 'maiM' ke vAstika svarUpa ko ThIka taraha nahIM pakar3a pAte haiM ki yaha 'maiM' zarIra meM hai yA zarIra se pare hai ? yaha 'maiM' indriyoM meM hai yA indriyoM se pare hai ? yaha mana 'maiM' hai yA mana se svatantra koI 'maiM' hai ? zarIra apane adhiSThAtA ke hone se harakata karatA hai, agara vaha na rahe to vaha kucha bhI harakata nahIM krtaa| yadyapi zarIra usa samaya bhI maujada rahatA hai, lekina 'maiM' ke nikala jAne se vaha harakata karanA banda kara detA hai| ye indriyA~ aura mana bhI jaba taka 'maiM' hai, tabhI taka harakata karate haiM / jaba 'maiM' nikala jAtA hai, to indriyA~ jyoM-kI-tyoM banI rahatI haiM, lekina kAma karanA banda kara detI haiM / A~kha dekhatI nahIM, nAka sUghatI nahIM, kAna sunate nahIM, hAtha Adi sparza kA anubhava nahIM karate, jIbha cakhatI nahIM, bolatI bhI nhiiN| isakA matalaba yaha hai ki zarIra aura indriyA~ Adi ko jo cetanA prApta hai, vaha usakI apanI nahIM hai| vaha udhAra lI huI hai| vaha udhAra cetanA dene vAlA aura koI hai, jo zarIra tathA indriyoM para (apanI) rozanI DAlatA rahatA hai| yadi ve svayaM kAma karate, to usake na rahate hue bhI karate / magara usake na rahane para ye saba maujUda rahate hue bhI kucha kAma nahIM kara pAte / bahumalya ratna aura A~khoM se bhI draSTA kA mUlya adhika : isalie yaha 'maiM' hI pramukha hai, usI kA mUlya jyAdA hai| isa bAta ko ThIka se samajhane ke lie eka dRSTAnta le lIjie-eka cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAtrI jaMgala se hokara gujara rahA thA / rAste meM use ratnoM kA Dhera mila jAtA hai / parantu vaha yAtrI A~kha se andhA hai / isalie pairoM ko ratnoM kA sparza hote hI vaha bar3abar3Ane lagatA hai ki "kisa kambakhta ne rAste meM ina kaMkar3a-pattharoM kA Dhera kara diyaa| ye to mere pairoM meM cubha rahe haiN| mAlUma hotA hai, nAdAna baccoM kI zarArata hai / " A~khoM se nahI dekha pAne ke kAraNa una bahumUlya ratnoM ko kaMkar3a-patthara samajha kara bAlakoM ko gAliyA~ detA aura mana hI mana kur3hatA va duHkhI hotA huA vaha una para se Age bar3ha jAtA hai / lAkhoM-karor3oM ke mUlya ke una ratnoM ko vaha vahIM chor3a jAtA hai / maiM Apase pUchatA hU~ - ratnoM kA mUlya jyAdA hai yA A~khoM kA ? cUki usa yAtrI ke A~kheM nahIM thIM, isalie usake lie ve ratna kaMkar3a - patthara ke tulya the / saca to yaha hai ki A~kheM una ratnoM se adhika kImatI haiM / isase bhI eka kadama Age eka aura pahalU se sociye - A~kheM yathAsthAna maujUda haiM, lekina A~khoM ke pIche jo dekhane vAlA hai, vaha nahIM rahA to karor3oM ke mUlya ke ratna bhI hoM, aura unase bhI adhika mUlyavAn A~kheM bhI hoM, kintu AtmA nahIM hai, to ina sabakA kyA mUlya raha jAtA hai ? mRta zarIra meM A~kheM bhI haiM, kintu usake pIche dekhane vAlA -- draSTA nahIM rahA, to una A~khoM kI bhI kyA kImata rahI ? prazna hai - yahA~ A~khoM kI kImata jyAdA hai yA una A~khoM ke pIche jo draSTA - dekhane vAlA hai, usakI kImata jyAdA hai ? spaSTa hai, ki aisI sthiti meM to A~khoM kI apekSA A~khoM vAle - draSTA kA mUlya hI sabase adhika hai / hA~ to, niSkarSa yaha nikalA ki vaha draSTA hI sabase bar3I kImata lie baiThA haiM, jo indriyoM aura ina ratnoM se bhI adhika kImata vAlA hai | vaha kAna, nAka, A~kha, jIbha aura spezeMndriya se bhI adhika kImatI hai / agara hama usa draSTA (AtmA) kI samyak - anubhUti kara sakeM, to hameM samyaktva kI bhUmikA prApta ho sakatI hai / indriyoM ko hI jJAtA draSTA mAnane ko bhUla : sarvasAdhAraNa logoM ko indriyoM se atirikta AtmA jaisI koI cIja najara nahIM AtI / dekhane, sunane, sU~ghane, cakhane aura samyaktva kA yathArtha darzana : 55 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sparza karane kA jJAna indriyoM se hotA hai, isalie kucha dArzanika kaha dete haiM ki pratyakSa-jJAna karane vAlI indriyoM ko jJAnavAna na . mAna kara, pratyakSa meM najara na Ane vAlI parokSa-AtmA ko jJAnakAna mAnanA, yathArtha nahIM hai| kintu eka tarka hai, usa para agara hama gaharAI se vicAra kareM, to hamAre sAmane vastusthiti spaSTa ho jaaegii| mAna lo, kisI ne A~khoM se (jo usa samaya usake thIM) dillI dekhI athavA amuka kisI vastu ko dekhaa| magara kucha samaya ke pazcAta hI usake netroM kI jyoti calI gaI, kisI kAraNa se| ve AMkheM, jinhoMne dillI dekhI thI, aba to rahI nhiiN| parantu, vaha jo anubhava kiyA huA hai ki dillI aisI thI, usa anubhava kI smRti to vidyamAna rahatI hI hai| prazna hai, jise hama smRti yA yAda kahate haiM, vaha jise A rahI hai-vaha kauna hai ? agara indriyAM hI jJAnavAna yA AtmA haiM, taba to jina A~khoM ne una dRzyoM ko dekhA thA, ve to aba rahI nahIM; aisI sthiti meM jo yaha smRti A rahI hai, vaha kisako aura kaise A rahI hai ? kyoMki pUrvokta tarka ke anusAra to jisane dekhA hai, usI ko dekhane kI smRti honI caahie| smRti anubhava - mUlaka hotI hai| jise anubhava huA hai, usI ko usakI smRti hotI hai, dUsare ko nhiiN| aisA to nahIM ho sakatA ki Apa dekheM, aura mujhe Dasa dRzya yA padArtha kI smRti ho jaae| kyA kabhI aisA ho sakatA hai ki dekhe koI aura, aura usa dekhe hue kI smRti kisI aura ko Ae; sune koI aura, tathA usa sune hue kI yAda kisI aura ko Ae; nAka se phUla kisI aura ne sUghA aura usa sugandha kI yAda kisI dUsare ko Ae ? laDDU, per3e Adi kA svAda liyA kisI anya ne, kintu usa svAda kI smRti kisI aura ko Ane lage ? matalaba yaha hai ki cAhe hajAroM-lAkhoM varSa bIta jAe~, to bhI tarkazAstra se nirNIta yaha anubhava mUlaka smRti kA siddhAnta sthira rhegaa| bhautika vijJAna ne bhale hI Aja hamArI anya aneka mAnyatAoM ko dhakkA de diyA ho, badala diyA ho, parantu jahA~ taka anubhavamUlaka smRti kA prazna hai, yaha satya Aja bhI akATya va sthira hai ki jo dekhatA hai, jo anubhava karatA hai, usI ko smRti hotI cintana ke jharokhe se Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, dUsare ko nhiiN| isa saiddhAntika satya ko vijJAna yA anya koI cannautI nahIM de sakA hai| koI bhI zakti isa satya se inkAra nahIM kara sakatI aura na kara sakegI; kyoMki yaha anAdi - ananta kAla kA satya hai| hA~ to, agara ye indriyA~ hI AtmA hotI yAnI draSTA hotI aura nirNaya karane kI samagra kSamatA unakI apanI hI hotI, to prazna uThatA hai ki unake naSTa ho jAne ke bAda bhI jo smRtiyA~ banI huI haiM ki maiMne yaha cIja dekhI thI, aisA sunA thA, aisA sUghA thA, aisA sparza kiyA thA, vahA~ maiMne aisA bhojana kiyA thA, ye smatiyA~ kisako A rahI haiM ? spaSTa hai ki AtmA ko hI A rahI haiM ? jo zarIra evaM indriyoM se pRthak unakA sahI jJAtA draSTA thA / tathya yaha nikalA ki vaha anubhUti karane vAlA koI aura thA, ye indriyAM nhiiN| yaha anubhava ye indriyA~ khuda - va - khuda nahIM kara sakatIM / ye to eka jariyA mAtra banatI haiM, eka mAdhyama yA mIDiyama banatI haiM / para vaha asala draSTA, mUla pratyakSakA koI aura hai, jise A~kha, kAna, Adi indriyA~ na hone para bhI una vastuoM kI smRti AtI hai| alaga-alaga indriyoM se jJAna karane vAlI AtmA hai : eka bAta aura hai, alaga-alaga indriyoM se alaga-alaga jJAna hotA hai, to usakA jamA bhI alaga - alaga honA caahie| lekina sArI indriyoM se alaga-alaga jJAna hone para bhI maiMne dekhA, maiMne sunA, maiMne cakhA, yaha sArA jJAna hameM eka jagaha kendra meM mAlUma par3atA hai, alaga alaga nhiiN| yAnI jJAna kA kendra eka hI jagaha jAna par3atA hai| . eka rUpaka se ise samajhA duuN| kalpanA kIjie, eka vyakti kisI bahata U~ce mahala meM rahatA hai| usake pUrva, pazcima, uttara aura dakSiNa-cAroM dizAoM meM daravAje haiM, khir3akiyA~ hai, aura ve saba khule hue haiN| ukta mahala kA nivAsI kabhI pUrva kI khiDakI se dekhatA hai, kabhI pazcima ke jharokhe se, kabhI dakSiNa kI khir3akI se, to kabhI uttara kI khir3akI se dekhatA hai / yAnI alaga - alaga khir3akiyA~ khola kara vaha pUrvAdi dizAoM ke alaga - alaga dRzya samyaktva kA yathArtha-darzana : 57 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhatA rahatA hai| parantu dekhane ke bAda meM kyA hai ? ina sAre dRzyoM ko dekhane vAlA draSTA to eka hI hai| ata: bhale hI dekhane ke lie usane khir3akiyA~ alaga-alaga apanAI hoN| aisA to nahIM hotA ki pUrva kI khir3akI se se dekhane vAlA koI aura hai, aura pazcima Adi kI khir3akI se dekhane vAlA koI aura / vaha to eka hI vyakti hotA hai, jise bAda meM bhI unakI smRti AtI hai| hA~ to, jaise eka vyakti eka mahala meM raha kara bhI, alaga - alaga dizAoM ke alaga-alaga dvAroM se svayaM alaga-alaga-dazya dekhatA hai aura bAda meM maiMne dekhA aisA kahatA hai, aise hI zarIra bhI eka mahala hai| isameM rahane vAlA AtmA bhI A~kha ke dvAra se jhA~ka kara dekha letA hai, kAnoM ke dvAra se suna letA hai, jihvA ke dvAra se cakha letA hai, nAka ke dvAra se sugandha - durgandha sUgha letA hai aura sparzandriya ke dvAra se ThaMDA-garma, halakA - bhArI Adi sparzoM kA anubhava karatA hai aura bAda meM vahI saMkalita rUpa se ina sAre anubhavoM ko smati ke rUpa meM yAda rakhatA hai| anubhavoM kA kendra eka hai, to smRti kA kendra bhI eka hai| AtmAnubhUti kA honA hI samyakatva hai : zarIra aura indriyA~ Adi se AtmA kI kImata jyAdA samajhanA, samaya Ane para AtmA kI rakSA ke lie zarIra aura zarIra se sambandhita tamAma vastuoM se nirlipta, taTastha ho jAnA, chor3ane meM na hicakanA hI vAstava meM AtmAnubhUti hai aura yahI upalabdhi samyaktva kA lakSaNa hai| ukta samyaktva ke hone para hI sAdhanA prANavatI hotI hai, anyathA nhiiN| agasta 1674 cittama ke jharokhe se Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai Ajakala kucha samAcAra patroM meM yaha prazna vizeSa rUpa se uThAyA jA rahA hai, kyA jaina - paraMparA kA saMthArA Atma hatyA nahIM hai ? vyaktigata rUpa se bhI darzanArtha samAgata bhAI-bahana evaM kucha vicAraka patroM ke mAdhyama se bhI yadA - kadA ukta prazna ko uThAte rahate haiN| dillI se darzanArtha Ae hue jijJAsu zrI kevalakRSNa ke mana meM bhI yaha jAnane-samajhane kI jijJAsA hai-"Atma-hatyA aura saMthAre meM kyA antara hai ?" prazna vicAraNIya hai, ataH uttara bhI tadanurUpa hI tarka - saMgata apekSita hai| hama kevala andha-zraddhA evaM rUr3ha-paramparA ke nAma para yoM hI aMdhere ke pravAha meM na bahate cale jaaeN| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirantara yaha divya-ghoSa rahA hai-jo bhI kriyA ho, jJAna pUrvaka ho, cintana, prajJA evaM viveka ke Aloka meM ho "paDhamaM nANaM, tao dayA / " --dazavakAlika kriyA ke pUrva sambodhi honI hI caahie| yaha parijJAna kriyA karane ke pahale kara lenA cAhie, ki ise kisa paristhiti meM karanA cAhie, aura isakA antataH kyA pariNAma AegA ? maiM kauna hU~, merA kyA svarUpa hai, mere meM abhISTa kArya karane kI zakti, kSamatA aura sAmarthya kitanA hai ? aura, maiM ise viSama paristhitiyA~ utpanna ho jAne para bhI ThIka taraha kitanA nibhA sakatA hU~ ? sAdhaka isa para vAra-vAra cintana kareM __"kazcA'haM, kA ca me zakti, iti cintyaM muhurmuhuH" saMthArA kyA hai : saMthArA, jise samAdhi-maraNa, antima saMkhalenA bhI kahate haiM / vaidika - paramparA meM ise AmaraNa anazana evaM prAyopavezana bhI saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai / 56 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM / sirpha jaina hI nahIM. bhArata kI prAyaH sabhI Astika paraMpa rAoM meM isakI carcA hai / usake rUpa kucha bhinna- bhinna haiM, lekina haiM avazya / jIvana eka yAtrA hai / isa yAtrA meM sAdhaka jaba yAtrA ke antima kSaNoM meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, to usake mana meM eka prazna uThatA hai ki isa jIvana -yAtA se antima vidAI lU, to kaise lU~ ? jaise anya prANI janmate aura marate rahate haiM, usI pravAha meM bahatA rahUM, yA usase bhinna mArga svIkAra karU~ ? aura vaha cintana - pUrvaka saMthAre kI ora agrasara hotA hai / vaise saMthAre kA artha kucha aura hai, parantu vaha anazana ke lie rUr3ha ho gayA hai| prAcIna yuga meM kuzA ghAsa bichA dete the, use saMstaraNa arthAt saMstAra bichaunA kahate the / sAdhaka usa saMstaraNa para baiTha kara apanI zakti ko taula letA thA, samaya (kAla) ko jAna letA thA / usake pazcAt vaha anazana svIkAra karatA thA / ataH sAdhaka ke lie samayajJa kAlajJa honA jarUrI hai / - sAdhaka ko svayaM yaha jJAna ho jAe yA kisI viziSTa jJAnI se yaha jJAta ho jAe ki merA antima samaya nikaTa A gayA hai, jIvana-dhArA ke kSaNa thor3e se zeSa raha gae haiM / ataH mujhe apane Apako saMsAra ke dvandvoM se alaga kara lenA hai / vaha mRtyu ke kSaNoM se bhayabhIta hokara rotA-bilakhatA nahIM jAtA, pratyuta nirbhaya aura nirdvandva bhAva se AtmA - sAdhanA meM tallIna hokara prasanna citta se mRtyu kA svAgata karatA hai / * saMthAre meM mukhya bAta anazana kI nahIM, jIvana ke parimArjana kI hai / prabhu smaraNa ke sAtha vaha apane jIvana kA nirIkSaNa karatA hai aura jIvana yAtrA meM kahIM koI galatI ho gaI hai, kisI ke sAtha vaira - virodha ho gayA hai, to usake lie vaha kSamA cAhatA hai, sabake sAtha maitrI bhAva sampAdita karatA hai / isakA artha hai - sAdhaka ke lie saba apane mitra haiM, bandhu haiM / usake mana meM apane aura parAe kA koI vibheda nahIM hai / sAdhaka, cAhe sAdhu ho yA zrAvaka ho / parivAra meM, samAja meM, saMgha meM, rASTra meM rahatA hai / ataH parivAra, samAja, saMgha evaM 60 cintana ke jharokhe se Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rASTra meM kisI bho vyakti ke sAtha kabhI kucha maitrI - vihIna jaisI bAta ho gaI ho, to vaha usase binA kisI bheda-bhAva ke nirapekSa bhAva se kSamA yAcanA kara le | isake lie kSamApanA sUtra meM eka pATha hai - maiM saba jIvoM ko kSamA detA hU~ aura jagat ke sabhI prANI mujhe kSamA pradAna kareM / jagat ke sabhI jIvoM ke sAtha merA maitrIbhAva hai, sabhI prANI mere bandhu haiM, kisI ke sAtha vaira-bhAva nahIM hai"khAmemi savve jIvA, savve jIvA khamantu me / majjhaM na keNai || " - mittI me savvabhUesu, veraM vaise to pratidina pratikramaNa ke samaya yaha pATha bolA jAtA hai, parantu jIvana ke antima samaya meM vidA hone ke pUrva antarhRdaya se saba jIvoM se maitrI bhAva rakha kara vidA honA sAdhaka ke lie Avazyaka hai | sAtha hI vigata jIvana meM hue anya doSoM kA bhI parimArjana kara lenA Avazyaka hai / isase pavitra vAtAvaraNa banatA hai / mana zuddha vizuddha hotA hai / mana ke maila ko, kAluSya ko dho kara pAvana - pavitra banAnA, jIvana ko parimArjita karake vizuddha banAnA, saMthAre kA mukhya uddezya hai / ataH sAdhaka ko prabuddha cetanA se draSTA bana kara dekhanA yaha hai ki bhAvanA kI vizuddha-dhArA, cintana kI ujjvala-dhArA satata pravahamAna rahe, TUTane na pAe / - / saMthAre meM AhAra tyAga rUpa anazana karanA mukhya nahIM, gauNa hai / kyoMki AhAra kA chor3anA sAdhaka kI sva- zakti para nirbhara karatA hai / isalie zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA spaSTa udghoSa haisukha pUrvaka, samAdhi evaM zAnti ke sAtha jitane samaya taka nirAhAra raha sako raho, jitanI bAhya tapa sAdhanA kara sakate ho karo / yadi Atma-cintana meM, Atma- zAnti meM bAdhA upasthita hotI ho, to pAraNA kara lenA hI ucita hai / sAdhaka ke lie bhale hI vaha sAdhu ho yA gRhastha, bhojana karanA pApa nahIM hai / bhojana karate hue bhI sAdhaka puNya kA upArjana kara sakatA hai aura nirjarA arthAt dharmaM bhI kara sakatA hai / bhojana to mahAn tapasvI, RSi-muni, prabuddhasAdhaka evaM arahanta vItarAga bhI karate haiN| bhojana to sirpha zarIra kI AvazyakatA kI pUrti ke lie hai / sAdhaka ko itanA avazya dhyAna rakhanA hai, ki prApta bhojana manojJa - mana ke anukUla ho yA mana ke pratikUla - amanojJa ho arthAt gocarI meM sarasa padArtha mile saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai : 61 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoM yA nIrasa - kintu vaha na manojJa padArthoM kA rAga-bhAva se, Asakti se bhoga kare aura na amanojJa-nIrasa AhAra kA dveSa bhAva se anicchA se bhoga kare, pratyuta donoM sthitiyoM meM sama rahe / samatA - bhAva se kiyA gayA AhAra bhI antaraMga tapa hai, nirjarA kA hetu hai / samabhAva pUrvaka kiyA gayA AhAra amRta bhojana hai / isa dRSTi se jIvana ke antima samaya meM anazana kI apekSA doSoM kI AlocanA adhika mahattvapUrNa hai / apane jIvana kA samyakrUpa se nirIkSaNa karake use nirvikAra - nirmala banAkara, zarIra kA parityAga kara denA hI yathArtha meM saMthArA hai / anya dharma-paramparAoM meM bhI isa taraha kA varNana milatA hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM, vizeSa rUpa se vaidika paramparA meM bhI jIvana ke cAra bhAga kie gae haiN| isa sambandha meM mahAkavi kAlidAsa kA raghuvaMzI rAjAoM ke sambandha meM eka zloka hai "zaizavebhyasta vidyAnAM yauvane vArdhake munivRttinAM, yogenAnte viSayaiSinAm // tanutyajAm // " - zaizava kAla meM arthAt kizora avasthA meM 25 varSa taka vidyA kA abhyAsa karanA hai, phira yauvana kAla meM gRhastha jIvana meM praveza karanA hai / dAmpatya-jIvana ke dAyitva ke sAtha samAja, deza evaM dharma ke dAyitva kA bhI pAlana karanA hai / parantu, pUrA jIvana bhogoM meM hI nahIM bItA denA hai, pratyuta jyoM hI vRddhAvasthA meM praveza kare, tyoM hI muni-vRtti ko svIkAra kara le / idhara udhara ke rAgadveSAtmaka vikalpoM evaM vAsAnAoM meM ulajhI mana kI vRttiyoM kA nigraha kara lenA hI cArita hai / zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI kahA hai - "cAritaM nigiNhAi" arthAt apane manovikAroM ko niyaMtrita karanA hI cAritra hai / maharSi pataJjali ke zabdoM meM "yogazcittavRttinirodhaH" arthAt citta vRtti kA nirodha karanA yoga hai / isalie kahA gayA "yogenAnte" arthAt anta meM yoga ke dvArA citta vRttiyoM kA nirodha karake tana kA tyAga kara de / *****"] citta vRttiyoM kA nirodha karanA, mana, vANI evaM kAyA kI vRttiyoM ko sameTa kara sva-svarUpa meM sthita honA yoga hai / aura, yoga kA dUsarA artha hai - jor3anA / apanI vRttiyoM ko itastataH 62 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se haTA kara parama - jyoti paramAtma - bhAva ke sAtha meM joDa denA arthAt zuddha - vizuddha Atma - jyoti meM sthita ho jAnA, yoga hai| isa dRSTi se saMsAra se vidA hote samaya apane Apako parama-jyoti ke sAtha jor3akara samabhAva se zarIra kA visarjana kara denA, saMthArA hai| kAmanAoM se mukta hokara nirapekSa bhAva se samatva-yoga meM sthita rahanA hI saMthArA hai-na isa loka ke sukhoM kI, yaza-pratiSThA ke milane kI kAmanA ho aura na paraloka meM svarga ke sukha evaM aizvarya prApta karane kI kAmanA ho "na ihalogA saMsappaoge, na paralogA saMsappaoge" aura, yadi saMthAre meM pUjA-pratiSThA mila rahI hai, jaya-jayakAra ho rahI hai, to mana meM yaha kAmanA bhI na jage ki yaha saMthArA adhika lambA cale, maiM lambe kAla taka jIvita rhuuN| aura, isake viparIta yadi koI sAthI ThIka taraha se sevA nahIM kara rahA hai, loga bhI pUchate nahIM haiM, to mana meM unake prati dvaSa bhI utpanna na ho--- kaise loga haiM ki saMthAre meM bhI koI pUchatA nhiiN| isase to acchA hai, mRtyu jaldI A jaae| isa prakAra na jIvita rahane kI kAmanA kare, aura na marane kI "na jIviyA saMsappaoge, na maraNA saMsappaoge" saMthAre kA mUla vizuddha rUpa samatva - bhAva hI hai| anazana karanA anivArya nahIM hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne saMthArA arthAt anazana to kiyA nhiiN| vaha jyoti puruSa antima kSaNa taka divya-dezanA kI amRta - varSA karate rahe / jaise koI pitA ghara se antima vidAI lene ke samaya usake pAsa jo sampatti hai, use apane parivAra meM bA~Ta denA cAhatA hai, vaise hI mahAprabhu antima kSaNoM meM bhI jJAna ke divya - Aloka ko jana - jana meM phailAte rahe / isalie antima samaya meM anazana karanA anivArya nahIM hai| Avazyaka haisamatva-bhAva meM ramaNa karanA / yadi kisI kI zakti ho to anazana kare, lekina karanA usI ko cAhie, jo samayajJa ho arthAt jise kAla-jJAna ho| yA to apane viziSTa jJAna se svayaM ko bodha ho jAe ki jIvana kA antima samaya nikaTa A gayA, yA guru Adi viziSTa jJAna se jAnakara use sUcita kara de yA koI daivI-zakti saMthArA vizukta adhyAtma sAdhAnA hai| Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ use sUcita kara de| jaise bhI ho saMthAre ke pUrva kAla - jJAna avazya honA cAhie / yaha to svastha dazA meM kie jAne vAle saMthAre kA svarUpa hai| dUsarA rUpa yaha hai ki kAla-jJAna to nahIM hai, kintu koI bhayaMkara roga yA upadrava kI sthiti ho jAtI hai / aura, sAdhaka samajha letA hai ki aba jIvana ko bacAnA kaThina hai| taba vaha sahasA saMthAre kA patha apanA letA hai| saMthAre ke pATha meM spaSTa ullekha hai"savva samAhivatiyAgAreNaM" arthAt saba taraha se samAdhi banI rahe, samabhAva kI dhArA TUTane na pAe, to jIvana-paryanta anazana hai / yadi paristhiti badala gaI, anazana se bImArI zAnta ho gaI, aura aba bhUkha ko sahana karane kI kSamatA rahI nahIM, samabhAva evaM samAdhi kI dhArA TUTa rahI hai, mana bhojana ke vikalpoM meM ulajha rahA hai, to aise samaya meM "saba samAhivatiyAgAreNaM" ke prakAza meM sAhasa ke sAtha pAraNA kara lenA cAhie / anazana to bAhya tapa hai, uttara guNa hai| antaraMga tapa to samabhAva hai, vahI mUla guNa hai| yadi mUla guNa hI bhaMga ho rahA hai, to uttara guNa kA koI bhI mUlya nahIM raha jAtA hai| ataH haThapUrvaka prANoM kA tyAga karanA saMthArA nahIM hai, apitu, spaSTa hI eka prakAra kI Atma - hatyA hai / ataH aise samaya meM AhAra kara lenA hI zreyaskara hai / bhagavAn kI AjJA bhI yahI hai-samAdhi arthAt samabhAva banA rahe, to anazana hai, anyathA pAraNA kara lo| haTha pUrvaka koI kriyA karane kI AjJA nahIM hai| haTha-yogI paramparAoM kA gulAma bana jAtA hai| yadi aba bhojana kara legeM, to loga kyA kaheMge ? logoM se pahale yaha soco, tumhArI antarAtmA kyA kahatI hai, bhagavAn kyA kahate haiM ? tumhAre andara sAdhanA kA mUla samabhAva rahatA hai yA nahIM ? isa satya ko sAmane rakha kara jJAnapUrvaka kriyA karanA dharma hai, na ki logoM ko dikhAne ke lie yA loga-lajjA ke bhaya evaM dabAva meM kriyA-kANDa karanA ? vaha to dharma vahIM, dharma ke nAma para dikhAvA hai, pAkhaNDa hai, dambha hai, yaza-kIrti ke Tukar3oM ko baTorane kA sAdhana mAtra hai, sAdhAnA yA saMthArA nahIM hai| eka purAnI ghaTanA hai| madhya-pradeza ke eka gA~va meM eka santa bImAra par3a ge| bImArI se ve adhika vyAkula ho ge| unheM cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagA ki aba to mara hI jAU~gA / ataH unake mana meM vicAra AyA ki saMthArA kara luu| sAtha ke utAvale vyagra sAdhuoM tathA zrAvakoM ne bhI yahI preraNA dii| ataH jaldI meM saMthArA kara liyA gayA / vaha bImArI kucha aisI thI ki tapasyA se jo vikAra the, ve zAnta ho gae aura vaha santa svastha ho gyaa| svastha hone ke bAda bhI kucha dina aura nikAla die / parantu, usake bAda use bubhukSA satAne lagI, mana kI zAnti bhaMga hone lagI, to usane pAsa meM jo santa the, unheM kahA-"mujhe bhUkha lagI hai, aba use sahana karanA mere lie kaThina hai| ataH AhAra lA kara do|" sAtha ke sAdhu kahane lage-"cupa raho, bolo mata / logoM meM, samAja meM, aura apanI evaM dUsarI sampradAyoM meM apayaza phailegaa| cupacApa bhUkhe rahakara matyu kA varaNa kro|" usane spaSTa kahA-"mere se isa taraha marA nahIM jaataa|" aura, isa taraha haTha pUrvaka jabaradastI maranA yA marane denA, na to saMthArA hai, na dharma hai aura na bhagavAn kI AjJA hai / saMthAre meM hI spaSTa ullekha hai-"savva samAhi vattiyAgAreNaM :" viSama bhAva meM maranA zreyaskara bhI nahIM hai / saMkalpa - vikalpoM meM hAya - hAya karake mara bhI gayA, to patA nahIM kisa gati meM jAegA ? kintu, loka-lajjA ke kAraNa yaha nahIM socA sAtha meM raha rahe sAdhuoM ne evaM saMgha ke varoSTha zrAvakoM ne / sAdhu bhI ajJAna se grasta the, aura zrAvaka bhii| jaba vaha unase nahIM samajhA, to kahA thor3e samaya taka aura tthhro| gurudeva dUsare gA~va meM haiM, unheM sUcanA de dete haiM, unake Ane taka tthhro| kucha hI dinoM meM gurujI bhI A ge| AgamoM kI jAnakArI bhI thI unheM / para, unameM bhI satya ko sAmane rakhane kA sAhasa nahIM thaa| isalie unhoMne bhI yahI kahA-saMthArA kara liyA hai, to use pUrA kara le| yadi pAraNA karake kucha dina aura jindA raha bhI gayA, to isase kyA hogA? Akhira eka dina to maranA hI hai| acchA hai, abhI mara bhI jAe, to apayaza to nahIM hogaa| sAdhAraNa AdamI apane kArya ko yaza - apayaza para taulatA hai| cAhe vivAha - zAdI ho yA anya kArya-karma-nAka kA savAla pahale sAmane rahatA hai| parantu, kaI varISTha sAdhu - sAdhvI evaM saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai / Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apayaza ke AdhAra AcArya bhI bAhya kriyA - kANDoM ko bhI yaza para hI tolate haiM / AcAryazrI bhI socane lage ki yadi ziSya ko pAraNA karA diyA, to loga kyA kaheMge ? pahale to use samajhAyA / jaba vaha nahIM mAnA, to kahA unhoMne - yadi tuma aba saMthArA nahIM calA sakate ho, to maiM saMthArA karatA hU~ tumhAre sthAna para / eka ko to prANoM kA balidAna karanA hI hogA, apane dharma evaM sampradAya kI pratiSThA ko banAe rakhane ke lie / aura ziSya ke Asana para saMthArA karake gurujI baiTha gae / antataH ve divaMgata bhI ho gae / jaina - samAja Adarza udAharaNa ke rUpa meM isa kathA ko bahuta uchAlatA hai, dharma rakSA hetu AcAryazrI ne apanA balidAna de diyA / kintu, mere vicAra meM unhoMne janatA ke samakSa galata Adarza upasthita kiyA | unheM cAhie thA, ki vahA~ padhArate hI sarva prathama ve yaha dekhate ki ziSya ne saMthArA to kiyA hai, parantu zarIra svastha ho jAne se aba vaha saMthArA nibhA nahIM sakatA aura usake pariNAmoM kI dhArA bhI viSama hotI jA rahI hai / ataH unheM Agama ke anurUpa bAhya apayaza kI bhAvanA se Upara uThakara satya ko janatA ke samakSa rakha denA cAhie thA / unheM ghoSaNA karanI cAhie thI, ise kAla - jJAna nahIM thA aura na sAtha meM rahane vAle santa bhI samayajJa the / roga kI ugratA ko dekhakara sahasA ghabarA gae, aura saMthArA karA diyA / yaha saMthArA bhAvAveza meM kiyA gayA hai, isalie maiM ise haThAta cAlU rakhane kI AjJA nahIM detA / ataH isako pAraNA kara lenA cAhie / satya kA AdhAra bhI yahI thA / parantu aisA kucha na karake, apane tathAkathita dharma evaM sAmpradAyika pratiSThA ko bacAne ke lie svayaM saMthArA karake baiTha gae aura divaMgata bhI ho gae / - aisI sthiti meM eka to sAdhAraNa janatA meM bhrama phailA ki munijI kA saMthArA cala rahA hai / sAdhAraNa janatA yaha nahIM jAnatI thI ki santa ke sthAna para AcAryazrI ne saMthArA kara liyA hai / ataH asatya kA pracAra huA aura janatA ke samakSa galata Adarza bhI upasthita kiyA gayA- yA to saMthArA karane vAlA mare, yA usake sthAna para dUsarA santa mare / arthAt samaya ke pUrva binA icchA ke 66 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI eka ko maranA jarUra hai / yaha kaisI vicitra bAta hai, isakA dharma ke sAtha kahIM dUra taka bhI sambandha nahIM hai / abhiprAya yaha hai ki binA jJAna ke saMthArA nahIM karanA cAhie / sarvaprathama sAdhaka ko samayajJa - kAla kA jJAna honA hI cAhie aura usake bAda bAhya anazana svIkAra karane ke lie apanI zArIrika zakti kA sahI paribodha bhI honA cAhie, jisase samabhAva pUrvaka zuddha svarUpa meM sthita hone kA prayatna kara sake / paNDita pravara zrI ratnacandrajI ma. ( AgarA - u. pra.) bahuta bar3e jJAnI the / jyotiSa vidyA ke ve AcArya the / unhoMne eka mAha pUrva yaha batA diyA thA ki amuka dina merI mRtyu hone vAlI hai / parantu, sAtha hI unhoMne yaha bhI spaSTa kara diyA ki maiM tapasvI nahIM hU~ / ataH maiM yaha nahIM cAhatA ki maiM apane svAdhyAya, cintana-manana ko chor3akara eka mAha taka saMthAre meM par3A par3A vyartha meM samaya yApana karU N / maiM bAhya tapa se antaraMga tapa ko adhika mahattva detA hU~ / ata: maiM saMthArA usI samaya karU~gA, jaba maiM dekha lUMgA ki mere zarIra meM itanI zakti hai ki bAhya tapa ke sAtha-sAtha antaraMga sAdhanA sahajabhAva se kara sakU~ / isalie unhoMne apanI zakti ke anusAra cAra dina kA saMthArA kiyA / - vAstava meM jaina dharma marane ko mahattva nahIM detA hai / parantu, jIvana ko, vaha bhI saMyamI jIvana ko mahattA detA hai / ata: sAdhaka ko apane jIvana kI adhika se adhika lambe kAla taka surakSA karanI caahie| aura, jaba yaha dekhe ki jIrNa zIrNa zarIra apane yA samAja ke kisI bhI kalyANa kArya ke lie upayogI nahIM rahA hai, vyartha hI bhAra rUpa ho gayA hai, apitu jIvana kI vyartha AzA ke - anargala doSoM ke kAraNa zuddha Atma bhAva malina ho rahA hai, to - samAdhi - pUrvaka samabhAva se zarIra visarjana kI dizA meM vicAra karanA caahie| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne svayaM kahA hai"lAbhantare jIviya bUhaittA, pacchA pariNAya malAvadhaMsI" sAdhanA, kevala bAhya anazana meM hI somita nahIM hai / bAhya tapa bhI eka sAdhana hai aura vaha antima samaya meM bhI zakti ke anurUpa kiyA jA sakatA hai / parantu, mahattva hai - samabhAva kI, vItarAgabhAva kI sAdhanA kA aura yaha sAdhanA sAdhaka ke jIvana meM prArambha saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai : - - 67 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se anta taka anavarata gatimAna rahanI caahie| sAdhaka kA mukhya lakSya hai-bAhya kriyA - kANDa evaM rUr3ha-paramparAoM ke vyAmoha tathA sAmpradAyika pakSapAta tathA yaza - apayaza kI bhAvanA se Upara uTha kara, satya - draSTA bana kara antaraMga sAdhanA meM saMlagna rahanA aura vItarAga - bhAva kI ora bar3hane kA prayAsa krnaa| ata: yaha kathana galata hai ki saMthArA marane ke lie kI jAne vAlI Atma-hatyA hai| parantu, sAdhanA meM saMlagna rahate samaya matyu A jAe, to usakA saharSa svAgata karane ko tatpara rhe| ataH saMsAra se vidA hote samaya sAdhaka ke mana meM kisI taraha kA viSama bhAva na ho, kisI ke prati mana meM virodha evaM ghRNA lekara na jAe, pratyuta mana ko pUrNata: nirmala - svaccha karake saba ke prati maitrI bhAva lekara vidA ho| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAdhaka ko divya sandeza hai-tuma svayaM ke svarUpa kA sambodha prApta karo, apane ApakA nirIkSaNa karo aura apane mana meM jo rAga - dvaSa kA kacarA A gayA hai, use samyaka - AlocanA ke dvArA sApha karake svayaM ko nirmala - svaccha bnaao| aura, dUsaroM ke mana ko sApha karane kA mArga btaao| yaha unakI apanI icchA hai ki ve svayaM ko nirmala kare yA na kare / tuma dUsaroM ke jIvana ke adhikArI nahIM ho, tumhArA dAyitva svayaM ko zuddha-vizuddha banAne kA hai| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne rAjagaha ke parvatarAja vaibhAragiri ko upatyakA meM sthita guNazIla upavana kI isI pAvana-bhUmi para divya udghoSa kiyA thA "je uvasamai tassa ArAhaNA" -jo svayaM apane andara ubhara rahI kaSAyoM kI Aga kA upazamana karatA hai, vaira-virodha ko upazAnta karatA hai, rAga-dveSa ko kSaya karatA hai, vahI sAdhaka ArAdhaka hai, usakI sAdhanA hI saphala hai "uvasamasAraM kha sAmaNNaM" -krodha, mAna Adi kaSAyoM ko upazamana karanA hI zreSTha zramaNatA hai arthAt sAdhanA kA sAra upazama-bhAva hI hai| isake atirikta saMthArA aura hai hI kyA ? samabhAva evaM vItarAga - bhAva hI saMthArA hai / anazana Adi kriyAe~ to bAhya tapa cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ise bAhya tapa kahA hai| antaraMga tapa, saccA anazana aura sahI artha meM saMthArA hai-krodha kA upazamana, ahaMkAra kA visarjana, mAyA, daMbha, chala-kapaTa kA parityAga, lobhalAlaca, yaza-pratiSThA kI tRSNA, svargAdi kI kAmanA kA parityAga / ukta bhAva ko zuddha adhyAtmavAdI AcArya amRtacandra ne bhI nimnokta zabdoM meM abhivyakta kiyA hai ''maraNe'vazyaM bhAvinI kssaaysllekhnaatnukrnnmaatre| rAgAdimantareNa vyApriyamANasya nAtmaghAto'sti // " -maraNa avazyaM-bhAvI hai, vaha samaya A hI gayA hai| ataH krodha, mAna, mAyA lobha rUpa kaSAyoM ko kRza-maMda, maMdatara karane rUpa sallekhanA hai / ataH sallekhanA samAdhi-bhAva hai, rAgAdi ke asadbhAva ke kAraNa Atma - ghAta nahIM hai| ataH saMthArA eka AdhyAtmika - sAdhanA hai, nirapekSa bhAva se apane vizuddha rUpa meM sthita hone kii| isalie saMthArA AtmahatyA nahIM hai aura na sirpha eka sAmpradAyika kriyA-kANDa hI hai, yaha hai vizuddha dRSTi saMthAre kii| prastuta carcA ko samApta karate hue eka bAta aura bhI kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki ekamAtra anazana ke hone, na hone para hI ArAdhaka tathA virAdhaka kI sthiti nahIM hai| kalpanA kIjie, eka mahAn ugra saMyamI sAdhaka hRdaya roga Adi ke sahasA AkramaNa se deha-mukta ho jAtA hai, to use kyA samajhanA cAhie-'ArAdhaka yA virAdhaka ?' doSoM kI AlocanA to vaha prAtaH evaM sAyaMkAla ke pratikramaNa ke samaya nirantara karatA hI rahA hai| dina evaM rAta kI pratyeka kriyA kI samApti para jJAta evaM ajJAta doSoM ke lie 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' detA hI rahA hai / saMyama kI zuddha-dhArA pravAhita rahI hai, kintu hRdaya - roga Adi ke tatkAla ghAtaka AtaMka se yadi anazana kA avasara na mile, to isameM usakA kyA doSa hai tathA zArIrika durbalatA ke kAraNa bhI anazana nahIM ho pAtA hai, to isameM bhI kyA virAdhakatA hai ? jaina-dharma haTha-yoga kA nahIM, jJAnayoga kA pakSadhara hai| vaha dehAzrita dharma nahIM, bhAvAzrita dharma hai| ataH saMthArA bhI mUlataH bhAvAzrita rUpa se hI mAnya hai| isalie saMthArA vizuddha adhyAtma sAdhanA hai : Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isakI zreSThatA bhI hai| ataH saMthAre kI, jaisA ki Aja-kala kucha patrakAra tathA anya sajjana jIvita agni-dAha rUpa satI-prathA ke sAtha tulanA karate haiM, vaha sarvathA bhrAnta hai| satI-prathA meM rAgAtmakatA hai athavA sAmAjika paramparA evaM anya mAnasika pratyAghAtoM kI hetutA hai| astu, spaSTa hI donoM meM eka aisI vibheda rekhA hai, jise vicArazIla sajjanoM ko taTastha dRSTi se avalokana karanA caahie| maiM samajhatA hU~ ki mere isa vaktavya para se zrI kevala kRSNajI kA to samAdhAna huA hI hogA, sAtha hI anya vicArazIla sajjana bhI samyaka - vicAra ke cintana-patha para agrasara hokara ukta prazna se sambandhita satya se sahaja hI lAbhAnvita hoNge| saMyama : khalu jIvanam : Apa jIvana ke cAhe jisa kisI kSetra meM rama rahe hoM, cAhe vaha kSetra zrAvaka kA ho, zrAvikA kA, sAdhu kA ho, sAdhvI kA-kintu sabake bIca saMyama kA honA eka Avazyaka evaM aparihArya tattva hai / saMyama ke binA saMtulana kAyama nahIM raha sakatA, aura saMtulana ke binA suniyojita jIvana ke abhAva meM kisI bhI taraha kI gati - pragati saMbhava nahIM hai| gati-pragati ke abhAva meM jIvana, jIvana nahIM raha jAegA, vaha jindA lAza raha jaaegaa| ataH saMyama hI jIvana hai / -upAdhyAya amaramani 70 cantana ke jharokhe se : Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai : to phira kyA hai vaha ? eka purAnI hAsyAspada, sAtha hI bodhaprada loka-kathA hai, ki. cAra sazastra dhur3asavAra sainika dillI kI ora jA rahe the| unake pIche - pIche eka jAti vizeSa ke sajjana bhI apane gadhe para savArI kie hue sainika ghur3asavAroM ke sAtha apane gadhe para cala rahe the| eka gAMva ke pAsa se gujare, to kutuhala vaza vahA~ upasthita grAmINoM ne pUchA-"ye savAra kahA~ jA rahe haiM ?" ghaDasavAra bolane hI vAle the, ki gardabhArohI sajjana ne jhaTapaTa uttara diyA- "hama pA~coM savAra dillI jA rahe haiN|" grAmINoM ne pUchA-pAcavA savAra kahA~ hai ?" gardabhArohI ne kahA--"dekha nahIM rahe ho ? pAMcavAM savAra maiM hI to haiN|" isa para sabhI grAmINa ThahAkA lagAkara haMsa pdd'e| Ajakala jidhara dekho udhara hI inhI pAMcaveM savAroM kI daur3adhUpa hai| parivAra se lekara samAja, rASTra, yahA~ taka ki dharma ke kSetra meM bhI inakA kAphI zoragula hai / jo - kucha thor3A - bahuta jAnate haiM, ve to cupa rahate haiM, kintu ye ve loga haiM, jinheM Agama, darzana Adi kA kucha bhI atA - patA nahIM hai, lekina jaba dekho, taba vyartha hI apanI kalama ke tathAkathita gardabha daur3Ane lagate haiN| ye mahAbhArata saMgrAma ke ve zikhaMDI haiM, jo bhISma pitAmaha ke Upara vANoM se prahAra karate haiM, kintu ina buddhimAnoM ko yaha patA nahIM ki tumhAre ina zaktihIna vANoM se bhISma pitAmaha na pahale kabhI Ahata hae haiM, aura na kabhI bhaviSya meM hoNge| DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai : to phira kyA hai vaha ? Wain Education International Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina-samAja ke cintana-kSetra meM eka carcA kAphI samaya se cala rahI hai-tathAkathita DolI, jisakA sAdhuoM dvArA mukta mana se upayoga kiyA jA rahA hai, vAhana evaM yAna hai, yA nahIM ? aneka vAra siddha kiyA jA cukA hai-DolI nara-vAhana hai, nara - yAna hai| kintu ye mAM ke lAla aba bhI apanA vahI ghisA-piTA svara alApa rahe haiM, ki DolI vAhana evaM yAna nahIM hai| aura, apane isa vyartha ke ahaMkAra kI chalanA meM ye loga kabhI - kabhI arthahIna jarjara zabdoM ke dhAgoM se bune choTe * moTe lekha kucha nagaNya patroM meM chapAte rahate haiM / vicArazIla sudhI- jana to samajha lete haiM, ki sahI vastusthiti kyA hai ? kintu sAdhAraNa jana, dharma ke nAma para pracArita apane pANDitya ke pITe gae bhagna vAdyoM ke bhrama meM A jAte haiM aura donoM tarapha se 'aho rUpaM aho dhvani' kA ghoSa gUMjane lagatA hai| yaha manastuSTi kI aisI dUSita prakriyA hai, jo dharma aura samAja Adi sabhI kSetroM meM janatA ko vibhrama meM DAle hue hai| maiM aba isa DolI kI carcA ko lambA nahIM karanA caahtaa| aba isa niSprANa carcA kA kucha artha bhI nahIM rahA hai| ataH kucha viziSTa pramANa upasthita kara ukta carcA ko eka kinAre le jA kara chor3ane kA prayatna kara rahA huuN| jaina - dharma ke sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kI mahAbhiniSkramaNa - yAtrAe~ zivikA arthAta pAlakI ke dvArA hI hotI rahI hai| etadartha samavAyAMga sUtra Adi AgamoM tathA granthoM kA avalokana kiyA jA sakatA hai / rAjavaMza ke hote hue bhI kisI bhI tIrthaMkara ne sarvotama evaM sarvajana vallabha mahAbhiniSkramaNa jaise utsava prasaMga para gaja evaM azva Adi kI savArI nahIM kI hai| isakA artha hai-zivikA sarvazreSTha vAhana hai, yAna hai / __jJAtA sUtra, 1, 34 meM magadha nareza zreNika ke putra meghakumAra kI dIkSA meM 'purisa sahassavAhiNi sIyaM'----sahasra - puruSa - vAhinI zivikA ke prayoga kA ullekha hai| vAsudeva zrI kRSNa ke yuga meM thAvaccAputra kI dIkSA kA varNana Aja bhI jJAtA sUtra meM upalabdha hai| vahA~ bhI thAvaccA pUtra kI dIkSA meM zivikA (pAlako) kA prayoga bhI meSakumAra ke samAna ho 72 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaNita kiyA gayA hai / adhika kyA likhA jAe --zivikA ke isa taraha ke prayogoM ke saiMkar3oM hI ullekha Agama evaM Agamottara sAhitya meM milate haiN| ___ aba prazna hai, ki zivikA kyA hai ? zivikA kA artha pAlakI aura DolI Adi kiyA hai / saMskRta TIkAoM meM to zivikA kA pAlakI ke rUpa meM spaSTa ullekha hai hI, kintu abhI-abhI a. bhA. vardha. sthA. zramaNa saMgha ke divaMgata yuvAcArya zrI madhukara munijI ke netRtva meM-jo Agama mAlA prakAzita huI hai, jo a. pra. paM. zrI kanhaiyAlAla jI 'kamala', paM. zrI devendra munijI zAstrI (vartamAna meM zramaNa - saMgha ke upAcArya) tathA paM. zrI ratnamunijI evaM anya vidvAnoM ke dvArA pramANita bhI kI jA cakI hai, usake prakAzita AgamoM meM bhI zivikA kA artha DolI kiyA gayA hai| sUtrakatAMga sUtra kA dvitIya zrutaskaMdha, dvitIya adhyayana kriyAsthAna sUtra 713 (pRSTha 87) ke mUla pATha meM aneka yAnoM kA varNana hai, usameM zivikA bhI eka yAna hai, jisakA artha kiyA hai-DolI, AkAza kI taraha adhara rakhI jAne vAlI savArI (paalkii)| prastuta Agama mAlA ke hI upAsakadazAMgasUtra meM zivikA Adi zabdoM kA artha isa prakAra hai-..."sIya - saMdamANIyAiNNajANajuge" arthAta zivikA-pardedAra pAlakhiyA~, syandamAnikA-puruSa-pramANa pAlakhiyA~, yAna-gADiyA~ tathA yugya-purAtanakAlIna golla deza meM suprasiddha do hAtha lambe-caur3e DolI jaise yAna / / vicAra - krAnti ke mahAn sUtra - dhAra AcArya pravara pUjyazrI javAharalAlajI mahArAja ke nirdezana meM bhI sUtrakRtAMga kA prakAzana haA thaa| usameM bhI AcAryazrIjI ke dvArA zivikA kA arthaAkAzayAna aura pAlakI (DolI) bhI kiyA hai / saMskRta, prAkRta Adi koI bhI bhASA ho, usakA artha vyAkaraNa evaM koSa se hotA hai / saMskRta - sAhitya meM to isI hetu se bhAvanAtmaka zabdoM meM yahA~ taka kaha diyA gayA hai ki 'aSTAdhyAyI jaganmAtA'marakoSo jgtpitaa|" vyAkaraNa evaM koSa ke vinA koI bhI bhASA sAhitya ke patha para gatizIla nahIM ho sktii| Akhira vaha manuSya kI bhASA hai, pazu - pakSiyoM kI mAtra dhvani vizeSAtmaka DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai : to phira kyA hai vaha ? : Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolI nahIM / astu hama yahA~ vyAkaraNottara koSa kA hI, jo adhika mahattva hai, usI ke udAharaNa samIkSA hetu de rahe haiN| ____saMskRta koSoM kI mAlA meM sarvataH suprasiddha amara-koSa hai| dekhie yAnoM ke prasaMga meM zivikA ke lie vaha kyA kahatA hai"zivikA yApyayAnaM syAt" amara koSa ke suprasiddha TIkAkAra AcArya kRSNamitra apanI saMskRta TIkA meM zivikA zabda kI kitanI spaSTa vyAkhyA karate haiM-"zi vaiva saMjJAyAM kan (5, 3, 75) yApyaradharmevA yAnam pAlakI loke |"-amr koSa, dvitIya kANDa, kSatriya varga, zloka 53 / / prastuta zloka ke uttarArddha meM dolA zabda kA prayoga hai"dolA preGa khAdikA striyAm / " AcArya kRSNa mitra ne TIkA meM spaSTa kiyA hai-"dolayati, dula utkSepe (cu. u. se. ) preSya (Ga khaya) te / iSi gatI / DolI loke / " ukta kathana para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai, zivikA aura dola-- donoM hI prayoga DolI rUpa vAhana ke lie prayukta kie jAte haiN| amara-koSa ke hindI TIkAkAra paM0 zrI mannAlAla 'abhimanyu ne bhI dolA kA eka artha spaSTataH DolI kiyA hai| jaina - paramparA ke mahAn zrutadhara AcArya zrI hemacandra muni vareNya ne abhidhAna cintAmaNi ke nAma se eka mahAna saMskRta koSa kI racanA kI hai| prasannatA hai, yaha koSa prAcIna kAla se hI prAyaH jaina-jainetara pramukha saMskRta TIkAkAroM ko sAdara mAnya rahA hai| ataH hama yahA~ prastuta prasaMga meM 'abhidhAna cintAmaNi' ko upasthita kie dete haiM "zivikA yApyayAne atha dolA preGa khAdikA bhavet" AcAryazrI ne abhidhAna cintAmaNI para svayaM dvArA hI racita svopajJa vatti meM ukta zabdoM kA jo spaSTIkaraNa kiyA hai, usa para se pAlakhI aura DolI kA artha spaSTa ho jAtA hai___ ziva zivikA yApyasya azaktasya yAnaM yugyAkhyaM yApyayAnaM 'kRpAnam' iti gauGa tatra / " dolyate dolA kASTamayI, rajjuprAlambazca, preGa khayate preGa khA hiNDolakAkhyo Adi grahaNAta zayAnakAdi yApyamAnAnuvase: / -zloka 422 74 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskRta ke Adhunika koSoM kA namUnA bhI dekha lIjie--- "zi vikA-zivaM karoti, ziva-micNvula ata itvam yAna bhede (Dulo) --amaraH / ' -- bRhad vAcaspatyam zivikA-zivaM karoti / ziva-Nic-Nvala ata itvam :' eka prakAra kI savArI-DolI -padyacandra koSa 'zivikA-zivaM karoti, ziva-Nica-Nvula-TAp ata itvaM / pAlakhI, mIyAno, ddolii|" | ---zabdaratna mahodadhi, pRSTha 1636 saMgrAhaka : panyAsa zrI muktivijayajI DolA-dolA ( strI ) dula-ac-TAp / dazanadaSTa / ityAdinA dasyaDaH ( prA. 1 paad)| DolI itikhyAne yAnabhede udyAnA''dau krIDA'rtha dolayante ca / svArthe kan / pUrvoktArthe vAca, / - abhidhAna rAjendra koSa pAia saddamahaNNavo DolA (strI.) DolI, zivikA, paalkii| -pRSTha 374 siviyA (strI.) zivikA, sukhAsana, pAlakI-pRSTha 606 aba jarA hindI - marAThI ke kucha prasiddha koSa bhI dekha leM-- zivikA (saMjJA strI) pAlakI yA DolI nAma kI savArI / --dekhi pRSTa pakaryo tinakA hI, lyAya lagAyo zivikA maaNhii| -raghurAja (zabda) -hindI zabda sAgara "zivikA--DolI, paalkii|" -nAlaMdA vizAla zabda sAgara DolI-caMDola, paalkii| -marAThI se hindI zabda saMgraha pramANoM kI zrRMkhalA bahuta laMbI hai / parantu, hama yahA~ vistAra meM na jAkara kucha suprasiddha koSa granthoM kA ullekha karake hI apane ko sameTa lete haiN| eka bAta avazya hai, jise yoM hI chor3a denA maiM ThIka nahIM samajhatA hUM / baha hai, DolI ke lie 'nara - vAhana' zabda DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai, to phira kyA hai vaha ? : 75 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA prayoga / eka vAra maiMne DolI zabda ke lie nara - vAhana zabda kA prayoga kiyA thaa| isa para pA~caveM savAroM ke lekhakoM ne kAphI ho - hallA mcaayaa| aura, mujhe satya mahAvrata bhaMga kI koTi meM Dhakelane kI asaphala koziza bhI kii| kintu, una vicAroM ko patA nahIM, ki ve svayaM hI satya - vrata kA bhaMga kara rahe haiN| ajJAnatA hI sabase bar3A pApa hai| ataH maiM apane Atmapriya pA~caveM savAroM ko hArdika parAmarza detA hai ki ve prathama to lekhana kI dRSTi se lekhaka savAroM meM apane ko ginAe hI nhiiN| yadi ginAne kA moha na chor3a sakeM, to unheM apane ko cAra savAroM meM ginAnA cAhie / cAra savAroM meM ginAne ke lie unheM jaina evaM ajaina prAcIna zAstroM evaM granthoM kA vyApaka evaM gaMbhIra samIkSAtmaka evaM tulanAtmaka adhyayana karanA caahie| yadi unhoMne isa dizA meM kucha bhI adhyayana kiyA hotA, to DolI ko nara - vAhana mAnane se inkAra na hotA unheM / maiM yahA~ prAcIna jaina evaM jainetara sAhitya se kucha ullekha, mAtra unakI jAnakArI ke lie hI upasthita kara rahA huuN| ve jarA A~kha gar3A kara dekheM, ki DolI ke lie nara - vAhana zabda kitane adhika dIrgha-kAla se pracalita hotA A rahA hai"narayAna-naravAhya yAnam --manuSya - vAhya pAlakhI vagere vAhana / " zabda ratna mahodadhi, pRSTha 1160 saMgrAhaka : panyAsa zrI muktivijayajI aThAraha purANoM meM padma-purANa laghu mahAbhArata mAnA jAtA hai| bahata bar3I garimA hai purANa-sAhitya meM padmapurANa kii| padmapurANa meM zivikA arthAt DolI ke lie nara - yAna arthAt naravAhana zabda kA spaSTataH prayoga hai| prasaMga hai, maryAdA puruSottama rAma laMkA vijaya ke anantara pUSpaka vimAna dvArA ayodhyA Ae haiN| nagara meM zobhA yAtrA ke hetu puSpaka vimAna se utara kara narayAna para savAra hue haiM / mUla pATha dekhie "puSpakAdavaruhyAzu narayAnamathAruhat / sItayAsahito rAmaH parivAra samAktaH // " padma purANa, pAtAla khaNDa, a. 3, zloka 24 mAnava narendra zrI bhojadeva saMskRta - sAhitya ke mahAn vidvAn nareza ho cuke haiM / sarasvatI kaNThAbharaNam evaM pAtaJjala yoga-vRti, ciratana ke jharokhe se| Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja - mArtaNDa Adi unakI aneka vidvatA pUrNa racanAeM vidvat jagat meM mAnya haiN| apanI suprasiddha racanA sarasvatI kaNThAbharaNam meM zrI bhojadeva ne putra - vadhU kI savArI ke rUpa meM nara - vAhana svarUpa DolI kA ullekha kiyA hai-'bevAhiUNa bahuA sAsuraaM doliAi nnijjntii|" hamAre kucha mahAnubhAva DolI ko nara-vAhana mAna bhI lete haiM, kintu ve use apavAda kA rUpa de kara yatra-tatra mukta rUpa se upayoga bhI karate haiM / apavAda se hameM inkAra nahIM hai, kintu pRSTavya hai ki yaha mahanIya muniyoM dvArA DolI kA prayoga jo kiyA jA rahA hai, kyA vaha apavAda naukA Adi dvArA nadI - saMtaraNa Adi ke samAna Agamokta hai arthAt AgamoM meM isakA ullekha hai ? yadi haiM, to kisa Agama meM, kahA~ hai ? bAta - bAta para Agama kI duhAI dene vAle kucha samAdhAna rakhate haiM isakA ? yadi paristhiti vizeSa se prayoga kiyA jA rahA hai, to vaha varSAnuvarSa grAmAnugrAma ThATha - bATa ke sAtha khullA prayoga karate hue vicaraNa karanA, kisa dRSTi se apavAda kSetra meM AtA hai ? apavAda paristhiti vizeSa se jo hotA hai, vaha kSetra evaM samaya-baddha hotA hai, dIrghakAla taka grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa ke lie mukta prayoga karane ke rUpa meM nhiiN| kyA yaha pAda - vihAra hai ? yadi yaha pAda - vihAra hai, to phira Apake usa zAstrIya pAda - vihAra kA anya rUpa kyA hai ? DolI ke prayoga ko pAda-vihAra kahanA spaSTataH dvitIya, tRtIya evaM paJcama mahAvrata kA bhaMga hai| paristhiti vizeSa kI ADa meM apane zarIra saMrakSaNa kA udghoSa kiyA jAtA hai| kyA apavAda kA prayoga pratikSaNa maraNa. dharmA kSudra mRtapiNDa rUpa deha taka hI sImita hai ? dharma evaM dharma-saMgha ke saMrakSaNa evaM pracArArtha vaha kucha bhI artha nahIM rakhatA? yaha kaisI bAta, ki apanI suvidhA ko to apavAda kA rUpa de kara apane ko catartha kAla ke mUnivara kI gaNanA meM sammilita kara lete haiM, aura jaba koI anya munivara dharma ke pracArArtha kisI vizeSa apavAda kA prayoga karatA hai, to dharmanAza kI duhAI dI jAtI hai ? DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai : to phira kyA hai vaha ?! 77 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe kisI kI nindA ke rUpa meM kucha kahanA nahIM hai| phira bhI yaha kahanA cAhU~gA ki pAMcaveM savAra dharma-dundubhi bajAte haiM ki munirAja apane varISTha munivaroM kI DolI ko bhakti prerita ho kara svayaM uThAte haiM / ataH yaha nirdoSa hai, vAhana nahIM hai| yadi bhakti kI hI bAta hai, to rikzA, kAra Adi vAhana bhI bhakti prerita ho kara yadi koI muni svayaM DrAivara ke rUpa meM gAr3I calAtA hai, to kyA vaha apavAda muni ke lie niSiddha nahIM rahatA hai, apitu vaha dharma bana jAtA hai ? savArI kI koTi meM se mukta ho jAtA hai ? ___ spaSTa hai, vyartha ke zabda - jAla se kisI bhI samasyA kA hala nahIM hotA hai| hRdaya kI pUrI imAnadArI ke sAtha satya ko satya ke rUpa meM svIkAra karanA hI dharma hai| jo bAta maiM karUM, vaha to ThIka hai, aura vahI bAta yadi dUsarA koI karatA hai, to ThIka nahIM haiyaha dvata mUlaka zabda - jAloM kI bhrAnti kA yuga aba nahIM rahA / janatA kI A~kheM khula cukI haiN| jo satya ke pakSadhara nirbhIka haiM, ve to jo kArya karate haiM, ve spaSTa rUpa se pratyakSa meM karate haiN| unake pAsa chipAne jaise koI bAta nahIM hai| chipAnA svayaM meM mAyAcAra hai| kintu, yugAnurUpa jo parivartana satya ke pakSadhara nirbhaya-bhAva se kara rahe haiM, unhIM meM se kucha parivartana anya mahAnubhAvoM dvArA bhI kie jA rahe haiM / kintu, ve kara rahe haiM chipakara, loka - dRSTi bacAkara / tAki-"rinda-ke-rinda raheM, hAtha se jannata bhI na jaae|" andara meM suvidhA kA bhoga bhI hotA rahe aura bAhara meM ugrAcAra kI patAkA bhI phaharAtI rhe| parantu, dhyAna meM rahe vahI kArya andara meM parde kI oTa meM kauna kyA, kaise kara rahA hai-yaha cintanazIla loga saba - kucha jAna gae haiM aura jAna bhI rahe haiN| sAmpradAyikatA ke mithyA ahaMkAra kI rakSA ke lie ve bAhara meM kucha bhI na bole sakeM, yaha dUsarI bAta hai| parantu, satya eka hai| usake lie andara aura bAhara, khula kara yA chipa kara, koI do rUpa nahIM hote| maiM aura mere kucha sAthI, aura kucha nahIM cAhate, hama sabako ekamAtra yahI abhISTa hai, jo satya hai aura jo zithilAcAra kI daSTi se nahIM, apitu yugAnurUpa parivartana kI dRSTi se kiyA jA rahA hai, use chipAne ke cakkara meM na pdd'eN| satya kA zaMkha dhvani ke cintana ke jharokhe se : 78 Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAna mukta svara honA hI caahie| tAki sarva-sAdhAraNa dharma-priya jijJAsu janatA bhI yathArtha satya kA sahI-sahI mUlyAMkana kara sake / merA kisI ke prati dveSa nahIM hai / na kisI ke prati mana meM koI ghRNA hai / jo cintana - manana ke anantara mere antar-mana ko ThIka lagatA hai, vaha maiM spaSTa kaha detA hU~ / ukta spaSTatA se merI nindA bhI hotI hai| para, isakI mujhe koI cintA bhI nahIM hai| kharI bAta kahane kI sahaja Adata hai, usa meM banAvaTa jaisA kucha nahIM hai| bacane kI koziza karate hue bhI bhASA kabhI kucha kar3avI bhI ho jAtI hai / usakA eka kAraNa hai--merI taruNAI ke yuga meM bhArata kI Arya-samAja Adi aneka dharma - paramparAoM meM zAstrArtha karane kA bahuta adhika pracalana thaa| jaina-dharma ke Upara jaba kabhI prahAra hote the, to mujhe bhI aneka bAra zAstrArthoM ke maidAna meM utaranA par3atA thA aura prabuddha pAThaka jAnate haiM ki zAstrArthoM ke vAk - yuddha meM kabhI-kabhI zabdoM ke vyaMga-bANa bhI calate rahate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki merI bhASA kabhI - kabhI haThAta vyaMgAtmaka ho jAtI hai aura vaha mere premiyoM ko kaTu laga jAtI hai saca muMha se nikala jAtA hai, koziza nahIM krtaa| zolA hUM bhar3akane kI, gujAriza nahIM krtaa| usake lie maiM hArdika khAmemi ke sivA aura kyA kara sakatA hai ? LAHasir New DolI yadi savArI nahIM hai to phira kyA hai vaha ? : 76 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye haiM naraka loka ke yAtrI bhAratIya saMskRti kI aneka vidha dharma-paramparAoM evaM lokakathAoM se saMbaMdhita naraka evaM svarga kA varNana prAyaH sarvatra ullikhita evaM carcita hai / Astika paramparAoM kA to yaha pramukha viSaya rahA hai| vartamAna jIvana ke bAda Ane vAle uttara jIvana kI carcA Ate hI, naraka aura svarga kI carcA sahasA A khar3I hotI hai / ukta carcAoM kA mUla hetu kyA hai, usake aneka uttara evaM samAdhAna ho sakate haiM / parantu, mukhya hetu hai-mAnava jAti ko durAcAra - anAcAra Adi pApAcAroM se haTA kara dAna dayA, tapatyAga, vAsanA - niyaMtraNa Adi zubha puNyAcaraNoM kI ora abhimukha karanA / yaha prayoga kitanA saphala rahA hai, yaha bAta dUsarI hai, kintu ukta carcAoM ko upasthita karane vAloM ke mana ke bhAvoM ko bahuta adhika zaMkA kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhA jA sakatA hai / aura bhI kucha hetu rahe hoM, parantu hama yahA~ prastuta acche hetu ko hI pramukhatA de kara, apane lekha kI yAtrA zurU kara rahe haiM / svarga kI carcA abhI eka taTa para chor3a dete haiM / naraka kA citraNa karanA hI, vastutaH lekha kA mukhya AdhAra hai / nara-loka ke duHkhoM kA varNana bahuta bhayaMkara hai / naraka ke prANI ko Aga meM jalAyA jAtA hai, aMga aMga kATa dene vAle asi patra vana meM ghumAyA jAtA hai bhayaMkara pIr3A dene vAlI kRtrima vaitaraNI nadI meM DubAyA jAtA hai | pUrva janma ke surapAI vyakti ko bhayaMkara ukalatA huA tAMbA - lohA Adi galAkara pilAyA jAtA hai / mAMsa khAne vAle ko usIke hI aMga kA tathAkathita mAMsa kATa-kATa kara khilAyA jAtA hai / DhaMka evaM giddha Adi pakSiyoM se usake zarIra ko nocAyA jAtA hai / bar3I bhayaMkara pIr3A kA dRzya hai / jainAgamoM, cintana ke jharokhe se : to - - - Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaidika purANoM tathA bauddha granthoM meM isa prakAra ke duHkhoM kA vistRta varNana hai / yaha to rahA saMkSepa meM ina duHkhoM kA varNana / kintu, sabase bar3A prazna hai - manuSya itane bhayaMkara duHkha kyoM pAtA hai ? ye viSa phala to apane hI dvArA boe gae pApAcAra rUpa viSa vRkSa ke duSphala haiM / ataH hameM prAcIna granthoM ke anusAra unhIM hetuoM kA varNana karanA hai, jo bhogAsakta mUr3ha prANI ko naraka - loka kI ora Dhakelate haiM / naraka ke duHkhoM kA evaM usake kucha hetuoM kA varNana jainAgama uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke mRgAputtrIya unnIsaveM adhyayana meM tathA sUtrakRtAMga ke prathama zrutaskaMdha meM Ae hue niraya adhyayana meM varNita hai / anya aneka AgamoM meM bhI yatra tatra prastuta viSaya kI carcA hai / sabhI uddharaNoM ko upasthita kiyA jAe, to lekha eka acchI pustaka kA rUpa le sakatA hai / kintu, hama saMkSepa - rUci pAThakoM kI jAnakArI ke hetu saMkSepa meM hI carcA kara lete haiM / duHkhoM kA nahIM, duHkhoM ke hetuoM kA varNana hI adhika zreyAvaha hai| kyoMki kAraNa ke sadbhAva meM hI kArya kI niSpatti hotI hai / kAraNa haTA diyA jAe to kArya apane Apa samApta ho hI jAtA hai / ubalate dUdha ke nIce se yadi Aga haTA dI jAe, to dUdha svataH zItala honA zurU ho jAtA hai / - - - hamArA lakSya pUrvAcAryoM kI dRSTi ke anusAra mAnava - jAti ko duSvRtti se dUra rakhanA hai, pApAcAra se mukta karanA hai / sAtha hI, puNyAcAra kI ora prerita karanA hai / ataH prastuta prasaMga meM nArakIya duHkhoM kA hetu varNana hI jIvanopayogI hai, prasaMgocita hai / sthAnAMga sUtra abhI hamArI A~khoM ke samakSa hai / caturtha sthAna kA caturtha uddezya dekhie - nArakIya Ayu-bandha ke cAra kAraNa haiM1. mahArambha 2. mahAparigraha 3. paJcendriya vadha 4. kuNimAhAra / 1. mahArambha kA abhiprAya hai -- aisI bhayaMkara hiMsA ke Ayojana, jisameM aneka prANiyoM kA bhISaNa saMhAra hotA ho / jahA~ bhayaMkara hAhAkAra evaM rudana ke sivA anya kucha sudarzanIya dRzya na dikhAI detA ho / sthUla rUpa se kattalakhAnA Adi ke udAharaNa paryApta haiM / yaha to eka udAharaNa hai / mUla meM manuSya ke tIvra maryAdAhIna hiMsA ke tIvra bhAva haiM / yaha hisAnubandhI tIvra raudra dhyAna ye haiM naraka loka ke yAtrI 1 81 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA bhAvAtmaka rUpa hai| isameM kRta pApa ke lie pazcAtApa kA kucha bhI aMza nahIM hotaa| 2. mahAparigraha kA bhAva hai-dhana, saMpatti yA anya kisI vastu - vizeSa ke prati pAgala ho kara daur3anA / viveka kI A~kheM baMda ho jAtI hai aura manuSya dhana ke lie kRtyAkRtya kA kucha bhI vicAra nahIM rakhatA hai| maryAdAhIna atilobha evaM atitRSNA hI artha haimahAparigraha zabda vizeSaNa ke rUpa meM lage mahA zabda kaa| dhyAna rakhie yahA~ 'mahA' zabda mahattA kA sUcaka nahIM hai, apitu bhISaNAti bhISaNa bhayaMkaratA kA sUcaka hai| mahAparigraha ke udAharaNoM kI vizva meM na pahale koI kamI rahI hai, na aba hai| 3. paJcendriya vadha- prANI jagat meM zrotra Adi pAMca indriyavAle prANI sarvataH viziSTa mAne jAte haiN| unakI sukha - duHkha Adi ke anubhava karane kI cetanA - zakti viziSTa hotI hai| ataH zikAra Adi manovinoda ke rUpa meM tathA anya kisI bali pradAna Adi ke prayoga meM paJcendriya prANI - vadha meM naraka gati kI hetutA svataH samAviSTa ho jAtI hai| manuSya apane kisI svArtha vizeSa athavA manovinoda Adi ke rUpa meM maryAdAhIna nirdayatA ke sAtha paJcendriya prANI kA vadha karatA hai / aura, ukta prakriyA meM pazcAtApa to kyA, harSa evaM garva kI anubhUti karatA hai, to aisA rUdrapariNAmI vyakti naraka meM nahIM jAegA, to aura kahA~ jAegA? 4. kuNimAhAra, mAMsAhAra kA vAcaka hai / mAMsAhAra manuSya kA prAkRtika bhojana nahIM hai / kucha sthAnoM kI paristhati vizeSatAoM ko chor3akara svAda-lolupatA hI mukhya hetu hai| mAMsAhAra ke dvArA mUka pazu - pakSiyoM kA itanA bhayaMkara saMhAra huA hai ki aneka prANo-zAstriyoM kA mata hai ki isa saMhAra se pazu-pakSiyoM kI aneka jAtiyA~ hI isa dharatI para se naSTa ho gaI haiN| pUrvakAla ke kApAlika paraMparA ke tApasa, taMtra-yoga ke bhrama meM mAnava - mAMsa taka kA bhakSaNa karate rahe haiM / Aja kala bhI samAcAra-patroM kI sUkhiyA~, jo par3hane meM AtI hai, to hamArA roma - roma kAMpa uThatA hai| aneka hoTaloM meM manuSya-mAMsa kA, adhikatara choTe baccoM ke mAMsa kA prayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| jaba manuSya kisI tRSNA evaM lolupatA 82 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizeSa ke vAtyAcakra meM bhrAnti-grasta ho jAtA hai, to usakA sadasad-viveka sarvathA naSTa ho khAtA hai / phalataH taba vaha mAnavatA kI sImA meM se nikala kara krU ra dAnavatA kI sImA meM praveza kara jAtA hai| Apa jAnate haiM, antataH dAnavatA kA kyA pariNAma hotA hai ? AcArya umAsvAti sUtra zailI ke AcArya haiN| unhoMne apane suprasiddha tattvArtha sUtra meM, prArambha meM sthAnAMga sUtra meM kahe gae cAra hetUoM ko prArambha ke do hetuoM meM hI samAviSTa kara diyA hai| unakA sUtra hai-"bahvArambhaparigrahatvaM ca nArakasyAyuSaH / -6, 16." maryAdAhIna atIva Arambha evaM atIva parigraha nArakIya Ayu ke hetu haiN| paJcendriya-vadha aura mAMsAhAra ukta donoM meM samAviSTa ho jAte haiM, yaha spaSTa hai / / naraka gati ke cAra hetuoM kA itanA vistRta rUpa hai ki isameM corI, balAtkAra, mukta vyabhicAra, lUTa-mAra, vivekahIna zoSaNa, mithyA doSAropaNa, nindA, chala-prapaMca Adi aneka hetuoM kA bhI yathAsthAna samAveza ho jAtA hai| ina sabakA bhI tIvra raudra rUpa se kiyA gayA prayoga evaM AcaraNa naraka kI hetutA meM samAhita hai| __kathya kI sImA nahIM hai, kintu kathya ko akSarAMkita karane kI to sImA hai| prAcIna Agama tathA Agamottara sAhitya meM naraka gati ke duHkhoM tathA usake hetuoM kA varNana itanA adhika hai, use yahA~ sAmUhika rUpa se akSarAMkita karanA kaThina hI nahIM, kaThinatara hai / ataH yatkiMcit nirdezana karake lekha dUsarI ora mor3a lerahA hai| _ vaidika-sAhitya meM vedoM ke anantara purANoM kA kAphI mahattva hai| loka jIvana meM purANa hI adhika pracalita rahe haiN| purANoM kI aneka vArtAoM se bhale hI maiM sahamata nahIM haiM, kintu loka * jIvana ke nirmANa meM evaM bhAratIya - saMskRti kI pratiSThA meM unakA jI apanA eka mahattva hai, use yoMhI apadastha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| purANoM meM bhI mAnava - jAti ko pApAcAroM se mukta rakhane kI, jo aneka prakriyAe~ evaM dizAe~ haiM, usameM naraka kA varNana bhI apanA eka alaga sthAna rakhatA hai| adhika vistAra meM to na jAU~gA, kintu purANoM ke naraka varNanoM kA saMkSepa rUpa se ullekha avazya ye haiM naraka loka ke yAtrI : Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karanA caahuuNgaa| vaha varNana kevala bAhara kI carma - cakSu se hI nahIM, apitu andara kI jJAna-cakSu se bhI dekhA evaM anubhava kiyA jAe, to maiM samajhatA hU~ ki bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara pApAcArI bhI apane aMgI. kRta pApAcAra se arthAt durAcAra evaM anAcAra se avazya ho apane ko mukta karanA caahegaa| padmapurANa, purANa - sAhitya meM eka mahattvapUrNa purANa hai| usa meM naraka ke duHkhoM kA varNana to hai hI, jaisA ki maiM pUrva meM likha AyA hai| sAtha hI naraka ke hetuoM kA jo varNana hai, vaha bhI kAphI mahattvapUrNa hai / maiM usIkA yahA~ saMkSepa meM ullekha kara rahA hU~ / dattAvadhAna hokara par3hiegA dAmibhakAzca kRtaghnAzca te vai niraya gAminaH / -bhUmikhaNDa, 66, 3. -jo loga chala-prapaMca meM lage rahate haiM aura kie gae upakAra kI avagaNanA karake kRtaghna hote haiM, ve narakagAmI haiM / puruSAH pizunAzcaiva, mAnino'natavAdinaH / asambaddha pralApAzca se vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 5. --jo vyakti pizuna-cugalakhara haiM, abhimAnI haiM, asatya bhASI haiM, asambaddha pralApa karane vAle haiM, ve narakagAmI haiN| ye parasvApahartAraH prduussnn-suuckaaH| parastrIgAminI ye ca te vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 6. ----jo dUsaroM ke dhana-saMpatti kA apaharaNa karate haiM, dveSa vaza jo dUsaro ke dUSaNoM kA pracAra karate haiM, aura jo parastrI gAmI haiM, ve narakagAmI haiN| prANinAM prANahiMsAyAM ye narA nirata: sdaa| paranindAratA ye vai te vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 7. -jo prANiyoM ke prANoM kI hatyA meM sadA saMlagna rahate haiM aura para-nindA meM anurata rahate haiM, ve narakagAmI haiN| sukapAnAM taDAgAnAM prapAnAM ca parantapa ! sarasAMcava bhettAro narA nirayagAminaH / 66, 8. --jo svaccha kUpoM, taDAgoM, prapAoM (pyAU) aura sarovaroM kA udbhedana karate haiM, unheM naSTa karate haiM, ve narakagAmI haiM / 84 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kASThava zaMkubhirvApi zUlairazmabhireva vA / ye mArgAnurundhanti te vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 13 - jo kASTha arthAt lakkar3oM se, zaMkuoM se, pattharoM se yAtriyoM ke paramparAgata cAlU mArgoM kA haiM, rukAvaTa DAlate haiM, ve narakagAmI haiM / kSetravRtti gRhacchedaM prIticchedaM ca ye narA | AzAcchedaM prakurvanti te vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 17 - jo manuSya kSetravRtti, gRhaccheda - ghara kA nAza, paraspara prema kA bhaMga, AzAoM kA bhaMga karate haiM, ve narakagAmI haiM / anAthaM viklavaM dInaM rogAtaM vRddhameva ca / nAnukampanti ye mUDhArate vai nirayagAminaH // 66, 18 - jo mUr3ha jana, anAtha, apaMga, dIna, rogI, aura vRddha Adi kI yathocita anukampA bhAva se sevA nahIM karate, ve narakagAmI haiM / varNana bahuta vistRta hai, kintu kucha vizeSa kAryoM kA ullekha mAtra karake padmapurANa kI ukta carcA ko kinAre para lagA rahe haiM / kAMToM se, aura avarodhana karate jo loga, nAstika, maryAdAbhaMgI aura kAma viSayaka bhogalolupa haiM, jo dAna dene ko pratijJA karake bAda meM inakAra karate haiM, jo dUsaroM kI patnI, naukara aura baccoM ko bahakAte haiM, jo mAtA - pitA aura gurujanoM kI yathocita sevA nahIM karate haiM, jo Azrama, kanyA, suhRda, sAdhu, guru-jana kI sevA Adi satkarma, nahIM karate aura jo dvAra para bhojanArtha Aye hue pUjya atithiyoM ko inakAra karate haiM, tathA samaya para Alasyavaza apane ArAdhya deva kA smaraNa nahIM karate haiM- ityAdi satkarmoM se bhraSTa tathA kukRtyoM meM saharSa saMlagna ajJAnI jana bhI narakagAmI hote haiM / padmapurANa ke uparyukta naraka gAmItA ke varNana se prastAvita viSaya kAphI spaSTa ho jAtA hai / anya purANoM meM bhI isI prakAra ke prAyaH milate-julate varNana haiM / kintu baiSNava samAja meM viSNu purANa kA prAya: sarvAdhika mahattva hai | ataH lekha kA upasaMhAra karate hue viSNu purANa, dvitIya aMza meM se bhI prastuta viSaya se saMbaMdhita kucha viziSTa ullekhoM ko sUcanA dene kA mana ho gayA hai * kUTasAkSI tathA samyak - pakSapAtena yo vadet / yazcAnyadanRtaM vakti sa naro yAti rauravam // ye haiM naraka loka ke yAtrI : 6, 7 85 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -jo puruSa kUTa-sAkSI (jhUThI gavAhI dene vAlA) hai tathA jo pakSapAta se yathArtha nahIM bolatA hai aura jo mithyA - bhASaNa karatA hai, vaha raurava naraka meM jAtA hai| vegIpuyavahe caiko yAti miSTAnnabhuGa naraH // 2, 18 -dussAhasI, niSThura karma karanevAlA tathA sAthiyoM ko vaMcita kara akele hI miSTAnna Adi susvAdu bhojana karanevAlA usa pUyavaha naraka meM jAtA hai-jahA~ mavAda - pasa Adi kA gaMdA pravAha bahatA rahatA hai| __ asipatravanaM yAti vanacchedI vathaiva yaH 2, 24 jo viziSTa uddezya ke binA vathA hI vanoM ko kATatA hai, vaha asipatra-vana naraka meM jAtA hai-jahA~ vakSoM ke patte bhI talavAra kI taraha se aMga-viccheda karane vAle hote haiN| / ghaNita kAryoM kA pariNAma antataH ghaNita hI hotA hai| yaha mUla siddhAnta hai, bhAratIya - darzana kaa| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA-"kaDANa kammANa na mokkha asthi / " -apane kie gae nikAcita karmoM ko bhoge binA kadApi mukti arthAt chuTakArA nahIM hai| vaidika RSi bhI kahate Ae haiM"nA bhuktaM kSIyate karma kalpakoTizatairapi / " koTI-koTI kalpoM ke pazcAt bhI binA bhoge kRta karma kSINa nahIM hote haiN| kyA hI acchA ho, Aja kA bhAratIya jana - samAja apanI purAtana saMskRti ke mUrdhanya RSi, muniyoM evaM jJAniyoM ke upadezoM ko jo bhUlatA jA rahA hai, unheM punaH apanI smRti meM lAe evaM svArthatA se grasta anyAya-atyAcAra ke duSpatha kA antar-niSThA ke sAtha pUrNatayA parityAga kre| eka acche bhadra samAja kI racanA ke lie ukta upadeza kevala vacana hI nahIM hai, apitu vacanAmRta hai| amRta vaha hai, jo mataprAya hote hue vyakti, parivAra, samAja, rASTra, saMskRti evaM dharma - paramparAoM ko punaH prANavAna banAtA hai| mujha prasannatA hogI, jijJAsu adhyetAoM meM se koI bhI mahAnubhAva ukta nirdiSTa vacanapatha para kucha dUra taka bhI sahI rUpa se cala sakA, to usakA sAmAjika jIvana maMgalamaya hogaa| vyakti kA maMgala samAja kI udAtta maMgalamaya cetanA kI surakSA meM hI surakSita hai, yaha bAta aharniza dhyAna meM rakhane yogya hai| cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarga- loka ke ye yAtrI bhU-maNDala para vizva-sAhitya meM naraka aura svarga kA vibhinna rUpoM meM varNana upalabdha hotA hai / ukta varNana ko dhArmika - paramparAoM evaM sampradAyoM meM mukhyatA hai hI, pratyuta loka - jIvana kI kiMvadantiyoM evaM loka-kathAoM meM bhI kama carcA nahIM hai| bhAratIya sAhitya meM to itanA adhika varNana hai, ki jise amuka sImAoM meM Abaddha karanA kaThina hI nahIM, kaThinatara hai| hama apane pahale eka lekha meM naraka-jIvana ke kaSToM aura una kaSToM ke hetuoM kA amuka aMza meM digdarzana karA cuke haiN| prastuta meM svarga kA varNana lekhanArtha abhISTa hai| prAcIna jaina-Agama evaM Agamotara - sAhitya tathA vaidikadharma kI vibhinna paramparAoM ke sAhitya meM devoM kA kAphI rocaka varNana hai| devoM kI vibhinna jAtiyA~ haiN| ve jAtiyA~, kahA~ kisa sthiti meM rahatI haiM ? unake zarIra kA pramANa kyA hai ? Ayu Adi kisa kI kitanI hai ? ityAdi viSayoM kA varNana kAla - pravAha meM kAphI vistAra le cukA hai| devatAoM ke sukhoM kA varNana to rocakatA kI dRSTi se kAphI vicitra hai| deva, garbha se nahIM, puSpa - zayyA meM se janma lete haiM / janma lete hI antarmuhUrta jaise svalpa - kAla meM nava - yuvA bana jAte haiM aura yaha yuvA - avasthA mRtyu paryanta jyoM - kI - tyoM banI rahatI hai| unheM kabhI bur3hApA AtA hI nhiiN| ataH unheM nirjara evaM tridasa Adi nAmoM se abhihita kiyA hai| ve icchAnusAra nAnA rUpa dhAraNa kara sakate haiM / dRzya se adRzya ho sakate haiN| deviyoM kI Ayu kI apekSA devoM kI Ayu dIrgha-dIrghatara hotI hai / ataH eka deva apane jIvana-kAla meM kitanI deviyoM kA prayoga svarga-loka ke ye yaatrii| 87 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara sakatA hai, isakI kalpanA nahIM kara skte| ucca padastha devoM ke sAtha deviyoM kA sahasrAdhika saMkhyA meM jamaghaTa rahatA hai| devoM ke kAya-bhoga sambandhita kucha varNana to itane adhika azlIlatA meM varNita kie gae hai, ki unheM aMkita karane meM lekhanI lajjAne lagatI hai / ukta tathA anya tathAkathita varNana kitane vizvAsa yogya haiM, A~kha banda kara mAnane yogya haiM, yaha saba pAThakoM kI apanIapanI vizvAsa vRtti para chor3a detA hU~ abhii| jo-kucha likhA milatA hai, usa para se itanA to phalita hotA hai ki devaloka eka sukha bhUmi hai / aura usa sukha ko pAne ke lie manuSya ko kadAcAra se haTa kara sadAcAra ke patha para calanA caahie| jaba taka vyakti asamAjika jIvana ke vyAmoha meM durAcAra-anAcAra meM phaMsA rahegA, taba taka use kathamapi svarga kI upalabdhi nahIM ho skego| ataH hama yahA~ usa sukhopalabdhi ke hetuoM varNana karanA hI eka acche samAja kI racanA ke lie upayukta samajhate haiN| sthAnAMga sUtra ke caturtha sthAna ke caturtha uddezya meM devatva prApti ke cAra hetu batAe hai / tatrastha mUla pATha isa prakAra "cauhiM ThANehiM jIvA devAuyattAe kammaM pagareMti, taMjahA-1. sarAga. saMjameNaM 2. saMjamAsaMjameNaM 3. bAlatavo kammeNaM 4. akaamnijjraae|" mahAna AcArya umAsvAti ke tattvArtha satra meM bhI devagati ke AyuSya baMdha ke hetuoM kA kucha thor3e se hera-phera ke sAtha yahI varNana hai| AcAryazrI kA sUtra hai"sarAgasaMyamasaMyamAsaMyamAkAmanirjarAbAlatapAMsi devasya / " -tattvArtha sUtra, 6, 20. mAtra saMkhyA krama kA hI antara hai, aura kucha antara nahIM hai| donoM kA bhAvArtha eka hI hai| hameM bhAva se matalaba hai, saMkhyA krama ke Age - pIche ke hera - phera se nhiiN| 1. sarAgasaMyama : sarva virata saMyamI muni jaba taka rAga-bhAva se mukta nahIM hotA hai, taba taka vaha mukti prApta nahIM karatA, apitu svarga gati hI prApta karatA hai / sUkSma dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to saMyama deva - gati kA nahIM, mukti kA hetu hai / jo mahAnubhAva saMyama ko cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti evaM deva-gati donoM kI hetutA ke rUpa meM upasthita karate haiM, ve bhrama meM haiM / eka hI kAraNa se bandha aura mokSa rUpa- do viparIta kArya kadApi saMbhava nahIM ho sakate / ataH bandha hetutA saMyama meM nahIM, apitu saMyama ke sAtha rahe hue rAga bhAva meM hai / ukta siddhAnta ko puruSArtha siddhyupAya meM AcArya amRtacanda ne kAphI spaSTatA ke sAtha upasthita kiyA hai "yenAMzena caritraM tenAMzenAsya baMdhanaM nAsti / yenAMzena hi rAgas tenAMzenAsya baMdhanaM bhavati / / " - sAdhaka kI sAdhanA ke jisa aMza meM cAritra hai, usa aMza meM bandhana nahIM hai / kintu, jisa aMza meM rAga hai, mAtra usa aMza meM hI bandhana hai / 3. saMyamAsaMyama : saMyamAsaMyama eka mizrita zabda hai, jo mizrita artha ko abhivyakta karatA hai / gRhastha sAdhaka ke jIvana meM amuka aMza meM saMyama hai aura amuka aMza meM asaMyama / ataH saMyamAsaMyama meM rAga kA astitva to svataH spaSTa hai / 3. bAla tapa karma : bAla zabda yahA~ ajJAna sthiti kA vAcaka hai / kisI prakAra kA sadasad viveka prApta kie binA, jo yoM hI paramparAgata tathA mUr3hatAvaza zubha - bhAvAtmaka sthiti meM kAya - kleza rUpa tapa karatA hai, vaha bhI nimna stara kI devagati ko prApta kara letA hai / - 4. akAma nirjarA : binA bhAvanA ke karmoM kI nirjarA honA, yaha mUlArtha hai ukta pada kA / kAma zabda yahA~ bhAvanAvAcI hai / ataH jo vyakti kisI vizeSa paratantratA ke kAraNa kisI ke haThAta kie gae avarodha se akuzula-karma kI nivRtti karatA hai, sAtha hI AhAra Adi kA tyAga karatA hai evaM anya kaSTa bhI sahana karatA hai / kintu, bIca meM yadA kadA jo zubha bhAva A jAte haiM, to usase bhI devagati kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai / - uparyukta hetu meM nirjarA zabda prayukta huA hai / nirjarA bandha kA hetu nahIM hotI, apitu amuka aMza meM bandha-mukti kA hetu hotI hai | ataH yahA~ nirjarA zabda savipAka nirjarA ke rUpa meM hai / phira svarga loka ke ye yAtrI 1 86 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI usake sAtha amuka aMza meM zubha bhAvoM kA honA hI deva-gati ke bandha kA hetu hai| ukta varNana sUtra zailI ke kAraNa saMkSipta zabdoM meM ullikhita hai| ataH ukta hetuoM meM mUla AgamoM meM anyatra kathita tathA Agamottara - sAhitya meM vizeSa rUpa se kathita, deva-gati ke vistRta hetuoM kA varNana bhI isameM samAhita ho jAtA hai| deva evaM guru kI bhakti, mAtA - pitA Adi gurujanoM kI sevA vRddha, rogI, kisI abhAvagrasta kI sevA, atithi - satkAra, dAna, dayA, dUsaroM ke sadguNoM kI pramoda - bhAva se prazaMsA, loka-jIvana kalyANa hetu zreSTha saMsthAoM kI sthApanA evaM saMcAlana, sahiSNutA, kSamAzIlatA, sadbhAvanA Adi anekAneka satkarma aise haiM, jo vyakti ko deva - gati kI yAtrA para le calate haiN| hamane yahA~ saMkSepa ruci ke kAraNa granthoM ke nAma ke sAtha vizeSa varNana na kara mAtra paricaya ke rUpa meM yatkicita nirdezana kiyA hai| bhArata kI Astika paramparAoM meM jaina - paramparA ke sAtha anya bhI dhArmika-paramparAe~ haiM / koI bhI dhArmika-paramparA kyoM na ho, vaha naraka-svarga ke varNana se aspRSTa nahIM raha sakatI hai| ataH hama yahA~ vaiSNava sAhitya ke purANoM meM se bhI kucha varNana upasthita kara rahe haiN| varNana kI saMkSiptatA hamArI apanI hai| kintu, vaha mAnavIya - jIvana ke kalyANa ke lie bahuta adhika upayukta hai| saMkSepa aura vistAra apane meM koI artha nahIM rakhate haiN| mUla artha hai, sadAcAra rUpa se kartavya kA niSThA ke sAtha AcaraNa aura kadAcAra rUpa kutsita kartavya kA nirAkaraNa / samasta varNana para se yahI daSTi lenI cAhie-"AcAraH prathamo dharma:" AcAra arthAta sadAcAra, ziSTAcAra, kalyANakArI satkarma, yahI mukhya dharma hai| deva-gati ke hetuoM kA varNana padmapurANa ke bhUmi-khaNDa meM isa prakAra hai " satyena tapasA kSAntyA dAnenAdhyayanena ca / ye dharmAnuvartante te narA: svargagAminaH // "66, 21 -satya, tapas, kSamA, dAna aura adhyayana ityAdi dharmoM kA jo anuvartana karate haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiN| 10 cintana ke jharokhe se: Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " mAtApitrIzca zuzrUSAM ye kurvanti sadAdratAH / varjayanti divAsvapnaM te narA: svargagAminaH // " 66, 24 --jo sadA Adara evaM bhakti-bhAva se mAtA - pitA kI sevAzuzrUSA karate haiM, tathA jo AlasI bana kara dina meM yoM hI soye par3e nahIM rahate, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiN| "sarvahiMsA-nivRtAzca sAdhu - saMgAzca ye nraaH| sarvasyApihite - yuktAste narA: svargagAminaH // "66, 25 -jo manuSya saba prakAra ke hiMsA karmoM se nivRtta rahate haiM, sadAcArI satpuruSoM kI saMgati karate haiM, sabake hita sAdhana meM anurakta rahate haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiM / " sarvalobhanivRtAzca sarvasAhAzca ye narAH / sarvasyAzrayabhUtAzca te narA: svargagAminaH / / " 66, 26 - jo saba prakAra ke lobha - lAlaca se nivatta rahate haiM, sabakucha sahana karane kI kSamatA rakhate haiM aura sabake AzrayadAtAAdhArabhUta hote haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiN| " sahasra pariveSTArastathaiva ca sahasradAH / trAtArazca sahasrANAM te narA: svargagAminaH // " 66, 27 -jau hajAroM sAdhAraNa janoM ko apane sAtha lagAye rahate haiN| hajAroM ko hI AvazyakatApUrti hetu dAna dete haiM / aura hajAroM logoM kI yathAprasaMga rakSA karate haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiN| " ye yAcittA: prahRSyati priyaM datvA vadanti ca / tyakta dAnaphalecchAzca te narA: svargagAminaH // " 96,32 -jo kisI ke dvArA yAcanA karane para prasanna hote haiM, aura abhoSTa dAna de kara priya vacana bolate haiM, sAtha hI die gae dAna ke pratiphala kI koI kAmanA nahIM rakhate haiM, ve svargagAmI hote haiN| "svayamutpAdya dAtAraH puruSA svargagAmina: / " 96,32 -jo mahAnumAva svayaM zrama dvArA upArjana kara ke dAna dete haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiM / "dviSatAmapi ye doSAnna vadanti kadAcana / kIrtayanti guNAnyeva te narAH svargagAminaH // "66, 34 svarga-loka ke ye yAtrI: 61 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jo apane virodhiyoM ke doSoM kA bhI janatA meM kadApi khulA nagna pracAra nahIM karate haiM, apitu dUsaroM ke guNoM kA hI yathAprasaMga yatra-tatra kIrtana karate rahate haiM, ve svargagAmI hote haiM / " ye nAma bhAgAnkurvanti kSuttRSNA zramapIDitA: / hantakArasyAkatAraste narAH svargagAminaH // 66, 38 - jo vyakti svayaM bhUkha-pyAsa aura zrama se pIr3ite hote hue bhI prApta sAmagrI kA sAthiyoM meM samavibhAga karate haiM, aura dUsaroM ko sahayoga dene hetu sadA tatdara rahate haiM, ve svargagAmI hote haiM / "vApIkUpataDAgAnAM prapAnAM caiva vezmanAm / ArAmANAM ca kartAraste narAH svargagAminaH / / " 66, 36 - jo jana hita kI dRSTi se vApI, kUna, taDAga, prapA, atithigRha tathA udyAnoM kA nirmANa karate haiM, ve svargagAmI hote haiM / "yasminkasminkule jAtA bahuputrAH zatAyuSaH / sAnukrozAH sadAcAraste narAH svargagAminaH // 66, 41 - jisa kisI bhI kula meM paidA hue hoM, kintu jo dayAlu haiM, sadAcArI haiM, ve bahuputrana zatAyu manuSya svargagAmI hote haiM / "ninditAni na kurvanti kurvanti vihitAni ca / Atmazakti vijAnanti te narAH svargagAminaH // 66, 50 -jo azuddha nindita karma nahIM karate, sadaiva zuddha vihita karma karate haiM aura apanI kartavya zakti ko acchI taraha jAnate-samajhate haiM, ve manuSya svargagAmI hote haiM / - zrI padma purANa ke anusAra hI prAyaH anya purANoM meM bhI svarga-gamana ke hetuoM kA varNana hai / pahale vicAra thA ki anya purANoM ke uddharaNa bhI die jAe~ / kintu, varNana meM prAya: ekarUpatA hI adhika hai / ataH vyartha ke zabda - vistAra se kyA lAbha ? jina logoM ko apane jyotirmaya bhaviSya kA nirmANa karanA hai, unake lie itanA hI paryApta hai / jIvanopayogI eka akSara aura pUrA zAstra, prAya: samakakSa hI hote haiM / jo AtmAe~ jIvana kI pavitratA ke ucca zikhara para hotI haiM, unake lie una svarga aura narakoM ke varNana kA koI artha nahIM hai / AtmabhAva kI parama lInatA 2 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM ramaNazIla yogIjanoM kA eka hI Adarza rahatA hai-bandhana-pukti / acchA ho yA burA ho-bandhana, bandhana hai / ataH unakI dRSTa meM svarga - naraka donoM hI anupayogI haiN| naraka, bhaya ke dvArA janamAnasa ko zAsita karatA hai aura svarga pralobhana ke dvaaraa| prastuta prasaMga para muslima mahilA saMta rAbiyA yAda A jAtI hai| rAbiyA niSkAma cetanA kI dhanI thii| naraka ke bhaya se bhI mukta aura svarga ke pralobhana se bhI / ataH vaha kabhI kahIM jAto, to eka hAtha meM pAnI kA ghar3A rakhatI aura dUsare hAtha meM jalatI mazAla / loga AzcayaM se pUchate-rAbiyA, yaha kyA mAjarA hai ? vaha uttara detI-"naraka ke bhaya aura svarga ke pralobhanoM ne sAdhaka kI dharma-sAdhanA kI niSkAma - bhAvanA ko dUSita kara rakhA hai| kucha loga naraka ke bhaya se grasta haiM, to kucha loga svarga ke sukhopabhogoM ke pralobhana se| maiM jala - ghaTa ke pAnI se dojakha (naraka) kI Aga bujhAnA cAhatI hU~ aura isa prajvalita mazAla se bahista (svarga) ko bhazma kara denA cAhatI haiM, tAki dharma - sAdhaka niSkAma bhAva se dharma ke satpatha para agrasara ho ske| bhAratIya santa ho. mahilA santa rAbiyA ho yA anya koI ho, ye ucca - starIya sAdhaka haiN| inheM svarga - naraka se kucha lenAdenA nhiiN| prazna hai, kAmanA - pradhAna sAdharaNa jana kaa| ve svarganaraka ke varNanoM para se hI yadi kadAcAra se bacakara sadAcAra ke mArga para cala sakeM, to acchA hai| cintana kI kasoTo para narakasvarga ke sthAna-sthiti Adi ke sambandha meM sambhava hai kucha vicArakoM ko kalpita aMza bhI mAlama par3e / maiM svayaM cintana kA mukta pakSadhara haiN| kintu, mujhe yahA~ itanA hI abhISTa hai ki sAdhAraNa janatA usa abodha bAlaka ke samAna hai, jo rotA-rotA dopaise kA miSTAnna pAkara ha~sane laga jAtA hai / aura apane adhyayana sevA, satkarma Adi kAryoM meM juTa jAtA hai, kisano acchI bAta hai| basa, itanA - sA abhiprAya hai, prastuta lekha kA / koI itanA - sA bhI samajha le, to vaha mujhe isa lekha kI saphalatA ke lie paryApta hai| julAI 1988 svarga-loka ke ye yAtrI : 63 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sazakta zrama meM hI zrI kA nivAsa hai bhUmaNDala para mAnava hI eka aisA prANI hai, jo zrI kA upAsaka hai, lakSmI kA abhilASI hai aura rAta - dina dhana ke pIche andhA hokara daur3ane vAlA eka pAgala vyakti hai| manuSya lakSmI kI upalabdhi ke lie kyA - kyA vahIM karatA ? dhana ke lobha meM ve andhe vyakti bhI milate haiM, jinameM kitane ho pitRhantA haiM, mAtRhantA haiM, bhrAtRhantA haiM, putrahantA haiM aura putrIhantA bhI haiN| eka aura hantA bhI haiM, jo abhISTa daheja na lAne ke kAraNa putravadhu evaM pautravadhu taka kI hatyA kara dete haiM athavA unheM pratAr3aNAoM ke dvArA svayaM hatyA karane ke lie majabUra kara dete haiM / dhana kI abhitRSNA meM vikSipta vyakti jhUTha bolate haiM, corI karate haiM, apane - parAye kA bhI koI artha nahIM rakhate haiN| unheM to basa dhana cAhie / samAcAra patroM meM hI nahIM, pratyakSa meM dekha sakate haiM ki jIvana-rakSaka auSadhiyoM meM bhI jIvana-bhakSaka viSa tattvoM kI milAvaTa karate haiN| paurANika granthoM meM pizAcoM, daityoM evaM dAnavoM kA varNana par3hA yA sunA hogaa| kintu, pratyakSa meM Aja bhI yadi Apa pizAca aura daitya dekhanA cAhate haiM, to pratyakSa meM ina nararUpa dhArI dhana-lubdha daityoM - pizAcoM ko dekha sakate haiN| parantu, ina dhanalubdha mAnavoM ko vicAra karanA cAhie-lakSmI eka daivI sampatti hai, usakA sAkSAtkAra, darzana yA upalabdhi anyatra kahIM nahIM hai / usakA darzana ho sakatA hai, eka mAtra zrama meM / zrama meM hI 'zrI' kA nivAsa hai| puruSArtha yukta hAtha ke mandira meM hI 'zrI' devI virAjamAna hai| prAcIna mahApuruSoM ne ukta sandarbha meM ucita hI kahA hai-'karAgre vasate lkssmii|" 94 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha mahAnubhAva aise bhI haiM, jo durAcAra evaM anAcAra kA patha to nahIM apanAte lakSmI ke lie, kintu bhAgya kI mAlA japate hae baiThe rahate haiN| unhoMne siddhAnta banA liyA hai-"bhAga meM jo hogA, vahI milegaa|" zrama karane se kyA hotA hai ? kucha nahIM hotA hai| kabhI kahA hogA, kisI prasaMga meM kisI ne--- "bhAgyaM phalati sarvatra, na ca vidyA, na ca paurssN|" koI bhI sthiti ho, sarvatra bhAgya hI phalatA hai| bhAgya hI saphalatA detA hai| bhAgya ke binA na koI vidyA hI kAma AtI hai, na koI pauruSa arthAta puruSArtha / jo vyakti Alasya-grasta haiM, karma se jI carAte haiM, zrama se bhAgate haiM, unhoMne hI ukta sUtra ko jIvana kA siddhAnta vAkya banA rakhA hai| maiM bhAgya ko amuka aMza meM mAnyatA detA hai, kintu vahI sabakucha nahIM hai| kisI bhI kArya kI niSpatti meM hetu ke rUpa meM aneka kAraNoM kI jo lambI zRkhalA hai, usameM eka kone meM bhAgya bhI hai / ata: usakA bhI kucha artha hai| use bhI ucita mUlya diyA jA sakatA hai| kintu, andhe hokara itanA mUlya mata do, tAki svayaM nirmUlya arthAt mUlyahIna ho jaao| kintu, deza kA durbhAgya hai ki deza meM prAyaH aise hI vyakti adhika milate haiM, jo ekAnta bhAgyavAda kI kAlI chAyA meM svayaM meM mUlyahIna ho gae haiN| unhoMne yatra-tatra prasaMgavaza kahe gae, zrama - virodhI bhAgyavAdI sUtra to raTa lie haiM, kintu puruSArthavAda ke una sUtroM ko bhUla gae haiM, jo mRta jIvana ke lie saMjIvanI kA kAma dete haiN| Alasyavaza mUrde kI taraha par3e hae loga jina sUtroM ke sahAre uTha kara mahAbalI bhImasena kI taraha jIvana-saMgrAma meM jUjhane lagate haiM-una zramavAdI sUtroM meM se yahA~ eka sUtra upasthita hai "udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmIH / ___ daivena deyamiti kA puruSAH vadanti / " zramahIna mAnavoM kA eka aura bhI dala hai, jo nirantara AkAza kI ora A~kha lagAye baiThA hai, usakI daSTi grahoM evaM nakSatroM ke acche-burepana para lagI huI hai| hAtha meM janmakuNDalI kA baMDala lie phirate haiN| unakI mAnyatA hai, koI acchA graha yA nakSatra AegA, to apane Apa dhana kI varSA ho jaaegii| jo bhI icchA hogI, vaha saba pUrI ho jaaegii| parantu, unheM patA honA sazakta zrama meM hI zrI kA nivAsa hai: Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhie, ki dharA para se karor3oM, araboM, kharaboM mIloM kI dUrI para rahe hae ina tathAkathita grahoM kA tuma para kyA prabhAva par3a sakatA hai ? jisa dina jisa kSaNa tumane janma liyA, usI dina aura usI kSaNa anya bhI hajAroM bAlakoM ne janma liyA hai| mAnava bAlaka hI kyoM, pazu, jalacara, kITa - pataMga Adi asaMkhya - ananta prANiyoM ne bhI janma liyA hai| yadi tumhArI janma kuNDalI meM acchA graha hai| aura, usase hI tumhArA saba - kucha acchA honA hai, to uparyukta tumhAre sAtha hI janma lene vAloM kA kyA hogA ? kyA ve bhI dhanakubera bana jAeMge, rAjAdhirAja bana jAe~ge ? ye saba vyartha kI bAteM haiN| bhAratavarSa ke RSi - muni karma ko mahattva dete haiN.| manuSya kA jaisA karma hotA hai, tadanukUla hI sthiti mor3a letI hai| pUrva janma to hamAre sAmane nahIM hai| prastutaH janma hI hamAre sAmane hai / ataH yahIM ke karma ko dekheM ki vaha kaisA hai-acchA hai yA burA hai ? abhadra karma ko chor3akara bhadra karma ke sAtha zrama kA sambandha jor3a do'zrI' apane Apa barasane lgegii| bhAratIya purANoM meM samudra - maMthana kI kathA hai| bhale hI vaha eka rUpaka kathA hai| kintu, atIva bodhaprada hai| devoM ne samudra kA maMthana kiyA, to usameM se zrI arthAt lakSmI kA AvirbhAva huA, amRta Adi aneka adbhuta vastuoM ke sAtha ? yaha kathA kyA sUcanA detI hai ? yahI sUcanA detI hai ki yUMhI alpa nAma mAtra ke zrama se bhI kucha nahIM hone vAlA hai| samudra maMthana jaisA virAT evaM adamya zrama honA caahie| kitanI bAra bIca meM nirAzA Ae, hatAzA Ae, kintu tuma nirAzA evaM hatAzA se anutsAhita hokara zrama chor3akara kAyara vyakti kI bhAMti bhAgo nhiiN| kintu, himAcala kI taraha sthira - unnata mastaka ke sAtha khar3e rho| kucha hI samaya meM tumheM sthiti badalatI haI dikhAI degii| aMdhere meM ujAlA camakatA dikhAI degaa| patajhar3a meM vasanta vikasita hotA huA mAluma par3egA / apekSA hai, samudra maMthana jaisI rUpaka - kathA ke AdhAra para dIrghakAla taka ke adamya sAhasa evaM zrama kii| bhAratIya saMskRti kA Adarza hai, binA zrama kie, binA kisI udAtta caritra ko apanAye yoM hI idhara - udhara kucha khA lenA pApa hai / zrama ke sAtha-bhale hI vaha zrama kisI bhI rUpa meM ho, kintu cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acchA ho, zreyaskara ho, maMgalamaya ho, yadi kucha khAyA-piyA jAtA hai, to vaha sAdhAraNa - se - sAdhAraNa mAnava ke antara meM devatva kI jyoti jagAtA hai| manuSya ke girate * par3ate, sar3ate, galate antarmana ko jIvana dene vAlA, use U~cAiyoM para pahu~cAne vAlA, eka mAtra niSThA ke sAtha kiyA jAne vAlA usakA zrama hI hai| zrama meM se hI gupta sone ke khajAne bAhara meM prakaTa hote haiN| ___ gujarAta ke mahAna samrATa zrI kumArapAla rAjA hone se pUrva eka dina dIna-hIna sthiti meM se hI gujara rahe the| virodhI bhayaMkara zatru mRtyu kI taraha usake pIche lage hue the / aura vaha kumArapAla apane prANa bacAte hue jaMgaloM meM mArA-mArA phira rahA thaa| eka dina bahuta bhUkha lagI huI thii| subaha se khAne ko eka dAnA bhI nahIM milA thaa| calate hue eka kheta ke pAsa se gujara rahe the| kisAna apane kheta meM hala jota rahA thaa| vizrAma ke hetu usI kheta meM eka vRkSa ke nIce kumArapAla bhI baiTha gyaa| itane meM kisAna kI patnI bhojana lekara AI / bhAratIya - saMskRti kI prANavattA se suprANita daridra kisAna bhI bhalA apane kheta para Ae hue atithi ko bhojana die binA akele kaise khA sakatA thA ? kisAna kumArapAla ke pAsa jAtA hai aura bhojana ke lie nimantraNa detA hai| kintu, kumArapAla inakAra karatA hai| kisAna ke atyanta Agraha para kumArapAla bhojana nahIM lene kA spaSTIkaraNa karatA hai, ki maiMne tumhAre lie koI bhI kAma nahIM kiyA hai| aisI sthiti meM maiM kucha bhI mUlya die binA yUhI niThallepana se tumhArA bhojana kaise grahaNa kara sakatA hU~ ? lambI bAta na karu, anta meM phaisalA huA, kheta meM hala jotane kA / bhayaMkara bhUkha lagI huI thii| roTI kA eka Tukar3A bhI usa samaya usake lie amRta ke samAna thA, jIvana rakSaka thaa| phira bhI yuvaka kumArapAla kucha dera taka kisAna ke kheta meM hala jotatA rhaa| aura itihAsakAra kahatA hai, ki hala jotate hue kheta meM se svarNamudrAoM se bharA huA eka tAmra - kalaza nikalA aura vaha kisAna ko arpaNa kara diyaa| yaha hai, zrama meM se svarNa-nidhi ke udbhata hone kI aneka kathAoM meM se eka kthaa| sazakta zrama meM hI zrI kA nivAsa hai| 67 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya saMskRti kA darzana karma kA darzana hai, zrama kA darzana hai| zrama ke dvArA hI 'zrI' kI upAsanA kI vaha sUcanA detA hai| kucha bhI prApta karo, kintu usa prApti ke mUla meM zrama hai, use eka kSaNa bhI na bhuulo| tumheM jo kucha bhI milegA, tumhAre apane zrama se milegaa| aura, jo zrama se milegA, vaha amRta hogA / zramahIna vyakti ko Alasya se parilipta jo kucha bhI prApta hotA hai, vaha viSa hai, jIvana-ghAtaka hai| Ajakala rASTra kI sthiti ko dekhatA hU~, to sahasA hataprabha ho jAtA hai| bhAratIya-saMskRti, dharma aura darzana kI udAtta vicAradhArAoM ke uttarAdhikArI bhArata ke logoM ko ho kyA gayA hai ? Aja icchAe~ to laMkA ke rAvaNoM ko taraha belagAma ho rahI haiN| bar3I-bar3I AzAe~ haiM, jo varSAkAlIna tUphAnI nadiyoM kI taraha dizAhIna baha rahI haiM aura hA - hA kAra macA rahI haiN| kitanI vicitra manaHsthiti hai ki loga abhISTa 'zrI' prApta karanA cAhate haiM, kintu zrama se jI curAte haiM / Ae dina jarA - jarA-sI bAtoM para har3atAleM hotI haiM / kala - kArakhAne aura bAjAra balAt banda karA die jAte haiN| aura isI bIca una uttejita hue athavA uttejita kie gae logoM dvArA sarakArI evaM janatA kI saMpatti kI tor3a-phor3a hone lagatI hai aura yahA~ taka kI AgajanI kI durghaTanAe~ bhI hotI haiM aura cunAva ke cakra meM "cakra bhramati mastake" kathA vAle aneka dala ukta arthahIna har3atAloM ko bar3hAvA denevAle netAoM ko patA nahIM ki ukta har3atAloM se rASTra kI sampatti bar3hatI hai yA kSINa hotI hai ? eka dina ke har3atAla meM deza kI zrI vRddhi meM se araboMkharaboM taka kI sampatti rUpa zrI kAla ke gAla meM meM svAha ho jAtI hai aura deza zrI - sampanna hone kI jagaha zrI-hIna ho jAtA hai| samRddhi sampanna hone kI apekSA aura adhika dIna - hIna ho jAtA hai| jitanI adhika sampatti kA kSaya hogA, utanI hI maha~gAI bddh'egii| paraMtu, deza kI ajJAnatA ne eka hI maMtra sIkha liyA hai ki mahaMgAI kama karane ke lie har3atAla karo, kAma na karo aura niThalle baiTha kara hI khAo-pIo, mauja udd'aao| yaha kaisA vicitra cintana hai| pyAsa lagI hai, naye sire se zrama karake dUra se pAnI ko kyA lAnA hai, pAsa meM rakhe hue zItala jala se bhare hue ghaTa ko hI cintana ke jharokhe seH Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phor3a denA hai| kitanA mUrkhatApUrNa hai pyAsa bujhAne kA prayAsa / yahI sthiti Ajakala rASTra meM ho rahI hai / rASTra kI janatA ko pUrNa zakti ke sAtha apane - apane kSetra meM adhikAdhika utpAdana ke hetu jI-jAna se juTa jAnA cAhie / bahuta purAnA nahIM, nayA itihAsa hI Apake samakSa sAkSI ke rUpa meM upasthita hai| dvitIya vizva yuddha meM pUrI taraha se dhvasta huA jApAna jaisA choTA - sA rASTra apane sAmUhika zrama zakti ke dvArA Aja kahA~-se-kahA~ pahu~ca gayA hai| Aja amerikA jaise bar3e-bar3e pUMjIpati rASTra bhI jApAna se zikSA grahaNa karane ke lie hAtha pasAra rahe haiN| aura, eka ora hama haiM ki AjAda hue itane lambe kAla meM bhI bhUkha-bhUkha cillA rahe haiM / daridratA ke nAre lagA rahe haiN| aura jo kucha unnati ke rUpa meM acchA huA hai, aura acchA ho rahA hai, use bhI nakArate jA rahe haiN| svayaM kucha karate nahIM haiM aura jo kucha kara rahe haiM, unakI TAMga bhI pIche kI ora ghasITa rahe haiM / arthAt "na kucha hama kareM aura na kucha tuma kro|" basa ekamAtra nArebAjI karo aura deza ko samRddha bnaao| patA nahIM ye loga kaise divAsvapna dekha rahe haiM, jo prAyaH nirarthaka hI hote haiN| apekSA hai, apane jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa ko zrama kI zakti se jyotirmaya karane kii| apekSA hai nirmANa se deza ko Age bar3hAne kii| aba taka ke itihAsa meM jo kucha bhI huA hai, nita nae nirmANa se hI huA hai / aura, nirmANa hotA hai niSThA ke sAtha kie jAne vAle zrama ke dvaaraa| isalie mAnava jAti kI abhISTa devI 'zrI' ke darzana hote haiM-zrama ke patha kI lambI yAtrA se| agasta 1988 AVA sazakta zrama meM zrI kA nivAsa hai| Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijaya parva - mAnava jIvana ke lakSya, yoM to bhAratIya - vAG maya meM aneka rUpoM meM abhirvANita haiM / kahIM para deha kA sundara rUpa hai, to kahIM para zatruoM ko parAjita karane vAlA sazakta deha kA vikrama - bala / kahIM para dhana-saMpatti evaM aizvarya ke ambAra haiM, to kahIM para ucca pada - pratiSThA ke uccatama siMhAsana haiM / kahIM para putra pautrAdi vizAla parivAra hai, to kahIM para mitra varga hai / kahIM para yazakIrti hai, jaya jayakAra hai, to kahIM para caturatA, buddhi aura kuchana-kucha navIna racanA karane kI kalA - kauzala kA vikalpa hai / koI sImA hai - ina bAhya kArya - kalApoM ko, varNanoM kI ? ataH gaNanA kA krama hI vyartha hai / Aja sabase mahAn prazna hai, mAnava ke vAstavika yathArtha lakSya kA ? vaha lakSya kyA hai ? yoM to vijaya ke bhI bAhara meM aneka rUpa haiM ? kintu, ve saba tuccha haiM, kSudra haiM, jana-maMgala kI dizA meM unakA kaur3Ibhara kA bhI mUlya nahIM hai / ataH yathArtha vijaya hai - "Atmavijaya / " Atma vijaya arthAt andara ke vikAroM para vijaya / kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi vikAra do-cAra nahIM, asaMkhya haiM. ananta haiM / aura ve vikAra koI Aja ke nahIM haiN| kyA Apa jAnate haiM, ye haiM kauna ? ye haiM, Apake mAnava jAti ke, kucha Age bar3ha kara kahUM to prANimAtra ke zatru / ye ve chalI zatru haiM, jo mitra bana kara ghara ke andara hI virAjamAna haiM aura khUba jI bhara kara mAnapratiSThA pA rahe haiM / isase bar3ha kara dUsarI aura kauna-sI anarthakArI mUr3hatA hogI / zatru ko zatru samajha lenA bhI sahI samajha hai, buddhimattA hai | yaha samajha kabhI-na-kabhI andara ke zatruoM ko parAjita karane meM saphala hogI hI / 100 - cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathAkathita bAhya zatruoM para samayocita eka-se-eka bhayaMkara saMhAraka zastroM evaM prabala sainya zakti ke dvArA vijaya pAI jA sakatI hai / aneka samrAToM kA itihAsa sAkSI hai, jinhoMne mahAbhArata jaise rakta ke pranadoM ko apanI bhautika zakti se bahAyA aura unmatta hokara vijaya ke zaMkha bajAe haiM / kintu ve prabala zakti - sampanna samajhe jAnevAle yoddhA bhI andara ke zatruoM se padapada para parAjita hote rahe haiM, ThukarAe gae haiM, kucale gae haiM / vastutaH bAhma vijaya, vijaya nahIM hai / sahI vijaya hai, andara ke vikAroM ko parAjita karane kI / yahI mahAti mahAn vijaya hai / ukta vijaya pAne vAle vizva meM virale hI vIra, mahAvIra hote haiM / isI sandarbha meM yathArtha vikAra vijetA mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA - "apane ko jIto arthAt apane mana ke vikAroM ko jIto / unako jItanA hI muzkila hai / ukta durgama zatruoM ko jisane jIta liyA, vahI saccA vijetA hai, sarva zreSTha vijetA hai, jisakA bAhara meM koI zatru hai hI nahI / " yathArtha meM vaha parama sukhI evaM Anandamaya hai / Agama vAGmaya uttarAdhyayana kI yaha divya dhvani hai patha para "appA ceva dameyavvo, appA hu khalu duddamo | appA daMto suhI hoi, assi loe parattha ya // " uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM hI AdhyAtmika dRSTi se hI mahAn vikAra - vijetA nami rAjarSi kA varNana hai / tapodhana rAjarSi ne svarga ke indra se kahA thA, sAdhanA kadama rakhate hI - " jo vIra yuddha bhUmi meM hajAroM hajAra durjaya zatruoM ko jIta sakatA hai, vaha bAhya vijaya to sAdhAraNa vijaya hai / yathArtha meM vaha vijaya hai hI nahIM / vAstava meM parama vijaya hai - svayaM ko svayaM ke dvArA jIta lenA, apanI zuddha cetanA - zakti ke dvArA azuddha evaM vikRta cetanA zakti para vijaya pA lenA / eka vAra vijaya prApta kara chor3a denA vijaya nahIM hai / yaha to yuddha nIti kI eka bhayaMkara bhUla hai aura isa bhUla kA duSphala AtmA ne aneka vAra bhogA hai / vAstavika vijaya kA artha hai - zatru kA mUloccheda kara denA / ataH yahI yathArtha evaM sthAyI vijaya hai vijaya parva : - - - eka aura usa mahAn 101 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "jo sahassaM sahassANaM, saMgAme dujjae jiNe / emaM jiNejja appANaM, esa se paramo jo // " rAjarSi Age kahate haiM, yuddha karanA hI hai, to svayaM apane se karo arthAta apane mana ke vikAroM se mahAsamara kro| bAhya yuddhoM se, apanA aura dUsaroM kA rakta bahAne se kyA honA-jAnA hai ? yaha bAhara kI vijaya, vijaya nahIM, vastutaH parAjaya hI hai / ___ bhAratIya - vAGamaya meM prastuta viSaya se sambandhita udAharaNoM kI koI kamI nahIM hai| eka - se - eka bar3ha - car3ha kara udAharaNa haiN| kintu antataH una saba kA mUla svara eka hI haiAtma - vijaya / isIko mahAn samrATa azoka dharma-vijaya kahatA hai / dharma vijaya ke binA manuSya bAhara kA mahAn vijetA ho kara bhI vastutaH eka kSadra dAsa hI hai| vikAroM kA dAsa-gulAma duniyAdArI ke dAsoM se bhI, gulAmoM se bhI nIcAti-nIca hai| ataH maiMne jo prArambha meM kahA hai-mAnava jIvana kA lakSya kyA hai ? uttara diyA gayA-vijaya / aura, vaha vijaya bAhara kI nahIM, vikAra - vijaya hai, dharma - vijaya hai, Atma - vijaya hai| yaha vijetA sAdharaNa vijetA nahIM hai, apitu vizva-vijetA hai, trilokavijetA hai| isa Atma - vijetA kI deza .. kAla Adi kI koI kSudra sImA nahIM hai, yaha ananta hai| ataH kahA hai manISiyoM ne "mano vijetA, jagato vijetA" bhAratIya - jIvana meM yoM to vijaya ke rUpa meM aneka vijayaparva haiM, kintu merI dRSTi meM do vijaya - parva mukhya haiM-eka vijaya parva hai, paryuSaNa aura dUsarA hai dazaharA arthAt rAvaNa ke anyAya - atyAcAra para rAma ke nyAya - sadAcAra kI vijaya / paryuSaNa AdhyAtmika vijaya kA parva hai| ise maitrI - parva bhI kahate haiN| Apa jAnate haiM ki antarmana meM maitrI - bhAva kI jyoti tabhI jagatI hai, jaba krodhAdi vikAroM para yathArtha vijaya prApta kara lI jAtI hai| prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai, ki idhara krodhAdi vikAra bhI mana meM panapa rahe haiM aura udhara maitrI - parva paryuSaNa bhI manA rahe haiM / yaha to eka prakAra kA apamAnajanaka upahAsa hai| yathArtha meM 102 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane antastha zatru kAma, krodha, ahaMkAra, lobha Adi para ImAnadArI ke sAtha vijaya prApta karanA hI paryuSaNa parva kI ArAdhanA hai| ataH yaha mahAti-mahAn anupameya AdhyAtmika vijaya parva hai| bAhara meM maitrI ke nAre lagAne mAtra se kucha nahIM honA hai| aura to aura, eka hI dharma - paramparA kI vibhinna dhArAe~ pArasparika sAmAnya mana - muTAvoM ko dUra karake eka - dhArA ke rUpa meM nahIM mila paatiiN| ataH hama dekhate haiM ki Ae dina upahAsAspada tuccha praznoM para bhISaNa saMgharSa hote haiM, daNDA - daNDI hotI hai, kabhI-kabhI zirorakta bahate haiM aura bar3I-se-bar3I adAlatoM taka guhAra macAyI jAtI hai| yaha kaisI maitrI ? aura, yaha kaisI maitrI ke mahAparva paryuSaNa kI ArAdhanA ? saccI maitrI tabhI ho sakatI hai, jaba hama apane svArthoM, ahaMkAra, yaza evaM pada - pratiSThA ke pralobhanoM ko apane para hAvI nahIM hone deMge, pratyuta una para vijaya prApta kareMge / jaba taka vikAroM se utpanna hone vAle jIvana - dvandva samApta nahIM hoMge, taba taka na to sahI artha meM maitrI hogI, na paryuSaNa parva kI arAdhanA hogI, na dharma - vijaya hogI aura na Atma - vijaya / kheda hai, isa mahAparva ke pAvana prasaMga para yaha Atma - vijaya evaM maitrI - bhAva kI nirmala dhArA hama na sAdhu - varga meM dekha pA rahe haiM aura na gRhastha - varga meN| yadi jIvana meM maitrI kI dhArA pravahamAna hotI, to jina - dharma kI gUja vizva meM saba ora anuguMjita hotI aura jana - jana kA mana adbhuta svargIya Ananda prApta kara harSollAsa kA bandhutva rUpa jIvana biitaataa| sahI artha meM dekhA jAe, to mukti bhI yahI hai-"vikAra mukti kila muktireva / " ___mukti koI sthAna vizeSa mAtra to hai nahIM / vikAra - mukta AtmA kI zuddha - svarUpa meM sthiti hI mukti hai| ataH mahAn AcArya pUjyapAda ne ThIka hI kahA hai--siddhi svAtmopalabdhiH" "zuddhavizuddha sva-svarUpa kI samupalabdhi hI yathArtha siddhi hai, vAstavika mukti hai| akTUbara 1988 vijaya parva Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya-saMskRti meM prazAssA ko kartavya bhamikA akhila vizva kI mAnava - jAti meM zAstA-zAsaka evaM netA kA sthAna sarvopari rahA hai| zAstA apane dvArA zAsita evaM anu. jIvi janatA kA saMrakSaka evaM yathAprasaMga yogya patha-pradarzaka hotA hai| zAstA yadi yogya hai, sahRdaya. udAramanA, svArtha-mukta medhAvI evaM sahajabhAva se prajAvatsala hai, to usako prajA arthAt anujIvI jana sukhI, sadguNI, sadAcArI eva paraspara eka - dUsare ke sahayogI evaM snehI hote haiM / isake viparIta yadi zAstA svArtha - parAyaNa, bhogAsakta, viveka zUnya ethaM samayocita kartavya kI dRSTi se zUnya hotA hai, to usake anucara varga bhI tadanurUpa hI ho jAte haiM, aura ve paraspara kalaha - vigraha Adi ke vyartha ke saMgharSoM meM ulajhakara apanA sarvanAza kara DAlate haiM / yaha zAstA aneka rUpoM meM rUpAyita hai / yaha parivAra kA, ghara kA mukhiyA hotA hai, samAja kA paMca evaM caudharI hotA hai, dharmaparamparA kA guru hotA hai, evaM rASTra kA abhibhAvaka, prAcIna zabdoM meM rAjA aura Aja ke zabdoM meM rASTrapati, pradhAnamaMtrI, mukhyamaMtrI evaM maMtrI Adi nAmoM se abhihita hotA hai| kevala karma-kSetra kA antara hotA hai inameM, kintu mUla meM zAzakatva kI dRSTi se ekarUpatA hI hotI hai / prastuta meM hama rASTranetA evaM rAjA ke zAzakatva kA prasaMga upasthita kara rahe haiN| isameM anya netAoM kA bhI yathAyogya svarUpa samAdhAna pA letA hai-apekSA hai. sUkSmadRSTi se nirIkSaNa, parIkSaNa evaM AtmAlocana kii| jaina - paramparA ke paurANika - kAla ke Adi puruSa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne parivAra - nIti evaM samAja - nIti ke sAtha sarvaprathama cintana ke jharokhe se. 104 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjanIti kI bhI sthApanA kI thii| parivAra, samAja evaM rAjanIti kI sthApanA meM apane jIvana kA adhikAMza bhAga prayukta karane ke anantara hI dharmanIti kI sthApanA kI hai| spaSTa hai-vizuddha rAjanIti kI sthati ke abhAva meM dharma - sAdhanA bhI paMgu ho jAtI hai| isIlie sthAnAMga sUtra meM rAjA ko bhI dharma - sAdhanA kI surakSA ke rUpa meM eka aMga batAyA gayA hai| isI prasaMga meM nIti-zAstra ke mahAn udgAtA jainAcArya somadeva sUri ne apane sUvikhyAta graMtha "nIti-vAkyAmRta 17, 4, 5" meM kahA hai-'prajA eka vRkSa hai, zAstA rAjA usakA mUla hai| mUla rahita vRkSa ko siMcana evaM poSaNa karane kA kyA artha hai ? Age calakara AcArya ne prazAsana kI daNDanIti kA bahuta sundara vizleSaNa kiyA hai / ve kahate haiM, ki vivekazIla zAsaka kA anuzAsanAtmaka daNDa prajA ke jIvana ko vikAramukta svastha banAne ke lie hai, jaise ki vaidya cikitsA ke dvArA rogI ko svastha karatA hai| zAsana prajA ke pAlana ke lie hotA hai, vaiyaktika dhana - saMgraha ke lie nahIM / dekhie uktabhAva ko unhIM ke zabdoM meM "cikitsAgama iva doSavizuddhi heturdaNDam / -6, 1. "prajApAlanAya rAjJA daNDa - praNIyate na dhanArtham" 18, 3. AcArya somadeva sUri kA rAjadharma kA varNana mahattvapUrNa hai| usake lie eka alaga se nibandha kI apekSA hai| svAsthya sAtha de sakA aura avakAza milA, to hama phira isakI carcA kreNge| prastuta meM hama bhAratIya - saMskRta - vAGamaya ke mahAn grantha vAlmIkIya rAmAyANa ke AyodhyA kANDa 100 veM sarga meM se rAjanIti kA kucha aMza uddhRta kara rahe haiM / yaha mahattvapUrNa aMza maryAdA puruSotama rAma ke dvArA vanavAsa meM rAjakumAra bharata se pUche gae etatsambandhI praznoM meM se udbhAsita hotA hai / zrIrAma ko vanavAsa ho gayA hai| ve citrakUTa meM vizrAma le rahe haiN| bharata unheM vApisa bulAne ke lie zrI-caraNoM meM pahu~catA hai| isa samaya zrIrAma bharata se kucha prazna karate haiM, jo yogya zAsaka ke kartavya-karma ko spaSTataH pratidhvanita karate haiM bhAratIya-saMskRti meM prazAstA kI / kartavya bhUmikA / Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaccid vinayasampannaH kulaputro bahuzrutaH / anasUyuranudraSTA satkRtaste purohitaH // 100, 11. -jo uttama kula meM utpanna, vinaya sampanna, bahuzrata kisI ke doSa na dekhanevAlA, tathA zAstrokta dharmoM para nirantara dRSTi rakhanevAlA haiM, ukta purohita vidvAna kA tumane pUrNataH satkAra - sammAna kiyA hai| kaccid devAna pitRn bhRtyAn gurun pitR samAnapi / vRddhAMzca tAta vaidyAMzca brAhmaNAMzcAbhimanyase // 13 // -"tAta ! kyA tuma devatAtmAoM, pitaroM, bhRtyoM, gurujanoM, pitA ke sAmAna AdaraNIya vRddhoM, vaidyoM aura vidyA-vinaya sampanna brAhmaNoM, vidvAnoM kA sammAna karate ho ? kaccidAtmasamAH zUrAH zrutavanto jitendriyAH / kulInAzceGgitajJAzca kRtAste tAta mantriNaH // 15 // -tAta ! kyA tumane apane hI samAna zUravIra, zAstrajJa, jItendriya, kulIna, tathA bAharI ceSTAoM-izAroM se hI mana kI bAta samajha lenevAle yogya vyaktiyoM ko hI mantrI banAyA hai ? kaccinnidrAvazaM naiSi kazcita kAle'vabudhyase / kacciccApararAtreSu cintayasyartha naipuNam // 17 // -bharata ! tuma asamaya meM hI nidrA ke vazIbhUta to nahIM hote ? samaya para jAga jAte ho na ? rAta ke pichale prahara meM abhISTa prayojana ke siddhi ke upAya para vicAra karate ho na ? kaccidartha vinizcitya, laghumUlaM mahodayam / kSipramAraMbhase karma na, dIrghayasi rAghava // 16 // -raghanandana ! jisa kArya ke niSpAdana ke sAdhana bahata choTe haiM, kintu phala bahuta bar3A ho, aise kArya kA nizcaya karane ke bAda, tuma use zIghra prArambha kara dete ho nA.? usameM bilamba to nahIM karate ? 1jo parivAra evaM samAja sambandhI vidhi - vidhAnoM ke kAryakrama ko sampAdita karane ke lie agragaNya rahakara hita sAdhana karatA hai, vaha purohita hai| 106 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaccinnu sukRtAnyeva, kRtarUpANi vA punaH / viduste sarvakAryANi, na kartavyAni pArthivAH // 20 // -tumhAre saba kArya pUrNa ho jAne para athavA pUre hone ke samIpa pahu~cane para hI dUsare pratispardhI rAjAoM ko jJAta hote haiM na ? kahIM aisA to nahIM hotA, ki tumhAre bhAvI kAryakramoM ko ve pahale se hI jAna lete hoM ? kaccit sahasramUkhANAmekamicchasi paNDitam / paNDito hyarthakRcchaSu kuryAnniH zreyasaM mahat // 22 // -kyA tuma sahasroM mukhoM ke badale eka paNDita ko hI pAsa rakhane kI icchA rakhate ho? kyoMki vidvAn puruSa hI artha saMkaTa ke samaya mahAn kalyANa kara sakate haiM / kaccinmukhyA mahatsveva, madhyameSu ca mdhymaa| jaghanyAzca jaghanyeSu, bhRtyAste tAta yojitaH // 25 // -tAta ! tumane pradhAna vyaktiyoM ko pradhAna, madhyama zreNI ke manuSyoM ko madhyama, aura choTI zreNI ke logoM ko choTe hI kAmoM meM niyukta kiyA hai na ? kaccinnograNa daNDena, bhRzamuve jitA: prjaa| rASTra tavAvajAnanti, mantriNa: kaikayIsuta // 27 // -kaikayI kumAra ! tumhAre rAjya kI prajA kaThora daNDa se udvigna hokara tumhAre mantriyoM kA tiraskAra to nahIM karatI ? kaccinna lokAyatikAna, brAhmaNAMstAta sevase / anarthakuzalA hyate bAlA, paNDitamAninaH // 38 // -tAta ! tuma kabhI nAstika vidvAnoM kA saMga to nahIM karate ho? kyoMki ve buddhi ko paramArtha kI ora se vicalita karane meM kuzala hote haiM tathA vAstava meM ajJAnI hote hue bhI apane ko bahuta bar3A paNDita mAnate haiN| prAsAdavividhAkArarvRttAM, vaidyajanAkulAm / kaccit mamuditAM, sphItAmayodhyAM parirakSase // 42 // bhAratIya-saMskRti meM prazAstA kI : kartavya bhUmikA : 107 Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -nAnA prakAra ke rAjabhavana aura mandira usakI zobhA bar3hAte haiN| vaha nagarI bahusaMkhyaka vidvAnoM se bharI hai| aisI abhyudayazIla aura samRddhizAlinI nagarI ayodhyA kI tuma bhalIbhAMti rakSA to karate ho na ? devasthAnaH prapAbhizca, taTAkaizcopazobhita // 43 // prahRSTanara - nArIkaH, samAjotsava zobhitaH / sukRSTa sImApazumAna, hiMsAmimivarjitaH // 44 // adevamAtRko ramyaH, zvApadeH parivarjitaH / parityakte bhayaH sarvaiH, khanibhizcopazobhitaH // 45 // vivarjito naraiH pAparmama, pUrvaH surakSitaH / katvijjanapada: sphItaH, sukhaM vasati rAghava // 46 // -anekAneka devasthAna, prapA, aura tAlAba jisakI zobhA bar3hAte haiM, jahA~ ke strI-puruSa sadA prasanna rahate haiM, jo sAmAjika utsavoM ke kAraNa sadA zobhA - sampanna dikhAI dete haiM, jahA~ khetajotane meM samartha pazuoM kI adhikatA hai, jahA~ kisI prakAra kI hiMsA nahIM hotI hai, jahA~ khetI ke lie varSA ke jala para nirbhara nahIM rahanA par3atA hai (nadiyoM ke jala se siMcAI ho jAtI haiM) jo bahuta sundara hai, aura hiMsaka pazuoM se rahita hai, jahA~ kisI taraha kA bhaya nahIM hai, nAnA prakAra kI khAne jisako zobhA ko bar3hAtI haiM, jahA~ pApI evaM duSTa svabhAva ke manuSyoM kA sarvathA abhAva hai tathA hamAre pUrvajoM ne jisakI bhalI-bhAMti rakSA kI hai, vaha apanA kausala deza dhana - dhAnya se sampanna aura sukha pUrvaka basA huA hai na ? kaccit te dayitA: sarve, kRSigorakSa jIvinaH / vArtAyAM saMtritastAta, loko'yaM sukhamedhate / / 47 // -tAta ! kRSi aura gorakSA se AjIvikA calAne vAle sabhI vaizya tumhAre prItipAtra haiM na ? kyoMki unake kRSi aura vyApAra Adi meM saMlagna rahane para hI rASTra sukhI evaM unnatizIla hotA hai / teSAM guptiparihAraH kaccita, te bharaNaM kRtam / rakSyA hi rAjJA dharmeNa, sarve viSaya vAsinaH // 48 // 108 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ una vaizyoM ko iSTa kI prApti karAkara aura unake aniSTa kA nivAraNa karake, tuma una saba logoM kA bharaNa - poSaNa to karate ho na ? kyoMki rAjA ko apane rAjya meM nivAsa karane vAle saba logoM kA dharmAnusAra pAlana karanA cAhie / - Ayaste vipulAH kaccit, kaccidatpataro vyayaH / apAtreSu na te kaccit, koSo gacchati rAghava // 54 // - raghunandana ! kyA tumhArI Aya adhika aura vyaya bahuta kama hai ? tumhAre khajAne kA dhana apAtroM arthAt ayogya janoM ke hAtha meM to nahIM calA jAtA hai ? kaccidAryo'pi zuddhAtmA, kSAritazcApakarmaNA / adRSTaH zAstrakuzalairna, lobhAd badhyate zuciH // 56 // -kabhI aisA to nahIM hotA, ki koI manuSya kisI zreSTha, nirdoSa aura zuddhAtmA puruSa para bhI doSa lagA de tathA nyAya-zAstrajJAna meM ku. zala vidvAnoM dvArA usake viSaya meM vicAra karAe binA hI lobhavaza use Arthika daNDa de diyA jAtA ho ? vyasane kaccidADhyastha, durbalasya ca rAghava / artha virAgAH pazyanti, tavAmAtyA bahuzrutAH ||57 // - raghukula bhUSaNa ! yadi dhanI aura garIba meM koI vivAda chir3A ho, aura vaha rAjya ke nyAyAlaya meM nirNaya ke lie AyA ho, to tumhAre bahuzruta ( bahuvijJa ) mantrI dhana Adi ke lobha se mukta rahakara usa mAmale para nyAyasaMgata yathocita vicAra karate haiM na ? yAni mithyAbhizastAnAM patantyazrUNi rAghavaH / tAni putrapazUn dhnanti, prItyarthamanuzAsataH // 56 // - raghunandana ! niraparAdha hone para bhI jinheM mithyA doSa lagAkara daNDa diyA jAtA hai, una manuSyoM kI A~khoM se jo A~sU girate haiM, ve pakSapAta pUrNa zAsana karane vAle rAjA ke putra aura pazuoM kA nAza kara DAlate haiM / kaccid vRddhAMzca bAlAMzca, vaidyAn mukhyAMzca rAghava / dAnena manasA vAcA, tribhireta bubhUSa se // 60 // bhAratIya saMskRti meM prazAstA kI : kartavya bhUmikA : 106 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -rAghava ! kyA tuma vRddha puruSoM, bAlakoM aura pradhAna vaidyoM kA Antarika anurAga, madhura vacana, aura dhana - dAna-ina tInoM ke dvArA sammAna karate ho na ? kaccid guruMzca vRddhAzca, tApasAn devAtAtithIn / caityAMzca sarvAn siddhArthAn brAhmaNAMzca namasyasi // 61 // -gurujanoM, vRddhoM, tapasviyoM, devatAtmAoM, atithiyoM, caityoM aura samasta zAstra vettA brAhmaNoM ko namaskAra karate ho na ? kaccidarthena vA dharmamartha, dharmeNa vA punaH / ubhI vA prItilobhena, kAmena na vibAdhase / / 62 // -tuma artha ke dvArA dharma ko athavA dharma ke dvArA artha ko hAni to nahIM paha~cAte ho ? athavA Asakti aura lobharUpa kAma ke dvArA dharma aura artha donoM meM bAdhA to nahIM Ane dete ho na ? __ kaccidartha ca kAmaM ca, dharma ca jayatAM vrN| vibhajya kAle kAlajJa, sarvAn varada sevase // 6 // ---vijaya vIroM meM zreSTha, samayocita kartavya ke jJAtA tathA dUsaroM ko vara dene meM samartha bharata ! kyA tuma samaya kA vibhAga karake dharma, artha aura kAma kA yogya samaya meM sevana karate ho na ? kaccit te saphalaM zrutam // 72 // - kyA tumhArA zAstra jJAna bhI vinaya Adi guNoM kA utpAdaka hokara saphala huA hai na ? kaccit svAdukRtaM, bhojyameko nAznAsi rAghava / kaccidAzaM samAnebhyo, mitrebhya: samprayacchasi // 7 // -raghu-nandana ! tuma svAdiSTa pakavAna akele hI to nahIM khA jAte ho ? usakI AzA rakhane vAle mitroM ko dete ho na ? maharSi vAlmIki kRta rAmAyaNa ke ukta varNana ke anurUpa hI maharSi vyAsa kRta mahAbhArata ke sabhAparva adhyAya meM bhI prAyaH yahI varNana upalabdha hai| dya takrIr3A ke pUrva ho duryodhana ke durabhisaMdhi ke kAraNa zrI yudhiSThara Adi pANDu putroM ne apanI paramparAgata rAjadhAnI hastinApura se niSkAsita hokara eka vana bahula pradeza meM indraprastha nAma 110 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se virATa nagara kA nirmANa kiyA evaM vizAla rAjya kI sthApanA kii| isa samaya devarSi nArada rAjA yudhiSThara ke pAsa Ate haiM aura prazAsana ke sambandha meM kucha prazna pUchate haiN| praznoM kI prakriyA adhikAMzataH rAmArayaNa ke anusAra huI hai| tathApi kucha preraNAprada aMza hama yahA~ uddhRta karane kA lobha - saMvaraNa nahIM kara pAte / mahAbhArata, lokasabhAkhyAna parva adhyAya, 5 kaccidarthAzca kalpante, dharma ca ramate manaH / / sukhAni cAnubhUyante, manazca na vihanyate / / 17 // -rAjan ! tumhArA dhana, Avazyaka kArya evaM nirvAha ke lie pUrA par3a jAtA hai ? kyA dharma meM tumhArA mana prasannatA pUrvaka lagatA hai ? kyA tumheM icchAnusAra sukha-bhoga prApta hote haiM ? tumhAre mana ko kisI prakAra kA AghAta, vikSepa to nahIM pahu~catA hai ? kaccid vidyAvinItAMzca narAjJAnavizAradAn / yathArha guNatazcaMva, dAnenAbhyupapadyase // 54 / / -kyA tuma vidyA evaM vinayazIla tathA jJAnanipuNa manuSyoM ko unake guNoM ke anusAra yathAyogya dhana Adi dekara unakA sammAna karate ho? kaccid dArAnmanuSyANAM tavArthe mRtyumIyuSAm / vyasanaM cAbhyupetAnAM vibhArSi bharatarSabha / / 5 / / -bharata zreSTha ? jo loga tumhAre hita ke lie saharSa mRtyu kA varaNa kara lete haiM tathA bhArI saMkaTa meM bhI par3ane ko prastuta ho jAte haiM, unake strI, pUtra evaM anya pArivArika janoM kI tuma rakSA karate ho na ? kaccita tvameva sarvasyAH, pRthivyAH pRthivIpate / samazcAnabhizaGakyazca, yathAmAtA tathApitA // 57 // -pRthvIpate ! kyA tumhAre samagra rAjyakIya bhUmaNDala kI prajA tumheM hI samadarzI evaM mAtA - pitA ke samAna vizvasanIya mAnatI hai na ? kaccijjJAtIn gurun vRddhAn vANijaH zilpina: zritAn / abhIkSNamanugahaNAsi dhanadhAnyena durgatAn / / 72 / / bhAratIya-saMskRti meM prazAstA kI : kartavya bhUmikA : 111 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -tuma apane Azrita kuTumba ke logoM, gurujanoM, bar3e-bUr3hoM vyApAriyoM, zilpiyoM tathA dIna - dukhiyoM ko dhana * dhAnya de kara una para sadA anugraha karate rahate ho na ? kaccinna labdhAzcaurA vA, vairiNo vA vizAmpate / aprAptavyavahArA vA, tava karmasvanuSThitA // 76 // -rAjan ! tumane apane mahattvapUrNa padoM evaM kAryoM para aise logoM ko to niyukta nahIM kara rakhA hai, jo lobhI, cora, zatra, avyAvahArika tathA anubhava zUnya hoM ? . kaccicchArIgmAbAdhamauSadhaniyamena vaa| mAnasaM vRddhasevAbhiH, sadA pArthApakarSasi // 6 // --kuntIkumAra ! kyA tuma auSadhi - sevana yA pathya - bhojana Adi niyamoM ke pAlana dvArA apane zArIrika kaSTa ko tathA vRddha puruSoM kI sevArUpa satsaMga dvArA mAnasika saMtApa ko, sadA dUra karate rahate ho na ? kaccicchoko na manyuyaM tvayA protpAdyate'naghaH / -niSpApa nareza ! tuma kisI ke mana meM zoka yA krodha to nahIM paidA karate ho na ? kaccit kRtaM vijAnISa, kartAraM ca prazaMsasi / satA madhye mahArAja, satkaroSi ca pUjayan // 120 / / -mahArAja ! kyA tumheM kisI ke kie hue upakAra kA patA calatA hai ? kyA tuma usa upakArI kI prazaMsA karate ho aura sAdhu puruSoM se bharI huI sabhA ke bIca usa upakArI ke prati kRtajJatA prakaTa karate hue usakA Adara - satkAra karate ho na ? kaccidandhAMzca mUkAMzca paMgUna vyaMgAn bAndhavAn / piteva pAsi dharmajJa tathA pravajitAnapi // 12 // -dharmajJa ! kyA tuma aMdhoM, gUgoM, paMguoM, aMgahInoM tathA bandhu-bAndhavoM se rahita anAthoM aura saMnyAsiyoM kA bhI pitA kI bhA~ti pAlana karate ho na ? SaDanI mahArAja kaccit te pRSThataH kRtAH / nidrA''lasyaM bhayaM krodho'mArdavaM dIrghasUtratA // 126 // 112 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -mahArAja ! kyA tumane nidrA, Alasya, bhaya, krodha, kaThoratA aura dIrghasUtratA-ina chaha doSoM ko tyAga diyA hai ? rAmAyaNa tathA mahAbhArata ke ukta saMkSipta varNanoM para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki prazAstA kI kArya - paddhati evaM jIvana - caryA kaisI honI cAhie? yadi saMkSepataH uddhRta ukta varNanoM meM se alpa - se - alpa kucha aMza bhI Aja ke prazAstA, bhale hI ve kisI bhI varga - vizeSa ke hoM, apane jIvana meM utAra sakeM, to ve svayaM apane jIvana tathA apane Azrita jana - jIvana ke maMgala - kalyANa kA patha prazasta kara sakate haiM / kyA aisA ho sakatA hai ? kucha bhI ho aisA honA hI cAhie / isake abhAva meM prazAstA kA na apanA hita hai aura na loka - hita hai| "nAnyaH panthA vidyate ayanAya / " navambara 1988 viklabo vIryahIno yaH. sa devamanuvartate / vIrAH saMbhAvitAtmAno, na daivaM paryupAsate // 23.17 - jo kAyara aura nirbala haiM, ve hI dava (bhAgya) kA Azraya lete haiN| vIra aura Atma - niSTha deva kI ora kabhI nahIM dekhte| devaM puruSakAreNa, yaH samartha prabAdhitum / na daivena vipannArthaH puruSa so'vasIdati // 23.18 --jo apane puruSArtha se daiva ko prabAdhita kara dene meM samartha haiM, ve vIra manuSya kabhI vipattiyoM se avasana (duHkhita) nahIM hote haiN| satyamevezvaro loke, satye dharma sadAzritaH / satyamUlAni sarvANi, satyAnnAsati paraM padam // 110.13 -saMsAra meM satya hI Izvara hai, satya meM hI sadA dharma rahatA hai, satya saba guNoM kA mUla hai, satya se bar3hakara aura kucha nahIM hai| -bAlmIkI rAmAyaNa, ayodhyA kANDa bhAratIya saMskRti meM prazAstA kI : kartavya bhUmikA : 113 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpo hi garIyAn mAnava kI jIvana saMskRti kA sarvAdhika zreSTha evaM atyAvazyaka amRta srota hai, usakA apanA saMkalpa | manuSya bAhara meM, bAhara kI vibhUtiyoM meM kitanA bhI mahAn kyoM na ho, yadi usameM saMkalpa - zakti - ajeya evaM aparAjita hai, to vaha yathArtha meM mahAn hai / anyathA vaha kevala anyathA hI hai / arthAt mAnava deha ke hote hue bhI andara meM vaha mAnava nahIM, kucha aura hI hai / saMkalpa - zakti kI garimA hI manuSya ko garimA detI hai / loka jIvana meM use mahattvapUrNa AdarAspada sthAna pradAna karatI hai / bAhara meM bhale hI kucha na ho usake pAsa aizvarya jaisA, kintu yadi usameM saMkalpa - zakti hai. mahAn hone kI uddAma taraMga hai, kucha-nakucha yazasvI kArya karane kI dRr3ha dhAraNA hai, to vaha avazya hI ekana- eka dina mahAn hokara hI rahatA hai / pratyeka manuSya meM satya tattva kA koI-na-koI bindu to antar meM vazya nihita rahatA hai / apekSA hai, use virAT banAne kI, pratikSaNa garjate vizAla sindhu kA rUpa dene kI / agni kA eka kSINakAya nanhA sA kaNa, use yoMhI bAhara kI A~khoM se dekheMge, to vaha kucha bhI nahIM hai / paira ke jUte ke talve se hI use kSaNabhara meM kucalA jA sakatA hai / kyA dera lagatI hai, use mRtyu ke mukha kA grAsa banAne meM / kintu, yadi use virAT banA diyA jAe, to patA lagegA ki usameM kitanI mahattI zakti rahI huI hai / vaha zakti jagatI hai, tabhI vaha dAhaka, pAcaka Adi 114 cintana ke jharokhe se ! Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kriyAoM ke karane meM sakSama hotA hai / aneka kArya sampanna bhI karatA hai / taba vaha loka - maMgala ke dIpaka tela aura bAtI lie yoM hI baiThA rahe, to vaiThA rahe / svayaM bhI aMdhere meM DUbA rahegA, aura Asa- pAsa ke pradeza ko bhI aMdhere meM DubAye rakhegA / kintu, jyoM hI vaha kisI bhI rUpa meM ho, agni kaNikA kA sparza pAtA hai, to basa, sparza mAtra se hI jyoti ho jAtA hai / apane cAroM ora divya prakAza phailA detA hai / aMdhakAra ko vinaSTa karane meM use kucha bhI dera nahIM lagatI / - manuSya ke antar - hRdaya meM bhI saMkalpa kI eka nanhI sI kaNikA vidyamAna rahatI hai / koI bhI usase rikta nahIM hai aura vaha agni kaNikA aura koI nahIM, saMkalpa zakti hai / yadi manuSya ko jyotirmaya bananA hai, aMdhakAra se saMgharSa karanA hai, aura use naSTa karanA hai, to usa antar-nihita sUkSma kArya evaM supta saMkalpa zakti ko jagAnA hogA, virAT banAnA hogA / vaha jaba bhI jaga jAegI, sAdhAraNa se sAdhAraNa manuSya bhI kucha hI samaya meM asAdhAraNa ho jAegA / sarvatra nirAdara kI ThokareM khAnevAlA zIghra hI saba ora samAdara kI jayadhvaniyoM se saMpUjita ho jAegA / - itihAsa ke pRSThoM para hama eka ora rAma evaM kRSNa ko dekhate haiM / ve mUlata: nara ho to the / kintu, apane dRr3ha saMkalpoM se nArAyaNa bana gae, bhagavAn ke rUpa meM pUjAspada ho ge| unake jIvana meM vighna kucha kama nahIM aae| bAdhAoM ke durgama parvata kitane adhika Ae / yadi koI aura hotA, to use vahIM baiThakara rone ke sivA aura kucha kAma nahIM hotA / kintu, ye mahApuruSa vighnabAdhAoM ko ha~sate hue pAra karate gae, aura apane lakSya ko antataH pAra karake hI rahe / dUsarI ora bhAratIya itihAsa ke do mahApuruSa aura haiM / eka haiM-- zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra aura dUsare haiM - tathAgata buddha / donoM meM hI bhagavattA kI zakti antarnihita thI / kintu jaba ve rAjakumAra the, taba kyA thA / rAjakumAra hI to the na ? inheM taba bhI Adara milatA thA / kintu, Apa jAnate haiM, vaha Adara kisa AdhAra para milatA thA ? vaha milatA thA, bhaya evaM pralobhana ke saMkalpo hi garIyAn : 115 " Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdhAra para / yaha koI Adara huA ? yadi yahI Adara hai to phira Adara zabda kA isase bar3A dUsarA apamAna aura kyA hogA ? donoM hI mahApuruSoM ko sahI artha meM Adara milatA hai taba, jabaki ve sAdhAraNa vAsanA-grasta mAnava kI tucchAti tuccha evaM kSadrAti-kSudra adho bhUmikA se Upara uThate haiM / aura, apane antaratama kI divya bhagavat zakti ko ugra sAdhanA ke dvArA jAgRta karate haiM / bAda Aja bhI ve Apa jAnate haiM, ina vandanIya mahApuruSoM ko kitane bhayaMkara vighnoM, bAdhAoM evaM ApattiyoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| unake sAdhanA ke divya saMkalpoM ko kSata-vikSata karane ke lie kitane prAkRtika aura kitane Asurika prayatna hue haiM / kintu, ve zarIra se bhale hI pahale jaise hI asthi, mAMsa, majjA aura rakta ke bane dehadhArI mAnava the, kintu antara meM ve saMkalpa zakti ke bala para vajrAtithe / jaise- jaise una para prahAra hote gae, ve adhikAdhika eka mahAn zaktizAlI divya bhagavat - zakti ke rUpa meM UrdhvagAmI hote gae / unakI AdhyAtmika cetanA patana kI ora na jAkara aura adhika unnata hotI gaI / unake bhagavAn hone kA yahI eka divya rUpa hai / apane samaya meM to unakI pUjA saba ora prasAda pAtI hI rahI, kintu sahasrAdhika varSoM ke jana jana ke pUjya haiM / ve kAlajayI ttama haiM / unakI stuti meM jo stotra nAma stotra haiM / una stotroM meM unheM eka urjasvala nAmoM se sambodhita kiyA gayA / sahasra nAmoM kI gaNanA kA yaha mahAn stutya pratyana avazya kiyA / kintu maiM kahatA hU~, dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha kahatA hai, kyA ye mahApuruSa sahasra nAmoM kI gaNanA meM hI sImita ho ge| nahIM, nahIM ! yaha to eka bAla prayatna thA bhakta mana kA, jo mAtra eka bhakti ke rUpa meM bhakta ke manastoSa ke rUpa meM eka manoraMjana thA / zabda mila nahIM pA rahe haiM - sahI artha kI abhivyakti ke lie| tathApi eka zabda hai - 'ananta zrI' | bhagavadAtmAoM kI zrI kabhI sImita nahIM hotI / ata: unheM ananta zrI se vibhUSita kiyA / vAstava meM yaha mAnakara hI sImita zabda ko virAma lenA hai / puruSa kyA, puruSo puruSa haiM race gae, unameM aneka sahasra - se eka mahAn evaM bhakta racanAkAroM ne 116 / - cintana ke jharokhe se ! Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itihAsa meM uparyukta mahApuruSoM se kucha anya bhI isI yAtrA patha ke kucha yAtrI hae haiN| zurU meM cale haiM, kAphI Dhola - dhamAke ke sAtha, kintu jyoM hI, kucha dUra Age bar3he aura vighna - bAdhAoM se sAmAnA par3A, to unake paira DagamagA ge| unakI saMkalpa zakti sudRr3ha nahIM thii| ataH ve thor3I-sI Thokara lagate hI vahIM luDhaka gae aura miTTI ke Dhera banakara raha gae / ve kucha bana sakate the, apane jIvana ke divya lakSya ko pA sakate the| parantu, vajra-saMkalpa ke abhAva meM kucha kara nahIM paae| jyotirmaya kyA banAnA thA, eka sAdhAraNa se juganU bhI to ThIka taraha se nahIM bana pAe / itihAsa meM donoM hI rUpoM ke hajAroM kyA, lAkhoM - lAkha udAharaNa haiM jo spaSTa karate haiM ki manuSya vahI mahAn hai, jo vajrasaMkalpa kA dhanI hai| jinakI saMkalpa zakti ajeya thI, ve niraMtara Urdhva cetanA ke rUpa meM ananta Urdhvasthiti kI ora bar3hate gae aura anantaH use prApta karake hI rahe, jisake lie bhakta stotrakAroM ne harSa se Ananda se, ullAsa se, kabhI gAyA thA"tvAmAmananti munayaH paramaM pumAMsa mAdityavarNamamalaM tamasaH parastAt / tvAmeva samyagupalabhya jayanti mRtyuma, nAnyaH zivaH zivapadasya munIndra | panthAH / " ARARIALA nava vasanta jIvana kaSTa - kaMTakita hai to, mAnada ! kyoM royA karatA hai / nava vasaMta kA sumana sugaMdhita, kA~ToM meM hI haMsa - khilatA hai / saMkalpo hi garIyAn / 117 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahale apane ko parakho to sahI bhUmaNDala ke sabhI prANIyoM meM manuSya eka sarvottama prANI hai, usakI mahimA evaM garimA ke gIta prAyaH sabhI RSi muniyoM ne apanI jJAna - gambhIra vANI meM gAe haiM / kintu, kucha manuSya aise bhI haiM, jo apanI jAtIya garimA ke anukUla nahIM haiM / unake jIvana meM mAnava jAti kI zreSThatA ke guNa nahIM hote, phira bhI ve apanI zreSThatA kA bahuta bar3A ahaMkAra rakhate haiM / idhara udhara apanI mahattA ke bezure - gIta gAte rahate haiM / jaba dekho, taba apanI zreSThatA kI DIMga hAMkate rahate haiM, para apanI tucchatA kA jarA bhI bhAna nahIM rkhte| unakI sthiti 'paMcatantra' ke usa zrRMgAla zizu arthAt ziyAla ke bacce jaisI hai, jise abodha zizu samajhakara sahaja mAtRhRdaya kI komala - bhAvanA ke phalasvarUpa dazeranI ne pAla liyA thA / vaha apane janmajAta donoM baccoM ke samAna hI use bhI apanA tRtIya putra mAne hue thI / kintu, ziyAla to ziyAla hI thA / usameM siMha ke guNa kahA~ se A sakate the ? phira bhI apane bala kI DIMga mArane meM vaha kucha kama nahIM thA / isa prakAra se vaha apane Apako siMha hI samajhe hue thA / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa tuccha se tuccha vyakti bhI apane ko mahAn -se-samajhane lagatA hai / - paJcatantra kI kathA isa prakAra hai- eka saghana vana pradeza meM siMha - dampatI rahate the / zeranI ke apane do choTe bacce bhI the / prAtaH kAla siMha zikAra kI talAza meM apane sthAna se calA / dina bhara idhara-udhara ghUmatA rahA, kintu use koI prANo nahIM milA / zazaka jaisA choTA prANI bhI nahIM mila pAyA / sUrya asta ho rahA thA, saMdhyA nikaTa A rahI thI / ataH zera thakA- mAMdA sva sthAna kI ora lauTa rahA thA / mArga meM use ziyAla kA eka baccA mila cintana ke jharokhe se : 118 - - Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyaa| zera ne jhapaTakara use pakar3a to liyA, kintu zizu samajhakara use mArA nhiiN| ziyAla ke bacce ko jyoM - kA - tyoM lekara apane sthAna para lauTa aayaa| zeranI ne zera kA svAgata karate hue kahAsvAmI ! kucha lAe ho khAne ke lie? Apa gae haiM, taba se aba taka bhUkhI baiThI hU~ aura bacce bhI bhUkhe haiN| __zera ne kucha lajjAte hue kahA-kyA karUM ? priye ! Aja mere bhAgya ne kucha bhI sAtha nahIM diyaa| dina bhara yU hI idhara-udhara bhaTakatA rahA, kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara sakA, mArga meM yaha ziyAla kA baccA milA hai| bAla samajha kara ise mArA to nahIM, yoM hI ise jIvita hI le AyA hai| ise mArakara tU apane Aja ke bhojana kA kAma calA le| zeranI bhI, zeranI hI thii| mAtA kA vAtsalyapUrNa hRdaya rakhatI thii| ataH usane zera se kahA-jaba Apane hI ise bAla samajhakara nahIM mArA, maiM to baccoM kI mA~ huuN| maiM ise kaise mAra sakatI hU~ ? aba to yaha mere do putroM ke samAna tIsare putra ke rUpa meM mere pAsa rhegaa| zeranI ne apane donoM baccoM ke samAna hI use pAla - poSakara kucha bar3A kara liyaa| tInoM bacceM sAtha - sAtha ghUmate, sAtha - sAtha khAte-pIte aura khelate / una tInoM ko apanI jAtIya bhinnatA kA bhI koI vizeSa bodha nahIM thaa| tInoM hI zeranI ko hI apanI mA~ samajhate the| eka dina apane nivAsa sthAna kI kucha dUrI para tInoM bacce khela rahe the| idhara - udhara bhAga - daur3a kara rahe the / itane meM jaMgala kA eka vizAla - kAya hAthI udhara se A niklaa| vaha apanI dhuna meM Age kahIM jA rahA thaa| zera ke bacce to zera hI the na ? ataH unhoMne kahA-Ao, Aja hAthI kA zikAra kreN| bar3A majA aaegaa| hAthI mahAn vizAla kAya thA, zera ke bacce laghukAya the, phira bhI apane siMha jAtIya svabhAva ke kAraNa nirbhaya evaM nirdvandva the| ataH ve hAthI se Dare nahIM, apitu hAthI ko mArane kI bAta karane lge| parantu, vaha ziyAla kA baccA to mUlataH ziyAla hI thA na ? usameM siMha ke baccoM jaisI nirbhayatA kahA~ pahale apane ko parakho to sahI : 119 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI ? vaha bolA- are ! mUrkhoM, kyA kara rahe ho ? yaha itanA vizAla kAya hAthI aura tuma ho kSudra kAya ? hAthI ko kyA mAroge ? vahI tumheM mAra degA / Ao, ghara bhAga caleM / yaha kaha kara vaha apane nivAsa sthAna kI ora bhAga calA / vaha ziyAla kA baccA bhAgA, to usake pIche-pIche zera ke bacce bhI cale aae| ziyAla ke bacce ne zeranI se zikAyata kI ki ye donoM bhAI kitane mUrkha haiM, jo eka vizAla kAya hAthI ko mArane kI bAta kara rahe the / dekho, maiM inheM bacA lAyA / zera ke baccoM ne zeranI se kahA- mA~ yaha bhaiyA to bar3A Darapoka hai / hAthI ko dekhate hI Dara gayA, aura bhAga AyA / isa prakAra zera ke bacce usakA majAka karane lage / - ziyAla majAka sahana na kara sakA, usane kruddha hokara zeranI se kahA - ina mUrkhoM ko samajhA do, ki merA majAka na kareM, anyathA maiM inheM mAra dU~gA / ye apane ko bar3A balavAna samajhate haiM aura mujhe nirvala / maiM bhI kucha kama nahIM hU~ / maiM akelA hI hAthI ko mAra sakatA thA, parantu inheM bacAne ke lie calA AyA / zeranI ne ziyAla ke bacce ko saba purAnI ghaTita ghaTanA sunAte hue kahA - vastutaH tU zera nahIM ziyAla hai / ye bacce abhI ajJAna haiM, samajhate nahIM haiM / bar3e hone para jaba inheM patA calegA ki tU ziyAla hai, to kruddha hokara tujhe mAra deMge / terI haDDI - pasalI saba bikhera deMge | ataH jaba taka inheM patA nahIM calatA hai, tabhI taka tU surakSita hai | yadi tU apane prANa bacAnA cAhatA hai, to zIghra hI bhAga jA aura apanI jAti meM jAkara mila jA / terI jAtI meM koI aisA nahIM haiM, jo hAthI ko mAra sake " yasmin kule tvamotpanna, gajastatra na hanyate / " itanA sunanA thA ki ziyAla Dara gayA aura tatkAla bhAgakara ziyAloM meM jA kara mila gayA / paMcataMtra kI kathA kA sAra yaha hai, ki vyakti ko apanA vyaktitva evaM apanI zakti pahacAnakara hI kAma karanA cAhie / kintu kucha vyakti aise bhI hote haiM, jo apane balabute ko ThIka taraha nahIM pahacAna pAte haiM / ahaMkAra - grasta hokara apanI yogyatA se 120 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viparIta kAma karate haiM, aura mAre jAte haiN| zakti kA kitanA hI pradarzana kyoM na karo, Akhira eka dina to pola khula hI jAtI hai| __kutte ko zera kI khAla pahanAkara zera banA bhI diyA jAe, to kyA vaha vastutaH zera bana jAtA hai ? kuttA Akhira kuttA hI hai na ? matta gajendro ke mastakoM ko utpATana karane vAle kezarIsiMha kI taraha vaha garjana kaise karegA ? kuttA bhauMka sakatA hai, siMhanAda to nahIM kara sktaa| "AbaddhakRtrimasaTA jaTilAM sabhittirAropitomRgapate: padavIM yadi zvA / mattebhakubhataTapATana lampaTasya, nAdamakariSyati kathaM hariNAdhipasya // " kucha manuSya bhI ukta sthiti ke hI hote haiN| ye baune bar3oM kA bAnA pahanakara bar3e nahIM bana skte| mahAn, mahAn hI hote haiM ? mahAna hone ke lie mahatti yogyatA kI apekSA hai| yadi vaha yogyatA nahIM hai, to kRtrima mahattA kaba taka surakSita raha sakatI hai ? antataH usakI pola khulakara hI rahatI hai| maiMne kitane hI aise vajra mUrkha dekhe haiM, jo zAstrajJAna ke nAma para ahaMkAra to bahuta bar3A rakhate the, kintu ve jAnate kucha bhI nahIM the| una logoM ko vidvat sabhA meM yoM hI aMTasaMTa bolate tathA parihAsa pAte hae dekhA hai| idhara-udhara anuvAda ke AdhAra para saMskRta tathA prAkRta ke kucha panne ulaTa - palaTa kara zatAdhika azuddhiyoM se paripUrNa kucha zloka yAda kara lete haiM aura apane pANDitya kA sAdhAraNa janoM meM vyartha ke ahaMkAra ke sAtha pradarzana karate rahate haiN| aise hI logoM ke lie kisI kavi ne kabhI likhA thA "sArasvataM zrutipathaM na kadApi nItaM / kAvyaM na komala padAvali dak samakSam // andheSu mUrkha - bahuleSu samAjakeSu / pANDityamevamamalaM prakaTI - karoti // " kitanA acchA hotA inako apane bala, buddhi aura vyaktitva kA bhAna hotA, para hotA kaise ? puNyazAlI AtmAoM ko ho pahale apane ko parakho to sahI : 121 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI antar - kSamatA kA bhAna hotA hai| bhAgyahInoM ko yaha saubhAgya kaise mila sakatA hai ? prAcIna itihAsa ke udAharaNoM ke saghana-vana meM jaba hama paha~cate haiM, to hameM aise vyakti milate haiM ki jo ahaMkAra se unmatta ho gae the| phalasvarUpa havA bhare gubbAre ke samAna AkAza meM ur3ane lage the| jyoM hI kisI coTa ke kAraNa sacchidra hue aura havA nikalI, ki bhUmi para burI taraha gira pdd'e|| rAvaNa ko apanI zakti kA bahata bar3A abhimAna thA aura isI zakti kI bhrAnti ke kAraNa, vaha madAndha hokara daNDakAraNya se ekAnta meM akelI baiThI sItA ko carA lAyA thaa| rAvaNa ne yaha nahIM socA, ki zrI rAma aura lakSmaNa mere se kitane adhika balavAna haiM / bhale hI vartamAna meM akele haiM, vanacArI bhI haiM, kintu unakI zakti to bahuta bar3I hai| ve itihAsa ko badalane meM samartha haiN| aura, antataH aisA huA bhii| vaha apane mithyA ahaMkAra meM virAT zaktizAlI rAkSasa kula kA sarvanAza kara baiThA-apane vyaktitva ko ThIka taraha se na samajhane ke kAraNa / duryodhana kuruvaMza kA rAjapuruSa hai| isane idhara - udhara se apane chala - chada evaM khuzAmada se kAphI bar3I zakti kA saMcaya kara liyA thaa| kAphI bar3I saMkhyA ho gaI thI usake pAsa, vIra - puruSoM kii| aura, isa para use itanA garva ho gayA thA ki vaha tatkAlIna mahAti mahAn puruSottama zrIkRSNa ko bhI tuccha samajhane lgaa| bhIma aura arjuna jaise mahAbalI pANDavoM ko bhI tinake ke samAna nagaNya samajhatA thaa| ajJAna - pUrNa madAndhatA ke kAraNa usane na zrI kRSNa kI mahattA ko samajhA aura na pANDavoM ke mahAbalI vyaktitva ko| pariNAma kyA huA ? apane virATa kula kA vinAza kara baiThA aura yuddha ke anta meM khuda bhI kAla kI ThokareM khA kara yAtanA - loka kA yAtrI ho gyaa| yadi vaha pahale se hI apane durbala vyaktitatva ko samajha letA, ki maiM kyA haiM ? apanI zakti ko tola kara viveka pUrvaka kArya karatA, to yaha saba - kucha na huA hotaa| mahAbhArata ke yuddha kI yaha sarvanAzI ghaTanA pavitra bhAratIya itihAsa ko kadApi kalaMkita nahIM krtii| 122 bintana ke jharokhe se : Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra aura tathAgata buddha ke jIvana kAla kI ghaTanAeM haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA eka kuziSya haigauzAlaka / usane sAdhanA ke bala para kucha yoga - zaktiyA~ prApta kara lii| unake kAraNa use itanA uddaNDa darpa ho gayA ki usane apanA eka nayA saMgha hI khar3A kara liyaa| yaha saba ho jAtA hai, koI bAta nhiiN| kintu, use apanI kSudra zakti kA itanA ahaMkAra huA ki vaha eka taraha pAgala ho gyaa| usake phalasvarUpa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM jAkara usane jo guMDAgardI kI hai, vaha itanI mUrkhatA pUrNa hai, jaise kI koI ziyAla mahAbalI siMha se yuddha karane kI ThAna le aura antataH usakA duSpariNAma pA kara itihAsa ke raMgamaMca para khalanAyaka ke rUpa meM dekhA jaae| tathAgata bhagavAna buddha kA eka ziSya hai, devadatta / vaha bhI bar3A ghamaNDI thA aura Ananda Adi una guru bandhuoM se jalatA thA, jo sarvAtmanA apane zAstA buddha ke caraNoM meM samarpita the| bauddha itihAsa sAkSI hai, devadatta kA antataH kyA huA ? usane aneka prayatna kiye the bhagavAn buddha ko mAra dene ke / parantu bhagavAn buddha kA to kucha nahIM bigar3A, parantu devadatta svayaM hI pavitra dharmAcaraNa ke itihAsa meM ghRNA kA pAtra ho gayA aura isa taraha eka prakAra se yazohInatA ko bhayaMkara mRtyu ko prApta huA, jo deha ko mRtyu se bhI adhika bhayaMkara hotI hai| itihAsa meM isa prakAra ke udAharaNoM kI kamI nahIM hai| kintu, aba adhika lambAI meM jAne kA samaya nahIM hai| lekha kA Azaya uparyukta udAharaNoM se hI acchI taraha spaSTa ho gayA hai / Azaya itanA hI hai ki vyakti ko kucha yoM hI idhara - udhara ke tuccha AdhAra pAkara apane ko mahAn nahIM samajha lenA caahie| vyartha ke ahaMbhAva se kucha lAbha nahIM hai| vinamratA hI manuSya ko guNavattA kI dRSTi se yathArtha meM manuSya banAtI hai| aura, yadi kabhI prasaMgavaza karanA bhI par3e, to apanI zakti aura sAdhanoM kA yathArtha rUpa samajha lenA caahie| apane ko tola lenA Avazyaka hai| apane ko binA tole, yoM hI dandhi hokara uchala - kUda karanA kucha bhI artha nahIM rakhatA hai| apane jIvana kAla meM to vaha nindA kA pahale apane ko parakho to sahI : 123 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAtra hotA hI hai, sAtha hI itihAsa ke cirAtivira dIrghakAla taka bhI nindita ke rUpa meM durnAma hI banA rahatA hai| / ataH Avazyaka hai-pahale apane ko parakho, samajho aura kucha bnaao| tatpazcAt abhISTa - kArya kI siddhi ke lie karma kSetra ke maidAna meM utro| karma - kSetra meM kAma karane vAloM ko bhAratIya manISiyoM kA kalyANakArI upadeza hai "kazcA'haM kAca me zakti-- riti cintyaM muhurmuhuH" ukta sUkti kA bhAvArtha hai ki buddhimAna manuSya ko kartavya kSetra meM utarate samaya yaha nirantara vicAra karanA apekSita hai-maiM kauna hU~ ? aura, merI kyA zakti hai ? jo ukta sidAnta para spaSTa rUpa se cintana - manana karatA hai, vaha avazya hI abhISTa saphalatA ke zikhara para pahu~catA hai, aura janatA meM cirakAla taka Adara evaM sammAna prApta karatA rahatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, kucha to aise virATa puruSa ho jAte haiM, ki ve itihAsa - puruSa ke nAma se yazasvitA evaM prasiddhi bhI prApta kara lete haiN| unake jIvana ke ujjvala evaM jyotirmaya udAharaNa cira - kAla taka bhaviSya kI prajA ke lie satkarma kI preraNA ke akhaNDa srota bana jAte haiM janavarI 1986 zAstra vahI, jo jana - jIvana meM, Rta kI jyoti jagAtA hai| zAstra nahIM vaha, jo jar3atA kAaMdhakAra phalAtA XXXXXXXX 124 cintana ke jharokhe se Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAbhArata yuga kI do vIra mAtAeM mAnava jAti kI maNimaya pArivArika zrRMkhalA meM mAtA kA sthAna zikhara sthAnIya sarvottama maNiratna ke rUpa meM hai / vaha sRjana kI devI hai / vaha apanI saMtati ke mAtra tana kA hI sRjana nahIM karatI hai, apitu, mana buddhi aura citta ke udAtta saMskAroM kA bhI sRjana karatI hai / suzikSita, udAtta, saMskArApanna mAtA parivAra meM svargIya divyatA kA avataraNa kara sakatI hai / yaha divya sRjana hI mAtA kA tattvataH mAtRtva hai / tana ke sRjana kA adhika mahattva nahIM hai / tana ke sRjana kI mA~ to pazu pakSI kITa pataMga jalacara Adi anya kSudra prANiyoM ke yahA~ bhI mila sakatI hai kintu, vaha mAtA mAtra alpa kAlAvadhi taka hI rahatI hai / zarIra ke amuka kAla taka ke poSaNa taka hI parisImita rahatI / tadanantara na vaha mAtA, na vaha saMtAna, saMtAna / mAtA aura saMtati kA samAna sthAyI saMbaMdha jaisA vahA~ kathamapi nahIM hai / mAtA rahatI hai aura mAnava jAti ke - - mAtR - jAti kA itihAsa gauravapUrNa itihAsa hai / usake dvArA dIna-hIna evaM kSINa hotI huI saMtati ko vaha tejasvitApUrNa cetanA milI hai ki mAno murde punaH jIvita ho uThe haiM / zava meM zivatva jAgRta karanevAlI parivAra meM mAtA hI rahI hai / anya dezoM ke itihAsa ko eka ora chor3a detA hU~ / bhArata ke itihAsa ke hI isa saMbaMdha meM svarNima pRSTha jijJAsu pAThakoM ke samakSa rakha rahA hU~ / - mahAbhArata hamAre samakSa hai / puruSottama vAsudeva, nArAyaNa zrI kRSNa, pANDava aura kaurava ke bIca honevAle, bandhu - yuddha kI nivRtti ke lie apanI vizva vizruta garimA kI kucha bhI cintA na mahAbhArata yuga kI do vIra mAtAeM : 125 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate hue kauravoM ke yahA~ dUta bana kara jAte haiN| sabhA meM saba ke samakSa zAnti kA prastAva rakhate haiN| samagra sAmrAjya kA prazna chor3a kara kevala pA~ca gA~va taka kI yAcanA karate haiM / phira bhI ahaMkAra evaM lobha kI pizAca - bhAvanA se grasta duryodhana kucha bhI mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| ataH zrI kRSNa vApisa lauTate hue pANDavoM kI mAtA satI - ratna diduSo kuntIjI se milate haiM aura pANDavoM ke lie sandeza dene ke lie kahate haiM / yaha vaha prasaMga hai, jo yathArtha mA~ ke mAtRtva kA prasaMga hai| kuntI zrI kRSNa se kahatI hai-yudhiSThira se kahanA, ki vaha apane kSatriya kartavya kA sahI-sahI rUpa adA kare / kSatriya parAzrita hokara jIvana nahIM gujAratA hai| aisA karanA usake lie pApa hai| vaha apanI bhujAoM se ajita sampatti kA hI upayoga karatA hai "bAhubhyAM kSatriyA: sRSTA, bAhuvIryopajIvinaH / " udyogaparva 132,7 -kSatriya vahI hai, jo kSata hotI huI prajA kA trANa karatA hai / "kSatriyo'si kSatAta trAtA, bAhuvIryopajIvitA / "-31 aba vaha samaya A gayA hai, ki vaha apane bAhubala ke dvArA apane khoye hue aizvarya ko punaH prApta kre| prajA-pAlana rUpa jo kSatriyoM kA vAstavika dharma hai, usakA sAhasa ke sAtha pAlana kare, use vyartha na khoe| ___"bhUyAste hIyate dharmo mA putraka vRthA kRthAH / " / jo zrotriya brAhmaNa veda-mantroM kA kucha bhI artha na jAnate hue kevala zabdoM kI anuvRtti karatA rahatA hai, usakI buddhi zabda pATha ke raTana meM hI naSTa ho jAtI hai| isI prakAra yadi tU kevala artha hIna zAMti pATha karatA hai, to vaha kSatriyatva ko dRSTi se tattvahIna hai| "zrotriyasyeva te rAjan mandakasyAvipazcitaH / anuvAkahatA buddhirdharmamevaikamIkSate / / 6 / / " prastuta carcA meM kuntIjI ne jyotirmayI vIra mAtA vidulA kA eka mahattvapUrNa upAkhyAna upasthita kiyA hai| zaurya evaM sAhasa kA vaha jIvaMta upAkhyAna hai| bhAratIya itihAsa meM prastuta upAkhyAna kI mahatI pratiSThA hai, jo vidulA ko sahasrAdhika varSoM se 126 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI adhika mahAkAla kI yAtrA meM bhI ajara-amara banAe hue hai / hama bhI yahA~ samayocita dRSTi se usa upAkhyAna ke kucha aMza jijJAsu pAThakoM ke hitArtha udAtta saMskAroM ke nirmANa kI dRSTi se agrima paMktiyoM meM upasthita kara rahe haiM / vIra mAtA vidulA ke rAjya para sindhu deza ke nareza ne AkramaNa kiyA hai / vidulA kA putra bhoga-vilAsI hai, ataH vaha bhogAsakta hokara eka kSudra kAyara kI bhAMti rAjaprAsAda meM jIvana bitA rahA hai / apane rASTra kI rakSA ke lie pratyAkramaNa ke rUpa meM kucha bhI nahIM kara rahA hai / tejomUrti vidulA ke lie yaha saba asahya hai / usakA rASTra prema, putra-prema se Ahata nahIM hotA hai / yuddha meM putra kA kyA hogA ? isakI kucha bhI cintA na karate hue vaha agnizikhA ke samAna jAjvalyamAna hotI huI putra ke samakSa upasthita ho jAtI hai / aura, putra ke mRta prAyaH prANoM meM apanI vAk - zakti kI saMjIvanI ke dvArA putra kI mRta - cetanA ko jAgRta karatI hai, aura usake mRta - prANoM meM nava - jIvana kA saMcAra karatI hai / aMdhakArAcchanna rAtri meM mAno sUrya udita ho gayA ho, aisA dRzya upasthita ho jAtA hai / putra sAhasa ke sAtha "yuddhAya kRta nizcayaH" hokara apane rASTra kI mukti ke lie sahasA eka mahAn rASTra bhakta vIra kI bhAMti khar3A ho jAtA hai / vidulA ne kahA hai- putra ! tU mere garbha se utpanna huA hai, phira bhI mujhe Anandita karane vAlA nahIM hai / tU to zatruoM ko hI Anandita karanevAlA hai / unakA hI harSa bar3hAne vAlA hai "anandana mayA jAta dviSyatAM harSavardhana / " 133,5 - tU kSobhahIna hai, terI kSatriyoM meM koI gaNanA nahIM hai, tU noma mAtra kA puruSa hai, sAhasahIna mana Adi kI dRSTi se to tU tattvataH napuMsaka hai / kyA apane samagra jIvana ke lie nirAza ho cukA hai ? aba bhI kucha nahIM bigar3A hai / zaurya ke sAtha khar3A ho jA aura rASTra ke kalyANa hetu kSatriyocita kartavya kA bhAra vahana kara "nirmanyuzcApyasaMkhyeyaH puruSaH klIbasAdhanaH / yAvajjIvaM nirAzo'si mahAbhArata yuga kI do vIra mAtAe~ ! kalyANAya dhuraMvaha ||6|| " 127 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane ko durbala evaM hIna mAnakara svayaM hI apanI avahelanA na kr| apane jIvana ko alpa sAdhanoM ke bharose hI na rakha / apane mana ko kalyANamaya banA, adhikAdhika zubha saMkalpoM se zaktizAlI banA / ataH bhaya kA parityAga kara nirbhaya ho jA "mA''tmAnabhava manyasva mainamalpena bIbharaH / manaH kRtvA sukalyANaM mA bhaistvaM pratisaMhara // 7 // " o kAyara ! uTha, khar3A ho, isa prakAra zatru se parAjita ho kara, udyogahIna ho kara zayyA para na par3A raha / isa taraha se to tU apane zatruoM ko hI Ananda de rahA hai| apane vaMza kI mAnapratiSThA ko kho kara tU apane priya bandhu janoM ko zokAkula kara rahA hai "utiSTha he kA puruSa ! mA zeSvevaM parAjitaH / ___ amitrAn nandayan sarvAn nirmAno bandhuNokada ||8 // " __jaise choTI kSudra nadI thor3e jala se anAyAsa hI bhara jAtI hai aura cUhe kI aMjali thor3e-se anna hI meM bhara jAtI hai, usI prakAra kAyara ko santoSa dilAnA bahuta sugama hai, vaha apanI durbalatA ke phalasvarUpa alpa lAbha se hI saMtuSTa ho jAtA hai| "supUrA vai kunadikA supuro mUSikAjaliH / susaMtoSa: kApuruSaH svalpakenaiva tuSyati // 6 // " vidulA mA~ hai, mA~ ko apane putra ke jIvana kI sabase bar3I cintA rahatI hai| phira bhI dekhie, vidulA apane mahAn rASTra kI rakSA ke lie apane priya putra ke jIvana kI bhI koI cintA nahIM karatI hai| phalataH putra ke supta sAhasa ko jAgRta evaM uddIpta karatI haI kitanI adhika ojapUrNa bhASA meM kaha rahI hai tU apane rASTra ke sarpa rUpa bhayaMkara zatru ke dA~toM ko tor3atA huA bhale hI mRtyu ko prApta ho jaa| prANoM ke naSTa hone kI kitanI hI adhika saMbhAvanA kyoM na ho, phira bhI rASTra - rakSA hetu yuddha meM parAkrama karanA atyAvazyaka hai - "apyaherArujan daMSTrAmAzveva nidhanaM vraja / api vA saMzayaM prApya jIvite'pi parAkrame / / 10 // " 128 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putra ! apane kSatriya dharma ko lakSya meM rakhakara parAkrama prakaTa kara athavA usa gati ko prApta ho jA, jo samasta prANiyoM ke lie sunizcita hai| anyathA tU kisalie jI rahA hai ? arthAt isa prakAra arthahIna jIne kA kyA uddezya hai ? "udabhAvaM yasya vIrya vAtAM vA gaccha dhra vAM gatim / dharma putrAgrataH kRtvA kiM nimittaM hi jIvasi // "17 kAyara ! tere loka jIvana sambandhI iSTa aura ApUrta karma naSTa ho gae haiM aura sUkhopabhoga kA sAdhana rAjya bhI chIna liyA gayA hai| phalataH sArI kIrti vinaSTa ho gaI hai| batA, aba tU kisalie jI rahA hai ? "iSTApUtaM hI te klIba kIrtizca sakalA htaa| vicchinnaM bhogamUlaM te kiM nimittaM hi jIvasi // "18 jIvana kA mUlya tejasvitA meM hai| vaha jIvana alpa hai yA dIrgha hai, isa artha meM nhiiN| tejasvI prajvalita dIptimAna jIvana alpa bhI mahAn hai| tejo hIna niSkarma jIvana zatAyu haA to bhI kyA? vidulA isI sandarbha meM kahatI hai-mUharta mAtra kA tejasvI prajvalita jIvana hI zreyaskara hai, na ki dhUmAyita arthAt apakarma kA dhuMA chor3atA huA dIrgha jIvana / "muhUrta jvalitaM zreyo na ca dhUmAyitaM ciram // "16 kSatriya kI jaya aura parAjaya kA bahata bar3A vikalpa rahatA hai| usakA cintana karmahIna hokara adhikatara jItUMgA yA hArU~gA, isI vikalpa meM ulajhA rahatA hai / kSatriya hI kyoM, Amataura para manuSya mAtra ko karma-kSetra meM hAnI aura lAbha kA hI vikalpa use sAhasa ke sAtha kucha karane nahIM detaa| isalie zrIkRSNa ne gItA meM kahA thA-"karmaNyevAdhikAraste mA phaleSu kadAcan / " apane putra ko utsAhita karate hue vidulA bhI yahI kahatI hai-buddhimAna puruSa nirdhArita abhISTa phala kI prApti ho yA na ho, isakI cintA nahIM karatA hai| vaha apanI zakti ke anurUpa prANapaNa se sAdhya ke hetu nirantara ceSTA karatA hai aura apane hI yiktagata lAbha ke hetu vikalpa - jAla meM kabhI bhI nahIM ulajhatA hai mahAbhArata yuga kI do vIra mAtAeM: 126 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "alabdhvA yadi vA labdhvA nAnuzocita paNDitaH / Anantarye cArabhate na prANAnAM ghanAyate // " 20 -jisake mahAn aura adbhuta puruSArtha evaM caritra kI yazasvI carcA nahIM hotI hai| vaha manuSya apane dvArA rASTra meM kevala janasaMkhyA meM vRddhi karanevAlA hai| merI dRSTi meM vaha vyakti na strI hai, aura na puruSa "yasya vRttaM na jalpanti mAnavA mahadbhutam / rAzivardhana mAtraM sa naiva strI na punaH pumAn // "22 / dAna, tapasyA, satya - bhASaNa, vidyA tathA aizvarya Adi meM jisake suyaza kA sarvatra bakhAna nahIM hotA hai, vaha manuSya apane mAtA kA putra nahIM, mala-mUtra mAtra hai "dAne tapasi satye ca yasya noccAritaM yazaH / vidyAyAmarthalAbhe vA mAturuccAra eva saH // 23" saMsAra kI koI bhI nArI aise putra ko janma na de, jo nirmarSa arthAt svAbhimAna zUnya, ullAsahIna, bala aura parAkrama se rahita tathA virodhI pakSa ko Ananda denevAlA ho "niramarSa nirutsAhaM nirvIryamarinandanam / mA sma sImantinI kazcijjanayet putramIdRzam // " 30 nizceSTa pramAdI manuSya kabhI koI mahattA prApta nahIM kara sakatA __ "nirIho nAznute mahat / " bhRtyahIna, dUsaroM ke anna para jInevAle dIna, kRpaNa aura durbala manuSyoM kI vRtti kA anusaraNa na kara / "bhRtya vihIyamAnAnAM parapiNDopajIvinAm / kRpaNAnAmasattvAnAM mA vRttimanuvartithAH // "41 jo kSatriya jIvana ke bhaya evaM pralobhana se apane kartavya se parAGa mukha hokara apane yathAzakti parAkrama ke dvArA apanA yathArtha teja prakaTa nahIM karatA hai, vaha kSatriya nahIM, apitu cora hai / dhana kA cora hI cora nahIM, sabase bar3A cora to kartavya se bhraSTa cora hai / 130 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "yo hi tejo yathAzakti na darzayati vikramAt / kSatriyo jIvitAkAMkSI stena ityeva taM viduH // " 25 apane hRdaya ko ispAtI arthAt sudRr3ha banAkara apane khoye hue satva ko prApta kara " AyasaM hRdayaM kRtvA mRgayasva punaH svakam / " saphalatA hogI hI, aisA mana meM vizvAsa lekara nirantara viSAda rahita hokara tujhe uThanA cAhie aura sajaga bhAva se aizvaryazAlI satkarma meM laga jAnA cAhie "utthAtavyaM jAgatavya yoktavyaM bhUtikarmasu / / bhaviSyatItyeva manaH kRtvA satatamavyayaH // " 135,26 saMjaya ! paripakva phala vAle vRkSa ke samAna jisa puruSa kA Azraya lekara saba prANI jIvikA calAte haiM, usI kA jIvana sArthaka hai| vIra mAtA ke vIra vacanoM se tejasvI vAkbAnoM se viddha hokara saMjaya kA supta vIratva jAga uThA / aba vaha kevala nAma kA hI saMjaya na rahA, apitu yathAnAma tathAguNa ke anurUpa yathArtha rUpa meM sajaya arthAt samyak - vijetA ho gyaa| vaha vIra mAtA hI thI, jisane saMjaya ko vIratA ke patha para sAhasa ke sAtha Agrasara kara apane rASTra kI samucita rakSA kI aura saMjaya ko rAja siMhAsana samupalabdha kraayaa| vidulA kA yaha upadeza kAphI vistRta hai / hama yahA~ ise sameTa lete haiN| vidulA kA yaha tejasvI prANaprada rASTra gaurava kA sandeza hI itanA mahattvapUrNa hai ki svayaM kuntIjI ne kRSNa ko vidulA ke saMbaMdha meM vidulA kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA hai "yazasvinI manyumatI kule jAtA vibhAvarI // 133,2 kSatradharmaratA dAntA vidulA dIrgha dshinii| vizrutA rAja saMsalsa zrutavAkyA bahuzrutA // 3 // " vidulA yazasvinI, tejasvinI, mAninI, jitendriya, uttamakulIna, kSatriya dharma parAyaNa dUradarzinI thii| rAjAoM kI maMDalI arthAt sabhAoM meM usakI bar3I vidvatApUrNa khyAti thii| vaha aneka mahAbhArata yuga kI do vIra mAtAeM : Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAstroM kI marmajJa thI aura mahApuruSoM ke vacanoM se yathocita lAbha uThAne vAlI thI / mAtA kuntI bhI vidulA se kama nahIM thI / dIrgha jIrNa-zIrNa vRddhAvasthA meM bhI usake vacana itane tejasvI haiM, jo mahAti - mahAn kahe jAne vAle vIra puruSoM meM bhI sahaja sulabha nahIM hote / vaha vIratA kI sAkSAt jIvanta mUrti hai / usake hara vacana meM prANavAna zaurya kA nirbhara pravAhita hai / ataH kuntIjI kA sAkSI rUpa meM hama yahA~ eka vacana uddhRta kara rahe haiM yudhiSThira ! tuma jisa kRpaNa buddhi ke sahAre cala rahe ho, usake lie na to tumhAre pitA pANDu ne, na maiMne aura na tumhAre pitAmaha ne hI pahale kabhI AzIrvAda diyA thA arthAt tumhAre meM aisI durbala buddhi kI kAmanA kisI ne nahIM kI thI - " na hya etAmAziSaM pANDunaM cA'haM na pitAmahaH / prayuktayantaH pUrvaM te yayA carasi medhayA / / " 131, 23 maiM to tere lie sadA AzIrvAda rUpa meM yahI manAtI rahI hU~ ki tujhe yajJa arthAt jana sevA, dAna, tapa, zaurya, buddhi, saMtAna, mahattva, bala aura oja kI prApti ho - 132 * "yajJo dAnaM tapaH zaurya prajJA saMtAnameva ca / mahAtmya balamojazca nityamAzasitaM mayA / " 24 Aja rASTra ko inhIM vIra mAtAoM ke caritra vAlI udAtta, udAra, sAhasI, rASTrabhakta mAtAoM kI AvazyakatA hai / ye hI ve mAtAe~ haiM, jo parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura dharma kI rakSA karane vAlI sAkSAt bhagavatI haiM / cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANaka : eka samIkSA saMsAra ke pratyeka prANI kA jIvana ghaTanAoM kA eka virATa cakra hai| jIvana ho, aura vaha ghaTanA zUnya ho, yaha sarvathA asambhava hai| yaha bAta dUsarI hai, ki kucha ghaTanAe~ aisI hotI haiM, jinameM vyakti svayaM rotA hai aura dUsare ha~sate haiN| isake viparIta kucha ghaTanAe~ aisI hotI haiM, jinameM dUsare rote haiM aura svayaM ha~satA hai| aura kucha ghaTanAoM meM aneka vyakti mila - jula kara ha~sate haiM, rote haiN| ukta ghaTanAoM kA prabhAva kSetra deza-kAla kI kucha sImAoM taka hI sImita hotA hai| ___ kintu, kucha mahApuruSoM aura divya AtmAoM kI jIvana ghaTanAeM sAdhAraNa jAga taka jIvoM se bhinna hI hotI haiN| una ghaTanAoM kA prabhAva - kSetra bhI dezAsIta evaM kAlAtIla hotA hai| aura, vaha prabhAva vastutaH prabhAva hotA hai, jo jana - jIvana ke lie sarvato bhAvena kalyANa rUpa hotA hai| isI artha meM hama jaina - paramparA ke tIrthakaroM ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM ko sAdhAraNa ghaTanA ke rUpa meM na lekara, kalyANaka ke rUpa meM sugahita karate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana meM vaise to aneka ghaTanAe~ hotI haiM, kintu hama unameM se pA~ca ko mukhya rUpa se lete haiN| jinheM hama choTe - bar3e aneka matabhedoM ke hote hue bhI sabhI paramparAe~ kalyANaka rUpa meM pUjya bhAva se svIkAra karatI haiN| ve pA~ca kalyANaka haiM--cyavana, janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna aura nirvANa / ___ maiM svayaM jaina - dharma kA eka sAdhaka bhikSa hai| ataH maiM bhI sabhI kalyANakoM ke prati samAdara kA bhAva rakhatA hai| phira bhI mere antarmana kI cintana - dhArA meM kucha aisI tarka kI vicAra-taMraMge uTha rahI haiM, jinheM maiM yahA~ abhivyakti denA cAhatA huuN| tIrthaMka meM ke kalyANaka / eka smiikssaa| 133 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cyavana - kalyANaka mujhe kucha adhika mahattvapUrNa nahIM lgtaa| pUrva-janma kI Ayu kSINa huI aura AtmA pUrva-baddha karmAnusAra nayA janma grahaNa karane ke lie kisI vizeSa sthAna, vizeSa kula evaM vizeSa mAtA ke yahA~ garbha meM avatarita ho gii| yaha huA cyavana kalyANaka / prazna hai-isa kalyANaka meM kyA vaiziSTya hai / karma-yoga se kahIM-na-kahIM janma lenA thA, kahIM-na-kahIM avatarita honA thA aura avatarita ho ge| kitanI hI bAra cintana karane para bhI ukta kalyANaka kI mahattA sambandhI jijJAsA kA mujhe koI khAsa samAdhAna nahIM milaa| dUsarA kalyANaka hai-janma / garbha meM avatarita huA hai, to AtmA samaya para garbha se bAhara AtA hI hai, janma letA hI hai| yaha to eka prAkRtika ghaTanA hai| ukta ghaTanA krama meM se, yadi koI vighna, bAdhA upasthita na huI, to saba ko gujaranA hI hotA hai| yaha ThIka hai ki mahApuruSoM kA janma bhaviSya ke aneka zubha - saMketoM ko lekara prasannatA kA vAtAvaraNa prasArita karatA hai| phira bhI janma to janma hI hai| usakI divyatA janma - kAla ke vartamAna meM nahIM, kintu mahAn jyotirmaya ujjvala bhaviSya meM hai| __pA~cavA~ kalyANaka nirvANa hai| jisakI carcA maiM jAna-bUjhakara yahA~ pahale hI kara rahA huuN| yaha isalie ki ukta ghaTanA tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana kI apanI eka vyaktigata ghaTanA hai| aura, yaha kevala tIrthaMkaroM ke hI jIvana kI ghaTanA nahIM haiM, kintu pratyeka sarvajJasarvadarzI, vItarAga, niraMjana, nirvikAra, arhad avasthA ko prApta AtmA ko prApta hotI hai| jaina dharma meM sAdhaka pUrNa vItarAga hone para sarva prathama arhata hotA hai aura tadanantara kucha zeSa rahe hue bhogya karmoM kA bhoga bhogakara Ayu samApta hone para nirvANa prApta kara letA hai| arhata hone ke lie to vItarAgatA kI viziSTa sAdhanA karanI hotI hai, kintu arhata hone ke pazcAt nirvANa evaM siddhatva kI prApti ke lie koI viziSTa sAdhanA nahIM karanI hotii| mAtra aghAti karma, jo ki vedanIya, Ayu, nAma aura gotra ke rUpa meM prasiddha haiM, unheM bhoga lenA hotA hai| ye karma naye karma ke bandha rUpa meM Atma svarUpa ke ghAtaka nahIM hote haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke saMgha 134 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM unake dvArA dIkSita sAta sau kevala jJAnI mahAn AtmAoM ne nirvANa prApta kiyA hai| kintu, unake nirvANa ko kalyANaka ke rUpa meM kyoM nahIM svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai ? jaise yaha nirvANa kI ghaTanA unakI sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa unakI vyaktigata ghaTanA hai, vaise hI tIrthaMkaroM ko bhI hai / donoM meM kyA antara hai ? kucha bhI to nahIM / merI samajha meM nahIM AtA, nirvANa ko mahotsava kA rUpa kyoM diyA jAtA hai ? mahotsava to harSa, ullAsa aura Ananda kA hotA hai| kyA hameM tIrthaMkaroM ke nirvANa se koI harSa hai ? aba to kyA, jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA, taba harSa aura Ananda ke sthAna para, sarvatra duHkha, zoka aura viSAda kI kAlI chAyA upasthita ho gaI thii| jisake phalasvarUpa sabhI sAdhakoM ke antarmana avasanna ho gae the / auroM kI bAta jAne dIjie, cAra jJAna caudahapUrva ke dhartA mahAn gaNadhara gautama bhI viSAda se asparzita nahIM rhe| unakI tejasvI evaM nirdvandva A~khoM se bhI zokAzruoM kA nirbhara phUTa pdd'aa| jaisA ki hamAre kathAkAra kahate haiM-ve bhadra baccoM kI taraha pitR-viyoga meM kucha dera taka vilakha - vilakha kara rote rhe| yadi nirvANa mahotsava kA rUpa hotA, to unheM harSa manAnA cAhie thA ki acchA huA ki bhagavAn deha - bandhana se mukta ho gae aura nirvANa ko prApta ho ge| kintu, aisA nahIM huaa| ve bAra-bAra yahI kahate rahe-"hanta, mahAprakAza calA gyaa| aba isa andhakAra meM hameM kauna prakAza degA ? kauna hamAre saMzayoM kA ucchedana karegA? kauna hameM zalya-mukta karegA ?" Apa dekha sakate haiM, yaha prasannatA kA harSa nAda nahIM, apitu viSAd kA hA-hAkAra hai| gaNadhara gautama ve hI haiM, jo uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke ullekhAnasAra zrAvastI meM zrI pArzvanAtha paramparA ke mahAn AcArya, kintu pArzvanAtha ke nirvANa se viSAdgrasta zrI kezIkumAra zramaNa ko bar3e harSa se kahate haiM-"andhakAra kI aba koI cintA nahIM hai| zrI jina - rUpa - bhAskara kA udaya ho cukA hai| vaha bhAskara vizva meM andhakAra grasta jijJAsu prANiyoM ke lie samyak - jJAna kA prakAza kregaa|" Apa dekha sakate haiM ki kitane adhika sAtvika harSa kA nirbhara baha rahA hai gotama kI vANI meN| yaha harSa zramaNa bhagavAn tIrthakaroM ke kalyANaka / eka samIkSA : 135 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna prApta kara jinatva kI sthiti para pahaMcane ke harSa kI ora saMketa karate haiM / zrI kezIkumAra zramaNa kahate haiM aMdhayAre tame ghore, ciTThati pANiNo bahU / ko karissai ujjoyaM ? savvalogammi pANiNaM / / uttarAdhyayana, 23, 75 gaNadhara gautama jhaTapaTa harSollAsa kI bhASA meM kahate haiM uggao vimalo bhANU, savvalogapabhaMkaro / so karissai ujjoyaM, savvalogammi pANiNaM / / uggao khINasaMsAro samvanna jinnbhkkhro| so karissai ujjoyaM, sabvalogammi pANiNaM // vahI 76 aura 78 artha ke adhika vistAra meM jAne kI apekSA nahIM hai| gAthAoM para se hI merA pratipAdya svataH spaSTa ho jAtA hai| yahA~ gaNadhara gautama kitane Ananda vibhora haiN| maiM mAlama karanA cAhatA haiyaha Ananda bhagavAn ke nirvANa ke samaya kahA~ calA gayA thA ? aura kyoM calA gayA thA ? isalie calA gayA thA ki jo sAtizaya prakAza ahaMta - kAla meM milatA thA, vaha aba nirvANa hone para nahIM milane vAlA thaa| basa yahI kAraNa hai-gautama ke rudana kaa| ataH spaSTa hai ki nirvANa tatkAlIna sAdhakoM ke lie bhI mahotsava rUpa nahIM, apitu viSAda rUpa thaa| siddhatva sAdhaka ke lie ajarAmara rUpa meM usakI apanI vyaktigata siddhi hai, isameM koI do mata nhoN| kintu, jana - hita kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to loka - pradIpa, loka - pradyotakara tIrthaMkaroM kA nirvANa arhata - sthiti kI bhA~ti "loka - hitAya tathAca loka-kalyANAya" nahIM hai| aba maiM apane mUla pratipAdya viSaya para AtA huuN| bIca ke do kalyANaka haiM-dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna / bhale hI koI mujha se sahamata hoM, yA na hoN| kintu, mujhe apane vyaktigata cintana meM ukta do kalyANaka sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa pratibhASita hote haiN| pratibhAsita kyA mahattvapUrNa haiM hii| dokSA Atma - zuddhi ke hetu sAdhanA ke patha para agrasara honA hai| mAtra Atma - zuddhi hI nahIM, dIkSA ke sAtha cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka-hita evaM loka-kalyANa kA bhI sarvamaMgala sambandha jur3A huA hai | pUjyapAda bhadanta bhadrabAhu svAmI apane suprasiddha kalpasUtra meM varNana karate haiM- "lokAntika deva bhagavAn se pravrajyA arthAt dIkSA grahaNa karane ke lie devaloka se A kara prArthanA karate haiMbhagavan lokanAtha ! sampUrNa jagata ke samasta prANiyoM ke hita, sukha, evaM nizzreyasa ke lie aba dharma - tIrtha kA pravartana kIjie 33 "bhagavaM loganAhA ! pavatehi dhammatitthaM paraM / hiyasuhaM nisseyakaraM savvaloe savvajIvANaM ||21 ukta varNana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai, ki tIrthaMkaroM kI dIkSA jahA~ eka ora Atma zuddhi kI sAdhanA hai, vahA~ dUsarI ora loka-hita kI sAdhanA bhI hai / yaha ubhayamukhI jyoti kA patha hai / isase spaSTa hI samAja kalyANa kA divya svara anugUM jita hai / kalyANaka ko sAdara natazISa praNAma karatA hU~ dIkSita honevAle mahAnubhAva dIkSA ke ukta hetuoM prasaMga kucha grahaNa kara sakeMge ? / - - dIkSA ke anantara kalyANaka AtA hai-- kevalajJAna kalyANaka / yahI mUla hetu evaM lakSya hai-jaina - AcAra kA, jaina - sAdhanA kA | isIlie sarva prathama " namo siddhANaM" se pUrva "namo arahaMtANaM" pada dhvanita hotA hai, namaskAra mahAmaMtra meM / praNipAta sUtra namotthUNaM meM bhI sarvaprathama arahanta hI smaraNIya hai namotthuNaM arahaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM "1" " anyatra anekAneka sthaloM meM bhI arhadra mahimA kA muktakaMTha se guNagAna kiyA hai / eka prakAra se samagra jaina sAhitya arahanta mahimA se hI parivyApta hai / dazavaikAlika sUtra ke navam adhyayana ke caturtha udde zaka meM spaSTa hI kahA gayA hai-- jaina na isa loka ke lie hai, na paraloka ke lie aura na ataH maiM dIkSA kyA Aja ke meM se yathA * tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANaka : eka samIkSA : 1. AcArAMga dvitIya zrutaskaMdha ke bhAvanA adhyayana kI gAthA 6 meM bhagavAn ke isI sarva jaga hitakArI bhAvanA kA ullekha kiyA hai-- AcAra kA hetu yaza-kIrti Adi "ee devanikAyA bhagavaM bohiti jiNavara vIraM / savvajagajjIvahiyaM ariha ! tiththa pavante hi // " 137 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie hai| inameM se kisI se bhI sambandhita nahIM hai-jainaacaar| usakA eka mAtra hetu hai-arahanta honA / sUtra kA mUla pATha haiM "no ihalogaTThayAe AyArama hiTThajjA, no paralogaTTayAe AyAramahijjA , no kitti-vanna-sadda-silogaTTayAe AyAramahiTTajjA, nannattha yArahaMtehiM heuhiM AyAramahiTTijjA // " ukta varNana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai-sAdhanA kA antima lakSya arahanta hai| arahanta hone ke anantara nirvANa evaM siddhatva prApti hetu koI sAdhanA kI ho, kahIM bhI vidita nahIM hai / nirvANa to arahanta hone para samaya para svataH prApta honevAlA phala vizeSa hai| parinirvANa deha se mukta hokara sadA - sarvadA ke lie svayaM kA svayaM meM lIna ho jAnA hai| svayaM evaM para ke lie vahA~ kucha bhI karaNIya jaisA nahIM raha jAtA hai / ataH maiM anya kalyANakoM ko mahattva detA huA bhI kaha sakatA hU~--dIkSA aura kevalajJAna (arhata)-donoM kalyANaka sAdhya - sAdhanA - bhAva se paraspara sambandhita haiN| dIkSA kalyANaka sAdhanA hai aura arhat (kevalajJAna) sAdhya hai| yaha dIkSA aura kevalajJAna, anya arhatoM ke bhI pUjya rUpeNa mAnya haiN| kintu, kalyANaka ke rUpa meM ye tIrthaMkaroM ke isalie sarvAdhika mahattva prApta kara lete haiM, ki tIrthaMkaroM kA arhata-bhAva ke sAtha sarvAtizAyI puNya aisA hotA hai, jo vizva-hita kI dizA meM anupama hai, anuttara hai, advitIya hai, usakI tulanA kahIM anyatra anya kisI se nahIM kI jA sakatI hai| maiM isa puNyAtizaya para yathAvakAza anya kisI lekha meM prakAza DAlanA cAhatA huuN| sAdhaka dIkSA ke dvArA arhat ho jAtA hai / eka rUpa se vaha jIvana-mukta siddha ho jAtA hai| isalie logassa sUtra ke upasaMhAra meM arahaMtoM ko siddha pada se sambodhita karate hue kahA gayA hai "candesu nimmalayarA, Aiccesu ahiyaM pyaasyraa| sAgara - vara - gaMbhIrA, siddhAsiddhi mama disantu // " anuyoga dvAra sUtra meM bhI arahaMtoM ke lie siddha pada prayukta hai| ukta prasaMga para maiM eka bAta aura kahanA cAhatA huuN| vaha yaha ki Aja ke yuga meM hama jaina 'janma aura nirmANa' kalyANaka ko to 138 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahattva dete haiM, kintu dIkSA jaura kevalajJAna ( arhat ) kalyANaka ke prati koI mahimAnvita kAryakrama upasthita nahIM karate haiM / sAdhAraNa jana - samAja meM ye donoM mahattvapUrNa kalyANaka eka prakAra se upekSita haiM / kyA yaha hamArI mAnasika sthiti ucita hai ? vaidika paramparA meM to janma dina ko mahattva isalie prApta hai, ki vahA~ mUlataH mAnya mahApuruSa ko IzvarIya rUpa meM mAnyatA prApta hai / ve mAnava rUpa meM avatarita hote haiM / isalie unheM avatAra kahate haiM / unakA samagra jIvana hI eka lIlArUpa hai, sAdhanA - rUpa nahIM / ataH vahA~ sAdhanA kA koI mahattva nahIM hai / mAtra janma ko hI harSa ullAsa ke sAtha manAyA jAtA hai / 4 - aba rahA nirvANa, usake lie to vahA~ koI utsava bhI nahIM hai / na hI nirvANa kI tithi vizeSa kA koI ullekha hai / kintu, jaina - dharma to mUlataH sAdhanA kA dharma hai / vahA~ mulataH koI janma se Izvara nahIM hotA hai / sAdhanA ke dvArA hI uttAra rUpa meM sarvoccatA ko prApta hotA hai / ataH maiM dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna kalyANaka parva ke prati kucha adhika hI AkRSTa hU~ / acchA ho ukta kalyANakoM ko bhI bhaktoM dvArA mahimAmaMDita kiyA jAe / - vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna kalyANaka dina hai / usa dina hI ve sADhA bAraha varSa kI samyaksAdhanA ke dvArA hI arahanta, jina evaM kevalI hue haiM / yaha parva dina kisI viziSTa mahAn uccatara saMkalpa kA divasa hai / ataH yaha mAtra eka dina hI nahIM, parva hai / AzA hai, hama ukta parva kI puNya smRti meM koI viziSTa puNya saMkalpa kareM / jUna 1686 tIrthaMkaroM ke kalyANaka / eka samIkSA t 136 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ? - adhyAtma cetanA ke AcArya nAma aura rUpa ko jagat arthAt saMsAra kI sImA meM Abaddha karate haiM / unakI ora se pracArita kiyA gayA suprasiddha sUtra hai- "nAmarUpAtmakaM jagat / " merI ukta dhAraNA se koI vimati nahIM hai / phira bhI yaha mAnatA hai, ki apaneapane sthAna para nAma aura rUpa ko eka vilakSaNa mahattva prApta hai / use hI nakArA nahIM jA sakatA hai / maiM yahA~ prastuta meM rUpa ko eka ora chor3a detA hai, kevala nAma kI hI carcA karatA hai / koI bhI vyakti ho yA vastu, vyavahAra meM usakA koI na koI nAma hotA hI hai / aura kucha na kucha acchA - burA artha bodha bhI hotA hai / ajJAta vyakti yA vastu ke milate hI mana meM sabase prathama prazna yahI uThatA hai, ki yaha kyA hai, kauna hai ? aura, isakA kyA nAma hai ? nAma kI ajJAtatA ke kAraNa kabhI - kabhI ati nikaTa ke sambandhita jana bhI sAmane khar3e hue bhI upekSita ho jAte haiM / upekSita hI nahIM, avajJAta evaM apamAnita bhI ho jAte haiM / ataH nAma kI mahimA mahato mahIyAn hai / yahI hetu hai, ki bhUtakAla ke mahAn divya puruSa arthAt divyAtmAe~ gaNanAtIta kAla ke vyatIta ho jAne para bhI Aja taka vismRta nahIM hue / lAkhoM Aja bhI unake nAma kA smaraNa karate haiN| unake mAlAe~ japate haiM / vaiSNava paramparA meM to nAma ke eka viziSTa sAdhanA hI hai / prAtaH zayyA se uThate bhakta bhagavAn ke nAma kA bhakti bhAva se smaraNa karate haiM / koI bhI zubha kAma karanA ho, to sarvaprathama apane ArAdhya deva ke nAma kA smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai / nAmoM kI sthiti vicitra hai / nAmakaraNa saMskAra ke samaya kucha nAma svayaM hI samajha kara athavA dUsare cintana ke jharokhe se 1 140 - - karor3oM bhakta pavitra nAma kI - smaraNa kI bhI uThate lAkhoM - Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijJapuruSoM se pUcha - tAcha kara acche - se - acche nAma rakhe jAte haiM / unakI pRSThabhUmi meM koI - na - koI (mahattvapUrNa) artha bodha bhI hotA hai / aura, kucha nAma aise bhI hote haiM, jo yoM hI rakha die jAte haiN| artha kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to kucha bhI artha spaSTa nahIM hotA hai| jAne dIjie nAma kI kathA lambI hai| maiM yahA~ eka aitihAsika nAma kI carcA kara rahA huuN| vaha kitanA artha gambhIra hai, yaha Apa agrima carcA para se acchI taraha samajha skeNge| jaina-itihAsa paramparA ke antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra haiN| maiM yahA~ ukta nAma kI hI arthavattA kA yatkicita ullekha karanA cAhatA hai| aise to bhagavAn mahAvIra ke aneka nAma haiN| unheM sanmati, 1 mahatti, vIra, mahAvIra tathA varddhamAna Adi aneka pUjAhaM nAmoM se sambodhita kiyA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nAmakaraNa saMskAra ke samaya rAjA siddhArtha dvArA vartamAna nAma rakhA gayA thaa| ukta nAma kI bhI arthavattA evaM guNavattA caturdaza pUrvadhara AcArya zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI ne kalpasUtra meM aMkita kI hai| nAmakaraNa karate hue rAjA siddhArtha ne svayaM kahA hai "he devAnupriya ! jaba yaha bAlaka garbha meM AyA, taba hamAre mana meM isa prakAra kA cintana, vicAra evaM saMkalpa utpanna huA ki jisa dina se hamArA yaha putra garbha meM AyA hai, usI dina se hamArI rajata - svarNa meM vRddhi hone lagI hai, prIti - satkAra kI dRSTi se bhI abhivRddhi hone lagI hai tathA sAmanta evaM rAjA bhI hamAre vaza meM hue haiM, ata: jaba yaha bAlaka janma legA, taba hama usake guNoM ke hI anurUpa guNa-niSpanna nAma rkheNge| Aja hamArI manokAmanA saphala huI hai| ataH hama isa kumAra kA nAma varddhamAna rakhate haiM / "2 varddhamAna nAma ke anusAra hI sanmati Adi nAma bhI mAtra rUr3ha nAma nahIM hai, apitu vyAkaraNa sammata vyutpatti mUlaka nAma haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caritra granthoM meM anekazaH ukta nAmoM kA ullekha huA hai evaM saMskRta tathA hindI TIkAkAroM ne ukta nAmoM kI mahattva dyotaka vyutpattiyAM kI haiN| kintu, maiM yahA~ granthAbhAva ke kAraNa vistAra meM jAne kI sthiti meM nahIM hai| jaisA ki maiMne pahale saMketa kiyA hai-merA cintana mahAvIra nAma para hI kendrita hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ?! 141 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna Agama - sAhitya meM anekatra 'samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre' ityAdi pavitra zabdoM meM 'mahAvIra' nAma kA ullekha hai / Agamottara kAlIna prAkRta aura saMskRta - sAhitya meM bhI mahAvIra nAma hI adhikatara prayukta huA hai / sarva sAdhAraNa janatA meM bhI mahAvIra nAma hI suvikhyAta hai / ukta nAma itanA lokapriya ho cukA hai ki bauddha dharma kI mahAyAna paramparA ke suprasiddha grantha saddhamaM puNDarIka meM bhI tathAgata bhagavAn buddha ko bhI mahAvIra nAma se abhihita kiyA gayA hai / ataH spaSTa hai ki anya nAmoM kI apekSA mahAvIra nAma sarvAdhika prasiddhi prApta kara cukA thA / prazna hai, mahAvIra zabda prArambha meM kisa dRSTi se aura kina logoM ke dvArA pracalita huA ? etadarthaM hama punaH caturdaza pUrvadhara AcArya bhadrabAhu kI zaraNa meM pahu~cate haiM / unake dvArA saMracita kalpasUtra, hameM isa sambandha meM spaSTa sUcanA detA hai - "bhaya - bhairava ke utpanna hone para bhI acala rahane vAle, parISaha aura upasargoM ko zAnti evaM kSamA se sahana karane meM sakSama, priya aura apriya prasaMgoM meM samabhAvI, saMyama yukta aura atula parAkramI hone ke kAraNa devatAoM ne 'zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra' nAma rakhA / uparyukta ullekha para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki mahAvIra nAma koI sAdhAraNa nAma nahIM hai, lomaharSaka bhayaMkara parISahoM evaM upasargoM ko mahAvIra ne apane sAdhanA - kAla meM atyanta samabhAva se sahana kiyA, jarA bhI vicalita nahIM hue- 'meruvvavAyeNa akaMpamANo / ' jaise meru parvata umra bhaMjhAvAtoM se bhI sarvathA akaMpita rahatA hai, usI prakAra mahAvIra bhI upasargoM ke jhaMjhAvAtoM meM avicala evaM akaMpa rahe haiM / ataeva divya dRSTi devoM ne tathA sAtha hI tatkAlIna prasiddha vIroM ne unheM mahAvIra nAma se sambodhita kiyA / yaha nAmakaraNa Ajakala kI taraha yoM hI idhara-udhara se nahIM prApta kara liyA gayA hai, apitu apane apratima dhairya, satsAhasa, evaM avicala sAdhanAniSThatA ke bala para bhakta bhAva se bhakta devoM dvArA prApta huA hai / yahI hetu hai ki ukta nAma kI sahasrAdhika varSoM se paramparAgata akSata khyAti calI A rahI hai / yahI bhAva zabdazaH aMga - sAhitya meM prathama aMga sthAnIya AcArAMga sUtra ke dvitIya zrutaskaMdhaka meM bhI samopalabdha hai / 142 cintana ke jharokhe se / Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahA~ hama adhika vistAra meM to nahIM jAeMge, kintu sAdhanAkAla meM ve kitane avicala mahAn sAdhaka rahe haiM-kucha saMketa rUpa meM saMkSipta ullekha kara denA upayukta samajhate haiN| kalpasUtra meM sAdhAnA - kAla se sambandhita bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prati upayukta aneka upamAoM kI eka lambI zrRMkhalA hai| usameM prAyaH sabhI zabda mahAvIra kI avicala dRr3hatA evaM dhIratA kA udghoSa karate haiM kAstha pAtra kI taraha nilev| jaise ki kAMsya ke pAtra para jala-bindu kI ArdratA nahIM rahatI hai, usI prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI cetanA para rAga-dveSa mUlaka kisI bhI anukUla - pratikUla ghaTanAoM kA koI prabhAva arthAt lepa nahIM rahatA thaa| zaMkha ke samAna viraMjana ! jisa prakAra zaMkha zveta hotA hai. usa para koI raMga nahIM hotA, usI prakAra bhagavAn bhI niraMjana evaM nirvikAra rahe haiN| jIva ke samAna apratihata gati ke dhAraka : jisa prakAra AtmA kI gati kA koI avarodhaka nahIM ho sakatA, usI prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI avarodha - mukta gatizIla rahe haiN| AkAza ke samAna niravalamba : jisa prakAra AkAza ko sthira rahane ke lie kisI AdhAra kI apekSA nahIM hai, usI prakAra mahAvIra bhI kisI bhI sthiti meM kisI bhI sahAyaka evaM AdhAra kI apekSA nahIM rakhate the / vAyu ke samAna apratibanda : jaise vAyu ko kisI bhI prakAra kI pratibaddhatA nahIM hai, vaise mahAvIra apritibaddha vihArI rahe haiN| zarad Rtu ke jala ke samAna nirmala, mala rahita vizuddha, kamalapatra ke samAna nirlipta, kacchapa ke samAna guptendriya, geMDe ke suprasiddha eka zRMga ke samAna ekAkI arthAt anya kisI kI sahAyakatA se mukta pakSiyoM ke samAna svatantra, bhAraNDa pakSI ke samAna apramatta rahe haiN| hAthI ke samAna zauNDI arthAta yuddha meM bhayaMkara vANa-varSA meM bhI zaurya dhAraka / Agama - sAhitya meM isI bhAva ko 'saMgAmasIse iva nAgarAyA' jaise vIratApUrNa zabdoM meM abhivyakta kiyA hai / bhagavAn bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM hai ? ! 143 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra upasargoM ke bhayaMkara yuddha meM kabhI eka kadama bhI pIche na haTane vAle gaMdha - hastI ke samAna agravIra rahe haiN| vRSabha ke samAna parAkramI : jisa prakAra mahAn vRSabha apane pUre parAkrama ke sAtha ratha Adi ke bhAra ko vahana karatA hai, phalata : dhurandhara kA gaurava pada prApta karatA hai, usI prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI tapa - tyAga Adi sAdhanA ke bhAra ko evaM bhayaMkara upasargoM ko prasannatA se vahana karane vAle mahAn parAkramI vIra rahe haiN| siMha ke samAna duddharSaH jaise vana kA rAjA siMha bhISaNa vana meM nirbhaya vicaraNa karatA hai, bhayabhIta hokara idhara - udhara yA vApisa bhAgane kA prayatna nahIM karatA hai, usI prakAra mahAvIra bhI sAdhAraNa upasarga to kyA, apitu deva - dAnavoM dvArA kie gae bhayaMkara upasargoM se bhI sarvathA bhaya - mukta rahe haiN| unhoMne bhayAkula hokara kabhI apanA sAdhanA - patha nahIM bdlaa| _meru ke samAna niSkaMpa : parvatarAja meru pralaya ke yuga meM bhI niSkaMpa rahatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI niSkaMpatA bhI isI bhA~ti paramottama koTi kI hai| samunna sama gambhIra : jisa prakAra jalAzayoM meM samudra kI gambhIratA prasiddha hai-hajAroM - hajAra nadiyoM kA pratikSaNa jala pravAha pAkara bhI vaha maryAdAhIna nahIM hotA hai, isI prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI mAna - apamAna Adi ke bhISaNa pravAhoM meM kadApi maryAdAhIna arthAt kSudra nahIM hue| ki adhikama bhagavAn candra ke samAna saumya, sUrya ke samAna tejasvI, parIkSita uttama svarNa ke samAna kAntimAna saundarya ke dhAraka, pRthvI kI taraha samasta sparzoM ko sahana karane vAle sarvasaha arthAt kSamAzIla aura yathocita ghRtAdi kI Ahuti prApta agni ke samAna pradIpta the mahAprabhu mahAvIra ! arthAt unakI dIptimattA bhISaNa upasargoM meM bhI kSINa nahIM huii| uparyukta ye upamAe~ haiM, jo bhadravAha svAmI ne zabda - baddha kI hai| Akhira bhadrabAhu kI bhI eka sImA hai / laharAte garjate sAgara ko eka sImita ghaTa meM bhara lenA jaise asaMbhava hai. vaise hI mahAvIra 144 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - m ke guNa-samudra ko bar3e se bar3e zabda-ghaTa meM bhara lenA sambhava nahIM hai / yaha to mAtra saMketa haiM, jina para se bhagavAn kI mahimA evaM garimA kI eka jhAMkI hI pradarzita kI gaI hai / ukta jhAMkI para se mahAvIra kA mahAvIratva thor3A bahuta to samajhA jA sakatA hai | bahuta kyA, thor3A - se - thor3A hI, alpa - se- alpatara evaM alpatama hI, idhara udhara jhAMkakara dekhA jA sakatA hai / - lekha lambA ho rahA hai, phira bhI AcArAMga ke varNana kI bhI eka saMkSipta jhAMkI prastuta karane kA bhakti - pravaNa mana ho rahA hai / AcArAMga sUtra ke prathama zrutaskaMdha ke navama adhyayana se sambandhita tRtIya udde zaka meM bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA lAr3ha Adi anArya deza meM vicaraNa karane kI carcA hai / yaha anArya deza yoM hI vihAra karate hue kahIM bIca meM A gayA ho, aura vahA~ vicaraNa kI anivAryatA ho gaI ho, aisI bAta bhI nahIM hai / bhagavAn hI apanI AdhyAtmika zakti evaM sAtvika vRtti Adi kA parIkSaNa karane hetu, jAnabUjhakara svayaM anArya deza meM gae haiM / paricita sthAnoM meM yaha parIkSaNa prAyaH asaMbhava hotA hai / viSama sthiti meM pahu~cane para hI patA lagatA hai, vyakti svayaM meM kitanA dhIra, vIra, gambhIra evaM zUra hai / mahAvIra, mahAvIra isalie haiM ki ve svataH hI Ae hue kaSToM ko jhelate hue bhI kabhI - kabhI svayaM bhI kaSToM ko nimantraNa dete rahe haiM / kaSToM ke jalate hue dAvAnala meM svayaM bhI saharSa praveza karate rahe haiM / anArya deza kA vihAra - jo bAda meM sAdhu- saMgha ke lie niSiddha ho gayA thA, bhagavAn svayaM vahA~ pahu~cate haiM aura bhayaMkara kaSToM meM bhI unakA mukha kamala kabhI bhI mlAna nahIM hotA hai / AcArAMga meM sudharmA svAmI kahate haiM - anArya deza meM bhagavAn kA atyanta ghora evaM bhayaMkara upasargoM kA sAmanA huA / anArya loga una para dhUla pheMkate the, unheM DaMDoM evaM pattharoM se mArate the, kucha loga una para zikArI kutte chor3a dete the aura ve bhagavAn ke zarIra kA mAMsa noMca lete the / anArya jana unheM apane gA~va meM praveza karane nahIM dete the, apitu unheM dhakkA mAra kara bhUmi para girA dete the / bar3A hI bhISaNa vRtta hai, prastuta anArya deza kI bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ? 145 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vihAra - yAtrA kA / anya aneka bhikSa apanA bacAva karane ke lie hAthoM meM lambe - lambe DaMDe rakhate the| anya bhI rakSA ke aneka upAya kiyA karate the| kintu, mahAvIra nidva-bhAva se khule hAthoM vicaraNa kiyA karate the / apanI rakSA ke lie ve kisI bhI sAdhana kA upayoga nahIM kiyA karate the| mahAvIra ko sAdhana kI bhI koI apekSA nahIM thii| pIr3A dene vAloM ko daNDita karane hetu unakA eka sAdhAraNa - sA muSThi prahAra hI paryApta thaa| unakA zarIra vajra saMhanana kA thaa| unake samakSa ye saba loga sAdhAraNa kIr3e-makor3e se bhI badatara the| parantu, mahAvIra kA lakSya hI kucha aura thaa| ve rAga - dvaSa se sarvathA vimukti - yAtrA ke aparAjita pathika the| unheM bIca ke kisI bhI taraha ke vikalpoM meM ulajhanA nahIM thaa| ataH unake lie kahA gayA hai- "ve saMgrAma meM aparAjita gajarAja kI taraha tathAkathita bhayaMkara ghRNA, apamAna, tiraskAra evaM daNDa - prahAra Adi ke upasarga - yuddha meM abAdha gati se agrasara hote ge|" Aja kI bhASA meM kahA jAe, to ve santa kabIra kI prastuta zabdAvalI para pUrNa rUpa se khare utarate haiM "hAthI calata hai apanI gati se : kutara bhUsata vAko bhUsavA de|" mahAvIra to kabIra ke hAthI se bhI kahIM adhika aprameya hastI haiM / yahA~ kuttoM ke bhauMkane kI bAta nahIM hai, apitu kuttoM ke kATane aura mAMsa nocane taka kI kaMpita karane vAlI bAta hai| astu, mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM hai ? mUla AcArAMga isakA pramANatvena sAkSI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prAkRta evaM saMskRta Adi bhASAoM meM anya bhI aneka jIvana-caritra likhe gae haiM, unameM upasargoM kI evaM bhagavAn dvArA upasargoM ko saharSa sahana karane kI, kSamatA ke adbhuta varNana Aja bhI upalabdha haiN| nAgarAja caNDakauzika kI kathA prasiddha hai| yaha vaha bhayaMkara viSadhara nAga hai, jisane vanavAsI tApasoM ke Azrama ujAr3a die the| vaha dRSTi - viSa sarpa thaa| usakI kAra meM hI nahIM, dRSTi meM bhI viSa barasatA thaa| isalie vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa saba - kA - cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saba viSAkta ho gayA thA / usa ora bahane vAlI havA bhI itanI viSAkta ho jAtI thI ki koI bhI pazu- pakSI yA manuSya bhUla se udhara A nikalatA, to vahIM tatkAla mRtyu ke mukha meM pahu~ca jAtA / vizAla vana ke hare bhare vRkSa bhayaMkara viSa ke kuprabhAva se jalakara ThUMTha ho gae the aura aneka ThUMTha hote jA rahe the / * yaha nahIM, ki isa viSadhara ko vaza meM karane yA samApta karane meM koI kora kasara rakhI gii| aneka mAMtrika, tAMtrika, gAruDa aura siddha yogI viSadhara ko samApta karane kI huMkAra bharI garjanA karate Ae aura prayoga karate rahe / kucha ne to isa prakriyA meM apane prANa bhI de die| phira bhI kisI se kucha bhI nahIM huA / - * t bhagavAn mahAvIra sAdhanA - kAla kI vihAra-caryA meM usa patha se jA rahe the / zatAdhika AbAla vRddha loMgoM ne unheM usa ora jAne se manA kiyA / kintu mahAvIra, mahAvIra the / unake antar mana kA mahAvIra kyA soca rahA thA, aura vaha kyA karanA cAhatA thA ? yaha to taba patA calA, jaba ve sIdhe nAgarAja caNDakauzika ke bimba - dvAra para hI pahuMca ge| caNDakauzika kI viSa- dRSTi evaM viSa varSI phuMkAra kucha kAma na kara sakI / yahA~ taka ki antima prahAra ke rUpa meM kiyA gayA tIvra daMza bhI viphala ho gayA / caNDakauzika jyoMhI zithila par3A, tyoMhI bhagavAn ne apanI amRtamayI dayArdra-vANI se use sambodhita kiyA / antataH pariNAma yaha AyA, ki caNDakauzika sarpa kevala zarIra se hI sarpa raha gayA, andara meM mana, buddhi, citta, ahaM se vaha devatva ko upalabdha ho gayA / antazcetanA kA aMdhakAra vikAroM kA aMdhakAra hai / kisI mahAn sadguru ke sambodha se jyoM hI vaha aMdhakAra naSTa hotA hai, tyoMhI divya - prakAza jagamagAne lagatA hai / yahI devatva hai / isI ke sambandha meM bhArata ke purAtana RSiyoM kI vANI hai ------ " prakAza lakSaNA devA: / " Apa itihAsa kI A~kha se dekheMge, to janatA ke mana meM harSa aura Ananda kA kSIra sAgara kitanA adhika taraMgita hone lagA hogA ? abhI taka ukta pradeza meM yaha ajJAta nAmA maharSi avazya hI IzvarIya camatkAra kI parikalpanAoM meM pahu~ca gayA hogA / bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ? : 147 - - - Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA ukta divya camatkAra ko dekhate aura sunate hI, maharSi ke darzanoM ko umar3a par3I, kintu mahAvIra the binA kisI idhara - udhara ke yaza baTorane kI bhAvanA se sarvathA mukta / ataH caNDakauzika ke pratibuddhita hote hI ve zIghra hI Age bar3ha gae / janatA kI bhASA meM sahasA antardhAna ho ge| eka aura kathA prasaMga hai| kauzambI ke vatsarAja zatAnika sahasA paralokavAsI ho gae haiN| unakA putra udayana abhI taka laghuvayaska bAlaka hI hai| pUrva kI samrAjJI rAjarAnI evaM vartamAna kI rAjamAtA zoka se avasanna hai / isI bIca avantI kA kAmAndha caNDapradyota rUpavatI nAriyoM meM suprasiddha va sarvamukha prazasita ramaNI mRgAvatI ko apanI patnI banAne kA vicAra karatA hai| prema aura pralobhana ke mAyA-pAsa jaba kAma na A sake, to apaharaNa ke lie eka mahatI virATa senA lekara AkramaNa kara detA hai aura kausAmbI ke mahAprAkAra ko cAroM ora se ghera letA hai| vatsa deza kI senA pahale ke hI aneka yuddhoM meM kSata - vikSata ho cukI thii| use saMbhalane evaM saMvarane kA avasara nahIM milA thaa| ataH mahArAnI ke lie apanI nagaNya senA ko lekara durga ke rUpa meM sudRr3ha prAkAra ke andara banda ho jAne ke sivA anya koI mArga zeSa nahIM rhaa| yaha gherA mahInoM par3A rahA / dhIre - dhIre zastrAstroM evaM senA kI kSINatA hI nahIM huI, apitu nagara kI janatA meM bhI khAdyAnna ke abhAva meM hA-hAkAra maca gyaa| kintu, mahArAnI mRgAvatI apane satItva kI rakSA ke lie prANoM ke antima sAMsa taka jhUjhane ke lie taiyAra thI, aura vaha antima vinAza ke dRzya ko A~khoM ke samakSa dekhatI huI bhI mahAkAla ke samakSa vIratA ke sAtha jhUjhatI rhii| ukta bhayaMkara yuddha evaM usake hetu kI carcA dUra - dUra taka phaila cukI thii| aneka dharmAcArya dharma kI dhvajA phairAte hue idhara - udhara bhramaNa kara rahe the, kintu itihAsa kA vaha kheda kA kAlA pRSTha hai ki koI bhI dharma guru isa samaya kausAmbI to kyA, kausAmbI ke Asa - pAsa bhI nahIM aae| kintu mahAvIra, mahAvIra haiM, vilakSaNa mahAvIra haiN| ve apane AbAla - vRddha bahusaMkhyaka zramaNa evaM zramaNiyoM ke saMgha ke sAtha meM 148 cintana ke jharokhe se| Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kausAmbI ke bAhara udyAna meM padhAra jAte haiN| bhalA dayA ke apratima devatA, aisI bhayaMkara sthiti meM capacApa kisI kone meM kaise baiThe raha sakate the ? bhagavAn mahAvIra padhAre, aura camatkAra ho gyaa| caNDapradyota ko bodha milaa| prAcIra ke dvAra khula ge| mahArAnI mRgAvatI aura sarva sAdharaNa janatA samudra kI bhAMti mahAprabhu ke darzanArtha umar3a pdd'ii| caNDapradyota, laghu vayaska rAjakumAra udayana evaM kausambI kI surakSA kA bhAra evaM dAyitva saharSa apane Upara le letA hai tathA mahArAnI mRgAvatI jinendra mahAvIra ke zrIcaraNoM meM dIkSita ho kara sAdhvau saMgha kI pramukha Arya candanA kI sevA meM dharma - sAdhanA karane meM saMlagna ho jAtI hai| yaha ghaTanA sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| ise jitanA bhI asAdhAraNa kahA jAe, utanA hI kama hai| jaba kI Aja kA upalabdha Agama dazavaikAlika udghoSa kara rahA hai-sAdhu ko jahA~ kalaha aura yuddha ho rahA ho, usa sthAna kA dUra se parityAga kara denA cAhie "kalahaM yuddha dUrao parivajjae // "-5, 1, 12. mahAvIra, yaha saba jAnate the, kintu unakI vihAracaryA mAtra zAstra - zabdAnubaddha anugata nahIM thI, jo zAstroM ke pIche - pIche cle| unakI vihAra - caryA dezakAlocita nirdhArita thii| dezakAla ke anurUpa jo ucita samajhA, binA kisI nanu - naca ke vahI kiyA mahAvIra ne / tabhI to ahiMsA ke sambandha meM 'ahiMsA paramodharma:' mAtra eka zAbdika nArA nahIM thA mahAvIra ke pAsa, apitu jIvana ke kaNa - kaNa meM amRta - rasa kI taraha AplAvita ahiMsA, eka vaha divya bhAva dhArA thI, jo hiMsA kI hara cunautI kA sAkAra uttara dene ke lie prastUta thii| Aie aba hama magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI rAjagaha cleN| arjuna mAlAkAra kopAviSTa hai, yakSAviSTa hai| usake pAsa manuSya kA eka AkAra hai, anya saba - kucha rAkSasa ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gayA hai / mRtyu kA yaha yamadUta nirdoSa AbAla - vRddha, strI aura puruSa, gRhastha aura saMnyAsI, sabhI ko apane mudgara kA zikAra banAtA hai aura idhara - udhara lAzoM kA Dhera lagAtA huA bhISaNa aTTahAsa karatA hai / magadha-samrAT kI senA usake sAmane kucha nahIM bhagavAna mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ? : 146 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara pAtI hai / nagara ke dvAra banda kara die haiN| tApasoM ke Azrama ujar3a gae haiN| bar3e - bar3e dhurandhara camatkArI kahe jAne vAle siddhayogI kucha mAre gae haiM aura zeSa dUrAti dUra sthAnoM meM bhAga gae haiM / bhayAnaka sthiti hai / svargopama rAjagRha kA vaibhava zava bhUmi ke rUpa meM parivartita hotA jA rahA hai / samagra nagarI meM se gagana ko bhI prakaMpita karane vAlI ekamAtra rudana kI AvAja ke sivA aura koI AvAja sunAI nahIM par3atI hai / hama yahA~ para bhI kisI dharma guru ko ina dinoM meM zAnti sthApanA hetu Ate nahIM dekha pAte haiM / parantu, mahAvIra Ate haiM, apane saMgha ke sAtha | arjuna ko pratibodha milatA hai| usake andara kA rAkSasatva mara jAtA hai, aura soyA huA devatva jAga uThatA hai / mahAprabhu ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho jAtA hai / yaha dIkSA kevala kisI viviSTa kriyA kANDa kI nahIM hai, apitu jIbana - parivartana kI dIkSA hai| mahAvIra isa jIvana- parivartana kI dIkSA meM hI vizvAsa karate haiM aura use ghRNita evaM tiraskRta vyaktiyoM ke jIvana meM bhI divyatvena rUpAyita karate haiM / ye kucha udAharaNa haiM, jo mahAvIratva kI eka jhAMkI ke rUpa meM prastuta kie gae haiM / mahAvIratva kI dyotaka itihAsa kI aneka ghaTita ghaTanAoM meM se kucha to akSara-baddha hI nahIM huI haiM aura kucha jo akSarabaddha huI haiM, ve pramatta bhAva ke kAraNa smRti patha para se idhara-udhara bikhara gaI hoMgI / phira bhI jo prApta haiM, ve mahattva - pUrNa haiM / mahavIra, satya ke pakSadhara haiM / ve kisI kI bhakti ke pradazita rUpoM meM Abaddha nahIM hote, phalataH satya kA apalApa nahIM karate / yahI vaha satya kI pakSadharatA thI, ki ajAtazatru aura ceTaka ke yuddha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ajAtazatru kI rAjadhAnI campA meM ajAtazatru dvArA pravartita kie gae yuddha kA virodha kiyA / asAdhAraNa mahApuruSa hI aisA kara sakate haiN| aise mahApuruSoM ke lie hI kahA gayA thA kabhI 150 - "nAsti satyAt paro dharma...... satye nAsti bhayaM vacita. " svayaM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvora ne bhI kahA thA"saccami dhihe kuvvAha" - cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha to kucha bAhya ghaTanAe~ haiM / antar - jIvana kA vIratva bhI mahAvIra kA adbhuta hai / mahAvIra rAjya vaibhava, sundara patnI evaM priyajanoM kA parityAga karate haiM / kaba karate haiM ? tIsa varSa kI uttejaka taruNAI ke kAla meM / isa avasthA meM adhikatara mAnava andhe hokara andha-garta meM girate haiM, nikalate nahIM haiM / kintu, mahAvIra nikalate haiM aura vairAgya ke agni patha para puSpa - patha kI bhA~ti cala par3ate haiM / unakI antazcetanA meM na isa loka ke kisI sukha kA vikalpa hai aura na paraloka ke kisI bhautika sukha kA / loka aura paraloka ke donoM vikalpoM se pare haTa kara cale haiM mahAvIra / unakI sAdhanA kI siddhi kA eka hI camatkRta kara dene vAlA lakSya hai, apane zuddha svarUpa kI upalabdhi - " siddhi svAtmopalabdhi " bar3e - bar3e sahasra yoddhA kyA, koTi bhaTTa kahe jAne vAle vIra bhI andara meM itane durbala hote haiM ki bhogAsakti kA eka aNumAtra konA bhI dhvasta nahIM kara pAte haiN| mana ke itane bar3e bhikhArI hote haiM, ki bhikSA pAtra meM se eka sar3A huA kaNa bhI bAhara nahIM pheMka pAte haiM / kintu, mahAvIra jaise virala hI vIra caitanya hote haiM, jo kucha hI kSaNoM meM sarvasva kA parityAga kara dete haiM aura pIche mur3a kara kabhI dekhate bhI nahIM, ki kyA ho rahA hai ? - lekha ko upasaMhAra to nahIM de pA rahA hU~, mAtra vizrAma de rahA hU~ - samayAbhAva ke kAraNa / maiM bhaktirasa se AplAvita apane antarmana se isa virAT mahAvIra ko anantazaH praNAma karatA huA bhAvanA karatA hai " mahAvIra svAmi nayana pathagAmI bhavatu me " saMdarbha 1. sammatirmahativIro, nAthAnvayovarddhamAno mahAvIro'nyakAzyapaH / yattIrthanIha sAmpratam // bhagavAn mahAvIra, mahAvIra kyoM haiM ? : -dhanaJjaya nAmamAlA 151 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. pubbiM pi ya NaM devANuppiyA ! amhaM eyaMsi dAragaMsi gambhaM vaktaMsi (samANaMsi) ime eyArUve abbhatthie ciMtie jAva samuppajjitthAjappabhiI ca NaM amhaM esa dArae kucchisiM gambhattAe vakkate, tappabhiI ca NaM amhe hiraNNaNaM vaDDhAmo suvaNeNa vaDDhAmo jAva sAvaejjeNaM pItisakAraNaM atIva 2. abhivaDDhAmo, sAmaMtarAyANo vasamAgayA ya / taM jayA NaM-amhaM esa dArae jAe bhavissati, tayA NaM amhe eyassa dAragassa imaM eyANurUvaM goNaM guNanipphannaM nAmadhijjaM karissAmo vaddhamANo ti, tA ajja NaM amhaM maNorahasaMpattI jAyA, taM hou NaM amhaM kumAre vaddhamANe 2 nAmeNaM / tae NaM samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa sammApiyaro nAmadhijja karaMti 'vaddhamANo' tti / / -kalpasUtra, 103. 3. samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre kAsavagotte NaM, tassa NaM tao nAmadhijjA evamAhijjanti, taMjahA-ammApiu saMtie vaddhamANe, sahasammuiyAe samaNe, ayale bhayabheravANaM parIsahovasaggANaM khaMtikhame ( paDimANaM pAlage ) dhImaM aratiratisahe davie vIriyasaMpanne devehiM se NAmaM kayaM "samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre / " vahI 104. 4. kaMsapAI iva mukkatoe, saMkho iva niraMjaNe, jIvo iva appaDihayagaI, gagaNaM iva nirAlaMbaNe, vAuriva appaDibaddha sAradasalilaM iva suddhahiyae , pukkharapattaM iva niruvaleve, kummo iva guttidie, khaggivisANaM iva egajAe, vihaga iva vippamukke, bhAraMDapakkhI iva appamatte, kujaro iva soMDIre, vasabho iva jAyathAme, sIho iva duddharise, maMdaro iva appakaMpe, sAgaro iva gaMbhIre, caMdo iva somalese, sUro iva dittatee, jaccakaNagaM iva jAyarUve, vasudharA iva savaphAsavisahe, suhuyahuyAsaNo iva teyasA jalaMte / -vahI 117. 152 cintana ke jharokhe se : Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa jIvana ke, cAhe jisa kisI kSetra meM rama rahe hoM, bhale hI vaha kSetra, zramaNa kA ho, zramaNI kA ho, zrAvaka yA zrAvikA kA ho| kintu sabake bIca saMyama kA honA eka aparihArya tattva hai| saMyama ke binA jIvana saMtulita nahIM rahatA aura saMtulana ke binA suniyojita rUpa se gati-pragati kadApi nahIM ho sakatI hai| aura yAda rakhie gati meM hI jIvana hai| gati ke abhAva meM, jIvana, jIvana raha hI nahI jAegA, vaha to jIvana vihIna, sirpha calatI-phiratI lAza raha jaaegii| ata: saMyama hI jIvana hai / upAdhyAya amara muni