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________________ citra aura saMbhUti muni rAjamala lor3hA do bhAI jo ki donoM eka-dUsare se ati sundara sUrata, zakala se milate-julate, kada meM eka samAna, vANI jinakI bahuta mRdu, sarala, aura manabhAvana hai / hastinApura ke bIca cauka meM janatA kA jamAva inake cAroM tarapha jama rahA hai, bhIr3a bhI jama rahI hai| inake sumadhura gIta ke jhaMkAra se saba loga apanA kArya chor3achor3a ke yahAM ekatrita ho gaye haiM / eka bhAI mAno vINA kA svarUpa hI hai taba dUsarA vINA ke svara svarUpa hai| isa sthAna para kaI gavaiyoM ke pahale rocaka sumadhura gIta hue haiM kintu isakI vANI meM jo miThAsa va hRdayagrAhIpanA hai usane pichale saba gavaiyoM ko pIche chor3a diyA hai| pUruSa, mahilAeM, bAlakabAlikAeM saba inakI ora umar3a par3e haiM sabako maMtramugdha banA diyA hai| do cAra dina bAda maMtrI jaba bAhara se Aye taba mahArAjA ne isa kAryakrama ko punaH jamAne kA Adeza diyA kyoMki usa dina kI svara laharI ne mahArAjA ke hRdaya meM apanA sthAna banA liyA thA / kAryakrama kA dina nizcita kiyA gayA, hajAroM janatA kI medinI upasthita thI / mahArAjA, maMtrI, karmacArI bhI apane-apane sthAnoM para baiThe hue the ki donoM bhAI apanI vINA lekara rAjadarabAra meM upasthita ho gye| unhoMne apanA bhajana kIrtana zurU kiyA jisako sunakara saba mugdha bana gaye / maMtrI una donoM ko bAra-bAra ghUra-cUra kara dekha rahA thA vaha eka Taka lagAye se thA aura soca rahA thA ki ye kauna ho sakate haiM ? thor3I dera meM usane unako pahicAna liyA ki ye donoM citra aura saMbhUti cANDAla ke putra haiM / maMtrI ne mahArAjA se kahA ki ye cANDAla ke beTe haiM jaldI hI janatA ke kAnoM taka yaha samAcAra pahuMca gaye / nagara nivAsiyoM ne jAna liyA ki ye donoM kumAra kulIna vaMza ke nahIM hai eka cANDAla ke lar3ake haiM to sabakI najaroM meM gira gaye / janatA kA prema samudra kI laharoM kI taraha hotA hai eka samaya mAnava bhedinI jisake caraNa dhotI hai vahI kisI samaya usako ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhane lagatI hai aura kinAre ke eka tarapha pheMka detI hai| yaha samAcAra rAjadarabAra aura maMtrI taka pahuMce / inakI gIta kalA kI svara laharI hastinApura ke ghara-ghara meM pahuMca gaI, janatA ne inakA bar3A Adara satkAra kiyA / saMgIta kI mAdhurI ke sAtha inake svabhAva kI madhuratA ne janahRdaya meM gaharI chApa jamA dii| pratidina inake alaga-alaga sthAnoM para kAryakrama yojita kiye gaye / eka dina aisA bhI AyA ki hastinApura ke mahArAjA ke sAmane inakI svara gaMgA bahI, mahArAjA inake sumadhura gItoM ko sunakara maMtra mugdha bana gaye / isa dina maMtrI bAhara gaye hue the / rAjadarabAra meM inakI vANI ke jhaMkAra ne sabako camatkRta kara diyA aura yaha nizcaya kiyA gayA ki maMtrI ke bAhara se Ane ke bAda eka vakta pUna: mahArAjA ke sAmane isa kAryakrama kA Ayojana acche rUpa meM diyA jAya / jaba patA calA ki citra aura saMbhUti donoM cANDAla haiM to unako maMtrI ne dhutkAra kara nagara se bAhara nikAla diyaa| hastinApura kI janatA mAno pApa kA prAyazcita karatI ho isa prakAra ina donoM bhAiyoM ke sira para sitama kI jhar3I laga gii| cANDAla ke ghara janma lenA yaha usa jamAne meM eka akSamya aparAdha mAnA jAtA thA / vI.ni.saM.2503
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________________ citra aura saMbhUti cAhe kitane hI suzIla aura madhura hoM cAhe unakA svara kitanA hI hRdayagrAhI aura AnandamayI kyoM na ho unake sira para cANDAla ke ghara para janma lenA usa samaya mAnava rUpa meM bhI unako mAnane ke liye yuga taiyAra nahIM thaa| ve pazu se bhI gaye bIte mAne jAyeMge, unase hara prakAra kA paraheja kiyA jAtA thaa| yadi unakA janma kisI brAhmaNa, kSatriya yA vezya kula meM huvA hotA to ve eka mahArAjA se bar3hakara hamezA ke liye janatA ke sneha-zraddhA ke bhAjana bana jAte, yaha aparAdha eka aisA mAnA jAtA ki koI bhI kalIna ise mApha nahIM krtaa| citra aura saMbhUti ko hastinApura se nikAlane aura dhutkArane kA sabase pahalA kAma mahArAjA ke maMtrI namUcI ne kiyA / yadi namUcI ne yaha rahasya nahIM kholA hotA to citra aura saMbhUti Adara prApta karake jaise Aye the vaise vApisa cale jAte / unake, sira para yaha mahAna duHkha kA pahAr3a nahIM A par3atA / kisI ko bhI yaha zaMkA nahIM hotI ki aise ugate phUla jaise kumAra cANDAla ke kula meM paidA hue haiN| donoM bhAiyoM ke cANDAla hone kA rahasya kholA aura apamAna kara nagara se bAhara nikAlA / ... donoM bhAI cANDAla kula meM janma lete hue bhI saMsAra jisako khAnadAnI kahatA hai vaha ina donoM bhAiyoM ke khUna meM pAI jAtI hai / isI se pitA kI AjJA kA ullaMghana karake namUcI ko jIvana dAna de diyA thaa| donoM bhAI isa bhaya se apane ghara na jAkara ajJAtavAsa meM cale gye| namUcI ke kAraNa hI apane mAtA-pitA kI zItala chAyA ko tilAMjali dI / namucI ko bacAne ke liye gA~va-gA~va zahara-zahara bhaTakatA bhikSA ke Tukar3oM para jIvana yApana karanA svIkAra kiyA / namUcI ne yaha rahasya kyoM kholA ? namUcI to hastinApura mahArAjA kA maMtrI thA, usako ina sukumAra bAlakoM se kyA vera thA? kulIna kula meM bhI cANDAla paidA hote haiM / yaha namUcI buddhimAna thA kulavAna thA kintu cAritra se atizithila va bhraSTa manuSya thaa| yaha kAzI ke mahArAjA ke yahAM vizvAsapAtra thA jaba usake kAle kAranAmoM kA patA kAzI mahArAjA ko lagA to unhoMne usako jallAda ke supurda kara diyA aura kahA ki maiM isakA muMha nahIM dekhanA cAhatA hUM tuma ise jagata meM le jAo aura isakA kAma tamAma kara do| yadi namUcI meM thor3A bhI khAnadAnI kA aMza hotA yA kRtajJatA hotI to vaha kabhI bhI ina do bhAiyoM ko heya sthiti meM utArane kI himmata nahIM karatA / citra aura saMbhUtI kA to isake Upara itanA upakAra thA ki yadi yaha apanI camar3I ke jate banAkara inako pahinAtA to bhI isako Ananda prApta hotaa| hastinApura kI tamAma janatA ke eka dina priya aura zraddhAlu bane hue donoM bhAI namUcI ke kAraNa lokanidita ghRNita bana gaye / yahAM taka ki koI unheM eka samaya roTI taka khilAne ko taiyAra nahIM / citra aura saMbhUti donoM nirAza hokara hastinApura se nikalakara jaMgala kI ora cala par3e / donoM bhAI jaMgala meM baiThakara vicAra karate haiM ki kisI bhI bastI meM aba apane ko Azraya nahIM mila sakatA hai, yadi kahIM sthAna mila jAya aura kula kI bAta mAlUma ho jAya to pUrI janatA ke kopa bhAjana bana jAyeM jaba isameM koI saMzaya nahIM hai aisI sthiti meM aba apane ko kahAM jAnA, kisakA Azraya lenA, saMpUrNa vizva ke ghora aMdhakAra meM apane ko DUbate hue donoM bhAiyoM ne dekhaa| vicAra vimagna ho gaye, apane Apako kosane lage aura isa ghanaghora jaMgala meM hamezA ke liye jIvana kA anta karane meM hI apane Apako sukhI mAnane lge| jIvana kA anta kisa prakAra kiyA jAya isakA upAya soca hI rahe the ki eka ghanaghora jhAr3I meM eka tapasvI muni ko dhyAna karate hue dekhA / donoM bhAI tapasvI zAMta citta muni kI ora Age bar3he / muni ke mukha maNDala kI tejasvatA ke darzana karate hI donoM bhAiyoM ke mukha para vaisI hI praphullatA baha gii| munirAja ke pAsa pahuMcate hI jaba unake mastiSka meM yaha bAta AI ki hama cANDAla ke pUtra haiM. saMsAra meM kahIM bhI acchI jagaha hamArA sthAna nahIM hai unake mukha maNDala para dInatA va malinatA chA gaI / donoM bhAI Apasa meM eka dUsare kA muha dekhane lage / munirAja kA dhyAna pUrA huA, unhoMne donoM komala jijJAsu navayuvakoM ko dekhA aura kahA ki mahAnubhAva ! nirbhaya raho, hamAre yahAM kisI kA koI UMca-nIca kA bheda nahIM hai| yahAM Ane kA, pUchane kA, vArtAlApa karane kA koI bheda-bhAva nahIM tumako carcA karane kA pUrNa adhikAra hai / jallAda ko isake Upara dayA AI aura vaha namUcI ko apane ghara lAyA aura rAjA se chipAkara kitane hI dina apane ghara meM rakkhA / jisa jallAda ne isako Azraya diyA usane usake sAtha bhI avAMchanIya bartAva kiyA isase jallAda ko bhI krodha A gayA aura usane bhI apane do putroM ko AjJA dI ki isako dUra jaMgala meM le jAkara isakA ziraccheda kara do / donoM putra pitA kI AjJA mAnakara namacI ko lekara jaMgala meM gaye parantu vicAra karane lage ki yaha namUcI hamAre ghara meM atithi rUpa meM rahA / isane hamako vidyAdAna diyA hamAre, sAtha prema kA bartAva kiyA, aba hama isakA vadha kaise kareM / unakA hAtha thama gayA aura donoM bhAI gahana vicAra meM par3a gaye va donoM Apasa meM vicAra karane lage ki eka tarapha pitA kI AjJA hai aura dUsarI ora vidyAdAna karane vAlA guru hai, hameM kisa ora apanA kadama bar3hAnA cAhiye, anta meM unhoMne namUcI ko chor3a diyaa| ' namUcI vahA~ se ravAnA huA aura apane buddhibala se hastinApura mahArAja kA maMtrI bana gayA, isI maMtrI namUcI ne ina 14 rAjendra-jyoti Jain Education Intemational
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________________ tapasvI dhyAnI to apanI Atma-zuddhi meM nimagna rahate haiM, unake sAmane cANDAla yA vyAdhi kI upasthiti koI vighna karane vAlI nahIM hotI hai / usa samaya donoM bhAI apane antaraMga meM socate haiM ki ina mahAtmA kI vANI bar3I mIThI hai| sabakA kalyANa karane vAlI hai kintu jaba inako yaha jAnakArI milegI ki hama donoM cANDAla haiM, aspRzya haiM, nIca kula kI santAna haiM, to inakI tyoriyAM car3ha jAyagI, krodha kI agni jvAlA prajvalita ho jAyagI / hamako tiraskRta kara deMge isa prakAra socate-socate kucha saMkocakara himmata karake eka bhAI ne bar3e hI dhIme svara se bolA: svAmI nAtha ! hama cANDAla ke putra haiM hama ApakI zaraNa meM kaise A sakate haiM ? yaha sunate hI munirAja bar3I hI gaMbhIra AkRti banAkara mIThe zabdoM meM bole-kyA cANDAla manuSya nahIM hotA hai, kyA kulIna jaise-miTTI se inakA nirmANa nahIM huA hai tathA inako apanA Atma kalyANa karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai, paramAtmA ke nAma se ye kaise vaMcita raha sakate haiM, Ao yahAM mere pAsa Ao aura apanI isa bAta ko bhUla jAotuma mere samAna manuSya ho| aise mIThe vacana sanakara mana meM saMkoca hote hue bhI donoM bhAI munirAja ke pAsa Akara baiTha gaye aura socane lage, yaha mAnava isa loka kA prANI nahIM ho sakatA, sacamuca yaha to devatAoM ke saMgha meM se koI mAnava Akara yahAM baiTha gayA hai / / citra aura saMbhUti donoM ne apanI AtmakathA munirAja ko sunAI, munirAja ne bar3e hI dhyAna se unakI kathanI ko sunA / kuzala vaidya kI taraha citra aura saMbhUti ko sAntvanA pradAna kI, saMsAra ke asaMkhya duHkha-darda aura bhava-bhava ke bandhanoM se chuTakArA pAne kA rAjamArga btaayaa| ___ saMsAra aura saMsAriyoM ke aneka upadrava sahana karate hue AtmA ko ucca zreNI para ArUDha karane kA sadbhAgya koI virale prANI ko hI mila sakatA hai / tumako bhAgya se yaha suavasara prApta huvA hai| isako hAtha se na jAne do, anantakAla ke hisAba se yaha du:kha aura yaha kSaNika jIvana kisa ginatI meM hai| vIratA se isa du:kha aura kaSTa kA sAmanA karo, isa prakAra saMsAra ke sukha-duHkha ko bhI apane dAsAnudAsa jaise banA do| citra aura saMbhUti donoM bhAiyoM ko tapasvI munirAja kA yaha upadeza bahuta rucikara huvA aura unhoMne unake caraNoM meM apanA zIza namAkara uddhAra karane kI prArthanA kii| munirAja ne unako bhagavatI dIkSA dekara unakA cANDAlapane kA mela dho DAlA / donoM bhAiyoM ne apanI isI deha se punarjanma le liyA / ___aba donoM munirAja nirbhaya rUpa se tapa caryA karate haiM kahIM krodha, mAna, mAyA lobha kI kaluSita havA AtmA ko na laga jAya isaliye jagata kI ghanaghora jhAr3iyoM meM, girI kanda rAoM meM rAta-dina Atma sAdhanA karate haiM mAsa kSamaNa kI tapasyA karate haiN| mahIne meM eka samaya nagara meM AhAra kI AzA se Ate haiM tamAma cintA phikra chor3a dI hai Atma nandI bana gaye haiM / eka dina mAsa kSamaNa ke muni saMbhUti AhAra lene ke liye hastinApura nagara meM jA rahe haiM, unake mukha se tapazcaryoM kI kAMti jhalaka rahI hai jo bhI inako dekhatA vaha nata mastaka ho jAtA hai, nIcI dRSTi karake manirAja jA rahe haiM ki sAmane se namUcI maMtrI A rahA hai, usane saMbhUti muni ko dekhA aura pahicAna liyA, usI samaya vicAra kiyA oho yahI baha cANDAla hai jo muni kA veza dhAraNa karake janatA ko apane caMgula meM phaMsAnA cAhatA hai saMsAra ke manuSyoM ko dhokhA denA cAhatA hai, lUTanA cAhatA hai, pIche se Akara mani kA galA pakar3A aura kahane lagA sAdhu kA veza pahina kara logoM ke sAtha ThagI karatA hai, calA jA yahAM se, aise Akroza ke vacana kahakara eka jora kA dhakkA mArA, saMbhUti muni girate-girate baca gye| unhoMne apane sAmane namUcI ko dekhA, dekhate hI unakI AMkheM lAla ho gaI kyoMki krodha aura tapa kA bahuta purAnA sambandha hai / tapasviyoM kI AMkhoM meM jaba jvAlA nikalatI hai to isa jvAlA ne kyA-kyA anartha nahIM kiye hai, lambI tapazcaryA ke prabhAva se saMbhUti muni ko gupta zakti prApta ho gaI hai ve namUcI ke isa vyavahAra ko sahana nahIM kara sake unhoMne namUcI para tejI se tezyA chodd'ii| namUcI jalane lagA itanA hI nahIM pUre hastinA pura meM Aga kI jvAlAeM dhadhakane lagI aisA AbhAsa hone lgaa| mahArAjA ke mahala meM jaba ye samAcAra pahuMce to sanatkumAra cakravartI vahAM dor3e Aye aura hAtha jor3akara tapasvI muni se vinatI karane lge| mahArAja Apa to jJAnI haiM, dhyAnI haiM, hamAre aparAdhoM ko kSamA kro| itane hI meM citra muni vahAM A pahuMce, unhoMne saMbhUti muni kI krodha jvAlA ke Upara zAMta sudhArasa ke amIkA siMcana kiyA, sabako zAMta kiyA / namUcI bhI apane kiye hue kA prAyazcita karane lagA aura saMbhUti muni ke caraNoM meM girakara apane duSkRtyoM kI kSamA yAcanA karane lagA / citra muni ne sabako zAMta kiyA aura saba jagaha sukhamaya vAtAvaraNa phaila gyaa| citra aura saMbhUti muni jaMgala meM lauTa gaye aura pratidina ke kAryakrama meM saMlagna ho gaye / saMbhUti muni kI AMkhoM ke sAmane namUcI kA vahI galA pakar3ane kA dRzya bAra-bAra ghUmane lagA, usa dRzya ko ve bhUlanA cAhate haiM kintu bhUlA nahIM jAtA hai| muni apane sAdhanA mArga se aise gire ki punaH Upara nahIM uTha ske| patana kI bhI paramparA hotI hai isaliye sAdhaka mAmUlI rakhapana se bhI apane Apako 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________________ citra muni ne saMbhUti ko bahuta samajhAyA aura kahA ki kiye hae pApa kI AloyaNA lekara eka samaya phira nirmala ho jAo, parantu prApta kI huI labdhi kA muni ko nazA car3hA gayA hai jisase saMbhUti muni ko citra muni kI salAha ne koI asara nahIM kiyaa| donoM muni AcAra aura vrata kA pAlana eka samAna karate haiM kintu donoM kI antara dRSTi alaga-alaga hai / bAhara se donoM eka patha ke pathika dikhAI dete haiM parantu inakA dRSTikoNa badala gayA hai eka lokottara sukha prApti ke niyama se tamAma vratoM kA AcaraNa karatA hai to dUsarA laukika sukha kI kAmanA se saMyama ke kaSTa sahana karatA hai| jisa prakAra dabI huI agni kisI bhI dina apanA svarUpa prakaTa karatI hai usI prakAra saMbhUti ke upara vAsanAoM ne apanA Adhipatya jamAnA zurU kiyaa| kucha samaya pazcAt hajAroM nAgarikoM ke sAtha sanatkumAra cakravartI apanI sabase sundara rAnI sunandA sahita muni zrI saMbhUti ke darzana vaMdana karane aaye| saMbhUti muni jaba rAnI sunandA ko sundara vastroM sahita sugaMdhita dravyoM se yukta AMkha meM kAjala, mastaka para lAla tilaka ko dekhA to unakA saMyama kA kilA usa dina se dhIre-dhIre Dhahane lgaa| sunandA ne muni kA vaMdana kiyA usa samaya usake bAloM kA sahaja unake caraNoM meM sparza ho gyaa| isase muni ke jIvana kA manthana karake buddhi kA jo saMcaya kiyA thA usakA bhI ullaMghana ho gayA / vAsanA ne ugrarUpa dhAraNa kara liyA aura saMbhUti muni ke paira ke nIce kI jamIna khisaka gii| usI samaya unhoMne apane mana meM nizcaya kiyA ki yadi mere tapa kA prabhAva ho to mujhe isa bhava meM nahIM to parabhava meM bhI sunandA jaisI strI prApta ho / idhara citra muni ko jaba isa bAta kI jAnakArI huI to unakA hRdaya dravita ho gayA aura unhoMne saMbhUti muni ko bahuta samajhAyA kI eka kAMca ke Tukar3e ke liye durlabha tapazcaryA kA saMyama rUpa bhaNDAra kyoM lUTA dete ho| tumane kisa ucca Azaya se saMyama mArga grahaNa kiyA, kisa Adarza se Aja taka saMyama kA pAlana kiyA, tapazcaryA se indriyoM kA nigraha kiyA, apane Apa para vijaya prApta kI, aba puna: AtmA buddhi kI ora kadama bar3hAo, apane Apa para vijaya prApta karo / saMbhUti muni ke Upara citra muni ke upadeza kA koI asara nahIM huvA aura unhoMne jo nizcaya kiyA usa para aDiga rahe / manuSya ke jisa samaya jisa karma kA udaya hotA hai usa samaya usakI buddhi bhI vaisI hI ho jAtI hai aura vaha kAma bhI vaisA hI karane laga jAtA hai isameM vijaya prApta karane vAle durlabha prANI hI hote haiN| isa nizcaya ke pariNAma se saMbhUti muni dUsare bhava meM kApilyapura nagara meM brahmadatta nAmaka bArahaveM cakravartI hue| citra muni kevalajJAna prApta karake mokSa meM gye| donoM bhAiyoM ne eka hI Azaya se saMyama aMgIkAra kiyA, eka hI guru ke upadeza se muni dIkSA aMgIkAra kI, donoM ne samAna rUpa se tapazcaryA kI kintu usakA phala manobhAvanA alaga-alaga hone se judA judA prApta kiyA / saMbhUti muni durlabha bodhi bhAvanA ke kAraNa alaga rAste cale gaye aura citra muni sulabha bodhi bhAvanA ke kAraNa mokSa meM cale gye| vandana ho citra muni kI bhAvanA ko / apanI mati ko sadaiva vairAgya-rasa meM ota-prota rakho, jisase janma-maraNa sambandhI duHkha miTatA jAe aura AtmA sukhamaya banatI jaae| mithyAtvI kAle nAga se bhI bhayaMkara hai| kAle nAga kA jahara to mantra yA auSadhi dvArA utArA jA sakatA hai, kintu mithyAtva-grasita vyakti kI vAsanA kabhI alaga nahIM kI jA sktii| -rAjendra sUri rAjendra-jyoti Jain Education Intemational