Chobis Tirthankar

Author(s): Rajendramuni
Publisher: University of Delhi
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003143/1

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caubIsa tIrthakara DaoN. rAjendra muni

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara : eka mUlyAMkana "tIrthaMkara" jaina paramparA kA eka pracura prAcIna pAribhASika zabda hai yaha vaha zabda-binda hai, jisameM artha-sindhu samagrataH samAhita hai| abhidhArtha se bhinna grAhya artha vAle isa zabda kI saMracanA "tIrtha" evaM "kara" ina do padoM ke yoga se huI hai| yahA~ 'tIrtha' zabda kA loka pracalita artha "pAvana sthala" nahIM hai, apitu viziSTa artha hI grAhya hai| vastutaH "tIrtha" kA prayojana "dharma-saMgha se hai isa dharma-saMgha meM zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA ye cAra vibhAga haiN| tIrthaMkara vaha hai, jo ina caturvidha tIrtha kI saMsthApanA karatA hai, tIrthaMkara kA gaurava vastutaH virAT hai, usake nava-navIna paripArzva haiM, AyAma haiN| usakI mahimA varNAtIta hai, aura varNanAtIta bhI hai| Atmapriya laghu bhrAtA DaoN. zrI rAjendra muni jI vAgmitA aura vidvattA meM mAtA zAradA ke dattaka suputra nahIM hai, apitu aMgajAta AjJAniSTha Adarzatanaya hai| Apa zrI jI ne prastuta grantharAja meM caturviMzati tIrthaMkara ke sandarbha meM jo sAdhAra aura sAdhikAra Alekhana kiyA hai, vaha vastuvRtyA advitIya hai| viziSTa lekhaka aura variSTha cintaka muni zrI jI jaina zAsana kI prabhAvanA meM mUlyavAn yogadAna pradAna karate rahe aura ve sAhitya- Aditya ke rUpa meM svarUpataH rUpAyita baneM, yahI merI maMgala prabhAta kI maMgala velA meM maMgala kAmanA hai| -rameza muni zAstrI

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara lekhaka DA. rAjendra muni jI ma. prakAzaka yUnivarsiTI pablikezana naI dillI- 110 015

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(c) prakAzaka saMskaraNa : 2002 prakAzaka : yUnivarsiTI pablikezana jI-26, zivaloka hAusa karmapurA kamarziyala kaoNmpaleksa naI dillI-110015 mUlya : 395.00 mudraka : vikAsa kampyUTara eNDa priMTarsa, navIna zAhadarA, dillI-110 032 phona : 2822514

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lekhakIya saMsAra sadA eka hI gati aura rUpa se saMcAlita nahIM hotA rahatA-yaha parivartanazIla hai| 'parivartana' prakRti kA eka sahaja dharma hai| hama apane ati laghu jIvanakAla meM hI kitane parivartana dekha rahe haiM? yadi Aja bhI kisI ke lie kuMbhakaraNI nIMda sambhava ho to jAgaraNa para vaha apane samIpa ke jagata ko pahacAna bhI nahIM paayegaa| jo kala thA, vaha Aja nahIM hai aura jo Aja hai, vaha kala nahIM rhegaa| aisI sthiti meM lAkhoM-karor3oM varSoM kI avadhi meM yadi 'kyA kA kyA' ho jAya to kadAcit yaha Azcaryajanaka nahIM hogaa| ye parivartana utthAna ke rUpa meM bhI vyakta hote haiM aura patana ke rUpa meM bhii| hrAsa aura vikAsa donoM hI svayaM meM parivartana haiN| sAtha hI eka aura dhyAtavya tathya yaha bhI hai ki parivartana ke viSayoM ke antargata mAtra bAhya padArtha yA paristhitiyA~ hI nahIM AtIM, apitu mAnasika jagata bhI isake virATa lIlA-sthala kA eka mahattvapUrNa kiMvA pramukha kSetra hai| AcAra-vicAra, Adarza, naitikatA, dharma-bhAvanA, mAnavIya dRSTikoNa Adi bhI kAlakSepa ke sAtha-sAtha parivartana prApta karate rahate haiN| mAnava kI zakti-sAmarthya bhI vardhana-saMkoca ke viSaya bane rahate haiN| zreSTha pravRttiyoM aura mAnavocita sadAdarzoM meM kabhI sabalatA AtI hai to ve apanI caramAvasthA para pahu~ca kara puna: adhomukhI ho jAte haiM aura isake carama para pahu~ca kara puna: 'pratyAgamana' kI sthiti AtI hai| loka kathAoM meM eka prasaMga AtA hai| kisI zreSThI para eka daitya prasanna ho gayA aura usakA dAsa bana gyaa| daitya meM adbhuta kArya-zakti thii| usane apanI isa kSamatA kA zreSThI ke pakSa meM samarpaNa karate hue kahA ki mujhe kAma cAhie-eka ke pazcAt dUsarA Adeza dete rhiye| jaba mujhe dene ke lie Apake pAsa koI kAma na hogA, to maiM ApakA vadha karake yahA~ se calA jaauuNgaa| prathama to zreSThI bar3A prasanna huaa| abhilASAoM kI pAratA se bhI vaha paricita thaa| aura jaba pratyeka abhilASA isa prakAra daitya dvArA pUrNa ho jAne kI saMbhAvanA rakhatI hai, to zreSThI apane sukha-sAmrAjya kI vyApakatA kI kalpanA meM hI kho gyaa| parama pramudita zreSThI ne eka ke pazcAt dUsarA Adeza denA Arambha kara diyaa| daitya kSaNamAtra meM kArya sampanna kara lauTa aataa| aisI sthiti meM zreSThI ko abhilASAoM kI sasImatA kA AbhAsa hone lgaa| usakA aizvarya to uttarottara abhivardhita hone lagA, kintu samasyA yaha thI ki vaha daitya ko AgAmI Adeza kyA de? usakI kalpanA- zakti bhI cukane lgii| bhaya thA ki Adeza na diyA gayA to daitya merI hatyA kara degaa| vaha daitya dvArA nirmita svarNa- prAsAda meM bhI AtaMkita thaa| use prANoM kA bhaya thA aura isa kAraNa samasta sukharAzi use nIrasa pratIta hotI thii| jaba apanI sArI kalpanAe~ sAkAra ho gayIM to zreSThI ne daitya ko eka Adeza diyA ki isa maidAna meM eka bahuta U~cA stambha nirmita kara do| dekhate hI dekhate usane isa AjA

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ko pUrA kara diyaa| aba zreSThI ne antima Adeza diyA ki isa stambha para car3ho aura utro| tumhArA yaha kArya taba taka calatA rahanA cAhiye, jaba taka maiM tumheM agalA Adeza na duuN| zreSThI to apanI svAbhAvika mRtyu pA gayA, parantu vaha daitya becArA aba bhI stambha para car3hane-utarane ke krama ko satata rUpa se calA rahA hai| bhalA yaha kAma bhI kabhI samApta ho sakatA hai? kucha aisI hI sthiti isa jagata meM dharma-bhAvanA kI bhI hai| vaha vikasita hotI hai aura puna: saMkucita ho jAtI hai tathA puna: vikAsonmukha ho jAtI hai| isakA yaha ajasra krama bhI asamApya hai| vikAsa- hAsa kI isa sthiti ko hama sarpa ke AkAra se bhI samajhA sakate hai| pU~cha se phana taka kA bhAga nirantara sthUla se sthUlatara hotA calatA hai aura phana se pU~cha kI ora nirantara sUkSma se suukssmtr| pU~cha se phana kI ora aura phana se puna: pU~cha kI ora kI yaha kramika yAtrA mAnavIya guNoM dvArA asaMkhya varSoM se hotI calI A rahI hai| pU~cha se phana kI ora vAlI yAtrA 'utsarpiNI kAla' hai jisameM zArIrika zakti aura sadmanovRttiyoM, dharmabhAvanAoM Adi meM uttarottara utkarSa hotA calatA hai| aura phana para pahu~cakara puna: pU~cha kI ora vAlI yAtrA 'avasarpiNI kAla' hai jisameM ina guNoM meM apakarSa hotA calatA hai| ye hI avasarpiNIkAla aura utsarpiNIkAla-donoM milakara kAlacakra ko rUpAyita karate haiN| yaha kAlacakra abAdha gati ke sAtha anAdi se hI saMcAlita hai aura isakA saMcAlana ananta kAla taka hotA bhI rhegaa| yaha kAla-cakra ghar3I ke aMka-paTa kI bhA~ti hai, jisa para suiyA~ 6 se 12 taka unnata hotI calI jAtI haiM aura 12 se 6 taka kI yAtrA meM ve punaH avanata hotI rahatI haiN| 6 se 12 kI yAtrA ko utsarpiNIkAla samajhA jA sakatA hai aura 12 se 6 kI yAtrA ko avsrpinniikaal| suiyoM kI yAtrA ke ina donoM bhAgoM meM jaise 6-6 aMka hote haiM. vaise hI ina donoM kAloM ke bhI 6-6 bhAga haiM jo 'ArA' kahalAte haiN| ullekhanIya eka antara donoM meM avazya hai ki ghar3I ke ye sabhI 12 vibhAga sarvathA samAna haiM, kintu ArA-avadhiyA~ apane parimANa meM samAna nahIM hotiiN| kisI kA kAla kama hai, to kisI kA adhik| kAlacakra ke ina utsarpiNI aura avasarpiNI donoM kAloM meM se pratyeka ke tIsare aura cauthe ArA meM 24-24 tIrthaMkara hote haiN| dharmabhAvanA kI vartamAna uttarottara kSINatA isakI spaSTa pramANa hai ki isa samaya avasarpiNI kAla cala rahA hai| isa kAla kA yaha pA~cavA ArA hai| isake pUrva ke 2 ArA arthAt tIsare aura cauthe ArA meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI eka paramparA milatI hai| isa paramparA ke Adi unnAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva the aura isI AdhAra para unheM 'AdinAtha' bhI kahA jAtA hai| isI paramparA ke antima aura 24veM tIrthaMkara hue hai--bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI, jinake siddhAntoM ke tIvra prakAza meM Aja bhI bhaTakI huI mAnavatA sanmArga ko khoja lene meM saphala ho rahI hai| 2600 varSa pUrva prajvalita vaha jyoti Aja bhI apanI prakharatA meM jyoM kI tyoM hai--tanika bhI manda nahIM ho pAyI hai| vastuta: bhagavAna mahAvIra svayaM hI 'vizva-jyoti' haiN|

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tIrthaMkara-svarUpa-vivecanA aba prazna yaha hai ki tIrthaMkara kauna hote haiM ? tIrthaMkara kA svarUpa aura lakSaNa kyA hai evaM tIrthaMkara kI virATa bhUmikA kisa prakAra kI hotI hai ? mere jaise sAdhAraNa buddhi vAloM ke lie isakI samagra vyAkhyA kaThina hai| 'gUMge ke gur3a' kI bhA~ti hI maiM tIrthaMkaroM kI mahattA ko hRdayaMgama to kisI sImA taka kara pAtA hU~, kintu usake samagra vivecana kI kSamatA kA dAvA mere lie daMbha mAtra hogaa| tIrthaMkara gaurava ativizAla hai, usake navanavIna paripArzva haiMAyAma haiM, usakI mahimA zabdAtIta hai| jaina zAstrIya zabda 'tIrthakara' pAribhASika hai| abhidhArtha se bhinna grAhya artha vAle isa zabda kI saMracanA 'tIrtha' aura 'kara' ina do padoM ke yoga se huI hai| yahA~ 'tIrtha' zabda kA loka pracalita artha 'pAvana-sthala' nahIM, apitu isakA viziSTa takanIkI artha grAhya hai| vastuta: 'tIrtha' kA prayojana hai--sAdhu, saMgha se| isa dharmasaMgha meM cAra vibhAga hote haiM-sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura shraavikaa| ye cAra tIrthaM haiN| tIrthaMkara vaha hai jo ina cAra tIrthoM kA gaThana kare, inakA saMcAlana kre| isa prakAra caturvidha dharmasaMgha kA saMsthApaka hI tIrthaMkara hai| vaha paramopakArI, uccAzaya, pavitra AtmA tIrthaMkara hai, jo samasta manovikAroM se pare ho| apanI kaThora sAdhanA aura ghora tapazcaryA ke bala para vaha kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana kA lAbha prApta karatA hai aura antata: kAlakara vaha siddha, buddha aura mukta ho jAtA hai| kintu mAtra itanA-sA spaSTIkaraNa hI kisI ke tIrthaMkaratva ke lie paryApta nahIM hotaa| ukta kathita kSamatA ke dhanI to tIrthaMkara kI bhA~ti sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI sAmAnya kevalI bhI ho sakate haiM kintu unameM tIrthaMkara ke samAna puNya kA caramotkarSa nahIM hotaa| dUsarA jJAtavya tathya yaha hai ki sarvajJatA ke adhikArI eka hI avasarpiNI kAla meM asaMkhya AtmAe~ ho sakatI haiM jabaki tIrthaMkaratva kevala 24 ucca AtmAoM ko hI prApta hotA hai aura huA hai| ata: tIrthaMkaroM ke lie kauna-sI viziSTatA atirikta rUpa se upekSita hotI hai yaha vicAraNIya prazna hai| vastuta: uparyukta arjanAe~, kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana ko prApta kara nirvANa ke durlabha pada ko sulabha kara lene vAle, siddha, buddha aura mukta dazA ko prApta asaMkhya jana 'kevalI' haiN| ve apanI dharma-sAdhanA ke AdhAra para prAya: svAtmA ko hI karma- baMdhana se mukta karane meM samartha haiN| tIrthaMkara isase bhI Age caraNa bar3hAtA hai| vaha apanI arjanAoM kI zakti kA jagata ke kalyANa ke lie prayoga karatA hai, apane jJAna se sabhI ko lAbhAvinta karatA hai| vaha pathabhraSTa mAnavatA ko Atma-kalyANa ke sanmArga para ArUDha kara usa para gatizIla rahane ke lie kSamatA pradAna karatA hai aura asaMkhyajanoM ko mokSa ke lakSya taka pahu~cane kI jaTila yAtrA meM apane sajaga netRtva kA sahArA detA hai, unakA mArga-darzana karatA hai| yaha sarvajanahitAya dRSTikoNa hI kevalI ko apanI saMkIrNa paridhi se bAhara nikAla kara tIrthakaratva kI vyApaka aura atyucca bhUmi para avasthita kara detA hai|

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isa virATa bhUmikA kA nirvAha karane vAle isa avasarpiNI kAla meM kevala 24 mahimA sampanna sAdhaka hue haiM aura ve hI tIrthaMkaratva kI garimA se vibhUSita hue haiN| prastuta grantha kA pratipAdya inhIM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kA jIvana-carita rahA hai| jaina itihAsa meM yaha varSa vizeSa ullekhanIya rahegA, jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke 26 sauveM janmakalyANaka mahotsava ko samagra rASTra meM utsAha ke sAtha manAyA jA rahA hai| bhagavAna ke parama punIta jIvana kA gahana adhyayana karanA, unake sarvajanahitAya siddhAntoM para manana kara unake prati eka paripakva samajha vikasita karanA, unako AcaraNa meM DhAlanA Adi kucha aise AyAma haiM, jinake mAdhyama se janma mahotsava ko sArthakatA dI jA sakatI hai| isa bhAvanA ke sAtha 'bhagavAna mahAvIra : jIvana aura darzana' zIrSaka eka grantha kI racanA kA sAhasa lekhaka kara cukA thaa| tabhI usake mana meM eka anya bhAvanA a~gar3AiyA~ lene lagI ki vastuta: mahAvIra bhagavAna ne jo vyApaka janakalyANa kA ajasra abhiyAna calAyA usake pIche unakI samatA, zakti aura siddhiyA~ to thI hI, kintu unake sAmane eka virAT anukaraNIya Adarza zRMkhalA bhI rahI thii| jahA~ svayaM ke hI janma-janmAntaroM ke puNyakarmoM aura zreSTha saMskAroM kI zakti unheM prApta thI, vahA~ eka sudIrgha samujjvala tIrthaMkara-paramparA bhI unake sAmane rahI hai| ata: samasta tIrthaMkaroM kA carita-citraNa prAsaMgika hI nahIM hogA, apitu vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke carita ko hRdayaMgama karAne kI dizA meM eka mahattvapUrNa pUraka bhI siddha hogaa| kucha isI prakAra kI dhAraNA ke sAtha 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana carita ko viSaya mAnakara maiM prayatna-rata huA, jisane isa pustaka ke rUpa meM AkAra grahaNa kara liyA hai| maiM unake jIvana kI samagra mahimA ko udghATita kara pAyA hU~-yaha kathana merI durvinItatA kA dyotaka hogaa| maiM to kevala sataha taka hI sImita rahA huuN| motiyoM kI gaharAI taka pahu~ca pAne kA sAmatharya mujhameM kahA~? mere isa prayAsa meM zraddheya gurudeva rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayogI zrI puSkara munijI evaM prasiddha jaina sAhityakAra gurudeva AcArya samrATa zrI devendra munijI, mere jyeSTha sahodara zrI rameza munijI zAstrI, kAvyatIrtha kA mahattvapUrNa sahayoga rahA hai| jinakI apAra kRpAdRSTi se hI maiM prastuta grantha likha sakA huuN| isa grantha meM jo kucha bhI acchAI hai vaha sabhI pUjya gurudevazrI kA apAra kRpA kA hI phala hai| sAtha hI prophesara zrI lakSmaNa bhaTanAgara jI ko bhI smaraNa kiye binA nahIM raha sktaa| jinhoMne prastuta pustaka meM Avazyaka saMzodhana va sampAdana kiyaa| -rAjendra muni

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prastAvanA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pUrvakAlIna jaina paramparA dharma aura darzana dharma aura darzana manuSya jIvana ke do abhinna aMga haiN| jaba mAnava, cintana ke sAgara meM gaharAI se DubakI lagAtA hai taba darzana kA janma hotA hai, jaba vaha usa cintana kA jIvana meM prayoga karatA hai taba dharma kI avatAraNA hotI hai| mAnava-mana kI ulajhana ko sulajhAne ke lie hI dharma aura darzana anivArya sAdhana haiN| dharma aura darzana donoM paraspara sApekSa hai, eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiN| mahAn dArzanika sukarAta ke samakSa kisI ne jijJAsA prastuta kI ki zAMti kahA~ hai aura kyA hai? dArzanika ne samAdhAna karate hue kahA, "mere lie zAMti merA dharma aura darzana hai vaha bAhara nahIM apitu mere andara hai|" sukarAta kI dRSTi se dharma aura darzana paraspara bhinna nahIM apitu abhinna tattva hai| usake bAda yUnAnI va yUropIya dArzanikoM meM dharma aura darzana ko lekara matabheda upasthita huaa| sukarAta ne jo darzana aura dharma kA nirUpaNa kiyA vaha jainadharma se bahuta kucha saMgata pratIta hotA hai| jainadharma meM AcAra ke pAMca bheda mAne gaye haiN|' usameM jJAnAcAra bhI eka hai| jJAna aura AcAra paraspara sApekSa hai| isa dRSTi se vicAra darzana aura AcAra dharma hai| pAzcAtya cintakoM ne dharma ke lie 'rilIjana' aura darzana ke lie 'philaoNsaphI' zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai| kiMtu dharma aura darzana zabda meM jo gambhIratA aura vyApakatA hai vaha rilIjana aura philaoNsaphI zabda se vyakta nahIM ho sktii| bhAratIya vicArakoM ne dharma aura darzana ko pRthak-pRthak svIkAra nahIM kiyA hai| jo dharma hai vahI darzana bhI hai| darzana tarka para AdhArita hai ; dharma zraddhA para, ve eka- dUsaro ke bAdhaka nahIM apitu sAdhaka haiN| vedAnta meM jo pUrvamImAMsA hai vaha dharma hai aura uttaramImAMsA hai vaha darzana hai| yoga AcAra hai, to sAMkhya vicAra hai| bauddha paramparA meM hInayAna darzana hai to mahAyAna dharma hai| jainadharma meM mukhya rUpa se do tattva haiM-eka ahiMsA, dUsarA anekaaNt| ahiMsA dharma hai aura anekAMta darzana hai| isa prakAra darzana dharma hai aura dharma darzana hai| vicAra meM AcAra aura AcAra meM vicAra yahI bhAratIya cintana kI vizeSatA hai| / sthAnAGga. 5, udde. 2, sUtra 432.

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grIsa aura yUropa meM dharma aura darzana donoM sAtha- sAtha nahIM apitu eka dUsare ke virodha meM bhI khar3e haiM, jisake phalasvarUpa jIvana meM jo Ananda kI anubhUti honI cAhie vaha nahIM ho paatii| pAzcAtya vicArakoM ne dharma meM buddhi, bhAvanA aura kriyA-ye tIna tattva mAne haiN| buddhi se tAtparya hai jJAna, bhAvanA kA artha hai zraddhA, aura kriyA kA artha hai aacaar| jaina dRSTi se bhI samyakzraddhA, samyakjJAna aura samyakcAritra ye tInoM dharma haiN| hegela' aura 'maiksamUlana' ne dharma kI jo paribhASA kI hai usameM jJAnAtmaka pahalU para hI bala diyA hai aura do aMzoM kI upekSA kI hai| kANTa ne dharma kI jo paribhASA kI, usameM jJAnAtmaka ke sAtha kriyAtmaka pahalU para bhI lakSya diyA, para bhAvanAtmaka pahalU kI usane bhI upekSA kara dii| kiMtu mArTinyU ne dharma kI jo paribhASA prastuta kI, usameM vizvAsa, vicAra aura AcAra ina tInoM kA madhura samanvaya hai| dUsare zabdoM meM kahA jAe to bhakti, jJAnaaura karma ina tInoM ko usane apanI paribhASA meM sameTa liyA hai| dharma aura darzana kA kSetra pAzcAtya vicArakoM kI dRSTi se dharma aura darzana kA viSaya sampUrNa vizva hai| darzana mAnava kI anubhUtiyoM kI tarkapurassara vyAkhyA karake sampUrNa vizva ke AdhArabhUta siddhAntoM kI anveSaNA karatA hai| dharma bhI AdhyAtmika mUlyoM ke dvArA sampUrNa vizva kA vivecana karane kA prayAsa karatA hai| dharma aura darzana meM dUsarI samatA yaha hai ki donoM mAnavIya jJAna kI yogyatA meM, yathArthatA meM, carama tattva meM vizvAsa karate haiN| darzana meM medhA kI pradhAnatA hai to dharma meM zraddhA kii| darzana bauddhika AbhAsa hai, dharma AdhyAtmika vikAsa hai| darzana siddhAnta ko pradhAnatA detA hai to dharma vyavahAra ko| Aja ke yuga meM yaha prazna pUchA jAtA hai ki dharma aura darzana kA janma kaba huA? isa prazna ke uttara meM saMkSepa meM itanA hI likhanA paryApta hogA ki vartamAna itihAsa kI dRSTi se isakI Adi kA patA lagAnA kaThina hai| isake lie hameM prAgaitihAsika kAla meM jAnA hogA, jisa para hama agale pRSThoM para cintana kreNge| kintu yaha sadA smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki darzana ke abhAva meM dharma apUrNa hai aura dharma ke abhAva meM darzana bhI apUrNa hai| mAnava-jIvana ko sundara, sarasa va madhura banAne ke lie donoM hI tattvoM kI jIvana meM atyanta AvazyakatA hai| Adhunika manISA ko eka aura prazna bhI jhakajhora rahA hai ki dharma aura vijJAna meM paraspara kyA sambandha hai ? yahA~ vistAra se vivecana karane kA prasaMga nahIM hai| saMkSepa meM itanA hI batAnA Avazyaka hai ki dharma kA sambandha Antarika jIvana se adhika hai aura vijJAna kA sambandha bAhya jagat (prakRti) se hai| dharma kA pradhAna uddezya mukti kI sAdhanA hai aura vijJAna kA pradhAna uddezya hai prakRti kA anusNdhaan| vijJAna meM satya kI to pradhAnatA hai, para

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ziva aura sundaratA kA usameM abhAva hai jabaki dharma meM 'satyaM' 'ziva' aura 'sundaram' tInoM hI anubaMdhita haiN| jainadharma jainadharma vizva kA eka mahAn dharma bhI hai, darzana bhI hai| Aja taka pracalita aura pratipAdita sabhI dharma tathA darzanoM meM yaha adbhuta, ananya evaM jIvanavyApI hai| vizva kA koI bhI dharma aura darzana isakI pratispardhA nahIM kara sktaa| isameM aisI aneka vizeSatAe~ hai, jinake kAraNa yaha Aja bhI vizva ke vicArakoM ke lie AkarSaNa kA kendra banA huA hai| yahA~ para spaSTa kara denA anivArya hai ki prastuta vicAraNA ke pIche vizuddha satya-tathya kI anveSaNA hI pramukha hai, na ki kisI bhI dharma ke prati upekSA AkSepa aura IrSyA kI bhaavnaa| sahaja hI prazna ho sakatA hai ki jainadharma aura darzana yadi itanA mahAn va zreSTha hai to usakA anusaraNa karane vAloM kI saMkhyA itanI alpa kyoM hai ? uttara meM nivedana hai ki mAnava sadA se suvidhAvAdI rahA hai; vaha sarala mArga ko pasaMda karatA hai, kaThina mArga ko nhiiN| Aja bhautikavAdI manovRtti ke yuga meM yaha pravRtti draupadI ke cIra kI taraha bar3hatI hI jA rahI hai| mAnava adhikAdhika bhautika sukha-suvidhAe~ prApta karanA cAhatA hai aura usake lie vaha aharniza prayatna kara rahA hai tathA usameM apane jIvana kI sArthakatA anubhava kara rahA hai, jabaki jainadharma bhautikatA para nahIM, AdhyAtmikatA para bala detA hai| vaha svArtha ko nahIM, paramArtha ko apanAne kA saMketa karatA hai, vaha pravRtti kI nahIM, nivRtti kI preraNA detA hai, vaha bhoga nahIM, tyAga ko bar3hAvA detA hai, vAsanA ko nahIM, upAsanA ko apanAne kA saMketa karatA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa hI jainadharma ke anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhyA alpa va alpatara hotI jA rahI hai para, yaha asamarthatA, ayogyatA va durbhAgya Aja ke bhautikavAdI mAnava kA hai na ki jainadharma aura darzana kA hai| anuyAyiyoM kI adhikatA aura nyUnatA ke AdhAra se kisI bhI dharma ko zreSTha aura kaniSTha mAnanA vicArazIlatA nahIM hai| jainadharma kI upayogitA aura mahAnatA jitanI atIta kAla meM thI, usase bhI adhika Adhunika yuga meM hai| Aja vizva ke bhAgyavidhAtA cintita haiN| bhautika sukha-suvidhAoM kI asIma upalabdhi para bhI jIvana meM Ananda kI anubhUti nahIM ho rahI hai| ve anubhava karane lage haiM ki binA AdhyAtmikatA ke bhautika unnati jIvana ke lie varadAna nahIM, apitu abhizApa hai| jainadharma : eka svataMtra va prAcIna dharma yaha sAdhikAra kahA jA sakatA hai ki jainadharma vizva kA sabase prAcIna dharma hai| yaha na vaidika dharma kI zAkhA hai, na bauddhadharma kii| kiMtu yaha sarvatantra svatantra dharma hai, darzana hai| yaha satya hai ki 'jainadharma' isa zabda kA prayoga vedoM meM, tripiTakoM meM aura AgamoM meM dekhane ko nahIM milatA jisake kAraNa tathA sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa kitane hI itihAsakAroM ne jainadharma ko arvAcIna mAnane kI bhayaMkara bhUla kI hai| hameM unake aitihAsika jJAna para tarasa AtA hai|

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10 'vaidika saMskRti kA vikAsa' pustaka meM zrI lakSmaNa zAstrI jozI ne likhA hai-"jaina tathA bauddha dharma bhI vaidika saMskRti kI hI zAkhAe~ hai| yadyapi sAmAnya manuSya inheM vaidika nahIM maantaa| sAmAnya manuSya kI isa bhrAnta dhAraNA kA kAraNa hai mUlata: ina zAkhAoM ke vedavirodha kI klpnaa| saca to yaha hai ki jainoM aura bauddhoM kI tIna antima kalpanAe~-karmavipAka, saMsAra kA baMdhana aura mokSa yA mukti, antatogatvA vaidika hI hai|"2 zAstrI mahodaya ne jina antima kalpanAoM-karmavipAka, saMsAra kA baMdhana aura mokSa yA mukti ko antatogatvA vaidika kahA hai, vAstava meM ve mUlata: avaidika haiN| vaidika sAhitya meM AtmA aura mokSa kI kalpanA hI nahIM hai| aura inako binA mAne karmavipAka aura baMdhana kI kalpanA kA mUlya hI kyA hai? e0 e0 maikaDonela kA mantavya hai-"punarjanma ke siddhAnta kA vedoM meM koI saMketa nahIM milatA hai kintu eka brAhmaNa meM yaha ukti milatI hai ki jo loga vidhivat saMskArAdi nahIM karate vaha mRtyu ke bAda puna: janma lete haiM aura bAra-bAra mRtyu kA grAsa banate rahate haiN|" vaidikasaMskRti ke mUla tattva haiM--'yajJa, RNa aura vrnn-vyvsthaa|' ina tInoM kA virodha zramaNasaMskRti kI jaina aura bauddha donoM dhArAoM ne kiyA hai| ata: zAstrI jI kA mantavya AdhArarahita hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki jainadharma vaidikadharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai| yadyapi aneka vidvAna isa bhrAnti ke zikAra hue haiN| jaise ki pro0 lAsena ne likhA hai- "buddha aura mahAvIra eka hI vyakti hai, kyoMki jaina aura bauddha paramparA kI mAnyatAoM meM anekavidha samAnatA hai|" pro0 vebara ne likhA hai-"jainadharma, boddhadharma kI eka zAkhA hai, vaha usase svataMtra nahIM hai| kintu una vidvAnoM kI bhrAnti kA nirasana pro0 yAkobI ne aneka akATya tarkoM ke AdhAra se kiyA aura anta meM yaha spaSTa batAyA ki jaina aura bauddha donoM sampradAya svataMtra haiM, itanA hI nahIM balki jaina sampradAya bauddha sampradAya se purAnA bhI hai aura jJAtaputra mahAvIra to usa sampradAya ke antima puraskartA mAtra haiN|" jaba hama aitihAsika dRSTi se jainadharma kA adhyayana karate haiM taba sUrya ke prakAza kI taraha spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki jainadharma vibhinna yugoM meM vibhinna nAmoM dvArA abhihita hotA rahA hai| vaidika kAla se AraNyaka kAla taka vaha vAtarazana muni yA vAtarazana zramaNoM ke nAma 2 vaidika saMskRti kA vikAsa, pR0 15-16 3 vaidika mAitholaoNjI, pR0 316 4 S. B. E. Vol. 22, Introduction, p. 19. 5 vahI, pR0 18 6 vahI

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11 se pahacAnA gayA hai| Rgveda meM vAtarazana muni kA varNana hai|' taittirIya-AraNyaka meM ketu, aruNa aura vAtarazana RSiyoM kI stuti kI gaI hai| AcArya sAyaNa ke matAnusAra ketu, aruNa aura vAtarazana ye tInoM RSiyoM ke saMgha the| ve apramAdI the| zrImadbhAgavata ke anusAra bhI vAtarazana zramaNoM ke dharma kA pravartana bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne kiyaa|" taittirIyAraNyaka meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke ziSyoM ko vAtarazana RSi aura UrdhvamaMthI kahA hai| ___'vrAtya' zabda bhI vAtarazana zabda kA sahacArI hai| vAtarazana muni vaidika paramparA ke nahIM the, kyoMki prAraMbha meM vaidika paramparA meM saMnyAsa aura muni pada kA sthAna nahIM thaa| jainadharma ke prAcIna nAma - jainadharma kA dUsarA nAma 'Arhata dharma' bhI atyadhika vizruta rahA hai| jo 'Arhat' ke upAsaka the ve 'Arhat' kahalAte the| ve veda aura brAhmaNoM ko nahIM mAnate the| Rgveda meM veda aura brahma ke upAsaka ko 'bArhata' kahA gayA hai| vedavANI ko bRhatI kahate haiN| bRhatI kI upAsanA karane vAle bArhata kahalAte haiN| vedoM kI upAsanA karane vAle brahmacArI hote the| ve indriyoM kA saMyamana kara vIrya kI rakSA karate the aura isa prakAra vedoM kI upAsanA karane vAle brahmacArI sAdhaka 'bArhata' kahalAte the| bArhata brahma yA brAhmaNa saMskRti ke puraskartA the| ve vaidika yajJa-yAga ko hI sarvazreSTha mAnate the| 7 munayo vAtarazanAH pizaGgA vasate mlaa| -Rgveda saMhitA 10]]]]] 8 ketavo aruNAsazca RSayo vAtarazanAH pratiSThAM zatadhA hi samAhitA so shsrdhaaysm| -taittirIya AraNyaka 1|21|3|1/24 9 taittirIya AraNyaka 113116 10 ketvaruNa vAtarazana zabdA RSi sNdhaanaacksste| te sarve'pi RSisaMghAH smaahit| so'pramattA: santa upddhtu| -taittirIyAraNyaka bhASya 1|21|3 11 zrImadbhAgavata 111|12 12 vAtarazanAha vA RSayaH zramaNA urdhvamaMthino bbhuuvuH| -taittirIyAraNyaka 217]] 13 sAhitya aura saMskRti, pR0 208, devendra muni, bhAratIya vidyA prakAzana, kacaur3I galI, vaaraannsii| 14 Rgveda 10|854

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12 Arhata loga yajJoM meM vizvAsa na kara karmabaMdha aura karmanirjarA ko mAnate the / prastuta Arhata dharma ko 'padmapurANa' meM sarvazreSTha dharma kahA hai| 15 isa dharma ke pravartaka RSabhadeva haiN| Rgveda meM arhan ko vizva kI rakSA karane vAlA sarvazreSTha kahA hai| " zatapatha brAhmaNa meM bhI arhan kA AhvAna kiyA gayA hai aura anya kaI sthAloM para unheM 'zreSTha' kahA gayA hai|" sAyaNa ke anusAra bhI arhan kA artha yogya hai| zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ne kalpasUtra meM bhagavAn ariSTanemi va anya tIrthaMkaroM ke lie 'arhat' vizeSaNa kA prayoga kiyA hai|" isibhASiyaM ke anusAra bhagavAn ariSTanemi ke tIrthakAla meM pratyekabuddha bhI 'arhat' kahalAte the| " padmapurANa aura viSNupurANa" meM jainadharma ke lie 'Arhat dharma' kA prayoga milatA hai| Arhata zabda kI mukhyatA bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke tIrthakAla taka calatI rhii| 22 mahAvIra - yugIna sAhitya kA paryavekSaNa karane para sahaja hI jJAta hotA hai ki usa samaya 'nirgrantha' zabda mukhya rUpa se vyavahRta huA hai| 23 bauddha sAhitya meM aneka sthaloM para bhagavAn mahAvIra ko niggaMtha nAyaputta kahA hai| 24 azoka ke zilAlekhoM meM bhI niggaMTha zabda kA ullekha prApta hotA hai| 25 bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pazcAt ATha gaNadharoM yA AcAryoM taka 'nirgrantha' zabda mukhya rUpa se rahA hai| 20 15 ArhataM sarvamaitazca, muktidvAramasaMvRtam / dharmAd vimukterarho'yaM na tasmAdaparaH paraH / / - padmapurANA3 1350 16 Rgveda 2|33|10, 2|3|1|3, 7|18|22, 10|2|2|, 99 | 7 | tathA 10|85|4, ai prA0 5|2|2|, zA0 15]4, 18 2, 23 | 1 ai0 4|10 173|4|1|3-6, tai0 2/8/6/9, tai0 A0 4/5/75/4/10 Adi Adi 18 kalpasUtra, devendra muni sampAdita, sUtra 161 - 162 Adi 19 isibhASiyaM 1|20 20 padmapurANa 13|350 21 viSNupurANa 3 | 18 |12 22 (ka) bAbU choTelAla smRti grantha, pR0 201 (kha) atIta kA anAvaraNa, pR0 60 23 (ka) AcArAGga, 1|3|1|108 (kha) niggaMthaM pAvayaNaM 24 (ka) dIghanikAya sAmaJJaphala sutta, 18121 (kha) vinayapiTaka mahAvagga, pR0 242 25 ime viyAparA ho haMti tti niggaMThesu pi me kare / - prAcIna bhAratIya abhilekhoM kA adhyayana, 26 paTTAvalI samuccaya, tapAgaccha paTTAvalI, pR0 45 - bhagavatI 9/6/386 dvi0 khaNDa, pR0 19

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vaidika granthoM meM bhI nirgrantha zabda milatA hai| sAtavIM zatAbdI meM baMgAla meM nirgrantha sampradAya prabhAvazAlI thaa|28 dazavaikAlika," uttarAdhyayana aura sUtrakRtAGga." Adi AgamoM meM jina-zAsana, jinamArga, jinavacana zabdoM kA prayoga huA hai| kiMtu 'jainadharma' isa zabda kA prayoga Agama granthoM meM nahIM miltaa| sarvaprathama 'jaina' zabda kA prayoga jinabhadragaNI kSamazrimaNa kRta vizeSAvazyakabhASya meM dekhane ko prApta hotA hai| usake pazcAt ke sAhitya meM jainadharma zabda kA prayoga vizeSa rUpa se vyavahRta huA hai| matsyapurANa meM 'jinadharma' aura devI bhAgavata meM 'jainadharma' kA ullekha prApta hotA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki dezakAla ke anusAra zabda badalate rahe haiM, kiMtu zabdoM ke badalate rahane se 'jainadharma' kA svarUpa arvAcIna nahIM ho sktaa| paramparA kI dRSTi se usakA sambandha bhagavAna RSabhadeva se hai| jisa prakAra ziva ke nAma para zaivadharma, viSNu ke nAma para vaiSNavadharma aura buddha ke nAma para bauddhadharma pracalita hai, vaise hI jainadharma kisI vyakti-vizeSa ke nAma para pracalita nahIM hai aura na yaha dharma kisI vyakti vizeSa kA pUjaka hI hai| ise RSabhadeva, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra kA dharma nahIM kahA gayA hai| yaha AItoM kA dharma hai, jinadharma hai| jainadharma ke mUlamaMtra namo arihaMtANaM, namo siddhANaM, namo AyariyANaM, namo uvajjhAyANaM, namo 27 (ka) kanthAkaupInottarA saGkAdInAM tyAgino yathAjAtarUpadharA 'nirgranthA' niSparigrahA iti sNvrtshrutiH| -taittirIya-AraNyaka 10|63, sAyaNa bhASya, bhAga-2, bR0 778 (kha) jAbAlopaniSad 28 da eja Ava impIriyala kannauja pR0 288 29 (ka) soccANaM jiNa-sAsaNaM-dazavaikAlika 8/25 (kha) jiNamayaM, vahI 9|3|15 30 jiNavayaNe aNurattA jiNavayaNaM je kareMti bhAveNa -uttarAdhyayana, 36/264 31 sUtrakRtAGga 32 (ka) jeNaM titthaM-vizeSAvazyakabhASya, gA0 1043 (kha titthaM-jaiNaM-vahI, gA0 1045 - 1046 33 matsyapurANa 4|13|54 34 gatvAtha mohayAmAsa rajipatrAn vRhsptiH| jinadharma samAsthAya veda bAhyaM sa vedcit|| chadmarUpa dharaM saumyaM bodhayantaM chalena taan| jainadharma kRtaM svena, yajJa nindAparaM tthaa|| -devI bhAgavata 4/13/54

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14 loe savvasAhUNaM' 35 meM kisI vyaktivizeSa ko namaskAra nahIM kiyA gayA hai| jainadharma kA spaSTa abhimata hai ki koI bhI vyakti AdhyAtmika utkarSa kara mAnava se mahAmAnava bana sakatA hai, tIrthaMkara bana sakatA hai| tIrtha aura tIrthaMkara tIrthaMkara zabda jainadharma kA mukhya pAribhaSika zabda hai| yaha zabda kaba aura kisa samaya pracalita huA, yaha kahanA kaThina hai| vartamAna itihAsa se isakA Adi sUtra nahIM DhUMDhA jA sktaa| nissaMdeha yaha zabda upalabdha itihAsa se bahuta pahale prAg- aitihAsika kAla meM bhI pracalita thaa| jaina-paramparA meM isa zabda kA prAdhAnya rahane ke kAraNa bauddha sAhitya meM bhI isakA prayoga kiyA gayA hai, bauddha sAhitya meM aneka sthaloM para 'tIrthaMkara zabda vyavahRta huA hai| sAmaJaphalasutta meM cha: 'tIrthaMkaroM' kA ullekha kiyA hai| kiMtu yaha spaSTa hai ki jainasAhitya kI taraha mukhya rUpa se yaha zabda vahA~ pracalita nahIM rahA hai| kucha hI sthaloM para isakA ullekha huA kiMtu jainasAhitya meM isa zabda kA prayoga atyadhika mAtrA meM huA hai| tIrthaMkara jainadharmasaMgha kA pitA hai, sarvesarvA hai| jainasAhitya meM khUba hI vistAra se 'tIrthaMkara' kA mahattva aMkita kiyA gayA hai| Agama sAhitya se lekara stotra-sAhitya taka meM tIrthaMkara kA mahattva pratipAdita hai| caturvizatistava aura zakrastava meM tIrthaMkara ke guNoM kA jo utkIrtana kiyA gayA hai, use par3hakara tIrthaMkara kI garimA-mahimA kA eka bhavya citra sAmane prastuta ho jAtA hai tathA sAdhaka kA hRdaya zraddhA se vinata ho jAtA hai| jo tIrtha kA kartA yA nirmAtA hotA hai vaha tIrthaMkara kahalAtA hai| jaina paribhASA ke anusAra tIrtha zabda kA artha dharma-zAsana hai| jo saMsAra-samudra se pAra karane vAle dharma-tIrtha kI saMsthApanA karate haiM ve tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha, ye dharma haiN| isa dharma ko dhAraNa karane vAle zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA haiN| isa caturvidha saMgha ko bhI tIrtha kahA gayA hai| isa tIrtha kI jo sthApanA karate haiM, una viziSTa vyaktiyoM ko tIrthaMkara kahate haiN| saMskRta sAhitya meM tIrtha zabda 'ghATa' ke lie bhI vyavahRta huA hai| jo ghATa ke nirmAtA haiM, ve tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| saritA ko pAra karane ke lie ghATa kI kitanI upayogitA hai, yaha pratyeka anubhavI vyakti jAnatA hai| saMsAra rUpI eka mahAn nadI hai, usameM 35 bhagavatI sUtra, maMgalAcaraNa 36 dekhie bauddha sAhitya kA laMkAvatAra sUtra 37 dIghanikAya, sAmaJaphalasUta, pR0 16-22 hindI anuvAda 38 (ka) titthaM puNa cAuvannAinne samaNasaMgho-samaNA, samaNIoM, sAvayA, saaviyaao| -bhagavatI sUtra, zataka 2, u0 8, sUtra 682 (kha) sthAnAGga, 43

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15 kahIM para krodha ke magaramaccha mu~ha phAr3e hue hai, kahIM para mAyA ke jaharIle sA~pa phUtkAra kara rahe haiM to kahIM para lobha ke bha~vara haiN| ina sabhI ko pAra karanA kaThina hai| sAdhAraNa sAdhaka vikAroM ke bhaMvara meM phaMsa jAte haiN| kaSAya ke magara unheM nigala jAte haiN| ananta dayA ke avatAra tIrthaMkara prabhu ne sAdhakoM kI suvidhA ke lie dharma kA ghATa banAyA, aNuvrata aura mahAvratoM kI nizcita yojanA prastuta kI, jisase pratyeka sAdhaka isa saMsAra rUpI bhayaMkara nadI ko sahaja hI pAra kara sakatA hai| tIrtha kA artha pala arthAt setu bhI hai| cAhe kitanI hI bar3I se bar3I nadI kyoM na ho, yadi usa para pula hai to nirbala-se-nibaile vyakti bhI use sugamatA se pAra kara sakatA hai| tIrthaMkaroM ne saMsAra rUpI nadI ko pAra karane ke lie dharma- zAsana athavA sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA rUpI saMgha svarUpa pula kA nirmANa kiyA hai| Apa apanI zakti va bhakti ke anusAra isa pula para car3hakara saMsAra ko pAra kara sakate haiN| dhArmika sAdhanA ke dvArA apane jIvana ko pAvana banA sakate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM ke zAsanakAla meM hajAroM, lAkhoM vyakti AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kara jIvana ko parama pavitra va vizuddha banAkara mukta hote haiN| prazna ho sakatA hai ki vartamAna avasarpiNIkAla meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sarvaprathama tIrtha kI saMsthApanA kI ata: unheM to tIrthaMkara kahanA cAhie parantu unake pazcAdvartI tebIsa mahApuruSoM ko tIrthaMkara kyoM kahA jAye ? kucha vidvAn yaha bhI kahate haiM ki dharma kI vyavasthA dUsare tIrthaMkara bhI karate haiM, ata: eka RSabhadeva ko hI tIrthaMkara mAnanA cAhie anya ko nhiiN| ullikhita praznoM ke uttara meM nivedana hai ki ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya, aparigraha aura anekAnta Adi jo dharma ke AdhArabhUta mUla siddhAnta haiM, ve zAzvata satya aura sadA-sarvadA aparivartanIya hai| atIta ke anantakAla meM jo ananta tIrthaMkara hue haiM, vartamAna meM jo zrI sImaMdhara svAmI Adi tIrthaMkara haiM aura anAgata anantakAla meM jo ananta tIrthaMkara hone vAle haiM una sabake dvArA dharma ke mUla stambhasvarUpa ina zAzvata satyoM ke sambandha meM samAna rUpa se prarUpaNA kI jAtI rahI hai, kI jA rahI hai aura kI jAtI rhegii| dharma ke mUla / tattvoM ke nirUpaNa meM eka tIrthaMkara se dUsare tIrthaMkara kA kiMcitmAtra bhI matabheda na kabhI rahA hai aura na kabhI rahegA, parantu pratyeka tIrthaMkara apane-apane samaya meM deza, kAla va janamAnasa kI RjutA, tatkAlIna mAnava kI zakti, buddhi, sahiSNutA Adi ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue usa kAla aura usa kAla ke mAnava ke anurUpa sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka evaM zrAvikA ke lie apanI-apanI eka navIna AcAra-saMhitA kA nirmANa karate haiN| eka tIrthaMkara dvArA saMsthApita zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA rUpa tIrtha meM kAla-prabhAva se jaba eka athavA aneka prakAra kI vikRtiyA~ utpanna ho jAtI haiM, tIrtha meM lambe vyavadhAna tathA anya kAraNoM se bhrAntiyA~ panapane lagatI haiM, kabhI-kabhI tIrtha vilupta athavA viluptaprAya, vizRMkhala athavA zithila ho jAtA hai, usa samaya dUsare tIrthaMkara kA samudbhava hotA hai aura ve vizuddharUpeNa navIna tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiM, ata: ve tIrthaMkara

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16 kahalAte haiN| unake dvArA dharma ke prANabhUta dhuva siddhAnta usI rUpa meM upadiSTa kiye jAte haiM, kevala bAhya kriyAoM evaM AcAra-vyavahAra Adi kA pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke samaya meM nyUnAdhika vaibhinnya hotA hai| jaba purAne ghATa Dhaha jAte haiM, vikRta athavA anupayukta ho jAte haiM, taba navIna ghATa nirmANa kiye jAte haiN| jaba dhArmika vidhi-vidhAnoM meM vikRti A jAtI hai| taba tIrthaMkara una vikRtiyoM ko naSTa kara apanI dRSTi se puna: dhArmika vidhAnoM kA nirmANa karate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM kA zAsana bheda isa bAta kA jvalaMta pramANa hai| maiMne isa sambandha meM 'bhagavAna pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana' grantha meM vistAra se vivecana kiyA hai| jijJAsu pAThakoM ko vahA~ dekhanA caahiye|". tIrthaMkara avatAra nahIM eka bAta smaraNa rakhanI cAhie ki jainadharma ne tIrthaMkara ko Izvara kA avatAra yA aMza nahIM mAnA hai aura na devI sRSTi kA ajIba prANI hI svIkAra kiyA hai| usakA yaha spaSTa mantavya hai ki tIrthaMkara kA jIva atIta meM eka dina hamArI hI taraha sAMsArika pravRttiyoM ke dala-dala meM phaMsA huA thA, pAparUpI paMka se lipta thA, kaSAya kI kAlimA se kaluSita thA, moha kI madirA se matta thA, Adhi-vyAdhi aura upAdhiyoM se saMtrasta thaa| heya, jJeya aura upAdeya kA use bhI viveka nahIM thaa| bhautika va indriyajanya sukhoM ko saccA sukha samajhakara pAgala kI taraha usake pIche daur3a rahA thA kintu eka dina mahAn puruSoM ke saMga se usake netra khula gye| bheda - vijJAna kI upalabdhi hone se tattva kI abhiruci jAgRta huii| sahI va satya sthiti kA use parijJAna huaa| kiMtu kitanI hI bAra aisA bhI hotA hai ki mithyAtva ke puna: AkramaNa se usa AtmA ke jJAna netra dhuMdhale ho jAte haiM aura vaha puna: mArga ko vismRta kara kumArga para ArUr3ha ho jAtA hai aura lambe samaya ke pazcAt puna: sanmArga para AtA hai taba vAsanA se mu~ha mor3a kara sAdhanA ko apanAtA hai utkRSTa tapa va saMyama kI ArAdhanA karatA huA eka dina bhAvoM kI parama nirmalatA se tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA baMdha karatA hai aura phira vaha tRtIya bhava se tIrthaMkara banAtA hai| kiMtu yaha bhI nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki jaba taka tIrthaMkara kA jIva saMsAra ke bhoga-vilAsa meM ulajhA huA hai, taba taka vaha vastuta: tIrthaMkara nahIM hai| tIrthaMkara banane ke lie usa antima bhava meM bhI rAjya-vaibhava ko chor3anA hotA hai| zramaNa bana kara svayaM ko pahale mahAvratoM kA pAlana karanA hotA hai, ekAnta-zAnta-nirjana sthAnoM meM rahakara Atma-manana karanA hotA hai, bhayaMkara-se- bhayaMkara upasargoM ko zAntabhAva se sahana karanA hotA hai| jaba 39 bhagavAna pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana, pR0 3 - 25 prakAzaka-paM0 muni zrImala prakazana, 259 nAnA peTha, pUnA naM0 2, san 1961 40 samavAyAGga. sUtra 157

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sAdhanA se jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanA - varaNIya, mohanIya aura antarAya karma kA ghAti cAtuSTaya naSTa hotA hai taba kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana kI prApti hotI hai| usa samaya ve sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA rUpa tIrtha kI saMsthApanA karate haiM, taba vastutaH tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| uttAravAda 17 vaidika paramparA kA vizvAsa avatAravAda meM hai| gItA ke abhimatAnusAra Izvara aja, ananta aura parAtpara hone para bhI apanI anantatA ko apanI mAyAzakti se saMkucita kara zarIra ko dhAraNa karatA hai| avatAravAda kA sIdhA sA artha hai Izvara kA mAnava ke rUpa meM avatarita honA, mAnava zarIra se janma lenaa| gItA kI dRSTi se Izvara to mAnava bana sakatA hai, kiMtu mAnava kabhI Izvara nahIM bana sktaa| Izvara ke avatAra lene kA ekamAtra uddezya hai sRSTi ke cAroM ora jo adharma kA aMdhakAra chAyA huA hotA hai, use naSTa kara dharma kA prakAza, sAdhuoM kA paritrANa, duSToM kA nAza aura dharma kI sthApanA karanA / ' 41 jainadharma kA vizvAsa avatAravAda meM nahIM hai, vaha uttAravAda kA pakSadhara hai| avatAravAda meM Izvara ko svayaM mAnava bana kara puNya pApa karane par3ate haiN| bhaktoM kI rakSA ke lie use saMhAra bhI karanA par3atA hai| svayaM rAga- - dveSa se mukta hone para bhI bhaktoM ke lie use rAga bhI karanA par3atA hai| aura dveSa bhI / vaidika paramparA meM vicArakoM ne isa vikRti ko lIlA kaha kara usa para AvaraNa DAlane kA prAyasa kiyA hai| jaina dRSTi ne mAnava ke uttAra kA samarthana kiyA hai| vaha prathama vikRti se saMskRti kI ora bar3hatA hai, phira prakRti meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| rAga-dveSa yukta jo mithyAtva kI avasthA hai, vaha vikRti hai| rAga-dveSa mukta jo saMdeha vItarAga avasthA hai, vaha saMskRti hai / pUrNa rUpa se karmoM se mukta jo zuddha siddha avasthA hai, vaha prakRti hai| siddha banane kA tAtparya hai ki anantakAla ke lie anantajJAna, anantadarzana, anantazakti meM lIna ho jaanaa| vahA~ karmabaMdha aura karmabaMdha ke kAraNoM kA sarvathA abhAva hone se jIva punaH saMsAra meM nahIM AtA / uttAravAda kA artha hai mAnava kA vikArI jIvana ke Upara uThakara bhagavAna ke avikArI svarUpa taka pahu~ca jAnA, punaH usa vikAra dazA meM kabhI lipta na honA / tAtparya hai ki jainadharma kA tIrthaMkara IzvarIya avatAra nahIM hai| jo loga tIrthakaroM ko avatAra mAnate haiM, ve bhrama meM haiN| unakI zabdAvalI dArzanika nahIM, laukika dhAraNAoM ke ajJAna se ba~dhI hai| jainadharma kA yaha spaSTa AghoSa hai ki pratyeka vyakti sAdhanA ke dvArA Antarika zaktiyoM kA vikAsa kara tIrthaMkara bana sakatA hai| tIrthaMkara banane ke lie jIvana meM Antarika zaktiyoM kA vikAsa paramAvazyaka hai| 41 yadA yadA hi dharmasya glAnirbhavati bhaart| abhyutthAnamadharmasya tadAtmAnaM sRjAmyahaM / / paritrANAya sAdhUnAM vinAzAya ca duSkRtAm / dharma saMsthApanArthAya saMbhavAmi yuge yuge / / - zrImadbhagavadgItA 478

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18 tIrthaMkara aura anya mukta AtmAoM meM antara jainadharma kA yaha spaSTa mantavya hai ki tIrthakara aura anya mukta hone vAlI AtmAoM meM Antarika dRSTi se koI antara nahIM hai| kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana prabhRti Atmika zaktiyA~ donoM meM samAna hone ke bAvajUda bhI tIrthaMkaroM se kucha bAhya vizeSatAe~ hotI haiM jinakA varNana bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka anuzIlana grantha meM 'tIrthaMkaroM kI vizeSatA' zIrSaka meM kiyA gayA hai| ye lokopAkArI siddhiyA~ tIrthaMkaroM meM hI hotI haiN| ve prAya: tIrthaMkaroM ke samAna dharma-pracAraka bhI nahIM hote| ve svayaM apanA vikAsa kara mukta ho jAte haiM kiMtu jana-jana ke antarmAnasa para cirasthAyI va akSuNNa AdhyAtmika prabhAva tIrthaMkara jaisA nahIM jamA paate| jainadharma DhAI dvIpa meM pandraha karma-bhaimika kSetra mAnatA hai| unameM eka sau sattara kSetra aise mAne gaye haiM jahA~ para tIrthaMkara vicarate haiN| eka samaya meM eka kSetra meM sarvajJa aneka ho sakate haiM kintu tIrthaMkara eka samaya meM eka hI hote haiN| eka sau sattara kSetra tIrthaMkaroM ke vicaraNa-kSetra haiM ata: eka sAtha eka sau sattara tIrthaMkara ho sakate haiM, isase adhika tIrthaMkara eka sAtha nahIM hote| tIrthaMkara aura anya mukta AtmAoM meM jo yaha antara hai vaha dehadhArI avasthA meM hI rahatA hai, deha-mukta avasthA meM nhiiN| siddha rUpa meM saba AtmAe~ eka samAna haiN| caubIsa tIrthaMkara prastuta avasarpiNI kAla meM caubIsa tIrthaMkara hue haiN| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke sambandha meM sabase prAcIna ullekha dRSTivAda ke mUla prathamAnuyoga meM thA para Aja vaha anupalabdha hai|42 Aja sabase prAcIna ullekha samavAyAMga,43 kalpasUtra,44 Avazyaka niyukti,45 Avazyaka malayagirivRtti, Avazyaka hAribhadrIyAvRtti" aura AvazyakacUrNita meM milatA hai| isake pazcAt cauppanna mahApurisacariyaM," triSaSTizalAkA puruSacaritra, mahApurANa, uttrpuraann| 42 (ka) samavAyAGga sUtra 147 (kha) nandIsUtra, sUtra 56, pR0 151-152, pUjya zrI hastImala jI mahArAja dvArA sampAdita 43 samavAyAGga. 24, 44 kalpasUtra-tIrthaMkara varNana 45 Avazyaka niyukti varNana, 46 bhAga 3, Agamodaya samiti 47 bhAga 3, devacandra lAlabhAI jaina pustakoddhAra phaMDa, suurt| 48 bhAga 1-2 ratalAma 49 (ka) AcArya zIlAMka racita, (kha) cauppanna mahApuruSonA carito-anuvAda A0 hemasAgara jI 50 AcArya hemacandra-pra0, jaina dharma sabhA, bhAvanagara 51 AcArya jinasena-bhAratIya jJAnapITha, vArANasI 52 AcArya guNabhadra-bhAratIya jJAnapITha, vArANasI

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19 Adi granthoM meM vistAra se prakAza DAlA gayA hai / svatantra rUpa se eka- eka tIrthaMkara para vibhinna AcAryoM ne saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza, gUjarAtI, rAjasthAnI, hindI va anya prAntIya bhASAoM meM anekAneka grantha likhe haiM va likhe jA rahe haiM / caubIsa avatAra jainadharma meM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI itanI adhika mahimA rahI hai ki vaidika aura bauddha paramparA ne bhI usakA anusaraNa kiyaa| vaidika paramparA avatAravAdI hai isalie usane tIrthaMkara ke sthAna para caubIsa avatAra kI kalpanA kI hai| jaba hama purANa sAhitya kA gaharAI se anuzIlana- parizIlana karate haiM to spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki avatAroM kI saMkhyA eka sI nahIM hai / bhAgavata purANa meM avatAroM ke tIna vivaraNa milate haiM jo anya purANoM meM prApta hone vAlI dazAvatAra paramparA se kiJcit pRthaka haiM / bhAgavata meM eka sthAna para bhagavAna ke asaMkhya avatAra batAe haiN| 53 dUsare sthAna para solaha, bAbIsa aura caubIsa ko pramukha mAnA hai| 54 dazama skaMdha kI eka sUcI meM bAraha avatAroM ke nAma ginAe gaye haiN| 55 isase avatAroM kI paramparA kA parijJAna hotA hai| ukta sUcI meM Age calakara pA~carAtra vAsudeva ke hI paryAya vibhavoM kI saMkhyA 24 se bar3hakara 39 taka ho gaI hai| 56 53 bhAgavata purANa 1|3|26 54 bhAgavata purANa 10 /2 /40 55 bhAgavata purANa 10 |2/40 56 bhANDArakara ne hamAdri dvArA uddhRta aura vRhadhArita smRti 10151145 meM prApta una 24 vibhavoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| una vibhAvoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM - ( 1 ) kezava ( 2 ) nArAyaNa ( 3 ) mAdhava ( 4 ) govinda ( 5 ) viSNu ( 6 ) madhusUdana ( 7 ) trivikrama ( 8 ) vAmana (9) zrIdhara (10) harikeza ( 11 ) padmanAbha ( 12 ) dAmodara ( 13 ) saMkarSaNa ( 14 ) vAsudeva (15) pradyumna (16) aniruddha ( 17 ) puruSottama ( 18 ) adhukSaja ( 19 ) narasiMha ( 20 ) acyuta (21) janArdana ( 22 ) upendra ( 23 ) hari ( 24 ) shriikRssnn| ye viSNu ke caubIsa avatAroM kI apekSA caubIsa nAma hI adhika ucita pratIta hote haiM, kyoMki avatAra aura vibhavoM meM yaha antara hai ki avatAroM ko utpanna hone vAlA mAnA hai vahA~ para vibhava 'ajahaMt' svabhAva vAle haiN| jisa prakAra dIpa se dIpa prajvalita hotA hai vaise hI ve utpanna hote haiN| 'tattvatraya' pRSTha 192 kai abhimatAnusAra pA~cArAtroM meM pRSTha 26 evaM pRSTha 112 - 113 meM uddhRta 'viSvaksena saMhitA' aura 'ahirbudhnya saMhitA' (5, 50 - 57 ) meM 39 vibhavoM ke nAma die haiN|

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20 bhAgavata ke AdhAra para laghu-bhAgavatAmRta meM yaha saMkhyA 25 tathA 'sAtvata taMtra' meM lagabhaga 41 se bhI adhika ho gaI hai| isa taraha madhyakAlIna vaiSNava sampradAyoM meM bhI koI sarvamAnya sUcI gRhIta nahIM huI hai| hindI sAhitya meM caubIsa avatAroM kA varNana hai| usameM bhAgavata kI tInoM sUciyoM kA samAveza kiyA gayA hai| sUradAsa bArahaha' rAmAnaMda rajjava ba~jU lakhanadAsa nAbhAdAsa Adi ne bhI caubIsa avatAroM kA varNana kiyA hai| ina caubIsa avatAroM meM matsya, varAha, kUrma, Adi avatAra pazu haiM, haMsa pakSI hai, kucha avatAra pazu aura mAnava donoM ke mizrita rUpa hai jaise nRsiMha, hayagrIva aadi| vaidika paramparA meM avatAroM kI saMkhyA meM kramaza: parivartana hotA rahA hai| jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI taraha unakA vyavasthita rUpa nahIM miltaa| itihAsakAroM ne 'bhAgavata' kI pracalita caubIsa avatAroM kI paramparA ko jainoM se prabhAvita mAnA hai| zrI gaurIcanda hIrAcanda ojhA kA mantavya hai ki caubIsa avatAroM kI yaha kalpanA bhI bauddhoM ke caubIsa buddha aura jainoM ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI kalpanA ke AdhAra para huI hai| 5 zreDara ne 'inTrADakzana TU ahirbudhnyasaMhitA' pRSTha 41-49 para bhAgavata ke avatAroM ke sAtha tulanA karate hue unameM caubIsa avatAroM kA samAveza kiyA hai| 39 vibhavoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM :-(1) padmanAbha (2) dhruva (3) ananta (4) zaktyAtmana (5) madhusUdana (6) vidyAdhideva (7) kapila (8) vizvarUpa (9) vihaMgama (10)krodhAtmana (11) vADavAyaktra (12) dharma (13) vAgIzvara (14) ekArNavazAyI (15) kamaThezvara (16) varAha (17) nRsiMha (18) pIyUSa-harana (19) zrIpati (20) kAntAtmana (21) rAhujIta (22) kAlanemihana (23) pArijAtahara (24) lokanAtha (25) zAntAtmA (26) dattAtreya (27) nyagrodhazAyI (28) ekazRMgatanu (29) vAmanadeva (30) trivikrama (31) nara (32) nArAyaNa (33) hari (34) kRSNa (35) parazurAma (36) rAma (37) devividha (38) kalki (39) paataalshyn| -kalekTeDa varksa Apha Ara0 jI0 bhANDArakara, pR0 66-67 57 laghubhAgavatAmRta, pR0 70, zloka 32, sAtvatataMtra, dvitIya paTala 58 sUrasAgara pR0 126, pada 378 59 avatAra carita, saM0 1733, nAgarI pracAriNI, sabhA (hastalikhita prati) 60 na tahA~ caubIsa bapa vrn| -rAmAnanda kI hindI racanAe~, nAgarI pracAriNI, sabhA pR0 86 61 eka kahe avatAra dasa, eka kahe caubIsa-rajjaba jI kI bAnI, pR0 118 62 Apa avatAra bhaye, caubIsa vapudhara-rAgakalpadruma, jilda 1, pR0 45 63 caturviza lIlAvatArI-rAgakalpadruma, ji0 1 pR0 519 64 caubIsa rUpa lInA rucira 65 madhyakAlIna bhAratIya saMskRti (saMskaraNa 1951) pR0 13,

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21 caubIsa buddha bhAgavata meM jisa prakAra viSNu, vAsudeva yA nArAyaNa ke aneka avatAroM kI carcA kI gaI hai usI prakAra laMkAvatArasUtra meM kahA gayA hai ki buddha ananta rUpoM meM avatarita hoMge aura sarvatra ajJAniyoM meM dharma- dezanA kreNge| laMkAvatArasUtra meM bhAgavata ke samAna caubIsa buddhoM kA ullekha hai| - sUtrAlaMkAra meM buddhatva- prApti ke lie prayanta kA ullekha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki koI bhI manuSya prArambha se hI buddha nahIM hotaa| buddhatva kI upalabdhi ke lie puNya aura jJAna-saMbhAra kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| tathApi buddhoM kI saMkhyA meM abhivRddhi hotI gii| prArambha meM yaha mAnyatA rahI ki eka sAtha do buddha nahIM ho sakate kintu mahAyAna mata ne eka samaya meM aneka buddhoM kA astitva svIkAra kiyA hai| unakA mantavya hai ki eka loka meM aneka buddha eka sAtha ho sakate haiN| isase buddhoM kI saMkhyA meM atyadhika vRddhi huI hai| saddharma puMDarIka meM ananta bodhisatva batAye gaye haiM aura unakI tulanA gaMgA kI retI ke kaNoM se kI gaI hai| ina sabhI bodhisatvoM ko lokendra mAnA hai| usake pazcAt yaha upamA buddhoM ke lie rUr3ha sI ho gaI hai| laMkAvatArasUtra meM yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki buddha kisI bhI rUpa ko dhAraNa kara sakate haiM, kitane hI sUtroM meM yaha bhI batAyA gayA hai ki gaMgA kI retI ke samAna asaMkhya buddha bhUta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya meM tathAgata rUpa hote haiN|" jaise viSNupurANa aura bhAgavata meM viSNu ke asaMkhya avatAra mAne gaye haiM vaise hI buddha bhI asaMkhya avatarita hote haiN| jahA~ bhI loga ajJAna aMdhakAra meM chaTapaTAte haiM vahA~ para buddha kA dharmopadeza sunane ko milatA hai|" bauddha sAhitya meM prArambha meM punarjanma ko siddha karane ke lie buddha ke asaMkhya avatAroM kI kalpanA kI gaI kintu bAda meM calakara buddha ke avatAroM kI saMkhyA 5, 7, 24 aura 36 taka sImita ho gii| jAtakakathAoM kA dUrenidAna, avidUrenidAna aura santikenidAna ke nAma se jo vibhAjana kiyA hai unameM se dUrenidAna' meM eka kathA isa prakAra prApta hotI hai| 66 laMkAvatArasUtra 40, pR0 229 67 sUtrAlaMkAra 9177 68 bauddha dharma darzana pR0 104, 105 69 saddharma puNDarIka 1419 pR0 302 70 madhyakAlIna sAhitya meM avatAravAda pR. 22 7] laMkAvatArasUtra pR0 198 72 laMkAvatAra sUtra 40 pR0 227 73 jAtaka aTThakathA-dUrenidAna, pR0 2 se 36

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"prAcInakAla meM sumedha nAmaka parivrAjaka the| unhIM ke samaya dIpaMkara buddha utpanna hue| loga dIpaMkara buddha ke svAgata hetu mArga sajA rahe the| sumedha parivrAjaka usa kIcar3a meM mRgacarma bichA kara leTa gyaa| usa mArga se jAte samaya sumedha kI zraddhA va bhakti ko dekhakara buddha ne bhaviSyavANI kI-"yaha kAlAntara meM buddha hogaa|" usake pazcAt sumedha ne aneka janmoM meM sabhI pAramitAoM kI sAdhanA pUrNa kii| unhoMne vibhinna kalpoM meM caubIsa buddhoM kI sevA kI aura anta meM lumbinI meM siddhArtha nAma se utpanna hue|4 prastuta kathA meM punarjanma kI saMsiddhi ke sAtha hI vibhinna kalpoM meM caubIsa buddha hue yaha batAyA gayA hai| bhadanta zAntibhikSu kA mantavya hai ki IsA pUrva prathama yA dvitIya zatAbdI meM caubIsa buddhoM kA ullekha ho cukA thaa|' aitihAsika dRSTi se jaba hama cintana karate haiM taba spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki caubIsa tIrthaMkara aura caubIsa buddha kI apekSA, vaidika caubIsa avatAra kI kalpanA uttaravartI hai, kyoMki mahAbhArata ke parivarddhita rUpa meM bhI dazAvatAroM kA hI ullekha hai| mahAbhArata se lekara zrImadbhAgavata taka ke anya purANoM meM 10, 11, 12, 14 aura 22 taka kI saMkhyA milatI hai kintu caubIsa avatAra kA spaSTa ullekha bhAgavata (217) meM hI milatA hai| zrImadbhAgavata kA kAla vidvAna adhika se adhika IsA kI chaThI zatAbdI mAnate haiN| vaidika paramparA kI taraha buddhoM kI saMkhyA bhI nizcita nahIM hai| buddhoM kI saMkhyA ananta bhI mAnI gaI hai| IsA ke bAda sAta mAnuSI buddha mAne gae haiM aura phira caubasa buddha mAne gaye haiN| mahAbhArata kI eka sUcI meM 32 buddhoM ke nAma milate haiN|" kintu jaina sAhitya meM isa prakAra kI vibhinnatA nahIM hai| vahA~ tIrthaMkaroM kI saMkhyA meM ekarUpatA hai| cAhe zvetAmbara grantha hoM, cAhe digambara sampradAya ke grantha hoM, unameM sabhI jagaha caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA hI ullekha hai| yaha bhI smaraNa rakhanA cAhiye ki caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA ullekha samavAyAMga, bhagavatI jaise prAcIna aMga granthoM meM huA hai| aMga granthoM ke artha ke prarUpaka svayaM bhagavAna mahAvIra haiM aura vartamAna meM jo aMga sUtra prApta haiM unake sUtra racayitA gaNadhara sudharmA haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko I0 pUrva 557 meM kevalajJAna huA aura 527 meM unakA parinirvANa huaa| isa 74 mahAyAna-bhadanta zAntibhikSu kI prastAvanA, pR0 15 75 madhyakAlIna sAhitya meM avatAravAda pR0 24 76 bhAgavata sampradAya, pR0 153, paM0 baladeva upAdhyAya 77 bauddha dharma darzana pR0 121, AcArya narendradeva 78 vahI, pR0 105 79 dI bauddhiSTa ikAnogrAphI, pR0 10, vijayaghoSa bhaTTAcArya 80 Agama aura tripiTaka : eka anuzIlana, pR0 117

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23 dRSTi se samavAyAMga kA racanA kAla 557 se 527 ke madhya meM hai| spaSTa hai ki caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA ullekha caubIsa buddha aura caubIsa avatAroM kI apekSA bahuta hI prAcIna hai| jaba jainoM meM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI mahimA aura garimA atyadhika bar3ha gaI taba saMbhava hai bauddhoM ne aura vaidika paramparA ke vidvAnoM ne apanI-apanI dRSTi se buddha aura avatAroM kI kalpanA kI, para jainiyoM ke tIrthaMkaroM kI taraha unameM vyavasthita rUpa naM A skaa| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI jitanI suvyavasthita sAmagrI jaina granthoM meM upalabdha hotI hai utanI bauddha sAhitya meM tathA vaidika vAGmaya meM avatAroM kI nahIM miltii| jaina tIrthaMkara koI bhI pazu-pakSI Adi nahIM hue haiM, jabaki bauddha aura vaidika avatAroM meM yaha bAta nahIM hai| antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne aneka sthaloM para yaha kahA hai ki "jo pUrva tIrthaMkara pArzva ne kahA hai vahI maiM kaha rahA huuN|92 para tripiTaka meM buddha ne kahIM bhI yaha nahIM kahA ki pUrva buddhoM ne yaha kahA hai jo maiM kaha rahA huuN"| para ve sarvatra yahI kahate haiM- "maiM aisA mAnatA huuN|" isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki buddha ke pUrva bauddhadharma kI koI bhI paramparA nahIM thI; jabaki mahAvIra ke pUrva pArzvanAtha kI paramparA cala rahI thii| Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva __caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva haiN| unake jIvanavRtta kA paricaya pAne ke lie Agama va Agametara sAhitya hI prabala pramANa hai| jainadRSTi se bhagavAna RSabhadeva vartamAna avasarpiNIkAla ke tRtIya Are ke upasaMhArakAla meM hue haiN| 84 caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra aura RSabhadeva ke bIca kA samaya asaMkhyAta varSa kA hai|85 vaidikadRSTi se RSabhadeva prathama satayuga ke anta meM hue haiM aura rAma va kRSNa ke avatAroM se pUrva hue haiN| jainadRSTi se AtmavidyA ke prathama puraskartA bhagavAna RSabhadeva haiN| ve prathama rAjA, prathama jina, prathama kevalI, prathama tIrthaMkara aura prathama dharmacakravartI the|88 81 kitane hI vidvAn vIra-nirvANa saMvat 960 kI racanA mAnate haiM, para vaha lekhana kA samaya hai, racanA kA nhiiN| 82 vyAkhyAprajJapti zao 5, udde0 9, sU0 227 vahI, za0 9, udde0 32 83 majjhimanikAya 56, aMguttaranikAya 84 (ka) jambUdvIpaprajJapti (kha) kalpasUtra 85 kalpasUtra 86 jinendramata darpaNa, bhAga 1, pR0 10 87 dhammANaM kAsavoM muhaM,-uttarAdhyayana 16, adhyayana 25 88 usahe NAmaM arahA kosalie paDhamarAyA, paDhamajiNe, paDhamakevalI paDhamatitthayare paDhamadhamamavataracakkavaTTI smuppjjitthe| -jambUdvIpa prajJapti 2|30

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24 brahmANDapurANa meM RSabhadeva ko dasa prakAra ke dharma kA pravartaka mAnA hai| 89 zrImadbhagavata se bhI isI bAta kI puSTi hotI hai| vahA~ yaha batAyA gayA hai ki vAsudeva ne AThavA~ avatAra nAbhi aura marudevI ke yahA~ dhAraNa kiyaa| ve RSabha rUpa meM avatarita hue aura unhoMne saba AzramoM dvArA namaskRta mArga dikhalAyA " etadartha hI RSabhadeva ko mokSadharma kI vivakSA se 'vAsudevAMza' kahA hai|" 93 96 RSabhadeva ke sau putra the| ve sabhI brahmavidyA ke pAragAmI the|" unake nau putroM ko AtmavidyA vizArada bhI kahA hai| unake jyoSTha putra bharata to mahAyogI the| 4 svayaM RSabhadeva ko yogezvara kahA gayA hai|" unhoMne vividha yogacaryAoM kA AcaraNa kiyA thaa| jaina AcArya unheM yogavidyA ke praNetA mAnate haiN| " haThayoga pradIpikA meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko haThayoga vidyA ke upadezaka ke rUpa meM namaskAra kiyA hai| " RSabhadeva apane viziSTa vyaktitva ke kAraNa vaidika paramparA meM kAphI mAnya rahe haiM / putra mahAkavi sUradAsa ne unake vyaktitva kA citraNa karate hue likhA hai - nAbhi ne lie yajJa kiyA usa samaya yajJapuruSa" ne svayaM darzana dekara janma lene kA vacana diyA jisake phalasvarUpa RSabha kI utpatti huI / ' 100 cIrNaH / sUrasArAvalI meM kahA gayA hai ki priyavrata ke vaMza meM utpanna harI ke hI zarIra kA nAma RSabhadeva thaa| unhoMne isa rUpa meM bhaktoM ke sabhI kArya pUrNa kiye|' anAvRSTi hone para svayaM 89 iha ikSvAkukulavaMzodbhavena nAbhisutena marudevyA nandanena / mahAdevena RSabheNa dasaprakAroM dharmaH svayapeva 90 aSTame marudevyAM tu nAbherjAta urukramaH / darzayan vartma dhIrANAM sarvAzramanamaskRtam / 91 tamAhurvAsudevAMzaM mokSa dharma vivakSayA / 92 avatIrNaH sutazataM, tasyAsId brahmapAragam / 93 zramaNA vAtarazanAH AtmavidyA vizAradAH / 94 yeSAM khalu mahAyogI bharato jyeSThaH zreSThaguNaH AsIt / bhagavAna RSabhadevo yogezvaraH / 95 96 nAnAyogacaryAcaraNo bhagavAn kaivalyapatirRSabhaH / 97 yogikalpataruM naumi deva devaM vRSavadhvajam / 98 zrI AdinAtha namostu tasmai yenopadiSTA haThayogavidyA | 99 nAbhi nRpati suta hita jaga kiyau | jajJa puruSa taba darasana diyo / -brahmANDapurANa - zrImadbhAgavata 1|3|13 --zrImadbhAgavata 11|2|16 -vahI 11|2|16 -vahI 11|2|20 -vahI 5/5/9 -vahI 5 | 5 | 25 - jJAnArNava 1|2| - sUrasAgara, pR0 150, pada 409 100 maiM haratA karatA saMsAra meM laihau nRpa gRha avatAra / riSabhadeva taba janame AI, rAjA ke gRha bajI badhAI / -sarUsAgara, pR0 150 1 priyavrata dhareu hari nija vapu RSabhadeva yaha nAma / kinheM byAja sakala bhaktana ko aMga-aMga abhirAma / / -sUrasArAvalI, pR0 4

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25 varSA hokara barase aura brahmAvarta meM apane patroM ko jJAnopadeza dekara svayaM saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyaa| hAtha jor3e hue prastuta aSTasiddhiyoM ko unhoMne svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| ye RSabhadeva muni parabrahma ke avatAra batAye gaye haiN| naraharidAsa ne bhI unakI avatAra kathA kA varNana karate hue inheM parabrahma, paramapAvana va avinAzI kahA hai| Rgveda meM bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva ko pUrvajJAna kA pratipAdaka aura duHkhoM kA nAza karane vAlA batalAte hue kahA hai- "jaise jala bharA megha varSA kA mukhya srota hai, jo pRthvI kI pyAsa ko bukSA detA hai, usI prakAra pUrva jJAna ke pratipAdaka RSabha mahAn haiM unakA zAsana vara de| unake zAsana meM RSi paramparA se prApta pUrva jJAna AtmA ke zatruoM-krodhAdika kA vidhvaMsaka ho| donoM saMsArI aura mukta-AtmAe~ apane hI AtmaguNoM se camakatI haiN| ata: ve rAjA haiN| ve pUrNa jJAna ke AgAra haiM aura Atmapatana nahIM hone dete|"4 tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ne sarvaprathama isa siddhAnta kI udghoSaNA kI thI ki "manuSya apanI zakti kA vikAsa kara AtmA se paramAtmA bana sakatA hai| pratyeka AtmA meM paramAtmA vidyamAna hai jo AtmasAdhanA se apane devatva ko prakaTa kara letA hai vahI paratmAmA bana jAtA hai|" unakI isa mAnyatA kI puSTi Rgveda kI RcA se hotI hai, "jisake cAra zrRMgaanantadarzana, anantajJAna, anantasukha aura anantavIrya haiN| tIna pAda haiM-samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura smykcaaritr| do zIrSa-kevalajJAna aura mukti haiM tathA jo mana, vacana aura kAya ina tInoM yogoM se baddha hai (saMyata hai) usa RSabha ne ghoSaNA kI ki mahAdeva (paramAtmA) mAnava ke bhItara hI AvAsa karatA hai|' atharvaveda aura yajurveda se bhI isa mAnyatA ke pramANa milate haiN| kahIM-kahIM ve pratIka zailI meM varNita haiM aura kahIM-kahIM para saMketa rUpa se ullekha hai| amerikA aura yUropa ke vanaspati-zAstriyoM ne apanI anveSaNA se yaha siddha kiyA hai ki khAdya gehU~ kA utpAdana sabase pahale hindukuza aura himAlaya ke madhyavartI pradeza meM huaa|' sindhu ghATI kI sabhyatA se bhI yahI patA lagatA hai ki kRSi kA prArambha sarvaprathama isa deza 2 AThoM siddhi bhaI sanmukha jaba karI na aNgiikaar| jaya jaya jaya zrI RSabhadeva muni parabrahma avtaar|| -sUrasArAvalI pR0 4 3 avatAra liilaa| -hastalikhita 4 asUtapUrvA vRSabho jyAyaniyA araya zurudhaH santi pUrvIH divo na pAtA vidathasya dhIbhiH kSatraM rAjAnA pudivoddhaathe| -Rgveda 52138 5 catvAri zrRMgA trayo asya pAdA dvai zIrSa saptahastAso asy| tridhA baddho vRSabho roravIti mahAdevo martyA aavivesh| -Rgveda 6 atharvaveda 194214 7 bauddhadarzana tathA anya bhAratIya darzana pR0 52, lekhaka-bharatasiMha upaadhyaay|

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26 meM huA thaa| jainadRSTi se bhI kRSi vidyA ke janaka RSabha deva haiN| unhoMne asi, masi aura kRSi kA prArambha kiyA thaa| bhAratavarSa meM hI nahIM apitu videzoM meM bhI kahIM para ve kRSi ke devatA mAne jAkara upAsya rahe haiM, kahIM para varSA ke devatA mAne gaye haiM aura kahIM para 'sUryadeva' mAnakara pUje gaye haiN| sUryadeva-unake kevalajJAna kA pratIka rahA hai| cIna aura jApAna bhI unake nAma aura kAma se paricita rahe haiN| cInI tripiTakoM meM unakA ullekha milatA hai| jApAnI unakI 'rokazana' (Rokshab) kahakara purakArate haiN| madhya eziyA, mizra aura yUnAna tathA phoneziyA evaM phaNika logoM kI bhASA meM ve rizepha' kahalAye, jisakA artha sIMgoMvAlA devatA hai jo RSabha kA apabhraMza rUpa hai| zivapurANa ke adhyayana se yaha tathya aura bhI adhika spaSTa ho jAtA hai|' DAkTara rAjakumAra jaina ne 'RSabhedava tathA ziva sambandhI prApya mAnyatAe~' zIrSaka lekha meM vistAra se UhApoha kiyA hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva aura ziva donoM eka the| ata: jijJAsu pAThakoM ko vaha lekha par3hane kI preraNA detA huuN|" akkar3a aura sumeroM kI saMyukta pravRttiyoM se utpanna bebIloniyA kI saMskRti aura sabhyatA bahuta prAcIna mAnI jAtI hai| unake vijayI rAjA hammurAvI (2123-2081 I. pU.) ke zilAlekhoM se jJAta hotA hai ki svarga aura pRthvI kA devatA vRSabha thaa|" sumera ke loga kRSi ke devatA ke rUpa meM arcanA karate the jise AbU yA tAmuja kahate the| ve baila ko vizeSa pavitra samajhate the| sumera tathA bAbula ke eka dharma zAstra meM 'arhazamma' kA ullekha milatA hai| 'arha' zabda arhat kA hI saMkSipta rUpa jAna par3atA hai| 8 (ka) bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura unakI lokavyApI mAnyatA-lekhaka, kAmatAprasAda jaina, AcArya bhikSu smRti grantha dvi0 kha0 pR0 4 (kha) bAbU choTelAla jaina smRti grantha, pR0 204 9 itthaM prabhAva RSabho'canAraH zaMkarasya me| satAM gatirdIna bandhurnavamaH kthitstv|| RSabhasya caritraM hi paramapAvanaM mht| svargyayazasyamAyuSyaM zrotavyaM vai prytntH|| -zivapurANa 4|47|48 10 muni hajArImala smRti grantha, pR0 609-629 // bAbU choTelAla jaina smRti grantha, pR0 105 12 vila DayUrenTa : da sTorI oNva sivilAijezana (avara oriyaNTala heriTeja) nyUyArka 1954, pR0 219 13 vahI, pR0 127 14 vahI, pR0 199

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27 hittI jAti para bhI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA prabhAva jAna par3atA hai| unakA mukhya devatA 'Rtudeva' thaa| usakA vAhana baila thA jise 'tezuva' kahA jAtA thA, jo 'titthayara usabha' kA apabhraMza jJAta hotA hai| 5 Rgveda meM bhagavAna RSabha kA ullekha aneka sthaloM para huA hai| kintu TIkAkAroM ne sAmpradAyika bhAvanA ke kAraNa artha meM parivartana kara diyA hai jisake kAraNa kaI sthala vivAdAspada ho gaye haiN| jaba hama sAmpradAyika pUrvAgraha kA cazmA utAra kara una RcAoM kA adhyayana karate haiM taba spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki yaha bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM hI kahA gayA hai| vaidika RSi bhakti-bhAvanA se vibhora hokara RSabhadeva kI stuti karatA huA kahatA hai he AtmadraSTA prabho! parama sukha pAne ke lie maiM terI zaraNa meM AnA cAhatA hU~, kyoMki terA upadeza aura terI vANI zaktizAlI hai-"unako maiM avadhAraNa karatA huuN| he prabho! sabhI manuSyoM aura devoM meM tumhIM pahale pUrvayAyA (pUrvagata jJAna ke pratipAdaka) ho|" RSabhadeva kA mahattva kevala zramaNa paramparA meM hI nahIM apitu brAhmaNa paramparA meM bhI rahA hai| vahA~ unheM ArAdhyadeva mAnakara mukta-kaMTha se guNAnuvAda kiyA gayA hai| suprasiddha vaidika sAhitya ke vidvAna pro0 virupAkSa ema0 e0 vedatIrtha aura AcArya vinobA bhAve jaise bahuzruta vicAraka Rgveda Adi meM RSabhadeva kI stuti ke svara sunate haiN|" Rgveda meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke lie 'kezI' zabda kA prayoga huA hai| vAtarazana muni ke prakaraNa meM kezI kI stuti kI gaI hai jo spaSTa rUpa se bhagavAna RSabhadeva se sambandhita hai| 15 videzI saMskRtiyoM meM ahiMsA-DA0 kAmatAprasAda jaina, gurudeva ratnamuni smRti grantha, pR0 403 16 Rgveda saMhitA mnnddl| mntr| adhyAya 24 " 26 -Adi-Adi 17 Rgveda 3/342 18 pUjya gurudeva ratnamuni smRti grantha : itivRtta 19 Rgveda 10136]

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sUtra Rgaveda ke dUsare sthala para kezI aura RSabha kA eka sAtha varNana huA hai| 20 jisa meM yaha RcA AyI hai usakI prastAvanA meM nirukta ke jo 'mudgalasya hRtA gAvaH' prabhRti zloka aMkita kiye gaye haiM, unake anusAra mudgala RSi kI gAyeM taskara curA kara le gaye the| unheM lauTAne ke lie RSi ne kezI vRSabha ko apanA sArathI banAyA, jisake vacana mAtra se gAyeM Age na bhAgakara pIche kI ora lauTa pdd'ii| prastuta RcA para bhASya karate hue AcArya sAyaNa ne pahale to vRSabha aura kezI kA vAcyArtha pRthak batAyA kintu prakArAntara se unhoMne use svIkAra kiyA hai| 21 28 mudgala RSi ke sArathI ( vidvAna netA ) kezI vRSabha jo zatruoM kA vinAza karane ke liye niyukta the, unakI vANI nikalI, jisake phalasvarUpa jo mudgala RSi kI gAyeM (indriyA~) jute hue durdhara ratha (zarIra ) ke sAtha daur3a rahI thIM ve vizcala hokara maudgalAnI ( mudgala kI svAtmavRtti) kI ora lauTa par3IM / sArAMza yaha hai ki mudgala RSi kI jo indriyA~ parAGmukhI thIM, ve unake yoga yukta jJAnI netA kezI vRSabha ke dharmopadeza ko sunakara antarmukhI ho giiN| jaina sAhitya ke anusAra jaba bhagavAna RSabhadeva sAdhu bane use samaya unhoMne cAra muSTi kezoM kA loca kiyA thA / 22 sAmAnya rUpa se pA~ca - muSTi keza loca karane kI paramparA rahI hai| bhagavAna kezoM kA loca kara rahe the| donoM bhAgoM ke kezoM kA loca karanA avazeSa thaa| usa samaya Akrendra kI prArthanA se bhagavAn ne usI prakAra rahane diyaa| 23 yahI kAraNa hai ki keza rakhane se ve kezI yA kezariyAjI ke nAma se vizruta hue| jaise siMha apane kezoM ke kAraNa se kezarI kahalAtA hai vaise hI RSabhedava bhI kezI, kezarI aura kezariyAjI ke nAma se pukAra jAte haiN| 20 karkadave vRSabho yukta AsId avAvacIt sArathirasya kezI / durdharyuktasya dravataH sahAnasa RcchantiH mA niSpadoM mudgalAnIm / / --Rgveda 10/102/6 21 athavA astha sArathiH sahAyabhUtaH kezI prakRSTakezo vRSabhaH avAvacIt bhRzamazabdayat ityAdi / - sAyaNabhASya 22 (ka) jambUdvIpa prajJapti - vakSaskAra 2, sUtra 30 (kha) sayameva caumuTThiyaM loyaM karei / (ga) uccaravAna catusRbhirmuSTibhiH zirasaH kacAn / / catusRbhyo digbhyaH zeSAmiva dAtumanA prabhuH / / 23 jambUdvIpa prajJapti, vakSaskAra 2, sUtra 30 kI vRtti - kalpasUtra, sUtra 195 - triSaSTi0 1|3|67

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29 bhagavAna RSabhadeva, AdinAtha, 24 hiraNyarbha" aura brahmA Adi nAmoM se bhI abhii hue haiN| 26 jaina aura vaidika sAhitya meM jisa prakAra vistAra se bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA caritra citrita kiyA gayA hai vaisA bauddha sAhitya meM nahIM huA hai| kevala kahIM kahIM para nAma nirdeza avazya huA hai| jaise 'dhammapada' meM "usabhaM pavaraM vIraM / 27 gAthA meM aspaSTa rIti se RSabhadeva aura mahAvIra kA ullekha huA hai| 28 bauddhAcArya dharmakIrti ne sarvajJa Apta ke udAharaNa meM RSabha aura mahAvIra kA nirdeza kiyA hai aura bauddhAcArya Aryadeva bhI RSabhadeva ko hI jainadharma kA Adya pracAraka mAnate haiN| 'AryamaMjuzrI mUlakalpa' meM bhArata ke Adi samrAToM meM nAbhiputra RSabha aura RSabhaputra bharata kI gaNanA kI gaI hai| 29 Adhunika pratibhA - sampanna mUrdhanya cintaka bhI isa satya tathya ko binA saMkoca svIkAra karane lage haiM ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva se hI jaina dharma kA prAdurbhAva huA hai| DaoNkTara harmana jekobI likhate haiM ki 'isameM koI pramANa nahIM ki pArzvanAtha jaina dharma ke saMsthApaka the| jaina paramparA prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ko hI jainadharma kA saMsthApaka mAnane meM ekamata hai| isa mAnyatA meM aitihAsika satya kI atyadhika saMbhAvanA hai| 30 - DaoNkTara rAdhAkRSNan,' DAkTara sTIvensana" aura jayacanda vidyAlaMkAra prabhRti anya aneka vijJoM kA yahI abhimata rahA hai / 34 24 RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana, pR0 66 25 (ka) hiraNyagarbho yogasya, vettA nAnyaH purAtanaH / (kha) vizeSa vivecana ke lie dekhie, kalpasUtra kI prastAvanA / 26 RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana - devendra muni pR0 91-92 27 dhammapada 4 | 22 28 iNDiyana hisTArika kvArTaralI, bhAga 3, pR0 473, 75 29 prajApateH sutonAbhi tasyApi Agamucyati / nAbhino RSabhaputro vai siddhakarma dRDhavrataH / / 30 iNDio eNTi0, jilda 9, pR0 163 31 bhAratIya darzana kA itihAsa, jilada 1, pR0 287 32 kalapasUtra kI bhUmikA - DaoN0 sTIvensana 33 bhAratIya itihAsa kI rUparekhA, pR0 384 34 (ka) jaina sAhitya kA itihAsa - pUrva pIThikA, pR0 108 (kha) hindI vizvakoSa, bhAga 4, pR0 444 - devendra muni - mahAbhArata, zAntiparva - AryamaMjuzrI mUlakalpa 390 - devendra muni

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30 ajita tathA anya tIrthaMkara bauddha theragAthA meM eka gAthA ajita thera ke nAma kI AyI hai| usa gAthA kI aTThakathA meM batAyA gayA hai ki ye ajita 91 kalpa se pUrva pratyeka buddha ho gaye haiN| jaina sAhitya meM ajita nAma ke dvitIya tIrthaMkara haiM aura saMbhavata: bauddha sAhitya meM unheM hI pratyekabuddha ajita kahA ho kyoMki donoM kI yogyatA, paurANikatA evaM nAma meM sAmya hai| mahAbhArata meM ajita aura ziva ko eka citrita kiyA gayA hai| hamArI dRSTi se jaina tIrthaMkara ajita hI vaidika-bauddha paramparA meM bhI pUjyanIya rahe haiM aura unake nAma kA smaraNa apanI dRSTi se unhoMne kiyA hai| sorensana ne mahAbhArata ke vizeSa nAmoM kA koSa banAyA hai| usa koSa meM supArzva, candra aura sumati ye tIna nAma jaina tIrthaMkaroM ke Aye haiN| mahAbhAratakAra ne ina tInoM ko asura batAyA hai| vaidika mAnyatA ke anusAra jainadharma asuroM kA dharma rahA hai| asura loga Ahetadharma ke upAsaka the, isa prakAra kA varNana jaina sAhitya meM nahI milatA hai kintu viSNupurANa, padmapurANa, matsya-purANa," devI bhAgavata aura mahAbhArata Adi meM asuroM ko Aheta yA jainadharma kA anuyAyI batAyA hai| avatAroM ke nirUpaNa meM jisa prakAra bhagavAna RSabha ko viSNu kA avatAra kahA hai vaise hI supArzva ko kupatha nAmaka asura kA aMzAvatAra kahA hai tathA sumati nAmaka asura ke lie varNana milatA hai ki varuNa prAsAda meM unakA sthAna daityoM aura dAnavoM meM thaa|" mahAbhArata meM viSNu aura ziva ke jo sahasra nAma haiM una nAmoM kI sUcI meM zreyasa, ananta, dharma, zAnti aura saMbhava ye nAma viSNu ke Aye haiM, jo jainadharma ke tIrthaMkara bhI the| hamArI dRSTi se ina tIrthaMkaroM ke prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva aura kRtitva ke kAraNa hI inako vaidika paramparA ne bhI viSNu ke rUpa meM apanAyA hai| nAma sAmya ke atirikta ina mahApuruSoM kA sambandha asuroM se jor3A gayA hai, kyoMki ve veda-virodhI the| veda-virodhI hone ke kAraNa unakA sambandha zramaNa paramparA se honA cAhie yaha bAta pUrNa rUpa se siddha hai| 35 maraNe me bhayaM natthi, nikanti natthi jiivite| sandehaM nikkhipissAmi sampajAno pttissto|| --theragAthA 1/20 36 jainasAhitya kA vRhad itihAsa, bhAga 1, prastAvanA, pR0 26 37 viSNupurANa 3/17|18 38 padmapurANa sRSTi khaNDa, adhyAya 13, zloka 170 - 413 39 matsyapurANa 24143 - 49 40 devI bhAgavata 413154-57 41 jaina sAhitya kA vRhad itihAsa, pR0 26

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31 bhagavAna zAntinAtha solahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| ve pUrvabhava meM jaba megharatha the taba kabUtara kI rakSA kI, yaha ghaTanA vasudevahiNDI,42 triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra Adi meM milatI hai tathA zavi rAjA ke upAkhyAna ke rUpa meM vaidika grantha mahAbhArata meM prApta hotI hai aura bauddha vAGmaya meM 'jImUtavAhana' ke rUpa meM citrita kI gaI hai| prastuta ghaTanA hameM batAtI hai ki jaina paramparA kevala nivRtti rUpa ahiMsA meM hI nahIM, para, marate hue kI rakSA ke rUpa meM pravRtti rUpa ahiMsA meM bhI dharma mAnatI hai| aThArahaveM tIrthaMkara 'ara' kA varNana 'aMguttaranikAya' meM bhI AtA hai| vahA~ para tathAgata buddha ne apane se pUrva jo sAta tIrthaMkara ho gaye the unakA varNana karate hue kahA ki unameM se sAtaveM tIrthaMkara 'araka' the|44 araka tIrthaMkara ke samaya kA nirUpaNa karate hue kahA ki araka tIrthaMkara ke samaya manuSya kI Ayu 60 hajAra varSa hotI thii| 500 varSa kI lar3akI vivAha ke yogya samajhI jAtI thii| usa yuga meM mAnavoM ko kevala chaha prakAra kA kaSTa thA-(1) zIta, (2) uSNa, (3) bhUkha, (4) tRSA, (5) mUtra, (6) mlotsrg| isake atirikta kisI bhI prakAra kI pIr3A aura vyAdhi nahIM thii| tathApi araka ne mAnava ko nazvaratA kA upadeza dekara dharma karane kA sandeza diyaa| unake usa upadeza kI tulanA uttarAdhyayana ke dasaveM adhyayana se kI jA sakatI hai| jainAgama ke anusAra bhagavAna 'ara' kI Ayu 84000 varSa hai aura usake pazcAt hone vAle tIrthaMkara mallI kI Ayu 55000 varSa kI hai| isa dRSTi se 'araka' kA yama 'bhagavAn ara' aura 'bhagavatI mallI' ke madhya meM ThaharatA hai| yahA~ para yaha bhI smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki 'araka' tIrthaMkara se pUrva buddha ke mata meM 'aranemi' nAmaka eka tIrthaMkara aura bhI hue haiN| buddha ke batAye hue aranemi aura jaina tIrthaMkara 'ara' saMbhavata: donoM eka hoN| unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara mallI bhagavatI, bIsaveM munisuvrata aura ikkIsaveM tIrthaMkara nami kA varNana vaidika aura bauddha vAGmaya meM nahIM miltaa| ye sabhI tIrthaMkara prAgaitihAsika kAla meM hue haiN| 42 vasudevahiNDI, 21 lambhaka 43 triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra 514 44 bhUtapuvvaM bhikkhave sunettonAma satthA ahosi titthakaro kAmeha vItarAgo... muga-pakva "aranemi "kuddAlaka "hatthipAla, jotipAla....arako nAma satthA ahosi titthakaro kAmesu viitraago| arakassa kho pana, bhikravave, satthuno anekAni sAvakasatAni ahesuN| --aMguttaranikAya, bhAga 3, pR0 256-257 saM0 nibhakSu jagadIza kassapo, pAli prakAzana maMDala, bihAra rAjya 45 aMguttaranikAya, arakasutta, bhAga 3, pR0 257 sampAdaka - prakAzaka vhii| 46 Avazyaka niyukti gA0 325--227, 56

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32 ariSTanemi bhagavAna ariSTanemi bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| Adhunika itihAsavid jo sAmpradAyika pUrvAgraha se mukta haiM aura zuddha aitihAsika dRSTi se umpanna haiM, ve bhagavAna ariSTanemi ko bhI eka aitihAsika mahApuruSa mAnate haiN| tIrthaMkara ariSTanemi aura vAsudeva zrI kRSNa donoM samakAlIna hI nahIM, eka vaMzodbhava bhAI-bhAI haiN| donoM apane samaya ke mahAn vyakti haiM, kintu donoM kI jIvana dizAe~ bhinna-bhinna rahI haiN| eka dharmavIra haiM to dUsare karmavIra hai| eka nivRttiparAyaNa haiM to dUsare prvRttipraaynn| eka pravRtti ke dvArA laukika pragati ke patha para agrasara hote haiM to dUsare nivRtti ko pradhAna mAnakara AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke sopAnoM para ArUr3ha hote haiN| bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke yuga kA gaMbhIratApUrvaka paryAlocana karane para spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki usa yuga ke kSatriyoM meM mAMsabhakSaNa kI pravRtti paryApta mAtrA meM bar3ha gaI thii| unake vivAha ke avasara para pazuoM kA ekatra kiyA jAnA isa tathya ko spaSTa karatA hai| hiMsA kI isa paizAcika pravRtti kI ora jana sAmAnya kA dhyAna AkarSita karane ke lie aura kSatriyoM ko mAMsa-bhakSaNa se virata karane ke lie zrI ariSTanemi ne jo paddhati apanAI, vaha adbhuta aura asAdhAraNa thI, kanakA vivAha kiye binA lauTa jAnA mAnoM samagra kSatriya-jAti ke pApoM kA prAyazcitta thaa| usakA bijalI kA sA prabhAva dUra-dUra taka aura bahuta gaharA huaa| eka supratiSThita mahAn rAjakumAra kA dUlhA banakara jAnA aura aise mauke para vivAha kiye binA lauTa jAnA kyA sAdhAraNa ghaTanA thI? bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA vaha bar3e se bar3A tyAga thA aura usa tyAga ne eka bAra pUre samAja ko jhakajhora diyA thaa| samAja ke hita ke lie Atma-balidAna kA aisA dUsarA koI udAharaNa milanA kaThina hai| isa Atmotsarga ne abhakSya-bhakSaNa karane vAle aura apane kSaNika sukha ke lie dUsaroM ke jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a karane vAle kSatriyoM kI A~kheM khola dIM, AtmAlocana ke lie vivaza kara diyA aura unheM apane kartavya evaM dAyitva kA smaraNa karA diyaa| isa prakAra paramparAgata ahiMsA ke zithila evaM vismRta bane saMskAroM ko unhoMne puna: puSTa, jAgRta va sajIva kara diyA aura ahiMsA kI saMkIrNa banI paridhi ko vizAlatA pradAna kii| pazuoM aura pakSiyoM ko bhI ahiMsA kI paridhi meM sameTa liyaa| jagata ke lie bhagavAna kA yaha udbodhana eka apUrva varadAna thA aura vaha Aja taka bhI bhulAyA nahIM gayA hai| veda, purANa aura itihAsakAroM kI dRSTi se bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA kyA mahattva hai, isa prazna para "bhagavAna ariSTanemi aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa : eka anuzIlana" grantha meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi kI aitihAsikatA' zIrSaka ke antargata pramANa-purassara vivecana kiyA gayA hai| 47 jainadharma kA maulika itihAsa, pR0 329 se 241 taka

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33 jaina granthoM kI taraha vaidika harivaMzapurANa meM zrIkRSNa aura bhagavAna AriSTanemi kA vaMza varNana prApta hai| usameM zrIkRSNa ko ariSTanemi kA cacerA bhAI honA likhA hai| jaina aura vaidika paramparA meM antara yahI hai ki jaina paramparA meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke pitA samudravijaya ko vasudeva kA bar3A bhAI mAnA hai| ve donoM sahodara the; jabaki vaidika harivaMzapurANa meM citraka aura vasudeva ko cacerA bhAI mAnA hai| zrImadbhAgavata meM caritraka kA nAma citraratha diyA hai| saMbhava hai vaidika granthoM meM samudra vijaya kA hI apara nAma citraka yA citraratha AyA ho| bhagavAna ariSTanemi kI aitihAsikatA bhagavAna ariSTanemi 22veM tIrthaMkara haiN| Adhuinika itihAsakAroM, ne jo ki sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatA se mukta evaM zuddha aitihAsika dRSTi se sampanna hai, unako aitihAsika puruSoM kI paMkti meM sthAna diyA hai, kintu sAmpradAyika dRSTikoNa se itihAsa ko bhI anyathA rUpa dene vAle loga isa tathya ko svIkAra nahIM karanA caahte| magara jaba ve karmayogI zrIkRSNa ko aitihAsika puruSa mAnate haiM to ariSTanemi bhI usI yuga meM hue haiM aura donoM meM atyanta nikaTa pArivArika sambandha the| arthAt zrIkRSNa ke pitA vasudeva tathA ariSTanemi ke pitA samudravijaya donoM sahodara bhAI the| ata: unheM aitihAsika puruSa mAnane meM saMkoca nahIM honA caahie| vaidika sAhitya ke Aloka meM Rgveda meM ariSTanemi zabda cAra bAra prayukta huA hai, svastinastAryoM ariSTanemiH (Rgveda 111418919) / yahA~ para ariSTanemi zabda bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke lie AyA hai| kinate hI vidvAnoM kI mAnyatA hai ki chAndogyopaniSad meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA nAma ghora AMgirasa RSi AyA hai| ghora AMgirasa RSi ne zrIkRSNa ko AtmayajJa kI zikSA pradAna kI thii| unakI dakSiNA, tapazcaryA, dAna, RjubhAva, ahiMsA, satyavacana rUpa thii| dharmAnaMda kauzAmbI kI mAnyatA hai ki AMgirasa bhagavAna neminAtha kA hI nAma thaa|" ghora zabda bhI jaina zramaNoM ke AcAra tathA tapasyA kI ugratA batAne ke lie Agama sAhitya meM aneka sthaloM para vyavahRta huA hai| 48 dekhie-bhagavAna mahAvIra : eka anuzIlana-devendramuni, pR0 241 se 248 49 (ka) Rgveda ||14/896 (kha) Rgveda 1/24/180|10 (ga) Rgveda 3/4|53/17 (gha) Rgveda 10|12|178|1 50 ata: yat tpodaanmaarjnmhiNsaastyvcnmititaaasydkssinnaa| chAndogya upaniSad 31714 51 bhAratIya saMskRti aura ahiMsA, pR0 57 52 ghoratave, ghore, ghoraguNe, ghoratavassI, ghorbmbhcervaasii| bhagavatI 111

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34 chAndogyopaniSada meM devakIputra zrIkRSNa ko ghora AMgirasa RSi upadeza dete hue haiM-are kRSNa ! jaba mAnava kA anta samaya sannikaTa Aye taba use tIna vAkyoM kA karanA cAhie (1) tvaM akSatamasi-tU avinazvara hai| (2) tvaM acyutamasi-tU ekarasa meM rahane vAlA hai| (3) tvaM prANasaMzitamasi-tU prANiyoM kA jIvanadAtA hai| zrIkRSNa isa upadeza ko zravaNa kara apipAsa ho gye| unheM aba kisI bhI prakAra kI zikSA kI AvazyatakatA nahIM rhii| ve apane Apako dhanya anubhava karane lge| prastuta kathana kI tulanA hama jaina AgamoM meM Aye hue bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke bhaviSya kathana se kara sakate haiN| dvArikA kA vinAza aura zrIkRSNa kI jaratkumAra ke hAtha se mRtyu hogI-yaha sunakara zrIkRSNa cintita hote haiM taba unheM bhagavAna upadeza sunAte haiM jise sunakara zrIkRSNa santuSTa evaM khedarahita hote haiN|54 Rgveda, yajurveda aura sAmaveda meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi ko tArya ariSTanemi bhI likhA hai| svasti na indovRddhazravAH svasti na pUSA vizvadevAH / svasti na stAryo'riSTanemiH svasti no vRhsptiddhaatuH||58 vijJoM kI dhAraNA hai ki ariSTanemi zabda kA prayoga jo vedoM meM huA hai vaha bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke lie hai| mahAbhArata meM bhI tA_ zabda kA prayoga haA hai jo bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA hI apara nAma honA caahie| unhoMne rAjA sagara ko jo mokSa mArga kA upadeza diyA hai vaha jainadharma 53 tadvaitad ghoraM AMgirasa, kRSNAya devakIputrAyoktvovAcA'pipAsa eva sa babhUta, so'ntabelAyAmetattrayaM pratipadyetAkSatamasyacyutamasi prANasaMzita msiiti| ___-chAndogyopaniSad pra0 3, khaNDa 18 54 antakRtRdazA, varga 5, a0 1 55 (ka) tvamUSu vAjinaM devajUnaM sahAvAnaM tarutAraM rthaanaam| ariSTanemi pRtanAjabhAzu svastaye tArkSyamihA hubem|| -Rgveda 10|12|1781 (kha) Rgveda 1116 56 yajurveda 25/19, 57 sAmaveda 39 58 Rgveda ||1||6| 59 uttarAdhyayana : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana, pR0 7 60 evamuktastadA tArkSyaH srvshaastrvidaaNvrH| vibudhya sapadaM cAgrayAM sdvaakymidmbrtiit|| --mahAbhArata zAntiparva 288|4

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35 ke mokSa-mantavyoM se atyadhika milatA-julatA hai| use par3hate samaya sahaja hI jJAta hotA hai ki hama mokSa sambandhI jainAgamika varNana par3ha rahe haiN| unhoMne kahA sAgara ! mokSa kA sukha hI vastuta: samIcIna sukha hai| jo aharniza dhana-dhAnya Adi ke upArjana meM vyasta hai, putra aura pazuoM meM hI anurakta hai vaha mUrkha hai use yathArtha jJAna nahIM hotaa| jisakI buddhi viSayoM meM Asakta hai, jisakA mana azAnta hai, aise mAnava kA upacAra kaThina hai kyoMki jo rAga ke bandhana meM baMdhA huA hai vaha mUr3ha hai tathA mokSa pAne ke lie ayogya hai| aitihAsika dRSTi se yaha spaSTa hai ki sagara ke samaya meM vaidika loga mokSa meM vizvAsa nahIM karate the| ata: yaha upadeza kisI vaidika RSi kA nahIM ho sakatA, usakA sambandha zramaNa saMskRti se hai| yajurveda meM ariSTanemi kA ullekha eka sthAna para isa prakAra AyA hai-adhyAtmayajJa ko prakaTa karane vAle, saMsAra ke bhavyajIvoM ko saba prakAra se upadeza dene vAle aura jinake upadeza se jIvoM kI AtmA balavAna hotI hai, una sarvajJa neminAtha ke lie Ahuti samarpita karatA huuN|62 ___ DaoN. rAdhAkRSNana ne likhA hai yajurveda meM RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha aura ariSTanemi ina tIna tIrthaMkaroM kA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| skandapurANa ke prabhAsakhaNDa meM varNana hai-apane janma ke pichale bhAga meM vAmana ne tapa kiyaa| usa tapa ke prabhAva se ziva ne vAmana ko darzana diye| ve ziva zyAma varNa, acela tathA padmAsana se sthita the| vAmana ne unakA nAma neminAtha rkhaa| yaha neminAtha isa ghora kalikAla meM saba pApoM kA nAza karane vAle haiN| unake darzana aura sparza se karor3oM yajJoM kA phala prApta hotA hai| mahApurANa meM bhI ariSTanemi kI stuti kI gayI hai|64 mahAbhArata ke anuzAsana parva, adhyAya 14 meM viSNu sahasranAma meM do sthAna para 'zUra zaurirjanezvara:' pada vyavahRta huA hai| 61 mahAbhArata zAntiparva, 288|5,6 62 vAjasyanuprasava AvabhUvemAtra, vizvA bhuvanAvi sarvataH / sa nemirAja pariyAti vidvAn prajApuSTi vrdhmaano'smaisvaahaa:|| -vAjasaneyi-mAdhyaMdina zukla yajurveda, adhyAya 9, mantra 25, sAtavalekara saMskaraNa, vikrama saM0 1984 63 bhavasya pacimebhAge vaamnentp:kRtm| tenaivattapasAkRSTaH, ziva: prtyksstaanggtH|| padmAsana: samAsIna: zyAmamUrtiH digambaraH / neminAtha: zivo'thaivaM naamckre'syvaamnH|| kalikAre mahAghore srvpaapprnnaashkH| darzanAt sparzanAdeva: koTiyajJa: phlprdH|| -skandapurANa, prabhAsakhaNDa 64 kailAze vimaleramye vRSabho'yaM jinezvaraH / cakAra svAvatAraM ca sarvajJa: sarvaga: zivaH / /

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36 jaise azokastAraNastAraH zUraH zaurirjanezvaraH / anukUla: zatAvarta: padmI pdmnibhekssnn:||50|| kAlanemi mahAvIra: zauriH zUrajanezvaraH / trilokAtmA trilokeza: kezava: kezihAhariH / / 82 / / ina zlokoM meM 'zUra: zaurirjanezvara:' zabdoM ke sthAna para 'zUraH zaurirjinezvara:' pATha mAnakara ariSTanemi artha kiyA gayA hai| 5 smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki yahA~ para zrIkRSNa ke lie 'zauri' zabda kA prayoga huA hai| vartamAna meM AgarA jile ke baTezvara ke sannikaTa zauripura nAmaka sthAna hai| vahI prAcIna yuga meM yAdavoM kI rAjadhAnI thii| jarAsaMgha ke bhaya se yAdava vahA~ se bhAgakara dvArikA meM jA bse| zauripura meM hI bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA janma huA thaa| etadartha unheM 'zauri' bhI kahA gayA hai| ve jinezvara to the hI ata: yahA~ 'zUraH zaurirjinezvaraH' pATha adhika tarkasaMgata lagatA hai kyoMki vaidika paramparA ke granthoM meM kahIM para bhI zauripura ke sAtha yAdavoM kA sambandha nahIM batAyA gayA hai| ata: mahAbhArata meM zrIkRSNa ko 'zauri' likhanA vicAraNIya avazya hai| bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA nAma ahiMsA kI akhaNDa jyoti jagAne ke kAraNa itanA atyadhika lokapriya huA ki mahAtmA buddha ke nAmoM kI sUcI meM eka nAma ariSTanemi kA bhI hai| laMkAvatAra ke tRtIya parivartana meM buddha ke aneka nAma diye haiN| vahA~ likhA hai-jisa prakAra eka hI vastu ke aneka nAma prayukta hote haiM usI prakAra buddha ke asaMkhya nAma haiN| koI unheM tathAgata kahate haiM to koI unheM svayambhU, nAyaka, vinAyaka, pariNAyaka, buddha, RSi, vRSabha, brAhmaNa viSNu, Izvara: pradhAna, kapIla, bhUtAnata, bhAskara, ariSTanemi, rAma, vyAsa, zuka, indra, bali, varuNa Adi nAmoM se pukArate haiN|00 itihAsakAroM kI dRSTi meM ___ nandIsUtra meM RSibhASita (isibhAsiyaM) kA ullekha hai| unameM paiMtAlIsa pratyeka buddhoM ke dvArA nirUpita paiMtAlIsa adhyayana haiN| usameM bIsa pratyeka buddha bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke samaya hue| revatAdrau jinonemiyugaadivimlaacle| RSINAM yAzramadiva muktimaargsykaarnnaam|| -prabhAsapurANa 49-50 65 mokSamArga prakAza-paM0 ToDaramala 66 bauddha dharma darzana, pR0 162 67 nandIsUtra 68 patteyabuddhamisiNo, viisNtitthearitttthnnemiss| pAsassa ya paNNarasa, vIrassa viliinnmohss|| isibhAsiyaM, paDhamA saMgahiNI, gAthA /

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37 unake nAma isa prakAra haiM1. naard| 2. vjjiyputr| 3. asitadavika 4. bhAradvAja aNgirs| 5. pusspsaalputr| 6. vlklciiri| 7. kurmaaputr| 8. ketliiputr| 9. mhaakshyp| 10. tetliputr| 11. mNkhliiputr| 12. yaajnyvlky| 13. maitrayabhapAlI 14. baahuk| 15. mdhraaynn| 16. soriyaaynn| 17. vidu| 18. vrsspkRssnn| 19. aariyaaynn| 20. ulklvaad| unake dvArA prarUpita adhyayana ariSTanemi ke astitva ke svayaMbhUta pramANa haiN| prasiddha itihAsakAra DAkTara rAya caudharI ne apane 'vaiSNava dharma ke prAcIna itihAsa' meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi (neminAtha) ko zrI kRSNa kA cacerA bhAI likhA hai| pI0 sI0 dIvAna ne likhA hai jaina granthoM ke anusAra neminAtha aura pArzvanAtha ke bIca meM 84000 varSa kA antara hai, hindU purANoM meM isa bAta kA nirdeza nahIM hai ki vasudeva ke samadravijaya bar3e bhAI the aura unake ariSTanemi nAmaka koI putra thaa| prathama kAraNa ke sambandha meM dIvAna kA kahanA hai ki hameM yaha svIkAra karanA hogA ki hamAre vartamAna jJAna 69 NArada vajjiya- putte Asite aMgarisi pupphasAle y| valkalakumbhA kevali kAsava taha tetalisute y|| makhalI jaNNabhayAli bAhuya mahu soriyANa viduviNpuu| varisakaNhe Ariya ukkalavArIya taruNe y|| -isibhAsiyAI, paDhamA saMgahiNI, gAthA-2-31

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38 ke lie yaha sambhava nahIM ki jaina granthakAroM ke dvArA eka tIrthaMkara se dUsare tIrthaMkara ke bIca meM sudIrghakAla kA antarAla kahane meM unakA kyA abhiprAya hai, isakA vizleSaNa kara sakeM kintu kevala isI kAraNa se jainagranthoM meM varNita ariSTanemi ke jIvana vRttAnta ko jo ati prAcIna prAkRta granthoM ke AdhAra para likhA gayA hai, dRSTi se ojhala kara denA yuktiyukta nahIM hai| __dUsare kAraNa kA spaSTIkaraNa karate hue likhA hai ki bhAgavata sampradAya ke graMthakAroM ne apane paramparAgata jJAna kA utanA hI upayoga kiyA hai jitanA zrIkRSNa ko paramAtmA siddha karane ke lie Avazyaka thaa| jainagranthoM meM aise aneka aitihAsika tathya haiM jo bhAgavata sAhitya meM upalabdha nahIM hai| karnala TaoNDa ne ariSTanemi ke sambandha meM likhA hai-"mujhe aisA pratIta hotA hai ki prAcInakAla meM cAra buddha yA medhAvI mahApuruSa hue haiM, unameM pahale AdinAtha aura dUsare neminAtha the| neminAtha hI skenDIneviyA nivAsiyoM ke prathama oDina tathA cIniyoM ke prathama 'pho' devatA the| prasiddha koSakAra DAkTara nagendranAthavasu, purAtattvavettA DaoNkTara phuharara, prophesara bAraneTa, misTara karavA, DaoNkTara haridatta, DaoNkTara prANanAtha vidyAlaMkAra prabhRti anya aneka vidvAnoM kA spaSTa mantavya hai ki bhagavAna ariSTanemi eka prabhAvazAlI puruSa hue the| unheM aitihAsika puruSa mAnane meM koI bAdhA nahIM hai| sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa vaidika granthoM meM spaSTa nAma kA nirdeza hone para bhI TIkAkAroM ne artha meM parivartana kiyA hai| ata: Aja AvazyakatA hai taTastha dRSTi se usa para cintana karane kii| jaba hama taTastha dRSTi se cintana kareMge to sUrya ke prakAza kI bhA~ti spaSTa jJAna hogA ki bhagavAna ariSTanemi eka aitihAsika puruSa the| bhagavAna pArzva : eka aitihAsika puruSa ___bhagavAna pArzva ke jIvanavRtta kI jyotirmaya rekhAe~ zvetAmbara aura digambaroM ke granthoM meM bar3I zraddhA aura vistAra ke sAtha uTTakita kI gaI hai| ve bhagavAna mahAvIra se 350 varSa pUrva vArANasI meM janmeM the| tIsa varSa taka gRhasthAzrama meM rahe, phira saMyama lekara ugra tapazcaraNa kara karmoM ko naSTa kiyaa| kevalajJAna prApta kara bhArata ke vividha aMcaloM meM paribhramaNa kara jana-jana ke kalyANa hetu upadeza diyaa| anta meM sau varSa kI Ayu pUrNa kara sammeta zikhara para parinirvANa ko prApta hue| 70 jaina sAhitya kA itihAsa -pUrva pIThikA-le0 paM0 kailAzacandra jI pR0 170-17]! 71 annalsa Apha dI bhaNDArakara ricarsa insTITyUTa patrikA, jilda 23, pR0 122

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39 bhagavAna pArzva ke jIvana- prasaMgoM meM, jaise ki sabhI mahApuruSoM ke jIvana- prasaMgoM meM rahate haiM, aneka camatkArika adbhuta prasaMga haiM, jinakoM lekara kucha logoM ne unheM paurANika mahApuruSa mAnA / kintu vartamAna zatAbdI ke aneka itihAsajJoM ne usa para gambhIra anuzIlanaanucintana kiyA aura sabhI isa nirNaya para pahu~ce ki bhagavAna pArzva eka aitihAsika mahApuruSa haiN| sarvaprathama DAkTara harmana jekobI ne jainAgamoM ke sAtha hI bauddha piTakoM ke pramANoM ke prakAza meM bhagavAna pArzva ko eka aitihAsika puruSa siddha kiyaa| 72 isake pazcAt kolabruka, sTIvensana, eDavarDa, TAmasa, DA. belavalakara, dAsa guptA, DA. rAdhAkRSNan, zArpenTiyara, noTa, majUmadAra, IliyaTa aura pusina prabhRti aneka pAzcAtya evaM paurvAtya vidvAnoM ne bhI yaha siddha kiyA ki mahAvIra ke pUrva eka nirgantha sampradAya thA aura usa sampradAya ke pradhAna bhagavAna pArzvanAtha the| 73 DAkTara vAsama ke abhimatAnusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ko bauddha piTakoM meM buddha ke pratispardhI ke rUpa meM aMkita kiyA gayA hai, etadartha unakI aitihAsikatA asaMdigdha hai| bhagavAna pArzva caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM se teIsaveM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM prakhyAta the| 74 DAkTara cArlsa zArpenTiyara ne likhA hai "hameM ina do bAtoM kA bhI smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki jainadharma nizcitarUpeNa mahAvIra se prAcIna hai| unake prakhyAta pUrvagAmI pArzva prAya: nizcitarUpeNa eka vAstavika vyakti ke rUpa meM vidyamAna raha cuke haiM evaM pariNAmasvarUpa mUla * siddhAntoM kI mukhya bAteM mahAvIra se bahuta pahale sUtra rUpa dhAraNa kara cukI hoNgii| "75 vijJoM ne jina aitihAsika tathyoM ke AdhAra para nirgrantha sampradAya kA astitva mahAvIra se pUrva siddha kiyA hai| ve tathya saMkSepa meM isa prakAra haiM 72 The Sacred Books of the East, Vol. XLV Introduction, page 21: That Parsva was a historical person is now admitted by all as very probable... 73 Indian Philosophy: Vol. I., Page 287 74 The Wonder that was India (A.I. Basham, B. A., Ph. D., F.R.A.S.), Re printed 1956., pp. 287-288. "As he (Vardhaman Mahavira) is referred to in the Buddhist scriptures as one of the Buddha's chief opponents, his historicity is beyond doubt.....Parswa was remembered as twenty-third of the twentyfour great teachers or Tirthankaras "ford-makers' of the Jaina faith." 75 The Uttaradhyana Sutra : Introduction, Page 21 : "We ought also to remember both--the Jain religion is certainly older than Mahavira, his reputed predecessor Parsva having almost certainly existed as a real person, and that consequently, the main points of the original doctrine may have been codified long before Mahavira."

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40 (1) jainAgamoM meM aura bauddha tripiTakoM" meM aneka sthaloM para maMkhalIputra gozAlaka kA varNana hai| vaha eka svatantra sampradAya kA saMsthApaka thA jisakA nAma 'AjIvaka' thaa| buddhaghoSa ne dIghanikAya para eka mahattvapUrNa TIkA likhI hai| usameM varNana hai ki gozAlaka ke mantavyAnusAra mAnava samAja chaha abhijAtiyoM meM vibhakta hai| unameM se tRtIya lohAbhijAti hai| yaha nirgranthoM kI eka jAti hai jo eka zATika hote the|" eka zATika nirgranthoM se gozAlaka kA tAtparya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyoM se pRthaka kisI anya nirgrantha sampradAya se rahA hogaa| DA. vAzama, DA. harnale, AcArya buddhaghoSa ne lohita abhijAti kA artha eka vastra pahanane vAle nirgrantha se kiyA hai| (2) uttarAdhyayana ke tebIsaveM adhyAya meM kezI zramaNa aura gautama kA saMvAda hai| vaha bhI isa bAta para prakAza DAlatA hai ki mahAvIra se pUrva nirgrantha sampradAya meM cAra yAma ko mAnane vAlA eka sampradAya thA aura usa sampradAya ke pradhAna nAyaka bhagavAna pArzva the| 4 (3) bhagavatI, sUtrakRtAMga aura uttarAdhyayana Adi AgamoM meM aise aneka pAvapitya zramaNoM kA varNana AyA hai, jo cAra yAma ko chor3akara mahAvIra ke paMca mahAvrata rUpa dharma ko 76 (ka) bhagavatI 15-1 (kha) upAsakadazAGgaH, adhyAya 7 (ga) AvazyakasUtra niyukti, malayagirivRtti-pUrvabhAga (gha) AvazyakacUrNi, pUrvabhAga, pR0 283 -292 (Ga) kalpasUtra kI TIkAe~ (ca) triSaSTizalAkA puruSacaritra (cha) mahAvIra cariyaM, nemicandra, guNacandra Adi 77 (ka) majjhimanikAya ||198|250,215 (kha) saMyuktanikAya 168, 4398 (ga) dIghanikAya 152 (gha) divyAvadAna, pR0 143 78 sumaMgala vilAsinI, khaNDa 1, pR0 162 79 tatridaM, bhaMte, pUraNena kassapena lohitAbhijAti paJatA, nigaNThA, eka saattkaa| -suttapiTake, aMguttaranikAya pAli, chavaka-nipAtA mahAvaggo, chalabhijAti suttaM-6-6-3, pR0 93-941 80 Red (Lohita), niganthas, who wear a single garment. --op. cit. Page 243 81 Encyclopeaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. I, Page 262. 82 The Book of Kindred Sayings, Vol. III, Page 17 fn. 83 E.W. Burlinghame : Buddhist Legends, Vol. III, Page 176. 84 uttarAdhyayana 23

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41 svIkAra karate haiN| jinake sambandha meM vistAra se hama anyatra nirUpaNa kara cuke haiN| isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki mahAvIra ke pUrva cAra yAma ko mAnane vAlA nirgrantha sampradAya thaa|5 bhagavatI (zataka 15) ke varNana se yaha bhI jJAta hotA hai ki zAna, kalada, karNikAra Adi chaha dizAcara, jo aSTAMga nimitta ke jJAtA the, unhoMne gozAlaka kA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyaa| cUrNikAra ke matAnusAra ve dizAcara pArzvanAtha saMtAnIya the| (4) bauddha sAhitya meM mahAvIra aura unake ziSyoM ko cAturyAmayukta likhA hai| dIghanikAya meM eka prasaMga hai| ajAtazatru ne tathAgata buddha ke sAmane zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bheMTa kA varNana karate hue kahA hai_ 'bhante ! maiM nigaSThanAttaputra ke pAsa bhI gayA aura unase bhI sAdRSTika zrAmaNyaphala ke bAre meM puuchaa| unhoMne mujhe cAturyAma saMvaravAda btlaayaa| unhoMne kahA-nigaNTha cAra saMvaroM se saMvRta rahatA hai-(1) vaha jala ke vyavahAra kA varjana karatA hai, jisase jala ke jIva na mare (2) vaha sabhI pApoM kA varjana karatA hai (3) sabhI pApoM ke varjana se dhuta pApa hotA hai aura (4) sabhI pApoM ke varjana meM lAbha rahatA hai| isalie vaha nirgrantha gatAtmA, yattAtmA aura sthitAtmA kahalAtA hai| saMyuktanikAya meM sabhI taraha nika nAmaka eka vyakti jJAtaputra mahAvIra ko cAturyAma yukta kahatA hai| jaina sAhitya se yaha pUrNa siddha hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paramparA paJcamahAvratAtmaka rahI hai| tathApi bauddha sAhitya meM cAra yAma yukta kahA gayA hai| yaha isa bAta kI ora saMketa karatA hai ki bauddha bhikSu pArzvanAtha kI paramparA se paricita va sambaddha rahe haiM aura isI kAraNa mahAvIra ke dharma ko bhI unhoMne usI rUpa meM dekhA hai| yaha pUrNa satya hai ki mahAvIra ke pUrva nirgrantha sampradAyoM meM cAra yAmoM kA hI mahAtmya thA aura isI nAma se vaha anya sampradAya meM vizruta rahA hogaa| sambhava hai buddha aura unakI paramparA ke vijJoM ko zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nirgrantha sampradAya meM jo AMtarika parivartana kiyA, usakA patA na calA ho| 85 (ka) vyAkhyAprajJapti 1976 (kha) uttarAdhyayana 23 (ga) sUtrakRtAGga. 2, nAlaMdIyAdhyayana 86 Agama aura tripiTaka : eka anuzIlana, prathama khaNDa pR. 20 87 dIghanikAya sAmaJjaphala 1-2 88 uttarAdhyayana 23/23 89 bauddha sAhitya meM jo cAra yAma batAye gaye haiM ve yathArtha nahIM haiN| tathAgata kI vrata kalpanA jaina- paramparA meM nahIM milatI hai| yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki zIta jala Adi kA niSeda jaina- paramparA ke viruddha nahIM hai|

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42 (5) jaina Agama sAhitya meM pUrva sAhitya kA ullekha hai| pUrva saMkhyA kI dRSTi se caudaha the| Aja ve sabhI lupta ho cuke haiN| DAkTara harmana jaikobI kI kalpanA hai ki zrutAMgoM ke pUrva anya dharmagranthoM kA astitva eka pUrva sampradAya ke astitva kA sUcaka hai / " ( 6 ) DAkTara harmana jaikobI ne majjhimanikAya ke eka saMvAda kA ullekha karate hue likhA hai ki- 'saccaka kA pitA nirgrantha matAnuyAyI thA / kintu saccaka nirgrantha mata ko nahIM mAnatA thaa| ataH usane garvokti kI ki maiMne nAtaputra mahAvIra ko vivAda meM parAsta kiyA, kyoMki eka prasiddha vAdI jo svayaM nirgrantha nahIM, kintu usakA pitA nirgaMtha hai| vaha buddha samakAlIna hai, yadi nirgratha sampradAya kA prArambha buddha ke samaya hI hotA to usakA pitA nirgrantha dharma kA upAsaka kaise hotA ? isase spaSTa hai ki nirgrantha sampradAya mahAvIra aura buddha se pUrva vidyamAna thA / ( 7 ) eka bAra buddha zrAvastI meM vihAra kara rahe the| bhikSuoM ko AmaMtrita kara unhone kahA- ' - "bhikSuo ! maiM pravrajita ho vaizAlI gayA / vahA~ apane tIna sau ziSyoM ke sAtha ArADa kAma raha rahe the| maiM unake sannikaTa gyaa| ve apane jina zrAvakoM ko kahate - tyAga karo, tyAga kro| jina zrAvaka uttara meM kahate - hama tyAga karate haiM, hama tyAga karate haiN| "maiMne ArADa kAlAma se kahA- maiM bhI ApakA ziSya bananA cAhatA huuN| unhoMne kahA'jaisA tuma cAhate ho vaisA kro|' maiM ziSya rUpa meM vahA~ rahane lgaa| jo unhoMne sikhalAyA vaha sabhI siikhaa| vaha merI prakhara buddhi se prabhAvita hue| unhoMne kahA- jo maiM jAnatA hU~, vahI yaha gautama jAnatA hai| acchA ho gautama hama donoM milakara saMgha kA saMcAlana kreN| isa prakAra unhoMne merA sammAna kiyA / " - "mujhe anubhava huA, itanA sA jJAna pApa nAza ke lie paryApta nhiiN| mujhe aura gaveSaNA karanI caahie| yaha vicAra kara maiM rAjagRha AyA / vahA~ para apane sAta sau ziSyoM ke parivAra se udraka rAma putra rahate the| ve bhI apane jina zrAvakoM ko vaisA hI kahate the| maiM unakA bhI ziSya bnaa| unase bhI maiMne bahuta kucha siikhaa| unhoMne bhI mujhe sammAnita pada diyA / kintu mujhe yaha anubhava huA ki itanA jJAna bhI pApa kSaya ke liye paryApta nhiiN| mujhe aura bhI khoja karanI cAhie, yaha socakara maiM vahA~ se bhI cala pdd'aa| #791 prastuta prasaMga meM jina zrAvaka zabda kA prayoga huA hai / vaha yaha sUcita karatA hai ki ArADa kAlAma, udraka rAma putra aura unake anuyAyI nirgrantha dharmI the| yaha prakaraNa 'mahAvastu' 90 The name (q) itself testifies to the fact that the Purvas were superseded by a new canon, for Purva means former, earlier.... Sacred Books of the East, Vol. XXII, Introduction, P. XLIV 91 Mahavastu : Tr. by J.J. Jones; Vol. II, pp. 114 117 ke AdhAra se /

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43 grantha kA hai, jo mahAyAna sampradAya kA pramukhatama grantha rahA hai| mahAyAna ke tripiTaka saMskRta bhASA meM hai| pAli tripiTakoM meM jisa uddezya se 'nigaNTha' zabda kA prayoga huA, usI artha meM yahA~ para 'jina zrAvaka' zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki buddha ne jina- zrAvakoM ke sAtha rahakara bahuta kucha siikhaa| isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki tathAgata ke pUrva nirgrantha dharma thaa| (8) dhammapada kI aTThakathA ke anusAra nirgrantha vastradhArI the, aisA bhI ullekha milatA hai, jo sambhavata: bhagavAna pArzva kI paramparA ke astitva ko batalAtA hai| (9) aMguttara nikAya meM varNana hai ki vappa nAmaka eka nirgrantha zrAvakA thaa| usI sutta kI aTThakathA meM yaha bhI nirdeza hai ki vappa buddha kA cUla pitA (pitRvya) thaa| yadyapi jaina paramparA meM isa sambandha meM koI ullekha nahIM hai| ullekhanIya bAta to yaha hai, buddha ke pitRvya kA nirgrantha dharma meM honA bhagavAna pArzva aura unake nirgrantha dharma kI vyApakatA kA spaSTa paricAyaka hai| buddha ke vicAroM meM yatkiMcit prabhAva Ane kA yaha bhI eka nimitta ho sakatA hai| tathAgata buddha kI sAdhanA para bhagavAna pArzva kA prabhAva bhagavAna pArzva kI paramparA se buddha kA sambandha avazya rahA hai| ve apane pramukha ziSya sAriputra se kahate haiM-sAriputra! bodhi prApti se pUrva maiM dAr3hI-mUchoM kA jhuMcana karatA thaa| maiM khar3A rahakara tapasyA karatA thaa| ukaDU baiThakara tapasyA karatA thaa| maiM naMgA rahatA thaa| laukika AcAroM kA pAlana nahIM karatA thaa| hathelI para bhikSA lekara khAtA thaa| baiThe hue sthAna para Akara diye hue anna ko, apane lie taiyAra kiye hue anna ko aura nimantraNa ko bhI svIkAra nahIM karatA thaa| yaha samasta AcAra jaina zramaNoM kA hai| isa AcAra meM kucha sthavirakalpika hai, aura kucha jinakalpika hai| donoM hI prakAra ke AcAroM kA unake jIvana meM sammizraNa hai| sambhava hai prArambha meM gautama buddha pArzva kI paramparA meM dIkSita hue hoN| 92 Mahavastu : Tr. by J.J. Jones Vol. II, page 114 N. 93 dhammapada aTThakathA, 22-8. 94 aMguttaranikAya- pAli, catuskanipAta, mahAvaggo, vappa sutta 4-20-5 hindI anuvAda pR0 188 se 192. 95 aMguttaranikAya - aTThakathA, khaNDa 2, pR0 559. vappo tti dsblsscullpitaa|| 96 (ka) majjhimanikAya-mahAsiMhanAda sutta ||1/2 (kha) bhagavAna buddha, dharmAnanda kosAmbI, pR0 68-69 /

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AThavIM zatAbdI ke prasiddha digambarAcArya devasena ne likhA hai ki jaina zramaNa pihitAzravaM ne sarayU ke taTa para palAsa nAmaka grAma meM zrI pArzvanAtha ke saMgha meM unheM dIkSA dI, aura unakA nAma buddhakIrti rkhaa|" paM0 sukhalAlajI ne tathA bauddha paMDita dharmAnanda kosAmbI" ne yaha abhiprAya abhivyakta kiyA hai ki bhagavAna buddha ne kiMcita samaya ke lie bhI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA avazya hI svIkAra kI thii| vahIM para unhoMne keza luMcana Adi kI sAdhanA kI aura cAturyAma dharma kA marma paayaa| prasiddha itihAsakAra DA0 rAdhAkumuda mukharjI likhate haiM-vAstavika bAta yaha jJAna hotI hai-buddha ne pahale AtmAnubhava ke liye usa kAla meM pracalita donoM sAdhanAoM kA abhyAsa kiyaa| AlAra aura udraka ke nirdezAnusAra brAhmaNa mArga kA aura taba jaina mArga kA aura bAda meM apane svatantra sAdhanA mArga kA vikAsa kiyaa|100 zrImatI rAisa DaiviDsa ne gautama buddha dvArA jaina tapa-vidhi kA abhyAsa kie jAne kI carcA karate hue likhA hai-"buddha pahale guru kI khoja meM vaizAlI pahuMce, vahA~ AlAra aura udraka se unakI bheMTa huI, phira bAda meM unhoMne jainadharma kI tapa-vidhi kA abhyAsa kiyaa|" ___saMkSepa meM sArAMza yahI hai ki buddha kI sAdhanA paddhati, bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke siddhAntoM se prabhAvita thii| jaina sAhitya se yaha bhI siddha hai ki antima tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra dharma ke pravartaka nahIM, apitu sudhAraka the| unake pUrva prastuta avasarpiNI kAla meM tebIsa tIrthaMkara ho cuke haiM kintu bAbIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke sambandha meM kucha aisI bAteM haiM jo Adhunika vicArakoM ke mastiSka meM nahIM baiThatIM, kintu bhagavAna pArzva ke sambandha meM aisI koI bAta nahIM hai, jo Adhunika vicArakoM kI dRSTi meM atizayokti pUrNa ho| jisa prakAra 100 varSa kI Ayu, tIsa varSa gRhasthAzrama aura 70 varSa taka saMyama tathA 250 varSa taka unakA tIrtha isameM aisI koI bhI avidhi nahIM hai, jo asambhavatA evaM aitihAsika dRSTi se sandeha utpanna karatI ho| 97 siripAsaNAhatitthe sarayUtIre plaasnnyrttho| pihiyAsavassa sisso mahAsudo vddddhkittimunnii|| darzanasAra, devasenAcArya paM0 nAthUlAla premI dvArA sampAdita, jaina grantha ratnAkara kAryAlaya, bambaI 1920, zloka 6 / 98 cAra tIrthaMkara 99 buddha ne pArzvanAtha ke cAroM yAmoM ko pUrNatayA svIkAra kiyA thA.....buddha ke mata meM cAra yAmoM kA pAlana karanA hI saccI tapasyA hai......vahA~ ke zramaNa sampradAya meM unheM zAyada nirgranthoM kA cAturyAma saMvara hI vizeSa pasanda aayaa| 100 DA0 rAdhAkumuda mukarjI : hindU sabhyatA, DA0 vAsudevazaraNa agravAla dvArA anuvAdita, rAjakamala prakAzana, dillI, 1955, pR0 2391 1 Mrs. Rhys Davids : Gautama The Man, pp. 22-25.

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isIlie itihAsakAra unheM aitihAsika puruSa mAnate haiN| jaina sAhitya se hI nahIM, apitu bauddha sAhitya se bhI unakI aitihAsikatA siddha hotI hai| isI aitihAsikatA ke sAtha yaha bhI siddha ho jAtA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA parinirvANa IsA pU0 527-528 mAnA gayA hai| nirvANa se 30 varSa pUrva IsA pUrva 557 mahAvIra ne sarvajJatva prApta kara tIrtha kA pravartana kiyA aura mahAvIra evaM pArzvanAtha ke tIrtha meM 250 varSa kA antara hai| isakA artha hai I0 pU0 807 meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne isa dharA para dharmatIrtha kA pravartana kiyaa| zramaNa saMskRti hI nahIM, apitu vaidika saMskRti bhI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha se prabhAvita huii| vaidika saMskRti meM pahale bhautikatA kA svara prakhara thaa| bhagavAna pArzva ne usa bhautikavAdI svara ko AdhyAtmikatA kA nayA AlApa diyaa| vaidika saMskRti meM zramaNa saMskRti ke svara vaidika saMskRti kA mUla veda hai| vedoM meM AdhyAtmika carcAe~ nahIM haiN| usameM aneka devoM kI bhavyastutiyA~ aura prArthanAe~ kI gaI haiN| dyutimAna honA devatva kA mukhya lakSaNa hai| prakRti ke jo ramaNIya dRzya aura vismayajanaka va camatkArapUrNa jo ghaTanAe~ thIM unako sAmAnya rUpa se devakRta kahA gayA hai| Adhibhautika, Adhidevika aura AdhyAtmika-deva ke ye tIna prakAra mAne gaye haiN| ina tInoM dRSTiyoM se devatva kA pratipAdana vaidika granthoM meM prApta hotA hai| sthAna vizeSa se tIna devatA pramukha haiN| pRthvIsthAnadeva-isameM agni ko mukhya mAnA gayA hai| antarikSasthAna deva-isameM indra aura vAyu ko mukhya sthAna diyA gayA hai| dhusthAnadeva-jinameM sUrya aura savitA mukhya haiN| ina tInoM devoM kI stuti hI vibhinna rUpoM meM vibhinna sthAnoM para kI gaI hai| ina devoM ke atirikta anya devoM kI bhI stutiyA~ kI gaI haiN| Rgveda kI taraha sAmaveda, yajurveda aura atharvaveda meM bhI yahI hai| usake pazcAt brAhmaNa grantha Ate haiN| unameM bhI yajJa ke vidhi-vidhAna kA hI vistAra se varNana hai-yajJoM ke sambandha meM kucha virodha bhI pratIta hotA hai| usakA parihAra bhI brAhmaNa granthoM meM kiyA gayA hai| usake pazcAt saMhitA sAhitya AtA hai| saMhitA aura brAhmaNa granthoM meM mukhya bheda yahI hai ki saMhitA stutipradhAna hai aura brAhmaNa vidhi pradhAna hai| usake pazcAt upaniSad sAhitya AtA hai| usameM yajJoM kA virodha hai| adhyAtma-vidyA kI carcA hai-hama kauna haiM, kahA~ se Aye haiM, kahA~ jAyeMge-Adi praznoM para bhI vicAra kiyA gayA hai| adhyAtmavidyA zramaNa saMskRti kI dena hai| __ AcArya zaMkara ne dasa upaniSadoM para bhASya likhA hai| unake nAma isa prakAra haiM-Iza, kena, kaTha, prazna, muNDaka, mANDUkya, taittirIya, aitareya, chAndogya aura vRhdaarnnyk| DaoNkTara belakara aura rAnADe ke anusAra prAcIna upaniSadoM meM mukhya ye haiM-chAndogya, vRhadAraNyaka, kaTha, taittirIya, muNDaka, kauSItakI, kena aura prshn|' 2 hisTrI Apha iNDiyana philAsaphI, bhAga 2, pR0 87-90 /

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46 Arthara e0 maikaDaoNnala ke abhimatAnusAra prAcInatama varga vRhadAraNyaka, chAndogya, taittirIya, aitareya aura kauSItakI upaniSad kA racanAkAla IsA pUrva 600 hai|' eca0 sI0 rAya caudharI kA mata hai ki videha ke mahArAja janaka yAjJavalkya ke samakAlIna the| yAjJavalkya vRhadAraNyaka aura chAndogya upaniSad ke mukhya pAtra pA~ca haiN| unakA kAla-mAna IsA pUrva sAtavIM zatAbdI hai| prastuta graMtha pRSTha 97 meM likhA hai-"jaina tIrthaMkara pArzva kA janma IsA pUrva 877 aura nirvANakAla IsA pUrva 777 hai|" isase bhI yahI siddha hai ki prAcInatama upaniSad pArzva ke pazcAt haiN| DAkTara rAdhAkRSNan kI dhAraNA ke anusAra prAcInatama upaniSadoM kA kAla-mAna IsA pUrva AThavIM zatAbdI se IsA kI tIsarI zatAbdI taka hai|' spaSTa hai ki upaniSad sAhitya bhagavAna pArzva ke pazcAt nirmita huA hai| bhagavAna pArzva ne yajJa Adi kA atyadhika virodha kiyA thaa| AdhyAtmika sAdhanA para bala diyA thA, jisakA prabhAva vaidika RSiyoM para bhI par3A aura unhoMne upaniSadoM meM yajJa kA virodha kiyaa| unhoMne spaSTa kahA-"yajJa vinAzI aura durbala sAdhana hai| jo mUr3ha haiM, ve inako zreya mAnate haiM, ve bAra-bAra jarA aura mRtyu ko prApta hote rahate haiN|" muNDakopaniSad meM vidyA ke do prakAra batAye haiM-parA aura apraa| parA vidyA vaha hai jisase brahma kI prApti hotI hai aura isase bhinna aparAvidyA hai| Rgaveda, yajurveda, sAmaveda, atharvaveda, zikSA, kalpa, vyAkaraNa, nirukta, chanda aura jyotiSa yaha aparA hai|' mahAbhArata meM maharSi bRhaspati ne prajApati manu se kahA hai- "maiMne Rk, sAma, yajurveda, atharvaveda, nakSatragati, nirukta, vyAkaraNa, kalpa aura zikSA kA bhI adhyayana kiyA hai to bhI maiM AkAza Adi pA~ca mahAbhUtoM ke upAdAna kAraNa ko na jAna skaa|' prajApati manu ne kahA-"mujhe iSTa kI prApti ho aura aniSTa kA nivAraNa ho isalie karmoM kA anuSThAna prArambha kiyA gayA hai| iSTa aura aniSTa donoM hI mujhe prApta na hoM etadartha jJAnayoga kA upadeza diyA gayA hai| veda meM jo karmoM ke prayoga batAye gaye haiM ve prAya: sakAma bhAva se yukta haiN| jo ina kAmanAoM se mukta hotA hai vahI paramAtmA ko pA sakatA 3 History of the Sanskrit Literature, p. 226. 4 poliTikala hisTrI oNpha enziyaNTa iNDiyA, pR0 52 / 5 dI priMsapala upaniSadAja, pR0 22 | 6 plavA hyete adRr3hA yajJarUpA aSTAdazoktamavaraM yeSu krm| etaccheyo ye'bhinandanti mUDhA jarAmRtyuM te punarevApi ynti|| -muNDakopaniSad 1273 7 mANDUkya0 1145 8 mahAbhArata zAnti parva 20118

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47 hai| nAnA prakAra ke karmamArga meM sukha kI icchA rakha kara pravRtta hone vAlA mAnava paramAtmA ko prApta nahIM hotaa|' upaniSadoM ke atirikta mahAbhArata aura anya purANoM meM bhI aise aneka sthala haiM jahA~ AtmavidyA yA mokSa ke lie vedoM kI asAratA prakaTa kI gaI hai| AcArya zaMkara ne zvetAzvatara bhASya meM eka prasaMga uddhRta kiyA hai| bhRgu ne apane pitA se kahA-'trayI dharma-adharma kA hetu hai| yaha kiMpAkaphala ke samAna hai| he tAta ! saikar3oM du:khoM se pUrNa isa karmakANDa meM kucha bhI sukha nahIM hai| ata: mokSa ke lie prayatna karane vAlA maiM trayI dharma kA kisa prakAra sevana kara sakatA huuN| gItA meM bhI yahI kahA hai ki trayI-dharma (vaidika dharma) meM lage rahane vAle sakAma puruSa saMsAra meM AvAgamana karate rahate haiN|" AtmavidyA ke lie vedoM kI asAratA aura yajJoM ke virodha meM AtmayajJa kI sthApanA yaha vaidiketara paramparA kI hI dena hai| upaniSadoM meM zramaNa saMskRti ke pAribhASika zabda bhI vyavahRta hue haiN| jaina Agama sAhitya meM 'kaSAya' zabda kA prayoga sahasrAdhika bAra huA kintu vaidika sAhitya meM rAgadveSa ke artha meM isa zabda kA prayoga nahIM huA hai| chAndogyopaniSad meM 'kaSAya' zabda kA rAga-dveSa ke artha meM prayoga huA hai| isI prakAra 'tAyI' zabda bhI jaina sAhitya meM aneka sthaloM para AyA hai para vaidika sAhitya meM nhiiN| jaina sAhitya kI taraha hI mANDUkya upaniSad meM bhI 'tAyI' zabda kA prayoga huA hai| 4 muNDaka, chAndogya prabhRti upaniSadoM meM aise aneka sthala haiM jahA~ para zramaNa saMskRti kI vicAradhArAe~ spaSTa rUpa se jhalaka rahI haiN| jarmana vidvAna harTale ne yaha siddha kiyA hai ki muNDakopaniSad meM prAya: jaina-siddhAnta jaisA varNana hai aura jaina pAribhASika zabda bhI vahA~ vyavahRta hue haiN| 9 mahAbhArata zAntiparva 201|10-11 10 trayI dharmamadharmArthaM kiNpaakphlsnnibhH| nAsti tAta! sukhaM kiMcidatra duHkhshtaakule|| tasmAn mokSAya yatatA kathaM sevyA mayA tryii| -zvetAzvatara upa0 pR0 23 1] bhagavadgItA 9/21 12 (ka) chAndogya upaniSad 851 (kha) vRhadAraNyaka0 2/2/9/10 13 mRdita kaSAyAya-chAndogya upaniSada 7-26 zaMkarAcArya ne isa para bhASya likhA hai-mRdita kaSAyAya vAoNdiriva kssaayo| rAgadveSAdi doSa: satvasya raMjanA ruuptvaat| 14 mANDUkya upaniSad 99 15 iNDo ireniyana mUlagrantha aura saMzodhana, bhAga 3

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vRhadAraNyaka ke yAjJavalkya kuSItaka ke putra kahola se kahate haiM- "yaha vahI AtmA hai, jise jJAna lene para brahmajJAnI putraiSaNA, vittaiSaNA aura lokaiSaNA se mu~ha phera kara Upara uTha jAte haiN| bhikSA se nirvAha kara santuSTa rahate haiN| 48 jo putraiSaNA hai vahI lokaiSaNA hai / " 17 isibhAsiyaM meM bhI isibhAsiya ko yAjJavalkya eSaNAtyAga ke pazcAt bhikSA se santuSTa rahane kI bAta kahate haiN| " tulanAtmaka dRSTi se jaba hama cintana karate hai taba jJAta hotA hai ki donoM ke kathana meM kitanI samAnatA hai| vaidika vicAradhArA ke anusAra santAnotpatti ko Avazyaka mAnA hai / vahA~ para putraiSaNA ke tyAga ko koI sthAna nahIM hai / vRhadAraNyaka meM eSaNA tyAga kA jo vicAra AyA hai vaha zramaNa saMskRti kI dena hai| 18 ema0 viNTaraniTja ne arvAcIna upaniSadoM ko avaidika mAnA hai| kintu yaha bhI satya hai ki prAcInatama upaniSad bhI pUrNa rUpa se vaidika vicArAdhArA ke nikaTa nahIM hai, una para bhagavAna ariSTanemi aura bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI vicAradhArA kA spaSTa prabhAva hai| yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki yUnAna ke mahAn dArzanika 'pAithAgorasa' bhArata Aye the aura ve bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA ke zramaNoM ke samparka meM rhe|" unhoMne una zramaNoM se AtmA, punarjanma, karma Adi jaina siddhAntoM kA adhyayana kiyA aura phira ve vicAra unhoMne yUnAna kI janatA meM prasArita kiye| unahoMne mAMsAhAra kA virodha kiyaa| kitanI hI vanaspatiyoM kA bhakSaNa bhI dhArmika dRSTi se tyAjya batalAyA / unhoMne punarjanma ko siddha kiyaa| AvazyakatA hai taTastha dRSTi se isa viSaya para anveSaNa karane kI / bhagavAna pArzva kA vihAra kSetra Arya aura anArya donoM deza rahe haiN| donoM hI deza ke nivAsI unake parama bhakta rahe haiN| 20 isa prakAra vaidika sAhitya evaM usa para vidvAnoM kI samIkSAoM ko par3hane se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki usake prAcInatama granthoM evaM mahAvIrakAlIna granthoM taka meM jaina- saMskRti, jainadarzana evaM dharma kI aneka carcAe~ bikharI huI haiM, jo prAktana kAla meM usake prabhAva aura vyApakatA ko siddha karate haiN| 16 vRhadAraNyaka0 3 | 5 | 1 17 isibhAsiyAI 12/1-2 18 prAcIna bhAratIya sAhitya, pR0 190 - 191 19 saMskRti ke aMcala meM - devendra muni, pR0 33-34 20 dekhie - bhagavAn pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana, pR0 111-114 |

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49 tIrthaMkara aura nAtha sampradAya pracIna jaina, bauddha aura vaidika vAGmaya kA anuzIlana-parizIlana karane se sahaja hI jJAta hotA hai ki tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma RSabha, ajita, sambhava Adi ke rUpa meM milate haiM? kintu unake nAmoM ke sAtha nAtha- pada nahIM miltaa| yahA~ sahaja hI eka prazna khar3A ho sakatA hai ki tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma ke sAtha 'nAtha' zabda kaba aura kisa artha meM prayukta hone lagA? zabdArtha kI dRSTi se cintana karate haiM to 'nAtha' zabda kA artha svAmI yA prabhu hotA hai| aprApya vastu kI prApti ko 'yoga' aura prApya vastu ke saMrakSaNa ko 'kSema' kahA jAtA hai| jo yoga aura kSema ko karane vAlA hotA hai vaha 'nAtha' kahalAtA hai|2 anAthI muni ne zreNika se kahA-gRhastha jIvana meM merA koI nAtha nahIM thaa| maiM muni banA aura nAtha ho gyaa| apanA, dUsaroM kA aura saba jIvoM kaa| dIrghanikAya meM dasa nAthakaraNa dharmoM kA nirUpaNa hai, usameM bhI kSamA, dayA, saralatA Adi sadguNoM kA ullekha hai|4 jo ina sadguNoM ko dhAraNa karatA hai vaha nAtha hai| tIrthaMkaroM kA jIvana sadguNoM kA akSaya koSa hai| ata: unake nAma ke sAtha nAtha upapada lagAnA ucita hI hai| bhagavatI sUtra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie 'loganAheNaM' yaha zabda prayukta huA hai aura Avazyaka sUtra meM arihaMtoM ke guNoM kA utkIrtana karate hue 'loganAhANaM' vizeSaNa AyA suprasiddha digadambara AcArya yativRSabha ne apane tiloyapaNNattI grantha meM tIrthaMkAroM ke nAma ke sAtha nAtha zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai| jaise "bharaNI rikkhammi saMtiNAho ya"25 'vimalasya tIsalakravA' aNataNAhassa paMcadasalakkhA"26 21 (ka) samavAyAga. TIkA, (kha) AvazyakasUtra, (ga) nndiisuutr| 22 nAtha: yogakSema vidhaataa| -uttarAdhyayana vRhavRtti patra 473 23 tato haM nAho jAo appaNo ya parassa y| savvesiM ceva bhUyANaM tasANa thAvarANa y|| -uttarA0 2035 24 dIghanikAya 3111, pR0 312 - 313 25 tiloyapaNNattI 4/541 26 vahI, 4599

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. 50 AcArya yativRSabha,' AcArya jinasena Adi ne tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma ke sAtha Izvara aura svAmI padoM kA bhI prayoga kiyA hai| aitihAsika dRSTi se yativRSabha kA samaya caturtha zatAbdI ke Asa-pAsa mAnA jAtA hai aura jinasena kA 9vIM shtaabdii| to caturtha zatAbdI meM tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma ke sAtha 'nAtha' zabda vyavahRta hone lagA thaa| tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma ke sAtha lage hue nAtha zabda kI lokapriyatA zanaiH zanaiH itanI atyadhika bar3hI ki zaivamatAnuyAyI yogI apane nAma ke sAtha 'matsyendranAtha', "gorakhanAtha" prabhRti rUpa se nAtha zabda kA prayoga kAne lge| phalasvarUpa prastuta sampradAya kA nAma hI 'nAtha sampradAya' ke rUpa meM ho gyaa| - jainetara paramparA ke ve loga, jinheM itihAsa va paramparA kA parijJAna nahIM, ve vyakti AdinAtha, ajitanAtha, pArasanAtha, ke nAma par3hakara bhrama meM par3a jAte haiM cUMki gorakhanAtha kI paramparA meM bhI nImanAthI pArasanAthI hue haiN| ve yaha nirNaya nahIM kara pAte ki gorakhanAtha se neminAtha yA pArasanAtha hue, yA neminAtha pArasanAtha se gorakhanAtha hue? yaha eka aitihAsika satya tathya hai ki nAtha sampradAya ke mUla-pravartaka matsyendranAtha haiM, unakA samaya IsA kI AThavIM zatAbdI mAnA gayA hai| jabaki tIrthaMkara AdinAtha, neminAtha, pArasanAtha Adi ko hue jaina dRSTi se hajAroM lAkhoM varSa hue haiN| bhagavAna pArzva se neminAtha 83 hajAra varSa pUrva hue the| ata: kAla-gaNanA kI dRSTi se donoM meM bar3A matabheda hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki gorakhanAtha se nemanAtha yA pArasanAtha hone kI to saMbhAvanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii| hA~, satya yaha hai ki neminAtha aura pArasanAtha pahale hue haiM ata: unase gorakhanAtha kI saMbhAvanA kara sakate haiM, kintu gaharAI se ciMtanamanana karane se yaha bhI sahI jJAta nahI hotA, cU~ki bhagavAna pArzva vikrama samvat 725 se bhI pUrva ho cuke the, jabaki mUrdhanya manISiyoM ne gorakhanAtha ko bappArAvala ke samakAlIna mAnA hai| yaha bahuta kucha saMbhava hai ki bhagavAna neminAtha kI ahiMsaka krAnti ne yAdavavaMza meM abhinava jAgRti kA saMcAra kara diyA thaa| bhagavAna pArzva ke kamaTha-pratibodha kI ghaTanA ne tApasoM meM bhI viveka kA saMcAra kiyA thaa| unhIM ke prabala prabhAva se nAtha paramparA ke yogI prabhAvita hue hoM, aura nImanAthI, pArasanAthI paramparA pracalita huI ho| DAkTara hajArIprasAda dvivedI ne isI satya-tathya ko isa rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai 'cA~danAtha saMbhavata: vaha prathama siddha the jinhoMne gorakhamArga ko svIkAra kiyA thaa| isI zAkhA ke nImanAthI aura pArasanAthI neminAtha aura pArzvanAtha nAmaka jaina tIrthaMkaroM ke 27 risahesarassa bharaho, sagaro ajiesarassa pcckkhN| -tilo0 41283 28 mahApurANa 14161, pR0 319 29 hamArI apanI dhAraNA yaha hai ki isakA udaya lagabhaga 8vIM zatAbdI ke Asa-pAsa huA thaa| matsyendranAtha isake mUla pravartaka the| dekhie-hindI kI nirguNa kAvyadhArA aura usakI dArzanika pRSThabhUmi, pR0 327

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51 anuyAyI jAna par3ate haiN| jainasAdhanA meM yoga kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| neminAtha aura pArzvanAtha nizcaya hI gorakhanAtha ke pUrvavartI the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvavartI tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma ke sAtha Aja nAtha zabda pracalita hai, usase yaha to dhvanita hotA hI hai yaha zabda jaina paramparA meM kAphI sammAna sUcaka rahA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nAma ke sAtha nAtha zabda kA pracAra nahIM hai| ata: ise pUrvakAlIna paramparA kA bodhaka mAnakara hI yahA~ para kucha vicAra kiyA gayA hai| prastuta grantha caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI jIvanagAthA para atIta kAla se hI likhA jAtA rahA hai| samavAyAMga meM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma, unake jIvana ke mahattvapUrNa sandarbha samprApta hote haiM aura kalpasUtra, Avazyaka niyukti, Avazyaka hAribhadrIyAvRtti, malayagirivRtti, tathA cauppana mahApurisacariyaM, triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra, mahApurANa, uttarapurANa uTTaGkita hai| prAntIya bhASAoM meM bhI aura svatantra rUpa se bhI eka-eka tIrthaMkara ke jIvana para anekoM grantha haiN| Adhunika yuga meM bhI 24 tIrthaMkaroM para zodhapradhAna dRSTi se kitane hI lekhakoM ne likhane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| mere ziSya rAjendra muni ne prastuta grantha meM bahuta hI saMkSepa meM aura prAJjala bhASA meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM para likhA hai| lekhaka kA mUla lakSya rahA hai ki Adhunika samaya meM mAnava ke pAsa samaya kI kamI hai| vaha atyanta vistAra ke sAtha likhe gaye granthoM ko par3ha nahIM paataa| vaha saMkSepa meM aura svalpa samaya meM hI unake jIvana kI pramukha ghaTanAoM, udAtta caritra aura preraNAprada upadezoM ko jAnanA cAhatA hai| unhIM pAThakoM kI bhAvanAoM ko saMlakSya meM rakhakara saMkSepa meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kA paricaya likhA gayA hai| yaha paricaya saMkSepa meM hone para bhI dilacaspa hai| pAThaka par3hate samaya upanyAsa kI sarasatA, itihAsa kI tathyatA va nibandha kI sulalitatA kA eka sAtha anubhava kregaa| use apane mahimAmaya mahApuruSoM ke pavitra caritroM ko jAnakara jIvana-nirmANa kI sahaja preraNA milegI-aisI AzA hai| maiM cAhatA hU~ lekhaka apane adhyayana ko vistRta kre| vaha gaharAI meM jAkara aise satya tathyoM ko ujAgara kare jo itihAsa ko nayA mor3a de skeN| prastuta grantha lekhaka kI pUrva kRtiyoM kI taraha jana-jana ke antarmAnasa meM apanA gauravamaya sthAna banAyegA aisI maMgalakAmanA hai| -AcArya devendra muni 30 nAtha sampradAya-hajArIprasAda dvivedI, pRSTha 190

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anukramaNikA 1. bhagavAna RSabhadeva 1-12 pUrvabhava; mAnava saMskRti kA unnayana; anma vaMza; saMsAra- tyAga; sAdhanA; kevalajJAna; dezanA evaM tIrthasthApanA; marIci prathama parivrAjaka; sundarI aura brAhmI : vairAgyakathA; sundarI prathama zrAvikA banI; 99 putroM ko dezanA; putra bAhubalI ko kevalajJAna; bharata dvArA nirvANa prApti; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| bhagavAna ajitanAtha 13-17 pUrvabhava; janma-vaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa evaM kelajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 3. bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha 18-23 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; anAsakta gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| bhagavAna abhinaMdananAtha 24-27 pUrvabhava; janmavaMza; grahastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa; kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezana; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 5. bhagavAna sumatinAtha 28-31 pUrvabhava; janmavaMza; nAmakaraNa; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dharma- privaar| 6. bhagavAna zrIpadmaprabha 32-35 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| bhagavAna supArzvanAtha 36-39 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; grahastha-jIvana ; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| bhagavAna candraprabha pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa-kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 40-43

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44-47 9. bhagavAna suvidhinAtha pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; vizeSa; dhrm-privaar| 10. bhagavAna zItalanAtha 48-51 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; prathama dharma-dezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 1]. bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha 52-56 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna; dharma prabhAva; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 12. bhagavAna vAsupUjya 57-61 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; dharma prabhAva; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 13. bhagavAna vimalanAtha 62-65 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; dharma prabhAva; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 14. bhagavAna anaMta nAtha 66-69 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 15. bhagavAna dharmanAtha 70-73 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; prathama dharma-dezanA; prabhAvazIlatA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 16. bhagavAna zAntinAtha 74-80 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; cakravartI pada; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; samavasaraNa; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 17. bhagavAna zrI kunthunAtha 81-84 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 18. bhagavAna aranAtha pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 85-88

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103-117 19. bhagavAna mallinAtha 89-95 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; rUparavyAti; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 20. bhagavAna munisuvrata 96-99 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 21. bhagavAna naminAtha 100-102 pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; nAmakaraNa; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 22. bhagavAna ariSTanemi pUrvajanma'; vRttAnta; janmavaMza; bAlalIlAe~; adbhuta zaktibhuta zaktimattA; rAjamatI se vivAha upakrama; bArAta kA pratyAvartana; dIkSA va kevalajJAna; samavasaraNa : prathama dharmadezanA; rAjImatI dvArA pravrajyA; lokahitakArI upadeza; bhaviSya kathana; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 23. bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tatkAlIna paristhitiyA~; pUrvajanma; janmavaMza; gRhastha-jIvana; dIkSAgrahaNa; kevalajJAna; abhigraha; upasarga; prathama dharmadezanA; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| 24. bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI pUrvajanma kathA; janmavaMza garbhagata abhigraha evaM saMkalpa; nAmakaraNa; bAlya jIvana; sAhasa evaM nirbhIkatA; buddhi vaibhava ke dhanI; cintanazIla yuvaka vardhamAna; gRhastha yogI; mahAbhiniSkramaNa; svata: dIkSAgrahaNa; sAdhanA: upasarga evaM parISaha; gopAlaka prasaMga; morAka Azrama prasaMga evaM paJca pratijJAdhAraNa; yakSabAdhA : aTala nizcaya; caNDakauzika uddhAra : amRtabhAva kI vijaya; saMgama kA vikaTa upasarga; antima upasarga; adbhUta abhigraha : candanabAlA prasaMga; gozAlaka prasaMga; kevalajJAna prApti, prathama dharmadezanA : madhyapAvA meM samavazaraNa; kevalI caryA : dharma pracAra, gozAlaka kA uddhAra; parinirvANa; dhrm-privaar| prishisstt| 118-130 131-156 1-5

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva (cinha-vRSabha) jaina jagat, saMskRti aura dharma kA Aja jo suvikasita evaM pariSkRta svarUpa hameM dikhAI detA hai, usake mUla meM mahAna sAdhakoM kA maulika yogadAna rahA hai| tIrthaMkaroM kI eka samRddha paramparA ko isakA sArA zreya hai| vartamAna kAla ke tIrthaMkara jisakI antima kar3I prabhu mahAvIra svAmI the aura isa kar3I ke Adi unnAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva the| unake maulika cintana ne hI mAnava-jIvana aura vyavahAra ke katipaya Adarza siddhAntoM ko nirUpita kiyA thA; aura ve hI siddhAMta kAlAntara meM yuga kI apekSAoM ke anurUpa parivardhita, vikasita aura saMpuSTa hote cale gye| pUrva-bhava zramaNa saMskRti bhArata kI eka mahAn saMskRti hai, vaha saMskRti do dhArAoM meM vibhakta hai, jise jaina saMskRti aura bauddha saMskRti ke nAma se kahA gayA hai| donoM dhArAoM ne apane ArAdhya deva tIrthaMkara yA buddha ke pUrvabhavoM kA citraNa kiyA hai| jAtaka kathA meM buddhaghoSa ne tathAgata buddha ke 547 bhavoM kA varNana kiyA hai| buddha ne bodhisatva ke rUpa meM rAjA, tapasvI, vRkSa, devatA, hAthI, siMha, kuttA, bandara, Adi aneka janma grahaNa kiye aura ina janmoM meM kisa prakAra nirmala jIvana jIkara buddhatva ko prApta kiyA-yaha pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai| buddhatva eka janma kI upalabdhi nahIM apitu aneka janmoM ke prayAsa kA pratiphala thaa| isI prakAra tIrthaMkara bhI aneka janmoM ke prayAsa ke pazcAt banate haiN| zvetAmbara graMthoM meM RSabhadeva ke 13 bhavoM kA ullekha hai| prathama bhava meM RSabhadeva kA jIva dhannA sArthavAha banA jisane atyanta udAratA ke sAtha muniyoM ko dhRta- dAna diyA aura phalasvarUpa use samyaktva kI upalabdhi huii| dUsare bhava meM uttarakuru bhogabhUmi meM mAnava bane aura tRtIya bhava meM saudharma devaloka meM utpanna hue| caturtha bhava meM mahAbala hue evaM isa bhava meM hI zramaNadharma ko bhI svIkAra kiyaa| pA~caveM bhava meM lalitAGga. deva hue, chaThe bhava meM vajrajaMgha tathA sAtaveM bhava meM uttarakuru bhogabhUmi meM yugaliyA hue| AThaveM bhava meM saudharmakalpa meM deva hue| navaveM bhava meM jIvAnanda nAmaka vaidya hue| prastuta bhava meM apane snehI sAthiyoM ke sAtha kRmikuSTha roga se grasita muni kI cikitsA karake muni ko pUrNa svastha kiyaa| muni ke tAttvika pravacana ko

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara sunakara sAthiyoM sahita dIkSA grahaNa kara utkRSTa saMyama kI sAdhanA kii| dasaveM bhava meM jIvAnanda vaidya kA jIva 12veM devaloka meM utpanna huaa| gyArahaveM bhava meM puSkalAvatI vijaya meM vajranAbha nAmaka cakravartI bane aura saMyamagrahaNa kara 14 pUrvo kA adhyayana kiyA aura arihanta, siddha, pravacana prabhRti 20 nimittoM kI ArAdhanA kara tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA bandha kiyaa| anta meM mAsika saMlekhanApUrvaka pAdapopagamana saMthArA kara AyuSya pUrNa kiyA, aura vahA~ se 12veM bhava meM sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM utpanna hue aura 13veM bhava meM vinItA nagarI meM RSabhadeva ke rUpa meM janma grahaNa kiyaa| mAnava saMskRti kA unnayana bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA janma mAnava itihAsa ke jisa kAla vizeSa meM huA, usa pariprekSya meM socA jAya to hama pAe~ge ki bhagavAna ne mAnava-saMskRti evaM sabhyatA kA athavA yUM kahA jAya ki eka prakAra se samagra mAnavatA kA hI zilAnyAsa kiyA thaa| isa mahatI bhUmikA ke kAraNa unake caritra kA jo mahAna svarUpa gaThita hotA hai, vaha sAdhAraNa mApadaNDoM ke mAdhyama se mUlyAMkana se pare kI vastu hai| mAnavIya sabhyatA kA ati prArambhika evaM anizcita caraNa cala rahA thaa| anya pazuoM evaM manuSya meM taba koI ullekhanIya antara na thaa| pazuvat AhAra-vihArAdi kI sAmAnya prakriyA meM vyasta manuSya sarvathA prakRti para hI nirbhara thaa| vaha apane viveka athavA kauzala ke sahAre prAkRtika vaibhava se apane pakSa meM adhika suvidhAe~ juTA lene kI kSamatA nahIM rakhatA thaa| taru tale baserA karane vAlA vaha prANI valkala vastroM se zItAtapa ke AghAtoM se apanI rakSA karatA, vanya kaMda-mUlaphalAdi sevana kara kSudhA-tRpti karatA aura saritAdi ke nirmala-jala se tRSA ko zAnta kara liyA karatA thaa| sImita abhilASAoM kA saMsAra hI manuSya kA prApya thaa| nara aura nArI kA yugala eka yugala santati ko janma detA, santoSa kA jIvana vyatIta karatA aura jIvana-lIlA ko samApta kara liyA karatA thaa| zIla aura santoSa kI sAkAra paribhASA usa kAla ke mAnava meM dRSTigata ho sakatI thii| moha, lobha, mamatA, saMgrahAdi kI pravRttiyA~ taba taka manuSya ko sparza bhI na kara pAyI thiiN| ___ jIvana kI paristhitiyA~ vastuta: svargApama thIM, kintu samaya-cakra sadA gatizIla rahatA hai| mAnava-jIvana parivartita hone lgaa| udhara to nirantara upabhoga se prAkRtika sampadA kramaza: kama hone lagI aura idhara upabhoktAoM kI saMkhyA meM bhI vRddhi hone lgii| pariNAmata: abhAva kI sthiti Ane lgii| manuSyoM meM lobha aura phalata: saMgraha kI pravRtti ne janma liyaa| chInA-jhapaTI ora pArasparika kalaha hone lgaa| kadAcita mAnava-vikAroM kA yaha prathama caraNa hI thaa| isI kAla meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA prAdurbhAva huA thA aura sAmayika paristhitiyoM meM mAnava-kalyANa kI dizA meM jo mahAna yogadAna unakI vilakSaNa pratibhA kA rahA, vaha mAnava itihAsa kA eka avismaraNIya prasaMga bana gyaa| prajA kI isa dazA ne rAjA

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva RSabhadeva ke lie cintana kA dvAra khola diyaa| isa azAnti aura kleza ke mUla kAraNa ke rUpa meM unahoMne abhAva kI paristhiti ko pAyA aura apanI prajA ko udyama kI ora unmukha kara diyaa| bhagavAna ne kRSi dvArA dharatI se anna upajAnA sikhaayaa| dharatI mAtA ne anna kA dAna diyA jise abodha mAnava yoM hI kaccA khAkara udara-pIr3A se grasta hone lgaa| bhagavAna ne yaha bAdhA bhI dUra kii| unhoMne agni prajvalita kI aura anna ko pakA kara use khAdya kA rUpa denA sikhaayaa| prajA kI yaha bAdhA bhI dUra huii| zraddhAvaza agni ko 'devatA' mAnA jAne lgaa| dhIre-dhIre mAnava sabhyatA kA aura bhI vikAsa hone lgaa| aba agni kI pracuratA to ho hI gayI thii| bhagavAna ne upayogI vastuoM ke vinimaya kI kalA sikhAyI aura isa prakAra vyavasAya bhI prArambha huaa| yaha saba zramasAdhya kArya thA, kintu kucha pramAdI aura nirudyamI logoM meM parizrama karane ke sthAna para dUsaroM kI sampadA ko chala athavA balapUrvaka har3apane kI pravRtti panapane lgii| ata: bhagavAna ne sampadA kI rakSA kA upAya bhI sikhaayaa| isa prakAra samAja meM kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra varga bane aura vikasita hote cale gye| aba mAnava-samudAya eka samAja kA rUpa grahaNa karatA jA rahA thaa| ata: pArasparika vyavahAra Adi ke kucha niyamoM kI AvazyakatA anubhava kI jAne lgii| yaha viveka-jAgaraNa se hI saMbhava thA, ata: zikSA kA pracAra anivArya ho gyaa| bhagavAna ne yaha kArya apanI putriyoM brAhmI aura sundarI ko sauNpaa| unhoMne svayaM brAhmI ko akSara jJAna aura sundarI ko gaNita kA jJAna Adi causaTha kalAoM se paricita karAkara isa yogya banAyA aura nirdeza diyA- "putriyo! tuma manuSyoM ko ina vidyAoM kA jJAna do, samAja ko zizita bnaaoN| zikSA ke sAtha sadAcAra, vinaya, kalA evaM zilpa kA vikAsa kro|" __spaSTa hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne mAnava sabhyatA aura mAnavIyatA kA vaha bIja vapana kiyA thA jo kAla kA urvarA kSetra pAkara vizAla vaTa taru ke rUpa meM Aja anekAneka guNAvaguNoM sahita dRSTigata hotA hai| bhagavAna ne manuSya jAti ko bhautika sukhoM aura mAnavatA se yukta to kiyA hI; isase kahIM adhika mahattvamayI sampadA se bhI mAnavatA ko alaMkRta karane kI eka zreSTha upalabdhi bhI unakI hI rahI hai| yaha upalabdhi unake kRtitva kA zreSThatama aMza hai aura vaha hai-AdhyAtmika gti| unhoMne apanI prajA kI bhautika sukha-suvidhA ke lie ghora parizrama kiyaa| svayaM bhI inakA paryApta upabhoga kiyA, kiMtu ve isameM khoye kabhI nhiiN| anurakti ke sthAna para anAsakti hI unake AcaraNa kI vizeSatA banI rhii| svayaM bhagavAna kA sandeza-kathana isa sandarbha meM vizeSa ullekhanIya hai, jo unake putroM ke prati kiyA gayA thA .yaha vikAsa apUrNa hai| kevala bhoga hI hamAre jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hai| hamArA dhyeya honA cAhie parama Atma- zAnti kI praapti| isake lie kAma, krodha, mada, moha Adi vikAroM kA dhvaMsa Avazyaka hai|"

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara ina vikAroM ko parAsta karane ke lie bhagavAna ne sattA, vaibhava aura sAMsArika sukhoM ko tyAgakara yoga kA mArga apanAne kA saMkalpa kiyaa| ve mAnavamAtra ko kalyANa kA mArga dikhAnA cAhate the| bhagavAna ke isa kRtitva ne unheM atyucca gaurava pradAna kiyA aura tIrthaMkaratva kI garimA se alaMkRta kara diyaa| janma-vaMza avasarpiNI kAla ke tIsare Are kA antima caraNa cala rahA thaa| tabhI caitra kRSNA aSTamI ko mAtA marudevA ne bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko janma diyaa| kulakara vaMzIya nAbhirAjA Apake pitA the| putra ke garbha meM Ane para mAtA ne 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyA thA jinameM se prathama svapna vRSabha sambandhI thaa| navajAta zizu ke vakSa para bhI vRSabha kA hI cihna thA ata: putra ko RSabhakumAra nAma se hI pukArA jAne lgaa| RSabhakumAra kA hRdaya paraduHkhakAtara evaM parama dayAlu thaa| isa sambandha meM unake jIvana ke aneka prasaMga smaraNa kiye jAte haiN| eka prasaMga to aisA bhI hai jisane Age calakara unake jIvana meM bahuta bar3I bhUmikA nibhaayii| bAlaka-bAlikAoM kA eka yugala krIr3Amagna thaa| yaha yugma aisA thA jo pracalita prathAnusAra bhAvI dAmpatya jIvana meM eka-dUsare kA sAthI hone vAlA thaa| tAla vRkSa ke tale khelate eka yugala para durbhAgyavaza tAla kA pakA huA phala gira par3A aura bAlaka kI mRtyu ho gyii| bilakhatI bAlikA akelI chUTa gyii| bhagavAna kA hRdaya pasIja gyaa| bAlamRtyu kI yaha asAdhAraNa aura abhUtapUrva ghaTanA thI, jisase saba dicalita ho gaye the| viyukta bAlikA ko saba loga RSabhadeva ke pAsa lAye aura bhagavAna ne isa bAlikA ko yathAsamaya apanI jIvana saMginI banAne kA vacana diyaa| ucita vaya prApti para RSabhakumAra ne usa kanyA 'sunandA' ke sAtha vivAha kara apane vacana ko pUrA kiyA aura vivAha- paramparA ko eka nayA mor3a diyaa| sAtha hI apane yugala kI kanyA sumaMgalA se bhI vivAha kiyA aura pracalita paripATI kA nirvAha kiyaa| rAnI sunandA ne parama tejasvI putra bAhubalI aura putrI sundarI ko tathA rAnI sumaMgalA ne bharata sahita 99 putroM evaM putrI brAhmI ko janma diyaa| yathAsamaya pitA nAbhirAja RSabhakumAra ko samasta rAjasattA sauMpa kara nivRttimaya jIvana vyatIta karane lge| saMsAra- tyAga sAMsArika sukha- vaibhava meM jIvana-yApana karate hue bhI bhagavAna RSabhadeva sarvathA vItarAgI bane rhe| yogya vaya ho jAne para unhoMne ayodhyA ke siMhAsana para bharata ko AsIna kiyA, bAhubalI ko takSazilA kA nareza banAyA tathA zeSa yuvarAjoM kI yogyatAnusAra anya rAjyoM kA svAmI banAkara ve saMsAra tyAga kara sAdhanA-lIna hone ko tatpara hue| unake isa tyAga kA vyApaka prabhAva huaa| yaha mahAn ghaTanA caitra kRSNA aSTamI kI hai, jaba uttarASAr3ha

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva 5 nakSatra kA samaya thA; aneka narezoM sahita 4000 puruSoM ne bhagavAna ke sAtha hI dIkSA grahaNa krlii| apane lakSya aura mArga se paricita bhagavAna RSabhadeva to sAdhanA-patha para nirantara agrasara hote rahe kintu isa jJAna se rahita anya loga kaThora tapa se viyalita ho gaye aura nAnA prakAra kI bhrAntiyoM meM grasta hokara asta-vyasta ho gye| sAdhanA bhagavAna RSabhadeva kaThora tapa aura dhyAna kI sAdhanA karate hue janapada meM vicaraNa karane lge| dRr3ha mauna unakI sAdhanA kA viziSTi aMga thaa| zraddhAlu janatA kA apAra samUha apAra dhanavaibhava kI bheMTa ke sAtha unake svAgata ko umar3A karatA thaa| aise pratApI puruSa ke lie annAdi kI bheMTa ko ve tuccha mAnate the| logoM ke isa ajJAna se paricita RSabhadeva apanI sAdhanA meM aTala rahe ki prANI ko anna kI paramAvazyakatA hotI hai, maNi mANikya kI nhiiN| isI prakAra eka varSa se bhI kucha adhika samaya nirAhArI avasthA me hI vyatIta ho gyaa| prabhu RSabhadeva ke putra bAhubalI kA pautra zreyAMsakumAra una dina gajapura kA nareza thaa| eka rAtri ko usane svapna dekhA ki vaha meru parvata ko amRta se sIMca rahA hai| svapna ke bhAvI phala para vicAra karatA huA zreyAMsakumAra prAta: rAjaprAsAda ke gavAkSa meM baiThA hI thA ki nagara meM RSabhadeva kA padArpaNa huaa| janasamUha kI vividha bheToM ko saMketa mAtra se asvIkAra karate hue ve agrasara hote jA rahe the| zreyAMsakumAra ko lagA jaise sacamuca sumeru hI usake bhavana kI ora gatizIla hai| vaha prabhu sevA meM pahu~cA aura unase apanA AMgana pavitra karane kI anunaya-vinaya kii| usake yahA~ ikSurasa ke kalaza Aye hI the| rAjA ne prabhu se yaha bheMTa svIkAra karane zraddhApUrvaka Agraha kiyaa| karapAtrI bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne eka varSa ke nirAhAra ke pazcAt ikSurasa kA pAna kiyaa| devatAoM ne duMdubhI kA ghoSakara harSa vyakta kiyA aura puSpa, ratna, svarNAdi kI varSA kii| kevalajJAna / eka hajAra varSa paryanta bhagavAna ne samasta mamatA ko tyAgakara, ekAnta sevI rahate hue kaThora sAdhanA kI aura Atma-cintana meM lIna rhe| sAdhanA dvArA hI siddhi sambhava hai aura puruSArtha hI puruSa ko mahApuruSa tathA AtmA ko paramAtmA pada pradAna karatA hai Adi siddhAntoM kA nirdhAraNa hI nahIM kiyA, prabhu ne unako apane jIvana meM bhI utArA thaa| purimatAla nagara ke bAhara zakaTamukha udyAna meM phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ko aSTama tapa ke sAtha bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna kI zubha prApti huii| parama zukladhyAna meM lIna prabhu ko lagA jaise AtmA para se ghanaghAtI karmoM kA AvaraNa dUra ho gayA hai aura sarvatra divya prakAza vyApta ho gayA hai, jisase samasta loka prakAzita ho uThA hai|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara ThIka isI samaya samrATa bharata ko cakravartI banAne vAle cakraratana aura pitRtva kA gaurava pradAna vAle putra ratna kI prApti huI thii| tInoM zubha samAcAra eka sAtha pAkara bharata harSa - vihvala ho uThe aura nizcaya na kara pAye ki prathamataH kauna-sA utsava manAyA jaaye| antataH yaha socakara ki cakra prApti artha kA aura putra prApti kAma kA phala hai, kintu kevalajJAna dharma kA phala hai aura yahI sarvottama hai - isa utsava ko hI unhoMne prAthamikatA dii| 6 dezanA evaM tIrtha-sthApanA mAtA marudevA ne bharata se bhagavAna RSabhanAtha ke kevalajJAna prApti kA samAcAra sunA to usake vRddha, zithila zarIra meM bhI sphurti vyApta ho gyii| usakA mana apane putra ko dekha lene ko vyagra thaa| vaha bhI bharata ke sAtha bhagavAna kA kaivalya mahotsava manAne gyii| mAtA ne dekhA azoka vRkSa tale siMhAsanArUr3ha putra RSabhadeva ke zrIcaraNoM meM asaMkhya devI-devatA namana kara rahe haiM, anekadhA pUjA-arcanA kara rahe haiM aura prabhu dezanA de rahe haiN| bhAva-vibhora mAtA kA vAtsalya bhAva bhakti meM badala gayA / viraktA marudevA ujjvala zukladhyAna meM lIna hokara siddha - buddha ho gyii| karmoM kA AvaraNa chinna ho gayA aura vaha mukta ho gyii| use durlabha nirvANapada kI sahaja upalabdhi ho gayI / svayaM bhagavAna ne isa Azana kI ghoSaNA kI ki isa yuga kI sarvaprathama mukti - gAminI marudevA siddha bhagavatI ho gayI hai| marIci : prathama parivrAjaka samrATa bharata ke putra marIci ne bhagavAna kI dezanA se ubuddha hokara bhagavAna ke zrI caraNoM meM hI dIkSA grahaNa karalI aura dIkSita hokara sAdhanA prArambha kii| sAdhanA kA mArga jitanA kaThina hai aura isa mArga meM Ane vAlI parISaha - bAdhAe~ jitanI kaThora hotI haiM utanI hI komala kumAra marIci kI kAyA thI / phalataH una bhISaNa vratoM aura pracaNDa upasarga - parISahoM ko vaha jhela nahIM pAyA tathA kaThora sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI se cyuta ho gyaa| usake samakSa samasyA A khar3I huI - na to vaha isa saMyama kA nirvAha kara pA rahA thA aura na hI punaH gRhastha- mArga para ArUr3ha ho pA rahA thaa| vaha samasyA kA nidAna khojane lagA aura apanI sthiti ke anurUpa usane eka navIna vItarAga -sthiti kI maryAdAoM kI kalpanA kI / zramaNa-dharma se usane saMbhAvya binduoM kA cayana kiyA aura unakA nirvAha karate hue vairAgya ke eka navIna veza meM vicaraNa karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| usakA yaha navIna rUpa - 'parivrAjaka veza' ke rUpa meM prakaTa huaa| yahIM se parivrAjaka dharma kI sthApanA huI, jisakA unnAyaka marIci thA aura vahI prathama parivrAjaka thaa| parivrAjaka marIci bAda meM bhagavAna ke sAtha vicaraNa karatA rhaa| marIci ne aneka jijJAsuoM ko dazavidhi zramaNa-dharma kI zikSA dI aura bhagavAna kA ziSyatva svIkAra karane ko prerita kiyaa| samrATa bharata ke eka prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna ne kahA thA ki isa sabhA meM eka vyakti aisA bhI hai jo mere bAda calane vAlI 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI paramparA meM aMtima tIrthaMkara banegA aura vaha hai - marIci / apane putra ke isa bhAvI utkarSa

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva se avagata hokara samrATa bharata gadgada ho gye| bhAvI tIrthaMkara marIci kA unhoMne abhinandana kiyaa| kumAra kapila marIci kA ziSya thaa| usane marIci dvArA sthApita parivrAjaka dharma ko suniyojita rUpa diyaa| isa navIna paramparA kA vyavasthita samArambha kiyaa| sundarI aura brAhmI : vairAgya-kathA ___ bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI donoM putriyA~ brAhmI aura sundarI satiyoM meM agra-sthAna rakhatI haiN| nAma hI ke lie inakA vivAha huA thA, anyathA na to inhoMne vivAhita jIvana vyatIta kiyA aura na hI inakA pratyakSa pANigrahaNa saMskAra huA thaa| __bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna kA lAbha hote hI brAhmI ne dIkSA grahaNa karalI thI kintu sundarI ko yaha saubhAgya utkaTa abhilASA hote hue bhI turanta nahIM mila paayaa| kAraNa yaha thA ki samrATa bharata ne tadartha apanI anumati use pradAna nahIM kii| vaha cAhatA thA ki cakravartI pada prApta kara maiM sundarI ko strIratna niyukta kruuN| katipaya vidvAnoM (AcArya jinasena prabhRti) kI mAnyatAnusAra to sundarI ne bhI bhagavAna kI prathama dezanA se pratibuddha hokara dIkSA grahaNa karalI, kintu zeSa vidvajjanoM kA isa tathya ke viSaya meM mataikya nahIM pAyA jaataa| unake anusAra sundarI ne samrATa kI anumati ke abhAva meM usa samaya to dIkSA grahaNa nahIM kI, kintu usakA mana sAMsArika viSayoM se virakta ho gayA thaa| saMyama-raMga meM raMgA usakA mana saMsAra meM nahIM rama sakA aura usane zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| sundarI prathama zrAvikA bnii| ghaTanA-cakra isa prakAra rahA ki jyoMhI samrATa bharata ne SaT khaNDa pRthvI para vijaya sthApanA ke prayojana se prasthAna kiyA thA-usI samaya sundarI ne Ayambila tapa Arambha kara diyA thA cakravartI pada kI sampUrNa garimA prApta karane meM bharata ko 60 hajAra varSa kA samaya laga gayA thaa| jaba vaha isa parama gaurava ke sAtha lauTA to usane pAyA ki sundarI atyanta kRSakAya ho gayI hai| use jJAta huA ki jaba usane sundarI ko dIkSArtha anumati nahIM dI thI, usane usI dina se AcAmlavrata Arambha kara diyA thaa| bharata ke hRdaya meM manthana maca gyaa| usane sundarI se apanA mantavya pragaTa karane ko kahA-'tuma gRhastha-jIvana kA nirvAha karanA cAhatI ho athavA saMyama svIkAra karanA?' nizcita thA ki sundarI dUsare vikalpa ke viSaya meM hI apanI dRr3hatA prakaTa krtii| huA bhI aisA hii| samrATa ne apanI anumati pradAna kara dI aura sundarI bhI pravrajyA grahaNa kara sAdhvI ho gyii| 98 putroM kA dezanA tIrthaMkaratva dhAraNa kara bhagavAna ne sarvajanahitAya dRSTikoNa ke sAtha vyApaka kSetroM meM vihAra kiyA aura jana-jana ko bodha pradAna kiyaa| asaMkhya jana pratibuddha hokara AtmakalyANa kI sAdhanA meM laga gaye the| jaisA ki varNita kiyA jA cukA hai bhagavAna 100 putroM ke janaka the| inameM se bharata jyeSTha thA, jo bhagavAna kA uttaradhikArI huA aura zAsana karane lagA

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara thA, zeSa 99 putroM ko bhI svayaM bhagavAna ne yathA yogyatAnusAra choTe-moTe rAjyoM kA rAjyatva pradAna kiyA thaa| inameM se bhI bAhubalI nAmaka nareza bar3A pratApI aura zaktizAlI thaa| AyudhazAlA meM cakraratna kI utpatti para mahArAja bharata ko cakravartI samrATa banane kI prabala preraNA milI aura unhoMne tadartha abhiyAna prArambha kiyA thaa| jaba bharata ne apane parAkrama aura zakti ke bala para deza-deza ke nRpatiyoM se apanI adhInatA svIkAra karAlI to aba ekachatra samrATa banane kI balavatI bhAvanA use apane isa 98 bandhuoM para bhI vijaya-sthApanA ke lie utsAhita karane lgii| nidAna rAjA bharata ne ina bandhu narezoM ko sandeza bhejA ki yA to ve merI adhInatA svIkAra karaleM yA yuddha ke lie tatpara ho jaaeN| isa sandeza meM jo AtaMka lipaTA huA thA, usane ina narezoM ko vicalita kara diyaa| pitA ke dvArA hI inheM ye rAjyAMza pradAna kiye gaye the aura bharata ke apAra vaibhava, sattA aura zakti ke samakSa ye nagaNya se the| bharata ko koI abhAva nahIM, phira bhI sattA ke mada aura icchAoM ke zAsana se grasta bharata apane bhAiyoM ko bhI trAsa-mutta nahIM rakhanA cAhatA thaa| vastuta: bharata ina para vijaya prApta kiye binA cakravartI banatA bhI kaise? ata: usake lie yaha anivArya bhI thA, kintu ye kSatriya nareza kAyaratApUrvaka apane rAjya bharata kI sevA meM arpaNa bhI kaise kara deM? aura yadi aisA na kareM to apane jyeSTha bhrAtA ke viruddha yuddha bhI kaise kareM? isa samasyA para sabhI bandhuoM ne milakara gaMbhIratA se vicAra kiyA, kintu samasyA kA koI hala unase nikala nahIM skaa| unake mana meM AtaMka bhI jamA baiThA thA aura tIvra antardvandva bhii| aisI atyanta komala paristhiti meM unhoMne bhagavAna se mArga-darzana prApta karane kA nizcaya kiyA aura yaha nizcaya kiyA ki bhagavAna jo nirNaya aura sujhAva deMge vahI hamAre lie Adeza hogaa| hama sabhI bhagavAna ke nirdeza kA akSaraza: pAlana kreNge| yaha nizcaya kara ve sabhI apane pitA tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva svAmI kI sevA meM upasthita hue| bhagavAna ke samakSa apanI samasyA prastuta karate hue nirdezArtha ve sabhI prArthanA karane lge| bhagavAna ne unheM atyanta sneha ke sAtha prabodha diyaa| unhoMne apanI dezanA meM kahA ki sRSTi kA eka zAzvata niyama hai-'matsya nyaay'| bar3I machalI choTI machalI ko apanA AhAra banA letI hai aura vaha bhI apane se bar3I machalI ke lie AhAra bana jAtI hai| isa prakAra sarvAdhika zaktizAlI kA hI astitva avaziSTa rahatA hai| zaktihInoM kA usI meM samAhAra ho jAtA hai| manuSya kI isa sahaja pravRtti kA apavAda bharata bhI nahIM hai| usane cakravartI samrATa banane kA lakSya nirdhArita kiyA hai, to vaha tuma logoM para bhI vijaya prApta karanA hI caahegaa| bandhutva kA sambandha usake isa mArga meM bAdhaka nahIM bane yaha bhI svAbhAvika hai| prabhu kucha kSaNa mauna rahakara phira madhura girA se bole-putro! yaha usakA sattA aura pada kA mada hai jise pratibaMdhita kara pAne kA sAmarthya to tuma logoM meM nahIM hai, kintu tuma bhI kSatriya vIra ho| isa prakAra kAyaratA ke sAtha tuma use rAjya samarpita kara usakI

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva adhInatA svIkAra karalo yaha bhI azobhanIya hai / isa adhInatA se to yaha spaSTa hogA ki AtmasammAna aura kSatriyocita maryAdAoM kA tyAga kara bhI tuma sAMsArika sukhopabhoga ke lie lAlAyita ho| isa prakAra nazvara aura asAra viSayoM ke pIche bhAganA tuma jaise parAkramiyoM ke lie kyA lajjA kA viSaya nahIM hogA ? * vijaya prApta karane kI lAlasA tuma logoM meM bhI utanI hI balavatI hai, jitanI bharata ke mana meM! putro, vijayI bano, avazya bano, kintu bharata para vijaya prApta karane kI kAmanA tyAga do| yaha to sAMsArika ora atikSudra vijaya hogI, jo tumheM viSayoM meM adhikAdhika grasta karatI calI jAyagI / vijaya prApta karo tuma svayaM para, apane antara ke vikAroM para vijayI honA hI zreyaskara hai| moha aura tRSNA rUpI vAstavika aura ghAtaka zatruoM kA damana kro| isa prakAra kI vijaya hI Age se Age kI nayI vijayoM ke dvAra khola kara ananta zAnti tathA zAzvata sukha ke lakSya taka tumheM pahu~cAegI / tyAga do sAMsArika eSaNAoM aura vikAroM ko| nazvara viSayoM se citta ko haTAkara anAsakta ho jAo aura sAdha jAgRta karo - sacce Atma-kalyANa ke lie / 9 isa gaMbhIra aura kalyANakArI dezanA ne putroM kA kAyApalaTa hI kara diyaa| ve cintana meM lIna baiThe raha gaye aura virAga kI utkaTa bhAvanA unake hRdayoM meM ThATheM mArane lgii| sAMsArika bhoga- lAlasA se ve anAsakta ho gye| eka svara meM sabhI ne aba bhagavAna se nivedana kiyA ki 'hameM AjJA deM prabhu ki hama bhI Apake mArga para anusaraNa kreN| paMca mahAvrata rUpa dharma svIkAra kara ye sabhI bharata - anuja bhagavAna ke ziSya bana gye| mahArAja bharata ke lie ina 98 bhAiyoM ne apane- apane rAjyoM kA tyAga kara diyA aura svayaM Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para agrasara ho gye| bhagavAna kI agaNita dezanAoM meM se apane putroM ke prati dI gayI yaha dezanA atyanta mahattvapUrNa mAnI jAtI hai| bharata ne jaba apane ina bhAiyoM kA yaha AcaraNa sunA to usake hRdaya para bar3A gaharA AghAta huaa| vaha apane bandhuoM ke pAsa AyA aura unase apane- apane rAjya punaH grahaNa kara nirbAdha sattA kA bhoga karane ko khaa| kintu ye rAjya to aba unake lie ati tuccha the- ve to ati vizAla aura anazvara rAjya ko prApta kara cuke the| putra bAhubalI ko kevalajJAna bhagavAna kA yaha dvitIya putra thA jo eka sazakta aura zUravIra zAsaka thaa| jaba taka yaha svAdhIna rAjya - bhoga karatA rahe-bharata ekachatra sAmrAjaya kA svAmI nahIM kahalA sakatA thaa| ataH apanI kAmanAoM kA bandI bharata ise apane adhIna karane kI yojanA banAne lgaa| usane apanA dUta bAhubalI ke pAsa bhejakara sandeza pahu~cAyA ki merI adhInatA svIkAra karalo, yA phira bhISaNa saMgharSa aura vinAza ke lie tatpara ho jaao| yaha sandeza prApta kara tejasvI bhUpati bAhubalI kI tyoriyA~ car3ha gyiiN| krodhita hokara rAjA ne kahA ki apanI

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara zakti ke garva meM bharata ne bhagavAna dvArA nirdhArita kI gayI sArI rAjya-vyavasthA ko asta-vyasta kara diyA hai| maiM use isa aparAdha ke lie kSamA nahIM kruuNgaa| mere zeSa bhAiyoM kI bhA~ti maiM usakI adhInatA svIkAra nahIM kara sktaa| maiM usase yuddha karane ko tatpara huuN| usake abhimAna ko cUra-cUra kara duuNgaa| bAhubalI kA yaha vicAra jAnakara samrATa bharata ko bhI krodha AyA aura usane apanI vizAla senA lekara bAhubalanI para AkramaNa kara diyaa| ghamAsAna yuddha huaa| samarAMgaNa meM rakta kI saritAe~ pravAhita hone lgiiN| isa bhayaMkara nara-saMhAra ko dekhakara bAhubalI kA mana vicalita ho utthaa| nirIha janoM kA yaha saMhAra use vyartha pratIta hone lgaa| usake karuNa hRdaya meM eka bhAvanA udbhava huI ki do bhAiyoM ke darpa ke lie kyoM itanA vinAza ho? usane bharata ke samakSa prastAva rakhA ki senA ko vizrAma karane diyA jAya aura hama donoM dvandvayuddha kareM aura isakA pariNAma hI donoM pakSoM ko mAnya ho tathA unakI sthitiyoM kA nirdhANa kre| prastAva ko bharata ne svIkAra kara liyaa| ___ aba donoM bhAI dvandvayuddha karane lge| dRSTiyuddha, vAgyuddha, bAhuyuddha aura muSTiyuddha meM uttarottara utkRSTa vijaya bAhubalI ke pakSa meM rhii| bharata parAjita hokara nisteja hotA jA rahA thaa| yadi antima rUpa se bhI bAhubalI hI vijayI rahatA hai, to cakravartI samrATa hone kA gaurava use prApta ho jAtA hai, bharata ko nhiiN| bar3I nAjuka paristhiti bharata ke samakSa A upasthita huii| isI samaya devatAoM ne bharata ko cakrAyudha pradAna kiyaa| parAjaya kI kuMThA se grasta bharata ne cakra se bAhubalI para prahAra kiyaa| yaha anIti thI, dvandvayuddha kI maryAdA kA ullaMghana thA aura ise bAhubalI sahana na kara skaa| parama zaktizAlI bAhubalI ne isa Ayudha ko hastagata kara usI se bharata para prahAra karane kA vicAra kiyA, kintu turanta hI saMbhala gyaa| socA-kyA asAra viSayoM ke upabhoga ke lie merA yaha anItipUrNa caraNa ucita hogA, sarvathA nhiiN| bharata ne apane bhAI para hI prahAra kiyA thA, ata: cakra kabhI bAhubalI kI parikramA lagAkara vaise hI lauTa aayaa| bharata ko apanI isa parAjaya para ghora AtmaglAni kA anubhava hone lgaa| bAhubalI ke jaya-jayakAra se nabho-maMDala gUMja utthaa| bhayaMkara roSa ke Aveza meM jaba bAhubalI ne bharata para muSTi prahAra ke lie apanI bhujA Upara uThAI thI, to sarvatra trAhi-trAhi maca gayI thii| sabhI dizAoM se kSamA kSamA kA svara Ane lgaa| usakI uThI huI bhujA uThI hI raha gayI aura vaha eka kSaNa ko socane lagA ki eka kI bhUla ke uttara meM dUsarA kyoM bhUla kare? kSamA aura prema, zAnti aura ahiMsA hamAre kula ke Adarza haiM aura bAhubalI ne bharata para prahAra kA apanA vicAra tyAga diyaa| bharata ke mastaka ke sthAna para unakI muSTi svayaM apane hI zira para AyI aura bAhubalI ne paMcamuSTi hu~cana kara zramaNa-dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| dIkSA grahaNa karane ke lie bAhubalI bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke caraNAzraya meM jAnA cAhate the, kintu unakA darpa bAdhaka bana rahA thaa| isa hicaka ke kAraNa unake caraNa bar3hate hI nahIM the ki saMyama aura sAdhanA ke mArga para unake 98 choTe bhAI unase bhI pahale Age bar3ha gaye haiN| sAdhanA jagat meM kucha arjita karalU~ to unake pAsa jAU~gA-yaha socakara bAhubalI vana

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bhagavAna RSabhadeva meM dhyAnastha khar3e ho gaye aura tapasyA karane lge| ghora tapa unhoMne kiyaa| eka varSa taka sarvathA acaMcala avasthA meM dhyAna- lIna khar3e rahe, kintu icchita kevalajJAna kI jhalaka taka unheM dikhAI nahIM dii| bhagavAna ne apane putra kI isa sthiti ko jAna liyA aura brAhmI evaM sundarI ko usake pAsa bodha dene ke lie bhejaa| bahanoM ne bhAI ko madhura-madhura svara laharI meM sambodhita kara kahA-'tuma hAthI para ArUr3ha ho| hAthI para baiThe-baiThe kevalajJAna kI prApti nahIM hotii| nIce utaro aura usa akSaya Ananda ko prApta kara lo|' bAhubalI ne bahanoM kA kathana sunA aura Azcaryacakita raha gyaa| socane lagA maiM to bhUtala para khar3A tapasyA kara rahA huuN| mere lie hAthI para ArUr3ha hone kI bAta kaise kahI jA rahI hai? kintu ye sAdhviyA~ haiM aura sAdhviyoM kA kathana kabhI asatya yA mithyA nahIM hotaa| kSaNabhara meM hI ve samajha gaye ki merA darpa hI hastI kA pratIka hai| hA~, maiM abhimAna ke hAthI para to baiThA huA hI huuN| yaha bodha hote hI usakA sArA darpa cUra-cUra ho gyaa| atyanta vinaya ke sAtha apane anujoM ko zraddhA sahita praNAma karane ke vicAra se ve jyoM hI kadama bar3hAne ko prastuta hue ki tatkSaNa kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana kA divya Aloka jagamagA utthaa| bharata dvArA nirvANa prApti akhaMDa bhArata ke ekachatra sAmrAjya kA sattAdhIza hokara bhI samrAT bharata ke mana meM na to vaibhava ke prati Asakti kA bhAva thA aura na hI adhikAroM ke lie lipsA kaa| suzAsana ke kAraNa vaha itanA lokapayi ho gayA thA ki usI ke nAma ko AdhAra mAna kara isa deza ko bhArata athavA bhAratavarSa kahA jAne lgaa| sudIrghakAla taka vaha zAsana karatA rahA, kintu kevala dAyitva pUrti kI kAmanA se hI; anyathA adhikAra, sattA, aizvarya Adi , ke bhoga kI kAmanA to usameM raMcamAtra bhI nahIM thii| bhagavAna RSabhadeva vicaraNa karate-karate eka samaya rAjadhAnI vinItA nagarI meM pdhaare| yahA~ bhagavAna se kisI jijJAsu dvArA eka prazna pUchA gayA, jisake uttara meM bhagavAna ne yaha vyakta kiyA ki cakravartI samrAT bharata isI bhava meM mokSa kI prApti kreNge| bhagavAna kI vANI akSaraza: satya ghaTita huii| isakA kAraNa yahI thA ki sAmrAjya ke bhogopabhogoM meM vaha mAtra tana se hI saMlagna thA, mana se to vaha sarvathA nirlipta thaa| samyagdarzana ke Aloka se usakA citta jagamaga karatA rahatA thaa| unheM antata: kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana upalabdha ho gyaa| kAlAntara meM unheM nirvANa pada kI prApti ho gayI aura ve siddha buddha aura mukta ho gye| parinirvANa dIkSita hokara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne tapa aura sAdhanA dvArA kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana kI prApti kii| kevalI banakara unhoMne apanI prabhAvapUrNa dezanAoM dvArA asaMkhya janoM ke liye

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12 caubIsa tIrthaMkara Atma-kalyANa kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| apanI Ayu ke antima samaya meM bhagavAna aSTApada parvata para padhAra gye| vahA~ Apa caturtha bhakta ke anazana tapa meM dhyAnalIna hokara zukladhyAna ke caturtha caraNa meM praviSTa hue| bhagavAna ne vedanIya, Ayu nAma aura gotra ke cAra aghAti karma naSTa kara diye| mAgha kRSNA trayodazI ko abhijita nakSatra kI ghar3I meM bhagavAna ne samasta karmoM kA kSaya kara nirvANa pada prApta kara liyaa| ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gye| dharma parivAra bhagavAna ke dharmasaMgha meM lagabhaga 84 hajAra zramaNa the aura koI 3 lAkha shrmnniyaaN| bhagavAna ke 84 gaNadhara the| pratyeka ke sAtha zramaNoM kA samUha thA jise 'gaNa' kahA jAtA thaa| sampUrNa zramaNa saMgha vibhinna guNoM ke AdhAra para 7 zreNiyoM meM vibhAjita thA (1) kevalajJAnI, (2) mana:paryavajJAnI, (3) avadhijJAnI, (4) vaikriyalabdhidhArI, (5) caudaha pUrvadhArI, (6) vAdI aura (7) sAmAnya saadhu| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke dharma-parivAra kI suvizAlatA ke sandarbha meM nimna tAlikA ullekhanIya hai 84 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI vaikriyalabdhidhArI caudaha pUrvadhArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 20,000 12,650 9,000 20,600 4,750 12,650 84,000 3,00,000 3,05,000 5,54,000

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2] bhagavAna ajitanAtha (cinha-hAthI) mAnava-sabhyatA ke Adya- pravartaka evaM sAmAjika vyavasthAoM ke unnAyaka prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke pazcAt bhagavAna ajitanAtha kA avataraNa dvitIya tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM huaa| yaha ullekhanIya aitihAsika tathya hai ki ina donoM ke avataraNa ke madhya zUnya kA eka sudIrghakAlIna antarAla rhaa| pUrvabhava mAnavamAtra ke jIvana kA svarUpa pUrvajanmoM ke saMskAroM para nirbhara karatA hai| janmajanmAntaroM meM karmazRMkhalA kA jo rUpa rahatA hai tadanurUpa hI vartamAna jIvana rahA karatA hai| vartamAna jIvana kI uccatA-nimnatA atItakAlIna svarUpoM kA hI pariNAma hotI hai| bhagavAna ajitanAtha kA jIvana bhI isa niyama kA apavAda nahIM thaa| bhagavAna ajitanAtha pUrvajanma meM mahArAja vimalavAhana the| nareza vimalavAhana atyanta kartavyaparAyaNa aura prajAvatsala the| apAra zorya ke dhanI hone ke sAtha-sAtha bhakti ke kSetra meM bhI ve apratima sthAna rakhate the| ve yuddhavIra the, sAtha hI sAtha uccakoTi ke dAnavIra, dayAvIra aura dharmavIra bhI the| mahArAjA ke caritra kI ina vizeSatAoM ne unake vyaktitva ko adbhuta garimA aura apAra kIrti kA lAbha karAyA thaa| vizAla vaibhava aura adhikAroM ke mahAsarovaroM meM vihAra karate hue bhI ve kamalavat nirlipta rhe| sAMsArika sukhopabhogoM ke prati unake mana meM raMcamAtra bhI anurakti kA bhAva nahIM thaa| rAjA vimalavAhana meM cintana kI maulika pravRtti bhI thI jo prAya: unheM AtmalIna rakhatI thii| ve gambharatApUrvaka socA karate ki maiM bhI eka sAdhAraNa manuSya hU~ aisA manuSya jo kSaNika svArtha ke kriyA-kalApoM meM hI apanA samagra jIvana samApta kara detA hai| ise apane jIvana kA parama aura carama lakSya mAnakara vaha anyoM ke lie bhaya, santApa, kaSTa aura cintA kA kAraNa banA rhtaa| pApa karmoM meM use bar3A rasa milatA hai| yahI nahIM; zArIrika sukhoM, pratiSThA, svanAma - amaratA Adi thothI vastuoM ke lie bhI apane Apa ko bhI nAnA prakAra ke kaSToM aura jokhimoM meM DAlatA rahatA hai| yaha saba to manuSya karatA hI rahatA hai, kintu AtmotthAna kI dizA meM vaha tanika bhI nahIM soca paataa| jIvana kA yaha asAra rUpa

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara hI kyA manuSya ko manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI banA pAtA hai ? kyA isI meM mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA nihita rahatI hai ? jIvana ke sambandha meM cintana rAjA vimalavAhana kA svabhAva hI ho gayA thaa| 14 eka samaya kA prasaMga hai ki AcArya aridamana kA Agamana isa nagara meM huA / AcAryazrI udyAna meM vizrAma kara rahe the| mahArAjA ne jaba yaha samAcAra pAyA to unake hRdaya meM navIna preraNA, utsAha aura harSa jAgRta huaa| ullasita hokara mahArAjA udyAna meM gaye aura AcArya ke darzana kara gadgada ho gye| AcArya ke tyAgamaya jIvana kA mahArAjA ke mana para gaharA prabhAva huaa| AcArya se virakti aura tyAga kA upadeza pAkara to unakA hRdaya parivartana hI ho gyaa| samasta duvidhAe~, samasta vAsanAe~ zAnta ho gyiiN| eka abhISTa mArga unheM mila gayA thA, jisa para ve yAtrA ke lie ve saMkalpabaddha ho gaye / virakta hokara mahArAjA vimalavAhana ne yauvana meM hI jagat kA tyAga kara diyaa| ve rAjyAsana para putra ko ArUr3ha kara svayaM tapasyA ke lie anagAra bana gye| muni jIvana meM vimalavAhana ne atyanta kaThora tapa sAdhanA kI aura unheM anupama upalabdhiyA~ bhI miliiN| 5 samita, 3 gupti kI sAdhanA ke atirikta bhI anekAneka tapa, anuSThAna Adi meM ve satat rUpa se vyasta rhe| ekAvalI, ratnAvalI, laghusiMha - mahAsiMha - nikrIr3ita Adi tapasyAe~ sampanna kara ve karma - nirjarA meM saphala rahe aura bIsa bola kI ArAdhanA kara unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAma-karma bhI upArjita kiyA thaa| pariNAmataH jaba unhoMne anazana kara deha tyAgA, to vijaya vimAna meM ve ahamindra deva ke rUpa meM udbhUta hue / janma evaM vaMza vinItA nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakI dharmapatnI mahArAnI vijayA devI ati dharmaparAyaNA mahilA thii| isI rAjaparivAra meM vimalavAhana kA jIva rAjakumAra ajitanAtha ke rUpa meM avatarita huA thA / vaizAkha zuklA trayodazI ko rohiNI nakSatra ke sundara yoga meM vimalavAhana kA jIva vijaya vimAna se cyuta huA thA aura usI rAtri meM mahArAnI vijayA devI ke garbha dhAraNa kiyA thaa| garbhavatI mahArAnI ne 14 mahAn svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| pariNAmotsuka mahArAjA jinazatru ne svapna phala - draSTAoM ko sasammAna nimaMtrita kiyA, jinhoMne svapnoM kI sArI sthitiyoM se avagata hokara vicArapUrvaka unake bhAvI pariNAmoM kI ghoSaNA karate hue kahA ki mahArAnI aise putra kI jananI banane vAlI haiM jo mahAna cakravartI athavA tIrthaMkara hogaa| sAmudrikoM kI isa ghoSaNA se rAjaparivAra hI nahIM samUce rAjya meM harSa hI harSa vyApta ho gyaa| isa parama maMgalakArI bhAvI udbhava ke zubha prabhAva abhI se hI lakSita hone lage the| usI rAtri meM mahArAjA jitazatru ke anuja sumitra kI dharmapatnI ne bhI garbha dhAraNa kiyA aura usane bhI aise hI 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyA thA - yaha isakA pramANa hai / sumitra ne bhI yathAsamaya cakravartI putra ratna kI prApti kI thI /

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bhagavAna ajitanAtha 15 yathocita avadhi samApta hone para mahArAnI vijayA devI ne putra ko janma diyaa| zizu ke zubha padArpaNa mAtra se hI sarvatra adbhuta Aloka vyApta ho gyaa| dharA-gagana prasannatA se jhUma utthe| cahu~ ora utsAha kA sAmrAjya phaila gyaa| nAraka jIva bhI kucha paloM ke lie apane ghora kaSToM ko vismRta kara AnandAnubhava karane lage the| yaha mAgha zuklA aSTamI kI zubha tithi thI, jaba bhagavAna kA janma kalyANaka pRthvI tala ke narendroM ne hI nahIM devendroM ne bhI sotsAha mnaayaa| asaMkhya devatAoM ne puSpa-varSA aura maMgalagAna dvArA Atmika harSa ko vyakta kiyA thaa| jitazatru ne yAcakoM kI manokAmanAoM ko pUrNa karate hue apAra dAna kiyA aura kArAgAra ke dvAra khola diye| jaba se rAjakumAra ajita mAtA ke garbha meM Aye taba se hI eka vizeSa prabhAva yaha huA ki pitA rAjA jitazatru ko koI parAjita nahIM kara sakA yaha ajita hI banA rhaa| ata: mAtA-pitA ne putra kA nAmakaraNa 'ajitanAtha' kiyaa| nAmakaraNa ke aucitya kA nirdhAraNa eka anya prakAra se bhI kiyA jAtA hai ki rAjA aura mahArAnI paraspara vividha prakAra ke khela khelA karate the| inameM mahArAnI kI kabhI vijaya hotI, to kabhI parAjaya; kintu jaba taka yaha tejasvI putra garbha meM rahA mahArAnI ajita banI rahIM, unheM rAjA parAsta nahIM kara ske| ata: putra kA nAmakaraNa isa rUpa meM huaa| gRhastha-jIvana bAlyAvasthA se hI rAjakumAra ajitanAtha meM apane pUrva janma ke saMskAroM kA prabhAva dRSTigata hone lagA gayA thA aura yaha prabhAva uttarottara prabalatA dhAraNa karatA rhaa| prabhutva, aizvarya, adhikAra sampannatA-kyA nahIM thA unake lie? kintu unheM inameM ruci nahIM rhii| ve taTastha bhAva se hI rAjaparivAra meM rahate the| bar3e se bar3A AkarSaNa bhI unakI taTasthatA ko vicalita nahIM kara pAtA thaa| pramANasvarUpa unake jIvana kA yaha mahattvapUrNa prasaMga liyA jA sakatA hai ki mAtA-pitA ne sarva prakAra se yogya aura aniMdya sundariyoM ko kumAra ke vivAhArtha cunA aura kumAra kA unake sAtha pANi-grahaNa bhI huA, kintu yaha ajitanAtha kI svecchA se nahIM huA thaa| mAtra mAtA-pitA kA atyAgraha aura unakI AjJApAlana kA jo dRDhabhAva thA usI bhAvanA ne unako vivAha ke lie bAdhya kiyaa| ___ isI prakAra vRddhavasthA A jAne para jaba pitA jitazatru ne AtmakalyANa meM pravRtta hone kA vicAra kiyA evaM ajitanAtha se zAsana sUtra sa~bhAlane ko kahA to mana se virakta kumAra ne prathamata: rAjA ke Agraha ko savinaya asvIkAra karate hue sujhAva diyA ki cAcA (sumitra) ko AsanArUr3ha kiyA jaaye| unhoMne kahA ki maiM isa sattAdhikAra ko vyartha kA jaMjAla mAnatA huuN| ata: ina bandhanoM se mukta hI rahanA cAhatA hU~-aura phira cAcA bhI sarvabhA~ti yogya haiN| paristhitiyA~ viparIta rhiiN| cAcA ne rAjA kA pada svIkAra karane ke sthAna para ajitanAtha se hI rAjA banane kA prabala anurodha kiyaa| mAtA-pitA kA Agraha thA hii| ina saba kAraNoM se vivaza hokara unheM zAsana-sUtra apane hAthoM meM lenA pdd'aa|

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16 caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahArAjA ajitanAtha ne prajApAlana kA dAyitva atyanta kauzala aura nipuNatA ke sAtha nibhaayaa| rAjaya bhara meM sukha-zAnti kA hI prasAra thaa| vyavasthAe~ nirbAdha rUpa se calatI thIM aura sAre rAjya kI samRddhi bhI vikasita hone lagI thii| ajitanAtha apanI isa bhUmikA ke kartavya vAle aMza meM hI rucizIla rahe the| adhikAroM vAle pakSa kI ora ve udAsIna bane rhe| antata: unhoMne vinItA rAjya kA samasta bhAra apane cacere anuja sagara (sumitra kA putra, jo dUsarA cakravartI thA) ko sauMpakara svayaM dIkSita ho jAne kA saMkalpa kara liyaa| vastuta: aba taka bhogAvali ke karmabhAra kA prabhAva kSINa ho gayA thA, ata: virakti bhAva kA udaya svAbhAvika hI thaa| dIkSA grahaNa evaM kevalajJAna ajitanAtha ke saMkalpa se prabhAvita hokara svayaM lokAntika devoM ne unase dharmatIrtha ke pravartana kA anurodha kiyaa| eka varSa Apane dAnAdi zubhakAryoM meM vyatIta kiyA aura tadanantara mAgha zuklA navamI ke zubha dina dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| sahasrAmavana meM ajitanAtha ne paMcamuSTika locakara sampUrNa sAvadha karmoM kA tyAga kiyaa| asaMkhya darzakoM ne jaya-jayakAra kiyaa| dIkSA kI mahattA se prabhAvita hokara ajitanAtha ke sAtha hI 1000 anya rAjA va rAjakumAroM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa ke turanta pazcAt hI unheM mana:paryavajJAna kA lAbha huaa| AgAmI divasa rAjA brahmadatta ke yahA~ prabhu ajitanAtha kA prathama pAraNA kSIrAnna se sampanna huA thaa| bAraha varSoM kA sudIrghakAla prabhu ne kaThora tapa aura sAdhanA meM vyatIta kiyaa| saccI niSThA aura lagana ke sAtha sAdhanA vyasta bhagavAna ajitanAtha gA~va-gA~va vihAra karate rhe| vicaraNa karate-karate ve jaba puna: ayodhyA nagarI meM pahu~ce to pauSa zuklA ekAdazI ko unheM kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| ve kevalI ho gaye the, arihanta (karma zatruoM ke hananakartA) ho gaye the| arihanta ke 12 guNa bhagavAna meM udita hue| prathama dezanA kevalI prabhu ajitanAtha kA samavasaraNa huaa| prabhu ne amogha aura divya dezanA dI aura isa prakAra ve 'bhAva-tIrtha' kI garimA se sampanna ho gyaa| prabhu kI dezanA alaukika aura anupama prabhAvayukta thii| 35 vacanAtizayayukta prabhu ke vacanoM kA zrotAoM para saghanarUpa se prabhAva huaa| vairAgya kI mahimA ko hRdayaMgama kara ve zraddhA se namita ho ge| asaMkhyAjanoM ne sAMsArika sukhopabhogoM kI asAratA se avagata hokara pravrajyA grahaNa kii| prabhu kI vANI ke mahimAmaya camatkAra kA paricaya isa tathya se bhI prApta hotA hai ki usase prerita hokara lAkhoM strI-puruSoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kara lI thii| prabhu ne apanI dezanA dvArA caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kii|

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bhagavAna ajitanAtha parinirvANa ___72 lArava pUrva kI Ayu pUrNa hone para bhagavAna ajitanAtha ko anubhava hone lagA ki unakA antima samaya aba samIpa hI hai aura unhoMne sammeta zikhara kI ora prayANa kiyaa| vahA~ prabhu dhyAnalIna hokara sthira ho gye| isa prakAra unakA eka mAha kA anazana vrata calA aura caitra zuklA paMcamI ko Apako nirvANa kI prApti huI-ve buddha aura mukta ho ge| prabhu ke parinirvANa ke pazcAt bhI paryApta dIrghakAla taka Apake dvArA sthApita dharmazAsana calatA rahA aura isa mAdhyama se asaMkhya AtmAoM kA kalyANa hotA rhaa| dharma-parivAra bhagavAna ajitanAtha kA dharma-parivAra bar3A vizAla thaa| usakA paricaya isa prakAra prastuta kiyA jA sakatA haigaNadhara 90 kevalI 22,000 mana:paryavajJAnI 1,450 avadhijJAnI 9,400 caudaha pUrvadhArI 3,500 vaikriyalabdhidhArI 20,400 vAdI 12,400 sAdhu 1,00,000 sAdhvI 3,30,000 zrAvaka 2,98,000 zrAvikA 5,45,000

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3 bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha ( cinha - azva ) bhagavAna ajitanAtha ke parinirvANa ke pazcAt punaH dIrgha antarAla vyatIta hone para tRtIya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha kA avataraNa huaa| Apake isa janma ke mahAn kArya, garimApUrNa vyaktitva evaM tIrthaMkaratva kI upalabdhi pUrvajanma ke zubhasaMskAroM kA supariNAma thaa| pUrva janma prAcInakAla meM kSemapurI rAjya meM eka nyAyI evaM prajApAlaka nareza vipulavAhana kA zAsana thaa| vaha apane sukarmoM aura karttavyaparAyaNatA ke AdhAra para asAdhAraNataH lokapriya ho gayA thaa| mAnava - hita kI bhAvanA aura sevA kI pravRtti hI manuSya ko mahAn banAtI hai-- isa tathya ko mahArAjA vipulavAhana kA sadAcAra bhalIbhA~ti pramANita kara detA hai| mahArAjA vipulavAhana ke zAsanakAla meM kSemapurI eka samaya ghora vipattiyoM meM ghira gayI thii| varSA ke abhAva meM sarvatra trAhi-trAhi maca gyii| akAla kI bhISaNa vibhISikA tANDava nRtya karane lgii| hAhAkAra kI gU~ja se pratipala vyoma ApUrita rahatA aura ye naye megha rAjA kI hRdayadharA para vedanA kI hI varSA karate the| anyathA jaladAtA megha to cAroM ora se ghirakara Ate bhI to sAMsArika vaibhava kI asAratA kI hI puSTi karate hue binA barase hI bikhara jAte aura prajA kI nirAzA pahale kI apekSA kaI gunI adhika bar3ha jAtI / jalAzayoM ke peMdoM meM darAreM par3a gyiiN| nadI, nAle, kUpa, sarovara kahIM bhI jala kI bU~da bhI zeSa nahIM rahI / bhUkha-pyAsa se tar3apa-tar3apa kara prANI deha tyAgane lage / isa durbhikSa ne jaise mAnavamAtra ko eka stara para hI lA khar3A kara diyA thaa| U~ca-nIca, choTe-bar3e ke samasta bheda samApta ho gaye the| sabhI kSudhA kI zAnti ke lie cintita the| annAbhAva ke kAraNa sabhI kaMda-mUla, vanyaphala, vRkSoM ke pallavoM aura chAloM taka se AhAra juTAne lge| yaha bhaNDAra bhI sImita thA / abhAgI prajA kI sahAyatA yaha vAnaspatika bhaNDAra bhI kaba taka karatA? jana-jIvana ghora kaSToM ko sahana karate-karate klAnta ho cukA thA /

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bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha 19 svayaM rAjA bhI apanI prajA ke kaSToM se atyadhika duHkhI thaa| usane bharasaka prayatna kiyA, kintu daivika vipatti ko vaha dUra nahIM kara skaa| kSudhita prajA ke lie nareza vipulavAhana ne samasta rAjakIya anna-bhaNDAra khola die| uccavaMzIya dhanADhya jana bhI yAcakoM kI bhA~ti anna-prApti kI AzA lagAe khar3e rahane lge| rAjA sabhI kI sahAyatA karatA aura sevA se utpanna hArdika prasannatA meM nimagna-sA rhtaa| pratyeka varga kI dekha-bhAla vaha svayaM kiyA karatA aura sabhI ko yathocita anna milatA rahe isakI vyavasthA karatA rahatA thaa| kSemaparI meM vicaraNazIla zramaNoM aura tyAgI gRhasthoM para isa prAkRtika vipadA kA prabhAva atyanta pracaNDa thaa| ye kisa gRhasthA ke dvAra jAkara AhAra kI yAcanA karate? sabhI to saMkaTa-grasta the| cAhate hue bhI to koI sAdhujanoM ko bhikSA nahIM de pAtA thaa| dhArmika pravRtti para bhI yaha eka vicitra saMkaTa thaa| ye zramaNajana dIrgha upavAsoM ke kAraNa kSINa aura durbala ho gaye the| jaba rAjA vipulavAhana ko inakI saMkaTApanna sthiti kA dhyAna AyA to vaha daur3akara zramaNajana ke caraNoM meM pahu~cA, zraddhA sahita namana kiyA aura bAra-bAra gir3agir3Akara kSamA-yAcanA karane lagA ki jaba taka vaha inakI sevA-satkAra nahIM kara skaa| use apanI isa bhUla para bar3A duHkha ho rahA thaa| rAjA ne atyanta Agraha ke sAtha unheM nimaMtrita kiyA aura prArthanA kI ki mere lie taiyAra hone vAle bhojana meM se Apa kRpApUrvaka apanA AhAra svIkAra kreN| rAjA kA Agraha svIkRta ho gyaa| sabhI zramaNajana, tyAgI gRhastha, samasta zrI saMgha jaba bhikSArtha rAjamahala meM Ane lgaa| rAjA vipulavAhana ne apane adhikAriyoM ko Adeza de rakhA thA ki mere lie jo bhojana taiyAra ho, usameM se pahale zramaNoM ko bheMTa kiyA jaay| jo kucha zeSa rahegA maiM to usI se santuSTa rhuuNgaa| huA bhI aisA hI aura kabhI rAjA ko kSudhA- zAnti ke lie kucha mila jAtA aura kabhI to vaha bhI prApta nahIM ho pAtA, kintu use jana-sevA kA apAra santoSa banA rahatA thaa| usakA vicAra thA ki maiM svAdiSTa, zreSTha vyaMjanoM kA sevana karatA rahU~gA to vaisI paristhiti meM mujhe na to zramaNoM ke dAna kA phala prApta hogA aura na hI merI prajA ke kaSToM kA pratyakSa anubhava mujhe ho skegaa| mAnava mAtra ke prati sahAnubhUti aura sevA kI utkaTa bhAvanA aura saMgha kI sevA ke pratiphala svarUpa rAjA vipulavAhana ne tIrthaMkara nAma-karma kA upArjana kiyaa| kAlAntara meM rAjyabhAra apane putra ko sauMpakara vaha dIkSA grahaNa kara sAdhanA-patha para agrasara huaa| kaThora tapasyAoM ke pazcAt jaba usakA AyuSya pUrNa huA to use Anata svarga meM sthAna prApta huaa| janma-vaMza zrAvastI nagarI meM una dinoM mahArAja jitAri kA rAjya thaa| mahArAnI senAdevI usakI dharmapatnI thii| vipulavAhana kA jIva isI rAjaparivAra meM putra rUpa meM utpanna huA thaa| phAlguna

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20 caubIsa tIrthaMkara zuklA aSTamI ko mRgazira nakSatra meM vaha puNyazAlI jIva sAtavIM graiveyaka meM 29 sAgaropama kI sthiti bhogakara mahArAnI senAdevI ke garbha meM AyA aura rAnI ne cakravartI athavA tIrthaMkara kI jananI hone kA phala dene vAle caudaha mahAzubha svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| svapnaphala-darzakoM kI ghoSaNA se rAjya bhara meM ullAsa prApta ho gyaa| atyanta umaMga ke sAtha mAtA ne saMyama-niyama pUrvaka AcaraNa- vyavahAra ke sAtha garbha kA poSaNa kiyaa| ucita samaya Ane para mRgazira zuklA caturdazI kI arddharAtri ko rAnI ne usa putra-ratna ko janma diyA, jisakI alaukika AbhA se samasta loka Alokita ho gyaa| yuvarAja ke janma se sAre rAjya meM adbhuta parivartana hone lge| sabhI kI samRddhi meM abhUtapUrva vRddhi hone lgii| dhAnyotpAdana kaI-kaI gunA adhika hone lgaa| isake atirikta mahArAja jitAri ko aba taka asambhava pratIta hone vAle kArya saMbhava ho gaye, svata: hI sugama aura karaNIya ho ge| ata: mAtA-pitA ne viveka pUrvaka apane putra kA nAma rkhaa-'sNbhvkumaar|' anAsakta gRhastha jIvana yuvarAja saMbhavakumAra jyoM-jyoM Ayu prApta karane lagA, usake sulakSaNa aura zubhakarma prakaTa hote cale ge| zIghra hI usake vyaktitva meM adbhuta teja, parAkrama aura zakti-sampannatA kI jhalaka milane lgii| alpAyu meM hI use apAra khyAti prApta hone lagI thii| upayukta vaya prApta karane para mahArAja jitAri ne zreSTha aura sundara kanyAoM ke sAtha yuvarAja kA vivAha kiyaa| jitAri ko Atma-kalyANa kI lagana lagI huI thI, ata: vaha apane uttarAdhikArI saMbhavakumAra ko rAjyAdi samasta adhikAra sauMpakara svayaM virakta ho gayA aura sAdhanAlIna rahane lgaa| aba saMbhavakumAra nareza the| ve apAra vaibhava aura sattAdhikAra ke svAmI the| sukhopabhoga kI samasta sAmagriyA~ unake lie sulabha thIM; svargopama jIvana kI sArI suvidhAe~ upalabdha thiiN| kintu saMbhavakumAra kA jIvana ina saba bhogoM meM vyasta rahakara vyartha ho jAne ke lie thA hI nhiiN| apanI isa mahimAyukta sthiti ke prati ve udAsIna rahate the| pratyeka sukhakara aura AkarSaka vastu ke pIche chipI usakI nazvaratA kA, anityatA kA hI darzana saMbhavakumAra ko hotA rahatA thA aura una vastuoM ke prati unakI ruci bujha jaatii| cintanazIlatA aura gaMbhIratA ke naye raMga usake vyaktitva meM gahare hone lge| anAsakta bhAva se hI ve rAjyAsana para virAjita aura vaibhava-vilAsa ke vAtAvaraNa meM vihAra karate rhe| bhautika samRddhiyoM aura aizvarya kI asthiratA se to ve paricita ho hI gae the| unhoMne sAdhanahInoM ko apanA koSa luTA diyaa| apAra maNi-mANikyAdi saba kucha unhoMne udAratApUrvaka dAna kara diyaa| bhogoM ke yathArtha aura vIbhatsa svarUpa ke sAtha unakA paricaya ho gyaa| unakI cintanazIlatA kI pravRtti ne unheM anubhava karA diyA thA ki jaise viSAkta vyaMjana pratyakSata: bar3e svAdu hote hue bhI antata: ghAtaka hI hote haiM-ThIka usI prakAra

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bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha 21 kI sthiti sAMsArika sukhoM aura bhogoM kI huA karatI hai| ve bar3e sukhada aura AkarSaka lagate hue bhI pariNAmoM meM ahitakara hote haiM, ye AtmA kI bar3I bhArI hAni karate haiN| ajJAna ke kAraNa hI manuSya bhogoM ke ina yathArtha ko pahacAnane meM asamartha hai vaha usake chadmarUpa ko hI usakA sarvasva mAna baiThA hai| saMbhavanAtha ko yaha dekhakara ghora vedanA hotI ki asaMkhya koTi AtmAe~ zreSThatama 'mAnava-jIvana' prApta kara bhI apane carama lakSya- 'mokSa- prApti' ke lie saceSTa nahIM hai| isa uccatara upalabdhi se vaha lAbhAnvita hone ke sthAna para hI prayojanoM meM ise vyartha karatA jA rahA hai| mAnavayoni kI mahattA se vaha aparicita hai| mahArAjA saMbhavanAtha ko jaba yaha anubhava gahanAta ke sAtha hone lagA to sarvajanahitAya banane kI utkaTa kAmanA bhI unake mana meM jAgI aura vaha uttarottara balavatI hone lgii| unhoMne nizcita kiyA ki maiM soI huI AtmAoM ko jAgRta karU~gA, mAnava-jAti ko usake upayukta lakSya se paricita karAU~gA aura usa lakSya kI prApti kA mArga bhI dikhaauuNgaa| aba mere zeSa jIvana kI yahI bhUmikA rhegii| unhoMne yaha bhI nizcaya kiyA ki maiM svayaM isa Adarza mArga para calakara anyoM ko anusaraNa ke lie prerita kruuNgaa| maiM apanA udArahaNa bhaTakI huI mAnavatA ke samakSa prastuta kruuNgaa| tabhI janasAmAnya ke lie samyak bodha kI prApti saMbhava hogii| cintana ke isa stara para pahu~cakara hI mahArAjA ke mana meM tyAga kA bhAva prabala huaa| ve apAra sampatti ke dAna meM pravRtta ho gae the| bhogAvalI karmoM ke nirasta hone taka saMbhavanAtha cavAlIsa lAkha pUrva aura cAra pUrvAGga. kAla taka sattA kA upabhoga karate rhe| isake pazcAt ve anAsakta hokara vizva ke samakSa anya hI svarUpa meM rhe| aba ve virakta ho gae the| dIkSA-grahaNa : kevalajJAna svayaM-buddha hone ke kAraNa unheM tIrthaMkaratva prApta ho gayA thaa| tIrthaMkaroM ko anya dizA se udbodhana athavA upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahA karatI hai| tathApi maryAdA nirvAha ke lie lokAntika devoM ne Akara anurodha bhI kiyA aura prabhu saMbhavanAtha ne bhI pravrajyA grahaNa karane kI kAmanA vyakta kii| bhagavAna dvArA kie gae tyAga kA prArambha se hI bar3A vyApaka aura saMghana prabhAva rhaa| dIkSA-grahaNa ke prayojana se jaba ve gRha- tyAga kara sahasrAbhavana pahuMce, to unake sAtha hI eka hajAra rAjA bhI gRha- tyAga kara unake pIche cala pdd'e| mRgazira sudI pUrNimA vaha zubha divasa thA jaba prabhu ne mRgazira nakSatra ke yoga meM dIkSA grahaNa kara lI, saMyama dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| cakSuH zrotra Adi pA~ca indriyoM tathA mAna, mAyA, lobha aura krodha ina cAra kaSAyoM para ve apanA dRr3ha niyaMtraNa sthApita kara cuke the| dIkSA- grahaNa ke sAtha hI sAtha Apako manaH paryavajJAna kA lAbha ho gayA thaa|

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22 caubIsa tIrthaMkara dIkSA ke AgAmI divasa prabhu ne sAvatthI nagarI ke mahArAja surendra ke yahA~ apanA prathama pAraNA kiyaa| prabhu ne apanA zeSa jIvana kaThora tapa-sAdhanA ko samarpita kara diyaa| caudaha varSa taka saghana vanoM, gahana kaMdarAoM, ekAnta giri zikharoM para dhyAna-lIna rahe, maunapUrvaka sAdhanA- lIna rhe| chadmAvasthA meM grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate rhe| antata: apane tapa dvArA prabhu ghanaghAtI karmoM ke vinAza meM samartha hue| unheM zrAvastI nagarI meM kArtika kRSNA paMcamI ko mRgazira nakSatra ke zubha yoga meM kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana kA lAbha ho gyaa| prathama dezanA prabhu saMbhavanAtha ne anubhava kiyA thA ki yuga bhautika sukhoM kI ora hI unmukha hai| dharma, vairAgya, tyAga Adi kevala siddhAnta kI vastue~ raha gayI thiiN| inake marma ko samajhane aura unako vyavahAra meM lAne ko koI rucizIla nahIM thaa| ghora bhoga kA vaha yuga thaa| prabhu ne apanI prathama dezanA meM ina bhoga-nidrA meM nimagna mAnava jAti ko jAgRta kiyaa| unhoMne jIvana kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA aura sAMsArika sukhopabhogoM kI asAratA kA bodha kraayaa| jagata ke sAre AkarSaNa mithyA haiM-yauvana, rUpa, svajana-parijana-sambandha, dhana, vilAsa saba kucha nazvara haiN| inake prabhAva kI kSaNikatA ko manuSya ajJAnavaza samajha nahIM pAtA aura unheM zAzvata samajhane lagatA hai| yaha anityatA meM nityatA kA AbhAsa hI samasta duHkhoM kA mUla hai| yaha nityatA kI kalpanA mana meM amuka vastu ke prati apAra moha jAgRta kara detI hai aura jaba svadharmAnusAra vaha vastu vinAza ko prApta hotI hai, to usake abhAva meM manuSya udvigna ho jAtA hai, duHkhI ho jAtA hai| jo yaha jAnatA hai ki astitva grahaNa karane vAlI pratyeka vastu vinAzazIla hai, use vastu ke vinAza para zoka nahIM hotaa| prabhu ne upadeza diyA ki bhautika vastuoM ke astitva aura prabhAva ko kSaNika samajho, usake prati mana meM moha ko ghara na karane do| parigraha ke bandhana se mana ko mukta rakho aura mamatA kI pravaMcanA ko prabhAvI na hone do| Asakti se dUra rahakara zAzvata sukha ke sAdhana Atmadharma kA Azraya grahaNa kro| prabhu ke upadeza se asaMkhya bhaTake manoM ko ucita rAha milI, bhrama kI nidrA TUTI aura yathArtha ke jAgaraNa meM praveza kara hajAroM strI-puruSoM meM virakti kI preraNA aMgar3AI lene lgii| mithyA jagat kA tyAga kara agaNita janoM ne munivrata grahaNa kiyaa| bar3I saMkhyA meM gRhasthoM ne zrAvaka vrata grahaNa kie| prabhu ne cAra tIrtha kI sthApanA bhI kI aura bhAva tIrthaMkara khlaae| parinirvANa caitra zuklA paMcamI ko mRgazira nakSatra meM prabhu saMbhavanAtha ne parinirvANa kI prApti kii| isa samaya ve eka dIrgha anazana vrata meM the| zukladhyAna ke antima caraNa meM praveza karane para

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bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha 23 prabhu ko yaha parama pada prApta huA aura ve siddha ho gaye, buddha aura mukta ho ge| Apane sATha lAkha pUrva varSoM kA AyuSya pAyA thaa| dharma-parivAra prabhu saMbhavanAtha ke vyApaka prabhAva kA paricaya unake anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhyA kI vizAlatA se bhI milatA hai| zrI cArUjI bhagavAna ke pramukha ziSya the| zeSa dharma-parivAra kA vivaraNa nimnAnusAra haigaNadhara 102 kevalI 15,000 mana:paryavajJAnI 12,150 avadhijJAnI 9,600 caudaha pUrvadhArI 2,150 vaikriyalabdhidhArI 19,800 vAdI 12,000 sAdhu 2,00,000 sAdhvI 3,36,000 zrAvaka 2,93,000 zrAvikA 6,36,000

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bhagavAna abhinandananAtha (cinha-kapi) bhagavAna abhinandana saMbhavanAtha ke pazcAt avatarita cauthe tIrthaMkara haiN| bhagavAna abhinandana kA jIvana, kRtitva aura upalabdhiyA~ jIvana-darzana ke isa tathya kA eka sudRr3ha pramANa hai ki mahAna kAryoM ke lie pUrvabhava kI zreSThatA aura Adi kI pravRttiyoM ke saghana apanAva dvArA mahAtmA aura kramaza: paramAtmA kA gaurava prApta kara sakatA hai| pUrvabhava prAcIna kAla meM ratnasaMcayA nAma kA eka rAjya thaa| ratnasaMcayA kA rAjA thaa-mhaabl| jaisA rAjA kA nAma thA vaisI vizeSatAe~ bhI usameM thiiN| vaha parama parAkramI aura zUra- vIra nareza thaa| usane apanI zakti se apane rAjya kA suvistAra kiyaa| samasta zatruoM ke ahaMkAra ko dhvasta kara usane anupama vijaya gaurava kA lAbha kiyaa| ina zatru rAjyoM ko apane adhIna kara usane apanI patAkA phaharA dii| isa rUpa meM use apAra yaza prApta huaa| sarvatra usakI jaya-jayakAra gUMjane lagI thii| parAkramI mahArAja mahAbala ke jIvana meM bhI eka atiuddIpta kSaNa aayaa| use AcArya vimalacandra ke upedazAmRta kA pAna karane kA suyoga milA, jisakA anupama prabhAva usa para huaa| aba rAjA ne apanI dRSTi bAhara se haTAkara bhItara kI ora krlii| usakA yaha garva cUra-cUra ho gayA ki maiM sarvajetA hU~, maiMne zatru- samAja kA sarvanAza kara diyA hai| usane jaba antara meM jhA~kA to pAyA ki abhI aneka Antarika zatru usakI nirantara hAni karate cale jA rahe haiN| usane anubhava kiyA ki maiM kAma-krodhAdi aneka prabala zatruoM se ghirA huA huuN| ye zatru hI mujha para niyaMtraNa jamAe hue haiM aura inake saMketa se hI merA kArya-kalApa cala rahA hai| maiM sattAdhIza hU~ isa vizAla sAmrAjya kA kintu dAsa hU~ ina vikAroM kaa| inake adhIna rahate hue maiM vijayI kaise kahalA sakatA huuN| ciMtanazIla mahArAja mahAbala ke mana meM jJAna- dIpa prajvalita ho gayA jisake Aloka meM ye Antarika zatru apane bhayaMkara veza meM spaSTata: dikhAyI dene lge| inako vinaSTa karane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa dhAraNa kara mahAbala isa nae yuddha ke lie sAdhana-sAmagrI juTAne ke prayojana se saMsAra-virakta ho gyaa|

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bhagavAna abhinandananAtha 25 dIkSoparAnta muni mahAbala ne sahiSNutApUrvaka atyaMta kaThora sAdhanA kii| vaha grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karatA, hiMsaka pazuoM se bhare bhayaMkara vanoM meM vihAra karatA aura sAdhanAlIna rahA krtaa| jina-jina sthAnoM para use adhika pIr3A hotI, upadravI aura anudAra janatA use kaSTa pahu~cAtI-una sthAnoM meM hI vaha prAya: adhika rahatA aura svayaM bhI apane ko bhautika padArthoM ke abhAva kI sthiti meM rakhatA thaa| viSaya vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara usane pratikUla upasargoM meM sthiracita rahane kI sAdhanA kA vaha 'kSamA' ke utkRSTa tattva ko dRr3hatApUrvaka apanAtA calA gyaa| sudIrgha evaM kaThora tapa tathA ucca koTi kI sAdhanA dvArA muni mahAbala ne tIrthaMkara nAma karma upArjita kiyaa| mahAbala kI AtmA ne usa paMcabhUta zarIra ko tyAga kara devayoni prApta kii| vaha vijaya vimAna meM anuttara deva bnaa| janma-vaMza ayodhyA nagarI meM rAjA saMvara kA zAsana kAla thaa| unakI dharma-patnI rAnI siddhArtha apane acala zIla aura anupama rUpa ke lie apane yuga meM ativikhyAta thii| isI rAja-parivAra meM muni mahAbala ke jIvana ne devaloka se cyuta hokara janma dhAraNa kiyaa| tIrthaMkaroM kI mAtAoM ke samAna hI rAnI ne 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| isa AdhAra para yaha anumAna lagAyA jAne lagA ki kisI parAkramazIla mahApuruSa kA avataraNa hone vAlA hai va kAlAntara meM yaha anumAna satya siddha huaa| yathA samaya rAnI ne putra ko janma diyaa| isa advitIya tejavAna santAna ke utpanna hone ke aneka suprabhAva dRSTigata hue| sarvatra harSa kA jvAra A gyaa| apanI prajA kA atizaya harSa (abhinandana) dekhakara rAjA ko apane navajAta putra ke nAmakaraNa kA AdhAra mila gayA aura kumAra ko 'abhinandana' nAma se pukArA jAne lgaa| bAlaka abhinandana kumAra na kevala mRdulagAtra apitu AkarSaka, manamohaka evaM atyaMta rUpavAna bhI thaa| yahA~ taka ki devI-devatAoM ke mana meM bhI inake sAtha krIr3Arata rahane kI abhilASA jAgRta hotI thii| unheM svayaM bhI bAlarUpa dhAraNa kara apanI kAmanA-pUrti karane ko vivaza honA par3atA thaa| gRhastha-jIvana kramaza: abhinandana kumAra zArIrika evaM mAnasika rUpa se vikasita hote rahe aura yauvana ke dvAra para A khar3e hue| svabhAva se ve ciMtanazIla aura gaMbhIra the| sAMsArika sukhoM va AkarSaNoM meM unako tanika bhI ruci nahIM thii| apane antarjagat meM zUnya aura riktatA kA anubhava karate the| aneka sundariyoM se unakA vivAha bhI sampanna ho gayA, kintu ramaNiyoM kA AkarSaka sauMdarya aura rAjya vaibhava bhI unako bhogonmukha nahIM banA skaa| rAjA saMvara ne Atma-kalyANa hetu dIkSA grahaNa kara jaba abhinandana kumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA, to yaha ucca adhikAra pAkara bhI ve aprabhAvita rhe| unakI taTasthatA meM koI antara nahIM aayaa|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara - jyoM-jyoM ve vividha padArthoM se sampanna hote gae tyoM hI-tyoM bhautika jagat ke prati asAratA kA bhAva bhI unake mana meM prabalatara hotA gayA / 26 dIkSAgrahaNa pada meM prAya: eka mada rahA karatA hai jo vyakti ko gaurava ke sAtha-sAtha grastatA bhI detA calatA hai| samrATa ke samAna zaktipUrNa aura adhikAra sampanna ucca pada para rahakara bhI rAjA abhinandana mAnasika rUpa se vItarAgI hI bane rhe| darpa athavA abhimAna unheM sparza bhI nahIM kara paayaa| kAjala kI koTharI meM rahakara bhI unheMne kAlikha kI eka lIka bhI nahIM lagane dii| isI avasthA meM unhoMne apane pada kA karttavya niSThApUrvaka pUrNa kiyaa| sAr3he chattIsa lAkha pUrva kI avadhi taka unhoMne nIti evaM karttavya kA pAlana na kevala svayaM hI kiyA, apitu prajAjana ko bhI ina sanmArgoM para gatizIla rahane ko prerita kiyaa| prajAvatsalatA ke sAtha zAsana karake antataH unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa karane kI apanI utkaTa kAmanA ko vyakta kiyaa| abhIci - abhijita nakSatra ke zreSThayoga meM mAgha zuklA dvAdazI ko bele kI tapasyA meM rata abhinandana svAmI ne saMyama grahaNa kara saMsAra kA tyAga kara diyaa| siddhoM kI sAkSI rahI aura prabhu ne paMcamuSTi loca kiyaa| unake sAtha eka hajAra anya rAjAoM ne bhI saMyama svIkAra kiyA thA / dIkSoparAnta AgAmI divasa muni abhinandananAtha ne sAketapura nareza indradatta ke yahA~ pAraNA kiyaa| 'ahodAna' ke ninAda ke sAtha devoM ne isa avasara para pA~ca divya bhI prakaTa kie aura dAna kI mahimA kA gAna kiyaa| kevalajJAna dIkSA grahaNa karate hI Apane maunavrata dhAraNa kara liyA, jisakA nirvAha karate hue unhoMne 18 varSa kI dIrgha avadhi taka kaThora tapa kiyA- ugratapa, abhigraha, dhyAna Adi meM svayaM ko vyasta rkhaa| isa samasta avadhi meM ve chadmaavasthA meM bhramaNazIla bane rahe aura grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate rhe| prabhu ayodhyA meM sahasrAbhavana meM bele kI tapasyA meM the ki unakA citta parama samAdhidazA meM praviSTa ho gyaa| ve zubha zukladhyAna meM lIna the ki usI samaya unhoMne jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, mohanIya aura antarAya ina cAra ghAtI karmoM kA kSaya kara diyaa| abhijita nakSatra meM pauSa zuklA caturdazI ko prabhu ne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA / prathama dharmadezanA prabhu ke samAvasaraNa kI racanA huii| devoM tiryaMcoM aura manujoM ke apAra samudAya meM svAmI abhinandananAtha ne prathama dharmadezanA dii| isa mahattvapUrNa avasara para Apane dharma ke gUr3ha svarUpa kA vivecana kiyA aura usakA marma spaSTa kiyaa| janatA ke Atma-kalyANa kA patha pradarzita kiyaa| apane dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA kI thI, ataH 'bhAvatIrtha' ke gaurava se Apa alaMkRta hue /

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bhagavAna abhinandananAtha bhagavAna abhinandana svAmI kI dezanA ati mahattvapUrNa evaM smaraNIya samajhI jAtI hai, jo yuga-yuga taka AtmakalyANArthiyoM kA mArga prakAzita karatI rhegii| bhagavAna ne apanI dezanA meM spaSTa kiyA thA ki yaha AtmA sarvathA ekAkI hai, na koI isakA mitra hai, na sahacara aura na hI koI isakA svAmI hai| aisI azaraNa avasthA meM hI nija karmAnusAra sukhaduHkha kA bhoga karatA rahatA hai| jitane bhI jAgatika sambandhI haiM-mAtA, pitA, patanI, putra, sakhA, bhAI Adi koI bhI karmoM ke phala bhogane meM sAjhIdAra nahIM ho sktaa| bhalA-burA saba kucha akele usI AtmA ko prApta hotA hai| kaSTa aura pIr3AoM se koI usakA trANa nahIM kara sktaa| koI usake jarA, roga aura maraNa ko TAla nahIM sktaa| mAtra dharma hI usakA rakSaka-saMrakSaka hotA hai| dharmAcArI svayaM ina kaSToM se mukta rahane kI AzvastatA kA anubhava kara pAtA hai| ___ isa parama maMgalakArI dezanA se prerita, prabhAvita aura sajJAna hokara lAkhoM nara-nAriyoM ne muni-jIvana svIkAra kara liyA thaa| abhinandana prabhu cauthe tIrthaMkara khlaae| parinirvANa bhagavAna ne 50 lAkha pUrva varSoM kA AyuSya pUrA kiyA thaa| apane prabhAvazAlI aura mArmika dharmopadeza dvArA janamAnasa ko bhoga se haTAkara tyAga ke kSetra meM AkarSita kiyaa| anta meM apane jIvana kA sAMdhyakAla samIpa hI anubhava kara anazana vrata dhAraNa kara liyA jo / mAha nirantarita rahA aura vaizAkha zuklA aSTamI ko puSya nakSatra ke zreSTha yoga meM prabhu ne anya eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha sakalakarma AvaraNa ko naSTa kara diyaa| ve mukta ho gae, unheM nirvANa kA gaurava pada prApta ho gyaa| yahI prabhu kI sAdhanA kA parama lakSya aura jIvana kI carama upalabdhi thii| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhidhArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 16 14,000 11,650 9,800 1,500 19,000 11,000 3,00,000 6,30,000 2,88,000 5,27,000

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151 bhagavAna sumatinAtha (cinha-krauMca pakSI) caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke krama meM paMcama sthAna bhagavAna sumatinAtha kA hai| Apake dvArA tIrthaMkaratva kI prApti aura jIvana kI uccAzayatA kA AdhAra bhI pUrva ke janma-janmAntaroM ke susaMskAroM kA pariNAma hI thaa| isa zreSThatva kI jhalaka AgAmI paMktiyoM meM spaSTata: AbhAsita hotI hai| pUrvabhava zaMkhapura nagara ke rAjA vijayasena apanI nyAyapriyatA evaM prajAvatsalatA ke lie prasiddha the| unakI priyatamA patnI mahArAnI sudarzanA bhI sarvasulakSaNa-sampanna thii| rAnI ko apAra sukha-vaibhava aura aizvarya to prApta thA kintu khaTakA isI bAta kA thA ki vaha niHsantAna thii| pratipala vaha isI kAraNa duHkhI rahA krtii| eka samaya kA prasaMga hai ki nagara meM vasantotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| AbAla-vRddha nara-nArI sabhI udyAna meM ekatrita the| sundara nRtya aura Amoda-pramoda meM magna the| nareza ke lie vizeSata: nirdhArita bhavana para se rAjA aura rAnI bhI ina krIr3AoM aura prAkRtika chaTA kA avalokana kara Anandita ho rahe the| rAnI sudarzanA ne isI samaya eka aisA dRzya dekhA jisane usake mana meM soyI huI pIr3A ko jAgRta aura uddIpta kara diyaa| rAnI ne dekhA, anupama rUpavatI eka praur3hA Asana para baiThI hai aura usakI ATha putra-vadhue~ nAnA prakAra se usakI sevA kara rahI haiN| zreSThIrAja nandISeNa kI gRhalakSmI ke isa saubhAgya ko dekhakara rAnI kuMThita ho gyii| vaha udyAna se anamanI-sI rAjabhavana lauTa aayii| komalatA ke sAtha rAjA ne jaba kAraNa pUchA, to rAnI ne sArI kaSTa- kathA kaha dii| rAjA pahale hI putra-prApti ke lie jitane upAya ho sakate the, ve saba karake parAsta ho cukA thA, tathApi nirAza rAnI ko usane vacana diyA ki vaha isake lie koI kora kasara uThA nahIM rkhegaa| vaha vAstava meM puna: saceSTa bhI ho gayA aura rAjA-rAnI kA bhAgya parivartita huaa| yathAsamaya rAnI sudarzanA ne putraratna ko janma diyaa| rAnI ne svapna meM siMha dekhA thA-ise AdhAra mAnakara putra kA nAma puruSasiMha rakhA gyaa| puruSasiMha atIva parAkramazIla, zairya- sampanna aura tejasvI kumAra thaa| usake ina guNoM kA paricaya isa tathya se ho jAtA hai ki yuvAvasthA prApta hone taka hI usane aneka yuddha kara samasta zatruoM kA

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bhagavAna sumatinAtha damana kara liyA thaa| puruSasiMha parAkramI to thA, kintu isa upalabdhi hetu usakA janma nahIM huA thaa| use to mokSa-prApti ke pavitra sAdhana ke rUpa meM jIvana ko prayukta karanA thaa| isakA suyoga bhI use zIghra hI mila gyaa| rAjakumAra vana-bhramaNa ke lie gayA huA thaa| ghane vana meM usane eka muni AcArya vinaya nandana ko tapa meM lIna dekhaa| usake jijJAsu mana ne use utsAhita kiyaa| pariNAmata: rAjakumAra puruSasiMha ne muni se unakA dharma, tapa kA prayojana Adi prakaTa karane kA nivedana kiyaa| muni ne rAjakumAra ko jaba dharma kA tatva-bodha karAyA to rAjakumAra ke saMskAra jAgRta ho ge| vaha prabuddha ho gyaa| virakti kA bhAva usake citta meM aMgar3AiyA~ lene lgaa| usake mana meM saMsAra tyAga kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lene kI abhilASA kSaNa-kSaNa meM prabala se prabalatara hone lgii| dIkSA ke lie usane mAtA-pitA se jaba anumati kI yAcanA kI to putra kI isa abhilASA kA jJAna hone se hI mAtA hatceta ho gyii| mamatA kA yaha dRDhabhAva bhI prabala nizcayI rAjakumAra ko vicalita nahIM kara paayaa| antata: mAtA-pitA ko dIkSArtha apanI anumati denI hI pdd'ii| dIkSoparAnta puruSasiMha ne ghora tapa kiyaa| kSamA, samatA, ni:svArthatA Adi zreSTha AdarzoM ko usane apane jIvana meM DhAlA aura 20 sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kii| phalasvarUpa usane tIrthaMkara-nAmakarma upArjita kara liyA aura maraNoparAnta RddhizAlI deva bnaa| vaha vaijayanta nAma ke anuttara vimAna meM utpanna huaa| janma-vaMza . jaba jayanta vimAna kI sthiti samApana para A rahI thI, usa kAla meM ayodhyA ke rAjA mahArAja megha the, jinakI dharmaparAyaNA patnI kA nAma maMgalAvatI thaa| vaijayanta vimAna se cyuta hokara puruSasiMha kA jIva isI mahArAnI ke garbha meM sthita huaa| mahApuruSoM kI mAtAoM kI bhA~ti hI mahArAnI maMgalAvatI ne bhI 14 zubha mahAsvapnoM kA darzana kiyA aura vaizAkha zuklA aSTamI kI madhyarAtri ko putrazreSTha ko janma diyaa| janma ke samaya maghA nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| mAtA-pitA aura rAjavaMza hI nahIM sArI prajA rAjakumAra ke janma se pramudita ho gyii| harSAtirekavaza mahArAja megha ne samasta prajAjana ke lie 10 divasIya avadhi taka Amoda-pramoda kI vyavasthA kii| nAmakaraNa prabhu sumatinAtha ke nAmakaraNa kA bhI eka rahasya hai| putra ke garbha meM Ane ke pazcAt mahArAnI maMgalAvatI kA buddhi-vaibhava nirantara vikasita hotA calA gayA aura usane mahArAjA ke kAma-kAja meM hAtha ba~TAnA Arambha kara diyaa| aisI-aisI vikaTa samasyAoM ko rAnI ne sulajhA diyA jo vigata dIrghakAla se jaTila se jaTilatara hotI jA rahI thiiN| vicitra-vicitra samasyAoM ko rAnI sugamatA se hala kara detii| aisA hI eka prasaMga prasiddha hai ki kisI seTha

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30 caubIsa tIrthaMkara kI do patniyA~ thIM unameM se eka ko putra-prApti huI thii| ye donoM sapatniyA~ aura putra ghara para rahate the aura seTha vyavasAya ke sambandha meM pravAsa para rahA karatA thaa| vimAtA bhI putra ke sAtha bar3A mRdula, sneha bharA vyavahAra rakhatI thii| durbhAgyavaza videza meM hI seTha kI mRtyu ho gyii| apane pati kI sArI sampatti para adhikAra karane ke lobha meM vimAtA ne putra ko apanA hI putra ghoSita kara diyA aura vAstavika mAtA ko vimAtA batAne lgii| donoM mAtAoM meM isa prazna para bahuta kalaha huA aura ve nyAya hetu mahArAjA megha ke darabAra meM aaii| isa vicitra pahelI se sArA darabAra daMga raha gyaa| kisakA dAvA sahI aura kisakA mithyA-yaha jJAta karane kA koI mArga nahIM dikhAyI par3atA thaa| antata: rAnI maMgalAvatI ne isa gambhIra prasaMga ko apane hAtha meM le liyA rAnI ne donoM dAvedAroM mAtAoM ko kahA ki abhI isa bAlaka ko tuma mere pAsa chor3a jaao| mere garbha meM eka atyanta jJAnavAna bAlaka hai| janma lekara vahI isa prazna para nirNaya degaa| tumheM kucha kAla pratIkSA karanI hogii| taba taka tumhArA bAlaka mere pAsa rhegaa| use koI kaSTa nahIM hogaa| rAnI to isa para ina mahilAoM kI pratikriyA jJAta karanA cAhatI thii| vimatA ne rAnI ke isa prastAva para koI Apatti nahIM kii| vaha to jAnatI thI ki kucha hI samaya kI to bAta hai| bAlaka mere pAsa nahIM bhI rahe to kyA hai? phira to mujhe sArA adhikAra mila hI jAyagA kintu bAlaka kI jananI rone-gir3agir3Ane lgii| kahane lagI ki nahIM rAnI jI mujhe mere bAlaka se pRthaka mata kiijie| maiM isake binA eka pala bhI nahIM raha sktii| rAnI ne pahacAna liyA ki ise lobha nahIM hai| sampatti kA adhikAra mile yA na mile, kintu yaha apane putra ko nahIM chor3a sktii| isa manovaijJAnika bindu ko kasauTI mAnakara rAnI maMgalAvatI ne nirNaya de diyaa| sabhI ko rAnI kI isa adbhuta buddhi-kSamatA para Azcarya huaa| aise-aise aneka prasaMga Ae jisameM rAnI ne apane vikasita buddhi-vaibhava kA paricaya diyaa| yaha vikAsa rAnI ke garbha meM isa rAjakumAra ke astitva kA pratiphala thaa| ata: navajAta rAjakumAra ko 'sumatinAtha' nAma diyaa| gRhastha-jIvana ucita vaya-prApti para mahArAjA megha ne yogya va sundara kanyAoM ke sAtha kumAra sumatinAtha kA vivAha karAyA aura vArdhakya ke Agamana para kumAra ko siMhAsanArUr3ha kara svayaM virakta ho ge| rAjA sumatinAtha ne atyanta nyAya- buddhi ke sAtha unatIsa lAkha pUrva aura bAraha pUrvAMga varSoM taka zAsana-sUtra sNbhaalaa| pUrva saMskAroM ke prabhAva-svarUpa upayukta samaya para rAjA ke mana meM virakti kA bhAva pragAr3ha hone lagA aura ve bhoga karmoM kI samApti para saMyama aMgIkAra karane ko taiyAra hue| dIkSA-grahaNa : kevalajJAna __ saMyama kA saMkalpa dRr3ha hotA gayA aura rAjA sumatinAtha ne zraddhApUrvaka varSIdAna kiyaa| ve svayaM prabuddha hue aura vaizAkha zuklA navamI ko maghA nakSatra ke zubha yoga meM rAjA sumatinAtha

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bhagavAna sumatinAtha 31 paMcamuSTi locakara sarvathA virAgonmukha ho gae, muni bana ge| dIkSAgrahaNa ke isa pavitra avasara para Apa SaSTha-bhakta do dina ke nirjala tapa meM the| Apane prathama pAraNA vijayapura meM vahA~ ke mahArAja padma ke yahA~ kiyaa| yahA~ se unake jIvana meM sAdhanA kA jo aTUTa krama prArambha huA, vaha satat rUpa se 20 varSoM taka calatA rahA aura uttarottara utkarSa prApta karatA rhaa| sAtha-hI-sAtha muni kA AtmA bhI utthAna prApta karatA claa| ve isa dIrgha avadhi meM chadmaavasthA meM vicaraNazIla rhe| bhagavAna ne anta meM dharmadhyAna va zukladhyAna se karma-nirjarA kI aura sahasrAbhravana meM cAra ghAtI karmoM kA zamana kara caitra zuklA ekAdazI ko maghA nakSatra ko zreSTha ghar3I meM kevalajJAna evaM kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| prathama dezanA prabhu ne isa prakAra kevalI hokara dharmadezanA dii| unake upadezAmRta se lAbhAnvita hone ke abhilASI deva, danuja, manuja, bhArI saMkhyA meM ekatrita hue| prabhu ne vizeSata: mokSa-mArga ko alokita kiyaa| caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA dvArA Apa bhAva tIrthaMkara kI pratiSThA se bhI sampanna hue| parinirvANa ___40 lAkha varSa pUrva kA AyuSya pUrNa kara prabhu sumatinAtha ko apane jIvana ke antima samaya kI samIpatA kA AbhAsa hone lgaa| eka mAha pUrva se hI prabhu ne anazana vrata dhAraNa kara liyaa| jaba prabhu zailezI avasthA meM pUrNa ayoga dazA meM pahuMca gae, tabhI caitra zuklA navamI ko punarvasu nakSatra meM unheM nirvANa pada kI prApti ho gyii| ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| dharma parivAra 100 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhidhArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 13,000 10,450 11,000 2,400 18,400 10,650 3,20,000 5,30,000 2,81,000 5,16,000

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bhagavAna zrI padmaprabha (cinha-padma) bhagavAna padmamaprabha svAmI chaThe tIrthaMkara mAne jAte haiN| tIrthaMkaratva kI yogyatA anya tIrthakaroM kI bhA~ti hI prabhu padmaprabha ne bhI apane pUrva-bhava meM hI upArjita kara lI thii| ve padya arthat kamalavat guNoM se sampanna the| pUrvajanma prAcInakAla meM susImA nagarI nAmaka eka rAjya thaa| vahA~ ke zAsaka the mahArAja apraajit| dharmAcaraNa kI dRr3hatA ke lie rAjA kI khyAti dUra-dUra taka vyApta thii| parama nyAyazIlatatA ke sAtha apanI santati kI bhA~ti ve prajApAlana kiyA karate the| ucca mAnavIya guNoM ko hI ve vAstavika sampatti mAnate the aura ve isa rUpa meM parama dhanADhya the| ve dehadhArI sAkSAt dharma se pratIta hote the| sAMsArika vaibhava va bhautika sukha-suvidhAoM ko ve asthira mAnate the| isakA nizcaya bhI unheM ho gayA thA ki mere sAtha hI inakA saMga sadA-sadA kA nahIM hai| isa tathya ko hRdayaMgama kara unhoMne bhAvI kaSToM kI kalpanA ko hI nirmUla kara dene kI yojanA para vicAra prArambha kiyaa| unhoMne dRr3hatApUrvaka yaha nizcaya kara liyA ki maiM hI Atmabala kI vRddhi kara luuN| pUrva isake ki ye bAhya sukhopakaraNa mujhe akelA chor3akara cale jAe~, maiM hI svecchA se ina sabakA tyAga kara duuN| yaha saMkalpa uttarottara prabala hotA hI jA rahA thA ki unheM virakti kI ati sazakta preraNA anya dizA se aura mila gii| unheM muni pihitAzrava ke darzana karane aura unake upadezAmRta kA pAna karane kA suyoga milaa| rAjA ko muni kA caraNAzraya prApta ho gyaa| mahArAja aparAjita ne muni ke AzIrvAda ke sAtha saMyama svIkAra kara apanA sAdhaka-jIvana prArambha kiyaa| unheMne arhat bhakti Adi aneka ArAdhanAe~ kI aura tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjita kara Ayu samApti para 31 sAgara kI paramasthiti yukta graiveyaka deva banane kA saubhAgya prApta kiyaa| janma-vaMza yahI puNyazAlI aparAjita muni kA jIva devayoni kI avadhi pUrNa ho jAne para kauzAmbI ke rAjakumAra ke rUpa meM jnmaa| una dinoM kauzAmbI kA rAjyAsana mahArAja dha.

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bhagavAna zrI padmaprabha se suzobhita thA aura unakI rAnI kA nAma susImA thaa| mAgha kRSNA SaSThI kA dina aura citrA nakSatra kI ghar3I thI, jaba aparAjita kA jIva mAtA susImA rAnI ke garbha meM sthita huA thaa| usI rAtri ko rAnI ne caudaha mahAzubhakArI svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| rAnI ne isakI carcA rAjA se kii| svapnoM ke supariNAmoM ke vizvAsa ke kAraNa donoM ko atyanta harSa huaa| rAnI ko yaha kalpanA atyanta sukhada lagI ki vaha mahAna bhAgyazAlinI mAtA hogii| svayaM mahArAja dhara rAnI ko zraddhApUrvaka namana kiyA aura kahA ki isa mahimA ke kAraNa deva - devendra bhI tumheM namana kreNge| mAtA ne Adarza AcaraNoM ke sAtha garbha avadhi vyatIta kii| vaha dAna-puNya karatI rahI, kSamA kA vyavahAra kiyA aura citta ko yatnapUrvaka sAnanda rakhA / ucita samaya Ane para rAnI susImA ne putra ratna ko janma diyA jo parama tejomaya aura padma (kamala) kI prabhA jaisI zArIrika kAnti vAlA thaa| kahA jAtA hai ki zizu ke zarIra se sveda - gaMdha ke sthAna para bhI kamala kI surabhi prasArita hotI thI / isa anupama rUpavAna, mRdula aura suvAsita gAtra zizu ko sparza karane, usakI sevA karane kA lobha devAganAe~ bhI saMvaraNa na kara pAtI thIM aura ve dAsiyoM ke rUpa meM rAjabhavana meM AtI thIM / aisI sthiti meM yuvarAja kA nAma 'padmaprabha' rakhA jAnA svAbhAvika hI thA / nAmakaraNa ke AdhArasvarUpa eka aura bhI prasaGga kI carcA AtI hai / ki jaba ve garbha meM the, taba mAtA ko padmazaiyA para zayana karane kI tIvra abhilASA huI thI / gRhastha jIvana - kumAra padmaprabha sukhapUrvaka jIvana vyatIta karate hue bAlyAvasthA kA A~gana pAra kara yauvana ke dvAra para aae| aba taka ve paryApta balavAna aura zaurya sampanna ho gae the| ve parAkramazIlatA meM kisI bhI prakAra kama nahIM the, kintu mana se ve pUrNata: ahiMsAvAdI the / nirIha prANiyoM ke lie unakI zakti kabhI bhI AtaMka kA kAraNa nahIM bnii| unake mRdulagAtra meM mRdula mana hI nivAsa thaa| sAMsArika mAyA moha, sukha-vaibhava sabhI se ve pUrNa taTastha, AtmonmukhI the| Antarika virakti ke sAtha-sAtha karttavyaparAyaNatA kA dRDhabhAva bhI unameM thaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki mAtA-pitA ke Adeza se unhoMne vivAha bandhana bhI svIkAra kiyA aura uttarAdhikAra meM prApta rAjyasattA kA bhoga bhI kiyaa| prAgaitihAsakAroM kA mata hai ki 21 lAkha pUrva varSoM taka nIti- kauzala, udAratA aura nyAyazIlatA ke sAtha unhoMne zAsana - sUtra sNbhaalaa| sAMsArika dRSTi meM ina viSayoM kI cAhe kitanI hI mahimA kyoM na ho, kintu prabhu ise tuccha samajhate the aura mahAn mAnava jIvana ke lie aisI upalabdhiyoM ko heya mAnate the| inheM unhoMne jIvana kA lakSya kabhI nahIM maanaa| jIvana rUpI yAtrA meM Ae vizrAma sthala ke samAna ve isa sattA ke svAmitva ko mAnate the / yAtrI ko to abhI aura - 33 - Age bar3hanA hai| aura vaha samaya bhI zIghra A pahu~cA jaba unhoMne yAtrA ke zeSAMga ko pUrNa karane kI taiyArI kara lii| mahArAja ne saMyama aura sAdhanA kA mArga apanA liyaa| samasta sAMsArika sukha, adhikAra - sampannatA, vaibhava, svajana - parijana Adi kI mamatA se ve Upara uTha ge|

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34 caubIsa tIrthaMkara dIkSA va kevalajJAna isa prakAra sadAcArapUrvaka aura puNyakarma karate hue evaM gRhasthadharma aura rAjadharma kI pAlanA karate hue azubhakarmoM kA kSaya ho jAne para prabhu mokSa lakSya kI ora unmukha va gatizIla hue| varSIdAna sampanna kara SaSThabhakta (do dina ke nirjala tapa) ke sAtha unhoMne dIkSA prApta kara lii| vaha kArtika kRSNA trayodazI kA dina thaa| Apake sAtha anya 1000 puruSoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| brahma-sthala meM vahA~ ke bhUpati somadeva ke yahA~ prabhu kA prathama pAraNA huaa| aba prabhu satat sAdhanA meM vyasta rahane lge| azubha karmoM kA adhikAMza prabhAva pahale hI kSINa ho cukA thaa| mAyA-moha ko ve parAsta kara cuke the| avaziSTa karmoM kA kSaya karane ke lie apekSAkRta atyalpa sAdhanA kI AvazyakatA rahI thii| SaSTha-bhakta tapa ke sAtha, zukladhyAnastha hokara prabhu ne ghAtikarmoM ko samUla naSTa kara diyA aura isa prakAra citrA nakSatra kI ghar3I meM caitra sudI pUrNimA ko kevalajJAna bhI Apane prApta kara liyaa| prathama dezanA ___ kevalI hokara prabhu padmaprabha svAmI ne dharmadezanA dii| isa Adi dezanA meM prabhu ne AvAgamana ke cakra aura caurAsI lAkha yoniyoM kA vivecana kiyA, jinameM nija karmAnusAra AtmA ko bhaTakate rahanA par3atA hai| naraka kI ghora pIr3AdAyaka yAtanAoM kA varNana karate hue prabhu ne batAyA ki AtmA ko bAra-bAra inheM jhelanA par3atA hai| mAnava-jIvana ke atirikta anya yoniyoM meM to AtmA ke lie kaSTa kA koI pAra hI nahIM hai, aura isa manuSya jIvana meM bhI sukha kitanA alpa aura avAstavika hai| ye mAtra kAlpanika sukha bhI asamApya nahIM hote aura isake pazcAt Ane vAle duHkha bar3e dAruNa aura utpIr3aka hote haiN| sAmAnyata: inhIM asAra sukhoM ko manuSya jIvana kA sarvasva mAnakara unhIM kI sAdhanA meM samagra jIvana hI vyartha kara detA hai| vaha sadA anyAnyoM ke vaza meM rahatA hai| vibhinna AzAoM ke sAtha sabhI ora tAkatA rahatA hai, kintu apane antara meM vaha nahIM jhA~ka paataa| AtmalIna ho jAne para hI manuSya ko apAra zAnti aura ananta sukharAzi upalabdha ho sakatI hai| apAra jJAnapUrNa evaM maMgalakArI dharma dezanA dekara padmaprabha svAmI ne caturvidha dharmasaMgha sthApita kiyaa| anantajJAna, anaMtadarzana, anaMtasukha aura anaMtavIrya isa anaMta catuSTaya ke svAmI hokara prabhu lokajJa, lokadarzI aura bhAvatIrtha ho ge| parinirvANa jIva aura jagat ke kalyANa ke lie varSoM taka prabhu ne jana-mAnasa ko anukUla banAyA, isake lie sanmArga kI zikSA dI aura 30 lAkha pUrva varSa kI Ayu meM prabhu siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| Apako durlabha nirvANa pada kI prApti ho gii|

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bhagavAna zrI padmaprabha dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI manaH paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikA vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 1. anantajJAna 2. anantadarzana, 3. anantacAritra, bAraha guNa : kevalajJAna prApta hone para arihaMtoM meM 12 guNa pragaTa hote haiM 7. divyadhvani, 107 12,000 10,300 10,000 2,300 16,800 9,600 3,30,000 4,20,000 2,76,000 5,05,000 8. cAmara, 9. sphaTika siMhAsana, 10. tIna chatra, 11. AkAza meM deva duMdubhi, 4. anantabala, 5. azokavRkSa, 6. devakRta puSpavRSTi, 12. bhAmaNDala | inameM prathama cAra Atmazakti ke rUpa meM pragaTa hote haiM, tathA pA~ca se bAraha taka bhaktivaza devatAoM dvArA kie jAte haiN| prathama cAra ko ananta catuSTaya, tathA zeSa ATha ko aSTamahAprAtihArya bhI kahate haiN| 35

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7 bhagavAna supArzvanAtha (cinha-svastika) bhagavAna padmaprabhajI ke pazcAt dIrghakAla tIrthaMkara se zUnya rahA aura tadanantara sAtaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna supArzvanAtha kA avataraNa huaa| prabhu ne cutarvidha tIrtha sthApita kara bhAva arihanta pada prApta kiyA aura janakalyANa kA vyApaka abhiyAna calAyA thaa| pUrvajanma kSemapurI ke atyanta yogya zAsaka the-mahArAja nndisen| mahArAja prajAhita ke sAtha hI sAtha Atmahita meM bhI sadA saceSTa rahA karate the| isa dizA meM unakI eka sunizcita yojanA thI, jisake anusAra nyAyapUrvaka zAsana-saMcAlana karane ke pazcAt eka dina unhoMne AcArya aridamana ke Azraya meM saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| apane sAdhaka jIvana meM unhoMne atyanta kaThora tapa aura acala sAdhanA kii| tyAga kI pravRtti meM to ve advitIya hI the| nandisena ne 20 sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kI aura tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA upArjana kara liyaa| antata: kAladharma kI prApti ke sAtha Apako ahimandra ke rUpa meM chaThe graiveyaka meM sthAna upalabdha huaa| janma-vaMza graiveyaka se cyavanAnantara vArANasI meM rAnI pRthvI ke garbha meM nandisena ke jIvana ne puna: manuSya-janma grahaNa kiyaa| inake pitA kA nAma pratiSThasena thaa| garbha dhAraNa kI zubha ghar3I bhAdrapada kRSNA aSTamI ko vizAkhA nakSatra meM AyI thii| usI rAtri ko mahArAnI ne 14 divya zubhasvapnoM kA darzana kiyA, jo mahApuruSa ke Agamana ke dyotaka samajhe jAte haiN| pRthvIrAnI ne eka zveta hAthI dekhA jo usake mukha kI ora agrasara ho rahA thA, apanI ora Ate hue zveta- svastha baila kA darzana kiyaa| isake atirikta rAnI ne niDara aura parAkramI siMha, kamala-Asana para AsIna lakSmIjI, surabhita puSpahAra, zubhra candramA, pracaNDa sUryadeva, ucca patAkA, sajala svarNa kalaza, lAla- zveta kamala puSpoM se bharA sarovara, kSIrasAgara, ratna-jaTita deva-vimAna, mUlyavAna ratna-samUha, prakhara AlokapUrNa dIpazikhA se yukta svapnoM ke darzana se rAnI acakacA gayI aura nidrAmukta hokara una para vicAra karane meM lIna ho gyii| mahArAjJa

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bhagavAna supArzvanAtha - 37 pratiSThasena ne jaba yaha carcA sunI, to apanA anubhava vyakta karate hue unheMne rAnI se kahA ki ina svapnoM ko dekhane vAlI strI kisI cakravartI athavA tIrthaMkara kI jananI hotI hai| tuma parama bhAgyazAlinI ho| mahArAja aura rAnI kI prasannatA kA pArAvAra na rhaa| ucita samaya para rAnI ne putra ko janma diyaa| sarvatra umaMga aura harSa vyApta ho gyaa| vaha mahAn dina jyeSTha zuklA dvAdazI kA thaa| garbha-kAla meM mAtA ke pArzvazobhana rahane ke kAraNa bAlaka kA nAma supArzvanAtha rakhA gyaa| kumAra supArzvanAtha pUrva saMskAroM ke rUpa meM puNya-rAzi ke sAtha janme the| ve atyanta tejasvI, vivekazIla aura suhRdaya the| gRhastha-jIvana bAhya AcaraNa meM sAMsArika maryAdAoM kA bhalIbhA~ti pAlana karate hue bhI apane anta:karaNa meM ve anAsakti aura virakti ko hI poSita karate cle| yogyavaya-prApti para zreSTha sundariyoM ke sAtha pitA mahArAjA pratiSTha ne kumAra supArzvanAtha kA vivAha kraayaa| Asakti aura kAma ke uttejaka pariveza meM rahakara bhI kumAra sarvathA aprabhAvita rhe| ve ina saba ko ahitakara mAnate the aura sAmAnya se bhinna ve sarvathA taTasthatA kA vyavahAra rakhate the, na vaibhava meM unakI ruci thI, na rUpa meM prati AkarSaNa kA bhaav| mahArAjA pratiSTha ne kumAra supArzvanAtha ko siMhAsanArUr3ha bhI kara diyA thA, kintu adhikAra-sampannatA evaM prabhutva unameM raMcamAtra bhI mada utpanna nahIM kara skaa| isa avasthA ko bhI ve mAtra dAyitva pUrti kA bindu mAna kara cale, bhoga-vilAsa kA AdhAra nhiiN| dIkSA-grahaNa supArzvanAtha ke mana meM pallavita hone vAlA yaha virakti-bhAva paripakva hokara vyakta bhI huA aura unhoMne kaThora saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| taba taka unakA yaha anubhava pakkA ho gayA thA ki aba bhogAvalI kA prabhAva kSINa ho gayA hai| lokAntika devoM ke Agraha para varSIdAna sampanna kara supArzvanAtha ne anya eka hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha jyoSTha zuklA trayodazI ko dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| SaSTha-bhakta kI tapasyA se unhoMne muni jIvana prArambha kiyaa| pATali khaNDa meM vahA~ ke pradhAna nAyaka mahArAja mahendra ke yahA~ muni supArzvanAtha ne prathama pAraNA kiyaa| kevalajJAna dIkSA-prApti ke turanta pazcAt hI prabhu supArzvanAtha ne maunavrata dhAraNa kara liyA thaa| atyanta kaThora tapa-sAdhanA pUrNa karate hue ve grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate rhe| ekAkIpana unake vihAra kI vizeSatA thii| unakI sAdhanA itanI prakhara bhI ki mAtra nau mAha kI avadhi meM hI ve AtmA kI uttarottara unnati karate hue siddhi kI sImA para pahu~ca gae the| tabhI eka

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38 caubIsa tIrthaMkara dina jaba ve zirISa vRkSa kI chAyA meM kAyotsarga kie acala rUpa se khar3e zukladhyAna meM lIna the ki jJAnAvaraNa Adi cAra ghAtIkarma vidIrNa ho ge| prabhu ko kevalajJAna kA lAbha ho gyaa| yaha prasaMga phAlguna zuklA SaSThI kA hai aura usa samaya vizAkhA nakSatra kA ati zubha yoga thaa| prathama dharmadezanA __ prabhu ke kevalI ho jAne para devatAoM ne samavasaraNa kI racanA kI aura tattva jJAna ke Aloka se paripUrNa dharmadezanA pradAna kara prabhu ne vyApaka janahita kiyaa| prabhu ne apanI dezanA meM AtmA aura zarIra kI pRthakatA kA vivecana kiyaa| isa bheda-vijJAna kA vizleSaNa karate hue prabhu ne upadeza diyA ki saMsAra ke sakala dRzyamAna padArtha nazvara haiM, acira haiN| inake sAtha mamatA sthApita karanA viveka-viruddha hai| yahI mamatA taba duHkha kI mUla ho jAtI hai, jaba sambandhita vyakti yA vastu kA astitva samApta ho jAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM AtmA (jo anazvara hai) kI zAnti ke lie Avazyaka hai ki ina bhautika aura nazvara padArthoM ke prati anAsakti rhe| vaibhava, svajana-parijana, yahA~ taka ki apane zarIra ke prati bhI rAga-grasta na rhe| phira kaSTa kA koI kAraNa na rhegaa| apanA zarIra bhI bhautika hai, astitvadhArI hai| isa kAraNa isakI nazvaratA bhI sunizcita hai| hamArA sArA dhyAna amara AtmA ke utkarSa meM nihita rahanA chie| zarIra 'para' hai aura 'sva' kA svarUpa AtmA kA hai| apanatva kA bandhana tabhI zithila hokara prabhAvahIna hogA, jaba manuSya zarIra aura AtmA ke isa antara ko cittastha karale aura tadanurUpa apane sAre vyavahAra ko ddhaale| aisA vyakti bhava-baMdhana se mukti prApta kara zAnti aura sukha kA lAbha karatA hai| - isa atizaya prabhAvapUrNa dezanA se agaNita nara-nArI prabuddha ho gae, sajJAna ho gae aura nirdiSTa mArga ke anusaraNa hetu prerita hue| ina jAgRta-citta asaMkhya nara-nAriyoM kA vizAla samudAya prabhu ke caraNAzraya meM aayaa| unhoMne zraddhApUrvaka saMyama svIkAra kiyaa| cAra tIrthoM kI sthApanA kara prabhu supArzvanAtha ne sAtaveM tIrthaMkara kI garimA prApta kI aura jana-jana ke kalyANArtha vihAra karate rhe| parinirvANa isa prakAra jagat vyApaka maMgala karate hue supArzvanAtha svAmI ne 20 lAkha pUrva varSa kA AyuSya pUrNa kiyaa| antima samaya meM prabhu ne eka mAsa kA anazana vrata dhAraNa kiyA aura samasta karma-samUha ko kSINa kara ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| unheM durlabha nirvANa pada prApta ho gyaa|

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bhagavAna supArzvanAtha 29 dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 95 if,000 9,150 9,000 2,030 15,300 8,400 3,00,000 3,20,000 2,57,000 4,93,000 siddhoM ke ATha guNa :1. kevalajJAna 2. kevaladarzana 3. avyAbAdhasukha 4. kSAyika samyaktva 5. akSaya sthiti 6. arUpIpana 7. agurulaghutva 8. ananta zakti

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bhagavAna candraprabha (cinha-candra) tIrthaMkara- paramparA meM AThavA~ sthAna bhagavAna candraprabha svAmI kA hai| lagabhaga 1 lAkha pUrva varSa kI sudIrgha avadhi taka kevala paryAya rUpa meM prabhu ne lakSa-lakSa jIvoM ko sanmArga para lagAkara unake kalyANa kI mahatI bhUmikA pUrI kI thii| pUrva janma bhagavAna candraprabha svAmI ne apane tIrthaMkaratva yukta jIvana meM jo mahAn aura zubha karma kie, jina saphalatAoM aura mahAn upalabdhiyoM ke ve svAmI bane--usake pIche unake pUrva-janma ke supuSTa zreSTha saMskAroM kA hI prabhAva thaa| yahA~ unake antima pUrva-jIvana kA citraNa isa tathya kI satyatA ko pratipAdita karate hetu citrita kiyA jA rahA hai| prAcInakAla meM dhAtakIkhaNDa meM ratnasaMcayA nagarI nAmaka eka rAjya thaa| candraprabha svAmI pUrva-janma meM isI rAjya ke rAjA mahArAja padma the| rAjA padma uccakoTi ke yoga sAdhaka the| isa satat sAdhanA ke prabhAvasvarUpa padma rAjA ke citta meM virakti utpanna hone lagI aura ve saMsAra tyAgakara sAdhaka-jIvana vyatIta karane aura Atma-kalyANa karane kI utkaTa abhilASA se ve abhibhUta rahane lge| aisI hI mAnasika dazA ke susamaya meM saMyoga se unheM yugandhara muni ke darzana karane kA avasara prApta huaa| munizrI ke sadupadezoM se unakA jAgRta mana aura bhI uddIpta ho uThA aura muni yugaMdhara ke Azraya meM hI rAjA ne saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| tatpazcAta unhoMne kaThora tapa kie aura bIsa sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kii| pariNAmasvarUpa unheM tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA lAbha huaa| cAritra-dharma ke dRr3hatApUrvaka pAlana aura anya viziSTa upalabdhiyoM ke sAtha jIvana vyatIta karate hue jaba unheM apanA anta samaya samIpa anubhava huA to unhoMne aura bhI ArAdhanAe~ kI aura kAladharma prApta kiyaa| dehAvasAna para ve vijaya vimAna meM ahamindra deva bne| janma-vaMza padma rAjA kA jIva ahamindra kI sthiti samApta kara jaba vijaya vimAna se cyuta huA, to usane mahArAnI lakSmaNA ke garbha meM sthAna paayaa| yaha prasaMga caitra kRSNA paMcamI kA

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bhagavAna candraprabha hai aura taba anurAdhA nakSatra kA suyoga thaa| rAnI lakSmaNA candrapurI rAjA ke zAsaka mahArAjA mahAsena kI dharmapatnI thii| rAnI ne garbha sthira hone vAlI rAtri ko 14 zubha svapnoM kA darzana kiyA, jo mahApuruSa ke Agamana ke sUcaka the| rAnI svapna ke bhAvI phala se avagata hokara apAra harSa anubhava karane lgii| usane praphullacittatA ke sAtha garbhAvadhi pUrNa kI aura pauSa kRSNA dvAdazI kI anurAdhA nakSatra meM divya AbhAyukta putraratna ko janma diyaa| rAja-parivAra aura prajAjana hI nahIM devoM ne bhI ati prasannatApUrvaka yaha janmotsava mnaayaa| bAlaka kA nAma candraprabha rakhA gyaa| isake pIche do kAraNa the| eka to yaha ki garbhAvadhi meM mAtA rAnI lakSmaNA ne candrapAna kI apanI abhilASA ko pUrA kiyA thA aura dUsarA kAraNa yaha ki isa navajAta zizu kI prabhA (kAnti) candramA ke samAna zubhra aura dIptimAna thii| gRhastha-jIvana pUrva saMskAroM ke prabhAvasvarUpa kumAra candrapubha ke svabhAva meM gambhIratA, cintanazIlatA aura sAMsArika AkarSaNoM ke prati anAsakti ke tattva bAlyAvasthA se hI vidyamAna the| Ayu ke sAtha-sAtha inameM aura bhI abhivRddhi hotI gyii| sAMsArika jIvana se virakta svabhAva hote hue bhI mAtA-pitA ke Agraha ko svIkArate hue yuvarAja ne gRhastha-jIvana meM bhI praveza kiyaa| upayukta Ayu ke Agamana para rAjA mahAsena ne unakA vivAha yogya sundariyoM ke sAtha kraayaa| yaha nirveda para vAtsalya aura mamatA kI asthAyI vijaya hI thii| rAjya sattA kA bhoga bhI unhoMne kiyA aura dAmpatya jIvana bhI kucha samaya taka vyatIta to kiyA, kintu isa vyavahAra para ativAda kA sparza kabhI nahIM ho paayaa| pavitra kartavya ke rUpa meM hI ve isa saba ko svIkArate rhe| candraprabha parama balavAna, zUra aura parAkramI the, kintu vyavahAra meM ve ahiMsaka the| unakI zakti kisI azakta prANI ke lie pIr3A kA kAraNa kabhI nahIM bnii| zatruoM para bhI ve niyantraNa karate the-premAstra se, AtaMka se nhiiN| ve anupama Atma-niyantraka zakti ke svAmI the| vaibhava-vilAsa ke atala sarovara meM rahate hue bhI ve vikAroM se nirlipta rahe; kaMcana aura kAminI ke kuprabhAvoM se sarvathA mukta rhe| unake jIvana meM vaha pala bhI zIghra hI A gayA jaba bhoga-karmoM kA kSaya huaa| rAjA candraprabha ne vairAgya dhAraNa kara dIkSAgrahaNa kara lene kA saMkalpa vyakta kara diyaa| lokAntika devoM kI prArthanA aura varSIdAna ke pazcAt uttarAdhikArI ko zAsana sUtra sa~bhAlakara svayaM anagAra bhikSu ho gye| dIkSAgrahaNa-kevalajJAna anurAdhA nakSatra ke zreSTha yoga meM prabhu candraprabha svAmI ne pauSa kRSNA trayogadazI ko dIkSA grahaNa kii| AgAmI divasa ko padmakhaNDa nareza mahArAjA somadatta ke yahA~ pAraNA huaa|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara tIna mAha taka chadmAvasthA meM rahakara prabhu ne kaThora tapa aura sAdhanA kii| ghane vanya pradezoM meM hiMsra jIva-jantuoM ke bhayaMkara upasarga unhoMne dhairyapUrvaka she| aneka parISahoM meM ve atulanIya sahiSNutA kA paricaya dete rhe| duSTa pravRttiyoM ke alpajJa logoM ne bhI nAnA prakAra ke kaSTa dekara vyavadhAna upasthita kie| ramaNiyoM ne prabhu kI rUpazrI se mohita hokara una para svayaM ko nyochAvara kara diyA aura prItidAna kI apekSA meM aneka vidhi uttejaka ceSTAe~ kIM, kintu ina sabhI viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI ve aTalatApUrvaka sAdhanAlIna rhe| unakA mana tanika bhI caMcala nahIM huaa| samatA kA adbhuta tattva prabhu meM vidyAmAna thaa| ina vyavadhAnoM kI kasauTiyoM para khare siddha hote hue prabhu candraprabha svAmI 3 mAha kI avadhi pUrNa hote-hote sahasrAbhravana meM pdhaare| priyaMgu vRkSa tale ve zukladhyAna meM lIna hue aura jJAnAvaraNa Adi 4 ghAtika karmoM kA unhoMne kSaya kara diyaa| bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna kA lAbha ho gyaa| prathama dharmadezanA deva, dAnavoM, pazuoM aura manuSyoM kI vizAla sabhA meM bhagavAna ne dezanA dI aura caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kii| devatAoM dvArA racita samavasaraNa meM Apane zarIra kI apavitratA aura malinatA ko pratipAdita kiyaa| mAnava zarIra bAhara se svaccha, sundara aura AkarSaka lagatA hai; kintu yaha bhrama hai, chalAvA hai| zarIra kI saMracanA jugupsita asthi- carma, mRdAdi se huI hai| yadi isa bhItarI svarUpa kA darzana kara le, to manuSya kI dhAraNA hI badala jaay| isa vIbhatsatA ke kAraNa na to manuSya nija zarIra hetu ucita-anucita upAya karane meM lIna rahe aura na hI ramaNiyoM ke prati AkarSita ho| yaha zarIra mala-mUtrAdi kA koSa hokara sundara aura pavitra kaise ho sakatA hai| sarasa svAdu bhojya-padArtha bhI isa tana ke saMsarga meM rahakara ghRNya ho jAte haiN| yaha tana kI azaucatA kA spaSTa pramANa hai| prabhu ne apanA mantavya prakaTa karate hue kahA ki aise azuci zarIra kI zaktiyoM kA prayoga jo koI dharma kI sAdhanA meM karatA hai-vahI jJAnI hai, vivekazIla hai| vahI puNyAtmA kahalAne kA adhikArI ho jAtA hai| prabhu kI vANI kA amogha prabhAva huaa| camatkAra kI bhA~ti dezanA se prerita ho sahasroM nara-nAriyoM ne saMyamavrata dhAraNa kara liyaa| dIkSita hone vAloM ke atirikta hajAroM jana zrAvakadharma meM sammilita ho ge| isake pazcAta bhI dIrghAvadhi taka apanI zikSAoM se agaNita janoM ke kalyANa kA pavitra dAyitva ve nibhAte rhe| parinirvANa apane jIvana ke antima samaya meM bhagavAna candraprabha svAmI ne sammeta zikhara para anazana vrata dhAraNa kara liyA thaa| isa antima prayatna se prabhu ne zeSa aghAtika karmoM ko kSINa kara diyA aura nirvANa pada prApta kara svayaM mukta aura buddha ho ge|

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bhagavAna candraprabha dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 93 10,000 8,000 8,000 2,000 14,000 7,600 2,50,000 3,80,000 2,50,000 4,91,000 bIsa sthAna-tIrthaMkara rUpa meM janma lene se pahale tIrthaMkaroM kI AtmA pUrva janmoM meM aneka prakAra ke tapa Adi kA anuSThAna kara tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA upArjana karatI hai| vaha bIsa sthAnoM meM se kisI bhI sthAna kI utkRSTa ArAdhanA kara tIrthaMkara nAmakarma bA~dhatI hai| ve bIsa sthAna isa prakAra haiM 1. arihaMta kI bhakti 11. vidhipUrvaka SaDAvazyaka karanA 2. siddha kI bhakti 12. zIla evaM vrata kA nirdoSa pAlana 3. pravacana kI bhakti 13. utkaTa vairAgya bhAvanA 4. guru kI bhakti 14. tapa va tyAga kI utkRSTatA 5. sthavitara kI bhakti 15. caturvidha saMgha ko samAdhi utpanna karanA 6. bahuzruta (jJAnI) kI bhakti 16. muniyoM kI vaiyAvRtti 7. tapasvI kI bhakti 17. apUrva jJAna kA abhyAsa 8. jJAna meM nirantara upayoga 18. vItarAga vacanoM para dRr3ha zraddhA karanA 9. samyaktva kA nirdoSa 19. supAtra dAna ArAdhanA karanA 10. guNavAnoM kA vinaya karanA 20. jina pravacana kI prabhAvanA -jJAtAsUtra 8

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bhagavAna suvidhinAtha (cinha-makara) - bhagavAna suvidhinAtha svAmI nauveM tIrthaMkara haiN| prabhu kA dUsarA nAma (vizeSata: gRhastha jIvana meM) puSpadanta bhI thA, kintu AdhyAtma-kSetra meM ve 'suvidhinAtha' nAma se hI prasiddha haiN| pUrva janma pUrva janma meM ve puSkalAvatI vijaya kI puNDarIkiNI nagarI ke nareza mahArAjA mahApadma the| mahArAja nyAya-buddhipUrNa zAsanakartA ke rUpa meM bhI vikhyAta the aura dharmAcaraNa ke lie bhii| svecchApUrvaka nareza ne sattA tyAga kara muni jagannanda ke Azraya meM dIkSA grahaNa kara lI thI aura zeSa jIvana unhoMne sAdhanA meM vyatIta kiyaa| tapa-sAdhanA kI uccatA ke AdhAra para unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma arjita kiyA thA aura deha-tyAga kara ve vaijayanta vimAna meM ahamindra deva bne| janma-vaMza kisI samaya kAkandI nagara nAmaka rAjya meM mahArAja sugrIva va zAsana thA inakI dharmaparAyaNA rAnI kA nAma rAmAdevI thaa| ye hI bhagavAna suvidhinAtha svAmI ke mAtA-pitA the| phAlguna kRSNA navamI ko mUla nakSatra meM 9veM devaloka se cyavita hokara mahApadma kA jIva mAtA rAmAdevI ke garbha meM AyA thaa| tIrthaMkaroM kI mAtA kI bhA~ti hI rAnI rAmAdevI ne bhI 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyA thaa| svapnazAstra kI mAnyatAnusAra zubha pariNAmoM kI pUrva nirdhAraNA se rAjA-rAnI atIva prasanna hue| garbhakAla meM mAtA sarvavidhi sakuzala rhii| avadhi samApti para rAnI ne eka tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| vaha mRgazira kRSNa paMcamI ke mUla nakSatra kI ati zubha ghar3I thii| rAjaparivAra, prajAjana evaM praphullita devatAoM ne utsAha evaM prasannatA ke sAtha prabhu kA janmotsava mnaayaa| sarvatra hI divya Aloka prasarita ho gayA thaa| pitA mahArAja sugrIva ne socA ki bAlaka jaba taka garbha meM rahA, rAnI rAmAdevI sarvavidhi kuzala rahI haiM, ata: bAlaka kA nAma suvidhinAtha rakhA jAnA caahie| sAtha hI garbhakAla meM mAtA ko puSpa kA dohada utpanna huA thA ata: bAlaka kA nAma puSpadanta bhI rakhA gyaa| paryApta kAla taka ye donoM nAma prabhu ke lie pracalita rhe|

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bhagavAna suvidhinAtha gRhastha-jIvana pUrva saMskAroM evaM ugra tapasyAoM ke prabhAvasvarUpa isajanma meM kumAra suvidhinAtha ke vyaktitva meM amita teja, zakti, parAkrama evaM buddhi tattvoM kA adbhuta samanvaya thA / gRhastha jIvana ko prabhu ne eka laukika dAyitva ke rUpa meM grahaNa kiyA aura taTasthabhAva se unhoMne usakA nirvAha bhI kiyaa| tIvra anAsakti hote hue bhI abhibhAvakoM ke Adeza kA Adara karate hue unhoMne vivAha kiyaa| sattA kA bhAra bhI sa~bhAlA, kintu svabhAvataH ve cintana kI pravRtti meM hI prAya: lIna rahA karate the| uttarAdhikArI ke paripakva ho jAne para mahArAja suvidhinAtha ne zAsana kArya use sauMpa diyA aura Apa apane pUrva nizcit pantha para agrasara hue, apanA sAdhaka jIvana prArambha kiyA / 45 dIkSAgrahaNa- kevalajJAna samasta bhogAvalI ke kSINa ho jAne para lokAntika devoM kI prArthanA para bhagavAna varSIdAna kara saMyama svIkAra karane ko tatpara hue| prabhu ne dIkSA grahaNa karane ke lie gRha-tyAga kiyA aura Apake saMga anya 1000 rAjAoM nebhI niSkramaNa kiyA / mRgazira kRSNA SaSThI kA vaha pavitra dina bhI AyA jaba mUla nakSatra ke zubha yoga meM prabhu suvidhinAtha ne sahasrAbhravana meM siddhoM kI sAkSI meM svayaM hI dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| dIkSA ke pazcAt tatkAla hI unheM manaH paryavajJAna kA lAbha huA / zvetapura nareza mahArAjA puSpa ke yahA~ AgAmI divasa prabhu kA pAraNA huaa| dIkSA samaya se hI apane maunavrata bhI dhAraNa kara liyA thA / - Atma- kendriya prabhu suvidhinAtha ne 4 mAha taka satat rUpa se dRr3ha dhyAna-sAdhanA kI / ekAnta sthaloM para ve sarvathA ekAkI rUpa meM AtmalIna rahA krte| aneka parISahoM aura upasargoM ko dhairyapUrvaka jhelate hue ve grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate rhe| prabhu kA dhyAna uttarottara utkaTa aura AtmA unnata hotI calI gyii| antataH sahasrAmra udyAna meM eka dina Apane kSapaka zreNI para ArohaNa kiyaa| mAlUra vRkSa ke nIce kArtika zuklA tRtIyA ko ve zukladhyAna meM lIna the ki ghAtika karma kSINa ho gae aura bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| prathama dharmadezanA prabhu kevalI bana jAne para samavasaraNa kI racanA huii| atizaya prabhAvapUrNa aura udbodhana yukta thI -1 - bhagavAna kI prathama dezanA, jisase lAbhAnvita hone hetu sura nara hI nahIM aneka pazu-pakSI bhI ekatrita ho gae the| jIva- maitrI kA sRjana karane vAle unake udbhuta camatkArI vyaktitva kA anumAna isase laga sakatA hai ki ghora zatru sA~pa aura nevale, siMha

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara aura bakariyA~ taka bhaya aura hiMsA vRtti ko vismRta kara sneha bhAva se ekatra baiThe the- prabhu kI dezanA - sabhA meM / 46 bhagavAna ne apanI isa prathama dezanA meM sarvajanahitAya dRSTi se mukti - mArga sujhAyA; usa para yAtrA kI kSamatA vikasita karane vAle sAdhanoM kI vyAkhyA kii| AtmA kI ajasra yAtrA kA vivecana karate hue prabhu ne kahA ki AtmA anAdi kAla se karma ke jaTilatara pAzoM meM Abaddha rahatA hai| karma ke nizcita phala bhI hote haiM aura ve AtmA ko hI bhogane par3ate haiN| ina bhAvI kuphaloM ko jIva dhyAna meM hI nahIM rakhatA aura ulTe-sIdhe karma meM vyasta rahatA hai| usakI dRSTi to karmoM ke tAtkAlika sukhada svarUpa para hI rahatI hai - jo chalAvA hai, pravaMcanA hai| vaha adhika se adhika rAga-dveSa, kAma-mohAdi meM dha~satA calA jAtA he aura bhAvI azubha ko prabalatara banAtA jAtA hai| yadi ina azubha karmoM sevimukha rahate hue vaha dharma kA AcaraNa kare, citta ko utkarSa de, to parama zuddha avasthA prApta kara sakatA hai - mukti usake lie sulabha ho jAtI hai| hajAroM lAkhoM nara-nArI isa dezanA se prabuddha hue, unakA AtmA jAgRta ho gayA aura unheM mokSa arjita karane kA lagAva ho gyaa| hajAroM-lAkhoM gRhasthoM ne saMsAra tyAga diyA aura muni jIvana jIne lge| jo aisA na bhI kara sake, aise aneka logoM ne 12 vrata dhAraNa ki / prabhu ne bar3e vyApaka paimAne para janatA kA maMgala kiyaa| usa kAla meM eka parama vidvAna paNDita the, jinakA nAma varAha thA / varAha dIkSita hokara bhagavAna ke prathama gaNadhara bane aura prabhu ke pAvana sandeza kA prasAraNa karane lge| bhagavAna kI isa prathama dezanA meM hI cAra tIrthoM kI sthApanA ho gayI thii| isI AdhAra para ve bhAvatIrtha kahalAe the| parinirvANa bhagavAna suvidhinAtha svAmI ko jaba apanA anta samaya nikaTa hI lagane lagA to ve carama sAdhanA hetu sammeta zikhara para pahu~ce aura eka mAsa kA anazana prArambha kiyaa| prabhu kA anusaraNa usI sthala para eka hajAra muni bhI kara rahe the| antataH karmoM kA sarvathA kSaya kara bhAdrapada kRSNA navamI ko mUla nakSatra meM prabhu ne durlabha nirvANa pada prApta kara liyA aura ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| vizeSa prAgaitihAsakAroM kA vyaktavya hai ki bhagavAna suvidhinAtha aura AgAmI arthAt 10veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zItalanAtha ke prAdurbhAva ke madhya kI avadhi dharmatIrtha kI dRSTi se bar3I zithila rhii| yaha 'tIrtha viccheda kAla' kahalAtA hai| isakAla meM janatA dharmacyuta hone lagI thI / zrAvakagaNa manamAne DhaMga se dAna Adi dharma kA upadeza dene lge| 'mithyA' kA pracAra prabalatara ho gayA thaa| kadAcit yahI kAla brAhmaNa - saMskRti ke prasAra kA samaya rahA thA /

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bhagavAna suvidhinAtha 47 dharma parivAra 88 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 7,500 7,500 8,400 1,500 13,000 6,000 2,00,000 2,20,000 2,29,000 4,71,000 caudaha zubha svapna-tIrthaMkara kA jIva jaba mAtA ke garbha meM AtA hai to mAtA caudaha zubha svapna dekhatI hai 1. gaja 6. candra 1. kSIra samudra 2. vRSabha 7. sUrya 12. deva vimAna 3. siMha 8. dhvajA 13. ratna rAzi 4. lakSmI 9. kuMbha kalaza 14. nidhUma agni zikhA 5. puSpa mAlA 10 padma sarovara -kalpasUtra sUtra 33.

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10 bhagavAna zItalanAtha ( cinha - zrIvatsa ) nauveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna suvidhinAtha ke pazcAt dharmatIrtha kI dRSTi se vikaTa samaya rhaa| isakI samApti para bhagavAna zItalanAtha svAmI kA janma 10veM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM huA / pUrvajanma prAcIna kAla meM susImA nagarI nAmaka eka rAjya thA, jahA~ ke nRpati mahArAja padmottara the| rAjA ne sudIrghakAla taka prajA pAlana kA kArya nyAyazIlatA ke sAtha kiyA / antataH unake mana meM virakti kA bhAva utpanna huA aura AcArya vistAgha ke Azraya meM unhoMne saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| anekAneka utkRSTa koTi ke tapa aura sAdhanAoM kA pratiphala unheM prApta huA aura unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA upArjana kiyaa| usa deha ke avasAna para unake jIva ko praNata svarga meM bIsa sAgara kI sthiti vAle deva ke rUpa meM sthAna milaa| janma - vaMza eka aura rAjya una dinoM thA - bhaddilapura, jo dharmAcArI rAjA evaM prajA ke lie prasiddha thaa| mahArAja dRr3haratha vahA~ ke bhUpati the, jinakI mahArAnI kA nAma nandA devI thaa| mahArAjA dRr3haratha vAtsalya bhAva ke sAtha prajA kA pAlana karate the| dInahInoM kI sukha-suvidhA ke lie ve sadA saceSTa rahA karate the| rAjya meM sthala - sthala para saMcAlita bhojanazAlAe~ evaM dAnazAlAe~ isakI pramANa thiiN| prajA bhI rAjA ke AcaraNa ko hI apanAtI thI aura apanI karuNAbhAvanA tathA dAnapriyatA ke lie sukhyAta thI / vaizAkha kRSNA SaSThI kA dina thA aura pUrvASAr3hA nakSatra kA zubha yoga - prANata svarga se padmottara kA jIva nikalakara rAnInandA devI ke garbha meM sthita huaa| mahApuruSoM kI mAtAoM kI bhA~ti hI usane bhI 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| bhramita sI mAtA ina svapnoM ke prabhAva se aparicita hone ke kAraNa Azcaryacakita raha gyii| jijJAsAvaza usane mahArAja se isa prazna kI carcA kii| jaba mahArAja se rAnI ko jJAta huA ki ye svapna usake lie jagat kA maMgala karane vAle mahApuruSa kI jananI hone kA saMketa haiM, to vaha harSa - vibhora ho gayI /

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bhagavAna zItalanAtha 49 yathAsamaya garbhakAla kI sampUrti para mahArAnI ne eka ati tejasvI putra ratna ko janma diyaa| sAre jagat meM apUrva zAnti kA prasAra ho gyaa| rAjyabhara ne harSollAsa ke sAtha kumAra kA janmotsava mnaayaa| vigata dIrghakAla se mahArAja dRr3haratha tapta roga se pIr3ita the| putra-janma ke zubha pariNAmasvarUpa unakA yaha roga sarvathA zAnta ho gyaa| jaina itihAsa ke pannoM para yaha prasaMga isa prakAra bhI varNita hai ki mahArAjA dRr3haratha atizaya pIr3AdAyaka dAha-javara se grasta the| garmakAla meM mahArAnI nandA devI ke sukomala karake sparza mAtra se mahArAja kI vyAdhi zAnta ho gayI aura unheM apAra zItalatA kA anubhava hone lgaa| ata: navajAta bAlaka kA nAma zItalanAtha rakhA gyaa| gRhastha-jIvana yuvarAja zItalanAtha aparimita vaibhava aura sukha-suvidhA ke vAtAvaraNa meM poSita hone lge| Ayu ke sAtha-sAtha unakA bala-biqama aura viveka suvikasita hone lgaa| sAmAnyajanoM kI bhA~ti hI dAyitvapUrti ke bhAva se unhoMne grahasthAzrama ke bandhanoM ko svIkAra kiyaa| pitA mahArAja dRr3haratha ne yogya sundarI nRpa-kanyAoM ke sAtha kumAra kA pANigrahaNa kraayaa| dAmpatya-jIvana jIte hue bhI ve anAsakta aura nirlipta bane rhe| dAyitvapUrti kI bhAvanA se hI kumAra zItalanAtha ne pitA ke Adeza ko pAlana karate hue rAjyAsana bhI grahaNa kiyaa| nRpati bana kara unhoMne atyanta viveka ke sAtha ni:svArtha bhAva se prajApAlana kA kArya kiyaa| 50 hajAra pUrva taka mahArAja zItalanAtha ne zAsana kA saMcAlana kiyA aura taba bhogAvalI karma ke pUrNa ho jAne para mahArAja ne saMyama dhAraNa karane kI bhAvanA vyakta kii| isI samaya lokAntika devoM ne bhI bhagavAna se dharmatIrtha ke pravartana kI prArthanA kii| dIkSA-grahaNa va kevalajJAna aba mahArAjA zItalanAtha ne mukta-hasta se dAna diyaa| varSIdAna sampanna hone para dIkSArtha ve sahasrAbhravana meM phuNce| kahA jAtA hai ki candraprabhA pAlakI meM ArUr3ha hokara ve rAjabhavana se gae the, jise eka ora se manuSyoM ne aura aura dUsarI ora se devatAoM ne uThAyA thaa| aba apAra vaibhava unake lie tRNavat thaa| unhoMne svayaM hI apane mUlyavAna vastrAbhUSaNoM ko utaaraa| bhautika sampadAoM kA tyAga kara, paMcamuSTi locakara unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa karalI-saMsAra tyAga kara ve muni bana ge| taba mAgha kRSNA dvAdazI ke dina pUrvASAr3hA nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| bhagavAna zItalanAtha svAmI mati- zruti avadhijJAnatraya se sampanna to pahale se hI the| dIkSA grahaNa ke turanta pazcAta hI use unheM mana:paryavajJAna kA lAbha bhI ho gyaa| isa jJAna ne unheM vaha adbhuta zakti pradAna kI thI ki jisase ve prANiyoM ke manobhAvoM ko hastAmalakavat spaSTatA ke sAtha samajha jAte the| dIkSA ke AgAmI divasa prabhu kA pAraNA

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50 caubIsa tIrthaMkara (prathama) ariSTapura-nareza mahArAjA punarvasu ke yahA~ huA thaa| prabhu ne jisa sthAna para khar3e rahakara dAna grahaNa kiyA thA smAraka svarUpa usa sthAna para rAjA ne eka svarNapITha kA nirmANa karavAyA thaa| apane sAdhaka jIvana meM prabhu ne ghora tapasyAe~ kiiN| maunavrata kA dRr3hatApUrvaka pAlana karate hue unhoMne grAmAnugrAma vihAra kiyA aura sarvathA ekAkI rhe| 3 mAha taka ve isa prakAra ugra tapasyA meM lIna rahe, bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke parISahoM ko dhairya aura zAnti ke sAtha sahana kiyA evaM chadmasthAvasthA kAkAla nitAnta Atma-sAdhanA meM vyatIta kiyaa| eka dina prabhu zItalanAtha kA Agamana puna: usI sahasrAbhravana meM huA aura ve pIpala ke vRkSa tale parama zukladhyAna meM lIna ho ge| isa prakAra unhoMne jJAnAvaraNa Adi ghAtI karmoM kA samagrata: vinAza kara pUrvASAr3hA nakSatra ke pAvana paloM meM pauSa kRSNA caturdazI ko prabhu ne kevalajJAna kI prApti kara lii| prathama dezanA kevalI prabhu ke vizAla divya samavasaraNa kI racanA huii| bhagavAna kI dharmadezanA ke amRta kA pAna karane ke pavitra prayojana se asaMkhya nara-nArI aura devatAgaNa upasthita hue| bhagavAna zItalanAtha ne apanI isa prathama dezanA meM mokSa-prApti ke eka mAtra mArga 'saMvara' kI spaSTa samIkSA kI aura saMsAra ke bhautika evaM nazvara padArthoM ke prati Asakti ke bhAva ko manuSya ke duHkhoM kA mUla kAraNa btaayaa| prabhu ne upadeza diyA ki AtmA kA yaha janma-maraNa- paricakra pApakarmoM ke kAraNa hI calatA hai| yadi manuSya saMvara ko apanA le to yaha cakra sugamatA se sthagita kiyA jA sakatA hai| manovikAroM para niyaMtraNa hI saMvara hai| kSamA kI sAdhanA se krodha kA saMvara ho jAtA hai| vinaya aura namratA ahaMkAra ko samApta kara detI hai| pUrNata: saMvara sthiti ko prApta kara lene para AtmA ko vizuddhatA kI avasthA mila jAtI hai aura mukti sulabha ho jAtI hai| bhagavAna ke upadeza kA sAra AcArya hemacandra kI bhASA meM isa prakAra prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai| "AsravI bhava hetuH syAd saMvaro moksskaarnnm|" arthAt-Asrava saMsAra kA aura saMvara mokSa kA kAraNa hai| isa preraka dezanA se udbodhita hokara sahasra-sahasra nara-nArI dIkSita hokara mokSa- mArga para agrasara hue| bhagavAna ne caturvidha saMgha sthApita kiyA aura unhoMne bhAvatIrthaMkara hone kA gaurava prApta kiyaa| parinirvANa __ bhagavAna ne vistRta kSetroM ke asaMkhya-asaMkhya janoM ko apane upadezoM se lAbhAnvita kiyA evaM antakAla samIpa Ane para Apane eka mAsa kA anazana prArambha kiyaa| eka hajAra

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bhagavAna zItalanAtha . 51 anya munijanoM ne bhagavAna kA anusaraNa kiyaa| vaizAkha kRSNA dvitIyA ko pUrvASAr3hA nakSatra meM bhagavAna ne samasta karmoM ko kSINa kara diyA aura ve siddha-buddha aura mukta ho gae, unheM nirvANapada prApta ho gyaa| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 81 7,000 7,500 7,200 1,400 12,000 5,800 1,00,000 1,06,000 2,89,000 4,58,000

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11 bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha (cinha- geMDA) tIrthaMkara paramparA meM bhagavAna zrIyAMsanAtha svAmI kA gyArahavA~ sthAna hai| asthAyI ora nazvara sAMsArika sukhopabhoga ke chalAve meM bhaTakI mAnavatA ko bhagavAna ne akSaya Ananda ke udgama, zreya mArga para ArUr3ha kara use gatizIla banA diyA thaa| zreyAMsanAtha nAma ko kaisA caritAtha kara dikhAyA thA prabhu ne! pUrva janma bhagavAna zreyAsanAtha svAmI kI vizd upalabdhiyoM ke AdhAra svarUpa unake pUrvajanmoM ke susaMskAra- bar3e hI vyApaka the| puSkaravara dvIpArddha kI kSemA nagarI meM mahArAjA nalinIgulma ke gRha meM hI bhagavAna kA jIva pUrvabhava meM rhaa| mahArAja nalinIgulma varSoM taka nItipUrvaka prajApAlana karate rahe aura antata: AtmapreraNA se hI unhoMne rAjya, paraviAra, dhana-vaibhava saba kucha tyAga kara saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| unhoMne RSi vajradatta se dIkSA lI aura apanI sAdhanA tathA ugra tapoM ke bala para karmoM kA kSaya kiyaa| mahArAjA nalinIgulma kA jIva mahAzukrakalpa meM RddhimAna deva bnaa| janma-vaMza mahArAjA viSNu siMhapurI nagarI meM rAjya karate the| unakI dharmapatnI rAnI viSNudevI atyanta zIlavatI thii| yahI rAja- dampatti bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha ke abhibhAvaka the| zravaNa nakSaNa meM jyeSTha kRSNa SaSThI ko nalinIgulma kA jIva 12vAM devaloka se cyava kara rAnI viSNudevI ke garbha meM sthita huaa| itanI mahAn AtmA ke garbha meM Ane ke kAraNa rAnI dvArA 14 svapnoM kA darzana svAbhAvika hI thaa| svapnoM ke bhAvI phaloM se avagata hokara mAtA ke mana meM harSa kA jvAra hI umar3a aayaa| yathA-samaya rAnI viSNudevI ne putra-ratna ko janma diyaa| vaha zubha ghar3I thI-bhAdrapada kRSNA dvAdazI kii| bhagavAna ke janma se. saMsAra kI ugratA samApta ho gayI aura sarvatra sukhada zAnti kA sAmrAjya phaila gyaa| bAlaka ati tejasvI thA, mAno vyoma-sImA se bAla ravi udita huA ho| usake zAririka zubhalakSaNoM se usakI bhAvI mahAnatA kA spaSTa saMketa kiyA karatA thaa| isa bAlaka kA mAtA ke garbha meM praveza hote hI

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bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha 53 sAre rAjya meM nItizIlatA, viveka aura dharma-pravRtti prabala ho gayI thii| ina prabhAvoM ke AdhAra para yuvarAja kA nAma zreyAMsakumAra rakhA gyaa| vastuta: inake janma se sAre deza kA kalyANa (zreya) huA thaa| gRhastha-jIvana pitA mahArAja viSNu ke atyAgrahavaza zreyAMsa kumAra ne yogya, sundarI nRpakanyAoM ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kiyaa| ucita vaya prApti para mahArAjA viSNu ne kumAra ko rAjyArUr3ha kara unheM prajA-pAlana kA sevAbhAra sauMpa diyA evaM svayaM sAdhanA mArga para agrasara ho ge| nRpa ke rUpa meM zreyAMsakumAra ne apane dAyitvoM kA pUrNata: pAlana kiyaa| prajAjana ke jIvana ko duHkhoM aura kaThinAiyoM se rakSita karanA-mAtra yahI unake rAjyatva kA prayojana thaa| sattA kA upabhoga aura vilAsI-jIvana vyatIta karanA unakA lakSya kabhI nahIM rhaa| unake rAjya meM prajA sarva bhA~ti prasanna evaM santuSTa thii| jaba zreyAMsakumAra ke putra yogya aura dAyitva grahaNa ke lie sakSama ho gae to unheM rAjya bhAra sauMpakara Atma-kalyANa kI sAdhanA meM rata ho jAne kI kAmanA unhoMne vyakta kii| lokAntika devoM ne isa nimitta prabhu se prArthanA kii| rAjA ne eka varSa taka ati udAratA ke sAtha dAna-puNya kiyA unake dvAra se koI yAcaka nirAza nahIM lauttaa| dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna varSIdAna sampanna kara mahArAja zreyAMsa ne gRhatyAga kara abhiniSkramaNa kiyA aura sahasrAbhravana meM phuNce| vahA~ azokavRkSa tale unhoMne samasta pApoM se mukta hokara pravrajyA grahaNa krlii| usa samaya ve bele kI tapasyA meM the| dIkSA lete hI muni zreyAMsanAtha ne mauna-vrata aMgIkAra kara liyaa| dUsare dina siddhArthapura nareza mahArAja nanda ke yahA~ paramAnna se prabhu kA prathama pAraNA huaa| dIkSoparAnta do mahA taka bhISaNa upasargoM evaM parISahoM ko dhairyapUrvaka sahana karate hue, acaMcala mana se sAdhanArata prabhu ne vibhinna bastiyoM meM vihAra kiyaa| mAgha kRSNA amAvasyA ke dina kSapaka zreNI meM ArUr3ha hokara unhoMne moha ko parAjita kara diyA aura zukladhyAna dvArA samasta ghAtIkarmoM kA kSaya kara, SaSTha tapa kara kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| prathama dezanA samavasaraNa meM deva manujoM ke apAra samudAya ko prabhu ne kevalI banakara prathama dharmadezanA pradAna kii| prabhu ne caturvidha dharmasaMgha sthApita kiyA evaM bhAva tIrthaMkara pada para pratiSThita hue|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara dharma-prabhAva bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha atyanta lokapriya uddhAraka the| aneka krUra adhyavasAyIjanoM kA hRdaya parivartana kara unheM sumArga para lAne meM bhagavAna kI saphalatA ke aneka prasaMga prasiddha haiN| eka dRSTAMta dvArA prabhu kI isa advitIya kSamatA kA paricaya diyA jA sakatA hai| kevalI hone ke anaMtara prabhu vicaraNa karate-karate eka samaya potanapura phuNce| potanapura usa samaya kI rAjanIti kA prasiddha kendra thaa| atyanta balavAna aura parAkramI mahArAjA tripRSTha potanapura ke rAjA the jo prathama vAsudeva kahalAte haiN| bhagavAna jaba nagara ke udyAna meM pahu~ce to Agamana kA saMdeza lekara vahA~ kA mAlI rAjA kI sevA meM upasthita huaa| bhagavAna ke padArpaNa kI sUcanA mAtra se vipRSTha harSa-vibhora ho gyaa| usane saMdezavAhaka mAlI ko 12 karor3a 50 lAkha mudrAe~ puraskAra meM pradAna kii| apane bhrAtA baladeva acala ke sAtha rAjA turaMta bhagavAna kI baMdanA hetu udyAna meM phuNcaa| bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha svAmI kI utpreraka vANI se prabhAvita hokara donoM baMdhuoM ne samyaktva prApta kara liyaa| - yahA~ vartamAna avasarpiNI kAla ke prathama vAsudeva tripRSTha aura prathama baladeva acala kA saMkSipta paricaya bhI Avazyaka pratIta hotA hai| tripRSTha rAjA prajApati kA parAkramI putra thaa| isa kAla ke prathama prativAsudeva ke rUpa meM rAjA azvagrIva thaa| use bhaviSyavANI dvArA jJAta huA ki usakA saMhAraka kahIM vAsudeva rUpa meM janama le cukA haiM, to vaha bhayAtura evaM ciMtita rahane lgaa| vividha prakAra se vaha apane zatru kI zodha karane lgaa| idhara prajApati-putra tripRSTha kI parAkrama gAthAoM ko sunakara use usa para saMdeha huA, jisakI eka ghaTanA se puSTi ho gii| azvagrIva ke rAjya meM kisI zAli ke khetoM meM hiMsra vanarAja kA AtaMka thaa| prajA nitya-prati kI janahAni se sadA bhayabhIta rahatI thii| prajApati ko isa vighna kA vinAza karane ke lie azvagrIva kI ora se nivedana kiyA gyaa| donoM kumAroM ne mA~da meM praveza kara soye siMha ko lalakArA aura tripRSTha ne krUddha siMha ke mukha ko jIrNa vastra kI bhA~ti cIra kara usakA prANAMta kara diyaa| isa parAkrama prasaMga se azvagrIva ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki tripRSTha hI merA saMhAraka hogA aura vaha chala-bala se use samApta karane kI yojanAe~ banAne lgaa| usane eka sundara upakrama yaha kiyA ki zUra- vIratA ke lie donoM baMdhuoM ko sammAnita karane ke lie unheM apane rAjya meM nimaMtrita kiyaa| isa bahAne vaha donoM ko unakI asAvadhAnI meM samApta kara denA cAhatA thA, kintu tripRSDa ne yaha kahakara nimaMtraya asvIkAra kara diyA ki jo eka siMha ko nahIM mAra sakA, usa rAjA se sammAnita hone meM hamArA sammAna nahIM bddh'taa|' 1 triSaSTizalAkA0 meM yahA~ dUsarI bhI ghaTanA dI gaI hai| vaha ghaTanA isa prakAra hai kumAra tripRSTha kA vivAha vidyAdhara jvalanajaTI kI putrI svayaMprabhA se huA thaa| svayaMprabhA anupama sundarI thii| potanapura nareza prajApati aura vidyAdhara jvalanajaTI donoM hI prativAsudeva azvagrIva ke adhIna the| usane tripRSTha kI patnI svayaMprabhA ko

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bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha isa uttara se azvagrIva krUddha ho gayA aura apAra sainya ke sAtha usane prajApati ke rAjya para AkramaNa kara diyaa| donoM pakSoM kI ora se ghamAsAna yuddha huaa| yuddha kA koI nirNaya nikalatA na dekhakara yuddha ke bhayaMkara vinAza ko TAlane ke prayojana se tripRSTha ne prastAva rakhA ki senAoM kA yuddha sthagita kara diyA jAe aura azvagrIva mere sAtha dvandva-yuddha kre| azvagrIva ne prastAva para svIkRta de dI aura aba pracaNDa dvandva yuddha zurU huaa| antataH baliSTha vipRSTha ke hAthoM azvagrIva mArA gyaa| . tripRSTha kitanA nirdayI aura krara-karmI thA-isakA paricaya bhI eka ghaTanA se milatA hai| usa kAla kA eka prasiddha saMgItajJa eka bAra rAjA tripRSTha ke darabAra meM aayaa| rAtri ke samaya saMgIta kA Ayojana huaa| tripRSTha apane dvArapAla' ko yaha karttavya sauMpa kara zayanAgAra meM calA gayA ki mujhe nidrA A jAne para saMgIta rukavA diyA jaae| saMgIta kI madhura lahariyoM meM khoyA mugdha dvArapAla apane isa kartavya ko bhUla gyaa| rAjA ke so jAne para bhI saMgIta calatA rhaa| jaba tripRSTha kI nIMda khulI to saMgIta cala rahA thaa| krodhita hokara usane dvArapAla se isakA kAraNa puuchaa| dvArapAla ne nirIhatA ke sAtha apanA aparAdha svIkAra kiyA aura karNapriya saMgIta se vesudha ho jAne kA sAra vRttAnta prastuta kara diyaa| nirdayatApUrvaka tripRSTha ne use bhayaMkara daNDa diyaa| jina kAnoM ke kAraNa usane kartavya meM bhUla kI thI, unameM garma-garma pighalA huA sIsA ur3ela diyaa| becAre dvArapAla ne tar3apa-tar3apa kara prANa tyAga kie aura niSThura rAjA krUra aTTahAsa karatA rhaa| apanI aisI-aisI nirmama aura duSTa pravRttyioM ke kAraNa tripRSTha ke samyaktva kA nAza ho gayA thA aura use 7veM naraka kI yAtanAe~ bhoganI pdd'ii| tripRSTha kI mRtyu para zokAkula baladeva bhI hatacetA ho gyaa| sudha-budha Ane para usane prabhu ko hI ekamAtra trAtA mAna kara unake zrI caraNoM kA dhyAna kiyA, unakI vANI kA smaraNa kiyaa| usake hRdaya ke banda dvAra puna: khula pdd'e| usakA viveka punarjAgRta huA aura vaha saMsAra kI nazvaratA kA pratyakSataH anubhava karane lgaa| virakti kA bhAva prabalatA ke sAtha usake mana meM jagane lagA aura antata: vaha jagata se vimukha ho gyaa| AcArya dharmaghoSa kA vacanAmRta kA pAna kara vaha dIkSita huA evaM saMyama, tapa aura sAdhanA kI zakti arjita karane lagA, jisake pariNAmasvarUpa vaha samasta karmoM ko kSINa karane meM samartha huA aura siddha, buddha va mukta ho gyaa| apane lie mAMgA kyoMki azvagrIva apane rAjya ke sabhI uttama ratnoM ko apane lie hI upabhogya samajhatA thaa| tripRSTha ko azvagrIva kI mA~ga anucita lgii| unhoMne usake dUta kA tiraskAra bhI kara diyA aura svayaMprabhA ko dene se spaSTa inkaar| isa para azvagrIva kraddha ho gyaa| vaha potanapura para car3ha aayaa| rathAvarta parvata para vipRSTha aura avazgrIva meM ghora yuddha huaa| antata: azvagrIva mArA gayA aura vipRSTha vijayI hue| 1 triSaSTizalAkA0 meM ise zayyApAlaka batAyA gayA hai|

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56 caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha kA aisA adbhuta prabhAva thaa| apane isa prabala prabhAva se prabhu jana-jana ko kalyANa kA mArga batAte aura usa mArga ko apanAne kI preraNA dete hue lagabhaga 21 lAkha pUrva varSa taka vicaraNa karate rhe| parinirvANa antata: apane jIvana kI sAMdhya belA ko nikaTa pahu~cI jAnakara bhagavAna ne 1000 muniyoM ke sAtha anazana kara liyA ora dhyAnastha ho ge| zukladhyAna kI carama dazA meM pahu~cakara zrAvaNa kRSNA tRtIya ke dhaniSThA nakSatra meM bhagavAna sakala karmoM kA kSayakara siddha, buddha evaM mukta ho ge| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 76 6,500 6,000 6,000 1,300 11,000 5,000 84,000 1,03,000 2,79,000 4,48,000

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12 bhagavAna vAsupUjya ( cinha - mahiSa ) bhagavAna vAsupUjya svAmI bArahaveM tIrthaMkara hue haiN| Apa prathama tIrthaMkara the, jinhoMne dRr3hatApUrvaka gRhastha- jIvana na jIkara aura avivAhita rahakara hI dIkSA grahaNa kii| pUrva - janma puSkaradvIpa meM maMgalAvatI vijaya kI ratnasaMcayA nagarI ke zAsaka padmottara ke jIvana meM adhyAtma kA bar3A mahattva thaa| unhoMne satat rUpa se jina zAsana kI bhakti kI thii| aizvarya kI asthiratA aura jIvana kI nazvaratA ko ve bhalIbhA~ti hRdayaMgama kara cuke the| ataH ina pravacanAoM se ve sadA dUra hI dUra rhe| jIvana kI sArthakatA ora usakA sadupayoga kisa meM hai ? isa prazna ko unhoMne svataH cintana dvArA sulajhAyA aura anubhava kiyA ki isa anitya zarIra ke mAdhyama se sAdhanA karake akSuNNa mokSa kI prApti karane meM hI jIvana kA sAphalya nihita hai| aisI manodazA meM unheM guru vajranAbha ke darzana kA saubhAgya prApta huA aura unheM eka vyavasthita mArga mila gyaa| rAjA padmottara ne unake upadeza se sarvathA anAsakta hokara saMyama dhAraNa kara liyaa| arhadbhakti aura anya sAdhanAoM dvArA unhoMne AtmA kA utthAna kiyA evaM bhAva tIrthaMkara ke gaurava se vibhUSita hue| zukladhyAna meM lIna padmottara ne maraNa prApta kara prANata svarga meM RddhimAna deva ke rUpa meM janma liyaa| yahI mahArAja padmottara kA jIva Age jalakara bhagavAna vAsupUjya ke rUpa meM avatarita huA thA / - janma - vaMza campA nagarI meM atyanta parAkramI rAjA vasupUjya kA zAsana thaa| unakI dharmapatnI kA nAma mahArAnI jayA thaa| ye hI bhagavAna ke abhibhAvaka the| mahArAja vasupUjya ke putra hone ke nAte hI inakA nAma 'vAsupUjya' rhaa| jyeSTha zuklA navamI kA zatabhiSA nakSatra kA vaha pavitra samaya thA jaba padmottara kA jIva prANata svarga se cyuta hokara mAtA jayAdevI ke garbha meM sthita huA thaa| usI rAtri meM rAnI ne 14 mahAn svapnoM kA darzana kiyA aura bhAvI zubha phaloM ke AbhAsa mAtra se vaha praphullita ho gyii| use vizvAsa thA ki vaha kisI tIrthaMkara

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58 caubIsa tIrthaMkara athavA cakravartI putra kI jananI khlaaegii| phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI ko zatabhiSA nakSatra meM hI prasannacita rAnI ne putra zreSTha ko janma diyaa| kumAra vAsupUjya ke janma se rAjya bhara meM atizaya harSa vyApta ho gyaa| pitA mahArAjA vasupUjya ne 12 dina kA utsava Ayojita kiyA aura nAgarika janoM ne mahArAjA kI sevA meM nAnA prakAra kI bheMTa prastuta kara hArdika ullAsa ko vyakta kiyaa| bAlaka vAsupUjya divya saundarya se sampanna thaa| usakI deha se kAnti vikIrNa hotI thii| mamatA aura Ananda, vaibhava aura sukha ke vAtAvaraNa meM bAlaka uttarottara vikasita hotA rhaa| vivAha ke yogya Ayu hone taka vAsupUjya meM parAkrama aura baliSThatA se sAtha-sAtha rUpa aura mAdhurya bhI aparimita rUpa meM vikasati ho cukA thaa| pratiSThita nareza apanI kanyAoM kA vivAha kumAra vAsupUjya ke sAtha karane ko lAlAyita rahate the| aneka prastAva aae| paramalAvaNyavatI rAjakumAriyoM ke citroM kA ambAra-sA laga gayA! sabhI ora eka apUrva utsAha aura umaMga bharA vAtAvaraNa dekhakara kumAra vAsupUjya ne apane mAtA-pitA ke vicAra kA anumAna lagA liyA, kintu kumAra kA saMkalpa to avivAhita rUpa meM hI dIkSA grahaNa karane kA thaa| kSaNabhara ke lie to isa viparIta paristhiti ko dekhakara ve vicalita ho ge| mAtA kI isa AkAMkSA se bhI ve paricita the ki ve apane putra ke lie suyogya bahU lAnA cAhatI hai| yaha bhI jAnate the ki mAtA kI yaha sAdha pUrNa na hone para unheM kitanI vedanA hogii| pitA kI yaha manokAmanA bhI apUrNa hI rahane ko thI ki yuvarAja zAsana sUtra saMbhAla kara prajApAlana kreN| isa kAraNa bhI kumAra vAsupUjya ke mana meM eka vizeSa prakAra kA dvandva macA huA thA tathApi ve kaumArya vrata para aDiga bhAva se Tike rhe| yaha prasaMga khula kara sAmane aayaa| pitA ne komalatA ke sAtha kahA-yuvarAja! hama tumhAra vivAha tumhArI dRSTi meM upayukta kanyA ke sAtha kara denA cAhate haiM aura taba tumheM zAsana kA bhAra sauMpa kara hama Atma-kalyANa hetu sAdhanA-mArgako apanAnA cAhate haiN| tuma jAnate ho aba zAntipUrNa jIvana vyatIta karanA hI hamArA bhAvI lakSya hai| dhIra-gaMbhIra rAjakumAra ne vinayapUrvaka uttara meM nivedana kiyA ki jisa zAnti kI kAmanA Apako hai, maiM bhI usI kA abhilASI huuN| isa viSaya meM kisI Ayu-vizeSa kA vidhAna bhI nahIM hai ki vRddhAvasthA meM hI vyakti zAnti aura mukti kI prApti kA prayatna kare, isase pUrva nhiiN| Apa jisa sAMsArika jAla se mukta honA cAhate haiM, usI meM mujhe kyoM grasta karanA cAhate haiM? aura jaba mujhe sAMsArika viSayoM se virakta honA hI hai, to phira jAna-bUjhakara maiM pahale usameM paDUM hI kyoM? / Apane putra ke dRSTikoNa se avagata hokara mAtA-pitA ke hRdaya ko AghAta lgaa| ve avAk se raha gye| gRhasthAzrama ke yogya Ayu meM kumAra kyoM tyAgI ho jAnA cAhatA hai ? unhoMne apane putra ke sambandha meM jo-jo madhura kalpanAe~ poSita kara rakhI thIM, eka-bAragI hI ve saba cala-citra kI bhA~ti A~khoM ke sAmane se nikala gyiiN| pitA ne phira anurodha

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bhagavAna vAsupUjya kiyA ki hameM nirAza na karo aura vivAha ke lie svIkRti de do| hamAre svapnoM ko AkAra lene do| kintu kumAra vAsupUjya aDiga bane rhe| pitA vasupUjya mahArAjA ne yaha bhI kahA ki putra, yadi tuma dIkSA grahaNa karanA bhI cAhate ho to karo, koI bAdhA nahIM hai kintu usake pUrva vivAha to karalo! Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva evaM anya tIrthaMkaroM ke udAharaNa dete hue rAjA ne apane pakSa ko puSTa kiyA ki vairAgya ke pUrva una sabhI ne vivAha kie the-gRhastha-dharma kA pAlana kiyA thaa| isI prakAra kI hamArI paramparA rahI hai| yuvarAja ko paramparA kA yaha tarka bhI unake vicAra se DigA nahIM skaa| unhoMne apanA mata vyakta karate hue kahA ki paramparA kA andhAnukaraNa anucita hai| pUrva tIrthaMkaroM kI AtmA meM mohakarma avaziSTa thaa| ata: unhoMne vivAha kie| mujha meM mohakarma zeSa nahIM rahA, ata: mujhe isakI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hai| vyartha paramparA-pAlana ke lie maiM sAMsArika viSayoM meM nahIM par3anA caahtaa| unhoMne yaha kathana bhI kiyA ki bhaviSya meM hone vAle tIrthaMkara mallinAtha, neminAma Adi bhI avivAhita avasthA meM hI dIkSA grahaNa kreNge| vaha bhI to koI paramparA banegI! jo kala upayukta samajhA jAyagA, use Aja anupayukta kyoM mAnA jAya? kumAra ke aDiga saMkalpa ko dekhakara mAtA-pitA bar3e nirAza hue| unakI mAnasika vedanA kA anumAna lagAnA bhI kaThina hai| vRddha mAtA-pitA sAMsArika bane baiThe haiM aura navayuvaka putra saMyama grahaNa karane ko utAvalA ho rahA hai| kintu honA aisA hI thaa| mAtA-pitA ne kumAra kA vicAra parivartita karane kA pratyeka saMbhava prayAsa kara liyA, kintu unheM tanika bhI saphalatA nahIM milii| antata: vivaza hokara rAjA-rAnI ne apane rAjakumAra ko dIkSA grahaNa karane kI anumati de dii| dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna maryAdAnurUpa lokAntika devoM ne vAsupUjya se dharma-tIrtha ke pravartana kI prArthanA kii| kumAra ne udAratApUrvaka eka varSa taka vipula dAna diyaa| varSIdAna ke sampanna ho jAne para dIkSArtha jaba kumAra vAsupUjya ne abhiniSkramaNa kiyA, to isa mahAn aura anupama tyAga ko dekhakara jana-mana gadgad ho uThA thaa| Apane samasta pApoM kA kSaya kara phAlguna kRSNA amAvasyA ko zatabhiSA nakSatra meM zramaNatva aMgIkAra kara liyaa| mahArAja sunanda (mahApura-nareza) ke yahA~ bhagavAna kA prathama pAraNA huaa| chadmasthacaryA meM rahakara bhagavAna vAsupUjya ne kaThora sAdhanAe~ aura tapa kie| eka mAsa taka ve yatra-tatra vicaraNa karate rahe aura phira ve usI upavana meM pahuMca ge| jahA~ unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| pATala vRkSa ke nIce unhoMne dhyAna lagA liyaa| zukladhyAna ke dvitIya caraNa meM pahu~ca kara prabhu ne cAra ghAtika karmoM kA kSaya kara diyA aura upavAsa kI avasthA meM unhoMne kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| aba prabhu kevalI ho gae the|

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60 caubIsa tIrthaMkara prathama dharma dezanA _bhagavAna vAsupUjya svAmI ne apanI prathama dezanA meM apAra jana-samudAya ko mokSa kA mArga smjhaayaa| prabhu ne apanI ina dezanA meM dazavidha dharma kI vyAkhyA kI aura caturvidha saMgha sthApita kiyaa| ve bhAva tIrthaMkara kI anupama garimA se vibhUSita hue the| dharma-prabhAva / bhagavAna vAsupUjya svAmI kA prabhAva sAmAnya janatA se lekara rAjagharAnoM taka samAnatA ke sAtha vyApta thaa| ve jana-jana kA maMgala karate hue vicaraNa karate rhe| isI prakAra apane vihAra ke daurAna eka samaya ve dvArikA pahu~ca ge| vahA~ usa samaya dvitIya vAsudeva dvipRSTha kA rAjya thaa| kucha hI samaya pUrva kI carcA hai ki dvipRSTha kA ghora zatru prativAsudeva tAraka nAmaka eka anya rAjA thA, jo dvipRSTha kI prajA ko kaSTa diyA karatA thaa| donoM ke mana meM eka dUsare ke prati atizaya ghRNA thI aura ve paraspara prANoM ke grAhaka bane hue the| ye paristhitiyA~ apanI caramAvasthA meM yuddha ke rUpa meM pariNata ho gayIM aura prativAsudeva tAraka dvitIya vAsudeva dvipRSTha ke hAthoM mArA gayA thaa| bhagavAna vAsupUjya ke Agamana kI zubha sUcanA pAkara dvipRSTha bahuta prasanna huaa| usake harSAtireka kA AbhAsa isa tathya se bhI laga sakatA hai ki prabhu ke padArpaNa kI sUcanA lAne vAle ko nareza ne 12 karor3a mudrAoM kA puraskAra pradAna kiyA thaa| atyanta bhakti bhAva ke sAtha dvipRSTha saparivAra prabhu kI caraNa-vandanA karane ko phuNcaa| bhagavAna ne unheM manovikAroM ko jItane aura kSamAzIla banane kI mahatI dezanA dii| rAjA dvipRSTha ke mana meM jJAna kI razmiyA~ prasarita hone lgiiN| usane jijJAsAvaza bhagavAna ko tAraka ke sAtha kA apanA sArA prasaMga sunAte hue prazna kiyA ki bhagavAna! kyA hama donoM ke madhya pUrvabhavoM kA koI vaira thA? bhagavAna ne gambhIratApUrvaka 'hA~' ke Azaya meM mastaka ko hilAyA aura ina donoM ke pUrva janma kI kathA sunAne lge| parvata nAma kA eka rAjA thA, jo apane nItinirvAha aura prajA-pAlana ke lie to prasiddha thA, kintu vaha adhika zaktizAlI na thaa| isake viparIta eka anya rAjA vindhyazakti atyadhika zaktizAlI to thA, kintu vaha duSTa pravRttiyoM vAlA thaa| parvata ke rAjya meM anupama lAvaNyavatI, saMgIta-nRtya-kalAoM meM nipuNa eka sundarI guNamaMjarI rahA karatI thI, jisa para mugdha hokara vindhyazakti ne parvata se usakI mA~ga kii| isa para parvata ne svayaM ko kucha apamAnita sA anubhava kiyaa| vindhyazakti kI kAmAndhatA aura anucita vyavahAra ke kAraNa parvata ne usakI bhartsanA kii| vindhyazakti ne kupita hokara parvata para AkramaNa kara diyaa| yuddha kA pariNAma to spaSTa thA hii| vindhyazakti ke samakSa becArA parvata kaise Tika pAtA? vaha parAjita ho gayA aura virakta hokara usane dIkSA le lii| ugratapa bhI usane kie para vindhyazakti ke prati zatrutA va ghRNA kA bhAva sarvathA zAnta nahI

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bhagavAna vAsupUjya 61 huA thaa| AgAmI janma meM vindhyazakti se pratizodha lene ke lie usane saMkalpa le liyaa| bhagavAna ne spaSTa kiyA ki rAjA parvata kA jIva tumhAre (dvipRSTha ke) rUpa meM aura vindhyazakti kA jIvana tAraka ke rUpa meM janme haiN| usa saMkalpa zakti ke kAraNa hI tumhAre hAthoM tAraka kA hanana huA hai| kSamAzIlatA kI mahattA para bhagavAna kI dezanA kA dvipRSTha para bar3A gaharA prabhAva huaa| usakI krodha-vRtti kA zamana ho gy| usane samyaktva evaM usake bhrAtA vijaya baladeva ne zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| parinirvANa __ isa prakAra bhagavAna vyApaka rUpa se dharma kA pracAra-prasAra kara jana-jana kA uddhAra karane meM saceSTa bane rhe| antima samaya meM ve 600 muniyoM ke sAtha campA nagarI pahu~ca gae aura sabhI ne anazana vrata prArambha kara diyaa| zukladhyAna ke caturtha caraNa meM pahu~ca kara Apane samasta karmarAzi ko kSaya kara diyA aura siddha, buddha va mukta bana ge| unhoMne nirvANa pada prApta kara liyaa| vaha zubha dina ASAr3ha zuklA caturdazI kA aura zubha yoga uttarAbhAdrapada nakSatra kA thaa| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 66 6,000 6,100 5,400 1,200 10,000 4,700 72,000 1,00,000 2,15,000 4,36,000

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13) bhagavAna vimalanAtha (cinha - zUkara) bhagavAna vimalanAtha terahaveM tIrthaMkara hue haiN| "jisake nikaTa devagaNa vidyamAna haiM, aise uttama dedIpyamAna siMhAsana para virAjita he vimalanAtha! jo ApakI sevA karate haiM, ve deva-prArthanIya, nirmala aura prakAzamAna sukha ko prApta karate haiN|" pUrvajanma dhAtakIkhaNDa ke antargata mahApurI nagarI nAmaka eka rAjya thaa| mahArAja padmasena vahA~ ke yazasvI nareza hue haiN| ve atyanta dharmaparAyaNa evaM prajAvatsala rAjA the| anta: preraNA se ve virakta ho gae aura sarvagupta AcArya se unhoMne dIkSA prApta kara lii| pravrajita hokara padmasena ne jinazAsana kI mahattvapUrNa sevA kI thii| unhoMne kaThora saMyamArAdhanA kI aura tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA upArjana kiyA thaa| AyuSya ke pUrNa hone para samAdhibhAva se dehatyAga kara ve sahasrAra kalpa meM RddhimAna deva bne| inhIM kA jIva bhagavAna vimalanAtha ke rUpa meM utpanna huA thaa| janmavaMza kapilapura ke rAjA kRtavarmA inake pitA aura rAnI zyAmAdevI inakI mAtA thiiN| sahasrAra kalpa se nikala kara padmasena kA jIva vaizAkha zuklA dvAdazI ko uttarAbhAdrapada nakSatra kI zubha ghar3I meM mAtA ke garbha meM sthita huaa| garbha-dhAraNa kI rAtri meM hI mAtA rAnI zyAmAdevI ne zubhasUcaka 14 divyasvapna dekheM aura phala jAnakara atyanta garvita evaM harSita ho utthii| vaha sAvadhAnIpUrvaka garbha ko poSita karane lagI aura yathAsamaya usane svarNakAnti pUrNa dehavAle eka tejasvI aura sundara putra ko janma diyaa| vaha zubha ghar3I zuklA tRtIya ko uttarAbhAdrapada nakSatra meM candra ke yoga kI thii| ullasita prajAjana ne rAjya bhara meM aura devoM ne sumeru parvata para utsAha ke sAtha janmotsava Ayojita kiyaa| garbha kI avadhi meM mAtA tana-mana se nirmala banI rhii| ise bAlaka ke garbhastha hone kA prabhAva mAnate hue rAjA kRtavarmA ne inakA nAma vimalanAtha rkhaa|

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bhagavAna vimalanAtha gRhastha-jIvana indra ke Adeza se devAMganAoM ne kumAra vimalanAtha kA lAlana-pAlana kiyaa| madhura bAlyAvasthA kI itizrI ke sAtha hI tejayukta yauvana meM jaba yuvarAja ne praveza kiyA to ve atyanta parAkramazIla vyaktitva ke dhanI bana ge| unameM 1008 guNa vidyamAna the| sAMsArika bhogoM ke prati aruci hote hue bhI mAtA-pitA ke Adeza kA nirvAha karate hue kumAra ne svIkRti dI aura unakA vivAha yogya rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha sampanna huaa| aba ve dAmpatya-jIvana vyatIta karane lge| jaba kumAra kI vaya 15 lAkha varSa kI huI, to pitA ne unheM siMhAsanArUr3ha kara diyaa| nRpa vimalanAtha ne zAsaka ke rUpa meM bhI nipuNatA aurasuyogyatA kA paricaya diyaa| ve sucArU rUpa se zAsana-vyavasthA evaM prajA-pAlana karate rhe| dIkSA-kevalajJAna 30 lAkha varSoM taka unhoMne rAjyAdhikAra kA upabhoga kiyA thA ki eka dina unake mana meM soyI huI virakti jAgRta ho utthii| lokAntika devoM ne bhI unase dharmatIrtha pravartana kI prArthanA kI, jisase prabhu ko vizvAsa ho gayA ki dIkSArtha upayukta samaya aba A hI gayA hai| ata: saMyama grahaNa kA saMkalpa aura sazakta ho gyaa| unhoMne uttarAdhikArI ko zAsana-bhAra sauMpakara nivRtti grahaNa karalI aura varSIdAna Arambha kiyaa| udAratApUrvaka ve varSa bhara taka dAna dete rhe| mAgha zuklA caturthI ko uttarAbhAdrapada nakSatra meM virakta vimalanAtha gRhatyAga kara 1,000 rAjAoM ke sAtha sahasrAbhravana meM dIkSA grahaNa karane ko phuNce| SaSThabhakta kI tapasyA karake ve dIkSita ho ge| AgAmI divasa dhAnyakUTapura nareza mahArAjA jaya ke yahA~ paramAnna se prabhu kA prathama pAraNA huaa| dRr3ha saMyama kA pAlana karate hue bhagavAna grAmAnugrAma vicarate rhe| aneka prakAra ke parISahoM ko samatApUrvaka sahana kiyA, nispRha bane rahe, abhigraha dhAraNa karate rahe-aura isa prakAra 2 mAsa kI sAdhanA avadhi bhagavAna ne pUrNa kara lii| taba ve kapilapura ke udyAna meM puna: pahu~ca ge| jahA~ jambU vRkSa tale jAkara ve kSapaka zreNI meM ArUr3ha hue aura pauSa zuklA SaSThI ko 4 ghAtika karmoM kA kSaya kara bhagavAna ne bele kI tapasyA se kevalajJAna- kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| prathama dezanA prabhu vimalanAtha ke kevalI bana jAne para sarvatra harSa hI harSa vyApta ho gyaa| mahotsava manAyA gayA jisameM devatAgaNa bhI sammilita hue| devatAoM ne samavasaraNa kI racanA kI aura

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64 caubIsa tIrthaMkara jana-jana ke hitArtha prabhu ne prathama dharma- dezanA dii| isa dezanA se dvAdaza koTi ke prANiyoM ko pratibodha prApta huaa| aneka vyaktiyoM ko tIvra preraNA milI aura unhoMne saMyama svIkAra liyA aura sAdhaka jIvana bitAne lge| aneka gRhasthoM ne bhI gRhasthI kA tyAga kie binA bhI dharma kI sAdhanA prArambha kara dii| isa prakAra bhagavAna ne caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI aura terahaveM tIrthaMkara bne| dharma-prabhAva kevalI banakara bhagavAna vimalanAtha ne puna: janapada meM vihAra Arambha kara diyaa| apanI prabhAvapUrNa dezanAoM dvArA asaMkhya janoM ke uddhAra ke mahAn abhiyAna meM prabhu ko vyApaka saphalatA kI upalabdhi huii| vicaraNa karate-karate prabhu eka bAra dvArikA phuNce| samavasaraNa kA Ayojana huaa| prabhu ke Agamana kI sUcanA pAkara tatkAlIna dvArikA nareza svayaMbhU vAsudeva atyanta harSita huA aura sandezavAhaka ko sAr3he bAraha karor3a raupya mudrAoM se puraskRta kiyaa| bhagavAna kI amRta vANI kA zravaNa karane rAjA saparivAra AyA aura bhagavAna kI caraNa vandanA kii| svayaMbhU vAsudeva ne bhagavAna ke samakSa apanI jijJAsA prastuta karate hue nivedana kiyA ki prativAsudeva meraka rAjA ke prati mere mana meM dveSa kA bhAva kyoM thA? maiM usake parAkrama ko sahana kara hI nahIM sakA aura pracaNDa yuddha meM use mauta ke ghATa utAra kara hI maiM apane mana ko zAnti de sakA-isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? isa dveSa kA AdhAra kyA thA? prabhu, kRpA pUrvaka mujhe isakI jAnakArI pradAna kiijie| bhagavAna ne apanI zItala vANI meM isakA kAraNa prakaTa karate hue kahA ki tuma donoM meM yaha kaTTara zatrutA kA bhAva pUrvajanma se thaa| bhagavAna ne sArI sthiti bhI spaSTa kI kisI nagara meM dhanamitra nAmaka rAjA rAjya karatA thA, jisakA eka parama mitra thaabli| bali bhI kabhI eka choTe se rAjya kA svAmI thA, kintu vaha rAjya usake hAtha se nikala cukA thaa| dhanamitra sahRdaya zAsaka thaa| usane vipannatA kI ghar3I meM bali kA sAtha na chor3A aura sammAnapUrvaka apane rAjya meM use Azraya diyaa| yaha bali bar3A prapaMcI aura kutsita manovRtti kA thaa| jaba donoM mitra juA khela rahe the to eka komala sthiti para lAkara bali ne dhanamitra ko uttejita kara usakA sArA rAjya dA~va para lagavA diyaa| pariNAma to nizcita thA hii| dhanamitra ke hAtha se usakA rAjya nikala gyaa| dhanamitra ko usake dvArA kie gae upakAra kA mUlya jo milA, usase vaha tilamilA utthaa| usakA mana pratizodha kI agni se dhadhakane lgaa| suyoga se kinhIM AcArya ke upadeza se prerita hokara vaha saMyamI bana gayA, bhikSu bana gayA, kintu pratizodha kI vaha Aga aba bhI jyoM kI tyoM thii| usane saMkalpa kiyA ki merI sAdhanA kA tanika bhI phala yadi milA, to maiM agale janma meM bali se badalA avazya luuNgaa|

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bhagavAna vimalanAtha idhara bali ne bhI tapasyAe~ kiiN| phalata: donoM ko svarga kI prApti huI aura avadhi pUrNa hone para tumhAre rUpa meM dhanamitra kA aura meraka ke rUpa meM bali kA jIva isa loka meM aayaa| yahA~ tumhAre rUpa meM dhanamitra ke jIva ne bali se pratizodha lekara apanA saMkalpa pUrA kiyA isa spaSTIkaraNa ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne samatA, zAnti aura kSamA kA upadeza diyaa| prabhu kI amogha vANI se prabhAvita hokara vAsudeva ne vaimanasya kI mAnasika granthi ko khola diyaa| usakA mana ujjvala bhAvoM se ota-prota ho gayA aura usane samyaktva svIkAra kara liyaa| vAsudeva ke bhrAtA baladeva bhadra ne zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyaa| parinirvANa vyApaka rUpa se mAnava-kalyANa ke zubha karma meM vyasta rahate hue jaba bhagavAna ko apanA antima samaya samIpa hI anubhava hone lagA, to unhoMne sammeta zikhara para padhAra kara eka mAha kA anazana Arambha kara diyA aura zeSa 4 aghAti-karmoM kA vinAza karane meM saphala ho ge| taba bhagavAna siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gae, unheM nirvANa pada prApta ho gyaa| vaha ASAr3ha kRSNA saptamI kA dina aura puSya nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| bhagavAna ne 60 lAkha varSa kA AyuSya bhogA thaa| dharma parivAra 55 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 5,500 5,500 1,100 4,800 9,000 3,200 68,000 1,00,800 2,08,000 4,24,000

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bhagavAna anantanAtha (cinha-bAja) bhagavAna vimalanAtha ke pazcAt 14veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna anantanAtha hue hai| "he syAdvAdiyoM ke adhipati ananta jina! Apa pApa, moha, vaira aura anta se rahita hai| lobhavarjita, dambharahita tathA prazasta tarka vAle bhI haiN| ApakI sevA karane vAloM ko Apa pAparahita aura saccaritra banA dete haiN|" pUrvajanma dhAtakIkhaNDa dvIpa ke pUrvI bhAga meM airAvata kSetra thA jisake antargata ariSTA nAma kI eka nagarI thii| padmaratha mahArAja yahIM ke nareza the jo bhagavAna anantanAtha ke jIva ke pUrva dhAraka the| rAjA padmaratha zUravIroM aura parAkramiyoM kI paMkti meM agragaNya samajhe jAte the aura unhoMne aneka rAjAoM ko parAsta kara apane adhIna banA rakhA thaa| apAra vaibhava aura vizAla rAjya-sattA ke svAmI the, kintu unakA mana ina viSayoM meM kabhI bhI ramA nahIM thaa| mokSa kI tulanA meM ye upalabdhiyA~ unheM tuccha pratIta hotI thiiN| ve usI saccI sampadA ko prApta karane ke prabala abhilASI the| ata: eka dina ina samasta sAMsArika viSayoM ko tyAga kara padmaratha vItarAgI ho gae aura guru cittarakSa ke pAsa saMyama grahaNa kara pravrajita ho ge| saMyama, arhanta-siddha kI bhakti va anya sAdhanAoM ke pariNAma-rUpa meM unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAma-karma arjita kara liyaa| inhoMne zubha dhyAnavasthA meM deha- tyAga kiyA aura puSpottara vimAna meM bIsa sAgara kI sthiti vAle deva bne| janma-vaMza sarayU nadI ke taTa para pavitra ayodhyA nagarI sthita hai| ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA siMhasena yahA~ zAsana karate the| mahArAja siMhasena kI dharmapatnI kA nAma rAnI suyazA thA jo vastuta: pitRkula aura pati-kula donoM ke yaza kI abhivRddhi karatI thii| isI rAja-dampati kI santAna bhagavAna anantanAtha the| zrAvaNa kRSNA saptamI ko revatI nakSatra meM padmanAtha ke jIva kA cyavana huA aura vaha svarga se prasthAna kara mAtA suyazArAnI ke garbha meM smaayaa| anya

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bhagavAna anantanAtha 67 tIrthaMkaroM kI mAtAoM kI hI bhA~ti rAnI suyazAdevI ne bhI 14 divyasvapnoM kA darzana kiyA, jisase yaha nizcaya ho gayA ki rAnI kisI mahApuruSa kI jananI bnegii| phalata: usake hRdaya meM hI nahIM; sAre rAja-parivAra meM ullAsa kI lahara daur3a gyii| . rAnI suyazAdevI ne yathAsamaya, vaizAkha kRSNA trayodazI ko puSya nakSatra meM eka atyanta tejavAna putra ko janma diyaa| bAlaka ke janma se sarvatra prasannatA kA jvAra-sA A gyaa| sabhI 63 indroM ne milakara sumeru parvata para pAMDuka bana meM bhagavAna kA janma kalyANa mnaayaa| navajAta kumAra ko bhI devatAgaNa samAroha sthala para le gae aura kramaza: sabhI indroM ne use snAna kraayaa| utsava samApti para bAlaka ko puna: mAtA ke samIpa liTAkara devatAgaNa cale ge| 10 dina taka sArerAjya meM Anandotsava hote rhe| bAlaka jaba garbha meM thA, taba sazakta aura vizAla senA ne ayodhyA nagarI para AkramaNa kiyA thA aura rAjA siMhasena ne use parAsta kara diyA thaa| ata: zizu kA nAma anantakumAra rakhA gyaa| gRhastha-jIvana sarva prakAra se sukhada aura snehapUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM yuvarAja anantakumAra kA lAlana-pAlana huaa| bAlaka kI rUpa mAdhurI para mugdha devatAgaNa bhI mAnava rUpa dhAraNa kara inakI sevA meM rhe| Ayu-vRddhi ke sAtha-sAtha kumAra zanai:- zanaiH yauvana kI sAre agrasara hone lge| yuvA ho jAne para kumAra atyanta tejasvI vyaktitva ke dhanI ho gae the| mAtA-pitA ke atyantAgraha se kumAra ne yogya va sundara nRpa-kanyAoM ke sAtha pAriNagrahaNa bhI kiyA aura kucha kAla sukhI dAmpatya-jIvana bhI vyatIta kiyaa| sAr3he sAta lAkha varSa kI Ayu prApta ho jAne para pitA dvArA unheM rAjyArUr3ha kiyA gyaa| tatpazcAt 15 lAkha varSa taka mahArAja anantakumAra ne prajApAlana kA dAyitva nibhaayaa| dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna mahArAja anantakumAra kI Ayu jaba sAr3he bAIsa lAkha varSa kI ho gayI taba unake mana meM virakta hokara dIkSA grahaNa kara lene kA bhAva prabala hone lgaa| usI samaya lokAMtika devoM ne bhI unase tIrtha-sthApanA kI prArthanAe~ kiiN| anantakumAra ne rAjyAdhikAra kA tyAga kara diyA aura varSIdAna meM pravRtta ho ge| mukta-hastatA aura udAratA ke sAtha varSa-paryanta ve yAcakoM ko dAna dete rhe| kisI bhI yAcaka ko unake dvAra se nirAza nahIM lauTanA pdd'aa| gRha- tyAga karake bhagavAna sAgaradattA zivikA meM ArUr3ha hokara nagara- bAhya sthita sahasrAbhavana meM pdhaare| vahA~ vaizAkha kRSNA caturdazI ko bhagavAna ne svayaM hI dIkSA grahaNa krlii| unheM isa hetu kisI guru kI apekSA kA anubhava hI nahIM huaa| dIkSita hote hI prabhu mana:paryavajJAnI ho gae the| dUsare dina varddhamAna managarAdhipati mahArAja vijaya ke Atithya meM bhagavAna kA dIkSoparAMta prathama pAraNA huaa|

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68 caubIsa tIrthaMkara tIna mAsa taka bhagavAna anantanAtha ne nAnA bhA~ti ke kaThora tapa va sAdhanAe~ kI aura janapada meM satat rUpa se vihAra karate rhe| antata: unakA Agamana ayodhyA nagarI ke usI sahasrAbhravana meM huA, vahA~ azoka vRkSa ke nIce ve dhyAnastha ho ge| vaha vaizAkha kRSNA caturdazI kA dina thA jaba revatI nakSatra meM prabhu ne 4 ghAtika karmoM kA kSaya kara akSaya kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana kI durlabha upalabdhi ko sulabha kara liyaa| aba bhagavAna kevalI ho gae the| dharmadezanA devatAoM ne bhagavAna anantanAtha dvArA kevalajJAna kI prApti se avagata hokara apAra harSa vyakta kiyA aura kevalajJAnotsava mnaayaa| samavasaraNa kI racanA huI; jisameM bhagavAna kI dezanA se pratibodhita hone ko dvAdaza prakAra kI pariSadeM ekatrita huiiN| caturvidha saMgha sthApita kara bhagavAna bhAva tIrthaMkara khlaae| tatkAlIna vAsudeva puruSottama dvArikA kA nareza thaa| bhagavAna samavasaraNa ke pazcAt vihArakarate hue jaba dvArikA padhAre, to unake nagara ke udyAna meM pahu~cane kI sUcanA pAkara vAsudeva puruSottama ne tatkAla vahIM khar3e hokara prabhu ko sabhakti praNAma kiyA aura tatpazcAt apane agraja suprabha baladeva ke sAtha bhagavAna kI vandanArtha udyAna meM aayaa| prabhu ne apane dezanA meM samatA aura kSamA kA mahattva bar3e prabhAvapUrNa DhaMga se prakaTa kiyA thA, jisake zravaNa se vAsudeva ke citta ko apUrva bhAMti milii| usakA mana aisI viziSTa dazA ko prApta ho gayA thA ki usane samyaktva aMgIkAra kara liyaa| isakA pariNAma yaha huA ki usakI kaThoratA aura krUratA naSTa ho gayI aura zAsanakArya meM saujanya AgayA, mRdulatA A gyii| baladeva suprabha ne prathamata: zrAvakadharma svIkAra kiyA aura anta meM virakta hokara munidharma aMgIkAra kiyA aura mukti- pada kI prApti kii| yaha prasaMga eka udAharaNa mAtra hai| bhagavAna suvizAla kSetra meM satat rUpa se vicaraNazIla rahakara jana-jana ke uddhAra meM hI vyasta rhe| parinirvANa antima samaya meM bhagavAna anantanAtha ne 1000 sAdhuoM ke sAtha / mAsa kA anazana AraMbha kiyaa| caitra zuklA paMcamI ko revatI nakSatra ke yoga meM sakala karmoM kA kSaya kara bhagavAna siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| prabhu ko nirvANa pada kI prApti ho gyii| dharma parivAra 50 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI 5,000 4,500

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bhagavAna anantanAtha 900 avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 4,300 8,000 3,200 66,000 62,000 2,09,000 4,14,000

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15 bhagavAna dharmanAtha ( cinha - vajra ) bhagavAna dharmanAtha svAmI pandrahaveM tIrthaMkara hue haiM / "he bhAnusuta dharma jinezvara ! Apa pradhAna dharma se sampanna tathA mAyA rahita haiN| ApakA nAma-smaraNa hI prANiyoM ko atyanta maMgala dene vAlA hai| ApakI prabhA meru parvata ke samAna dedIpyamAna hai, uttama lakSmI se sampanna hai| ataH maiM Apako praNAma karatA hU~ / " pUrvajanma - dhAtakIkhaNDa kA pUrva videha kSetra - usameM basA huA bhaddilapura rAjya / kabhI isa rAjya ke nareza the - mahArAja dRr3haratha jo zUra vIra aura mahAn parAkramI the| apanI zakti ke samIpa ke samasta rAjyoM ko apane adhIna kara mahArAja ne vizad sAmrAjya kI sthApanA karalI thii| mahArAja dRr3haratha kI anya aura advitIya vizeSatA thI - 'dharma - priyatA' / parama zaktivAna hote hue bhI ve dharma kI ArAdhanA meM kabhI pIche nahIM rahate the / saMsAra ke viSayoM meM rahate hue bhI ve unameM lipta nahIM the| jAgatika aizvarya evaM sukhoM ke asAratA ke anubhava ne unheM zAzvata Ananda kI khoja ke lie prerita kiyA aura eka dina samasta viSayoM aura vaibhava ko tyAgakara unhoMne cAritra - dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| isake lie unhoMne vimalavAhana muni kA caraNAzraya prApta kiyA thA / dRr3ha sAdhanA evaM kaThora tapa ke pariNAmasvarUpa unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjita kiyA thA aura AyuSya pUrNa hone para ve vijaya vimAna meM ahamindra rUpa meM utpanna hue| janma - vaMza vaijayanta vimAna meM sukhopabhoga kI avadhi samApta hone para muni dRr3haratha ke jIva ne mAnavayoni meM dehadhAraNa kii| ratnapura ke zUravIra nareza mahArAjA bhAnu inake pitA aura rAnI suvratA inakI mAtA thI / vaizAkha zuklA saptamI ko puSya nakSatra ke zubhayoga meM mAtA suvratA ke garbha meM muni dRr3haratha kA jIva sthira huA thaa| garbhadhAraNa kI rAtri meM hI rAnI 14 divyasvapnoM kA darzana kiyA jinake zubhakArI prabhAva ko jAnakara mAtA atyanta harSita huI /

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bhagavAna dharmanAtha yathAsamaya garbhAvadhi samApta huI aura mAgha zuklA tRtIya ko puSya nakSatra kI mAMgalika ghar3I meM mAtA ne eka tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| rAjaparivAra aura rAjya kI samasta prajA ne yahA~ taka ki devatAoM ne bhI harSollAsa ke sAtha kumAra kA janmotsava mnaayaa| janma ke bArahaveM dina nAmakaraNa saMskAra sampanna huA / kumAra jaba garbha meM the to mA suvratA rAnI ke mana meM uttama koTi kI dharma sAdhanA kA dohada huA thA / isa kAraNa pitA ne kumAra kA sarvopayukta nAma rkhaa-dhrmnaath| gRhastha jIvana atyanta sukhada aura vaibhava ke vAtAvaraNa meM kumAra kA bAlya - jIvana devakumAroM ke sAtha krIr3A karate hue vyatIta huaa| jIvana kI yAtrA karate-karate ve jaba yauvana kI dahalIja para pahu~ce, taba taka kumAra kA bhavya vyaktitva aneka guNoM se sampanna ho gayA thaa| unakI deha 45 dhanuSa U~cI aura aMga-pratyaMga kAntimaya saundarya se vibhuSita ho uThA thaa| bhoga karmoM aura mAtA-pitA kA Adeza- pAlana karane ke lie yuvarAja dharmanAtha ne vivAha kiyA aura sukhI vivAhita jIvana bhI vyatIta kiyA / 71 jaba bhagavAna (kumAra) dharmanAtha kI Ayu DhAI lAkha kI huI, to pitA mahArAjA bhAnu ne unakA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyaa| zAsanArUr3ha hokara mahArAjA dharmanAtha ne nyAyapUrvaka aura vAtsalya bhAva se prajA kA pAlana aura rakSaNa kiyaa| 5 lAkha varSa taka isa prakAra rAjya kara cukane para unake bhogakarma azeSa ho ge| aisI sthiti meM unake mana meM virakti kA aMkuraNa bhI svAbhAvika hI thaa| unheM apane jIvana ora jagat ke prANiyoM kA maMgala karane kI preraNA huii| unake mana meM dharmatIrtha - pravartana kI utkaTa kAmanA jAgI / dIkSagrahaNa va kevalajJAna brahmaloka se lokAMtika devoM kA Agamana huA aura unhoMne bhagavAna se tIrtha sthApanA kI prArthanA kii| isase mahArAjA dharmanAtha kA apanI ucita pAtratA aura upayukta samaya A kA bhAva aura bhI puSTa ho gyaa| unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa ke apane saMkalpa ko aba vyakta kara diyA aura ve varSIdAna meM pravRtta ho ge| varSa- paryanta udAratA ke sAtha unhoMne dAna - karma sampanna kiyaa| - isake pazcAt bhagavAna kA niSkramaNotsava Ayojita huaa| svayaM indra tathA anya devatAgaNa isa Ayojana ke lie upasthita hue / mahArAja dharmanAtha kA dIkSAbhiSeka huA aura taba unhoMne gRha tyAga kara niSkramaNa kiyaa| nagara ke bAhara prakAMcana udyAna thaa| bhagavAna zivikArUr3ha hokara rAjabhavana se usa udyAna meM phuNce| vaha mAgha zuklA trayodazI kA pavitra dina thA, jaba bhagavAna ne puSya nakSatra meM, bele kI tapasyA meM dIkSA grahaNa krlii| agale dina somanasa nagara ke nareza mahArAjA dharmasiMha ke yahA~ paramAnna se prabhu kA pAraNA huaa| devatAoM

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara ne 5 divyoM kA varSaNa kiyA aura dAna kI mahimA prakaTa kii| pAraNA ke pazcAt prabhu ne janapada meM vihAra kiyaa| apane sAdhaka jIvana meM bhagavAna ne kaThora tapa kie| chadmasthacaryA meM ve 2 mAsa taka aneka parISahoM ko samabhAva ke sAtha sahana karate hue vicaraNa karate rahe aura lauTakara apane dIkSA-sthala prakAMcana udyAna meM aae| yahA~ dApirNa vRkSa ke nIce ve dhyAna meM lIna ho ge| zukladhyAna meM lage bhagavAna ne kSapaka zreNI meM pahu~cakara jJAnAvaraNAdi ghAtikakarmoM kA kSaya kara liyaa| yaha zubha divasa thA pauSa zuklA pUrNimA kA, jaba bhagavAna dharmanAtha svAmI ne puSya nakSatra meM hI kevalajJAna- kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| aba kevalI prabhu dharmanAtha arihanta bana gae the| prathama dezanA __bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna prApta kara lene se jagat bhara meM prasannatA kA Aloka vyApta ho gyaa| deva va manuSyoM ke vizAla samudAya ko bhagavAna ne dharmadezanA se prabuddha kiyaa| apanI isa prathama dezanA meM bhagavAna ne Antarika vikAra- zatruoM se hone vAlI hAniyoM se manuSyoM ko saceta kiyA aura prerita kiyA ki jAgatika zatruoM se dvandva chor3akara ina bhItarI zatraoM se saMgharSa kro| inheM parAsta karane para hI sacce sukha aura zAnti kA lAbha hogaa| sAMsArika viSayoM ke adhIna rahakara manuSyoM ko apane AtmA kI hAni nahIM karanI caahie| mAnava ajJAnavaza bhautika padArthoM kI zodha meM lagA rahatA hai, jo vAstava meM nazvara hai aura duHkha ke kAraNa hai| mAnava-jIvana ina AsaktiyoM ke lie nahIM hai| inase virakta hokara sabhI ko Atma-kalyANa ke mArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhie, jo paramAnandadAyaka hai| prabhu kI marmasparzinI vANI se hajAroM nara-nAriyoM kI soyI AtmAe~ sajaga ho gayIM aura ve bhAva tIrthaMkara khlaae| prabhAvazIlatA kevalI prabhu ne lagabhaga DhAI lAkha varSoM kI sudIrgha avadhi satat vicaraNazIla raha kara vyatIta kI aura asaMkhya nara-nAriyoM ko udbodhita kara unheM Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para lgaayaa| bhagavAna ke isa vyApaka abhiyAna kA eka smaraNIya aMza puruSasiMha vAsudeva ke uddhAra se saMbaMdhita hai| bhagavAna vicaraNa karate-karate eka samaya azvapura pahuMce aura vahA~ ke udyAna meM vizrAma karane lge| tatkAlIna vAsudeva puruSasiMha isa rAjya kA svAmI thaa| isa samaya kA baladeva sudarzana thaa| udyAna karmacArI ne jaba bhagavAna ke Agamana kA zubha sandeza vAsudeva puruSasiMha ko diyA, to vaha atyanta harSita huaa| Adra bhAva ke sAtha usane siMhAsana se uThakara vahIM se prabhu ko namana kiyA aura sandeza vAhaka ko puraskRta kiyaa| puruSasiMha apane

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bhagavAna dharmanAtha 73 bhrAtA baladeva sudarzana ke sAtha prabhu kI vandanA aura darzana hetu udyAna meM aayaa| bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM zraddhA ke puSpa samarpita kie| bhagavAna kI divya dezanA se vAsudeva puruSasiMha ko jAgRti AyI aura esane samyaktva svIkAra kara liyaa| isI prakara baladeva sudarzana ne zrAvakadharma grahaNa kiyaa| parinirvANa ___ bhagavAna dharmanAtha apanA nirvANa-kAla samIpa anubhava kara sammetazikhara pahu~ce aura 800 muniyoM ke sAtha unhoMne anazana vrata Arambha kara diyaa| jyeSTha zuklA paMcamI ko puSya nakSatra meM samasta karmoM kA kSaya kara bhazana ne nirvANa pada prApta kara liyA aura siddha, buddha va mukta bana ge| bhagavAna ne kula dasa lAkha varSa kA AyuSya pUrNa kiyA thaa| dharma parivAra 43 gaNadhara kevalI manaHparyavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 4,500 4,500 3,600 900 7,000 2,800 64,000 62,400 2,04,000 4,13,000

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161 bhagavAna zAntinAtha (cinha-mRga) bhagavAna dharmanAtha svAmI ke anantara bhagavAna zAntinAtha svAmI 16veM tIrthaMkara hue haiN| "kAmadeva ke svarUpa ko bhI apane zarIra kI zobhA se tiraskRta karane vAle, he zAntinAtha prabhu! indroM kA samUha nirantara ApakI sevA-stuti karatA rahatA hai, kyoMki Apa bhavya prANiyoM ko rogarahita karane va paramazAnti dene vAle haiN|" pUrvajanma bhagavAna zAntinAtha svAmI kA samagra jIvana sarvajanahitAyaaura atyanta pavitra thaa| unakI tapa-sAdhanA kI upalabdhiyA~ Atma-kalyANaparaka hI nahIM, apitu vyApaka lokahitakAriNI thiiN| prabhu ke isa jIvana kI ina vizeSatAoM kA mUla janma-janmAntaroM ke susaMskAroM meM nihita thaa| apane aneka pUrvabhavoM meM Apane tIrthaMkara kA nAmakarma upArjita kiyA thaa| prAcIna kAla meM puNDarIkiNI nAma kI eka nagarI thii| usa nagarI meM ghanaratha nAma kA rAjA rAjya karatA thA jisake megharatha evaM dRr3haratha-ye do putra the| vRddhAvasthA meM rAjA ghanaratha ne jyeSTha kumAra gegharatha kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara rAjya kA samasta bhAra use sauMpa diyaa| nRpati ke rUpa meM megharatha ne svayaM ko bar3A nyAyI, yaugya aura kuzala siddha kiyaa| sneha ke sAtha prajA kApAlana karanA usakI vizeSatA thii| vaha bar3A zUravIra, balavAna aura sAhasI to thA hI, usake baliSTha tana meM atizaya komala mana kA hI nivAsa thaa| vaha dayAlu svabhAva kA aura dhrmaacaariithaa| vrata-upavAsa, pauSadha, nityaniyamAdi meM vaha kabhI pramAda nahIM karatA thaa| rAjasI vaibhava aura atulanIya sukhopabhoga kA adhikArI hote hue bhI usakA mana ina viSayoM meM kabhI nahIM rmaa| taTasthatApUrvaka vaha apane kartavya ko pUrNa karane meM hI lagA rahatA thaa| vaha sarvathA AtmAnuzAsita thA aura saMyamita jIvana kA abhyasta thaa| AkarSaNa aura uttejanA se vaha sadA aprabhAvita rahA karatA thaa| isI puNyAtmA kA jIva AgAmI janma meM bhagavAna zAntinAtha ke rUpa meM avatarIta huA thaa| mahArAja megharatha kI karuNA bhAvanA kI mahAnatA kA paricaya eka prasaMga se milatA hai

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bhagavAna zAntinAtha 15 rAjA megharatha cintana-magna baiThA thaa| sahasA eka nirIha pakSI kabUtara, jo bhaya kampita thA usakI goda meM A giraa| rAjA kA dhyAna bhaMga ho gyaa| usane dekhA ki kabUtara kisI bhayaMkara vipatti meM grasta hai, becaina aura burI taraha hA~pha rahA hai| karuNA ke sAtha rAjA ne apane komala karoM se use sparza kara Azvasta kiyaa| bhayAtura kabUtara bAja se prANa- rakSA kI prArthanA karane lgaa| rAjA ne use abhayadAna dekara kahA ki 'aba tuma mere Azraya meM A gae ho, koI bhI tumhArI hAni nahIM kara sakegA, svastha ho jaao|' isa rakSaNa se kabUtara tanika nirbhIkatA kA anubhava karane hI lagA thA ki eka bAja vahA~ A upasthita huaa| use dekhakara vaha phira adhIra ho gayA aura kAtarabhAva se rAjA se vaha vinaya karane lagA ki 'yahI bAja mere pIche par3A huA hai, yaha mere prANoM kA grAhaka banA huA hai-merI rakSA kIjie"merI rakSA kiijie|' turanta kaThora svara meM bAja ne rAjA se kahA ki 'kabUtara ko chor3a dIjie-isa para merA adhikAra hai| yahI merA khAdya hai| merA AhAra zIghra hI mujhe do, maiM bhUkhA huuN|' rAjA ne use bodha diyA ki 'udarapUrti ke lie jIva-hiMsA ghora pApa hai-tuma isa pApa meM na pdd'o| phira isa pakSI ko to maiMne apanI zaraNa meM le liyA hai| zaraNAgata kI rakSA karanA merA dharma hai| tuma bhI pApa meM na par3o aura mujhe bhI merA kartavya pUrA karane do| kyoM vyartha hI isa bhole pakSI ko trasta kie hue ho|' rAjA ne isa upadeza kA bAja para koI prabhAva hone ho kyoM lagA? usane kutarkoM kA Azraya lete hue kahA ki maiM bhUkhoM mara rahA huuN| isakA kyA hAgA? kyA tumheM isakA pApa na car3hegA?' rAjA ne phira bhI kabUtara ko chor3a dene se inakAra karate hue kahA ki 'merI pAkazAlA meM vividha vyaMjana taiyAra haiN| calo mere sAtha aura peTa bhara kara AhAra karo, apanI bhUkha ko zAnta kara lo|' isa para bAja ne kahA ki 'maiM to mAMsAhArI huuN| tumhArI pAkazAlA ke bhojya padArtha mere lie akhAdya haiN| mujhe merA kabUtara lauTA do, bahuta bhUkha lagI hai| 'rAjA bar3e asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| isake lie mA~sa kI vyavasthA kahA~ se kare? jIva-hiMsA to vaha kara hI nahIM sakatA thA aura bAja tAjA mAMsa hI mA~ga kara rahA thaa| bAja kI bhUkha zAnta karane ke lie rAjA ne anupama utsarga kiyaa| usane eka bar3I tarAjU mNgaayii| usake eka palar3e meM kabUtara ko baiThAyA aura dUsare palar3e meM vaha apane zarIra se mA~sa kATa-kATakara rakhane lgaa| vaha lotha ke lotha apane hI zarIra kA mAMsa rakhatA jAtA thA, kintu vaha kabUtara ke bhAra se kama hI tula rahA thaa| yahA~ taka ki rAjA ne apane zarIra kA AdhA mAMsa tarAjU para car3hA diyA, tathApi kabUtara bhArI par3atA rhaa| usakA palar3A bhUmi se Upara hI nahIM uThatA thaa| rAjA kA zarIra kSata-vikSata aura lahU-luhAna ho gayA thaa| usakA dhairya aba bhI banA huA thA, kintu zakti cukatI jA rahI thii| usane apane mAMsa ko kabUtara ke bhAra ke barAbara tolakara bAja ko khilAnA cAhA thA, kintu usakA mAMsa jaba lagAtAra kama hI par3atA rahA, to vaha uThakara svayaM hI palar3e meM baiThane ko tatpara huA usake

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76 caubIsa tIrthaMkara lie yaha prasannatA kA viSaya thA ki usakI nazvara deha kisI ke prANoM kI rakSA ke lie prayukta ho| usI samaya eka deva vahA~ para prakaTa huA aura dainyapUrvaka kSamA yAcanA karane lgaa| turanta sArA dRzya hI parivartita ho gyaa| na to bAja aura na hI kabUtara vahA~ thaa| rAjA bhI svastha-tana ho gayA thaa| usakI deha se kATA gayA mA~sa bhI dRSTigocara na hotA thaa| taba usa deva ne isasAre prasaMga kA rahasya prakaTa kiyA deva ne kahA ki svarga meM deva-sabhA madhya indra ne ApakI zaraNAgata vatsalatA aura karuNA-bhAvanA kI atizaya prazaMsA kI thii| maiM sahaja vizvAsI nahIM hU~, maiMne devendra ke kathana meM atizayokti kA anubhava kara usameM sandeha kiyaa| maiM svayaM ApakI parIkSA lekara hI vizvAsa karanA cAhatA thA ata: maiM svarga se cala par3A mArga meM bAja pakSI mila gyaa| maiMne hI usake zarIra meM praveza karake ApakI yaha karuNA aura dharmapAlana kI bhAvanA dekhii| jaisA maiMne Apake viSaya meM sunA thA, Aja Apako vaisA hI pAyA hai| avadhijJAna kI sahAyatA se saba kucha jJAta kara mahArAja megharatha ne batAyA ki eka zreSThI ke do putra vyavasAyArtha videza gae hue the| kisI ratna ko lekara donoM meM kalaha huA aura vaha bhISaNa saMgharSa meM parivartita ho gayA jisameM donoM hI mAre ge| usa janma kA vaira hone ke kAraNa AgAmI janma meM anake jIva kabUtara aura bAja ke rUpa meM jnme| usa deva ke pUrvabhava ke viSaya meM bhI mahArAja ne batAyA ki vaha damatAri nAma kA prativAsudeva thA aura maiM apane eka pUrvabhava meM aparAjita bldev| usa bhava meM bandhu dRr3haratha vAsudeva thaa| damatAri kI kanyA kanakazrI ke lie usa bhava meM hama donoM bhAiyeM ne damatAri se yuddha kiyA thA aura vaha hamAre hAthoM mArA gyaa| zatrutA kA saMskAra lie hue usakI AtmA aneka bhavoM ko pAra karatI huI eka bAra tapasvI banI aura tapa ke pariNAmasvarUpa vaha deva bnaa| pUrvabhava ke vaimanasya ke kAraNa hI isa bhava meM merI prazaMsA jaba IzAnendra ne kI, to vaha usake lie asahya ho gayI thii| deva to adRzya ho gayA thaa| bAja aura kabUtara ne apane pUrva bhava kA vRttAnta sunA to unheM jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| ve mahArAja megharatha se vinayapUrvaka nivedana karane lage ki mAnava-jIvana to hamane vyartha kho hIdiyA thA, yaha bhava bhI hama pApa saMcaya meM hI lagA rahe haiN| dayA karake aba bhI hameM mukti kA sAdhana btaaie| megharatha ne unheM anazana vrata kA nirdeza diyA aura isa sAdhana dvArA unheM devayoni prApta ho gyii| eka ora bhI prasaMga ulalekhanIya hai jo sAdhanA meM unakI aDigatA kA paricaya detA hai| vRttAnta isa prakAra hai ki eka samaya megharatha kAyotsargapUrvaka dhyAnalIna baiThe the aura svarga meM IzAnendra ne unheM praNAma kiyaa| cakita hokara indrANiyoM ne yaha jAnanA cAhA ki yaha praNamya kauna hai, jise samasta devoM dvArA vandanIya indra bhI Adara detA ho| IzAnendra ne taba megharatha kA paricaya dete hue kahA ki ve 16veM tIrthaMkara hoMge-unakA tapa acala hai| koI

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bhagavAna zAntinAtha zakti unheM DigA nahIM sktii| yaha prazaMsA indrANiyoM ke lie bhalA kaise sahana hotI? unhoMne megharatha ko tapa- bhraSTa karane kA nizcaya kiyA aura ve svayaM hI isa loka meM AI aura una arUipavatiyoM ke hAva-bhAva AMgika ceSTAoM, nRtya-gAna Adi aneka upAyoM se megharatha ko vicalita karane ke prayAsa kie| antata: unheM apane prayatnoM meM viphala hI honA pdd'aa| unakA sammoha mAyAjAla vyartha siddha huaa| isa prasaMga ne megharatha ke viraktibhAva ko prabalatara kara diyaa| sArI ghaTanA sunakara rAnI priyamitrA ne bhI saMyama svIkAra karane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| ghanaratha kA saMyoga se usI nagara meM Agamana huA aura megharatha ne unake pAsa dIkSAgrahaNa krlii| muni megharatha ne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjita kiyA aura zarIra tyAga kara ve sarvArthasiddhi mahAvimAna meM deva bne| janma-vaMza kurudeza meM hastinApura nAma kA eka nagara thA, jahA~ mahArAja vizvasena zAsana karate the| unakI dharmapatnI kA nAma acirA devI thaa| sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM sukhopabhoga kI avadhi samApta ho jAne para megharatha ke jIva ne vahA~ se cyavana kiyA aura rAnI acirA devI ke garbha meM sthita huaa| vaha zubha tithi thI-bhAdrapada kRSNA saptamI aura vaha zreSTha belA thI bharaNI nakSatra kii| rAnI ne garbha-dhAraNa kI rAtri meM hI 14 divya svapna dekhe aura isake phala se avagata hokara ki usakI kokha se tIrthaMkara kA janma hogA-vaha bar3I hI ullasita huii| jyeSTha kRSNa trayodazI ko bharaNI nakSatra meM hI rAnI acirA ne eka tejavAna putra ko janma diyaa| bAlaka kundanavarNI aura 1008 guNoM meM sampanna thaa| bhagavAna kA janma hote hI sabhI lokoM meM tIrthaMkara janma-sUcaka Aloka phaila gyaa| indra, devoM aura dikkumAriyoM ne utsAha ke sAtha janma-kalyANa mahotsava mnaayaa| sAre rAjya bhara meM prasannatA chA gayI . auraaneka utsavoM kA Ayojana huaa| usa kAla meM kurU deza meM bhayAnaka mahAmArI phailI thii| nitya-prati aneka vyakti roga ke zikAra ho rahe the| aneka-aneka upacAra kie gae, para mahAmArI zAnta nahIM ho rahI thii| bhagavAna ke garbhastha hote hI usa upadrava kA vega kama huaa| mahArAnI ne rAjabhavana ke U~ce sthala para car3hakara saba ora dRSTi ddaalii| jisa-jisa dizA meM rAnI ne dRSTipAta kiyA, vahA~vahA~ roga zAMta hotA gayA aura isa prakAra sAre deza ko bhayaMkara kaSTa se mukti mila gyii| bhagavAna ke isa prabhAva ko dRSTigata rakhate hue unakA nAma zAntinAtha rakhA gyaa| gRhastha-jIvana-cakravartI pada rAjasI vaibhava aura snehasikta vAtAvaraNa meM kumAra zAntinAtha kA lAlana-pAlana hone lgaa| aneka bAla-sulabha krIr3Ae~ karate hue ve zArIrika aura mAnasika rUpa se vikasita hote rahe aura yuvA hone para ve kSatriyocita zaurya, parAkrama, sAhasa aura zakti mUrta rUpa dikhAyI dene

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78 caubIsa tIrthaMkara lge| yadyapi sAMsArika viSayoM meM kumAra kI tanika bhI ruci na thI, kintu bhoga-phaladAyI karmoM ko ni:zeSa bhI karanA thA aura mAtA-pitA ke Agraha kA ve anAdara bhI nahI kara sakate the; ata: unhoMne guNavatI ramaNiyoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyA tathA sukhI dAmpatya-jIvana kA upabhoga bhI kiyaa| jaba yuvarAja kI Ayu 25 hajAra varSa kI huI to pitA mahArAja vizvasena ne unheM rAjyAbhiSeka kara samasta sattA kA adhikArI banA diyA aura svayaM virakta hokara saMyama mArga para ArUr3ha ho ge| mahArAja ke rUpa meM zAMtikumAra ne nyAyazIlatA, zAsana-kauzala aura prajAvatsalatA kA paricaya diyaa| parAkramazIlatA meM to rAjA zAMtinAtha aura bhI do caraNa Age the| unake parAkrama kA sabhI nareza lohA mAnate the| kisI bhI rAjA kA sAhasa hastinApura ke sAtha vaimanasya rakhane kA na hotA thaa| __ mahArAja zAMtinAtha ke zAsanakAla ke koI 25 hajAra varSa vyatIta hue hoMge ki unake zastrAgAra meM cakraratna kI utpatti huii| yaha isa bAta kA nirdeza thA ki aba nareza ko cakravartI banane ke prayAsa Arambha karane haiN| rAjA ne cakraratna utpatti-utsava manAyA aura cakra zastrAgAra se nikala pdd'aa| khule vyoma meM jAkara vaha pUrva dizA meM sthApita ho gyaa| sadalabala mahArAja ne pUrva meM prayANa kiyaa| apanI Asamudra vijaya yAtrA ke mArga meM par3ane vAle rAjAoM ko apane adhInastha karate hue unhoMne zeSa tInoM dizAoM meM bhI vijaya patAkA phaharA dii| taba saMdhu ko lakSya mAnakara unakI senA agrasara huii| siMdhu devI ne bhI adhInatA svIkAra kii| tadanantara unhoMne vaitAdayagiri ko apane adhIna kiyaa| isa prakAra 6 khaNDa sAdhakara mahArAja zAntinAtha cakravartI kI samasta RddhiyoM sahita rAjadhAnI hastinApura lauTa aae| devoM aura narezoM ne samrATa ko cakravartI pada para abhiSikta kiyA evaM virATa mahotsava Ayojita huA, jo 12 varSoM taka calatA rhaa| prajA isa avadhi meM kara aura daNDa se bhI mukta rhii| lagabhaga 24 sahasra varSoM taka samrATa zAntinAtha pada para vibhUSita rhe| dIkSAgrahaNa-kevalajJAna __ aba mahArAja zAntinAtha ke bhogaphaladAyI karma samApta hone Ae the| unake mana meM chipA virakti kA bIja aMkurita hone lagA aura ve saMyama svIkArane kI kAmanA karane lge| ve yadyapi svabuddha the, tathApi maryAdAnusAra lokAntika devoM ne Akara bhagavAna se dharmatIrtha ke pravartana kI prArthanA kii| ___ anAsakta hokara bhagavAna ne rAjapATa apane putra cakrAyudha ko sauMpa diyA aura svayaM varSIdAna meM pravRtta ho ge| eka varSa taka satat rUpa se dAna karane ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne gRhatyAga kiyaa| niSkramaNotsava manAyA gayA aura devoM ne unakA dIkSAbhiSeka kiyaa| antima rUpa meM mUlyavAna rAjasI vastrAlaMkAra dhAraNa kara bhagavAna sarvArthazivikA meM ArUr3ha hokara sahasrAbhravana pdhaare| vahA~ hI unhoMne una AbhUSaNoM aura vastroM kA tyAga kara

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bhagavAna zAntinAtha diyA aura eka hajAra kSatriyoM sahita dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| vaha jyeSTha kRSNA caturdazI kA zubha divasa thaa| bhagavAna ko turanta hI manaH payravajJAna kA lAbha bhI ho gayA thA mandirapura - nareza mahArAja sumitra ke yahA~ AgAmI divasa paramAnna se prabhu pAraNA huA / 79 dIkSita hokara bhagavAna zAntinAtha aba aneka upasargoM aura parISahoM ko samabhAva ke sAtha jhelate hue janapada meM vicarate rhe| eka mAsa taka isa prakAra vicaraNazIla rahate hue bhagavAna ne aneka kaThora tapa aura sAdhanAe~ kIM / antataH ve hastinApura ke sahasrAbhravana meM hI puna: padhAre auravahA~ nandI vRkSatale ve dhyAnalIna ho ge| zukladhyAna kI carama avasthA meM pahu~cakara bhagavAna ne samasta ghAtikakarmoM kA kSaya kara diyA aura kevalajJAna- kevaladarzana prApta kara liyaa| Asana kampa se indra ko isakI sUcanA huI aura ve anya devatAoM sahita kevalI bhagavAna kI vandanA karane ko upasthita hue / samavasaraNa - prathama dezanA bhagavAna ke vizAla samavasaraNa kI racanA huI aura unakI prathama dezanA se lAbhAnvita hone ke lie dvAdaza pariSadeM ekatrita huiiN| bhagavAna ne apanI isa prathama dharmadezanA meM mAnava-jIvana kI mahattA kA pratipAdana kiyA aura upadeza diyA ki mokSa- sAdhana juTAnA 84 lAkha yoniyoM meM se kevala mAnava yoni kA hI pradhAna lakSya hai| yaha yoni bar3I durlabha hai - isa pAkara bhI jo mokSArtha prayatna nahIM karatA usa manuSya kA jIvana sarvathA artha-rahita hai / usakA jIvana ThIka usa prakAra se vyartha ho jAtA hai, jaise bakarI ke gale meM laTakate hue stn| bhagavAna ne AtmA kA utthAna karane vAle kAryoM ko hI zreyaskara batAyA aura sukha - dukha kA tAttvika vivecana kiyaa| bhagavAna ne ajJAna ko duHkha kA mUla kAraNa batAte hue kahA ki bhaya aura kaSTa isake pratiphala hote haiN| ajJAna aura moha ko jo samUla naSTa kara detA hai vaha duHkha se pare hokara cirazAnti kA lAbha karatA hai / bhagavAna kI dezanA se pratibuddha hokara sahasroM nara-nAriyoM ne dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| hastinApura - nareza mahArAja cakrAyudha ne bhI bhagavAna se prArthanA kI ki mujhe dIkSA pradAna kiijie| bhagavAna ne unheM apanI AtmA ke nirdeza kA zIghra pAlana karane ko kahA / mahArAjA cakradha apane putra kurucandra ko siMhAsanArUr3ha kara dIkSita ho ge| inake sAtha hI anya 35 rAjAoM ne bhI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| parinirvANa kevalI paryAya meM 25 hajAra varSoM taka bhagavAna ne janapada meM vicaraNa karate hue lAkhoM nara-nAriyoM ko Atma-kalyANa kA mArga batAyA aura usa para gatizIla rahane ko prerita karate rhe| eka lAkha varSa kA AyuSya pUrNa ho jAne para bhagavAna apanA anta samaya samajhakara sammeta zikhara para pahu~ce aura eka mAsa kA anazana kiyaa| jyeSTha kRSNA trayodazI ko bharaNI

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80 caubIsa tIrthaMkara nakSatra meM samasta karmoM kA nAza kara bhagavAna ne nirvANa pada prApta kara liyA aura ve siddha, buddha va mukta ho ge| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 36 4,300 4,000 3000 800 6,000 2,400 62,000 61,600 1,90,000 3,93,000

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17 bhagavAna zrI kunthunAtha ( cinha - chAga ) zAnti ke sthAna aura naya rUpI sundara samudra meM varuNa kI zobhA ko dhAraNa karane vAle, he kunthunAtha bhagavAna ! mujhe moharUpI navIna vairI samUha kA damana karane ke lie mokSamArga meM pahu~cA deN| 17veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI kunthunAtha hue| pUrva - janma prAcIna kAla meM pUrva mahAvideha kSetra meM khaDgI nAmaka rAjya thaa| carcA usa kAla kI hai, jaba isa rAjya meM mahApratApI nareza siMhAvaha kA zAsana thA / mahArAjA svayaM bhI dharmAcArI the aura isI mArga para apanI prajA ko agrasara karane kA pavitra karttavya bhI ve pUrNa ruci ke sAtha nibhAte the / pApoM ke unmUlana meM sadA saceSTa rahane vAle mahArAjA siMhAvaha vaibhava- sindhu meM vihAra kAte hue bhI kamalapuSpa kI bhA~ti alipta rahA karate the| anAsakti kI bhAvanA ke sAtha hI rAjya saMcAlana ke dAyitva ko pUrA kiyA karate the| mahArAjA ne yathasamaya saMyama svIkAra karane kI bhAvanA vyakta kI aura saMvarAcArya ke pAsa unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| apane sAdhaka jIvana meM muni siMhAvaha ne tIvra sAdhanAe~ kIM, arhada bhakti Adi bIsa sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA kI tathA tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjita kiyaa| samAdhi ke sAtha kAlakara muni siMhAvaha ke jIva ne sarvArthasiddhi mahAvimAna meM 33 sAgara kI Ayu vAle ahamindra ke rUpa meM sthAna paayaa| janma - vaMza kurukSetra meM eka rAjya thA - hastinApura nagara | samRddhi aura sukha - zAnti ke lie u kAla meM yaha rAjya ati vikhyAta thaa| sUryasama tejasvI nareza zUrasena vahA~ ke zAsaka the aura unakI dharmapatnI mahArAnI zrI devI thiiN| ye hI bhagavAna kunthunAtha ke mAtA-pitA the / jaba sarvArthasiddhi vimAna meM sukhopabhoga kI avadhi huI, to vahA~ se prasthAna kara muni siMhAvaha ke jIva ne mahArAnI zrIdevI ke garbha meM sthAna paayaa| vaha zrAvaNa kRSNA navamI kA

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82 caubIsa tIrthaMkara dina aura kRttikA nakSatra kA zubhayoga thaa| usI rAtri meM rAnI ne tIrthaMkara ke garbhAgamana kA dyotana karane vAle 14 mahAn zubha svapnoM kA darzana kiyA aura apane saubhAgya para vaha garva aura prasannatA kA anubhava karane lgii| praphulla-cittatA ke sAtha mAtA ne garbha kA pAlana kiyA aura vaizAkha kRSNA caturdazI ko kRttikA nakSatra meM hI usane eka anupama rUpavAna aura tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| kumAra ke janma para rAja-parivAra aura samagra rAjya meM harSapUrvaka utsava manAe ge| utsavoM kA yaha krama 10 dina taka calatA rhaa| kumAra jaba garbha meM the, to mAtA ne kunthu nAmaka ratna kI rAzi dekhI thii| isI ko nAmakaraNa kA AdhAra mAnakara pitA ne kumAra kA nAma kunthukumAra rkhaa| zrI-samRddhi se pUrNa, atyanta sukhada evaM sneha se paripUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM kumAra kA lAlana-pAlana huaa|krmsh: kumAra zaizava se kizorAvasthA meM Ae aura use pAra kara unhoMne yauvana ke sarasa prAMgaNa meM praveza kiyaa| gRhastha-jIvana yuvarAja kunthunAtha atibhavya vyaktitva ke svAmI the| unakI baliSTha deha 35 dhanuSa U~cI aura samasta zubha lakSaNayukta thii| ve saundarya kI sAkAra pratimA se the| upayukta Ayu prApti para pitA ne aniMdya sundariyoM ke sAtha kumAra kA vivAha sampanna kraayaa| yuvarAja kA dAmpatya-jIvana bhI bar3A sukhI thaa| 24 sahasra varSa kI Ayu hone para pitA ne inheM rAjyAsIna kara diyaa| mahArAja hokara kunthukumAra ne zAsana-kArya Arambha kiyaa| zAsaka ke rUpa meM unhoMne svayaM ko suyogya evaM parAkramI siddha kiyaa| pitA se uttarAdhikAra meM prApta vaibhava evaM rAjya ko aura adhika abhivardhita evaM vikasita kara ve 'atijAtaputra' kI pAtratA ke adhikArI bne| lagabhaga paune caubIsa sahasra varSa kA unakA zAsanakAla vyatIta haA thA ki unake zastrAgAra meM 'cakra ratna' kI utpatti huI, jo antarikSa meM sthApita ho gyaa| yaha zubha saMketa pAkara mahArAjA kunthu ne vijaya-abhiyAna kI taiyArI kI aura isa hetu prayANa kiyA apanI zakti aura sAhasa ke bala para mahArAja ne 6 khaNDoM ko sAdhA aura aneka sImArakSaka devoM para vijaya prApta kara unheM apane adhIna kara liyaa| 600 varSa taka satat rUpa se yuddhoM meM vijaya prApta karate hue ve cakravartI samrATa ke gaurava se sampanna hokara rAjadhAnI hastinApura lautte| mahArAja kA cakravartI mahotsava 12 varSoM taka manAyA jAtA rhaa| isa avadhi meM prajA kara-mukta jIvana vyatIta karatI rahI thii| samrATa caudaha ratnoM aura nava-nidhAna ke svAmI ho gae the| sahasroM nareza ke ve adhirAja the| tIrthaMkaroM ko cakravartI kI garimA aizvarya ke lie prApta nahIM hotI-bhogAvalI karma ke kAraNa hotI hai| ata: isa gaurava ke sAtha bhI ve virakta bane rahate haiN| samrATa kunthunAtha bhI isake apavAda nahIM the|

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bhagavAna zrI kunthunAtha 83 dIkSA-grahaNa va kevalajJAna isa prakAra sudIrghakAla taka apAra yaza aura vaibhava kA upabhoga karate hue mahArAja kunthu ne itihAsa meM apanA amara sthAna banA liyA thaa| unake jIvana meM taba vaha kSaNa bhI AyA jaba ve AtmonmukhI ho ge| aba unake bhogakarma kSINa hone ko Ae the aura unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa karane kI kAmanA vyakta kii| yaha unake virakta ho jAne kA upayukta samaya thA-isakI puSTi isa tathya se ho gayI ki brahmaloka se lokAntika devoM ne Akara unase dharmatIrtha kA pravartana karane kI prArthanA kii| uttarAdhikArI ko rAjya sauMpakara ve varSIdAna meM pravRtta ho gae aura 1 varSa taka apAra dAna dete rhe| ve pratidina 1 karor3a ATha lAkha svarNa mudrA dAna karate the| unake dAna kI apAratA kA upamAna megha vRSTi ko mAnA jAtA thaa| eka aura bhI vizeSatA unake dAna ke viSaya meM vikhyAta hai| yAcaka dAna meM prApta dhana ko jisa dhanarAzi meM sammilita kara letA thA, vaha dhanarAzi akSaya ho AtI thI, kabhI samApta hI nahI hotI thii| vIdAna sampanna ho jAne para bhagavAna kA niSkramaNotsava manAyA gyaa| indrAdi deva isameM sammilita hue aura bhagavAna kunthunAtha ne dIkSAbhiSeka ke pazcAt gRha- tyAga kara niSkramaNa kiyaa| vijayA nAmaka zivikA meM baiThakara ve sahasrAbhravana meM pahu~ce jahA~ unhoMne apane mUlyavAna vastrAlaMkAroM ko tyAga diyaa| vaizAkha kRSNA paMcamI ko kRttikA-nakSatra ke zubhayoga meM paMcamuSTi locakara SaSTa bhakta tapa ke sAtha bhagavAna ne cAritra svIkAra liyaa| isI samaya bhagavAna ko manaHparyavajJAna kA lAbha huA thaa| dIkSA ke AgAmI dina cakrapura nagara ke nareza vyAghrasiMha ke yahA~ paramAnna se prabhu kA prathama pAraNA huaa| pAraNA ke pazcAt bhagavAna kunthunAtha svAmI apane ajasra vihAra para nikale aura 16 mAsa taka chadmasthAvasthA meM unhoMne aneka parISaha jhelate hue vicaraNa kiyA tathA kaThora tapa-sAdhanA kii| antata: prabhu puna: hastinApura ke usI sahasrAbhravana meM padhAre jahA~ unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| tilaka vRkSa ke late prabhu ne SaSThabhakta tapa ke sAtha kAyotsarga kiyaa| zukldhyAna meM lIna hokara unhoMne kSapaka zreNI meM ArohaNa kiyA aura ghAtika karmoM ko kSINa karane meM saphala ho ge| aba bhagavAna kevalajJAna ke svAmI ho gae the| isa mahAn upalabdhi kI zubha belA thI-cetra zuklA tRtIyA kI kRtikA nakSatra kI ghdd'ii| prathama dharma-dezanA prabhu kI isa upalabdhi se trailokyavyApI prakAza utpanna huA aura kevalajJAna mahotsava manAyA gyaa| sahasrAbhravana meM hI prabhu kA samavasaraNa bhI racA gayA aura jana-jana ke hitArtha bhagavAna ne apanI prathama dharmadezanA dii| kevalI bhagavAna kunthunAtha ne zrutadharma va cAritradharma kI vyAkhyA karate hue inake mahattva kA pratipAdana kiyaa| vizeSata: sAMsArikoM ke duHkha para Atma-cintana kA sAra prastuta karate hue bhagavAna ne bodha karAyA ki ajJAna aura moha ke

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84 bIja hI aMkurita hokara duHkha kI latA ko sAkAra rUpa dete haiN| yaha latA abodha rUpa se phailatI haiM evaM bhaya, saMtApa Adi phaloM ko hI utpanna karatI hai| ataH ina kaSToM se mukta hone ke lie inake bIja ko hI naSTa karanA pdd'egaa| ajJAna, moha Adi ko jo naSTa kare detA hai vaha duHkhoM ke jAla se mukta ho jAtA hai| asaMkhya bhavyajana isa dezanA se prabodhita hue aura unhoMne dIkSA ko aMgIkAra kara liyaa| prabhu caturvidha saMgha sthApita kara bhAva tIrthaMkara kahalAe / parinirvANa kevalI prabhu ne vicaraNazIla rahakara apane jJAna kA prakAza phailAyA aura asaMkhya nara-nAriyoM ko usa prakAza meM apanA ucita mArga khojane meM saphalatA milatI rhii| vyApaka loka-maMgala karate-karate jaba prabhu ne apanA nirvANa kAla samIpa hI anubhava kiyA, to ve sameta zikhara phuNce| taba taka kevalajJAna prApti ko 23 hajAra 7 sau varSa vyatIta ho cuke the| bhagavAna ne eka hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha eka mAsa kA anazana kiyaa| vaizAkha kRSNA pratipadA ko kRttikA nakSatra meM bhagavAna kunthunAtha ne sampUrNa karmoM kA vinAza kara diyA aura nirvANa pada prApta kara liyaa| aba ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gae the| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI manaH paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI caubIsa tIrthaMkara zrAvaka zrAvikA 37 3,200 2,500 3,340 670 5,100 2,000 60,000 60,600 1,72,000 3,81,000

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18 bhagavAna arahanAtha ( cinha - nandAvarta svastika) jinake caraNa tala meM devazreNI lauTatI hai - aise he sudarzana suta arahanAtha svAmI ! Apake caraNa-kamaloM kI sevA, zAnta na hone vAle bhava-roga kI auSadhi samAna, bar3I hI uttama hai| ataH maiM bhI ApakI sevA ko aMgIkAra karatA huuN| ApakI AjJA kA pAlana karanA hI ApakI saccI sevA hai| pUrva - janma bhagavAna arahanAtha svAmI apane pUrva bhavoM meM bar3e puNyAtmA jIva rhe| ve tyAga, tapasyA, kSamA, vinaya aura bhakti ko hI sarvasva mAnate rhe| inhIM susaMskAroM kA pariNAma tIrthaMkaratva kI upalabdhi ke rUpa meM prakaTa huA thaa| isa bhava se ThIka pUrva ke bhava kI carcA yahA~ prAsaMgika hai| mahAvideha kSetra ke vatsa nAmaka vijaya meM eka sundara nagarI thI - susImA / eka samaya yahA~ dhanapati nAma ke rAjA rAjya karate the| mahArAjA dhanapati ke zAsana kI vizeSatA yaha thI, ki vaha premapUrvaka calAyA jAtA thaa| mahArAja ne, jo dayA, kSamA aura prema ke jaise sAkSAt avatAra hI the, apanI prajA ko nyAya, dharma, anuzAsana, pArasparika sneha, bandhutA, satyAcaraNa Adi sadguNoM ke vyavahAra ke lie aisA prerita kiyA thA ki unake rAjya meM aparAdha - vRtti kA samUla vinAza ho gayA thaa| pariNAmataH unake zAsana kAla meM daNDa vidhAna prayukta hI nahIM ho paayaa| pitA ke samAna rAjA apanI prajA kA pAlana kiyA karate the aura unake sneha se abhibhUta janatA bhI apane mahArAjA kA atizaya Adara karatI evaM svecchApUrvaka unakI nItiyoM kA anusaraNa karatI thii| dharma aura nyAya ke sAtha zAsana karate hue mahArAjA dhanapati ko jaba paryApta samaya ho gayA aura avasthA Dhalane lagI to unake mana meM pahale se sthira ho rahI anAsakti kA bhAva prabala hone lgaa| eka dina apanA rAjya uttarAdhikArI ko sauMpa kara saba kucha tyAga kara ve virakta ho ge| saMvara muni ke pAsa unhoMne dIkSA le lI aura tapa sAdhanA karate hue ve vihAra - rata ho ge| apanI uccakoTi kI sAdhanA dvArA unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjita kiyA tathA samAdhi sahita kAla kara ve graiveyaka meM maharddhika deva bane / yahI jIva Age calakara bhagavAna arahanAtha ke rUpa meM avatarita huA / -

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86 caubIsa tIrthaMkara janma-vaMza una dinoM hastinApura rAjya meM ikSvAku vaMza ke mahArAjA sudarzana kA zAsana thaa| inakI dharmapatnI mahArAnI mahAdevI atyanta dharma-parAyaNA evaM zIlavatI thii| svargika sukhopabhoga kI avadhi jaba zeSa nahIM rahI to muni dhanapati kA jIva sarvArthasiddha vimAna se cyavakara rAnI mahAdevI ke garbha meM sthira huaa| vaha phAlguna zuklA dvitIya kA dina thA aura usI (garbha dhAraNa kI) rAtri ko rAnI ne 14 zubha svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| vaha bhAvI tIrthaMkara kI jananI banane vAlI hai-yaha jJAta hone para rAnI mahAdevI kA mana mudita ho uThA aura isI sukhI mAnasika dazA ke sAtha usane garbhakAla vyatIta kiyaa| yathAsamaya garbha kI avadhi pUrNa huI aura mahArAnI ne mRgazira zuklA dazamI ko putra prasava kiyaa| navajAta zizu atyanta tejasvI thA aura anupama rUpavAna bhii| tIrthaMkara ke janma le lene kA samAcAra palabhara meM tInoM hI lokoM meM prasArita ho gyaa| sarvatra harSa hI harSa vyApta ho gyaa| kucha paloM ke lie to ghora yAtanA bhoga rahe nArakIya jIva bhI apane kaSToM ko vismRta kara baitthe| 56 dikkumAriyoM ne Akara mAtA mahAdevI ko zraddhAsahita nAmkAra kiyaa| devatAoM ne bhI bhagavAna kA janmotsava atyanta harSa ke sAtha mnaayaa| rAja-parivAra aura prajAjana kI prasannatA kA to kahanA hI kyA? vividha utsavoM aura maMgala-gAnoM ke mAdhyama se inhoMne hArdika prasannatA ko abhivyakti dii| jaba bhagavAna garbha meM the, tabhI mAtA ne ratna nirmita cakra ke ara ko dekhA thaa| isI hetu se mahArAja sudarzana ne 'arahanAtha' nAma se kumAra ko pukArA aura vahI nAma usake lie pracalita huaa| gRhastha-jIvana __kumAra arahanAtha sukhI, AnandapUrNa bAla-jIvana vyatIta kara jaba yuvaka hue to lAvaNyavatI nRpakanyAoM ke sAtha unakA vivAha huaa| 21 hajAra varSa kI Ayu prApti para unakA rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| mahArAjA sudarzana ne samasta rAjakIya dAyitva yuvarAja arahanAtha ko sauMpa die aura svayaM virakta ho ge| mahArAja arahanAtha vaMza- paramparA ke anukUla hI atiparAkramI, zUravIra aura sAhasI the| apane rAjyatvakAla ke ikkIsa sahasra varSa vyatIta ho cukane para pUrva tIrthaMkara kI bhA~ti hI inakI AyudhazAlA meM bhI cakraratna udita huaa| yaha isa bAta ko ghoSaka thA ki mahArAjA arahanAtha ko aba digvijaya kara cakravartI samrATa bananA hai| nareza ne cakraratna kA pUvajana kiyA aura cakra zastrAgAra chor3akara aMtarikSa meM sthira ho gyaa| bhUpati ne saMketAnusAra vijaya abhiyAna hetu sainya sajAyA aura tatkAla prayANa kiyaa| isa zairya abhiyana meM mahArAja arahanAtha sasainya eka yojana kI yAtrA pratidina kiyA karate aura isa bIca sthita rAjyoM ke nRpatiyoM se apanI adhInatA svIkAra karAte clte| AsiMdhu vijaya (pUrva kI dizA meM) kara cukane ke pazcAta ve dakSiNa dizA kI ora unmukha

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bhagavAna arahanAtha 87 hue| isa kSetra ko jItakara pazcima kI ora agrasara hue aura mahAn vijayazrI pAkara ve uttara meM aae| yahA~ ke bhI tanoM khaNDoM ko unhoMna sAdha liyaa| gaMgA samIpa kA sArA kSetra bhI unhoMne adhInastha karaliyA aura isa prakAra samasta bharatakhaNDa meM vijaya dhvajA phaharAkara mahArAja 400 varSoM ke isa abhiyAna kI upalabdhi 'cakravartI gaurava' ke sAtha rAjadhAnI hastinApura lauTe the| deva-manujoM ke vizAla samudAya ne bhUpeza kA cakravartI nareza ke rUpa meM abhiSeka kiyA isake sAtha hI samAroha jo prArambha hue to 12 varSoM taka calate rhe| dIkSA-kevalajJAna jaba samrATa arahanAtha 21 sahasra varSoM taka akhila bharatakSetra kA ekachatra Adhipatya bhoga cuke, to unakI cintana-pravRtti pramukhatA pAne lagI aura ve gambhIratApUrvaka sAMsArika sukhoM aura viSayoM kI asAratA para vicAra karane lge| saMyama svIkAra kara lene kI abhilASA unake mana meM aMgar3AiyA~ lene lgii| tabhI lokAntika devoM ne unase dharmatIrtha ke pravartana hetu prArthanAe~ kiiN| isase samrATa ko apane jIvana kI bhAvI dizA kA spaSTa saMketa mila gayA aura unhoMne samajha liyA ki aba unake bhogakarma cuka gae haiN| ata: tatkAla hI ve yuvarAja aravinda kumAra ko sattA sauMpakara svaMya virakta ho gae aura varSIdAna karane lge| varSabhara taka udAratA ke sAtha prabhu ne yAcakoM ko dAna diyA aura isakI samApti para unakA dIkSAbhiSeka huaa| tadanantara vaiyantI zivikA para ArUr3ha hokara bhagavAna sahasrAbhra udyAna meM pdhaare| yahA~ Akara unhoMne vaibhava va bhautika padArthoM ke antima avazeSa vastroM evaM AbhUSaNoM kA bhI parityAga kara diyaa| mArgazIrSa zuklA ekAdazI kA vaha smaraNIya dina thA jaba bhagavAna ne SaSThama bhakta tapa meM saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| dIkSA- grahaNa ke turanta pazcAt hI bhagavAna ko mana:paryavajJAna kA lAbha ho gayA thaa| __ AgAmI divasa prabhu ne vihAra kiyA aura rAjapura phuNce| vahA~ ke bhUpati aparAjita ke yahA~ paramAnna se prabhu kA prathama pAraNA huaa| rAjapura se prasthAna kara bhagavAna arahanAthajI ati vizAla kSetra meM vihAra karate hue nAnA bhA~ti ke parISaha sahe aura kaThora tapa va sAdhanAe~ karate rhe| nidrA-pramAda se vaMcita rahate hue dhayAna kI tIna varSa kI sAdhanA avadhi ke pazcAt bhagavAna kA puna: hastinApura meM Agamana huaa| usI udyAna meM, jo unakA dIkSAsthala thA, eka AbhravRkSa ke nIce prabhu dhyAna lIna ho ge| kAyotsargakara zukladhyAna kI caramasthiti para jyoM hI bhagavAna pahu~ce ki unhoMne sabhI ghAtika karmoM ko vidIrNa kara diyaa| unheM kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna- lAbha se triloka meM eka pracaNDa Aloka phaila gyaa| Asanakampa se indra ko sandeza milA ki bhagavAna arahanAtha kevalI ho gae haiN| vaha anya devatAoM sahita bhagavAna kI stuti hetu upasthita huaa|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara vizAla samavasaraNa racA gyaa| prabhu kI prathama dharmadezanA se lAbhAnvita hone ke lie deva- manujoM kA ThATha laga gyaa| bhagavAna kI amoghavANI se asaMkhya prANI udbodhita hue aura aneka ne saMyama svIkAra kara liyA, jo Atmabala meM itane utkRSTa ne the, ve bhI prerita hue aura unhoMne dharmArAdhanA AraMbha kii| bhagavAna arahanAtha ne caturvidha dharmasaMgha kA pravartana kiyA aura bhAva tIrthaMkara va bhAva arihanta' khlaae| parinirvANa ajJAnI janoM ko dharma kA bodha karAte hue bhagavAna ne bhUmaNDala para satata vihAra kiyA aura asaMkhya nara-nAriyoM ko Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para ArUr3ha kiyaa| isa prakAra 84 hajAra varSa kA AyuSya pUrNa kara lene para unheM apanA nirvANa - samaya samIpa anubhava huA / bhagavAna ne eka hajAra anya muniyoM sahita sammeta zikhara para anazanAraMbha kiyA / antataH zailezI dazA prApta kara bhagavAna ne 4 aghAtikarmoM kA sarvathA kSaya kara mArgazIrSa zuklA dazamI ko revatI nakSatra meM nivArNa pada kA lAbha kiyaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna arahanAtha siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| ve niraMjana, nirAkAra, siddha bana gae / dharma parivAra 88 gaNadhara kevalI manaH paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 1 bhAva arihaMta nimnalikhita 18 Atmika doSoM se mukta hote haiM 1. jJAnAvaraNa karmajanya ajJAna doSa- 2. darzanAvaraNa karmajanya nidrA doSa - 3. mohakarmajanya mithyAtva doSa - 4. avirati doSa - 5. rAga - 6. dveSa - 7. hAsya-8. rati-9 arati kheda - 10. bhaya - 11. zoka - ciMtA - 12. dugunchA-13. kAma - 14.18. dAnAntarAya Adi 5 aMtarAya doSa | 33 2,800 2,551 2,600 610 7,300 1,600 50,000 60,000 1,84,000 3,72,000 -

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bhagavAna mallinAtha (cinha-kalaza) jinake caraNa kamala zAMti rUpI vRkSa ko sIMcane meM amRta ke samAna haiM, jinakA zarIra priyaMgulatA ke samAna sundara hai aura jo kAmadeva rUpI madhu daitya ke lie kRSNa ke samAna vIra haiM-aise he mallinAthaprabhu! Apake caraNa-kamaloM kI sevA mujhe sadA sarvadA prApta ho| bhagavAna zrI mallinAtha kA tIrthaMkaroM kI paramparA meM 19vAM sthAna hai| tIrthaMkara prAyaH puruSa rUpa meM hI avatarita hote haiM aura apavAdasvarUpa strIrUpa meM unakA avatIrNa honA eka Azcarya mAnA jAtA hai| avasarpiNI kAla meM 19veM tIrthaMkara kA strIrUpa meM janma lenA bhI isa kAla ke 10 AzcaryoM meM se eka hai| inake strIrUpa meM avataraNa kA viSaya vaise vivAda kA viSaya bhI hai| digambara paramparA inheM strI svIkAra nahIM krtii| pUrva-janma jambUdvIpa ke pazciyama mahAvideha ke salilAvatI vijaya meM vItazokA nagarI dhana-dhAnya se paripUrNa thii| isa sundara rAjya ke adhipati kisI samaya mahArAjA mahAbala the| ye atyanta yogya, pratApI aura dharmAcArI zAsaka the| kamalazrI inakI rAnI kA nAma thA aura usase unheM balabhadra nAmaka putra kI prApti huI thii| vaise mahArAjA mahAbala ne 500 nRpakanyAoM ke sAtha apanA vivAha kiyA thA tathApi unake mana meM saMsAra ke prati sahaja anAsakti kA bhAva thA,ata: balabhadra ke yuvA ho jAne para use siMhAsanArUr3ha kara mahArAjA mahAbala ne dharma-sevA va Atma-kalyANa kA nizcaya kara liyaa| inake sukha-duHkha ke sAthI bAlyakAla ke 6 mitra the| ina mitroM ne bhI mahArAjA kA anusaraNa kiyaa| sAMsArika saMtApoM se mukti ke abhilASI mahAbala ne jaba saMyama vrata grahaNa karane kA nizcaya kiyA, to unake ina mitroM ne na kevala isa vicAra kA samarthana kiyA, apitu isa navIna mArga para rAjA ke sAthI bane rahane kA apanA vicAra vyakta kiyA ata: ina sAtoM ne varadharma muni ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| dIkSA prApta kara sAtoM muniyoM ne yaha nizcaya kiyA ki hama saba eka hI prakAra kI aura eka hI samAna tapasyA kreNge| kucha kAla taka to unakA yaha nizcaya kriyAnvita hotA rahA, * 1. dharaNa, 2. pUraNa, 3. vasu, 4. acala, 5. vaizravaNa, 6. abhicndr|

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara kintu muni mahAbala ne kAlAntara meM yaha socA ki isa prakAra ekasA phala sabhI ko milane ke kAraNa maiM bhI inake samAna hI ho jaauuNgaa| phira merA inase bhinna, viziSTa aura ucca mahattva nahIM raha jaaygaa| isa kAraNa gupta rIti se ve atirikta sAdhanA evaM tapa bhI karane lge| jaba anya 6 muni pAraNA karate to ye usa samaya punaH taparata ho jaate| isa prakAra chadmarUpa meM tapa karane ke kAraNa strIveda kA bandha kara liyaa| kintu sAtha hI sAtha 20 sthAnoM kI ArAdhanA ke phalarUpa meM unhoMne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma bhI arjita kiyaa| sAtoM muniyoM ne 84 hajAra varSa kI dIrghAvadhi taka saMyama paryAya kA pAlana kiyA / antataH samAdhipUrvaka deha tyAga kara jayanta nAmaka anuttara vimAna meM 32 sAgara Ayu ke ahamindra deva ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| 90 mAyA yA kapaTa dharma-karma meM anucita tattva hai| isI mAyA kA Azraya muni mahAbala ne liyA thA aura unhoMne isakA prAyazcitta bhI nahIM kiyaa| ataH unakA strIveda karma sthagita nahIM huaa| kapaTa - bhAva se kiyA gayA japa-tapa bhI mithyA ho jAtA hai| usakA pariNAma zUnya hI raha jAtA hai| janma - vaMza jambUdvIpa ke videha deza meM eka nagarI thI - mithilApurI / kisI samaya mithilA purI meM mahArAjA kuMbha kA zAsana thA, jinakI rAnI prabhAvatI devI atyanta zIlavatI mahilA thii| phAlguna zuklA caturthI ko azvanI nakSatra meM muni mahAbala kA jIva anuttara vimAna se avarohita hokara rAnI prabhAvatI ke garbha meM aayaa| bhAvI mahApuruSoM aura tIrthaMkaroM kI jananI ke yogya 14 mahAsvapna dekhakara mAtA prabhAvatI atyanta ullasita huii| pitA mahArAjA kuMbha ko bhI atyanta harSa huaa| mAtA ko dohada ( garbhavatI strI kI tIvra icchA) utpanna huA ki 'una striyoM kA ahobhagya hai jo paMcavarNIya puSpa- zayyA para zayana karatI haiM tathA campA, gulAba Adi puSpoM kI saurabha kA Ananda letI huI vicaratI haiM' rAjA ke dvArA rAnI kA yaha dohada pUrNa kiyA gyaa| garbhAvadhi pUrNa hone para mRgazira zuklA ekAdazI ko azvinI nakSatra meM hI mAtA prabhAvatI ne eka anupama sundarI aura mRdugAtrA kanyA ko janma diyaa| ye hI 19veM tIrthaMkara the jinhoMne putrI rUpa meM (apavAdasvarUpa ) janma liyaa| mAtA ko puSpa zaiyyA kA dohada huA thA jisameM mAlatI puSpoM kI adhikatA (pradhAnatA ) thI aura devatAoM dvArA dohada pUrNa kiyA gayA thA, ataH bAlikA kA nAma 'mallI' rakhA gyaa| rUpa- khyAti abhIjAta kanyA janma se hI atyanta rUpavatI thI / usakA aMga pratyaga zebhA kA jaise amita koSa thA / sarvaguNa sampannA rAjakumArI mallI jyoM-jyoM Ayu prApta karatI jA rahI thI, -

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bhagavAna mallinAtha tyoM-tyoM usake lAvaNya aura AkarSaNa meM uttarottara abhivRddhi hotI jA rahI thii| usake saundarya-puSpa kI ,khyAti-saurabha sarvatra prasArita ho gyii| yuvatI ho jAne para to usakI zobhA ko aura bhI cAra-cA~da laga ge| rUpa-saurabha se mugdha aneka nRpa-bhramara rAjakumArI ko prApta karane ke lie caMcala ho uThe the| rAjakumArI ke pAsa to saundarya ke sAtha-sAtha zIla aura vinaya kA dhana bhI thA kintu pitA mahArAjA kuMbha putrI ke advitIya saundarya para darpa kiyA karate the aura unakA yaha abhimAna unheM acche-acche vaibhavazalI, parAkramI narezoM ko bhI apanI kanyA ke yogya nahIM mAnane detA thaa| sAMsArika niyamAnusAra rAjakumArI ke lie manojJa aura yogya mahArAjAoM kI ora se sambandha ke prastAva Ane lage, kintu saMdezavAhaka kA tiraskAra karanA, prastAvaka nareza ko ayogya mAnakara usakI nindA karanA-mahArAjA kuMbha kA svabhAva hI ho gayA thaa| sAketapura ke nareza pratibuddhi ne aise hI sandeza ke sAtha apanA dUta kuMbharAjA kI sevA meM bhejaa| dUta ne apane svAmI ke bala, parAkrama, vaibhava Adi kA jo bakhAna kiyA to vaha mallIkumArI ke pitA ko sahana nahIM hu2aa| sAketapura ke rAjA kI ora se kI gayI isa yAcanA se hI ve ruSTa ho gae the| merI rAjakumArI indra ke lie bhI durlabha hai, tumhArA rAjA to hai hI kyA?aisA kahate hue pitA dUta ko lauTA diyaa| unhoMne yaha bhI kahA ki tumhArA rAjA apane ko zAyada bar3A hI zreSTha mAnatA hai-usase kaho ki merI beTI kI kalpanA bhI na kre| kahA~ merI alaukika rUpa-sampannA mallIkumArI aura kahA~ vaha sAdhAraNa-sA raajaa| use cAhie ki vaha kisI sAdhAraNa rAjakumArI ke lie prastAva bheje| svAbhAvika hI thA ki isa uttara se nRpati pratibuddhi kupita ho-usake mana meM pratizodha kI agni dhadhaka utthe| ___ isI prakAra anya aneka rAjAoM ne bhI kumArI mallI ke lie sandeza bheje, kintu sabake lie rAjA ke pAsa isI Azaya ke uttara the ki merI kanyA ke sAtha vivAha karane kI yogyatA una anya rAjAoM meM nahIM hai, ve hIna koTi ke haiM aura ucita pAttA ke abhAva meM unheM isa prakAra kI yAcanA nahIM karanI caahie| yahI nahIM rAjA kuMbha ne una rAjAoM kI kar3I bhartsanA bhI kii| campA nagarI ke bhUpati ke nRpati adInazatru aura kampila ke mahArAjA jitazatru sabhI ke sAtha aisA hI apamAna janaka aura tiraskArapUrNa vyavahAra huaa| pariNAmata: ina narezoM ke mana kA pratibhAva vaira-virodha meM pariNata ho gayA aura ve pratizodha pUrti kA upakrama karane lge| ye chahoM rAjA saMgaThita hokara prayatna karane lge| kAlAntara meM ina rAjAoM ne kumbha ke rAjya (mithilA) para 6 vibhinna dizAoM se eka sAtha AkramaNa kara diyaa| mithilA para ghora saMkaTa chA gyaa| rASTa ko aise kisI eka bhI apratyAzita AkramaNa ko viphala rakane kI sthiti meM lAnA bhI kaThinatara ho jAtA hai-phira yahA~ to 6 AkramaNa eka hI sAtha the| rAjA bar3A cintita aura dukhita huaa| use rASTra- rakSA kA mArga nahIM dikhAI detA thaa| vipatti kI isa bhayaMkara ghar3I meM rAjakumArI mallI ne rAjA ko sahArA diyA, use Azvasta kiyA ki vaha yuddha ko TAla degI aura isa prakAra

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara rAjya sambhAvita vidhvaMsa se baca jAyagA / rAjA ne prathamataH use kumArI kA bAla - cApalya hI samajhA, kintu rAjakumArI ne jaba purI yojanA se use avagata kiyA to use kucha vizvAsa ho gayA / 92 yaha rAjakumArI mallI to eka kAraNa vizeSa se strI rUpa meM utpanna huI thI, anyathA vaha to tIrthaMkaratva kI samasta kSamatA se yukta hI thii| bhagavAtI mallI ne apane avadhijJAna ke bala para jJAta kara liyA ki ye 6 rAjA aura koI nahIM usake pUrva bhava ke ghaniSTha mitra hI haiM, jinake sAtha unhoMne muni mahAbala ke bhava meM tapa ke prasaMga meM mAyA - mizrita vyavahAra kiyA thaa| rAjakumArI pahale se hI ina saMkaTa ke viSaya meM paricita thii| nidAnArtha usane rAjadhAnI meM eka mohana gRha nirmita karavAyA thA, jisake 6 kakSa the| ina kakSoM ke ThIka madhya meM usane eka maNimaya pIThikA banavAyI aura usa para apanI hI pUrNa AkAra kI svarNa - puttalikA nirmita karavAyI thii| isa pratimA ke mastaka para kamala kI AkRti kA kirITa thaa| isa kirITa ko pRthaka kiyA jA sakatA thaa| pratimA ke kapAla meM eka chidra thA, jo tAlU ke pAra hokara udara taka calA gayA thA aura bhItara se udara khulA thaa| isa sArI saMracanA ke pIche eka vizeSa yojanA thI, jisakA uddezya mallIkumArI dvArA ina chaha rAjAoM ke rUpa meM apane pUrvabhava ke mitroM ko pratibodha karAne kA thA / mallIkumArI pratidina isa svarNa pratimA kA kamala kirITa haTAkara bhojana ke samaya eka grAsa usake udara meM DAla detI thI aura kirITa punaH yathAsthAna rakha detI thii| isa pratimA ko cAroM ora se gherakara jo dIvAra banavAI gaI thI usameM 6 dvAra (6 kakSoM ke ) isa prakAra bane hue the ki eka dvAra se nikala kara AyA huA vyakti kevala pratimA kA hI darzana kara pAe, vaha anya dvAra yA usase Ae vyakti ko nahIM dekha pAe / yaha sArA upakrama to mallI pahale hI kara cukI thii| aba yojanAnusAra rAjakumArI ne pitA se nivedana kiyA ki AkrAmaka narezoM meM se pratyeka ko pRthaka-pRthaka rUpa se yaha kahalavA dIjie ki rAjakumArI usake sAtha vivAha karane ko taiyAra hai - vaha AkramaNa na kare / bala se kArya siddha hote na dekhakara bhI rAjA chala se kAma nahIM lene ke pakSa meM thA aura mallI ne use bodha diyA ki yaha vyavahAra chala nahIM mAtra eka kalA hai| nidAna, aisA hI kiyA gyaa| sabhI narezoM ko pRthaka-pRthaka rUpa se saMdeza bhijavA die gae / phalataH yuddha sarvathA Tala gyaa| alaga-alaga samaya meM eka-eka rAjA kA svagAta kiyA gayA aura unheM isa mohana- gRha ke eka-eka kakSa meM pahu~cA diyA gyaa| kisI bhI rAjA ko zeSa rAjAoM kI sthiti ke viSaya meM kucha bhI jJAta na thaa| unameM se pratyeka svayaM ko anyoM kI apekSA uttama bhAgyazAlI samajha rahA thA ki use aisI lAvaNyavatI patnI milegii| usa pratimA ko ve sabhI rAjA mallI kumArI samajha rahe the| mana hI mana ve apanI isa bhAvI patnI ke saundarya kI prazaMsA kara rahe the aura apane bhAgya para iThalA rahe the| tabhI bhagavatI (mallI kumArI) gupta mArga se pIThikA taka phuNcii| rAjA Azcaryacakita raha ge|

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bhagavAna mallinAtha ve samajha nahIM pA rahe the ki ye do-do mallI kumArIyA~ kaise A gyiiN| rahasya unheM kucha bhI spaSTa nahIM ho pA rahA thaa| ve isa vicitra paristhiti meM DUbate-utarAte hI jA rahe the ki bhagavAna mallI ne svarNa pratimA kA kamalAkAra kirITa haTA diyaa| mohanagRha kA suramya aura sarasa vAtAvaraNa kSaNa mAtra meM hI bhayaMkara durgandha ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gyaa| pratimA ke kamAla kA chidra jyoM hI anAvRtta huA, usake udarastha anna kI sar3AMdha sabhI kakSoM meM phaila gyii| tIvra durgandha ke mAre chahoM rAjAo kA burA hAla ho gyaa| unakA jI micalAne lagA aura vyAkula hokara trAhi-trAhi karane lge| unhoMne pratimA kI ora se mu~ha mor3a liyaa| mallI ne unheM sambodhita kara prazna kiyA ki 'mere saundarya para Asakta the Apa loga to, phira sahasA mujhase vimukha kyoM ho gae?' rAjAoM ne eka svara meM uttara diyA ki tumhArA darzana to manomugdhakArI hai, apAra AnaMda upajAtA hai| lekina nAsikA kA anubhava atyaMta vIbhatsa hai| yaha bhaMyakara durgandha sahana nahIM hotii| hameM koI mArga nahIM mila pA rahA hai| koI hameM isa kakSa se bAhara nikAle to isa yAtanA se mukti mile| hamArA dama ghuTa rahA hai| tabhI bhagavAna ne unheM bodha diyaa| isa AkarSaka, lAvaNyayukta svarNa pratimA meM se hI asahya durgandha nikala rahI hai| isake udara meM pratidina eka-eka grAsa anna pahu~cA hai, jo vikRta hokara tumhAre mana meM glAni utpanna kara rahA hai| merA yaha kaMcana-sA zarIra bhI rakta-majjAdi sapta dhAtuoM kA saMgaThana mAtra hai, jo tumhAre lie moha aura Asakti kA kAraNa banA huA hai| kintu yaha bAhya vizeSatAe~ asAra hai, avAstavika haiN| mAtA-pitA ke raja-vIrya ke saMyoga kA pariNAma yaha zarIra bhItara se malina hai, azuci rUpa hai| pavitra anna bhI isI zarIra ke samparka meM Akara vikArayukta aura ghRNotpAdaka ho jAtA hai, mala meM parivartita ho jAtA hai| aise zarIra kI mohinI para joki sarvathA mithyA hai, pravaMcanA hai-Asakta honA kyA viveka kA paricAyaka hai? apane pUrvabhava kA dhyAna kara Apa Atma-kalyANa meM pravRtta kyoM nahIM hote? viSayAdhIna ina rAjAoM ke jJAna-netra khula ge| unhoMne bhagavAna kI vANI se prabhAva grahaNa kiyaa| sabhI kakSoM ke dvAra unmukta kara die gae aura rAjAgaNa bAhara nikle| apane ajJAna aura usake vazIbhUta hokara kie gae karmoM para ve lajjita hone lge| unhoMne mallIkumArI kA upakAra svIkAra kiyA ki unakI naraka kI ghora yAtanAoM se rakSA ho gyii| unhoMne mallIkumArI se kalyANakArI mArga batAne kA nivedana kiyaa| AzvAsana dekara prabhu unake udvigna cittoM ko zAMta kiyA aura kahA ki maiM to Atma-kalyANa ke prayojana se cAritra svIkAra karanA cAhatA huuN| tuma mere pUrvabhava ke mitra aura sahakarmI rahe ho| yadi cAho to tuma bhI virakta hokara isa mArga kA anusaraNa kro| isa upakAra-bhAra se namita rAjAoM ne Atma-kalyANa kA amogha sAdhana mAnakara cAritra svIkAra karane kI sahamati dii|

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94 caubIsa tIrthaMkara __ bhagavAna cAritradharma svIkAra kara tIrthaMkaratva kI ora agrasara hone kA saMkalpa kara hI cuke the| idhara lokAntika devoM ne bhagavAna se prArthanA bhI kI, jisase bhagavAna ne apanA vicAra aura bhI prabalatara kara liyaa| dIkSA-kevalajJAna aba bhagavAna varSIdAna meM pravRtta hue aura muktahastatApUrvaka dAna karane lge| isake sampanna ho jAne para indrAdi devo ne prabhu kA dIkSAbhiSeka kiyA aura tatpazcAta bhagavAna ne gRha-tyAga kara diyaa| niSkramaNa kara ve jayanta nAmaka zivikA meM sahasrAbhravana pdhaare| mArgazIrSa zuklA ekAdazI ko bhagavAna mallI ne 300 striyoM aura 1000 puruSoM ke sAtha saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| dIkSA-grahaNa ke turanta pazcAt unheM mana:paryavajJAna kI upalabdhi ho gayI thii| prabhu kA prathama pAraNA rAjA vizvesana ke yahA~ huaa| dIkSA lete hI usI dina mana:paryAvajJAna prApti ke pazcAt bhagavatI mallI usI sahasrabhavana meM azoka vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnalIna ho gyiiN| viziSTa ullekhya bindu yaha hai ki bhagavAna dIkSA ke dina hI kevalI bhI bana gae the| zubha pariNAma, prazasta adhyavasAya aura vizuddha lezyAoM ke dvArA apUrvakaraNa meM unhoMne praveza kara liyA, jisameM jJAnAvaraNa Adi kA kSaya kara dene kI kSamatA hotI hai| atyanta tvarA ke sAtha AThaveM, nauveM, dasaveM aura bArahaveM guNasthAna ko pAra unhoMne kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana kA lAbha prApta kara liyaa| pUrvakathanAnusAra yaha tithi hI mRgazira zuklA ekAdazI kI tithi thii| kevala jJAna meM hI ApakA prathama-pAraNA sampanna huA thaa| prathama dezanA kevalI bhagavAna mallInAtha ke samavasaraNa kI racanA huii| bhagavAna ne apanI prathama dharmadezanA meM hI aneka nara-nAriyoM ko prerita kara Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para ArUr3ha kara diyaa| dezanA dvArA prabhAvita hokara bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA mahArAja kuMbha aura rAnI prabhavatI devI ne zrAvaka dharma svIkAra kiyA aura vivAhAbhilASI jitazatru Adi chahoM rAjAoM ne muni-dIkSA grahaNa kii| Apane caturvidha dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA kara bhAva tIrthakara kI garimA prApta kii| 55 hajAra varSoM taka vicaraNazIla rahakara bhagavAna ne dharma zikSA kA pracAra kiyA aura asaMkhya janoM ko mokSa-prApti kI samarthatA upalabdha kraayii| parinirvANa ___ apane anta samaya kA AbhAsa pAkara bhagavAna ne saMthArA liyA aura cetra zuklA caturthI kI ardharAtri meM bharaNI nakSatra ke zubha yoga meM, cAra aghAtikarmoM kA kSaya kiyA eva nirvANapada prApta kara liyaa| ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge|

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bhagavAna mallinAtha dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI manaH paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikA vAdI sAdhu anuttaropapAtika muni sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 28 3,200 1,750 2,200 668 2,900 1,400 40,000 2,000 55,000 1,84,000 3,65,000 95

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20] bhagavAna munisuvrata (cinha- kUrma kachuA) he bhagavAna! Apa mAyArahita mahAtejasvI hai| Apane apanI tapasyA se mahAmuniyoM ko bhI cakita kara diyA thaa| jaise pati-patnI se milatA hai-vaise hI Apane uttama vrata ke pAlana dvArA mukti-sundarI ko prApta kiyA haiM prabho! maiM bhI saMsAra ko naSTa kara sakU~-aisI zakti mujhe pradAna kiijie| bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI 20veM tIrthaMkara ke rUma meM avatarita hue haiN| inake isa janma kI mahAna upalabdhiyoM kA AdhAra bhI pUrva janma-janmAntaroM kA susaMskAra-samuccaya hI thaa| pUrvajanma prAcIna kAla meM surazreSTha nAma kA eka rAjA campA nagarI meM rAjya karatA thA jo apanI dhArmika pravRtti, dAnazIlatA evaM parAkrama ke lie khyAtanAmA thaa| sahaja hI meM usane kSetra ke samasta rAjAoM se apanI adhInatA svIkAra karAlI thI aura isa prakAra vaha vizAla sAmrAjya kI sattA kA bhoktA rhaa| prasaMga taba kA hai jaba nandana muni ne usake rAjya meM praveza kiyA thaa| muni udyAna meM vizrAma karane lge| rAjA surazreSTha ko jJAta hone para vaha muni-darzana evaM vandana hetu udyAna meM aayaa| munizrI kI vANI kA usa para gaharA prabhAva huaa| virakti kA ati sazakta bhAva usake mana meM udita huA aura sAMsArika sambandhoM, viSayoM evaM bhautika padArthoM ko vaha asAra mAnane lgaa| Atma-kalyANa ke lie dIkSA grahaNa karane ke prayojana se rAjA ne turanta rAjya-vaibhava Adi kA tyAga kara diyA aura saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| apanI tapasyAoM ke pariNAmasvarUpa surazreSTha muni ne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA upArjana kiyA evaM anazana tathA samAdhi meM dehatyAga kara ve aparAjita vimAna meM ahamindra deva bne| saMkSepa meM yahI bhagavAna munisuvrata ke pUrvabhava kI kathA hai| janma-vaMza magadha deza meM antargata rAjagRha nagara nAma kA eka rAjya thaa| usa samaya rAjagRha meM mahArAja sumitra kA zAsana thaa| unakI dharmapatnI mahArAnI padmAvatI atIva lAvaNyavatI evaM

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bhagavAna munisuvrata 97 sarvaguNoM se sampanna thii| ye hI rAnI-rAjA bhagavAna munisuvrata ke mAtA-pitA the| svarga kI sukhopabhogapUrNa sthiti jaba samApta huI, to aparAjita vimAna se muni surazreSTha kejIva ne prasthAna kiyA ora rAnI padmAvatI ke garbha meM bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM avasthita huaa| vaha zrAvaNa zuklA pUrNimA meM zravaNa nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| usI rAtri meM rAnI 14 divya svapna dekhakara jAgRta ho gii| pati mahArAjA sumitra ko usane jaba svapna kA sArA vRttAnta sunAyA to unhoMne bhAvI phaloM kA rAnI ko AbhAsa karAyA ki vaha tIrthaMkara prasavinI hogii| aba to rAnI ko apane prabala bhAgya para garva hone lagA ora vaha prasannatA se jhUma utthii| garbha-kAla sAnanda vyatIta huaa| jyeSTha kRSNA aSTamI ko zravaNa nakSatra hI ke zreSTha yoga meM usane eka teja sampanna putra ko janma diyaa| deva-devendra, nara-narendra sabhI ne bhagavAna kA janmotsava harSa evaM ullAsa ke sAtha mnaayaa| jaba kumAra garbha meM the; mAtA ne muniyoM kI bhA~ti samyak rIti se vratoM kA pAlana kiyA thaa| ata: pitA mahArAjA sumitra ne kumAra kA nAma rkhaa-munisuvrt| gRhastha-jIvana ananta vaibhava aura vAtsalya ke bIca yuvarAja munisuvrata kA bAlyakAla vyatIta huaa| nAnA bhA~ti kI krIr3Ae~ karate hue ve vikasita hote rahe aura kramaza: tejasvI vyaktitva ke sundara yuvaka ke rUpa meM nikhara aae| 20 dhanuSa U~cA unakA baliSTha zarIra zobhA kA puMja thaa| isa sarvathA upayukta Ayu meM mahArAja sumitra ne aneka lAvaNyavatI evaM guNazIlA yuvarAziyoM se bhagavAna kA vivAha sampanna kiyaa| inameM pramukha thI prabhAvatI jisane suvrata nAma ke putra ko janma diyaa| jaba kumAra munisuvrata kI Ayu sAr3he sAta hajAra varSa kI ho gayI thI, taba mahArAja sumitra ne saMyama dhAraNa karane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyA aura unhoMne rAjakumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara unheM rAjya kA samasta uttaradAyitva sauMpa diyaa| atyanta nItijJatApUrvaka zAsana karate hue mahArAjA munisuvrata ne apanI saMtati kI bhA~ti prajA kA pAlana aura rakSaNa kiyaa| dIkSAgrahaNa va kevalajJAna jaba unake zAsana ke prandraha hajAra varSa vyatIta ho cuke the, unake mana meM kucha aisA anubhava hone lagA ki bhogAphaladAyI karma aba samApta ho gae haiM aura unheM Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para agrasara ho jAnA caahie| tabhI lokAntika devoM ne bhI unase dharmatIrtha sthApana kI prArthanAeM kii| bhagavAna munisuvrata ne virakti bhAva ke sAtha apane putra ko samasta vaibhava aura sattA sauMpa dI tathA Apa apUrva dAna kArya meM pravRtta ho ge| yaha varSIdAna thA, jo varSaparyanta ati udAratA ke sAtha calatA rhaa|

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98 caubIsa tIrthaMkara dAna kArya sampanna ho cukane para devatAoM ne bhagavAna kA dIkSAbhiSeka kiyA aura niSkramaNotsava Ayojita kiyaa| aparAjitA nAmaka pAlakI dvArA bhagavAna nIlaguhA udyAna meM padhAre, jahA~ sAMsArika vibhUti ke zeSa cinha AbhUSaNa, vastrAdi kA bhI bhagavAna ne svata: parityAga kara diyaa| SaSTha bhakta tapa meM unhoMne eka sahasra anya rAjAoM sahita cAritra svIkAra kiyaa| bhagavAna kI yaha dIkSA-grahaNa tithi phAlguna zuklA dvAdazI thI va zravaNa nakSatra kI zubha belA thii| bhagavAna munisuvrata ko cAritra svIkAra karate hI mana:paryavajJAna kA lAbha ho gyaa| AgAmI divasa prabhu kA prathama pAraNA rAjA brahmadatta ke yahA~ kSIrAna ke sAthasampanna huaa| isa avasara para pA~ca vichavayoM kI varSA kara devatAoM ne dAna kI mahimA prakaTa kii| pAraNA karane ke pazcAt prabhu ne rAjagRhI se vihAra kiyA aura vividha parISahoM evaM abhigrahoM ko samabhAva ke sAtha jhelate hue ve ] mAsa taka grAmAnugrama vicaraNa karate rahe, aneka vidha bAhya Antarika tapoM aura sAdhanAoM meM saMlagna rhe| antata: ve puna: usI upavana meM lauTe jo unakA dIkSAsthala rahA thaa| vahA~ campA vRkSa ke tale ve dhyAnalIna ho ge| zukladhyAna kI carama sthiti meM pahu~cakara bhagavAna ne sakala ghAtiyA karmoM kA kSaya kara diyaa| pariNAmasvarUpa unheM kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana kI prApti ho gyii| indrAdika deva bhagavAna ke abhinandanArtha ekatrita hue| unhoMne parama ulalAsa ke sAtha bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna kA mahotsava Ayojita kiyaa| kevala bhagavAna munisuvrata kA samavasaraNa racA gayA aura asaMkhya nara-nArI Atma-kalyANa kA mArga pAne kI abhilASA se bhagavAna kI prathama dezanA kA zravaNa karane ko ekatrita hue| isa mahattvapUrNa dezanA meM bhagavAna ne muni aura zrAvaka ke lakSaNoM kA vivecana kiyaa| bhagavAna kI vANI meM amogha prabhAva thaa| Apake upedaza se prerita hokara aneka-jana dIkSita ho gae, aneka ne samyaktva grahaNa kiyA aura aneka ne zrAvakadharma svIkAra kara liyaa| parinirvANa ___kevalI bana jAne ke pazcAt bhagavAna ne jana-jana ko Atma-kalyANa ke mArgAnusaraNa hetu prerita karane kA vyApaka abhiyAna claayaa| isa hetu ve lagabhaga sAr3he sAta hajAra varSa taka janapada meM satata rUpa se vicaraNa karate hue upadeza dete rahe antata: apane mokSakAla ke samIpa Ane para bhagavAna eka sahasra munijana sahita sammeta zikhara para padhAre aura jyeSTha kRSNA navamI ko zravaNa nakSatra meM anazanapUrvaka sakala karmoM kA kSaya kara unhoMne nirvANa pada prApta kara liyaa| bhagavAna siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI ne kula 30 hajAra varSa kA AyuSya pAyA thaa|

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bhagavAna munisuvrata 99 dharma parivAra 18 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA 1,800 1,500 1,800 500 2,000 1,200 30,000 50,000 1,72,000 3,50,000

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211 bhagavAna naminAtha (cinha-kamala) kAmadeva rUpI megha ko dUra karane meM mahApavana samAna, he naminAthajina! mere pApoM ko naSTa kro| indragaNa bhI ApakI sevA karate haiM, ApakA zarIra kAmadeva ke samAna sundara hai| samyak Agama hI Apake siddhAnta haiM aura sadA-sarvadA zAzvata haiN| __ bhagavAna naminAtha svAmI 21veM tIrthaMkara hue haiN| ApakA avataraNa 20veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna munisuvrata bhagavAna ke lagabhaga 6 lAkha pazcAt huA thaa| pUrvajanma pazcima videha meM eka itihAsa- prasiddha nagarI thii-kaushaambii| Adarza AcaraNa aura nyAyocita vyavahAra karane vAlA nRpati siddhArtha una dinoM vahA~ rAjya karatA thaa| vaha prajApAlana meM tana-mana-dhana se saMlagna rahatA thA, kintu yaha saba kucha vaha mAtra karttavya-pUrti ke lie kiyA karatA thaa| usakA mana to anAsakti ke prabala bhAvoM kA kendra thaa| usakI cira-saMcita abhilASA bhI eka dina pUrNa huii| rAjA ne sudarzana muni ke pAsa vidhivat saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| apanI utkRSTa tapa-sAdhanA ke bala para mahArAja siddhArtha nAmakarma kA upArjana kiyaa| Ayu ke anta meM siddhArtha muni samAdhipUrvaka deha - tyAga kara aparAjita vimAna meM 33 sAgara kI Ayu kI AyuSya vAle deva rUpa meM utpanna hue| janma-vaMza una dinoM svarga tulya mithilA nagarI meM vijayasena nAma ke nareza rAjya kara rahe the| unakI atyanta zIlavatI, sadguNI rAnI kA nAma vaprAdevI thaa| ye hI bhagavAna naminAtha ke mAtA-pitA the| siddhArtha muni kA jIva 10vAM devaloka kA AyuSya pUrNa kara vahA~ se nikalA aura rAnI vaprAdevI ke garbha meM bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM sthira huaa| vaha zaradapUrNimA ke (azvina zuklA pUrNimA) punIta rAtri thI, usa samaya azvinI nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| garbhadhAraNa kI rAtri meM rAnI vaprAdevI ne 14 maMgalakArI svaroM kA darzana kiyA, jo usake tIrthaMkara kI jananI hone kA pUrva saMketa thaa| saMketa ke Azaya ko hRdayaMgama kara rAnI aura rAjA atizaya harSita hue|

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bhagavAna naminAtha 101 zrAvaNa kRSNA aSTamI ko azvanI nakSatra meM hI rAnI ne nIlakamala kI AbhA evaM guNoM vAle asAdhAraNa lakSaNoM se yukta putra ko janma diyaa| indra sahita devagaNoM ne sumeru parvata para bhagavAna kA janma-kalyANa mahotsava mnaayaa| samasta prajA ne atyadhika harSa anubhava kiyA aura rAjya meM kaI dinoM taka utsava manAe jAte rhe| nAmakaraNa bhagavAna jaba garbha meM the usI samaya zatruoM ne mithilApurI ko ghera liyA thaa| rAjya para bAhya saMkaTa chA gayA thaa| mAtA vaprAdevI ne rAjabhavana ke U~ce sthala para jAkara jo cahu~ ora eka zItala dRSTi kA nikSepa kiyA to svata: hI sArI zatru senAe~ namra hokara jhuka gyiiN| ata: rAjakumAra kA nA 'naminAtha' rakhA gyaa| gRhastha-jIvana rAja-parivAra ke sukhada vAtAvaraNa meM zizu namikumAra dhIre-dhIre vikasita hone lge| yathAsamaya yauvana ke kSetra meM unhoMne padArpaNa kiyaa| rUpa, AkarSaNa, teja, zakti, zaurya Adi puruSocita aneka guNoM ke yoga se unakA bhavya vyaktitva nirmita huA thaa| mahArAjA vijayasena ne rAjakumAra kA aneka rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha kraayaa| namikumAra patniyoM ke sAtha sAmAnya jIvanayApana karane lage aura anta meM mahArAjA vijayasena inheM rAjyAdi sarvasva sauMpakara virakta ho gae-unhoMne saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| mahArAjA naminAtha mithilAdhipati ho gae the| isa rUpa meM bhI unhoMne svayaM ko atiyogya evaM kauzala-sampanna siddha kiyaa| apanI prajA kA pAlana ve bar3e sneha ke sAtha kiyA karate the| unakA aisA sukhada zAsanakAla 5 hajAra varSa taka calatA rhaa| Atma-kalyANa kI dizA meM satat rUpa se cintana karate rahanA unakI sthAyI pravRtti bana gayI thii| vAstavikatA to yaha thI ki pArivArika jIvana aura zAsaka-jIvana unhoMne sarvathA nirlipta ke sAtha hI bitAyA thaa| unakA sAdha ina viSayoM meM nahIM thii| dIkSA-grahaNa : kevalajJAna unhoMne Atma-kalyANa ke lie saceSTa ho jAne va saMyama svIkAra karane ke lie kAmanA vyakta kii| usI samaya lokAntika devoM ne bhI bhagavAna se dharmatIrtha-pravartana hetu vinaya kii| isase virakti kA bhAva aura adhika uddIpta ho utthaa| mahArAjA naminAtha apane putra suprabha ko samasta adhikAra va sampatti sauMpakara varSIdAna karane lge| satat rUpa se dAna kI eka varSa kI avadhi-samApti para bhagavAna sahasrAbhravana meM pdhaare| ASAr3ha kRSNA navamI ko bhagavAna ne vahA~ eka hajAra rAjaputroM sahita dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| mithilA se prasthAna kara agale hI dina bhagavAna vIrapura pahu~ce jahA~ rAjA dattasa ke yahA~ prathama pAraNA huaa|

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102 caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA sAdhaka jIvana dIrgha nahIM rhaa| ugra tapazcaryAoM, dRr3ha sAdhanAoM ke bala para unheM mAtra 9 mAha kI avadhi meM hI kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gayI thii| isa sArI avadhi meM ve chadmastharUpa meM janapada meM vicaraNa karate rhe| anekAneka upasarga aura parISahoM ko dhairya aura samabhAva ke sAtha jhelate rahe, apanI vibhinna sAdhanAoM ko uttarottara Age bar3hAte rhe| prabhu antata: dIkSAsthala (sahasrAbhravana) para lauTa aae| morasalI vRkSa ke nIce unhoMne chaTTa bhakta tapa kiyA aura dhyAnAvasthita ho ge| zukladhyAla ke carama caraNa meM pahu~ca kara prabhu ne samasta ghAtikakarmoM ko kSINa kara diyA aura kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana prApta kara arihaMta pada ko unhoMne vibhUSita kiyaa| vaha pavitra tithi mRgazira zuklA ekAdazI thii| __bhagavAna kA divya samavasaraNa racA gyaa| prathama dharmadezanA kA lAbha lene ko asaMkhya devAsura-mAnava ekatrita hue| apanI dezanA meM unhoMne 'AgAradharma' aura 'anagAradharma' kI marmasparzI vyAkhyA kii| asaMkhya jana pratibuddha hue| hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ne anagAradharma svIkAra karate hue saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| lAkhoM ne 'AgAradharma' arthAt 'zrAvakadharma' aMgIkAra kiyaa| bhagavAna caturvidha saMghasthApita kara bhAva tIrthaMkara khlaae| parinirvANa lagabhaga DhAI hajAra varSa taka kevalI bhagavAna naminAtha ne janapada meM vicaraNa karate hue apanI preraka zikSAoM dvArA asaMkhya bhavyoM kA kalyANa kiyaa| antata: apanA nirvANa-samaya AyA anubhava kara ve sammeta zikhara padhAre, jahA~ eka mAsa ke anazana vrata dvArA ayogI aura zailezI avasthA prApta kara lii| isa prakAra bhagavAna ne siddha, buddha aura mukta dazA meM nirvANa pada ko prApta kiyaa| bhagavAna kI nirvANa tithi vaizAkha kRSNA dazamI thI, vaha zubha belA azvinI nakSatra kI thii| nirvANa-prApti ke samaya bhagavAna naminAtha kI vaya 10 hajAra varSa kI thii| ve apane pIche vizAla dharma-parivAra chor3akara mokSa padhAre the| dharma parivAra 17 gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI 1,600 1,208 1,600 450 5,000 1,000 20,000 41,000 1,70,000 3,48,000 sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA

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22 bhagavAna ariSTanemi { bhagavAna neminAtha } ( cinha - zaMkha) bhayo, tuma viSaya - sevana chor3akara una ariSTaneminAtha ko bhajo, jinake antarAya rUpI karma hI naSTa ho gae haiM, unhIM ko praNAma karo / bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA tIrthaMkara - paramparA meM 22vA~ sthAna hai| karuNAvatAra bhagavAna paraduHkha - nivAraNa hetu sarvasva nyochAvara kara dene vAloM meM agrabhaNya the| zaraNAgata-vatsalatA, parahita - arpaNatA aura karuNA kI sadpravRttiyA~ prabhu ke caritra meM janma-janmAntara se vikasita hotI calI AyI thiiN| bhagavAna ke lie 'ariSTanemi' aura 'neminAtha' donoM hI nAma pracalita haiN| pUrvajanma - vRttAnta bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke pUrvabhavoM kI kathA bar3I hI vicitra hai| acalapura nagara ke rAjA vikramadhana kI bhAryA dhAriNI ne eka rAtri ko svapna meM phaloM se ladA eka AmravRkSa dekhA / usa vRkSa ke lie svapna meM hI eka puruSa ne kahA ki yaha vRkSa bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para nau bAra sthApita hogaa| svapna - phaladarzaka sAmudrikoM se yaha to jJAta ho gayA ki rAnI kisI mahApuruSa kI jananI hogI, kintu nau sthAnoM para Abhrataru ke sthApita hone kA kyA phala hai ? yaha prazna anuttarita hI raha gyaa| ghoSita pariNAma satya siddha huA aura yathAsamaya rAnI ne eka tejavAna putra ko janma diyA jisakA nAma dhanakumAra rakhA gayA / siMharAjA kI rAjakanyA dhanavatI ke sAtha rAjakumAra kA vivAha sampanna huaa| vana-vihAra ke samaya eka bAra yuvarAja dhanakumAra ne tatkAlIna khyAtiprApta caturvidha jJAnI vasundhara muni ko dezanA dete hue dekhA aura utsukatAvaza vaha bhI usa sabhA meM sammilita ho gyaa| saMyoga se mahArAjA vikramadhana (pitA) bhI dezanA - zravaNArtha vahA~ A ge| mahArAjA ne munirAja ke samakSa apanI patnI dvArA dekhe gae svapna kI carcA kI aura apanI jijJAsA prastuta karate hue unhoMne usa anuttarita prazna ko hala karane kA nivedana kiyA ki vRkSa ke naubAra sthApita hone kA Azaya kyA hai ? vasundhara muni dhyAnastha ho gae

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104 caubIsa tIrthaMkara aura usa sthAna se dUra pravAsa karate hue kevalI bhagavAna ke samakSa yaha samasyA prastuta kii| uttara meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke avataraNa kA saMketa unheM milaa| munirAja ne vistArapUrvaka svapna ke usa aMza kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA ki rAjan! tumhArA yaha putra eka ke pazcAta eka bhava pAra karatA huA nauveM bhava meM tIrthaMkara bnegaa| yahI yathArtha meM ghaTita bhI huaa| inhIM mAtA-pitA ke putra rUpa meM bAra-bAra dhanakumAra ne janma liyaa| mAtA-pitA aura putra-tInoM ke bhava parivartita hote rahe aura apane antima bhava meM dhanakumAra kA jIva 22veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke rUpa meM avatarita huaa| bhagavAna para apane pUrvajanmoM ke susaMskAroM kA acchA prabhAva thaa| usI ke bala para prabhu karuNAvatAra kahalAte haiN| uudAharaNa ke lie unake pUrvabhavoM meM aise eka bhava kA paricaya diyA jA sakatA hai jaba dhanakumAra kA jIva (jo Age calakara antima bhava meM ariSTanemi ke rUpa meM avatarita huA thA) aparAjita kumAra ke rUpa meM janmA thaa| yuvarAja zaurya aura zakti meM jitane mahAna the utane hI karuNA aura sahAnubhUti kI bhAvanAoM se bhI paripUrNa suhRdayI the| apanA samagra jIvana hI unhoMne sevA ke mahAn vrata kA pAlana karane meM lagA diyA thaa| ve vicaraNazIla hI rahate aura jahA~ kahIM koI sahAyatA kA pAtra unheM milatA tvarA ke sAtha ve usakI sevA meM juTa jAyA karate the| dIna-dukhiyoM ko Azraya denA, unakI rakSA karanA-kumAra aparAjita kA svabhAva hI bana gayA thaa| eka bAra kA prasaMga hai-kumAra apane eka mitra ke sAtha vana-bhramaNa ko gae hue the| azva kI pITha para ArUr3ha donoM mitroM ne jaba khUba bhramaNa kara liyA, to tRSA zAnta karane ke lie eka zItala jala-srota para phuNce| kumAra jala se apanI tRSA bujhAne hI vAle the ki sahasA koI Arta vyakti atizaya dInAvasthA meM Akara unake caraNoM para gira pdd'aa| vaha atyanta AtaMkita thA, mRtyu ke bhaya se kA~pa rahA thaa| usane dIna vANI meM rAjakumAra se apane prANoM kI rakSA karane kI prArthanA kii| ghora vipatti meM grasta jAnakara kumAra ne use apanI zaraNa pradAna kI aura abhayadAna kiyaa| use dhairya bNdhaayaa| isI samaya usI dizA se sazastra bhIr3a A gyii| jo usa vyakti ko lalakAra rahI thii| kucha hI paloM meMjaba bhIr3a samIpa A gayI to kumAra ko jJAta huA ki ye loga samIpastha rAjya ke karmacArI haiN| ina logoM ne kumAra se kahA ki isa vyakti ko hameM sauMpa do| yaha ghora aparAdhI hai| corI, DakaitI, hatyA Adi ke jaghanya aparAdha isane kie haiM hamArA rAjya ise niyamAnusAra daNDita kregaa| kumAra vAstava meM aba eka gambhIra samasyA se grasta ho gae the| usa vyakti ko zaraNadAna dene ke pUrva hI kumAra ke mitra ne unheM satarka kiyA thA ki ise binA samajhe-bUjhe zaraNa denA anupayukta hogaa| kauna jAne yaha durAcArI athavA ghora aparAdhI ho| kintu kumAra ne to usakI dayanIya dazA dekha lI thI, jo use zaraNa meM le lene kA nirNaya karane ke lie paryApta thii| parantu jaba spaSTa ho gayA ki zaraNa meM liyA gayA vyakti anAcArI aura duSkarmI

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi hai, to kumAra eka pala ke lie socane lge| unhoMne sajjanocita maryAdA kA pAlana karane kA hI nizcaya kiyA aura zaraNAgata kI rakSA karane kA pakSa bhArI ho gyaa| ataH rAjakumAra ne vinaya ke sAtha uttara diyA- bhale hI yaha ghora duSkarmI aura aparAdhI ho, kintu maiMne ise apanA Azraya diyA hai| hama zaraNa mA~gane vAle ko na nirAza lauTAte haiM, na zaraNAgata kI rakSA meM kucha AgA-pIchA socate haiN| hama ise Apa logoM ko nahIM sauMpa skte| nidAna krUddha bhIr3a hisA para utArU ho gyii| apane daNDanIya aparAdhI ko rakSita dekhanA use kaba sahya hotA ? ataH usane rakSaka ko hI samApta kara dene kA nizcaya kara liyaa| bhayaMkara yuddha chir3a gyaa| kumAra aparAjita ke parAkrama, zaurya aura sAhasa ke sAmane sazastra sainyadala hataprabha ho gyaa| unake chakke chUTa gae - rAjakumAra kA parAkrama dekhakara / senAdhikAriyoM ne apane svAmI ko sUcanA dii| yaha jAnakara ki kisI yuvaka ne usa aparAdhI ko zaraNa dI hai aura vaha akelA hI hamAre rAjya ke viruddha yuddha kara rahA hai-rAjA krodhita ho gyaa| vaha bhArI senA ke sAtha saMgharSasthala para phuNcaa| rAjA ne jaba kumAra ke adbhuta zastra - kauzala ko dekhA to Azcaryacakita raha gyaa| jaba use jJAta huA ki yaha yuvaka usake mitra rAjA harinandI kA putra aparAjita kumAra hai, to usane zastra hI tyAga die / yuddha samApta ho gyaa| aparAdhI ko kSamAdAna diyA gyaa| kumAra bhI paricita hokara ki yaha nareza unake pitA ke mitra haiM - Adara pragaTa karane lge| rAjA kumAra ko apane rAjabhavana meM le AyA- gadgad kaMTha se usane kumAra ke zaurya va parAkrama kI prazaMsA kI aura unake sAtha apanI rAjakumArI kanakamAlA kA vivAha kara diyaa| 105 kumAra aparAjita kA vivAha ratnamAlA ke sAtha bhI huA thaa| isa viSaya meM bhI eka kathA pracalita hai jisase kumAra kA na kevala sAhasIpanA prakaTa hotA hai, apitu kumAra ke hRdaya kI karuNA aura asahAyajanoM kI rakSA kA bhAva bhI udbhUta hotA hai| kumAra apane mitra vimala ke sAtha vana - vihAra kara rahe the prAkRtika zobhA ko nirakha kara unakA mana praphullita ho rahA thA tabhI dUra kahIM se eka karuNa pukAra sunAI dii| nArI kaMTha se nisRta vANI hRdaya ko hilA dene vAlI thii| koI strI Arttasvara se rakSA ke lie sahAyatA mA~ga rahI hai, aisA AbhAsa pAte hI donoM mitra svarAgama kI dizA meM tIvra gati se bar3ha ge| eka sthala para ghanI vanaspati ke pIche se krUra puruSa kA svara sunAI dene lgaa| sAtha hI kisI strI kI sisakiyoM kA AbhAsa bhI hone lgaa| mitra aura kumAra pala bhara meM hI paristhiti kA anumAna lagAne meM saphala ho gae aura strI kI rakSA ke prayojana se ve aura Age bddh'e| tabhI usa strI kA yaha svara AyA ki maiM kevala aparAjita kumAra ko hI pati rUpa meM varaNa karU~gI tuma kitanA hI prayatna kara lo - cAhe mujhe prANa hI kyoM na dene par3e para tumhArI kAmanA kabhI pUrI nahIM ho sakatI / karkaza aura krUra svara meM koI duSTa use dhamakiyA~ de rAha thA - bola, tU mujhe pati rUpa meM svIkAra karatI hai yA nahIM? maiM abhI tere Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara duuNgaa| paristhiti kI komalatA ko dekhakara siMha kI bhA~ti lapaka kara kumAra usa sthAna para pahu~ca ge| strI bhUmi para par3I thii| lAla-lAla netroM vAlA eka baliSTha yuvaka usa para talavAra kA vAra karane vAlA

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106 caubIsa tIrthaMkara thA ki kumAra ne use lalakArA-'o kApuruSa! tujhe lajjA nahIM AtI, eka abalA para zastra uThAte hue|' kara yuvaka kI krodhAgni meM jaise aMgArA par3a gyaa| vaha bhabhaka uThA aura bolA-sAvadhAna! hamAre pArasparika prasaMga meM tuma hastakSepa mata karo, anyathA merI talavAra pahale tumhArA hI kAma tamAma kregii| yaha strI to apanI nIcatA ke kAraNa Aja baca hI nahIM skegii| yuvaka to krodhAbhibhUta hokara Aya-bAya bakane meM hI lagA thA aura kumAra ne sAhasa ke sAtha yuvaka para prahAra kara diyaa| asAvadhAna yuvaka gaharI coTa khAkara turanta bhUluMThita ho gayA aura cItkAra karane lgaa| use gahare ghAva lage the| rakta kA phavvArA chUTa gayA thaa| yuvaka apanI zakti kA sArA garva bhUla gayA thaa| rAjakumAra isa nizceSTa par3e yuvaka ko dekhatA rahA aura mana meM uThane vAlI gUMja ko sunatA rahA jo use Azcarya meM DAla rahI thI-yaha aparicitA bAlA mujhase vivAha karane kapara dRr3hapratijJa kaise hai ? kauna hai yaha? socate-socate kumAra kI dRSTi usa abalA kI ora mudd'ii| aba vaha Azvasta-sI khar3I thii| vaha kumAra ke prati mauna dhanyavAda vyakta kara rahI thii| saMrakSaNa pAkara vaha AtaMka-mukta ho gayI thii| isI samaya duSTa yuvaka ko ceta aayaa| vaha apane gambhIra ghAvoM kI pIr3A ke kAraNa karAha rahA thaa| usakA mukha nisteja ho calA thaa| tabhI rAjakumAra ne usase prazna kiyAkauna ho tuma aura isa sundarI bAlA ko kyoM isa prakAra parezAna kara rahe ho? cAhate kyA ho tuma? yuvaka gir3agir3Akara kahane lagA tumane isa strI para hI nahIM mujha para bhI bar3A hI upakAra kiyA hai| mujhe bhayaMkara pApa se bacAyA hai| maiM bar3A duSTa hU~-maiMne bar3A hI ghora duSkarma socA thaa| tumhAre A jAne se maiM kSaNamAtra ko rukakara yuvaka ne eka jar3I kumAra ko dI aura kahA ki isakA lepa mere ghAvoM para kara do| svastha hokara mai| sArA vRttAnta sunA duuNgaa| sahRdaya kumAra ne usakI bhI sevA kii| jar3I ke prayoga se use svastha kara diyaa| usane bAda meM jo ghaTanA sunAyI usase tathyoM para yo prakAza par3A yaha yuvatI ratnanAlA jo aniMdya sundarI thI eka vidyAdhara rAjA kI kumArI thI aura vaha yuvaka bhI eka vidyAdhara kA putra thaa| ratnamAlA kI rUpa- mAdhurI para vaha atyanta mugdha thaa| ata: vaha usase vivAha karanA cAhatA thaa| usane anekoM prayatna kie, kintu saphala na ho paayaa| kisI bhaviSyavaktA ne rAjakumArI ko batAyA thA ki usakA vivAha rAjakumAra aparAjita ke sAtha hogaa| tabhI se vaha kumAra kI kalpanA meM hI soyI rahatI thii| vaha bhalA aisI sthiti meM usa vidyAdhara ke prastAva ko kaise mAna letI? yuvaka ne antima aura bhayaMkara caraNa uThA liyaa| chala se use vana meM le AyA, jahA~ bhaya dikhAkara vaha rAjakumArI ko apanI patnI hone ke lie vivaza kara denA cAhatA thaa| usakI yojanA thI ki isa antima prayAsa meM bhI yadi ratnamAlA aparAjita ke sAtha vivAha kA vicAra chor3akara use pati svIkAra nahIM kare, to use jIvita hI agni meM jhoMka diyA jaay|

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi 107 sArI kathA sunAkara yuvaka ghora pazcAttApa prakaTa karane lagA aura kumAra se unakA paricaya pUchane lgaa| yaha jJAta hone para ki yaha rAjakumAra aparAjita haiM-vaha bar3a prasanna huaa| bolA-kaisA sundara suyoga hai ? kumAra! aba sa~bhAlie Apa apanI priyatamA ko| merA uddhAra kara Apane mujhe jisa upakAra-bhAra se dabA diyA hai vaha mujha para sadA hI banA rhegaa| isI samaya ratnamAlA ke pitA bhI apanI putrI kI khoja meM udhara A phuNce| apanI putrI ko surikSata dekhakara unake harSa kA pArAvAra na rahA aura yaha jAnakara to unakA hRdaya mAno prasannatA ke jhule para hI jhUlane laga gayA ki ghora vipatti se unakI putrI kA uddhAra karane vAle ye kumAra aparAjita hI haiN| aura taba vidyAdhara rAjA ne Ate hI apanI putrI ke adharoM para dabI- dabI muskAna, mukhamaNDala para halkI aruNimA aura palakoM kI vinamratA dekhii| ve usakA sArA rahasya samajha ge| ve kumAra ko rAjabhavana le gae aura unakA vivAha ratnamAlA se kara diyaa| ullekhanIya hai ki svastha hone ke bAda prasannatApUrvaka usa vidyAdhara yuvaka ne kumAra ko eka divya maNi, eka divya jar3I aura eka rUpa parivartanakArI guTikA upahAra svarUpa bheMTa kii| ___ isa ghaTanA ke kucha kAla anantara vicArazIla kumAra aura unakA mitra donoM hI zrImandirapura rAjya meM phuNce| vahA~ kI prajA para ghora udAsI aura eka amiTa duHkha kI chAyA dekhakara kumAra duHkhita hue| prajA ko du:kha-mukta karane kI lAlasA unake para-duHkhakAtara mana meM aMgar3AiyA~ lene lgiiN| unhoMne patA lagAyA ki isa ghora zoka kA kAraNa kyA hai| jJAta huA ki vahA~ ke rAjA kisI bhayaMkara roga se pIr3ita haiN| usa roga kA koI upacAra nahIM ho pA rahA hai| kumAra aparAjita ne vidyAdhara yuvaka dvArA bheMTa kI gayI maNi aura jar3I ke prayoga se rAjA ko sarvathA svastha kara diyaa| sAre rAjya meM harSa kA jvAra-sA uTha aayaa| rAjA ne apanI rAjakumArI raMbhA kA vivAha kumAra aparAjita ke sAtha kara diyaa| isa prakAra AbhAra vyakta kiyaa| paryaTana vyasta rAjakumAra aura mitra vimala calate-calate eka bAra eka nagara meM pahu~ce, jahA~ eka sarvajJa kevalI muni kA pravacana ho rahA thaa| pravacana sunakara kumAra ne virakti kI mahimA ko gambhIratA se anubhava kiyaa| unhoMne munirAja ke samakSa apanI sahaja jijJAsA prastuta kI ki kyA hama bhI kabhI virakta ho, saMyama svIkAra kara sakeMge? muni ne bhaviSyavANI kI ki rAjakumAra tuma 22veM tIrthaMkara hoMge aura tumhArA mitra vimala prathama gaNadhara bnegaa| ina vacanoM se kumAra ko AtmatoSa huA aura ve apane abhiyAna para aura Age agrasara ho ge| kucha kAloparAnta kumAra jayAnanda nagara meM phuNce| yahA~ kI rAjakumArI thI pratimatI jo rUpa ke lie jitanI khyAtanAmA thI usase bhI bar3hakara apane buddhi-kauzala ke lie thii|

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108 caubIsa tIrthaMkara una dinoM vahA~ rAjakumArI kA svayaMvara racA huA thaa| dUra-dUra se aneka rAjA-rAjakumAra rAjakumArI prItimatI ko prApta karane kI lAlasA se vahA~ ekatrita the| ghoSaNA yaha thI ki jo rAjA yA rAjakumAra rAjakumArI ke praznoM ke sahI-sahI uttara de degA usI ke sAtha usakA vivAha kara diyA jaaygaa| kumAra aparAjita ne rUpa parivartanakArI guTikA kI sahAyatA se apanA svarUpa badala liyaa| unhoMne eka atisAdhAraNa se vyakti ke rUpa meM svayaMvara sabhA meM jAkara pIche kI paMkti meM sthAna grahaNa kara liyaa| rAjakumArI pravacana karatI aura upasthita rAjA-rAjakumAra apanI gardana jhukAkara baiTha jaate| kisI meM bhI uttara dene kI yogyatA na thii| anta meM rAjakumArI ne pIche jAkara usa sAdhAraNa se pratIta hone vAle yuvaka kI ora unmukha hokara apanA prazna prastuta kiyaa| apanI vilakSaNa tvarita buddhi se kumAra ne turanta usakA uttara de diyA aura rAjakumArI ne usa yuvaka ko varamAnA pahanA dii| kumAra kI buddhi kA to sabhI ne lohA mAnA, kintu zUravIra aura vaibhavazalI rAjAgaNa yaha sahana nahIM kara pAe ki unake hote hue rAjakumArI kisI dIna-durbala sAdhAraNa se vyakti kA varaNa kre| pratikriyAsvarUpa tathAkathita parAkramI narezoM ne zastra dhAraNa kara lie| kumAra aparAjita bhI isa kalA meM kahA~ pIche the? ghora yuddha Arambha ho gyaa| sArA sarasa vAtAvaraNa vIbhatsa ho utthaa| buddhi ke sthAna para aba isa sthala para bala ke karataba dikhAe jAne lge| aparAjita kumAra ne buddhi kA kauzala dikhA cukane ke pazcAt apanA parAkrama-pradarzana prArambha kiyA to sabhI daMga raha ge| isa kauzala se yaha chipA na raha sakA ki sAdhAraNa-sA dikhAI dene vAlA yaha yuvaka kumAra aparAjita hai| manonukUla zUravIra aura buddhimAna pati prApta kara rAjakumArI prItimatI kA mana-mayUra nAca utthaa| donoM kA vivAha pUrNa ullAsa ora utsAha ke sAtha sampanna ho gyaa| yahA~ yaha bhI ullekhanIya hai ki kumAra aparAjita aura prItimatI kA dAmpatya saMbaMdha aneka pUrvabhavoM meM bhI raha cukA thA aura apane nauveM (AgAmI) bhava meM bhI jaba aparAjita kumAra bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke rUpa meM janmA to unakA sneha-sambandha kisI rUpa meM rAjImatI ke svarUpa meM prItimatI se rhaa| nidAna, paropakAra abhiyAna para nikale kumAra aparAjita apanI rAjadhAnI lauTa aae| buddhi aura bala kA advitIya kauzala jo kumAra ne apane isa pravAsa meM dikhAyA, usase rAjya bhara meM harSa aura kumAra ke paropakAroM ke kAraNa garva kA bhAva vyApta ho gyaa| putra-viyoga meM mAtA-pitA ke dukhita hRdaya AnaMdita ho utthe| mahArAja harinaMdI aba vRddha bhI ho cuke the| unhoMne kumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara sattAdi unheM sauMpakara Atma-kalyANArtha kA mArga apanA liyaa| mahArAja hokara aparAjita aparimita sukhoM evaM vaibhava ke upabhogAdhikArI to ho gae the, kintu kisI bhI prakAra unakA mana sAMsArika viSayoM meM nahIM laga paayaa| ve udAsIna rahane

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi 109 lge| unhoMne anubhava kara liyA thA ki unake jIvana kA prayojana ina mithyA-jAloM meM ulajhanA nahIM, apitu jana-kalyANa karanA hai-unheM saMsAra ko mokSa kA mArga dikhAnA hogaa| unakI zAsana- dakSatA ne rAjya bhara meM sukha kA sAmrAjya sthApita kara diyA thaa| mahArAjA ko isakA pramANa yaha dekhakara mila gayA ki udyAna meM sundara mUlyavAna vastrAbhUSaNa dhAraNa kara eka sAdharaNa sArthavAha putra prasannacittatA ke sAtha vicaraNa kara rahA thaa| kintu agale hI dina unheM jIvana kI nazvaratA kA pratyakSa anubhava ho gayA, jaba unhoMne usI yuvaka kI zavayAtrA dekhii| saMsAra kA vaibhava, zakti, rUpa koI bhI jIvana kI rakSA nahIM kara sktaa| unakA mana ekadama udAsa aura duHkhI ho utthaa| rAnI prItimatI ne rAjA kI udAsI kA kAraNa sunA to vaha bhI saMsAra ke prati virakta ho gyii| donoM hI ne saMyama svIkAra kara liyA aura ugra tapazcaryA meM laga gae-kaThora sAdhanAe~ karane lge| donoM ko svarga-prApti huI, vahA~ bhI unakA sneha sambandha jyoM kA tyoM hI banA rhaa| svargika sukhopabhoga kI avadhi samApta hone para muni aparAjita kA janma zaMkha ke rUpa meM aura prItimatI kA janma unakI rAnI yazomatI ke rUpa meM huaa| apanI sAdhanA ke bala para aMtata: zaMkharAjA kA janma aparAjita vimAna deva rUpa meM utpanna huaa| bhagavAna ariSTanemi : janma-vaMza ___ yamunA taTa para sthita zauryapura nAmaka eka rAjya thA, jahA~ kisI samaya mahArAja samudravijaya kA zAsana thaa| dazAha kahalAne vAle ye 10 bhrAtA the aura mahArAjA samudravijaya inameM jyeSThatama the| ata: ve,pathama dazAha kahalAte the| guNa-rUpa-sampanna rAnI zivAdevI inakI patnI thii| spaSTa hai ki mahArAjA vikramadhana hI isa bhava meM mahArAjA samudravijaya the aura mahArAnI dhAriNI kA jIva hI isa bhava meM zivAdevI ke rUpa meM janmA thaa| aparAjita vimAna kI sthiti parNa kara zaMkharAjA kA jIva kArtika kRSNA dvAdazI ko svarga se nikalakara mahArAnI zivA devI ke garbha meMavasthita huaa| tIrthaMkara ke garbhastha ho jAne kI sUcanA dene vAle 14 divya svapnoM kA darzana rAnI ne usI rAtri meM kiyA aura rAjadampatti harSa vibhora ho utthe| zrAvaNa zuklA paMcamI ko rAnI ne sukhapUrvaka nIlamaNi kI kAMti vAle eka salone putra ko janma diyaa| 56 dikkumAriyoM aura devoM ne sumeru parvata para bhagavAna kA janma kalyANotsava mnaayaa| garbhakAla meM mAtA ne ariSTa ratnamaya cakra nemi dekhA thA aura rAjaparivAra samasta ariSToM se vacA rahA ata: navajAta putra kA nAma ariSTanemi rakhA gyaa| mahArAja samudravijaya kA nAma yAdava kula ke pratApI samrAToM meM ginA jAtA hai| inake eka anuja the-vsudev| inakI do rAniyA~ thiiN| bar3I kA nAma rohiNI thA jinake putra kA nAma balarAma yA balabhadra thA aura choTI ranI devakI thI jo zrIkRSNa kI jananI thii| yAdava vaMza meM ye tInoM rAjakumAra zrIkRSNa, balarAma aura ariSTanemi apanI asAdhAraNa buddhi aura

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110 caubIsa tIrthaMkara apArazakti evaM parAkrama ke lie vikhyAta the| jarAsaMdha isasamaya kA prativAsudeva thaa| idhara atyAcArI kaMsa kA vinAza zrIkRSNa ne duSTadalana pravRtti kA paricaya dete hue kiyA hI thA auraudhara prativAsudeva jarAsaMdha ne isakA pratizodha lene ke bahAne saMgharSa prArambha kara diyaa| jarAsaMdha ne yAdava kula ke hI sarvanAza kA vicAra kara liyA thaa| ata: bhArata ke pazcimI taTa para nayA nagara 'dvArikA' basAkara kRSNa sa-parivAra vahA~ rahane lge| isa samaya ariSTanemi kI Ayu koI 4-5 varSa kI rahI hogii| isa prakAra bhagavAna ariSTanemi kA janma uttara bhArata meM yamunA taTa para huA thA, kintu adhikAMza jIvana pazcimI bhArata meM hI vyatIta huaa| vahIM unhoMne alaukika bAla-lIlAe~ bhI kii| bAla-lIlAe~ kumAra ariSTanemi janma se hI avadhijJAna ke dhAraka the, kintu sAmAnya bAlakocita lIlAdhArI bane rhe| vaise unake pratyeka kArya se mati-sampannatA aura adbhuta zakti kA paricaya milatA thaa| mAtA-pitA aura anya sabhI-jo bhIunake kAryoM ko dekhatA, isI anumAna para pahu~catA thA ki bhaviSya meM yaha bAlaka bar3A zaktizAlI auraparAkramI niklegaa| unakA koI kAma aisA na hotA thA ki jise dekhane vAle Azcaryacakita na ho jaaeN| rAjamahala meM eka bAra bAlaka ariSTanemi khela rahe the| kautukavaza unhoMne motiyoM ko muTThiyA~ bhara-bhara kara A~gana meM uchAla diyaa| mAtA zivAdevI bAlaka ke isa anucita kAma para unheM burA-bhalA kahanA hI cAhatI thIM ki unhoMne dekhA ki jahA~-jahA~ motI gire the, vahA~-vahA~ sundara vRkSa uga Ae haiM jina para muktA-rAziyA~ ladI huI haiN| eka-bAragI ve Azcarya-sAgara meM nimagna ho gyiiN| kucha paloM bAda unhoMne bAlaka se kahA ki aura motI bo do| bhagavAna ne uttara diyA-"samaya para boye hue motI kI phaladAyI hote haiM" taba se yaha eka sUkti eka kahAvata ho gayIhai jo bahu pracalita hai| jarAsaMdha ne apanA pratizodha pUrNa karane ke lie dvArikA para AkramaNa kara diyaa| thaa| zrIkRSNa ne apUrva sAhasa ora zaurya ke sAtha yuddha kiyaa| kumAra ariSTanemi bhI isa yuddha meM ge| unameM itanI zakti thI ki ve cAhate to akele hI jarAsaMdha kA saMhAra kara dete, kintu yaha ve bhalIbhA~ti jAnate the ki prativAsudeva (jarAsaMdha) kA vadha vAsudeva (zrIkRSNa) ke hAthoM hI honA caahie| ata: jarAsaMdha kA vadha zrIkRSNa ke dvArA hI huaa| ariSTanemi isa yuddha meM sammilita avazya hue, kintu unhoMne kisI kA bhI vadha nahIM kiyA thaa| adbhuta zaktimattA __ kumAra ariSTanemi advitIya zaktizAlI the| abhI ve yuvA bhI na ho pAe the ki eka bAra zrIkRSNa ke zastrAgAra meM pahu~ca ge| vahA~ unhoMne zrIkRSNa kA kAMtipUrNa sudarzana cakra dekhA, jisake viSaya meM unheM vahA~ kahA gayA ki isa cakra ko vAsudeva zrIkRSNa hI uThA

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi 111 sakate hai; aura kisI meM to ise chUne taka kI zakti nahIM hai| yaha suna kara kumAra ne use dekhate hI dekhate u~galI para uThA liyA aura cakrita kara diyaa| AyudhazAlA ke sabhI karmacArI har3abar3A kara bola uThe-ruka jAie kumAra! ruka jAie, anyathA bhayaMkara anartha ho jaaygaa| aura kumAra ne cakra ko yathasthAna rakha diyaa| aba ve AyudhazAlA ko dhUma-dhUmakara dekhane lge| tabhI pAMcajanya zaMkha para unakI dRSTi gii| unhoMne use uThAkara phuuNkaa| divya zaMkhadhvani se dvArikApurI gUMja utthii| kRSNa ko bar3A vismaya huaa| unake atirikta koI anya pAMcajanya ko ninAdita nahIM kara sakatA thA ata: unheM zaMkA huI ki kyA koI anya vAsudeva janma le cukA hai| lapakakara ve AyudhazAlA meM Ae aura jo kucha dekhA, usase unake vismaya kA koI pAra nahIM rhaa| kumAra ariSTanemi unake dhanuSa zAraMga ko TaMkAra rahe the| zrIkRSNa ko kumAra kI adbhuta balazIlatA kA paricaya mila gyaa| zrIkRSNa ne ariSTanemi se kahA ki maiM tumhAre bAhubala kI parIkSA karanA cAhatA huuN| donoM vyAyAmazAlA meM phuNce| yAdava kula ke aneka jana yaha kautuka dekhane ko ekatrita ho ge| zrIkRSNa ne apanI bhujA phailAI aura kumAra se kahA ki ise nIce jhukaaoN| kumAra ne kSaNamAtra meM hI mRNAlinI kI bhA~ti kRSNa kI bhujA ko namita kara diyaa| yaha dekhakara ekatrita janasamudAya gadgada kaMTha se kumAra kI prazaMsA karane lge| aba zrIkRSNa kA upakrama karane lge| unhoMne apanI samasta zakti kA prayoga kara liyA, ve bhujA para apane donoM hAthoM se jhula gae, kintu ariSTanemi kI bhujA thI ki raMcamAtra bhI jhukI nhiiN| isa hor3a meM pichar3a jAne para vyakta rUpa se to zrIkRSNa ne kumAra ariSTanemi kI zakti kI prazaMsA kI, kintu mana hI mana kucha kSobha bhI huaa| unhoMne yaha niSkarSa nikAlA ki kumAra kI isa atula zakti kA kAraNa unakA brahmacarya hai| mAtA-pitA anya svajanoM ne kumAra ariSTanemi se pahale bhI vivAha kara lene kA Agraha kaI-kaI bAra kiyA thA, kintu ve kumAra se isa viSaya meM svIkRti nahIM le paae| ata: ve saba nirAza the| aisI sthiti meM zrIkRSNa ne eka nayI yukti kii| unhoMne apanI rAniyoM se kisI prakAra ariSTanemi ko manAne ke lie khaa| zrIkRSNa se prerita hokara rAniyoM ne eka manamohaka sarasa phAga rcaa| ariSTanemi ko bhI usameM sammilita kiyA gyaa| rAniyoM ne isa avasara para anekavidha prayatna kie ki kumAra ke mana meM kAmabhAvanA ko jAgrata kara deM aura unheM kisI prakAra vivAha ke lie utsuka kareM, kintu isa prakAra unheM saphalatA nahIM milii| taba rAniyA~ bar3I nirAza huIM aura kumAra se prArthanA karane lagIM ki hamAre yadukula meM to sAdhAraNa vIra bhI kaI-kaI vivAha karate haiN| Apa vAsudeva ke anuja hokara bhI aba taka adivAhita haiN| yaha vaMza kI pratiSThA ke yogya nahIM hai| ata: ApakoM vivAha kara hI lenA caahie| rAniyoM kI isa dIna prArthanA para kumAra kiMcit muskurA par3e the, vasa; rAniyoM ne ghoSita kara diyA ki kumAra ariSTanemi ne vivAha karanA svIkAra kara liyA hai|

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112 rAjImatI se vivAha upakrama satyabhAmA kI bahana rAjImatI ko kumAra ke lie sarvaprakAra se yogya kanyA pAkara zrIkRSNa ne kanyA ke pitA ugrasena se ina sambandha meM prastAva kiyaa| ugrasena ne isa prastAva ko turanta svIkAra kara liyaa| kumAra ariSTanemi ne ina prayatnoM kA virodha nahIM kiyA aura na hI vAcika rUpa se unhoMne apanI svIkRti dI / caubIsa tIrthaMkara yathAsamaya vara ariSTanemi kI bhavya vArAta sjii| anupama zrRMgAra kara vastrAbhUSaNa sajAkara dUlhe ko viziSTa ratha para ArUr3ha kiyA gyaa| samudravijaya sahita samasta dazArha, zrIkRSNa, balarAma aura samasta yaduvaMzI ullasita mana ke sAtha sammilita hue| bArAta kI zobhA zabdAtIta thii| apAra vaibhava ora zakti kA samasta paricaya yaha bArAta usa samaya dene lagI thii| svayaM devatAoM meM isa zobhA kA darzana karane kI lAlasA jaagii| saudharmendra isa samaya cintita the| ve soca rahe the ki pUrva tIrthaMkara ne to 22veM tIrthaMkara ariSTanemi svAmI ke lie ghoSaNA kI thI ki ve bAla- brahmacArI ke rUpa meM hI dIkSA lege| phira isa samaya yaha viparItAcAra kaise ? unhoMne avadhijJAna dvArA patA lagAyA ki vaha ghoSaNA viphala nahIM hogii| ve kiJcit tuSTa hue kintu brAhmaNa kA veSa dhAraNa kara bArAta ke sAmane A khar3e hue aura zrIkRSNa se nivedana kiyA ki kumAra kA vivAha jisa lagna meM hone jA rahA hai vaha mahA aniSTakArI hai| zrIkRSNa ne brAhmaNa ko phaTakAra diyaa| tiraskRta hokara brAhmaNa veSadhArI saudharmendra adRzya ho gaye, kintu yaha cunautI de gae ki Apa ariSTanemi kA vivAha kaise karate haiM ? hama bhI dekheNge| bArAta gantavya sthala ke samIpa phuNcii| isa samaya badhU rAjImatI atyanta vyagra mana se vara - darzana kI pratIkSA meM gavAkSa meM baiThI thii| rAjImatI anumapa, aniMdya sundarI thii| usake saundarya para devabAlAe~ bhI IrSyA karatI thIM aura isa samaya to usake Abhyantarika ullAsa ne usI rUpa- mAdhurI ko sahasragunA kara diyA thaa| azubha zakuna se sahasA rAjakumArI ciMtA sAgara meM DUba gyii| usakI dAhinI A~kha aura dAhinI bhujA jo phar3aka uThI thii| vaha bhAvI aniSTa kI kalpanA se kA~pa utthii| isa vivAha meM vighna kI AzaMkA use uttarottara balabatI hotI pratIta ho rahI thii| usake mAnasika raMga meM bhaMga to abhI se hone lagA gayA thA / sakhiyoM ne use dhairya ba~dhAyA aura AzaMkAoM ko mithyA btaayaa| ve bAra-bAra usake isa mahAbhAgya kA smaraNa karAne lagIM ki use ariSTanemi jaisA yogya pati mila rahA hai| bArAta kA pratyAvartana bArAta jyo - jyoM Age bar3hatI thI, sabake manakA utsAha bhI bar3hatA jAtA thA / ugrasena ke rAjabhavana ke samIpa jaba bArAta pahu~cI kumAra ariSTanemi ne pazu-pakSiyoM kA karuNa krandana sunA aura unakA hRdaya dravita ho utthaa| unhoMne sArathI se isa viSaya meM jaba pUchA to usase jJAta huA ki isa samIpa ke ahAte meM aneka pazu-pakSiyoM ko ekatrita kara rakhA

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi 113 hai| unhIM kI cIkha-cillAhaTa kA yaha zora hai| kumAra ke prazna ke uttara meM usane yaha bhI batAyA ki unake vivAha ke upalakSa meM jo vizAla bhoja diyA jAyegA usameM inhIM pazu-pakSiyoM kA mA~sa prayukta hogaa| isI hetu inheM pakar3A gayA hai| isa para kumAra ke mana meM utpanna karuNA aura adhika prabala ho gii| unhoMne sArathI se kahA ki tuma jAkara ina sabhI pazu-pakSiyoM ko mukta kara do| AjJAnusAra sArathI ne unheM mukta kara diyaa| prasanna hokara kumAra ne apane vastrAlaMkAra use puraskAra meM de die aura turaMta ratha ko dvArikA kI ora lauTA lene kA Adeza diyaa| ratha ko lauTatA dekhakara sabake mana vicalita ho ge| zrIkRSNa, samudravijaya Adi ne unheM bahuta rokanA cAhA, kintu ariSTanemi nahIM maane|ve lauTa hI ge| yaha azubha samAcAra pAkara rAjakumArI rAjImatI to mUJchita hI ho gii| saceta hone para sakhiyA~ use dilAsA dene lgiiN| acchA huA ki nirmama ariSTanemi se tumhArA byAha Tala gyaa| mahArAjA tumhAre lie koI anya yogyatara vara ddhuuNddheNge| kintu rAjakumArI ko ye vacana bANa se laga rahe the| vaha to ariSTanemi ko mana se apanA pati mAna cukI thii| ata kisI anya puruSa kI kalpanA ko bhI mana meM sthAna denA vaha pApa samajhatI thii| usane sAMsArika bhogoM ko tilAMjali de dii| dIkSA-kevalajJAna ariSTanemi ke bhogakarma aba zeSa na rahe the| ve virakta hokara AtmakalyANArtha saMyama grahaNa karane kI icchA karane lge| tabhI lokAMtika devoM ne unase dharmatIrtha pravartAne kI prArthanA kii| kumAra aba varSIdAna meM pravRtta ho ge| apAra dAna kara varSa bhara taka ve yAcakoM ko tuSTa karate rhe| taka bhagavAna kA niSkramaNomatsava manAyA gyaa| devatAgaNa bhI isameM sotsAha sammilita hue| samAroha ke pazcAt ratnajaTita uttarakuru nAmaka susajjita pAlaka meM baiThakara unhoMne niSkramaNa kiyaa| isa zivikA ko rAjA-mahArAjAoM aura devatAoM ne milakara uThAyA thaa| ujjayaMta parvata ke sahasrAbhravana meM azoka vRkSa ke nIce samasta vastrAlaMkAroM kA bhagavAna ne parityAga kara diyaa| ina parityakta vastuoM ko iMdra ne zrIkRSNa ko samarpita kiyA thaa| bhagavAna ne tele kI tapasyA se paMcamuSTi loca kiyA aura zakra ne una kezoM ko apane uttarIya meM sa~bhAla kara kSIra sAgara meM pravAhita kara diyaa| siddhoM kI sAkSI meM bhagavAna ne sAvadya-tyAga rUpa pratijJA pATha kiyA aura 1000 puruSoM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| yaha smaraNIya tithi zrAvaNa zuklA SaSThI aura vaha zubha belA thI citrA nakSatra kii| dIkSA grahaNa karate hI bhagavAna neminAtha ko mana:paryavajJAna kI prApti ho gaI thii| AgAmI divasa goSTha meM varadatta nAmaka brAhmaNa ke yahA~ prabhu ne aSTamatapa kara paramAnna se pAraNA kiyaa| devatAoM ne 5 divyoM kI varSA kara dAna kI mahimA vyakta kii| tadanaMtara

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114 caubIsa tIrthaMkara samasta ghAtikakarmoM ke kSaya ke lie kaThora tapa ke saMkalpa ke sAtha bhagavAna ne vahA~ se prasthAna kiyaa| 54 dina chadmasthacaryA meM rahakara bhagavAna vibhinna prakAra ke tapa karate rahe aura phira usI uccayaMta giri, apane dIkSA-sthala para lauTa aae| vahA~ aSTama tapa meM lIna ho ge| zukladhyAna se bhagavAna ne samasta ghAtikarmoM ko kSINa kara diyA aura Azvina kRSNa amAvasyA kI ardharAtri se pUrva, citrA nakSatra ke yoga meM kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana ko prApta kara liyaa| samavasaraNa : prathama dezanA bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna prApta hote hI sarvalokoM meM eka prakAza vyApta ho gyaa| Asana kampa se iMdra ko isakI sUcanA huii| vaha devatAoM sahita bhagavAna kI vaMdanA karane ko upasthita huaa| devatAoM ne bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa kI racanA kii| saMdeza zrIkRSNa ke pAsa bhI pahu~cA aura saMdezavAhakoM ko unhoMne prasanna hokara puraskRta kiyaa| yAdavavaMziyoM sahita zrIkRSNa, dazoM dazArha, devakI Adi mAtAoM, balabhadra Adi baMdhuoM aura 16 hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha samavasaraNa meM sammilita hue| ye sabhI apane vAhanoM aura zAstroM ko tyAga kara samavasaraNa meMpraviSTa hue| sphaTika Asana para virAjita prabhu pUrvAbhimukhI the, kintu tIrthakaratva ke prabhAva se unakA mukha sabhI dizAoM se dRzyamAna thaa| bhagavAna ne vArtAlApa kI sahaja bhASA meM divya dezanA dI aura apane alaukika jJAnAloka se bhavyoM ke ajJAnAndhakAra ko vidIrNa kara diyaa| prabhu kI virakti-utpreraka vANI se prabhAvita hokara sarvaprathama rAjA varadatta ne prabhu caraNoM meM tatkAla hI dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| isake pazcAt do hajAra kSatriyoM ne dIkSA le lii| anekoM ne zramaNa dIkSA grahaNa kii| aneka rAjakanyAoM ne bhI bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM dIkSA lii| inameM se yakSiNI AryA ko bhagavAna ne zramaNI saMgha kI pravartinI bnaayaa| dazoM dazArha, ugrasena, zrIkRSNa, balabhadra, pradyumna Adi ne zrAvakadharma aura mAtA zivAdevI, rohiNI, devakI, rukmiNI Adi ne zrAvikAdharma svIkAra kiyaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kara bhAvatIrtha kI garimA se vibhUSita hue| rAjImatI dvArA pravrajyA rAjImatI priyatama ke viyoga meM atizaya kaSTamaya samaya vyatIta kara rahI thii| bhagavAna ke kevalI ho jAne ke zubha saMvAda se vaha harSa vihvala ho utthii| usane sAMsArika sukhoM ko to tyAga hI diyA thaa| aba vaha pati ke mArga para agrasara hone ko kRta saMkalpa ho gyii| duHkhI mAtA-pitA se jaise-taise usane anumati lI aura keza-luMcana kara saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| svayaM dIkSA grahaNa kara lene para usane anya aneka striyoM ko dIkSA dii| aneka sAdhviyoM ke sAtha vaha bhagavAna ke caraNoM kI vandanA ke lie cala pdd'ii| isa samaya kevalI bhagavAna revatAcala para virAjita the|

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi mArga meM sahasA varSA ke kAraNa ye sabhI sAdhviyAM aura rAjImatI bhIga gyiiN| ve alaga- alaga kaMdarAoM meM zaraNa ke lie gyiiN| rAjImatI ne kandarA meM jAkara apane bhIge vastra utAra kara sukhA die| tabhI kAmottejita rathanemi para usakI dRSTi pdd'ii| rathanemi pahale bhI rAjakumArI rAjImatI se vivAha karane kA icchuka thA, kintu rAjImatI ne usakI icchA ko ThukarA diyaa| yahA~ rathanemi ne kutsita prastAva rAjImatI ke samakSa rkhaa| isa samaya rathanemi bhI saMyama svIkAra kie hue the| rAjImatI ne usakI bhartsanA karate hue kahA ki tyAge hue viSayoM ko punaH svIkAra karate tumheM lajjA nahIM AtI? dhikkAra haiM tumheM ! rAjImatI kI isa phaTakAra se rathanemi kA vicalita mana punaH dharma meM sthira ho gayA / bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM pahu~cakara rathanomi ne apane pApoM ko svIkAra kiyA va AlocanA pratikramaNa ke mAdhyama se Atma zuddhi kI / kaThora tapa se usane karmoM ko naSTa kiyA aura antataH vaha zuddha - buddha aura mukta ho gyaa| bhagavAna kI vandanA kara rAjImatI ne bhI kaThora tapa, vrata, sAdhanAdi dvArA kevalajJAna prApta kiyA aura nirvANa pada kA use lAbha huA / lokahitakArI upadeza bhagavAna lagabhaga 700 varSoM taka kevalI paryAya meM vicaraNa karate rahe aura apanI divya vANI se lokahita karate rhe| bhagavAna kA vihAra kSetra prAyaH saurASTra hI thA / saMyama, ahiMsA, karuNA Adi ke AcaraNa ke lie prabhu apane upadezoM dvArA prabhAvI rUpa se prerita karate rahate the| yAdava jAti ne usa kAla meM paryApta utthAna kara liyA thA, kintu mAMsAhAra aura madirA kI duSpravRttiyoM meM vaha grasta thaa| ina pravRttiyoM ko vinAza kA kAraNa batAte hue unhoMne aneka prasaMgoM para yAdava jAti ko sAvadhAna kiyA thaa| 115 - bhaviSya - kathana vicaraNa karate hue eka bAra prabhu kA Agamana dvArikA meM huaa| zrIkRSNa bhagavAna kI sevA meM upasthita hue| unhoMne apane mana kI sahaja jijJAsA prastuta karate hue dvArikA nagarI ke bhaviSya ke sambandha meM prazna kiyA ki vaha svargopama purI aisI hI banI rahegI yA isakA bhI dhvaMsa hogA ? bhagavAna ne bhaviSyavANI karate hue kahA ki zIghra hI yaha sundara nagarI madirA, agni aura RSi - ina tIna kAraNoM se vinaSTa ho jAyagI / zrIkRSNa ko cintAmagna dekhakara prabhu ne isa vinAza se bacane kA upAya bhI btaayaa| unhoMne kahA ki kucha upAya haiM, jinase nagarI ko amara to nahIM banAyA jA sakatA kintu usakI Ayu avazya hI bar3hAyI jA sakatI hai| ve upAya aise haiM jo bhI nAgarikoM ko apanAne hoNge| saMkaTa kA pUrNa vivecana karate hue bhagavAna ne kahA ki kucha madyapa yAdava kumAra dvaipAyana RSi ke sAtha abhadra vyavahAra kreNge| RSi krodhAveza meM dvArikA ko bhasma karane kI

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116 caubIsa tIrthaMkara pratijJA kreNge| kAla ko prApta kara RSi agnideva baneMge aura apanI pratijJA pUrI kreNge| (yadi nAgarika mAMsa-madirA kA sarvathA tyAga kareM aura tapa karate raheM to nagara kI surakSA saMbhava hai|) zrIkRSNa ne dvArikA meM madyapAna kA niSedha kara diyA aura jitanI bhI madirA usa samaya thI, use jaMgaloM meM pheMka diyA gyaa| sabhI ne sarvanAza se rakSA pAne ke lie madirA kA sarvathA tyAga kara diyA aura yathA-sAmarthya tapa meM pravRtti rakhane lge| ___ samaya vyatIta hotA rahA aura bhagavAna kI cetAvanI se logoM kA dhyAna haTatA rhaa| janatA asAvadhAnahone lgii| saMyoga se kucha yAdava kumAra kadambavana kI ora vihArArtha gae the| vahA~ unheM pUrva meM pheMka gayI madirAkahIM zilAsaMdhiyoM meM surakSita mila gyii| unheM to Ananda hI A gyaa| chaka kara madirA pAna kiyA aura phira unheM vicAra AyA dvaipAyana RSi kA; jo dvArikA ke vinAza ke pradhAna kAraNa banane vAle haiN| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki RSi kA hI Aja vadha kara diyA jaay| nagarI isase surakSita ho jaaygii| ___ ina madyapa yuvakoM ne RSi para prahAra kara diyaa| pracaNDa krodha se abhibhUta dvaipAyana ne unake sarvanAza kI pratijJA krnii| bhaviSyavANI ke anusAra RSi maraNoparAnta agnideva bane, kintu ve dvArikA kI koI bhI hAni nahIM karapAye, kyoMki usa nagarI meM koI na koI jana tapa karatA hI rahatA thA aura agnideva kA basa hI nahIM cala paataa| dhIre-dhIre sabhI nizcinta ho gae ki aba koI khAsa AvazyakatA nahIM hai aura sabhI ne tapa tyAga diyaa| agnidevatA ko / varSoM ke bAda aba avasara milaa| zItala jana-varSA karane vAle meghoM kA nivAsa-sthala yaha svaccha vyoma taba agnivarSA karane lgaa| sarva bhA~ti samRddha dvArikA nagarI bhISaNa jvAlAo se bhasma samUha ke rUpa meM hI avaziSTa raha gyii| madirA antata: dvArikA ke vinAza meM pradhAna rUpa se kAraNa bnii| parinirvANa jIvana ke antima samaya meM bhagavAna ariSTanemi ne ujjayanta giri para 536 sAdhuoM ke sAtha anazana kara liyaa| ASAr3ha zuklA aSTamI kI madhya rAtri meM, citrA nakSatra ke yoga meM Ayu, nAma, gotra aura vedanIya karmoM kA nAza kara nirvANapada prApta kara liyA aura ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| __ bhagavAna ariSTanemi kI Ayu eka hajAra varSa kI thii| dharma parivAra 18 gaNadhara kevalI 1,500

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bhagavAna ariSTanemi 117 mana:paryavajJAnI 1,000 avadhijJAnI 1,500 caudaha pUrvadhArI 400 vaikriyalabdhikArI 1,500 vAdI 800 sAdhu 18,000 sAdhvI 40,000 zrAvaka 1,69,000 zrAvikA 3,36,000 anuttaragati vAle 1,600 1,500 zramaNa aura 3,000 zramaNiyA~ kula 4500 antevAsI siddha, buddha aura mukta hue|

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tatkAlIna paristhitiyA~ usa kAla kI dhArmika paristhitayoM kA adhyayana do pramukha binduo ko ubhAratA hai| eka to yaha ki usa yuga meM tAttvika cintana vikasita hone lagA thA / jIvana aura jagata ke mUlabhUta tattvoM ke viSaya meM vicAra-viniyama aura cintana-manana dvArA siddhAMtoM kA nirUpaNa hone lagA thA aura isa prakAra 'parAvidyA ' AkAra meM Ane lagI thI / yajJAdi karmakANDa viSayaka 'aparAvidyA' nisteja hone lagI thI, ise mokSa- prApti kA samartha sAdhana mAnane meM bhI sandeha kiyA jAne lagA thaa| ye cintaka aura mananakarttA brahma, jIvana, jagata, AtmAdi sUkSma viSayoM para zAMtaikAnta sthaloM meM nivAsa aura vicaraNa karate hue maMthana kiyA karate tathA prAyaH mauna hI rahA karate the| apane bAhya vyavahAra kI isa viziSTatA ke kAraNa ye 'muni' kahalAte the| dUsarI ora yajJAdi karmoM ke bahAne vyApaka rUpa se bali ke nAma para jIvahiMsA kI jAtI thii| bali kA tathAkathita prayojana hotA thA - devoM ko tuSTa aura prasanna krnaa| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne ise mithyAcAra batAte hue isakA virodha kiyA thaa| bali kI aura yajJAdi karmakANDoM kI nindA ke kAraNa yajJAdi meM vizvAsa rakhane vAloM kA virodha bhI bhagavAna ko sahanA par3A hogA, kintu isa kAraNa se aisI mAnyatA kI sthApanA meM aucitya pratIta nahIM hotA ki virodhiyoM ke kAraNa bhagavAna ne apanA janma kSetra tyAga kara dharmopadeza ke lie anArya pradeza ko cunaa| anArya pradeza meM dharma pracAra kA abhiyAna to unhoMne calAyA, para kisI AtaMka ke pariNAmasvarUpa nahIM, apitu vyApaka jana-kalyANa kI bhAvanA ne hI unheM isa dizA meM prerita kiyA thA / - nizcita hI jana-mana ke kalyANArtha apAra - apAra sAmarthya bhagavAna pArzvanAtha meM thA, jisakA unhoMne sadupayoga bhI kiyaa| Atma-kalyANa meM to ve pIche rahate bhI kaise ? tIrthaMkaratva kI upalabdhi bhagavAna kI samasta garimA kA ekabAragI hI pratipAdana kara detI hai / yaha sArI yogyatA, kSamA aura viziSTa upalabdhiyA~ unake isI eka jIvana kI sAdhanAoM kA phala nahIM, apitu janma-janmAntaroM ke puNya karmoM aura susaMkAroM kA saMgaThita evaM vyakta rUpa thaa| pUrvajanma 118 bhagavAna ke 10 pUrva bhavoM kA vivaraNa milatA hai- 1. marubhUti aura kamaTha kA bhava 2. hAthI kA bhava 3. sahasrAra devaloka kA bhava 4. kiraNadeva vidyAdhara kA bhava 5. acyuta devaloka kA bhava

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha (cinha-nAga) jo saMsAra rUpI pRthvI ko vidArane meM hala ke samAna haiM, jo nIla vaNa zarIra se suzobhita haiM aura pArzva yakSa jinakI sadA sevA karatA hai-aise vAmAdevI ke nandana zrI pArzva prabhu meM merI utsAhayukta bhakti ho, jaise nIla kamala meM bhramara kI bhakti hotI hai| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI 23veM tIrthaMkara hue hai| unakA samagra jIvana hI 'kSamA' aura karuNA kA mUrtimaMta rUpa thaa| apane prati kie gae atyAcAra aura nirmama vyavahAra ko vismRta kara apane sAtha vaimanasya kA tIvra bhAva rakhane vAloM ke prati bhI sahRdayatA, sadbhAvanA aura maMgala kA bhAva rakhane ke Adarza kA anupama citra bhagavAna kA carita prastuta karatA hai| yaha kisI bhI manuSya ko mahAn banAne kI kSamatA rakhane vAlI AdarzAvalI bhagavAna kI janma-janmAntara kI sampatti thii| unake pUrvabhavoM ke prasaMgoM se isa tathya kI puSTi ho jAtI bhagavAna kA avataraNa-kAla IsApUrva 9-10vIM zatI mAnA jAtA hai| ve itihAsa-carcita mahApuruSa haiN| 24veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI se kevala DhAI-tIna sau varSa pUrva hI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI hue haiN| "AryoM ke gaMgA-taTa evaM sarasvatItaTa para pahu~cane se pUrva hI lagabhaga 22 pramukha santa athavA tIrthaMkara jainoM ko dharmopadeza de cuke the, jinake pazcAt pArzva hue aura unheM apane una sabhI pUrva tIrthaMkaroM kA athavA pavitra RSiyoM kA jJAna thA, jo bar3e-bar3e samayAntaroM ko lie hue pahale ho cuke the|" bhAratIya itihAsa 'eka dRSTi' grantha meM gaMbhIra gaveSaNA ke sAtha DaoN0 jyotiprasAda ke uparyukta vicAra bhagavAna ke mAnasika utkarSa kA paricaya dete haiN| jainadharma ke udgama meM bhagavAna kI kitanI mahatI bhUmikA rahI hai-DaoN0 cArla zANTiyara kI isa ukti se isa bindu para paryApta prakAza par3atA hai-"jainadharma nizcita rUpeNa mahAvIra se prAcIna hai| unake prakhyAta pUrvagAAmI pArzva prAya: nizcitarUpeNa eka vAstavika vyakti ke rUpa meM vidyamAna raha cuke haiM aura pariNAmasvarUpa mUla siddhAMtoM kI mukhya bAteM mahAvIra se bahuta pahale sUtrarUpa dhAraNa kara cukI hoNgii|" spaSTa hai ki bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA aitihAsika astitva to asaMdigdha hai hI, sAtha hI jainadharma ke pravartana kA zreya bhI unheM hai, jo samaya ke sAtha-sAtha vikasita hotA calA gyaa|

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120 caubIsa tIrthaMkara 6. vajranAbha kA bhava 7. graiveyaka devaloka kA bhava 8. svarNavAhu kA bhava 9. praNata devaloka kA bhava 10. pArzvanAtha kA bhava potanapura nagara ke nareza mahArAjA aravinda jainadharma parAyaNa the| unake rAjaperohita vizvabhUti ke do putra the-bar3A kamaTha aura choTA mrubhuuti| pitA ke svargavAsa ke bAda kamaTha ne pitA kA kAryabhAra saMbhAla liyA; kintu marubhUti kI ruci sAMsArika viSayoM meM nahIM thii| vaha sarva sAvadyayogoM ko tyAgane ke anukUla avasara kI pratIkSA meM rahA krtaa| donoM bhAiyoM ke manejagata meM jamIna-AsamAna kA antara thaa| kamaTha kAmuka aura daMbhI thaa| ina durguNoM ne usake caritra ko patita kara diyA thaa| yahA~ taka ki apane anuja kI patnI se bhI usake anucita saMbaMdha the| kamaTha kI patnI ise kaise sahana karatI? usane devara ko isa vIbhatsakAMDa kA samAcAra kiyA, kintu marubhUti sahaja hI isameM satyatA kA anubhava na kara paayaa| usakA sarala hRdaya sarvathA kapaTahIna thA aura apane agraja kamaTha ke prati vaha aise kisI bhI saMvAda ko vizvasanIya nahIM mAna paayaa| kAnoM para vizvAsa cAhe na ho, para A~kheM to kabhI chala nahIM kara paatiiN| usane yaha ghora anAcAra jaba svayaM dekhA to sanna raha gyaa| usane rAjA kI sevA meM prArthanA kI aura rAjA, brAhmaNa hone ke nAte kamaTha ko mRtyu daNDa to nahIM de pAyA, kintu use rAjya se niSkAsita kara diyA gyaa| kamaTha ne jaMgala meM kucha dinoM pazcAta tapasyA prArambha kara dii| apane cAroM ora agni prajvalita kara, netra nimIlita kara baiTha gyaa| samIpa ke kSetra meM kamaTha ke tapa kI prazaMsA hone lagI aura zraddhA-bhAva ke sAtha jana-samudAya vahA~ ekatra rahane lgaa| marubhUti ne jaba isa viSaya meM sunA to usakA sarala mana pazcAttApa meM DUba gyaa| vaha socano lagA ki maiMne kamaTha ke lie ghora yAtanApUrNa paristhitiyA~ utpanna karadI hai| usake mana meM utpanna pazcAttApa kA bhAva tIvra hokara use prerita karane lagA ki vaha kamaTha se kSamAyAcanA kre| vaha kamaTha ke pAsa phuNcaa| use dekhakara kamaTha kA vaimanasyabhAva vIbhatsa ho utthaa| marubhUti jaba kSamAyAcanApUrvaka apanA mastaka kamaTha ke caraNoM meM jhukAe hue thA, tabhI kamaTha ne eka bhArI prastara usake sara para de maaraa| marubhUti ke prANa-pakheru ur3a ge| isI bhava meM nahIM, AgAmI aneka janmoM meM kamaTha apanI zatrutA ke kAraNa marubhUti ke jIva ko trasta karatA rhaa| yaha kathA to hai, bhagavAna ke 10 pUrva bhavoM meM se pahale bhava kii| apane AThaveM bhava meM marubhUti kA jIva rAjA svarNabAhu ke rUpa meM utpanna huA thaa| purANapura nagara meM eka samaya mahArAja kulizabAhu kA zAsana thaa| inakI dharmapatnI mahArAnI sudarzanA thii| madhya graiveyaka kA AyuSya samApta kara jaba vajranAbha meM jIva kA cyavana huA to usane mahArAnI sudarzanA ke garbha meM sthiti paayii| isI rAtri ko rAnI ne 14 divya svapna dekheM

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 121 aura inake zubha phaloM se avagata hokara vaha phUlI na samAyI ki vaha cakravartI athavA dharmacakrI putra kI jananI bnegii| garbhAvadhi kI samApti para rAnI ne eka sundara aura tejavAna kumAra ko janma diyaa| pitA mahArAjA kulizabAhu ne kumAra kA nAma svarNabAhu rkhaa| svarNabAhu jaba yuvaka hue to ve dhIra, vIra, sAhasI aura parAkramI the| saba prakAra se yogya ho jAne para mahArAjA kulizabAhu ne kumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA aura svayaM pravrajyA grahaNa krlii| nRpati ke rUpa meM svarNabAhu ne prajAvatsalatA aura parAkrama kA acchA paricaya diyaa| eka samaya rAjya ke AyudhAgAra meM cakraratna udita huA jisake pariNAmasvarUpa mahArAja svarNabAhu cha: khaNDa pRthvI kI sAdhanA kara cakravartI samrATa ke gaurava se vibhUSita hue| purANapura meM tIrthaMkara jagannAtha kA samavasaraNa thaa| mahArAja svarNabAhu bhI upasthita hue| vahA~ vairAgya kI mahimA para cintana karate hue unheM jAti-smaraNa ho gyaa| putra ko rAjyArUr3ha para unhoMne tIrthaMkara jagannAtha ke pAsa hI dIkSA le lii| muni svarNabAhu ne arhadbhakti Adi bIsa boloM kI ArAdhanA aura kaThoratapa ke pariNAmasvarUpa tIrthaMkara nAkakarmakA upArjana kiyaa| eka samaya muni svarNabAhu vihAra karate karate kSIravarNA vana meM phuNce| kamaTha kA jIva aneka bhavoM kI yAtrA karate hue isa samaya isI vana meM siMha ke bhava meM thaa| vana meM muni ko dekhakara siMha ko pUrva bhavoM kA vaira smaraNa ho AyA aura kupita hokara usane muni svarNabAhu para AkramaNa kara diyaa| muni apanA antima samaya samajhakara saceta ho gae the unhoMne anazana grahaNa kara liyaa| hiMsra siMha ne muni kA kAma tamAma kara diyaa| isa prakAra muni svarNabAhu ne samAdhipUrvaka deha ko tyAgA aura mahAprabha vimAna meM maharddhika deva bne| siMha bhI maraNa prApta kara cauthe naraka meM nairayika huaa| janma-vaMza pavitra gaMgA nadI ke taTa para kAzI deza-isa deza kI eka ramaNIka aura vikhyAta nagarI thI vaaraannsii| kisI samaya isa nagara meM mahArAjA azvasena kA rAjya thaa| ikSvAkuvaMza ke ziromaNi mahArAjA azvasena kI mahArAnI thiiN-vaamaadevii| caitra kRSNA caturthI kA divasa aura vizAkhA nakSatra kA zubhayoga thA-taka svarNabAhu kA jIva mahAprabha vimAna se apanA 20 sAgara kA AyuSya bhogakara cyuta huA aura rAnI vAmAdevI ke garbha meM sthita huaa| garbha dhAraNa kI rAtri meM hI rAnI ne 14 mahAn aura zubha svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| svapnaphala-draSTAoM kI bhaviSya-ukti sunakara ki rAnI kI kokha se tejasvI cakravartI athavA tIrthaMkara hone vAlA putra-ratna utpanna hogA-rAja-parivAra meM prasannatA vyApta ho gyii| mAtA sukhada au Anandita mana ke sAtha garbha-poSaNa karane lgii| yathAsamaya mAtA ne pauSa kRSNA dazamI ko anurAdhA nakSatra ke zubhayoga meM eka tejasvI putra ratna ko janma diyaa| nIlamaNi kI-sI kAMti aura ahi mukha cinha se yukta kumAra ke janma lete hI sabhI lokoM meM eka Aloka vyApta ho gayA, jo tIrthaMkara ke avataraNa kA saMketa thaa| dikumAriyoM, devendra aura devoM ne milakara bhagavAna ke janma-kalyANa mahotsava kA Ayojana kiyaa|

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122 caubIsa tIrthaMkara kumAra-janma se sAre rAjya meM harSa kA jvAra sA A gayA thaa| 10 dina taka bhA~tibhA~ti ke utsava manate rhe| jaba kumAra garbha meM the to rAnI ne aMdherI rAta meM bhI rAjA ke pAsa (pArzva) calate sA~pa ko dekha liyA thA aura rAjA ko saceta kara unakI prANa-rakSA kiithii| isa AdhAra para mahArAja azvasena ne kumArakA nAma rakhA pArzva kumaar| uttara purANa ke eka ullekha ke anusAra kumAra kA yaha nAmakaraNa indra dvArA huA thaa| gRhastha jIvana yuvarAja pArzvakumAra atyanta vAtsalya evaM sneha se sikta vAtAvaraNa meM vikasita hote rhe| bhA~ti-bhA~ti kI bAla-sahaja krIr3A-kautuka karate, svajana-parijanoM ko rijhAte hue krama se apanI Ayu kI sIr3hiyA~ lA~ghate rhe| ve janmajAta prabuddhacetA aura cintanazIla the| viSaya aura samasyA para manana kara usakI taha taka pahu~cane kI adbhuta kSamatA thIM unmeN| maulika buddhi se ve pracalita mAnyatAoM kA vizleSaNa karate aura tarka kI kasauTI para jo kharI utaratIM, kevala unhIM ko ve satya-svarUpa svIkAra karate the| zeSa kA ve virodha karate the tathA ora nirbhIkatA ke sAtha unakA khaNDana bhI kiyA karate the| ve sahaja vizvAsI na the aura yahI kAraNa hai ki aMdha-vizvAsa to unako sparza bhI na kara pAyA thaa| jaisA ki varNita kiyA jA cukA hai bhagavAna kA vaha yuga pAkhaNDa aura aMdha-vizvAsoM ke yuga thaa| tapa-yajJAdi ke nAma para bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pAkhaNDoM kA khulA vyavahAra thaa| vaha mithyA mAyAcAra ke atirikta kucha bhI na thaa| vArANasI to vizeSata: tApasa-kendra hI banI huI thii| eka dina yuvarAja pArzvakumAra ne sunA ki nagara meM eka tApasa AyA hai, jo paMcadhUnI tapa kara rahA hai| asaMkhya zraddhAlu nara-nArI darzanArtha pahu~ca rahe the| rAjamAtA aura anya svajanoM ko bhI jaba unhoMne usa tApasa kI vandanA karane hetu jAte dekhA, to utsukatAvaza ve bhI sAtha ho lie| unhoMne dekhA apAra jana-samudAya ekatrita hai aura madhya meM tApasa tapa tApa rahA hai| agni jaba manda hone lagatI to bar3e-bar3e lakkar3a tApasa agni meM khisakAtA jA rahA thaa| jaba isI prakAra eka lakkar3a usane khisakAyA, to usameM yuvarAja ne eka nAga jIvita avasthA meM dekhaa| unake mana meM jIvita nAga ke dAha kI saMbhAvanA se atizaya karuNA kA udreka huaa| sAtha hI aisI sAdhanA ke prati ghRNA kA bhAva bhI udita huA jinameM nirIha prANiyoM kI prANahAni ko bhI niSiddha nahIM samajhA jaataa| jahA~ ekatrita samudAya tApasa kI stutiyA~ kara rahA thA, vahA~ rAjakumAra pArzva ke mana meM isa tApasa ke prati, usake ajJAna ke kAraNa bhartsanA kA bhAva prabala hotA jA rahA thaa| yuvarAja ne tApasa kamaTha ko sAvadhAna karate hue kahA ki yaha tapa kisI zubha phala ko dene vAlA nahIM hogaa| karuNA se rahita koI dharma nahIM ho sakatA aura yadi aisA koI dharma mAnA jAtA hai, to vaha ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hI dharma mAnA jA sakatA hai-vAstava meM vaha ADambara aura pAkhaNDa ke atirikta kucha bhI nahIM hai| anya jIvoM ko kaSTa pAkara, unakA prANAnta kara Age bar3hane vAlI sAdhanA, sAdhaka kA kalyANa nahIM kara sktii|

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha apanI sAdhanA ke prati kI gayI lalakAra ko kamaTha sahana nahIM kara paayaa| usane rAjakumAra ke vicAroM kA pratyAkhyAna karate hue roSayukta vANI meM kahA ki tapa kI mahimA ko hama bhalI-bhA~ti samajhate haiN| tuma jaise rAjadaNDa dhAraNa karane vAloM ko isakA mithyA dambha nahIM rakhanA caahie| kumAra zAnta the / gambhIra vANI meM unhoMne kahA ki dharma para kisI vyakti, vaMza yA varNa kA ekAdhipatya nahIM ho sktaa| kSatriya hokara bhI koI dharma ke marma ko samajha hI nahIM sakatA apitu samajhA bhI sakatA hai aura brAhmaNa hokara bhI dharma ke nAma para akaruNa bana sakatA hai, jIva hiMsA kara sakatA hai| aisA na hotA to Aja tuma jIvita prANI ko yoM agni meM nahIM homate / 123 ekatrita janasamudAya meM apane prati dhAraNA kI avanati dekhakara kamaTha to krodhAbhibhUta ho gyaa| usake raktimavarNI netroM kA AkAra abhivardhita hone lgaa| krodha meM Akara usane rAjakumAra pArzva ko burA-bhalA khaa| vaha karkazavANI meM kahane lagA ki kumAra mujha para jIva- hatyA kA doSa lagAkara vyartha hI bhaktoM kI dRSTi meM mujhe avanata karane kA sAhasa soca-samajha kara kro| maiM kisI bhI prANI kI hatyA nahIM kara rahA huuN| isa vAk - saMgharSa ko vyartha samajhakara yuvarAja pArzvakumAra ne nAga kI prANa-rakSA dvArA apane karttavya ko pUrNa karane kI ThAna lii| unhoMne AjJA dI ki lakkar3a ko agni se bAhara nikAla liyA jAya / sevakoM ne turanta Adeza- pAlana kiyaa| usane lakkar3a ko Aga se bAhara nikalavAkara nAga ko isa dAruNa yAtanA se mukta kiyaa| aba taka nAga bhISaNa agni se jhulasa gayA thA aura maraNAsanna thA / unhoMne use navakAra mahAmamaMtra zravaNa karavAyA - isa prayojana se ki use sadgati prApta ho sake / lakkar3a meM se nAga ko isa duravasthA meM nikalate dekhakara kamaTha ko to jaise kATha hI mAra gyaa| janatA usakI karuNAhInatA ke lie nindA karane lgii| vaha hataprabha sA ho gyaa| isa para kumAra kA yaha upadeza ki ajJAna tapa ko tyAgoM aura dayA- dharma kA pAlana kare - yaha kathana usako asaMtulita kara deneM ko paryApta thA hii| ghora lajjA ne use nagara tyAgakara anyatra vanoM meM jAne ko vivaza kara diyaa| vahA~ bhI vaha kaThora ajJAna tapa meM hI vyasta rahA aura maraNoparAnta meghamAlI nAmaka asurakumAra deva banA / pArzvakumAra kI cintanazIlatA kI cintanazIlatA ne unheM saMsAra kI asAratA se bhalI-bhA~ti avagata kara diyA thaa| ve mAnasika rUpa se to virakta jIvana hI jI rahe the| vaibhava meM nimagna rahakara bhI jala meM kamalavat ve sarvathA nirlipta rahA karate the| viSayoM ke prati raMcamAtra bhI AkarSaNa usake mana meM na thA / unake jJAna aura zakti kI gAthAe~ dUra- dUra taka kahI - sunI jAtI thIM / bhavya ati sundara vyaktitva kumAra kI vizeSatA thii| aneka rAjagharAnoM se kumAra ke lie vivAha prastAva Ane lage, kintu ve to sAdhanA - patha ko apanAnA cAhate the / ataH ve bhalA inameM se kisI ko kaise svIkAra karate / usa samaya kuzasthala meM mahArAjA prasenajita kA zAsana thaa| unakI rAjakumArI prabhAvatI aniMdya rUpavatI aura sarvaguNasampanna thii| aba vaha bhI vivAhayopayukta vaya ko prApta

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara kara cukI thI aura mahArAja prasenajita usake anukUla vara kI khoja meM the| kumArI prabhAvatI ne eka dina kinnariyoM kA eka gIta suna liyA, jisameM pArzvakumAra ke anupama rUpa kI prazaMsA ke sAtha-sAtha usa kanyA ke mahAbhAgya kA bakhAna thA, jo usakI patnI bnegii| rAjakumArI pArzvakumAra ke prati pUrvarAga se grasta ho gyii| usane mana meM saMkalpa dhAraNa kara liyA ki vaha vivAha karegI to usI rAjakumAra se anyathA Ajanma avivAhitA hI rahegI / komala mana ne isakI abhivyakti sakhiyoM ke sammukha kI aura rAjakumArI kI hitaiSiNI una sakhiyoM ne yaha saMvAda rAjA prasenajita taka pahu~cA diyaa| aba prayatna prArambha hue| mahArAjA svayaM vArANasI nareza mahArAja azvasena ke samajha isa prArthanA ke sAtha pahu~cAnA hI cAhate the ki eka saMkaTa A upasthita huaa| 124 kaliMga meM una dinoM yavanarAja kA zAsana thaa| vaha apane yuga kA eka zaktizAlI zAsaka thA / yavanarAja ne jaba kumArI ke rUpaguNa kI khyAti sunI, to use prApta karane ke lie lAlAyita ho utthaa| usane mahArAjA prasenajita ko sandeza bhijavAyA ki prabhAvatI kA hAtha mere hAtha meM do, anyathA yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho jaao| isa dhamakI se rAjA prasenajita vicalita ho gae the| yavanarAja kI zakti ke dabAva meM bhI bhalA rAjA apanI kanyA use kaise de dete? aba unake pAsa anya zAsakoM se sahAyatA kI yAcanA karane ke aririkta koI mArga nahIM thaa| nidAna, unhoMne apanA dUta mahArAja azvasena ke darabAra meM bhejA / dUta ne sArI kathA prastuta kara dii| rAjakumArI ke mana meM pArzvakumAra ke prati prema kA jo prabala bhAva thA, dUta ne mahArAjA azvasena ko usase bhI avagata kiyA aura prArthanA kI ki saMkaTa kI isa ghar3I meM kuzasthala kI svAdhInatA aura rAjakumArI prabhAvatI ke dharma kI rakSA kIjie / mahArAjA azvasena ko yavanarAja kA yaha anItipUrNa durAgraha uttejita kara gayA / unhoMne dUta ko mahArAja prasenajita kI sahAyatA karane kA AzvAsana dekara vidA kiyaa| aura yuddha kI taiyArI kA Adeza diyA / turanta hI senyadala zastra se susajjita hokara prayANa hetu tatpara ho gyaa| mahArAjA svayaM isa vizAlavAhinI kA netRtva karane ke lie prasthAna kara hI rahe the ki yuvarAja pArzvakumAra upasthita hue aura unhoMne vinayapUrvaka nivedana kiyAki yuvA putra ke hote hue mahArAjA ko yaha kaSTa na karanA hogaa| mujhe Adeza dIjie - maiM yavana senA kA damana karane kI pUrNa kSamatA rakhatA huuN| mere bhujabala ke parIkSaNa kA ucita avasara AyA hai / kRmayA yaha dAyitva mujhe sauMpie / pitA apane putra kI zakti se paricita theM unhoMne saharSa apanI sahamati vyakta kara dii| vArANasI kI senA ne rAjakumAra pArzvakumAra ke utsAhavarddhaka netRtva meM prayANa kiyaa| isakA samAcAra pAkara hI yavanarAja sanna raha gyaa| pArzvakumAra ke parAkrama aura zaurya se vaha bhalA kaise aparicita raha sakatA thA ? usakA zakti kA dambha phIkA par3ane lgaa| usakA AmanA-sAmanA jaba pArzvakumAra se huA to unake pratApI vyaktitva ko dekha kara usakI vijaya kI rahI-sahI AzA bhI dhvasta ho gayI / pArzvakumAra ne yavanarAja se kahA ki tuma AtaMkita pratIta hote ho| maiM zaktizAlI hU~, kintu tumhArI taraha nirIha prajA aura zAntikA

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 125 vinAza maiM upayukta nahIM mAnatA huuN| rAjakumArI kI mA~ga kara tumane ghora anucita kArya kiyA hai| yadi aba bhI tuma apane isa aparAdha ke lie kSamAyAcanA karane ko tatpara ho, to yuddha Tala sakatA hai| yuddha hone para tumhArA aura tumhArI zakti kA cinha bhI zeSa nahIM rhegaa| unhoMne yavana rAja ko lalakArA ki aba bhI agara tuma yuddha cAhate ho to uThAo shstr| yavanarAja ke to chakke hI chUTa ge| usane zastra jhala die aura pIpala ke patte kI taraha kA~pate hue kSamAyAcanA karane lgaa| usakA sArA garva tahasa-nahasa ho gyaa| kumAra ne yavanarAja aura kuzasthala-nareza mahArAja prasenajita ke madhya mitratA kA sambandha sthApita karA diyA aura saMkaTa ke megha chitara kara adRzya ho ge| rAjakumArI kA bhAgyAkAza bhI svaccha aura nirabhra ho gyaa| mahArAja prasenajita to atizaya AbhArI the hii| unhoMne samasta rAjya kI ora se kumAra ke prati dhanyavAda karate hue unakA abhinaMdana kiyaa| unhoMne rAjakumAra se apanI kanyA prabhAvatI ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kA bhI prabala Agraha kiyaa| rAjakumArI ke dRr3ha prema se avagata hokara pArzvakumAra vicitra samasyA meM grasta ho ge| ve kuzasthala kI surakSA hetu Ae the; vivAha ke lie nhiiN| isa naye kArya ke lie pitA kI anumati apekSita thI aura kumAra ne isI Azaya kA uttara diyaa| mahArAjA prasenajita apanI putrI ke sAtha vArANasI pahuMce aura unhoMne mahArAjA azvasena se AgrahapUrvaka nivedana kiyaa| usa samaya kumAra kI bhavya saphalatA ke upalakSa meM rAjadhAnI meM ullAsa ke sAtha samAroha manAe jA rahe the| yadyapi kumAra, jo manase meM virakta the, vivAha ke cakra meM par3anA nahIM cAhate the, kintu apane pitA ke Adeza kA pAlana karate hue unhoMne apanI svIkRti de dI aura samArohoM meM eka navIna AkarSaNa A gyaa| anupama utsAha ke sAtha rAjakumAra pArzvakumAra aura rAjakumArI prabhAvatI kA pariNayotsava sampanna huaa| aba pArzvakumAra ke jIvana meM sarvatra sarasatA aura AnaMda bikharA par3A thaa| yauvana aura rUpa, zrRMgAra aura prema sukha-saritAe~ pravAhita karane lge| prabhAvatI kA nirmala anurAga unheM prApta thA, unakA mana ina sAMsArika viSayoM meM nahIM rama paayaa| bhautika sukhoM kI kAmanA to unheM kabhI rahI hI nhiiN| jyoM-jyoM viSayoM kA vistAra hotA gayA unakA mana tyoM hI tyoM virAga kI ora bar3hatA gayA aura aMtata: mAtra 30 varSa kI avasthA meM unhoMne saMsAra ko tyAga dene kA apanA saMkalpa vyakta bhI kara diyaa| taba taka unheM yaha anubhava bhI hone laga gayA thA ki unake bhoga phaladAyI karmoM kI samApti aba samIpa hI hai aura aba unheM Atma-kalyANa meM pravRtta honA caahie| tabhI lokAMtika devoM ne dharmatIrtha ke pravartana kI prArthanA kii| kumAra pArzva varSIdAna meM laga gye| ve eka varSa taka dAna dete rahe aura taba unakA dIkSAbhiSeka huaa|

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126 dIkSAgrahaNa : kevalajJAna dIkSAbhiSeka sampanna ho jAne para pArzvakumAra ne niSkramaNa kiyaa| samasta vaibhava aura svajana - parijanoM ko tyAgakara ve vizAlA nAma kI zivikA meM ArUr3ha ho Azrama pada udyAna meM pdhaare| vahA~ svataH hI unhoMne samasta vastrAbhUSaNoM ko apane tana se pRthak kara diyA aura 300 anya rAjAoM ke sAtha aSTama tapa meM bhagavAna ne dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| dIkSA ke turanta pazcAta hI unheM manaH paryavajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| vaha pauSa kRSNA ekAdazI ke anurAdhA nakSatra kA zubha yoga thA / AgAmI divasa ko koSkaTa grAma meM dhanya nAma ke eka gRhastha ke yahA~ bhagavAna prathama pAraNA huaa| isake pazcAt bhagavAna ne apane ajastra vihAra para kokaTa grAma se prasthAna kiyaa| abhigraha caubIsa tIrthaMkara dIkSoparAMta bhagavAna ne yaha abhigraha kiyA ki apane sAdhanA samaya arthAt 83 dina kI chadmasthacaryA kI avadhi meM maiM zarIra se mamatA haTAkara sarvathA samAdhi avasthA meM rahU~gA / isa sAdhanA kAla meM deva - manuja, pazu-pakSiyoM kI ora se jo bhI upasarga utpanna hoMge unako acaMcala bhAva se sahana karU~gA / bhagavAna apane abhigraha ke anurUpa zivapurI nagara meM padhAre aura kauzAmba vana meM dhyAnalIna hokara khar3e ho ge| upasarga apane satata aura mukta vihAra ke daurAna bhagavAna eka bAra eka tApasa- Azrama ke samIpa pahu~ce hI the ki saMdhyA ho gayI / ataH bhagavAna ne agrasara hone kA vicAra sthagita kara diyaa| ve eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce kAyotsarga kara khar3e ho gae- dhyAnastha ho ge| isa samaya kamaTha kA jIva meghamAlI asura ke rUpa meM thaa| usane apane jJAna se jJAta kara liyA ki bhagavAna ke sAtha usakA pUrvabhava kA vaimanasya hai| bhagavAna dhyAnastha haiN| vaha isa komala paristhiti kA lAbha uThAne ke lie prerita ho utthaa| pratizodha kA bhAva usake mana meM kasamasAne lgaa| kamaTha ne mAyAcAra kA Azraya liyaa| usane siMha, bhAlU, hAthI Adi vibhinna rUpa dhAraNa kara bhagavAna ko bhayabhIta karane kA aura unake dhyAna ko bhaMga karane kA bharasaka prayatna kiyaa| inakA tanika bhI prabhAva nahIM huA, ve yathAvata dhyAnalIna, zAMta aura avicalita hI bane rhe| apanI isa asaphalatA para meghamAlI bar3A kuNThita ho gayA / pratikriyAsvarUpa vaha aura adhika bhayaMkara bAdhA upasthita karane kI yojanA socane lagA / usane turaMta eka niNraya kara liyA aura sArA gaganamaNDala ghanaghora meghoM se AcchAdita ho

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha gayA / kampita kara dene vAlI megha garjanAoM se dizAe~ kA~pane lagIM, capalA kI camaka-damaka jaise pralaya ke Agamana kA saMketa karane lgii| tIvra jhaMjhAvAta bhI sakriya ho gayA, jisakI capeTa meM Akara vizAlakAya vRkSa bhI dhvasta hone lge| ina viparIta aura bhayaMkara paristhitiyoM meM bhI bhagavAna acala bane rhe| taba mUsalAdhAra varSA hone lgii| jaladhArAe~ megha rUpI dhanuSa se nikale bANoM kI bhA~ti prahAra karane lgaa| dekhate hI dekhate sRSTi saMhAraka jala-plAvana - sA dRzya upasthita ho gyaa| sArA Azrama jalamagna ho gyaa| dharatI para pAnI kI gaharAI uttarottara bar3hatI gyii| bhagavAna ghuTanoM taka jala magna hue aura meghamAlI kI A~kheM udhara hI gar3a gayI / jyoM-jyoM jala-stara bar3hatA jAtA, vaha adhika se adhika prasanna hotA jA rahA thaa| jaba bhagavAna kI nAsikA ko jala sparza karane lagA to apanI yojanA kI saphalatA kI sannikaTatA anubhava kara vaha darpapUrNa aTTahAsa kara uThA / prabhu the ki aba bhI apane aTala dhyAna meM magna avicalita khar3e the| - 127 nAgakumAroM ke indra dharaNendra ne bhagavAna ke isa raudra upasarga ko dekhA aura usake mana meM meghamAlI ke prati tIvra bhartsanA kA bhAva ghara kara gyaa| vaha turanta bhagavAna kI sevA meM upasthita huaa| usane prabhu ke caraNoM ke nIce svarNa kamala kA Asana raca diyA aura apane sapta phanoM kA chatra dhAraNa karAkara bhagavAna kI isa bhISaNa varSA se rakSA kii| jala stara jyoM-jyoM Upara uThatA jAtA thA, bhagavAna kA Asana bhI Upara uThatA jAtA ataH yaha jala unakI koI hAni nahIM kara skaa| ve isa upasarga kI ghora yAtanA meM bhI apanI sAdhanA meM dRr3ha bane rhe| meghamAlI kA yaha dA~va bhI cuka gyaa| krodha tathA pratizodha-pUrti meM asaphalatA kI lajjA ke kAraNa vaha kSubdha bhI thA aura kiMkartavyavimUr3ha bhI / usakI samasta mAyA viphala ho rahI thii| dharaNendra ne pratAr3anA dete hue meghamAlI se kahA ki jagata ke kalyANa kA mArga khojane vAle bhagavAna ke mArga meM bAdhAe~ upasthita karake tU kitanA bhayaMkara duSkarma kara rahA hai - tujhe yaha kadAcit pUrNataH mAlUma nahIM hai / aba bhI tujhe cAhie ki tU bhagavAna kI zaraNa AjA aura apane pApoM kI kSamA krvaale| yadi tUne aba bhI apanI mAyA ko nahIM sa~bhAlA to tU sarvathA akSamya ho jaaygaa| bhagavAna ke aparAdhI kA bhalA kabhI kalyANa huA hai ? dharaNendra kA ukta prayatna prabhAvI huA aura asura meghamAlI ke mana meM apanI karanI ke prati pazcAttApa aMkurita huA / use bodha utpanna huA aura apane duSkarma ke kAraNa use Atma - glAni hone lgii| vaha socane lagA ki apanI samagra zakti ko prayukta karake bhI maiM apanI yojanA meM saphala na ho sakA, vyartha hI gayI merI sArI mAyA / ina bhayaMkara upadravoM kA kucha bhI prabhAva bhagavAna para nahIM huaa| ve dhyAnalIna bhI rahe aura zAMta bhii| apAra zakti ke svAmI hote hue bhI mere prati unakI mukhamudrA meM krodha yA ruSTatA kA raMga bhI nahIM A paayaa| bhagavAna kI isa kSamAzIlatA aura dhairya evaM dharaNendra kI preraNA se meghamAlI kA hRdaya parivartana huaa| vaha isa niSkarSa para pahu~cA ki bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM Azraya lene meM hI aba merA kalyANa nihita hai| vaha dambhI aba sarvathA sarala ho gayA thaa| pachatAve ke bhAva ne use bar3A

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128 dayanIya banA diyA thaa| vaha bhagavAna ke caraNa-kamaloM se lipaTa gayA aura dIna vANI meM bAra-bAra kSamA-prArthanA karane lgaa| caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI to parama vItarAgI the| unake lie na koI mitra kA viziSTa sthAna rakhatA thA aura na hI kisI ko ve zatru mAnate the| unake lie dharaNendra aura meghamAlI meM koI antara nahIM thA / ve na apane hitaiSI dharaNendra para prasanna the aura na ghora upadravoM dvArA kaSTa va bAdhA pahu~cAne vAle meghamAlI (kamaTha) ke prati unake mana meM roSa kA hI bhAva thA / bhagavAna ne kamaTha ko Azvasta kiyA aura vaha dhanya ho gayA / dharaNendra bhI bhagavAna kI vandanA kara vidA ho gayA aura kamaTha bhI eka navIna mArga apanAne kI preraNA ke sAtha calA gyaa| bhagavAna ne bhI usa sthala se vihAra kiyA / dIkSoparAMta 83 dina taka bhagavAna isa prakAra aneka parISahoM aura upasargoM ko kSamA va samatA kI prabala bhavanA ke sAtha jhelate rahe evaM chadmasthAvasthA meM vicaraNazIla bane rhe| isa avadhi meM bhagavAna ne aneka kaThora tapa evaM ucca sAdhanAe~ kIM / antataH 84veM dina ve vArANasI ke usI Azramapada udyAna meM lauTa Ae jahA~ unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| vahA~ pahu~cakara ghAtakI vRkSa tale prabhu dhyAna magna khar3e ho ge| aSTama tapa ke sAtha zukladhyAna ke dvitIya caraNa meM praveza kara bhagavAna ne ghAkikarmoM kA kSaya kara diyaa| bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna - kevaladarzana kI prApti ho gyii| vaha caitra kRSNA caturthI ke vizAkhA nakSatra kA zubha yoga thaa| bhagavAna ke kevalI ho jAne kI isa tithi ko to sabhI svIkAra karate haiM, kiMtu katipaya AcAryoM kA mata yaha hai ki yahI vaha tithi thI jaba kamaTha dvArA bhayaMkara upasarga prastuta kie gae the, jabaki zeSa isa tithi ko usa prasaMga ke anantara kI mAnate haiN| deva - devendra ko bhagavAna kI kevala jJAnopalabdhi kI turaMta sUcanA ho gii| ve bhagavAna kI sevA meM vandanArtha upasthita hue unhoMne kevalajJAna kI mahimA kA punaH pratipAdana kiyA / sabhI lokoM meM eka prakhara prakAza bhI vyApta ho gayA ! prathama dharmadezanA bhagavAna kA prathama samavasaraNa Ayojita huaa| unakI amola vANI se lAbhAnvita hone ko deva - manujoM kA apAra samUha ekatrita huA / mAtA - pitA ( mahArAjA azvasena aura rAnI vAmAdevI ) aura prabhAvatI ko bhagavAna ke kevalI ho jAne kI sUcanA se apAra - apAra harSa anubhava huA / samasta rAja - parivAra bhagavAna kI caraNavandanA hetu upasthita huA | navIna garimA- maNDita bhavya vyaktitva ke svAmI bhagavAna ko zAMta mudrA meM virAjita dekhakara prabhAvatI ke nayana cU pdd'e| bhagavAna to aise virakta the, jinake lie samasta prANI hI mitra the aura unameM se koI bhI viziSTa sthAna nahIM rakhatA thA /

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bhagavAna pArzvanAtha prabhu ne apanI prathama dezanA meM indriyoM ke damana aura sarva kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta karane kA upadeza diyaa| kaSAyoM se utpanna hone vAle kupariNAmoM kI vyAkhyA karate hue bhagavAna ne dharma - sAdhanA kI mahattA kA pratipAdana kiyaa| apanI dezanA meM bhagavAna ne spaSTa kiyA ki AtmA jJAna ke prakAza se paripUrNa candramA ke samAna hai kintu usakI razmiyA~ karmoM ke AvaraNa meM chipI raha jAtI haiN| jJAna- - vairAgya kI sAdhanA isa AcchAdana ko isa AvaraNa ko dUra kara sakatI hai| aisA karanA pratyoka mAnava kA kartavya hai / samyagdarzana, samyakjJAna aura samyakcAritra kA vyavahAra hI manuSya ko AvaraNoM se mutti pAne kI samarthatA de sakatA hai| dharma-sAdhanA hI karma baMdhanoM ko kATa sakatI hai| sabhI ke lie dharma kI ArAdhanA apekSita hai aura dharmahInatA se jIvana meM eka mahAzUnya ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna kI anupama prabhAvapUrNa aura prareka vANI se hajAroM nara-nArI sajaga hue| aneka ne samatA, kSamA aura zAMti kI sAdhanA kA vrata liyaa| mahArAjA azvasena isa vANI se preraNA pAkara virakta ho ge| apane putra ko rAjya - bhAra sauMpakara unhoMne bhagavAna ke pAsa nivrata dhAraNa kara liyaa| mAtA vAmAdevI aura prabhAvatI (patnI) ne ArhatI - dIkSA grahaNa kii| bhagavAna kI isa prathama dezanA se hI hajAroM logoM ko Atma-kalyANa ke mArga para bar3hane kI preraNA milI thii| bhagavAna ne caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI aura bhAva tIrthaMkara kI garimA se sampanna hue / parinirvANa kevalI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI ne jana-jana ke kalyANa hetu lagabhaga 70 varSa taka grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate hue upadeza die aura asaMkhya janoM ko sanmArga para lgaayaa| Apake dharma - zAsana meM 1000 sAdhuoM evaM 2000 sAdhviyoM ne siddhi kA lAbha prApta kiyA thaa| jaba bhagavAna ko apanA nirvANa kAla samIpa hI lagane lagA, to ve sammeta zikhara padhAra ge| vahA~ unhoMne 33 anya sAdhuoM ke sAtha anazana vrata liyA aura dhyAnazIla ho ge| zukladhyAna ke caturtha caraNa meM pahu~cakara bhagavAna ne sampUrNa karmoM kA kSaya kara diyaa| zrAvaNa zuklA aSTamI ko vizAkhA nakSatra meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha svAmI ko nirvANa pada kI prApti ho gayI aura ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| dharma parivAra gaNadhara kevalI manaH paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI caudaha pUrvadhArI 129 8 1,000 750 1,400 350

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130 caubIsa tIrthaMkara vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI anuttaropapAtika muni sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA anuttaragati vAle 1,100 600 1,200 16,000 38,000 1,64,000 3,27,000 1,600

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241 bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI (cinha-siMha) jinakI AtmA rAga-dveSa aura mohAdi doSoM se sarvathA rahita hai, jo meru parvata kI bhA~ti dhIra haiM, devavRnda jinakI stuti karate haiM-aise siddhArtha vaMza ke patAkA tulya aura arivRnda ko namra karane vAle he mahAvIra! maiM vinayapUrvaka ApakI prArthanA karatA hU~, kyoMki Apa ajJAna ke dUra haTAne vAle haiN| vartamAna avasarpiNI kAla meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI jo paramparA bhagavAna AdinAtha RSabhadeva jI se prArambha huI thI, usake antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI hue haiN| 23veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke 250 varSa pazcAt aura IsA pUrva chaThI zatAbdI arthAt Aja se lagabhaga 26 sau varSa pUrva bhagavAna ne digbhrAnta janamAnasa ko kalyANa kA mArga batAyA thaa| dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA dvArA bhagavAna ne tIrthaMkaratva ko sthApita kiyA hI thA, sAtha hI sacce arthoM meM ve saphala aura samartha lokanAyaka bhI the| aMdhaparamparAoM, pAkhaNDa, varNAdi bheda-bhAva ko dUra kara ve jahA~ sAmAjika sudhAra ke sabala sUtradhAra bane, vahA~ unhoMne mAnavIya uccAdarzoM se cyuta mAnava-jAti ko karuNA, ahiMsA, prema aura bandhutva kA pATha bhI pddh'aayaa| isa prakAra bhagavAna vizvabandhutva kI ujjvala udAratA ke dhAraka evaM saMsthApaka bhI the| akhila vizva ko bhagavAna ne zAnti, kSamA, ahiMsA, asteya, aparigraha Adi ke pAvana siddhAntoM kA amRtasthala banA diyA aura jagata ko mAnavIya rUpa pradAna kiyaa| isa prakAra prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne mAnava saMskRti ko eka vyavasthita rUpa dekara usakA zubhArambha kiyA thA, usako maMgalapUrNa aura bhavya AdarzoM se samanvita karane kA mahAn kArya antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hI sampanna kiyaa| ve bhaTakI huI vizva-mAnavatA ke uddhAraka aura patha-pradarzaka the| bhagavAna yathArtha meM hI 'vizva-jyoti' the| pUrvajanma-kathA pratyeka AtmA paramAtmA banane kI sambhAvanA se yukta hotA hai| vizeSa koTi kI upalabdhiyoM ke AdhAra para hI use yaha garimA prApta hotI hai aura ye upalabdhiyA~ kisI eka hI janma kI arjunAe~ na hokara janma-janmAntaroM ke sukarmoM aura susaMskAroM ke samuccaya

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132 caubIsa tIrthaMkara kA rUpa hotI haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI isa siddhAnta ke apavAda nahIM the| jaba unakA jIva aneka pUrvajanmoM ke pUrva nayasAra ke bhava meM thA, tabhI zreSTha saMskAroM kA aMkuraNa unameM ho gayA thaa| atyanta prAcInakAla meM mahAvideha meM jayantI nAma kI eka nagarI thI, jahA~ zatrumardana nAma kA rAjA zAsana karatA thaa| nayasAra isI nareza kA sevaka thA aura pratiSThAnapura kA nivAsI thaa| nayasAra svabhAva se hI guNagrAhaka, dayAlu aura svAmibhakta thaa| apane svAmI ke Adeza para eka bAra nayasAra vana meM lakar3I kATane ko gayA huA thaa| dopahara ko jaba vaha bhojana kI taiyArI karane lagA, tabhI usane eka muni kA darzana kiyA, jo parama prabhAvAn the, kintu zrAAnta-klAnta, tRSita aura kSudhita laga rahe the| muni isa gahana vana meM bhaTaka gae the, unheM mArga nahIM mila rahA thaa| nayasAra ne prathamata: to muni kA sevA-satkAra kiyA, AhAra Adi kA pratilAbha liyA; tatpazcAt muni ko vaha unake gantavyasthala taka phuNcaa| muni nayasAra kI sevA para bar3e prasanna hue aura unhoMne use dharmopadeza diyaa| nayasAra ko muni ke samparka se samyaktva kI upalabdhI huI aura vaha AjIvana samyadharma kA rvAiha karate hue munijanoM kI sevA meM hI vyasta rhaa| nayasAra kA jIva apane dUsare bhava meM saudharma kalpa meM deva huaa| prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA putra thA-cakravartI bharata aura bharata kA putra thA mriici| bhagavAna ne bharata ke eka prazna ke uttara meM marIci ke viSaya meM kahA thA ki vaha isI avasarpiNI kAla meM tIrthaMkara bnegaa| isa bhAvI garimA se use garva kI unmattatA ho gayI thI aura usane isakI AlocanA bhI nahIM kii| isI marIci ke rUpa meM (saudharma kalpa se cyavana kara) nayasAra ne apanA tIsarA bhava dhAraNa kiyA thaa| marIci bhagavAna kA sahagAmI rahA aura vahI prathama parivrAjaka kahalAne kA gaurava bhI rakhatA hai| yahI nayasAra kA jIva apane cauthe bhava meM brahmaloka kA deva, pA~caveM bhava meM kauzika brAhmaNa, chaThe bhava meM puSyamitra brAhmaNa, sAtaveM bhava meM saudharma deva, AThaveM bhava meM agnidyota, nauveM bhava meM dvitIya kalpa kA deva, dasaveM bhava meM agnibhUti brAhmaNa, gyArahaveM bhava meM sanatkumAra deva, bArahaveM bhava meM bhAradvAja, terahaveM bhava meM mAhendra kalpa kA deva, caudahaveM bhava meM sthAvara brAhmaNa, pandrahaveM bhava meM brahmakalpa kA deva aura solahaveM bhava meM vizAkhabhUti kA putra vizvabhUti bnaa| vizvabhUti sAMsArika kapaTAcAra ko dekhakara virakta ho gayA thA aura apane muni-jIvana meM usane ghora tapasyAe~ kii| apane 17veM bhava meM nayasAra kA jIva mahAzukradeva huA aura tadanantara vAsudeva tripRSTha ke rUpa meM usane 18veM bhava dhAraNa kiyaa| pITha para 3 pasaliyoM ke ubhare hone ke kAraNa usakA nAma tripRSTha huA thaa| vaha atyanta balazAlI aura parAkramI rAjakumAra thaa| isa yuga kA prativAsudeva thA-rAjA ashvgriiv| azvagrIva ke rAjya meM eka sthAna para zAlikheta meM eka vanyasiMha kA bar3A AtaMka thaa| usake hanana ke lie azvagrIva ne vAsudeva tripRSTha ke pitA mahArAjA prajApati kI sahAyatA kI yAcanA kI thii| tripRSTha zastroM se lesa hokara, rakSArUr3ha hokara siMha ko samApta karane calA

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 133 aura usakI kandarA meM pahu~ca kara use llkaaraa| siMha to becArA rathahIna aura zAstrarahita thaa| vIradharmAnusAra tripRSTha ne bhI ratha aura zastroM kA tyAga kara diyA aura hiMsra siMha se dvandva karane lgaa| dekhate hI dekhate usane siMha ke abar3e ko vidIrNa kara diyaa| siMha kA prANAnta ho gyaa| isa parAkrama ko sunakara rAjA azvagrIva ko nizcaya ho gayA ki tripRSTha hI merA vadha karane vAlA vAsudeva hogA aura use pahale hI samApta kara dene kI yojanA se tripRSTha ko sammAnita karane ke lie azvagrIva ne apanI rAjadhAnI meM AmaMtrita kiyaa| isa sandeza ke sAtha tripRSTha ne AmaMtraNa ko asvIkRta kara diyA ki jo rAjA eka siMha ko bhI nahI mAra sakA, usake dvArA sammAnita hone se hamArI pratiSThA nahIM bddh'tii| isa uttara se azvagrIva kupati ho gayA aura vizAla senA ke sAtha usane prajApati ke rAjya para AkramaNa kara diyA aura tripRSTha ke hAthoM mArA gyaa| _tripRSTha jitanA parAkramI thA utanA hI, akaruNa aura krUrakarmI bhI thaa| ata: usane nikAcita karma kA baMdha kara liyA aura isa prakAra nayasAra kA 19vA~ bhava taba huA, jaba vAsudeva tripRSTha kA jIva saptama naraka meM neraiyA ke rUpa meM utpanna huaa| yahI jIva apane 20veM bhava meM siMha, 21veM bhava meM caturtha naraka kA neraiyA hokara 22veM bhava meM priyamitra (poTTila) cakravartI huaa| priyamitra ne poTTilAcArya ke pAsa saMyama grahaNa kara dIrghakAla taka ghora tapa aura sAdhanAe~ kI aura isakA jIva mahAzukra kalpa meM deva bnaa| yaha nayasAra kA 23vA~ bhava thaa| apane 24veM bhava meM nayasAra kA jIva rAjA nandana ke rUpa meM utpanna huA thA aura usane tIrthaMkara gotra kA baMdhana kiyA tathA yathAsamaya kAla kara vaha prANata svarga ke puSpottara vimAna meM deva bnaa| yaha nayasAra ke jIvana kA 25vA~ bhava thaa| {prANata svarga se cyavana kara rAjA nanda kA (nayasAra kA) jIva brAhmaNI devAnandA kI kukSi meM sthira huA thaa| yaha 26vA~ bhava thA aura vahA~ se nikAla kara use rAnI trizalA ke garbha meM sthApita kiyA gayA yaha nayasAra ke jIva kA 27vA~ bhava thA-bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke rUpa meN| janma-vaMza brAhmaNakuNDa grAma meM eka sadAcArI brAhmaNa RSabhadata kA nivAsa thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma thaa-devaanndaa| prANata svarga kI sukhopabhoga- avadhi samApta hone para rAjA nandana (nayasAra) kA jIva vahA~ se cyuta huA aura brAhmaNI devAnandA ke garbha meM sthira ho gyaa| usa samaya ASAr3ha zuklA 6 kA uttarAphAlgunI nakSatra thaa| garbhadhAraNa kI rAtri ko hI devAnandA ne 14 divya svapna dekhe aura unakI carcA RSabhadatta se kii| usane svapna phala para vicAra karake kahA ki devAnandA tujhe, puNyazAlI, lokapUjya, vidvAna aura parAkramI putra kI prApti hone vAlI hai| yaha sunakara devAnandA parama prasanna huI aura manoyogapUrvaka vaha garbha kA pAlana karane lgii|

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134 caubIsa tIrthaMkara devAdhipa zakrendra ne apane avadhijJAna se yaha jJAta kara liyA ki zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra brAhmaNI devAnandA ke garbha meM avasthita ho cuke haiM to unhoMne Asana se uThakara bhagavAna kI vandanA kii| indra ke mana meM yaha vicAra AyA ki paramparAnusAra tIrthaMkaroM kA janma parAkramI aura uccavaMzoM meM hI hotA rahA hai, kabhI bhI kSatriyetara kula meM unhoMne janma nahIM liyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne brAhmaNI devAnandA kI kukSi meM kaise janma liyaa| yaha Azcaryajanaka hI nahIM eka anahonI bAta hai| indra ne nirNaya kiyA ki mujhe cAhie ki brAhmaNa kula se nikAlakara maiM unakA sAharaNa ucca aura pratApI vaMza meM kraauuN| yaha socakara indra ne hariNaigameSI ko Adeza diyA ki bhagavAna ko devAnandA ke garbha se nikAlakara rAjA siddhArtha kI rAnI trizalAdevI ke garbha meM sAharaNa kiyA jaay| usa samaya rAnI trizalA bhI garbhavatI thii| hariNaigameSI ne atyanta kauzala ke sAtha donoM ke garbho meM pArasparika parivartana kara diyaa| usa samaya taka bhagavAna ne devAnaMdA ke garbha meM 82 rAtriyoM kA samaya vyatIta kara liyA thA aura unheM 3 jJAna bhI prApta ho cuke the| vaha Azvina kRSNA trayodazI kI rAtri thii| usa rAtri meM brAhmaNI devAnaMdA ne svapna dekhA ki pUrva meM jo 14 mahAna maMgalakArI zubha svapna vaha dekha cukI thI, ve sabhI usake mukha ke mArga se bAhara nikala gae haiN| use anubhava hone lagA ki jaise usake zubhagarbha kA haraNa ho gayA hai aura vaha atizaya dukhI huI mahAvIra svAmI kA rAnI trizalA ke garbha meM sAharaNa hote hI usane 14 maMgaladAyI divya svapnoM kA darzana kiyaa| svapna-darzana ke prasaMga se avagata hokara jijJAsAvaza mahArAjA siddhArtha ne vidvAna svapna phaladarzakoM ko sAdara AmaMkhita kiyaa| ina vidvajjanoM ne svapnoM para gahana cintana kara nirNaya diyA ki ina divya svapnoM kA darzana karane vAlI mAtA tIrthaMkara athavA cakravartI jaise bhAgyazAlI putra ko janma detI hai| paMDitoM kI ghoSaNA se samagra rAja-parivAra meM prasannatA kI lahara daur3a gyii| garbhagata abhigraha evaM saMkalpa _garbha meM zizu kI svAbhAvika gatividhiyA~ rahatI haiN| vaha yathocita rUpa se saMkramaNazIla rahatA hai| yaha garbhastha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie bhI svAbhAki hI thaa| kintu eka dina unheM isa bAta kA vicAra huA ki mere gatizIla hone se mAtA ko pIr3A hotI hai| ata: unhoMne apanI gati ko sthagita kara diyaa| zubhecchA se prArambha kie gae isa kArya kI viparIta pratikriyA huii| apane garbha kI sthiratA aura acaMcalatA dekhakara mAtA trizalA rAnI ko ciMtA hone lagI ki yA to mere garbha kA hrAsa ho gayA hai, yA phira usakA haraNa kara liyA gayA hai| isa kalpanA mAtra se mAtA dhora-kaSTitA ho gyii| isa apratyAzita navIna sthiti se rAjaparivAra meM viSAda vyApta ho gyaa| avadhijJAna se bhagavAna isa sArI paristhiti se avagata ho gae aura unhoMne puna: apanI gati prArambha kara samasta AzaMkAoM ko nirmUla kara diyaa|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI mA~ ke mana meM apanI bhAvI saMtati ke prati to agAdha vAtsalya aura mamatA kA bhAva thA, garbhastha bhagavAna ko usakI anubhUti hone lgii| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki aise mamatAmaya mAtA-pitA ke lie maiM kabhI kaSTa kA kAraNa nahIM bnuuNgaa| bhagavAna ne garbhastha avasthA meM hI isa Azaya kA saMkalpa dhAraNa kara liyA ki apane mAtA-pitA ke jIvana kAla meM maiM gRhatyAgI hokara, kezaluMcanakara dIkSA grahaNa nahIM karU~gA / - garbha kI kuzalatA kA nizcaya ho jAne para punaH sarvatra harSa phaila gyaa| pramudita mana se mAtA aura adhika saMyamapUrNa AhAra-vihAra ke sAtha rahane lgii| garbhAvadhi ke 9 mAsa aura sAr3he 7 dina pUrNa hone para caitra zuklA trayodazI kI arddha rAtri meM uttarA phAlgunI nakSatra meM (30 mArca 599 I0 pU0 ) rAnI ne eka parama tejasvI putrazreSTha ko janma diyaa| zizu eka sahasra ATha lakSaNoM aura kundanavarNI zarIra vAlA thA / kumAra ke janma se triloka meM anupama AbhA vyApta ho gayI aura ghora yAtanAoM ke sahane vAle nArakIya jIvoM ko bhI palabhara ke lie sukhada zAMti kI anubhUti hone lgii| 56 dikkumAriyoM aura 64 indroM ne meru parvata para bhagavAna kA janma kalyANa mahotsava mnaayaa| zakrendra ne bhagavajjananI rAnI trizalA ko abhivAna kiyA aura bhagavAna ko mahotsava sthala para le aayaa| bhagavAna ko vidhipUrvaka jaba zakrendra ne snAna karAyA to unake zarIra kI AkAra- laghutA dekhakara usakA mana sazaMka ho gayA aura avadhijJAna se yaha saba jJAta kara bhagavAna ne samasta parvata ko kampita kara diyaa| isa prakAra indra kI zaMkA ko bhagavAna ne dUra kara diyaa| janmotsava sampanna ho jAne para bhagavAna ko punaH mAtA ke samIpa pahu~cAkara indra ne namana ke sAtha prasthAna kiyA / 135 kumAra- janma se sAre rAjya meM harSa hI harSa phaila gyaa| janmotsava ke vizad AyojanoM dvArA yaha hArdika prasannatA vyakta hone lgii| bhagavAna ke janma ke prabhAva se hI sAre rAjya meM zrI samRddhi hone lagI aura vipula dhana-dhAnya ho gayA thA / nAmakaraNa pitA mahArAjA siddhArtha ne yaha anubhava kiyA ki jaba se kumAra mAtA ke garbha meM Ae the taba se rAjyabhara meM utkarSa hI utkarSa ho rahA thaa| samasta rAjakIya sAdhanoM, zakti, aizvarya, prabhutva Adi meM bhI adbhuta abhivRddhi ho rahI thii| ataH pitA ne prasanna mana se putra kA nAma rakhA - vardhamAna | bAlyAvasthA meM bhagavAna kA 'vardhamAna' nAma hI adhika pracalita huA, kintu bhagavAna ke kucha anya nAma bhI the - vIra, jJAtaputra, mahAvIra, sanmati aadi| ye nAma bhagavAna kI vibhinna vizeSatAoM ke saMdarbha meM viziSTatA ke sAtha prayukta hote haiN| inameM se eka nAma 'mahAvIra' itanA adhika grAhya aura loka- pracalita huA ki isakI prasiddhI ne anya nAmoM ko luptaprAya hI kara diyaa| bhagavAna ko mahAvIra nAma se smaraNa karanA, unakI eka mahatI vizeSatA ko hRdayaMgama karane kA pratIka hai| vastutaH bhagavAna 'vIra' hI nahIM mahAvIra the| vIra to vaha hai, jo apanI

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136 caubIsa tIrthaMkara zakti, zaurya aura parAkrama se anIti, anAcAra aura durjanatA kA vinAza kara satya, nyAya aura nIti ko pratiSThita karane meM yathocita yoga de ske| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke jIvana kA adhyayana karane se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki ve vIratA kI isa kasauTI se pare the, bahuta Age the| apAra-apAra zakti aura sAmarthya ke svAmI hote hue bhI, zAMti, kSamA, prema Adi anya amogha astroM kA hI prayoga kara vipakSiyoM ke hRdaya ko jIta lene kI bhUmikA nibhAne meM ve advitIya the| ata: ahiMsA zakti se sampanna bhagavAna 'vIra' nahIM apitu mahAvIra the aura isa Azaya meM unhoMne apane isa nAma ko caritArtha kara diyA thaa| bAlya jIvana kSatriyakuNDa usa kAla meM bar3A sukha-sampanna aura vaibhavazAlI rAjya thA aura bhagavAna ke prAdurbhAva se isameM aura bhI cAra cA~da laga gae the| parama aizvaryazAlI rAjaparivAra ke sukha-vaibhava aura mAtA-pitA ke saghana mamatva ke vAtAvaraNa meM kumAra vardhamAna pAlita-poSita hone lge| zizu tana aura mana se uttarottara vikasita hone lagA aura bhagavAna ke janmajAta guNa pratibhA, viveka, teja, oja, dhairya, zaurya Adi meM Ayu ke sAtha-sAtha satata rUpa se abhivRddhi hone lgii| bAlyAvastha se hI asAdhAraNa buddhi aura adbhuta sAhasikatA kA paricaya bhagavAna ke kArya-kalApoM se milA karatA thaa| sAhasa evaM nirbhIkatA bhagavAna ke jIvana kI eka ghaTanA taba kI hai jaba unakI Ayu mAtra 8 varSa kI thii| ve apane bAla-sakhAoM ke sAtha vRkSa kI zAkhAoM meM uchala-kUda ke eka khela meM magna the| isa vRkSa para eka bhayAnaka nAga lipaTA huA thaa| jaba bAlakoM kA dhyAna usakI ora gayA to unakI sA~sa hI thama gii| bhayAtura bAlakoM meM bhagadar3a maca gii| usa samaya vardhamAna ne sabhI ko abhaya diyA aura sAhasa ke sAtha usa viSadhara ko uThA kara eka ora rakha diyaa| yaha nAga sAdhAraNa sarpa nahIM thaa| bAlaka vardhamAna ke sAhasa aura zakti kI gAthAoM kA gAna to sarvatra hone hI lagA thaa| eka bAra svarga meM deva rAja indra ne inakI isa viSaya meM prazaMsA kI thI aura eka deva ne indra ke kathana meM avizvAsa prakaTa karate hue svayaM parIkSA karake tuSTa hone kI ThAna lI thii| vahI deva nAga ke veza meM prabhu kI nirbhIkatA evaM sAhasa kI parakha karane AyA thaa| isI prakAra vardhamAna anya sAthiyoM ke sAtha 'tanadUSaka' nAmaka khela khela rahe the, jisameM krama- krama se do bAlaka sthala. se kisI lakSya taka daur3ate haiN| isameM parAjita hone vAlA khilAr3I vijayI khilAr3I ko kandhe para biThAkara lauTatA hai| eka aparicita bAlaka ke sAtha vadharmamAna kA yugama bnaa| pratispardhA meM vardhamAna jIte aura niyamAnusAra jyoMhI ve parAjita bAlaka ke kaMdhe para car3he, ki vaha khilAr3I apane deha ke AkAra ko bar3hAne lgaa|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 137 vaha AkAza meM Upara se Upara ko bar3hatA hI calA gyaa| isa mAyA ko dekhakara anya khilAr3I staMbhita evaM bhayabhIta ho gae, kintu nirbhIka vardhamAna tanika bhI vicalita nahIM hue unhoMne isa mAyAvI para eka hI muSTi prahAra aisA kiyA ki usakI deha saMkucita hone lagI aura vardhamAna bhUmi para A ge| yaha aparicita khilAr3I bhI vAstava meM vahI deva thA, jise pahalI parIkSA meM bhI vardhamAna ke sAhasa meM pUrNa vizvAsa nahIM ho pAyA thaa| aba devendra kI ukti se sahamata hote hue apanA chadma veza tyAga kara vaha deva vAstavika rUpa meM AyA aura bhagavAna se kSamA-yAcanA karane lgaa| aise zakti, sAhasa aura abhaya ke pratirUpa the bhagavAna mhaaviir| buddhi vaibhava ke dhanI tIrthaMkara svayaM buddha hote haiM aura kahIM se unheM aupacArika rUpa se jJAna-prApti kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| kintu loka-pracalana ke anusAra unheM bhI kalAcArya kI pAThazAlA meM vidyAdhyayanArtha bhejA gyaa| gurujI bAlaka ke buddhi-vaibhava se bar3e prabhAvita the| kabhI-kabhI to vardhamAna kI aisI-aisI jijJAsAe~ hotIM, jinakA samAdhAna ve khoja nahIM paate| eka samaya eka vipra isa pAThazAlA meM AyA aura gurujI se eka ke pazcAt eka prazna karane lgaa| prazna itane jaTila the ki AcArya ke pAsa unakA koI uttara nahIM thaa| bar3I vicitra paristhiti utpanna ho gaI thii| bAlaka vardhamAna ne gurujI se savinaya anumati mA~gI aura vipra ke pratyeka prazna kA saMtoSajanaka uttara de diyaa| kalAcArya ne svIkArokti kI ki vardhamAna parama buddhizAlI hai-merA bhI guru hone kI yogyatA isameM hai| yaha vipravezadhArI svayaM indra thA, jisameM kalAcArya se sahamata hote hue apanA yaha mantavya prakaTa kiyA ki yaha sAdhAraNa zikSA vardhamAna ke lie koI mahattva nahIM rkhtii| aise aneka prasaMga vardhamAna ke jIvana meM bAlyAvasthA meM hI Ae, jinase unake adbhuta buddhi- camatkAra kA paricaya milatA thA aura bhAvI tIrthaMkara kI bIja rUpa meM upasthiti kA jinase AbhAsa huA karatA thaa| bAlaka vardhamAna kA pratyeka kArya viziSTa aura unake vyaktitva kI vicitratA va asAmAnyatA kA dyotaka huA karatA thaa| cintanazIla yuvaka vardhamAna kramaza: vardhamAna kI jIvana-yAtrA ke par3Ava eka-eka kara bItate rahe aura tejasvI vyaktiva ke sAtha unhoMne yauvana vaya meM padArpaNa kiyaa| AkarSaka aura manabhAvanI mUrata thI vardhamAna bhagavAna kii| ullAsa, utsAha aura Ananda hI unake jIvana ke anya nAma the| 30 varSa kI Ayu taka unhoMne saMsAra ke samasta viSayoM kA upabhoga kiyaa| kintu jJAtavya yaha hai ki yaha unakA mAtra bAhya vyavahAra thA, AtmA kI sahaja abhivyakti nhiiN| unakA Abhyantarika svarUpa to isase sarvathA bhinna thaa| saMsAra ke sukha- samudra meM unakA tana hI nimagna thA, mana nhiiN| 'cintanazIlatA' unakI sahaja pravRtti thI, jisane unheM antarmukhI banA diyA thaa| jagata aura jIvana kI jaTila samasyAoM aura praznoM ko samajhanA aura apanI

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138 caubIsa tIrthaMkara maulika buddhi se unake hala khojanA-unakA sahaja dharma hotA calA gyaa| isa prakAra mana se ve taTastha aura nispRha the| yauvana ne isa prakAra na kevala tana apitu mana ke teja ko bhI abhivardhita kara diyA thaa| unakA manobala evaM ciMtana dhIre-dhIre vikAsa kI ora agrasara hotA rhaa| jIvana aura jagata ke sambandha meM unakA pratyakSa jJAna aura anubhava jyoM-jyoM bar3hane lagA ve usakI vikAragrastatA se adhikAdhika paricita hote ge| unhoMne dekhA ki kSatriya gaNa yuddha meM jo zaurya padarzana karate haiM-vaha bhI svArtha bhI bhAvanA ke sAtha hotA hai ki yadi kheta raha gae to svarga kI prApti hogI aura vijayI hue to zatru kI sampatti aura kAminiyoM para hamArA adhikAra hogA hii| samAja meM becAre nirbala varga, sabaloM ke lie AkheTa bane rahate haiM, yahA~ taka ki jina para ina asahAyoM kI rakSA kA dAyitva hai, ve svayaM hI bhakSaka bane hue haiN| bAr3a hI khetoM ko lIla rahI hai| sarvatra lobha, lipsA kA anaMta prasAra hai| dharma jo jIvana-cakra kI dhurI hai-vaha svayaM hI vikRta ho rahA hai aura isakI Ar3a meM dharmAdhikArIgaNa svArthavaza nirIha janatA ko kumArgoM para dhakela rahe haiN| dharma ke nAma para hiMsA aura karmakANDa kI kutsita vibhISikA ne apanA Asana jamA rakhA hai| sAmAjika nyAya aura Arthika samatA kA kahIM darzana nahIM hotA aura asahAyajanoM kI rakSA aura suvidhA ke lie kisI ke mana meM utsAha nahIM hai| varga-bheda kA bhISaNa roga bhI unhoMne samAja meM pAyA jo pArasparika sneha, saujanya, sahAnubhUti, hita-ciMtana Adi ke sthAna para ghRNA, krodha, hiMsA, IrSyA Adi durguNoM ko vikasita karatA calA jA rahA hai| ina durdazAoM se vardhamAna kA citta cItkAra karane lagA thA aura bhaTakI huI mAnavatA ko sanmArga para lagAne ke lie ve prayatnarata hone ko socane lage the| jIvana aura jagata ke aise svarUpa kA anubhava kara mahAvIra aura adhika ciMtanazIla rahane lge| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki maiM aise saMsAra se taTastha rahU~gA aura unakI gati bAhara ke sthAna para bhItara kI ora rahane lgii| ve atyanta gambhIra rahane lge| mAnava jAti ko vikAramukta kara use sukha-zAMti ke vaibhava se sampanna karane kA mArga khojane kI utkaTa prareNA unake mana meM jAgane lgii| phalata: bhagavAna Atma-kendrita rahane lage aura jagata se udAsIna ho ge| unakI ciMtana-pravRtti satata rUpa se sazakta hone lgii|, jo unake lie virakti kA pahalA caraNa bnii| ve gahana se gahanatara gAMbhIrya dhAraNa karate cale ge| gRhastha-yogI / zramaNa bhagavAna kI isa taTastha aura udAsIna dazA ne mAtA-pitA ko cintAgrasta kara diyaa| unheM bhaya hone lagA ki kahIM putra asamaya hI vItarAgI na ho jAya aura saMkaTa ko dUra karane ke lie ve bhagavAna kA vivAha racAne kI yojanA banAne lge| bhagavAna ke yogya vadhU kI khoja Arambha huii| yaha sArA upakrama dekhakara mahAvIra tanika vicitra-sA anubhava karane lge| prArambha meM to unhoMne pariNaya-sUtra- bandhana ke lie apanI spaSTa asahamati

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 139 vyakta kara dI, kintu unake samakSa eka samasyA aura bhI thii| ve apane mAtA-pitA ko raMcamAtra bhIkaSTa nahIM pahu~cAnA cAhate the| ve jAnate the ki yogya vadhU kA svAgata karane ke lie mAtA kA mana kitanA lAlAyita aura utsAhita hai? pitA apane putra ko gRhastha rUpa meM dekhane kI kitanI tIvra abhilASA rakhate haiM? aura yadi maiMne vivAha ke lie anumati na dI to inake mamatAyukta komala mana ko gambhIra AghAta phuNcegaa| isa sthiti ko bacAne ke lie to bhagavAna ne yaha saMkalpa taka le rakhA thA ki maiM mAtA-pitA ke jIvita rahate dIkSA-grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| phira ve bhalA vivAha-prasaMga ko lekara unheM kaise kaSTa de pAte! unhoMne Atma-cintana ke pazcAt yahI nirNaya liyA ki mAtA-pitA kI abhilASA kI pUrti aura unake Adeza kA Adara karate hue maiM anicchA hote hue bhI vivAha kara luuN| apane jyeSTha bhrAtA nandivardhana ke samakSa apane gur3ha hRdaya ko unhoMne khola kara rakha diyaa| mahAvIra ne unheM batAyA ki saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA aura asAratA se maiM bhalI-bhA~ti paricita ho gayA hU~ aura isameM grasta hone kA AtmA para jo kuprabhAva hotA hai-use jAnakara maiM sarvathA anAsakta ho gayA huuN| mAtra mAtA-pitA kI prasannatA ke lie maiM vivAhArtha svIkRti de rahA huuN| nidAna, parama guNavatI sundarI yazodA ke sAtha bhagavAna kA pariNaya-sambandha huaa| yazodA mahAsAmanta samaravIra kI rAjakumArI thI aura mahAvIra kI pratiSThA aura kula-gaurava ke sarvathA yogya thii| yazodA aura mahAvIra kA sukhI dAmpatya-jIvana Arambha huaa| yazodA ne eka putrI ko bhI janma diyA jisakA nAma priyadarzanA rakhA gyaa| mAtra bAhya rUpa se hI bhagavAna sAMsArika the anyathA unakA mAnasa to kabhI kA hI vairAgI ho gayA thaa| viSayoM ke apAra sAgara meM ve nirlipta bhAva se vihAra karate rhe| unakA mana to zAzvata Ananda kI khoja meM sakriya rahA karatA thaa| garbhastha avasthA meM bhagavAna ne saMkalpa jo grahaNa kiyA thA (ki mAtA-pitA ko mAnasika pIr3A se mukta rakhane ke prayojana se unake jIvita rahate ve dIkSA aMgIkAra nahIM kareMge)-usake nirvAha kI sAdha ne hI unheM roka rakhA thaa| zarIra se hI dIkSita honA zeSa raha gayA thA, anyathA saMsAra nahIM to bhI saMsAra ke prati ruci ko to ve tyAga hI cuke the| isI prakAra 28 varSa kI Ayu vyatIta ho gyii| unakA vairAgya bhAva paripakva hone lagA aura mAtA-pitA kA samAdhipUrvaka svargavAsa ho gyaa| Atma-vacana ke sudRr3ha pAlaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke manaHsindhu meM vairAgya kA jvAra car3ha aayaa| aba unhoMne apane mArga meM kisI avarodha kI pratIti nahIM ho rahI thI, kintu abhI eka aura Adeza kA nirvAha unake AjJA-pAlaka mana ko pUrA karanA thaa| ve apane jyeSTha bhrAtA nandivardhana kA atizaya Adara kiyA karate the| aba to nandivardhana vardhamAna ke lie pitA ke hI sthAna para the| nandivardhana bhI unheM atizaya sneha diyA karate the| idhara bhagavAna ne dIkSA grahaNa karane kA dRr3ha vicAra kara liyA aura unhoMne maryAdA ke anurUpa apane agraja se tadartha anumati pradAna karane kI yAcanA kii| isa samaya mAtR-pitRvihIna ho jAne ke kAraNa nandivardhana kI dazA bar3I karuNAjanaka thii| ve svayaM hI anAzrita-sA anubhava kara rahe the aura adbhuta vipannatA kA

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140 caubIsa tIrthaMkara samaya vyatIta kara rahe the| aisI paristhiti meM apane priya bhrAtA vardhamAna kA mantavya sunakara unake hRdaya ko eka aura bhISaNa AghAta lgaa| nandivardhana ne unase kahA ki isa asahAya avasthA meM mujhe tumase bar3A sahArA mila rahA hai| tuma bhI yadi mujhe ekAkI chor3a gae to merA aura isa rAjya kA kyA bhaviSya hogA? isa viSaya meM kucha bhI kahA nahIM jA sktaa| kadAcit merA jIvita rahanA hI asambhava ho jaaygaa| abhI tuma gRha - tyAga na karo.....isI meM hama saba kA zubha hai| isa hArdika abhivyakti ne virakta mahAvIra ke nirmala mana ko dravita kara diyA aura ve apane Agraha ko duharA nahIM ske| nandivardhana ke azru- pravAha meM vardhamAna kI mAnasika dRr3hatA baha nikalI aura unhoMne apane bhAvI kAryakrama ko AgAmI kucha samaya taka ke lie sthagati rakhane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| agraja nandivardhana kI manokAmanA ke anurUpa mahAvIra abhI gRhastha to bane rahe, kintu unakI udAsInatA aura gahana hotI gyii| do varSa kI yaha avadhi unheM atyanta dIrgha lagI, kyoMki jisa lakSya prApti kI kAmanA unakI mAnasika sAdha ko tIvra se tIvratara karatI calI jA rahI thI-usa ora caraNa bar3hAne meM bhI ve svayaM ko vivaza anubhava kara rahe the| svecchA se hI unhoMne apane caraNoM meM kaThina loha-zRMkhalAoM ke baMdhana DAla lie the| kintu sAdhaka ko apane isa svarUpa ke nirvAha ke lie vizeSa pariveza aura sthala kI apekSA nahIM rhtii| vaha to jahA~ bhI aura jina paristhitiyoM va vAtAvaraNa meM rahe, unakI pratikUlatA se aprabhAvita raha sakA hai| sacce anAsaktoM ke isa lakSaNa meM bhagavAna tanika bhI pIche nahIM the| bhagavAna ne isa avadhi meM rAjaprAsAda aura rAjaparivAra meM rahakara bhI yogI kA-sA jIvana vyatIta kiyA aura apanI adbhuta saMyama-garimA kA paricaya diyaa| apanI patnI ko unhoMne bahanavat vyavahAra diyA aura samasta upalabdha sukha-suvidhAoM ke prati ghora vikarSaNa unake mana meM banA rhaa| aba kyA vana aura kyA rAjabhavana? unake lie rAjabhavana hI vana thaa| adbhuta gRhastha-yogI kA svarUpa unake vyaktitva meM dRzyamAna hotA thaa| mahAbhiniSkramaNa bhagavAna ko atyanta dIrgha anubhava hone vAlI isa avadhi kI samApti bhI antata: huI hii| lokAntika devoM ne Akara vardhamAna se dharmatIrtha ke pravartana kI prArthanA kI aura ve varSIdAna meM pravRtta hue| varSaparyanta udAratApUrvaka ve dAna dete rahe aura mArgazIrSa kRSNA 10 kA vaha zubha samaya bhI AyA jaba bhagavAna ne gRha- tyAga kara Atma aura jagata kalyANa kI bhI yAtrA Arambha kii| isa vikaTa yAtrA kA prathama caraNa abhiniSkramaNa dvArA hI sampanna huaa| indrAdi devoM dvArA mahAbhiniSkramaNotsava kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| apane netroM ko saphala kara lene kI abhilASA ke sAtha hajAroM lAkhoM jana dUra-dUra se isa samAroha meM sammilita hone ko aae| candraprabhA zivikA meM ArUr3ha hokara vardhamAna kSatrikuNDavAsiyoM ke jaya-jayakAra ke tumulaghoSa ke madhya nagara ke mArgoM ko pAra karate hue jJAtakhaNDa udyAna meM pdhaare|

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI svataH dIkSA grahaNa jJAtakhaNDa udyAna meM Agamana hone para prabhu ne samasta vastrAlaMkaroM kA tyAga kara diyA / svayaM hI paMcamuSTi luMcana kara bhagavAna ne saMyama svIkAra kara liyaa| tatkAla hI unheM manaH paryavajJAna prApta ho gyaa| yaha adbhuta dIkSA samAroha thA, jisameM vardhamAna svayaM hI dIkSAdAtA aura svayaM hI dIkSA - grAhaka the| ve svayaM svayaMbuddha the, unakA anta:karaNa svataH prerita evaM jAgRta thaa| ve hI apane lie mArga ke nirmAtA aura svayaM hI usa mArga ke pathika the| 141 bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa AtmadIkSA ke pazcAt isa vizAla pariSad meM siddhoM ko sazraddhA namana kiyA aura isa Azaya kA saMkalpa kiyA 66 'aba mere lie sabhI pApakarma akaraNIya haiN| merI inameM se kisI meM pravRtti nahIM rhegii| Aja se maiM sampUrNa sAvadya karma kA 3 karaNa aura 3 yoga se tyAga karatA hU~ / " yaha samAroha rAga para virAga kI vijaya kA sAkSI thaa| samasta upasthiti isa anupama tyAga ko dekhakara mugdha aura stabdha sI raha gayI thI / - sAdhanA : upasarga evaM parISaha dIkSA grahaNa karate hI bhagavAna ne upadeza krama prArambha nahIM kara diyaa| isa hetu abhI to unheM jJAna prApta karanA thA, usa mArga kI khoja unheM karanI thI, jo jIva aura jagat ke lie kalyANakArI ho| aura usI mArga ke anusaraNa kA upadeza bhagavAna dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA thaa| usa mArga ko khojane ke lie prathamataH AtmajetA honA apekSita thA aura isa svarUpa ko prApta karane ke lie kaThora sAdhanAoM aura ghora tapazcaryAoM ke sAdhanoM ko apanAnA thaa| bhagavAna ne aba apanI satata sAdhanAoM kA krama Arambha kara diyaa| mana hI mana unhoMne yaha saMkalpa grahaNa kiyA- 'jaba taka maiM kevalajJAna kA alaukika Aloka prApta na kara lU~gA-taba taka zAntaikAnta vanoM meM rahakara Atma-sAkSAtkAra hetu satata prayatnazIla rhuuNgaa| " mauna rahakara zramaNasiMha mahAvIra jIvana aura jagata kI gutthiyoM ko sulajhAne ke lie mano-manthana meM lIna rhte| ucca parvata zikharoM, gahana kandarAoM, saritA- taToM para ve dhyAnAvasthita rahane lge| AhAra-vihAra para adbhuta niyantraNa sthApita karane meM bhI ve saphala rhe| kaThora prAkRtika AghAtoM ko sahiSNutA aura dhairya ke sAtha jhelane kI apratima kSamatA unameM thii| ahiMsA kA vyavahAra aura apramAda unakI mUlabhUta vizeSatAe~ rhiiN| dhIra - gambhIra mahAvIra nirbhIkatA ke sAtha gahana vana prAntoM meM vihAra karate hue Atma-sAdhana kI sIr3hiyoM ko eka ke bAda eka pAra karate cale gye| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie bhI sAdhanA kA yaha mArga kama kaMTakAkIrNa na thA / 30 varSa kI Ayu meM pravrajyA aMgIkAra karane vAle bhagavAna ko 42 varSa kI Ayu meM kevalajJAna kI

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142 caubIsa tIrthaMkara prApti huI thii| sAr3he 12 varSa kA yaha kaThora sAdhanAkAla bhagavAna ke lie vikaTa upasargoM ora parISahoM kA kAla bhI rhaa| bhagavAna kI to mAnyatA hI yaha thI ki jo kaThina parISahoM aura upasargoM para vijaya prApta kara letA hai-vahI vAstavita sAdhaka hai| unakI dhAraNA yaha bhI thI ki kaSToM ko sahana karake hI hama apane pApoM ko naSTa kara sakate haiN| ina dRSTikoNoM ke kAraNa mahAvIra svAmI ne naisargika aura svAbhAvika rUpa se Ane vAle kaSToM ko to sahana kiyA hI-isake atirikta unhoMne kaI kaSToM ko svayaM bhI nimaMtrita kiyaa| unhoMne una pradezoM meM hI adhikatara vihAra kiyA jahA~ vidharmI, krUrakarmI, asajjana logoM kA nivAsa thA aura ye loga durjanatAvaza bhagavAna ko nAnA bhA~ti yAtanAe~ dete rahate the| aise-aise aneka prasaMga bhI bahucarcita haiM jinase na kevala upasarga evaM parISahoM kI bhayaMkaratA, apitu zramaNa bhagavAna kI apAra sahiSNutA va ahiMsAvRtti kA bhI paricaya milatA hai| gopAlaka-prasaMga sarvathA AtmalIna avasthA meM bhagavAna kisI vana meM sAdhanA- vyasta the aura eka gopAlaka apane pazuoM sahita A phucaa| godohana kA samaya thA, ata: use ghara jAnA thA, kintu usake sAtha jo baila the, taba taka unakI dekhabhAla kauna karegA? yaha samasyA usake sAmane thii| usane bhagavAna ko yaha kAma sauMpa diyA aura binA uttara sune hI cala diyaa| jaba vaha lauTA to dekhA ki mahAvIra aba bhI dhyAnamagna haiM aura usake baila kahIM dikhAI nahIM de rhe| usane bhagavAna ko aneka kaTu aura apazabda kahe aura roSa ke sAtha vaha samIpa ke kSetra meM apane baila khojane lagA, kintu kahIM bhI unakA patA nahIM lgaa| hiMsA aura Aveza ke bhAvoM ke sAtha jaba vaha puna: bhagavAna ke samIpa AyA to usane dekhA ki bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM hI usake baila baiThe haiN| gopAlaka ne baukhalA kara bailoM kI rassI se dhyAnalIna bhagavAna ke tana para kor3e barasAnA AraMbha kara diyaa| AghAta sahakara bhI bhagavAna ne uph taka nahI kiyaa| unakA dhyAna yathAvat banA rhaa| sahasA gopAlaka ke kor3e ko pIche se kisI ne thAma liyaa| usane jo mur3a kara dekhA to pAyA ki eka divya puruSa khar3A hai, jisane use pratibodha diyA ki tU jise yAtanA de rahA hai, vaha to bhagavAna mahAvIra haiN| tU kadAcit yaha jAnatA nahIM hai| yaha sunakara gopAlaka apane krUra karma para pachatAne aura dukhita hone lgaa| use tIvra AtmaglAni huii| bhagavAna ne caraNoM meM namana kara vaha kSamA-yAcanA karane lgaa| kucha samayoparAnta bhagavAna kA dhyAna samApta huA aura unhoMne dekhA ki vaha divya puruSa aba bhI unake samakSa karabaddha avasthA meM khar3A hai| yaha aura koI nahIM svayaM indra thaa| indra ne bhagavAna se nivedana kiyA ki Apako apanI sAdhanA meM anekAneka kaSTa bhogane pdd'ege| durjana isameM tanika bhI pIche nahIM rheNge| prabhu Apa AjJA deM to maiM Apake sAtha rahakara ina bAdhAoM ko dUra karatA cluuN| __ bhagavAna ko isakI AvazyakatA nahIM thii| unhoMne uttara diyA ki merI sAdhanA svazrayI hai| apane puruSArtha se hI jJAna va mokSa sulabha ho sakatA hai| koI bhI anya isameM sahAyaka

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI nahIM ho sktaa| Atmabala hI sAdhaka kA ekamAtra Azraya hotA hai| bhagavAna ne isa siddhAnta kA AjIvana nirvAha kiyaa| 143 morAka Azrama prasaMga : pA~ca pratijJAe~ svakendrita bhagavAna mahAvIra kA bAhya jagata se samasta sambandha TUTa cukA thaa| ve to Antarika jagata ko hI sarvasva mAnakara, usI meM vihAra kiyA karate the| unakA bhautika tana hI ina saMsAra meM thA / sAdhaka mahAvIra vihAra karate-karate eka samaya morAkagrAma ke samIpa pahu~ce, jahA~ tApasoM kA eka Azrama thA / duijjata isa Azrama ke kulapati the aura ye bhagavAna ke pitA ke mitra the| kulapatijI ne bhagavAna se Agraha kiyA ki ve isI Azrama meM cAturmAsa vyatIta kreN| bhagavAna ne bhI isa Agraha ko svIkAra kara liyA aura ve eka parNa kuTiyA meM khar3e hokara dhyAnalIna ho ge| sabhI tApasoM kI pRthak pRthak kuTiyAe~ isa Azrama meM thIM aura inakA nirmANa ghAsa-phUsa se hI kiyA gayA thaa| abhI varSA bhalI-bhA~ti prArambha nahI huI thI aura dharatI para ghAsa nahIM uga pAyI thI / ataH samIpa kI gAyeM Azrama meM ghusa kara ina kuTiyoM kI ghAsa cara liyA karatI thiiN| anya tApasa to ina gAyoM ko tAr3a kara apanI kuTiyAoM ko bacA lete the, kintu dhyAnamagna rahane vAle bhagavAna ko itanA avakAza kahA~ ? ve to vaise bhI moha se pare bahuta dUra ho gae the| ye anya tApasa hI apanI kuTiyA ke sAtha- sAtha bhagavAna kI kuTiyA kI rakSA bhI kara liyA karate the| eka avasara para jaba sabhI tApasa Azrama se bAhara kahIM gae hue the, to gAyoM ne pIche se saba kucha caupaTa kara diyaa| ve jaba lauTe to Azrama kI durdazA dekhakara bar3e dukhI hue| ve bhagavAna para bhI krodhita hue ki pIche se itanI bhI cintA ve nahIM rakha ske| tApasa jana roSa meM bharakara bhagavAna kI kuTiyA kI ora cle| vahA~ jo unhoMne dekhA, to sanna raha ge| unakI kuTiyA kI sArI ghAsa bhI cara lI gaI thI aura ve aba bhI dhyAnalIna jyoM ke tyoM hI khar3e the| unheM jagata kI koI sudhi hI nahIM thI / isa ghora aura aTala tapasyA ke kAraNa tApasoM ke mana meM IrSyA kI agni prajvalita ho gii| unhoMne kulapati kI sevA meM upasthita hokara bhagavAna ke viruddha pravAda kiyA ki ve apanI kuTiyA taka kI rakSA nahIM kara pAe / kulapati duijjaMta ne yaha sunakara Azcarya vyakta kiyA aura bhagavAna se kahA ki tuma kaise rAjakumAra ho ? rAjaputra to samagra mAtRbhUmi kI rakSA ke lie bhI sadA sannaddha rahate haiM aura prANoM kI bAjI bhI lagA dete haiM ora tuma ho ki apanI kuTiyA kI bhI rakSA nahIM kara paae| pakSI bhI to apane ghauMsaloM kI rakSA kA dAyitva sAvadhAnI ke sAtha pUrA karate haiN| bhagavAna ne AkSepa kA koI pratikAra nahIM kiyA, sarvathA mauna rahe / kintu unakA mana avazya sakriya ho gyaa| ve socane lage ye loga merI avasthA aura manovRttiyoM se aparicita hai| mere lie kyA kuTiyA aura kyA rAjabhavana yadi mujhe kuTiyA ke lie hI moha rakhanA hotA to

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144 caubIsa tIrthaMkara rAjaprAsAda hI kyoM tyAgatA ? unhoMne anubhava kiyA ki isa Azrama meM sAdhanA kI apekSA sAdhanoM kA adhika mahatva mAnA jAtA hai, jo rAga utpanna karatA hai| ata: unhoMne nizcaya kara liyA ki aise bairAgya-bAdhaka sthala para maiM nahIM rhuuNgaa| ve nizcayAnusAra Azrama tyAga kara cupacApa vihAra kara ge| isI samaya bhagavAna ne una 5 pratijJAoM ko dhAraNa kiyA jo Aja bhI sacce sAdhaka ke lie Adarza haiM (1) IrSyA, vaimanasya kA bhAva rakhane vAloM ke sAtha nivAsa na krnaa| (2) sAdhanA ke lie suvidhAjanaka, surakSita sthala kA cunAva nahIM krnaa| kAyotsarga ke bhAva ke sAtha zarIra ko prakRti ke adhIna chor3a denaa| (3) bhikSA, gaveSaNA, mArga- zodha aura praznoM ke uttara dene ke prasaMgoM ke atirikta sarvathA mauna rhnaa| (4) kara-pAtra meM hI bhojana grahaNa krnaa| (5) apanI AvazyakatA ko pUrA karane ke prayojana se kisI gRhastha ko prasanna karane kA prayatna nahIM krnaa| yakSa bAdhA : aTala nizcaya vicaraNazIla sAdhaka mahAvIra svAmI asthikagrAma meM phuNce| grAma ke samIpa hI eka prAcIna aura dhvasta maMdira thA, jisameM yakSa bAdhA banI rahatI hai-isa Azaya kA saMvAda bhagavAna ko bhI prApta ho gyaa| grAmavAsiyoM ne yaha sUcanAdete hue bhagavAna se anurodha kiyA thA ki ve vahA~ vizrAma na kreN| vAstava meM vaha mandira sunasAna aura bar3A DarAvanA thaa| rAtri meM koI yahA~ rukatA hI nahIM thaa| yadi koI dussAhasa kara baiThatA, to vaha jIvita nahIM baca pAtA thaa| bhagavAna ne to sAdhanA ke lie surakSita sthAna na cunane kA vrata dhAraNa kiyA thaa| mana meM sarvathA nirbhIka the hii| ata: unhoMne usI mandira ko apanA sAdhanA- sthala bnaayaa| ve vahA~ khar3e hokara dhyAnastha ho ge| aise niDara, sAhasI, vratapAlaka aura aTala nizcayI the-bhagavAna mahAvIra svaamii| rAtri ke ghora andhakAra meM atyanta bhISaNa aTTahAsa usa mandira meM gUMjane lgaa| bhayAnaka vAtAvaraNa vahA~ chA gayA, kintu bhagavAna nizcala dhyAnalIna hI rhe| yakSa ko apane parAkrama kI yaha upekSA asahya ho utthii| vaha krUddha ho uThA aura vikarAla hAthI, hiMsra siMha, vizAlakAya daitya, bhayaMkara viSadhara Adi vibhinna rUpa dharakara bhagavAna ko AtaMkita karane ke prayatna karatA rhaa| aneka prakAra se bhagavAna ko usane asahya, ghora kaSTa phuNcaae| sAdhanA- aTala mahAvIra tathApi raMcamAtra bhI caMcala nahIM hue| ve apanI sAdhanA meM to kyA vighna par3ane dete, unhoMne Aha - karAha taka nahIM kii| jaba sarvAdhika prayatna karake aura apanI samagra zakti kA prayoga karake bhI yakSa bhagavAna ko kisI prakAra koI hAni nahIM pahu~cA sakA, to vaha parAsta hokara lajjita hone

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 145 lgaa| usane yaha vicAra bhI kiyA ki santa koI sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM hai-mahAmAnava hai| yaha dhAraNA banate hI vaha apanI samasta hiMsAvRtti kA tyAga kara bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM namana karane lgaa| bhaviSya meM kisI ko trasta na karane kA praNa lekara yakSa ne vahA~ se prasthAna kiyA bhagavAna vahIM sAdhanAlIna khar3e hI rhe| caNDakauzika kA uddhAra : amRta bhAva kI vijaya __ eka aura prasaMga sAdhaka mahAvIra bhagavAna ke jIvana kA hai, jo hiMsA para ahiMsA kI vijaya kA pratIka hai| eka bAra bhagavAna ko kanakakhala se zvetAmbI pahu~canA thaa| isa hetu do mArga the| eka mArga yadyapi apekSAkRta adhika lambA thA, kintu usI kA upayoga kiyA jAtA thA aura dUsarA mArga atyanta laghu hote hue bhI bar3A bhayaMkara thaa| ata: koI isa mArga se yAtrA nahIM karatA thaa| isameM Age eka ghane vana meM bhISaNa nAga caNDakauzika kA nivAsa thA jo 'dRSTi-viSa' sarpa thaa| mAtra apanI dRSTi DAlakara hI yaha jIvoM ko Dasa liyA karatA thaa| isake bhISaNa viSa kI vikarAlatA ke viSaya meM yaha prasiddha thA ki usakI phUtkAra mAtra se usa vana ke sAre jIva-jantu to mara hI gae haiM, sArI vanaspati bhI dagdha ho gayI hai| isa pracaNDa nAga kA bar3A bhArI AtaMka thaa| bhagavAna ne zvetAmbI jAne ke lie isI laghu kintu ati bhayaMkara mArga ko cunaa| kanakakhalavAsiyoM ne bhagavAna ko isa bhayaMkara vipakti se avagata karAyA aura isa mArga para na jAne kA Agraha bhI kiyA kintu bhagavAna kA nizcaya to aTala thaa| ve isI mArga para nirbhIkatApUrvaka agrasara hote rhe| bhayaMkara viSa ko mAnoM amRta kA pravAha parAjita karane ko sotsAha bar3ha rahA ho| bhagavAna sIdhe jAkara caNDakauzika kI bA~bI para hI khar3e hokara dhyAnalIna ho ge| kaSTa aura saMkaTa ko nimaMtrita karane kA aura koI udAharaNa isa prasaMga kI samatA bhalA kyA karegA ? ghora viSa ko amRta banA dene kI zubhAkAMkSA hI bhagavAna kI anta:-preraNA thI, jisake kAraNa isa bhayaprada sthala para bhI ve acaMcala rUpa se dhyAnalIna bane rhe| bhagavAna viSa se vAtAvaraNa ko dUSi karatA huA caNDakauzika bhU-garbha se bAhara nikala AyA aura apane se pratidvandvitA rakhane vAle eka manuSya ko dekhakara vaha hiMsA ke prabala bhAva se bhara gyaa| merI pracaNDatA se yaha bhayabhIta nahIM huA aura mere nivAsa sthAna para hI Akara khar3A ho gayA hai-yaha dekhakara vaha baukhalA gayA aura usane pUrNa zakti ke sAtha bhagavAna ke caraNa para daMzAghAta kiyaa| isa karAla prahAra se bhI bhagavAna kI sAdhanA meM koI vyAghAta nahIM aayaa| apanI isa prathama parAjaya se pIr3ita hokara nAga ne taba to kaI sthaloM para bhagavAna ko Dasa liyA, kintu bhagavAna kI acaMcalatA meM raMcamAtra bhI antara nahIM aayaa| isa parAbhava ne sarpa ke Atmabala ko DhahA diyaa| vaha nirbala aura nisteja siddha ho rahA thaa| yaha viSa para amRta kI anupama vijaya thii|

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146 caubIsa tIrthaMkara tabhI bhagavAna ke mukha se prabhAvI aura atyanta madhuravANI mukharita huI- "bujhjha bujhjha kiM na bujhjhii|" sarpa, tanika soca"apane krodha ko zAnta kr| amRtopama isa vANI se caNDakauzika kA bhISaNa viSa zAnta ho gyaa| bhagavAna ke mukhazrI kA vaha TakaTakI lagAkara darzana karatA rhaa| jJAna kI prApti kara use atIta ke kukarma smaraNa hone lage aura use AtmaglAni hone lgii| caNDakauzika kA kAyApalaTa hI ho gyaa| usane hiMsA kA sarvathA tyAga kara diyaa| anya prANiyoM se kaSTita hokara bhI usane kabhI AkramaNa nahIM kiyaa| ahiMsaka vRtti ko apanA lene ke kAraNa caNDakauzika ke prati sAre kSetra meM zraddhA kA bhAva phaila gayA aura grAmavAsI usa para ghRta-dugdhAdi padArtha car3hAne lge| ina padArthoM ke kAraNa cITiyA~ usa para car3ha gayIM aura usakI sArI deha ko hI noMca-noMcakara khA gyiiN| kintu usake mana meM pratihiMsA kA bhAva na aayaa| isa prakAra deha-tyAga kara apane jIvana ke antima kAla ke zubhAcaraNa ke kAraNa caNDakauzika kA jIva 8veM devaloka kA adhikArI bnaa| saMgama kA vikaTa upasarga isa prakAra bhagavAna ne upasargoM evaM parISahoM ko sahiSNutApUrvaka jhelate hue jaba apanI sAdhanA ke 10 varSa vyatIta kara lie, taba kI ghaTanA hai| svarga meM, devasabhA meM surarAja indra ne bhagavAna kI sAdhanA-dRr3hatA, karuNA, ahiMsA, kSamAzIlatA Adi sadguNoM kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kii| devagaNa cakita rahe, kintu eka manuSya kI itanI prazaMsA eka deva 'saMgama sahana na kara paayaa| bhayAnaka durvicAra ke sAtha vaha pRthvI loka para aayaa| usa samaya bhagavAna anArya kSetra meM peDhAlagrAma ke bAhara polAsa caitya meM mahApratimA tapa meM the| ve dhyAnastha khar3e the| saMgama ne Akara bhagavAna ko nAnAvidhi se yAtanAe~ denA Arambha kiyaa| saMdhyA samaya meM sArA vAtAvaraNa atyanta bhayAnaka ho gyaa| vegavatI A~dhiyoM ne Akara bhagavAna ke tana ko dhUliyukta kara diyaa| raudrarUpa dhAraNa kara prakRti ne aneka kaSTa die, kintu bhagavAna kI sAdhanA aTala banI rhii| saMgama bhI itanI zIghratA se parAjaya svIkArane vAlA kahA~ thA? matavAlA hAthI, bhayAnaka siMha Adi aneka rUpa banAkara vaha bhagavAna ko AtaMkita aura tapacyuta karane kA prayatna karane lgaa| kintu usakA yaha dA~va bhI khAlI gyaa| bhagavAna para ina saba kA koI prabhAva nahIM huaa| bhaya se bhagavAna ko prabhAvita hote na dekhakara usane eka anya yukti kA Azraya liyaa| vaha aba bhagavAna ke mana para prahAra karane lgaa| saMgama ne kucha aisI mAyA rakhI ki bhagavAna ko AbhAsa hone lagA, jaise unake svajana ekatrita hue haiN| patnI yazodA unake samajha ro-rokara vilApa kara rahI hai aura apanI durdazA kA varNana kara rahI hai ki nandivardhana ne use anAdRta kara rAjabhavana se niSkAsita kara diyA hai| pitA ke viyoga meM priyadarzanA bhI atyanta dukhI hai| bhagavAna ke mana ko ye pravaMcanAe~

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 147 bhI kyA prabhAvita karatIM? saMgama ko parAjaya para parAjaya milatI jA rahI thI aura bhagavAna aDigatA kI kasauTI para khare utarate jA rahe the| nidAna, saMgama ne abakI bAra phira nayA dA~va rkhaa| sArI prakRti sahasA suramya ho utthii| sarvatra vAsaMtika mAdakatA kA prasAra ho gyaa| zItala-manda, sugaMdhita pavana pravAhita hone lgii| bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke sumana muskarAne lge| bhramaroM kI guMjAra se sArA kSetra bhara gyaa| aise sundara aura sarasa vAtAvaraNa meM bhagavAna ke samakSa apanI 5 anya sakhiyoM ke sAtha eka anupama rUpamatI yuvayI aayii| usakA komala, suraMgI, saundarya sampanna adhakhulA aMga bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke AbhUSaNoM se sajjita thA aura atyanta kalAtmakatA ke sAtha kiyA gayA zrRMgAra usake rUpa ko adbhuta nikhAra de rahA thaa| yaha sundara bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke hAvabhAvoM, AMgika ceSTAoM Adi se bhagavAna ko apanI ora AkarSita karane lgiiN| bhagavAna kA citta bhI apanI ora AkRSTa karane meM viphala rahane vAlI yaha sundarI antata: bar3I nirAza aura kSubdha huii| yaha viphalatA sundarI kI nahIM svayaM deva saMgama kI thii| vaha bar3A kuMThita ho calA thaa| vaha soca bhI nahIM pA rahA thA ki parAjaya kI lajjA se bacane ke lie aba kyA upAya kiyA jAya? kisa prakAra mahAvIra ko caMcala aura asthira siddha kiyA jAya? khIjha kI akulAhaTa se grasta saMgama ne phira eka navIna saMkaTa upasthita kara diyaa| prAta:kAla ho gayA thaa| kucha cora rAjakIya karmacAriyoM ko sAtha lekara vahA~ upasthita hue| ina coroM ne bhagavAna kI ora iMgita karate hue rAjya-karmacAriyoM se kahA ki yahI hamArA guru hai| isane hameM corI karanA sikhAyA hai| krUddha hokara karmacAriyoM ne bhagavAna kI deha para DaMDe barasAnA Arambha kara diyaa| zakti aura adhikAra meM aMdhe ina karmacAriyoM ne bhagavAna ko jitanA daNDita kara sakate the, kiyaa| kintu mahAvIra svAmI to sahiSNutA kI pratimA hI the| ve mauna bane rahe, aDiga bane rhe| unakI sAdhanA yathAvat nirantarita rhii| isa prakAra saMgama bhagavAna ko 6 mAha kI dIrghAvadhi taka pIr3ita karatA rahA, kintu use apane uddezya meM raMcamAtra bhI saphalatA nahIM milii| anta meM use spaSTata: apanI parAjaya svIkAra karanI pdd'ii| vaha bhagavAna se kahane lagA ki dhanya haiM Apa aura ApakI saadhnaa| maiM samasta krUra karmoM aura mAyA kA prayoga karake bhI ApakoM vicalita nahIM kara paayaa| parAjita hokara hI mujhe prasthAna karanA par3A rahA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA hRdaya isa samaya asIma karuNA se bhara gyaa| unake netra azrupUrita the| vidA hote hue jaba saMgama ne isa sthiti kA kAraNa pUchA to bhagavAna ne uttara meM kahA ki mere sarpaka meM Ane vAloM kA pApa- bhAra kama ho jAtA hai, kintu tU to aura adhika karmoM ko bA~dhakara jA rahA hai| jo tere lie bhAvI kaSTa ke kAraNa hoNge| apane ghora aparAdha ke prati bhI bhagavAna ke mana meM aisA agAdha karuNA kA bhAva rahatA thaa| ve saMgama ke bhAvI aniSTa se kaSTita ho rahe the|

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148 antima upasarga jaba bhagavAna ne apanI sAdhanA ke 12 varSa vyatIta kara lie to unheM antima oraati dAruNa upasarga utpanna huA thaa| ve vihAra karate hue chammANIgrAma meM pahu~ce the| vahA~ grAma ke bAhara hI eka sthAna para ve dhyAnamagna hokara khar3e the| eka gvAlA AyA aura vahA~ bailoM ko chor3a gyaa| jaba vaha lauTA to baila vahA~ nahIM the| bhagavAna ko bailoM ke vahA~ hone aura na hone kI kisI bhI sthiti kA bhAna nahIM thaa| dhyAnastha bhagavAna se gvAle ne bailoM ke viSaya meM prazna kie, kintu bhagavAna ne koI uttara nahIM diyaa| ve to dhyAnalIna the| krodhAndha hokara gvAlA kahane lagA ki isa sAdhu ko kucha sunAI nahIM detA, isake kAna vyartha haiN| isake ina vyartha ke karNaraMdhroM ko maiM Aja banda hI kara detA huuN| aura bhagavAna ke donoM kAnoM meM usane kASTha zalAkAe~ ThUMsa diiN| kitanI ghora yAtanA thI ? kaisA dAruNa kaSTa bhagavAna ko huA hogA, kintu ve sarvathA dhIra bane rhe| unakA dhyAna tanika bhI nahIM DolA / dhyAna kI sampUrti para bhagavAna madhyamA nagarI meM bhikSA hetu jaba siddhArtha vaNika ke vahA~ pahu~ce to vaNika ke vaidya kharaka ne ina zalAkAoM ko dekhakara bhagavAna dvArA anubhUta kaSTa kA anumAna kiyA aura sevAbhAva se prerita hokara usane kAnoM se zalAkAoM ko bAhara nikAlA / caubIsa tIrthaMkara sAr3he 12 varSa kI sAdhanA - avadhi meM bhagavAna ko hone vAlA yaha sabase bar3A upasarga thaa| isameM inheM atyadhika yAtanA bhI sahanI pdd'ii| saMyoga kI hI bAta hai ki upasargoM kA Arambha aura samApti donoM hI gvAle ke bailoM se sambandha rakhane vAle prasaMgoM se huI / adbhuta abhigraha : candanabAlA prasaMga pravrajyA se kevalajJAna - prApti taka kI avadhi ( sAdhanA - kAla ) bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie ghora kaSTamaya rhii| ina upasargoM meM prAkRti ApadAe~ bhI thI aura durjanakRta paristhitiyA~ bhI inheM samatA ke bhAva se jhelane kI apUrva sAmarthya thI bhagavAna meM / AhAra-viSayaka niyaMtraNa meM bhI bhagavAna bahuta Age the / niranna rahakara mahinoM taka ve sAdhanAlIna raha lete the| eka abhigraha - prasaMga to bar3A hI vicitra hai, jo bhagavAna ke Atma- niyantraNa kA paricAyaka bhI hai| prabhu ne eka bAra 13 boloM kA vikaTa abhigraha kiyA, jo isa prakAra thA - avivAhitA nRpa kanyA ho jo niraparAdha evaM sadAcAriNI ho - tathApi vaha bandinI ho, usake hAthoM meM hathakar3iyA~ va pairoM meM ber3iyA~ hoM - vaha muNDita sira ho vaha 3 dinoM se upoSita ho - vaha khAne ke lie sUpa meM ubale hue bAkule lie hue ho - vaha pratIkSA meM ho, kisI atithi kI--vaha na ghara meM ho, na bAhara - vaha prasanna badanA ho - kintu usake netra azrupUrita hoM / yadi aisI avasthA meM vaha nRpa kanyA apane bhojana meM se mujhe bhikSA de, to maiM AhAra karU~gA anyathA 6 mAha taka nirAhAra hI rahU~gA - yaha abhigraha karake bhagavAna yathAkrama vicaraNa karate rahe aura zraddhAlujana nAnA khAdya padArthoM kI bheMTa sahita upasthita hote, kintu ve unheM

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI abhigraha ke anukUla na pAkara asvIkAra karake Age baDha jAte the| isa prakAra 5 mAha 25 dina kA samaya nirAhAra hI bIta gayA aura taba candana bAlA ( candanA) se bhikSA grahaNa kara bhagavAna ne AhAra kiyaa| abhigraha kI sArI paristhiti tabhI pUrNa huI thIM / candanA campA - nareza dadhivAhana kI rAjakumArI thii| kauzAmbI ke rAjA zatAnIka ne campA para AkramaNa kara use parAsta kara diyA thA aura vijayI sainika lUTa ke mAla ke sAtha rAnI aura rAjakumArI ko bhI uThA lAe the| mArga meM ratha se kUdakara mAtA ne to AtmaghAta kara liyA, kintu sainika ne candanA ko kauzAmbI lAkara nIlAma kara diyaa| seTha dhanAvaha use kraya kara ghara le AyA / dhanAvaha kA candanA para atizaya pavitra sneha thA, kintu usakI patnI ke mana meM utpanna hone vAlI zaMkAoM ne use candanA ke prati ISyAlu banA diyA thaa| seThAnI ne candanA ke sundara kezoM ko kaTavA diyA, usake hAtha-pairoM meM zrRMkhalAe~ DalavA dIM aura use tahakhAne meM DAla diyA / use bhojana bhI nadIM diyA gyaa| dhanAvaha seTha ko 3 dina ke pazcAt jaba candanA kI isa durdazA kA patA lagA to usake hRdaya meM karuNA umar3a par3I / vaha turanta ghara gayA aura pAyA ki sArI khAdya sAmagrI bhaNDAra meM banda hai| ataH bAkule ubAlakara usane candanA ko eka sUpa meM rakhakara khAne ko die / 149 candanA bhojanake lie yaha sUpa lekara baiThI hI thI ki zramaNa bhagavAna kA usa mArga se Agamana huaa| bhagavAna ko bheMTa karane kI kAmanA usake mana meM bhI prabala ho uThI, kintu jo sAmagrI usake pAsa thI vaha kitanI tuccha hai - isakA dhyAna Ane para usake netroM meM azru jhalaka aae| prabhu darzana se use atIva harSa huA aura yaha Abhyantarika harSabhAva atyanta komalatA ke sAtha usake mukhamaNDala para pratibimbita ho gyaa| usane zraddhA aura bhaktibhAva ke sAtha bhagavAna se AhAra svIkAra karane kA nivedana kiyA / Adi bAtoM se bhagavAna kA abhigraha pUrNa ho rahA thA ataH unhoMne candanA kI bhikSA grahaNa kara lI / candanA ke mana meM harSa kA atireka to huA hI, sAtha hI eka jAgRti bhI usameM AyI / vigata kaSTa aura apamAnapUrNa jIvana kA smaraNa kara usake mana meM vairAgya udita ho gayA / yahI candanA Age calakara bhagavAna kI ziSyamaNDalI meM eka pramukha sAdhvI huii| gozAlaka prasaMga vaibhavazAlI nAlandA ke Aja jahA~ avazeSa hai vahA~ kabhI rAjagRha kA vizAla aMcala thaa| bhagavAna kA cAturmAsa isI kSetra meM thA / saMyama grahaNa karane kI abhilASA se eka yuvaka yahA~ bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM upasthita huA / usake isa Azaya para bhagavAna ne apane nirNaya ko vyakta nahIM kiyA, kintu yuvaka gozAlaka ne to prabhu kA hI Azraya pakar3a liyA thA / prabhu samadRSTi the- unake lie koI zubha athavA azubha na thA, kintu gozAlaka dUSita manovRtti kA thaa| svayaM corI karake bhagavA kI ora saMketa kara dene taka meM use koI saMkoca nahIM hotA thA / karuNAsindhu bhagavAna mahAvIra para bhalA isakA kyA prabhAva hotA ? unake citta meM gozAlaka ke prati koI durvicAra bhI kabhI nahIM aayaa| bhagavAna vana meM vihAra kara

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150 caubIsa tIrthaMkara rahe the, gozAlaka bhI unakA anusaraNa kara rahA thaa| usane vahA~ eka sAdhu ke prati durvinIta vyavahAra kiyA aura kupita hokara sAdhu ne tejolezyA kA prahAra gozAlaka parakara diyaa| prANoM ke bhaya se vaha bhagavAna se rakSA kI prArthanA karane lgaa| karuNA kI pratimUrti bhagavAna ne zItalezyA ke prabhAva se usa tejolezyA ko zAnta kara diyaa| aba to gozAlaka tejolezyA kI vidhi batAne ke lie bhagavAna se bAra-bAra anunaya karane lagA aura bhagavAna ne usa para yaha kRpA kara dii| vaha to duSTa-pravRtti kA thA hii| saMhAra sAdhana pAkara usane bhagavAna kA Azrama tyAga diyA aura tejolezyA kI sAdhanA meM hI laga gyaa| kevalajJAna-prApti bhagavAna kI yaha sat sAdhanA antata: huI aura vaizAkha sudI dazamI ko RjubAlikA nadI ke taTa para sthita eka vana meM zAlavRkSa tale jaba ve godohana-mudrA meM ukaDUM baiThe dhyAnalIna the tabhI unheM durlabha kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| unakA Antarika jagata AlokapUrNa ho gyaa| 42 varSIya bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke samakSa satya apane sAre AvaraNa chinna kara maulika rUpa meM prakaTa ho gayA thaa|ve jijJAsAe~ aba tuSTa ho gayI thIM, jinake lie ve aba taka vyagra the| jIvana ora jagata ke prazna aba unake mAnasa meM uttarita ho gae the, jinake nidAna kI unheM sAdha thii| aba kevalI bhagavAna sarvadarzI evaM sarvajJa ho gae prathama dharmadezanA bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna kI utpatti hote hI devoM ne paMca divyoM kI varSA kI aura prabhu kI sevA meM upasthita hokara unakI vandanA tathA jJAna kA mahimA-gAna kiyaa| devatAoM dvArA bhavya samavasaraNa kI racanA kI gyii| mAnavoM kI isa sabhA meM anupasthiti thI, mAtra devatA hI upasthita the, ata: bhagavAna kI isa prathama dezanA se kisI ne saMyama svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| devatA to bhoga pravRtti ke aura apratyAkhyAnI hote haiN| tyAga-mArga kA anusaraNa unake lie saMbhava nahIM hotaa| tIrthaMkara paramparA meM prathama dezanA kA isa prakAra prabhAva zUnya hone kA yaha asAmAnya aura prathama hI prasaMga thaa| devatAoM dvArA Ayojita samavasaraNa ke visarjana para bhagavAna kA Agamana madhyamapAvA nagarI meM huaa| yahA~ virATa aura ati bhavya samavasaraNa racA gyaa| deva-dAnava va mAnavoM kI vizAla pariSada ke madhya bhagavAna sphaTika Asana para virAjita hue aura lokabhASA meM unhoMne dharmadezanA dii| unhIM dinoM isa nagara meM eka mahAyajJa kA bhI Ayojana cala rahA thaa| Arya somila isa yajJa ke pramukha adhiSThAtA the| deza bhara ke prakhyAta | vidvAna isameM sammilita hue the| eka prakAra se isa mahAyajJa aura bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa se yaha nagarI do saMskRtiyoM,

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 151 dharma-panthoM aura vicArAdhArAoM kA saMgama-sthala ho gayA thaa| bhagavAna kI dezanA sarala bhASA meM thI aura sAmayika samasyAoM ke navInatama nidAna lie hue thii| paMDitoM ke pravacana apracalita saMskRta meM the aura ADambarapUrNa, purAtana aura asAmayika hone ke kAraNa unake viSaya bhI agrAhya the| prabhu jIva-ajIva, pApa-puNya, bandha-mokSa, loka-aloka, Asrava-saMvara Adi kI atyanta sarala vyAkhyA kara jana-jana ko pratibodhita kara rahe the| isa dezanA se upasthita janoM ko vizvAsa hotA jA rahA thA ki yajJa ke nAma para pazubali hiMsA hai| prANimAtra se sneha rakhanA, kisI ko kaSTa na pahu~cAnA, kisI kA tiraskAra na karanA Adi naye anusaraNIya Adarza unake samakSa sthApita hote jA rahe the| AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI preraNA aura usake lie mArga unheM mila rahA thaa| isake lie paMcavrata nirvAha kA utsAha bhI unameM jAgane lagA thaa| ye vrata the-ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aprigrh| bhagavAna kI dezanA meM syAdvAda aura anekAMtavAda kI mahimA bhI spaSTa hotI jA rahI thii| udhara yajJa meM indrabhUti gautama veda mantroccAra ke sAtha yajJAhutiyA~ detA jA rahA thaa| apane pANDitya kA usameM darpa thaa| devatAoM ke vimAnoM ko AkAzamArga meM dekha kara indrabhUti gautama kA garva aura adhika bar3ha gayA, kintu use dhakkA taba lagA jaba ye vimAna yajJa-bhUmi ko pAra kara samavasaraNa sthala kI ora bar3ha ge| usake mana meM isase jo hIna bhAvanA janmI usane IrSyA kA rUpa le liyaa| usake abhimAna mukharita hone lagA-"mahAvIra jJAnI nahIM-indrajAlika hai| maiM usake prabhAva ke thothepana ko udghATita kara duuNgaa| maiM bhI vasubhUti gautama kA putra huuN|" isa darpa ke sAtha indrabhUti apane 500 ziSyoM ke sAtha samavasaraNa sthala phuNcaa| ___ bhagavAna ne use sambodhita kara kahA ki Apa mujhe indrajAlika mAnakara mere prabhAva ko naSTa karane ke vicAra se Ae hai, na ! isake atirikta 'AtmA hai athavA nahIM'-isa zaMkA ko bhI Apa apane mana meM lekara Ae haiM, na ! isa kathana se indrabhUti para bhagavAna kA atizaya prabhAva huaa| vaha avAk raha gyaa| vaimanasya aura IrSyA kA bhAva na jAne kahA~ tirohita ho gyaa| bhagavAna ne indrabhUti gautama kI samasta zaMkAoMkA samAdhAna kara diyA aura vaha santuSTa ho gyaa| pratibodhita hokara indrabhUti gautama ne apane sabhI ziSyoM sahita bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM dIkSA kara lii| isa ghaTanA kI pratikriyA bhI bar3I tIvra huii| pUrvamata (ki mahAvIra indrajAlika hai) kI zeSa paMDitoM ne isa ghaTanA se puSTi hote hue dekhii| ve socane lage ki indrajAlika na hote to mahAvIra ko indrabhUti ke mana meM vicAroM kA patA kaise lagatA? yaha bhI unakA indrajAla hI hai ki jisake prabhAva ke kAraNa indrabhUti aura unake ziSya dIkSita ho gae hai| dugune vega se iname virodha kA bhAva uThA aura zAstrArtha meM bhagavAna ko parAsta karane ke uddezya se aba agnibhUti AyA, kintu satyamUrti bhagavAna ke samakSa vaha bhI Tika nahIM pAyA

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152 caubIsa tIrthaMkara aura prabhAvita hokara dIkSita ho gyaa| bhagavAna ke prabhAva kI ati bhavya vijaya huI aura prathama dezanA meM hI gyArahoM diggaja paMDita apane 4400 ziSyoM sahita bhagavAna ke Azraya meM dIkSita ho ge| prabhu kA ahiMsA-dharma aba sarvamAnya ho gyaa| bhagavAna ne tIrtha sthApanA kI aura ina prathama ]] ziSyoM ko gaNadhara kI garimA pradAna kI (1) indrabhUti gautama (2) agnibhUti gautama (3) vAyubhUti gautama (4) Arya vyakta (5) sudharmA (6) maNDita (7) mauryaputra (8) akampita (9) acalabhrAtA (10) metArya (11) prabhAsa bhagavAna ke kevalI ho jAne kI zubha gAthA sunakara candanA bhI kauzAmbI se isa samavasaraNa meM upasthita huI aura bhagavAna se dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| usane sAdhvI saMgha kI prathama AryA hone kA gaurava bhI prApta kiyaa| kevalI caryA : dharma-pracAra kevalI banakara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne Atma-kalyANa se hI santoSa nahIM kara liyA, na hI dharmAnuzAsana vyavasthA kA nirdhAraNa kara ve pIThAdhyakSa hokara vizrAma karate rhe| paramAnanda kA jo mArga unheM prApta ho gayA thA, unakA lakSya to usakA pracAra karake sAmAnya jana ko Atma-kalyANa kA lAbha pahu~cAnA thaa| ata: bhagavAna ne apanA zeSa jIvana dharmopadeza meM vyatIta karate hue janatA kA mArga-darzana karane meM vyatIta kiyaa| lagabhaga 30 varSoM taka ve gA~va-gA~va aura nagara-nagara meM vicaraNa karate hue asaMkhya janoM ko pratibodha rhe| bhagavAna krAntadarzI the| deza-kAla kI paristhitiyoM kA sUkSma jJAna unheM thA unhoMne anubhava kiyA ki tatkAlIna dharma-kSetra aneka mata-matAntaroM meM vibhakta aura paraspara kalaha- grasta hai| ativAda kA bhayaMkara roga bhI ina vibhinna vargoM ko grasa rahA thaa| bhagavAna ne aisI dazA meM anekAntavAda kA pracAra kiyaa| unake upadezoM meM samanvaya kA bhAva hotA thaa| koI bhI vastu na ekAnta nitya hotI hai aura na hI ekAnta anity| svarNa eka padArtha kA nitya rUpa hai, vibhinna AbhUSaNoM ke nirmANa dvArA usakA bAhya AkAra ityAdi parivartita hotA rahatA hai, tathApi mUlata: bhItara se vaha svarNa hI rahatA hai| AtmA, pudgala Adi kI bhI yahI sthiti rahatI hai| mUlata: apane eka hI svarUpa kA nirvAha karate hue bhI unake bAhya svarUpa meM katipaya parivartana hote rahate haiN| mAtra isI kAraNa anekAntavAdI hokara pArasparika virodha rakhanA anaucityapUrNa hai| ve satya para Agraha rakhate the aura kahate the ki paramparA aura

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 153 navIna meM se kisI kA bhI andhAnusaraNa karanA vyartha hai| jise hama satya aura ucita mAne kevala usI kA vyavahAra kreN| ina siddhAMtoM se janatA kA anaikya kama hone lagA aura loga paraspara samIpatara hone lge| bhagavAna ke upadezoM meM ahiMsA evaM aparigraha bhI mukhya tatva the| sabhI dharmoM meM hiMsA kA niSedha hai, tathApi yajJa ke nAma para jo pazu-bali kI prathA thI, vaha vyApaka hiMsA kA hI rUpa thii| bhagavAna ne isa hiMsA kA khulakara virodha kiyaa| unakI ahiMsA kA rUpa bar3A vyApaka thaa| ve manuSya, pazu-pakSI hI nahIM vanaspati taka ko kaSTa pahu~cAnA hiMsA-vRtti ke antargata mAnate the aura ahiMsA ko ve parama dharma kI saMjJA dete the| unakA kathana hotA thA ki jaba hama kisI ko prANa-dAna nahIM de sakate to prANoM kA haraNa karane kA adhikAra hameM kaise mila sakatA hai| kSamA, dayA, karuNA Adi kI mahattA kA pratipAdana karate hue hiMsA kA jaisA vyApaka virodha bhagavAna ne kiyA thA vaha mAnava itihAsa meM abhUtapUrva hai| apirigraha ke siddhAnta kA pracAra karake bhagavAna ne manuSya kI saMgraha vRtti aura lobha kA virodha kiyaa| isI doSa ne samAja meM varga-viSamatA aura dainya kI utpatti kI hai| prabhu ne icchAoM, lAlasAoM aura AkAMkSAoM ke parisImana kA prabhAvazAlI upadeza diyA aura AvazyakatA se adhika sAmagrI ke tyAga kI preraNA dii| sAthahI dIna-hInoM para bhagavAna ke upadeza kA yaha pratyakSa lAbha huA ki ye zramazIla aura karma niSTha banane lge| eka adbhuta sAmya samAja meM sthApita hone lagA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne apane yuga meM pracalita bhAgyavAda kA bhI virodha kiyaa| aisI mAnyatA thI ki Izvara jise jisa sthiti meM rakhanA cAhatA hai-svayaM vahI samaya-samaya para use vaisA banAtA rahatA hai| manuSya isa vyavasthA meM hastakSepa nahIM kara sktaa| vaha bhAgyAdhIna hai aura jaisA cAhe vaisA svayaM ko banA hI nahIM sktaa| bhagavAna ne isa baddhamUla dhAraNA kA pratikAra karate hue Izvara ke vAstavika svarUpa kA paricaya diyaa| Apane batAyA ki Izvara to nirvikAra hai| vaha kisI ko kaSTa athavA kisI ko sukha dene kI kAmanA hI nahIM rkhtaa| ye paristhitiyA~ to prANI ke apane hI pUrvakarmoM ke phalarUpa meM prakaTa hotI haiN| apane lie bhAvI sukha kI nIMva manuSya svayaM rakha sakatA hai aura zubhakarma karanA usakA sAdhanA hai| vaha nija bhAgya nirdhAraka hai| bhagavAna kA karmavAda yaha siddhAMta bhI rakhatA hai ki kisI kI zreSThatA kA nizcaya usake vaMza se nahIM, apitu usake karmoM se hI hotA hai| karma se hI koI mahAn va ucca ho sakatA hai aura karmoM se hI nIca va ptit| isa prakAra jAtivAda para AdhArita kore dambhako bhagavAna ne nirmUla kara diyA aura sAmAjika-nyAya kI pratiSThA kii| __ bhagavAna zikSA diyA karate the ki naitikatA, sadAcAra aura sadbhAva kI kisI manuSya ko mAnava kahalAne kA adhikArI banAte hai| dharmazUnya manuSya prANI to hogA, kintu mAnavocita sadguNoM ke abhAva meM use mAnava nahIM kahA jA sktaa|

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154 caubIsa tIrthaMkara apane inhIM katipaya siddhAtoM kA pracAra kara bhagavAna ne dharma ko saMkIrNa paridhi se yukta karake use jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra se sambaddha kara diyaa| zreSTha jIvanAdarzoM kA samuccaya hI dharma ke rUpa meM unake dvArA svIkRta huaa| bhagavAna ke sadupadezoM kA vyApaka aura gahana prabhAva huaa| pariNAmata: jahA~ manuSya ko Atma-kalyANa kA mArga milA, vahIM samAja bhI pragatizIla aura svaccha huaa| striyoM ke lie bhI AtmotkarSa ke mArga ko bhagavAna ne prazasta kiyA aura unheM samAna stara para avasthita kiyaa| isa prakAra vyakti aura samagra donoM ko bhagavAna kI pramibhA va jJAna-garimA se lAbhAnvita hone kA suyoga milaa| apane sarvajanahitAya aura vizva mAnavatA ke dRSTiAkeNa ke kAraNa prabhu apanI samagra kevalI caryA meM satata bhramaNazIla hI bane rahe aura adhikAdhika janatA ke kalyANa ke lie saceSTa rhe| gozAlaka kA uddhAra bhagavAna kA 27vA~ varSAvAsa zrAvastI nagara meM thaa| saMyoga se duSTa prayojana se tejoleSyA kI upAsanA meM lagA huA gozAlaka bhI una dinoM zrAvastI meM hI thaa| lagabhaga 16 varSa bAda bhagavAna aura unakA yaha tathAkathita ziSya eka hI sthAna para the| aba gozAlaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kA pratirodhI thA aura svayaM ko tIrthaMkara kahA karatA thaa| indrabhUti gautama ne jaba nagara meM yaha carcA sunI ki isa samaya zrAvastI meM do tIrthaMkara vizrAma kara rahe haiM to usane bhagavAna se prazna kiyA ki kyA gozAlaka bhI tIrthaMkara hai| prabhu ne uttara meM kahA ki nahIM, vaha na to sarvajJa hai, na srvdrshii| eka ADambara khar3A karake vaha apanI pratiSThA bar3hAne meM lagA huA hai| isa kathana se jaba gozAlaka avagata huA to use pracaNDa krodha AyA aura bhagavAna ke ziSya Ananda muni se usane kahA ki maiM aba mahAvIra kA ziSya nahIM rhaa| apanI svataMtra garimA rakhatA hU~, mahAvIra ne mere prati jana-mAnasa ko vikRta kiyA hai, kintu maiM bhI isakA pratizodha pUrA karake hI dama luuNgaa| krodhAvezayukta gozAlaka bhagavAna ke pAsa AyA aura unheM burA-bhalA kahane lgaa| bhagavAna ke ziSya sarvAnubhUti aura sunakSatra ise sahana nahIM kara pAye aura unhoMne gozAlaka kA pratirodha kiyaa| duSTa gozAlaka ne tejolezyA kA prahAra kara ina donoM ko bhasma kara diyA aura taba usane yahI prahAra bhagavAna para bhI kara diyaa| usakI tejolezyA bhagavAna ke pAsa pahu~cane ke pUrva hI lauTa gayI aura svayaM gozAlaka kI ora bddh'ii| samatA ke avatAra prabhu isa samaya bhI kSamA kI bhAvanA se otaprota the| unhoMne gozAlaka ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki merA AyuSya to nizcita hai-koI use bar3hA-ghaTA nahIM sakatA kintu terA jIvana-mAtra 7 dina kA hI zeSa raha gayA hai| ata: satya ko samajha aura usake anukUla vyavahAra kr| Aveza meM hone ke kAraNa usa samaya usa para bhagavAna kI vANI kA prabhAva nahIM huA, kintu anta samaya meM use apane kukRtyoM para dhora duHkha hone lgaa| Atma-glAni kI jvAlAoM meM vaha dagdha hone lgaa| usane apane samasta

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bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI 155 ziSyoM ke samakSa svIkAra kiyA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA virodha karake maiMne ghora pApa kiyA hai| isakA yahI prAyazcita hai ki maraNoparAnta mere zava ko zrAvastI meM mArgoM para ghasITA jaay| isase sabhI mere duSkarmoM se avagata ho skeNge| usane apane ziSyoM ko bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM jAne kA nirdeza bhI diyaa| sAtaveM dina gozAlaka kA dehAnta ho gyaa| prAyazcita ne usake karma-bandhanoM se use mukta kara diyA aura aMmi zubha bhAvoM ke kAraNa use sadgati prApta huii| parinirvANa prabhu kA AyuSya 72 varSa kA pUrNa ho rahA thA aura IsApUrva 527 kA vaha varSa thaa| bhagavAna kA 42vA~ varSAvAsa pAvApura meM cala rahA thaa| prabhu apanA nirvANa samaya samIpa anubhava kara nirantara rUpa se do dina taka upadeza dete rhe| 9 licchavI, 9 mallavI aura kAzI kauzala ke 18 nareza vahA~ upasthita the, jo sabhI pauSadha vrata ke sAtha upadezAmRta kA pAna kara rahe the| asaMkhya jana bhagavAna ke darzanArtha ekatrita the| bhagavAna ke antima upadeza se ye sabhI kRtakRtya ho rahe the| kArtika kRSNA amAvasyA kI rAtri kA antima prahara aura svAti nakSatra kA zubhayoga thA-taba bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne samasta karmoM kA kSaya kara nirvANa pada kI prApti krlii| ve siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| bhagavAna ke parinirvANa ke samaya unake parama ziSya aura gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama vahA~ upasthita nahIM the| ve samIpavartI kisI grAma meM the| bhagavAna kA parinirvANa aura gautama ko kevalajJAna va kevaladarzana kI prApti eka hI rAtri meM huii| ina donoM zubha parvo kA Ayojana dIpamAlAe~ sajAkara kiyA gayA thA aura inhIM zubhAvasaroM kI smRti meM isa dina prativarSa prakAza utsava Ayojita karane kI paramparA cala par3I, jo Aja bhI dIpAvalI ke rUpa meM vidyamAna hai| rAtri ke aMtima prahara meM gautama kevalI hue isalie amAvasyA kA dUsarA dina gautama pratipadA ke rUpa meM Aja bhI mAnAyA jAtA hai| dharma-parivAra bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI dvArA sthApita caturvidha saMgha ke antargata dharma parivAra isa prakAra thA gaNadhara kevalI mana:paryavajJAnI avadhijJAnI 700 500 1,300

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156 caubIsa tIrthaMkara 300 caudaha pUrvadhArI vaikriyalabdhikArI vAdI anuttaropapAtika muni sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA anuttaragati vAle 700 1,400 700 14,000 36,000 1,59,000 3,18,000 1,600

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pariziSTa janma-vaMza sambandhI tathya krama tIrthaMkara nAma sthAna tithi pitA bhagavAna RSabhadeva vinItA nagarI caitra kRSNA 8 rAjA nAbhirAja 2 bhagavAna ajitanAtha | tavanItA nagarI mAgha zuklA 8 | rAjA jitazatru 3 bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha | zrAvastI nagara mRgazira zu0 14 / rAjA jitAri 4 bhagavAna abhinandananAtha | ayodhyA mAgha sudi 2 rAjA saMvara bhagavAna sumatinAtha ayodhyA bai0 zu0 8 rAjA megharAja bhagavAna padmaprabha kauzAmbI kA0 kR0 12 rAjA dhara 7 |bhagavAna supArzvanAtha vArANasI jyoSTha zu0 12 rAjA pratiSTha 8 bhagavAna candraprabha candrapurI pauSa kR0 12 rAjA mahAsena 9 bhagavAna suvidhinAtha kAkandI nagarI | mRgazira kR0 5 rAjA sugrIva 10 bhagavAna zItalanAtha bhaddilapura mAgha kR0 12 rAjA dRr3haratha bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha / siMhapurI bhA0 kR0 12 rAjA viSNu bhagavAna vAsupUjya campAnagarI phA0 kR0 14 rAjA vasupUjya 13 bhagavAna vimalanAtha kapilapura rAjA kRtavarmA 14 |bhagavAna anantanAtha ayodhyA bai0 kR0 13 rAjA siMhasena 15 bhagavAna dharmanAtha ratnapura mAgha zu0 3 | rAjA bhAnu bhagavAna zAntinAtha hastinApura jyoSTha kR0 13 rAjA vizvasena bhagavAna kunthunAtha bai0 kR0 14 rAjA zUrasena bhagavAna arahanAtha hastinApura __ mR0 zu0 10 rAjA sudarzana bhagavAna mallinAtha mithilA mR0 zukR 11 rAjA kumbha bhagavAna munisuvratanAtha rAjagRha jyoSTha kR0 8 rAjA sumitra bhagavAna naminAtha mithilA zrA0 kR0 8 rAjA vijaya 22 bhagavAna ariSTanemi soriyapura zrA0 zu0 5 rAjA samudravijaya 23 | bhagavAna pArzvanAtha vArANasI pauSa kR0 10 | rAjA azvasena 24 bhagavAna mahAvIra kuNDalapura caitra zu0 13 | | rAjA siddhArtha mAgha hastinApura

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caubIsa tIrthaMkara vRSabha hAthI azva lAla makara evaM vyaktitva tathA Ayu tAlikA ___ mAtA | cinha zarIra mAna | varNa Ayu rAnI marudevA 500 dhanuSa | tape sone kA gaura | 84 lAkha rAnI vijayAdevI rAnI senAdevI siddhArthA rAnI kapi maMgalA rAnI krauMcapakSI susImA rAnI padma pRthvI rAnI | svastika tape sone sA gaura | 20 lakSmaNA rAnI candramA ___ gaura zveta 10 rAmA rAnI rAnI nandA zrIvatsa tape sone sA gaura |1 rAnI viSNudevI ___ geMDA 84 lAkha varSa rAnI jayA mahiSa lAla rAnI zyAmAdevI tape sone sA gaura | 60 rAnI suyazA rAnI suvratAdevI rAnI acirAdevI rAnI zrIdevI hajAra varSa rAnI mahAdevI svastika rAnI prabhAvatI kalaza nIla varNa (priyaMgu) | 55 rAnI padmAvatIkUrma (kachuA) kAlA rAnI vaprAdevI kamala tape sone sA gaura | 10 rAnI zivAdevI zaMkha kAlA (zyAma) / rAnI vAmAdevI nAga 9 hAtha / nIla (priyaMgu) | 100 rAnI trizalA siMha 7 hAtha | tape sone sA gaura | 72 072 zUkara vAja mRga chAga

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sAdhaka jIvana : tathya-tAlikA pariziSTa krama tIrthaMkara nAma kevalajJAna dIkSAgrahaNa gaNadhara 84 90 102 116 100 107 95 / bhagavAna RSabhadeva 2 bhagavAna ajitanAtha 3 bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha 4 bhagavAna abhinandananAtha 5 bhagavAna sumatinAtha 6 bhagavAna padmaprabha / bhagavAna supArzvanAtha 8 bhagavAna candraprabha 9 bhagavAna suvidhinAtha 10 bhagavAna zItalanAtha // bhagavAna zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAna vAsupUjya 13 bhagavAna vimalanAtha 14 bhagavAna anantanAtha 15 bhagavAna dharmanAtha 16 bhagavAna zAntinAtha 17 bhagavAna kunthunAtha caitra kRSNa . 8 phA0 kR0 // vaTavRkSa tale mAgha zuklA 1 pauSa zuklA // mRgazira sudI 15 kArtika kRSNA 5 mAgha zuklA 12 pauSa zuklA vaizAkha zuklA 1 caitra zuklA kArtika kRSNA 13 caitra sudI jyeSTha zuklA 13 phAlguna zuklA pauSa kRSNA 13 phAlguna kRSNA mRgazira kRSNA 6 kArtika zuklA mAgha kRSNA 12 pauSa kRSNA phAlguna kRSNA 13 mAgha kRSNA phAlguna kRSNA 30 mAgha zuklA mAgha zuklA 4 pauSa zuklA vaizAkha kRSNA 14 vaizAkha kRSNA mAgha zuklA 13 pauSa zuklA jyoSTha kRSNA 4 pauSa zuklA vaizAkha kRSNA 5 caitra zuklA parinirvANa mA0 kR0 13 aSTApada parvata para cai0 zu0 5 sammeta zikhara para caitra zuklA vaizAkha zuklA mRgazira kRSNA mRgazira kRSNA phAlguna kRSNA bhAdrapada kRSNA bhAdrapada kRSNA vaizAkha kRSNA zrAvaNa kRSNA ASAr3ha zuklA ASAr3ha kRSNA caitra zuklA jyoSTha zuklA jyeSTha zuklA 13 vaizAkha kRSNA 81 76 66 50 36 37

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krama tIrthaMkara nAma dIkSAgrahaNa kevalajJAna parinirvANa gaNadhara 12 zuklA // 18 bhagavAna arahanAtha 19 bhagavAna mallinAtha 20 bhagavAna munisuvratanAtha- 21 bhagavAna naminAtha 22 bhagavAna ariSTanemi 23 bhagavAna pArzvanAtha 24 bhagavAna mahAvIra mArgazIrSa zuklA // kArtika zuklA mRgazira zuklA // mRgazira zuklA phAlguna zuklA 12 phAlguna zuklA ASAr3ha kRSNA 1 mRgazira zuklA zrAvaNa zuklA 6 Azvina kRSNA pauSa kRSNA // caitra kRSNA caitra zuklA 13 mRgazira kRSNA 12 // 30 4 10 mArgazIrSa zuklA 0 caitra zuklA jyeSTha kRSNA vaizAkha kRSNA ASAr3ha zuklA zrAvaNa zuklA 8 kArtika kRSNA 30 caubIsa tIrthaMkara

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pariziSTa tIrthaMkaroM ke madhya antarAla vivecya avadhi antarAla-kAla 90 , 9 bhagavAna Rbhadeva kA nirvANa : tIsare Are ke 3 varSa sAr3he ATha mAsa zeSa rahane kI sthiti meM1 RSabhadeva va ajitanAtha ke madhya 50 lAkha ___ karor3a sAgara 2 ajitanAtha evaM saMbhavanAtha ke madhya 30 3 saMbhavanAtha evaM abhinandananAtha ke madhya 10 4 abhinandananAtha evaM sumatinAtha ke madhya 5 sumatinAtha evaM padmaprabha ke madha / ... 90 hajAra " " 6 padmaprabha evaM supArzvanAtha ke madhya 7 supArzvanAtha evaM candraprabha ke madhya 9 sau , 8 candraprabha evaM suvidhinAtha ke madhya 1 suvidhinAtha evaM zItalanAtha ke madhya 10 zItalanAtha evaM zreyAMsanAtha ke madhya 66 lAkha 26 hajAra 1 sau sAgara kama eka karor3a sAgara // zreyAMsanAtha evaM vAsupUjya ke madhya 54 sAgara 12 vAsupUjya evaM vimalanAtha ke madhya 30 13 vimalanA evaM anantanAtha ke madha 14 anantanAtha evaM dharmanAtha ke madhya 15 dharmanAtha evaM zAntinAtha ke madhya pauna patyopama 3 sAgara 16 zAntinAtha evaM kunthunAtha ke madhya arddha palya 17 kunthunAtha evaM aranAtha ke madhya 1 hajAra karor3a varSa kama pAva palya 18 aranAtha evaM millanAtha ke madhya 1 hajAra karor3a varSa 19 mallinAtha evaM munisuvratanA ke madhya 54 lAkha varSa 20 munisuvratanAtha evaM naminAtha ke madhya 21 naminAtha evaM ariSTanemi ke madhya 5 22 ariSTanemi evaM pArzvanAtha ke madhya 83750 varSa 23 pArzvanAtha evaM mahAvIra svAmI ke madhya 250 varSa

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DaoN. rAjendra muni jI ma. ApakA janma rAjasthAna kI mIrA nagarI meDatA siTI ke samIpa 'baDU' grAma meM poSa vadI dazamI, 1 janavarI san 1954 ko pitA pUnamacanda jI DosI osavAla vaMza meM mAtA dhApUkuMvara ke ghara huaa| mAtA-pitA ke sad saMskAroM se bacapana meM par3e dharmabIja pallavita puSpita hote rahe jo parama zraddheya upAdhyAya dAdA gurudeva zrI puSkara munijI ma. evaM zraddheya sadgurudeva AcArya samrATa zrI devendra munijI ma. ke. sat sAnidhya ko pAkara virATa rUpa ko dhAraNa karane lage, pariNAma svarUpa Apane apane agraja bhrAtA paNDita ratna zrI rameza munijI 'zAstrI' ke sAtha di. 15 mArca san 1965 ko rAjasthAna ke gar3ha sivANA grAma meM 11 varSa kI laghu vaya meM jaina bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| laghuvaya meM saMyama svIkAra karane ke sAtha hI Apane apanA sampUrNa jIvana jJAna va kriyA hetu samarpita kara DAlA, lagAtAra 35 varSoM taka saMskRta, prAkRta, hindI, gujarAtI, marAThI, iMgliza Adi bhASAoM kA gahana adhyayana va Agama nyAya, vyAkaraNa, kAvya, paurANika sAhitya kA AloDana-viloDana kiyaa| Apa donoM bhrAtAoM ko saMyama pradAna kara ApakI mAtezvarI ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kara lI, jinakA nAma viduSI mahAsatI zrI prakAzavatI jI ma. thaa| bahumukhI pratibhA ke dhanI DaoN. rAjendra muni jI kI adhyayana ruci ke pariNAma svarUpa sAhityaratna, zAstrI, ema.e. pI-eca.DI, kAvyatIrtha, jaina siddhAntAcArya, mahAmahopAdhyAya, vizArada Adi uccatama parIkSAe~ bhI samuttIrNa kara Apane jaina jagata meM apanA, eka viziSTa sthAna sthApita kiyA hai| adhyayana ke sAtha vaktRtva kalA kA bhI Apake jIvana meM adbhuta sAmya rahA hai| jaba ApakA pravacana hotA hai to hajAroM loga mantra mugdha ho uThate haiM, aisA lagatA hai jaise ApakI vANI ke dvArA sarasvatI devI prakaTa ho rahI ho| prakhara pratibhA, tIvra smRti evaM dhAraNA ke dhanI DaoN. rAjendra muni jI jitane adhyayanazIla haiM, utane hI vinamra sevAbhAvI tathA milanasAra, sadA haMsamukha preraNAzAlI va pratibhAzAlI, virATa vyaktitva ke dhanI haiN| Apane aba taka kaI sAmAjika saMsthAoM ko preraNA dekara nirmANa karA diyA hai jisameM skUla, haoNspiTala, gauzAlA, sAdhanAkendra Adi pramukha haiN| lekhana ke kSetra meM bhI Apa dvArA aba taka upanyAsa, nibandha, kahAnI, kAvya, Agama sAhitya ke rUpa meM lagabhaga 35-40 graMthoM kA nirmANa ho cukA hai evaM parama zraddheya AcArya samrATa zrI devendra munijI ma. ke sAhitya para zodhakArya sampanna kiyA hai| prastotA : surendramuni For Private & Personal use Elinelibrary org