Book Title: Dakshina Path Ki Sadhna Yatra
Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OUTOFST 2nd Sellhey Code VERY MUCH HINACM tan NEINDIA dakSiNApAtha kI USICIAZII SEARCH 53500000 pA.pratApakumAra TodiyA Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ REFERENCE Book dakSiNApatha kI sAdhanI yAtrA (zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, haMpI ke prathama darzana kA Alekha) preraka : pU0 AtmajJA mAtAjI zrI dhanadevIjI lekhaka : prA0 pratApakumAra ja. ToliyA ema. e. (hindI); ema. e. (agrejI); sAhityaratna, jaina saMgIta ratna anuvAdikA : ku0 pArula pra0 ToliyA ema. e. (hindI) suvarNa padaka vijetA prakAzaka : / vardhamAna bhAratI inTaranezanala phAunDezana prabhAta kAmyUleksa kojI-, bagala-56 0007. 212, kaimbrija roDa, beMgalora-560008 (phona :. ____ evaM nyUyArka, mairIlaeNnDa, piTsapharDa, landana 953440) [266678825 Ala,1580 kumArasthAnA le bhara kAlora 560078, Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gujarAtI meM mUla lekhaka : anuvAdikA : AMzika artha - sahAyaka : prakAzaka : mudraka : prA0 pratApakumAra ToliyA mUlya ku0 pArula pra0 ToliyA zrI ela. gulAbacaMda jhAbakha, kUnUra, nIlagiri evaM eka gupta gurubaMdhu, kocIna vardhamAna bhAratI inTaranezanala phAunDezana beMgalora-nyUyArka-mairIlenDa - piTsapharDa - landana dIpaka ArTa prinTarsa baiMka sTrITa, koThI, haidarAbAda - 1 pratiyA~ : 1000 saMskaraNa : prathama varSa : aktUbara, 1985 sarvAdhikAra : ku0 pArula pra0 ToliyA ru. 500, DAka vyaya 0-50 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do zabda caudaha varSoM pUrva, yahA~ varNita bhUmi- zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, haMpI ke prathama darzana ke uparAMta yaha lekha likhA thA / usake pazcAt isa bhUmi ke prati itanA AkarSaNa rahA ki ina paMktiyoM ke lekhaka ne, Azrama kI abhinava bhUmi para, svayaM sAdhanA evaM vidyApITha ke nirmANa hetu, ahamadAbAda ke gujarAta vidyApITha kA prAdhyApaka - pada taka chor3akara, beMgalora evaM hampI Akara nivAsa kiyA / isa sthAnAMtaraNa evaM vidyApITha - nirmANa kArya kI preraNA evaM AjJA denevAle the--parama upakAraka vidyAguru padmabhUSaNa prajJAcakSu DaoN. paMDita sukhalAlajI, jinhoMne lekhaka ko apanI nizrA evaM sevA-zuzrUSA bhI chur3avAkara dUra dakSiNa meM bhejA / usake bAda kI kahAnI bhI laMbI-caur3I hai, jo 'sAdhanA - yAtrA kA saMdhAna patha' ke nAma se isI krama meM lipibaddha ho rahI hai / Aja yogIndra zrI sahajAnaMdaghanajI sadeha se nahIM rahe, prajJAcakSu paMDitavarya zrI sukhalAlajI bhI nahIM rahe, paraMtu ina mahApuruSoM kI preraNA evaM bhAvanA, kaI pratikUlatAoM ke bIca se bhI, caudaha varSoM kI tapasyA ke pazcAt aba sAkAra rUpa lene jA rahI hai / isa viSaya meM adhika abhivyakti evaM jAnakArI pAThakoM ke pratibhAva evaM ruci jAnane ke pazcAt / yahA~ prastuta hai Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala eka hI dina ke isa prathama darzana kA Alekha / mUla gujarAtI se hindI meM anuvAda evaM sampAdana merI suputrI ku. pArula ne, parizramapUrNa, sundara evaM samayabaddha mudraNa bhAI zrI harizcandrajI vidyArthI ne evaM AMzika ardhasahAyatA kucha sahadharmI guru-baMdhuoM ne kI hai, jisake liye sabhI kA maiM AbhArI huuN| mere sAhitya vidyAguru zraddheya DA0 rAmaniraJjana pANDeyajI kA bhI unake mUlyavAna Amukha ke liye anugRhIta isa sAdhanAyAtrA kI, jo ki aba bhI caudaha varSoM ke uparAMta bhI satat cala rahI hai, sadA-sarvadA kI sAkSI preraka evaM AzIrvAda-pradAtrI rahI hai-parama upakAraka AtmajJA jagatmAtA pUjya mAtAjI, jinakA to anugraha mAnanA bhI zabdoM ke dvArA sambhava nahIM / unakI nirmalAtmA ko vandanA bhara kara abhI to vidA cAhatA huuN| pratApakumAra ToliyA yo. yu. sahajAnaMdaghanajI janmadina mA. zu. 19, vi. saM. 2041, 23-9-1985, 12 kaimbrija roDa, baigalora-560008 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amukha sAdhanA kI sthiti parama dhanya hai jo isake patha para cala par3atA hai vaha svayaM apane ko tathA dUsaroM ko bhI dhanya banA sakatA hai / isa patha para calane vAle ko kramazaH prakAza prApta hone lagatA hai aura dhIre-dhIre parama prakAza kI siddhi prApta ho jAtI hai| hajAroM sUryoM ke prakAza se bhI adhika tejovAna AtmA kA prakAza hotA hai / jisako vaha prakAza prApta ho jAtA hai usake bhItara se ajJAna kA andhakAra samApta ho jAtA hai / vaha sarvajJa ho jAtA hai / 'satyaM jJAnaM anantam brahma' brahma satyasvarUpa, jJAnasvarUpa aura ananta tattva hai / jise yaha brahmasiddhi prApta ho jAtI hai usakI cetanA anantabhedinI ho jAtI hai / usa ananta cetanA meM saba kucha samA jAtA hai, yaha ananta cetanA saba kucha dekhane lagatI hai / koI vastu isase chipa nahIM sakatI / brahmajJAnI sarvajJa ho jAtA hai / saba kucha jAnatA hai / jo brahmajJAnI nahIM hotA usakI cetanA ananta na hokara sImita hI rahatI hai / sImA meM sarva kaise samA sakatA hai / sImita cetanAvAlA manuSya sarvajJa kaise ho sakatA hai / sAdhanA ke pagoM kA nirmANa guru kI sahAyatA se hotA hai / isa patha para vahI guru Age le jA sakatA hai jo svayaM yaha yAtrA pUrI kara cukA rahatA hai / jo svayaM patha nahIM jAnatA vaha ziSya ko kahAM le jA sakatA hai| isI satya kA udghATana karate hue kabIra ne kahA hai-jAkA guru hai andhalA celA kharA Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirandha / andhA aMdhe TheliyA dUnyU kUpa paDanta / -jisakA guru aMdhA hai vaha ziSya bhI usase adhika aMdhA hogaa| jaba eka aMdhA dUsare aMdhe ko Thela-Thela kara Age bar3hAtA haiM, to donoM eka sAtha kue~ meM girate haiN| sacce guru kA lakSaNa batAte hue kabIra kahate haiM-balihArI guru ApaNI dyau hAr3I ke bAra / locana anaMta ughADiyA anaMta dikhAvaNa hAra |-guru Apa dhanya haiM / Apa to svargIya ananta satya kA darzana hara kSaNa karate rahate haiM / Apane mere bhItara ananta nayana khola diye jisase maiM ananta ko dekha sakeM |annt locana hI ananta kA darzana karA sakate haiM / jo netra jagat ke svArthoM kI sAdhanA ke liye kevala kucha hI logoM taka sImita raha jAte haiM, ve ananta ko kaise dekha pAyeMge / jaba nayanoM kI sImA ananta bana jAtI hai tabhI ananta satya paramAtmA kA darzana hotA hai / paramAtmA kI prApti nahIM usakA darzana hI hotA hai / prApta to vaha hara kSaNa meM rahatA hai; para usa prApta ko ajJAna dekhane nahIM detA / ThIka usI taraha jisa taraha koI vastu hamAre hAtha meM hI rahatI hai, para hama use DhUMDhate rahate haiM / kabIra ne kahA hai-terA sAI tujjha meM jyoM puhupana meM bAsa / kastUrI ke miraga jyU~ ita uta sUMghata ghAsa / terA svAmI to tere hI bhItara hai jaise phUla kI sugandha phUla meM samAI rahatI hai / kastUrI kI sugandha mRga ke bhItara hI rahatI hai, para vaha use pAne ke liye idhara - udhara ghAsa sUMghatA rahatA hai / pratyeka paramANu meM zakti banakara baiThA huA Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA prati pala saba ko prApta hai; para usako dekhane kI zakti prApta karanI par3atI hai / I - ananta paramAtmA taka pahu~cAne vAlI yAtrA bhI ananta hI rahatI hai / usa yAtrA ke patha para yadi sadguru mila gayA to yAtrI dhanya bana jAtA hai / dakSiNApatha hI kyoM ? vaha to saba dizAoM meM hai / isI liye dakSiNa meM bhI / dakSiNa meM bhI dhanya loga haiM, pUrva, pazcima aura uttara meM bhI eka se eka dhanya / hA~, unako khojane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / sAdhaka kA bhAgya acchA rahatA hai to use siddha guru prApta ho jAtA hai / isI ko kabIra ne - kachU pUrabalA lekha - kahA hai / pUrva janma kI sAdhanA Age bar3hI huI rahatI hai to isa janma meM siddhi zIghra mila jAtI hai / ye saMskAra manuSya meM hI nahIM, pazupakSI meM bhI rahate haiM / ToliyAjI ne apanI isa kRti meM AtmarAma zvAna kI sundara carcA kI hai / jaTAyu, jAmbabAna, hanumAna aura kAka bhuzuNDi bhI to aise hI sAdhaka the / udayapura kA gajarAja bhI inhIM saMskAroM kA dhanI thA / matsya, kacchapa, varAha aura zeSanAga ke zarIra meM bhI to anaMta saMskAravAn nArAyaNa baiTha gaye the / ve nArAyaNa kahAM nahIM haiM / prahalAda ke liye to khambhe se prakaTa ho gaye / dharmarAja yudhiSThara ke sAtha bhI zvAna svarga taka gayA thA / zvAna ke samAna svAmibhakti kA Adarza aura kahAM milegA ? isIliye kabIra ne kahA - "kabIra kUtA rAma kA motiyA merA nAu~ / gale rAma kI jevarI, jita khIMce tita jAu~ / " kabIra rAma kA kuttA hai / motI merA nAma hai| mere gale meM rAma kI, 1 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unake prema kI rassI ba~dhI huI hai ve mujhe jidhara khIMca kara le jAte haiM udhara hI meM calA jAtA hU~ / zaraNAgata mukta puruSa kI bhakti kA Adarza jaisA zvAna ke hRdaya meM sthApita milatA hai, vaisA anyatra sambhava nahIM / satya, ahiMsA aura prema kI zakti apAra hotI hai / saba mahAtmA inhIM kI siddhi prApta karane ke liye sAdhanA karate rahate haiM / jinako yaha siddhi prApta ho jAtI hai, ve jina ho jAte haiM, indriyAtIta bhagavAna ho jAte haiM, samagra vizva ko ve pavitra aura pAvana banA dete haiM / jaina mahAtmAoM ne bhI ina kSetroM meM adbhuta siddhi prApta kI / isI siddhi kI prApti ke bAda arjuna ne bhagavAna zrIkRSNa se kahA thA- naSTo mohaH smRtirlabdhA tvatprasAdAtsurezvara - he devoM ke deva tumhArI hI kRpA se merA ajJAna dUra ho gayA / mujhe apane ananta svarUpa kA smaraNa prApta ho gayA hai / ToliyAjI ne apanI sAdhanA ke ina patha para aise jaina mahAtmAoM kI carcA kI hai, jinameM vizva maitrI sthApita ho cukI thI jo samagra vizva ko premamaya aura pavitra banA sakate the / aise mahAtmAoM ke smaraNa mAtra se mana pavitra ho jAtA hai / isI pAvana smRti ko zAzvata dhArA meM sthApita karane ke liye una prAta smaraNIya AtmAoM ke jIvana ko akSara brahma ko arpita kara grantha kA rUpa de diyA jAtA hai / ToliyAjI kA yaha saphala prayAsa anuzIlana karane vAloM kA mana nirmala banAne kI zakti dhAraNa karatA hai / isa grantha ko ananta praNAma / - rAmaniraMjana pANDeya Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dakSiNApatha kI sAdhanA-yAtrA -prA. pratApakumAra ToliyA dakSiNa bhArata ke prAcIna aitihAsika tIrtha ratnakUTa-hampI-vijayanagara-para nirmita ho rahe nUtana tIrthadhAma 'zrImada rAjacaMdra Azrama', usake saMsthApapha mahAmAnava yogIndra yugapradhAna zrI sahajAnaMdaghanajI evaM kucha sAdhakoM kI prathama darzana-mulAkAta kI eka paricaya-jhAMkI : eka jhalaka 1969 ko karnATaka pradeza : bellArI jilA guMTakala-hubalI relve lAina para sthita hospeTa relve sTezana se sAta mIla dUra basA huA prAcIna tIrthadhAma hampI... yahA~ para kele, ganne aura nAriyala se chAI huI hariyAlI dharatI ke bIca-bIca khar3I hai ; asaMkhya zilAeM aura choTI baDI patharIlI pahAr3iyAM / sAtha hI sAtha dUra taka mIloM aura Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mIloM ke vistAra meM phaile paDe haiM - jinAlaya, zivAlaya, vaiSNava maMdira aura vijayanagara sAmrAjya ke mahAlayoM ke khaMDahara evaM dhvaMsAvazeSa / hampI tIrtha ke nIce ke bhAga meM khaDe virUpAkSa zivAlaya aura usake nikaTa kI U~cAI para sthita cakrakUTa, "hemakUTa" ke aneka dhvasta jinAlayoM ke UparI pUrva bhAga meM phailI huI haiM ratnagarbhA vasundharA kI suramya parvatikA "ratnakUTa" / ratnakUTa ke uttarI bhAga meM nIce kucha cakrAkAra baha rahI hai - sthita prajJa-kI-sI tIrtha- salilA tuMgabhadrA : sadAsarvadA, avirata, bAraha mAha / bIsaveM tIrthaMkara munisuvrata ke samaya se aneka mahApuruSoM evaM sAdhaka janoM ne paurANika evaM prakRti-pralaya ke parivartanoM kI smRti dilAne vAle isa sthAna kA pAvana saMsparza kiyA hai / dIrghakAla vyatIta hote hue bhI unakI sAdhanA ke AMdolana evaM aNu-paramANu isa dharatI aura vAyumaNDala ke kaNa-kaNa aura sthala sthala meM vidyamAna pratIta hote haiM / munisuvrata bhagavAna ke zAsana kAla meM aneka vidyAdhara - sammilita the- unameM vidyA siddha rAjAoM meM the - rAmAyaNa prasiddha bAlI sugrIva aadi| yaha vidyAdhara bhUmi hI unakI rAjadhAnI thI / 'vAnara dvIpa' athavA 'kiSkindhA nagarI' ke nAma se vaha pahacAnI gaI hai / yahA~ ke aneka pASANa avazeSa usakI sAkSI dete haiM / tatpazcAt eka lambe se kAla-khaMDa ke bItane ke pazcAt sRjita hue - vijaya nagara ke suvizAla, suprasiddha sAmrAjya ke mahAlaya aura devAlaya | IsvI san 1336 meM 2 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM 17vIM zatAbdI taka apanA astitva TikAye rakhakara anta meM vividha rUpa meM vinAza ko prApta ye mahAlaya apane apAra vaibhava kI smRti chor3ate gaye, UMce aDiga khaDe unake khaMDaharoM ke dvaaraa| * bulAve guphAoM giri-kandarAoM ke ina sabhI ke bIca mahatvapUrNa haiM-aneka jinAlayoM ke khaMDaharoM vAle 'hemakUTa,' 'bhoTa' evaM 'citrakUTa' ke, "sadbhaktyA stotra'' ullikhita prAcIna, pahADI jaina tIrtha / unakA itihAsa, bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI ke samaya se lekara IsvI san kI sAtavIM sadI taka evaM kvacit kvacit usake bAda taka bhI jAtA huA dikhAI detA hai ukta 'hemakUTa' ke pUrva me evaM uttuMga khaDe "mAsaMga" pahADa ke pazcima meM haiM-girikandarAe~, zilAe~, jalakuMDa, evaM khetoM se bharA huA, kisI parI-kathA kI sAkAra sRSTi kA-sA 'ratnakUTa' parvatikA ke zaila pradeza kA vistAra / aneka sAdhakoM kI vidyA, virAga evaM vItarAga kI vividha sAdhanAoM kI sAkSI dene vAlI aura mahatpuruSoM ke pAvana saMcaraNa kI punIta kathA kahane vAlI ratnakUTa kI ye guphAeM, giri kandarAeM evaM zilAeM mAno bhArI bulAvA dekara 'zAzvata kI khoja" me nikale hue sAdhanA-yAtriyoM ko bulAtI huI pratIta hotI haiM, apane bhItara saMjoe rakhe hue anubhavI janoM ke sadiyoM purAne ; phira bhI cira naye aise jIvana Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMdeza ko vartamAna mAnava taka pahu~cAne ke liye utsuka khaDI dikhAI detI haiM ...... / usake aNu-reNu se uThane vAle paramANu isa saMdeza ko dhvanita karate haiN| pUrvakAla meM aneka sAdhakoM kI sAdhanA bhUmi banane ke bAda, isa sandeza ke dvArA nUtana sAdhakoM kI pratIkSA karatI huI paryApta samaya taka nirjana rahI huI evaM aMtima samaya meM to durjanAvAsa bhI bana cukI ina guphAoM-giri-kandarAoM ke bulAvoM ko Akhira eka parama avadhUta ne sune . . . . . / bIsa varSa kI yuvAvasthA meM sarvasaMga parityAga kara jaina muni-dIkSA grahaNa kiye huye, bAraha varSa taka gurukula meM raha kara jJAna-darzana-caritra kI sAdhanA kA nirvahana kiye hue evaM tatpazcAt ekAMtavAsI-guphAvAsI bane hue ye avadhUta aneka pradezoM ke vanopavanoM meM vicaraNa karate hue, guphAoM meM basate hue, aneka dharma ke tyAgI-tapasviyoM kA satsaMga karate hue vividha sthAnoM meM AtmasAdhanA kara rahe the| apanI sAdhanA ke isa upakrama meM aneka anubhavoM ke bAda unhoMne apane upAsya pada para niSkAraNa karuNAzIla aise vItarAga patha-pradarzaka zrImad rAjacaMdrajI ko sthApita kiyaa| mUlata: kaccha ke, pUrvAzrama meM 'mUlajI bhAI' ke nAma se evaM zvetAmbara jaina sAdhu-rUpa ke dIkSA-paryAya meM bhadra-muni' ke nAma se pahacAne gaye evaM ekAMtavAsa tathA digambara jaina kSullakatva ke svIkAra ke pazcAt 'sahajAnaMda ghana' ke nAma se prasiddha yaha avadhUta apane pUrva-saMskAra se, dUra dUra se A rahai ina guphAoM ke Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bulAoM ko apanI smRti kI anubhUti ke sAtha jor3akara apane pUrva paricita sthAna ko khojate anta meM yahAM alakha jagAne A pahu~ce ..... / ye dharatI, ye zilAe~, ye giri kandarAyeM mAnoM unako bulAvA detI huI unakI pratIkSA meM hI khaDI thIM . . . . . . / ratnakUTa kI guphAoM meM prathama paira rakhate hI unako vaha bulAvA spaSTa sunAI diyA / pUrva smRtiyoM ne unakI sAkSI dii| aMtas kI gaharAI se AvAz2a sunAI dI-"jise tU khoja rahA thA, cAha rahA thA, vaha yahI terI pUrva - paricita siddhabhUmi / " * avadhUta kA alakha jAgA...aura sAkAra huA girikaMdarAoM meM Azrama ! aura unhoMne yahA~ alakha jagAyA / ekAMta, vIrAna evaM bhayAvaha ina guphAoM meM AraMbha huA unakA ekAMtavAsa / nirbhaya evaM aTala rUpa se unhoMne apanI adhUrI sAdhanA punaH AraMbha kii| usa sAdhanA kA lAbha dakSiNa bhArata ke aneka sAdhaka uThA sakeM, isa uddezya se una giri-kandarAoM meM sAkAra huA yaha 'zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama' / zrImad isa sAdhanA ke kendra-bindu the / Aja se ATha varSa pUrva, vi. saM. 2017 meM 'Atma tattva kI sAdhanA ke abhIpsuoM ke lie, binA kisI jAti-veza, bhASA, dharma, deza i. ke baMdhana lie hue| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'ratnakUTa' kI prAcIna sAdhanA bhUmi kI vibhinna guphAoM giri kaMdarAoM evaM zilAoM ke madhya isakA vistAra hotA calA ..... sarva-dharmoM ke sAdhaka isa sAdhanA se AkarSita ho dUra dUra se Ane lage ...'zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kI Atmadarzana kI AturatA evaM paramapada-prApti hetu niyata vizuddha sAdhanAmaya jIvana evaM kavana" se dakSiNa ke aparicita sAdhaka prabhAvita hone lge| unake jIvana-darzana evaM nirdeza ke anusAra sAdhanA karavA rahe avadhUta zrI sahajAnaMdaghana-bhadramuni kI anya dharmAcAryoM evaM rAjapuruSoM ne stuti kii| yaha unakI samanvayAtmaka syAdvAda zailI kI sAdhanA kI eka atulanIya siddhi hai| isakA pratyakSa pramANa thaa| rAmAnuja saMpradAya ke AcArya zrI tolappAcArya evaM maisUra rAjya ke gRhapradhAna zrI pATila dvArA 'ratnakUTa kI jamIna kA pradAna / 30 ekar3a ke vistAra kI usa parvatIya bhUmi para Aja lagabhaga dasa guphAeM, sarvasAsAraNa evaM vyaktigata nivAsa-sthAna, gurumaMdira, guphAmaMdira bhojanAlaya evaM choTI-sI gauzAlA pAye jAte haiN| kaI nibAsakhaMDa, eka darzana vidyApITha, sabhAmaMDapa, zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kA dhyAnAlaya, evaM eka jinAlaya nirmANAdhIna haiM / Azrama meM ekAkI evaM sAmUhika donoM prakAra se samyag darzana-caritra kI, dUsare zabdoM me dRSTi, vicAra, AcAra zuddhi evaM bhakti, jJAna, yoga kI sAdhanA cala rahI hai| Azrama ke dvAra binA kisI bhedabhAva ke saba sAdhakoM ke liye khale haiN| sAdhakoM ke liye kucha niyama avazya haiM, jisameM zrImad rAjacandrajI ke jIvana darzana, AcAra evaM vicAra kA pratibimba Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| prathama niyama dhyAna AkarSita karatA hai-"mata-paMtha ke AgrahoM kA parityAga evaM pandraha bheda se siddha ke siddhAMtAnusAra dharma-samanvaya / " yaha niyama zrImad ke suvicAra kI smRti dilAtA hai / ''tuma cAhe kisI dharma ko mAnoM, mai niSpakSa hU~........ jisa rAha se saMsAra ke mala kA nAza ho, usa bhakti-mArga dharma evaM sadAcAra kA tuma pAlana karanA / sAdhakIya niyamAvalI ke anya niSedhoM meM isa sadAcAra kA samAveza ho jAtA hai, yathA, sAta vyasana, rAtribhojana, kaMdamUla Adi abhakSya padArthoM kA vItarAgatA yukta tyAga / ___ yahA~ vyaktigata yA sAmudAyika rUpa se sAdhanA karane kA svAtaMtrya hai| isameM svAdhyAya, sAmayika-pratikramaNa ityAdi dharmAnuSThAna, dhyAna, bhavita, maMtradhuna, prArthanA, bhajana ityAdi kA samAveza hotA hai / sAptAhika, pAkSika yA mAsika kAryakramoM ke alAvA pratidina satsaMga svAdhyAya, pravacana evaM subaha zAma kA bhaktikrama itanA sAmudAyika rUpa se calatA hai| yaha bhI anivArya nahIM hai, paraMtu koI bhI isakA Ananda, isakA lAbha chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| aisI samanvayAtmaka dRSTi ko lekara Azrama meM svAtaMtrya pUrvaka svAdhyAya, satsaMga, bhakti-dhyAna kI AtmalakSI sAdhanA cala rahI hai| yaha sAdhanA jaba hareka ke zreya keliye sAmudAyika rUpa se calatI hai taba samAjalakSI ho jAtI hai evaM Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sat, zuddha paramANu samAja ke dUSita vAyu maNDala meM bahane lagate haiN| isa sAdhanAbhUmi evaM yahA~ kI sAdhanA kI yaha eka choTI-sI jhalaka hai| * chipA huA itihAsa__prAcIna "kiSkiMdhA" nagarI evaM vijaya nagara" ke prasAdoM ke bhavya itihAsa kI taraha sAdhakoM ko suramya evaM bhIruoM ko bhayAvaha pratIta hotI ina giri-kaMdarAoM evaM guphAoM kA bhI adbhuta itihAsa hai, jo ki kAla ke garbha meM chipA huA haiM / kaI nirgranthoM ne yahAM dhyAnastha hokara graMthibheda kiyA hai, kaI jogiyoM ne joga sAdhA hai, aneka jJAniyoM ne yahAM vizva ciMtana evaM Atma-ciMtana dvArA sva-para ke bhedoM ko sulajhAyA hai, aneka bhavatoM ne yahAM parAbhakti ke abheda kA anubhava kiyA hai evaM vividha bhUmikAoM ke sAdhakoM ne yahAM svarUpa-saMdhAna kiyA hai| inakA itihAsa kitAboM ke pannoM para nahIM, apitu yahAM ke vAtAvaraNa meM chipA huA hai evaM guphAoM-giri-kaMdarAoM meM se uThate AMdolanoM ke sUkSma ghoSa-pratizodhoM meM sunAI de rahA hai / kisI nIrava guphA meM praveza karate hI isakI dhvani sunAI detI hai......"jo sthUla meM se sUkSma evaM zUnya nirvikalpatA kI ora le jAtI hai.........| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka mahApuruSoM kI pUrva-sAdhanA kI bhUmikA yaha itihAsa preraNA evaM zAMti-samAdhi pradAyaka hai / ___yahAM Akara basanevAle isa avadhUta saMzodhaka ko pUrvakAlIna sAdhakoM kI dhvani-pratidhvani evaM AMdolanoM ko pAne se pUrva kaI takalIphoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| ina girikandarAoM meM usa samaya hiMsaka pazu, bhaTakatI azAMta pretAtmAeM, zarAbI evaM cora-DAkU, mailI vidyA ke upAsaka evaM hiMsaka tAMtrikoM kA vAsa thaa| isa bhUmi ke zuddhIkaraNa ke krama ke antargata ghaTI kucha ghaTanAoM kA ullekha aprAsaMgika nahIM hogaa| * -jaba hiMsA ne hAra mAnI...! ____ Azrama kI sthApanA ke pUrva jaba bhadramuni ina guphAoM meM Aye taba unheM patA calA ki yahAM kaI tAMtrika atyaMta krUratA se pazu-bali de rahe haiM / dUsarI ora ina hiMsaka logoM ke mana meM isa anajAna ahiMsaka avadhUta ke prati bhaya utpanna huaa| unake apane kArya meM inase vikSepa hogA, aisA mAna unako khatma kara dene kA unhoMne nizcaya kiyaa| jaba ye tAMtrika pazubali de rahe the taba bhadramuni unheM prema se samajhAne unakI ora cle| caTTAnoM ke Upara se A rahe muni ko dekha tAMtrika tatkSaNa hI unheM mAra dene ke vicAra se unakI ora dauDe / hAya meM hathiyAra the| munijI ne unako Ate dekhA, parantu unheM ahiMsA va prema kI zakti Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para vizvAsa thA, ataH ve niDara rUpa se unakI tarapha calate rahe...... kucha kSaNoM kI hI dera thI... .. zastrabaddha tAMtrika unakI ora lapake...... usa ahiMsaka avadhUta kA hAtha Adeza meM U~cA uThA, apalaka AMkhoM se unhoMne tAMtrikoM ko dekhA ... aura unameM se ahiMsA aura prema ke jo AMdolana nikale, unake Age tAMtrika ruka gaye, unake zastra gira gaye evaM ve hamezA ke lie vahAM se bhAga gaye / ahiMsA ke Age hiMsA hAra gaI !! nirdoSa pazuoM ko abhayadAna milaa| hiMsA sadA ke lie vidA ho gayI / nirdoSa pazuoM ke zoSaNa se malina vaha dharatI punaH zuddha huii| * hiMsA ke sthAnoM meM ahiMsA kI pratiSThA...! hiMsA ko miTAne ke sAtha ye avadhUta ahiMsA aura prema ke zastra se una hiMsaka tAMtrikoM ko badalanA cAhate the, paraMtu ve ruke nhiiN| unake bhAgane kI bAta sunakara isa ghaTanA meM hiMsA ke Upara ahiMsA kI vijaya dekhane ke bajAya loga ise 'camatkAra' mAnane lage / anya tAMtrika, mailI vidyA ke upAsaka, coraDAkU va zarAbI bhI isa sthAna se cale gaye / Akhira lAtoM ke bhUta bAtoM se kaise mAnate ? ve to 'camatkAra' ko hI 'namaskAra' karane vAle jo the| kaI sAdhakoM ne ina nirjana guphAoM meM azAMta, bhaTakatI pretAtmAoM kA AbhAsa pAyA thA, ataH bhadramunijI ne ina gupha oM ko zuddha banAyA va pretAtmAoM ko zAMta kiyaa| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba bace the hiMsaka praannii| zrImad rAjacaMdra dvArA anubhUta evaM 'apUrva avasara' meM varNita aise una 'parama mitroM' kA paricaya bhadramunijI ko anya vanoM-guphAoM meM ho cukA thA / zrImad ke zabda unake mana meM gUMja rahe the : "ekAkI vicArato baLI zmazAna mAM, vaLI parvata mAM vAgha siMha saMyoga jo, aDola Asana ne manamAM nahIM kSobhatA, parama mitra no jANe pAmyA yoga jo| apUrva avasara evo kyAre Avaze?" zera, bAgha, cIte- ye 'parama mitra' dina meM bhI dikhAI dete / jisa guphA meM ye ekAkI avadhUta sAdhanA karanA cAha rahe the, usameM bhI eka cItA rahatA thaa| paraMtu unhoMne nirbhayatA se use apanA mitra mAna vahIM nivAsa diyA evaM 'ahiMsA pratiSThAyAM tatsannidhau vairatyAgaH / '- pataMjali ke isa yoga sUtra ko jaise nyAya dete hue vaha hiMsaka pazu apanA vaira tyAga usa ahiMsaka avadhUta ke pAsa rahA bhii| bAda meM vaha anyatra calA gyaa| taba se lekara Azrama ke banane ke bAda Aja taka, usI guphA- vartamAna guphAmaMdira kI aMtarguphA- meM zrI bhadramunijI kI sAdhanA cala rahI hai| usI meM 16 phuTa kA sAMpa bhI rahatA thaa| kaI vyaktiyoM ne use dekhA bhI hai| pichale kaI varSoM se vaha adRzya hai| ___ isa prakAra bhadramunijI ne isa prAcIna sAdhanAbhUmi para ahiMsA kI punaH pratiSThA kara hiMsaka mAnavoM, pazuoM evaM Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pretAtmAoM se ise mukta, zuddha evaM nirbhaya banAkara sAdhakoM ke lie sAdhanA yogya bnaayaa| vahIM kI anya guphAoM evaM upatyakAoM meM kucha sAdhaka aba nirbhaya rUpa se sAdhanA kara rahe haiM / unameM se kucha kA paricaya prApta kara leN| * maiMne dekhA una sAdhakoM ko yahAM vibhinna prAMtoM ke kucha sAdhaka sthAyI rUpa se rahate haiN| hajAroM prativarSa yathAvakAza yahAM Ate haiN| lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM paryaTaka bhI prativarSa isa Azrama ko dekhane Ate haiM / sthAyI sAdhakoM meM se tIna kA paricaya prastuta hai : kheMgArabApA : 80 sAla kA gaThalA zarIra, gola, camakadAra, bhavya ceharA, baDI-baDI AMkheM, AdhI bAMha kI kamIja va AdhA patalUna pahane hue- ye haiM kheMgArabApA / kabhI Dolate, kabhI sthira kadamoM se calete hue ve 'yaMtramAnava' ke-se lagate haiM / padmAsana lagAkara jaba ve dhyAna karate taba pahADa ke kisI ekAkI, aDiga, pASANa khaNDa-se lagate / be kaccha ke mUla nivAsI the, paraMtu madrAsa meM basa gaye the| javAhirAta kA unakA kArobAra khUba cala rahA thaa| amola ratnoM kI parakha karate-karate AMtarika ratana-AtmArAma ko parakhane kI utkaTa icchA jAgI, guphAoM kA bulAvA sunAI diyA / saMsAra kI moha-mAyA se mukta hone kA samaya bhI ho cukA thaa| ata: ve sadguru kI khoja meM nikala paDe / 25,000 rupayoM kA kharca evaM bhArata-bhramaNa karane ke pazcAt kisI zubha 12 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaDI meM yahAM A pahuMce evaM basa gye| sAta sAla bIta gaya, ve aba bhI yahIM haiN| yahIM samAdhi lagAne kI evaM deha chor3ane kI unakI icchA hai / unhoMne apanI sAdhanA meM kAphI pragati kI hai, aisA jJAta hotA hai / unakA vizAla hRdaya paropakAra kI bhAvanA se bharA huA hai| ve bolate bahuta kama haiM, adhikatara mauna rahate haiM / bAkI logoM kI bAteM cala rahI hoM, taba bhI ve baiThe-baiThe AMtara dhyAna meM DUba jAte haiM aura apane AtmArAma kI bAteM sunane lagate haiN| adhika samaya ve apanI upatyakA meM bitAte haiM / "nija bhAva mAM vahetI vRtti" kI ucca sAdhanA kI pratIti meM unheM divya vAdyoM kA anAhata nAda evaM ghaMTArava sunAI detA hai / dhyAna evaM bhakti ke sAmudAyika kAryakrama ke samaya padmAsana meM, stambha-se dRDha baiThe evaM nija AnaMda kI mastI meM Dola rahe khaMgArabApA ko dekhanA AlhAda-pradAyaka hai| unake darzana se maiM bar3A pramudita ho gyaa| hAM, rAtri ke aMdhakAra meM agara ve mila jAyeM, to unase aparicita loga unase Dara avazya jaayeNge| AtmArAma : eka ajIba sAdhaka- ye haiM yahAM ke dUsare sAdhaka, zarIra hRSTa-puSTa, raMga zveta zyAma / nahIM, yaha koI 'mAnava' nahIM, zvAna' hai| namakahalAla, vaphAdAra phira bhI * isa likhAvaTa ke kucha varSa bAda khaMgArabApA samAdhipUrvaka deha tyAga kara cuke haiN| 13 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jise mAnava prAyaH dutkAra detA hai, aisA eka 'kuttA' hai vaha / Apa pUchege, bhalA kuttA bhI sAdhaka ho sakatA hai ? javAba hai, hAM, ho sakatA hai / zveta-zyAma, udAsa AkhoMvAle aura jagata se beparavAha lagate isa kutte kI ceSTAoM ko dekha kara yaha mAnanA hI par3atA hai usake pUrva-saMskAra kI bAta, pUrvajanma meM na mAnane vAle loga zAyada svIkAra na kreN| parantu jAgRta AtmAoM ke lie deha kA bheda mahatvahIna hotA hai- AtmA kI sattA meM mAnanevAle vAhya AkAroM ko kaba dekhate haiM ? 'zvAne ca, zvapAke ca' jaise sUtra dene vAle 'gItA' jaise dharmagraMtha isI bAta kI ora saMketa karate haiM- 'AtmadarzI sarvabhUtoM ko Atmavat dekhate haiN|" paraMtu - 'AtmA' ke astitva meM zaMkA karanevAle loga, zrImad rAjacaMdra ke zabdoM meM "AtmAnI zaMkA kare, AtmA pote Apa, zaMkAno karanAra te, acaraja eha amaap|" pUrva saMskAra meM vizvAsa na rakheM, to rAzcarya nahIM, 'AtmArAma' kA pUrva itihAsa evaM vartamAna svabhAva aise logoM ko bhI duvidhA meM DAla denevAlA hai| _ 'ratnakUTa' ke sAmane, nadI ke pAra eka gAMva meM usakA janma huA thaa| janma ke samaya kisI dharmAcArya ne kahA thA ki yaha yogabhraSTa huA pUrva yogI hai, evaM pichale janma meM ratnakUTa kI eka guphA meM sAdhanA kara rahA thaa| isa bAta kI jAMca karane kisI ne use kucha varSa pUrva isa Azrama ke guphAmaMdira ke pAsa choDa diyA thaa| bhadramuni 14 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke sAdhanA-sthAna meM hI usane pichale janma meM sAdhanA kI thI, isakA smaraNa ho Ate hI rone ke bajAya vaha khuzI se jhUma utthaa| lAkha kozizoM ke bAvajUda vaha vahAM se haTA nahIM / Azrama kI mAtAjI karuNAvaza use dUdha pilAne lgii| choTe zizu kI taraha jaba use sulAkara, cammaca se dUdha diyA jAtA, tabhI vaha piitaa| phira to mAtAjI ne use apane pAsa rakha liyA / baDA hone ke bAda bhI vaha mAtAjI ke hAtha kA khAnA khAtA aura vaha bhI digaMbara kSullaka bhadramunijI kI taraha eka hI vakta / kisI bhraSTa' yogI ke hI ye lakSaNa the| AhAra lene ke pazcAt vaha guphAmaMdira meM baiThA rhtaa| 'AtmArAma', yaha nAma use bhadramunijI ne diyA hai / usa nAma se pukArane para vaha dauDA calA AtA hai, paraMtu sabake vIca hote hue bhI vaha asaMga, ekAkI rahatA hai| usakI apalaka, udAsa AMkheM guphA ke bAhara, sAmane pahADoM kI ora kahIM dUra lagI rahatI haiN| use dekhate hI vicAra AtA hai ki vaha zAyada madhyAna meM, mAtI meM lIna hai| sAmudAyika dhyAna-bhakti ke samaya vaha bhI dhyAnastha hokara baiTha jAtA hai evaM ghaMToM usI mudrA meM rahatA hai / usake ina lakSaNoM se sabako yahI pratIti huI hai ki vaha nizcaya hI pUrva kA koI bhraSTa yogI sAdhu thA evaM yahIM aba apanA nizcita jIvana-kAla vyatIta kara rahA hai / Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmArAma kI eka ajIba Adata hai, balki eka aisI samasyA hai, eka aisI saMvedanapUrNa pUrva saMskAra-janita ceSTA hai ki Azrama meM jaba bhI koI ajaina vyakti yA sAdhaka AtA hai taba vaha unheM pahacAna letA hai aura usake kapaDe pakar3a kara khaDA rahatA hai / vaha na use kATatA hai aura na kisI taraha se hAni pahuMcAtA hai, parantu jaba taka koI AzramavAsI nahIM AtA, taba taka use haTane nahIM detaa| "baDe samUha meM se bhI vaha jainaajaina meM bheda kaise dekha pAtA hai ?" yaha eka aisA rahasya hai, jo sabake lie Azcarya kA viSaya bana gayA hai| kAraNa DhUMDhane para patA calatA hai ki pUrva-janma meM usakI sAdhanA meM ajainoM ne kaI prakAra kI bAdhAeM DAlIM thIM, ataH usakA vartana aisA ho gayA hai| kucha bhI ho, usakI 'parakhakara pakar3a lene kI ceSTA' usakI saMskAra-zakti kI, evaM usakI 'kATane kI yA hAni na karane kI vRtti evaM jAgRti' yogI dazA kI pratIti karAtI hai| - __bAhya rUpa cAhe koI bhI ho, eka jAgRta AtmA ke saMskAra kabhI nahIM badalate / isase yaha bhI sUcita hotA hai ki usakI aba taka kI sAdhanA nirarthaka nahIM gaI / sAdhanA meM deha kA nahIM, balki aMtara kI sthiti kA mahattva hotA haiyaha usake nAma (AtmArAma) evaM isa bhUmi para usake sAdhaka rUpa meM rahane se vidita hotA hai / Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devoM kI bhI pUjya mAtAjI : inakI sAdhanA sabase bhinna hai- eka UMce dharAtala para sthita hai| bhakti ke samaya isakA pratyakSa paricaya hara koI prApta karatA hai / pUrNimA kI rAta hai| dUra-dUra se Aye yAtrika evaM sthAyI sAdhaka guphA-maMdira meM ikaTThe hue haiN| eka tarapha mAtAe~ evaM dUsarI ora puruSoM se guphA-mandira bhara gayA hai| eka tarapha hai kheMgArabApA aura dUsarI tarapha AtmArAma caukIdAra ke-se acala / bhadramunijI aMtarguphA meM haiM, paraMtu jaise-jaise bhakti kA raMga car3hane lagatA hai, ve bhI caityAlaya evaM zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kI pratimA ke pAsa Akara baiThate haiM aura dehabhAna bhulAnevAlI bhakti meM sammilita hote haiN| maMda vAdyasvaroM ke sAtha bhakti kI mastI bar3hane lagatI hai . . . . bAraha-eka baje taka vaha apanI parAkASThA para pahuMca jAtI hai| guphAmaMdira pUre samUha ke ghoSa se gUMja uThatA hai : "sahajAtma svarUpa parama guru / " deha se bhinna kevala caitanya kA jJAna karAnevAlI, AtmA-paramAtmA kI ekatA kA darzana karAne vAlI isa gUMja kA pratighoSa Asa-pAsa kI kaMdarAoM meM sunAI detA hai / cAMdanI evaM nIrava zAMti ke AvaraNa tale chipI isa girisRSTi kA divya-sRSTi meM rUpAMtaraNa ho jAtA hai; aura vaha svarga se bhI sundara, samunnata lagane lagatI hai| svarga kI bhogabhUmi meM bhI isa yogabhUmi-sA parama, vizuddha AnaMda durlabha hai, tabhI to devatAgaNa kI naz2ara bhI yahIM hotI hai| 17 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unheM AkarSita karanevAle ye sAdhaka bhakta dehabhAna taka bhUlakara bhakti meM lIna haiM / sabase nirAle haiM pavitra ojasa se zobhAyamAna, parAbhakti kI mastI meM jhUmate, adher3a vaya ke ye sIdhe-sAde, bhole-bhAle mAtAjI / unakI akhaMDa mastI dekhane, unakA snigdha aMtara-gAna sunane devagaNa bhI nIce utara Ate haiM khUbI to yaha hai ki unheM isakA patA yA isakI paravAha nahIM / devatAgaNa bhale hI adRzya hoM, paraMtu unakI upasthiti kA AbhAsa sabhI ko hotA hai| mAtAjI kI bhakti se AnaMdita hote, apane ko dhanya mAnate, ye devatAgaNa una para Dhera sArA sugaMdhita 'vAsakSepa ' DAlate haiM / usa pIle, apArthiva dravya ko vahAM upasthita hara koI dekha sakatA hai, sUMgha sakatA hai nahIM, yaha koI atizayoktipUrNa parikathA kI 'kalpanA' nahIM hai, anubhava kI jAnevAlI 'hakIkata' hai / Apa ise camatkAra mAneM to yaha zuddha bhakti kA camatkAra hai / kisI ne kahA hai' jagata meM camatkAroM kI kamI nahIM hai, kamI hai unheM dekhanevAlI 'AMkhoM' kI / agara Apake pAsa 'dRSTi' nahIM hai to doSa kisakA ? eka sUphI phakIra bhI kaha gaye haiM : .. "nUra usakA, juhura usakA, gara tuma na dekho to kusUra kisakA ?" yaha dRSTi vizuddha bhakti se prApta hotI hai usake dvArA usa caitanya sattA kI camatkRti kA anubhava ho pAtA hai / isI ke dvArA AtmA-paramAtmA ke aMtara ko palabhara meM miTAyA jA sakatA hai / 18 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gurudeva ravIndranAtha ThAkura kI 'gItAMjali' kA eka pada yAda AtA hai, jisakA bhAva hai, "eka gIta.. ..phakta eka gIta aMtara se aisA gAU~ ki rAjAoM kA rAjA bhI use sunane nIce utara Aye / ' taba aisI parAbhakti kA AnaMda uThAne devatAgaNa bhI A jAyeM to kyA Azcarya ? mAtAjI kI aisI bhakti kA, 'vAsakSepa' dvArA vaMdana, anumodana, abhinaMdana karate hue devatA vidA hote haiN| mAtAjI kI isa ucca sAdhanA-bhUmi kA paricaya prApta kara hama bhI dhanya hue| mAtAjI, bhadramuni ke saMsArapakSa kI cAcI haiN| sAdhanA hetu varSoM pUrva ve yahAM aayiiN| svAmI zrI kI sevA-zuzruSA kA lAbha ve hI letI haiN| vizeSa rUpa se Azrama kI bahanoM evaM bhaktoM ke lie chatra-chAyA banI rahatI hai| inake alAvA bhI anya AbAla-vRddha, nikaTa se yA dUra se Aye, jaina-jainetara- saba prakAra ke AzramavAsI yahAM rahate haiM; eka dUsare se bhinna ; aMdara se aura bAhara se nirAle / ... maiMne una saba ko dekhA- sRSTi kI vividhatA evaM vidhi kI vicitratA, karma kI vizeSatA evaM dharma-marma kI sArthakatA ke pratIka-se ve sAdhaka, jinakA eka hI gaMtavya thA- AtmaprApti / unheM dekhakara mere mAnasa-paTala para zrImad kA yaha vAkya ubhara AtA hai : "jAtiveza no bheda nahIM; kahyo mArga jo hoya / " Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * avadhUta kI aMtarguphA meM__ukta mArga hara prakAra kI AtyaMtikatA se mukta, svAtmadarzana se samanvita, saMtulita evaM saMvAdapUrNa sAdhanApatha hai| 'nizcaya' evaM 'vyavahAra', AcAra evaM vicAra, sAdhanA evaM ciMtana, bhakti evaM dhyAna, jJAna evaM kriyA kI saMdhi karAnevAlA hai| zrImad kI 'Atmasiddhi zAstra' ke ye zabda ise spaSTa karate haiM "nizcayavANI sAMbhaLI sAdhana tajavAM noya, nizcaya rAkhI lakSamAM, sAdhana karavAM soya..." .. isa nizcaya, isa AtmAvasthA ko lakSya meM rakhate hue, vividha sAdhanA prakAroM meM jor3ate hue, sahajAnaMdadhanajI isa sAdhanA-patha ko prazasta kara rahe haiN| unakI khuda kI sAdhanA bhI aisI hI saMtulita hai| vItarAga-praNIta samyag jJAna-darzana-caritra kI vividha ratnamayI unakI yaha sAdhanA aba bhI jArI hai| unhoMne jJAna aura kriyA kI saMdhi kI hai; isI meM bhakti kA samAveza bhI ho jAtA hai| unakI dhyAna kI bhUmikA ucca dharAtala para sthita hai| unakI yaha sAdhanA niraMtara, sahaja evaM samagra rUpa se cala rahI hai 'kevala nija svabhAva- akhaMDa varte jJAna......' AtmAvasthA kA yaha sahaja svarUpa unakA dhruva-biMdu hai / sarvatra unhoMne zrImad kA anusaraNa kiyA hai| isa sAhajika tapasyA evaM sAdhanA hetu ve kaI nIti niyamoM kA pAlana bhI karate haiN| 20 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye digaMbara kSullaka caubIsa ghaMToM meM mAtra ekabAra bhojana-pAnI lete haiN| unake bhojana meM zakkara, tela, mirca-masAle, namaka kA samAveza nahIM hotaa| kabhI-kabhI sAdhakoM ke mArgadarzana hetu yA satsaMga-svAdhyAya, dhyAna-bhakti kI sAmUhika sAdhanA hetu ve bAhara Ate haiM / anyathA ve apanI guphA meM hI rahate haiM / zAma ke sAta baje guphA ke dvAra banda ho jAte haiM- ve ratnakUTa kI isa sthUla aMtarguphA ke sAtha-sAtha ratnamaya Atma-svarUpa kI sUkSma aMtarguphA meM kho jAte haiN| maiMne unakI bahirsAdhanA dekhI thI, bAhya rUpa kA darzana kiyA thA, paraMtu itane se saMtoSa na thA... . maiM unakI sthUla aMtarguphA ke sAtha sUkSma aMtarsAdhanA kA paricaya pAnA cAhatA thaa| zarada-pUnama kI usa cAMdanI rAta ko guphA maMdira ke sAmudAdhika bhakti kAryakrama meM mere sitAra ke tAra jhanajhanA rahe the| isa divya vAtAvaraNa kA Ananda uThAtA huA maiM sitAra ke tAroM ke sAtha-sAtha aMtara ke tAra bhI cheDa rahA thA... masta videhI AnaMdaghanajI evaM zrImad rAjacaMdrajI ke pada eka ke bAda eka aMtara se nikale - "avadhU ! kyA mAMgU gunahInA ?" aura "aba hama amara bhaye na mreNge|" tabhI bhadramunijI bAhara Aye evaM mere sAmane baiTha ge| maiM pramudita huA / maiMne socA-"unakI taraha aMtarloka kI Atma guphA meM se mero paricita, upakAraka evaM upAsya pAMca divaMgata AtmAeM bhI yahAM upasthita hoM to maiM dhanya ho jaauuN| taba bhakti kA raMga aura nikharegA ...... agara mAtAjI ke se bhAva aMtara se 21 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasphuTita hoM to ve avazya AyeMge....... isa vicAra se ullAsa bar3hane lagA....... sitAra ke tAra bajate rahe, aMtara meM se svara nikalate rahe, aMtarAtmA ne una pAMca divya AtmAoM ko nimaMtraNa diyA, AMkheM baMda huIM evaM bAgezrI ke svaroM meM zrImadjI kRta yaha gIta Dhala gayA : "apUrva avasara aisA AyegA kabhI ? kaba hoMge hama bAhyAMtara nirgrantha re, sarva saMbaMdha kA baMdhana tIkSNa cheda kara, kaba vicareMge mahatpuruSa ke paMtha re ?" gIta meM khaMgArabApA sammilita hue .. unake sAtha sArA samUha bhI gAne lagA... karatAla evaM jaMjIrA bajatA rahA . bhadramunijI ke hAtha meM khaMjar3I A gaI. . . 'zAyada AtmArAma evaM mAtAjI bhI Dola rahe the ..... adbhuta mastI thI vaha... dehabhAna chUTane lagA, zarIra ke sAtha-sAtha sitAra ke saMga kI pratIti bhI haTane lagI .... evaM eka dhanya ghar3I meM maiMne anubhava kiyA- "maiM deha se bhinna kevala AtmasvarUpa huuN| usI meM merA nivAsa hai .. vahI nija niketana hai... mere isa nivAsa ko sadA banAye rakhanevAlA apUrva avasara kaba AyegA ?" yaha bhAvadazA kAphI samaya taka jAgI rahI / maiMne una pAMca divya AtmAoM kA AbhAsa bhI pAyA ... ve prasanna ho mujhe AzIrvAda de rahe the...... praphullita, pramudita, paritRpta meM karIba pauna ghaMTe taka 21 gAthAoM kA 'apUrva avasara' kA pada gAtA rhaa| Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gIta pUrA huA, sitAra nIce rakhA, paraMtu merI bhAvadazA vaisI hI banI rhii| maiM dhanya huaa| sabase adhika prasanna thA maiM / sahajAnadaghanajI ne sabakI prasannatA vyakta kI evaM uTha khar3e hue...... unakA AzIrvAda pAkara maiMne lobhavaza unase mulAkAta kA samaya le liyA, tAki maiM unakI aMtardazA kA saMsparza kara sakU~ / usa samaya rAta ke tIna baje the, para maiM thakA na thA aura apUrva avasara kI usa jAgratAvasthA meM rahanA cAhatA thA, ata: usa samUha se dUra eka ekAMta, asaMga zilA para dhyAnastha huA- usa puNyabhUmi kI cAMdanI evaM nIravatA meM zUnyazeSa AtmadazA kA jo AnaMda pAyA. vaha avarNanIya, apUrva thA / dhyAna ke aMta me use apanI 'smaraNikA' meM zabdabaddha karane kA prayAsa (vRthA prayAsa ! kyA use zabdoM meM bAMdhA jA sakatA hai ? ) kriyA, zarIra ko thoDA ArAma diyA evaM subaha sahajAnaMdaghanajI se milane aMtarguphA kI ora claa| munijI guphAmaMdira meM baiThe the| guNagrAhitA kI dRSTi se unase kucha pAne evaM unakA sAdhanAkrama samajhane, maiMne ghaMToM unase carcA kii| isa carcA se maiMne unake gahana jJAna, unakI AtmAnubhUti, parAbhakti, unmuktatA, prema, bAlaka kI-sI saralatA evaM ucca jJAna dazA kA paricaya prApta kiyaa| unase preraNA bhI milI. samAdhAna bhii| kAphI samaya vyatIta hone para bhI unhoMne atyaMta udAratA evaM anugrahapUrvaka praznoM ko sulajhAyA / isase unakI aMtardazA - tattvadRSTi evaM bahisadhinA kA darzana huaa| premavaza unhoMne apanI aMtarguphA kI jhalaka 23 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI dikhalAyI; yaha merA saubhAgya thA, kyoMki yahAM kisI ko praveza nahIM milatA ( yaha sahaja bhI haiM; ) hama svayaM apanI hI aMtarguphA meM jAne kI kSamatA nahIM rkhte| munijI ne guphA kI caMdana, dhAtu, ratna kI vividha kalAtmaka jina-pratimAe~ bhI dikhlaaiiN| caMdana kI pratimA kI pUjA daivI vAsakSepa se huI thI .... usa para vaha adbhuta, kesarI-pIlA, sugaMdhita vAsakSepa thA .... vizeSa rUpa se usa ekAMta guphA meM se zAMti, nIravatA vikalpa-zUnya svarUpAvasthA ke jo paramANu nikala rahe the, ve mujhe dhyAnastha kara rahe the-jAgRta rUpa meM, 'sva'rUpa kI or| usa guphA meM se sundara, sthUla pratimAe~ prakaTa ho rahI thIM, to unakI antarAtmA kI sUkSma antarguphA meM se unakA sUkSma, Antarika svarUpa / vaikharI-madhyamA-pazyaMti ke staroM ko pAra karatI huI unakI 'parA' vANI unake antarloka kI ora saMketa kara rahI thI, AtmA ke abheda paramAtma-svarUpa ko prakaTa kara rahI thii| unakI guphA evaM unake aMtara ke usa nigaDhatama svarUpa taka pahu~cakara, usakA sAra pAkara maiM Anandita thA, kRtArtha thaa| isa saMsparza ke pazcAt apanI svarUpAvasthA ko vizeSa rUpa se jAgrata karatA huA maiM apane deha kA kirAyA cukAne, AhAra ruci na hone para bhI, bhojanAlaya kI ora claa| 24 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * jaba "mauna" mahAlaya "mukhara" hue .......... bhojana ityAdi ke bAda maiM nikaTa ke aitihAsika avazeSa dekhane nikala pdd'aa| vijayanagara - sAmrAjya ke 60 mIla ke vistAra meM ye avazeSa phaile haiM - mahAlaya, prAsAda, snAnagRha, devAlaya evaM U~ce zilpasabhara gopura; zreNIbaddha bAjAra, dukAneM, makAna; rAja-koThAra evaM hastizAlA - ina pASANa avazeSoM meM se uTha rahI dhvani sunii| eka maMdira ke pratyeka staMbha meM se vividha tAlavAdyoM ke svara sunAI dete the| dUra dUra taka ghumakara DhalatI dopaharI ke samaya 'ratnakUTa' ko lauTA aura eka zilA para khar3A hokara una avazeSoM ko dekhatA rahA . . . . . . .. ve mUka patthara evaM mauna mahAlaya -- mukhara' ho bola rahe the, apanI vyathAbharI kathA kaha rahe the . mere kAna aura merI A~kheM unakI ora lagI rahIM ......... ....... una pASANoM kI vANI sunakara maiM aMtarmukha huA ............ kaI kSaNa isI nIrava, nirvikalpa zUnyatA meM bIta gaye ...... .... aMta meM jaba bahirmukha huA taba socane lagA - " kitanI sabhyatAoM kA yahA~ nirmANa evaM vinAza huA; kitakitane sAmrAjya yahA~ khar3e hue aura asta ho gaye !! kitane rAjA - mahArAjA Aye aura cale gaye !!! "ye TUTe khaMDahara evaM zilAe~ isake sAkSI haiM / ve yahA~ hue utthAna-patana kA saMketa dete haiM aura nirdeza karate haiM jIvana - 25 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI kSaNa-bhaMguratA kI ora; 0zymandias of Egypt kI pASANa mUrti kI taraha usa arUpa, amara, zAzvata Atmatattva kA bhI saMdeza de jAte haiM, jisakA kabhI nAza nahIM hotA, aura jise kaI mahApuruSoM ne isI puNyabhUmi para prApta kiyA thA......!" dhyAnArUr3ha yogiyoM kI caraNa reNu se dhUsarita "zilAoM ke caraNa pakhAratA, kalakala ninAda karatA, hasti-sI maMthara, gaMbhIra gati se baha rahA hai-tuMgabhadrA kA maMjula nIra! unake avirata bahAva meM se ghoSa uTha rahA hai - " ko'ham? ko'ham?" " maiM kauna hU~? maiM kauna hU~? " aura nikaTa kI zilAoM meM se pratighoSa uThatA hai - " so'ham ........... so'ham . ......... zuddho'ham ........... buddho'ham ..... ...... niraMjano'ham ............ saccidAnaMdI zuddha svarupI avinAzI maiM AtmA hU~.........AnaMdarupo'ham ........ sahajAtmarupo'ham / " 'zAzvata' kI ora saMketa kara rahe ina ghoSoM - pratighoSoM ko una -- vikRta ' khaMDaharoM ( aura aba bhI aise niSprANa bhavana khar3e kara rahe nazonmatta satAdhIzoM ) ne sunA yA nahIM, isakA patA nahIM, paraMtu mere aMtara meM yaha ghoSa utara cukA thA, gUMja rahA thA, maiM AnaMdita ho rahA thA, zUnyazeSa ho rahA thA, mere zAzvata Atmasvarupa kI vikalparahita saMsthiti meM Dhala rahA thA ! Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura aba to mahAlayoM ke ve avazeSa bhI mukhara hokara apanI hAra ke sAtha zAzvata ke saMdeza ko bhI svIkAra kara rahe the ............ avicalita the ve sattAdhIza, jo isa anAdi rahasya ko samajhane meM asamartha the| ye ghoSa-pratighoSa zAyada una taka na pahu~ca sake, paraMtu ratnakUTa kI guphAoM me gUMja rahe rAjacaMdrajI ke jJAna-gaMbhIra ghoSa to ve suna sakate haiM, agara unake kAna ise sunanA cAheM ! jaDa padArthoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA ke bAre meM zrImad kahate haiM : " cho khaMDa nA adhirAja je caMDe karIne nIpajyA, brahmAMDa mAM balavAna thaIne bhUpa bhAre UpajyA ; e catura cakrI cAliyA hotA-nahotA hoine, jana jANIe mana mAnie nava kALa mUka koine...! " je rAjanIti nipuNatAmAM nyAyavaMtA nIvaDyA, avaLA karye jenA badhA sabaLA sadA pAsAMpaDyA, e bhAgyazALI bhAgiyA te khaTapaTo sau khoIne, jana jANIe mana mAnIe nava kALa mUke koIne...!" ( -- mokSamAlA') guphA meM gUMja rahI AnaMdaghanajI kI AvAz2a bhI yahI kaha rahI hai - " yA pudgala kA kyA vizvAsA , jhUThA hai sapane kA vAsA .... 27 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhUThA tana dhana jhUThA jobana, jhUThA loka tamAsA, AnaMdaghana kahe saba hI jhUThe, sAcA shivpurvaasaa|" ( AnaMdaghana padya ratnAvalI ) aura bhUdhara evaM kabIra ke dohe bhI - " rAjA rANA chatrapati, hAthina ke asavA ra maranA sabako eka dina, apanI apanI bAra ! " (- bhUdharadAsa : vAraha bhAvanA) " kabIra thoDA jIvaNA, mAMDe bahuta maMDANa / saba hI UbhA meli gayA, rAva raMka sulatAna' ( - kabIra : kabIra graMthAvalI) * samyag sAdhanA ko samagra dRSTi : zivapura-nijadezakI ora saMketa karate ye ghoSa-pratighoSa mere aMtarapaTa se TakarA kara sthira ho cuke the - AzramabhUmi para mere prathama 24 ghaMToM ke aMtargata hI ! isa alpa samaya meM maine kaI anubhava kiye !! anubhavI jJAniyoM kA saMga pAkara merI vizrRMkhala sAdhanA punaH suvyabasthita huI maiM dubArA munijI ke pAsa jAne ke lobha kA saMkaraNa na kara paayaa| punaH unake sAtha mahApuruSoM kI jIvana - caryA evaM unakI samyag sAdhanA dRSTi se saMbaMdhita prazna - carcA huI / mahAyogI AnaMdaghanajI viSayaka merI jijJAsA ke sAtha isakA AraMbha huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra, tathAgata buddha, kalikala sarvajJa hema 28 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdrAcArya, AcArya haribhadrasUri, devacaMdrajI, yazovijayajI, kRpAludeva zrImad rAjacaMdrajI, kuMdakuMdAcAryajI aura viharamAna tIrthakara bhagavAna sImaMdhara svAmI jaise lokottara vyaktiyoM kI cetanAbhUmi meM munijI ke saMga maiMne vihAra kiyA ......... una divya - pradezoM kI yAtrA ne mujhe atyaMta samRddha evaM svatva - sabhara banA diyaa| tatpazcAt vartamAna jainAcAryoM evaM anya mahApuruSoM ke sAdhanA pradeza meM vicaraNa kiyaa| gAMdhIjI, zrI araviMda, ravIndranAtha, mallikajI, vinobAjI, cinnammA ityAdi kI sAdhanAdRSTi kI tulanA kii| isase maiMne yahI sAra nikAlA : "AtmadIpa bana ! . . . . . apane Apako pahacAna !. . . . . tU terA samhAla !" aura isake phalasvarUpa merI vidyA kI, jJAna-darzana-cAritra sAdhanA kI, AtmAnubhUti kI abhIpsAe~ puna: jAgrata huI / vItarAga praNIta sAdhanApatha evaM zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kA jIvanadarzana, Aja taka ke mere anubhava evaM Aja kI praznacarcA ke bAda mujhe apanA upAdeya pratIta hone lgaa| kucha samaya pazcAt, apanI sAdhanA dRSTi kA vizeSa rUpa se spaSTIkaraNa hetu maine unase prazna kiyA thaa| unake uttara se zrImad kI, unakI - khuda kI aura Azrama kI samagra, sAragrAhI, saMtulita sAdhanAdRSTi prakaTa hotI hai| unhoMne likhA thA : "Apake hRdayarUpI maMdira meM agara zrImad kI prazamarasa nimagna, amRtamayI mudrA prakaTa huI ho, to use vahIM sthira banAie / apane caitanya kA usI svarUpa meM pariNamana hI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkAra upAsanA kA sAdhya biMdu hai, vahIM satyasudhA hai / hRdayamaMdira se sahasradala kamala meM usakI pratiSThA kara, vahIM lakSyavedhI bANa kI taraha cittavRtti pravAha kA anusaMdhAna banAye rakhanA, yahI parAbhakti yA premalakSaNA bhakti hai| isI anusaMdhAna ko zaraNa kahate haiM-zara tiir| isa zakti se smaraNa bhI banA rahatA hai / kAryakAraNa nyAya se zaraNa evaM smaraNa kI akhaMDatA siddha hotI hai; saMpUrNa Atma-pradeza para caitanya-cAMdanI chA jAtI hai; sarvAMga Atmadarzana evaM dehadarzana kI bhinnatA spaSTa hotI hai; evaM AtmA meM paramAtmA kI chavi vilIna ho jAtI hai| AtmA-paramAtmA kI yaha abheda kI dazA hI parAbhakti kA aMtima biMdu hai / vahI vAstavika samyag darzana kA svarUpa hai : "vaha satyasudhA darasAvahiMge, caturAMgala hai dRga se mila hai, rasa deva niraMjana ko pibahI, - gahI joga jugojuga so jIva hI / "A~kha evaM sahasradala kamala ke bIca cAra aMgula kA aMtara hai| usa kamala kI kaNikA meM caitanya kI sAkAra mudrA vahI satyasudhA hai, apanA upAdAna Apa hai| jisakI AkRti banI hai, vaha bAhyatattva nimita mAtra hai| unakI AtmA meM Atma-vaibhava ke jitane aMza kA vikAsa huA ho, utane aMza meM sAdhakIya upAdAna ke kAraNa kA vikAsa hotA hai evaM vaha kAryAnvita hotA hai / ataeva nimitta-kAraNa, sarvathA vizuddha, Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-vaibhava-saMpanna ho unakA avalaMbana lenA zreyaskara hai / yaha rahasyArtha hai| " aisI bhaktAtmA kA ciMtana evaM AcaraNa vizuddha ho sakatA hai, ataeva bhakti, jJAna evaM yoga sAdhanA kA triveNI saMgama saMbhava hotA hai| aise sAdhaka ko bhakti-jJAna zUnya mAtra yoga-sAdhanA karanI Avazyaka nhiiN| dRSTi, vicAra evaM AcAra zuddhi kA nAma hI bhakti , jJAna evaM yoga hai aura yahI abheda ' samyam darzana jJAna cAritrANi mokSamArga' hai| binA parAbhakti ke, jJAna evaM AcaraNa ko vizuddha rakhanA durlabha hai ; isakA udAharaNa haiM AcArya rjniish| ataeva Apa dhanya haiM, kAraNa, nija caitanya ke darpaNa meM parama kRpAlu kI chavi aMkita kara pAye haiN| OM / " samagrasAdhanA - samyag sAdhanA kI unakI yaha samagra dRSTi mujhe ciMtanIya, upAdeya evaM preraka pratIta huii| isa patrane usakA vizeSa spaSTIkaraNa kiyA, paraMtu pratyakSa paricaya meM hI vaha balavatI aura dRDha bana gayI thI ............... isake prati maiM itanA AkarSita huA ki vahAM se haTane kA mana na huA..... aMta meM uThanA hI par3A ....... __aura vidA kI belA meM gUMja uThe guphAoM ke sAda ....... isa samaya cAroM ora phailI giri-kadarAeM, guphAeM evaM zilAeM jaise merI rAha roka rahIM thIM evaM pracaMDa pratidhvani se mere aMtaloka ko jhakajhora rahIM thIM; kAnoM meM divya saMgIta bhara rahIM Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thIM ........ ... unake isa baMdhana se chUTanA AsAna na thA...... usa cira-paricita-se nimaMtraNa ko TAlanA saMbhava na thA......... para aMta meM nirupAya ho vahAM se calA - yathAsamaya puna Ane ke saMkalpa ke sAtha, karttavyoM kI pUrti kara RNamukta hone / zrImad ke, svayaM kI avasthA ke sUcaka ye zabda, jaise merI hI sAkSI de rahe the : " avazya karmano bhoga che; bhogavavo avazeSa re, tethI deha eka ja dhArIne, jAzuM svarupa svadeza re, dhanya re divasa A aho|" paraMtu eka hI deha dhAraNa-kara svarupa-svadeza, nija niketana pahu~cane kA saubhAgya unake-se bhavyAtmAoM kA hI thA, kyoMki ve jIvana-maraNa ke cakkara se mukta ho cuke the; jaba ki mujha-sI alpAtmA ko kaI bhavoM kA paMtha kATanA zeSa thA ! paraMtu guphAoM ke sAda, guphAoM ke bulAve mujhe hiMmata de rahe the| "sarvajIva haiM siddha sama, jo samajheM, bana jAya~ / " (zrImad ) sAtha hI svayaM siddhi kI kSamatA kI ora nirdeza kara rahe the; nizcitatA evaM niSThApUrvaka zIghrahI vApasa Ane kA nimaMtraNa de rahe the| maiM jAnatA thA ki isa nimaMtraNa ko maiM ThukarA nahIM pAUgA ataH yaha saMkalpa karate hue ki eka dina inhIM guphAoM meM sAdhanA hetu nivAsa karuMgA, maiM nikala par3A / mere sAtha bhavya, bhadrahyadaya bhadramunijI, bhaktisabhara mAtAjI, oliye khaMgArabApA evaM masta maunI AtmArAma ke AzIrvAda the; isa AzIrvAda 32 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA pratIka thA vaha divya ' vAsakSepa' jise munijI ne atyaMta prema se mujhe diyA thA! mere mastaka para mar3ha diyA thA !! apanI divasa-yAtrA pUrI kara sUraja dUra kSitija meM Dhala rahA thA; dharatI se vidA ho rahA thA aura meM apanI sAdhanA yAtrA pUrI kara isa tIrtha bhUmi se vidA ho rahA thA; AkAza vividha raMgoM se bhara gayA thA ....... maMda-maMda samIra baha rahA thA ... guphA maMdira meM se mere hI gAye gIta kI pratidhvani uTha rahI thI : " aha parama pada prAptinuM karyu dhyAna meM, gajA vagara ne hAla manoratha rUpa jo; to paNa nizcaya rAjacaMdra manane rahyo, prabhu-AjJAe thAzuM te ja svarupa jo apUrva avasara evo kyAre Avaze ?" -- apUrva avasara' kI pratIkSA kI abhIpsA se paripUrNa yaha pratidhvani mere kAnoM meM gUMjatI huI, aMtara meM anugUMja jagA rahI thI, to bAhara se isa sabako parivRtta - Superimpose - kara rahA pracaMDa Adeza sAmane kI eka upatyakA meM se A rahA thAH " virama virama saMgAn , muJca muJca prapaMcam , visRja visRja moham , viddhi viddhi svatattvam , kalaya kalaya vRttam , pazya pazya svarUpam , bhaja vigata vikAraM svAtmanAtmAna meva .....!" Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sAmane phailI girikaMdarAeM ina paMktiyoM ko jaise doharA rahIM thIM - " viddhi viddhi svatattvam.........viddhi viddhi svatattvam pazya pazya svarUpam ......... pazya pazya svarUpam" " svatattva ko - svayaM ke tattva ko pahacAno" " svarUpa ko-apane parama Atma-rUpa ko dekho !" aura tabhI vItarAga-vANI, nigraMtha pravacana ko pramANita karatI zrImad kI vANI gUMja uThI : " jisane AtmA ko jAnA, usane saba ko jAnA / " " je egaM jANai, se savvaM jANai ......... ..... / " punaH giri-kaMdarAoM meM se ghoSa uThA : " viddhi viddhi svatattvam-svayaM ke tattva ko pahacAna! ... pazya pazya svarupam - apane AtmarUpa ko dekha!" isa pratidhvani ke sAtha merI AtmA mukta AkAza meM vihAra karane lagI, aura maiM anicchApUrvaka ratnakUTa kI usa dharatI para se nIce utarane lagA - usa Azrama ke keMdra aura mere jIvana ke ArAdhya paramaguru zrImadjI kI bhavyAtmA ko namana karate hue: Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 deha chatAM jenI dazA, varteM dehAtIta, e jJAnInA caraNamAM, ho vaMdana agaNita / " merI yaha sAdhanA - yAtrA bAhara se samApta ho cukI hai... paraMtu AMtarika rUpa meM jArI hai| Aja maiM sthUlarUpa se usa yoga bhUmi se dUra hU~, aura aba bhI dUra jA rahA hU~, paraMtu ratnakUTa kI guphAoM ke ve gaMbhIra jJAnaghoSa mujhe karma ke pratyeka saMcAra meM, yoga ke pratyeka pravartana meM, viveka evaM vizuddhi, anAsakti evaM jAgRti banAye rakhane kI preraNA de rahe haiM, nitya naimittika karttavya evaM jIvana vyavahAra ke bIca 'svarUpa' se merA anusaMdhAna karA rahe haiM : "viddhi viddhi svatattvam ........" "pazya pazya svarUpam. ...." " jisane AtmA ko jAna liyA, usane saba kucha jAna liyA........ / " 35 Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // OM sahajAtma svarUpa paramaguru / zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, ratnakUTa, hAmpo : jahA~ Ahaleka jagAI ___ eka parama avadhUta AtmayogI ne ! unmukta AkAza, prazAMta prasanna prakRti, hariyAle kheta, patharIlI pahAr3iyA~, cAroM ora TUTe-bikhare khaMDahara aura nIce bahatI huI prazamarasa-vAhinI-sI tIrthasalilA tuMgabhadrA-ina sabhI ke bIca, 'ratna-kUTa' kI ratna-garbhA parvatikA para, girikaMdarAoM meM chAyA-phailA yaha ekAMta AtmasAdhana kA Azrama, jaMgala meM maMgalavat ! kucha varSa pUrva kI bAta hai| madhyAntarAla meM dUSita banI huI isa purANa prAcIna pAvana dharatI ke paramANu bulA rahe the usake uddhAraka aise eka AtmavAna yogIndra kI aura cAha rahe the apanA punarotthAna. . ! tIrthakara bhagavaMta munisuvrata svAmI aura bhagavAna rAma ke vicaraNa kI, rAmAyaNa-kAlIna vAlI sugrIva kI yaha kiSkindhA nagarI aura kRSNadevarAya ke vijayanagara sAmrAjya kI jinAlayoM-zivAlayoM vAlI yaha samRddha ratna-nagarI kAlakrama Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se kisI samaya videzI AtatAyiyoM se khaMDaharoM kI nagarI banakara patanonmukha ho gii| usIke madhya basI huI ratnakUTa parvatikA kI prAcIna AtmajJAniyoM kI yaha sAdhanAbhUmi aura madhyayugIna vIroM kI yaha raNabhUmi isa patanakAla meM hiMsaka pazuoM, vyaMtaroM, coraluTeroM aura pazubali karane vAle durAcArI hiMsaka tAMtrikoM ke kukarmo kA aDDA bana gaI ..........! . para eka dina .. . aba se kucha hI varSa pUrva.......... sudUra himAlaya kI ora se, isa dharatI kI bhItarI pukAra sunakara, isase apanA pUrvakAlIna RNa-sambandha pahacAnakara AyA eka parama avadhUta AtmayogI... ! aneka kaSToM, kasauTiyoM, agni-parIkSAoM aura upasarga-pariSadoM ke bAvajUda aura bIca se usane yahA~ AtmArtha kI Ahaleka jagAI, baiThA vaha apanI alakha-mastI meM aura bhagAye usane bhUta vyaMtaroM ko, coraluTeroM ko, hiMsaka durAcAriyoM ko ...aura yaha pAvana dharatIpuna: eka bAra mahaka uThI......... aura .. aura phira ..... ? phira laharA uThA yahA~ AtmArtha kA dhAma, ArAdhakoM kA ArAma, sAdhakoM kA parama sAdhanA-sthAna yaha Azrama-zrImad rAjacandra Azrama : gAMdhI ke paramatAraka guru evaM svataMtra bhArata ke parokSa straSTA parama yugapuruSa "zrImad rAjacaMdrajI" ke nAma se ! isakA bar3A rocaka itihAsa hai aura vistRta usake Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vilakSaNa yogI saMsthApaka kA vRttAMta hai, jo asamaya hI cala par3A apanI cirayAtrA ko, cirakAla ke lie, anekoM ko cIkhate-cillAte, parama viraha meM taDapate choDakara aura anekoM ke Atma-dIpa jalAkara ! "jogI thA so to rama gayA', 'mata jA, mata jA' kI tuhAI dete hue bhI cala basA apane 'mahA-videha' ke parama gaMtavya ko, paraMtu usakI yaha pAvanakArI sAdhanAbhUmi raha gaI-anekoM ko jagAne, apane Apako apane se jor3ane ....... ! usa parama yogI kI lokottara Atma sAdhanA kA sAkSI yaha Azrama par3A-par3A apanI karavaTeM badala rahA hai aura usakI parAbhaktivAna, parama vAtsalyamayI, parama karuNAmayI AtmajJA adhiSThAtrI pUjya mAtAjI kI pAvana nizrA meM bulA rahA hai, cirakAla kA bulAvA de rahA hai-binA kisI bheda ke, sabhI sacce khojI AtmArthI sAdhakoM-bAlakoM ko : apanA bhaktikartavya Atma-kartavya sAdhane, 'svayaM' ko khojane, 'sva' ke sAtha 'sarva' kA Atma-sAkSAtkAra pAne ......... !! i M -RS 38 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paricaya jhAMkI-avadhUta AtmayogI ko : mahat puruSoM kA dehadhAraNa unake svayaM ke Atmasiddhi kramArohaNa ke uddezya ke uparAnta jagat ke jIvoM ke kalyANa ke lie bhI hotA hai / kaI mahApuruSoM kI jIvanacaryA, unakI laghutA, ahaMzUnyatA evaM kevala AtmalakSitA ke kAraNa aprakaTa, ajJAta evaM gupta rahatI hai / isa kAla meM aise hI satpuruSa the 'bhadramuni' dIkSA-nAmadhArI evaM advitIya svapuruSArtha se AtmajJAna saMprApta avadhUta yogIndra yuga pradhAna zrI sahajAnaMdaghanajI mahArAja / na to unhoMne apane jIvana ke sambandha meM vizeSa kucha pratipAdita yA prasiddha kiyA hai, na unhoMne auroM ko bhI isa kArya hetu lezamAtra prerita kiyA hai / itanA hI nahIM, unake sambandha meM likhane aura prasiddha karane vAloM ko unhoMne rokA bhI hai !! "hIrA mukha se nA kahe lAkha hamArA mola" vAlI ukti se bhI Age bar3hakara yahAM to pArakhIjanoM ko bhI apanI prasiddhi yA pracAra ke sambandha meM rokane kI unakI vRtti aura pravRtti paricAyaka hai unakI laghutA meM chipI mahAnatA kI! unake akhaMDa sAdhanArata ajJAta-gupta jIvana kI aneka meM se eka ghaTanA isa bAta kA mahattvapUrNa saMketa karatI hai / eka bAra kisI aparicita sAdhaka-saMta ne unake jIvana se abhibhUta hokara, unake sambandha meM vizeSa jAnane hetu unakA nAma-ThAma jAti-dharmAdi paricaya puuchaa| Apa kalpanA kara sakate haiM unhoMne kyA pratyuttara diyA hogA ? unhoMne apanI Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara AtmAvasthA kA iMgita karanevAlI yaha adbhuta marma vANI abhivyakta kI : "nAma sahajAnaMda merA nAma sahajAnaMda / agama - deza alakha - nagara - vAsI maiM nirdvandva // nAma... sadguru - gama tAta mere, svAnubhUti mAta / syAdvAda kula hai merA, sadviveka bhrAta / nAma... samyag - darzana deva mere, guru hai samyag jJAna / Atma-sthiratA dharma merA, sAdhana svarupa-dhyAna / / nAma... samiti hai pravRtti merI, gupti hI ArAma / zuddha cetanA priyA saha, ramata hU~ niSkAma // nAma... paricaya yahI alpa merA, tanakA tanase puuch| tana-paricaya jar3a hI hai saba, kyoM maror3e mUMcha ?' apane bAhya paricaya bAhya jIvana se nitAnta udAsIna aise isa mahApuruSa kA paricaya hama deM bhI vayA? bAhya jAnakArI alpa labhya hai aura AMtarika asambhava !! yadi unakI hI anugrahAjJA huI to yaha asambhava bhI sambhava ho pAyegA aura hama unake bAhyAMtara jIvana kI kucha paricaya-jhAMkI isa 'dakSiNApatha kI sAdhanA yAtrA' ke saMdhAnapaMtha meM de pAyeMge / taba taka ke liye isa avadhUta AtmayogI dvArA prajvalita sabhI ke AtmadIpoM ko abhivandanA / 40 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI kucha pramukha kRtiyA~ : * anaMta kI anugUMja (puraskRta) : Atmarakhoja ke gIta * mahAsanika (puraskRta): gAMdhIjI evaM zrImad rAjacaMdrajI viSayaka nATaka * jaba murde bhI jAgate haiM ! (puraskRta) jaliyA~vAlA bAga saMbaMdhita nATaka * saMta ziSya nI jIvana saritA : jIvanI * sthitaprajJa ke saMga : saMsmaraNa-vinobAjI viSayaka * gurudeva ke sAtha : ravIndranAtha ThAkura viSayaka *videzoM meM jaina dharma prabhAvanA / Mystic Master Yogindra Yogapradhan Sri Sahajanandaghanji Jainism Abroad ( aMtima pA~ca mudraNAdhIna ) . lekhaka ke kucha prasiddha saMgIta rikArDa evaM kaiseTa : * Atmasibdi-apUrva avasara * rAjapada-sajabhaktipada * bhaktAmara stotra-kalyANa maMdira stotra * IzAvAsya upaniSada-sthitaprajJA-OM tatsat * Atmakhoja ( anaMta kI anugUMja ) * dhyAna saMgIta-dhuna aura dhyAna *jinavandanA-jinendra darzana-jayajineza pravacana * amerikA meM saMgIta kAryakrama vardhamAna bhAratI inTaranezanala phAunDezana harpI leMgalora-mairIlainDa-piTsapharDa-nyUyArka-lanDana / AvaraNa mudraka : dIpaka ArTa priMTarsa, koThI, haidarAbAda