Page #1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________ 23. pU. gAMdhIjIe vArasAmAM Apelo ahiMsAno jIvaMta vyavahAra koI paNa prANInA svArthanI hAni thatAM tarata ja saMgharSanI prakriyA zarU thaI jAya che; temAMya mANasa-mANasa vacce ekabIjAnA svArthanI hAni thatAM je saMgharSanI prakriyA zarU thAya che te atizaya bhayaMkara hoya che, ke jemAM samagra vizva paNa saMhAranI nikaTa pahoMcI jaze ke zuM evI paristhiti AvI javAno ghaNI vAra bhAsa thaI jAya che. jIvavuM to sau koIne che, eTale e bhAsa vAstavamAM pariNamI zakato nathI. svArthanI hAni eTale kaMI ekalI dhananI, zarIranI, dhaMdhArojagAranI, vasavATanI, sthAnanI vA vaibhava-vilAsanI hAni ja nahIM, paNa pote kalpelI yojanAnI, potAnA saMkalpanI ke potAnI vAsanAonI yA ahaMkAranI athavA pote kalpelI potAnI mAnela prajAnI ke pote kalpela dezanI ke dezanI sImAnI yA pote kalpelI saMskRti vagerenI hAni samajavAnI che. kharI rIte A AkhuMya vizva eka che ane tenI niyAmaka, cAlaka, saMrakSaka ke saMhAraka zakti je avikSita che te paNa koI eka hovAno bhAsa thAya che. A jotAM vizvamAM vasatA tamAma manuSyono samAna adhikAra hovo ghaTe. koI vizeSa kAraNathI, eTale raMga, bhASA, dharma ke vaibhava vagere kAraNathI amuka jAti vizeSa ucca prakAranI che ane koI amuka jAti vizeSa adhama prakAranI che e kalpanA mANase pote ja potAnI aMgata sukhasagavaDa mATe UbhI karela che, ane AvI kalpanAne lIdhe kalpanA karanAra ane bIjA badhA loko du:khI du:khI thatA rahe che. raziyA ke amerikA karoDonI rakama zastro banAvavAmAM kharce che, ane ema kyAM lagI kharcaze tenI koI maryAdA nathI. banne dezamAM vasatI prajA badhI ja sukhI che ane mAnavane jarUrI sagavaDa temane pUratI maLI rahe che tema nathI ja, chatAM e dezanA netAo Ama zastronI doDamAM hajI sudhI thAkyA dekhAtA nathI ane te dezonI samagra
Page #2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________ pU. gAMdhIjIe vArasAmAM Apelo ahiMsAno vyavahAra 0 195 prajA sukhI nathI. A badhuM dIvA jevuM spaSTa che chatAM te te dezanA dakSapuruSonuM--jemanI sattA cAle che evA puruSonuM-rUMvADuMya pharakatuM nathI e kevI bhayaMkara sthiti che ! A paristhiti hovAthI bIjA paNa aneka saMgharSo UbhA thatA rahe che. ApaNA bhArata dezamAMnI dezanI paristhiti ane AbohavAnI anukULatA tathA khetIpradhAnatAne lIdhe je je moTI moTI yojanAo thaI rahela che, jemAM ApaNI zakti uparavaTa nANAM kharcAI rahyAM che, chatAM dezamAM AmajanatAne vyApaka rIte saMtoSa ke samAdhAna maLatAM nathI. je anubhavI puruSo A sAme cetavaNI ApatA rahe che temanuM koI kAne dharatuM nathI. badhA ja kahe che ke zikSaNa barAbara nathI, Ayojana barAbara nathI; chatAMya ema ne ema cAlyA kare che. hiMsaka ane sphoTaka paristhitio jyAM tyAM pedA thatI rahe che, chatAM pAchA pharIne jovAnuM kema sUjhatuM nathI ? AnI pAchaLa kaI vRtti, kayo saMkalpa ke kayA prakAranI rASTrahitanI buddhi kAma karI rahela che e vize kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI. jyAM juo tyAM chApAmAM, lokomAM ane moTA netA puruSomAM paNa baLApAnI vRtti jaNAtI rahe che. ghaNA kahetA rahe che ke atyAre pU. gAMdhIjI hota, yA saradAra sAheba hota, yA kiDavAI sAheba hota to jarUra paristhiti AvI na hota. paNa have teo pAchA kevI rIte Ave ? eTale ApaNe je vartamAnamAM chIe emaNe ja kAMI vicAravuM paDaze, pravRtti karavI paDaze ane ilAja karavo paDaze. manuSya sAmAjika prANI che, eTale ene paraspara sahakAra vinA cAlI zakatuM ja nathI. e ekabIjA dehadhArIne japhA pahoMcADyA vinA mAnavadeha TakI zake ema nathI. eTale saMgharSa vRtti ja pedA na thAya e banavuM azakya che. manuSya evI sthiti pedA karI zake che ke parasparano saMgharSa ekabIjAnA zoSaNanI sthiti sudhI na pahoMce. dA. ta., eka mANasa pAse lAkho ekara jamIna che, jenI pUrI vyavasthA paNa karI zakAtI nathI; chatAM tene te uparanuM mamatva choDI zakAtuM nathI, jene pariNAme bIjA hajAro jamIna vagaranA rahIne nAgA-bhUkhyA jIvI rahyA che. A sthiti daMDa ke bhayathI paNa aTakI zake ane mamatvanA tyAgathI tathA ekabIjAnAM sukhadu:kha samajavAthI paNa aTakI zake. pahelo upAya bhAre khataranAka che. enAthI chevaTe vyaktinI ja sattA jAme che ane bIjA tamAmane tenA dAbamAM jIvavuM paDe che. tyAre bIjo upAya sarvane hitakara che, ane vicArazakti upara nirbhara che. atre zrI gAMdhIjIe A bIjo upAya ApaNe barAbara samajIe e dRSTie potAnuM paNa
Page #3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________ 196 saMgIti jIvana ane tamAma vyavahAra goThavelo ane Aja sudhI je ahiMsAno vicAra kitAbomAM hato tyAM vanaspati, bhAjI, mAchalAM vagere sudhI ja pahoMcADI zakAyelo tene mANasajAtanI vacce, mANasajAtanA hitanI daSTie vyApaka rIte vaheto karyo. badhA dharmavALA "ahiMsA paramo dharma' evuM kahyA karatA, gokhyA karatA ane saMbhaLAvyA karatA, chatAMya aMdara-aMdara avizvAsa, ekabIjAnI UMcatA ane adhamatA, AtmIyatAno abhAva tathA bIjAM chaLaprapaMca, anIti vagere cAlyA karatuM. A badhuM hiMsAnI koTinuM; chatAMya "ahiMsA paramo dharma mAnanArAnA khyAlamAM AvyuM nahIM ane haju paNa pUruM AvyuM jaNAtuM nathI. ghaNA to hajI paNa ema kahetA saMbhaLAya che ke e ahiMsA maMdiramAM, maThamAM, havelImAM ke sthAnaka yA upAzrayamAM cAlI zake, paNa bajAramAM, dezanA kAmakAjamAM, moTA moTA dhaMdhAomAM ke bIjI dunyavI pravRttiomAM nahIM cAlI zake. paNa mahAtmAjIe A vAta khoTI TharAvela che, ane mANasanA tamAma vyavahAramAM eTale khAvA, pIvA, paheravAthI mAMDIne AkhA dezanuM rAjaya calAvavA sudhI ahiMsA-satyane pahoMcADI dIdhela che. ApaNe jo A vAraso sAcavavo hoya ane gAMdhIjIne vaphAdAra rahI temanAM saMtAnanI koTimAM gaNAvuM hoya yA jIvananuM ucca dhoraNa eTale sAdAI, uDAupaNAnI vRttino abhAva, vyasanono abhAva, ekabIjA tarapha adaMbhIpaNuM, sahakAra ane prema, ekabIjAnAM sukhaduHkhamAM ApaNI potAnI lAgaNI ane dharmane nAme cAlatAM anarthakArI karmakAMDono tyAga tathA dharmane nAme, komane nAme yA dezane nAme cAlatA gatAnugatika khoTA pravAhomAM nahIM vahevAnuM-A badhuM dhIre dhIre jIvanamAM utAratAM zIkhI levuM joIe. eka jhapATe A badhuM ApaNe nahIM AcarI zakIe, paNa eka eka DagaluM vicArI vicArIne bharatAM zIkhIe to jarUra evo vakhata Avaze ke ApaNe mahAtmAjInA thoDe ghaNe aMze vArasadAra banavAnA ane ema thayA pachI kharA arthamAM pUrA vArasadAra paNa thaI zakavAnA. ghaNI vAra to gharSaNanAM kAraNo ja nAMkhI devA jevAM hoya che. vicAryA pachI ApaNane e kAraNo joIne hasavuM AvI jAya che ane AvuM kema thaI gayuM evI vimAsaNa paNa thaI jAya che. saMgharSa TALavA saMnyAsI, bhikSu ke ghara badalI nAsI javAnI jarUra nathI, paNa manane, saMkalpane, vAsanAne, svacchaMda vRttine badalavAnI jarUra che ane mAthA paranI tamAma javAbadArIo adA karavA tatpara thavAnI jarUra che. hiMdustAnanI tyAgI jamAta pachI te jaina, bauddha ke vaidika yA islAmI
Page #4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
________________ pU. gAMdhIjIe vArasAmAM Apelo ahiMsAno vyavahAra * 197 paraMparAnI ho, je parApUrvathI mAthA paranI javAbadArI choDavAnI vAta karatI Avela che ane jagatane e ja jAtano upadeza detI Avela che te koI rIte barAbara nathI. ema karavAthI to e jamAta potAno badho ja bojo bAkInA loko upara nAMkhe che ane e rIte gRhasthAzramI janatA upara bamaNo-tramaNo bojo paDe che. ane pariNAme saMgharSa ke hiMsAvRtti rokavAne badale vadhatAM rahe che. zAstrane pramANa mAnanArA temAM lakhelI hakIkatone toLIne AjanI daSTie vicAra kare. vijJAnano prakAza madada karI zake ema che. eTale zAstranA akSarane vaLagavA karatAM vartamAnakALane sAme rAkhI mANasajAtanA hitanuM je AcaraNa vAstavamAM sUjhe tene AcaravA prayatna kare. amuka AcaraNa mANasanA hitanuM che ane amuka hitanuM nathI eno khyAla darekane enI meLe ja AvI jAya che. mAtra e khyAlane anusaravAnuM baLa prApta karavuM joIe. jo Ama thAya to mANasajAta jarUra sukhI thavAnI ane enI pAchaLa pazupakSIo tathA je prANIo avyakta cetanAvALAM che temane paNa sukhazAMti jarUra UpajavAnI. bhagavAna mahAvIre kahela che ke, tamAma vyavahAra-nAno ke moTo yatanApUrvaka karo, ane A ja vAta AjanA mahAvIra pU. gAMdhIjIe pokArI pokArIne ApaNane samajAvela che. tA. ka. jene vizeSa saMzodhana karavuM hoya ane UMDA UtarIne koI navI zodho karI mAnavahitakara kAma karavuM hoya te bhale phakIra ke bhikSu yA zramaNa thaI potAnI zodha calAve, paNa AjakAla jema chAzavAre zramaNa ke bhikSuo thatA chApAmAM dekhA de che te to koI rIte jugatuM nathI, ane dezanA AgevAnoe tathA vicAraka varge temane cetavavA joIe. - niketana