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________________ 10 janavarI 2011 jinavANI // guru-mahimA kA chora nahIM zrImatI abhilASA hIrAvata guru ke vaiziSTya evaM mahimA para yaha bhAvapUrNa laghu nibandha unake prati bhakti tathA samarpaNa ke lie prerita karatA hai| -sampAdaka paramazraddheya zrI pramoda munijI ma.sA. pharamAte haiM "ananta dhairya, azeSa kSamA, amita zAnti avirala dayA, avitatha saMyama, adbhuta manaHsaMyama, AsAna zayyA, alpa vastra, atulanIya jJAnAmRta bhojana ba~dhu kuTumbI, bhaya kahA~ yogI?" uparyukta vizeSa vizeSaNoM ko par3hate-sunate hI svataH AtmA ke anavarata Ananda-sarovara meM tanmaya, apane kendra para sthita guru kA sajIva citraNa samakSa pratibimbita ho jAtA hai| vaise to loka vyavahAra meM mAtA-pitA aura zikSaka ko guru mAnA jAtA hai, para mokSamArga meM AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu ye tInoM guru kahalAte haiM / yahA~ gurutA, mahAnatA yA pUjyatA vItarAgatA ke hone para hI AtI hai| vItarAgatA kasauTI hai pUjyatA kii| kahate haiM mA~ kI mamatA kA jagata meM koI ora chora nahIM hai, para mA~ kI mamatA sasIma hotI hai| vaha apane aMgajAta ke lie hI hotI hai aura guru asIma AtmIyatA aura vAtsalya ke ananta AkAza hote haiM, unameM aneka mA~oM kI mamatA samAI hotI hai, jo prANa,bhUta, jIva evaM sattva sabhI ke lie binA bhedabhAva ke sadA hI pravAhita hotI hai| guru kA vAtsalya sadaiva sphUrtidAyaka hotA hai| mAtA-pitA janma dete haiM, kintu guru jIvana banAtA hai, jindagI sArthaka rUpa meM jInA sikhalAtA hai| guru amRta kA vaha mahAsAgara hai jisakI hara bUMda kubera ke khajAne se kama nahIM, jitanA isa sAgara meM DubakI lagAte haiM yA gahare utarate cale jAte haiM utanA hI anamola ratnoM ko sahaja hI pAte cale jAte haiN| guru ke nayanoM meM niHsvArtha vAtsalya, hRdaya meM aparimita karuNA, dayA evaM saralatA hotI hai| unakI kathanI karanI eka samAna hotI hai, abodha bAlaka ke samAna nirvikAra chavi hotI hai| ve nirabhimAnatA, brahmacarya ke divya teja, ahiMsA ke pujArI ityAdi aneka guNoM se paripUrNa hote haiM / guru jinavANI ko antarmana se apanAte haiM, amRta rasa barasAte haiM tathA sabhI jIvoM meM prIti prasArita karate haiM / saMta kabIradAsajI ne kahA hai "gudhiyArI jAnie,ru kahie prkaash| miTi ajJAne jJAna de, guru nAma hai tAsa ||" Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ | 112 jinavANI 10 janavarI 2011 arthAt ajJAna rUpI aMdhakAra ko dUra kara jJAna kA prakAza phailAne vAlA hI saccA evaM zreSTha guru hai / jJAna se dharma hotA hai, ajJAna se adharma hotA hai / jisameM jJAna hotA hai vaha dharma ko samajhatA hai| kahate haiM jaba guru mauna hotA hai taba deva hotA hai aura bolatA hai taba dharma hotA hai| AcArya samantabhadra svAmI ne guru kA svarUpa batAte hue likhA hai viSayAzAvazAtIto, nirAmbho'parigrahaH / jJAna-dhyAna-taporaktaH, tapasvI saH prazasyate / / "jo viSayoM (bhautika sukhoM) kI AzA ke vazIbhUta nahIM hote haiM, jo pApoM se virakta haiM yA sAre sAsArika pApa kAryoM se virakta rahate haiM, jo aparigrahI haiM aura sadA jJAna, dhyAna va tapa meM lIna rahate haiM aise guru prazaMsanIya haiN|" ratnatraya arthAt samyak jJAna, samyak darzana, samyak cAritra ko dhAraNa karane vAle, pA~ca mahAvrata kA. niraticAra pAlana karane vAle, pA~ca samiti tIna gupti kI akhaNDa pAlanA karane vAle, dharma ko samIcIna rUpa se apanAne vAle, bhavasAgara se tirane aura tArane vAle hI suguru hote haiN| ve indriya-viSayoM ke vazIbhUta nahIM hote, dhana sampatti se bAhya aura Antarika parigraha se pare, jJAna dhyAna kA khajAnA svayaM prApta karate haiM aura dUsaroM meM bhI bA~Tate haiN| suguru nirmala, vikAra rahita, zAnta, mitabhASI, kAma-krodha se mukta, sadAcArI, jitendriya, AdhyAtma jJAna se yukta evaM pavitra hote haiN| Aja kI tanAva bharI jindagI meM sahanazIlatA, tyAga, paropakAra, saMyama, dayA, pApabhIrutA ityAdi zabda apanA artha khone lage haiN| Aja ke bauddhika yuga meM kitAbI jJAna itanA bar3ha jAne ke bAvajUda bhI ApAdhApI, asaMtoSa, bhautika lobha-lAlaca, vaicArika ulajhana, tanAva aura cintA meM kamI nahIM AI hai| jaba jIva apane duHkhoM parezAniyoM se ghabarA uThatA hai, azAnta ho jAtA hai to zAnti kI talAza meM idhara-udhara bhaTakane lagatA hai, usakI talAza sacce guru ke caraNoM meM pahu~cakara khatma ho jAtI hai| laukika upakAra karane vAle saiMkar3oM loga duniyA meM haiM, parantu apanA Atma-kalyANa karate hue prANimAtra ke kalyANa kI bhAvanA rakhane vAle suguru alpa haiM / parama zraddheya zrI gautama muni jI ma.sA. pharamAte haiM "jo bAta davA se nahIM hotI, vo bAta havA se hotI hai| kAbile guru mile to hara bAta khudA se hotI hai|" jIva ko guru kI anivAryatA samajha Ane lagatI hai| guru ke binA ahaMkAra abhimAna, krodha Adi kaSAya rAga-dveSa Adi vibhAvoM kA visarjana saMbhava nahIM hai| parama zraddheya zrI pramodamuni jI ma.sA. pharamAte haiM "nizcaya kRpA gurudeva kI, bhava jala se pAra lagAtI hai, hAre thake nirAza meM puruSArtha pUrNa jagAtI hai, lakSya kI pahacAna va dRr3hatA apUrva dilAtI hai, antabhava arNava karA muktipurI pahu~cAtI hai|" Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ || 10 janavarI 2011 | | jinavANI 113 satya hI hai, guru kI kRpA nirAza hatAza meM bhI naI AzA kA saMcAra karatI hai sAtha hI calane kI zakti bhI pradAna karatI hai / bAhara ke bhaTakAva ko rokane ke lie, mokSa lakSya ko prApta karane ke lie, suguru ke mArgadarzana rUpI mazAla kA honA ati Avazyaka hai| guru mithyAtva ke saghana gahana aMdhakAra ko haTAkara hamameM jJAna kA prakAza bhara dete haiM / suguru jIvanta tIrtha haiN| unake sAnnidhya se, mArga darzana se, unakI anupama kRpA se sabhI vikAra vibhAvasvataH hI dUra hone lagate haiN| jarUrata hai guru caraNoM meM pUrI taraha samarpita hone kii| zraddhA samarpaNa mA~gatI hai| guru-bhakti guru ke alaukika guNoM ke samIpa lAne vAlI zakti hai / vaha kisI santa vizeSa kA moha nahIM, apitu guNI vyaktitva kA bahumAna hai| bhAvoM kI vizuddhipUrvaka pUjya puruSoM ke prati jo anurAga hai vahI to bhakti kahalAtI hai| guru kI bhakti to gaMgA ke samAna hai jisameM koI DUba jAe, lIna ho jAe to usakA tana, mana aura sArA jIvana pavitra ho jAtA hai| pahale guru kI AkRti kAma AtI hai, phira guru kI prakRti AtI hai, kyoMki AcAra se pracAra svayaM hotA hai, AcaraNa svayaM preraNA detA hai| sacce guru sirpha apanI vANI se hI ziSyoM ko zikSA nahIM dete, apitu apane jIvana se bhI mUka zikSA dete haiN| ziSya unakI vANI se AdhyAtmika yA pAramArthika zikSA prApta karatA huA unake jIvana se nirlobhatA, niHsvArthatA, naitikatA, sadAcAra, cAritra-nirmANa Adi kalAoM kI zikSA prApta karatA calA jAtA hai| jaise gulAba kI vATikA meM loga sugandha kI yAcanA nahIM karate, vaha svayaM hI mila jAtI hai, vaise hI guru ke caraNoM meM samarpita hone ke bAda kucha mA~ganA zeSa nahIM rhtaa| kalpavRkSa rUpI guru se prApti svataH hotI rahatI hai| parama zraddheya zrI pramodamuni jI ma.sA. pharamAte haiM "samarpaNa kI koI bhASA nahIM, samarpaNa meM koI abhilASA nhiiN| maiM kucha nahIM merA kucha nahIM, guru ke caraNoM meM vilIna ho ge|" zraddhA ko zabdoM kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| samarpaNa meM kolAhala nahIM hotA / guru-bhakti meM vinIta bhAva kA darzana hotA hai, ADambara kA nhiiN| gurujanoM ke sadA nikaTa rahanA unakI upAsanA hai| parantu nikaTa rahane kA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki hamezA unake pAsa baiThe rho| apane antaraMga meM unheM apane nikaTa mahasUsa karanA hI saccI nikaTatA hai| jo guru kI AjJA meM hai vaha guru ke nikaTa, guru ke hRdaya meM hotA hai, bhale hI vaha zarIra se dUra hI kyoM na ho|jo guru kI AjJA meM nahIM hai vaha guru ke samIpa ho kara bhI unase dUra hotA hai| mahAna AtmAoM kA darzana, vandana yA unakI bhakti karate samaya yaha bAta dhyAna meM rahanI cAhie ki 'vande tadguNalabdhaye' / mere darzana-vandana kA uddezya mahAn AtmAoM ke samAna guNoM kI prApti karane kA hai| gurumukha evaM gurukRpA se sIkhA huA jJAna hI jIvana meM upayogI ho sakatA hai, kyoMki pothI se jJAna nahIM mAtra jAnakArI milatI hai| guru parAzraya parAvalambana ko chur3Akara nirAlamba kara dete haiM / suguru ziSya ko svayaM ke duHkha dUra karanA hI nahIM sikhAte, balki para-pIr3A ko dUra karane ke upAya bhI sikhalAte haiN| guru-ziSya-darpaNa meM guru ke lie likhA hai Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 114 jinavANI 10 janavarI 2011 "alpAkSaro'pina tathAdayo'pi na tathAzrito'pi naiva tthaa| nirgrantho'pi ca na tathA vRttivihIno'pi naiva tthaa|| sannapi gurutvayukto gurutvamukto bhvedguruuniytm| nAsakto'pyAsakto'bhayo'pi sabhayo'dbhutazcaivam / / " arthAt "guru alpAkSara hote hue bhI alpAkSara nahIM hote, nirdaya hote hue bhI nirdaya nahIM hote, Azrita hote hue bhI Azrita nahIM hote, nirgrantha hote hue bhI nirgrantha nahIM hote aura vRtti rahita hote hue bhI vRtti rahita nahIM hote haiM, gurutva yukta hokara bhI gurutva mukta hote haiM, anAsakta hokara bhI Asakta hote haiM tathA niyama se bhaya rahita hokara bhI bhayasahita hote haiM isa prakAra ve yathArthataH adbhuta hote haiN|" bhAvArtha:- guru alpAkSara arthAt alpa bolane vAle hote haiM, lekina ve alpAkSara arthAt manda buddhi nahIM hote haiN| ve doSoM ke prati nirdaya hokara bhI prANiyoM ke prati nirdaya nahIM hote| ve AtmAzrita hote haiM, parAzrita nhiiN| ve nirgrantha arthAt parigraha rahita hote haiM, para grantha zAstra rahita nahIM hote / ve vRtti arthAt AjIvikA se rahita hote haiM, para tyAga vRtti se rahita nhiiN| ve gurutva yukta arthAt gurutA se yukta hote hue bhI gurutva mukta arthAt garva se mukta hote haiN| ve viSayoM meM Asakta nahIM hote para dharma meM Asakta hote haiN| ve abhaya hote haiM kyoMki ihaloka, paraloka, atrANa, agupti, maraNa, vedanA aura Akasmika bhaya unameM nahIM hote, kintu saMsAra-bhramaNa se bhayabhIta hone ke kAraNa abhaya nahIM hote|" guru laghutA meM gurutA aura gurutA meM laghutA kA pratyakSa samanvaya hote haiN| guru kI mahimA kA jitanA guNagAna kiyA jAe kama hai| kahA jAtA hai ki samudra bhara ko syAhI banA leM, pUrI pRthvI ko pRSTha banA leM aura mA~ sarasvatI svayaM bhI sadA likhatI rahe to bhI guru kI mahimA pUrI likhI nahIM jA sktii| guru kI mahimA avarNanIya hai| -31/548, Adarza nagara, baMgAla kemikalsa ke pAsa, vI, mumbaI-400025 (mahA.) Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only