Haa Murti Pooja Shastrokta Hai

Author(s): Gyansundarmuni
Publisher: Ratnaprabhakar Gyan Pushpmala
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/006121/1

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / LI munizrI jJAnasundarajI ma.sA.

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zAstrokta hai| munizrI jJAnasundarajI ma.sA.

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nAma lekhaka prakAzaka hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / nakala mUlya pustaka paricaya : hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / : muni zrI jJAnasundarajI ma.sA. : zrI ratnaprabhAkara jJAna puSpamAlA pustaka kramAMka : prathamAkRti : nakala dvitIyAkRti mu. phalodI (mAravAr3a) 153 vIra saM. 2462, vikrama saM. 1992 : 1000 : vIra saM. 2541, vikrama saM. 2071 : 1000 : ru.20/

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| munizrI jJAnasundarajI ma.sA.

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prakAzakIya pUjyapAda prAtaH smaraNIya sAhitya pracAraka itihAsa premI muni zrI zrI 1008 zrI zrI jJAnasundarajI mahArAja sAheba hamAre mAravAr3a ke eka camakate sitAre haiM / ApazrIne mAravAr3a kI vIrabhUmi para avatAra lekara jananI janmabhUmi kI sevA karane meM athAga parizrama kiyA hai / kitaneka loga Apata samaya yaha kaha uThate haiM ki hama akele kyA kareM ? para hamAre marudhara kezarI muni zrI akele hote hue aura aneka vipakSiyoM ke bIca meM niDaratApUrvaka kyA kyA kAma kara batalAye unako sunate hI manuSya cakita ho jAte haiM / yaha to Apa jAnate hI hai ki jaina muniyoM ko paidala bhramaNa karanA aura kriyA kalpa se samaya bahuta kama milatA hai / isa bacita samaya meM choTe baDe 162 graMtha hAthoM se likhanA, prUpha saMzodhana karanAra, Aye ye praznoM kA uttara

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / likhanA, kAma par3ane para zAstrArtha ke liye taiyAra rahanA, haMmezAM vyAkhyAna denA, kaI mandiroM kI AzAtanA miTA ke punaH pratiSThau karavAnA, itanA hI nahIM para Apa samaya 2 tIrthoM kI yAtrA aura anya bhavyoM ke yAtrArtha saMgha nikalavAnA Adi samAja aura dharma kArya ApazrIne baDI yogyatA aura utsAhapUrvaka kiye aura karavAye / phira bhI Apake sahAyaka kauna ? jahA~ tana dhana kI pracUratA se sahAyatA milatI hai vahA~ kArya karanA AsAnI hai para mAravAr3a jaise zuSka pradeza meM to ina donoM bAtoM kA prAyaH abhAva sA hI hai / tathApi AtmArpaNa karanevAle puruSArthI mahAtmAoM ke lie saba kucha bana sakatA hai / 5 munizrI kI vRddhAvasthA - zarIra zithalatA hone para bhI ApakA prakAzana kArya Aja paryanta cAlu hI hai / hama hArdika dhanyavAda dete haiM aura cAhate haiM ki ese paropakArI mahAtmA cirAyu hoM aura hama bhUle bhaTakoM ko sadmArga kI rAha batalA kara marubhUmi kA uddhAra karate raheM / astuH ApazrI kA caraNa kiMkara daphtarI javAharalAla jaina

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| kicita vaktavya Aja sagaMThana ke yuga meM pratyeka rASTra, deza, samAja aura vyakti eka dUsare se hAtha se hAtha milAkara kAma karanA lAbhaprada samajhatA hai / Arya-samAjI jaise mUrti ke kaTTara zatru bhI aba samajha gaye ki hamArI khaNDana pravRtti se hameM lAbha ke vajAya hAni uThAnI par3atI hai / ata eva unhoMne bhI apanI cAla badala dI / mUrti ke viSaya madhyasthatA dhAraNa kara sanAtaniyoM se hAtha milAyA kAraNa aisA karane se hI ve unnati ke maidAna meM Age bar3ha sakate hai| isI bhA~ti hamAre samAja meM bhI mUrti mAnane yA nahIM

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| mAnane kA karIbana 450 varSoM se jhagaDA cala rahA hai aura isa viSaya meM khaMDana maMDana kI lAkhoM pustakeM chapa gaI, jisase zAMti ke badale grAmogrAma kleza, kusampa aura azAnti phailI, saMgha zakti aura nyAti bandhana chinna bhinna huA, tapa teja phIkA paDA aura dUsaroM ko bheda dekhane kA acchA maukA milA / jo loga hamAre AdhIna the ve hI Aja hamako hara prakAra se dabA rahe haiM yaha saba ghara kI phUTa kA hI kaTu phala hai / jamAne ne apanA prabhAva DAlA / ubhaya pakSa ne yaha vicAra kara liyA ke jisa viSaya kA hamAre Apasa meM vicAra bheda hai usako eka kinAre rakha deM aura jisa bAta meM hama donoM pakSa sahamata hai usakA pracAra karane meM hama eka bana jAveM / isI dhyeya ko lakSya meM rakha ubhaya pakSa ke muniyoMne saprema eka pATa para baiTha ke vyAkhyAna dekara janatA ko apanI vAtsalyatA kA paricaya karAyA / isa pravRtti kA prabhAva ubhaya pakSa ke upAsakoM para bhI kama na huA / una logoM kI azAnti miTakara Apasa meM ekyatA bar3hane lagI aura bhaviSya meM kaI

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / AzAoM ke liye kille bAMdhe jAne lge| phira bhI aphasosa isa bAta kA hai ki hamArI samAja meM abhI aise logoM kA bhI abhAva nahIM hai ki ve isa sagaMThana ke yuga meM bhI aThAravIM zatAbdI ke svapna dekha rahe haiM / jisameM pahalA naMbara to hai sthAnakavAsI muni zobhAgacandajI (saMtavalajI)kA Apane hAla hI meM jaina prakAza patra meM 'dharmaprANa lokAzAha' nAma kI lekhamAlA kI oTa meM zAsana rakSaka dharmadhuraMdhara pUrvAcAryo kI aura mUrti kI bhara peTa nindA kara zAnta huve samAja meM kleza ke bIja AropaNa kie hai / dUsarA naMbara hai sthAnakavAsI pU. ratnacandajI ke TolA ke sAdhu sujAnamalajI kA ki Apake maulika guNa (1) gata varSa pIpAr3a,ror3a para miTiMga ke andara Apake hI TolA ke sAdhu lAbhacaMdajIne prakAzita kiyA thA / tIsarA naMbara hai sthA. pU.rughanAthajI ke TolA ke sAdhu mizrIlAlajI kA Apa 'laghuvaya meM hI svacchandI ho mUrti kI nindA kara zAnta samAja meM kleza phelAkara ThIka nAmavarI hAMsala kI ki pUjya

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| jayamalajI, rughanAthajI, ratanacaMdajI Adi sAdhuoM ne bhI nahIM kI thii| hAla hI meM Apane kyA mUrti pUjA zAstrokta hai| nAmaka choTA sA TrekTa mudrita karavA ke vittIrNa kiyA hai usameM na to koI pramANika bAta hai aura na ApakI kila dRSTi se nihAra rahe haiM isako mujhe likhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / ApanA bIlADA meM mUrti kI nindA kI para jaba mUrtipUjaka sAmane Aye to vahAM se palAyana hI karanA par3A yaha ApakI vidvattA kA namUnA hai aise vyakti ke liye kucha likhanA mAno usako uttejanA denA hai| jaina samAja meM vidvAna lekhakoM kA abhAva nahIM hai / mithyA kutarko aura kuyuktiyoM kA yukti aura pramANa dvArA pratikAra karanevAloM kI bhI kamI nahIM hai, para isa yuga meM khaNDana maNDanAtmaka sAhitya pracAra karane meM kleza kusampa aura azAnti ke sivAya koI bhI lAbha nahIM dIkhatA hai tathApi bhadrika janatA aisI kutarko ko paDhakara saddharma se patita na banajAya evaM unakI rakSA ke liye bahuta sajjanoM kI Agraha

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10 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / hone se icchA ke na hote hue bhI 'jainadharma kA prAcIna itihAsa' likhane ke kArya se do dina kA samaya nikAla mujhe yaha 'hA~ mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai' kitAba likhanI paDI hai, pAThakavarga isako dhyAnapUrvaka paDhakara jo vItarAdaga deva kI dravya va bhAvapUjA karanA jainiyoM kA parama iSTa hai usakI ArAdhanA kara mokSa ke adhikArI baneMge to isa kArya meM merA samaya aura zakti kA vyaya huA hai / usako saphaLa samajhUgA ityAlam / tA.21-5-35 muni jJAnasundara jodhapura

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 11 99 praznAnukramaNikA 1 kyA jaina sUtro meM mUrtipUjA kA ullekha hai ? 2 sUtroM ko Apa mUrti kaiMse kahate haiM ? 3 mUrti ko to Apa vandana, pUjana karate ho para Apako sUtroM kA vandana pUjana karate nahIM dekhA ? 4 hama loga to sUtroM kA vandana pUjana nahIM karate hai| mahAvIra to eka hI tIrthaMkara hue haiM para Apane (mUrtipUjakoM ne) to grAma grAma meM mUrtiyAM sthApana kara aneka mahAvIra kara diye haiN| 6 koI tIrthaMkara kisI tIrthaMkara se nahIM milate hai para Apane to eka hI mandira meM cobIsoM tIrthaMkaro ko baiThA diyaa| 7 sUtroM meM tIna caubIsI kA nAma mAtra likhA hai sthApanA kahAM hai ? sUtroM ke paDhane se jJAna hotA hai / kyAM mUrti ke dekhane se bhI jJAna hotA hai ? 8

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12 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / Apa jinapratimA ko jina-sArakhI kahate ho kyA yaha mithyA nahIM hai ? 10 yadi mUrti jina sArakhI hai to usameM kitane atizaya 11 yadi jinapratimA jinasArakhI hai to phira usa para pazu pakSI vITeM kyoM kara dete haiM ? unako arpaNa kiyA huA naivedya Adi padArtha mUSaka mArjAra kyoM le jAte hai ? tathA unheM duSTa loga haDDiyAM kI mAlA kyoM pahanA dete haiM ? unake zarIra para se AbhUSaNa Adi * cora kyoM le jAte haiM, evaM musalamAna logoM ne aneka mandira mUrtiyAM toDa kaise DAlI ? ityaadi| 12 pratimA pUjane se hI mokSa hotI ho tA phira tapa, saMyama Adi kaSTa kriyA kI kyA jarurata hai ? 13 yadi mUrtiyAM vItarAga kI haiM aura vItarAga to tyAgI the phira unakI mUrtiyoM ko bhUSaNAdi se alaMkRta kara unheM bhogI kyoM, banAyA jAtA hai ? . 14 mandiroM meM adhiSThAyaka devoM ke hote hue bhI coriyA~

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / kyoM hotI haiM ? jo loga yaha kahate haiM ki 'pAchA kyoM AyA mukti jAya ke jinarAja prabhujI' isakA Apa kyA uttara 15 dete haiM? 16 yadi ye mUrtiyA~ siddhoM kI haiM to ina para kaccA pAnI kyoM DAlate ho ? 17 kaI loga kahate haiM ki 'mukti nahIM milasI pratimA pUjiyAM, kyoM jhoDa macAvo ?' isake uttara meM ApakA kyA parihAra hai| 18 pratimA pUjakara koI mukta huA hai ? 19 jaba to jo mokSa kA abhilASI (mumukSu) ho use jarura mUrtipUjana karanA caahiye| 20 devatAo meM jAkara mUrti pUjana karanA paDegA hI, isakA Apake pAsa kyA pramANa hai ? 21 kaI nahIM karate haiM ki 'paraco nahi pUre pArzvanAthajI saba jhUThI baataaN|' 22 sUtro meM cAra nikSepa batalAe jisa meM eka bhAva

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14 25 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| nikSepa hI vandanIya hai| 23 mUrti jaDa hai usako pUjane se kyA lAbha ? 24 pAMca mahAvrata kI paccIsa bhAvanA aura zrAvaka ke 16 aticAra batalAye haiN| para mUrti kI bhAvanA yA aticAra ko kahIM bhI nahIM kahA isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? tIna jJAna (mati, zruti aura avadhijJAna) saMyukta tIrthaMkara gRhavAsa meM the, usa samaya bhI kisI vratadhArI sAdhu zrAvakane vandana nahIM kiyA, to aba jaDa mUrti ko kaise vandana kareM? 26 marti meM gaNa sthAna kitanA pAve ? 27 zrAvaka ke 12 vrata hai mUrtipUjA kisa vrata meM hai? 28 patthara kI gAya kI pUjA kareM to kyA vaha dUdha de sakatI ? yadi nahIM to phira pASANamUrti kaise mokSa de sakatI hai ? 29 kyA patthara kA siMha prANiyoM ko mAra sakatA ? 30 eka vidhavA aurata apane mRta pati kA phoTu pAsa meM rakhake prArthanA kare ki svAmin mujhe sahavAsa kA

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15 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| AnaMda do, to kyA phoTu AnaMda de sakatA hai ? 31 jaba Apa mUrti ko pUjate ho taba mUrti ke banAne vAle ko kyoM nahIM pUjate ? 32 mUrti silAvaTa ke yahAM rahatI hai taba taka Apa use nahIM pUjate aura mandira meM pratiSThita hone ke bAda use pUjate ho isakA kyA hetu hai ? 33 silAvaTa ke ghara para rahI naI mUrti kI Apa AzAtanA nahIM TAlate aura mandira meM Ane para usakI AzAtanA TAlate ho| isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? 34 pASANa mUrti to ekendriya hotI hai usakI, paMcendriya manuSya pUjana karake kyA lAbha uThA sakate haiM ? 35 maMdira to bArahavarSI duSkAla meM bane haiM, ataH yaha pravRtti naI hai ? 36 yaha bhI sunA jAtA hai ki maMdira mArgiyoM ne maMdiroM meM ___ dhAmadhUma aura Arambha bahuta baDhA diyA, isa hAlata meM hama logoM ne maMdiroM ko bilakula choDa diyA ? 37 yadi maMdira, mUrti, zAstra evaM itihAsa pramANoM se

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16 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| siddha hai phira sthAnakavAsI khaNDana kyoM karate haiM ? kyA itane baDe samudAya meM koI AtmArthI nahIM hai ki jo utsUtra bhASaNa kara vajrapApa kA bhAgI banatA hai ? 38 sthAnakavAsI aura terahapanthiyoM ko Apane samAna kaise kaha diyA kAraNa terahapanthiyoM kA mata to nirdaya evaM nikRSTa hai ki ve jIva bacAne meM yA unake sAdhuoM ke sivAya kisI ko bhI dAna dene meM pApa batalAte haiM inakA mata to vi.saM.1815 meM bhIkhamasvAmI ne nikAlA hai| 39 jaba Apa mUrtipUjA anAdi batalAte ho taba dUsare loga unakA khaNDana kyoM karate haiM ? 40 bhalA mUrti nahIM mAnanevAle to anya devI devatAoM ke yahAM jAte haiM para mUrti mAnanevAle kyoM jAte haiM ? 41 hamAre kaI sAdhu to kahate haiM ki mUrti nahIM mAnanA lauMkAzAha se calA hai / taba kaI kahate haiM ki hama to mahAvIra kI vaMza paramparA cale Ate haiM isake viSaya meM ApakI kyA mAnyatA hai ?

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 42 kyA 32 sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA karane kA ullekha hai ? 43 isameM kaI sUtroM ke Apane jo nAma likhe haiM vahAM mUla pATha meM nahIM para TIkA niyukti meM hai vAste hama loga nahIM mAnate haiM ? 44 pAMca pado meM mUrti kisa pada meM haiM ? 45 cAra zaraNoM meM mUrti kisa zaraNa meM haiM ? 46 sUtroM meM arihaMta kA zaraNA kahAM haiM / para mUrti kA zaraNA nahIM kahA hai ? 47 bhagavAna ne to dAna-zIla-tapa evaM bhAva yaha cAra prakAra kA dharma batalAyA hai / mUrtipUjA meM kauna sA dharma hai ? 48 pUjA meM to hama dhamAdhama dekhate haiM ? tapa saMyama se karmo kA kSaya honA batalAyA hai para mUrti se kona se karmo kA kSaya hotA hai vahAM to ulTe karma bandhana hai? 50 yaha samajha meM nahIM AtA haiM ki aSTamI catudarzI jaisI parva tithiyoM meM zrAvaka loga harI vanaspati

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / khAne kA tyAga karate haiM jaba bhagavAna ko ve phala phUla kaise car3hA sakate haiM ? 51 sAdhuoM ko to phAsuka acita AhAra dene meM puNya hai para bhagavAna ko to puSpAdi sacita padArtha caDhAyA jAtA hai aura usameM hiMsA avazya hotI hai ? 52 pANI meM se sAdhvI ko nikAlanA yA guruvaMdana karane meM to bhagavAna kI AjJA hai ne ? 18 53 bhagavAnane kaba kahA ki tuma hamArI pUjA karanA ? 54 batalAiyeM kisa sUtra meM kahA hai ki mUrti pUjA se mokSa hotA hai ? : 55 uvavAI sUtra meM sAdhuoM ko vaMdanA karane kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai| jaise ki... 1. hiyAe - hita kA kAraNa 2. suhAe - sukha kA kAraNa 3. rakamAe - kalyANa kA kAraNa 4. nissesAe - mokSa prApti kA kAraNa 5. anugamitAe- bhavobhava meM sAtha

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21 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| sAdhu vandana kA phala to mokSa batalAyA hai para mUrtipUjA kA phala kisI sUtra meM mokSa kA kAraNa batalAyA ho to Apa bhI mUla sUtra pATha batalAveM ? 56 ho yA na ho yadi sUtroM meM pATha ho to batalAiye? 57 yaha to kevala phala batalAyA para kisI zrAvaka ne pratimA pUjI hoto 32 sUtroM kA mUlapAThabatalAo? 58 draupadI kI pUjA hama pramANika nahIM mAnate haiN| , 59 draupadI usa samaya mithyAtvI avasthA meM thii| 60 : sUriyAbha to devatA thA usane jIta AcAra se pratimA pUjI usameM hama dharma nahIM samajhate haiM ? 61 yaha to hama nahIM kaha sakate hai ki bhagavAn kA mahotsavAdi karane se bhava bhramaNa baDhatA hai ? 62 yadi dhAmadhUma karane meM dharma hotA to sUriyAbha deva ne nATaka karane kI bhagavAn se AjJA mAMgI usa samaya AjJA na dekara mauna kyoM rakhA ? 63 upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM AnaMda kAma deva ke vratoM kA adhikAra hai para mUrtikA pUjana kahIM bhI nahIM likhA hai ?

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20 hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 64 jJAtA sUtra meM 20 vIsa boloM kA sevana karanA, tIrthaMkara gotra bAMdhanA batalAyA hai para mUrtipUjA se tIrthaMkara gotrabaMdha nahIM kahA hai ? 65 mUrtipUjA meM hiMsA hotI hai, use Apa dharma karma mAnate ho ? 66 pUjA yatnoM se nahIM kI jAtI hai ? 67 basa aba meM Apako vizeSa kaSTa denA nahIM cAhatA hUM / kAraNa meM Apake do praznoM ke uttara meM hA saba rahasya samajha gayA, para yadi koI mujhase pUchale to usako javAba dene ke liye maiMne Apase itane prazna kiye haiM / Apane niSpakSa hokara nyAyapUrvaka jo uttara diyA usase merI antarAtmA ko atyadhika zAnti milI hai / yaha bAta satya hai ki vItarAga dazA kI mUrti kI upAsanA karane se AtmA kA kramazaH vikAsa hotA hai / maiM bhI Aja se mUrti kA upAsaka hUM aura mUrtipUjA meM merI dRDha zraddhA hai Apako jo kaSTa diyA, tadartha kSamA cAhatA hUM / I

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21 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 21 hAM ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 1 : kyA jaina sUtro meM mUrtipUjA kA ullekha hai ?! uttara : sUtro meM ullekha to kyA, kiMtu sUtra svayaM hI mUrti haiM / tadvat likhane vAlA mUrti, paDhane vAlA mUrti, samajhane vAlA mUrti hai, to sUtroM meM mUrti viSayaka ullekha kA to pUchanA hI kyA hai ? aisA koI sUtra nahIM, jisameM mUrti viSayakA ullekha na milatA ho / cAhe gyAraha aMga, battIsa sUtra aura caurAsI Agama dekho, mUrti siddhAnta vyApaka hai yadi isa viSaya ke pATha dekhanA hoM to hamArI likhI pratimA - chattIsI, gayavara vilAsa aura siddha pratimA muktAvalI nAma kI pustakeM dekho| (isa pustaka ke anta meM bhI kucha sUtra pATha diye gaye haiN|) prazna 2 : sUtroM ko Apa mUrti kaiMse kahate haiM ?

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / uttara : mUrti kA artha hai, AkRti ( zakala) sUtra bhI svara, vyaMjana varNo kI AkRti (mUrti) hI to haiM / 22 prazna 3 : mUrti ko to Apa vandanaM, pUjana karate ho para Apako sUtroM kA vandana pUjana karate nahIM dekhA ? uttara : kyA Apane paryuSaNoM ke andara pustakajI kA julUsa nahIM dekhA ? jainaM loga pustakajI kA kisa ThATha se vandana pUjana karate haiM / prazna 4 : hama loga to sUtroM kA vandana pUjana nahIM karate hai / uttara : yahI to ApakI kRtaghnatA hai ki sUtroM ko 'vItarAga kI vANI samajhakara unase jJAna prApta kara AtmakalyANa cAhate ho aura una vANI kI vandana pUjana karane se inkAra karate ho / isI se to ApakI aisI buddhi hotI hai zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke Adi meM gaNadhara devoM ne 'Namo

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / baMbhIe livIe' kahakara sthApanA sUtra (jJAna) ko namaskAra kiyA hai / mUrti arihantoM kA sthApanA nikSepa hai aura sUtra arihaMto kI vANI kI sthApanA hai, evaM ye donoM vandanika tathA pUjanika haiN| prazna 5 : mahAvIra to eka hI tIrthaMkara hue haiM para Apane (mUrtipUjakoM ne) to grAma grAma meM mUrtiyAM sthApana kara aneka mahAvIra kara diye haiN| ... uttara : yaha anabhijJatA kA savAla hai ki mahAvIra eka hI hue parantu bhUtakAla meM mahAvIra nAma ke ananta tIrthaMkara ho gaye haiN| isaliye unakI jitanI mUrtiyA~ sthApita hoM utanI hI thoDI hai| yadi ApakI mAnyatA yahI hai ki mahAvIra eka hue hai to Apane panne panne para mahAvIra kI sthApanA kara unheM zira para kyoM lAda rakhA hai ? mandiroM meM mUrti mahAvIra kA sthApanA nikSepa haiM aura panno para jo 'mahAvIra' ye akSara likhe haiM ye bhI sthApanA nikSepa haiM, isameM koI aMtara nahIM hai / taba

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24 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / svayaM to (akSara) mUrti ko mAnanA aura dUsaroM kI nindA karanA yaha kahAM taka nyAya hai ? prazna 6 : koI tIrthaMkara kisI tIrthaMkara se nahIM milate hai para Apane to eka hI mandira meM cobIsoM tIrthaMkaro ko baiThA diyaa| uttara : hamArA mandira to bahuta lambA cauDA hai usameM to caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM kI sthApanA sukhapUrvaka ho sakatI hai| rAjaprazrI sUtra meM kahA hai ki eka mandira meM 'aThasayaM jiNapaDiaM' para Apa to pAMca iMca ke choTe se eka panne meM hI tInoM caubIsI ke tIrthakara kI sthApanA kara rakhI hai aura usa panne ko pustaka meM khuba kasakara bAMdha apane sira para lAda kara sukhapUrvaka phirate haiM / bhalA kyA isakA uttara Apa samucita de sakeMge ? yA hamAre mandira meM caubIsoM tIrthaMkaro kA honA svIkAra kareMge ?

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 25 prazna 7 : sUtroM meM tIna caubIsI kA nAma mAtra likhA hai sthApanA kahAM hai ? uttara : jo nAma likhA hai vahI to sthApanA haiM / jaba mUrti svayaM arihaMto kI sthApanA hai to sUtra una arihaMto kI . vANI kI sthApanA hai isameM koI antara nahIM hai / prazna 8 : sUtroM ke paDhane se jJAna hotA hai / kyAM mUrti ke dekhane se bhI jJAna hotA hai ? uttara : jJAna honA yA nahIM honA AtmA ke upAdAna kAraNa se sambandha rakhatA hai / sUtra aura mUrti to mAtra nimitta kAraNa haiM, sUtroM se ekAnta jJAna hI hotA hai to jamAlI gozAlAdi ne bhI yahI sUtra paDhe the, phira unheM jJAna kyoM nahIM huA ? jagavallabhAcArya ko mUrti ke sAmane kevala caityavandana karane hI se jJAna kaise ho gayA ? isI prakAra aneka pazu pakSiyoM va jalacara jIvoM ko mUrti ke dekhane mAtra se jAtismaraNAdi jJAna ho gaye haiM, ataH nAma kI apekSA

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26 hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / sthApanA se vizeSa jJAna ho sakatA hai / Apa pustaka paDhane kI apekSA eka nakazA sAmane rakho jisase Apako tamAma duniyAM kA yathArtha jJAna ho jAyegA / prazna 9 : Apa jinapratimA ko jina - sArakhI kahate ho kyA yaha mithyA nahIM hai ? | uttara : Apa hI batalAiye yadi hama jinapratimA ko jina - sArakhI nahIM kaheM to phira kyA kahe ? unhe kinake sArakhI heM / kyoMki yaha AkRti sivAya jina ke aura kisI ke sadRza milatI nahIM jisase unakI inheM upamA deM / janapratimA ko jina - sArakhI hama hI nahIM kahate hai kintu khAsa sUtroM ke mUla pATha meM bhI unheM jina sArakhI kahA hai, jaise- jIvAbhigama sUtra meM yaha likhA hai ki 'dhUvaM dAuNaM jinavarANaM' arthAt dhUpa, diyA jinarAja ko / aba Apa vicAra kareM ki devatAoM ke bhavanoM meM jina - pratimA ke sivAya kauna se jinarAja hai ? yadi hama Apake phoTu ko

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / ra7 Apake jaisA kaheM to kauna sA anucita huA ? yadi nahIM to phira jinarAja kI pratimA ko jina sArakhI kahane hI meM kyA doSa hai ? yadi kucha nahIM to phira kahanA hI caahiye| prazna 10 : yadi mUrti jina sArakhI hai to usameM kitane atizaya haiM ? uttara : jitane atizaya siddho meM haiM utane hI mUrti meM hai, kyoMki mUrti bhI to unhIM siddhoM kI hI hai / acchA aba Apa batalAiye ki bhagavAna kI vANI ke paiMtIsa guNa haiM, Apake sUtro meM kitane guNa hai ? prazna 11 : yadi jinapratimA jinasArakhI hai to phira usa para pazu pakSI vITeM kyoM kara dete haiM ? unako arpaNa kiyA huA naivedya Adi padArtha mUSaka mArjAra kyoM le jAte hai ? tathA unheM duSTa loga haDDiyAM kI mAlA kyoM pahanA dete haiM ? unake zarIra para se AbhUSaNa Adi cora

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28 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| kyoM le jAte haiM, evaM musalamAna logoM ne aneka mandira mUrtiyAM toDa kaise DAlI ? ityaadi| uttara : hamAre vItarAga kI yahI to vItarAgitA hai ki unheM kisI se rAgadveSa yA pratibandha kA aMza mAtra nahIM hai / cAhe koI unheM pUje yA unakI niMdA kareM, unakA mAna kareM yA apamAna kareM, cAhe koI dravya caDhA jAve yA le jAve, cAhe koI bhakti kare yA AzAtanA kareM / unheM koI puSpAhAra pahinA deM yA koI asthimAlA Akara gale meM DAla deM isase kyA ? ve to rAgadveSa se para haiM unheM na kisI se virodha hai, aura na kisI se sauhArda, ve to samabhAva haiM, dekhiye-bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ko kamaTha ne upasarga kiyA aura dharaNendrane bhagavAna kI bhakti kI para prabhu pArzvanAtha kA to donoM para samabhAva hI rahA hai / jaisA ki kahA hai| . 'kamaThe dharaNendre ca svocitaM karma kurvati / prabhostulya manovRttiH pArzvanAthaH zriye'stu vaH / / ' bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM govAle ne khIleM ThokI,

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| vaidya ne khIleM nikAla lI, paraMtu bhagavAn kA donoM para samabhAva hI rahA, jaba svayaM tIrthaMkaroM kA samabhAva hai to unakI mUrtiyoM meM to samabhAva kA honA svAbhAvika hI hai| acchA ! aba hama thoDA sA Apase bhI pUcha lete haiM ki jaba vItarAga kI vANI ke zAstroM meM peMtIsa gaNa kahe haiM to phira Apake sUtroM ko kIDe kaise khA jAte haiM? tathA yavanoMne unheM jalA kaise diyA ? aura cora unheM curAkara kaise le jAte haiM ? kyA isase sUtroM kA mahatva ghaTa jAtA hai ? yadi nahIM to isI bhAMti mUrtiyoM kA bhI samajha liijiye| mitro ! ye kutarke kevala pakSapAta se paidA huI haiM yadi samadRSTi se dekhA jAya taba to yahI nizcaya ThaharatA hai ki ye mUrtieM aura sUtra, jIvoM ke kalyANa karane meM nimitta kAraNa mAtra haiM / ina kI sevA, bhakti, paThana, zravaNAdi se pariNAmoM kI zuddhatA, nirmalatA hotI hai / yahI AtmA kA vikAsa hai, isaliye mUrtiyA~ aura sUtra vaMdanIya evaM pUjanIya hai|

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30 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 12: pratimA pUjane se hI mokSa hotI ho tA phira tapa, saMyama Adi kaSTa kriyA kI kyA jarurata hai ? uttara : pratimA pUjana mokSa kA kAraNa hai, isameM koI sandeha nahIM hai phira bhI yadi ApakA yaha durAgraha hai to svayaM batAiye ki tuma dAnazIla se mokSa mAnate ho, vaha kyoM ? kAraNa yadi dAnazIla se hI tumheM mokSa prApti ho jAtI he to phira dIkSA lene kA kaSTa kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? parantu bandhuo ! yaha aisA nahIM hai-yadyapi dAnazIla evaM mUrtipUjana ye saba mokSa ke kAraNa hai phira bhI jaise-gehUM dhAnya bIja rupa gehUM se paidA hotA hai phira bhI Rtu, jala, vAyu aura bhUmi kI apekSA rakhatA hai vaise hI ye mUrti pUjana Adi bhI tapa, saMyama Adi sAdhanoM kI sAtha meM AvazyakatA rakhate haiM / samajhe na ? prazna 13 : yadi mUrtiyAM vItarAga kI haiM aura vItarAga to tyAgI the phira unakI mUrtiyoM ko bhUSaNAdi se alaMkRta kara unheM bhogI kyoM, banAyA jAtA hai ?

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 31 __uttara : jo sacce tyAgI hai ve dusaroM se banAye bhogI nahIM bana sakate, yadi banate hoM to tIrthaMkara samavasaraNa meM ratnakhacita siMhAsana para virAjate haiM pIche unake bhAmaNDala (tejomaMDala) Upara azoka vRkSa, zira para tIna chatra aura cAroM aura iMdra cAmara ke phaTakAre lagAyeM karate haiM / AkAza meM dharmacakra evaM mahendradhvaja calatA hai tathA suvarNa kamaloM para ve sadA calate haiM / DhIMcaNa pramANa puSpoM ke Dhera evaM sugradhita dhUpa kA dhuMA caturdiza phailAyA jAtA hai, kRpayA kahiye, ye cinha bhogiyoM ke hai yA tyAgiyoM ke ? yadi dUsare kI bhakti se tyAgI bhogI bana jAya to phira ve vItarAga kaise raheM ? bAta to yaha hai ki bhAvukAtmA jinamUrti kA nimitta lekara vItarAga kI bhakti karate haiM isase inake citta kI nirmalatA hotI hai aura kramazaH mokSa-pada kI prApti bhI ho sakatI hai| prazna 14 : mandiroM meM adhiSThAyaka devoM ke hote hue bhI coriyA~ kyoM hotI haiM ?

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rUra hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / uttara : yaha to sthApanA hai para prabhuvIra ke pAsa eka karoDa devatA hone para bhI samavasaraNa meM do sAdhuoM ko gozAlA ne kaise jalA diyA thA, bhalA bhavitavyatA bhI koI TAla sakatA hai ? prazna 15 : jo loga yaha kahate haiM ki 'pAchA kyoM AyA mukti jAya ke jinarAja prabhujI' isakA Apa kyA uttara dete haiM? uttara : pAchA ima AyA, ninhava pragaTyA hai Are pA~caveM' hama loga to mUrtiyoM ko tIrthaMkaro kA zAstrAnusAra sthApanA nikSepa mAna ke sthApita karate haiM, para aisA karanevAle khuda hI mokSaprApta siddhoM ko vApisa bulAte haiM / dekhiye ve loga hara vakta cauvIstava karate haiM to eka 'namotthuNaM' arihaMto ko aura dUsarA siddhoM ko dete haiM / siddhoM ke namotthuNaM meM purisasiMhANaM' puruSavara puMDarIyANaM, purusavaragandha 'hatthINaM' ityAdi kahate haiM / puruSo meM siMha aura varagandhahastI

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33 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / samAna to jaba hI hote haiM ki ve dehadhArI hoM / isa 'namotthuNaM' ke pATha se to ve loga siddhoM ko vApisa bulAte haiM, phira bhI turrA yaha ki apanI ajJatA kA doSa dUsaroM para DAlanA / sajjanoM ! jarA sUtroM ke rahasya ko to samajhe ! aise zabdoM se kitanI haMsI aura karmabandhana hotA hai ? hamAre siddha mukti pAkara vApisa nahIM Ae haiM / para mokSa prApta siddhoM kI prAmANikatA ina mUrtiyoM dvArA batAI gaI haiM ki josiddha mukta ho gae haiM unakI ye mUrtiyA~ haiN| prazna 16 : yadi ye mUrtiyA~ siddhoM kI haiM to ina para kaccA pAnI kyoM DAlate ho? uttara : bhagavAna mahAvIra mukta ho gae, aba tuma phira kyA kahate ho ki amuka dina bhagavAna garbha meM Ae, bhagavAna kA janma huA, indra meru para le jAkara hajAroM kalazoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA snAtra mahotsava kiyA ityAdi jo Apa muMha se kahate haiM, yaha kyA hai ? yaha bhI to pracchannarupeNa mUrti

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34 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| pUjana hI ko siddha karatA haiM, bheda kevala itanA hI hai ki tuma to mAtra vANI se kahate ho aura hama use sAkSAt karake dikhA dete haiN| prazna 17 : kaI loga kahate haiM ki 'mukti nahIM milasI pratimA pUjiyAM, kyoM jhoDa macAvo ?' isake uttara meM ApakA kyA parihAra hai| uttara : Tera kA uttara hI Tera honA cAhie ataH hama pratyuttara maiM 'pUjA binA mukti na mile kyoM kaSTa uThAvoM ?' yaha Tera kahate haiN| prazna 18 : pratimA pUjakara koI mukta huA hai ? uttara : siddhoM meM aisA koI jIva nahIM, jo binA pratimA-pUjana ke mokSa ko gayA ho, cAhe ve manuSya ke bhAva meM yA cAhe devatAoM ke bhAva meM ho parantu ve mokSArtha mUrtipUjaka avazya haiN|

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 35 prazna 19 : jaba to jo mokSa kA abhilASI (mumukSu) ho use jarura mUrtipUjana karanA caahiye| uttara : isameM kyA sandeha ? kyoMki Aja jo mUrti nahIM pUjate haiM athavA nahIM mAnate haiM, unheM bhI yahAM para nahIM to devatAoM meM jAkara to jarura sarva prathama mUrtipUjana karanA , paDegA / hAM ! yadi mUrti dveSa ke pApa ke kAraNa unheM naraka yA tiryaMca yoni kA nasIba huA ho to bhale hI ve mUrtipUjA se baca sakate haiM, anyathA pUjana jarura karanA hI hogaa| prazna 20 : devatAo meM jAkara mUrti pUjana karanA paDegA hI, isakA Apake pAsa kyA pramANa hai ? uttara : devatAoM kA kula jaina hai aura veM utpanna hote hI yaha hI vicAra karate haiM ki mujhe pahalA kyA karanA aura pIche kyA karanA aura pahale va pIche kyA karane se hitasukha-kalyANa aura mokSa kA kAraNa hogA isake uttara meM yaha hI kahA hai ki pahale pIche mUrti kA pUjana karanA hI mokSa kA

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6 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / kAraNa hai, dekho rAjapraznIya sUtra aura jIvAbhigama sUtra kA mUla paatth| prazna 21 : kaI nahIM karate haiM ki 'paraco nahi pUre pArzvanAthajI saba jhUThI baataaN|' ... uttara : isake uttara meM yahI 'paracau pUre haiM pArzvanAthajI, mukti ke dAtA' ThIka haiM kyoMki para... kA artha lAbha pahuMcanA hai arthAt manokAmanA siddha karanA, jo bhavyAtmA prabhu pArzvanAtha kI sevA pUjA bhakti karate haiM, unheM pArzvanAthajI avazya paraco diyA karate haiM (use lAbha pahuMcAyA karate haiM) usakI manokAmanA siddha karate haiM, bhakto kI pradhAna manokAmanA mokSa kI hotI hai aura sabase baDhakara lAbha bhI yahI hai, yadi pArzvanAtha paraco nahIM deve to phira unakI mAlA kyoM pherate ho ? stavana kyoM gAte ho ? tathA logassa meM haravakta unakA nAma kyoM lete ho ?

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 37 prazna 22 : sUtro meM cAra nikSepa batalAe jisa meM eka bhAva nikSepahI vandanIya hai| uttara : yadi aisA hI hai to phira nAma kyoM lete ho ! akSaro meM kyoM sthApanA karate hoM, arihaMta mokSa jAne ke bAda siddha hote haiM ve bhI to arihaMto kA dravya nikSepa hai, unako namaskAra kyoM karate ho ? bicAre bhole logoM ko bhrama meM DAlane ke liye hI kahate ho ki eka bhAva nikSepa hI bandanIya hai, yadi aisA hI hai to uparokta tIna nikSepoM ko mAnane kI kyA jarurata haiM, parantu karo kyA ? na mAnoM to tumhArA kAma hI na cale, isI se lAcAra ho tumheM mAnanA hI par3atA hai / zAstro meM kahA hai ki jisakA bhAva nikSepa vandanIya hai usake cAroM nikSepa vandanIya hai aura jisakA bhAva nikSepa avandanIya hai usake cAroM nikSepa bhI avandanIya hai / eka AnaMda zrAvaka kA hI udAharaNa lIjie, usane arihaMto ko to vaMdanIya mAnA aura anya tIrthiyoM ko vandana kA tyAga kiyA / yadi arihaMtoM kA bhAvanikSepa vandanIya aura tIna nikSepa

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28 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| avandanIya haiM to anya tIrthaMkaro kA bhAvanikSepa avandanIya aura zeSa tIna nikSepa vandanIya Thaharate haiM, para aisA nahIM hotA, dekhiye.... arihaMto ke cAra nikSepa 1. nAma nikSepa : arihaMto kA nAma vandanIya 2. sthApanA nikSepa : arihaMto kI mUrti yA arihaMta aise akSara likhanA vandanIya / ___3. dravya nikSepa : bhAva arihaMto bhUta, bhaviSyakAla ke arihaMta vandanIya / 4. bhAva nikSepa : samavasaraNa sthita arihaMta vandanIya / anya tIrthayoM ke cAra nikSepa 1. nAma nikSepa : anya tIrthiyoM kA nAma nikSepa avndniiy| 2. sthApanA nikSepa : anya tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrti 'avndniiy| 3. dravya nikSepa : bhAva nikSepa kA bhUta bhaviSyakAla ke

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| anya tIthiyA~ avndniiy| 4. bhAva nikSepa : vartamAna ke anya tIthiyA~ avndniiy| yaha sIdhA nyAya hai ki satIrthiyoM ke jitane nikSepa vandanIya hai, utane hI anya tIrthiyoM ke avandanIya hai arthAt sva tIrthiyoM ke cAroM nikSepa vandanIya hai aura anya tIrthiyoM ke cAroM nikSepa avandanIya hai| prazna 23 : mUrti jaDa hai usako pUjane se kyA lAbha ? uttara : jaDa meM itanI zakti hai ki caitanya ko hAni lAbha pahuMcA sakatA hai / citra likhita strI jaDa hone para bhI caitanya kA citta caMcala kara detI haiM / jaDa karma caitanya ko zubhA'zubha phala dete haiM / jaDa bhAMga, caitanya ko bhAna (hoza) bhulA detI hai / jaDa sUtra caitanya ko sadbodha karAte haiM, jaDa mUrti caitanya ke malina mana ko nirmala banA detI hai / mitro ! Ajakala kA jaDa maismarejma aura sAyansa kaise 2 camatkAra

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40 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| dikhA rahe haiM / phira yahAM jaDa ke bAre meM koI zaMkA na karake kevala mUrti ko hI jaDa jAna usase kucha lAbha na mAnanA apanI manda buddhi kA dyotaka nahIM to aura kyA hai? prazna 24 : pAMca mahAvrata kI paccIsa bhAvanA aura zrAvaka ke 16 aticAra batalAye haiM / para mUrti kI bhAvanA yA aticAra ko kahIM bhI nahIM kahA isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? uttara : darzana ko prastuta bhAvanA meM, zatrujaya, giranAra, aSTApadAdi tIrthoM kI yAtrA karanA AcArAMga sUtra meM batalAyA hai aura mUrti ke aticAra rupa 84 AzAtanA caityavaMdana bhASyAdi meM batalAI hai, yadi mUrtipUjA hI iSTa nahIM hotI to tIrthayAtrA aura 84 AzAtanA kyoM batalAte ? prazna 25 : tIna jJAna (mati, zruti aura avadhijJAna) saMyukta tIrthaMkara gRhavAsa meM the, usa samaya bhI kisI

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / vratadhArI sAdhu zrAvakane vandana nahIM kiyA, to aba jaDa mUrti ko kaise vandana kareM ? uttara : tIrthaMkarane to jisa dina se tIrthaMkara nAmakarma baMdhA usI dina se vandanIya haiM jaba tIrthaMkara garbha meM Aye the, taba samyaktvadhArI tIna jJAna saMyukta zakendrane namotthuNaM dekara vaMdana kiyA / RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke zAsana ke sAdhu, zrAvaka jaba caubIsastava (logassa ) kahate the, taba ajitAdi 23 dravya tIrthaMkaro ko namaskAra ( vaMdanA) karate the, namotthuNaM ke aMta meM pATha hai ki - 41 'je a aiyA siddhA, je a bhavissaMti NAgae kAle / saMpai a vaTTamANA, savve tiviheNa vaMdAmi / / ' isameM kahA gayA hai ki jo tIrthaMkara ho gaye haiM, aura jo honevAle haiM aura jo vartamAna meM vidyamAna haiM, ina saba ko mana, vacana, kAyA se namaskAra karatA hUM / phira bhI Apa teraha paMthiyoM se to acche hI ho, teraha paMthI bhagavAna ko cUkA batalAte haiM, Apa avandanIya batalAte ho, paraMtu bhagavAna ke

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42 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| dIkSA lene ke bAda bhI kisI mAdhu zrAvakane unheM vandanA nahIM kI, to kyA Apa bhI bhagavAna ko dIkSA kI avasthA meM avandanIya hI mAnate haiM ? kyoMki ApakI dRSTi se sAdhu zrAvaka jitanA bhI guNa usa samaya (dIkSA'vasthA) meM bhagavAna meM na hogA ? mitroM ! ajJAnatA kI bhI kucha hada huA karatI hai| prazna 26 : mUrti meM guNa sthAna kitanA pAve ? uttara : jitanA siddhoM meM pAveM, kyoMki mUrti to siddhoM kI hai / evaM jIvoM ke bheda yogAdi samajheM / 'prazna 27 : zrAvaka ke 12 vrata hai mUrtipUjA kisa vrata meM hai? uttara : mUrtipUjA, mUla samyaktva meM hai, jisa bhUmi para vratarUpI mahala khaDA hai vaha bhUmi samakita hai / Apa batalAiye zama, saMvega, nirveda, anukampA, Astikya 12 vratoM meM se

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43 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / kisa vrata meM hai| yadi kaho ki yaha to samyaktva ke lakSaNa hai to mUrtipUjA bhI samakita koM nirmala karanevAlI vrato kI mAtA hai / mUrtipUjA kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai taba vratoM kA phala yAvat bArahavAM devaloka (svarga) hI batalAyA hai aura samakita binA vratoM kI kimata bhI nahIM hai / jaina mUrti nahIM mAnanevAle loga mAMsa madirAdi bhakSaka, bhairu bhavAnI yakSAdideva aura paripaigambara Adi devoM ko vandana pUjana kara sira jhukAte haiM, yahI unakI adhikatA hai / prazna 28 : patthara kI gAya kI pUjA kareM to kyA vaha dUdha de sakatI ? yadi nahIM to phira pASANamUrti kaise mokSa de sakatI hai ? uttara : hA~ ! jaise mUrti mokSa kA kAraNa hai vaise hI patthara kI gAya bhI dUdha kA kAraNa ho sakatI hai jaise kisI manuSya ne patthara kI gAya dekhI usase usako asalI gAya kA bhAna jarura ho gayA ki gAya isa zakala kI hotI hai, phira vaha

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88 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| eka samaya jaMgala meM bhUkhA pyAsA bhaTaka rahA ho aura usane jaMgala meM eka caratI huI gAya dekhI ho vaha phaTa usa pUrva dRSTa jJAna se usakA dUdha nikAla apanI bhUkha, pyAsa ko bujhA sakatA hai / kyA yaha patthara kI gAya kA prabhAva nahIM hai ? mitroM Akhira to nakalI se hI asalI kA jJAna hotA hai jaise chaTTA guNasthAna pramAdAvasthA nakalI sAdhu hai para Age calakara vahahI terahaveM guNasthAna pahuMca sakatA hai| prazna 29 : kyA patthara kA siMha prANiyoM ko mAra sakatA? - uttara : hAM patthara kA siMha bhI mAra sakatA hai / itanA hI nahIM para patthara kA siMha dekhanevAlA apanI jAna bhI bacA sakatA hai / yoM samajhiye ki yadi kisIne patthara ke siMha se vAstavika siMha kA jJAna prApta kiyA ho aura vaha phira jaMgala meM calA jAya aura vahAM use asalI siMha mila gayA to vaha zIghra vRkSAdi para caDhakara apane prANa bacA sakatA hai, anyathA

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| nahIM bacA sakatA / dekhA patthara kA prabhAva ? prazna 30 : eka vidhavA aurata apane mRta pati kA phoTu pAsa meM rakhake prArthanA kare ki svAmin mujhe sahavAsa kA AnaMda do, to kyA phoTu AnaMda de sakatA hai ? uttara : isakA uttara jarA vicAraNIya hai, jaise vidhavA apane mRtapati kA phoMTu apane pAsa rakhakara usase bhautika Ananda kI AkAMkSA rakhatI hai paraMtu use koI Ananda nahIM milatA, kAraNa bhautika AnaMda dene meM bhautika deha ke astitva kI AvazyakatA hai aura vaha deha isa samaya hai nahIM / usakA adhiSThAtA usakA prANa vAyu aura vaha zarIra isa samaya hai nahIM phira use AnaMda kahAM se mile ? ___astu ApakA to mUrti se dveSa mAlUma hotA hai isIse Apa aisA prazna karate haiM / nahIM to mAlA to Apa bhI hamezA pherate ho aura usase Atma kalyANa kI bhAvanA rakhate ho, aise hI vidhavA bhI yadi hAtha meM mAlA le apane pati ke nAma

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46 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| ko raTe to kyA usa smaraNamAtra se usakA pati usa vidhavA kI icchAeM pUrNa kara sakatA haiM ? kadApi nahIM taba mAlA lenA aura pheranA bhI vyartha huA / sajjanoM ! nAma lene meM to eka nAma vizeSa hI hai para mUrti meM nAma aura sthApana donoM nikSepa vidyamAna hai, isalie nAma raTane kI apekSA mUrti kI upAsanA adhika phaladAyaka haiM, kyokiM mUrti meM sthApanA ke sAtha nAma bhI A jAtA haiM / jaise Apa kisI ko yuropa kI bhaugolika sthiti, muMha jabAnI samajhAte ho paraMtu samajhanevAle ke hRdaya meM usa vakta yuropa kA hUbahU citra citta meM nahIM khica skegaa| jaisA Apa yuropa kA likhita mAnacitra (nakazA) usake sAmane rakha use yuropa kI bhaugolika sthiti kA paricaya karA sakeMge / isase siddha hotA hai ki kevala nAma ke raTane se mUrti kA dekhanA aura nAma kA raTanA vizeSa lAbhadAyaka hai| prazna 31 : jaba Apa mUrti ko pUjate ho taba mUrti ke banAne vAle ko kyoM nahIM pUjate ?

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 47 uttara : Apa apane pUjyajI ko vandanA karate ho parantu unake gRhasthAvasthA ke mAtA pitA jinhoMne unakA zarIra gaDhA hai unako vandanA kyoM nahIM karate ho ? pUjyajI se to unako paidA karanevAle Apake matAnusAra adhika hI hoNge| prazna 32 : mUrti silAvaTa ke yahAM rahatI hai taba taka Apa use nahIM pUjate aura mandira meM pratiSThita hone ke bAda use pUjate ho isakA kyA hetu hai ? uttara : Apa vairAgI ko dIkSA dete haiM dIkSA lene ke pUrva to use koI vandanA nahIM karatA aura dIkSA lene ke bAda usI vakta vandanA karane laga jAte ho to kyA dIkSA AkAza meM ghUmatI thI, jo ekadama vairAgI ke zarIra meM ghusa gaI ki vaha vandanIka bana gayA? unako (vairAgI) to sAmAyika kA pATha sunAyA jAtA haiM isase ve vandanIya ho jAte hai ? isI taraha mUrti kI bhI maMtroM dvArA prANa pratiSThA kI jAtI

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48 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / hai jisase vaha bhI vandanIya ho jAtI hai| prazna 33 : silAvaTa ke ghara para rahI naI mUrti kI Apa AzAtanA nahIM TAlate aura mandira meM Ane para usakI AzAtanA TAlate hau / isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? uttara : gRhasthoM ke makAna para jo lakaDI kA pATa paDA rahatA hai usa para Apa bhojana karate haiM, baiThate haiM, evaM avasara para jUtA bhI rakha dete hai, paraMtu jaba vahI pATa sAdhu apane sone ke liye le gae ho to Apa usakI AzAtanA TAlate ho / yadi anupayoga se AzAtanA ho bhI gaI ho to prAyazcita lete ho / isakA kyA rahasya hai ? jo kAraNa tumhAre yahAM hai vaha hamAre bhI samajha lIjiye / mUrti kI prANapratiSThA hone se usameM daivI guNoM kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai| prazna 34 : pASANa mUrti to ekendriya hotI hai usakI, paMcendriya manuSya pUjana karake kyA lAbha uThA

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 49 sakate haiM ? uttara : aisA koI manuSya nahIM hai ki vaha patthara ka upAsanA karatA ho ki he pASANa ! mujhe saMsAra sAgara se pAra lagAIe, kintu ve to mUrti meM prabhu guNa AropaNa kara ekAgracitta se usI prabhu kI upAsanA va prArthanA karate haiM ki. namotthuNaM kaha kara paramAtmA ke guNoM kA dhyAna meM smaraNa karate haiM / para sUtroM ki pRSTha to jaDa haiM, Apa una jaDa padArtha se kyA jJAna hAsila kara sakate haiM, yaha svataH samajha lIjiye / prazna 35 : maMdira to bArahavarSI duSkAla meM bane haiM, ataH yaha pravRtti naI hai ? uttara : bAraha varSI duSkAla kaba paDA thA Apa ko yaha mAlUma haiM ? sunA jAtA hai ki 1000 varSa pahale bAraha varSI dukAla paDA thA ? sunA huA hI kahate ho yA svayaM zodhakhoja karake

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50 hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / kahate ho / maharabAna ! jarA sune aura soce, pahalA bArahavarSI dukAla caturdaza pUrvadhara AcArya bhadrabAhusvAmI ke samaya paDA thA, jise Aja 2300 varSa ke karIba hote haiM / aura dUsarA bArahavarSIya akAla dazapUrvadhara vajrasvAmI ke samaya meM paDA, ise karIba 1900 varSa hota haiM / Apa ke matAnusAra bArahavarSIya duSkAla meM hI maMdira banA yaha mAna liyA jAya to pUrvadhara zruta kevaliyoM ke zAsana meM maMdira banA aura usakA anukaraNa 2300 varSa taka dharmadhuraMdhara AcAryone kiyA aura karate haiM / to phira loMkAzAha ko kitanA jJAna thA ki unhoMne maMdira kA khaNDana kiyA aura unheM pUrva AcAyA~ kI ajJAnI mAna liyA / maMdiro kI prAcInatA sUtro meM to haiM hI para Aja itihAsa ke anveSaNa se maMdiro ke astitva kI mahAvIra ke samaya meM vidyamAna batAteM hai / dekhiye (1) uDIsA prAMta kI hastIguphA kA zilAlekha, jisameM mahAmeghavAhana cakravartI rAjA khAravela, jisane 'apane pUrvajoM ke samaya magadha ke rAjA nanda RSabhadeva kI jo mUrti le gaye the use 1

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51 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / vApisa lAi aura AcArya susthitasUri se pratiSThA karAI / yaha mUrti rAjA zreNikane banAI thI / (2) vizAlA nagarI kI khudAI se jo mUrtiyoM ke khaNDahara nikaleM hai, unheM zilpazAstriyoM ne 2200 varSa prAcIna svIkAra kiye haiM / (3) mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA ko aMgrejo ne khudavAyA, usameM jaina, bauddha aura hindu maMdira mUrtiyoM ke pracuratA se bhagnAvazeSa prApta hue haiM, una para zilAkSaranyAsa bhI aMkita haiM / jinakA samaya vikrama pUrva do tIna zatAbdI kA hai / (4) Abu ke pAsa muNDasthala nAma kA tIrtha hai vahAM kA zilAlekha pragaTa karatA hai ki vahAM mahAvIra apanA chadmasthapane ke sAtaveM varSa padhAre the / usI samaya vahAM para rAjA nandIvardhana ne maMdira banAyA / (5) kaccha bhadrezvara meM vIrAt 23 varSa bAda kA maMdira hai, jisakA jIrNoddhAra dAnavIra jagaDuzAha ne karAyA / (6) oziyA aura koraTA ke maMdira vIrAt 70 varSa bAda ke haiM jo Aja bhI vidyamAna hai / kyA isa aitihAsika yuga meM koI vyakti kaha sakatA hai ki maMdira banAne kI prArambhikatA ko kevala

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52 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 1000 varSa hI hue hai ? kadApi nahIM, yadi Apako inase bhI vizeSa pramANa dekhane kI icchA ho to, dekho, merI likhI 'mUrti pUjA kI itihAsa' nAmaka pustaka / prazna 36 : yaha bhI sunA jAtA hai ki maMdira mArgiyoM ne maMdiroM meM dhAmadhUma aura Arambha bahuta baDhA diyA, isa hAlata meM hama logoM ne maMdiroM ko bilakula choDa diyA ? uttara : zira para yadi bAla baDha jAya to kyA vAloM ke badale zira ko hI uDA denA yogya hai ? yadi nahIM to phira maMdiroM meM Arambha bar3ha gayA to Arambha aura dhAma dhUma nahIM karane kA upadeza denA thA, para maMdira mUrtiyoM kA hI inake badale niSedha karanA to bAloM ke badale zira kaTAnA hI hai / jaise jaba zItakAla AtA hai taba sabhI jana vizeSa vastra dhAraNa karate haiM / isa prakAra jaba ADambara kA kAla AyA taba dhAma dhUma (vizeSa bhakti) baDha gae to kyA burA huA ? phira bhI anucita thA to ise upadezoM dvArA dUra karanA thA, na ki maMdiroM

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53 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| ko choDanA / dhAmadhUma kA jamAne meM kevala maMdira para hI nahIM paraMtu saba vastu para samAna bhAva se prabhAva DAlA haiM / Apa svayaM soceM ki Arambha se DaranevAle logoM ke pUjyajI Adi svayaM baDe baDe zaharoM meM cAturmAsa karate haiM, unake darzanArthI hajAroM bhAvuka Ate haiM / unake liye candA kara caukA kholA jAtA hai / rasoIye prAyaH vidharmI hI hote haiM, nIlaNa bUlaNa aura kIDo vAle chANe (kaNDe) aura lakaDiyoM jalmane hai / paryuSaNoM meM khAsa dharmArAdhana ke dinoM meM baDI baDI bhaTiyeM jalA jAtI haiM / do do tIna tIna maNa cAvala pakAte hai / jinakA garama garama (atyuSNa jala bhUmi para DAlA jAtA hai jisase asaMkhya prANI marate hai, batAiye kyA ApakA yahI parama punita ahiMsA dharma hai ? hamAre yahAM maMdiro meM to ekAdha kalaza ThaNDA jala aura ekAdha dhUpabattI kAma meM lI jAtI haiM / use Arambha 2 ke nAma se pukArate ho aura ghara kA patA hI nhiiN| yaha anUThA nyAya Apako kisane sikhAyA ? sAdhu hamezA gupta tapa aura pAraNA karate haiM para Aja to ahiMsA ke paigambara

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54 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / tapasyA ke Arambha meM hI patroM dvArA jAhira karate haiM ki amuka svAmIjI itane upavAsa kiye, amuka dina pAraNA hogA isa suavasara para sakuTumba padhAra kara zAsana zobhA baDhAveM / isa pAraNA para seMkaDoM hajAroM bhAvuka ekatra ho, baDA Arambha samArambha kara svAmIjI kA mAla lUMTa jAte haiM / isakA nAma dhAma dhUma hai yA bhakti kI oTa meM Arambha hai ? aise aneka kArya hai ki mUrtipUjakoM se kaI gunA dhAma dhUma aura Arambha karate haiM jarA AMkha uThA ke dekho Apa para bhI jamAne ne kaisA prabhAva DAlA hai ? prazna 37 : yadi maMdira, mUrti, zAstra evaM itihAsa pramANoM se siddha hai phira sthAnakavAsI khaNDana kyoM karate haiM ? kyA itane baDe samudAya meM koI AtmArthI nahIM hai ki jo utsUtra bhASaNa kara vajrapApa kA bhAgI banatA hai ? uttara : yaha nizcayAtmaka nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai ki kisI samudAya meM AtmArthI hai hI nahIM para isa savAla kA

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 55 uttara Apa hI dIjiye ki dayA dAna meM dharma va puNya, zAstra, itihAsa aura pratyakSa pramANoM se siddha haiM para teraha panthi loga isameM pApa hone kI prarupaNA karate haiM kyA itane baDe samudAya meM koI bhI AtmArthI nahIM hai ki khule maidAna meM utsUtra prarUpate haiM jaise Apa teraha panthiyoM ko samajhate haiM vaise hI hama Apako samajhate haiM Apane mUrti nahIM mAnI, terahapanthiyoM ne dayA dAna nahIM mAnA, para utsUtra rUpI pApa ke bhAgI donoM samAna hI haiM aura sthAnakavAsI va terahapanthiyoM meM jo AtmArthI haiM ve zAstroM dvArA satya dharma kI zodha karake asatya kA tyAga kara satya ko svIkAra kara hI lete haiM / aise aneka udAharaNa vidyamAna hai ki sthAnakavAsI terahapanthI seMkaDo sAdhu saMvegI dIkSA dhAraNa kara mUrti upAsaka bana gye| prazna 38 : sthAnakavAsI aura terahapanthiyoM ko Apane samAna kaise kaha diyA kAraNa terahapanthiyoM kA mata to nirdaya evaM nikRSTa hai ki ve jIva bacAne meM yA

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56 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| unake sAdhuoM ke sivAya kisI ko bhI dAna dene meM pApa batalAte haiM inakA mata to vi.saM.1815 meM bhIkhamasvAmI ne nikAlA hai| uttara : jaise terahapanthiyoMne dayA dAna meM pApa batalAyA, vaise sthAnakavAsiyoMne zAstrokta mUrtipUjA ko pApa batalAyA, jaise terahapanthI samAja ko vi.saM.1815 meM bhIkhamajIne nikAlA, vaise hI sthAnakavAsI mata ko bhI vi.saM. 1708 meM lavajIsvAmIne nikAlA / batalAiye utsUtra prarupaNA meM sthAnakavAsI aura terahapanthiyoM meM kyA asamAnatA hai ? hAM ! dayA dAna ke viSaya meM hama aura Apa (sthAnakavAsI) eka hI prazna 39 : jaba Apa mUrtipUjA anAdi batalAte ho . taba dUsare loga unakA khaNDana kyoM karate haiM ? uttara : jo vidvAna zAstrajJa haiM, ve na to mUrti kA khaNDana karate the aura na karate haiM / balki jina mUrtipUjaka AcAryoMne

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 57 bahuta se rAjA, mahArAjA va kSatriyAdi ajainoM ko jaina osavAlAdi banAyA unakA mahAna upakAra samajhate haiM aura jo alpajJa yA jainazAstroM ke ajJAtA haiM ve apanI nAmavarI ke liye yA bhadrika janatA ko apane jAla meM phaMsAe rakhane ko yadi mUrti kA khaNDana karate haiM to unakA samAja para kyA prabhAva paDatA hai ? kucha nahIM unake kahane mAtra se mUrti mAnanevAloM para to kyA para nahIM mAnanevAloM para bhI asara nahIM hotA hai| ve apane grAma ke sivAya bAhira tIrthoM para jAte haiM vahAM nizaMka sevA pUjA karate haiM aura unako baDA bhArI AnaMda bhI AtA hai| phira bhI una logo ke khaNDana se hamako koI nukasAna nahIM para eka kisma se lAbha hI huA hai / jyoM jyoM ve kuyuktiyoM aura asabhyatA pUrvaka halake zabdoM meM mUrti kI nindA karate haiM tyoM tyoM mUrtipUjakoM kI mUrti para zraddhA dRDha evaM majabUta hotI jA rahI hai / itanA hI nahIM para kisI jamAne se sadopadeza ke abhAva se bhadrika loga mUrtipUjA se dUra rahate the

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58 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| ve bhI aba samajha bUjhakara mUrti upAsaka bana rahe haiM jaise AcArya vijayAndasUri (AtmArAmajI) kA jodhapura meM cAturmAsa huA usa samaya mUrtipUjaka kevala 100 ghara hI the para Aja 600-700 ghara mUrtipUjakoM ke vidyamAna haiM / isI prakAra tIvarI gAMva meM eka ghara thA Aja 50 ghara haiM / pIpADa meM nAma mAtra ke mUrtipUjaka samajhe jAte the Aja barAbara kA samudAya bana gayA, bIlADA meM eka ghara thA Aja 40 ghara haiM, khAriyA meM saMvegI sAdhuoM ko pAva pAnI bhI nahIM milatA thA / Aja barAbarI kA samudAya dRSTigocara ho rahA hai isI bhAMti jaitAraNa kA bhI vartamAna hai / ruNa meM eka bhI ghara nahIM thA Aja sabakA saba grAma mUrtipUjaka hai, khajavAnA meM eka ghara thA Aja 50 gharoM meM 25 ghara mUrti pUjanevAle haiM kucerA meM 60 ghara haiM,aura mevADa mAlavAdi meM bhI choTe-baDe grAmoM meM maMdira mUrtiyoM kI sevA pUjA karanevAle sarvatra pAye jAte hai jahAM maMdira nahIM the vahAM maMdira bana gaye jahAM maMdira jIrNa ho gaye the vahAM unakA jIrNoddhAra ho gayA / jo loga jaina sAmAjika

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 59 pratikramaNAdi vidhi se sarvathA ajJAta the ve bhI apanI vidhi vidhAna se saba kriyA karane meM tatpara hai / meharabAnoM yaha ApakI khaNDana pravRtti se hI jAgRti huI hai / AtmabaMdhuo ! jamAnA buddhivAda kA hai janatA, svayaM anubhava se samajhane laga gaI ki hamAre pUrvajoM ke bane banAyeM maMdira hamAre kalyANa ke kAraNa haiM, vahAM jAne para paramezvara kA nAma yAda AtA hai / dhyAna sthita zAnta mUrti dekhakara prabhu kA smaraNa ho AtA hai jisase hamArI cittavRtti nirmala hotI haiM vahAM kucha dravya caDhAne se puNya baDhatA hai puNya se sarva prakAra se sukhI ho sukhapUrvaka mokSa mArga sAdha sakate haiM / aba to loga apane pairoM para khaDe hai / kaI ajJasAdhu apane vyAkhyAna meM jainamaMdira mUrtiyoM ke khaNDana viSayaka tathA maMdira na jAne kA upadeza karate haiM to samajhadAra gRhastha loga kaha uThate haiM ki mahArAja pahile bhairu bhavAnI pIra paigambara ki jahAM mAMsa madirAdi kA balidAna hotA hai vo tyAga karavAIye / Apako jhuka jhuka ke vandana karanevAliyoM ke galoM meM rahe mithyAtvI

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60 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / devoM ke phUloM ko chuDavAiyeM / caurI, vyabhicAra, vizvAsaghAta, dhokhAvAjI Adi jo mahAn karmabandha ke hetu hai inako chuDavAiye / kyA pUrvokta anartha ke mUla kAryoM se bhI jaina maMdira meM jAkara namaskAra va namotthuNaM dene meM adhika pApa hai ki Apa pUrvokta adharma kAryoM ko upekSA kara jainamaMdira mUrtiyAM evaM tIrthayAtrA kA tyAga karavAte ho / mahAtman ! jaina maMdira mUrtiyoM kI sevA bhakti choDane se hI hama loga anya devI devatAoM ko mAnanA va pUjanA sIkhe haiM / varan nahIM to gujarAtAdi ke jaina loga sivAya jaina maMdiroM ke kahIM bhI nahIM jAte haiM / upadezakoM se Aja kaI aoM se maMdira nahIM mAnane kA upadeza milatA hai para hamAre para isa upadeza kA thoDA hI asara nahIM hotA hai kAraNa hama jaina haiM hamArA jaina maMdiroM binA kAma nahIM calatA haiM / jaise-janme to mandira, byAhaiM to mandira, mareM to maMdira, aTThAI Adi tapa kareM to maMdira, Apada samaya adhiSThAyaka deva ko prasanna kareM to maMdira, saMghapUjA kareM 'to maMdira, saMgha pUjA deveM to maMdira, dIpamAlikAdi parva dinoM

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 61 meM maMdira, paryuSaNoM meM maMdira, tIrthayAtrA meM maMdira, ityAdi maMdira binA hamArA kAma nahIM calatA haiN| bhalA vaiSNavoM ke revADI. musalamAnoM ke tAjiyA to kyA jaino ke khAsAjI ( varaghoDA) honA anucita haiM ? nahIM avazya honA hI cAhiye / yadi jainoM kA varaghoDA na ho to batalAIye hama aura hamAre bAla-bacce kisa mahotsava meM jAveM ? mahArAja ! jina logoM ne jainoM ko jainamaMdira chuDavAyA hai unhone itanA mithyAtva baDhAyA haiM ki Aja jainiyoM ke gharo meM jitane vrata varatoliye hote haiM ve saba mithyAtviyoM ke hI haiM / hindu devI devatA ko to kyA ? para muslamAnoM ke pIra paigambara aura masajidAdi kI mAnyatA pUjana se bhI jaina baca nahIM sake haiM kyA yaha dukha kI bAta nahIM hai ? kyA yaha ApakI kRpA (!) kA phala nahIM hai / jahAM saMgaThana aura ekatA kA AMdolana ho rahA ho vahAM Apa hama ko kisa koTi meM rakhanA cAhate haiM ? : prazna 40 : bhalA mUrti nahIM mAnanevAle to anya devI

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dara hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| devatAoM ke yahAM jAte haiM para mUrti mAnanevAle kyoM jAte haiM ? uttara : jaina loga jaina devI devatAoM ke sivAya kisI anya deva deviyoM kI mAnyatA va pUjA nahIM karate the vikrama saMvata 1785 taka mAravADa ke tamAma jainoMkA eka hI mUrti mAnane kA dharma thA / vahAM taka jaina apanI pratijJA para aDaga the / bAda mUrti mAnane, nahIM mAnane kA bheda paDA / kaI ajJa logoM ne jinamaMdiro ko choDA, to usa hAlata meM ve anya deva deviyoM ko jAkara zira jhUkAne lage / jAtivyavahAra eka (sAmila) hone se mUrti mAnanevAloM kI laDakiyAM, mUrti nahIM mAnanevAlo ko byAhI aura mUrti nahIM mAnanevAloM kI beTiyAM mAnanevAloM ko dI / isa hAlata meM jainiyoM ke gharo meM AI huI sthAnakavAsiyoM kI beTiyAM apane pIhara ke saMskAro ke kAraNa anya deva deviyo ko mAnane lagIM isase yaha pravRtti ubhaya pakSa meM cala paDI tathApi jo pakke jaina hai ve to Aja bhI apanI pratijJA para DaTe huye haiMjo apavAda haiM vaha bhI

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 63 sthAnakavAsiyoM kI pravRtti kA hI phala haiM terahapanthi to ina se bhI nIce gire hue hai| prazna 41 : hamAre kaI sAdhu to kahate haiM ki mUrti nahIM mAnanA laukAzAha se calA hai / taba kaI kahate haiM ki hama to mahAvIra kI vaMza paramparA cale Ate haiM isake viSaya meM ApakI kyA mAnyatA hai ? uttara : jainamUrti nahIM mAnanA yaha lauMkAzAhase calA yaha vAstava meM ThIka hai hI isa mAnyatA kA hAla hI meM sthAnakavAsI muni zobhAgacandajIne jaina prakAza patra meM dharmaprANa lauMkAzAha nAma kI lekhamAlA meM bhalI bhAMti siddha kara diyA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda 2000 varSo se jaina mUrti nahIM mAnanevAlA sabase pahale laukAzAha hI huA para jo loga kahate haiM ki hama mahAvIra kI vaMza paramparA se cale Ate haiM aura kalpita nAmoM kI paTAvaliyAM bhI banAI haiM, para ve isa aitihAsika yuga meM saba mithyA ThaharatI haiM kAraNa mahAvIra bAda

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64 hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / / 200 varSoM meM kevalI, caturdaza pUrvadhara zrI zrutakevalI seMkaDoM dharma dhuraMdhara mahAna prabhAvika AcArya hue ve saba mUrti upAsaka hI the, yadi unake samaya meM mUrti nahIM manAnevAle hote to ve mUrti kA virodha karate para ese sAhitya kI gandha taka bhI nahIM pAI jAtI / jaise digambara ke zvetAmbara alaga hue to usI samaya unake khaNDana maNDana ke grantha bana gaye para mUrti mAnane nahIM mAnane ke viSaya meM vi.saM. 1531 pahile koI bhI carcA nahIM pAI jAtI isI se yaha kahanA ThIka hai ki jainamUrti ke utthApaka, sabase pahile lauMkAzAha hI haiN| yadi vIra paramparA se Ane kA koI dAvA karate hoM to lauMkAzAha ke pUrvaM kA pramANa batalAnA cAhiye, kAraNa jainAcAryoMne hajAroM lAkhoM maMdira mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA kI hajAroM lAkhoM graMtho kI aneka rAjA mahArAjAoM ko jaina dharmameM dIkSita kiyA, osavAlAdi jAtieM banAI ityAdi / bhalA ! ekAtha pramANa to ve loga hI batalAveM ki lauMkAzAha pUrva hamAreM sAdhuoM ne 'amuka graMtha banAyA yA upadeza dekara amuka sthAnaka banAyA

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65 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| yA kisI ajainoM ko jaina banAyA / kAraNa jisa samaya jainAcArya pUrvadhara the usa samaya mUrti nahIM mAnanevAle saba ke saba ajJAnI to nahIM hoMge ki unhoMne koI graMtha va DhAla, caupAI, kavittA, chanda kA eka pada bhI nahIM racA ? bandhuoM ! aba jamAnA yaha nahIM hai ki cAra dIvAroM ke bIca bholI bhAlI bahinoM ke sAmane kalpita bAta kara Apa apane ko saca samajheM / Aja jamAnA to apanI mAnyatA ko pramANika pramANoM dvArA maidAna meM satya batalAne kA hai / kyA koI vyakti yaha batalA sakatA hai ki lauMkAzAha pUrva isa saMsAra meM jaina mUrti nahIM mAnanevAlA koI vyakti thA ? kadApi nahIM / prazna 42 : kyA 32 sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA karane kA ullekha hai ? uttara : yaha to hamane pahale se hI kaha diyA thA ki aisA koI sUtra nahIM hai ki jisameM mUrti kA ullekha na ho / kadAcit Apako kisI ne bhrama meM DAla diyA ho ki 32

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66 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| sUtroM meM mUrti kA bayAna nahIM hai to suna liijiye| 1. zrI AcArAMga sUtra dUsarA zrutaskandha pandrahaveM adhyayana meM samyaktva kI prazasta bhAvanA meM zatrujaya giranArAdi tIrthoM kI yAtrA karanA likhA hai (bhadrabAhu svAmIkRta niyukti) 2. zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra dUsarA zrutaskandha chaThe adhyayana meM abhayakumAra ne ArdrakumAra ke liye jinapratimA bhejI jisake darzana se usako jAti smaraNa jJAna huA / (zI.TI) 3. zrI sthAnAMga sUtra caturtha sthAnaka meM nandIzvara dvIpa meM 52 maMdiro kA adhikAra hai| . 4. zrI samavAyAMga sUtra ke satarahaveM samavAya meM jaMghAcAraNa vidyAcaraNa muniyoM ke yAtrA varNana kA ullekha haiN| __5. zrI bhagavatI sUtra zataka 3 u. 1 ke camarendra ke adhikAra meM mUrti kA zaraNa kahA hai| 6. zrI jJAtasUtra adhyAya 8meM zrI arihaMtoM kI bhakti karane se tIrthaMkara gotra bandhatA haiM tathA adhyAya 16 meM draupadI

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67 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| mahAsatIne 17 bheda se pUjA kI hai| ___7. zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra AnandAdhikAra meM jaina mUrti kA ullekha haiN| 8. zrI antagaDa aura anuttarovAI sUtra meM dvArikAdi nagarIyoM ke adhikAra meM autpAtika sUtra sadRza jainamaMdiro kA ullekha hai| 9. prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra tIsare saMvaradvAra meM jinapratimA kI veyAvacca (rakSaNa) karma nirjarA ke hetu karanA batalAyA hai| 11. vipAkasUtra meM subAhu Adi ne jina pratimA pUjI hai| 12. autpAtika satra meM mahale 2 jaina maMdira meM tathA aMbaDa zrAvaka meM pratimA kA vandana karane kI pratijJA lI thii| 13. rAjapraznIya sUtra meM sUriyAbha deva ne satraha prakAra se pUjA kI hai| 14. jIvA jIvAbhigama sUtra meM vijayadevane jinapratimA

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68 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| pUjI hai| 15. prajJApanA sUtra meM ThavaNA sacca kahA hai| 16. jambUdvIpa prajJapti sUtra meM 263 zAzvata parvatoM para 61 maMdira tathA jambukadeva ne pratimA pUjI / AdIzvara prabhu ke nirvANa ke bAda unakI citA para indra mahArAjane ratnoM ke sthUbha bnaaye| 17. candra-prajJapti sUtra meM candra vimAna meM jina prtimaa| 18. sUrya prajJapti sUtra meM sUrya vimAna meM jina pratimA / 19-33. pAMca nirayAvalikA sUtra nagarAdi adhikAra meM jina prtimaa| 24, vyavahAra sUtra uddezA pahalA AlocanAdhikAra meM jina prtimaa| 25. dazAzrutaskandhasUtra, rAjagRha nagarAdhikAre jina prelimaa| .. 26. nizItha sUtra jinapratimA ke sAmane prAyazcita lenA

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69 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / khaa| 27. bRhatkalpa sUtra nAgariyoM ke adhikAra meM jina caitya hai| 28. uttarAdhyayana sUtra adhyayana 10 aSTApada ke maMdira, adhyAya 18vAM udAirAjA ko rANI prabhAvatI ke gRhamaMdira kA adhikAra, adhyayana 26 meM caitya vaMdana kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai| ___29. dazavaikAlika sUtra jinapratimA ke darzana se zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ko pratibodha huaa| 30. nandIsUtra meM vizAlanagarI meM jinacaitya mahAprabhAvika kahA hai| 31. anuyogadvAra sUtra meM cAra nikSepa kA adhikAra meM sthApanA nikSepa meM arihaMtokI mUrti, arihaMto kI sthApanA kahI hai| 32. Avazyaka sUtra meM arihaMta ceiANaM vA tathA kIttiya vaMdiya mahiyA jisameM kIttiya vaMdiya ko bhAvapUjA

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70 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| aura mahimA dravyapUjA kahA hai| ina 32 sUtroM ke alAvA bhI sUtroM meM tathA pUrvadharAcAryoM ke graMtho meM jinapratimA kA vistRta varNana hai para Apa loga 32 sUtra hI mAnate hai isaliye yahAM 32 sUtroM meM hI jina pratimA kA saMkSipta se ullekha kiyA hai / prazna 43 : isameM kaI sUtroM ke Apane jo nAma likhe haiM vahAM mUla pATha meM nahIM para TIkA niyukti meM hai vAste hama loga nahIM mAnate haiM ? ___ uttara : yaha hI to ApakI ajJAnatA hai ki sthaviroM ke race upAMgAdi sUtroM ko mAnanA aura pUrvadharoM kI racI niyukti TIkA nahIM mAnanA / bhalA pahale dUsare sUtroM ke alAvA 30 sUtroM ke mUla pATha meM mUrtipUjA kA ullekha haiM ve to Apako mAnya haiM ? yadi hai to usako to mAna lIjiye ki ApakA kalyANa ho|

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71 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 44 : pAMca pado meM mUrti kisa pada meM haiM ? uttara : arihaMto ko mUrti arihaMta pada meM aura siddhoM kI mUrti siddha pada maiM haiN| prazna 45 : cAra zaraNoM meM mUrti kisa zaraNa meM haiM ? uttara : mUrti arihaMta aura siddhoM ke zaraNa meM haiN| prazna 46 : sUtroM meM arihaMta kA zaraNA kahAM haiM / para mUrti kA zaraNA nahIM kahA hai ? uttara : kahA to hai para Apako nahIM dIkhatA haiM / bhagavatI sUtra za. 3 u.1 meM arihaMta, arihaMto kI mUrti aura bhAvitAtmA sAdhu kA zaraNA lenA kahA hai aura AzAtanA ke adhikAra meM punaH arihaMta aura anagAra evaM do hI kahI isase siddha huA ki jo arihaMto kI mUrti kI AzAtanA hai vaha hI arihaMto kI AzAtanA hai / Apa bhI bhairu kI sthApanA ko pITha dekara nahIM baiThate ho kAraNa usameM bhairu kI AzAtanA

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72 samajhate ho / hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / prazna 47 : bhagavAna ne to dAna- zIla- tapa evaM bhAva yaha cAra prakAra kA dharma batalAyA hai| mUrtipUjA meM kauna sA dharma hai ? uttara : mUrtipUjA meM pUrvokta cAroM prakAra kA dharma hai jaise 1. pUjA meM akSatAdi dravya arpaNa kiye jAte haiM yaha zubhakSetra meM dvAna huA / 2. pUjA ke samaya indriyoM kA damana viSaya vikAra kI zAnti yaha zIladharma / 3. pUjA meM navakArazI paurasI ke pratyAkhyAna yaha tapadhrarma / 4. pUjA meM vItarAgadeva kI bhAvanA guNasmaraNa yaha bhAva~dharma / evaM pUjA meM cAroM prakAra kA dharma hotA hai /

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73 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 48 : pUjA meM to hama dhamAdhama dekhate haiM ? uttara : koI ajJAnI sAmAyika karake yA dayApAla ke dhamAdhama karatA ho to kyA sAmAyika va dayA doSita aura tyAgane yogya hai yA dhamAdhama karanevAle kA ajJAna hai ? dayA pAlane meM ekAda vyakti ko dhamAdhama karatA dekha zuddha bhAvoM se dayA pAlanevAloM ko hI doSita ThaharAnA kyA anyAya nahIM hai ? prazna 49 : tapa saMyama se karmo kA kSaya honA batalAyA hai para mUrti se kona se karmo kA kSaya hotA hai vahAM to ulTe karma bandhana hai? uttara : mUrtipUjA tapa saMyama se rahita nahIM hai / jise tapa saMyama se karmo kA kSaya hotA hai vaise hI mUrtipUjA se bhI karmo kA nAza hotA hai / jarA pakSapAta ke cazmeM utAra kara dekhiyemUrtipUjA meM kisa kisa kriyA se kauna se kauna se karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai|

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74 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 1. caityavandanAdi bhagavAna ke guNastuti karane se jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA kssy| 2. bhagavAna ke darzana karane se darzanAvaraNIya karma kA nAza 3. prANa-bhUta-jIva-satva kI karuNA se asAtAvedanIya kA kSaya / 4. arihaMto ke guNoM kA yA siddhoM ke guNoM kA smaraNa karane se samyagdarzana kI prApti aura mohanIya karma kA kSaya rA hotA hai| 5. prabhupUjA meM tallIna aura zubhAdhyavasAya se usI bhava meM mokSa prApti hotI hai yadi aisA na ho to zubhagati kA AyuSya bandha kara kramazaH (bhavAntara) mokSa ko prApti avazya hotI hai| 6. mUrtipUjA meM arihantAdi kA nAma lene se azubha nAma karma kA naash| . . 7. arihaMtAdi kA vandana yA pUjana karane se nIca

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75 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 75 gautrakarma kI kSaya / 8. mUrtipUjA meM zakti kA sadapayoga aura dravyAdi kA arpaNa karanA antarAya karma ko dUra kara detA hai| ____ maherabAna ! paramAtmA kI pUjA karane se kramazaH ATha karmo kI deza va sarva se nirjarA hotI hai mUrtipUjA kA AnaMda to jo loga pUrNa bhAva bhakti aura zraddhApUrvaka karate haiM ve hI jAnate haiM jinake sAmane Aja 450 varSoM se virodha cala rahA haiM / aneka kuyuktieM lagAI jA rahI haiM para jinakA AtmA jinapUjA meM raMgA gayA hai unakA eka pradeza bhI calAyamAna nahIM hotA hai / samajhe n| prazna 50 : yaha samajha meM nahIM AtA haiM ki aSTamI catudarzI jaisI parva tithiyoM meM zrAvaka loga harI vanaspati khAne kA tyAga karate haiM jaba bhagavAna ko ve phala phUla kaise caDhA sakate haiM ? uttara : yaha to Apake samakSa meM A sakatA hai ki

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76 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| aSTamI caturdazI ke upavAsa (khAne kA tyAga) karanevAle ghara para Aye hue sAdhuoM ko bhikSA de sakate haiM aura unako puNya bhI hotA hai / jaba Apa khAne kA tyAga karane para bhI dUsaroM ko khilAne meM puNya samajhate haiM to zrAvakoM kI puSpAdi se pUjA karane meM lAbha kyoM nahIM hai ? prazna 51 : sAdhuoM ko to phAsuka acita AhAra dene meM puNya hai para bhagavAna ko to puSpAdi sacita padArtha caDhAyA jAtA hai aura usameM hiMsA avazya hotI hai ? uttara : yaha to Apake dila meM kisama kA bhrama DAla diyA haiM / jahAM jahAM hiMsA kA pATha paDhA diyA hai para isakA matalaba Apako nahIM samajhAyA hai / hiMsA tIna prakAra kI hotI hai / (1) anubandha hiMsA, (2) hetu hiMsA (3) svarupa hiMsA hai / isakA matalaba yaha hai ki hiMsA nahIM karane para bhI mithyAtva sevana karanA utsUtra bhASaNa karanA ityAdi vItarAgAjJA virAdhaka jaise jamAlI pramukha, yaha anubandha

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77 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / hiMsA hai / (2) gRhastha loga gRhakArya meM hiMsA karate haiM vaha hetu hiMsA hai / (3) jinAjJA sahita dharmakriyA karane meM jo hiMsA hotI hai use svarupa hiMsA kahate haiM / jaise nadI ke pANI meM eka sAdhvI baha rahI haiM / sAdhu use dekhake pANI ke andara jAkara usa sAdhvI ko nikAla lAve isameM yadyapi ananta jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai para vaha svarupa hiMsA hone se usakA phala kaTu nahIM vaha zubha hI lagatA hai| isI prakAra guruvandana, devapUjA, svadharmI bhAiyoM kI bhakti Adi dharmakRtya karate samaya cha:kAyA se kisI bhI jIvoM kI virAdhanA ho usako svarupa hiMsA kahate haiN| prazna 52 : pANI meM se sAdhvI ko nikAlanA yA guruvaMdana karane meM to bhagavAna kI AjJA hai ne ? uttara : to mUrtipUjA karanA kauna sI hamAre ghara kI bAta haiM vahAM bhI to bhagavAn kI hI AjJA hai /

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78 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 53 : bhagavAnane kaba kahA ki tuma hamArI pUjA karanA? uttara : sAdhuoMne kaba kahA ki tuma hamakoM vaMdana karanA / sAdhuoM ko vandana karanA to sUtro meM kahA haiM ? prazna 54 : batalAiye kisa sUtra meM kahA hai ki mUrti pUjA se mokSa hotA hai ? uttara : Apa bhI batalAiye ki sAdhuoM ko vandana karane se mokSa kI prApti kA kisa sUtra meM pratipAdana kiyA hai| - prazna 55 : uvavAI sUtra meM sAdhuoM ko vaMdanA karane kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai / jaise ki... 1. hiyAe - hita kA kAraNa 2.suhAe - sukha kA kAraNa 3. rakamAe - kalyANa kA kAraNa 4. nissesAe - mokSa prApti kA kAraNa

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 79 5. anugamitAe - bhavobhava meM sAtha sAdhu vandana kA phala to mokSa batalAyA hai para mUrtipUjA kA phala kisI sUtra meM mokSa kA kAraNa batalAyA ho to Apa bhI mUla sUtra pATha batalAveM? uttara : sUtra pATha to hama batalA hI deMge para Apa jarA hRdaya meM vicAra to kareM ki sAdhu ko vaMdana karanA mokSa kA kAraNa hai taba paramezvara kI mUrti pUjA meM to namotthuNAdi pAThoM se tIrthaMkaroM ko vaMdana kiyA jAtA hai / kyA sAdhuoM ko vandana jitanA hI lAbha tIrthaMkaro ke vaMdana pUjana meM nahIM hai ? dhanya hai ApakI buddhi ko| prazna 56 : ho yA na ho yadi sUtroM meM pATha ho to batalAiye? uttara : sUtra zrI rAyappaseNI meM mUrtipUjA kA phala isa prakAra batalAyA haiM ki 1. hiyAe - hita kA kAraNa

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80 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 2. suhAe - sukha kA kAraNa 3. rakamAe - kalyANa kA kAraNa 4. nissesAe - mokSa kA kAraNa 5. anugamitAe - bhavobhava meM sAtha isI prakAra AcArAMga sUtra meM saMyama pAlane kA phala bhI pUrvokta pAMco pATha se yAvat mokSa prApta honA batalAyA hai / isa para sAdhAraNa buddhivAlA bhI vicAra kara sakatA hai ki vandana pUjana aura saMyama kA phala yAvat mokSa honA sUtroM meM batalAyA haiM jisameM vaMdana aura saMyama ko mAnanA aura pUjA ko nahIM mAnanA sivAya abhiniveza ke aura kyA ho sakatA hai| prazna 57 : yaha to kevala phala batalAyA para kisI zrAvaka ne pratimA pUjI ho to 32 sUtroM kA mUla pATha batalAo? uttara : jJAtA sUtra ke 16veM adhyayana meM mahAsatI draupadIjI ne sattaraha prakAra se pUjA kI aisA mUla pATha haiN|

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81 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna 58 : draupadI kI pUjA hama pramANika nahIM mAnate haiN| uttara : kyA kAraNa ? prazna 59 : draupadI usa samaya mithyAtvI avasthA meM thii| uttara : khera isa carcA ko rahane dIjiye parantu draupadI ko Aja karIba 87000 varSa hue / draupadI ke samaya jainamaMdira aura jinapratimA to vidyamAna thIM aura ve maMdira mUrtiyA~ jainiyoMne apane Atma kalyANArtha hI banAI isase siddha huA ki jainoM meM mUrti kA mAnanA prAcIna samaya se hI calA AyA hai / draupadI ke adhikAra meM sUriyAbha deva kA udAharaNa diyA hai aura rAja praznIya sUtra meM sUriyAbhadevane vistArapUrvaka pUjA kI hai| prazna 60 : sUriyAbha to devatA thA usane jIta

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / AcAra se pratimA pUjI usameM hama dharma nahIM samajhate haiM ? uttara : jisameM kevalI gaNadhara dharma samajhe aura Apa kahate ho ki hama dharma nahIM samajhe to Apa para AdhAra hI kyA ki Apa dharma nahIM samajhe isase koI bhI dharma nahIM samajhe / para maiM pUchatA hUM ki sUrayAbha deva meM guNasthAna kauna sA hai ? samyagdRSTi devatAoM meM cauthA guNa sthAna hai / kevalI meM kauna sA guNasthAna ? 82 terahavAM, caudahavAM guNasthAna / cauthA guNasthAna aura terahavAM guNasthAna kI zraddhA eka hai yA bhinna bhinna ? zraddhA to eka hI hai / jaba cauthA guNasthAna vAlA prabhupUjA kara dharma mAne taba terahavAM guNasthAna vAlA bhI dharma mAne phira Apa kahate hau ki nahIM mAnate kyA ye utsUtra aura adharma nahIM hai ? hama pUchate haiM ki indroM ne bhagavAna kA meru parvata para abhiSeka mahotsava 'kiyA hajAroM kalaza pANI DhaulA sUriyAbhAdi devatAo ne

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83 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| pUjA kI isase huA ho to ve saba ekAvatArI hue haiM / ve bhava aura pApa kahAM para bhoga liyA / yadi bhava ghaTiyA evaM puNya baDhA ho to ApakA kahanA mithyA huaa| prazna 61: yaha to hama nahIM kaha sakate hai ki bhagavAn kA mahotsavAdi karane se bhava bhramaNa baDhatA hai ? uttara : phira to niHzaMka siddha huA ki prabhupUjA pakSAlAdi snAtra karane se bhava ghaTate haiM aura kramazaH mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| prazna 62 : yadi dhAmadhUma karane meM dharma hotA to sUriyAbha deva ne nATaka karane kI bhagavAn se AjJA mAMgI usa samaya AjJA na dekara mauna kyoM rakhA ? . uttara : nATaka karane meM yadi pApa hI hotA to bhagavAn ne manAI kyoM nahIM kI isase yaha nizcaya hotA hai ki AjJA nahIM dI yaha to bhASA samiti kA rakSaNa haiM para inkAra bhI to

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84 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| nahIM kiyA / kAraNa isase devatAoM ke bhakti kA bhaMga bhI thA / vAstava meM sUtra meM bhaktipUrvaka kA pATha hone se isameM bhaktidharma kA eka aMga hai / isalie bhagavAn ne mauna rakhA, para mauna svIkRti hI samajhanA cAhie / yaha to Apa sociye ki caturtha guNasthAnavI jIvoM ke niyama tapa saMyama to udaya hai nahIM aura ve tIrthaMkara nAma karmopArjana kara sakate haiM to isakA kAraNa sivAya paramezvara kI bhakti ke aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? prazna 63 : upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM AnaMda kAma deva ke vratoM kA adhikAra hai para mUrti kA pUjana kahIM bhI nahIM likhA hai ? * uttara : likhA to hai paraMtu Apako dikhatA nahIM / AvaMdane bhagavAna vIra ke sAmane pratijJA kI hai ki Aja pIche meM anya tIrthoM aura unakI pratimA tathA jisa pratimA ko anya tIrthI grahaNa kara apanA deva mAna liyA ho to usa pratimA ko bhI maiM namaskAra nahIM kruuNgaa| isase siddha hai ki

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 85 mokSa kA AnaMdAdi zrAvakoM ne jinapratimA kI vaMdana, pUjana, kAraNa samajha ke hI kiyA thA aura aupapAtika sUtra meM aMbaDa zrAvaka jora dekara kahatA hai ki Aja pIche mujhe arihaMta aura arihaMtoM ki pratimA kA vaMdana karanA hI kalpatA hai / prazna 64 : jJAtA sUtra meM 20 vIsa boloM kA sevana karanA, tIrthaMkara gotra bAMdhanA batalAyA hai para mUrtipUjA se tIrthaMkara gotrabaMdha nahIM kahA hai ? uttara : kahA to hai para Apako samajhAne vAlA koI nahIM milA / jJAtA sUtra ke 20 boloM me pahilA bola arihaMto kI bhakti aura dUsarA bola siddhaoM kI bhakti karane seM, tIrthaMkara nAmakarmopArjana karanA spaSTa likhA hai / aura yahI bhakti maMdiro meM mUrtiyoM dvArA kI jAtI hai / mahArAjA zreNika arihaMto kI bhakti ke nimitta hamezA 108 sone ke jau (yava) banAke mUrti ke sAmane svastika kiyA karatA thA aura bhakti meM tallina rahane ke kAraNa hI usane tIrthaMkara gotra bAMdhA / kAraNa

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88 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| dUsare tapa, saMyama, vrata to udaya hI nahIM hue the / yadi koI kahe ki zreNika ne jIvadayA pAlI usase tIrthaMkara gotra baMdhA, para yaha bAta galata hai, kAraNa jIvadayA se sAtA vedanIyakarma kA baMdha honA bhagavatI sUtra za.8 u. 5 meM batalAyA hai / isalie zreNika ne arihaMto evaM siddhoM kI bhakti karake hI tIrthaMkara gotropArjana kiyA thaa| prazna 65 : mUrtipUjA meM hiMsA hotI hai, use Apa dharma karma mAnate ho? uttara : siddhAMtoM meM mUrtipUjA kI jo vidhi batAI hai, usI vidhi se bhakta jana pUjA karate haiM / isameM jala candanAdi dravyoM ko dekha ke hI Apa hiMsA hiMsA kI raTa lagAte ho to yaha ApakI bhUla hai / yaha to pAMcave guNasthAna kI kriyA hai / para chaThe se terahaveM guNasthAna taka bhI aisI kriyA nahIM hai ki jisameM jIvahiMsA na ho / khuda kevalI halana calana kI kriyA karate haiM, unameM bhI to jIvahiMsA avazya hotI haiM, isI

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87 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| kAraNa se unake do samaya kA vedanIyakarma kA baMdhana hotA hai| yadi sAdhu zrAvaka ko kriyA meM hiMsA hotI hai / nahIM to ve samaya samaya para sAta karma kyoM bAMdhate haiM / isakA to jarA vicAra karo / jaise pUjA kI vidhi meM Apa hiMsA mAnate ho to Apake guruvaMdana meM bhI hiMsA kyoM nahiM mAnate hoM / usameM bhI to asaMkhya vAyukAya ke jIva marate haiM / sAdhu vyAkhyAna dete samaya hAtha uMcA nIcA kare, usameM bhI agaNita vAyukAya ke jIva marate haiM / isI taraha AMkha kA eka vAla calatA hai to usa meM bhI aneka vAyukAya ke jIva marate haiM / yadi dene kA pariNAma zubha hotA hai isase usa hiMsA kA phala nahIM hotA, to hamArI mUrti-pUjA se phira kauna sA azubha pariNAma kA phala hotA hai, jo sArA pApa isI ke sira maDhA jAya / mahAzaya ! jarA samadarzI bano tAki hamAre Apake paraspara nAhaka kA koI matabheda na rhe| prazna66: pUjA yatnoM se nahIM kI jAtI hai ?

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88 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| uttara : isa bAta ko hama bhI svIkAra karate haiM ki guru vaMdanAdi pratyeka kriyA yatno se sopayoga karanI cAhiye / para ayatanA dekhakara use ekadama choDa hI nahIM denA cAhie / jaise zrAvaka ko sAmAyika 32 doSa varja se karanA kahA hai / yadi kisI ne 30 doSa TAle, kisI ne 20 doSa TAle, isakA artha yaha kadApi nahIM hotA ki eka doSa bhI na TAlane se sAmAyika ko hI choDa denA cAhie / isI prakAra kaI deza, kAla aise hI hote haiM ki anicchayA jAnabUjha ke doSa kA sevana karanA paDatA hai / jaisai sAdhuoM ko pezAba, TaTTI grAma nagara meM nahIM paraThAnA, aisA zAstroM meM Adeza hai, para ve dezakAla ko dekha, jAnabUjhakara isa doSa kA sevana karate haiM / aise aise eka nahIM para aneka udAharaNa vidyamAna hai| prazna 67 : basa aba meM Apako vizeSa kaSTa denA nahIM cAhatA huuN| kAraNa meM Apake do praznoM ke uttara meM hA saba rahasya samajha gayA, para yadi koI mujhase pUchale to

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hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / 89 usako javAba dene ke liye maiMne Apase itane prazna kiye haiM / Apane niSpakSa hokara nyAyapUrvaka jo uttara diyA usase merI antarAtmA ko atyadhika zAnti milI hai / yaha bAta satya hai ki vItarAga dazA kI mUrti kI upAsanA karane se AtmA kA kramazaH vikAsa hotA hai / maiM bhI Aja se mUrti kA upAsaka hUM aura mUrtipUjA meM merI dRDha zraddhA hai Apako jo kaSTa diyA, tadartha kSamA cAhatI hU~ / upasaMhAra uttara : mUrtipUjA meM dRDha zraddhAlu honA, aura usakA upAsaka bananA yaha ApakI kartavyazIlatA, bhavabhaya bhIrutA aura satya ko svIkAra karane kI sadbuddhi hai / evaM yaha ApakA janocita kArya prazaMsanIya bhI hai / phira bhI Apako japA yaha batalA denA cAhatA hUM ki jaina maMdira mAnane meM jainiyoM ko kitanA lAbha haiM ? ise bhI ekAgra dhyAna se samajheM / 1. gRhasthoM ko anartha se dravya prApta hotA hai aura vaha

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10 hA~! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / anartha meM hI vyaya hotA hai / arthAt Aya vyaya donoM karma bandhana ke kAraNa haiM / isa hAlata meM vaha dravya yadi maMdira banAne meM lagAyA jAya to sukha evaM kalyANa kA kAraNa hotA hai / kyoMki eka manuSya ke banAye hue maMdira se hajAroM lAkhoM manuSya kalyANa prApta karate haiM / jaise Abu Adi maMdiroM kA lAbha aneka videzI taka bhI lete haiM / 1 2. hamezA maMdira jAkara pUjA karanevAlA anyAya, pApa aura adhikRtya karane se DaratA rahatA hai / kAraNa usake saMskAra hI vese ho jAte haiM / 3. maMdira jAne kA niyama hai to vaha manuSya pratidina thoDA bahuta samaya nikAla vahAM jA avazya prabhu ke guNoM kA g2Ana karatA hai aura svAntaHkaraNa ko zuddha banAtA hai / 4. haMmezA maMdira jAnevAle ke ghara se thoDA bahuta dravya zubha kSetra meM avazya jAtA haiM, jisase zubha karmo kA saMcaya hotA hai| 5. maMdira jAkara pUjA karanevAloM kA citta nirmala aura

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / zarIra Arogya rahatA hai, isase usake tapa, teja zrauNa pratiSThA meM vRddhi hotI hai| 6. maMdira kI bhAvanA hogI to ve naye naye tIrtho ke darzana aura yAtrA karane ko bhI avazya jAyeMge / jina dina tIrthayAtrA nimitta ghara se ravAnA hote haiM usa dina se ghara meM prapaMca chUTa jAtA haiM / aura brahmacarya vrata pAlana ke sAtha hI sAtha yathAzakti tapazcaryA yA dAna Adi bhI karatA haiM, sAtha hI parama nivRtti prApta kara dhyAna bhI karatA haiM / 7. Aja muThThIbhara jainajAti ko bhArata yA bhArata ke bAhira jo kucha pratiSThA zeSa haiM vaha isake vizAlakAya, samRddhi-sampanna maMdira evaM pUrvAcArya praNIta grantho se hI hai / 8. hamAre pUrvajoM kA itihAsa, aura gaurava ina maMdiro se hI hameM mAlUma hotA hai| 9. yadi kisI prAnta meM koI upadezaka nahIM pahuMca sake vahAM bhI kevala maMdiro ke rahane se dharma avazeSa raha sakatA hai / nitAnta naSTa nahIM hotaa|

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92 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| 10. AtmakalyANa meM maMdira mUrti mukhya sAdhana hai / yathAruci sevA pUjA karanA jainoM kA kartavya haiM / cAhe dravyapUjA kareM evaM bhAvapUjA para pUjya puruSoM kI pUjA avazya kreN| 11. jahAM taka jaina-samAja maMdira mUrtiyoM kA bhAva bhakti se upAsaka thA vahAM taka Apasa meM prema, sneha, aikyatA, saMgha sattA aura jAti saMgaThana tathA mAna pratiSThA, tana, mana evaM dhana se samRddha thaa| 12..Aja eka pakSa to jina tIrthaMkaro kA sAyaM prAtaH nAma letA hai, unhIM kI banI mUrtiyoM kI bharapeTa nindA karatA hai, aura dUsarA pakSa unakI mUrti kI pUjA karatA hai paraMtu pUrNa AzAtanA nahIM TAlane se Aja isa sthiti meM pahuMca rahA hai| , 13. Aja itihAsa meM jo jainiyoM kA gaurava upalabdha hotA hai usakA eka mAtra kAraNa unake maMdiro ke nirmANa evaM udAratA hI hai / mokSa kA sAdhana samajha asaMkhya dravya isa kArya meM vyaya kara bhArata ke ramaNIya pahADoM aura vizAla durgo

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93 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai / meM jaina maMdiro kI pratiSThA kraaii| 15. jaina maMdira mUrtiyoM kI sevA pUjA karanevAle bImAra avasthAmeM yadi maMdira nahIM bhI jA sakatA to bhI unakA pariNAma yaha hI rahegA ki Aja meM bhagavAna kA darzana nahIM kara sakA yadi aisI hAlata meM usakA dehAnta bhI ho jAya to usakI gati avazya zubha hotI hai / dekhA maMdiro kA prbhaav| anta meM zrImatI zAsanadevI se hamArI yahI namra prArthanA hai ki ve hama sabako sadbuddhi de, jisase pUrva samaya ke tulya hI hama saba saMgaThita ho, parama prema ke sAtha zAsana sevA karane meM bhAgyazAlI bneN| zAnti ! zAnti ! zAnti !!!

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hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| - zrIzAntinAtha bhagavAna kA stavana zAnti jinezvara sAhiba vando, anubhava rasano kandore / mukhane maTake locana aTake, mohyA suranara vRndo re // zAMti / / 1 / / Amne maMjarI koyala Tahuke, jalada ghaTA jima morAre / tema jinavara ne nirakhI harakhaM, bali jima caMda cakorA re / / zAnti // 2 // jinapaDimA zrI jinavara sArakhI, sUtra ghaNA che rAkhI re /

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95 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| suranara munivara vandana pUjA, karatA ziva abhilASI re / / zAnti // 3 // rAyapaseNImAM paDimA pUjA, sUryAbha samakita dhArI re / / jIvAbhigame paDimA pUjI, vijayadeva adhikArI re / zAnti ' / / 4 / jinavara biMba vinA navi vanda, ANaMdajI ima bole re / sAtame aMge samakita mUle, avara vahIM tasa tole re / / zAnti / / 5 / / jJAtAsUtramA draupadI pUjA, karatI zivasukha mAMge re / rAya siddhAratha paDimA pUjI, kalpasUtramA rAge re / / zAnti // 6 / / vidyAcAraNa munivara vandI, paDimA paMcama aMgere / jaMghAcAraNa vIzameM zatake, jinapaDimA mana raMge re // zAnti / / 7 / / AryasuhastisUri upadeze, sAco samprati rAya re / savA kroDa jina bimba bharAvyA, dhana dhana tehanI mAya re / / zAnti // 8 //

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96 hA~ ! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| mokalI pratimA abhayakumAre, dekhI ArdrakumAre re / jAti smaraNe samakita pAmI, variyA zivavadhu nAra re / / zAnti // 9 // ityAdika bahupATha kahyA che, sUtramAhe sukhakArI re / sUtra taNo eka varNa utthApe, te kahyA bahula saMsArI re / / zAnti / / 10 / / te mATe jina ANAdhArI, kumati kadAgraha vArI re / bhakti taNA phala uttarAdhyayane, bodhibIja sukhakArI re / / zAnti // 11 // eka bhave doya padavI pAmyA, solamA zrI jinarAyA re / muja mana maMdirIye padharAvaM, dhavala maMgala gAuM re / / zAnti / / 12 / / jina uttama pada rupa anupama, kIrti kamalAnI zAlA re / jIva vijaya kahe prabhujInI bhakti, karatA maMgala mAlA re / / zAnti / / 13 / /

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