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________________ hamAre jyotirdhara prAcArya / zrI pratApamalajI mahArAja (mevAr3abhUSaNa) vIra nirvANa ke pazcAt kramazaH sudharmA pramati devaddhigaNI kSamAzramaNa taka 27 jyotidhara AcArya hue haiN| jinake dvArA zAsana kI apUrva prabhAvanA huii| vIra saM0 180 meM sarvaprathama devaddhigaNI kSamAzramaNa ne bhavya-hitArtha vIra-vANI ko lipibaddha karake eka mahatvapUrNa sevA kArya pUrA kiyaa| tatpazcAt gaccha-paramparAoM kA vistAra hone lgaa| vikrama saM0 1531 meM "lokAgaccha" kI nirmala kIrti deza ke kone-kone meM prasArita hii| tatsambandhita ATha pATAnupATa paramparAoM kA saMkSipta nAmollekha yahAM kiyA gayA hai / bhANajI RSi bhaddA RSi lUnA RSi bhImA RSi jagamAla RSi sakhA RSi rUpajI RSi jIvAjI RSi tatpazcAta aneka sAdhaka vanda ne kriyoddhAra kiyaa| jinameM zrI jIvarAjajI ma0 evaM harajI muni vizeSa ullekhanIya haiN| unake viSaya meM kucha aitihAsika tathya prasiddha haiM, jo nIce aMkita kiye gaye haiN| maru pradeza (mAravAr3a) ke pIpAr3a nagara meM vi0 saM01666 meM yati tejapAlajI evaM kaMvarapAlajI ke 6 ziSyoM ne kriyoddhAra kiyaa| jinake nAma-amIpAlajI, mahIpAlajI, hIrAjA, jIvarAjajI, giradhArIlAlajI evaM harajI haiN| inameM jIvarAjajI, giradhArIlAlajI aura harajI svAmI kI ziSya paramparA Age bddh'ii| vi0 saM0 1666 meM zrI jIvarAjajI ma. AcArya pada para pratiSThita hue| unake sAta ziSya hue jo sabhI AcArya pada se alaMkRta the jinake nAma isa prakAra haiM pUjyazrI pUnamacandajI ma0 pUjyazrI nAnakarAmajI ma0 pUjyazrI zItaladAsajI ma. pUjyazrI svAmIdAsajI ma0 pUjyazrI kundanamalajI ma0 pUjyazrI nAthUrAmajI ma0 pUjyazrI daulatarAmajI ma.
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________________ 364 munidvaya abhinandana grantha koTA sampradAya Age calakara kaI zAkhAoM meM vibhakta huaa| jinameM se eka zAkhA ke agragaNya muni evaM AcAryoM kI zubha nAmAvalI nimna hai zrI harajI ma0 evaM jIvarAjajI ma0 pUjyazrI gulAbacandajI ma. (godAjI ma0) pUjyazrI pharasurAmajI ma0 pUjyazrI lokapAlajI ma. pUjyazrI mayArAmajI ma. (mahArAmajI ma0) pUjyazrI daulatarAmajI ma. pUjyazrI lAlacandajI ma. pUjyazrI hukmIcandajI ma0 pUjyazrI zivalAlajI ma. pUjyazrI udayasAgarajI ma. pUjyazrI cauthamalajI ma0 pUjyazrI lAlajI ma. pUjyazrI mannAlAlajI ma. pUjyazrI khUbacandajI ma0 pUjyazrI sahasramalajI ma. pUjyazrI daulatarAmajI ma. se pUrva ke pAMcoM AcAryoM ke viSaya meM prAmANika tathya prApta nahIM hai| parantu AcArya zrI daulatarAmajI ma. se lekara pUjyazrI sahasramalajI ma. sA0 taka ke AcAryoM kI jo hameM aitihAsika sAmagrI upalabdha hai, vaha kramazaH dI jaaygii| AcArya zrI daulatarAmajI ma0 sA0 janma-vi0 saM0 1801 kAlApIpala gAMva meM / dIkSA- 1814 phAlguna zuklA 5 / dokSAguru-A0 zrI mayArAmajI ma0 / svargavAsa-vi0 saM01860 pauSa zuklA 6 ravivAra uNiyArA grAma meM / koTA rAjya ke antargata "kAlA pIpala" gAMva va vagairavAla jAti meM ApakA janma huA thaa| zaizava kAla dhArmika saMskAroM meM biitaa| vikrama saM0 1814 phAlguna zuklA 5 kI maMgala velA meM kriyAniSTha zraddhaya AcArya zrI mayArAmajI ma. sA. ke sAnnidhya meM ApakI dIkSA sampanna huii| prakhara buddhi ke kAraNa nava dIkSita muni ne svalpa samaya meM hI ratnatraya kI AzAtIta abhivRddhi kI / jJAna aura kriyA ke sundara saMgama se jIvana uttarottara unnatizIla hotA rhaa| phalasvarUpa saMyamI-guNoM se prabhAvita hokara caturvidha saMgha ne Apa ko AcArya pada se zubhAlaMkRta kiyaa| mukhya rUpa se koTA evaM pArzvavartI kSetra ApakI vihAra sthalI rahI hai / kAraNa ki-ina kSetroM meM dharma-pracAra kI pUrNataH kamI thii| bhArI kaThinAIyoM ko sahana karake Apane usa kamI ko dUra kiyaa| khAsa koTA meM bhI atyadhika parISaha sahana karane par3e tathApi Apa apane pracAra kArya meM saMlagna rahe / uccatama AcAra-vicAra ke prabhAva se kAphI saphalatA milI / ataH sarAvagI, mAhezvarI agravAla, poravAla, vagairavAla evaM osavAla, isa prakAra lagabhaga tIna sau gharavAloM ne Apake mukhAravinda se guru AmnAe~ svIkAra kii| isI prakAra bUndI, bArA Adi kSetra mI atyadhika prabhAvita hue / phalasvarUpa AcArya deva kA vyaktitva aura camaka utthaa| basa mukhya vihArasthalI hone ke kAraNa koTA sampradAya ke nAma se prakhyAta hue|
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________________ hamAre jyotirdhara AcArya 365. ekadA ziSya maNDalI sahita AcArya pravara kA dillI meM zubhAgamana huaa| usa vakta vahA~ Agama marmajJa suzrAvaka dalapatasiMhajI ne kevala dazavekAlika sUtra ke mAdhyama se pUjya pravara ke samakSa 22 AgamoM kA niSkarSa prastuta kiyA / jisa para pUjya pravara atyadhika prabhAvita hue / lAbha yaha huA ki pUjyazrI kA Agamika anubhava adhika paripuSTa banA / ratnatraya kI prakhyAti se prabhAvita hokara kAThiyAvAr3a prAnta meM vicarane vAle mahA manasvI munizrI ajarAmalajI ma0 ne darzana evaM adhyayanArthaM Apako yAda kiyA / tadanusAra mArgavartI kSetroM meM zAsana kI prabhAvanA karate hue Apa lImar3I (gujarAta) padhAre / zubhAgamana kI sUcanA pAkara samakitasAra ke lekhaka vidvadvarya munizrI jeThamalajI ma0 sA0 kA bhI lImar3I padArpaNa huA / munitraya kI triveNI ke pAvana saMgama se lImar3I tIrthasthalI bana cukI thI / janatA meM harSollAsa bhakti kI gaMgA phUTa pdd'ii| pArasparika anubhUtiyoM kA muni maNDala meM kAphI AdAna-pradAna huA / isa prakAra zAsana kI zlAghanIya prabhAvanA karate hue AcAryadeva sAta cAturmAsa udhara bitAkara punaH rAjasthAna meM padhAra gaye / jayapura rAjya ke antargata "rAvajI kA uniyArA" grAma meM Apa dharmopadeza dvArA janatA ko lAbhAnvita kara rahe the / unhIM dinoM dillI nivAsI suzrAvaka dalapatasiMhajI ko rAtri meM svapna ke mAdhyama se aisI dhvani sunAI dI ki - "aba zIghra hI sUrya ojhala hone jA rahA hai / " nidrA maMga / tatkSaNa unhoMne jyotiSa jJAna meM dekhA to patA lagA ki pUjyapravara kA AyuSya kevala sAta dina kA zeSa hai / astu zIghra sevA meM pahu~cakara saceta karanA merA kartavya hai / aisA vicAra kA avilamba usa gA~va pahu~ce, jahA~ AcAryadeva virAja rahe the / ziSyoM ne AcAryadeva kI sevA meM nivedana kiyA ki dillI ke zrAvaka cale A rahe hai / pUjyapravara ne socA - ekAeka zrAvakajI kA yahA~ AnA, sacamuca hI mahattvapUrNa honA cAhie / manovijJAna meM pUjya pravara ne dekhA to mAlUma huA ki isa pArthiva deha kA AyuSya kevala sAta dina kA zeSa hai / " zubhasya zIghram" ke anusAra usa samaya AcAryadeva saMthArA svIkAra kara lete haiM / zrAvaka dalapatasiMhajI upasthita hue / "matyaeNa vaMdAmi" ke pazcAt kucha zabdoccAraNa karane lage ki pUjya pravara ne pharamA diyA - puNyalA ! Apa mujhe sAvadhAna karane ke liye yahA~ Aye ho / vaha kArya arthAt jIvana paryanta ke liye maiMne saMthArA kara liyA hai / isa prakAra kAphI varSoM taka zuddha abhivRddhi karane ke pazcAt samAdhipUrvaka svargastha hue / janma gA~va - aMtar3I (aMtarar3A) 18vIM sadI meM / dIkSA guru- A0 zrI daulatarAmajI ma0 / svargavAsa - 18vIM sadI ke antima varSoM meM / saMyamI jIvana ke saM0 1860 pauSa mAdhyama se zuklA 6 AcArya zrI lAlacaMdajI mahArAja catuvidha saMgha ko khUba ravivAra ke dina Apa ApakI janmasthalI bUndI rAjya meM sthita " antarar3I" gA~va evaM jAti ke Apa sonI the / citrakalA karane meM Apa niSNAta the aura citrakalA hI Apake vairAgya kA kAraNa banI / ekadA antarar3A grAma ke ThAkura sA0 ne rAmAyaNa sambandhita citra bhittiyoM para banAne ke liye Apako bulAyA / tadanusAra raMga-rogana lagAkara citra adhikAdhika camakIle banAye gaye / pUrI
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________________ 366 munidvaya abhinandana grantha taura se rogana sUkha nahIM pAyA thA aura binA kapar3A Dhake ve cale gye| vApasa A karake dekhA to bahuta sI makkhiyAM rogana ke sAtha cipakakara prANoM kI AhutiyAM de cukI thiiN| basa mana meM glAni utpanna huii| antarhRdaya meM vairAgya kI gaMgA phUTa pdd'ii| vicAroM kI dhArA meM DUba gaye--hAya ! merI thor3I asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa bhArI akAja ho gyaa| aba mujheM dayA hI pAlanA hai| khoja karate hue AcArya zrI daulatarAmajI ma0 kI sevA meM Aye aura uttamottama bhAvoM se jaina dIkSA svIkAra kara lii| guru bhagavaMta kI paryupAsanA karate hue Agamika Thosa jJAna kA sampAdana kiyaa| sabala eva saphala zAsaka mAna karake. saMgha ne Apako AcArya pada para AsIna kiyaa| ApakI upasthiti meM koTA sampradAya meM sattAvIsa paNDita evaM kula sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI saMkhyA 275 taka pahuMca cuko thii| isa prakAra koTA sampradAya ke vistAra meM ApakA zlAghanIya yogadAna rahA / yugAcArya zrI hukamIcaMdajI mahArAja janma gAMva-ToDA (jayapura) 18vIM sadI meN| vIkSAkAla-vi0 1876 mArgazIrSa zukla pakSa kI sAtama / dIkSAguru--A0 zrI lAlacandajI ma0 / svargavAsa---vi0 saM0 1917 vaizAkha zuklA 5 maMgalavAra / ApakA janma jayapura rAjya ke antargata "ToMDA" grAma meM omavAla gotra meM haA thaa| pUrva dhArmika saMskAroM ke prabhAva se tathA yadA-kadA muni, mahAsatI Adi ke vairAgyotpAdaka upadezoM ke prabhAva se ApakA jIvana Atma-cintana meM lIna rahA karatA thaa| ___ ekadA pU0 zrI lAlacandajI ma. sA0 kA bUndI meM zubhAgamana huA aura mumukSa hukamIcanda jI kA bhI unhIM dinoM gharelu kArya vazAta bUndI meM AnA haA thaa| vairAgya vAhinI vANI kA pAna karake samvat 1876 mArgazIrSa mAsa ke zukla pakSa meM vizAla janasamUha ke samakSa AcArya zrI lAlacandajI ma. ke pavitra caraNoM meM dIkSita hue aura baliSTha yoddhA kI bhAMti nava dIkSita muni ratnatraya kI sAdhanA meM juTa gye| vastuta: AcAra-vicAra-vyavahAra ke prabhAva se saMyamo jIvana sabala bnaa| vyAkhyAna zailI zabdADambara se rahita sIdhI-sAdI sarala evaM vairAgya se ota-prota bhavyoM ke mAnasasthalI ko sIdhI chane vAlI thii| Apake hastAkSara ati sunvara Ate the / Aja bhI Apa dvArA likhita zAstra nimbAher3A ke pustakAlaya kI zobhA meM abhivRddhi kara rahe haiN| "jJAnAya, dAnAya, rakSaNAya" tadanusAra svapara-kalyANa kI bhAvanA ko lekara Apane mAlava dharatI ko pAvana kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA meM AzAtIta abhivRddhi huI / sAMdhika supta zaktiyoM meM naI cetanA aMgar3AI lene lagI, naye vAtAvaraNa kA sarjana huaa| jahAM-tahA~ dayA dharma kA nArA gUMja uThA aura bikharI huI saMgha zakti meM punaH ekatA kI pratiSThA huii| pUjya pravara ke zubhAgamana se zrI saMghoM meM kAphI dharmonnati huii| jana-jana kA antarmAnasa pUjya pravara ke prati sazraddhA natamastaka ho uThA cUMki pUjyazrI kA jIvana tapomaya thA / nirantara 21 varSa taka bele-bele kI tapArAdhanA, or3hane ke liye eka hI caddara kA upayoga, pratidina do sau "namotthuNa" kA smaraNa karanA, jIvana paryanta sarva prakAra ke miSThAnoM kA parityAga aura svayaM ke adhikAra meM ziSya nahIM banAnA Adi mahAn pratijJAoM ke dhanI pUjyapravara kA jIvana anya naranAriyoM ke liye preraNAdAyaka rahe, usameM Azcarya hI kyA hai ? usI uccakoTi kI sAdhanA ke kAraNa cittaur3agar3ha meM Apake sparza se eka kuSTa rogI ke roga kA anta honA, rAmapurA meM ApakI maujUdagI meM eka vairAgina bahina ke hAthoM meM par3I hathakar3iyoM kA TUTanA aura nAthadvArA ke vyAkhyAna samavazaraNa
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________________ hamAre jyotirdhara AcArya 367 meM nabhamArga se vicitra DhaMga ke rupayoM kI barasAta Adi-Adi camatkAra pUjyapravara ke uccAtiuccakoTi ke saMyama kA saMsmaraNa karavA rahe haiN| apanI prakhara pratibhA, utkRSTa cAritra aura asarakAraka vANI ke kAraNa janatA ke itane priya ho gaye ki-- bhaviSya meM Apake AjJAnugAmI santa-satI samUha ko janatA "pUjya zrI hukmIcanda jI ma. sA. ke sampradAya ke" nAma se pukArane lgii| isa prakAra lagabhaga ar3atIsa varSa pA~ca mAsa taka zuddha saMyama kA paripAlana kara cAritra cUr3AmaNi zramaNa zreSTha pUjya zrI hakmIcandajI ma. sA. kA vaizAkha zuklA 5 saMvat 1917 maMgalavAra ko jAvada zahara meM samAdhipUrvaka svargavAsa huaa| tatpazcAt sAMghika sarva uttaradAyitva Apake guru bhrAtA pUjya zrI zivalAlajI ma0 ko saMbhAlanA jarUrI huA, jinakA paricaya isa prakAra hai| AcArya zrI zivalAlajI mahArAja sAhaba janma gAMva--dhAmaniyA (nImaca) 18vIM sadI meM / dIkSA saMvat-1861 / dIkSAguru-AcArya zrI lAlacandajI ma0 / svargavAsa--saM0 1933 pauSa zuklA 6 ravivAra / ApakI pAvana janmasthalI mAlavA prAnta meM dhAmaniyA (nImaca) grAma thA / saMvat 1891 meM Apane dIkSA aMgIkAra kI thii| sva0 pUjya zrI hukamIcandajI ma0 kI taraha hI Apa bhI zAstramarmajJa, svAdhyAyI va AcAra-vicAra meM mahAn niSThAvAna-zraddhAvAna the| nyAya evaM vyAkaraNa viSaya ke acche jJAtA ke sAtha-sAtha sva-mata para-mata mImAMsA meM bhI Apa kuzala kovida mAne jAte the| Apa yadA-kadA bhakti bhare va jIvana sparzI, upadezI kavitta bhajana lAvaNiyA mI racA karate the| jo samprati pUrNa sAdhanAmAva ke kAraNa aprakAzita avasthA meM hI raha gaye hai| Apake pravacana tAttvika vicAroM se ota-prota janasAdhAraNa kI bhAva bhASA meM hI haA karate the| aura sarala bhASA ke mAdhyama se hI Apa apane vicAroM ko jana-mana taka pahuMcAne meM saphala bhI hue haiN| jijJAsuoM kI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna bhI Apa zAstrIya mAnyatAnusAra anokhe DhaMga se kiyA karate the| nirantara chattIsa varSa taka ekAntara tapArAdhanA kara karma kITa ko dhone meM prayatnazIla rahe the| ve pAraNe meM kabhI-kabhI dUdha, ghI Adi vigayoM kA parityAga bhI kiyA karate the / isa prakAra kAphI varSoM taka zuddha saMyama kA paripAlana kara va caturvidha saMgha kI khUba abhivRddhi kara saM0 1933 pauSa zuklA 6 ravivAra ke dina Apa divaMgata hue / kulAcArya ke rUpa meM bhI Apa vikhyAta the| pUjyapravara zrI udayasAgarajI mahArAja janma gA~va-jodhapura saM0 1876 pauSa mAsa / dIkSA saMvat-1868 caitra zuklA 11 / dIkSAguru-muni zrI harSacandajI ma0 / svargavAsa--saM0 1954 mAgha zuklA 13 ratalAma / pUjyazrI zivalAlajI ma. sA. ke divaMgata hone ke pazcAt sampradAya kI bAgaDora Apake kara-kamaloM meM zobhita huii| ApakA janma sthAna jodhapura hai / khiveMsarA gotrIya osavAla zreSThI zrI nathamalajI kI dharmapatnI zrImatI jIvAbAI kI kukSi se saM0 1876 ke pauSa mAsa meM ApakA janma huaa| samayAnusAra jJAnAbhyAsa, kucha aMzoM meM dhandhA, rojagAra bhI sikhAyA gayA aura sAtha hI sAtha laghu vaya meM hI ApakA sagapaNa bhI kara diyA gayA thaa| vastuta: kucha naimittika kAraNoM se aura vikAsonmukhI
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________________ 368 munidvaya abhinandana grandha jIvana ho jAne ke vivAha yojanA ko vahIM ThaNDI karake saMyama grahaNa karane kA nizcaya kara liyA / dinoM-dina vairAgya bhAva - saritA meM tallIna rahane lage / yena-kena-prakAreNa dIkSA bhAvoM kI manda manda mahaka unake mAtA-pitA taka phuNcii| kAphI vighna bhI Aye lekina Apa apane nizcaya para sudRr3ha rhe| kAphI dinoM taka ghara para hI sAdhvocita AcAra-vicAra pAlate rahe / antataH khUba parIkSA jAMca par3atAla kara lene ke pazcAt mAtA-pitA va nyAtI gotI sabhI varga ne dIkSA kI anumati pradAna kI / mahA manoratha siddhi kI upalabdhi ke pazcAt pU0 pravara zrI zivalAlajI ma0 ke AjJAnugAmI muni zrI harSacandajI ma0 ke sAnnidhya meM saM0 1868 caitra zuklA 11 guruvAra kI zubha belA meM dIkSita hue / dIkSA vrata svIkAra karane ke pazcAt pUjya zrI zivalAlajI ma0 kI sevA meM rahakara jaina siddhAnta kA gahana abhyAsa kiyA / buddhi kI tIkSNatA ke kAraNa svalpa samaya meM vyAkhyAna - vANI va paThana-pAThana meM zlAghanIya yogyatA prApta kara lI / sadaiva Apa Atma-bhAva meM ramaNa kiyA karate the / pramAda-Alasya meM samaya ko khonA; Apako apriya thA / sarala evaM spaSTavAditA ke Apa dhanI the / ataeva sadaiva AcAra-vicAra meM sAvadhAna rahA karate the va anya santa mahantoM ko bhI usI prakAra prerita kiyA karate the / ApakI vihAra sthalI mukhyarUpeNa mAlavA aura rAjasthAna hI thI / kintu bhArata meM sudUra taka Apake saMyamI jIvana kI mahaka vyApta thI / Apake ojasvI bhASaNoM se va jyotirmaya jIvana ke prabhAva se aneka itara janoM ne madya, mAMsa va pazubali kA jIvana paryanta ke liye tyAga kiyA thA aura kaI bar3e-bar3e rAjA-mahArAjA jAgIradAra ApakI vidvattA se va camakate-damakate cehare se AkRSTa hokara yadA-kadA darzanoM ke liye va vyAkhyAnAmRta-pAna hetu AyA hI karate the / anya aneka grAma nagaroM ko pratilAbha dete hue Apa ziSya samudAya sahita ratalAma padhAre / pArthiva deha kI sthiti dinoM-dina dabatI jA rahI thii| basa drutagatyA mukhya-mukhya santa va zrAvakoM kI salAha lekara pUjyapravara ne apanI painI sUjha-bUjha se bhAvI AcArya zrI cauthamalajI ma0 sA0 kA nAma ghoSita kara diyaa| catuvidha saMgha ne isa mahAn yojanA kA mukta kaMTha se svAgata kiyA / Apake zAsanakAla meM caturvidha saMgha meM AzAtIta jAgRti AI 1 isa prakAra sambat 1954 mAgha zuklA 13 ke dina ratalAma meM pUjya zrI udayasAgarajI ma0 sA0 kA svargavAsa ho gayA / pUjyapravara zrI cauthamalajI mahArAja janma gA~va - pAlI (mAravAr3a, rAjasthAna ) / dIkSA saMvat - 1606 caitra zuklA 12 / dIkSAguru -- A0 zrI zivalAlajI ma0 / svargavAsa - 1657 kArtika mAsa, ratalAma / pUjya pravara zrI udayasAgara jI ma0 ke pazcAt sampradAya kI sarva vyavasthA Apake baliSTha kaMdhoM para A khar3I huI / Apa pAlI mAravAr3a ke rahane vAle eka susampanna osavAla parivAra ke ratna the / ApakI dIkSA tithi 1609 caitra zuklA 12 ravivAra aura AcArya padavI samvat 1954 mAnI jAtI hai / pU0 zrI udayasAgara jI ma0 ko taraha Apa bhI jJAna, darzana, cAritra ke mahAn dhanI aura ugra vihArI tapasvI santa the / yadyapi zarIra meM yadA-kadA asAtA kA udaya huA hI karatA thA tathApi tapa japa svAdhyAya vyAkhyAna meM rata rahA karate the / anekAneka guNa ratnoM se alaMkRta ApakA jIvana anya bhavyoM ke lie mArgadarzaka thA / ApakI maujUdagI meM bhI zAsana kI samucita suvyavasthA thI aura pArasparika saMgaThana snehabhAva pUrvavat hI thA /
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________________ hamAre jyotirdhara AcArya isa prakAra kevala tIna varSa aura kucha mahInoM taka hI Apa samAja ko mArga-darzana dete rahe aura saMvat 1957 kArtika zuklA havIM ke dina ApazrI kA ratalAma meM dehAvasAna huaa| Agamodadhi AcArya zrI mannAlAlajI ma. sA0 janma gAMva-ratalAma vi0 saM0 1926 / dIkSA saMvat-1638 ASAr3ha zuklA 6 maMgalavAra ratalAma meM / dIkSA guva-zrI ratanacanda jI ma0 (loda vAle) / svargavAsa-1960 ASAr3ha kRSNA 12 somavAra byAvara meM / saMvat 1626 meM pUjyapravara kA janma ratalAma meM huA thaa| Apake pitAzrI kA nAma amaracandajI, mAtezvarI kA nAma nAnIbAI thaa| Apa boharA gotrIya osavAla the| zaizava kAla ati sukha zAntimaya biitaa| pUjyapravara zrI udayasAgarajI ma. kA pIyuSavarSI upadeza sunakara zreSThI amaracandajI aura suputra zrI mannAlAlajI donoM hI vairAgya meM plAvita ho utthe| saMvat 1938 ASAr3ha zuklA havIM maMgalavAra ko pUjyapravara ke kamanIya kara-kamaloM dvArA dIkSita hue aura loda vAle zrI ratanacandajI ma0 ke nezrAya meM Apa donoM ghoSita kiye gaye / dIkSA ke pazcAt suSThurItyA abhyAsa karane meM laga gye| pUjyazrI mannAlAlajI ma0 kI buddhi ati zuddha-vizUddha-nirmala thii| kahate haiM ki eka dina meM lagabhaga pacAsa gAthA athavA zloka kaMThastha karake sunA diyA karate the| vinaya, anubhava, namratA aura anuzAsana kA paripAlana Adi-Adi guNoM se ApakA jIvana AbAlavRddha santoM ke liye priya thA / etadartha pUjya zrI udayasAgarajI ma. ne dila kholakara pAtra ko zAstroM kA adhyayana karavAyA, gUr3hAtigUr3ha zAstra kuMjiyoM se avagata karAyA aura apanA anubhava bhI sikhaayaa| isa prakAra zanaiH zanaiH gAMbhIryatA, samatA, sahiSNutA, kSamatA Adi anekAneka guNoM ke kAraNa ApakA jIvana camakatA, damakatA, dIpatA huA samAja ke sammukha aayaa| AcArya pada yogya guNoM se samaveta samajhakara caturvidha saMgha ne saMvat 1975 vaizAkha zuklA 10 ke dina jammU kAzmIra) nagara meM cAritra cUr3AmaNi pUjya zrI hukmIcandajI ma. sA. ke "sampradAya" ke "AcArya" pada se Apa (pU0 zrI mannAlAlAlajI ma.) zrI ko vibhUSita kiyA gayA / tatpazcAt vyAkhyAna vAcaspati paM0 ratna zrI devIlAlajI ma0, prasiddha vaktA jaina divAkara zrI cauthamalajI ma0, bhAvI AcArya zrI qhabacandajI ma0 Adi aneka santa ziromaNi Apake svAgata sevA meM pahuMce aura punaH sarva muni maNDala kA mAlavA meM zubhAgamana huA / aneka sthAnoM para Apake yazasvI cAturmAsa hue aura jahA~-jahA~ AcArya pravara padhAre, vahA~-vahA~ AzAtIta gharmonnati va dAna, zIla, tapa, bhAvArAdhanA huA ho karatI thii| aneka mumukSa Apake vairAgyotpAdaka upadezoM ko zravaNagata kara Apake cAru-caraNa saroja meM dIkSita bhI hae haiN| mAlavA-rAjasthAna va paMjAba prAnta ke kaI bhAgoM meM ApakA paribhramaNa huaa| Apake talasparzIjJAna garimA ko mahaka sudUra taka phailI huI thii| kaI bhAvuka jana yadA-kadA sevA meM A-Akara zaMkA samAdhAna pAyA hI karate the| zramaNa saMghIya upAdhyAya zrI hastImala jI ma0 sA0 bhI ApakI sevA meM rahakara zAstrIya adhyayana kara cuke haiN| isa prakAra Apa jahA~ taka AcArya pada ko suzobhita karate rahe; vahA~ taka caturvidha saMgha kI caumukhI unnati hotI rhii| saMgha meM naI jAgati aura naI cetanA ne aMgar3AI lii| saM0 1960 ajamera kA bRhad sAghu-sammelana sampanna kara AcArya pravara varSAvAsa vyatIta karane hetu byAvara nagara ko dhanya bnaayaa| sahasA zarIra meM roga ne AtaMka khar3A kara diyaa| tatkAla AsapAsa ke aneka
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________________ 370 munidvaya abhinandana grantha variSTha santa sevA meM padhAra gaye / antatogatvA saM0 1990 ASAr3ha badI 12 somavAra ke dina Apa svargavAsI hue| Apake rikta pATa para cAritra-cUr3AmaNi-tyAgI-tapodhanI pUjya pravara zrI khUbacandajI ma. sA. AsIna kiye gye| Adarza tyAgI AcArya pravara zrI khUbacandajI ma0 sA0 janma gAMva-nimbAher3A (rAjasthAna) 1630 kArtika zuklA 8 guruvAra / dIkSA saMvat-1952 aSAr3ha zuklA 3 / dIkSA guru-vAdImAna mardaka zrI nandalAlajI ma0 / svargavAsa-saM0 2002 caitra zuklA 3 byAvara nagara meN| vi0 saM0 1930 kArtika zuklA aSTamI guruvAra ke dina nimbAher3A (cittaur3agar3ha) ke nivAsI zrImAna TekacandajI kI dharmapatnI gendIbAI kI kuzi se ApakA janma huA thaa| zaizavakAla sukhamaya bItA, vidyAdhyayana huA aura ho hI rahA thA ki pArivArika sadasyoM ne ati zIghratA kara saM0 1646 mArgazIrSa zuklA 15 ke dina vivAha bhI kara diyaa| bAlaka khubacanda zarma ke vajaha se na nahIM kara ske| samayAnusAra vAstavika bAtoM kA jyoM-jyoM jJAna huA, tyoM-tyoM khUbacanda apane jIvana ko dhArmika kriyAkANDa anuSThAnoM se pUrita karane lage aura usI prakAra sAMsArika kriyAkalApoM se bhI dUra rahane lage-jaisA ki varSoM taka kanaka rahe jala meM, para kAyI kabhI nahIM AtI hai| yoM zuddhAtma jIva rahe vizva meM, nahIM malInatA chAtI hai / / basa vivAha ke chaha varSa pazcAt arthAt 1952 ASAr3ha zuklA 3 kI zubha velA meM vAdImAna mardaka guru pravara zrI nandalAlajI ma. sA. ke nezrAya meM udayapura kI raMgasthalI ne Apa dIkSita hue| dIkSA ke pazcAta, guru bhagavaMta zrI nandalAla jI ma0 mA0 ne svayaM Apako zAstrIya talasparzI adhyayana karavAyA, apanA nijI anubhava aura bhI anekAneka upayogI sikhAvanoM se Apako honahAra bnaayaa| phalasvarUpa ApakA jIvana dinoMdina mahAnatA va vinaya guNa se mahaka utthaa| kaI bAra guru pravara zrI nandalAlajI ma. sA. anya mumukSaoM ke samakSa pharamAyA bhI karate the kizrI uttarAdhyayanasUtra ke prathamAdhyAya ke anurUpa khUbacanda jI muni kA jIvana vinaya guNa gaurava se ota-prota hai| yaha koI darpokti nahIM hai| kyoMki-Apa dvArA racita bhajana, lAvaNiyoM meM Apane apanA nAma sarvathA gopanIya rakhA hai| aura guru bhagavaMta ke nAma kI hI muhara lagAI hai, jaisAki"mahA muni nandalAla taNAMziSya" yaha vizeSatA Apake namrImata jIvana kI ora saMketa kara rahI hai| ApakA jIvana tyAga-vairAgya se lavAlaba paripUrNa-sampUrNa thaa| vyAkhyAna vANI meM vairAgya rasa pradhAna thaa| svara ati madhura va gAyana kalA sAMgopAMga aura AkarSaka thii| ataeva upadezAmRta pAna hetu itara jana bhI umar3a-ghumar3a ke AyA karate the| asarakAraka vANI pramAveNa kaI mumukSa Apake nezrAya meM dIkSita hue the| vartamAna kAla meM sthavira pada vibhUSita jyotidhara paM0 ratna zrI kastUracanda jI ma. sA0 Apake hI ziSyaratna haiN| aura hamAre caritranAyaka Apake guru bhrAtA va pravartaka zrI hIrAlAla jI ma. sA0 va tapasvI zrI lAmacanda jI ma. sA0 Apake praziSya haiN| Apake akSara ati sundara Ate the| isa kAraNa ApakI lekhana kalA bhI stutya thii| Apa apane amUlya samaya meM kucha na kucha likhA hI karate the| citrakalA meM bhI Apa nipuNa the| Aja bhI Apake hastalikhita anekoM panne santa maNDalI ke pAsa maujUda haiN| jo samaya-samaya para kAma meM liyA karate haiM / Apa kavi ke rUpa meM bhI samAja ke sammukha Aye the| Apa dvArA racita aneka
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________________ hamAre jyotirdhara AcArya 371 bhajana, dohe va lAvaNiyA~ Aja bhI sAdhaka jilhvA para tAje haiM / ApakI racanA sarala-subodha va mAva pradhAna mAnI jAtI hai / zabdoM kI durUhatA se pare hai / kahIM-kahIM ApakI kavitAoM meM apane Apa hI anuprAsa alaMkAra itanA rocaka bana par3A hai ki gAyakoM ko ati Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai aura punaH punaH gAne para bhI mana aghAtA nahIM hai / jaisA ki - yaha prajama kuMvara jI pragaTa suno puNyAI, mahArAja, mAta rukmINi kA jAyA jo / jAna bhoga chor3a liyA yoga, roga karmoM kA miTAyA jI // " sarvaguNasampanna prakhara pratibhA ke dhanI samajhakara caturvidha saMgha ne saM0 1960 mAgha zuklA 13 zanivAra kI zubha ghar3I mandasaura kI pAvana sthalI meM pUjya zrI hukamIcanda jI ma0 ke sampradAya ke Apa AcArya banAye gaye / AcArya pada para AsIna hone para " yathAnAma tathAguNa" ke anusAra caturvidha saMgha samAja meM caumukhI tarakkI pragati hotI rahI aura Apake anuzAsana kI paripAlanA binA dabAva ke sarvatra sazraddhA-bhakti premapUrvaka huA karatI thI / ataeva AcArya pada para Apake virAjane se sakala saMgha ko svAbhimAna kA bhArI garva thA / Apake sarva kArya santulita huA karate the / zAstrIya maryAdA ko AtmasAta karane meM sadaiva Apa kaTibaddha rahate the / mahimA sampanna vimala vyaktitva samAja ke lie hI nahIM, apitu jana-jana ke lie mArga darzaka va preraNAdAyI thA / samatArasa meM ramaNa karanA hI Apako abhISTa thA / yahI kAraNa thA ki virodhI tattva bhI Apake prati pUrNa pUjya bhAva rakhate the / mAlavA, mevAr3a, mAravAr3a, paMjAba va khAnadeza Adi aneka prAntoM meM Apane paryaTana kiyA thA / jahA~ bhI Apa caraNa saroja gharate the, vahA~ kAphI dharmodyota huA hI karatA thA / cAMdanI cauka dillI ke bhaktagaNa Apake prati aTUTa zraddhA-bhakti rakhate the / isa prakAra saM0 2002 caitra zuklA 3 ke dina vyAvara nagara meM ApakA dehAvasAna huA aura Apake pazcAt sampradAya ke karNadhAra ke rUpa meM pUjya pravara zrI sahasramala jI ma0 sA0 cune gaye / AcArya pravara zrI sahasramalajI mahArAja sAhaba janma gA~va - TATagar3ha (mevAr3a) 2652 / vIkSA saMvat - 1674 bhAdavA sudI 5 / dIkSA guru- zrI devIlAla jI ma0 / svargavAsa - 2015 mAgha sudI 15 / ApakA janma saMvat 1652 TATagar3ha (mevAr3a) meM huA thA / pItaliyA gotrIya osavAla parivAra ke ratna the / ati laghuvaya meM vairAgya huA aura terApaMtha sampradAya ke AcArya kAlurAma jI ke pAsa dIkSita bhI ho gaye / sAdhu banane ke pazcAt siddhAntoM kI taha taka pahu~ce, jijJAsu buddhi ke Apa dhanI the hI aura terApaMtha kI mUla mAnyatAe~ bhI sAmane AI - " marate hue ko bacAne meM pApa, bhUkhe ko roTI kapar3e dene meM pApa, anya kI sevA suzruSA karanA pApa" arthAt - dayAdAna ke viparIta mAnyatAoM ko sunakara - samajhakara Apa tAjjuba meM par3a gaye / are ! yaha kyA ? sArI duniyA ke dharma mata paMthoM kI mAnyatA dayAdAna ke maNDana meM hai aura hamAre terApaMtha sampradAya kI managar3hanta uparokta mAnyatA ajaba - gajaba kI ? kaI bAra AcArya kAlujI Adi sAdhakoM se samyak samAdhAna bhI mAMgA lekina sAMgopAMga zAstrIya samAdhAna karane meM koI saphala nahIM hue / ataeva vicAra kiyA ki isa sampradAya kA parityAga karanA hI apane lie acchA rahegA / cUMki jisakI mAnyatA rUpI jar3eM dUSita hotI haiM usakI zAkhA prazAkhA Adi sarva dUSita hI mAnI jAtI haiN| basa sAta varSaM
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________________ 372 munidvaya abhinandana grantha taka Apa isa sampradAya ke antargata rahe; phira sadaiva ke lie isa sampradAya ko vosirA kara Apa sIdhe dillI phuNce| usa samaya sthAnakavAsI sampradAya ke mahAna kriyApAtra vidvavarya muni zrI devIlAlajI ma0, 50 ratna zrI kezarImalajI ma0 Adi santa maNDalI cA~danI cauka dillI meM virAja rahe the| zrI sahasramalajI mumukSa ne darzana kiye va dayAdAna viSayaka apanI vahI pUrva jijJAsA, zaMkA, jyoM kI tyoM vahA~ virAjita muni pravara ke sAmane rakhI aura bole-"yadi merA samyaka samAdhAna ho jAegA, to maiM nizcayameva ApakA ziSyatva svIkAra kara legaa|" avilamba munidvaya ne zAstrIya pramANopeta sAMgopAMga spaSTa sahI samAdhAna kaha sunAyA / Apako pUrNataH Atma-santoSa huA / ucita samAdhAna hone para ati harSa sahita saM0 1974 bhAdavA sudI 4 kI zubha maMgala velA meM zuddha mAnyatA aura zuddha sampradAya ke anuyAyI bane, dIkSita hue| tattvakhojI ke sAtha-sAtha ApakI jJAna saMgraha kI vRtti stutya thii| paThana-pAThana meM bhI Apa sadaiva taiyAra rahate the| jJAna ko kaMThastha karanA Apako adhika abhISTa thA isalie DheroM savaiye, lAvaNiyAM, zloka, gAthA va dohe vagairaha ApakI smRti meM tAje the| yadA-kadA bhajana stavana bhI Apa racA karate the / jo dharohara rUpa meM upalabdha hote haiN| vyAkhyAna zailI ati madhura, AkarSaka, hRdayasparzI va tAttvikatA se ota-prota thii| carcA karane meM bhI Apa ati paTa va hAjira-jabAvI ke sAtha-sAtha prativAdI ko jhakAnA bhI jAnate the| janatA ke abhiprAyoM ko Apa minaToM meM bhA~pa jAte the / vyavahAra dharma meM Apa ati kuzala aura anuzAsaka (Controller) bhI pUre the| ___ saM0 2006 caitra zuklA 13 kI zubha ghar3I meM nAthadvArA ke bhavya ramya prAMgaNa meM Apa "AcArya" banAye gye| kucheka varSoM taka Apa AcArya pada ko suzobhita karate rhe| tatpazcAt saMghakya yojanA ke antargata AcArya padavI kA parityAga kiyA aura zramaNa saMgha ke maMtrI pada para AsIna hue / isake pahile bhI Apa sampradAya ke "upAdhyAya" pada para raha cuke hai| isa prakAra ratnatraya kI khUba ArAdhanA kara saM0 2015 mAgha sudI 15 ke dina rUpanagar3ha meM ApakA svargavAsa huaa| pAThaka vRnda ke samakSa pUjya pravara zrI hukmIcanda jI ma0 sA0 ke sampradAya ke mahAn pratApI pUrvAcAryoM kI vividha vizeSatAoM se ota-prota eka nanhIM sI jhAMkI prastuta kI hai jinakI tapArAdhanA, jJAna-sAdhanA evaM saMyama-pAlanA advitIya thii||