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________________ hamAre sAMskRtika gauravakA pratIka : ahAra kSetrakI pAvanatA aura atIta gaurava Ajase eka hajAra varSa pUrva yaha vana-khaNDa (kSetra) kitanA samRddha thA, kitanI jAtiyA~ yahA~ rahatI thIM, kitane dhanakuberoMkI yahA~ gaganacumbI aTTAlikAe~ thIM aura kitane dharmapipAsu sAdhaka aura zrAvakajana yahA~ dravyakA vyaya karAkara aura karake apaneko dhanya mAnate the| Apa kyA kaha sakate haiM ki yaha saba samaddhivibhinna aneka jAtiyoMkA nivAsa, anaginata jinamandiroMkA nirmANa aura unakI tathA asaMkhya mUrtiyoMkI pratiSThAeM jAdUkI char3IkI taraha eka dina meM hogaI hoMgI ? merA vizvAsa hai ki isa adbhuta samRddhike lie, dasa-bIsa varSa hI nahIM, zatAbdiyAM lagI hoMgI / yahA~kI cappe-cappe bhUmike garbha meM sahasroM mUrtiyoM, mandiroM aura aTTAlikAoMke bhagnAvazeSa bhare par3e haiN| kSetrakI bhUmi tathA usake Asa-pAsake sthAnoMkI khudAIse jo abhI taka khaNDita-akhaNDi mUrtiyA~ aura mahattvapUrNa bhagnAvazeSa upalabdha hue haiM, ve tathA unapara aGkita pracura lekha yahA~ke vaibhava aura gauravapUrNa itihAsakI paramparAko prakaTa karate haiM / sattaraha-aThAraha varSa pahale paM0 govindadAsajI nyAyatIrthane, jo yahIM ke nivAsI hai, bar3e zramase yahA~ke 117 mUrtilekhoM va anya lekhoMkA saMgraha karake unheM anekAnta (varSa 9, 10, san 1948-49) meM prakAzita kiyA thaa| bA0 yazapAlajI jaina dillIke prayAsase eka saMgrahAlayakI bhI yahA~ sthApanA ho gaI hai, jisameM kitanI hI mUrtiyoM ke avazeSa saMgRhIta haiM / bariSabhacandrajI jena pratApagar3hane bhI isa kSetrakI kucha jJAtavya sAmagrIpara prakAza DAlA hai| sva0 kSetra-maMtrI paM0 kA to Arambhase hI isa dizAmeM stutya prayAsa rahA hai| Apane paM0 dharmadAsajI dvArA racita hindIke 'caubIsakAmadeva-purANa' ke, jise lekhakane zrInAmaka AcAryake 'prAkRta caubIsa kAmadeva purANa' kA anuvAda batAyA hai, AdhArase usameM varNita yahA~ke sthAnoMkI puSTi upalabdha vartamAna sthaloMse karate hue kucha niSkarSa aise nikAle haiM jo vicAraNIya haiM / udAharaNake lie unake kucha niSkarSa isa prakAra haiM : 1. koTau nAmaka bhATo vartamAna kSetrase atyanta nikaTa hai, jo eka phalAMga hI hai / isa bhATemeM gaganacambI parvata haiM, jinapara mandiroMke bhagnAvazeSa aba bhI pAye jAte haiN| 2. madanasAgara tAlAba, kAmamadanasAgara aura madanezasAgara ye tInoM tAlAba parvatoMke nIce talahaTImeM haiN| 3. hathanUpura (hantipura) nAmaka sthAna pahAr3ake nIce hAthIpaDAvake nAmase prasiddha hai / 4 siddhAntazrI sAgarasena, AryikA jayazrI aura cellikA ratnazrIke nAma yahA~ke mUtilekhoMmeM aGkita haiN| 5. gaganapara nAmaka sthAna Aja golapurake nAmase prasiddha hai, jo kSetrake samIpa hI hai| 6. TAMDekI ToriyA, TAMDekA khaMdA aura par3Ava ye tInoM sthAna kSetrake atyanta nikaTa haiN| 7. siddhoMkI guphA, siddhoMkI ToriyA nAmaka sthAna bhI pAsameM hI haiN|
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________________ 8. eka pahAr3a khanavArA pahAr3a kahA jAtA hai, jisapara pattharake bar3e khanavAre haiM / sambhavataH yahA~se mUrtiyoMke lie patthara nikAlA jAtA hogaa| 9. madanezasAgarasarovarake taTakI pahAr3Ipara eka vizAla kAmezvara(madanezvara) kA mandira thA, jisake vizAla pattharoMke avazeSa Aja bhI vahA~ dekhe jA sakate haiM aura vaha sthAna aba bhI madanezvarake mandirake nAmase prasiddha hai| ina niSkarSoM meM kitanA tathya hai, isakI sUkSma chAnabIna honA caahie| isake lie Avazyaka hai ki ullikhita hindI aura prAkRta donoM 'caubIsa kAmadeva-purANa' prakAzameM AyeM aura unakA gaveSaNAke sAtha adhyayana kiyA jAya / "siddhoMkI guphA' aura 'siddhoMko ToriyA nAmaka sthAna avazya mahattva rakhate haiM aura jo batalAte haiM ki isa bhUmipara sAdhakoMne tapazcaryA karake 'siddha' pada prApta kiyA hogA aura isIse ve sthAna 'siddhoMkI guphA', 'sioNkI ToriyA' jaise nAmoMse lokameM vizrata hae haiN| isa niSkarSa meM kAphI bala hai| yadi isakI puSTa sAkSiyA~ mila jAyeM to nizcaya hI yaha pramANita ho sakegA ki yaha pAvana kSetra jahA~ kAphI prAcIna hai vahA~ atItameM siddhakSetra bhI rahA hai aura sAdhaka yahA~ Akara 'siddhi' (mukti) ke lie tapasyA karate the / bhale hI usa samaya isakA nAma ahAra na hokara dUsarA rahA ho / vikramakI 11vIM-12vIM zatIke mUrtilekhoMmeM isakA eka nAma 'madanezasAgarapura' milatA hai / jo ho, yaha saba anusandheya hai| mUrtilekhoMkA adhyayana yahA~ke upalabdha mUrtilekhoMkA adhyayana karanepara kaI bAtoMpara mahattvapUrNa prakAza par3atA hai / unhIMkA yahA~ kucha vicAra kiyA jAtA hai / 1. pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki ye mUrtilekha vi0 saM0 1123 se lekara vi0 saM0 1881 takake haiM / inake AdhArapara kahA jA sakatA hai ki yahA~ mandiroM aura mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThAe~ vi0 saM0 1123 se Arambha hokara vi0 saM0 1881 taka 758 varSoM taka lagAtAra hotI rahI haiN| 2. dUsarI bAta yaha ki ye pratiSThAe~ eka jAti dvArA nahIM, apitu aneka jAtiyoM dvArA karAI gaI haiM / unake nAma isa prakAra upalabdha hote haiM : khaMDillavAlAnvaya (khaMDelavAla-le0 70), gargarATAnvaya (le0 71), deuvAlAnvaya (le0 69), gRhapatyanvaya (gahoI-le0 87), golApUnviya (le060), jaisavAlAnvaya (le059), paurapATAnvaya (le042), meDavAlAnvaya (lekha 41), vaizyAnvaya (le0 39), meDatavAlavaMza (le0 33), kuTakAnvaya (le0 35), labhecukAnvaya (le0 28), avadhapurAnvaya (le0 23), golArADAnvaya (le0 12), zrImAdhunvaya (le0 7), maiDitavAlAnvaya (le0 27, yaha lekha 33 meM ullikhita meDatabAlavaMza hI jAna par3atA hai), puravADAnvaya (le0 100), pauravAlAnvaya (le0 102), mAthu rAnvaya (le0 56) / dhyAna rahe ki brakaTa meM jo lekha-nambara diye gaye haiM ve mAtra udAharaNake lie haiM / yoM to eka-eka jAtikA ullekha kaI-kaI lekhoMmeM haA hai| isa prakAra ina lekhoM, 19 jAtiyoMkA spaSTa ullekha milatA hai| inameM kaIke ullekha to aise haiM, jinakA Aja astitva jJAta nahIM hotA / jaise gargarATAnvaya, deuvAlAmvaya Adi / inakI khoja honI cAhie / yaha bhI sambhava hai ki kucha nAma bhaTTArakoM yA grAmoMke nAmapara khyAta hoN| 3. tIsarI bAta yaha ki inameM aneka bhaTTArakoMke bhI nAmollekha hai aura jinase jAna par3atA hai ki isa pradeza meM unakI jagaha-jagaha gaddiyA~ thIM-pratiSThAoMkA saMcAlana tathA jAtiyoMkA mArgadarzana ve hI karate the| - 436 -
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________________ sabase purAne vi0 saM0 1213 ke lekha (73) meM bhaTTAraka zrImANikyadeva aura guNyadevakA, madhyakAlIna vi0 saM0 1548 ke lekha (97) meM bha0 zrIjinacandra devakA aura antima vi0 saM0 1642, vi0 saM0 1688 ke lekhoM (114, 95) meM kramazaH bha0 dharmakIrtideva, bha0 zIlasUtradeva, jJAnasUtradeva tathA bha0 jagandraSeNake nAmollekha hai / anya aura bhI kitane hI bhaTTArakoMke inameM nAma dise hue haiN| 4. cauthI bAta yaha ki kundakundAnvaya, mUlasaMgha, balAtkAragaNa, sarasvatIgaccha, kASThAsaMgha Adi saMdha-gaNa-gacchAdikA ullekha hai, jinase bhaTTArakoMkI yahA~ kaI paramparAoMkA honA jJAta hotA hai| 5. pAMcavIM bAta yaha ki ina lekhoM meM kaI nagaroM aura grAmoMkA bhI ullekha hai| jaise vANapura (le0 1, 87, 89), mahiSaNapura (le0 100), madanezasAgarapura (le0 1), Anandapura (le0 1), vasuhATikA (le0 1), grAma ahArameMthe (ahAra-le0 91) Adi / isase mAlUma par3atA hai ki ye sabhI sthAna isa kSetrase prabhAvita the aura vahA~ ke bhAI yahA~ Akara pratiSThAe~ karAte the| 6. chaThI bAta yaha ki vi0 saM0 1207 aura vi0 saM0 1213 ke lekhoM (naM0 87, 89) meM gRhapatyanvaya (gahoI jAti) ke eka aise gotrakA ullekha hai jo Ajakala paravAra jAti meM hai aura vaha hai kocchalla gotra / isa gotra vAle vANapura (vAnapura) meM rahate the| kyA yaha gotra donoM jAtiyoMmeM hai ?, yaha vicAraNIya hai / yaha bho vidvAnoMke lie vicArayogya hai ki ina samasta upalabdha lekhoMmeM isa prAntakI zatAbdiyoMse sampanna, zikSita, dhArmika aura prabhAvazAlI paravAra jAtikA ullekha avazya honA cAhie thA, jisakA inameM abhAva manako kauMca rahA hai / merA vicAra hai ki ina lekhoMmeM usakA ullekha hai aura usake dvArA kaI mandiroM evaM mUrtiyoMkI pratiSThAeM huI haiM / vaha hai 'paurapATAnvaya', jo isI jAtikA mUla nAma jAna par3atA hai aura ukta nAma usIkA apabhraMza pratIta hotA hai / jaise gRhapatyanvayakA nAma gahoI ho gayA hai| yaha 'paurapATAnvaya' padmAvatI puravAla jAtikA bho sUcaka nahIM hai, kyoMki usakA sUcaka 'puravADAnvaya' hai jo alag2ase ina lekhoMmeM vidyamAna hai / isa sambandhameM vizeSajJoMko avazya prakAza DAlanA caahie| 7. sAtavIM bAta yaha hai ki ina lekhoMmeM pratiSThA karAne vAlI aneka dhArmika mahiAoMke bhI nAma ullikhita haiM / AyikA jayazrI, ratanazrI Adi vratI mahilAoMke atirikta sivade, sAvanI, mAlatI, padamA, madanA, prabhA Adi kitanI hI zrAvikAoM ke bhI nAma upalabdha haiM / aura bhI kitanI hI bAteM haiM jo ina lekhoMkA sUkSma adhyayana kiye jAnepara prakAzameM A sakatI haiN| hamArA vartamAna aura bhAvI Apa apane pUrvajoMke gauravapUrNa aura yazasvI kAryoMse apane zAnadAra atItako jAna cuke haiM aura unapara garva bhI kara sakate haiM / parantu hameM yaha bhI dekhanA hai ki hama unakI isa bahUmUlya sampattiko kitanI surakSA aura abhivRddhi kara sake aura kara rahe haiM ? suyogya putra vahI kahalAtA hai jo apanI paitRka sampattikI na kevala rakSA karatA hai apitu use bar3hAtA bhI hai| Aja hamAre sAmane prazna hai ki hama apanI sAMskRtika sampattikI surakSA kisa prakAra kareM aura use kaise bar3hAyeM, tAki vaha sarvakA kalyANa kare ? koI bhI samAja yA deza apane zAnadAra atItapara cirakAla taka nirbhara evaM jIvita nahIM raha sktaa| yadi kevala atItakI guNa-gAthA hI gAyI jAtI rahe aura apane vartamAnako na samhAlA jAya tathA bhAvIke lie puruSArtha na kiyA jAya to samaya Anepara hamAre hI uttarAdhikArI hameM ayogya aura nAlAyaka batAyeMge / sAMskRtika bhaNDAra bhI rikta ho jAyegA / ataH ullikhita praznapara hameM gambhIratAse vicAra karanA cAhie / hamAre pradezameM sAMskRtika sampatti prAyaH sarvatra vikharI par3I hai| papaurA, devagar3ha, khajurAhA Adi darjanoM sthAna usake udAharaNa haiN| -437
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________________ prAtaHsmaraNIya pUjya zrIgaNezaprasAdajI varNIne isa prAntameM kaI varSoM taka paidala yAtrA karake bhramaNa kiyA aura samAja meM phailI rUDhiyoM tathA ajJAnatAko dUra karanekA adamya prayAsa kiyA thA / unhoMne anubhava kiyA thA ki ye donoM aise dhuna haiM jo anAjako bhUsA banA dete haiM- samAja unase khokhalA ho jAtA hai / 'merI jIvana-gAthA meM' unhoMne aisI bosiyoM rUr3hiyoM aura ajJAnatAkA ullekha kiyA hai, jinase samAja meM pArthakya aura anaikyakA sAmrAjya jar3a jamA letA hai aura use zUnya banA detA hai / jaina dharma tIrthaMkaroMkA dharma hai aura tIrthaMkara samasta jagatkA kalyANa karane vAle hote haiM / isIse jainadharmake siddhAntoM meM vizvakalyANakI kSamatA hai / jaina dharma kisIkA bhI ahita nahIM cAhatA / aura isI lie pratidina jina-pUjAke anta meM yaha bhAvanA kI jAtI hai arthAt samasta dezoM kI prajAoMkA bhalA ho, unakA pAlaka rAjA balavAn aura dhArmika ho, yathAsamaya ucita varSA ho, koI kisI prakArakI vyAdhi ( zArIrika kaSTa ) na ho, deza meM kahIM akAla na par3e, kahIM bhI coriyA~ -DakaitiyA~ na hoM aura na eka kSaNake lie bhI kahIM haijA, plega jaisI daivI vipattiyA~ AyeM / sabhIko kSemaM sarvaprajAnAM prabhavatu balavAn dhArmiko bhUmipAlaH kAle kAle samyag varSaMtu maghavA vyAdhayo yAntu nAzam / durbhikSaM cauramArI kSaNamapi jagatAM mAsma bhUjjIvaloke jainendraM dharmacakaM prabhavatu satataM sarba saukhyapradAyi // sukha denevAlA vItarAga santoMkA dharma nirantara pravRtta rahe / yaha hai jainadharma ke anuyAyI pratyeka jainakI kAmanA / 'jiyo aura jIne do', 'raho aura rahane vo' jaise ahiMsaka siddhAntoMke pravarttaka tathA anupAlaka hama jaina apaneko nizcaya hI bhAgyazAlI mAna sakate haiM / lekina jahA~ ahiMsA dUsaroMke hitoMkA ghAta na karaneko zikSA detI hai vahA~ vaha apane hitoMkI rakSAkA bhI dhyAna dilAtI hai / hamameM itanA bala, sAhasa, viveka aura jJAna ho, jisase hama apane karttavyoMkA bodha kara sakeM aura apane adhikAroM ko surakSita rakha skeN| isake lie mere nimna sujhAva haiM : 1. bAlakoM ko svastha aura baliSTha banAyA jaaye| mAtA-pitAko isa ora Arambhase dhyAna rakhanA Avazyaka hai | isake lie pratyeka jagaha khela-kUda aura vyAyAmake sAmUhika sAdhanoMkI vyavasthA kI jAya / Aja jaina loga kamajora aura Darapoka samajhe jAte haiM aura isase unake sAtha anyAya hotA rahatA hai / 2. pratyeka bAlakako Arambhase dhArmika zikSA dI jAye aura isake lie hara jagaha sammilita dharmazikSAkI vyavasthA kI jAya / 3. bAlakoMkI taraha bAlikAoM ko bhI zurU se zikSA dI jAya, tAki samAjakA eka aGga zikSA-hIna na rahe / 4. pratisaptAha yA pratipakSa bAlakoMko eka sabhAkA Ayojana kiyA jAya, jisameM unheM unake sAmAjika aura dhArmika karttavyoMke sAtha dezasevAkA bodha karAyA jAya / 5. jo bAlaka-bAlikAe~ tIvra buddhi aura honahAra hoM, unheM U~cI zikSAke lie bAhara bhejA jAya bAloMkI Arthika sahAyatA kI jAya / 6. praur3hoMmeM yadi koI sAkSara na hoM to unheM sAkSara banAyA jAya aura Ajake prakAzameM unheM ucca udyogoM, vyavasAyoM aura dhaMdhoke karanekI preraNA kI jAye / tathA 7. samAja meM koI bhAI garIbIke abhizApake pIr3ita hoM to sampanna bhAI unheM madada kareM aura ise ve paropakAra yA sAdharmI vAtsalya jaisA hI puNya kArya samajheM / - 438 - "
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________________ 8. yadi kisI bhAIse kabhI koI galatI ho gaI ho to use sudhArakara unakA sthitIkaraNa kareM aura unheM apanA vAtsalya pradAna kreN| 9. mandiroM, tIrthoM, pAThazAlAoM aura zAstrabhaNDAroMkI rakSA, vRddhi aura prabhAvanAkA sadA dhyAna rakhA jaay| 10. grAma-sevA, nagara-sevA, prAnta-sevA aura rASTra-sevA jaise yazasvI evaM janapriya loka-kAryoMmeM bhI hameM pIche nahIM rahanA caahie| pare utsAha aura zaktise unameM bhAga lenA cAhie / ina dazasUtrI pravRttiyoMse hama jahA~ apane vartamAnako samhAla sakeMge vahA~ apane bhAvIko bhI zreSTha banA sakeMge / jo Aja bAlaka aura kumAra haiM ve hamArI ina prabRttiyoMke balapara gauravazAlI bhAvI samAjakA nirmANa kreNge| zikSAkA mahattva : zAntinAtha di0 jaina saMskRta-vidyAlayakI sthApanA yahA~ zikSAke sambandhameM bhI kucha kahanA Avazyaka hai| AcArya vAdIsiMhane likhA hai ki 'anavadyA hi vidyA syAllokadvayasukhAvahA' arthAt nirdoSa vidyA nizcaya hI isa loka aura paraloka donoM hI jagaha sukhadAyI hai| pUjya varNIjIke hama bahuta kRtajJa hai / ve yadi isa prAntameM zikSAkA pracAra na karate, jagaha-jagaha pAThazAlAoM aura vidyAlayoMkI sthApanA na karate, to Aja jo prakANDa vidvAn samAjameM dikhAI de rahe haiM ve na dikhAI dete / unase pUrva isa prAntameM hI nahIM, sAre bhAratameM bhI tattvArthasUtrakA zuddha pATha karanevAlA vidvAn durlabha thaa| yaha unakA aura guru gopAladAsajI varaiyAkA hI parama upakAra hai ki SaTkhaNDAgama, dhavalA, jayadhavalA, samayasAra, tattvArthavAttika, tattvArthazlokavArtika, aSTasahasrI, nyAyavinizcaya jaise mahAna ganthoMke niSNAta vidvAna Aja upalaldha haiN| aba to chAtra jainadharmake jJAtA honeke sAtha laukika vidyAoM (kalA, vyApAra, vijJAna,iJjiniyariMga, TaiknAlaoNjI Adi) ke bhI vizeSajJa hone lage haiM aura apanI ubhaya-zikSAoMke balapara U~ce-U~ce padoMpara kArya karate hae dekhe jAte haiN| Apake sthAnIya zAntinAtha di0 jaina saMskRta vidyAlayase zikSA prAptakara kaI chAtra vArANasI syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya, kAzI hindU vizvavidyAlaya aura vArANaseya saMskRta-vizvavidyAlayameM ucca zikSA pA rahe hai| ye pUjya varNIjI dvArA lagAye isa vidyAlaya-rUpI paudheke hI suphala haiN| isa vidyAlayakA ullekha karate pUjya varNIjIne 'merI jIvanagAthA' (pR0 442 prathama saMskaraNa) meM likhA hai ki 'maiMne yahA~para kSetrako unnatike lie eka choTe vidyAlayakI AvazyakatA samajhI, logoMse kahA, logoMne utsAha ke sAtha candA dekara zrIzAntinAtha vidyAlaya sthApita kara diyaa| paM0premacandrajI zAstrI teMdakher3AvAle usameM adhyApaka haiM, eka chAtrAlaya bhI sAthameM hai| parantu dhanako truTise vidyAlaya vizeSa unnati na kara skaa|' ye zabda haiM usa mahAna santake, jisane nirantara jJAnakI jyoti jalAyI aura prakAza kiyaa| ve jJAnake mahattvako samajhate the, isIse unake dvArA saMsthApita syAdvAda mahAvidyAlaya vArANasI, gaNeza saMskRta mahAvidyAlaya sAgara jaise darjanoM zikSaNa-saMsthAna cAroM ora jJAnakA Aloka vikIrNa kara rahe haiN| varNIjIke ye zabda ki 'dhanakI truTise bidyAlaya vizeSa unnati nahIM kara sakA hama sabake liye eka gambhIra cetAvanI hai| kyA hama unake dvArA lagAye isa paudheko harA-bharA nahIM kara sakate aura unakI cintA (dhanako truTiko) dUra nahIM kara sakate ? merA vizvAsa hai ki usa nispaha santane jisa kisI bhI saMsthAko sthApita kiyA hai, use AzIrvAda diyA hai vaha saMsthA nirantara bar3hI hai| udAharaNArtha syAdvAda mahAvidyAlayako lIjie, isake lie
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________________ varNIjIko ArambhameM sirpha eka rupayA dAnameM milA thA, jisake 64 posTakArDa kharIdakara unhoMne 64 jagaha patra likhe the, phira kyA thA, varNIjokA AtmA nirmala evaM nispRha thA aura vArANasI jaise vidyAkendrameM eka jaina vidyAlayake lie chaTapaTA rahA thA, phalataH cAroM orase dAnakI varSA huii| Aja isa vidyAlayako 56 varSa ho gaye aura usakA dhrauvyakoSa bhI kaI lAkha hai| yaha eka nirIha santakA AzIrvAda thaa| zAntinAtha di0 jaina vidyAlayako bhI unakA AzIrvAda hI nahIM, unake karakamaloMse sthApita honekA saubhAgya prApta hai| merA vizvAsa hai ki isa vidyAlayakA bhI dhrauvyakoSa Apa loga eka lAkha avazya kara deNge| taba varNIjIkA svargameM virAjamAna AtmA apane isa vidyAlayako harA-bharA jAnakara kitanA prasanna evaM AhlAdita na hogaa| AWN