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________________ hamAre zikSAlaya aura lokotsava - padmazrI devIlAla sAmara (saMsthApaka-saMcAlaka, bhAratIya lokakalA maNDala, udayapura) Aja kI pIr3hI ke bacce apane deza, samAja aura dharma kI aneka paramparAoM se anabhijJa rahate haiM, kyoMki unake mAtA-pitA, adhyApaka, adhyApikAe~, abhibhAvaka, hitaiSI evaM sage-sambandhI svayaM bhI itanA badalA huA jIvana jIte haiM ki baccoM ko kyA doSa diyA jAya ? ghara ke sabhI loga pAzcAtya sabhyatA meM sarAbora haiN| ghara kA samasta vAtAvaraNa pazcimI hai aura jo nayA samAja unhoMne banAyA hai vaha thothA, dikhAvaTI evaM bhautikasukha-unmukhI hai / hamArI sAMskRtika paramparAe~, jo Aja kI pIr3hI ko kevala DhakosalA mAtra lagatI hai, kisI samaya hamArI una jar3oM ke samAna thIM, jina para hamAre jIvana ke vizAla vRkSa khar3e the| Aja jar3eM to sar3a gaI haiM aura jina paramparAoM se hama Upara-Upara se cipake hue haiM, ve inhIM sUkhe vRkSoM ke samAna haiN| hamAre phIke lokotsava yoM kahane ke liye to hama holI, dIvAlI bhI manAte haiM, rakSAbandhana kA Ayojana bhI karate haiM, striyA~ pIpalapUjA karatI haiM, gaNagaura utsava bhI manAyA jAtA hai, tIja-tyauhAra bhI hote haiM, hariyAlI amAvasyA para hajAroM kA jamaghaTa jamA ho jAtA hai, dazaharA kI chuTTiyA~ bhI hotI haiM, zivarAtri, kRSNa-janmASTamI, nAga-paMcamI Adi sabhI hamArI chuTTiyoM ke kaleNDaroM meM mahimA-prApta haiM / parantu hamameM se kitane aise haiM, jo inake marma ko samajhakara inakA Ananda lete haiN| mahApuruSoM kI jayantiyAM, janma-maraNa evaM smRti-divasa bhI manAye jAte haiN| ve saba kevala aupacArika mAtra haiN| sArvajanika saMsthAnoM evaM vidyAlayoM meM ina chuTTiyoM kA matalaba yaha hai, ki hama tatsambandhI sAhitya par3heM, mahApuruSoM kI jIvaniyoM se kucha sIkheM, unake jIvana ke bar3e-bar3e prasaMgoM para carcA kareM, nATaka raceM, gIta gAveM va unake samAdhi-sthaloM evaM smRti-sthAnoM para jAkara kucha kSaNa cintana-manana kareM; parantu vaha saba kucha nahIM hotaa| kevala nAma ke liye ye chuTTiyAM haiM aura nAma hI ke lie hama ina pAramparika utsava-tyauhAroM ko mAnate haiN| ina lokotsavoM kA matalaba thA ki hama tatsambandhI jAnakAriyA~ prApta kareM, saikar3oM kI tAdAda meM milakara eka dUsare se sneha-sauhArda bar3hAveM, eka dUsare ke duHkha-darda meM kAma AveM, milakara vicAra-vinimaya kareM, smRti-sthaloM ko sjaaveN-sNvaareN| hamAre bhAratIya jIvana meM lokotsavoM kA bar3A mahattva rahA hai| inheM manAne ke lie hama cAroM dhAma kI yAtrA karate the / deza-dezAntara dekhate the| bhAratIya jIvana kI vividhatAoM meM ekatA ke darzana karate the| hamAre deza meM aneka saMskRtiyoM kA Agamana huA aura ve saba milakara eka bana giiN| hamAre yahA~ aneka aise mandira, makabare, mele, utsava evaM parva haiM, jinameM sarvadharma evaM jAtIya mela-jola ke darzana hote haiN| ajamera zarIpha ke khvAjA mohinuddIna ciztI kI majAra para hajAroM hindU bhI jiyArata ke lie jAte haiM / hinduoM ke anekoM aise parva, utsava aura tyauhAra haiM, jinheM musalamAna bhI bar3I zraddhA se manAte haiN| rAjasthAna ke rAmApIra ko hindU-muslima donoM hI mAnate haiN|
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________________ DIDI 14 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha tRtIya khaNDa hamAre navIna lokotsava aise pAramparika evaM AsthAparaka avasaroM ko bhUlakara hama aise avasaroM kI khoja meM haiM, jahA~ hama hajAroM kI tAdAda meM mila sakeM, ekaniSTha hokara koI bAta kaha sakeM, yA apanI zraddhA, sneha evaM AtmIyatA ke sumana bar3hA skeN| hajAra koziza karane para bhI hama apane svAtantrya evaM gaNatantra divasa ko rASTrIya tyauhAroM kI zakla nahIM de sake / kAraNa isakA yaha hai ki hama abhI taka apane jIvana meM rASTrIya bhAvanA ko sAMskRtika pariveza pradAna nahIM kara sake / gAMdhI, neharU ko hama bhUla gye| ravIndranAtha ThAkura, svAmI vivekAnanda, rAmakRSNa tilaka, lAjapatarAya Izvaracandra vidyAsAgara, guru nAnaka, dAdU, kabIra, tulasI, mIrA, gAliba, amIra khusaro, abdula rahIma khAna khAnA Adi anaginata hindU-muslima santoM ne jo kucha hamAre deza ko diyA hai use hama bhUla gye| umra meM jo bar3e haiM, yA jo bUr3he ho cuke haiM, yA jinameM abhI taka purAne saMskAra zeSa haiM, ve to isa garimA se paricita haiM / ve zAstra, itihAsa evaM adhyAtma kI kitAbeM par3hate haiM, pUjA-pATha, ibAdata evaM adhyayana karate haiM, tathA yathAsaMbhava usa taraha kA jIvana bhI jIte haiN| nitya krama unakA vyavasthita hai| cintana, manana evaM sAdhanA meM ve sadA hI lIna rahate haiM, lekina Aja kI pIr3hI kA kyA hAla hai| ise kabhI hama socate haiM kyA ? kevala unase DeDI-mammI kahalAne mAtra se hama unake mAtA-pitA bana jAte haiM kyA ? unakI roja kI AvazyakatAe~ pUrI karane mAtra se hama apane kartavya kI itizrI samajha lete haiM kyA ? saiMkar3oM kI tAdAda meM skUla, kAleja khola lene mAtra se hamAre bacce par3ha-likha jAyeMge aura unheM apane deza kI thAtI kA jJAna ho jAyegA kyA ? aura jJAna ho bhI jAyagA to kyA ve unake anukUla jIvana jI sakeMge ? pAThya-pustakoM meM apane mahApuruSoM kI jIvaniyoM kA samAveza karane mAtra se kyA ve apanI saMskRti se paricaya pA sakeMge ? bhAratIya saMskRti bhAratIya saMskRti ke prati Aja samasta vizva kI AMkheM lagI haiN| unheM yaha anubhava ho gayA hai ki kevala dhana jamA kara lene tathA bhautika sukhoM para AdhArita rahane mAtra se sukha nahIM milatA, antatogatvA unheM usa anubhava kI AvazyakatA hai jo unheM saccA sukha de sake / dhana-vaibhava kI unake pAsa kamI nahIM hai / sAdhana suvidhAe~, par3hAI-likhAI, rojagAra, mauja-maje kI unake pAsa suvidhAe~ bahuta haiM, parantu phira bhI ve sukha-caina kI nIMda nahIM sote / vaha bhAvanA unake pAsa kahA~ hai, jo hameM yaha batalAtI hai ki jitanA chor3eMge jitanA vaibhava aura bhautika sukha ke bojha se halake hoMge, utanI hI caina kI nIMda leMge aura Ananda se mRtyu kA AliMgana kreNge| hamAre deza meM amIroM ne jAna-bUjhakara isI sukha ke lie garIbI ko AliMgana kiyA hai| kabhI hamAre deza meM tyAgI, tapasvI tathA sAdhu-santa vidvAna Adara pAte the, para Aja paise vAlA, dhanika, sattAdhArI Adara pAtA hai| eka vaha samaya thA ki svAmI haridAsa ko akabara ne apane darabAra meM bulAyA thA to santa haridAsa ne kaha diyA ki akabara ko mere saMgIta kA Ananda lenA ho to mere pAsa Ave aura samrATa akabara ko paidala haridAsa ke pAsa jAnA pdd'aa| isI Atmika sukha ke lie hamAre bar3e-bar3e samrATa rAja-pATa chor3akara jaMgaloM meM cale gye| isI tyAga, tapasyA evaM aparigraha bhAvanA se hameM mahAvIra aura buddha jaise mahApuruSa prApta hue, jinhoMne vizva meM jaina evaM bauddha saMskRti ke mAdhyama se jIvanotkarSa kI bAta khii| aise hI mahAna muniyoM kI dena se hameM aise-aise grantha upalabdha hue haiM, jinheM par3hakara Aja samasta vizva Azcaryacakita hai| unhoMne janma, maraNa evaM brahmajJAna kI bAtoM ko kholakara rakha diyaa| isa jJAna ne jIvana kI una bar3I-bar3I samasyAoM evaM praznoM kA hala prastuta kiyA hai, jinheM sulajhAne ke lie vaijJAnika evaM tAtvika loga Aja bhI paca rahe haiN| hamArI dharohara kA AbhAsa kyA hama yaha nahIM cAheMge ki hamArI Aja kI pIr3hI ko isa dharohara kA AbhAsa nahIM karAyA jAya ? kyA hamAre Aja ke zikSA krama meM isa lakSya kI pUrti ke lie koI yojanA hai ? hamAre pAramparika sAhitya meM jo jJAna chipA hai vaha kyA baccoM ke sAmane AtA hai ? .
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________________ hamAre zikSAlaya aura lokotsava 15 ..................................................................... ... hamAre loka-jIvana meM ve samasta paramparAe~ jhalaka rahI haiM, jinameM dharma, adhyAtma, jIvanotkarSa kI bar3I-bar3I bAteM chipI haiM / unameM bar3e-bar3e zAstroM kA sAra chipA hai / kyA hama unase baccoM ko avagata rakhate haiM ? Aja hamAre loka-devatA tathA tatsambandhI calane vAle gItoM evaM gAthAoM meM hamAre jIvana kA vaha sAra chipA hai, jo bar3e-bar3e zAstroM meM ullikhita hai| unhIM saba jIvanAdarzoM ko jIvita rakhane ke lie hamAre pUrvajoM ne lokotsavoM kI yojanA pArita kI hai, jinheM manAne ke liye hajAroM-lAkhoM loga daur3a par3ate haiM / ve unheM manAne ke lie tarka-vitarka meM nahIM par3ate haiN| ve kevala unake dvArA apane jIvana meM Ananda pUranA jAnate haiN| inhIM aTUTa AsthAoM ke kAraNa ve sukhI bhI haiN| abhAva-grasta jIvana se ve duHkhI nahIM haiM / ve jo rAta ko kabIra, mIrA, dAdU ke gIta gAte haiM, unameM jIvana kA yaha sAra chipA hai--yaha saMsAra kAgada kI pur3iyA hai / sarAya hai, musAphirakhAnA hai / Aja yahA~ kala vahA~, calate hI rahanA hai, to phira saMsAra kA bojha Dhokara apane mana ko bojhila kyoM banAyA jAya ? kyA hamAre baccoM meM ye saMskAra bharane ke liye hamAre pAsa kucha hai ? saMskAra nirmANa choTI umra meM jo kucha diyA jAyagA, vahI kAyama rhegaa| bAda meM jaba bacce bar3e ho jAyeMge, unheM isa jJAna kI AvazyakatA hogI, taba ve kitAbeM ddhuuNddheNge| usa samaya unheM yaha jJAna Upara se thopA huA najara aayegaa| unakA mana use grahaNa nahIM karegA / Aja aneka videzI hamAre deza kI sar3akoM para baiThe, ghUmate-phirate dIvAne se calate-phirate najara Ate haiN| ve apane pAsa naze kI cIjeM rakhate haiN| mana ko halakA rakhane ko ve usakA sevana karate haiN| ve garIba nahIM, bhikhamaMga nahIM / unake mAtA-pitAoM ke pAsa lAkhoM kA dhana hai / ve kevala mAnasika rUpa se duHkhI rahane ke kAraNa hamAre deza meM Aye haiN| unhoMne kabhI par3hA thA ki bhArata kI saMskRti gaMgA ke kinAre, pahAr3oM para, tathA garIbI meM nivAsa karatI hai| isI sukha kI talAza meM ve hindustAna meM Ate haiM / ve lAkhoM-karor3oM kI sampatti chor3akara Aye haiN| unheM isa deza meM baMgaloM kI jarUrata nahIM, sar3aka, galI, pahAr3a tathA cabUtaroM para sAdhAraNa prANiyoM kI taraha jInA hI unheM acchA lagatA hai / unakA jIvana vikRta isalie hai ki unako bacapana se hI sambhAlA nahIM gayA hai / unako apane mAtA-pitAoM ke jIvana se, sivAya vikRtiyoM ke aura kucha bhI sIkhane ko nahIM milA hai| isIliye ve apane mAtA-pitA se duHkhI haiM, aura unake mAtA-pitA unse| bhagavAna kI duA hai ki hamAre baccoM meM abhI taka ye vikRtiyA~ praviSTa nahIM huI haiM, parantu jo kucha bhI hameM pazcimI sabhyatA kI jhUThI nakala se milA hai, usameM vikRtiyA~ AnA lAjimI hai| pati-patnI eka dUsare se asantuSTa haiN| unheM garIbI meM sAdagI se rahanA nahIM AtA, unakI AdateM kharAba ho gaI haiM, paramparA kA unheM jJAna nahIM hai, saMskRti se ve kosoM dUra haiM / jIvana meM unake kisI prakAra kI AsthA nahIM hai to unake bacce bhI hippI jaisA jIvana jIne lAgeMge / Aja thor3A-bahuta zurU bhI aisA hI huA hai| mAtA-pitA kI bAta bacce nahIM mAnate / unakA una para kAbU nahIM rahA aura na baccoM ko kucha saMskAra dene kI unameM kSamatA hai| hamArI jimmedArI ata: aba samasta jimmedArI hamAre vidyAlayoM evaM zikSAkrama para A jAtI hai / ina samasyAoM para gaharAI se socane kA kArya zikSAvidoM para hai / aMgrejoM ke jamAne meM hameM jo zikSA milI thI, vaha gulAmI kI zikSA thii| hamArA deza AjAda huaa| usake bAda to hamArI zikSA bhAratIya saMskRti evaM jIvana ke anukUla honI cAhie thii| isa ora prayAsa bhI hue haiM, parantu abhI taka nizcita citra sAmane nahIM AyA hai| baccoM kI pAThya-pustakoM meM, zikSA krama meM, tathA vidyAlayoM ke vAtAvaraNa meM, hamArI ina thAtiyoM ke lie paryApta sthAna rahanA caahie| jahA~ vizva kA jJAna unheM diyA jAya, vahA~ bhAratIya saMskRti se unheM sarAbora kiyA jAnA bhI bahuta Avazyaka hai| unakI itihAsa, bhUgola, vijJAna, samAjavijJAna, sAhitya kI pustakoM meM isa taraha kI sAmagrI ke lie Agraha honA caahie| skUla jIvana meM jo korsa kI par3hAI se bAhara kI pravRttiyA~ panapAI jA rahI haiM, unameM inakI pradhAnatA rahanI caahie| hara lokotsava, lokaparva, tyauhAra, vidyAlayoM meM sahI DhaMga se mAnAyA jAnA caahie| baccoM ko jahA~ pahAr3oM para ghUmane le jAyA jAtA hai, bhUgola,
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________________ 61 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : tRtIya khaNDa ................-.-.-. vijJAna evaM audyogika sthaloM ke daure karAye jAte haiM, vahAM unheM mandiroM, masjidoM, tIrthasthaloM, meloM, parva-utsavoM meM bhI le jAnA cAhie, sAdhu-santoM ko skUloM meM bulAnA caahie| unake pravacana karAnA caahie| unheM aise sthaloM para le jAnA cAhie jahA~ loga svata: apanA vaibhava tyAgakara sAdagI evaM zAnti kA jIvana bitAte hoN| vidyAlayoM ke pustakAlayoM meM aisI sarala evaM kathAtmaka pustake honI cAhie, jinheM bacce rucipUrvaka par3ha skeN| skUla meM kisI vyakti vizeSa ke svAgata, sammAna evaM kisI viziSTa netA, aphasara, mantrI, minisTara ke svAgata meM jo utsava hote haiM, unakI jagaha hamAre bar3e-bar3e lokotsava manAye jAne caahie| jo mele, nadiyoM ke kinAroM, mandira, maThoM ke pAsa lagate haiM, ve skUloM ke prAMgaNa meM bhI lagane caahie| jo nAca, gAna, nATaka, meloM meM hote haiM, ve sabhI skUloM meM lokotsava ke rUpa meM prastuta hone caahie| mahApuruSoM, mahAjJAniyoM, tapasviyoM, vidvAnoM, mahAkaviyoM, mahAna sAhityakAroM ke jIvana para pravacana, samAroha Adi skUloM meM Ayojita hone cAhie / ina saba ke lie pAThyakramoM meM sthAna honA Avazyaka hai| bar3e-bar3e zikSAvida baiThakara cintana kreN| yojanAe~ banAveM, samasta varSa kA kaleNDara taiyAra kareM, tathA pAThyakrama meM hamArI sAMskRtika paramparAoM kI kauna sI mUla-bhUta bAteM samAviSTa hoM aura unakA kAryAnvayana kisa taraha ho, isa para vicAra honA lAjimI hai| ki ki na sAdhayati kalpalateva vidyA? -kalpalatA ke samAna vidyA kyA kyA kAma siddha nahIM karatI ? arthAt sabhI kArya saphala karatI hai| -bhojaprabandha 5