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________________ upAcArya devendra muni
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________________ zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra namo arihaMtANaM, namo sidhdANaM, namo AyariyANaM, namo uvajjhAyANaM, namoloesavva sAhaNaM / eso pNcnmokaaro,svvpaavppnnaasnno| maMgalANaM ca satvesiM,paDhamahavai mNglm||
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________________ (jAge yuvA zakti) upAcArya zrI devendramuni zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura-313 001.
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________________ artha saujanya: L. Suganchand Jain Advocate 104, Govindappa Naicken Street, Madras-600001 Phone:569729,569469 Omudraka : saMjaya surAnA ke lie, kAmadhenu priMTarsa enDa pablisarsa, avAgar3ha hAusa, AgarA-282002. prathama bAraH vi. saM. 2047 caitra : mahAvIra jayantI sviI san 1990 apraila ta legita mUlyaH dIpayA pacAsa paisA ru. 2/50 mAtra
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________________ prAthamika pratyeka prANI ke jIvana kI tIna avasthAeM hotI hai-bacapana, yauvana, tathA bur3hApA / yauvana-jise javAnI, dIvAnI bhI kahate haiM- sabase mahatvapUrNa hai / yaha madhyabindu hai / bacapana-aura bur3hApe kA santulana hI kyA, sampUrNa mAnava jAti kA santulana hI yuvA zakti ke hAtha meM hai / jisa samAja, deza evaM rASTra kI yuvAzakti prabuddha hogI, jAgRta hogI, kartavyaniSTha aura anuzAsita hogI, vaha samAja, deza va rASTra avazya hI pragati ke zikhara ko chU sakegA aura sampUrNa vizva para apanA naitika, rAjanaitika, Arthika aura sAMskRtika prabhAva jamA skegaa|
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________________ ina varSoM meM aneka bAra yuvA sammelanoM ko sambodhita karane kA prasaMga AyA hai aura taba-taba maiMne mukhya rUpa meM eka hI bAta para bala diyA hai-yuvA varga. sarvaprathama apanA cAritrika nirmANa kareM / caritra-bala hI sabase pavitra bala hai / jisakA caritra UMcA, usakA jIvana uuNcaa| - yuvAvarga meM cAritrika evaM naitika guNoM kA kisa prakAra vikAsa ho aura usase unakA jIvana kisa prakAra nikharegA, inhIM kucha binduoM para prastuta laghu nibaMdha meM cintana prastuta kiyA hai| yaha nibaMdha bhI laghu hai, aura pustaka kA AkAra bhI laghu hai / Ajakala laghu saMskaraNoM kI mAMga hai, ataH yaha laghu saMskaraNa sabako AkAra-prakAra viSaya vastu kI dRSTi se priya lagegA, aisA vizvAsa hai|
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________________ (5) pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI puSkaramuni jI ma. kI kRpA - AzIrvAda se merA yaha prayatna avazya hI saphala hogA / saMpAdaka baMdhu zrIcanda jI surAnA "sarasa" kA sahayoga sadA smaraNIya rahegA / upAcArya devendramuni
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________________ jAge yuvA zakti / tIna avasthAe~ prakRti kA yaha kaisA aTala niyama hai, ki pratyeka cetana padArtha kI tIna avasthAe~ hotI haiM-bacapana, yauvana aura bur3hApA / cAhe Apa jagata kI mahAnatama zakti-sUrya ko dekhie, cAhe eka nanheM se puSpa ko / sUrya udaya hotA hai, usakI kiraNeM komala aura suhAvanI hotI haiM, prAtaHkAla kI komala dhUpa acchI lagatI hai / madhyAnha meM sUrya pUre yauvana para AtA hai to dhUpa pracaMDa aura asahya ho jAtI hai / zarIra ko suhAvanI lagane vAlI kiraNeM jalAne laga jAtI haiM / sAyaMkAla hote-hote sUrya bur3hApe kI goda meM calA jAtA hai, taba teja, manda par3a jAtA hai, kiraNeM zAnta ho jAtI haiN|
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________________ puSpa, aMkura aura pratyeka janmadhArI prANI inhIM tIna avasthAoM se gujaratA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne inheM tIna yAma 'jAma' kahe haiM / 'to jAmA paNNattA, paDhame jAme majjhime jAme- dina ke tIna prahara kI bhA~ti pratyeka jIvana ke tIna prahara-arthAt tIna avasthAe~ hotI hai / arjana kA kAla : bAlyakAla __ prathama yAma-arthAt-udayakAla haibacapana kA suhAvanA samaya hai, udayakAla meM pratyeka jIvadhArI zaktiyoM kA saMcaya karatA hai / prANa zakti aura jJAna zakti, donoM kA hI arjana-saMcaya athavA saMgraha bAlyakAla meM hotA hai / bAlyakAla komala avasthA hai / komala vastu ko cAhe jaisA AkAra diyA jA sakatA hai, cAhe, jisa AkRti meM DhAlA jA sakatA hai / bAlyakAla meM zarIra aura mana, buddhi aura zarIra kI nAr3iyAM, naseM sabhI
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________________ (8) komala hotI haiM, ataH zarIra ko balavAna, pahalavAna banAnA ho to bhI bacapana se hI abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai / acche saMskAra, acchI AdateM, bolane, baiThane kI sabhyatA aura saMskAra, kAma karane kA salIkA, bacapana meM hI sikhAye jAte haiM / mAnasa zAstrI kahate haiM-'yannave bhAjane lagnaH saMskAro nAnyathA bhaveta' jo saMskAra, AdateM bacapana meM laga jAtI haiM, ve jIvana bhara miTatI nahIM, isalie bacapana 'arjana' kA samaya hai / bala saMcaya, vidyA arjana aura saMskAra nirmANa-yaha bacapana kI hI mukhya dena haiN| yauvana : sarjana kA samaya jIvana kI dasarI avasthA haijavAnI / kahane ko javAnI ko divAnI kahate haiM / zarIra, buddhi, saMskAra-sabhI kA pUrNa vikAsa isa avasthA meM ho jAtA hai| choTA-sA paudhA dhIre-dhIre jar3eM jamAkara
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________________ apanA vikAsa kara letA hai aura phUla tathA phala dene meM samartha ho jAtA hai / isa avasthA meM svAbhAvika hI rakta meM uSNatA, sphUrti aura pravAhazIlatA adhika hotI hai, isalie manuSya kA zarIra kaSTa sahane meM adhika sakSama rahatA hai, kAma karane meM phurtIlA aura samartha rahatA hai / bacapana meM jo bala-zakti ghuTanoM meM thI, vaha aba hRdaya meM saMcArita ho jAtI hai, isalie yuvaka meM sAhasa aura zakti kA pravAha bar3hane lagatA hai / bAlyakAla meM yadi zizu acche saMskAra va acchI AdateM sIkha letA hai, khAna-pAna Adi ke saMyama ke sAtha rahatA hai to yuvA avasthA meM usameM adbhuta zakti va sphUrti prakaTa hotI hai, usake zarIra meM saMcita vIrya, oja, teja banakara usake tejasvI, prabhAvazAlI aura sudarzana vyaktitva kA nirmANa karate haiM, isalie mAtA-pitA, jo apanI santAna ko tejasvI banAnA cAhate haiM, AkarSaka
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________________ (10) vyaktitva vAlA banAnA cAhate haiM, unheM bacapana se hI unake saMskAroM kI tarapha dhyAna denA caahie| saMsAra meM jitane bhI tejasvI aura prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva hue haiM, unake jIvana-nirmANa meM jAgarUka mAtA kA hAtha usI prakAra rahA hai, jaise acche phaladAra vRkSoM ke nirmANa meM kuzala mAlI kI dekha-rekha rahatI hai| jina baccoM kI bacapana meM dekharekha nahIM rahatI, jinheM acche saMskAra nahIM milate, yogya zikSaNa va saMrakSaNa nahIM milatA, ve javAnI Ane se pahale hI mujha jAte haiM, dIpaka prajvalita hone se pahale hI bujha jAte haiM / vRkSa, phaladAra banane se pahale hI sUkhane laga jAtA hai / ataH kahA jA sakatA hai, yauvana unhIM kA camatkArI aura prabhAvazAlI hotA hai, jinakA bacapana saMskArita rahatA hai|
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________________ (11) bacapana arjana kA samaya hai to yauvana sarjana kA samaya hai / taruNa avasthA nava-sarjana kI velA hai / bacapana zizira Rtu hai, to javAnI basanta Rtu hai / basanta meM sabhI vRkSa, latA, paudhe khila jAte haiM, vikasita hokara jhUmane lagate naye-naye phUla va phaloM se apanA saundarya prakaTa karate haiM, usI prakAra yauvana bhI 'utsAha va sphUrti kI laharoM se taraMgita hokara kucha na kucha karane ko lalakatA hai, nirmANa karane ko Atura hotA hai / yadi javAnI meM kisI ko nirmANa karane kA avasara nahIM milatA hai, sarjana karane kI suvidhA va mArgadarzana nahIM milatA hai, to usakI zaktiyA~ kuNThita ho jAtI haiM, kuNThA va Antarika tanAva se vaha bhItara hI bhItara ghuTana mahasUsa karatA hai / mAnava-jIvana bhI tIna avasthAoM meM gujaratA hai, bacapana adhUrA hotA hai, bur3hApA ,
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________________ (12) akSama hotA hai, vikAsa kI antima sIr3hI para khar3A hotA hai / yauvana hI vaha samaya hai, jo jIvana ko samUcepana se bharatA hai, 'samagratA detA hai, paripUrNatA detA hai / yauvana socane kI sAmarthya bhI detA hai aura karane kI kSamatA bhI, isalie 'yauvana' manuSya kI antar bAhya zaktiyoM ke pUrNa vikAsa kA samaya hai / isa avasthA meM manuSya apane hitAhita kA svayaM nirNaya kara sakatA hai aura svayaM hI usako kAryarUpa de sakatA hai / bacapana aura bur3hApA parApekSa haiM, parAvalambI haiM / yauvana sva-sApekSa hai, svAvalambI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ise jIvana kA madhyakAla batAyA hai, jAgaraNakAla batAyA hai aura nirmANakAla bhii| "majjhimeNa vayasA ege saMbujjhamANA smutttthitaa|" . yauvana vaya meM kucha loga jAga jAte haiM, svayaM kI pahacAna kara lete haiM, apane
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________________ __ (13). vyaktitva kI asIma kSamatAoM kA anumAna kara lete haiM aura puruSArtha kI ananta-ananta zakti ko usa mArga para lagA dete haiM, jisa patha para bar3hanA cAhate haiM, usa patha ko apanI saphalatAoM kI vandanavAra se sajA dete haiM / jo yuvaka hokara bhI, yauvana meM apanI kSamatA kA upayoga nahIM kara sakatA, yA apane ko pahacAna nahIM pAtA, vaha jIvana kI bAjI hAra jAtA hai / isalie yauvana kA kSaNa-kSaNa, eka-eka pala kImatI hai, isako vyartha mata jAne dIjie / sirpha kalpanA yA svapna dekhanA chor3akara nirmANa meM juTa jaaie| utsAhaH yauvana kI pahacAna hai ___ maiM eka yuvaka sammelana meM upasthita huA thA, saiMkar3oM yuvaka bAhara se Aye the, sthAnIya kAryakartAoM ne yuvakoM kA paricaya karAyA, to eka yuvaka ko sAmane lAkara
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________________ (14) bole-mahArAja sAhaba, yaha hamAre gA~va kA utsAhI yuvaka hai| maiMne use gaura se dekhA, aura socA"utsAhI yuvaka", isakA kyA matalaba ? utsAha to yuvaka kI pahacAna hai, utsAha yuvaka kA paryAya hai, jisa pAnI meM taralatA va caMcalatA nahIM, vaha pAnI hI nahIM, jisa ghor3e, meM sphUrti nahIM, tejI nahIM, vaha mariyala TaTU koI "azva" hotA hai ? isI prakAra jisa yuvaka meM utsAha nahIM, vaha koI yuvaka hai ? hA~, agara koI kahatA, ye "utsAhI bujurga hai" to utsAha usakI zobhA hotA, "utsAhI-yuvaka" yaha yuvaka kA vizeSaNa 'nahIM, yA yuvA kI pahacAna nahIM, kintu yauvana kA apamAna hai, usakI zaktiyoM kI avagaNanA hai|
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________________ (15) yauvana meM hI mahAna kArya hue haiM saMsAra ke mahApuruSoM kA itihAsa uThAkara dekhie, jitane bhI vIra, yoddhA, pratibhAzAlI. deza-bhakta. dharmanetA, rASTranetA, vaijJAnika, AviSkAraka, mahApuruSa aura apane kSetra kI hastiyA~ huI haiM, una sabakA abhyudaya kAla yauvana hI hai / yauvana kI rasasikta Rtu ne hI unake jIvana vRkSa para saphalatA ke phala khilAye haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra 30 varSa kI bharI javAnI meM sAdhanA-patha para caraNa bar3hAte haiM, aura yauvana ke 12 varSa tapasyA, sAdhanA, dhyAna Adi meM bitAkara tIrthaMkara banate haiM / gautama buddha bhI 28 varSa kI avasthA meM gRhatyAga kara yauvana ko tapAte haiM aura buddhatva prApta karate haiM / sikandara, candragupta, azoka, gA~dhI, neharU, mArksa, lenina, carcila, rUjavelTa, sabhI kA itihAsa uThA kara dekha lIjie / 25 se 45 varSa kA jIvanakAla hI sabake abhyudaya aura
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________________ (16) saphalatA kA mahAna samaya rahA hai / Ayu kA yahI vaha samaya hai, jaba manuSya koI mahAna kArya kara sakatA hai, athaka parizrama va kaSTa sahane kI kSamatA, ApattiyoM kA mukAbalA karane kI zakti, saMgharSa kI adamya cetanA yauvana kAla meM hI dIpta rahatI hai / yauvana meM na kevala bhujAoM meM bala rahatA hai, kintu sabhI mAnasika zaktiyA~ bhI pUrNa jAgRta aura pUrNa sphUrtiyukta rahatI haiM, unameM UrjA bhI bharapUra rahatI hai aura USmA bhI / isalie saphalatA kA yaha svarNa kAla kahA jA sakatA hai / nava-sarjanA kA yaha basanta aura zrAvaNa mAsa mAnA jA sakatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ise hI jIvana kA madhyakAla kahA hai / visarjana kA samaya : bur3hApA bacapana kA arjanakAla, yauvana kA sarjanakAla pUrNa hone ke bAda, bur3hApe kA visarjanakAla AtA hai / bacapana meM jo zakti saMcita kI jAtI hai, vaha yauvana meM vyaya
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________________ hotI hai, aura nava-sarjana meM kAma AtI hai, kintu arjana aura sarjana paripUrNa hone ke bAda "visarjana" bhI honA cAhie / jagata se, prakRti se, samAja se aura parivAra se jo kucha prApta kiyA hai, use, usake lie denA bhI cAhie / jo jJAna, anubhava; nayA cintana aura vividha prakAra kI jAnakAriyA~ Apako dIrghakAlIna zrama ke dvArA, sAdhanA ke dvArA prApta huI haiM, unako samAja ke lie, mAnavatA ke kalyANa hetu visarjana karanA bhI ApakA kartavya hai / jo dhana-samRddhi, vaibhava Apako, apanI sUjha-bUjha, parizramazIlatA aura bhAgya dvArA upalabdha huA hai, una upalabdhiyoM ko cAhe, ve bhautika haiM, yA AdhyAtmika haiM, mAnavatA ke hitakalyANa hetu unakA arpaNa-visarjana karanA bhI anivArya hai / sarovara meM yA ku~e meM jala bharatA hI rahe, koI usa jala kA upayoga na kare, to vaha jala gandA ho jAtA hai, khArA
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________________ (18) ho jAtA hai, kintu jala pravAha bahatA rahe, to jala svaccha aura madhura banA rahatA hai / isalie prauDha avasthA ke bAda manaSya ko samAja-sevA, rASTra-sevA tathA dAna eva paropakAra kI tarapha vizeSa rUpa se bar3hanA cAhie / yaha sevA, paropakAra evaM dAna hI "visarjana" kA rUpa hai, jo mukhya rUpa meM vRddha avasthA, yA paripakva avasthA meM kiyA jAtA hai, kintu yahA~ adhika isa viSaya meM abhI nahIM kahanA hai, yahAM hameM yuvAzakti ke viSaya para hI cintana karanA hai| maiMne kahA thA ki samAja meM, saMsAra meM cAhe jisa deza kA yA rASTra kA itihAsa par3ha lIjie, Apako eka bAta spaSTa milegI ki dhArmika yA sAmAjika, rAjanaitika yA Arthika, jisa kisI kSetra meM jo krAntiyA~ huI haiM, parivartana hue haiM, aura navanirmANa kArya hue haiM, unameM pacahattara pratizata yuvAzakti kA yogadAna hai / isalie
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________________ (19) yuvAzakti yAnI krAnti kI jalatI mazAla / yuvA zakti yAnI navasRjana kA svarNima prabhAta ! racanAtmaka dRSTikoNa rakhie : ___maiMne batAyA ki yauvana sarjana kA kAla hai, yaha basanta kA samaya hai, jisameM jIvana ke pratyeka pahalU para umaMga aura ullAsa mahakatA hai, kucha karane kI lalaka umaMgatI hai / isalie yauvana eka racanAtmaka kAla hai / Aja ke yuvAvarga meM racanAtmaka dRSTi kA abhAva hai / ve dUsaroM kI AlocanA to karate haiM, nArebAjI aura zora-zarAbA karake vidroha kA bigula bhI bajA dete haiM / ve kisI bhI nihita svArtha vAloM ke izAroM para apanI zakti kA durupayoga karane laga jAte haiM / Ajakala ke rAjanIti chApa samAja netA, yuvAzakti ko alaseziyana kutte kI taraha istemAla kara rahe
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________________ (20) haiM, jinhe kisI bhI virodhI va vipakSa para 'chU' karake chor3a dete haiM / ve yuvakoM ko nAnA pralobhana dekara, sarasabja bAga dikhAkara 'digbhrAMta kiye rakhate haiM / isa mRgatRSNA meM par3A yuvaka na to apanA svatantra cintana kara kucha nirmANa kara sakatA hai aura na hI unake caMgula se chUTane kA sAhasa hI dikhA sakatA hai / dUsaroM ke izAroM para kalAbAjI dikhAnA aura vidroha-vidhvaMsa meM apanI zakti kA durupayoga karate rahanA-yaha yuvA-zakti ke lie zarma kI bAta hai / aba vidroha aura vidhvaMsa kA nahIM kintu nirmANa kA rAstA apanAnA hai / yadyapi vidhvaMsa karanA sarala hai, nirmANa karanA kaThina hai / kisI bhI sau-do sau varSa purAnI imArata ko eka dhamAke ke sAtha girAyA jA sakatA hai, kintu phira se nirmANa karane meM bahuta samaya aura zakti lagatI hai|
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________________ (21) maiM yuvakoM ko kahanA cAhatA hU~, pratyeka vastu ko racanAtmaka dRSTi se dekho, virodha-vidroha, vidhvaMsa kI dRSTi tyAgo, jo paristhitiyA~ hamAre sAmane haiM, jo vyakti aura jo sAdhana hameM upalabdha haiM, unako kosate rahane se yA gAliyA~ dete rahane se kucha nahIM hogA, balki socanA yaha hai ki unakA upayoga kaise, kisa prakAra se kitanA kiyA jA sakatA hai tAki inhIM sAdhanoM se hama kucha bana sakeM, kucha banA skeN| rAma ne jaba laMkA ke vizAla sAmrAjya ke sAtha yuddha kI dundubhi bajAI to kyA sAdhana the unake pAsa ? kahA~ apAra zaktizAlI rAkSasa rAjya aura kahA~ vAnaravaMzI rAjAoM kI choTI-sI senA / sImita sAdhana / athAha samudra ko pAra kara senA ko usa pAra pahu~cAnA kitanA asaMbhava jaisA kArya thA, kintu una sImita sAdhanoM se choTI-sI senA ko bhI rAma ne isa prakAra
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________________ (22) saMgaThita aura utsAhita kiyA jo rAvaNa ke abhedya durga se Takkara le sakI / rAma ne abhAvoM kI kamI para dhyAna nahIM diyA, samudra para pula banAne ke lie aura kucha sAdhana nahIM mile to pattharoM kA hI upayoga kara athAha samudra kI chAtI para senA khar3I kara dii| to isa prakAra alpa sAdhana, nagaNya sahayoga kI tarpha nahIM dekhakara jo upalabdha hai use hI sakArAtmaka rUpa denA hai, racanAtmaka dRSTi se lenA hai aura choTe choTe tinakoM se hAthiyoM ko bAMdha denA hai| yuvA varga isa prakAra jIvana meM racanAtmaka dRSTi se socane kI Adata ddaale| zakti kA upayoga sarjana meM ho yuvAzakti-eka UrjA hai, eka vidyuta hai / vidyuta kA upayoga saMsAra meM nirmANa ke lie bhI hotA hai, aura vidhvaMsa ke lie bhI / aNu-zakti kA upayoga yadi zAntipUrNa nirmANa kAryoM ke lie hotA hai. to saMsAra meM
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________________ (23) khuzahAlI chA jAtI hai aura yadi aNubama yA aNuyuddha meM usakA upayoga kiyA gayA to sarvatra vinAza aura sarvanAza kI vibhISikA chAyegI / yuvAzakti bhI eka prakAra kI aNuzakti hai, isa zakti ko yadi samAjasevA, deza-nirmANa, rASTrIya-vikAsa aura mAnavatA ke abhyutthAna ke kAryoM meM lagA diyA jAyegA to bahuta hI camatkArI parivartana A jAyeMge / saMsAra kI daridratA, bekArI, pIDAe~, bhaya, yuddha, AtaMka Adi samApta hokara prema, bhAIcArA, khuzahAlI, suzikSA, Arogya, aura sabhI ko vikAsa ke samAna avasara mila sakeMge / Apa dekha sakate haiM, jApAna jaisA choTA-sA rASTra jo paramANu yuddha kI jvAlA meM burI taraha dagdha ho cukA thA, hirozimA aura nAgAsAkI kI paramANu vibhISikAe~ usakI samUcI samRddhi ko maTiyAmeTa kara cukI thIM, vahI rASTra punaH jAgA. ekatAbaddha huA, yuvAzakti saMgaThita
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________________ huI aura rASTrIya bhAvanA ke sAtha navanirmANa meM juTI to Aja kucha hI samaya meM saMsAra kA mahAna dhanADhaya aura sabase jyAdA pragatizIla rASTra bana gayA hai| . kartavya bodha kIjie Aja bhArata kI yuvApIr3hI bikharI huI hai, dizAhIna hai, aura nirmANa ke sthAna para vidhvaMsa aura vighaTana meM lagI huI hai, isalie prAkRtika sAdhanoM kI dRSTi se saMsAra kA sarvAdhika sampanna aura saba RtuoM ke anukUla vAtAvaraNa vAlA mahAna deza bhArata garIba rASTroM kI ginatI meM AtA hai / aura choTe-choTe dezoM se bhI karja lekara apane vikAsa aura nirmANa kArya kara rahA hai / bhArata ke hajAroM, lAkhoM yuvA vaijJAnika aura lAkhoM kuzala DAkTara videzoM meM jAkara basa gaye, apanI mAtRbhUmi kI sevA na karake, anya rASTroM kI sevA meM lage haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? merI samajha meM sabase mukhya kAraNa
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________________ (25) hai - yuvAzakti meM dizAhInatA aura nirAzA chAI huI hai, kartavya bhAvanA kA abhAva aura deza va mAnavatA ke prati udAsInatA hI isa vinAza aura vipatti kA kAraNa hai / isalie Aja yuvAzakti ko kartavyabodha karanA hai / jIvana kA uddezya, lakSya aura dizA spaSTa karanI hai / saMskRta meM eka sUkti hai yauvanaM dhana-saMpattiH prabhutvamavivekitA / ekaikamapyanarthAya kimuyatra catuSTayam ? yauvana, dhana-sampatti, sattA, adhikAra aura aviveka (vicArahInatA) ye pratyeka hI eka-eka dAnava haiM, yadi ye cAroM eka hI sthAna para ekatra ho jAyeM, arthAt cAroM mila jAe~, to phira kyA anartha hogA ? kaisA mahAvinAza hogA ? kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / yuvaka, svayaM eka zakti hai, phira ve saMgaThita ho jAyeM, ekatA ke sUtra meM baMdha jAyeM, anuzAsana meM calane kA saMkalpa le leM,
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________________ (26) viveka aura vicArazIlatA se kAma leM, to ve saMsAra meM aisA camatkArI parivartana kara sakate ki naraka ko svarga banAkara dikhA sakate haiM, jaMgala meM maMgala manA sakate haiM / isalie cAhie, kucha dizAbodha, anuzAsana, cAritrika niyama, ataH maiM isI viSaya para yuvakoM ko kucha saMketa denA cAhatA hU~ / anuzAsana meM rahanA sIkho yuvA varga ko Aja sabase pahalI jarUrata hai - anuzAsita rahane kI, saMgaThita rahane kI / choTe-choTe svArthoM ke kAraNa, pratispardhA ke kAraNa, jahA~ yuvaka paraspara TakarAte haiM, eka-dUsare kI burAI aura eka-dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne kA kAma karate haiM, vahA~ kabhI bhI nirmANa nahIM ho sakatA, navasRjana nahIM ho sakatA / anuzAsana, pragati kA pahalA pATha hai| jo svayaM anuzAsana meM rahanA jAnatA hai, vaha dUsaroM ko bhI anuzAsita rakha sakatA hai / jahA~ saba milakara ekajuTa hokara kAma karate
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________________ (27) haiM, vahA~ pragati, samRddhi aura sattA svaya upasthita hotI hai / tathAgata buddha ne kahA thA-'jaba taka vaizAlI gaNarAjya ke kSatriya paraspara milakara vicAra kareMge, vRddhajanoM kA parAmarza mAneMge, eka-dUsare kA sanmAna kareMge aura saMgaThita-ekamata hokara koI kArya kareMge, taba taka koI bhI mahAzakti inakA vinAza nahIM kara sakatI / ' bhArata jaise mahAna rASTra ke lie bhI Aja yahI bAta kahI jA sakatI hai, yahA~ kA yuvAvarga yadi apane vRddhajanoM kA sanmAna karatA rahegA, unake anubhava se lAbha letA rahegA, unakA Adara karegA aura svArtha kI bhAvanA se dUra rahakara dharma va rASTraprema kI bhAvanA se saMgaThita rahegA, eka-dUsare kA sanmAna degA to vaha nizcita hI eka dina saMsAra kI mahAzakti bana jAegA / koI bhI rASTra ise parAjita to kyA Ter3hI AMkha se bhI 'dekhane kI himmata nahIM karegA ataH sarvaprathama yuvAvarga ko 'anuzAsana' meM rahane kI Adata
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________________ (28) DAlanI cAhie / anuzAsita sipAhI kI bhAMti, saMgaThita phauja kI bhA~ti use apanI jIvanazailI banAnI caahie| jo vyakti anuzAsita jIvana jInA sIkha letA hai, vaha cAhe rAjanaitika kSetra meM rahe, dhArmika kSetra meM rahe, prazAsanika kSetra meM rahe, yA vyApArika, audyogika kSetra meM, vaha hara jagaha apanA alaga hI sthAna banAyegA, usakA vyaktitva alaga camakegA, sabako prabhAvita bhI karegA; aura sabhI kSetroM meM pragati, unnati evaM saphalatA bhI prApta kregaa| anuzAsana bhI kaI prakAra ke haiMsabase pahalA aura sabase Avazyaka anuzAsana hai- 'AtmAnuzAsana / ' jisane apane Apa para anuzAsana karanA sIkha liyA vaha saMsAra meM saba para anuzAsana kara sakatA hai aura saba jagaha saphala ho sakatA hai| AtmAnuzAsana kA matalaba hai-apanI anAvazyaka icchAoM para, AkAMkSAoM para,
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________________ (29) galata AdatoM para, aura una saba bhAvanAoM para buddhi kA niyantraNa rakhanA, jinase vyartha kI ciMtA, bhAga-daur3a, parezAnI, hAni aura badanAmI ho sakatI hai / manuSya jAnatA hai ki merI yaha icchA kabhI pUrI hone vAlI nahIM, yA merI isa Adata se mujhe bahuta nukasAna ho sakatA hai / bolane kI, khAne kI, pIne kI, rahana-sahana kI, aisI aneka burI AdateM hotI haiM, jinase sabhI taraha kI hAni uThAnI par3atI hai, Arthika bhI, zArIrika bhI / kabhI-kabhI icchA va Adata para niyantraNa na kara pAne se manuSya acchI naukarI se hAtha dho baiThatA hai, apanA svAsthya caupaTa kara letA hai aura dhana barbAda kara, dara-dara kA bhikhArI bana jAtA hai, ataH jIvana meM saphala hone ke lie 'AtmAnuzAsana' sabase mahattvapUrNa gura hai| AtmAnuzAsana sAdha lene para, sAmAjika anuzAsana, naitika anuzAsana aura bhAvanAtmaka anuzAsana, svataH sadha jAte
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________________ (30) haiM, ataH yuvA varga ko sarvaprathama bhagavAn mahAvIra kA saMdeza pada-pada para smaraNa rakhanA cAhie-'appA danto suhI hoI' apane Apa para saMyama karane vAlA sadA sukhI rahatA hai / apanI bhAvanA para, apanI AdatoM para aura apanI hara gatividhi para svayaM kA niyantraNa rakheM / pA~ca Avazyaka guNa yaha mAnA ki 'yuvA' Aja saMsAra kI mahAna zakti hai / 'yuvAvasthA' jIvana kI sabase mahatvapUrNa ghar3I hai, kintu isa zakti ko, isa samaya kI sandhi ko hama tabhI upayogI banA sakate haiM, jaba vaha apanI sakArAtmaka zaktiyoM ko jagAyegI / apanI sakArAtmaka zaktiyoM ko jagAne ke lie yuvA varga ko ina pA~ca bAtoM para dhyAna kendrita karanA hai 1. zraddhAzIla baneM-Aja kA yuvAmAnasa zraddhA, AsthA, vizvAsa, phetha (Faith) nAma se napharata karatA hai, vaha kahatA hai
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________________ (31) zraddhA karanA bUr3hoM kA kAma hai, yuvaka kI pahacAna hai-bAta-bAta meM tarka, avizvAsa aura gaharI jA~ca-par3atAla / maiM samajhatA hU~yuvA varga meM yahI sabase bar3I bhrAnti yA galataphahamI ho rahI hai| zraddhA yA vizvAsa eka aisA TaoNnika hai, rasAyana hai jisake binA kAma karane kI zakti A hI nahIM sktii| jaba taka Apa apane svayaM ke prati zraddhAzIla nahIM hoMge, apanI kSamatA para bharosA nahIM kareMge, taba taka kucha bhI kAma karane kI himmata nahIM hogI / zraddhAhIna ke pA~vaH DagamagAte rahate haiM, usakI gati meM pakar3a nahIM hotI, sthiratA nahIM hotI aura na hI preraNA hotI hai / hama eka vyakti para, eka netA para, eka dharma siddhAnta para, eka naitika sadguNa para yA bhagavAn nAma kI kisI parama zakti para jaba taka bharosA nahIM kareMge, zraddhA nahIM kareMge taba taka na to hamAre sAmane bar3hane kA koI lakSya hogA, na hI mana meM bala hogA, na utsAha hogA aura na hI samarpaNa
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________________ bhAvanA hogI / prema jaise samarpaNa cAhatA hai, rASTra vaise hI balidAna cAhatA hai aura bhagavAn zraddhA cAhatA hai / nAma bhinna-bhinna haiM, bAta eka hI hai / antar kA. vizvAsa jAgRta ho jAye to zraddhA bhI jagegI, samarpaNa bhAvanA bhI bar3hegI aura balidAna ho jAne kI dRr3hatA bhI aayegii| isalie maiM yuvA varga se kahanA cAhatA hU~-Apa 'zraddhA' nAma se ghabarAie nahIM / hA~, zraddhA ke nAma para aMdhazraddhA ke kue~ meM na gira par3eM, A~kha khulI rakheM, mana ko jAgRta rakheM, buddhi ko prakAzita, aura phira zraddhA kA dIpaka jalAyeM / zraddhAzIlatA hI manuSya ko kartavya ke prati utsAhita karatI hai, kartavya se bA~dha rakhatI hai / zraddhA karNa kA vaha kavaca hai jise bhedane kI zakti na arjuna ke bANoM meM thI aura na hI bhIma kI gadA meM / zraddhA ajJAnamUlaka nahIM, jJAnamUlaka honI cAhie / isalie pahale par3hiye, svAdhyAya kIjie, jJAna prApta kIjie /
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________________ (33) satya-asatya kI pahacAna kA tharmAmITara apane pAsa rakhie aura phira satya para zraddhA kIjie, lakSya para DaTa jAie / yadi ApameM zraddhA kI dRr3hatA nahIM hogI to ApakA jIvana binA nIMva kA mahala hogA, ApakI yojanAe~ aura kalpanAe~, Apake sapane aura bhAvanAe~ zUnya meM tairate gubbAroM ke samAna idhara-udhara bhaTakate raheMge / isalie yuvA varga ko maiM kahanA cAhatA hU~, sarvaprathama zraddhA kA kavaca dhAraNa kareM / vizvAsa karanA sIkheM to sarvatra vizvAsa prApta hogA / aphavAhoM meM na ur3eM, bhrAntiyoM ke aMdhar3a meM na baheM, svayaM meM sthiratA, dRr3hatA aura AdhArazIlatA lAyeM / 2. AtmavizvAsI aura nirbhaya banezraddhAzIlatA kA hI eka dUsarA pakSa haiAtmavizvAsa / 'vizvAsa' jIvana kA AdhAra hai / jIvana ke hara kSetra meM vizvAsa se hI kAma calatA hai / sabase pahalI bAta hai, dUsaroM para vizvAsa karane se pahale, apane Apa para vizvAsa kareM / jo apane para -
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________________ (34) vizvAsa nahIM kara sakatA, vaha saMsAra meM kisI para bhI vizvAsa nahIM kara sakatA / vizvAsa karane kI usakI sabhI bAteM jhUThI haiM, kyoMki Apake lie sabase jAnApahacAnA aura sabase najadIka Apa svayaM haiM, isase najadIka kA mitra aura kauna hai ? jaba Apa apane sabase abhinna aMga AtmA para, apanI zakti, apanI buddhi aura apanI kAryakSamatA para bhI vizvAsa nahIM kara sakeMge to duniyA meM kisa para vizvAsa kareMge ? mAtA, bhAI, patnI, putra, mitra ye saba dUra ke evaM bhinna rizte haiM / AtmA kA riztA abhinna hai, ataH sabase pahale apanI AtmA para vizvAsa karanA caahie| ApakI AtmA meM aneka zaktiyA~ haiM / dharma zAstra kI bhASA meM AtmA anantazaktisampanna hai / aura Aja ke vijJAna kI bhASA meM mAnava zarIra, asIma agaNita zaktiyoM kA puMja hai / kahate haiM, pazcima ke mAnasa zAstriyoM ne prayoga karake batAyA hai
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________________ (35) ki manuSya apanI mastiSka zaktiyoM ko kendrita karake unase itanI UrjA paidA kara sakatA hai, ki eka lambI Trena 100 kilomITara prati ghaNTA kI raphtAra se cala sakatI hai / hajAroM, lAkhoM Tana vajana kI Trena calAnA, krena uThAnA, yaha jaba ApakI mastiSkIya UrjA se sambhava ho sakatA hai, to kalpanA kIjie, ApakI mAnasika UrjA meM kitanI pracaNDa zakti (pAvara) hogii| prAcIna samaya meM mana ko ekAgra karake mantrajApa karane se devatAoM ke AkarSaNa karane kI ghaTanAe~ hotI thI, kyA ve kalpanA mAtra haiM ? nahIM / mAnava-mana kI pracaNDa zakti se karor3oM mIla dUra baiThe devatAoM kA Asana hila sakatA hai, to kyA apane Asa-pAsa ke jagat ko, apane sAmane khar3e vyakti ko prabhAvita nahIM kara sakatA ? isameM kisI prakAra ke maismerijma yA sammohana kI jarUrata nahIM hai, kintu sirpha
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________________ (36) manaHsaMyama, ekAgratA aura dRr3ha icchA zakti kI jarUrata hai| Aja ke yuvA varga meM dekhA jAtA hai, prAyaH icchA zakti kA abhAva hai, na usameM mAnasika saMyama hai, na ekAgratA aura na icchA zakti aura yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja kA yuvaka dIna-hIna banakara bhaTaka rahA hai / jIvana meM nirAzA aura kuNThA kA zikAra ho rahA hai / asaphalatA kI coTa khAkara aneka yuvaka AtmahatyA kara lete haiM, to aneka yuvaka asamaya meM hI buDDhe ho jAte haiM, yA mauta ke mu~ha meM cale jAte haiN| maiM apane yuvA bandhuoM se kahanA cAhatA hU~, ve jAgeM, uThe-uttiSThata ! jAgrata ! prApya varAn, nibodhata / svayaM uThe, apanI zaktiyoM ko jagAyeM aura dUsare sAthiyoM ko bhI utsAhita kareM, jIvana lakSya ko prApta kareM, mana kI zaktiyoM ko kendrita kareM, AtmA ko balavAna banAyeM- nAyamAtmA balahInena labhyaH' yaha AtmA yA samajhie,
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________________ (37) saMsAra kA bhautika va AdhyAtmika vaibhava balahIna, durbala vyaktiyoM ko prApta nahIM ho sakatA, 'vIrabhogyA vasundharA - yaha ratnagarbhA pRthvI vIroM ke lie hI hai / Atma-vizvAsa jagAne ke lie kisI davA yA TaoNnika kI jarUrata nahIM hai, kintu Apako dhyAna, yoga, japa, svAdhyAya, jaisI vidhiyoM kA sahArA lenA par3egA / dhyAnayoga - japa, yahI ApakA TaoNnika hai, yahI vaha pAvara hAusa hai, jahA~ kA kanekzana jur3ate hI zakti kA akSaya srota umar3a par3egA / ataH bandhuo ! jIvana meM saphalatA aura mahAna AdarzoM ke zikhara para car3hane ke lie svayaM ko anuzAsita kIjie, AtmavizvAsa jagAiye / jo Atma vizvAsI hogA, vaha kisI na kisI rUpa meM paramAtmavizvAsI bhI hogA / cU~ki Akhira manuSya ( yA AtmA) kA sarvathA nirdoSa paripUrNa svarUpa hI to Izvara hai / ataH AtmA meM vizvAsa karane vAlA IzvaraniSTha hogA, cAhe
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________________ (38) use Izvara bhakta kaho, yA zuddha caitanya Izvara meM vizvAsa rakhane vAlA parama Astika / jo Astika hogA, vaha sadA nirbhaya hogA, niSThAvAna hogaa| 3. caritrabala bar3hAiye-caritra manuSya kI sabase bar3I sampatti hai / eka aMgrejI lekhaka ne kahA hai ____ "dhana gayA to kucha bhI nahIM gayA, svAsthya gayA to bahuta kucha calA gayA aura caritra calA gayA to saba kucha naSTa ho gayA / " caritra yA maoNrala eka hI bAta hai, yahI hamArI AdhyAtmika aura naitika zakti hai, mAnasika bala hai, hameM kisI bhI sthiti me kisI ke samakSa bolane, karane yA DaTa jAne kI zakti apane caritrabala se milatI hai / caritra yA naitikatA manuSya ko kabhI bhI parAjita nahIM hone detI, apamAnita nahIM hone detI / saccaritra vyakti, apanI naitikatA kA pAlana karane vAlA kabhI bhI kisI bhI samaya nirbhaya rahatA hai aura vaha
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________________ (39 hamezA sInA tAnakara khar3A ho sakatA hai| caritravAn kI nAka sadA U~cI rahatI hai| / yuvA varga ko apanI zaktiyoM kA upayoga karane ke lie yaha jarUrI hai ki vaha sarvaprathama apane AcaraNa para dhyAna deveM, caritravAna bneN| Aja kI paristhitiyoM meM caritravAna yA sadAcArI bane rahanA kucha kaThina avazya hai, parantu asambhava nahIM hai aura mahatva to usI kA hai jo kaThina kAma bhI kara sakatA ho / Aja khAna-pAna meM, vyavahAra meM, lena-dena meM, manuSya kI AdateM bigar3a rahI haiM / vyasana eka phaizana bana gayA hai / bIr3I-sigareTa, zarAba-juA-sinemA, gandA khAnA aura phijUlakharcI-yaha saba yuvA zakti ke ve ghuna haiM jo use bhItara-bhItara khokhalA kara rahe haiM / ina burI AdatoM se zarIra zaktiyA~ kSINa hotI jAtI haiM, yauvana kI camaka bur3hApe kI jhurriyA~ meM badala jAtI
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________________ (40) haiM, sAtha hI mAnasika dRSTi se bhI vyakti atyanta kamajora, hIna aura avizvAsI bana jAtA hai / Aja kA yuvA varga ina burAiyoM se ghira rahA hai aura isalie vaha nisteja aura nirutsAha ho gayA hai / vaha idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahA haiM / parivAra vAle bhI parezAna haiM, mAtA-pitA bhI cintita haiM aura ina burI AdatoM se grasta vyakti svayaM ko bhI sukhI 'mahasUsa nahIM kara pAtA hai, kintu vaha burI AdatoM se majabUra hai / svayaM ko inake caMgula se mukta karAne meM asamartha pA rahA hai / yaha usakI sabase bar3I cAritrika durbalatA hai / pahale vyakti burAiyoM ko pakar3atA hai aura phira burAiyA~ use isa prakAra jakar3a letI haiM ki vaha AsAnI se mukta nahIM ho pAtA / ve burAiyA~, manuSya ke mAnasika bala ko khatma kara detI haiM / naitika bhAvanAoM ko samApta kara DAlatI haiM aura zarIra zakti ko bhI kSINa kara detI haiM / isa prakAra usakA naitika evaM zArIrika patana hotA jAtA haiM /
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________________ (4) yuvAzakti ko zaktizAlI bananA hai aura apane Atmabala evaM caritrabala se samAja tathA rASTra kA utthAna karanA hai to sabase pahale svayaM ke caritra va naitika bala ko sudRr3ha va surakSita rakhanA hogaa| naitika evaM cAritrika guNa nIti tathA caritra zabda itanA vyApaka hai ki eka prakAra se samUcA mAnavIya vyavahAra aura jIvana ke Avazyaka sabhI sadguNa isameM A jAte haiM, isalie naitika tathA cAritrika sadguNoM kI koI sUcI nahIM banAI jA sakatI aura na hI isakI koI sImA hai, phira bhI kucha guNa aise haiM jinakA prabhAva samagra jIvana para par3atA hai, samUcA jIvana vyavahAra jina guNoM se prabhAvita aura saMprerita rahatA hai, unakI eka sAmAnya carcA kara lenA Avazyaka hogaa| satyaniSThA jise hama saccAI kahate haiM, vaha jIvana kI sabase pahalI acchAI hai /
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________________ (42) satyaniSThA manuSya ko sadA nirbhaya aura vIra banAtI hai, apane prati ImAnadAra bhI / jaba mAnava jhUTha bolatA hai yA jhUThA AcaraNa karatA hai to usake bhItara hI bhItara eka bhaya aura hInabhAvanA kA aisA jarbadasta jaharIlA DaMka lagatA hai ki usakI Atma-cetanA mUrcchita sI ho jAtI hai / ajJAta bhaya se vyApta zithilatA se samUcA zarIra niDhAla, niHzakta aura AtmA marI-marI sI ho jAtI hai / jisa prakAra hRdayAghAta kA dhakkA lagane se samUcA zarIra DhIlA,satvahIna, zaktihIna aura utsAhahIna sA ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra asatya kA AghAta lagane se mana aura AtmA kI zakti kSINa hone lagatI hai / sAhasa aura utsAha kI bhAvanA miTa jAtI hai, asatyavAdI kI AtmA bhItara hI bhItara khuda ko dhikkAratI hai aura Atma-glAni ke kolhU meM nicur3akara rasahIna, sArahIna sI ho jAtI hai / jhUThA vyakti cAhe jitanI UMcI AvAja meM bole...
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________________ (43) usakI AtmA kI AvAja hamezA dabI rahatI hai, apane sAthiyoM aura mitroM ke samakSa vaha sInA tAnakara khar3A nahIM ho sakatA, jabaki satya kA AcaraNa karane vAlA cAhe jitanA durbala ho, usakI AtmA zaktizAlI hotI hai, usakA sAhasa bulanda rahatA hai aura svayaM use gaurava aura bar3appana mahasUsa hotA hai / gAMdhI jI jaise aneka rASTrIya netA aura satpuruSoM kA jIvana hamAre sAmane hai| ve zArIrika dRSTi se cAhe jitane kamajora rahe hoMge, dhana aura pada kA bala bhI unake pAsa nahIM rahA hogA, kintu satya kA bala unake pAsa thA, isalie ve kabhI dabe nahIM, DUbe nahIM, Dare nahIM, bar3I se bar3I kaThinAI kA sAmanA karane meM sakSama hue aura dUsaroM ko apane sAmane jhukAne meM saphala rahe / kyA gAMdhI jI ke samaya gAMdhI jI se baDA vidvAna yA gAMdhI jI se bar3A vaktA bhArata meM dUsarA nahIM thA ? kaI the, parantu gAMdhI jI ke samAna satya kA niSThAvAna sAdhaka koI
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________________ viralA hI rahA hogA / unakI satyaniSThA ne hI unako sarvatra vijaya, saphalatA aura sammAna dilAyA / ve zaktizAlI briTiza hukUmata ke sAmane jhuke nahIM, vAyasarAya ke sAmane bhI apanI bAta utanI hI nirbhIkatA, spaSTatA aura saccAI ke sAtha rakhate the, jitanI Ama AdamI ke sAmane / unakI 'satyaniSThA ne hI unako mahAtmA, bApU aura rASTrapitA kA sarvocca Adara aura sanmAna dilaayaa| __ jaina kathA sAhitya meM maNizekhara nAmaka yuvaka kI kathA AtI hai / bacapana meM burI saMgati ke kAraNa vaha corI, jUA Adi burI AdatoM kA zikAra ho gayA / mAtApitA duHkhI the, lajjita the ki itane bar3e seTha kA lar3akA corI karatA hai, juArI kahalAtA hai, magara hajAra-hajAra bAra samajhAne para bhI usakI AdateM nahIM chUTI / eka bAra kisI tejasvI saMta ne use samajhAyA to usane kahA-corI kI Adata maiM chor3a nahIM sakatA
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________________ (45) aura jo kucha kaho so chor3a sakatA hU~ / saMta ne kahA- ThIka hai, tuma sirpha jhUTha bolanA chor3a do, aura jo kucha mana meM Aye so karo / maNizekhara ne saMta ke sAmane pratijJA kara lI - Aja se, abhI se hI kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolUMgA / usI rAta ko maNizekhara corI karane nikalatA hai, rAta ke aMdhere meM, nagara kA rAjA bheSa badalakara ghUmatA hai, donoM kI mulAkAta hotI hai / rAjA pUchatA hai-kauna ho tuma ? maNizekhara sakapakAyA, magara jhUTha nahIM bolA, usane kahA- maiM guNazekhara seTha kA putra hU~ maNizekhara ! kahA~ jA rahe ho ? corI karane ! rAjA Azcarya se dekhane lagA, cora hokara saca bolatA hai ki corI karane jA rahA hU~ ! asaMbhava ! jarUra majAka kara rahA hai / yA phira koI zarAbI hogA ! rAjA ne
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________________ bhI majAkiyA mUr3a meM pUcha liyA-acchA to corI karane jA rahe ho ? Aja kahAM hAtha sApha karoge ? maNizekhara ne nirbhIkatA se jabAva diyA-rAjamahala kI tarapha jA rahA hU~, vahIM Aja apanA karizmA dikhAnA hai|| rAjA ko lagA, sacamuca koI nazer3I hai, jAne diyA aura Age nikala gayA / eka prahara bAda ghUmate-ghUmate rAjA kI mulAkata phira maNizekhara se ho gaI / rAjA ne pUchAkauna ho tuma ? vahI zreSThIputra maNizekhara ! acchA, corI karane gaye the ? kucha banA kAma ? kahAM corI kI hai ? rAjA ke khajAne meM ! rAjA khUba jora se haMsA-acchA, kyA mAla lAye ho ? maNizekhara ne batAyA-khajAne meM pA~ca peTiyA~ rakhI thIM, unameM se do peTI kA mAla
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________________ (47) maiMne sApha kara diyA / tIna peTI jyUM kI tyUM chor3a diiN| kahAM hai, vaha mAla ? vaha pahu~ca gayA apane ThikAne ! rAjA ko aba pakkA bharosA ho gayAAja kisI pakke nazer3I se pAlA par3A hai, bAra-bAra vahI mila rahA hai ! kitanI UMcI DIMga mAra rahA hai, jahAM itanA jabardasta paharA baiThA hai, parindA bhI para nahIM mAra sakatA, vahIM yaha nazer3I rAjya koSagAra meM corI karegA, mAla bhI mila gayA ise / tIna peTI chor3a dIM, do peTI kA mAla bihArI kara diyA..... kaisI gappa....ahA hA....rAjA Age nikala gayA / maNizekhara bhI apane ghara Akara so gayA / prAtaH rAjA ko khabara milI, khajAne meM se pA~ca peTiyA~ corI ho gaI / rAjA sunate hI sakate meM A gayA / use vizvAsa ho gayA, rAtavAlA cora nazer3I nahIM, cora hI thA / magara saccA cora ! rAjA ne guNazekhara seTha kA patA lagavAyA
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________________ (48) aura usake putra maNizekhara ko rAjasabhA meM bulAyA / maNizekhara rAjasabhA meM upasthita huA / vezabhUSA, raMga-rUpa, vyavahAra, bolacAla se bilkula zreSThIputra jaisA ! lagatA hI nahIM, yaha corI kara sakatA hai / rAjA ne pUchA rAta ko kahAM ghUma rahe the ? corI karane nikalA thaa| kahAM corI kI ? rAjA ke khajAne meM / kitanI peTI ? ___ do peTI kA mAla sApha kiyA, tIna peTI jyUM kI tyUM chor3a diiN| rAjA ne tIkhI najaroM se paharedAroM kI tarapha dekhA, ve saba thara-thara kAMpane laga gaye / garja kara pUchA rAjA ne-saca bolo ! kitanI peTI corI huI ? yaha cora khar3A hai sAmane ! isane do peTI kA mAla corI kiyA hai, bAkI tIna kA mAla kahAM gayA ? cora kauna hai ?
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________________ (49) Akhira paharedAroM ne kAMpate hue svIkAra kiyA, hamane socA- cora tIna peTI chor3a gayA hai, to vaha hama bAMTa leveM aura pA~ca peTI kI corI batA deM.... / rAjA ne paharedAroM ko corI ke aparAdha meM jela bheja diyA aura cora maNizekhara ko sammAnapUrvaka apane pAsa Asana para biThAyA, usase kahA-maiM tumhArI saccAI aura nirbhIkatA se bahuta prasanna hU~ / tuma merA maMtrI pada svIkAra kro| sabhI prajAjana cakita the, cora aura maMtrI pada / parantu rAjA kA dRr3ha vizvAsa thaa| cora satyavAdI hai, pApa karake bhI pApa ko svIkAratA hai to kala pApa ko chor3a bhI 'degA aura sadA nirbhIka, sAhasI rhegaa| satyavAdI Adatavaza galata kAma kara bhI letA hai to bhI vaha dhIre-dhIre khuda ko sudhAra legA aura eka dina sabake lie Adarza bana jAyegA / jaise sIlana, saDAMdha, kITANu Adi aMdhere meM palate haiM, vaise hI pApa Adi
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________________ (50) burAiyA~ jhUTha kI chAyA tale panapatI hai / dhUpa yA havA lagate hI jaise barpha pighala jAtI hai, vaise hI satya kA ujAlA hote hI burAiyA~ apane Apa gala jAtI haiM / isalie maiM Aja yuvA zakti se kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki ve jIvana meM saphala aura yazasvI bananA cAhate haiM to jIvana meM satyaniSTha baneM / deza, samAja aura parivAra para apane vicAroM kA prabhAva DAlanA cAhate haiM, apane kRtitva kA prabhutva jamAnA cAhate haiM to jIvana meM satya AcaraNa sIkheM / saccAI kA dAmana pakar3eM / satyaniSThA hI unheM vIra, sAhasI aura prabhAvazAlI bnaayegii| 4. sahanazIla banie-sahiSNutA eka aisA guNa hai jo manuSya ko devatA banA detA hai / kahAvata hai-sau-sau TA~ce khAkara mahAdeva bane haiM / patthara, hathaur3I aura chainI kI mAra khA-khAkara hI devatA kI mUrti banatI hai / manuSya bhI jIvana meM kaSTa
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________________ sahakara saphala hotA hai / binA Aga meM tape sonA kundana nahIM hotA, miTTI kA ghar3A bhI Aga meM pakane para hI upayogI hotA hai / usI prakAra manuSya bhI. vipattiyoM, asaphalatAoM aura paristhitiyoM se saMgharSa karake, pratikUlatAoM se jUjhakara, kaSToM ko sahana karake apane caritra ko nikhAra sakatA hai| yuvA varga meM Aja sahanazIlatA kI bahuta kamI hai / sahanazIlatA ke jIvana meM do rUpa ho sakate haiM-pahalA kaSToM meM dhairya rakhanA, vipattiyoM meM bhI svayaM ko santulita aura sthira rakhanA tathA dUsarA rUpa hai-dUsaroM ke durvacana sahana karanA, kisI anajAne yA virodhI ne kisI prakAra kA apamAna kara diyA, tiraskAra kara diyA taba bhI apanA ApA na khonA / svayaM ko sa~bhAle rakhanA aura usake apamAna kA uttara apamAna se nahIM, kintu kartavyapAlana se aura sahiSNutA se deveM /
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________________ (52) yuvaka eka karmaTha zakti kA nAma hai jo kAma karatA hai use samAja meM bhalA-burA bhI sunanA par3atA hai / zArIrika kaSTa bhI sahane par3ate haiM aura logoM kI AlocanA bhI sunanI par3atI hai kyoMki loga AlocanA bhI usI kI karate haiM jo kucha karatA hai / jo niThallA baiThA hai, kucha karatA hI nahIM usakI AlocanA bhI kyA hogI, ataH kAryakartAoM kI samAja meM AlocanAe~ bhI hotI haiN| yuvaka krAnti kI udghoSaNA karatA hai. parivartana kA bigala bajAtA hai. samAja va rASTra kI jIrNa-zIrNa mAnyatAoM ko sudhAranA, andhavizvAsa kI jagaha svastha upayogI kAryakrama denA cAhatA hai aura samAja meM jAgRti lAnA cAhatA hai, ina sundara svapnoM ko pUrA karane ke lie use samAja ke sAtha saMgharSa bhI karanA par3atA hai, parantu dhyAna rahe, isa saMgharSa meM kaTutA na Ave, vyaktigata mAna-apamAna kI kSudra
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________________ (53) bhAvanAe~ na jageM, kintu udAra va udAtta dRSTi rahe / ApakA saMgharSa kisI vyakti ke sAtha nahIM, vicAroM ke sAtha hai / bhAI- bhAI, pati-patnI, pitA-putra dina meM bhale hI alaga-alaga vicAroM ke kheme meM baiThe hoM, kintu sAyaM jaba ghara para milate haiM to unakI vaicArika dUriyA~ bAhara raha jAtI haiM aura ghara para usI prema, sneha aura sauhArda kI gaMgA bahAte raheM - yaha hai vaicArika udAratA aura sahiSNutA / jainadarzana yahI sikhAtA hai ki 'matabheda bhale ho, manabheda na ho / "matabheda, bhaleM ho mana bhara, manabheda nahIM ho kaNa bhara / " vicAroM meM bhinnatA ho sakatI hai, kintu manoM meM viSamatA na Ane do / vicArabheda ko vicAra sAmaMjasya se sulajhAo, aura vaicArika samanvaya karanA sIkho / yuvA pIr3hI meM Aja vaicArika 'sahiSNutA kI adhika kamI hai aura isI kAraNa saMgharSa, vivAda evaM vigrahaM kI
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________________ (54) cinagAriyA~ uchala rahI haiM, aura yuvAzakti nirmANa kI jagaha vidhvaMsa ke rAste para jA rahI hai / maiM yuvakoM se Agraha karatA hU~ ki ve svayaM ke vyaktitva ko gambhIra banAyeM, kSudra vicAra va chichalI pravRttiyoM se Upara uThakara yauvana ko samAja va rASTra kA zrRMgAra banAyeM / dhana ko nahIM, tyAga ko mahatva do Aja kA yuvA varga lAlasA aura AkAMkSAoM se burI taraha grasta ho rahA hai / maiM mAnatA hU~ bhautika sukhoM kA AkarSaNa aisA hI vicitra hai, isa AkarSaNa kI Dora se baMdhA manuSya kaThaputalI kI taraha nAcatA rahatA hai / Aja kA mAnava dhana ko hI Izvara mAna baiThA hai- 'sarve guNAH kAMcanamAzrayante' sabhI 'guNa, sabhI sukha dhana ke adhIna haiM, isa dhAraNA ke kAraNa manuSya dhana ke pIche pAgala hai aura dhana ke lie cAhe jaisA anyAya, bhraSTAcAra, anIti, hiMsA, tor3aphor3a, hatyA, vizvAsaghAta kara sakatA hai / saMsAra meM koI pApa
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________________ aisA nahIM jo dhana kA lobhI nahIM karatA ho| Aja ke jIvana meM manuSya kI AvazyakatAe~, icchAe~, apekSAyeM itanI jyAdA bar3ha gaI haiM ki unakI pUrti ke lie dhana kI jarUrata par3atI hai, isalie manuSya dhana ke lobha meM saba kucha karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai / kucha yuvaka aise bhI haiM, jinameM eka tarapha dhana kI lAlasA hai, bhautika sukha-suvidhAoM kI icchA hai to dUsarI tarapha kucha nIti, dharma aura IzvarIya vizvAsa bhI hai / unake mana meM kabhI-kabhI dvandva chir3a jAtA hai, nIti-anIti kA, nyAya-anyAya kA, dharma-adharma kA prazna unake mana ko mathatA hai, kintu Akhira meM nItiniSThA, dharmabhAvanA durbala ho jAtI hai / lAlasAyeM jIta jAtI haiM / ve anIti va bhraSTAcAra ke zikAra hokara apane Apa se vidroha kara baiThate haiM /
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________________ yuvAvarga Aja ina donoM prakAra kI manaHsthiti meM hai / pahalA-jise dharma va nIti kA koI vicAra hI nahIM hai vaha uddAma lAlasAoM ke vaza huA bar3e se bar3A pApa karake bhI apane pApa para pachatAtA nhiiN| dUsarA varga-pApa karate samaya saMkoca karatA hai, kucha socatA bhI hai, kintu paristhitiyoM kI majabUrI kaheM yA usakI mAnasika kamajorI kaheM-vaha anIti kA zikAra ho jAtA hai| eka tIsarA varga aisA bhI hai-jise hama ATe meM namaka ke barAbara bhI mAna sakate haiM jo hara kImata para apanI rASTrabhakti, dezaprema, dharma evaM naitikatA kI rakSA karanA cAhatA hai aura usake lie bar3I se bar3I kurbAnI bhI karane ko taiyAra rahatA hai / aise yuvaka bahuta hI kama milate haiM; parantu abhAva nahIM hai|
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________________ maiM Apa yuvA varga se kahanA cAhatA hU~, zAyada Apa pahalI yA tIsarI koTi meM nahIM hai / Apa meM se adhikAMza dUsarI sthiti meM haiM, jinake mana meM dharma aura nIti ke prati eka niSThA hai, eka sadbhAvanA hai, kintu bhautika pralobhanoM kA dhakkA usa niSThA kI kamajora dIvAra ko girA sakatA hai ataH Apako merA yahI saMdeza hai ki Apa svayaM ko samajheM, apane mahAna lakSya ko sAmane rakheM / mahAna lakSya ke lie svayaM balidAna karane vAlA marakara bhI amara rahatA hai| eka urdU zAyara ne kahA haijI uThA marane se, jisakI khudA para thI najara, jisane duniyAM hI ko pAyA, thA vaha saba khoke marA! jo jInA ho to pahale jindagI kA muddaA samajhe khudA tophIka de to AdamI khuda ko khudA samajhe /
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________________ (58) dhana, sukha-suvidhAyeM, UMcA pada, aizoArAma yaha manuSya-jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hai, ye to ekamAtra jIne ke sAdhana haiM / sAdhana ko sAdhya samajha lenA bhUla hai / saMsAra meM lAkhoM, karor3oM logoM ko apAra sampatti aura sukha sAdhana prApta haiM, phira bhI ve becaina haiM aura rUkhI-sUkhI khAkara bhI mastI mArane kAle loga duniyA meM bahuta haiM / yuvakoM kA dRSTikoNa-Aja dhanaparaka ho rahA hai yA sukhavAdI hotA jA rahA hai / dhana ko hI saba kucha mAna baiThe haiN| unheM dhana kI jagaha tyAga aura sevA kI bhAvanA jagAnI hogI / saMsAra dhana se nahIM, tyAga se calatA hai, prema se calatA hai / eka mAtA putra kA pAlana-poSaNa kisI dhana yA upakAra kI bhAvanA se nahIM karatI, vaha to prema aura sneha ke kAraNa hI karatI hai / kyA koI narsa jisako Apa cAheM sau rUpayA roja dekara
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________________ rakheM, mA~ jaisI sevA paricaryA kara sakatI hai ? dhana kabhI bhI manuSya ko, manuSya kA mitra nahIM banane detA / dhana ke kAraNa to manuSya manuSya kA zatru bana jAtA hai / mitratA, prema, tyAga aura sevA se hI milatI hai, prazaMsA aura kIrti dhana se nahIM, kartavya-pAlana se milatI hai / mAnasika prasannatA aura Atma-santoSa dhana se kabhI kisI ko milA hai ? nahIM / isalie yuvA varga ko apanA dRSTikoNa badalanA hogA / ina AMkhoM meM lakSmI ke sapane nahIM kintu kartavya-pAlana aura sevA evaM sahayoga ke saMkalpa sNjoo| adhikAra banAma kartavya Aja cAroM tarpha adhikAroM kI lar3AI cala rahI hai / parivAra meM putra kahatA haimerA yaha adhikAra hai, putrI kahatI hai-merA yaha adhikAra hai / patnI mAtA-pitA, sabhI
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________________ (60) apane-apane adhikAra kI lar3AI meM kartavya evaM prema kA khUna bahA rahe haiM / isI prakAra samAja meM varga saMgharSa bar3ha rahA hai / naukara apane adhikAra kI mA~ga karatA hai, to mAlika apane adhikAra kI mA~ga karatA hai / adhikAra kI bhAvanA ne hI varga saMgharSa ko janma diyA hai, parivAroM ko tor3A hai, ghara ko ujAr3A hai, aura samAja-saMsthA ko chinnabhinna kara diyA hai / adhikAra kI lar3AI meM Aja kartavya-pAlana ko koI nahIM pUchatA / putra kA adhikAra hai, pitA kI sampatti meM, parantu koI usase pUche, usakA kartavya kyA hai ? mAtA-pitA kI sevA karanA, unakA duHkha-darda bAMTanA, kyA putra kA adhikAra nahIM hai / adhikAra kI mA~ga karane vAlA apane kartavya ko kyoM nahIM samajhatA ? yadi yuvaka, apane kartavya ko samajha le, to adhikAroM kA saMgharSa khatma ho jAyegA, svayaM
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________________ (61) hI use adhikAra prApta ho jaayeNge| eka sUkti hai-'bhAga kI cintA mata karo, bhAgya para bharosA rakho / bhagavAn saba kucha degaa|' mujhe eka kahAnI yAda AtI hai-eka bar3e dhanADhaya vyakti ne eka naukara rakhA, usako kahA gayA, tumheM yaha saba kAma karane par3eMge, jo hama cAhate haiM / naukara ne kahAmujhe Apa lisTa banAkara de dIjie, jo-jo kAma karanA hai, vaha pUrI vaphAdArI se kruuNgaa| usa vyakti ne eka lambI lisTa (sUcI) TAipa karavAkara sarvenTa ko de dI / subaha se zAma taka, yaha tumhArI DyUTI hai / usane dekhA-subaha, sabase pahale baoNsa Tahalane ke lie 'moraniMga-vAka' ke lie jAte haiM, taba unake sAtha-sAtha jAnA hai| . eka dina mAlika nahara ke kinArekinAre Tahala rahA thA, Tahalate hue usakA
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________________ eka pauva phisala gayA aura chapAka se nahara meM DubakiyA~ lagAne lagA, cillAyA'bacAo'! 'nikAlo ! pIche-pIche AtA naukara rukA, bolA- Thaharo-abhI dekhatA hU~, apanI DyUTI kI lisTa meM, mAlika ke nahara meM girane para, nikAlane kI DyUTI likhI hai, yA nahIM ? to isa prakAra kI bhAvanA, mAlika aura naukara ke bIca ho, parivAra aura samAja meM ho, to vahAM kauna, kisakA sukha-dukha bAMTegA ? koI kisI ke kAma nahIM AyegA ? ataH Avazyaka hai, Apa jIvana meM kartavya-pAlana kI bhAvanA jagAe~ / adhikAra ke lie kuttoM kI taraha chInA-jhapaTI na kareM / saMsAra meM jitane bhI vyakti saphalatA ke zikhara para pahu~ce haiM, unameM kartavya-pAlana kI bhAvanA avazya rahI 'hai / yuvaka jIvana meM ina mukhya guNoM ke
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________________ (63) sAtha-sAtha kucha aise guNa bhI Avazyaka haiM, jinheM hama jIvana-mahala kI nIMva kaha sakate haiM, yA jIvana pustaka kI bhUmikA kahA jA sakatA hai / ve sunane meM bahuta hI sAmAnya guNa haiM, kintu AcaraNa meM asAmAnya lAbha dete haiM / saccAI, ImAnadArI, sadAcAra, vinamratA aura sadA prasannamukhatA-ye guNa aise sAdhAraNa lagate haiM, jaise jIne ke lie pAnI yA havA bahuta sAdhAraNa tatva pratIta hote haiM, se pAnI va pavana ke binA jIvana saMbhava nahIM hai, usI prakAra ina guNoM ke binA jIvana meM saphalatA aura sukha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai / Aja kA yuvA varga apane Apa ko pahacAne, apanI zaktiyoM ko pahacAne, aura una zaktiyoM ko jagAne ke lie prayatnazIla bane, jIvana ko susaMskArita karane ke lie dRr3ha-saMkalpa le, to koI kAraNa nahIM ki yuvA ka
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________________ (64) zakti kA yaha udghoSa - isa dharatI pe lAyeMge svarga utAra ke... saphala nahIM ho / avazya saphala ho sakatA hai / Aja ke yuga meM zikSA prasAra kAphI huA hai, magara saMskAra- prasAra nahIM ho pAyA hai, ataH jarUrata hai, yuvAzakti ko saMskArita, saMgaThita aura anuzAsita hone kI / jIvana nirmANa karake rASTra-nirmANa meM juTane kI.......... ........
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________________ upAcArya zrI devendra muni jaina tatvavidyA ke prajJApuruSa siddhahasta lekhaka janma : vi. saM. 1988, dhanaterasa, 7 navambara, 1931 dIkSA : IsvI san 1 mArca 1941 pAcArya pada : 12 maI, 1987, pUnA zramaNa sammelana para
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________________ 'yuvaka' vaha nahIM jo 20-25 varSa kA javAna hai, yuvaka vaha hai, jisameM utsAha hai, sphUrti hai, cetanA hai, saMgharSa karane kI kSamatA hai aura saphalatA ke zikhara para pahu~ce binA lauTane kA nAma nahIM letaa| caritra-bala, anuzAsana, aura loka kalyANa kI bhAvanA se kAma karanA yuvaka kA jIvana maMtra hai| yuvaka meM utsAha ke sAtha viveka aura zraddhA bhI ho to usakI gati hamezA lakSya kI ora bar3hatI rhegii| yuvaka, pahale svayaM kA nirmANa karatA hai phira parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura vizva kA / -upAcArya devendra muni A prakAzakaH zrItArakaguru jaina granthAlaya udayapura