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________________ jaina AgamoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tattva-cintana evaM use AtmasAta kara sAdhanA patha para bar3hane vAle zramaNa-zramaNiyoM aura zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kA varNana hai| dhyAna, mana ko indriya-viSayoM se haTAkara Atma-svarUpa kI aura abhimukha karatA hai / isase bAharI jaina AgamoM meM varNita vRttiyA~ antarmukhI banatI haiN| dhyAna Antarika UrjA kA srota hai| isase AtmA nirmala, zaktisampanna aura zuddha banatI hai / jIvana meM pavitratA, vicAroM meM vizuddhi aura vyavahAra meM prema, karuNA, maitrI va dhyAna-sAdhikAe~ vizva-vatsalatA kA bhAva jAgRta hotA hai / karma-nirjarA meM dhyAna sahA yaka hotA hai / yaha Abhyantara tapa hai| isase karma arthAt pApa dagdha hokara naSTa ho jAte haiN| karmoM ke naSTa hone se AtmA kI suSupta zaktiyAM jAga uThatI haiN| AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtI hai / AtmA ke isa carama AdhyAtmika vikAsa meM jaina darzana meM strI aura puruSa meM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM kiyA gayA hai| mAnava sa STi ke maMgala ratha ke do cakra haiM--puruSa aura nArI / ratha kA eka cakra durbala athavA kSata-vikSata rahane se jisa prakAra ratha kI gati meM avarodha paidA ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra mAnava sRSTi kA koI eka cakra upekSita, durbala va azakta rahane se usakI gati bhI lar3akhar3A jAtI hai| isaliye bhAratIya manISiyoM ne mAnava sRSTi ke ina donoM aMgoM ko samAna mahatva diyA / upAdeyatA evaM upakAritA meM koI bhI aMga kisI se kama nahIM hai / veda, upaniSad evaM Agama granthoM ke anuzIlana se yaha bAta aura spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki nArI bhAratIya saMskRti evaM sabhyatA kI Adi zakti rahI hai| mAnava sabhyatA ke vikAsa meM hI nahIM kintu usake -DaoN0 zAntA bhAnAvata nirmANa meM bhI nArI kA yogadAna puruSa se kaI gunA adhika hai| bhAratIya nArI kA samUcA itihAsa nArI ke jvalanta tyAga-prema-niSThA-sevAprinsIpala, zrI vIra bAlikA mahA tapa aura AtmavizvAsa ke divya Aloka se jagamagA rahA hai| vidyAlaya, jayapura / AtmA kI dRSTi se zramaNa saMskRti ne nArI aura puruSa meM koI tAttvika bheda nahIM maanaa| usane purupoM kI bhA~ti striyoM ko bhI jaina dharma evaM darzana kI viduSI lekhikA tamAma adhikAra diye / Atma-vikAsa kI zreSThatama sthiti mokSa hai / mokSa ke dvAra taka puruSa bhI pahu~cA hai aura nArI bhI pahu~cI hai| zvetAmbara paramparA ke anusAra sarvaprathama mokSa jAne vAlI (vartamAna kAlacakra kI apekSA) strI hI thii| vaha thI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI mAtA marudevI / jinhoMne hAthI para baiThe-baiThe hI nirmoha dazA meM kaivalya prApta kara liyaa| ( 150 )
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________________ 151 khaNDa 5 : nArI - tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari jaina zrutiyAM isakA sAkSya haiM ki prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva se lekara carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana taka meM sAdhuoM kI apekSA sAdhviyoM tathA zrAvakoM kI apekSA zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA adhika rahI hai / strI svabhAvataH hI dharmapriya, karuNAzIla evaM kaSTasahiSNu hotI hai / dhArmika sAdhanA meM usakI ruci tIvra hotI hai / tapasyA evaM kaSTasahiSNutA meM bhI vaha puruSa se Age rahatI hai / jaina zAstroM meM aise aneka udAharaNa milate haiM jinameM kisI tIrthaMkara yA AcArya Adi kI eka hI dezanA se hajAroM striyA~ eka sAtha prabuddha ho uThatIM aura ve eka sAtha hI apane samasta bhoga, aizvarya evaM sukhoM kA parityAga kara ramaNI se zramaNI bana jAtIM / antakRt dazAMga sUtra meM vAsudeva zrIkRSNa kI rAniyoM kI carcA AtI hai, jinhoMne bhagavAna ariSTanemi ke darzana kara dharmadezanA sunI aura eka pravacana se prabuddha hokara padmAvatI Adi rAniyoM ne saMsAra tyAga kara dIkSA grahaNa kara lI / dIkSA grahaNa kara gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyA / bahuta se upavAsa, bele, tele, cole, pacole, mAsakhamaNa Adi vividha tapasyAoM se AtmA ko bhAvita karate hue jIvana paryanta cAritradharma kA pAlana karate hue saMlekhanApUrvaka upasarga sahana karate hue antima zvAsa se siddha, buddha, mukta huiiN| ina rAniyoM meM mukhya haiM- padmAvatI, gaurI, gAMdhArI, lakSmaNA, susImA, jAmbavatI, satya - bhAmA, rukmiNI Adi / jainadharma-darzana meM nArI ke bhogyA svarUpa kI sarvatra bhartsanA kI gaI hai aura sAdhikA svarUpa kI sarvatra vandanA, stavanA / " antakRt zAMga" sUtra meM magadha ke samrATa zreNika kI kAlI, sukAlI, mahAkAlI, kRSNA, sukRSNA, mahAkRSNA, vIrakRSNA, pitRsenakRSNA, aura mahAsenakRSNA Adi dasa rAniyoM kA varNana hai / jinhoMne zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadeza se pratibodha pAkara saMyama patha svIkAra kiyaa| jo mahArAniyA~ rAjaprAsAdoM meM rahakara vibhinna prakAra ke ratnoM ke hAra evaM AbhUSaNoM se apane zarIra ko vibhUSita karatI thIM. ve jaba sAdhanApatha para bar3hIM to kanakAvalI, ratnAvalI Adi vividha prakAra kI tapazcaryA ke hAroM ko dhAraNa kara apanI Atma-jyoti ko camakAyA / unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavatI mallInAtha kA nAma jaina itihAsa meM svarNAkSaroM se aMkita haiM / nArI bhI AdhyAtmika vibhUtiyoM evaM Rddhi-siddhiyoM kI svAminI hokara usI prakAra tIrthaMkara pada ko prApta kara sakatI hai jisa prakAra puruSa / bhagavatI mallI kA janma mithilA ke rAjA ikSvAkuvaMzIya mahArAja kumbha kI mahArAnI prabhAvatI kI kukSi se huA / janma se hI viziSTa jJAna kI dhArikA hone ke kAraNa inake pitA ne inakA nAma mallI bhagavatI rkhaa| mallIkumArI rUpa, guNa, lAvaNya meM atyanta utkRSTa thIM / inakI utkRSTatA kI carcA dezadezAntaroM meM phaila cukI thI / aneka dezoM ke bar3e-bar3e mahipAla mallI para mugdha ho rahe the / mallIkumArI kI yAcanA ke lie vibhinna dezoM ke rAjA-mahArAjA kumbha ke pAsa apane-apane dUta bheja rahe the / isa ghaTanA rAjA cintita ho rahe the / mallIkumArI ne apane pitA kI cintA dUra karate hue vibhinna dezoM ke bhUpatiyoM ko sambodhita karate hue zarIra kI kSaNabhaMguratA aura nissAratA kA bodha karAyA / mallI bhagavatI kA udbodhana suna sabhI ko unake vacanoM para zraddhA ho gaI aura sabhI adhyAtma mArga para agrasara hone ke bhAva vyakta karane lage / mallI bhagavatI ne tapapUrvaka sAvadya karmoM kI nirjarA kara dIkSA grahaNa kI / Apake sAtha tIna sau striyA~ aura tIna sau rAjakumAra dIkSita hue / mallI bhagavatI jisa dina dIkSita huI usI dina azoka vRkSa ke nIce pRthvI zilA paTTa para sukhAsana se dhyAna sthita ho giiN| apane zuddha bhAvoM meM ramaNa karate hue usI dina kevalajJAna kI upalabdhi kara lI /
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________________ 152 jaina AgamoM meM varNita dhyAna-sAdhikAe~ : DaoN0 zAntA bhAnAvata nArI ucca koTi kI zikSikA aura upadezikA rahI hai| usake upadezoM meM hRdaya kI madhurimA ke sAtha mArmikatA bhI chipI rahatI hai / tapasyA meM lIna bAhubalI ke abhimAna ko cUra karane vAlI unakI bahaneM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI do putriyA~-brAhmI aura sundarI hI thiiN| unakI dezanA meM ahaMkAra evaM abhimAna meM madonmatta bane mAnava ko nirahaMkArI banane kI preraNA thI / unakA svara thA vIrA mhArA ! gaja thakI nIce utaro, gaja caDhyA kevalI na hosI re / bahanoM ke vacana suna bAhubalI bAhara se bhItara kI ora mur3e / ghora tapasvI bAhubalI kI antazcetanA sphuTita huI, ahaMkAra cUra-cUra ho gayA / laghu bandhuoM ko vandanA ke lie unake caraNa bhUmi se uThe / basa tabhI kevalI bAhubalI kI jaya se diga-diganta gUMja utthaa| zikSA jagat meM brAhmI aura sundarI kA nAma svarNa-kalaza kI bhA~ti jAjvalyamAna hai / 'brAjhI lipi' brAhmI kI alaukika pratibhA kA paricAyaka hai to aMkavidyA kA Adisrota sundarI dvArA pravAhita kiyA gyaa| zramaNa saMskRti ne nArI jAti ke AdhyAtmika utkarSa ko hI mahatva diyA ho aisI bAta nahIM hai / kintu usake sAhasa, udAratA evaM balidAna ko bhI mahatva diyA hai| rAjImatI, mRgAvatI, dhAriNI, celaNA Adi nAriyoM kI aisI paramparA milatI hai jo apane AdarzoM kI rakSA ke lie nArIsulabha sukumAratA ko chor3akara kaThora sAhasa, bauddhika kauzala evaM Atmautsarga ke mArga para cala pdd'ii| rAjImatI se vivAha karane ke lie barAta sajAkara Ane vAle neminAtha jaba bAr3e meM baMdhe pazuoM kA karuNa-krandana sunakara muMha mor3a lete haiM, dUlhe kA veza tyAgakara sAdhu veza pahanakara giranAra kI ora cala par3ate haiM, taba pariNayotsuka rAjula viraha-vidagdha hokara vibhrAnta nahIM banatI, pratyuta vivekapUrvaka apanA gantavya nizcita kara saMyamamArga para agrasara ho jAtI hai| jaba neminAtha ke choTe bhAI muni rathanemi usa para Asakta hokara saMyamapatha se vicalita hote haiM to vaha satI sAdhvI rAjImatI unheM udbodhana dekara punaH cAritradharma meM sthira karatI haiN| mahAsatI dhAriNI AryA candanabAlA kI mAtA thiiN| jinhoMne apane zIla dharma kI rakSA ke lie apane prANoM kA utsarga kara diyaa| dhanya hai vaha mA~ ! sacamuca nArI abalA nahIM, sabalA hai / mRgI-sI bholI nahIM, siMhanI-sI pracaMDa bhI hai| AryA candanabAlA kI kahAnI bhAratIya nArI kI kaSTasahiSNutA, paraduHkhakAtaratA, samabhAva, zAsana kauzala kI kahAnI hai| rAjasI vaibhava meM janmI, palI-pusI gajakumArI eka dina rathI dvArA gulAmoM ke bAjAra meM vezyA ke hAthoM becI gii| mA~ kI taraha hI 'prANa jAya para zIla na jAya' kI dRr3hapratijJa candanA jaba vezyA ke irAde ko purA na kara sakI to eka sadAcArI seTha ko becI gii| pitRchAyA meM bhI dAsI kI taraha yaMtraNA / IrSyAlu seThAnI ne usake lambe-lambe bAla kaiMcI se kATa diye / hAthoM meM hathakar3iyA~, pairoM meM beDiyA~ pahanAkara bhUmigRha meM DAla diyA ghora aparAdhI kI taraha / tIna dina kI bhUkhI-pyAsI bAlA ko khAne ke lie diye gaye ur3ada ke baakle| saMkaToM aura yaMtraNAoM kI isa ghar3I meM candanA ke dhairya evaM sAhasa kA prakAza kSINa nahIM huaa| usakI zAnti evaM samatA kA sarovara nahIM sUkhA / vaha apane hRdaya meM nirantara eka divya-bhAvanA saMjoe ajJAnagrasta AtmAoM ke maMgala-kalyANa kI kAmanA karatI rhii|
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI-tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 153 prabhu mahAvIra ne candanA ke antas ko phcaanaa| AdhyAtmika patha para bar3hane vAlI nArI kA unmukta hRdaya se svAgata kiyaa| unhoMne candanA ko usakA khoyA huA sammAna diyA / candanA prabhu ke caraNoM meM AI / yugoM kI jar3a mAnyatAoM ko cunautI dekara use zramaNI rUpa meM dIkSita kiyaa| use apanI prathama ziSyA banAyA aura zramaNI saMgha ke netRtva kI bAgaDora sauMpI / candanabAlA ne 36 hajAra zramaNiyoM evaM 3 lAkha se adhika zrAvikAoM kA netRtva kara isa bAta ko pramANita kiyA ki nArI meM netRtva kSamatA puruSa se kisI prakAra kama nahIM hai| candanabAlA ke sAdhvIsaMgha meM puSpacUlA, sunandA, revatI, sulasA, mRgAvatI Adi pramukha aneka sAdhviyA~ thiiN| tattvajJa zrAvikA ke rUpa meM jayantI kA nAma bar3e gaurava se liyA jAtA hai| usakI tarka zailI bar3I sUkSma aura saMtulita thii| vaha aneka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharmasabhAoM meM praznottara kiyA karatI thii| jJAna ke sAtha vinaya usakA Adarza thaa| prabhu kI vANI para use apAra zraddhA thii| usakA mana virakta thaa| usane bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyA aura AryA candanabAlA ke pAsa pravajita huii| kucha logoM ne nArI ko viSa kI belar3I, kalaha kI jar3a kahakara usakI upekSA kI hai| unhoMne nArI ke ujjvala rUpa ko nahIM dekhaa| vaha yuddha kI jvAlA nahIM, zAnti kI amRta varSA hai| vaha andhakAra meM prakAza kiraNa hai| usane apane buddhi cAturya aura AtmavizvAsa se mAnava jAti ko zAnti se jIne kI kalA sikhaaii| vaizAlI gaNarAjya ceTaka kI putrI evaM vatsarAja zatAnIka kI paTTamahiSI mRgAvatI bhI apane rUpa lAvaNya meM advitIya thI / usake rUpa para ujjayinIpati caMDapradyota mugdha thA / mRgAvatI ne apanI AdhyAtmika preraNA se caNDapradyota ko cAritradharma meM sthira kiyA / tathA prabhu mahAvIra kI dezanA sunakara unheM vandana namaskAra kara AryA candanabAlA ke pAsa dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| eka dina bhagavAna kI sevA meM sAdhvI mRgAvatI kucha satiyoM ke sAtha gaI huI thiiN| vahA~ se lauTakara pauSadhazAlA meM candanabAlA ke pAsa Ane meM unheM sUryAdi devoM ke prakAza ke bhrama ke kAraNa vilamba ho gyaa| rAtri kA andhakAra bar3ha gayA thaa| isa prakAra vilamba se mugAvatI ko Ate dekha candanabAlA ne mRgAvatI se kahA-mahAbhAge ! tuma kulIna, vinayazIla aura AjJAkAriNI hote hae bhI itanI dera taka kahA~ rahIM? guruvaryA ke upAlaMbhapUrNa vacana suna mRgAvatI kA hRdaya pazcAttApa kI jvAlA se tilamilA utthaa| ve candanabAlA ke caraNoM meM gira par3I aura apane aparAdha ke liye kSamA mA~gate hue AtmAbhimukha ho gii| Atmacintana karate-karate satI jI ko kucha hI kSaNoM meM kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| AryA candanabAlA ko jaba vAstavika sthiti kA patA calA to unheM bar3A pazcAttApa huaa| ve socane lagIM ki maiMne Aja upAlambha dekara kevalajJAnI mRgAvatI kI AzAtanA kI hai| ve unase khamAne lagI aura AtmAlocana karate-karate svayaM kevalajJAna ko prApta ho gii| isa prakAra kSamA lene vAlI aura kSamA dene vAlI donoM hI Atma-nirIkSaNa karate-karate apanI karma nirjarA kara kevalI bana giiN| sItA, draupadI, damayantI, aMjanA Adi satiyoM kA jIvana caritra Arya saMskRti kI eka mahAna thAtI hai| ina nAriyoM ne sadguNoM ke UrdhvamukhI vikAsa meM, cAritrika zreSThatA meM, sevA, sAdhanA, saMyama evaM sahiSNutA meM jo Adarza upasthita kiyA hai, vaha saMsAra meM deva-durlabha siddhi hai| khaNDa 5/20 .
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________________ 154 jaina AgamoM meM varNita dhyAna-sAdhikAe~ : DA0 zrImatI zAntA bhAnAvata uparyukta vivecana se spaSTa hai ki abalA kahI jAne vAlI nArI meM jo zIla, saMyama aura zakti kA vikAsa huA hai, usake mUla meM dhyAna sAdhanA se phalita ekAgratA, jAgarUkatA aura mAnasika pavitratA kA vizeSa yogadAna rahA hai| uparyukta dhyAna sAdhikAoM kA jIvana hamAre vartamAna jIvana ke liye vizeSa preraNAdAyaka hai| Aja strI-zikSA ke kSetra meM pahale kI apekSA kAphI pragati huI hai| para isa bahirmukhI jJAna se jIvana meM indriya bhogoM ke prati vizeSa AkarSaNa aura pArivArika jIvana meM irSyA-dveSa-kalaha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi kASAyika vRtiyoM se utpanna tanAva adhika bar3hA hai| mana adhika caMcala aura azAMta banA hai| phaizana-parastI, dikhAvA aura dhArmika ADambaroM meM bhI vizeSa vRddhi huI hai| isakA mukhya kAraNa dhyAnasAdhanA kI kamI hai| tapa ke nAma para bhI lambe samaya taka bhUkhe rahane para adhika bala diyA jAtA hai| bhUkhe rahane se indriyoM kI uttejanA kama hotI hai, zarIra ke prati mamatva bhAva meM kamI AtI hai para isa lAbha kA upayoga antarmukhI banakara kaSAyoM ko upazAMta karane, kiye hue pApoM kA sacce hRdaya se prAyazcitta kara unheM punaH na karane, dIna-duHkhiyoM kI sevA karane tathA sat-sAhitya ke adhyayana-manana aura cintana meM nahIM kiyA jaataa| isakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki tapa tApa banakara raha jAtA hai / usase AtmA ko vizeSa zakti aura prakAza nahIM mila pAtA / AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki tapa ke sAtha dhyAna sAdhanA ko vizeSa rUpa se jor3A jAya tabhI vyaktigata, pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya tanAvoM se mukta huA jA sakatA hai aura sacce arthoM meM vAstavika zAMti kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| 0 0 nArI rUpa nadI siMgAra taraMgAe, vilAsavelAi juvvnnjlaae| ke ke jayammi purisA, nArI naie na buDDanti / / __-indriya parAjayazataka 36 __ zRMgAra rUpa taraMgoM vAlI, vilAsarUpa pravAha vAlI aura yauvana rUpa jala vAlI nArI rUpI nadI meM isa saMsAra meM kauna puruSa nahIM DUbatA ?