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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3 prakAzaka akhila bhAH gainA yuvA phaiDa zAnA-khairAgar3ha elA zrI kahAnA smRti prakAzAnA-sonAgar3ha
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________________ zrImatI dhur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA granthamAlA saMkSipta paricaya zrI khemarAja gir3iyA zrImatI dhur3IbAI gir3iyA jinake vizeSa AzIrvAda va sahayoga se granthamAlA kI sthApanA huI tathA jisake antargata prativarSa dhArmika sAhitya prakAzita karane kA kAryakrama sucAru rUpa se cala rahA hai, aisI isa granthamAlA ke saMsthApaka zrI khemarAja gir3iyA kA saMkSipta paricaya denA hama apanA kartavya samajhate haiM - janma : san 1919 cAMdarakha (jodhapura) pitA : zrI haMsarAja, mAtA : zrImatI mehaMdIbAI zikSA/vyavasAya : mAtra prAyamarI zikSA prApta kara mAtra 12 varSa kI umra meM hI vyavasAya meM laga ge| sat-samAgama : san 1950 meM pUjya zrIkAnajIsvAmI kA paricaya sonagar3ha meM huaa| brahmacarya pratijJA :mAtra 34 varSa kI umra meM san 1953 meM pUjya svAmIjI se sonagar3ha meM brahmacarya pratijJA lii| parivAra : Apake 4 putra evaM 2 putriyA~ haiN| putra - dulIcanda, pannAlAla, motIlAla evaM premacaMda / tathA putriyA~ - bra. tArAbena evaM mainaaben| donoM putriyoM ne mAtra 18 varSa evaM 20 varSa kI umra meM hI AjIvana brahmacarya kI pratijJA lekara sonagar3ha ko hI apanA sthAyI nivAsa banA liyaa| vizeSa : bhAvanagara paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA meM bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA bne| san 1959 meM khairAgar3ha meM jinamaMdira nirmANa karAyA evaM pUjya gurudevazrI ke zubha haste pratiSThA meM vizeSa sahayoga diyaa| san 1988 meM 25 divasIya 70 yAtriyoM sahita dakSiNa tIrthayAtrA saMgha nikAlA evaM aneka sAmAjika kAryoM ke alAvA aba vyavasAya se nivRtta hokara adhikAMza samaya sonagar3ha meM rahakara Atma-sAdhanA meM bitAte haiN|
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________________ MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm zrImatI dhur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA graMthamAlA kA tIsarA puSpa pa AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM || jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga - 3) lekhaka : bra. haribhAI sonagar3ha __ anuvAdaka : sau. svarNalatA jaina ema.e., nAgapura sampAdaka : paNDita ramezacanda jaina zAstrI, jayapura prakAzaka : akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana mahAvIra cauka, khairAgar3ha - 491 881 (madhyapradeza) aura zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana santa sAnnidhya, sonagar3ha - 364250 (saurASTra) wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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________________ prathama cAra AvRtti 20,000 pratiyA~ paMcama AvRtti 5,000 pratiyA~ (maMgalAyatana, alIgar3ha meM Ayojita pratiSThA mahotsava ke avasara para) dinAMka 31janavarI se 6 pharavarI, 2003 (c) sarvAdhikAra surakSita nyauchAvara -sAta rupaye mAtra prApti sthAna akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, zAkhA-khairAgar3ha zrI khemarAja premacaMda jaina, 'kahAna-niketana' khairAgar3ha - 491881, ji. rAjanAMdagA~va (ma.pra.) paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa OM anukramaNikA e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura - 302015 | ekathA baMdara ekathA meMDhaka bra. tArAbena mainAbena jaina kahA~ hai merA cidAnaMda 'kahAna razmi', sonagar3ha - 364250 prabhu? ji. bhAvanagara (saurASTra) bhAva parivartana kI kalA mahAna bhAvaparivartaka bahurUpI brahmagulAla kalAkAra aMgAraka kIkathA AtmasAdhaka TAIpa seTiMga evaM mudraNa vyavasthA - vIragajakumAra jaina kampyUTarsa, dvArikA kaisejalI zrI ToDaramala smAraka bhavana, maMgaladhAma, zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura - 302015 pANDavoM kA vairAgya phAna : 0141-2700751 vairAgya bhAvanA phaiksa : 0141-2709865
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________________ prakAzakIya pUjya gurudeva zrI kAnajIsvAmI dvArA prabhAvita AdhyAtmika krAnti ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne meM paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura ke DaoN. hukamacandajI bhArilla kA yogadAna avismaraNIya hai, unhIM ke mArgadarzana meM akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| phaiDarezana kI khairAgar3ha zAkhA kA gaThana 26 disambara, 1980 ko paNDita jJAnacandajI, vidizA ke zubha haste kiyA gyaa| taba se Aja taka phaiDarezana ke sabhI uddezyoM kI pUrti isa zAkhA ke mAdhyama se anavarata ho rahI hai| isake antargata sAmUhika svAdhyAya, pUjana, bhakti Adi dainika kAryakramoM ke sAtha-sAtha sAhitya prakAzana, sAhitya vikraya, zrI vItarAga vidyAlaya, granthAlaya, kaiseTa lAyabrerI, sAptAhika goSThI Adi gatividhiyA~ ullekhanIya haiM; sAhitya prakAzana ke kArya ko gati evaM niraMtaratA pradAna karane ke uddezya se san 1988 meM zrImatI dhur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA granthamAlA kI sthApanA kI gii| isa granthamAlA ke parama ziromaNi saMrakSaka sadasya 21001/- meM, saMrakSaka ziromaNi sadasya 11001/- meM tathA paramasaMrakSaka sadasya 5001/- meM bhI banAye jAte haiM, jinake nAma pratyeka prakAzana meM diye jAte haiN| pUjya gurudeva ke atyanta nikaTastha antevAsI evaM jinhoMne apanA sampUrNa jIvana unakI vANI ko AtmasAta karane evaM lipibaddha karane meM lagA diyA - aise bra. haribhAI kA hRdaya jaba pUjya gurudeva zrI kA cira - viyoga (vIra saM. 2506 meM) svIkAra nahIM kara pA rahA thA, aise samaya meM unhoMne pUjya gurudevazrI kI mRta deha ke samIpa baiThe-baiThe saMkalpa liyA ki jIvana kI sampUrNa zakti evaM sampatti kA upayoga gurudeva zrI ke smaraNArtha hI kharca karU~gA / taba zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana kA janma huA aura eka ke bAda eka gujarAtI bhASA meM satsAhitya kA prakAzana hone lagA, lekina aba hindI, gujarAtI donoM bhASA ke prakAzanoM meM zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana kA sahayoga prApta ho rahA hai, jisake pariNAma svarUpa naye-naye prakAzana Apake sAmane haiN|
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________________ sAhitya prakAzana ke antargat jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13,14 evaM laghu jinavANI saMgraha : anupama saMgraha, caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahApurANa (hindI-gujarAtI), pAhur3a dohA-bhavyAmRta zatakaAtmasAdhanA sUtra, virAga saritA tathA laghutattvasphoTa - isaprakAra ikkIsa puSpa prakAzita kiye jA cuke haiN| tIsare puSpa kA yaha paMcama saMskaraNa prakAzita kara hameM isa bAta para atyanta prasannatA kA anubhava ho rahA hai ki ina kahAniyoM ke mAdhyama se bAla-yuvA-vRddha sabhI bharapUra lAbha le rahe haiN| isa bhAga meM purANa puruSoM ke bhava-bhavAntaroM ke AdhAra para tattvajJAna se ApUrita, vairAgya evaM jJAnabarddhaka 10 kahAniyA~ dI jA rahI haiN| jinakA sampAdana paNDita ramezacanda jaina zAstrI, jayapura ne kiyA hai| ata: hama Apake AbhArI haiN| AzA hai purANa puruSoM kI kathAoM se pAThakagaNa avazya hI bodha prApta kara sanmArga para calakara apanA jIvana saphala kreNge| jaina bAla sAhitya adhika se adhika saMkhyA meM prakAzita ho-aisI bhAvI yojanA hai| isI ke arntagat jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-15 zIghra A rahA hai| tathA aba zIghra hI "jaina kAmiksa" ke prakAzana kI yojanA Arambha kara rahA hai| sAhitya prakAzana phaNDa, AjIvana granthamAlA ziromaNi saMrakSaka, paramasaMrakSaka evaM saMrakSaka sadasyoM ke rUpa meM jina dAtAra mahAnubhAvoM kA sahayoga milA hai, hama una sabakA bhI hArdika AbhAra prakaTa karate haiM, AzA karate haiM ki bhaviSya meM bhI sabhI isI prakAra sahayoga pradAna karate rheNge| vinItaH motIlAla jaina adhyakSa premacanda jaina sAhitya prakAzana pramukha Avazyaka sUcanA pustaka prApti athavA sahayoga hetu rAzi DrAphTa dvArA "akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, khairAgar3ha" ke nAma se bhejeN| hamArA baiMka khAtA sTeTa baiMka Apha iNDiyA kI khairAgar3ha zAkhA meM hai| (4)
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________________ janma 1/12/1978 (khairAgar3ha, ma.pra. ) vinamra AdarAJjalI dAdA pitA sva. tanmaya ( pukharAja ) gir3iyA alpavaya meM aneka uttama saMskAroM se surabhita, bhArata ke sabhI tIrthoM kI yAtrA, parvoM meM yama-niyama meM kaTTaratA, rAtri bhojana tyAga, TI.vI. dekhanA tyAga, devadarzana, svAdhyAya, pUjana Adi chaha Avazyaka meM hamezA lIna, sahanazIlatA, nirlobhatA, vairAgI, satyavAdI, dAna zIlatA se zobhAyamAna terA jIvana dhanya hai / alpakAla meM terA AtmA asAra-saMsAra se mukta hogA (vaha svayaM kahatA thA ki mere adhika se adhika 3 bhava bAkI haiM / ) cinmaya tattva meM sadA ke lie tanmaya ho jAve - aisI bhAvanA ke sAtha yaha viyoga kA vairAgyamaya prasaMga hameM bhI saMsAra se virakta karake mokSapatha kI preraNA detA rahe - aisI bhAvanA hai| sva. zrI kaMvaralAla jaina zrI motIlAla jaina buA zrImatI DhelAbAI jIjA zrI zuddhAtmaprakAza jaina jIjA zrI yogezakumAra jaina hama haiM (5) svargavAsa 2/2/1993 (durga paMcakalyANaka ) dAdI mAtA phUphA jIjI jIjI sva. mathurAbAI jaina zrImatI zobhAdevI jaina sva. tejamAla jaina sau. zraddhA jaina, vidizA sau. kSamA jaina, dhamatarI
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________________ hamAre mArgadarzaka MANO zrI dulIcaMda baraDiyA rAjanAMdagA~va pitA - sva. phatelAlajI baraDiyA zrImatI sva. santoSabAI baraDiyA pitA - sva. siremalajI sirohiyA sarala svabhAvI baraDiyA dampatti apane jIvana meM varSoM se sAmAjika aura dhArmika gatividhiyoM se jur3e haiN| san 1993 meM Apa logoM ne 80 sAdharmiyoM ko tIrthayAtrA karAne kA puNya arjita kiyA hai| isa avasara para > svAmI vAtsalya karAkara aura jIvarAja khamAkara zeSa jIvana dharmasAdhanA meM ( ) bitAne kA mana banAyA hai| vizeSa-AdhyAtmika satpuruSa pUjya zrI kAnajIsvAmI ke darzana aura) / satsaMga kA lAbha liyA hai| parivAra putra putravadhu putrI dAmAda lalita candrakalA gautamacaMda botharA, sva. nirmala prabhA bhilAI anila zazikalA aruNakumAra pAlAvata, suzIla jayapura lIlA maMju sudhA
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________________ granthamAlA sadasyoM kI sUcI granthamAlA paramaziromaNi saMrakSaka sadasya | graMthamAlA saMrakSaka sadasya zrI hemala meM | zrImatI zobhAdevI motIlAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrI vinodabha zrI svayaM zarIra granthamAla jhanakArIbA: DAkaliyA mInAbena sa zrI abhina zrImatI sU kalakattA zrImatI ja zrImatI ma bra. kusuma granthamA paththara dvArA oM Avyakti paze evI IgalI bhAvanA sAthe ja jevaMtalAla amRtalAla mahetA parivAra (laja bra. harilAla nanA lAI) taraphathI saprema zrImatI prAzanA -mo. 94280 35557 zena : 0281-244017 kattA zrImatI puna zrImatI rAI, bambaI zrImatI zrIyuta gAMva rrApha, dillI banda zAha zrImatI sva.hIsa zrImatI sva. mathurAbAi phAparaNANTILym zrImatI kaMcanadevI dulIcanda jaina, gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha | zrImatI patAsIbAI tilokacaMda koThArI, jAlabAMdhA (7)
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________________ zrI choTAlAla kezavajI bhAyANI, bambaI zrImatI jazavaMtIbena bI. bhAyANI, ghATakopara sva. bhairodAna saMtoSacanda kocara, kaTaMgI zrI cimanalAla tArAcaMda kAmadAra, jaitapura zrI takhatarAja kAMtilAla jaina, kalakattA zrImatI DhelAbAI ceriTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha zrImatI tejabAI devIlAla mehatA, udayapura zrImatI sudhA subodhakumAra siMghaI, sivanI guptadAna, haste - candrakalA botharA, bhilAI zrI phUlacaMda caudharI, bambaI zrImatI kamalAbAI kanhaiyAlAla DAkaliyA, khairAgar3ha zrI sugAlacaMda viradhIcaMda copar3A, jabalapura zrImatI sunItAdevI komalacanda koThArI, khairAgar3ha zrImatI svarNalatA rAkezakumAra jaina, nAgapura zrImatI kaMcanadevI pannAlAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrI lakSmIcaMda sundarabAI pahAr3iyA, koTA zrI zAntikumAra kusumalatA pATanI, chindavAr3A zrI chItaramala bAkalIvAla jaina TreDarsa, pIsAMgana zrI kisanalAla devar3iyA ha. jayakumArajI, nAgapura sau. ciMtAbAI miTThUlAla modI, nAgapura zrI sudIpakumAra gulAbacanda, nAgapura sau. zIlAbAI mulAmacandajI, nAgapura sau. motIdevI motIlAla phalejiyA, rAyapura sau. sumana jayakumAra jaina, DoMgaragar3ha samakita mahilA maMDala, DoMgaragar3ha sau. kaMcanadevI jugarAja kAsalIvAla, kalakattA zrI di. jaina mumukSu maNDala sAgara, sau. zAMtidevI dhanakumAra jaina, sUrata zrI cindra zAha, bambaI sva. phephAbAI pusAlAlajI, baiMgalora lalitakumAra DaoN. zrI tejakumAra gaMgavAla, indaura sva. nokacandajI, ha. kezarIcaMda sAvA silhATI ku. vaMdanA. pannAlAlajI jaina, jhAbuA ku. mInA rAjakumAra jaina, dhAra sau. vaMdanA saMdIpa jainI ha. ku. zreyA jainI, nAgapura sau. kezarabAI dha. pa. sva. gulAbacanda jaina, nAgapura jayavaMtI bena kizorakumAra jaina zrI manoja zAntilAla jaina zrImatI zakuntalA anilakumAra jaina, muMgAvalI iMjI. AratI jaina pitA zrI anilakumAra jaina, muMgAvala | zrImatI pAnAdevI mohanalAla seThI, gohATI zrImatI mANikabAI mANikacanda jaina, indaura bhUrIbAI sva. phUlacanda jaina, jabalapura | sva. suzIlAbena himmatalAla zAha, bhAvanagara zrI kizorakumAra rAjamala jaina, sonagar3ha zrI jayapAla jaina, dillI zrI satsaMga mahilA maNDala, khairAgar3ha zrImatI kiraNa - esa. ke. jaina, khairAgar3ha sva. gaiMdAmala jJAnacanda - sumataprasAda, khairAgar3ha | sva. mukeza gir3iyA smRti ha. nidhi nizcala, khairAga sau. suSamA jinendrakumAra, khairAgar3ha - zrI abhayakumAra zAstrI, ha. samatA-namratA, khairAgar3ha sva. vasaMtabena manaharalAla koThArI, bambaI sau. acarajakumArI zrI nihAlacanda jaina, jayapura sau. gulAbadevI lakSmInArAyaNa rArA, zivasAgara sau. zobhAbAI bhavarIlAla caudharI, yavatamAla sau. jyoti santoSakumAra jaina, DobhI | zrI bAbUlAla totArAma luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala | sva. lAlacanda bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. omalatA lAlacanda jaina, bhusAvala C zrI yogendrakumAra lAlacanda luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala | zrI jJAnacanda bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. sAdhanA jJAnacanda jaina luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala zrI devendrakumAra jJAnacanda luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala zrI mahendrakumAra bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. lInA mahendrakumAra jaina, bhusAvala zrI cintanakumAra mahendrakumAra jaina, bhusAvala zrI kastUrI bAI ballabhadAsa jaina, jabalapura (8)
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________________ sAhitya prakAzana phaNDa zrI samyaka sArthaka aruNa jaina, dillI haste. ummedabhAI zrI parAgabhAI harivadana satyapaMthI, ahamadAbAda zrImatI puSpAbena manasukha zAha, landana zrI ena. esa. caudharI, bhilAI bra. kusuma jaina pATila, kumbhoja bAhubalI zrI khemarAja premacanda jaina, haste - zrI abhayakumAra, khairAgar3ha jhanakArIbAI khemarAja bAphanA ceriTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha zrImatI mamatA - ramezacanda jaina zAstrI, jayapura zrImatI manoramAdevI vinodakumAra jaina, jayapura zrI dulIcanda kamaleza jaina ha. jineza jaina, khairAgar3ha zrImatI DhelAbAI, ha. zrI motIlAla jaina, khairAgar3ha sva. vasantabena manaharalAla koThArI, bambaI zrI ghevaracanda rAjendrakumAra DhAkaliyA, rAjanAMdagA~va bra. tArAbena mainAbena, sonagar3ha zrI phUlacanda caudharI, bambaI zrI pannAlAla manojakumAra gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrImatI suSamA jinendrakumAra jaina, khairAgar3ha zrI jayantibhAI DI. dozI, dAdara zrImatI saralA jaina haste nidhi - nizcala, khairAgar3ha zrI nileza zAmajI zAha, goregA~va zrI vipula zAmajI zAha, goregA~va zraddhA pUjA satIza zAha, malADa zrI RSabha - ruci - candrakAnta kAmadAra, rAjakoTa anubhUti-vibhUti atula jaina, malADa 501/ 501/ 501/ 301/ 251/ 251/ 251/ 251/ 201/ 201/ 201/ 201/ 201/ 201/ 111/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ 101/ saba vipattiyoM kA mUla ajJAna hai| par3hA-likhA ajJAnI, anapar3ha ajJAnI se adhika bhayaMkara hotA hai / ajJAna kA AbhAsa honA hI ajJAna ke nAza kI vidhi hai / svabhAva meM rahe vaha sukhI, saMyoga meM sukha khoje vaha du:khI / ratnatraya hai merA dhana, dhana bina jaga sArA nirdhana /
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________________ svarUpahA jIvana meM dhyAna rakhane yogya bAteM 1. prAtaH sadA hI sUryodaya se pUrva utsAhapUrvaka uttho| 2. uThate hI paMcaparameSThI kA vinayapUrvaka smaraNa kro| 3. vicAra karo, maiM cetana hU~, deha nahIM huuN| siddhoM ke samAna jJAna aura Ananda hI merA svarUpa hai| 4. zauca, snAna Adi karake nitya jinadarzana kro| 5. citta ko sadA pavitra rakho pavitra citta meM hI acchI zikSAyeM ThaharatI haiN|| 6. nitya nirdoSa vItarAga sAhitya kA svAdhyAya kro| 7. mana meM koI bhI gandA vicAra, Alasya tathA durbhAva na Ane do| 8. kisI kI cugalI va nindA na kro| 9. kaThora, apriya va niMdya vacana na bolo| 10. sadA hI AdhyAtmika va jJAna-vairAgya pada evaM bhajana gAte rahane kI Adata bnaao| sinemA ke gItoM ko mata gaao| 11. bar3oM ke sAmane, bar3e kI vinaya evaM ziSTAcAra se vartana kro| 12. vastra, pustakeM va ghara kI pratyeka vastu niyata sthAna para rkho| 13. samaya, svAsthya va sampati kA sadupayoga kro| 14. apane sukha ke liye bhI kabhI kisI ko kaSTa na do| 15. apane sukha ke sAtha dUsaroM ke sukha kA bhI dhyAna rkho| 16. yadi mitra hI banAnA ho to satsAhitya ko bnaao| 17. apane doSoM ko dUra karane ke liye mahApuruSoM ko apane jIvana kA Adarza bnaao| 18. jagata kA koI bhI padArtha apanA bhalA-burA karane vAlA nahIM hai| 19. nirmohI evaM vItarAga puruSoM ko Adarza banAkara unake jIvana caritroM ko pddh'o| 20. ajJAna evaM rAga-dveSa ke kAraNa hI jagata ke padArtha acche aura bure dikhAI dete haiN| 21. ajJAna aura rAga-dveSa hI duHkha kA ekamAtra kAraNa hai| 22. ajJAna evaM rAga-dveSa ko dUra karane kA nirantara prayatna kro|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3 / 11 eka thA baMdara eka thA baMdara ! vaha pUrvabhava meM manuSya thA, parantu usa samaya usane apanI AtmA ko nA samajhakara bahuta chala-kapaTa kiyA, vahA~ se marakara baMdara huA / vaha baMdara eka vana meM rahatA thaa| baMdara bhAI vana meM rahakara khUba phalaphUla khAtA / eka jhAr3a se dUsare jhAr3a para uchala-kUda krtaa| U~cI-U~cI chalA~ga mArakara hUA - hUA karake DarAtA / usa vana meM kaI bAra munirAja Ate aura jhAr3a ke nIce dhyAna meM baiThe hue munirAja ko dekhakara baMdara bahuta khuza hotA aura taba vaha usa jhAr3a ke Upara Udhama nahIM macAtA / eka bAra usa vana meM eka rAjA aura rAnI aaye| rAjA kA nAma vajrajaMgha thA aura rAnI kA nAma zrImatI / una rAjA ke do putra jo muni ho gaye the, ve muni usa vana meM A phuNce| taba rAjA-rAnI ne una donoM munivaroM ko bhakti-bhAva se AhAradAna diyA /
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/12 baMdara vRkSa ke Upara baiThA-baiThA yaha saba dekha rahA thA / yaha saba dekhakara use aisI bhAvanA jAgI ki yadi maiM manuSya hotA to maiM bhI ina rAjA kI taraha muniyoM kI sevA karatA, parantu are re ! maiM to pazu hU~.... merA aisA bhAgya kahA~... .... ki maiM munirAja ko AhAra de sakU~ / AhAra dAna ke bAda ve muni upadeza dene ke lie baiThe / rAjA-rAnI unakA upadeza suna rahe the| baMdara bhI vahA~ baiThA-baiThA upadeza suna rahA thA.... aura donoM hAtha jor3akara munirAjoM kI vandanA kara rahA thA / baMdara ko isa prakAra vyavahAra karate dekha rAjA bahuta khuza huye aura unheM baMdara ke Upara prema umdd'aa| taba rAjA ne munirAja se pUchA - "yaha baMdara kauna hai ?" usI samaya munirAja ne kahA - "he rAjan ! yaha baMdara pUrvabhava meM nAgadatta nAma kA baniyA thA, usa samaya bahuta kapaTa bhAva karane ke kAraNa
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/13 yaha baMdara huA hai; parantu aba ise utkRSTa bhAva jAgA hai, ise dharma ke prati prema utpanna huA hai| dharma upadeza sunane se yaha baMdara bahuta khuza huA hai, use pUrvabhava kA smaraNa huA hai aura saMsAra se udAsa ho gayA hai|" munirAja ke mukha se baMdara kA vRttAMta sunakara rAjA bahuta prasanna hue| - phira munirAja ne kahA - he rAjan ! jisa prakAra isa bhava meM hama tumhAre putra the, usI prakAra yaha baMdara bhaviSya meM tumhArA putra hogaa| jaba tuma RSabhadeva tIrthaMkara hoge, taba yaha jIva tumhArA gaNadhara hogA aura phira mokSa prApta kregaa| _ ahA, munirAja ke mukha se yaha bAta sunakara baMdara bhAI to bahuta hI khuza huA aura bhAvavibhora hokara muni ke caraNoM kI vandanA karake AnaMda se nAcane lgaa|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/14 apane mokSa kI bAta sunakara kise AnaMda nahIM hogA ? baMdara bhAI ke to AnaMda kA pAra na rahA, vaha pratidina utkRSTa se utkRSTa bhAvanA bhAne .... jaise koI manuSya ho.... aura mokSa prApta karane vAlA ho / anta meM vaha baMdara marakara manuSya huA aura bhoga- bhUmi meM janmA, rAjA aura rAnI ke jIva bhI vahIM janme the / lagA.... eka bAra ve sabhI baiThakara dharmacarcA kara rahe the| tabhI AkAza se do munirAja vahA~ utare.... aura aneka prakAra se dharma kA upadeza diyA aura AtmA kA svarUpa samajhAyA /
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/15 munirAja ke upadeza ko sunakara una sabhI jIvoM ne samyagdarzana prApta kiyA.... aura mokSamArga meM calane lge| phira ve sabhI jIva vahA~ se Ayu pUrNa karake svarga gaye aura cAra bhava bAda rAjA kA jIva RSabhadeva tIrthaMkara huA, usI samaya baMdara kA jIva unakA putra huA, usakA nAma guNasena thA / ve bhagavAna se dIkSita hokara RSamadeva bhagavAna ke gaNadhara huye, aMta meM kevalajJAna prakaTa karake mokSa prApta kiyA / aho ! jo kabhI baMdara thA, Aja vaha bhI AtmA ko samajhakara bhagavAna bana gayA / vaha jIva dhanya hai / bhAiyo ! sacce vItarAgI muni kI bhakti se aura AtmA ko samajhane se, eka baMdara kA jIva bhagavAna bana gayA / hama sabhI bhI apanI AtmA ko samajheM aura muniyoM kI sevA kareM / eka thA meMr3haka DhAI hajAra varSa pahale kI bAta hai / jisa samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra isa bhAratabhUmi para vicaraNa karate the.... aura dharma kA upadeza dete the / mahAvIra prabhu eka bAra rAjagRhI nagarI meM pdhaare| rAjagRhI nagarI bahuta hI ramaNIya thI / vahA~ zreNika rAjA rAjya karate the / ve rAjA jainadharma 1 mahAna bhakta the / 1 eka dina mAlI ne Akara rAjA ko samAcAra diyA ki nagarI ke pAsa vaibhAra parvata para mahAvIra prabhu padhAre haiN| zreNika rAjA yaha sunakara bahuta khuza hue aura mAlI ko bahuta inAma diyA.... aura nagarI meM DhiMDhorA piTavAyA " mahAvIra prabhu padhAre haiM, sabhI loga unake darzana karane ke lie calo,... unake upadeza sunane ke lie clo| "
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/16 rAjA hAthI ke Upara baiThakara bhagavAna ke darzana ke lie nikle| bAjA bajAne vAle ne Dhola bjaayaa| rAjA ke sAtha hajAroM nagarajana darzana karane ke lie jA rahe the| yaha saba dekhakara eka meMr3haka ke mana meM bhI aisA bhAva AyA ki maiM bhI bhagavAna ke darzana karane ke lie jAU~, isalie mu~ha meM eka phUla lekara vaha bhagavAna ke darzana karane ke lie claa| bhaktibhAva se vaha daur3atA huA jA rahA thA - meMr3haka meMr3haka daur3A jAye, mu~ha meM phUla lekara jaaye| vIra prabhu ke darzana ko jAye, jise dekhakara AnaMda hote| Daga....Daga....Dabaka.... / ttb....ttb....ttbk| meMr3haka bhAI to cale jA rahe the, usake hRdaya meM asIma AnaMda umar3a rahA thaa| pIche se rAjA zreNika kA hAthI bhI calA A rahA thaa| rAjA hAthI para baiThakara jA rahe the aura meMr3haka bhAI kUdatA-kUdatA jA rahA thA....donoM ko bhagavAna ke darzana kI bhAvanA thI, donoM ko bhagavAna ke prati apAra zraddhA-bhakti thii| khuzI-khuzI meMr3haka chalA~ga mArate hue jA rahA thaa| Taba.... Taba...Tabaka... Daga... ddg....ddbk....| usako Asa-pAsa kA koI bhAna nahIM thaa| eka hI dhuna thI ki vIra prabhu kA darzana karU~ itane meM rAjA ke hAthI kA paira usake Upara par3a
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________________ CHUUITU jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/17 gyaa| are re ! meMr3haka ke Upara hAthI kA pA~va ! phira vaha kahA~ se bace ? meMr3haka to mara gayA meMr3haka-meMr3haka daur3A jAye / vIra prabhu kI pUjA kI jaaye| . rAste meM vaha mara . jAye / mara kara vaha deva jaaye| meMr3haka to hAthI ke paira ke nIce daba gayA aura mara gayA....parantu marate-marate bhI bhagavAna kI pUjA karane kI bhAvanA usane chor3I nahIM, isalie isa bhAvanA pUrvaka marakara vaha deva huaa| idhara rAjA zreNika vaibhAra-parvata para mahAvIra prabhu ke samavasaraNa pahu~ce aura bhagavAna kI zobhA dekhakara unheM apAra AnaMda huaa| ahA, bhagavAna kI zobhA (vaibhava) kI kyA bAta !! bhagavAna kI sabhA meM gautama gaNadhara aura hajAroM muni baiThe haiM, caMdanA satI Adi chattIsa hajAra AryikAyeM haiM, lAkhoM zrAvaka zrAvikAyeM haiM aura asaMkhya deva-devI haiM, siMha aura kharagoza, hAthI aura hiraNa, baMdara aura bAgha, sarpa aura mora - ye sabhI baiThe haiM aura bhagavAna kI vANI suna rahe haiN| zreNika rAjA ne bahuta bhakti se bhagavAna ke darzana kie aura kSAyika samyaktva prApta kiyA tathA tIrthaMkara nAmakarma baaNdhaa| isI samaya AkAza meM se eka deva utarA aura bahuta bhakti bhAva se bhagavAna ke darzana karane lgaa| usake mukuTa meM meMr3haka kA nizAna thaa| use dekhakara zreNika rAjA ko bahuta Azcarya huA aura unhoMne bhagavAna se pUchA - "he nAtha ! yaha deva kauna hai ?"
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/18 taba bhagavAna kI vANI meM AyA "ye tumhArI rAjagRhI nagarI ke nAgadatta seTha kA jIva hai, vaha seTha marakara meMr3haka huaa| use apanA pUrvabhava yAda AyA aura vaha tumhAre sAtha mu~ha meM phUla lekara darzana karane ke lie A rahA thA, isI bIca vaha tumhAre hAthI ke paira ke nIce dabakara mara gayA aura marakara deva huaa| vahA~ avidhajJAna se use yAda AyA ki bhagavAna ke darzana-pUjana kI bhAvanA ke pratApa se maiM meMr3haka se deva huA hU~, isalie vaha yahA~ Akara tumhAre hI sAtha darzana-pUjana kara rahA hai| bhagavAna ke zrImukha se yaha bAta sunakara usa deva ko bahuta harSa huA aura bhagavAna ke upadeza ko sunakara usane bhI samyagdarzana prApta kiyaa| priya pAThako ! tuma bhI meMr3haka ke samAna bhagavAna kI bhakti-pUjA karake apanI AtmA ko samajha lo aura svarga-mokSa ko paao| Taar ARTERE TENC AMMARO POS al - ("he tIrthapati ! tumhAre vaMdana-dhyAna se meMr3haka bhI deva ho jAte haiN|) jIvoM ne ajJAna se rAga kI bhAvanA bhAI hai, parantu ratnatraya dharma kI bhAvanA kabhI nahIM bhaaii| bhAvanA kA artha hai pariNamana; rAga meM tanmaya hokara pariNamA parantu rAga se bhinna samyagdarzanAdirUpa pariNamana nahIM kiyA, isa kAraNa jIva saMsAra meM rula rahA hai|- chahaDhAlA pravacana bhAga-1, pRSTha 45
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/19 kahA~ hai meza cidAnaMda prabhu ? eka mumukSu AtmA ko khoja rahA thA, jJAnI mahAtmA ne use samajhAne ke lie dRSTAnta diyA eka manuSya thA, vaha baila ke samAna svA~ga dhAraNa karake pUchatA hai"maiM manuSya kisa prakAra hoU~gA ?" "bhAI ! tU manuSya hI hai, tU baila nhiiN| tU apanI bhASA, apanI . ceSTA, apanA rUpa, apanA khAna-pAna Adi se dekha ki tU manuSya hI hai|" usIprakAra upayogasvarUpa jIva pUchatA hai - "maiM upayogasvarUpa kisa prakAra hoU~gA ?" ___ "he AtmA ! tuma upayogasvarUpa hI ho, anya rUpa nhiiN| apane prazna karane kI yogyatA se aura apanI jAnane kI ceSTA se tU dekha ki tU upayogasvarUpa hI hai| viparIta svA~ga arthAt rAgAdi karanA chor3a de to svayameva upayogasvarUpa ho jaavegaa| apane upayoga ko bAhara meM mata khoja, aMtara meM hI dekh|" upayogasvarUpa AtmA prabhu cidAnaMda rAjA ko kisa prakAra prApta karanA cAhiye ? prathama to sarva laukika saMga se parAMgamukha ho jA....aura apane vicAra ko caitanya rAjA ke sanmukha kara....tIna prakAra kI karma-kaMdarA rUpa guphAoM meM tumhArA caitanya prabhu chipA baiThA hai| zarIrAdi nokarma, ATha dravyakarma aura rAga-dveSa Adi bhAvakarma - ina tIna guphAoM ko chor3akara aMdara jAte hI tumhArA prabhu tumheM apane meM dikhegA....arthAt tU apane ko hI prabhurUpa anubhava kregaa| saMtoM kI yaha bAta sunakara pariNati apane prabhu ko khojane ke lie khuzI evaM utsAha se calI -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3 -3/20 prathama nokarma kI guphA meM baiThakara pariNati ne dekhA.... parantu caitanya rAjA kahIM bhI nahIM dikhaa| phira AvAja dI- " zarIra meM kahIM caitanya prabhu hai ?" parantu kisI ne jabAva nahIM diyA / pariNati ke dvArA nokarma ke cakkara lagAkara dekhane para bhI kahIM caitanya prabhu dikhAI nahIM diyA / "yahA~ to merA caitanya prabhu nahIM hai" - aisA samajhakara vaha pIche haTI, lekina phira bhI pariNati caitanyaprabhu ko khojane meM atyaMta adhIra ho rahI thI / taba dayAlu zrI guru ne pUchA - " tU kise khoja rahI hai ?" " pariNati ne kahA - "maiM apane caitanya prabhu ko khoja rahI hU~.... parantu vaha to yahA~ nahIM milA.... isalie maiM vApisa jA rahI huuN| zrIguru ne kahA - " tU pIche mata jA.... tumhArA prabhu yahIM hai| yadi caitanya prabhu virAjamAna na hotA to isa jar3a zarIra ko paMcendriya jIva kyoM
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/21 kahate ? isalie isa deha guphA ke aMdara gaharAI meM tIna guphAe~ haiM, vahA~ jAkara khoja....vahA~ tumhArA prabhu virAjamAna hai| vaha tujhe jarUra milegA....usase milakara tujhe mahA AnaMda hogaa|" upakArI zrI guru ke vacanoM para vizvAsa karake dhIre-dhIre vaha pariNati caitanya prabhu ko khojane ke lie aMdara calI gayI aura dUsarI dravya karma guphA meM ghusakara dekhA....vahA~ to jJAnAvaraNAdi karma dikhAI diye, parantu caitanya prabhu dikhAI nahIM diyaa| taba usane cetanA se pUchA - "kahA~ hai merA caitanya prabhu ?" __ "he pariNati suno ! ina jar3a karmoM meM jo kriyA hotI hai, usakI DorI tumhAre caitanya prabhu ke hAtha meM hai, usake hilAne se vaha hilatI hai....tumhAre caitanyaprabhu ke bhAva anusAra ina karmoM meM pradeza-prakRti sthitianubhAga bandha hote hai| jJAnaguNa dhAraka tumhAre caitanya prabhu kI sattA ke pratApa se ina pudgaloM ko jJAnAvaraNa Adi nAma prApta haiN| tumhAre aMdara yadi caitanyaprabhu virAjamAna na hotA to ina pudgaloM ko "jJAnAvaraNa" Adi nAma kahA~ se milate ? isalie yaha dravyakarma rUpI DorI ko pakar3akara jaldI-jaldI aMdara jA....isa DorI ko mata dekha, parantu jisake hAtha meM yaha DorI hai, use dekha....aMdara aura gaharAI meM tIsarI guphA meM jAkara khoj....|" caitanya prabhu se milane ke lie pariNati tIsarI bhAvakarma guphA meM gayI....caitanya prabhu ke kucha-kucha cinha use samajha meM Ane lage....isa tIsarI guphA meM rAga-dveSAdi bhAvakarma dikhAI diye....| taba cetanA se puna: pUchA - "isameM merA caitanya prabhu kahA~ hai ?" usa samaya zrIguru ne use cetanA-prakAza aura rAga-dveSa ke bIca bhedajJAna karAne ke lie kahA - "jo yaha rAga-dveSa dikhAI de rahe haiM tathA jisake prakAza meM dikhAI
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/22 de rahe haiM, vaha prakAza tumhArA caitanyaprabhu hI hai| yaha rAga hai, yaha dveSa hai| isa prakAra ajJAna - aMdhakAra meM vaha kahA~ se jAnane meM AyegA ? yaha to caitanya - prakAza meM hI jAnane meM AtA hai aura yaha caitanya - prakAza jahA~ se AtA hai, vahI tumhArA caitanyaprabhu hai.... rAga se pAra caitanya guphA meM tumhArA prabhu virAja rahA hai|" 66 usa cetanA ne rAga se bhinna hokara, jaba caitanya guphA meM dekhA, taba to vaha Azcaryacakita raha gaI " aho ! caitanya - prakAza se jagamagAtA, yaha hai merA caitanya prabhu !!" - aisA dekhate hI vaha apane caitanya prabhu ko pAkara apAra AnaMdita huii| usane apane hI prabhusvarUpa kA svAnubhava kiyA / he Atma-zodhaka mumukSuo ! tuma bhI binA jhijhaka apane caitanyaprabhu ko khojo.... vaha tumheM zIghra hI avazya milegA.... yaha jo rAga-dveSa- moha kA jAla dikhAI detA hai, vaha usI kA pratibimba hai.... kyoMki caitanya prabhu ke astitva binA rAga-dveSa bhAva saMbhava nahIM haiN| isalie jina pradezoM meM se ye rAga-dveSa-moha uThe haiM, unhIM pradezoM meM tumhArA caitanya prabhu virAja rahA hai.... rAga-dveSa - moha meM mata aTaka, parantu usa DorI ko pkdd'| usakA chora jisake hAtha meM hai, usake pAsa jA .... . vahIM tumhArA caitanya - prakAzI sAkSAt caitanya prabhu virAjamAna hai.... aba yaha tumase chipA nahIM raha sakatA....caitanya guphA meM prabhu prakaTa virAjamAna hai aura apanI acintya apAra mahimA ko dhAraNa kara rahA hai.... usako dekhane se, milane se, apAra sukha hogaa| aho ! merA caitanya prabhu mujhe milegA.... phira vaha mujhase judA nahIM hogA / - isaprakAra caitanyaprabhu ke sAtha milana se mujhe apAra AnaMda huaa| mero prabhu nahiM dUra dezAMtara, mohi meM hai mohi sUjhata andara /
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/23 bhAva parivartana kI kalA (raudra rasa se kSaNamAtra meM zAMta rasa) (jaina sAhitya meM prasiddha do kalAkAroM kI kahAniyA~ aneka prakAra se sadbodha denevAlI haiN| apane bhAvoM kA svataMtra rUpa se pariNamana karanevAlA jIva, hiMsA se ahiMsA, krodha se kSamA, raudra rasa se zAMta rasa yA saMsAra se mukti kA mahAna parivartana eka kSaNamAtra meM karane kI sAmarthya rakhatA hai| una bhAva parivartana karane vAloM kI hI ye kahAniyA~ haiN| pahalI kahAnI hai - bahurUpI brahmagulAla kI - jisane siMha kA svA~ga karane ke bAda sAdhu kA svA~ga dhAraNa karake nija kalyANa kiyaa| dUsarI kahAnI hai - sonI kalAkAra aMgAraka kI - jisane aMgAre ke samAna krodha se palaTakara ratnatraya rUpI ratnoM ke dvArA AtmA ko alaMkRta kiyaa| donoM kahAniyoM se hama sabhI ko apane bhAva parivartana kI sundara kalA sIkhanI caahiye|) 1. mahAna bhAvaparivartaka bahurUpI brahmagulAla - priya darzako ! kevala eka svA~ga dekhakara ghabarA mata jaanaa| kSaNamAtra meM vaha svA~ga badalakara dUsarA sundara svA~ga ho sakatA hai| siMha ke raudra rUpa ke bAda jisane munidazA kA zAMta rasa rUpa sundara svA~ga dhAraNa kiyA aura isaprakAra saMsAra kA svA~ga-chor3akara mokSa-sAdhanA kA sundara svA~ga dhAraNa kiyaa| isa nATaka meM eka jIva ke do svA~ga batAye gaye haiN| eka thA rAjakumAra.... usakA eka mitra kalAkAra bahurUpI thaa| vividha svA~ga dhAraNa karane meM vaha bahuta kuzala thaa| usakA nAma thA brhmgulaal| eka bAra rAjakumAra ke sAmane vivAda upasthita huA, kyoMki vaha rAjakumAra "brahmagulAla" kalAkAra kI bahuta prazaMsA karatA thA, parantu usakI mitra maNDalI ko yaha bAta acchI nahIM lagatI thii| mitra kahate ki
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/24 tuma usakI anucita prazaMsA karate ho, usakI kalA sAdhAraNa zreNI kI hai, usameM bhAva parivartana kI svAbhAvika zakti nahIM hai, jo kalA ke vidvAnoM ko saMtuSTa kara ske| rAjakumAra usakI kalA ko sarvazreSTha siddha karanA cAhatA thA, use usakI kalA meM eka vizeSa AkarSaNa dikhAI detA thA, parantu usake guNadrohI durjana mitroM ko eka jaina kalAkAra kI prazaMsA asahanIya thI, ata: ve usase bahuta dveSa rakhate the| eka dina kI bAta hai jaba rAjakumAra kA eka sagA saMbaMdhI AyA, rAjakumAra ne muktakaMTha se kalAvid brahmagulAla ke bhAva parivartana kI prazaMsA kI, taba usakI prazaMsA sunakara rAjakumAra ke anya mitra uttejita ho gaye aura eka mitra ne kahA - "isaprakAra kA svA~ga raca lenA yaha to eka sAdhAraNa nara kA kArya hai| hA~, yadi brahmagulAla sacamuca meM kalAkAra hai to hama usakI kalA kI parIkSA kI mA~ga karate haiM, jahA~ vaha apanI ucca-koTi kI kalA kA paricaya de|" ___ rAjakumAra ko to brahmagulAla kI svAbhAvika kalA pradarzana kI zakti para pUrA vizvAsa thA, usane turanta kahA - "mitro, tuma khuzI se usakI parIkSA kara sakate ho| tuma jo bhI svA~ga use karane ko kahoge, vaha taiyAra hai|" mitroM ne kahA -"Aja to hama usako siMha ke rUpa meM hI dekhanA cAhate haiN|" "Apa use jisa rUpa meM dekhanA cAhate ho, usa rUpa meM dekha sakate ho|" - dRr3hatApUrvaka rAjakumAra ne svIkAra kiyaa| dUsare mitra ne kahA- "mAtra bheSa dhAraNa kara lenA to sAdhAraNa bAta hai, parantu usameM sacamuca siMha ke samAna parAkrama aura teja honA caahiye|"
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3 / 25 97 rAjakumAra ne jabAva diyA - "usake lie vaha saba zakya hai / ' - mitra maNDalI apane hRdaya kI bhAvanA pUrI karanA cAhatI thI, jisakA Aja unheM avasara bhI mila gayA thA / unhoMne mana hI mana prasanna hote hue kahA 'aba AyegA majA / " - rAjakumAra ne una sabako vizvAsa dilAyA aura brahmagulAla ke pAsa calA gyaa| (are re, rAjakumAra mitra- maNDalI ke prapaMca meM phaMsa gayA) (2) nATyakalA vizArada brahmagulAla padmAvatI poravAla jAti kA eka jaina yuvaka thA, usakA janma vikrama saMvat 1600 ke lagabhaga TApAnagara meM huA thA, TApAnagara kI rAjadhAnI sudeza thI / brahmagulAla ko bAlyakAla se hI nATyakalA se prema thA aura aba yuvA avasthA meM usakI nATyakalA kA pUrNa vikAsa ho cukA thA / (yaha vivaraNa "jainamitra" meM prakAzita lekha ke anusAra likhA gayA hai / ) rAjakumAra kI sabhA meM vaha bArambAra apanI kalA kA pradarzana karatA thA, bhAva-parivartana kI adbhuta kalA para rAjakumAra aura usake kucha mitra mugdha the / darzakoM kA hRdaya apanI ora AkarSita karane kI usameM adbhut zakti thI, jo svA~ga vaha dhAraNa karatA, usameM svAbhAvikatA kA vAstavika darzana hotA thA - aisA hone para bhI rAjakumAra ke kitane hI mitra usase prasanna na the, ve kisI bhI prakAra se use apamAnita karane kA avasara dekha rahe the| aba jaba unheM yaha avasara mila hI gayA to ve bahuta khuza hue aura unhoMne uparokta prakAra se parIkSA lenA nizcita kiyA / (3) rAjakumAra ne brahmagulAla se kahA - " kalAvid baMdhu ! Aja tumheM apanI kalA ko acchI taraha se dikhAnA par3egA, merI mitra - maNDalI Aja tumhArI parIkSA karanA cAhatI hai|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/26 brahmagulAla yaha rahasyabharI bAta sunakara vicAra meM par3a gaye....ve isa bAta kA rahasya khulavAnA cAhate the.... |atH unhoMne kahA - "kumAra ! kyA abhI taka tumhArI mitra-maNDalI hamArI parIkSA nahIM kara pAyI ? hamArI kalA kA pradarzana to yahA~ bahuta samaya se ho rahA hai| phira Aja yaha nayA vicAra kaisA ?" rAjakumAra ne kahA - "kalAvid ! Aja tumheM apanI kalA kI parIkSA denI hI hogI, kyoMki tumhArI pratyeka kalA kA pradarzana mahattvapUrNa aura AkarSaka hotA hai| ataH Aja tumheM pahale se adhika acchA svA~ga karanA pdd'egaa|" brahmagulAla ne kahA - "Akhira yaha to batAo....ki merI yaha parIkSA kisa rUpa meM karavAnA cAhate ho|" rAjakumAra ne bAta spaSTa kI ki "tuma siMha kA parAkrama jAnate ho, Aja tumheM siMha kA svA~ga batAnA hI hogaa|" brahmagulAla ne kahA-"yaha saba kucha ho sakatA hai, parantu....tumheM bhI kucha karanA hogaa|" rAjakumAra ne kahA - "maiM saba karU~gA, btaao| aisA kauna-sA kaThina kArya hai - jo mere lie asaMbhava ho ?' brahmagulAla ne gaMbhIratA se kahA - "Apako mahArAja ke pAsa se eka prANI ke vadha kI maMjUrI lAnA hogI, usake bAda Apa apanI raMgazAlA meM siMha kA parAkrama dekha skeNge| "ThIka hai, maiM tumhArI vyavasthA karU~gA - " yaha kahakara rAjakumAra ne svIkRti de dii| (re bhavitavya !)
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/27 (4) rAjakumAra nATyazAlA meM Aja vizeSa zrRMgAra karake AyA thA rAjakumAra svayaM eka sundara siMhAsana para baiThA thA, usake Asa-pAsa mitramaNDalI baiThI thI / nAgarika bhI Aja sabhA maNDapa meM siMha kA vAstavika svA~ga dekhane ke lie utsukatApUrvaka A rahe the| thor3I dera meM sabhA maNDapa khacAkhaca bhara gayA / rAjakumAra ke mitroM kI sUcanA se eka bakarA ma~gAkara siMhAsana ke bAjU meM hI bA~dha diyA gayA thA / - - upasthita janatA siMha ke asalI svA~ga ko dekhane ke lie AturatA se pratIkSA kara rahI thI / acAnaka eka bhayAnaka siMha ne chalA~ga mArakara sabhA maNDapa meM praveza kiyaa| loga use Azcaryacakita hokara dekha rahe the / vaisA hI rUpa, vaisA hI bhAva, vaisA hI teja aura vaisA hI parAkrama thA / siMha kA bhayAnaka rUpa dekhakara sabhAsada thor3I dera to staMbhita hI raha gaye / bAlaka isa siMha kA vikarAla rUpa dekhakara bhayabhIta hokara bhAgane lage, jabaki yaha to siMha kA sArA banAvaTI svA~ga thA to bhI usameM siMha kI sabhI krUra ceSTAyeM samAhita thiiN| siMha Akara rAjakumAra ke sAmane tIvra garjanA karake thor3I dera taka khar3A rhaa| - siMha kI tIvra garjanA aura bhayAnaka rUpa dekhakara rAjakumAra DarA nahIM, balki usane siMha ko vaisA kA vaisA khar3A dekhakara ugra svara meM kahA"are ! tU kaisA siMha hai ? sAmane bakarA ba~dhA hai aura tU isa prakAra gadhe ke samAna ceSTA rahita khar3A hai| kyA yahI siMha kA parAkrama aura zakti hai ? nahIM, sacamuca tU siMha nahIM, yadi tU siMha hotA to kyA yaha bakarA tere sAmane isa prakAra jIvita raha sakatA thA ?" rAjakumAra ke zabdoM ko sunate hI.... siMha kI A~kheM lAla ho gayIM.... aura apane paMjoM ko uThAkara vaha kUdA .... /
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/28 rAjakumAra ke mitra isa dRzya ko dekhakara prasanna hue| ve yaha vicAra karane lage - "yaha brahmagulAla ahiMsApAlaka hai, vaha kisI prakAra kI hiMsA nahIM kara sakatA, ata: siMha kA svA~ga nibhAne meM jarUra niSphala hogA aura hamArI vijaya hogii| yadi vaha hiMsA kA kArya karegA to jaina samAja se tiraSkRta hogaa| apane dharma se viruddha jAkara vaha isa pradarzana ko jIvahiMsA se nahIM raMga sktaa|" abhI ve isa prakAra kA vicAra kara hI rahe haiM ki vahA~ to....siMha apane pa~je uThAkara eka chalA~ga meM rAjakumAra ke siMhAsana ke pAsa pahu~ca gayA....aura....eka jhaTake meM usane apane paMjoM se rAjakumAra ko siMhAsana se nIce pachAr3a diyaa| cAroM ora se karuNa cItkAra ke kAraNa nATaka kA raMga maNDapa gUMja utthaa| darzakoM kA hRdaya kisI bhayAnaka ghaTanA kI AzaMkA se kA~pa uThA....aura....dUsare hI kSaNa darzakoM ne dekhA ki rAjakumAra kA marA zarIra siMhAsana ke nIce par3A hai| siMha ke tIvra paMjoM kA AghAta vaha sahana nahIM kara sakA aura usakI tatkAla mRtyu ho gyii| eka kSaNa meM nATya-maNDapa kA dRzya viSAda ke rUpa meM badala gayA....AnaMda ke sthAna para zoka chA gyaa| siMha kA kAma samApta ho gayA thaa| siMha kA svA~ga pUrA karake brahmagulAla aba apane vAstavika rUpa meM A gyaa| isa prakAra viSAda kI ghanaghora chAyA ke sAtha nATya-pariSada kA kArya pUrA huaa| mahArAja ne rAjakumAra kI mRtyu kA samAcAra sunA....parantu ve nirupAya the, kyoMki brahmagulAla ko siMha ke svA~ga ke lie eka prANI ke vadha kI maMjUrI unhoMne svayaM dI thii| zoka ke alAvA aba unake pAsa koI dUsarA upAya nahIM thaa| hA~, eka upAya thA aura vaha thA vairAgya kA upaay|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/29 rAjakumAra kI akAlamRtyu se rAjA kA hRdaya atyanta zokamagna thA, ve prayatna karane para bhI apane duHkha ko nahIM bhulA pA rahe the| brahmagulAla ke isa kRtya se rAjA kA hRdaya eka bhayaMkara vidveSa se bhara gayA aura ve kisI bhI prakAra usase badalA lenA cAhate the| badalA lene ke lie unakA hRdaya uttejita ho rahA thA aura vaha avasara kI rAha dekhane lage, tabhI ekAeka unake mana meM eka vicAra aayaa| eka dina rAjA ne brahmagulAla ko apane pAsa bulAkara kahA - - "kalAvid ! siMha kA svA~ga to tumane bahuta saphalatApUrvaka kiyA....tumhAre raudra rUpa kA darzana to ho cukaa| aba maiM tumhAre zAMta rUpa kA darzana karanA cAhatA hU~....tuma digambara sAdhu kA svA~ga dhAraNa karake mujhe vairAgya kA upadeza do....jisase putra-zoka se saMtApita mere hRdaya meM zAMti ho|" mahArAja kI yaha AjJA rahasyapUrNa thii| use sunakara brahmagulAla vicAra meM par3a gayA....parantu dUsare hI kSaNa nirNaya karake usane kahA - "mahArAja ! ApakI AjJA mAnya hai, parantu Apako thor3A samaya denA hogaa|" .. apane mana kI icchA pUrI hotI dekha rAjA prasanna huA aura usane kahA - "ThIka hai, jitanA samaya tumheM cAhiye utanA le sakate ho; parantu sAdhu kA acche se acchA U~ce se U~cA upadeza dekara tumheM mere zoka-saMtapta hRdaya ko zAMta karanA hogaa|" 'avazya' - aisA kahakara brahmagulAla apane ghara calA gyaa| mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra sAdhupane kA svA~ga dhAraNa karane ke lie brahmagulAla ne nizcaya kara liyA thA, parantu kArya kaThina thaa| isameM pUre jIvana kI bAjI lagAnI thI, kyoMki vaha jAnatA thA ki jaina sAdhuoM kA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3/30 pavitra svA~ga mAtra dekhane ke lie nahIM hotaa| eka bAra jisane dhAraNa kiyA, usake bAda phira gRhastha nahIM hotA / sAdhu kA svA~ga dhAraNa karanA koI majAka nahIM hai, usake andara eka mahAna AtmabhAvanA samAhita hotI hai| aise sAdhu kA svA~ga dhAraNa karane ke lie pahale usane dRr3ha hokara vairAgya bhAvanAoM kA ciMtana kiyA aura apane hRdaya ko saMsAra se virakta banA liyaa| usakA pUrA samaya, Atma-ciMtana aura Atma bhAvanAoM meM bItane lagA | vaha virakti ko vAstavika rUpa denA cAhatA thA / svapara ke bheda - vijJAna rUpa tattvAbhyAsa sahita usane saMsAra virakti ke joradAra abhyAsa meM pravINatA prApta kara lI / usake antara meM utsAha to thA hI ki aho ! sAdhudazA kA suMdara avasara AyA hai| saMsAra ke pApa svA~ga to bahuta dhAraNa kiye, aba dharma kA saccA svA~ga karane kA dhanya avasara AyA hai| aisI dharmabhAvanApUrvaka thor3e samaya meM usane apane aMtara meM pUrNa virakti jAgRta kara lI.... aura aba vaha gRhajAla kA baMdhana tor3ane meM samartha ho gayA thA / samyaktva aura AtmajJAna ke prakAza se usakI AtmA jAgRta ho gaI, vAsanA kI ber3iyA~ TUTa gayIM / hRdaya zAMta rasa se bhIga gayA thA / unake jIvana meM acAnaka Aye parivartana ko dekhakara parivArajana Azcaryacakita raha gaye / vairAgya se bharapUra sAdhu svA~ga meM praveza karane kI pUrNa taiyArI karane ke bAda brahmagulAla ne apane mAtA-pitA aura patni ke pAsa jAkara sArA rahasya prakaTa kiyA aura sAdhu hone ke lie maMjUrI mA~gI / ve sabhI to bahuta mohAsakta the.... brahmagulAla ke vairAgya kI bAta sunakara unakA moha umar3a par3A aura unhoMne eka bAra to brahmagulAla ko puna: mohasAgara meM le jAne kA prayatna kiyA, parantu usane to apane AtmA ko mohasAgara se bahuta U~cA uThA liyA thA, aba moha kI lahareM use sparza nahIM kara sakatI thiiN| apane pavitra bhAvanAtmaka upadeza ke dvArA usane apane
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/31 mAtA-pitA aura patni ke hRdaya ke mohajAla ko tor3a diyA aura ujjvala bhAvanAoM sahita saccA muniveza dhAraNa karane hetu zrI brahmagulAlajI vana kI ora cale gye| ___ jaMgala meM jAkara unhoMne apane sabhI vastra utAra diye aura digambara hokara eka svaccha zilA ke Upara padmAsana hokara baiTha gaye, phira unhoMne apane hRdaya kI utkRSTa bhAvanA pUrvaka zrI paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtoM ko namaskAra karake, svayaM sAdhu dIkSA grahaNa kI....aura AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| - saMsAra-nATaka ke aneka svA~goM ko dhAraNa karane vAlA kalAvid eka kSaNa meM AtmakalA kA upAsaka bana gayA....aba unakA hRdaya AtmajJAna aura zAMta rasa se bharapUra thA, unheM na koI icchA thI aura na koI kAmanA thii| saMsAra-nATaka kA svA~ga pUrA karake aba unhoMne muktisAdhaka munidazA kA svA~ga zuru kiyA thaa| raudrarasa rUpa se bhAva-parivartana karake AtmA ko zAMtarasa rUpa kiyA thaa| dhanya hai ! bhAva-parivartana kI kalA !! (7) prabhAta kA suMdara samaya hai| mahArAja apane siMhAsana para virAjamAna hai....sabhAsada bhI baiThe haiM....isI samaya jinhoMne prANImAtra ke Upara samabhAva dhAraNa kiyA hai aura jo zAMta rasa meM magna haiM aise sAdhu brahmagulAlajI rAjabhavana kI ora Ate dikhe| rAjA ne dUra se hI sAdhu ke pavitra veSa ko dekhA, turanta hI uThakara sAdhu ko AmaMtrita kiyaa| unheM ucca Asana para virAjamAna kiyA aura dharmopadeza sunane kI icchA vyakta kii| munirAja brahmagulAlajI ne pavitra Atmatattva kA vivecana kiyaa| "rAjan ! Atmatattva meM anaMta zaktiyA~ haiM, kSaNamAtra meM apane bhAvoM kA parivartana karake pAmara se paramAtmA bana jAne kI tumameM tAkata hai, isalie zokabhAva chor3akara zAMta bhAva pragaTa kro|" munirAja brahmagulAlajI kA aisA divya upadeza sunakara mahArAja ke
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/32 hRdaya kA zoka naSTa ho gayA, unake mana kA pApa dhula gayA, aMtara meM dveSa kI jvAlA zAMta ho gyii| brahmagulAlajI ke pavitra vyaktitva para Aja pahale hI dina se mahArAja ko ananya zraddhA ho gyii| harSita hRdaya se unhoMne kahA - "brahmagulAlajI Apane mahAtmA ke kArya ko jaisA kA taisA pAlana kiyA hai, sAdhu-svA~ga dhAraNa karake Apane hamAre mana se zoka miTA diyA hai| maiM Apake isa sAdhu-svA~ga ko dekhakara bahuta prasanna huA hU~, isalie Apa icchita varadAna mA~go; aba jo Apa mA~goge, vaha maiM dene ke lie taiyAra huuN|" brahmagulAlajI ko sAdhu-svA~ga se bhraSTa karane ke lie pralobhana ke rUpa meM yaha eka jAla pheMkA gayA thA, parantu ve isameM nahIM pha~se, ve bole ___ "rAjan ! Apa eka digambara sAdhu ke sAmane aise anucita zabdoM kA prayoga kyoM kara rahe haiM ? kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ki jaina sAdhuoM ko rAjya-vaibhava kI icchA nahIM hotii| unheM apane Atmavaibhava ke sAmrAjya ke sAmane saMsAra ke vaibhava kI lezamAtra icchA nahIM hai|" "he narezvara ! mamatA ke sabhI baMdhanoM ko maiMne tor3a diyA hai, aba maiM nirgrantha jaina sAdhu hU~ aura Apake pAsa se mujhe kisI bhI vastu kI abhilASA nahIM hai| maiM to muktipatha kA pathika hU~, pUrNa svatantratA hamArA dhyeya hai, AtmadhyAna merI saMpatti hai, apanI saMpatti se maiM saMtuSTa huuN| isake alAvA maiM aura kucha nahIM caahtaa|" brahmagulAlajI kI eka bAra aura parIkSA karane ke lie rAjA ne kahA - "parantu Apane yaha sAdhuveSa to sirpha svA~ga ke lie hI grahaNa kiyA hai aura yaha to merI icchA pUrI karane ke lie hI kiyA thA, jisase usameM koI vAstavikatA nahIM honI caahiye| tumhAre svA~ga kA kArya pUrA huA, aba tumheM yaha svA~ga badala lenA cAhiye aura icchita vaibhava prApta karake tumheM apanA jIvana sukhamaya vyatIta karanA caahiye|"
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/33 jinake hRdaya meM samatArasa kA sindhu uchala rahA ho aise brahmagulAlajI ne hRdaya kI dRr3hatA vyakta karate hue kahA - - "rAjan ! sAdhu kA veSa svA~ga ke lie nahIM liyA jAtA, muni kSA mAtra svA~ga karane jaisI vastu nahIM hai, isameM to jIvanaparyaMta ke jJAna aura vairAgya qI sAdhanA hotI hai / maiM sAMsArika vaibhava kA tyAga kara cukA hU~ / jisase ve mere lie ucchiSTa ke samAna haiN| vivekI jana ucchiSTa vastu kA punaH grahaNa nahIM krte| maiM aba mAtra svA~gadhArI sAdhu nahIM, merI antarAtmA vAstavika sAdhu hokara Atma-sAdhanA meM rama rahI hai, jisameM aba rAjya-vaibhava ke pralobhana ke lie koI sthAna nahIM / merI vAsanA mara gaI hai aura aba maiM apane sAdhupada ke kartavya meM sthira huuN| aba maiM apane AtmakalyANa ke svataMtra mArga para hI vicaraNa karU~gA aura jagata ko divya Atmadharma kA saMdeza sunAU~gA / Apa mere mana ko vicalita karane kA niSphala prayatna na kareM / " 1 munirAja brahmagulAlajI kI vairAgya se otaprota vANI sunakara rAjA Azcaryacakita hokara unheM dekhatA rahA - tabhI brahmagulAla munirAja khar3e hue.... aura apanI pIchI- kamaMDalu lekara maMda-maMda gati se jaMgala kI ora cale gaye / (8) (noTa - kathA ke bhAvoM ko spaSTa karane ke lie aura kathA ko vizeSa prabhAvI banAne ke uddezya se Age kA kathAnaka lekhaka dvArA likhA gayA hai|) munirAja brahmagulAlajI vana meM eka vRkSa ke nIce caitanya ke dhyAna meM lIna haiN| anAdi se dhAraNa kiye Artta - raudra dhyAna rUpa svA~goM ko chor3akara unhoMne parama upazAMta bhAva rUpa apUrva svA~ga ko dhAraNa kiyA hai - ahA ! apUrva zAMta mudrA meM munirAja suzobhita ho rahe haiM /
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/34 itane meM eka siMha chalA~ga lagAkara unake Upara jhapaTA....yaha siMha vahI jIva thA jo pahale rAjakumAra thA tathA siMha kA veSa dhAraNa karake brahmagulAlajI ne jisake Upara dhAvA bolA thA....vaha rAjakumAra kA jIva marakara siMha huA thA / vaha brahmagulAla muni ke Upara jaise hI dhAvA bolane vAlA thA, tabhI vaha unakI dhIra-gaMbhIra-upazAMta mudrA dekhakara ruka gayA, use aisA lagA ki yaha mudrA kahIM dekhI hai| turanta use jAtismaraNa huA, "are, yaha to vahI kalAkAra brahmagulAla ! merA mitra ! jisane siMha ke veSa meM mujhe mAra DAlA thA, abhI vaha kaisA zAMta sthira ho gayA hai| are, aba to vaha muni ho gayA hai| aho, kahA~ siMha kA svA~ga ! aura kahA~ munirAja kA svA~ga ! kahA~ krUra hiMsakabhAva !! aura kahA~ yaha parama zAMtabhAva !! jIva apane pariNAmoM ko kaise palaTa sakatA hai| abhI maiM (siMha/rAjakumAra) inake Upara hamalA karane ke lie taiyAra huA thA, phira bhI ye to apane AtmadhyAna meM aDiga haiN| inakA siMhapane kA svA~ga bhI kitanA saccA thA aura abhI munipane kA caritra bhI kitanA saccA hai| vAha ! kaisA bhAvaparivartana !! samyak bhAva-parivartana karane vAlA yaha kalAvid sacamuca vaMdanIya hai|" - aisA vicAra karake vaha siMha unheM vaMdana karane lgaa| ThIka usI samaya brahmagulAla munirAja kI dRSTi usake Upara pdd'ii| dRSTi par3ate hI siMha ke bhAva-parivartana kA use khyAla A gayA, isalie karuNA se siMha ko saMbodhane lage - "are siMha ! are rAjakumAra !! dekho....dekho....yaha bhAvaparivartana kI klaa| pratyeka jIva apane bhAvoM ko kSaNamAtra meM parivartana karane kI tAkata rakhatA hai| anAdi saMsAra meM yaha jIva aneka svA~ga dhAraNa kara cukA hai, parantu ve sabhI usane krUra bhAvanA ke svA~ga dhAraNa kiye hai, zAMta bhAva ke svA~ga kabhI dhAraNa nahIM kiye / Artta-raudra dhyAna ke dvArA saMsAra ke svA~ga hI dhAraNa karatA hai| yadi AtmadhyAna ke dvArA eka bAra bhI mokSa kA
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________________ - jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/35 svA~ga dhAraNa kare to jIva ko dUsarA koI svA~ga dhAraNa na karanA pdd'e| kahA~ to tumhArA rAjakumAra kA svA~ga aura kahA~ ye siMha kA svaaNg....| ye donoM svA~ga kSaNika haiM, tumhArI kAyA kA mUla svA~ga to siddhapada hai| he jIva! ise tU saMbhAla !!" zrImunirAja kA upadeza sunakara siMha AnaMdita huA, usake bhAvoM meM bhI apUrva parivartana huA aura AnaMda kI azrudhArA se muni ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana karane lgaa| isI samaya acAnaka rAjA vahA~ se nikale aura vahA~ kA AzcaryakArI dRzya dekhakara vahA~ ruka gaye aura zrI brahmagulAlajI munirAja se pUchA - "he svAmI ! yaha siMha Apake pAsa caraNoM meM kyoM zAMta ho gayA hai ? aura mujhe isake prati vAtsalya kI bhAvanA kyoM utpanna ho rahI hai|" brahmagulAlajI muni ne kahA- "suno, rAjan ! yaha siMha anya koI nahIM, parantu tumhArA putra hI hai| mere siMha ke svA~ga ke samaya tumhAre jisa rAjakumAra kI mRtyu huI thI, vahI rAjakumAra siMha rUpa meM janmA hai| vaha rAjakumAra kA kSaNika svA~ga thA aura aba yaha siMha kA svA~ga bhI kSaNika hai| siddhapada rUpI svA~ga to jIva kA/caitanya kA sthira svA~ga hai| isalie . he rAjan ! putraviyoga ke zoka ko chor3akara siddhapada kA upAya kro|" "yaha siMha merA hI putra hai" - aisA jAnate hI rAjA atisneha se usase milane lagA, taba phira munirAja ne kahA - "are rAjan ! vibhAva ke kSaNika svA~ga meM moha kaisA ? tumhArA yaha rAjApanA bhI kSaNika hai| pitA-putra kA saMbaMdha bhI kSaNika hai| chor3o aba to chor3o ! isa kSaNika svA~ga ke moha ko !!" basa, rAjA ke vivekacakSu khula gaye - "are, kahA~ vaha siMha aura kahA~ ye sAdhu ? kahA~ vaha rAjaputra aura kahA~ yaha siMha ? are ! saMsAra meM bhramaNa karake maiMne aneka svA~ga dhAraNa kiye aura bhrama se una-una svA~ga ko
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/36 apanA asalI svarUpa mAna baiThA, parantu nahIM re nhiiN| ye koI bhI svA~ga merA svarUpa nahIM hai| ye to sabhI kSaNika vibhAva ke svA~ga the| ve to chUTa gaye aba maiM apane siddhapadarUpI avinAzI svAbhAvika svA~ga ke lie udyama karU~" - aisA vicAra kara rAjA bhI apane bhAvoM kA samyak parivartana karake muni hue aura siddhapada ke sAdhaka bne| isa prakAra, brahmagulAla kalAkAra, rAjakumAra aura rAjA - ina tInoM kA jIvana samyak bhAvaparivartana kA adbhuta dRSTAnta hai| isI prakAra he pAThako ! tuma bhI apane bhAvoM meM samyak parivartana karo aura AtmA ko mokSasAdhanA meM lgaao| purANoM meM bhI jahA~ dekho vahIM pavitra puruSoM ke jIvana-caritroM meM bhAva-parivartana kA hI upadeza diyA jAtA hai| he jIva ! tumhAre bhAvoM meM parivartana kI zakti hai, kyoMki AtmA parivartanazIla hai, sarvathA kUTastha nahIM, isalie mahApuruSoM ke udAharaNa dvArA anAdi se sevana kie mithyA bhAvoM kA parivartana karake samyaktva prakaTa kara....anAdi saMsAra meM mithyAtva ke anaMta prakAra ke ananta svA~ga dhAraNa kiye| aba to samyaktva kA apUrva svA~ga sjaao| dekho ! bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana ! ve bhI eka samaya siMha ke svA~ga meM the aura hiraNa ko mArakara mA~sa khA rahe the| ve apane bhAvoM kA parivartana karake raudrabhAva meM se zAMtabhAva rUpa hokara, trilokapUjya tIrthaMkara hue| isa prakAra ke udAharaNoM se he jIva ! tU bhI apane bhAvoM kA samyak bhAva parivartana kr| mithyAtva se jIva svayaM hI apanA zatru hai aura samyaktva se jIva svayaM hI apanA mitra hai| jIva svayaM apane hI samyak yA mithyAbhAvoM ke anusAra sukhI yA duHkhI hotA hai, koI dUsarA use sukhI-duHkhI nahIM krtaa| - chahaDhAlA pravacana bhAga-1, pRSTha 59
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________________ 2. kalAkAra aMgAraka kI kathA (jisane apanI AtmA rUpI AbhUSaNa meM samyak ratnoM ko jar3akara saccI kalA prakaTa kI, jJAnakalA prakaTa kI- aise mahAna kalAkAra kI kathA / ) jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/37 kauzAmbI nagarI meM prasiddha eka kalAkAra thA, usakA nAma aMgAraka thA, vaha atyanta kuzala kalAkAra thA, sAtha hI sAtha vaha dharma kA premI aura udAra bhI thaa| kalA ke sAtha ina do guNoM ke kAraNa usakI pratiSThA meM cAra cA~da laga gaye the / usakA mukhyata: kArya AbhUSaNoM meM kImatI hIremANika motI jar3anA thA aura apane isa kArya meM vaha atyadhika dakSa thA / kImatI ratnoM se to vaha apane jIvana ko aneka bAra alaMkRta kara cukA thA, parantu ratnatraya rUpI ratnoM se apane AtmA ko abhI taka alaMkRta nahIM kara sakA thA / - Aja kalAkAra kA nivAsa sthAna padmarAgamaNi kI raktaprabhA (lAla kiraNoM) se jagamaga jagamaga ho rahA thA / usa padmamaNi ke sAmane najara jamAkara vaha vicAra kara rahA thA / - 66 " isa kImatI maNi ko AbhUSaNa meM kisa prakAra jar3anA, kyoMki yaha koI sAdhAraNa ratna nahIM hai / yaha to kauzAmbI ke mahArAja gaMdharvasena ke AbhUSaNa meM jar3ane ke lie AyA mahAmUlyavAna padmarAgamaNi hai| merI kalA para vizvAsa karake mahArAja ne yaha kAma mujhe sauMpA hai| ataH AbhUSaNa meM vaha isa prakAra jar3A jAye ki usakI zobhA ekadama khila uThe / " - isa vicAra se kalAkAra usa padmamaNi ko kSaNa meM AbhUSaNa ke isa tarapha, kSaNa meM usa tarapha aura kSaNa meM bIca meM jor3akara dekhatA - isa prakAra ghumAte - ghumAte bahuta parizrama ke bAda jaba usake manapasaMda sthAna para vaha maNi zobhita ho gayA, taba usakI zobhA dekhakara usakA mana harSa se gadgad ho gayA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/38 "vAha ! merI kalA kA yaha eka sarvottama namUnA banegA aura mahArAja bhI ise dekhakara atyanta prasanna hoNge|" isa prakAra saMtoSa kI zvA~sa lekara jaba usane apanA mastaka Upara uThAyA to dekhatA kyA hai ki usake ghara ke AMgana ke sAmane se eka nagna digambara munirAja gamana kara rahe haiN| "mAno unakI A~khoM se parama zAnta rasa kI varSA ho rahI ho....mAno unakI bhavyamudrA para vItarAgatA chA gaI ho....mAno unake samasta pApa gala gaye hoM....aho ! unake AtmA kI pavitratA kI kyA bAta kahanA ? are, unake to caraNoM se sparzita dhUla bhI itanI pavitra hai ki asAdhya rogoM ko dUra kara de| unake darzana mAtra se mAnavoM kA mana pavitra ho jAtA hai aura unake hRdaya kA pApa dhula jAtA hai| ina ratnatraya dhAraka yogIrAja ke Atmateja ke sAmane isa padmarAgamaNi kA teja bhI phIkA laga rahA hai|" aise cAraNaRddhidhArI mahA munirAja gocarIvRtti se AhAradAna hetu gamana kara rahe haiM....unheM dekhakara aMgAraka zIghra hI unake samIpa gayA aura unake caraNa-kamaloM para jhuka gayA....tathA anAyAsa hI usake mukha se udgAra nikalane lage - "aho ! Aja mere bhAgya khila uThe....Aja maiM kRtArtha ho gayA....he prabhu ! he munirAja ! Apake caraNa-kamaloM kI dhUla se Aja maiM pAvana ho gayA....merA ghara bhI pavitra ho gayA....mere bhava-bhava ke pApa naSTa ho gaye / he nAtha ! pdhaaro....pdhaaro....pdhaaro....|" isa prakAra munirAja kA par3agAhana karake navadhAbhaktipUrvaka aMgAraka ne AhAradAna diyA AhAradAna ke samaya muni-bhakti meM vaha itanA tallIna thA ki ghara meM isa bIca kyA ghaTanA ghaTa gaI, use kucha patA na claa| AhAra ke bAda mahAmunirAja to vApasa vana meM cale gaye aura AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| aise mahAna pavitrAtmA zuddhopayogI, sAdhuziromaNi ko AhAra dene se Aja aMgAraka kRtArtha ho gayA thA....usakA citta atyanta prasanna thaa|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/39 AhAradAna ke bAda vaha kalAkAra AbhUSaNa meM padmarAgamaNi ko jor3ane hetu jaba vApasa AyA to kyA dekhatA hai - are ! yaha kyA huA ? padmarAgamaNi guma ! nahIM....nahIM....aisA nahIM ho sktaa| usane pUrA ghara chAna mArA, parantu padmarAgamaNi nahIM milA, ataH usakI A~khoM ke sAmane aMdherA chA gayA....usakA dimAga mAno cakkara khAne lagA....are ! parantu itanI-sI dera meM yaha padmarAgamaNi gayA kahA~ ? kyA usake paMkha laga gaye the, jo vaha ur3a gayA ? kyA koI use corI karake le gayA ? nahIM....yahA~ ghara meM munirAja ke alAvA to koI AyA hI nahIM....phira yaha maNi gayA to gayA kahA~ ? usakI kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA ki yaha maNi ekAeka kahA~ guma gyaa| maNi ke guma ho jAne se aMgAraka vyAkula hokara ghara meM yahA~-vahA~ ghUmane lagA....kucha samaya pUrva maNi ke teja se jagamagAte usake ghara meM aba aMdhakAra chA gayA thA....mAno pRthvI kA~pane lagI thI....maNi ke cale jAne se mAno usakI apanI pratiSThA bhI calI gaI - aisA use lgaa| use cintA ho rahI thI ki aba mahArAja ko kyA javAba dUMgA? he bhagavAna aba kyA hogA ? nirAzA se ghirA huA vaha ekAeka krodha se lAla-pIlA ho gyaa| basa, cAhe jo ho jAye; parantu vaha maNi kA patA lagAkara hI rhegaa| taba usake mana meM aisA khoTA vicAra AyA - "are ! abhI-abhI jJAnasAgara munirAja ko AhAradAna dene ke samaya maNi ko isa peTI para rakhA thA....aura ve munirAja AhAra karake vApasa jAte haiM aura maNi guma jAtA hai| isa bIca unake alAvA anya koI vyakti mere ghara meM AyA hI nahIM....isalie....? isalie....ho na ho, jarUra munirAja kA hI isameM hAtha honA cAhiye ? basa ! nirNaya ho gayA !!" ___ - yaha vicAra Ate hI jina yogIrAja ke prati ekakSaNa pahale usako atyanta bhakti aura zraddhA kA agAdha dariyA uchala rahA thA, aba unhIM munirAja ke prati bhayaMkara krodhase aMgAraka aMgAre se samAna bana gyaa|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/40 __"jarUra ve munirAja nahIM the, balki muni ke veSa meM koI cora hoMge....una DhoMgI kA hI yaha kAma lagatA hai|" phira bhI abhI-abhI dekhI una vItarAgI munirAja kI bhavyamudrA aura hRdaya meM vidyamAna jaina dharma ke prati atizaya bhakti ina donoM ke kAraNa kalAkAra ke antaraMga se AvAja AI - "are aMgAraka ! yaha kyA ? kyA tU pAgala ho gayA hai ? jinhoMne indratulya vaibhava ko chor3a diyA....aura saMsAra ko tRNatulya jAnakara usakA tyAga kara diyaa| jagata ke padArthoM meM iSTa-aniSTa buddhi ko chor3akara jo bahuta Age bar3ha gaye haiM - kyA ve mahAmunirAja terA patthara kA Tukar3A curAyeMge ? samyagdarzana-samyagjJAna-samyak cAritra aise vizva vaMdya ratnoM se jinakA AtmA zobhAyamAna hai, kyA ve isa jar3a ratna para mohita hoMge ? areM, jinhoMne svAtmA meM sthita caitanya maNi prApta kara liyA hai, ve isa acetana maNi kA kyA kareMge ?" kSaNamAtra ke lie to use yaha vicAra AyA, parantu jaba maNi kA dhyAna AyA to phira usake citta meM prazna uThA - "yadi munirAja ne use nahIM curAyA to vaha gayA kahA~ ?" maNi ke moha meM pAgalavat hokara usane anta meM yahI nizcaya kiyA- "nahiM....nahiM....ve koI muni nahIM, apitu mAyAvI haiM aura unakA hI yaha kAlA kAma hai| isa Thaga mAyAvI ne maMtrAdika ke prabhAva se maNi curAkara kahIM chipA diyA hogA....parantu mujhase bacakara vaha kahA~ jAyegA ? muniveSa meM rahakara aise kAma karatA hai - use to maiM aisI zikSA dUMgA ki jindagI bhara yAda rkhegaa| cAhe jahA~ ho, maiM use pakar3akara laauuNgaa|" - aisA dRr3ha nizcaya karake vaha krodha se atyanta uttejita hokara muni ko khojane ke lie upavana kI ora tIvra gati se bddh'aa| udhara ekAnta zAnta upavana meM zrI jJAnasAgara mahArAja AtmadhyAna
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/41 meM nimagna haiN| ve jagata ke mAyAjAla se bahuta dUra....saMsAra ke viSaya vAtAvaraNa se pAra....aura mAno parama zAnta ananta sukhamaya siddha bhagavantoM ke ekadama pAsa raha rahe haiM....ananta sukhamaya AtmA ke dhyAna meM ve pUre ke pUre ekAgra hote jA rahe haiN| tabhI krodha se AgababUlA hotA huA aMgAraka hAtha meM lAThI lekara munirAja ko DhU~r3hane daur3atA huA A rahA hai....dhyAnastha munirAja ko dUra se dekhate hI vaha garajA - "are pAkhaNDI ! jaldI bola !! batA, merA maNi kahA~ hai ?" parantu javAba kauna deve ? munirAja to dhyAnastha haiN| yadyapi ve munirAja avadhijJAnI the, tathApi svarUpa se bAhara Akara avadhijJAna kA jaba upayoga kareM, taba batAveM na; lekina ve to AtmasAdhanA meM lIna the, unheM mauna dekhakara aMgAraka kA krodha aura adhika bar3ha gyaa| usane kahA - "are dhUrta ! dina-dahAr3e corI karake aba DhoMga karatA hai| tU yaha mata samajhanA ki maiM tujhe aise hI chor3a duuNgaa| jaldI batA! kahA~ hai merA maNi ?" ___parantu yahA~ vItarAgI munirAja kI kSamArUpI DhAla ke sAmane krUravacana rUpI bANa koI asara nahIM kara sake....munirAja to aDiga dhyAnastha hI the| jaba aMgAraka ne dekhA ki usake krUra vacanoM kA bhI munirAja para koI asara nahIM ho rahA hai to usane socA ki jarUra unhoMne hI merA maNi kahIM chipA diyA hai....isIliye to mauna haiN| ___ "bola ! sIdhe-sIdhe merA maNi detA hai yA nahIM?....yA....isakA svAda cakhAU~" - aisA kahakara usane munirAja para vAra karane ke lie lAThI utthaaii| are ! kucha samaya pUrva hI jinake pAvana caraNoM meM jo zraddhApUrvaka
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/42 apanA sira jhukA rahA thA, unake hI sira para aba vaha prahAra karane ko taiyAra ho gayA....hAya ! jIva ke pariNAmoM kI kitanI vicitratA hai| bhAvoM kA kaisA parivartana ? munirAja to nahIM bole....to nahIM hI bole....dhyAna se nahIM Dige....to nahIM hI ddige| jaba aMgAraka ne mArane ke lie lakar3I Upara uThAI aura use nIce kiyA hI thA ki....vaha lakar3I una taka pahu~cane se pahale hI DAla para baiThe mora meM para lagI aura tabhI karuNa cItkAra ke sAtha mora ke kaNTha meM se koI camakIlI-sI vastu jamIna para gira par3I.... are ! yaha kyA ? yaha to vahI padmarAgamaNi hai| usI ke lAla-lAla prakAza se pRthvI jagamagAne lagI hai....mAno munirAja kI rakSA hone se....unakA upasarga dUra hone kI khuzI meM Ananda se ha~sa rahI ho| aMgAraka to isa maNi ko dekhakara Azcaryacakita hI raha gayA thA...usakI A~khoM ke sAmane phira se aMdherA chA gayA thA....lakar3I hAtha meM hI raha gaI....aura dhar3Ama se vaha munirAja ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| padmarAgamaNi ke guma ho jAne kA rahasya aba ekadama spaSTa ho gayA thA aura yaha kalAkAra apane avicArI kRtya ke kAraNa pazcAtApa ke sAgara meM aceta hokara par3A thA....dhyAnastha munirAja ko to bAhara kyA ho rahA hai ? isakI khabara hI kahA~ hai ? zrImunirAja ne Namo siddhANaM kahakara jaba dhyAna pUrA kiyA aura A~khe kholI....taba dekhA ki kucha samaya pUrva (AhAradAna ke samaya) kA yaha aMgAraka yahA~ caraNoM meM pazcAtApa ke kAraNa sisaka....sisaka kara ro rahA hai....eka tarapha padmamaNi dhUla meM dhUla-dhUsarita par3A hai....thor3I dUra para lakar3I par3I hai....Upara DAla para baiThA mora maNi kI ora TakaTakI lagAkara dekha rahA hai....zrI munirAja ko sArI paristhiti samajhate dera nahIM lagI....unhoMne aMgAraka ko AzvAsana dete hue mahA karuNArdra hokara kahA -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/43 " vatsa aMgAraka ! duHkhI mata ho / soca-vicAra chor3a de / ijjata aura lakSmI kA moha aisA hI hai, jo jIva ko avicArI banA detA hai / vatsa aMgAraka ! jo honA thA, so ho gayA.... aba zoka karanA chor3a de aura....apanA Atmahita sAdhane ke lie tatpara ho / " pazcAtApa kI agni meM jalate hue aMgAraka ke hRdaya meM munirAja ke vacanoM ne amRta kA siMcana kiyA.... usane hAtha jor3akara munirAja se nivedana kiyA - "prabhu ! mujhe kSamA kro| moha se aMdhA hokara maiMne atyanta ghRNita kArya kiyA hai.... krodha se maiM avicArI bana gayA thA.... prabhu ! mujhe kSamA karake isa bhayaMkara pApa se merA uddhAra kro| he nAtha ! ApazrI ke AhAra dAna ke samaya maiMne isa maNi ko peTI ke Upara rakha diyA thA aura usI samaya Upara baiThA yaha mora bhI hamAre ghara meM ghusa gayA thA aura usa camakatI maNi ko khAne kI vastu samajhakara gaTaka gayA thA.... parantu vaha maNi bhAgyavaza usake gale meM hI aTaka gayI....lekina maiMne binA dekhe .... binA vicAre Apa para zaMkA kI.... Apa para prahAra karane ke lie lakar3I uThAI .... parantu prabhu ! sadbhAgya se .... vaha mora Apake pIche-pIche hI yahA~ Akara isa vRkSa para baiTha gayA thA.... aura mere dvArA Apako mArane hetu lakar3I Upara uThAne para usake gale para lakar3I lagI aura gale meM se vaha maNi nIce gira par3A....isa prakAra ApakI rakSA ho gaI.... mora ke bhI prANa baca gaye.... aura mere ina pApI hAthoM se eka vItarAgI yogI kI hiMsA hote-hote baca gaI / " yaha saba bolate-bolate pazcAtApa kA bhAva hone se aMgAraka ke pApa mAnoM pAnI-pAnI hokara A~khoM meM se azrudhArA ke rUpa meM bAhara nikala rahe the| thor3I dera taka cupa baiThakara usane punaH zrI munirAja se kahA - "prabho ! he prabho !! Apake amRtamayI vacanoM se Aja maiMne nayA jIvana prApta kiyA hai| nAtha ! isa pApamaya saMsAra se aba merA uddhAra
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/44 karo...basa, abhI mujhe nirgrantha munidIkSA pradAna karo....aura merA kalyANa kro|" taba zrImunirAja ne kahA - "he bandhu ! terA bhAva uttama hai....parantu usake pahale isa padmamaNi ko le jAkara rAjA ko vApasa karake aao|" "prabhu ! isa padmamaNi ko chUne meM bhI aba merA hAtha kA~patA hai|" "vatsa ! aisA samajha ki isa maNi ke nimitta se hI Aja tere bhAvoM meM yaha mahAna parivartana huA hai|" aMgAraka ne kA~pate hAthoM se maNi uThAyA....aura munirAja ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karake, rAjadarabAra kI tarapha calA gyaa| "lIjiye mahArAja ! ApakA yaha padmarAgamaNi !!" aMgAraka ne kA~pate hAthoM se maNi mahArAja ko sauMpa diyaa| maNi ko jaisA kA taisA vApisa pAkara mahArAjA ne vismaya se pUchA - "kyoM kalAkAra ! isa maNi ko vApisa kyoM kara rahe ho ?" "rAjan ! isa maNi ko AbhUSaNa meM jar3ane kA kAma mujhase nahIM ho sktaa|" "are ! kyA kahate ho aMgAraka ! tumhAre jaisA kuzala kalAkAra, yadi yaha kAma nahIM kara sakatA hai, to anya kauna kara sakegA ?". "rAjan ! aise maNi-ratnoM ko jar3a-jar3akara aneka AbhUSaNoM ko to maiMne zobhA dilAI....aura isI meM sArI jiMdagI samApta kara dI....parantu samyagdarzana-samyagjJAna-samyakcAritrarUpI ratnoM se maiMne apanI AtmA ko Aja taka AbhUSita nahIM kiyA....mahArAja ! aba to jIvana meM ina ratnoM ko jar3akara usase AtmA kI zobhA bar3hAnA hai|" "kalAkAra ko acAnaka yaha kyA ho gayA ?" - yaha jaba rAjA ko samajha meM nahIM AyA....taba rAjA ne aMgAraka se pUchA -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/45 "lekina kalAkAra ! Akhira bAta kyA ho gayI ? yaha to batAo?" taba aMgAraka bolA - "rAjan ! Apake isa maNi ke nimitta se Aja eka aisI ghaTanA ghaTa gaI hai ki jisakA vRttAnta kahanA mere lie saMbhava nahIM hai, parantu itanA avazya hai ki isa maNi ko AbhUSaNa meM jar3ane se mujhe jo puraskAra Apase milatA, usase bhI mahA vizeSa ananta puraskAra Aja mujhe mila gaye haiN| rAjan ! aba maiM ratnatraya maNi se apane AtmA ko AbhUSita karane ko jA rahA huuN....|" rAjA ne kahA - "parantu mere isa eka maNi ko jar3ane kA kAma to pUrA kara do...." "nahIM rAjan ! aba yaha aMgAraka pahale jaisA kalAkAra nahIM raha gayA hai, aba to vaha apane AtmA meM hI samyaktva Adi maNi jar3ane ke liye jA rahA hai....|" - aisA kahakara aMgAraka rAjabhavana se calA gyaa| rAjA to digbhramita hokara bAhara kI tarapha dekhate hI raha gye| bahuta vicAra karane para bhI isa ghaTanA ke rahasya ko ve sulajhA nahIM ske| dUsare dina, jaba nagarI ke dharmapremI mahilA-puruSa zrI jJAnasAgara muni mahArAja ke darzana karane Aye....taba unake sAtha eka aura naye mahArAja ko dekhakara nagarajana vismita ho gaye....aura sabane bhakti se unake caraNoM meM bhI apanA sira jhukAyA, parantu are ! yaha to hamArA sonI.... kalAkAra aMgAraka hai ! apanI nagarI ke hI eka nAgarika ko isa prakAra munidazA meM dekhakara sabako mahAna Azcarya huA....aura zIghra hI yaha bAta sArI nagarI meM bijalI kI taraha phaila gii| rAjA ko bhI jaba yaha khabara lagI to ve bhI zIghratA se vahA~ pahu~ca gaye....munirAja ko vandanA Adi karake rAjA ne pUchA - "prabho ! kala kA kalAkAra Aja acAnaka adhyAtmayogI bana *
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/46 gayA hai - isameM kyA rahasya hai| yaha saba jAnane ke lie hama atyanta Atura ho rahe haiN|" zrI jJAnasAgara munirAja ne maNi ke gumane aura milane kI kahAnI vistAra ke sAtha batAkara isa rahasya kA udghATana kiyA aura kahA - ___ "rAjan ! aba usane apanI AtmA meM samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura samyakcAritrarUpI tIna ratnoM ko jar3a diyA hai - ina tInoM caitanya maNiyoM ke prakAza se usakA AtmA jagamagA kara rahA hai aura usakA mohAMdhakAra naSTa ho gayA hai| aba vaha jar3a-pattharoM kA kalAkAra na hokara caitanya maNiyoM kA kalAkAra bana gayA hai|" kalAkAra kI romAMcaka kathA sunakara rAjA aura prajA atyanta vismita aura harSita hue....sabane eka svara meM kahA - "ratnatraya kalAkAra kI.... jaya".... "aMgAraka kalAkAra kI.... jy"....| zrI jJAnasAgara muni mahArAja kI jaya".... ityAdi prakAra se jaya-jayakAra karake AkAza guMjAyamAna kara diyaa....| tatpazcAt rAjA ne usI padmarAgamaNi ke dvArA aMgAraka muni ke caraNoM kI pUjA-arcanA kI....kalAkAra ne jisa maNi ko vApasa kara diyA thA, vahI maNi phira se unake hI caraNoM ko jagamagA rahA thaa| ____ yaha atyanta Ananda kA dRzya dekhakara mora bhI Ananda kI TaMkAra lagAne lagA aura Ananda se apane paMkhoM ko phailAkara nAcane lgaa| dhanya haiM aise aMgAraka munirAja dhanya haiM, unakI sadA jaya ho| vAstava meM zarIra kA chedana honA yaha to koI duHkha nahIM hai, parantu ajJAnI ko deha meM hI apanA sarvasva dikhatA hai, deha se alaga apanA koI astitva hI use nahIM dikhatA, isa kAraNa dehabuddhi se vaha du:khI hai| - chahaDhAlA pravacana bhAga-1, pRSTha 71
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/47 AtmasAdhaka vIra gajakumAra (harivaMza purANa kA eka vairAgya prasaMga) devakI mAtA ke AThaveM putra zrI gajakumAra zrIkRSNa ke choTe bhAI aura zrI nemiprabhu ke cacere bhAI the| unakA rUpa atyaMta sundara thaa| loka meM unheM jo bhI dekhatA mugdha ho jaataa| zrI neminAtha prabhu kevalajJAna prApta karake tIrthaMkara rUpa meM vicarate the, yaha usI samaya kI bAta hai| . zrIkRSNa ne aneka rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha-sAtha somila seTha kI putrI somA ke sAtha bhI gajakumAra ke vivAha kI taiyArI kI thii| isI samaya vihAra karate-karate zrI neminAtha tIrthaMkara kA samavazaraNa dvArikA nagarI aayaa| jinarAja ke padhArane se sabhI unake darzana ke lie gye| nemiprabhu ko dekhate hI gajakumAra ko uttama bhAva jAgA - "aho ! ye to mere bhAI !! tIna loka ke nAtha jinezvara deva !! mujhe mokSa le jAne ke lie padhAre haiN|" aise neminAtha prabhu ke darzana se gajakumAra parama prasanna hue| prabhu ke zrImukha se tIrthaMkarAdi kA pAvana caritra sunaa| aho ! yaha neminAtha kI vANI ! vivAha ke samaya hI vairAgya prApta karane vAle nemiprabhu kI vItarAga raMsa se sarAbora vANI meM saMsAra kI asAratA aura Atmatattva kI parama mahimA sunakara gajakumAra kA hRdaya vairAgya se otaprota ho gayA, ve viSayoM se virakta hue - "are re ! maiM abhI taka saMsAra ke viSayabhogoM meM DUbA rahA aura apanI mokSa sAdhanA se cUka gyaa| aba maiM Aja hI dIkSA lekara uttama pratimA yoga dhAraNa karake mokSa kI sAdhanA kruuNgaa|" isa prakAra nizcaya karake unhoMne turanta hI mAtA-pitA, rAja-pATa tathA rAja-kanyAoM ko chor3akara jinendradeva ke dharma kI zaraNa le lii| saMsAra se bhayabhIta mokSa ke lie utsuka aura prabhu ke parama bhakta aise una
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/48 vairAgI gajakumAra ne bhagavAna neminAtha kI AjJApUrvaka digambarI dIkSA dhAraNa kii| unakI anaMta Atmazakti jAgRta ho gyii| muni gajakumAra caitanya dhyAna meM tallInatA pUrvaka mahAna tapa karane lge| unake sAtha jinakI sanAI huI thI, una rAjakanyAoM ko unake mAtA-pitA ne bahuta samajhAyA ki abhI tumhArA vivAha nahIM huA, isalie tuma dUsarI jagaha apanA vivAha karA lo, lekina una uttama saMskArI kanyAoM ne dRr3hatApUrvaka kahA "nahIM, pitAjI ! mana se eka bAra jise patirUpa svIkAra kiyA, unake alAvA aba kahIM dUsarI jagaha hama vivAha nahIM kreNge| jisa kalyANa mArga para ve gaye haiM, usI kalyANa mArga para hama bhI jaaveNge| unake pratApa se hameM bhI Atmahita karane kA avasara milaa|" isa prakAra ve kanyAe~ bhI saMsAra se vairAgya prApta kara dIkSA lekara aryikA banI ! dhanya Arya saMskAra ! munirAja gajakumAra zmazAna meM jAkara ati ugra puruSArtha pUrvaka dhyAna karate the| isI samaya somila seTha vahA~ shmm aayaa| "merI putrI ko isI gajakumAra ne tar3aphAyA hai|" - aisA vicAra vaha atyanta krodhita huaa| "sAdhu honA thA to phira merI putrI ke sAtha sagAI kyoM kI ? duSTa ! tujhe maiM abhI majA cakhAtA huuN|" -isa prakAra krodhapUrvaka usane gajasvAmI munirAja ke mastaka para miTTI kA pAla bA~dhakara usameM agni jlaaii| munirAja kA mastaka jalane 13 -TVA
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________________ bainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/49 lagA, sAtha hI unakA atyaMta komala zarIra bhI jalane lgaa| phira usa duSTa ne mAra-mAra kara una munirAja ke zarIra ko kIloM se calanI ke samAna kara ddaalaa| ghora upasarga huaa| phira bhI ve to ghora parAkramI vIra gajasvAmI munirAja mAno zAMti ke pahAr3a hoM dhyAna se Dige hI nhiiN| bAhara meM agni se mAthA jala rahA thA aura aMdara meM dhyAnAgni se karma jala rahe the| chida jAya yA bhida jAya athavA pralaya ko prApta ho| cAhe calA jAye jahA~ para ye merA kiMcit nhiiN|| bAhara meM una munirAja kA zarIra bANoM se bhedA jA rahA thA, parantu ve aMdara AtmA ko moha-bANa nahIM lagane dete the| ve gaMbhIra munirAja to svarUpa kI mastI meM masta, aDola pratimAyoga dhAraNa kiye hue baiThe haiN| bAhara meM mastaka bhale hI agni meM jala rahA ho, parantu aMdara AtmA to caitanya ke parama zAMtarasa se otaprota hai| zarIra jala rahA hai phira bhI AtmA sthira hai, kyoMki donoM bhinna haiN| jar3a aura cetana ke bhedavijJAna dvArA caitanya kI zAMti meM sthita hokara ghora pariSaha sahanevAle munirAja, atyanta zUravIra, jisa dina dIkSA lI, usI dina zukladhyAna ke dvArA karmoM ko bhasma kara kevalajJAna aura phira mokSa prApta kiyA ? "aMta:kRta'' kevalI hue, unake kevalajJAna aura nirvANa donoM hI mahotsava devoM ne eka sAtha mnaaye| . ekAeka rAjaputra gajakumAra ke dIkSA, kevalajJAna aura mokSa kI bAta sunakara, samudravijaya mahArAja evaM zrIkRSNa ko chor3akara unake nau putroM (nemiprabhu ke pitAjI evaM bhAiyoM) ne saMsAra se virakta hokara jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| zrI nemiprabhu kI mAtAjI zivAdevI Adi ne bhI dIkSA le lii| usake bAda aneka varSa vihAra karate hue nemiprabhu punaH saurASTra meM giranAra parvata para pdhaare| AtmasAdhanA ke lie gajakumAra svAmI ke isa ugra puruSArtha kA prasaMga 19vIM sadI meM janme krAMtikArI yugapuruSa zrI kAnajIsvAmI ko bahuta priya thA, ve yadA-kadA pravacana meM usakA bhAvabhInA varNana karake sAdhaka
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3 / 50 ko ati ugra puruSArtha kA svarUpa samajhAte the, taba mumukSu jIva bhI caitanya ke puruSArtha se AplAvita ho jAte aura mokSa ke isa aDola apratihata sAdhaka ke prati unakA hRdaya ullAsa se namrIbhUta hotA hue binA nahIM rahatA / aho ! jisane puruSArtha ke dvArA Atma-sAdhanA kI hai, use jagata kA koI bhI prasaMga roka nahIM sakatA / prabhu (zrI nemiprabhu giranAra padhAre aura baladeva vAsudeva - pradyumnakumAra Adi ke darzana ke lie Aye / phira kyA huA ? use agalI kahAnI meM par3hiye / ) dvArikA kaise jalI ? (dvArikA nagarI bhale hI jala gayI ho, parantu dharmAtmA kI zAMta paryAya nahIM jalI thii| vaha to agni se tathA zarIra se bhI alipta caitanya rasa meM lIna thii|) zrI nemiprabhu giranAra padhAre aura zrIkRSNa, balabhadra Adi unake darzana karane ke lie Aye / usa samaya prabhu ke zrImukha se divyadhvani se vItarAgI upadeza sunane ke bAda, balabhadra ne vinaya se pUchA - "he deva ! Apake puNyodaya se dvArikApurI kubera ne racI hai| adbhuta vaibhavayukta yaha dvArikA nagarI kitane varSa taka rahegI ? jo vastu kRtrima hotI hai, usakA nAza hotA hI hai, ata: yaha dvArikA nagarI sahaja vilaya ko prApta hogI yA kisI nimitta ke dvArA ? tathA jisase mujhe tIvra sneha hai - aise isa mere bhAI zrIkRSNa vAsudeva ke paraloka gamana kA kyA kAraNa hogA ? mahApuruSoM kA zarIra bhI to koI sthira rahatA nahIM hai tathA mujhe jagata sambandhI anya padArthoM kA mamatva to kama hai, mAtra eka bhAI zrIkRSNa ke tIvra sneha baMdhana se kyoM ba~dhA huA huuN|" taba tIrthaMkara zrIneminAtha prabhu ne divyadhvani meM AyA "Aja se bAraha varSa bAda zarAba ke naze kI unmattatA se yAdavakumAra dvIpAyana muni ko krodha utpanna karAyeMge aura ve dvIpAyana muni (balabhadra ke mAmA ) krodha -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/51 ke dvArA isa nagarI ko bhasma kareMge tathA mahAbhAgyavAna zrIkRSNa jaba kauzAmbI ke vana meM so rahe hoMge, taba usI samaya unake hI bhAI jaratakumAra ke bANa se paraloka sidhaareNge| usake chaha mAha pazcAt siddhArtha deva ke saMbodhana se tuma (balabhadra) saMsAra se virakta hokara saMyamadazA ko dhAraNa kroge| janma-maraNa ke dukha kA kAraNa to rAga-dveSa kA bhAva hai aura jisa samaya puNya kA pratApa kSaya ko prApta hotA hai, usI samaya bAhara meM koI na koI nimitta mila jAtA hai| vastu svabhAva ko jAnanevAle vairAgI jIva puNya-prasaMga meM harSa nahIM karate aura usake nAza ke samaya viSAda nahIM krte| vAsudeva ke viyoga se tuma (balabhadra) prathama to bahuta dukhI hoge, lekina phira pratibuddha hokara bhagavatI dIkSA dhAraNa kara pA~caveM brahmasvarga meM jaaoge| vahA~ se narabhava prApta kara niraMjana siddha hoge, mokSa prApta kroge| zrIkRSNa bhI bhaviSya meM mokSa prApta kreNge|" __(balabhadra aura zrIkRSNa donoM hI jIva tIrthaMkara hoge - aisA uttarapurANa meM kahA hai|) __ prabhu kI yaha bAta sunakara dvIpAyana to turaMta dIkSA dhAraNa karake dvArikA se dUra-sudUra vihAra kara gye| dvIpAyana muni ne socA ki vihAra karane se, mere nimitta se hone vAlA dvArikA kA vinAza ruka jaayegaa| lekina are re ! bhagavAna ke jJAna meM jo bhAsita huA hai, use kauna badala sakatA hai ? isI prakAra mere bANa se hari kI mRtyu hogI - aisA sunakara jaratakumAra bhI bahuta dukhI huA aura kuTumba ko chor3akara dUra aise vana meM calA gayA ki jahA~ hari ke darzana bhI nahIM ho ske| zrIkRSNa se sneha ke kAraNa vaha jaratakumAra bahuta vyAkula ho gyaa| zrIkRSNa hari use prANa se bhI adhika priya the| ve dUra vana meM vanacara kI bhA~ti rahane lage, jisase apane hAtha se hari kI mRtyu na ho| lekina are ! prabhu kI vANI ko kauna mithyA kara sakatA hai ?
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/52 ____ anya saba balabhadra, zrIkRSNa Adi yAdava dvArikA kI honahAra sunakara ciMtA se dukhita-hRdaya dvArikA aaye| dvArikA to jainadharmiyoM kI nagarI, mahA dayA dharma se bharI huI, vahA~ mA~sa-madya kaisA ? jahA~ nemikumAra rahe haiM aura jahA~ baladeva-vAsudeva kA rAjya ho, vahA~ mA~sa aura zarAba kI bAta kaisI ? parantu karmabhUmi hone se koI pApI jIva guptarUpa se kabhI madyAdi kA sevana karatA ho - aisA vicAra kara vAsudeva ne dvArikA nagarI meM ghoSaNA kara dI ki koI apane ghara meM madyapAna kI sAmagrI nahIM rakhegA, jisake pAsa ho vaha zIghra nagara ke bAhara pheMka de| aisA sunakara jisake pAsa madya-sAmagrI thI, unhoMne kadaMba vana meM use pheMka dI aura vahA~ vaha sUkhane lgii| phira zrIkRSNa ne dvArikA ke sabhI nara-nAriyoM se vairAgyapUrNa ghoSaNA kI, nagarI meM DhiMDhorA piTavAyA ki mere mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahina, putraputrI, strI aura nagara ke loga, jise vairAgya dhAraNa karanA ho, ve zIghra hI jinadIkSA lekara AtmakalyANa kro| maiM kisI ko nahIM rokuuNgaa| maiM svayaM vrata nahIM le pA rahA hU~, lekina dvArikA nagarI jalane se pahale jinheM apanA kalyANa karanA ho, ve kara leM, unheM merI anumodanA hai| zrIkRSNa ko jina vacanoM meM parama zraddhA thI, unhoMne apane samyaktapUrvaka prabhu ke caraNoM meM vizuddha dharmabhAvanA ke bhAva se tIrthaMkara prakRti bA~dhI aura dharmAtmA jIvoM kI sAdhanA meM mahAna anumodanA kii| . zrIkRSNa kI dharma ghoSaNA sunakara unakA putra pradyumnakumAra, bhAnukumAra Adi jo carama zarIrI the| unhoMne to jinadIkSA le hI lI thii| satyabhAmA, rukmaNI, jAMbuvatI Adi ATha-paTarAniyoM aura dUsarI hajAroM rAniyoM ne bhI nemiprabhu ke samavazaraNa meM jAkara AryikA rAjamatI ke saMgha meM dIkSA lii| dvArikA nagarI kI prajA meM se bahuta puruSa muni hue| bahuta striyA~ AryikA huiiN| zrIkRSNa ne sabhI ko preraNA dete hue aisA kahA - "saMsAra ke samAna koI samudra nahIM, isalie saMsAra ko asAra
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/53 jAnakara nemiprabhu ke batAye hue mokSamArga kI zaraNa lo| hamArA to isa bhava meM saMyama kA yoga nahIM hai aura baladeva bhI mere prati moha ke kAraNa munivrata nahIM le pA rahe haiN| mere viyoga ke bAda ve munivrata dhAraNa kreNge| bAkI mere sabhI bhAiyo, yAdavo, hamAre vaMza ke sabhI rAjAo, kuTumbIjano aura dharmapremI prajAjano, sabhI isa kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra kA saMbaMdha chor3akara zIghra jinarAja ke dharma kI ArAdhanA karo, muni tathA zrAvaka ke vrata dhAraNa karo aura kaSAya agni se jalate hue isa saMsAra meM se bAhara nikala jaao|" zrIkRSNa kI yaha bAta sunakara bahuta jIva vairAgI hokara vrata dhAraNa karane lge| aneka muni hue, aneka zrAvaka hue| siddhArtha jo baladeva kA sArathI thA, usane bhI vairAgyamayI munidharma prApta karane ke lie baladeva ke pAsa dIkSA ke lie AjJA maaNgii| usI samaya baladeva ne AjJA dete hue kahA "zrIkRSNa ke viyoga meM jaba mujhe saMtApa upajegA, taba tuma mujhe devaloka se Akara saMbodhanA aura vairAgya prApta kraanaa|" siddhArtha ne usa bAta ko svIkAra kara jinadIkSA le lii| dvArikA ke dUsare aneka loga bhI bAraha varSa ke lie nagarI chor3akara vana meM cale gaye aura vahA~ vrata-upavAsa, dAna-pUjAdi meM tatpara hue, parantu ve sabhI bAraha varSa kI ginatI bhUla gaye aura bAraha varSa pUre hone se pahale hI (bAraha varSa bIta gaye - aisA samajhakara) dvArikA nagarI meM phira Akara basa gye| re honahAra ! idhara dvIpAyana muni, jo videza meM vihAra kara gaye the| ve bhI bhUlakara aura bhrAnti se bAraha varSa pUre ho gaye - aisA samajhakara dvArikA kI ora aaye| ve mithyAdRSTi dravyaliMgI bhI sarvajJa kI zraddhA se bhraSTa hokara mana meM yaha vicAra karane lage ki bAraha varSa to bIta gye| mujhe bhagavAna ne jo bhavitavya batAyA thA, vaha Tala gyaa| aisA vicAra kara unhoMne dvArikA ke
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/54 | kadaMbavana ke pAsa AtApana yoga dhAraNa kiyA / are ! jo-jo dekhI vItarAga ne so-so hosI vIrA re.... / bhavitavya ke yoga se barAbara usI samaya aneka yAdavakumAra vanakrIr3A karane ke lie Aye the / ve thaka gaye the aura unheM bahuta pyAsa lagI thI, jisase unhoMne kadaMbavana ke kuNDa meM se pAnI nikAla kara pI liyA / pahale yAdavoM ne jo madirA nagara ke bAhara pheMka dI thI, vaha pAnI ke sAtha hotI huI isa kuMDa meM jamA ho gaI thI tathA usameM bahuta se phala gire the, sUrya garmI ke kAraNa sArA pAnI madirA ke samAna hI ho gayA thA / pyAsa se yAdavakumAroM ne vaha pAnI piyA aura basa, kadaMbavana kI usa kAdaMbarI (madirA) ko pIne se una yAdava kumAroM ko nazA car3hA, ve unmata hokara kucha bhI ulTA-sIdhA bakane lage aura UTapaTAMga nAcane lge| isI samaya unhoMne dvIpAyana ko dekhaa| dekhate hI kahA 1 "are ! yaha to dvIpAyana hai, isake dvArA hI to dvArikA nagarI kA nAza honA thA, taba to ye yahA~ se bhAga gayA thA, parantu aba vaha hamase bacakara kahA~ jAyegA ? - aisA kahakara ve kumAra nirdayatApUrvaka una tApasI ke Upara patthara mArane lage / " unhoMne unheM itanA mArA ki ve tApasI jamIna para gira pdd'e| usa samaya una dvIpAyana muni ko bahuta krodha AyA / are, honahAra ! krodha se hoMTha bhIMcakara unhoMne A~kheM car3hAI aura yAdavoM ke nAza ke lie kaTibaddha hue| yAdava kumAra bhaya ke kAraNa daur3ane lge| daur3ate-daur3ate dvArikA nagarI meM Aye aura pUrI nagarI meM halacala maca gyii| baladeva aura zrIkRSNa yaha bAta sunate hI muni ko zAnta karane ke . lie daudd'e| jinake sAmane najara milAnA bhI muzkila thA tathA jinhoMne sArI dvArikA ke prANa mAno kaNThagata kiye hoM, aise krodhAgni se prajjvalita bhayaMkara dvIpAyana RSi ke prati bhI zrIkRSNa - baladeva ne hAtha jor3akara namaskAra karake nagarI kA abhayadAna mA~gA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/55 __ "he sAdhu! rakSA karo !! krodha ko zAnta karo !!! tapa kA mUla kSamA hai, isalie krodha tajakara isa nagarI kI rakSA kro| krodha to mokSa ke sAdhana rUpa tapa ko kSaNamAtra meM jalA sakatA hai, isalie krodha ko jIta kara kSamA kro| he sAdhu ! bAlakoM kI avivekI ceSTA ke lie hameM kSamA karo aura hamAre Upara prasanna hoo" - isa prakAra zrIkRSNa aura baladeva donoM bhAiyoM ne prArthanA kI, parantu krodhI dvIpAyana ne to dvArikA nagarI ko jalA DAlane kA nizcaya kara hI liyA thA, do aMgulI U~cI karake unhoMne yaha sUcanA kI - "mAtra tuma donoM bhAI hI bacoge, dUsarA koI nhiiN|" usa samaya donoM bhAI jAna gaye ki basa, aba dvArikA meM sabhI ke nAza kA kAla A gayA hai| donoM bhAI khedakhinna hokara dvArikA A gaye aura aba kyA kareM isakI cintA karane lge| udhara mithyAdRSTi dvIpAyana bhayaMkara krodharUpa agni ke dvArA dvArikApurI ko bhasma karane lge| devoM ke dvArA racI dvArikA nagarI ekAeka bhar3abhar3a jalane lgii| mere nirdoSa hone para bhI mujhe ina logoM ne mArA, isalie aba maiM ina pApiyoM sahita pUrI nagarI ko hI bhasma kara ddaaluuNgaa| aise ArtadhyAna sahita tejasa lezyA se usa nagara ko jalAne lge| nagarI meM cAroM ora utpAta maca gyaa| ghara-ghara meM sabhI ko bhaya se romAMca hone lgaa| pichalI rAta meM nagarI meM logoM ne bhayaMkara sapane bhI dekhe the| udhara krodhI dvIpAyana, manuSyoM aura pazuoM se bharI usa dvArikA nagarI ko jalAne lge| agni meM aneka prANI jalane lge| taba ve jale prANI atyaMta karuNa vilApa karane lage....koI hameM bacAo re bacAo ! aisA karuNa cItkAra zrIkRSNa kI nagarI meM kabhI nahIM huaa| bAla, vRddha, strI, pazu aura pakSI sabhI agni meM jalane lage.... devoM ke dvArA racI dvArikA nagarI chaha mAsa taka Aga meM jalatI rahI aura sarvathA naSTa ho gyii| vizeSa bAta yaha hai ki
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/56 dvIpAyana muni apanI jalAI agni meM svayaM bhI bhasmIbhUta ho gaye the| yahA~ koI prazna kare - "are ! yaha mahAna vaibhavazAlI dvArikA purI, jisakI devoM ne racanA kI thI tathA jisakI aneka deva sahAyatA karate the, ve sabhI aba kahA~ gaye ? kisI ne dvArikA ko kyoM nahIM bacAyA ? baladeva-vAsudeva kA puNya bhI kahA~ gayA ? usakA samAdhAna - he bhAI ! sarvajJa bhagavAna ke dvArA dekhI huI bhavitavyatA durnivAra hai| jisa samaya yaha honahAra huI, usa samaya deva bhI dUra cale gaye the| jaba bhavitavya hI aisA thA to vahA~ deva kyA kara sakate the ? yadi deva nahIM jAte aura nagarI kI rakSA karate, taba vaha jalatI kaise? are ! jaba nagarI jalane kA samaya AyA taba deva cale gye| puNyasaMyoga kisI kA kAyama nahIM rahatA, vaha to asthira hai| dvArikA nagarI ke jalane se prajAjana atyanta bhayabhIta hokara baladeva-vAsudeva kI zaraNa meM Aye aura atizaya vyAkulatA se pukArane lage "he nAtha ! he kRSNa ! hamArI rakSA karo, isa ghora agni se hameM bcaao|" __ apanI A~khoM ke sAmane bhar3akatI huI agni ko dvArikA nagarI meM dekhakara donoM bhAI ekadama Akula-vyAkula ho gye| jabaki donoM bhAI AtmajJAnI the - yaha jAnate hue bhI ki dvArikA ke ina saba paradravyoM meM se koI bhI hamArA nahIM hai| ina sabase bhinna caitanyasvarUpa AtmA hamArA hai, taba bhI mohavaza donoM vyAkula hokara bolane lage - "are ! hamAre mahala aura rAniyA~ jala rahI haiM, parivAra aura prajAjana jala rahe haiM, koI to bacAo ! koI deva to sahAyatA karane Ao !" ___ parantu sarvajJadeva dvArA dekhI huI bhavitavyatA ke sAmane aura dvIpAyana RSi ke krodha ke sAmane deva bhI kyA kareMge ? Ayu pUrNa hone para indra
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3 / 57 narendra- jinendra koI bhI jIva ko nahIM bacA skte| taba to mAtra eka apanI AtmA hI zaraNa hai / jaba koI upAya nahIM sUjhA, taba zrIkRSNa aura baladeva nagarI kA kilA tor3akara nadI ke pAnI se Aga bujhAne lage, parantu re deva ! yaha pAnI bhI tela ke samAna hone lagA aura usake dvArA Aga aura bar3hane lgii| usa samaya Aga ko rokanA azakya jAnakara donoM bhAI mAtA-pitA ko nagara bAhara nikAlane ke lie udyamI hue / ratha meM mAtA-pitA ko baiThAkara ghor3A jotA; parantu vaha nahIM calA, hAthI jote parantu phira bhI nahIM claa| ratha kA pahiyA pRthvI meM dhaMsa gayA.... anta meM hAthI-ghor3e se ratha nahIM calA - aisA dekhakara ve zrIkRSNa aura balabhadra donoM bhAI svayaM ratha meM jute aura - use khIMcane lage.... parantu ratha nahIM calA so vaha nahIM hI calA.... vaha to vahIM kA vahI rukA rhaa| jisa samaya baladeva jora lagAkara ratha ko daravAje ke pAsa taka lAye.... usI samaya nagarI kA daravAjA apane Apa baMda ho gyaa| donoM bhAiyoM ne lakar3I mAra-mAra kara daravAjA tor3ane kI koziza kI, taba AkAza se deva bANI huI - " mAtra tuma donoM bhAI hI dvArikA meM se jIvita nikala sakate ho, tIsarA koI nhiiN| mAtA-pitA ko bhI tuma nahIM bacA sakate / " usa samaya unake mAtA-pitA ne gadgad bhAva se kahA "he putro ! tuma zIghra cale jAo, hamArA to maraNa nizcita hai / yahA~ se aba eka kadama bhI cala nahIM sakate / isalie tuma jo yaduvaMza ke tilaka ho| tuma jIvita rahoge to saba jIvita rheNge| donoM bhAI atyaMta hatAza hue aura mAtA-pitA ke paira chUkara, rote-rote unakI AjJA lekara ve nagara ke bAhara cale gaye / are ! tIna khaNDa ke Izvara bhI mAtApitA ko na bacA sake / zrIkRSNa aura balabhadra ne bAhara Akara dekhA, to kyA dekhA ? - -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/58 suvarNaratnamayI dvArikA nagarI sArI bhar3abhar3a jala rahI hai| ghara-ghara meM Aga lagI hai, rAjamahala bhasma ho gayA hai| usa samaya donoM bhAI eka-dUsare ke kandhe milAkara rone lage....aura dakSiNa deza kI ora cale gye| (dekho, isa puNya-saMyoga kI dazA !) M W Smart udhara dvArikA nagarI meM unake pitA vasudeva Adi aneka yAdava aura unakI rAniyA~ prAyopagamana saMnyAsa dhAraNa karake deva loka meM gye| baladeva ke kitane hI putra jo tadbhava mokSagamI the tathA saMyama dhAraNa karane kA jinakA bhAva thA, unako to deva neminAtha bhagavAna ke pAsa le gye| aneka yAdava aura unakI rAniyA~, jo dharmadhyAna kI dhAraka thIM aura jinakA ata:karaNa samyagdarzana ke dvArA zuddha thA, unhoMne prAyopagamanasaMnyAsa dhAraNa kara liyaa| ata: agni kA ghora upasarga bhI Arta-raudra dhyAna kA kAraNa nahIM banA, dharmadhyAna pUrvaka deha chor3akara ve svarga meM gaye / devakRta, manuSyakRta, tiryaMcakRta aura prAkRtika ye cAra prakAra ke upasarga haiN| ve mithyAdRSTi jIva ko Artta-raudra dhyAna ke kAraNa haiM, parantu samyagdRSTi jIva ko khoTe bhAva ke kAraNa nahIM hote| jo sacce jinadharmI haiM, ve maraNa ko prApta ho sakate haiM, parantu kAyara nahIM hote| kisI bhI prakAra
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/59 maraNa Ave to bhI dharma kI hI dRr3hatA rahatI hai| ajJAnI ko marate samaya kleza hotA hai, jisase kumaraNa karake kugati meM jAtA hai aura jo jIva samyagdarzana ke dvArA zuddha hai, jinakA pariNAma ujjvala hai, ve jIva samAdhipUrvaka maraNa karake svarga meM jAte haiM aura paramparA mokSa ko prApta hote haiN| jo jinadharmI haiM, unheM aisI bhAvanA hai ki yaha saMsAra anitya hai, isameM jo utpanna huA hai, vaha jarUra hI mregaa| isalie hameM akhaNDa bodhasahita samAdhimaraNa prApta ho| upasarga Ane para bhI hameM kAyara nahIM bananA caahie| isa prakAra samyagdRSTi jIva ko hamezA samAdhi kI bhAvanA rahatI hai| dhanya hai una jIvoM ko jo ki agni kI pracaMDa jvAlA ke bIca deha bhasma hone para bhI jinhoMne samAdhi nahIM chodd'ii| zarIra ko tajane para bhI samatA ko nahIM chodd'aa| aho ! satpuruSoM kA jIvana nija-para ke kalyANa ke lie hI hai| maraNa ko prApta hone para bhI ve kisI ke prati dveSa nahIM vicArate, kSamA bhAva sahita deha chor3ate haiN| yaha jaina saMtoM kI rIti hai| are dvIpAyana ! jinavacana kI zraddhA chor3akara tumane apanA tapa bhI bigAr3A / tumane apanA ghAta kiyA aura aneka jIvoM kA bhI pralaya kiyaa| duSTa bhAva ko lekara tuma sva-para ko dukhadAyI huye| jo pApI parajIvoM kA ghAta karatA hai, vaha bhava-bhava meM apanA ghAta karatA hai| jIva jaba kaSAyoM ke vaza huA taba vaha apanA ghAta to kara hI cukA, phira dUsare jIvoM kA ghAta to ho yA na bhI ho, vaha usake karmAdhIna bhAgyAdhIna hai; parantu jaba jIva ne parajIva ke ghAta kA vicAra kiyA, taba use jIva hiMsA kA pApa to laga hI cukA aura vaha AtmaghAtI bhI ho hI gyaa| dUsare ko mArane kA bhAva karanA, dhadhakatA lohe kA Tukar3A dUsare ko mArane ke lie hAtha meM lene jaisA hai, arthAt sAmanevAlA jale yA na jale, parantu pahale svayaM to jalatA hI hai| vaise hI kaSAyavaza jIva prathama to svayaM
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/60 hI kaSAya agni ke dvArA jalatA hai| krodha se para kA burA karane vAlA jIva apane dukha kI paramparA bhogatA hai, isalie jIvoM ko kSamAbhAva rakhanA yogya hai| krodha se andhe hue dvIpAyana tApasI ne bhavitavyatAvaza dvArikA nagarI ko bhasma kiyA, usameM kitane hI bAlaka, vRddha, striyA~, pazu jala gaye aura svayaM dvIpAyana muni bhii| anekoM jIvoM se bharI huI vaha nagarI chaha mahine taka Aga meM jalatI rahI.... are, dhikkAra ho - aise krodha ko ki jo sva-para kA nAza karake saMsAra bar3hAne vAlA hai| are, dekho to jarA isa saMsAra kI sthiti ! baladeva aura zrIkRSNa vAsudeva aise mahAna puNyavanta puruSoM ne kitanI mahAna vibhUti ko prApta kiyA thA, jinake pAsa sudarzanacakra jaise aneka mahAratna the, hajAroM deva jinakI sevA karate the aura hajAroM rAjA jinheM zIza navAte the| are ! bharatakSetra ke aise bhUpati bhI puNya samApta hone para zrIvihIna ho gye| nagarI aura mahala saba jala gaye, samasta parivAra kA viyoga ho gayA, mAtra prANa hI jinakA parivAra raha gyaa| koI deva bhI jinakI dvArikA ko jalane se nahIM bacA skaa| isa prakAra ve donoM bhAI atyanta zoka ke bhAra se aura jIne kI AzA se pANDavoM ke pAsa dakSiNa mathurA kI ora cle| are ! aMsArasaMsAra ! aise puNya-pApa ke vicitra khela dekhakara he jIva ! tuma puNya ke bharose mata baiThe rahanA, zIghra Atmahita kI sAdhanA krnaa| janma meM yA maraNa meM, phira sukha meM yA dukha meN| isa saMsAra meM yA mokSa meM, re jIva ! tU to akelA hai| (dvArikA nagarI bhasmasAta ho gayI, phira zrIkRSNa aura balabhadra kA kyA huA ? pANDavoM kA kyA huA ? use agalI kahAniyoM meM par3hiye)
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga- -3/61 zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu dvIpAyana muni ke krodha se dvArikA nagarI jalakara bhasma ho gyii| zrIkRSNa aura balabhadra jaise mahAna parAkramI yoddhA usa nagarI ko to bacA hI na sake, parantu apane mAtA-pitA ko bhI nagarI ke bAhara na nikAla ske| are, dekho ! isa saMsAra kI sthiti ! aise puNya kA kyA bharosA !! baladeva aura vAsudeva jaise mahApuNyavanta puruSa, jinake pAsa tIna khaNDa kA rAjya, sudarzana cakra jaisI mahAna vibhUti acintya zArIrika bala tathA hajAroM deva aura rAjA jinakI sevA karane vAle hoM - aise mahAna rAjA bhI puNya ke samApta hone para ratnoM aura rAjya se rahita ho gaye / deva dUra cale gye| nagarI aura mahala sabhI jala gye| samasta parivAra kA viyoga ho gayA / mAtra prANa hI unakA parivAra rahA... / dvArikA nagarI ko jalatI huI chor3akara balabhadra aura zrIkRSNa dakSiNa deza kI ora jA rahe the, usI bIca meM kauzAmbI nAma kA bhayaMkara * vana AyA, tapatI dupaharI meM usa nirjana vana meM mRgamarIcikA kA jala to bahuta dikhAI detA thA, parantu saccA pAnI milanA durlabha thaa| usI samaya thake hue zrIkRSNa ko bahuta pyAsa lagI.... ve balabhadra se kahane lage "he bandhu ! mujhe bahuta pyAsa lagI hai, pAnI ke binA mere hoMTha aura tAlu sUkha rahe haiM, aba maiM eka kadama bhI nahIM cala sakatA, isalie mujhe jaldI ThaNDA pAnI pilaao| jisa prakAra anAdi se sAra rahita saMsAra se saMtapta jIva ko samyagdarzana rUpI jala kI prApti hone para usakA bhavaAtApa miTatA hai, vaise hI mujhe zItala jala lAo, jisase merI pyAsa miTe / pyAsa ke kAraNa zrIkRSNa ke mu~ha meM se dhIre-dhIre zvAsa nikala rahI thii| are re ! tIna khaNDa ke svAmI ko pAnI kA hI saMkaTa par3a gayA 1 balabhadra duHkhI hokara atyanta sneha se kahate haiM - " he hari ! he bhrAta ! he tIna khaNDa ke rakSaka ! maiM apane aura tumhAre lie ThaNDA pAnI lAtA huuN| .. taba taka tuma jinendra bhagavAna ke smaraNa ke dvArA apanI tRSA zAMta kro| tuma to jinavANI rUpI amRtapAna ke dvArA sadA tRpta ho| isa
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/62 pAnI se thor3e hI samaya taka pyAsa bujhatI hai aura phira pyAsa lagane lagatI hai, are ! jinavacana rUpI amRta to sadAkAla ke lie viSaya - tRSNA ko mUla se hI miTA detA hai / he jinazAsana ke vettA ! tuma isa baTa-vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM ArAma karo, maiM zIghra hI pAnI lAtA huuN| tuma citta ko zItala karake zAntabhAva rUpa nija bhavana meM jinezvara kI sthApanA kro| " isa taraha bar3A bhAI choTe bhAI ko samajhAkara usake lie pAnI kI khoja meM nikala par3A hai| kRSNa ke dukha se usakA citta bhI dukhI hai, vaha apanA sukha bhUla gayA hai.... eka kRSNa kI hI cintA hai.... vaha usake lie pAnI lene bahuta dUra taka calA gayA / rAste meM aneka apazakuna bhI hue, parantu una para unhoMne dhyAna nahIM diyA / idhara zrIkRSNa apane mana meM jinendra bhagavAna kA smaraNa karake, vRkSa kI chAyA meM pItAmbara vastra or3hakara so gaye / thake-mA~dai so rahe the....| daivayoga se unakA bhAI jaratakumAra bhI vahA~ A pahu~cA, vaha bhI usI vana meM akelA zikAra pAne ke lie ghUma rahA thA / vaha neminAtha prabhu ke vacanoM kI zraddhA ke binA aura bhAI ke prati ati sneha ke kAraNa, unaka rakSA karane ke lie hI dvArikA se dUra jAkara vana meM rahatA thA, parantu prabhu ke dvArA dekhe hue bhavitavya ko kauna miTA sakatA hai ? jisa vana meM vaha rahatA thA, usI vana meM zrIkRSNa bhI A gaye.... zrIkRSNa ke dvArA or3hA huA vastra havA meM ur3a rahA thA, vaha dekhakara usane use kharagoza kA kAna samajha liyA aura duSTa pariNAmI jaratakumAra ne bANa chor3a diyA.... aura usa bANa se hari ke paira kA talavA chida gayA, jakhmI ho gyaa| bhAI ke hAtha se hI bhAI kA ghAta huA / durnivAra bhavitavya aMta meM hokara hI rhaa| paira meM bANa lagate hI zrIkRSNa ekadama uThe aura cAroM ora dekhA, parantu vahA~ koI nahIM dikhA, isalie unhoMne AvAja lagAyI - "are ! isa nirjana vana meM hamArA zatru kauna hai ? jisane merA paira
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/63 ghAyala kiyA? tuma jo bhI ho, apanA nAma tathA kula batAo.... kyoMki nAma kula jAne binA maiM kisI kA ghAta nahIM karatA - yaha hamArA praNa hai, isaliye tuma kauna ho ? aura binA kAraNa kisa vaira se tuma hamAre prANoM kA aMta karanA cAhate ho, so kho|" taba jaratakumAra ne jAnA ki are ! yaha to jAnavara ke badale koI uttama manuSya mere bANa se ghAyala ho gayA hai, ataH khedapUrvaka apanA paricaya dete hue usane kahA - "isa pRthvI para hari vaMza kA nAma prasiddha hai, jisa vaMza meM bhagavAna neminAtha ne avatAra liyA, jisa vaMza meM zrIkRSNa ne janma liyA; usI hari vaMza meM maiM bhI utpanna huA hU~....zrI vasudeva, jo zrIkRSNa ke pitA haiM, maiM unakA hI putra jaratakumAra huuN| jaba neminAtha prabhu kI vANI se sunA ki bAraha varSa bAda mere hI hAtha se mere bhAI zrIkRSNa kAM maraNa hogA.... taba se zrIkRSNa ke moha ke kAraNa maiM unakI rakSA ke lie nagara chor3akara isa nirjana vana meM AyA hU~.... aura akelA bhramaNa kara rahA hU~.... isa vana meM mujhe bAraha varSa se bhI adhika samaya bIta gayA hai| (re jIva ! bhavitavya ke yoga se tU ginatI bhUla gayA hai....abhI bAraha varSa pUre nahIM hue....jaise dvArikA ke nagarajana tathA dvIpAyana muni bhI daivayoga se ginatI bhUla gaye the.... vaise hI tuma bhI....) jaratakumAra Age kahate haiM - "isa vana meM maiM bAraha varSa se akelA ghUma rahA huuN| abhI taka maiMne yahA~ uttama puruSa ke vacana nahIM sune, isalie tuma kauna ho aura yahA~ kyoM Aye ho ? so kho|" (are dekho to jarA ! puNyayoga ke samApta hone para zrIkRSNa jaise mahAtmA kI bhI aisI dazA ho gayI ki unakA bhAI hI unheM samajha na sakA....) - zrIkRSNa samajha gaye ki ye mere bar3e bhAI jaratakumAra haiN| aho !
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/64 bhagavAna dvArA kathita bhavitavya kabhI mithyA nahIM hotaa| zrIkRSNa ne jaratakumAra ko sneha se apane pAsa bulAyA - "he bhAI! tuma yahA~ mere pAsa aao|" __ pAsa Ate hI jaratakumAra ne zrIkRSNa ko pahacAna liyA ki - "are ! yaha to vAsudeva !! merA choTA bhAI !!! kyA mere hI bANa se ghAyala ho gayA ? hAya ! mujhe dhikkAra hai ! mujhe dhikkAra hai !!" aisA kahakara usane dhanuSa-bANa pheMka diyA aura zrIkRSNa ke pAsa hI gira gayA / "he bar3e bhAI ! tuma zoka na karo, sarvajJa ke dvArA kathita bhavitavya alaMghya hai| mere prANoM ke lie to tuma rAjapATa, sukha-sampadA chor3akara akele vana meM rahe, bhavitavya ke nivAraNa hetu bahuta koziza kI; parantu bhavitavya Tala nahIM sktaa| bAhara meM bhAgya hI jisa samaya pratikUla ho, usa samaya hama kyA prayatna kara sakate haiM ? isalie tuma zoka chor3o, aba sarvajJa bhagavAna para zraddhA rakho, ina hiMsAdi pApoM ko chor3o aura zrAvaka ke vrata dhAraNa kro|" zrIkRSNa ke premapUrvaka vacanoM ko sunakara jaratakumAra kA citta zAnta huA aura unhoMne zrIkRSNa se isa vana meM Ane kA kAraNa pU~chA ? taba zrIkRSNa ne dukhI hokara kahA - "he bhAI ! dvArikA nagarI to jala gayI, jo vairAgyavanta jIva tyAgI hokara cale gaye, ve hI bace; bAkI saba bhasma ho gaye.... pUre yAdava kula kA nAza ho gayA....mAtA-pitA ko bhI hama na bacA ske| mAtra hama do bhAI hI bAhara nikala sake aura dakSiNa kI ora jAte samaya isa vana meM aaye....|" sArI dvArikA nagarI ke samasta yAdava kula kA nAza sunakara jaratakumAra bahuta vilApa karane lagA.... are ! vahA~ sArI nagarI ke yAdava jala gaye, yahA~ taka ki mAtA-pitA bhI bhasma ho gaye aura Aja hamAre hAtha se tumhArA ghAta huaa| are re ! aba maiM kyA karU~ ? mere citta ko samAdhAna
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/65 kaise hogA ? bhAI ke ghAta se merA mahAna apayaza huA, maiMne mahApApa bA~dhA aura maiM hI dukhI huA.... aisA kahakara vaha bahuta vilApa karane lgaa| zrIkRSNa ne kahA - he bhAI! vilApa chor3o.... isa saMsAra meM sabhI jIva apane karma ke anusAra jIvana-maraNa, saMyoga-viyoga prApta karate haiN| dUsare koI mitra yA zatru use sukha-dukha dene vAle nahIM haiN| he bandhu! baladeva mere lie pAnI lene ke lie gaye haiM, ve yahA~ AyeM, usake pahale zIghra hI tuma yahA~ se cale jaao| jaba ve yahA~ Akara merI yaha hAlata dekheMge, taba unhoMne krodhita hokara kadAcit tumheM mAra DAlA, to apanA vaMza hI na rahegA / apane vaMza meM tuma akele hI bace ho, isalie tuma zrAvaka vrata dhAraNa karake pANDavoM ke pAsa jAo, tuma unase saba bAta kro| ve hamAre parama hitaiSI haiM, jisase hamAre kula kI rakSA karane ke lie ve tumheM rAjya deNge|" nizAnI ke lie apanI kaustubhamaNi zrIkRSNa ne dete hue kahA - "isa cihna se pANDava tuma para vizvAsa karake tumhArA Adara kreNge| isa maNi ko chipAkara le jAnA" - aisA kahakara kSamAbhAva pUrvaka zrIkRSNa ne unheM vidA dii| jaratakumAra ne bhI kSamAbhAva dhAraNa kiyA....aura unake paira kA bANa sAvadhAnI pUrvaka nikAlakara kahA - "he deva ! kSamA kro|" - aisA kahakara vahA~ se cale gye| zrIkRSNa ko bANa lagane ke kAraNa bhayaMkara vedanA ho rahI thI, apanA anta samaya jAnakara unhoMne apanA mukha uttara dizA kI ora kiyA aura pallava deza meM virAjamAna zrI neminAtha jinendra bhagavAna ko yAda karake namaskAra kiyA.... yAdava kula ke Izvara bhagavAna neminAtha ke ananta guNoM ko smaraNa karake bArambAra namaskAra kiyaa| paMca-parameSThI kA smaraNa kiyaa| tInoM kAla ke tIrthaMkaroM-siddhoM-sAdhuoM aura jinadharma kI zaraNa lekara, pRthvI ke nAtha pRthvI para gira gye| pA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/66 __ ve vicAra karane lage - "are mere putra-pautra-strI-bandhu-gurujana Adi dvArikA ke bhasma hone se pahale saMsAra se virakta hokara jinendra bhagavAna ke mArga kI ArAdhanA karake tapa meM pravarte -ve dhanya haiM aura agni kA upadrava hone para hajAroM rAniyA~ tathA parivAra parama samAdhi yoga ko dhAraNa karake deha chor3akara svarga loka meM gaye; parantu agni ke upadrava se kAyara nahIM hue - ve sabhI dhanya haiN| apratyAkhyAna kaSAya ke kAraNa maiM zrAvaka ke yA muni ke vrata na le sakA, parantu kevala samyaktva ko hI dhAraNa kiyA, vahI mujhe saMsAra-samudra se pAra karane ke lie hastAvalaMbana rUpa hai| jinamArga meM merI zraddhA atyanta dRr3ha hai|" bhAvI tIrthaMkara aisA zubha ciMtana kara rahe the, parantu aMtima samaya meM pariNAma kiMcit saMkleza rUpa ho gaye....aura deha chor3akara tIna khaNDa ke nAtha medhAbhUmi-paraloka pdhaare| kauzAmbI vana se ve parabhava sidhaare| are ! pyAsa bujhAne ke lie pAnI ma~gAyA.... parantu pAnI Ane se pahale hI prANa chUTa gaye.... aho ! isa kSaNabhaMgura saMsAra meM aise mahApuruSoM kA zarIra bhI sthira nahIM to dUsaroM kI kyA bAta ? rAjA rANA chatrapati, hAthina ke asavAra / maranA saba ko eka dina, apanI-apanI bAra // are ! kahA~ tIna khaNDa pRthvI kA rAjavaibhava aura kahA~ pAnI ke binA nirjana vana meM mRtyu ! puNya ke samaya sevA karane vAle hajAroM devoM meM se koI bhI ina pyAse ko pAnI pilAne nahIM aayaa| saMyogoM kA kyA bhrosaa| thor3I dera bAda balabhadra pAnI lekara Aye.... Akara dekhA to zrIkRSNa nizceSTa hokara so rahe haiM.... tIvra prema ke kAraNa unheM zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu kI kalpanA bhI kahA~ se ho ? ___pyAse zrIkRSNa kA jaratakumAra ke bANa se deha vilaya ho gyaa| balabhadra vyAkula hokara kahate haiM -
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/67 "are kRSNa ! tuma so gaye !! uTho.... bhaiyA ! maiM pAnI lekara A gayA huuN|" - , | janma meM yA maraNa meM.... re jIva ! tU to akelA hI hai| unhoMne to yahI socA ki thakAna ke kAraNa zrIkRSNa ko nIMda A gaI hai, ataH zrIkRSNa ko jagAne ke lie hilAkara kahA - "uTho.... bhAI ! maiM tumhAre lie pAnI lekara A gayA huuN|" parantu kauna uThe ? kauna bole ? bahuta prayatna kiyA, parantu zrIkRSNa na utthe| taba balabhadra unheM kandhe para uThAkara Age cala diye|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/68 zrIkRSNa ke viyoga se chaha mAha taka balabhadra kA citta bahuta udvigna rhaa| anta meM unakA sArathI, jo ki marakara siddhArtha deva huA thA, usane Akara sambodhana kiyA - "he mahArAja ! jisa prakAra reta meM se tela nahIM nikalatA, patthara para ghAsa nahIM ugatI, marA huA pazu ghAsa nahIM khaataa| usI prakAra mRtyu ko prApta manuSya phira se sajIva nahIM hotA, tuma to jJAnI ho; isalie zrIkRSNa se moha chor3o aura saMyama dhAraNa kro|" / siddhArtha deva ke sambodhana se balabhadra kA citta zAMta huaa| unhoMne saMsAra se virakta hokara unhoMne jinadIkSA lI, ArAdhanA pUrvaka samAdhi-maraNa karake svarga gye| nayA AtmajJAna manuSya ko ATha varSa kI Ayu ke pahale pragaTa nahIM hotA, parantu jo pUrvabhava se hI AtmajJAna sAtha meM lekara Ate haiM, unheM to bacapana meM bhI AtmajJAna rahatA hai| jinako abhI to DagamagAte kadamoM se calanA bhI na AtA ho, kintu andara meM deha se bhinna AtmA kA anubhavajJAna nirantara cala rahA ho; aise ArAdhaka jIva to chuTapana se hI jJAnI hote haiN| - chahaDhAlA pravacana bhAga-1, pRSTha 121
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/69 pANDavoM kA vairAgya (zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu ke bAda zrIkRSNa ke kahe anusAra jaratakumAra pANDavoM ke pAsa jAte haiM aura unheM sArA vRttAnta batAte haiN| Age kyA hotA hai ? - ise isa kahAnI meM pddh'iye|) jaratakumAra ke dvArA dvArikA nagarI ke nAza kA tathA zrIkRSNa kI mRtyu kA samAcAra sunakara pANDava ekadama zokamagna hue| unhoMne dvArikA nagarI phira se naI basAyI aura zrIkRSNa ke bhAI jaratakumAra ko dvArikA ke rAjasiMhAsana para bitthaayaa....| taba nemiprabhu tathA zrIkRSNa ke samaya kI harI-bharI dvArikA tathA vartamAna kI dvArikA kA hAla-behAla dekhakara pANDava zokAtura ho gaye, ve vairAgya se aisA cintavana karane lage - "are, yaha dvArikA nagarI devoM dvArA racAyI gaI thI, vaha bhI Aja pUrI jalakara rAkha ho gayI hai| prabhu nemikumAra jahA~ kI rAjasabhA meM virAjate, the aura jahA~ hamezA naye-naye maMgala utsava hote the, vaha nagarI Aja sunasAna ho gyii| kahA~ gaye rukmaNi Adi rAniyoM ke suMdara mahala aura kahA~ gaye ve harSa se otaprota putra Adi kuTumbI jana / vAstava meM kuTumbAdi kA saMyoga kSaNabhaMgura hai, vaha bAdala ke samAna dekhate hI dekhate vilaya ho jAte haiN| saMyoga to nadI ke bahate pravAha jaise caMcala haiM, unheM sthira nahIM rakhA jA sakatA / saMsAra kI aisI vinAzIka dazA dekhakara vivekI jIva viSayoM ke rAga se virakta ho jAte haiN| vAstava meM to jina strI-putra-pautra vagairaha ko jIva apanA mAnate haiM, ve apane haiM hI nhiiN| jahA~ yaha pAsa rahane vAlA zarIra hI apanA nahIM hai, taba dUra rahane vAle paradravya apane kaise ho sakate haiM ? bAhyavastu meM sukhadukha mAnanA to mAtra kalpanA hI hai| apanI vastu to mAtra jJAnasvarUpI AtmA hI hai| viSayabhoga mUrkha jIvoM ko hI sukhakara lagate haiM, parantu vAstava meM ve nIrasa haiM aura unakA phala dukharUpa hai|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/70 jo mUr3ha ajJAnI jIva usake sevana se apane ko sukhI mAnate haiM, ve A~kheM hote hue bhI andhe hokara dukharUpI kue~ meM girate haiM aura durgati meM jAte haiN| khujalI ke samAna indriya-viSayoM ke bhoga kA phala dukhadAyaka hI hai aura unase jIva ko kabhI tRpti nahIM miltii| viSayoM ke tyAga aura caitanyasukha ke sevana se hI isa jIva ko tRpti mila sakatI hai| pA~ca-indriyoM ke viSayoM meM lIna jIva pA~ca prakAra ke parivartana rUpa dIrgha saMsAra meM cakkara lagAte haiM aura mithyAtva kI vAsanA ke kAraNa apane hita-ahita kA vicAra nahIM kara sakate tathA dharma kI tarapha unakI ruci bhI jAgRta nahIM hotii| ata: mokSasukha ko cAhane vAle bhavya jIvoM ko mithyAtva aura viSaya-kaSAyoM kA tyAga karake samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrarUpa dharma prApta karane kA udyama karanA caahiye|" ____ isa prakAra vairAgyapUrvaka vicAra karate-karate ve pANDava dvArikA se prasthAna karake pallava deza meM Aye aura vahA~ virAjamAna zrIneminAtha tIrthaMkara ke darzana kiye| unhoMne prabhu ke kevalajJAna kI stuti kI aura dharma kI pipAsA ke sAtha unakA dharmopadeza sunaa| prabhu kI divyavANI meM cidAnanda tattva kI svAnubhUti aura mokSasukha kI apUrva mahimA sunakara una pANDavoM kA citta zAnta huA....unheM Atmazuddhi kI vRddhi prApta huI.... saMsAra se unakA citta virakta huA aura mokSa ko sAdhane ke lie ve utsuka hue| ve vicArane lage - "are ! neminAtha prabhu ke samAna tIrthaMkara kA sAkSAt suyoga milane para bhI aba taka hama asaMyama meM hI rahe aura tuccha rAjyabhogoM ke lie aneka bar3I se bar3I lar3AIyA~ bhI lar3a-lar3akara apanA jIvana gavA~ diyaa| are ! zrIkRSNa ke samAna arddha cakravartI rAjA kA rAjya bhI jahA~ sthira nahIM rahA / dvArikA nagarI dekhate-dekhate A~khoM ke sAmane hI sArI jala gaI aura zrIkRSNa jaisA rAjA bhI pAnI ke binA vana meM mRtyu ko prApta huaa|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/71 aho ! isa saMsAra meM rAga, puNya aura unakA phala saba kucha adhruva aura azaraNa hai.... / jahA~ puNya bhI jIva ko zaraNarUpa nahIM ho sakatA, vahA~ anya kI kyA bAta ?" isa prakAra vairAgyacittapUrvaka pA~coM pANDava, dropadI tathA mAtA kuntI aura subhadrA Adi sabhI neminAtha prabhu ke samavazaraNa meM baiThe haiN| sabakA citta asAra-saMsAra se thaka gayA hai aura jinadIkSA hetu tatpara haiN| tabhI yudhiSThira atyanta vairAgyapUrvaka prabhu se vinatI karate haiM - ___ "he deva ! hama pA~coM bhAI evaM dropadI apane pUrvabhava jAnane ko icchuka haiM, taba acintya vaibhavayukta prabhu kI divyavANI meM unake pUrvabhava kI kathA isa prakAra vyakta huI - "yudhiSThira-bhIma-arjuna ye tInoM bhAI pUrvabhava meM caMpApurI meM brAhmaNa ke putra the - 1. somadatta, 2. somila aura 3. somabhUti / isI prakAra nakula, sahadeva aura dropadI-ye tInoM pUrvabhava meM agnibhUti brAhmaNa kI putriyA~ thIM - 1. dhanazrI 2. mitrazrI aura 3. naagshrii| ina tInoM kanyAoM kA vivAha una tInoM bhAIyoM ke sAtha huA thA arthAt yudhiSThira aura nakula - ye donoM bhAI tathA bhIma aura sahadeva - ye donoM bhAI pUrvabhava meM pati-patni the| isI prakAra arjuna aura draupadI bhI pUrvabhava meM pati-patni the| eka bAra una tInoM bhAIyoM ke AMgana meM dharmaruci nAmaka munirAja padhAre.... sabane AdarapUrvaka unheM AhAradAna diyA.... parantu usa samaya nAgazrI (draupadI ke jIva) ne munirAja kA anAdara kiyA.... aura ayogya AhAra diyA.... jisase munirAja kA samAdhipUrvaka maraNa huA, parantu isa prasaMga ko jAnakara tInoM bhAIyoM ko atyanta dukha huA - "are ! re !! hamAre AMgana meM jinamunirAja kA anAdara" - aisA vicArakara unhoMne vairAgya dhAraNa karake jinadIkSA le lI aura AtmasAdhanA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/72 karake svarga meM janma liyA.... vahA~ se nikalakara yahA~ yudhiSThira-bhImaarjuna ke rUpa meM manuSya janma prApta kiyA hai| udhara una tInoM bhAIyoM kI patniyoM meM se nAgazrI ko chor3akara donoM patniyoM ne bhI AryikA vrata dhAraNa kiyA aura AtmasAdhanA pUrvaka svarga meM gaIM.... vahA~ se nikalakara yahA~ sahadeva aura nakula hue haiN| nAgazrI kA jIva (jo abhI draupadI hai) muni kI virAdhanA ke duSTa pariNAma ke kAraNa marakara naraka gyaa| bAda meM dRSTiviSa nAmaka bhayaMkara sarpa hokara puna: naraka gayA / bAda meM bhI bahuta kAla taka usane sthAvara ke aneka bhava dhAraNa kiye aura ghora dukha bhoge| bAda meM pApakarmoM kA anubhAga kucha kSINa huA to vaha caMpApurI meM cANDAla kanyA huI, taba munirAja ke pAsa se jainadharma kA svarUpa sunakara madya-mA~sa-madhu vagairaha kA tyAga karake zubhabhAva pUrvaka marakara usI caMpApurI meM hI eka seTha ke yahA~ "sukumArI" nAmaka kanyA huI, parantu usakA zarIra kurUpa aura durgandhI thA, isa kAraNa usakA pati bhI usase dUra-dUra rahatA thA, ata: vaha apane durbhAgya para kheda karatI thI - __. "are...are ! maiMne pUrvabhava meM dharma kA anAdara karake pApa bA~dhA, isIlie merA anAdara ho rahA hai|" isa prakAra apanI niMdA karake pazcAtApa tathA upavAsa karatI thii| eka bAra usake AMgana meM AryikA saMgha AyA, unameM do AryikA atyanta sukomala aura kama umra kI thI.... unheM vivAha-maMDapa meM hI jAti-smaraNa jJAna hone se vairAgya dhAraNa karake dIkSA grahaNa kara lI thii| unakI kathA sunakara sukumArI (nAgazrI athavA draupadI kA jIva) kA citta bhI saMsAra se virakta huA.... taba usane AtmajJAna (samyaktva) ke binA hI AryikAvrata dhAraNa kiyaa| eka samaya kI bAta hai, jaba usane ekabAra vasaMtasenA nAmaka vezyA
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/73 ko anekoM vaibhava ke sAtha jAte dekhA, jisakI pA~ca kAmI puruSa sevA kara rahe the.... usakA aisA ThATa-bATa dekhakara ajJAna se usa sukumArIarjikA ne yaha nidAna bandha kiyA ki mujhe bhI bhaviSya meM aisA saubhAgya prApta ho| vahA~ se marakara vaha svarga meM gii| somadatta (arjuna) kA jIva jo pUrvabhava meM usakA pati thA aura svarga meM gayA thA, usakI vaha devI bnii| usa paryAya ko chor3akara yahA~ draupadI ke rUpa meM utpanna huI hai| pUrvakRta azubha nidAna bandha ke udaya ke kAraNa vaha satI (mAtra arjuna kI patni) hone para bhI "paMcabhartArI" ke nAma se jagata meM vikhyAta huI hai, parantu usakA citta vAstava meM saMsAra se udAsa hokara dharma ke prati jAgRta huaa| isa prakAra prabhu zrIneminAtha tIrthaMkara kI sabhA meM apane pUrvabhavoM kA vRtAnta sunakara una pANDavoM aura draupadI kA citta saMsAra se ekadama virakta huA aura vizuddha pariNAma pUrvaka unhoMne prabhu ke sanmukha jinadIkSA dhAraNa kii| aho ! yudhiSThira-bhIma-arjuna-nakula-sahadeva - ye pA~coM bhAI jaina muni hokara AtmadhyAna meM lIna hue aura paMcaparameSThI pada ko suzobhita karane lge| unheM dekhakara sabhI Azcarya ko prApta hue.... svarga ke deva bhI AnaMdapUrvaka utsava karane lge| tabhI draupadI, mAtA kuntI aura subhadrA ne bhI rAjamatI-AryikA ke pAsa jAkara dIkSA le lii| . usake bAda vihAra karate-karate ve pANDava munirAja saurASTra deza meM Aye.... neminAtha prabhu kI kalyANaka bhUmi giranAra kI yAtrA kI.... tatpazcAt vairAgya bhUmi sahasra Amravana meM thor3e dina rahakara AtmadhyAna kI ugratA ke dvArA vItarAgatA kI vRddhi kI.... bAda meM zatrujaya siddhakSetra para Akara niSkaMpa AtmadhyAna karane lage.... aho ! parameSThI pada meM jhUlate ve pA~coM pANDava munirAja paMcaparameSThI jaise hI zobhita ho rahe the|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/74 zatrujaya parvata para ghora upasarga ke bIca pA~ca pANDava munivaroM dvArA bhAyI gaI vairAgya bhAvanA (zatrujaya parvata para pA~ca pANDava munivara yudhiSThira, bhIma, arjuna, nakula va sahadeva saMsAra se vimukha hokara AtmasvarUpa meM upayoga ko ekAgra karake zuddhopayogarUpa AtmadhyAna kara rahe the.... zatru-mitra ke prati unheM samabhAva thA, usI samaya duryodhana ke duSTa bhAnaje ne unheM dekhakara - ina logoM ne hI mere mAmA ko mArA hai- aisA vicAra karake bairabuddhi se badalA lene ke lie vaha taiyAra huaa|) usa duSTa jIva ne bhayaMkara krodhapUrvaka lohe ke dhadhakate mukuTa Adi banavAkara munivaroM ke mastaka para pahanAkara una para agni kA ghora upasarga kiyA.... . dhadhakate lohe ke mukuToM se munivaroM ke mastiSka jalane lage.... hAtha-paira jalane lage.... aise ghora upasarga ke bIca bhI nijasvarUpa se Dige binA unhoMne bAraha vairAgya-bhAvanA kA ciMtana kiyA aura yudhiSThira-bhIma-arjuna - ina tIna munivaroM ne to usI samaya nirvikalpa zuddhopayogapUrvaka kSapakazreNI mAMDakara kevalajJAna prakaTa karake mokSa prApta kiyaa| zeSa nakula aura sahadeva - ina do munivaroM ko apane bhAIyoM saMbaMdhI sahaja vikalpa ho jAne se kevalajJAna kI prApti nahIM huI, parantu vairAgya bhAvanA pUrvaka sarvArthasiddhi nAma ke sabase U~ce devaloka meM gaye.... vahA~ se nikalakara ve bhI mokSa prApta kreNge| zatrujaya siddhakSetra para upasarga ke samaya pANDava munivaroM ne jina uttama bhAvanAoM ke dvArA AtmakalyANa kiyA thA, una bhAvanAoM kI pratyeka mumukSujIva ko bhAvanA karanI caahiye| pANDava-purANa ke anusAra una vairAgya-bhAvanAoM ko yahA~ diyA jA rahA hai|) . prathama to, agni ke dvArA jalate zarIra ko dekhakara una dhIra-vIra pANDavoM ne kSamArUpI jala kA siMcana kiyA, paMca parameSThI aura dharma ke ciMtana ke dvArA ve AtmasAdhanA meM sthira ho gye| AtmA meM krodhAgni ko praveza nahIM hone diyA, jisase ve jale nhiiN| ve jAnate the ki yaha agni kabhI bhI hamArI AtmA ko nahIM jalA sakatI, kyoMki AtmA to deha se bhinna zuddha caitanya-svarUpa arUpI hai| agni isa mUrtika zarIra ko bhale hI jalA de, parantu usase hamArA kyA nukasAna hai ? "maiM to dhyAna ke dvArA zAMta caitanya meM sthira rhuuNgaa|"
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/75 isa prakAra zarIra se bhinna AtmA ke cintana ke dvArA mahAna upasarga vijayI pANDava munirAjoM ne dhyAnarUpI agni prakaTa kii| bAhara meM zarIra jala rahA thA aura andara meM dhyAnAgni ke dvArA karma bhasma ho rahe the| usa samaya ve pANDava munivara bAraha vairAgya bhAvanA meM tatpara the bhavacakra meM bhramate kabhI, bhAyI nahIM jo bhaavnaa| bhavanAza karane ke lie, bhAU~ alaukika bhAvanA // (1) anitya bhAvanA - saMsAra meM jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai, bAdaloM ke samAna dekhate-dekhate vilIna ho jAtA hai| dhana, daulata, makAna, kuTumba, zarIra Adi jo bhI dikhAI dete haiM, ve saba nazvara haiN| bhogopabhoga anitya haiM, ve kisI ke sAtha sthira nahIM rhte| mahAna puNyazAlI cakravartI ko bhI jaba taka puNya kA udaya rahatA hai, taba taka hI vaha sAmagrI rahatI hai| puNya samApta hone para vaha bhI raphUcakkara ho jAtI hai| jagata meM eka apanI AtmA hI aisI vastu hai jo ki sadA zAzvata rahatI hai, jisakA kabhI viyoga nahIM hotaa| isalie he AtmA ! tU samasta bAhya vastuoM se mamatva haTAkara sva meM hI sthira ho.... ye hI vastu tumhArI hai| lakSmI-zarIra, sukha-dukha athavA zatru-mitra jana hoM are| / / ye koI bhI dhruva nahIM, dhruva upayoga atmika jIva hai| bharata cakravartI jaisA chaha khaNDa kA adhipati bhI jaba nitya nahIM rahA to . phira are jIva ! tU kisase sneha karatA hai ? kise apanA samajhatA hai ? apane caitanyasvarUpa AtmA ke alAvA dUsarI vastu ko apanA samajhanA, vaha sirpha isa jIva kI mUrkhatA hai ! isalie he jIva ! aise vyartha vikalpa jAla meM mata par3a, tU to Atmacintana meM hI upayoga ko lagA, usI meM jIvana kI sArthakatA hai| (2) azaraNa bhAvanA - jisa prakAra bhUkhe siMha ke paMje meM par3e hue hiraNa kI koI rakSA nahIM kara sakatA, usI prakAra mRtyu ke mukha meM par3e hue prANI kI koI rakSA nahIM kara sktaa| koI aisA kahe ki maiM to lohe ke makAna meM rahakara zastrAdi evaM dhanAdi se jIvana kI rakSA kara lU~gA athavA koI auSadhi-maMtra-taMtra se jIvana ko bacA lU~gA, to usakA yaha kathana kevala bakavAsa hI hai| vAstava meM jisakI Ayu pUrI ho gaI ho, usakI koI rakSA kara hI nahIM
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/76 sktaa| koI deva, indra yA surendra vagairaha rakSA karate haiN| yaha bhI kathanamAtra hai; kyoMki ve jaba svayaM apanI rakSA nahIM kara sakate to dUsare kI rakSA kahA~ se kreNge| anityatA rUpa sadA pariNamate padArtha ko koI rokane meM samartha nahIM hai.... isalie he Atman! tU ina sabakA zaraNa lene kI buddhi ko chor3a aura apane avinAzI caitanya svarUpa AtmA kI zaraNa le - ye hI saccI zaraNa hai| (3) saMsAra bhAvanA-dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhava aura bhAvarUpa paMca parAvartana mayI isa saMsAra meM yaha AtmA nijasvarUpa ko samajhe binA cakkara lagA rahA hai, kabhI eka gati meM to kabhI dUsarI gati meM, kabhI rAjA to kabhI raMka, kabhI deva to kabhI nArakI, kabhI dravyaliMgI sAdhu to kabhI kaSAyI- isa prakAra bahurUpiyA hokara ghUma . rahA hai| paMcavidha parAvartana meM eka-eka parAvartana kA anaMta kAla hai| vaha paMca parAvartana isa jIva ne eka bAra nahIM, apitu anaMta bAra pUre kiye haiM, to bhI viSayalAlasA se usakA citta tRpta nahIM huA to aba kaise hogA ? sva-viSaya ko bhUlakara tU sadA atRptarUpa hI marA hai| isaliye he AtmA ! aba tU viSaya-lAlasA chor3akara AtmasvarUpa meM apane citta ko sthira kr| isa dukhamaya saMsAracakra se chUTane kA ekamAtra upAya yahI hai ki tU bAhya-viSayoM ke moha ko chor3akara Atma-dhyAna meM lIna ho jaa| (4) ekatva bhAvanA - yaha jIva akelA hI AyA hai, akelA hI janmamaraNa ke dukha bhogatA hai, akelA hI garbha meM AtA hai, akelA hI zarIra dhAraNa karatA hai, akelA hI bAlaka-javAna-vRddha hotA hai, akelA hI maratA hai; isa jIva ke sukha-dukha meM koI bhI sAthI nahIM hai| are jIva ! jisa kuTumbAdi ko tU apanA samajhatA hai, ve tumhAre nahIM haiN| kuTuMba vagairaha to dUra, parantu mamatA se jisa deha ko tUne puSTa kiyA hai, jisake sAtha caubIsoM ghanTe rahA, vaha zarIra bhI sAtha meM nahIM jAtA, taba dUsarA kauna sAtha jaayegaa| isalie he AtmA ! tuma kyoM dUsaroM ke lie pApa kA bojhA apane sira bA~dha rahe ho ? tuma to sadA akele hI ho, isalie sabakA moha chor3akara eka apane AtmA kA hI cintana karo, jisase tumhArA hita hogaa| jIva akelA hI mare svayaM, jIva akelA janme are| jIva akelA janme-mare, jIva akelA siddhi lahe //
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/77 merA suzAzvata eka darzana-jJAna lakSaNa jIva hai| bAkI sabhI saMyoga lakSaNa, bhAva mujhase bAhya haiN| (5) anyatva bhAvanA - pAnI aura dUdha ke samAna zarIra aura AtmA kA mela dikhatA hai, parantu jaise sacamuca dUdha aura pAnI bhinna-bhinna haiM, vaise hI vAstava meM AtmA aura zarIra bhI bhinna-bhinna haiN| he AtmA ! tumane zarIra aura AtmA ko eka hI samajhA, vaha tumhArI bhUla hai| tumhArA to jJAyakabhAva hai, caritrabhAva hai, ratnatraya svarUpa AtmA hI tumhArA hai; isalie kisI anya ke Azraya se zAMti hogI - aisI AzA chor3akara tuma apane ekatva svarUpa meM hI rho| tumhArI ekatA hI tumhArI zobhA hai, anya se tumhArI zobhA nahIM; ata: anya se bhinna ananya svarUpa AtmA kI bhAvanA bhaao| (6) azuci bhAvanA - yaha zarIra to azucitA kA piTArA hai, hAr3amA~sa-khUna-mavAda Adi se banA huA hai| usake navadvAroM meM se ghRNAjanaka maila bahatA rahatA hai, candanAdi uttama se uttama vastue~ bhI isa zarIra ke saMbaMdha hote hI dUSita ho jAtI haiM, to phira are AtmA ! tuma aise azuci ke sthAna rUpa zarIra se moha aura prema kyoM karate ho ? ye tumhArI mahAna bhUla hai ki tuma isa malina deha meM mUrchita rahate ho| kahA~ to tumhArA nirmala svarUpa aura kahA~ isakA malina svbhaav| isalie zarIra ko heya samajha kara tuma zIghra usase moha chor3o tathA rAgAdi kaSAyoM ko bhI pavitra cetana se viruddha apavitra jAnakara chor3o aura apanI pavitra jJAna gaMgA meM snAna karake pAvana ho, isI meM tumhArA kalyANa hai| (7) Asrava bhAvanA - nadI meM chedavAlI nAva jisa prakAra pAnI bharane se DUba jAtI hai, vaise hI moharUpI chidra dvArA AtmA meM karma Ate haiM aura use saMsArasamudra meM DubA dete haiN| una karmoM ke Ane kA mukhya kAraNa mithyAtva hai| usake bAda kaSAya kA choTA kaNa bhI jIva ko karma kA Asrava karAtA hai ? isalie he jIva! tuma caitanya meM lInatA ke dvArA vItarAgI hokara sarva AsravoM ko roko aura nirAmravI ho jAo-aisA karane se hI tumhArI AtmArUpI-naukA isa bhava-samudra se pAra hogI aura tumhArA kalyANa ho jaayegaa| (8) saMvara bhAvanA - karma ke Asrava ko rokanA, vaha saMvara hai|
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/78 samyagdarzana pUrvaka AtmadhyAna se hI saMvara hotA hai| prathama to samyagdarzana mAtra se hI mithyAtvAdi anaMta saMsAra kA saMvara ho jAtA hai| saMvara hone ke bAda yaha AtmA saMsAra meM nahIM bhaTakatI, use mokSa kA mArga mila jAtA hai| isalie he AtmA ! aba tU saMsAra kI jhaMjhaToM ko chor3akara usa punIta saMvara kA Azraya kara / mithyAtva Adika bhAva ko, cirakAla bhAyA jIva ne / samyaktva Adika bhAva re, bhAyA nahIM kabhI jIva ne // aho ! bhavanAza karane vAlI apUrva AtmabhAvanA isI kSaNa bhAo / upayoga svarUpa AtmA ko anubhava meM lekara samasta parabhAvoM ko naSTa karo / cAritramoha kI senA kA bhI kSapaka zreNI ArohaNa kara sarvathA nAza karo / ( 9 ) nirjarA bhAvanA - samyagdarzana, jJAna, cAritra aura tapa inake dvArA karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai / jisa prakAra dhadhakatI agni meM kar3hAI kA sabhI pAnI zoSita ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra ugra AtmabhAvanA ke pratApa se vikAra jala jAtA hai / nirjarA do prakAra kI hotI hai - savipAka aura avipAka / jisameM savipAka nirjarA to sabhI jIvoM ko hotI rahatI hai, mokSa kI kAraNa rUpa avipAka nirjarA samyagdRSTi, vratadhArI tathA munirAjoM ko hI hotI hai aura vahI AtmA ko kAryakArI hai / isalie he AtmA ! tU AtmadhyAna kI ugratA ke dvArA avipAka nirjarA ko dhAraNa kara, jisase kevalajJAnI hone meM tujhe dera na lage / samyagdarzana hote hI asaMkhyAta gunI nirjarA zurU ho jAtI hai aura muni hone ke bAda dhyAna ke dvArA ugra puruSArtha karake antarmuhUrta meM kevalajJAna ho jAtA hai| paramAtmasvabhAva kA lakSya karanevAlA samyagdarzana bhI dhIre-dhIre ATha karmoM ko jalAkara khAka kara detA hai, taba usa paramAtma svarUpa AtmA ke dhyAna kI ekAgratArUpa zuddhopayoga se karma kA nAza hone meM kitanI dera lagegI ? isameM sadA rativaMta bana, isameM sadA saMtuSTa re / isase hI bana tU tRpta tujhako, sukha aho ! uttama mile // (10) loka bhAvanA - anaMta jIva- ajIva ke samUha rUpa isa loka kA koI banAne vAlA nahIM hai arthAt ye to anAdi siddha akRtrima nirAlaMbI hai / koI isakA nAza nahIM kara sakatA aura koI ise banA nahIM sakatA / anaMta aloka ke
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-3/79 bIca meM jaise yaha loka binA AlaMbana ke rahatA hai, vaise hI loka meM merA AtmA bhI binA kisI AlaMbana ke hai, isalie parAvalaMbI buddhi chor3akara maiM apane AtmA kA hI avalambana lU~ - jisase merI loka yAtrA pUrI ho aura loka kA sarvotkRSTa sthAna mujhe prApta ho| kamara ke Upara hAtha rakhakara aura paira phailAkara khar3e hue puruSa ke samAna isa loka kA AkAra hai - isa prakAra isa loka meM jIva samyagdarzana aura samabhAva ke binA hI anaMtakAla se cAra gati meM ghUma rahA hai| isalie he AtmA ! tU urdhva-madhya aura adholoka kA vicitra svarUpa vicAra kara sampUrNa loka meM sarvotkRSTa mahimAvaMta aise apane AtmA meM sthira ho, jisase tumhArA loka-bhramaNa miTe aura sthira siddhadazA prgtte| loka kA eka bhI pradeza Age-pIche nahIM hotA, usa loka meM jIva-ajIva dravyoM kI saMkhyA meM eka ko bhI bar3hAyA-ghaTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| (11) bodhidurlabha bhAvanA - jIva ko manuSya paryAya, uttama kula, niroga zarIra, dIrgha AyuSya, jainazAsana, satsaMga aura jinavANI kA zravaNa - ye saba milanA uttarottara durlabha hai| bhAgyavaza ye saba milane para bhI dharmabuddhi jAganA aura bhI durlabha hai| ye buddhi jAgane para bhI aMtara meM samyaktva kA pariNamana honA parama durlabha hai - apUrva hai| samyaktva hone para munidharma ko dhAraNa karanA durlabha hai aura munidharma dhAraNa karane ke bAda svarUpa meM sthira hokara kevalajJAna pragaTa karanA vaha sabase adhika durlabha hai| ___ isalie he AtmA ! tuma isa mahA durlabha yoga ko prApta kara aba ati apUrva Atmabodha ke lie prayatnazIla hoo| vaha parama durlabha hone para bhI zrIguru ke pratApa se, Atmaruci ke bala se sahaja sulabha ho jAtI hai| samyaktvAdika ratnatraya pragaTa karanA hI saccA lAbha hai, usI meM saccA sukha hai| ratnatraya pragaTa karake jIva kI naukA bhava se pAra ho jAtI hai| parama durlabha samyaktva rUpI bANa ke binA hI jIva-yoddhA saMsAra meM ghUma rahA hai| jisa yauddhA ke pAsa kamAna ho, parantu bANa na ho to vaha lakSya ko nahIM vedha sakatA, usI prakAra jIvayoddhA ke pAsa vrata aura jJAna kA ughArUpI
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________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 3/80 kamAna ho, parantu jo lakSya vedhaka bANa athavA jIva ko lakSya meM lenevAlA samyaktva na ho to vaha moha ko nahIM vedha sakatA aura saMsAra se nahIM chUTa sktaa| isalie he jIva ! tuma samyaktva rUpI tIkSNa tIra ko prApta kara aba moha ko sarvathA vedha DAlo, jisase saMsAra kI jela se chuTakArA ho jAye aura mokSasukha prApta ho jAye / (12) dharma bhAvanA - samyagdarzanAdi rUpa jo dharma hai, usase isa jIva ko sukha kI prApti hotI hai| dharma to AtmA ke usa bhAva kA nAma hai, jo jIva ko dukha se chur3Akara sukharUpa zivadhAma meM sthApita kare; isalie he AtmA ! tU bhAvamoha se utpanna hue vikalpoM ko chor3akara zuddha caitanya rUpa apane AtmA kA darzana karake usameM lIna ho jaa| yahI dharma hai aura yahI tujhe sukha rUpa hai| isake alAvA saMsAra meM jo vividha pAkhaNDarUpa dharma dikha rahA hai, vaha vAstava meM dharma nahIM hai| tU yaha bAta barAbara samajha le aura nizcaya kara le ki AtmA kA zuddhopayoga hI dharma hai| aise dharma ko dhAraNa karane se hI acala sukha kA anubhava hotA hai| - isa prakAra bAraha anuprekSA bhAkara samasta sAMsarika bhAvoM se virakta hokara ve pANDava munivara caitanya - anubhava meM lIna hue, yudhiSThira - bhIma - arjuna ye tIna munivara zuddhopayoga kI lInatA ke dvArA kSapaka zreNI meM ArUr3ha ho gaye, ghAti karmoM ko ghAta kara, aMta:kRta kevalI hue aura siddhAlaya meM jAkara virAjamAna hue| abhI bhI ve zatruMjaya ke Upara siddhAlaya meM virAjamAna haiN| unheM namaskAra ho / dUsare bhAI ekAvatArI hokara "sarvArthasiddhi" ke deva bane / ghora upasarga ke samaya zatruMjaya parvata para yaha vairAgya bhAvanA pANDavoM ne bhAyI thI - yaha hama sabhI ko bhI bhAnI cAhiye, kyoMki vairAgyabhAvanA rUpI mAtA aura bhedavijJAna rUpI pitA ye hI siddhi ke janaka haiN| ghora upasarga meM bhI vairAgyabhAvanA hI zAMti kA saccA upAya hai 1 sukha kI sahelI hai akelI udAsInatA.... / adhyAtma kI jananI akelI udAsInatA....
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________________ janma vIra saMvat 2451 pauSa sudI pUnama jaitapura (morabI) dehavilaya 8 disambara, 1987 pauSa vadI 3, sonagar3ha satsamAgama vIra saMvat 2471 (pUjya gurudeva zrI se) rAjakoTa brahmacarya pratijJA vIra saMvat 2473 phAgaNa sudI 1 (umra 23 varSa) bra. harilAla amRtalAla mehatA pUjya gurudeva zrI kAnajIsvAmI ke aMtevAsI ziSya, zUravIra sAdhaka, siddhahasta, AdhyAtmika, sAhityakAra brahmacArI harilAla jaina kI 19 varSa meM hI utkRSTa lekhana pratibhA ko dekhakara ve sonagar3ha se nikalane vAle AdhyAtmika mAsika Atmadharma (gujarAtI va hindI) ke sampAdaka banA diye gaye, jise unhoMne 32 varSa taka avirata sNbhaalaa| pUjya svAmIjI svayaM aneka bAra unakI prazaMsA mukta kaNTha se isaprakAra karate the "maiM jo bhAva kahatA hU~, use barAbara grahaNa karake likhate haiM, hindustAna meM dIpaka lekara DhU~Dhane jAveM to bhI aisA likhanevAlA nahIM milegA....." Apane apane jIvana meM karIba 150 pustakoM kA lekhana/sampAdana kiyA hai| Apane bacoM ke lie jaina bAlapothI ke jo do bhAga likhe haiM, ve lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM prakAzita ho cuke haiN| apane samagra jIvana kI anupama kRti caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kA mahApurANaise Apane 80 purANoM evaM 60 granthoM kA AdhAra lekara banAyA hai| ApakI racanAoM meM pramukhata: Atma-prasiddhi, bhagavatI ArAdhanA, Atma vaibhava, naya prajJApana, vItarAga-vijJAna (chahar3hAlA pravacana, bhAga 1 se 6), samyagdarzana (bhAga 1 se 8), jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 1 se 6), adhyAtma-saMdeza, bhaktAmara stotra pravacana, anubhava-prakAza pravacana,jJAnasvabhAva-jJeyasvabhAva, zrAvakadharmaprakAza, mukti kA mArga, akalaMka-nikalaMka (nATaka), maMgala tIrthayAtrA, bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bhagavAna pArzvanAtha, bhagavAna hanumAna, darzanakathA, mahAsatI aMjanA Adi haiN| 2500veM nirvANa mahotsava ke avasara para kiye kAryoM ke upalakSya meM, jaina bAlapothI evaM AtmadharmasampAdana ityAdi kAryoM para aneka bAra Apako.svarNa-candrikAoM dvArA sammAnita kiyA gayA hai| ra jIvana ke antima samaya meM Atma-ra antima samaya meM Atma-ske Atma-raMka "maiM jJAyaka hU~....maiM jJAyaka hU~" kI dhuna boya meM Atma-ra antima samaya ma bhana bolyaha unakI antima aura sarvAdhika mhtvpuurnn|" kI dhuna bola..maiM jJAyaka hU~" kI dhuna bo mudraNa vyavasthA : jaina kampyUTarsa, jayapura phona : 0141-700751 phaiksa : 0141-519265