Book Title: Jain Dharm Ki Kahaniya Part 09
Author(s): Haribhai Songadh, Vasantrav Savarkar Rameshchandra Jain
Publisher: Akhil Bharatiya Jain Yuva Federation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/032258/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-9 tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ** bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIva 10 bhava pUrva jaba siMha thA, taba cAraNakAdridhArI munirAjoM ke sambodhana se samyagdarzana prApta kara munirAjoM ke prati kRtajJatA pragaTa karatA hai | prakAzaka akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, khairAgar3ha zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana, sonagar3ha Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI khemarAja gir3iyA janma : 27 disambara, 1918 dehavilaya : 4 apraila, 2003 zrImatI dhur3IbAI gir3iyA janma : 1922 dehavilaya : 24 navambara, 2012 Apa donoM ke vizeSa sahayoga se sana 1988 meM zrImatI dhuDIbAI khemarAja giDiyA granthamAlA kI sthApanA huI, jisake antargata prativarSa dhArmika sAhitya evaM paurANika kathAe~ prakAzita karane kI yojanA kA zubhArambha huaa| isa granthamAlA ke saMsthApaka zrI khemarAja gir3iyA kA saMkSipta paricaya denA hama apanA kartavya samajhate haiM - janma : san 1918 cAMdarakha (jodhapura) pitA : zrI haMsarAja, mAtA : zrImatI mehaMdIbAI zikSA/vyavasAya : 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 haa| brahmacarya pratijJA : san 1953 meM mAtra 34 varSa kI Ayu meM pUjya svAmIjI se sonagar3ha meM alpakAlIna brahmacarya pratijJA lekara dharmasAdhana meM laga gye| vizeSa : bhAvanagara paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA meM bhagavAna ke mAtA-pitA bne| san 1959 meM khairAgar3ha meM diga. jinamaMdira nirmANa karAyA evaM pUjya gurudevazrI ke zubhahaste pratiSThA meM vizeSa sahayoga diyaa| san 1988 meM 70 yAtriyoM sahita 25 divasIya dakSiNa tIrthayAtrA saMgha nikAlA evaM vyavasAya se nivRtta hokara adhikAMza samaya sonagar3ha meM rahakara Atma-sAdhanA karate the| hama haiM Apake batAe mArga para calanevAle putra : dulIcanda, pannAlAla, motIlAla, premacaMda evaM samasta gir3iyA kuttumb| putriyA~ : bra. tArAbena evaM bra. mainAbena / Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrImatI dhur3IbAI khemarAja gir3iyA graMthamAlA kA 14 vA~ puSpa jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga - 9 ) lekhaka : bra. haribhAI sonagar3ha sampAdaka : paNDita rAkeza jaina zAstrI, nAgapura prakAzaka : akhila bhAratIya jaina 'yuvA phaiDarezana mahAvIra cauka, khairAgar3ha - 461881 (madhyapradeza ) aura zrI kahAna smRti prakAzana santa sAnnidhya, sonagar3ha - 364250 (saurASTra ) Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abataka prakAzita - 15200 pratiyA~ prastuta AvRtti - 2,200 pratiyA~ (1 janavarI, 2014) nyauchAvara : pandraha rupaye mAtra prApti sthAna - akhila bhAratIya jaina yuvA phaiDarezana, zAkhA - khairAgar3ha zrI khemarAja premacaMda jaina, 'kahAna - niketana' khairAgar3ha - 491881 ji. rAjanAMdagA~va (chattIsagar3ha) paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura - 302015 bra. tArAbena mainAbena jaina 'kahAna razmi ', sonagar3ha - 364250 ji. bhAvanagara (saurASTra) TAIpa seTiMga evaM mudraNa vyavasthA jaina kampyUTarsa, e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura - 302015 mobAila : 9414717816 e-mail : jaincomputers74@yahoo.com sAhitya prakAzana phaNDa _eka mumukSu bena, sonagar3ha mInA bena, , devalAlI jyotsanA bena, amerikA zrI mumukSa maNDala, khairAgar3ha zrImatI kusuma bena jJAnacaMdajI sonagar3ha jaina, jayapura zrI dulIcaMda kamalezakumAra jaina ha.zrI jineza jaina, khairAgar3ha sva. DhelAbAI ha. zobhAdevI motIlAlajI jaina, khairAgar3ha rItA bena bhUrA bhAI, bhilAI 1111/ 1111/ 601/ 501/ suzIlA bena jayanti lAla zAha, nAyarobI zrI khemarAja premacaMda jaina ha. 425/ zrI abhayakumAra zAstrI, khairAgar3ha 351 /kAMtA bena hIrAcaMda mAsTara, sonagar3ha . zrI jhanakArIbAI khemarAja bAphanA cairiTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha bra. tArAbena mainAbena, sonagar3ha zrImatI manoramA vinoda kumAra kumuda bena maheza bhAI, sUrata zrImatI mamatA ramezacaMda jaina 501/ 301/ 251/ 251/ 251/ 201/ 201/ 201/ 201/ zAstrI, jayapura ha. sAketa jaina 201/sau. kaMcanadevI pannAlAla ha. zrI manoja jaina, khairAgar3ha zrI pannAlAla umezakumAra jaina, ha. mahezajI chAjer3a, khairAgar3ha 101/ 101/ Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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 paramaziromaNi 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 gurudevazrI 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 gurudevazrI ke smaraNArtha hI kharca kruuNgaa| - 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| (3) Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhitya prakAzana ke antargat jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga 1 se 20 taka / evaM laghu jinavANI saMgraha : anupama saMgraha, caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahApurANa (hindIgujarAtI), pAhur3a dohA-bhavyAmRta zataka-AtmasAdhanA sUtra, virAga saritA tathA laghutattvasphoTa, aparAdha kSaNabhara kA (kaoNmiksa), bhaktAmara pravacana (gujarAtI) - isaprakAra ? 'puSpoM meM lagabhaga 7 lAkha se adhika pratiyA~ prakAzita hokara pUre vizva meM dhArmika saMskAra siMcana kA kArya kara rahI haiN| ___ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga 9 ke prastuta saMskaraNa meM bra. haribhAI, sogar3ha dvArA likhita caubIsa tIrthaMkara purANa meM samAgata zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke jIvana caritra kA varNana prakAzita kiyA gayA hai| isakA sampAdana paNDita rAkezajI jaina zAstrI, nAgapura dvArA kiyA gayA hai| prUpha saMzodhana paNDita ramezacaMda jaina zAstrI, jayapura ne kiyA hai| ataH hama ina sabhI ke AbhArI haiN| .. AzA hai zAsana nAyaka zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke jIvana caritra ko par3ha kara sabhI avazya hI bodha prApta kara sanmArga para calakara apanA jIvana saphala kreNge| 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| Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vinamra AdarAJjalI sva. tanmaya (pukharAja) gir3iyA janma 1/12/1978 (khairAgar3ha, ma.pra.) alpavaya me 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 haiN|) 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| svargavAsa 2/2/1993 (durga paMcakalyANaka ) hama haiM dAdI sva. mathurAbAI jaina mAtA dAdA zrI kaMvaralAla jaina pitA zrI motIlAla jaina buA zrImatI DhelAbAI jIjA - zrI zuddhAtmaprakAza jaina 5. bahana jIjI zrImatI zobhAdevI jaina suzrI kSamA jaina sau. zraddhA jaina Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI dulIcaMda baraDiyA rAjanAMdagA~va zrImatI santoSabAI baraDiyA pitA- sva. phatelAlaMjI 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 - pUjya zrI kAnajIsvAmI ke darzana aura satsaMga kA lAbha liyA hai| parivAraH putra lalita, nirmala, anila evaM sunIla . putriyA~ candakalA botharA, bhilAI evaM zazikalA pAlAvata, jayapura Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ granthamAlA sadasyoM kI sUcI paramaziromaNi saMrakSaka sadasya saritA bena ha. pArasamala mahendrakumAra jaina, tejapura zrI hemala bhImajI bhAI zAha, landana | zrImatI kaMcanadevI dulIcanda jaina gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrI vinodabhAI devasI kacarAbhAI zAha, landana damayantIbena harIlAla zAha cairiTebala TrasTa, mumbaI zrI svayaM zAha ostro vskI ha. zItala vijena | zrImatI rUpAbaina jayantIbhAI brokara, mumbaI zrImatI jyotsanA bena vijayakAnta zAha, amerikA | zrI jambUkumAra sonI, indaura zrImatI manoramAdevI vinodakumAra, jayapura saMrakSaka sadasya paM. zrI kailAzacanda pavanakumAra jaina, alIgar3ha zrImatI zobhAdevI motIlAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrIjayantIlAla cimanalAlazAhaha. suzIlAbena amerikA zrImatI dhuDIbAI khemarAja gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha zrImatI soniyA samIta bhAyANI prazAMta bhAyANI, amerikA zrImatI DhelAbAI tejamAla nAhaTA, khairAgar3ha zrImatI USAbena pramoda sI. zAha, zikAgo |zrI zaileSabhAI je. mehatA, nepAla zrImatI sUrajabena amulakhabhAI seTha, mumbaI | bra. tArAbena bra. mainAbena, sonagar3ha zrImatI kusumabena candrakAntabhAI zAha, muluNDa sva. amarAbAI nAMdagAMva, ha. zrI ghevaracaMda DAkaliyA ziromaNi saMrakSaka sadasya zrImatI candrakalA gautamacanda botharA, bhilAI jhanakArIbAI khemarAja bAphanA ceriTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha zrImatI gulAbabena zAMtilAla jaina, bhilAI mInAbena somacanda bhagavAnajI zAha, landana zrImatI rAjakumArI mahAvIraprasAda sarAvagI, kalakattA zrI abhinandanaprasAda jaina, sahAranapura | zrI premacanda ramezacanda jaina zAstrI, jayapura zrImatI jyotsanA mahendra maNIlAla malANI, mATuMgA | zrI praphullacanda saMjayakumAra jaina, bhilAI sva. dhApU devI tArAcanda gaMgavAla, jayapura |sva. lunakaraNa, jhIpubAI kocara, kaTaMgI bra. kusuma jaina, kumbhoja bAhubalI / |sva. zrI jeThAbhAI haMsarAja, sikaMdarAbAda zrImatI puSpalatA ajitakumArajI, chindavAr3A |zrI zAMtinAtha sonAja, akalUja sau. sumana jaina jayakumArajI jaina Dogaragar3ha | zrImatI puSpAbena candulAla meghANI, kalakattA zrI dulIcaMdajI anila-sunIla barar3iyA, nAMdagAMva | zrI lavajI bIjapAla gAlA, bambaI sva. manaharabhAI ha. abhayabhAI indrajItabhAI, mumbaI | sva. kaMkubena rikhabadAsa jaina ha. zAMtibhAI, bambaI paramasaMrakSaka sadasya eka mumukSubhAI, ha. sukamAla jaina, dillI zrImatI zAntidevI komalacaMda jaina, nAgapura zrImatI zAMtAbena zrI zAMtibhAI jhaverI, bambaI zrImatI puSpAbena kAMtibhAI moTANI, bambaI |sva. mUlIbena samarathalAla jaina, sonagar3ha zrImatI haMsubena jagadIzabhAI lodariyA, bambaI | zrImatI suzIlAbena uttamacaMda gir3iyA, rAyapura zrImatI lIlAdevI zrI navaratnasiMha caudharI, bhilAI sva. rAmalAla pArakha, ha. nathamala nAMdagAMva zrIyuta prazAnta-akSaya-sukAnta-kevala, landana / | zrI bizambharadAsa mahAvIraprasAda jaina sarrApha, dillI zrImatI puSpAbena bhImajIbhAI zAha, landana zrImatI jainAbAI, bhilAI ha. kailAzacanda zAha zrI surezabhAI mehatA, bambaI evaM zrI dinezabhAI, morabI sau. ramAbena naTavaralAla zAha, jalagA~va zrI mahezabhAI prakAzabhAI mehatA, rAjakoTa sau. savitAbena rasikabhAI zAha, sonagar3ha zrI ramezabhAI, nepAla evaM zrI rAjezabhAI mehatA, morabI zrI phUlacaMda vimalacaMda jhAMjharI ujjaina, zrImatI vasaMtabena jevaMtalAla mehatA, morabI zrImatI patAsIbAI tilokacaMda koThArI, jAlabAMdhA sva.hIrAbAI, haste-zrI prakAzacaMda mAlU, rAyapura |zrI choTAlAla kezavajI bhAyANI, bambaI zrImatI candrakalA premacanda jaina, khairAgar3ha zrImatI jazavaMtIbena bI. bhAyANI, ghATakopara sva. mathurAbAI ka~varalAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha |sva. bhairodAna saMtoSacanda kocara, kaTaMgI Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI cimanalAla tArAcaMda kAmadAra, jaitapura | sva, suzIlAbena himmatalAla zAha, bhAvanagara zrI takhatarAja kAMtilAla jaina, kalakattA zrI kizorakumAra rAjamala jaina, sonagar3ha zrImatI DhelAbAI ceriTebala TrasTa, khairAgar3ha zrI jayapAla jaina, dillI zrImatI tejabAI devIlAla mehatA, udayapura zrI satsaMga mahilA maNDala, khairAgar3ha zrImatI sudhA subodhakumAra siMghaI, sivanI zrImatI kiraNa - esa.ke. jaina, khairAgar3ha guptadAna, haste - candrakalA botharA, bhilAI sva. geMdAmala - jJAnacanda - sumataprasAda, khairAgar3ha . zrI phUlacaMda caudharI, bambaI sva. mukeza gir3iyA smRti ha. nidhi-nizcala, khairAgar3ha sau. kamalAbAI kanhaiyAlAla DAkaliyA, khairAgar3ha ! sau. suSamA jinendrakumAra, khairAgar3ha zrI sugAlacaMda viradhIcaMda copar3A, jabalapura zrI abhayakumAra zAstrI, ha. samatA-namratA, khairAgar3ha zrImatI sunItAdevI komalacanda koThArI, khairAgar3ha sva. vasaMtabena manaharalAla koThArI, bambaI zrImatI svarNalatA rAkezakumAra jaina, nAgapura sau. acarajakumArI zrI nihAlacanda jaina, jayapura zrImatI kaMcanadevI pannAlAla gir3iyA, khairAgar3ha sau. gulAbadevI lakSmInArAyaNa rArA, zivasAgara zrI lakSmIcaMda sundarabAI pahAr3iyA, koTA sau. zobhAbAI bhavarIlAla caudharI, yavatamAla zrI zAntikumAra kusumalatA pATanI, chindavAr3A sau. jyoti santoSakumAra jaina, DobhI zrI chItaramala bAkalIvAla jaina TreDarsa, pIsAMgana zrI bAbUlAla totArAma luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala zrI kisanalAla devar3iyA ha. jayakumArajI, nAgapura sva. lAlacanda bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. ciMtAbAI miThUlAla modI, nAgapura sau. omalatA lAlacanda jaina, bhusAvala zrI sudIpakumAra gulAbacanda, nAgapura zrI yogendrakumAra lAlacanda luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. zIlAbAI mulAmacandajI, nAgapura zrI jJAnacanda bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. motIdevI motIlAla phalejiyA, rAyapura sau. sAdhanA jJAnacanda jaina luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala samakita mahilA maMDala, DoMgaragar3ha zrI devendrakumAra jJAnacanda luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala sau. kaMcanadevI jugarAja kAsalIvAla, kalakattA | zrI mahendrakumAra bAbUlAla luhAr3iyA, bhusAvala zrI di. jaina mumukSu maNDala, sAgara sau. lInA mahendrakumAra jaina, bhusAvala sau. zAMtidevI dhanakumAra jaina, sUrata zrI cintanakumAra mahendrakumAra jaina, bhusAvala zrI cindrUpa zAha, bambaI zrI kastUrI bAI ballabhadAsa jaina, jabalapura sva. phephAbAI pusAlAlajI, baiMgalora sva.yazavaMta chAjer3a ha.zrI pannAlAla jaina, khairAgar3ha lalitakumAra DaoN. zrI tejakumAra gaMgavAla, indaura | anubhUti-vibhUti atula jaina, malADa sva. nokacandajI, ha. kezarIcaMda sAvA silhATI | zrI AyuSya jaina saMjaya jaina, dillI ku. vaMdanA pannAlAlajI jaina, jhAbuA zrI samyaka aruNa jaina, dillI ku. mInA rAjakumAra jaina, dhAra zrI sArthaka aruNa jaina. dillI sau. vaMdanA saMdIpa jainI ha.ku. zreyA jainI, nAgapura zrI kezarImala nIraja pATanI, gvAliyara sau. kezarabAI dha.pa. sva. gulAbacanda jaina, nAgapura zrI parAgabhAI harivadana satyapaMthI, ahamadAbAda jayavaMtI bena kizorakumAra jaina lakSmIbena vIracanda zAha ha. zAradAbena, sonagar3ha : zrI manoja zAntilAla jaina zrI prazama jItUbhAI modI, sonagar3ha zrImatI zakuntalA anilakumAra jaina, muMgAvalI | zrI hemalAla manoharalAla siMghaI, bonakaTTA iMjI.AratI pitA zrI anilakumAra jaina, muMgAvalI| sva. durgA devI smRti ha. dIpacanda caupar3A, khairAgar3ha zrImatI pAnAdevI mohanalAla seThI, gohATI | zrI pArasamala mahendrakumAra, tejapura zrImatI mANikabAI mANikacanda jaina, indaura | zAha zrI kailAzacandajI motIlAlajI, bhilAI zrImatI bhUrIbAI sva. phUlacanda jaina, jabalapura | zrImatI prekSAdevI pravINakumArajI zAstrI, rAyapura Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ... vaizAlI-kuNDagrAma pAvApurA CLARAMAILY maMgala-vandanA sura-asura-narapativaMdya ko, pravinaSTa ghAtI karma ko| karatA namana maiM dharmakartA, tIrtha zrI mahAvIra ko|| jo sarvajJa haiM, vItarAgI haiM, hitopadezI haiM aura vartamAna meM jinakA dharmatIrtha cala rahA hai - aise asAdhAraNa guNavanta tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| - ve bhagavAna mahAvIra jisakA ArAdhana karake sarvajJa hue aura jisakI ArAdhanA kA bhavyajIvoM ko upadeza diyA, aise zuddha samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra ko maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ aura usakI pUrNatA kI bhAvanA bhAtA huuN| aho ! ye ratnatraya mumukSu ke sarva artha ko siddha karanevAle amUlya ratna haiN| aho ! Atmatattva kA adbhutapana batAnevAlA tathA anekAnta dharma ke dhvaja se suzobhita jinazAsana jayavanta varto....jo ki para se bhinna Atmatattva kA adbhuta svarUpa batalAkara iSTa kI siddhi karatA hai aura mithyAdRSTi jisakA pAra nahIM pA skte| - zrI mahAvIra prabhu maMgalamaya haiN|' RSabhAdi teIsa bhagavanta, sImandharAdi bIsa vidyamAna bhagavanta aura bhUta-bhaviSyata ityAdi trikAlavartI sarva arahanta, siddha, paMcaparameSThI, ratnatraya, jinavANI, rAjagRhI Adi sarvatIrtha - ye saba maMgala, eka 'maMgalamaya mahAvIra' meM samA jAte haiM; isaliye mahAvIra prabhu ke maMgala guNagAna meM Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/10 abhedarUpa se una sabakA guNagAna bhI A jAtA hai| isasamaya apanA citta mahAvIramaya hai; mahAvIra meM sarva iSTa pada A jAte haiN| aho mahAvIra deva ! Apake sarvajJatA Adi agAdha guNoM kI gambhIratA ke nikaTa merI buddhi to atyanta alpa hai; tathApi Apake parama upakAroM se prerita hokara bhaktipUrvaka Apake jIvana kA Alekhana karane hetu maiM udyamI huA huuN| alpa hone para bhI merI buddhi Apake zAsana ke pratApa se samyakpane ko prApta huI hai; isaliye maiM niHzaMkabhAva se Apake agAdha AtmaguNoM kA stavana karake jagata meM prakAzita kruuNgaa| mokSagamana ke DhAI hajAra varSa pazcAt bhI Apa hama jaise sAdhakoM ke hRdaya meM jyoM ke tyoM sAkSAt virAja rahe haiM....isaliye Apake jIvana kA samyak Alekhana karanA mere liye duSkara nahIM hai, sugama hai....AnandakArI hai| he bhavya sAdharmIjano ! tuma bhI jJAna meM sarvajJa mahAvIra ko sAkSAt virAjamAna karake unheM cetanasvarUpa meM jAnanA, usase tumheM bhI mahAna Atmika Ananda kA apUrva lAbha hogaa| prabho ! Apake guNoM ke varNana kI dhuna meM maiM zAbdika kSati kI apekSA nahIM krtaa| ahA ! Apake guNavAcaka jo zabda hoMge, ve sundara hoNge| pArasamaNi ke sparza se lohA bhI yadi sonA bana jAtA hai, to Apa jaise utkRSTa paramAtmA ke sAtha vAcya-vAcaka sambandha hone se kyA zabda pUjya nahIM bana jAyeMge ? are ! sthApanA nikSepa se jaba paramAtmA ke sAtha sambandha karate haiM, taba patthara bhI paramAtmA ke rUpa meM pUje jAte haiM, taba jo zabda Apake paramaguNoM ke vAcaka hokara Apake sAtha sambandha karate haiM, ve zabda yadi jagata meM paramAgama ke rUpa meM pUje jAe~, to usameM kyA Azcarya ! merA lakSya Apake Atmika guNoM para hai, zabdoM para merA lakSya nahIM hai| Apake sarvajJatAdi guNoM kA rasika merA mana, isasamaya Apake guNoM ke sivA anyatra kahIM nahIM lgtaa| basa ! Apake vItarAgI AtmaguNoM meM mere citta kI tallInatA hI merA maMgala hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhava : samyaktva se pUrva he mahAvIra prabhu ! vartamAna meM to Apa muktarUpa se paramasukha kI anubhUti meM lIna hokara siddhapurI meM virAjamAna haiN| hama jahA~ se Apako jAnate haiM, vahA~ mokSa. se pUrva kI ApakI bhavAvali bhI dRSTigocara hotI hai| mokSa prApta karane se pUrva isa Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/11 saMsAra kI cAroM gatiyoM meM Apake jIva ne kaise-kaise duHkha sahana kiye aura pazcAt jaina munivaroM ke samparka meM dharma prApta karake samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra kI ArAdhanA dvArA Apa isa bhavacakra se chUTe tathA mokSapurI meM pdhaare| vaha saba citrapaTa kI bhA~ti dRSTisamakSa tairatA hai| ahA ! AtmasAdhanA meM ApakI mahAna vIratA....hameM bhI usa sAdhanA ke prati utsAhita karatI hai| prabho ! bhava se chUTakara mukta kaise honA ? duHkha se chUTakara sukhI kaise honA ? vaha mArga Apane apane jIvana caritra dvArA hameM spaSTa batalAyA hai; isaliye pururavA bhIla se lekara mokSa taka ke Apake jIvana-prasaMgoM kA vairAgyarasa pUrita Alekhana bhavyajIvoM ke hitArtha evaM apane AtmA ke guNoM kI vRddhi hetu prArambha karatA huuN| pUrvabhava : pururavA bhIla bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIva apane pUrvabhava meM pahale pururavA nAma kA bhIla thA; taba ekabAra videhakSetra kI puNDarIkiNI nagarI meM dharmAtmA zrAvakoM kA saMgha tIrthayAtrA hetu jA rahA thaa| sAgarasena nAma ke munirAja bhI usa saMgha ke sAtha cala rahe the| saMgha jaba jaMgala ke mArga se jA rahA thaa| taba DAkuoM kI TolI ne use lUTa liyaa| saMgha ke loga idhara-udhara bhAga gye| munirAja sAgarasena saMgha se pRthak ho gaye aura ghora jaMgala meM kidhara jAyeM yaha unheM nahIM sUjha rahA thaa| itane meM bhIla saradAra pururavA ne unheM dekhA aura munirAja ko mArane ke liye dhanuSa para bANa car3hAne lagA; taba bhIla saradAra kI bhadra patnI ne use rokA aura bolI - Thaharo svAmI ! yaha koI sAmAnya zikAra nahIM hai| inakI tejasvI mudrA se to ye koI vanadevatA lagate haiM; yA phira aisA lagatA hai ki ye vana meM mArga bhUla gaye haiN| calo, unake pAsa cala kara dekheN| yaha sunakara krUra bhIla ne kSaNabhara meM krUratA chor3a dii| usane munirAja ke nikaTa jAkara vinayapUrvaka vandana kiyA aura mArga bhUle hue munirAja ko vana meM se bAhara nikalane kA mArga btlaayaa| munirAja ne usakI bhadratA se prabhAvita hokara kahA- "he bhavya ! tU ahiMsAdharma ko uttama jAnakara usakA pAlana kr| nirdoSa prANiyoM kA ghAta karanevAlI yaha krUratA tujhe zobhA nahIM detI; isaliye yaha zikAra evaM mAMsa bhakSaNa chor3akara ahiMsAdharma kA sevana kara, jisase tujhe uttama sukha prApta hogaa| mAMsa ke svAda kI lolupatAvaza nirdoSa jIvoM kA vadha karanA vaha to mahApApa hai| manuSyabhava pAkara Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 /12 aisA pApa karanA tujhe zobhA nahIM detaa| isaliye tU usa zAghra chor3a de|" isaprakAra munirAja ne use atyanta karuNApUrvaka hitopadeza diyaa| munirAja kA kalyANakArI upadeza sunakara vaha bhIla atiprabhAvita huA aura usane zikAra tathA mAMsAhAra kA tyAga karake ahiMsAdharma dhAraNa kiyA / ahA ! sAdhu puruSoM kI kSaNabhara kI saMgati bhI jIvoM ko kitanI hitakArI hotI hai| vItarAgI santoM kI saMgati se kise zAnti nahIM milegI ? aho ! bhavaduHkha se saMtapta saMsArI jIva kI tRSA zAnta karane ke liye jainadarzana to zAntarasa ke sarovara samAna hai, usakA sevana karo / zrI munirAja ke pratApa se jisane krUratA chor3a dI hai, aisA vaha pururavA bhIla bhaktipUrvaka bahuta dUra taka munirAja ke sAtha calatA rahA aura unheM nagara ke mArga para chor3a kara lauTa AyA / avyakta rUpa se mAnoM vaha kaha rahA thA ki prabho ! Apane to mujhe bhavavana meM se bAhara nikalane ke liye hitopadeza diyA to kyA maiM ApakI itanI sevA bhI nahIM kara sakatA ? basa, munirAja se pRthak hokara apane nivAsa sthAna para pahu~ce usa bhIla ko aba kahIM caina nahIM par3atA thaa| aba usane lUTapATa chor3a dI thI aura jaMgala meM bhaTake hue pathikoM kI rakSA karake unako mArga batalAtA thaa| vaha socatA thA i are ! mujhameM kitanI krUratA thI aura ve munirAja kitane zAnta pariNAmI the| unake kSaNabhara ke saMga se merA jIvana badala gyaa| aba mujhe kitanI zAnti mila rahI hai - isaprakAra vaha bArambAra vicAratA thA; zAnti kI zItalatA use tRpta karatI thI / isaprakAra usane zeSa jIvana sthUla ahiMsAvrata ke pAlana meM vyatIta kiyA aura anta meM marakara vaha bhIla saudharmasvarga meM deva huaa| pUrvabhava : saudharmasvarga meM deva kahA~ krUra bhIla ? aura kahA~ deva ? kiMcit ahiMsA kA pAlana karake bhIla se deva hue usa jIva ko saudharmasvarga meM aneka divya RddhiyA~ prApta huIM aura do sAgaropama (asaMkhyAta varSa) taka puNyaphala kA upabhoga kiyA 1 ahA ! kSaNabhara kI kiMcit ahiMsA ke pAlana se eka ajJAnI ko bhI asaMkhya varSoM kA puNyaphala prApta huA, to jJAnapUrvaka sarvathA vItarAgI ahiMsA ke uttama phala kA to kahanA hI kyA ? ajJAnabhAva se puNya karake svarga meM gaye usa deva ne vahA~ kI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/13 devAMganAoM ke sAtha krIr3A evaM vaibhava-vilAsa meM asaMkhya varSa vyatIta kara diye....abhI use AtmajJAna prApta nahIM huA thaa| svarga meM use avadhijJAna thA, parantu AtmajJAna ke binA avadhijJAna kA kyA mUlya? ajJAnapUrvaka puNyaphala ke upabhoga meM usane svarga meM asaMkhya varSa bitA diye aura Ayu pUrNa hone para svarga se cayakara manuSya loka meM avatarita huaa| pUrvabhava : RSabhadeva kA pautra marIcikumAra ___saudharma svarga se calakara bhUtakAla kA vaha bhIla aura bhaviSya kAla kA bhagavAna - aisA vaha jIva eka ati sundara prasiddha nagarI meM tIrthaMkara ke kula meM avatarita huA....kahA~ avatarita huA ? vaha par3hiye - - tIrtharUpa ayodhyA nagarI meM devoM ne RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke garbha, janma Adi kalyANakoM kA AzcaryakArI mahotsava manAyA thaa| una RSabharAjA ke do rAniyA~ tathA bharata, bAhubali Adi sau putra the; unameM se jyeSTha putra bharata tIna jJAna ke dhArI, kSAyika samyagdRSTi tathA caramazarIrI aura bharatakSetra ke prathama cakravartI the| apane caritra nAyaka kA jIva saudharma svarga se cayakara inhIM bharata cakravatI kA putra huaa| usakA nAma marIcikumAra thaa| ahA ! bharatakSetra ke bhAvI caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara kA jIva vartamAna meM prathama tIrthaMkara kA pautra huaa| tIrthaMkara kA pautra aura cakravartI kA putra.... usake gaurava kA kyA kahanA ? pururavA bhIla kA jIva bhagavAna purudeva kA pautra huaa| (RSabhadeva kA eka nAma purudeva bhI hai) .. dAdA ko pautra para aura pautra ko dAdAjI para atyanta prema thA- donoM AtmA tIrthaMkara hone vAle the| dAdA RSabhadeva apane pautra ko goda meM lekara khilAte aura bolanA sikhAte ki bolo beTA - 'appA so paramappA' aura bAlaka marIci totalI bhASA meM 'appA-pappA' bolakara dAdAjI kA anusaraNa krtaa| vAha ! Adi tIrthaMkara antima tIrthaMkara ko khilAte hoMge ?.... vaha dRzya kitanA AnandadAyI hogA ? - bahuta hI....dekhane yogy| ekabAra caitra kRSNA nauvIM ko mahArAjA RSabhadeva ke janma divasa para hajAroM rAjAoM ke bIca indra aneka deva-deviyoM sahita janmotsava manA rahA thA; nIlAMjanA nAma kI devI nRtya kara rahI thI ki acAnaka hI usakI Ayu pUrNa ho jAne se vaha devI adRzya ho gii| saMsAra kI aisI kSaNabhaMguratA dekhakara mahArAjA RSabhadeva ne Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/14 jinadIkSA le lii| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke prati paramasneha ke kAraNa cAra hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI unakA anusaraNa kiyA tathA dAdAjI ke sAtha unakA pautra marIcikumAra bhI avicArI rUpa se digambara sAdhu bana gyaa| antara meM caitanyatattva kI pratIti to thI nahIM; bhagavAna RSabhadeva muni banakara kisakA dhyAna kara rahe haiM, vaha bhI nahIM jAnatA thaa| RSabha munirAja to chaha mAsa taka caitanya ke dhyAna meM lIna hokara jyoM ke tyoM khar3e rahe; parantu marIci Adi dravyaliMgI sAdhu dIrghakAla taka bhUkha-pyAsa sahana nahIM kara sake, isaliye munimArga se bhraSTa hokara jyoM-tyoM vartane lge| ahA ! jainadharma kA munimArga to mokSa kA mArga hai| kAyara jIva usakA pAlana kaise kara sakate the ? bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko muni hone ke eka hajAra varSa pazcAt kevalajJAna huaa| jisa dina bhagavAna RSabhadeva muni ko kevalajJAna huA, usI dina mahArAjA bharata ke yahA~ cakraratna kI utpatti huii| pitA dharmacakrI bane aura putra rAjacakrI huaa| bharatakSetra ke prathama tIrthaMkara aura prathama cakravartI eka hI dina pragaTa hue| vivekI bharata rAjA apane cakra ko eka ora rakhakara prathama dharmacakrI sarvajJapitA kA kevalajJAna-mahotsava manAne hetu samavasaraNa meM aaye| vahA~ dharmapitA ke divya Atmavaibhava ko dekhakara tathA caitanyatattva kI alaukikatA sunakara Azcaryacakita ho gye| unhoMne bhagavAna se pUchA - he deva ! hamAre kula meM Apa tIrthaMkara hue; to Apa jaisA tIrthaMkara honevAlA dUsarA koI uttama puruSa isa samaya mere parivAra meM hai ? ___ taba prabhu kI divyadhvani meM uttara milA ki he bharata ! tuma aura tumhAre saba putra mokSagAmI haiM; ...aura tumhArA yaha putra marIcikumAra to bharatakSetra kI isa caubIsI meM antima tIrthaMkara (mahAvIra) hogaa| yaha sunakara bharata ko ati harSa huA ki ahA, mere pitA Adi-tIrthaMkara aura merA putra antima tIrthaMkara tathA maiM bhI isI bhava meM mokSagAmI - isaprakAra bharatarAjA kI prasannatA se cAroM ora Anandamaya utsava kA vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| prabhu kI vANI meM anya vikalpa ko avakAza nahIM hai| are! prabhu kI vANI meM apane tIrthaMkara hone kI bAta sunakara bhI usa marIci ne samyaktva grahaNa nahIM kiyA aura bhava ke kAraNarUpa mithyAtva ko nahIM chor3A; vaha kumArga meM hI lagA rhaa|.... vAha rI honahAra ! muniveza chor3akara bhraSTa hue marIci ne tApasa kA veza dhAraNa Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/15 karake sAMkhyamata kA pravartana kiyaa| usa mUrkha jIva ne kutarka dvArA kumArga calAyA aura mithyAmArga ke sevana se apane AtmA ko asaMkhyAta bhavataka ghora saMsAraduHkhoM meM dduboyaa| isaliye zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki - ___ "are jIvo! mithyAtva kA pApa meru samAna hai; usake samakSa anya pApa to rAI jaise haiM; - aisA jAnakara prANa jAyeM tathApi mithyAtva kA sevana mata krnaa| siMha, sarpAdi ke viSa se to ekabAra maraNa hotA hai, parantu kumArga ke sevana se to jIva bhava-bhava meM apAra duHkha bhogatA hai| isaliye he bhavyajIvo! bhayaMkara bhavaduHkhoM se chUTane kI tathA zAzvata Atmasukha prApta karane kI icchA ho to tuma zIghra kumArgarUpa mithyAtva ko chor3o aura jinamArga ke sevana dvArA samyaktva ko aMgIkAra kro|" pUrvabhava : pA~caveM svarga meM deva arere! tIrthaMkara kA kula aura bAhya meM jinadIkSA prApta karake bhI usa marIci ne samyaktva grahaNa nahIM kiyA, AtmajJAna nahIM kiyA aura mithyAtvasahita kutapa ke prabhAva se marakara pA~caveM svarga meM deva huaa| mithyAtvasahita hone ke kAraNa svarga meM usake pariNAma kuTila the| svarga ke divya vaibhava meM bhI use sukha nahIM milaa| kahA~ se milatA ? sukha viSayoM meM kahA~ hai ? sukha to AtmA meM hai; use jAne binA sukha kA vedana kahA~ se hogA ? dasa sAgaropama jitane asaMkhya varSoM taka vaha jIva svarga meM rahA aura aneka devAMganAoM sahita svarga ke divya indriyabhoga bhoge; parantu usase kyA ? svargIya sukha dUsarI vastu hai aura Atmika zAnti dUsarI / mUrkha jIva hI zAntirahita svargIya sukhoM ko saccA sukha mAnate hai| Atmika zAnti kA anubhava karanevAle dharmAtmA bAhya viSayoM meM kadApi sukha kI kalpanA nahIM karate - phira bhale hI ve sukha svarga ke hI kyoM na hoM ? pUrvabhava : brAhmaNakumAra priyamitra aura prathama svarga meM deva asaMkhya varSoM taka svargaloka meM rahakara bhI lezamAtra Atmasukha kA AsvAdana kiye binA anta meM vaha jIva (bhUtakAla kA marIci aura bhaviSya ke mahAvIra) vahA~ se cyuta huaa| saMsAra to saMsaraNarUpa hai, isaliye vaha saMsArI jIva devagati se saMsarita hokara manuSyagati meM eka brAhmaNa kA putra huA; usakA nAma thA priyamitra / pUrvabhava ke mithyA saMskAravaza aba bhI vaha mithyAmArga meM pravartatA thaa| mithyAtapa Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/16 ke klezapUrvaka marakara vaha jIva prathamasvarga meM deva huaa| apane hitAhita ke vivekarahita vaha deva svarga meM bhI sukhI nahIM thaa| do sAgara taka devopanIta bhogoM meM hI kAla ga~vAkara, bhogoM kI lAlasAsahita vaha svarga se manuSyaloka meM giraa| 'are re ! asaMkhyAta varSoM taka bhoge hue yaha divya bhoga aba chUTa jaayeNge| - aise zoka se saMtapta ArtadhyAnapUrvaka vaha devaloka se cyuta huaa| pUrvabhava : brAhmaNakumAra puSpamitra aura dUsare svarga meM deva . prathama svarga se cyuta huA vaha jIva isa bhAratavarSa ke sthUNAgAra nagara meM eka brAhmaNaputra huA, usakA nAma thA puSpamitra / bAlaka puSpamitra ekabAra khela rahA thA ki eka saMnyAsI-bAbA ne use lAlaca dikhAyA ki tU hamAre sAtha cala, tujhe svarga kA sukha milegaa|' svarga-mokSa kA bheda nahIM jAnanevAle usa avivekI bAlaka ne svarga ke lAlaca se bAlyAvasthA meM hI kutapa dhAraNa kiyA; (bhogahetu dharma ko, nahiM karmakSaya ke hetu ko|) are re ! eka bhAvI tIrthaMkara kA AtmA bhI mithyAmArga ke saMskAravaza kumArga meM pha~sakara saMsAra meM kaisA bhaTaka rahA hai ? dIrghakAla taka mithyAtvasahita kutapa kA kleza sahana karake vaha marA aura dUsare IzAna svarga meM deva huaa| vahA~ usane apsarAoM dvArA honevAle nRtya-gAnAdi dekhane meM dIrghakAla gNvaayaa| dharmarahita hInapuNya kSINa hone para svarga ne use cyuta kara diyaa| jisaprakAra sote hue mahAvata ko madonmatta hAthI pachAr3a detA hai, usIprakAra mohanidrA meM sote hue usa deva ko puNyarUpI hAthI ne nIce pachAr3a diyaa| pUrvabhava : agnisaha brAhmaNa aura tIsare svarga meM deva dUsare svarga secyuta huA vaha deva, zvetikAnagarI meM agnisaha nAma kA brAhmaNaputra huA; vahA~ bhI pUrvabhava ke mithyA saMskAra ke kAraNa saMnyAsI hokara mithyAtapa kA AcaraNa karake jIvana bitAyA aura puna: tIsare svarga meM deva huaa| vahA~ sAta sAgara kI Ayu apsarAoM ke sAtha vyatIta kara dI; parantu Atmahita kiMcit nahIM saadhaa| ___ are re ! jainadharma ko prApta nahIM huA vaha jIva, bhAvI tIrthaMkara hone para bhI, ajJAna ke kAraNa saMsAra kI gatiyoM meM kaisA bhaTaka rahA hai ? kSaNa meM manuSyaloka aura kSaNa meM svargaloka meM jAtA hai| puNya kara-karake bArambAra svarga meM jAne para Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/17 bhI usa jIva ko kahIM zAnti nahIM hai, kahIM usake AtmA ko ArAma nahIM hai / ahA ! jaba jIva jainamArga ko prApta kara le, tabhI use sukha-zAnti milatI hai; isaliye he jIvo ! tuma jainamArga pAkara mahAna AdarapUrvaka usakA sevana kro| pUrvabhava : agnimitra brAhmaNa aura cauthe svarga meM deva ! tIsare svarga se nikalakara 'bhIla' aura 'bhagavAna' kA vaha jIva bharatakSetra kI mandira nagarI meM eka agnimitra nAma kA brAhmaNa-putra huA / usake kAle keza mAnoM antara kI mithyAtvarUpI kAlimA sUcita karate hoM - isaprakAra phara-phara hote the / yuvAvasthA meM gRhavAsa chor3akara vaha punaH saMnyAsI hokara tIvra tapa karate hue mithyAmArga kA upadeza dene lagA / dIrghakAla taka kumArga kA pravartana karake anta meM asamAdhimaraNapUrvaka marakara vaha cauthe mAhendra svarga meM deva huaa| asaMkhya varSoM taka svargaloka kI vibhUtiyoM ko puNyaphala bhogA, parantu anta meM jisaprakAra sUkhA pattA DAla se khira par3atA hai, tadanusAra puNya sUkha jAne para vaha svargaloka se khira pdd'aa| pUrvabhava : bhAradvAja brAhmaNa aura punaH cauthe svarga meM deva cauthe svarga se cyuta hokara vaha jIva svastimatI nagarI meM bhAradvAja nAma kA brAhmaNa huA aura punaH gatajanma kI bhA~ti saMnyAsI hokara kutapa meM jIvana ga~vAkara cauthe svarga meM gyaa| svargaloka kI aneka RddhiyA~ tathA devAMganAoM Adi ke vaibhava meM AsaktipUrvaka asaMkhyAta varSa kA jIvana bitA diyA aura jaba Ayu pUrNa hone ko AyI taba usake kalpavRkSa kA~pane lage, usakI mandAra mAlAe~ murajhAne lagIM, usakI dRSTi bhramita hone lagI, zarIra kI kAnti nisteja hone lgii| aise cinhoM se use vicAra Ane lagA ki aba svarga kI yaha saba vibhUti chor3akara mujhe yahA~ se jAnA pdd'egaa| deviyoM ke viraha se vaha vilApa karane lagA ? are re ! dekho to sahI, jisane bAhya vastuoM meM sukha mAnA vaha unake viyoga meM kaisA vihvala hotA hai / are mUrkha ! vicAra to kara ki asaMkhyAta varSoM taka jina bAhya viSayoM ke bIca rahakara unakA upabhoga karane para bhI tujhe zAnti yA tRpti nahIM huI unameM sukha kaisA ? sukha ho to mile na ?... Akulita hokara mithyA prayatna kisaliye karatA hai ? anantakAla taka bhogane para bhI viSayoM meM se kadApi sukha prApta nahIM ho sakatA / Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 18. jisakA AzAcakra TUTa gayA hai, jisakA puNyadIpaka bujha jAne kI taiyArI meM hai aura jisake mAnasika saMtApa kA koI pAra nahIM hai - aisA vaha deva maraNa ko nikaTa dekhakara atyanta bhayabhIta huA aura hatAzApUrvaka bhogoM kI cintA meM ArtadhyAna karane lagA ki are re ! maiM asahAyarUpa se yaha saba chor3akara mara jAU~gA ? maiM aba kisakI zaraNa lU~ ? kahA~ jAU~ ? kisaprakAra ina bhogoM kI rakSA karU~ ? kyA upAya karake mRtyu ko rokU~ ? yahA~ se marakara maiM na jAne kisa gati meM jAU~gA ? ... vahA~ merA kyA hogA ? ... kauna sAtha degA ? vAstava meM puNya samApta hone para koI sAtha nahIM detA / devAMganAe~ dekhatI rahIM aura deva ke prANa chUTa gaye / isaprakAra vilApa karatA huA vaha deva ' kSINa puNya se manuSyaloka meM' A par3A aura aneka bhavoM meM bhaTakatA phirA / pUrvabhava : ekendriyAdi paryAyoM meM asaMkhyabhavoM kA anantaduHkha jisake nIca puNya kA asta huA hai aura jo mithyAtva kI Aga meM jala rahA hai aisA vaha bhIla kA jIva (bhAvI mahAvIra bhagavAna kA jIva ) bArambAra svarga-manuSya ke bhavoM meM bhramaNa karatA huA tathA duHkha bhogatA huA saMsAra meM bhaTaka rahA hai| vaha svarga se bhraSTa hokara kitanI hI nicalI trasa paryAyoM meM bhaTakA; anta meM mithyAtva - rasa kI parAkASThA ke phalasvarUpa sthAvara - ekendriya paryAya meM gayA aura vahA~ do ghar3I meM hajAroM bAra janma-maraNa kara-karake duHkhI huaa| isaprakAra asaMkhyAta bAra bhavabhramaNa kara-karake usane kalpanAtIta duHkha sahana kiye / siddha bhagavantoM kA sukha aura ekendriya jIvoM kA duHkha - ye donoM vacanAtIta haiM / dIrghakAla taka usa jIva ne sthAvara paryAyoM meM itane adhika duHkha bhoge ki jinakA varNana zAstrakAra bhI nahIM kara skte| jisaprakAra siddhoM kA sukha kinhIM saMyogoM se nahIM hotA, yaha 'svabhAvasiddha' hai; usIprakAra nigoda ke jIvoM kA duHkha bhI saMyoga se nahIM huA hai, parantu bhAvakalaMka kI pracuratArUpa unake apane pariNAma se huA hai, isaliye 'pariNAmasiddha' hai / kisI manuSya ko dhadhakatI huI agni meM DAlakara lauharasa ke sAtha galA de, vaha duHkha bhI jisake samakSa atyalpa mAnA jAya aise ghorAtighora duHkha nigoda meM ekendriya jIvoM ko hote haiN| aise duHkha usa jIva ne mithyAtva ke kAraNa aneka bhavoM taka bhoge / Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/16 tathApi dekho to sahI, cetana ke svabhAva kI adbhutatA.... ki aise duHkhoM ke bIca bhI apane caitanyasvabhAva ko usane nahIM chor3A; svayaM apane cetanaprANa dvArA vaha jItA hI rahA / tathA anantaduHkha bhogane para bhI apane sukhasvabhAva ko nahIM chor3A.. isIliye to duHkha se parimukta hokara vahI jIva Aja ananta sukha sahita siddhapada meM virAjamAna hai..vAha re vAha caitanya ! terA svabhAva ! vAstava meM adbhuta hai| nijabhAva ko chor3e nahIM, parabhAva kiMcit nA grahe / jJAtA ru dRSTA sarva kA maiM, jJAnI isI vidhi cintve|| atyadhika duHkhoM se pIr3ita vaha mahAvIra kA jIva, mAnoM aba unase chUTane tathA bhagavAna hone hetu kaTibaddha huA ho, tadanusAra bar3I kaThinAI se dIrghakAla meM kuyoniyoM se nikalakara puna: manuSya huA; nigodadazA ko antima praNAma karake sadA ke liye chor3a diyaa| nigoda se nikalakara mokSa kI ora - pUrvabhava : rAjagRhI meM sthavira brAhmaNa aura pA~caveM svarga meM deva hama bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrva bhavoM kI kathA par3ha rahe haiN| ati dIrghakAla taka ekendriya paryAya meM tathA vikalatraya meM duHkha ke hI avatAra kara-karake anta meM vaha jIva rAjagRhI meM eka brAhmaNa ke ghara putrarUpa meM utpanna huA; usakA nAma sthavira thaa| rAjagRhI....jahA~ se svayaM kucha bhava pazcAt dharmatIrtha kA pravartana karane vAlA hai, - aisI usa nagarI meM avatarita vaha jIva abhI to dharma jAnatA bhI nahIM hai; abhI usane mithyAtva ke pApa kA bhAra utArA nahIM hai| rAjagRhI nagarI kI zobhA to adbhuta thI; parantu vahA~ avatarita jIva bhI dharma ke binA zobhA nahIM detA thaa| koyale ko bhale hI suvarNa maMjUSA meM rakho, to kyA vaha vahA~ zobhA degA? apane puNya-pApa karma ke anusAra jIva saMsAra meM aneka vastue~ grahaNa karatA aura chor3atA hai| ghora paribhramaNa ke pazcAt bar3I kaThinAI se manuSyabhava ko prApta vaha jIva abhI bhI jAgRta nahIM huA aura nAstika-paMtha kA saMnyAsI banakara mithyAtva meM hI par3A rahA; ajJAnapUrvaka kutapa karake vaha pA~caveM brahmasvarga meM deva huA aura dasa sAgaraparyaMta vahA~ rhaa| . . - ___ vahA~ kI Ayu pUrNa hone para vaha punaH rAjagRhI meM avatarita huaa| bhaviSya meM isI rAjagRhI se vaha dharmacakra kA pravartana karanevAlA hai| isI se mAnoM avyaktarUpa Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 20 se bhI usakI rAjagRhI ke prati mamatA ho, isaliye vaha jIva rAjagRhI meM rAjakumAra ke rUpa meM avatarita huA / pUrvabhava : rAjagRhI nagarI meM vizvanandi rAjakumAra (vairAgya, dharmaprApti, jinadIkSA, nidAnabaMdha, dasaveM svarga meM deva ) apanA bhArata deza arthAt tIrthaMkaroM kI puNyabhUmi, usameM bhI magadha deza aura usakI bhI rAjagRhI nagarI viziSTa tIrtha samAna hai / vahA~ puNyavanta dharmAtmA jIva nivAsa karate haiM aura jainadharma kA pratApa vartatA hai / apanI kathA kA mukhya pAtra arthAt apane caritra nAyaka kA jIva isa dharma nagarI meM vizvabhUti rAjA ke putrarUpa meM dharma prApta karane hetu avatarita huA hai jisakA nAma 'vizvanandi' hai / rAjA vizvabhUti zveta keza dekhakara saMsAra se virakta hue aura apane bhrAtA vizAkhabhUti ko rAjya sauMpakara tathA vizvanandikumAra ko yuvarAja pada dekara cAra sau rAjAoM sahita jinadIkSA lekara muni hue / vizAkhabhUti ne sundara DhaMga se rAjya kA saMcAlana kiyA aura vizvanandi yuvarAja ne unheM acchA sahayoga diyaa| yuvarAja ne eka ati sundara udyAna banavAyA thA; usake sundara puSpa mAnoM 'caitanya udyAna' vikasita hone kI pUrva sUcanA dete hoM - isaprakAra suzobhita hote the / yadyapi abhI caitanya udyAna khilA nahIM thA, isaliye caitanya udyAna kI atIndriya zobhA ko nahIM jAnanevAlA vaha bhavya, bAhya upavana kI sundaratA para mugdha thaa| vaha udyAna aneka prakAra ke uttama vRkSoM se zobhAyamAna thA, bArambAra munivara padhAra kara usa udyAna kI zobhA meM abhivRddhi karate aura vahA~ asamaya hI AmravRkSa phalate the| usa adbhuta udyAna ke prati yuvarAja vizvanandi ko ati mamatva thA; kyoM na ho ? jabaki vaha udyAna hI usake caitanya udyAna ke khilane meM qAraNabhUta honevAlA hai| ekabAra usake kAkA ke putra rAjaputra 'nanda - vizAkha' (vizAkhanandi) ne vaha adbhuta udyAna dekhA aura usakA mana mohita ho gyaa| usane mAtA-pitA ke pAsa vaha udyAna use dilavA dene kI haTha kii| apane putra ko udyAna dilavA dene ke liye vizAkhabhUti ne kapaTapUrvaka vizvanandi ko kAzmIra rAjya para vijaya prApta karane ke Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/21 bahAne rAjya se dUra bheja diyaa| AjJAkArI yuvarAja zatru ko jItane ke liye senA sahita cala diyaa| usake jAne para usake cacere bhAI nanda-vizAkha ne usake priya udyAna para adhikAra kara liyaa| zatru rAjya para vijaya prApta karake yuvarAja vizvanandi zIghra hI rAjagRhI lauTa aayaa| usake mana meM apane upavana kI cintA thI; upavana ko dekhe binA use caina nahIM par3atA thaa| (he bhavya pAThako ! kucha hI dera meM tuma dekhoge kI aisI ghaTanAe~ bhI bhavyajIvoM ko kisaprakAra hita kA kAraNa hotI haiM !) rAjagRhI nagarI meM Akara usane dekhA ki prajAjana bhayabhIta ho rahe haiN| nandavizAkha (usakA cacerA bhAI) usake udyAna para Adhipatya jamAkara usase lar3ane ko taiyAra baiThA hai| yuvarAja vizvanandi ne usake sAtha yuddha kiyaa| atyanta vIratApUrvaka patthara kA eka khambhA uThAkara usake prahAroM se usane zatrusenA ke chakke chur3A diye| usake parAkrama se bhayabhIta hokara nanda-vizAkha bhAgA aura jAna bacAne ke liye eka vRkSa para car3ha gayA; parantu ati balavAna vizvanandi ne krodha pUrvaka usa vRkSa ko ukhAr3a ddaalaa| anta meM nanda-vizAkha usakI zaraNa meM AyA aura caraNoM meM girakara kSamA-yAcanA karane lgaa| yaha dekhakara udAra hRdaya vizvanandi ko dayA AI aura usakA krodha zAnta ho gyaa| are ! bhAI ke sAtha yuddha karake aba maiM pitAtulya kAkA vizAkhabhUti ko kyA mu~ha dikhAU~ ? isaprakAra lajjita hokara vaha rAjya chor3akara dIkSA hetu vana meM jAne ko taiyAra huaa| 'durjanoM dvArA kiyA gayA apakAra bhI sajjanoM ko kabhIkabhI upakArarUpa ho jAtA hai| jisa udyAna ke mohavaza yuddha karanA par3A, use chor3akara munidIkSA grahaNa karane hetu vaha rAjakumAra digambara jainAcArya ke nikaTa jA phuNcaa| vana meM saMbhUtasvAmI nAma ke digambara jainamuni saMghasahita virAja rahe the| ratnatraya-puSpoM se suzobhita vaha munisaMgha dharma ke sundara upavana samAna thA, vizvanandi ne munirAja ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA aura unake zrImukha se rAga-dveSa rahita caitanya ke zuddhasvarUpa kA zravaNa karake, svAnubhUtipUrvaka digambara jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kii| rAjA vizAkhabhUti ne bhI jinadIkSA grahaNa kara lii| bhaviSya ke mahAvIra bhagavAna kA jIva vizvanandi aba bAhya upavana kA mamatva chor3akara antara meM ratnatraya puSpoM se suzobhita caitanya-upavana meM vicarane lagA; tapa dvArA usakA caitanya udyAna khila uThA thaa| Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 22 (ahA ! apane caritra nAyaka isa bhava meM pahalI bAra dharma ko prApta hue / caitanya kI ArAdhanA dvArA unhoMne isa bhava meM bhavakaTTI kI ; parantu usa ArAdhanA meM ekabAra nidAna zalya ke kAraNa bIca meM bhaMga par3a gayA / pazcAt mokSa kI akhaNDa ArAdhanA unhoMne siMha ke bhava meM prArambha kI, isaliye zAstrakAroM ne siMha ke bhava meM samyaktva-prApti kA varNana mukhyarUpa se kiyA hai, jo hameM akhaNDa-ArAdhanA kI preraNA detA hai / ) dIkSA lene ke pazcAt rAjA vizAkhabhUti to niHzalya ratnatraya kA pAlana karake dasaveM svarga meM gaye / idhara rAjagRhI meM unakA putra nandavizAkha, jisake anyAya kAraNa vizvanandi ne rAjya chor3akara dIkSA lI thI, vaha nanda - vizAkha zaktihIna tathA puNyahIna thA / kucha hI samaya pazcAt eka rAjA ne usakA rAjya jIta liyA aura vaha rAste para bhaTakatA huA bhikhArI bana gyaa| rAjA miTakara raMka ho gyaa| vaha bhIkha mA~gatA huA mathurA kI galiyoM meM ghUmane lagA / aba apane caritra nAyaka mahAtmA vizvanandikA kyA huA ? vaha dekheM- upavana kA moha chor3akara muni hue vizvanandi muni yathAzakti ratnatraya dharma kA pAlana karate the; aneka bAra upavAsAdi bhI karate the| ekabAra unhoMne mAsopavAsa kiye| jainamuni upavAsa meM pAnI bhI nahIM pIte; tathA upavAsa ke atirikta dinoM meM bhI mAtra eka hI bAra AhAra-jala grahaNa karate haiN| isaprakAra anna-jala rahita mAsopavAsI vizvanandi munirAja mathurA nagarI meM pAraNA hetu padhAre aura nIce dekhakara mArga meM cala rahe the| itane meM eka baila ne unheM sIMga mArA aura ve dharatI para gira pdd'e| ThIka usIsamaya rAjyabhraSTa nandavizAkha vahA~ eka vezyA ke ghara ke pAsa khar3A thA / usane vaha dRzya dekhA aura pUrva ke vaira kA smaraNa karake aTTAhAsa pUrvaka kaTAkSa kiyA ki re vizvanandi ! kahA~ gayA terA vaha bala ? tUne to vizAla khambhA ukhAr3a kara sArI senA ko jIta liyA thA aura maiM bhAga kara vRkSa para car3ha gayA thA taba pUre vRkSa ko apane bAhubala se ukhAr3a diyA thA / usake badale Aja eka baila ke dhakke se gira par3A hai| kahA~ gayA terA vaha bAhubala ? eka ora mAsopavAsa kI azakti ke kAraNa baila ke dhakke se gira par3anA aura dUsarI ora bhAI dvArA pUrvakAlika vaira kA smaraNa karake kaTAkSa karanA... usase vizvanandi muni kI suSupta kaSAya jAgRta ho uMThI; krodhAveza meM ve apane Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/23 munipada ko bhUla gye| ratnatraya kA amUlya nidhAna aura usake mahA phala mokSa ko bhUlakara mAnoM unhoMne amUlya ratna ko pAnI ke bhAva beca diyaa| krodhavaza unake netroM se aMgAre jharane lage aura ve bola uThe - are duSTa ! tU mere tapa kI ha~sI ur3AtA hai; parantu dekha lenA isa tapa ke prabhAva se bhaviSya meM maiM tujhe sabake sAmane cheda ddaaluuNgaa| isaprakAra ajJAnavaza ve nidAna kara baiThe ki mere isa tapa kA koI phala ho to maiM agale janma meM adbhuta zArIrika zakti prApta karU~ aura isa duSTa nanda-vizAkha ko maaruuN| aise nidAnazalya ke kAraNa ve ratnatraya se bhraSTa ho gaye tathA vidyAdhara kI vibhUti dekhakara mere tapa ke prabhAva se mujhe aisI vibhUti prApta ho' isaprakAra usakA bhI nidAna kara baitthe| re vizvanandi ! yaha tumane kaisI mUrkhatA kI ? ratnatraya ke amUlya ratna ko tumane krodha meM Akara pheMka diyA ? ratnatraya ke phala meM zArIrika bala kI abhilASA karake tuma mithyAmArgI hue, caitanyavaibhava ko bhUlakara tumane puNyavaibhava kI cAha kI aura nidAnazalya se apane AtmA ko bhayaMkara duHkha meM DAla diyaa| .. ___ isaprakAra tIvra krodhAgni meM jisane apane samyaktvaratna ko jalA diyA hai, aise una vizvanandi muni kA jIva, nidAnazalyasahita marakara, tapa ke zeSa puNyapratApa se mahAzukra nAmaka dasaveM svarga meM deva huaa| vahA~ solaha sAgara taka usane bhogalAlasA se indrasamAna vaibhava kA upabhoga kiyaa| anupama jainavrata prApta karake bhI unakA pUrA lAbha vaha nahIM le skaa| jisaprakAra koI mUrkha puruSa amRtapAna karake usakA vamana kara de, tadanusAra usane ratnatrayarUpI amRta kA nidAnazalya dvArA vamana kara diyA aura punaH saMsAra meM bhaTakane lgaa| (re bhavitavya ! yaha jIva hai to tIrthaMkara honevAlA....kintu....bharatakSetra kA 'caubIsavA~' tIrthaMkara hone vAlA hai; aura kAlakramAnusAra caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara ke avatAra meM abhI dIrghakAla lagegA....isaliye bIca kA samaya saMsAra bhramaNa meM bitAne ke liye hI nidAnazalya kiyaa|) pazcAt nanda-vizAkha kA jIva bhI kisI kAraNavaza vairAgya prApta karake muni huaa| jinadIkSA lekara usane tapa kiyA; parantu eka bAra AkAzamArga se jAte hue kisI vidyAdhara kI Azcaryajanaka vibhUti dekhakara vaha bhogoM kI vAMchA se aisA Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/24 nidAnazalya kara baiThA ki 'mere dharma ke phala meM mujhe bhI aisI vibhUti prApta ho !' are re ! dharma ke phala meM usane puNya bhogoM kI yAcanA kI, amRta ke phala meM viSa maaNgaa| isaliye vaha bhI mithyAdRSTi huA aura usake saMcita puNya alpa ho gye| hAtha meM Aye hae dharmaratna ko pheMka kara usake badale meM usane viSayabhogoM kA koyalA mA~gA, ataH dhikkAra hai viSayAbhilASA ko ! vratabhraSTa aise una vizAkha muni kA jIva bhI nidAna baMdha sahita marakara dasaveM svarga meM deva huA aura viSaya-bhogoM kI lAlasA meM hI asaMkhya varSa vyatIta kiye| (priya pAThako ! mahAvIra honevAlA yaha vizvanandi kA jIva svarga se cayakara aba tripRSTha vAsudeva aura usakA bhAI nanda-vizAkha prativAsudeva hogaa| vaha kathA Apa agale prakaraNa meM pddh'eNge|) jainadharma arthAt paMcaparameSThI kI nagarI hameM mahAbhAgya se isa nagarI meM praveza milA hai| Atmikasukha isI nagarI meM prApta hotA hai; isa nagarI kA rahana-sahana hI koI bhinna prakAra kA, apUrva evaM rAgarahita hotA hai| isa vItarAga nagarI ke nivAsI paMcaparameSThI bhagavanta tathA sAdharmI jagata se bhinna bhAvavAle hote haiN| Ao....isa nagarI meM Aye ho to aba isa nagarI ke Atmavaibhava ko (tIrthaMkaroM ke mahApurANa dvArA) jAna lo| yaha samasta vaibhava tumhArA hI hai| vaha dikhalAkara bhagavantoM ne upakAra kiyA hai| pUrvabhava : tripRSTha vAsudeva jahA~ hama rahate haiM usa bharatakSetra meM, pratyeka(avasarpiNI tathA utsarpiNI) kAlacakra meM (pratyeka ke dasa kor3A-kor3I sAgaropama meM) do bAra 24-24 tIrthaMkara bhagavanta avatarita hote haiN| ve sarvajJa hokara, jJAnAnanda AtmA kA svarUpa samajhA kara usakI vItarAgI upAsanArUpa mokSamArga batalAte haiM aura unake upadeza se lAkhoM-karor3oM-asaMkhyAta jIva dharma prApta karake saMsAra se mukta hote haiN| unameM isa caubIsI ke antima tIrthaMkara mahAvIra bhagavAna kA 2500vA~ abhUtapUrva mahotsava bhAratabhara meM manAyA gayA thaa| usa avasara para pUjya zrI kAnajIsvAmI kI preraNA se likhe gaye isa grantha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA maMgala jIvana Apa par3ha rahe haiN| unake pUrvabhavoM kA varNana cala rahA hai| Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/25 apane caritra nAyaka mahAvIra kA jIva dasaveM svarga se vAsudevarUpa meM kahA~ utpanna hotA hai ? vaha dekheM- bharatakSetra kI podanapurI meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bAhubali ke vaMza meM asaMkhyAta bar3e-bar3e rAjA hue aura mokSa prApta kiyaa| unameM anukrama se prajApati nAma ke rAjA hue| unake do putra - (1) vizAkhabhUti kA jIva (jo pUrvabhava meM vizvanandi ke kAkA the ve) vijaya baladevarUpa meM avatarita hue aura (2) vizvanandi (mahAvIra kA jIva) tripRSTha vAsudeva rUpa meM avatarita hue| ___usIsamaya pUrvabhava kA nanda-vizAkha kA jIva vidyAdharoM kI alakApurI nagarI meM rAjakumAra ke rUpa meM avatarita huA, usakA nAma azvagrIva rakhA gyaa| usa azvagrIva ko aneka vidyAe~ siddha huIM tathA dasa hajAra ArevAlA sudarzana cakra, daMDa, chatra, khaDga Adi aneka daivI-Ayudha prApta hue| tInoM khaNDoM para vijaya prApta karake ve Adhe bharatakSetra ke svAmI (ardhacakrI-prativAsudeva) hue| dagdha puNya ke phala kA upabhoga karate hue una azvagrIva kI hajAroM rAjA sevA karate the| puNya se kyA nahIM milatA ? ___are ! ArAdhaka dazA meM bA~dhakara pazcAt nidAna baMdha dvArA jalAye hue dagdha-puNya kA bhI aisA phala hai, to ArAdhaka bhAvasahita bA~dhe hue AzcaryakArI sAtizaya-puNya kA kyA kahanA !....tathA puNyarAga se pare aisI caitanya ArAdhanA ke vItarAgI Ananda kI to bAta hI kyA!.... dhanya ArAdhanA ! dhanya vItarAgatA ! dhanya usakA prazaMsanIya phala ! ___ eka dina podanapura meM mahArAjA prajApati donoM putroM (vijaya aura tripRSTha) sahita rAjasabhA meM baiThe the| usasamaya maMtrI ne nivedana kiyA - he svAmI ! ApakI prajA sarva prakAra se sukhI hone para bhI use Ajakala eka mahA bhayaMkara siMha ne logoM kI hiMsA karake bhayabhIta kara rakhA hai| usakA upadrava itanA bar3ha gayA hai ki loga idhara-udhara A-jA bhI nahIM skte| yaha sunate hI rAjA ko kheda huA ki are ! kheta meM anAja kI rakSA hetu bA~sa kA bijU (banAvaTI AdamI) ho, usase bhI hiraNa Adi prANI bhayabhIta hokara bhAgate haiM aura phasala kI rakSA hotI hai; phira maiM itanA parAkramI hokara bhI apanI prajA kI rakSA na kara sakU~ yaha to zarma kI bAta hai| jo prajA kA duHkha dUra na kara Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/26 sake vaha rAjA kisa kAma kA ? aisA vicAra kara rAjA ne siMha ko mArane ke liye senA ko taiyAra hone kI AjJA dii| - itane meM tripRSThakumAra uThe aura ha~sakara bole - 'pitAjI eka hiMsaka pazu ko mArane ke liye svayaM Apako kaSTa uThAnA par3e, to phira hama kisa kAma ke ? itane choTe se kAma ke liye ApakA jAnA Avazyaka nahIM hai| maiM abhI jAkara siMha ko mAratA huuN| aisA kahakara tripRSThakumAra vana meM gye| siMha ko guphA se bAhara nikaalaa| eka hAtha se siMha ke agale paMje pakar3e aura dUsare hAtha se jhapaTTA mArakara use nIce pachAr3a diyA; phira jisaprakAra bajAja kapar3A phAr3atA hai tadanusAra siMha kA mu~ha phAr3akara usako cIra diyaa| (mAnoM usa siMha ko mArane ke krUra pariNAmavaza tripRSTha ko bhI agale bhavoM meM siMha kI paryAya meM jAnA pdd'egaa| pAThako ! aise parAkrama kI ghaTanA meM vAsudeva ko hiMsA meM Ananda mAnanerUpa 'hiMsAnandI-ArtadhyAna' ke jo krUra pariNAma vartate haiM, una pariNAmoM se use narakagati kA bandha hotA hai|) / ___siMha ko mArane se una rAjakumAra ke parAkrama kI prazaMsA cAroM ora phaila gii| tatpazcAt ekabAra koTizilA' ko Upara uThAkara unhoMne mahAna parAkrama kiyaa| isa koTizilA se karor3oM munivaroM ne mokSa prApta kiyA hai| sAdhAraNa manuSya use Upara nahIM uThA sakate; nArAyaNa - vAsudeva hI use uThAte haiN| ekabAra jo prathama tIrthaMkara kA pautra thA, vahI jIva asaMkhyAta varSa pazcAt unhIM ke kula meM avatarita hokara prathama nArAyaNa-ardhacakrI huaa| nau nArAyaNoM meM yaha prathama nArAyaNa, zreyAMsanAtha tIrthaMkara ke tIrtha meM hue / vidyAdharoM ke rAjA jvalanajaTI ne apanI putrI svayaMprabhA kA vivAha tripRSTha ke sAtha kiyA; taba usake pratispardhI rAjA azvagrIva ko apamAna lagA ki vidyAdhara ne zreSTha kanyA mujhena dekara tripRSTha ko kyoM dI ? isase krodhita hokara vaha tripRSTha ke sAtha yuddha karane claa| udhara tripRSThakumAra ne bhI yuddha kI taiyArI prArambha kara dI; usake liye vaha vidyA siddha karane lgaa| dUsaroM ko jo bAraha varSoM meM siddha hotI haiM - aisI vidyAe~ tripRSTha ko puNyapratApa se mAtra sAta dina meM siddha ho gii| ahA ! puNya dvArA jagata meM kyA sAdhya nahIM hai ? puNya se jagata meM saba kucha mila jAtA hai; parantu caitanya kA atIndriya sukha usase prApta nahIM hotaa| isIliye to mumukSu jIva kahate haiM ki are, aise hatpuNya kA hameM kyA karanA hai ? Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/27 (arere! bhAvI tIrthaMkara aise yaha vAsudeva vartamAna meM hiMsA ke hetubhUta laukika vidyAe~ sAdhane meM lage haiM...parantu aba kucha hI bhava pazcAt ve alaukika AtmavidyA sAdhege tathA jagata ke jIvoM ko bhI use alaukika vItarAgI vidyA kA bodha deNge| taba unakI saccI vIratA vikasita ho uThegI aura ve 'mahA-vIra' khlaayeNge|) . ___ zastravidyA sAdhakara donoM bhAIyoM ne yuddha ke liye prasthAna kiyaa| ghora yuddha prArambha huaa| azvagrIva aura tripRSTha donoM zUravIra yoddhA the| yuddha sambandhI ArtadhyAna meM ve itane tallIna the ki narakagati ke karma AtmA meM praviSTa ho rahe haiM, unheM usakI bhI khabara nahIM rhii| lAkhoM loga Azcarya se, bhaya se tathA kutUhala se yuddha dekha rahe the| unameM se koI to vairAgya ke pariNAma kara rahe the ki are re ! eka tuccha bAta ke liye ye loga lar3a rahe haiM.....aura koI mUrkha jIva yuddha meM Ananda mAnakara hiMsAnandI raudradhyAna kara-karake vyartha hI azubhakarma bA~dha rahe the| jIvoM ke pariNAmoM kI bhI kaisI vicitratA hai ? ki eka hI prasaMga para bhinna-bhinna jIva bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke pariNAma karate haiN| isIliye to kahA hai ki - 'haiM jIva vidha-vidha, karma vidha-vidha, labdhi haiM vidha-vidha are !' usameM tU apanA kalyANa kara lenA, jagata kI ora dekhane meM mata ruknaa| yuddha prArambha hone se pUrva azvagrIva vidyAdhara ke dUta ne Akara tripRSTha se dhamakI bhare vacana kahe; taba unakA uttara dete hue tripRSTha ne kahA - he dUta ! tere rAjA ko AkAza meM U~ce ur3ane tathA vidyAdharapane kA abhimAna hogA; parantu AkAza meM to kaue bhI ur3ate hai; usameM kyA hai ? yAda rakhanA ki tIrthaMkara aura cakravartI kabhI vidyAdharoM ke yahA~ nahIM hote, ve to bhUmigocarI rAjAoM ke yahA~ hI hote haiN| ___ taba azvagrIva ke dUta ne kahA - are, hamAre mahArAja ke pAsa divyacakra hai; usake pratApa ko kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ? sUrya samAna tejasvI vaha cakra bar3e-bar3e zatruoM kA chedana kara detA hai....| tripRSTha ne use bIca meM hI roka kara kahA- he dUta ! tU yahA~ se calA jA; apane rAjA kI vyartha prazaMsA mata kara, yuddha meM usakI parIkSA ho jaayegii| raNabherI baja uThI....donoM ora ke yoddhA sAvadhAna ho gye| jisaprakAra mumukSu jIvazuddhopayoga Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/28 dvArA moha ko naSTa karane hetu tatpara hote haiM, tadanusAra zUravIra yoddhA zatru kA ghAta karane hetu tatpara ho gye| sAmane zatrukhar3e hone para bhI ve kuzala yoddhA gambhIra evaM zAnta dikhAI dete the; kyoMki kuzala puruSa AkulatA kA prasaMga Ane para bhI vyAkula nahIM ho jAte....athavA mohazatru kA hanana karane meM tatpara huA zUravIra sAdhaka svayaM zAnta rahakara hI moha ko naSTa kara detA hai| jisaprakAra guru uttama ziSya ko AtmasAdhanA hetu protsAhita karate haiM, usIprakAra rAjA apane senApatiyoM ko prazaMsA dvArA yuddha ke liye utsAhita kara rahe the| jaba rAja sevaka baladeva-vAsudeva ke liye kavaca lAye taba apanI zUravIratA ke abhimAna se unhoMne use pahinane se inkAra kiyA ki 'zUravIra ko apanI rakSA ke lie kisI anya ke rakSaNa kI kyA AvazyakatA hai?' zuddhopayoga ke sAmarthya se svayaMbhU-sarvajJa hone vAle arihantoM ko kisI anya sAdhana kI AvazyakatA kahA~ hotI hai ? tripRSTha kA parAkrama adbhuta thaa| jisaprakAra samyaktva hetu tatpara mumukSu yoddhA vizuddhi ke prahAra dvArA mithyAtva zatru ke tIna Tukar3e kara detA hai, tadanusAra tripRSTha ne prathama prahAra meM hI zatrusenA ko tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara diyaa| jisaprakAra AtmasAdhanA hetu kaTibaddha hue, zUravIra sAdhaka zarIra kI paravAha nahIM karate, usIprakAra vijaya ke liye unmatta yoddhA cAroM ora zastra se viMdhe hue zarIra kI paravAha nahIM karate haiN| are, kheda hai ki ve yoddhA krodhAveza meM isaprakAra nirbhayarUpa se zarIra ko to chor3a dete the; parantu zarIra se bhinna AtmA kA bhedajJAna karane meM apanI zakti nahIM lagAte the| jitanI zakti ve yuddha meM lagA rahe the, utanI AtmasAdhanA meM lagAte to kitanA apUrva lAbha hotA! ___ 'yuddha meM jinake sAtha koI vaira na ho aise hAthI, ghor3e tathA sainikoM ko bhI are ! mAtra apane svAmI kI prasannatA ke liye maranA par3atA hai| dhikkAra hai aisI parAdhIna cAkarI ko !' aisA vicAra kara aneka yoddhAoM ne isa yuddha ke bAda turanta cAkarI chor3ane kA nirNaya kara liyA thaa| jinheM hiMsA nahIM rucatI thI - aise aneka jIvoM kA citta yuddha se udAsa hone para bhI ve yuddha kara rahe the| koI yoddhA yuddha bhUmi meM ghAyala hokara marane kI taiyArI meM ho; taba ghAyala karanevAlA yoddhA svayaM hI use pAnI pilAtA thA aura paMcaparameSThI kA nAma sunAtA thaa| isaprakAra ve yuddha bhUmi meM Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/26 hI bairabhAva ko bhUla jAte the| ghAyala zatru para koI bhI punaH prahAra nahIM karate the, apitu use AzvAsana dete the| aise vibhinna dRzya yuddha bhUmi meM dikhAyI dete the| ___vijaya aura tripRSTha dvArA apane kitane hI zUravIra vidyAdharoM kA nAza hote dekhakara azvagrIva ne cakra hAtha meM lekara garjanA kI; taba bhAvI mahAvIra aise tripRSTha ne nirbhayarUpa se kahA -re azvagrIva ! terI garjanA vyartha hai; jaMgalI hAthI kI garjanA se hirana Darate haiM, siMha nahIM; kumhAra ke cAka jaise tere isa cakra se maiM nahIM DaratA....calA apane cakra ko| ____ anta meM, atyanta krodhita hokara azvagrIva ne vaha cakra tripRSTha para pheMkA....mAnoM cakra ke bahAne usane apanA puNya hI pheMka diyaa| bhayaMkara jvAlAe~ chor3atA evaM atyanta garjanA karatA huA vaha cakra tIvragati se claa| donoM ora kI senAoM meM bhayaMkara hAhAkAra maca gyaa| prathama to jisane azvagrIva ke puNya kA hI chedana kara diyA hai aisA vaha cakra AzcaryapUrvaka tripRSTha ke dAe~ hAtha para AyA; usakI jvAlAe~ zAnta ho gaIM, garjanAe~ ruka gaIM aura vaha tripRSTha ke Adeza kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| turanta vahI cakra krodhAveza meM tripRSTha ne azvagrIva para pheNkaa| (re mahAtmA ! yaha hiMsaka cakra tumhAre hAtha meM zobhA nahIM detA; aba tuma dharmacakra ke pravartaka banane vAle ho| tumhArA cakra jIvoM ko mArane vAlA nahIM, kintu tAranevAlA hogaa|) krodhapUrvaka tripRSTha dvArA chor3e hue usa cakra ne azvagrIva kI grIvA ko cheda diyA aura ve bharatakSetra ke prathama vAsudeva ke rUpa meM prasiddha hue| trikhaNDa kA rAjya evaM apAra vibhUti hone para bhI samyaktva rahita vaha jIva kiMcit sukhI nahIM thaa| bhoga sAmagrI meM tallIna aisA vaha jIva dAnAdi dharma ko nahIM jAnatA thA aura sadA ati Arambha-parigraha meM DUbA rahatA thaa| are ! viSaya samudra ko pAra karane hetu naukA samAna jo jainazAsana hai, vaha to AtmA meM hI zAntirUpa zAzvata sukha batalAkara viSayoM se sukhabuddhi chur3AtA hai, to aisA 'vIra-zAsana' prApta karake 'tripRSTha jaisI mUrkhatA' kauna karegA ? aura viSayoM kI Aga meM kauna jalegA? jinokta dharma kI avahelanA karake jo viSayoM meM lubdha hotA hai, vaha mUrkha prANI hAtha meM Aye hue amRta ko chor3akara viSapAna karatA hai| rAga kA nAza hone se AtmA ko jisa svAbhAvika zAntirUpa paramasukha kI prApti hotI hai - kyA Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/30 usakA anantavA~ bhAga bhI viSayAMdha mohI jIva ko viSayoM meM se prApta hotA hai ? nahIM, viSayarahita vItarAgabhAva se hI jIva ko zAnti prApta hotI hai| pUrvabhava : tripRSTha marakara sAtaveM naraka meM aura vijaya balabhadra mokSa meM (do bhAI- eka mokSa meM, dUsarA naraka meM) tripRSTha kumAra ne (apane caritra nAyaka mahAvIra ke jIva ne) vijaya balabhadrasahita trikhaNDa ke rAjya kA dIrghakAla taka upabhoga kiyaa| yogya samaya para unake pitA prajApati ne dIkSA grahaNa kI aura kevalajJAna pragaTa karake nirvANa prApta kiyaa| dUsarI ora iSTa evaM manojJa (vAstava meM aniSTa evaM bure) viSayoM meM hI jisakA citta lIna hai- aisA vaha tripRSThakumAra nidAna bandha ke kAraNa viSayoM ke raudradhyAna sahita nidrAvasthA meM hI mRtyu ko prApta huA.... aura jisakA asaMkhyAta varSoM kA ghorAtighora du:kha cintana meM bhI nahIM A sakatA - aise sAtaveM naraka meM jA giraa| are re ! eka-eka kSaNa tIvra viSayAsakti ke pApaphala meM vaha jIva asaMkhyAta varSa ke mahA bhayAnaka duHkhoM ko prApta huaa| aise ghora duHkha phalavAle viSayasukhoM ko sukha kauna kahegA? una naraka du:khoM kA varNana bhI jijJAsuko saMsAra se bhayabhIta kara detA hai| are ! aise duHkha ? unase bacanA ho to ajJAna ko chor3akara AtmajJAna karanA cAhiye... viSayoM ke prati vairAgya karanA cAhiye / yaha mahAvIra kA jIvapUrvakAla meM ajJAnadazA se bhavabhramaNa karatA huA tripRSTha vAsudeva jaisA mahAna avatAra prApta karake bhI viSaya-kaSAyoM meM lInatAvaza sAtaveM naraka meM gyaa| isase jJAta hotA hai ki are jIva ! jinheM mUrkha ajJAnIjana sukha mAna rahe haiM - unheM tU naraka samAna duHkha dAtA jAna....aura unase vimukha hokara caitanya ke atIndriya sukha ko saccA sukha jAnakara usakI anubhUti meM saMlagna ho| viSaya-kaSAya sAMsArika sukhoM kA maNa bhI duHkha hai aura caitanyAnubhUti ke kaNa meM bhI mahAna sukha hai| : kahA~ ardhacakravartI ke trikhaNDa ke rAjavaibhava kI anukUlatA....aura kahA~ yaha sAtaveM naraka kI pratikUlatA ? apane bhAI tripRSTha kI mRtyu hone para vijaya balabhadra chaha mAsa taka udvega meM rahe; pazcAt vairAgya prApta karake jinadIkSA dhAraNa kI aura ratnatrayarUpI amogha-ahiMsaka zastra dvArA samasta karmoM kA kSaya karake mokSapada prApta kiyaa| are ! sadA sAtha rahane vAle do bhAI....unameM se eka ne tovItarAga cAritra dvArA mokSasukha prApta kiyA aura dUsare ne viSaya-kaSAyavaza Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/31 sAtaveM naraka ke ghora duHkha paaye| yaha jAnakara he bhavyajIvo! tuma viSaya-kaSAya se virakta hokara vItarAgI cAritra kI ArAdhanA karo!....are ! jIva ke pariNAmoM kI vicitratA to dekho ! ki vahI jIva punaH naraka se nikalakara vartamAna meM mokSa meM virAjamAna hai aura hama use bhagavAna mahAvIra' rUpa meM pUjate haiN| pUrvabhava : siMha hokara naraka meM aura puna: siMha sAtaveM naraka meM eka nArakI ne Akara bhAle se usakI A~kheM cheda DAlIM; vaha duHkha se cItkAra karatA ki usase pUrva hI ekasAtha kitane hI nArakiyoM ne usake zarIra meM bhAle ghoMpa diye; vaha girA ki use uThAkara ubalate hue lAla rasa meM DAlakara galA diyaa| are ! usake karor3oM du:khoM kA kauna varNana kara sakatA hai ? bar3I kaThinAI se chUTakara vaha nArakI jIva (bhAvI tIrthaMkara) zAnti kI icchA se eka vRkSa (semara vRkSa) ke nIce gayA; kintu turanta hI Upara se tIkSNa asidhArA vAle patte usa para par3ane lage aura usake hAtha-paira Adi sarva aMga kaTakara chinnabhinna hokara idhara-udhara bikhara gye| are re ! mara jAU~ to yahA~ se chu - aisA use lagA; kintu naraka meM mRtyu bhI mA~gane se nahIM miltii| are re ! pApI ko zAnti kaisI ? eka kSaNa mAtra kahIM caina nahIM hai ! - isaprakAra bhayaMkara maraNa vedanAe~ sahatesahate usa jIva ne asaMkhyAta varSa bitaaye| ___aise naraka ke tIvra duHkha bhogakara vaha ardhacakrI kA jIva isa bharatakSetra ke vipulasiMha nAmaka parvata para krUrapariNAmI siMha huA; anantAnubandhI kaSAyasahita raudradhyAna se raMjita usakA mana zAnti rahita thaa| bhUkhA na ho, taba bhI binA kAraNa vaha aneka nirdoSa jIvoM kA ghAta kara detA thaa| isaprakAra jisake raudra bhAvoM kA pravAha kabhI rukA nahIM hai - aisA vaha nirdaya siMha vahA~ se marakara puna: naraka meM gayA aura phira asaMkhyAta varSoM taka usane vahA~ ke tIvra-asahya duHkha bhoge| una duHkhoM kA kathana kaise ho ? aura kaise sahe jAyeM ? vaha to bhoganevAlA hI bhoge aura bhagavAna hI jaane| aise mithyAtva-kaSAya ke du:khoM se aba basa hoo!....basa hoo ! jinakA vedana aba isa jIva ko to kabhI nahIM karanA hai; parantu jina duHkhoM kA varNana par3hate Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/32 likhate hue bhI kapakapI A jAtI hai - ve duHkha mahAvIra ke jIva ne ajJAnavaza antima bAra bhoga liye| basa aba phira kabhI vaha jIva aise du:kha meM nahIM pdd'egaa| naraka kI yaha usakI antima paryAya hai; aba naraka ko tilAMjalI dekara vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara vaha puna: siMha huaa| usakI yaha siMha paryAya (aura tiryaMca paryAya bhI) antima hai, aba phira vaha jIva kabhI tiryaMcagati meM bhI avatarita nahIM hogaa| isaprakAra mahAvIra ke jIva ne naraka aura tiryaMca ina donoM gatiyoM meM paribhramaNa karane kA anta to kiyA / aba zeSa rahI deva aura manuSya paryAyoM kA bhI anta karake vaha jIva apUrva siddhapada kI sAdhanA kisaprakAra karatA hai - usakI sarasa Anandaprada kathA aba prArambha hogii| abhI taka to vaha jIva ajJAna evaM kaSAyavaza saMsAra meM kahA~-kahA~ bhaTakA aura kaise-kaise duHkha bhoge - yaha usakI kathA thI, bandhana kI kathA thI; parantu aba vaha jIva kisaprakAra dharma prApta karatA hai, ArAdhaka banakara kaisI zAnti kA vedana karatA hai aura kaise mokSa sukha sAdhakara mahAvIra banatA hai, usakI sundara AnandadAyaka dharmakathA par3hakara prasannatA hogii| duHkha meM to glAni hotI hI hai; parantu duHkha kI kathA par3hakara bhI jIva thaka jAtA hai| mahAvIra ke jIva kI duHkhada kathA kA anta huA; aba usakI sukhada kathA prArambha karate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhava : samyaktvoparAMta dasavA~ pUrvabhava : siMha ke bhava meM samyaktva prApti apane caritra nAyaka kA jIva naraka se nikalakara eka balavAna siMha huaa| dasaveM bhava meM jo tIrthaMkara honevAlA hai - aisA vaha siMha bharatakSetra ke eka parvata para rahatA thA; vana ke vizAla hAthI bhI usase Darate the; usake vikarAla mu~ha se bhayAnaka garjanA sunakara vana ke pazu kA~pa uThate the| krUratA se hiMsA karate-karate use dIrghakAla vyatIta ho gayA thaa| ekabAra amitakIrti aura amitaprabha nAma ke do munivara XM Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/33 AkAzamArga se jAte hue vahA~ siMha ko pratibodha dene hetu utre| acAnaka aise zAnta munivaroM ko apane samakSa khar3A mahAvIra dekhakara siMha ko vismaya huaa| eka ora marA huA hirana par3A hai, sAmane UFIL cetanavanta munivara khar3e haiN| siMha ne donoM kI ora dekhA - eka ora mhaan| hiMsA aura dUsarI ora parama zAnti (eka ora Asrava evaM baMdhatattva, dUsarI ora sNvr-nirjraatttv)| viruddha dRzya evaM viruddha bhAva dekhakara vaha kSaNa bhara to vicAra meM par3a gyaa| anta meM krUratA para zAnti kI vijaya huI; use krodha kI apekSA zAnti acchI lgii| vItarAgatA ke sAnnidhya meM krUratA kaise Tika sakatI thI ? muniyoM kI ora dekhakara usake antara meM navIna zAntabhAva jAgRta hone lage 'ahA ! aisI zAnti' ! jIvana meM prathama bAra hI apane antara meM aise zAnta pariNAmoM se siMha ko Azcarya hone lgaa| usa samaya usakI sundara ceSTA dekhakara amitakIrti munirAja vAtsalyapUrNa vacanoM se use sambodhane lage - he mRgendra ! aisI krUra siMha paryAya tumane kahIM prathama bAra dhAraNa nahIM kI hai - aisI to ananta krUra paryAyeM dhAraNa kara-karake ajJAna se tuma saMsAra vana meM bhaTaka rahe ho| yaha jJAna-lakSaNa saMyukta jIva anAdi-ananta hai; vaha apane pariNAmoM kA kartA hokara unake phala kA bhoktA hotA hai; abhI taka tumane ajJAnavaza kaSAyabhAva hI kara-karake unake phalarUpa duHkhoM ko bhogA hai| aba usa mithyAbuddhi ko tathA kaSAyabhAvoM ko tuma chor3o aura AtmajJAna kro| aba tumhAre hita kA avasara AyA hai| siMha bar3I AturatA aura tallInatA se munirAja ke vacana suna rahA hai| dUsare munirAja bhI prema pUrvaka kahane lage - are vanarAja ! tumhAre mahAna bhAgya se tumheM munirAja kA upadeza milA hai; pAtra hokara tuma avazya samyaktva ko aMgIkAra karo ! samyaktva hI parama kalyANakArI hai| siMha TakaTakI lagAkara muni ke samakSa dekhane lagA, mAnoM pazcAtApa se apane pUrvabhava pUcha rahA ho; ata: munirAja ne usake vAsudeva Adi pUrvabhavoM kA vRttAnta sunaayaa| Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/34 zrI munirAja ke mukha se jharatI huI parama vairAgyavANI meM apane pUrvabhavoM kA varNana sunakara siMha ke pariNAmoM meM mahAna parivartana hone lagA; use jAtismaraNa huA aura samasta duHkhoM ke kAraNarUpa mithyAtva-kaSAyoM se usakI pariNati parAGmukha hone lgii| vAha re vAha ! dhanya siMha-zArdUla ! aba terA caitanya parAkrama jAgRta hone lagA hai| sacamuca hiMsA meM parAkrama nahIM hai, ahiMsA evaM zAnti meM hI saccA parAkrama hai| munirAja kaha rahe haiM - he bhavya ! hama tumheM eka vizeSa sukhadAyI bAta batalAte haiM, tuma use dhyAnapUrvaka suno ! aba isa bhava meM tumhArA AtmA samyaktva prApta karake AtmA kI akhaNDa sAdhanA karegA aura kramaza: unnati karate-karate pUrNatA sAdhakara isa bharatakSetra meM caubIsavA~ tIrthaMkara bnegaa| yaha bAta hamane videhakSetra meM sImandhara svAmI ke zrImukha se sunI hai; isIliye hameM tumhAre prati sneha jAgRta huA hai| aho ! siMha kA bhavya AtmA yaha sunate hI harSapUrvaka nAca uThA....vAha! maiM aba ina bhayaMkara du:khoM se tathA hiMsA se chUTakara apUrva sukha prApta kruuNgaa| duHkha se chUTane kI bAta sunakara kauna Anandita nahIM hogA? ...muniyoM ne vAtsalya pragaTa kiyA, usase to vaha ati AhlAdita ho uThA - ahA ! munivara mujhe samyaktva prApta karAne Aye haiM, mujha para kRpA karake ve AkAzamArga se utarakara mujhe pratibodha dene Aye haiN| vAha ! tIrthaMkara ke zrImukha se mere bhAvI tIrthaMkaratva kI maMgalavANI niklii| ___ mujha jaisA bhAgyazAlI kauna hogA ? isase uttama maMgala aura kyA hogA? ....basa, siMha to saba bhUla gayA aura antara caitanya kI mahimA meM isaprakAra nimagna hone lagA mAnoM vartamAna meM hI tIrthaMkara bana gayA ho| usakI pariNati meM kaSAya se bhinna zAnti kI taraMgeM uThane lagIM; usakA antara vairAgya se uchalane lagA; pariNati kaSAya se bhinna hokara caitanyazAnti kA vedana karane hetu antarmukha ho gaI; usake pariNAma vizuddha hone lge| isaprakAra bhAvI tIrthaMkara - aisA vaha siMha upayoga kI ekAgratA se samyaktva-grahaNa kI ora jhuka rahA hai| apanA zAnta caitanyatattva dekhane para hI usakA lakSya hai| A~kheM mUMdakara jJAna ko sthira karake nijasvarUpa ko dekhane ke liye usakA upayoga utsuka ho uThA hai| basa, aba adhika dera nahIM hai| Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 35 zrI munirAja use zuddhAtmA kI dezanA de rahe haiM - bho bhavya ! tuma ekAgracitta se suno| yaha jIva anAdi - ananta sadA upayoga svarUpa hai, cetanarUpa dravya se, guNa se, paryAya se zuddhopayogI jaise arihanta haiM, paramArthata: yaha AtmA bhI vaisA hI upayoga svarUpa hai; aise AtmA ko tuma anubhava meM lo....tumheM mahA-AnandarUpa samyaktva hogA aura paramazAnti kA vedana hogA, tuma isa bhavaduHkha se chUTa jAoge / zrI munirAja jo kaha rahe haiM use 'zravaNa' karane kI apekSA vaise bhAvoM 'veda' ke prati aba siMha kA upayoga vizeSa kArya kara rahA hai / samyaktva ke liye Avazyaka tIna karaNoM kI vizuddhatA use hone lagI hai.... rAga se haTakara usakA upayoga aba atIndriya zAnti kI ora jA rahA hai.... ahA ! aisA adbhuta zAnta merA AtmA ! aise antara vedana se use apUrva zAnti pragaTa hotI jA rahI hai.... zAnti ke samudra meM upayoga adhikAdhika gaharAI meM utaratA jA rahA hai.... munivara to Azcarya se siMha kA hRdaya parivartana dekhate hI raha gaye / itane meM, siMha kI pariNati ne caitanyarasa kI prabalatA se koI aisI chalA~ga lagAI ki kaSAyoM se pAra hokara caitanya ke atIndriya bhAva meM jA pahu~cA aura zAntarasa ke samudra meM nimagna ho gayA. 1 use nija paramAtmA kA samyak darzana pragaTa huA / ahA ! usa kSaNa ke Ananda kA kyA kahanA ? samyaktvarUpI siMha ne mithyAtvarUpI unmatta hAthI ko bhagA diyA aura mokSasAdhanA kA zaurya pragaTa kiyaa| usakI apUrva sil zAntimaya ceSTA se munirAja usakI sthiti samajha gaye / caitanya kI aisI apUrva zAnti dekhakara kSaNabhara ve bhI nirvikalpa rasa meM nimagna ho gaye / vAha ! idhara munivara WWW. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/36 dhyAna meM lIna hokara baiThe haiM, sAmane siMha bhI nirvikalpa hokara samyaktva prApti ke dhanya kSaNa kA apUrva Ananda le rahA hai.....vAha re vAha ! dhanya guru ! dhanya ziSya ! dhanya nirvikalpatA kA Anandotsava ! kSaNabhara ke liye sArA vana pradeza stabdha raha gayA....vaha bhI mAnoM nirvikalpatA meM jhUlane lgaa| vana ke jo pazu pahale bhayabhIta hokara bhAgate the, ve bhI siMha kI navIna zAnta ceSTA dekhakara Azcarya se stambhita ho gye| kucha dera bAda jaba siMha dhyAna se bAhara AyA aura munivaroM kI ora dekhA tathA munivaroM ne bhI madhura dRSTi se dekhakara usa samyagdRSTi siMha kI pITha para hAtha rakhA, taba usakI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara Aye....ve A~sU duHkha ke nahIM; kintu harSa ke the| ___agale pA~voMrUpI do hAtha jor3akara muniyoM kI vandanA karatA huA vaha siMha mAnoM upakAra vyakta kara rahA thA, vahA~ bhASA bhale hI nahIM thI; parantu bhAvoM dvArA vaha munirAja kI apAra bhakti kara rahA thA....'aho munirAja ! Apake pratApa se maiM bhavaduHkha se chUTakara aise apUrva AtmAnanda ko prApta huA' aura jaba munirAja ne usake mastaka para hAtha rakhakara AzIrvAda dekara vAtsalya pragaTa kiyA taba to mAnoM vaha kRtakRtya ho gyaa| ahA ! mokSagAmI munivaroM kA hAtha jisake mastaka para phirA aura AzIrvAda milA, usa bhavya ke harSAnanda kA kyA kahanA ? usake to bhava ke phere Tala gaye.... aura mokSa kI bArI aayii| ___ munirAja ne kahAhe siMha! tuma samyagdarzana pAkara dhanya hue; aba tumhAre mithyAtvajanya pApa dhula gaye; tuma, mokSa ke sAdhaka bne| vAha ! tumheM dekhakara hameM vAtsalya bhAva AtA hai| siMha kA antara bhI Ananda se nAca uThA, usane khar3e hokara munirAja ke caraNoM meM mastaka jhukAyA aura dhIre-dhIre calakara unakI pradakSiNA karane lgaa| 233500 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 37 / vAha re siMha ! tujhe bhI aisI bhakti karanA A gayA ! 'yaha to antara meM hue samyaktva kA pratApa hai / ' aho ! usa siMha kI bhakti-ceSTA hI usake samyaktva prApti ke parama ullAsa ko pragaTa kara rahI thI / antara meM usane anubhava kiyA ki ahA yaha krodha tathA yaha siMhaparyAya maiM nahIM hU~; maiM to sadA unase bhinna, jJAna-darzanaAnanda svarUpa hU~ / are re ! yaha hiMsA aura yaha mAMsa bhakSaNa mujhe zobhA nahIM detA / merA cetanatattva to sundara, zAnta svarUpa hai / samyagdarzanarUpa ati gaharI caitanyakandarA meM jAkara, upazAntabhAvarUpa tIkSNa paMjoM se maiMne mithyAtva evaM kaSAyoM rUpa madonmatta hAthI ko mAra diyA hai; aba vizeSa zuddhopayoga kI dUsarI chalA~ga lagAkara maiM saMyama ke parvata para car3ha jAU~, usI meM merA saccA zaurya, zArdUlapanA hai / vAha ! zrI munirAja ke zrImukha se jharate hue jinavacana samAna upakArI isa saMsAra meM dUsarA koI nahIM hai| jisakA kabhI badalA nahIM diyA jA sake - aisA mahAna upakAra samyaktva dekara ina munivaroM ne mujha para kiyA hai| - aisA socakara agale pairoMrUpI paMjoM dvArA bArambAra hAtha jor3akara natamastaka ho, vaha munivaroM ko namaskAra karane lagA; usakA citta ati prazAnta ho gayA; use saMsAra se nirveda aura mokSamArga ke prati saMvega huaa| zrI munirAja ne puna: kahA- he siMharAja ! he dharmAtmA ! apUrvabhAva se samyagdarzana prApta karake aba tuma paramazAnta bhAva dvArA krodha - mAna-mAyA-lobha kA bhI nivAraNa karanA; upasarga yA pariSahoM se Dare binA unheM zUravIratA se sahana karanA / vItarAgI paMca paramaguruoM ko sadA hRdaya meM rakhakara unakI mahimA krnaa| samyagdarzana aura samyagjJAna ke pratApa se tumhAre pApa karma naSTa hue haiM tathA prazama-saMvega, Astikya aura anukampA ke vizuddha pariNAmoM se tumhArA AtmA ujjvala banA hai| anAdi se karma ke Asrava-bandha meM vartate hue tumhAre AtmA ko aba karmoM ke saMvara-nirjarA prArambha hue haiM / ahA ! mokSa ke mArga meM Akara tuma dhanya hue ho; aba nirantara aisA sundara jIvana jInA; tAki tumhAre antara kI vizuddhatA vardhamAna hotI rhe| he bhavya zArdUla ! aba tumhArI Ayu mAtra eka mAsa zeSa hai| AnevAle dasaveM bhava meM tuma bhAratavarSa meM jagadoddhAraka jinezvara mahAvIra banoge / yaha bAta hamane 'kamalAdhara' (lakSmIdhara, zrIdhara athavA sImandhara) jinendra ke zrImukha se sunI hai / isaprakAra munivaroM ne atyanta vAtsalya se siMha ko sambodhana kiyA / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/38 vAha ! dekho to sahI, jisaprakAra manuSya ke sAtha bAteM karate hoM tadanusAra munirAja siMha ke sAtha bAta kara rahe haiM aura mahAbhAgyavanta siMha bhI manuSya kI bhASA samajha rahA hai| ahA ! jisake sambodhana ko AkAza se munirAja utare hoM aura jinezvara deva kI vANI meM jisake tIrthaMkaratva kI ghoSaNA huI ho, usakI pAtratA kA kyA kahanA ? vAha re vAha! vanarAja !! aba to tuma / 'jinarAja' ho-bhAvI jinarAja ho| zrI munivara kI bAta sunakara tathA apanI Ayu aba mAtra eka mAsa zeSa jAnakara siMha ko parama vairAgya huaa| bodhilAbha kA jise mahAna Ananda hai aura saMsAra se jisakA citta sarvathA virakta huA hai - aise usa siMha ne sAdhakabhAva kA zaurya jAgRta kiyA; munivaroM ke samakSa usane bodhisahita samAdhi sallekhanA dhAraNa kI; AhAra-jala kA sarvathA tyAga karake sallekhanA dhAraNa kI; AhAra-jala kA sarvathA tyAga karake anazanavrata aMgIkAra kiyaa| __vAha re siMha ! tumhArA saccA zaurya jAgRta ho utthaa| (pAThaka AtmAo ! kSaNabhara pahale jo krUra mAMsAhArI siMha thA vaha kucha hI samaya pazcAt caitanya kI ArAdhanA kA zaurya pragaTa karake kaisA zAnta ho gayA hai, usakA varNana par3hate hue bhI hameM usake prati prema umar3atA hai| hama sabake AtmA (svabhAva) meM bhI caitanya kA aisA zaurya vidyamAna hai: siMha samAna vIra banakara usa zaurya ko jAgRta kro| mahAvIra kA mArga vaha caitanya ke zaurya kA mArga hai; usa mArga kI sAdhanA hetu vIra bano....mahAna vIra bno|) prazamarasa meM rata huA samyagdRSTi siMha vicAratA hai ki ahA ! mujhe pratibodha dene hetu hI yaha munirAja karuNA karake yahA~ padhAre haiM; mujha para acintya upakAra kiyA hai| mere pAsa to aisA kucha nahIM hai ki maiM inakI sevA karU~, merI yaha paryAya aisI nahIM hai ki maiM unheM AhAradAna de sakU~ / munivara to atyanta ni:spRha hote haiN| isaprakAra upakAra kA cintavana karatA huA siMha bArambAra munivaroM ke caraNoM meM Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/36 mastaka jhukAne lagA....aura mAnoM bhakti ke jala se unake paga dhotA ho| - isaprakAra usakI A~khoM se A~sU bahane lge| ____ siMha ko pratibodha dene kA apanA prayojana pUrNa huA - aisA samajhakara ve munivara vahA~ se prasthAna kI taiyArI karane lage....madhura dRSTi se siMha kI ora dekhakara dharmavRddhi kA AzIrvAda dekara tathA usake ayAla para pIMchI pherakara ve munivara AkAzamArga se vihAra kara gye| siMha azrubhIgI A~khoM se atyanta premapUrvaka dUra-dUra taka dekhatA hI rhaa|....aho ! mujhe bhavasamudra se pAra karane vAle mere upakArI guru AkAzamArga se cale jA rahe haiN| kucha dera meM munivara adRzya ho gaye; tathApi mAnoM aba bhI unakA pavitra hAtha apane mastaka para rakhA ho| - isaprakAra vaha unake guNacintana meM lIna rhaa| siMharAja kA jIvana Aja palaTa gayA; mAnoM usakA AtmA sampUrNa navIna bana gayA; usakA antara krUratA ke badale zAntarasa meM sarAbora huA; usakI cetanA parabhAva se chUTakara zAnta caitanyarasa meM nimagna hokara zobhA dene lgii| munirAja ke jAne se usakA citta vyathita huaa| are ! aise upakArI satpuruSa ke viraha meM kauna vyathita nahIM hogA ? anta meM jisakI caitanya kI sAdhanAmaya uttama ceSTAe~ hoM, aise usa mRgarAja ne caitanya kI adbhutatA ke cintana meM apanA citta lagAkara, puna: nirvikalpa upayoga dvArA hRdaya se muni-viyoga kA zoka dUra kiyA aura sAtha hI hiMsAdi pA~coM pApoM ko bhI dUra bhagA diyaa| vratadhArI uttama zrAvaka hokara usane anazana pUrvaka sallekhanA-vrata dhAraNa kiyA aura zrI munivaroM ke pavitra caraNoM se pAvana huI, nirdoSa zilA ko tIrtharUpa mAnakara usa para 'sallekhanA-maraNa' rUpa samAdhi lgaaii| ___ pASANa-zilA para vaha eka hI karavaTa baiThA rahatA aura kiMcit bhI halanacalana nahIM karatA thaa| usane apane AtmA ko caitanyasvabhAva meM tathA paMcaparameSThI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/40 ke guNacintana meM lagA diyaa| usakI lezyA aura adhika zuddha hone lagI, kaSAya pariNAma bilkula zAnta ho gye| grISma kI ati USNa vAyu se usakA zarIra sUkha rahA thA, sUrya kI prakhara kiraNeM use jalA rahI thIM; tathApi usake mana meM koI kleza nahIM thaa| aise tIvra tApa meM bhI usane jala kA tyAga kara diyA thaa| antara meM caitanya kA zAntarasa usake bhavatApa ko zItala kara rahA thA, phira bAhya jala kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ? 'maiM calU~gA-phirU~gA to vana ke jIva mujhe jIvita samajhakara bhayabhIta hoMge' - aisA socakara vaha calatA-phiratA nahIM thaa| use nizceSTa par3A dekhakara yaha siMha mara gayA hai' - aisA mAnakara madamasta hAthI usake ayAla ko noMca DAlate the; tathApi mokSa ke icchuka aise mumukSu-siMha ne to sahanazIlatA hI dhAraNa kara lI thii| are ! jisakI eka garjanA se hAthiyoM kI TolI dUra bhAgatI thI, vaha hAthiyoM kA zatru Aja tapa-ArAdhanA rUpI TaMkAra se karmarUpI hAthI ko dUra bhagA rahA thaa| vAha re siMha bhAI ! dhanya hai tumhArI ArAdhanA ! zarIra se bhinna caitanyatattva ko jAnakara, jisane zarIra kA mamatva sarvathA chor3a diyA hai - aise usa siMharAja ne eka mahIne taka dhairyapUrvaka kSudhA-tRSA sahana kiye; kAyA ke sAtha kaSAya bhI kSINa ho rahI thI; jinamArga kI ArAdhanA meM usakA utsAha bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| ahA ! usa vanarAja kI zAnta ceSTAoM se prabhAvita hokara vana ke hirana, kharagoza aura bandara Adi prANI bhI nirbhaya hokara usake pAsa baiThane lage aura usakA AzcaryakArI parivartana dekhane lge| prazama-zAnti kI gaharI kandarA meM rahe hue usa vanarAja ko bAhya upadrava koI bAdhA nahIM pahu~cA ske| use marA huA mAnakara gIdar3a aura lomar3I jaise tuccha jaMgalI prANI bhI use nAkhUnoM se cIra-cIra kara khAne lage, giddha aura kaue bhI coMca mAra-mArakara cIthane lage; tathApi usane apanI samAdhi bhaMga nahIM kI aura na una prANiyoM ko bhagAne kA prayatna kiyaa| ahA ! kSamAvAna jIvoM ko kauna DigA sakatA hai ? isaprakAra ujjvala pariNAmI aura Atma-ArAdhanA meM zauryavAna - aisA vaha vanarAja sahita zarIra kA tyAga karake usI kSaNa saudharma svarga ke manohara vimAna meM haridhvaja (siMhaketu) nAmaka deva huaa| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/41 saudharma svarga meM siMhaketu deva (nauvA~ pUrvabhava - samyaktoparAnta) siMha-paryAya meM samyaktva prApta karake, sallekhanAsahita samAdhimaraNa karake, saudharma svarga meM haridhvaja devarUpa se avatarita hue apane caritra nAyaka ko dekhate hI svarga ke deva jaya-jayakAra karane lge| maMgalavAdya bajane lage; deva-devAMganAoM ne jinendra pUjana sahita maMgala utsava kiyaa| aho ! samyaktva sahita vizuddhi kA phala adbhuta hai ! usa haridhvaja athavA siMhaketu deva ne avadhijJAna dvArA jAna liyA ki maiM pahale siMha paryAya meM thA aura do munirAjoM ne pratibodha dekara mujhe dharma prApta karAyA; unhIM ke pratApa se maiM yahA~ utpanna huA hU~; mujha para unakA mahAna upakAra hai| isaprakAra munirAjoM ke upakAra kA cintavana karatA huA vaha deva atyanta bhaktipUrvaka munivaroM ke pAsa AyA aura kalpavRkSa ke acetana divyapuSpoM dvArA unakI pUjA karake bolA - he prabho ! eka mAsa pUrva Apane jisa siMha ko pratibodha diyA thA maiM vahI hU~; samAdhimaraNa karake maiM siMha se saudharma svarga kA deva huA hU~ aura Apake upakAra kA smaraNa hone se Apake darzana karane AyA huuN| he prabho! Apake prasAda se tInaloka meM zreSTha cUr3AmaNi samAna samyaktva prApta karake maiM kRtakRtya huA hU~....sAdhujanoM kA satsaMga kise hitakara nahIM hotA ? aisA kahakara usane atyanta bhaktipUrvaka munirAja ke caraNoM kI raja apane mukuTa para car3hAyI - mAnoM koI amUlya nidhAna car3hA rahA ho| ___ eka ora vaha deva, pUjA-bhakti kI vidhi sahita munivaroM kI prazaMsA kara rahA hai, udhara muniyoM kA lakSya to apane caitanya kI ora hI sthira hai| deva kyA kaha rahA hai, usakA unheM lakSya nahIM hai; ve to nindA-prazaMsA meM samatAbhAva rakhakara, zuddhopayoga dvArA caitanya ke dhyAna meM lIna hokara kSapakazreNI para car3ha rahe haiM....zIghratApUrvaka eka ke bAda eka AThaveM, nauveM, dasaveM guNasthAna para car3hate hue mohakarma kA nAza kara rahe haiN| abhI vaha haridhvaja deva munivaroM ke samakSa khar3Akhar3A unakI bhakti kara hI rahA hai ki itane meM una munivaroM ne moha kA sarvathA kSaya karake, kSAyikabhAva pUrvaka kevalajJAna pragaTa kiyaa| ahA ! Anandamaya mahAna utsava huA, cAroM ora divyatA phaila gii| apane sAmane hI apane paramaguruoM ko kevalajJAna hotA dekhakara hari' to parama-Anandasahita nAca utthaa|...aho ! sarvajJa paramAtmA kA sAkSAtkAra hone se hari ko jo Ananda huA usakA kyA kahanA ! atyanta Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/42 harSollAsapUrvaka kevalajJAna kA maMgala-utsava tathA una donoM kevalI bhagavantoM kI pUjA evaM divyadhvani kA zravaNa karake vaha haridhvaja deva saudharma svarga calA gyaa| __ jisake antara meM samyaktvarUpI mahAna sampadA vidyamAna hai - aise usa deva kA citta svarga kI daivI sampadA meM bhI AkarSita nahIM hotaa| bArambAra svarga se dharatI para Akara sarvajJa paramAtmA kI bhakti evaM bahumAnapUrvaka zuddhAtma tattva kI bAta zravaNa karake apanI svAnubhUti ko puSTa karatA hai| isaprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIva ne akhaNDa Atma-ArAdhanApUrvaka saudharma svarga meM asaMkhyavarSa vyatIta kiye| kanakadhvaja rAjA aura AThaveM svarga meM deva (vA~ tathA 7vA~ pUrvabhava) svarga se cayakara vaha haridhvaja (siMhaketu) deva, videhakSetra meM kanakaprabha rAjA kA putra huA; usakA nAma thA kanakadhvaja / usake yuvA hone para pitA ne use rAjya sauMpakara dIkSA le lii|apne caritra nAyaka rAjA kanakadhvaja ekabAra sudarzana vana meM yAtrA karane gye|sundr vRkSoM aura phala-phUloM se bhare hue udyAna kI zobhA nihArate hue Age bar3he ki eka bar3I zilA para choTe-se, kintu mahAna tejasvI munirAja ko dhyAna meM baiThe dekhaa|ahaa! kitanI adbhuta thI unakI mudrA ! antaraMga atIndriya zAnti kI divya jhalaka unakI mudrA para dRSTigocara hotI thii|raag-dvess ko naSTa karake, vItarAgatA dvArA ve suzobhita ho rahe the| kSamAbhAva eka kSaNa ko bhI vismaraNa nahIM karate the| unake ratnatraya ke prabhAva se Asa-pAsa ke vRkSa bhI phala evaMpuSpAcchAdita ho uThe the|-aise munirAja ko dekhakara kanakadhvaja aise prasanna hue jaise unheM kisI apUrva nidhAna kI prApti huI ho| atyanta harSa se jinakA roma-roma ullasita ho rahA hai-aise rAjA ne munirAja ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA aura ati anurAga sahita unake samIpa baiTha gye| munirAja ne zAnta dRSTi se rAjA ko dekhA aura rAjana! dharmavRddhi ho!' aise AzIrvacanoM dvArA una para parama anugraha kiyaa| ahA ! dharmAtmA ko dekhakara munivara bhI prasanna hote haiM ! ___ munirAja bole - he mahAbhAga ! tuma samyaktvarUpI mukuTa se to alaMkRta ho hI, aba usa para cAritrarUpI kalagI cddh'aao| Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/43 - mumukSu rAjA ko svayaM bhI cAritra kI bhAvanA to thI hI; usameM munirAja kI preraNA milane se unheM atyanta ullAsa huaa| ati vairAgyapUrvaka hAtha jor3akara bolA - 'he prabho ! yaha jIva saMsAra meM anantabAra paMcaparAvartana kara cukA hai, aba usa parAvartana se basa hoo ! zrutajJAna ke sArabhUta aisI cAritradazA ko maiM Aja hI .aMgIkAra kruuNgaa| aisA kahakara rAjA ne usIsamaya cAritradazA aMgIkAra kara lI; muni hokara zuddhopayoga dvArA AtmA ko dhyAne lge| ThIka hI hai ki mahApuruSa apane hitakArya ko siddha karane meM vilamba nahIM krte| kanaka' ko chor3akara jinhoMne sundara ratna' grahaNa kiye haiM - aise ve munirAja kanakadhvaja munisaMgha meM ati suzobhita hone lage; vItarAgabhAva dvArA aneka pariSaha sahane lge| anta meM cAra ArAdhanA ke akhaNDa pAlanapUrvaka Ayu pUrNa karake AThave svarga meM gye| ve dharmAtmA svargaloka meM bhI devoM ko Ananda prApta karAte the, jisase devAnanda' unakA nAma sArthaka thaa| caudaha sAgaropama ke asaMkhya varSoM taka jinamArga ke prabhAva dvArA asaMkhya devoM ko Ananda dekara ve devAnanda apanI Atma-ArAdhanA ko Age bar3hAne ke liye punaH manuSya loka meM avatarita hue| hariSeNa rAjA aura pazcAt svarga meM deva (7vA~ aura 6vA pUrvabhava) bandhuo ! Apa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana par3ha rahe haiN| aba unake mAtra sAta hI bhava zeSa haiM - unameM tIna bhava to deva ke haiM aura anya cAra bhava uttama ratnatraya dharma kI ArAdhanA sahita manuSya ke haiM, jinameM eka cakravartI kA bhava hai aura eka tIrthaMkara kA avatAra hai| vIraprabhu ke AtmA dvArA kI gaI usa ArAdhanA ko dekhakara tumheM bhI ArAdhanA kA utsAha jAgRta hogA aura usa ArAdhanA meM AtmA ko lagAne se tumheM sarvajJa mahAvIra kA sAkSAtkAra hogA! sarvajJa mahAvIra kesAkSAtkAra ke sAtha hI unake jaise apane parama-AtmA kI svAnubhUti rUpa sAkSAtkAra hone para jo atIndriya parama Ananda hotA hai, usakA kyA kahanA? ahA! vaha tomokSasukha kI vAnagI hai aura vahI maMgala nirvANa-mahotsava hai| jo jAnatA mahAvIra ko, cetanamayI zuddhabhAva se| vaha jAnatA nija-Atma ko, samyaktva le Ananda se|| Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/44 apane caritra nAyaka kA pariNamana aba mokSa kI ora tIvragati se ho rahA hai| AThaveM svarga se eka samaya meM asaMkhya yojana kI gati se ve manuSya loka meM Aye aura ujjayinI nagarI meM vajradhara rAjA ke putrarUpa meM avatarita hue; unakA nAma hariSeNa thA | ekabAra jainAcArya zrutasAgarajI mahArAja ujjayinI nagarI meM padhAre; unakA vairAgya rasa se sarAbora dharmopadeza sunakara mahArAjA vajradhara saMsAra se virakta hue aura hariSeNa kumAra ko rAjya sauMpakara jinadIkSA grahaNa kara lii| hariSeNa kumAra jo ki samyagdarzana to pUrvajanma se hI lekara Aye haiM, unhoMne zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata dhAraNa kiye / pApa ke kAraNabhUta aise vizAla rAjya meM rahane para bhI ve mahAtmA kamalavat aise alipta the ki pApa unheM sparza taka nahIM karate the; unakA citta sarvatra ni:spRha rahatA thA / aho ! sAdhaka kI jJAnacetanA koI adbhuta AzcaryakArI hai| jisaprakAra candana sarpoM ke bIca rahakara bhI apanI zItalatA ko nahIM chor3atA arthAt viSarUpa nahIM hotA, usIprakAra viSa samAna vibhinna rAga - saMyogoM ke bIca rahane para bhI dharmAtmA kI jJAnacetanA apane zAntasvabhAva ko chor3akara rAga-rUpa nahIM hotI / rAjA hariSeNa eka dina saMsAra se virakta hue aura jinadIkSA lekara tapovana meM jAkara prazAntarasa meM nimagna ho gye| una munirAja ne Ayu ke anta meM samAdhipUrvaka zarIra kA tyAga karake mahAzukra svarga ko alaMkRta kiyaa| ve prItivardhana vimAna meM solaha sAgara Ayu ke dhArI deva hue| videhakSetra meM priyamitra cakravartI pazcAt bArahave svarga meM deva ( cauthA aura tIsarA pUrvabhava) apane caritra nAyaka bhagavAna mahAvIra antima bhava meM dharmacakrI hoMge; usase pUrva ve videhakSetra meM rAjacakravartI hue| svarga se ve mahAtmA videha kI kSemadyuti nagarI meM dhanaMjaya rAjA ke ghara putrarUpa meM utpanna hue, unakA nAma thA priyamitra / eka dina rAjA dhanaMjaya ne saMsAra se virakta hokara putra priyamitra ko rAjya sauMpa diyA aura svayaM svabhAvamaya samyagdarzana - jJAna - cAritra ko grahaNa karake tapa dvArA suzobhita hue| rAjyalakSmI chor3akara tapalakSmI dvArA ve adhika zobhAyamAna ho rahe the / Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/45 idhara rAjA priyamitra vizAla rAjya ke sAtha-sAtha zuddhasamyaktvasahita aNuvratoM kA bhI pAlana karate the aura jagata ko yaha pratyakSa kara rahe the ki itane bar3e rAjyabhAra ke bIca bhI AtmA kI ArAdhanA ho sakatI hai| AtmA kI jitanI mahimA dharmI ke antara meM hai utanI kisI aura ko nahIM hai| ekabAra unake zastra bhaNDAra meM cakravartI pada ke vaibhava kA sUcaka sudarzana cakra pragaTa huA; parantu usase ve kiMcit bhI Azcaryacakita nahIM hue| ahA! tIna loka meM sarvazreSTha evaM sundara aisA caitanyaratna jinhoMne svAnubhUti se prApta kara liyA hai, una mahAtmA ko jagata ke jar3aratnoM se kyA Azcarya hogA ? mokSasAmrAjya pradAna karAne vAlA samyagdarzanarUpasudarzanacakra, jinake antara meM nirantara cala rahA hai, unheM bAhya paudgalika sudarzanacakra kI kyA mahattA lagegI ? ve dharmAtmA priyamitra jAnate the ki yaha bAhyavaibhava kI prApti koI merI caitanya-ArAdhanA kA phala nahIM hai; parantu ArAdhanA ke sAtha rahane para bhI usase bhinna jAti kA aisA jo rAga, usakA yaha phala hai| are ! jisake sAtha rahanevAle rAga kA bhI aisA AzcaryakArI bAhya phala hai to usa rAgarahita ArAdhanA ke antaraMga phala kA to kahanA hI kyA ? usa phala kA svAda to dharmAtmA hI le sakate haiM aura usake samakSa jagata ke samasta vaibhava bilkula nIrasa lagate haiN| __cakraratna prApta hone para una mahArAjA priyamitra ne videhakSetra ke chahoM khaNDoM kI digvijaya kI; chaha khaNDa meM rahanevAle samasta manuSya, vidyAdhara evaM devoM ko bhI unhoMne vaza meM kara liyaa| caudaha ratna evaM navanidhAna ke uparAnta solaha hajAra deva aura battIsa hajAra mukuTadhArI rAjA unakI sevA karate the; unakI chayAnave hajAra rAniyA~ tathA chayAnave karor3a paidala, lAkhoM uttama gaja Adi vizAla senA thI; tathApi isa viSaya sAmagrI meM jIva ko tRpti dene kA guNa kadApi nahIM hai; yaha saba to AkulatA denevAle haiN| eka caitanyatattva hI jIva ko saccI tRpti evaM zAnti pradAna karatA hai' - aisA ve dharmAtmA jAnate the; isaliye bhogoM meM kahIM mUrcchita nahIM hote the; jala meM kamalapatra kI bhAMti alipta rahate the| - cakravartI ke caudaha ratna evaM navanidhAna Adi vaibhava kA varNana karake zAstrakAra aisA batalAnA cAhate haiM ki he jIvo ! dekho, yaha saba to usa jIva ke rAgAdi audayika bhAvoM kA bAhya phala hai, usIsamaya unake antara meM svAbhAvika cetanA ke jo bhAva (samyaktvAdi) varta rahe haiM, ve kaise haiM aura unakA phala kaisA sundara Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/46 hai ? unakA svarUpa jAnoge tabhI tuma dharmAtmA ke jIvana ko bhalIbhA~ti jAna sakoge aura use jAnane kA samyak phala aayegaa| mAtra audayika bhAva ko hI dekhane se jJAnI kA saccA svarUpa jAnane meM nahIM AtA....isaliye bArambAra kahate haiM ki cetanabhAva se bhagavAna ko pahicAno, udayabhAva se nhiiN| ___ una priyamitra mahArAjA ne terAsI lAkha pUrva ke dIrghakAla taka cakravartI pada para rahakara prajA kA pAlana kiyaa| pazcAt ekabAra darpaNa meM mukha dekhate samaya kAna ke pAsa zveta keza dekhakara unakA citta saMsAra se virakta huaa| saMsAra se virakta ve priyamitra cakravartI bAraha vairAgya bhAvanAe~ bhAte hue kSemaMkara jinendra bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM phuNce| sarvajJatA se suzobhita vItarAga jinendra deva ke darzana se unakA prazamabhAva dugunA ho gyaa| unhoMne atyanta bhakti pUrvaka jinendra bhagavAna ke zrImukha se mokSamArga kA zravaNa kiyaa| samyagdarzana-samyagjJAna-samyagcAritra jo ki mahA Anandamaya mokSa kA kAraNa hai, tadrUpa apanA hI zuddhasvabhAva pariNamita hotA hai; ve kahIM bAhara se nahIM Ate aura na kahIM unameM rAga hai| aise vItarAga ratnatraya ke AdhArarUpa zuddha AtmA kI acintya apAra mahimA bhagavAna ne btlaayii| use sunakara jJAna kI atizaya nirmalatApUrvaka jinendra bhagavAna ke pAdamUla meM hI jinadIkSA lekara unhoMne cAritradazA ke mahAna ratnatraya aMgIkAra kiye aura cakravartI kI apAra vibhUti ko tRNatulya chor3a diyaa| adhika lekara alpa chor3a diyA, usameM kyA Azcarya hai ! mokSa ke sArabhUta nidhAna lekara saMsAra ke tuccha nidhAna chor3a diye, unhoMne to alpa chor3akara adhika le liyA; tathApi (Azcarya hai ki) loga unheM mahAna tyAgI kahate haiN| ahA! sukha kA sarovara apane meM pAkara asat aise mRgajala kI ora kauna daur3egA? cAritradazA kA caitanya sarovara prApta karake cakravartI ke viSaya-bhogoM ko chor3anA vaha koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai| videhakSetra meM rAjacakrIpana chor3akara jo muni hue haiM aura aba cauthe bhava meM bharatakSetra meM dharmacakrI-tIrthaMkara honevAle haiM - aise ve priyamitra munirAja jagata meM sarvapriya the aura sarvajIvoM ke hitakArI the| uttama prakAra se cAritra pAlana karake unhoMne sallekhanA pUrvaka zarIra kA tyAga kiyA aura uttama ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA karate-karate zeSa raha gaye kiMcit kaSAyakaNa ke mahAna puNyaphala kA upabhoga karate hetu sahasrAra nAma ke bArahaveM sUryaprabha svarga meM devarUpa Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/47 se utpanna hue| vahA~ yadyapi unako puNyajanya vaibhava apAra thA; parantu are re ! jo kaSAya kA phala hai usakA kitanA varNana kreN| kaSAyakalaMka ke usa phala kA vistAra karane se athavA usakI prazaMsA sunakara mumukSu jIva lajjita hote haiM, ki are ! hama apane caitanya kI zAnti ko sAdhanevAle....usake bIca kaSAya to kalaMkarUpa hai| hama to apanI zAnti kA vistAra karake caitanyavaibhava kI pUrNatA kareM - yahI hamAre liye iSTa hai, anya kucha bhI priya nahIM hai| ___ aisI bhAvanApUrvaka svarga ke apAra tathApi adhruva vaibhavoM meM se sUryaprabha deva asaMkhya varSa taka rahe; parantu Akhira devapada bhI to adhruva hI hai na ! adhruva aise rAgabhAvoM kA phala bhI adhruva hI hogA na ! isaliye aisI devagati ko chor3akara dhruvapada kI sAdhanA ke dhyeya se ve dharmAtmA manuSyaloka meM avatarita hue| jisa avatAra meM apane caritra nAyaka mahAtmA ne uttama solaha bhAvanAoM dvArA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA bandha kiyA, aba Apa usa avatAra kA varNana pddh'eNge| nanda rAjA (tIsarA pUrvabhava) (jinadIkSA, solahakAraNa bhAvanA aura tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha, pazcAt solahaveM svarga meM) isa bharatakSetra ke pUrvabhAga meM zvetanagarI hai; vahA~ bhavyajIva mokSamArga kI sAdhanA karate haiM; vahA~ ke jinAlayoM kI aisI adbhuta zobhA hai ki jise dekhakara nAstika ko bhI zraddhA jAgRta ho jAya / svarga se cayakara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIva isI nagarI ke rAjA nandivardhana kA putra huA; usakA nAma 'nandana' thA (vibhinna purANoM ke anusAra nandana' tathA 'nanda' - donoM nAma svIkAra kiye gaye haiN)| eka dina vanavihAra karate samaya zrutasAgara nAma ke eka jaina AcArya ko dekhakara una nandarAjA ko hArdika prasannatA huI aura mokSamArga zravaNa karane kI abhilASA se pUchA - he svAmI ! isa saMsAra samudra se chUTakara jIva mokSasukha rUpa kinArA kisaprakAra prApta karatA hai ? munirAja tadanusAra prasannatApUrvaka isaprakAra bole - mAnoM unake zrImukha se amRta hI jharatA ho - he bhavya ! jaba AtmA bhedajJAna dvArA samyaktvAdi zuddhabhAvoM Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/48 ko pragaTa karatA hai; taba vaha bhavaduHkha se chUTakara mokSasukha prApta karatA hai| munirAja kA upadeza sunakara nandarAjA apanA jIvana prasannatApUrvaka mokSasAdhanA meM bitAte the| unheM koI azubha vyasana to thA nahIM; mAtra eka hI vyasana thA deva-guru-dharma kI upAsanA kaa| dharma ke cintana binA ve eka dina to kyA, eka kSaNa bhI nahIM raha sakate the| mahArAjA nandivardhana ne yadyapi nandakumAra ko rAjya kA kAryabhAra sauMpa diyA thA; tathApi aba jinake saMsAra kA kinArA nikaTa A cukA hai - aise nandarAjA, 'sadananivAsI tadapi udAsI' the| rAjya evaM ramaNiyoM ke bIca rahane para bhI unakI cetanA una sabase pRthak hI rahatI thii| nija-cetanA ke sivA unheM anyatra kahIM sukha kI kalpanA nahIM hotI thii| ekabAra mahArAjA nandivardhana AkAza meM meghoM kI kSaNabhaMguratA dekhakara saMsAra se virakta hue aura paMcamagati-mokSa prApta karane ke liye jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kI; pazcAt dhyAnacakra dvArA karmoM ko naSTa karake kevalajJAna evaM mokSa pada prApta kiyaa| __ pitA ke viyoga se putra 'nandana' yadyapi zokAkula ho gayA; parantu kAyara puruSa hI zoka ke AdhIna hokara baiThe rahate haiN| buddhimAna dhIra puruSa to zoka ko chor3akara svakArya ko samhAlate haiM, tadanusAra nandarAjA ne rAjya kA kAryabhAra samhAla liyaa| rAjya aura dharma donoM ke sahayoga pUrvaka kaI varSa bIta gye| ekabAra basanta Rtu kA Agamana hote hI vana-upavana navIna koMpaloM evaM puSpoM se khila uThe; usI kesAtha-sAtha mAnoM ratnatraya-puSpoM kA udyAna bhI khila gayA ho....aise prauSThila' nAma ke zrutakevalI munirAja kA zvetapurI ke upavana meM Agamana huaa| ahA ! kaisI unakI anupama mukhamudrA ! mAnoM ve caitanya kI zAnti meM nimagna hoN| zazaka jaise prANI Azcarya se unakI ora dekha rahe haiM aura unake caraNoM meM baiTha gaye haiN| jJAna ke gambhIra samudra, una munirAja ko dekhakara nanda rAjA ko ati Ananda huaa....| ___ ahA ! mokSa kI jIvanta mUrti ! bhaktipUrvaka vandana karake nanda rAjA ne una zrutakevalI se vItarAgatA kA upadeza tathA apane pUrvabhavoM kI bAta sunii| sarvAvadhijJAnI evaM caramazarIrI aise una zrutakevalI bhagavAna ne unakI narakadazA, vAsudeva padavI, siMhaparyAya meM samyaktva prApti, cakravartI pada Adi pUrvabhavoM kA varNana karake kahA Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/46 he bhavyAtmA! eka bhava ke pazcAt tuma bharatakSetra ke caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara hokara mokSapada prApta kroge| ___ yaha saba sunakara nandarAjA ko bhI apane pUrvabhavoM kA jAtismaraNa huA; unhoMne apane pUrvabhava citrapaTa kI bhA~ti dekhe tathA bhaviSya kI sundara kahAnI sunakara unakA citta prasanna ho gyaa| ahA ! mumukSu ko apane mokSa kI bAta sunakara citta meM jo prasannatA hotI hai, usakA kyA kahanA ? hajAroM prajAjana bhI Anandavibhora hokara bhAvI tIrthaMkara kI aisI mahimA evaM utsava karane lage mAnoM vartamAna meM hI prabhu ke paMcakalyANaka ho rahe hoN| pazcAt zrI prauSThila prabhu ne nanda rAjA ko munidazA kI paramamahimA batalAte hue kahA - ahA ! AtmasAdhaka vIra munivaroM ke tapazcaraNarUpI raNasaMgrAma meM pApakarmarUpI uddhata zatru bhI nahIM Tika pAte; zuddhopayoga-dhanurdhara una santa ko koI jIta nahIM sakatA, jinhoMne mohaluTere ko bhagA diyA hai aura paMcaparameSThI jinakemArgadarzaka haiM aise mokSapathika munivara AtmA kI ArAdhanA ke atirikta kisI anya kArya meM ulajhate nahIM haiM, dIna nahIM hote aura na rAga-dveSa karate haiN| ahA ! aise mokSa sAdhaka munivaroM ne kyA mukti ko yahIM nahIM bulA liyA hai ? cAritrArAdhanA paramapUjya hai| he vatsa ! use tuma aMgIkAra kro| ahA ! munirAja ke mukhacandra se mAnoM vItarAgI amRta jharatA thaa| use jhelate hue nanda rAjA ke nayanoM se Ananda umar3ane lgaa| samyaktva se alaMkRta unakA AtmA vairAgyabhAvanA dvArA vizeSa suzobhita ho uThA...aura turanta hI unhoMne prauSThila AcArya ke nikaTa jinadIkSA aMgIkAra kara lii| tuccha rAjalakSmI ko chor3akara mahAnaratnatrayalakSmI ko mamatvarUpase dhAraNa kiyA: bAhya tathA antara meM nirgrantharUpa se zobhAyamAna hone lge| ahA! vItarAgatA dvArA nagna jIva jaisA suzobhita hotA hai, vaisA kyA rAgI vastrAbhUSaNa dvArA zobhatA hai ? nahIM, vItarAgatA hI jIva kI saccI zobhA hai| isIliyeto mokSamArgI jaina muniyoM ko moharahita jonagnatA hai, use tattvajJAniyoM ne maMgalarUpa kahA hai| vahI muniyoM kA saccA svarUpa hai / aise yathArtha svarUpa meM apane caritra nAyaka zrI nanda munirAja suzobhita hone lge|- vandana ho una nanda munirAja ko ! zrInanda munirAja ko vizuddha cAritra ke bala se kitanI hI labdhiyoM sahita Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/50 gyAraha aMgarUpa zrutajJAna kA vikAsa ho gyaa| jinakA citta kevalajJAna meM saMlagna aise ve mahAtmA, mAtra svAnubhUti kI Rddhi se hI aise tRpta the ki anya kisI Rddhi kA upayoga nahIM karate the / vAha re vAha caitanyaRddhi ! sacamuca, caitanyaRddhi kI tulanA jagata meM kauna kara sakatA hai ? ahA ! prazAnta dharmAtmAoM kA cAritra to Azcarya kA sthAna hai| bhAvI tIrthaMkara aise ve nanda munirAja, ekabAra prauSThila zrutakevalI bhagavanta kI dharmasabhA meM baiThe the; ratnatrayavanta aise ve munirAja bArambAra nirvikalpa caitanyarasa kA pAna karate the| dUsare bhI aneka munivara aura dharmAtmA usa dharmasabhA meM virAja rahe the| ahA ! vahA~ jainadharma kA apAra vaibhava thA / aneka zrutakevalI bhagavanta, AcArya-upAdhyAya-sAMdhu, zrutajJAna kA apAra bhaNDAra aisI svAnubhavarasayukta jinavANI, vaha sarva jinavaibhava eka sAtha dekhakara, apane caritra nAyaka ko parama dharma bhAvanA bhakti evaM vAtsalya ke koI aise acintya parama adbhuta bhAva ullasita hue ki vahA~ zrutakevalI ke caraNoM meM baiThe-baiThe hI unheM triloka pUjyatA ke heturUpa aisA tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ba~dhanA prArambha ho gayA / jinakA samyaktva aSTa aMgasahita vizuddha hai - aise una nanda munirAja ko, AzcaryakArI adbhuta dharma mahimA dekhakara, solaha prakAra kI aisI maMgala bhAvanAe~ jAgRta huIM ki bhava ke anta kI sUcaka tathA sarvajJapada kI pUrva bhUmikArUpa tIrthaMkara prakRti ke piNDarUpa jagata ke uttama pudgala svayameva pariNamita hone lage / ahA ! sarvajJa ke sAtha rahanA kise acchA nahIM lagegA ? 'Apa sarvajJa hoMge, tabataka hama Apake sAtha raheMge aura TheTha mokSagamana taka ApakI sevA kreNge|' mAnoM aise bhAva se ve zubhapudgala prabhu ke AtmA ke sAtha ekakSetra meM Akara nivAsa karane lage / 'zrutakevalI ke caraNasAnnidhya meM' ve munirAja atyanta vizuddha pariNAmoM se kSAyika samyaktva ko prApta hue / prazna - kSAyika samyagdarzana to AtmA kI vizuddhi hai, usake liye bAhya AlambanarUpa kevalI-zrutakevalI ke pAda-mUla kI samIpatA kI anivAryatA kyoM? uttara - tIrthaMkarAdi kA mahAtmya jisane nahIM dekhA aise jIva ko darzanamoha ke kSaya ke kAraNarUpa pariNAma utpanna nahIM hote / 'adiTTha tiththayarAdimA happassa daMsaNamohakhavaNa NibandhaNakaraNa pariNAmANamaNuppattIdo' (yahI bAta Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - -6/51 tIrthaMkara prakRti ke bandhana meM bhI samajha lenA arthAt kSAyika samyaktva kI bhA~ti tIrthaMkara prakRti kA prArambha bhI kevalI yA zrutakevalI ke sAnnidhya meM hI hotA hai| - kaSAyaprAbhRta, gAthA-110 ( yahA~, tIrthaMkaratva ke kAraNarUpa darzanavizuddhi Adi solaha bhAvanAoM kA ati sundara bhAvapUrNa varNana SaTkhaNDAgama, dhavalA Adi ke AdhAra se kiyA gayA hai; parantu 'mahApurANa' kA vistAra bar3ha jAne se vaha prakaraNa yahA~ nahIM diyA jA sakA; anya kisI pustaka meM use prakAzita kreNge| isI prakAra dUsare bhI aneka prakaraNa saMkSipta karane par3e haiN| jo jijJAsu unheM par3hanA cAhate hoM ve prakAzaka se samparka kareM / ' ) - isaprakAra una nanda muni ne darzanavizuddhi se lekara pravacana vatsalatva taka kI solaha maMgala-bhAvanAoM dvArA tIrthaMkara prakRti bA~dhanA prArambha kiyA / yadyapi eka ora aghAti aisI tIrthaMkara prakRti ba~dha rahI thI, to dUsarI ora usIsamaya ve mohAdi ghAti - karmoM ko ve naSTa-bhraSTa kara rahe the.... aura jisake binA tIrthaMkaratva kI sambhAvanA nahIM hotI - aisI sarvajJatA ko ve ati zIghratA se nikaTa lA rahe the / ve ratnatrayavanta dharmAtmA kahIM tIna ratnoM ko hI dhAraNa nahIM karate the; unakA AtmA to apAra caitanyaguNa ratnoM kI rAzi se zobhAyamAna thaa| unameM samyaktvAdi zuddhabhAva mokSa ke hI sAdhaka the, baMdha ke kiMcit bhI nahIM / jaba bharatakSetra ke 24veM tIrthaMkara ne tIrthaMkara prakRti bA~dhanA prArambha kiyA taba 12ve vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara kA zAsana pravarta rahA thaa| eka ora thor3I baMdhadhArA aura dUsarI ora ratnatraya kI zuddhirUpa vegavatI mokSadhArA - aisI dvirUpadhArA meM vartatI huI unakI pariNati tIvragati se mokSa kI ora prayANa kara rahI thI / eka rAgadhArA aura dUsarI ratnatrayadhArA - aisI donoM dhArAe~ eka sAtha sAdhaka kI bhUmikA meM apanA-apanA kArya karatI haiM; una donoM dhArAoM kI bhinnatA ko bhedajJAnI jIva jAnate haiM / ve rAdhArA ko mokSa kA kAraNa nahIM mAnate aura ratnatrayadhArA ko kiciMt bhI bandha kA kAraNa nahIM mAnate / yadi ratnatraya svayaM baMdha kA kAraNa ho to jagata meM mokSa ke upAya kA abhAva ho jAya; aura yadi rAga mokSa kA kAraNa ho to sarva jIva mokSa prApta kara leM / isaliye jinasiddhAnta hai ki 'jitane aMza meM rAga utane aMza meM bandhana; aura jitane aMza meM ratnatraya utane aMza meM mokSa kA upAya ! (dekheM Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/52 - puruSArtha siddhiyupAya zloka - 212 se 214) bhagavAna ke muni-jIvana kI, (aura aise hI pratyeka sAdhaka dharmAtmA kI) yaha vizeSatA hai ki unakI caitanyadhArA baMdha ko tor3atI huI AnandapUrvaka mokSa ko sAdhane kA kArya nirantara kara rahI hai, unakI jJAnacetanA kA pravAha akhaNDarUpa se kevalajJAna kI ora daur3a rahA hai| ahA! dharmAtmA kI yaha dazA adbhuta Azcaryajanaka hai! aisI adbhuta vItarAgIdazA meM ve nandamuni zobhAyamAna the| yaha munirAja aba tIrthaMkara hokara mokSa meM jAne kI taiyArI kara rahe haiM, inake sAtha hama bhI mokSa meM jAyeMge' - aisI bhAvanA se prerita hokara jagata ke samasta sadguNa daur3a-daur3akara prabhu ke Azraya meM A rahe the aura krodhAdi samasta doSa aba apanA nAza nikaTa jAnakara zIghratA se dUra bhAgane lage the| isaprakAra doSa rahita guNa sahita nirdoSa mokSamArga ko ve munirAja suzobhita kara rahe the aura jagata ko bhI usa sundara mArga kI preraNA de rahe the....isaprakAra ratnatraya kI uttama ArAdhanApUrvaka samAdhimaraNa karake ve mahAtmA 16ve prANata svarga ke puSpottara vimAna meM indrarUpa se utpanna hue| yadyapi vahA~ ve puNyajanita divya indriyasukhoM ke sAgara meM rahate the; tathApi una mumukSu mahAtmA ko mokSasukha ke binA kahIM caina nahIM par3atA thA; isaliye anta meM una svargasukhoM ko bhI chor3akara mokSasukha kI sAdhanA ke liye ve manuSyaloka meM Ane ko taiyAra hue| hai zArdUla samAna vIratA, sAdhakatva hai anupama / bhava kA anta kiyA jinane, una mahAvIra ko vandana // (yahA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana pUrNa huaa|) yadi jarA bhI bhaya hai tujhe isa jarA evaM maraNa se| to dharmarasa kA pAna kara ho jAya ajarA-amara tuu|| Ayu gale mana nA gale nA gale AzA jIva kii| mohasphure hita nAsphure yaha durgati isa jIva kii|| parataMtratA mana-indriyoM kI jAya phira kyA puuchnaa| ruka jA~ya rAga-dveSa to ho udita AtaMma bhAvanA // -yogasAra padyAnuvAda, 46,49,54 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/53 bhagavAna mahAvIra : paMcakalyANaka yatsvargAvatarotsave yadabhavat janmAbhiSekotsave, yaddIkSAgrahaNotsave yadakhila jJAnaprakAzotsave / yat nirvANagamotsave jinapate: pUjAdbhuta tadrave; saMgIta: stuti maMgale prasaratAM meM suprbhaatotsvH|| sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI ke paMcakalyANaka jagata kA kalyANa kareM! he jinendra ! ApazrI ke maMgala paMcakalyANaka prasaMga para Apake zuddhAtmA kI divya mahimA ko hRdayaMgama karake indrAdi ArAdhaka bhaktajanoM ne adbhuta pUjanastutipUrvaka jo maMgala utsava kiyA, usake madhura saMsmaraNa Aja bhI Ananda utpanna kara rahe haiM, mAnoM Apa hI mere hRdaya meM virAja kara bola rahe hoM; aise Apake maMgala cintanapUrvaka Apake paMcakalyANaka kA bhakti sahita Alekhana karatA huuN| jina bhAvoM se svarga ke hari ne ApakI bhakti kI thI, unhIM bhAvoM se maiM isa manuSya loka kA hari bhI ApakI bhakti karatA huuN| aho ! trikAla maMgalarUpa una tIrthaMkaroM ko namaskAra ho ki jinake paMcakalyANaka aneka jIvoM ko kalyANa ke kAraNa hue haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke AtmA kA bhava-bhramaNa pUrA huA; aba antima tIrthaMkara avatAra meM unake paMcakalyANaka hote haiN| una mahAtmA kA anAdikAla ke bhava samudra kA kinArA A cukA hai aura aneka bhava se cala rahI vRddhiMgata AtmasAdhanA ke pratApa se mahAmaMgala mokSapada bilkula nikaTa A gayA hai, jinhoMne caitanyasukha kA AsvAdana kiyA hai - aise una mahAtmA ko devaloka ke divyavaibhava lubhA nahIM ske| mokSa ke sAdhaka ko svarga kA bhava kaise lalacA sakegA ? vItarAgatA ke sAdhaka ko rAga ke phala kahA~ se acche lageMge ? una maMgala AtmA ko 16veM svarga se isa bharatakSetra meM avatarita hone meM jaba chaha mAsa zeSa the, taba vaizAlI-kuNDagrAma meM ratnavRSTi hone lgii| ananta tIrthaMkaroM ke maMgalavihAra se pAvana apanA yaha bhArata deza; DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva vaizAlI gaNatantra kA kuNDapura (kuNDagrAma) ati zobhAyamAna thaa| usasamaya bhagavAna pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara kA zAsana cala rahA thA aura unake parama upAsaka siddhArtha mahArAjA vaizAlI gaNarAjya ke adhipati the| unakI mahArAnI priyakAriNI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/54 trizalAdevI sacamuca bharatakSetra kI advitIya nArI-ratna thiiN| gauravavantI vaizAlIkuNDapura kI zobhA ayodhyA nagarI jaisI thI; usameM tIrthaMkara ke avatAra kI pUrva sUcanA se sampUrNa nagarI kI zobhA meM aura bhI vRddhi hogaI thI....jisaprakAra mithyAtva se samyaktva kI taiyArI hone para AtmA kA rUpa badala jAtA hai aura Ananda kI UrmiyA~ uThane lagatI haiM, tadanusAra jinarAja ke avatAra kI taiyAriyoM se samasta vaizAlI kI zobhA meM Azcaryajanaka parivartana hone lagA, prajAjanoM meM sukha-samRddhi evaM Ananda kI vRddhi hone lgii| mahArAjA siddhArtha ke prAMgaNa meM pratidina tIna bAra sAr3he tIna karor3a ratnoM kI varSA hotI thii| nagarajana nagarI kI divya zobhA tathA ratnavRSTi dekhakara vismita hone lage ki are ! isa nagarI meM kauna aisA puNyavAna puruSa hai ki jisake gRha-A~gana meM pratidina aise ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai ? jaba kinhIM anubhavI puruSoM ne batalAyA ki apanI nagarI meM antima tIrthaMkara avatarita hone vAle haiM, usI kI taiyArI ke ye cihna haiN| mAtra apanI nagarI kA hI nahIM; apitu sAre bharatakSetra kA bhAgyodaya ho rahA hai| ____ mahArAnI trizalAdevI meM bhI antaraMga evaM bAhya meM koI adbhuta parivartana hone lge| mahAna Ananda kI avyakta anubhUtiyA~ unake antara meM hone lgiiN| ASAr3ha zuklA SaSThI kI rAtri ke pichale prahara meM ati uttama maMgala sUcaka solaha svapna dekhakara ve harSAtireka se romAMcita ho gaIM aura usIsamaya prabhu mahAvIra kA maMgala AtmA 16veM svarga se cayakara priyakAriNI-trizalA mAtA ke udara meM avatarita huaa| maMgala dina ati sukhadAtA, Aye ura trizalA maataa| nara-hari-deva nameM jinamAtA, hama sira nAvata pAvata saataa|| Aja trizalAdevI ke harSollAsa kA pAra nahIM thA aura jaba rAja sabhA meM siddhArtha mahArAjA ke zrImukha se una svapnoM kA mahAna phala sunA ki caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara kA unake garbha meM avataraNa huA hai, taba to unheM kisI acintya nidhAna kI prApti jaisA apAra harSa huaa| sArI nagarI meM bhI cAroM ora Ananda chA gyaa| logoM ke mu~ha se 'dhanya hai....dhanya hai' ke udgAra nikala rahe the aura kaha rahe the ki apanI nagarI meM hama bAla-tIrthaMkara ko khelate-bolate hue dekheMge....hama sabakA jIvana bhI dhanya hogA!' . Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 1 / 55 indra-indrANI ne bhI vaizAlI Akara mAtA-pitA kA sanmAna kiyA; digkumArI deviyA~ trizalA mAtA kI sevA karane lgiiN| deva to ThIka, naraka ke jIvoM ne bhI do ghar3I sAtA kA vedana kiyA aura usase tIrthaMkara mahimA jAnakara gahare vicAra meM magna hone se aneka jIva caitanyavibhUti ko lakSyagata karake samyagdarzana ko prApta hue / dhanya haiM tIrthaMkara ke kalyANaka kA prabhAva aura dhanya haiM unako dekhanevAle ! ahA ! mAtA ke udara meM vidyamAna vaha jIva, aparyApta dazA meM jahA~ abhI hAtha-pA~va tathA A~kha-kAna kI bhI racanA nahIM huI thI; tathApi mati-zruta-avadhi tIna jJAna kA dhArI thA, samyagdRSTi thA, AtmAnubhUti ke vaibhavasahita thA, atIndriya Ananda kA pariNamana ho rahA thA; isaliye vaha AtmA kalyANakarUpa thA; unakI vaha garbhAvasthA bhI kalyANakArI thI / usasamaya kI bhI unakI dehAtIta AtmadazA jo yathArtha svarUpa jAna le usakA kalyANa ho jAye; use zarIra evaM AtmA kA bhedajJAna hokara atIndriya jJAna. atIndriya sukha ho jAye isakA nAma hai garbhakalyANaka ! - are ! lakSa meM to lo vahA~ A~kha-kAna nahIM haiM; tathApi atIndriya jJAna vartatA hai; vahA~ zarIra racanA nahIM huI hai; tathApi atIndriya sukha vartatA hai; vahA~ abhI dravyamana kI racanA nahIM huI hai; tathApi samyagdarzana vartatA hai| isaprakAra AtmA ke jJAna, sukha, samyaktvAdi bhAva dehAtIta haiM; isaliye AtmA svayaM hI jJAna evaM sukharUpa pariNamane ke svabhAvavAlA hai - aisA vizvAsa hotA hai| he bhAI ! tU isaprakAra bhagavAna ko pahicAna / aisA bhagavAna kA jIvana hai; isaliye pratyeka prasaMga meM (garbha se lekara mokSa taka) bhagavAna kA AtmA kaise caitanyabhAvoMrUpa varta rahA hai, use tU jAna ! mAtra saMyoga yA puNya kA vaibhava dekhakara aTaka mata / Atmika guNoM dvArA prabhu kI saccI pahicAna karegA to tujhe bhI avazya samyagdarzana-jJAnAdi hoMge aura tU bhI mokSa ke mArga meM A jAegA / isaliye bArambAra kahate haiM ki - jo jAnatA jinarAja ko caitanyamaya zuddhabhAva se vaha jAnatA nija Atma ko samyaktva letA cAva se // 1 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/56 . jisaprakAra samyagdarzana hone se pUrva usakI taiyArI meM bhI jIva ko koI navIna Atmika AhlAda jAgRta hotA hai aura naI bhanaka AtI hai, usIprakAra vaizAlI meM prabhujanma se pUrva cAroM ora nUtana Ananda kA vAtAvaraNa chA gayA thaa| devakumAriyA~ trizalA mAtA kI sevA karatI haiM, nitya navIna AnandakArI carcA karatI haiN| ekabAra mAtAjI ko vicAra AyA ki Aja maiM deviyoM se prazna pUchakara unake tattvajJAna kI parIkSA kruuN| deviyA~ bhI koI sAdhAraNa nahIM thIM, parantu jinabhakta thIM; ve mAtA kI bAta sunakara prasanna huIM....aura mAnoM mAtAjI ke mukha se phUla jhara rahe hoN| tadnusAra eka ke pazcAt eka prazna pUchane lagI....aura deviyA~ bhI jhaTa-jhaTa uttara dene lgiiN| tattvarasa se bharapUra usa carcA ke Ananda kA rasAsvAdana Apa bhI kIjie - sarvaprathama mAtAjI ne pUchA - 'jagata meM sabase sundara vastu kauna ? devI ne kahA - 'shuddhaatmtttv'| mAtA ne pUchA - AtmA kA lakSaNa kyA ? devI ne kahA - caitnybhaav| dharmI kA cihna kyA ? zAntabhAvarUpa jJAnacetanA ! uttama sadAcAra kyA ? viitraagbhaav| pApI kauna ? jo deva-guru-dharma kI nindA kare vh| puNya-pApa rahita jIva kahA~ jAtA hai ? mokSa meN| vIra kauna ? jo vItarAgatA dhAraNa kare vh| jina kauna ? jo moha ko jIte vh| saMtoSI kauna ? jo sva meM tRpta rahe vh| vivekI kauna ? jo jina-AjJA kA pAlana kare vh| zUravIra kauna ? jo zatru ko bhI kSamA kare vh| mUrkha kauna ? jo manuSya bhavA pAkara bhI Atmahita na kare vh|| Real L eau al sarvazreSTha kauna ? jo sabako jAne vh| mumukSu kauna ? jo mokSa kA hI udyama karatA ho vh| Meam JEANINE - Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/57 -aise bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke praznottara hue aura dharmacarcA clii| kaI bAra to aisA hotA thA ki mAtAjI prazna pUche taba devI ko uttara na AtA ho; kintujyoM hI mAtAjI ke udara meM virAjamAna tIrthaMkara kA smaraNa kareM ki turanta uttara A jAtA thaa| mAnoM prabhu svayaM hI udara-bhavana meM baiThe-baiThe saba praznoM ke uttara de rahe hoN| udarastha AtmA avadhijJAnI hai aura unakI sevA karanevAlI deviyA~ bhI avadhijJAnI haiN| unameM se kucha to samyagdarzana ko prApta haiM aura kucha prApta karane meM tatpara haiM - aisI ve deviyA~ mAtA se pUchatI haiM - he mAtA ! anubhUti svarUpa pariNamita AtmA Apake antara meM virAjamAna hai, to aisI anubhUti kaise hotI hai ? vaha samajhAiye na ! - mAtA ne kahA - he devI ! anubhUti kI mahimA ati gambhIra hai| AtmA svayaM jJAna kI anubhUti svarUpa hai| usa jJAna kI anubhUti meM rAga kI anubhUti nahIM hai| jaba aisA bhedajJAna hotA hai, taba apUrva anubhUti pragaTa hotI hai| dUsarI devI ne pUchA - he mAtA ! AtmA kI anubhUti hone se kyA hotA hai? __suno devI ! anubhUti hone para sampUrNa AtmA svayaM apane meM sthira ho jAtA hai; usameM ananta guNoM ke caitanyarasa kA aisA gambhIra vedana hotA hai ki jisake mahAna Ananda ko anubhavI AtmA hI jAnate haiM; vaha vedana vANIgamya nahIM hotaa| __ he mAtA ! vANI meM Aye binA usa vedana kI khabara kaise par3atI hai ? he devI ! antara meM apane svasaMvedana se AtmA ko usakA patA calatA hai| jaise yaha zarIra dikhAI detA hai, vaise hI anubhUti meM zarIra se bhinna AtmA zarIra se bhI vizeSa spaSTa' dRSTigocara hotA hai| . he mAtA ! A~khoM se zarIra dikhAI detA hai usakI apekSA AtmA ke jJAna ko vizeSa spaSTa kyoM kahA? he devI! A~kha dvArA jo zarIra kA jJAna hotA hai vaha to indriyajJAna hai, parokSa hai; aura AtmA ko jAnanevAlA svasaMvedanajJAna to atIndriya hai, pratyakSa hai; isaliye vaha adhika spaSTa hai| anubhUti ke kAla meM to mati-zrutajJAna haiM; tathApi unheM pratyakSa aura atIndriya kyoM kahA? Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/58 kyoMki anubhUti ke samaya upayoga AtmA meM aisA lIna huA hai ki usameM indriyoM kA tathA mana kA avalambana chUTa gayA hai, isaliye usasamaya pratyakSapanA hai| ahA ! usa kAla ke adbhuta nirvikalpa Ananda kA kyA kahanA ! deviyoM ne prasannatA se kahA - he mAtA ! Apane anubhUti kI adbhuta bAta samajhAI, mAnoM Apake antara se koI alaukika caitanyarasa jhara rahA ho| yaha Apake antara meM virAjamAna tIrthaMkara ke AtmA kI acintya mahimA hai ! una bAla-tIrthaMkara ko goda meM lekara hama kRtArtha hoNge| isaprakAra dharmacarcA dvArA Anandamaya uttama bhAvanA bhAte-bhAte savA nau mAsa AnandapUrvaka bIta gaye aura tIrthaMkara ke avatAra kI dhanya ghar3I A phuNcii| --- mAmA-maMgala badhAI vaizAlI meM mahAvIra-janma kI maMgala badhAI ! Aja to badhAI rAjA siddhAratha darabAra jI.... / trizalAdevI ku~vara jAyo jaga kA tAraNahAra jii....|| vaizAlI meM naubata bAje deva kareM jayakAra jii....| bhavyoM ke isa bhAgyodaya se harSita saba naranAra jii...|| AtamA ko dhanya karane, samakita ko ujjvala krne| bAla-tIrthaMkara darzana karane, calo jAyeM vaizAlI meN| (isa pustaka ke lekhaka ne vIra saM. 2502 kI caitra zuklA 13 ko maMgaladivasa vIra janmadhAma vaizAlI meM Ananda pUrvaka manAyA thA; isa purANa kA kucha bhAga vahIM rahakara likhA hai aura vIraprabhu kI rathayAtrA ke samaya isakI pANDulipi ko ratha meM virAjamAna karake usakI pUjA kI hai|) Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/56 caitrazuklA trayodazI ke maMgala-dina vaizAlI-kuNDagrAma meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA avatAra huaa| usa kAla (IsvI san pUrva 568 varSa, tArIkha 28 mArca somavAra ko) samasta graha sarvocca sthAna meM the| jyotiSa vijJAna ke anusAra | 12N ke10 maM ) aisA uttamayoga 10 kor3Akor3I sAgaropama meM 24 bAra hI AtA hai - ravi1 bu. X . aura vIraprabhu kI yaha janmakuNDalI unakA bAlabrahmacArIpanA sUcita karatI hai| tIrthaMkara kA avatAra hote hI tInoM loka AzcaryakArI Ananda se khalabalA utthe| indra airAvata hAthI lekara janmotsava manAne A phuNcaa| eka devaparyAya meM asaMkhya tIrthaMkaroM kA janmAbhiSeka karanevAle indra puna: puna: janmAbhiSeka ke avasara para kisI nUtana AhlAda kA anubhava karate haiN| bhakti bhAvanA se prerita hokara vaha saudharma indra svayaM eka hone para bhI aneka rUpa dhAraNa karake janmotsava manAne hetu tatpara hue; jisaprakAra mokSa kA sAdhaka AtmA svayaM 'eka' hone para bhI samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra dvArA anekarUpoM ko dhAraNa karatA huA mokSa sAdhane ko tatpara hotA hai| zaci indrANI ke bhI harSa kA pAra nahIM hai| jinheM bAla-tIrthaMkara ko goda meM lene kI prabala utkaNThA hai - aisI ve indrANI kuNDapurI meM praveza karake turanta 'jinamandira' meM gii| (siddhArtha rAjA ke 'naMdyAvarta' nAmaka rAjaprasAda meM 'dravyajina' kA avatAra huA aura ve 'dravyajina' vahA~ virAjamAna hone se purANakAroM ne usa rAjamahala ko bhI jina-mandira' kahA hai|) vahA~praveza karake bAla-tIrthaMkara kA mukha -HEIRL PLE ema Ch tyAmAnApAra S PORat Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 60 dekhate hI Ananda se usakA antara nAca uThA - 'ahA ! devI paryAya meM santAna nahIM hotI; parantu mujhe to ina tIrthaMkara samAna putra ko goda meM lene kA saubhAgya prApta huA hai|' isaprakAra parama harSapUrvaka una bAla- tIrthaMkara ke sparza se ve indrANI caitanya kI adbhutatA kA anubhava karane lagI....ahA ! prabhu ke sparza se maiM dhanya ho gii| aba maiM strI paryAya kA cheda karake mokSa prApta karU~gI....aise Atmika AhlAda sahita una bAla prabhu ko indra ke hAtha meM diyA / indra bhI prabhu kA rUpa dekhakara aise Azcarya cakita hue ki eka sAtha hajAra netra banAkara usa rUpa ko nihArane lge| jisaprakAra mokSAbhilASI jIva atIndriya jJAna kI sarva kiraNoM dvArA AtmA ke alaukika rUpa kA nirIkSaNa karatA hai aura mahA Anandita hotA hai, usIprakAra hari hajAra netroM dvArA prabhu ke rUpa ko dekhakara ati prasanna hue| usasamaya honevAlI divya puSpavRSTi se aisA laga rahA thA, mAnoM AkAza meM sundara udyAna khilA ho ! ... parantu are ! usa divya puSpodyAna kI apekSA prabhu ke AtmA meM jina caitanya ke adbhuta guNoM kA udyAna khila rahA thA, use to dharmAtmA hI dekha sakate the aura 'agandhabhAva' se usa caitanyaudyAna kI apUrva sugandha lete the / isaprakAra adbhuta jinamahimA dekhakara tathA caitanya kI acintyatA ko lakSyagata karake aneka jIva samyaktva ko prApta hue; samyaktva ke anupama prakAza se unakA AtmA jagamagA utthaa| prabhu kA janma unake liye sacamuca kalyANakArI huaa| aho ! tIrthaMkaroM kA acintya prabhAva ! bAla-tIrthaMkara kA rUpa nihArane ke liye hajAra netra kholakara indra aisA batalAnA cAhatA thA ki are jIvo ! mere yaha hajAra netra jinakA rUpa dekhane ke liye kama laga rahe haiM, una sAdhaka ke antara kA to kyA kahanA ? aise AtmasAdhaka AtmA kI pahicAna bAhya netroM dvArA nahIM; kintu atIndriya jJAna dvArA hI hotI hai| isaliye janmakalyANaka meM tuma prabhu ko mAtra indriya jJAna dvArA na dekhakara unheM atIndriya jJAna dvArA pahicAnanA / usase prabhu ke kalyANaka ke sAtha tumhArA bhI kalyANa hogA, tumheM samyagdarzanAdi kalyANakArI bhAva pragaTa hoNge| ati zobhAyamAna zAzvata meruparvata jinaprabhu ke janmAbhiSeka se atyadhika suzobhita ho uThA athavA aise kaho ki jinarAja ne Akara meru kI zobhA kA haraNa Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/61 kara liyA; kyoMki loga to meru kI divya zobhA ko dekhanA chor3akara prabhu ke mukhAravinda ko nihAra rahe the| prabhu meM lage hue unake citta ko dUsarA koI AkarSita CONTS inni nahIM kara sakatA thaa| meru para 'sthApanArUpa jina' to sadA-zAzvata virAjate haiM, taduparAnta Aja to 'dravyajina' tathA azaMta: 'bhAvajina' vahA~ padhAre the; phira usake gaurava kI kyA bAta? ___ahA ! vaha to jagata kA eka pUjyanIya tIrtha bana gayA thaa| vahA~ dhyAna dhAraNa kara aneka munivara nirvANa prApta karate haiM, isaliye vaha siddhidhAma (nirvANa tIrtha) bhI hai| ahA ! tIrtha svarUpa AtmA kA jahA~-jahA~ sparza hotA hai vaha saba tIrtha bana jAtA hai| samyagjJAna kI yaha mahattA hai ki vaha dravya-kSetra-kAla se 'bhAva' maMgala ko jAnakara usake sAtha AtmA kI sandhi kara letA hai| usa janmAbhiSeka ke samaya sarvatra Ananda chA gayA.... "dhanya ghar3I dhanyakAla zubha dekho, hari abhiSeka kare prabhujI ko" devagaNa bhakti se nAca uThe aura munivara caitanya kI agAdha mahimA kA cintana karate-karate dhyAnamagna hue| nirvikalpa jinabhakti tathA savikalpa jinabhakti - donoM kA vahA~ saMgama huaa| vAha prabho ! abhI to Apa bAla-tIrthaMkara haiM, dravyatIrthaMkara haiM; tathApi aisI agAdha mahimA ! taba phira jaba Apa bhaviSya meM isI bhava meM sarvajJa hokara sAkSAt tIrthaMkara hoMge aura iSTa-upadeza dvArA jagata meM ratnatraya-tIrtha kA pravartana kareMge, usa kAla kI mahimA kA kyA kahanA ? ghaTe 'dravya-jagadIza' avatAra aisA, kaho 'bhAva-jagadIza' avatAra kaisA? prabho ! ApakI mahimA ko jo jAnegA vaha avazya samyaktva prApta kregaa| he deva ! Apake janmotsava meM kahIM rAga kA hI ullAsa nahIM thA; rAga se pAra aise vItarAgarasa kI ekadhArA bhI vahA~ cala rahI thii| jainadarzana kI isa adbhutatA ko Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/62 jJAnI hI jAnate haiN| jaba sArI duniyA janmotsava ke harSAtireka meM pAgala ho rahI thI taba hamAre priya bAlaprabhu to apanI jJAnacetanA kI zAnti meM nimagna hokara baiThe the| vAha re vAha ! vItarAgamArga meM hamAre bhagavAna to isIprakAra zobhA dete haiN| pArzvanAtha prabhu ke mokSagamana pazcAt 178 varSa meM mahAvIra prabhu kA janma huaa| unake zarIra meM 1008 uttama lakSaNa the; unake bA~ye paira meM kesarI siMha (hari) dekhakara hari ne, hari kA, hari lakSaNa prasiddha kiyaa| (1. hari = indra; 2. hari = bhagavAna; 3. hari = siNh| eka deva, eka manuSya, eka tiryaMca) una siMhalakSaNa yukta prabhu ko 'vIra' aise maMgala nAma se sambodhita karake indra ne stuti kii| "are, ananta guNasampanna bhagavAna 'vIra' aise eka hI zabda se vAcya kaise hoMge?" hA~, jaina zAsana ke anekAnta ke bala se vaha sambhava ho sakA; kyoMki eka guNa dvArA abhedarUpa se ananta guNa sampanna - aise pUrNa guNI ko pratyakSa kiyA jA sakatA hai - aisA jaina-zAsana ke anekAnta jJAna kA hI viziSTa sAmarthya hai| meru para janmAbhiSeka ke pazcAt prabhu kI zobhAyAtrA lekara indra vaizAlIkuNDapura lauTe aura mAtA-pitA ko unakA putra sauMpate hue kahA - he jagatpUjya mAtAjI ! he mahArAja ! trilokapUjya putra ko pAkara Apa dhanya hue haiM; ve moha ko jItane meM 'vIra' haiM aura dharmatIrtha kA udyota karanevAle haiM - isaprakAra stuti karake indra to mAtA-pitA kA sanmAna kara rahe the; parantu mAtA trizalAdevI kA dhyAna usameM nahIM thA; ve to basa putra ko dekhane meM tallIna thiiN| jisaprakAra svAnubhUti meM prathamabAra hI caitanya kA atIndriyarUpa dekhakara mumukSu jIva kA citta apUrva Ananda ke vedana meM laga jAtA hai....usIprakAra putra kA adbhutarUpa dekhakara trizalA mAtA kA citta anupama Ananda se tRpta ho gyaa| indra-indrANI ne tANDava nRtya karake apanA harSollAsa vyakta kiyaa| isaprakAra prabhu ke janma kalyANaka kA bhavya utsava karake devagaNa apane svargaloka meM cale gaye; kintu kitane hI deva choTe bacce kA rUpa dhAraNa karake vIra ku~vara ke sAtha vahIM krIr3A karane hetu ruka gye| ahA ! tIrthaMkara jaise bAlamitra ke sAtha rahanA tathA khelanA kise acchA nahIM lagegA?..vAha ! usameM to bar3A hI Ananda aayegaa| una devakumAroM ke sAtha krIr3A karate hue vIra ku~vara ko dekhakara unameM deva kauna hai aura manuSya kauna ? usakA patA bhI nahIM calatA thA; kyoMki sabakA rUpa eka jaisA thA; parantu jaba ve devakumAra Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/63 tIrthaMkara deva kA caraNa sparza karate taba samajha meM AtA thA ki deva kauna hai, ve deva kahate the ki he prabho ! hama deva nahIM haiM; vAstava meM to deva Apa hI haiN| isaprakAra guNoM kI vizeSatA ke kAraNa vIra ku~vara sabase alaga pahicAne jAte the| vIra ku~vara kA janma hone se vaizAlI sarvaprakAra se vRddhiMgata hone lagI; usakA vaibhava bhI bar3hane lagA aura Atma guNa bhii| isaliye mAtA-pitA evaM prajAjanoM ne una vIra ku~vara ko varddhamAna nAma se sambodhana kiyaa| "paNamAmi vaDr3hamANaM titthaM dhammassa kattAraM" (pravacanasAra) ahA ! 'varddhamAna' aise sundara nAma se jo vAcya haiM, jina prabhu ke guNoM kI pahicAna se AtmA ke guNa vRddhiMgata hote haiM - aise dharmavRddhikara zrI vardhamAna jina ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| caitanyaguNoM meM vRddhiMgata una mahAtmA ko devaloka se AnevAle divyavaibhava bhI Azcaryacakita nahIM karate the| ahA ! kyA caitanyaguNoM se adhika sundara koI aisI vastu isa jagata meM hai, jo dharmI ke citta ko Azcarya meM DAla ske| ___ vIra-varddhamAnakumAra do varSa ke bAlaka hone para bhI tIna jJAna se gambhIra haiM aura ArAdhanA sahita zreSTha jIvana jIte haiN| unheM dekha-dekhakara bhavyajIvoM kA hRdaya zAnta hotA hai| unakI bAlakrIr3Ae~ nirdoSa haiN| avadhijJAnI-AtmajJAnI ve mahAtmA aisA viziSTa kSayopazama lekara Aye haiM ki kisI zikSaka ke pAsa koI vidyA par3hanA zeSa nahIM rahA; jagata ko caitanyavidyA par3hAnevAle ve svayaMbuddha bhagavAna svayaM sarvavidyAoM meM pAraMgata haiN| ahA ! aise bAlaprabhu jinake gRha meM sadA krIr3A karate hoM aura jinake hRdaya meM virAjate hoM, unake mahAna saubhAgya kA kyA kahanA ! Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 64 deviyA~ unheM Ananda se khilAtI thIM, mAtA unheM jhUle meM jhulAtI thIM, devakumAra hAthI ke bacce kA rUpa dhAraNa karake vIra ku~vara ko sU~Da para baiThAkara jhulAte the....tathApi vIra ku~vara Darate nahIM the Ananda se jhUlate the| unake zarIra kI U~cAI 1 dhanuSa (chaha phuTa ) thI; raMga pIlA suvarNa jaisA thA; 72 varSa kI Ayu thI aura tInoM loka meM sabase sundara adbhuta rUpa thaa| ati manojJa unake zarIra meM janma se hI dasa atizaya the - vaha zarIra malamUtra rahita, prasveda rahita thA, rakta kA raMga zveta dUdha samAna thA, vajrasaMhanana thA, sarvAMga sundara usakI AkRti thI, sugandhita zvAsa thA, adbhuta rUpa, atizayabala evaM madhuravANI thii| usa zarIra meM 1008 uttama cinha the / isaprakAra bAla-tIrthaMkara ke zarIra meM janma se hI puNyajanita dasa atizaya the| vaha atizayatA karmajanita zarIrAzrita thI, usake dvArA kahIM bhagavAna kI saccI pahicAna nahIM hotI; hA~ ! bhagavAna ke AtmA meM janma se hI samyagdarzana - jJAnarUpa caitanya bhAvoM kI jo atizayatA thI, vaha dharmajanita aura AtmAzrita thI, vahI unakI saccI atizayatA thI aura una lakSaNoM dvArA bhagavAna ko sacce svarUpa meM pahacAnA jA sakatA hai| zarIra ke guNoM kI divyatA vaha kahIM vAstava meM mahAvIra nahIM hai, vaha to mahAvIra ke AtmA ke sAtha saMyogarUpaM mAtra se lagA huA sundara pudgaloM kA piNDa hai, mahAvIra ke sAnnidhya ke kAraNa vaha bhI upacAra se pUjyarUpa banA hai| sacce mahAvIra to atIndriya, rUpAtIta, azarIrI, caitanyaguNa-sampanna haiN| aise bhAva se jo mahAvIra ko jAnatA hai vaha jIva samyaktva prApta karake Anandita hotA hai| teIsaveM tIrthaMkara pArzvaprabhu kA nirvANa hone ke 250 varSa pazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nirvANa prApta kiyA arthAt pArzvaprabhu ke nirvANa ke 178 varSa pazcAt vIraprabhu kA avatAra huaa| unakI Ayu 71 varSa 6 mAha 16 dina thii| (bAlaprabhu ku~vara ko ratnoM ke pAlane meM jhulAte hue mAtA trizalA devI tathA chappana kumArI deviyA~ kaise sundara maMgala-gIta gAtI thIM ! unakI vAnagI bhagavAna neminAtha caritra meM dekhiye / ) Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/65 devakumAroM tathA rAjakumAroM kI tattvacarcA ekabAra caitra zuklA trayodazI ke dina vIraku~vara kA janmadina manAne hetu devakumAra aura rAjakumAra kuNDagrAma ke rAjodyAna meM ekatrita hue the| vIraku~vara ke Ane meM kucha dera hone se ve tattvacarcA karane lge| unakI carcA kitanI sundara thI vaha hama dekheM devakumAra - bhAiyo ! Aja vIraku~vara kA janmadina hai| ve rAjabhavana se yahA~ padhAreM taba taka hama thor3I dharmacarcA kreN| rAjakumAra bole-vAha ! yaha to bar3I acchI bAta hai ! dharma ke mahAna divasa para to dharma carcA hI zobhA detI hai| devakumAra - ThIka hai; Aja hama 'sarvajJa' ke svarUpa kI carcA kreNge| bolo rAjakumAra ! hama kisa dharma ko mAnate haiM ? aura hamAre iSTadeva kauna haiM? rAjakumAra - hama jainadharma ko mAnate haiM....usameM AtmA ke zuddhabhAva dvArA moha ko jItate haiM aura bhagavAna sarvajJa' apane iSTadeva haiN| devakumAra - 'sarvajJa' kauna haiM ? rAjakumAra - 'sarvajJa nAma koI vyaktivAcaka nahIM hai, apitu moha kA nAza karake jJAnasvabhAvI AtmA kI sampUrNa jJAna-zakti jinake vikasita ho gaI hai, ve sarvajJa haiM; - isaprakAra sarvajJa' zabda guNa vAcaka hai|' devakumAra - sarvajJa kaba hue ? rAjakumAra - sarvajJa anAdi se hote A rahe haiM; vartamAna meM hote haiM aura bhaviSya meM bhI hote rheNge| devakumAra - sarvajJa kitane haiM ? unake kitane prakAra haiM ? / rAjakumAra - sarvajJatA prApta jIva ananta haiM; una sabakI sarvajJatA ekasamAna hai, usameM koI antara nahIM hai; kintu anya prakAra se unake 'siddha' aura 'arihanta' aise do bheda haiN| devakumAra - ve sarvajJa bhagavanta kahA~ rahate haiM ? rAjakumAra - sarvajJa meM jo siddha haiM, ve lokAgra meM siddhaloka meM virAjate haiM; Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/66 ve ananta haiM, unake atirikta kitane hI sarvajJa arihanta' pada para virAjamAna haiM, ve isa madhyaloka meM manuSyarUpa meM vicarate haiM aura aise lAkhoM 'arihanta' haiN| devakumAra - aise kinhIM sarvajJa kA nAma batalAe~ge ? rAjakumAra - hA~, isa samaya mahAvidehakSetra meM zrI sImandhara bhagavAna Adi sarvajJarUpa se vicara rahe haiM; ve arihanta-sarvajJa' haiM; aura pArzvanAtha taka hue bhagavanta vartamAna meM siddhaloka meM virAjate haiM ve 'siddha-sarvajJa haiN| apane mahAvIrakumAra bhI 42veM varSa meM sarvajJa hoNge| devakumAra - sarvajJa kyA karate haiM ? rAjakumAra - sarvajJa arthAt sabake jJAtA; sarvajJa bhagavAna apane jJAnasAmarthya se saba jAnate haiM aura usa jJAna ke sAtha ve apane pUrNa Atmika sukha kA anubhava karate haiN| ve vizva ke jJAtA haiM, kintu kartA nahIM haiN| devakumAra - aise sarvajJa ko hI deva kisaliye mAnanA ? rAjakumAra - kyoMki apane ko atIndriya pUrNa sukha aura pUrNajJAna iSTa hai, priya hai; isaliye jinheM aisA sukha evaM paripUrNa jJAna pragaTa huA hai, unhIM ko hA apane iSTadeva ke rUpa meM maaneNge| devakumAra - sarvajJa ko mAnane se hameM kyA lAbha ? rAjakumAra - sarvajJa ko jAnane se hameM AtmA ke pUrNa sAmarthya kI pratIti hotI hai aura apane AtmA ke pUrNa sAmarthya kI pratIti hone ke kAraNa para meM se jJAna yA sukha lene kI parAdhIna mAnyatA dUra ho jAtI hai; bAhyaviSayoM meM sukha kI mithyA-kalpanA chUTakara AtmasvabhAva meM jo atIndriya jJAna evaM sukha hai usakI zraddhA pragaTa hotI hai| tathA sarvajJatA ke sAtha rAga-dveSa kA koI aMza bhI nahIM raha sakatA; isaliye sarvajJa ko jAnane se rAga-dveSa se bhinna apane AtmA ke zuddhasvarUpa kI pahicAna hotI hai| isaprakAra sarvajJa ko jAnane se apane AtmA meM svAzrayapUrvaka samyagjJAna evaM atIndriya sukha hotA hai arthAt dharma kA prArambha hotA hai - yaha apUrva lAbha hai| devakumAra - kyA sarvajJa ko mAne binA dharma nahIM ho sakatA ? Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/67 rAjakumAra - nahIM, sarvajJa ko mAne binA dharma kadApi nahIM hotA / devakumAra - sarvajJa ko mAne binA dharma kyoM nahIM hotA ? rAjakumAra - kyoMki sarvajJatA hI AtmA kI pUrNa pragaTa huI paramAtmazakti hai; AtmA kI pUrNa prakaTa huI zakti ko jo nahIM mAnegA vaha apane AtmA kI paramAtmazakti ko bhI kahA~ se jAnegA ? aura jaba taka apane AtmA kI pUrNa zakti ko nahIM jAnegA, tabataka para meM se jJAna yA sukha prApta karane kI parAzrita mithyAbuddhi banI hI rahatI hai; jahA~ parAzrita buddhi ho arthAt bAhyaviSayoM meM sukhabuddhi ho vahA~ dharma ho hI nahIM sakatA / isaprakAra sarvajJa ko mAne binA kadApi dharma nahIM ho sakatA / devakumAra - sarvajJa ko mAne binA AtmA kI pUrNa zakti ko mAna leM to ? rAjakumAra - yadi AtmA kI pUrNa zakti ko yathArtharUpa se mAneM to usameM sarvajJa kI pratIti bhI avazya A hI jAtI hai| yadi sarvajJa kI pratIti na ho to AtmA kI pUrNa zakti kI pratIti bhI nahIM hotii| apane ko pUrNa sukha cAhiye na ? to jahA~ pUrNajJAna ho vahIM pUrNa sukha hotA hai; isaliye pUrNajJAna kaisA hotA hai usakA nirNaya karanA cAhiye / pUrNajJAna ke nirNaya meM hI sarvajJa kI mAnyatA A gaI tathA jJAna evaM rAga kA bhedajJAna bhI ho gayA; kyoMki pUrNajJAna meM rAga kA sarvathA abhAva hai| bhale hI sarvajJa apane sAmane upasthita na hoM; parantu apane jJAna meM to unakA nirNaya ho hI jAnA caahiye| tabhI AtmA kI pUrNazakti kA vizvAsa AyegA aura dharma hogA / devakumAra - sarvajJa kauna ho sakatA hai ? rAjakumAra - prathama jo sarvajJa ko tathA sarvajJa samAna apane AtmA kI paramAtmazakti ko jAne, vaha jIva apanI sarvajJatva zakti meM se sarvajJatA kI vyakti karake sarvajJa hotA hai| isaliye jo sarvajJasvabhAva ko jAne, vahI AtmajJa hotA hai aura jo AtmajJa ho, vaha avazya hI sarvajJa hotA hai / isaprakAra sarvajJatA jainadharma kA mUla hai| isaliye he mumukSu bhavyajIvo ! yadi tuma dharmArtha sarvajJa kA nirNaya karanA cAhate ho to sarvajJatA ke prati jinakI pariNati ullasita ho rahI hai, jinakI vANI evaM mudrA sarvajJatA kI ni:zaMka ghoSaNA kara rahI hai tathA rAga se bhinna jJAnacetanA ke bala Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/68 se jo sarvajJa hokara jinazAsana ke dharmacakra kA pravartana karanevAle haiM - aise zrI vIra prabhu ko caitanyabhAva se jaano| ___ jo jAnatA mahAvIra ko cetanamayI zuddhabhAva se| vaha jAnatA nija Atma ko samyaktva letA cAva se|| prabhu kI jJAnacetanA ko jAnane se rAgarahita sarvajJasvabhAvI AtmA tumhAre svasaMvedana meM A jAyegA aura samyaktva sahita sarvajJatA kA sarva samAdhAna ho jAyegA; tumhArA pariNamana rAga se bhinna jJAnacetanArUpa ho jAyegA aura tuma svayaM alpakAla meM alpajJa miTakara sarva kAla ke liye sarvajJa ho jaaoge| isaprakAra devakumAroM tathA rAjakumAroM ke bIca tattvacarcA cala rahI thI, usasamaya rAjabhavana meM (caitra zuklA trayodazI ko) kyA ho rahA thA - vaha hama dekheN| varddhamAnakumAra ne prAta:kAla siddhoM kA smaraNa karake Atmacintana kiyaa| phira mAtAjI ke pAsa aaye| trizalA mAtA ne bar3e utsAhapUrvaka paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa karake priya putra ko tilaka kiyA aura balaiyA~ lekara maMgala AzIrvAda diyaa| mAtA kA AzISa lekara vIrakumAra prasanna hue aura unase AnandapUrvaka carcA karane lge| ahA ! mAtAjI ke sAtha vIraM ku~vara kaisI Anandaprada carcA karate haiM, vaha sunane ke liye Aie hama rAjabhavana meM caleM....! . rAjabhavana meM trizalA mAtA aura vIrakumAra kI madhura vArtA vAha ! dekho, yaha rAjA siddhArtha kA rAjabhavana kitanA bhavya evaM vizAla hai, isakA zRMgAra bhI kitane adbhuta DhaMga se kiyA gayA hai ! Aja caitra zuklA trayodazI ko vIraprabhu kA janmadina hone se rAjabhavana ke prAMgaNa meM hajAroM prajAjana vIra ku~vara ke darzanArtha ekatrita hue haiM; Aja ve pA~caveM varSa meM praveza kara rahe haiN| rAjabhavana ke bhItara usa kakSa kI zobhA to svarga kI indrasabhA ko bhI bhulA de - aisI hai; parantu apanA lakSya vahA~ nahIM jAtA, apanI dRSTi to sIdhI mahAvIra ku~vara para kendrita hai| ahA ! ve kaise suzobhita ho rahe haiM ? trizalA mAtA apane ikalaute putra ko kitanA lAr3a kara rahI haiM aura ku~vara bhI mAtAjI se AnandapUrvaka carcA kara rahe haiN| calo, vaha hama bhI suneM - vIra ku~vara ne pUchA- he mAtA ! jinheM bhava nahIM hai aura jo mokSa ko bhI prApta nahIM hue, ve kauna haiM? Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/66 mAtA ne kahA - (ha~sakara sira para hAtha pherate hue) 'vaha to merA pyArA putra hai|' phira (goda meM lekara cumbana karate hue) kahA-beTA ! vaha to tU hI hai ki jise aba bhava bhI nahIM haiM aura jisane abhI mokSa prApta bhI nahIM kiyA hai| vIra ku~vara kahate haiM - he mAtA ! zuddhAtmatattva kI mahimA kaisI agAdha hai, vaha tuma jAnatI ho ? ___ mAtA - hA~ beTA ! jaba se tU mere antara meM AyA taba se zuddhAtmatattva kI mahimA maiMne jAna lI hai| ___vIra ku~vara - 'tumane AtmA kI kaisI mahimA jAnI hai ? vaha mujhe batalAo n|' mAtA- beTA ! jaba se yahA~ ratnavRSTi prarambha huI, mujhe 16 svapna dikhAI diye aura maiMne una svapnoM kA uttama phala jAnA, taba se mujhe aisA lagA ki ahA! jisake puNya kA prabhAva itanA AzcaryakArI hai usa AtmA kI pavitratA kA kyA kahanA? aisA ArAdhaka AtmA mere udara meM virAja rahA hai - aisI adbhuta mahimA se AtmA ke ArAdhaka bhAvoM meM vizuddhatA vRddhiMgata huI aura kisI acintya AnandapUrvaka mujhe zuddhAtmatattva kA bhAsa huaa| beTA ! yaha saba terA hI pratApa hai| ___vIra ku~vara - he mAtA! tumheM tIrthaMkara kI mAtA banane kA mahAna saubhAgya prApta huA, tuma jagata kI mAtA khlaaii| caitanya kI adbhuta mahimA ko jAnane vAlI he mAtA ! tuma bhI avazya mokSagAmI ho| ___mAtA -beTA varddhamAna ! terI bAta satya hai| svarga se terA Agamana huA tabhI se antara evaM bAhyavaibhava vRddhiMgata hone lagA hai; mere antara meM Ananda kA apUrva sphuraNa hone lagA hai| tere AtmA kA sparza hote hI mere ArAdhaka bhAvoM meM vizeSa vRddhi hone lgii| aba maiM bhI eka bhava pazcAt terI bhA~ti mokSa kI sAdhanA kruuNgii| ___ vIra ku~vara-dhanya ho mAtA ! merI mAtA ko to aisI hI zobhita honA cAhiye, mAtA ! tumhArI bAta sunakara mujhe Ananda hotA hai| maiM isI bhava meM mokSa ko sAdhane hetu avatarita huA hU~ to merI mAtA bhI aisI hI hogI na ! mAtA-beTA ! tU to samasta jagata ko mokSamArga darzAnevAlA hai; tere pratApa se Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/70 to jagata ke bhavyajIva AtmajJAna kareMge aura mokSa ko sAdhege....to maiM terI mAtA kyoM bAkI rahU~? maiM bhI avazya mokSamArga meM aauuNgii| beTA tU bhale hI sAre jagata kA nAtha hai; parantu merA to putra hI hai ! tujhe AzIrvAda dene kA mujhe adhikAra hai| ___putra - vAha, mAtA ! tumhArA sneha apAra hai....mAtA ke rUpa meM tuma pUjya ho....tumhArA vAtsalya jagata meM ajor3a hai| mAtA ! merI mokSasAdhikA dhanya-dhanya hai tujhako... tava sneha bharI mIThI AziSa pyArI lAge hai mujhako... mAtA ! darzana terA re....jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai... beTA ! terI adbhuta mahimA samyak hIre jaisI hai... terA darzana karake bhavijana moha ke bandhana tor3e haiM... beTA ! darzana terA re...jagata ko maMgalakAraka hai... mAtA MORRORS DatabacqpageasWAN RODURAM- Ann. eeo, putra - mAtA ! terI mIThI vANI se to phUla hi phUla barasate haiM... tere hiradaya hetu phavvAre jharajhara-jharajhara jharate haiM... mAtA ! darzana terA re...jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai... terI vANI sunakara bhavijana mokSamArga meM daur3eM... cetana rasa ko pIkara ve to rAjapATa saba chor3eM... beTA janma tumhArA re...jagata ko maMgalakAraka hai... mAtA - Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putra mAtA putra mAtA putra mAtA putra mAtA putra - - - - - jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/71 mAtA mujhako jage bhAvanA kaba maiM banU~ vairAgI... rAgamayI bandhana saba toDUM banU~ parigraha tyAgI... mAtA ! darzana terA re... jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai.... beTA ! tU to pA~ca varSa kA para gambhIra bahuta hai... gRhavAsI tU tadapi udAsI dazA moha virahita hai... beTA ! janma tumhArA re... jagata ko maMgalakAraka hai.... mAtA ! tU to antima mAtA phira nahiM hogI mAtA... ratnatraya se kevala milatA janma maraNa bhaga jAtA.... mAtA ! darzana terA re... jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai ... beTA ! tU to jaga meM uttama jaga kA trAsa miTAtA... divyadhvani meM de saMdezA mukti mArga pragaTAtA... beTA ! dharma tumhArA re... jagata ko maMgalakAraka hai... bharatakSetra meM bhavyoM ke hita mukti mArga pragaTA hai... aura bhavya svayaM hI calakara usa para Aya DaTA hai... mAtA ! darzana terA re... jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai ... varddhamAna ! tU saccA beTA dharma vRddhi kA kartA... mahAvIra bhI saccA tU hai mohamalla kA jettA... beTA ! dharma tumhArA re... jagata ko maMgalakAraka hai... mAtA ! maiM nijadharma bar3hAU~ paramAtama pada pAU~... va sabhI jinadharma ko pAyeM yahI bhAvanA bhAU~... mAtA ! darzana terA re... nagara ko AnandadAyaka hai... beTA ! tere hI pratApa se jaga meM dharma bar3hegA... jo terA anucara bana jAye mokSapurI pahu~cegA... beTA ! dharma tumhArA re... jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai.... mAtA ! cetana kI anubhUti atizaya mujhako nyArI... anubhUti teM Ananda uchale usakI jAti nyArI hai... mAtA ! darzana terA re... jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai... Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtA --- jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/72 beTA ! tU to svAnubhUti kI mastI meM nita jhUme... ratnatraya ke letA jhoMke pyAre-pyAre hiya meM... beTA ! janma tumhArA re...jagata ko AnandadAyaka hai... ahA ! trizalA mAtA aura bAla - tIrthaMkara varddhamAna ku~vara kI yaha carcA kitanI AnandakArI hai ! mAtA ko Anandita karake vIrakumAra bole- mA~ ! mere mitra bAhara merI pratIkSA kara rahe haiM, maiM unake pAsa jAtA huuN| mA~ ne kahA avazya jAo beTA! sabako Ananda dene ke liye to tumhArA avatAra hai| mAtAjI se AjJA lekara vIrakumAra rAjodyAna meM Aye; unheM dekhate hI devakumAra tathA rAjakumAra harSapUrvaka jaya-jayakAra karane lage aura aneka prakAra se unakA sanmAna kiyA / varddhamAnakumAra ne bhI prasanna dRSTi se sabakI ora dekhA aura mAtAjI ke sAtha huI AnandakArI carcA kaha sunaayii| vaha sunakara sabako bar3I prasannatA huii| eka rAjakumAra bole - ahA ! tIrthaMkara ke mitra hone se apane ko unake sAtha rahane tathA khelane kA saubhAgya prApta huA hai, to hama saba unake sAtha mokSa kI sAdhanA bhI avazya kareMge... ve dIkSA grahaNa kareMge taba unake sAtha hama saba bhI dIkSA leNge| yaha sunakara devakumAroM ke mukha para udAsI chA gii| 'tuma kyoM udAsa ho gaye mitra ?' aisA pUchane para ... / devakumAroM ne kahA - he mitro ! tuma to manuSya paryAya meM ho, isaliye prabhu ke sAtha dIkSA le sakoge; parantu hama devaparyAya meM hone ke kAraNa prabhu ke sAtha dIkSA nahIM le sakate. isa vicAra se hameM kheda hotA hai| mahAvIra bole- bandhu deva ! samyagdarzana dvArA devaparyAya meM bhI caitanya kI ArAdhanA calatI rahatI hai aura aise ArAdhaka jIva mokSa ke mArga meM hI cala rahe haiM; jIva ko mokSamArga kI prApti vaha apUrva mahAna lAbha hai| mokSamArga meM lagA huA jIva alpakAla meM mokSa ko sAdha legA isameM saMzaya nahIM hai| mahAvIra kI aisI gambhIra vANI sunakara saba ko harSa huA aura phira bAlatIrthaMkara ke sAtha samyaktva sambandhI bahuta carcA kI / ahA ! choTe-se dravya-tIrthaMkara Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/73 ke zrImukha se vItarAgI mokSamArga kI sundara bAteM sunakara una kumAroM ko jo hArdika prasannatA huI, usakA kyA kahanA ? DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva kA yaha prasaMga Aja bhI hameM utanA hI Ananda detA hai, to usa prasaMga ko pratyakSa dekhanevAle jIvoM ke mahAna Ananda kA kyA kahanA ! kitane hI kumAra usasamaya samyaktva ko prApta hae / sAtha hI pAThakoM ko yaha jAnakara AnandadAyaka harSa hogA ki vIraku~vara kI bAta manuSyoM kI bhA~ti hAthI-ghor3e aura bandara bhI prema se sunate the aura prasanna hote the| ___ bAla mahAvIra apane bAlamitroM ke sAtha aisI carcA bhI karate the aura bAlasulabha krIr3Ae~ bhI; parantu usasamaya ve mAtra krIr3AoM meM hI nahIM vartate the, una bAla mahAtmA kI cetanA usasamaya bhI antara meM atIndriya jJAnakrIr3A karatI thii| kaI bAra ve caitanyavana meM jAkara nirvikalpa dhyAna kara lete the| unake antaraMga jJAna jIvana kA Ananda koI anupama thaa| ekabAra vIrakumAra apane mitroM ke sAtha carcA-vinoda karate the, itane meM acAnaka eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA huI...kyA huA ? vaha agale prakaraNa meM par3hiye - bAlavIra kI mahA-vIratA ' jIta liyA mithyAtva-viSa, samyak -maMtra prbhaav| nAga lagA phuphakArane, prabhu ko samatA bhAva / / jahA~ indriyAtIta bhAva hai, vahA~ nAga kyA karatA ? rUpa badalakara banA deva vaha, namana vIra ko krtaa| pU~...( karatA huA eka bhayaMkara viSailA nAga acAnaka hI phuphakAratA huA vahA~ A pahu~cA...jise dekhakara saba rAjakumAra idhara-udhara bhAgane lage; kyoMki una bAlakoM ne pahale kabhI aisA bhayaMkara sarpa nahIM dekhA thA; parantu mahAvIra na to bhayabhIta hue aura na bhaage| ahiMsA ke avatAra mahAvIra ko mAranevAlA kauna hai ? ve to nirbhayatA se sarpa kI ceSTAe~ dekhate rhe| jaise madArI sA~pa kA khela kara rahA ho aura hama dekha rahe hoM; tadnusAra varddhamAna kumAra use dekha rahe the| __zAntacitta se nirbhayatApUrvaka apanI ora dekhate hue vIrakumAra ko dekhakara nAgadeva Azcaryacakita ho gayA ki vAha ! ye varddhamAna kumAra Ayu meM choTe hone para bhI mahAna haiM....vIra haiM, usane unheM DarAne ke liye aneka prayatna kiye; bahuta Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/74 phuphakArA....parantu vIra to aDiga rahe; ve nirbhayatA se sarpa ke sAtha khelane ke liye usakI ora jAne lge| dUra khar3e rAjakumAra yaha dekhakara ghabarAne lage ki aba kyA hogA?...sarpa ko bhagAne ke liye kyA kiyA jAye, usake soca-vicAra meM par3a gaye....itane meM loga kyA dekhate haiM ki yaha bhayaMkara sarpa apane Apa adRzya ho gyaa|...uske sthAna para eka tejasvI deva khar3A hai....aura hAtha jor3akara varddhamAnakumAra kI stuti karate hue kaha rahA hai ki - he deva ! Apa sacamuca mahAvIra' haiN| Apake atula bala kI prazaMsA svarga ke indra bhI karate haiN| maiM svarga kA deva hU~; maiMne ajJAnabhAva se Apake bala aura dhairya meM zaMkA kI; maiM nAga kA rUpa dhAraNa karake ApakI parIkSA le rahA thA; mujhe kSamA kara deM ! tIrthaMkaroM kI divyatA vAstava meM adbhuta hai ! prabho! Apa vIra nahIM; kintu 'mahAvIra' haiN| ___mahAvIra kumAra to deva kI bAta gambhIratA se suna rahe haiM; parantu hama usa deva ko uttara deMge ki are deva ! tU to parIkSA karane ke liye sarpa kA rUpa dhAraNa karake AyA thA; parantu kadAcit saccA sarpa bhI AyA hotA to kyA thA ? vaha sarpa bhI mahAvIra ke sAnnidhya meM nirviSa ho jaataa| jinakI zAnta dRSTi ke samakSa mithyAtva kA viSa bhI Tika nahIM sakatA, una bhagavAna kI dRSTi par3ane se sarpa bhI nirviSa ho jAe~ - isameM kyA Azcarya hai, sampUrNa kaSAyoM ko jItane vAle vIra kyA eka sarpa se Dara jAyeMge ? kadApi nhiiN| mahAvIra kI vIratA vaha kinhIM bAhya zatruoM ko jItane ke liye nahIM hai; kintu vaha to antaraMga kaSAya-zatruoM para vijaya prApta karanevAlI vItarAgI vIratA hai| una vIra kI vItarAgatA ke sAnnidhya meM viSaile sarpa bhI ahiMsaka bana jAyeMge aura mithyAtva-viSa ko chor3akara samyaktva-amRta kA pAna kreNge| antara evaM bAhya meM vRddhiMgata hote-hote rAjaku~vara mahAvIra jaba ATha varSa ke hue, taba eka bAra atyanta vizuddhi se antara meM caitanya dhAma meM ekAgratA kI dhuna lagane se nirvikalpa dhyAna kA mahAAnanda pragaTa huA aura prabhu caturtha guNasthAna se paMcama guNasthAna meM pdhaare| ATha varSa kI Ayu meM zuddhi kI vRddhipUrvaka prabhu ne paMca aNuvrata dhAraNa kiye| prabhu zrAvaka ho gye| yadyapi unakA jIvana to pahale se Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/75 hI ahiMsAdi rUpa thA; parantu AThaveM varSa meM bAlaka varddhamAna ke cauthe se pA~caveM guNasthAna meM Ane para apratyAkhyAna sambandhI cAroM kaSAyeM naSTa ho gaIM aura Atmika Ananda kI vRddhi huI; kaSAyoM ko jItane kI vIratA meM vIra prabhu eka Daga Age bddh'e| tatpazcAt bAla-tIrthaMkara kI vItarAgI vIratA kI eka anya ghaTanA huI, jisakA AnandadAyaka varNana Apa Age pddh'eNge| zAntadRSTi se hAthI ko vaza meM karane kI ghaTanA __vaha dikha rahA hai vaizAlI rAjya kA naMdyAvarta rAjaprAsAda; jisa para ahiMsA dharma kI dhvajA phaharA rahI hai| kaisI adbhuta hai isa rAjaprAsAda kI zobhA ? kyoM na ho, bAla-tIrthaMkara jisake antara meM vAsa karate hoM, usakI zobhA kA kyA kahanA ! usa prAsAda kI zobhA cAhe jaisI ho, tathApi indriyagamya evaM nazvara thI; jabaki usameM nivAsa karanevAle prabhu ke samyaktvAdi guNoM kI zobhA atIndriyagocara evaM avinazvara thii| prabhu ke puNya hI usa prAsAda kA rUpa dhAraNa karake sevakarUpa meM sevA karane Aye the| usa sAta khaNDa U~ce rAjaprAsAda ke prAMgaNa meM choTe-se vIraprabhukhar3e ho taba prekSakoM ko vIra prabhu bar3e aura prAsAda choTA lagatA thaa| rAjaprAsAda ke nikaTa hastizAlA meM kitane hI zreSTha hastI zobhA dete the| rAjaprAsAda ke mArga se AnejAne vAle hajAroM prajAjanoM ko varddhamAna ku~vara ke darzanoM kI utkaNThA rahane se unakI dRSTi rAjaprAsAda ke pratyeka jharokhe para ghUma jAtI thI aura kabhI kisI ko jharokhe meM khar3e hue vIraprabhu ke darzana ho jAte to usakA hRdaya Anandase nAca uThatA thA....ki vAha ! Aja to bAla-tIrthaMkara ke darzana ho gye| pAThaka ! calo hama bhI rAjaprAsAda meM caleM aura vIra prabhu ke darzana karake dhanya bneN| rAjakumAra mahAvIra zAntipUrvaka apane kakSa meM baiThe haiM aura vicAra kara rahe haiM ki ahA ! caitanya kI alpa (cauthe-pA~caveM guNasthAna kI) zAnti ko bhI DigA sake aisI zakti jagata meM kisI kI nahIM hai; to phira caitanyatattva kI paripUrNa parama zAnti kA kyA kahanA ! zAnta rasa ke usa mahAsAgara kI zakti to apAra hai| jagata ke bhavya jIva ekabAra bhI apane zAntarasa ko dekha le to antara meM paramatRpti kA Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/76 anubhava hokara jagata se nirbhaya ho jaaeN| kakSa meM baiThe-baiThe vIra ku~vara isaprakAra AtmA ke zAntarasa kA vicAra kara rahe haiM; usasamaya rAjaprAsAda ke bAhara - bacAo!... bacAo!...kI AvAjeM A rahI haiM ! rAjA kA hAthI pAgala hokara daur3a rahA hai...rAjamArga para kolAhala macA hai aura prajAjana bhayabhIta hokara idharaudhara bhAga rahe haiN| ___ AtmA kI agAdha zAnti kA vicAra / karate hue mahAvIra ne vaha kolAhala sunA aura dhIra-gambhIrarUpa se bAhara rAjamArga para aaye| unhoMne hAtha uThAkara logoM ko AzvAsana diyA aura zAnta rahane ko khaa| . ___ mahAvIra ko dekhate hI mAnoM camatkAra huA....loga nirbhaya hokara AzcaryapUrvaka dekhane lage ki aba kyA hogA? eka ora bAlaka mahAvIra....dUsarI ora krodhAviSTa madonmatta hAthI / bAlaka mahAvIra dhIra-gambhIra cAla se usa ora calane lage jidhara se hAthI daur3atA A rahA thA....hAthI ke sAmane Akara usa para dRSTi sthira karake khar3e ho gaye....kSaNa do kSaNa zAntadRSTi se hAthI ko dekhate rahe ! ____ ahA ! kaisI zAntarasa bharI thI vaha amI dRSTi ! mAnoM usase amRta jhara rahA thaa| mAnoM usa dRSTi dvArA mahAvIra kaha rahe the ki are gajarAja! yaha pAgalapana chor3a, loga tere pAgalapana kA kAraNa nahIM jAnate; kintu maiM jAnatA huuN| are ! yaha cAra gati ke duHkha aura unameM yaha tiryaMca gati kI vedanA...usase tU akulA gayA hai aura chUTane ko udvigna huA hai....parantu dhairya rakha....zAnta ho ! udvega karane se yaha du:kha dUra nahIM hogaa| ahA ! hAthI to mAnoM bhagavAna ke netroM se jharate hue zAnta rasa ke srota kA pAna kara rahA ho, isaprakAra TakaTakI bA~dhakara prabhu kI ora dekhatA hI raha gayA....Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko vaha bhUla gyaa| ___ 'vAha kaisI zAnti hai ina kumAra ke mukhamaNDala para ! mujhe bhI aisI zAnti prApta ho jAe to kitanA acchA ho!' - aisA vicArate hue vaha hAthI bilakula zAnta Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/77 ho gyaa| logoM ne yaha camatkAra dekhA; parantu ve samajha nahIM pAye ki mahAvIra ne kisaprakAra madonmata hAthI ko vaza kara liyA ? jo loga vicakSaNa the ve samajha gaye ki bAlaprabhu ne kisI bala se yA zastra se nahIM; kintu Antarika zAnti ke bala se hI hAthI ko vaza kara liyA hai aura aisA karake jagata ko batalAyA hai ki "jagata ke kisI bhI astra-zastra kI apekSA Atmabala-zAntibala mahAna hai|" bandhuo ! jisaprakAra zizu mahAvIra ne vizAla hAthI ko vaza kara liyA, usIprakAra alpa cetanabhAva bhI bar3e-bar3e udayabhAvoM ko jIta letA hai| hAthI ko jItane ke liye mahAvIra ko krodha nahIM karanA par3A; kintu zAnti ke bala se hI use jIta liyA, usIprakAra viSaya-kaSAyarUpa pAgala hAthI ko jItane ke liye krodha kI athavA rAgAdi kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI; kintu vItarAgI zAnti dvArA hI mumukSu vIra use jIta lete haiN| hAthI jaisA prANI bhI krodha dvArA vaza meM nahIM hotA, vaha zAnti dvArA sahaja hI vaza meM ho jAtA hai; isase siddha hotA hai ki use bhI krodha acchA nahIM lagatA, zAnti hI acchI lagatI hai| jagat ke sarva jIvoM ko zAnti priya hai; kyoMki zAnti unakA svabhAva hai| kyA sacamuca vaha hAthI pAgala huA thA ? yA phira use prabhu ke darzanoM kI tIvra utkaNThA jAgRta huI thI ? ...aura vIra ku~vara ke darzanoM kI dhuna meM vaha Akulita hokara rAjaprAsAda kI ora daur3a rahA thA; use daur3atA dekhakara hI logoM ne use pAgala mAna liyA hogA ! dekho, prabhu ko dekhate hI vaha hAthI bilkula zAnta ho gayA ! prabhu kA prabhAva sacamuca Azcaryajanaka hai| (kavi zrI navalazAha racita mahAvIra purANa meM isa hAthI kI ghaTanA meM hAthI ko deva kI vikriyA honA likhA hai|) ___ aba yahA~ eka bAta lakSya meM rakhanA hai ki zizu mahAvIra ne vizAla hAthI ko jIta liyA isI se ve kahIM apane iSTadeva nahIM hai; apane iSTadeva to sarvajJa mahAvIra' haiN| hAthI ko jItate samaya unameM, moharUpI hastI ko jItakara jo samyaktvAdi bhAva vartate the, vahI bhAva unako sarvajJatA kA sAdhana hue haiM, isaliye mohavijayI mahAvIra apane iSTa haiN| eka rIti se dekhA jAye to uparokta ghaTanA meM hAthI dvArA huA utpAta vaha Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/78 udayabhAvoM kA pratIka hai aura mahAvIra ne zAnta-pratibodha se use jIta liyA, vaha upazAntabhAva kA pratIka hai| bAlyAvasthA meM bhI una mahAvIra AtmA meM jitanA upazAnta bhAva (jJAnacetanArUpabhAva) thA, vahI hameM iSTa hai aura usa bhAva svarUpa hI hameM mahAvIra ko dekhanA caahiye| (purANoM meM varNita pratyeka ghaTanA dvAsa una-una ArAdhaka mahAtmAoM kI caitanya pariNati meM jJAnAdi ke kaise-kaise bhAva vartate the ? una bhAvoM kI pahicAna karane se una ArAdhaka jIvoM kI saccI pahicAna hotI hai aura svayaM ko vaise ArAdhakabhAva kI uttama preraNA milatI hai|) sanmatinAtha (saMjaya aura vijaya munivaroM kA prasaMga) tIrthaMkara varddhamAna jaba bAlyAvasthA meM the, taba pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkara kA zAsana cala rahA thA; usa zAsana meM saMjaya aura vijaya nAma ke do muni vicara rahe the; ratnatrayavanta ve munivara AkAzagAmI the| svAnubhUti kI carcA karate-karate ve siddha kSetra kI yAtrA hetu sammedazikhara tIrtha bhUmi meM padhAre aura vahA~ ananta siddhoM kA smaraNa karake AtmadhyAna kiyaa| __pazcAt saMjaya muni bole - ahA ! svAnubhUti meM AtmA spaSTa jJAta hotA hai; vahA~ mati-zrutajJAna hone para bhI ve atIndriya bhAva se kAma karate haiM, isaliye svasaMvedana meM pratyakSapanA hai, usameM koI sandeha nahIM rhtaa| taba vijaya muni ne kahA- hA~ munirAja ! ApakI bAta satya hai; parantu mati-zrutajJAna ke nirbala hone se kinhIM sUkSma jJeyoM meM sandeha bhI banA rahatA hai| dekho na, sUkSma agurulaghutvajanita SaTguNI vRddhi-hAni ke kisI gambhIra svarUpa kA hala abhI hameM nahIM milatA aura sUkSma zaMkA rahA karatI hai| pArzvanAtha bhagavAna to mokSa padhAra gaye; varddhamAna tIrthaMkara abhI bAlyAvasthA meM haiM; kinhIM kevalI yA zrutakevalI ke darzana se hI hamArI isa sUkSma zaMkA kA samAdhAna ho skegaa| isaprakAra sUkSma zaMkA sahita vicarate hue ve munivara sammedazikhara tIrtha kI yAtrA karake lauTate samaya vaizAlIkuNDapura meM siddhArtha mahArAjA ke rAjaprAsAda ke Upara se jA rahe the aura soca rahe the ki ahA! yaha eka tIrthaMkara kI janmabhUmi hai; bhArata ke antima tIrthaMkara Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/76 isa nagarI meM virAja rahe haiM - aisI mahimA karate-karate unake AtmA meM koI Azcaryajanaka parivartana hone lgaa| antara kI gaharAI meM rahI huI sUkSma zaMkA na jAne kahA~ calI gaI ! zaMkArahita niHzaMka ho jAne se una munivaroM kA AtmA praphullita ho uThA....acAnaka yaha kyA huA ? vaha dekhane ke liye pAThako ! calo trizalA mAtA ke bhavana meM caleM!.... rAjaprAsAda ke jharokhe meM varddhamAna kumAra trizalA mAtA ke sAtha baiThe haiN| jaise caitanya kI svAnubhUti dvArA jinavANI mAtA suzobhita hotI hai vaise hI vIra ku~vara dvArA trizalA mAtA zobhAyamAna ho rahI thiiN| mAtA-putra ke vAtsalya kA advitIya dRzya dekhanevAloM ke hRdaya se sneha umar3atA thaa| bAlaprabhu mahAna svAnubhUti kI divyatA aura sAtha hI tIrthaMkaratva kI sAtizayatA se suzobhita ho rahe the; ni:zaMkatA, prabhAvanAdi ATha guNoM se ve alaMkRta the| saMjaya aura vijaya munirAja jaba AkAzamArga se gamana karate hue rAjaprAsAda ke Upara Aye taba acAnaka hI unakI dRSTi varddhamAna ku~vara para par3I; bAla-tIrthaMkara ko dekhakara ve Azcarya meM par3a gaye....kSaNabhara ke liye thama gaye aura unakI mahimA kA vicAra karane lge| itane meM sAtizaya jinamahimA ke pratApa se unakA matijJAna ujjvala huA aura sUkSma zaMkAoM kA bhI samAdhAna ho jAne se ve niHzalya ho gye| ___isaprakAra vIranAtha prabhu unakI mati kI ujjvalatA ke kAraNa bane; isaliye munivaroM ne prasannacitta se unako 'sanmatinAtha' nAma se sambodhana kiyaa| vAha ! vIra-varddhamAna-mahAvIra-sanmatinAtha ApakA eka maMgala-nAmakaraNa indra ne, dUsarA mAtA-pitA ne, tIsarA deva ne aura cauthA munivaroM ne kiyaa| tIna uttama jJAna tathA cAra uttama nAmoM ko dhAraNa karanevAle Apa tri-jagata ko ratnatraya kA iSTa upadeza dekara kalyANa karanevAle ho; ApakI jaya ho| ___ munivaroM ne prabhu ko 'sanmatinAtha' vizeSaNa se alaMkRta kiyA, jisase prasanna hokara nagarajanoM ne utsava kiyA; devoM ne AkAza meM bAje bajAkara Ananda manAyA; 'aho sanmatinAtha ! Apa hameM apUrva samyakmati ke dAtA ho, ApakI pahicAna se hamArI mati samyak huI hai....aura usake dvArA caitanyatattva prApta karake hama Apake mArga kI sAdhanA kara rahe haiN| sabako sanmatidAtA sanmatinAtha kI jaya ho....| Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/80 rAjasabhA meM yuvarAja mahAvIra kI dharmacarcA (zrI vIramukha se caitanya kI acintya mahimA kA varNana) vIrakumAra bIsa varSa ke ho gaye the| yuvA hone para bhI adhyAtmarasa ke rasika ve rAjakumAra rAjayogI samAna jIvana jIte the; kabhI-kabhI caitanya kI dhuna meM lIna ho jAte aura kabhI to arddharAtri ko rAjabhavana se bAhara nikalakara udyAna meM khar3ekhar3e dhyAna dharate the....mAnoM koI munirAja khar3e hoM ! aisA hone para bhI kahIM dinabhara zUnyamanaska - udAsa nahIM baiThe rahate the; sabake sAtha hilate-milate aura prajAjanoM ke sukha-duHkha kI bAteM sunate the| yadyapi rAjya kA kAryabhAra samhAlane meM unakI ruci nahIM thI, phira bhI kaI bAra rAjasabhA meM jAte aura pitA mahArAja siddhArtha ke samIpa baiThate the| unake Agamana se rAjasabhA suzobhita ho uThatI thI, sabhAjana unake darzana se Anandita hote aura unakI madhura vANI sunakara mugdha ho jAte the| ekabAra sabhAjanoM ne mahArAjA siddhArtha se prArthanA kI - he deva ! Aja kI rAjasabhA adbhuta laga rahI hai; vIraku~vara ko dekhakara mAnoM antara meM ratnatraya kA udyAna khila uThA ho- aisI prasannatA ho rahI hai| unake zrImukha se hama saba Atmatattva kI acintya mahimA sunanA cAhate haiN| mahArAjA ne bhI prasannatA se unake prastAva kA samarthana kiyA ki vAha ! dharma carcA se uttama aura kyA hogA ? itanA kahakara unhoMne vIra ku~vara kI ora dRSTi DAlI aura unheM bolane kA saMketa kiyaa| taba atyanta madhura dhIra-gambhIra vANI dvArA vIrakumAra ne caitanyatattva kI parama acintya mahimA smjhaayii| prabhu ne kyA kahA? vaha hama bhI suneM-aho! caitanyatattva svayaM Ananda svarUpa hai; pudgalapiNDa zarIra se caitanya AtmA bhinna hai; vaha indriyoM se pare cetanArUpa hai aura cetanA dvArA hI usakA svasaMvedana hotA hai; kinhIM bAhya cihnoM se athavA indriya jJAna dvArA usakA grahaNa (anubhavana) nahIM ho sakatA, isaliye vaha 'aliMgagrahaNa' hai| hai cetanA adbhuta aho ! nija svarupa meM vaha vyApatI, indriyoM se pAra ho nija, Atma ko vaha dekhtii| Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/81 svAnubhUtivanta jIva meM sundarapane vaha zobhatI / Ananda karatI masta ho nija mokSa ko vaha saadhtii|| rAjayogI varddhamAna ne svAnubhUtigamya Atmatattva kI jJAnacetanA kA adbhuta vItarAgI svarUpa samajhAte hue kahA - yaha jJAnacetanAsvarUpa AtmA hai, usa cetanA meM rAgAdi vibhAvoM kA mizraNa nahIM haiN| eka paramANu jitane rAga kA bhI yadi jJAnacetanA meM mizraNa karoge to jJAna ke paramArtha svAda kA anubhava nahIM hogA; rAga meM jJAna kA rasa nahIM hai| isaliye he jIvo ! yaha vItarAga upadeza prApta karake tuma sarvata: rAga se bhinna aise zuddhajJAna kA AsvAdana kro| parama Ananda svAda se bharapUra vaha zuddha jJAna hI AtmA kA nijapada hai| aho! yaha jJAnasvarUpa AtmA satya hai, usakI prIti karo, tanmayatA se usakA anubhava karo; usakA anubhava hI paramatRpti evaM santoSadAyaka hai.... vahI kalyANa kAraNa hai, aura vahI mokSasukhadAyaka hai| AtmA ananta zakti kA svAmI hai, vaha jaba svayaM jAgRta ho taba sahaja-prayatna se apanA kalyANa kara letA hai| ___ eka sabhAjana ne AturatA se pUchA - prabho ! 'AtmA anantazakti sampanna hai' to usameM kaisI-kaisI zaktiyA~ haiM ? vaha Apake zrImukha se sunane kI utkaNThA hai| usake uttara meM mokSasAdhaka yuvarAja mahAvIra ne caitanya svarUpa AtmA kI ananta zaktiyoM kA adbhuta, parama adhyAtmarasa pUrita varNana kiyA - abhedarUpa jJAnalakSaNa dvArA lakSita karake jJAyaka kA anubhava karane para jIvatva, cetanA, sukha, vIrya, prabhutA, vibhutA, svasaMvedanatA - Adi ananta caitanya zaktirUpa se AtmA eka sAtha vedana meM AtA hai| ahA ! jisakI pratyeka zakti kI mahattA apAra hai aisI ananta zaktiyA~, ve bhI rAgarahita zuddha pariNamana yukta aisI agAdha zaktivAna AtmA kI adbhuta mahimA eka bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke zrImukha se sAkSAt sunakara aneka bhavyajIva usa caitanyamahimA meM itane gahare utara gaye ki tatkSaNa hI mahA-Ananda sahita nirvikalpa AtmAnubhUti ko prApta hue aura ananta zaktiyoM kA svAda eka sAtha svAnubhUti meM cakha liyaa| eka rAjakavi ne prabhu dvArA kahI gaI ananta zaktiyoM kA saMkSipta varNana tatkAla Atmastavana' rUpa meM gUMthakara rAjasabhA ko sunaayaa| Apa bhI madhura caitanyarasa se bharapUra usa kAvya kA rasAsvAdana kareM - Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/82 Atma-stavana (47 zakti kAvya) jIva hai anantI zakti sampanna, rAga se vaha bhinna hai / usa jIva kA nirdeza karane, jJAnamAtra kahA use / / 1 / / basa jJAnamAtra svabhAva meM hI, ananta zakti uchltii| una zaktiyoM kA karU~ varNana, jIva bhavi jAno vahI / / 2 / / 'jIvatva' se jIvitaM sadA, 'citi' zakti se vaha cettaa| 'dRzi' zakti se dekhe sabhI ko, 'jJAna' se vaha jAnatA // 3 // Akula na ho 'sukha' zakti se, nija ko race guNa 'vIrya' se| vaha zobhatA 'prabhu' zakti se, vyApe vahI 'vibhu' zakti se // 4 // sAmAnya dekhe vizva ko vaha, 'sarvadarzi' zakti hai| jAne vizeSa hi vizva ko, 'sarvajJatA' kI zakti se // 5 / / jaha~ vizva jhalake svaccha aisI, zakti hai 'svacchatva' kii| svAnubhavamaya pragaTa hai vaha, zakti jAna 'prakAza' kii||6|| 'na vikAsa aru saMkoca' jisase, zakti vaha hai termii| 'nahIM kArya kAraNa bhI kisI kA', yaha zakti bhI hai Atma kii||7|| jo jJeya kA jJAtA bane, aru jJeya banatA jJAna meN| 'pariNamya pariNAmaka' kahA, usa zakti ko jinazAstra meM // 8 // 'nahiM tyAga vA nahiM grahaNa bhI' nijarUpa meM sthita jIva hai| nijarUpa se yaha jIva tiSThe, vaha zakti 'agurulaghutva' se // 6 // 'utpAda vyaya dhruva' zakti se, jIva vRtti krama-akrama dhre| tihu~kAla meM 'pariNAma' zakti se, svasattA nahIM phire // 10 // nahiM sparza jAno jIva meM, Atamapradeza 'amUrta' haiN| kartA nahIM parabhAva kA, aisI 'akartR' zakti hai / / 11 / / bhoktA nahIM parabhAva kA, aisI 'abhoktR' zakti hai| ni:spaMda Atmapradeza haiM basa, 'niSkriyatva' svazakti se / / 12 / / Atmapradeza asaMkhya hI haiM 'niyata-pradezI' zakti se / vaha vyApatA na zarIra meM 'nijadharmavyApaka' zakti se / / 13 / / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 1 / 83 sva-para meM sama aura viSama mizrarUpa bhI jo rahe / aise 'trividha nijazakti' se, nijadharma ko AtmA dhare || 14 || dhAre anante bhAva cetana, 'anantadharma' svazakti se / tat aru atat dvaya sAtha rahate, 'viruddhadharma' svazakti se |15|| hai jJAna kA tadrUpa honA, 'tattva' nAmaka zakti se / jJAna ho jar3arUpa nA vaha, 'atattva' nAmaka zakti hai || 16 || jo vyApatA bahu paryayoM meM, paNa eka dravyapane rahe / 'ekatva' zakti hi nija svarUpI, jAna jIva zAnti lahe ||17|| dravyarUpa jo eka hai, paryAya meM hove 'aneka' / nija paryayoM meM vyApatA, vaha jJAna sukhamaya siddha ho // 18 // 'bhAvazakti' hi jIva kI, sat rUpa usako nita rakhe / paryAya rUpa se hai asat jIva bhI, 'abhAva' svazakti se // 16 // 'bhAva kA hove abhAva' ru 'abhAva kA ho bhAva' jo / ho zakti aisI ekasAthahi, jJAna meM tU jAna re ||20|| 'bhAva vaha to bhAva' aru 'abhAva vaha ho abhAva hI ' / aise svabhAvoM se hI jIva rahatA nitya hI cetanamayI ||21|| 9 nahiM kArakoM ko anusare, aisA hi rahanA 'bhAva' se / aru kArakoM ko anusare, nija kI 'kriyA' kI zakti se // 22 // nija 'karma zakti' se nijAtmA, siddha pada pAve svayaM / aru 'kartR zakti' se svayaM hI, siddharUpa bhAvaka svayaM // 23 // jo zuddhabhAva hi jJAnarUpI, bhavana unakA svarUpa se / AtmA svayaM usa bhAva kA, utkRSTa sAdhana hota hai ||24|| taba 'karaNa zakti' hi jAna re, tU bAhya sAdhana zodha mata / AtmA hi terA karaNa hai, phira anya bAta ru pUcha mata / / 25 / / AtmA nijAtmA ko hI detA, jJAnabhAva svabhAva se / usako hI letA AtmA, nija 'sampradAna' svabhAva se ||26|| Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/84 'utpAda-vyaya se kSaNika phira bhI, hAni dhruva meM hai nhiiN|' 'apAdAna' kI zakti aisI, sevo sadA nija meM hI hai // 27 // jo bhAvyarUpI jJAnabhAva hi, AtmA meM pariNameM / AtmA hI hai adhikaraNa' unakA, hai kahA jinavacana meM // 28|| hai 'svatva aru svAmitva' merA, mAtra AtmasvabhAva meN| svatva merA nahiM kadA, nijabhAva se kucha anya meM / / 26 / / jayavanta hai anekAnta aisA, Atmazakti kA prakAzaka / merI anantI zaktiyA~ mama, jJAna meM hI sadA vyApaka // 30 // mama jJAna lakSaNa bhAva ke saha, ullasita bhAva hi ananta / anubhava karU~ unakA aho ! na vibhAva koI anubhUta / / 31 / / jinamArga saba hI prApta kara leM, vIra vacana prasAda se / antara meM dekho rUpa cetana, pAra jo parabhAva se // 32 // nija zakti se dekho nijAtmA, antarmukhI hokara aho| nija zakti kA vaibhava aho ! vaha pAra hai parabhAva se // 33 / / maiM jJAnamAtra hi eka jJAyaka, piNDamaya hU~ aatmaa| gaMbhIratA hai ananta jisameM, dekhA vahI paramAtamA / / 34 / / Azcarya adbhuta bhAsatA, nija vaibhavoM ko dekhate / Anandamaya AhlAda uchale, bAra-bAra hi dhyAvate / / 3 / / adbhuta aho ! adbhuta aho ! he vijayavanta svabhAva yaha / jayavanta hai anekAnta jisane, nija nidhAna batA diyA / / 36 / / (pUjya zrI kAnajIsvAmI jaba asvastha the, usasamaya bra. haribhAI unheM AtmazAnti kA yaha kAvya kaI bAra sunAte the; ise sunakara ve ati prasanna hote the| isa kAvyasambandhI unake pramoda bhare hastAkSara yahA~ diye jA rahe haiM / ) 38. sa mas15 anaMtazata saMpanna caitanya cita camakAre ciMtAmaNI Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/85 . vAha ! AtmA ke apAra vaibhava kA madhura saMgIta sunakara sabhAjana zAnta rasa meM nimagna ho gye| Aja kI dharma carcA meM ve itane tanmaya ho gaye ki kisI ko uThane kA hI mana nahIM hotA thaa| ahA ! eka to ati sundara Atmatattva kI carcA aura vaha bhI tIrthaMkara ke zrImukha se....sunakara kise Ananda nahIM hogA ? sabako aisA lagA ki ahA ! abhI to cauthA kAla dharmayuga varta rahA hai aura antima tIrthaMkara kA AtmA hamAre samakSa sAkSAt virAja rahA hai| jagata ke jIvoM ko to unakI divyadhvani/upadeza unheM kevalajJAna hone para sunane ko milegA, jabaki hameM - vaizAlI gaNatantra ke prajAjanoM ko to vartamAna meM hI unake zrImukha se dharma zravaNa kA mahAbhAgya prApta huA hai tathA unake pratApa se aneka jIva dharma prApta kara rahe haiN| - isaprakAra vIra ku~vara kI prazasti evaM jaya-jayakAra pUrvaka sabhA samApta huii| vairAgI varddhamAna kA vivAha se inkAra ahA! bAla-tIrthaMkara vIrakumAra kA jIvana to jJAnacetanA sampanna hai| dharma ke bhare yauvana meM vartate hue ve antarAtmA apanI jJAnacetanA ko viSaya-kaSAyoM se atyanta dUra rakhate haiN| eka to rAjaputra aura usameM yuvAvasthA hone para bhI unake citta meM koI vAsanAoM kA udbhava nahIM hotA; ve to apanI caitanya mastI meM masta haiN| zarIra ke divyarUpa ke sAtha-sAtha unakI cetanA kA rUpa bhI nikharatA jA rahA hai| jyoM-jyoM zarIra kA rUpa bar3hatA jA rahA hai, tyoM-tyoM vIraprabhu kI zarIra ke prati virakti meM bhI vRddhi ho rahI hai| ahA ! deha kI vRddhi hone para bhI deha ke prati mamatva meM vRddhi nahIM ho rahI hai| _ vaizAlI gaNatantra ke zRMgArarUpa varddhamAnakumAra kI vIratA evaM rUpa guNasampanna yuvAvasthA ko dekhakara aneka rAjAoM kI ora se apanI rAjakumAriyoM kA vivAha varddhamAnakumAra se karane ke liye mahArAjA siddhArtha ke pAsa maMganI Ane lgiiN| ekabAra kaliMga deza kI campApurI ke mahArAjA jitazatru kI ora se sandeza lekara eka rAjadUta vaizAlI kuNDapura AyA aura uttama bheMToM dvArA mahArAjA tathA vIraku~vara kA sammAna karake kahane lagA-he mahArAja! hamAre mahArAjA kI rAjakumArI yazodA rUpa-guNasampanna hai; jaise uttama usake dharma-saMskAra haiM, vaisA hI adbhuta rUpa-yauvana hai; zrI vIra ku~vara ke uttama guNoM se AkarSita hokara hamAre mahArAjA ne rAjakumArI yazodA kA vivAha vIra ku~vara ke sAtha karane kA nizcaya kiyA hai, vaha prastAva lekara maiM ApakI sevA meM upasthita huA huuN| Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/86 siddhArtha mahArAjA ne dUta kI bAta sunakara prasannatA vyakta kI aura usakA sammAna kiyaa| jaba trizalA mAtA ne yaha bAta sunI taba unheM hArdika prasannatA huI aura kaliMga deza kI anupama sundarI rAjakumArI yazodA se vivAha karane hetu vIra ku~vara kI sammati maaNgii| parantu....ve to vIra....vItarAgatA ko varddhamAna karane vAle mahAvIra...kucha varSoM kI Ayu meM, jinheM mahAna kArya karanA hai - aise una vairAgI mahAtmA kA hRdaya pahale se hI saMsAra se virakta thA; viSayoM se pare caitanya ke atIndriya sukha kA AsvAdana karake jo sadA mukti sundarI ke sAtha Ananda karate haiM aura alaukika mukti sundarI ke prati jinakA citta AkarSita hai, unako sAMsArika bhogoM kI AkAMkSA kaise hotI? jaba mAtAjI ne yazodA sundarI ke sAtha vivAha kA prastAva rakhA, taba vIra ku~vara kSaNa bhara to mAtA ke samakSa dekhate raha gye| mAtA ke hRdaya ko AghAta na lage, ata: gambhIratA se muskarAte hue kahA - he mAtA ! ApakA putra-prema apAra hai; kintu apane priya putra ko saMsAra bandhana meM bA~dhane kA moha na kro| Apa jAnatI haiM ki isI bhava meM mujhe apanI mokSasAdhanA pUrI karanI hai| Ayu alpa hai, yahA~ viSaya kaSAya ke piMjare meM banda ho jAnA mujhe yogya nahIM hai| isaliye he mAtAjI ! Apa bhI moha chor3o aura mere vivAha kI bAta na kro| 'vIra merA putra aura maiM usakI mAtA' - aisI mohadRSTi se mujhe na dekho; parantu alpakAla meM hI yaha AtmA mokSa ko sAdhanevAlA hai - aisI tattvadRSTi se dekho|| ___apane lAr3ale putra ke vivAha kI abhilASA kisa mAtA ko nahIM hogI ? vairAgI vIra ku~vara kI bAta sunakara trizalA mAtA ke hRdaya ko AghAta to lagA; parantu ve to yathArtha paristhiti ko jAnatI thIM, mahAvIra kI dRr3hatA se paricita thIM; ve samajha gaIM ki vIraku~vara ko vivAha ke liye samajhAnA kaThina hai| unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki jo putra mahAvIra kaha rahA hai vahI yogya hai| merA putra vivAha karake sAMsArika bandhanoM meM ba~dha jAye, usakI apekSA lAkhoM bhavyajIvoM kA uddhAra karake muktisundarI kA varaNa kare yahI ucita hai, uttama hai| aisA samajhate hue bhI putra-mohavaza mAtA kA hRdaya pukAra uThA ki beTA, terI bAta saca hai; parantu abhI terI yuvAvasthA hai, isaliye vivAha karake gRhasthAzrama calAo, phira saMsAra chor3akara dharmatIrtha claanaa| tumase pUrva RSabhAdi tIrthaMkaroM ne bhI aisA hI kiyA hai| Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/87 ___ mahAvIra ne kahA - mA~ ! samajhate hue bhI tuma putramoha ke kAraNa aisA kaha rahI ho| he mAtA ! kyA saMsAra ke jAla ko tuma nahIM jAnatI ! dekho to sahI, kitanA du:khI hai yaha viSayAdhIna saMsAra ! isase to jitanI jaldI chUTA jA sake utanA acchA ! he mAtA ! isa sambandha meM RSabhAdi tIrthaMkaroM kA udAharaNa mere liye ucita nahIM hai; kyoMki unakI Ayu to karor3oM-araboM varSa kI atidIrgha thI; jabaki merI Ayu to mAtra 72 varSa kI hai aura usameM se tIsa varSa to vyatIta ho cuke haiM; mere liye to pichale tIrthaMkara zrI neminAtha aura pArzvanAtha kA udAharaNa hI ThIka lagatA hai; una tIrthaMkaroM ne vivAha nahIM kiyA thA, usIprakAra maiM bhI vivAha ke bandhana meM AtmA ko nahIM bA~dhanA caahtaa| ___ basa! putra ke hRdaya ko barAbara jAnanevAlI mAtA ne phira koI vizeSa tarka nahIM kiyaa| putra kI mahAnatA dekhakara ve mana hI mana gaurava kA anubhava karane lagIM; unake moha para mAnoM mahAvIra ke vairAgya kA kuThArAghAta hone se moha ke Tukar3e hone lage; dharma sAdhanA ke prati unakA citta dRr3ha ho gyaa| kaliMga ke rAjadUta ko nirAzA pUrvaka vidA karanA par3A....hA~, parantu vIra ku~vara ne yazodA kumArI ke liye eka amUlya bheMTa bhejI.... vahabheMTa arthAt 'uttama vairAgyajIvana jIne kA mahAna Adarza!' yazodAkumArI ne bhI bar3e utsAhapUrvaka usa mahAnaAdarza ko svIkAra kiyA aura rAjula kI bhA~ti vairAgya pUrvaka apanA jIvana AtmasAdhanA ke mArga meM lgaayaa| jaba kuNDagrAma ke nikaTa sthita vaizAlI meM trizalA mAtA kI sabase choTI bahina rAjakumArI candanabAlA ne uparokta ghaTanA sunI, taba usa vIra mausI ne hArdika ullAsapUrvaka varddhamAnakumAra ke vairAgya kA svAgata kiyA-vAha! dhanya hai mahAvIra ko! candanA abhI choTI hai; parantu usakA hRdaya mahAna hai| vIrakumAra vivAha nahIM kareMge yaha jAnakara mausI candanabAlA ne bhI mana hI mana vivAha na karane kA nirNaya kara liyaa| dhanya candanA ! aura dhanya ho tumhAre zIla kA saurabha !! vIrakumAra kI mausI candanA se carcA candanA ne samajha liyA ki virAgI aba adhika dinoM taka gRhavAsa nahIM kareMge, isaliye apane bhAnaje (bahanotA) mahAvIra se milane tathA unake sAtha vairAgya carcA karane hetu usakA mana lAlAyita ho uThA aura kucha hI dinoM meM vaha kuNDagrAma Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/8pahu~ca gii| candanabAlA vahA~ pahu~cakara bar3I bahina trizalAdevI ke pAsa baiThakara vIrakumAra kA guNagAna kara rahI thI, itane meM priya kumAra A phuNce| choTI mausI ko dekhakara vIrakumAra ne prasannatA vyakta kI aura vairAgI bhAnaje ko dekhakara candanA kA hRdaya bhI unake prati natamastaka ho gyaa| vaha kahane lagI- vIrakumAra ! tumhAre uttama guNoM ko dekhakara mujhe bar3A Ananda hotA hai| ahA ! eka tIrthaMkara kI mausI hone ke nAte merA hRdayaM gaurava kA anubhava karatA hai...parantu priya vIrakumAra ! maiM mAtra tumhArI mausI hokara nahIM rahU~gI...jaba tuma tIrthaMkara hooge aura jagata ko mokSamArga kA upadeza doge, taba maiM bhI tumhAre mArga kA anusaraNa karake tumhAre zAsana meM dharmasAdhanA kara gaurava kA anubhava kruuNgii| 'hA~ mausI!' mahAvIra ne kahA- 'tumhArI bAta saca hai; tumhAre uttama dharmasaMskAroM ko maiM jAnatA hU~, tuma bhI saMsAra ke mohajAla meM pha~sanA nahIM cAhatI aura AtmasAdhanA meM hI jIvana bitAnA cAhatI ho, yaha jAnakara mujhe Ananda hotA hai|' devakumAra varddhamAna ! rAga se alipta jJAnacetanA kI apAra mahimA tumhAre jIvana meM dikhAyI detI hai, jise dekhakara hamArI cetanA bhI jAgRta ho jAtI hai aura mAnoM isIsamaya nirvikalpa cetanA kA AsvAdana kara lU~, isaprakAra atyanta utkaNThA hotI hai; kintu antara meM AtmA kA vicAra karate hue vikalpa bhI sAtha hI sAtha dikhate rahate haiN| ve vikalpa caitanya kA svAda nahIM lene dete; to unase chUTakara caitanya kA AsvAdana kaise kiyA jAye ? usakI rIti batalAo na! ___ mahAvIra ne kahA - 'vAha mausI !' caitanya ke rasAsvAdana kI tumhArI aisI utkaNThA dekhakara mujhe prasannatA hotI hai| dekho, antara meM vicAra ke samaya jo vikalpa dikhAI dete haiM, usI samaya vikalpoM ko jAnanevAlA jJAna bhI sAtha hI hai na ! vaha jJAna kahIM vikalpoM ko nahIM krtaa| jJAna vikalpoM ko jAnatA hai, kintu unheM karatA nahIM hai| caitanya ke cintanakAla meM jo kiMcit bhI zAnti kA AbhAsa hotA hai, vaha jJAna kA kArya hai aura jo vikalpa raha jAte haiM vaha rAga kA kArya hai| isaprakAra jJAna aura rAga donoM ke kArya eka-dUsare se viruddha haiM; una donoM ko bhalI-bhA~ti jAnane se jJAna kA rasa adhika ho jAyegA aura rAga kA rasa TUTa jAyegA / jJAna apane rasa meM vRddhi karatAkaratA anta meM apane ananta caitanyabhAvoM se bharapUra eka jJAnasvabhAva meM hI Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/86 tanmaya hokara usake atIndriya mahAna Ananda kA svAda legaa| mausI, tuma prayatna karogI to Aja hI tumheM usa apUrva svAda kA anubhava hogaa| ahA ! prabhu varddhamAna ! tumhArI aisI uttama bAta aura uttama preraNA se merA AtmA jhaMkRta ho uThatA hai; maiM isI samaya vaha caitanyasvAda lene ke liye antaronmukha hotI huuN| tumhAre pAsa se caitanyasvarUpa kI jo apAra gambhIra mahimA sunI hai use abhI hAla anubhavagocara karatI huuN| ___ 'bahuta hI acchA!' aisA kahakara mahAvIra ne usakA anumodana kiyA aura candanabAlA turanta hI gambhIra vairAgya se caitanya ke ullasita bhAvoM se AtmasvarUpa kA cintavana karane lgii| ahA ! kSaNa-do kSaNa hue ki candanA ko caitanyadeva jAgRta hone lage....candana jaisI Anandamaya sugandha se usakA AtmA mahaka utthaa| bhAvI tIrthaMkara sAmane hI baiThe haiM; parantu abhI candanA ko unakA bhI lakSya nahIM hai, vaha to nirvikalpa Ananda kI anubhUti meM nimagna hokara AtmA meM samyaktva tIrtha kA prArambha kara rahI hai....mAnoM koI laghu tIrthaMkara gRha-A~gana meM tIrtha kA pravartana kara rahe hoN| dhanya huI candanabAlA ! usane vIratApUrvaka sadA ke liye strI paryAya kA chedana kara diyaa| vAha re vAha ! tIrthaMkara kI mAtA kI lAr3alI bahina ! tUne apanA jIvana saphala kara liyaa| svAnubhUti kI nirvikalpa dazA se upayoga bAhara Ane para bhI candanA kI dazA koI parama adbhuta thii| usa gambhIratA ko dekhakara vIra ku~vara samajha gaye ki mausI ko apUrva Ananda kI anubhUti ho cukI hai| ahA ! una samyagdRSTi dharmAtmA mausI ko dekhakara mahAvIra bhI Anandita hue| candanabAlA ne apanI bar3I dIdI trizalAdevI ke sAtha svAnubhUti kI mahimA aura sAtha-sAtha vIra ku~vara kI mahimA kI gambhIra carcA kii| donoM samyagdRSTi bahinoM kI carcA vAstava meM adbhuta thI, usameM se mAnoM atIndriya Ananda ke jharane jharate the....parabhAvoM se alipta jJAnacetanA kI agAdha mahimA usameM bharI thI....' dhanya hai aise jJAnacetanAvanta dharmI jiiv| do bahinoM kI sundara dharma-carcA rAjakumAra varddhamAna aura vairAgyavatI candanabAlA kI adbhuta caitanyarasapUrNa carcA aura usake phalasvarUpa candanabAlA ko samyaktva kI prApti kA AnandadAyI varNana hamane pddh'aa| pazcAt candanA ne trizalA dIdI ke sAtha svAnubhava kI tathA vIra Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-8/80 ku~vara kI mahimAvAcaka jo adbhuta carcA kI, use jAnane kI AtmArthI pAThakoM kI utkaNThA dekhakara yahA~ vaha sundara carcA de rahe haiM - candanA ne harSita hokara kahA- dIdI, vIra varddhamAna ku~vara ko prApta karake hama sacamuca dhanya ho gaye haiM; unakI jJAnacetanA kI gambhIratA aura vItarAgI anubhUti ati gahana hai| trizalA devI bolI - hA~, bahina candanA ! terI bAta saca hai; vIra ku~vara to 'Ananda kI calatI-phiratI anubhUti' haiM; unheM dekhakara aisA lagatA hai jaise apane ghara meM calate-phirate choTe siddha hoN| aise gambhIra vIra ku~vara kaI bAra mere pAsa apanA hRdaya kholate haiM aura apanI gambhIra anubhUti ke rahasya mujhe batalAte haiM...usa samaya yaha saMsAra vismRta ho jAtA hai aura AtmA meM aisI jhanajhanAhaTa uThatI hai jaise mokSapurI meM keli kara rahI houuN| candanA - are dIdI ! mujhe bhI mahAvIra ne Aja svAnubhUti ke gahana rahasya samajhAkara Ananda kA apUrva anubhava karAyA hai| mere liye to unhoMne Aja se hI dharmatIrtha kA pravartana prArambha kara diyaa| unake apUrva upakAra kI kyA bAta karU~ ! trizalA-bahina, AtmazAnti se bharapUra unakI vANI camatkArika hai, use sunakara Azcarya hotA hai aura caitanyabhAva jAga uThatA hai| candanA - hA~ dIdI, Aja hI mujhe unakI prasanna vANI kA lAbha prApta huA aura mere AtmA meM apUrva caitanyabhAva jAga uThe....rAgarahita jJAnarasa kitanA mIThA hai usakA maiMne Aja AsvAdana kiyaa| trizalA - vAha candanA ! tU dhanya ho gaI ! merI lAr3alI choTI bahina AtmAnubhUti ko prApta ho - aisI utkaMThA mujhe bahuta dinoM se thI, jo Aja pUrI huii| terI bAteM sunakara mujhe hArdika prasannatA ho rahI hai| ___ candanA-ahA, varddhamAna to varddhamAna hI haiM; unakI vairAgyadazA pAtAla jaisI gaharI hai| trizalA-ThIka hai bahina ! jJAnakalA jisake ghaTa jAgI....te jagamAhiM sahaja vairAgI' aisA jo siddhAnta vacana hai vaha hameM to apane ghara meM hI calatAphiratA pratyakSa dikhAyI detA hai| aura candanA bahina ! terA jIvana bhI vIra ku~vara Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 .1 jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/61 ke samparka se svAnubhUti prApta karake kaisA suzobhita ho rahA hai ! mahAvIrakumAra jaba tIrthaMkara hokara dharma-netA baneMge taba tU bhI bhArata ke samasta zrAvikA saMgha kI tathA AryikA saMgha kI nAyikArUpa se samavasaraNa meM zobhA degii| ____ bar3I bahina kI yaha bAta sunakara candanA prasannatA se bolI - dIdI ! dhanya hai vaha avasara ! maiM usa dina kI bhAvanA bhAtI hU~ jaba vIrakumAra ko sarvajJarUpa meM dekhU aura unakI dharmasabhA meM baiThakara AtmasAdhanA kruuN| sAdhyarUpa AtmA ko unake pratApa se hamane apane antara meM dekha liyA hai aura andara meM apUrva AtmasAdhanA prArambha ho cukI hai| ___'ahA ! merA putra mahAvIra isa jIvana meM hI sarvajJa banegA....maiM sarvajJa mahAvIra kI mAtA kahalAU~gI aura eka avatAra ke bAda mere bhI bhava kA anta hokara, maiM bhI sarvajJa paramAtmA bnuuNgii|' aise vicAra se priyakAriNI-trizalA devI kA citta kisI anupama AhlAda kA anubhava karane lgaa| ahA ! apane hI AtmA ko sarvajJa-paramAtmArUpa se dekhakara mumukSu kA hRdaya Anandita ho - isameM kyA Azcarya ! antaraMga harSa vyakta karate hue trizalA devI bolIM - priya bahina candanA ! aba anubhUti ke prabhAva se apanI strI paryAya kA cheda ho gayA, itanA hI nahIM apane saMsAra kA bhI anta A gayA....eka bhava pazcAt hama paramAtmapada kI sAdhanA karake mokSapurI meM pahu~ca jaayeNge| candanA bolI- are dIdI ! usa mokSapurI ke smaraNa se bhI hameM kitanA Ananda hotA hai....to usa sAkSAt dazA kA kyA kahanA ! indriyajJAna se usakA anumAna bhI nahIM ho sakatA; apane jJAna meM aMzata: atIndriyapanA ho tabhI usa sarvajJa sukha ko jAnA jA sakatA hai| acintya hai usakI mahimA ! trizalA devI kahane lagIM - hA~ candanA ! aise apAra mahimAvanta AtmA kA svAnubhUti meM isa samaya bhI anubhava hotA hai| AtmA ke ekatva kI vaha anubhUti 'abheda' hone para bhI ekAnta nahIM hai; AtmA ke zuddha dravya-guNa-paryAyarUpa ananta Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/62 svabhAvadharma usa anubhUti ke antargat vedana meM Ate haiM isaliye vaha anekAnta svarUpa hai, usa zuddha pariNatirUpa se pariNamatA AtmA apane ekatva svarUpa meM zobhAyamAna hai| candanA- vAha dIdI ! Apane bar3A hI sundara varNana kiyaa| svAnubhUti meM para ke sambandha rahita arthAt vibhakta AtmA akelA vedana meM AtA hai isaliye use ekatva kI anubhUti kahA gayA, parantu usa ekatva meM bhI guNa-paryAya to vartate hI haiM; aisI anubhUti vaha ekatva-vibhakta' zuddha AtmA kI anubhUti hai; vahI samasta jaina zAsana kI anubhUti hai| sacamuca, mahAvIra prabhu ke pratApa se jaina zAsana meM anekoM jIva AtmA kI aisI anubhUti prApta karake apanA kalyANa kreNge| jaba donoM dharmAtmA bahineM isaprakAra svAnubhUti kI tathA mahAvIra kI mahimA kA guNagAna kara rahI thIM, taba mahAvIra kumAra to udyAna ke ekAnta sthala meM baiThe-baiThe AtmadhyAna meM nirvikalpa svAnubhUti ke mahA-Ananda kA sAkSAt vedana kara rahe the, donoM bahineM dUra se vaha dRzya dekhakara Azcarya mugdha ho gaIM; dhanya haiM mahAvIra ! mAnoM koI choTe se siddha baiThe hoN| udyAna meM AtmadhyAna karate hue una rAjakumAra kA dRzya sacamuca darzanIya thaa| AtmadhyAna kA vaha dRzya vItarAgI AtmasAdhanA kI preraNA detA thaa| kucha dera bAda jaba prabhu kI dhyAnadazA samApta huI aura amRta jharate netra khule, usa samaya aneka prajAjana prabhu ke darzana hetu ekatrita hue the| udyAna bhI adbhuta saundarya meM praphullita ho rahA thaa| usameM khile hue vividha prakAra ke puSpoM evaM phaloM se AcchAdita vRkSa zobhAyamAna ho rahe the; cAroM ora puSpoM kI sugandha phaila rahI thii| rAjakumAra mahAvIra usa praphullita udyAna kI zobhA nihArate hue sAtha hI antara meM samyaktvAdi evaM AnandAdi ke puSpoM se AcchAdita apane caitanya udyAna meM krIr3Arata the| ahA ! mere Atma-udyAna meM jaise samyaktva evaM AnandAdi ke atIndriya phala-phUla khila rahe haiM, vaise kyA anyatra kahIM khilate hoMge ?...nhiiN| jagata meM merA AtmArAma ....Anandamaya caitanya udyAna hI sabase sundara hai| usa Atma udyAna meM keli karate hue jisa Anandamaya zItalatA evaM zAnti kA vedana hotA hai vaha anirvacanIya hai|' - aisI antaradhArA sahita udyAna kI zobhA dekhate-dekhate kumAra kI dRSTi eka vRkSa para par3I, jisameM eka hajAroM paMkhuriyoM vAlA sundara phUla khilA huA thA; use dekhakara kumAra bole - Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM sahaja zaddha jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/63 vAha! vRkSa para khilA huA phUla usa para kaisA suzobhita hotA hai, jisaprakAra isa vRkSa para yaha phUla zobhA de rahA hai, usIprakAra AtmArUpI caitanyavRkSa bhI usa para khile hue ananta paMkhuriyoM vAle samyaktvAdi puSpoM se suzobhita hai, usakA saundarya anupama hai| vIrakumAra caitanya-udyAna kI prazaMsA kara rahe the, itane meM eka kumAra ne vaha sundara puSpa lAkara Adara sahita vIrakumAra ke caraNoM meM rakha diyaa| saba loga Ananda pUrvaka dekha rahe the| taba vIrakumAra ne gambhIratA se kahA-bandhu! yaha puSpa vRkSa kI DAla para jaisA zobhA de rahA thA vaisA aba nahIM detA; usakI zobhA naSTa ho gaI hai; mAtA se bichur3e hue bAlaka kI bhA~ti vaha marajhA jJAnAnaMda eka svabhAva hU~ rahA hai| puSpa ko # nirvikalpa hU~...udAsIna hU~.. usakI ddaalii| nija niraMjana zuddhAtmAkA samyak / se pRthak karanA vaha puSpa donoM kI / nizcaya ratnatrayarUpa nirvikalpa / sundaratA ko samAdhi meM anubhavase jJAta vItarAga naSTa kara denA hai| dekho na. sahajAnaMda rUpa hU~ I. puSpa rahita vRkSa sarva vibhAva pariNAmarahita zUnya hU~... ka sA mAtra sukha kI anubhUtirUpa lakSaNavAlA svasaMvedana " zoka magna lagatA jJAna se svasaMvedya-gamya - prApya bharA huA - paripUrNa hai| apanI prasannatA paramAtmA hU~... wwwwe ke liye hama dUsare jIvoM kA saundarya naSTa kara deM vaha kyA ucita lagatA hai ? dUsaroM ko kaSTa diye binA hama Ananda pramoda kareM, vahI ucita hai| isaprakAra sahajarUpa se ahiMsAdi kI prarUpraNA karake vIrakumAra vItarAgatA phailA rahe the| dhanya unakA jIvana ! gRhavAsa meM bhI dharmAtmA rAjaputra kA jIvana alaukika thaa| ve gRhavAsI bhagavAna bArambAra sAmAyika kA prayoga bhI karate the| sAmAyika kI sthiti meM ve isaprakAra mana kI ekAgratApUrvaka dharma dhyAnarUpa Atmacintana karate the, mAnoM ekAnta meM koI munirAja virAja rahe hoM, usa samaya meM ve rAga-dveSa se pare samabhAvarUpa vItarAga pariNati kA vizeSa Ananda anubhavate the| unakI sAmAyika koI amuka zabdapATha bolanerUpa nahIM thI, kisI ke nAma kA zraddhAna-jJAna-anuSThAna Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/14 jApa bhI usameM nahIM thA; usameM to AtmasvarUpa kI bhAvanA se caitanya kI kisI apArazAnti kA vedana thA ki jisa vedana kI vItarAgatA meM unakA AtmA do kSaNa ke lie rAga-dveSa kI pariNati se bhinna ho jAtA thaa| ___ aise to una mahAtmA kA jIvana rAga-dveSa se pare thA, parantu zuddhopayoga dvArA nirvikalpa hokara ve jisa AtmAnanda kA vedana karate the, vaha eka anirvacanIya viziSTa dazA thii| sAmAyika ke samaya ve kaisA Atmacintana karate the, vaha unhIM ke zrImukha se suneN| .. vIra rAjakumAra sadA aise zuddhAtmA kI bhAvanA bhAte the| vilakSaNa thI unakI Atmadhuna....aura vizuddha thI unakI dhyAnadhArA ! kabhI-kabhI ardharAtrI ke samaya acAnaka caitanya kI dhuna lagane se ve dhyAna meM lIna ho jAte the| unheM rAjabhavana meM ArAma se nidrA lenA acchA nahIM lagatA thaa| rAjaprAsAda kI dIvAroM ke bandhana tor3akara tathA rAga ko bhI chor3akara, ananta tIrthaMkaroM kI paMkti meM praveza karane kI adhikAdhika urmiyA~ unake antara meM ullasita hotI thiiN| svargaloka se Ane vAle divya vastrAbhUSaNa evaM rasapUrNa bhojana ke prati ve nIrasa hote jA rahe the; unakA hRdaya aba zIghra hI mokSa prApti hetu tatpara ho rahA thaa| dUsarI ora trizalA mAtA bhI putra ke mukha se Atmavaibhava kI bAteM suna-sunakara harSavibhora ho jAtI aura kahatIM...beTA, tU sacamuca pahale se hI isa rAjabhavana meM rahakara bhI paramAtmA kI bhA~ti alipta rahatA thaa| terI jJAnacetanA tujha meM hI bhItarabhItara koI paramAtma lIlA karatI rahatI thI....vaha hama bahuta dinoM se dekha rahe the....aba to kucha samaya pazcAt sArA jagata bhI tumhArI jJAnacetanA kI adbhuta paramAtma lIlA dekhakara dhanya hogaa| 'dhanya mAtA! tumhArI jJAnanetanA kI pratIti yathArtha hai| tuma svayaM jJAnacetanA ke madhura Ananda svAda kA AsvAdana karanevAlI ho| maiM isa bhava meM, to tuma usa bhava meM....avazya mokSa sAdhane vAlI ho|' beTA ! tumhArI vIratA bharI mIThI-mIThI bAtoM se maiM mugdha ho jAtI hU~....aisA lagatA hai ki tumhArI bAteM sunatI hI rahU~; kintu raha-rahakara mana meM mamatA kI lahara A jAtI hai ki tuma sacamuca yaha saba chor3akara cale jAoge?... phira mujhe 'mA~' Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/65 kahakara kauna bulAyegA? yaha rAjabhavana aura vaibhava saba tere binA sUne-sUne lgeNge| suno mA~ ! yaha saba moha-mamatA hai| maiM tIsa varSa taka isa rAja-pATa aura hIrejavAharAta kI sukha-samRddhi meM rahA, parantu mujhe inameM kahIM cetanatA dikhAyI nahIM dI, ina acetana padArthoM meM maiMne kahIM sukha yA caitanya kI camaka nahIM dekhI,... aura he mAtA ! yaha saba chor3akara maiM kahIM du:khI honevAlA to nahIM hU~, ulaTA inameM raha kara jo sukha maiM bhogatA hU~ usakI apekSA koI viziSTa sukha mujhe prApta honevAlA hai....aura tuma dekhanA ki tumhAre ina acetana hIroM kI apekSA koI apUrva-amUlyamahAna-triloka prakAzI caitanyaratna lekara kucha hI samaya pazcAt maiM paramAtmA banakara vaizAlI meM aauuNgaa| vIra ku~vara kI bAteM sunakara trizalA mAtA ko hArdika prasannatA hotI thI ki are, isa samaya bhI mere putra kA jJAna kitanA vikasita hai...usakI caitanyarasayukta vANI mana bharakara suna lU~... aisA socakara mAtA-putra ne hRdaya kholakholakara Atma-sAdhanA ke viSaya meM aneka prakAra kI carcAe~ kiiN| ___ ahA ! aise bAla-tIrthaMkara ke sAtha vyaktigata rUpa se dharmacarcA karane meM mumukSu ko kitanA Ananda AtA hogA? aura unake mukha se svAnubhUti ke rahasya sunakara kauna svAnubhUti ko prApta nahIM hogA ? are, rAjabhavana meM rahanevAle rAja-sevaka bhI unake zrImukha se khiratI vANI sunakara mugdha ho jAte the aura kinhIM-kinhIM ko svAnubhava bhI ho jAtA thaa| isaprakAra dravya-tIrthaMkara ke pratApa se cAroM ora dharmaprabhAvanA ho rahI thI aura bhAva-tIrthaMkara hone kA dina bhI nikaTa AtA jA rahA thaa| do ke bAda aba tIsare kalyANaka kI taiyArI hone lagI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra : vairAgya aura dIkSA (mArgazIrSa kRSNA dazamI) Aja pUrI rAta rAjakumAra varddhamAna caitanya kI anokhI dhuna meM the; nidrA kA to nAma hI nahIM thA; upayoga bArambAra caitanya kI anubhUti meM sthira ho jAtA thaa| parabhAvoM se thakakara vimukha huA unakA upayoga aba Anandamaya nijaghara meM hI sampUrNa rUpa se sthira rahanA cAhatA thaa| tIsa varSa ke rAjakumAra kA citta Aja acAnaka hI saMsAra se virakta ho gayA hai; mokSArthI jIva prazama hetu kinhIM bAhya Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/66 kAraNoM ko nahIM DhU~Dhate, prazama to unake antara se svayameva sphurita hotA hai| Aja prAta:kAla mahAvIra ne siddhoM kA smaraNa karake AtmA kA dhyAna kiyaa| Aja unake vairAgya kIdhArA koI apratima thii| vizuddhatA meM vRddhi ho rahI hai, upayoga kSaNabhara meM antarmukha nirvikalpa ho jAtA hai aura puna: bAhara A jAtA hai; parantu bAhya meM use caina nahIM par3atA, vaha sarvatra se chUTakara, vibhAvarUpa paradeza se lauTa kara, svabhAvarUpa svadeza meM sthira rahanA cAhatA hai| bArambAra aisI dazA meM jhUlate hue prabhu ke matijJAna meM sahasA koI viziSTa nirmalatA jhalaka uThI, unako jAtismaraNa huA; svargaloka ke divya dRzya dekhe, cakravartI kA vaibhava dikhA, siMha dikhA, samyaktva kA bodha dete hue munivara dikhe; usase pUrva kI narakagati bhI dikhii| isaprakAra aneka pUrvabhava dekhakara turanta vIraprabhu kA citta saMsAra se virakta hokara jinadIkSA lene hetu udyata huaa| are, kahA~ ve naraka ke ghora duHkha aura kahA~ svAnubhUti kA sukha ! kahA~ ve siMha paryAya meM hiMsA aura krUratA ke raudra pariNAma aura kahA~ samyaktva kI zAnti ! - donoM meM aTUTa rahanevAlA eka mahAna jJAyakabhAva maiM hU~- aise apane ekatva kA cintavana karate hue ve bArambAra nirvikalpa ho jAte the| bArambAra itanI adhika nirmalatA evaM nirvikalpatA hotI thI ki basa, aba zuddhopayogI munidazA ke binA yaha jIva raha nahIM skegaa| isaprakAra mahAvIra ne apane mana meM dIkSA kA nirNaya kiyaa| ___ mahAvIra kA nirNaya arthAt vajra-nirNaya...mahAvIra kA nirNaya arthAt acala nirNaya...mahAvIrakumAra ne dIkSA grahaNa kA dRr3ha nirNaya kiyA aura parama virakta citta se ekabAra nirvikalpa anubhUti meM lIna ho gye| rAjakumAra siMhAsana para baiThe haiM....caitanya kI gambhIratA meM aise lIna haiM ki Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/67 duniyA~ kA lakSya hI nahIM rhaa| are, trizalA mAtA Akara sAmane khar3I haiM, unakA bhI unheM lakSya nahIM hai| mAtA to dekhatI hI raha gaIM ki- vAha ! merA putra vairAgyamudrA meM kaisI adbhuta suzobhita ho rahA hai| ahA, isakI zAnta vairAgyamudrA dekhakara mujhe anupama Ananda hotA hai...mAnoM dekhatI hI rahU~ ! isaprakAra trizalA mAtA ke hRdaya meM atyanta sneha umar3a rahA hai aura ve mana hI mana putra ko AzIrvAda de rahI haiN| sacamuca AzIrvAda de rahI haiM yA AzIrvAda ke bahAne unakI bhakti kara rahI haiM - yaha to ve hI jaaneN| ___ kucha samaya pazcAt mahAvIra ne netra khole to dekhA ki sAmane mAtAjI khar3I haiN| mAtA ko dekhakara unakI vairAgyamudrA kiMcit muskarA utthii| mAtA ne sneha se pUchA - beTA vardhamAna ! Aja tuma itane vicAramagna kyoM ho?....taba vIra ku~vara ke mukha se gambhIra vANI nikalI - he mAtA ! Aja prAta:kAla jAtismaraNa meM maiMne apane pUrvabhava dekhe; aba merA citta saba ora se virakta huA hai, isaliye Aja hI isa asAra-saMsAra ko chor3akara maiM munidIkSA aMgIkAra karU~gA aura zuddhopayoga dvArA apane nija paramAtmA ko saadhuuNgaa| ___ idhara to rAjakumAra ke mukha se dIkSA lene ke udgAra nikala rahe the ki udhara indrasabhA meM khalabalI huI; indra kA indrAsana Dola uThA; prabhu ke dIkSAkalyANaka kA avasara jAnakara devagaNa vaizAlI meM A phuNce| laukAntika devoM ne Akara prabhu kI stuti kI; vairAgyabhAvanA meM nimagna prabhu ne dRSTi uThAkara laukAntika devoM kI ora dekhaa| usa samatArasa jharate dRSTipAta se devagaNa atyanta pramudita hue....eka ora vairAgI tIrthaMkara to dUsarI ora vairAgI laukAntika deva ! ahA, vairAgyavAna uttama sAdhakoM kA vaha milana caitanya kI parama gambhIra zAntiyukta thaa| usa milana se paraspara donoM ke vairAgya kI puSTi huii| prajAjana yaha saba bar3e Azcarya se dekha rahe the| devendroM ne prabhu kA dIkSAkalyANaka manAne hetu prathama unakA daivI zveta vastroM se zRMgAra kiyaa| prabhu kA vaha vastradhAraNa karanA aba antima thA; aba ve puna: kabhI koI vastra dhAraNa nahIM kreNge| eka ora devoM kA zRMgArarasa to dUsarI ora vairAgI prabhu kA zAntarasa; utkRSTa zRMgAra evaM utkRSTa vairAgya meM mAnoM pratiyogitA ho rahI thii| anta meM zRMgArarasa kI parAjaya aura vairAgyarasa kI vijaya huii| prabhu to rAgamaya vastrAdi zRMgAra kA parityAga Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/98 karane tathA vItarAgI zAntarasa ko aMgIkAra karane hetu vana meM jAne ko khar3e ho gaye aura uttama vairAgyabhAvanAoM ke cintanapUrvaka candraprabhA' nAma kI zivikA meM ArUr3ha hue| __(yahA~ devagati kI apekSA manuSyagati kA tathA cAritradazA kA mahatva batalAne ke liye koI kathAkAra alaMkAra se kahatA hai ki dIkSA ke avasara para prabhu kI pAlakI uThAne hetu devoM aura manuSyoM ke bIca vivAda khar3A huA ki pAlakI pahale kauna uThAye ?) deva bole - hama svarga se prabhu kA dIkSAkalyANaka manAne Aye haiM, isaliye pAlakI pahale hama utthaayeNge| jisaprakAra janma kalyANaka ke liye hama prabhu ko meruparvata para le gaye the, usI prakAra dIkSA ke liye vana meM bhI hama le jaayeNge| taba manuSyoM kI ora se rAjAoM ne kahA- are devo! hama meruparvata para nahIM A sake the, kintu isa cAritra ke prasaMga meM to hamArA hI adhikAra banatA hai; kyoMki prabhu hamAre manuSyaloka ke haiM, isaliye prabhu kI cAritradazA ke avasara para to hama hI pAlakI uThAyeMge....cAritra meM devoM kA adhikAra nahIM hai| ____ anta meM indra ne jhijhakate hue prabhu kI ora dekhA ki isa vivAda meM ve hI koI mArga nikAleM, tAki devoM ko bhI kucha adhikAra prApta ho| prabhumahAvIra bole-cAritra meM jo mujhe sAtha de sakeM, jo mere sAtha cAritradazA aMgIkAra kara sakeM, ve pahale sAta Daga pAlakI uThAyeM....aura phira dUsare.... basa, ho gayA nirNaya / yaha bAta sunate hI indra nisteja ho gayA; use apanA indra pada tuccha lagane lagA aura pukAra kara kahane lagA ki are, koI yaha svarga kA sAmrAjya lekara mujhe badale meM eka kSaNabhara kA cAritra de do| dekho, cAritradazA kI mahimA ! he saudharma deva ! tumhAre pAsa bhale hI indra pada ho, parantu vaha dekara bhI eka kSaNabhara kA cAritra tumheM nahIM mila sakatA / cAritra dazA to manuSyabhava meM hI prApta hotI hai, isalie usakI mahimA indra pada se bhI adhika hai| isa alaMkAra kathana dvArA purANakAra aisA pragaTa karate haiM ki devaloka kI divyatA kI apekSA manuSyaloka kA saMyama mahAna hai, usa saMyama ke samakSa indra ko bhI natamastaka honA par3atA hai| Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/8E tathA manuSyoM meM bhI, vidyAdhara-manuSyoM meM tIrthaMkara utpanna nahIM hote; bhUmigocarI manuSyoM meM hI tIrthaMkara paidA hote haiM, isaliye prabhu kI pAlakI uThAne kA prathama adhikAra bhUmigocarI rAjAoM kA hI hai| isaprakAra pahale bhUmigocarI rAjA pAlakI uThAkara sAta Daga bhUmi para cale, phira sAta Daga taka vidyAdhara rAjA cale aura tatpazcAt deva pAlakI uThAkara AkAzamArga se calane lge| hajAroM-lAkhoM nara-nArI vairAgya bhAvanA bhAte hue prabhu ke sAtha vana kI ora cle| gaMgA nadI ke pazcimI taTa para (paTanA zahara ke sAmane vAle kinAre) vaizAlIkuNDagrAma ke nAgakhaNDa' nAmaka upavana meM zivikA se utarakara prabhu mahAvIra eka sphaTika zilA para viraaje| uttaramukha virAjamAna vardhamAna kumAra ne namaH siddhebhyaH' kahakara prathama siddhoM ko namaskAra kiyaa| isaprakAra dehAtIta siddhoM ko nikaTa lAkara prabhu ne deha ke AbhUSaNa utAre, vastra bhI eka-eka karake utAra diye aura sarvathA digambara dazA dhAraNa kii| varddhamAna kumAra jitane daivI vastroM meM zobhate the usakI apekSA digambara dazA meM munirAja mahAvIra adhika suzobhita hone lge| ratnatraya dvArA prabhu suzobhita ho uThe aura prabhu ke Azraya se ratnatraya zobhAyamAna ho gyaa| are, kintu prabhu aura ratnatraya bhinna kahA~ the| jo ki eka-dUsare se suzobhita hote ? prabhu svayaM ratnatrayarUpa pariNamita the| bhedavAsanA kA vilaya ho....abheda AtmAnubhUti meM lInatA ho| abheda AtmAnubhUti meM lIna una zramaNa mahAvIra ko vandana ho ! vaizAlI ke nagarajana apane priya rAjaputra ko aisI vItarAgadazA meM dekhakara Azcarya ko prApta hue....ve na to harSa kara sake aura na zoka ! basa, mAnoM harSazokarahita aisI vItarAgatA hI karane yogya hai / aisA usa kalyANaka prasaMga kA vAtAvaraNa thaa| harSa aura zoka ke binA bhI mokSa kA mahotsava manAyA jA sakatA hai-aisA prabhu kA yaha dIkSA kalyANaka mahotsava ghoSita karatA thaa| una caitanyavIra kI vItarAgadazA dekhakara dharmIjanoM ke antara meM cAritra kI lahareM uchalatI thiiN| mArgazIrSa kRSNA dazamI ke saMdhyAkAla svayaM dIkSita hokara mahAvIra munirAja tapa dhAraNa karake apramattabhAva se caitanyadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| ahA ! do ratna se Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 /100 vRddhiMgata hokara bhagavAna triratnavanta hue; tIna jJAna se cAra jJAnavanta hue; aneka mahAna labdhiyA~ sevA karane A giiN| unakI atIndriya jJAnadhArA to kevalajJAna ke sAtha keli karane lgii| mAnoM kevalajJAna ne usI samaya apane jyeSTha putra samAna mana:paryayajJAna ko bhejakara zIghra hI apane Agamana kI pUrvasUcanA de dI / parantu prabhu kA lakSya usa mana:paryaya kI ora athavA divya labdhiyoM kI ora nahIM thA; ve to apane jJAyakasvarUpa kI anubhUti meM hI aise magna the ki mAnoM siddhapada meM virAja rahe hoM / vAha ! kaisI adbhuta hai unakI zAnta dhyAnamudrA ! prabhu kI dhyAnamudrA se prerita hokara cAroM ora hajAroM bhavyajIva bhI caitanya kA dhyAna dharane lage haiN| are, dhyAnastha prabhu kI zAntamudrA dekhakara vana ke siMha, hAthI, hiraNa, sarpAdi pazu bhI mugdha hokara zAnti se prabhucaraNoM meM baiTha gaye / ahA, 'jinakI mudrA dekhane se AtmasvarUpa ke darzana hoM' - aise una dhyAnastha munirAja kA kyA kahanA ! vaha to sAkSAt mokSatattva hI baiThA hai.... / vairAgya kI pracaNDa bAr3ha se pUrI vaizAlI ghira gaI thii| hamAre lAr3ale rAjakumAra tIsa varSa hamAre sAtha rahakara hameM sukha-samRddhi de gaye.... . jJAna-vairAgya de gaye.... aba ve hameM chor3akara rAga- -dveSa-kAmakrodhAdi ko jItane ke liye vana meM cale gaye / ve avazya vijetA baneMge / ve to apane zuddhopayoga meM lIna hokara baiThe haiM; hamArI ora dekhane athavA hamase 'Ao' kahane ke liye dRSTi bhI nahIM uThAte - hamAre pA~va bhI unheM vana meM chor3akara nagara meM jAne ke liye nahIM uThate / rAjavaibhava ke binA bhI paramavItarAgatA se ve suzobhita ho rahe haiN| sacamuca vItarAgatA se hI sukha aura zobhA hai; bAhya vaibhava meM na to sukha hai aura na AtmA kI zobhA ! aisA vicArate hue hajAroM-lAkhoM nagarajana vIra ke vairAgya kI prazaMsA karate the| usa samaya mahAna vijetA vIra to apane ekatva meM jhUla rahe the / Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/101 ahA ! eka yuvA rAjaputra vItarAga hokara samasta vastrAbhUSaNa rahita digambara dazA meM kaise suzobhita lagate hoMge ? are, sahaja caitanyatattva...usa para kaSAya kI tathA vastrAdi kI upAdhi kaisI ? zuddhatattva para AvaraNa kaisA ? vastrAcchAdita vItarAgatA vastrAvaraNa haTAkara bAhara nikala aayii| vItarAgatA apane Upara koI AvaraNa nahIM saha sktii| jahA~ moha kA yA rAga kA bhI AvaraNa nahIM rucatA vahA~ bAhya AvaraNa kaise rucegA ? cAra dIvAroM kA aura vastroM kA AvaraNa to viSayavikAra ke pApa ko hotA hai; dharma ko AvaraNa kaisA ? vaha to sarva bandhanoM ko tor3akara nirgrantha hokara apane mUla svarUpa meM vicaratA hai aura sarvatra vItarAgatA se suzobhita hotA hai| dhanya digambara munidazA ! koI jIva jisa vastu kA tyAga kare usase U~cI vastu kA grahaNa karanA yadi use AtA ho, tabhI vaha usakA saccA tyAga kara sakatA hai| puNyarAga kA saccA tyAga vahI kara sakatA hai, jise vItarAgabhAva grahaNa karanA AtA ho| tyAga lAbhadAyaka honA cAhiye, hAnikAraka nhiiN| jIva jo tyAge usakI apekSA ucca vastu - ucca bhAva prApta kare tabhI usakA vaha tyAga lAbhadAyI kahA jaayegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tyAga aisA thA ki unhoMne jina heya tattvoM ko chor3A unase vizeSa upAdeya tattvoM ko grahaNa kiyaa| unakI zuddhatA kI zreNI kA kyA kahanA ! jaba ve nirvikalpatA ke mahAna Ananda meM jhUlate the taba unake zuddhopayoga kI pracaNDatA dekhakara becArI zeSa cAroM saMjvalana kaSAyeM bhI isaprakAra cupacApa hokara chipa jAtI thIM, ki ve jIvita haiM yA mRta - yaha jAnanA bhI kaThina lagatA thA; kyoMki usa samaya unakI koI pravRtti dikhAyI nahIM detI thii| isaprakAra eka ora prabhu mahAvIra zAntabhAvarUpa vIratA se kaSAyoM ko jIta rahe the, dUsarI ora trizalA mAtA bhI vIra ke vItarAga cAritra kA anumodana karake apane mohabandhana ko DhIlA kara rahI thiiN| 'are re, rAjabhavana meM jisakA lAlanapAlana huA hai aisA merA putra vana-jaMgala meM kaise rahegA ? aura zIta-uSNatA kaise sahana karegA ? - aisI zaMkA ve nahIM karatI thIM; ve jAnatI thIM ki AtmasAdhanA meM unakA putra kaisA vIra hai aura unheM yaha bhI anubhava thA ki caitanya ke Ananda kI lInatA meM bAhara kA lakSya hI nahIM rhtaa| jahA~ zarIra kA hI mamatva nahIM rahatA Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/102 . vahA~ zIta-uSNatA ke upasarga kaise ? ahA ! aise atIndriya caitanya tattva ko jAnanevAlI mAtA kyA AtmasAdhanA meM Age bar3hate hue putra ko dekhakara mUrcchita hogI ?....nahIM, kadApi nhiiN| apane lAr3ale putra ko mohapAza tor3akara munidazA meM magna dekhakara ve Anandita huIM....aura jaba use kevalajJAnI-arihantaparamAtmArUpa meM dekheMgI, taba to ati Anandita hoNgiiN| dhanya mAtA! tuma to paramAtmA kI mAtA ho....!' ___ binA varddhamAna ke vaizAlI ke rAjaprAsAda sUne ho gaye the| bAhya vaibhava jyoM ke tyoM hone para bhI sukha rahita bilkula nisteja lagate the| - mAnoM ve pudgala-piNDa jagata se kaha rahe the ki 'dekho, hamameM sukha nahIM hai; isIliye to vIra kumAra hameM chor3akara tapovana meM cale gaye aura caitanya meM lIna ho gye| parama vairAgya jisakA pravezadvAra hai aisA caitanya kA Ananda-udyAna sajjana-santoM ko atyanta priya hai; dharmAtmA usameM krIr3A karate haiM, paMcaparameSThI kA vahA~ nivAsa hai| zuddhopayoga kA amogha cakra lekara vIranAtha ne jyoM hI aise tapovana meM praveza kiyA, tyoM hI moha luTerA bhayabhIta hokara bhAga khar3A huaa| nijavaibhava kI senA sahita vIra yoddhA ke Agamana se tapovana suzobhita ho uThA; sarva guNarUpI vRkSa apaneapane miSTaphaloM se bhara gaye; atyanta sundara evaM parama zAnta usa caitanya-nandana vana ke ekAnta sthAna (ekatva caitanyadhAma) meM prabhu mahA-Ananda anubhavate the| - aisA adbhuta thA vIra prabhu kA vanavAsa ! munidazA meM AtmasAdhanA muni hokara AtmA kI nirvikalpa Ananda dazA meM jhUlate-jhUlate bhagavAna ne sAr3he bAraha varSa taka mauna rahakara AtmasAdhanA kii| mAtra apane eka svadravya meM hI ugra tathA anya samasta dravyoM se atyanta nirapekSa, - aisI AtmasAdhanA karatekarate mahAvIra prabhu mokSamArga meM vicara rahe haiM, aura binA bole bhI vItarAga mokSamArga kA arthabodha karA rahe haiN| dIkSA ke pazcAt do dina ke upavAsa hue aura tIsare dina kulapAka nagarI ke rAjA zreyAMsa ne bhakti pUrvaka AhAradAna dekara vIranAtha munirAja ko pAraNA kraayaa| AhAradAna ke prabhAva se vahA~ devoM ne ratnavRSTi Adi paMcAzcarya pragaTa kiye| Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/103 ahA ! tIrthaMkara ke AtmA jaisA sarvottama Azcarya jahA~ vidyamAna ho vahA~ jagata ke anya choTe-moTe Azcarya AyeM vaha koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| ata: mokSa kI sAdhanA meM hI jinakA citta lagA hai, aise una mahAtmA ko ve pA~ca AzcaryakArI ghaTanAe~ kiMcit Azcaryacakita nahIM kara skiiN| ahA ! AzcaryakArI caitanyatattva kI sAdhanA meM lIna mumukSu ko jagata kI kaunasI vastu Azcarya meM DAla sakegI ? una mokSasAdhaka mahAtmA kA jitanA varNana kareM, utanA hI kama hai| he bhavyajano! saMkSepa meM samajha lo ki mokSasAdhanA hetu jitane bhI guNa Avazyaka haiM, una sarvaguNoM kA vahA~ saMgraha thA aura mokSasAdhanA meM vighna karane vAle jitane bhI doSa haiM una samasta doSoM ko prabhu ne chor3a diyA thaa| dhanya prabhu kI mokSa sAdhanA ! unakI sAdhanA aisI ugra thI mAnoM ve svayaM hI mokSatattva the| ujjayinI meM rudra kA upasarga aura 'ativIra' nAma dvArA stuti ahA ! aneka labdhiyA~ pragaTa hone para bhI, pratikSaNa svAnubhUti dvArA ananta AtmalabdhiyoM kA sAkSAtkAra karate hue una vItarAgI sAdhaka kA anya kinhIM labdhiyoM ke prati lakSya hI nahIM thaa| vicarate-vicarate ve yogirAja ujjayinI nagarI meM padhAre aura kSiprAvatI nadI ke kinAre atimuktaka nAma ke bhayAnaka zmazAna meM dhyAna lagAkara khar3e ho gye| paramazAnta...aDola...ahA, jIvanta vItarAgapratimA ! ve prabhu zmazAna meM khar3e hone para bhI apane Atma-udyAna meM krIr3A kara rahe the| usa samaya indrasabhA meM dhIra-vIra prabhu kI prazaMsA hone se bhava' nAma kA eka indra-yakSa unakI parIkSA karane aayaa| (bhava' nAmaka yakSa athavA' sthANu' nAmaka rudra - aise donoM nAma purANa meM Ate haiN|) ___ dhyAnastha prabhu ke sarva pradezoM meM aisI paramazAnti vyApta ho gaI hai ki vana ke hiMsaka pazu bhI vahIM zAnta hokara baitthgye| adbhuta hai unakI dhIratA...aura advitIya hai unakI vIratA ! vahA~ yakSa ne Akara bhayaMkara raudrarUpa dhAraNa kiyA; siMha, ajagara Adi kI vikriyA dvArA upadrava karake prabhu ko dhyAna se DigAne kA prayatna kiyA; patthara barasAye, agni ke gole pheMke; parantu ve saba prabhu se dUra hI rahe....tIrthaMkaroM kA aisA hI atizaya hai ki unake zarIra para sIdhA upadrava nahIM hotaa| unheM kA~Te nahIM lagate, sarpa nahIM Dasa pAte, koI prahAra nahIM kara sktaa| ahA ! jinakI cetanA antarmukha hai aise vIra munirAja ko bAhya upadrava kaise ? vItarAgI ArAdhanA meM vartate Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/104 hue muni bhagavantoM para upadrava karane yA unheM ArAdhanA se vicalita karane kA sAmarthya vizva meM kisI kA nahIM hai| ... ---- are pAmara yakSa ! are duSTa rudra !! tU ina vItarAgI muni para kyA upasarga karegA ? tere apane hI Upara bhayaMkara krodha kA upasarga ho rahA hai aura usase tU mahA duHkhI hai| bhavaduHkha se chUTane ke liye tU prabhu kI zaraNa meM A....aura apane AtmA para hote hue bhayaMkara upadrava ko zAnta kara ! ___ duSTa yakSa aneka upasargoM kI ceSTAe~ kara-karake thaka gayA, parantu mahAvIra munirAja apanI vIratA se vicalita nahIM he| are, zAnti ke vedana meM thakAvaTa kaisI ? thakAvaTa to kaSAya meM hai| 'zAnti' kabhI parAsta nahIM hogI, krodha' kSaNa meM parAsta ho jaayegaa| anta meM vaha bhava-rudra mokSa ke sAdhaka para upasarga kara-karake thaka gayA....hAra gyaa| 'vi-bhava' aise bhagavAna ke samakSa bhava' kaise Tika paataa| bhavarahita aise mokSa ke sAdhaka mahAvIra ke sAmane bhava' hAra gyaa| zAntabhAva ke samakSa rudrabhAva nahIM Tika skaa| anta meM thakakara usane apanI vicAradhArA badalI ki are, itanA saba karane para bhI yaha vIra munirAja to dhyAna se kiMcit calAyamAna nahIM hue aura mere prati kiMcit bhI krodha utpanna nahIM huA... mAnoM kucha bhI nahIM huA ho, isaprakAra ve apanI zAnti meM hI lIna haiN| vAha prabho ! dhanya hai tumhArI vIratA ! sacamuca tuma mAtra 'vIra' nahIM, kintu ativIra ho| isaprakAra 'ativIra' sambodhanapUrvaka vaha yakSa prabhucaraNoM meM jhukakara stuti karane lagA - 'dhanya dhanya ativIra ! mokSa ke sacce sAdhaka !' 'mahAvIra para AyA huA upasarga dUra ho gayA ?' nahIM, una para to upasarga thA hI nahIM, upasarga to yakSa para thA, dUra ho gayA; mahAna krodha aura pApa ke upasarga se chUTakara vaha yakSa zAnti ko prApta huaa| ahA, zAnti ke amogha zastra ke sAmane bhagavAna ke virodhI bhI svayaM vaza meM hokara jhuka jAte the| vAstava meM 'zAnti' hI mumukSu kI vijaya ke liye parama ahiMsaka aura sarvotkRSTa zastra hai, jo kadApi niSphala nahIM jaataa| yakSadeva athavA bhava-ruda dvArA ativIra' aise maMgala nAmakaraNa dvArA prabhu kA sanmAna karane se parameSThI pada meM virAjamAna prabhu pA~ca maMgala nAmadhArI hue - 'vIra' nAma janmAbhiSeka ke samaya indra ne diyA, 'varddhamAna' nAma mAtA-pitA ne diyA; Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/105 'sanmatinAtha' nAma munivaroM ne diyA; 'mahAvIra' nAma saMgamadeva ne diyA, aura 'ativIra' nAma rudra ne diyaa| prabhu ke sAnnidhya meM rudra raudratA chor3akara puna: dharma meM sthita huA aura kSamAyAcanA pUrvaka stuti kI - zrI vIra mahA ativIra sanmatinAyaka ho| jaya varddhamAna guNadhIra sanmati dAyaka ho| paMca-maMgala nAmadhArI prabhu kA citta to paMcamagati kI sAdhanA hetu paMcamabhAva meM hI lagA thaa| ahA, bacapana meM bhI jinake adbhuta zaurya ke samakSa sarpa bhI zaraNa meM A gayA thA to munidazA meM vidyamAna una tIrthaMkara deva kI parama zAnta gambhIra mudrA ke samakSa caNDakoza jaise viSadhara nAga bhI sahama jAyeM, usameM kyA Azcarya hai ? vIranAtha kI vItarAgI zAnti ke samakSa caNDakoza kA pracaNDa Akroza kaise Tika sakatA thA ? are, sAmAnya labdhidhArI munirAja ke samakSa bhI jaba krUra pazu apanI krUratA ko chor3akara zAnta ho jAte haiM, taba phira yaha to tIrthaMkara-munirAja varddhamAna haiM, unakI Azcaryajanaka labdhiyoM evaM zAnti ke prabhAva kI to bAta hI kyA ? jinake pAsa krUra se krUra jIva bhI aise zAnta ho jAte haiM ki dUsare jIvoM kA ghAta bhI nahIM karate, siMha hirana ko nahIM mAratA, nevalA sarpa ko nahIM cher3atA, to phira unheM svayaM ko sarpa Dase yA koI kAnoM meM kIleM Thoka de - yaha bAta hI kahA~ rahI? dUsaroM kI bAta aura hai, parantu yaha to tIrthaMkara mahAtmA haiM, unake aisA kuyoga kabhI nahIM bntaa| jainadharma kA karma siddhAnta bhI aise azubha karmoM kA udaya svIkAra nahIM karatA hai; jainadharma kI vizeSatA to yaha hai ki prabhu kI saccI pahicAna unake cetanabhAvoM dvArA hI hotI hai, udayabhAvoM dvArA nhiiN| jAna lo, isa mahAvIra jIvana ko ! aura prApta kara lo samyaktva ekAkI vicarate hue jinakalpI tIrthaMkara munirAja mahAvIra ekamAtra nijasvabhAva ke Azraya se samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrarUpa mokSamArga meM pariNamate the| ve jAnate the ki vartamAna meM yaha merA AtmA svayaM akelA hI samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritrabhAva rUpa hotA huA apane mokSa kA kartA hotA hai aura bhUtakAla meM jaba samyaktvAdi rUpa pariNamita na hokara, ajJAna se una mithyAtvAdi bhAvoMrUpa pariNamita hotA thA taba bhI vaha svayaM hI apane saMsAra kA kartA hotA thaa| isaprakAra saMsAra aura mokSa donoM Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/106 bhAvoM meM apanA svAdhIna-kartRtva jAnakara, unhoMne para ke sAtha ekatva kA adhyAsa chor3a diyA thA aura apane AtmA ke ekatva kA anubhava karate hue svAdhInarUpa se apane mokSa ke hI kartA hote the| bhedajJAna dvArA mokSamArga meM praviSTa ve mumukSu-mahAtmA aisA jAnate the ki "jaba maiM saMsArI thA, ajJAnI thA, taba bhI vAstava meM merA koI bhI nahIM thA; taba bhI maiM akelA hI apane malina caitanyabhAva dvArA kartA-karaNAdi hokara svabhAvasukha se viparIta aise duHkhaphala ko utpanna karatA thA, usameM dUsarA koI merA sambandhI nahIM thA aura aba, sAdhakadazA meM jise suvizuddha sahaja svapariNati pragaTa huI hai aisA maiM ekAnta se mumukSu hU~; vartamAna meM isa mumukSu-sAdhaka-jJAnadazA meM bhI maiM akelA hI apane suvizuddha caitanyabhAva dvArA kartA-karaNAdi hokara, maiM akelA hI apane svabhAva dvArA anAkula sukha utpanna karatA huuN| isa samaya bhI vAstava meM merA koI bhI nahIM hai aura mokSa meM bhI maiM akelA hI sAdi-anantakAla apane ekatva svarUpa meM rahakara atIndriya Anandamaya jIvana jiuuNgaa|" __isaprakAra baMdhamArga meM yA mokSamArga meM, du:kha meM yA sukha meM, saMsAra meM yA mokSa meM AtmA akelA hI hai - aise AtmA ke ekatva ko jAnakara, usa ekatva kI bhAvanA meM tatpara rahane vAle prabhu ko paradravya kA kiMcit bhI samparka na rahane se zuddhatA thI, tathA kartA-karma-karaNa-phala ina samasta bhAvoM ko eka abheda AtmArUpa anubhavate, bhAte hone se paryAyoM dvArA khaNDita nahIM hote the, isaliye suvizuddha hI rahate the; AtmA kI paryAyoM ko Atmadravya meM hI pralIna karake suvizuddha AtmA ko upalabdha karate the| isaprakAra apane AtmA ko para se vibhakta karake suvizuddha AtmA ko upalabdha karate the| unhoMne apane AtmA ko para se vibhakta karake svatattva ke ekatva meM lagAyA - vahI zuddhanaya hai, vahI zuddhAtmA kI upalabdhi hai, vahI nirvANa kA mArga hai, vahI mahA atIndriya sukha hai tathA vahI mahAvIra kA jIvana hai| aho ! aisA svabhAvarUpa pariNamita caitanyatattva jagata meM sarvotkRSTa sundara vastu hai| caitanyatattva kI sundaratA jahA~ anubhava meM AtI hai vahA~ jagata kA anya koI padArtha sundara nahIM lagatA, kahIM sukhabuddhi nahIM hotI, sarvatra udAsInavRtti rahatI hai| - aisI zAnta sahaja dazA svayaM AnandarUpa hai aura usameM vIranAtha prabhu Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/107 kA sAkSAtkAra hai... ananta siddhoM kA sAkSAtkAra hai... AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra hai... dhanya hai vaha dazA ! - ahA ! zuddhajJAna svarUpa ke anubhava se bharA huA mahAvIra kA jIvana kitanA sundara hai, vaha sadA varddhamAna hai - AtmasAdhanA meM vRddhisvarUpa hai| na lalacAye ve saMsAra ke kisI vaibhava se aura nA hI Dare ve jagata kI kisI pratikUlatA se / hA~, ve lalacAye avazya - caitanya ke atIndriya Ananda ke svAda meM; aura Dare isa asAra-saMsAra meM bhavabhramaNa se... tathApi ve vIra the; sAmAnya vIra nahIM kintu mahAvIra the| AtmA kI vItarAgI vIratA dvArA kaSAya zatruoM ko jItane vAle ve 'vijetA' the, jina the / kevalajJAna prApta karake jaba ve dharma garjanA kareMge, taba unakI hu~kAra sunakara gautama indrabhUti aura zreNika jaise aneka bhavyAtmA cauMka uttheNge| ahA ! una vIra yogirAja kI vItarAgI vIratA ke sAmane bar3e-bar3e samrAToM kA mastaka bhI jhuka jAtA thaa| unakI vIratA kisI dUsare ko duHkha dene ke liye nahIM thI, vaha vIratA to ahiMsaka thI.... nirvikAra thii| jagata meM to vIra yoddhA kahalAne vAle aneka jIva sundara striyoM ke kaTAkSa mAtra se vihvala hokara parAjita ho jAte haiM, athavA apamAna ke eka kaTu zabda kA prahAra hote hI krodhita hokara hArakara kSamAbhAva ko kho baiThate haiM / vAha, tumhArI vIratA ! dekha lI tumhArI bahAdurI !! aise tuccha AkramaNa se hI ro par3e... taba moha ke sAmane mahAyuddha meM kaise khar3e rahoge ? are, moha se lar3anA aura mokSa kA rAjya prApta karanA vaha to vItarAgI vIroM kA kAma hai... kAyaroM kA nahIM / - aisI vIratA dekhanA ho to dekha lo, sAmane khar3e hue ina mahAvIra ko ! ve isI samaya ugra parAkrama pUrvaka moha se lar3akara, usakA sarvanAza karake ( sattAnAza - satyAnAza karake) apanI kSAyika vibhUti se bharapUra kevalajJAna - sAmrAjya jIta leNge| dhanya hai unakI vIratA / AtmA ke sahaja svarUpa ko dhAraNa karane vAle ve mumukSu vIra jAnate the ki maiM kisI dUsare kA nahIM hU~ aura jagata meM apane caitanya ke sivA dUsarA kucha bhI merA nahIM hai| apane AtmIya caitanya svarUpa zuddha dravya, zuddha guNa aura zuddha paryAya, vaha merA sva hai| maiM apane zuddha dravya-guNa- paryAyarUpa svavastu meM hI nivAsa karatA hU~, vaha merA svakIya parivAra hai; usI kA maiM svAmI hU~ aura vahI merA sva hai / isaprakAra zuddha dravya-guNa- paryAya meM apane ko tanmaya anubhavate hue ve vana-jaMgala ke bIca Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/108 kahIM ekAkI nahIM the, kintu apane guNa-paryAya ke ananta parivAra sahita the| aura phira bhI unakI anubhUti meM dravya-guNa-paryAya ke bheda bhI nahIM the, ekatva thaa| basa, aisI ekatva-anubhUti hI mokSa kA paMtha....vahI mahAvIra kA jIvana....aura vahI mahAvIra kA svarUpa thaa| mahAvIra ke aise svarUpa ko jAnane se mumukSu ke antara se pratidhvani uThatI hai ki he jIva ! ananta kAla se saMsAra kI cAra gatiyoM meM bhramaNa karate hue bhI jo sukha tujhe kahIM prApta nahIM huA, usa adbhuta anupama sukha kA tujhe caitanya kI anubhUti meM bahula vedana hogA....kyoMki AtmA svayaM adbhuta sukha kA bhaNDAra hai| use pratyakSa dekhanA ho to ina mahAvIra ko dekho ! 'AtmA caitanyasattA hai| jo bhI caitanyamaya guNa-paryAyeM haiM unase bhinna Atma sattA nahIM hai, eka hI sattva hai| svAnubhUti ke samaya guNa-paryAyoM kA vikalpa chUTa jAne se ve-ve guNa-paryAyeM kahIM AtmA se bhinna nahIM ho jAte; anubhUti svarUpa AtmA meM dravya-guNa-paryAya ke bheda miTakara, tInoM svarUpa se abheda eka jJAyaka svarUpa pragaTa anubhava meM AtA hai, aisA adbhuta anekAnta svarUpa Atmatattva hai|' - aise adbhuta Atmatattva ko mahAvIra prabhu prakAzita kara rahe haiN| "vandana ho una vIra prabhu ko !" aisI munidazA meM jhUlate hue prabhu mahAvIra ullasita Atma-ArAdhanA sahita vihAra karate hue bhAratabhUmi ko pAvana kara rahe haiN| kevalajJAna kI sAdhanA karatekarate eka varSa...do varSa...cAra varSa...ATha varSa....isaprakAra varSoM para varSa bIta rahe haiM aura kevalajJAna dina-pratidina nikaTa AtA jA rahA hai| ekabAra unhoMne aisA ugra abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA ki dAsI ke veza meM sira muMDAye hue, koI satIrAjakumArI AhAra degI tabhI AhAra lU~gA; sAtha meM anya bhI aneka abhigraha the| aise abhigraha sahita vicarate-vicarate divasoM para divasa bIta rahe haiM, parantu abhigraha kahIM pUrNa nahIM hotA aura binA AhAra ke mahInoM bIta cuke haiM....tathApi vIra munirAja ke mana meM kisI prakAra kI AkulatA nahIM hai, susvAdu AhAra mile yA upavAsa ho - donoM meM samabhAva hai| prabhu kA AhAra na hone se nagaravAsI cintA meM haiM....isaprakAra binA AhAra ke pA~ca mAsa bIta gye| "vicarU~ udayAdhIna kintu nirlobha maiM...." aisI sthiti meM vicarate hue Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/106 vIranAtha muni kauzAmbI nagarI meM pdhaare| sAre nagara meM eka hI carcA ho rahI hai ki vIra munirAja pratidina nagara meM AhAra hetu padhArate haiM, kintu AhAra ho nahIM pAtA ! unhoMne aisA kauna-sA abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA hogA ? kauna hogA vaha saubhAgyazAlI jise munirAja ke AhAradAna kA mahAna lAbha prApta hogA?....ahA, vaha manuSya bar3A bhAgyavAna hogA, jisake ghara paune do sau divasa ke upavAsa pazcAt prabhu kA pAraNA hogA! candanA ke jIvana kI camatkArI ghaTanAe~ idhara mahAvIra kI mausI candanabAlA ki, jisane vIrakumAra ke nikaTa samyagdarzana prApta kiyA thA, vaha bhI mahAvIra kI bhA~ti vivAha na karane kA nizcaya karake vairAgya AtmabhAvanA meM jIvana vyatIta karatI thii| ekabAra candanA kumArI apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM krIr3A kara rahI thI ki usake lAvaNyamaya yauvana se AkarSita hokara eka vidyAdhara ne usakA apaharaNa kara liyA; parantu bAda meM apanI patnI ke bhaya se usane candanA ko kauzAmbI ke vana meM chor3a diyaa| kahA~ vaizAlI aura kahA~ kauzAmbI ! vana ke bhIla saradAra ne use pakar3a liyA aura eka vezyA ko sauMpa diyaa| eka ke bAda eka honevAlI ina ghaTanAoM se candanA vyAkula ho gaI ki are, yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? ....aisI adbhuta sundarI ko dekhakara vezyA vicArane lagI ki kauzAmbI ke nAgarikoM ne aisI rUpavatI strI kabhI dekhI nahIM hai| ise rUpa ke bAjAra meM becakara maiM acchA dhana kmaauuNgii| - aisA socakara vaha satI candanabAlA ko vezyAoM ke bAjAra meM becane le gii| are re ! isa saMsAra meM puNya-pApa kI kaisI vicitratA hai ki eka satI nArI vezyA ke hAthoM bika rahI hai ! (kintu pAThako ! tuma ghabarAnA nahIM....kyoMki aise puNya-pApa ke udaya meM bhI AtmA ko unase bhinna rakha sake aisI jJAnacetanA, prabhuvIra ke pratApa se candanA ke pAsa vidyamAna hai| candanA kI usa cetanA ko jAnane kA tuma prayatna krnaa|) jahA~ kI mahArAnI mRgAvatI svayaM candanabAlA kI bahina hai, usa kauzAmbI ke vezyA bAjAra meM mahAvIra kI mausI eka dAsI ke rUpa meM bika rahI hai ! vezyA AturatApUrvaka pratIkSA kara rahI hai ki koI bar3A grAhaka Aye to use Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/110 becakara dhana kamA luuN| itane meM eka bar3e sajjana seTha vahA~ se nikle| bAjAra meM khar3I huI candanA kA rUpa dekhakara ve Azcaryacakita ho gye| are, rAjakumArI samAna yaha kanyA yahA~ kaise A gaI hogI ? jo dAsI ke rUpa meM becI jA rahI hai| saMkaTagrasta hone para bhI Atmateja-sampanna usakI mukhamudrA se seTha ko aisA lagA ki yaha avazya koI saMskArI kulavAna kanyA hai; isake mukha para kiMcit viSayalAlasA nahIM hai| phira bhI bIca bAjAra meM vezyA ke rUpa meM bika rahI hai.... avazya hI isameM koI rahasya honA caahiye| isa kanyA ko maiM isa saMkaTa se bacA lU~ tAki yaha kinhIM duSToM ke caMgula meM na pha~sa jAe - aisA vicAra karake seTha usake pAsa gaye aura pUchatAcha karane lge| una sajjana seTha ko vahA~ dekhakara nagarajanoM ke Azcarya kA pAra nahIM rahA!....are, nagara ke yaha mahAna zrAvaka dharmAtmA seTha vRSabhadatta bhI isake saundarya para mohita ho gaye, 'kintu yaha asambhava hai !'....to phira kisaliye ve yahA~ Akara bAta kara rahe haiM ? isaprakAra logoM meM bhinna-bhinna prakAra kA kautuhala phaila gyaa| seTha vRSabhadatta nikaTa Akara candanA ko dekhane lge| vaha dhIme-dhIme kucha bola rahI thI....usake mu~ha se nikalate hue zabda sunakara seTha ekadama cauMka pdd'e....arihnt....arihnt....| are, yaha to 'NamokAra' maMtra japa rahI hai....avazya hI yaha koI ucca saMskArI jaina kanyA hai, jo aise ghora saMkaTa ke samaya namaskAra maMtra kA jApa kara rahI hai| dhanya hai ise !....mere koI santAna nahIM hai, maiM ise ghara le jAU~gA aura apanI putrI ke rUpa meM pAlana kruuNgaa| aisA socakara seTha ne use kharIda lene kA nizcaya kiyA aura vezyA ko muMhamAMgI svarNa mudrAe~ dekara candanA ko le liyaa| dhanya hai unakA dharma vaatsly| ____ghara meM praveza karate hI seTha ne kahA - putrI ! tuma kisI ucca kula kI kanyA ho; tumhArI pratyeka ceSTA, tumhAre nirvikArI netra aura tumhAre vastra, - yaha saba tumhArI kulInatA kA paricaya dete haiN| beTI, tuma nirbhaya hokara rho| maiM jina-tIrthaMkara deva kA anuyAyI jaina zrAvaka hU~....Aja se tuma merI dharmaputrI ho aura maiM tumhArA dhrmpitaa| dAsI ke rUpa meM bika kara bhI svayaM eka sajjana jaina zrAvaka ke ghara meM A gaI hai, yaha jAnakara candanA ko santoSa huA; use itanI prasannatA huI mAnoM vaha mahAvIra Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/111 kI maMgala chAyA meM hI A gaI ho !....usakA hRdaya pukAra uThA - 'jainadharma se rahita cakravartI pada bhI acchA nahI hai; bhale hI dAsIpanA ho parantu jainadharma meM vAsa ho to vaha bhI acchA hai; - aisI kaThina paristhiti meM bhI use vIrakumAra ke sAtha huI dharmacarcA kA smaraNa huA aura vaha apUrva kSaNa yAda AyA, jaba usane vIrakumAra ke mArgadarzana meM svayaM nirvikalpa AtmAnubhUti pUrvaka samyagdarzana prApta kiyA thaa| anukUla yA pratikUla prasaMgoM meM ghira jagane se AtmA ko bhUla jAye vaha aisI koI sAdhAraNa strI nahIM hai, vaha to caitanyatattva kI jJAtA, mokSa kI sAdhaka hai| aisI pratikUlatA meM bhI jJAnacetanA kiMcit cigatI nahIM hai, pRthak kI pRthak hI rahatI hai| rAjaputrIpanA yA dAsIpanA, satkAra yA tiraskAra, ina sabase candanA ke caitanya kI prabhA bhinna kI bhinna rahatI hai| vAha candanA !....dhanya hai tumhArI caitanyaprabhA ! 'vAha re udaya ! eka mumukSu dharmAtmA rAjakumArI vartamAna meM dAsI banakara parAye ghara meM nivAsa kara rahI hai| seTha-seThAnI ko patA nahIM hai ki yaha dAsI kauna hai ? are, yaha dAsI to jagat ke paramezvara kI mausI hai, dharma kA eka ratna hai, bhArata ke zrAvikA saMgha kI ziromaNi hai aura kauzAmbI nagarI kI mahArAnI mRgAvatI kI lAr3alI bahina hai ! jo vartamAna meM karmodayavaza dAsI banI huI hai; tathApi puNya kA aisA koI yoga hai ki dAsIpanA bhI seTha vRSabhadatta jaise eka sajjana-dharmAtmA ke ghara meM milA hai....jahA~ zIladharma kI rakSA sugama hai| ___parantu are udaya ! candanA ke saundarya ko dekhakara seThAnI ko sandeha huA ki merI koI saMtAna na hone se seTha avazya mujhe chor3akara isa candanA ko merI sauta banAe~ge ! nahIM to isa ghara meM dAsa-dAsiyoM kI kyA kamI thI ? jo ise le aaye| satI candanA sabakucha jAnate hue bhI dhairyapUrvaka sahana karatI hai; seThAnI ke prati hRdaya meM dveSabhAva bhI nahIM Ane detii| vIranAtha ke batalAye hue caitanyatattva kA vicAra karane se dAsIpane ke du:kha kA vismaraNa ho jAtA hai| vaha saMsAra se virakta hokara cintana karatI hai ki maiM to caitanya kI mahAna svAdhIna vibhUti se bharapUra hU~, yaha saba to pUrva karmoM se chUTane kI ceSTA hai| prabhu mahAvIra ke pratApa se merI jJAnacetanA aba karmoM se pRthak rahakara mokSamArga ko sAdhatI rahatI hai...| eka dina seTha vRSabhadatta bAhara se thake hue ghara aaye| seThAnI kahIM bAhara gaI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/112 thI, koI naukara-cAkara bhI ghara meM nahIM the; isaliye sadA kI bhA~ti candanA pAnI le AyI aura pitAtulya seThajI ke pA~va dhaune lgii| pA~va dhote-dhote usake komala kezoM kA jUr3A khula gayA aura keza dhUladhUsarita hone lage; isaliye seTha ne nirdoSabhAva se vAtsalyapUrvaka putrI ke keza hAtha se Upara uThA liye| ThIka usI samaya subhadrA seThAnI A pahuMcI aura candanA ke khubasUrata kezoM ko seTha ke hAtha meM dekhakara krodha se Aga babUlA ho gaI, use lagA ki merI anupasthiti meM ye donoM eka-dUsare se premAlApa kara rahe the| basa, usakI zaMkA nirNaya meM badala gaI aura usane nizcaya kara liyA ki kisI bhI prakAra candanA ko ghara se nikAlanA hai....re daiva ! tere bhaNDAra meM kyA-kyA bharA hai? __jijJAsu pAThako ! tuma nirAza mata honA / karmodaya kI tathA dharmI jIva ke pariNAmoM kI vicitratA dekho ! yaha karmodaya bhI candanA ke liye varadAnarUpa bana jAtA hai....vaha tuma kucha hI samaya meM dekhoge| karmodaya se vyAkula ho jAnA vaha dharmI jIvoM kA kAma nahIM hai;....usa samaya bhI apanI dharmasAdhanA meM Age bar3hate rahanA hI dharmAtmAoM kI pahicAna hai| ve jAnate haiM ki - jo karma ke hI vividha udaya vipAka jinavara ne kahe, ve mama svabhAva nahIM tathA maiM eka jJAyaka bhAva huuN| saba jIva meM samatA mujhe nahiM baira kisI ke saMga mujhe, isalie AzA chor3akara maiM karU~ prApti samAdhi kii|| aba subhadrA seThAnI bhayaMkara vairabuddhi se candanA ko apamAnita karane tathA badalA lene ko tatpara hai| eka dina jaba seTha nagara se bAhara gaye hue the, taba seThAnI ne candanA ko ekAnta meM bulAkara usake sundara keza kATakara sira muMDavA diyaa| are, atyanta rUpavatI rAjaputrI ko kurUpa banA dene kA prayatna kiyA....itane se usakA krodha zAnta nahIM huA to candanA ke hAtha-pA~va meM ber3iyA~ DAlakara use eka andherI koTharI meM banda kara diyA; Upara se taraha-taraha ke kaTu vacana kahe; bhojana meM bhI pratidina subaha-subaha mAtra ubale hue ur3ada aura garama pAnI diyaa| are, sira muMDavAkara jise ber3I pahinA dI gaI ho usa sukomala nirdoSa svAnubhavI rAjakumArI kA usa samaya kyA hAla hogA ? A~khoM se A~sU baha rahe haiM; mana meM vIranAtha prabhu kA smaraNa hotA hai| use vizvAsa hai ki mere mahAvIra mujhe saMkaTa se ubArane avazya AyeMge....jina mahAvIra ne mujhe samyaktva dekara bhava bandhana se mukta kiyA hai, ve Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/113 hI prabhu mujhe darzana dekara ina ber3iyoM se bhI chudd'aayeNge| isaprakAra vIra prabhu ke smaraNa meM lIna hokara vaha bhUkha-pyAsa ko bhI bhUla jAtI thI,....kSaNabhara to usakA AtmA muktarUpa se kisI dehAtIta agamyabhAva meM nimagna ho jAtA thaa| aisI sthiti meM eka dina bItA....rAta bItI....dUsarA dina bhI bIta gayA....seTha vRSabhadatta nahIM Aye ! tIsarA dina bIta gayA....taba bhI seTha jI nahIM Aye....candanA ko tIna dina ke upavAsa ho gaye....tIna dina taka koTharI meM banda aura ber3iyoM meM jakar3I huI vaha rAjakumArI AhAra-jala ke binA ekAkI par3I hai aura kar3ave-mIThe saMsmaraNoM meM kho gaI hai, pratikSaNa prabhu mahAvIra kA smaraNa karate hae samyaktva kA madhura svAda le-lekara jI rahI hai| soca rahI hai ki yA to aba prabhu ke darzana hoM yA smaadhimrnn....| ___isaprakAra vicAra karate-karate tathA prabhu ke darzanoM kI bhAvanA bhAte-bhAte tIna dina bIta gaye....cauthe dina prAta:kAla seTha A gye| ghara kA vAtAvaraNa kucha sUnA-sUnA becaina-sA laga rahA thA; candanA kahIM dikhAyI nahIM dI; isaliye bulAyA, 'candanA....beTI candanA ! kintu kahIM se uttara na pAkara seTha cintA meM par3a gaye; unake mana meM taraha-taraha kI zaMkAe~ hone lagI....are, candanA kahA~ gaI ? vaha nirdoSa kanyA koI azubha kArya to kara nahIM sktii| mujhase yA subhadrA se pUche binA vaha kahIM jA bhI nahIM sktii|....to phira huA kyA? kahA~ gaI vaha ?.... seThAnI se pUchA to kahatI hai - maiM kucha nahIM jAnatI, dAsa-dAsiyoM ko bhI kucha patA nahIM; ve kucha bolate bhI nahIM haiM....seTha vyAkula ho gye| prANoM se bhI priya putrI kahA~ gaI ? anta meM udAsa hokara eka vRddha dAsI se pUchA - bahina, tumheM mAlUma hai candanA kahA~ hai ? tuma saba udAsa kyoM ho ? kucha bolate kyoM nahIM ? dAsI ne koI uttara to nahIM diyA, parantu seTha kI ora dekhakara sisakane lgii| usakI A~khoM se A~sU girane lage....eka gaharA ni:zvAsa chor3akara koTharI kI ora saMketa karake vaha calI gii| ___ seTha ne turanta koTharI kI khir3akI ke pAsa jAkara dekhA to bhItara candanA dikhAI dI....bAhara se tAlA lagA huA thaa| candanA kA mu~DA huA sira aura hAtha-pA~va meM par3I huI ber3iyoM ko dekhakara seTha se rahA nahIM gayA....ve karuNa cItkAra kara uThe - are beTI candanA ! terI yaha dazA ! aura phira bhI mu~ha se Aha taka nahIM karatI ? are, kisa duSTa ne terI yaha dazA kI hai ? Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/114 candanA kucha bolI nahIM, mAtra snehapUrNa netroM se seTha kI ora dekhatI rahI....mAnoM usake amRta jharate netra unase zAnta bhAva rakhane ko kaha rahe hoN| seTha ne turanta koTharI kA dvAra kholA aura ber3iyA~ kATane ke liye svayaM hI luhAra ko bulAne daudd'e| seThajI ke Ane se tIna dina kI upavAsI candanA vicArane lagI - yadi mahAvIra prabhu padhAreM to maiM unheM AhAra dekara hI pAraNA kruuNgii| - aisI antaraMga bhAvanA bhA rahI hai| aura yadi jIva kI bhAvanA saccI ho to usakA phala bhI mile binA nahIM rahatA....yadi jIva ko bhAvanA kA phala na mile to sArA jagata zUnya ho jaae| jise AtmA kI bhAvanA ho use AtmA kI prApti hotI hI hai| saccI Atma bhAvanA bhAne vAle ko yadi Atmasukha kI prApti na ho to Atmatattva hI zUnya ho jAe, usakA astitva hI siddha nahIM ho| yadi pApI jIva ke pApabhAva kA phala na ho to narakagati hI zUnya ho jAe; jIva ke puNyabhAva kA phala na ho to jagata meM devagati hI zUnya ho jAe; jIva ke ratnatrayabhAva kA phala na ho to siddhagati hI zUnya ho jaae| isaprakAra yadi jIva ke zubha-azubha yA zuddha bhAvoM kA phala na ho to saMsAra kI cAra gatiyA~ athavA siddhagati hI nahIM rahegI aura taba jagata ko zUnya ho jAnA par3egA; kintu nahIM, saccI bhAvanA kA saccA phala AtA hI hai....bhAvanA phalita hue binA nahIM rhtii| dekho, idhara candanA uttama bhAvanAe~ bhA rahI haiM....ki vIra prabhu padhAreM....to AhAradAna dUM...ThIka usI samaya - prabhu mahAvIra pdhaare| pA~ca mAsa aura paccIsa dina ke upavAsI prabhu mahAvIra AhAra hetu nagara meM padhAre haiN| unakA zarIra durbala nahIM huA, unakI mudrA nisteja nahIM huI; ulaTI tapa ke divya teja se camaka rahI haiM; unake caitanya kA pratapana anokhA hai ! aise prabhu vIra munirAja vRSabhadatta seTha ke ghara kI ora A rahe haiM....candanA ne dUra se prabhu ko apane ghara kI ora Ate dekhA to usakA roma-roma, pradeza-pradeza harSAtireka se....bhakti se tathA Azcarya se pulakita ho uThA.... 'padhAro prabhu padhAro !' prabhu nikaTa Aye aura harSavibhora candanA prabhu ko satkArane ke liye Age bar3hI....Azcarya ! usakI ber3iyA~ khula gaIM, usakA rUpa saundarya itanA utkRSTa lagane lagA mAnoM sira bhI pUrvavat sundara kezoM se suzobhita ho rahA ho - Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/115 bhA rahI thI bhAvanA, AhAra dene ke liye....| ber3iyA~ taba khula gaIM, prabhu vIra ke zubha darza se|| sArA vAtAvaraNa ekadama badala gayA / bandhana mukta candanA kA lakSya to prabhu kI ora thaa| bandhana thA aura TUTa gayA, usakA bhI lakSya use nahIM hai....jisaprakAra svAnubhUti ke kAla meM mumukSu sAdhaka ko bandha-mokSa kA lakSya nahIM rahatA, tathApi bandhana TUTa jAte haiM; Atmadarzana meM lIna sAdhaka ke moha bandhana acAnaka hI khula jAte haiM.... usIprakAra prabhu-darzana meM lIna candanA kI ber3I kA bandhana TUTa gayA....AnandapUrvaka vaha dvAra para AyI; prabhu kI paramabhakti sahita vandanA karake par3agAhana kiyA - aho prabho ! padhAro.... padhAro.... padhAro....! - vIra prabhu kI madhura dRSTi candanA para par3I....to vaha kRtArtha ho gaI, loga mujhe nahIM pahicAnate, kintu mere prabhu mahAvIra to jAnate haiM ?' prabhu ke darzanoM se vaha jIvana ke sarva duHkha bhUla gaI....bhaktipUrvaka vIra munirAja ko AhAra hetu Amantrita kiyA....kSaNabhara ke liye prabhu vahA~ Thahare....aura dekhA....to dAsI ke rUpa meM tIna dina kI upavAsI rAjakumArI candanA AhAradAna dene hetu khar3I hai....dUsare bhI aneka abhigraha pUre ho gaye....aura 175 dina ke upavAsI tIrthaMkara munirAja ne candanA ke hAtha se pAraNA kiyaa| jyoM hI candanA ne prabhu ke hAtha meM ur3ada kA prathama grAsa rakhA ki dAtA aura pAtra donoM ke daivI puNyaprabhAva se usakA uttama khIrarUpa pariNamana ho gayA ! uttama khIra se vidhipUrvaka prabhu kA pAraNA hone se cAroM ora Ananda maMgala chA gayA; devagaNa AkAza meM jaya-jayakAra karane lage aura ratnavRSTi hone lagI; devaduMdubhI baja uThI....samasta kauzAmbI nagarI meM harSa evaM Azcarya phaila gayA ki - are, yaha kAhe kA utsava hai ?....aura jaba unhoMne jAnA ki Aja vIra munirAja kA pAraNA ho gayA hai aura usI ke harSopalakSya meM devagaNa yaha mahotsava kara rahe haiM....taba nagarajanoM ke Ananda kA pAra nahIM rhaa| _ ___ munirAja mahAvIra pratidina nagarI meM padhArate aura binA AhAra kiye lauTa jAte....una prabhu ne Aja AhAra grahaNa kiyA....nagarI meM yaha samAcAra phailate Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 116 hI loga harSa se daur3ate hue udhara Ane lage ki calo, usa bhAgyazAlI AtmA ke darzana kareM aura abhinandana kareM.... jisake hAtha se yaha mahAna kArya huA hai| logoM ne jaba dekhA ki vRSabhadatta seTha kI eka dAsI ke hAtha se prabhu ne AhAra liyA hai, taba ve Azcaryacakita ho gaye.... . are, logoM ko kyA khabara thI ki vaha dAsI nahIM kintu prabhu mahAvIra kI mausI hai.... unakI zreSTha upAsikA hai.... prabhu ko pAraNA karAke candanA dhanya ho gaI / .... AhAra grahaNa karake ve vIra yogirAja to mAnoM kucha bhI nahIM huA ho - aise sahajabhAva se vana kI ora gamana kara gaye aura vahA~ jAkara AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho gye| jabataka prabhu jAte hue dikhAI diye, candanA unheM TakaTakI bA~dhe dekhatI rahI.... AkAza meM deva aura pRthvI para janasamUha use dhanyavAda dekara usakI prazaMsA kara rahe the.... kintu candanA to sAre jagata ko bhUlakara, samasta parabhAvoM se pare, caitanyatattva ke nirvikalpa dhyAna meM zAntipUrvaka baiThI thI.... usakI gambhIratA adbhuta thI / tabataka / - idhara vRSabhadatta seTha ke ghara meM munirAja ke AhAradAna kA prasaMga banane se AnandamaMgala chAyA huA hai..... udhara seTha svayaM to ber3I kaTavAne hetu luhAra ko bulAne yethe so vApisa lauTa rahe haiM.... mArga meM Anandamaya kolAhala dekhakara logoM se pUchA - yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? kisa bAta kA hai itanA harSamaya kolAhala ? taba prajAjana kahane lage - are seTha ! Apake to bhAgya hI khula gaye !.... Apake A~gana meM to mahAvIra munirAja kA pAraNA huA hai ! pA~ca mAsa aura paccIsa dina ke upavAsa pazcAt pAraNe kA dhanya avasara Apako prApta huA hai| Apake gRhaA~gana meM candanA ne bhagavAna ko AhAradAna diyA hai.... usI kA yaha utsava ho rahA hai....deva bhI Apake A~gana meM ratnavRSTi evaM jaya-jayakAra kara rahe haiN| seTha to Azcaryacakita hokara ghara kI ora daur3e... harSAnanda kA svayaMbhUramaNa samudra unake hRdaya meM uchalane lagA.... kyA huA ? kaise huA ? candanA kI ber3I kisane kATI ? usane prabhu ko kAhe se kisaprakAra pAraNA karAyA ? aise aneka prazna harSa ke samudra meM DUba gaye.... ve ghara pahu~ce to vahA~ sArA vAtAvaraNa hI badala gayA thA / kahA~ kucha kSaNapUrva kA azAMta klezamaya vAtAvaraNa aura kahA~ yaha ullAsapUrNa Ananda ! candanA kA adbhuta rUpa pahale se bhI adhika sundara dekhakara ve Azcaryacakita ho gaye aura harSa se bola uThe - vAha beTI candanA ! dhanya hai tU ! Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-9/117 tUne merA ghara pAvana kiyA.... kauzAmbI nagarI kI zobhA bar3hA dI.... tujhe pAkara maiM dhanya ho gayA.... tU to devI hai.... are re, hama tujhe nahIM pahacAna sake aura abhI taka dAsI banAkara rkhaa| beTI, hamArA aparAdha kSamA kara de ! tU dAsI nahIM hai, tU to jagatpUjya mAtA hai| candanA bolI- pitAjI, vaha bAta bhUla jAiye....mujha para ApakA mahAna upakAra hai....Apane hI mujhe saMkaTa meM, zaraNa dekara merI rakSA kI hai| yaha Azcaryamaya ghaTanA dekhakara subhadrA seThAnI to digmUr3ha bana gaI.... usake pazcAtApa kI koI sImA nahIM thI; vaha candanA ke caraNoM meM girakara kSamAyAcanA karane lagI - beTI, maiM tujhe nahIM pahicAna sakI, mujha pApina ne tujhe bahuta kaSTa diye....mujhe kSamA kara de beTI / candanA ne usakA hAtha pakar3akara kahA mAtA ! vaha saba bhUla jAo, mere hI karmodaya se vaha saba huA; parantu prabhu mahAvIra ke maMgala- padArpaNa se ApakA ghara pAvana ho gayA aura hama saba dhanya hue ! mAnoM mahAvIra kA abhigraha pUrNa hone ke liye hI yaha saba huA thaa| Atma-maMthana karatI huI candanA vicAra rahI hai ki ahA ! eka AhAradAna kI bhAvanA se merI ber3I ke bandhana TUTa gaye.... to parama caitanya kI nirvikalpa bhAvanA se bhava ke bandhana TUTa jAe~ isameM kyA Azcarya ? AtmabhAvanA dvArA maiM apane bhava bandhana ko bhI alpakAla meM avazya hI tor3a ddaaluuNgii| mahAvIra prabhu ke darzana mAtra se mere bAhya bandhana chUTa gaye to antara meM caitanya prabhu ke darzana se bhavabandhana bhI TUTane meM aba kyA vilamba ? (zAstrakAra pramoda se kahate haiM - vAha rI vAha, satI ! dhanya hai tumhArA zIla, dhanya hai tumhArA dhairya aura dhanya hai tumhArI bhAvanA ! tuma mahAna ho| prabhu mahAvIra jaba sarvajJa hoMge taba unakI dharmasabhA meM jo sthAna 14000 muniyoM ke nAyaka rUpa meM gaNadhara - gautamasvAmI kA hogA, vahI sthAna 36000 AryikAoM ke bIca tumhArA hogaa| hRdaya meM parama harSa evaM vAtsalya umar3a AtA hai tumhAre aise uttama - ujjvala jIvana ko jAnakara / ) candanA sArI kauzAmbI nagarI umar3a par3I hai mahAvIra muni ko pAraNA karAnevAlI una candanA devI ke darzana karane tathA unheM abhinandana dene ko / ahA, Aja taka jise Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/118 hama dAsI samajhate the vaha to bhagavatI devI niklii| unhoMne vIra prabhu ko pAraNA karAke apanI kauzambI nagarI kA sammAna bar3hAyA aura use vizva prasiddha kara diyaa| apanI nagarI meM vIra prabhu kA AhAra nahIM hone kA jo kalaMka laga rahA thA use Aja candanA ne AhAradAna dekara miTA diyaa| bahutoM ko to Azcarya ho rahA thA ki AhAradAna aura kisI ke hAtha se nahIM, eka dAsI ke hAtha se huaa| (are nagarajano! kalaMka to tumhArI nagarI meM candanA jaisI satI dAsIrUpa meM bikI usakA thA....prabhu mahAvIra ne usa dAsI ke hI hAtha se pAraNA karake vaha kalaMka miTA diyaa|....daasii prathA dUra kara dI....manuSya, manuSya ko bece vaha kalaMka dho diyA; tathA yaha bhI pracArita kiyA ki dharmasAdhanA meM dhanavAna hone kA koI mahattva nahIM hai....sadguNoM kA mahattva hai|) ___nAgarikoM ke mana meM prazna uThane lage ki yaha candanA devI haiM kauna ? kahA~ kI haiM ? dikhane meM to puNyAtmA lagatI haiM....isaprakAra saba unakA paricaya prApta karane ko Atura the....itane meM rAjya kI mahArAnI mRgAvatI apanI nagarI meM seTha vRSabhadatta ke ghara munirAja mahAvIra ke pAraNe ke samAcAra sunakara harSa sahita vahA~ A paha~cI....aura pUchane lagIM 'kisake hAtha se haA prabhu kA pAraNA ?' ...aura ve dekhatI haiM to ekadama cauMka par3atI haiM are ! yaha kauna hai ?.... yaha to merI choTI bahina candanabAlA ! are candana....candana tU yahA~ kaise ?....aisA kahakara ve candanA se lipaTa pdd'iiN| adbhuta thA vaha dRzya ! ___donoM bahinoM kA milana dekhakara, tathA candanA mahArAnI mRgAvatI kI choTI bahina hai yaha jAnakara nagarajana to acambhe meM par3a gaye aura eka-dUsare kI ora tAkate hue kahane lage - are, yaha dAsI nahIM, yaha to mahAvIra prabhu kI mausI haiM, seTha-seThAnI bhI cakita raha gaye....ve Dara rahe the ki 'are re, ina rAjakumArI se dAsIpanA karAyA....usake liye na jAne rAjamAtA hameM kyA daNDa deMgI....' hamArA sarvasva chInakara hameM nagara se bAhara nikAla deMgI ! candanA unake bhAva samajha gaI aura turanta rAjamAtA ke samakSa seTha-seThAnI kA apane mAtA-pitA ke rUpa meM paricaya dete hue kahA - dIdI ! inhIM ne saMkaTa ke samaya merI rakSA kI hai, ye mAtA-pitA se kama nahIM haiM, mujha para inakA mahAna upakAra hai....inhIM ke pratApa se mujhe yaha avasara prApta huA hai| seTha-seThAnI candanA kA viveka, kSamA evaM udAratA dekhakara gadgad ho gaye aura kahane lage Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/116 he rAjamAtA ! hamAre ghara meM aisA amUlyaratna hone para bhI hama use parakha nahIM pAye....yaha kaI bAra uttama dharmacarcA karatI thIM, parantu hameM khabara nahIM par3ane dI ki svayaM rAjaputrI haiN| dhanya hai inakI gambhIratA ! inake puNya pratApa se to hamAre A~gana meM vIra prabhu kA padArpaNa tathA pAraNA huA / dhanya hamAre bhAgya ! yaha saba candanA kI uttama bhAvanA kA pratApa hai.... beTI candanA ! hameM kSamA karanA / vIra prabhu ko pAraNA karAne ke pazcAt candanA ne bhI cAra upavAsoM ke tapa kA pAraNA kiyA....pazcAt rAnI mRgAvatI ne kahA - bahina candanA ! mere sAtha calo aura rAjamahala meM AnandapUrvaka rho| maiMne vIra parama vairAgI candanA bolI- arI bahina ! isa saMsAra meM Ananda kaisA ? isa saMsAra kI asAratA dekha lI hai; aba isa saMsAra se basa hoo ! aba to prabhu ke mArga para calU~gI aura AryikA banakara unake saMgha meM rahU~gI / mRgAvatI ne kahA - bahina candanA ! 'terI bhAvanA uttama hai' kintu mahAvIra prabhu to abhI munidazA meM vicara rahe haiM, mauna dhAraNa kara rakhA hai, kisI ko dIkSA bhI nahIM dete / jaba ve kevalajJAna prApta kareMge taba hama donoM unakI dharmasabhA meM jAkara AryikAvrata dhAraNa karake unake caraNoM meM rheNge| tabataka dhairya rakhakara ghara meM hI dharmadhyAna karo aura hameM satsaMga kA lAbha do| tuma kauzAmbI meM itane dina rahIM, itane saMkaTa sahe .... aura hameM khabara taka nahIM par3I / candanA ne kahA- dIdI ! yaha saba karmoM kI vicitratA hai.... aura mere Upara akele saMkaTa thor3e hI Aye haiM ?... dekho na, Aja vIraprabhu ke darzana tathA AhAradAna kA mahAna lAbha prApta huA; vaha kyA kama bhAgya kI bAta hai ? saMsAra meM sarva jIvoM ko zubha aura aura azubha, harSa aura zoka ke prasaMga to Ate hI rahate haiM kintu - apanA jJAnasvabhAva hai, harSa-zoka se pAra / usa svabhAva ko sAdhakara, honA bhava se pAra // mRgAvatI - tumhArI bAta saca hai bahina ! eka ora tumhArA dAsI jIvana dekhakara zoka aura dUsarI ora tumhAre hI hAtha se vIra prabhu kA pAraNA dekhakara harSa, - isaprakAra zoka aura harSa donoM eka sAtha; inameM se maiM zoka kA vedana karU~ yA harSa kA ? nahIM; harSa aura zoka donoM se pare caitanyabhAva hI AtmA kA saccA Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/120 svarUpa hai aura usI meM saccA sukha hai, - yaha bAta spaSTa samajha meM AtI hai| pAThako ! isa ghaTanA meM candanA kI ber3I TUTa gaI, vaha dAsatva se chUTa gaI; parantu vAstava meM akelI candanA hI nahIM, sAre bhAratavarSa se dAsatva ke/gulAmI ke bandhana TUTa gaye....dAsatva prathA kI jar3a ukhar3a gaI; nAriyoM ke zIla kI mahAna pratiSThA huI aura bhArata kI nAriyoM meM apanI Atmazakti kA vizvAsa paidA huaa| bhArata kI sannAriyoM ne vizva meM uttama sthAna prApta kiyaa| ahA, apane deza ke pAsa jo zreSTha, sadAcAra evaM adhyAtma kA amUlya vaibhava hai vaha kyA duniyA ke kisI aura deza ke pAsa hai ? 24 tIrthaMkaroM tathA samasta cakravartiyoM ko janma denevAlI isa bhArata bhUmi kA gaurava vizva meM mahAna hai....bhArata meM janma lenevAle hama saba gauravapUrvaka kaha sakate haiM ki "hama usa deza ke vAsI haiM, jisa deza meM hote tiirthNkr| hamArA janma tIrthaMkaroM ke deza meM huA hai....tIrthaMkara hamAre deza meM janme haiN| tIrthaMkaroM kA aura hamArA deza eka hI hai|" dhanya, merI pyArI bhAratamAtA ! munirUpa se vicarate tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM kA sAkSAt sparza karane kA mahAbhAgya tujhe prApta huA hai.... vande maatrm|' (vIra saMvat 2505, phAlguna kRSNA trayodazI kI rAtri ke 1 baje yaha likhatelikhate mahAna UrmiyA~ jAgRta ho rahI haiM-ahAhA! candanA bahina, mere pAsa Ao na ! hama AnandapUrvaka svAnubhava kI carcA kareM....aura maiM prabhu mahAvIra ke madhura saMsmaraNa tumhAre pAsa se jI bharakara sunU~ !) / rAjagRhI meM cintAtura bahina celanA, vaizAlI meM bahina priyakAriNI trizalA tathA candanA ke pitAjI rAjA cetaka aura prajAjana saba ko candanA ke mila jAne kI khabara sunakara tathA usake hAtha se vIra munirAja kA pAraNA hone ke samAcAra jAnakara hArdika prasannatA huii| ___ aba, idhara candanA apanI bahina mRgAvatI ke sAtha kauzAmbI ke rAjamahala meM rahatI haiM aura vairAgyapUrNa jIvana bitAtI haiM; svAnubhUti meM adhikAdhika pariNAma lagAtI haiM; dina-rAta mahAvIra ke vicAroM meM tallIna rahakara samavasaraNa ke sapane dekhatI haiM ki kaba varddhamAna prabhu ko kevalajJAna ho aura kaba maiM prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM jAkara AryikA bneN| pratidina prabhu ko kevalajJAna hone ke samAcAra kI pratIkSA Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/121 karatI hai| vIra prabhu rAjagRhI kI ora sammedazikhara siddhakSetra ke Asa-pAsa vicara rahe haiM....vahA~ se koI bhI yAtrI AtA to unheM bulAkara AturatA se samAcAra pUchatI haiM ki tumane prabhu ko dekhA ? prabhu ko kevalajJAna huA ?....ve isa samaya kahA~ virAjate haiM ? kyA karate haiM ? / ___ eka yAtrI ne kahA- bahina, maiM vIraprabhu ke darzana karake A rahA huuN| jAMbhika grAma meM RjuvAlikA nadI ke taTapara prabhu dhyAna meM lIna khar3e the....aura aba to kevalajJAna kI taiyArI lagatI hai; kyoMki prabhu ati ugrarUpa se dhyAna meM ekAgra hoM - aisA lagatA thA; kintu bahina ! kyA prabhu ko kevalajJAna hone kI bAta kahIM chipI rahegI ?....are, kevalajJAna hote hI tInoM loka meM usake samAcAra phaila jAyeMge aura Ananda hI Ananda chA jAyegA....AkAza se devoM ke samUha dharatI para utareMge....aba to hama zIghra hI vaha dhanya avasara dekheMge....aura tIrthaMkara rUpa meM prabhu kI divyadhvani sunakara dhanya bneNge| priya sAdharmI pAThako ! calo, hama bhI candanA jinakI rAha dekha rahI hai....una prabhu mahAvIra ke darzana karane tathA unake kevalajJAna kA divya-mahotsava pratyakSa dekhane cleN| RjuvAlikA ke kinAre : prabhu ko kevalajJAna mahAvIra munirAja kauzAmbI nagarI meM candanA kumArI ke hAtha se pAraNA karane ke pazcAt udyAna meM jAkara dhyAna magna ho gye| pazcAt ve siddhapada sAdhaka santa vihAra karate hue ananta siddhoM ke siddhidhAma sammedazikhara pdhaare| siddhidhAma meM ve bhAvI siddha dhyAna meM baiThe the - vaha dRzya vAstava meM adbhuta thaa| prabhu ke caraNa sparza se zikharajI kI pAvana bhUmi puna: pAvana huI; do tIrthoM kA milana huA - eka bhAvatIrtha aura dUsarA sthApanA tIrtha; athavA eka cetanatIrtha aura dUsarA acetntiirth| hameM aisA lagegA ki kyA bhagavAna tIrthayAtrA hetu Aye hoMge ? are, kintu prabhu to svayaM hI calate-phirate jIvanta-tIrtha haiN| zikharasammeda to sthApanA tIrtha hai, jabaki prabhu to svayaM ratnatrayarUpa pariNamita jIvanta-tIrtha haiN| mokSayAtrA to sadA kara hI rahe haiM aura sAkSAt ratnatraya tIrtharUpa pariNamita aise mahAtmAoM ke pratApa se hI bhUmi-parvatoM ko tIrthapanA prApta huA hai| Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/122. sammedazikhara tIrtha ke nikaTa 15-20 kilomITara dUra jAMbhika grAma ke samIpa RjuvAlikA nadI bahatI hai; jaisA sundara nAma vaisI hI sundara nadI hai| mahAvIra prabhu sammedazikhara se vihAra karate hue usa nadI ke taTa para Aye aura eka sphaTika samAna svaccha sundara zilA para dhyAnastha hue| vaizAkha mAsa kI tIvra tapana meM bhI prabhu to mAnoM caitanyazAnti kI himazItala guphA meM baiThe-baiThe apUrvavItarAgI zItalatA kA vedana kara rahe ho....aura mAnoM prakRti bhI anukUla hokara prabhu kI sevA kara rahI ho, tadnusAra eka ghaTAdAra zAlmalI vRkSa prabhu ko zItala chAyA de rahA hai| ahA! caitanya ke sAdhaka ko sArA jagata anukUla hI vartatA hai| prabhu dhyAna meM khar3e haiM....ahA ! aise vItarAgI mahAtmA mere taTa para padhAre ! isaprakAra harSataraMgoM se uchalatI kala-kala karatI nadI mAnoM Aja vizeSa harSita ho rahI ho, tadnusAra jAMbhika grAma ke nikaTa vaha dRzya dekhane ke liye kSaNabhara thama jAtI thii| ahA! mere kinAre Aja koI adbhuta yogirAja Akara dhyAna lagA rahe haiN| prAta:kAla se dhyAnamagna yogirAja....na to kucha bolate haiM, na khAte haiM aura na pAnI pIte haiM ! yaha nadI kA kinArA, yaha grISma kA tApa aura yaha zItala miSTa jala....jo bhI yAtrI yahA~ AtA hai vaha zItala jala piye binA nahIM rahatA; parantu yaha yogirAja to grISma ke pracaNDa tApa meM khar3e hone para bhI pAnI kA nAma taka nahIM lete....mAnoM nadI ko Azcarya ho rahA hai, vaha soca rahI hai, kyA inheM garmI nahIM lagatI hogI ? kyA inheM tRSA nahIM satAtI ?....maiM uchalakara inake mukhadvAra se hRdaya meM praviSTa ho jAU~ aura apanI zItalatA se inakI tRSA miTAkara sevA karU~ !....kintu nahIM, ve yahA~ pAnI ke liye nahIM Aye....A~kha Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/123 uThAkara ve pAnI kI ora dekhate taka nahIM haiM....ve to A~kheM jhukAe antara meM kucha aura hI dekha rahe haiN| unakI mudrA dekhakara lagatA hai ki unheM bAhya meM kucha bhI khojane kI icchA nahIM hai....unake mukha para kSudhA-tRSA kI AkulatA ke bhAva bhI dikhAyI nahIM dete, usa para to paramazAnti evaM prasannatA jhalaka rahI hai| bhakti taraMgoM se kalakala karatI huI RjukA nadI mAnoM apanI usa dhvani se unakI stuti kara rahI hai ki ahA ! maiM zItala svabhAvI hone para bhI mujha se adhika zItalatA-zAnti sampanna ina yogirAja ko to maiMne Aja hI dekhA hai, antara meM ve na jAne kaisI adbhuta zItalatA kA vedana kara rahe haiM ki unheM pAnI kI bAhya zItalatA kI icchA nahIM hai| aise yogirAja mere taTa para padhAre, jisase maiM dhanya ho gaI huuN| ahA ! ina yogirAja . kI caraNa-raja se maiM bhI pAvana ho gaI huuN| idhara moha se yuddha karane ke liye vIra yoddhA taiyAra khar3e haiM....vIra rAjA kA mahAvIrapanA Aja sacamuca jAgRta ho uThA hai; kSAyika samyaktva unakI senA kA senApati hai aura anantaguNoM kI vizuddhirUpa senA zukladhyAna ke zreNIrUpa bANoM kI varSA kara rahI hai; ananta AtmavIrya ullasita ho rahA hai aura ananta siddha bhagavanta unake pakSa meM A mile haiN| kevalajJAnalakSmI vijaya mAlA lekara taiyAra khar3I hai aura moha kI samasta senA pratikSaNa ghaTa rahI hai| are, dekho....dekho! . prabhu to zuddhopayogarUpa cakra kI dhAra se moha kA nAza karane lage haiM, kSapaka zreNI meM Age bar3hate-bar3hate AThaveM....nauveM....dazaveM guNasthAna meM to kSaNamAtra meM pahu~ca gaye haiN| prabhu aba sarvathA vItarAgI ho gaye....aura sUryAsta se pUrva to vIraprabhu ke antara meM jo kabhI asta na ho aisA kevalajJAna sUrya jagamagA uThA....ahA ! prabhu mahAvIra sarvajJa hue....arihanta hue....paramAtmA hue.... Namo arihNtaannN|' sarvajJa prabhu mahAvIra rAga aura indriyoM ke binA hI paripUrNa sukha aura jJAnarUpa pariNamita hue| abhUtapUrva thI vaha dazA ! indriyA~ vidyamAna hone para bhI mAnoM avidyamAna hoM - isaprakAra prabhu ne unakA sambandha sarvathA chor3a diyaa| bhagavAna bhale atIndriya hue aura hamArA sAtha chor3a diyA, phira bhI hameM prabhu ke sAtha rahane meM hI lAbha hai aisA mAnakara ve jar3a indriyA~ abhI prabhu kA sAtha nahIM chor3atI thiiN| prabhu to indriyoM se nirapekSa rahakara svayameva sukhI the| parAdhIna indriyasukha se Thage Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-8/124 jA rahe jagata ko prabhu ne batalA diyA ki AtmA indriya viSayoM ke binA hI svAdhIna rUpa se sukhI hai; sukha vaha AtmA kA svabhAva hai, indriyoM kA nhiiN|' zuddhopayoga ke prabhAva se AtmA svayaM parama sukharUpa pariNamatA hai| indriyAtIta tathA lokottama aise ve vIra bhagavAna kevalajJAna hote hI pRthvI se 5000 dhanuSa Upara antarikSa meM virAjamAna hue| ahA ! pRthvI kA avalambana unako nahIM rahA aura aba ve phira kabhI pRthvI para nahIM utreNge| unakA zarIra chAyArahita parama audArika ho gayA; saba ko dekhanevAle prabhu svayaM bhI sarva dizAoM se dikhane lge| prabhu ke kevalajJAna kA mahotsava karane tathA arihanta pada kI pUjA karane svarga se indrAdi deva pRthvI para A pahu~ce / indra ne stuti karate hue kahA - he deva ! Apa vItarAgatA evaM sarvajJatA dvArA jagata meM sarvotkRSTa sundaratA ko prApta hue haiM; Apa parama iSTa haiN| ____ sarvajJa paramAtmA kA sAkSAtkAra karake hajAroM lAkhoM jIva pAvana hue| kubera ne atyanta bhaktisahita saMsAra kI sarvotkRSTa vibhUti dvArA samavasaraNarUpa jinendrasabhA kI racanA kii| aisI racanA vaha indra kI AjJA se karatA hogA yA prabhu kI tIrthaMkara prakRti se prerita hokara ?....yaha to vahI jAne ! parantu yaha racanA pUrNa karate hI Azcaryacakita hokara usane kahA - aho deva ! Apake sAnnidhya ke kAraNa ApakA samavasaraNa jaisA suzobhita hotA hai vaisA hamArA svarga bhI zobhA nahIM detA ! (kaise zobhA degA?....are kubera ! yahA~ to mokSa prApta hotA hai, tumhAre svarga meM kahA~ mokSa milatA hai ? he kubera ! tuma svargaloka kI utkRSTa zobhA yahA~ le Aye; parantu ina sarvajJadeva kI caitanya vibhUti ke samakSa tumhArI vibhUti kA kyA mUlya ?) ___ sampUrNa nIlamaNi kI zilA para pRthvI ke AdhAra binA prabhu ke samavasaraNa kI divyaracanA huI; parantu usa divya zobhA meM mumukSu kA citta nahIM lagatA thA; kyoMki usakA citta to sarvajJa prabhu ke caraNoM meM hI lagA hai| use to dekhanA hai sAkSAt paramAtmA ko!....cetanavanta vItarAga deva ko pratyakSa dekhakara unakI upAsanA karanA hai....aura rAgarahita AtmA kA svAda lenA hai| prabhu kI zobhA kahIM bAhya ThATha-bATa meM nahIM hai, unakI zobhA to sarvajJatA evaM vItarAgatA se hai; isaliye usI meM mumukSukA citta sthira Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/125 hotA hai| he prabho ! Apake zuddha cetanasvarUpa ko jAnane se hameM apanA bhI aisA hI zuddhAtmA anubhUti meM AtA hai- yaha ApakA upakAra hai| isaprakAra sarvajJa kI sabhA meM praveza karate hue mumukSu kA gaurava bar3ha jAtA thA aura usake pariNAma vizuddha hote the| use aisI acintya anubhUti hotI thI, mAnoM apane jJAna meM hI sarvajJa baiThe hoM ! prabhu ke cAroM ora divya sabhAmaNDapa hai, jahA~ mokSa ke sAdhaka sabhAjana baiThe haiM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana kA Ananda le rahe haiN| zrImaNDapa kI zobhA sarvArthasiddhi kI zobhA se bhI bar3hakara hai| ahA! yaha to sarvajJa kI sabhA....paramAtmA kA darabAra.... tIrthaMkara kI dharma sabhA ! usakI adbhutatA kA kyA kahanA ! guNadhara evaM indra jisa sabhA meM baiThate the, vahA~ jagata kI sarva lakSmI-samasta zobhA ekatrita huI thii| kevalajJAna lakSmI kA bhI jahA~ nivAsa ho vahA~ anya lakSmI ko to kauna pUche ? ___ahA ! eka ora bhagavAna kI kevalajJAna-zrI' arthAt sarvotkRSTa jJAnalakSmI kI zobhA aura dUsarI ora samavasaraNa kI divya zobhA; isaprakAra jIva aura ajIva donoM ne apanI-apanI sarvotkRSTa zobhA dhAraNa kI thii| parantu unameM se jo jIva utkRSTa zobhAvAna 'sarvajJa-mahAvIra' ko jAna le, vaha jIva samyagdRSTi hokara akhUTa caitanyalakSmI ke bhaNDAra apane meM dekha letA hai| ___vItarAgI, zAntabhAvarUpa pariNamita AtmA kaisA hotA hai, use pratyakSa dekhakara unheM AtmA ke zAntasvabhAva kI pratIti ho jAtI hai| ahA! sarvajJa tIrthaMkara jisake nAyaka, gaNadhara jisake maMtrI aura deva jisake dvArapAla hoM usa darabAra kA kyA kahanA ! bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI dharmasabhA (samavasaraNa) bAraha yojana vyAsa kI thI aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kI eka yojana vyAsa kI hai; parantu donoM dharmasabhAoM meM bhagavantoM ne jisa caitanyatattva kA pratipAdana kiyA tathA jo mokSamArga batalAyA vaha to ekasamAna hI thaa| uttama chAyA tathA divyaprakAza dvArA jo prabhu kI sevA kara rahA thA, vaha azoka : vRkSa Azcarya utpanna karatA thA ki jar3a ke binA itanA vizAla vRkSa kaise banA ? aura dekho, yaha bhI eka Azcarya kI bAta hai ki vahA~ jagata meM zreSTha siMhAsana hone para bhI prabhu usa para baiThate nahIM haiM; usase Upara-antarikSa meM baiThakara aisA pragaTa karate Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/126 haiM ki yaha ratnasiMhAsana vaha koI nijapada nahIM hai; nijacaitanya kA pada to antara meM atIndriya jJAna-Ananda dvArA nirmita hai....usa para prabhu ArUr3ha haiN| jJAnAnanda pada meM virAjamAna sarvajJa mahAvIra ko dekhakara bhavyajIva bhI jJAnAnanda meM lIna ho jAte the....aura prabhu kI divyavANI kA zravaNa karane ke liye atyanta Atura the| prabhu kaisA adbhuta boleMge ? kaisA acintya AtmasvarUpa batalAyeMge....prabhu abhI boleMge.... prAta:kAla boleMge.... madhyAhna meM boleMge....sAMyakAla boleMge... kala to avazya boleMge.... isI AzA meM divasoM para divasa bIta rahe haiM jIvoM ke jhuNDa ke jhuNDa samavasaraNa meM A rahe haiM aura sAkSAt paramAtmA ke darzanoM se harSita hote haiM....parantu bhagavAna kI divyadhvani nahIM khirtii| yadyapi vIraprabhu abhI bolate nahIM haiM; parantu mauna rahakara, anicchA se gaganavihAra karate haiN| vihAra karate-karate ve rAjagRhI meM vipulAcala para pdhaare| vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ke dina prabhu ko kevalajJAna huA thA; vaha zeSa vaizAkha mAsa pUrA bIta gayA, jyeSTha mAsa bhI bIta gayA aura aba ASAr3ha bhI pUrA hone lagA hai....grISma Rtu samApta huI....66 dina bIta cuke haiM, kintu bhagavAna kI divyadhvani nahIM khiratI; tathApi bhavyajIva thake nahIM haiM, ve to prabhu kI vANI sunane ke liye samavasaraNa meM hI baiThe haiM; vahA~ unheM bhUkha nahIM lagatI aura na pyAsa; thakAna bhI nahIM lagatI aura nidrA bhI nahIM aatii| mAnoM kSudhA-tRSA rahita bhagavAna ke sAnnidhya meM unakI bhI kSudhA-tRSA evaM nidrA zAnta ho gaI ho| (samavasaraNa meM kisI ko kSudhAtRSA-rogAdi nahIM hote|) ___aba to ASAr3ha bhI pUrNa hokara zrAvaNa mAsa prArambha ho cukA hai... isaprakAra zrAvaNa kRSNA pratipadA AyI; varSARtu prArambha ho gii| aba to prabhu ke mukha se bhI divyadhvani kI varSA avazya hogI -aise vizvAsapUrvaka sabhAjana bhagavAna kI ora dRSTi lagAye baiThe the...| ___ itane meM acAnaka eka RSi-mahAtmA ne samavasaraNa meM praveza kiyA; unakA nAma thA indrabhUti-gautama ! mAnastambha ke nikaTa Ate hI unakA mAna vigalita ho gayA aura prabhu kI divyatA dekhate hI vinIta ho gye| ahA, aisI adbhuta vItarAgatA! yaha AtmA avazya hI sarvajJa paramAtmA haiM - aisA vizvAsa A gayA Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0.GAL PELHI jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/127 aura prabhu ke pAdamUla meM namrIbhUta hokara usI samaya unhoMne saMyama dhAraNa kiyaa| indrarAja harSapUrvaka yaha saba dekhate rahe aura una mahAtmA-gautama ko Adara pUrvaka munivaroM kI sabhA meM le gye| jyoM hI munirAja indrabhUti-gautama munivaroM kI sabhA meM jAkara prabhu ko hAtha jor3akara baiThe ki turanta sarvajJa mahAvIra ke sarvAMga se divyadhvani khirane lagI - vIra prabhu ke jJAna gagana se barase amRtadhAra; vipulagirI para divyadhvani kI hotI jaya-jayakAra / ratnatraya kI khilI vATikA, Ananda kA saurabha hai; karate nija kalyANa jIva, jinazAsana kA gaurava hai| samavasaraNa ke madhya virAje vIranAtha bhagavAna; harSita ho sura-nara-muni karate prabhujI kA guNagAna / svAzrita cetanabhAva sahita prabhu karate mokSaprakAza; bhavyajIva bhava se tirane kI lagA rahe haiM Aza / ratnatrayanidhi kI upAsanA hari karate haiM nizadina, nijavaibhava kara prApta sabhI hote prasanna mana hI mana / muni-gaNadhara bhI dharmasabhA meM dharate AtamadhyAna; sabake mana kI eka bhAvanA ho zivapura prasthAna / ahA ! vaha AzcaryakArI divyadhvani sunakara sarva jIva Anandamagna ho gaye; usameM parama caitanyatattva kA acintya svarUpa zravaNa karake aneka jIva aise antarlIna hue ki tatkSaNa nirvikalpa hokara Atma-anubhUti karake samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/128 ko prApta hue| isaprakAra tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ratnatrayatIrtha kA pravartana kiyA.... dharmacakra kA pravartana kiyaa| ___ gautamasvAmI ratnatrayasaMyukta muniyoM ke nAyaka bane, unheM usI kSaNa apramattadazA udita ho uThI; mana:paryayajJAna huA; ve bAraha aMga ke jJAtA zrutakevalI hue; aneka mahAna labdhiyA~ unake pragaTa ho giiN| unheM vacanalabdhi to aisI apUrva pragaTa huI ki karor3oM-araboM zloka dhIra-gambhIra, madhura, spaSTa svara meM do ghar3I meM bola sakate the; karor3oM manuSya aura tiryaJca ekasAtha bhinna-bhinna bhASAyeM bola rahe hoM, taba bhI pratyeka kI bAta alaga-alaga spaSTa samajha sakate the| buddhilabdhi, auSadhalabdhi, rasalabdhi, akSayalabdhi, vikriyAlabdhi....Adi aneka labdhiyA~ pragaTa hone para bhI ve jAnate the ki ina sarva labdhiyoM kI apekSA AtmAnubhUti kI labdhi koI acintya sAmarthyavAna hai aura sarvajJa kI kevalajJAnalabdhi ke samakSa to ye samasta labdhiyA~ anantaveM bhAga kI haiN| isaprakAra atyanta nirmAnatApUrvaka ve tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhara bane aura hAtha jor3akara prabhu kI stuti kI - zata-indra vaMdita bijagahita, nirmala madhura upadeza de| niHsIma guNa jo dhArate, jitabhava namUM jinarAja ko|| sura-asura-narendra vaMdya ko, pravinaSTa ghAtIkarma ko| praNamana karU~ maiM dharmakartA, tIrtha zrI mahAvIra ko| indrabhUti-gautama ke atirikta unake do bhAI agnibhUti aura vAyubhUti tathA zucidatta, sudharma, mAMDavya, mauryaputra, akampana, acala, medArya evaM prabhAsa - aise kula 11 gaNadhara mahAvIra prabhu ke the| aba, gautamasvAmI vIra prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM acAnaka kaise A pahu~ce ? usakI romAMcaka kathA suno - ___ RjukulA nadI ke taTa para vIra prabhu ko kevalajJAna huA, samavasaraNa kI racanA huI, kintu divyadhvani nahIM khirI; vihAra karate-karate prabhu rAjagRhI meM vipulAcala para pdhaare| 66 dina bIta jAne para bhI bhagavAna kA upadeza kyoM nahIM huA ? bhagavAna to tIrthaMkara haiM, isaliye divyadhvani ke upadeza dvArA tIrtha pravartana hue binA nahIM raha sakatA; kintu itanA vilamba kyoM ? bhavyajIva vANI sunane ke liye pyAse cAtaka kI bhA~ti Atura ho rahe haiN| anta meM indra kA dhairya samApta huA; Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/126 usane avadhijJAna se dekhA ki tIrthaMkara deva ke dharmopadeza ke samaya jisakI upasthiti anivArya hotI hai - aisA koI gaNadhara isa sabhA meM upasthita nahIM hai| vaha gaNadhara hone vAlA jIva to isa samaya veda-vedAnta meM pAraMgata mahApaNDita ke rUpa meM gautamagrAma (guNAvA nagarI) meM hai - aisA jAnakara indra ne una gautama ko samavasaraNa meM lAne kI yukti bnaayii| svayaM eka Thigane brAhmaNa kA rUpa dhAraNa karake gautama ke pAsa pahu~ce aura vinayapUrvaka kahA - he svAmI ! maiM mahAvIra tIrthaMkara kA ziSya hU~; mujhe eka zloka kA artha samajhanA hai, parantu mere guru ne to abhI mauna dhAraNa kiyA hai, isaliye Apake pAsa usa zloka kA artha samajhane AyA huuN| indrabhUti ne prema se kahA - bolo vatsa ! kauna-sA zloka hai tumhArA ? brAhmaNa vezadhArI indra ne kahA - suniye mahArAja ! traikAlyaM dravyaSaTkaM navapadasahitaM jIva ssttkaay-leshyaa| paMcAnye cAstikAyAH vratasamitigati jnyaan-caaritrbhedaaH|| ityetanmokSamUlaM tribhuvanamahite proktamarha dbhirIzaiH / pratyeti zraddadhAti spRzati ca matimAn yaH sa vai shuddhdRssttiH|| zloka bolakara indra ne kahA-he deva! isameM tInakAla, chahadravya, navapadArtha, paMcAstikAya Adi jinheM jAnanA mokSa kA mUla hai ve kyA haiM ? unheM samajhAie ? mahAna vidvAna indrabhUti vicAra meM par3a gaye ki yaha zloka to maiM prathama bAra suna rahA huuN| isameM to jIvAditattvoM kA varNana hai, parantu mere mana kI gaharAyI meM to abhI 'jIva' ke astitva kI hI zaMkA hai| taba phira maiM isa brAhmaNa ko usakA svarUpa kaise samajhAU~ ?....avazya hI yaha zloka kahane vAle isake guru koI asAdhAraNa evaM jIvatattva ke jJAtA honA caahiye| indrabhUti bahuta maMthana karane ke bAda bhI zloka kA bhAva nahIM samajha ske| ahA ! sarvajJamArga ke rahasya ko ekAnta-mithyAvAdI kahA~ se samajha sakeMge ? usane vicAra kiyA - are, maiM samasta veda-purANoM kA jJAtA hU~; parantu chaha dravya kyA haiM, pA~ca astikAya kyA haiM, pA~ca jJAna kauna-se haiM? - yaha to maiMne kabhI sunA hI nahIM hai, yaha to isa brAhmaNa ke sAmane merI pratiSThA jAne kA prasaMga aayaa| kyoM na isake guru ke pAsa jAU~ aura dekhU ki vaha kauna hai ? aisA socakara indrabhUti ne kahA - Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6 / 130 he vatsa ! tumhAre guru kauna haiM aura kahA~ virAjate haiM ? maiM unake sAtha isa zloka para carcA kruuNgaa| basa, indra to yahI cAhate the / unhoMne kahA - yaha to bar3e Ananda kI bAta hai mahArAja ! mere sAtha caliye ! mere guru sarvajJa-mahAvIra haiM aura ve rAjagRhI meM vipulAcala para virAjate haiN| aura indra ke sAtha indrabhUti samavasaraNa kI ora cala par3e / vAha re indrabhUti ! jo tattva apanI samajha meM nahIM AyA use samajhane kI kitanI gaharI jijJAsA hai| pA~ca sau ziSyoM ke sAtha samavasaraNa kI ora calate hue gautama kA abhimAna kSaNa-kSaNa gala rahA hai; unakA antara svIkAra kara rahA hai ki jisa zloka kA artha maiM nahIM jAna pAyA, use jAnane vAle guru- mahAvIra koI asAdhAraNa jJAnavAna hoMge ! isaprakAra unake antara meM hAra-jIta kI nahIM, kintu apane jJAna samAdhAna kI mukhyatA hai / unakI zaMkA kA tathA ajJAna kA anta aba nikaTa hI hai; yahA~ apUrvajJAna kI taiyArI hai to sAmane apUrvavANI kI, - utkRSTa upAdAna 1. nimita kA kaisA sumela hai / jyoM hI mAnastaMbha ke nikaTa Aye aura prabhu kA vaibhava dekhA, tyoM hI unakA mAna vigalita ho gayA.... unhoMne mahAvIra ko dekhA aura dekhate hI sarvajJa kI tathA jIva ke astittva kI pratIti ho gii| ahA ! aise vaibhava meM bhI prabhu vItarAgarUpa se virAja rahe haiM ! kaisI zAnta hai unakI dRSTi ! unake AtmA kI divyatA kA kyA kahanA ! avazya hI yaha sarvajJa haiM / isaprakAra gautama ko prabhu ke prati parama sammAna kA bhAva jAgRta huA aura jIva ke astittva sambandhI unakI sUkSma zaMkAe~ dUra ho gaIM.. ....mAna kA sthAna jJAna ne liyaa| niHzalya hue gautama ne vinayapUrvaka apane pA~ca sau ziSyoM sahita prabhu kA mArga aMgIkAra kiyA aura namrIbhUta hokara prabhu kI stuti karane lage mokSamArgasya netAraM bhettAraM karmabhUbhRtAm / jJAtAraM vizvatattvAnAM vande tadguNalabdhaye // ahA ! kaisA AnandadAyI hogA vaha dRzya ! vIra prabhu kI divyavANI chUTatI hogI aura gautama gaNadhara use jhelate hoNge| prabhu kI vANI sunakara tatkSaNa gautamaindrabhUti cAra jJAnadhArI zrutakevalI hue aura bAraha aMgarUpa zruta kI racanA dvArA Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/131 paramAtmA kI vANI kA prasAda paMcamakAla ke bhavyajIvoM ke liye saMgrahIta karake rakha diyA, jo prasAda Aja hameM guru-paramparA se prApta ho rahA hai| ___ aho vIranAtha! ApakA mahAna upakAra hai; Apake gaNadharoM kA tathA vartamAna paryaMta ApakI vANI dvArA svAnubhavapUrvaka mokSamArga ko pravAhita rakhanevAle vItarAgI santoM kA bhI mahAna upakAra hai ki jinake pratApa se Aja aise duHSama kAla meM bhI hameM ApakA mokSamArga mila rahA hai| vAha, dhanya vIra kA zAsana....aura dhanya usa zAsanadhArA ko avicchinna rUpa se pravAhita rakhane vAle santoM ko ! pazcAt indrabhUti-gautama ke sAtha unake do bhAI mahAna vidvAna agnibhUti, vAyubhUti tathA anya ATha vidvAna apane saikar3oM ziSyoM sahita vIra prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM Aye aura ratnatrayadharma prApta karake prabhu ke gaNadhara bne| mahAvIra tIrthaMkara ke kula 11 gaNadhara the| samavasaraNa kI adbhuta divyatA ke madhya rahakara bhI nirmoharUpa se virAjamAna vardhamAna sarvajJa sacamuca alaukika the| ahA ! kaisI zAntamudrA ! kaisI vItarAgatA ! aura kaisA jJAnateja ! vaha mudrA dekhate hI jIvoM kI zaMkAe~ nirmUla hokara AtmA ke paramasvarUpa kI pratIti hotI thii| vAha ! una arihantoM kI mahimA kA kyA kahanA, ki jinakA svarUpa jAnane se AtmA ke zuddhasvarUpa kA jJAna tathA samyagdarzana hotA hai| indrabhUti kA adbhuta parivartana dekhakara indra ko apAra Ananda huaa|....aur brAhmaNa kA rUpa chor3akara apane asalI indra svarUpa meM gautama gaNadhara ke caraNoM meM vandana kiyaa| indrabhUti ne parama gambhIratA se kahA haja ! aba maiMne jAna liyA hai ki tumhIM brAhmaNa kA veza dhAraNa karake yukti pUrvaka mujhe yahA~ samavasaraNa meM lAye ho, yahA~ Ane se merA kalyANa huA hai; merI parAjaya nahIM, kintu vijaya huI hai aura usameM mujhe tIna ratna tathA cAra jJAna prApta hue haiN| pahale maiM mithyAtva se parAjita thA, aba maiMne mithyAtva ko parAjita karake apane apAra nijavaibhava ko jIta liyA hai| prabhu mahAvIra aba mAtra tumhAre nahIM, mere bhI paramaguru haiN| zata-indra-vaMdita trijaga-hita, nirmala madhura upadeza de| niHsImaguNa jo dhArate, jitabhava namUM jinarAja ko|| Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/132 ahA ! gautama gaNadhara bhI jinakI stuti karate hoM una sarvajJa mahAvIra kI mahimA kA kyA kahanA; he mahAvIra deva ! Apake guNa itane adhika mahAna haiM ki yadyapi chadmastha jIva unakI stuti karate hue thaka jAtA hai, tathApi maiM Apake guNoM ke prati saccI mahimA ke kAraNa ApakI stuti karatA huuN| prabho ! Apake antara meM udita huA kevalajJAna sUrya hAni-vRddhi se rahita sthira hai; vaha sUrya kI bhA~ti AtApa denevAlA nahIM, kintu AtApa haranevAlA hai| ApakI vItarAgI sarvajJatA kI acintya mahimA kA cintana hameM rAga se bhinna jJAnasvabhAvI AtmA kI anubhUti karAtA hai....aura samyaktva sahita mahAna Ananda pragaTa hotA hai| prabho ! ApakI yathArtha pratIti kA yaha mahAna phala hai| dhanya sarvajJadeva! ApakA prabhAva koI advitIya hai| svAnubhUti ke binA Apake acintya guNa cintana meM nahIM A skte| jahA~ Apake acintya guNoM ko jJAna meM lekara unakA cintana karate haiM vahA~ hamArA jJAna vaise AtmaguNoM meM ekAgra ho jAtA hai aura vikalpoM se pare koI paramazAnta caitanyarasa anubhava meM AtA hai| yahI hai ApakI paramArtha stuti !....yahI hai ApakA pAvana paMtha ! jo indriyoM ko jItakara, jAne vizeSa nijAtma ko| nizcaya viSaM sthita sAdhujana, kahate jitendriya unahi ko| (isaprakAra sarvajJasvabhAvI atIndriya AtmA kI anubhUti hI sarvajJa kI paramArtha stuti hai|) vesarvajJa mahAvIra koI 'antima tIrthaMkara' nahIM the| jisaprakAra jagata meM mokSa prApta karane vAle jIvoM kA tathA mokSamArga kA kabhI anta nahIM hai, usIprakAra eka ke bAda eka ananta tIrthaMkaroM kI paramparA ananta kAla taka calatI hI rhegii| isa caubIsI ke prathama aura antima (RSabhadeva evaM mahAvIra) tIrthaMkaroM ke bIca to asaMkhyAt varSoM kA antara thA; parantu isa caubIsI ke antima aura AnevAlI caubIsI ke prathama (mahAvIra evaM mahApadya) tIrthaMkaroM ke bIca mAtra 84000 varSakA hI antara hai arthAt mahAvIra prabhu ke mokSagamana pazcAt 84000 varSa meM hI rAjA zreNika kA AtmA mahApadma tIrthaMkara hoNge| dhanya mArga ! ___ idhara kauzAmbI nagarI meM kumArI candanabAlA vIra prabhu ke kevalajJAna kI pratIkSA karate hue vairAgyamaya jIvana bitA rahI hai| baizAkha zuklA dazamI ke sAyaMkAla Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/133 AkAza meM acAnaka hajAroM-lAkhoM deva-vimAna dekhakara use Azcarya huA....ve deva mahAvIra bhagavAna kA jaya-jayakAra karate hue jA rahe the| candanA turanta samajha gaI ki mere mahAvIra ko kevalajJAna ho gayA hai...aura usI kA utsava manAne yaha devagaNa jA rahe haiN| ahA ! mere mahAvIra aba paramAtmA bana gaye ! isaprakAra candanA ke harSAnanda kA pAra nahIM hai| sAre nagara meM Ananda ke bAje bajavAkara usane prabhu ke kevalajJAna kA maMgala utsava mnaayaa| pazcAt bar3I bahina mRgAvatI ko sAtha lekara vaha rAjagRhI- vIra prabhu ke samavasaraNa pahu~cI....aura una vItarAgI vIra paramAtmA ko dekhakara stabdha raha gii| rAjakumAra mahAvIra ne jo AtmAnubhUti prApta karAI thI, usakA use smaraNa huA aura turanta vaisI anubhUti meM puna: puna: upayoga lagAkara antara kI vizuddhatA ko bddh'aayaa| prabhu kI stuti kI, gautama svAmI Adi munivaroM ko vandana kiyA aura prabhu caraNoM meM AryikA ke vrata dhAraNa kiye....komala kezoM kA loMca kiyA, rAjasI paridhAna chor3a diye aura eka zveta paridhAna meM vairAgya se suzobhita ho utthii| abhI kucha dina pUrva bhI sira muMDAe bandhana meM par3I thI....aura Aja svecchA se sira muMDakara vaha mokSamArga meM prayANa kara rahI hai| kahA~ vaha kArAgRha aura kahA~ yaha samavasaraNa - dharmasabhA ! una donoM saMyogoM se vibhakta tathA nijaguNoM se ekatva - aise nijasvarUpa kA vaha anubhavana karatI thii| vIra prabhu kI dharmasabhA meM vidyamAna 36000 AryikAoM ke saMgha kI ve candanAmAtA adhiSThAtrI thiiN| kahA~ bhIla dvArA apaharaNa aura kahA~ vIra prabhu kI zaraNa ! kahA~ vezyA ke hAthoM bAjAra meM bikane kA prasaMga aura kahA~ 36000 AryikAoM meM adhiSThAtrI-pada ! vAha re udayabhAva terA khela ! parantu dharmAtmA kA caitanyabhAva aba tere vicitra jAla meM nahIM pha~segA, vaha to sarva prasaMgoM meM tujhase alipta apane caitanyabhAva meM hI rahegA....aura mokSa ko saadhegaa| ___ bhArata meM 24veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUrva 23veM tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha kA zAsana cala rahA thA; ahiMsAdharma kI mahimA phaila rahI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI vaha bAta pracArita kI - ki rAga se bhinna AtmA ke anubhava dvArA hI ahiMsAdharma kA pAlana ho sakatA hai; kyoMki rAga svayaM hiMsA hai, isaliye jo jIva jitanA rAga meM vartatA hai utanA vaha hiMsA meM hI varta rahA hai| jisameM rAga nahIM hai aise jJAna kI anubhUti vaha parama ahiMsAdharma hai aura usase mokSa Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga - 6/134 kI prApti hotI hai| aise ahiMsA dharma ke upadezaka prabhu mahAvIra ne vipulAcala se vihAra karake bhAratabhUmi ko pAvana kiyaa| jahA~ ve padhArate vahA~ ahiMsAmaya zAnta vAtAvaraNa ho jAtA thaa| sarpa aura nevale jaise virodhI jIva bhI eka dUsare ke mitra bana jAte the| siMha aura gAya, zera aura kharagoza.... saba bhayarahita hokara eka sAtha baiThate the....aura vIravANI kA amRta pAna karate the / prabhu ne anekAnta tattva kA svarUpa samajhAyA - jIva atIndriya cetanatattva hai, vaha jar3a se bhinna hai| cetana aura jar3a pratyeka dravya apane-apane svadharma meM sthita haiN| / eka hI vastu kA eka sAtha apane aneka dharmoM meM tanmayarUpa se rahanA so 'anekAnta' hai| eka hI AtmA jJAna meM hai, vahI darzana meM hai, vahI sukha meM hai, vahI guNa-dravya meM hai, vahI paryAyoM meM hai; vahI AtmA astitvadharma meM hai, vahI nAstitvadharma meM hai; - isaprakAra ananta svadharmoM meM vyApaka AtmA anekAnta svarUpa hai / use jAnane AtmA kA ananta nijavaibhava jAnane meM AtA hai / isaprakAra anekAntamaya Atmavaibhava batalAkara bhagavAna ne pratyeka jIva ko bhagavAnapanA hI batAyA.... ananta nijavaibhava batAyA....mokSamArga batAyA.... dharma btaayaa| prabhu mahAvIra jaba tIrthaMkara rUpa meM vicara rahe the, una dinoM rAjagRhI magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI thI aura vahA~ rAjA zreNika rAjya karate the / yadyapi prabhu vardhamAna / (vaDDhamANa) saurASTra Adi aneka dezoM meM vicare the, parantu magadha deza ke nikaTastha pradezoM meM unakA 'vihAra' itanA adhika huA ki vaha pradeza hI vihAra ( bihAra ) ke nAma se prasiddha ho gyaa| pahale to vaizAlI aura magadha donoM rAjya eka-dUsare ke zatru the aura paraspara yuddha bhI karate the; parantu vItarAga mahAvIra ko kyA ? unakA kauna zatru aura kauna mitra ? unhoMne to apane dharmacakra kA pravartana magadha kI rAjadhAnI se prArambha kiyA / krodha dvArA jinheM nahIM jItA jA sakatA thA unheM unhoMne vItarAgatA dvArA jIta liyaa| ekabAra prabhu mahAvIra rAjagRhI ke vaibhAragiri para pdhaare| paramAtmA mahAvIra ko aura sAtha meM apanI lAr3alI bahina candanA ko dekhakara mahArAnI celanA ke Ananda kA pAra nahIM rahA / mahArAjA zreNika bhI sAtha the / sarvajJa mahAvIra ko dekhakara ve bhI stabdha raha gaye | vAha ! mere iSTa deva ! dhanya ApakI vItarAgatA ! dhanya ApakA acintya dharmavaibhava ! Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/135 jaba zreNika rAjA bhavya zobhAyAtrA sahita hAthI para baiThakara prabhu ke darzana karane jA rahe the, taba eka meMr3haka bhI unake sAtha kamala kI paMkhurI lekara cala rahA thaa| (vaha nAgadattaseTha kA jIva thaa|) mArga meM hAthI ke pA~vatale kucala jAne se vaha meMr3haka mara gayA aura prabhu kI pUjA ke bhAvasahita marakara deva huaa| devagati ko prApta vaha jIva turanta vIra prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM AyA, usakI kathA jainadharma meM prasiddha hai| Aja zreNika rAjA ke Ananda kA pAra nahIM hai| ahA ! sarvajJa paramAtmA merI nagarI meM padhAre....maiM dhanya huaa| apanI bar3I bahina (trizalA) ke lAr3ale putra ko sarvajJa paramAtmA rUpa meM tathA choTI bahina candanabAlA ko AryikA ke rUpa meM dekhakara rAnI celanA kA hRdaya bhI harSollAsa se bhara gayA aura vIra prabhukI divyadhvani sunakara caitanyarasa kI dhArA ullasita huii| rAjA zreNika to caitanyarasa meM aise sarAbora hue ki prabhu ke pAdamUla meM hI darzanamoha kI sAtoM karma prakRtiyoM kA kSaya karake kSAyika samyaktva prApta kiyA; unake jJAna kI nirmalatA bar3ha gaI; vrata cAritra to unhoMne nahIM liye, parantu darzanavizuddhipradhAna solaha kAraNa bhAvanA bhAte-bhAte tIrthaMkara nAmakarma prakRti kA bA~dhanA prArambha kiyaa| isa bharatakSetra ke hI do tIrthaMkara....unameM avasarpiNI ke antima tIrthaMkara ke caraNoM meM utsarpiNI ke honevAle prathama tIrthaMkara ne tIrthaMkara nAmakarma bA~dhA....aura aba mAtra 82500 varSa pazcAt vaha AtmA isa bharatakSetra meM prathama tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM utpanna hogaa| ___ ahA ! rAjagRhI ke vaibhAragiri para dharmavaibhava kA mahAna Anandotsava cala rahA haiN| vartamAna evaM bhAvI donoM tIrthaMkaroM ko ekasAtha dekhakara jIva Anandita ho rahe haiN| gaNadhara-munivara bhI una bhAvI tIrthAdhinAtha ko madhuradRSTi se dekhakara AzIrvAda kI varSA karate haiN| are, tiryaMca bhI prabhu kI vANI se zreNika rAjA kI mahimA sunakara Azcarya evaM bhakti sahita unakI ora nihAra rahe haiN| 'dhanya bhAgya se hameM bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke pratyakSa darzana hue| yaha bhAvI tIrthaMkara jisa sabhA meM baiThakara prabhu kI vANI suna rahe haiM, hama bhI usI sabhA meM una bhAvI tIrthaMkara ke sAtha baiThakara vIra prabhu kI vANI suna rahe haiM....hama bhI una tIrthaMkaroM ke mArga se avazya mokSa meM jaayeNge|' zreNika rAjA ne eka ora to aisA jAnA ki yahA~ se marakara maiM svayaM prathama naraka meM jAU~gA; usI samaya dUsarI ora aisA jAnA ki ekabhava pazcAtsvayaM trilokapUjya Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/136 tIrthaMkara hoU~gA / paraspara viruddha donoM bAteM sunakara una dharmAtmA ko kaisI anubhUti huI hogI? kyA narakagati ke zoka se ve kheda-khinna hue hoMge ? athavA tIrthaMkara hone ke ullAsa meM harSa se nAca uThe hoMge?....nahIM, una dharmAtmA kI cetanA to harSa yA kheda donoM se pare alipta hI rahakara mokSa kI hI sAdhanA meM lagI rhii|vaah, balihArI hai jJAnI kI jJAnacetanA kI! harSa-zoka se pAra, jJAnI jIva raheM sadA / jo cAho sukha-zAnti, sAdho jJAnasvabhAva ko|| aho ! vIranAtha ke samIpa caitanya kI vizuddhatA ke bala se naraka ke pApa bhI mAnoM dhula gaye hoM - isaprakAra zreNika rAjA to cetanarasa ke vedana meM hI tatpara the| vIra prabhu ke prati parama upakAra ke sUcaka harSAzru unakI A~khoM se jhara rahe the| . ____ are, dekho to sahI, jIva ke pariNAma kA parivartana ! kahA~ eka samaya muni kI virAdhanA ke krUra pariNAma ! aura kahA~ isa samaya tIrthaMkara prakRti ke yogya vizuddhapariNAma ! kahA~ usasamaya kA mithyAtva aura kahA~ Aja kA kSAyika samyaktva eka hI jIva ke jIvana meM kaise-kaise parivartana Ate haiM ! vAha, jinazAsana! sat ko utpAda-vyaya-dhruvasvarUpa batalAne vAlA terA upadeza hameM vItarAgatA hI karAtA hai| narakagAmI bhI vahI....aura kiMcit dIrghadRSTi se dekheM to mokSagAmI bhI vhii| ahA ! jIva ke pariNAmoM kI zakti to dekho, cAhe jaisA pApI yA virAdhaka jIva bhI sIdhA cale to kSaNa meM dharmI hokara mokSa kA sAdhaka bana jAtA hai| isakA udAharaNa eka indrabhUti-gautama gaNadhara aura dUsare zreNika rAjA-bhaviSya meM honevAle tiirthNkr| kSAyika samyaktva ko prApta zreNika rAjA ne antara meM atIndriya Ananda ke tAra jhaMkRta karake vIranAtha prabhu kI bhakti kii| usasamaya eka ora unake purAne karma zIghratA se khira rahe the to dUsarI ora tIrthaMkara prakRti ba~dha rahI thI; yadyapi usasamaya 'maiM karma se baMdhU - aisI icchA unako nahIM thI; parantu rAga ke aparAdhavaza bandhana ho rahA thaa| mahAvIra to pUrva meM bA~dhe hue tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ko chor3a rahe haiM aura zreNika tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ko bA~dha rahe haiM....mAnoM eka tIrthaMkara ke pAsa se tIrthaMkara prakRti ke paramANu dUsare tIrthaMkara ke pAsa jA rahe hoM ! yaha vIra prabhu to aba hameM chor3akara niSkarma hokara mokSa meM jAe~ge' - aisA samajhakara una karmoM ne apane rahane Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/137 ke lie dUsarA ghara DhU~Dha liyA....aura mahAvIra ke pAsa se nikala kara zreNika ke pAsa A gye| - isaprakAra tIrthaMkaratva kA avicchina pravAha jagata meM calatA hI rahatA hai| isaprakAra indrAdi devoM dvArA pUjita evaM bhavyajIvoM ko mokSamArga darzAte hue gaganagAmI mahAvIra tIrthaMkara vicara rahe the| rAjagRhI se vihAra karake prabhu vaizAlI kI ora calane lge| bIca meM gaMgAnadI pAra karane ke liye unheM pula kI yA naukA kI AvazyakatA nahIM par3I, kyoMki prabhu to aba gaganavihArI ho gaye the| vaizAlI vIra prabhu kI janmabhUmi ! vahA~ mAtA trizalA aura pitA siddhArtha bAraha varSa se paramapriya vIranAtha ke darzanoM ko Atura the| paramAtmA vIranAtha vaizAlI meM padhAre aura adbhuta samavasaraNa ke bIca virAjamAna una paramAtmA ko dekhakara mAtA trizalA ke antara meM AnandormiyA~ jAga uThIM - merA lAla kevalajJAnarUpI jagat zreSTha amUlya ratna lekara AyA, paramAtmA banakara hameM darzana dene aayaa| vaizAlI kI samasta prajA apane lAr3ale rAjakumAra ko eka paramAtmA ke rUpa meM dekhakara paramaharSita huI aura mahA-mahotsava kiyaa| jinhoMne mahAvIra ko bacapana meM krIr3A karate dekhA thA, munirUpa se AtmasAdhanA karate dekhA thA aura aba sarvajJadazA meM paramAtmArUpa meM dekhA,....una vRddhajanoM ko aisA lagA ki are, kucha varSa pUrva jo hamAre sAtha pRthvI para calate-phirate manuSya the ve dekhate hI dekhate paramAtmA bana gaye !.... kaisI ajaba hai Atmazakti ! 'AtmA meM hI paramAtmazakti hai|' - isaprakAra sarvajJa mahAvIra ko dekhate hI apanI Atmazakti kI pratIti karake anekoM jIva paramAtmA bana gaye ! prabhu ne divyadhvani dvArA pratyeka jIva meM paramezvaratA' kI prarUpaNA kii| ahA ! pratyeka AtmA paramAtmavaibhava se paripUrNa hai aura vaha svAdhInarUpa se paramAtmA ho sakatA hai - aisI mahAna bAta paramezvara ke atirikta kauna batalA sakatA hai ? aura use jhelane vAle koI sAdhAraNa jIva nahIM kintu 'jinezvara ke nandana' hote haiM; mokSa ke paMthI hote haiN| ___ ahA, vIra kA aisA sundara rAga rahita mArga ! usameM jIvoM ko jagata kI koI sampadA lalacA nahIM sakatI, athavA koI vipadA DarA nahIM sktii|he vIra ! ApakA mArga vaha vIroM kA mArga hai; vItarAgatA kA mArga hai| vItarAgatA meM nihita saccI vIratA ko Apake bhaktoM ke sivA aura kauna samajhegA ? Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/138 .... __ loga kahate haiM ki AkAza meM puSpa nahIM hote; parantu aisA kahane vAloM ne prabhu ke zrIvihAra ko nahIM dekhaa| AkAzagAmI prabhu jahA~ bhI vicarate haiM vahA~ unake caraNoM ke nIce 225 adbhuta kamaloM kI racanA ho jAtI hai...mAnoM AkAza meM puSpa-vATikA khilI ho ! aura prabhu ke pratApa se bhavyajIvoM ke caitanyAkAza meM bhI ratnatraya ke puSpa khila uThate haiN| rAga alaMkAra yA vastrarahita hone para bhI una sarvajJa prabhu kI sundaratA kA kyA kahanA!....aura dekho to sahI, jar3a-pudgala bhI mAnoM prabhu kI Azcaryamaya sundara sarvajJatA kI pratispardhA karanA cAhate hoM, tadnusAra ve bhI jagata meM sarvazreSTha Azcaryajanaka paudgalika sundaratArUpa se pariNamita ho rahe haiN| eka ora vItarAgI sarvajJatA dvArA caitanya kI sarvottama sundaratA tathA dUsarI ora parama audArikatA dvArA zarIra-pudgaloM kI sarvottama sundaratA!....vAha ! cetana aura jar3a donoM ke saundarya kI parAkASThA ! - aisI sundaratA sarvajJaprabhu ke sivA anyatra kahA~ hogI ? re zarIra ! tUne bhale prabhu ke sAnnidhya meM sarvotkRSTa saundarya dhAraNa kara liyA; parantu tujhe yaha khabara nahIM hai ki prabhu kI sarvajJatA kA caitanya saundarya to anantakAla taka jyoM kA tyoM banA rahegA, jabaki terA saundarya to kSaNabhaMgura hai| prabhu tujhe chor3akara mokSa jAyeM - itanI hI dera hai ! ___ yaha sunakara zarIra mAnoM ha~sakara kahatA hai - are bhAI ! ina sarvajJa paramAtmA kA kSaNabhara kA sAnnidhya bhI kama hai kyA ? satpuruSoM ke eka kSaNamAtra se sahavAsa kA bhI kitanA mahAna phala hai,....vaha kyA tuma nahIM jAnate ? ___ lAkhoM dharmAtmA jIvoM kA parivAra vIra prabhu ke saMgha meM mokSa kI sAdhanA kara rahA thaa| 700 kevalajJAnI arihanta bhagavanta vahA~ dharmasabhA meM virAjate the; jo guNoM meM prabhu ke samakakSa the| taduparAnta RddhidhArI 14000 munirAja the; candanA sahita 36000 AryikAe~ thIM; AtmajJAna sahita dezavratadhArI eka lAkha zrAvaka evaM tIna lAkha zrAvikAe~ thIM; deva aura tiryaMca bhI prabhu kI vANI sunate aura samyaktvAdi dharma prApta karate the| vahA~ dharma kA sAmrAjya thaa| usa dharma-sAmrAjya ke nAyaka the dharmarAjA bhagavAna mhaaviir| Aja hama bhI usI mahAvIra-sAmrAjya ke uttarAdhikArI haiM aura prabhu ke mArga kI sAdhanA karate hue usa patha para cala rahe Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-8/136 haiM....dhanya hai yaha dharma sAmrAjya !....dhanya hamAre dharmarAjA ! aura dhanya yaha dharmapAlaka prajA ! mahAvIra hamAre haiM, hama mahAvIra ke haiN| bauddhadharma ke saMsthApaka gautamabuddha bhI mahAvIra prabhu ke samakAlIna the; aura ve sarvajJa mahAvIra ke prazaMsaka the| tIsa varSa taka dharmacakra sahita vihAra karate-karate antima dinoM meM prabhu mahAvIra bihAra prAnta kI pAvApurI meM padhAre; vahA~ kA sundara udyAna khila utthaa| bhavyajIvoM kA caitanya-udyAna bhI samyaktva Adi dharma puSpoM se AcchAdita ho gyaa| kArtika kRSNA dvAdazI ke dina prabhu kI antima dezanA huii| (usa antima dezanA ke sthAna para vahA~ eka prAcIna jinamandira hai aura usameM vIra prabhu ke caraNoM kI sthApanA hai| nirvANa bhUmi ke sthAna para Aja 'padmasarovara' hai, usake pravezadvAra ke sAmane ke bhAga meM antima dezanA-bhUmi ke sthAna kA honA digambara jaina-paramparA meM mAnA jAtA hai|) __ prabhu mahAvIra ne vipulAcala para prathama dezanA meM jo paramAtmatattva darzAyA thA, vahI paramAtmatattva antima dezanA meM pAvApurI meM btlaayaa| prabhu kI vANI dvArA paramazAnta caitanyarasa kA pAna karake lAkhoM-karor3oM jIva tRpta hue / gaNadhara gautamadeva bhI utkRSTa rUpa se vItarAgarasa kA pAna karake kevalajJAna prApta karane ko tatpara haiN| ahA ! tIrthaMkara prabhu ne siddhapada kI taiyArI kI to gaNadhara deva ne bhI arihanta pada kI taiyArI kI....tathA pratigaNadharadeva (sudharma svAmI) zrutakevalI hone ko taiyAra haiN| dhanya bhagavanta ! Apane paMcamakAla meM dharma kI avicchannadhArA pravAhita rkhii| nirvANa kalyANaka : mahAvIra prabhu abhI paMcamakAla kA prArambha hone meM tIna varSa ATha mAsa tathA pandraha dina kA samaya zeSa thaa| cauthA kAla cala rahA thaa| prabhu mahAvIra kA vihAra thama gayA; vANI kA yoga bhI mokSagamana ke do dina pUrva (dhanyaterasa se) ruka gyaa| prajAjana samajha gaye ki aba prabhu ke mokSagamana kI taiyArI hai| pratyeka deza ke rAjA tathA lAkhoM prajAjana bhI prabhu ke darzanArtha A phuNce| parama vairAgya kA vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| bhale hI vANI banda ho gaI thI, tathApi prabhu kI zAntarasa jharatI mudrA dekhakara bhI aneka jIva dharma prApta karate the| gautama gaNadharAdi munivara dhyAna meM adhikAdhika ekAgra ho rahe the| prabhu kI upasthiti meM pramAda chor3akara aneka jIvoM ne samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra kI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-8/140 ArAdhanA prArambha kara dii| isaprakAra kArtika kRSNA trayodazI tathA caturdazI ko do dina devendroM tathA narendroM ne sarvajJa mahAvIra tIrthaMkara kI antima mahApUjA kI, mokSamahotsava kA mahAna melA laga rahA thA....saMsAra ko bhUlakara saba mokSa kI mahimA meM tallIna the| caturdazI kI rAtri huI, ardharAtri bhI bIta gaI aura....pichale prahara (amAvasyA kA prabhAta udita hone se pUrva) vIranAtha sarvajJa prabhu terahavA~ guNasthAna lA~ghakara caudahaveM guNasthAna meM ayogIrUpa se virAjamAna hue| yahA~ Asrava kA sarvathA abhAva evaM saMvara kI pUrNatA huii| paramazukladhyAna (tIsarA evaM cauthA) pragaTa karake zeSa aghAti karmoM kI sampUrNa nirjarA prArambha kara dI aura kSaNamAtra meM prabhu sarvajJa mahAvIra mokSabhAvarUpa pariNamita hue....tatkSaNa hI lokAgra meM siddhAlayarUpa mokSapurI meM phuNce| Aja bhI ve sarvajJa paramAtmA vahA~ zuddha svarUpa astitva meM virAja rahe haiM....unheM hamArA namaskAra ho ! isI vidhi se saba karmoM ko hana ve vIraprabhu sarvajJa bane / isa vidhi se de upadeza bane ve siddha karU~ maiM namana unheM / zramaNa jina aru tIrthaMkaroM ne isI mArga kA kara sevana / siddhi prApta kI karU~ namana maiM unako aru unake nivRtipatha ko|| pAvApurI meM vIraprabhu nirvANa ko prApta hue aura kArtika kRSNA caturdazI kI aMdherI rAta bhI mokSakalyANaka ke divya prakAza meM jagamagA uThI....lAkhoM bhaktoM ne karor3oM dIpakoM kI AvaliyA~ sajAkara prabhu ke mokSa kalyANaka kA utsava manAyA; isaliye kArtika kRSNA amAvasyA dIpAvalI parva ke rUpa meM prasiddha huii|....jo Aja bhI bhArata meM prasiddha hai| usa nirvANa-mahotsava ko 2500 varSa pUre hue taba (I.sa. 1674 meM) samagra bhArata meM atibhavya utsava manAyA gayA thA aura isa mahApurANa kA lekhana kArya bhI usa nirvANa-mahotsava ke nimitta evaM pU. gurudeva zrI kAnajIsvAmI kI pratyakSa preraNA se huA hai| - bhagavAna mahAvIra to nirvANa ko prApta hue, siddha hue....aho ! una siddha bhagavantoM kA atIndriyajJAna, isa mahApurANa dvArA maiM usa paramaiSTa pada kA guNagAna karatA hU~ aura merA AtmasvabhAva aisA hI hai - use svIkAra karake maiM bhI prabhu ke mArga para calatA hU~ aura iSTapada prApta karatA huuN| mokSa ke kAraNarUpa aise bhagavAna mahAvIra ko namaskAra ho! Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/141 namana karatA una jinezvara deva ko, dharmacakra calA gaye ziva geha jo| gaye pAvApurI se nirvANa ko, santa-muni-gaNadhara nameM kalyANa ho|| vIra prabhu paMcamagati ko prApta karake siddha hue, mukta hue; yaha to Ananda kA prasaMga hai, zoka kA nhiiN| kisI ko prazna uTha sakatA hai ki are, nirvANa hone para to bhagavAna kA viraha huA, phira usakA utsava kyoM ? . samAdhAna - are bhAI ! tuma bAhya cakSuoM se dekhate ho isaliye tumheM aisA lagatA hai ki bhagavAna kA viraha huaa| jo indriyajJAna dvArA zarIra yukta mahAvIra' ko hI dekhate the unheM una zarIravAna mahAvIra kA viraha huA; parantu jo zarIra se bhinna bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sacce svarUpa ko arthAt 'sarvajJa-mahAvIra' ko antardRSTi se - atIndriya cakSu se pahicAnate haiM, unheM to una sarvajJa paramAtmA kA kabhI viraha nahIM haiunake liye to ve bhagavAna lokAgra meM siddharUpa se sAkSAt virAjamAna haiN| pAvApurI meM 2500 varSa pUrva jo 'sarvajJa paramAtmA' virAjate the, ve hI vartamAna meM siddhapurI meM virAja rahe haiN| jisa sAdhaka ke jJAna meM una siddha bhagavanta kA svarUpa utkIrNa ho gayA hai, use sarvajJa mahAvIra kA viraha nahIM hai....nahIM hai; sarvathA atIndriya aise una paramAtmA ko apane hI AtmA meM sthApita karake vaha apane AtmA ko siddha kI sAdhanA meM lagAtA hai....aura aisI sAdhanA kA utsAha hI nirvANa kA mahotsava hai....Atmahita kA aisA maMgala-mahotsava kauna nahIM manAyegA? dekhona, vIra prabhu ke nirvANa ke samaya gautamasvAmI kahIM prabhuviraha kA vilApa karane nahIM baiThe the; kintu caitanya kI anubhUti meM adhika gahare utarakara mokSa kI sAdhanA meM magna ho gaye the| 30 varSa taka jinake satat sAnnidhya meM rhaa| - aise mere prabhu nirvANa ko prApta hue aura maiM abhI chadmastha hI rahA?....aba Aja hI sAdhanA pUrNa karU~gA - isaprakAra utkRSTarUpa se AtmA kI ArAdhanA meM lIna hokara usI dina kevalajJAna pragaTa kiyA aura sarvajJa paramAtmA hue| pUrNa vItarAgI hokara unhoMne sarvotkRSTa rUpa se prabhu kA nirvANa mahotsava mnaayaa| unake ziSya sudharmasvAmI usI dina zrutakevalI bane / ahA! namaskAra ho una kevalI tathA zrutakevalI bhagavanta ko ! pazcAt, tIrthaMkara prabhu kI vaha kula paramparA Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aloka AkAza AvAsa samAtavanaya aneka varNavAlA cinavAtabalaya mUMga ke samAna varNavAlA hai EN ont-10000 ghanodadhivAtavalaya .. -5lAkha jana pramANa ropyamayasvetapatrAkAra manupyAka pramANa hai jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/142 calate....calate zrIguruoM dvArA hama taka AyI hai; hama bhI usI kulaparamparA meM haiN| kRtArtha ho gaye hama saba tharUra mahAvIra ke mArga ko paakr| apane tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ke mArga kI upAsanA Magisl/AvAsa karake hama saba apanA kalyANa kareM aura apane una bhagavantoM ke siddhAlaya meM pahu~cakara sadaiva unake sAtha gomUtra ke samAna vrnnvaamaa| raheM....aisI maMgala bhAvanA ke sAtha yaha bhAgavata purANa pUrNa karatA huuN| sikha zilA .. -isaprakAra bharatakSetra ke antima tIrthaMkara evaM vartamAna zAsana nAyaka bhUmi sarvArtha sindi vimAna sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIra tIrthaMkara kA maMgala jIvana caritra pUrNa huaa| ananta tIrthaMkara hue, jaga ke tAraNahAra / siddha dazA ko sAdhakara, pahu~ce bhavadadhi pAra // zAsana vIra jinendra kA, akSayapada dAtAra / sevana kara samakita laho, jo cAho bhavapAra // '. apane caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kA maMgala jIvana batAne vAlA yaha mahApurANa' bhavyaMjIvoM meM jinamArga ke prati bhakti jAgRta kare, ratnatraya kI prApti karAe aura mokSasukha meM sthApita kare - yahI maMgala bhAvanA hai| aSTama nirvANa mahotsava PA mahAvIra bhagavAna * jIva jaya mahAvIra ! Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/143 jo jAnatA mahAvIra ko.... isa eka hI caubIsI meM mahAvIra ke eka hI jIva ne apane vividha pariNAmoM vaza kaisI-kaisI viziSTa paryAyeM dhAraNa kI, unakA jJAna adbhuta vairAgya jAgRta karatA hai aura baMdha-mokSa ke bhAvoM kA bhedajJAna karAtA hai| ___ ananta kAla kI bAta to dUra rahI, isa vartamAna mAtra eka hI caubIsI meM (caturthakAla meM) hI tIrthaMkara ke usI jIva ne svarga, naraka, tiryaMca tathA manuSya cAroM gati ke bhavasahita ekendriya-nigoda ke bhava bhI asaMkhya bAra kiye aura anta meM usa jIva ne mokSaparyAya prApta kii| Adi tIrthaMkara kA pautra hokara phira svayaM bhI antima tIrthaMkara huaa| * prathama cakravartI kA putra hokara phira svayaM bhI cakravartI huaa| * muni hokara svarga meM gayA aura ardhacakrI hokara naraka meM bhI gyaa| OM siMha hokara mA~sa bhakSaNa bhI kiyA aura tIrthaMkara hokara parama ahiMsAdharma ___ kA upadeza bhI diyaa| naraka-nigoda ke duHkha bhI bhoge aura mokSasukha bhI prApta kiyaa| tIvra mithyAtvAdi bhAvoM kA sevana karake mithyAmArgoM kA upadeza bhI diyA aura kSAyika samyakatvAdi prApta karake ratnatraya dharma ke upadeza dvArA una mithyAmArgoM kA khaNDana bhI svayaM kiyaa| he deva ! utpAda-vyaya-dhruvarUpa anekAnta tattva binA aisA kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai ? he vIranAtha ! ApakA jIvana tathA ApakA iSTopadeza 'anekAntamaya' hai; use jAnakara aura usI se apane AtmA kA bhI satya svarUpa samajhakara hama Apake maMgala mArga se mokSapurI meM A rahe haiM....usa mokSa ke maMgala utsava ke nimitta hI ApakI yaha maMgala kathA likhI hai....yaha bhavyajIvoM kA kalyANa kare! ..... Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ bhAga-6/144 ____eka hI jIva siMha ke bhava se pUrva siMha ke bhava ke pazcAt 1. naraka meM nirantara, bhUkha-pyAsa 1. svarga meM do hajAra varSa meM kI bhayaMkara pIr3A tathApi anAja AhAra kI icchA hotI hai aura kaNTha kA eka kaNa yA pAnI kI eka bUMda meM amRta kA svAda AtA hai| | bhI nahIM miltii| 2. svarga meM sundara devAMganAe~ haiM, 2. naraka meM dhadhakatI huI loha jinheM sneha se AliMgana karate haiN| putaliyoM ke sAtha jabaran lipaTAkara agni meM jalAte haiN| __3. svarga meM amRta ke sarovara meM naraka meM dhadhakatI vaitaraNI nadI sugandhita jalasnAna / kI atidurgndh| __4. svarga meM aise kalpavRkSa haiM, jo 4. naraka meM vRkSa (semaravRkSa) aise haiM / aneka prakAra kI vAMchita divya bhoga ki jinakI chAyA meM baiThane se usake sAmagrI dete hai| talavAra jaise pattoMsezarIra viNdhjaataahai| 5. svarga meM jaba bhI icchA ho, taba ___5. naraka meM tIrthaMkara yA munivaroM tIrthaMkara prabhu ke samavasaraNa meM jA ke darzana kA sadA abhaav| sakate haiN| (donoM kA bhoktA eka hI jIva; bIca meM kucha hI varSoM kA antara) __kahA~ ve pApa ke phala aura naraka ke duHkha, kahA~ yaha puNyaphala aura svarga ke sukha! zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki donoM saMyogoM se AtmA bhinna hai; puNya-pApa donoM karmoMse AtmA bhinna; tathA unake kAraNarUpazubhAzubha parabhAvoM se bhI bhinna; aise jJAnasvarUpI AtmA kI anubhUtirUpa jJAnacetanA se hI mokSasukha kI prApti evaM bhavaduHkha se chuTakArA hotA hai| ___ (apane caritranAyaka kA jIva aisI jJAnacetanA prApta karake svarga meM hariketu da 3720) ACHARYA SHR: KALLASSOGARSO IRIGYANYANOIA * KODE CE: 2007 Phone : 013. 23270002,23275204-05 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50/ 40/ 10/ 10 10/ 10/ 10/ 15/ 15/ hamAre prakAzana 1. caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahApurANa (hindI) [528 pRSThIya prathamAnuyoga kA advitIya sacitra graMtha] 2. caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahApurANa (gujarAtI) [483 pRSThIya prathamAnuyoga kA advitIya sacitra graMtha] 3. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 1) 4. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 2) 5. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 3) (ukta tInoM bhAgoM meM choTI-choTI kahAniyoM kA anupama saMgraha hai|) 6. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 4) mahAsatI aMjanA 7. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 5) hanumAna caritra 8. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 6) (akalaMka-nikalaMka caritra) 9. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 7) (anubaddhakevalI zrI jambUsvAmI) 10.jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 8) (zrAvaka kI dharmasAdhanA) 11. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 9) (tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra) 12. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 10) kahAnI saMgraha 13. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 11) kahAnI saMgraha 14. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 12) kahAnI saMgraha 15. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 13) kahAnI saMgraha 16. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 14) kahAnI saMgraha 17. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 15) kahAnI saMgraha 18. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 16) nATaka saMgraha 19. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 17) nATaka saMgraha 20. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 18) kahAnI saMgraha 21. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 19) kahAnI saMgraha 22. jainadharma kI kahAniyA~ (bhAga 20) kahAnI saMgraha 23. anupama saMkalana (laghu jinavANI saMgraha)6/24. pAhar3a-dohA, bhavyAmRta-zataka va AtmasAdhanA sUtra 25. virAga saritA (zrImadjI kI sUktiyoM kA saMkalana) 26. laghutattvasphoTa (gujarAtI) 27. bhaktAmara pravacana (gujarAtI) 28. aparAdha kSaNabhara kA (kaoNmiksa) 10/ 10/10/10/10/10/ 10/ 10/ 5/ 10/ Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre preraNA srota : bra. harilAla amRtalAla mehatA janma vIra saMvat 2451 pauSa sudI pUnama jaitapura (morabI) satsamAgama vIra saMvat 2471 (pUjya gurudeva zrI se) rAjakoTa brahmacarya pratijJA vIra saMvat 2473 phAgaNa sudI 1 (umra 23 varSa) dehavilaya 8 disambara, 1987 pauSa vadI 3, sonagar3ha 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 isa prakAra karate the "maiM jo bhAva kahatA hU~, use barAbara grahaNa karake likhate haiM, hindustAna meM dIpaka lekara DhU~Dhane jAveM to bhI aisA likhane vAlA nahIM milegaa...|" Apane apane jIvana meM karIba 150 pustakoM kA lekhana/sampAdana kiyA hai| Apane baccoM 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 pramukhataH 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, mUla meM bhUla, 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 Atmadharma sampAdana ityAdi kAryoM para anake bAra Apako svarNa-candrikAoM dvArA sammAnita kiyA gayA hai| jIvana ke antima samaya meM Atma-svarUpa kA gholana karate hue samAdhi pUrvaka "maiM jJAyaka hU~...maiM jJAyaka hU~' kI dhuna bolate hue isa bhavyAtmA kA deha vilaya huA-yaha unakI antima aura sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa vizeSatA thii|