Jain Dharm Me Prabhu Darshan Pujan Mandirki Manyata Thi

Author(s): Gyansundarmuni
Publisher: Jain S M Sangh Malwad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/006167/1

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jaina dharma meM prabhu darzana-pUjana maMdira kI mAnyatA thI ? ra zAstrokta pramANa aura tarka par3hakara dila va dimAga ko durusta kIjie prakAzaka zrI jaina zve. saMgha, mAlavAr3A ke jJAna khAte se Adya lekhaka - muni zrI jJAnasundarajI saMzodhaka : 400 tele ke tapasvI mevAr3adezoddhAraka pa. pU. AcArya deveza zrI jitendrasUrIzvarajI ma. mudraka : manohara presa, byAvara 256441

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caturgati se Aye jIvoM ke lakSaNa 1. svarga se AyA huA jIva-dAna dene meM sadA tatpara, madhura bhASI, sadaiva prabhu pUjA karane vAlA tathA sadguru sevA kAraka jIva ko svarga se AyA huA samajhanA cAhiye / 2. manuSya gati se AyA huA jIva- vinIta, dayAlu, sarala, maMdakaSAya pariNAmI, harSa vadana, madhyama guNa vAlA hotA hai| 3. naraka gati se AyA huA jIva-svajana, mitra, bandhuoM se kleSa karane vAlA, rogI zarIravAlA, atyanta kapaTI, kaTubhASI hotA hai / 4. tiryaMca gati se AyA huA jIvaH - IrSAlu, asaMtoSI, mAyAvI, kSudhAtura, nidrAsakta, AlasI hotA hai| zrAvaka lakSaNa (bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hastadIkSita muni zrI dharmadAsajI gaNI dvArA racita upadeza mAlA ke AdhAra se) zloka 230 vaMdai ubhao kAlaMpi, ceiyAMI thaya thui paramo, jinavara paDimA ghara dhUva - puppha gaMdhaccaNujjutto / arthAta jo caityoM ko jina bimboM ko dvi trikAla vandanA kare, stavana stuti kare, jinavara pratimA aura caityoM kI dhUpa puSpa aura sugandhita dravyoM se pUjA karane meM udyamavAna ho, vaha zrAvaka kahalAtA hai| (zloka - 234) jo sadAcAra aura vrata (aNuvratoM) meM dRr3ha niyama vAlA, sAmAyikAdi 6 Avazyaka meM askhalita (aticAra rahita) tathA madhu, madya, mAMsa, pAMca uMbara- phala, bahubIja vAle phala, anaMta kAya Adi abhakSya ke tyAga vAlA hotA hai, vaha zrAvaka kahalAtA hai| bhojana jisakA nIrasa, bhajana usakA sarasa

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(zloka - 246) jo zrAvaka bAraha prakAra ke tapa, anantakAyAdikA paccakkhANa, zIla aura sadguNoM se yukta hai, use nirvANa aura vimAna ke sukha duSprApya nhiiN| (yogasAgara - zloka 33) zrAvaka aneka prakAra ke karmoM se lipta hone para bhI zubha bhAva pUrvaka kiye hue prabhu pUjA Adi dravya stava se samagra karmoM kA nAza karake zIghra mokSa ko prApta kara letA hai| hAM! mUrtipUjA zAstrokta hai| prazna - kyA jaina sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA kA ullekha hai? uttara - sUtroM meM ullekha to kyA ! para sUtra svayaM hI mUrti hai| tadvat likhane vAlA mUrti, par3hane vAlA mUrti, samajhane vAlA mUrti hai, to sUtroM meM mUrti viSayaka ullekha kA to pUchanA hI kyA hai? aisA koI sUtra nahIM jisameM mUrti viSayaka ullekha na milatA ho| cAhe gyAraha aGga, battIsa sUtra aura caurAsI Agama dekho, mUrti siddhAnta vyApaka hai, yadi isa viSaya ke pATha dekhane ho to hamArI likhI pratimA chattIsI, gayavara vilAsa aura siddha pratimA muktAvalI nAma kI pustakeM dekho| (isa pustaka ke anta meM bhI kucha sUtra pATha diye gaye haiN|) pra. - sUtroM ko Apa mUrti kaise kahate haiM? u. - mUrti kA artha hai, AkRti (zakla) sUtra bhI svara, vyaMjana varNoM kI AkRti (mUrti) hI to hai| ___pra. - mUrti kA to Apa vaMdana pUjana karate ho, para Apako sUtroM kA . vaMdana pUjana karate nahIM dekhaa| u. - kyA Apane paryuSaNoM ke andara pustakajI kA julUsa nahIM dekhA? jaina loga pustaka jI kA kisa ThATha se vandana pUjana karate haiM ! zataguNa puNya pAuMgA prabhu ko jaba meM puujuNgaa|

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pra. - hama loga to sUtroM kA vandana pUjana nahIM karate haiN| u. - yahI to ApakI kRtaghnatA hai ki sUtroM ko vItarAga kI vANI samajha unase jJAna prApta kara AtmakalyANa cAhate ho aura una vANI kA vandana pUjana karane se inkAra karate ho, isI se to ApakI aisI buddhi hotI hai| zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke Adi meM gaNadhara devoM ne 'Namo baMbhIe livIe'kahakara sthApanA sUtra (jJAna) ko namaskAra kiyA hai| mUrti arihantoM kA sthApanA nikSepa hai aura sUtra arihantoM kI vANI kI sthApanA hai, yoM ye donoM vandanIka tathA pUjanIka haiM / pra. - mahAvIra to eka hI tIrthaMkara hue haiM, para Apane ( mUrtipUjakoM ne) to grAma grAma meM mUrtiyAM sthApana kara aneka mahAvIra kara diye haiN| u. yaha anabhijJatA kA savAla hai ki mahAvIra eka hI hue parantu bhUtakAla meM mahAvIra nAma ke ananta tIrthaMkara ho gaye haiN| isaliye unakI jitanI mUrtiyeM sthApita ho utanI hI thor3I haiN| yadi ApakI mAnyatA yahI hai ki mahAvIra eka hue haiM to Apane panne 2 para mahAvIra kI sthApanA kara unheM sira para kyoM lAda rakhA hai ? mandiroM meM mUrti mahAvIra kA sthApanA nikSepa haiM aura pannoM para jo - mahAvIra- ye akSara likhe haiM ye bhI sthApanA nikSepa haiM / isameM koI aMtara nahIM hai| taba svayaM to (akSara) mUrti ko mAnanA aura dUsaroM kI nindA karanA yaha kahAM taka nyAya hai? eka negeTiva kI kaI pojeTIva nikala sakatI hai| - pra. - koI tIrthaMkara kisI tIrthaMkara se nahIM milatA hai para Apane to eka hI mandira meM caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM ko baiThA diyA hai| u. - hamArA mandira to bahuta lambA caur3A hai usameM to caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM kI sthApanA sukhapUrvaka ho sakatI hai, rAjapraznIya sUtra meM kahA hai ki eka mandira meM 'asayaM jiNapaDimANaM' / para Apane to pAMca iMca ke choTe se eka pannai meM hI tInoM caubIsI ke tIrthaMkara kI sthApanA kara rakhI hai| aura usa puleo pothI meM khUba kasakara bAMdha apane sira para lAda kara sukhapUrvaka phirate haiM / 'bhalA kyA isakA uttara Apa samucita de sakeMge? yA hamAre mandira meM caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM kA honA svIkAra kareMge? jainI jainI eka hai - darzana pUjA neka hai|

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pra. - sUtroM meM to tIna caubIsI kA nAma mAtra likhA hai, sthApanA kahAM hai? u. - jo nAma likhA hai vahI to sthApanA hai| jaba mUrti svayaM arihantoM kI sthApanA hai to sUtra una arihantoM kI vANI kI sthApanA hai, isameM koI antara nahIM hai| ' pra. - sUtroM ke paDhane se jJAna hotA hai| kyA mUrti ke dekhane se bhI jJAna hotA hai? u. - jJAna honA yA nahIM honA AtmA kA upAdAna kAraNa se sambandha rakhatA hai| sUtra aura mUrti to mAtra nimitta kAraNa haiM,satroM se ekAnta jJAna hI hotA ho to jamAlI gozAlAdi ne bhI yahI sUtra paDhe the, phira unheM jJAna kyoM nahIM huA? aura jagavallabhAcArya ko mUrti ke sAmane kevala caitya-vandana karane se hI jJAna kaise ho gayA? isa prakAra aneka pazu pakSiyoM va jalacara jIvoM ko mUrti ke dekhane mAtra se jAti smaraNAdi jJAna ho gaye haiM, ataH nAma kI apekSA sthApanA se vizeSa jJAna ho sakatA hai| bhUgola kI pustaka par3hane kI apekSA eka nakzA sAmane rakkho jisase Apako tamAma duniyA kA yathArtha jJAna ho jaayegaa| pra.-Apa jina pratimA ko jina sArakhI kahate ho kyA yaha mithyA nahIM hai? u. - Apa hI batalAiye yadi jina pratimA ko jina sArakhI nahIM kaheM to phira kyA kaheM? unheM kinake sArakhI kheN| kyoMki yaha AkRti sivAya jina ke aura kisI ke sadRza milatI nahIM, jisase unakI inheM upamA dete haiN| jina pratimA ko jina-sArakhI hama hI nahIM kahate haiM kintu khAsa sUtroM ke mUla pATha meM bhI unheM jina sArakhI kahA hai, jaise -jIvAbhigama sUtra meM yaha likhA hai ki "dhUvaM dAuNaM jinavarANa" arthAta dhUpa diyA jinarAja ko| aba Apa vicAra kareM ki devatAoM ke bhavanoM meM jina-pratimA ke sivAya kauna se jinarAja haiM? yadi hama Apake phoTU ko Apake jaisA kaheM to kaunasA anucita huA? yadi nahIM, to phira jinarAja kI pratimA ko jina sArakhI kahane meM kyA doSa hai? yadi kucha nahIM, to phira kahanA hI caahiye| pra. - yadi mUrti jina sArakhI hai to usameM kitane atizaya haiM? u. - jitane atizaya siddhoM meM haiM utane hI mUrti meM haiM? kyoMki mUrti bhI to unhIM siddhoM hI kI hai| acchA, aba Apa batalAIye ki bhagavAna kI chor3ane jaisA saMsAra - lene jaisI dIkSA (3

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vANI ke paiMtIsa guNa haiM, Apake sUtroM meM kitane guNa haiM ? pra. - yadi jina pratimA jina sArakhI hai to phira usa para pazu pakSI bITeM kyoM kara deMte haiM? unako arpaNa kiyA huA naivedya Adi padArtha mUSaka mArjAra kyoM le jAte haiM? tathA unheM duSTa loga haDDiyoM kI mAlA kyoM pahanA dete haiM ? unake zarIra para se AbhUSaNa Adi cora kyoM le jAte haiM? evaM musalamAna logoM ne aneka mandira mUrtiyA~ tor3a kaise DAlI ? ityAdi / u. - hamAre vItarAga kI yahI to vItarAgatA hai ki unheM kisI se rAgadveSa yA pratibandha kA aMza mAtra nahIM hai| cAhe koI unheM pUje yA unakI nindA kare, unakA mAna kare yA apamAna kare, cAhe koI dravya car3hA jAve, yA le , cAhe koI bhakti kare yA AzAtanA kre| unheM koI puSpAhAra pahinA de yA koI asthimAlA lAkara gale meM DAla de, isase kyA ? ve to rAga dveSa se pare haiM unheM na kisI se virodha hai, aura na kisI se sauhArda, ve to sama bhAva meM haiM, dekhiye - bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ko kamaTha ne upasarga diyA aura dharaNendra ne bhagavAna kI bhakti kI, para prabhu pArzvanAtha kA to donoM para samabhAva hI rahA hai / jaisA ki kahA hai kamaThe dharaNendre ca svocitaM karma kurvati / prabhu stulya manovRttiH, pArzvanAthaH zriye'stu vaH // bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM gvAle ne khIleM ThokIM, vaidya ne khIleM nikAla lIM, parantu bhagavAna kA donoM para samabhAva hI rahA, jaba svayaM tIrthaGkaroM ko samabhAva hai to unakI mUrtiyoM meM to samabhAva kA honA svAbhAvika hI hai| acchA! aba hama thor3A sA Apase bhI pUcha lete haiM ki jaba vItarAga kI vANI ke zAstroM meM paiMtIsa guNa kahe haiM to phira Apake sUtroM ko kIr3e kaise khA jAte haiM? tathA yavanoM ne unheM jalA kaise diyA? aura cora unheM curAkara kaise le jAte haiM ? kyA isase sUtroM kA mahattva ghaTa jAtA hai ? yadi nahIM to isI bhAMti mUrtiyoM kA bhI samajha lIjiye? mitroM! ye kutarke kevala pakSapAta se paidA huI haiM, yadi samadRSTi se dekhA jAya taba to yahI nizcaya ThaharatA hai ki ye mUrtie~ aura sUtra, jIvoM ke kalyANa karane meM nimitta kAraNa mAtra haiN| ina kI sevA, bhakti, paThana, prApta karane jaisA mokss| dIkSA hI lenA caahie| (4

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zravaNAdi se pariNAmoM kI zuddhatA-nirmalatA hotI hai| yahI AtmA kA vikAsa hai, isaliye mUrtie~ aura sUtra vandanIya pUjanIya haiN| __ pra. - pratimA pUjane hI se mokSa hotA ho to phira tapa, saMyama Adi kRSTa-kriyA kI kyA jarUrata hai? . ____ u. - pratimA pUjana mokSa kA kAraNa hai, isameM koI sandeha nahIM hai phira bhI yadi ApakA yaha durAgraha hai to svayaM batAIye ki tuma dAna zIla se mokSa mAnate ho, vaha kyoM ? kAraNa yadi dAna zIla se hI tumheM mokSa-prApti ho jAtI hai to phira dIkSA lene kA kaSTa kyoM kiyA jAtA hai? parantu bandhuo! yaha aisA nahIM hai-yadyapi dAnazIla evaM mUrtipUjana ye saba mokSa ke kAraNa haiM phira bhI jaise-gehU~ dhAnya bIja rUpa gehU~ se paidA hotA hai| phira bhI Rtu, jala, . vAyu aura bhUmi kI apekSA rakhatA hai, vaise hI ye mUrti pUjana Adi bhI tapa, saMyama Adi sAdhanoM kI sAtha meM AvazyakatA rakhate haiN| samajhe na? pra. - yadi mUrtiyA~ vItarAga kI haiM aura vItarAga to tyAgI the phira unakI mUrtiyoM ko bhUSaNAdi se alaMkRta kara unheM bhogI kyoM banAyA jAtA hai? u. - jo sacce tyAgI haiM ve dUsaroM se banAye bhogI nahIM bana sakate, yadi banate hoM to tIrthaMGkara samavasaraNa meM ratnakhacita siMhAsana para virAjate haiM pIche unake bhAmaNDala (tejomaMDala) Upara azoka vRkSa, sira para tIna chatra aura cAroM aura iMdra camara ke phaTakAre lagAyA karate haiN| AkAza meM dharma cakra evaM mahendradhvaja calatA hai tathA suvarNa kamaloM para ve sadA calate haiM, DhIcaNa pramANe puSpoM ke Dhera evaM sugandhita dhUpa kA dhuMA caturdiza meM phailAyA jAtA hai, kRpayA kahiye, ye cinha bhogiyoM ke haiM yA tyAgiyoM ke? yadi dUsare kI bhakti se tyAgI bhogI bana jAya to phira ve vItarAga kaise rahe? asala bAta to yaha hai ki bhAvukAtmA jina- mUrtikA nimitta lekara vItarAga kI bhakti karate haiM isase unake citta kI nirmalatA hotI hai aura kramazaH mokSa pada kI prApti bhI ho sakatI hai| pra. - mandiroM meM adhiSThAyaka devoM ke hote hue bhI coriyeM kyoM hotI haiM ? u. - yaha to sthApanA hai para prabhuvIra ke pAsa eka karor3a devatA hone para bhI samavasaraNa meM meM do sAdhuoM ko gozAlA ne kaise jalA diyA thA? bhalA bhavitavyatA ko bhI koI TAla sakatA hai? dIkSA pacapana kI bajAya bacapana meM lenA zreyaskara

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pra. - jo loga yaha kahate haiM ki "pAchA kyoM AyA mukti jAya ke jinarAja prabhujI" isakA Apa kyA uttara dete haiM? ___ u. - "pAchA ima AyA, ninhava pragaTyA hai Are pA~caveM"-hama loga to mUrtiyoM ko tIrthaMkaroM ke zAstrAnusAra sthApanA nikSepamAna ke sthApita karate haiM, para aisA karane vAle khuda hI mokSa prApta siddhoM ko vApisa bulAte haiN| dekhiye, ve logahara vakta cauvIsastava karate haiM to eka 'namotthuNaM' arihantoM ko aura dUsarA siddhoM ko dete haiN| siddhoM ke "namotthuNaM" meM 'purisa sIhANaM' purisavara puNDarIyANaM, purisavara gandhaM hatthINaM' ityAdi kahate haiN| puruSoM meM siMha aura vara gandha hastI samAna to jaba hI hote haiM ki ve dehadhArI ho| isa 'namotthuNaM' ke pATha se to ve loga siddhoM ko pIchA bulAte haiM, phira bhI turrA yaha ki apanI ajJatA kA do - dUsaroM para ddaalnaa| sajjanoM! jarA sUtroM ke rahasya ko to samajho, aise zabdoM se kitanI haMrA aura karma bandhana hotA hai| hamAre siddha mukti pAkara vApisa nahIM Ae haiN| para mokSa-prApta siddhoM kI pramANikatA ina mUrtiyoM dvArA batAI gaI haiM ki jo siddha mukta ho gae haiM unakI ye mUrtiyeM haiN| - pra. - yadi ye mUrtiye siddhoM kI haiM to ina para kaccA pAnI kyoM DAlate ho? ___ u. - bhagavAna mahAvIra mukta ho gae, aba tuma phira yaha kyA kahate ho ki amuka dina bhagavAna garbha meM Ae, bhagavAna kA janma huA, indra meru para le jAkara hajAroM kalazoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra kA snAtra mahotsava kiyA ityAdi jo Apa muMha se kahate haiM, yaha kyA hai? yaha bhI to pracchanna rUpeNa mUrti-pUjana hI ko siddha karatA hai, bheda kevala itanA hI hai ki tuma to mAtra vANI se kahate ho aura hama use sAkSAt karake dikhA dete haiN| - pra. - kaI loga kahate haiM ki "mukti nahIM milasI pratimA pUjiyAM, kyoM jhor3a macAvo?" isake uttara meM ApakA kyA parihAra hai| u. - Tera kA uttara hI Tera honA cAhie, ataH hama pratyuttara meM "pUjA binA mukti na mile, kyoM kaSTa uThAvo?" yaha Tera kahate haiN| pra. - pratimA pUjakara koI mukta huA hai? u. - siddhoM meM aisA koI jIva nahIM, jo binA pratimA-pUjana ke mokSa mAnava jIvana kA eka hI sAra-dIkSA binA nahIM uddhaar|

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ko gayA ho, cAhe ve manuSya ke bhava meM yA cAhe devatAoM ke bhava meM hI, parantu . ve mokSArtha mUrtipUjaka avazya haiN| ___pra. - jaba to jo mokSa kA abhilASI (mumukSu) ho use jarUra mUrti pUjana karanA cAhiye? ___u. - isameM kyA saMdeha hai? kyoMki Aja jo mUrti nahIM pUjate haiM athavA nahIM mAnate haiM, unheM bhI yahA~ para nahIM to devaloka meM jA kara to jarUra sarva prathama mUrti pUjana karanA pdd'egaa| hA~! yadi mUrti-dveSa ke pApa ke kAraNa unheM naraka yA tiryaMca yoni kA nasIba huA ho to bhale hI ve eka bAra mUrti pUjA se baca sakate haiM, anyathA devaloka meM mUrti pUjana jarUra karanA hI hogaa| ___ pra. - devaloka meM jAkara mUrti-pUjana karanA par3egA hI, isakA Apake pAsa kyA pramANa hai? ___u. - devaloka kA kulAcAra hai aura ve utpanna hote hI yaha hI vicAra karate haiM ki mujhe pahalA kyA karanA aura pIche kyA karanA aura pahale va pIche kyA karane se hita-sukha kalyANa aura mokSa kA kAraNa hogA? usake uttara meM yaha hI kahA hai ki pahale pIche mUrti kA pUjana karanA hI mokSa kA kAraNa hai| dekho rAjapraznIya sUtra aura jIvAbhigama sUtra kA mUla paatth| ___pra. - kaI kahA karate haiM ki "paraco nahiM pUre pArzvanAthajI, saba jhUThI baaNtaaN|" u. - isake uttara meM yahI "paraco pUre hai pArzvanAthajI, mukti ke dAtA" ThIka hai, kyoMki paracA kA artha lAbha paha~cAnA hai| arthAta manokAmanA siddha karanA, jo bhavyAtmA prabhu pArzvanAtha kI sevA pUjA bhakti karate haiM unheM pArzvanAthajI avazya paraco diyA karate haiM (use lAbha pahu~cAyA karate haiM) usakI manokAmanA siddha karate haiM, bhaktoM kI pradhAna manokAmanA mokSa kI hotI hai aura sabase baDhakara lAbha bhI yahI hai, yadi pArzvanAtha paraco nahIM deve to phira unakI mAlA kyoM pherate ho? stavana kyoM gAte ho? tathA logassa meM haravakta unakA nAma kyoM lete ho? __ pra. - sUtroM meM cAra nikSepa batalAe haiM, jinameM bhAva nikSepahI vandanIya hai| rAga kA tyAga va tyAga kA sadA rAga kro|

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_u. - yadi aisA hI hai to phira nAma kyoM lete ho! akSaroM meM kyoM sthApanA karate ho, arihanta mokSa jAne ke bAda siddha hote haiM, ve bhI to arihantoM kA dravya nikSepa haiM, unako namaskAra kyoM karate ho? bicAre bhole logoM meM bhrama DAlane ke liye hI kahate ho ki "eka bhAva nikSepa hI vandanIya hai", yadi aisA hI hai to uparokta tIna nikSepoM ko mAnane kI kyA jarUrata hai, parantu karo kyA? na mAnoM to tumhArA kAma hI na cale, isI se lAcAra ho tumheM mAnanA hI par3atA hai| zAstroM meM kahA hai ki jisakA bhAva nikSepa vandanIya hai usake cAroM nikSepa vandanIya haiM aura jisakA bhAva nikSepa avandanIya hai usake cAroM nikSepa bhI avandanIya haiN| eka AnaMda zrAvaka kA hI udAharaNa lIjiye, usane arihantoM ko to vandanIya mAnA, aura anya tIrthiyoM ko vandana kA tyAga kiyaa| yadi arihantoM kA bhAva nikSepa vandanIya aura tIna nikSepa avandanIya hai to anya tIrthaGkaroM kA bhAva nikSepa avandanIya aura zeSa tIna nikSepa vandanIya Thaharate haiM, para aisA nahIM hotA, dekhiye arihantoM ke cAra nikSepa :(1) nAma nikSepa - arihantoM kA nAma vndniiy| (2) sthApanA nikSepa - arihantoM kI mUrti yA arihanta AdinAtha mahAvIra aise likhe hae akSara vandanIya / (3) dravyanikSepa - bhAva arihantoM kI taraha bhUta, bhaviSyakAla ke arihanta vndniiy| (4) bhAvanikSepa - samavasaraNa sthita arihanta vandanIya jaise sImaMdhara svaamii| anya tIrthiyoM ke cAra nikSepa __ (1) nAmanikSepa - anya tIrthiyoM kA nAma nikSepa avandanIya / (2) sthApanA nikSepa - anya tIrthaGkaroM kI mUrti avandanIya / (3) dravyanikSepa - bhAva nikSepa kA bhUta bhaviSyakAla ke anya tIrthaGkara avndniiy| (4) bhAvanikSepa - vartamAna ke anya tIrthaGkara avndniiy| . yaha sIdhA nyAya hai ki satIrthiyoM ke jitane nikSepa vandanIya haiM, utane hI anya tIrthiyoM ke avandanIya haiM arthAt sva tIthiyoM ke cAroM nikSepa vandanIya pA~coM indriyoM ke bhautika sukha sadA Dubone vAle haiN|

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haiM aura anya tIrthiyoM ke cAroM nikSepa avandanIya haiN| pra. - mUrti jar3a hai usako pUjane se kyA lAbha? u.- jar3a meM itanI zakti hai ki caitanya ko hAni-lAbha pahu~cA sakatA hai| sinemA T.V. citra likhita strI jar3a hone para bhI caitanya kA citta caMcala kara detI hai| jar3a karma caitanya ko zubhAzubha phala dete haiN| jar3a bhAMga, caitanya ko bhAna (hoza ) bhulA detI hai| jar3a sUtra caitanya ko sadbodha karAte haiM, jar3a mUrti caitanya ke malina mana ko nirmala banA detI hai| mitro! Ajakala kA jar3a maismarejma aura sAinsa kaise 2 camatkAra dikhA rahe haiM, phira yahA~ jar3a ke bAre meM koI zaMkA na karake kevala mUrti ko hI jar3a jAna usase kucha lAbha na mAnanA, apanI manda buddhi kA dyotaka nahIM to aura kyA hai ? 1000 kA noTa gumane para hoza ur3a jAte hai va rAste meM milane para khuza khuza ho jAte ho, aisA hI pratimAmUrti ko samajhanA / pra. pA~ca mahAvrata kI paccIsa bhAvanA aura zrAvaka ke 19 aticAra batalAye haiN| para mUrti kI bhAvanA yA aticAra ko kahIM bhI nahIM kahA, isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? u. - darzana kI prastuta bhAvanA meM zatruMjaya, giranAra, aSTApadAdi tIrthoM kI yAtrA karanA AcArAMgasUtra meM batalAyA hai aura mUrti ke aticAra rUpa 84 AzAtanAe~ caityavandana bhASyAdi meM batalAI haiM, yadi mUrti pUjA hI iSTa nahIM hotI to tIrtha-yAtrA aura 84 AzAtanA kyoM batalAte ? pra. - tIna jJAna (mati zruti aura avadhijJAna) saMyukta tIrthaMGkara gRhavAsa meM the, usa samaya bhI kisI vratadhArI sAdhu zrAvaka ne unheM vandana nahIM kiyA, to aba jar3a mUrti ko kaise vaMdana kare ? u. - tIrthaGkara to jisa dina se tIrthaGkara nAma karma baMdhA usI dina se vandanIya haiN| jaba tIrthaGkara garbha meM Aye the, taba samyaktvadhArI, tIna jJAna saMyukta zakrendra ne "namotthuNaM" dekara vaMdana kiyA thA / RSabhadeva bhagavAna ke zAsana ke sAdhu zrAvaka jaba caubIsastava ( logassa) kahate the, taba ajitAdi 23 dravya tIrthaGkaroM ko namaskAra ( vaMdanA) karate the, "namotthuNaM" ke aMta meM pATha hai ki jeaiyA siddhA, je a bhavissaMti NAgae kAle / saMpaia vaDDamANA, savve tiviheNa vaMdAmi // choTI - 2 bhUloM ko Let Go karo, bar3I bhUloM ko Let God yAne bhagavAna bharose chor3a do| (9

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isameM kahA gayA hai ki jo tIrthaGkara ho gaye haiM, aura jo hone vAle haiM aura jo vartamAna meM vidyamAna haiM, ina saba ko mana, vacana, kAyA se namaskAra karatA huN| phira bhI Apa teraha paMthiyoM se to acche hI ho, teraha paMthI to bhagavAna ko cUkA batalAte haiM, Apa avaMdanIya batalAte haiM, parantu bhagavAna ke dIkSA lene ke bAda bhI kisI sAdhu zrAvaka ne unheM vandanA nahIM kI, to kyA Apa bhI bhagavAna ko dIkSA kI avasthA meM avandanIya hI mAnate haiM? kyoMki ApakI dRSTi se sAdhu zrAvaka jitanA bhI guNa usa samaya (dIkSA'vasthA) meM bhagavAn meM na hogA? mitro ! ajJAnatA kI bhI kucha hada huA karatI hai! __ pra. - mUrti meM guNa sthAna kitanA pAve? u. - jitanA siddho meM pAve, kyoMki mUrti to siddhoM kI hai| evaM jIvoM ke bheda yogAdi smjheN| pra. - zrAvaka ke 12 vrata haiM mUrti-pUjA kisa vrata meM hai ? ____u. - mUrtipUjA, mUla samyaktva meM hai, jisa bhUmi para vratarUpI mahala khar3A hai vaha bhUmi samakita hai|aap batalAIye zama, saMvega, nirveda, anukampA, AsthA 12 vratoM meM se kisa vrata meM hai? yadi kaho ki yaha to samyaktva ke lakSaNa haiM tomUrtipUjA bhIsamakita ko nirmala karanevAlI vratoMkImAtA hai| mUrti-pUjA kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai| taba vratoM kA phala yAvat bArahavAM devaloka (svarga) hI batalAyA hai| aura samakita ke binA vratoM kI koI kImata bhI to nahIM hai| ___jainamUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAle loga mAMsamadirAdibhakSaka bhairU, bhavAnI, yakSAdideva aura pIrapaigambara Adi devoM ko vandana pUjana kara sira jhukAte haiM, yahI unakI adhikatA hai| gAya ko harI ghAMsa khAne ko nahIM milatI to sUkhI yA sar3I ghAMsa hI khA letI hai| - pra. - patthara kI gAya ko dohe to kyA vaha dUdha de sakatI hai? yadi nahIM to phira pASANa kI mUrti kaise mokSa de sakatI hai? u. - hAM! jaise mUrti mokSa kA kAraNa hai vaise hI patthara kI gAya bhI dadha kA kAraNa ho sakatI hai| jaise kisI manuSya ne patthara kI gAya dekhii| usase usako asalI gAya kA bhAna jarUra ho gayA ki gAya isa zakla kI hotI hai, phira vaha kisI samaya jaMgala meM bhUkhA pyAsA bhaTaka rahA ho aura usana krodha ko jitane hetu mauna va usa sthAna se haTa jaao| (10

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jaMgala meM eka caratI huI gAya dekhI to vaha jhaTa usa pUrva dRSTa jJAna se usakA dUdha nikAla apanI bhUkha-pyAsa ko bujhA sakatA hai| kyA vaha patthara kI gAya kA prabhAva nahIM hai ? mitro Akhira to nakalI se hI asalI kA jJAna hotA hai| jaise chaThA guNa sthAna para pramAdAvasthA meM nakalI sAdhu hai, para Age calakara vaha hI terahaveM guNa sthAna para pahu~ca sakatA hai| pra. - kyA patthara kA siMha prANiyoM ko mAra sakatA? u. - hAM patthara kA siMha bhI mAra sakatA hai? itanA hI nahIM para patthara kA siMha dekhane vAlA apanI jAna bhI bacA sakatA hai| yoM samajhiye ki yadi kisI ne patthara ke siMha se vAstavika siMha kA jJAna prApta kiyA ho aura vaha phira.jaMgala meM calA jAe aura vahAM use asalI siMha mila jAya to vaha zIghra vRkSAdi para car3ha kara apane prANa bacA sakatA hai, anyathA nahIM bacA sktaa| dekhA patthara ke siMha kA prabhAva ! pra. - eka vidhavA aurata apane mRta pati kA phoTU pAsa meM rakhake prArthanA kare ki svAmin mujhe sahavAsa kA Ananda do, to kyA phoTU Ananda de sakatA hai| u. - isakA uttara jarA vicAraNIya hai, jaise vidhavA apane mRta pati kA phoTU apane pAsa rakha usase bhautika Ananda kI AkAMkSA rakhatI hai to use koI Ananda nahIM milatA, kAraNa bhautika AnaMda dene meM bhautika deha ke astitva kI AvazyakatA hai aura vaha deha isa samaya hai nhiiN| isakA adhiSThAtA usakA prANa vAyu aura vaha zarIra isa samaya hai nahIM phira use AnaMda kahAM se mile ? ___ astu, ApakA to mUrti se dveSa mAlUma hotA hai| isI se Apa aisA prazna karate haiN| nahIM to mAlA to Apa bhI hamezA pherate ho aura usase Atma-kalyANa kI bhAvanA rakhate ho, aise hI vidhavA bhI yadi hAtha meM mAlAle apane pati ke nAma ko raTe to kyA usa smaraNa mAtra se usakA pati usa vidhavA kI icchAeM pUrNa kara sakatA hai? kadApi nhiiN| taba mAlA lenA aura pheranA bhI vyartha huaa| sajjano! nAma lene meM to eka nAma nikSepahI hai para mUrti meM nAma aura sthApanA donoM nikSepa vidyamAna haiM, isalie nAma raTane krodha ke samaya Adhe ghaMTe koI bhI nirNaya mata lo|

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kI apekSAmUrti kI upAsanA adhika phaladAyaka hai, kyoMki mUrti meM sthApanA ke sAtha nAma bhI A jAtA hai| jaise Apa kisI ko yUropa kI bhaugolika sthiti muMha jabAnI samajhAte haiM, parantu samajhane vAle ke hRdaya meM usa vakta yUropa kA hUbahu citra citta meM nahIM khica skegaa| jaisA Apa yUropa kA likhita mAnacitra (nakzA) usake sAmane rakha use yUropa kI bhaugolika sthiti kA paricaya karAte haiN| isase siddha hotA hai ki kevala nAma ke raTane se-mUrti ko dekhate hue nAma kA raTanA vizeSa lAbhadAyaka hai| pra. - Apa mUrti ko pUjate ho to mUrti ke banAne vAle ko kyoM nahIM pUjate? u. - Apa apane pUjyajI ko vandanA karate ho parantu unake gRhasthAvasthA ke mAtA pitA jinhoMne unakA zarIra gar3hA hai unheM vandanA kyoM nahIM karate ho? pUjyajI se to unako paidA karane vAle Apake matAnusAra adhika hI hoNge| - pra. - mUrti silAvaTa ke yahAM rahatI hai taba taka Apa use nahIM pUjate aura mandira meM pratiSThita hone ke bAda use pUjate ho, usakA kyA hetu hai? ___u. - Apa vairAgI ko dIkSA dete haiM dIkSA lene ke pUrva to use koI tikvatto kI vandanA nahIM karatA aura dIkSA lene ke bAda usI vakta vandanA karane laga jAte ho to kyA dIkSA AkAza meM ghUmatI thI, jo eka damavairAgI ke zarIra meM ghusa gaI ki vaha vandanIka bana gayA? - pra. - unako (vairAgI ko) to sAmAyika kA pATha sunAyA jAtA hai isase vaha vandanIya ho jAtA hai| - u. - isI taraha mUrti kI bhI maMtro dvArA prANa pratiSThA kI jAtI hai| jisase vaha bhI vandanIya ho jAtI hai| . pra. - silAvaTa ke ghara para rahI naI mUti kI Apa AzAtanA nahIM TAlate aura mandira meM Ane para usakI AzAtanA TAlate ho| isakA kyA kAraNa hai? - u. - gRhasthoM kemakAna parajo lakar3I kA pATa par3A rahatA hai usa para Apa bhojana karate haiM. baiThate hai, evaM avasara para jUtA bhI rakha dete haiM parantu jaba vahI pATa sAdhu apane sone ke liye le gaye ho to Apa usakI AzAtanA TAlate ho| yadi anupayogase AzAtanA bhI hogaIho to prAyazcitta leteho| isakA krodha AbAda-jIvana brbaad| kSamA vIrasya bhuussnnm| .

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kyA rahasya hai? jo kAraNa tumhAre yahAM hai vahI hamAre bhI smjhliijiye|muurti kI prANa pratiSThA hone se usameM daivI guNoM kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai| __pra. - pASANa mUrti to ekendriya hotI hai| usakI paMcendriya manuSya pUjana karake kyA lAbha uThA sakate haiN| * u. - aisA koI manuSya nahIM hai ki vaha patthara kI upAsanA karatA ho ki he pASANa! mujhe saMsAra sAgara se pAra lagAIe, kintu ve to mUrti meM prabhu guNa kA AropaNa kara ekAgracita se usI prabhu kI upAsanA va prArthanA karate haiN| namotthuNaM kaha kara paramAtmA ke guNoM kA dhyAna meM smaraNa karate haiN| para sUtroM ke pRSTha bhI jar3a haiM, Apa una jar3a padArtha se bhI jJAna hAsila kara sakate haiM, yaha svataH samajha liijiye| . . pra.- maMdira to bArahavarSI duSkAla meM bane haiM, ataH yaha pravRtti naI hai| u - bAraha varSI duSkAla kaba par3A thA, Apa ko yaha mAlUma hai? pra. - sunA jAtA hai ki 1000 varSa pahile bAraha varSI kAla par3A thaa| u. - sunA huA hI kahate ho yA svayaM zodhakhoja karake kahate ho, maharabAna! jarA suneM aura soceM, pahalA bArahavarSI kAlacaturdaza pUrvadhara AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI ke samaya par3A thA, jise Aja 2300 varSa ke karIba hote haiN| aura dUsarA bArahavarSI kAla dazapUrvadhara vajra svAmI ke samaya meM par3A thA, use karIba 1900 varSa hote haiN| Apake matA'nusAra bArahavarSI duSkAla meM hI maMdira banA yaha mAna liyA jAya to pUrvadhara zruta kevaliyoM ke zAsana meM maMdira banA aura usakA anukaraNa 2300 varSa taka dharmadhuraMdhara AcAryoM ne kiyA aura karate haiN| to phira lokAzAha ko kitanA jJAna thA ki unhoMne maMdira kA khaNDana kiyA aura una pUrva AcAryo ko ajJAnI mAna liyaa| mandiroM kI prAcInatA sUtroM ma to haiM hI, para Aja itihAsa ke anveSaNa se mandiroM ke astitva ko mahAvIra ke samaya meM vidyamAna batAte haiM / dekhiye (1) ur3IsA prAMta kI hastIguphA kA zilAlekha, jisameM mahAmeya vAhana cakravartI, rAjA khAravela, jisane-apane pUrvajoM ke samaya magadha ke rAjA nanda RSabhadeva kI jo mUrti le gaye the use vApisa lA AcArya hasti sUri se merA hI saccA yahA~ mAna ahaMkAra kA poSaNa va unmAda hai| jabaki honA yaha cAhie(13

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pratiSThA karAI thii| yaha mUrti rAjA zreNika ne banAI thI (2) vizAlA nagarI kI khudAI se jo mUrtiyoM ke khaNDahara nikale haiM, unheM zilpazAstriyoM ne 2200 varSa prAcIna svIkAra kiye haiN| (3) mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA ko aMgrejoM ne khudavAyA, usameM se jaina, bauddha aura hindU maMdira mUrtiyoM ke pracuratA se bhagnA'vazeSa prApta hue haiM, una para zilAkSaranyAsa bhI aMkita hai, jinakA samaya vikrama pUrva do tIna zatAbdI kA hai| (4) AbU ke pAsa muNDasthala nAma kA tIrtha hai vahAM kA zilAlekha pragaTa karatA hai ki vahAM mahAvIra apane chadmasthapane ke sAtaveM varSa padhAre the| usI samaya vahAM para rAjA nandivardhana ne mandira banAyA (5) kaccha bhadrezvara meM vIrAt 23 varSa bAda kA mandira hai| jisakA jIrNodvAra dAnavIra jagaDuzAha ne kraayaa| (6) oziyA aura koraTA ke mandira vIrAt 70 varSa bAda ke haiM jo Aja bhI vidyamAna haiM / kyA isa aitihAsika yuga meM koI vyakti yaha kaha sakatA hai ki maMdira banAne kI prArambhikatA ko kevala 1000 varSa hI hue haiM? kadApi nahI, yadi Apako inase bhI vizeSa pramANa dekhane kI icchA ho to, dekho, merI likhI "mUrti pUjA kA prAcIna itihAsa" nAmaka pustaka / - pra. - yaha bhI sunA jAtA hai ki mandira mArgiyoM ne mandiroM meM dhAma dhUma, aura Arambha bahuta baDhA diyA, isa hAlata meM hama logoM ne mandiroM ko bilakula chor3a diyaa| ____ u. - sira para yadi bAla bar3ha jAye to kyA bAloM ke badale sira ko ur3A denA yogya hai? yadi nahIM to phira mandiroM meM Arambha bar3ha gayA to Arambha aura dhAma dhUma nahIM karane kA upadeza denA thA, para mandira mUrtiyoM kA hI inake badale niSedha karanA to bAloM ke badale sira kATanA hI hai| jaise jaba zItakAla AtA hai taba sabhI jana vizeSa vastra dhAraNa karate haiN| usa prakAra jaba ADambara kA kAla AyA taba dhAma dhUma (vizeSa bhakti) baDha gae, to kyA burA huA? phira bhI anucita thA to ise upadezoM dvArA dUra karanA thA na ki mandiroM ko chodd'naa| dhAmadhUma kA jamAne ne kevala mandiroM para hI nahIM parantu saba vastu para samAna bhAva se prabhAva DAlA hai| Apa svayaM soceM ki ki saccA so merA, vItarAga kathita hI satya hai| usameM saMdeha kI jarUrata nhiiN| (14

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Arambha se Darane vAle logoM ke pUjyajI Adi svayaM bar3e bar3e zaharoM meM cAturmAsa karate haiM / unake darzanArthI hajAroM bhAvuka Ate haiN| unake liye candA kara caukA kholA jAtA hai| rasoIye prAyaH vidharmI hI hote haiM, nIlaNa, phUlaNa aura kIr3oM vAle chANe (kaNDe) aura lakar3iyA~ jalAte haiN| paryuSaNoM meM khAsa dharmA''rAdhana ke dinoM meM bar3I bar3I bhaTTiyA~ jalAI jAtI haiM do do tIna tIna maNa cAvala pakAte haiM jinakA garama garama (atyuSNa) jala bhUmi para DAlA jAtA hai, jisase asaMkhya prANI marate haiM, batAiye kyA ApakA yahI parama punita ahiMsA dharma hai? hamAre yahA~ madiroM meM to ekAdha kalaza ThaNDA jala aura ekAdha dhUpabattI kAma meM lI jAtI hai| use Arambha 2 ke nAma se pukArate ho aura ghara kA patA hI nahIM / yaha anUThA nyAya Apako kisane sikhAyA? sAdhu hamezA gupta tapa aura pAraNA karate haiM para Aja to ahiMsA ke paigambara tapasyA ke Arambha meM hI patroM dvArA jAhira karate haiM ki amuka svAmI jI ne itane upavAsa kiye amuka dina pAraNA hogaa| isa suavasara para sakudumba padhAra kara zAsana zobhA baDhAveM / isa pAraNA para saiMkar3oM hajAroM bhAvuka ekatra ho bar3A Arambha samArambha kara svAmI jI kA mAla lUTa jAte haiN| isakA nAma dhAma dhUma hai yA bhakti kI oTa meM Arambha Apa hai ? aise aneka kArya haiM ki mUrtipUjakoM se kaI guNA dhAma dhUma aura Arambha karate haiN| jarA AMkha khola ke dekho, Apa para bhI jamAne ne kaisA prabhAva DAlA hai? pra. - yadi mandira - mUrti zAstra evaM itihAsa pramANoM se siddha hai, phira sthAnakavAsI khaNDana kyoM karate haiM? kyA itane bar3e samudAya meM koI AtmArthI nahIM hai ki jo utsUtra bhASaNa kara vajrapApa kA bhAgI banatA hai ? u. - yaha nizcayAtmaka nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai ki kisI samudAya meM AtmArthI hai hI nahIM, para isa savAla kA uttara Apa hI dIjiye ki dayA dAna meM dharma va puNya, zAstra, itihAsa aura pratyakSa pramANoM se siddha hai para teraha panthI loga isameM pApa hone kI prarUpaNA karate haiM kyA itane bar3e samudAya meM koI bhI AtmArthI nahIM hai ki khule maidAna meM utsUtra prarUpate haiM jaise Apa teraha panthiyoM ko samajhate haiM vaise hI hama Apako samajhate haiN| Apane mUrti nahIM mAnI, terahapaMthiyoM ne dayA dAna nahIM mAnA, para utsUtra rUpI pApa ke mA~ ne kahA ye tere pitA hai, mAna liyA ThIka aise hI bha. mahAvIra ne kahA gAjara, (15

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pra. bhAgI donoM samAna hI haiM aura sthAnakavAsI va terahapaMthiyoM meM jo AtmArthI haiM ve zAstroM dvArA satya dharma kA zodha karake asatya kA tyAga kara satya ko svIkAra kara hI lete haiM aise aneka udAharaNa vidyamAna haiM ki sthAnakavAsI terahapaMthI saikar3oM sAdhu saMvegI dIkSA dhAraNa kara mUrti upAsaka bana gaye haiM / sthAnakavAsI aura terahapanthiyoM ko Apane samAna kaise kaha diyA ? kAraNa teraha paMthiyoM kA mata to nirdaya evaM nikRSTa hai ki ve jIva bacAne meM yA unake sAdhuoM ke sivAya kisI ko bhI dAna dene meM pApa batalAte haiM / inakA mata to vi. saM. 1815 meM bhIkhama svAmI ne nikAlA hai| u. jaise terahapanthiyoM ne dayA dAna meM pApa batalAyA vaise sthAnakavAsiyoM ne zAstrokta mUrti pUjA meM pApa batalAyA, jaise terahapanthI. samAja ko vi. samvat 1815 meM bhIkhamajI ne nikAlA vaise hI sthAnakavAsI mata ko bhI vi. samvat 1708 meM lavajIsvAmI ne nikAlA / batalAIye utsUtra prarUpaNA meM sthAnakavAsI aura terahapaMthiyoM meM kyA asamAnatA hai? hAM! dayA dAna ke viSaya meM hama aura Apa (sthAnakavAsI) eka hI haiM / - pra. * jaba Apa mUrtipUjA anAdi batalAte ho taba dUsare loga unakA khaNDana kyoM karate haiM? u. - jo vidvAn zAstrajJa haiM ve na to mUrti kA khaNDana karate the aura na maMDana karate haiN| balki jina mUrti pUjaka AcAryoM ne bahuta se rAjA, mahArAjA va kSatriyAdi ajainoM ko jaina osavAlAdi banAyA, unakA mahAna upakAra samajhate haiM aura jo alpajJa yA jaina zAstroM ke ajJAtA haiM ve apanI nAmavarI ke liye yA bhadrika janatA ko apane jAla meM phaMsAe rakhane ko yadi mUrti kA khaNDana karate haiM to unakA samAja para kyA prabhAva par3atA hai? kucha nahIM / unake kahane mAtra se mUrti mAnane vAloM para to kyA para nahIM mAnane vAloM para bhI asara nahIM hotA hai| ve apane grAma ke sivAya bAhara tIrthoM para jAte haiN| vahAM niHzaMka sevA pUjA karate haiM vahA~ unako bar3A bhArI Ananda bhI AtA hai / kyoM ki maMdira va pratimA to pramukha AlaMbana haiN| phira bhI una logoM ke khaNDana se hamako koI nukasAna nahIM para eka kisma se lAbha hI huA hai, jyoM jyoM ve kuyuktiyoM aura asabhyatA pUrvaka mUlA, Alu, kAMdA, lahasana meM anaMta jIva haiM, mAna lo, chor3a do| no ArgyumenTa / (16

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halke zabdoM meM mUrti kI nindA karate haiM tyoM 2 mUrti pUjakoM kI mUrti para zraddhA dRr3ha evaM majabUta hotI jA rahI hai| itanA hI nahIM para kisI jamAne meM sadupadeza ke abhAva se jo bhadrika loga mUrti pUjA se dUra rahate the ve bhI aba samajha bUjha kara mUrti-upAsaka bana rahe haiM jaise-AcArya vijayAnandasUri (AtmArAmajI) kA jodhapura meM caturmAsa huA thA usa samaya vahAM mUrti pUjaka kevala 100 ghara hI the para Aja 600-700 ghara mUrti pUjakoM ke vidyamAna haiN| isI prakAra tIvarI gAMva meM eka ghara thA Aja 50 ghara haiM, pIpAr3a meM nAma mAtra ke mUrti pUjaka samajhe jAte the Aja barAbara kA samudAya bana gayA, bilAr3A meM eka ghara thA Aja 40 ghara haiM, khAriyA meM saMvegI sAdhuoM ko pAva pAnI bhI nahIM milatA thA Aja barAbarI kA samudAya dRSTigocara ho rahA hai| isI bhAMti jaitAraNa kA bhI vartamAna hai| rUNa meM eka bhI ghara nahIM thA, Aja saba kA saba grAma mUrti pUjaka hai, khajavAnA meM eka ghara thA Aja 50 gharoM meM 25 ghara mUrti pUjane vAle haiN| kucerA meM 60 ghara haiM aura mevAr3amAlavAdi meM bhI choTe-bar3e grAmoM meM mandira mUrtiyoM kI sevA pUjA karane vAle sarvatra pAye jAte haiN| jahA~ mandira nahIM the vahA~ mandira bana gaye, jahAM mandira jIrNa ho gayethe vahAM una kA jIrNodvAra ho gyaa| jo loga jaina sAmAyika pratikramaNAdi vidhi se sarvathA ajJAta the ve bhI apanI vidhi vidhAna se saba kriyA karane meM tatpara haiN| meharabAnoM ! yaha ApakI khaNDana pravRtti se hI jAgRti huI hai| ____ Atma-bandhuoM ! jamAnA buddhivAda kA hai| janatA svayaM anubhava se samajhane laga gaI hai ki hamAre pUrvajoM ke bane banAye mandira hamAre kalyANa ke kAraNa haiM vahAMjAne para paramezvara kA nAma yAda AtA hai| dhyAnastha zAnta mUrti dekha prabhu kA smaraNa ho AtA hai jisase hamArI citta vRtti nirmala hotI hai| vahAM kucha dravya car3hAne se puNya bar3hatA hai puNya se sarva prakAra se sukhI ho sukha pUrvaka mokSa mArga sAdha sakate haiN| aba to loga apane pairoM para khar3e haiN| kaI ajJasAdhu apane vyAkhyAna meM jaina maMdira mUrtiyoM ke khaNDana viSayaka tathA mandira na jAne kA upadeza karate haiM to samajhadAra gRhastha loga kaha uThate haiM ki "mahArAja ! pahile bhairU bhavAnI pIra paigambara ki jahAM mAMsa madirAdi kA balidAna hotA hai tyAga krvaaiiye| Apako jhuka-2 ke vandana karane vAloM anya kI bhule dekhoM hI mata, dikha jAe to bolo mt| svaniMdA va (17

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ke galoM meM rahe mithyAtvI devoM ke phUloM ko chudd'vaaiiye| corI, vyabhicAra, vizvAsaghAta, dhokhAbAjI Adi jo mahAn karma bandha ke hetu haiM inako chur3avAiye? kyA pUrvokta anartha ke mUla kAryoM se bhI jaina mandira meM jAkara namaskAra va namotthuNaM dene meM adhika pApa hai ki Apa pUrvokta adharma kAryoM kI upekSA kara jaina mandira mUrtiyAM evaM tIrtha yAtrA kA tyAga karavAte ho| mahAtman! jaina mandira mUrtiyoM kI sevA bhakti chor3ane se hI hama loga anya devI devatAoM ko mAnanA va pUjanA sIkhe haiN| varana nahIM to gujarAtAdi ke jaina loga sivAya jaina mandiroM ke kahIM bhI nahIM jAte haiN| mUrti virodhI upadezakoM se Aja kaI aauM semaMdira nahIM mAnane kA upadeza milatA hai| para hamAre para isa upadeza kA thor3A bhI asara nahIM hotA hai kAraNa hama jaina haiM hamArA jaina mandiroM ke binA kAma nahIM calatA hai| jaise - janme to mandira, byAheM tomandira, mareM to mandira, aTThAI Adi tapa kareM to mandira, Apada samaya adhiSThAyaka deva ko prasanna kareM to mandira, saMgha pUjA kareM to mandira, saMgha pUjA deveM to mandira, dIpamAlikAdiparva dinoM meM mandira, paryuSaNoM meM mandira, tIrtha yAtrA meM mandira, ityAdi mandira binA hamArA kAma nahIM calatA hai| bhalA vaiSNavoM ke revAr3I, musalamAnoM ke tAjiyA, to kyA jainoM ke khAsAjI (varaghor3A) honA anucita hai? nahIM avazya honA hI cAhiye / yadi jainoM ke varaghor3Ana ho to batalAIye hama aura hamAre bAla-bacce kisa mahotsava meM jAveM? mahArAja ! jina logoM ne jainoM ko jaina maMdira chur3avAyA hai unhoMne itanA mithyAtva bar3hAyA hai ki Aja jainiyoM ke gharoM meM jitane vrata varatoliye hote haiM ve saba mithyAtviyoM ke hI haiN| hindU devI devatA ko to kyA? para musalamAnoM ke pIra paigambara aura masjidAdi kI mAnyatA pUjana se bhI jaina baca nahIM sake haiN| kyA yaha duHkha kI bAta nahIM hai? kyA yaha ApakI kRpA (!) kA phala nahIM hai? jahAM saMgaThana aura ekatA kA Andolana ho rahA ho vahAM Apa hama ko kisa koTi meM rakhanA cAhate haiM?" pra. - bhalA! marti nahIM mAnane vAle to anya devI devatAoM ke yahA~ jAte haiM, para mUrti mAnane vAle kyoM jAte haiM? . paraprazaMsA ke dvArA guNAnurAgI banane se Apa meM samyaktva sthira raha skegaa| (18

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u. - jaina loga jaina devI devatAoM ke sivAya kisI anya deva deviyoM kI mAnyatA va pUjA nahIM karate the / vikrama saM. 1784 taka mAravAr3a ke tamAma jainoM kA eka hI mUrti mAnane kA dharma thA vahAM taka jaina apanI pratijJA para aDiga the bAda mUrti mAnane nahIM mAnane kA bheda pdd'aa| kaI ajJa logoM ne jaina maMdiroM ko chor3A to usa hAlata meM ve anya deva deviyoM ko jAkara sira jhukAne lage / jAti vyavahAra eka (zAmila) hone se mUrti mAnane vAloM kI lar3akiyAM, mUrti nahIM mAnane vAloM ko byAhI aura mUrti nahIM mAnane vAloM kI beTiyAM mAnane vAloM ko dii| isa hAlata meM jainiyoM ke gharoM meM AI huI sthAnakavAsiyoM kI beTiyAM apane pIhara ke saMskAroM ke kAraNa anya deva deviyoM ko mAnane lagIM isase yaha pravRtti ubhaya pakSa meM cala pdd'ii| tathApi jo pakke jaina haiM ve to Aja bhI apanI pratijJA para DaTe huye haiM jo apavAda hai vaha bhI sthAnakavAsiyoM kI pravRtti kA hI phala hai| terahapanthI to ina se bhI nIce gire hue haiN| pra. - hamAre kaI sAdhu to kahate haiM ki mUrti nahIM mAnanA loMkAzAha se calA hai| taba kaI kahate haiM ki hama to mahAvIra kI vaMza paramparA se cale Ate haiN| isake viSaya meM ApakI kyA mAnyatA hai ? meM 3. jaina mUrti nahIM mAnanA yaha lokAzAha se calA yaha vAstava ThIka hai hI / isa mAnyatA kA hAla hI meM sthA. muni zobhAgacandajI ne jaina prakAza patra meM - "gharmaprANa lokAzAha" nAma kI lekhamAlA meM bhalI bhAMti siddha kara diyA hai- ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda 2000 varSoM se jaina mUrti nahIM mAnane vAlA sabase pahale lokAzAha hI huA / para jo loga kahate haiM ki hama mahAvIra kI vaMza paramparA se cale Ate haiM aura kalpita nAmoM kI paTTAvaliyAM bhI banAI haiM, para ve isa aitihAsika yuga meM saba mithyA ThaharatI haiM kAraNa mahAvIra bAda 200 varSo meM kevalI caturdaza pUrvadhara aura zrutakevalI saiMkar3oM dharma dhuraMdhara mahAna prabhAvika AcArya hue ve saba mUrti upAsaka hI the yadi unake samaya meM mUrti nahIM mAnane vAle hote to ve mUrti kA virodha karate / para aise sAhitya kI gandha taka bhI nahIM pAI jaatii| jaise digambara zvetAmbara se alaga hue to usI samaya unake khaNDana-maNDana ke grantha bana gaye, para pUrvAgraha va IrSyA kI Aga anya ke guNa dekha hI nahIM sakatI isase bceN| (19 -

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mUrti mAnane nahIM mAnane ke viSaya meM vi. saM. 1531 ke pahile koI bhI carcA nahIM pAI jaatii| isI se yaha kahanA ThIka hai ki jaina-mUrti ke utthApaka sabase pahale lokAzAha hI hai| yadi vIra paramparA se Ane kA koI dAvA karate hoM to lokAzAha ke pUrva kA pramANa batalAnA cAhiye kAraNa jainAcAryoM ne hajAroM lAkhoM mandira mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA kI, hajAroM lAkhoM granthoM kI racanA kI, aneka rAjA mahArAjAoM ko jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyA, osavAlAdi jAtieM banAI ityaadi| bhalA! ekAdha pramANa to ve loga bhI batalAveM ki lokAzAha ke pUrva hamAre sAdhuoM ne amuka grantha banAyA yA upadeza dekara amuka sthAnaka banAyA yA kisI ajainI ko jaina bnaayaa| kAraNa jisa samaya jainAcArya pUrvadhara the usa samaya mUrti nahIM mAnane vAle saba ke saba ajJAnI to nahIM hoMge ki unhoMne koI grantha va DhAla caupAI kavitA chanda kA eka pada bhI nahIM racA? bandhuo! aba jamAnA yaha nahIM haiM ki cAra dIvArI ke bIca bholI bhAlI bahinoM ke sAmane kalpita bAta kara Apa apane ko saccA smjheN| Aja jamAnA to apanI mAnyatA ko pramANika pramANoM dvArA maidAna meM satya batalAne kA hai| kyA koI vyakti yaha batalA sakatA hai ki lokAzAha pUrva isa saMsAra meM jaina mUrti nahIM mAnane vAlA koI vyakti thA? kadApi nahIM! .. pra. - kyA 32 sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA karane kA ullekha hai? ___ u. - yaha to hamane pahale se hI kaha diyA thA ki aisA koI sUtra nahIM hai ki jisameM mUrti kA ullekha na ho| kadAcit Apako kisI ne bhrama meM DAla diyA ho ki 32 sUtroM meM mUrti kA bayAna nahIM hai, to suna lIjiye :___(1) zrI AcArAMga sUtra dUsarA zrutaskandha pandrahaveM adhyayana meM samyakatva kI prazasta bhAvanA meM zatrujaya giranArAdi tIrthoM kI yAtrA karanA likhA hai (bhadrabAhu svAmIkRta niyukti)| (2) zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra dUsarA zrutaskandha chaThe adhyayana meM abhayakumAra ne ArdrakumAra ke liye jinapratimA bhejI, jisake darzana se usako jAti smaraNa jJAna huaa| (ze. TI) ... (3) zrI sthAnAyAMga sUtra caturtha sthAnaka meM nandIzvara dvIpa meM 52 mandiroM kA adhikAra hai| javAnI kA kensara dRSTidoSa-vAsanAmayI nigAheM va (20

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( 4 ) zrI samavAyAMga sUtra ke satarahaveM samavAya meM jaMghAcAraNa vidyAcaraNa muniyoM ke yAtrA varNana kA ullekha hai / (5) zrI bhagavatI sUtra zataka 3 u. 1 ke camarendra ke adhikAra meM mUrti kA zaraNa kahA hai| ( 6 ) zrIM jJAtA sUtra adhyAya 8 meM zrI arihantoM kI bhakti karane se tIrthaMkara gotra bandhatA hai tathA adhyAya 16 meM draupadI mahAsatI ne 17 bheda se pUjA kI hai| (7) zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra AnandAdhikAra meM jaina mUrti kA ullekha hai / ( 8 ) zrI antagar3a aura anuttarovavAI sUtra meM dvArikAdi nagariyoM ke adhikAra meM utpAtika sUtra sadRza jaina mandiroM kA ullekha hai| ( 10 ) prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra tIsare saMvaradvAra meM jina pratimA kI vaiyAvacca (rakSaNa) karma nirjarA ke hetu karanA batalAyA hai / (11) vipAka sUtra meM subAhu Adi ne jina pratimA pUjI hai| (12) utpAtika sUtra meM muhalle 2 jaina maMdira meM tathA aMbaDa zrAvaka ne pratimA kA vandana karane kI pratijJA lI thI / (13) rAjapraznIya sUtra meM sUriyAbha deva ne satraha prakAra se pUjA kI hai| (14) jIvAbhigama sUtra meM vijayadeva ne jina pratimA pUjI hai| (15) prajJApanA sUtra meM ThavaNA saca kahA hai| ( 16 ) jambudvIpa prajJapati sUtra meM 269 zAzvate parvatoM para 91 mandira tathA jambudeva ne pratimA pUjI / AdIzvara ke nirvANa ke bAda unakI cItA para indra mahArAja ne ratnoM ke sthUbha 'banAye | ( 17 ) candra prajJapati sUtra meM candra vimAna meM jina pratimA / ( 18 ) sUrya prajJapati sUtra meM sUrya vimAna meM jina pratimA / (19.23) pAMca nirayAvalikA sUtra nagarAdi adhikAra meM jina pratimA / ( 24 ) vyavahAra sUtra uddezA pahalA AlocanAdhikAra meM jina pratimA / ( 25 ) dazAzruta skandha sUtra, rAjagRha nagarAdhikAre jina pratimA / ( 26 ) nizItha sUtra jina pratimA ke sAmane prAyazcitta lenA kahA / ( 27 ) bRhatkalpa sUtra nagariyoM ke adhikAra meM jina caitya haiN| bur3hApe meM doSadRSTi- anya ke doSa hI dekhanA, donoM khataranAka hai, bcie| (21

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adhyAya (28) uttarAdhyayana sUtra adhyayana 10 aSTApada ke mandira, 18 vA udAirAjA kI rAnI prabhAvatI ke gRha mandira kA adhikAra, adhyayana 29 meM caitya vandana kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai| (29) dazavaikAlika sUtra jina pratimA ke darzana se zayyaMbhava bhaTTako pratibodha huA / ( 30 ) nandIsUtra meM vizAlA nagarI meM jina caitya ko mahAprabhAvika kahA hai| ( 31 ) anuyogadvAra sUtra meM cAra nikSepa kA adhikAra meM sthApanA nikSepa arihantoM kI mUrti- arihantoM kI sthApanA kahI hai| (32) Avazyaka sUtra meM arihanta ceiANaM tathA "kittiya vaMdiya mahiyA " jisameM kittiya vaMdiya ko bhAva pUjA aura mahiyA ko dravya pUjA kahA hai| ina 32 sUtroM ke alAvA bhI sUtroM meM tathA pUrvadharAcAryoM ke granthoM meM jina - pratimA kA vistRta varNana hai / para Apa loga 32 sUtra hI mAnate haiM isaliye yahA~ 32 sUtroM meM hI jina pratimA kA saMkSipta se ullekha kiyA hai / pra. - isameM kaI sUtroM ke Apane jo nAma likheM haiM vahAM mUrtipUjA mUla pATha meM nahIM para TIkA niyukti meM hai, vAste hama loga nahIM mAnate haiM? u. yaha hI to ApakI ajJAnatA hai ki sthaviroM ke race upAMgAdi sUtroM ko mAnanA aura pUrvadharoM kI racI niryukti TIkA nahIM mAnanA / bhalA pahale dUsare sUtroM ke alAvA 30 sUtroM ke mUla pATha meM mUrtipUjA kA ullekha hai, ve to Apa ko mAnya haiN| yadi hai to usako to Apa mAna lIjiye jisase ApakA kalyANa ho / - pra. - pAMca padoM meM mUrti kisa pada meM hai ? u. - arihantoM ko mUrti arihanta pada meM aura siddhoM kI mUrti siddha pada meM hai / pra. - cAra zaraNoM meM mUrti kisa zaraNa meM hai ? u. - mUrti arihanta aura siddhoM ke zaraNA meM hai| pra. - sUtroM meM arihanta kA zaraNA kahA hai para mUrti kA zaraNA nahIM kahA hai? ahaM chor3o arham bana jAoge / (22

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- u. - kahA to hai para Apako nahIM dikhatA hai| bhagavatI sUtra za. 3 u. 1 meM arihanta, arihantoM kI mUrti aura bhAvitAtmA sAdhu kA zaraNa lenA kahA hai aura AzAtanA ke adhikAra meM punaH arihanta aura anagAra evaM do hI kahI isase bhI siddha huA ki jo ahintoM kI mUrti kI AzAtanA hai vaha hI arihantoM ke mUrti kI AzAtanA hai| Apa bhI bhairU kI sthApanA ko pITha dekara nahIM baiThate ho kAraNa usameM bhaiMrU kI AzAtanA samajhate ho| pra. - bhagavAna ne to dAna zIla tapa evaM bhAva yaha cAra prakAra kA dharma batalAyA hai| mUrti pUjA meM kaunasA dharma hai? ... u. - mUrtipUjA meM pUrvokta cAroM prakAra kA dharma hai| jaise (1) pUjA meM akSatAdi dravya arpaNa kiye jAte haiM, yaha zubhakSetra meM dAna huaa| (2) pUjA ke samaya indriyoM kA damana, viSaya vikAra kI zAnti, yaha shiildhrm| ___ (3) pUjA meM navakArasI paurasI ke pratyAkhyAna, yaha tpdhrm| (4) pUjA meM vItarAga deva kI bhAvanA, guNa-smaraNa, yaha bhaavdhrm| yoM pUjA meM cAroM prakAra kA dharma hotA hai| pra. - pUjA meM to hama dhamAdhama dekhate haiM? u. - koI ajJAnI sAmAyika karake yA dayA pAla ke dhamAdhama karatA ho to kyA sAmAyika va dayA doSita aura tyAgane yogya hai yA dhamAdhama karane vAle kA ajJAna hai? dayA pAlane meM ekAdha vyakti ko dhamAdhama karatA dekha zuddha bhAvoM se dayA pAlane vAloM ko bhI doSita ThaharAnA kyA anyAya nahIM hai? pra. - tapa saMyama se karmoM kA kSaya honA batalAyA hai para mUrti se kauna se karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai vahAM to ulTe karma bandhana haiM? u. - mUrti pUjA tapa saMyama se rahita nahIM hai jaise tapa saMyama se karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai vaise hI mUrti pUjA se bhI karmoM kA nAza hotA hai| jarA pakSapAta ke cazme utAra kara dekhiye - mUrti pUjA meM kisa kisa kriyA se kaunase kaunase karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai| (1) caityavandanAdi bhagavAna ke guNa stuti karane se jJAnA''varaNIya karma kA kSaya / brahmacarya hI jIvana hai| vAsanA to sAkSAt mRtyu hai|

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(2) bhagavAna ke darzana karane se darzanAvaraNIya karma kA nAza / (3) prANa bhUta jIva satva kI karuNA se asAtAvedanIya kA kSaya / ( 4 ) arihantoM ke guNoM kA yA siddhoM ke guNoM kA smaraNa karane se samyagdarzana kI prApti aura mohanIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai / (5) prabhu pUjA meM tallIna aura zubhA'dhyavasAya se usI bhava meM mokSaprApti hotI hai / yadi aisA na ho to zubha gati kA AyuSya bandha kara kramaza: ( bhavAntara meM ) mokSa kI prApti avazya hotI hai / 1 ( 6 ) mUrti pUjA meM arihantAdi kA nAma lene se azubha nAma karma kA nAza / (7) arihantAdi kA vandana yA pUjA karane se nIca gautra karma kA kSaya / (8) mUrti pUjA se zakti kA sadupayoga aura dravyAdi kA arpaNa karanA antarAya karma ko dUra kara detA hai| maherabAna ! paramAtmA kI pUjA karane se kramazaH ATha karmoM kI deza va sarva se nirjarA hotI hai| mUrti pUjA kA Ananda to jo loga pUrNa bhAvabhakti aura zraddhApUrvaka karate haiM ve hI jAnate haiN| jinake sAmane Aja 500 varSoM se virodha cala rahA hai, aneka kuyuktiAM lagAI jA rahI haiM para jinakI AtmA jina pUjA meM raMga gayI hai unakA eka pradeza bhI calAyamAna nahIM hotA hai| samajhena / pra. yaha samajha meM nahIM AtA hai ki aSTamI caturdazI jaisI parva tithiyoM se zrAvaka loga harI vanaspati khAne kA tyAga karate haiN| jaba bhagavAna ko ve phala phUla kaise car3hA sakate haiM? u. yaha to Apake samajha meM A sakatA hai ki aSTamI caturdazI ke upavAsa (khAne kA tyAga ) karane vAle ke ghara para Aye hue sAdhuoM ko bhikSA de sakate haiM aura unako puNya bhI hotA hai| jaba Apa khAne kA tyAga karane para bhI dUsaroM ko khilAne meM puNya samajhate haiM to zrAvakoM ko puSpAdi se pUjA karane meM lAbha kyoM nahIM hai ? 1 pra. sAdhuoM ko to phAka acitta AhAra dene meM puNya hai, para. bhagavAna ko to puSpAdi sacitta padArtha car3hAyA jAtA hai aura usameM hiMsA avazya hotI hai ? bhUla kisI ko batAnI bhI ho to prema se ekAMta meM kaho / ' (24

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u. - yaha to Apake dila meM eka kisma kA bhrama DAla diyA hai, jahA~ tahAM hiMsA kA pATha par3hA diyA hai, para isakA matalaba Apako nahIM samajhAyA hai / hiMsA tIna prakAra kI hotI hai - (1) anubandha hiMsA (2) hetu hiMsA (3) svarUpa hiMsA / isakA matalaba yaha hai ki hiMsA nahIM karane para bhI mithyAtva sevana karanA utsUtra bhASaNa karanA ityAdi vItarAgAjJA virAdhaka jaise jamAlI pramukha, yaha anubandha hiMsA hai| (2) gRhastha loga gRha kArya meM hiMsA karate hai, vaha hetu hiMsA hai / (3) jinAjJA sahita dharma kriyA karane meM jo hiMsA hotI hai, use svarUpa hiMsA kahate haiN| jaise nadI ke pAnI meM eka sAdhvI baha rahI hai| sAdhu use dekha ke pAnI ke andara jAkara usa sAdhvI ko nikAla lAve isameM yadyapi ananta jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai para vaha svarUpa hiMsA hone se usakA phala kaTu nahIM para zubha hI hotA hai 1 isI prakAra guru vandana, deva pUjA, svadharmI bhAIyoM kI bhakti Adi dharma kRtya karate samaya chaH kAyA meM se kisI bhI jIvoM kI virAdhanA ho usako svarUpa hiMsA kahate haiM / pra. - pAnI meM se sAdhvI ko nikAlanA yA guruvaMdana karane meM to bhagavAna kI AjJA hai / u. - to mUrti pUjA karanA kaunasI hamAre ghara kI bAta hai, vahAM bhI to bhagavAna kI hI AjJA hai / pra. - bhagavAna ne kaba kahA ki tuma hamArA pUjana karanA ? sAdhuoM ko vandana karanA to sUtroM meM kahA hai| batalAIye kisa sUtra meM kahA hai ki mUrti pUjA se mokSa hotA hai? Apa bhI batalAiye ki sAdhuoM ko vandana karane se mokSa kI u. prApti kA kisa sUtra meM pratipAdana kiyA hai ? - pra. - uvavAI sUtra meM sAdhuoM ko vandanA karane kA phala yAvat mokSa batalAyA hai| jaise ki (1) hiyAe - hita kA kAraNa / (2) suhAe - sukha kA kAraNa / ( 3 ) khamAe - kalyANa kA kAraNa / prabhubhakti-pUjA meM vaha zakti hai jisase jyota jalatI hai| (25

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(4) nissesAe - mokSa prApti kA kaarnn| (5) anugamitAe - bhavobhava meM sAtha calane vaalaa| sAdhu vandana kA phala to mokSa batalAyA hai, para mUrti pUjA kA phala kisI sUtra meM mokSa kA kAraNa batalAyA ho to Apa mUla sUtra kA pATha btlaaveN| u. - sUtra pATha to hama batalA hI deMge para jarA hRdaya meM vicAra to kareM ki sAdhu ko vandana karanA mokSa kA kAraNa hai| taba paramezvara kI mUrti pUjA meM to namotthuNaM Adi pAThoM se tIrthaMkaroM ko vandana kiyA jAtA hai kyA sAdhuoM ko vandana jitanA bhI lAbha tIrthaMkaroM ke vandana pUjana meM nahIM hai? dhanya hai ApakI buddhi ko! ___pra. - ho yA na ho yadi sUtroM meM pATha ho to batalAIye? .. - u. - sUtra zrI rAyappaseNIjI meM mUrti pUjA kA phala isa prakAra batalAyA hai ki (1) hiyAe- hita kA kaarnn| (2) suhAe - sukha kA kaarnn| (3) khamAe - kalyANa kA kaarnn| (4) nissesAe - mokSa kA kaarnn| (5) anugamitAe - bhavobhava sAtha meN| isI prakAra AcArAMga sUtra meM saMyama pAlane kA phala bhI pUrvokta pAMcoM pATha se yAvat mokSa prApta honA batalAyA hai| isa para sAdhAraNa buddhi vAlA bhI vicAra kara sakatA hai ki vandana pUjana aura saMyama kA phala yAvat mokSa honA sUtroM meM batalAyA hai, jisameM vandana aura saMyama ko mAnanA aura pUjA ko nahIM mAnanA sivAya abhiniveza ke aura kyA ho sakatA hai? pra. - yaha to kevala phala batalAyA hai, para kisI zrAvaka ne pratimA pUjI ho to 32 sUtroM kA mUla pATha btlaao| u. - jJAtA sUtra ke 16veM adhyayana meM mahAsatI draupadI ne sattaraha prakAra se pUjA kI thI aisA mUla pATha hai| Aja se 2200 varSa pUrva mahArAjA saMprati ne savA lAkha jinamaMdira banAe the| (26

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pra. - draupadI kI pUjA ko hama pramANika nahIM mAnate haiN| u. - kyA kAraNa? pra. - draupadI usa samaya mithyAtvI avasthA meM thii| ... * u. - khaira, isa carcA ko rahane diijiye| parantu draupadI ko Aja karIba 87000 varSa hue haiN| draupadI ke samaya meM jaina mandira aura jina pratimA to vidyamAna thIM aura ve mandira mUrtiAM jainiyoM ne apane Atma kalyANArtha hI banAI thii| isase siddha huA ki jainoM meM mUrti kA mAnanA prAcIna samaya se hI calA AyA hai / draupadI ke adhikAra meM suriyAbha deva kA udAharaNa diyA hai aura rAja praznIya sUtra meM suriyAbhadeva ne vistArapUrvaka pUjA kI hai| pra. - suriyAbha to devatA thA, usane jIta AcAra se pratimA pUjI hai, usameM hama dharma nahIM samajhate haiM? . u. - jisameM kevalI-gaNadhara dharma samajhe aura Apa kahate ho ki hama dharma nahIM samajhe to Apa para AdhAra hI kyA? ki Apa dharma nahIM samajhe isameM koI bhI dharma nahIM smjhe| para maiM pUchatA hU~ ki suriyAbha deva meM guNa sthAna kaunasA hai? . u. - samyagdRSTi devatAoM meM cauthA guNa sthAna hai| pra. - kevalI meM kaunasA guNasthAna? u. - terahavAM caudahavAM gunnsthaan| pra. - cauthA guNasthAna aura terahavAM guNasthAna kI zraddhA eka hai yA bhinna -bhinna hai ? u. - zraddhA to eka hI hai| pra. - jaba cauthA guNasthAna vAlA prabhu pUjA kara dharma mAne taba terahavAM guNasthAna vAlA bhI dharma mAne, phira Apa kahate ho ki hama nahIM maante| kyA yaha utsUtra aura adharma nahIM hai? hama pUchate haiM ki indroM ne bhagavAna kA meru parvata para abhiSekamahotsava kiyA, hajAroM kalazapAnI DholA, suriyAbhAdi devatAoM na pUjA kI, isase usake bhava bhramaNa bar3hA yA kama huA? puNya huA yA pApa huA? yadi bhava bhramaNa baDhA aura pApa huA ho to ve saba savA karor3a pratimAjI banavAe va (27

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ekAvatArI hue haiM ve bhava aura pApa kahAM para bhoga liyA? yadi bhava ghaTiyA evaM puNya bar3hA ho to ApakA kahanA mithyA huaa| pra. - yaha to hama nahIM kaha sakate ki bhagavAna kA mahotsavAdi karane se bhava bhramaNa bar3hatA hai| u. - phira to niHzaMka siddha huA ki prabhu pUjA pakSAlAdi snAna karane se bhava ghaTate haiM aura kramazaH mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| ___ pra. - yadi dhAmadhUma karane meM dharma hotA to sUriyAbha deva ne nATaka karane kI bhagavAna se AjJA mAMgI usa samaya AjJA na dekara bhagavAna mauna kyoM rahe? u. - nATaka karane meM yadi pApa hI hotA ho bhagavAna ne manAI kyoM nahIM kI? isase yaha nizcaya hotA hai ki AjJA nahIM dI yaha to bhASA samiti kA rakSaNa hai| para inkAra bhI to nahIM kiyaa| kAraNa isase devatAoM kI bhakti kA bhaMga bhI thaa| vAstava meM sUtra meM bhaktipUrvaka kA pATha hone se isameM bhakti dharma kA eka aMga hai, isaliye bhagavAna ne mauna rakhA, para mauna svIkRti hI samajhanA caahiye| yaha to Apa sociye ki caturtha guNasthAnavI jIvoM kevrata niyama tapa saMyama kA to udaya hai nahIM aura ve tIrthaMkara nAma karmopArjana kara sakate haiM to isakA kAraNa sivAya paramezvara kI bhakti ke aura kyA ho sakatA hai? pra. - upAsaka dazAGga sUtra meM Ananda kAma deva ke vratoM kA adhikAra hai para mUrti kA pUjana kahIM bhI nahIM likhA hai| . u. - likhA to hai parantu Apako dikhatA nhiiN| Ananda ne bhagavAna vIra ke sAmane pratijJA kI hai ki Aja pIche maiM anyatIrthioM aura unakI pratimA tathA jisa pratimA ko anyatIrthI ne grahaNa kara apanA deva mAna liyA ho to usa pratimA ko bhI maiM namaskAra nahIM kruuNgaa| isase siddha hai ki AnaMdAdi zrAvakoM ne jina pratimA kA vandana, pUjana mokSa kA kAraNa samajha ke hI kiyA thaa| aura autpAtika satra meM aMbar3a zrAvaka jora dekara kahatA hai ki Aja pIche mujhe arihanta aura arihantoM kI nimA kA vandana karanA hI kalpatA hai| pra.- jJAtA sUtra meM 20 bIsa boloM kA sevana karane se, tIrthaGkara gotra 36000 maMdiroM kA saMprati rAjA ne jIrNoddhAra karavAyA thaa| (28

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bAMdhanA batalAyA hai, para mUrti pUjA se tIrthakara gotrabaMdha nahIM kahA hai| u. - kahA to hai para Apako samajhAne vAlA koI nahIM milaa| jJAtA sUtra ke 20 boloM meM pahilA bola arihantoM kI bhakti aura dUsarA bola siddhoM kI bhakti karane se tIrthaMkara gotropArjana karanA spaSTa likhA hai, aura yahI bhakti mandiroM meM mUrtiyoM dvArA kI jAtI hai| mahArAjA zreNika arihantoM kI bhakti ke nimitta hamezA 108 sone ke jau (yava) banAke mUrti ke sAmane svastika kiyA karatA thA, aura bhakti meM tallIna rahane ke kAraNa hI usane tIrthaGkara gotra bAMdhA thaa| kAraNa dUsare tapa, saMyama, vrata to udaya hI nahIM hue the, yadi koI kahe ki zreNika ne jIva dayA pAlI usase tIrthaGkara gotra baMdhA, para yaha bAta galata hai, kAraNa jIva dayA se sAtA vedanIyakarma kA bandha honA bhagavatI sUtra za. 8 u. 5 meM batalAyA hai, isalie zreNika ne arihantoM evaM siddhoM kI bhakti karake hI tIrthaGkara gotropArjana kiyA thaa| . pra. - mUrti pUjA meM hiMsA hotI hai, use Apa dharma karma mAnate ho? ____ u. - siddhAMtoM meM mUrtipUjA kI jo vidhi batAI hai, usI vidhi se bhakta jana pUjA karate haiN| isameM jala candanAdi dravyoM ko dekha ke hI Apa hiMsA 2 kI raTa lagAte ho to yaha ApakI bhUla hai| yaha to pAMcaveMguNasthAna kI kriyA hai, para chaThese terahaveMguNasthAna taka bhI aisI koI kriyA nahIM hai ki jisameM jIva hiMsA na ho| khuda kevalI halana calana kI kriyA karate haiM, usameM bhI to jIva-hiMsA avazya hotI hai, isI kAraNa se unake do samaya kA vedanIyakarma kA baMdhana hotA hai| yadisAdhu, zrAvaka kI kriyA meM hiMsA hotI hI nahIM to ve prati samaya sAtakarma kyoM bA~dhate haiM? isakA to jarA vicAra kro| jaise pUjA kI vidhimeM Apa hiMsA mAnate ho to Apake guru vaMdana meM bhI hiMsA kyoM nahIM mAnate ho? usameM bhI to asaMkhya vAyukAyA ke jIva marate haiN| sAdhu vyAkhyAna dete samaya hAtha UMcAnIcA kare, usameM bhI anaginita vAyakAyA ke jIvamarate haiN| isI taraha AMkha kA eka vAla calatA hai to usameM bhI anaka vAyukAyA ke jIva marate haiN| yadi Apa yaha kaho ki vaMdanA karane kA vyAkhyAna dene kA pariNAma zubha hotA hai, isase usa hiMsA kA phala nahIM hotA, tohamArI mUrti-pUjA sephira sAmAyika karanA zrAvaka kA parama kartavya hai, vaise hI bhagavAna kI pUjA bhI zrAvaka (29

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kauna-sA azubha pariNAma kA phala hotA hai| jo sArA pApa isI ke sira mar3hA jAya? mahAzaya! jarA samadarzI bano tAki hamAre Apake paraspara nAhaka kA koI mata-bheda na rhe| pra. - pUjA yatnoM se nahIM kI jAtI hai| u. - isa bAta ko hama svIkAra karate haiM ki guru vandanAdi pratyeka kriyA yatnoM se va sopayoga karanI caahiye| para ayatlA dekha use ekadama chor3a hI nahIM denA caahiye| jaise- zrAvaka ko sAmAyika 32 doSa varja ke karanA kahA hai| yadi kisI ne 30 doSa TAle,kisI ne 20 doSa TAle, isakA artha yaha kadApi nahIM hotA ki eka doSa na TAlane se sAmAyika ko hI chor3a denA caahie| isI prakAra kaI deza, kAla aise hI haiM ki anicchatA jAnabUjha ke doSa kA sevana karanA par3atA hai| jaise sAdhuoM ko pezAba, TaTTI, grAma nagara meM nahIM paraThanA, aisA zAstroM meM Adeza hai, para ve dezakAla ko dekha, jAnabUjha kara isa doSa kA sevana karate haiN| aise 2 eka nahIM para anekoM udAharaNa vidyamAna haiN| pra. - basa aba maiM Apako vizeSa kaSTa denA nahIM cAhatA huuN| kAraNa maiM Apake do praznoM ke uttara meM hI saba rahasya samajha gayA, para yadi koI pUcha le to usako javAba dene ke liye maiMne Apase itane prazna kiye haiM / Apane niSpakSa hokara nyAya pUrvaka jo uttara diyA usase merI antarAtmA ko atyadhika zAnti milI hai| yaha bAta satya hai ki vItarAga dazA kI mUrti kI upAsanA karane se AtmA kA kramazaH vikAsa hotA hai| maiM bhI Aja se mUrti kA upAsaka hU~ aura mUrti pUjA meM merI dRDha zraddhA hai Apako jo kaSTa diyA, tadartha kSamA cAhatA huuN| . upasaMhAra ___ uttara - mUrtipUjA meM dRDha zraddhAlu honA, aura usakA upAsaka bananA yaha ApakI karttavyazIlatA, bhavabhaya-bhIrutA aura satya ko svIkAra karane kI sadbuddhi hai| evaM yaha ApakA janocita kArya prazaMsanIya bhI hai| phira bhI Apako jarA yaha batalA denA cAhatA hU~ ki, jaina mandira mAnane meM jainiyoM ko kitanA lAbha hai? ise bhI ekAgra se smjheN| kA pahalA kartavya hai| jisameM aisI zraddhA vizvAsa nahIM vahAM mithyAtva A jAtA hai| (30

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(1) gRhasthoM ko anartha se dravya prApta hotA hai| aura vaha anartha meM hI vyaya hotA hai, arthAt Aya vyaya donoM karma bandhana ke kAraNa haiN| isa hAlata meM vaha dravya yadi mandira banAne meM lagAyA jAe to sukha evaM kalyANa kA kAraNa hotA hai| kyoMki eka manuSya ke banAye hue mandira se hajAroM lAkhoM manuSya kalyANa prApta karate haiN| jaise AbU Adi ke mandiroM meM darzana kA lAbha aneka videzI taka bhI lete haiN| ____(2) hamezA mandira jAkara pUjA karane vAlA anyAya, pApa aura adhikaraNa karane se DaratA rahatA hai, kAraNa usake saMskAra hI aise ho jAte haiN| ____(3) mandira jAne kA niyama hai, to vaha manuSya pratidina thor3A bahuta samaya nikAla vahAM jA avazya prabhu ke guNoM kA gAnaM karatA hai aura svAntaHkaraNa ko zuddha banAtA hai| (4) hamezA mandira jAne vAle ke ghara se thor3A bahuta dravya zubha kSetra meM avazya lagatA hai, jisase zubha karmoM kA saMcaya hotA hai| .. (5) mandira jAkara pUjA karane vAloM kA citta nirmala aura zarIra Arogya rahatA hai, isase unake tapa, teja aura pratiSThA meM vRddhi hotI hai| (6) mandira kI bhAvanA hogI to ve naye 2 tIrthoM ke darzana aura yAtrA karane ko bhI avazya jaayeNge| jisa dina tIrtha yAtrA nimitta ghara se ravAnA hote haiM usa dina se ghara kA prapaJca chUTa jAtA hai| aura brahmacarya vrata pAlana ke sAtha hI sAtha, yathAzakti tapazcaryA yA dAna Adi bhI karate haiM, sAtha hI parama nivRtti prApta kara dhyAna bhI karate haiN| . (7) Aja muTThI bhara jaina jAti kI bhArata yA bhArata ke bAhara jo kucha pratiSThA zeSa hai vaha isake vizAlakAya, samRddhi-sampanna maMdira evaM pUrvAcArya praNIta granthoM se hI hai| . (8) hamAre pUrvajoM kA itihAsa aura gaurava ina mandiroM se hI hameM mAlUma hotA hai| (9) yadi kisI prAnta meM koI upadezaka nahIM pahu~ca sake, vahAM bhI kevala maMdiroM ke rahane se dharma avazeSa raha sakatA hai, nitAnta naSTa nahIM hotaa| arihA pUjana arocakA nara narake jAve aisA pUjya zrI vIra vijaya ma. ne (31

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(10) Atma-kalyANa meM maMdira mUrti mukhya sAdhana haiM, yathAruci sevA pUjA karanA jainoM kA karttavya hai cAhe dravya pUjA kareM yA bhAva pUjA para pUjya puruSoM kI pUjA avazya kreN| ( 11 ) jahAM taka jaina- samAja, mandira mUrtiyoM kA bhAva bhakti se upAsaka thA vahAM taka Apasa meM prema, sneha, aikyatA, saMgha sattA aura jAti saMgaThana tathA mAna, pratiSThA, tana, mana evaM dhana se samRddha thA / " (12) Aja eka pakSa jo jina tIrthaGkaroM kA sAyaM prAtaH nAma letA hai, unhIM tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyoM kI bharapeTa nindA karatA hai, aura dUsarA pakSa unake mUrti kI pUjA karatA hai / parantu pUrNa AzAtanA nahIM TAlane se Aja samAja adhaH sthiti ko pahu~ca rahA hai| (13) Aja itihAsa meM jo jainiyoM ko gaurava upalabdha hotA hai usakA eka mAtra kAraNa unake mandiroM kA nirmANa evaM udAratA hI hai / mandiroM ko mokSa kA sAdhana samajha asaMkhya dravya isa kArya meM vyaya kara bhArata ke ramaNIya pahAr3oM aura vizAla durgoM meM jina mandiroM kI pratiSThA karAI hai| ( 14 ) jaina mandira mUrtiyoM kI sevA pUjA karane vAle bImArAvasthA meM yadi mandira nahIM bhI jA sakate to bhI unakA pariNAma yaha hI rahegA ki Aja maiM bhagavAna kA darzana nahIM kara sakA yadi aisI hAlata meM usakA dehAnta bhI ho jAe to usakI gati avazya zubha hotI hai| dekhA mandiroM kA prabhAva ! anta meM zrImatI zAsana devI se hamArI yahI namra prArthanA hai ki ve hama sabako sad buddhi deM, jisase pUrva samaya ke tulya hI hama saba saMgaThita ho, parama prema ke sAtha zAsana sevA karane meM bhAgyazAlI bneN| osavAla jAti kA saMkSipta itihAsa vIra saM. 70 meM osIyA ke nAgarikoM ko mAMsa, zarAba Adi chur3avAkara AcArya zrI ratnaprabhasUrIzvarajI ne osavAla vaMza kI sthApanA kii| 345000 logoM ko navakAra mahAmaMtra kI zikSA dIkSA dekara jaina bnaayaa| usI varSa una osavAloM ne jaina maMdira kA osIyA meM nirmANa karavAyA thaa| isalie sabhI osavAla maMdiramArgI haiN| - pArzvanAtha paraMparA ke itihAsa meM se sAbhAra pUjA kI DhAla meM meM pharamAte haiN| (32

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zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna kA stavana zAnti jinezvara sAheba vando, anubhava rasano kando re / mukhane maTake locana laTake, mohyA suranara vRndo re, zAMti. // 1 // Ambe maMjarI koyala Tahuke, jalada ghaTA jima morA re / tema jinapratimA nirakhI harakhuM, vali jema caMda cakorA re / zAnti. / / 2 / / jina paDimA zrI jinavara sarakhI, sUtra ghaNA che sAkhI re / suranara munivara vandana pUjA, karatA ziva abhilASI re / zAnti / / 3 / / rAya paseNI mAM paDimA pUjI, sUryAbha samakita dhArI re / jIvAbhigame paDimA pUjI, vijayadeva adhikArI re| zAnti. // 4 // jinavara biMba vinA navi vandu, ANaMdajI ima bole re / sAtame aMge samakita mUle, avara nahIM tasa tole re / zAnti. // 5 // jJAtA sUtra mAM daupadI pUjA karatI ziva sukha mAMge re / rAya siddhAratha paDimA pUjI, kalpasUtra mAM rAge re / zAnti. // 6 // vidyA cAraNa munivara vandI, paDimA paMcama aMge re / jaMghAcAraNa vIzame zatake, jina paDimA mana raMge re / zAnti // 7 // Arya suhasti sUri upadeze, sAco samprati rAya re / savA kroDa jina bimba bharAvyA, dhana dhana tehanI mAya re / zAnti // 8 // mokalI pratimA abhaya kumAre, dekhI ArdrakumAra re / jAti smaraNe samakita pAmI, variyA ziva vadhU sAra re / zAnti // 1 // ityAdi bahupATha kahyA che, sUtra mAMhe sukhakArI re| sUtra taNo eka varNa utthApe, te kahyA bahuta saMsArI re| zAnti // 10 // te mATe jina ANAdhArI, kumati kadAgraha vArI re| bhakti taNA phala uttarAdhyayane, bodhi bIja sukhakArI re|| zAnti. eka bhave doya padavI pAmyA, solamAM zrI jinarAyA re / muja mana maMdirIye padharAvyuM, dhavala maMgala gavarAyA re / zAnti. / / 12 / / jina uttama pada rUpa anupama, kIrtti kamalA nI zAlA re|. 'jIva vijaya' kahe prabhujInI bhakti, karatA maMgala mAlA re / zAnti. 111 || 1113 11 brahmacarya hI jIvana kA saccA sukha hai|

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(sabhI sayAne eka mata bhagavatI sUtra ke prArambha meM "Namo baMbhIe livIe" aisA kahakara sudharmAsvAmI gaNadhara ne zrutajJAna kI sthApanA (mUrti) ko namaskAra kiyA hai| kelavA kI aMdhArI orI meM terApaMthI AcArya bhAramalajI svAmI kI kASTha kI khar3I mUrti hai| tulasI sAdhanA zikhara ke prAMgaNa meM AcArya zrI bhAramalajI svAmI kI pASANamaya caraNa pAdukAe~ sthApita haiN| rUNa (jilA-nAgaura) meM sva. yuvAcArya mizrImalajI ma. madhukara kI preraNA se banI haI sva. hajArImalajI ma. kI saMgamaramara kI bar3I mUrti hai| jaitAraNa ke pAsa girigAMva meM sthAnaka ke gokhar3e meM sthA. muni zrI harSacandrajI ma. kI mUrti hai| jasola (jilA-bAr3amera) meM terApaMthI saMta sva. jIvaNamalajI svAmI kI saMgamaramara kI mUrti hai| jiMdA rahane ke lie prANavAyu (oksIjhana) kI taraha dharma meM mUrtipUjA kI AvazyakatA va prAcInatA ko aba sabhI ne svIkAra kiyA hai| tIrthaMkara oghA muhapatti nahIM rakhate haiN| - samavAyAMga sUtra gautama svAmI muhapatti nahIM bAMdhate the| -vipAka sUtre-duHkha vipAka vikrama saMvat 1708 meM lavajI svAmI ne mahapatti bAMdhane kI naI prathA calAI hai| jinake darzana se miTe, janma-janma ke pApa, jinake pUjana se kaTe, bhava-bhava ke saMtApa, aise zrI jinarAja ko, vando baarmbaar| yugapradhAna AcArya zrI tulasI ne kahA - "maiM to hamezA jAtA hUM mandiroM meM / aneka sthaloM para pravacana bhI kiyA hai| Aja bhInamAla meM zrI pArzvanAtha maMdira meM gayA / stuti gaaii| bahata Ananda aayaa|" - jaina bhAratI pRSTha 23 varSa 31 aMka 16-17, di. 20-7-83 terApaMtha aMka Apako bhI jaina mandiroM meM pratidina darzana-pUjana karake Ananda lenA caahie| dhana gayA to kucha nahIM gayA, caritra gayA to saba kucha gyaa|