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________________ jainadharma ko janadharma banAne meM mahilAoM kA yogadAna vAtsalyamUrti tuma raNacaNDI, tuma komala parama kaThora ati / tuma zAntimantra tuma yuddhatantra, tuma mAnava kI ziramaura mati / / jainadharma meM mahilAoM ko bhI vahI sthAna prApta hai jo puruSoM ko hai| AdyatIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se lekara mahAprabhu bhagavAn mahAvIra varddhamAna ne donoM ko hI sAdhanA ke samAna adhikAra va avasara pradAna kiye the| jaba hama itihAsa kA anuzIlana karate haiM, to jJAta hotA hai ki mahilAe~ kaI guNoM meM puruSoM se bhI agragAminI rahI haiM / unakA mahatva kaI sthAnoM para puruSoM se vizeSa vivaddha ho gayA hai| zikSA meM, saMyama meM, vratapAlana meM, satItvarakSA meM, sevA meM, sahanazIlatA aura svArtha tyAga meM se sadA hI Age rahI aura rahatI hai| sahanazIlatA, lajjA aura sevA to unake janmajAta guNa haiM jo kisI meM kama aura kisI meM adhika pramANa meM rahate hI haiN| dUsare viziSTa guNa saMskAra va paristhiti para avalambita haiN| satItvarakSA ke lie bhArata kI nAriyoM kA "jauharato saMsAra ko Aja bhI cakita kara rahA hai / / atyanta prAcIna samaya kI ora dRSTipAta kareM to bhagavAna yugAdideva RSabha mahAprabhu kI donoM putriyoM-brAhmI va sundarI ke darzana hote haiM / jo vidyA, zIla aura tyAga kI jItI-jAgatI pratimAe~ thIM, brAhmI ne to RSabhadeva bhagavAna ko kevalajJAna hone para hI dIkSA dhAraNa kara lI thii| kintu cakravartI bharata ne tatkAlIna prathAnusAra sundarI ko apanI patnI banAne kI abhilASA se tyAgamArga ke anusaraNa se roka liyA thaa| para ve to apane pUjya pitA ke pada-cihnoM para calane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara cukI thiiN| cakravartI unheM rAjya sampatti aura saMsAra ke bhogavilAsoM kI ora AkRSTa karane meM asaphala rahe / sundarI ne sATha hajAra varSa taka AyaMbila tapa karake apane zarIra ko sukhA ddaalaa| cakravartI bharata ko isa tapa va tyAga kI sAkSAt jvalanta mUrti ke Age natamastaka honA hI pdd'aa| bharata ne use saharSa sAdhvI jIvana svIkAra kara lene kI anumati de dI / kumArI "malli" to tIrthaMkara ke sarvocca pada para pratiSThita huI thiiN| ___jaba hama prAtaH smaraNIyA, adabhuta premikA, satI ziromaNI rAjImatI kA jIvana, jo zAstroM ke svarNa pRSThoM para aMkita hai, avalokana karate haiM to mastaka zraddhA se apane Apa jhaka jAtA hai / unhoMne punIta saMyama ke patha para calate hue rathanemi ko asthira-vicalita hote hue, usakI vAsanA kI dabI huI cinagAriyoM ko ubharate hue (178 ) AryA priyadarzanAzrI (pUjya pravartinI sajjanazrI jI ma0 kI viduSI suziSyA)
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI-tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 179 avalokana kiyA to tatkAla hI apane pavitra upadezAmata kI varSA se aisA zAnta kiyA ki phira ve kabhI na ubharI na cmkiiN| yahI to usa mahAsatI kI viziSTatA vaha mahattA thI, jo Aja bhI pratyeka strI ke lie anukaraNIya va AdaraNIya hai| unameM saMyama kA vaha tIvra teja thA, jo rathanemi ko punaH saMyama ke pavitra patha para dRr3hatA se ArUr3ha kara sakA / patideva ke mArga kA anusaraNa karane vAlI satiyoM meM ve agragaNyA thIM, adbhuta pAtivratya thA unakA, upadeza zakti bhI alaukika thii| isI prakAra AbAla brahmacAriNI rAjakumArI candanabAlA ke jIvanavRtta para dRSTipAta karate haiM to vismaya aura karuNA se abhibhUta ho jAnA par3atA hai| sacamuca hI vaha mahAzaktisvarUpA thii| rAjakula meM janma lekara bhI bAlyAvasthA meM hI ve mAtR-pitR vihInA ho gaI, mAta-bhUmi se tathA mAtA se balAt pRthaka kara dI gii| usane apanI jananI ko satItva rakSArtha prANotsarga karate dekhA thA, AtatAyI ke paMje meM Akara ve sare bAjAra becI gaIM, una para kaSToM, upasargoM ke parvata TUTa par3e phira bhI usa vIra bAlikA ne adbhuta sahanazIlatA kA paricaya dekara sabako avAk kara diyaa| usa jamAne meM striyoM kA cA~dI ke canda Tukar3oM ke liye kraya-vikraya hotA thaa| puruSa apane sarvAdhikAra surakSita rakhakara mahilAoM ko pA~va kI jUtI se adhika mahatva nahIM detA thaa| dharmAnuSThAnoM meM bhI unakA koI adhikAra svIkRta na thA / ve kevala puruSoM kI vilAsa sAmagrI samajhI jAtI thiiN| unakA apanA koI svatva yA sattA nahIM thii| kumArI candanA ko bhI isa dazA kA bhogya bananA par3A thaa| unhoMne svayaM isa dayanIya avasthA kA anubhava kiyA thaa| ataH unhoMne ise sudhArane kI prANapaNa se ceSTA kii| saMsAra ke bhautika sukhoM ko lAta mArakara ve nArI jAti kA uddhAra karane ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM sammilita ho giiN| caturvidha saMgha meM samasta AryAoM kI Apa netrI bniiN| hama zAstroM meM logoM ke caritroM ko par3hate haiM to patA lagatA hai ki kamala komalA asUryapazyA ve rAjarAniyA~ bhI ki jinake eka saMketa mAtra para sahasroM sevaka-sevikAe~ apane prANa taka nyauchAvara karane ko prastuta rahate the / bhagavAn mahAvIra prabhu ke dharma kI zaraNa meM Akara candanabAlA kI anugAminI bana AtmakalyANa ke sAtha-sAtha para-kalyANa karatI huI rAjavaibhava meM pale hue komala zarIra ke sukha-duHkha kI paravAha na karake tIvra tapa dvArA karmamala ko naSTa karatI thiiN| bhagavAn kA pavitra sandeza dene gA~vagA~va nagara-nagara pAdavihAra krtiiN| bhayaMkara aTaviyoM, viSama parvatoM ghATiyoM ko pAra karatI mAtra bhikSAvRtti se saMyama ke sAdhana rUpa zarIra kA nirvAha karatI thiiN| ve zreSThI-patniyA~, mahArAja-kanyAe~ bhI jinake aizvarya ko dekhakara bar3e-bar3e samrATa cakita ho jAte the, tapa-tyAga-saMyama ke punIta patha kI pathikAe~ bana zIta, tApa, kSudhA, pipAsA, apamAna, anAdara se nirapekSa, AtmasvarUpa meM tanmaya ho, samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna va samyagcAritra kI ArAdhanA karatI huI apane amUlya durlabha mAnava jIvana ko sArthaka karatI thiiN| bhagavAn varddhamAna mahAprabhu ke zrAvikA saMgha kI mukhyAe~, mahAzraddhAvatI, udAtta vicAroM ke gaganAMgaNa meM vicaraNa karane vAlI gRhastharamaNiyA~-jayantI, revatI, sulasA Adi zrAvikAyeM kyA kama viduSiyA~ thIM ? "bhagavatI sUtra' meM inakI vidvattA, zraddhA va bhakti kA acchA varNana milatA hai / zrAvikA ziromaNI jayantI ne bhagavAn se kaise gambhIra prazna kiye the| revatI kI bhakti devoM kI bhakti kA bhI atikramaNa karane vAlI thii| mulasA kI aDiga zraddhA dekhakara mastaka zraddhAvanata ho jAtA hai| zramaNopAsikA sulasA kI satarkatA evaM aDiga zraddhA ke viSaya meM bhI hameM vismita raha jAnA par3atA hai / ambar3a ne usakI kaI prakAra se parIkSA kii| brahmA, viSNa, maheza banA tIrthakara kA rUpa dhAraNa kara saMmabasaraNa ko lolA raca DAlI, kintu sulasA ko AkRSTa na kara skaa|
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________________ 180 jaina dharma ko janadharma banAne meM mahilAoM kA yogadAna : AryA priyadarzanAzrI usa yuga meM mahilAyeM kitanI zikSita thIM, unakI vicAra zakti kitanI prabala thI, isakA anumAna hama Upara likhe udAharaNoM se bhalIbhA~ti lagA sakate haiN| striyoM kI jAgRti kA pradhAna kAraNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA vaidika dharma (jAtivAda vA yajJAzrayAhiMsA, strI-zUdra kA dharma meM, veda meM anadhikAra, eka pativrata dharma ke atirikta anya dharmAcaraNa kA niSedha) ke viruddha vaha Andolana thA, jo unhoMne apanI kaivalyaprApti ke bAda Arambha kiyA thA / unhoMne spaSTa zabdoM meM ghoSaNA kI thI ki saba jIva samAna haiM, jAti karmAnusAra hotI hai, yajJa kI hiMsA naraka meM jAne se nahIM bacA sakatI, dharma karane kA adhikAra, zAstra par3hane kA adhikAra, strI ho cAhe puruSa, brAhmaNa ho yA zUdra sabhI ko hai / mukti prApta karane kA adhikAra pratyeka prANI ko hai, strItva yA napuMsakatva athavA pustva isameM bAdhaka nahIM / AtmA ko mukta karane kI sAdhanA sabhI karate haiN| unhoMne apane caturvidha saMgha meM jAtivAda ko sthAna nahIM diyaa| striyoM saMgha meM sAdhu to 14000 hI the, sAdhviyA~ 36,000 hajAra thiiN| isa taraha zrAvakoM kI saMkhyA 1,56,000 to zrAvikAoM kI 3,18,000 taka pahu~ca gaI thii| yoM hama dekhate haiM ki abalA kahalAne vAlI ve nAriyA~ mAnavIrUpa meM sAkSAt bhavAnI thIM, deviyA~ thIM / unakI puNya gAthAoM se bhAratIya zobhA meM cAra cA~da laga hue haiM / aise hI saMyamI jIvana ko apane jJAnAloka se Alokita karane vAlI mahAna prabhAvazAlI kharataragacchIya sAdhvI ziromaNi puNyazlokazrI puNyazrI jI ma. sA., AdhyAtma jJAna nimagnA pUjyA pra. zrI svarNazrI jI ma. sA., jApaparAyaNa svanAmadhanyA pU. pra. zrI jJAnazrI jI ma. sA. evaM samanvaya sAdhikA jainakokilA pU. pra. zrI vicakSaNazrI jI ma. sA. thIM / jo tyAga-tapa saMyama kI anupama ArAdhikA va zAsana kI prabala zaktiyA~ thiiN| jinazAsana kI jAho jalAlI ke lie va usakI satat abhivRddhi ke lie unhoMne aise-aise adbhuta kArya kara dikhAye jinheM sunapar3ha va dekhakara na kevala jaina samAja apitu sarva mAnava samAja daMga raha jAtA hai / unake udAtta tejasvI va yazasvI jIvana se jinazAsana kA aNu-azu Alokita hai| aisI hI vartamAna meM anupama guNoM se yukta jainazAsana kI jagamagAtI jyotirmaya divya tArikA ke rUpa meM haiM hamArI paramArAdhyA pratipala smaraNIyA, vandanIyA, pUjanIyA kharataragaccha ke puNya zramaNI vRnda kI prabhAvazAlI pravartikA parama zraddha yA guruvaryA zrI sajjanazrI jI ma. saa.| jinakI saralatA, sahajatA, udArakAryakSamatA, nirmala samatA, nizchalatA, nispRhatA, vizAlahRdayatA, adbhuta pratibhA mAnava mAtra ko sahaja hI AkarSita karatI hai / jinhoMne kaI prAcIna AcAryoM dvArA racita saMskRtaniSTha kliSTa kRtiyoM kA pariSkRta, paramArjita va prAMjala hindI bhASA meM anuvAda kara jaina sAhitya zobhA kI abhivRddhi meM cAra cA~da lagAye haiN| ve jinazAsana ke sAdhvI vanda kI mukuTamaNi haiM tathA tyAga, tapa, vaiduSya va vAgmitA kI jIvaMta pratimA haiM / ApazrI ke anupama guNayukta jIvana se tathA adbhuta kAryakalApoM se na kevala gaccha va samAja apitu sampUrNa jaina zAsana gauravAnvita hai| jaina jagata kI anupama thAtI, AgamajJAna kI jyoti haiN| mRdu madhura amatavAgI se, janamana pAvana karatI haiN| tyAga-tapa-saMyama kI triveNI, tava antar meM bahatI hai / usI sarita kI ajasradhAra meM, hama bhI pAvana hotI haiM / AWAmiu