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________________ "jaina dharma meM nArI kA sthAna" - lekhaka: gopAla paMvAra, nArI dharma pAlane meM, dharma pracAra meM evaM dharma ko aMgIkAra karane meM purUSoM se kaI dazaka Age hai yadyapi "nArI" ke svarUpa, svabhAva, zikSA, sahayoga evaM pada samaya ke anusAra badalatA rahA hai| janmadAtrI mAtA se lekara koThe kI ghRNita va pratAr3ita vezyA ke rUpa meM bhI vaha samaya-samaya para hamAre samakSa AI hai yazodA banakara lAlana pAlana kiyA hai to kAlikA banakara asuroM kA saMhAra bhI kiyA hai, sAkSAta vAtsalya kI pratimUrti rahI hai to satI ke rUpa meM dhadhakatI jvAlA meM Ahuti banane meM bhI vilamba nahIM kiyaa| samaya va kAla kI gati ananta va akSuNNa hai, isase pare na koI rahA hai na raha sakegA kAlacakra se sabhI bandhe haiM, phira bhalA koI samAja yA dharma usase vilaga kaise raha sakatA hai| " jaina dharma bhArata kA eka sazakta prabhAvI evaM vyApaka dharma rahA hai jisase mAnava jAti ko eka aise kagAra se ubhArA hai jo hiMsA, ghRNA, anyAya va svArtha ke mahAsAgara meM DUba - utara rahA thaa| nArI nara kI ardhAMginI, mitra, mArgadarzikA va sevikA ke rUpa meM hamezA-hamezA se samAja meM apanA astitva banAtI rahI hai kintu kabhI-kabhI tulA kA dUsarA palar3A adhika vajanadAra huA to nArI ko cAradIvArI kI pardAnasIM vilAsitA va bhoga kI vastu va mAtra sevA tathA gRhakArya karane vAlI ikAI bhI mAnA gayA, kevala kartavyaparAyaNA banakara cupacApa julma sahanA hI usakI niyati bana gaI va badale meM use sisakane taka kA adhikAra bhI na rahA adhikAra ke binA kartavya kA na mUlya raha jAtA hai na aucitya / kintu samaya-samaya para samAja meM jAgrati va krAnti kI lahara AyI jisane nArI ko usake vAstavika svarUpa kA bodha kraayaa| jaina samAja meM AdikAla se hI nArI kA pada va garimA sammAnanIya va vandanIya hI rahI hai| kucheka apavAda ko chor3akara nArI parAmarzadAtrI va aMgarakSaka bhI rahI hai jaina dharma ko saMsAra meM sthAna dilAne meM jaina dharma kI khyAti tathA jainatva ke prabhAva ke mUla meM nArI kI bhUmikA pramukha va sarvopari rahI hai| "nArI se hI jaina dharma jIvita hai" yadi aisA bhI kahA jAya to atizyokti nahIM hogI kyoMki nArI apane samasta uttaradAyitva kA nirvAha karane ke sAtha hI sAtha dharmapAlana, niyama, vyavahAra svAdhyAya, pUjana, upavAsa Adi meM adhika samaya dekara puruSoM se kaI gunA Age hai| yadi jaina dharma ke vyauma se nArI ko haTA diyA jAya to mAtra andhakAra hI zeSa raha jAyegA / Aja bhI jaina dharma rUpI vyauma meM camakate nakSatra ke rUpameM candanabAlA ke nAma kA smaraNa atyanta svAbhimAna ke sAtha kiyA jAtA hai aura Aja bhI jaina mahilAyeM unake nAma kI duhAI dekara, unheM ArAdhya mAnakara niyama pAlana kI vrata-upavAsa kI dhArmika kriyAkalApa kI zapatha letI hai| kitanA mahAna Adarza, tyAga va kartavyaparAyaNatA kA pATha par3hane va sIkhane ko milatA hai, unake caritra se / yadi hama samAja ko va rASTra ko pragati va upalabdhi ke mArga para prazasta karanA cAhate hai, yadi hama bhagavAna mahAvIra kI zikSAoM ko vyavahAra meM utAranA cAhate hai, yadi hama samAja va deza meM zikSA, anuzAsana, bhAIcArA va ekatA kA zaMkhanAda phU~kanA cAhate hai to hameM nArI mana kI paMkhuDiyA~ jana ekyatA ke sUtra se pRthaka ho jAtI hai to pratyeka mAnavIya prayatna saphaLa nahIM ho skte| 353
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________________ ko unake adhikAra va unake upayoga kI svatantratA va svacchandatA denI hogI, unheM unakI zakti, zaurya, zIla va teja kI yAda dilAnI hogii| jaina dharma ho yA anya dharma, nArI kA jhukAva purUSoM kI tulanA meM dharma kI aura adhika hI hotA hai| yadi hama vartamAna paristhitiyoM meM dekheM to pAyegeM ki seThajI kI apekSA seThAnIjI nityanema, dharma-karma, svAdhyAya, niyama-pAlana, ekAsanA upavAsa Adi niyamita va AsthA se karatI hai jabaki unheM eka bahU, beTI, mAM, bahana yA patni kA kartavya bhI nibhAnA par3atA hai| vyAkhyAna meM u sthiti va rUci, niyamita sAmAyika pAlana, navakAra jApa tathA deva-darzana, gurUvandana meM seThajI kI tulanA meM, seThAnIjI kI saMkhyA hI adhika hotI hai| purUSa varga yaha kahakara apane dAyitva se haTa jAte haiM ki hameM vyApAra, vANijya, pravAsa Adi kArya meM vyasta rahanA par3atA hai ata: niyama kA pAlana sambhava nhiiN| dharma ke marma ko jitanI painI va sUkSma dRSTi se mahilA varga ne dekhA, jAMcA va parakhA hai, utanA purUSa varga nahIM, aura yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja jaina dharma ke utthAna meM, pracAra-prasAra meM nArI kI bhUmikA aham hai, prazaMsanIya hai, stutya hai| nArI ne dharma dhvajA ko phaharAyA hai| nArI ne hI niyama, saMyama va yaza kamAyA hai| ata: yaha bAta nirvivAda hai ki jaina dharma meM nArI kA sthAna, nArI kA yogadAna AdikAla se rahA haiM, vartamAna meM bhI hai aura bhaviSya meM bhI banA rahegA kyoMki "vaha dharma kI dhurI hai| vizva kI pratyeka mAnavIya kriyA ke sAdha mana-vyavasAya badhA huA hai| yaha mana hI eka aisI vastu hai, jisa para niyaMtraNa rakhane se bhavasAgara pAra hone kI mahAzakti prApta hotI hai| aura anaMtAnaM bhava bhramaNa vAlA bhomiyA bhI banatA hai| mAnava jaba manojayI hotA hai to taba vaha svaccha AtmA-dRSTi aura jJAna-dRSTi upalabdha karatA 354 mahApuruSoM kI prasAdI rupa meM mAtra unakI caraNa raja bhI ghara meM par3a jAya to dainyatA naSTa ho jAtI hai|