Book Title: Jain Shastro ki Asangat Bate
Author(s): Vaccharaj Singhi
Publisher: Buddhivadi Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003650/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! lekhaka baccharAja siMghI prakAzaka bAlacanda nAhaTA maMtrI-buddhivAdI saMgha, 46, sTrAnDa roDa, kalakattA prathama saMskaraNa 1000] san 1945 I0 [ mUlya 15) 10 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " 'navayuvaka ' Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA - - 'jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM' nAma kI yaha pustaka mere lekhoM kA saMgraha hai| 'taruNa jaina' nAmaka mAsika patra jo kalakatte se zrI vijayasiMha jI nAhara tathA zrI bha~varamalajI siMghI ke sampAdakatva meM prakAzita hotA thA usameM san 1641 kI maI se san 1942 ke sitambara taka pratimAsa lagAtAra ye lekha 'zAstroM kI bAteM' zIrSaka se prakAzita hote rhe| isake pazcAt 'taruNa jaina' kA prakAzana sthagita ho jAne ke kAraNa mere lekha bhI sthagita rhe| phira san 1644 meM terApaMthI yuvaka saMgha lADanUM dvArA buleTina prakAzita hone lage taba saMgha ke anurodha para ina buleTinoM meM zAstroM kI bAta' zorSaka lekha maine punaH dene prArambha krdiye| 'taruNa jaina' meM tIna cAra lekha prakAzita hote hI sampAdaka mahodaya ke pAsa kucha sajjanoM ke patra Aye jinhoMne likhA ki lekhaka jainazAstroM para AkramaNa kara rahA hai isaliye taruNa jaina meM isa prakAra kI lekha mAlA ko sthAna nahIM diyA jAnA cAhiye / isa ke uttara meM TippaNI dete hue sampAdaka mahodaya ne sitambara san 1941 ke 'taruNa' ke aMka meM mere uddezya ko saMkSepa meM prakaTa Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( kha ) kiyA | vaha TippaNI yathAsthAna isa pustaka meM prakAzita kara dI gaI hai| idhara aneka sajjanoM ne mujhase mere uddezya ko batalAne ke liye vizeSa Agraha kiyA taba maine janavarI san 1942 ke lekha meM mere uddezya ko prakAzita karate hue batalAyA ki jaina zAstra hI eka aise zAstra haiM jinase koI koI yaha bhAva bhI pramANita karate haiM ki bhUkha pyAsa se marate huve ko annapAnI kI sahAyatA se bacAnA, garIba duHkhI, vipattigrasta ko sahAyatA - karanA asvastha mAtA pitA, pati Adi kI sevA suzruSA karanA, rogiyoM kI cikitsA ke liye cikitsAlaya kholanA, zikSA pracAra ke liye zikSAlayoM kA prabandha karanA Adi saMsAra ke aise saba prakAra ke paropakArI kAmoM ko eka sadgRhastha dvArA nisvArtha bhAva se kiye jAnepara bhI usa gRhastha ko ekAnta pApa hotA hai / ina bhAvoM ke pracAra kA asara Aja jaina kahalAne vAle hajAroM vyaktiyoM ke hRdaya para ho cukA hai| zAstroM ko sarvajJa praNIta evam bhagavAna ke bacana mAnakara unake bacanoM ko akSara akSara satya mAnA jA rahA hai aura unake bidhi - niSedhoM ko AMkha mUMdakara amala meM lAnA kalyANakArI samajhA jAtA hai / mAnava samAja paraspara sahayoga ke binA cala nahIM sakatA / jIvana meM paga pagapara anyake sahayoga kI AvazyaktA hotI hai / samAjakI racanA aura vyavasthA hI isa liye huI hai ki paraspara ke sahayoga dvArA nAnAtaraha kI sukha-suvidhAe~ prApta karake sAmuhika evam vyaktigata jIvana ko adhika se adhika sukhI banAyA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( ga ) jA sake / yaha eka manovaijJAnika satya hai ki jisa sahayoga meM kisI prakArakA apanA aihika svArtha hotA hai use to pratyeka vyakti binA kisI preraNA ke bhI AdAna pradAna karanekI ceSTA karatA hai; parantu jisameM apanA aihika svArtha kucha bhI nahIM hotA usake liye puNya aura dharma jaise gupta lAbha ke AkarSaNa kI preraNA ke binA - bhalA koI kucha kisa liye karegA ? yAnI kataI nahIM karegA / isaliye bhUkha pyAsa se garane vAle ko annapAnI kI sahAyatA se bacAne, bipattigrasta kI sahAyatA karane, rogiyoM kI cikitsA ke liye cikitsAlayoM kA prabandha karane Adi saMsAra ke aise kAmoM meM yadi apanA koI aihika svArtha nahIM hotA ho athavA koI sAMsArika matalaba nahIM saghatA ho to kisa lAbha aura AkarSaNa ke liye eka gRhastha vyartha hI isa prakAra ke kAmoM meM pravRti karake pApoM kA upArjana karegA aura una pApoM ke phala svarUpa ananta duHkha bhogegA / koI bhUkha pyAsa se maratA hai to bhaleI mare aura koI vipatti bhoga rahA hai to bhaleI bhoge / use kyA par3I hai ki vaha usameM dastandAjI karake pApa upajAve aura phalasvarUpa apane Apako vyartha hI duHkhI banAve | isa samaya jaina kahalAne vAloM kI karIba 14 lAkha kI saMkhyA hai jisameM karIba 4-5 lAkha to digambara jaina kahalAte haiM jo ina zAstroM (Agama sUtroM) ko nahI mAnate; parantu bAkI zeSa zvetAmbara kahalAne vAle samasta jaina ina AgamasUtroM ko mAnate haiM jinake kinhIM pAThoM se Upara kahe hue Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (saMsAra ke sArvajanika lAbha ke kAmoM ko nissvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI gRhastha ko ekAnta pApa lage-aise bhAva puSTa hone kI kacita sambhAvanA hai| yadyapi Agama sUtroM ko mAnane vAloM meM bhI sabhI isa prakAra ekAnta pApa honA nahIM mAnate ; parantu ekAnta pApa mAnane vAloM kI saMkhyA bhI isa samaya kaI hajAroM taka pahuMca cukI hai| mujhe aisA lagA ki isa prakAra ke bhAvoM kA pracAra na kevala mAnava samAja ke hitoM ke liye hI ghAtaka haiM apitu saMsAra ke itara prANiyoM ke liye bhI atyanta hAni kAraka hai| isa liye manuSyatva ke nAte aise zAstroM ko akSara akSara satya mAnane kI andha-zraddhA ko bhaMga karanA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| aura isake liye eka hI upAya hai ki zAstroM meM Aye hue pratyakSameM asatya pramANita honevAle viSayoM ko sarva sAdhAraNa ke samakSa rakhA jAya, tAki jana-sAdhAraNa kA mastiSka andha-zraddhA ko tilAMjali dekara buddhivAda ko grahaNa karane meM samartha ho ske| merA yaha vizvAsa hai ki prastuta pustaka meM jitanI sAmagrI dI jA cukI hai yadi nyAya aura buddhi pUrvaka unapara vicAra kiyA jAya to zAstroM ko akSara akSara satya mAnane kI andha zraddhA ko mastiSka se haTA dene ke liye paryApta hai| yadyapi isa meM AI huI sAmagrI zAstroM meM pAye jAne vAle asatya, asambhava aura asvAbhAvika tathA pUrvA para sarvathA viruddha viSayoM kI tulanA meM kucha nahIM ke barAbara hai tathApi jahA~ eka akSara bhI anyathA ___ Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnane meM ananta saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya dikhAyA gayA hai vahA~ yaha sAmAnya sAmagrI bhI AzA hai, unakA ukta bhaya-bhajana ke liye avazya paryApta hogii| ___ isa lekha saMgraha ko par3hane para, AMkheM mUMdakara zAstra nAmaka pothiyoM ke pratyeka zabdako 'bAbA vAkyam pramANam' mAnane vAle aura unake AdhAra se saMsAra ke paropakArI kAmoM ke karane meM ekAnta pApa jAnane vAle pAThakoM ke hRdaya meM yadi kucha bhI . parivartana huA to maiM apane isa tuccha prayAsa ko saphala samajhaM gaa| ____ antameM, maiM una sajjanoM ko dhanyavAda detA hU~ jinhoMne mere lekhoM ko par3hakara mujhe protsAhita kiyaa| aura una sajjana-vRndoM ko bhI dhanyavAda denA apanA kartabya samajhatA hUM jinhoMne andhazraddhAlu hote hue bhI mere lekhoM ko par3hakara unameM pradarzita bhAvoM ko kar3avI ghaMTakI taraha nigala kara hajama kara gaye aura khAmoza raha kara apane dhairya kA. paricaya diyaa| dhanyavAda ke samaya 'taruNa jaina' ke sampAdaka-dvaya evam terApaMthI yuvaka saMgha, lADanU ke maMtrI mahodaya ko bhI yAda karanA paramAvazyaka hai jinake patroM meM aise ugra lekhoM ke prakAzana kA sahayoga milaa| sujAnagar3ha zrAvaNa saM0 2002 vinItabaccharAja siMghI ___ Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx XXXXXX yuktyAyukta vAkyaM bAlenA'pi prabhASitaM grAhyam / tyAjyaM yukti vihInaM zrautaM syAtsmArtakaM vA syAt // XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX bhAvArtha-yukti ( tarka-pramANa ) yukta vAkya bAlaka ke kahe hue bhI grahaNa karane ( mAnane ) yogya haiM, kintu yukti hIna vAkya cAhe veda ke hoM vA smRti ke sarvathA tyAjya haiN| --satyAmRta-pravAha XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX KXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 'taruNa jaina' maI san 1941 I. TippaNI : [zrI baccharAjajI siMghI kA yaha lekha avazya una logoM kI A~kheM kholane vAlA hogA jinako zAstroM ke bacanoM kI parIkSA karanA hI nAstikatA aura dharma-droha lagatA hai| Aja jaba ki hareka vastu para vaijJAnika dRSTikoNa se vicAra karane kI praNAlI kAma meM lAI jAtI hai, koI bhI vicAravAna vyakti yaha nahIM bardAzta kara sakatA ki zAstroM kI hareka bAta ko vuddhipUrvaka samajha meM na Ane para bhI kevala isI dhAka se kabUla kara lenA par3e ki vaha 'sarvajJa' kA bacana hai| isameM koI zaka nahIM ki zAstra vicAroM kA vaha samUha hotA hai, jo manuSya kA patha-pradarzana karatA hai; para usakA artha yadi yaha kiyA jAya ki zAstroM meM jo nahIM likhA, vaha vicAraNIya hI nahIM; aura zAstroM meM jo likhA hai, usa para koI prazna hI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA to zAstroM ke prati isa taraha kA dRSTikoNa jar3atA utpanna karane vAlA hotA hai, jisake duSpariNAma Aja hama pratyakSa dekha rahe haiN| zAstroM ke nAma para Aja hamAre dhArmika, naitika aura sAmAjika vicAroM para jo hukUmata kI jAtI hai, usake kAraNa hamArI sAmAjika aura bauddhika pragati meM kitanI bAdhA pahuMca rahI hai, yaha samajhadAra byakti phaurana dekha sakatA hai| jo zAstra manuSya ko jJAna Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! dene kA dAvA kara sakate haiM yA karate haiM, ve jJAna kA vikAsa karane vAlI buddhi para andhazraddhA kI cAbI se tAlA kyoM lagA dete haiM ? yaha to manuSya kI buddhi para zAstroM dvArA zoSaNa honA kahA jaaygaa| hama samAja ko isa taraha ke zoSaNa kA zikAra hone se bacane ke liye AgAha karanA apanA kartavya samajhate haiN| jina dharma-guruoM ke dvArA zAstrIya zoSaNa kA yaha vyApAra nirantara calatA hai, ve manuSya kI bauddhika jAgRti ke zatru haiM, aura usa zatrutA kA ve isaliye nirvAha karate haiM kyoMki unake peTa kA nirvAha bhI usI se hotA hai| para navayuvakoM ko isa viSaya meM apanA kartavya kabhI nahIM bhUlanA caahiye| isa viSaya meM zrI baccharAjajI eka lekha-mAlA likha rahe haiM--jisakA yaha pahalA lekha hai| isameM jaina zAstroM kI bhaugolika bAtoM para vicAra kiyA gayA hai| yaha viSaya gaNanA se sambandha rakhatA hai, isaliye bahuta sarasa nahIM mAlUma par3atA, lekina lekha-mAlA ke uddezya ko samajhane meM kAphI madadagAra hogaa| -~saMpAdaka ] pRthvI kA AkAra aura gati jaina zAstroM meM varNita katipaya viSayoM para jaba hama niSpakSa dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM to unameM bhI bahuta sI bAteM anya majahaboM kI hI taraha kapola-kalpita dRSTigocara hone lagatI haiN| yA to unameM koI rahasya chipA ho sakatA hai jisako hama samajha nahIM pAte hoM yA aisI bAtoM ke racane vAle khuda hI andhere meM the ___ Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! jinhoMne anya majahaba vAloM ke dekhA-dekhI, dUkAna kI bhola rakhane kI taraha, binA vicAre aMTa-saMTa khAnA-pUrI kI hai| jo kucha ho, hama jainoM kA kartavya yaha pukAra rahA hai ki ina viSayoM para par3e hue parade ko haTAkara inake asalI svarUpa ko prakaTa karane kI ceSTA kreN| isa vakta vijJAna kA prakAza isa hada taka avazya ho cukA hai ki kisI vastu ke asalI rUpa para kisI uddezya se paradA DAlakara yadi use chipAyA gayA ho to vijJAna, yukti aura tarka kI kasoTI para kasa kara dekhane vAle vyakti ke sAmane usakI asaliyata chipI nahIM raha sktii| Adhunika zikSA meM aura aura cAhe kitane bhI avaguNa vidyamAna hoM para eka yaha guNa avazya hai ki vaha manuSya ko mithyA andhavizvAsoM se pare Dhakela detI hai| jitanI mAtrA meM Adhunika zikSA bar3hatI jAyagI, utanI hI andhazraddhA kama hotI jaaygii| hamArA dharmopadezaka-varga yaha cAhatA hai ki aisI andhazraddhA kama na hone pAve / isake liye vaha hara samaya prayatna zIla bhI rahatA hai, apane zraddhAvAna zrAvakoM meM zikSA ke viruddha pracAra bhI kAphI karatA rahatA hai| magara zikSA kA prazna isa samaya jIvana-yApana aura AjIvikA kI jaTila samasyAoM ke sAtha bahuta gaharA sambandhita hai, isaliye sivAya una dhanavAna andhavizvAsI zrAvakoM ke ki jinako AjIvikA ke saMgharSa se kucha samaya ke liye phurasata mila cukI hai, dUsarA koI aise pracAra ko apanA nahIM sktaa| upadezakoM ko cAhiye to yaha thA ki yadi zAstroM ___ Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kI koI bAta satya kI kasauTI para ThIka nahIM utara rahI hai, to sacce dila se usakI satyatA ko DhUMDha nikAlane kA prayatna karate; jo rahasya chipA huA hai, usakA udghATana krte| magara binA parizrama hI kAma cale to aisA kare kauna ? smaraNa rahe ki ve dina dUra nahIM haiM ki isa prakAra kI jar3atA kA phalopabhoga karanA pdd'egaa| isa lekha mAlA meM jaina kahalAye jAne vAle vidvAnoM ke liye hI maiMne kucha viSaya aura prazna vicArane ke liye upasthita karane kA vicAra kiyA hai jinakA maiM samucita samAdhAna nahIM kara sakA hUM aura sAtha hI unase yaha AzA karatA hUM ki ve inakA samAdhAna karane kA prayatna kreNge| pahile hama bhaugolika viSayoM ko hI lete haiM jinake liye hamAre pAsa pratyakSa pramANa maujUda haiN| jaina zAstroM meM zAsvata vastuoM ko mApane ke liye pramANAMgula ke hisAba se eka yojana ko vartamAna mApa se 2000 kosa kA batalAyA gayA hai| kaiyoM ne 4000 kosa kA bhI mAnA hai, magara hama 2000 kosa kA hI eka yojana mAna lete haiN| eka kosa kI do mAila hotI hai| hama jisa pRthvI-piNDa para base hue haiM vaha eka genda kI taraha gola piNDa hai jisakA vyAsa karIva 7627 mAila aura paridhi karIba 24856 mAila kI hai| isakA barga mIla kareM to karIba 167000000 ( unnIsa karor3a sattara lAkha ) mAila hotI haiM jisameM 52000000 mAila sthala bhAga aura 145000000 mAila jala bhAga hai| jaina zAstroM meM pRthvI ko gola na mAna kara capaTI Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! ( samatala ) mAnI gaI hai| jambUdvIpa (jisakA vistRta varNana jambUdvIpa-prajJapti meM hai ) kI lambAI eka lakSa yojana aura caur3AI eka lakSa yojana batalAI hai yAnI vaha 40 koTi mAila kI lambAI aura 40 koTi mAila kI caur3AI kA eka samatala bhUbhAga hai jisake varga mIla kareM to 160000000000000000(eka zaMkha sATha padma) mAila hotI hai| jambUdvIpa ke isa samatala bhU-bhAga ko cAroM tarapha se thAlI kI taraha gola mAnA gayA hai jisakI paridhi ke liye likhA gayA hai ki vaha 316227 yojana 3 gAU 128 dhanupya 133 aGgula 1 yava 1 likha 6 bAlAgra 5 vyavahAriye pramANu haiN| gaNanA kI sUkSmatA gaura karane kAbila hai ! yaha bhI likhA hai ki isa jambUdvIpa ke yadi eka eka yojana ke gola khaNDa kiye jAyeM to 10 araba khaNDa hoMge aura yadi eka eka yojana ke sama corasa khaNDa kiye jAyeM to 7605664150 khaNDa hokara 3515 dhanuSya 60 aGgula kSetra bAkI raha jAtA hai| aba hama jaina zAstra kathita aura vartamAna donoM ke varga mAila para dRSTi DAlate haiM to bahuta bar3A antara pAte haiN| kahAM 16 koTi 70 lakSa mAila vartamAna ke aura kahAM 1 zaMkha 60 padma mAila jainoM ke / pacIsa hajAra mAila kI paridhi ke eka gola piNDa ke varga mAila kitane hoMge, yaha eka choTI kakSA kA vidyArthI bhI batA degaa| hamArI pRthvI para Aja hama eka sire se dUsare sire taka AsAnI se cAroM tarapha vicaraNa kara rahe haiN| eka nizcita sthAna se ravAnA hokara eka hI dizA meM calate hue ThIka usI sthAna para Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pahuMca jAte haiM jahA~ se hama ravAnA hue the to isase isa bAta ke sAbita ( siddha) hone meM koI bhI saMzaya nahIM raha jAtA hai ki hamane eka gola piNDa para cakkara lagAyA hai| Apa kalakatte se pazcima kI tarapha calate jAiye bambaI, yUropa, amerikA, jApAna hote hue phira vApisa kalakattA eka hI dizA meM calate hue pahuMca jAte haiN| jaina zAstroM ke batAye hue pRthvI ke capaTe ( samatala ) AkAra para Apa eka sthAna se eka hI dizA meM calate jAiye ; natIjA yaha hogA ki Apa dUsare sire para jAkara aTaka jAyeMge jisa sthAna se Apa ravAnA hue the, vaha pichale sire para raha jaaygaa| yahI eka pRthvI ke geMda kI taraha gola hone kA javaradasta aura pratyakSa pramANa hai jisakA kisI prakAra se bhI khaNDana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| Aiye, aba jarA gatike viSaya meM vivecana kreN| isase hameM koI bahasa nahIM ki sUrya gati karatA hai yA pRthvii| isa vakta hameM kevala gati kI raphtAra para hI vicAra karanA hai| jaina zAstroM meM batAyA hai ki sUrya makara saMkrAnta meM 53056 yojana kI gati eka muhUrta meM karatA hai yAni karIba 21220066 ( do karor3a bAraha lAkha vIsa hajAra chiyAsaTha) mAila kii| eka muhUrta 48 minaTa kA mAnA gayA hai| isa hisAba se eka minaTa meM sUrya kI gati 4420841 mAila karIba kI hotI hai jaba ki vartamAna hisAba se raphtAra eka minaTa meM karIba 176 mAila kI pramANita hotI hai| hama kalakatte se apanI jeba ghar3I (Pocket Watch) ____ Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata vAteM ! sUryodaya se milAkara ravAnA hoMge aura usI ghar3I ko pazcima kI tarapha karIba 1040 mAila cala kara sUryodaya para dekheMge to pUrA 60 minaTa kA antara milegaa| yAni jo sUryodaya kalakatte meM usa ghar3I meM 6 baje huA thA vaha itanI dUra (1040 mAila) pazcima A jAne para usI ghar3I meM 7 baje hogaa| isa prakAra yaha pratyakSa sAbita ho jAtA hai ki eka minaTa meM karIba 17 mAila kI raphtAra huii| aba Apa vicAra sakate haiM ki eka minaTa meM 17 mAila kI gati aura 442048 mAila kI gati meM kitanA bar3A antara hai ! ___jaina zAstra ( bhagavatI sUtra ) meM likhA hai ki karka saMkrAnta meM sUrya udaya hote vakta 4726330 yojana kI dUrI se dRSTigocara hotA hai| yAni karIba 186053377 (aThAraha karor3a navve lAkha tirepana hajAra tIna sau satahattara) mAila kI dUrI se| magara hama dekha yaha rahe haiM ki 100 mAila kI dUrI para jo sUrya udaya. ho gayA hai, vaha yahAM yarIba 6 minaTa bAda hameM dikhAI pdd'egaa| yahAM para isa bAta ko na bhUleM ki jaina zAstroM meM pRthvI ko capaTI (samatala ) mAnA hai| vicAranA yaha hai ki 186053377 mAila kI dUrI se dRSTigocara hone vAlA sUrya phira sau-do-sau mAila kI dUrI para hI chipa kahA~ jAtA hai ? agara hama bhUmi ko gola mAna kara golAI kI ADa kA bahAnA kara lete to bhI kAma bana sakatA thA magara hamane to isa yukti ko pahile se hI kulhAr3I mAra dii| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAtai ! hamAre jaina zAstroM kI capaTI mAnI huI pRthvI para to hara sthAna meM 12 ghanTe kA dina aura 12 ghanTe kI rAtri honI cAhiye, magara hama dekha rahe haiM ki isa pRthvI para hI kahIM to 3 mahine taka kA dina aura kahIM 3 mahine taka kI rAtri ho rahI hai| dakSiNa aura uttara dhruvoM para to eka tarapha sUrya 6 mahinoM taka lagAtAra dikhAI detA hai aura dUsarI tarapha 6 mahinoM taka sUrya gAyaba rahatA hai| ho sakatA hai, jaina zAstroM meM jisa vakta isa viSaya para likhA gayA hogA, usa samaya antarjagata ke bhaugolika anubhava itane vikasita nahIM ho pAye the| yaha mAlUma nahIM ho pAyA thA ki isI pRthvI pinDa ke bhI kisI bhAga para isa prakAra mahinoM kI rAtri aura mahInoM kA dina ho rahA hai| phira yaha to kalpanA bhI kaise kI jAtI ki pRthvI dhurI kI tarapha 663 DigrI jhukI huI hai| Aja to aise aise sAdhana utpanna ho gaye haiM jinake jariye sUryodaya ke samaya kalakatte meM baiThA huA vyakti nyu oralina ( New Orleans) meM baiThe hue vyakti ko betAra-TelIphona dvArA vahA~ ke sUrya kI bAbata pUcha kara yaha uttara pAtA hai ki basa sUrya vahA~ asta ho hI rahA hai| isIliye to kahA jA rahA hai ki vizAla briTiza sAmrAjya meM sUrya kabhI asta nahIM hotaa| yadi isa viSaya kA itanA jJAna aura aise sAdhana usa vakta ho pAte to Aja isa prakAra kI galatiyAM dekhane ko kyoM milatIM ? yaha to bhaugolika moTI 2 bAteM haiM jinako choTI kakSA ke vidyArthI bhI ___ Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAtroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! jAnate haiN| tuoM kA badalanA, havA kA badalanA, varSA kA honA aura badalate rahanA Adi aneka bAteM hai jinako vartamAna vijJAna ke batalAye anusAra yathArtha utarate dekha rahe haiN| kisI zraddhAlu zrAvaka ko jaba aisI pratyakSa bAtoM para jhukate aura rujU hote dekhate haiM to upadezaka loga yaha yukti peza karate haiM ki jina zAstroM meM ina viSayoM kA vistRta varNana thA, ve ( viccheda ) lupta ho gaye ; caudaha pUrva kA jo jJAna thA, vaha (viccheda ) lupta ho gayA, aadi| magara unase yaha nahIM kahate banatA ki ina viSayoM para kAphI likhA bharA par3A hai| sUryapannati, candrapannati, bhagavatI, jIvAbhigama, pannavaNA Adi aneka sUtroM meM ina viSayoM para kAphI likhA milatA hai| phira bhI yaha thor3I sI bAteM jo Aja pratyakSa sAbita ho rahI haiM, inameM nahIM pAI jaatiiN| nahIM kyoM pAI jAtI ? agara nahIM pAI jAtI to yaha Upara likhI bAteM kahAM se nikala par3I ! jina zAstroM kA akSara akSara satya hone kI duhAI dI jA rahI hai, eka akSara ko bhI kama-jyAdA samajhane para ananta saMsAra-paribhramaNa kA bhaya dikhAyA jA rahA hai ; unameM likhI bAta agara pratyakSa ke sAmane yathArtha na utareM to vivekazIla manuSya kA yaha kartavya ho jAtA hai ki ina zAstroM meM satya kyA kyA hai, isakI parIkSA kare / vijJAna, yukti, nyAya aura tarka kI kasauTI para kasa kara yathArtha meM jo satya utare, usI para amala kre| isa lekha kA viSaya vizeSataH gaNanA viSayaka ( Matter of ___ Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! calculation ) hai; isaliye satya-anveSaka ko isakI satyatA DhUMr3ha nikAlane meM vizeSa kaThinAI nahIM hogii| AzA hai, jaina vidvAn 'taruNa jaina' dvArA yA mujha se sIdhe ( Direct) patra-vyavahAra karake mere ina praznoM kA samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa kreNge| Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 11 'taruNa jaina' jUna san 1941 I0 TippaNIH [zrI baccharAjajI kI lekhamAlA kA yaha dUsarA lekha hai| pahale lekha kI bhA~ti isameM bhI jaina zAstroM ke una bhaugolika viSayoM kA vivecana hai, jo vijJAna kI tulA para khare nahIM utrte| unake viSaya meM, jaisA Aja taka rUr3hi-paMthI loga karate Ae haiM, kevala yaha kaha kara hI apane ko samajhAne kA prayAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai ki ve 'zAstroM kI bAteM' haiM ! Aja to samAja kI jo vicAra-bhUmikA hai, usa para se yaha spaSTa hai ki zAstra kI jo bAta hai, vaha siddha ho yA na ho, samajha meM Ae yA na Ae, para saca to vaha hai hii| saca use mAnanA hI par3egA, agara Apako dharmAtmA banane kA zokha hai to| zrI baccharAjajI kI lekhamAlA kI yahI 'apIla' hai, jisake dvArA ve pAThakoM meM buddhipUrvaka haraeka viSaya para vicAra karane kI saccI preraNA utpanna karanA cAhate haiN| hameM khuzI hai, ki 'taruNa' ke kaI pAThakoM ne isa uddezya ko dhyAna meM rakha kara lekhamAlA ke prati apanI pasandagI jAhira kI hai| AzA hai, yaha lekhamAlA hara viSaya meM 'zAstroM kI bAtoM' kI duhAI dekara manuSya kI buddhi para avAMchita guraDama kA bhAra lAdanevAle guruoM meM bhI sadbuddhi jAgRta kregii| __ -saMpAdaka ] pRthvisthita dvIpa-samudra aura unakA parimANa gat mAsa ke 'taruNa jaina' meM maiMne apane lekha meM yaha dikhAne kA prayAsa kiyA thA ki jaina zAstroM meM bhaugolika viSayoM para ___ Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! bahuta sI bAteM aisI likhI huI haiM jo bhaugolika anveSaNoM se prApta hue jJAna kI satyatA ke mukAbale meM galata sAvita ho rahI hai, manuSya ke andhavizvAsoM kI khillI ur3A rahI haiM ! usa lekha meM maiMne pRthvI kI lambAI-caur3AI ke bAbata kevala jambUdvIpa kI lambAI-caur3AI batalA kara vartamAna kI batAI huI pRthvI ke mApa se mukAbalA karake dikhAyA thA / magara jaina sUtroM meM batAyA gayA hai ki aise aise asaMkhya dvIpa aura asaMkhya samudra isa pRthvI para sthita haiM aura sAtha hI yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki pratyeka dvIpa se usa ke cAroM tarapha kA samudra mApa meM duguNA aura pratyeka samudra ke bAhara cAroM tarapha kA dvIpa bhI mApa meM duguNA hai / isa duguNA karate jAne ke krama ko 'pannavaNA sUtra' ke pandrahaveM indriyapada meM eka cArTa dekara cAlIsa saMkhyA taka to dvIpoM tathA samudroM ke nAma dekara batAyA hai aura isake Age asaMkhya dvIpa aura asaMkhya samudroM isI dugu krama se gaNanA karate jAne kA kaha kara pRthvI ko atyanta bar3I dikhAne kI kalpanA kI hai, jo bicArazIla pAThakoM ko nIce diye hue usa 'pannavaNA' sUtra kI tAlikA se vidita ho jAyagA / zAsvata bastuoM ke mApa meM eka yojana cAra hajAra mIla kA mAnA gayA hai : 12 dvIpa evaM samudroM ke nAma 1 jambU dvIpa 2 lavaNa samudra 3 dhAtakI khaNDa dvIpa yojana saMkhyA 100000 200000 400000 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 13 4 kAlodadhi samudra 5 puSkara dvIpa 6 puSkara samudra 7 bAruNI dvIpa 8 vAruNI samudra hai kSIra dvIpa 10 kSIra samudra 11 ghRta dvIpa 12 ghRta samudra 13 ikSu dvIpa 14 ikSu samudra 15 nandIsvara dvIpa 16 nandIsvara samudra 27 aruNa dvIpa 18 aruNa samudra 16 mRNa dvIpa 20 RNa samudra 21 vAyu dvIpa 22 vAyu samudra 23 kuNDala dvIpa 24 kuNDala samudra 25 saMkha dvIpa 800000 1600000 3200000 6400000 12800000 25600000 51200000 102400000 204800000 406600000 816200000 1638400000 3276800000 6553600000 13107200000 26214400000 52428800000 204857600000 206715200000 416430400000 838860800000 1677721600000 ___ Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 26 saMkha samudra 27 rucaka dvIpa 28 rucaka samudra 26 bhujaGga dvIpa 30 bhujaGga samudra 32 kusa dvIpa 32 kusa samudra 33 kuca dvIpa jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 34 kuca samudra 35 hAra dvIpa 36 hAra samudra 37 hAravara dvIpa 38 hAravara samudra 36 hAravara bhAsa dvIpa 40 hAravara bhAsa samudra 3355443200000 6710886400000 13421772800000 26843545600000 53687061200000 107374182400000 214748364800000 42646 6726600000 858663456200000 1717686618400000 3435673836800000 6871647673600000 13743865347200000 27487760664400000 54675581388800000 isa tAlikA meM batAyA huA ucccAlIsavAM hAravarabhAsa dvIpa 106651162777600000000 mIla ke kSetra kA lambA-caur3A golAkAra hai aura cAlIsavA~ hAravarabhAsa samudra 216602325555200000000 mIla kSetra lambA-caur3A golAkAra hai| pRthvIke asaMkhya dvIpa - samudroM ke Akhira kA samudra svayaM-bhU-ramaNa nAmI samudra hai / yaha vahI svayaM bhU-ramaNa samudra hai jisake bar3epana kI upamA jainI loga bar3e garva se diyA karate haiN| jambUdvIpa ke Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! madhyabhAga meM merU parvata ke bIcoMbIca se lekara isa Upara batAye hue hAravarabhAsa samudra taka ke sarva kSetra taka ke bhI vargamIla nikAlane kA yadi pAThaka kaSTa uThAveM to unheM anubhava hogA ki hamAre ananta jJAniyoM ne ina dvIpa- samudroM ke cAlIsa kI saMkhyA -taka to bhinna bhinna nAma batA diye aura bAkI ke dvIpa - samudroM ko 'asaMkhya' kI upAdhi se vibhUSita karake itane bar3e kSetra ko jo isa 24856 mIla ke ghere kI pRthvI ke gola piNDa meM chipA par3A hai - hameM batalA kara kitane var3e jJAna kA lAbha pahuMcAne kI hamAre para kRpA kI hai ! jambUdvIpa se prArambha karake puSkara dvIpa taka ar3hAI dvIpa kahalAtA hai / isa ar3hAI dvIpa taka to 132 sUrya aura 132 candra paribhramaNa kara rahe haiM aura dina-rAta ho kara, samaya kA mApa mAnA gayA hai aura AbAdI bhI mAnI gaI hai, parantu isake bAda ke asaMkhya-dvIpa samudroM meM na AbAdI hai aura na samaya kA mApa hai yAnI sUrya-candra vahAM paribhramaNa nahIM karate, sthira haiN| vahAM prakAza sarvadA eka-sA hai / ar3hAI dvIpa ke alAvA aura dvIpa jaba AbAda nahIM, vahA~ samaya kA mApa nahIM, saba asaMkhya dvIpa - samudroM kI sthiti eka sI hai, to cAlIsa taka kI hI saMkhyA ke nAma batAne kA kaSTa kyoM uThAyA gayA isakI kalpanA samajha meM nahIM AtI / isa prakAra yojanoM ke mApa meM dugune krama se bar3hate jAne vAle dvIpa aura samudroM ko bar3hAte bar3hAte asaMkhya kI gaNanA se bar3I hone kI pRthvI kI kalpanA karane kA kebala mAtra yahI kAraNa mAlUma par3atA hai ki pRthvI kI asalI 15 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sthiti mAlUma hone ke sAdhana usa jamAne meM maujUta nahIM the ( jisa jamAne meM ye sUtra race gaye ) aura na itanI lambI yAtrA ke yAnI sArI pRthvI-bhramaNa kara A sakane ke sAdhana maujUda the / na tAra aura betAra thA aura na reDiyo (Radio) vagairA thA ki pUcha-tAcha se patA lagAyA jA sktaa| aisI sUrata meM bUjabujAgarajI kI taraha savAla kA javAba denA Avazyaka samajha kara aisI aisI bebuniyAdI kalpanAe~ kI gaI hoM to Azcarya kyA hai ? e sUrya-prajJapti ke AThaveM prAbhRta meM likhA hai ki bharata kSetra kA sUrya asta hokara mahAvideha kSetra meM udaya hotA hai / jambUdvIpa meM do sUrya aura do candra bhramaNa karate huye mAne gaye haiM / jo sUrya bharata kSetra meM Aja asta hokara mahAvideha jAkara udaya huA hai, vaha sUrya vApisa tIsare dina bharata kSetra meM Akara udaya hogA / donoM sUryoM ke udaya hone kA krama eka dina antara se batAyA gayA hai / kintu hama isa pRthvI ke bAsinde kevala eka hI sUrya ko dekha rahe haiN| Apa karIba 1040 mIla prati ghanTe raphtAra se calane vAle havAI jahAja ko madhyAnha ke vakta sUrya ke sAtha ravAnA kara diijiye| jahAM se vaha ravAnA huA thA, usI jagaha aura usI vakta dUsare dina usI sUrya mahArAja ko mastaka para liye huye sahI salAmata pahuMca jAyagA ; dUsare sUrya mahArAja kA kahIM darzana taka na hogA / agara hama amerikA ko mahAvideha kSetra mAna leM to sUrya kA bharata kSetra meM asta hokara Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! mahAvideha meM udaya hone taka ke kathana kI bahuta thor3e aMzoM meM saMgati milAne kI ceSTA kara sakate haiN| magara ina sUtroM kI mAnI huI mahAvideha bhI to bar3I vicitra hai, jisako thor3A sA batalA denA yahAM ucita hogaa| 'jambUdvIpa prajJapti' meM mahAvideha kSetrAdhikAra meM likhA hai ki mahAvideha kSetra 3338401 yojana yAnI karIva 134738000 mIla caur3A aura 337671ra yojana yAnI karIba 135076000 mIla lambA hai| isake cAra vibhAga haiMpUrva videha, pazcima videha, uttara kuru aura deva kuru| pUrva aura pazcima videha meM rahane vAle manuSya 500 dhanuSa yAnI 1750 phITa lambe haiM aura deva kuru tathA uttara kuru meM rahane vAle tIna kosa lambe kada ke haiN| ina manuSyoM kI Umara utkRSTa eka karor3a pUrva kI hai yAnI 7056000000000000000000 varSa kI hai| isa mahAvideha kSetra kA varNana sUtroM meM bahuta vizada aura vistAra pUrvaka diyA huA hai| kevala namUne ke taura para Upara kI canda lAineM likha dI haiN| bicArI amerikA ke sAtha isa vicitra mahAvideha kI saMgati kA milAna kisa taraha ho sakatA hai, yaha to pAThakoM ke vicArane kA viSaya hai| sUtroM kI ina bAtoM ko makSara-akSara satya mAnane vAle sajjanoM se maiM anurodha karatA hUM ki ve ina saba bAtoM kA saMtoSajanaka uttara deN| tarka, yukti, pramANa se sUtroM kI batAI huI bAtoM ko sAbita karane kA prayAsa kreN| sUtroM meM ina saba viSayoM kA vistRta aura saJcA varNana thA, magara vaha viccheda (lupta) ho gayA; aisA kaha kara lIpA Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! potI karane kA prayAsa chor3a deN| pichale mahIne ke lekha meM aura isa meM maiMne kevala ve hI bhaugolika bAteM pAThakoM ke samakSa vicArArtha rakhane kA prayAsa kiyA hai jinako le kara jaina zAstroM kI isa sambandha kI batAI huI bAtoM ko hama gaNanA aura yukti se galata sAbita hotI huI dekha rahe haiN| aba maiM agale lekhoM meM ve bhaugolika bAteM, jina meM jaina sUtroM meM parvata, samudra, draha, vana, nadI, nagara Adi kA bar3hA bar3hA kara kalpanAtIta varNana kiyA hai, batAne kA prayAsa karUMgA / bhaugolika viSayoM ke alAvA anya aneka viSayoM meM bhI aise-aise prasaMga haiM jinheM hama asatya yA asambhava aura asvAbhAvika kI zreNI meM rakha sakate haiN| agale lekhoM meM ina saba kA bhI digdarzana karAyA jAyagA / 6 -:: Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' julAI san 1941 I0 paryata, samudra, nadI aura nagara gatAMka meM jaina sUtra pannavaNA ke anusAra pRthvI sambandhI asaMkhyAta yojanoM kI lambI-caur3I kalpanA ko likhate samaya mere hRdaya meM yaha vicAra utpanna huA ki isa sambandha kI aisI havAI kalpanA kinhIM anya dharmAvalambiyoM ke dharma-granthoM meM bhI kahIM kI gaI hai kyA ? to sanAtana dharma kI zrI madbhAgavata ke paJcama skandha meM isI kalpanA se bahuta milatI-julatI kalpanA pAI gii| zrImadbhAgavata ke paJcama skandha meM isa prakAra varNana hai ki isa pRthvI para sAta dvIpa aura sAta samudra haiN| pratyeka dvIpa ke bAda eka samudra aura usa samudra ke bAda eka dvIpa lagAtAra hai| jaina zAstroM kI hI taraha prathama dvIpa ko, jisakA nAma bhI jambU dvIpa hI hai, eka lAkha yojana kA thAlI jaisA samatala aura golAkAra mAnA hai| isa jambU dvIpa ke cAroM tarapha kSAra (lavaNa) samudra golAkAra eka hI lAkha yojana kA hai| magara jaina zAstroM meM isa lavaNa (kSAra) samudra ko do lAkha yojana kA mAnA gayA hai| jaina zAstroM meM pratyeka dvIpa ke bAhara kA samudra usa dvIpa se duguNA bar3A mAnA hai; magara inhoMne jitanA mApa dvIpa kA batAyA hai utanA hI usake bAhara ke samudra kA batalAyA hai aura pratyeka dvIpa ko usake pahale ___ Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! dvIpa se duguNA bar3A mAnA hai / eka bAta yaha bhI jAna lene kI AvazyakatA hai ki sanAtana dharma ke granthoM meM eka yojana ko cAra kosa kA mAnA gayA hai magara jaina zAstroM meM zAsvata vastuoM ke liye eka yojana 2000 kosa kA yAnI cAra hajAra mAila kA mAnA gayA hai aura azAsvata vastuoM ke liye cAra kosa kA mAnA gayA hai / pRthvI ke dvIpa, samudra Adi zAsvata hI mAne gaye haiM / zrImadbhAgavata ke pazcama skandha ke dvIpa aura samudroM ke nAma aura mApa Apa ko nIce dI huI tAlikA se AsAnI se mAlUma ho jAya~ge / / 20 dvIpa aura samudroM ke nAma 1 jambU dvIpa 2 kSAra samudra 3 lakSadvIpa 4 ikSurasa samudra 5 sAlmali dvIpa 6 surA samudra 7 kuza dvIpa 8 ghRta samudra 6 krauMca dvIpa 10 kSIra samudra 11 zAka dvIpa 12 dadhi samudra 13 puSkara dvIpa 14 sudhA samudra yojana 100000 100000 200000 200000 400000 400000 800000 800000 1600000 1600000 3200000 2200000 6400000 6400000 kula 25400000 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaima zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 25400000 yojana kI 203200000 mAila huii| isa prakAra zrImadbhAgavata meM isa pRthvI ko 20 koTi 32 lAkha mAila kA eka samatala golAkAra bhU-bhAga batAyA hai| isa pRthvI para ye dvIpa aura samudra kisa taraha bane, isakI eka vicitra kalpanA ina mahApuruSoM ne kaisI bodhagamya kI hai, usa para haMsI Aye binA nahIM raha sktii| likhA hai ki piyavRta nAma ke eka Izvarabhakta rAjA ne sUrya se bhI bar3ha kara teja vAlA eka ratha banAyA aura usase isa pRthvI para jambU dvIpa ke caugirda sAta daphA cakkara kaatte| usa ratha ke pahiye jahAM jamIna meM gar3e the una gaTThoM ke to samudra bana gaye aura ratha ke donoM pahiyoM ke bIca kI jamIna jo gaDhA banane se baca gaI thI, usake dvIpa bana gye| balihArI hai aise ratha kI jisane samudrahIna-saMsAra ko apane pahiyoM se gar3ha banA kara sajala kara diyaa| aisI aisI havAI kalpanAe~ ina sarvajJoM ne kisa uddezya se kI, yaha samajhane kI ceSTA karane para bhI samajha meM nahIM aataa| sanAtana dharma ke graMthoM meM ina dvIpa-samudroM para prakAza pahuMcAne vAlA sUrya eka hI mAnA gayA hai magara jaina zAstroM meM jahA~ taka manuSyoM kI AbAdI kA sambandha hai, 132 sUrya mAne gaye haiN| jambU dvIpa meM prakAza kA kAma karane vAle kevala do sUrya mAne haiN| vartamAna dakSiNa aura uttara dhra voM kI tarapha tIna tIna mahInoM taka eka hI sUrya lagAtAra dikhAI detA hai, eka kSaNa bhI ojhala nahIM hotaa| isase yaha bAta sAbita hone meM koI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! truTi nahIM rahatI ki hamArI pRthvI para prakAza karane vAlA sUrya eka hI hai / pAThaka vRnda, eka sUrya ko dekhate hue bhI do sUryo kA mAnanA zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA ko kisa hada taka pramANita karatA hai, ise vicAra kara dekha leN| zrI bhASkarAcArya racita eka prAcIna jyotiSa graMtha "sUrya siddhAMta" ke bArahaveM adhyAya meM hamArI isa pRthvI ko spaSTatayA genda kI taraha gola aura bhramaNa karatI huI mAnI hai, jaisA ki vartamAna vijJAna ne mAna rakhA hai / bhAratavarSa ke jyotiSI isI sUrya siddhAnta ke AdhAra para yahA~ ke paJcAGga banAte haiM / sUrya siddhAnta meM bhI isa pRthvI para prakAza pahuMcAne vAlA sUrya eka hI mAnA hai| aisI sUrata meM do sUrya mAnane vAloM ke liye pratyakSa aura ( vyAvahArika ) Agama donoM pramANoM ke mukAbale meM apanI do sUrya kI mAnyatA ko sAbita karane kI pUrI jimmevArI A par3atI hai / 22 gatAMka meM maiMne yaha vAdA kiyA thA ki agale lekha meM jaina zAstroM kI ve bhaugolika bAteM, jinameM parvata, samudra, nadI, nagara Adi kA bar3hA bar3hA kara kalpanAtIta varNana kiyA hai, batAne kA prayAsa karUMgA / usI bAr3he ke anusAra sarva prathama parvatoM ko hI lIjiye / meru parvata 66000 yojana yAnI 366000000 ( unacAlIsa koTi, sATha lAkha ) mAila jamIna se U~cA hai aura 1000 yojana yAnI 4000000 mAila jamIna ke andara hai aura isakI caur3AI 10000 yojana yAnI 40000000 mAila Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAtroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! / kI hai jisakI paridhi 316230 yojana yAnI 127641000 mAila karIba kI hai| isa meru parvata ke Upara kA jo suramya aura vistRta varNana hai, vaha dekhate hI banatA hai magara usakA bayAna kara isa lekha ke uddezya se bAhara jAkara lekha kA maiM kalevara bar3hAnA nahIM caahtaa| U~cAI-caur3AI sarva parvatoM se jyAdA isa meru parvata kI hai parantu jaina zAstroM ke choTe parvata bhI hajAroM lAkhoM mAiloM se kama U~cAI ke nahIM haiN| samudroM ke lambe-caur3e varNana to Apa gatAMka meM pannavaNA sUtra kI tAlikA se dekha hI cuke haiN| yojanoM ko 2000 se guNA karate jAiye, pratyeka samudra ke kosa nikalate jAya~ge magara vahAM to zeSa meM asaMkhyAta yojanoM kI kalpanA ne 2000 se guNA karake kosa banAne ke kaSTa uThAne kI guJjAiza hI nahIM rahane dii| zAstroM meM batAI huI mahAvideha kSetra kI sItA aura sItodA nAma kI mahA nadiyoM kI lambAI to darakinAra rakhiye, kevala caur3AI hI pAMca pAMca sau yojana yAnI bIsa bIsa lAkha mAila kI batAI gaI hai| ina bar3I bar3I nadiyoM ko jAne dIjiye, hamAre bhArata kSetra ( jisameM hama AbAda haiM) meM bahane vAlI gaMgA nadI jo culla-hemavanta parvata ke padma draha se nikala kara lavaNa samudra meM jA kara girI hai, padma draha ke pAsa 61 yojana yAnI 12500 kosa kI caur3I hai aura lavaNa samudra ke pAsa 623 yojana yAnI 125000 kosa caur3I hai| isa gaMgA nadI Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kI lambAI jaba hama aDhAI dvIpa ke nakaze para dRSTi DAla kara dekhate haiM to mAlUma hotA hai ki padma draha se mAnuSyotara parvata taka isane karIba 25 araba mAila lambA bhU-bhAga ghera liyA hai| yaha hai ApakI choTI sI gaMgA nadI jisakI caur3AI 125000 kosa aura lambAI 25 araba mAila kI hai| ____ aba lIjiye nagaroM kA kucha vrnnn| jIvAbhigama sUtra kI tIsarI pratipatti meM vijayA rAjadhAnI kA varNana AtA hai| vahIM isa vijayA rAjadhAnI ko 12000 yojana yAnI 24000000 ( do koTi cAlIsa lAkha ) kosa lambI aura itanI hI caur3I tathA 37648 yojana se kucha adhika isakI paridhi batalAI hai| kyA itane lambe caur3e nagara bhI AbAda ho sakate haiM ? ____ aura kyA kevala nagara ke bar3epana hI kI kalpanA karanI hai, usameM hone vAle sAre kArya-kalApoM ko dRSTi se ojhala kara denA hai ? khaira, 24000000 kosa lambI caur3I rAjadhAnI to apane ko dekhanA nasIba kahAM magara jambUdvIpa pannati meM hamAre bhArata kI ayodhyA kA jo varNana AtA hai usakI saira to kara leN| isa ayodhyA kA nAma vahAM para banitA bhI diyA hai| yaha vanitA 12 yojana lambI aura 6 yojana caur3I batAI gaI hai| ina yojanoM ko zAsvata mApa ke 2000 kosa ke hisAba se guNA kareM taba to hamArI ayodhyA 24000 kosa lambI aura 18000 kosa caur3I ho jAtI hai jisameM Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata vAteM ! vartamAna bhUgola jaise do pinDa samA sakate haiM magara azAsvata mApa ke hisAba se dekheM to bhI 66 mAila lambI aura 72 mAila caur3I yAnI 6612 vargamIla kI bar3I nagarI ho jAtI hai| kalpanA kI bhI koI hada hotI hai| parvata, samudra, nadiyAM, nagara Adi ke ina lambe caur3e mApoM ke AMkar3oM ko batAte hue isa bIsavIM sadI meM jI taka nahIM cAhatA magara kyA kareM zAstroM ke amRta vacanoM kI satyatA kI talAza meM ujhar3a bhaTaka kara bhI yadi satyatA nikAlI jA sake to mAnava-jAti kA bar3A bhArI upakAra hogaa| isa lekha ke sAtha merI bhaugolika viSaya sambandhI carcA samApta hotI hai| eka hI viSaya para lagAtAra likhanA rucikara pratIta nahIM ho sakatA, ataH agale lekha meM khagola para likhuugaa| bhUgola sambandhI ina tIna lekhoM meM maiMne yaha batAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai ki zAstro kI bAtoM meM satya kA kitanA aMza hotA hai| jina logoM ko zAstroM kI hareka bAta kI satyatA para vizvAsa hai aura jo AdamI vicArapUrvaka yaha samajhate haiM ki zAstroM ke bacanoM meM kisI prakAra kI asatyatA nahIM ho sakatI, unheM avilamba mere lekhoM kI bAtoM kA samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa karanA cAhiye jo jaina zAstroM kI bAtoM ko galata sAbita kara rahI hai| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' agasta san 1641 I0 khagola varNana gatAMka meM maiMne vAdA kiyA thA ki agale lekha meM khagola ke viSaya meM likhUMgA / usI vAde ke anusAra isa lekha meM jaina zAstroM ke khagola viSaya kA kucha varNana kruuNgaa| maiMne yaha pahile hI kahA hai ki mere khayAla se jaina zAstroM meM bhI asatya, asambhava aura asvAbhAvika kalpanAe~ bahuta haiM / merA uddezya yahI hai ki unameM se kucha namUne ke taura para ina lekhoM dvArA jaina jagat ke sAmane rakhakara samAdhAna karAne kA prayatna karU~ / mere tIna lekha 'taruNa jaina' ke gata tIna aGkoM meM nikala cuke haiM magara jaina kahalAne vAle una vidvAna sajjanoM ne jinako zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA para moha hai, abhI taka una lekhoM se asatya sAbita hone vAle prasaMgoM ke samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa nahIM kiyA / maiM AzA karatA hUM ki aba bhI ve satya ko sAbita karane meM aura samajhAne meM prayatnazIla hoNge| khagola meM sUrya, candra, graha, upagraha, nakSatra, tAre Adi kI AkAza-maNDala meM gati, sthiti, saMsthApana, dUrI va pArasparika AkarSaNa Adi kA varNana hotA hai / jaina zAstroM meM isa ananta AkAza ke do bhAga kara diye gaye Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! haiN| loka AkAza aura aloka AkAza / isa loka AkAza meM asaMkhya sUrya aura asaMkhya candra haiM jinameM ar3hAI dvIpa taka jahAM taka ki manuSyoM kI AbAdI kA sambandha hai, 132 sUrya aura 132 candra batAye haiM / sarva prathama hama sUrya kA hI varNana kreNge| jaina zAstroM meM jambU dvIpa meM hamAre yahAM para do sUrya prakAza kA kAma karate hue batAye gaye haiM jinake bAbata mere gata lekhoM meM likhA hI jA cukA hai / hamAre yahAM kI varttamAna sthiti se spaSTatayA eka hI sUrya kA honA sAbita ho rahA hai / isaliye do sUrya kA batalAnA asatya hai / hamAre isa sUrya ko jaina zAstroM meM pRthvI se 800 yojana yAnI 3200000 (battIsa lAkha) mAila U~cA batAyA hai aura yaha bhI batAyA hai ki sUrya kA eka golAkAra vimAna hai jisakI lambAI va yojana yAnI 314761 mAila aura caur3AI bhI itanI hI aura moTAI yojana yAnI 1836 mAila kI hai| isa vimAna kA nAma sUryAvataMsaka vimAna hai jisa ko 16000 deva sarvadA uThAye hue AkAza meM bhramaNa kara raheM haiM / ina 16000 devoM kA rUpa isa prakAra batAyA hai ki 4000 deva pUrva dizA meM siMha kA rUpa kiye hue, 4000 deva dakSiNa dizA meM hAthI kA rUpa kiye hue, 4000 deva pazcima dizA meM vRSabha kA rUpa kiye hue aura 4000 deva uttara dizA meM azva kA rUpa kiye hue haiM / sUrya deva ke cAra agramahiSI yAnI paTarAniyAM haiM, aura eka eka paTarAnI ke cAra cAra hajAra deviyoM kA parivAra hai| isa Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 1 prakAra yaha 16004 deviyAM haiN| sUrya deva kI ina paTarAniyoM ke nAma isa prakAra batAye haiM- sUryaprabhA, arciprabhA, arcimAlinI aura prabhaMkarA / ina 16004 deviyoM ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke bhogopabhoga bhogate hue sUrya deva vicaraNa kara rahe haiM / sUrya deva rAta-dina bhramaNa kara rahe haiM aura bhramaNa karane meM hI sukha anubhava kara rahe hai| ina zAstroM ke anusAra sUrya deva kA huliyA suniye / unake mukuTa meM sUryamaNDala kA cinha hai aura unakA varNa tapta svarNa jaisA divya hai| sUrya deva ke 4000 sAmantika deva yAnI bhRtya varga sarvadA sevA meM tatpara rahate haiM aura 16000 deva unake AtmarakSaka yAnI Body Guards haiN| sUrya deva kI, hAthI, ghor3A, ratha, mahepa, paidala, gaMdharva, nRtyakAraka yaha sAta anikAe~ haiM jinakI saMkhyA 580000 se batalAI gaI hai| sUrya deva kI sampatti candra ko chor3akara jyotiSI devoM meM saba se adhika hai, alabattA sUryadeva se candra deva mahA sampattizAlI haiM / jaina zAstroM meM sUrya - bhramaNa ke 184 maNDala batAye gaye haiM jinameM jambU dvIpa meM 65 maMDala kI kalpanA kI hai| hamArI vartamAna bhUgola saba isa jambU dvIpa meM hI mAnI jA rahI hai / ina 184 maMDaloM para bhramaNa karate hue sUrya dvArA bhinna bhinna samaya meM hone vAle ahorAtri ( dina rAta ) ko bhinna bhinna prakAra se bar3e choTe batalAye haiM parantu bar3e se bar3e dina ko 18 muhUrta yAnI 14 ghanTe 24 minaTa tathA bar3I se bar3I rAtri ko 18 muhUrta yAnI 14 ghanTe 24 minaTa aura choTe 28 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! se choTe dina ko 12 muhUrta yAnI 6 ghanTe 36 minaTa tathA choTI se choTI rAta ko 12 muhUrta yAnI 6 ghanTe 36 minaTa kA honA batalAyA hai| aisA kisI eka sUtra meM hI nahIM balki sUryaprajJapti, candraprajJapti, jambUdvIpa prajJapti Adi aneka sUtroM meM batAyA gayA hai| jambU dvIpa meM dina aura rAta ko isa prakAra bar3e se bar3A ( utkRSTa ) 18 muhUrta yAnI 14 ghanTe 24 minaTa bar3A aura choTe se choTA ( jaghanya ) 12 muhUrta yAnI 6 ghanTA 36 minaTa kA batalAnA acchI taraha se yaha sAbita kara rahA hai ki ina sarvajJoM ke brahma jJAna kI daur3a hamAre bhAratavarSa ke bAhara kI nahIM thii| agara inheM bhArata se bAhara ke dina-rAta ke bar3e-choTepana kA jJAna hotA to ( dakSiNa aura uttara dhruvoM kI to bAta hI chor3iye, jahAM chaha chaha aura tIna tIna mahIne bar3e rAta aura dina hote haiM ) iGgaleMDa kI rAjadhAnI landana, jisa jagaha jUna mahIne meM karIva 223 muhUrta ( 18 ghanTe kA ) var3A dina aura 73 muhUrta (6 ghanTe kI) rAta tathA disambara meM 73 muhUrta kA yAnI 6 ghanTe kA dina aura 223 muhUrta yAnI 18 ghanTe kI rAta hotI hai, ke samaya kA to ve sahI sahI lekhA batalAte / eka ghanTe kA 14 muhUrta hotA hai| jaina zAstroM ke akSara akSara ko satya mAnane vAle vidvAna sajjanoM se maiM vinamra zabdoM meM yaha pUchanA cAhatA hUM ki kyA yaha landana (London) zAstroM ke batAye isa jambU dvIpa se kahIM bAhara kA kSetra hai ki jahA~ ke dina rAta ke bar3e-choTepana meM cAra-cAra pAMca-pAMca muhUrta kA antara par3a rahA Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hai| pRthvI kI golAI ko jaba hama yaha batAkara sAbita karate haiM ki pUrva yA pazcima eka hI dizA meM calatA huA manuSya jaba usI sthAna meM pahuMca jAya jahAM se vaha ravAnA hotA hai to sivAya isake aura kucha ho hI nahIM sakatA ki usane eka genda kI taraha gola piNDa para cakkara kATA hai| tarka ko na samajhane vAle bhole sajjana isa para bhI kahane lagate haiM ki kyA Apane kabhI isa taraha se jA kara ajamA ke dekhA hai| aise sajanoM se kabhI to maiM kaha baiThatA hUM ki agara Apa hamAre sAtha yaha zarta kareM ki hama Apako havAI jahAja se isa prakAra pRthvI kI parikramA karAkara isa bAta ko sAbita kara deM taba to bhramaNa kA sArA kharca aura 5000 rupayA Apa hameM deM aura hama sAbita na kara sakeM to hama Apako deNge| magara isa laMdana meM 18 ghanTe yAnI 223 muhUrta (jaina zAstroM se viruddha) bar3e hone bAle dina aura rAta ke liye to zaMkA karane kI guJjAiza isaliye bhI nahIM rahI ki aneka sajjana London meM rahakara Aye haiM jo ina bar3e ahorAtri ( dina aura rAta ) ko acchI taraha anubhava kara cuke haiN| saca bAta to yaha hai ki usa vakta ina viSayoM ke jAnane ke liye koI sAdhana maujUda nahIM the, jisa vakta yaha zAstra race gye| isaliye bUjabujAgarajI kI taraha savAla kA javAba pUrA karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA mAlUma hotA hai / kucha logoM kA yaha khayAla hai ki dharma-zAstroM kI ve bAteM jo manuSya ke mAnasika vikAroM ko zuddha karane ke liye vidhAna Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 31 rUpa meM likhI gaI haiM, sundara aura saca haiM; bAkI kI saba bAteM aise hI likha dI gaI haiN| magara maiM kahUMgA ki aisA khayAla karane vAloM ko socanA jarUrI hai ki manovikAroM ko zuddha karane kA vidhAna dene vAloM ke liye kyA isa prakAra aMTa saMTa asatya khAnA pUrI karanA kSamya hai ? jina viSayoM kA unako jJAna nahIM thA, una para cupa hI rhte| rahane se sarvajJatA meM jo baTTA lagatA ! / magara cupa raheM kaise ? cupa vijJAna ke nAnA taraha ke AviSkAroM ne Aja khagola aura bhUgola ke praznoM ko pratyakSa rUpa se hala kara diyA hai / isa samaya isa vijJAna yuga meM yaha kahanA ki sUryadeva ke sUryAvataMsaka vimAna ko 16000 deva hAthI, ghor3A, baila aura siMha kA rUpa banAye AkAza meM ur3Aye phira rahe haiM, sUryadeva ke cAra paTarAniyAM aura 16000 rAniyAM haiM jina ke sAtha sUryadeva bhogopabhoga bhoga rahe haiM aura cAra hajAra sAmantika deva unakI cAkarI bajA rahe haiM aura 16000 deva unake Body guards haiM aura unake hAthI, ghor3e, gavaiye, bajeye haiM, sabhya samAja meM apane Apako haMsI kA pAtra banAnA hai / gayA jisameM prAkRtika vastuoM ko deva deva batalA kara sAdhAraNa janatA ko bhulAyA jAtA thA / jaise jaise vijJAna ke AviSkAroM dvArA prAkRtika vastuoM kA yathArtha jJAna hotA gayA, ina kalpita devoM kA asalI rUpa prakAza meM AtA gayA / aba vaha jamAnA lada baijJAnika jyotiSiyoM ne bahu kAla ke athaka parizrama se Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! Aja saura maMDala kI asalI sthiti jAnane ke liye aise aise yantra aura niyama AviSkRta kiye haiM jinake dvArA ina khagola pinDoM kI asalI sthiti (Position) jAnane meM koI truTi nahIM rhtii| jagaha jagaha prayozAlAoM meM saikar3oM varSoM se dina-rAta lagAtAra anveSaNa jArI haiM aura rojAnA sUrya-candra Adi ke vahA~ hajAroM phoTo liye jA rahe haiN| yUropa, amerikA Adi dezoM meM aneka sthAnoM meM prayogazAlAe~ haiM jinameM grInavica, mAUMTa vilazana, lika, lAvela tathA jarmanI kI pAMca-sAta prayogazAlAe~ nAmI haiM jahAM para sau sau iJca ke vyAsa taka ke bar3e TAla (Lens) ke dUradarzaka yaMtroM dvArA anveSaNa ho rahe haiN| ina anveSaNoM ke itihAsa aura inakI riporToM ke byorevAra varNana kA sAhitya (Literature) agara koI adhyayana kare to cakita ho jAnA par3atA hai ki ina vaijJAnika jyotiSiyoM ne kisa prakAra gajaba kA parizrama kiyA hai aura sUkSma jJAna dvArA kisa prakAra saMsAra ke sAmane ve satyako prakAza meM lA sake haiN| pAThaka vRnda, sUrya ke bAvata vartamAna vijJAna kyA batalA rahA hai, isakA bhI kucha varNana Apa ke samakSa rakhaM jisase Apa ko patA laga jAya ki usakA asalI rUpa kyA hai| sUrya eka 866000 mAila ke vyAsa kA golAkAra jvalanta pinDa hai jo atyanta garma aura dabI huI gaisoM kA banA huA hai aura hamArI pRthvI se 1250000 guNA bar3A hai| hamArI pRthvI se sUrya 6300 00000 mIla kI dUrI para hai aura pRthvI kI apekSA 330000 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! guNA bhArI hai| sUrya pinDa para gurutvAkarSaNa pRthvI kI apekSA 30 guNA jyAdA hai yAnI yahAM para jo cIja eka mana vajana kI hogI vaha vahAM para 30 mana kI hogii| pratyeka vastu kA vajana vahAM ke gurutvAkarSaNa para nirbhara karatA hai| sUrya kA tApakrama 6000 centigrade degree kA haiM aura usake pratyeka varga senTI mITara (eka iJca ke 245 senTImITara hote hai) se karIba 50000 candle power kA tathA sarva pinDa se pratikSaNa 1575000, 000,000,000,000,000 Candle power kA prakAza nikala rahA hai| sUrya bhI apanI dhurI (Axis) para ghUmatA hai jisako hamAre hisAba se 271 dina eka daphA meM laga jAte haiN| sUrya ke lapakatI huI jvAlAyeM lAkhoM mIla dUrI taka bAhara jAtI hai jo pUrNa grahaNa ke samaya dUradarzaka yantroM dvArA spaSTa dikhAI detI hai| jaba pUrNa grahaNa hotA hai taba sUrya kA prabhAmaNDala (Corona) bIsa-pacIsa lAkha mIla taka bAhara caugirda dikhAI par3atA hai| sUrya kA jaba pUrNa grahaNa hotA hai to hamArI pRthvI para kevala 185 mIla ke ghere meM dikhAI par3atA hai, isake bAhara khanDita dikhAI par3atA hai aura 73 minaTa se jyAdA samaya taka pUrNa dikhAI nahIM par3atA ( candra kI taraha sUrya meM bhI kalaMka yAnI kAle dhabbe (Spots) aneka haiM jo sUrya kI madhya rekhA ke donoM tarapha atyanta uttara aura dakSiNa bhAga ko chor3a kara dikhAI par3ate haiN| ina dhabboM (Spots) kI saMkhyA niyama ke anusAra ghaTatI bar3hatI rahatI hai aura pratyeka 113 varSa ke pazcAta phira pUrva kI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sI avasthA dikhAI dene lagatI hai / ina dhabboM meM se eka dhabbA san 1862 meM mApA gayA thA, jo 62000 mIla lambA aura 62000 mIla caur3A pAyA gyaa| sUrya pinDa ke mUladravya (Elements) jAnane ke liye jaba razmi - vizleSaNa - yantra dvArA dekhA gayA to Plate para nAnA raMga kI karIba 14/15 hajAra rekhAe~ par3IM, jinase yaha anumAna kiyA gayA hai ki vahAM para mUla dravya (Elements) karIba 46 haiM / sUrya ke bAbata bahuta anveSaNa hue haiM jinakA byaurevAra varNana par3hane se sUrya kI asaliyata spaSTa ho jAtI hai / kSetra - mApaka yantra dvArA khagola- pinDoM kI dUrI AsAnI se mApI jA sakatI hai| isa yantra se sUrya kI trikoNamiti yAnI pIthAgorasa sisTama dvArA UMcAI kI dUrI kA nikAlanA AsAna hai / DAyalara sisTama se prakAza apane ugama sthAna se hamArI tarapha kitane vega se A rahA hai, isakA patA AsAnI se laga jAtA hai / razmi-vizleSaNa yantra dvArA khagola- pinDoM kI rAsAyanika banAvaTa, gati, dUrI, Thosa hai yA vASpa-rUpa, gaisoM kA tApakrama, ghanatva, vidyutIya aura cumbakIya AkarSaNa Adi aneka bAtoM kA patA lagAyA jAtA hai / bolomITara yantra se grahoM kI garamI saradI kA anupAta nikAla jAtA hai / vidyuta mApaka yantra se grahoM ke vidyuta pravAha kA patA lagAyA jAtA hai / ina yantroM dvArA sUkSmAtisUkSma mApa nikAlA jA sakatA hai / udAharaNa ke taura para yaha vidyuta mApaka yantra pAMca mIla kI dUrI para jalatI huI eka momabattI 34 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 35 kI garamI ko mApa legA aura centigrade kA tApakrama batalA degA | razmi - vizleSaNa yantra namaka ke eka grena Tukar3e ke 18 kror3a bhAga meM se eka bhAga ko agni zikhA para par3ane se yaha batA degA ki isameM kyA par3A hai / isa prakAra aneka yantra haiM jinake dvArA ina khagola- pinDoM kI sthiti, gati, vRtta, dUrI, AkAra, mApa, vajana, tApakrama, prakAza, vidyutapravAha, AkarSaNa, ghanatva, dravyamAna, gurutvAkarSaNa Adi aneka bAtoM kA sahI sahI patA laga jAtA hai / isa vijJAna yuga meM jaba ki saikar3oM bar3I bar3I prayogazAlAoM meM rAta-dina ina khagola vartiya pinDoM ko bar3e bar3e dUra-darzaka yantroM dvArA pratyakSa dekhA jA kara inakA byaurevAra varNana hamAre sAmane A rahA hai aura batAye huye varNana kA pratyeka akSara satya sAvita ho rahA hai to yaha kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ki Upara batAyA huA sUrya ke bAbata kA zAstrIya varNana satya hai / vartamAna vijJAna dvArA batAye hue ina khagola- pinDoM sambandhI varNana ko jo hajAroM pRSThoM meM bhI nahIM likhA jA sakatA, isa choTe se lekha meM Apa logoM ke samakSa kaise rakhA jA sakatA hai / kevala yahI anurodha kiyA jA sakatA hai ki yadi isa viSaya kI satyatA jAMcanI ho to isa sambandha ke sAhitya kA adhyayana kareM / isa lekha meM maiMne sUrya ke sambandha kA hI kucha varNana kiyA hai| aba agale lekhoM meM bAkI ke saba grahoM, upagrahoM Adi Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kA varNana karake yaha batalAne kI ceSTA karU~gA ki jaina zAstroM meM isa sambandha meM kyA kyA kahA gayA hai aura vartamAna vijJAna meM kyA kyA ? 'taruNa jaina' sitambara san 1941 I0 khagola varNana : grahaNa vicAra gata maI se 'taruNa jaina' meM mere lekha lagAtAra nikala rahe haiN| ina cAra mahInoM ke lekhoM meM jaina zAstroM meM varNita katipaya viSaya, jo ki pratyakSa ke mukAbile meM satya sAbita nahIM ho rahe haiM, maiMne praznoM ke rUpa meM samAdhAna ke liye jaina jagata ke sAmane rakhe the| magara kheda hai ki abhI taka samAdhAna ke rUpa meM kisI kA uttara prApta nahIM huaa| zrI jaina zvetAmbara terApaMthI sabhA, kalakattA kI tarapha se zrI chogamalajI copar3A ke sampAdana meM nikalane vAlI vivaraNa-patrikA ke gata julAI ke aMka meM "jaina siddhAMta aura Adhunika vijJAna' zIrSaka eka lekha maiMne par3hA jisase spaSTatayA to yaha mAlUma nahIM hotA ki zrI copar3AjI ne mere hI lekhoM ko lakSya karake ukta lekha likhA hai parantu anumAna yahI hotA hai ki sambhavataH mere hI lekhoM Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata vAteM ! para likhA gayA hai| zrI copar3AjI likhate haiM ki kucha dinoM se dekhane meM AtA hai ki eka zreNI ke loga Adhunika vijJAna kI jAnI huI bAtoM se jaina siddhAntoM kI bAtoM kA asAmaMjasya dikhalA kara jaina siddhAntoM se logoM kI AsthA haTAne kA prayAsa kara rahe haiM aura janatA ko bhrama meM DAlate haiN| yaha loga yahAM taka kaha DAlate haiM ki yA to siddhAntoM kI bAta sarvajJoM kI nahIM haiM athavA sarvajJa the hI nhiiN|' yadi vivaraNapatrikA kA ukta lekha mere hI lekhoM ko lakSya karake likhA gayA ho taba to maiM kahUMgA ki zrI copar3AjI kA karttavya to yaha thA ki jaina zAstroM kI una bAtoM kA jo pratyakSa ke sAmane asatya sAbita ho rahI haiM ; kisI taraha sAmaMjasya karake dikhalAte yA ucita samAdhAna karate / magara praznoM kI bAtoM kA to unhoMne kahIM jikra taka nahIM kiyA, ulTe prazna karane vAle ke prati logoM meM mithyA bhrama phailAne kI hI ceSTA kI haiN| unakA yaha kathana ki "yaha loga yahAM taka kaha DAlate haiM ki yA to siddhAntoM kI bAteM sarvajJoM kI nahIM haiM athavA sarvajJa koI the hI nahIM" logoM meM bhrama phailA kara uttejita karane ke sivAya aura kucha artha hI nahIM rkhtaa| 'vivaraNa-patrikA' ke usa lekha meM Age calakara zrI copar3AjI ne eka pAzcAtya vidvAn Sir James Jeans ke kucha vAkya uddhRta kara vijJAna kI bAtoM ko anizcita batA kara vijJAna para se bhI logoM kI AsthA haTAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| zrI copar3AjI ko mAlUma honA cAhiye Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ki jaina zAstroM meM- samabhUmi batalA kara jisa sUrya ko udaya hote 186053377 mAIla se dikhAI dene vAlA batalAyA hai. usakA sau do sau mAila para bhI udaya hote kSaNa dikhAI nahIM denA - isa pRthvI para do ke bajAya eka hI sUrya kA honA aura lagAtAra mahInoM taka dikhAI denA- pRthvI para 18 mUhUrta ( 14 ghanTe 24 miniTa ) se bar3e dina aura rAtoM ko honAchaH mahIne ke antara - kAla se pahile hI sUrya grahaNa kA honA Adi anekoM bAteM jaina zAstroM ke viruddha magara pratyakSa meM satya sAbita hone vAlI bAtoM ke liye vicAra vijJAna ko kosanA apane khuda ko hAsyAspada banAnA hai / ina bAtoM ke liye vijJAna ko Ar3a meM lene kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai, yaha to pratyakSa ke vyavahAroM meM Ane vAlI bAteM haiM jo sarvajJatA para prakAza DAla rahI haiN| qhaira, zrI copar3AjI se aba bhI anurodha hai ki ve kRpA karake mere lekhoM ke praznoM kA samAdhAna karake kRtArtha kreN| gatAMka meM maiMne khagola ke viSaya meM sUrya para kucha likhA thaa| aba isa lekha meM candramA ke viSaya meM hamAre jaina zAstra kyA kaha rahe haiM aura vartamAna vijJAna kyA kaha rahA hai, saMkSepa meM isI para kucha likhUMgA / jaina zAstroM meM jambUdvIpa ke liye sUrya kI taraha candramA bhI do batalAye haiM aura unheM sUrya kI hI taraha bhramaNa karate hue batAyA hai / pratyeka candra hamArI pRthvI se 880 yojana yAnI 3520000 mAila Upara hai yAnI Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sUrya se 320000 mAila apara kI trph| aura inakA golAkAra vimAna hai jisakI lambAI 56 yojana yAnI 36726 mAila aura itanI hI caur3AI tathA moTAI 36 yAnI 18363 mAila kI hai| isa vimAna kA nAma candrAvataMsaka vimAna hai aura isako 16000 devatA uThAye AkAza meM bhUmaNa kara rahe haiN| ina 16000 devoM kA rUpa isa prakAra batAyA hai ki 4000 deva pUrva dizA meM siMha kA rUpa kiye hue, 4000 deva dakSiNa dizA meM hAthI kA rUpa kiye hue, 4000 deva pazcima dizA meM vRSabha kA rUpa kiye hue, aura 4000 deva uttara dizA meM azva kA rUpa kiye hue haiN| jIvAbhigama sUtra meM ina hAthI ghor3e, siMha aura baila vAle rUpoM kA vistAra pUrvaka jo rocaka varNana AyA hai, vaha dekhate hI banatA hai| candradeva ke cAra agrama hiSiyAM (paTarAniyAM ) haiM aura pratyeka paTarAnI ke cAra cAra hajAra deviyoM kA parivAra hai| isa prakAra candradeva ke bhI 16004 deviyA~ huii| candradeva kI cAroM paTarAniyoM ke nAma candraprabhA, sudarzanA (kahIM kahIM jyotiSaprabhA), acimAlI aura prabhaMkarA hai| ina 16004 deviyoM ke sAtha nAnA prakAra ke bhogopabhoga bhogate hue candradeva AkAza meM vicaraNa kara rahe haiN| sUrya aura candradeva ke bhogopabhoga ke sambandha meM jIvAbhigama sUtra meM bhagavAn se zrIgautama svAmI ne eka prazna pUchA hai jo kutUhala-varddhaka hai| zrIgautama svAmI pUchate haiM ki 'he bhagavAn' sUryadeva aura candradeva apane sUryyAvataMsaka aura Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! candrAvataMsaka vimAna kI sudharmA sabhA meM kyA apanI deviyoM ke sAtha maithuna sambandhI bhoga bhogane meM samartha haiM, to uttara meM bhagavAn kahate haiM ki 'he gautama, yaha deva vahAM maithuna karane meM samartha nahIM haiM kAraNa ina vimAnoM meM bajra - ratna- maya gola DabboM meM bahuta se jinezvara devoM ( jo mukti prApta kara cuke haiM ) kI asthi, dAr3he vagairaha rakhe hue rahate haiM aura ve asthi, dAr3he vagairaha devoM ke liye pUjanIya, arcanIya aura sevA karane yogya haiN| isaliye vahAM para aura aura taraha ke bhogopabhoga bhoga sakate haiM parantu maithuna nahIM kara sakate / candradeva ke mukuTa meM candramaNDala kA cinha hai aura unakA varNa tapta suvarNa jaisA divya hai ! sUryadeva kI taraha candradeva ke bhI 4000 sAmantika deva (bhRtya ) haiM aura 16000 deva AtmarakSaka (Body guards ) sarvadA sevA meM tatpara rahate haiN| caMdradeva kI vahI sAta anikA haiM jaisI sUryadeva kI haiM / candradeva kI sampatti kA to kahanA hI kyA hai, ve jyotiSI devoM meM saba se adhika dhanADhya haiM / candramA kI kalA kRSNapakSa aura zuklapakSa kI tithiyoM ke anusAra ghaTatI bar3hatI rahatI hai / isake liye jaina zAstroM meM eka rAhu deva kI kalpanA kI hai / candra prajJapti sUtra ke bIsava pAhur3a meM bhagavAna kahate haiM ki rAhu eka deva hai jo mahA sampattizAlI, zreSTha vastra aura sundara AbhUSaNa dhAraNa karane vAle haiN| ina rAhu deva ke nau nAma isa prakAra batAye haiM- siMhATaka, jaTila, kSullaka, khara, dadura, magara, maccha, kaccha aura kRSNa sarpa / rAhudeva 40 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! ke vimAna ke pAMca varNa haiM-kRSNa, nIla, rakta, pIta, shukl| yaha rAhu deva do prakAra ke haiM-eka dhruSa rAhu (jisako nitya rAhu bhI kahate haiM) aura eka parva raahu| dhruva rAhu kA yaha kAma hai ki pratyeka mAsa kI pratipadA se candra-vimAna ko eka eka kalA karake 15 dina taka Dhakate rahanA aura amAvazyA ko pUrNa Dhakate hue zuklapakSa ke pratipadA se vaise hI eka eka kalA 15 dina taka vApasa haTanA, jisakI vajaha se candramA kI kalAyeM dikhAI detI haiN| parva rAhu kA kAma sUrya candra ke grahaNa (Eclipse) karane kA hai| rAhu kA vimAna sUrya-vimAna tathA candra-vimAna se cAra aGgula nIcA calatA hai| grahaNa ke samaya parva rAhu kA vimAna jaba sUrya vimAna aura candra vimAna ke sAmane AjAtA hai taba sUrya-vimAna yA candra-vimAna rAhu ke vimAna kI Ar3a meM AjAte haiM aura Dhaka jAte haiN| jitane aMzoM meM vimAna DhakA jAtA hai ; utane hI azoM kA grahaNa ho jAtA hai| grahaNoM ke bAbata jaina zAkhoM meM likhA hai ki yadi candra-grahaNa ke pazcAt dUsarA candra-grahaNa ho to jaghanya (kama se kama ) 6 mAsa aura utkRSTa (jyAdA se jyAdA ) 42 mAsa ke antara-kAla se hogA aura sUrya-grahaNa ke pazcAt sUryagrahaNa ho to jaghanya 6 mAsa aura utkRSTa 48 varSa ke antara-kAla se hogaa| isa prakAra candra aura rAhu ke bAbata kI tathA grahaNoM kI jaghanya aura utkRSTa antara-kAla kI kalpanA ko dekha kara aisI kalpanA karane vAle sarvajJoM kI sarvajJatA para tarasa Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! aura Azcarya utpanna hotA hai / grahaNoM ke jaghanya aura utkRSTa antara- kAla kI kalpanA kisa AdhAra para kI hai, yaha to karane vAle hI jAneM; parantu yaha kalpanA sampUrNatayA nirAdhAra aura asatya sAbita ho rahI hai| sarvajJoM ne kahA hai ki sUrya grahaNa ke pazcAt dUsarA sUryya grahaNa kama se kama 6 mAsa pahile nahIM hotA; magara isa kathana ke viruddha do vAkaye to maiM peza karatA hUM, jo isa prakAra haiM / vikramAbda 1656 kI kArtika vadI amAvazyA ko pahilA sUrya grahaNa hokara pAMca hI mahIne bAda caita badI amAvazyA ko phira dUsarA sUrya grahaNa huA jisako logoM ne acchI taraha avalokana kiyA hai| aura isavI sana 1631 kA nAvika paJcaga bhI The (Nautical Almanac ) jo London se prakAzita hotA hai mere pAsa par3A hai / usameM tIna sUrya grahaNa aura do candra grahaNa hue haiM, jo isa prakAra haiM pahilA sUrya grahaNa- tArIkha 18 apraila 1631 dUsarA sUrya grahaNa - tArIkha 12 sepTembara 1931 tIsarA sUrya grahaNa- tArIkha 11 akTUbara 1931 pahilA candra grahaNa - tArIkha 2 apraila 1631 dUsarA candra grahaNa - tArIkha 26 sepTembara 1931 42 jaina zAstroM ke grahaNoM ke kama se kama 6 mAsa antara- kAla batalAne ke khilApha bahuta grahaNa ho cuke aura hote rheNge| maiMne to yahA~ kevala vahI dikhAye haiM jinakA mere pAsa pramANa maujUda Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! hai| mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki yadi The Nautical Almanac kI saba pratiyAM (jaba se isakA prakAzana prArambha huA hai ) maMgAI jAkara dekhI jAya~ to aneka grahaNa aise mileMge jo 6 mAsa se pahale hue haiM aura jaina zAstroM ke batAye hue jaghanya antara kAla ko asatya sAbita kara rahe haiN| anveSaNoM se yaha sAbita huA hai ki eka varSa meM 5 sUrya grahaNa aura do candra grahaNa ho sakate haiM aura pratyeka 18 varSa 228 dina 6 ghanTe ke pazcAt sUrya grahaNa aura caMdra grahaNa phira pahile ke krama se hone lagate haiN| sarvajJoM ne kahA hai ki sUrya grahaNa kA utkRSTa yAnI jyAdA se jyAdA antara-kAla par3e to 48 varSa kA par3a sakatA hai| vartamAna vijJAna ke kathanAnusAra pratyeka 18 varSa 228 dina 6 ghanTe pazcAt sUrya aura candra grahaNa phira pahile ke krama se hone lagate haiM to ina sarvajJoM kA sUrya grahaNa ke utkRSTa antara kAla kA 48 varSa batalAnA sarvathA asatya sAbita hotA hai| sarvajJa aura ananta jJAnI kahalAne vAloM ke vacana yadi isa prakAra pratyakSa ke sAmane asatya sAbita ho rahe haiM to zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA kA moha rakhane vAle sajjanoM ko cAhiye ki apane vicAroM ko acchI taraha pramANa kI kasauTI para kasa kara dekheM athavA satyatA ko sAbita karake dikhaaveN| yaha to huI grahaNoM ke jaghanya aura utkRSTa antara-kAla batalAne ke sambandha kI baat| aba maiM candra aura rAhu ke bAbata kI zAstrIya kalpanA ke sambandha meM bhI kucha vicAra upasthita kruuN| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! kRSNa aura zukla pakSa ke liye hone vAlI candramA kI kalAoM ke bAbata sarvajJoM ne dhruva rAhu kI kalpanA karake isa masale ko jaise hala karane kA mithyA prayAsa kiyA hai, usa para vicAra karane se to yaha sAbita ho rahA hai ki vyAvahArika jJAna bhI zAyada hI kAma meM lAyA gayA ho| candradeva kA vimAna 16 yojana yAnI 367268 mAila lambA caur3A golAkAra aura dhruva rAhu kA vimAna do kosa yAnI 4 mAila lambA caur3A batalAyA hai| isa rAhu graha ke vimAna ke mApa ke bAvata jambUdvIpa prajJapti ke jyotiSI cakrAdhikAra meM likhA hai "dokoseyagahANa" yAnI graha kA do kosa kA vimAna hai aura jIvAbhigama sUtra kI tIsarI pratipatti meM likhA hai "graha vimANevi addha joyaNa" yAnI graha kA vimAna Adhe yojana kA hai| isa prakAra donoM sUtroM meM bhinna bhinna kathana haiM jo sarvajJatA ke nAte kataI nahIM honA caahiye| kahIM kucha aura kahIM kucha kaha denA sarvajJatA nahIM balki alpajJatA kA dyotaka hai| jambUdvIpa prajJapti ke kathanAnusAra rAhu ke vimAna kA vyAsa yadi hama do kosa yAnI cAra mAila kA mAna leM to caMdramA ke 367266 mAila ke vyAsa ke vimAna ke mukAbile meM ( donoM kA golAkAra hone kI vajaha se ) amAvazyA kI rAta ko rAhu kA vicArA choTA sA vimAna candramA ke bahuta bar3e vimAna ko Dhaka to kyA sakegA (yAnI nahIM Dhaka sakegA) parantu candramA ke camakate hue prakAzavAna vimAna ke bIca meM Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 45 kevala eka choTI sI kAlI Tikar3I ke mAninda dikhAI pdd'egaa| jIvAbhigama sUtra ke kathanAnusAra yadi rAhu ke vimAna ko Adhe yojana kA yAnI 2000 mAila ke vyAsa kA mAna kara candramA ke 367266 mAila ke prakAzavAna vyAsa meM 2000 mAila ke vyAsa kA rAhu kA kAlA cakkara bIca meM lagA kara dekheM to 367266 mAila kA camakatA huA prakAzavAna gherA 2000 mAila ke rAhu ke kAle ghere ke cautarapha camakatA huA bAkI raha jaaygaa| magara hameM amAvazyA ko jo dikhAI de rahA hai, vaha sarva vidita hai yAnI prakAza kataI dikhAI nahIM detaa| rAhu kA yaha vimAna yadi candramA se bahuta dUra hamArI pRthvI kI tarapha batalA dete to 2000 mAila kA kAlA gola cakkara 3672 mAila ke prakAzavAna gola cakkara ke sAmane Akara hameM candramA ko Dhaka kara dikhA detA magara jIvAbhigama sUtra meM rAhu kA bimAna candramA ke vimAna se cAra aGgula nIce calatA hai, yaha kaha kara isakI bhI rAMta kATa dI yAnI guJjAiza nahIM rahane dii| yaha hai sarvajJatA ke vyAvahArika jJAna kA nmuunaa| candra vimAna ke 15 bhAga kiye haiM jinameM se eka eka bhAga prati dina rAhu kA vimAna kRSNapakSa meM DhakatA rahatA hai aura zuklapakSa meM kholatA rahatA hai| rAhu aura candramA ina donoM ke vimAna gola zakala ke haiN| eka zveta camakate hue gola cakara ko dUsare kAle vaise hI gola cakkara se ( vyAsa ke 15 bhAga banA kara eka eka para) 15 daphA DhakA jAya aura usI taraha vApisa Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kholA jAya to Dhakate aura kholate samaya jo jo zakaleM camakate hue zveta cakkara kI baneMgI, jaina zAstroM ke batAye anusAra ThIka vaisI zakale caMdramA kI dikhAI denI cAhiye magara DhakAI ke samaya zeSa ke do tIna dina aura khulAI ke samaya zuruAta ke do tIna dina ( so bhI yathArtha nahIM ) ke sivAya bAkI ke saba dinoM meM vaisI zakale kisI samaya nahIM banatIM / rAhu ke vimAna kI usa tarapha kI golAI jisa tarapha candramA ke vimAna ke bhAga ko DhakatI rahatI hai apanI golAI ko miTAtI huI sIdhI lambI bana kara viparIta dizA meM ho jAtI hai * / hai sarvajJoM kI sUjha | candramA ke yojana ke vyAsa ke camakate hue gola cakkara para kalAe~ dikhalAne ke liye rAhu ke gola kAle vimAna ke vyAsa kI ( do kosa ke vimAna kI kalpanA karake to mUrkho ke sAmane bhI hAsyAspada bananA hai ) Adhe yojana kI kalpanA karane meM usake hone vAle asara ko vicArane meM eka sAdhAraNa dimAga jitanA bhI kAma nahIM liyA gayA / yaha kabhI kabhI kRSNa pakSa meM yA zukla pakSa meM candramA ke gola pinDa kA kucha bhAga dhanvAkAra camakatA huA prakAzavAna aura zeSa bhAga atyanta dhuMdhalA dikhAI par3atA hai / candramA ke isa dhuMdhale bhAga para sUrya kA prakAza sIdhA nahIM par3atA parantu pRthvI yaha prasaMga citra dekara jitanA spaSTa samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, utanA kevala bhASA se nahIM / magara samajhane ke liye bhASA ko sarala banAne kA yathA sAdhya prayatna kiyA hai / - lekhaka | Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! se hokara par3atA hai jisase candramA pArthiva prakAza (Earth shine) se camakatA hai| __ candramA kI kalAoM ke bAbata rAhu kI nirAdhAra kalpanA ke khanDana meM Upara kahI huI bAteM to haiM hI, magara candramA para pArthiva ( Earth shine) se dikhAI denevAle isa dhuMdhale bhAga ko jaba hama dekhate haiM to sarvajJoM ke batAye hue rAhu ke gola cakkara kI kalpanA kAphUra ho jAtI hai yAnI nahIM ttiktii| yadi dhruva rAhu (nitya rAhu ) kA koI vimAna gola cakara kA hotA aura candramA ko Dhake hue hotA (kucha) to kyA hama candramA ke pinDa kI sampUrNa golAI kI zakala dekha pAte ? kadApi nhiiN| jitane bhAga para rAhu kA gola cakkara A jAtA, caMdramA kI gola rekhA ( Line ) ko dabA detaa| dhuMdhalA prakAza hama dekha hI nahIM pAte / pAThakavRnda, isa rAhu ke vimAna kI kalpanA ne to sarvajJoM kI sajha para acchI taraha prakAza DAla kara dikhA diyA ki vyAvahArika jJAna zAyada hI kAma meM lAyA gayA ho| caMdramA ke pinDa meM jo kAle dhabbe ( Spots ) dikhAI dete haiM, unake bAbata jaina zAstroM meM kahIM kucha likhA najara nahIM AtA hAlAMki yaha dhabbe binA kisI yaMtra kI sahAyatA ke AMkhoM se dikhAI dete haiN| ina dhabboM ke bAbata bhI koI managaDhanta kalpanA avazya honI cAhiye thI parantu isake bAbata kisa kAraNa se mauna rahe, yaha samajha meM nahIM aataa| Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdakIya TippaNI zAstroM kI bAteM ! isa zIrSaka kI zrI baccharAjajI siMghI (sujAnagar3ha ) kI lekhamAlA 'taruNa' meM maI ke aMka se nikala rahI hai| usake bAre meM taraha taraha kI carcA huI hai| kucha-logoM ne hameM yaha likhA hai ki lekhaka zAstroM para AkramaNa kara rahA hai, isaliye isa taraha kI lekhamAlA ko 'taruNa' meM sthAna nahIM diyA jAnA caahiye| kucha logoM ne yaha bhI likhA hai ki bhUgola-khagola kA viSaya hamAre jIvana ke nirmANa aura zodhana se bahuta tAlluka nahIM rakhatA, isaliye isako lekara vyartha hI UhApoha kyoM kiyA jAya ? ina AlocakoM ne, hamArI samajha meM, lekhaka kA asalI uddezya samajhane meM galatI kI hai| lekhaka kA dhyeya zAstroM para AkramaNa karane kA nahIM-yadyapi sAdhAraNa taura se vaisA khayAla hotA hai-varan usa manovRtti para AkramaNa karane kA hai jo kisI bhI bAta ko zAstroM se samarthana mile binA svIkAra nahIM kara sakatI tathA zAstroM kI bAtoM kI mAnyatA aura pAlana meM samaya kA sApekSya svIkAra nahIM krtii| hamArA khayAla yaha hai ki AdamI jisa samaya jo bAta kahatA hai, usa samaya kI usa kI dRSTi se to vaha satya hI hotI hai, lekina dUsare mauke para usa dRSTi meM parivartana ho jAne ke kAraNa vaha asatya ho jA sakatI hai| yaha parivartana Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 jaina zAtroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kisI bhI kAraNa se ho sakatA hai-cAhe jJAna kI vRddhi se yA jJAna kI kamI se / pahalI dRSTi se hameM zAstroM kI satyatA svIkAra karane meM koI Apatti nahIM, yAnI hama yaha mAna sakate haiM ki jisa zAstra-racayitA ne bhUgola-khagola sambandhI jo bAteM likhI haiM, ve usakI usa samaya kI dRSTi ke anusAra satya thiiN| para aba koI yadi yaha kahe ki usameM sArvakAlika aura sArvabhaumika satya kahA huA hai, to hama use buddhi aura jJAna kI jar3atA tathA aMdhazraddhA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM maaneNge| hama to savAla yaha pUchate haiM ki Aja hama apane jIvana meM bhaugolika viSaya meM kisa AdhAra para calate haiM ? yadi zAstroM meM batAI huI dRSTi se hamArA Aja kAma nahIM calatA, to vAjiba yahI hai ki hama apanI dRSTi meM parivartana kareM, na ki jIvana meM dUsarI bAta para calate hue bhI kevala zAstra ke akSara mAnane kI jidda kara apane Apa ko hAsyAspada bnaaveN| zAstra manuSya ke jJAna ke vikAsa ke liye likhe gaye the, na ki usa para bandhana DAlane ke liye| kucha logoM kI aura bhI eka ajIba dalIla isa sambandha meM mAlUma huI hai / ve kahate haiM ki jisa Adhunika vijJAna kA sahArA lekara zAstroM kI bAtoM kA asAmaMjasya dikhalAnekA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai, vaha svayaM bhI apUrNa aura gati-zIla hai| isa tathya ke samarthana meM eka sajjana ne sara jemsa jInsa jaise vizvavizruta vijJAna-bettA ke lekha ke kucha aMza uddhRta kiye haiN| una paMktiyoMko udbhata karate samaya lekhaka zAyada yaha bhUla gaye ki Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! / unakI bAta ThIka isaliye nahIM hai ki sara jemsa jo kahate haiM, vaha unake zAstra nahIM kahate / sara jemsa ke zabdoM meM to eka vijJAna vettA kI praNAlI kA pUrA pratipAdana hai| saccA vaijJAnika kisI vastu ko antima nahIM mAnatA , isaliye usakI zodha jArI rahatI hai| vijJAna vijJAna hI isaliye hai ki usakI jJAna kI bhUkha miTI nahIM hai| zAstroM meM Ae hue varNanoM ko sarvajJa ke vacana batA kara usase rattI bhara bhI idhara-udhara vicAra karane meM hI jinheM apanI dharma-sAdhanA khaMDita huI lagatI hai, ve apanI ora se apanI bAtoM ke samarthana ke liye peza kiye hue sara jemsa jInsa ke isa vAkya ko phira par3he aura usa para gaharAIse vicAra kareM-"jo kucha kahA gayA hai aura jitane nirNaya vicArArtha peza kiye gaye haiM, ve saba spaSTatayA anumAnajanita aura anizcayAtmaka haiN|" ina zabdoM meM sacce vaijJAnika kI dRSTi hai| agara saba kucha kahane ke bAda zAstra bhI aisI hI bAta kahate hoM to sarvajJa ko bIca meM DAla kara vivAda karane kI jarUrata nahIM aura ve aisA nahIM kahate hoM, to unameM kama se kama vaijJAnika dRSTi to nahIM mAnanI caahiye| isaliye, zrI kizoralAla gha0 mazarUvAlA ke zabdoM meM maiM kahUMgA "zAstroM kI maryAdA ko samajha kara agara hama unakA adhyayana kareM to ve hamAre jIvana meM sahAyaka ho sakate haiN| nahIM to ve jIvana para bhAra rUpa ho jAte haiM aura phira na kevala kabIra jaisoM ko hI, varan jJAnezvara sarIkhoM ko bhI unakI alpatA batalAnI par3atI hai|" Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' akTUbara san 1941 I0 khagola varNana : candramA caMdramA ke viSaya meM jaina zAstroM kI jo bAteM Upara kahI gaI haiM, ve saba eka hI caMdradeva ke bAbata kI haiN| pahale batAyA jA cukA hai ki hamAre jambU dvIpa meM do caMdra haiM aura aDhAI dvIpa taka, jahAM taka ki manuSyoM kI AbAdI kA sambandha hai, 132 caMdra haiN| isake bAda asaMkhyAta dvIpa samudroM ke asaMkhya hI caMdra haiM aura saba ke saba sthira haiM yAnI paribhramaNa nahIM krte| nIce likhI tAlikA se yaha patA lagegA ki aDhAI dvIpa taka bhramaNa karane vAle kitane caMdramA haiM aura kitanA unakA parivAra hai / eka caMdramA ke parivAra meM 28 nakSatra, 88 graha aura 66675 kroDAkor3a (yAnI 66675 kor3a ko 66675 kror3a se gunA karane se jo saMkhyA prApta ho) tAre haiN| dvIpa-samudroM ke nAma | candra nakSatra graha tAre < - jambU dvIpa lavaNa samudra dhAtakI khaNDa dvIpa kAlodadhi samudra puSkarAdha dvIpa 42 176 133650 kroDAkor3a 112 352 | 267600 -".336 - 1056803700 -". 3666 1176 / 3666 2812650 -"2016 / 6336 4822200 -"3666 11616 8840700 kroDAkor3a | jor3a 132 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! jaina zAstroM meM pratyeka caMdra aura sUrya ko jyotiSI devoM kA indra (rAjA) batalAyA hai aura pratyeka caMdra aura sUrya nAmaka indra ke 28 nakSatra 88 graha aura 66675 kroDAkor3a (44615062500000000000000 tAroM kA parivAra hai| jambUdvIpa jisako eka lAkha yojana lambA-caur3A golAkAra samatala bhUbhAga batalAyA hai, usameM do caMdra aura do sUrya maya apane apane uparyukta parivAra ke bhramaNa kara rahe haiN| ina saba ke vimAnoM kA kSetramAna jambUdvIpa ke lakSa yojana ke kSetramAna se bahuta adhika hotA hai, ataH isameM yaha kaise samA sakate haiM-isa ke liye eka jaina graMthakAra ne zaMkA utpanna kI aura phira vahIM para citta ko saMtoSa dene ke lie samAdhAna yaha kiyA hai ki 'tatvaM kevalIgamyaM' yAnI sarvajJa hI jaane| jaina zAstroM meM pAMca prakAra ke saMvatsara batalAye haiN| nakSatra saMvatsara, yuga saMvatsara, pramANa saMvatsara, lakSaNa saMvatsara aura zanaizcara sNvtsr| yuga saMvatsara ke 5 bheda kiye haiM-1 caMdra, 2 caMdra, 3 abhivardhana, 4 caMdra, 5 abhivrdhn| inameM kA pahilA caMdra saMvatsara 12 mAsa kA, dUsarA caMdra saMvatsara 12 mAsa kA, tIsarA abhivardhana saMvatsara 13 mAsa kA, cauthA caMdu saMvatsara 12 mAsa kA, pAMcavA abhivardhana saMvatsara 13 mAsa kA hai| isa prakAra eka yuga ke pAMca saMvatsara 62 mahInoM ke hote haiN| yahAM para abhivardhana adhika mAsake saMvatsarakA nAma hai / Upara batalAye hue hisAba se pAMca varSa (eka yuga) meM do adhika mAsa hue isa ___ Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! prakAra mAnane se 65 varSoM meM 38 adhika mAsa huye magara 65 varSoM ke vartamAna paJcAGgoM ke adhika mAsa dekhane se 35 hI adhika mAsa pAye jAyeMge kAraNa adhika mAsa hone kA yaha niyama hai ki 16 varSoM meM 7 adhikamAsa hote haiN| jaina zAstroM ke aura vartamAna bhAratIya jyotiSa gaNanA ke hisAba meM sirpha 95 varSoM meM 3 adhika mAsa kA antara par3atA hai| agara jaina zAstroM ke anusAra kaI zatAbdiyoM taka adhika mAsa kA baratAva kiyA jAya to natIjA yaha hogA ki baisAkha-jeTha ke mahIse meM sakhta sardI aura pauSa-mAgha meM sakhta garamI kI mRtu kA bhI avasara A jaaygaa| yaha hai sarvajJoM kI gaNita ke asara kA namUnA / / vartamAna vijJAna ke anveSaNoM se candramA kI bAbata bahuta bAteM vistAra se jAnI gaI haiM jina ko isa choTe se lekha meM likhanA asambhava sA hai| magara thor3I sI bAtaya hAM batalAne kI koziza kruuNgaa| candramA genda kI taraha eka golAkAra pinDa hai jisakA vyAsa 2160 mAila se 246 gaja kama kA hai| sUrya ke cAroM tarapha ghUmane vAle pinDoM ko graha kahate haiN| hamArI pRthvI, maMgala, budha, bRhaspati, zukra, zani, yureniza, nepacyuna, pluTo Adi graha haiM jo sUrya ke caugirda ghUmate rahate haiN| ina grahoM ke caugirda ghUmane vAle pinDoM ko inake upagraha kahate haiN| candramA hamArI pRthvI kA upagraha hai aura pRthvI ke caugirda dIrgha vRtta meM ghUmatA hai| isI liye kabhI choTA aura kabhI bar3A dikhAI par3atA hai| candramA pRthvI se 221610 mAila kI dUrI para hai Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! magara yaha dUrI vRtta ke anusAra kucha kama jyAdA hotI rahatI hai / isa vRtta para eka daphA ghUmane meM candramA ko 27 dina 7 ghanTe 43 minaTa aura 113 sekinDa lagate haiM / khagola vartI pinDoM meM candramA hama se nikaTatama hai / candramA svayaM prakAzavAna pinDa nahIM hai, pRthvI kI bhAMti yaha bhI sUryya se prakAza pAtA hai / sUrya kI kiraNeM candramA para par3atI hai, phira zIze kI bhAMti usa para se vApisa Akara pRthvI para par3atI haiM jisase snigdha manohara cA~danI chiTaka jAtI hai / candramA ghUmate ghUmate jisa vakta pRthvI aura sUrya ke bIca meM AtA hai, taba hama use dekha nahIM sakate kyoMki jo bhAga sUrya ke sAmane haiM vaha hama se chipA rahatA hai aura yahI amAvazyA hai / jisa vakta candramA aura sUrya ke bIca meM pRthvI A jAtI hai to candramA dikhAI par3atA hai / hama sadaiva candramA kA Adhe se kucha adhika bhAga yAnI 56 % bhAga dekha pAte haiM / candramA pRthvI kI taraha apane akSa para bhI ghUmatA hai aura pRthvI kI parikramA bhI karatA hai| yaha donoM ghumAva karIba eka mAsa meM samApta hote haiM candramA ke pRthvI ke cAro aura ghUmane ke kAraNa hI grahaNa hotA hai / candramA jaba pRthvI aura sUrya ke bIca meM A jAtA hai to sUrya grahaNa hotA hai aura jaba candramA aura sUrya ke bIca meM pRthvI A jAtI hai to candra grahaNa ho jAtA hai / candra grahaNa saba jagaha eka sA dikhAI detA hai, kahIM kama aura kahIM adhika nahIM; magara sUryya grahaNa saba jagaha dikhAI nahIM detA kAraNa jina deza vAloM kI dRSTi ke sAmane 54 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! candramA Akara sUrya ko r3hakatA hai, ve hI sUryya grahaNa dekha sakate haiN| unake sivAya aura deza vAloM ko pUrA sUryya dikhAI detA hai| sUrya grahaNa ke samaya dUradarzaka yaMtra se dekhane se candramA sUryya bimba para se khisakatA huA spaSTa dikhAI par3atA hai| sUryya grahaNa meM bimba ke pazcima dizA se sparza aura pUrva dizA se mokSa hotA hai / sUrya grahaNa sarvadA amAvazyA aura candra grahaNa sarvadA pUrNimA ko hotA hai / candramA pRthvI ke cAroM tarapha ghUmatA hai aura pRthvI sUrya ke cAroM tarapha ghUmatI hai / aisI dazA meM prati mAsa grahaNa honA cAhiye magara candramA ke AkAza patha kA dharAtala pRthvI ke AkAza patha ke dharAtala se bhinna hai aura vaha pRthvI ke dharAtala se savA pAMca DigarI kA koNa ( Angle) banAtA hai / isaliye prati mAsa grahaNa nahIM ho pAtA / grahaNa taba hI hotA hai jaba candramA pRthvI ke AkAza patha ke dharAtala meM A jAtA hai jahAM ina donoM ke AkAza patha eka dUsare se milate haiM / candramA ke pinDa para jo dhabbe Spots dikhAI dete haiM, ve pahAr3a haiM, jinameM adhikAMza jvAlAmukhI pahAr3a haiM parantu aba ina jvAlAmukhI pahAr3oM meM agni nahIM nikalatI; kevala AkAra mAtra raha gaye haiM / ina pahAr3oM ke bIca meM tarAIyAM aura saikar3oM kosa lambe maidAna par3e haiN| inake atirikta kahIM kahIM saikar3oM kosa lambI aura tIna cAra sau gaja gaharI tathA kosa se bhI adhika caur3I darAreM dikhAI detI haiM / candramA para jala aura vAyu donoM kA abhAva sA hai, isIliye vahAM para hamArI pRthvI kI bhAMti Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vRkSa, pazu, pakSI, manuSya Adi kA honA sambhava nahIM / candramA para havA na hone ke kAraNa vahA~ zabda bhI sunAI nahIM par3a sakatA caMdramA para vAyu maNDala na hone ke kAraNa jisa tarapha sUryya kA prakAza par3atA hai, vahAM para atyanta garamI aura chAyA kI tarapha atyanta saradI par3atI hai / caMdramA para gurutvAkarSaNa bahuta hI kama hai| caMdramA ke bAbata kI vijJAna dvArA jAnI huI bAteM bahuta adhika haiM / isa choTe se lekha meM kahA~ taka likhI jAya~ / kevala thor3I sI bAteM likhakara saMtoSa karanA par3A hai| caMdramA khagola vartI pinDoM meM hamAre saba se nikaTa hai / isaliye vartamAna vijJAna ke anveSaNoM se isake bAbata jo jo bAteM jAnI gaI haiM, ve bahuta sahI sahI aura spaSTa haiM / sahI sahI bAteM jAne hue aise pinDa ke bAbata baila, hAthI, ghor3e ke rUpoM dvArA AkAza meM uThAye phirane Adi nAnA taraha kI arthahIna kalpanA karake sarvajJatA kA paricaya denA kahAM taka satya hai, yaha to vicAra zIla pAThakoM ke khuda ke samajhane kA viSaya hai; magara grahaNoM ke antara-kAla aura nitya, pUrNa rAhu kI kalpanA dvArA batAye hue prasaMgoM ke asatya sAbita hone ke liye hama dAve ke sAtha kaha sakate haiM ki ina sarvajJa vacanoM ko satya sAbita karanA eka vicArazIla manuSya ke liye to asambhava hai / aba agale lekha maiM maiM yaha batAU~gA ki maMgala, budha, bRhaspati, zukra, zani Adi ke viSaya meM hamArA jaina zAstra kyA kyA kahatA hai aura vartamAna vijJAna ke anveSaNa kyA haiM ? Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina ' navambara san 1941 I0 khagola varNana : anya graha gata lekhoM meM Apane dekhA hI hai ki jaina zAstroM meM kahI huI eka Adha nahIM balki aneka bAteM pratyakSa aura vartamAna vijJAna ke anveSaNoM se batAye hue varNana ke sAmane asatya pramANita ho rahI haiN| pichale lekhoM meM maine kahA hai ki jaina zAstroM meM likhI bahuta sI bAteM asatya asambhava aura asvAbhAvika pratIta hotI haiM / abhI taka maiMne kevala thor3e se unhIM prasaMgoM para likhane kA prayAsa kiyA hai jo pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita ho rahe haiN| yadi dekhA jAya to khagola-bhUgola ke viSaya kI jaina zAstroM kI sArI kalpanAe~ sarvathA kalpita mAlUma hotI haiM / vAstava meM usa jamAne meM na to yaMtroM kA AviSkAra hI huA thA aura na vijJAna ke nAnA taraha ke niyamoM aura gaNita kA vikAsa huA thA / aisI dazA meM kalpanA ke sivAya aura cArA hI kyA thA ; magara sarvajJatA ke dAve meM aisI nirAdhAra kalpanAoM kA honA zobhA kI bAta nahIM / pichale lekhoM meM yaha dikhAyA jA cukA hai ki jaina zAstroM meM sUrya aura caMdramA ko jyotiSI devoM ke indra mAna kara pratyeka indra ke 28 nakSatra, 88 graha aura 66675 kroDAkor3a tAroM kA parivAra batAyA hai / ina 28 nakSatroM kA sUrya aura caMdramA ke sAtha yoga, gati, samaya kulopakula Adi nAnA taraha Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ke sambandha kA sUryaprajJapti' 'caMdraprajJapti' Adi kucha sUtra graMthoM meM kAphI varNana hai, magara jahAM taka merA anubhava hai vartamAna bhAra - tIya jyotiSa ke varNana aura AMkar3oM kA mukAbilA kiyA jAya to bahuta sI ina sUtroM kI bAteM asatya pramANita ho jAyeMgI / avakAza ke anusAra ina ke viSaya meM bhI khoja zodha karake asatya sAbita hone vAlI bAtoM para kabhI AgAmI aGkoM meM likhUMgA / prastuta lekha meM mujhe kevala grahoM ke viSaya meM kucha likhanA hai | graha usI AkAzIya piNDa ko kahate haiM jo sUrya ke caugirda ghUmatA hai aura upagraha usa piNDa ko kahate haiM jo sUryya kI taraha apanI dhurI para bhale hI ghUmatA ho magara kisI dUsare piNDa ke caugirda nahIM ghUmatA / jaina zAstroM meM graha nakSatra tAre Adi kI isa prakAra kI paribhASA athavA isa prakAra kA koI bheda nahIM batalAyA hai / upagraha kA to jaina zAstroM meM kahIM nAma bhI naz2ara nahIM AtA, kAraNa dUra-darzaka yaMtroM ke abhAva meM grahoM ke caugirda ghUmane vAle piNDa unheM kaise dikhAI par3e aura binA dikhAI par3e nAma deM bhI kaise ? jaina zAstroM meM 88 graha batalAye haiM jo isa prakAra haiM / 1 aGgAraka ( maMgala ) 2 viAlaka, 3 lohitAkSa, 4 zanaizcara, 5 Adhunika, 6 prAdhunika, 7 kaNa, 8 kaNaka, 6 kaNakaNaka, 10 kaNa vitANaka, 11 kaNa saMtAnika, 12 soma, 13 sahita, 14 azvAsana, 15 kAryopaga, 16 kacchuraka, 17 aja karaka 18 dudabhaka, 16 zaMkha, 20 zaMkhanAbha, 21 zaMkha varNabha, 22 kaMza, Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 23 kaMzanAbha, 24 kaMza varNabha, 25 nIla, 26 nIlAbhAsa, 27 rupa, 28 rupAvabhAsa, 26 bhasma, 30 bhasmarAzI, 31 tila, 32 tila puSpavarNa, 33 daka, 34 daka varNa, 35 kAya, 36 vaMdhya, 37 indrAgni 38 ghUmaketu, 36 hari, 40 piMgalaka, 41 budha, 42 zukra, 43 bRhaspati, 44 rAhu, 45 agastika, 46 mANavaka, 47 kAmasparza, 48 dhUhaka, 46 pramukha, 50 bikaTa, 51 visaMdhi kalpa, 52 prakalpa, 53 jaTAla, 54 aruNa, 55 agila, 56 kAla, 57 mahAkAla, 58 svastika, 56 sauvastika, 60 varddhamAnaka, 61 pralamba, 62 nitya loka, 63 nityodyota, 64 svayaMprabha, 35 avabhAsa, 66 zreyaskara, 67 kSemaMkara, 68 AbhaMkara, 66 prabhaMkara, 70 arajA. 71 virajA, 72 azoka, 73 vitazoka, 74 vimala, 75 vitapta, 76 vivatsa, 77 vizAla, 78 zAla, 76 suvRtta, 80 ani vRtti, 81 eka jaTi, 82 dvijaTi, 83 kara, 84 karika, 85 rAjA, 86 argala, 87 puSpaketu, aura 88 bhAvaketu / / ___ vartamAna mAratIya jyotiSa meM sUrya, caMdra, maMgala, budha, bRhaspati, zukra, zani, rAhu aura ketu, yaha graha mAne haiN| yaha dekhane meM AtA hai ki sanAtana dharma graMthoM meM kisI vastu kI saMkhyA yadi 10 hajAra batAI hai to bar3appana jatAne ke liye jaina zAstroM meM usI ko bar3hAkara 50-60 hajAra batalAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| isa prakAra saMkhyAoM ko bar3hA bar3hA kara batAne kI pratispardhA (competition) vRtti aneka sthaloM meM dekhane meM AtI hai jisakA vizeSa varNana kisI anya lekha meM kruugaa| 88 grahoM Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! kI isa nAmAvalI para bhI dhyAna pUrvaka vicAra karane se yahI anumAna hotA hai ki kevala grahoM kI saMkhyA adhika dikhAne kI niyata se ina grahoM kI saMkhyA 88 kI gaI hai anyathA nAmakaraNa kA krama, "kaNa, kaNaka, kaNakaNaka, kaNavitAMNa, kaNa satAnika, zaMkha, zaMkhanAbha, zaMkhavarNAbha, kaMza, kaMzanAbha, kaMza varNAbha," Adi kI taraha ghar3A huA sA pratIta nahIM hotaa| 88 grahoM kI isa nAmAvalI meM maMgala, budha, bRhaspati zukra, zani, rAhu aura ketu nAma bhI A gaye haiN| kevala maMgala, budha, bRhaspati, zukra, zani, rAhu kI samabhUmi se U~cAI ko chor3a kara saba grahoM kA dUsarA dUsarA varNana jaina zAstroM meM saba ekasA hai jo isa prakAra hai| sUrya aura caMdramA kI taraha ina grahoM ke vimAnoM ko bhI, pratyeka ke vimAnoM ko 8000 deva uThAye AkAza meM bhamaNa kara rahe haiM jinameM 2000 deva pUrva dizA meM siMha kA rUpa kiye hue, 2000 deva dakSiNa dizA meM hAthI kA rUpa kiye hue, 2000 deva pazcima dizA meM bRSabha kA rUpa kiye hue 2000 deva uttara dizA meM azva kA rUpa kiye hue haiN| ina graha devoM ke bhI pratyeka ke vahI cAra cAra agramahISiyAM ( paTarAniyAM ) haiM aura vaisI hI paTarAniyoM ke parivAra kI deviyAM haiM jaisA sUrya caMdra ke haiM / cAra cAra hajAra sAmAnika (bhRtya) deva solaha solaha hajAra Atma rakSaka (Body guard) deva aura sAta sAta anikA aura anya sva vimAna vAsI deva deviyAM saparivAra saba sevA meM hAjira haiN| saba ke mastaka para sva sva nAmAMkita mukuTa hai, saba kA Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 61 ( kucha ko chor3akara ) tapta varNa jaisA divya varNa haiN| ina grahoM ke vimAnoM kI lambAI caur3AI ke bAbata rAhu ke vimAna kA namUnA to Apa gata lekha meM dekha hI cuke haiM ki jIvAbhigama sUtra kyA kaha rahA hai aura jambUdvIpa pannati kyA kaha rahA hai / jIvAbhigama sUtra grahoM ke golAkAra vimAnoM kI lambAI caur3AI AdhA yojana kI aura moTAI eka kosa kI batA rahA hai / yaha hai grahoM ke bAbata kA kucha varNana / nakSatra aura tAroM ke liye bhI vahI cAra agramahiSiyAM ( paTarAniyAM) aura unake parivAra kI deviyAM aura hAthI, ghor3e Adi ke rUpa meM uThAye AkAza meM bhramaNa karane vAle devatAoM Adi kA arthahIna varNana usI prakAra hai jaisA sUryya caMdra aura grahoM kA hai| AkAza meM ur3Aye phirane vAle hAthI ghor3e rUpa vAle devoM kI saMkhyA meM kucha kamI kara dI hai / nakSatroM ke pratyeka ke vimAna ko 4000 deva uThAye phirate haiM jo cAroM dizAoM meM hAthI, ghor3e, siMha, baila ke rUpa meM hajAra se takasIma kara diye haiM aura tAroM ke pratyeka ke 2000 deva uThAye phirate haiM jo cAroM dizA meM 500 hAthI, ghor3e, 500 siMha aura 500 baila ke rUpa meM haiM 1 pAThaka vRnda ! ina siMha, baila aura hAthI ghor3e ke rUpa meM vimAnoM ko uThAye phirane vAle devoM ke bAbata Apa yaha na khayAla kara leM ki vicAre rikzA gAr3I calAne vAloM kI taraha yaha deva bhI apamAna ke bhAjana ho rahe hoMge, kadApi nahIM / zAstroM meM likhA hai ki vimAna to sava adhara bhramaNa kara hI rahe haiM, inako uThAye phirane eka eka vimAna 500 Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vAle yaha deva to svecchA se apane Apako anya devoM ke sAmane indra aura bar3e devoM ke sevaka kahalA kara bar3appana aura sammAna pAne kI lAlasA se vimAnoM ko uThAye phirate haiM; aura isI meM sukha anubhava kara rahe haiN| Azcarya hai, zAstroM meM ina hAthI ghor3e Adi rUpa meM nirantara bhramaNa karane vAle devoM ke viSaya meM vizrAma ke liye badalAI karAne Adi Adi kA kucha bhI prabaMdha nahIM btaayaa| bicAre rAta dina eka kSaNa bhI binA vizrAma itanI lambI lambI AyuSya (jaghanya 3 palyopama ) kisa prakAra vyatIta karate hoNge| jaina zAstroM meM ina jyotiSI devoM ke viSaya kI kaI bAteM samanvaya rUpa meM likhI huI haiM unameM se kucha isa prakAra haiM-jyotiSI devoM kI gati kI zIghratA kI tulanA ke viSaya meM zrI gautama svAmI ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna pharamAte haiM ki candramA se sUrya kI gati zIghra, sUrya se grahoM kI gati zIghra, grahoM se nakSatroM kI gati zIghra aura nakSatroM se tAroM kI gati zIghra hai| saba se maMda gati candramA kI ora sava se zIvra gati tAroM kI hai / jyotiSI devoM kI sampatti (Financial position) ke viSaya meM prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAn pharamAte haiM ki tAroM se adhika sampatti vAle nakSatra, nakSatroM se adhika sampatti vAle graha, grahoM se adhika sampatti vAlA sUrya aura sUrya se adhika sampati vAlA candramA hai / saba se alpa sampatti vAle tAre aura sabase adhika sampatti vAlA candramA hai| jyotiSI devoM kI saMkhyA ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pharamAte haiM jitane sUrya haiM utane hI candramA haiM, candramA se nakSatra saMkhyAta guNa adhika, nakSatroM se graha saMkhyAta guNa adhika aura grahoM se tAre saMkhyAta guNa adhika haiM / isa prakAra ke aneka prazna haiN| jaina zAstroM meM kucha grahoM kI samabhUmi se U~cAI ke bAbata jo vizeSa varNana AtA hai vaha isa prakAra hai / budha samabhUmi se 888 yojana yAnI 3552000 mAila | zukra samabhUmi se 861 yojana yAnI 3564000 mAila | bRhaspati samabhUmi se 864 yojana yAnI 3576000 mAila / maMgala samabhUmi se 867 yojana yAnI 3588000 mAila / zani samabhUmi se 600 yojana yAnI 3600000 mAila | rAhu ko caMdramA ke vimAna se cAra aMgula nIcA yAnI 880 yojana (3520000 mIla) se cAra aGgula nIcA batalAyA hai / yaha huA jaina zAstroM meM grahoM ke viSaya kA kucha varNana / aba maiM ina grahoM ke viSaya meM varttamAna vijJAna kyA kaha rahA hai kucha vahI likhUgA / sUrya ke caugirda ghUmane vAle grahoM kA abataka jo patA lagA hai usameM se kucha isa prakAra hai / sUrya ke saba se nikaTa ghUmane vAlA budha hai isake pazcAt eka ke pazcAta dUsare ke krama se zukra hamArI pRthvI, maMgala, aneka choTe choTe avAntara graha, bRhaspati, zani yurenasa ( prajApati ), nepacyUna (varuNa), plUTo ( kubera ) haiM / ina saba grahoM ko apanI apanI kakSA meM sUrya ke caugirda ghUmane meM kitane kitane dina lagate haiM vaha isa prakAra hai| budha ko 88 dina, zukra ko 225 dina, pRthvI , Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ko 3656 dina, maMgala ko 687 dina, bRhaspati ko 4332 dina, zani ko 10756 dina, yurenasa ko 30687 dina, nepacyUna ko 60127 dina, plUTo ko 86640 din| hamArI pRthvI se sUryya candra aura graha kitane mIla kI dUrI para hai vaha isa prakAra hai| candramA 221610 mIla, zukra 23701000 mIla, maMgala 33616000 mIla, budha 48020000 mIla, sUryya 62665000 mIla, yurenaza 1606183000 mIla, nepacyUna 2674375000 mIla, / saba graha sUrya ke caugirda dIrghavRta ( aNDAkAra vRta ) meM ghumate haiM isaliye ina kI dUrI ghumAva ke anusAra mahattama aura nyUnatama hotIra hatI hai| __ saba graha apanI apanI dhurI para ghUmate haiN| eka ghumAva meM kisa ko kitanA samaya lagatA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai-hamArI pRthbI ko 24 ghaMTe aura kucha minaTa, maMgala ko 24 ghaMTe 41 minaTa, vRhaspati ko 10 ghaMTe, zani ko 101 ghaMTe, zukra ko 23 ghaMTe 21 mintt| budha sUrya ke ati nikaTa hai, isakI eka hI bAjU dikhAI detI haiM isaliye patA nahIM lgtaa| yurenasa, nepacyUna, plUTo hamase atyanta dUrI para haiN| ataH 100 iJca vAle dUradarzakoM se inakA pRSTha spaSTa dikhalAI nahIM par3atA, isaliye abhI taka patA nahIM hai, parantu AgAmI varSoM meM jaba 200 iJca ke byAsa kA dUra-darzaka yaMtra taiyAra ho jAyAgA to AsAnI se patA lagane kI sambhAvanA hai| ina grahoMke jo upa-graha dikhAI diye haiM ve isa prakAra haiM-hamArI pRthvI kA eka upagraha Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 65 caMdramA hai ( jisa kA varNana pichale lekha meM kiyA jA cukA hai ) vRhaspati ke 6 upagraha haiM, zanike 10 haiM, maMgala ke 2 haiM, yurenasa ke 4 haiM, aura nepacyUna kA eka upagraha hai| ina grahoM kA kucha alahadA alahadA varNana maiM agale lekha meM kruuNgaa| - - 'taruNa jaina' disambara san 1941 I0 budha budha genda kI taraha eka gola piNDa hai, jo saba grahoM se sUrya ke jyAdA nikaTa hai| budha sUrya se lagabhaga 36210000 mIla kI dUrI para hai, jisakA byAsa 3030 mIla kA haiN| sUrya kA prakAza aura tApa, donoM hI budha para ati pracaNDa rUpa se par3ate haiM, magara sAnidhya ke kAraNa hameM dikhAI dene meM sugamatA nahIM hotii| dina meM sUrya ke teja ke sAmane usakA pRSTha chipA rahatA hai| prAtaHkAla sUryodaya ke pahale aura sAyaMkAla sUryAsta ke pazcAt, kebala thor3I sI dera taka dekhA jA sakatA hai| hamArI pRthvI para se budha para bhI candramA kI taraha kalAe~ ghaTatI var3hatI dikhAI par3atI haiN| dhabu ko hama usI samaya dekha sakate haiM, jaba vaha aura sUrya lamba dizAoM meM hoN| budha kA akSa-bhramaNa aura parikramaNa kAla barAbara hai, isaliye isakA eka hI pRSTha sadA sUrya ke sanmukha rahatA Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hai / sAmane ke pRSTha para nirantara bhayAnaka garamI aura dUsarI tarapha bhayAnaka zIta tathA eka tarapha nirantara dina aura dUsarI tarapha rAta rahatI hai| budha para kucha dhabbe aura cinha dIkha par3ate haiM, jisase anumAna hotA haiM ki candramA kI taraha vahAM bhI pahAr3a aura darAreM haiN| hamArI pRthvI se budha para gurutvAkarSaNa bahuta kama hai / pRthvI para jo vastu 13 mana kI hogI, budha para 3 mana kI hI raha jaaygii| sUrya kI parikramA karane meM budha ko 88 dina lagate haiM, isaliye budha para kA varSa bhI 88 dina kA hotA hai / jisa prakAra sUrya aura pRthvI ke bIca meM candramA ke A jAne se sUryagrahaNa hotA hai, usI prakAra sUrya aura pRthvI ke bIca budha ke A jAne se bhI rabi-budha saMkramaNa ( Transit) hotA hai / budha kA bimva itanA choTA hai ki isase sUrya grahaNa to nahIM hotA magara sUrya ke pRSTha para budha choTA sA kAlA gola cakkara pratIta hone lagatA hai| isa prakAra kA ravi-budha saMkramaNa san 1627 kI 10 maI ko aura san 1640 kI 12 navambara ko ho cukA hai, jisako hamAre yahAM ke bhI kucha vyaktiyoM ne dekhA hai| gaNita se jo ravi-budha gamana kucha AgAmI kAla ke jAne hue haiM, ve isa prakAra haiM- san 1953 kI 13 navambara, san 1960 kI 6 navambara, san 1970 kI 6 maI, san 1673 kI 6 navambara, san 1686 kI 12 nabambara zukra sUrya se budha ke pazcAt dUsarI kakSA zukra kI hai| zukra saba grahoM se hamArI pRthvI ke jyAdA nikaTa hai| pRthvI se zukra 23701000 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! mIla kI dUrI para hai, magara jo kaThinAiyAM hameM budha ko dekhane meM par3atI haiM ve hI isako dekhane meM bhI par3atI haiM, isaliye isake bAbata meM bhI bahuta thor3I bAteM jAnI jA sakatI haiN| zukra kA mArga bhI pRthvI ke krAMti-vRtta ke bhItara hai, aura pRthvI kI apekSA sUya ke nikaTa hai, ataH zukra bhI kevala prAtaHkAla aura sAyaMkAla hI dekhA jA sakatA hai| zukra kA vyAsa 7600 mIla kA hai aura apane akSa para ghUmane meM isako 225 dina lagate haiN| sUrya kI parikramA karate hue bhI zukra ko 225 dina lagate haiM, isaliye zukra para hamAre 225 dinoM meM eka dina-rAta hotA hogaa| zukra kI kakSA pRthvI kI kakSA ke andara hai, isaliye budha kI taraha zukra meM bhI hameM kalAeM ghaTatI bar3hatI dikhAI detI haiN| yAnI caMdramA kI taraha zukra bhI rUpa badalatA huA dikhAI par3atA hai| zukra para vAyu aura jala kA abhAva nahIM hai, ataH vahAM para jIvadhAriyoM kA honA sambhava hai| zukra kA pRSTha sadaiva atyanta ghane bAdaloM se DhakA rahatA hai, magara kabhI kabhI vahAM ke kucha pahAr3a dikhAI par3ate haiN| zukra kA koI upagraha nahIM hai| zukra kI kakSA pRthvI ke krAMtivRtta ke andara hai, isaliye zukra bhI jaba budha kI taraha sUrya ke sAmane A jAtA hai to ravi-zukra saMkramaNa (Transit) hotA hai| aura bimba choTA hone ke kAraNa, budha kI hI taraha sUrya ke pRSTha para choTA sA kAlA cakkara pratIta hone lagatA hai| gata ravi-zukra saMkramaNa san 1882 meM huA thA aura AgAmI kAla meM kucha isa prakAra hoMge-san 2004 kI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 8 jUna ko, aura san 2012, 2112 tathA 2125 meM hogA / zukra jaba pRthvI ke nikaTa A jAtA hai to bar3A aura jaba dUra calA jAtA hai to choTA dikhAI par3atA hai / jaba zukra hamArI pRthvI ke aura sUrya ke bIca meM A jAtA hai taba lagabhaga 2 karor3a mIla kI dUrI para rahatA hai, magara sUrya se isakI ausatana dUrI karIba 67500000 mIla kI hai / pRthvI zukra ke pazcAt sUrya se tIsarI kakSA pRthvI kI hai| pRthvI bhI graha hai, isaliye grahoM ke varNana ke silasile meM isakA bhI kucha varNana karanA ucita hogaa| pRthvI kA vyAsa 76263 mIla aura paridhi lagabhaga 24856 mIla kI hai| pRthvI se sUrya lagabhaga 62665000 mIla kI dUrI para hai| yaha to kahA hI jA cukA hai ki saba graha sUrya ke caugirda dIrgha vRtta meM ghUmate haiM, ataH ghumAva ke anusAra inakI dUrI mahattama aura nyUnatama hotI rahatI hai| pRthvI kI mukhya do prakAra kI gatiyA~ haiM, akSa- bhramaNa aura parikramaNa / akSa-bhramaNa karate pRthvI ko eka daphA meM 24 ghaMTe lagate haiM aura sUrya kI parikramA karate 365 dina lagate haiN| pRthvI kI kakSA 584600000 mIla kI haiM, jisakA pRthvI 66600 mIla prati ghaMTe aura 183 mIla prati sekeNDa kI gati se parikramaNa karatI hai / akSa-bhramaNa kI gati eka miniTa meM 176 mIla kI hai| akSa-bhramaNa aura parikramaNa ke alAvA pRthvI kI 10 sUkSma gatiyA~ aura mAnI gaI haiM, jinakA vivecana yahAM sthAnAbhAva se Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI bhasaMgata bAteM ! 66 nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / pRthvI kI akSa-rekhA bhramaNa patha se tirachI sthita hai aura 663 aMza (DigarI) kA koNa banAtI hai / pRthvI kI gatiyoM aura isa tirachepana se RtuoM kA parivartana hotA hai| garmI aura sardI ke lihAja se pRthvI ko bhinna 2 pAMca bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA haiN| jinako pA~ca kaTibandha (Zones) kahate haiM-jaise uttarI zIta kaTibandha, uttarI zItoSNa kaTibandha, uSNa kaTibandha, dakSiNI zItoSNa kaTibandha, dakSiNI zIta kaTibandha / pRthvI para eka hI samaya meM kahIMpara kar3Ake kI garmI aura kahIM para kar3Ake kI sardI, kahIM para dina bahuta bar3e aura kahIM para choTe, kahIM para lagAtAra mahInoM bar3e dina aura kahIM para lagAtAra mahInoM bar3I rAteM - isa prakAra hone kA kAraNa kevala pRthvI kA nAraMgI kI taraha gola honA, apane akSa para 663 DigarI se tirachA honA aura kaI taraha kI gatiyoM se gamana karanA hai / disambara ke dinoM meM bhUmadhya rekhA ke uttarI bhAga meM kar3I sardI par3atI hai to dakSiNI amerikA meM kar3I garmI; aura bhArata meM sadIM par3atI hai to AsTreliyA meM garmI / sUrya ke uttarAyaNa hone para pRthvI kA uttarI bhAga jaba sUrya ke sAmane rahatA hai taba uttarI dhruva meM chaH mahIne kI rAta hotI hai| sardI ke dinoM meM bhArata meM rAteM 133 ghanTe kI aura dina 103 ghanTe kA hotA hai taba iGgalaiMDa meM rAta 18 ghanTe kI aura dina 6 ghanTe kA hotA hai / pRthvI kI gati kA prabhAva caMdramA ke prakAza para bhI par3atA hai| sardI ke dinoM meM garmI kI Rtu kI apekSA candramA 1 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! meM prakAza adhika hotA hai| sardI ke dinoM meM sUrya puthvI se nikaTa aura dakSiNAyaNa hotA haiM aura gamIM meM pRthvI se dUra aura uttarAyaNa hotA hai| pRthvI kA akSa ThIka dhruvatAre kI tarapha rahatA hai| pRthvI kA ghanatva 260000000000 ghana mIla hai aura vajana 16000 zaMkha mana hai| pRthvI para vAyu-maNDala kA dabAva ausatana 73 sera prati varga iJca kA hai aura vAyumaNDala rajakaNa se bharA huA haiM, isI se AkAza nIlA dikhAI par3atA hai / pRthvI kI parikSepaNa zakti 0.45 hai yAni sUrya kA prakAza pRthvI para jitanA AtA hai, usakA 100 meM 45 bhAga bikhara kara vApasa lauTa jAtA hai| vartamAna vijJAna ke anveSaNoM dvArA pahAr3oM nadiyoM, samudroM, jvAlAmukhI pahAr3oM, Adi ke banane, hone, miTane kA krama varSA, havA, tUphAna, bhUkampa Adi ke hone, banane, bahane Adi ke sambandha kI bAteM sahI sahI aura vistAra pUrvaka itanI adhika jAnI jA cukI haiM ki unako yadi sabako likhA jAya to hajAro pRSThoM kA eka bahuta bar3A grantha bana jaay| isa choTe se lekha meM kahAM taka likhA jAya ? yadi kisI ko isa viSaya ko jAnane kI icchA ho to use isa viSaya ke sAhitya ko dhyAna pUrvaka par3hanA caahiye| ... ....... maMgala .. maMgala ke viSaya kA vRttAnta hama ko saura-cakra ke pinDoM meM pRthvI ke sivAya saba se adhika jJAta hai| eka to isako dekhane meM ve kaThinAiyAM nahIM haiM jo budha aura zukra ke viSaya meM upasthita Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAtaM ! hotI haiM, dUsate yaha hamAre bahuta nikaTa hai| maGgala kA mArga pRthvI ke krAMtivRtta ke bAhara hai, isaliye SaDabhAntara ( opposition) ke samaya hama use vaisA hI dekha sakate haiM, jaisA pUrNimA ke dina candra ko| sUrya se dUra hone ke kAraNa hameM usako rAta bhara {AkAza meM dekhane kA maukA milatA hai| maMgala kA vyAsa 4215 mIla kA hai, aura pRthvI se karIba 33616000 mIla kI dUrI para hai| maMgala sUrya se lagabhaga 141000000 mIla kI dUrI para hai aura sUrya kI parikramA karate use 687 dina lagate haiN| maMgala kA varNa rakta varNa hai aura lagabhaga 15 veM varSa usakA raMga vizeSa uddIpta dIkha par3atA hai, kAraNa usa samaya vaha pRthvI ke samIpa A jAtA hai| maMgala ko apanA akSa-bhramaNa karane meM 24 ghanTe 37 miniTa 22 sekenDa lagate haiN| pRthvI kI bhAMti maMgala kA akSa bhI krAMtivRtta ke sAtha lagabhaga 66 DigarI kA koNa banAtA hai, isaliye maMgala para bhI Rtu-parivartana hotA rahatA hai| pRthvI ko taraha maMgala para bhI vAyu-manDala bahuta dUra dUra taka phailA huA hai, parantu bahuta patalA hai| vahAM ke vAyumaNDala meM carbonic acid gas kI mAtrA adhika pratIta hotI hai| jisa prakAra pRthvI ke uttarI aura dakSiNI dhruvoM ke pAsa barpha jamI huI hai, usI prakAra maMgala ke dhra voM para bhI barpha dikhAI par3atI hai| maMgala ke adhikAMza pRSTha para lAla aura hare raMga ke maidAna tathA hajAroM mIla lambI nahareM ( canals ) dikhAI par3atI haiN| anumAna kiyA jAtA hai ki lAla raMga ke maidAna vahAM kI miTTI lAla hone Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! se hoMge aura hare maidAna vahAM kI khetI-bAr3I aura jaMgaloM ke hoNge| naharoM kI saMkhyA bar3hatI jA rahI hai jisase anumAna hotA hai ki vahAM ke bAzinde khetI - kAsta ke liye nahareM bar3hA rahe hoMge / isa vakta karIba 350 nahareM bhinna bhinna sthAnoM para vahA~ dekhI jA rahI haiN| ina naharoM meM kaI nahareM caur3AI meM karIba bIsa bIsa mIla aura lambAI meM karIba 3500 mIla taka kI dikhAI par3a rahI haiM, aura bahuta sIdhI aura niyamAnukUla banI huI pratIta hotI haiM, jisase mAlUma hotA hai ki vahAM ke basanevAle manuSya kalAkauzala meM ati pravINa haiM / yaha bhI dekhA gayA hai. ki sardI ke samaya jaba dhruvoM ke pAsa barpha jamane lagatI hai to yaha nahareM patalI par3a jAtI haiM aura garmI ke dinoM meM barpha galane jahAM para kaI nahareM maMgala ke do eka karIba 5800 para moTI aura caur3I hone lagatI haiM / milatI haiM vahAM zAdvala ( Cases ) dikhAI par3ate haiN| ina naharoM ke viSaya meM vaijJAnikoM kA kucha matabheda bhI hai| upagraha haiM jo maMgala ke caugirda parikramA karate kA vyAsa lagabhaga 35 mIla kA hai tathA maMgala se mIla kI ausata dUrI para hai aura 73 ghanTe meM maMgala kI eka parikramA kara letA hai / dUsare kA vyAsa karIba 10 mIla kA hai tathA maMgala se 15600 mIla dUra hai aura 30 ghanTe meM maMgala kI eka parikramA karatA hai| maMgala para gurUtvAkarSaNa pRthvI kI apekSA kama hai / jo vastu pRthvI para 13 mana kI hogI vaha maMgala para 3 mana se kucha Upara hogI / maMgala kA ghanatva bhI 72 rahate haiM / Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pRthvI kI apekSA karIba Adhe se kucha adhika hai aura AkarSaNa kevala eka tihAI hai / maMgala ke pazcAta aura bRhaspati ke pahile eka kakSA AvAtara grahoM kI hai| AvAntara graha saikar3oM kI tAdAda meM haiM jo karIba pandraha sau to dekhe jA cuke haiN| AvAntara grahoM kA vyAsa nIce meM 5 mIla aura Upara meM 500 mIla taka kA dekhane meM AtA hai| sUrya se AvAntara grahoM kI dUrI lagabhaga 24 koTi mIla kI hai aura parikramA karate lagabhaga 2200 dina lagate hoMge / AvAntara grahoM ke liye mApa aura samaya - ausata daraje se diyA gayA hai / vRhaspati 7.3 bRhaspati kA piNDa grahoM meM saba se bar3A hai, jisakA vyAsa 62164 mIla kA hai| dUradarzaka yaMtroM se bRhaspati kA AkAra aNDe kI taraha kA dikhAI par3atA hai| pRthvI se bRhaspati 356816000 mIla kI dUrI para hai aura sUrya 483288000 mIla kI dUrI pr| sUrya kI parikramA karane meM bRhaspati ko 4332 dina lagate haiM / bRhaspati ko eka akSa-bhramaNa karane meM 10 ghanTe lagate haiN| bRhaspati ke pRSTha para kucha samAnAntara rekhAe~ dIkha par3atI haiN| eka jyotiSI ne kahA hai ki bRhaspati kI madhyarekhA ke donoM tarapha hajAroM kosa caur3I lAla raMga ke bAdaloM kI mekhalAe~ phailI huI haiM, jinameM madhya mekhalA kabhI tIghra nIMbU ke raGga kI yA kabhI lAla raMga kI rahatI hai; aura bIca bIca meM zveta raMga ke Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! gola gubbAre kI bhAMti phUle hue piNDa dIkha par3ate haiM, jo ghane bAdaloM ke haiN| bRhaspati ke donoM dhru boM kI tarapha lambe caur3e chAyAyukta maidAna par3e haiM, jinakA raMga gaharA AsamAnI dIkha par3atA hai| bRhaspati ke pRSTha para san 1878 meM eka vizAla raktavarNa bindu dekhA gayA jisakA kSetraphala karIba 10 koTi mIla kA pratIta huA; phira san 1883 meM vaha bindu lupta ho gayA, magara kucha varSoM bAda phira dikhAI par3ane lagA, aura aba bhI dikha par3atA hai| jyotiSiyoM kA anumAna hai ki yaha bindu bRhaspati kA hI zuddha pRSTha hai, jo kabhI kabhI ghane bAdaloM se Dhaka jAtA hai| bRhaspati para bAdala bahuta ghane haiM, jisase usakA pRSTha dikhAI par3ane meM bar3I bAdhA rahatI hai| bRhaspati ke 6 upagraha haiM, jinakA bhinna bhinna aura vistRta varNana isa choTe lekha meM sambhava nahIM hai| bRhaspati kA pRSTha abhI taka vASpIya aura atyanta garma hai, jisako hamArI pRthvI kI taraha jIvoM kI AbAdI ke yogya banane meM karor3oM varSa lageMge; vahAM para jIvadhAriyoM kA honA sambhava nahIM hai| bRhaspati ke kucha upagraha ulTI dizA meM bhramaNa karate haiN| bRhaspati para gurutvAkarSaNa pRthvIse dugunA hai| jo vastu pRthvI para Der3ha mana kI hogI, vaha bRhaspati para tIna tana kI ho jaaygii| magara ghanatva pRthvI kI apekSA bahuta kama hai| pRthvI kA ghanatva pAnI kI apekSA 53 guNA bhArI hai magara bRharapati kA 11 guNA hI bhArI hai| Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! zanaizcara bRhaspati ke pazcAt sUrya ke girda zanaizcara kI kakSA hai / zanaizcara ke gola piNDa kA vyAsa 76500 mIla kA hai| yaha kahA jA cukA hai ki saba grahoM ke yaha gola piNDa sUrya ke caugirda aNDAkAra vRtta meM ghUmate haiM, jisake kAraNa pRthvI aura sUrya se jo durI grahoM kI hai vaha ghumAva ke anusAra mahattama aura nyUnatama hotI rahatI hai| kucha varSoM pahale zanaizcara kI mahattama aura nyUnatama dUrI nApI gaI thI, jo isa prakAra hai / pRthvI se mahattama dUrI 1030612000 mIla, nyUnatama darI 742646000 mIla aura sUrya se mahattama darI 636388000 mIla, aura nyUnatama dUrI 837170000 mIla kI hai|| ... sUrya kI eka parikramA meM zanaizcara ko 10756 dina, 5 ghaNTe, 16 miniTa lagate haiN| zani ke piNDa se alaga, magara piNDa ke cautarapha eka patalA capaTA valaya ( challA ) dikhAI par3atA hai| AkAza meM yaha eka anokhA dRzya hai| valaya kA kA Antararika vyAsa 147670 mIla kA, aura bAhara kA byAsa 171000 mIla kA hai| dUradarzaka yaMtroM se yaha valaya, eka ke bAda eka karake tIna dikhAI par3ate haiM, aura asaMkhya piNDoM ke bane hue pratIta hote haiN| yAnI asaMkhya upagraha itane pAsa pAsa A gaye haiM, jo mila kara valaya se dikhAI par3a rahe haiN| zani kA pRSTa bhI ghane bAdalo se ghirA huA hai| vahA~ kA vAyumaNDala atyanta ghanA pratIta hotA hai| zani kI hAlata bhI. Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! lagabhaga bRhaspati kI sI hI hai| zani ko akSa bhramaNa karane meM 101 ghaNTe lagate haiN| zani kI gati bahuta dhImI hai isIliye isako zanaizcara yAnI dhIre dhIre calane vAlA kahate haiN| zani ke bhI 10 upagraha haiM, jinameM antima upagraha vRhaspati ke kucha upagrahoM kI taraha ulaTI dizA meM bhramaNa karatA hai| zani kA bhI UparI pRSTha vASpIya aura atyanta garma hai, ataH vahAM para bhI yahAM jaise jIvadhAriyoM kA honA asambhava hai| alabattA zani aura bRhaspati ke kucha upagrahoM kI dazA aisI dikhAI par3atI haiM ki unameM jIvadhAriyoM kA honA bahuta sambhava haiN| zani aura bRhaspati kI gati meM eka vicitratA dekhI jA rahI hai| pahile yaha AkAza meM pazcima se pUrva ko jAte dikhAI dete haiM, phira kucha cala kara ruka jAte haiM, aura phira pazcima kI tarapha calane lagate haiN| tathA phira kucha dina pIche pUrva ko lauTa par3ate haiN| hamArI pRthvI se zani kI AkarSaNa zakti kucha adhika hai, magara ghanatva pRthvI kI apekSA bahuta halakA hai| yUrenisa zani ke pazcAt sUrya ke girda yUrenisa kI kakSA hai| isakA hAla prAcIna jyotiSiyoM ko to mAlUma hI nahIM thaa| san 1781 kI 13 mArca ko viliyama harsala ne isako dekhA aura btaayaa| yUrenisa ko hamArI bhASA meM hama prajApati bhI kahate haiN| yUrenisa kA vyAsa 31000 mIla kA hai, aura pRthvI se 1606183000 mIla dUrI para hai| yUrenisa 157 koTi mIla kI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! dUrI se sUrya kI parikramA karatA hai, jisako eka parikramAmeM 30687 dina lagate haiN| yaha graha bahuta adhika dUrI para hai, isaliye vartamAna dura darzaka yantroM se isakA pRSTha spaSTa nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| jaba 200 iJca ke vyAsa kA dUradarzaka yaMtra taiyAra ho jAyagA, taba vizeSa bAteM mAlUma hoNgii| nepacyUna yurenisa ke pazcAt perisa ke mi0 gAla ne san 1843 kI 23 sitambara ko eka praha phira dekhA, jisakA nAma nepacyUna (varuNa ) rkhaa| nepacyUna kA vyAsa karIba 34000 mIla kA hai, aura pRthvI se 2674375000 mIla kI dUrI para hai| nepanyUna sUrya se 2760000000 mIla dUrI para hai, aura sUrya kI parikramA karane meM isako 60127 dina lagate haiN| yUrenisa kI taraha isakA bhI vizeSa hAla abhI taka jAnA nahIM jA sakA hai| nepacyUna ke pazvAt san 1630 meM eka graha kA phira patA lagA, jisakA nAma pluTo (kubera ) rakhA gayA hai| isakA bhI ghizeSa hAla abhI taka mAlUma nahIM ho pAyA hai| vicArazIla pAThaka vRnda ! gata lekhoM meM jaina zAstroM ke sarvajJoM kI sarvajJatA Apa dekha hI cuke haiM ki pRthvI, sUrya aura candramA ke sambandha kA unako kitanA zUkSma aura adhika jJAna thA, aura sarvajJatA kI divyadRSTi meM kitanI zakti thii| yadi hama aMdhazraddhA se kAma na lekara viveka, nyAya aura tarka se bAta ko niSpakSa bhAva se bicAreM to jainazAstroM meM eka-Adha nahIM, parantu hajAroM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! bAta aisI milaMgI, jo mere batAye hue asatya, asambhava aura asvAbhAvika kI koTi meM prayukta dRSTigocara hoNgii| prastuta lekha meM bhI Apane noTa kiyA hogA ki budha aura zukra meM caMdramA kI taraha hone vAlI kalAeM, tathA ravi-budha aura ravi-zukra ke hone vAle saMkramaNa aura zani ke caugirda alaga dikhAI dene vAle valaya ( challe ) ina sarvajJoM kI divyaddaSTi se ojhala raha gaye / sarvajJoM ne to apanI divyaddaSTi meM saba grahoM ko hara taraha se eka samAna dekhaa| isIliye to ve samadRSTi kahalAte haiM ! saca hai, gur3a aura khala ke mUlya meM aMtara na dekhanA bhI to eka prakAra kA samadRSTipana hai| ina lekhoM meM jo vivecana kiyA gayA hai, usa para vicAra karane se bahuta sI bAta aisI haiM, jinakA jainazAstroM ke varNana se sAmaMjasya nahIM hotaa| unameM se kucha kI yahAM pheharista de denA munAsiba hogA jisase ve pAThakoM kI smRti meM tAjA ho jaay| 1-jisa pRthvI para hama AbAda haiM, usa para prakAza dene vAle do sUrya batalAnA, jaba ki eka hI sUrya kA honA pramANita hotA hai| 2-pRthvI para 18 mUhUrta se bar3e dina aura rAta kA na honA batalAnA, jaba ki 22 / 23 mUhUrta taka ke rAta-dina to jahA~ hama loga rahate haiM, vahA~ ho rahe haiM, aura tIna tIna chaH chaH mahInoM ke anyatra hote dekhe jA rahe haiN| . 3-sUrya-grahaNa kA jaghanya antara-kAla 6 mahIne se kama kA na Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ha IT batAnA, jabaki eka hI varSa meM 5 sUryagrahaNa taka ho sakate haiM aura eka mahIne ke antara se bhI hue haiM / 4. -sUrya grahaNa kA utkRSTa antara - kAla 48 varSa batAnA, jaba ki 18 varSa 228 dina 6 ghanTe pazcAt grahaNa pahile ke krama se hone lagate haiM / 5 - kamvatsaroM ke hisAba se 65 varSa meM 3 adhika mAsa kA antara par3atA haiM, jisase kaI zatAbdihA~ gujarane se RtuoM kA saba krama bigar3a jAtA hai / 6- budha aura zukra meM candramA kI taraha dikhAI dene vAlI kalAoM kA na batAnA, jaba ki ve sApha dikhAI de rahI haiM / yadi sarvajJoM ke pAsa dUradarzaka yaMtra hote to ve bhI avazya dekha pAte / 7 ravi-budha aura ravi-zukra ke hone vAle saMkramaNoM kA na batAnA, jaba ki yaha bhI sApha dekhe jA rahe haiN| dUradarzaka yantra ke abhAva ne saba gar3abar3a paidA kara dI anyathA dUradarzaka yantra hote to sarvajJatA kI divyadRSTi ujjvala ho jAtI / 8- zani ke valaya ( challe ) nahIM batAnA, jaba ki ve sApha dikhAI de rahe haiM / yaha bhI dUradarzaka yantra ke abhAva kA pratApa hai / 6 -- pRthvI para eka hI samaya meM kahIM para sakhta garmI aura kahIM para sakhta sardI kA honA, jaba ki sarvajJoM ne RtuoM ke anusAra * sarva bhUmi para eka sA bartAva batAyA hai / Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 10--pRthvI ko samatala ( Flat' batAnA, jaba ki pRthvI nAraMgI kI taraha eka gola piNDa ke sadRzya hai| 11-pRthvI ko asaMkhyAta yojana lambI-caur3I batAnA, jaba ki pRthvI kevala 24856 mIla kI paridhi meM sthita hai| 12- isa tRthvI para kalpanAtIta bar3e bar3e parvata, samudra, nada, nagara Adi batAnA, jo Apa gata lekhoM meM dekha cuke haiM, jaba ki hamAre sAmane jo hai, vaha maujUda hai| 13-sUrya kI gati 1 minaTa meM 4420844 mIla kI batAnA, jaba ki hamAre yahAM ke hisAba se 176 mIla kI sAbita hotI hai| 14-sUrya kA udaya hote samaya 186053377 mIla kI dUrI se iSTigocara hote batAnA, jaba ki 100-200 mIla kI dUrI se bhI dikhAI nahIM par3atA hai| 15-sUrya piNDa kA6 yojana, yAnI 314733 mIla kA vyAsa batalAnA, jaba ki usakA vyAsa 866000 mIla kA hai| 16-sUrya ko samamUmi se 3200000 mIla kI UMcAI para batAnA, jaba ki sUrya hama se 62665000 mIla kI dUrI para hai| 17-candramA ko 3520000 mIla kI U~cAI para batalAnA, jaba ki candramA kevala 221610 mIla kI dUrI para hI hai| 18-candramA ke vimAna ko 56 yojana yAnI 36726 mIla ke vyAsa kA, sUrya se bhI bar3A batAnA, jaba ki candramA sUrya se bhatyanta choTA hai, jo Apa pUrva lekhoM meM dekha hI cuke haiN| sarvajJoM Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ne zAyada candramA ko ananta jJAna kI divyadRSTi se na dekha kara sAdI A~khoM se hI dekhA hogA, jisase candramA kA pUrNa bimba sUrya se bar3A dikhAI par3atA hai / 16 - sUrya vimAna se candra vimAna ko 320000 ( tIna lAkha bIsa hajAra ) mIla Upara batAnA, jaba ki ina donoM meM karor3oM mIla kA phAsalA hai aura candramA nIcA bhI hai / 20 - sUrya aura candra grahaNoM ke liye rAhu ke piNDa kI kalpanA karanA, jaba ki rAhu kA koI piNDa hai hI nahIM / 21- parva rAhu ke vimAna ko, ke vimAna ko, sUrya vimAna aura candra vimAna se 4 aMgula nIcA batAnA aura sAtha hI sUrya aura candra ke vimAna ke bIca 320000 mIla kA antara batAnA | 22- nitya rAhu dvArA candramA kI kalAoM kI kalpanA batAnA jisakA khaNDana Apa pUrva lekha meM dekha hI cuke haiM / 23- grahoM ke upagrahoM kA nAma taka na batAnA / 24 -- budha, zukra, bRhaspati, maMgala aura zani kI UMcAI meM tIna tIna yojana kA phAsalA batAnA jaba ki bahuta adhika adhika mIloM kI dUrI kA antara Apa pUrva lekha meM dekha hI cuke haiM / 25- prahoM kA apanI apanI kakSA aura apane apane akSa para ghUmane ke bAbata kucha nahIM kahanA, jaba ki akSa-bhramaNa sApha dikhAI par3atA hai / 26 - saba grahoM kA vyAsa eka samAna batAnA, jaba ki bar3e bar3e antara Apa pUrva lekha meM dekha hI cuke haiN| 81 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' janavarI san 1644 I0 isa lekha mAlA kA uddezya 'taruNa jaina' ke gata maI se disambara, 41 taka ATha mahInoM ke aMkoM meM lagAtAra 'zAstroM kI bAteM !" zIrSaka mere lekha nikala cuke haiM jinameM jaina zAstroM meM batAI huI khagola-bhUgola sambandhI kucha bAtoM para prakAza DAlate hue maiMne praznoM ke rUpa meM satyAsatya jAnane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| ina lekhoM ke viSaya meM 'taruNa jaina' ke sampAdaka mahodaya ke pAsa kucha sajjanoM ke patra Ae jinameM yaha zikAyata thI ki lekhaka jaina zAstroM para AkramaNa kara rahA hai| sAtha hI yaha anurodha bhI thA ki 'taruNa jaina' meM aise lekhoM ko sthAna nahIM milanA caahiye| gata sitambara ke aGka kI sampAdakIya TippaNI meM mere lekhoM ke uddezya ko spaSTa karate hue sampAdaka mahodayoM ne aise sajjanoM ko bahuta sundara aura yathArtha utara de diyA hai| mujhe isa viSaya meM kahane kI kucha AvazyakatA nahIM rhii| gata lekhoM meM maiMne yaha kahA hai ki jaina zAstroM meM bhI anya zAstroM kI taraha aneka bAta aisI likhI huI najara A rahI haiM jinheM hama asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava anubhava kara rahe haiN| gata lekhoM meM asatya pratIta hone vAlI bAtoM kI eka sUcI maiMne pichale disambara ke aMka meM de dI hai| jaina zAstroM ke jJAtA aura vidvAna logoM se merA vinamra anurodha hai ki usa sUcI kI pratyeka bAta kA ve santoSajanaka samAdhAna kreN| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kevala jaina zAstroM kI hI aisI bAtoM ke viSaya meM isa prakAra prazna maiM kyoM kara rahA hUM, isakA jarA khulAsA kara duuN| kyA anya zAstroM meM aisI bAta nahIM haiM ? avazya haiM, aura jaina zAstroM se kahIM adhika ho sakatI haiM ; magara samAja-hita ke sAdhanoM para kuThArAghAta karane vAle bhAvoM ke utpanna hone kI guMjAiza jisa prakAra jaina zAstroM se prApta huI hai, vaisI sambhavataH anya kinhIM zAstroM se huI najara nahIM aatii| anya kisI bhI zAstra ke AdhAra para sAmAjika manuSya ko yaha upadeza nahIM mila rahA hai ki zikSA-pracAra karane meM pApa hai-bhUkha-pyAsa se tar3apha kara marate manuSya ko anna-pAnI kI sahAyatA karane meM pApa hai-duHkhI-garIba, anAtha, apaMga kI sahAyatA aura rakSA karane meM pApa hai -asvastha mAtA, pitA, pati Adi kI sevAsuzraSA karane meM pApa hai-yAnI samAjika jIvana meM sahUliyateM evaM unnati karane vAle jitane bhI sukArya haiM, saba pApa hI pApa haiN| sadagRhastha ke yadi dharma hai to kevala sAmAyika, pratikramaNa karane, vrata-pratyAkhAna karane, upavAsa-tapasyA karane aura sAdhusantoM kI sevA-bhakti karane meM hai| inake alAvA gRhastha cAhe samAja-hita ke aura paropakArI kArya svArtha rahita hokara bhI kare, saba ekAnta pApa aura adharma haiN|* aise upadezoM kA yaha asara honA svAbhAvika hI hai ki bahuta logoM kI paropakAra ___ *cUM ki sAre jaina samAja kI aisI vicAra-dhArA nahIM hai isaliye yaha spaSTa karane kI AvazyakatA hai ki lekhaka kI AlocanA samasta jaina samAja ke prati lAgU nahIM ho sktii| hAM, jainiyoM meM aisI mAnyatA ke loga bhI haiM, jinake liye lekhaka kA abhiprAya satya mAlUma par3atA hai| --sampAdaka Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kI bhAvanA lupta ho gii| manuSya svabhAva se hI lobhI aura svArthI hotA hai| phira usako mile aise dharmopadeza jinameM use dharma-upArjana karane meM svArtha kA kiJcita bhI tyAga karane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| phalataH aise upadezoM kA kyA asara ho sakatA hai, pAThaka svayaM vicAra leN| sAmAjika prANI ke liye aise upadezoM ke akSara akSara satya mAna lene ke natIje para vicAra karake mere hRdaya meM yaha bhAvanA utpanna huI ki sarvajJoM ne samAjahita ke aise paropakArI kAryoM ko kyA vAstava meM hI ekAnta pApa aura adharma batAyA hai ? jarA zAstroM ke rahasya ko dekhanA to caahiye| isI vicAra se zAstroM kA avalokana karanA prArambha kiyA to kaI bAteM aisI dekhane meM AI jinheM sarvajJa to kyA para alpajJa bhI apane muMha se kahane meM apane Apako asatya-bhASI mahasUsa karane lgeNge| aisI bAtoM ko dekha kara yaha vicAra huA ki sarvajJa kahalAne vAloM ke aise asatya bacana hone nahIM cAhiye ; ataH parIkSA ke nAte ina zAstroM ke aise sthaloM ko dekhanA cAhiye jinheM hama pratyakSa kI kasauTI para kasa skeN| pratyakSa kI kasauTI para kasane ke liye bhUgola-khagola aura ve viSaya jinakA gaNita se khAsa sambandha hai, mujhe sarvathA upayukta pratIta hue| maine ina viSayoM para dekha-bhAla karanA prArambha kiyA jisakA pariNAma ina lekhoM ke rUpa meM Apake samakSa upasthita ho hI rahA hai aura hotA rhegaa| Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM! 85 zAstroM kI isa dekhA-bhAlI meM kaI sthala aise dekhane meM Aye jinase yaha spaSTa pratIta ho rahA hai ki pratyeka majahaba vAloM ne eka dUsare ke prati sAdhAraNa janatA meM dveSa phailAne kA nikRSTa prayAsa karane meM bhI saMkoca nahIM kiyA hai / sanAtana dharma ke zrI bhAgavata mahApurANa ke paJcama skandha meM jainadharma ke prati aneka sthaloM meM jahara ugalA gayA hai aura jaina zAstroM ke kaI sUtra-granthoM meM aneka sthaloM meM sanAtana dharma ke prati jahara ugalA gayA hai| sAtha hI apane apane dharma-granthoM ke akSara akSara kI satyatA kI duhAI dene meM kisI ne bhI kamI nahIM rakhI hai| eka kahatA hai ki hamAre dharma-graMtha to apauruSeya haiM yAnI manuSya ke race hue hI nahIM hai, khAsa Izvara ke hI vacana haiM, to dUsarA kahatA hai hamAre zAstroM meM bhagavAna sarvajJa sarvadarzI khuda ke zrImukha se nikale hue vacana haiN| bicArI bholI janatA sAhityika zabdADambara kI sulalita mAdaka dhArA ke bahAva meM par3a kara isa akSara akSara satyatA ke bha~vara meM phaMsa jAtI hai aura apane hitAhita ko bhUla kara eka dUsare ( majahaba vAloM) se dveSa karane lagatI hai jisakA burA pariNAma hama sAmAjika kSetra meM paga paga para dekha rahe haiN| jaina zAstra nandIsUtra meM satya satya zAstroM kI nAmAvalI suna lene ke pazcAt zrI gautama svAmI ne bhagavAna se prazna kiyA ki he bhagavAna, mithyA zAstra kauna kauna se haiM to zrI bhagavAna ne pharamAyA ki he gautama, mithyA dRSTi, ajJAnI, svachanda buddhi vAle mithyA Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 jana zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! puruSoM dvArA race mithyA zAstra yaha haiM-cAra veda chaH aGga (zikSA kalpa, jyotiSa, nirukta, chanda, vyAkaraNa ) sahita, purANa, bhAgavata, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, vaizeSikAdi darzana, pAtaJjala (yoga darzana), kauTilya (artha zAstra), buddha vacana, vyAkaraNa, gaNita Adi isa prakAra mithyA zAstroM ke aneka nAma batalAye haiN| isI prakAra anuyogadvAra-sUtra, samavAyAMga-sUtra meM dUsare ke zAstroM ko mithyAzAstra batalAye haiN| vicAranA yaha hai ki anyoM ke zAstroM ko mithyA batAte hue to unakI vyAkaraNa aura gaNita ( jinakA mithyA aura satya kyA batalAnA, yaha to bhASA aura gaNanA ke kevala niyama batalAne vAle graMtha haiM) taka ko mithyA batAne meM sarvajJoM ne saMkoca nahIM kiyaa| aura apanI khuda ko sAdhAraNa gaNita karane meM--sahI sahI batAne meM bhI aneka sthaloM meM asamartha raha gaye ! ina zAstroM meM aneka sthAnoM meM gaNita kI galatiyA~ dekhane meM A rahI haiN| pratyeka jagaha jahA~. jaina zAstroM meM kisI vastu kA AkAra gola batA kara usakA vyAsa batAyA hai aura phira usa vyAsa kI paridhi batAI hai, ve saba kI saba paridhiyA~ asatya aura galata haiN| udAharaNa ke taura para jambUdvIpa ko golaba tAkara usakA vyAsa 100000 yojana aura paridhi 316227 yojana 3 kosa 128 dhanuSya 133 aGgula 1 yava 1 yuka 1 likha 6 bAlAgra (bAla kA agra bhAga) 5 vyavahAriye pramANu kI batAI hai jo sarvathA asatya aura galata hai| choTI choTI kakSA ke vidyArthI bhI ____ Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! jAnate haiM ki 100000 yojana ke vyAsa ke gola cakkara kI paridhi 314156. yojana hogI / sthUla hisAba se eka golAI ke vyAsa kI paridhi yA 3 gunA hotI hai aura bhAratIya ucca gaNita-graMtha lIlAvatI ke anusAra sUkSma paridhi 3 14160 aura vartamAna sUkSma gaNita ( jahA~ taka ki maine dekhA hai ) ke anusAra 3 14156265 gunA hotI hai / yahI gura (Formula) vijJAna aura iJjiniyariGga meM kAma meM lAyA jAtA hai aura itanA sahI hai ki parIkSA meM sampUrNa satya utaratA hai| jaina zAstroM meM jambUdvIpa kI golAI pUrNimA ke gola candra ke sadRzya batAkara eka lAkha yojana ke vyAsa kI paridhi batAne meM sarvajJoM ne sUkSmatA kA to kamAla kara diyA hai / yuka (jU ), likha, bAlAgra aura vyavahariye pramANuoM taka ko ghasITa liyA gayA aura yojanoM kI satyatA meM sArA hI ghATA ! jambUdvIpa kI paridhi batAne meM sUkSma antara ko to darakinAra rakhiye, yahA~ to 2068 yojana yAnI 8272000 mAila kA bahuta bar3A antara par3a rahA hai| loka AkAza ke ghanaphala batAne kI asatyatA ke bAbata 'taruNa' ke gata aGka meM zrI mUlacandajI baida ( lADanUM ) ke lekha meM dekhA hI jA cukA hai ki zAstroM meM loka AkAza kA jo AkAra batAyA hai usake anusAra inake dvArA batAyA huA 343 kA ghanaphala kisI prakAra se bhI pramANita nahIM ho sakatA * / pAThakavRnda, yaha hai ukta lekha 'loka ke kathita mApa kA parIkSaNa' zIrSaka se isa pustaka ke pariziSTa meM chapA hai / 87 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! gaNita meM akSara akSara satyatA kA nmuunaa| loga aba isa bAta ko to svIkAra karane laga gaye haiM ki dara asala hI khagola-bhUgola kI bAtoM ke bAbata jaina zAstroM meM jo varNana hai, vaha satya sAbita nahIM hotA; magara aura saba bAtoM kI akSara akSara satyatA para aba bhI unakA aMdhavizvAsa banA huA hai| isakA kAraNa yahI pratIta hotA hai ki yA to dharmajIvI logoM ne apane astitva ko banAye rakhane ke liye jAna bUjha kara logoM ko mugAlate (bhrama) meM DAla rakhA hai yA unhoMne khuda zAstroM ke bacanoM ko kasauTI para kasane kA kaSTa nahIM utthaayaa| varanA jo galatiyA~ aura asatya bAteM dekhane meM A rahI haiM, ve inase chipI nahIM rahanI cAhiye thiiN| bhUgola-khagola ke sambandha meM logoM ke dimAga meM yaha bAta khAmakhvA jamA dI gaI hai ki jo zAstra viccheda gaye, unameM ina saba bAtoM kA sahI sahI varNana thaa| vartamAna jaina sUtroM meM khagola-bhUgola kA kucha bhI varNana nahIM hotA to hama isa kathana ko svIkAra karake bhI saMtoSa kara lete; magara zAstroM ko bAMcane vAle acchI taraha se jAnate haiM ki ina viSayoM para sUtroM meM kAphI likhA huA hai| mo bhI aneka sthaloM meM par3I bRtiyoM ke sAtha anyoM ke kathanoM ko lahaje ke sAtha mithyA batAte aura khaNDana karate hue| akSara akSara satya mAnane vAloM kI tarapha se zAstra viccheda gaye kA kahanA to cala hI nahIM sktaa| aba to jo likhA huA hai usIko satya sAbita kara dikhAnA apane kartavya ko pAlana Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jena zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! karanA aura jimmevArI se rihA pAnA hai| khaira, khagolabhUgola ke viSaya para bivecana karanA hama chor3a hI deM to bhI to aneka bAteM aisI haiM jo pratyakSa meM asatya sAbita ho rahI haiM / paridhiyoM ke asatya hone ko Apa prastuta lekha meM acchI taraha dekha hI cuke haiM aura isI taraha anya bAtoM ko bhaviSya meM kramazaH dekhate raheMge / sarvajJoM ke vacanoM meM jahA~ razca mAtra bhI asatya hone kI guMjAiza nahIM, akSara akSara para satyatA kI mohara lagAI huI hai, vahAM agara isa prakAra pratyakSa meM asatya sAbita hone vAle prasaMga sAmane A raheM haiM to aise aari ko binA bicAre A~kha mIMca kara satya mAnane vAlA to bhaleI mAna le para vicAra vAle kA to yaha kartavya ho jAtA hai ki jo vidhi aura niSedha manuSya jIvana ke liye parama zAMti ke hamAre zAstra batalA rahe haiM, vaha vAstava meM hita ke haiM yA nahIM -- isakA vicAra kara amala meM lAveM / aisA nahIM ki zAstroM meM kaha diyA ki hara hAlata meM bhUkha-pyAsa se khuda ke prANa dene dharma hai to dharma hI mAna baiThe aura bhUkha pyAsa se marate ko bacAne kI sahAyatA karane meM adharma hai to adharma hI mAna baiThe / - 86 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' pharavarI san 1942 I0. gaNita sambandhI bhUleM gata janavarI ke lekha meM maine kahA thA ki pratyeka jagaha jahAM jaina zAstroM meM kisI vastu kA AkAra gola batAkara usakA vyAsa batAyA hai aura phira usa vyAsa kI jo paridhi batAI hai, vaha saba kI saba paridhiyAM asatya aura galata haiN| sUrya-prajJapti, candra-prajJapti, jambUdvIpa-prajJapti aura jIvAbhigama-ina cAra sUtra pranthoM meM prAyaH saikar3oM jagaha golAI ke vyAsa batA kara unakI paridhiyAM batAI haiM jo saba kI saba asatya aura galata haiN| inameM se karIba 560 paridhiyoM kI maiMne gaNita karake jAMca kI to saba kI saba asatya utrii| isake pazcAt to paridhi nikAlane kA gura (Formula) mila gayA jo khuda hI asatya hai| taba yaha nizcaya ho gayA ki jisa kisI bhI sUtra grantha meM jahAM kahIM bhI golAI kA vyAsa batA kara paridhi batAI huI mile, vaha sarvathA asatya hogii| maine socA ki jAMcI huI ina asatya paridhiyoM kA eka cArTa banA kara isa lekha meM de dU, magara lekha bar3A ho jAne ke khayAla se cArTa na dekara maiM yahI anurodha karUMgA ki jinako ina paridhiyoM kI satyatA para vizvAsa ho, ve kRpA karake eka daphA vartamAna gaNita dvArA jAMca kara dekha leN| Aja isa vijJAna-yuga meM jaba ki gaNita kA sUkSmAtisUkSma Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vikAsa ho cukA hai, sAdhAraNa-sI gaNita meM isa prakAra kI galatiyoM kA pAyA jAnA bar3I dayanIya avasthA kI bAta hai| gaNita-grantha lIlAvatI ke dekhane se anumAna hotA hai ki bhAskarAcArya ke jamAne taka bhI gaNita kA kAphI sUkSma jJAna ho cukA thA magara jaina zAstrakAroM kA gaNita viSayaka jJAna dekha kara to Azcarya hotA hai ki aisI gaNita karane vAloM ke sAtha sarvajJatA ke zabda kA sambandha kisa AdhAra para sthApita kiyA gyaa| gaNita eka aisA viSaya hai jisameM kisI kI DhIThAI aura durAgraha nahIM cala sakatA prazna kI saccI phalAvaTa hone para avazya hI sahI sahI uttara prApta hogaa| muni zrI amolaka RSi jI mahArAja ke bhASAnuvAda kRta dakSiNa haidarAvAda vAlI sUrya-prajJapti ke pRSTha 48 meM eka sthAna para 66640 yojana lambe caur3e vyAsa kI batAI huI paridhi meM eka maje kI bAta dekhane meM aaii| batAyA hai ki paridhi 315086 yojana 1 kosa 768 dhanuSya 45 aMgula 4 yava 4 yuka 6 likha aura 1 bAlAgra ke 343671 bhAga jitanI hai| eka bAla ke agrabhAga ke bhI lAkhoM meM se lAkhoM bhAgoM kI sUkSmatA dikhalA kara sarvajJatA kI mahimA bar3hAne meM kamAla kara diyA gayA hai magara kheda hai ki Simplify ( saMkSepa ) karane para yaha saMkhyA kaTa kara choTI ho jAtI hai| jaina zAstroM meM vyAsa kI paridhi nikAlane ke liye jo gura Formula batAyA gayA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai ki jisa vyAsa kI paridhi nikAlanI ho usakA varga karake dasa gunA karo aura phira usakA vargamUla Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! nikAla lo, vahI paridhi hogI / yaha gura kisa guru se prApta kiyA, yaha to sarvajJa hI jAneM, bAkI practically parIkSA karane para yaha gura sarvathA asatya pramANita hotA hai / jisa gaNita kA gura hI jhUThA ho, vahAM sacce uttara kA milanA asambhava se bhI asambhava hai / isa prakAra gaNita ke adhUre jJAna para sarvajJatA kI mohara lagAnA sarvajJatA ke zabda kA kitanA bar3A upahAsa hai, pAThaka svayam bicAra leM / jaina zAstroM kI gaNita meM kevala paridhiyAM hI asatya haiM, so bAta nahIM hai / inake to kSetraphala batAne meM bhI aisA hI huA hai / eka lAkha yojana ke lambe-caur3e golAkAra jambUdvIpa kA kSetraphala batAte hue sarvajJoM ne kahA hai ki jambUdvIpa ke eka eka yojana ke samacorasa khaNDa kiye jAyeM to 7605664150 khaNDa hokara 3515 dhanuSya 60 aMgula kSetra bAkI raha jAyagA / yaha kathana sarvathA asatya aura galata hai / vartamAna gaNita ke hisAba se eka lAkha yojana lambe-caur3e vyAsavAle golAkAra kSetra ke yadi eka eka yojana ke samacaurasa khaNDa kiye jAyeM to 7853681625 khaNDa hote haiM aura yahI isakA kSetraphala hai / yadi hama jana zAstroM ke batAye hue dhanuSyoM aura aMguloM kI sUkSmatA ko kinAre rakha deM to bhI 7605664150 aura 7853681625 ke daramiyAna 51752525 yojana yAnI 206850100000 mAila kA bahuta bar3A antara par3atA hai jo sarvajJatA ko asatya sAbita karane ke liye kAphI hai / pAThaka bRnda, kisI sthAna ke kSetraphala nikAlane meM jahAM 23 kharaba mAila se bhI 62 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! adhika bar3A antara par3a rahA ho usa para akSara akSara satyatA kI mohara lagAnA aura sarvajJatA kA dAvA peza karanA kahAM taka yuktisaGgata hai, isake pramANita karane kI jimmevArI to dAvA peza karane vAloM para khar3I hai / gata lekhoM meM khagola aura bhUgola ke viSaya kI pratyakSa asatya pramANita honevAlI 26 bAtoM ko Apa dekha cuke haiM aura janavarI ke aGka meM jaina zAstroM meM saikar3oM jagaha batAI huI paridhiyoM ke asatya hone kI bAta mere lekha se aura lADanUM ke zrI mUlacandajI baida ke "loka ke kathita mApa kA parIkSaNa" zIrSaka lekhase jaina zAstroM meM batAye hue loka ke AkAra ke anusAra asatya pramANita honevAle 343 ke ghanaphala ko Apa dekha hI cuke haiM / isa para bhI yadi akSara akSara satyatA kA vizvAsa koI apane dimAga se na haTA sake, to balihArI haiM usa dimAga kI / bhAratIya dimAga meM majahavI gulAmI kA honA koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM / sadiyoM se car3hA huA yaha gulAmI kA raMga utarate bhI kAphI samaya legA / majahabI gulAmI ne saMsAra meM mAnava samAjapara jo bhISaNa atyAcAra karavAye, isakA itihAsa sAkSI hai| saccI bAta kahane vAloM ko sUlI car3havAyA, phAMsI dilavAI, jinde Adhe jamIna meM gar3avA kara pattharoM se maravAyA Adi kyA kyA isa taraha kI gulAmI ne nahIM karavAyA ? Aja bhI bhArata kI jo asahAya avasthA ho rahI hai, vaha eka mAtra majahI gulAmI kA hI pariNAma hai / aba bhI majahaba ke nAma para 63 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! tIrtha-yAtrAoM, kumbhAdi meloM, naye naye mandiroM ke nirmANa aura pratiSTAe~ karAne, mahArAjoMke caumAse karAne Adi nAnA taraha ke majahabI ADambaroM meM aura ina 60 lAkha 'santoM' kI niThallI phauja ko baiThe baiThe khilAne meM bhUkhe bhArata ke karor3oM rupaye prati varSa naSTa hote haiN| kyA bhArata ko zikSA ke pracAra, anAthoM ke poSaNa, bekAroM ke liye udyoga, azikSitoM ko zikSA dilAne Adi nAnA taraha ke kAmoM ke liye dravya kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ? majahabI ADambaroM ke liye to seThoM kI thailiyoM ke muMha sarvadA khule rahate haiM magara ina abhAvoM ko raphA karane ke liye jaba dravya kI AvazyakatA hotI hai to seTha loga nAnA taraha ke bahAne DhUr3hane lagate haiN| balki kucha mahApuruSa to yahAM taka kahane meM bhI nahIM hicakicAte ki ina saba kAmoM ke karane meM sahAyatA denA ekAnta pApa aura adharma hai| isakA kAraNa hI eka mAtra yaha hai ki hamAre upadezaka zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA kI duhAI para mAnava samAja ko gumarAha kara rahe haiN| svarga aura mokSa ke lubhAvane sukhoM kA lAlaca batA kara majahabI ADambaroM meM dravya khaca karane ko AkarSita karate rahate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki majahabI ADambaroM meM prati varSa karor3oM rupaye phUMke jA rahe haiN| magara sArvajanika lAbha ke kAmoM ke liye bahAnA batA diyA jAtA hai| mere eka mitra, jo jaina zvetAmbara terApaMtha sampradAya ke mAnane vAle haiM, mujha se pUchane lage ki "zAstroM kI asatya bAtoM ko isa prakAra lekhoM dvArA Apa kyoM de rahe haiM ?" Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! maiMne kahA---'isakA kAraNa to maiM gata janavarI ke mere lekha meM de cukA hUM ki samAja-hita ke sAdhanoM para kuThArAghAta karane vAle bhAvoM ke utpanna hone kI guMjAiza ina jaina zAstroM se hI prApta huI varanA saMsAra meM aisA koI majahaba nahIM hai jisake zAstroM se yaha bhAva utpanna hue hoM ki sAmAjika manuSya ko bhI zikSApracAra karane, bhUkhe pyAse tar3apha marate ko anna-pAnIkI sahAyatA karane, anAthoM kI rakSA karane, asvastha mAtA, pitA, pati kI sevA-suzruSA karane Adi satkAryoM ke karane meM ekAnta pApa aura adharma hotA hai|" mere mitra kahane lage ki "sabhI sampradAya to aisA kahate nhiiN| Apake mandira paMtha ke siddhAntAnusAra to aise samAja hita ke satkAryoM meM sahAyaka honA puNya-upArjana kA hetu kahA gayA hai / " maine kahA-"isIliye to kevala bhAvoM ke utpanna hone kI guMjAiza" zabdoMkA prayoga kiyA gayA hai baranA saba paMtha yadi eka-sA hI kahate to sApha sApha yahI kaha diyA jA sakatA ki samAja-hita ke kAmoM ko jaina zAstra ekAnta pApa aura adharma batalA rahe haiM / maiMne kahA-"yadi Apa bhI lokopakAraka kAmoM ke karane meM puNya-upArjana kA hetu kahate to mere jaise gRhastha vyakti ko ina zAstroM kI bAtoM ko parIkSA para car3hAne kI sUjhatI bhI nhiiN| gRhasthoM ko zAstra par3hane ke liye to 144 dhArA kI hidAyata lAgU kI huI haiN| merA yaha usUla hI nahIM hai ki kisI sAdhu-saMsthA ke vyaktigata AcaraNoM para yA vyaktitva para AkSepa karUM balki jo sAdhu apanA zuddha saMyamI jIvana Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! vyatIta karate haiM, ve hamArI zraddhA aura Adara ke bhAjana haiM, cAhe ve kisI bhI sampradAya ke hoN| maiM yaha mAnatA hUM ki sAdhu apane kalpa yAnI apanI saMsthA ke niyama ke anusAra apane khuda ke zarIra se samAja-hita ke satkAryoM meM sahayoga na de sake to na deM, isameM samAja kA kucha banatA bigar3atA nahIM; magara sAmAjika manuSya ko galata mArga para le jAne vAle siddhAntoM kA hameM birodha avazya hai| yadi ina zAstroM ke vacana parIkSA meM akSara akSara satya utarate to inameM batAI huI puNya aura dharma upArjana vAlI pratyeka parokSa bAta ke liye bhI vizvAsa para hI calanA hamArA kartavya thA magara yahAM to pratyakSa bAtoM meM bhI satya kosoM dUra hai| isake alAvA hama eka hI zAstroM ko mAnate hue eka sampradAya lokopakAraka satkAryoM ko karane meM dharma kaha rahA hai to dUsarA sampradAya ekAnta pApa aura adharma kaha rahA hai| hama kisakI sUjha para bharosA kr|" mere mitra kahane lage- aisI dasa-bIsa bAta parIkSA meM asatya utara rahI haiM to kyA huA ? aura hajAroM bAteM to zAstroM meM satya haiN|" maine kahA "yaha Apa ko kisane kahA ki dasa bIsa bAta hI parIkSA meM asatya utara rahI haiM aura hajAroM bAteM satya haiN|" ve kahane lage ki "hamAre santa munirAja aisA pharamA rahe haiN|" maiMne kahA-"pharamAne vAle bhUla kara rahe haiN| zAstroM kI avasthA ThIka unake pharamAne se viparIta hai| yadi koI mithyA vivAda na kare to maiM yaha pramANita kara sakatA hUM ki zAstroM meM hajAroM bAteM aisI haiM jo mere Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! batAye hue asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava kI zreNI meM prayukta hogii| abhI taka to jaina zAstroM kI kevala pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita hone vAlI bAtoM meM se hI thor3I sI maine likhIM hai / lagAtAra yadi aisI asatya pramANita hone vAlI bAteM hI lekhoM dvArA likhI jAyeM to barasoM likhI jA sakatI haiM / asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta hone vAlI bAtoM kA to abhI taka sparza hI nahIM kiyA gayA hai"| eka dUsare mitra jo ina zAstroM kI asatya bAtoM ko aba hRdaya se asatya samajhane lage haiM yAnI jo samyaktva ko prApta ho gaye haiM, mujhase kahane lage- kucha lekha aba asambhava aura asvAbhAvika bAtoM ke bhI dene cAhiye baranA barasoM taka inakI bArI hI nahIM AvegI / ina mitra kI yukti mere bhI aNcii| isaliye bhaviSya meM kevala asatya pramANita hone vAlI bAtoM para hI lagAtAra na likha kara kabhI asatya kabhI asvAbhAvika aura kabhI asambhava bAtoM para likhA karUMgA / 67 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' mArca san 1642 I0 asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava gata janavarI aura pharavarI ke mere lekhoM se yaha pramANita ho cukA hai ki jaina zAstroM meM saikar3oM jagaha batAyA huA gaNita sarvathA asatya aura galata hai / golAI ke vyAsa kI paridhi aura kSetraphala batAne meM jahAM isa prakAra sarvajJatA ke nAma para alpajJatA kA spaSTa paricaya mila rahA hai aura unhIM zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA kI duhAI para sAmAjika manuSya ke liye yaha upadeza mila rahA hai ki zikSA pracAra karanA, bhUkhe pyAse ko anna-pAnI kI sahAyatA karanA, mAtA, pitA, pati Adi kI sevA suzrUSA karanA adharma hai yAnI sAmAjika jIvana ko sukhI evaM unnata banAne vAle jitane bhI sAdhana haiM, saba ekAnta pApa aura adharma haiM, to jisa manuSya ke dimAga meM kiJcita bhI socane kI zakti hai vaha yaha soce binA nahIM raha sakatA ki zAstroM ke aise bacanoM ko hama kisa satyatA ke AdhAra para akSara akSara satya mAna rahe haiM ? aba taka maiMne 'taruNa' meM jitane lekha diye, ve saba praznoM ke rUpa meM the| merI bhAvanA yaha thI ki dekha, hamAre zAstrajJa, jinakA vyavasAya (Profession) kevala ina zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA para TikA huA hai, zAstroM ke asatya pratIta hone vAle vacanoM ko satya sAbita kara Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! dikhAne ke liye kyA prayatna karate haiM ? parantu abhI taka kisI ne bhI mere praznoMke samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa taka nahIM kiyaa| mujhe ava yaha vizvAsa ho gayA hai ki jaina zAstroM kI asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta honevAlI bAtoM ke samAdhAna karane kA kisI kA bhI sAhasa nahIM ho sktaa| kAraNa, yaha bAteM vAstavameM hI aisI haiM / ataH maiM yaha cunautI detA hUM ki koI sajjana zAstroM kI ina bAtoM kA samAdhAna kara dikhAveM / * gata lekha meM maiMne kahA thA ki bhaviSya meM kevala asatya pramANita honevAlI bAtoM para hI lagAtAra na likha kara kabhI asatya, kabhI asvAbhAvika aura kabhI asambhava pratIta honevAle viSayoM para likhA karUMgA; ataH prastuta lekha meM jo bAteM likha rahA hUM vaha ina tInoM stambhoM ko hI pradarzita karane vAlI haiN| isameM kucha bhAga asatya, kucha asvAbhAvika aura kucha asambhava hai / jaina zAstra jambUdvIpa prajJapti ke kAlAdhikAra meM kAla (samaya) ke mApa kI gaNita batAI huI hai, jo isa prakAra haiasaMkhyAta samaya 1 AbalikA 3773 AvalikA 1 uzvAsa 3773 AvalikA 1nizvAsa 7546 AvalikA =1 zvAsozvAsa yA pANukAla 7 pANukAla 11 stoka 7 stoka 1 lava 77 lava 1 muhUrta-yAnI ___ Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 1 muhUrta 1 ahorAtri 1 pakSa 1 mAsa 3773 zvAsozvAsa 30 muhUrta 15 ahorAtri 2 pakSa 2 mAsa 3 mRtu 2 ayana 5 samvatsara 20 yuga 8400000 varSa pUrvAga pUrva 1ayana 1 samvatsara 1 yuga 1 zatavarSa 1 pUrvAga 1 pUrva 1 truTitAMga 1 truTita 1 aDaDAMga 1 aDaDa 1 avAMga 1 avava 1 huhutAMga truTitAMga truTita aDaDAMga aDaDa avavA~ga avava huhutAMga huhuta utpalAMga utpala 1 utpalAMga 1 utpala 1 padamAMga Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! .. 101 1 padama 8400000 padamAMga padama nalinAMga nalina asthineburAMga asthinebura ayutAMga ayuta nayutAMga nayuta prayutAMga prayuta culitAMga culita zIrSa prahelitAMga 1 nalinAMga 1 nalina 1 asthineburAMga 1 asthinebura 1 ayutAMga 1 ayuta 1 nayutAMga 1 nayuta 1 prayutAMga 1 prayuta 1 culitAMga 1 culita 1 zIrSa prahelitAMga =1 zIrSa prahelita =75826325330730102411567673566675666406 218866808018329600000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000 varSa / Upara batAye hue ina AMkar3oM meM kaI sthala vicAra karane ke Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 . jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kAbila haiN| saba se pahile jahAM eka muhUrta meM 3773 zvAsozvAsa batAyA hai, vaha asatya pratIta hotA hai| zAstra meM batAyA hai ki "yaha 3773 zvAsozvAsa hRSTa-puSTa balavaMta roga rahita puruSa ke jaannaa"| eka muhUrta ke 48 miniTa mAne gaye haiN| vartamAna samaya meM eka hRSTa-puSTa roga rahita manuSya ke eka miniTa meM 15 zvAsozvAsa mAne jAte haiN| isa hisAba se eka muhUrta yAnI 48 miniTa meM 720 zvAsozvAsa hue| isaliye 3773 zvAsozvAsa kA batAnA asatya pratIta hotA hai| yadi koI kahe ki jisa samaya zAstroM meM kahA gayA thA, usa samaya zAyada manuSya ke zvAsozvAsa kI gati teja hogI aura eka muhUrta meM 37735 vAsozvAsa hote hoNge| parantu yaha kayAza ThIka nahIM ho sktaa| kAraNa, yaha mAnA gayA hai ki bAlaka aura bRddha, jinakI ki bamukAbile hRSTa-puSTa javAna ke zakti kama hotI hai, ke zvAsozvAsa kI gati adhika hotI hai| yaha bhI mAnI huI bAta hai ki vartamAna samaya ke manuSyoM se bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya ke manuSyoM meM zakti adhika thii| isaliye unake zvAsozvAsa kI gati adhika kadApi nahIM honI cAhiye / phira zvAsozvAsa kI yaha ulaTI dazA kaise batAI ? kyA anya bAtoM kI taraha zvAsozvAsa bhI baDhA kara paMcagune batAye gaye haiM ? ina AMkar3oM meM dUsarA sthAna vicAra karane kA hai-caurAsI lAkha pUrva kA eka truTitAMga btaanaa| bhagabAna RSabhadeva svAmI kI Ayu jaina zAstroM meM saba jagaha caurAsI lAkha pUrva kI ___ Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 103 batAI gaI hai jisako hama 562704000000000000000 varSa kI bhI kaha sakate haiM aura suvidhA se bolane ke liye eka truTitAMga kI bhI kaha sakate haiN| vyAvahArika jJAna se eka truTitAMga hI kahanA munAsiba samajhanA cAhiye, kAraNa jaise rAma ne zyAma ko dasa rupaye diye to vyAvahArika bhASA meM rAma yaha nahIM kahegA maiMne zyAma ko 640 paise diye yA 1920 pAI dii| yadi vaisA kahegA to bevakUpha khlaayegaa| isI nyAya se jaina zAstrakAroM ko bhI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI Ayu eka truTitAMga kI kahanI cAhiye thI magara zAstroM meM saba jagaha caurAsI lAkha parva kA hI kathana hai| unakI bhAvanA zAyada saMkhyA ko bar3I se bar3I batA kara kahane kI rahI hogii| 562704000000000000000 kI yaha saMkhyA 21 aMkoM kI hai aura bhAratIya saMkhyA ke nAma kevala 16 aGka taka hI haiN| isa se Age koI nAma nahIM hai| isIliye bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI Ayu varSoM meM nahIM batA ske| yadi saMkhyA kA koI nAma phira hotA to avazya usI nAma se varSoM meM btaate| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI Ayu ko truTitAMga na batAkara caurAsI lAkha pUrva ke nAma se batAnA yaha sApha jAhira karatA hai ki tila ko tAr3a kahane kI bhAvanA unake hRdaya meM kAma kara rahI thii| dasa rupaye ko 1920 pAI kahane kI taraha isa bAta ko hama asvAbhAvika kaha sakate haiN| ina AMkar3oM meM vicAra karane kA tIsarA sthAna hai-caurAsI lAkha pUrva se lagA kara AkhirI zIrSaprahelita taka kI pratyeka saMkhyA ko ___ Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! caurAsI lAkha gunA adhika batAte huye unake nAma karaNakIra canA aura aisI asambhava kalpanA kA krnaa| truTitAMga, truTitaaDaDA~ga, aDaDa-avavAMga, avavahuhutAMga, huhuta Adi aise nirarthaka aura UTapaTAMga zabda haiM jinakA koI artha bhI nahIM nikalatA aura sunane meM bhI khilavAr3a-sA mAlUma detA hai| caurAsI lAkha kI saMkhyA ko barAbara 28 daphA gunA kara ke UTapaTAMga nAmoM ke sAtha aGkoM kI saMkhyA 164 taka bar3hAI gaI hai| hama jainI loga bar3e garva ke sAtha kahA karate haiM ki jaina zAstroM kI saMkhyA kI nAmAvalI kA kyA kahanA ? anya saboM kI saMkhyA kI nAmAvalI ke nAma to 16 aGkoM taka hI samApta haiM magara hamArI saMkhyA ke nAma 164 aGka taka haiN| jaina zvetAmbara phirake kI bhinna bhinna sampradAyoM ke tIna-cAra vidvAna santamunirAjoM se maiMne pUchA ki "mahArAja, isa truTitAMga se lagAkara zIrSa prahelita taka kI saMkhyA ke saba nAmoM kA jaina zAstroM meM kyA Apane kahIM vyavahAra ( use ) hotA huA dekhA hai ?" to saba ne yahI kahA ki hamane to kahIM nahIM dekhaa| truTitAMga se zIrSaprahelita taka kI saMkhyA kA jaba kahIM vyavahAra hI nahIM huA hai to 164 aGkoM kA garva karane aura bar3AI baghArane kA mUlya hI kyA hai ? hama isa bAra bAra 28 bAra gunA honevAlI caurAsI lAkha kI saMkhyA ko kakakhAM-kakhakha, gagaghAM-gagagha, cacachA-cacacha kI taraha UTapaTAMga zabdoM se saikar3oM hajAroM nAma racakara saMkhyA banA deM to caurAsI lAkha se bAra bAra gunA hokara saMkhyA ke Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 105 aGka bar3ha kara karor3oM-araboM ho jAyeMge / bicAre 164 aGkoM kI hastI hI kyA hai ? phira jitanA garva karanA ho karate raheM / pAThaka vRnda, yaha hai hamAre 164 aGkoM ke garva kA namUnA jisa meM aoM kI gaNanA dikhAne meM sarvajJatA kA paricaya diyA gayA hai / jaina zAstro ke viSaya meM mere lekha gata maI se lagAtAra 'taruNa' meM nikala rahe haiM jina se zAyada Apane yaha anumAna lagAyA hogA ki lekhaka jainI hote huye bhI jaina zAstroM kA birodhI pratIta hotA hai kAraNa ApakI najara meM aba taka kevala kaTu samAlocanA hI AI hai magara maiM Apa ko vizvAsa dilAtA hUM ki Age calakara zAstroM kI bAtoM ke zIrSaka meM Apa yaha bhI dekheMge ki jaina zAstroM meM manuSya-jIvana ke zodhana va nirmANa ke jo sundara sundara siddhAnta haiM, ve bhI sAmane A rahe haiN| Apako yaha mAlUma rahanA cAhiye ki lekhaka jaina dharma aura jaina zAstroM kA virodhI nahIM parantu hita- cintaka hai / pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita hone vAle prasaMgoM ko jaise ke taise banAye rakha kara zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA para logoM kI zraddhA hama kadApi nahIM rakhA sakate / zAstroM meM ghuse hue bikAroM ko nikAla pheMkane para hI hama unake sundara sundara siddhAntoM ko sthAI rakha sakane meM samartha ho sakate haiM varanA isa vijJAna aura tarka ke yuga meM logoM ko bevakUpha banAne kI ceSTA karanA apane Apako bebakUpha sAbita karanA hogA / hamAre upadezaka varga meM mujhe aise birale najara A rahe haiM jo samaya ke mAnasa ko, yuga kI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! vicAra dhArA ko aura mAnavahita ke tatvoM ko samajhate haiN| apane apane joma meM tane hue apanI apanI sampradAya ke bhole prANiyoM meM na-kucha na kucha bAtoM para eka dUsarI sampradAya ke prati dveSa phailAte rahate haiM jisake bure pariNAma svarUpa jainatva kA prati dina hAsa ho rahA hai| ucita to yaha hai ki aba na-kucha bAtoM para Tukar3e 2 na raha kara jaina kahalAne bAle, bar3e paimAne para saba eka ho kara jainatva ko bacA leN| eka 'thalI-vAsI' kA patra mAnyavara sampAdaka mahodaya, maiM yaha patra ApakI sevAmeM pahile-pahala hI preSita kara rahA hUM / saba se pahile maiM Apa ko merA kucha paricaya de duuN| maiM thalI prAnta ke eka bar3e zahara kA rahanevAlA aura dasse-bIse se bhI bar3ha kara pacIsA-tIsA osavAla huuN| zAyada anya logoM kI taraha Apa bhI pUcha baiThe ki maiM kisa majahaba ko mAnanevAlA hUM ? pahile hI kaha dUM ki maiM isa vakta jaina zvetAmbara paune-terApaMthI huuN| Apa zAyada isako majAka samajhege, magara maiM Apa se kasamiyA kahatA hUM ki Apake 'taruNa' ne aura khAsa karake Apake do lekhakoM ne merA pAva paMtha ghisa ddaalaa| Apa samajha gaye hoMge Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! 107 do lekhakoM se merA matalaba kina se haiN| Apako mAlUma rahanA cAhiye ki maiM pustainI jaina zvetAmbara terApantha majahaba kA kaTTara zrAvaka thA magara Apake ina do gajaba ke lekhakoM ne hanumAnajIke pAva roma kI taraha merA pAva pantha kATa ddaalaa| mujhe aba yaha bhaya hai ki kahIM merA rahA-sahA pantha hI na ur3a jaay| zrI bhagnahRdaya' jI ke lekhoM ko to mai jaise-taise hajama kara gyaa| maiMne socA ki calo sAdhuoM kI kriyA-kalApa aura AcaraNa durusta nahIM rahe hoM to isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM, paMcama kAla hai, hunDA sarpiNI kA samaya hai, magara zrI baccharAjajI siMghI ke lekhoM ne to merA paMtha hI ur3AnA prArambha kara diyaa| aba to maiM dekha rahA hUM, yaha paune teraha bhI kAyama rahanA kaThina ho rahA hai| mujhe yaha pUrNa vizvAsa thA ki hamAre pUjyajI mahArAja, jo zAstra pharamAte haiM, ve solaha AnA ThIka aura akSara akSara satya haiM magara sighIjI ke lekhoM ne to A~khoM kI paTTI khola dii| sambhavataH muMha kI paTTI bhI-jo kabhI kabhI lagA letA hUM, aba khatare ___ hamAre panyajI mahArAja jaba thalI prAnta meM birAjate haiM, taba aksara maiM sevA meM sAtha sAtha rahatA huuN| maiM dekha rahA hUM, jaba se yaha zAstroM kI bAteM 'taruNa' meM Ane lagI haiM, hamAre moTake santa Apake 'taruNa' kI intajArI meM bATa johate rahate haiN| idhara kucha samaya se Apake 'taruNa' ne bhI nakhare se peza kadamI zurU kara dI hai| 'taruNa' ke pahuMcate hI moTake santoM kI mITiMga hone lagatI hai| Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! pUjyajI mahArAja bhI par3hate haiN| vAtAvaraNa meM kucha halacala-sI maca jAtI hai / usa dina mere sAmane ho 'taruNa' kI bAteM cala rahI thiiN| eka ananya aura vizvAsapAtra zrAvaka arja kara rahe the ki mahArAja, Apa zikSA-pracAra meM pApa batA rahe haiM magara zikSA kA sambaMdha aba AjIvikA se jur3A huA hai| kevala Apake pApa batAne se loga par3hane se ruka nahIM jaayeNge| loga jaise jaise zikSita hoMge, unameM tarka aura jJAna bddh'egaa| jJAna bar3hane se pratyakSa aura gaNita se asatya sAbita honevAlI bAtoM kI akSara akSara satyatA kI mohara (chApa ) TUTe bagaira kaise rahegI ? mahArAja ne gambhIra hokara uttara diyA ki 'yaha bicArane kI bAta ho rahI hai|' sampAdakoMjI, mujhe to aba kucha na kucha samAja-sudhAra kI tarapha ravaiyA badalatA pratIta ho rahA hai-cAhe upadeza kI zailI badala kara, cAhe zrAvakoM dvArA samAja-sudhAra ke liye koI saMgha yA sabhA kAyama hokr| aura aba bhI kucha na ho to mahAn vinAza nikaTa hI hai| para mujhe vizvAsa hone lagA hai ki Apa ke 'taruNa' kI uchala-kUda khAlI nahIM jAne kii| ___ kucha dina pahile maiM kArya vazAt sujAnagar3ha gayA thaa| siMghIjI se bhI milA / bar3e sajjana pratIta hote the| maiMne kahA "Apake 'taruNa' ke lekhoMmeM zAstroM kI bAtoM ko asatya pramANita karane kI sAmagrI to lAjavAba hai, magara Apa sarvajJatA ke sabda ke sAtha kahIM kahIM majAka se peza A rahe haiN| yaha bAta mere hRdaya meM khaTakatI hai| ve kahane lage-kyA Apa yaha Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 106 svIkAra karate haiM ki savejJoM kI bAta pratyakSa meM asatya ho sakatI haiN| yadi nahIM to aisI bAtoM ke kahane vAloM ko Apa sarvajJa samajha hI kyoM ? sarvajJa satya ke kahanebAle hI hoMge, aura unake sAtha majAka karane kI majAla hI kisa kI hai ?" phira ve kahane lage "maiMne aisA soca samajha kara hI kiyA hai kAraNa, yadi maiM dUsarI zailI se likhatA to ina lekhoMko ruci se koI par3hatA taka nhiiN| eka to zAstroM kA viSaya hI zuSka ThaharA aura dUsare upadezakoM ne apanI 'santavANI' dvArA saikar3oM varSoM ke lagAtAra prayatna se logoM ko zAstroM ke andhabhakta banA diye haiN| isaliye binA cubhanevAle zabdoM se mujhe asara hotA nahIM diikhaa|" siMghIjI kI bAta kucha mere bhI UMcI / khaira, Apa mujha se paricita to ho hI gaye haiM thalI prAnta kI halacaloM ke bAbata Apa ko kabhI kucha pUchanA ho to mujha se pUcha liyA kreN| Apa saMkoca na kreN| merA hRdaya bizAla hai, mai sApha khuuNgaa| samaya samaya para maiM svayaM bhI Apa ko yahA~ kI gati-vidhi se vAkipha karatA rhuuNgaa| ApakA, 'thalI-bAsI' Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' apraila san 1642 hai0 kalpanA kI daur3a 'taruNa jaina' meM mere lekhoM kA isa aGka se pahilA varSa samApta hotA hai| mujhe yaha AzA thI ki jaina kahalAne vAle vidvAna evaM zAstrajJoM dvArA mere praznoM kA samucita samAdhAna prApta hogA magara kheda evaM Azcarya hai ki abhI taka kisI ne kisI taraha kA bhI samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa nahIM kiyA / maiM isa bAta ko to mAna hI nahIM sakatA ki mere lekhoM ko kisI vidvAna aura zAstroM ke jAnane vAle ne par3hA taka na ho / 'taruNa' kI grAhaka - saMkhyA cAhe kama ho parantu par3hane bAloM kI saMkhyA avazya hajAroM kI hai / ataH vicArazIla vyakti ko majabUrana isa natIje para pahuMcanA par3atA hai ki vAstava meM zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA kA kathana svIkAra karanA andhazraddhA aura ajJAna ke sivAya kucha tathya nahIM rakhatA / maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki zAstroM meM likhI huI saba hI bAtoM ko asatya aura mithyA mAna liyA jAya / merA kahanA to yaha hai ki asatya ko avazya asatya mAnA jAya / zAstroM kI andhazraddhA ke kAraNa yadi koI pratyakSa asatya ko asatya nahIM mAna sakatA to vaha bhagavAna ke bacanoM ke anusAra samyaktvavAna kahalAne kA adhikArI nahIM hai| jina zAstroM meM isa prakAra pratyakSa asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava bAteM maujUda haiM, unakI akSara akSara satyatA ke AdhAra para sAmAjika vyakti ko zikSA pracAra, pArasparika sahayoga aura sahAyatA Adi satkArya, jina para ki mAnava samAja kA astitva TikA huA hai, ke karane meM yadi ekAnta pApa aura adharma batAyA jAya to samAja ke mAnasa para isakA kaisA duSpariNAma ho sakatA haiM yaha bicArane kA viSaya hai / lAne vAloM kI isa samaya do mukhya sampradAya haiM / jaina kahazvetAmbara Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 111 jaina aura digambara jain| ina donoM sampradAyoM ke jainiyoM kI saMkhyA isa samaya 11-12 lAkha kI hai| isa 11-12 lAkha kI saMkhyA meM prAyaH 10-11 lAkha jainiyoM kI mAnyatA yaha hai ki sAmAjika manuSya ko zikSA-pracAra Adi sArvajanika lAbha ke satkAryoM ko niHsvArtha bhAva se karane meM puNya upArjana hotA hai yAnI zubha karmoM kA bandha hotA hai jinake hone se manuSya ko aihika sukhoM kI prApti aura dharma-karaNI karane ke sAdhana upalabdha hone kA zubha avasara prApta hotA hai| zeSa lAkha savA lAkha kI mAnyatA yaha hai ki sAmAjika manuSya ko zikSA-pracAra Adi sArvajanika lAbha ke kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI ekAnta pApa aura adharma hotA hai jisake pariNAma svarUpa use kevala duHkhoM kI prApti hotI hai| ina donoM taraha kI mAnyatAoM ke kyA kyA kAraNa hai aura kisa kisa dRSTikoNa se apanA apanA bhinna mata pratipAdana kiyA jA rahA hai, yaha maiM kisI svatantra lekha meM vistAra pUrvaka btaauuNgaa| yaha mAnI huI bAta hai ki ina donoM taraha kI mAnyatAoM kA AdhAra ina zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA para avalambita hai| isa satyatA kA paricaya mere lekhoM se Apako bakhUbI mila hI cukA hai aura milatA rhegaa| ina zAstroM ke AdhAra para isa prakAra kI jo paraspara virodhI aura bhinna bhinna vicAradhArA utpanna huI hai isakA kAraNa kisI vyakti vizeSa kA nija svArtha nahIM hai parantu ina zAstroM kI sandigdha bhASA aura racanA kI truTi hai| manuSyake kartadhya aura dharma batalAne meM jisa prakAra ke sandigdha zabdoM aura bhAvoM kA inameM prayoga huA hai, unase kisI kA mugAlate (bhrama) meM par3anA bahuta hI sambhava hai| varanA kyA kAraNa hai ki eka hI zAstroM ko mAnate hue hamArI jaina zvetAmbara zAkhA kI mukhya Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! tInoM sampradAyoM ke vijJa santa munirAja manuSya-jIvana ke utkarSa ke liye bhinna bhinna taraha se aura paraspara birodhI kartavya aura dharma batalA rahe haiN| isaliye jaina kahalAne vAle saba sampradAyoM ke zAstrajJoM, saMyamI evaM vijJa munirAjoM aura jana-samudAya ke vicArazIla vyaktiyoM se merA vinamra anurodha hai ki zAstroM ke zabdoM ke AdhAra para jo khIMcAtAnI aura virodha khar3A huA hai use chor3a kara hama saba jainI eka sUtra meM baMdha jAyeM aura eka bhahatI sabhA kA Ayojana karake mAnava-jIvana ke hitoM kA ekasA mArga sthira karaleM / choTI choTI nagaNya nuktAcInI para bAla kI khAla khIMcane ke svabhAva ko tyAga kara udAratA pUrvaka saba milakara eka ho jAyeM / bAdazAha akabara ke samaya meM (lagabhaga 300 varSa pahile) jina jainiyoM kI saMkhyA karor3oM para thI, Aja usakA kyA hAla ho rahA hai - vaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / choTe choTe Tukar3oM meM ba~Ta kara hama jainI parasara eka dUsare ke zatru ho rahe hai / jainatva ke liye yaha bar3I ghAtaka aura paimAla karane vAlI avasthA hai / jaina zAstra nandI sUtra meM ( jo muni zrI amolaka RSijI mahArAja, dakSiNa haidarAbAda kRta bhASAnuvAda sahita hai) pRSTha 165 se 167 taka caudaha pUrvo kA varNana hai / usameM 14 hI pUrvoM ke nAma aura ve kina kina viSayoM para likhe huye haiM, batAte huye pratyeka pUrva kI padasaMkhyA batalAI haiM aura kisa kisa pUrvake likhane meM kitanI kitanI syAhI kharca ho sakatI hai isakI kalpanA kI hai jo isa prakAra hai ki pahile pUrva ke likhane meM eka hAthI ambA bADI sahita syAhIke pAtra meM DUba jAya jitanI syAhI kharca hotI hai tathA dUsare pUrva meM aise hI do hAthiyoM jitanI syAhI aura tIsare meM cAra, cauthe meM ATha, pAMcave meM solaha isI prakAra pratyeka Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAstroM ko asarAta bAta ! pUrva meM pahile pUrva se duguNI syAhI bar3hAte huye zeSa ke caudahave pUrva meM 8162 hAthiyoM ke DUbane jitanI syAhI kI kalpanA kI hai jisakA yantra isa prakAra diyA hai-- syAhI-kharca pUrvo ke nAma pada saMkhyA ke hAthiyoM kI saMkhyA 10000000 6600000 7000000 orrur or s m ao as w o uwo ar no utpAda pUrva | agrIyaNI pUrva vIrya pravAda pUrva asti nAsti pUrva jJAna pravAda pUrva satya pravAda pUrva Atma pramAda pUrva karma pravAda pUrva pratyAkhyAna pUrva vidyA pravAda parva abandha pUrva prANa pravAda pUrva kriyA vizAla pUrva lokavindusAra pUrva 10000000 10000006 260000000 18000000 8400000 10010000 260000000 15600000 128 512 1024 2048 4066 8162 20P kula saMkhyA 836610006 16383 Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 jaina zAstra kI asaMgata bAteM ! - zAstroM meM yaha bhI likhA hai ki 32 akSaroM kA eka zloka aura eka pada ke 5108846213 zloka hote haiN| Upara diye huye yantra se jJAta hotA hai ki pahile utpAda pUrva, jisameM eka karor3a pada saMkhyA hai, ke likhane meM ambAbAr3I sahita eka hAthI DUbe jitane bar3e bhare hue pAtra jitanI syAhI (ink ) kharca hotI hai aura bArahavaM prANa-pravAda pUrva jisa meM eka karor3a chappana lAkha pada saMkhyA hai, ke likhane meM vaise hI 2048 hAthiyoM jitane pAtra kI syAhI kharca hotI hai| sAtaveM AtmapravAda pUrva jisameM 26 karor3a pada saMkhyA hai, ke likhanemeM 64 hAthiyoM jitanI syAhI aura bArahave prANapravAda pUrva jisameM kevala eka karor3a chappana lAkha pada saMkhyA hai, ke likhane meM 2048 hAthiyoM jitanI syAhI kharcahotI hai| pahile utpAda pUrva meM eka hAthI jitanI aura nauveM pratyAkhyAna pUrva jisameM pahile utpAda pUrva se 16 lAkha padoM kI saMkhyA kama hai usa meM 256 hAthiyoM jitanI syAhI kharca hone kI kalpanA kI hai / saba pUrvo kI pada saMkhyA aura hAthiyoM jitanI syAhI kharca kI saMkhyA para dRSTi DAlane se sarvajJatA yaha sApha batalA rahI hai ki kalpanA karane kI sundaratA lAjavAba hai ! pada ke akSaroM kI saMkhyA nizcita karake syAhI kharca ke hAthiyoM kI isa prakAra kI abodha kalpanA karanA apanI sUkSma buddhi kA paricaya denA hai ! lADanUM ke zrI mUlacandajI baida ne apane "loka ke kathita mApa kA parIkSaNa" zIrSaka gata disambara ke 'taruNa' ke lekha meM pRSTha 686 para kahA hai ki "kitane Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 195 hI jaina vidvAnoM ke sAmane yaha virodhAbhAsa rakhA gayA to unhoMne kahA ki aisA tarIkA nikAlA jisase 343 ghanarajjU siddha ho jAya / " jaina zAstroM meM likhI huI asatya kalpanA ko jabarana satya siddha karane kA tarIkA cAhane vAle aise vidvAnoM kI saMtuSTi ke liye mujhe eka kalpanA sUjha par3I vaha likha dU~ tAki aise vidvAnoM ko bhI saMtoSa mile| jina pUrvoM meM pada saMkhyA bahuta guNI adhika hai aura syAhI kharca ke hAthiyoM kI saMkhyA bahuta kama hai unake liye to yaha kaha diyA jAya ki padoM ke akSara choTe choTe bahuta mahIna the aura jina pUrvo kI pada saMkhyA bahuta adhika hai unake liye yaha kaha diyA jAya ki padoM ke akSara bahuta bar3e bar3e the| jaise pahile utpAda pUrva ke akSara yadi eka eka ica ke the to bArahaveM prANapravAda pUrva ke pratyeka akSara usase 1400 guNA bar3e lagabhaga 116 phuTa ke the aura pahile pUrva ke akSara patalI syAhI ke likhe hue aura bArahava ke gAr3hI se gAr3hI syAhI ke likhe hue the / isa prakAra kaha kara hama una vidvAnoM ke liye tarIkA mujhA sakate haiM / yaha to huI syAhI kharca ke hAthiyoM kI saMkhyA kI bAta aba jarA caudaha pUrva ke zloka aura akSara saMkhyA para bhI vicAra kara leN| caudaha pUrva ke padoM kI kula sakhyA 836610006 hai / eka pada ke 5108846213 zloka ke hisAba se caudaha pUrva ke kula zlokoM kI saMkhyA 428643840122322726 hotI hai aura eka zloka 32 akSara ke hisAba se caudaha pUrva ke kula akSaroM kI saMkhyA Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! 13726162883633527328 hotI hai| koI manuSya eka miniTa meM 1000 akSara kI teja raphtAra se bhI yadi uccAraNa kare to caudaha pUrvo ke kevala akSaroM ko uccAraNa mAtra karane meM 26477665532 varSa aura karIba 4 mahIne lgeNge| caudaha pUrva ke dhAraka sudharmA svAmI batAye jAte haiN| unake jIvana-caritra meM likhA hai ki ve 50 varSa gRhastha rahe aura phira bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa sayaMma jIvana (sAdhupana) vyatIta karate hue Akhira ATha varSa kevalI avasthA meM raha kara pUre 100 varSa kI Ayu samApta karake vIrAbda saM0 20 meM mukti padhAre / yaha to mAnI huI bAta hai ki gRhastha avasthA meM unheM caudaha pUrva kA bhAna taka nahIM thA, bAkI rahe 50 varSa jinameM unhoMne caudaha pUrva kI itanI bar3I zloka-saMkhyA kA jJAna svayaM prApta kiyA aura apane paTadhara ziSya jambU svAmI ko bhI karA diyaa| jina caudaha pUrSoM ke akSaroM kA kevala uccAraNa-so bhI rAta dina 24 ghanTe lagAtAra prati miniTa 1000 akSaroM kI teja raphtAra ke hisAba se-kiyA jAya to karIba 263 araba varSa lage, unakA sampUrNa jJAna kaise to unhoMne 50 varSa meM khuda ne kiyA aura kaise jambUsvAmI ko karA diyaa| yaha bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai| kyA yaha koI auSadhi kA miksacara thA ki gilAsa bhara kara nigala liyA gyaa| kalpanA kI bhI koI hada hotI hai ! pUrvo ke syAhI-kharca ke hAthiyoMkI saMkhyA aura padoM ke zloka evaM akSaroM kI saMkhyA tathA sudharmA svAmI se jambUsvAmI Adi ___ Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 117 ko zikSaNa dene kI vidhi vagairaha ko dekha kara mujhe to yaha anumAna hotA haiM ki caudaha pUrva kI yaha kalpanA hI nirAdhAra hogii| sudharmA svAmI se jambUsvAmI ko aura jambUsvAmI se prabhava svAmI ko isI taraha paramparA se pUrvo ke zikSaNa kA vidhAna hai| caudaha ke pazcAt 10 pUrvaghara aura dasa ke pazcAt 4 pUrvadhara aura cAra ke pazcAta eka jaise jaise hAsa huA, vaise vaise kama hote hue saba pUrva viccheda gaye batalAte haiN| yaha pUrva to jaba viccheda gaye taba gaye hoMge magara aisI kalpanA ko suna kara jinake hRdaya meM savAla taka paidA nahIM huA, unakI buddhi to avazya viccheda gaI pratIta hotI hai; varanA 'tahata vANI' ke sAtha aisI kalpanA ko bhI hajama kara gaye-aisA nahIM dIkha pdd'taa| -----* Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' maI-jUna sana 1642 I0 asvAbhAvika AMkar3e pAThakavRnda, mere lekhoM se aba Apako bhalI prakAra anubhava ho gayA hai ki jaina- zAstroM meM asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta honevAle prasaMga ekAdha nahIM, parantu aneka haiM / mere lekhoM meM hI Apa dekha cuke haiM ki pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita honevAlI bAteM saiMkar3oM kI saMkhyA meM Apake sanmukha A cukI haiM / gata mArca aura aprelake lekhoM meM asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava tInoM hI taraha kI kalpanAoM kA varNana hai / - prastuta lekha meM pahale tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabha deva se lagAkara caubIsaveM bhagavAna mahAvIra taka pratyeka bhagavAna kI Ayu, deha mAna, sAdhutvakAla aura unake kaivalyajJAna prApta sAdhusAdhviyoM kI saMkhyA kA jaina - zAstroM meM jo varNana kiyA hai, vaha btlaauuNgaa| ina A~kar3oM meM asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhavapana kA kitanA bhAga hai, isakA nirNaya karanA to Apake hRdaya aura viveka kA kAma hai; magara buddhi aura akala kA to yaha takAjA hai ki batAI huI saMkhyAeM akSara akSara satya kadApi nahIM ho sakatIM / jaina - zAstroM meM caubIsoM bhagavAna kI Ayu, zarIra kI lambAI sAdhutvakAla Adi ke viSaya meM jo batalAyA hai vaha isa prakAra hai Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI Ayu, zarIra kI lambAI, sAdhutvakAla Adi kA koSThaka AgAmI pRSTha 120 - 21 para dekhiye | 116 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65000 84000 100000 0 0 0 0~ 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X M 0 0 0 0 or 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Ayu varSoM meM 0000000000000000 141120 0 0 0 562704000000000000 508032000 4243600000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14112000000000000 352800000 28224000 211680000 nAma RSabha deva / ajita nAtha saMbhava nAtha abhinandana sumatinAtha padma prabhu supArzva nAtha candra prabhu / suvidhi nAtha zItala nAtha zreyAMza prabhu . vAsupUjya vimala nAtha ananta nAtha dharma nAtha zAnti nAtha kuMthu nAtha ari nAtha malli nAtha munisuvrata nemi nAtha ariSTa nemi | pArzva nAtha 24 mahAvIra www on 6 mx c kramika Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevalI sAdhviyAM 0 "0000 0 28000 20000 14000 0 0 13000 12000 6000 0 0 7000 0000 0 0 3200 3000 2000 1400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 " 0 0 " 0 0 0 0 x 15000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 . 4000 4 x U 0011 U 0 9 1 0 4 4 x 0 x M m . ~ X ~ 0 ~ sAdhutva-kAla kevalI sAdhu 0 1 1 lAkha pUrva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1800000 21000 0 0 0 0 4 barSoM meM 0 0 0 4 4 23750 0 0 1 21000 0 0 x 1 2500 13750 050 hajAra pUrva o aur o ano o ao o un o aw o ao o no mo w co n o war X900 to 9 1 0 , 350 0 9 ~ ar M X Y x zarIra kI lambAI dhanuSyoM meM gaja 0 . 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 m 0 0 4 0 . 0 4 0 0 4 0 . 0 // 1 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 00 Mr or or hai hAtha 7 hAtha Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! jaina zAstroM meM tIrthaMkaroM kI Ayu pUrvo' tathA varSoM meM aura zarIra kI lambAI dhanuSyoM tathA hAthoM meM varNana kI gaI hai| eka pUrva ke 70560000000000 varSa hote haiM aura eka dhamuSya 33 hAtha yA 5 phuTa 3 iJca kA mAnA jAtA hai| Ajakala ke prAyaH itihAsakAra caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM kevala antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ko saccA aitihAsika puruSa aura bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ko sandigdha rUpa meM mAnate haiN| hama kalpita nahIM mAnate to bhI pahile bhagavAna RSabha deva kI Ayu kI saMkhyA se dasaveM bhagavAna zItalanAtha svAmI kI Ayu saMkhyA taka jo ki pUrvo meM batAI hai aura gyArahaveM bhagavAna zreyAMsa prabhu se bAIsaveM bhagavAna ariSTanemi taka Ayu kI saMkhyA jo varSoM meM batAI hai, para dRSTi Dalane se hameM yaha spaSTa pratIta hotA hai ki saMkhyAeM avazya kalpita haiN| kisI bhI eka vyakti kI Ayu kI saMkhyA ke aMka itanI adhika sunnoM (Ciphers) ke sAtha samApta honA asambhava nahIM, to asambhava ke lagabhaga avazya hai| parantu ina saMkhyAoM meM to kevala bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ke sivAya tevIsoM hI tIrthaMkaroM kI Ayu ke AMkar3oM meM kama se kama Upara do sunna (Ciphers) aura adhika se adhika Upara kI sunnoM kI saMkhyA 17 pahuMca gaI hai| isI prakAra itanI adhika sunnoM (Ciphers) ke sAtha samApta honevAlI saMkhyAoM kI Ayu kA lagAtAra tevIsoM hI bhagavAnoM ke liye honA kyA asvAbhAvika nahIM hai ? Ayu ke bAbata pUrvo meM dasa-dasa ke antara se saMkhyA Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 123 nizcata karanA aura bhagavAna zreyAMsa prabhu se varSoM ke aMka bhI 84,72 60 30,10 pUrvI ke jaise hI batAnA kyA svAbhAvika mAnA jA sakatA hai ? kadApi nahIM / jisa sthAna para Ayu kA pUrvI meM banAnA samApta kiyA hai, usake nIce zreyAMsa prabhu kI Ayu varSo meM batAI hai| Apa dekheMge ki dasaveM aura gyArahaveM bhagavAna ke varSoM ke daramiyAna akasmAt kitanA bar3A antara par3a gayA hai / kahAM sattara saMkha chappana padma varSa aura kahA~ caurAsI lAkha barSa / isako hama kevala asvAbhAvika hI nahIM parantu asambhava bhI kaha sakate haiN| vaise to pUrvo meM batAI huI itane adhika barSoM kI Ayu kA honA hI asambhava hai magara pUrvo kI samApti aura varSoM ke prArambha ke sthAna meM to aisA pratIta hotA hai ki kalpanA karane vAloMne Age pIche taka nahIM socA / itihAsajJoM ke kayAza ke anusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra aura bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI Ayu ke AMkar3oM ko yadi hama isa tAlikA se alaga kara deM to bAkI ke bAIsoM hI bhagavAna kI Ayu kI saMkhyA ko kalpita ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / aba jarA tAlikA meM varNita zarIra- lambAI kI saMkhyA para gaura kIjiye / isameM bhI yadi bhagavAna mahAvIra aura pArzvanAtha ke zarIra kI lambAI kI saMkhyA ko alaga kara deM to bAkI ke bAIsoM hI bhagavAna ke zarIra kI lambAI ke AMkar3oM kA krama kalpita najara AtA hai| pAMca sau dhanuSya se pacAsa-pacAsa Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ghaTAte hue jaba 100 kI saMkhyA para pahuMce to socA ki aba pacAsa ghaTAte jAne kI guJjAiza nahIM hai to dasa dasa ghaTAnA prArambha kara diyA aura dasa dasa ghaTAte pacAsa dhanuSya kI saMkhyA taka pahuMca kara pAMca pAMca dhanuSya ghaTAne lge| ghaTAva ke aise krama ko svAbhAvika nahIM samajhA jA sktaa| ghaTAva ke isa krama meM eka bAta dhyAna pUrvaka dekhane kI hai ki AThaveM bhagavAna candraprabhu aura nauveM bhagavAna subuddhinAtha ke daramiyAnI samaya meM ghaTAva pacAsa dhanuSya kA hai aura nauveM bhagavAna subuddhinAtha aura dasaveM bhagavAna zItalanAtha svAmIke daramiyAna ghaTAva dasa dhanuSya kA hai| isase sApha jAhira hotA hai ki yaha ghaTAva samaya ke lihAja se kiyA huA nahIM hai| pacAsa ghaTAte ghaTAte jaba dekhA ki aba phira pacAsa ghaTAne kI guJjAiza nahIM hai to dasa dasa ghaTAne lge| khAnA pUrI karane kI dRSTi na hotI aura vAstavikatA hotI to Ayu ke samaya ke lihAja kA bartAva ojhala nahIM rhtaa| kAraNa yahAM ghaTAva meM samaya kA gujaranA hI pradhAna hai| sAdhutvakAla kI saMkhyAoM kI bhI yahI hAlata hai| pahile bhagavAna RSabhadeva se AThaveM bhagavAna candraprabhu taka pratyekakA sAdhutvakAla eka lAkha pUrva yAnI 7056000000000000000 varSa kA batAyA hai / isameM Ayu kI saMkhyAke sAtha koI milAna nahIM hai magara nauvaM bhagavAna subuddhinAtha se bIsaveM bhagavAna muni subrata prabhu taka lagAtAra pratyeka kI pUrI Ayu kA cauthA hissA sAdhutvakAla kA batAyA hai| isa prakAra yaha Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata DhAteM ! 125 saMkhyAeM ghar3I huI sI pratIta hotI haiM aura asvAbhAvika haiM / caubIsoM hI bhagavAna ke kevalajJAna prApta sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI saMkhyA ke AMkar3oM kI sajAvaTa Azcarya janaka hai / isa sajAvaTa ne bAkI kI sArI sajAvaTa ko mAta kara rakhA hai / sArI sajAvaTa napI tulI hai / kevalajJAna prApta sAdhuoM kI saMkhyA meM eka eka hajAra aura pAMca sau kA krama se lagAtAra ghaTanA aura sAdhuoM kI pratyeka saMkhyA se sAdhviyoM kI pratyeka saMkhyA kA ThIka duguNA honA yaha sApha jAhira kara rahA hai ki yaha svAbhAvika nahIM ho sakatA / kevalajJAna prApta honA puruSArtha tathA zubha karanI ke phala se hotA hai aura puruSArtha tathA zubha karanI karanevAloM kI saMkhyA isa taraha nizcita nahIM ho sakatI / phira isa prakAra ke krama se nape tule paimAne para ghaTAva aura sAdhuoM se sAdhviyoM kI saMkhyA kA ThIka duguNA honA kaise svAbhAvika ho sakatA hai, yaha vicArane kI bAta hai / isa tAlikA ke prAyaH saba AMkar3e asvAbhAvikapana se bhare par3e haiM isake liye koI pratyakSa pramANa to ho nahIM sakatA kevala anumAna se hI hama nirNaya kara sakate haiM ki yaha Akar3e svAbhAvika haiM yA asvAbhAvika / isaliye prArambha meM hI maiMne kaha diyA hai ki isakA nirNaya karanA Apa ke hRdaya aura viveka kA kAma hai / mujhe isa bAta para abhI taka Azcarya ho rahA hai ki jainazAstroM meM tyAga, vairAgya aura saMyama rakhane ke liye sundara sundara vidhAna denevAle zAstrakAroM ne isa prakAra asvAbhAvika, asambhava aura asatya pratIta hone Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vAlI bAtoM kI racanA kisa uddezya se kii| yaha pahelI abhI taka samajha meM nahIM A rahI hai / dAna, dayA, anukampA puNya, dharma Adi Avazyaka mAnava-kartavyoM kI byAkhyA karane meM to bhASA aura bhAvoM ko vyakta karane kI truTiyoM se Aja aisI avasthA utpanna ho gaI haiM ki eka hI zAstroM ko mAnanevAle hamAre tInoM zvetAmbara jaina sampradAya ina viSayoM para paraspara lar3a rahe haiM parantu asatya asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta honevAlI bAtoM ke liye saba kA eka mata aura eka-sA pharamAna hai| ataH saba sampradAya ke patha-pradarzakoM se merA vinamra anurodha hai ki jisa prakAra ina asatya, AsvAbhAvika ora asambhava pratIta honevAlI bAtoM ke viSaya meM Apa eka mata haiM usI prakAra dAna, dayA, punya, dharma Adi Avazyaka mAnava kartavyoM kI vyAkhyA karane meM bhI eka mata ho jAye tAki mAnava-samAja kA kalyANa ho| 'taruNa jaina' julAI san 1642 I0 sUtroM kA pArasparika virodha sAdhAraNatayA jaina zAstra do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiye jA sakate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ne jo apane zrI-mukha se pharamAye aura gaNadhara tathA pUrvadhara AcAryoM ne bhagavAna ke kathana ko akSara-ba-akSara paramparApUrvaka apane ziSyoM ko batAye ve to jaina sUtra athavA jaina Agama ke nAma se prasiddha haiM aura pUrva dharoM ke Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dyAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 127 alAvA anya AcAryoM va muniyoM dvArA jo race gaye, ve jaina grantha yA jaina zAstroM ke nAma meM samAviSTa kiye jA sakate haiM / gata lekhoM meM jaina sUtroM kI asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta hone vAlI bAtoM ke viSaya meM maiMne likhA thA parantu prastuta lekha meM mujhe yaha batalAnA hai ki eka hI bAta ke viSaya meM eka sUtra meM kucha likhA huA hai, to dUsare meM kucha hii| yahAM taka ki eka sUtra meM jo likhA huA haiM. dUsare meM kahIM kahIM ThIka usake viparIta aura biruddha taka likhA huA hai| jina zAstroM ko sarvajJa-vacana mAna kara akSara akSara satya kahanekA sAhasa kiyA jA rahA hai, unakI racanA meM yadi isa prakAra bacana-virodha mile to kama se kama akSara akSara satya kahane kA haTha to nahIM honA caahiye| jaina sUtroM ke viSaya meM jo itihAsa prApta hai, usase bhI yaha spaSTa jAhira hotA hai ki vartamAna samaya meM jo sUtra mAne jA rahe haiM unheM akSara akSara satya mAnanA kisI taraha se bhI yuktisaGgata nahIM ho sktaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra bhASita sUtra unake nirvANa kAla se 680 vaSa paryanta akSara-ba-akSara unake ziSyoM kI smaraNa-zakti aura yAdadAsta para avalambita rahe, pustakoM meM nahIM likhe gaye the| isake pazcAt zrI devaddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa me vikrama samvat 533 ke lagabhaga unako pustakoM meM likhavAye jo mathurA aura ballabhIpura meM 180 se 163 taka 14 varSa paryanta likhe gaye the| mathurA meM jo sUtra likhe gaye, ve mAthurI vAcanA ke nAma se aura ballabhIpura meM likhe gaye, ve ballabhI vAcanA ke Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! - nAmase isa samaya bhI prasiddha haiM / 680 varSa paryanta kevala yAdadAsta ke bala para itanI bar3I zloka saMkhyA kA pATa dara pATa lagAtAra harapha -ba- harapha yAda rahanA yukti-sagata nahIM samajhA jA sakatA / mahAvIra - nirvANa ke lagabhaga 160 varSa pazcAt bhagavAna ke paTadhara ziSya zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI ( zruta kevalI ) ke samaya meM 12 varSa kA mahAbhayaGkara duSkAla par3A jisakI bhayaMkaratA ke pariNAma svarUpa hajAroM sAdhu patha bhraSTa ho gaye / bhagavAna bhASita dRSTivAda nAma kA bArahavAM aGga-sUtra, jisa meM caudaha pUrva aura aneka apUrva vidyAoM kA samAveza thA, lopa ho gyaa| aisI vikaTa avasthA meM itane lambe arase taka akSara-ba- akSara isa tarah smaraNa rakhA jAnA asambhava ke lagabhaga hai / zrI devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNane jo sUtra likhavAye the, unakI asala original pratiyoM kA bhI Aja kahIM patA taka nahIM hai / zrI jaina zvetAmbara kAnasa, bambaI ne bhAratavarSa ke prAyaH nAmI nAmI saba prAcIna pustaka bhaNDAroM kA avalokana kiyA, parantu yaha pratiyAM kahIM bhI nahIM miliiN| isI saMsthA ne zrI jaina granthAvalI nAmaka eka pustaka prakAzita kI haiM, jisameM prAyaH prAcIna pustaka bhaNDAroM maiM surakSita rakhI huI pustakoM tathA jaina AgamoM kI pheharista dI hai / aura yaha bhI likhA hai ki vikrama samvat 1000 se pahile kA likhA huA koI bhI jaina Agama prApta nahIM huA hai| zAstroM kA bhagavAna ke 680 varSa pazcAt kevala yAdadAsta ke AdhAra para likhA jAnA aura likhI huI una asala pratiyoM kA kahIM patA Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ __ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 126 taka na honA, isa para bhI unako akSara akSara satya samajhanA jaba ki pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita honevAlI bAteM ina zAstroM meM maujUda haiM, to isako sivAya kadAgraha ke aura kyA kahA jA sakatA haiN| jisa jagaha kisI sUtra kA nAma lekara usakI mahAnatA aura bar3appana darzAyA gayA hai, usI jagaha usakA lopa honA yA viccheda jAmA bhI kaha diyA gayA hai| yaha eka Azcarya kI bAta hai| tAr3a-patroM para hasta-likhita anya pustaka aneka sthAnoM meM do hajAra varSa se pahile kI aba bhI dekhane meM A rahI haiM aura bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmo ke zrI dharmadAsa gaNi nAmaka eka ziSya, jo gRhastha avasthA meM vijayapura ke vijayasena nAmaka rAjA the aura bhagavAna ke svahasta se dIkSA prApta kI thI unakI upadezamAlA nAmakI eka hasta-likhita prati pATaNa ke prAcIna pustaka bhaNDAra meM surakSita par3I hai, jisakA havAlA zrI jaina granthAvalI meM hai| aisI avasthA meM jaba ki lekhana-kalA pracalita thI to dRSTivAda aGgasUtra lopa ho gayA, caudaha yUrva lopa ho gaye, kaI sUtra jinake paThana mAtra se devatA prakaTa hokara sevA meM hAjira ho jAte the, ve lopa ho gaye-Adi kathana meM kitanI sacAI hai, yaha vicArane kA viSaya hai| itane bar3e ucca koTi ke upayogI jJAna aura vidyAoM ke bhaNDAra AgamoM ko lipivaddha na karake kataI lopa hone denA kitanI bar3I akarmaNyatA hai jaba ki lekhana-kalA pracalita thii| eka ke pazcAt dUsarA kramAnusAra jaina sUtroM ke 84 nAma prasiddha haiM jinameM bahuta se Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! isa samaya upalabdha nahIM haiM - lopa ho gaye batAye jAte haiM / jaina - zvetAmbara mAnyatA kI isa samaya tIna mukhya sampradAya haiN| samvegI yA mUrtipUjaka, bAisa Tole yA sthAnakavAsI aura terApanthI / sUtroM ke mAnane ke viSaya meM inake vicAra paraspara bhinna haiM / samvegI yA mUrtipUjaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pATa se apane Apako pATa dara pATa anukrama se cale Ate huye batalA rahe haiM aura 84 AgamoM ko mAnate haiM parantu inakA yaha kathana hai ki 84 meM se isa samaya anukramase 45 hI Agama upalabdha hai, bAkImeM se aneka Agama lopa ho gaye / sthAnaka vAsI aura terApaMtha ke viSaya meM jinAjJA-pradIpa nAmaka grantha kA aitihAsika kathana yaha hai ki vikrama samvat 1.31 ke lagabhaga ahamadAbAda meM lukA kA nAma kA eka vyakti jaina dharma kI pustakoM ke likhAne kA byabasAya kiyA karatA thA | zrI ratnazekhara sUri nAmaka tapAgaccha ke AcArya ne lukkA se bhagavatI sUtra kI eka prati likhavAI | zrI lukkA ne bhagavatI sUtra meM, jaGghAcAraNa vidyAcaraNa muni, jo labdhi dvArA zAsvata - azAsvata jina mandira vandana karane gaye the, unake viSaya ke 7 pRSTha nahIM likhane kI galatI kara dI / isa para AcArya mahArAja ne bhagavatI sUtra kI vaha prati lene se inkAra kiyA / AcArya mahArAja ke inkAra kara dene para zrIsaGghane luGkA ko likhavAI ke rupaye nahIM diye / isI bAta ko lekara paraspara bahuta vivAda bar3ha gayA aura luGkA ko dekara nikAla diyA / luGkA ne isa apamAna kA upAzraya se dhakkA badalA lene kI Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 131 ThAna lI dhaura isI prayatna meM rahA ki kisI taraha se ina mUrtipujakoM ko apamAnita kara sakUM to ThIka ho / isI dRSTi se usane mUrti pUjakoM ke mAne huye 45 sUtroM meM se kevala 32 sUtroM ke mUla pATha ko mAnya rakhakara bAkI ke 13 sUtroM meM svArthI logoM ke kathana prakSepa kiye huye haiM, kahakara amAnya ThaharAyA / kAraNa ina 13 sUtroM meM mUrti pUjA ke pakSa meM aneka sthAnoM meM spaSTa taura para vidhAna diyA huA hai aura pUjA ko Atma-kalyANa kA uttama sAdhana batAyA gayA hai / isIliye 32 sUtroM para likhe huye bhadrabAhu svAmI, malayagiri, zilaGkAcArya, abhayadeva sUri Adi aneka AcAryoM ke bhASya, cUrNi, vRtti, avacUri, TIkA, niyukti Adi ke viSaya meM bhI yaha kaha diyA ki jo bAteM inameM batAI huI hamAre vicAroM ke anakUla nahIM haiM ve hameM mAnya nahIM haiM / luGkA ne apane pracAra meM athaka parizrama karake luMpaka mata ke nAma se apanA sampradAya cAlU kara diyA / isa luMpaka mata meM se vikrama samvat 1706 meM lavajI nAma ke eka sAdhu ne apanA TolA kAyama kiyA jisake bar3hate bar3hate 22 Tole bana gaye / vahI bAIsa Tole athavA sthAnakavAsiyoM ke nAma se isa samaya prasiddha haiM / ina bAIsaToloM meM se eka TolA zrI raghunAtha jI nAma ke AcArya kA thA jisameM se vikrama samvat 1818 meM zrI bhIkhanajI ne alaga hokara terApaMtha nAma kA apanA mata cAlU kiyA / terApaMthI bhI sthAnakavAsiyoM kI taraha 32 sUtroM ke kevala mUla pATha ko Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hI mAnate haiM, parantu ina donoM ke vicAroM aura pracAra meM rAta-dina kA antara hai| mUrtipUjaka aura sthAnakavAsiyoM ke vicAroM meM kevala mUrti-pUjA ke viSaya ko chor3a kara dAna-dayA Adi viSayoM meM pUrNa sAdRzya hai / terApaMtha mata sthAnakavAsiyoM meM se nikalA huA hai isaliye mUrti pUjA ke viSaya meM inake vicAra sthAnakavAsiyoM jaise hI haiM parantu dAna, dayA ke viSaya meM sarvathA bhinna haiM / sthAnakavAsI bhUkhapyAsa se marate prANI ko sAmAjika vyakti dvArA anna-pAnI kI sahAyatA se bacAne meM puNya mAnate haiM aura terApaMthI aisA karane meM ekAnta pApa mAnate haiN| sthAnakavAsI sArvajanika lAbha ke kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane meM sAmAjika vyakti ko puNya huA mAnate haiM aura terApaMthI ekAnta pApa mAnate haiM / sthAnakavAsI zrAvaka mAtA-pitA kI sevA zuzrUSA karane meM puNya mAnate haiM aura terApaMthI ekAnta pApa mAnate haiM / battIsa sUtroM ke mUla pATha ko akSara akSara satya mAnane meM tInoM kA eka mata hai, aisA kahA jA sakatA hai| sUtra 84 ko chor3akara 45 mAne gaye aura 45 meM se 13 meM svArthI logoM ke prakSepa kA doSa lagA kara 32 mAne jAne lage / bhaviSya meM aura bhI kucha meM kisI taraha kA doSa lAgU kiyA jAkara kama saMkhyA meM mAne jAne lageM, aisA bhI ho sakatA hai| mere lekhoM ke viSaya meM eka vidvAna evaM zAstrajJa muni mahArAja se bAtacIta -- Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! huI to kahane lage ki jo 11 aMga sUtra haiM unameM bhagavAna kA zuddha AdhyAtmika jJAna hai, bAkI ke sUtroM ko saba bAteM vizvAsa yogya nahIM bhI ho sakatI haiN| maiMne jaba aMga sUtroM kI asatya pratIta honevAlI bAta unake sanmukha rakhI to cupa ho gaye aura kahane lage ki satroM para zraddhA rakhanA hI ucita hai| maiMne kahA-mahArAja, bhagavAna khuda pharamA rahe haiM ki asatya ko satya samajhanA mithAtva hai taba pratyakSa meM jo bAta asatya hai usa para Apa zraddhA rakhane ko kaise kaha sakate haiM, to kucha uttara nahIM milaa| 11 aMga, 12 upAMga, 4 mUla, 4 cheda, 1 Avazyaka, isa prakAra 32 sUtra kahalAte haiM, jinake nAma nimna likhita haiM rayAraha aGga vAraha upAGga cAra mUla 1 AcAraGga 12 uvabAI 24 dasavaikAlika 2 suegar3AMga 13 rAyaprazreNI 25 uttarAdhyayana 3 ThANAGga 14 jIvAbhigama 26 nandI 4 sAmavAyAGga 15 pannavaNA 27 anuyogadvAra 5 magavatI 16 jambUdvIpaprajJapti cAra cheda 6 jJAtAdharma kathAGga 17 sUryaprajJapti 28 vRhatkalpa 7 upAsakadazAGga 18 candraprajJapti 26 vyavahAra 8 antagar3ha dazAGga 16 pupkiyA 30 dazAzrataskandha 6 anutarovavAI 20 puphaliyA 31 nizitha 10 prazna vyAkaraNa 21 kathiyA Avazyaka 11 vipAka 22 kathavaNDasiyA 32 Avazyaka sUtra 23 vanhi dazA Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! Upara likhe battIsa sUtroM meM jo 11 aGga sUtra batAye gaye haiM, ve 12 the parantu dRSTivAda nAma kA bArahavAM aGgasUtra lopa ho gayA, bAkI ke 11 aGgasUtra yahAM bharata kSetra meM mAne jA rahe haiM / ina bAraha aGgasUtroM ke viSaya meM yaha likhA hai ki mahAvideha kSetra meM jahA~ ki arihanta bhagavanta birAja rahe haiM, vahAM ina hI nAmoM ke bAraha aGgasUtra haiM, jo zAsvata haiM yAnI anAdikAla se haiM : aura ananta kAla taka raheMge / samaya 134 bharata kSetra haiM, ve ina hI meM yahAM para jo 11 aGgasUtra isa ke aMza mAtra haiM aura zAsvata nahIM haiN| mahAvideha kSetra ke zAsvata dvAdazAMgI ke racanAkrama aura vistArakrama ke viSaya meM yahAM ke samavAyAMga sUtra aura nandI mUtra donoM meM alaga alaga varNana kiyA huA hai, jisa meM paraspara bhinnatA hai / zAsvata dvAdazAMgI ke viSaya meM eka sUtra meM kucha hI likhA huA hai aura dUsare meM kucha hI, yaha khAsa bicArane kI bAta hai / donoM sUtroM ke varNana meM jaba paraspara bhinnatA hai to kauna se sUtra kA varNana saccA mAnA jAya aura kauna se kA mithyA ? vistAra krama ko sAta prakAra ke boloM se batAyA hai, jo isa prakAra hai - 1 paritAvAcanA 2 anuyogadvAra 3 ber3A 4 zloka 5 niyukti 6 pratikRti 7 saMgrahaNI / racanAkrama ko 6 prakAra ke boloM se batAyA hai, jo isa prakAra haiM - 1 zrutaskandha 2 adhyayana 3 varga 4 udezA 5 samaudezA 6 pada saMkhyA | nimnalikhita zAsvata aGgasUtroM ke viSaya meM sAmavAyA aura nandI donoM sUtroM ke Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM vI asaMgata bAteM ! 135 batAne meM jo paraspara bhinnatA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai (1) AcAraGga sUtra ke bAbata nandIsUtra meM vistAra-krama ke sAta bola batAye haiM, parantu samavAyAGga meM kevala 6 bola batAye haiN| saMkhyAtA saMgrahaNI nahIM btaayaa| (2) sUegaDAGga sUtra ke bAbata nandI sUtra meM vistArakrama meM kevala 5 bola bayAye haiM aura sAmavAyAGga meM 6 bol| saMkhyAtA ber3hA kA honA adhika batalAyA hai (3) ThANAGga sUtra ke bAbata nandI meM vistArakrama ke 7 bola batAye haiM aura sAmavAyAGga sUtra meM 6 bol| niyukti kA honA nahIM btlaayaa| (4) samavAyAGga sUtra ke bAbata nandI meM saMkhyAtA saMgrahaNI kA honA nahIM batAyA, jo samavAyAGga meM batAyA hai aura sAmavAyAGga meM saMkhyAtA niyukti kA honA nahIM batAyA, jo nandI meM batAyA hai| (5) bhagavatI sUtra ke bAbata nandIsUtra meM racanAkrama meM 288000 pada saMkhyA batAI hai jisako samavAyAMga sUtra meM kevala 84000 pada saMkhayA batAI hai| agasUtroM ke racanAkrama meM pahile AcAraMga sUtra kI pada saMkhyA se do guNI batAI hai, jaise AcAraMga kI 18000 sUyagar3AMga kI 36000, ThANAMga kI 72000, sAmavAyAMga kI 144000, bhagavatI kI 288000, aura isI taraha do guNe karate hue bAkI ke saba aGgasUtroM kI ____ Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pada-saMkhyA batAI hai| bhagavatI ke liye nandI sUtra meM 288000 ko pada-saMkhyA do guNA krama ke anusAra ThIka hai, magara samavAyAMga meM 84000 kisa kAraNa se batAI hai, yaha patA nahIM / 288000 aura 84000 meM bahuta bar3A antara hai| (6) jJAtAdhamakathAMga sUtra ke vAbata nandI sUtra meM 33 karor3a kathA kA honA batAyA hai aura samavAyAMga sUtra meM 33 karor3a AkhyAikA honA batAyA hai jaba ki isa sthAna para donoM hI zabda apanA apanA artha rUr3ha zAstroM ke anusAra rakhate haiN| yaha sAr3he tIna karor3a kI gaNanA bhI sarvathA ayukta hai| kAraNa, sUtra meM kahA hai ki dharma-kathA ke 10 varga haiM aura eka varga kI pA~ca pA~ca sau AkhyAikA haiM, eka eka AkhyAikA meM pA~ca pA~ca sau upAkhyAikA haiM, eka eka upAkhyAikA meM pA~ca pA~ca sau :AkhyAikA-upAkhyAikA haiN| isa prakAra guNA karane se yaha saMkhyA 33 karor3a se bahuta adhika hokara yaha gaNanA ayukta ThaharatI hai| nandIsUtra meM racanAkrama ke 16 udezA aura. sAmavAyAMga meM 26 udezA tathA nandI sUtra meM 16 samaudezA aura samavAyAMga meM 26 samaudezA batAye haiN| (7) upAsaka dazAMga sUtra ke bAbata nandI aura samavAyAMga ke batAne meM kisI prakAra kA virodha nahIM hai| (8) antagar3ha dazAMga sUtra meM adhyayana ke viSaya meM kucha nahIM kahA, jaba ki samavAyAMga sUtra meM 10 adhyayana batAye haiN| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata vAteM ! 137 nandIsUtra meM 8 varga aura samavAyAMga meM 7 varga batAye haiN| nandI meM 8 udezA aura samavAyAMga 10 udeshaa| nandI meM 8 samaudezA aura samavAyAMga meM 10 samaudezA batAye hai| (6) anutarovavAI sUtra ke bAbata nandI sUtra meM bistAra-krama ke 6 bola batAye haiM aura samavAyA~ga meM 7 bola / saMgrahaNI kA honA adhika batAyA hai nandI sUtra meM adhyayana ke viSaya meM kucha nahIM kahA hai jahAM samavAyAMga meM 10 adhyayana batAye haiN| nandI sUtra meM 3 udezA aura samavAyAMga meM 10 udeshaa| nandI meM 3 samaudezA aura samavAyAMga meM 10 samaudezA batAye haiN| (10) prazna byAkaraNa sUtra ke vAbata nandI sUtra meM vistArakrama ke 6 bola batAye haiM jaba ki samavAyAMga meM 7 bola haiN| saMgrahaNI kA honA adhika batAyA hai| nandI sUtra meM adhyayana 45 batAye haiM jaba ki samavAyAMga sUtra meM adhyayana ke bAre meM kucha nahIM kahA hai| ... (11) bipAka sUtra ke bAbata nandI meM zru taskandha batAye haiM, jaba kI samavAyAMga meM kucha nahIM kahA hai| samavAyAMga sUtra meM eka sthAna meM 20 adhyayana batAye haiM aura dUsare sthAna meM 55 va samavAyAMga meM 110 adhyayana batAye haiN| (12 ) dRSTivAda aGgasUtra ke bAbata nandI aura samavAyAMga ke batAne meM birodha nahIM haiN| saba prakAra ke bhAvoM kA honA kahA gayA hai| Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata vAteM ! .. mahAvideha kSetrasthita 12 aGgasUtroM ke bistAra-krama aura racanA-krama ke batAne meM samavAyAMGga sUtra ora nandI sUtra ke daramiyAna jo antara hai, vaha Upara batAyA jA cukA hai| sarvajJoM ke bacano meM jahAM eka akSara bhI idhara-udhara hone kI guJjAiza nahIM aura nizcaya pUrvaka akSara-akSara satya hone cAhiye, vahA~ unake bacanoM meM isa prakAra eka hI bAta ke viSaya meM eka sUtra meM kucha hI aura dUsare meM kucha hI kahA huA ho to sahaja hI yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki aise vacana sarvajJa vacana nahIM haiM aura yaha sUtra sarvajJa-bhASita nahIM haiN| vidvAna zAstrajJoM se merA vinamra anurodha hai ki isa viSaya kA yadi koI samAdhAna ho sake to kRpA karake 'taruNa jaina' dvArA yA mere se sIdhe patravyavahAra dvArA samAdhAna kreN| eka hI bAta ke viSaya meM eka sUtra meM kucha hI likhA huA hai aura dUsare meM kucha hii| aise saikar3oM prasaGga sUtroM meM milate haiM jina meM se TIkA-kAroM ne kucha kA samadhAna karane kA prayAsa bhI kiyA hai| bahuta thor3oM kA ThIka samAdhAna huA hai, bAkI ke liye yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki kevala lIpA-potI kI gaI hai| zrI jaina zvetAmbara terApanthI sabhA, kalakattA se prakAzita hone vAlI vivaraNa-patrikA' "ke gata aprela ke aGka meM" Adhunika vijJAna kI naI khoja" zIrSaka eka lekha maiMne dekhA hai jisa meM sampAdaka mahodaya ne likhA hai ki "cAhe vaijJAnika kitane hI baDe kyoM na hoM, ve do jJAna ke dhAraka haiM unakA jJAna pUrNa nahIM ho Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 136 sakatA * kevalajJAniyoM ne divya dRSTi se jo bAta dekhI hai, usake sAtha sAdhAraNa mati zruti ajJAna ke dhAraka vyaktiyoM ke parivartana-zIla mata kI tulanA karanA ayukta hai / jJAniyoM ke vacanoM meM zaGkA karanA samyakatva kA dUSaNa hai / matizruti ajJAna ke dhAraka vaijJAnika loga jyoM jyoM naI cIja ko dekhate haiM, prakAza karate haiM, unakI khoja kevalajJAnI ke jJAna kI barAbarI kaise karegI ?" aisA kahakara sampAdaka mahodaya ne Sir James Jeans ke Royal Institute meM hAla hI meM diye huye eka bhASaNa kA kucha uddharaNa dekara eka yantra dvArA grahoM ke jyoti vikIrNa se vaijJAnikoM kI pUrva nizcita dhAraNA se abhI kI dhAraNA badale jAne kA havAlA dete hue vijJAna ke kathana ko avizvAsa yogya ThaharAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| vivaraNapatrikA ke gata julAI ke aDDa meM bhI unhoMne vijJAna para se logoM kI zraddhA haTAne kI ceSTA kI thI aura isa lekha meM bhI vijJAna ko mati zruti ajJAna ke bhedoM meM lete huye vaijJAnika logoM ko ajJAna ke dhAraka batAkara unake kathana ko avizvAsa - yogya batAne kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai / yadi mere lekhoM ko dRSTigata karake vijJAna ko avizvAsa - yogya ThaharAne kA prayAsa kriyA jA rahA ho, taba to maiM kahUMgA ki kumhAra kumhArI vAle masale kI taraha gadhe ke kAna aiMThane kA sA kadama najara A rahA hai / vijJAna kA yadi koI aparAdha hai to kevala itanA hI hai ki vaha sarvajJatA kA mithyA dAvA peza nahIM karatA / insAna ko buddhi Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pUrvaka bicArane kA maukA detA hai aura anveSaNa kA rAstA khulA rakhatA hai| ukta sampAdaka mahodaya se merA vinamra anurodha hai ki vijJAna ko avizvAsa yogya ThaharAne kA prayAsa na karake mere praznoM ke samAdhAna karane kI ceSTA kareM jisa meM saphalatA hone para sarvajJa bacanoM para svayameva hI zraddhA honI nizcita hai / Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'taruNa jaina' agasta san 1642 I0 TippaNIH lekhaka kA sujhAva isa lekhamAlA ke 15 lekha prakAzita ho cuke jinameM jaina zAstroM kI asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta honevAlI bAtoM ke viSaya meM zAstrajJoM evam vidvAnoM ke samakSa samAdhAna kI AzA se maiMne prazna rakhe the| kisI prakAra kA samAdhAna na milane para gata mArca ke lekha meM cunautI taka dI magara phira bhI kisI sajjana ne samAdhAna karane kA prayAsa taka nahIM kiyA / 'taruNa jaina' ko prati mAsa hajAroM jainI par3hate haiM / yaha to ho hI nahIM sakatA ki ina par3hanevAloM meM saba hI zAtroM ke ajAna aura lekhoM ke tarka ko na samajhane vAle hI haiM / jahA~ taka mujhe mAlUma hai hamAre thalI prAnta ke bahuta se vidvAna santa munirAja ina lekhoM ko bar3e dhyAna se par3hate haiM, magara saba mauna haiN| isase yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki yaha bAteM vAstava meM jaisI maiMne likhI haiM, vaisI hI mAna lI gaI haiM / jaba taka mere lekha bhUgola - khagola kI pratyakSa pramANita honevAlI bAtoM ke viSaya meM nikalate rahe taba taka yaha zAstrajJa jana sarva sAdhAraNa ko yaha - kahate rahe ki bhUgola- khagola kI bAta jaina zAstroM kI likhI huI bAtoM se mela nahIM khAtIM yAnI satya pramANita nahIM hotI ; vahuta se zAstra 'lopa' ho gaye zAyada unameM inakA sahI varNana hogA / magara jaba se maiMne gaNita meM asatya pramANita hone vAlI sarvajJoM Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI bhasaMgata bAteM ! kI bAteM sAmane rakhI haiM, taba se jo samjana gaNanA karanA jAnate haiM, unake hRdaya meM to pUrNa vizvAsa hogayA hai ki vartamAna zAstra na to sarvajJoM ke bacana hI haiM aura na akSara akSara satya hii| kaI vidvAna sajjanoM ne to ina viSayoM ko acchI taraha samajha kara mere samakSa yaha bhI svIkAra kara liyA hai ki vAstava meM vartamAna zAstra sarvajJa-praNIta aura akSara-akSara satya kadApi nahIM ho skte| jina zAstroM se yaha siddhAnta nikala rahe hoM ki bhUkha pyAsa se marate hue ko anna pAnI kI sahAyatA se bacAnA, zikSA-pracAra karanA, mAtA-pitA-pati Adi kI sevA zuzrUSA karanA, jalate hue makAna ke banda dvAroM ko khola kara andara ke manuSyoM ko bacA denA, bAr3ha bhUkampa Adi durghaTanAoM se pIr3ita bipatti prasta logoM kI sahAyatA karanA Adi sArvajanika lAbha ke paropakArI kAryoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI sAmAjika vyakti ko ekAnta pApa aura adharma hotA hai, to aise zAstroM ko akSara-akSara satya mAna kara amala meM lAne kA pariNAma mAnava samAja ke liye atyanta ghAtaka haiN| yaha to mAnI huI bAta hai ki mAnava samAja paraspara ke sahayoga para jindA hai-isaliye saba kA sabake prati sahayoga rahanAAvazyaka kartavya hai| mere lekhoM meM batAI huI zAstroM kI asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava bAtoM dvArA jaba ki yaha spaSTa pramANita ho rahA hai ki na to yaha zAstra sarvajJa-praNIta haiM aura Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 143 1 na akSara-akSara satya hI, aisI dazA meM ina zAstroM ko sarvajJa bacana aura akSara-akSara satya mAnane vAloM kA yaha kartavya ho jAtA hai ki yA to ina lekhoM kI bAtoM kA ucita samAdhAna karake akSara-akSara satya ko pramANita kareM yA mAnava-samAja ke paropakArI aura sArvajanika lAbha ke kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane vAle ko ekAnta pApa aura adharma hotA hai, aisA kahane ke liye zAstroM kA AdhAra chor3a kara aise ghAtaka siddhAntoM kA pracAra na kareM, kAraNa unakI dRSTi meM aise satkAryoM ke karane meM yadi ina zAstroM se ekAnta pApa hone kA artha nikalatA bhI ho to, asatya mAna leM / sArvajanika lAbha ke paropakArI kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane meM dharma na mAna kara yadi puNya kA honA bhI mAna liyA jAya to bhI mAnava samAja ke liye itanA aniSTa nahIM hotA / kAraNa puNya ke lobha meM ina saba kAmoM ke karane kI manuSya kI pravRtti avazya banI rahatI hai magara ekAnta pApa mAna lene para to kauna aisA ajJAnI auranAsamajha hogA jo samajha-bUjha kara apane samaya, zakti aura dhana kI vyartha hAni kara bhI ekAnta pApa se apane Apako khAmakhA duHkhoM ke garta meM ddaalegaa| jisa kAma ke karane meM apanA khuda kA tanika bhI svArtha nahIM, kisI prakAra kA nijI lAbha nahIM, vaha bhUla kara bhI aisA kisa liye karegA / . usakI bhAvanA to yahI rahegI ki dUsarA koI kaSTa pAtA hai, to usake karmoM kA bhoga vaha bhoge / mai bIca meM par3a kara vyartha hI Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ekAnta pApa kI gaThar3I kisa liye sira para laM jisake phala svarUpa mujhe nikevala duHkhoM ke garta meM par3anA pdd'e| jainI loga dharma aura puNyakI vyAkhyA isa prakAra karate haiM ki jisa ( sambara nirjarA kI ) kriyA ke karane se nikevala mokSa-prApti ho, use dharma kahate haiM aura jisa kArya ke karane meM zubha karmoM kA bandha ho vaha puNya hai| zubha karmoM ke bandha hone kA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki nAnA prakAra ke aihika sukhoM kI prApti aura mokSa-prApti karane ke sAdhanoM kI sugamatA aura zubha avasara prApta hotA hai| ___ Upara kahe hue sArvajanika lAbha ke paropakArI kAryoM ko karane meM dharma na mAna kara yadi puNya ( zubha karmoM kA bandha ) honA mAna liyA jAya aura sAdhu aise karmoM ko svayaM apane tana se na kareM to kisI hada taka mAnA bhI jA sakatA haiM / kAraNa karma-bandha hone ke kAryoM ko karane kA sAdhu ke liye vidhAna nahIM hai, cAhe ve karma zubha hoM cAhe ashubh| sAdhu ne to karmoM ko naSTa karane ke liye hI saMyama vrata Adare haiN| magara sadagRhasthoM ke liye to zubha karmoM ke bandha hone kA kathana samAja-hita ke liye zreyaskara aura lAbhaprada hI hai| ataH sArvajanika lAbha ke paropakArI kAmoM ke karane meM ekAnta pApa mAnane vAle sajjanoM se merA vinamra vinaya hai ki aise kAmoM ke karane meM Apa puNya kA honA batalAne laga ( jaisA ki anya saba jainI batalA rahe haiM ) tAki sAmAjika hitoM kA bhI aniSTa ___ Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 145 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgatabAteM ! na ho aura sAdhu-jIvana kA tathAkathita vidhAna bhI karma-bandhana se vimukta banA rhe| . jvAra-bhATe sambandhI kapola-kalpanA isa lekha meM jaina zAstroM meM varNita jvAra-bhATe kI kalpanA ke viSaya meM likhanA hai| jvAra-bhATe ke viSaya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu se zrI gautama svAmI ne pUchA ki aho bhagavan ! lavaNa samudra kA pAnI aSTamI, caturdazI, amAvazyA aura pUrNimA ko kyoM bar3hatA hai aura kyoM kama hotA hai ? bhagavAna ne uttara diyA ki he gautama ! jambUdIpa ke cAroM tarapha lavaNa samudra meM 65-65 hajAra yojana jAveM taba valayamukha, ketumukha, yuva, aura Izvara nAmaka kumbha ke AkAra ke 4 pAtAla kalaza cAroM dizAoM meM haiN| pratyeka pAtAla kalaza eka lAkha yojana kI U~cAI vAlA hai jo jala meM DUbA huA hai| mUla meM dasa hajAra yojana caur3A, madhya meM eka lAkha yojana caur3A aura Upara dasa hajAra yojana caur3A hai| inakI ThIkarI sarbatra eka hajAra yojana moTAI kI hai| ina pAtAla kalazoM ke tIna tIna bhAga karane para eka eka bhAga 333333 kA hotA hai| nIce ke bhAga meM vAyu, bIca ke bhAga meM vAyu aura jala eka sAtha aura upara ke bhAga meM nikevala jala hai| cAroM dizAoM ke ina cAra pAtAla kalazoM ke alAvA ina ke bIca meM 8-8 paMktiyA~ choTe pAtAla kalazoM kI hai| pratyeka bar3e pAtAla kalaza ke pAsa Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM 1671 choTe pAtAla kalaza 6 paMktiyoM meM lage hue haiN| saba milA kara 4 bar3e aura 7884 choTe pAtAla kalaza haiN| pratyeka choTe pAtAla kalaza kA mApa isa prakAra hai-eka hajAra yojana lambA, pAnI meM DUbA huA hai| mUla meM 100 yojana caur3A madhya meM 1000 yojana caur3A aura mukhapara 100 yojana caur3A hai| inakI ThokarI 10 yojana moTAI kI hai| tIna bhAga karane para inakA pratyeka bhAga 3333 yojana kA hotA hai jisa meM nIce ke bhAga meM vAyu, bIca ke bhAga meM vAyu aura jala eka sAtha aura Upara ke bhAga meM nikevala jala hai| ina saba pAtAla kalazoM meM nIce ke aura bIca ke bhAga meM Urdhva-gamana svabhAva bAlI vAyu utpanna hotI hai, hilatI hai, calatI hai, kampita hotI hai kSubdha hotI hai aura paraspara saGgharSa hotA hai taba pAnI upara uchalatA hai aura bar3hatA hai| jaba nIce ke aura bIca ke bhAga meM Urdhva gamana svabhAva vAlI vAyu zAnta ho jAtI hai, taba pAnI nIcA ho jAtA hai| isa taraha ahorAtri meM yAnI 30 muhUrta meM do vakta vAyu utpana hotI hai, taba jvAra hotA hai aura do hI vakta bhATA hotA hai| yaha hai jaina zAstroM meM jvAra bhATe kA kAraNa / yaha pAtAla kalaza zAsvata haiM isa liye ina ke yojanoM ko 2000 kosa ke eka yojana ke hisAba se samajhanA cAhiye / jvAra bhATe ke viSaya meM vartamAna anveSaNoM se jo pramANita huA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai| samudra ke jala-tala ke Upara uThane ko jvAra aura nIce baiThane ko bhATA kahate haiN| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAseM ! 147 pratyeka 24 ghanTe 52 minaTa meM do do vAra samudra kA jala-tala Upara uThatA hai aura do bAra nIcA baiTha jAtA hai| eka hI samaya para saba sthAnoM meM jvAra bhATA nahIM AtA-bhinna bhinna sthAnoM para jvAra aura bhATe kA samaya bhinna bhinna hotA hai parantu pratyeka sthAna para jvAra aura bhATe ke Ane kA samaya pUrva nizcita hotA hai / usameM antara nahIM pdd'taa| jvAra kI lahareM kramAnusAra pRthvI ke saba jalamaya sthAnoM para pahuMcatI hai aura isa prakAra jvAra bhATe kA cakra pRthvI kI parikramA sI karatA rahatA hai isa cakra kA kabhI anta nahIM hotaa| jvAra bhATe kA sambandha candramA se hai| candramA pRthvI ke cAroM tarapha 2287 mIla prati ghanTe kI gati se parikramA karatA hai| jvAra bhATe kI utpatti pRthvI aura candramA kI pArasparika gurutvAkarSaNa zakti se hotI hai| yaha AkarSaNa zakti padArthoM ke dravya kI mAtrA ke anupAta meM bar3hatI hai aura unake bIca kI dUrI ke varga ke anupAta meM kama hotI hai pRthvI kA adhikAMsa bhAga jalamagna hai pRthvI para jala kA eka prakAra AvaraNa sA car3hA huA hai| gurutvAkarSaNa zakti ke kAraNa jala kA AvaraNa pRthvI para baMdhA sA hai, parantu candramA kA AkarSaNa usako apanI tarapha khIMcatA hai pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki candramA ke ThIka sAmane par3ane vAle pradeza meM jahA~ usakA khiMcAva saba se adhika hotA hai, vahAM kA jala candramA kI tarapha khiMcatA hai aura Asa-pAsa ke jala-tala se Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! U~cA ho jAtA hai| candramA prati 24 ghanTe 52 miniTa meM pRthvI kI parikramA karatA hai arthAt jo sthAna Aja 7 vaje candramA ke sAmane par3egA vaha kala 7 baja kara 52 miniTa para phira candramA ke sAmane pdd'egaa| jvAra Ane ke ThIka 6 ghanTe 13 miniTa pazcAt bhATA AtA hai| jvAra do taraha kA hotA hai bRhata jvAra ( Spring tide) aura laghu jvAra ( Neap tide ) / candramA kI AkarSaNa zakti ke alAbA pRthvI para sUrya kI gurutvAkarSaNa zakti kA bhI prabhAva par3atA hai| jvAra bhATe meM prAyaH candramA kI AkarSaNa zakti hI pradhAna rahatI hai parantu sUrya kA pramAva bhI par3atA hai jina dinoM meM sUrya aura candramA donoM pRthvI kI eka hI dizA meM hote haiM, una dinoM meM donoM kI AkarSaNa zaktiyoM kA saMyukta prabhAva par3atA hai| phala svarUpa jbAra kA vega adhika ho jAtA hai aura samudra kA jala adhika UMcA uThatA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki pUrNimA aura amAvazyA ke dinoM meM samudra meM UMcA yA bRhata jvAra ( Spring tide ) hotA hai| isake viparita zukla aura kRSNASTamI ko saba se nIcA yA laghu jvAra ( Neap tide ) hotA hai ina dinoM sUrya aura candramA samakoNa kI sthiti meM hote haiM aura donoM kI AkarSaNa zaktiyAM eka dUsare ke viruddha kAma karatI haiN| gaNanA se yaha anumAna huA hai ki candramA kI AkarSaNa zakti jala ko apanI tarapha 56 senTImITara khiMcatI hai aura sUrya kI AkarSaNa-zakti Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vanAvaTa aura pRthvI, 25 senTImITara, kAraNa sUrya bahuta dUra hai / isa prakAra bRhata jvAra ke dinoM meM 56+25=81 senTImITara kA khiMcAva hotA hai parantu nIce - laghu jvAra ke dinoM meM 56-25-31 senTImITara kA khiMcAva raha jAtA hai / jvAra bhATe kI UMcAInIcAI adhikatara samudra taTa kI candramA aura sUrya kI sthitiyoM ke upara nirbhara rahatI hai / saMsAra meM sabase UMcA jvAra amerikA ke taTa para novAskoziyA meM phaNDI kI khAr3I Bay of Fundy meM AtA hai| yahAM para jvAra kI lahareM lagabhaga 70 phITa UMcI ho jAtI haiN| jala kI gaharAI aura sthala kI dUrI kA bhI gaharA prabhAva par3atA hai / jahAM jala bahuta adhika gaharA hotA hai vahAM jvAra kI lahareM bar3I tejI se Age bar3hatI hai-- jaise eTalAnTika mahAsAgara kI viSuvat rekhA ke samIpavAle sthAnoM meM jvAra kI bAr3ha 500 mIla prati ghanTe ke hisAba se Age bar3hatI hai| pRthvI apanI dhurI para pazcima se pUrva kI tarapha ghUmatI hai, isaliye candramA pUrva se pazcima kI tarapha calatA mAlUma hotA hai jahAM jala kI adhikatA hai, vahAM candramA kA khIMcAva adhika pratyakSa mAlUma hotA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki dakSiNI golAddha ke usa jala khaNDa meM jahAM kevala AsTa eliyA hI vizAla sthala khaNDa hai, candramA kA vizeSa prabhAva dikhAI par3atA hai aura jala kA vega pUrva se pazcima kI tarapha bahatA huA pratyakSa dikhAI detA hai / jaba jvAra kisI nadI kI dhArA se TakarAtA hai to nadI ke 146 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! Upara jala kI dhAra ulaTI bar3hatI hai| isakI UMcAI kabhI kabhI bahuta adhika ho jAtI hai| jvAra ke vega se car3hA huA jala nadI ke pravAha ke kAraNa Upara car3hane se ruka jAtA hai aura eka prakAra se jala kI dIvAra sI khar3I ho jAtI hai / pAnI kI isI UMcI dIvAra ko 'bANa' (Tidal Bore) kahate hai| jvAra bhATe kA jinako pratyakSa anubhava hai, ve anumAna kara sakate haiM ki isa viSaya kI jaina zAstroM meM kI huI "bUjhabujAgarI" kalpanA kahAM taka satya hai ? samudra meM pAnI Upara uThatA aura nIce baiTha jAtA hai, yaha dekha kara sarvajJoM ne socA ki sarvajJatA ke nAte isa maMsale kA bhI to koI samAdhAna karanA cAhiye / pRthvI aura candramA ke gurutvAkarSaNa kA to patA thA nahIM ataH unhoMne socA ki yadi isakA koI kAraNa ho sakatA hai to samudra ke bhItara hI ho sakatA hai aura vaha bhI kahIM vAyu ke vega kA hii| basa phaurana bar3e bar3e pAtAla kalazoM kI kalpanA kara DAlI aura kalazoM meM vAyu bhara dii| kalazoM ke tIna bhAga karake nIce ke bhAga meM vAyu aura usake upara ( bIca) ke bhAga meM vAyu aura jala eka sAtha aura upara ke bhAga meM kevala jala batA diyAkyoMki unheM Upara ke jala ko hI to bar3hatA huA aura kama hotA huA darzAnA thaa| magara yaha nahIM socA ki jala vAyu se vajana meM bahuta adhika bhArI hone ke kAraNa vAyu ke Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 151 Upara vaha Thahara nahIM sakatA yAnI kalazoM meM jala nIce baiTha jAyamA aura vAyu Upara uTha jAyagI aura kalazoM ke mugva khule rahane ke kAraNa vAyu nikala kara bAhara calI jaaygii| phira kisa taraha se to jvAra hogA aura kisa taraha se bhaattaa| yaha eka sIdhI sI bAta thI, magara sarvajJoM ne apane tarka ko kataI takalIpha nahIM dii| soca liyA sarvajJatA kI chApa mAra dene para phira koI savAla uTha hI nahIM sakegA, to kisa liye UhApoha kI jAya ? - manuSya mAtra jAnatA hai ki kisI khule mu~ha ke pAtra meM nIce vAyu aura Upara jala kabhI nahIM Thahara sakatA magara isa sarvajJatA kI chApa ne bhaktoM ke tarka aura AMkhoM para paradA DAla rakhA hai| zAstroM ke racane vAloM ne bhagavAna ke nAma para vyartha kI asatya kalpanAe~ karake prabhu mahAvIra ke pabitra jIvana para nAnA taraha ke aziSTa AvaraNa car3hA diye / zAstroM meM yadi ekAdha bAta hI kalpita hotI aura inake AdhAra para Upara kathita samAjaghAtaka siddhAnta na phailate to ina "bUjhabujAgarI" kalpanAoM ko satya kI kasauTI para kasane kI koI AvazyakatA hI anubhava nahIM hotI, magara jaba ki inameM asatya, asvAbhAvika auraasammava pratIta honevAlI bAteM hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM haiM ( jinheM yadi isa prakAra lekhoM dvArA batAI jAye to bIsoM varSoM taka lekha cAla rakhane par3e) inake rahasya ko prakAza meM lAnA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'terApaMthI yuvaka saMgha kA buleTina naM0 2' jana san 1944 I0 jaina sUtroM meM mAMsa kA vidhAna pichale kisI eka lekha meM maine yaha kahA thA ki eka hI bAta ke viSaya meM eka sUtra meM kucha hI likhA huA hai to dUsare meM kucha hii| yahAM taka hai ki paraspara eka dUsare ke viruddha taka likhA huA hai| isa prakAra kI paraspara be-mela bAteM jaina zAstroM meM prAyaH saiMkar3oM kI saMkhyA meM haiM aura asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta hone vAlI bAtoM ke viSaya meM to yaha dAve ke sAtha kahA jA sakatA hai ki ve hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM haiN| aisI avasthA meM zAstroM ko bhagavAna ke vacana kaha kara akSara-akSara satya kahanA sarvajJatA ke nAma kA upahAsa karanA hai| vartamAna jaina sUtroM kI truTi pUrNa racanA aura sandigdha vacanoM ke kAraNa jaina dharmAnuyAiyoM ke eka hI sUtroM ko mAnate huve aneka phira ke hote gaye aura hote jA rahe haiN| vikrama samvata 523 ke lagabhaga ina sUtroM kI racanA huI thii| usa samaya se Aja taka ina sUtra vacanoM kA bhinna 2 artha nikalane ke AdhAra para seMkar3oM naye naye mata cAlU hote rahe haiM aura paraspara eka dUsare se ina vacanoM ko lekara lar3ate jhagar3ate rahe haiN| sUtroM kI racanA ke kucha hI samaya pazvAt bar3agaccha kI sthApanA huI isake pazcAt vikrama saMvat 1136 meM SaTakalyANaka mata 1204 meM kharatara gaccha 1213 meM AMcalika mata 1236 meM sArddha paurNimeyaka mata 1250 meM Agamika mata Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 153 1285 meM tapAgaccha 1531 meM luMkA gaccha 1562 meM kaTuka mata 1570 meM bijAgaccha 1572 meM pAya candrasUri gaccha 1706 meM lavajI kA mata ( jisake sthAnakavAsI huve haiM ) aura 1816 meM terApaMtha mata cAlU huve| inake atirikta aura bhI aneka mata cAlU huve haiN| Aja bhI hama varAbara dekha rahe haiM ki sUtroM ke ina sandigdha vacanoM meM ulajhakara prati varSa saikar3oM sAdhu apane 2 gaccha aura matoM se nikala par3ate haiM aura AvArA bhaTaka kara apanI jindagI barabAda karate huve mara miTate haiN| yaha hai ina sUtroM ke sandigdha vacanoM kA kaTu phl| ina hI sandigdha vacanoM ke AdhAra para bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sapUta (ye sAdhu ) phirakA bandI meM par3a kara paraspara lar3a rahe haiN| eka dUsare ko burA batAne meM tanika bhI nahIM aghaate| zetAmbara jaina ke isa samaya mukhya mukhya tIna phirake haiN| kisI ke pAsa cale jAiye bAkI ke do phirakoM kI nindA karate dekha kara Apa Uba jaayeNge| ina sandigdha vacanoM ke AdhAra para koI bhagavAna kI pratimA ko sanmAna karanA doSa batA rahA hai to koI mAtA pitA, pati kI sevA suzrUSA karanA, vipattI meM par3e huve kI sahAyatA karanA, zikSA pracAra Adi saMsAra ke jitane bhI upakAra ke satkArya haiM saba ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI ekAnta pApa batA rahA hai| isakA kAraNa kisI vyakti vizeSa kA nijU svArtha nahIM haiM aura na kisI kI dveSa buddhi se aisA ho rahA hai parantu isakA kAraNa eka mAtra ina sUtroM ke sandigdha vacana aura inakI truTi ___ Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! pUrNa racanA mAtra hai| sUtroM kI truTi pUrNa racanA ke viSaya meM bhinna bhinna nukate ( Points) ko lekara yadi zvetAmbara sampradAya ke phirakoM kI mAnyatA meM jo paraspara antara hai, use spaSTa kiyA jAya to isa choTe se lekha meM sambhava nahIM, isake liye to eka svatantra pustaka kI racanA karanI par3egI parantu truTi pUrNa racanA ke viSaya kI kucha Ama (General) bAteM bicArane yogya haiN| ___ bhagavatI sUtra ko bahuta bar3A dikhAne ke liye usameM 36000 praznoM kA kathana kiyA gayA hai| eka hI prazna ko kevala praznoM kI saMkhyA bar3hAne ke vicAra se bAra 2 kaI sthAnoM meM rakhA gayA hai aura Apa dekheMge ki sUtroM kI saMkhyA aura unakA kalevara bar3hAne ke liye ThIka vaise hI bahuta se balki ve ke ve hI prazana jo bhagavatI meM haiM vahI jIvAbhigama meM maujUda haiM vahI pannavaNA meM aura yahI jambUdvIpa pannati Adi meN| isa prakAra paraspara eka dUsare sUtra meM ve ke ve hI prazna jor3a-jAr3a kara sUtroM kI saMkhyA aura kalevara bar3hAne kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| sUtroM ko dekhane vAle bhalI prakAra jAnate haiM ki saba sUtroM meM punarAvRti bharI par3I hai| saba sthAnoM meM yaha najara A rahA hai mAno kevala kalevara bar3hAne kI bhAvanA se eka hI bAta kA barAbara aneka bAra prayoga kiyA gayA hai| saMsAra ke sAmane Volume bar3hA kara dikhAne kI bhAvanA usa samaya aura bhI adhika spaSTa ho jAtI hai jisa samaya hama Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 155 candraprajJapti aura sUryaprajJapti para dRSTi DAlate haiN| candraprajJapti aura sUryaprajJapti donoM bhinna 2 do sUtra mAne gaye haiN| bAraha upAgoM meM jJAtA dharma kathAMga kA eka chaTThA upAGga aura dUsarA sAtavAM upAMga mAnA gayA hai| parantu Apa ina sUtroM ko par3ha jAiye donoM sUtra akSarasaH eka hI haiM / ina donoM meM kucha bhI bhinnatA nahIM phira inakA bhinna 2 do nAma aura eka ko chaTThA upAMga aura dUsare ko sAtA upAMga kisa liye batAyA gayA hai isakA kAraNa samajha meM nahIM aataa| ____ina sUtroM kI bAteMpratyakSa aura gaNanA ( Mathematically) meM asatya pramANita ho rahI haiM yaha eka judI bAta hai| parantu savAla to yaha hai ki jaba ki yaha donoM sUtra harapha ba harapha eka hI haiM to saMsAra ke sAmane do batA kara dikhAne kA bhI to koI makasada honA caahiye| __dRSTivAda nAma kA bArahavAM aMga maya 14 pUrva aura kaI ve sUtra jinake paThana mAtra se sevA meM devatA hAjira honA anivArya thA kA honA batA kara sAtha hI unakA viccheda jAnA yA lopa ho jAnA kahA gayA hai| candraprajJapti aura sUryaprajJapti donoM sUtra harapha ba harapha eka hote bhI do batAne ke kathana para gaura karane se isa kathana para pUrA zaka paidA ho jAtA hai ki AyA yaha cavadaha pUrva aura paThana mAtra se sevA meM deva hAjira karane vAle grantha the yA saMkhyA aura mahatva bar3hAne ke liye korI kalpanA mAtra hI hai| ___ Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! yadi yaha cavadaha pUrva aura paThana mAtra se sevA meM deva hAjira karane vAle sUtra vAstava meM hI hote to aise upayogI ratnoM ko lopa hone kyoM dete jabaki bhagavAna mahAbIra ke samaya ke tAr3apatroM para likhe huve aneka graMtha mila rahe haiN| phira inake liye hI na likhane kI kauna sI kAnUnI niSedhAjJA lAgU par3atI thii| vicArane kI bAta hai ki likhane kI kalA rahate huve aisA kauna nA samajha aura akarmaNya hogA jo aisI upayogI vastu ko kevala likhane ke Alasya se lopa hone degaa| danta kathA hai ki AcArya mahArAja ke kAna meM sUTha kA Tukar3A rakhA huvA thA jo bismRta ho gayA aura pratikramaNa kI palevanA ke samaya usa saMTha ke Tukar3e ko kAna meM bhUlA jAna kara vicAra kiyA ki paMcama kAla ke prabhAva se dina prati dina smaraNa zakti bisaratI jA rahI hai ataH bhagavAna ke jJAna ko lipivaddha kara denA Avazyaka samajha kara sUtra likhvaaye| jo lopa ho gayA unake liye bhI yahI kathana hai ki eka sAtha lopa nahIM huA thA parantu sanaiH sanaiH lopa huvA thaa| pahale 14 pUrvadhara the pazcAt 10 pUrvadhara huve| hote hote jisa samaya sUtra likhe gaye usa samaya kevala Adha (1) pUrva kA jJAna zeSa raha gayA thaa| Azcarya to isa bAta kA hai ki 14 pUrva meM se kiMcita yAnI AdhA pUrva ghaTa kara jisa samaya 133 pUrva rahe usI samaya Alasya tyAga kara ceta jAnA cAhiye thA aura bace huve 136 pUrvo ko aura jinake paThana mAtra se devatA hAjira hoM-aise camatkAra pUrNa sUtroM ____ Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 157 ko to lipibaddha karA denA cAhiye thA, jo nahIM kiyA ; varanA itanI bar3I sampadA (1) se saMsAra vaJcita nahIM rahatA / bhagavAna mahAbIra nirvANa ke 680 varSa prazcAta vartamAna sUtra likhe gaye / yadyapi asala ( Original) pratiyoM kA Aja kahIM patA taka nahIM hai parantu likha diye jAne se yaha to huvA ki dharma granthoM para musalamAnI jamAne jaisA khataranAka samaya gujarane para bhI Aja lagabhaga 1475 varSa vyatIta hogaye parantu sUtra jyoM ke tyoM upalabdha haiM / kyA itane bar3e jJAnI pUrvadharoM ke jJAna meM yaha bAta nahIM AI ki likhavA dene kA aisA zubha phala hotA hai / unheM cAhiye thA ki aise upayogI sUtroM ko likhavAkara bhagavAna ke jJAna ko sthAyI kara dete / candraprajJapti aura sUryaprajJapti donoM sUtra akSarasaH eka haiM so to vicAraNIya bAta hai hI parantu inameM kI eka bAta bar3I hI Azcaryajanaka najara A rahI hai| dasama prAbhRta ke satarahaveM prati prAbhRta meM bhinna bhinna nakSatroM meM bhinna bhinna prakArake bhojana karake gamana kare to kArya kI siddhi kA honA batalAyA hai / isa bhojana vidhAna meM ha jagaha bhinna bhinna prakAra ke mAMsoM kA bhojana karake jAne para kArya siddhi kA kathana haiN| yahAM hama sUtra ke mUla pATha ko hI de dete haiM / ; tA kahate bhoyaNa Ahiteti vadejjA ? tA ete sirNa aThThAvI sAe nakttAkatiyAhiM dahiNA bhozcA kajaM sAheti // 1 // rohiNIhi basabhamaMsaM bhoccA kajjaM sAheti // 2 // Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! migasireNa migamaMsaM bhoccA kajjaM sAheti // 3 // ahiM NavaNIehiM bhoccA kajjaM sAheti // 4 // puNavasuNA gharaNeM bhoccA // 5 // puse khireNa bhoccA // 6 // - asilesAhiM dIvaga maMseNaM bhoccA // 7 // mahAhiM kasari bhoccA // 8 // putrA phagguNihiM mer3haga maMsenaM bhoccA // 6 // uttarA phagguNihiM Nakkhi maMsenaM bhoccA // 10 // hatthe vatthANiyagaM bhoccA / / 11 / / cittAhi mugasUeNaM bhoccA / / 12 / / sAtiNA phalAhiM bhoccA // 13 // visAhAhiM atisiyA bhoccA / / 14 / / aNurAhAhi mAsAkureNa bhoccA // 15 // ThThA kIlaTThieNa bhoccA // 16 // muleNaM mulaga saraNaM bhoccA // 17 // puvvAsADhAhiM Amalaga sArireNa bhoccA // 18 // uttarASADhAhiM bille hi bhoccA // 16 // abhiyeNaM puppeti bhoccA // 20 // savaNeNaM khIreNaM bhoccA // 21 // dhaNiTThAhiM jase bhoncA / / 22 / / saya bhisayA tumbarAto bhoccA // 23 // punvA bhadyavayAhiM kAriyaehiM bhoccA / / 24 158 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! uttarA bhadyavayAhi varAhamaMsaM bhoccA // 25 // rebatihiM jalayaramaMsaM bhoccA kajaM sAheti // 26 // assiNihiM tittaramaMsaM bhoccA / kajjaM sAhati ahavA vaTTakamaMsaM bhoccA // 27 // bharaNIhiM tila tandulayaM bhocA kajjaM sAheti / iti dasamassa sattaramaM pahur3a sammataM // sUtra ke uparyukta mUla pATha meM ha sthAnoM meM bhinna bhinna mAMsoM ke bhojana karake yAtrA karane para kArya siddhi kA kathana hai / rohiNI nakSatra meM bRpabha mAMsa, mRgasirA meM mRga kA mAMsa, aza leSA meM citraka mRga kA mAMsa, pUrvAphAlaguNI meM mIDhe kA mAMsa, uttarAphAlaguNI meM nakhayukta pazu kA mAMsa uttarAbhAdrapada meM 156 sUara kA mAMsa, revatI meM jalacara yAnI macchAdi kA mAMsa aura azvinI meM tItara kA mAMsa athavA bataka ke mA~sa kA bhojana kA kathana hai / zrI gautama svAmI ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yaha pharamAyA hai| samajha meM nahIM AtA ki jaina dharma ke pravarttaka, ahisA ke avatAra, jina bhagavAna mahAbIra ne janasamudAya ko sukSmAtisukSma ahiMsA pAlana karane para atyadhika jora diyA hai unhoMne isa prakAra kA kathana kisa AdhAra para pharamAyA hai / yadi yaha kArya siddhi isa prakAra vAstava meM hotI tobhI yaha bahAnA nikala sakatA thA ki bastu sthiti jaisI hotI hai vesA kathana sarvajJa karate hai parantu bAta aisI nahIM hai| kisI mAMsa yA dhAnyAdi bastu vizeSa kA Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM! bhojana karake gamana karane para hI yadi kArya kI siddhi ho jAtI hotI to Ajataka kisI bhI vyakti kA koI bhI kArya siddhi hone se bAkI nahIM rhtaa| Ayurveda kI taraha yadi ina mAMsoM ke bhojana se roga vizeSa para Arogya hone kA kathana hotA to vastu svabhAba ke AdhAra para kathaMcita mAnA bhI jA sakatA thA parantu kArya siddhi kA kathana sarvathA asatya evam ayukta hai| bAstava meM ina sUtroM ke racayitAoM ne racanA karane meM itanI adhika truTiyAM rakhadI haiM ki jisakA pariNama jainatva ke liye bhayaMkara siddha ho rahA hai| jaina vidvAnoM kA isa samaya parama kartavya hai ki sUtroM ke saMdigdha sthaloM ko spaSTa karake inake AdhAra para pratidina bar3hane vAle nAnA phirakoM ko eka sUtra meM bAMdhane kA prayAsa kreN| Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'terApaMthI yuvaka saMgha:kA buleTina naM0 3' akTUbara san 1944 I0 mAMsa zabda ke artha para vicAra . terApaMthI yuvaka saMgha, lADanUM dvArA prakAzita buleTina (patraka) nambara 2 meM zAstroM kI bAteM' zIrSaka maiMne eka lekha diyA thA jisameM bartamAna jaina sUtroM kI truTipUrNa racanA aura sandigdha bacanoM ke kAraNa, sabhI zvetAmbara jaina sampradAyoM meM eka hI zAstroM ko mAnate huye paraspara hone vAle virodha aura vaimanazya se jainatva kA jo prita dina hAsa ho rahA hai usa para prakAza DAlA thaa| aura usI lekha meM sUryaprajJapti tathA candraprajJapti donoM sUtra harapha ba harapha eka hote huve bhI bhinna bhinna mAne jAne ke viSaya meM likhate samaya prasaGga vasAt unameM ke dasama prAbhRta ke satarahaveM pratiprAbhRta meM bhinna bhinna nakSatroM meM bhinna bhinna prakAra ke mAMsa bhojana karake yAtrA karane para kArya siddhi hone ke kathana para Azcarya prakaTa kiyA thaa| kAraNa ahiMsA pradhAna kahalAne vAle jaina dharma ke zAstroM meM isa prakAra mAMsa bhojana ke kathana kA honA avazya Azcarya kI bAta hai| muni samAja ne isa viSaya para samAlocanA karate huye yaha pharamAyA ki zAstroM meM mAMsa bhojana ke sambandha kA jo kathana hai vaha mAMsa nahIM hai paraMtu vanaspati vizeSa ke nAma haiN| bar3I prasannatA kI bAta hogI yadi jaina zAstroM meM mAMsa bhojana ke viSaya kA jina jina sthAnoM meM prasaMga Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! AyA hai ve saba mithyA pramANita ho jAya~ ; parantu zAstroM kI racanA karane meM zAstrakAroM ne aisI truTiyAM rakha dI haiM athavA racanA ke pazcAt aise prakSepa ho gaye haiM ki jinakA samAdhAna yA sudhAra ho sakanA asambhaba ke lagabhaga hai| eka bAta ke liye eka sthAna meM kucha hI likhA huA hai to dUsare sthAna meM usase viruddha likhA huA hai| isI kA yaha pariNAma hai ki eka hI sUtroM ko mAnate hue mAnane vAloM meM paraspara virodha par3a rahA hai aura eka dUsare ko saba mithyAtvI batA rahe haiN| vivAdAspada viSayoM kA santoSajanaka nirNaya Aja taka nahIM ho sakA aura jaba taka ina zAstroM kI akSara akSara satyatA kA vizvAsa hRdaya se nahIM haTa jAyagA bhaviSya meM bhI nirNaya ho sakane kI AzA karanA durAzA mAtra hai| jaina zAstroM meM mAMsa bhojana ke sambandha meM sUryaprajJapti candraprajJapti ke atirikta Aye huye kucha prasaMga pAThakoM ke vicArArtha nIce likha kara una para vibecana karU~gA jisase pAThaka apane nirNaya karane kA prayatna kara skeN| bhagavatI sUtra ke 15 ve zataka meM gosAlaka ke viSaya kA varNana hai| gosAlaka ne bhagavAna mahAbIra para ( bhasma karane ke liye ) tejo lezyA ddaalii| tejo lezyA ne bhagavAna para pUrA asara nahIM kiyA parantu usase unake zarIra meM vipula roga hokara pittajvara, peciza aura dAha utpanna ho gyaa| isa roga ko upazAnta karane ke liye bhagavAna ne apane ziSya siMha nAmaka Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgarsa bAseM ! 163 sAdhu ko bulAkara kahA ki tuma miDhIya grAma meM revatI gAthApani ke ghara jaao| .. usane mere liye do kapota ( kabUtara) zarIra banAye haiM una kapota zarIroM ko mata lAnA aura anya ke liyemArjAra ke liye kukkur3a mAMsa banAyA hai use mere liye le aanaa| bhagavAna kI AjJA ke anusAra siMha aNagAra usa revatI gAthA pani ke ghara gayA aura mArjAra ke liye banAye hue usa kukkur3a mAMsa ko lAkara bhagavAna ko diyA jisako khAkara bhagavAna ne apanA roga upazAnta kiyaa| ___ bhagavatI sUtra kA vaha mUla pATha isa prakAra hai| 'taM gacchahaNa tumaM sIhA miDhiyagAma jayaraM revatIe gAhAvaiNIe gihe, tatthaNaM revatIe gAhAbaie mama aThAe duve kavoyasarIrA. uvakkhaDiyA te hiMNo aTTo atthi| se aNe pariyAsi majAra kaDae kukkur3a maMsae tamAhArahi, teNaM attttho| bhAvArthaH-isaliye he siMha muni ! miMDhiya gAMva nAmaka nagara meM revatI gAthApatni ke ghara ta~ jaa| usane mere liye do kapota zarIra pakAye haiM jisase kucha prayojana nahIM ; kintu usake yahAM apanI billI ke liye banAyA huA kukkur3a mAMsa rakhA hai vaha mere liye le AnA usa se kAma hai| - isa pATha para vivecana karate hue kucha ne to kapota zarIra ko kabUtara kA zarIra aura mArjAra kRtaM kukkur3a mAMsa ko billI ke liye banAyA huA kukar3e kA mAMsa batAyA hai aura kaI AcAyauM ne ina nAmoM ko vanaspati parka meM lekara kapota ko vijore kA phala Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! aura kukkur3a mAMsa ko kolA (kuSmAnDa) kI girI tathA mArjAra zabda ko vAyu roga vizeSa batalA kara samAdhAna kiyA haiN| prAcIna koSa granthoM meM ina zabdoM ko-kapota ko kabUtara, kukkur3a ko murgA aura mArjAra ko billI likhA huA hai| jina AcAryoM ne ina zabdoM ko banaspati varga meM lekara kapota zarIra ko bijorAphala, kukkuDa mAMsa ko kole ( kuSmANDa ) kI girI aura mArjAra ko bAyu roga vizeSa batAne kA prayatna kiyA hai unahI ke zabdoM ko lekara jarmanI ke DAkTara haramana jekobI ko yaha samajJAyA gayA thA ki yaha zabda banaspati vizeSa ke liye Aye hue haiN| jina AcAryoM ne zAstroM meM Aye hue aise nikRSTa zabdoM para paradA DAlane kA prayatna kiyA hai unhoMne burA nahIM kiyA balki prazaMsanIya kArya hI kiyA hai| kAraNa kama se kama unakA AdhAra lekara ina zabdoM se utpanna hone vAlI burAiyoM se to bacA jA sakatA hai| una AcAryoM ko cAhiye thA ki zAstroM meM Aye hue aise zabdoM ko una sthAnoM se sarvathA haTA dete jisa prakAra 45 sUtroM meM se 13 sUtroM ko haTA kara zeSa 32 sUtroM ko hI mAnya rakhA gayA hai| saba se bar3I vicArane kI bAta to yaha hai ki kyA vijorA aura kuSmANDa, (kolA ) phaloM kA nAma usa samaya bhAratavarSa meM pracalita nahIM the athavA bijore ko kapota zarIra aura kuSmANDa (kole ) ko kukkuDa mAMsa hI kahA jAtA thaa| ina hI zAkoM meM bijore kA nAma mAuliMga thA vijapura aura Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 165 kole kA nAma kuSmANDa kahA huA mila rahA hai phira isI sthala meM bijore ko kapota zarIra aura kole ko kukkur3a mAMsa kahane kI kauna sI AvazyakatA thI yaha bicAra ne kI bAta hai| AcArAMga sUtra ke kaI sthAnoM meM aise pATha Ate hai jinameM muniyoM ke bhojana vyavahAroM ke sAtha madyavA, mAMsaMvA, macchaMvA zabdoM kA prayoga huvA hai jaise- AcArAMga sUtra ke 10 veM adhyayana ke cauthe uddeza meM isa prakAra hai__saMti tatthepatiyasla bhikkhumsa pure saMthuyA vA pacchAsaMthuyA vA parivasaMti, tejahA gAhAvatIvA, gAhAvatINovA, gAhAvatiputravA, gAhAvatIdhuyAovA, gAhAvatI saNAovA, dhAIovA, dAsIvA dAsIovA, kammakarAvA, kammakarIo vA tahappagArAI kulAI puresaMthuyANI vA pacchasuthuyANi vA puvAmeva bhikkhAyariyAe aNupavisissAmi aviya ittha labhissAmi, piMDavA, loyaMvA khIraMvA dadhiMvA navaNIyaMvA ghayaM vA, gulamvA, tellaMbA, majhuvA, majjaMvA, mAMsaMvA, saMkuliMvA, phANiyaMvA pUyaMvA sihariNivA, taM puvAmeva bhaccA peccA, paDigAhaM saMlihiyaM sapamajjiya, tatopacchA, bhikkhuhiM saddhiM gAhavAtikulaM piMDavAya paDiyAe paDisissAmi nikkhbhissaamivaa| mAiThANaM phAseNo evaM krejjaa| setattha bhikkhUhiM saddhiM kAleNaM, aNupavisittA tatthiyarehiM kulehiM sAmudANiyaM esiya, vesiyaM piMDavAyaM paDigAhettA AhAraM aahaatejjaa| Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! bhAvArtha:-kisI gAMva meM kisI muni kA apane tathA apanI sasurAla ke gRhastha puruSa, gRhastha strI, putra, putrI, putravadhU, dhAya, naukara naukArANI sevaka sevikA rahate hoM, usa gAMva meM jAte hue vaha muni aisA vicAra kare ki maiM eka daphA anya saba sAdhuoM se pahile apane ristedAroM meM bhikSA ke liye jAU~gA, aura mujhe vahAM anna, pAna, dUdha, dahI makkhana ghI, gur3a, tela, madhu, (zahada ) madya (zarAva ) mAMsa, tilapApar3I gur3a kA pAnI, bandI yA zrIkhanDa milegA-use maiM saba se pahale khAkara apane pAtra sApha karake pIche phira dUsare muniyoM ke sAtha gRhasthoM ke ghara bhikSA lene jAU~gA ( yadi vaha muni aisA kare ) to muni ke liye yaha doSa kI bAta hai| isaliye muni ko aisA nahIM karanA caahiye| kintu anya muniyoM ke sAtha samaya para alaga alaga kuloM meM bhikSA ke liye jAkara milA huvA nirdUSaNa AhAra lekara khAnA caahiye| isa Upara kahe pATha se zAstrakAra kA abhiprAya spaSTa mAlUma ho rahA hai ki yadi koI sAdhu anya sAdhuoM se chipA kara apane kuTumbIjanoM Adi se eka daphA AhArAdi lekara use khA leve pazcAt pAtra sApha karake dUsarI daphA anya sAdhuoM ke sAtha jAkara phira AhAra lAkara khAle to aisA karanA sAdhu ke liye doSa yukta bAta hai| kAraNa prathama to anya sAdhuoM se chipA kara akelA khAnA doSa kI bAta hai aura dUsare binA kAraNa do bAra bhikSA lAnA bhI doSa kI bAta hai| akelA na jAkara yadi sAdhu Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 167 anya sAdhuoM ke sAtha jAkara dUdha, dahI, madya, mAMsa Adi pATha meM AI huI koI bhI bastu lAkara apane hI hisse ke anusAra khAve to zAstrakAra ke abhiprAya ke anusAra koI doSa pramANita nahIM hotA / zAstrakAra kI dRSTi meM isa sthAna para madya mAMsa sAdhu ke liye tyAjya vastu hotI to pATha meM ina zabdoM kA prayoga hI nahIM hotA / TIkAkAra zrI zilaMgAcArya pharamA rahe haiM ki kisI samaya koI sAdhu atipramAdI aura lolupI hokara madya mAMsa ko khAnA cAhe usake liye yaha ullekha hai / TIkAkAra ne isa pATha meM Aye hue madya aura mAMsa zabdoM ko banaspati bagairA kahane kA prayatna nahIM kiyaa| kAraNa madya ke sAtha mAMsa kAzabda hone se banaspati parka meM lekara isa prakAra kahane kI koI guJjAiza nahIM dekhI / kevala sAdhu ko atipramAdI aura lolupI hone kA kaha kara zuddha sAdhu ke sAtha madya mAMsa ke vyavahAra kA sambandha tor3ane kA prayatna kiyA hai parantu unhoMne aisA nahIM kahA ki jo sAdhu pramAda va madya mAMsa kA prayoga karatA hai vaha zuddha sAdhu nahIM raha sktaa| yadi aise atipramAdI sAdhu ke liye yaha kaha dete ki isa prakAra madya mAMsa kA prayoga karane vAlA muni sAdhu nahIM raha sakatA to isa pATha meM Aye hue madya mAMsa ke zabdoM ke Upara uThane vAlI zaMkAoM kA apane Apa hI samAdhAna ho jAtA / pATha ke abhiprAya ke anusAra kevala madya mAMsa ke liye sAdhu para atipramAdI aura lolupIpana kA Aropa karanA bana nahIM Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sktaa| lolupIpana kA AkSepa yadi bana sakatA hai to isa pATha meM Aye hue dUdha, dahI, madya, mAMsa Adi saba padArthoM ke sambandha meM ekasA bana sakatA hai| kevala madya mAMsa ke liye lolupIpana kA AkSepa lagAnA mUla sUtra ke pATha ke abhiprAya se viruddha hai| AcArAMga sUtrake isI 10 veM adhyana ke 6 veM uddeza meM bhI eka pATha hai| jo isa prakAra hai___"se bhikkhuvA jAva samANe senjaM puvvaM jANejjA maMsaM vA macchaMvA bhanjijja mANaM pa e tella pUyayaM bA Ae sAe ubakkhaDijjamANaM pehAeNoM khaMda khaddhaNouvasaMkamittu omaasejjaa| Nannattha gilANaNIsAe / " ___ bhAvArthaH- muni kisI manuSya ko mAMsa athavA machalI bhUjatA huA dekha kara yA mehamAna ke liye tela meM talatI huI pUr3iyAM dekha kara unake lene ke liye jaldI daur3akara una cIjoM kI yAcanA nahIM kre| yadi kisI rogI ( bImAra ) muni ke liye una cIjoM kI AvazyakatA ho to bAta alaga hai| ___isa pATha meM zAstrakAra kA abhiprAya sApha hai ki sAdhu lobhAzakta vanA huA mAMsa machalI aura tela ke pur3oM kI yAcanA karane ke liye jaldI jaldI daur3atA huA na jaave| rogI sAdhu ke liye zAstrakAra ne jaldI jaldo jAne kI chUTa dI hai| yadi sAdhu lobhAzakta na banA huvA svAbhAvika gati se calatA huvA Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 166 jAve to zAstrakAra ke abhiprAya ke anusAra jAkara mAMsa machalI yA tela ke pur3oM kI yAcanA kara sakatA hai| rogI sAdhu ke liye to jaldI jaldI jAne kA bhI niSedha nahIM kiyA hai / isa pATha ke liye TIkAkAra kA mata hai ki sAdhu kI vaiyAvRta ke liye sAdhu mAMsa aura machalI gRhastha ke ghara se yAcanA kara sakatA hai / AcArAMga sUtra ke 10 adhyayana ke 10 beM uddeza meM eka veM pATha hai jo isa prakAra hai se bhikkhu vA sejjaM puNa AeNejjA, vahu aTThiyaM maMsaMvA, macchaMvA baTukaMTagaM assikhalu paDigAhitaMsi appesiyA bhoyaNajAe bahuujjhi yadhammie - tahatyagAraM bahuaTThiyaM maMsaM machaMbA bahukaMTagaM lAbhe svate jAvaNo paDijANejjA / " bhAvArtha:the: - bahuta asthiyoM ( har3iyoM ) vAlA mAMsa tathA bahuta kA~Te vAlI machalI ko jinake ki lene meM bahuta cIja chor3anI par3e aura thor3I cIz2a kAma meM Ave to muni ko vaha nahIM lenI cAhiye / isI upara ke pATha se lagatA huA pATha hai jo isa prakAra hai- se bhikkhU mAjAva samANe siyANaM paro vahuaTThieNA maMseNa, maccheNa uvaNimantajjA "Ausanto samaNA, abhikakhasi bahuaTThayaM maMsaM paDigAhataeM ? " eyappagAra NigdhosaM socA Nisamma se puvbAmeba AloejjA " Au sotivA bahiNiti vANo khalu me kappaI se bahu-aTThiyaM maMsaM paDigahitae / Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! abhikkhaMsimedAU, jAvaiyaM tAvaiyaM poggalaM dalayAhi mA aTTiyAI" se sebaM vadantassa paro Abhahaduanto paDiga hAMsi bahaaTThiyaM maMsaM paribhAetA NihaTaThU-dalaejjA, tahAgAraM paDigAhUMgaM parihatthaMsi parimAyaMsi vA aphAsUrya aNesaNijjaM lAbhe sante jAvaNo paDigAhejjA se Ahaca paDigAhie siyA saMNo " hI " tivaejjA | No 'aNahi' tivaijjA | se ta mAyAe egaMta mavakamejjA, ahe ArAmaM sivA ahe avassayasi vA appaM Die jAva appasatANAe maMsagaM macchagaM bhejjA aTThiyAi kaMTae gahApase ta mAyAra egaMta mavaka meM bhejjA ahegjhAmaMthaDilaMsivA jAva pamajjiya pariveTujjA / " 170 bhAvArtha:- kadAcita muni ko koI manuSya nimantraNa karake kahe ki he AyuSman mune! tuma bahuta haDDiyoM vAlA mAMsa cAhate ho ? to muni yaha vAkya suna kara usako uttara de ki he AyuSman yA he bahina ! mujhe bahuta haDDiyoM vAlA mAMsa nahIM cAhiye yadi tuma vaha mAMsa denA cAhate ho to jo bhItara kI khAne yogya cIja hai vaha mujhe de do, haDDiyAM mata do| aisA kahate hue bhI gRhastha yadi bahuta haDDiyoMvAlA mAMsa dene ke liye le Ave to muni usako usake hAtha yA pAtra ( vartana ) meM hI rahane de, leve nahIM / yadi kadAcita vaha gRhastha usa bahuta haDDiyoMvAle mAMsa ko muni ke pAtra meM jhaTa DAla deve to muni gRhastha ko kucha na kahe kintu le jAkara ekAnta sthAna meM pahu~ca kara jIva jantu rahita bAga yA upAzraya Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 171 ke bhItara baiTha kara usa mAMsa yA machalI ko khA leve aura usa mAMsa machalI ke kAMTe tathA haDDiyoM ko nirjIva sthAna meM rajoharaNa se sApha karake paraTha de / isa pATha para TIkA karate hue TIkAkAra pharamAte haiM ki. anivArya kAraNoM para apavAda mArga meM matsya mAMsa kA sAdhu vAhya paribhoga kara sakatA hai / upara ke pATha meM spaSTa kahA hai ki bAga yA upAzraya ke bhItara baiThakara sAdhu usa mAMsa va machalI ko khA leve / aisI dazA meM TIkAkAra kA yaha pharamAnA ki anivArya kAraNoM para apavAda. mArga meM mAMsa machalI kA bAhya prayoga karane kA kahA hai, sarvathA khaMDita ho jAtA hai / pATha meM khAne kA zabda sApha bhovA likhA huA hai ora TIkAkAra bAhya prayoga kA kaha rahe haiM yaha kahAM taka yukti saMgata hai pAThaka svayam vicAra leM uparake ina saba pAThoM meM TIkAkAra ne madyaMvA, maMsaMbA, macchaMvA zabdoM ke artha zarAba, mAMsa, machalI mAnate hue hI sAdhu ke bhojana vyavahAroM meM inako kisI taraha se TAle jA sakane kA prayatna kiyA hai / parantu banaspati nahIM kahA | TIkAkAra zrI zilaMgAcArya koI sAdhAraNa koTi ke sAdhu nahIM the, unhoMne 11 aMga sUtroM kI TIkA kI thI jinameM se varttamAna meM 2 kI TIkA upalabdha hai aura bAkI kI nahIM mila rahI haiM / itane bar3e pragAr3ha vidvAna aura jainAcArya para yaha iljAma to kataI nahIM lagAyA jA sakatA ki ina pAThoM meM C Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata DhAteM ! Aye hue madyavA, maMsaMvA macchaMvA zabdoM kA vanaspati vizeSa artha hote hue bhI unhoMne jAna bUjha kara madya mAMsAdi bhojana ke lobha se ina zabdoM ke artha ko madya mAMsa aura machalI hI kAyama rakhane kA prayatna kiyA ho| sAdhu jIvana meM na unhoMne kabhI mAMsa khAyA aura na ve madya, mAMsa khAne ke pakSapAtI the, valki sAre jIvana meM madya mAMsa kA niSedha karate hue jaina dharma aura jaina sAhitya kI sevA kI hai| zithilAcAra kA doSa lagA kara madya mAMsa bhojana ke sAtha unake zithilAcAra - kA sambandha jor3anA nitAnta bhUla kI bAta hai| yaha bAta sambhava hai ki unhoMne apane hRdaya ke bhAva jaise bane TIkA karate samaya saralatayA vaise hI likha diye hoN| eka tarapha to unako sUtroM meM Aye hue zabdoM ko tor3a maror3a kara badala dene athavA uThA dene se ananta saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya thA ( kAraNa zAstrakAroM kA yahI vidhAna hai ) aura dUsarI tarapha samaya ne itanA adhika parivartana kara diyA thA ki madya, mAMsa aura machalI kA vyavahAra jaina sAdhu to kyA parantu zrAvaka taka ke liye mahA niSedha kI vastu bana gaI thii| aisI avasthA meMTIkAkAra ko aise pAThoM ke sambandha meM sivAya isa prakAra ke kathana kara sakane ke anya koI upAya hI nahIM thaa| khayAla hotA hai ki usa samaya zAyada mAMsa bhojana ke vyavahAra ke khilApha zrAvaka samAja meM itanI sakhta manAhI kI pAvandI nahIM thii| anyathA kaI zrAvakoM ke jIvana meM mAMsa bhojana kA jo sambandha Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 173 dekhane meM AtA haiM vaha nahIM AtA / jaise zrI nemInAtha bhagavAna ke vivAha ke samaya rAjula ke pitA zrI ugrasena mahArAja ke ghara para bhojana sAmagrI ke liye pazu pakSiyoM ko mArane ke liye ekatrita kiye jAne se anumAna hotA hai / yadi zrAvaka samAja meM mAMsa bhojana ke khilApha sakhta manAhI na ho to muni samAja liye bhI anivArya kAraNoM meM pake huve mAMsa ko acittaavasthA meM acitta samajha kara liyA jAnA sambhava ho sakatA hai / madya mA~sa kA sevana sarvathA aniSTa kAraka nindanIya evam durgata kA dAtA hai isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM / zAstroM meM mAMsa bhojana ke niSedha meM aneka pATha Aye haiM aura kucha pATha aise bhI Aye haiM jaise upara likhe AcArAMga ke pATha haiM / zAstroMkAroM ko cAhiye thA ki aise pAThoMko sandigdha nahIM rakhate sApha taura para khulAsA karake likhate parantu yahI to unhoMne truTiyoM kI haiM ki kisI siddhAnta ko kAyama karane meM usake pakSa ko pUrvApara pUrI taraha nibhA na sake / racanA karane meM aneka truTiyA~ kara dii| jisa bAta ke liye kisI eka sthAna meM vidhi kara dI hai to dUsare meM usI ke liye niSedha kara diyA hai| sarvajJa praNIta zAstroM meM isa prakAra bemela bAtoM kA honA sarvathA Azcarya kI bAta hai / zrI jaina zvetAmbara terA paMtha sampradAya ke zrImajjAyAcArya mahArAja ne 'praznottara sArddha zataka' nAmaka pustaka meM pRSTha 155 para AcArAMga sUtra meM Aye hue maMsaM macchaM zabdoM para apane Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vicAra prakaTa kiye haiM ve isa prakAra haiM-"e maMsa nAma vanaspati no gira dIse chai| bhagavatI zA0 8-3-6 paJcendrI no mAMsa khAdhAM naraka kahI chai / (1) tathA prazna vyAkaraNa a0 10 sAdhu ne mAMsa khANoM bajyo chai. (2) temATe e banaspati no mAMsa chai| pannavaNA pada 1 kuliyA ne asthi hADa kahayA, (3) . tathA dazavaikAlika a05 u0 1 gAthA 73 kuliyA ne asthi hADa khyaa| ima kuliyA ne asthi hADa aneka ThAmeM kahayA teNe nyAya girane mAMsa kahIjai-ane ihAM bRttikAra roga miTAvA maMsano bAhya paribhoga kahayo ane ehano artha TabvAkara kA te kahe che-ihA~ bRtikAra loka prasiddha mAMsa macchAdika no bhAva bakhANyo parantu sUtra viruddha bhaNI eha artha ima na sambhavai pache vali jina mata nA jANa gItArtha pramANa karai te pramANa / zAstra mAMhI asthi zabda kuliyA ghaNe ThammeM kahyo chai| pannavaNA sUtra mAhI banaspati nA adhikAre egaTiyA te haraDe kahaI bahu aTTiyA te dADima kahaI prabhRti evA zabda chai. bali asthi zabde kuliyA bolyA chai to mAMsa zabda mAhilI gira sambhavAye chai| ebhaNI te banaspati vizeSa mAMsa maccha phalAvyA chai| ima cAritriyA me mAMsa maccha ughAr3e bhAvI kAraNe piNa AdaravA yogya nahIM dIsai valI sUtra mAhi sAdhu ne utsarga bhAva kahayA ch| vRti meM apavAda kahayo chai teNe viSai sUtra no artha jima utsarga chai timaja milai / " - isa upara ke kathana meM zrI AcArya mahArAja ke hRdaya meM bhI Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! - isa mAMsa maccha zabda ke viSaya meM zaMkA banI huI thI unhoM ne spaSTa zabdoM meM yaha nahIM kahA ki mAMsa zabda kA artha vanaspati kI girI hI hotA hai aura isakA amuka koSa grantha yA zAstroM meM isa prakAra pramANa hai valki ve kahate haiM ki- 'e mAMsa nAma banaspati no gira dIse chai, asthi zabda kuliyA bolyA chai to mAMsa zabda mAMhilI gira sambhavAya chai kuliyA ne asthi hADa aneka ThAmeM kahayA teNe nyAya gira ne mAMsa kahIjai mATe e. banaspati no mA~sa chai yn isa prakAra dIse chai, Adi zaMkA bhare zabdoM kA vyavahAra kara hue kahate haiM ki " jina mata nA jANa gItArtha pramANa kare te pramANa " yAnI jaina dharma ke jAnane vAle vidvAna jo pramANa kare vahI pramANa mAnanA cAhiye / upara Aye hue vAkyoM se yaha spaSTa prakAzita hotA hai ki unheM zAstroM meM mAMsa zabda kA artha mAMsa ke sivAya anya koI bhinna artha nahIM milaa| isaliye kuliyoM (guThalI ) ko asthi kahane kA nyAya batAte hue kisI taraha se mAMsa ko banaspati kI gira batA kara samAdhAna karane kA prayatna kiyA hai| asthi zabda kA prayoga jahAM para guThalI ( kuliyA) ke artha meM huA hai vahAM banaspati varga meM phaloM ke bheda batAne ke prakarNa meM huA hai / aura jahAM mAMsa zabda ke sAtha huA hai vahAM usakA artha kevala hADa hI hotA hai| kevala mAMsa ke liye banaspati kI girI zAstroM meM kisI sthAna meM nahIM kahA gayA hai aura na maccha 175 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! (matsya) nAma kI bhI koI banaspati hI hai| yadi mAMsa aura maccha kA banaspati phala vizeSa meM pramoga hotA to isa prakAra ke loka prasiddha nikRSTa artha nikalane vAle zabdoM kA khulAsA karate hue sarvajJa batA dete ki banaspati kI gira ko bho mAMsa kahA jAtA hai aura maccha nAma kI bhI vanaspati hotI hai| buleTina nambara 2 ke gata lekha meM sUryaprajJapti candraprajJapti ke bhinna bhinna nakSatroM ke bhojana se kArya siddhi ke kathana meM jo bhinna bhinna 6-10 mAMsoM ke nAma Aye haiM unake viSaya meM yaha kahanA ki banaspati vizeSa ke nAma haiM kisI prakAra se bhI nahIM bana sktaa| kAraNa vipAka sUtra ke duHkha vipAka ke sAtaveM adhyayana meM amaradatta kumAra kI kathA calI hai| usa kathA meM dhanvantarI vaidya dvArA rogiyoM ko bhinna bhinna mAMsoM ke pathya khAne ke upadeza se tathA svayam ke mAMsa khAne ke phala svarUpa cha8 naraka meM jAne kA kathana AyA hai| sUryaprajJapti candraprajJapti meM Aye hue bhinna bhinna vasabhamaMsa, migamaMsa, dIvagamaMsa, meDhagamaMsa, NakkhimaMsa, vArAhamaMsa, jalayaramaMsa, tittaramaMsa, vaTTakamaMsa aura vipAka sUtra meM Aye hue mAMsoM ke nAma prAyaH eka hI haiN| isaliye eka sUtra meM una mAMsoM ko mAMsa samajha lenA aura dUsare sUtra meM unhIM mAMsoM ke nAmoM ko banaspati vizeSa samajha lenA yaha to apanI samajha kI svacchadatA hai| Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 177 sUryaprajJapti, candraprajJapti meM TIkAkAra ne sAre grantha kI TIkA kI hai parantu jisa sthAna meM ina mAMsoM ke bhojana kA kathana hai kevala usI sthala kI TIkA karanI chor3a dI aura TabbAkAra ne bhI aisA hI kiyA hai| kevala pahile nakSatra kRtikA meM ( mUla pATha meM kahe hue dahI ke bhojana ke anusAra hI ) dahI kA bhojana karake yAtrA kare to kArya siddhi hotI hai bAkI 27 nakSatroM ke liye yaha kaha diyA ki kRtikA kI taraha inake mUla pATha meM jo likhA hai vaisA hI samajhanA / TIkAkAra aura TabbAkAra kA isa sthAna meM mauna rahanA sApha batA rahA hai ki aise nikRSTa vidhAna meM kalama calAne kI unakI icchA nahIM huii| zabdoM ke artha ko badalate haiM to saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya hai aura nAmoM ke mutAbika kahate haiM to aneka mAMsoM ke nAma likhane par3ate haiM jisakA pariNAma bhArI hiMsA ho sakatI hai / madya, mAMsa, maccha aura kapota zarIra, kukkur3amAMsa tathA sUryaprajJapti, candraprajJapti Adi jina jina zAstroM meM jisa jisa sthAna meM aise madya, mAMsAdi zabdoM ke sAtha bhojana vyavahAroM kA sambandha hai una vAkyoM tathA pAThoM ke zabdoM ko kyoM nahIM una sthaloM se sarvathA haTA diyA jAtA aura unake sthAna meM banaspati vizeSa ke zabda rakha diye jAte ? yaha to mAnI huI bAta hai ki barttamAna zAstroM ke saba bhAga ko hama sarvajJa praNIta nahIM kaha sakate aura na inako koI sarvajJa praNIta siddha hI kara Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sakatA hai kyoMki yadi yaha sarvajJa praNIta hote to inameM asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pratIta hone vAlI bAteM saikar3oM tathA hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM nahIM pAI jAtI / kyA yaha ina zAstroM kI truTi pUrNa racanAoMkA pariNAma nahIM hai ki eka hI zAstroM ko mAnate hue ina meM Aye hue vAkyoM tathA pAThoM kA bhinna bhinna artha lagAyA jA rahA hai aura usI ke kAraNa eka sampradAya dUsare ko mithyAtvI batA rahA hai tathA eka sampradAya lokopakAraka saMsAra ke kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI ekAnta pApa batA rahA hai aura dUsarA sampradAya unhIM kAmoM ko karane meM punya tathA dharma batA rahA hai ? zAstroM ke racane meM jo truTiyA~ rahI haiM unhIM kA yaha pariNAma hai ki bhinna bhinna artha lagAye jA rahe haiM anyathA kyA kAraNa hai ki eka hI zAstroM ko mAnane vAloM ke upadeza meM isa prakAra kA AkAza pAtAla kA antara ho / isameM to koI sandeha hI nahIM ki jaima ke sAdhu kaMcana aura kAminI ke sarvathA sacce tyAgI haiN| unake liye yaha to dAve ke sAtha kahA jA sakatA hai ki ve kisI sAMsArika athavA Arthika svArtha ke liye zAstroM ke isa prakAra * bhinna bhinna artha nahIM kara rahe haiM phira artha karane meM isa prakAra rAta dina kA antara kisa liye ? isakA eka mAtra kAraNa yahI hai ki zAstroM kI racanA karane meM isa prakAra sandigdha zabdoM aura bAkyoM kA tathA pAThoM kA Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 176 prayoga ho gayA hai| isaliye pratyeka sampradAya ke dharmAcArya mahArAja tathA jaina dharma ke hitecchuoM se merI vinaya pUrvaka namra prArthanA hai ki ina saba zAstroM kA prArambha se Akhira taka saba kA saMzodhana honA cAhiye aura ina meM ke asatya, asvAbhAvika aura asambhava pramANita hone vAle tathA mAnavahitoM ke viruddha par3ane vAle vAkyoM tathA pAThoM ko haTA denA caahiye| kevala una vacanoM ko rakhanA cAhiye jo mAnaba jIvana kA nirmANa tathA kalyANa karane vAle hoN| Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra jaina - zetAmbara zAkhAke tInoM sampradAyoM ke AcAryoM se bArtAlApa: zAstra - saMzodhana kI yojanA / anya prANiyoM kI taraha manuSya bhI apane prArambhika kAlameM samAja vihIna avasthA meM rahA thA / prakRti dvArA mAnava zarIra meM bhASA ke vikAsa hone kI suvidhA prApta thI isaliye eka dUsare ke anubhava aura vicAroM ke AdAnapradAna se manuSya ke jJAna kI vRddhi meM bahuta adhika sahAyatA milii| jIvana-saMgharSa meM hone vAle kaSToM ko miTAne kA usane bArabAra upAya socA aura vicAra kiyA ki eka dUsare kI sahAyatA aura sahayoga se kAma liyA jAya to ina kaSToM ko miTAne meM bahuta bar3I sahAyatA milegii| usane isa dizA meM prayatna kiyA jisake pariNAma svarUpa samAja kI racanA huI / eka ke kaSTa meM dUsare ne hAtha baTAyA aura isa prakAra manuSyoM ne apane kaSTa ko ghaTAne yA miTAne meM bahuta hada taka saphalatA prApta kI / samAja ke banane kI yahI buniyAda hai / samAja - jisakI buniyAda hI eka dUsare ke sahayoga aura sahAyatA ke uddezya kI pUrtI ke liye huI ho, usameM aise vicAroMkA prasAra honA ki eka dUsare kI sevA aura sahAyatA karanA ekAnta pApa hai, abhAva aura vipatti meM koI kisI kI nisvArtha bhAva Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! se sevA aura sahAyatA kare to bhI use ekAnta pApa hotA hai; to aise bhAvoM kA prasAra karanA usake uddezya ke mUla para kuThArAghAta karanA hai / vipattigrasta ko sahAyatA karane, mAtA-pitA, pati Adi pUjyajanoM kI sevA zuzruSA karane, zikSA ke liye zikSAlayoM kI vyavasthA karane aura rugnoM ke liye cikitsAlayoM ke prabandha karane Adi sArvajanika paropakAra ke saba prakAra ke kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI eka sad-gRhastha ko ekAnta pApa hone ke bhAvoM kI puSTi jaina zAstroM se hotI hai - isase inakAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / jaina zAstroM meM pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu, banaspati aura trasa isa prakAra jIvoM kI 6 kAya mAnI gaI hai / hilane - calane vAle saba prakAra ke jIvoM ko kAya kahA gayA hai aura isake atirikta pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu aura banaspati ko sthAvara kAya kahA gayA hai / inake bhI sUkSma aura bAdara evam paryApta aura aparyApta aise aneka bheda kiye haiM / banaspati kAya ke do bheda kiye haiM- pratyekabanaspati kAya aura sAdhAraNa - banaspati kAya pratyeka vanaspati kAya ko chor3a kara pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu Adi pAcoM hI zUkSma sthAvara kAyake jIva sampUrNa loka meM bhare par3e haiM yAnI saMsAra meM aisA koI sthAna nahIM jisameM ye jIva ThasAThasa nahIM bhare hoM / hilane-calane vAle sakAya ke jIvoM ko tAr3ane, tarjane, mArane Adi meM jisa prakAra hiMsA kA honA mAnA gayA hai, usI prakAra ina pAMca sthAvara kAya ke jIvoM ko kaSTa - 181 Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! pahuMcAne, mArane Adi meM bhI hiMsA kA honA batAyA gayA hai aura hiMsA meM pApa mAnA gayA hai| hiMsA karane aura hiMsA se bacane ke liye tIna karaNa ( karanA, karavAnA aura karanekaravAne kA anumodana karanA) aura tIna joga (mana, bacana aura kAyA ) kI vyavasthA batAI gaI hai| vicAra ke dekhA jAya to aisI avasthA meM kisI kA bhI binA jIvoM kI hiMsA kiye kisI bhI kArya ko kara sakanA asakya hai| muMha se zvAsa aura zabda nikalane para vAyu-kAya ke asaMkhyAta jIvoM ke marane kI hiMsA, pAnI pIne meM apkAya yAnI jalake asaMkhyAta jIvoM ke marane kI hiMsA, agni jalAkara kAma meM lAne para agni-kAya ke asaMkhyAta jIvoM ke marane kI hiMsA aura pRthvI ke UparakA kucha bhAga ( dasa-pAMca aMgula UparakI sataha kA bhAga ) chor3a kara anya saba bhAga para calane phirane Adi kisI prakAra ke sparza karane se pRthvI-kAya ke asaMkhyAta jIvoM ke marane kI hiMsA! isa hiMsA se manuSya ko pApa lagane kA jina zAstroM meM kathana ho, una zAstroM ko mAnane vAle kA isa saMsAra meM binA pApa kiye eka kSaNa bhI jindA raha sakanA asambhava hai-cAhe vaha kitanA bhI tyAgI aura dharmAtmA kyoM na ho jaay| yadi usa tyAgI ko aisI hiMsA aura pApa se bacanA hai to apanA zarIra tyAga kare to vaha bhale hI ahiMsaka raha sakane kI AzA karale varanA sarvathA asambhava bAta hai| yaha eka sIdhI-sI tarka hai ki pyAse marate hue prANI Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 183 ko eka glAsa pAnI-jo ki asaMkhyAta jala kAya ke jIvoMkA piNDa hai ( pAnI kI eka nanhI-sI bUnda meM asaMkhyAta jIva mAne gaye haiM )-pilAne para eka jIva ko bacAnA aura evaja meM asaMkhyAta jIvoM ko mArane kA bhAgI bananA kisI prakArase bhI yukti-saMgata nahIM ; jaba ki pratyeka jIva kI, cAhe vaha satra ho cAhe sthAvara donoM kI, eka samAna sthiti mAnalI gaI ho| zAstroM meM likhA hai ki sthAvara jIvoM ke bhI prANa haiM, ve svAsocchvAsa lete haiM, AhAra prApta karate haiM aura kisI prakAra ke sparza yA sAdhAraNataH AkrAnta hone para unake zarIra meM atyanta bedanA hotI hai aura mRtyu ko prApta ho jAte haiN| aisI avasthA meM eka trasa jIva ko bacAne vAlA kyA asaMkhyAta sthAvara jIvoM para bItane vAle kaSToM aura saMkaToM ko bhUla sakatA hai ? zAstroM meM yadi aisA kathana hotA ki ina pAMca sthAvara kAya ke jIvoM ke jIvana kA mUlya mAnava jIvana kI apekSA meM nagaNya hai, athavA eka manuSya ke bacAne meM asaMkhyAta sthAvara jIvoM kI hiMsA kA honA koI mUlya nahIM rakhatA; to pApa-dharma ko vivecanA kI tulA para car3hAkara nirNaya kara sakanekA manuSya ko maukA milatA ; parantu bAta aisI nahIM hai| zAstra to, cAhe jIva trasa ho cAhai sthAvara, saba ko jIva batAkara unako virAdhane meM pApa hone kA kathana kara rahe haiN| jIva ke maranenahIM marane ke atirikta pApa dharma lagane kA eka jariyA manuSya ke liye aura bhI batalAyA gayA hai| vaha hai mAnava ke mana Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! ke pariNAma (bhAva) / parantu isakA kathana karane meM jaina zAstroM ne anya zAstroM kI taraha isakI pradhAnatA kA spaSTa digdarzana nahIM kiyaa| usI kA yaha pariNAma ho rahA hai ki yathArtha vivecanA ke pazcAt nisvArtha buddhi ( sevA bhAva ) pUrvaka kiye hue saMsArake paropakArI kAmoM meM bhI ( jinameM jIva marane kA prazna upasthita nahIM hone para bhI ) ekAnta pApa kA honA batalAyA jA rahA hai ! __ zAstroMne, zAstroM ko sarvajJa praNIta evam bhagavAnke bacana Adi nAnA tarahake AkarSaka zabdoM kI puTa dekara aura akSara akSara satya kaha kara tathA anyathA samajhane vAle ko ananta saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya dikhAkara mAnava kI buddhi ko jar3avat banA diyA hai / aura pracArakoM ke lambe samaya ke pracArane Aja manuSya ke dimAga ko andhazraddhA se itanA adhika bhara diyA hai ki vaha yaha socane meM bhI asamartha ho gayA hai ki ye zAstra hamAre jaise manuSyoM ke dvArA hI nirmita haiN| zAstroM kI bAta' zIrSaka mere lekhoM se yaha bhalI prakAra pramANita ho cukA hai ki vartamAna jainazAstroM meM pratyakSa pramANita honevAlI asatya, asvAbhAvika evam asambhava bAtaM eka nahIM aneka haiN| phira bhI jaina zAstroM ke eka dhurandhara evam saMskRta prAkRta bhASA ke vidvAna AcArya yaha bhAvanA liye huai baiThe haiM ki jainazAstroM kI bhUgola-khagola sambandhI bAteM yadi Aja ke dina pratyakSa meM apramANita ho rahI haiM aura vijJAna kI kasauTI para galata utara rahI haiM to kyA huA; eka samaya aisA AyagA jaba jainazAstroM Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kI pratyeka bAta satya pramANita ho jaaygii| aise sajjanoM se merA eka prazna hai ki vartamAna pRthvI, jo gainda kI taraha eka gola piNDa hai, zAyada ApakI bhAvanA ke anusAra r3hahakara capaTI ho jAya, aura usakI paccIsa hajAra mAila kI paridhi TUTakara asaMkhyAta yojana lambA caur3A capaTA sthala bana kara phaila jAya ; parantu eka golAI ke vyAsa kI paridhikA bar3hanA kaise sambhava hogA jo jaina zAstroM ke banAye huye Formula (gura ) se gaNanA karane para pratyakSa ke mApa se bar3A aura galata pramANita ho rahA hai ! aba to zAstroM kI una bAtoM se jo pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita ho rahI haiM kataI inakAra karanA athavA unake liye AgA-pIchA karake bahAnA banAkara yena-kena-prakAreNa asatya ko satya batAne kA asaphala prayatna karanA kevala apane Apako hAsyAspada banAnA hai| samaya aisA A gayA hai ki ina zAstroM ko hama yadi saba prakAra se zreSTha banAnA cAhate haiM to hameM unako vikAra se rahita karanA hogaa| unameM likhI huI asatya bAtoM ko nikAlakara bAhira karanA hogA / saMsAra meM viSamatA phailAne vAle vidhi-niSedhoM ko haTAkara unake sthAna para mAnavopayogI vyavasthA sthApana karanI hogii| aba 'bAbA bAkyam pramANam' kA samaya nahIM rhaa| . vartamAna jaina zAstroM meM parivattana karanA koI sAdhAraNa kAma nahIM hai| isake liye saMskRta prAkRta bhASA tathA saba darzanoM ke pUre jJAna kI AvazyakatA hai aura isase bhI adhika Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! AvazyakatA hai vartamAna saMsArake vikAsa pAye hue anubhava tathA vijJAnakI jAnakArI aura zuddha viveka evam nirmala buddhike sAtha adamya sAhasa kii| isake liye saba se sarala yojanA yaha hai ki jaina kahalAne vAle bar3e bar3e vidvAn evam Adhunika jJAna-vijJAna ke anubhavI manISiyoM kI eka mahatI pariSada sthApita ho aura usake dvArA ina zAstroM kA zodhana aura nirNaya ho| jaina zAstra jainAcAryoM kI paitRka sampatti hai| unakA kartavya hai ki ina zAstroM ke sudhAra aura behatarI ke liye koI yojanA kAma meM lAveM parantu kheda hai ki Ajakala prAyaH sAdhu-saMsthAoM ko eka dUsare kI kaTu AlocanA se hI phurasata nahIM miltii| gatavarSa katipaya vidvAna jainAcAryoM se ina zAstroM ke viSaya meM bArtAlApa karane kA mujhe su-avasara milA / unase jo vArtAlApa huA vaha usI prakAra yahAM diyA rahA hai jisase sthiti para kucha prakAza pdd'e| terApaMthI-yuvaka-saMdhaiM lADanU (mAravAr3a) dvArA prakAzita buleTIna nambara 2 meM 'zAstroM kI bAteM' zIrSaka maiMne eka lekha diyA thA jisameM candra-prajJapti, sUryaprajJapti sUtrake dasama prAbhUta ke satarahaveM pratiprAbhRtameM bhinna bhinna nakSatroM meM bhinna bhinna prakAra ke bhojana karake yAtrA karane para kArya siddhi honekA kathana hai aura isa bhojana-vidhAna meM 110 sthAnoM meM bhinna bhinna prakArake mAMsoM ke bhojana kA bhI kathana hai yaha batalAyA thaa| usa samaya jainazvetAmbara terApaM-tha sampradAya ke kucha santa-munirAjoM se isa sambandha meM mAlUma Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! 187 huA ki isa sthAna meM jo yaha mAMsoM ke nAma dikhAI dete haiM ve mAMsa nahI haiM parantu banaspatiyoM ke nAma haiN| taba se ina nAmoM ke viSaya meM anya sampradAya ke kisI vidvAn saMta- munirAja se pUchakara nizcaya karane kI merI icchA thI / kAryabalAt tArIkha 12 julAI san 1644 zrAvaNa badi 7 saM0 2001 ko maiM bIkAnera gyaa| vahAM para mere mitra zrI maMgalacandajI zivacandajI sAhaba jhAbaka se milA to zrI zivacandajI sAhaba ne mujhase kahA ki Ajakala yahAMpara jainAcArya zrI vijayavallabha sUrijI mahArAja virAjate haiN| bar3e ucca koTi ke vidvAna haiM aura jaina zAstroM ke to advitIya paNDita haiN| Apa unake darzana kareM aura jaina zAstroM ke viSaya meM kucha pUchanA ho to pUcheM / maiMne socA yaha bahuta sundara saMyoga milA hai isa avasara kA lAbha avazya uThAnA caahiye| zrI zivacandajI sAhaba ke sAtha maiM zrI AcArya mahArAja ke pAsa upasthita huA / unake pAsa bahuta se paMjAbI aura kucha bIkAnerI zrAvaka baiThe huye the / ziSTAcAra ke anusAra bandanA - namaskAra kara sukhasAtA pUchakara maiM bhI baiTha gayA / zrI zibacandajI sAhava ne AcArya mahArAja ke samakSa merA paricaya denA prArambha kiyA ki yaha sujAnagaDha ke baccharAjajI siMghI haiM, mandirapaMthI haiM, sujAnagaDha kA bhavya mandira ina logoM kA hI banavAyA huA hai aura 'taruNa jaina' meM zAstroM kI bAteM zIrSaka jaina zAstroMke viSaya meM inake hI lekha nikalate the| isa prakAra paricaya samApta hote hI AcArya Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! / mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki maiM inheM jAnatA huuN| maiMne pUchA-mahAgaja sAhaba, AjJA ho to eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA hUM to unhoMne pharamAyA ki, puucho| maiMne kahA mahArAja, candraprajJapti, sUryaprajJapti ke dasama prAbhUta ke satarahaveM prati-prAbhUta meM bhinna bhinna nakSatroM meM bhinna bhinna prakAra ke bhojana karake yAtrA karane para kArya siddhi hone kA jo kathana haiM vahAM para saba nAma kyA banaspatiyoM ke hI haiM yA anya kucha ; terApaMtha sampradAya ke santa-munirAja to banaspati-vizeSa ke nAmoM kA honA hI batalA rahe haiN| itanA sunate hI AcArya mahArAja mujhase kahane lage ki maine tere lekha par3he haiN| aise aise lekha likhakara tuma svayam bhraSTa hote ho aura logoM ko bhraSTa karate ho| tuma ko zAstroM ke par3hanekA kyA adhikAra hai ? aura prazna pUchane kA kyA adhikAra hai ? maiMne namratA pUrvaka arja kI ki mahArAja, prazna pUchane kA adhikAra to Apa se thor3I dera pahile hI maiM prApta kara cukA hUM ; aura zAstroM ke par3hane kA adhikAra anya kisI se lene kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM thI vaha to mere jaise svatantra vicAra vAloMne svayam hI prApta kara liyA hai; parantu ApakI bAta karane kI yaha rukha sarvathA anucita hai| maiM to mandirapaMthI hUM ataH Apa hI kI sampradAya kA eka vyakti huuN| Apa jainAcArya aura mahAna haiM maiM to Apake samakSa eka nagaNya vyakti hUM; parantu Apako mAlUma rahanA cAhiye ki mandirapaMtha kI Aja thalI prAnta meM kyA sthiti ho rahI hai| jagaha jagaha jaina mandiroM meM tAle Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 186 lagate jA rahe haiM aura saMsAra ke paropakAra ke saba kAmoM ko nisvArtha bhAva se karane para bhI jaina zAstroM ke AdhAra para ekAnta pApa honA siddha kiyA jA rahA hai / Apane isake sambandha meM kyA prayatna kiyA / maiM to yahI kahUMgA ki saMsAra ke paropakAra ke kAmoM ko karane meM jina zAstroM ke dvArA pApa siddha hotA ho hama to una zAstroM ko mAnava samAja kI vyavasthA ko bigAr3ane vAle samajhate haiM aura samAja ko vyavasthA ko bigAr3ane vAle zAstroM kA na rahanA hI hama ucita samajhate haiM / isa prakAra kahakara maiM uTha khar3A huA aura AcArya mahArAja se prArthanA kI ki mere prati Apake hRdaya meM kisI prakAra kSobha utpanna huA ho to maiM bArambAra khamAtA hUM / AcArya mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki Thaharo, suno| nakSatroM ke bhojana vidhAna ke sambandha meM jo pUchate ho vahAM jina bhinna bhinna mAMsoM ke nAma Aye haiM ve mAMsa hI haiM / banaspati- vizeSa ke nAma nahIM haiM / terApaMthI jo kahate haiM ve galata kahate haiM / usa sthAna para jo bacana haiM ve anya majahaba vAloM ke kathana ke bacana haiM / maiMne kahA - mahArAja, anya majahaba vAloM ke bacana kA vahAM para koI havAlA nahIM hai / ina sUtroM meM jina sthAnoM meM anya majahaba vAloM ke bacanoM kA prasaGga AyA hai unameM sabameM prativRttiyoM se spaSTa havAlA diyA huA hai- jo isa sthAna meM kahIM para nahIM hai / isapara mahArAja sAhaba ne pharamAyA ki bhAI, tuma samajhane ke nahIM ; aura yaha kahakara vahAM se uThakara andara ke kamare meM padhArane tuma - Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! lge| maiMne bandanA namaskAra, khamata khAmaNA karate hue apanA rAstA liyaa| rAste meM zrI zivacaMdajI kahane lage ki Apane bahuta zAnti dikhaaii| maiMne kahA-jaina zAstroM meM parivartana karAkara vikAra haTA sakane kI maiMne AzA lagA rakhI hai| abhI to bahuta se jainAcAryoM se bAta karanI haiN| garama hone se kaise kAma clegaa| isake pazcAt tArIkha 13 agasta san 1944 mitI bhAdavA badi 10 saM0 2001 ko jainazvetAmbara terApaMtha sampradAya ke AcArya zrI tulasIrAmajI mahArAja se sujAnagar3ha meM vArtAlApa huA jo isa prakAra hai:-bandanA namaskAra kara sukha sAtA pUchane ke pazcAt maiMne arja kI ki Apa AjJA pharamA to maiM jaina zAstroM ke viSaya meM kucha nivedana karanA cAhatA hUM to zrI jI mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki puucho| maine kahA Apa to jaina zAsana ke eka mAlika haiM aura maiM jainakA tuccha sevaka huuN| manuSya ke rahane ke liye makAna jisa prakAra AdhArabhUta hotA hai usI prakAra jaina zAstra bhI hamAre adhyAtma ke liye AdhArabhUta haiN| makAnameM jisa prakAra dhUlA-kUr3A karakaTa ikaTThA ho jAtA hai usI prakAra jaina zAstroM meM bhI vikAra A gayA hai| sevaka ke nAte merI aje hai ki zAstroM meM Aye hue isa vikAra ko Apa httvaaveN| bhUgola, khagola, gaNita Adi nAnA viSayoM meM jaina zAstroM kI batAI huI bAteM pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita ho rahI haiN| yoM to logoM kI zraddhA svataH hI kama hotI jA rahI hai phira jaba yaha pratyakSa kI asatya bAteM dikhAI deMgI to zAstroM Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 161 para zraddhA sarvathA nahIM rhegii| isakA pariNAma jainatva ke liye hitakara nahIM hogaa| zAstroM meM parivartana karane ke liye maiM Apako saba prakAra se samartha samajhatA huuN| jina yogyatAoM kI isake liye AvazyakatA hai ve saba Apa meM maujUda haiN| Apa saMskRta prAkRta bhASA ke vidvAna aura jaina evam anya darzanoM ke jJAtA haiN| merA anumAna hai ki Apa cAhe to parivartana kara sakate haiN| isaliye Apase vizeSa karake prArthanA hai ki Apa isa viSaya para gaura phrmaaveN| isapara zrI jI mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki "the kaha cukA ?" to maiMne kahAM hA~, saMkSepa meM arja kara cukA huuN| isa para Apa pharamAne lage ki "thAMkA keI zabda anucita hai thAM ne sobhA nahIM deve"| maine kahA-mujhe to aisA kucha bhI najara nahIM AyA Apa pharamAve to mAluma ho| to Apa pharamAne lage ki "kUr3e karakaTa kA zabda thAne nahIM kahanA caahiye"| taba maiMne arja kI ki mahArAja sAhaba, maiMne to makAna meM kUr3e karakaTa kA zabda bataura aupamA ( upamA ) ke prayoga kiyA hai to Apane pharamAyA ki aupamAM ke liye bhI aise zabda nahIM hone cAhiye jo sanmAna sUcaka na ho| 'mhe to zAstroMne bahuta sanmAna kI dRSTi se dekhA haanii'| isapara maine kahA . aupamA ke rUpameM aise zabdoM kI bAta mujhe to koI etarAja kI nahIM najara AI parantu Apako ThIka nahIM jace to maiM kUr3e karakaTa ke zabdoM ko vApisa letA huuN| inake sthAna meM Apa koI sundara zabda samajha leveN| phira bhI jI mahArAja pharamAne lage ki Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 jaina zAstra kI asaMgata bAteM ! pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita honevAlI zAstroM kI kaunasI bAta hai-eka bAta udAharaNa ke taura para hamAre samakSa rkho| to maiMne araja kI ki jaina zAstroM meM aneka sthAnoM meM aisA likhA hai ki jambUdvIpa bhara meM bar3e se bar3A dina hotA hai to 18 mUhUrta se bar3A kahIM nahIM hotA aura bar3I se bar3I rAta hotI hai to 18 muhUrta se bar3I nahIM hotI parantu landana ( London ) zahara jahA~ vyApAra Adi ke nimitta apane sAthake aneka loga rahate haiM vahAM para 22 / 23 mUhUrta taka ke bar3e dina aura rAta hotI haiN| eka mUhUrta 48 minaTa kA mAnA gayA hai| yaha hAlata to landana zahara kI hai isase Age jitanA uttara kI tarapha jAyA jAyagA utane hI bar3e dina aura bar3I rAta milNgii| uttarI dhruva para to 6 mahIne taka lagAtAra sUrya dikhAI detA hai| isa para zrI jI mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki yaha bicArane kI bAta hai| maiMne arja kI ki svAmin, yaha eka bAta hI bicArane kI nahIM hai, saikar3oM hajAroM bAta zAstroM meM aisI haiM jo pratyakSa meM asiddha ho rahI haiN| mujhe kRpA karake Apa bAta karane kA avasara dirAveM / Apake samakSa meM eka eka karake saba rakhU / to zrI jI mahArAja ne pharamAyA ki paryaSaNa ke pazcAt isa viSaya para bAtacIta kI jaaygii| maiMne arja kI ki mere lekhoM ko Apa eka damA par3e to uttama hogA! isa ra mere ve saba lekha par3hane ke liye diye gye| kucha kArya basAt maiM Asoja sudImeM bambaI jA rahA thA to zrI jI mahArAja se vAtacIta karane ke Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 163 liye samaya dilAne kI prArthanA kI to Apa pharamAne lage ki abhItaka lekha pUre dekhe nahIM gaye haiN| dekha lene ke pazcAt bAtacIta karanA ThIka rhegaa| kArtika badi 2 ko maiM bambaI phuNcaa| kArtika badi 6 tArIkha 7 akTUbara san 1644 ke dina vahAMpara jainAcArya zrI sAgarAnanda sUri jI mahArAja-jo saMskRta prAkRta bhASA ke prakhara vidvAna aura jana zAstroM ke pUre jJAtA batAye jAte haiM ke darzana kiye / bandanA namaskAra kara sukhasAtA pUchane ke pazcAt unase bhI maiMne aja kI ki mahArAja, bartamAna jainazAstroM meM aneka bAteM aisI haiM jo pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita ho rahI hai ve haTAI jAnI cAhiye aadi| aisA parivartana karane meM Apa jaise vidvAna AcAryoM kI AvazyakatA hai| suna kara AcArya mahArAja pharamAne lage ki pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita hone vAlI bAteM jaina zAstroM meM koI nahIM hai| sarvajJoM ke bacana kabhI asatya ho sakate haiM ? kabhI nhiiN| maiMne kahA, mahArAja jaina zAstroM meM aneka sthAnoM meM likhA hai ki jambUdvIpa meM bar3e se bar3A dina hotA hai to 18 mUhUta se bar3A nahIM hotA parantu landana zahara meM 22 / 23 muhUrta taka kA bar3A dina hotA hai, aura vahAM se uttara kI tarapha jAveM to aura bhI adhika bar3A hotA hai| yahAM taka ki uttaradhruva para lagAtAra 6 mahIne taka sUrya dikhAI detA hai| mahArAja sAhaba pharamAne lage ki yaha tumhAre samajhane kI galatI hai| zAstroM meM kahA hai ki bar3e se bar3A dina hotA hai to jambUdvIpa bharameM 18 muhUrta se bar3A kahIM nahIM Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hotA / to bhagavAn ne yaha bacana kahAM para baiThe hue kahA hai ? bhAratavarSa meM baiThe huai unhoMne aisA kahA hai; aura bhAratavarSa meM 18 muhUrtta se bar3A dina nahIM hotA yaha sacca bAta hai / isaliye yaha ThIka hI to kahA hai| maine kahA mahArAja, unhoMne kahA to spaSTataH sAre jambUdvIpa ke liye hai phira hama bhArata meM baiThe kahane se hI sirpha bhAratavarSa ke liye kaise samajha leM ? isapara mahArAja sAhaba ne pharamAyA ki nahIM, unhoMne ThIka hI kahA hai| zAstroM para zraddhA rakhanI cAhiye / isapara se maiMne bicAra liyA ki bAta Age bar3hAne meM koI lAbha nahIM / isake pazcAt kArtika badi 8 ke dina jainAcArya zrI rAmavijaya jI mahArAja sAhaba ke ziSya zrI muktivijaya jI mahArAja ke darzana kiye / unase jo bArttAlApa huI vaha takarIbana AcArya mahArAja zrI sAgarAnanda sUri jI mahArAja se milatI huI hai / unhoMne bhI zAstroM para zraddhA rakhane para hI jora diyaa| isake pazcAt bambaI se vApasI meM kArtika badi 12 ke dina ahamadAbAda meM jainAcArya zrI rAmavijaya jI mahArAja sAhaba se bArttAlApa huii| sunA ki AcArya mahArAja saMskRta prAkRta ke bar3e vidvAna aura jaina zAstroM ke acche jJAtA haiN| AcArya mahArAja se zAstroM ke vikAra ko haTAne ke liye prArthanA kI; parantu Apane bhI zAstroM para zraddhA rakhane ke liye hI pharamAyA / isake pazcAt kArtika badi 14 ke dina jodhapura meM jainAcArya zrI jJAnasundara jI mahArAja - jinako Ajakala zrI devagupta sUri jI mahArAja Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 165 bhI kahate haiM, ke darzana kiye| bandanA namaskAra kara sukha sAtA pUchakara maiMne apanA paricaya diyA to paricaya sunate hI bahuta harSita hue| unase bhI maiMne zAstroM kI asatya bAtoM ko haTAye jAne ke liye prArthanA kI to Apa pharamAne lage ki Apake lekha maiMne dhyAna-pUrvaka par3he haiM zAstroM kI asatya pramANita honevAlI bAtoM ko haTAnA nitAnta Avazyaka hai ; varanA aisAsamaya Ane vAlA hai ki inake liye pazcAttApa karanA pdd'egaa| maine arja kI ki mahArAja, Apane to apane jIvana meM jaina sAhitya kA bahuta bar3A prakAzana kiyA hai isa kAma para bhI gaura pharamAkara kisI prakArakI yojanA kAma meM laaveN| to Apa pharamAne lage ki aba maiM bahuta bRddha ho gayA huuN| merI sAmarthya vaisI nahIM rahI, merI zakti ke bAhira kI bAta hai| isake pazcAt kArtika sudi 1 ke dina maiM vApisa sujAnagar3ha phuNcaa| kArtika sudi 2 ke dina jainazvetAmbara terApaMtha sampradAya ke AcArya mahArAja sAhaba se bAtacIta prArambha karane ke liye kRpA karane kI prArthanA kI to zrI jI ne pharamAyA ki Ajakala samaya kI kamI hai| maiM dhyAna meM rakhakara samaya nikaalNgaa| migasara badi 1 ke dina zrI jI mahArAja kA sujAnagar3ha se bihAra huvaa| ina 15 dinoM ke daramiyAna meM zrI jI mahArAja se do tIna daphA bAtacIta ke liye samaya dilAne ke vAste prArthanA kI ; parantu Apane pharamAyA ki Ajakala samaya kI bahuta kamI hai| poSa badi meM ravAnA hokara maiM disAvara calA gayA jisakA prathama caitra badi 1 ke dina Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! sujAnagar3ha vApisa AyA / usa samaya jaina zvetAmbara terApaMtha sampradAya ke AcArya mahArAja sujAnagar3ha birAjate the / maine phira zrI jI mahArAja se arja kI ki bArttAlApa ke liye aba samaya nikAlane kI kRpA karAveM; parantu zrI jI ne usa samaya bhI yahI pharamAyA ki Ajakala samaya kama hai / phira kucha dina pazcAt zrI jI mahArAja kA sujAnagar3ha se bihAra ho gayA / mujhe AzA hai ki kisI samaya zrI jI mahArAja avazya samaya nikAla kara bArttAlApa karane kI kRpA kareMge aura jaina zAstroM meM pAI jAne vAlI asatya bAtoM kA yA to kisI prakAra se samAdhAna karAveMge athavA zAstroM meM parivartana karane kI koI yojanA kreNge| sthAnakavAsI sampradAyake AcArya mahArAja zrI gaNezIlAlajI mahArAja sAhaba jo bar3e vidvAna evam jainazAstroM ke jJAtA haiM aura svabhAva ke bar3e sarala haiM unase isa viSaya meM kaI daphA bAtacIta huI hai / ApakA pharamAnA yaha rahA ki zAstroM meM parivartana karanA isa samaya asambhava bAta hai / kAraNa isa kAma ke liye sarvaprathama zvetAmbara jainoM ke tInoM sampradAyoM ko sarala citta se eka rAya hokara sammilita prayatna karane kI AvazyakatA hai jisakA honA asambhava pratIta hotA hai / zrI devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ke samaya meM mathurA aura vallabhapura meM lagAtAra bAraha barSa taka jisa prakAra zAstroM ke saMkalana karane meM bhinna bhinna sthAnoM se bhagavAna bIrake ziSya munirAja AAkara apanI apanI yAdadAsta ke anusAra zAstroM ke nirmANa meM Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 167 sahayoga diyA thA usI prakAra isa samaya bhI bhagavAna bIrake ziSya kahalAne vAloM ko ina zAstroM ke viSaya meM apane apane anubhava tathA apane apane vicAra aura parivartana ho sakane bAlI bAtoM ke liye apane apane sujhAva rakhate huve sahayoga dekara isa kArya ko saphala karanekA prayAsa karanA cAhiye / parantu isa samaya to aisI viSama avasthA ho rahI hai ki vyarthake bAdavivAda meM samaya kA durupayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| jainAcAryoM kI mere sAtha huI upara kI bArttAlApa se yaha spaSTa anumAna ho rahA hai ki na to zAstroM meM pratIta honevAlI asatya bAtoM ko haTA sakane kA kisI meM sAhasa hai aura na zAstroM ko satya pramANita kara sakane kA prayatna / vAstava meM jo bAta asatya ho, jabaradastI usako satya pramANita karanA to asambhava bhI hai aura anucita bhI ; parantu usako haTA sakane meM AnA-kAnI karanA vyartha kI kamajorI dikhAnA hai / bahamase yaha eka dhAraNa banAlI gaI hai ki zAstroM kI asatya bAtoM ko yadi asatya svIkAra kara liyA gayA to zeSakI bAtoM ke liye logoM ke hRdaya meM vizvAsa jamAye rakhanA dUbhara ho jAyagA / parantu yaha AzaMkA kevala AzaMkA mAtra hai| loMkAjI bhAvaka ke pahile kramavAra 45 Agama sUtroM kI mAnyatA thI parantu loMkAjI ne unameM se 13 Agama sUtroM ko binA kisI puSTa pramANa ke amAnya kara diyA / loMkAjI jaise zrAvaka ke kathana se jaba samUce ke samUce 13 Agama amAnya ThaharAye jAkara lAkhoM Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '168 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! vyaktiyoM ke hRdaya meM dharma ke prati vizvAsa banA raha sakatA hai to pratyakSa meM asatya pramANita hone vAlI bAtoM ko nikAla dene meM logoM ke vizvAsa uTha jAnekI dhAraNA banAye rakhanA kevala vyartha kA bhaya hai| satya hI sarvadA satya bane raha sakatA hai asatya ko satya banAye rakhanA tabhI taka sambhava hai jabataka logoM meM jJAna vijJAna kA abhAva hai| ___ zAstroM kI isa samaya bar3I bikaTa dazA ho rahI hai| zvetAmbara jaina kahalAne vAle mUrtipUjaka sthAnakavAsI aura terApaMthI tInoM sampradAya Agama sUtroM meM se 32 sUtroM ko akSara akSara satya mAna rahe haiM / saba koI apane apane matakI bAta siddha karate huye inhIM sUtroM ke AdhAra para eka dUsare kI bAta kA khanDana karate haiM aura eka dUsare ko ajJAnI evam mithyAtvI batalA rahe haiN| mUrtipUjaka ina sUtroM se mUrtipUjA karanA Atma kalyANa kA sAdhana siddha karate haiM aura sthAnakavAsI evam terApaMthI isa viSaya meM donoM eka tarapha rahakara mUrtipUjAse AtmA kA kalyANa to dUra rahA ekAnta pApa hokara AtmA pApa se bhArI honekA kaha rahe haiN| dAna aura dayA ke viSaya meM sthAnakavAsI tathA mUrtipUjaka donoM eka hokara punya aura dharma honekA kathana kara rahe haiM aura terApaMthI ina donoM ke batAye hue dAna-dayA se hone vAle punya dharma hone kA khanDana karake ekAnta pApa hone kA kathana kara rahe haiN| Azcarya hai ki jina sUtroM ke AdhAra para eka sampradAya vAle kisI ke dvArA mAre jAne vAle prANIko bacAne meM dharma mAna Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 166 rahe haiM aura dUsarI sampradAya vAle unhIM sUtroM ke AdhAra para bacAne meM to pApa mAna hI rahe haiM apitu mArane vAle kasAI ko "matamAra" aisA kahane taka meM ekAnta pApa mAna rahe haiN| kisI bhI sampradAya para yaha Aropa karanA to sarAsara mUrkhatA hogI ki amuka sampradAya ke vyakti svArthI evam dhUrtta haiM isaliye apane svArtha ke liye apane matakI bAta amuka prakAra se batA rahe haiM / kAraNa, akelA eka vyakti svArthI athavA dhUrtta ho sakatA hai parantu jina sampradAyoM meM pratyeka meM lAkhoM manuSya hoM aura sabake saba svArthI evam dhUrtta hoM athavA mUrkha yA ajJAnI hoM - yaha asambhava bAta hai aura aisA samajhanA bhI nitAnta mUrkhatA hai / Atma kalyANa ke liye jina saMsthAoM kA janma huA hai una pratyeka ke lAkhoM manuSyoM meM se bahutase AtmArthI evam bahuta se vidvAn sUtroM kI saccI rahasya ko samajhane-samajhAne vAle bhI avazya hoMge, yaha mAnI huI bAta hai / phira aisA kyoM ho rahA hai isakA kAraNa samajhane kI pUrI AvazyaktA hai / kAraNa spaSTa hai ki ina sUtroM kI likhAvaTa hI aisI ber3hava hai ki eka viSaya meM kisI sthAna meM pakSakI bAta kahadI hai to dUsare sthAna meM usIke vipakSa kI kaha dI hai 1 eka sthAnameM vidhi kara dI hai to dUsare sthAnameM usIkA niSedha kara diyA hai / sthAna sthAna para aise sandigdha aura zaMkA-kAraka kathana haiM ki jo jaisA cAhatA hai apane matakI puSTike liye vaisA hI pramANa nikAla sakatA hai / anyathA aisA nahIM hotA ki eka hI sUtroM ko Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! mAnanevAle paraspara itanA bhinna 2 kathana karate ki eka jisako dharma kahatA dUsarA usIko ekAnta pApa kahatA / 200 isa prakAra kI sthitikA zrAvaka samAja para bahuta burA aura kaTu asara par3a rahA hai| mUrtipUjaka aura sthAnakavAsI zrAvaka terApaMthI zrAvaka se eka birAdarI hone para bhI sAkha-sagapana karane meM paraheja karate haiM aura terApaMthI zrAvaka sthAnakavAsI aura mUrtipUjaka zrAvaka se sAkha- sAgapaNa karane meM paraheja karate haiM / eka dUsareke sAmAjika sambandhoM meM pUrI kaTutA AtI jA rahI hai / parantu na jAne zrAvaka sAmAja kI buddhi aura biveka ko kyA ho gayA hai ki use yaha bhI nahIM sUjhatI ki kamase kama apane sAmAjika hitoM kI rakSAkA to vicAra rakheM / zrAvaka samAja ko cAhiye ki muni samAja se prArthanA kare ki Apa tInoM sampradAya ke muni 32 sUtroM ko eka sA akSara akSara satya mAnate haiM aura ina basoM ke AdhAra para eka jisa kArya ke karane meM dharma batAtA hai to dUsarA usImeM ekAnta pApa batA rahA hai / hamAre liye pApa dharmakA mArga dikhAne vAle Apaloga haiM ataH Apa logoM ko cAhiye ki saba ekatrita hokara vivAdAspada viSayoM ke liye acchI taraha zAstrArtha karake nirNaya kareM aura eka rAya ho jAyeM / isapara bhI yadi ve aisA karanA nahIM cAhate to hamarA karttavya hai ki hama ina sUtroMke vivAdAspada viSayoM kA nirNaya karAne ke liye eka saMsthA sthApita kareM aura usa saMsthAke dvArA yojanA karake jaina kahalAne vAle bar3e bar3e vidvAnoM Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 201 rakhI hai aura saba eka hokara dvArA inakA nirNaya karAveM / kyA kAraNa hai ki samAja meM itanI jabaradasta viSamatA phailAnevAle viSayoM ke liye to hama logoM ne khAmozI akhtiyAra kara bhUtakAla meM bItI huI vyartha kI bAtoM ke live AkAza pAtAla ke kulAve milAne lagate haiN| thor3e hI dinoM kI bAta hai, zrI dharmAnanda kosAmbI ne kisI pustaka meM yaha likha diyA thA ki jaina zAstroM meM sAdhu ke liye mAMsa AhAra lAne kA kathana hai| basa isI para saba milakara kosAmbI jI ko kosane lge| abhI taka bhI isa viSaya para lekha para lekha nikalane kA tAMtA jArI hai| zAstroM meM jahAM mAMsa zabda AyA hai usako yena-kena-prakAreNa vanaspati siddha karane kI dhIMgAmastI kI jA rahI hai| mAMsa se yadi Apatti hai to una sthAnoM se mAMsa zabda ko hI kyoM nahIM haTA diyA jAtA na rahegA bAMsa na bajegI bAMsurI' | jina jina sthAno meM asatya, asvAbhAvika, asambhava aura paraspara birodhI bacana jaina zAstroM meM Aye haiM unheM haTA denA aura jina jina vidhi-niSedhoM se mAnava samAja kI vyavasthA bigar3atI hai unhe nikAla bAhira karanA parama Avazyaka hai / inake haTA dene aura nikAla bAhira karane se na to dharma kI bAtoM para se logoM kA vizvAsa hI uTha jAyagA aura na kisI prakAra kI hAni hI hogI balki jaina zAstroM kA saMzodhana ho kara ve zuddha ho jAya~ge / isaliye sAre jaina zAsana ke Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! AcAryoM tathA vidvAn santa-munirAjoM evam samajhadAra zrAvakoM se merI vinamra prArthanA hai ki ve isa sambandha meM koI sundara yojanA banAkara kAma meM lAveM aura jaina zAstroM ke bhaviSya ko ujjvala kareM | 202 devai X Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 4 taruNa jaina ' disambara san 1641 I0 'loka' ke kathita mApa kA parIkSaNa [le0 zrI mUlacanda baida, lADanUM ] jaina matAnusAra samasta vizva loka aura aloka meM vibhAjita hai| loka sImita hai aura aloka asImita / dUsare zabdoM meM aloka meM loka nihita hai| loka meM dharmAstikAya, adharmAstikAya, AkAzAstikAya, pudralAstikAya aura kAla ye chaH mUladravya haiM evaM aloka meM kevala AkAzAstikAya hai / loka kI UparI aura tala kI sImAe~ kramazaH siddhazilA aura nigoda haiN| moTe taura para kamara para hAtha diye paira phailA kara khar3e huye manuSya ke AkAra kA sA loka mAnA gayA hai / yaha loka tala se sire ( bottom to top ) arthAta nigoda se siddhazilA taka 14 rajjU lambA hai | tala meM 7 rajjU caur3A hai - vahAM se kramAnusAra ghaTate ghaTate sAta rajjU kI U~cAI para 1 rajjU caur3A hai| vahAM se 3 || rajjU Upara kramazaH bar3hate bar3hate 5 rajjU caur3A aura vahAM se sire para kramazaH ghaTate ghaTate phira 1 rajjU caur3A hai / ghaTA-bar3hI kI tIna sandhiyoM ke AdhAra para loka ke tIna bhAga ho jAte haiM.. 14 1- adholoka - nigoda se pahale naraka taka 2- madhyaloka - pahale naraka se jyotirmaNDala taka 3 Urdhvaloka-jyotirmaNDala ke Upara se siddhazilA taka ukta mApa kI apekSA se loka kA ghana rajjU phala 343 batAyA gayA hai, jo samastaM jainiyoM ko mAnya hai| yadi yaha koI AdhyAtmika bAta hotI to isakA sampUrNa parIkSaNa asambhava ho jAtA aura sAtha meM nirarthaka bhI, kintu eka gaNita ke tathya Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata mAte ! ko jAMca kI kasauTI para kasanA koI kaThina ulajhana nahIM hai| hama yahAM isI bAta ko lekara parIkSaNa Arambha kareMge ki kathita 343 ghana rajjU kA hisAba kahAM taka eka gaNita-satya ( mathematical truth) hai| loka kA AkAra tIna taraha se vyakta kiyA jA sakatA hai, jo naM0 1, 2, 3, ke rUpa meM nIce dikhAyA gayA hai : ma a na01 na02 a na03 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! 205 - naM. 1 meM sthAna a-7 rajjU vRttAkAra, ba-eka rajjU vRttAkAra, sa-5 rajjU vRttAkAra aura da-eka rajjU vRttAkAra hai| naM02 meM sthAna a-7 rajjU vargAkAra ( square ), ba-- eka rajjU vargAkAra, sa-5 rajjU vargAkAra aura da-eka rajja vargAkAra hai| naM. 3 meM sthAna a-7 rajjU vargAkAra ba-147 rajjU lambAkAra (oblong ), sa-547 rajjU lambAkAra aura da147 rajjU lambAkAra hai| ___ naM. 1 ke AkAra ko hI mAnya samajhA jAtA hai aura use hI 343 ghana rajja batAte haiN| ukta tInoM AkAroM kA dhana rajjU nikAla kara hama dekheM ki inameM kitanA antara milatA hai| kisI bhI samacatuSkoNa yA gola piNDa athavA khAta, jisake mukha aura tala kA kSetraphala bhinna ho aura UMcAI samAna ho, kA ghanaphala isa prakAra yA gaharAI nikalatA hai mukhakA kSetraphala+tala kA kSetraphala+mukha tala kI lambAI caur3AI kA saMyukta kSetraphala 6x_ U~cAI =piNDa yA khAtra hi yA gaharAI kA ghnphl| noTa-vRtta kA kSetraphala usake vyAsa ke kSetraphala kA . 7854 ___ Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hotA hai| ukta rIti se nikAle gaye kathita tInoM AkAroM ke kSetraphala kramazaH nimna haiM : naM0 1-1612688 ghana rajjU naM0 2-2053 ghana rajjU naM0 3-343 dhana rajjU zAstrokta loka-varNana ko dekhate huye naM0 2 aura 3 ke AkAra meM nimna virodhAbhAsa upasthita hote haiM, ataH ve mAnya nahIM ho sakate : naM. 1 (a) madhya meM loka eka rajjU samacatuSkoNa rahatA hai| kintu dvIpa samudroM ko valayAkAra mAnane se antima svayaMbhU ramaNa samudra bAhara kI tarapha se catuSkoNa ThaharatA hai jo zAstrasaMgata nahIM hai| na02 (a) madhya meM loka cAroM tarapha se eka rajjU nahIM rahatA hai| (ba) madhya meM eka aura eka evaM dUsarI aura sAta rajjU rahane para anukrama se cAroM tarapha se ghaTane vAlI bAta yuktiyukta nahIM baitthtii| aMgrejI meM eka kahAvata hai ki Numbers speak of themselves arthAt AMkar3e svayaM bolate haiN| apitu gaNita Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! kI kasauTI meM koI saMzaya nahIM raha sakatA / abhidhAna rAjendra koSakAra ke anusAra karmagrantha meM loka ke mApa ke sambandha meM yoM likhA hai "caudasa rajjU loo, buddhikao hoI satta rajjU ghaNo / " kintu ukta mApa siddha na hone se sahI kaise mAna liyA jAya ? jaba kitane hI jaina vidvAnoM ke sAmane yaha virodhAbhAsa rakkhA gayA to unhoMne yA to kevala - jJAniyoM ke jimme isakA nirAkaraNa rakha kara bAta khatama kara dI; yA ulTe prazna karane vAle ko kahA ki aisA tarIkA nikAlo jisase 343 ghana rajjU siddha ho jAya / patA nahIM, aise moTe praznoM ko itanI upekSA kI dRSTi se kyoM dekhA jAtA hai ? satya ke sAdhakoM ko kisI bhI prakaTa satya ko svIkAra karane meM hicakicAhaTa kyoM ? AzA hai koI vijJa mahAnubhAva isa virodhAbhAsa ke sambandha meM apanI sammati prakaTa kareMge jisase vastusthiti kA patA cala sake / 207 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'jaina jagat' 1 akTUbara san 1930 I0 zAstra aura tarka duniyA~meM zAstra itane z2yAdaH aura vividha haiM ki agara manuSya zAstroMke AdhAra para nirNaya karanA cAhe to vaha marate dama taka kisI bAtakA nirNaya na kara skegaa| sabhI zAstra apanA sambandha Izvara yA usIke samAna kisI paramAtmA yA RSise batalAte haiM, aura prAyaH sabhI eka dUsareke nindaka haiN| aisI hAlatameM jaba loga zAstroM para hI nirNayakA sArA bojha DAla dete haiM taba unake pAgalapana para ha~sI AtI hai yA unakI mUrkhatA para Azcarya hotA hai| bahutase par3he likhe aura paMDita kahalAnevAle logoMmeM bhI yaha pAgalapana aura mUrkhatA pAI jAtI hai, parantu isase sirpha itanA hI siddha hotA hai ki bahutase loga par3ha likha jAne para aura paMDita ho jAne para bhI pAgala aura mUrkha bane rahate haiN| ___ hamAre bApa dAde jainI the, isaliye hama bhI jainI bana gaye haiN| bane kyA ? banA diye gaye haiN| agara hamase koI pUche ki "tuma apane zAstroMkA hI vizvAsa kyoM karate ho ? veda kurAna, bAibila aura piTakatrayakA vizvAsa kyoM nahIM karate ?" to uttara milegA ki "hamAre zAstra bhagavAn mahAvIrake banAye hue haiM, ve vItarAga aura sarvajJa the, kaSAya aura ajJAnatAse hI manuSya jhUTha bolatA haiM, jisameM ye donoM nahIM haiM vaha jhUTha kyoM Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 206 -- agara bolegA ? isa para koI kahe " mahAvIra hI vItarAga sarvajJa the, buddha vItarAga sarvajJa nahIM the, yaha bAta kaise mAnI jAya ?" to antameM uttara milegA ki "zAstra meM likhA hai" / yaha to anyonyAzraya doSa huA / kyoMki zAstra tabasacce mAne jAya~ jaba mahAvIra sacce siddha hoM aura mahAvIra taba sacce mAne jAya~ jaba zAstra sacce siddha hoM / isaliye zAstra na to apanI pramANatA siddha kara sakate haiM, na apane utpAdaka kI / ve svataH pramANa mAne jAya~ to duniyA bhara kI sabhI pothiyA~ pramANa ho jAvaMgI / aisI hAlata meM jainazAstroM meM koI vizeSatA na rhegii| isake atirikta eka dUsarA prazna yaha bhI khar3A hotA hai ki zAstroM ke nAma para jo vartamAnameM jainasAhitya pracalita hai usameM kaunasI pustaka bhagavAn mahAvIrakI banAI huI hai ? eka bhI pustaka aisI nahIM hai jo mahAvIra racita ho / yahA~ taka ki bhagavAn mahAvIrake pA~ca sau varSa pIche kI bhI koI pustaka nahIM milatI / zvetAmbara sampradAya meM pracalita 32 yA 45 sUtragraMtha mahAvIra svAmIke ziSya gautama gaNadhara racita batAye jAte haiM, parantu inakI bhASA bhagavAn ke samaya kI bhASA nahIM hai / yaha mahArASTrI prAkRta hai, isameM mAgadhIkA sirfa ekAdha hI prayoga hai| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jainazAstroMke anusAra bhagavAna ke 162varSa pIche taka unakA upadeza pUrNarUpa se saGkalita rahasakA ; isake bAda to lupta hone lagA aura usameM bAhirI yA sAmayika sAhitya bhI milane lagA / karIba hajAra Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! varSa taka yahI gar3abar3I rahI / digambaroMne to unakA mAnanA hI chor3a diyaa| zvetAmbara use mAnate rhe| pA~cavIM chaTThI zatAbdI meM isa sAhitya kI jo kucha vikRta avikRta sAmagrI idhara udhara par3I thI usakA saGkalana devardhi gaNIne kiyaa| isake bAda phira ina granthoM meM milAvaTa nahIM huI, parantu prArambha ke haz2Ara bAraha sau varSoM meM jo vikRti hotI rahI hai usase yaha zuddha vIravANI nahIM kahI jA sakatI / matalaba yaha hai ki eka tarafa to zAstroM ke AdhAra para mahAvIrakI vItarAgatA aura sarvajJatA nahIM mAnI jA sakatI aura dUsarI tarafa ye zAstra zuddha vIravANI siddha nahIM hote / aisI hAlata meM zAstroMke sahArese hameM dharmakA ThekA kaise mila sakatA hai ? aura jaba zAstra itane asamartha haiM taba hameM unakI duhAI kyoM denA cAhiye ? / yaha bikaTa samasyA Aja hI upasthita huI hai yA varttamAna sudhArakoMne hI upasthita kI hai, yaha bAta nahIM haiN| purAne lekhakoMke samakSa bhI yaha samasyA thI / unane isa samasyAko sulajhAyA bhI hai aura acchI taraha sulabhAyA hai / yA yoM kahanA cAhiye ki yaha samasyA bhagavAn mahAvIrane hI sulajhAdI hai / ve kisI vyaktiko, yA kisI zAstrako devatva yA AgamatvakA ThekA nahIM dete; ve pratyekakI paribhASA banAte haiM aura usI kasauTI para kasane kI sabako salAha dete haiM aura phira kahate haiM - "buddhaM vA varddhamAnaM zatadala nilayaM kezavaM vA zivaM bA / " Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 211 jaba unase pUchA jAtA hai ki tumhAre bhagavAn sacce kyoM ? to ve uttara dete haiM ki unake vacana sacce haiM / parantu jaba pUchA jAtA hai ki bacana sacce kaise mAne jAya~ ? to kahate haiM- " tarka se parIkSA karalo" / ve Ajakala ke mUrkha paMDitoM ke samAna vacanoM kI pramANatAke liye bhagavAn kI duhAI dekara, anyonyAzrayake phaMde meM nahIM Ate balki tarkake vajadaNDase anyonyAzraya cakraka aura anavasthAkA kacUmara nikAla dete haiM / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki Apta aura AgamakA mUla AdhAra yA rakSaka tarka hai| sonA bahumUlya bhale hI ho parantu usakI bahumUlyatA kI coTI kasauTI ke hAthameM hai| tarkake bala para hI hama jaina dharma ko sarvottama dharma ora vIravANIko sarvottama Agama kaha sakate haiM / agara tarkakA sahArA chor3a diyA jAya to AgamakA aura AptakA kucha mUlya nahIM rahatA / jaba samantabhadrane Agama kA svarUpa batalAyA taba yaha nahIM kahA ki dvAdazAMgavANI yA amuka granthoMko zAstra kahate haiM / unane to yahI kahA ki "AptopajJamanullaMghyamadRSTeTa virodhakam / tastvopadezakRtsA zAstraM kApatha ghaTTanam " || "jo Apta ( yathArtha vaktA ) kA kahA huA hai, jo sabake mAnane yogya hai, pratyakSa aura anumAnAdise jisameM virodha nahIM AtA arthAt jo yukti saGgata hai, jo yathArtha vastukA pratipAdaka hai, sabakA hita karane vAlA hai, aura mithyAmArgakA nAzaka hai, vahI zAstra hai" / Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! yaha zloka, siddhasena divAkarake nyAyAvatAra grantha meM bhI pAyA jAtA hai isaliye zvetAmbara sampradAya ke anusAra bhI zAstrakA yahI lakSaNa kahalAyA / aba yahAM vicAraNIya bAta itanI aura hai ki inameM se bahutase vizeSaNa aise haiM jinakA sadbhAva yA abhAva kisI zAstrameM jAnanA muzkila hai / amuka pustaka Apta vacana hai aura amuka nahIM isakA nirNaya kauna kare ? isI taraha sarvahitaiSitA, yathArtha pratipAdakatA mithyAmArga nAzakatA bhI kisI bhI zAstra meM vivAdAspada ho sakate haiM / ye saba aisI bAteM haiM jo zAstroMse nahIM, kintu tarka [ muktipramANa ] se hI siddha ho sakatI haiN| kahane ko to sabhI zAstra, apaneko uparyukta sabaguNa sampanna batAte haiM / isaliye kisako saccA mAnA jAya isakA uttara tarka hI de sakatA hai / uparyukta lakSaNa meM bhI 'pratyakSa anumAnase aviruddha' vizeSaNa par3A hai aura yahI yathArthatAke nirNaya kI kuJjI hai / jo bAta pratyakSa anumAnase viruddha hai aura vaha agara kisI zAstrameM likhI hai to samajhalo ki vaha zAstra jhUThA hai yA usameM vaha jhUThI bAta milAI gaI hai / phira bhalehI vaha zAstra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nAmase hI kyoM na banA ho / 212 agara hama apaneko samyagdRSTi mAnate haiM to hameM unhIM zAstroM para yA unhIM vacanoM para vizvAsa karanA cAhiye jo pratyakSa anumAnAdi se aviruddha hoM / saMskRta prAkRta AdimeM banI huI sabhI pustakaM zAstra nahIM haiM, kintu sacce zAstrako Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 213 khoja nikAlane ke sAdhana haiM / jisa prakAra eka jaja, aneka gavAhoMkI bAteM sunakara apanI buddhise satya asatyakA nirNaya karatA hai usI prakAra pratyeka manuSyako zAstroMkI bAteM sunakara satyAsatyakA nirNaya karanA cAhiye / jisa prakAra pratyeka gavAha IzvarakI kasama khA kara saca bolanekI bAta kahatA hai parantu gavAhoM ke parasparaviruddha kayana se tathA anya virUddha kathanoM se unameM aneka mithyAvAdI siddha hote haiM usI prakAra aneka zAstra mahAvIra yA kisI paramAtmAkI duhAI dene para bhI paraspara viruddha kathanase yA yuktiviruddha kathanase mithyA siddha ho sakate haiM / isaliye zAstra ke nAmase hI dhokhA khA jAnA ajJAnatA hai / * yaha samajhanA ki 'zAstrakI parIkSA to hama taba kareM jaba hamArI yogyatA zAstrakAroMse jyAdaH ho' bhUla hai| zAstrakAroM ke sAmane hamArI yogyatA kitanI bhI kama kyoM na ho, hama unake zAstroMkI jA~ca kara sakate haiN| gAyana meM hamArI yogyatA bilakula na ho to bhI dUsare manuSyake gAnekA acchA burApana hama jAna sakate haiN| miThAIke svAdakI parIkSA karaneke liye yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki hama miThayAse jyAdaH yA usake barAbara miThAI banAne meM nipuNa hoM / hama vyAkhyAna denA bilakula na jAnate hoM, phira bhI dUsaroMke vyAkhyAnakI samAlocanA kara sakate haiN| yadi aisA na hotA to Aja hama apaneko svAbhimAnake sAtha jainI kyoM kahate ? jaba hama mahAvIra se jyAdaH jJAnI nahIM Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! haiM taba unake dharmako saccA yA jhUThA kaise kaha sakate haiM ? agara hama use saccA kahate haiM to alpajJAnI hone para bhI hamArI parIkSakatA siddha hotI hai| isaliye hameM zAstrake nAma para pAgala na hokara parIkSA karanA cAhiye / aura jo bAteM yuktiyoM yA mUla sidvAnta se viruddha jace use zAstra bacana na samajhanA caahiye| agara hama itanA nahIM kara sakate to duniyA~ ke mithyAmatAvalambiyoM se hamameM koI vizeSatA nahIM hai| hamArA satyatA kA abhimAna jhUThA ghamaMDa hai| kahA jA sakatA hai ki "yadi aisA hai to AjJA-samyaktvI ke liye koI sthAna hI nahIM hai"| yahAM hameM AjJApradhAnIkA svarUpa samajha lenA caahiye| AjJAsamyaktvI AjJA ko pradhAna sthAna detA hai aura parIkSAko gauNa / parantu kisakI AjJA mAnanA, isa viSayameM to use bhI parIkSAse kAma lenA par3atA hai| AjJApradhAnI kA yaha matalaba nahIM hai ki vaha cAhe jisa zAstrakI AjJA mAnatA phire| aisI hAlata meM to AjJApradhAnI aura vainayikamithyAtvI meM kucha bhI antara na rhegaa| bAta yaha hai ki AjJApradhAnI vizeSa buddhimAna yA vidvAn nahIM hotaa| isa liye use bahutasI bAta AjJAse hI mAnanA par3atI haiN| parantu prArambhameM zAstrAzAstra dharmAdharma AdikA nirNaya to karatA hI hai| sAtha hI usameM jitanI vidyA buddhi hotI hai utanI parIkSA bhI karatA hai| parIkSA karane kI yogyatA hone para bhI agara vaha parIkSAse kAma na le to mithyAtvI hai| jisa Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 215 prakAra parIkSApradhAnI bhI thor3o bahuta AjJA kA upayoga karatA hai usI prakAra AjJApradhAnI parIkSA kA bhI upayoga karatA hai| hAM, parIkSApradhAnIkA darjA U~cA hai, isaliye parIkSApradhAnI ko jahA~ taka bane AjJAkI tarapha na jhukanA cAhiye kyoMki isase usakA adhaHpatana hogA aura AjJApradhAnIko AjJA hI mAnakara na raha jAnA cAhiye kyoMki isase usakI unnati rukegii| jisa prakAra jainakula meM utpanna honese yA jainadharmakA pakSa honese kisIko zrAvaka kahane lagate haiM parantu isase vaha paMcamaguNasthAnavarti nahIM ho jAtA, isI prakAra AjJAmAtrase koI samyaktvI nahIM ho jaataa| jisa prakAra zrAvakoM meM nAmamAtrake pAkSika zrAvakakA ullekha kiyA jAtA hai, usI prakAra samyagdRSTiyoMmeM nAmamAtra ke AjJAsamyaktvIkA ullekha kiyA jAtA hai / khaira, pAThakoMko itanA dhyAnameM rakhanA cAhiye ki jisa viSayameM manuSya parIkSA nahIM kara sakatA, viruddhAviruddhatA nahIM jAna sakatA vahIM AjJAse kAma lenA caahiye| koI AjJA siddhAnta se viruddha jAtI ho. pakSapAtayukta mAlUma par3atI ho, yuktibiruddha ho to vaha zAstrameM likhI hone para bhI kuzAstrakI cIja hai| usa para zraddhAna karanA mithyAtbI ho jAnA hai| kisI dhama ke zAstroM dvArA.dharmAdharma aura satyAsatya kA nirNaya karane ke pahile hameM usa dharmake mUla siddhAnta jAna lenA cAhiye, aura usake sUkSma vivecanoMko usa dharmake mUlasiddhAntoM kI kasauTI para kasanA caahiye| yadi ve usa dharma ke mUla Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 1 siddhAnta ke anukUla utareM taba to ThIka, nahIM to unheM adharma samajhanA caahiye| jaise jainadharmake cAritrake vivecanako lIjiye / jaina dharma ke anusAra rAgadveSakA dUra karanA cAritra hai isaliye vyavahAra meM una kriyAoMko bhI cAritra kahate haiM jinase rAgadveSakI hAni hotI hai / hiMsA na karane se, jhUTha na bolane se, corI na karane se, brahmacarya se, parigrahake tyAgase, kaSAyeM kama hotI haiM isaliye ye pA~coM cAritra kahe jAte haiN| ina pA~coM meM se agara kisI ke bhItara koI jaTila samasyA utpanna hotI hai to usakA nirNaya kaSAya-hAni rUpa kasauTI se kara lenA cAhiye / zAstroM meM trikAlavartI ananta ghaTanAoMkA aura ananta AcAroMkA vivecana to ho nahIM sakatA, isaliye agara koI nayI purAnI samasyA hamAre sAmhane khar3I ho to usakA nirNaya mUla ziddhAnta ke anusAra karanA cAhiye ; zAstroM ke Upara na chor3anA cAhiye / kalpanA karalo, koI AcAra kaSAyoM kA kama karane vAlA hai, lekina zAstroMmeM usakA ullekha nahIM hai athavA aspaSTa ullekha hai, athavA kisI lekhakane usakI vidhi aura kisIne virodha kara diyA hai to aisI hAlata meM usa AcAra ke virodhI zAstroMko dRr3hatA ke sAtha asatya kaha denA cAhiye, kyoMki zAstroM meM likhe jAne se satya kI mahattA nahIM hai kintu satya ke hone se zAstroM kI mahattA hai / jo niHsatya hai vaha niHsatva hai / isI taraha agara koI AcAraniyama kaSAyoM kA bar3hAne vAlA hai yA zubha se haTAkara azubha Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! meM le jAne vAlA hai, usakA vidhAna agara kisI graMtha meM pAyA jAtA hoto vaha graMtha turanta apramANa samajha lenA cAhiye / aba hama apane vaktavya ko z2arA aura spaSTatA se rakhanA ucita samajhate haiN| ahiMsA satya Adi ke samAna brahmacarya bhI eka prakArakA dharma haiM, kyoMki usase rAgAdi kaSAyeM kama hotI haiM / isaliye isa viSaya kI jo kriyA gaMgAdi kaSAyoM ko kama karane vAlI haiM vaha dharma hai; kaSAyoM ko bar3hAne vAlI haiM vaha adharma hai / yadi ina niyamoM meM koI lokAcAra kI kriyAe~ milA dI jAya~ to usakI kriyA lokAcAra ke muAphika hI hogI na ki dharma ke muaaphik| dharma utanA hI hai jitanI kaSAya kI nivRti hotI hai / agara kisI puruSa ke hRdaya meM strI rAga utpanna huA to use rokanA brahmacarya hai / agara use vaha pUrNa rUpase rokale to mahAvrata ho jAyagA / agara vaha pUrNa rUpase na roka sake kintu kisI sImAke bhItara AjAya to aNuvrata kahalAyegA, kyoMki isase usakI rAga pariNati sImita karaneke liye usane eka strI ko cuna liyA arthAt vivAha kara liyA to yaha brahmacaryANuvrata kahalAyA / vaha eka strI cAhe kumArI ho cAhe bidhavA, brAhmanI ho yA zUdra, Arya ho yA mleccha, svadezIya ho yA videzIya, usase rAgapariNati nyUna honemeM koI bAdhA nahIM aatii| apanI sAMsArika suvidhA ke liye inameM se kisI khAsa taraha kA cunAva kyoM na kiyA jAya parantu dhArmika dRSTise unameM 217 Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! koI antara nahIM hai| sundara, suzikSita suzIla strI kA cunAva karanA isaliye ThIka hogA ki usase rAgapariNati ko sImita rakhane meM suvidhA hogI, arthAt usake ucchRkhala hone kA kama Dara rhegaa| khaira, aba yadi koI yaha kahe ki "kumArI aura savarNA arthAt sajAtIyAke sAtha vivAha karanA cAhiye, bidhavA yA asavarNA Adi ke sAtha vivAha karane se pApa hogA," to isakA nirNaya karane ke liye pahile hameM zAstra na TaTolanA cAhie balki pahile vicAranA cAhiye ki vidhavA aura asavarNA ke sAtha vivAha karanese vivAhake mUla uddeza meM kyA kucha bAdhA AtI hai ? vivAha kA mUla uddeza hai saMsAra bhara kI striyoM se apanI viziSTa rAga pariNati ko haTAkara kisI eka jagaha sImita kara denaa| yaha bAta to vidhavAvivAha aura asavarNavivAha meM usI taraha hotI hai jaisIki kumArI vivAha aura svrnnvivaahmeN| isase mAlUma huA ki isase mUla uddeza meM kucha bAdhA nahIM aatii| aba isa nizcayake viparIta jisa jisa graMtha meM likhA ho, samajhalo ki ve saba kuzAstra haiM, arthAt unakA yaha vaktavya dharmaviruddha hai| isapara koI kahegA ki agara aisA hai to "abhakSya bhakSaNa bhI jAyaz2a kahalAyagA kyoMki isase mUla uddeza bubhukSApUrti to ho jAtI hai, tathA isI taraha anya nikRSTa vastue~ bhI grAhya ho jaavegii"| yaha kahanA nahIM, kyoMki abhakSyabhakSaNa, bhUkha bujhAne kA kAma karatA hai isaliye jo bubhukSApUrti nAmaka dharma ke pAlana karane vAle haiM Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 2.16 unake liye bubhukSApUrti mUla uddeza hai / parantu yahA~ to mUla uddeza rAgAdi kaSAyoM ko kama karanA yA ahiMsAdi pA~ca yama haiM / abhakSyabhakSaNa se hiMsA hotI hai isalie vaha mUla uddeza kA vighAtaka hI hai / rahI nikRSTatA kI bAta, so yadi vaha vastu mUla uddezakI bAdhaka nahIM hai to nikRSTa ho hI nahIM sktii| aba rahI laukika nikRSTatA ( jUnI purAnI alpamUlya Adi ) so aisI nikRSTatA dhArmikatA meM bAdhaka nahIM hai, balki kabhI kabhI to vaha sAdhaka ho jAtI hai| eka AdamI naye makAna, aura naye ThAThabATha kI koziza karatA hai / dUsarA AdamI purAne makAna aura purAne ThAThavATha meM hI saMtoSa kara letA hai| aisI hAlata meM dUsarA AdamI hI jyAdaH dharmAtmA hai / isalie nikRSTatA kA Aropa bhI bilakula vyartha hai / khaira, zAstra parIkSA ke kucha aura udAharaNa dekhiye / yaha bAta siddha hai ki kAmavAsanA ko sImita karane ke liye vivAha hai / agara kisI meM yaha vAsanA paidA hI na huI hoto usakA vivAha karanA kAmavAsanA kA sImita karanA nahIM hai balki paidA karanA hai / abrahmase brahmakI tarafa jhukanA to dharma hai aura brahmase abrahmakI tarafa jhukanA pApa hai / yaha to kaSAyoM kA bar3hAnA hai / aba yadi koI kahe ki "kAmavAsanA paidA huI ho cAhe na paidA huI ho, parantu amuka umra ke bhItara vivAha kara hI denA cAhiye, vivAha na karanese pApa hogA" | to samajha lo aisA kahane vAlA koI pApa pracAraka dhUrta hai / aura Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! agara vaha kisI zAstra kI duhAI detA hai to samajhalo ki vaha zAstra kuzAstra hai| isI taraha zUdroMko dharma kriyAe~ na karane denA, sUtaka Adi meM dharma kriyAoMkA rokanA bhI pApa hai kyoMki isase azubha pravRtise zubhaprabRtimeM jAnese rokA jAtA hai, kaSAyoMko zAnta karane ke sAdhana chIne jAte haiN| yaha kArya mUla siddhAntoMke bilakula viruddha hai, isaliye ghora pApa hai| agara kisI pustakameM aisI adhArmika AjJAe~ likhI hoM to samajhalo vaha pApI grantha hai| use zAstra mAnanA ghora mithyAtva hai| ___ thor3e se udAharaNa dekara hamane zAstroMkI parIkSAkA tarIkA batalAyA hai| isa tarIke se manuSya kabhI dhokhA nahIM khA sktaa| aura yaha tarIkA hai bhI itanA sarala, ki bilakula apar3ha aura sAdhAraNa buddhikA AdamI bhI isakA prayoga kara sakatA hai| jisa manuSyameM itanI bhI tarka buddhi nahIM hai use AjJAnika mithyAtva ke pakSa meM se kauna chur3A sakatA hai ? aise loga -jo ki zAstroMkI parIkSA nahIM kara sakate-jaba dharma viruddha, dharmaviruddha cillAte haiM taba una kA pApa kaI guNA ho jAtA hai| ve isa dambhake dvArA apane AjJAnika mithyAtvako aura bhI z2yAdaH cirasthAyI banAte hai| jainadharma duniyA ke sAmane garjakara kahatA hai-pakSapAto na me vIre na dveSaH kpilaadissu| yuktimadvacanaM yasya tasya kAryaH prigrhH|| Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! na mujhe mahAvIra meM pakSapAta hai na kapilAdikameM dveSa ; jisakA vacana yuktiyukta ho usI kA grahaNa karanA cAhie / zAstroMkI duhAI dene vAlA koI dhama, aisI garjanA kara hai ? yadi nahIM to kyA aiso garjanA karane vAlA dharma apane nAma para pracalita hue yuktiviruddha bacanoMko manavAne kI dhRSTatA kara sakatA hai? yadi nahIM, to hameM zAstroMkI coTI, tarkake hAtha meM dedenA cAhiye / zAstroMko jajakA sthAna nahIM kintu gavAhakA sthAna denA cAhie, aura pratyeka bAtakA vicAra karake nirNaya karanA cAhie / raviSeNAcArya kahate haiM - jo jar3abuddhi manuSya haiM ve nIca, dharmazabda ke nAma para adharma kA hI sevana karate haiM / dharmazabda mAtreNa bahuzaH prANino'dhamAH / adharmameva sevate vicArajar3a cetasaH || padmapurANa 6 - 278 / dharma ke viSaya meM sadA satarka rahane kI z2arUrata hai| tarkazUnya hue ki gire| kyoMki dharma ke nAma para aura jainadharmake nAma para bhI itane jAla aura gaDDhe taiyAra kiye gaye haiM ki tarka ke binA unase bacanA asambhava hai / jina zAstroM kA sahArA liyA jAtA hai ve to khuda jAla aura gaDr3hekA kAma karate haiM / unhIM se to bacanA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pIche aneka gaNa, gaccha, saMgha ho gaye; samaya samaya para jisako jo kucha U~cA yA jisane jisameM apanA svArtha dekhA vaisA hI likha maaraa| aba 221 Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! Apa kisa kisakA vizvAsa karate phiroge 1 vinA tarkakA sahArA liye ApakI gujara nahIM hai isaliye paMDitapravara ToDaramalla jIne likhA hai--"koU satyArtha padanike samUharUpa jainazAstraniviSa asatyArthapada milAvai parantu jina zAstrake padaniviSai to kaSAya miTAvane kA vA laukikakArya ghaTAvanekA prayojana hai / aura usa pApIne asatyArtha pada milAe haiM tiniviSai kaSAya poSanekA vA laukika kArya sAdhanekA prayojana hai aise prayojana milatA naahiiN| tAta parIkSAkari jJAnI ThigAvate bhI naahiiN| koI mUrkha hoya so hI jainazAstra nAmakari ThigAvai hai|" isase pAThaka samajha gaye hoMge ki jainazAstrake nAmase satarka rahane kI kitanI jarUrata hai ToDaramalajIne prayojanake milAnase parIkSA karane para jora diyA hai, jisa parIkSAke namUne isI lekhameM diye gaye haiN| yadi pAThaka isI tarahakI parIkSA kareMge, zAstrase bar3hakara tarkako mAnage to sacca jainatvako samajha skeNge| anta meM hama tIna vAkya dete haiM jise jijJAsu mahAnubhAva sadA smaraNa meM rakkheM:-- ___"jo tarkayukta hai vaha saba zAstra hai| parantu jo zAstra nAma se pracalita hai vaha saba, tarka nahIM hai|" ___"jo satya hai vaha saba dharma hai| jo dharma ke nAma para pracalita hai vaha saba, satya nahIM hai / " ___ "dharma, hamAre arthAt hamAre kalyANa ke liye hai| hama yA hamArA kalyANa dharma ke liye nahIM hai|" Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [zrI ghanazyAmadAsajI bir3alA viracita 'bikhare-vicAra' se mArca, 1633 ] zAstra bhI aura akla bho hindU-samAja meM koI sudhAra kI bAta calI ki zAstra morce para A ddtte| yaho dazA aspRzyatA-nivAraNa AMdolana meM bhI huI hai| zAstroMke pannoM kI isa samaya kAfI ulaTa-pulaTa hai yahA~ taka ki donoM pakSavAle zAstroM ke avataraNa de rahe haiN| gAMdhIjI ne bhI paMDitokA AhvAna kiyA aura unase zAstroMkI vyavasthA puuchii| paMDito ne bhI vyavasthA sunAyo aura zrI bhagavAndAsa jI jo zAstroMke dhurandhara vidvAn haiM, ina vyavasthAoMko kAzIke 'Aja' patra ke sAtha 'kror3a-patra' ke rUpameM prakAzita kara rahe haiM, jo sacamuca paDhane aura manana karane yogya zAstroM kI isa chAna-bInakA yaha prayatna isa tarahase mubAraka hai kyoMki kama-se-kama isase purAne Arya-itihAsa kA kucha patA to cala hI jAtA hai| kintu jo bAteM sIdhI-sAdI buddhi dvArA samajha meM A sakatI hoM, usameM khvAhamakhvAha zAstra ko AvazyakatA se adhika mahatva denA khataranAka bhI hai| Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! hamane kaba zAstroMse parAmarza kiyA thA ki rela, moTara, havAI jahAja, tAra aura betArakA upayoga kareM yA nahIM hai ? kisI z2amAne meM mAravAr3I bhAI, dhArmika bAdhA ke nAmapara videzI cInI ke kaTTara virodhI the| aba inhIM mAravAr3I bhAiyoMne, jaise jAvA aura maoNrizasa meM cInI banAI jAtI hai, unhIM tarIkoMse cInI banAne ke aneka kArakhAne khole haiM / kintu kArakhAnoM ke pahale kabhI unhoMne zAstroM kI vyavasthA nahIM pUchI aura pUchanekI bhI kyA jarUrata thI ? Akhira jo cIja hameM apanI AkhoMse sAfa dikhAyo deto ho, usake lie cazmA car3hAnA bekAra hI to hogA / 224 eka prakAMDa zAstrajJa se gAMdhIjIne aspRzyatA ke sambandha meM zAstrakA mata pUchA, to paMDitajIne yaha kahA thA ki hindU zAstra aisI vastu hai ki jisa cIjakI cAha ho usakI puSTimeM aura sAtha hI usake khaMDana meM bhI pramANa mila sakate haiM / yaha bAta una paMDitajIne zAstroMkI maryAdA ghaTAneko nahIM kahI thI / kahI thI kevala vastusthiti kA digdarzana karAne ke liye / aura unakI isa uktise coMka uThanekA bhI koI kAraNa nahIM hai / hindU dharma meM jaisA ki IsAI majahaba meM eka hI dhArmika graMtha '6. bala' hai aura musalamAnoM ke yahA~ eka hI grantha 'kurAna' hai aisA koI eka cakravartI grantha nahIM hai / yahA~ to sadA se vicAra-svAtantrya rahA hai / ( phala svarUpa eka hI nahIM, cAra veda bane, eka nahIM, chaH darzana bane, aneka purANa bane, aneka Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! 225 upaniSad bane, yahA~ taka ki alloniSada bhI bana gyaa| jyoMjyoM buddhikA vikAza bar3hA zAstra sAhitya bhI bar3hatA gyaa| zAstrake likhane vAloM ne deza-kAlako sAmane rakhakara kucha acchI-acchI bAteM likhIM, unhIM zAstroMmeM pIchese RSiyoM ne deza kAla kA parivattana dekhakara phira kucha aura jor3a diyaa| isI taraha kucha logoMne apane svArtha kI besira-paira kI behUdA bAteM bhI jA khiiN| jaisI jisa samaya AvazyakatA huI usI taraha se yaha jor3a-tor3a bhI bar3hatA gyaa| Arya logoMke rahanasahana, AcAra-vicAra aura zAstroMkA yahI itihAsa hai| isaliye paraspara virodhI bAtoM kA bhI zAstroMmeM honA svAbhAvika hai| hindU zAstroM kI mahattA hI yaha hai ki vicArasvAtantrya ko kabhI Asana-cyuta nahIM hone diyA / yahI hamArI khUbI aura tAkata rahI hai| isIke bala para hama Ajataka jindA haiN| hama nibhA le jAye to hamArI yaha khUbI hI hamArI jindagI kA bImA hogii| ___Arya zAstroMmeM kAphI kundana hai| itanA hai ki anya kisI majahabI granthameM nahIM ; kintu Ama ke sAtha guThalI bhI hai, reze bhI haiM, isaliye viveka ko AvazyakatA to hai hii| jo sarvamAnya zAstra mAne jAte haiM unameM bhI aisI bAtoM kI kamI nahIM haiM, jo buddhi ke pratikUla aura aprAmANika aura isaliye amAnya haiN| bhAgavatameM likhe gaye bhUgolako kyA hama mAneMge ? pArada aura gaMdhaka kI utpatti kI zikSA AcArya rAya se lenA Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 jaina zAstroM ko asaMgata bAteM ! adhika prAmANika hogA athavA rasa-prathoMke varNana se ? suzruta meM likhe gae bhallAtaka ke prayoga dvArA eka sahasra varSa kI Ayu prApta karane kI bAta para vizvAsa karake kyA kisoko saphalatA mila sakatI hai ? bAta yaha hai ki jisa prakAra hama nitya samAcAra-patra par3hate samaya rAyaTara kI khabaroM aura vijJApanoM ke bIca apanI akla se viveka kara lete haiM aura vijJApana ke vAkyoM para, cAhe ve kitanI hI cittAkarSaka bAtoMse kyoM na bhareM hoM, jaise hama jyoM-kA-tyoM vizvAsa nahIM karate, usI prakAra hameM zAstroMke sambandha meM bhI karanA caahie| jo loga hameM yaha sikhAte hoM ki hama buddhi ko pRSThakSetra meM rakhakara saMskRta ke grantha kI hara bAta ko veda-vAkya mAna, ve eka prakAra se zAstroM ke bar3appanako ghaTAne kI zikSA dete haiN| vedako hama IzvarIya jJAna mAnate haiM, kintu jisa cIjako IzvarIya jJAna mAnate haiM usa kI sImA bho ananta honI cAhie, kyoMki IzvarIya jJAna sImAbaddha ho hI nahIM sktaa| IzvarIya jJAna to sampUrNa, sarvotkRSTa, prAcInatama aura nUtanAtinUtana hI ho sakatA hai| kisI bhI prakAra kA jJAna usake bAhara nahIM chUTa sktaa| aisI hAlata meM yaha bhI mAnanA hogA ki veda kevala cAra saMhitAoM taka hI parimita nahIM ho skte| betAra ke tAra kA sAhitya cAhe cAra saMhitA-rUpI vedoM meM na pAyA jAye ; kintu vaha IzvarIya jJAna kA aMza avazya hai| isaliye Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina zAstroM kI asaMgata bAteM ! vedoM kA vaha bhI eka bhAga hai / isa taraha hameM apane zAstra kI kalpanA ko bhI vistRta banAnA hogA aura anta meM isa natIje para pahuMcanA hogA ki jitanA bhI jJAna samUha hai vaha sabhI zAstra hai, aura jo sacce jJAna se bhinna hai, vaha cAhe saMskRta bhASA meM ho cAhe arabI yA aMgrejI meM, sArA azAstra hai / hindU samAja meM varSoMse aneka vibhAga bana gaye haiN| adRzyatA hai, aspRzyatA hai, agrAhyajalatA hai, asahabhojitA hai aura avaivAhikatA hai / inameM antima do vibhAgoM se hama kisI ko coTa nahIM phuNcaate| hama kisI ke yahA~ khAne ko nahIM jAte, isameM hama kisI kA apamAna nahIM karate / na vivAhazAdI hI aisI cIja hai ki kisI se sambandha karane se inakAra karane meM hama kisI ke sAtha anyAya karate hoM / isalie asahabhojitA aura avaivAhikatA koI pApa nahIM ; kintu kisI manuSya ke darzana - mAtra ko pApamaya mAnanA ( adRzyatA ) jaise ki madrAsa prAnta meM ekAdha jagaha pracalita hai, yA kisI ke sparza mAtra ko pAtaka samajhanA ( aspRzyatA ) ye donoM hI abhimAna-mUlaka pApamaya vRttiyA~ hai, jo hindU dharma kI nAzaka haiM / 227 zAstra kaise kaha sakatA hai ki hamArA yaha anyAya dharma ho sakatA hai ? isa sambandha meM hamArI akla kI gavAhI kyA kAphI nahIM hai ? jo kAma samAja kI bhalAI kA ho, sadaya ho, Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 jaina zAstroM kI bhasaMgata bAteM ! buddhi jisakA poSaNa karatI ho, * gAMdhIjI jaise Apta puruSa jisakA samarthana karate hoM, vaha nizcaya hI dharma hai| - aise dharma ke khilApha jo sacchAstra sadbuddhi aura sat-puruSoM dvArA poSita ho, yadi saMskRta bhASA kI koI pothI dUsarI bAta kahe, to aisI pothI ko zAstra kahanA bhRSiyoM kI mahimA ko ghaTAnA hai| jina RSiyoMne zaMkha, mRgacarma aura bAghambara ko evaM kastUrI aura cAmara ko ThAkurajI ke pAsa pahuMcAne meM hicakicAhaTa nahIM kI, ve RSi cAra karor3a jIvita manuSyoM ko devadarzana se vaMcita rakhane kI vyavasthA likha jAyaM, yaha kadApi sambhava nhiiN| ve isa samaya yadi jindA hote to ve bhI vahI bAta kahate jo Aja gAMdhIjI kaha rahe haiN| prastuta kathana kevala itanA hI hai ki hama zAstra bhI par3heM aura sAtha hI kucha apanI akla se bhI kAma leN| bhagavAn kRSNa ke isa vacana kI bhI kucha ijjata kareM "buddhau zaraNamanviccha" * siddhAntataH (mahAtmA) gAMdhIjI ko sabhI viSayoM meM 'Apta' nahIM mAnA jA sktaa-prkaashk|