Book Title: Jain Vidyalay Granth
Author(s): Bhupraj Jain
Publisher: Jain Vidyalaya Calcutta
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/012030/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA- eka yazasvI dazaka zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka sampAdaka maMDala bhUparAja jaina DaoN0 gopAlajI dabe. olgA ghoSa ridhakaraNa botharA, padamacanda nAhaTA, lalita kAMkariyA rAdhezyAma mizra, lakSmIzaMkara mizra saMyojana bhUparAja jaina ORIOUSD NAGLO EDUCATION STARATI S cAra DECADE STA RIISHE HED. 1992 zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A (zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA dvArA saMcAlita) 25/1, bana bihArI bosa roDa, hAvar3A-711 101 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka zrI jaina vidyAlaya 25/1, bana bihArI bosa roDa, hAvar3A-711 101 phona : 660-1319,650-2210,660-4414 AvaraNa citra : gaMgAnagara (rAja.) jile ke pallUgrAma kI khudAI se prApta zrI jaina sarasvatI kI pratimA kA chAyAMkana zrI lalita nAhaTA (dillI) ke saujanya se dillI myujiyama se prApta mUlya ru. 500/ AvRti : 3300 maI 2002 mudraka osavAla prinTarsa 4, jagamohana mallika lena, kolakAtA-700 007 phona : 238-4755 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. 2. sampAdakIya : kA varSA jaba kRSi sukhAne zubhAzaMsA sabhA khaNDa 1. 2. 3. 4. zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kalakattA vihaMgama dRSTi meM Dream has come into the reality Education 2002 zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM agraNI aham kA visarjana 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. je Acarahi nara na panere 11. zikSA kA svarUpa 12. hama hoMge kAmayAba eka dina 13. ullekhanIya pragati 1. 2. 3. 4. A Glorious Decade zrI jaina vidyAlaya aura Aja kA vidyArthI Namo AyariyANaM, Namo uvajjhAyANaM vidyAlaya khaNDa zrI jaina vidyAlaya, var3A artha sahayogI jaya gaNeza, vINA vAdinI jaya he zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ke bar3hate kadama jahA~ cAha, vahA~ rAha svI zikSA anivAryatA : caritra nirmANa kA kendra hAvar3AvAsiyoM ke lie varadAna 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. zrAvaNe, (baMgalA) 11. Peace Where Art Thou 12. Pilgrim's Process 13. garIboM kA deza bhArata 14. choTI-choTI para Avazyaka bAteM Value Education 15. The Value of Education 16. mAnavatA aura AtaMkavAda 17. amarakaMTaka paridarzana 18. khIra khAtA hai ki DaMdA 19. gaja kI jagaha thAna hAra gayA 20. cANakya : tapa va sevA kI sajIva mUrti 21. lAlacI bhAI anukramaNikA bhUparAja jaina S. R. Singhvi R. D. Bhansali baccharAja abhANI ridhakaraNa bodharA Vinod Minni mohanalAla bhaMsAlI kizanalAla bodharA zrIcanda nAhaTA azoka botharA pArasamala bhUraTa bha~varalAla dassAnI mANakacanda rAmapuriyA saradAramala kAMkariyA sundaralAla dugar3a pannAlAla kocara surendrakumAra bA~ThiyA mahendra karNAvaTa Dr. G. J. Dubey trisiTA caTarjI Mrs. Olga Ghosh S. C. Pathak rAmaadhIna siMha ajaya DAgA Mousumi Ghosal gopAlakRSNa rAmapukAra zarmA raMjana rAThI rAhula agravAla santoSakumAra tivArI amita yAdava ava & ~ ~ x Br 10 11 12 13 14 15 or mu 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 22 24 26 29 30 32 34 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizAla prasAda jAyasavAla abhiSeka kumAra upAdhyAya kAzIprasAda mizra digvijaya pratApa siMha amara sAhI pratIka ratAvA gaurava pAThaka priyaMkA dugar3a nehA agravAla Shibani Mitra Sarbani Chakraborty Shampa Ghosh bI. ke. harSa A. K. Tiwari amarakumAra zAhI govinda siMghI AzutoSa zuklA jyoti zrImAla amara caudharI saccidAnanda dUbe 22. gurU kA mahatva 23. bhikhArI 24. gaMgA 25. pyAra karate haiM 26. mA~ tuma to ho mahAna 27. AI parIkSA 28. merI najara meM, jarA sociye 29. dA~toM kA seTa eka 30. mujhako phela na karanA 31. My Dear Friends 32. Some Aspects of Pastoral Adaptation 33. An Experience 34. saMgharSamaya dazaka kI upalabdhi 35. Home and Education 36. paisoM kI mAyA 37. jaMgala meM vana De 38. sAkSaratA 39. ahaMkAra kA pariNAma 40. itihAsa ke AIne meM bhagavAna mahAvIra 41. gurU zikSaka 42. baccoM! deza bhakta bana jAnA 43. cuTakule 44. pandraha agasta, du:kha 45. anusuiyA kI ora 46. Beautiful One Liner 47. pAnI eka camatkArika auSadhi 48. kAma kA baMTavArA 49. mana va karma 50. kAmadeva zrAvaka 51. satya 52. yatnA, vinaya se tatva kI siddhi 53. sudarzana seTha 48. Communication and Computer vidvata khaNDa 1. maMgala maMtra NamokAra 2. brahmacarya 3. dharma kA antarhadaya 4. AdamI nahIM thA - kavitA nava tatva zikSA kA bhAratIya Adarza 7. ahiMsA kI sArvabhaumikatA sandIpa zarmA, AzISa, aMkita minkI agravAla praNaveza mizra Sunbeam Manuel ruci mizra satyendra mizra prazAnta mizra rAjana mizra vikAsa mizra dhIraja zuklA kSamA mizra Saikat Ghosh DaoN0 nemIcanda zAstrI AcArya javAharalAlajI ma.sA0 upA0 kaviratna zrI amara muni banecanda mAlU AryA ratna hemaprabhA zrIjI pro0 viSNukAnta zAstrI pro0 sAgaramala jaina Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. 9. apane hI ghara meM kisI dUsare ghara ke hama haiM loka mAdhyama jana zikSaNa aura cunautiyA~ 10. badalate pariveza meM zikSA aura zikSaka 11. zikSA premiyoM ke nAma eka paigAma 12. bhUla- kavitA 13. bojha mata banAo zikSA ko 14. mere pApA kavitA 15. jaina dharma se anuprerita zAsaka 16. bhAratIya darzanoM meM AtmavAda 17. AcArAMga sUtra meM samatA kA svarUpa 18. aura phira 19. jaina zAstroM meM varNita zikSA sUtra 1: 20. paryAvaraNa saMrakSaNa aura jaina dharma - 21. Agama sAhitya meM vanaspati vijJAna 22. maiM par3hAtA kyoM 23. pitA kI chAyA meM 24. zikSA - sRSTi - jaina dRSTi 25. do preraka prasaMga 26. Embryo Transfer 27 ghumakkar3a zAstrI rAhula 28. dizA 29. bhikSA 30. bhAratIya zikSA 31. zikSA ke uddezya 32. prArthanA 33. bAhubala 34. Money Leaving Behind the Shadows full of Darkness 35. Oswals and Other Jains of Rajasthan 36. Aja kA lADalA baccA kavitA 37. Ayurveda dvArA jaTila rogoM kI cikitsA 38. zikSA aura saMskAra 39. jIvana jIne kI kalA 40. indrabhUti gautama 41. samyak cAritra 42. paMcamakAla 43. sukha sambandhI vicAra 44. sadgurU tatva 45. Morning Walk 46. Honour the Time 47. kAlajayI zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA 48. do Adarza 49. akSaya puNyAtmA zrImatI tArAdevI kAMkariyA : DaoN0 kiraNa sipAnI DaoN0 mahendra bhAnAvata DaoN0 zivanAtha pAMDe puSkaralAla keDiyA alakA dhAr3IvAla pramoda navalakara alakA dhADIvAla indrakumAra kaThotiyA DaoN0 suSumA siMghavI mAnamala kudAla jatanalAla rAmapuriyA DaoN0 sureza sisodiyA DaoN0 premasumana jaina DaoN0 racanA jaina pITara jI. bIDalara elena guDamena oMkAra zrI jAnakInArAyaNa zrImAlI Mangilal Bhutoria DaoN0 premazaMkara tripAThI DaoN0 maMju rAnI siMha padamacanda nAhaTA jAnakInArAyaNa zrImAlI kanhaiyAlAla DuMgaravAla prAcArya nilacanda jaina saMkalita Nirupam Kedia Col. (Retd.) D. S. Baya banecanda mAlU DaoN0 DI. ke. zarmA kezarIcanda seThiyA ratnA ostavAla mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgara gItikA botharA zrImad rAjacandra zrImad rAjacandra zrImad rAjacandra B. B. Das Jatanlal Rampuria saMkalita rAdhezyAma mizra 32 36 43 46 47 48 49 50 57 59 63 65 68 74 77 79 81 82 83 87 90 94 96 98 99 100 101 102 105 106 108 109 111 125 128 129 130 131 133 135 140 141 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpAdakIya kA varSA jaba kRSi sukhAne 'kiM kiM na sAdhayati kalpalataiva vidyA', 'sA vidyAyA vimuktaye', 'vidyA dadAti vinayaM' aisI aneka paurANika uktiyA~ haiM jinakA gAhe-bagAhe hama prayoga karate A rahe haiN| vidyA kalpalatA, kalpavRkSa ke samAna hai jisase saba kucha prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai, sAdhA jA sakatA hai| vidyA mukti pradAtA hai, svAvalambana aura Atma-nirbharatA kI jananI hai aura vidyA prApta kara vyakti vinayI bana jAtA hai, garva evaM ahaMkAra usako chU bhI nahIM pAte lekina Aja to saba kucha isake viparIta dRSTigata ho rahA hai|| jina arthoM meM vidyA athavA isa prakAra kI uktiyoM kA prayoga kiyA jA rahA hai, vaha satya se nitAnta pare haiN| vidyA ko zikSA kA paryAya mAnane kI bhUla vigata kAphI arse se kI jA rahI hai| vastuta: vidyA evaM zikSA meM kAphI bhinnatA hai| vidyA prApta vyakti kuzala, niSNAta samaya meM gurU ke sAnnidhya meM rahakara jo bAlaka vidyA prApta kara Azrama se vidA hotA thA, vaha jIvana ke kisI bhI kSetra meM nirdvandva vicaraNa karatA huA nirantara Age bar3hatA rahatA thaa| isake pratikUla eka zikSita vyakti dara-dara bhaTakane ke lie majabUra hai| vaha paramukhApekSI banakara vyaktigata svArtha lipsA meM sarvathA svAratharata dikhAI detA hai| jo vidyA vinaya kA AdhAra thI, vaha ahaMkAra evaM ahammanyatA kA kAraNa bana gaI hai| bAta-bAta meM garvokti evaM darpokti ke viSa bujhe bANoM se kisI ko Ahata kara saMtoSa kI anubhUti karanA Ama bAta pratIta hotI hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM phailatI mUlyahInatA surakSA kI bhA~ti arAjakatA kI satata vRddhi kA kAraNa hai| zikSA Aja eka vyavasAya ho gaI hai, zuddha vyvsaay| vyavasAya meM to pUMjI niveza Avazyaka hai lekina zikSA meM to bahuta kama pUMjI se bhI kAma calAyA jA sakatA hai aura kaI gunA lAbha prApta kara sakate haiN| zikSA ke nAma para calAye jAnevAle aise skUla badanumAdAga haiN| dUsarI tarapha pA~ca sitArA hoTaloM kI taraha aise takanIkI skUla kaoNleja haiM jahA~ lAkhoM rupaye kA 'Donezana' lekara praveza diyA jAtA hai| isa Donezana ke bAre meM kyA kahA jAya, sUrya ke prakAza kI taraha zikSA ke kSetra meM phailI yaha arAjakatA savIMvadita hai| zikSA premI ke nAma para zikSAvid evaM zikSAzAstrI kahalAnevAle vyakti jisa taraha abodha bAlakoM evaM zikSArthiyoM ke jIvana se khilavAr3a kara rahe haiM ve bhI isa arAjakatA ke utane hI doSI haiM jitane anya log| Atma prazaMsA, yaza:zikhara para pahu~cane kI prabala utkaMThA evaM baccoM ke prati bher3a bakariyoM kA vyavahAra bhI bhISaNa jugupsA kA kAraNa hai| svataMtratA ke bAda zikSA ke prati hara sarakAra kA sadaiva upekSA bhAva rahA hai| kevala AyogoM ke gaThana kI ghoSaNA meM sarakAra ne apane kartavya kI iti zrI mAna lii| gaThita AyogoM ne zikSA meM parivartana ke jo sajhAva diye ve phAiloM kI hI zobhA bar3hA rahe haiN| una para amala karane kI phurasata sarakAra ke pAsa nahIM thI, nahIM hai aura saMbhavata: rahegI bhI nhiiN| Aja kahIM zikSA ke bhagavAkaraNa ke Aropa laga rahe haiM to kahIM sAmyavAdIkaraNa ke| zikSA kI isa durdazA kA pariNAma bhoganA par3a rahA hai naI pIr3hI ko binA kisI aparAdha ke| yuvA pIr3hI meM isa samaya vyApta Akroza, nirAzA aura bhaya bhI isI arAjakatA kI upaja hai| naksalavAda kI jar3a meM bhI yaha asamAnatA aura vidveSa kI bhAvanA rahI hai| yuvA pIr3hI para dizAhInatA, kartavya kI upekSA aura parAvalaMbitA ke Aropa cAhe jitane lagAye jAyaM, unheM pramAdI, kAmacora evaM sadAcArahIna kitanA hI kahA jAya lekina isakA dAyitva kisakA hai? kyoM aisI sthiti utpanna huI hai? yaha socanA Avazyaka hai| aise AropoM ko lagAte samaya hameM apane girebAna meM jhAMka kara dekhanA hogA ki kahIM hamArI svArthaparatA, yazaiSaNA, mahatvAkAMkSA aura bar3abolApana to isakI jar3a meM nahIM hai| mIDiyA, saMcAra sAdhanoM kI dvatatA, vaizvIkaraNa kI prakriyA, upabhoktAvAda, phaizanaparastI, bAjAravAda evaM apasaMskRti kI tIvra A~dhI meM isa samaya saba kucha bahA jA rahA hai| aMdhI hor3A hor3a-pratiyogitA aura binA kisI zrama ke karor3apati banane ke vAtyAcakra meM nirIha vyakti Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vastu banakara raha gayA hai, astitvahIna ho gayA hai| ata: yaha sthiti aura bhayAvaha ho usase pUrva hI isameM parivartana Avazyaka hai anyathA 'kA varSA jaba kRSi sukhAne, samaya cUki pachatAne' kI taraha hAtha malate raha jAnA hogaa| bhAvI pIr3hI ke bhaviSya, isa deza kI sabhyatA, saMskRti evaM bhUmi kI AvazyakatA ko dhyAna meM rakhakara zikSA meM parivartana nitAnta apekSita hai| 'jaba jAge tabhI saberA' mAnakara zikSA meM vyApta arAjakatA kI samApti ke uddezya se kaTibaddha hokara laganA Aja samaya kI pahalI AvazyakatA hai| yadi bIja ko sayama para zuddha khAda, pAnI aura poSaNa milegA to vRkSa ke aMkurita, pallavita evaM puSpita hokara icchita phala dene meM koI bAdhA utpanna nahIM hogaa| samAja evaM rASTra ko samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna evaM samyagcAritrya se saMpanna banAne ke lakSya se prerita zikSA, sevA aura sAdhanA ke kSetra meM vigata sAr3he sAta dazaka se kAryarata zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA tathA usake dvArA saMcAlita zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A kI eka dazakIya zaikSaNika yAtrA kI sampUrti ke upalakSya meM zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka' smArikA ke prakAzana kA nizcaya kiyA gayA thA evaM isake saMpAdana tathA saMyojana kA dAyitva mujhe diyA gayA thaa| pUrva kI bhA~ti saMgrahaNIya evaM paThanIya smArikA prakAzana kisI eka ke bUte kI bAta nahIM ho sktii| ata: sAthI saMpAdakoM ke athaka adhyavasAya, lagana tathA suruci ke kAraNa hI yaha saMbhava ho sakA hai| maiM apane sampAdana sahayogiyoM ke prati hArdika AbhAra evaM prabhUta kRtajJatA jJApita karatA huuN| ise saMgrahaNIya tathA bAlakoM ko suruci tathA jainatva ke saMskAroM se saMpanna banAne kI dRSTi se zrI ridhakaraNajI botharA, saMyojaka samAroha samiti ne kevala dizAdarzana hI nahIM kiyA apitu tatsaMbaMdhI sAmagrI kA cayana kara smArikA meM prakAzita karane kA jo spaSTa kartavya bodha evaM bala pradAna kiyA tadartha unake prati AbhAra prakaTa karanA to mAtra zAbdika dAyitva kA nirvAha hI mAnA jaayegaa| aise AlekhoM- navakAra maMtra, navatatva, indrabhUti gautama Adi ko na kevala par3hakara balki usake anurUpa Acarita karanA hI unake prati kRtajJatA jJApana karanA sahI tarIkA hogaa| bhAI zrI padmacanda nAhaTA ne ise sarvAMga sundara evaM AkarSaka DhaMga se sanjita karane kA abhUtapUrva kArya kiyA, use bhI maiM zAbdika kRtajJatA se pare kI bAta mAnatA huuN| __ smArikA ke mukhapRSTha para mudrita sarasvatI kA citra bIkAnera (rAja.) ke gaMgAnagara ke nikaTa pallU grAma kI khudAI se prApta gyArahavIM bArahavIM zatAbdI kI pratimA kA chAyAMkana hai jo dillI myUjiyama se bhAI zrI lalitajI nAhaTA, naI dillI ke saujanya se prApta huA hai, unake prati kRtajJatA jJApana merA kartavya hai| maiM yahA~ yaha smaraNa dilA dUM ki zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA evaM usake dvArA saMcAlita vibhinna pravRttiyoM kI smArikAoM ke mukha pRSTha para vibhinna aitihAsika sthAnoM se prApta purAtAtvika mahatva ko jaina sarasvatI kI pratimA ke chAyAMkanoM kA mudraNa hI kiyA gayA hai| . osavAla prinTarsa evaM alTImama lejaragrAphiksa ke kAryakartAyoM kA bhI AbhArI hU~ jinhone apane anarniza zrama dvArA ise samaya para taiyAra kara diyaa| isa smArikA me sabhA khaNDa, vidyAlaya khaNDa evaM vidvata khaNDa kA samAyojana kiyA hai| sabhA khaNDa evaM vidyAlaya khaNDa meM saMsthAna se saMbaMdhita padAdhikAriyoM, zikSakoM evaM chAtroM ke AlekhoM kA prakAzana kiyA gayA hai| vidvata khaNDa meM mAnya vidvAnoM se AmaMtrita AlekhoM kA prakAzana kiyA gayA hai| vidvAnoM, manISiyoM evaM cintakoM ne pUrva kI bhA~ti hamAre anurodha evaM Agraha para Alekha bhejakara hameM na kevala anugRhIta kiyA hai balki smArikA ko saMgrahaNIya evaM paThanIya kalevara pradAna karane meM jo sneha, sahayoga evaM saujanya pradAna kiyA hai tadartha rAzi-rAzi kRtajJatA jJApita karatA huuN| isa khaNDa meM zikSA sambandhI aise aneka Alekha haiM jo na kevala zikSA jagata meM vyApta arAjakatA para prakAza DAlate haiM apitu usameM mUlabhUta parivartana kI AvazyakatA para bala dete haiN| maiM sudhI pAThakoM ko unheM par3hane kA avazya anurodha kruuNgaa| isa smArikA meM sabhA evaM usakI pravRttiyoM ke paricaya ke sAtha vibhinna samArohoM, kriyA-kalApoM evaM karmaTha kAryakartAoM ke bahuraMgI citra bhI prakAzita kiye haiM jo ina pravRttiyoM dvArA zikSA, sevA aura sAdhanA ke kSetra meM kiye gaye kAryoM kA aisA lekhA-jokhA hai jo kAla ke bhAla para likhA gayA amiTa lekha hai| ye citra isaliye prakAzita kiye haiM ki bhAvI pIr3hI ko satsaMskAra, preraNA aura utsAha pradAna kare evaM sevA ke mArga meM pravRtta kara ske| yaha smArikA aba Apake hAtha meM hai, yaha kaisI hai aura Apako kaisI lagI hai, yaha to Apa jaise sudhI pAThakoM kI pratikriyA para nirbhara kregaa| tvadIyaM vastu govinda tubhyameva smrpyaami| yaha smArikA ApakI hai aura yaha Apako hI samarpita hai| kimadhikama! dhanyavAda bhUparAja jaina Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhAzaMsA zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A apanI sthApanA kA eka dazaka pUrNa kara rahA hai| yaha dazaka hAvar3A ke zikSA-itihAsa kA prAmANika dastAveja hai jisakA aitihAsika mahatva nirvivAda hai| isakI sthApanA kA zreya zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA, kolakAtA kA hai jisane kolakAtA, hAvar3A Adi meM zikSA ke lie nUtana prakalpa aura AyAma prastuta kie haiM aura lokopakAra ke sAtha rASTra kI bhAvI pIr3hI ke vyaktitva ke samyak vikAsa kA parama zreya prApta kiyA hai| kisI bhI rASTra kA bhaviSya usake yuvAvarga para nirbhara karatA hai| Aja ke mUlyahIna aura . netRtvahIna ke pariveza meM jaba vyakti, samAja aura aura rASTra tInoM apa saMskRti se abhizapta rahe haiN| AzA hai zikSA ke punarmUlyAMkana kI aisI bhUmikA prastuta kare jisase bhUmaNDalIkaraNa, upabhoktAvAda aura takanIkI sabhyatA ke kRtrima mohajAla se mukta kara ucca mAnavIya AdarzoM ke sAtha-sAtha hamArI rASTrIya saMskRti ke navotthAna meM sakriya sahabhAgitA kre| hAvar3A kSetra meM yaha zrI jaina vidyAlaya kara rahA hai aura maiM usake vikAsa, utthAna aura unnayana ko dekhakara mugdha huA huuN| eka dazaka isakA pramANa hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki vaha bhaviSya meM bhI uttarottara vikAsa prApta kara apanA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna detA rhegaa| inhIM zubhecchAoM ke sAtha kalyANamala lor3hA 2e, dezapriya pArka (IsTa), kolakAtA-29 zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A 'zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka' ke zubhAvasara para smArikA ke prakAzana kA mAMgalika samAcAra jAnakara ullasita huaa| zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A, bhArata ke bhAvI bhAgyavidhAtAoM ke sugaThita jIvana nirmANa meM bAlyakAla se jJAna, darzana aura cAritra kI vidhivat zikSA dekara unakI nIMva sudRr3ha karate hue zikSA kA eka yazasvI dazaka pUrA kara rahA hai| bAlakoM kI sahaja-svAbhAvika zikSA aura sadvRttiyoM kA unnayana aura samucita vikAsa hI zikSA kA merudaNDa hai| sazikSA se suviveka jagatA hai aura viveka se hI jIvana jAgRti aura rASTronnati ke kAryoM ko karane se hI mAnava saurabhamaya tathA sAphalya maMDita hotA hai| isI mUla ke siMcana meM lage saMsthAna se jur3e sabhI logoM ko samaveta bhAva se apanI zubha kAmanAyeM preSita karatA huuN| mANakacanda rAmapuriyA rAmapuriyA bhavana, rAmapariyA mArga, bIkAnera atyanta garva aura gaurava kI bAta hai ki zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA kA yaha amRta mahotsava varSa hai evaM zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A eka dazaka kI maMgalamaya yAtrA bhI paripUrNa kara Age pragati ke patha para agrasara hai| maMgalaka.manA hai ki vidyAlaya parivAra ke prati jinhoMne zraddhA aura samarpaNa ke sAtha sabhA ke tIna mahatvapUrNa saMkalpoM sAdhanA, zikSA aura sevA ko bar3hAne meM pUrNa yogadAna diyA, bhAvI yAtrA bhI maMgalamaya ho aura zikSA ke kSetra meM eka Adarza sarasvatI maMdira kA rUpa jana-jana ke lie preraNAdAyI ho| sAkSaratA abhiyAna meM samyak jJAna, darzana aura cAritra kI abhivRddhi karate hue eka pArivArika pariveza meM chAtra evaM chAtrAoM ke prati apane dAyitva ko nibhAne ke saMkalpa ko hama saba doharAyeM, yahI merI zubhakAmanA hai| rikhabadAsa bhaMsAlI TrasTI- zrI vetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vidyAlaya kI zaikSaNika upalabdhiyA~ kolakAtA vAsiyoM ke lie hI nahIM, bahuta sudUra baiThe hamAre lie bhI gauravadAyinI hai| yahA~ ke chAtra kevala zikSA hI grahaNa nahIM kara rahe haiM, sAtvika evaM saMskArI jIvana jIne kI dIkSA meM bhI pAraMgata ho rahe haiN| yaha eka mahatvapUrNa pakSa hai jabaki saba ora zikSA vyavasAya aura DigrI prApta karane kA mAdhyama raha gaI hai| aise me zikSA aura zikSaka donoM kI jimmedArI bar3ha jAtI hai ki zikSArthI ko jIvana mUlyoM se kaise kisa prakAra jor3A jaay| , zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A kA 'zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka' samAroha kA Ayojana evaM smArikA kA prakAzana yaha samAcAra preraka aura sukhada hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM kalyANa varSa meM yaha punIta kArya atyanta hI upayogI ho yahI merI kAmanA hai| vidyAlaya bAlakoM ko susaMskAroM se otaprota kara samAja evaM rASTra kI bahuAyAmI amUlya sevA kara rahe haiN| deza ke naunihAloM ko jitane acche saMskAra vidyAlayoM meM mila sakate haiM, utane saMskAra anyatra na mila sakate haiN| isI dizA meM zrI jaina vidyAlaya deza va samAja ke unnayana meM apanA amUlya yogadAna detA huA kArya meM adhika se adhika guNavattA lAne ke liye sakriya rhe| isI prazasta bhAvanA ke saath| smArikA ke saphala prakAzana kI kAmanA karatA huuN| DaoN0 mahendra bhAnAvata sampAdaka : raMgayoga traimAsika zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ke zikSA : yazasvI eka dazakIya kAlacakra kI sampUrNatA para smArikA ke prakAzana ke upalakSa meM merI hArdika badhAI evaM zubhakAmanAe~ svIkAra kreN| pUrva kI bhAMti bhaviSya meM bhI isakI yazasvI karmamaya zaikSaNika yAtrA meM cAra cA~da lage, yahI zAsanadeva se karabaddha prArthanA hai| zAntilAla sAMDa pUrva rASTrIya adhyakSa zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya sAdhumArgI jaina saMgha kezarIcaMda golachA koSAdhyakSa : zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya sAdhumArgI jaina saMgha, bIkAnera Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA (saMsthApita san 1928) 18 - DI, sukiyasa lena, kolakAtA 700001 (sosAyaTI ekTa 1960 ke antargata paMjIkRta) 1. zikSA : ka. zrI jaina vidyAlaya (saMsthApita san 1934) 18 DI, sukiyasa lena, kolakAtA 700001 (ucca mAdhyamika vidyAlaya, pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA pariSada evaM pazcima baMga uccatara mAdhyamika zikSA pariSad dvArA mAnyatA prApta, saMprati 3000 chAtra adhyayanarata ) kha. zrI jaina vidyAlaya (san 1992) lar3akoM ke lie 25/1, bana bihArI bosa roDa, hAvar3A- 711 101 (ucca mAdhyamika vidyAlaya, pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA pariSada evaM pazcima baMga uccatara mAdhyamika zikSA pariSad dvArA mAnyatA prApta) saMprati 2100 chAtra adhyayanarata zrI jaina vidyAlaya (san 1992) lar3akiyoM ke lie (pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA pariSada evaM pazcima baMga uccatara mAdhyamika zikSA pariSad dvArA mAnyatA prApta) saMprati 2000 chAtrAe~ adhyayanarata hAvar3A meM lar3akiyoM ke lie prastAvita snAtakIya mahAvidyAlaya zrI jaina zilpa zikSA kendra (1986-87 ) 18- DI, sukiyasa lena, kolakAtA - 700001 (rASTrIya mukta vidyAlaya kakSA 10 evaM kakSA 12 lar3akiyoM ke lie) mAnava vikAsa evaM saMsAdhana maMtrAlaya ke nezanala opana skUla ke antargata samprati 150 chAtrAe~ adhyayanarata harakhacaMda kAMkariyA jaina vidyAlaya, jagadala kakSA 9, 600 chAtra-chAtrAe~ adhyayanarata sAgara mAdhopura meM tArAdevI kAMkariyA prAthamika vidyAlaya kI sthApanA ga. gha. Ga. ca. cha. jha. gujarAta ke bhUkampa prabhAvita kSetra kaccha bhuja meM mA~ AzApurA igaliza miDiyama prAimarI skUla kA dinAMka 6 janavarI 200 ko udghATana / zrI vIrAyatana dvArA nirmANAdhIna vidyAlaya meM 6 kamaroM ke eka prakhaMDa hetu Adhika sahayoga / azoka nagara (pazcima baMgAla) meM prAthamika vidyAlaya kI sthaapnaa| Ja. sabhA khaNDa/ 1 2. mahilA utthAna evaM vikAsa ka. ka. 3. grAmAMcala vikAsa (buka baiMka yojanA) : zrI jaina buka baiMka yojanA (1979) 18- DI, sukiyasa lena, kolakAtA 700001 kha. niHzulka pAThya-pustakoM kA vitaraNa ga. grAmAMcaloM meM vidyAlayoM kA nirmANa evaM jarjara vidyAlayoM kA punanirmANa ( sammati do grAmoM ke kAryArambha) gha. svarojagAra yojanA ke antargata grAmAMcaloM meM per3apaudhe lagAne evaM kRSi kArya ke lie RNa vibhinna grAmINa vidyAlayoM meM kampyUTara senTara, lAyabrerI, vijJAna pratyeka zAkhAoM kI sthApanA 4. mAnava sevA prakalpa : Ga.. : svAvalambana yojanA ke antargata mahilAoM ko silAI mazInoM kA vitaraNa ka. niHzulka netra cikitsA zivira kha. ga. ucca mAdhyamika, snAtakIya evaM uccatara snAtakIya chAtroM ko saMdarbha grantha evaM pAThya-pustakoM kA niHzulka - vitaraNa prati varSa do hajAra chAtra-chAtrAoM ko / vikalAMgoM ke lie niHzulka kRtrima aMga vitaraNa zivira evaM cAra pahie vAlI sAikala kA vitaraNa sUtI, UnI taiyAra vastra evaM kambaloM kA grAmAMcaloM meM niHzulka vitaraNa raktadAna zivira kA Ayojana aspatAloM meM phaloM kA vitaraNa niHzulka auSadhi vitaraNa ja. pratyeka mAha meM eka sau nitAnta asahAya garIba evaM vikalAMga vyaktiyoM ko do bAra niHzulka rAzana vitaraNa grAmINa mahilAoM ko svarojagAra hetu vyAja mukta RNa 5. zrI jaina hAspITala evaM risarca senTara, hAvar3A 493/bI/ 12, jI.TI. roDa (dakSiNa) hAvar3A- 711102 sAta karor3a rupaye kI lAgata se 220 (beDa) zayyAoM evaM adhunAtana saMsAdhanoM tathA saMyaMtroM se yukta sATha hajAra varga phITa para nirmita Adhunika cikitsA evaM nidAna kendra / 15 agasta, 1997 ko svataMtratA divasa kI svarNa jayantI ke pAvana prasaMga para AuTaDora vibhAga kA udghATana smpnn| disambara, 1997 meM inDora vibhAga kA prArambha / zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka gha. Ga. ca. cha. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE SHWETAMBER STHANAKWASI JAIN SABHA 18/D, Sukeas Lane, Kolkata-700 001 LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS OF THE SABHA Trustees Sri Manak Chand Rampuria Sri Sardarmull Kankaria Sri Rikhabdas Bhansah Sri Balchand Bhura President Sri Bachhraj Abhani Vice President Sri Ridhkaran Bothra Secretary Sri Vinod Minni Permanent Invitees Sri Jaichandlal Rampuria Sri Sohanlal Golchha Sri Bhanwarlal Baid Sri Chandmal Abhani Sri Gopal Chand Bothra Sri Kundanmal Baid Sri Kharag Singh Baid Sri Manik Chand Gelra Sri Kamal Singh Kothari Sri Kamal Singh Bhansali Sri Tansukh Raj Daga Sri Hastimal Jain Sri Gautam Chand Kankaria Sri Jawaharlal Karnawat Sri Kanwarlal Maloo Sri Binod Chand Kankaria Sri Suresh Kumar Minni Sri Ajay Kumar Bothra Sri Surendra Kumar Sethia Sri Gopal Chand Bhura Sri Ajay Kumar Daga Sri Rajendra Kumar Bucha Sri Surendra Daftry Sri Kamal Karnawat Sri Sushil Kumar Gelra Joint Secretaries Sri Ashok Kumar Bothra Sri Kishore Kumar Kothari Treasurer Sri Parasmal Bhurat Working Committee Member Sri Jaichandlal Minni Sri Brianwarlal Dasani Sri Phagma: Abhani Sri Sohanraj Singhvi Sri Mohanlal Bhansali Sri Kishaniali Bothra Sri Pannalal Kochar Sri Shantilal Daga Sri Surendra Kumar Banthia Sri Subhash Chand Kankaria Sri Shantilal Kothari Sri Sunderlal Dugar Sri Rajendra Kumar Nahata Sri Chandra Prakash Daga Sri Lalit Kumar Kankaria Sri Ashok Minni Sri Subhash Bachhawat Sri Mahendra Kumar Karnawat Sri Arun Kumar Malo Sri Nischal Kankaria Sri Pankaj Bachhawat OFFICE Office Secretary Sri Hanuman Nahata Note : The President and the Secretary of Shree Shwetamber Sthanakwasi Jain Sabha will be the Ex-officio members over all the Committees and Sub-committees Governed by the Sabha. zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sabhA khaNDa/2 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA - KOLKATA 18-D, Sukeas Lane, Kolkata-700 001 Phone : 2/2-4958, Telefax : 210-4139 SHREE JAIN BOOK BANK PROJECT COMMITTEE Convenor Sri Subhash Bachhawat President Sri Sohanraj Singhvi Vice President Sri Vinod Minni Co-convenor Sri Ajay Bothra Sri Ajay Daga Sri Surendra Daftary Secretary Sri Binod Chand Kankaria Principal Sri Sharad Chanura Pathak HARAKH CHAND KANKARIA JAIN VIDYALAYA - JAGATDAL Auckland Jute Mill Compound Post-Jagatdal, Dist. 24 Parganas (N) Jagatdal-743 125, Phone : 581-7925 Member Sri Chandra Prakash Daga Sri Surendra Kumar Sethia Sri Chandra Kumar Bachhawat Sri Bhagi Chand Daga Sri Mahavir Lunawat Sri Padam Bachhawat Sri Vijay Kumar Anchalia Sri Ajit Parekh Sri Pankaj Bachhawat Sri Tarak Nath Das Sri Radhey Shyam Dutta Sri Ujjai Nandi Sri Gautam Kumar Bose Sri Shyam Sunder Nayak Sri Sankar Mahapatra Ms. Tripti Biswas Presient Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria Vice President Sri Su.endra Kumar Banthia Secretary Sri Sardarmull Kankaria Principal Sri Bal Krishna Harsh SHREE JAIN DHARMA SABHA SAMITY SHREE JAIN SHILPA SHIKSHA KENDRA (National Open School) 18/D, Sukeas Lane, Kolkata-700 001 Phone : 242-6369 Convenor Sri Kewal Chand Patwa Co-convenor Sri Kewal Chand Kankaria Sri Jawaharlal Karnawat Secretary Sri Lalit Kankaria Joint Secretary Smt. Geetika Bottira Member Sri Sohanlal Golchha Sri Gopal Chand Bothra Sri Shantilal Daga Sri Kundanmal Falodia Sri Kanwarla! Sethia Sri Ajay Kumar Daga Sri Bhagi Chand Daga Sri Nirmal Kumar Baid Principal Sri Arun Kumar Tewari Co-ordinator Sri Radheyshyam Misira sabhA khaNDa/3 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ LEGAL COMMITTEE Convenor Sri Ashok Minni Co-convenor Sri Lalit Kankaria MAHILA UTTHAN AND VIKAS SAMITY Convenor Smt. Leela Dev Bothra Sri Pannala Kochar Sri Padam Chand Nahata Sri Devendra Kochar Sri Panmal Maloo Sri Radhey Shyam Mishra Sri Binod Bhai Shah Sri Tara Chand Surana Sri Ashok Bothra Sri Kanmal Sethia Sri Phagmal Abhani Sri Chandra Prakash Daga Sri Ajay Kumar Daga Sri Rajendra Kumar Bucha Sri Ashwini Bhai Desai Sri Thanmal Bothra Sri Surendra Kumar Sethia Sri Shanti Lal Kothari Sri Kishor Kothari Sri Pankaj Bachhawat Sri Rajendra Kumar Nahata Sri Kanwarlal Maloo Sri Sushil Daga Smt. Chandrakala Bang Co-convenor Smt. Prabha Bhansali Smt. Kiran Hirawat SHREE JAIN HOSPTIAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE - HOWRAH 493B/12, G. T. Road (South), Howrah-711 101 Phone : 6502066/3067/7502/0795, Telefax : 6503068 President Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria Vice President Sri Srichand Nahata Sri Shyam Sundar Kejriwal SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA/COLLEGE NEW PROJECT COMMITTEE Secretary Sri Sardarmull Kankaria Convenor Sri Sardarmull Kankaria Joint Secretaries Dr. Narendra Sethia Sri Ahok Minni Co-convenor Sri Surendra Banthia Member Sri Ridh Karan Bothra Sri Sohanraj Singhvi Sri Sunderlal Dugar Sri Binod Chand Kankaria Sri Shantilal Kothari Treasurer Sri Ridh Karan Bothra Medical Superintendent Dr. Arunava Chatterjee Managing Committee Members Sri Rikhab Das 3nansali Sri Sohan Raj Singhvi Sri Bhanwarlal Dasani Sri Mohanlal Bhansali Sri Surendra Kumar Banthia Sri Kishanlal Bothra Sri Shantilal Daga Sri Subhas Bachhawat zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sabhA khaNDa/4 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE A Brief Progress Report Situated: 493 B-12, G. T. Road, Howrah (S)- 711 102 on total 63 cathas of land constructed area 65000 sq. ft. approximately. Ground plus four floor, 220 bedded Charitable Hospital with the following facilities: Outdoor Departinent inaugurated on 15-8-97 by Hon'ble Mayor, Howrah Municipal Corporation- Sri Sowdesh Chakraborty, Hon'ble Minister InchargeSports. Transport Minister-Incharge Smail Scale & Cottage Industries Govt. of West Bengai- Sri Pralay Talukdar and other dignitories. At present approximately 150 patients are visiting outdoor daily. * COMPUTERISED EYE CHECKUP * PHYSIOTHERAPY * FREE ARTIFICIAL LIMB & CALIPER UNIT * AUDIOMETRY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) INTENSIVE CARDIAC CARE UNIT (ICCU) NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) ENDOSCOPY SPIROMETERY * 24 HRS. AMBULANCE MEDICINE SHOP * SPECIAL WING LAPAROSCOPY UNIT UROLOGY DEPT. NEPHROLOGY DEPT. C-ARM * PAEDIATRIC SURGERY * RESPIRATORY MEDICINE * PERMANENT PALEMAKER * IMPLANTATION FACILITY * DIALYSIS UNIT * DIALYSIS PAY CLINIC Indoor Department started practically in the 3rd week of Dec. '97. At present following facilities are available in the Hospital : 24 HRS. EMERGENCY * COMPUTERISED PATHOLOGY X-RAY ULTRASONOGRAPHY ECHO-CARDIOGRAPHY TMT DENTAL sabhA khaNDa/5 f97817-- T ich Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kalakattA 1994 meM cha: dazakIya zaikSaNika yAtrA pUrNa : hIraka jayantI varSa hIraka jayantI varSa meM mAdhyamika evaM ucca mAdhyamika vihaMgama dRSTi meM parIkSAphala eka kiirtimaan| mAdhyamika meM 189 chAtroM meM 95 * zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA dvArA san 1934 me chAtra prathaNa zreNI meM zeSa dvitIya zreNI meN| ucca mAdhyamika meM saMsthApana 424 chAtroM meM 182 chAtra prathama zreNI meM, zeSa dvitIya zreNI meN| pAMcAgalI ke eka kamare meM prArambha gaNita meM 10 chAtroM ko sTAra mArka (vizeSa yogyatA) prathama pradhAnAdhyApaka zrI baccana siMha aneka pratiyogitAe~, akhila bhAratIya mudrA evaM sTAmpa pradarzanI, vidyArthiyoM kI saMkhyA meM vRddhi para mohanalAla galI meM san vijJAna evaM kalA pradarzanI, saMgIta saMdhyA Adi kA Ayojana 1945 meM sthAnAntaraNa . 17 disambara, 1994 ko kalakattA minTa ke DipTI janarala mohanalAla galI meM kakSA 5 taka adhyApana mainejara DaoN0 zrI dattA dvArA jainapeksa evaM hIraka jayantI vizeSa vidyArthiyoM kI bar3hatI saMkhyA ko dRSTigata rakha navIna bhavana mudrA kA anAvaraNa evaM kalakattA ucca nyAyalaya ke mukhya nirmANa kA saMkalpa nyAyAdhIza zrI ke0 sI0 agravAla ko bheMTa sukiyasalena meM jamIna kraya evaM san 1956 meM bhavana nirmANa 17 disambara, 1994 ko jI0 pI0 o0 philaTelika prArambha vibhAga dvArA vidyAlaya prAMgaNa meM skAuTa mela evaM prathama divasIya san 1958 meM 18-DI, sukiyasa lena meM vidyAlaya sthAnAntarita AvaraNa jArI evaM atithiyoM ko bheMTa zrI rAmAnanda tivArI pradhAnAdhyApaka niyukta 23 disambara, 1994 ko janarala mainejara zrI DI0 ema0 pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA pariSada dvArA 1960 meM mAnyatA sarakAra, kalakattA minTa, bhArata sarakAra kI adhyakSatA meM sampanna evaM hAI skUla kI kakSAe~ prArambha samAroha meM zrI subhASa cakravartI, krIr3A evaM yuvA kalyANa maMtrI, san 1960 bahuddezIya uccatara mAdhyamika vidyAlaya ke rUpa meM pazcima baMga ke kara-kamaloM se kabUtara DAka sevA kA udghATana mAnyatA evaM kakSAe~ prArambha dinAMka 25 disambara, 1994 ko netAjI inDora sTeDiyama meM kAryakAriNI adhyakSa zrI phUsarAja bacchAvata, maMtrI zrI saradAramala samApana smaaroh| pradhAna atithi zrI TI0 ena0 zeSana, mukhya kAMkariyA, saMyukta maMtrI evaM pradhAnAcArya zrI rAmAnanta tivArI cunAva Ayukta, bhArata sarakAra san 1976 meM pazcima baMga ucca mAdhyamika pariSada dvArA * 10-7-94 ko zrImatI vimalA minnI kampyUTara senTara kA mAnyatA evaM 10+2 kA adhyApana prArambha udghaattn| kakSA 5 se kakSA 12 taka ke chAtroM ke lie san 1978 meM vidyArthiyoM kA prathama dala ucca mAdhyamika kampyUTara zikSA anivArya parIkSA meM sammilita san 1996 meM malTI-mIDiyA kampyUTara evaM inTaraneTa sarvisa vijJAna evaM vANijya kI kakSAe~ kA udghATana, i-mela kI suvidhA se sampanna vigata do dazaka se parIkSA pariNAma zata-pratizata san 1998 se parIkSAphala meM nayA kIrtimAna vijJAna evaM vANijya ke kaI viSayoM meM chAtro ko vizeSa yogyatA ' vidyAlayI gatividhiyoM kI paricAyikA - padamAsika 'AbhAsa' san 1984 meM vidyAlaya kI aSTa divasIya svarNa jayantI kA prakAzana 2001 se prArambha 15 janavarI, 1984 ko netAjI inDora sTeDiyama meM dasa gAiDa yUniTa kI sthApanA hajAra darzakoM kI upasthiti meM svarNa jayantI kA pradhAna samAroha zreSTha skAuTa evaM gAiDa ko puSkaralAla keDiyA padaka (samagra viziSTa pratibhA puraskAra- vibhinna kSetroM meM kIrtimAna banAne vAle kalakattA jilA) chAtroM kA sammAna zreSTha chAtra ko DaoN. maheza goyanakA ke pitAzrI kI smRti meM vijJAna kI samRddha Adhunika prayogazAlAe~ evaM pustakAlaya - cAra hajAra rupaye kI vArSika chAtravRtti san 2001 se prArambha bIsa hajAra pustakeM pUrva chAtra DaoN0 oma TAMTiyA kI ora se vijJAna ke zreSTha chAtra jJAna-vijJAna ke Adhunika saMsAdhana - jenareTara, sabhI kakSAoM meM ko 2000) vArSika chAtravRtti san 2002 se prArambha dhvani-vistAraka yaMtra, liphTa Adi skopa evaM vidyAlaya ke tatvAvadhAna meM kampyUTara prazikSaNa bAlacara, karATe, saMgIta evaM kalA prazikSaNa, naitika evaM prAraMbha, sabhI ke lie zArIrika prazikSaNa jarUratamaMda pratibhA sampanna chAtra ko sva0 bhIkhamacaMda bhaMsAlI kI kampyUTara zikSaNa kakSA 5 se anivArya smRti meM bhaMsAlI parivAra kI ora se cAra hajAra rupaye kI * sampati 2400 vidyArthI chAtravRtti zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sabhA khaNDa/6 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ R. D. Bhansali Education 2002 The concept or education is very old. The momen it was conceived thai man is rational animal sources for education were discovered. Primitive Sources were nature, old legends ethics, Spiritual Sermons. Gurukul. As science developed the system was changed. Apart from moral education one must achieve materials knowledge also to preserve himself mentally and physically fit. Moral virtues are the means and not the end to achieve the goal. When we think of education in 2002, a lot of changes are required With the existing School syllabi extra curricular projects should be evolved In this manner of education learning will be an enjoyable experience. There must not be stereo type of education. The school must create suitable work environment. A child's potentiality has to be tapped he should be kept abreast of latest technologies so that conventional methods of education are more interesting and meaningful. This will naturally lead towards polishing their hidden abilities and help in reducing examination stress and offer career counselling. Schools must take initiative. Emphasis should be on projects, organised tours to achieve pressure fire environment. The aim should be on how to learn ratter than what to learn. This will enable them to adjust to the mainstream of education. It is must to infuse in students keenness for art and culture and a strong environmental awareness along with regular curriculum. Students usually spend ten to twelve years of their prime time of life in class rooms burdened with school syllabi homework and preparing for terminal exams, weekly tests. It is pity that they do not enjoy the process of education, through audio and visual methods, Which can provide a graphic memory to students. To impart fair education the school must organise counseling, debates, seminars, exhibitions, conference, talks, etc. These activities enable students in choosing a sabhA khaNDa/ 7 career- an extra ordinary one-which emerge from a most unique, sophisticated and advance academic and technical knowledge with total personality development leading to inner strength of both mind and soul because faith in moral virtues make a person a super human. Respect for riders. teachers;, society and faith in God are all concerned with moral virtues. Each one will become a success story. futures will be bright and life will have enormous joy and satisfaction. Then alone, he will lean towards humility. compassion, and understanding for others. This quality will maintain positive relationship with others. The teacher is not a fountain of wisdom as has been traditionally held but is a facilitator and guide of the modem era. For everybody learning should be exciting and fun. This also will insist each one to move on right track with open eyes and clear perception. S. R. Singhvi Trustee Shree S S. Jain Sabha Dream has come into the reality Ten years ago Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah was a dream project. When the site was visited some of us had reservations because of location and approach. Today the dream has come into the reality much more than expectations. The six-storey construction with a lot of open space and large approach has give the school a distinctive place in Howrah. In course of 10 years the Vidyalaya has sealed new heighs and has emerged as a leading educational institute in Howrah. The objects of education is complete development of ail faculties and by numerous activities social, cultural, sports etc. It has helped students to be proud of belonging to Shree Jain Vidyalays. In the present times all education is incomplete without computer courses. In addition to this facility speaks the outlook of the management. A very cordial relation exists among the management, staff members, students and Shree Shwetambar Sthanakwasi Jain Sabha. This team spirit is the main contributor of fast progress and better result of the students. I send my hearty congratulations and share with the School the joy for celebrating its 10th anniversary. My all the best wishes for further development and hope the management will be successful in giving value based education to the students. President, Shree Jain Vidyalaya 180, Sukeas Lane, Kolkata zikSA- eka yazasvI dazaka Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ EDITORIAL BOARD Bhupraj Jain Dr. Gopalji Dubey Smt. Olga Ghosh Lalit Kankaria Padamchand Nahata Ridhkaran Bothra Lakshmi Shankar Mishra Radheyshyam Mishra For Private & Personal use only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE Shres Join Hospital & Research Centre SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE Jain Education Interational 74 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 baccharAja abhAnI risarca senTara, hAvar3A hai jisameM sabhI samAja va sampradAya ke logoM ne saharSa tana-mana-dhana se sahayoga diyA hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM to vidyAlaya evaM sabhA ne sirpha jaina samAja kI zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM hI nahIM varan kalakatte kI sabhI zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM apanI sAkha jamAI hai| skUla ke vidyArthiyoM kA anuzAsana sarAhanIya rahA hai| vidyAlaya ke mAdhyamika evaM ucca mAdhyamika parIkSAoM ke zatpratizat pariNAma ne eka kIrtimAna sthApita kiyA hai| yaha vidyArthiyoM kI par3hane meM lagana, ruci evaM parizrama ke sAtha adhyApakoM kI bhI dila se par3hAne kI tanmayatA evaM AzIrvAda kA phala hai| sampUrNa samAja kI zubhakAmanAoM aura sahayoga se evaM sthAnakavAsI sadasyoM kI sabhA ke prati samarpaNa bhAvanA se padAdhikAriyoM ko bhI ni:svArtha bhAva se saMsthA ko sevA dene kI zakti aura preraNA milatI rahI hai aura milate rahane kI apekSA hai tAki sabhA dvArA saMcAlita sabhI zikSA aura sevA saMsthAna dinapratidina pragati aura unnayana ke mArga para bar3hate rheN| isI AzA aura vizvAsa ke sAtha - samAroha kI saphalatA kI zubha kAmanA karatA huuN| adhyakSa- zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM agraNI atyanta prasannatA kI bAta hai ki hamArI sabhA kI pleTinama jubilI varSa ke prathama Ayojana ke rUpa meM zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A kI yazasvI zaikSaNika yAtrA kI dazavIM vArSikI 12 maI 2002 ko netAjI inDora sTeDiyama meM manAne jA rahe haiN| gat 75 varSoM se saMsthA sAdhanA, zikSA aura sevA ke kAryoM meM nirantara bar3hatI jA rahI hai| isakA mUla zreya sirpha padAdhikAriyoM ko hI nahIM varan sabhA ke sabhI sadasyoM kA sabhA ke prati pUrNa samarpaNa aura sahayoga kI bhAvanA sabhA kI sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa evaM gauravazAlI bAta to yaha hai ki sabhA ke padAdhikAriyoM evaM kAryakAriNI samiti va sadasyoM Adi kA cunAva sarvasammati se hotA hai na ki pada ke liye kisI prakAra kI pratidvandvitA se| isake pratikUla suyogya vyaktiyoM kI pahacAna kara unheM pada sambhAlane ke liye sabhI sadasya vizeSa anurodha karate haiM evaM prabhAva DAlate haiN| sabhA ke sabhI sadasya padAdhikAriyoM ko sarvadA hArdika sahayoga dete rahate haiN| __padAdhikAriyoM ne bhI sabhI samAja ke prati zubhakAmanA evaM samanvaya tathA ekatA kI bhAvanA rakhate hue sAmpradAyikatA ke aham kI lahara meM na bahate hue sirpha sthAnakavAsI samAja hI nahIM varan samasta jaina samAja ke logoM ke hRdaya ko jItA hai jisakA jItA jAgatA pramANa zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A evaM zrI jaina haoNspITala eNDa zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sabhA khaNDa/8 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Vinod Minni aham kA visarjana zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A, 12 maI ko netAjI sTeDiyama meM apanA yazasvI eka dazaka kAryakrama Ayojita karane jA rahA hai, Ananda kA viSaya hai| hamAre liye aise Ayojana sirpha Ananda ke liye hI nahIM hote haiM varan hamAre kAryakartAoM ke lie preraNA ke / srota hote haiM, unheM naye maMgalamaya sAmAjika kArya karane kA utsAha dete haiN| zrI jinezvara deva se yahI prArthanA hai ki yaha vidyAlaya ke.jI. kakSA se kaoNleja taka kA ho va hamAre kAryakartA, sabhA, vidyAlaya parivAra, apane aham kA visarjana kara ekajuTa ho, eka parivAra kI taraha kArya kre| isa vidyAlaya ke nirmANa ke liye jina sajjanoM kA pratyakSa va parokSa meM hameM sahayoga milA hai hama unheM namana karate haiM va prabhu se unake Ananda va maMgalamaya jIvana kI kAmanA karate haiN| A Glorious Decade Shri R. K. Bothraji, At first my due respect to you, Sir as you are one of the pillars of this institution. It is a matter of great happiness to celebrate this achievement. As far as I know this place of land was procured by Shri Sundarlalji Dugar for developing but the moment he came to know we were planning to set up a School he surrendered this deal in our favour & contributed generously for the development of the project. The role played by Shri Sardarmalji Kankaria in nursing & grooming this institution reveals his dedication. He is the captain of our team supported by dedicated Shri Rikhabdasji Bhansali & yourself. We cannot forget the active role played by late Bhawarlalji Karnawat. I pray God & with that in future the School would smoothly reach exciting heights with improvement in quality of education. I wish the function all success. Definitely the credit of glorious decade also goes to the Principal. Teachers & Members of the staff who have played key role in the development of this institution. As you are the convener of this Glorious Decade function I wish you all success. Best regards, ridhakaraNa botharA upAdhyakSa - zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA Secretary Shree S. S. Jain Sabha sabhA khaNDa/9 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mohanalAla bhaMsAlI vartamAna kAla meM vidyA kA mahatva bahuta adhika bar3ha gayA hai| vijJAna ke vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha isa sampUrNa jagata kA vikAsa ho rahA hai| cAroM ora vijJAna evaM vidyA kA hI bolabAlA hai| vidyA evaM vijJAna ke nirmANa se lekara vikAsa taka, pracAra se lekara prasAra taka 'Aja ke vidyArthI' kA abhUtapUrva yogadAna rahA hai| Aja mAnava jAti ke vikAsa ke uparAMta / pazcAt bhI kisI vidyArthI ke lie vidyA grahaNa karanA AsAna nahIM apitu adhika jaTila evaM durgama se gayA hai| Aja ke vidyArthI kA jIvana kaThina ho gayA hai| ucca zikSA prApta kara naukarI prApta karanA bahuta muzkila ho gayA hai| vidyArthiyoM kI inhIM kaThinAiyoM ko maddenajara rakhate huye Aja se karIba 70 varSa pUrva zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA jaise anupama zikSA saMsthAna kI sthApanA huI thii| yaha saMsthAna apane Apa meM anUThA, sarvocca evaM sarvazreSTha hai| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA meM vidyArthI zikSA grahaNa karane ke sAtha-sAtha anuzAsana kA amUlya pATha bhI par3hate haiN| isa vidyAlaya ke zikSaka, prAdhyApaka Adi ucca zreNI ke haiN| vidyArthiyoM ko par3hAne meM niSNAta zikSaka anuzAsana priya haiN| inhIM ke lagana evaM mehanata kI vajaha se isa vidyAlaya kA vArSika parIkSAphala pichale do dazaka zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka zrI jaina vidyAlaya aura Aja kA vidyArthI se zata pratizata rahA hai jisakA mIThA phala inase vidyA grahaNa karane vAle vidyArthI pAte haiN| sUcanA praudyogikI ke nirantara bar3hate vikAsa ko dekhate huye isa saMsthAna meM kampyUTara Adi jaise naye upakaraNoM kI sthApanA bhI mere adhyakSakAla meM karAI gaI isa vakta yaha saMsthA navIna upakaraNoM evaM yantroM se laisa hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM "zrI jaina vidyAlaya" ne krAMti lA dI hai| isa vidyAlaya se zikSA grahaNa karane vAlA vidyArthI isa vidyAlaya ke prati AbhArI hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM "zrI jaina vidyAlaya" ke advitIya yogadAna ke prati maiM natamastaka huuN| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A bhI apanI eka dazaka kI zikSA yAtrA pUrNa kara cukA hai, yaha garva evaM gaurava kI bAta hai| maiM isa avasara para hArdika zubhakAmanA vyakta karatA hU~ evaM zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka kI saphalatA cAhatA huuN| 1: pUrva adhyakSa zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA sabhA khaNDa / 10 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kizanalAla botharA yahI hamArA mahAmaMtra bhI kahatA hai : Namo AyariyANaM evaM Namo uvjjhaayaannN| aisI bhAvanAoM se hara vidyAlaya svArtha rahita hokara samAja ko saccI sevAe~ detA hai aura detA rhegaa| maiM sabhA ke hara kAryakartA ko badhAI evaM sAdhuvAda detA huuN| ve sadA isa kArya meM sahayogI rheN| bar3hatI huI janasaMkhyA ko dekhate hue Aja vidyAlaya kama haiN| jarurata hai aura bhI acche vidyAlaya evaM kaoNlejoM kI jahA~ rAjanIti aura svArtha kI bhAvanA se dUra vidyArthI sahI zikSA prApta kara ske| aura yaha jarurata pUrI karane ke lie zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA sadA prayatnazIla rahegI, aisA vizvAsa hai| pUrva adhyakSa zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A Namo AyariyANaM, Namo uvajjhAyANaM zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A (apane donoM vibhAgoM ko sAtha lie) garimAmaya eka dazaka pUrNa kara rahA hai| zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA (abhibhAvaka saMsthA) ke saMsthApakagaNoM kA zubhAzIrvAda phalIbhUta rhaa| pazcima baMgAla ke mAdhyamika aura ucca mAdhyamika parikSAoM meM yahA~ ke vidyArthiyoM kI zatapratizata saphalatAoM se isa vidyAlaya ko bhI eka mahatvapUrNa sthAna milaa| vidyAlaya ke zikSaka aura kAryakartAoM kI svArtharahita ekaniSTha bhAvanA aura bhI majabUta siddha huI aura vidyAlaya hAvar3A meM samUce samAja kA eka kIrtistambha bnaa| mujhe bhI atyanta garva mahasUsa hotA hai ki aise kAryakartAoM aura zikSakoM kI prathama kAryakAriNI samiti ke adhyakSa ke rUpa meM kArya karane kA maukA milA thaa| bhavana nirmANa ke samaya hAvar3A ke mere katipaya audyogika mitroM ne bahuta hI sahayoga diyA thaa| unameM sarvazrI zyAmasundarajI kejar3IvAla, zrI ghanazyAma agravAla, zrI zarada dUgar3a evaM zrI zaMkaralAlajI hAkima agraNI the| isa samaya maiM unheM bhUla nahIM sktaa| unheM maiM unake sahayoga evaM isa sukArya ke lie hArdika badhAI evaM sAdhuvAda detA huuN| zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ke hara kAryakartA ne vidyAlaya ke zikSaka varga ko sadA AdaraNIya evaM pUjanIya sthAna diyA aura siddha kiyA ki zikSaka kA samAja meM sarvottama sthAna hai| sabhA khaNDa/11 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIcanda nAhaTA eka bAra kI bAta hai ki eka ilAke meM eka siddha puruSa rahate the| eka dina unake pAsa eka strI apane lar3ake ko lekara pahu~cI / usane siddha puruSa se kahA, "mahArAja, merA yaha baccA miThAiyA~ bahuta khAtA hai, kucha upAya batAiye jisase isa kI yaha Adata badalI jA ske|" sAdhu ne kahA, "pandraha dina bAda aao|" strI apane bacce ko lekara calI gii| vaha pandraha dina bAda mahAtmA ke pAsa aaii| mahAtmAjI ne kahA, "priya bacce miThAI adhika khAnA acchA nahIM hai| maiM yaha bhI nahIM kahatA ki miThAI khAnA ekadama banda kara do balki jitanI miThAI khAte ho usakA cauthAI bhAga khaao|" kisI bhI vidyAlaya meM kevala pAThya pustakoM ke raTA dene se hI vidyAlaya ke kartavya kI iti zrI nahIM ho jAtI, balki acchI ruci svaccha AdateM aura ucita mUlyoM kA bhI jJAna karAnA caahie| Aja ke bacce kala ke bhaviSya kA nirmANa karate haiM kala yahI deza ke zAsaka bhI hoNge| ye hI rASTra kI saccI nidhi haiN| isalie inakA sarvatomukhI vikAsa Avazyaka hai| mujhe sunakara harSa hotA hai ki jaina vidyAlaya lar3ake-lar3akiyoM kI sarvatomukhI vikAsa ke lie prayatnazIla hai| vidyAlaya apanA gauravamaya dazaka manAne jA rahA hai aura eka patrikA bhI prakAzita kara rahA hai| isa avasara para maiM zikSaka, zikSikAoM tathA anya je Acarahi nara na ghanere sambandhita vyaktiyoM ko hArdika badhAI detA hU~ tathA vidyAlaya ke gaurava ko akSuNNa rakhane kI kAmanA karatA huuN| strI ne kahA, "agara yahI bAta kahanI thI to Apa ise usI samaya kaha dete to mujhe phira AnA na pdd'taa|" sAdhu ne kahA, "maiM svayaM miThAI khAtA thA isalie maiMne pandraha dina miThAI na khAkara dekhA aura maine anubhava kiyA ki miThAI na khAne se kucha nukasAna nahIM hai balki zarIra meM kucha sphUrti adhika hai| isalie maiMne aba bacce ko yaha zikSA dii| zikSA dene se pahale usa para AcaraNa Avazyaka hai anyathA vaha zikSA prabhAvI nahIM ho sktii| Aja kI zikSA aprabhAvI isalie hai ki 'para upadeza kuzala bahutere, je AcarahiM nara na ghanere' / ataH maiMne svayaM usa para AcaraNa kara apane ko isa yogya bnaayaa|" kahAnI samApta huii| isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki baccoM ko vahI zikSA dI jAnI cAhie jise zikSaka-zikSikAe~ svayaM Acarita kara zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka skeN| vizeSa kara caritra-nirmANa ke kSetra meM to yaha atyanta Avazyaka hai| eka jhUTha bolane vAlA, satya bolane kI zikSA nahIM de sktaa| eka pAna parAga khAnevAlA ise na khAne kI zikSA dene meM kaThinAI kA anubhava kregaa| isI prakAra aura bhI burAiyA~ haiM jinake lie zikSaka ko bhI Adarza honA caahie| hameM prasannatA hai ki saubhAgya se zrI jaina vidyAlaya ke adhyApaka adhyApikAe~ AdarzavAna haiN| inameM bar3oM ke prati sammAna tathA choToM ke prati pyAra hai| upAdhyakSa zrI jaina haoNspITala eNDa risarca senTara, bar3A sabhA khaNDa / 12 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ azoka botharA vAlI zikSA hI vAstavika zikSA hai jo mAnavIya mUlyoM kI samajha logoM meM paidA kara ske| takanIkI zikSA manuSya ko ina guNoM ke abhAva meM roboTa ke alAvA kucha aura nahIM bnaatii| ata: zikSApremiyoM, zikSaNa saMsthAoM aura zikSakoM ko takanIkI zikSA ke sAtha-sAtha mAnavIya mUlyoM ke stambha vinaya, zraddhA, sneha, AtmasammAna Adi guNoM ke vikAsa para nirantara dhyAna denA caahie| ____ maiM AzA rakhatA hU~ ki hamAre vidyAlayoM ke zikSaka hamAre baccoM meM ina sabhI guNoM ko vikasita karane meM samartha raheMge jisase hama dayAvAna, dhairyavAna, puruSArthI logoM ko nirantara samAja sevA hetu agrasara paayeNge| isI uddezya kI pUrti ke lie jaina dharma meM samyak darzana, samyak cAritra, samyak jJAna para bala diyA gayA hai| sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ne zikSA pracAra aura prasAra hetu tIna vidyAlayoM kI sthApanA kI hai aura kaoNleja kI sthApanA ke lie prayAsarata hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki sabhA kI kaustumbha jayaMtI ke prAraMbha ke sAtha zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ke gauravamaya dazaka ko bhI manAne kA Ayojana huA hai| Izvara hameM aisI zakti de ki hama niraMtara sevA kI ora agrasara hoN| sahamaMtrI zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA zikSA kA svarUpa zikSA kA uddezya kevala dhana arjita karanA nahIM hai balki isakA mUla uddezya manuSyatA kA vikAsa karanA hai| vidyA vinaya Adi guNoM se ota-prota honI caahie| vinayahIna vyakti kitanA bhI bar3A vidvAna kyoM na ho vaha samAja meM na apanA sthAna banA pAtA hai, na loga usase kisI prakAra kA lAbha pAte haiN| usakI sthiti palAza ke usa puSpa ke samAna hotI hai jo dekhane meM bahuta hI sundara parantu gandhahIna hotA hai| samAja meM aise vidvAnoM se svArtha panapatA hai aura sAmAnya varga unakI vidvatA ke prakAza se vaMcita raha jAtA hai| aitihAsika granthoM meM bhI isakA ullekha milatA hai ki sabhI guNoM ke hote hue bhI vinaya guNa ke abhAva meM vyakti ko yA to apamAna yA parAjaya varaNa karanA par3A hai| mahAbhArata yuddha kI pUrI taiyArI ke bAda arjuna aura duryodhana donoM eka sAtha zrIkRSNa ke yahA~ sahAyatA mA~gane phuNce| duryodhana abhimAna ke kAraNa unake sirahAne aura arjuna zraddhAvaza paira kI tarapha baitthe| duryodhana ne zrIkRSNa kI senA mA~gI aura arjuna ne nihatthe zrIkRSNa ko| arjuna ko zraddhA aura vinaya ke kAraNa sarvazaktimAna kA AzIrvAda prApta huA aura ve jayI hue| svAbhimAna aura vinaya do zabda haiM inakA mela yadi kisI vyakti ke caritra meM ho jAya, to vaha Adarza puruSa ho jAtA hai aura aise vyaktitva virale hote haiN| zikSA vipatti meM dhairya, saMyama, vinaya Adi guNoM ko dene meM samartha honI caahie| caritra nirmANa ko bar3hAvA dene sabhA khaNDa/13 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArasamala bhUraTa lauTanA par3atA hai| kabhI-kabhI praveza na pAne ke kAraNa kucha loga nArAja bhI ho jAte haiM kintu vidyAlaya prabaMdhana kI lAcArI hai| hamaloga sthAna DhU~r3ha rahe haiN| eka kaoNleja bhI sthApita karane kA vicAra cala rahA hai| samasyA hai upayukta sthAna kA na mila paanaa| lekina 'jahA~ cAha vahA~ rAha' / 'hama hoMge kAmayAba eka din'| sabhA ke kAryakartAoM evaM sadasyoM meM utsAha hai, icchAzakti hai tathA sAmarthya bhI hai aura utsAhI zikSAvidhoM kA patha-pradarzana evaM AzIrvAda bhI prApta hai| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ke isa gauravazAlI dazaka ke avasara para maiM adhyApakoM, pradhAnoM tathA anya kAryakartAoM ko badhAI detA hU~ aura kAmanA karatA hU~ ki isI prakAra vidyAlaya bhaviSya meM aura bhI unnati ke zikhara kI ora agrasara hogaa| koSAdhyakSa: zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA, kolakAtA hama hoMge kAmayAba eka dina san 1928 meM saMsthApita zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA kA isa varSa kaustubha jayantI varSa prArambha hone jA rahA hai, yaha jAnakara atyanta prasannatA huii| isa saMsthA dvArA saMcAlita vividha gatividhiyoM meM se eka zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A hai jo kolakAtA evaM hAvar3A ke pramukha vidyAlayoM meM apanA eka viziSTa sthAna rakhatA hai| yaha harSa kA viSaya hai ki yaha vidyAlaya zikSA yAtrA kA eka dazaka pUrNa kara rahA hai| isa alpAvadhi meM hI isane zikSA, anuzAsana meM eka sunAma arjita kiyA hai| pa0 baM0 mAdhyamika zikSA parSad evaM pa0 baM0 ucca mAdhyamika zikSA saMsada dvArA mAnyatA prApta isa vidyAlaya meM samprati 4200 chAtra-chAtrAe~ zikSArjana karate hue apane jIvana-patha para agrasara ho rahe haiN| vidyAlaya kA pariNAma prArambha se hI prativarSa zata-pratizata hotA A rahA hai| pAThyetara kAryakramoM meM bhI isakA viziSTa sthAna hai| Adhunika takanIka meM kahIM hama pIche na raha .jAe~ isalie vidyAlaya ke samasta chAtra-chAtrAoM ke lie kampyUTara zikSA kA uttama prabandha hai| malTImIDiyA dvArA bhI baccoM ko zikSA dI jAtI hai| paThana-pAThana tathA sundara prazAsana ke kAraNa hI Aja aneka sthAnIya evaM gaNamAnya vyaktiyoM dvArA ucca mAdhyamika kakSAoM meM vijJAna kI kakSAe~ prArambha karane kA anurodha ho rahA hai kintu sAnAbhAva ke kAraNa yaha sambhava nahIM ho pA rahA hai| praveza ke samaya itanA dabAva rahatA hai ki saikar3oM abhibhAvakoM ko nirAza zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sabhA khaNDa/14 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bha~varalAla dassAnI kI khyAti itanI adhika huI ki hama aba sabhI kakSaoM meM Aye hue pravezArthiyoM ko dAkhila nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| kakSA 10 tathA kakSA 12vIM ke kI chAtra uccatama aMka pAne ke kAraNa chAtravRttiyA~ bhI pA rahe haiN| baccoM kA mAnasika stara dina ba dina bar3hatA jA rahA hai| ata: unakI cAha bhI U~ce se U~cA gaurava pA lene kI hai| unakI icchA phalIbhUta hogI, aisA merA vizvAsa hai kyoMki jahA~ cAha hai vahIM rAha bhI hai| vidyAlaya ke gauravamaya dazaka aura sabhA kI kaustumbha jayantI para hone vAle AyojanoM kI saphalatA kI maiM hArdika kAmanA karatA huuN| pUrva koSAdhyakSa zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ullekhanIya pragati Aja takanIkI zikSA ke kAraNa vizva atyanta samIpa A gayA hai| hama yahA~ baiThe-baiThe yUropa, amerikA, AsTreliyA meM baiThe hue vyakti se bAta kara sakate haiN| inTaraneTa dvArA hama jisase bAta karate haiM usakA citra bhI dekha sakate haiN| isa prakAra jJAna-vijJAna kI pragati ke kAraNa Aja bhAratavarSa kAphI Age ho gayA hai| yahA~ ke bacce vizva ke kone-kone meM apanI prakhara buddhi kA paricaya de rahe haiN| hamAre deza kI Arthika sthiti kamajora hone ke kAraNa loga samajhate the ki hama vijJAna kI daur3a meM pIche raha jAeMge lekina hamAre baccoM ne kamAla karake dikhaayaa| isa prakAra hamArA mastiSka pakSa to bar3hatA gayA magara hRdaya pakSa sUnA hotA jA rahA hai| vyaktigata svArthaparatA bar3hatI jA rahI hai| isI ke sAtha manuSya kA mana choTA hotA jA rahA hai| vaha paropakAra evaM dIna duHkhiyoM kI sevA se mukha mor3atA jA rahA hai, yaha samAja ke liye eka acchI bAta nahIM hai| lekina Aja bhI duniyA acche vicAra vAle AdamiyoM se khAlI nahIM ho gaI hai| inhIM uddezyoM kI pUrti ke lie zrI sthAnakavAsI jaina samAja ke tatkAlIna navayuvakoM ne isa sabhA kI sthApanA san 1928 I0 meM kii| isa sabhA kI kaustubha jayantI bhI isI varSa manAI jA rahI hai| isa jayantI ke sAtha hI sabhA zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A kA bhI gauravamaya dazaka manAne jA rahI hai| yogya zikSakoM tathA pradhAnoM ke dakSa patha-pradarzana se atyanta alpa samaya meM isa vidyAlaya sabhA khaNDa/15 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SRI SARDARMAL KANKARIA Founder Member and Hony. Secretary of the School Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA FOR BOYS, HOWRAH Managing Committee Sundarlal Dugar President Surendra Kumar Banthia Vice-President Sardarmal Kankaria Secretary Dr. Gopalji Dubey Rector Ram Adhin Singh Vice Principal Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA FOR GIRLS,HOWRAH Managing Committee Pannalal Kochar President Mahendra Kumar Karnawat Vice President Sardarmal Kankaria Secretary Mrs. Olga Ghosh Principal Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Managing Committee - Shree Jain Vidyalaya for Boys, Howrah Managing Committee - Shree Jain Vidyalaya for Girls. Howrah Celebration committee and other members of the teaching staff Principal and other Administrative staff and Non teaching staff of Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah Sri R.D. 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BHANSALI Founder member of the School Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SMRITI SHESH - PILLARS OF SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA, HOWRAH Bhanwarlal Karnawat Kanhaiyalal Maloo Surajmal Bachhawat Puranmal Kankaria Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA COMMITTEE - OFFICE BEARERS SHREES: S.JAN SABHA Sri Bachharaj Abhani - President Sri Manakchand Rampuria Trustee Sri Sardarmull Kankaria Trustee Sri R.D. Bhansali Trustee Sri Balchand Bhura Trustee Sri R.K. Bothra Vice-President Sri Vinod Minni Secretary Sri Ashok Bothra Jt. Secretary Sri Kishore Kothari Jt. Secretary Sri Parasmal Bhurat Treasurer Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sri Jaichandlal Minni Sri Bhanwarlal Dassani Sri Fagmal Abhani Sri Mohanlal Bhansali Sri Kishanlal Bothra Sri Pannalal Kochar Sri S L Daga Sri Surendra Banthia Sri Subhash Kankaria Sri Rajendra Nahata Sri Rajendra Nahata Sri Sunderlal Dugar Sri C.P. Daga Sri Lalit Kankaria Sri Ashok Minni Sri Subhash Bachhawat For Privale & Personal Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sri Mahendra Karnawat Sri Arun Maloo Sri Nischal Kankaria Sri Pankaj Bachhawat Sri Sohan Raj Signhvi Sri J.L. Rampuria Sri Sohan Lal Golchha Sri B.L. Baid Sri C.M.Abhani Sri G. C. Bothra Sri M.C. Gelra Sri S. K. Daftary Sri K. S. Bhansali Sri T.R. Daga Sri K.S. Kothari Sri J. L. Karnawat Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sri K.L. Maloo Sri Surendra Sethia GO Sri Sushil Gelra Sri Ajay Bothra Sri B.C. Kankaria Sri Gopal Ch. Bhura Sri Kamal Karnawat Sri Rajendra Buchha 45 Sri Suresh Minni Sri Ajay Daga Sri G. C. Kankaria Sri Hanuman Nahata (Office-in-charge) Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA (homarasthAnavAsI jainasabhA RES Sri Bachhraj Abhani, Sri Rikhab Das Bhansali and Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria presenting the Sabha Literature to Swami Nityanandji Maharaj Shree Burabazar Kumar Sabha Pustakalaya honours Sri S. M. Kankaria zrIkAzI vizvanAtha sevA samiti REGRIPASS SHREE KASHI VISHWANATH SEVA SANITY DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR samAjamanAcammata namAgara Honourable guests on the occation of Diamond Jubliee of Shree Burabazar Kumar Sabha Pustakalaya A speech of Sri S.M. Kankaria at Shree Kasi Vishwanath Seva Samity Car Ho Representation of our instituition with different social & cultural organisations. Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1945 Smt. Leela Bothra addressing the Dhyan & Yoga Camp Guest being honoured by Smt. Phoolkunwar Kankaria Sri S.L. Dugar, President Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah giving away the Cheque for Kargil War Relief Fund Sri. B.L. Baid honouring Sri K.L. Sethia Audience present at the eve of Annual Function and Mahavir Jayanti Rashtrageet Scene Jain Education Intematonal Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA selaai shikssnn kendr shrii taaer sthaanaalii jain muktaar caujnye phusraaj kt mhilaa ussyn o bikaash yojnaar antrgt pshyiaalnaay'- bhuudeb smRti baalikaa bidyaaly' kt DIFFERENT SOCIAL SERVICES OF SABHA Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S.S.JAIN SABHA (SAAT DASHAK) Sri B.L. Karnawat taking the initial of the trustee Sri S.M. Kankaria Dr. D.K. Sinha, Vice Chancellor, Viswa Bharati University being garlanded by Sri R.K. Bothra nAvara sthAnakavAsI jainacyA A Group Photgraph Sri S.M. Kankaria presenting the momento to Dr. L.M. Singhvi Sri K.L. Gupta, Principal awarded by Sri K.L. Sethia on the occasion of Saat Dashak of Shree S.S. Jain Sabha at Science City Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S.S.JAIN SABHA (SAAT DASHAK) REE JAIN VIDYALAYA CALCUTTA) LJEPO Sri B.R. Jain, Editor, Shiksha, Seva Aur Sadhana ke Saat Dashak receiving his momento from Dr. L.M. Singhvi Sri T.N. Sheshan and other dignitaries at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Diamon Jubilee of Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata Sri S.M. Bachhawat, Sri R.K. Bothra & Sri S.M. Kankaria presenting the Lord Ganesha's framed idol made of sea foam Sri S.M. Bachhawat garlanded by Sri B.R. Abhani Dr. Santosh Kr. Bhattacharya awarding the Student Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA BHAGAVAN V LENNIUM AIN BALIKA S EN OFFER SADAN RIL 200 2600 th BIRTH KAR A HIS EXCELLENCY SHRI VIREN J. SHAH GOVERNOR OF WEST HINGAL FELICITATING SKI SARDARMAL KANKARIA A Millennium Tribute to Howrah Felicitation of Sri Sardarmal Kankaria by His Excellency Sri Viren J. Shah, Governor of West Bengal Pione W A Miller Inbur 330 Goutal 55 Hoe On 20th January 2001 At: Agrasam Balika Siksha Sadan 1 Agrasain Street. Liluah. Howrah Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA hAlA jilA mAravADI sammelana ca * Krage Students welcoming Smt. & Sri Kankaria Sri S.M. Kankaria representing our sabha at Hooghly District Marwari Sammelan Sri S.M. Kankaria representing our sabha at Akhil Bhartiya Marwari Sammelan Tamil CENTE RETRIBE Sri Sardarmull Kankaria at Alokendu Bodh Niketan in a programme of Handicapped and mentally retarded students His Excellency Governer, Prof. Nurul Hasan in Handicapped camp at Shree Swetamber Sthanakvasi Jain Sabha Hall Jain Education Interational Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA Sri Sardarmull Kankaria at the Inauguration of newly constructed Hall at Kolaghat NERGIFONSO Computer Centre Inauguration at Shreerampur Krishi Uchcha Vidyalaya by Sri S.M. Kankaria, Trustee & Sri Lakhan Seth, M.P. MA ASHAPUA ENGLISH IMPRIMA CO CHOOL SHry BARE Cloth Distribution in the Rural Area - Sabha members, Sri Jaichand Lal Mukim and Sri Subhash Bachhawat. Ms. Tripti Kankaria is also alongwith them. 55F Villa Shibinin FL Heart of Sagra in can adferug dinAMka : 30 disambara 2001 Part of Helen we E President Sri Bachhraj Abhani and Trustee Sri Sardarmal Kankaria inaugurating "Ma Ashapura English Medium Primary School" in the Quake prone Kutch Sri K.Sriwastav, Sri M.C.Sethia, Sri H.C. Kankaria & Sri Paras Kochar at Free eye operation and handicap camp organised in memory of Acharya Nanesh are 1024 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S. S. JAIN SABHA TARA DEVI KANKARIA JAIN VIDYALAYA (SAGAR MADHABPUR) TARA DEVI KANKARIA JAIN VIDYALAYA (UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SHREE..JA SABIA, KOLKATA) BAGAR MADHABPUR INAUGURATION BY SRI JAI KUMAR KANKARIA GN 20 SEPTEMBER, 2001 PRESIDED BY SRI R. O. BHANSALI aarydebiikaakaariy'aa jenbidyaa CHA:- 45.951 or HU Tagsmanda 2 "rdebiikaakaariy'aa jenbidaar Cod :-0. 0073 Dinto S E ZTE ** Gabo ** -6 -2013 Inaugural Ceremony on 30th September 2001 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE S.S. JAIN SABHA GRAMIN ANCHAL VIDYASAGAR JANA KALYAN SAMITI Sardinketan FREE EYE OPERATION CAMP Shona SHE SINETANBAR STIRANAKVASI JAN SABHA Law.cacut-T00001 Free Eye Operation Camp at Shantiniketan Members of sabha at Sagar Madhabpur Inaugural function of Deep Tube Well, Sagar Madhabpur Welcoming to B.L.Karnawat & R.D.Bhansali at Shantiniketan GIS DE TE FAVOIR kmpiuttaar senttaar udbhaadhn B ON TER kaalcaar senttaarudbhaadhn az-a ..la assi SECSISE Sri S.M. Kankaria addressing the inaugural ceremony of Computer Centre at Shreerampore Krishi Uchcha Vidyalaya "Toran Dwar" at the eve of Inaugural Ceremony of Computer Centre Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN BOOK BANK 95 PA sthAnakavAsI janasabhA BOOKS FOR ALL PROJECT OF SHEEN BOOK BANK. Calcutta RESERER STANAK WISI JAN SABHA TEC DEL DISTRIBUTION OF TEXT BOOKS PREE SWETAMBAP STKAMAKWASI JAIN SABHA JAM BOOK BANK PROJECT 1722 USTABU TUNG TEXTO CUPIECINTOSI CHIUSAN Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN BOOK BANK Sri Upendra Biswas, Director, C.B.I., along with Sri R.D. Bhansali, Sri Sundarlal Dugar and Sri Mohanlal Bhansali in the Free Book Distribution Ceremony SHEE JAIN BOOK B UNDER THE AUSPIC SHAGE SWEMMBER STHAN Md. Salim, Hon'ble Minister Minority Community with other guests Mahasweta Devi deliberating speech on the occasion of Book Bank PREORE 304 redame 55 Sri Subhash Bachhawat, Convenor introducing Shree Jain Book Bank On the dias are Sri Arvind Chaturved, Mahasweta Devi and Sri Thanmal Bothra. FRE ASTRIBUTIO Dr. Mondal being honoured by Sri S. M. Kankaria Mahasweta Devi distributing books to the student Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALYA, KOLKATA MANAGING COMMITTEE S.R. Singhvi President Vinod Minni Vice-President B.C.Kankaria Secretary S.C. Pathak Principal S.M. Kankaria Member R.K. Bothra Member Mohan Lal Bhansali Member R.K. Daga Member Gaur Vaidya Govt. Nominee Member R.S. Mishra Member A.K. Tiwari Vice-Principal H.N. Upadhyaya Vice-Principal Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALYA KOLKATA zrI jaina vidyAlaya vArSikotsava puraskAra vitaraNa samAroha President, W.B. Council of H.S. Education Sri J. Mukherjee awarding Silver Medal to Jaswant Rai for Musical performance Dr. Prem Shankar Tripathi (Ex. Student) reciting the poem written by Prime Minister Sri Atal Behari Vajpayee in the programme organised for Kargil War Relief A scene of dias at the Annual Function, Mahajati Sadan. Sri H.C. Daga, Dr. P.S. Tripathi RTS A Scene of "Namak ka Daroga written by Munshi Premchand being played by the students of Shree Jain Vidyalaya Kolkata $RECOR 5555 Sri Bijay Kr. Mishra, Commissioner of Income Tax awarding Ankit Saraf Sri B.C. Kankaria honouring Sri Alok Kr. Sarkar, D.I. of Schools, (SE) Kolkata 1190.SUKEAS DANE Jopa 50ter Sony Sabh A scene of Drama at the Annual Function by the students, Mukesh Agarwal Group Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALYA KOLKATA Inter School Volley Ball Tournament - Introduction with players Sri S.M. Kankaria, Trustee, Shree S.S. Jain Sabha Dr. L.P. Tripathi, Ex-Principal, Adarsh Hindi High School & dean St. Xaviers College, giving the prizes to winners "Bhaktamber Pratiyogita", Inter School slutade ER Te ftatuta daglable? SKREE JAM VIDYALAY Guard of Honour by Band Party Inauguration of Akshar Parva Dr. Namvar Singh, Dr. P. Shotriya, Dr. Shambhunath, Dr. Chandra Pandey,M.P. & Sri S.M. Kankaria Scouts with Dr. Devi Shetty Annual Function Ceremony at Mahajati Sadan. Guests on the dias Prof. K.M. Lodha, Sri Arvind Chaturvedi & Sri S.S. Duttagupta, Deputy Secretary (Academy) W.B. Council of H.S. Education Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALYA KOLKATA President S.M. Bachhawat addressing Golden Jubilee celebrations at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. Smt. Anita Debi, President W.B. Council of H.S. Education being present as chief guest Dr. B.C. Saha, devoted & renowned chemistry teacher being receiving the momento of Goddess Saraswati from Sri Jyotirmoya Mukhopadhyay, President W.B. Council of H.S. Education zrI jaina vidyAlaya nikacija, a quasi Pes Welcome song on the ocassion of Annual Function, Sri Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata 55 Renowned Medical practitioner & Ex-student of the school Dr. M.K. Goenka, giving away the prizes Sri Gautam M. Chakravarti presenting "Vishistha Pratibha Puraskar" to Sri Mahavir Lunawat, Gold Medalist at Company Secretary throughout India Exams Sri R.K. Bothra honouring Sri G. Baidya, A.I. of Schools(SE) & Govt. Nominee of the school Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ HARAKH CHAND KANKARIA JAIN VIDYALYA JAGATDAL Surendra Kumar Banthia -Vice-President R.D. Bhansali Lalit Kankaria-Secy. Harakh Chand Kankaria - President Sardar Mull Kankaria - Secretary Geetika Bothra - Jt. Secy. R.K. Bothra Ashok Bothra R.C. Shukla SHREE JAIN SHILPA SHIKSHA KENDRA - MANAGING COMMITTEE A.K. Tewari - Principal - Vom 55 Balkrishna Harsh - Principal Vinod Singh R.S. Mishra Co-ordinator Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S5 HARAKH CHAND KANKARIA JAIN VIDYALYA - JAGATDAL Sabha President Sri Bachraj Abhani awarding the students. Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria, President of the school is sitting on the stage. Sri Biswambhar Newar, Editor, Chhapte - Chhapte inaugurating the Computer Centre. Also present are Sri Radheyshyam Mishra and Sri Surendra Kr. Banthia. Sri Harakhchand Kankaria felicitating Sri Chatter Singh Baid Sri Jay Kankaria felicitating Md. Amin, Labour Minister, Govt. of West Bengal Specialists from Shree Jain Hospital & Research Centre conducting the Health and Eye Check-up in the school Girl students presenting the cultural programme on 26th Jan. 2002 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE MANAGING COMMITTE - OFFICE BEARERS H.C. Kankaria President S.S. Kejriwal Vice-President Shrichand Nahata Vice-President S.M. Kankaria Secretary Ridhkaran Bothra Treasurer Ashok Minni Jt. Secretary Dr. Narendra Sethia Jt. Secretary Manoj Mishra Administrative Officer www.ainelibrary.org Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SS SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE Spiter entre HANY FERUN Surga NDATION MANA Welcome by the Band Party of Shree Jain Vidyalaya for Girls Presenting the momento to the consulate, Germany on the ocassion of closing ceremony of Free Plastic Surgery Camp. Flag hoisting on the eve of Republic Day Bhumi - Pujan Abhinandan of Dr. Urmila Binaikia by Mrs. Kankaria Sri Ashok & Alok Gupta receiving the momento from Sri Vinod Minnin on the ocassion of the Dialysis unit. 76 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE Smt. Umraodevi Kankaria, Smt. Kesar Bai Kankaria and Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria inaugurating the Phusraj Puranmal Operation Theatre Abhinandan of Dr. Indrajeet Roy, Director, Medical Education, Govt. of West Bengal by Sri B.R. Abhani, President Shree S.S. Jain Sabha Sri Rikhab Das Bhansali, Sabha President felicitating His Excellency Sri Vishnu Kant Shastri, Governor Himachal Pradesh Honouring Sri Mohan Chand Dhadha, President, Akhil Bharatiya Sri Jain Swetamber Khartargacha Mahasangha BIOCLING Sri Rikhab Das Bhansali, Sabha President felicitating the renowned Eye Surgeon Dr. I.S. Roy 070 ROTA SURGERY PLAATIC SURGERY PRoser DRY CAR OF CLIA MORO HOUTEN B 555 Sri Pradip Bothra speaks on the inauguration of plastic surgery camp Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SS SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE Dr. Lalit Agarwal, Sri Ashok & Alok Gupta, Sri S.M. Kankaria, Secretary of Hospital present on the inauguration of Dialysis Unit Acharya Sri Chandanaji inaugurating the Jaichandlal Vindokumar Minni Conference Hall VILUJV 2066/3067 7502 Se Shree Jain Hospital R 8 Research Centre de plastia Canis and INTER PLAST, GERMANYOS PRE-OPERATS CHECK LAB ND REGIST yurt Abhinandan of Smt. Iswari Pd. Tantia by Smt. Shashi Kankaria on the inauguration of Dialysis Unit Closing Ceremony of 2nd Plastic Surgery Camp Sri Narendra Saraogi distributing Artificial Limb and Tricycle Surgeons from Interplast, Germany 78 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE w eaknakureii AmaraNa nikala pativektIpara kamizana vinarasa vitara Dignitaries present in Free Polio, Caliper and Artificial Limb Camp organised on the ocassion of 1st Punya Smriti of Acharya Sri Nanalalji Ma. Sa. Free Artificial Limb provided by Shree Jain Hospital & Research Centre, Howrah Free Surgical Camp organised by the Hospital being inaugurated by His Excellency Sri Vishnu Kant Shastri, Governor, Himachal Pradesh Free Plastic Surgery performed by the surgeons of Interplast, Germany Pradip Bothra, President, Rotary Club being garlanded by Sri Subhash Kankaria Free Plastic Surgery performed by the surgeons of Interplast, Germany www.ainelibrary org Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE JAIN KOSTALE RESCADUCE 1. ROAD (RAH Abhinandan of Sri Sanjay Sethia by Sri B.L. Karnawat Abhinandan of Sri Rajkaran Sirohia & Sri Vijay Ch. Sirohia by Sri S.L. Dugar Sri Bhanwarlal Bothra inaugurating the Smt. Munni Devi Moolchand Bothra Cabin.Also present are Sri Bherudan Bothra Sri Kishanlal Bothra, Sunder Bothra and Jay Bothra His Excellency Governer Sri Vishnukant Shastri inspecting the Hospital facilities 4. Shree Jain Hospital L& Research Centre) Smt. Chinmoyee Dey addressing on the inauguration of Eye Department Abhinandan of Sri and Smt. Iswari Pd. Tantia by Sri Harakh Chand Kankaria. Also present Sri S.M. Kankaria, Secretary of the Hospital For Private Prva 80 Personal Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyAlaya khaNDa Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra bvaoNyaja 25/1, bona bihArI bosa roDa, hAvar3A-711 101 adhyakSa zrI kizanalAla botharA zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA, kolakAtA dvArA san / 1992 se 1996 1992 meM sthApita evaM sNcaalit| zrI sundarAlala dUgar3a 1996 se anavarata prAta:kAlIna evaM divasa vibhAga upAdhyakSa 1. zrI surendra bAMThiyA zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra garlsa 10 + 2 1992 se anavarata maMtrI prAta:kAlIna : 6.30 se 11.15 baje taka 1. zrI saradAramala kAMkariyA 1992 se anavarata pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA saMsada evaM pazcima baMga ucca pradhAnAdhyApaka mAdhyamika zikSA parSada dvArA mAnyatA prApta zrI kanhaiyAlAla guptA 1992 se 1993 33 seksana 2048 chAtrAe~ 47 zikSikAe~ 2. zrI bhUparAja jaina 1993 se 1994 zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra bvAyaja 10 + 2 3. zrI jayarAma siMha 1994 se 1996 divasa 11.30 se 4.30 baje taka 4. DaoN0 gopAlajI dUbe 1996 se anavarata pazcima baMga mAdhyamika zikSA saMsada evaM pazcima baMga ucca sadasya mAdhyamika zikSA parSada dvArA mAnyatA prApta zrI rikhabadAsa bhaMsAlI 1992 se 1996 32 seksana 2006 chAtra 43 + 7 = 50 zikSakavRnda zrI ridhakaraNa botharA 1992 se 1996 2000 se anavarata chaH tallA bilDiMga, 6 talle para vizAla sabhAgAra sTeja sahita zrI kizanalAla botharA 1996 se anavarata pustakAlaya : pandraha hajAra pustakeM evaM vibhinna patra patrikAe~ zrI bhaMvaralAla dassANI 1996 se 2000 kampyUTara : kampyUTara prazikSaNa pratyeka chAtra-chAtrAoM ke lie 5. zrI lalita kAMkariyA 1992 se 2000 anivArya malTImIDiyA evaM iNTaraneTa, liphTa, jenareTara evaM Adhunika 6. zrI rAdhezyAma mizrA 1992 se 1996 sAuMDa sisTama se yukta 2000 se anavarata ___ mAdhyamika evaM ucca mAdhyamika meM vigata aneka varSoM se 7. zrImatI ziprA mitrA 1993 se 1996 parIkSAphala zatapratizata 8. zrI vimala bhaMsAlI 1996 se 2000 dasa varSIya saphala zaikSaNika yAtrA kI sampUrti ke upalakSya meM 9. zrI dilIpakumAra gAMgulI 1996 se 2000 zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka 10. zrImatI arpitA adhikArI 2000 se anavarata "Education a glorious decade' samAroha kA 11. zrI dIpaka kAMkariyA 2000 se anavarata dinAMka 12 maI 2002 ravivAra ko prAta:kAla 9.30 baje se 12. aruNa 1996 se anavarata netAjI inDora sTeDiyama meM bhavya Ayojana evaM zikSA : eka 13. zrI arindama bosa 12. 1996 se anavarata yazasvI dazaka smArikA kA lokArpaNa, sAMskRtika kAryakrama 14. zrI candradeva caudharI 1966 se anavarata .. san 1928 meM saMsthApita zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA, sthAyI AmaMtrita sadasya kolakAtA ke amRta mahotsava (pleTinama jubilI) kA bhI isI bhavya 1. zrI rikhabadAsa bhaMsAlI 1996 se anavarata samAroha meM shubhaarNbh| prastuti : bhUparAja jaina 2. zrI kanhaiyAlAla guptA 1996 se 2000 zrI baccharAja abhANI 2001 se anavarata 4. zrI vinodakumAra minI 2001 se anavarata 5. zrI aruNakumAra tivArI 1996 se anavarata 6. zrI lakSmIzaMkara mizra 1996 se anavarata in zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/1 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra garlsa adhyakSa 1. zrI kizanalAla botharA 1992 se 1996 2. zrI sundaralAla dUgar3a 1996 se 2001 3. zrI pannAlAla kocara 2001 se anavarata upAdhyakSa 1. zrI surendra bAMThiyA 1992 se 2001 2. zrI AnandarAja jhAbaka 2002 se anavarata 3. zrI mahendra karNAvaTa anavarata maMtrI 1. zrI saradAramala kAMkariyA 1992 anavarata pradhAnAdhyApikA 1. zrImatI olgA ghoSa 1992 se anavarata sadasya 1. zrI ridhakaraNa botharA 1992 se 2001 2. zrI rAdhezyAma mizra 1992 se 2001 3. zrImatI kAMtA zarmA 1992 se anavarata 4. zrI lalita kAMkariyA 1992 se 1996 2001 se anavarata 5. zrImatI svAti ghoSa 1992 se 1998 6. zrImatI kusumalatA khAna 1998 se anavarata 7. zrI subhASa bacchAvata 1992 se 2001 8. zrI dilIpakumAra gAMgulI 1996 se 2001 9. zrI vijaya zAhA 1996 se anavarata 10. zrI javAharalAla karNAvaTa 2001 se anavarata 11. zrI azoka botharA 2001 se anavarata 12. zrI aruNa mAlU 2001 se anavarata 13. zrI sarvAnIzaMkara caudharI 2001 se anavarata sthAyI AmaMtrita sadasya 1. zrI rikhabadAsa bhaMsAlI 1996 se anavarata 2. zrI kanhaiyAlAla gupta 1996 se 2001 3. zrI baccharAja abhbhANI 2001 se anavarata 4. zrI vinodakumAra minI 2001 se anavarata 5. zrI aruNakumAra tivArI 1996 se anavarata 6. zrI lakSmIzaMkara mizra 1996 se anavarata zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ke nirmANa ke sahayogI 1. zrI nareza dAsaguptA 2. zrImatI anilA devI 3. zrI bAdala bosa 4. zrI pralaya tAlukadAra 5. zrI ramana mAhezvarI 6. zrImatI saralA mAhezvarI 7. zrI aruNa mAhezvarI 8. zrI ratana caudharI 9. zrI vinoda baida 10. zrI vikrama siMha 11. zrI mustAka ahamada 12. zrI mUMgAlAla Tekar3IvAla 13. zrI satyanArAyaNa makhAriyA 14. zrI pradIpa kuNDaliyA 15. zrI surendra caudharI 16. zrI indradeva caudharI 17. zrI narasiMhadAsa DAgA 18. zrI manoja bharavAr3A 19. zrI supArasamala caurar3iyA 20. zrI prakAza koThArI 21. zrI suzIla DAgA 22. zrI pukharAja koThArI 23. zrI abdula khAna 24. zrI kanhaiyAlAla agravAla 25. zrI vibhUtibhUSaNa cakravartI 26. zrI dInadayAla sAradA 27. zrI kavala deva 28. zrI zaMkara mora 29. DaoN0 e. ena. sAmanta 30. zrI sajjana Tekar3IvAla 31. zrI devakAnta lAla 32. zrI samara siMha vidyAlaya khaNDa/2 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha sahayogI zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A (zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA kalakattA dvArA saMcAlita bhavana nirmANa ke sahayogIgaNa) 1 / zrI phUsarAja pUranamala kAMkariyA 2 / zrI jIvarAja, vinoda kumAra vaida 3 / zrI jayacanda, mAnakacanda rAmapuriyA 4 / zrI dIpanArAyaNa rAmaratana caudharI 5 / zrI jesarAja vaida, parivAra 6 / bhIkhamacanda, bhUrA parivAra 7 / zrI sItArAma bharatiyA cairiTebala TrasTa 8 / zrI pArasamala saradAramala kAMkariyA 9 / zrI harakhacanda jayakumAra kAMkariyA 10 / zrI dIpacanda, dilIpacanda kAMkariyA 11 / zrI bhaMvaralAla karaNAvaTa 12 / zrI motIlAla, sundaralAla dugar3a 13 / zrI pA~cIrAma nAhaTA cairiTebala TrasTa 14 / zrI seTha bhaMvaralAla rAmapuriyA cairiTebala TrasTa 15 / zrI kezaradeva, ratanIdevI goyanakA TrasTa 16 / zrI baMzIlAla, jAnakIdevI, agravAla TrasTa 17 / zrI caMpAlAla, bhaMvaralAla, hIrAlAla bhaMDArI 18 / zrI caturbhuja hanumAnalAla botharA 19 / zrI zikharacanda, prakAzacanda minI 20 / zrI DUMgaramala, bha~varalAla, prakAzacanda pradIpakumAra dassAnI 21 / zrI Asakarana, kizanalAla botharA 22 / zrI jayacandalAla vinoda kumAra minI 23 / zrI nathamala, rikhabadAsa bhaMsAlI 24 / zrI kanhaiyAlAla baccharAja cAMdamala, phAgamala abhAnI 25 / zrI jasakarana, Asakarana, pArakha 26 / zrI mohanalAla vinAyakiyA 27 / zrI dhanarAja, nirmalakumAra bAMThiyA 28 / zrI nemIcanda karaNAvaTa 29 / zrI anUpacanda abIracanda seThiyA 30 / zrI vijayasiMha, abhayasiMha surAnA 31 / zrI jayacandalAla, iMdracanda sirohiyA - saradAra zahara 32 / zrI choTUlAla seThiyA cairiTebala TrasTa 33 / zrI rUpacanda, candraprakAza siMghI 34 / zrI sohanalAla baccharAja dUgar3a 35 / zrI devarAja mehatA 36 / zrI mahAvIra sonikA 37 / mesarsa sumeralAla rAyacanda seThiyA 38 / zrI AnaMdamala, sumeramala bhUtor3iyA 39 / zrI sohanarAja siMghavI 40 / zrI dhanapati siMha, daulatasiMha surAnA (bikAnera nivAsI) 41 / zrI jhUmaramala surendra kumAra dugar3a 42 / zrI motIlAla pradIpakumAra botharA 43 / zrI mirjAmana chaganalAla kejarIvAla cauriTI TrasTa 44 / mesarsa baMgAla Ayarana kaoNraporazana 45 / zrI phUsarAja bacchAvata, bacchAvata parivAra 46 / zrI kanhaiyAlAla zAMtilAla mAlU 47 / zrI kAnamala jayacanda mukIma 48 / sva0 zrImatI sundaradevI koThArI (curU) kI puNya smRti meM prakAzacandra koThArI 49 / sva0 zrI tArAcanda barADiyA (bIkAnera) kI puNya smRti meM zrI cAMdamala, pArasamala, rAjamala barADiyA 50 / zrI kanhaiyAlAla, narendrakumAra aMcaliyA 51 / zrI navaratanamala jaina 52 / zrI tejakaraNa botharA kI puNya smRti meM sumaticanda, devendra kumAra botharA 53 / zrI pradIpakumAra, vinodakumAra kuMDaliyA 54 / vijaya siMha koThArI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/3 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 / zrI cunnIlAla, bhaMvaralAla koThArI 56 | zrI kalyANamala koThArI (bIkAnera) 57 | zrI maganalAla nathamala beMgAnI 58 / zrI pannAlAla hIrAcanda koThArI 59 / zrI bAlacanda bhUraTa (kucerA) nivAsI kI puNya smRti meM pArasamala, rAjamala, vijayasiMha, vasaMta va nirmala bhUraTa dvArA 60 / zrI navaratana, gautamacanda kAMkariyA 61 / zrI pratApasiMha ThaThThA (bIkAnera) parivAra 62 / zrI akhecanda, lUNakaraNa bhaNDArI 63 / zrI jeThamala surendrakumAra bAMThiyA 64 | zrI chattarasiMha vaida 65 / mesarsa baMgAla roliMga zaTarsa eNDa iMjIniyariMga varksa 66 / zrI milApa prakAza coraDiyA 67 / zrI budhamala dugar3a (jauharI) TrasTI mAnikacanda, mAlIdevI dugar3a 68 / zrI trilokacanda dudhoDiyA 69 / zrI jagadIza rAya jaina eNDa sansa 70 / zrI pAnamatna minnI kI puNya smRti meM zrImatI bhaMvarIdevI mintrI (dharmapatnI) 71 / zrI maganalAla, bhaMvalalAla, pArakha (bIkAnera) kI puNya smRti meM zrI bhannUlAla pArakha 72 / zrI sukhadevadAsa, gopIkizana mehatA 73 | zrI dIpacanda, jayacandalAla seThiyA 74 | zrI ajaya kapUra 75 / zrI bastImatna, hastImala rekhAvata 76 / zrImatI rAdhArAnI sukhAnI dharmapatnI zrI candanamala sukhAnI 77 // zrI mAnamala bhUtor3iyA TrasTI bhUtoDiyA memoriyala TrasTa 78 / zrI chaganalAla, motIlAla sirohiyA 79 / zrI zobhAcanda pannAlAla vinAyaka 80 / zrI bha~varalAla koThArI (curana) kI puNya smRti meM zrI umendra siMha, baccharAja koThArI 81 / zrI sundaralAla golachA 82 / zrI ratanalAla DAgA va zrImatI jamunAdevI DAgA kI puNya smRti meM zrI tanasukharAja, manojakumAra DAgA 83 / zrI suzIlacanda, saMjayakumAra dugar3a 84 | zrI sUrajamala maMgalacanda caudharI vidyAlaya khaNDa / 4 85 / zrI jJAnacanda lalitakumAra koThArI 86 / zrI jayacandalAla, rAjendrakumAra gelar3A 87 / zrI jazubhAI paTela 88 / zrI lalitakumAra caudharI 89 / zrI zubhakaraNa rAyajAdA 90 / zrI kRpAcanda zAMtilAla surAnA 91 / zrI lakhamIcanda lUNiyA kI puNya smRti meM amaracanda, jatanalAla, lUNiyA 92 / zrI tolArAma, phateharAja DAgA 93 / zrI bhairUdAna kAMkariyA kI puNya smRti meM motIlAla, maganalAla gulaguliyA 94 | zrI zakhiracanda, mastapAla, bacchAvata 95 / zrI bha~varalAla rAjendrakumAra nAhaTA 96 / zrI gulAbamala siMghavI 97 / zrI mAnakacanda kesarIcanda dugar3a 98 / zrI harikizanadAsa malla TrasTa cairiTebala 99 / zrI mahendrakumAra, Ananda rAja jhAvaka / 100 / zrI nathamala, vimalacanda lUDiyA 101 / sva0 zrImatI sUrajadevI khajAMcI dharmapatnI zrI hemarAja khjaaNcii| 102 / zrI tejarAja, abhayamala lor3hA 103 / zrI manohara, madanacanda beMgAnI 104 | zrI candanamala dugar3a 105 / zrI jodharAja boharA cairiTebala TrasTa 106 / zrI vijayasiMha mAnikacanda botharA 107 / zrI vAsudeva lohiyA cairiTI TrasTa 108 / zrI nirmala nAhara TrasTa 109 / zrI dIpacanda sundaralAla golachA / 110 / sva0 bhaMvarIdevI nAhaTA kI puNya smRti meM nauratamala nAhaTA 111 | zrI dIpacanda navaratanamala botharA 112 / zrI lUnakarana, kezarIcanda gelar3A 113 | zrI IzvaradAsa, tArakezvara challAnI 114 | zrI rAmalAla gaNezamala ciNDAliyA 115 / zrI vIrendrasiMha bAMThiyA 116 / zrI hemarAja, pukharAja betAlA 117 / zrI lAbhacanda rAmapuriyA parivAra 118 / zrI bhaMvaralAla jeThamala bAMThiyA 119 / zrImatI mAlAdevI bacchAvata dharmapatnI mUlacanda bacchAvata zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 / zrI gopAla canda nArAyaNakumAra botharA 121 / zrI kamalakumAra azokakumAra jaina 122 / zrI zikharacanda rAmacanda vaida 123 / zrI cA~damala, rilijiyasa TrasTa bardhamAna 124 / zrI maMgalacanda mohanalAla 125 / kastUrIdevI bamba kI puNya smRti meM Alokacanda suzIla kumAra bmb| 126 / zrI pannAlAla jasakarana luniyA 127 / zrI mohanalAla, kamalasiMha vaida 128 / zrI DAlacanda bAMThiyA mInAsara 129 / zrI zAMtilAla khaTer3a 130 / zrImatI madhu jaina 131 / zrImatI pUnamacaMda zAmasukhA 132 / zrI maganalAla koThArI (bIkAnera) 133 / zrI bhIkhamacanda, mohanalAla, kamalAsiMha, vimalasiMha va rAjakumAra bhaMsAlI 134 / zrI dIpacanda, bulAkIcanda, kizanalAla, zAMtilAla DAgA 135 / zrImatI sampatadevI koThArI va zrImatI sohanI devI koThArI (curU) kI puNya smRti meM kamalAsiMha koThArI 136 / zrI kamalacanda, jagarAja, kailAzacanda mukIma 137 / zrI zakunamala jaina (jAlora) kI puNya smRti meM zrI manasukha lAla jaina 138 / zrI rAmalAla, rAjarUpa, DosI 139 / zrI sampatarAja ratanalAla kAMkariyA 140 / zrI indracandra, ugamacandra lalavAnI 141 / zrI hanumAna lAla lunAvata prIti lADiyA, saptam a zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/5 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya mANakacanda rAmapuriyA * vINA vAdinI jaya he| vINA vAdinI jaya hai / jJAna-prabhA nava jyoti samujjvala, timirAMcala-paTa kiraNeM ujjvala; nava prakAza bana utaro sAjjvalamadhura subhAsinI jaya he| vINAvAdinI jaya he!! nava-nava sumana khileM antara ke, bIta cale yuga manavantara ke; vikase sarasija dRga-prAntara kesahaja suhAsinI jaya he| vINAvAdinI jaya hai !! mAnavatA kI unnati ke svara, deva-tattva ke poSaka satvara; jar3atA-kaTutA, sakala viSama harakaNa-kaNa lAsinI jaya he! vINAvAdinI jaya he!! jhaMkRta kara de tAra hRdaya ke, navaprakAza aba khile udaya ke; gUMje gIta pavana-kisalaya kesvara-ninAdinI jaya he! vINA vAdinI jaya he!! rukeM rukAvaTa kahIM na koI, parama bhAvanA rahe na soI; dRSTi-dRSTi se lagakara roIkaSTa-nAzinI jaya he| vINAvAdinI jaya he !! jana-jana hAra bane zuci kavitA, mere bhAva-kuTila kI bhavitA; camake nabha meM pAvana savitAbhAva-vilAsinI jaya he! vINAvAdinI jaya he !! sakala sRSTi nava-nava udbhAsita, randhra-randhra nirbandha suvAsita; tRNa-tRNa-taru-taru tvarita prakAzita vizva-rUpinI jaya he ! vINAvAdinI jaya he !! jaya gaNeza siddhi-vinAyaka, he gaNanAyaka, terI jaya-jaya gAU~ / tU hI maMgala-dAtA tere pada meM zIza navAU~ / / ekadanta au vakratuNDa tU terI mahimA nyArIkRpA karo saubhAgya-vidhAtA dRSTi khule ratanArI / tar3apa rahA jaga bar3I vyathA hai, zAnti-sudhA barasAo, sarvabhUta jaya maMgaladAtA ! jaldI bhU para Ao, ghirA caturdika andhakAra hai, gUMja rahA hai krandana jJAna vibhA phailAo bhU para jayati bhavAnInandana / sammukha kaSTa apAra khar3e haiM jAgo he varadAnI, rUddha huI jAtI hai satvara khola mukhara kara vANI; khile prakAza dharA para nUtana miTe sakala a~dhiyArIrajakaNa mahimAvAna banA hai mUsaka atula savArI / vighna hareM, saba kaSTa kaTeM, yaha dharatI bane suhAvana, zubhArambha tU zubha prayatna ke terI gAthA pAvana; roga-vyAdhi saba miTe, kareM saba terA pratipala vandanajaya gaNeza, jaya sukha ke dAtA / jaya-jaya zaMkara nandana / / vidyAlaya khaNDa/6 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 saradAramala kAMkariyA ma Aja hAvar3A ke lokapriya skUloM meM zrI jaina vidyAlaya kI gaNanA prathama rUpa meM hotI hai| lagabhaga 100 suyogya zikSakoM kI dekharekha meM isa samaya 4200 chAtra-chAtrAe~ adhyayanarata haiN| sabhI dharma ke vidyArthI premapUrvaka zikSA prApta kara rahe haiN| bahuta kama phIsa meM acchI zikSA isa vidyAlaya meM vidyArthI ko dI jAtI hai| karIbana 200 vidyArthI binA zulka ke bhI zikSA pAte haiN| skUla meM eka zAnadAra atiAdhunika kampyUTara kakSa hai, 15000 pustakoM kI vizAla lAibrerI hai, malTImIDiyA kampyUTara ke dvArA prAimarI ke chAtrachAtrAoM ko zikSA dI jAtI hai| skAuTsa baiNDa ke alAvA karATe kI bhI zikSA dI jAtI hai| lar3akiyoM ko nRtya sikhAne kI vyavasthA bhI hai| skUla kA apanA eka vizAla oNDIToriyama hai| adhyayana adhyApana meM bijalI ke abhAva meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA na Aye etadartha jenareTara kI vyavasthA hai| eka liphTa bhI skUla meM hai| __ Aja dasa sAla vyatIta hone jA rahe haiN| isa alpa samaya meM skUla ne hAvar3A meM vizeSa sthAna banAyA hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM Age hamArI yojanA kaoNleja banAne kI bhI hai| zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA dvArA saMcAlita yaha vidyA maMdira alpa samaya meM atyanta lokapriya ho gayA hai| vidyAlaya dvArA anya jarUratamaMda vidyAlayoM ko pharnIcara evaM paMkhe hara varSa pracuratA se diye jAte haiN| pichale 2 varSoM meM 4 kampyUTara senTara bhI vidyAlaya dvArA sthApita kiye gaye haiN| devariyA garlsa skUla meM 2 kamaroM kA eka viMga bhI vidyAlaya ke sahayoga se nirmita kiyA jA cukA hai| harirAma hAI skUla devariyA meM sAiMsa kI lebroTarI evaM kampyUTara kakSa, jisameM 8 kampyUTara, eka prinTara tathA eka volTeja sTebalAijara hai, isa skUla kI ora se cAlU hokara vahA~ ke chAtroM ko zikSita karane meM sahayoga de rahA hai| sAgara mAdhopura (sundaravana) meM eka prAimarI skUla kA nirmANa bhI karAkara skUla cAlU kara diyA hai tArAdevI kAMkariyA jaina vidyAlaya ke nAma se| hamArA yaha anUThA prayAsa hai| isa saphalatA kA zreya vidyArthiyoM kI lagana, suyogya zikSakoM ke dvArA sundara DhaMga se adhyApana evaM mehanata tathA pradhAnAdhyApikA evaM heDamAsTara kI dekharekha evaM kAryasamiti kI ucita salAha evaM sabhA ke apUrva sahayoga se hI yaha sambhava ho sakA hai| jamIna milane se isa skUla ko aura bar3hAne kI hArdika bhAvanA evaM kAmanA hai| eka dazaka kI sampUrti ke avasara para maiM sabako badhAI detA hU~ evaM vizvAsa karatA hU~ ki yaha vidyAlaya bhaviSya meM kIrtimAna sthApita karane meM saphala hogaa| netAjI inDora sTeDiyama kolakAtA meM dinAMka 15 janavarI, 1984 ko Ayojita zrI jaina vidyAlaya ke svarNa jayantI samAroha meM atithi pada se saMbodhita karate hue vizvamitra ke saMpAdaka zrI kRSNacandra agravAla ne eka sAhasa bharI cunautI dI thI ki zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kalakattA to Apa logoM ke bujurgoM dvArA banAI gaI saMsthA hai, Apa loga khuda kucha kareM to jaaneN| bAta bahuta pate kI kahI zrI agravAlajI ne| mIThI cubhana bhI huii| isase kAryakartAoM ke mana meM eka lagana jagI ki kucha nayA kiyA jaaye| Akhira hAvar3A meM skUla ke nirmANa kA nirNaya huaa| jamIna kraya se lekara makAna banAne ke kaThina kArya meM zrI ratana caudharI evaM zrI sundaralAla dugar3a kA jabaradasta sahayoga milaa| 8 mahIne ke alpa samaya meM hI bhavana taiyAra karAkara maI 92 meM skUla cAlU kara diyA gyaa| pahale sAla hI 1600 chAtra-chAtrAoM ne dAkhilA lekara hama logoM para jabaradasta vizvAsa pragaTa kiyaa| isase hama logoM para eka vizeSa jimmedArI A gii| suyogya adhyApakoM kI niyukti karake skUla prAraMbha kara diyaa| yA adhyApakoM kI kaThora mehanata evaM vidyArthiyoM kI lagana ke kAraNa parIkSAphala prazaMsanIya rahane lgaa| 3 varSa bAda jaba vidyArthI borDa kI parIkSA meM sammilita hue to 100 pratizata pariNAma aayaa| phira hAyara sekeNDarI kI mAnyatA bhI mila gaI aura hara varSa parIkSAphala 100 pratizata Ane se mana meM apAra santoSa huaa| mAnad maMtrI zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/7 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 sundaralAla dugar3a isa vidyAlaya ne hAvar3A meM eka bahuta bar3e abhAva kI pUrti kI hai| eka acche zikSaNa saMsthAna kI kamI ko isane pUrA hI nahIM kiyA apitu hAvar3AvAsiyoM ko eka ucca zikSaNa saMsthAna prApta ho gyaa| acche parIkSA pariNAma, anuzAsana evaM ucca zikSaNa stara ne na kevala hAvar3A meM apitu kolakAtA ke acche zikSaNa saMsthAnoM meM isane apanA sthAna banA liyA hai| adhyApako kI lagana, mehanata evaM adhyApana ke prati samarpaNa bhAvanA kA hI yaha pariNAma hai| vidyAlaya meM kakSA eka se adhyAyana adhyApana hotA hai| hamArI icchA hai ki yahA~ narsarI kI kakSAe~ bhI prAraMbha hoM isake lie jamIna aura bhavana kI sakhta AvazyakatA hai| yadi hAvar3A myunisipala kArporezana apanI vaha jamIna jahA~ murdo ko jalAkara vAyumaMDala ko pradUSita kiyA jAtA hai, vidyAlaya ko pArka banAne ke lie pradAna kara de tAki usakA upayoga ho sake tadartha hama prayatnazIla haiM evaM adhikAriyoM se anurodha hai ki zikSaNa saMsthAna ke Asa-pAsa kA vAtAvaraNa zuddha, svaccha evaM pradUSaNa rahita banAne ke lie svecchA se hameM bhUmi pradAna kara de tAki eka bahuta abhAva kI pUrti ho ske| anya jamIna milane para vahA~ narsarI kI kakSAoM ke lie bhavana banAne 25/1, bona bihArI bosa kI jo bhUmi maine va zrI ratanajI kA vicAra hai jisase yaha suvidhA bhI hAvar3AvAsiyoM ko prApta ho caudharI ne kraya kI thI, usI ko zrI jaina vidyAlaya sthApita karane ke ske| lie ucita sthAna samajhakara zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ke hAvar3A meM eka acche kaoNleja kI bhI atyanta AvazyakatA hai padAdhikAriyoM ne pasanda kara liyA evaM hamane bhI saharSa yaha bhUmi tAki hAvaDAvAsiyoM ko ucca zikSaNa ke lie kolakAtA ke vidyAlaya nirmANa ke lie samarpita kara dii| usa samaya yaha svapna meM kaoNlejoM kA cakkara na kATanA pdde| sabhA ke padAdhikArIgaNa evaM bhI nahIM socA thA ki itanA zIghra isa para bhavana nirmita ho jAyegA kAryakartAoM kA yaha cintana nirantara cala rahA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai evaM eka vizAla vidyA maMdira kI sthApanA ho jaaegii| sabhA ke ki hamAre ye svapna bhI zIghra sAkAra hoMge evaM hAvar3AvAsiyoM ke baccoM karmaTha kAryakartAoM evaM padAdhikAriyoM ke dRr3ha saMkalpa, kaThora ko prArambhika se lekara ucca zikSA yahIM prApta ho jaayegii| parizrama tathA athaka adhyavasAya ne zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A ko mUrta zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A ne apanI eka dazakIya zaikSaNika rUpa pradAna kiyA evaM san 1992 meM yaha vidyA kendra chAtra-chAtrAoM yAtrA pUrNa kI hai evaM zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka samAroha kA ko zikSA pradAna karane ke lie tatpara ho gyaa| Ayojana ho rahA hai| isa avasara para smArikA bhI prakAzita ho rahI ___kahAvata hai-'jahA~ cAha vahA~ rAha' / zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A hai, isakI pUrNa saphalatA kI hArdika kAmanA karatA huuN| chAtra, ke nirmANa ne isa kAvata ko caritArtha kiyA hai| prayatna aura parizrama zikSaka, abhibhAvaka evaM prabandhana isake mahatvapUrNa aMga haiN| maiM se asaMbhava bhI saMbhava ho jAtA hai| pA~ca talle kA vizAla zrI jaina sabako hArdika badhAI detA hai tathA apanI azeSa zubhakAmanAe~ vidyAlaya prayatna aura parizrama kA hI suphala hai| Aja zrI jaina samarpita karatA haiN| isI samAroha se zrI zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina vidyAlaya meM 4200 chAtra-chAtrAe~ adhyayanarata haiM evaM yaha apanI sabhA ke kaustabha jayantI ke varSa vyApI kAryakramoM kA zubhAraMbha bhI zaikSaNika yAtrA ke dasa varSa pUrNa kara rahA hai, yaha apane Apa meM ho rahA hai. yaha sone meM sahAgA evaM maNikAMcana saMyoga hai| mahatvapUrNa hai| merA saubhAgya hai ki mujhe isa vidyAlaya kI prabandha samiti kA adhyakSa banAyA gyaa| zAyada isake nirmANa meM merI ruci adhyakSa : evaM prayatna kA hI yaha suphala hai| maiMne to apane dAyitva ke nirvAha zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra bvAyaja, hAvar3A kA prayatna kiyA hai| vidyAlaya khaNDa/8 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 pannAlAla kocara hamAre yahA~ eka kahAvata thI ki mA~ kI goda hI bAlaka kI prathama pAThazAlA hai| kintu Aja bilkula isake viparIta ho rahA hai| dUdha mu~he bacce ko goda se alaga kara kiMDaragArTena skUloM meM bheja diyA jAtA hai| isako Aja rokane kI AvazyakatA hai| jo mA~ kI goda se bAlaka sIkha sakatA hai, vaha anyatra ati durlabha hai| ata: strI zikSA ko prAthamikatA denA Avazyaka hai| If you educate a girl, you educate a family baccA rASTra kA bhAvI nirmAtA hai, yaha tabhI caritArtha ho sakatA hai jaba mA~ pUrNatayA zikSita ho aura apane baccoM ko vaha bhAratIya pariveza ke anusAra DhAla ske| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A phaoNra garlsa ke dvArA jo zikSA pradAna kI jA rahI hai, vaha usI uddezya kI pUrti meM saphala ho, yahI hamArA prayatna hai| strI zikSA kA stara kAphI U~cA uThA hai para ise saMtoSajanaka nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai| ucca evaM takanIkI zikSA meM lar3akiyA~ abhI bhI lar3akoM se kAphI pIche haiN| isameM unake abhibhAvakoM yA mAtApitA kI mAnasikatA bAdhaka hai| lar3akiyoM ke mAtA-pitA yA abhibhAvaka usake vivAha kI zIghratA karane lagate haiN| yoM bhI kaha sakate haiM ki lar3akI vivAha yogya ho gaI hai ata: isakA vivAha kara zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A apanI zaikSaNika yAtrA ke dasa varSa denA ucita hai tAki ve apane uttaradAyitva se mukta ho skeN| isI pUrNa kara cukA hai evaM apanI isa saphala yAtrA ke upalakSya meM mAnasikatA ke calate abhI bhI hamArI lar3akiyA~ takanIkI kSetra meM 'zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka' samAroha kA Ayojana kara rahA hai, Age nahIM bar3ha pA rahI haiM ata: abhibhAvakoM ko isa mAnasikatA se yaha atyanta prasannatA kI bAta hai| maiM isa samAroha kI saphalatA kii| mukta hone kI AvazyakatA hai| kAmanA karatA hU~ evaM una padAdhikAriyoM, kAryakartAoM, zikSakoM evaM Aja laoNreTo evaM anya mizanarI skUla kI taraha se hamAre yahA~ chAtroM ko hArdika badhAI detA hU~ jinake athaka parizrama, adhyavasAya, bhI vyavasthA honI cAhie tAki chAtrAe~ adhyayana ke sAtha-sAtha apanI lagana kA yaha sukhada pariNAma hai| anya ruciyoM kA vikAsa kara sakeM evaM jIvana ke hara kSetra meM gati ducha samaya pUrva hI mujhe zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A phaoNra garlsa kI kara sakeM. kisI se pichaDI na rheN| prabandha samiti kA adhyakSa bhAra diyA gayA hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM merI prasannatA hai ki zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A hara prakAra ke vartamAna bahata gati na hone para bhI mujhe yaha dAyitva diyA gayA hai, isa dAyitva evaM adhanAtana sAdhanoM se sampanna evaM yukta hai| eka acchI lAibrerI, ke samyak nirvAha kA maiM prayatna kruuNgaa| kampyUTara, malTImIDiyA, iNTaraneTa Adi kI pUrNa suvidhAe~ haiM evaM ___ bhAratavarSa meM svataMtratA ke bAda zikSA ke kSetra meM guNAtmaka chAtra-chAtrAoM ko isakA lAbha bhI mila rahA hai| parivartana avazya huA hai| takanIki evaM anya saMkAyoM kA bhI maiM puna: una kAryakartAoM evaM padAdhikAriyoM ko badhAI detA hU~ kAphI pracAra-prasAra huA hai lekina bhAratIya saMskRti, sabhyatA evaM jinhoMne hAvaDAvAsiyoM ko yaha saugAta dI hai|| vAtAvaraNa ke anusAra jo svarUpa evaM stara honA cAhie thA, vaha nahIM yaha eka sukhada saMyoga hai ki san 1928 meM saMsthApita zrI ho pAyA hai| rAjanIti evaM kSudrasvArthoM ne isa pAvana kSetra ko gaMdA kara zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ke kaustabha jayantI varSa kA prAraMbha diyA hai yA yoM kaheM ki maikAle ne jisa uddezya se zikSA kA jo zrI jaina vidyAlaya. hAvaDA ke zikSA : eka yazasvI dazaka samAroha svarUpa pracalita kiyA thA, usameM vaha AjAdI ke bAda aura adhika se ho rahA hai| prabhAvI ho gyaa| aneka AyogoM kA gaThana kiyA gayA evaM unhoMne apane sujhAva bhI diye kintu unake anurUpa koI parivartana abhI taka adhyakSa zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra garlsa, hAvar3A nahIM huaa| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/9 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 surendrakumAra bAMThiyA caritra nirmANa kA kendra :: zrI jaina vidyAlaya garva evaM gaurava kA bodha ho rahA hai yaha jAnakara ki jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A apanI sthApanA ke dasa varSa pUrNa kara rahA hai| eka saMsthA ke itihAsa meM dasa varSa kA samaya kucha adhika nahIM hotA, kintu isa alpakAla meM isa vidyAlaya ne zikSA ke kSetra meM itanA sammAna arjana kara liyA hai ki hAvar3A ke acche vidyAlayoM meM hI nahIM apitu hAvar3A aMcala meM hindI bhASI samAja dvArA saMcAlita vidyAlayoM meM isakI gaNanA sarvazreSTha vidyAlayoM meM kI jAtI hai| kolakAtA meM sthAnAbhAva ke kAraNa bahuta se parivAra hAvar3A meM Akara basa ge| unake baccoM ko acchI zikSA ke lie isa aMcala meM eka aise vidyAlaya kI AvazyakatA thI jahA~ unake baccoM ko zikSA dI jA sake isa AvazyakatA kI pUrti ke lie sthAnakavAsI jaina sabhA ke samartha sadasyoM ne eka vidyAlaya sthApita karane kA saMkalpa liyaa| mAnanIya zrI saradAramalajI kAMkariyA kI dekha-rekha meM cha: mahIne ke andara bhavana banakara taiyAra ho gayA aura zikSA-dIkSA kA kArya bhI Arambha ho gyaa| apanI sthApanA se Aja taka vidyAlaya kA parIkSAphala zata-pratizata rhaa| ucca mAdhyamika zikSA vibhAga dvArA acche prazikSaNa ke lie vidyAlaya ke donoM vibhAgoM ( bvAyaja evaM garlsa) ko 'e' zreNI kA pramANa patra milA hai| hamArA samAja samyak cAritra, samyak darzana aura samyak jJAna meM vizvAsa karatA hai, isIlie isa vidyAlaya meM zikSA ke sAtha-sAtha vidyAlaya khaNDa / 10 caritra nirmANa kI ora vizeSa dhyAna diyA jAtA hai / kakSAoM meM zikSaka evaM zikSikAeM bhI prayatnazIla haiM ki baccoM kA caritranirmANa ucita rUpa se ho| acche svAsthya ke lie niyamita vyAyAma kI vyavasthA hai| mAdhyamika ke pAThyakrama meM yogAsana Adi kI vyavasthA kI gaI hai| chAtra-chAtrAeM svayaM apanI surakSA kara sakeM isalie prazikSita prazikSakoM dvArA karATe kI TreniMga dI jAtI hai| inameM se kaI chAtra-chAtrAe~ blyU belTa bhI pA cuke haiN| zikSA zulka bhI kama hai| isase hAvar3A ke dhanI garIba sabhI varga ke abhibhAvaka apane baccoM ko par3hane ke lie bheja pA rahe haiN| samaya-samaya para vizeSa viSayoM ke vidvAnoM ko bulAkara unakA vyAkhyAna karAyA jAtA hai| vyAvasAyika zikSA ke lie kampanI sekreTarI aura kampyUTara ke lie vibhinna saMsthAe~ vyAkhyAna tathA prAyogika zikSA dete haiN| samaya kI mAMga dekhate hue vidyAlaya meM kampyUTara, iNTaraneTa tathA malTImIDiyA kI vyavasthA bhI kI gaI hai| chAtra-chAtrAoM kI ucca zikSA kI vyavasthA ke lie eka kaoNleja kI AvazyakatA mahasUsa kI jA rahI hai| hamaloga jamIna khoja rahe haiN| anta meM maiM vidyAlaya ke zikSaka-zikSikAoM tathA pradhAnAdhyApikA tathA rekTara ko dhanyavAda detA hU~ jinake athaka parizrama se vidyAlaya itanA zIghra unnati ke zikhara para car3hatA jA rahA upAdhyakSa : zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra bvAyaja, hAvar3A ekatA agravAla, 11 bI zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahendra karNAvaTa hAvar3AvAsiyoM ke lie varadAna mujhe yaha jAnakara atyanta prasannatA huI hai ki zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A apanI dasa varSIya zaikSaNika yAtrA kI sampUrti ke upalakSya meM zikSA: eka yazasvI dazaka samAroha kA Ayojana netAjI inaDora sTeDiyama meM kara rahA hai evaM isa avasara para zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka' smArikA kA lokArpaNa bhI ho rahA hai| kisI bhI zaikSaNika saMsthAna ke lie dasa varSa eka alpa avadhi hai| isa alpa avadhi meM bhI zrI jaina vidyAlaya hAvar3A ne hAvar3A kI zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM mahatvapUrNa evaM agraNI sthAna banAyA hai| yaha chAtra adhyApaka, abhibhAvaka evaM prabandhana ke samanvaya kA mahattvapUrNa pratIka hai| isa catuSkoNa ke aikya evaM sAmaMjasya ke kAraNa yaha vidyAlaya nirantara pragati kI ora unmukha hai| isa nirmANa meM zrI saradAramalajI sA. kAMkariyA zrI rikhabadAsajI bhaMsAlI, zrI ridhakaraNajI botharA Adi ke sAtha mere sva 0 pitA zrI bha~varalAlajI karNAvaTa kA bhI vizeSa yogadAna rahA hai| unakI yaha hArdika icchA thI ki yaha vidyAlaya apane nAma ke anurUpa yazasvI evaM gauravazAlI bne| vigata aneka varSoM se isa vidyAlaya kI mAdhyamika evaM ucca mAdhyamika kakSAoM kA pariNAma kevala zatapratizata hI nahIM rahA hai balki kaI viSayoM meM ucca aMka prApta kara chAtra-chAtrAoM ne isa vidyAlaya ko gauravAnvita kiyA hai vastutaH zikSaka zikSikAoM ke zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka athaka adhyavasAya, kaThora parizrama evaM lagana kA yaha pariNAma hai| hAvar3AvAsiyoM ke lie to yaha vidyAlaya eka varadAna haiN| zikSA kA uddezya kevala zikSita honA hI nahIM hai apitu eka sabhya nAgarika bhI bananA hai| isa vidyAlaya se nikalanevAle chAtrachAtrAeM nizcita hI ziSTa nAgarika banakara isa vidyAlaya, samAja evaM rASTra ko gauravAnvita kareMge, aisA merA vizvAsa hai / , kisI bhI zikSaNa saMsthAna kA druta vikAsa chAtra adhyApaka, abhibhAvaka evaM prabandhana ke sAmaMjasya para nirbhara karatA hai evaM yaha atyanta prasannatA kI bAta hai ki isa catuSkoNa ke samanvaya ke kAraNa yaha vidyAlaya dinoMdina Age bar3ha rahA hai| ucca zikSaNa stara, anuzAsana evaM zatapratizata parIkSA pariNAma ne isa vidyAlaya ko itanA lokapriya banA diyA hai ki chAtra chAtrAoM kI saMkhyA nirantara bar3ha rahI hai evaM yaha sthAna choTA par3ane lagA hai| isa kSetra meM eka kaoNleja kI bhI nitAnta AvazyakatA hai yadi padAdhikArI gaNa kaoNleja kA nirmANa kara sakeM to vaha sone meM suhAgA hogaa| maiM samAroha kI pUrNa saphalatA tathA vidyAlaya ke ujjvala bhaviSya kI kAmanA karatA huuN| upAdhyakSya zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra garlsa, var3A zvetA pArakha, saptam sa vidyAlaya khaNDa/ 11 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Dr. G. J. Dubey Value Education In 1947, we became an independent country. We got the freedom, but largely we had to depend on others. So much so, that in framing our constitution, we had to depend on the constitutions of many countries in general and on the British constitution in particular. We also depended on the British system of education to some extent. During the struggle for freedom almost in all the annual sessions of Indian National Congress, the congress president declared that in our country colonial system of education was prevailing. It was worthless and they would have change that lock, stock and barrel, but we could not change it even now. We generally followed the system of education as recommended by Wood despatch in 1854. After independence several commissions and committees recommended more or less within the limit of the same structure. Sometimes some changes were brought but they remained on papers only. In the last four decades because of the idea of globalisation and progress in Information Technology, the world came closer. But there was no assimilation of cultures. Most of the countries forgot their old culture but could not put on the garb of new culture properly. Thus there is a cultural crisis in the world. India is not an exception to it, Indian society has changed at a very fast rate but education could not change at that rate. Today's social changes and value changes have challenged the educational system to develop forms of teaching, learning and ways to use free time which will help young people become effective in a democracy. In our present society, there are several hurdles which we have to cross. In our schools we have been experimenting to make our pupils free and fearless. In this context I shall like to share with my readers one of many experiences which came across in our schools. One day a boy came to me and said "Sir, will you not allow me to sit for my final examination tomorrow ?" "Why?" "Because my mother could not clear the last quarter fee dues within the stipulated date." feeling guilty the boy replied. This was a dialogue between a six years old boy reading in class I B and me. I allowed him to sit for the examination. He looked into my eyes and said, "Thank you, Sir." The mother was also accompanying her son, But she was standing behind the door. She came out to express her gratitude. She promised to pay the fee before the publication of the result of or son. I started thinking about the plight of the boy. I admired his boldness but was sorry to think that at this tender age of 5-6 we are making him aware of the stark reality of the world. The experience gained by the boy is due to his need but this experience or education becomes a quality in democracy. In a democratic society it becomes necessary to express one's point of view properly and frankly. This is not the lone example. There are many pupils in several schools. They have to discontinue their education as they are not able to afford to pay the tuition fees. The pupils and the guardians both are afraid of meeting the administrator. This is cowardice. No principal would deprive any pupil from appearing in the examination for not paying the tuition fee. He or she may withhold the result. In expressing truth a pupil should not be afraid. To develop this trait of personality there is a need of special type of administration in education. Now the question is whether it should be lenient, or, it should be strict. In my opinion both of the above two types are not desirable. It should be sympathetic. There should be rapport between an administrator and pupils. Now the question is why do these pupils not go to Government schools or government aided schools ? These schools are free. Reason is clear. First, they do not get admission in government schools as there is no vacancy. The Government schools are few and far between. Yes, there are government aided schools. There are vacancies also. But many of these schools are in a pathetic condition. There is no required number of teachers. Infrastructure is either absent or needs proper maintenance or repair. Teaching is neglected. There are no proper administration and supervision. It is said that we prepare students for their alround development. We have to make all possible efforts to see for the proper development of pupils. Besides, the knowledge and skill, there should be inculcation of right type of attitude, interest and values also in students. But vidyAlaya khaNDa/12 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ how? A boy stays with us about 5 to 6 hours on each working day. There are good number of holidays which create so often a gap between the teaching works. A study indicates that there are hardly 200 working days. Thus we get a little time to work for good behaviour. A student spends a considerable amount of time in his home. Whatever time the school gets, it has to spend in preparing students for the examination. Creditability of the school depends on the final examination result. Thus in this short span of teaching periods we have to prepare the students for the stereo type of examinations only. Naturally this defective system of examination forces teachers to encourage the students for rote rnemorisation. What ever students prepare for their examinations become obsolete and irrelevant when they come in the real society to earn their livelihood. It is said that knowledge doubles in ten years time. Thus the knowledge is increasing in geometrical progression. But the time to gain it, is limited. After certain age they have to join the chorus of life, with this irrelevant and outdated knowledge. Thus, it should be the endeavour of teachers to see that the students are prepared in such a way that they themselves could read, write and understand the new knowledge which is published in the form of books. Thus students should be capable of reading and understanding the subject matter in various capacity. The home, the peer groups, parents, media may be of great help in educating a boy. A student who does not get proper atmosphere cannot develop properly. He is very much a product of his family atmosphere. There may be scarcity of fund in the family. The father may be fully busy, having no time to meet his children. Mother not having any education worth name. Or, father's inability to keep the family with him. In cases where the child is living with his parents (both father and mother) the child sees, in some cases parents quarreling, Sometimes father beating the mother for no fault of her, Father might be an addict, but he wants that his child should get good education. A smoker never wants that his ward should smoke. A person who drinks does not want that his son should drink. Therefore, parents, for the proper up-bringing of their children should sacrifice their momentary pleasure. We want equality in educational opportunity, but there is no equality in economic and social status. This is the saddest part of our educational system that earning and learning do not go hand in hand. When we learn, do not earn and when we earn do not learn. We want that each and every boy should be honest. To fulfil this aim we ourselves should also have an ideal character. We should not harass the boy for taking private tuition. The difficulty today is that the consumerism had made us so much materialistic that we are always involved in earning by hook and crook not thinking what is right and what is wrong. In last four decades there had been rapid and pervasive social change. It is one of the major changes in zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka values. But the only values which did not change are so inclusive that they are vaguely defined. For instance, the value of honesty was always important, but in actual practice, they are greatly changed. Again, justice is an abstract word for a value, as is democracy. These values are as important now as they were a long time ago, but their operational meaning is different today. Home and society both set a very bad example of honesty. This aspect of honesty is the key word and is taught and preached in all religions and scriptures. Most of the people do not bother about them. This hypocrisy is largely prevalent in home and society. The boys and girls are living in this atmosphere. They find that a street fiddler becomes instant multimillionaire. He is honoured. After earning money nobody remembers his past. It is rightly said "Whatever you do, if you come out successful, nobody is going to criticize you." When a boy or girl comes across such atmosphere, he is at a loss to decide what should he or she do. Which is the right path? In many cases they are convinced that the path of dishonesty is the right path. Politics has emerged as a new force in national life Diametically opposed points of view clash and ensuing clamour every shade of opinion can be heard shouted at fever pitch. Welfare of the nation has taken a backseat. Alleged Criminals are protected, sheltered and supported by our legislators. A number of them have a criminal record also. In our legislatures sometimes we come across such type of behaviour, which is awful, awkward and unbecoming of a legislator. Free and fair election which is the basis of democracy is at a very low ebb. In this atmosphere teachers have to play a very important role. He should not accept the brief of any political party. He should give free and unbiased opinion. Alas! we are not honest to our profession and opinion. There is a noticeable decrease in pupils abilities to control impulsive behaviours and the trend is increasing. Both Psychological and social factors contribute to this situation. In affluent homes also the condition remains the same. parents do not care to devote sometime, with their children, Once it so happened that a family consisting of wife, husband and two children aged 9 and 7 was taking tea and morning break fast together. The gentleman was busy in reading News Paper. The child of nine years was telling some thing and the father without paying attention to him was saying "han" "hun" to show that he was listening to the boy. The young child understood that the father was not listening to him. He snatched the paper from the father and quipped," "Dad, please listen to us, sometimes we also talk a useful thing". Really we have to listen to our children also, if we want their proper development. I have met several affluent guardians who do not know the real name of their children. Many of them do not know in which class their ward reads. The child is getting every thing but not the proper care from his parents. vidyAlaya khaNDa/ 13 Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ of tot shraabnne Most of people criticize dishonesty, quarrelsome behaviour, laziness but they do not gather courage to come forward and oppose it. Those who are tolerating such type of behaviour are also guilty. If we want that our boys should develop good habits and become an honest and loyal citizens, we have to change the society. Several times we come across such guardians who come to us and complain about their wards. In most of the cases, they want that their wards should not know that they came to the school and made a complaint against their wards. In some cases how to persuade a boy or girl not to repeat the ugly and irresponsible behaviour become so painful to them that they leave home and do not return again. Some of the guardians are extra-zealous to see that their wards should do very well in the examination. This explosion of expectation of the parents sometimes, leads to an unsuccessful candidate to commit suicide. Therefore, guardians are also to take precaution while punishing or rebuking their wards. The trend of individualistic society and small family make a vacuum in the home. There is nobody in the house to console the boy or girl, when a girl or boy becomes unsuccessful. The weak boys should be looked after sympathetically. This is the place where grandparents could have been very helpful. Newspapers, television are trying to sell their commodity. Therefore, to make the people interested in their news and materials give such things which can be categorized as nonsense. Several times on television we see such a sexy exposure that we are startled to think how the censor board cleared such an objectionable picture and statement to be screened. To bring the reform in the country, the government, society and each individual have to create a will to see that our schools which are the foundation stone of the strong edifice of the democracy, are not neglected. I am sorry to comment that a large number of teachers are callous and careless. Of course, the air which is blowing in the country every where, one has to inhale. Therefore, only the teachers art not to be blamed. There is some defect in the whole system of organization. The teachers, politicians, guardians, every one in the society are responsible for this defect, according to their shares in shouldering the responsibility for making the country really a great one. There would be disaster if we all do not play our role collectively and carefully. We should not think of a great country, without playing our role effectively, wisely and whole-heartedly. Let us unite and make all efforts to bring peace, progress and prosperity in the country. Rector - Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah ggn ddheke megh jmeche| baataas bhe bege, shyaaml kishly'er saathe kdm otthe jege| bRsstti pdd'e ttaapur-ttupur key'aar bne bne, baadl haaoy'aar bhaabche kii ye khaaekn mne mne| bhijche oraa ai ye dekhi ashth gaacher tle, kaagj diy'e naukaa gdd'e bhaasaay' kaaraa jle| chaaetttt khaaekaar ghum aase baa, shune megher ddaak| shraabnneri ghnghttaay' khuku ye nirbaak| priyankA guptA, 12-a vidyAlaya khaNDa/14 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 Mrs. Olgha Ghosh Peace - Where art thou? Even the make-belief screen Life full of show and glamour is not a happy and peaceful one. It is a life full of tensions, struggles and cut-throat competitions where only the fittest survive. Sometimes peace and contentment is sought in drinking, gambling and taking drugs. Such people find a temporary sedative, a marvellous relaxation, a happy oblivion by having recourse to alcohol, smoke, gamble or drugs. Indulgence in such activities takes a person to the brink of existence and in most cases to a point of no return. Yet there are many who seek peace and happiness in dishonest means. Today, dishonesty has crept into every system in the country. It has eroded the very fabric of social life. Honesty has become a rare virtue not found easily. Unfortunately, in our pursuit for power and position, lucre and lust we have lost sight of peace and happiness. Another factor greatly responsible for driving out peace is terrorism. Terrorism is a very familiar word today. Religious intolerance and fanaticism have led to violence and terror. It has tom the world apart and robbed every bit of peace from the face of the earth. Man has taken up arms against man. People are killing each other without any qualms or compunction. In the turmoil of today, when there is so much of unrest do you often wonder just where the world is heading? Does it mean life is meaningless and peace is nowhere to be found? It is elusive in life? No peace can be found in a clear conscience, true friendship, good health and character, we can discover peace in the beauty of Nature. Sunrise and sunset, singing of birds and the music of wind in the trees, laughter and gaiety of children bring great deal of happiness and sunshine in our lives If you make a conscientious effort to be thoughtful of those around you will experience an inner joy and peace that money cannot buy and the world cannot take away. And more than that, you will begin to live in the thoughts of others because you have been thoughtful of them. Classes need to bury their dissensions and find the mutual path of understanding. Hate and malice are detrimental to the growth of progress. If the world is to be saved and peace is to be restored it can only be on a basis of mutual understanding trust and friendship. Let us all endeavour to build a better world, a peaceful world of co-operation, understanding and love. "Arise! Awake and stop not till the goal is reached". Principal Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah What does the world need - particularly right now? The world's greatest need today is Peace and Peace alone. The world is hungry for peace and its relentless search is futile because peace and happiness do not seem to exist longer in true sense of the term. This storm-tossed, war-weary, troubled world needs Peace-needs-it more than anything else. Every person is in search of peace and happiness. Peace is the motive behind everyone's quest. Search for peace impels our activities infect it is the driving force. Hermits and sages have eternally sought peace and solitude to be far away from all petty meanness of humanity and everything else that could distract them from their high thinking. Nothing is more conducive to deep and noble thought than to be alone, surrounded by forests, mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers. Where does Peace reign? With one it is power, with another riches, with a third social position, with many it is some insignificant thing like clothes, a piece of jewellery, a special kind of car. In the long run we realize that these cannot bring true happiness and peace. Are politicians, who are in power, really happy and at peace? No, they know they have made too many promises they cannot keep. Once they are in power they forget commitments they made to the people. The rich man you envy is looking at you envying your health and contentment. While you envy his gold jewellery and automobiles, he is envying your energy, strength, courage and health. These are treasures which the world's wealth cannot buy. zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/15 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O S. C. Pathak muscle. It is our duty to cultivate respect for human values like love, sympathy, mercy, forgiveness. School is the place where they must be taught the art of give-and-take. The biggest demand of the day is to create ecological awareness among students. They must be made to realise that communal harmony is not an empty dream. It is the most important thing which our country needs today. Let us remember poet Iqbal. na samajhoge to miTa jAoge ai. hindostaaNvaalo| tumhArI dAstAM taka bhI na hogI dAstAnoM meM / Last word to students - your talent is not only yours. It is national property also. Develop it to the maximum possibility and use it for the betterment of the country alongwith your personal prosperity. Principal, Shree Jain Vidyalaya Kolkata Pilgrim's Progress Congratulations to Shree Jain Vidyalays, Howrah on the completion of a glorious decade in its academic journey. I offer my best wishes to the vidyalaya hoping that it will scale greater heights of success in the coming decades. One thing unique about the said school is to cater to the need of the middle class people of the Howrah region. Being no elite school it is completely dedicated to the service of the society. It is really a challenge to run an educational institution these days. Many elements try to take undue advantage. Political leaders and anti-socials elements exercise undue pressure on the teachers and managing body at the time of admission and promotion. It is hoping against hope to expect any protection from lawenforcing authorities which cannot protect themselves. Inspite of these odds, Shree Jain Vidyalaya, has been rendering valuable services to Howrah for the last ten years and I have been a witness to this phenomenon. A few words of advice to my fellow teachers. They must work hard to maintain and improve the reputation of the institution. They should be guided by the sole principle of enlightened self-interest. In the betterment of the institution lies the betterment of teachers. Most of the students are lazy, careless and inattentive, we can quote the words of Christ which he used about his crucifers. "Forgive them, Rather, they do not know what they are doing". Inspite of all the blames students are innocent. We should try to understand them. Many of them hail from families which have no academic atmosphere at home. What they see around them are the powers of money and vidyAlaya khaNDa/16 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rata rAmaadhIna siMha kA durupayoga karatI haiM jisase usa parivAra kA bajaTa sAmAnya se asAmAnya ho jAtA hai aura parivAra ko karjakAchUta avazya chU letA hai| "tete pA~va pasAriye jetI lAmbI saura" yaha kahAvata ina grAmINoM ko kabhI nahIM suhAtI hai| munDana- prAyaH pratyeka bacce kI pahale bAra bAla kaTavAne kI prakriyA hai jisa para sAmAnya grAmINa kaI hajAra rupaye kharca kara detA hai aura bacce ke acche bhAgya kI kalpanA ke lie udhAra lekara bhI paisA kharca karane meM grAmINa jarA bhI saMkoca nahIM karatA hai| kheta majadUroM kI Arthika sthiti vAstava meM dayanIya hai| unheM pUre varSa khetI meM kAma nahIM milatA hai| khAlI samaya kisa prakAra ve kuTIra udyogoM meM lagAe~ ki unheM unake zrama kA ucita mUlya mila sake, isakA jJAna na hone ke kAraNa unakA jIvana stara aura gira jAtA hai| __ madyapAna unakI bahuta bar3I kamajorI hai jisase sarakArI aura gaira-sarakArI saMsthAoM ke aneka prayAsoM ke bAvajUda unakI sthiti nahIM sudharatI hai aura ve karja se nahIM ubara pAte haiN| gA~va ke kisAnoM kI garIbI kA dUsarA kAraNa daheja, azikSA aura unakI naI pIr3hI kA zrama se paraheja karanA hai| anya sampanna logoM kI barAbarI karane bhAratavarSa meM bar3hate pA~ca sitArA hoTaloM kI saMkhyA, bar3hate vAyuyAna meM daheja dene yA lene meM grAmINa garva kA anubhava karatA hai aura yAtriyoM kI saMkhyA, pratyeka kasbe aura zahara meM bar3hatI zarAba kI dukAnoM kahatA hai ki zAdI-vivAha roja-roja nahIM hote haiM isalie dila khola kI saMkhyA bhArata kI garIbI kA paricaya detI haiN| kisI bhI zahara yA kasbe __ kara kharca karo tAki logoM ko lage ki sAmAjika AdamI hai| kI sar3akoM se gujarane vAle vAhanoM kI saMkhyA bhI bhArata kI garIbI ko jisako kaI gA~voM ke loga jAnate haiN| zikSA para kharca kabhI bhI koI pradarzita karate haiN| zaharoM kI bahumaMjilI imArateM aura mahala tathA phijUla kharca nahIM mAna sakatA hai lekina gA~voM aura choTe kasboM meM sarakArI aura gaira-sarakArI daphtaroM ke pAsa khulI kaoNphI, cAya kI dukAneM khulane vAle aMgrejI skUla meM chAtroM ko TAI bA~dha kara jAnA anivArya tathA phAsTaphuDa sTAloM se bhI bhArata kI garIbI parilakSita hotI hai| zAdI hai aura pA~ca sAla ke bacce ke pITha para pA~ca kilo kA bastA aura vivAha ke avasara para Ayojita bhavya samArohoM se bhI bhArata kI nirdhanatA 200ru se 250ru prati mAha phIsa merI samajha se phijUla kharca hai| koA~kA jA sakatA hai| deza kI sattara pratizata janatA gA~voM meM rahatI hai ina skUloM meM jAne vAle garIba yA sAmAnya parivAra ke baccoM kI jisameM kisAna, kisAna majadUra, dhobI, lohAra tathA anya peze se jur3e zikSA adhUrI raha jAtI hai| aise bAlaka ThIka DhaMga se na to mAtRbhASA loga rahate haiM jo zaharoM meM nivAsa ke lie utsuka rahate haiM, unakI garIbI sIkha pAte haiM aura na aMgrejI bhASA kA bojha uThA pAte haiN| pariNAma ke bAre meM socA jAya to spaSTa patA calatA hai ki unakI garIbI kA kAraNa yaha hotA hai ki kisI prakAra kakSA 6-7 taka par3hane ke bAda skUla pracalita kurItiyA~ aura prApta sAdhanoM kA samucita upayoga na karanA hai| chor3a dete haiN| yadi ye bacce muphta zikSA dene vAle sarakArI yA gairazAdI-vivAha ke avasara para kheta majUdara adhika se adhika bArAta sarakArI saMsthAnoM meM gaye hote tathA tanika bhI sneha ke sAtha inheM bulAtA hai, nAca-tamAzA tathA dikhAve para apanI sAmarthya se kaI gunA utsAhita kiyA gayA hotA to avazya zikSita ho jaate| adhika dhana kharca karake apane lie garIbI ko sahaja or3ha letA hai aura zikSA kisa mAdhyama se dI jAya, yaha vivAda kA viSaya hamAre bhAgya ko kosatA hai| vaha barAbara bhAgya ke sahAre acche dina Ane kI deza meM hai| prAyaH pratyeka sarakAra apanI Aya kA kAphI hissA ummIda meM garIbI rekhA ke nIce bar3e caina se jindagI jIne ke lie vivaza ho zikSA para kharca karatI hai lekina usakA pratiphala bahuta hI nagaNya jAtA hai| zAdI vivAha ke alAvA aneka pUjA-pATha meM bhI sAmAnya hai| U~ce vetanamAna para niyukta adhikArI yA adhyApakagaNa apane Arthika sthiti kA grAmINa dhana kharca karane se nahIM cUkatA hai| gRhaNiyA~ adhikAroM kI rakSA ke lie saMgaThana banA lete haiM aura rAjanaitika kisI mandira yA devasthAna para pUjA karane ke lie oNTorikzA,jIpa yA daloM ke mAdhyama se prAntIya sarakAroM ko DA~vADola kara dene kI bhAr3e kI kAra dvArA pUre bAla baccoM ke sAtha jAtI haiM aura manautI para dhana kSamatA vAlA saMgaThana banA kara unheM (ina sarakAroM ko) unake viruddha zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/17 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha na karane ke lie vivaza kara dete haiN| zikSA kI AvazyakatA sAtha aise saMgaThanoM ko saMcAlita karanA cAhie jo logoM ko saMyamita kevala baccoM kI hI nahIM hai balki isakI AvazyakatA kheta majadUra, jIvana jIne kI kalA ke bAre meM mArgadarzana kraaeN| yaha mArgadarzana kisAna, kArIgara, kirAnI tathA anya peze se jur3e logoM ko bhI hai| kisI dharma yA majahaba se jur3A nahIM honA cAhie balki jIvana kI unako pustakIya jJAna se adhika parAmarza tathA mantraNA kI kalA para AdhArita jIvana mUlyoM ko pahacAnane para bala dene vAlA AvazyakatA hai jisase svastha paramparA pratipAdita ho ske| sahI honA caahie| zikSA nirantara calane vAlI prakriyA hai, jo skUloM, dizA meM loga soceM aura apane sAtha-sAtha deza ke hitoM ke bAre meM mahAvidyAlayoM ke prAMgaNa taka hI sImita nahIM hai| anubhavoM se prApta vicAra kara skeN| dhana kA apavyaya yadi rokA jA sake to sabhI zikSA hI vAstavika zikSA hai jisake dvArA vizeSa sthiti meM utpanna bekAra logoM ko rojagAra dilAyA jA sakatA hai| pratyeka dezavAsI samasyA kisa prakAra hala kI jAya, isakA jJAna prApta hotA hai| garva ke sAtha sundara DhaMga se jIvanayApana kara sakatA hai| anubhavahIna kitAbI jJAna rakhate hue bhI prAya: samasyAoM kA nidAna . sarakAra ke anna bhaNDAroM meM anna sar3a rahA hai| unheM kaise bA~TA nahIM DhU~r3ha paate| sAmAjika viSamatAoM ko dUra karane ke lie jAya, yaha vikarAla samasyA hai| muphta meM bA~Tane para muphtakhoroM kI anubhavI parAmarzadAtAoM kI AvazyakatA hai jo logoM ko utsAhita saMkhyA meM ijAphA hogA aura akarmaNyatA bddh'egii| yadi kucha mUlya kare aura sahI mArgadarzana de tAki pichar3e upekSita nirdhana dRr3ha rakhakara becA jAya to eka varga aisA hai jo kharIdane kI bilakula icchAzakti kA sahArA lete hue apane jIvanazailI ko badala skeN| kSamatA nahIM rakhatA hai| sarvahArA varga kI pahacAna karane ke lie ye kAryazAlAe~ kaisI hoM isako jana saMcetanA kA svarUpa kaise diyA prayukta mAdhyama imAnadArIpUrvaka kAma nahIM karatA hai jisase kamajora, jAya, isa para vicAra kI AvazyakatA hai| isase loga avazya sambalahIna, dIna kI sahI pahacAna nahIM ho pAtI hai aura prApta lAbha lAbhAnvita hoMge aura bhArata garIboM kA deza hai isa kalaMka ko dho kucha pichalagguoM ko mila jAtA hai| rAjanaitika daloM kA yogadAna skeNge| bhArata ke pAsa dhana, saMsAdhana evaM puruSArtha kisI cIja kI deza meM avyavasthA phailAne meM kama nahIM hai| svayaMsevI saMsthAoM ko kamI nahIM hai| kamI yadi hai to puruSArtha ko jagAne kii| pratyeka aspatAla, vidyAlaya, bUr3hoM aura lAcAroM ke lie sevA saMsthAnoM kI vyakti ko apane satva ko pahacAnane kI AvazyakatA hai jisase sthApanA karanA caahie| ina saMgaThanoM ko apane sundara kAryoM se sneha, vaha apane andara kI kSamatA kA sadupayoga kara apane jIvana ko prema aura sadbhAva kA Adarza sthApita karanA cAhie jisase mAnava kalyANakArI evaM sadupayogI banA ske| ucita mArgadarzana ke kAraNa mAtra apane ko surakSita anubhava kara ske| jAti, bhASA, dharma, prAnta cIna ne jo pUMjIvAdI vyavasthA kA ghora virodhI thA Aja pU~jIvAda ko ke nAma para phailAe jAne vAlA unmAda sadaiva nindanIya hotA hai| isase apanAyA aura vahA~ ke loga rur3ha mArksavAdI sAmAjika jIvanazailI ghRNA, hiMsA aura pratizodha kI bhAvanA phailatI hai| bhArata ke logoM kI se haTakara jInA Arambha kara die jisase unheM aba apane jIvana para garIbI meM aura vRddhi na ho aura ApasI ekatA aura bhAIcArA banA santoSa evaM garva hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki zrama aura UrjA kA rahe isake lie svArthI logoM ko phcaaneN| vibhinna mukhauTe lagAkara sadupayoga, kurItiyoM kA parityAga, dharmADambara se dUra aura rAjanItijJoM zoSaNa karane vAloM se bacane kI zikSA ati Avazyaka hai| ke kucakroM ko samajhane vAlA sAmAjika saMgaThana garIboM kI garIbI kartavyapAlana jIvana ko saMyamita aura sundara DhaMga se jIne kI miTA sakatA hai| isase durlabha manuSya jIvana dhanya ho sakatA hai aura preraNA detA hai| Apasa meM lar3anA aura dUsare ke adhikAroM ko chInanA hama bhAratIya kaha sakate haiM ki hama garIba nahIM haiN| vizva ke sAmane nahIM sikhAtA-"majahaba nahIM sikhAtA Apasa meM baira rkhnaa"| kahane apane gauravazAlI atIta ke sAtha saMbhrAnta vartamAna ko pratisthApita kA artha yaha hai ki Aja ke sAdhanoM kA prayoga jIvana stara ko kara sakate haiM, aise loga jo samAja ke vibhinna vargoM meM cetanA phailA sudhArane ke lie kiyA jAnA caahie| vivekapUrNa jIyA jIvana garIbI kara unako sanmArga para calate hue sundara jIvana jIne kI zailI ko ko dUra rakhatA hai| bahuta adhika mAtrA meM bhojana karane vAlA vyakti samajhA skeN| tabhI hamAre deza aura samAja kA kalyANa ho sakatA avazya rogI ho jAtA hai aura use DaoNkTaroM, aspatAloM kA cakkara hai| aise hI logoM kI ummIdoM para prajAtAntrika deza kI kalpanA kI lagAte-lagAte jIvana kA bahumUlya samaya kaSTa ke sAtha jInA par3atA gaI thii| vibhinna stara se Aye anubhavI 'sAdA jIvana ucca vicAra' hai| yadi vaha apane ko saMyamita rakhatA, yadi bhojana kA adhika aMza rakhane vAle samAja sudhAraka samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM sahAyaka hoMge grahaNa na karake jaruratamaMda ko detA to avazya svastha evaM sundara aura hamAre deza kA caturdika vikAsa hogaa| jIvana jiitaa| ati saMbhrAnta aura dhanI varga se samAja ko kucha upapradhAnAcAryaapekSAe~ haiM jo pUrI nahIM ho pA rahI haiN| unheM dhana ke dAna ke sAtha zrI jaina vidyAlaya phaoNra bvAyaja, hAvar3A vidyAlaya khaNDa/18 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 ajaya DAgA choTI-choTI para Avazyaka bAteM * sabako sUryodaya se pahale uThanA caahiye| * uThate hI bhagavAna kA smaraNa karanA tathA tvameva mAtAca pitA tvameva, tvameva bandhuzca sakhA tvameva, tvameva vidyA draviNaM tvameva, tvameva sarvaM mama deva deva, isa prakAra stuti karanI caahiye| * apane se bar3oM ko praNAma karanA caahiye| * zauca-snAna karake daMDa-baiThaka, daur3a-kuztI Adi zArIrika vyAyAma karanA caahiye| vidyAlaya meM ThIka samaya para pahu~canA aura bhagavat smaraNa pUrvaka mana lagAkara par3hanA caahiye| kisI prakAra udhama na karate hue mauna rahakara bhagavata ke nAma kA japa aura svarUpa kI stuti karate hue pratidina jAnA-AnA caahiye| * vidyAlaya kI stuti-prArthanA Adi meM avazya zAmila honA aura unako mana lagAkara premabhAvapUrvaka karanA cAhiye kyoMki mana na lagAne se samaya to kharca ho hI jAtA hai aura lAbha hotA nhiiN| * pichale pATha ko yAda rakhanA aura Age par3hAye jAne vAle pATha ko usI dina yAda kara lene se par3hAI ke lie sadA utsAha banA rhegaa| * par3hAI kabhI kaThina nahIM mAnanA caahiye| * apanI kakSA meM sabase acchA banane kI koziza karanI caahiye| * kisI vidyArthI ko par3hAI meM apane se agrasara hote dekha kara khulakara prasanna honA cAhiye aura yaha bhAva rakhanA cAhiye ki yaha unnati kara rahA hai isase mujhe bhI par3hakara unnati karane kA protsAhana evaM avasara prApta hogaa| * apane kisI sahapAThI se DAha nahIM karanI cAhie aura na yahI bhAva rakhanA cAhiye ki vaha par3hAI meM kamajora raha jAya jisase usakI apekSA mujhe loga acchA kheN| * kisI bhI vidyA athavA kalA ko dekhakara use dilacaspI ke sAta samajhane kI ceSTA karanI cAhiye kyoki jAnane aura sIkhane kI utkaNThA vidyArthiyoM kA guNa hai| * apane ko ucca vidvAna mAnakara kabhI abhimAna na karanA cAhiye kyoMki isase Age bar3hane meM bar3I rukAvaTa hotI hai| * nityaprati bar3oM kI tathA dIna-duHkhI prANiyoM kI kucha na kucha sevA avazya karanI caahiye| * kisI bhI aMgahIna duHkhI, besamajha galatI karane vAle ko dekhakara ha~sanA nahIM caahiye| * miThAI, phala Adi dUsaroM ko bA~Takara khAnA caahiye| * nyAya se prApta huI cIja ko hI kAma meM lenA caahiye| * dUsare kI cIja usake dene para bhI na lene kI ceSTA rakhanI cAhayA * hara eka AdamI ke dvArA sparza kI huI miThAI Adi evaM anna kI banI khAdya vastue~ nahIM khAnI caahiye| bhUkha se kucha kama khAnA cAhiye evaM sadA prasatratApUrvaka bhojana karanA caahiye| * bhojana ke samaya krodha, zoka, dInatA, dveSa Adi bhAva mana meM lAnA ucita nahIM kyoMki inake rahane se bhojana ThIka se nahIM pctaa| * bhojana karane ke pahale donoM hAtha, donoM paira aura mu~ha. ina pA~coM ko avazya dho lenA caahiye| * bhojana ke bAda kulle karake mu~ha sApha karanA ucita hai, kyoMki dA~toM meM anna rahane se pAyariyA Adi roga ho jAte haiN| * calate-phirate aura daur3ate samaya evaM azuddha avasthA meM tathA azuddha jagaha meM khAnA-pInA nahIM cAhie kyoMki khAte-pIte samaya sampUrNa roma kUpoM se zarIra AhAra grahaNa karatA hai| * snAna aura IzvaropAsanA kiye binA bhojana nahIM karanA caahiye| * lahasUna, pyAja, aNDA, mA~sa, zarAba, tAr3I Adi kA sevana kabhI nahIM karanA caahiye| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/19 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laimaneDa, soDA aura barpha kA sevana nahIM karanA cAhiye kyoMki * sabhA meM jAte samaya apane pairoM kA kisI dUsare se sparza na ho inase saMsargajanya roga Adi Ane kI bahuta sambhAvanA hai| jAye, isakA dhyAna rkheN| agara bhUla se kisI ke paira laga jAye uttejaka padArthoM kA sevana kadApi na kreN| to usase hAtha jor3akara kSamA maaNgeN| miThAI, namakIna, biskuTa, dUdha, dahI, malAI, cATa Adi bAjAra * sabhA meM baiThe hue manuSyoM ke bIca meM jUte pahanakara na cleN| sabhA kI cIjoM ko nahIM khAnA cAhiye kyoMki dukAnadAra lobhavaza meM bhASaNa yA praznottara karanA ho to sabhyatApUrvaka kreN| sabhA meM svAsthya aura zuddhi kI ora dhyAna nahIM dete jisase bImAriyA~ athavA par3hane ke samaya bAtacIta na kreN| hone kI sambhAvanA rahatI hai| * sabako apane prema bhare vyavahAra se saMtuSTa karane kI kalA siikheN| * bIr3I, sigareTa, bhA~ga, cAya Adi nazIlI cIjoM kA sevana kabhI * kabhI pramAda meM uddaNDatA na kreN| na kreN| * paira, sira aura zarIra ko bAra-bAra hilAte rahanA Adi AdateM * anna aura jala ke sivA kisI aura cIja kI Adata nahIM burI haiM, isase bceN| DAlanI caahiye| ___ * kabhI kisI kA apamAna aura tiraskAra na kreN| kabhI kisI * dA~toM se nakha nahIM kATanA caahiye| dAtuna kulle Adi karane ke kA jI na dukhaayeN| samaya ko chor3akara anya samaya mu~ha meM a~gulI nahIM denI caahiye| * zaucAcAra. sadAcAra aura sAdagI para vizeSa dhyAna rkheN| prAta:kAla uThate hI jala kA sevana avazya kreN| yaha amRta * apanI veza-bhUSA apane deza aura samAja ke anukUla tathA sAdA ke samAna lAbhakArI hai| rkheN| bhar3akIle phaizanadAra aura zaukInI ke kapar3e na phneN| * pustaka ke pannoM ko a~gulI para thUka lagA kara nahIM ulaTanA ___ * itra, phulela, pAuDara aura carbI se banA sAbuna, vaisalina Adi caahiye| na lgaayeN| * kisI kI bhI jUThana khAnA aura kisI ko khilAnA niSiddha hai| * jIvana kharcIlA na banAyeM arthAta apane rahana-sahana, khAna-pAna, * rela Adi ke pAkhAne ke nala kA apavitra jala mu~ha dhone, kulle pozAka-pahanAve Adi meM kama se kama kharca kreN| karane yA pIne Adi ke kAma meM kadApi na lenA caahiye| * zarIra ke kapar3oM ko sApha tathA zuddha rkheN| * kabhI jhUTha na kaheM, sadA satya bhASaNa kreN| kabhI kisI kI koI * zArIrika aura bauddhika bala baDhAnevAle sAtvika khela kheleN| bhI cIja na curaaveN| parIkSA meM nakala karanA bhI corI hI hai tathA * jUA, tAza, caupar3a, zataraMja Adi pramAdapUrNa khela na kheleN| nakala meM madada denA bhI corI karanA hai| isase sadA bacanA TopI aura ghar3I kA, phItA, manIbaiga, haiMDabaiga, bistarabaMda, caahiye| kamarabaMda aura jUtA Adi cIjeM yadi camar3e kI banI hoM to unheM * mAtA-pitA-guru Adi bar3oM kI AjJA kA utsAha pUrvaka pAlana kAma meM na leveN| kreN| bar3oM kI AjJA pAlana se unakA AzIrvAda milatA hai * burI pustakeM aura gaMdA sAhitya na pddh'eN| jisase laukika aura pAramArthika unnati hotI hai| * acchI pustakoM ko par3heM aura dhArmika sammelanoM meM jaayeN| gItA, * kisI se lar3AI na kareM, kisI ko gAlI na bkeN| azlIla gaMde rAmAyaNa Adi dhArmika granthoM kA abhyAsa avazya kreN| zabda uccAraNa na kreN| kisI se bhI mAra-pITa na kreN| kabhI * pAThya grantha athavA dhArmika pustakoM ko AdarapUrvaka U~ce Asana rUThe nahIM aura jidda na kreN| para rkheN| bhUla se bhI paira lagane para unheM namaskAra kreN| * kabhI krodha na kreN| dUsaroM kI burAI aura cugalI na kreN| * apanA dhyeya sadA ucca rkheN| adhyApakoM evaM anya gurujanoM kI kabhI ha~sI dillagI na ur3AyeM pratyuta unakA Adara satkAra kareM aura jaba adhyApaka par3hAne ke * apane kartavya pAlana meM sadA utsAha tathA tatparatA rkheN| kisI lie AyeM aura jAyeM taba unakA khar3e hokara namaskAra karake bhI kAma ko kabhI asambhava na mAneM, kyoMki utsAhI manuSya ke sammAna kreN| liye kaThina kAma bhI sugama ho jAte haiN| * sabhA meM sabhyatA se AjJA lekara namratApUrvaka caleM, kisI ko nInA * apanA pratyeka kArya svayaM kreN| yathAsambhava dUsare se apanI sevA * lAMghakara na jaayeN| na kraayeN| vidyAlaya khaNDa/20 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * sadA apane se bar3e aura uttama AcaraNavAle puruSoM ke sAtha rahane kI ceSTA kareM tathA unake sadguNoM kA anukaraNa kreN| * pratyeka kArya karate samaya yaha yAda rakheM ki bhagavAna hamAre sampUrNa kAryoM ko dekha rahe haiM aura ve hamAre hita ke lie hamAre acche aura bure kAryoM kA yathAyogya phala dete haiN| * dharma pAlana karane meM honevAle kaSTa ko tapa smjheN| apane Apa Akara prApta hue saMkaTa ko prakRti kA kRpApUrvaka diyA huA puraskAra smjheN| * mana ke viparIta hone para bhI kabhI ghabarAyeM nahIM, apitu parama saMtuSTa aura prasanna rheN| * apane meM bar3appana kA abhimAna na kreN| * dUsaroM ko choTA mAnakara unakA tiraskAra na kreN| kisI se ghRNA na kreN| * apanA burA karane vAle ke prati bhI use duHkha pahu~cAne kA bhAva na rkheN| * kabhI kisI ke sAtha kapaTa, chala, dhokhAbAjI aura vizvAsaghAta na kreN| * indriyoM kA saMyama kreN| mana meM kisI bhI bure vicAra ko Ane na deN| * apane se choTe bAlaka meM koI durvyavahAra yA kuceSTA dIkhe to usako samajhAyeM athavA usa bAlaka ke hita ke liye adhyApaka athavA abhibhAvakoM ko sUcita kreN| * apane se bar3e meM koI durvyavahAra yA kuceSTA dIkhe to usake hitaiSI bar3e puruSoM ko namratApUrvaka sUcita kreN| * apanI dinacaryA banAkara tatparatA se usakA pAlana kreN| * sadA dRr3hapratijJa bneN| pratyeka vastu ko niyata sthAna para rakheM tathA usakI saMbhAla kreN| * apane meM se durguNa-durAcAra haTa jAyeM aura sadguNa sadAcAra AyeM, isake lie bhagavAna se sacce hRdaya se prArthanA kareM aura bhagavAna ke bala para sadA nirbhaya rheN| svAti jozI, aSTam ba zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/21 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ o Mousumi Ghosal The Value of Education What has man made of man? Does he dwell in that same world that William Shakespeare had visualized in his immortal plays or John Milton had idealized in his 'Paradise Regained' or William Wordsworth had spiritualised in his romantic poems. Perhaps not. Today the world has became highly mechanical. Men are not only assisted but rather dominated by machines devoid of feelings. They are gauged not by their academic feats but by their social status and material possessions. Money is the order of the day. But then the world is not only governed by the so-called muscle power, it is master-minded by the intellectuals, the educated masses, the pillars of the society. For instance a computer adorns the drawing room of a rich man but the technology that goes into its making and implementation is undoubtedly the contribution of a scientist. If we probe a bit deeper, we find that whether it is a scientist ar a mathematician or any other scholar, they all have their origin in their education, their strong ties with their educational institutions. Welt, what is education - a topic most popularly discussed but the least effectively implemented and understood. Is it merely a rich man's possession or a poor man's delight? Is it an inborn talent or a hereditary characteristic? certainly not. Rather it is an acquired knowledge or an enhancement of knowledge catering to the needs of both the rich and the poor. Education strives to overcome the arbitrary social and racial barriers, probing and exploring tho hearts of all - rich and poor, black and white alike. Such a society of educated people will finally pave the way for that word which Rabindranath Tagore spoke of in his 'Where the Mind is Without Fear' 'Where, the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow, domestic walls'. This noble mission of imparting education rests upon the shoulders of the teachers. A child is like a mould of clay, who acquires the shape and form of his or her creator. A child exposed to positive environment, healthy education develops into a balanced dynamic and successful individual. Such a person is a boon to the society, enlightening the lives of the so-called less privileged, ignorant and innocent masses. The life of an educated man is like a fast-flowing river, which at its origin is narrow and immature. Similarly a child rattling off her nursery rhymes is ignorant and chaste. With the lapse of time, the river enters into the plains and valleys gathering silt and finally emerging at its mouth often forming a delta. So also a child under the apt guidance of his or her teacher enters into the summer or youth of life. Accumulating and assimilating new perceptions through education finally proves beneficial both to himself or herself and the society Thus a teacher by the dint of her hard work weaves the chaplets of fame for the future. A teacher through her flights of imagination transcends the physical barriers of a classroom, exposes the students to enjoy the pleasant experiences of either the African Safari or the Niagara Falls or enlightens their souls with the noble, chivalrous deeds of our past rulers. Thus a child is made abreast with both the past and the present. It was with this noble mission of enriching the society that Shree Jain Vidyalaya was started in the year 1992 Situated close to the Ganges surrounded by factories and slums on all the sides, the elegant magnificent edifice stands like the mighty Himalayas, forcing the surroundings to pale into insignificance It has successfully completed its tenure of ten years and had achieved various milestones of success. A famous Greek Critic, Longinus had said that 'Style is the man', Similarly 'Success is the name' is applicable to the school. The students over the years have brought home laurels, be it in the sphere of academics or athletics or in the domain of co-curricular activities like debate, quiz or music. We strongly believe that Victory is the motto and the sky is the limit. Success is a way of life. It is a journey and not a destination. Success does not necessarily mean the absence of failures it is rather the attainment of ultimate objectives. It is a teacher who inculcates these positive trait of success, determination and positive attitude in his or her students. A person with positivity has certain personality traits like they are compromising, caring, confident and vidyAlaya khaNDa/22 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ have high faith in themselves. It is a teacher's duty to play the role model of a child guide and philosopher, to extract and strengthen the best in a child. For a child is a gift of God and a blessing to a society. It must be handled and moulded with care and dexterity to add to the pride of our nation. It is only then that we, the teachers would feel that our lives have not gone in vain but have served the society in our own meager limited way. Thus a teacher is a guiding star who leads the way through the undulations of life, traveling miles and miles and finally aiming for that idea utopian world where not violence but peace and harmony would prevail. Asst. Teacher Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/23 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gopAla kRSNa paristhitiyA~ paidA huIM, bhAratIya RSi-muniyoM tathA mahAn manISiyoM ne vizeSa rUpa se sakriya bhUmikA kA nirvAha kiyA aura mAnavatA kI rakSA kii| hamArA deza saMtulita sRSTi aura sanmArga kA pramukha kendra rahA hai evaM vaijJAnikoM ne bhI mAnava-jIvana ko eka naI dizA pradAna karane meM sarAhanIya kadama bar3hAyA hai| mAnava vivekazIla prANI hai lekina kucha vivekazUnya mAnavoM ne apane svArthalipsA ke lie prAkRtika saMsAdhanoM ko vikRta kiyaa| phalataH ina dinoM kabhI-kabhI prAkRtika rUpa se bhI viSama paristhitiyA~ utpanna ho jAtI haiM, arthAt ativRSTi-anAvRSTi, bAr3ha- . sUkhA evaM bhUkampa Adi kA sAmanA kara mAnava jIvana viSama sthiti ko jhelatA huA abhAvagrasta ho jAtA hai| Adhunika kAla 'vaijJAnika yuga' ke nAma se jAnA jA rahA hai| isameM kucha aneka atyAdhunika AviSkAra karake mAnava jIvanazailI ko eka nayA mor3a diyaa| yaha eka viziSTa yogadAna mAnA jAtA hai| duniyA kA pratyeka bhUbhAga bahuta nikaTa pratIta ho rahA hai kyoMki kSaNamAtra meM hama apane parijanoM se vArtAlApa kara sakate haiM tathA kucha hI ghaMToM meM eka-dUsare kA sAkSAtkAra bhI kara lene meM sakSama haiN| dUsare zabdoM meM yaha kaheM ki mAnavatA aura AtaMkavAda "mAnava kA jIvana stara kAphI unnatazIla ho gayA hai to koI isa saMsAra kA racanA prakRti kA anupama kRti hai| prakRti na atizayokti nahIM hogii| isa dharAtala ko bar3e hI saMtulita DhaMga se sajAyA aura sa~vArA hai| ina sabhI kRtrima saMsAdhanoM ke sAtha-sAtha hamAre vaijJAnikoM ne kahIM athAha sAgara to kahIM uccatam himAcchAdita parvata, kahIM sundara kucha vidhvaMsaka sAmagrI kA bhI AviSkAra kiyaa| Aja inhIM hariyAlI yukta maidAna to kahIM AkarSaka manamohaka jala prpaat| "visphoTakoM' kA durupayoga 'Adhunika asura-AtaMkavAdI' ne karake vibhinna prakAra ke raMga-biraMge phUla-phala evaM una para aThakheliyA~ mAnava jIvana ko nArakIya banA DAlA hai| ina dinoM AtaMkavAdI karatI titaliyA~ aadi| kahIM vizAla registAna to kahIM sapATa gatividhiyA~ isa prakAra bar3ha gaI haiM ki mAnava jIvana asta-vyasta ho paThAra, SaT RtuoM se yukta vibhinna prakAra ke mausama aura unase rahA hai| phalata: sampUrNa prAkRtika sRSTi hI khatare meM najara Ane lagI saMbaMdhita phasala-phala evaM phUla aadi| isa prakAra nAnA prakAra ke hai| hama yaha kahane ke lie bAdhya ho rahe haiM ki-"mAnavatA kA lopa jIva-jaMtuoM kI saMracanAoM se bharI par3I yaha dhrtii| ho rahA hai tathA dAnavI pravRtti kA vikAsa ho rahA hai aura zAyada / inhIM sampUrNa racanAoM meM se eka viziSTa evaM amUlya racanA dAnavI pravRti kA hI dUsarA nAma 'AtaMkavAda' hai| jo vartamAna ko hai-maanv| inhIM mAnavoM meM kucha viziSTa mAnava bhI paidA hue jinhoMne apane caMgula meM sameTe hue hai|" ina prAkRtika saMsAdhanoM ko eka nayA AyAma dekara samasta mAnavoM kabhI-kabhI aisA ehasAsa hotA hai ki kyA mAnavIya ke lie naisargika sukha pradAna kiyaa| AvazyakatAoM kA vikalpa 'AtaMkavAda' hI hai? zAyada nahIM! Adhunika samaya meM isa sunahale, sukhamaya aura zAMtimaya 'yadi yahI vikalpa hotA to AtaMkavAda hI Adarza hotaa|' lekina jIvana ko khokhalA banAne ke lie eka AsurI zakti paidA ho gaI kucha kutsita bhAvanAoM se grasita logoM ne aisA Adarza banAyA hai hai jo 'AtaMkavAda' ke nAma se jAnI jAtI hai| aura prakRti kI isa sundaratam racanAoM ko khokhalA banAne para tulA 'mAnavatA' hI paropakAra kA dUsarA nAma hai| saMsAra ke sabhI / huA hai| jIvoM ke prati sammAna kA bhAva rakhanevAlA ekamAtra mAnava hI to hai| zAyada ina AtaMkavAdI asuroM kA mAnanA hai ki sarvatra bhaya isa mAnava jAti ke itihAsa meM hamAre deza ke logoM kA yogadAna yogadAna aurata aura dahazata kA vAtAvaraNa upasthita kara ve loga apane jIvana ke 'viziSTa mAnava' ke rUpa meM rahA hai| jaba-jaba isa saMsAra meM viSama- jala lakSya ko prApta kara sakate haiN| lekina prAcIna itihAsa sAkSI hai ki vidyAlaya khaNDa/24 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asura kabhI bhI apane uddezya meM saphala nahIM ho pAye haiN| ataH isa saMsAra meM hamezA 'satyameva jayate' kI paramparA rahI hai| Adhunika kAla meM bhI abhI-abhI isa 'dharA' para uthalaputhala kA mAhaula upasthita ho gayA hai / sampUrNa sabhya samAja astitva ko bacAne aura kAyama rakhane meM kaThinAI anubhava kara rahA hai| aisA pratIta ho rahA hai ki sabhyatA samApti kI ora hai athavA zabdakoSa kA eka 'zabda- mAtra' banakara raha gayA hai| zAyada nhiiN| yadi aisI bAta hotI to itane vyApaka rUpa se AtaMkavAda kA virodha nahIM hotaa| hAlAMki virodha kA svara dhImA aura svArthapUrNa rahA hai arthAt virodha antarmana se nahIM ho rahA hai vAstava meM yadi vizva samudAya ke sabhI sabhya logoM ke virodha kA svara eka ho jAya to eka bAra phira saMsAra 'AtaMkamukta' ho jAya athavA AtaMkamukta saMsAra kI kalpanA sAkAra ho jaay| logoM meM eka nayA vizvAsa jAgRta ho sakatA hai| bhaya aura dahazata kA mAhaula sadA-sadA ke lie samApta ho sakatA hai| isa dharatI para eka bAra phira svargika vAtAvaraNa upasthita ho sakatA hai| devagaNa eka bAra phira pRthvI para janma lene ko lAlAyita ho sakate haiN| isa vasundharA para punaH sUryodaya aura sUryAsta ke samaya pakSiyoM kA kalarava sunAI de sakatA hai| eka bAra phira brajavAsiyoM ko sAyaMkAlIna godhUli belA kA dRzyAvalokana ho sakatA hai| himAlaya eka bAra phira devAlaya aura zivAlaya kA sthala bana sakatA hai| himAcchAdita parvata para prAtaH kAlIna svarNima dRzya ke avalokanArtha punaH janamAnava kA sailAba umar3a sakatA hai| kazmIra kI harItimA aura kezara kI khuzabU eka bAra phira ina vAdiyoM kI ora sailAniyoM ko AkarSita karane meM sakSama ho sakatI hai| anupama vAdiyoM ke bIca DalajhIla kA taraNa tAla punaH AkarSaNa kA kendra bana sakatA hai| kitanA acchA hotA ki saMsAra ke sabhI mAnava apane nijI svArtha, jAti, dharma ke sImAMkana se Upara uThakara mAnavatA ke vikAsa evaM prakRti kI isa anupama sRSTi kA sadupayoga karane meM tallIna hote / kabhI-kabhI aisA AbhAsa hotA hai ki prakRti dvArA hameM mAnava jIvana zAyada isI satkArya ke lie hI milA hai| lekina durbhAvanAoM se prasita vyakti hai isa anamola jIvana kA sambhavataH durupayoga kara rahe haiM, arthAt bhayAkrAnta hokara pAzavika jIvana yApana kara rahe haiN| kyA isa jIvana kA uddezya yahI hai ki sabhI eka-dUsare se sahRdayatA pUrvaka bAta bhI nahIM kara sakeM, eka-dUsare se milate hue bhI apanI pahacAna spaSTa nahIM kareM arthAt apanI hI mAnava jAti se bhayAkrAnta hoM vyakti apane bhAvanAtmaka udvega ko vicalita karate raheM yA zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka apanI manaHsthiti ko jhUThI sAntvanA dete hue apane-parAye meM ulajha hue apane bahumUlya jIvana ko samApta kara leM ? zAyada nahIM kyoMki Aja hamAre vaijJAnikoM ne mAnava sabhyatA ko guphAoM se nikAlakara jIvana jIne kI vicAdhArA ko badala diyA hai| mAnava sirpha dharAtala para hI nahIM balki aMtarikSa aura candramA taka kA saphara kara cukA hai / isa prakAra vivekazIla samAja ne sRSTi kI sundaratA meM cAra cA~da lagAe haiM aura isa dizA meM abhI bhI prayatnazIla hai| I ina dinoM mAnava apanI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti kSaNamAtra meM hI kara sakatA hai| itane adhika saMsAdhana zAyada kalpita svarga meM bhI upalabdha nahIM ho sakate, arthAt mAnava kI sArI kalpanAe~ sAkAra hotI jA rahI hai lekina kahIM na kahIM inhIM vaijJAnikoM kI dena hai ki Aja hama bhayAkrAnta aura trasta bhI haiN| vivekazIla mAnava ina vaijJAnika upalabdhiyoM kA sadupayoga kara mAnavatA ke vikAsa evaM satkArya se jur3e haiM, vahIM vivekazUnya mAnava ina saMsAdhanoM kA durupayoga kara isa sRSTi ko vinAza kA rUpa de rahe haiN| vAstava meM mAnavatA yahI hai ki loga samarasatA kA bhAva apanAe~ evaM apane-parAye kA pharka bhUlakara sarvatra khuziyoM kA sA vAtAvaraNa upasthita kara 'saragama' sthApita kareM, tabhI 'apAra' aura 'abhAva' kA bheda miTa sakatA hai| dharma aura majahaba kI dIvAra ko tor3akara prema aura bhAI-cArA sthApita ho, zAyada yahI mAnavajIvana kI sArthakatA hai isIlie kahA gayA hai ki "majahaba nahIM sikhAtA Apasa meM baira rakhanA" isa prakAra yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki 'vivekapUrNa kArya hI mAnavatA kA paryAya hai' arthAt jo svArthalipsA se Upara uThakara paropakAra evaM satkArya ke lie hamezA tatpara rahe sacce artha meM vahI mAnava hai| aisA pratIta hotA hai ki AtaMkavAda se jur3e loga hamezA amAnavIya kArya karate haiM arthAt ve loga mAnava kahalAne ke adhikArI bhI nahIM raha jAte haiN| 'yuddha' kabhI bhI zAMti kA vikalpa nahIM bana sakA arthAt zAMti ke prasAra ke lie prema aura sadbhAvanA kA mArga hI zreSThatara hai jise apanAnA hogA / parama zAMti ke lie 'AtaMkavAda' nahIM adhyAtma kI AvazyakatA hai| ataH prakRti, dharatI aura saMskRti kI rakSA karanA hI mAnavatA tathA mAnava jIvana kA uddezya hai| sahazikSaka, zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A vidyAlaya khaNDa / 25 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 rAmapukAra zarmA kahA gayA hai| ata: zrI narmadAjI ko 'mekAla-kanyA' bhI kahA jAtA hai| kimvadantI hai ki jaba narmadA apanI pUrNa lAvaNyAvasthA para pahu~cI, taba unakA vivAha soNabhadra (sona) se honA nizcita huA, parantu durbhAgyavaza nAI kumArI jisa para narmadA kI rUpa-sajjA kI jimmevArI sauMpI gaI thI, vaha svayaM narmadA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara vivAhamaNDapa meM jA baitthii| jhUTha ke paira nahIM hote haiM, phalasvarUpa bAta khula gii| idhara narmadA vivAha-hetu bulAvA na Ane ke kAraNa pazcima kI ora mur3akara khar3I ho gyii| yaha khabara pAkara kapila muni ne narmadA ko manAnA cAhA, parantu krodhAtura mAninI pala bhara bhI na ThaharI aura teja kadamoM se pazcimagAmI ho gii| udhara soNabhadra yaha saba jAnakara atyanta du:khI hue aura bina byAhe pUrva kI ora cala pdd'e| phalata: Aja taka narmadA cira kumArI aura soNabhadra bhI cira kumAra rhe| isI bhA~ti eka nahIM kaI loka-kathAe~ narmadA sona se jur3I huI haiN| narmadA aura sona kI udgama ke atirikta aura kaI choTI-choTI jaladhArAoM kA bhI udgama-sthala hai 'amrkNttk'| sabhI kisI na kisI jalakuNDa ke mukha se hI Age bar3hI, calI haiN| jahA~ narmadA kA udgama-sthala hai, vahA~ eka jalakuNDa banA diyA gayA hai| isa amarakaMTaka : paridarzana jalakuNDa ke caturdika vikhyAta zrI mA~ narmadA maMdira sthApita hai| dharma aura nisarga kA samanvaya tathA pariSkRta-bhAva se paripUrNa jalakuNDa meM snAna kara usakI caturdika parikramA kara narmadA maiyA 'amarakaMTaka' eka adbhuta evaM suramyapUrNa sthAna hai- tIrtha yAtriyoM, kI arcanA kI jAtI hai| aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki I0 navamI zatAbdI paryaTakoM tathA sAdhAraNa yAtriyoM se pripuurnn| phira bhI saba kucha khulA- meM revA ke mahArAja gulAbasiMha ne narmadA maMdira kA nirmANa karavAyA khlaa| cAroM ora unmukta vAtAvaraNa meM bhaTakate jalada-khaNDoM kA thA aura usa kAla ke nirmita kaI anya maMdira bhI isake cAroM ora hI sAmrAjya hai| janasamAgama hone para bhI amarakaMTaka zAnti kA khar3e haiN| sabhI maMdiroM kA nirmANa lagabhaga eka hI sthApatya kalA kA paryAya hai| per3a-paudhoM kI ghanI chAyA evaM dUra-dUra taka bikharI huI namUnA hai| parantu narmadA se sonamuNDA ke rAste meM eka naye DhaMga kA pahAr3iyoM kA jhuNDa vaidikakAlIna tapasviyoM kI sthiti kA AbhAsa maMdira banAyA jA rahA hai| pUchane para patA calA ki usI sthAna kA karAte haiM aura una para khar3e lambe-lambe zAla ke vRkSa eka paira para koI tAMtrika sampradAya use banavA rahA hai, jisakA siMha-dvAra adbhuta khaDe tapasyArata vaidika tapasviyoM kI paramparA ko udghoSita karate hai. jisa para cAroM tarapha tripurezvarI ke cAra bhavya mukha nirmita haiN| pratIta hote haiN| hamArA deza bhAratavarSa prAcInakAla se hI nadiyoM kA yaha dakSiNa bhAratIya sthApatya kalA (madurAI kalA) se atyadhika deza rahA hai, isalie nahIM ki deza meM nadiyoM kI adhikatA hai balki prabhAvita hai| isalie ki isa deza meM nadiyoM kA vizeSa sammAna huA hai| ve hamAre narmadA maiyA ke maMdira ke sAmane hI kAle-patthara kA banA huA jIvana meM bahuta adhika mahatva rakhatI haiN| unase hamArA Arthika, eka choTA-sA hAthI, jise bAdala kA hAthI kahA jAtA hai aura usa sAmAjika, AdhyAtmika jIvana samRddha huA hai| para bhagna savAra 'bAdala' bhI maujUda hai| ThIka isake pAsa hI bA~yIM narmadA nadI kA udgama hI 'amarakaMTaka' kI prasiddhi kA kAraNa / ora bhagnAvasthA meM eka ghor3A aura usa para savAra bhI hai, jise rudala hai| eka hI parvata ke bhinna-bhinna choroM se utpanna huA hai eka nadI aura usakA ghor3A kahA jAtA hai| bAdala ke hAthI ke cAroM pairoM ke aura eka nd| pracalita kathAoM ke AdhAra para zrI mA~ narmadAjI sabhI madhya lagabhaga savA vargaphuTa jagaha hai| dharatI para sASTAMga hokara yadi nadiyoM meM zreSTha haiM kyoMki ve sAkSAt devAdhideva bhagavAna mahAdeva ke koI vyakti usase pAra ho jAtA hai to yaha pramANita hotA hai ki zarIra se utpanna haI haiM tathA sthAvara aura jaMgama sabhI prANiyoM kI usane koI pApa nahIM kiyA hai. parantu isake viparIta jo usameM uddhAraka haiN| zrI amarakaMTaka ko prAcInakAla meM mekAla parvata bhI aTakA raha jAyegA vaha pApI khlaaegaa| yaha kathA pracalita hai, vidyAlaya khaNDa/26 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu yaha dekhakara Azcarcacakita raha gayA ki eka svastha moTI hokara Age bar3hatI hai, jo kAphI suhAvanI lagatI hai| isI sthAna para mahilA anAyAsa hI usase hokara nikala gaI, mAno vaha koI gulma- eka jalakuNDa bana gayA hai, jo bahuta hI ramaNIya hai| agala-bagala latA ho, jabaki kaI durbala vyakti apanA sira hI ghusA pAye aura kA kSetra gahana gambhIra vanoM kA hai, isameM sarvAdhika zAla vRkSa hI haiN| yA to aTaka kara yA sAhasa khokara vApasa usI rAste nikala aaye| narmadA maMdira se pUrva-dakSiNa ke kone meM eka mIla kI dUrI para 'amarakaMTaka' ke pazcimI bhAga meM narmadA kala-kala pravAha ke sthita hai, sonmunnddaa| yahA~ jAne ke lie eka pakkI sar3aka hai| sAtha lagabhaga 6 ki0mI0 kI dUrI para eka prapAta banAtI hai, jise sar3aka pahAr3I hai| zAla, zIzama, mahuA tathA Ama vRkSoM ke saghana kapiladhArA kahA jAtA hai| aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki isI sthAna para jaMgala se hokara jAtI hai| sonanada kA udgama yahIM ke pA~ca per3oM ke kalipamunijI ne narmadA ko rokanA cAhA thaa| narmadA to Ajataka mUla se huA mAnA jAtA hai| vahIM para IMToM kA eka choTA-sA hauja kisI bhI bAdhA yA bandhana ko mAnane ke lie bilkula hI taiyAra nahIM banA huA hai jisameM sonajala ikaTThA hokara phira kala-kala ninAda hai| narmadA maMdira se kapila-dhArA taka eka pakkI sar3aka jAtI hai| se pattharoM para se hotA huA Age bar3hatA hai| thor3I hI dUra Age jAkara kaI sthAnoM para sar3aka aura rAhagIroM ke sAtha-sAtha narmadA kala-kala, vaha laghu jaladhArA lagabhaga 350 phuTa nIce gira kara eka vizAla chala-chala karatI huI pattharoM para car3hatI-utaratI apane rUpa meM prapAta banAtI hai| jaladhArA meM jala kI nyUnatA athavA bAhulyatA para madamAtI cala rahI hotI hai| jala dhArA aura sar3aka ke donoM ora dUra- isa prapAta kA AkAra nirmita hotA hai, parantu isa sthAna se dUra taka dUra taka pahAr3iyoM aura ghATiyoM meM phailI hariyAlI dikhAI par3atI hai| phailI parvata mAlAe~ aura ghane hare-bhare vana se AcchAdita dharatI kI zAla-kaula Adi ke vRkSa prahariyoM kI bhA~ti unnata sira kie paMkti- suramya chaTA dekhate hI banatI hai| sAyaMkAla to yahA~ kI chavi nirAlI baddha khar3e haiN| agala-bagala ke choTe-choTe paudhe havA ke maMda jhokoM se ho jAtI hai| 'nirAlA' ke zabdoM meM kaheM to :hila-hila kara choTe-choTe baccoM kI bhA~ti tAliyA~ bajAte hue saundarya-garvita saritA ke ativistRta vakSaHsthala meMprasannatApUrvaka hamArA svAgata kara rahe dikhate haiN| dhUpa kI tejasvitA dhIra vIra gambhIra zikhara para himagiri-aTala acala meMina laghu tRNa-gulmoM kI vAtsalyatA se kucha kama ho jAtI hai mAnoM uttAla taraMgAghAta pralaya-ghana garjana jaladhi prabala meMve inake sammukha parAjita ho gaye hoN| kSiti meM - jala meM - nabha meM - anila-anala meMnarmadA zilAkhaNDoM para se sarakatI huI acAnaka 150 phuTa kA sirpha eka avyakta zabda-sA 'cupa, cupa, cupa,' prapAta bahAtI huI nIce ke zilAkhaNDoM para jA giratI hai aura ajIba- hai gUMja rahA saba kahIM- / sI vijaya harSa dhvani karatI hai; parantu grISmakAla ke dinoM meM Asa-pAsa zAla aura Ama ke ghane vRkSoM para la~gUroM (hanumAna) kA jalarAzi kI kamI ke kAraNa isase jhara-jhara kara dhArA giratI hai| hI rAjya hai| ata: kucha phala yA khAdya-padArtha Adi lekara Age bar3hanA varSAkAla meM isa prapAta kA saundarya phUlakara dviguNita hI nahIM kaI bar3A hI duSkara ho jAtA hai, ve jabaradastI chIna kara le jAte haiN| ye guNA adhika ho jAtA hai| zilAkhaNDoM se TakarAkara jalarAzi ke vanya-prANI isa sunasAna vanya-prAnta ko sajIvatA pradAna karate haiN| phuhAre sUrya-kiraNoM ko sataraMgI banA dete haiN| isa giratI jaladhArA ke narmadA maMdira se pUrva kI ora lagabhaga eka mIla kI dUrI para 'mAi nIce thake yAtrIgaNa snAna kara mAtA narmadA se AzIrvAda prApta kara kI bagiyA' nAmaka sthAna hai| yahIM se narmadA maMdira meM zrI narmadA mA~ para thakAna miTAte najara Ate haiN| isa prapAta ke UparI bhAga kI apekSA car3hAne ke lie phUla AyA karate haiN| 'bagiyA' kA prAkRtika dRzya nicalI gaharI chAtI kAphI ramaNIya hai| dUra-dUra taka phaile choTe-bar3e adbhuta evaM manohara hai| isI 'mAi kI bagiyA' kI parikramA kara kucha zilAkhaNDa aura usake irda-girda choTI-choTI kuTiyA~ haiM, jinameM to laukika jagata meM lauTa Ate haiM aura kucha alaukikatA kI khoja meM sAdhugaNa yA yogIjana rahate haiM aura sAtha meM vividha raMga ke pakSI aura saMsArikatA kA tyAga kara Age bar3ha jAte haiN| yahA~ kI bhIgI miTTI meM eka bandara hI isa prazAnta vanasthalI kI sajIvatA ko banAe hue haiN| vizeSa prakAra kA paudhA pAyA jAtA hai, jisake patte bar3e-bar3e hote haiN| vRkSa kapiladhArA se pazcima kI ora lagabhaga eka pharlAga kI dUrI para 3 se 4' U~ce dikhate haiN| eka anya prakAra kA tRNa yA gulma jise eka choTI-sI guphA hai| yahIM para narmadA tIna patalI dhArAoM meM ba~Ta sthAnIya bhASA meM 'gulabakAvalI' kahA jAtA hai| isake phUla se arka jAtI hai| kucha dUra taka pravAhita hone ke pazcAt punaH vaha ekAkAra nikAla kara eka sAdhu pravRti vyakti A~khoM kA ilAja karatA hai| kahA hokara lagabhaga 20 phuTa kA prapAta banAtI huI puna: nIce kI ora jAtA hai ki dUra-dUra se A~khoM ke rogI yahA~ Ate haiM aura apane cakSu kI giratI hai| isa choTe prapAta kA nAma dUdhadhArA hai| jaladhArA phira caur3I saphala cikitsA prApta kara saMtuSTa ho jAte haiN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/27 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'amarakaMTaka' se lagabhaga 6 ki0mI0 uttara kI ora zahaDola jAne vAlI sar3aka ke dAhinI ora zrI jvAlezvara mahAdeva nAmaka sthAna sthita hai| yahI jurilA (jvAlA) nAmaka eka choTI nadI kA udgama sthala hai / yahIM bhagavAna jvAlezvara mahAdevajI kA maMdira hai| mArkaNDeya purANa ke anusAra, "jo vyakti jvAlezvara mahAdeva para jalAbhiSeka karatA hai, vaha janma-mRtyu ke bandhana se mukta ho jAtA hai|" zrI jvAlezvara maMdira se dakSiNa kI ora DhAI mIla kI dUrI para sthita hai- 'bhRgukamaNDala' yahA~ taka kA mArga saghana jaMgala ke madhya se hokara jAtA hai| ise bhRgu RSi kI sAdhanA sthalI ke rUpa meM jAnA jAtA hai / bhRgu RSi ne bhagavAna viSNu ke vakSasthala para pAda- prahAra ke uparAnta azAnta mana ko zAnta karane ke lie isa nirjana sthala ko cunA thaa| cinha ke rUpa meM unhoMne apanA kamaNDala yahIM chor3a diyaa| bArahoM mahIne isa patthara ke kamaNDala se amRta-jala giratA rahatA hai| narmadA maMdira ke pazcima meM lagabhaga 10 ki0mI0 kI dUrI para sthita hai- 'kabIra caurA' yA 'kabIra cabUtarA' yahA~ jAne ke lie eka pakkI sar3aka jaMgala-pahAr3oM se hokara jAtI hai| phalataH mArga kAphI cittAkarSaka hai| bIca-bIca meM paryaTaka yA vana vibhAga kI ora se sar3aka ke kinAre lagA huA borDa "pahale jAnavaroM ko pAra hone deM, phira vAhana bar3hAe~ hama zaharI logoM ke lie kAphI kautUhala kA viSaya rahA aura sacamuca eka sthAna para laMgUroM (hanumAna) kI TolI sar3aka pAra kara rahI thI, sarakArI basa cAlaka ne basa ko bIca sar3aka meM hI roka diyA bar3A hI AnandadAyaka dRzya thA / laMgUroM kA saradAra pahale pAra hokara eka UMce zilAkhaNDa para baiThakara anya sAthiyoM ko sar3aka pAra karatA dekhatA rahA aura jaba sabhI sar3aka pAra kara gaye, taba vaha bhI unake pIche hotA huA jaMgala meM gAyaba ho gyaa| apUrva anuzAsana, kartavyaniSThA aura satarkatA kA udAharaNa dRSTigata huaa| kAza, loga ina jAnavaroM se kucha sIkha paate| ina saghana jaMgaloM se hokara kabIracaurA pahu~cA jAtA hai| kabIra paMthiyoM kA mAnanA hai ki santa kabIradAsa isI cabUtare para baiThakara apane ziSyoM ko upadeza diyA karate the| yahA~ para bhI vahI 'gulabakAvalI' ke paudhe aura agala-bagala kaI choTe-choTe jalakuNDa aura Azrama-kuTI dikhAI diye / gambhIra nIravatA kA rAja thA parantu hRdaya meM kabIra kI nirguNI 'sAkhI' 'sabada' 'ramainI' gU~ja uThatI haieka DAla para paMchI re baiThA, kauna guru kauna celA, tU ur3a jA haMsa akelA..... / madhya 'amarakaMTaka' meM nAgarika nivAsa ke atirikta pulisathAnA basa sTaiNDa, yAtriyoM ke lie hoTala, TyUrijma hAusa, baiMka, vidyAlaya khaNDa / 28 TelIphona kendra, atithizAlA, bAjAra Adi sabakucha haiN| yahIM eka bar3A khulA maidAna hai, jisameM makara saMkrAnti, zivarAtri, vaizAkhIpUrNimA Adi samayoM para kAphI bar3A melA lagatA hai| jisameM sthAnIya nirmita vastuoM kI adhikatA rahatI hai, parantu bAharI paryaTakoM kI adhikatA inameM zaharIpana kA bhAva paidA kara dete haiN| bAkI samaya sarvatra zAnta vaataavrnn| usI maidAna ke dakSiNAMta meM narmadA kI jaladhArA ko roka kara eka jalAzaya kA rUpa de diyA gayA hai| jisameM kaI paiDela boTa aksara dina-bhara paryaTakoM ko lekara jala para tairate rahate haiM usa jala meM AkAza ke tairate bAdala kucha samaya ke lie tairate najara Ate haiN| isa jalAzaya ke eka ora asaMkhya sapheda-sapheda bagule dUra se sapheda khile kamala kA bhrama paidA karate haiN| kabhI-kabhI ye sapheda bagule paiDala boTa para Akara baiThakara yAtriyoM kA 'amarakaMTaka meM svAgata karate hue pratIta hote haiN| 'amarakaMTaka' kI sandhyAkAlIna prAkRtika chaTA nirAlI hai| parvata zreSTha 'amarakaMTaka' param sundara puSpa latAoM se paripUrNa hai| yahA~ ke gaganacumbI vizAlakAya vRkSa sabhI RtuoM meM hare-bhare rahate haiN| yahA~ para adhikAMza dhArmika sampradAyoM ke maMdira, pUjA-sthala, maTha yA phira Azrama haiN| jinameM mArkaNDeya Azrama, gAyatrI zakti pITha, kalyANa Azrama, rAmakRSNa kuTIra, gurudvArA, zrI rAma-kRSNa vivekAnanda sevAzrama Adi vizeSa pramukha haiN| saMdhyAkAla meM yahA~ kI sampUrNa dizAe~ ghaNTe zaMkhanAda, AratI, bhajana-kIrtana Adi kI madhura dhvani se gUMja uThatI hai| aura yahA~ kI cA~danI rAta, apane-Apa meM eka sukhada anubhava kA AbhAsa detI hai| aisA lagatA hai mAno pRthvI maNDala ko kisI ne dugdha-snAna karA diyA ho yA usa para kisI ne zveta cAdara bichA dI ho| cAroM ora nistabdhatA chAI huI, per3a-paudhe cupacApa khar3e kisI citrakAra ke anupama citrakArI kI zobhA pradAna karate haiN| pavana pravAhita hone se usa chavi kI chaTA dviguNita ho jAtI hai| vRkSoM ke jhUmane se prakAza nirmita bela-bUTe idhara-udhara hilane lagate haiM aura netroM ko bar3e hI suhAvane lagane lagate haiM mAno ki prakRti paTala para calacitra pradarzita kiye jA rahe hoN| aise prAkRtika saundarya-sampadA se paripUrNa kSetra se vApasI yA prAkRti-saundarya se vichoha atyanta hI kaSTadAyaka lagatA hai aura mana meM svata: hI gU~ja uThatA hai : narmadAyai namaH prAtaH narmadAyai namo nizi / namaste narmada devI prAhimAm bhavasAgarat / sahazikSaka, zrI jaina vidyAlaya, chavar3A zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 raMjana rAThI, saptam 'sa' kA mehamAna banAkara le gye| vahA~ usane mujhe sundara bhojana krvaayaa| indrANI svayaM paMkhA jhala rahI thI evaM indra mere mu~ha meM kaura DAla rahe the| itanI hI nahIM, jaba viSNu ko isa bAta kA patA calA to ve bhI mehamAnavAjI ke liye mujhe baikuNTha le gye| phira zaMkarajI mujhe kailAza le gye| aisA svapna tU kyA, tere bApa-dAdA va terI ikkIsa pIr3hI ke loga bhI nahIM dekha skte| lAo, khiir|" naukara ne kahA seThajI merA bhI svapna suniye| rAtri ko sapane meM mere gurujI aaye| bar3I-bar3I dAr3hI, bar3I-bar3I A~kheM, DaMDA dikhAte hue unhoMne kahA "bevakUpha kahIM ke| khIra vahA~ kharAba ho rahI hai aura tU yahA~ kharaTi bhara rahA hai| cala uTha aura khIra khaa|'' / ___maiM kucha dera cupa rhaa| phira gurujI ne lAla-lAla A~kheM dikhAte hue kahA "mUrkha kahIM ke! khIra khAtA hai ki DaMDA?'' ___ maiMne Dara ke mAre khIra khAnA kabUla kara liyaa| maiM turanta gayA rasoIghara meM aura khIra khAne lagA....majedAra, svAdiSTa khIra.. aisI khIra maine jiMdagI meM pahalI bAra khAyI thI..ahAhA! phira patIlI mAMja dhokara rakha dii| vaha dekhiye patIlI, cama-cama camaka rahI hai| taba seThajI ne kahA "yaha tumhArA svapna thA ki hakIkata?" "svapna nahIM hakIkata hI thii|" "yaha kaise saMbhava huA" "maiMne guru banA rakhe haiN| unhoMne hI mujhe aisA karane ke liye kahA" "usa vakta mujhe kyoM nahIM bulAyA?" "usa vakta Apa to samrATa bane hue the| maiM bulAne gayA kintu vahA~ mujha garIba ko koI Ane nahIM diyA kyoMki ApakI surakSA kar3I thI. aura bAda meM Apa indraparI meM, baikaNTha meM aura kailAza meM mehamAnavAjI manA rahe the| maiM garIba naukara bhalA vahA~ kaise pahu~catA? Apako indrapurI meM indra kI mehamAnavAjI mubAraka ho? viSNu aura zivajI kI mehamAnavAjI mubAraka ho| maine to yahIM para khIra khAkara apanI bhUkha miTA lii|" khIra khAtA hai ki DaMDA eka seTha vyaMjanoM ke bar3e zaukIna the| eka dina unhoMne apane naukara ko khIra banAne ke liye kesara, pistA, kAjU, bAdAma Adi dete hue kahA : "bar3hiyA khIra banAkara rkhnaa| maiM abhI ghUmakara AtA huuN|" yaha kahakara seTha ghUmane ke liye nikala pdd'aa| rAste meM unheM eka mitra mila gye| seTha ne pUchA-"kahA~ jA rahe ho?'' mitra ke yaha kahane para ki vaha zAdI kI dAvata meM jA rahA hai| calanA ho to tuma bhI clo| vyaMjanoM kA zaukIna seTha usake sAtha cala diyaa| seTha gale taka bhojana car3hA kara ghara vApasa aayaa| ghara para svAdiSTa khIra taiyAra thI kintu peTa meM jaba jagaha ho taba to khaaye| seTha ne socA yadi naukara se batA dU~gA ki bharapeTa dAvata khAkara AyA hU~ to sArI khIra vahI caTa kara jaayegaa| seTha ne yukti lagAI aura kahA "abhI khIra khAne kI icchA nahIM hai| calo, abhI so jAte haiN| rAta meM jisakA svapna sundara hogA, vaha subaha khIra khaayegaa|" subaha huii| donoM utthe| seTha ne kahA, "lAo khiir|" naukara ke yaha kahane para ki pahale apanA svapna to sunaaiye| seTha ne kahA ki khIra to mujhe hI milegI kyoMki mujhase sundara svapna tU dekha hI nahIM sktaa| isaliye khIra le A aura mujhe khAne de| naukara ke phira se kahane para seTha ne kahA : "maiM sapane meM bhArata kA samrATa bana gayA thaa| indra ko jaise hI isa bAta kA patA calA to ve mujhe indrapurI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/29 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAhula agravAla, 10 ba gaz2a kI jagaha thAna hAra gayA eka kAryAlaya meM kAma karane vAle karmacAriyoM ne Apasa meM vicAra karanA zurU kara diyaa| usa kAryAlaya ke sabase anubhavI karmacArI ke rUpa meM anubhavAnaMda mazahUra the| kAryAlaya ke sabhI karmacArI unheM bar3e bhAI jaisA sammAna dete the / anubhavAnaMda ko anubhava ke AdhAra para apane kAryAlaya ke bhAI-bahanoM ke lAbha-hAni kA patA thaa| ata: unhoMne apane sapheda bAloM kI duhAI dete hue kahA bhAiyoM evaM bahanoM! hameM thor3A dhIraja ke sAtha koI bhI kadama uThAnA caahie| anubhavAnaMda kI isa salAha para kaI kama umra ke karmacAriyoM ne Apatti kI aura lohA garma hone para coTa karane kI salAha dI, parantu unheM yaha patA nahIM thA ki ekAeka saphalatA hAtha laganI AsAna nahIM hai| unhoMne bahuta khuzAmada karake kAryAlaya ke karmacAriyoM ko dhairya dhAraNa karane ke lie rAjI kara liyaa| dUsare dina apanI bhAvanA ko anubhavAnaMda ne usa kAryAlaya ke pradhAna adhikArI ke sAtha salAha karate hue kahA- mahAzaya ! kAryAlaya meM aba tyAga aura balidAna karane vAle karmacAriyoM kI kamI ho gayI hai| naI pIr3hI ke loga hamalogoM kI taraha se sahanazIla nahIM haiN| ataH unameM uttejanA bar3ha rahI hai Apa kRpayA mAlika ko yaha sUcanA de deM ki unakI vetanavRddhi se sambandhita icchA jAnakara kucha aisA kareM ki sA~pa bhI mara jAe aura lAThI bhI na TUTe / vidyAlaya khaNDa / 30 adhikArI mahAzaya ne yaha AzvAsana diyA ki maiM sAhaba se avazya kahU~gA / kaI bAra isakI bAteM adhikArI aura anubhavAnaMda ke bIca huI, parantu koI lAbha dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa| Akhira meM sabhI karmacAriyoM ke sAtha sthAnIya khyAti prApta janasevakoM se milanA ucita samajhakara unhoMne apanI samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie prayAsa kiyaa| unameM se eka pratiSThita evaM khyAti prApta jananetA ne usakA sAtha diyaa| bAra-bAra milakara itanI saphalatA pA lI ki karmacAriyoM kI icchA ke anukUla vetana vRddhi karAne meM saphala ho gye| anubhavAnaMda ke anubhava evaM yuvAsAthiyoM ke utsAha ke kAraNa kAryAlaya ke kAryakrama meM eka navInatA A gii| sabhI karmacAriyoM ke kArya karane ke DhaMga ko dekhakara seTha dhanapatijI ko bhI saMtoSa huA ki kama se kama sabhI prasanna hokara kampanI ke utthAna meM laga gaye haiN| kharca jitanA bar3hA hai, usase dugunI AmadanI hone lagI hai parantu jisa jagaha acche evaM karmaTha loga rahate haiM vahIM para kucha akarmaNya evaM cApalUsa loga bhI rahate haiN| unakI dRSTi meM anubhavAnaMda khaTakane lge| una logoM ne seThajI se unakI taraha-taraha se nindA karanI prArambha kara dii| isI bIca seThajI kA eka naI kampanI kholane ke lie imArata banAne ke lie jagaha kI AvazyakatA A pdd'ii| saMyogavaza anubhavAnaMdajI ke sahayoga se sthAnIya jananetA ne seThajI ke usa kArya meM bhI kAphI yogadAna kiyA aura seThajI apane ghara Ane-jAne ke samaya anubhavAnaMda ko bhI sAtha rakhane lge| anubhavAnaMdajI ne seThajI ko sujhAva diyA ki netAjI ke bar3e lar3ake ko apane kAryAlaya meM kisI uccapada para niyukta kara dIjie. bhaviSya meM isase bahuta bar3A lAbha Apako ho sakatA hai| seTha dhanapatijI ne anubhavAnaMdajI kI bhAvanA ko samajhA aura usa naujavAna ko bar3I caturAI se apanI kampanI kA oNphisa incArja banA diyaa| kamalanAtha eka sundara, svastha, AkarSaka evaM teja naujavAna thaa| jaba se vaha kAryAlaya meM AyA taba se eka nayI jAna A gyii| usane apane vyavahAra se sabakA mana jIta liyaa| kAryAlaya ke sabhI karmacArI use apane choTe bhAI kI taraha pyAra karane lage / anubhavAnaMda se milakara usane kAryAlaya ke karmacAriyoM kA eka saMgaThanAtmaka svarUpa banAyA aura seThajI kA mana karmacAriyoM kI ora mor3ane meM saphala ho gyaa| abhI do varSa bhI nahIM bIte the ki sarakArI vetana kI mAMga ko lekara sabhI bAteM karane lage / anubhavAnaMda ne seThajI ko saceta kiyaa| unhoMne salAha dI ki agara phira se sabhI karmacAriyoM ko tIna inkrImenTa eka sAtha de diye jAe~ to sabhI mAna sakate haiM, parantu isa bAra seThajI ne ThAna liyA thA ki eka paisA bhI nahIM bddh'aayeNge| kamalanAtha ne apanI yogyatA kA paricaya diyA evaM sthAnIya zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka - Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhAva ke kAraNa seThajI ko bAdhya honA par3A aura ve isa bAta ke lie rAjI ho gaye ki sabhI karmacAriyoM ko sarakArI vetana ke barAbara vetana deMge, parantu kampanI ke lAbha ke lie Apa logoM ko jI-jAna lagAkara kAma karanA pdd'egaa| isa bAra sabhI karmacAriyoM para kampanI kA pA~ca lAkha rupaye pratimAsa kharca bar3ha gyaa| kamalanAtha kI jaya-jayakAra hone lgii| isa bAra anubhavAnaMda ke anubhava ko seThajI ne nahIM apanAyA thaa| unhoMne jo kArya eka lAkha mAsika kharca bar3hAkara saMpanna karanA cAhA thA, vahI kharca seThajI ko pA~ca gunA karanA pdd'aa| isake bAvajUda bhI seThajI kA jhukAva kamalanAtha kI ora hone lagA kyoMki unakI samajha meM A gayA thA ki isI ke kAraNa maiM gaja kI jagaha thAna hAra gayA huuN| agara ise apane anukUla banA lU~ to bhaviSya meM kampanI meM koI bhI sira uThAne yogya nahIM rhegaa| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/31 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ D santoSakumAra tivArI bhArata meM candragupta maurya kA zAsanakAla thA / rASTra kA yaza-vaibhava carama sImA para thaa| vaha kAla bhArata kA svarNa yuga mAnA jAtA hai| jaba candragupta bAlaka hI thA, cANakya ne usakI pratibhA ko parakhA thA aura usase prabhAvita hokara apane buddhi-kauzala se use samrATa banAyA thaa| cANakya apanI dhuna kA pakkA thA - jo bAta mana meM eka bAra ThAna letA, use hara kImata para saphalatApUrvaka pUrI avazya kara letaa| mahAna tapasvI to vaha thA hI, deza sevA kA bhAva bhI usameM kUTa-kUTa kara bharA thaa| deza kI nirantara sevA karate rahane ke lie vaha svayaM samrATa candragupta kA mahAmAtya (mahAmaMtrI) banA / andara praveza kiyaa| sAmane caTAI para eka vyakti baiThA thA- apane meM khoyA huA; hAtha meM kalama aura sAmane kAgaja rakhe hue the| usakA raMga kAlA thA sira para eka bar3I sI coTI ke atirikta sira kA zeSa bhAga muMDita thA, kamara se nIce kA bhAga eka moTI dhotI meM lipaTA huA thA tathA zarIra kA UparI bhAga naMgA thA, jisa para kevala eka moTA janeU laTaka rahA thaa| hA~, usake cehare ke hAvabhAva se sApha dikhAI par3a rahA thA ki yaha vyakti saMkalpazakti kA dhanI aura apanI lagana kA pakkA hai| samrATa ne jhukakara use praNAma kiyA, phira svayaM va megAsthanIja, donoM usake sAmane caTAI para baiTha gye| usane A~kha uThAkara eka bAra AgantukoM kI ora gambhIratApUrvaka dekhA phira binA kucha kahe yA sune pahale kI taraha apane kAma meM juTa gyaa| thor3I dera bAda megAsthanIja ko lekara samrATa vahA~ se vApasa AyA mahala meM vApasa pahu~cane para megAsthanIja bolA, "mahArAja! Aja to Apa mujhe apane mahAmaMtrI se milAne vAle the ?" samrATa ha~se aura bole, "ve mahAmaMtrI hI to the, jahA~ hama Apake sAtha Azrama meM gaye the| " cANakya : tapa va sevA kI sajIva mUrti kI bAta usakI samajha meM nahIM AI thii| vismaya se bolA, "lekina megAsthanIja A~kheM va mu~ha phailAe bevakupha banA khar3A thaa| samrATa mahArAja! itane vizAla aura vaibhavazAlI rASTra kA mahAmaMtrI eka jhopar3I meM raha rahA hai ! aura mahArAja ! mahAmaMtrI to Apake mAtahata hai, unhoMne to Apake abhivAdana bhI nahIM kiyaa| ulTe Apane unheM praNAma kiyA aura ve bole taka nahIM lagate bhI eka sAdhAraNa dehAtI kisAna majadUra jaise the| maiM to ina sArI paheliyoM meM ulajha kara raha gayA huuN|' | samrATa ne phira kahA, "ve hamAre mahAmaMtrI haiM aura hamAre guru bhI, ataH unheM praNAma karanA merA dharma hai maiM aura merA rASTra unakI hI kRpA aura AzIrvAda kA prasAda hai| rASTra-saMcAlana kI sArI nItiyA~ unhIM kI buddhi kA pariNAma hai tathA sAre samAja ke sukha-duHkha kI halacaleM unakI apane dila kI dhar3akane haiN| unhoMne apanA sArA jIvana hI rASTra kI jIvanadhArA meM vilIna kara diyA hai| rahI unake na bolane kI bAta, so ve rASTra-kalyANa ke prati cintana aura rASTrasaMcAlana ke lie niyama-kAnUna banAne meM rAta-dina lage rahate haiN| unase bAta karane ke lie hameM bhI pahale se samaya lenA par3atA hai| Aja hama unase samaya lie binA hI kevala unakA AzIrvAda lene unake pAsa gaye the|" megAsthanIja kA Azcarya aura bhI adhika bar3hA tathA cANakya jaise 'mahAn tapasvI rASTrabhakta se bAta karane ke lie usakA mana chaTapaTAne lagA / bhArata kI yazokIrti deza dezAntara taka phailI huI thii| usI samaya yunAnI dUta megAsthanIja bhArata aayaa| rAjya kA uttama saMcAlana tathA prajA kI sukha-samRddhi dekhakara vaha atyanta prabhAvita huA / usane samrATa candragupta se kaI bAra bheMTa kii| mahAmAtya cANakya kI prazaMsA usane bahuta sunI thI, lekina unase bheMTa nahIM ho pAyI tI / unase milane ke lie usane samrATa se nivedana kiyA / adbhuta hI hai| ki kisI rASTra ke mantrI yA pradhAnamaMtrI se milane ke lie nivedana usa rASTra ke adhyakSa se kiyA jAya / eka dina samrATa candragupta megAsthanIja ko sAtha lekara ratha se claa| eka sAdhAraNa Azrama meM pahu~cA / dvAra para jUte utAra kara vidyAlaya khaNDa 32 zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cANakya ne megAsthanIja ko vArtA kA samaya diyaa| vaha karanA to eka ghora aparAdha hai| niyama kAnUna banAne vAle hI jaba nizcita samaya para vahA~ phuNcaa| mahAmaMtrI nitya kI bhA~ti rASTra ke una niyamoM ko tor3eMge, taba unake pAlana ke lie adhikAriyoM evaM kAryoM meM vyasta the| megAsthanIja ke pahuMcane para mahAmaMtrI ne jalate hue janatA ko kaise prerita kiyA jA skegaa| vyakti kI bAtoM aura dIpaka ko bujhA diyA tathA dUsarA dIpaka jalA diyA aura bole "kyA usake AdezoM yA upadezoM kA asara dUsaroM para nahIM par3atA, asara sevA karU~?" par3atA hai kevala usake vyavahAra kA, usake vyaktitva kaa|" megAsthanIja kA vismaya bddh'aa| kahA, "jijJAsAyeM to Apase megAsthanIja bhAva-vihvala thaa| usakA roma-roma usa mahAn bAta karane kI bahuta sI hai, lekina eka naI jijJAsA utpanna kara dI tapasvI ko praNAma kara rahA thaa| usakA mastaka jhuka gayA aura mukha hai aapne| Apane dIpaka bujhAkara dUsarA dIpaka kyoM jalA diyA?" se nikalA, "dhanya hai vaha deza, jahA~ Apa jaisA mahAmaMtrI haiN| samrATa cANakya ne saralatA se uttara diyA, "abhI taka maiM mahAmaMtrI se Apake viSaya meM sunA thA aura aba jAna gayA hU~ ki Apake deza kI haisiyata se rASTra kA kArya kara rahA thA, ata: rASTra kI sampatti kI unnati meM Apa hI ke caritra ke sacce saundarya kA prakAza camaka kA tela jala rahA thaa| aba maiM cANakya kI haisiyata se Apase nijI rahA hai| isa eka hI prazna ke uttara se hamArI sArI jijJAsAe~ zAMta bAtacIta kara rahA hU~, ata: mere parizrama se upArjita Aya se yaha ho gaI haiN| hameM aba Age kucha nahIM pUchanA hai|" dIpaka jala rahA hai| nijI kArya ke lie rASTrIya sampatti kA upayoga snehA surekA, aSTam ba zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/33 Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amIta yAdava, kakSA : 7 'a' kara rAjakumAra kI A~khoM meM lagA diyaa| rAjakumAra sabako dekhane lgaa| rAjA ne khuza hokara zyAma ko kucha mA~gane ke liye kahA to zyAma ne usa vana ko maaNgaa| rAjA ne vaha vana use de diyaa| zyAma ne jaMgala meM jAkara miTTI ke aMdara gar3I sone kI sArI mudrAe~ nikAla lI aura jhAr3I ke nIce sone ke ghar3e meM jo gahane the ve bhI le liye| vaha aba khUba dhanI ho gyaa| ratana ko jaba yaha mAlUma huA taba vaha bhI jaMgala ke baragada ke per3a para car3ha gyaa| rAta ko saba jAnavaroM ne kahA ki unakA saba dhana gAyaba ho gayA, tabhI ratana bola par3A ki vaha merA bhAI thaa| jAnavaroM ne milakara ratana ko per3a para car3hakara itanA pITA ki vaha mara hI gyaa| lAlacI bhAI eka gA~va meM do bhAI rahate the| bar3e bhAI kA nAma ratana aura choTe bhAI kA nAma zyAma thaa| ratana eka vidyAlaya meM par3hAyA karatA thA jabaki choTA bhAI sArA dina khetI karane meM hI gujAra detA thaa| lekina ratana ko khAnA acchA milatA thA aura usake choTe bhAI ko rUkhA-sUkhA milatA thaa| isa bAta para donoM kI patnI eka-dUsare se hamezA jhagar3atI rahatI thii| bar3I bahU bahuta cAlAka thii| usane donoM bhAiyoM ko alaga karavA diyaa| ratana ne choTe bhAI ke hisse kI bhI sArI daulata har3apa lii| zyAma kI patnI ne use zahara jAkara kucha paise kamAne kI salAha dii| vaha jaMgala kI rAha se zahara jAne lgaa| calate-calate zAma ho gii| usane eka baragada ke per3a ke Upara vizrAma karanA ucita smjhaa| rAta ke samaya usa per3a ke nIce jaMgala ke sabhI pazu aaye| unameM se lomar3I ne bhAlU se kahA ki "usane apane ghara meM sone kI mudrAe~ chipA rakhI haiN|'' bhAlU ne kahA, "maiMne to apanA dhana dUra kI eka jhAr3I meM chipA kara rakhA hai|" isI taraha sAre pazu apane-apane dhana ke bAre meM bAteM kara rahe the| tAlAba ke pAsa kucha choTe-choTe per3a bhI the| unameM se eka ne kahA ki 'isa vana ke rAjA kA beTA andhA hai| agara koI mere patte kA rasa usakI A~khoM meM lagA de to vaha dekha skegaa|' yaha saba bAta zyAma suna rahA thaa| prAta:kAla hone para usane usa per3a ke kucha pattoM ko tor3a liyA aura rAjadarabAra meM calA gyaa| usane usa patte kA rasa nikAla vidyAlaya khaNDa/34 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O vizAlaprasAda jAyasavAla, ekAdaza ba guru kA mahatva gururbrahmA, gururviSNu, gurudevo mahezvaraH / guru sAkSAt parabrahma, tasmai zrIgurave namaH / / manuSya eka sAmAjika prANI hai| vaha samAja meM hI janma letA hai, bar3hatA hai aura anta meM samAja meM rahakara mRtyu ko prApta hotA hai| lekina isa janma aura mRtyu ke bIca jo jIvana hai use sukhamaya banAne ke lie jJAna kA honA ati Avazyaka hai aura vaha jJAna hama apane gurujanoM se hI prApta karate haiN| ziSya kI saphalatA meM prathama sthAna gurudeva tathA gurumAtA kA hotA hai| sadiyoM pahale jaba hamAre pUrvaja Azrama meM zikSA prApta karane jAte the, unheM gurudeva tathA gurumAtA se jo divya jJAna prApta hotA thA, ve unhIM ke sahAre jIvana kI jaTila se jaTila samasyAoM ko sulajhA dete the| guru apane ziSyoM ko ucca se ucca koTi kI zikSA pradAna karate the| ve sabhI naitika, vyAvahArika tathA AdhyAtmika zikSA pradAna karate the jisase unakA jIvana dhanya ho jAtA thaa| ziSya apane mAtA-pitA tathA guru kI AjJAoM kA pAlana karane meM apane prANoM ko bhI dAva para lagA dete the| _ 'guru binu hoi na jJAnA' kA vizvAsa bhAratIyoM kI apanI vizeSatA hai| gosvAmI tulasIdAsa ne guru ke sambandha meM kahA hai "ba~dau~-guru - pada kaMja, kRpA sindhu nara rUpa hri|" taba aura Aja meM kitanA antara ho gayA hai| Aja to kaliyuga kI chAyA sabhI ko grasa rahI hai| mAyA ke prabhAva meM sabhI mohita hote jA rahe haiN| isase to koI saccA mArgadarzaka hI bacA sakatA hai| guru se bar3A mArgadarzaka kauna ho sakatA hai? burAI kI ora bar3hate hue kadama ko guru ke sivA aura kauna roka sakatA hai? malika muhammada jAyasI kahate haiM binu guru jagata ko niraguna paavaa|' Aja to aisA ho gayA hai ki hama krodha meM apane gurujanoM kA bhI apamAna kara dete haiN| hama apane Apa para niyaMtraNa nahIM rakha pAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI to mUrkhatAvaza apane Apa ko guru se bhI bar3A jJAnI samajhane lagate haiM aura phalasvarUpa patana kI ora bar3hate cale jAte haiN| hameM guru nindA nahIM sunanI cAhie para hama bhUla se guru kI niMdA hI kara baiThate haiN| hamAre pUrvajoM tathA hamAre guruoM ne hamAre liye jo niyama banAye haiM hameM usI ke antargata rahakara kArya karanA caahie| kisI kavi ne kahA hai "guru kI nindA sunahi je kAnA, ho pAtaka gau ghAta smaanaa|" guru apane ziSya kI galatiyoM ko sudhArate haiN| ve hameM apane putra ke samAna hI sneha pradAna karate haiM aura hara sthiti se avagata karAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI hama itane nIce gira jAte haiM ki jisakA dhyAna hI nahIM rhtaa| usa samaya guru hamAre mArgadarzaka banakara Ate haiM aura hara taraha se hamAre sudhAra kI koziza karate haiN| unhIM ke prayAsa se hamArA jIvana sukhamaya hotA hai| Izvara kI apekSA guru ko prathama pada diyA gayA hai| kabIradAsajI bhI guru ko prathama pUjya mAnate haiM "guru govinda doU khar3e, kAke lAgU pA~ya balihArI guru ApakI, govinda diyo btaay|" vidhAtA dvArA racita isa sundara sRSTi meM mAnava sabase sundara kRti hai| vidhAtA ne usake lie kucha vizeSa guNoM kI racanA kI hai| jise hama apane guru se prApta kara usakA sadupayoga karanA sIkhate haiN| usake ye guNa mAnavatatva yA manuSyatA kahalAte haiN| manuSya kA sabase bar3A dharma jIva mAtra ke prati prema hai| vastuta: guru hI Izvara tatva kA dUsarA rUpa hai jo hamAre sabhI durguNoM ko sa~vArate haiM aura hameM hara samasyA se lar3ane kA mArga dikhalAte haiN| agara guru na ho to ajJAnAndhakAra meM hama kho jaaeN| jaba manuSya meM ahaMkAra bar3hatA hai aura vaha khuda ko apane jIvana kA mUla nirdezaka mAna letA hai taba bhI Izvara gurujanoM ke mAdhyama se hameM sudhArane kI ceSTA karate haiN| ata: hameM apane gurujanoM kA Adara karanA cAhie kyoMki unake dvArA hI jJAna kI prApti hotI hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/35 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 abhiSekakumAra upAdhyAya, 6 ga meM namAja par3hane gae haiN| phakIra masjida kI ora cala diyaa| vahA~ pahuMcane para phakIra ne dekhA ki bAdazAha namAja samApta karate hue allAha se hAtha jor3akara kaha rahe haiM-"he allAha! mujhe itanA dhana aura sAmrAjya do ki maiM aura jyAdA zaktizAlI bana jaauuN|" phakIra ne bAdazAha ko isa prakAra allAha se duA mA~gate dekhA to vahA~ se cale jAnA hI ThIka smjhaa| bAdazAha ne phakIra ko jAte dekhakara kahA, "phakIra sAhaba! Apa itanI jaldI kyoM cala die? mujhase koI kAma thA kyA?" phakIra ne javAba diyA, "hA~ hujUra! kAma to thA, lekina aba nahIM hai|" bAdazAha bolA, "ye Apa kyA ajIba bAta kara rahe haiM?" "hujUra!'' phira phakIra ne uttara diyA "maiM Apako bAdazAha samajhakara kucha dhana mA~gane AyA thA magara Apako khuda allAha se bhIkha mA~gate dekhA, to maiMne socA ki jo AdamI khuda allAha se bhIkha mA~ga rahA ho vaha bhalA dUsaroM ko kyA degaa| Apa to merI hI taraha bhikhArI haiN| isalie maiM bhI usI allAha se mA~gUMgA jisase Apa mA~ga rahe the|" bhikhArI bahuta dina pahale kI bAta hai| dillI meM eka phakIra rahatA thaa| allAha kI baMdagI ke alAvA usako dUsarA koI kAma nahIM thaa| usake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM thA, phira bhI vaha hamezA khuza rahatA thaa| eka bAra rAjya meM akAla par3a gayA jisase logoM ko bahuta kaSTa huaa| usane socA ki bAdazAha se kucha dhana mA~gakara jalAzayoM kA nirmANa karAyA jaay| dhana ke lie phakIra bAdazAha ke mahala kI ora claa| mahala meM jAne para use patA calA ki bAdazAha masjida nehA mAlU, navam a vidyAlaya khaNDa/36 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAzIprasAda mizra, ema0e0bI0 eDa0 mere zahara ke pazcima meM, mere janma ke bahuta pahale se, zAnta nirmala dhArA meM bahatI eka nadI hai, salila samRddha hai, jala pravAha lambA hai, nAma usakA gaMgA hai| 1 gaMgA kA kinArA yukta sikatA kI rAzi se, naukAeM DolatI hai, mRdu maMda maMthara gati se, sUrya udaya hote hI Ate haiM bholU nAtha, bhaisoM ko hA~kate hue gAyoM ke sAtha-sAtha, hara gaMge bolate haiM, pazuoM ko nahalAte haiM, pradUSaNa phailAte haiN| thor3I hI dUra para baiThe haiM jummana zekhahAtha meM lie haiM eka baMzI va kucha cArA, gaMgA vAha ! kyA bhArA / camaka uThI A~kheM khila uThI bAheM, bhojana kI vyavasthA hai nAma jisakA gaMgA hai| sUrya jaba asta huA, phaila gayA rAjya- rajanI nareza kA, vizrAma belA hai, zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka para kyA gaMgA bhI soegI ? aura - rAta aba jAgegI, hA~ rAta bhI jAgegI aura gaMgA ko jgaaegii| dhIvaroM kI naukAe~ dIpoM se pradIpta huI, gaMgA ke kAle ghane pAToM para jAliyA~ sudIrgha huIM, rAta kA upakrama hai| kAla kA niyojana hai| prAtaHkAla hote hI jAla jaba simaTeMgeM, ulajhe hoMge unameM jhIge, rohU tathA aura bhI aneka kyA jIvana basa itanA hI ? kAla kI vyavasthA hai, nAma jisakA gaMgA hai| gaMgA ke taTa para, baiThe-baiThe ina dRzyoM ko dekhatA hU~ socatA huuN| zreSTha janoM kI vANI meM, gaMgA patita pAvanI hai| pApavinAzinI hai, mokSadAyinI hai / para dRzya kucha aura hai, gaMgA kA upayoga soca se pare hai, kyoMki nAma isakA gaMgA hai| aneka hai zailI varmA, 11 bI vidyAlaya khaNDa / 37 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 digvijayapratApa siMha, 9 a 0 amara zAhI, 10 ba pyAra karate haiM lAlaca aura napharata kI A~dhI hai, phoTo meM gA~dhI hai| aise meM eka dina AtA hai, jaba yuddha jarUrI ho jAtA hai| najareM bacAte hue kahate haiM, yuddha aba jarUrI hai| vaha dina AtA hai, jaba eka jar3a ibArata, bhAvanAoM kI jagaha umar3atI hai aura ghera letI hai, eka ninAdita nAma / aura sAmUhika ahaMkAra hotA hai / jaba acchAiyA~, binA lar3e hAratI haiN| jaba koI kisI ko kucalatAcalA jAtA hai, aura koI dhyAna nahIM detA hai, taba eka dina AtA hai, jaba senA ke mArca kA intajAra karate haiM / battiyA~ bujhA lete haiM, aura kahate haiM 'pyAra karate haiM / mA~! tuma to ho mahAna vINAvAdinI mA~ tU zArade, nitya karU~ terA guNagAna, caraNoM meM nija mastaka rakhakara, karatA rahU~ sadA maiM dhyAna, mA~ tuma aisA do varadAna / mA~ tuma to ho mahAn / sabako detI tU hI vidyA, sabako detI tU hI jJAna, jo bhI zaraNa tumhAre AyA, banA vahI vidvAna / mA~ tuma to ho mahAn / isIlie mA~ zaraNa meM AyA / aura na Thaura koI bhI pAyA / mujhako de AzISa tU itanA, banA rahe jo diyA hai mAna / mA~ tuma to ho mahAn / jIvana apanA rASTra nimitta ho / caMcala apanA kabhI na citta ho / Aye kaThinAI kI belA, pAU~ zIghra hI sugama nidAna / mA~ tuma aisA do varadAna / mA~ tuma to ho mahAn / vidyAlaya khaNDa/38 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 pratIka ratAvA, 9 ga gaurava pAThaka, 6 a A gaI parIkSA merI najara meM 1. kabristAna - duniyA kA aMtima sTezana / 2. cAya kaliyuga kA amRta / 3. pena kAgaja kI sar3aka para daur3ane vAlA iMjana / 4. sarpa bhagavAna zaMkara kA nekalesa / 5. pazcAtApa aparAdha dhone kA sAbuna / 6. ciMtA moTApA kama karane kI davA / 7. cora rAta kA zarIpha vyApArI / 8. pAkeTamAra - jeba kA bhAra kama karane vAlA / lo sira para A gaI parIkSA, mastI saba khA gaI parIkSA / jaise koI bhUta A gayA, rUkhe sUkhe bAloM vAlA / kAlI-kAlI A~kha dikhAtA, picake-picake gAloM vAlA / Dara banakara A gayI parIkSA, lo sira para A gaI parIkSA / jhuka gaI gardana, kamara bhI Ter3hI, pairoM para car3ha gayIM cITiyA~ / akala thaka gayI daur3a bhAgakara, kAnoM meM baja rahIM sITiyA~ / banda reDiyo, banda sinemA, / khela-kUda ko jela ho gii| akSara kI paTarI para calatI, A~kheM vidyuta mela ho giiN| kamajorI lA gayI parIkSA, lo sira para A gayI parIkSA / krodha ghamaMDa prAyazcita lAlaca rizvata ciMtA jarA sociye buddhi ko khA jAtA hai| jJAna ko khA jAtA hai| pApa ko khA jAtA hai| ImAna ko khA jAtA hai| insApha ko khA jAtI hai| Ayu ko khA jAtI hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/39 Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 priyaMkA dugar3a, 8 ba bihAra kI rAjadhAnI paTanA hai / vahIM ke hoTala kI ghaTanA hai / bUr3hA - bUr3hI kA eka Pair, nikAla ke baiTha gae Chair, bU~r3he ne baire ko bulAyA, khAne kA ArDara diyA / pahale bUr3he ne khAnA khAyA, bur3hiyA ne paMkhA hilAyA / bur3hiyA ne khAnA khAyA, aura bUr3he ne paMkhA hilAyA / yaha dekhakara baire kA mAthA cakarAyA, usane pUchA - "ai lailA majanU ke mA~ bApa, tuma donoM meM itanA hI prema hai to sAtha meM kyoM nahIM khA lete ?" dA~toM kA seTa eka bUr3he ne kahA, "beTA tumhArI bAteM to neka haiM... para hamAre pAsa dA~toM kA seTa eka hai" vidyAlaya khaNDa / 40 0 nehA agravAla, 8 ba mujhako phela na karanA Izvara mujhako phela na karanA, eka sAla kI jela na karanA / aisA mujhase khela na karanA, Izvara mujhako phela na karanA / pAsa-par3osI burA kaheMge, nahIM pitAjI pyAra kareMge / aisA mujhase khela na karanA, Izvara mujhako phela na karanA / dIdI se DA~Ta par3egI, dostoM se A~kha na milegI / aisA mujhase khela na karanA, Izvara mujhako phela na karanA / zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O Shibani Mitra they can, because forgiveness is a quality possessed by the strong and not by the weak. Teach them to follow the sermon-Speech is silver, silence is golden'. Let them be good listeners but at the same time be able to filter all that they hear on a screen of truth and store the ones that are worthy and invaluable. Teach them, if you can, how to laugh when they are sad as there is no shame in tears. Teach them to scoff at Cynics and to beware of too much sweetness. Teach them to sell their brain to the highest bidders but never to put a price tag on their heart and soul. Teach them to acknowledge the help and support they get from their fellowbeings because gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. Treat them gently, my friends, but donot cuddle them because only test of fire makes fine steel. Teach them to learn the hard way to success which never comes easy. Teach them to be honest and sincere in whatever they do as only earnestness pays dividend Teach them to have sublime faith in themselves because then only they will have sublime faith in mankind. I know it is a tough job to enlighten them, but they are such fine, innocent little fellows, my friends. My Dear Friends Asst. Teacher, Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah (This article is conceived from a letter written by one of the most respected Presidents of the USA) My dear friends, or the nation builders, you are in the most noble profession and entrusted a very responsible duty by the almighty. Like responsible followers of the almighty, teach your children that the world is nothing but a stage where they are actors who have to play their part well and leave the stage for others to perform. Time is limited like the setting sun whch fades away pretty fast. There is no time to stand and stare but to act swift and collect as many pebbles of knowledge as possible. Teach them how to inculcate the best virtues; ideals and qualities but not to get swayed by success. Teach them that all men are not true but for every wicked person there is a hero, that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader. Teach them that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach them to learn to lose and also to enjoy winning. Steer them away from envy, if you can. Teach them the secret of quiet laughter. Teach them, if you can, the wonder of books but also give them time to ponder over the eternal mystery of nature. Allow them to leisurely wander lonely like the clouds in the lap of nature. In school teach them it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat. Remind them that failure is never final and success is never permanent. Teach them to have faith in their own ideas, even if everyone tells them, they are wrong. Teach them to be gentle with gentle people and tough with the tough. Teach them to forgive people, if manISA zarmA, saptam ba fyr 17, 2014 vidyAlaya khaNDa/41 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Srabani Chakraborti Some Aspects of Pastoral Adaptation Pastoralism represents an off-shoot of the early mixed agriculture and herding complexes in adaptation to dry grasslands. Pastoralism was the characteristic trait of Neolithic Period. Neolithic cultivation enabled human create miniature environments where plant domesticates could thrive, herding of domestic animals allowed no such control. It was humans who had to confirm to the patterns of rainfall and natural vegetation and to substantial degree to the animal they herded. Often this requires seasonal migration or transhumance. In this article, some traits of Pastoralism are being focussed in the context of two Nomadic tribes, namely Basseri Nomads of Southern Iran and Karmojong of Uganda. The Basseri of Southern Iran are Pastoral, tentdwelling nomads numbering some 16,000. They migrate seasonally through a strip of land some 300 miles long, an area of about 2000 square miles. The seasonal migration pattern is shaped by the physical environment. There is winter snow in the Northern mountains, a well-watered middle region around 5000 feet elevation (where most of the agriculturists are settled), and lower pasture land to the south that becomes arid in summer. Each of the nomadic tribes of South Iran has its own traditional migration pattern. The Basseri Economy rests squarely on their herds of sheep and goats. Milk, meat, wool and hides come from these herbs and can be traded with villagers to meet other needs. Transportation is provided by horses, donkeys, camels. During the summer, when pastures are rich, the Basseri remain temporarily settled. Food surpluses are built up, in the form of cheese and meat on the hoof, that provide subsistence in the leaner winter months. The Basseri also eat agricultural produces. Most are obtained by trade, but the Basseri grows some wheat at their summer camps. The mobility of the Basseri is reflected in the realm of social organisation. Family groups, conceived as "tent' are the main units of production and consumption. These tent groups, represented by their male heads, hold full rights over property and sometimes act as independent political units. All of the property of a tent group - tents, bedding, cooking equipment - must be moved, alongwith the herds, when the group migrates. The rest of the year, farger camps of 10-40 tents move together. Members of these camps comprise solidary community. The African complex of Pastoralism is based on Cattle herding. The symbolisis between hilmans and Cattle, and the symbolic elaborations of the 'cattle complex' have long attracted ecological interest. These elaborations are carried to most remarkable lengths of East Africa. The Karimojong of Uganda provide a vivid illustration. The Karimojong comprise some 60,000 Pastoralists occupying about 4000 square miles of semiarid plain in north-eastern Uganda. Cattle are property and accordingly they represent variable degrees of wealth, of social status and of community influence. First and foremost cattle provide subsistence, by transforming the energy stored in the grasses, herbs and shrubs of a difficult environment. Blood and milk products, not meat, provide the primary subsistence. Cattle are bled once every three to five months. Cows are milked morning and night; ghee (butter and curdled milk) can be stored and is centrally important in the diet. Milk, often mixed with blood, provides the main diet, especially for the men who move with herbs. Cultivation of Sorghum provides secondary subsistence. Women, based in the permanent settlements in the centre of Karimojong land, do the cultivation. Cattle are slaughtered rearly, mainly for initiations and sacrifices and those are mainly performed when drought forces reductions in the herbs. With limited technology they preclude bringing food and water to their herbs or storing most foods, the Karimojong must follow strategies that minimise risk in a harsh and unpredictable environment as well as maximise subsistence production. Rather than modifying their environment, the Karimojongs must adapt their lives to eat. Asst. Teacher Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah vidyAlaya khaNDa/42 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shampa Ghosh An experience with a Natural Extravaganza' September 14, 1989, at about 05:00 hrs, we were standing and shivering at Zero Point' when there was very little clairty all around. The name 'Zero Point' very rightly describes the position. It is at an abrupt end of a very narrow ridge, whose three sides slope down with a very steep gradient into the valley. Straight in front of us was the Chhanguch Peak bathed in milk white snow and standing above her attentant peaks Nandakhat, Panwalidwar and Baljouri on the left, whose foot being separated from our ridge by River Pindari, which is more a trickle of water than a river. In between Chhanguch and Nandakhat crawled up the Pindari Glacier capped above by Trail's Pass. It was most probably a few minutes past five The Sun God was rising behind Chhanguch that had a halo around its peak and streaks of rays struck the tip of Baljouri first and created a dazzling saffron effect which gradually changed colour and size with the tick of very second. Few minutes elapsed and Baljouri was a proud onwer of a resplendent golden crown. Next was Panwalidwar and ultimately Nandakhat had the identical effect. Finally all the three peaks glared at us as if molten gold was being poured on them, which slowly and proportionately engulfed the respective peaks. It was a drama and the most dramatic part was that the sun was not yet in sight. This drama or a drastically dramatic change every minute, as zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka one may like to emphasize, proves rightly Shakespeare's saying, "this world is a stage". Ofcourse the very next line says, "where every man has got a part to play and mine is a sad one," and out here, right now it was Sun God's and Nature God's role and theirs is a spiritually spectacular and stupendous one. All of us stood dumb - I felt breathless, may be skipped a beat, the shiver in the cold did not have any effect, eyes were wide open without a single flip - the surrounding was incredibly pretty and Nature played havoc with colours the mountain tops were the play grounds - they were being bathed with golden, saffron, red, white, yellow, pink colours which were changing now and then like a chameleon. All were quite and the term 'noise' was applicable to the trickle of the River Pindari, the fiercely blowing cold wind, clicking of cameras and at times of sudden sigh due to haevy breath. Right at the end of the ridge, on which we were standing was a board with the inscription, "Zero Point...aagae khatra hai" and two small triangular saffron flags were fluttering wildly whispering messages of peace into the serene wilderness. On the whole it was an inexpressible perception. To believe it or to sense the magnificiant touch, the tenderness, the emotion, one has to confront the very environment. Photographs and mere words are never sufficient enough to depict the Divine display. On my return to this more materialistic world, I automatically recall the words of Eric Shipton - "He is lucky who, in full tide of life, has experienced a measure of the active environment that he most desires. In these days of upheaval and violent change when the basic values of today are in vain and shattered dreams of tomorrow, there is much to be said for a philosophy which aims at a full life while the opportunity offers. These are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experience of a way of life that is in itself more satisfying. Such, after all, are the only possessions of which no fate, no cosmic catastrophe can deprive us; nothing can alter the fact if for one moment in eternity we have really lived." With this lifetime experience of mine I would tell everyone "go out on the Himalaya and listen. You will hear much. The wind will hold for you something more than sound, the streams will not be merely babbling of hurrying water. The trees and flowers are not so separate from you as they are at other times, but very near; the same substance, the same song binds you to them. Alone amidst Nature, a person learns to be one with all and all with one." Asst. Teacher Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah vidyAlaya khaNDa / 43 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 bI. ke. harSa saMgharSamaya dazaka kI upalabdhi kisI bhI zaikSaNika saMsthA kA prathama dazaka saMgharSa se bharA hotA hai| yaha saMgharSa agara sampUrNa pratibaddhatA ke sAtha hotA hai taba "eka yazasvI dazaka' kA prakAzana hotA hai| merI AMtarika zubhakAmanA hai ki vidyAlaya agaNita dazaka kI saphalatApUrNa yAtrA kare aura zikSA kSetra meM apanA nAma sabase Upara rakhe / hamArI zikSA paddhati isa samaya eka vicitra virodhAbhAsa ke daura se gujara rahI hai| bAjAra vyavasthA ne hamAre sabhI mUlyoM ko jhakajhoranA Arambha kara diyA hai| zikSA ke kSetra meM bhASA ko lekara jisa mahIna tarIke se hamalA Arambha huA vaha eka banI banAI yojanA hai| Aja sampUrNa bhAratIya bhASAoM ke samakSa aMgrejI eka cunautI ke rUpa meM Akara khar3I ho gaI hai| aMgrejI vyApAra kI bhASA 'sakatI hai lekina bhAratIya samAja ke lie vaha AtmA kI bhASA nahIM ho sktii| jinakI ragoM meM mA~ kA dUdha daur3atA hai ve apanI mAtRjubAna kabhI bhI chor3a nahIM skte| maiM botala se dUdha pIne vAle ke bAre meM nahIM jaantaa| kisI bhI deza kI zikSA-saMskRti usakI apanI bhASA para vikasita hotI hai| lekina hamAre yahA~ zikSA ke kaI stara haiN| zikSaNa saMsthAyeM jo sAmAjika jIvana ko nayA rUpa detI haiM ve bhI ina dinoM bAjAra kI giraphta meM pha~sa gaI haiN| kucha apavAdoM ko chor3akara jisameM zrI jaina vidyAlaya bhI eka hai| aneka zikSA saMsthAyeM ina dinoM pA~ca sitArA hoTaloM jaisA rUpa le cukI haiM jo vidyAlaya khaNDa / 44 zikSA kI dRSTi meM eka khataranAka rUpa hai| yaha sthiti vibheda paidA karatI hai jo hiMsA kI pravRtti meM pariNata hotI hai| vaise bhI deza ke sAmane aneka samasyAe~ haiN| agara zikSaNa saMsthAyeM inheM rokane meM sahAyaka nahIM ho sakatIM to protsAhita to na kareM / zikSaNa saMsthAoM meM jina mUlyoM, AdarzoM ko diyA jAtA thA aura eka svastha nAgarika taiyAra hotA thA, Aja usakA abhAva hone lagA hai| jo zikSaNa saMsthAyeM Aja bhI mUlyoM ko lekara calatI haiM unakA dAyitva dinapratidina bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai| sAmAnya Adarza aura mUlya kisI vidyArthI ko eka aisA nAgarika banA sakate haiM jisakI Aja ghara, parivAra, samAja aura deza ko jarUrata hai| zikSA manuSya meM tIsarA netra kholatI hai jise viveka kA netra kaha sakate haiN| zikSA ajJAna rUpI andhakAra se lar3ane kA zaktizAlI prakAzamaya hathiyAra hai| zikSA aMdha vizvAsa ke khilApha AdamI meM cetanA jAgRta karatI hai| zikSaNa saMsthAyeM Aja bhI cAheM to yaha kArya phira Arambha kara sakatI haiN| mujhe vizvAsa hai yaha kArya bhaviSya meM Arambha hogA / pradhAnAcArya : harakacaMda kAMkariyA zrI jaina vidyAlaya, jagatadala nikitA agravAla, aSTam ba zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O A. K. Tiwari achievements of child are partly due to genetic factors like intelligence and partly by the nurturance at home. The way the child is treated at home influences his motivation and interests, not only before he starts going to school but throughout school life. It is the parents who can supplement and support the activities of teachers. Attitudes and actions of the parents are as important as those of teachers for proper education of children. Vice PrincipalShree Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata Home and Education The mother is the first teacher of the child and home is the primary informal educational institution. Childhood or infancy is the most impressionable age, just like a clean slate on which anything can be written. If negative impressions are provided to the child at home, it would be very difficult to remove these during the years of schooling of the child. If the child is reared in an open, affectionate and free environment with due care and attention, later development of the child would be healthy. Home, therefore, plays the most significant role in laying the foundation of a child's personality. In today's complex society and the family have the greatest influence on growth and development of child's personality. His attitudes and values are dependent on how he is nurtured by parents. The child's intellectual abilities, aspiration and commitments are first acquired in the family. For proper development of child it is of paramount importance that parents are accordingly educated. A good parent may be one who understands and accepts the growing child with his needs and aspirations. He provides due freedom to child and avoids imposition of his views and attitudes on him. A good parent has a caring but never possessive attitude towards the child. They believe in autonomous growth of the child. This blossoms child's personality Home not only influences the socialization and aculisation of the child, but it also plays a significant role in determining the educability of the child. The differentiated zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/45 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 amara kumAra zAhI, 10-ba govinda siMghI, saptama ga paisoM kI mAyA zarma kA mola nahIM, ImAna kA mola nahIM, saccAI kA mola nahIM, sirpha.....sirpha paise kA mola hai / yaha paise kI mAyA hai, AdamI na socatA hai, na samajhatA hai, sirpha paise kI ora bhAgatA hai, daulata kI AkAMkSA rakhatA hai| paise kI khAtira, hatyA, DakaitI va corI karatA hai / mA~-bApa va parivAra kA tyAga karatA hai, rizte nAtoM kA parityAga karatA hai / yaha paise kI mAyA hai, dosta duzmana bana jAte haiN| pyAra zatru ho jAtA hai, sirpha paise kI khAtira / yaha duniyA badala jAtI hai yaha paise kI mAyA hai| jaMgala meM vana De jaMgala meM vana De krikeTa kA, Ayojana thA bhaarii| sabhI jAnavaroM ne kI jamakara, maicoM kI taiyaarii| kaptAnI kA bhAra zera ne, pahale pahala utthaayaa| udghATana kA maica jIta kara, usane nAma kamAyA / zataka jamAkara bar3I zAna se, hAthI jI muskaaye| cIte kI ika teja geMda ne, tInoM vikeTa udd'aaye| puraskAra ballebAjI kA, kaMgArU ne pAyA / chakke cauke se hI usane, doharA zataka bnaayaa| A~khoM dekhA hAla, reDiyo se bhI gayA sunaayaa| jaMgala TI.vI. ne bhI sAre, maicoM ko dikhlaayaa| vidyAlaya khaNDa/46 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzutoSa zuklA, paMcama kha sAkSaratA kisI deza kI azikSA usakI unnati meM eka mahAn rukAvaTa hai| jaba taka koI deza pUrNa zikSita nahIM ho jAtA taba taka usakI samyak unnati nahIM ho sktii| saMsAra meM zikSita hone ke uparAnta hI kisI deza ne pUrNa unnati kI hai| bhArata ke pichar3e rahane kA eka pramukha kAraNa yahA~ kI azikSA hai| videzI zAsana ke kAraNa yahA~ kI janatA ko zikSita karane kA atyalpa prayAsa kiyA gyaa| yaha eka atyanta Azcaryajanaka viSaya hai ki 1951 kI jana gaNanA ke anusAra bhArata meM sAkSaroM kI saMkhyA lagabhaga sAr3he solaha pratizata thii| inameM se kucha vyakti aise haiM jo kisI prakAra hastAkSara kara sakate haiN| avaziSTa tIsa karor3a vyakti azikSita haiN| nirakSaratA - eka mahAn abhizApa: yadi gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra kiyA jAya to jJAta hogA ki bhArata meM prAcInakAla meM bhI sAkSaratA kucha vyaktiyoM taka hI sImita thI zikSA para brAhmaNoM kA Adhipatya thA tathA unhoMne zudroM ko jo bahuta bar3I saMkhyA meM thezikSA ke adhikAra se vaMcita rakhA thaa| una para to yahA~ taka pratibandha lagAyA thA ki yadi ve veda-mantra ko suna leM to unake kAna meM zIzA pighalA kara DAla diyA jAya / - prAcIna bhArata zikSA ke kSetra meM unnata thA, para sabhI loga lAbhAnvita nahIM ho pAte the| madhyakAla meM muslima zAsakoM ne bhI zikSA ke pracAra para dhyAna nahIM diyaa| aMgrejoM ke yuga meM bhAratavarSa meM sAkSaroM kI saMkhyA 5 se 7 pratizata taka thI / idhara sAkSaroM kI saMkhyA me jo vRddhi huI hai, usakA pramukha kAraNa deza kI svatantratA zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka ke uparAnta rASTrIya sarakAra dvArA zikSA kA pracAra-prasAra hai| isa prakAra bhAratavarSa meM nirakSaratA eka mahAn abhizApa banakara yahA~ kI pragati meM bAdhaka rahI hai| janatA jaba taka sAkSara nahIM ho jAtI vaha apane adhikAra evaM kartavya ko nahIM samajha sakatI kisI bhI deza ke nAgarikoM kA ajJAnAndhakAra meM par3e rahane kA artha deza ko pragati ke patha se vaMcita karanA hai| sAkSaratA kA pracAra vigat 1937I0 meM jaba deza ke kaI prAntoM meM prathama bAra rASTrIya sarakAra kI sthApanA huI to nirakSaratA ko dUra karane ke lie praur3ha zikSA kI vyavasthA kI gayI, jisakA pramukha lakSya deza se nirakSaratA ko dUra bhagAnA thaa| yaha sAkSaratA Andolana una dinoM jora-zora se cala par3A thA aura prAyaH pratyeka gA~va meM sAyaMkAla ke samaya prauDhoM ko sAkSara banAne kA kArya hotA thaa| sarakAra ne isake lie kAphI rupaye bhI kharca kiye aura pratyeka zikSaka kA mAsika vetana dene ke atirikta maukoM ke lie pustakAlaya kholane kI bhI vyavasthA kI ina pustakAlayoM meM praudoM ke upayoga ke lie vizeSa prakAra kI pustakeM prakAzita kI gyiiN| sAkSaratA- dezonnati kA sAdhana : isa prakAra rAtri pAThazAlAoM ke dvArA kaI lAkha vyakti sAkSara banAye gaye aura isa kArya meM deza ke chAtra-chAtrAoM ne bhI sevA kI bhAvanA se sahayoga kiyaa| jisa krama meM sAkSaratA Andolana prArambha kiyA thA, yadi vaha krama aba taka banA rahatA to deza ke zat-pratizata loga sAkSara ho gaye hote| abhI bhAratavarSa meM sAkSaroM kI saMkhyA 62 pratizata hai| sAkSaratA zikSA kA prathama sopAna hai| avidyAndhakAra meM par3e rahane se koI bhI deza unnati nahIM kara sktaa| zikSA ke dvArA jJAna-vRddhi hotI hai tathA ve svayaM apanI unnati kA mArga pariSkRta karate haiN| ataH deza kI bhalAI ko dRSTigata rakhate hue sabhI logoM ko sAkSara banAne kI ceSTA avazya karanI caahie| hama svataMtra bhArata ke nAgarikoM kA kartavya hai ki hara prakAra se nirakSaratA ko dUra karane meM sahayoga deN| UNITY IS Strongthi rItikA balasAriyA, 11 bI vidyAlaya khaNDa / 47 Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jyoti zrImAla, navam a devarAnI jhaTa bolInahIM, sacina-sA krikeTara bnaayeNge| dhIre-dhIre vakta bItane lagA, par3ane lagI phira saMbaMdhoM meM darAra, jaba A gayA mana meM ahaMkAra, pahalI kakSA kA pariNAma AyA thaa| jeThAnI kA putra prathama AyA thaa| devarAnI kI beTI ne karizmA dikhalAyA, tInoM sekzanoM meM sabase U~cA sthAna paayaa| parantu nija suta kakSA meM paMcama thA, kyoMki vaha krikeTa TIma kA kaipTana thaa| jeThAnI ne rasagulloM kA paikeTa ma~gavAyA thA, saMga rasagulloM ke TaoNphI kA rauba dikhAyA thA, devarAnI ne samosoM kA bhoja diyA thA, samosoM ke saMga beTI kA riz2alTa bheja diyA thaa| usake beTe kA kapa skUla ne rakha liyA thaa| sirpha riz2alTa aura eka tohaphA bheja diyA thaa| phira niyati bana gayI thI dila hI dila meM ghulanA, kyoMki hone lagI thI bAta-bAta meM tulnaa| bhAiyoM meM bhI par3a gayI darAra, kAraNa thA patniyoM kA ahaMkAra; darAra kA huA yaha pariNAmaeka parivAra ke ho gaye tIna mkaan| beTA isa varSa sAre skUla meM prathama thaa| yadi na par3I hotI riztoM meM darAra; to Aja milatA use sabakA pyaar| chIna liyA ahaMkAra nebar3oM kA daiva durlabha AzIrvAda / / ahaMkAra kA pariNAma beTe ne pUchA-mA~ kyoM nahIM calatI ho cAcA-cAcI ke pAsa, yAda bahuta AtI hai dAdA dAdI kii| mA~ kI A~kheM barasane lagIM, bItI bAteM yAda Ane lgiiN| uttara diyA-beTA thor3A aura vakta nikala jAne de| terA sAlAnA riz2alTa to Ane de|| beTe kA ceharA kumhalA gayA, baiTa baoNla uThAyA aura calA gyaa| mA~ ko yAda Ane lagA apanA vaha sukhI sNsaar| hA~, kabhI thA usakA bhI ha~satA khelatA saMyukta parivAra, bItI ghar3iyA~ yAda Ane lagIM; a~khiyA~ bhara ke bahane lgiiN| usake gRhapraveza para jeThAnI ne bar3hakara gale lagAyA thA, devarAnI ke Agamana para svayaM usane isa rasma ko nibhAyA thA, jeThAnI meM bar3I bahana kA rUpa samAyA thaa| devarAnI meM apanI sakhI ko pAyA thaa| kaise milakara manAte the dIvAlI, raMgoM kI phuhAra lekara AtI thI holI, putra janma para sArA parivAra khilakhilAyA thaa| sAsa sasura kA mAno bacapana lauTa AyA thaa| pahale jeThAnI ne hI to isake mu~ha se 'mA~' sunA thaa| devarAnI ne bhI kitanA suMdara sapanA bunA thaa| goda meM lekara bhAbhI bolI thIMbhaI ise to iMjiniyara banAyeMge, vidyAlaya khaNDa/48 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itihAsa ke Aine meM amara caudharI, navam a unakI saMkhyA bahuta kama thii| samAja meM unheM pratiSThA nahIM milatI thii| isa pariprekSya meM dharma aura dhArmikatA ko bahuta mahatva diyA jAtA thaa| sabhI paramparAoM meM sAdhuoM kI bahulatA thii| zakti ke upAsaka vItarAgatA ko anivArya nahIM mAnate the| AdhyAtmika dhArA meM vItarAga kA honA anivArya samajhA jAtA thaa| mahAvIra bhagavAna ne upadeza diyA hai ki jIvana kI saphalatA ke do vizAla stambha haiM- jJAna aura shkti| Aja ke vartamAna yuga meM yaha upadeza caritArtha hotA hai| Aja ke yuga meM vahI vyakti saphala hotA hai jo jJAnI hone ke sAtha-sAtha zaktizAlI bhI ho| zaktihIna jJAna, dayanIya aura jJAnahIna zakti bhayaMkara hotI hai| donoM kA yoga hone para donoM samartha aura abhaya bana jAte haiN| jJAna bhI parAkrama kA eka aMga hai| parAkrama-zUnya vyakti jJAna arjita nahIM kara sakatA aura parAkrama kA ucita upayoga ajJAnI vyakti nahIM kara sktaa| donoM kI sArthakatA donoM ke samanvaya meM hai| isa duniyA meM kucha bAteM aisI hotI haiM, jina para hama sahasA vizvAsa nahIM krte| hama unhIM bAtoM para vizvAsa karate haiM jinase paricita haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki 'sthUla jagat ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra sthUla vyavahAra hI acchA hai|' jo vartamAna ke lie saTIka hai| yahA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra vartamAna yuga meM bhI utane hI samIcIna haiM jitanA jo jaisA karatA hai usake sAtha bhI vaisA hI ho, vo yahI cAhatA hai| ve usa samaya the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kA adhyayana karane para cetanA kI jyoti na ho to koI vyakti jyotiSmAna nahIM ho hama dekheMge ki unakA samasta jIvana satya kI khoja aura usake sktaa| cetanA kI jyoti ke sAtha-sAtha dhyAna evaM saMyama kI bhAvanA pratisthApana meM hI vyatIta huaa| sAdhanA ke itihAsa meM bhagavAna jaise kA honA bhI anivArya hai| ina donoM ke binA vaha prakaTa nahIM hotii| mahAna tapasvI virale hI mileNge| mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM meM vizva kI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bhASA meM jahA~ ahiMsA hai vahA~ aparigraha samasta vicAradhArAoM ke samanvaya kI kSamatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jur3A huA hai| jahA~ aparigraha hai vahA~ ahiMsA jur3I huI hai| Aja rAjaku-gara hote hue bhI sAmAnya jAti ke duHkhoM ko najadIka se sattA aura dhana ke saMgraha se pratihiMsA hotI hai taba hama socate haiM ki samajhA thaa| unakA jIvana sAdagI bharA thaa| Aja vartamAna meM hamaloga hiMsA bar3ha rahI hai| bhagavAna kI bhASA meM yaha bar3hI huI hiMsA ke prati vyavahAra ke stara para socate haiM aura pravRtti tathA nivRtti ko vibhakta hiMsA hai| Aja kA cintana mahAvIra kI usa bhASA ko doharA rahA kara dete haiN| mahAvIra ke jIvana kA adhyayana karane se patA calatA hai ki hiMsA kI vRddhi ko rokane ke lie sattA aura dhana ke hai ki bhAratIya jIvana meM puruSArtha kI preraNA dene vAloM meM bhagavAna ekAdhikAra ko rokanA Avazyaka hai| mahAvIra ne ise rokane kA mahAvIra agraNI haiN| upAya batAyA thA, "hRdaya privrtn'| Aja ke rAjanItika dArzanikoM bhagavAna mahAvIra ko itihAsa ke Aine meM dekhane ke lie hameM ne isakA upAya batAyA hai, 'dNdd-shkti'| kintu daMDa-zakti kA vartamAna kI sthitiyoM aura mahAvIrajI ke jIvanakAla kI sthitiyoM kA prayoga hone ke bAda aba yaha vicAra bIja aMkurita ho rahA hai ki tulanAtmaka adhyayana karanA hogaa| parivartana jagat kI niyati hai, aisI janatA kA vicAra badale binA daMDa-zakti saphala nahIM ho sktii| niyati ki jise koI TAla nahIM sakatA hai| jahA~ parivartana hai vahA~ isalie itihAsa ke sAtha vartamAna ke lie bhI mahAvIra kA upadeza unnati aura avanati bhI Avazyaka hai| arthAta, utAra-car3hAva bhI bilkula satya hai| anivArya hai| isa niyati cakra meM koI bhI ekarUpa nahIM raha sktaa| mahAvIra manuSya kI svatantratA kA apaharaNa nahIM cAhate the| __mahAvIra kA kAla dharma kI pradhAnatA kA yuga thaa| rAjA aura svataMtratA kA apaharaNa hiMsA hai aura jahA~ hiMsA hai vahA~ samasyA hai, prajA saba dharma meM vizvAsa karate the| dharma kI sattA rAjya kI sattA duHkha hai| aisA mahAvIra kA mAnanA thaa| isa duHkha se chuTakArA pAne se Upara thii| dharma ko asvIkAra karane vAle vyakti bhI the| para ke lie mahAvIra ne AtmAnuzAsana kA sUtra diyA hai| unhoMne kahAzikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/49 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . SPONDI apane Apako anuzAsita kro| apane Apako anuzAsita karanA isa samaya mAnava samAja ko prakAzita karate rahe, kara rahe haiM aura sabase kaThina hai| apane Apako anuzAsita karane vAlA vartamAna karate rheNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apanI sAdhanA ke dvArA dharma aura aura bhaviSya meM jIvana kI donoM dhArAoM meM sukhI rahatA hai| saMyamatA kI aisI jyoti jalAI jo Aja bhI satya tathA karma ke bhagavAna mahAvIra ne satya kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai| unhoMne prajA IMdhana se lagAtAra jala rahI hai| hita ke lie kucha satyoM kA pratipAdana kiyaa| unakI vANI ko usa bhagavAna ke jIvana darzana meM zAzvat aura sAmayika donoM satya yuga kI janatA ne apnaayaa| kintu koI bhI nayA vicAra usa samaya vyakta hue haiN| Aja kA yathArthavAdI yuga unake dvArA abhivyakta ekasAtha samAja-mAnya nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA aura yathArtha kI kriyAnvita kA upayukta samaya hai| svataMtratA, sApekSatA, saMyama kI jo dhArA pravAhita kI thI, vaha unake nirvANa kI do sahaastitva, samanvaya, samatvAnubhUti jaise tatva Aja jAne anajAne zatAbdiyA~ bItate-bItate zithila hone lgii| lokapriya banate jA rahe haiN| isa sahaja dhArA meM hama eka dhArA aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ne karma kI zakti ko svIkAra kiyA, para use milAyeM jisase vaha mahApravAha bana mAnava jIvana kI urvarA bhUmi ko sarvocca zakti ke rUpa meM mAnyatA nahIM dii| karma kA udaya samaya para ahiMsA aura anekAMta kA siMcana de ske| vaha siMcana hama sabake hI nahIM hotA, usase pahale bhI ho sakatA hai| yadi usakA udaya lie, samUce vizva ke lie kalyANakArI hogaa| niyata samaya para hI ho to, karmavAda eka prakAra kA niyativAda hI ho jAtA hai| niyativAda meM puruSArtha kI sArthakatA nahIM hotii| mahAvIra ne batAyA kI manuSya apane AMtarika prayatna se baMdhe hue karma kI avadhi ko ghaTA bhI sakatA hai aura bar3hA bhI sakatA hai| karma ke isa siddhAMta ne manuSya ko nirAzA, akarmaNyatA aura parAdhInatA kI manovRti se bcaayaa| yadi vartamAna kA puruSArtha sat ho to atIta ke azubha karma-saMskAroM ko kSINa kara yA zubha meM badalakara manuSya andhakAra meM prakAza lA sakatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yaha AbhAsa karAyA ki manuSya karma ke adhIna nahIM hai, karma usakI adhInatA kA nimitta hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne adhyAtma kI bhUmikA para kahA thA-"maiM saMyama aura tapa ke dvArA apane Apa para zAsana karU~, yaha mere lie acchA hai, koI dUsarA DaMDe ke dvArA mujha para zAsana kare, yaha mere lie zarmanAka bAta hai|" svatantratA kA yaha vicAra vyavahAra kI bhUmikA para vikasita huaa| upanivezavAda ke viruddha krAMti huii| pratyeka deza svatantratA ke lie Andolita ho uThA aura vartamAna vizva kA bar3A bhAga Aja svataMtra hai| Aja viSamatA bhI samatA ke AcaraNa meM hI pala sakatI hai| vartamAna meM ina vicAroM ke sAtha kisI kA nAma jur3A nahIM hai| ye yA isI koTi ke vicAra vizva ke anya mahApuruSoM ne bhI diye haiN| para anusaMdhAna karane para patA calegA ki ina vicAroM ke pIche bhagavAna mahAvIra ke anubhavoM aura vANI kA kitanA bar3A bala hai| jisa prakAra sUrya ke udaya hone para aMdhakAra dUra bhAga jAtA hai aura cAroM tarapha prakAza phaila jAtA hai| usI taraha mahAvIra kA janma bhI IsA pUrva 877 meM sUrya kI taraha haa| unhoMne apane kiraNarUpI upadezoM se sArI duniyA ko prakAzita kiyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra rUpI sUrya ke IsA pUrva 777 meM asta ho jAne ke bAda bhI unake upadeza vidyAlaya khaNDa/50 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - saccidAnanda dUbe, navam ga 0 aMkura dhAnukA, SaSTam ba gurU (zikSaka) maiM pahale hamAre deza ke mahAn kavi kabIradAsajI kI eka paMkti prastuta karanA cAhU~gA gurU govinda doU khar3e, kAke lAgUM paay| balihArI gurU Apane, govinda diyo batAya / gurU pAnI kI taraha nirmala aura svaccha hotA hai| gurU jJAna se paripUrNa hotA hai| ye hameM bhI jJAna ke mArga para calAnA cAhate haiM aura apane sabhI chAtroM ko apane se bar3A banAne kI ummIda rakhate haiN| ___ nadI jisa taraha se apane lie jala saMcayana na kara pyAsoM ko pAnI pilAtI hai, usI taraha gurU apane chAtroM ko apanA sArA jJAna pradAna kara denA cAhatA hai| __ jaise per3a apane lie kucha nahIM rkhtaa| rAste ke nivAsiyoM ko chAyA pradAna karatA hai, jIne ke lie AksIjana detA hai aura hameM khAne ke lie phala detA hai, vaise hI gurU hameM bar3A banAne ke lie jJAna detA hai| gurU svArthI nahIM hotaa| isalie gurU ko bhagavAn se bhI bar3I mAnyatA dI gaI hai| kabIra ne to yaha kahA hai dharatI saba kAgaja karUM, lekhanI saba banarAya; sAta samudra masi karUM, guru guNa likhA na jAya / baccoM dezabhakta bana jAnA bacco! deza bhakta bana jAnA, bhArata mA~ kI lAja bacAnA, jisakA deza bar3A hotA hai, tana kara vahI khar3A hotA hai, roTI-roTI mata cillAnA / roTI to hai mAtra bahAnA, pahale deza bAda meM saba kucha, yahI pATha tuma par3hate jaanaa| baccoM! deza bhakta bana jAnA, tuma hI ho rANA pratApa, tuma hI ho isa bAga ke mAlI / isakI rakSA hI jIvana hai, yahI apanA tana-mana-dhana hai| kabhI na pIche tuma mur3a jAnA baccoM! deza bhakta bana jAnA, bhArata mA~ kI lAja bcaanaa| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/51 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sandIpa zarmA, dazam ba AzISa, aMkita, SaSTama ba cuTakule relagAr3I ke TikaTa cekara ne eka yAtrI se kahA, bhAI ApakA TikaTa to kolakAtA kA hai para yaha gAr3I to muMbaI jA rahI hai| __yAtrI- gAr3I muMbaI jAe yA dillI, isase mujhe kyA, isameM to gAr3I calAne vAle kI galatI hai| eka patnI ne apane pati se kahA jAo aura eka-eka rupaye ke AlU aura pyAja lekara aao| patnI- AlU pyAja laae| pati- nhiiN| patnI- kyoM? pati- kyoMki tumane yaha nahIM kahA thA ki kisa rupaye kA AlU lAU~ aura kisa rupaye kA pyaaj| zikSaka chAtra ko mArate haiN| chAtra kahatA hai ki zikSaka mahodaya Apako mAlUma nahIM hai ki mujhe jora kA jhaTakA dhIre se lagatA hai| cuTakule naukarAnI-khAnA banAne ke bAda mehamAnoM se kyA kahU~, khAnA taiyAra hai yA khAnA khA liijie| mAlakina-yadi kala jaisA khAnA banA ho, to kahanA ki khAnA bekAra hai| a en gran MICKEY MOUSE rameza- samajha meM nahIM A rahA ki citrakAra ne yaha dRzya sUryodaya kA banAyA hai yA sUryAsta kaa| sureza-sUryAsta kA hI hogaa| isakA citrakAra dasa baje se pahale sokara nahIM utthtaa| rekhA- Aja ke pepara meM mujhe kucha nahIM AtA thaa| maiMne korA kAgaja hI jamA kara diyaa| nehA- he bhagavAna, sabhI samajheMge, tUne merI nakala kI hai| ajaya- kyA tumhAre pApA pApar3a belate haiN| vijaya- hA~, shaayd| kala pApA mammI se kaha to rahe the ki ghara ko calAne ke lie mujhe bahuta pApar3a belane par3ate haiN| mA~-pappU, tumheM aisA koI kAma nahIM karanA cAhie ki piTanA SAS gudana pdd'e| AN ___ pappU- ThIka hai, mA~ Aja maiM skUla nahIM jaauuNgaa| vahA~ mAsTarajI piTAI karate haiN| adhyApaka- prakAza kI kiraNa kA vAkya meM prayoga kro| chAtrA- mere par3osI prakAza kI kiraNa se zAdI hone vAlI hai| vidyAlaya khaNDa/52 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 minkI agravAla, paMcam ba duHkha iMsAna kI jindagI meM duHkha kA sailAba AtA hai, taba vaha apanI vAstavikatA se bekhabara ho jAtA hai| dina meM tAre najara Ate haiM, rAta ko sUrya dikhatA hai| apanoM kI bAteM jahara lagatI haiM, khuda para kahara bana barasatI haiM / du:khoM kA kyA hai nidAna, batA de o, bhagavAna / tAki kara dUM maiM, jagat se du:khoM kA nidAna / paMdraha agasta paMdraha agasta AyA hai, vIroM kI yAda dilAyA hai| Ao milakara khuzI manAe~, khuda ha~se auroM ko bhI ha~sAe~ / sabako prema kA pATha par3hAe~, hama saba milakara nAceM gAe~ / nATaka kheleM nRtya kareM, bhASaNa deM aura kavitA kreN| deza rakSA kI zapatha leM, niraMtara Age bar3hate cleN| HA TO zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/53 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praNaveza mizra ko praNAma kara letA huuN| nagara meM praveza se pahale gaMgA mAtA ke darzana hote haiM, jinheM dekhane mAtra se mana ke sAre maila dhula jAte haiM evaM zarIra UrjA-sphUrta ho uThatA hai| gaMgA, yamunA aura adRzya sarasvatI kA saMgama paurANika kAla se apane dhArmika mahatva ke lie prasiddha hai| pratyeka varSa mAgha mAsa meM kumbha snAna meM zarIka hone anaginata zraddhAlu yahA~ Ate haiN| hAr3a kaiMpA dene vAlI ThaNDa meM bhI zraddhAluoM kI zraddhA-bhakti dekhate banatI hai| gaMgA jala ke sparza mAtra se samasta mAnasika aura zArIrika vyAdhi se mukti pAne kI kAmanA lie dharmAnurAgI apanI aTUTa AsthA kA paricaya isa mele meM dete haiN| naye aura aparicita zraddhAlu isa sthAna para pahu~ca kara apanA jIvana sArthaka samajhate haiN| saMgama taTa para avasthita akabara kA kilA bhI apane mugalakAlIna aitihAsika mahatva kI yAda dilAtA hai| prayAga darzana ke pazcAt hama sabhI apane gantavya kI ora agrasara hue| ilAhAbAda se citrakUTa jAne ke do mArga haiN| eka ilAhAbAda se rIvA~ hote hue satanA ke pAsa se jisakI dUrI 190 anasaiyA kA Ara ki.mI. hai| dasarA mArga ilAhAbAda se sIdhe citrakaTa ke lie hai mAnasa praNetA santa ziromaNi gosvAmI tulasIdAsa kI jisakI dUrI 100 ki.mI. ke karIba hai| ilAhAbAda se citrakUTa sAdhanAsthalI citrakUTa jAne aura dekhane kI merI prabala kAmanA bacapana kA pahADI mArga prAkRtika sampadA se sampanna hai| bIca-bIca meM se thii| para, aise suyoga jIvana meM bar3e durlabha hote haiN| tamAma kozizoM parvatakhaNDa dikhAI par3a jA rahe the evaM sar3aka ke agala-bagala bahane ke bAvajUda aise suyoga sulabha nahIM ho paate| merI icchA kaba pUrNa vAlI nadiyA~ aura nAle bhI bar3e mohaka laga rahe the| jinheM sar3aka ke hogI yaha maiM nahIM jAnatA thaa| vahA~ jAne kI merI icchA aura bhI eka kinAre se dUsarI ora pAra karane kI dRSTi se sAmAnya dharAtala balavatI hotI jA rahI thii| se gahare pula bane hue the| sthAnIya bolacAla kI bhASA meM vahA~ ke san 2001 ke zItAvakAza disambara mahIne meM apane paitRka loga aise pala ko rapaTTA kahate haiN| ilAhAbAda se tIsa-cAlIsa nivAsa para pahu~cane kA avasara milaa| vahA~ pahu~cane para parivAra vAloM ki.mI. dakSiNa pazcima meM jAne ke bAda bahuta dUra-dUra para gA~va ke sAtha acAnaka citrakUTa hote hue anasuiyA Azrama jAne kI dikhAI par3ate haiM, isalie dina meM bhI sar3aka vIrAna, sunasAna rahatI yojanA bana gyii| 29 disambara ko vahA~ jAne kA dina nizcita huaa| hai| kucha-kucha dera bAda kucheka gAr3iyA~ dikhAI par3a jAtI haiN| khetihara cira pratikSita kAmanA mUrta rUpa prApta karane jA rahI thii| saMcita puNya- aura majadara bhI bahata kama najara Ate haiN| kahIM-kahIM choTI pahAr3iyoM pUMjI kA bhaNDAra apane prApya kA saMyoga pA rahA thaa| mere liye yaha ke bIca se sar3aka gujaratI hai to mana zAnta ho uThatA hai| taraha-taraha vizeSa garva kA viSaya thA, kyoMki yaha merI pahalI yAtrA thI, jabaki ke prazna mana meM paidA hone lagate haiN| isI taraha mana meM taraha-taraha kI parivAra ke sabhI sadasya vahA~ jAne kA suavasara prApta kara cuke the| jijJAsA lie hama sabhI Age bar3hate jA rahe the, gantavya nikaTa A 29 disambara ko prAta:kAla harSollAsa ke sAtha nijI vAhana ke rahya thaa| dvArA hamane vahA~ ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| rAste meM par3ane vAle dhArmika- citrakUTa mahatvapUrNa jagaha hone ke kAraNa jilA banA diyA gayA sthala apane aitihAsika mahatva ke lie prasiddha haiN| sarvaprathama hai para choTI aura avikasita jagaha hone ke kAraNa usakA jilA tIrtharAja prayAga meM par3Ava thA, jo mere lie vizeSa mahatva kA sthAna mukhyAlaya karbI banAyA gayA hai jo citrakUTa se karIba 15 ki.mI. hai, kyoMki merI zikSA kA AdhAra yahI nagara hai| isI nagara ke kI dUrI para hai| ilAhAbAda se jAne para pahale karbI par3atA hai, isake vizvavidyAlaya kA maiM snAtaka huuN| jaba kabhI isa nagara ke irda-girda bAda citrakUTa AtA hai| karbI bhI dUsarI jagahoM kI tulanA meM choTA hotA hU~ adhyayana kAla ke bitAye hue dina anAyAsa hI smRti paTala zahara hai, para usa ilAke kA bar3A zahara hone ke kAraNa jilA para ubhara jAte haiN| isI bahAne tIrtharAja evaM zikSA kI prAcIna nagarI / mukhyAlaya banane kA gaurava prApta kara sakA hai| karbI zahara se jaise vidyAlaya khaNDa/54 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise Age bar3ha rahe the, mAnasa racayitA gosvAmIjI kI yAda mana meM uttara pradeza ke pUrvAJcala sthita gorakhapura jile ke vibhAjita thirakane lagI thI, unakA ceharA, unakI sAdhanA jaise saba A~khoM ke devariyA jile ke choTe se gA~va rAmakolA meM janme paramazraddheya svAmI sAmane nAcane laga gaye the| hama citrakUTa pahu~ca gye| nistabdha nIrava paramAnandajI mahArAja bacapana se hI apane kriyA kalApoM ke kAraNa nagarI jaise gosvAmIjI kI sAdhanA meM vyavadhAna ke bhaya se zAnta ho logoM meM advitIya bana gaye the| unakI zraddhA-bhakti jana-mAnasa se dUra gayI ho| lagatA hI nahIM ki yahA~ janamAnasa kA kolAhala hotA ho| thii| koI unake Izvara-prema ko samajha nahIM pAtA thaa| usI gA~va meM jana-kolAhala se dUra hone ke kAraNa gosvAmIjI ne apanI bhakti- eka laMgaDU bAbA the jo bAlaka kI daivIya sattA ko samajhate the, bhAvanA ko sAkAra karane ke lie tapasyAsthalI ke rUpa meM ise cunA jinakI preraNA se bAlaka paravartI dinoM meM gRhastha Azrama chor3akara hogA, jo unakI Izvara anurakta bhAvanA ko poSaNa detI rahI hogii| sanyAsa grahaNa kara skaa| citrakUTa nagara mandAkinI gaMgA ke ubhaya kinAre para basA huA hai| bacapana se Izvara bhakti meM lIna hone ke kAraNa kisI pathamandAkinI ke taTa para rAmaghATa atyanta mohaka sthAna hai| citrakUTa pradarzaka kI AvazyakatA to unheM thI nahIM, preraNAsvarUpa laMgaDU bAbA caurAsI kosa meM phailA huA prAkRtika suSamA sampanna sthala hai| rAmaghATa, mila hI gae the| bAlaka gRhastha Azrama meM rahate hue bhI sAdhanA ke jAnakI kuMDa, hanumAna dhArA, sphaTika zilA Adi aise aura dRzya haiM lie Atura rahatA thaa| antataH eka dina aisA AyA jaba gRhasthI jo citrakUTa kI paurANika mahattA kA paricaya dete haiN| citrakUTa ke ke sampUrNa dAyitva se nivRtta hokara, sanyAsa dharma grahaNa kara bAlaka caturdika paMcakrozI sthAna hai, jo sATha-sattara kilomITara ke kSetraphala ne paribhramaNa Arambha kara diyaa| meM phailA huA hai| mandAkinI ke taTa para prAya: sabhI sthAna eka ke bAda paribhramaNa kAla meM unheM kisI niyata sthAna kI kAmanA to thI eka base hue haiM, jo citrakUTa jAne vAle dharmAnurAgiyoM kI zraddhA ko nahIM, jidhara Adeza hotA udhara cale jaate| isI krama meM vicaraNa uddIpta karate haiM evaM usa santa ziromaNi kI, rAma bhakti kI saguNa karate unhoMne samasta bhArata kA bhramaNa kiyaa| sarvaprathama unhoMne apanI mArgI dhArA ko sarvocca AsanAsIna karatI hai| hara mAnasa anurAgI isa yAtrA ayodhyA se Arambha kI, isake bAda jo bhI sthAna rAste meM par3A sthAna para pahu~ca kara apanA jIvana sArthaka samajhatA hai| usase hote hue ve Age bar3hate ge| paribhramaNa kAla meM unhoMne __ yAtrA kA dUsarA parva zuru hotA hai citrakUTa se anasuiyA ke gorakhapura, jaunapura, kAzI, prayAga, ayodhyA, kalakattA, bambaI, jammU lie| satI anasuiyA Azrama paurANika kAla se mahatvapUrNa hai| RSi kazmIra se hote hue himAlaya ke barphIle pradeza meM samaya bitAyA aura atri tathA unakI patnI anasuiyA kI sAdhanA sthalI yahI sthAna hai| anAsakta bhAva se Izvara kI sattA se sAkSAtkAra karane ke lie ve unake samakAlIna anya RSi muniyoM ne bhI apanI sAdhanA evaM bhakti satat Age bar3hate rhe| ke bala para isa sthAna ko pavitra banAyA hai| apanI paurANika mahattA isI yAtrA krama meM svAmIjI ne anta:karaNa kI preraNA se sphUrta ke atirikta satI anasuiyA Azrama Aja dharmAnuyAyiyoM ke lie hokara ayodhyA meM padArpaNa kiyA aura vahA~ se citrakUTa hote hue eka mahatvapUrNa sthAna bana gayA hai| isakI mahattA kaI rUpoM meM dikhAI anasuiyA parvata para apanA sthAyI Azrama banAkara rahane kA vicAra par3atI hai| anasuiyA Azrama kI vartamAna maryAdA paramahaMsa Azrama ke kiyaa| harSita mana se svAmIjI ne citrakUTa se anasuiyA Azrama taka sAtha jur3I hai, jo Aja vanya prAntara ke bIca cahala-pahala kA kendra kI yAtrA kI thii| unhoneM socA thA bhagavadbhakti kA sabase zAnta banA huA hai| Aja se kucha varSa pahale taka anasuiyA sthAna jaMgalI sthAna yahI ho sakatA hai| jantuoM kA aDDA mAtra thaa| para jana kolAhala hone ke kAraNa pazu- citrakUTa se anasuiyA jAne kA patha jaMgalI bIhar3a patha se thA, samAja vahA~ se apanI sattA sameTatA huA anyatra calA gyaa| ka~TIle rAste bar3e durgama the| usI durgama patha se hote hue svAmIjI ne mandAkinI taTa para vindhya parvata kI talahaTI meM avasthita paramahaMsa apanI kAmanA pUrti ke lie anasuiyA sthala ko cunA thA, jo usa Azrama Aja vizeSa rUpa se bhaktoM ke lie tIrthasthala banA huA hai| samaya kevala hiMsaka pazuoM kA kendra thaa| "bhautika moha-mAyA ke paurANika mahatva ke sAtha-sAtha isa sthAna kI sAmpratika mahattA bhaktoM jAla se nivRtta hokara manuSya jaba samarasa jIvana yApana karatA hai, ke lie AkarSaNa kA kendra hai| "santa mahAtmA jisa sthAna para pahu~cate taba pazu samAja meM bhI mAnavatA jhalakatI hai|" isI dRSTikoNa se haiM, vaha sthAna svata: tIrtha sthala bana jAtA hai|" apanI jIvana lIlA unhoMne usa jaMgala meM maMgala kI kAmanA se apanA Asana jamAyA thaa| vyatIta karate hue deza paribhramaNa karate hue svAmI paramahaMsajI mahArAja anasuiyA Azrama meM pahu~cane se pahale bhI svAmIjI niSNAta ho ne apanI lIlA aura sAdhanA sthalI ke rUpa meM isI sthAna ko adhika cuke the aura apane zuddha sAtvika santantva ke bala para vibhinna sthAnoM upayukta samajhakara yahIM rahanA ucita samajhA thaa| para pAkhaNDa ke darpa se dIpta tamAma bagulA-bhagatoM ko parAsta kara zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/55 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cuke the para ve kisI jAti yA sampradAya ke sAtha apane ko jor3anA nahIM cAhate the| anasuiyA Azrama meM jaba ve sthAyI nivAsa karane lage aura apanI bhakti sAdhanA ke bala para janamAnasa meM pUje jAne lage to deza ke samasta bhUbhAga se zraddhAlu ApakI caraNa-raja ke lie yahA~ Ane lge| apanI tejasvI prakRti ke bala para Apane jaMgala ko svarga banA diyA aura anAyAsa hI unakI bhakti sAdhanA se prabhAvita hokara sudUravartI gA~voM ke loga unakI ora AkarSita ho gye| bar3e-se-bar3e sAdhu mahAtmA Apake samparka meM Akara 'brahma' kI khoja meM lIna ho gaye / Apake dvArA basAyA gayA anasuiyA paramahaMsa Azrama Aja samasta deza ke zraddhAluoM aura darzanArthiyoM ke lie pUjanIya sthAna hai| svAmI paramahaMsajI ke suyogya ziSyoM ne unake AzIrvacana ko maryAdA maJjarI ke rUpa meM samasta deza meM phailAnA zurU kara diyA thaa| svAmIjI ke vartamAna Azrama saMcAlaka parama zraddheya svAmI bhagavAnandajI mahArAja samasta bhArata meM vyApta saikar3oM AzramoM kI vyavasthA dekha rahe haiM aura apanI sAdhanA bhakti ke bala para ziSyoM ko apane AzIrvAda se samRddha kara rahe haiN| svAmIjI ke darzana ke lie hI hama logoM ne anasuiyA kI yAtrA kA nizcaya kiyA thaa| yAtrA ke antima daura me citrakUTa se atyadhika sa~kare mArga se hote hue hama loga apane vAhana se anasuiyA pahu~ca ge| mAgha mahIne kI ThaNDa, dina ke tIna baje hI sandhyA kA svarUpa dikhAI par3a rahA thA / vindhya parvata kI prAkRtika suSamA sAvana kI - sI hariyAlI se ladI huI thii| parvata khaNDa ke nIce mandAkinI taTa para banA huA paramahaMsa Azrama jisa naisargika suSamA kI Ananda de rahA thA usakA varNana kalpanAtIta hai| Azrama kA samRddha saMsAra apanI pUrNatA kA paricaya de rahA thaa| vana prAntara kI nIravatA se AbhAsa ho rahA thA ki svAmIjI ne isI kAraNa isa sthAna ko cunA hogaa| Azrama meM pahu~cane para naye samAja kI jhalaka milane lagI / Azrama cAroM tarapha parvata se ghirA huA talahaTI meM basA huA hai| Aja anaginata loga usI Azrama meM rahakara apanI bhakti sAdhanA kara rahe haiM aura darzanArthiyoM ke lie preraka ho rahe haiN| Azrama se do tIna mIla kI dUrI para parvata kI talahaTI meM santoM kI sArasvata sattA ko sAkAra svarUpa dete svAmI bhagavAnandajI mahArAja apanI sAdhanA meM tallIna the| mAgha mahIne meM ka~pAne vAlI ThaNDa meM bhI sAdhAraNa-sA vastra dhAraNa kara mahala jaise rAjasika sukha kA parityAga kara svAmIjI sAdhanArata the dUra se hI unake darzana se hama saba kRta-kRtya ho utthe| jIvana kI saMcita puNya-pU~jI se hI aise santa mahAtmA ke darzana hote haiN| vidyAlaya khaNDa 56 parvata pradeza ke usa bhUkhaNDa meM hamalogoM kI upasthiti se unhoMne apanI sAdhanA ko virAma dete hue hamalogoM kA kuzala kSema pUchA aura prasAda dete hue puna: subaha milane ke dhyeya se Azrama meM rAta bitAne kA Adeza diyaa| unake hI eka ziSya ko chor3akara vahA~ anya kisI ko rahane kA avasara nahIM milatA / sAyaMkAla svAmIjI ke darzana ke pazcAt hama sabhI Azrama kI ora lauTa rahe the| jaMgala se cara kara vApasa lauTatI huI ra~bhAtI huI gAyoM kA anuzAsana dekhakara svAmIjI ke naiSTika saMskAra kA paricaya mila rahA thA, lagatA thA manuSyoM se jyAdA pazuoM ko unhoMne adhika sneha siMcita kiyA hai| Azrama meM rAta bhara Thaharane kI vyavasthA huii| mAgha mAsa kI pUrNimA kI rajanI meM cA~danI samasta vana prAntara ko Alokita kara rahI thii| dUra-dUra taka dikhAI par3ane vAle vRkSa jaise apanI mAdakatA meM vizrAma kara rahe hoM / Azrama ke anuzAsana svarUpa prasAda grahaNa kara rAtrizayana kiyA gyaa| nistabdha nIrava rajanI ne samasta vana prAntara kI dhvani ko apane aMka meM samAhita kara liyA thA brAhma velA meM hI caturdika dhvani saMcAra hone lgaa| hamane bhI apane-apane nityakarma se nivRtta hokara prabhAta velA meM mandAkinI ke uSNodaka meM snAna kiyaa| prakRti mAtA ne jaise apane bhaktoM kI cintA kAmanA se mandAkinI ke udaka ko zIta kA prahAra sahane ke lie uSNa banA diyA hai| prAtaH kAla Azrama kI AratI meM sabane bhAga liyaa| sUryodaya ho jAne para bhI cAroM tarapha se ghirA hone ke kAraNa aMdherA chAyA thaa| dhIre-dhIre bhagavAna bhAskara kI kiraNeM vRkSoM ke jhuramuTa ko cIratI huI pRthvI para par3ane lagIM jinakI upasthiti se dina hone kA AbhAsa hone lagA / subaha hama sabhI darzanArthI apanI maMgala kAmanA se prerita hokara svAmIjI ke darzanArthaM ge| vahA~ unhoMne hama sabhI ko apane snehopahAra dvArA siMcita kara diyA, roma-roma meM unakA AzIrvAda samAhita ho gyaa| vApasa lauTate samaya unhoMne hI hama logoM ko gupta godAvarI ke darzana kI AjJA dii| unhIM kI AjJA se hama sabhI gupta godAvarI ke darzanArtha gae jo vahA~ se bAraha kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| parvata kI guphA ke bIca yaha sthAna bahuta manorama hai| paurANika kAla se, rAma ke vanavAsa gamana se hI yaha sthAna atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai / gupta godAvarI ke darzana karate hue hama saba punaH anasuiyA Azrama ke darzana kI lAlasA mana meM lie apane nivAsa vApasa ho ge| anta meM yahI bAta mana meM AtI rahI, bar3e zubha muhUrta meM yAtrA Arambha kI gaI thii| saha-zikSaka zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sunbeam Manuel 7. When praying, don't give God instructions - just report on duty. 8. Don't wait for six strong men - help you on your eternal journey - 9. We don't change God's message. His message changes us. 10. When God ordains, He sustains. 11. Plan ahead - It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. 12. Most people want to serve God - but only in an advisory position. 13. Exercise daily - Walk with God. 14. Never give the devil a ride - he will always want to drive. 15. Nothing else ruins the truth. like stretching it. 16. He who angers you, controls you. 17. Worry is the dark room in which negatives can develop 18. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler. 19. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the Called. Asst. Teacher Shri Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah Beautiful One Liner 1. Give God what's right - not what's left. 2. Man's way leads to a hopeless end - God's way leads to an endless hope. 3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing. 4. He who kneels before God - can stand before anyone. 5. Don't put a question mark - where God puts a period. 6. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come and seek His help. zikhA tulasyAna, aSTam ba zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/57 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ruci mizra 10 -- pAnI eka camatkArika auSadhi hai : maMgala bhavana amaMgalahArI, dravahu so dazaratha ajira bihArI / dInadayAla virudavihArI, harahu nAtha mama saMkaTa bhArI / / kaI eka jAnalevA bImAriyoM ko dUra karane ke lie 'jApAnIja sikaneja esosiesana' ne pAnI dvArA atyanta sarala paddhati kI khoja kI hai| isa paddhati se pAnI pIne kA prayoga karane se kaI eka purAnI jAnalevA bImAriyoM ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| saradarda, blaDapresara, enImiyA (khUna kI kamI) gaThiyA, lakavA, hRdaya kI dhar3akana evaM behozI kapha khA~sI, damA evaM TI0 bI0 / hAIparaesiDiTI (amla pitta ) gaisa se sambandhita pecisa, kabjiyata, arsa, DAyabiTija (madhumeha) lIvara se sambandhita bImAriyAM / pAnI pIne kI vidhi -- rojAnA subaha jaldI uThakara binA muMha dhoye, baiTha kara 1.260 liTara (cAra bar3e glAsa) pAnI eka sAtha pI jAnA hai| pAnI pIne ke bAda Apa muMha dho athavA braza kara sakate haiN| yaha prayoga karane ke 45 minaTa bAda Apa nAztA kara sakate haiM lekina 2 ghaNTe bAda hI apanI icchAnusAra pAnI pI sakate haiN| isI taraha dopahara evaM rAta ke bhojana ke 2 ghaNTe bAda pAnI pI sakate haiN| bImAra evaM nAjuka svAsthyavAle vyakti yadi eka sAtha cAra glAsa pAnI na pI sakeM to pahale eka yA do glAsa pAnI se prayoga vidyAlaya khaNDa / 58 zuru kareM, phira dhIre-dhIre bar3hAkara eka se cAra glAsa pI jaayeN| isake bAda cAra glAsa pAnI niyamita rUpa se pInA jArI rkheN| jinheM vAtaroga yA gaThiyA roga (jor3oM kI bImAriyA~) kI takalIpha ho, unheM isa prayoga ko prathama eka saptAha taka dina meM tIna bAra karanA caahie| usake bAda dina meM eka bAra hI prayoga kreN| pAnI kA yaha prayoga atyanta hI sarala evaM sAdhAraNa hai| cAra glAsa pAnI eka sAtha pIne se zarIra para koI kuprabhAva (Side effect) nahIM par3atA hai| zuruAta ke kucha dinoM taka pAnI pIne ke bAda thor3I dera ke bAda 2, 3 bAra pezAba avazya AegA lekina bAda meM niyamita ho jaaegaa| saca to yaha hai ki isa prayoga kI bImAra evaM tandurusta vyakti donoM hI niyamita rUpa se kara sakate haiM bImAra isalie ki use tandurustI mile evaM tandurusta isalie ki kabhI bImAra na pdd'e| anubhavoM evaM parIkSaNoM ke pazcAt yaha dekhA gayA hai ki isa prayoga se alaga-alaga bImAriyoM ko nimna avadhi meM phAyadA huA hAIparaTenasana (blaDa presara ) DAyabiTIja (madhumeha) gaisa kI takalIpha kainsara kabjiyata TI.bI. 1 mahInA meM 5 mahInA meM 10 dinoM meM 6 mInA meM 10 dinoM meM 3 mahInA meM isa prayoga se lAbha uThAkara sabhI tandurusta ho sakate haiN| siyA rAmamaya saba jaga jaanii| karau pranAma jori juga pAnI / / noTa : pAnI rAta meM tAMbe ke bartana meM rakhA jAve aura prAta: kAla usI ko pIne se adhika lAbhadAyaka hogaa| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - satyendra mizra, bI. i. AI. TI. (prathama varSa) kAma kA ba~TavArA jo manuSya apane kArya ko, ThIka taraha se samajha kara yogyatApUrvaka saMpAdita karatA hai, prApta dAyitvoM kA yathocita saMrakSaNa evaM vikAsa karatA hai, vaha saba jagaha saphalatA evaM sammAna prApta karatA hai| rAjagRha meM eka dhannA sArthavAha rahatA thaa| vaha vaibhavazAlI bhI thA aura buddhimAna bhii| usakI bhadrA nAma kI patnI bar3I suzIla aura gRhakArya meM nipuNa thI / dhannA seTha ke cAra putra the- dhanapAla, dhanadeva, dhanagopa aura dhanarakSita / cAroM putroM kI cAra patniyA~ thIM- ujjhikA, bhogavatI, rakSikA aura rohiNI / yaha bharA pUrA parivAra bahuta hI sampanna aura sukhI thA / eka dina sArthavAha ke mana meM vicAra uThA- "merA zarIra jarjara hone laga gayA hai, na jAne kisa dina yaha sA~sa dagA de jAe ! parivAra aura ghara kI jimmedAriyA~ bahuta haiM, idhara karttavya-zakti kSINa ho rahI 'hai, ataH maiM apane jIvanakAla meM hI jimmedAriyoM kA kucha ba~TavArA kara dU~, to acchA ho| isase merI mRtyu ke bAda bhI parivAra kI saba vyavasthA ThIka banI rhegii| saba mila-julakara Ananda se rheNge|" kuTumba evaM parivAra kI sundara vyavasthA kA mUlAdhAra gRhalakSmiyoM para hai| ataH sArthavAha ne sabase pahale ghara kI jimmedArI putravadhuoM ko sauMpane kA nizcaya kiyA / kintu, kauna kisa kArya ke yogya hai, yaha dekha lenA bhI jarUrI thii| ataeva sArthavAha ne unakI zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka ruci aura yogyatA kI parIkSA kA eka manovaijJAnika tarIkA apanAyA / eka dina sArthavAha ne apane samasta parijanoM ko eka vizAla prItibhoja diyaa| bhoja ke bAda parijanoM ke samakSa usane apanI putravadhuoM ko bulaayaa| cAroM putravadhue~ sasura ke samakSa upasthita huIM aura unake caraNa chUkara vinamratApUrvaka eka ora khar3I ho gaI / sArthavAha ne putravadhuoM ko na koI mUlyavAna AbhUSaNa diyA aura na koI sundara vastra hI / usane unako diye dhAna (cAvala) ke pA~ca-pA~ca dAne aura kahA - "inheM sa~bhAla kara rakhanA, jaba mA~gUM taba mujhe vApisa lA kara denaa|" putravadhuoM ne dAne liye aura apane-apane sthAna para jAkara vicAra karane lagIM / pahalI putravadhU ujjhikA kA mana vRddha sasura ke isa vyavahAra aura Adeza para ha~sa pdd'aa| vicAra kiyA ki "isa samRddha ghara meM cAvaloM kA duSkAla to par3A nahIM hai! dhAna ke aneka koSThAgAra bhare par3e haiN| phira kyA jarUrata hai, inheM saMbhAla kara rakhane kI ? sasura ke mA~gane para pA~ca kyA, hajAra dAne bhI diye jA sakate haiN|" ataH usane dAne pheMka diye| dUsarI putravadhU ne socA- "sasurajI ne jaba itane samAroha ke sAtha ye dAne diye hai, to jarUra inameM kucha karAmAta honI caahie| ho sakatA hai, kisI siddha-puruSa kA prasAda hI ho, ataH khA lene cAhie / " usane dhAna chIlakara cAvala ke dAne khA lie| tIsarI kA mana bhI kucha isI prakAra ke vicAroM meM laga gayA ki- "sasura ne jaba inheM surakSita rakhane ko kahA hai, to avazya hI ye camatkArI dAne hoge|" vaha kucha adhika samajhadAra thI, usane dhAna ke dAne eka sundara vastra meM bA~dha kara apanI ratnakaraNDikA (ratnoM kI maMjUSA) meM sa~bhAla kara rakha die, tAki mA~gane para unheM turanta die jA skeN| cauthI bahU isa upakrama kI gaharAI meM utarane lagI- "sasurajI hajAroM meM eka buddhimAna haiN| unhoMne pA~ca dAne dene ke lie itanA bar3A samAroha nirarthaka to kiyA nahIM hogA ? avazya hI dAnoM ke pIche koI vizeSa prayojana honA caahie| ataH ina pA~ca dAnoM ke badale meM pA~ca lAkha yA pA~ca karor3a dAne diye jA sakeM, aisA upAya karanA caahie| jyoM ke tyoM pA~ca ke pA~ca hI dAne lauTAe, to kyA lauTAe ?" rohiNI kA prabuddha mAnasa ghaTanA kI sUkSmatA ko pakar3a rahA thaa| usane dhAna ke pA~coM dAne apane pitA ke ghara para bheja diye aura vizeSa DhaMga se una pA~ca dAnoM kI khetI karAne ke lie svataMtra vyavasthA karane ke lie bhI kahalA diyaa| vidyAlaya khaNDa / 59 Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUre cAra varSa bIta gae, pA~cavA~ cala rahA thaa| vRddha sArthavAha ko isa vaMza-vRkSa ko pallavita tathA puSpita karane kI kalA meM vaha purAnI bAta yAda ho aaii| aba usane parIkSA kA pariNAma jAnanA nipuNa hai| vaha sacamuca saMvardhana kI devI hai|" caahaa| puna: usI prakAra parijanoM evaM jJAtijanoM ko prItibhoja ke "Aja se rakSikA ko ghara kI cala-acala sampatti kI rakSA kA lie nimantrita kiyaa| sabako bhojana Adi se santuSTa karake cAroM dAyitva sauMpatA huuN| vaha ghara kI hara cIja ko sa~bhAlatI rahegI, vaha putravadhuoM ko bulAyA aura cAra varSa pUrva diye gae dhAna ke pA~ca-pA~ca saMrakSaNa meM kuzala hai|" dAnoM kI unheM yAda dilAte hue, unase pA~coM dAnoM ko vApisa maaNgaa| "bhogavatI ko parivAra ke khAna-pAna, rasoI Adi vyavasthA kA bar3I putravadhU ujjhikA bhItara gaI aura bhaMDAra meM se dhAna ke pA~ca pUrA dAyitva diyA jAtA hai| khAdya vibhAga usI ke jimme rhegaa|" dAne lAkara seTha ke hAtha meM rakha diye| seTha ne dAne hAtha meM lekara pUchA- "sabase bar3I bahU ajjhikA ko ghara kI saphAI aura svacchatA "putrI! kyA sacamuca ye dAne ve hI hai, jo maiMne tumheM diye the?" kA kAma sauMpA jAtA hai| vaha ghara kI saphAI kA dhyAna rkhegii| vaha ujjikA ne hAtha jor3akara kahA-"tAta! nahIM ve dAne to maiMne pheMkane kI kalA meM hoziyAra hai|" pheMka diye the, ye to nae dAne haiN|" sabhI parijana eka nayA vicAra, eka nayA anubhava lie lauTa ge| aba bhogavatI se dAne mA~ge gae, to usane bhI bhaMDAra se lAkara "jisameM jitanI yogyatA hai, vaha utanA hI apanA vikAsa kara sakatA pA~ca dAne sauMpa die| seTha ke pUchane para apane mana kI sahI sthiti hai|" seTha ne kAma kA ba~TavArA avasthA meM choTe-bar3e ke AdhAra para spaSTa karate hue kahA-"ve dAne to maine khA lie|" nahIM, balki unakI buddhi evaM yogyatA ke AdhAra para kiyaa| rakSikA kI ora seTha ne dekhA, to usane ratna-karaNDaka se pUrva chAtra, zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA nikAla kara dAne sasura ke sammukha rakhate hue kahA-"ye ve hI dAne haiM, jo Apane cAra varSa pUrva mujhe die the|" aba sabase choTI bahU rohiNI se dAne mA~ge gae, to usane vinaya pUrvaka kahA-"tAta! dAne taiyAra haiM, para unheM lAne ke lie bahutasI gAr3iyA~ caahieN|" rohiNI kI bAta para saba loga cakita the| sArthavAha ke cehare para brahmacaryasaMbaMdhI subhASita bhI Azcarya-mizrita prasatratA kI svarNa-rekhA camaka utthii| usane (dohe) pUchA-"putrI, isakA kyA matalaba hai? pA~ca dAnoM ke lie gAr3iyoM nIrakhIne navayauvanA, leza na viSayanidAna; kI kyA AvazyakatA hai?" gaNe kASThanI pUtaLI, te bhagavAna samAna / 1 rohiNI ne batalAyA ki kisa prakAra usane pitA ke yahA~ kheta A saghaLA saMsAranI, ramaNI nAyakarUpa; meM apanI eka alaga kyArI banavAkara pA~ca dAnoM kI khetI karavAI e tyAgI, tyAgyuM badhuM, kevaLa zokasvarUpa / 2 aura dhIre-dhIre cAra varSa meM ve itane ho gae haiM ki unheM Dhokara yahA~ taka lAne ke lie eka kyA, kaI gAr3iyA~ caahie| eka viSayane jItatAM, jItyo sau saMsAra; sArthavAha ne apane parijanoM kI ora dekhaa| sabhI ke mu~ha para nRpati jItatAM jItiye, daLa, pura ne adhikAra / 3 rohiNI kI prazaMsA thii| sabako sambodhita karate hue sArthavAha ne bhAvArtha-navayauvanA ko dekhakara jisake mana meM viSaya-vikAra kahA- "maine Apa sabako isIlie kaSTa diyA hai ki maiM apanI kA leza bhI udaya nahIM hotA aura jo use kATha kI putalI samajhatA putravadhuoM ko unakI yogyatAnusAra kAma kI jimmedAriyA~ sauMpa duuN| hai. vaha bhagavAna ke samAna hai / / 1 / / unakI kuzalatA aura kAryakSamatA kA anumAna Apa loga kara pAe isa sAre saMsAra kI nAyakarUpa ramaNI sarvathA duHkha-svarUpa hai; hoNge| maine jo unakI yogyatA kI parIkSA kI hai, usake anusAra jisane isakA tyAga kara diyA usane saba kacha tyAga diyA / / 2 / / unake kAma kA ba~TavArA kie detA huuN|" sArthavAha ke dhIra-gaMbhIra jaise eka napati ko jItane se usakA sainya, nagara aura nirNaya ko sunane ke lie saba utsuka ho rahe the| kAma kA ba~TavArA adhikAra jIte jAte haiM. vaise eka viSaya ko jItane se sArA saMsAra karate hue usane kahA- "sabase choTI bahU rohiNI hai, use gRha jItA jAtA hai / / 3 / / saMcAlana kI pUrNa jimmedArI detA huuN| isa gRha kI vaha svAminI hogii| vidyAlaya khaNDa/60 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazAnta mizra 11 vijJAna , mana va karma rAjarSi prasannacandra dhyAna meM baiThe hue the| ve Upara se to aise dIkhate the mAno AtmA yA paramAtmA meM citta ko lagAe hue haiM lekina vAstavika bAta kucha aura hI thii| rAjA zreNika ne prasannacandra RSi ko isa prakAra dhyAna meM baiThe dekhaa| use Azcarya huA ki isa RSi kA aisA pragAr3ha dhyAna hai! isa prakAra unake dhyAna se prabhAvita hokara rAjA ne bhagavAn se pUchA-prabho ! prasannacandra RSi kA jaisA dhyAna maine dekhA hai vaisA dhyAna kisI dUsare kA nahIM dekhaa| agara ve isa samaya zarIra kA tyAga kareM to kisa gati ko prApta hoM ? rAjA zreNika ke prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAn ne kahA- agara ve isa samaya kAla kareM to sAtaveM naraka meM jaaeN| yaha uttara sunakara zreNika ke Azcarya kA ThikAnA na rahA / usane pUchA-bhagavAn aisA kyoM? aura jaba aise dhyAnI mahAtmA sAtaveM naraka meM jAe~ge to mujha jaise pApI kI kyA gati hogI ? prabho! spaSTa rUpa se samajhAie ki saba se adhika vedanA vAle sAtaveM naraka meM ve mahAtmA kyoM jAe~ge ? bhagavAn ne gambhIratApUrvaka uttara diyA- rAjan! aba unakI bhAva sthiti badalI hai| ataeva isa samaya kAla kareM to sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM utpanna hoN| bhagavAn kI vANI para aTala zraddhA rakhatA huA bhI zreNika rAjA gar3abar3a meM par3a gyaa| usane socA kahIM sarvArthasiddha vimAna aura zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka kahA~ sAtavA~ nrk| donoM paraspara virodhI do siroM para haiN| eka sAMsArika sukha kA sarvottama dhyAna hai aura dUsarA duHkha kA nikRSTa sthAna hai| eka kA jIvana agale bhava meM mokSa jAnA hI hai aura dUsare se nikalane vAlA agale bhava meM mokSa jA hI nahIM sktaa| kSaNa bhara meM itanA bar3A bhArI privrtn| yaha kaise saMbhava hai ? isa prakAra socakara zreNika ne phira prazna kiyA-prabho abhI-abhI to Apane sAtaveM naraka ke lie kahA thA aura aba Apa sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM utpanna hone kI bAta kahate haiM, Akhira isakA kAraNa kyA hai? rAjA zreNika isa prakAra prazna kara hI rahA thA ki usI samaya devaduMdubhI kA zrutimadhura nirghoSa rAjA ke kAnoM meM sunAI diyaa| rAjA ne pUchA-prabho! yaha kuMdubhI kahA~ aura kyoM bajI hai? bhagavAn ne kahA- prasannacandra RSi sarvajJa ho gaye haiN| rAjA zreNika cakita raha gyaa| usane kala devAdhideva! kucha samajha meM nahIM aayaa| abhI Apane kahA thA ki abhI kAla kareM to sAtaveM naraka meM jAe~, phira kahA ki sarvArdhasiddha vimAna meM jAe~ aura aba Apa kahate haiM ki ve sarvajJa ho gae haiN| maiM isakA artha samajhanA cAhatA hU~ aura unakA carita sunane kI icchA karatA hU~ / mujha ajJa prANI para anugraha kiijie| bhagavAn ne kahA- rAjan ! prasannacandra RSi potanapura ke rAjA the| unheM saMsAra se vairAgya ho gayA aura ve saMyama grahaNa karane ke lie udyata hue| magara unake sAmane eka samasyA khar3I huI ki lar3akA abhI choTA hai| ise kisake sahAre chor3A jAye ? isa vicAra ke kAraNa saMyama grahaNa karane meM vilamba ho rahA thA parantu unake kisI hitaiSI ne athavA unake antarAtmA ne kahA ki dharmakArya meM r3hola nahIM karanA caahie| 'zubhasya zIghram' honA caahie| prasatracandra ne kahA- tumhArA kahanA ThIka hai mujhe saMsAra se virakti ho gaI hai aura vaha virakti UparI nahIM, bhItarI hai, kSaNika nahIM, sthAyI hai, magara bilamba kA kAraNa yaha hai ki putra choTA hai| use kisake bharose chor3A jAye ? prasannacandra ke isa kathana kA unheM uttara milA- agara Aja hI tumheM mRtyu A ghere to choTe bAlaka kI rakSA kauna karegA ? vairAgya ke sAtha moha-mamatA ke yaha vicAra zobhA nahIM dete| prasatracandra rAjarSi ko yaha kathana ThIka mAlUma huA aura unhoMne saMyama lene kI taiyArI kii| saMyama lene se pahale unhoMne apane pA~ca sau kAryakartAoM ko bulAkara unase kahA- yaha bAlaka choTA hai yaha tumhAre sahAre hai| jaba taka yaha bar3A na ho jAye, isako sa~bhAla kara rkhnaa| karmacAriyoM ne AzvAsana dete hue kahA ApakI AjJA pramANa hai| hama rAjakumAra kI saMbhAla kareMge aura prANa bhale hI de deMge magara inheM kisI prakAra kA kaSTa nahIM deNge| vidyAlaya khaNDa 61 Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasannacandra ne pUrNa vairAgya ke sAtha saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| magara aise rAjA zreNika kI utkaMThA aura bddh'ii| usane prazna kiyAutkaTa vairAgI kI bhAvanA meM bhI dUSaNa laga gayA thaa| ataeva tumhAre bhagavan! phira Apane sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM jAne ke lie kaise kahA? pUchane para maiMne yaha kahA thA ki yadi ve isa samaya kAla kareM to bhagavAn ne uttara diyA-prasanacandra dhyAna-mudrA meM baiThe-baiThe bhI sAtaveM naraka meM jaaveN| krodha ke Aveza meM Akara yuddha karane meM lage the| usI krodhAveza rAjA zreNika ne phira prazna kiyA-prabho! unakI bhAvanA kisa meM unakA hAtha apane mastaka para jA phuNcaa| unhoMne apane sira para prakAra dUSita huI? hAtha pherA to unheM vidita huA ki mere sira para keza nahIM haiN| yaha bhagavAna-jisa samaya tuma senA lekara yahA~ A rahe the, usa socate hI unheM sudha AI ki-are! maiM to tyAgI huuN| phira bhI aise samaya prasannacandra RSi dhyAna meM baiThe the| tuma apanI senA ke Age- prapaMca meM par3A huuN| maine jise tyAga diyA hai, usI ke lie phira saMsAra Age do AdamiyoM ko isalie calA rahe the ki ve bhUmi dekhate raheM meM jAne kI yA cintA karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? jise vamana aura koI jIva kucala na jaaye| donoM AdamI mArga sApha karate jAte kara diyA hai use phira apanAne kA vicAra hI azobhanIya hai| the| una donoM ne bhI prasatracandra RSi ko dekhaa| unameM se eka ne bhagavAn ne jo kucha kahA hai aura maiMne Apako jo sunAyA hai, vaha kahA-yaha mahAtmA kitane tyAgI aura kaise tapasvI haiN| dekho, kisa sirpha prasacanacandra RSi ke saMbaMdha meM hI na samajhie, isa kathana kA taraha dhyAna meM DUbe hue haiN| inake lie jagata kI sampadA tuccha hai| saMbaMdha agara unhIM ke sAtha hotA aura Apake sAtha na hotA to Apake eka AdamI ke isa prakAra kahane para dUsare ne kahA-tU bhUla samakSa yaha kathA rakhI hI kyoM jAtI? isa kathA ke AdhAra para Apako rahA hai| yaha mahAn pApI aura DhoMgI hai| isake samAna pApI aura r3hoMgI apane saMbaMdha meM vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai| Aja apane mana kI zAyada hI koI dUsarA hogaa| gati para vicAra kiijie| Apa yahA~ baiThe haiM para ApakA mana kahA~ jA pahale AdamI ne Azcarya se pUchA-kyoM? yaha pApI kyoM haiM? rahA hai? prasannacandra rAjarSi dhyAna meM baiThe the, parantu unakA mana kahA~ se dUsarA AdamI bolA-apane nAdAna bAlaka ko apane kahA~ calA gayA thaa| aura usakA pariNAma kyA huA? isI prakAra Apa karmacAriyoM ke bharose chor3a kara sAdhu huA hai| magara una karmacAriyoM baiThe to yahA~ haiM magara ApakA mana anyatra calA gayA to usakA pariNAma ko niyata bigar3a gaI hai| ve saba Apasa meM mila gaye haiM aura rAjaputra kyA hogA? ApakA mana svataMtra hai| kyA Apa upayoga karane meM bhI kI ghAta karane kI phirAka meM haiN| jaba ve loga use mAra DAleMge to svataMtra haiM? jaisA Apa cAheM apane mana kA upayoga kara sakate haiN| jaba yaha niptA mregaa| yaha isakA pApIpana nahIM hai? isane kaisI bhayAnaka yaha satya hai to Apa aisI jagaha baiThakara bhI apane mana ko burI jagaha bhUla kI hai| dUdha kI rakSA ke lie billI ko niyata karanA jaise kyoM jAne dete haiM? Apako socanA cAhie ki Apa kyA lene ke lie murkhatA hai, usI prakAra rAjakumAra ko karmacAriyoM ke bharose chor3anA yahA~ Aye haiM? jo kucha Apa lene Aye haiM, vaha vastu mana ko ekAgra murkhatA hai| isakI mUrkhatA ke kAraNa hI ajJAnI bAlaka ko apane karake AtmA kA svarUpa dekhane se aura isa prakAra Atmabala prApta prANoM kI Ahuti denI par3egI aura yaha marakara naraka meM jaayegaa| karane se hI mila sakatI hai| zreNika, tumhAre donoM AdamiyoM kI Apasa kI bAta RSi zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA prasannacandra ne sunii| yaha bAteM sunakara unake vairAgya kI bhAvanA badala gii| vaha socane lage-duSTa, kRtaghna loga mere putra kI hatyA karanA cAhate haiN| maiM aisA kadApi nahIM hone duuNgaa| mujhameM bala kI kamI nahIM hai| aba taka mujhe rAjyabala hI prApta thA, para aba maiM yogabala kA bhI adhikArI huuN| ina donoM baloM dvArA una duSToM ko burI taraha kucala duuNgaa| prasatracandra RSi ke citta meM isa prakAra ahaMkAra kA udaya huA aura pratizodha kI bhAvanA bhI utpanna huii| ve apane mana meM aneka prakAra ke saMkalpa-vikalpa karane lge| yahA~ taka ki ve mana hI mana ghora yuddha karane lage aura apane zatruoM kA saMhAra karane lge| jaba ve aisA kara rahe the tabhI tumane prazna kiyA ki ve kAla kareM to kahA~ jAveM? tuma unheM dhyAna meM samajhate the aura maiM dekhatA thA ki ve ghora yuddha meM pravRtta haiN| isI kAraNa maine kahA thA ki agara ve isa samaya kAla kareM to sAtaveM naraka meM jaaveN| vidyAlaya khaNDa/62 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjana mizra, prathama varSa bI. kaoNma kAmadeva zrAvaka mahAvIra bhagavAna ke samaya meM dvAdaza vrata ko vimala bhAva se dhAraNa karanevAlA, vivekI aura nizavacanAnurakta kAmadeva nAma kA eka zrAvaka unakA ziSya thaa| eka samaya indra ne sudharmAMsabhA meM kAmadeva kI dharma-acalatA kI prazaMsA kii| usa samaya vahA~ eka tuccha buddhimAna deva baiThA huA thaa| vaha bolA- "yaha to samajha meM AyA, jaba taka nArI na mile taba taka brahmacArI tathA jaba taka pariSaha na par3e hoM taba taka sabhI sahanazIla aura dhrmdRddh'| yaha merI bAta maiM use calAyamAna karake satya kara dikhAU~ / " dharmadRr3ha usa samaya kAyotsarga meM lIna thA / devatA ne vikriyA se hAthI kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura phira kAmadeva ko khUba rauMdA, to bhI vaha acala rahA; phira mUsala 'jaisA aMga banAkara kAle varNa kA sarpa hokara bhayaMkara phuMkAra kiye, to bhI kAmadeva kAyotsarga se lezamAtra calita nahIM huaa| phira aTTahAsya karate hue rAkSasa kI deha dhAraNa karake aneka prakAra ke pariSaha kiye, to bhI kAmadeva kAyotsarga se DigA nhiiN| siMha Adi ke aneka bhayaMkara rUpa kiye, to bhI kAmadeva ne kAyotsarga meM leza cainatA nahIM Ane dii| isa prakAra devatA rAtri ke cAroM prahara upadrava karatA rahA, paraMtu vaha apanI dhAraNA meM saphala nahIM huaa| phira usane upayoga se dekhA to kAmadeva ko meru ke zikhara kI bhA~ti aDola paayaa| kAmadeva kI addbhuta nizcalatA jAnakara use vinayabhAva se praNAma karake apane doSoM kI kSamA mA~gakara vaha devatA svasthAna ko calA gyaa| 'kAmadeva zrAvaka kI dharmadatA hameM kyA bodha detI hai, yaha binA kahe bhI samajha meM A gayA hogaa| isameM se yaha tattvavicAra lenA hai| ki nirbaMdha pravacana meM praveza karake dRr3ha rahanA kAyotsarga ityAdi jo dhyAna karanA hai, use yathAsaMbhava ekAgracitta se aura dRr3hatA se nirdoSa krnaa|' calavicala bhAva se kAyotsarga bahuta doSayukta hotA hai| 'pAI ke lie dharma kI saugandha khAnevAle dharma meM dRr3hatA kahA~ se rakheM ? aura rakheM to kaisI rakheM?' yaha vicArate hue kheda hotA hai| zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka pratyAkhyAna 'paccavakhAna' zabda bAraMbAra tumhAre sunane meM AyA hai isakA mUla zabda 'pratyAkhyAna' hai, aura yaha amuka vastu kI ora citta na jAne dene kA jo niyama karanA usake liye prayukta hotA hai| pratyAkhyAna karane kA hetu ati uttama tathA sUkSma hai| pratyAkhyAna na karane se cAhe kisI vastu ko na khAo athavA usakA bhoga na karo to bhI usase saMvara nahIM hotA, kyoMki tattvarUpa se icchA kA nirodha nahIM kiyA hai| rAta meM hama bhojana na karate hoM, paraMtu usakA yadi pratyAkhyAnarUpa se niyama na kiyA ho to vaha phala nahIM detA, kyoMki apanI icchA ke dvAra khule rahate haiM jaisA ghara kA dvAra khulA ho aura zvAna Adi prANI yA manuSya bhItara cale Ate haiM vaise hI icchA ke dvAra khule hoM to unameM karma praveza karate haiM / arthAt usa ora apane vicAra yatheccharUpa se jAte haiM: yaha karmabaMdhana kA kAraNa hai aura yadi pratyAkhyAna ho to phira usa ora dRSTi karane kI icchA nahIM hotii| jaise hama jAnate haiM ki pITha ke madhya bhAga ko hama dekha nahIM sakate; isaliye usa ora hama dRSTi bhI nahIM karate: vaise hI pratyAkhyAna karane se amuka vastu khAyI yA bhogI nahIM jA sakatI; isaliye usa ora apanA dhyAna svAbhAvikarUpa se nahIM jaataa| yaha karmoM ko rokane ke liye bIca meM durga-rUpa ho jAtA hai| pratyAkhyAna karane ke bAda vismRti Adi ke kAraNa koI doSa laga jAye to usake nivAraNa ke liye mahAtmAoM ne prAyazcita bhI batAye haiN| 1 pratyAkhyAna se eka dUsarA bhI bar3A lAbha hai; vaha yaha ki amuka vastuoM meM hI hamArA dhyAna rahatA hai, bAkI saba vastuoM kA tyAga ho jAtA hai| jisa-jisa vastu kA tyAga kiyA hai, usa usa vastu ke saMbaMdha meM phira vizeSa vicAra, usakA grahaNa karanA, rakhanA athavA aisI koI upAdhi nahIM rhtii| isase mana bahuta vizAlatA ko pAkara niyamarUpI sar3aka para calA jAtA hai| azva yadi lagAma meM A jAtA hai to phira cAhe jaisA prabala hone para bhI use icchita rAste se le 'jAyA jAtA hai vaise hI mana isa niyamarUpI lagAma meM Ane ke bAda cAhe jaisI zubha rAha meM le jAyA jAtA hai; aura usameM bAraMbAra paryaTana karAne se vaha ekAgra, vicArazIla aura vivekI ho jAtA hai| mana kA AnaMda zarIra ko bhI niroga banAtA hai aura abhakSya, anaMtakAya parasvI Adi kA niyama karane se bhI zarIra niroga raha sakatA hai| mAdaka padArtha mana ko ulaTe rAste para le jAte haiM, paraMtu pratyAkhyAna se mana vahA~ jAtA huA rukatA hai; isase vaha vimala hotA hai| | pratyAkhyAna yaha kaisI uttama niyama pAlane kI pratijJA hai, yaha bAta isa parace se tuma samajhe hoge / vizeSa sadguru ke mukha se aura zAsvAvalokana se samajhane kA maiM bodha karatA huuN| pUrva chAtra zrI jaina vidyAlaya, hAvar3A vidyAlaya khaNDa / 63 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kaura, navama ba kI mA~ rAta kAsarAjA ne sAla se kahA, pAsa meM baiThI thI usane yaha saba sunaa| 'aja' arthAt 'vrIhi' aisA use bhI yAda thaa| zarta meM apanA putra hAra jAyegA isa bhaya se parvata kI mA~ rAta ko rAjA ke pAsa gayI aura pUchA, "rAjan! 'aja' kA kyA artha hai?" vasurAjA ne saMbaMdhapUrvaka kahA, "aja kA artha 'vrIhi' hai|" taba parvata kI mA~ ne rAjA se kahA, "mere putra ne aja kA artha bakarA kaha diyA hai, isalie Apako usakA pakSa lenA pdd'egaa| Apase pUchane ke lie ve aayeNge|" vasurAjA bole, "maiM asatya kaise kahU~? mujhase yaha nahIM ho skegaa|" parvata kI mAtA ne kahA, "paraMtu yadi Apa mere putra kA pakSa nahIM leMge, to maiM Apako hatyA kA pApa duuNgaa|" rAjA vicAra meM par3a gayA-"satya ke kAraNa maiM maNimaya siMhAsana para adhara meM baiThatA huuN| lokasamudAya kA nyAya karatA huuN| loga bhI yaha jAnate haiM ki rAjA satya guNa ke kAraNa siMhAsana para aMtarikSa meM baiThatA hai| aba kyA karU~? yadi parvata kA pakSa na lU~ to brAhmaNI maratI hai, aura yaha to mere guru kI strI hai|" lAcAra hokara aMta meM rAjA ne brAhmaNI se kahA, "Apa khuzI se jaaiye| maiM parvata kA pakSa luuNgaa|' aisA nizcaya karAkara parvata kI mAtA ghara aayii| prabhAta nArada, parvata aura usakI mAtA vivAda karate hue rAjA ke pAsa aaye| rAjA anajAna hokara pUchane lagA-"parvata, kyA hai?" parvata ne kahA, "rAjAdhirAja! aja kA artha kyA hai? yaha btaaiye|" rAjA ne nArada se pUchA-"Apa kyA kahate haiM?" nArada ne kahA-" 'aja' arthAt tIna varSa ke 'vrIhi', Apako kyA yAda nahIM hai?" vasarAjA ne kahA- "aja kA artha hai bakarA, vrIhi nhiiN|" usI samaya devatA ne use siMhAsana se uchAlakara nIce paTaka diyA; vasu kAlapariNAma ko prApta huaa| isa para se yaha mukhya bodha milatA hai ki hama sabako satya aura rAjA ko satya evaM nyAya donoM grahaNa karane yogya haiN| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA satya sAmAnya kathana meM bhI kahA jAtA hai ki satya isa 'sRSTi kA AdhAra' hai; athavA satya ke AdhAra para yaha 'sRSTi TikI hai|' isa kathana se yaha zikSA milatI hai ki dharma, nIti, rAja aura vyavahAra ye saba satya dvArA cala rahe haiM aura ye cAra na hoM to jagata kA rUpa kaisA bhayaMkara ho? isalie satya 'sRSTi kA AdhAra' hai, yaha kahanA kucha atizayokti jaisA yA na mAnane yogya nahIM hai| vasurAjA kA eka zabda asatya bolanA kitanA du:khadAyaka huA thA, use tattvavicAra karane ke lie maiM yahA~ kahatA huuN| vasurAjA, nArada aura parvata ye tInoM eka guru ke pAsa vidyA par3he the| parvata adhyApaka kA putra thaa| adhyApaka cala bsaa| isalie parvata apanI mA~ ke sAtha vasurAjA ke rAjya meM Akara raha rahA thaa| eka rAta usakI mA~ pAsa meM baiThI thI, aura parvata tathA nArada zAstrAbhyAsa kara rahe the| isa daurAna meM parvata ne 'ajairyaSTavyam' aisA eka vAkya khaa| taba nArada ne kahA, "aja kA artha kyA hai, parvata?" parvata ne kahA, "aja arthAt bkraa|" nArada bolA, "hama tInoM jaba tere pitA ke pAsa par3hate the taba tere pitA ne to 'aja' kA artha tIna varSa kA 'vrIhi' batAyA thA; aura tU ulaTA artha kyoM karatA hai?" isa prakAra paraspara vacana-vivAda bddh'aa| taba parvata ne kahA, "vasurAjA hameM jo kaheM vaha shii|" yaha bAta nArada ne bhI mAna lI aura jo jIte usake lie amuka zarta kii| parvata kI mA~ jo vidyAlaya khaNDa/64 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhIraja zuklA , 10 ba vinaya se tattva kI siddhi hai rAjagRhI nagarI ke rAjyAsana para jaba zreNika rAjA virAjamAna thA taba usa nagarI meM eka cAMDAla rahatA thaa| eka bAra usa cAMDAla kI strI ko garbha rahA taba use Ama khAne kI icchA utpanna huii| usane Ama lA dene ke liye cAMDAla se khaa| cAMDAla ne kahA, "yaha Ama kA mausama nahIM hai, isaliye maiM nirupAya hU~; nahIM to maiM Ama cAhe jitane U~ce sthAna para ho vahA~ se apanI vidyA ke bala se lAkara terI icchA pUrNa kruuN|" cAMDAlI ne kahA, "rAjA kI mahArAnI ke bAga meM eka asamaya meM Ama denevAlA AmravRkSa hai, usa para abhI Ama lacaka rahe hoMge, isaliye vahA~ jAkara Ama le aao|" apanI strI kI icchA pUrI karane ke liye cAMDAla usa bAga meM gyaa| gupta rUpa se AmravRkSa ke pAsa jAkara mantra par3hakara use jhukAyA aura Ama tor3a liye| dUsare maMtra se use jaisA kA taisA kara diyaa| bAda meM vaha ghara AyA aura apanI strI yatnA kI icchApUrti ke liye niraMtara vaha cAMDAla vidyA ke bala se vahA~ se Ama lAne lgaa| eka dina phirate-phirate mAlI kI dRSTi AmravRkSa kI jaise viveka dharma kA mUla tattva hai, vaise hI yatnA dharma kA ora gyii| AmoM kI corI huI dekhakara usane jAkara zreNika rAjA ke upatattva hai| viveka se dharmatattva ko grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai aura yatnA sAmane namratApUrvaka khaa| zreNika kI AjJA se abhayakumAra nAma ke se vaha tattva zuddha rakhA jA sakatA hai, usake anusAra AcaraNa kiyA buddhizAlI matrI ne yukti se usa cAMDAla ko khoja nikaalaa| cAMDAla jA sakatA hai| pA~ca samitirUpa yatnA to bahuta zreSTha haiM; paraMtu ko apane sAmane bulAkara pUchA, "itane sAre manuSya bAga meM rahate haiM, phira bhI tU kisa taraha car3hakara Ama le gayA ki yaha bAta kisI ke gRhasthAzramI se vaha sarva bhAva se pAlI nahIM jA sakatI, phira bhI / bhA~pane meM bhI na AyI? so kh|" cAMDAla ne kahA, "Apa merA jitane bhAvAMza meM pAlI jA sake utane bhAvAMza meM bhI asAvadhAnI se| aparAdha kSamA kreN| maiM saca kaha detA hU~ ki mere pAsa eka vidyA hai, ve pAla nahIM skte| jinezvara bhagavAna dvArA bodhita sthUla aura sUkSma usake prabhAva se maiM una AmoM ko le skaa|" abhayakumAra ne kahA, dayA ke prati jahA~ beparavAhI hai vahA~ bahata doSa se pAlI jA sakatI "mujhase to kSamA nahIM dI jA sakatI, parantu mahArAjA zreNika ko tU hai| isakA kAraNa yatnA kI nyUnatA hai| utAvalI aura vegabharI cAla, yaha vidyA de to unheM aisI vidyA lene kI abhilASA hone se tere upakAra pAnI chAnakara usakI jIvAnI rakhane kI apUrNa vidhi, kASThAdi IMdhana ke badale meM maiM aparAdha kSamA karA sakatA huuN|" cAMDAla ne vaisA karanA svIkAra kiyaa| phira abhayakumAra ne cAMDAla ko jahA~ zreNika rAjA kA binA jhADe, binA dekhe upayoga, anAja meM rahe hue sUkSma jantuoM siMhAsana para baiThA thA vahA~ lAkara sAmane khar3A rakhA; aura sArI bAta kI apUrNa dekhabhAla, poMche-mA~je binA rahane die hue baratana, asvaccha rAjA ko kaha sunaayii| isa bAta ko rAjA ne svIkAra kiyaa| phira rakhe hue kamare, A~gana meM pAnI kA girAnA, jUThana kA rakha chor3anA, cAMDAla sAmane khar3e rahakara tharatharAte pairoM se zreNika ko usa vidyA kA paTare ke binA khUba garama thAlI kA nIce rakhanA, inase apane ko bodha dene lagA; paraMtu vaha bodha lagA nhiiN| turanta khar3e hokara asvacchatA, asuvidhA, anArogya ityAdi phala milate haiM; aura ye abhayakumAra bole, "mahArAja! Apako yadi yaha vidyA avazya sIkhanI mahApApa ke kAraNa bhI ho jAte haiN| isaliye kahane kA Azaya yaha ho to sAmane Akara khar3e raheM, aura ise siMhAsana deN|" rAjA ne vidyA lene ke liye vaisA kiyA to tatkAla vidyA siddha ho gyii| hai ki calane meM, baiThane meM, uThane meM, jImane meM aura dUsarI pratyeka yaha bAta kevala bodha lene ke liye haiN| eka cAMDAla kI bhI kriyA meM yatnA kA upayoga karanA caahie| isase dravya evaM bhAva donoM vinaya kiye binA zreNika jaise rAjA ko vidyA siddha na haI, to isameM prakAra se lAbha haiN| cAla dhImI aura gaMbhIra rakhanI, ghara svaccha rakhanA, se yaha tattva grahaNa karanA hai ki, sadvidyA ko siddha karane ke liye pAnI vidhisahita chanavAnA, kASThAdi Idhana jhAr3akara DAlanA, ye kucha vinaya karanI caahiye| AtmavidyA pAne ke liye yadi hama nitha guru hamAre liye asavidhAjanaka kArya nahIM haiM aura inameM vizeSa vakta bhI kI vinaya kareM to kaise maMgaladAyaka ho! nahIM jaataa| aise niyama dAkhila kara dene ke bAda pAlane muzkila nahIM vinaya yaha uttama vazIkaraNa hai| bhagavAna ne uttarAdhyayana meM vinaya haiN| inase bicAre asaMkhyAta niraparAdhI jantu bacate haiN| ko dharma kA mUla kahakara varNita kiyA hai| guru kI, muni kI, vidvAna kI, mAtA-pitA kI aura apane se bar3oM kI vinaya karanI yaha apanI pratyeka kArya yatnApUrvaka hI karanA yaha vivekI zrAvaka kA uttamatA kA kAraNa hai| kartavya hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/65 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamA mizra, 9 sudarzana ke devaputale jaise chaH putra usake dekhane meM aaye| usane kapilA se pUchA, "aise ramya putra kisake haiM?" kapilA ne sudarzana seTha kA nAma liyaa| yaha nAma sunate hI rAnI kI chAtI meM mAno kaTAra bhoMkI gayI, use ghAtaka coTa lgii| sArI dhUmadhAma bIta jAne ke bAda mAyA-kathana gar3hakara abhayA aura usakI dAsI ne milakara rAjA se kahA-'Apa mAnate hoMge ki mere rAjya meM nyAya aura nIti kA pravartana hai, durjanoM se merI prajA duHkhI nahIM hai; parantu yaha saba mithyA hai| aMta:pura meM bhI durjana praveza kareM yahA~ taka abhI aMdhera hai! to phira dUsare sthAnoM ke liye to pUchanA hI kyA? Apake nagara ke. sudarzana nAma ke seTha ne mujhe bhoga kA AmaMtraNa diyA; na kahane yogya kathana mujhe sunane par3e; paraMtu maiMne usakA tiraskAra kiyaa| isase vizeSa aMdhera kauna sA kahA jAya!" rAjA mUlata: kAna ke kacce hote haiM, yaha bAta to yadyapi sarvamAnya hI hai, usameM phira strI ke mAyAvI madhura vacana kyA asara nahIM kareMge? tatte tela meM ThaMDe jala jaise vacanoM se rAjA krodhAyamAna huaa| usane sudarzana ko zUlI para car3hA dene kI tatkAla AjJA kara dI, aura tadanusAra saba kucha ho bhI gyaa| mAtra sudarzana ke zUlI para car3hane kI dera thii| sudarzana seTha cAhe jo ho paraMtu sRSTi ke divya bhaMDAra meM ujAlA hai| satya kA prAcIna kAla meM zuddha ekapatnI vrata ko pAlane vAle asaMkhya prabhAva DhakA nahIM rhtaa| sudarzana ko zUlI para biThAyA ki zUlI miTa puruSa ho gaye haiM; unameM se saMkaTa sahana karake prasiddha honevAlA kara jagamagAtA haA sone kA siMhAsana ho gayA, aura devaduMdubhi kA sudarzana nAma kA eka satpuruSa bhI hai| vaha dhanADhya, sundara nAda huA, sarvatra AnaMda chA gyaa| sudarzana kA satya zIla vizvamaMDala mukhAkRtivAlA, kAMtimAn aura yuvAvasthA meM thaa| jisa nagara meM vaha meM jhalaka utthaa| satya zIla kI sadA jaya hai| zIla aura sudarzana rahatA thA, usa nagara ke rAjadarabAra ke sAmane se kisI kAryaprasaMga ke kI uttama dRDhatA ye donoM AtmA ko pavitra zreNi para car3hAte haiN| kAraNa use nikalanA pdd'aa| vaha jaba vahA~ se nikalA taba rAjA kI abhayA nAma kI rAnI apane AvAsa se jharokhe meM baiThI thii| vahA~ se sudarzana kI ora usakI dRSTi gyii| usakA uttama rUpa aura kAyA dekhakara usakA mana llcaayaa| eka anucarI ko bhejakara kapaTa bhAva se nirmala kAraNa batAkara sudarzana ko Upara bulaayaa| aneka prakAra kI bAtacIta karane ke bAda abhayA ne sudarzana ko bhoga bhogane kA AmaMtraNa diyaa| sudarzana ne bahuta-sA upadeza diyA to bhI usakA mana zAMta nahIM huaa| Akhira taMga Akara sudarzana ne yukti se kahA, "bahina! maiM puruSatvahIna hU~!" to bhI rAnI ne aneka prakAra ke hAvabhAva kiye| paraMtu una sArI kAmaceSTAoM se sudarzana vicalita nahIM huA; isase taMga Agara rAnI ne use jAne diyaa| ___eka bAra usa nagara meM utsava thA, isaliye nagara ke bAhara nagarajana AnaMda se idhara-udhara ghUmate the| dhUmadhAma macI huI thii| sudarzana seTha ke cha: devakumAra jaise putra bhI vahA~ Aye the| abhayA rAnI kapilA nAma kI dAsI ke sAtha ThAThabATa se vahA~ AyI thii| vidyAlaya khaNDa/66 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saikat Ghosh Communication & Computer As we know human being has three basic needs. Food, Clothing and Shelter. But at this starting of twenty first century we can easily add one more need to the list of basic needs. It is communication. Can you imagine that you are alone in an island with all other facilities excepting communications? Yes! It is really tough to imagine even. Communication is an inevitable part of our life now. anywhere and reading the letters in it. And this most efficient service costs a maximum of Rs. 2 only for sending or receiving single message. Just imagine you are sending a message to your friend at London at cost of Rs. 2 with the help of this cheapest and fastest mailing service. Another service available on Internet is Chat. Although people misuse it for gossiping but it is really another useful way of communication. In chat there is a concept of room. Like in a room we can talk to any person as well as hear anyone present in that room talking. In chat room also we can send some words and get the replies from others present in that room immediately. So it is something like talking by writing. Just think how amazing it is to talk to five persons seating in five different countries at a local telephone call charge. And now this chat service even allows you to talk to others through a microphone connected with computer. All these are the means of communicating people directly. But communication is something more. It is sharing thoughts, ideas or touching ones heart. That is why medias are so important these days. Print media deals with printing matters like some text or images. We can see the print media applications in books, magazines, brochures, hording and write-ups and elsewhere. AudioVisual media deals with audio or visual or a combination of both. Like Radio and TV programmes, cassettes, films are audio-visual applications. All these media based applications touche our mind more effectively. And computer is an essential part of making of these applications. Now another media is entering our life. 'On-screen media', we can say it multimedia also. Here elements or applications are produced in computer and demonstrated in computer. Presentations, Slide shows, Animations, Movies, Sounds are the elements of this media. The most important feature of this media is interactivity. In real world most of the things are interactive, living things react whenever some action takes place and even a push button comes to depressed status while pressing it. This way onscreen media lets you feel the real world experience with its interactive nature. Industries and organisations are using it for training employees, campaigning for its' newer products or displaying important things in business meetings, Institutions are using it as assistance to the teacher, explaining lessons. And lot more. Days are coming when a man can learn a lot by seating in front of a computer communicating in an interactive manner. But how all these new technologies can help in education field? In several ways. Internet can help a teacher to gather knowledge about worldwide advancement on any topic. Web pages of star universities contain a lot of information. Teachers as well as students can get help from a research organisation or a scholar person by contacting through The process of communication started on that very day when human being discovered how to talk. Then they discovered how to write and started communicating with others by talking and writing. Probably the Post system was the first way of distant communication and gradually we have invented Telegraph, Telephone, Fax and other tools. But we are not quite satisfied. We have a tendency to extend our abilities. Like to extend the ability of eyes we have invented television, to extend our hearing ability we have invented telephones. As a continuation of this process now we have started using computers in communication. Internet is the part of computer technology, which helps us to communicate with people. It is basically a network of computers like cable TV or telephone network. Here we can connect one computer to another without any real connection and this virtual network has opened a new way to communicate people. This Internet technology offers a service named E-mail. It allows sending letters to a virtual mailbox and the person to whom the letter being sent can read from any part of the world and at anytime. It is like someone is opening mailbox from fran-975 297 481 vidyAlaya khaNDa/67 Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e-mails. A student can find the solution of his problems by talking to the teacher through chat and so on. Educational institution may include multimedia as a tool for teaching. It would be very easy for a teacher to explain and a student to understand the complicated topics like planetary motion or the blood circulation through human body. Topics like Interactive nature of plants would be much more easy to understand for a student who never experienced this in practical life. Developed countries have already incorporated multimedia as a way of education. In our country also some organisations have started to facilitate this advantage but yet we have to go a long way ahead. vidyAlaya khaNDa / 68 Few days before, I was talking to one of my friend. My friend is basically a confused guy. I was asking him to reach particular address and giving him the root direction. I told him "from here to go straight, take a left turn, then again turning right you will see a white building. Besides that building there is a narrow lane. Enter that lane and again turn right." He stopped me and told very clearly that he would not be able to reach there. Then I have drawn the root map in a piece of white paper and my friend got the location easily. The computer technology is also like this root map that helps you to make yourself much more communicable and acceptable to others. zvetA pArakha, saptam sa Centre Manager Scope Shree Jain Vidyalaya zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 lakSmIzaMkara mizra amRta-anveSaNa va nirmANa kArya prArambha ho gyaa| anusaMdhAna kArya ke samasta prabaMdha ko rAjya ne suvyavasthita kara diyaa| tatkAlIna aneka rAjavaidyoM, rasAyana zAstriyoM, AyurvedajJoM va anveSakoM ne AcArya nAgArjuna ko samajhAyA ki "Apa apane isa praNa ko vismRta kara deM aura isa anveSaNa kArya ko roka deN| mRtyu loka meM amRta kA nirmANa ho hI nahIM sktaa| yaha vyartha kA unmAda hai| isa vyartha ke kAryabhAra se svayaM ko mukta kara jo sambhAvya narakalyANa heta anusaMdhAna hai, usameM lgeN| mRgatRSNA ke pIche daur3anA sirpha thakanA hI hotA hai|' tatkAlIna aneka rAjAoM ne rAjA cirAyu ko bhI cetAyA ki "rAjya koSa kA Apa durupayoga na kareM aura eka unmAdI, pratApI, pAgala va putra zoka se ardhavikSipta rAjavaidya kI mithyA kalpanA kI ur3Ana meM prajA ke gAr3he paisoM ko yUM na bhaayeN| mRtyu loka meM amRta utpanna ho hI nahIM sakatA, yaha Apa nizcita smjheN| kyoMki apane viveka ko eka kalpanAjIvI rAjavaidya ke pAsa giravI rakhakara Apa mUrkha bana rahe haiM?" kintu anusaMdhAna kArya zurU huA aura calatA rhaa| koI cetAvanI, bAdhA yA parezAnI na AcArya nAgArjuna ko DigA sakI aura amaratA kA bhAra na kisI vyavadhAna va bahakAve se rAjA cirAyu hI vicalita hue| koI AcArya nAgArjuna cirAyu nAmaka rAjA ke maMtrI, mitra, rAjavaidya, nau varSa ke gahana anveSaNa va kaThina zrama ke bAda AcArya nAgArjuna eka AyurvedajJa, rasAyana zAstra aura vikhyAta anusaMdhAnakartA the| unakA aise rasa kI khoja va nirmANa karane meM saphala ho gaye, jo kisI bhI eka putra thaa| acAnaka eka dina vaha bImAra par3A aura kucha hI dinoM jIva ko na kevala cirAyu, balki amara taka karane meM saphala siddha meM apane pitA ke upacAra ke bAvajUda usakI mRtyu ho gyii| nAgArjuna hotaa| isake lie kisI bhI jIvita prANI ko eka-eka varSa ke bahuta dukhI hue aura socane lage ki apane upacAra se kitanoM ko antarAla para lagAtAra tIna varSa taka isa rasa kA kevala eka-eka bAra maiMne bacAyA, kintu eka sAdhAraNa roga se apane putra ko na bacA sakA sevana karanA pdd'taa| yaha rasa jaba anubhUta va parIkSita huA tathA prayoga aura aMtata: vaha dharatI se uTha gyaa| merA samasta Ayurveda, rasAyana meM saphala utarA, to rAjA cirAyu ko sUcanA dI gyii| isa susaMvAda ko zAstra, anusaMdhAna, jar3I bUTI, pada, sattA kI nikaTatA, nAma, yaza sunakara rAjA cirAyu ne AcArya ko chAtI se lagA liyA aura isake Adi sabhI vyartha haiN| dukha ke bhAra ko r3hote-Dhote va cintana karate agale hI dina prAta:kAla rAjA cirAyu ko AcArya nAgArjuna ne apane karate unhoMne mRtyu para vijaya pAne kA saMkalpa liyA aura amRta hAtha se isa adbhuta rasa kI pahalI khurAka kA pAna kraayaa| nirmANa karane kI tthaanii| dina bItate gye| kAlAMtara meM rAjA cirAyu ne apane putra ko unake isa saMkalpa aura dharatI para amRta nirmANa ke praNa kA yuvarAja banA diyaa| yuvarAja prasannatA se apanI patnI ke pAsa pahu~cA samAcAra sunakara rAjA cirAyu bar3A Anandita huaa| rAjA ne apane aura bolA, "priye eka zubha samAcAra hai| pitAjI ne mujhe yuvarAja mitra ke ghara jAkara unakA utsAhavardhana kiyA aura bolA ki isa ghoSita kiyA hai|" anveSaNa meM jo bhI vyaya bhAra AyegA, jo parezAnI hogI, jo prabaMdha pati ke bholepana para patnI haMsa pdd'ii| bolI, "priya, tuma bahuta hogA, una sabakA dAyitva rAjya kI ora se uThA liyA jaayegaa| ra bhole ho| kyA tuma socate ho ki yuvarAja banane ke bAda tuma kabhI rAjA kI kRpA se vihvala hokara nAgArjuna ne tatkSaNa vahIM ghoSaNA kI siMhAsana para baiTha paaoge| aisA kabhI nahIM ho skegaa|" ki mere dvArA jo amRta kI khoja kI jAyegI, usake prathama "kyA?" upayogakartA rAjA cirAyu hI hoMge aura mere dvArA nirmita amRta kI "isalie ki tumhAre pitA, AcArya nAgArjuna dvArA nirmita rasa pahalI dhAra kA pAna mere mitra nRpa cirAyu hI kreNge| kA pAna kara amara hone vAle haiN| ve isa rasa kI do khurAka pI bhI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidyAlaya khaNDa/69 Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cuke haiM, sirpha eka khurAka aura pInI hai| agale varSa use bhI pIkara kintu AcArya nAgArjuna ko kaida kI koTharI se mukti nahIM milii| ve amara ho jaayeNge| ve kabhI siMhAsana khAlI nahIM kreNge|" unakI sukha-suvidhA kI sArI vyavasthA thI, parantu prajA se unheM dUra "phira! kyA koI upAya nahIM?'' rakhA jAtA thaa| patnI ne kucha kSaNa vicAra karane ke bAda kahA, "hA~, eka upAya rAja karate-karate jaba naye rAjA ko dazaka bIta gaye, to eka dina unakI rAnI (patnI) ne apane pati se AcArya nAgArjuna ke bAra phira usane pati ko batAyA ki vaha binA eka kSaNa vilamba meM pUchA aura unakA hAlacAla jaanaa| bAda meM rAnI ne apane pati ko kiye, binA koI ghar3I gaMvAye aucaka AcArya nAgArjuna ko gAyaba salAha dI ki vaha AcArya ko yahA~ bulA le aura puna: usa adbhuta karavA de aura unake rasa ko tahasa-nahasa kara de| yaha kArya itanI rasa ke nirmANa prabaMdha kI rAjya dvArA vyavasthA karavA kara usakI tejI se karanA hogA ki rAjA ko kucha patA bhI na lage, unheM Apa tInoM khurAka pIkara amara ho jaaye| para saMdeha bhI na ho aura ve isa adbhuta rasa kI tIsarI khurAka pI rAnI kI isa salAha ko sunakara rAjA mUka ho gayA, phira ghar3I bhI na skeN| anyathA eka rAjA ke amara ho jAne ke bAda rAjya bhara gambhIra banA rahA aura aMta meM isa prastAva ko asvIkAra kara paramparA hI samApta ho jaayegii| diyaa| isa saMdarbha meM rAnI ke bAra-bAra ke Agraha ko bhI usane ThukarA isa bAtacIta ke ThIka agale mAha yuvarAja ne patnI kI salAha diyA aura kahA, "priye, amaratA bhI eka prakAra kA bhAra hI hai| yaha ke anusAra apane kucha vizvasta sAthiyoM, sasurAla ke saMbaMdhiyoM va bhAra bhI uThAye nahIM utthegaa| abhI kI priya saMtatiyAM bhI taba sneha, apane kucha vizeSa anucaroM ke sahayoga se chala prapaMca kA sahArA zraddhA va lAlitya bhUlakara rukSa ho jAyegI aura kuTumbI janoM ko hI lekara, gupacupa hI, acAnaka AcArya nAgArjuna ko gAyaba karA diyA nahIM, mAtA va pitA ko bhI bhAra samajhene lgeNgii| mRtyu bhalA karatI aura usa adbhuta rasa ke nirmANa prabaMdha ko tahasa-nahasa kara diyaa| hai ki vaha dharatI ke logoM meM prema banAye rakhatI hai| smRti va saMsmaraNoM isI krama meM usane taiyAra rasa se bharI eka choTI zIzI ko bhI naSTa kI duniyA ko sajIva rakhatI hai aura bichar3ane ke duHkha kI kalpanA kara diyA aura AcArya ko apane sasurAla rAjya kI eka anAma se milana ko mIThA kiye rakhatI hai| yaha to acchA huA ki pRthvI koTharI meM baMda karavA diyaa| isa kArya meM yuvarAja ko apane sasurAla para na to amRta kI paidAiza sambhava hai aura na hI Izvara ne manuSya pakSa se to sahAyatA milI hI, kucha anya rAjAoM va do cAra ko koI aisI medhA dI hai, jo amaratA kA varcasva kAmaya rkhe| merI rAjyavaidyoM kI bhI madada prApta huii| samajha se to AcArya ko bhI apanI svAbhAvika mRtyu se maranA cAhie rAjA cirAyu isa samAcAra ko sunakara zoka se mUrchita ho gye| aura aisA koI anveSaNa bhI isa dharatI ke lie kalyANakArI nahIM unheM apane parama priya mitra se alaga rahanA asahya jAna par3A aura hogA, jo amaratA ko saMbala de| amaratA kA bhAra jIvana ke bhAra unhoMne AcArya nAgArjuna kA patA lagAne ke aneka upAya kiye| se durbaha siddha hogaa| ataeva acchA hai ki manuSya svAbhAvika jIvana nirmANa prabaMdha ke tahasa-nahasa kA saMvAda sunakara rAjA ko isa Sar3ayaMtra jIye aura svAbhAvika mRtyu mre|" meM kisI zatru nRpa kA hAtha jAna pdd'aa| bhUlakara bhI unake mastiSka meM isa kAMDa meM apane hRdaya priya rAjakumAra kA hAtha hone kA vicAra nahIM aayaa| ve pIr3A se chaTapaTAte rahe aura AcArya ke patA lagAne ke sabhI upAyoM para rAjakumAra se vicAra-vimarza karate rhe| parantu koI saphalatA nahIM milii| aMtata: AcArya nAgArjuna kA patA lagAne kA bIr3A unhoMne apane priya rAjakumAra ko sauMpa diyaa| kintu kyA yaha saMbhava thA ki jisa rAjakumAra ne svayaM AcArya ko gAyaba karavA kara dUra deza kI eka anAma koTharI meM kaida karavAyA ho vahIM unheM mukta kara rAjA ke samakSa upasthita kara detaa| dina bIta gye| kAlAMtara meM rAjA cirAyu kAla ke grAsa bane aura yuvarAja rAjA bnaa| saba kucha vaise hI calatA rhaa| nayA rAjA bhI apane pitA rAjA cirAyu kI bhAMti hI prajA meM lokapriya huaa| vidyAlaya khaNDa/70 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvata khaNDa Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMgala maMtra NamokAra Devnagari Script Namo arihaMtANaM Namo siddhANaM Namo AyariyANaM Namo uvajjhAyANaM Namo loe savvasAhUNaM eso paMca NamukkAro, savva pAva paNAsaNo maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, paDhamaM havai maMgalaM English Script NAMO ARIHANTANAM NAMO SIDDHANAM NAMO AYARIYANAM NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM NAMO LOE SAVVASAHUNAM ESO PANCH NAMUKKARO, SAVVA PAVA PANASANO MANGALANAM CH SAWVESIM, PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM English Translation Homages to Arihantas (Saviours) Homages to Siddhas (Liberated souls, From the Cycle of Birth-death and rebirth) Homages to Acharyas (Chief of the Cults) Homages to Upadhyayas (Preceptors) Homages to all monks Homages being paid to these five 'Parmesthis' (Great Personalities), Destroy all the sins. Among all Mangalas (Holy Hymns), It is fundamental and most holy hymn. Those, who recite it regularly, achieve every sort of welfare zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/1 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 DaoN0 nemicanda zAstrI jhaadd'aa| mana meM aTUTa vizvAsa thA ki viSa avazya utara jaayegaa| Azcaryajanaka camatkAra yaha huA ki isa mahAmantra ke prabhAva se bicchU kA viSa bilkula utara gyaa| vyathA-pIr3ita vyakti ha~sane lagA aura bolA-"Apane itanI derI jhAr3ane meM kyoM kii| kyA mujhase kisI janma kA vaira thA? mAntrika ko mantra ko chipAnA nahIM caahie|" anya upasthita vyakti bhI prazaMsA ke svara meM vilamba karane ke kAraNa ulAhanA dene lge| merI prazaMsA kI gandha sAre gA~va meM phaila gyii| bhagavatI bhAgIrathI se prakSAlita vArANasI kA prabhAva bhI loga smaraNa karane lage tathA taraha-taraha kI managaDhanta kathAe~ kahakara kaI mahAnubhAva apane jJAna kI garimA prakaTa karane lge| mere darzana ke liye logoM kI bhIr3a laga gayI tathA aneka taraha ke prazna mujhase pUchane lge| maiM bhI NamokAra mantra kA AzAtIta phala dekhakara Azcaryacakita thaa| yoM to jIvana-dehalI para kadama rakhate hI NamokAra mantra kaNThastha kara liyA thA, para yaha pahalA dina thA, jisa dina isa mahAmantra kA camatkAra pratyakSa gocara huaa| ata: isa satya se koI bhI Astika vyakti inakAra nahIM kara sakatA hai ki NamokAra mantra maMgalamaMtra NamokAra : eka cintana meM apUrva prabhAva hai| isI kAraNa kavi daulata ne kahA hai : "prAta:kAla mantra japo NamokAra bhaaii| yoM to isa mahAmantra kA pracAra sarvatra hai, samAja kA baccA-baccA akSara paiMtIsa zuddha hRdaya meM dharAI / / ise kaNThastha kiye hue hai, kintu isake prati dRr3ha vizvAsa aura nara bhava tero suphala hota pAtaka Tara jAI / aTUTa zraddhA kama hI vyaktiyoM kI hai| yadi saccI zraddhA ke sAtha vighana jAsoM dUra ho saMkaTa meM sahAI / / 1 / / isakA prayoga kiyA jAye to sabhI prakAra ke kaThina kArya bhI susAdhya kalpavRkSa kAmadhenu cintAmaNi jaaii| ho sakate haiN| eka bAra kI maiM apanI nijI ghaTanA kA bhI ullekha Rddhi siddhi pArasa tero prkttaaii||2|| kara denA Avazyaka samajhatA huuN| ghaTanA mere vidyArthI jIvana kI hai| mantra jantra tantra saba jAhI se bnaaii| maiM una dinoM vArANasI meM adhyayana karatA thaa| eka bAra grISmAvakAza sampati bhaNDAra bhare akSaya nidhi aaii||3|| meM mujhe apanI mausI ke gA~va jAnA pdd'aa| vahA~ eka vyakti ko tIna loka mAMhiM, sAra vedana meM gaaii| bicchU ne DaMsa liyaa| bicchU viSailA thA, ata: usa vyakti ko jaga meM prasiddha dhanya maMgalIka bhAI / / 4 / / " bhayaMkara vedanA huii| kaI mAntrikoM ne usa vyakti ke bicchU ke viSa mantra zabda 'man' dhAtu (divAdi jJAne) se STrana (tra) pratyaya ko mantra dvArA utArA, paryApta jhAr3a-phUMka kI gayI, para vaha viSa utarA lagAkara banAyA jAtA hai, isakA vyutpatti ke anusAra artha hotA hai; nhiiN| mere pAsa bhI usa vyakti ko lAyA gayA aura logoM ne 'manyate jJAyate AtmAdezo'nena iti mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA kahA-"Apa kAzI meM rahate haiM, avazya mantra jAnate hoMge, kRpayA AtmA kA Adeza - nijAnubhava jAnA jAye, vaha mantra hai| dUsarI isa bicchU ke viSa ko utAra diijie|" maine apanI lAcArI aneka taraha se tanAdigaNIya man dhAtu se (tanAdi avabodhe) STrana pratyaya prakAra se prakaTa kI para mere jyotiSI hone ke kAraNa logoM ko merI / lagAkara mantra zabda banatA hai, isakI vyutpatti ke anusAra- 'manyate anya viSayaka ajJAnatA para vizvAsa nahIM huA aura sabhI log| vicAryate AtmAdezo yena sa mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA AtmAdeza bicchU kA viSa utAra dene ke lie sira ho gye| mere mausAjI ne bhI para vicAra kiyA jAye, vaha mantra hai| tIsare prakAra se sammAnArthaka adhikAra ke svara meM Adeza diyaa| aba lAcAra ho NamokAra mantra mana dhAtu se 'STrana' pratyaya karane para mantra zabda banatA hai| isakA kA smaraNa kara mujhe ojhAgirI karanI pdd'ii| nIma kI eka TahanI vyutpatti-artha hai- 'manyante satkriyante paramapade sthitA: AtmAna: vA ma~gavAyI gayI aura ikkIsa bAra NamokAra mantra par3hakara bicchU ko yakSAdizAsanadevatA anena iti mantraH' arthAt jisake dvArA paramapada meM vidvata khaNDa/2 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthita paMca ucca AtmAoM kA athavA yakSAdi zAsana devoM kA punarukta svaroM ko nikAla dene ke pazcAt rekhAMkita svaroM ko grahaNa satkAra kiyA jAye, vaha mantra hai| ina tInoM vyutpattiyoM ke dvArA mantra kiyA tozabda kA artha avagata kiyA jA sakatA hai| NamokAra mantra-yaha a A i I u U (ra) RR (la) la la e ai o au aM aH| namaskAra mantra hai, isameM samasta pApa, mala aura duSkarmoM ko bhasma vyaMjanakarane kI zakti hai| bAta yaha hai ki NamokAra mantra meM uccarita Na + m + r + h + t + N + N + m + s + d + dh + dhvaniyoM se AtmA meM dhana aura RNAtmaka donoM prakAra kI vidyut N + N + m + y + N + N + m + v + j + zu + y + Na zaktiyA~ utpanna hotI haiM, jisase karmakalaMka bhasma ho jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki tIrthakara bhagavAna bhI virakta hote samaya sarvaprathama isI ___ + N + m + l + s + v + v + s + ha + Na / mahAmantra kA uccAraNa karate haiM tathA vairAgyabhAva kI vRddhi ke lie gha Aye hue lokAntika deva bhI isI mahAmantra kA uccAraNa karate haiN| yaha anAdi mantra hai, pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke kalpakAla meM isakA punarukta vyaMjanoM ke nikAla dene ke pazcAtastitva rahatA hai| kAladoSa se lupta ho jAne para anya logoM ko Na + m + r + h + dh + s + y + ra + l + v + j + tIrthakara kI divyadhvani-dvArA yaha avagata ho jAtA hai| gha + hai| isa anucintana meM yaha siddha karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai ki dhvanisiddhAnta ke AdhAra para vargAkSara varga kA pratinidhitva karatA NamokAra mantra hI samasta dvAdazAMga jinavANI kA sAra hai, isameM hai| ata: gh = kavarga, jh = cavarga, N = Tavarga, dh = tavarga, samasta zrutajJAna kI akSara saMkhyA nihita hai| jaina darzana ke tattva, m = pavarga, ya ra la va, s = za Sa sa ha / padArtha, dravya, guNa, paryAya, naya, nikSepa, Asrava, bandha Adi isa mantra ata: isa mahAmantra kI samasta mAtRkA dhvaniyA~ nimna prakAra huiiN| meM vidyamAna haiN| samasta mantrazAstra kI utpatti isI mahAmantra se huI a A i I u U R R la la e ai o au aM aH ka kha hai| samasta mantroM kI mUlabhUta mAtRkAe~ isa mahAmantra meM nimnaprakAra g gh G c ch j jh J Th D Dh N t th d dh n p ph b bh vartamAna haiN| mantra pATha : m ya ra la va z S s h "Namo arihaMtANaM, Namo siddhANaM, Namo AiriyANaM / uparyukta dhvaniyA~ hI mAtRkA kahalAtI haiN| jayasena pratiSThApATha Namo uvajjhAyANaM, Namo loe sabba-sAhUNaM / / ". meM batalAyA gayA hai : vizleSaNa : "akArAdikSakArAntA varNAH proktAstu mAtRkAH / saSTinyAsa-sthitinyAsa-saMhatinyAsatastridhA / / 376 / / " Na + a + m + o + a + r + i + h + aM + t + A + N + a + N + a + m + o + s + i + d + dh + - akAra se lekara kSakAra (k + S + a) paryanta mAtRkAvarNa A + N + aM+ N + a + m + o + A + i + r + kahalAte haiN| inakA tIna prakAra kA krama hai - sRSTikrama, sthitikrama aura sNhaarkrm| i + y + A + N + aM+ N + a + m + o + u + v NamokAra mantra meM mAtRkA dhvaniyoM kA tInoM prakAra kA krama + a + j + jh + A + y + A + N + aM + N + a sanniviSTa hai| isI kAraNa yaha mantra AtmakalyANa ke sAtha laukika + m + o + l + o + l + o + e + s + a + v abhyudayoM ko denevAlA hai| aSTakarmoM ke vinAza karane kI bhUmikA + v + a + s + A + h + U + N + aM / isI mantra ke dvArA utpatra kI jA sakatI hai| saMhArakrama karmavinAza isa vizleSaNa meM se svaroM ko pRthak kiyA to- . ko prakaTa karatA hai tathA sRSTikrama aura sthitikrama AtmAnubhUti ke aM + o + a + i + aM + A + aM + a + o + i + sAtha laukika abhyudayoM kI prApti meM bhI sahAyaka hai| isa mantra kI a + aM + a + eka mahatvapUrNa vizeSatA yaha bhI hai ki isameM mAtRkA-dhvaniyoM kA o + A + i + i + a + aM+ a + o + 3 + a + A tInoM prakAra kA krama sanihita hai, isalie isa mantra se mAraNa, mohana aura uccATana tInoM prakAra ke mantroM kI utpatti huI hai| bIjAkSaroM kI aiI o niSpatti ke sambandha meM batAyA gayA hai : + A + aM+ a + o+ o + e + a + a + A + U "halo bIjAni coktAni svarAH zaktaya IritAH" / / 377 / / a: + aN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/3 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- kakAra se lekara hakAra paryanta vyaMjana bIjasaMjJaka haiM aura akArAdi svara zaktirUpa haiN| mantrabIjoM kI niSpatti bIja aura zakti ke saMyoga se hotI hai| sArasvatabIja, mAyAbIja, zubhanezvarIbIja, pRthivIbIja, agni bIja, praNavabIja, mArutabIja, jalabIja, AkAzabIja Adi kI utpatti ukta hala aura acoM ke saMyoga se huI hai| yoM to bIjAkSaroM kA artha bIjakoza evaM bIja vyAkaraNa dvArA hI jJAta kiyA jAtA hai, parantu yahA~ para sAmAnya jAnakArI ke lie dhvaniyoM kI zakti para prakAza DAlanA Avazyaka hai| a = avyaya, vyApaka, AtmA ke ekatva kA sUcaka, zuddhabuddha jJAnarUpa, zaktidyotaka, praNava bIja kA jnk| A - avyaya, zakti aura buddhi kA paricAyaka, sArasvatabIja kA janaka, mAyAbIja ke sAtha kIrti, dhana aura AzA kA puurk| i = gatyarthaka, lakSmI-prApti kA sAdhaka, komala kAryasAdhaka, kaThora karmoM kA bAdhaka, vahnibIja kA jnk| I = amRtabIja kA mUla, kAryasAdhaka, alpazaktidyotaka, jJAnavarddhaka, stambhaka, mohaka, jRmbhk| u = uccATana bIjoM kA mUla, adbhuta zaktizAlI, zvAsanalikA dvArA jora kA dhakkA dene para maark| U = uccATaka aura mohaka bIjoM kA mUla, vizeSa zakti kA paricAyaka, kAryadhvaMsa ke lie shktidaayk| R = RddhibIja, siddhidAyaka, zubha kAryasambandhI bIjoM kA dhA bAjA kA mUla, kAryasiddhi kA suuck| la = satya kA saMcAraka, vANI kA dhvaMsaka, lakSmIbIja kI utpatti kA kAraNa, Atmasiddhi meM kaarnn| e = nizcala, pUrNa, gatisUcaka, ariSTa nivAraNa bIjoM kA janaka, poSaka aura sNvrddhk| ai = udAtta, uccasvara kA prayoga karane para vazIkaraNa bIjoM kA janaka, poSaka aura sNvrddhk| jalabIja kI utpatti kA kAraNa, siddhaprada kAryoM kA utpAdakabIja, zAsana devatAoM kA AhvAna karane meM sahAyaka, kliSTa aura kaThora kAryoM ke lie prayukta bIjoM kA mUla, RNa vidyut kA utpaadk| o = anudAtta, nimna svara kI avasthA meM mAyAbIja kA utpAdaka, lakSmI aura zrI kA poSaka, udAtta, ucca svara kI avasthA meM kaThora kAryoM kA utpAdaka bIja, kAryasAdhaka, nirjarA kA hetu, ramaNIya padArthoM kI prApti ke lie prayukta honevAle bIjoM meM agraNI, anusvArAnta bIjoM kA shyogii| au = mAraNa aura uccATana sambandhI bIjoM meM pradhAna, zIghra kAryasAdhaka, nirapekSI, aneka bIjoM kA muul| aM = svatantra zaktirahita, karmAbhAva ke lie prayukta dhyAnamantroM meM pramukha, zUnya yA abhAva kA sUcaka, AkAza bIjoM kA janaka, aneka mRdula zaktiyoM kA udghATaka, lakSmI bIjoM kA muul| aH = zAntibIjoM meM pradhAna, nirapekSAvasthA meM kArya asAdhaka, sahayogI kA apekssk| ka = zaktibIja, prabhAvazAlI, sukhotpAdaka, santAnaprApti kI kAmanA kA pUraka, kAmabIja kA jnk| kha = AkAzabIja, abhAvakAryoM kI siddhi ke lie kalpavRkSa, uccATana bIjoM kA jnk| ga = pRthak karanevAle kAryoM kA sAdhaka, praNava aura mAyA bIja ke sAtha kArya shaayk| gha =stambhaka bIja, stambhana kAryoM kA sAdhaka, vighnavighAtaka, mAraNa aura mohaka bIjoM kA jnk| Ga = zatru kA vidhvaMsaka, svara mAtRkA bIjoM ke sahayogAnusAra phalotpAdaka, vidhvaMsaka bIja jnk| ca = aMgahIna, khaNDazakti dyotaka, svaramAtRkAbIjoM ke anusAra phalotpAdaka, uccATana bIja kA jnk| cha = chAyA sUcaka, mAyA bIja kA sahayogI, bandhanakAraka, ApabIja kA janaka, zakti kA vidhvaMsaka, para mRdu kAryoM kA saadhk| ___ ja = nUtana kAryoM kA sAdhaka, zakti kA varddhaka, Adhi-vyAdhi ka kA zAmaka, AkarSaka bIjoM kA jnk| jha = rephayukta hone para kAryasAdhaka, Adhi-vyAdhi vinAzaka, zakti kA saMcAraka, zrIbIjoM kA jnk| Ja = stambhaka aura mohaka bIjoM kA janaka, kAryasAdhaka, sAdhana kA avarodhaka, mAyA bIja kA jnk| Ta = vahnibIja, Agneya kAryoM kA prasAraka aura nistAraka, agnitatva yukta, vidhvaMsaka kAryoM kA saadhk| Tha = azubha sUcaka bIjoM kA janaka, kliSTa aura kaThora kAryo kA sAdhaka, mRdula kAryoM kA vinAzaka, rodana-kartA, azAnti kA janaka, sApekSa hone para dviguNita zakti kA vikAsaka, vhnibiij| Da = zAsana devatAoM kI zakti kA prasphoTaka, nikRSTa kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie amogha, saMyoga se paMcatatvarUpa bIjoM kA janaka, nikRSTa AcAra-vicAra dvArA sAphalyotpAdaka, acetana kriyA saadhn| Dha - nizcala, mAyAbIja kA janaka, mAraNa bIjoM meM pradhAna, zAnti kA virodhI, shktivrdhk| Na = zAnti sUcaka, AkAza bIjoM meM pradhAna, dhvaMsaka bIjoM kA janaka, zakti kA sphottk| vidvata khaNDa/4 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = ta AkarSaka bIja, zakti kA AviSkAraka, kAryasAdhaka, sArasvatabIja ke sAtha sarvasiddhidAyaka / tha = maMgalasAdhaka, lakSmIbIja kA sahayogI, svaramAtRkAoM ke sAtha milane para mohaka / da = karmanAza ke lie pradhAna bIja, Atmazakti kA prasphoTaka, vazIkaraNa bIjoM kA janaka / dha = zrIM aura klIM bIjoM kA sahAyaka, sahayogI ke samAna phaladAtA, mAyA bIjoM kA janaka / = na Atmasiddhi kA sUcaka, jalatattva kA sraSTA, kA sAdhaka, hitaiSI, AtmaniyantA / pa = paramAtmA kA darzaka, jalatatva ke prAdhAnya se yukta, samasta kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie grAhya / = pha vAyu aura jalatatva yukta, mahatvapUrNa kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie grAhya svara aura repha yukta hone para vidhvaMsaka, vighnavighAtaka, 'phaT' kI dhvani se yukta hone para uccATaka, kaThorakAryasAdhaka / ba = anusvAra yukta hone para samasta prakAra ke vighnoM kA vighAtaka aura nirodhaka, siddhi kA sUcaka / = bha sAdhaka, vizeSata: mAraNa aura uccATana ke lie upayogI, sAttvika kAryoM kA nirodhaka, pariNata kAryoM kA tatkAla sAdhaka, sAdhanA meM nAnA prakAra se vighnotpAdaka, kalyANa se dUra, kaTu madhu varNoM se mizrita hone para aneka prakAra ke kAryoM kA sAdhaka, lakSmI bIjoM kA virodhI / masiddhidAyaka, laukika aura pAralaukika siddhiyoM kA pradAtA, santAna kI prApti meM sahAyaka | = ya zAnti kA sAdhaka, sAttvika sAdhanA kI siddhi kA kAraNa, mahatvapUrNa kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie upayogI mitraprApti yA kisI abhISTa vastu kI prApti ke lie atyanta upayogI, dhyAna kA sAdhaka / ra agnibIja, kAryasAdhaka, samasta pradhAna bIjoM kA janaka, zakti kA prasphoTaka aura vrddhk| = la lakSmIprApti meM sahAyaka zrIbIja kA nikaTatama sahayogI = aura sagotI, klyaannsuuck| mRdutara kAryoM vasiddhidAyaka, AkarSaka, hara aura anusvAra ke saMyoga se camatkAroM kA utpAdaka, sArasvatabIja, bhUta-pizAca zAkinIDAkinI Adi kI bAdhA kA vinAzaka, rogahartA, laukika kAmanAoM kI pUrti ke lie anusvAra mAtRkA kA sahayogApekSI, maMgalasAdhaka, vipattiyoM kA rodhaka aura stambhaka zanirarthaka, sAmAnyavIjoM kA janaka yA hetu, upekSAdharmayukta, zAnti kA poSaka zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Sa AhvAnabIjoM kA janaka siddhidAyaka, agnistambhaka, = " jalastambhaka, sApekSadhvani grAhaka, sahayoga yA saMyoga dvArA vilakSaNa kAryasAdhaka, Atmonnati se zUnya, rudrabIjoM kA janaka, bhayaMkara aura vIbhatsa kAryoM ke lie prayukta hone para kAryasAdhaka / > sa = sarva samIhita sAdhaka, sabhI prakAra ke bIjoM meM prayoga yogya, zAnti ke lie parama Avazyaka pauSTika kAryoM ke lie parama upayogI, jJAnAvaraNIya darzanAvaraNIya Adi karmoM kA vinAzaka, klIMboja kA sahayogI, kAmabIja kA utpAdaka, AtmasUcaka aura darzaka = ha zAnti, pauSTika aura mAMgalika kAryoM kA utpAdaka, sAdhanA ke lie paramopayogI, svatantra aura sahayogApekSI, lakSmI kI utpatti meM sAdhaka, santAna prApti ke lie anusvAra yukta hone para jAya meM sahAyaka, AkAzatattva yukta, karmanAzaka, sabhI prakAra ke bIjoM kA janaka / 1 uparyukta dhvaniyoM ke vizleSaNa se spaSTa hai ki mAtRkA mantra dhvaniyoM ke svara aura vyaMjanoM ke saMyoga se hI samasta bIjAkSaroM kI utpatti huI hai tathA ina mAtRkA dhvaniyoM kI zakti hI mantroM meM AtI hai NamokAra mantra se mAtRkA dhvaniyA~ niHsRta hai ataH samasta mantrazAstra isI mahAmantra se prAdurbhUta haiN| isa viSaya para anucintana meM vistArapUrvaka vicAra kiyA gayA hai| ataH yaha yuga vicAra aura tarka kA hai; mAtra bhAvanA se kisI bhI bAta kI siddhi nahIM mAnI jA sakatI hai| bhAvanA kA prAdurbhAva bhI tarka aura vicAra dvArA zraddhA utpanna hone para hotA hai| ataH NamokAra mahAmantra para zraddhA utpanna karane ke lie vicAra Avazyaka hai| vidvata khaNDa/ 5 Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya javAhara brahmacArI banA hai, use akhaNDa brahmacArI kahate haiN| akhaNDa brahmacArI kA milanA isa kAla meM atyanta kaThina hai| Ajakala to akhaMDa brahmacArI ke darzana bhI durlabha haiN| akhaMDa brahmacArI meM adbhuta zakti hotI hai| usake lie kyA zakya nahIM hai? vaha cAhe so kara sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI akelA sAre brahmANDa ko hilA sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI vaha hai jisane apanI samasta indriyoM ko aura mana ko apane adhIna banA liyA ho-jo indriyoM aura mana para pUrNa Adhipatya rakhatA ho| indriyA~ jise phusalA nahIM sakatIM, mana jise vicalita nahIM kara sakatA, aisA akhaNDa brahmacArI brahma kA zIghra sAkSAtkAra kara sakatA hai| akhaMDa brahmacArI kI zakti ajabagajaba kI hotI hai| 2-brahmacarya kA vyApaka artha paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa sthira kyoM nahIM rahatA? yaha prazna anekoM ke mastiSka meM utpanna hotA hai| isakA uttara jJAnI yaha dete haiM ki Antarika nirbalatA hI paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa ko sthAyI nahIM rahane detii| paramAtmA ke prati vizvAsa na hone ke jo kAraNa haiM, unameM se eka kAraNa hai brahmacarya kA abhaav| jIvana meM yadi brahmacarya kI pratiSThA huI to nisandeha Izvara ke prati pragAr3ha zraddhAbhAva sthAyI raha brahmacarya sakatA hai| brahmacarya zabda kaise banA hai aura vaha kyA vastu hai? sarvaprathama isa jJAnIjana kahate haiM-samasta indriyoM para aMkuza rakhanA aura bAta para vicAra karanA caahie| hamAre Aryadharma ke sAhitya meM brahmacarya viSayabhoga meM indriyoM ko pravatta na hone denA pUrNa brahmacarya hai aura vIrya zabda kA ullekha milatA hai| jina dinoM avazeSa saMsAra yaha bhI nahIM kI rakSA karanA apUrNa brahmacarya hai| Aja vIrya rakSA taka hI brahmacarya jAnatA thA ki vastra kyA hote haiM aura anna kyA cIja hai tathA naGga- kI sImA svIkAra kI jAtI hai| para vAstava meM saba indriyA~ aura mana dhaDaMga rahakara, kaccA mA~sa khAkara apanA pAzavika jIvana-yApana kara ko viSayoM kI ora pravRtta na hone denA pUrNa brahmacarya hai| kevala vIryarakSA rahA thA, una dinoM bhArata bahuta U~cI sabhyatA kA dhanI thaa| usa samaya apUrNa brahmacarya hai| alabattA apUrNa brahmacarya kI sAdhanA ke dvArA pUrNa bhI usakI avasthA bahuta unnata thii| yahA~ ke RSiyoM ne, jo saMyama, brahmacarya taka paha~cA jA sakatA hai| yogAbhyAsa, dhyAna, mauna Adi anuSThAnoM meM lage rahate the, saMsAra meM . 3-vIrya kA durupayoga brahmacarya nAma ko prasiddha kiyaa| brahmacarya kA mahatva tabhI se calA AtA deza meM Aja jo roga, zoka, daridratA Adi jahA~-tahA~ dRSTigocara hai-jaba se dharma kI punaH pravRtti huii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne dharma meM hote haiM una sabakA ekamAtra kAraNa vIryanAza hai| Aja bekAra vastu kI brahmacarya ko bhI agrasthAna pradAna kiyA thaa| sAhitya kI ora dRSTipAta taraha vIrya kA durupayoga kiyA jA rahA hai| loga yaha nahIM jAnate ki kIjie to vidita hogA ki atyanta prAcIna sAhitya-AcArAMga sUtra vIrya meM kitanI adhika zakti vidyamAna hai| isI kAraNa viSaya-bhoga meM tathA Rgveda meM bhI brahmacarya kI vyAkhyA milatI hai| isa prakAra Arya vIrya kA nAza kiyA jA rahA hai| usI meM Ananda mAnA jA rahA hai| aisA prajA ko atyanta prAcIna kAla se brahmacarya kA jJAna mila rahA hai| karane se jaba adhika santAna utpanna hotI hai to ghabarAhaTa paidA hotI 1- brahmacarya kI zakti hai| para unase maithuna tyAgate nahIM bntaa| bhAratIyoM ko isa prazna para Ajakala brahmacarya zabda kA sarvasAdhAraNa meM kucha saMkucita-sA gaharA vicAra karanA caahiye| videzI loga brahmacarya kI mahattA ko bhale artha samajhA jAtA hai| para vicAra karane se mAlUma hotA hai ki vAstava hI na samajhate hoM yA svIkAra na karate hoM parantu bhArata meM to aise mahAn meM usakA artha bahuta vistRta hai| brahmacarya kA artha bahuta udAra hai brahmacArI ho gaye haiM jinhoMne brahmacarya dvArA mahAna zakti lAbha kara jagata ataeva usakI mahimA bhI bahuta adhika hai| hama brahmacarya kA ke samakSa yaha Adarza upasthita kara diyA hai ki brahmacarya ke prazasta mahimAgAna nahIM kara skte| jo vistRta artha ko lakSya meM rakhakara patha para calane meM hI mAnava samAja kA kalyANa hai| brahmacarya hI kalyANa vidvata khaNDa/6 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA mArga hai| yaha samajhate-bUjhate hue bhI viSaya-bhoga meM sukha mAnanA aura prakAra kI hotI hai| yaha bAta prAya: sabhI jAnate hai ki jaisI bhAvanA jaba saMtAna utpanna ho to usakA nirodha karane ke lie kRtrima upAya hotI hai, vaisA svapna AtA hai| isI prakAra saMtAna ke viSaya meM mAtAkAma meM lAnA ghora anyAya hai| vIrya ko vRthA barbAda karane ke samAna pitA kI bhAvanA jaisI hotI hai, vaisI hI santAna bana jAtI hai| jisa dUsarA koI anyAya nahIM hai| prakAra bhAvanA se svapna kA nirmANa hotA hai, isI prakAra bhAvanA se hamAre andara jo zAMti aura sAhasa hai, vaha vIrya ke hI pratApa se saMtAna ke vicAroM aura kAryoM kA nirmANa hotA hai| nIca vicAra karane hai| agara zarIra meM vIrya na ho to manuSya halana-calana gamanAgamana Adi se kharAba svapna AtA hai aura yahI bAta saMtAna ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanI kriyAe~ karane meM bhI samartha nahIM ho sktaa| caahiye| saMtAna ke viSaya meM tuma jaisI bhAvanA lAoge, Age calakara 4-brahmacarya kA mahatva saMtAna vaisI hI bana jaayegii| ataeva santAna ke lie aura apane lie jo bhAI-bahina brahmacarya kA pAlana kareMge ve saMsAra ko anamola brahmacarya kI bhAvanA nirantara karanI caahiye| ratna pradAna karane meM samartha ho skeNge| hanumAnajI kA nAma kauna nahIM 7-dUsarA niyama jAnatA? AlaMkArika bhASA meM kahA jAtA hai ki unhoMne lakSmaNajI ke brahmacarya kA dUsarA niyama bhojana-sambandhI viveka hai| kucha loga lie droNa parvata uThAyA thaa| usI parvata kA eka Tukar3A gira par3A, jo aisA samajhate haiM ki jisa khAnapAna meM Ananda AtA hai, vahI bhojana govardhana ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| alaMkAra kA AvaraNa dUra kara dIjie acchA hai, para yaha mAnyatA bhramapUrNa hai| brahmacArI ke bhojana meM aura aura vicAra kIjiye to isa kathana meM hanumAnajI kA pracaNDa zakti kA abrahmacArI ke bhojana meM bar3A antara hotA hai| gItA meM rajoguNI, digdarzana Apa paaeNge| hanumAnajI meM itanI zakti kahA~ se AI? yaha tamoguNI aura satoguNI kA bhojana alaga-alaga batAyA hai| para Aja mahArAnI aMjanA aura mahArAja pavanajI kA bAraha varSa kI akhaNDa ke loga jihvA ke vazavartI banakara bhojana ke gulAma ho rahe haiN| yadi brahmacarya kI sAdhanA kA pratApa thaa| unake brahmacarya pAlana ne saMsAra ko tuma apanI jIbha para bhI aMkuza nahIM rakha sakate to tuma Age kisa eka aisA upahAra, aisA varadAna diyA, jo na kevala apane samaya meM hI prakAra bar3ha sakoge? vidyAbhyAsa aura zAstra zravaNa kA phala yahI hai ki advitIya thA, varan Aja taka bhI vaha advitIya samajhA jAtA hai aura bure kAmoM kI pravRtti na kI jaay| Ajakala khAna-pAna ke sambandha meM zakti kI sAdhanA ke lie usakI pUjA bhI kI jAtI hai| bar3I bhayaMkara bhUleM ho rahI haiM aura hAlata aisI jAna par3atI hai mAno bahinoM! agara tumhArI hanumAna sarIkhA zaktizAlI putra utpanna vidyAbhyAsa kA phala khAnapAna kA bhAna bhUla jAnA hI ho| karane kI sAdha hai to apane pati ko kAmuka banAne vAle sAja-siMgAra 8-vinAza ke kAraNa aura hAvabhAva tyAga kara svayaM brahmacarya kI sAdhanA karo aura pati ko vIryanAza kA eka kAraNa eka hI kamare meM, eka hI bichaune para bhI brahmacarya pAlana karane do| strI puruSa kA zayana karanA bhI hai| eka hI kamare meM aura eka zayyA 5-brahmacarya hI jIvana hai para sone se vIrya sthira nahIM raha sktaa| zAstra meM jahA~ strI aura puruSa apUrNa brahmacarya kevala vIryarakSA ko kahate haiN| vIrya vaha vastu hai ke sone kA varNana milatA hai vahA~ aisA hI varNana milatA hai ki strI jisake sahAre sArA zarIra TIkA huA hai| yaha zarIra vIrya se banA bhI aura puruSa alaga-alaga zayanAgAra meM sote the| para Aja isa viSaya hai| ataeva A~kheM vIrya haiN| kAna vIrya haiN| nAsikA vIrya hai| hAtha paira meM niyama kA pAlana hotA najara nahIM aataa| vIrya haiN| sAre zarIra kA nirmANa vIrya se huA hai, ataeva sArI zarIra niSkriya baiThe rahanA bhI vIryanAza kA eka kAraNa hai| jo loga vIrya hai| jisa vIrya se sampUrNa zarIra kA nirmANa hotA hai usakI zakti apane zarIra aura mana ko kisI satkArya meM saMlagna nahIM rakhate, una kyA sAdhAraNa kahI jA sakatI hai? kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai- logoM kA vIrya bhI sthira nahIM raha sktaa| yadi zarIra aura mana ko maraNa bindupAtena, jIvana bindudhAraNAt / niSkriya na rakhA jAya to vIrya ko hAni nahIM phNctii| 6-apUrNa brahmacarya kA prathama niyama rAtri meM dera taka jAgaraNa karanA, sUryodaya ke bAda bhI sote rahanA apUrNa brahmacarya ke dasa niyamoM meM pahilA niyama bhAvanA hai| mAtA- aura azlIla sAhitya kA par3hanA, ye saba bhI vIryanAza ke kAraNa haiN| pitA ko aisI bhAvanA lAnI cAhie ki merA putra vIryavAn aura jagat azlIla citra dekhane se aura azlIla pustakeM par3hane se bhI vIrya sthira kA kalyANa karane vAlA bne| isa prakAra kI bhAvanA se bahuta lAbha nahIM rhtaa| Aja jahA~-tahA~ azlIla pustakeM par3hane aura azlIla hotA hai| Apa logoM ko alaga-alaga taraha ke svapna Ate hoNge| citra dekhane kA pracAra ho gayA hai| Ajakala loga mahApuruSoM aura isakA kAraNa kyA hai? kAraNa yahI hai ki saba kI bhAvanA bhinna-bhinna mahAsatiyoM ke jIvana caritra par3hane ke badale azlIlatApUrNa pustakeM zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/7 Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hana ke zaukIna ho gaye haiN| unheM yaha vicAra hI nahIM AtA ki aisA karane se jIvana meM kitane vikAra A ghuse haiN| kahAvata hai-'jaisA vAcana vaisA vicAra' / isa kahAvata ke anusAra azlIla pustakoM ke paThana se logoM ke vicAra bhI azlIla banate jA rahe haiN| nATaka-sinemA dekhanA bhI vIryanAza kA kAraNa hai| Ajakala nATaka-sinemA kI dhUma macI huI hai| jahA~ dekho vahA~ garIba se lekara amIra taka-sabako nATaka-sinemA meM phaMsAne kA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai aura isa prakAra sinemA vIryanAza ke sAdhana bana rahe haiN| 9-sinemA aura grAmophona Ajakala ke sinemA to naitikatA se itane patita aura nirlajjatApUrNa hote sune jAte haiM ki koI bhalA mAnuSa apane bAlabaccoM ke sAtha unheM dekha nahIM sktaa| sinemA ke kAraNa Aja lAkhoM navayuvaka AcaraNahIna bana rahe haiN| ina sinemAoM kI badaulata bhAratIya nArI apanI mahattA kA vismaraNa kara bhAratIya sabhyatA ke mala meM kuThArAghAta kara rahI hai| yaha atyanta kheda kI bAta hai| isI prakAra grAmophona ko bhI Ananda kA sAdhana samajhA jAtA hai para usake dvArA saMskAroM meM kitanI burAiyA~ ghusa rahI haiM, isa ora kitane logoM kA dhyAna jAtA hai? 10-brahmacarya sAdhana brahmacarya pAlane vAloM ko athavA jo brahmacarya pAlana cAhate haiM unheM vilAsapUrNa vastroM se. AbhUSaNoM se, AhAra se sadaiva bacate rahanA caahiye| mastiSka meM kavicAroM kA aMkara utpanna karane vAle sAhitya ko hAtha bhI nahIM lagAnA caahie| jo pustakeM dharma, deza-bhakti kI janA jAgata karane vAlI aura caritra ko sadhArane vAlI hotI hai unameM aMgreja sarakAra rAjanIti kI gaMdha sUMghatI hai aura unheM jabta kara letI hai| para jo pustakeM aisA gaMdA aura ghAsaleTI sAhitya bar3hAtI haiM, prajA kA sarvanAza kara rahI haiM, unakI ora se vaha sarvathA udAsIna rahatI hai| yaha kaisI bhAgyaviDambanA hai? 11-vIrya kI mahimA svapna meM bhI vIrya kA nAza hotA hai| kucha loga kahA karate haiM ki vIrya rakSA se svapnadoSa hotA hai para yaha kathana bhramapUrNa hai| isa bhrAmaka vicAra kA parityAga karake svapnadoSa ke asalI kAraNa kA patA lagAnA caahiye| phira usa kAraNa se bacakara doSanivAraNa kA prayatna karanA caahiye| jaba tuma so rahe ho, taba tumhArI jeba meM se agara koI ratna nikAla kara le jAne lage aura usa samaya tuma jAga uTho to A~khoM dekhate kyA ratna le jAne doge? nahIM, to phira svapnadoSa ke kAraNa jAnabUjha kara vIrya ko naSTa hone denA kahA~ taka ucita kahA jA sakatA hai? 12-brahmacarya aura rasanAnigraha brahmacarya kA pAlana karane ke lie, sAtha hI svAsthya kI rakSA ke lie jihvA para aMkuza rakhane kI AvazyakatA hai| jihvA para aMkuza na rakhane se aneka prakAra kI hAniyA~ hotI haiN| isake viparIta jo manuSya apanI jIbha para kAbU rakhatA hai use prAya: vaidyoM aura DaoNkTaroM ke dvAra para bhaTakane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| aneka loga aise haiM jinake lie jIvana kI apekSA bhojana adhika mahatva kI vastu hai| ve jIne ke lie nahIM khAne ke lie jIte haiN| bhale hI koI sIdhI taraha isa bAta ko svIkAra na kare magara usake bhojana-vyavahAra ko dekhane se yaha satya sApha taura se pragaTa hae binA nahIM rhegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki adhikAMza loga jIvana ke zubha-azubha kI kasauTI para bhojana kI parakha nahIM krte| ve jihvA ko kasauTI banAkara bhojana kI acchAI-burAI kI jA~ca karate haiN| jo jIvana kI dRSTi se bhojana karatA hai vaha svAsthya nAzaka aura jIvana ko bhraSTa karane vAlA bhojana kaise kara sakatA hai? kuzala manuSya ajJAta vyakti ko sahasA apane ghara meM sthAna nahIM detaa| taba jisa bhojana ke guNa-doSa kA patA na ho use peTa meM sthAna denA kahA~ taka ucita kahA jA sakatA hai? jo aise bhojana ko peTa meM lUMsa letA hai, usake peTa ko bhojanapiTAre ke sivA aura kyA kahA jA sakatA hai? eka vidvAna kA kathana hai ki duniyA meM jitane AdamI khAne-pIne se marate haiM, utane khAne-pIne ke abhAva se nahIM mrte| loga pahale ThesalUMsa kara khAte haiM, phira DaoNkTara kI zaraNa lete haiN| Aja jo AdamI jitanI adhika cIjeM apane bhojana meM samAviSTa karatA hai vaha utanA hI bar3A AdamI ginA jAtA hai, magara zAstra kA Adeza yaha hai ki jo jitanA mahAna tyAgI hai vaha utanA hI mahAn puruSa hai| zAstra meM Ananda zrAvaka kA varNana karate hue kahA gayA hai ki bAraha karor3a svarNa moharoM kA aura cAlIsa hajAra gAyoM kA dhanI hone para bhI usane apane khAnepIne ke lie kucha ginatI kI cIjoM kI hI maryAdA kara lI thii| isa prakAra khAna-pAna ke viSaya meM jo jitanA saMyama rakhatA hai vaha utanA hI mahAn hai| jihvAsaMyama se svAsthya bhI acchA rahatA hai| nAgarikoM ko jitanA aura jaisA bhojana milatA hai, utanA aura vaisA kisAnoM ko nhiiN| phira bhI agara donoM kI kuztI ho to kisAna hI vijayI hogaa| yaha kauna nahIM jAnatA ki sabhya aura bar3e kahalAne vAle logoM kI apekSA kisAna adhika svastha aura sabala hotA hai| isakA eka kAraNa sAdA aura sAtvika bhojana hai| isa taraha adhika bhojana karane se svAsthya sudharane kI jagaha bigar3atA hai| vikRta bhojana karane meM svAsthya ko hAni pahu~catI hai aura caritra ko bhI. isI kAraNa vikRta (vigaya) bhojana karane kA zAstra meM niSedha kiyA gayA hai| vidvata khaNDa/8 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya kA bhojana ke sAtha ghaniSTa sambandha hai| bhogI kA bhojana brahmacarya pAlana se kisI ko kisI roga kA zikAra honA par3A hai aura aura yogI kA bhojana eka-sA nahIM ho sktaa| brahmacarya kI sAdhanA na aisA koI udAharaNa hI dekhA gayA hai| hA~, ThIka isase ulTe jo loga karane vAloM ko aisA aura itanA hI bhojana karanA cAhiye jisase zarIra viSayI hote haiM, ve hI rogoM dvArA satAye jAte haiN| yaha bAta to pratyakSa kI rakSA ho sake aura jo brahmacarya meM bAdhaka na hokara sAdhaka ho| dikhAI detI hai| ataeva apane hRdaya se isa bhrAnti ko nikAla pheMko adhika gariSTha, teja, masAledAra aura parimANa se adhika bhojana sarvathA ki brahmacarya se roga paidA hote haiN| brahmacarya jIvana hai| usase zakti kA hAnikAraka hai| vikAsa hotA hai| jahA~ zakti hai, vahA~ rogoM kA AkramaNa nahIM hotaa| 13-brahmacarya ke sambandha meM logoM kI bhrAnta dhAraNA azakta aura durbala puruSa hI rogoM dvArA satAye jAte haiN| viSaya-bhoga kI kAmanA kA niyantraNa nahIM ho sakatA, yaha kAmanA kheda hai ki logoM ke mana meM yaha bhrama utpanna ho gayA hai ki viSaya ajeya hai, isa prakAra kI durbhAvanA puruSa-samAja meM eka bAra paiTha pAI, bhoga kI icchA kA damana karanA azakya hai| parantu jaise nepoliyana ne to bhayaMkara anartha hoMge aura una anartho kI paramparA kA sAmanA krnaa| asambhava zabda koza meM se nikAla DAlane ko kahA thA usI prakAra sahaja nahIM hogaa| tuma apane hRdaya meM se nikAla bAhara kro| aisA karane se tumhAra yadyapi Ajakala bhI aneka loga haiM, jinakI yaha bhrAnta dhAraNA manobala sudRr3ha banegA aura taba viSaya-bhoga kI kAmanA para vijaya prApta ho gaI hai ki manuSya kAmabhoga kI vAsanA para vijaya nahIM prApta kara karanA tanika bhI kaThina na hogaa| sktaa| saMbhavata: ve loga manuSya ko kAma vAsanA kA kIr3A samajhate trividha brahmacarya haiN| para prAcIna Arya-RSiyoM kA anubhava isa dhAraNA kA virodha karatA hai| koI vyakti vizeSa brahmacarya kA pAlana karane meM asamartha rahe, yaha 1-brahmacarya zabda kI pravRtti kA nimitta eka bAta hai aura yaha kahanA ki brahmacarya kA pUrNa rUpa se pAlana karanA 'brahmacarya' eka hI zabda nahIM hai, kintu 'brahma' zabda meM 'carya' saMbhava nahIM hai, dUsarI bAta hai| kisI vyakti kI asamarthatA ke AdhAra kRta pratyayAn se banA huA saMskRta zabda hai| brahmacarya brhmcry| para kisI vyApaka siddhAnta kA nirmANa kara baiThanA, saccAI ke sAtha 'brahma' zabda ke vaise to kaI artha hote haiM, parantu yahA~ yaha zabda vIrya, anyAya karanA hai| isa prakAra asamarthatA kI oTa meM viSayabhogoM kA vidyA aura AtmA ke artha meM hai| 'carya' kA artha, rakSaNa, adhyayana tathA vicAra karanA sarvathA anucita hai| cintana hai| isa prakAra brahmacarya kA artha vIryarakSA, vidyAdhyayana aura Aja bhI saMsAra meM aise vyaktiyoM kA milanA asaMbhava nahIM hai Atma-cintana hai| 'brahma' kA artha uttama kAma yA kuzalAnuSThAna bhI jo bAlyAvasthA se hI brahmacarya kA pAlana karate hue jana-sevA kara rahe hotA hai, isaliye brahmacarya kA artha uttama yA kuzalAnuSThAna kA haiN| phira bhISma aura bhagavAn neminAtha jaise pavitra brahmacAriyoM kA ucca AcaraNa bhI hai| brahmacarya zabda ke ina arthoM para dRSTipAta karane se hama Adarza jinheM mArga-pradarzana kara rahA ho, una bhAratavAsiyoM ke hRdaya meM isa nirNaya para pahu~cate haiM ki jisa AcaraNa dvArA Atama-cintana ho, na jAne yaha bhUta kaise ghusa gayA hai ki viSaya vAsanA para kAbU rakhanA AtmA apane Apako pahacAna sake aura apane lie vAstavika sukha zakya nahIM hai| sAdhu hue binA brahmacarya kA pAlana ho hI nahIM sakatA prApta kara sake, usa AcaraNa kA nAma 'brahmacarya' hai| isa artha meM aura gRhastha-jIvana meM brahmacarya kA anuSThAna ekadama azakyAnuSThAna brahmacarya zabda ke Upara kahe hue sabhI artha A jAte haiN| hai! vAstava meM yaha dhAraNA sarvathA bhramapUrNa hai| manobala dRr3ha hone para pUrNa 2-brahmacarya kI paribhASA yA naiSThika brahmacarya kA pAlana kiyA jA sakatA hai| yahI nahIM varan Atmacintana ke lie, indriyoM aura mana para vijaya pAnA vivAhita jIvana vyatIta karate hue gRhastha jIvana meM bhI brahmacarya kA Avazyaka hai| prAkRtika niyamoM ke anusAra indriyA~ mana ke, mana buddhi pAlana kiyA jA sakatA hai| brahmacarya pAlane se kisI bhI prakAra kI ke aura buddhi AtmA ke adhIna evaM AtmA kI sahAyikA honI hAni kI sambhAvanA nahIM hai| yahI nahIM kintu aneka prakAra ke lAbha hote caahiye| aisA hone para hI AtmA apane Apako jAna sakatA hai, indriyA~ haiN| kahA bhI hai : mana aura buddhi kA kartavya, AtmA ko balavAn tathA puSTa banAnA hai| brahmacaryapratiSThAyAM vIryalAbhaH / balavAn AtmA hI apanA svarUpa jAna sakatA hai, vidyAdhyayana meM samartha kucha mahAnubhAvoM ne eka naye siddhAnta kA AviSkAra kiyA hai| ho sakatA hai aura uttama kAma tathA kuzalAnuSThAna kara sakatA hai| unakI anokhI sI samajha yaha hai ki brahmacarya kA pAlana karane se zarIra / isaliye indriyoM, mana aura buddhi kA kAma AtmA ko balavAn banAnA, meM roga utpanna hote haiN| para na to Aja taka yaha sanA gayA hai ki AtmA ke hita ko dRSTi meM rakhanA, AtmA kA ahita karane vAle kAmoM zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/9 Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se dUra rahanA hai| indriyoM aura mana kA apane isa kartavya para sthira rahane indriyA~ aura mana durviSayoM kI ora na daudd'eN| yadi eka bhI indriya kA nAma hI 'brahmacarya' hai| durviSaya kI ora daur3atI hai-use cAhatI hai aura usameM sukha bhI AtmA kA hita apanA svarUpa jAnane meM hai| AtmA apanA mAnatI hai to sampUrNatayA vIryarakSA kadApi nahIM ho sktii| isaliye svarUpa tabhI jAna sakatA hai-jaba usake sahAyaka evaM sevaka indriyA~ pUrNa rIti se vIryarakSA kA artha bhI vahI hai, jo Upara kahA gayA hai tathA mana, usake AjJAvartI aura zubhacintaka hoN| viparItAvasthA meM arthAt sarvaprakAra ke asaMyama-parityAga-rUpa indriyoM aura mana kA AtmA kA ahita svAbhAvika hI hai| AtmA ke sahAyaka tathA sevaka sNym| ve hI indriyA~ aura mana haiM, jo sukha kI abhilASA se durviSayoM kI ora 5-brahmacarya ke tIna bheda aura unakA sambandha na daudd'eN| indriyoM kA sukha kI abhilASA se durviSayoM kI ora daur3anA brahmacarya mana, vacana aura zarIra se hotA hai, isaliye brahmacarya tathA mana kA indriyAnugAmI honA AtmA ke lie ahitakAraka hai| ke tIna bheda hote haiM arthAt mAnasika-brahmacarya, vAcika-brahmacarya aura AtmA kA hita tabhI hai, jaba na to indriyA~ durviSayoM kI ora daur3e aura shaariirik-brhmcry| mana, vacana aura kAya ina tInoM dvArA pAlana kiyA na indriyoM ke sAtha hI sAtha mana bhI AtmA kA azubha-cintaka bne| gayA brahmacarya hI pUrNa brahmacarya hai arthAt na mana meM hI abrahmacarya kI indriyA~ aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora na daur3anA, durviSayoM kI cAha na bhAvanA ho, na vacana dvArA hI abrahmacarya pragaTa ho aura na zarIra dvArA karanA aura sukha kI lAlasA se unheM na bhoganA hI 'brahmacarya' hai| hI abrahmacarya kI kriyA kI gaI ho isakA nAma pUrNa brahmacarya hai| indriyA~ pA~ca hai-kAna, A~kha, nAka, jIbha aura tvcaa| ina yAjJavalkya smRti meM kahA haipA~coM indriyoM ke pA~ca viSaya haiM-zabda, rUpa, gandha, rasa aura sparza kAyena manasA vAcA, savisthAsu sarvadA / arthAt sunanA, dekhanA, sUMghanA, svAda lenA aura chuunaa| yadyapi ye sarvatra maithunatyAgo, brahmacarya pracakSate / / indriyA~ haiM sunane, dekhane, sUMghane, svAda lene aura sparza karane ke lie zarIra, mana aura vacana se, sabhI avasthAoM meM sarvadA aura hI-isI kAraNa inakA nAma jJAnendriyA~ bhI hai- lekina ye jJAnendriyA~ sarvatra maithuna-tyAga ko brahmacarya kahA hai| tabhI hotI haiM aura tabhI AtmA kA hita bhI kara sakatI haiM, jaba kAyika brahmacarya use kahate haiM, jisake sadbhAva meM, zarIra dvArA durviSayoM meM lipta na hoM, unake bhoga meM sukha na mAne aura apane Apa abrahmacarya kI koI kriyA na kI gaI ho arthAt zarIra se abrahmacarya ko durviSaya-bhoga ke lie na smjheN| isI prakAra mana bhI AtmA kA meM pravRtti na huI ho| mAnasika brahmacarya use kahate haiM jisake sadbhAva hita karane vAlA tabhI hai, jaba vaha apane pada se bhraSTa hokara, indriyoM meM durviSayoM kA cintana na kiyA jAve, arthAt mana meM abrahmacarya kI kA anugAmI na bana jAve aura na indriyoM ko hI durviSayoM kI ora bhAvanA bhI na ho| vAcika-brahmacarya use kahate haiM jisake sadbhAva meM jAne de| mana kA kAma indriyoM ko sukha denA nahIM, kintu AtmA ko abrahmacarya ke sadbhAva ko pUrNa brahmacarya kahate haiN| sukha denA hai aura indriyoM ko bhI unhIM kAmoM meM lagAnA hai, jinase kAyika, mAnasika aura vAcika brahmacarya kA paraspara kartA AtmA sukhI ho| indriyoM aura mana kA, isa kartavya ko samajha kara kriyA aura karma kA sA sambandha hai| pUrNa brahmacarya vahIM ho sakatA isa para sthira rahanA hI 'brahmacarya' hai| hai jahA~ ukta prakAra ke tInoM brahmacarya kA sadbhAva ho| eka ke 3-gA~dhIjI kRta brahmacarya kI paribhASA abhAva meM dUsare aura tIsare kA-ekadama se nahIM to zanaiH zanaiH ___ gA~dhIjI ne 'brahmacarya' ke artha meM likhA hai- "brahmacarya kA abhAva svAbhAvika hai| artha hai sabhI indriyA~ aura sampUrNa vikAroM para pUrNa adhikAra kara sArAMza yaha ki indriyoM kA durviSayoM se nivRtta hone, mana kA lenaa| sabhI indriyoM ko tana, mana aura vacana se, saba samaya aura saba durviSayoM kI bhAvanA na karane, durviSayoM se udAsIna rahane, maithunAGgoM kSetroM meM saMyamita karane ko 'brahmacarya' kahate haiN|' sahita saba prakAra ke maithuna tyAgane aura mAnasika zakti ko 4-brahmacarya kI vyAvahArika paribhASA Atmacintana, Atmahita-sAdhana tathA AtmavidyAdhyayana meM lagA dene yadyapi saba indriyA~ aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora na daur3ane kA hI nAma 'brahmacarya' hai| kA nAma brahmacarya hai, lekina vyavahAra meM, brahmacarya kA artha kevala 'vIryarakSA' hI liyA jAtA hai| isa vyAvahArika artha-arthAt pUrNa rupeNa vIryarakSA- se bhI indriyoM aura mana kA durviSayoM kI ora daur3anA hI matalaba niklegaa| pUrNatayA vIryarakSA tabhI ho sakatI hai, jaba sabhI vidvata khaNDa/10 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka . Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAbha aura mAhAtmya 'brahmacarya, dharma rUpa padmasarovara kA pAla ke samAna rakSaka hai| yaha tavesu vA uttamaM bNbhcerN| dayA, kSamA Adi guNoM kA AdhAra-bhUta evaM dharma kI zAkhAoM kA AdhAra- sUtrakRtAMga sUtra stambha hai| brahmacarya carma rUpa mahAnagara kA koTa hai aura dharma rUpa mahAnagara "brahmacarya hI uttama tapa hai'| kA pradhAna rakSaka-dvAra hai| brahmacarya ke khaNDita hone para sabhI prakAra ke brahmacarya se kyA lAbha hotA hai aura brahmacarya kA kaisA mahAtmya dharma, pahAr3a se gire hue kacce ghar3e ke samAna cUra-cUra ho jAte haiN|' hai, yaha saMkSepa meM nIce batAyA jAtA hai| brahmacarya, dharma kA kaisA Avazyaka aMga hai, yaha batAte hue aura 1-zarIra aura dharma kA sambandha brahmacarya kI prazaMsA karate hue eka muni ne kahA haiAtmA kA dhyeya, saMsAra ke janma-maraNa se chUTa kara, mokSa prApta paMca mahavvae-suvvayamUlaM, samaNAmaNAila sAhusuviNaM / karanA hai| AtmA isa dhyeya ko tabhI prApta kara sakatA hai, jaba use veravirAmaNa pajjavasANaM, savvasamudda mahodahitittha / / 1 / / zarIra kI sahAyatA ho-arthAt zarIra svastha ho| binA zarIra ke dharma titthakarehiM sudesiya maggaM, naragatiricchavivajjiyamaggaM / nahIM ho sakatA aura binA dharma ke AtmA apane ukta dhyeya taka nahIM sabbapavittasunimmiyasAraM, siddhivimANa-avaMguyadAraM / / 2 / / pahu~ca sktaa| kAvya graMthoM meM kahA hai devanariMdanamaMsiyapUiyaM savvajaguttamamaMgalamaggaM / zarIramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanam / duddharisaM guNanAyakamekkaM mokkhapaharasavaDiMsagabhUyaM / / 3 / / - kumArasambhava 'brahmacarya, pA~ca mahAvrata kA mUla hai ata: uttama vrata hai athavA paMca 'zarIra hI saba dharmoM kA prathama aura uttama sAdhana hai'| mahAvrata vAle sAdhuoM ke uttama vratoM kA brahmacarya mUla hai| aise hI zrAvakoM dharmArthakAmamokSANAmArogyaM mUlamuttamam / ke suvratoM kA bhI brahmacarya mUla hai| brahmacarya, doSa rahita hai, sAdhujanoM dvArA dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa kA Arogya hI mUla sAdhana hai| bhalIbhA~ti pAlana kiyA gayA hai, vairAnubandha kA anta karane vAlA hai aura 2-brahmacarya se zArIrika svasthatA svayaMbhUramaNa mahodadhi ke samAna dustara saMsAra se tarane kA upAya hai|' AtmA ko apane dhyeya taka pahu~cane ke lie zarIra kI brahmacarya tIrthaMkaroM dvArA sadupadezita hai, unhIM ke dvArA isake AvazyakatA hai aura vaha bhI ArogyatA ke saath| asvastha zarIra, pAlana kA mArga batAyA gayA hai aura isake upadeza dvArA naraka gati tathA dharma-sAdhana meM asamartha rahatA hai| brahmacarya se isa aMga kI pUrti hotI tiryaka-gati kA mArga roka kara siddha-gati tathA vimAnoM ke dvAra kholane hai, arthAt zarIra svastha rahatA hai, koI roga pAsa bhI nahIM phaTakane paataa| kA pavitra mArga batAyA gayA hai| vaidyaka granthoM meM brahmacarya se zArIrika lAbha batAne ke lie yaha brahmacarya devendra aura narendroM se pajita logoM ke lie bhI kahA hai pUjanIya haiM, samasta lokoM meM sarvottama maMgala kA mArga hai| saba guNoM kA mRtyuvyAdhijarAnAzi, pIyUSaparamauSadham / advitIya tathA sarvazreSTha nAyaka hai aura mokSa-mArga kA bhUSaNa rUpa hai| brahmacarya mahAyatnaH, satyameva vadAmyaham / / 4-brahmacarya hI tapa hai 'maiM satya kahatA hU~ ki mRtyu, vyAdhi aura bur3hApe kA nAza karane mokSa ke pradhAna sAdhana-tapa meM bhI brahmacarya ko pahalA sthAna hai| vAlI amRta ke samAna auSadha brahmacarya hI hai| brahmacarya, mRtyu roga aura jaina-zAstroM meM brahmacarya saba se uttama tapa mAnA gayA hai| isakA eka bur3hApe kA nAza karane vAlA mahAn yajJa hai|' pramANa isa prakaraNa ke prArambha meM diyA jA cukA hai| praznavyAkaraNa sUtra 3-brahmacarya se dharma-rakSA meM bhI kahA haitAtparya yaha hai ki brahmacarya se zarIra svastha rahatA hai, jisase dharma jambU! etto ya baMbhaceraM tava-niyama-nANa daMsaNa-carittasammattaviNayamUlaM. kA pAlana hotA hai| itanA hI nahIM ki brahmacarya kA pAlana karanA bhI yama-niyama-guNamappahANAjuttaM, himavantamahaMta teyamaMta dharma hI hai| yaha dharma kA pradhAna aMga evaM dharma kA pradhAna rakSaka hai| isake pstthgNbhiirthimiymjjhN| lie prazravyAkaraNa sUtra meM kahA hai he jambU! yaha brahmacarya, uttama tapa niyama, jJAna, darzana, caritra, paumasaratalAgapAlibhUyaM, mahAsagaDhaaragatuMvabhUyaM, mahAnagarapAgAraka samyaktva aura vinaya kA mUla hai| jisa prakAra saba parvatoM meM himAlaya vADaphalihabhUyaM, rajju-piNaddho vcaiMdakeU, visaddhageNaguNa saMpiNadhaM, mahAn aura tejasvI hai, usI prakAra saba tapasyAoM meM brahmacarya zreSTha hai| jammi ya bhaggammi hoi sahasA savvaM anya granthoM meM bhI brahmacarya ko uttama tapa mAnA gayA hai| veda saMbhAgamahiyacaNiyakasalliyapalaTTapaDi-yakhaMDiyaparisaDiyaviNAsiyaM . bhI brahmacarya ko hI tapa mAnate haiN| jaiseviNayasIlatavaniyamaguNa-samUhaM / zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/11 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapo vai brahmacaryam / brahmacarya ho tapa hai| gItA meM bhI brahmacarya ko tapa mAnA hai| usameM kahA haibrahmacaryamahiMsA ca, zArIraM tapa ucyate / arthAt brahmacarya aura ahiMsA zarIra kA uttama tapa hai| isI prakAra anya granthakAroM ne bhI brahmacarya ko uttama tapa mAnA hai| 5- brahmacarya se pAralaukika lAbha pAralaukika lAbha kA brahmacarya eka pradhAna sAdhana hai| brahmacarya se AtmA paraloka sambandhI sabhI sukhoM ko prApta kara sakatA hai| praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM kahA gayA hai ajjava sAhujaNAcariye mokkhamANaM visuddha siddhi gainilaye sAsayavavvAvAha mapuNAbbhavaM pasatthaM somaM subhaM sivamamakkhayakaraM / javarasArakkhiyaM supariyaM subhAsiyaM navarimuNivare hiM mahApurisadhIra sUradhammiyadhiimaMtANA ya sayA visuddhaM bhavvaM bhavvajaNANuciNNAM nissaMkiyaM nibbhayaM nittusaM nirAyAsaM / 'brahmacarya' anta:karaNa ko pavitra evaM sthira rakhane vAlA hai. sAdhujanoM se sevita hai, mokSa kA mArga hai aura siddhagati kA gRha hai, zAzvata hai, bAdhA rahita hai, punarjanma ko naSTa karane ke kAraNa apunarbhava hai, prazasta hai, rAgAdi kA abhAva karane se saumya hai, sukhasvarUpa hone se ziva hai, duHkha sukhAdi dvandroM se rahita hone se acala hai, akSaya tathA akSata hai, muniyoM dvArA surakSita evaM pracArita hai, bhavya hai, bhavyajanoM dvArA Acarita hai, zaGkA-rahita hai, nirbhayatA kA dene vAlA, vizuddha tathA jhaMjhaToM se dUra rakhane vAlA evaM kheda aura abhimAna ko naSTa karane vAlA hai| - praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM Age kahA hai jammi ya ArAhiyammi ArAhiyaM vayamiNaM savvaM / sIlaM tavo ya viNao ya saMjoya ya khaMtI guttI mutti taheva ihaloiya pAraloiya jaseya kittI ya paccao ya / 'brahmacarya kI ArAdhanA se sabhI vrata ArAdhita hote haiN| tapa, zIla, vinaya, saMyama, kSamA, gupti aura mukti siddha hotI hai tathA isa loka aura paraloka meM yaza-kIrti kI vijaya patAkA phaharAtI hai|' anya granthakAra bhI brahmacarya se paraloka sambandhI lAbha batAte hue kahate haiM samudrataraNe yadvat upAyo nauH prkiirtit| saMsArataraNe yadvat brahma prakIrtitam || - smRti / samudra se pAra jAne ke lie, jisa prakAra naukA zreSTha- sAdhana hai, usI prakAra saMsAra se tarane ke lie brahmacarya utkRSTa sAdhana hai| vidvata khaNDa / 12 granthakAroM ne yajJa bhI brahmacarya ko hI mAnA hai| jaiseatha yadyajJa ityAcakSate brahmacaryameva / (chAndogyopadanizad) "jise yajJa kahate haiM vaha brahmacarya hI hai|' saMsAra - bandhana se chUTakara, mokSa prApti ke lie cAritra dharma batAte hue bhagavAn ne jina pA~ca mahAvratoM kA upadeza diyA hai unameM brahmacarya cauthA mahAvrata hai| brahmacarya ke binA, cAritra-dharma kA pUrNarUpeNa pAlana nahIM ho sktaa| AtmA ko saMsAra bandhana se chur3A kara mokSa dilAne vAle cAritra dharma kA brahmacarya eka pradhAna aura Avazyaka aMga hai brahmacarya ke binA na to aba taka koI mukta huA hI hai, na ho hI sakatA hai siddhAtmAoM ko siddha gati prApta karAne vAlA yaha brahmacarya hI hai| isa prakAra pAralaukika lAbha kA brahmacarya eka pradhAna sAdhana hai| 6 - brahmacarya se ihalaukika lAbha brahmacarya se pAralaukika hI nahIM, ihalaukika lAbha bhI hai| Upara batAyA jA cukA hai ki brahmacarya se svAsthya acchA rahatA hai| svAsthya acchA rahane se hI ihalaukika kArya sucAru rUpa se sampAdana ho sakate haiN| sAMsArika jIvana meM, zarIra svastha, sundara, balavAn evaM cirAyu rahane kI, vidyA kI, dhana kI kartavya dRr3hatA kI aura yazAdi kI abhilASAe~ pUrNa hotI haiM prasiddha jainAcArya zrI hemacandra sUri ne brahmacarya kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA hai cirAyuSaH susaMsthAnAM dRDhasaMhananA narAH / tejasvino mahAvIryA bhaveyurbrahmacaryataH / / brahmacarya se zarIra cirAyu sundara dRr3ha karttavya tejapUrNa aura parAkramI hotA hai|. vaidyaka granthoM meM bhI kahA gayA hai brahmacarya paraM jJAnaM brahmacarya paraM balaM / brahmacaryamayo hyAtmA brahmacaryeva titi / / 'brahmacarya hI saba se uttama jJAna hai, aparimita bala hai, yaha AtmA nizcaya rUpa se brahmacaryamaya hai aura brahmacarya se hI zarIra meM ThaharA huA hai| ' ina pramANoM se yaha bAta bhalIbhAMti siddha ho jAtI hai ki brahmacarya se zarIra sundara bhI rahatA hai, balavAn bhI rahatA hai, dIrghajIvI bhI hotA hai aura yaza kIrti bhI prApta hotI hai| isa prakAra brahmacarya, ihalaukika sukhoM kA bhI sAdhana hai| laukika vaibhava, vidyA, dhana Adi tabhI prApta hote haiM, jaba zarIra svastha ho aura usameM bala tathA sAhasa ho brahmacarya se zarIra svastha rahatA hai aura zarIra meM bala tathA sAhasa bhI rahatA hai| zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki brahmacarya ke binA vidyA prApta nahIM hotii| vidyA prApti ke lie brahmacarya kA honA Avazyaka hai| atharvaveda meM kahA hai brahmacaryeNa vidyA | 'brahmacarya se vidyA prApta hotI hai|' vidura nIti meM kahA hai vidyArthI brahmacArI sthAt ! 'yadi vidyA ke icchuka the to brahmacArI bno|' tAtparya yaha ki brahmacarya, laukika aura lokottara, donoM hI sukhoM kA pradhAna sAdhana hai| isakI pUrNa rUpeNa prazaMsA karanA to samudra ko hAthoM ke sahAre tairane kA sAhasa karanA hai| 7- brahmacarya para apavAda kucha logoM kA kathana hai ki pUrNa brahmacArI ko mokSa yA svarga prApta nahIM hotA kyoMki pUrNa brahmacArI niHsaMtAna rahate haiM auraaputrasya gatirnAsti svargo naiva ca naiva ca / 'putrahIna kI gati nahIM hotI aura svarga to kabhI bhI nahIM milatA hai|' isa zloka se pUrNa brahmacArI ko svarga-mokSa prApti se vaMcita batAyA jAtA hai, lekina isa zloka ko khaNDana karane vAlA dUsarA yaha pramANa bhI hai zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka svarge gachanti te sarve ye kecid brahmacAriNaH / "jitane bhI brahmacArI hai, ve saba svarga ko jAte haiM aura bhI kahA hai ki anekAni sahastrANi, kumArabrahmacAriNAm / divaM gatAni rAjendra, akRtvA kulasantatim // he rAjan ! hajAroM manuSya aise hue haiM jo AjIvana naiSThika brahmacArI raha kara kula santati ko na bar3hAte hue bhI divya gati ko prApta hue haiN| jaina- zAstrAnusAra svarga prApti koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai, bar3I bAta to mokSa prApta karanA hai| brahmacarya se saMsAra kI sabhI Rddhi mila jAya, svarga kA rAjya bhI prApta ho jAya taba bhI yadi isake dvArA mokSa prApta na ho sakatA hotA to jaina zAstra ise dharma kA aMga na mAnate, kyoMki jainazAstra usI vastu ko upayogI aura mahatva kI mAnate haiM, jisake dvArA mokSa prApta ho| lekina ukta pramANa jina granthoM ke haiM, ve grantha svarga ko hI antima dhyeya mAnate haiM phira bhI Upara diye hue zlokoM meM se pahalA zloka dUsare zloka se aprAmANika utaratA hai| vidvata khaNDa / 13 Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kA antarhadaya 1 upAdhyAya kaviratna zrI amara mani manuSya kA jo sahI rUpa hai, vaha itanA hI nahIM hai ki vaha zarIra se sundara hai aura sugaThita hai! eka AkRti hai, jo sajI-sa~varI hai| yadi yahI kucha manuSya hotA, to rAvaNa, duryodhana aura jarAsaMdha bhI manuSya the| unakA zarIra bhI bar3A baliSTha thA, sundara thaa| para, saMsAra ne unheM bar3e logoM meM ginakara bhI satpuruSa nahIM mAnA, zreSTha manuSya nahIM khaa| purANoM meM rAvaNa ko rAkSasa batAyA gayA hai| duryodhana aura jarAsaMdha ko bhI unhoMne mAnava ke rUpa meM nahIM ginaa| aisA kyoM? isakA kAraNa hai, unameM Atmika saundarya kA abhAva ! deha kitanI hI sundara . ho, para, jaba taka usake andara soyI huI AtmA nahIM jAgatI hai, AtmA kA divya rUpa nahIM camakatA hai, taba taka vaha deha sirpha miTTI kA gharauMdA bhara hai, vaha sUnA mandira mAtra hai, jisameM aba taka devatA kI yogya pratiSThA nahIM huI hai| isa deha ke bhItara AtmA aMgar3AI bhara rahI hai yA nahIM? jAgRti kI lahara uTha rahI hai yA nahIM? yahI hamArI insAniyata kA paimAnA hai| hamAre darzana kI bhASA meM devatA ve hI nahIM haiM, jo svarga meM rahate haiM, balki isa dharatI para bhI devatA vicaraNa kiyA karate haiM, manuSya ke rUpa meM bhI deva hamAre sAmane ghUmate mAnava jIvana eka aisA jIvana hai, jisakA koI bhautika rahata h| rAkSasa Ara datya va hA nahA hai, jo jagalA, pahAr3I mUlya nahIM AMkA jA sktaa| bAhara meM usakA eka rUpa meM rahate haiM aura rAtri ke gahana andhakAra meM idhara-udhara cakkara dikhAI detA hai, usake anusAra vaha haDDI, mA~sa aura majjA lagAte phirate haiM, balki manuSya kI sundara deha meM bhI bahuta se Adi kA eka DhA~cA hai, gorI yA kAlI camaDI se DhaMkA hai. rAkSasa aura pizAca chupe baiThe haiN| nagaroM aura zaharoM kI kucha viziSTa prakAra kA raMga-rUpa hai, AkAra-prakAra hai, kintu sabhyatA evaM ekAcauMdha meM rahane vAlA hI insAna nahIM hai, hamArI yahI saba manuSya nahIM hai| A~khoM se jo dikhAI de rahA hai, vaha insAniyata kI paribhASA kucha aura hai| tattva kI bhASA meM, to kivala miTTI kA eka khilaunA hai. eka DhA~cA hai. Akhira insAna vaha hai, jo andara kI AtmA ko dekhatA hai aura koI na koI rUpa to isa bhautika zarIra kA hotA hii| usakI pUjA karatA hai, usakI AvAja sunatA hai aura usakI bhautika tattva milakara manuSya ke rUpa meM dRzya ho ge| A~kheM batAi rAha para calatA hai| kyA dekhatI haiM? ve mAnava ke zarIra se sambandhita bhautika 'jana' Ara 'jina' : rUpa ko hI dekha pAtI haiN| antara kI gaharAI meM adRzya ko jisa hRdaya meM karuNA hai, prema hai paramArtha ke saMkalpa haiM dekhane kI kSamatA A~khoM meM nahIM hai| ye carmacakSu manuSya ke aura paropakAra kI bhAvanAe~ haiM, vahI insAna kA hRdaya hai| Antarika svarUpa kA darzana aura paricaya nahIM karA skte| Apa apane svArthoM kI sar3aka para sarapaTa daur3e cale jA rahe __ zAstra meM jJAna do prakAra ke batAe gae haiM, eka aindriya haiM, para calate-calate kahIM paramArtha kA caurAhA A jAe, to aura dUsarA atiindriy| rUpa, rasa, gandha, sparza Adi viSayoM vahA~ rUka sakate haiM yA nahIM? apane bhoga-vilAsa kI kAlI kA jJAna cakSu Adi indriyoM ke dvArA hotA hai, jo bhautika hai, __ ghaTAoM meM ghire baiThe haiM, para kyA kabhI ina kAle bAdaloM ke use bhautika indriyA~ dekha sakatI haiN| para, isa bhautika deha ke bIca paropakAra aura tyAga ko bijalI bhI camaka pAtI hai yA bhItara, jo caitanya kA virATa rUpa chipA hai, jo eka akhaNDa nahIM? yadi ApakI insAniyata marI nahIM hai, to vaha jyoti lau jala rahI hai, jo parama devatA kaNa-kaNa meM samAyA huA hai. avazya hI jalatI hogI! usa atIndriya ko dekhane kI zakti A~khoM meM kahA~ hai? vidvat khaNDa/14 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apako mAlUma hai ki hamArA Izvara kahAM rahatA hai? vaha kyA usase hI vaha antara kA caitanya jAga uThegA? kevala kahIM AkAza ke kisI vaikuNTha meM nahIM baiThA hai, balki vaha bAhya sAdhanA ko pakar3a kara calane se to sirpha bAhara aura Apake mana ke siMhAsana para baiThA hai, hRdaya mandira meM bAhara hI ghUmate rahanA hotA hai, andara meM pahu~cane kA mArga eka virAjamAna hai vh| jaba bAhara kI A~kha mUMdakara antara meM dUsarA hai aura use avazya TaTolanA caahie| Antarika dekheMge, to usakI jyoti jagamagAtI huI pAe~ge, Izvara ko sAdhanA ke mArga se hI antara ke caitanya ko jagAyA jA virAjamAna huA dekheNge| sakatA hai| usake lie Antarika tapa aura sAdhanA kI Izvara aura manuSya alaga-alaga nahIM haiN| AtmA aura jarUrata hai| hRdaya meM kabhI rAga kI mohaka lahareM uThatI haiM, to paramAtmA sarvathA bhinna do tattva nahIM haiN| nara aura nArAyaNa do kabhI dveSa kI jvAlA dahaka uThatI hai| vAsanA aura vikAra bhinna zaktiyA~ nahIM haiN| jana aura jina meM koI antara nahIM ke A~dhI-tUphAna bhI Ate haiN| ina saba dUndroM ko zAnta karanA hai, koI bahuta bar3A bheda nahIM hai| AdhyAtmika darzana kI bhASA ho antara kI sAdhanA hai| A~dhI aura tUphAna se antara kA meM kahA jAe, to soyA huA Izvara jIva hai, saMsArI prANI mahAsAgara kSubdha na ho, samabhAva kI jo lau jala rahI hai, vaha hai, aura jAgRta jIva Izvara hai, paramAtmA hai| mohamAyA kI bujhane nahIM pAe, basa yahI caitanya deva ko jagAne kI sAdhanA nidrA meM manuSya jaba taka andhA ho rahA ho, vaha jana hai, aura hai| yahI hamArA samatva yoga hai| samatA AtmA kI mUla sthiti jaba jana kI anAdi kAla se samAgata moha-tandrA TUTa gaI, hai, vAstavika rUpa hai| jaba yaha vAstavika rUpa jaga jAtA hai, jana prabuddha ho uThA, to vahI jina bana gyaa| jIva aura jina to jana meM jinatva prakaTa ho jAtA hai| nara se nArAyaNa banate meM, aura kyA antara hai? jo karma-lipta dazA meM azuddha jIva phira kyA dera lagatI hai? isalie antara kI sAdhanA kA hai, karma-mukta dazA meM vahI zuddha jIva jina hai| matalaba huA samatA kI saadhnaa| rAga-dveSa kI vijaya kA _ 'karmabaddho bhavejjIva: karmamuktastathA jina:' abhiyAna! __ bAhara meM bindu kI sImAe~ haiM, eka choTA-sA dAyarA hai| kyA karma ne bA~dha rakhA hai? para, antara meM vahI virATa sindhu hai, usameM ananta sAgara sAdhakoM ke muMha se bahudhA eka bAta sunane meM AtI hai ki hiloreM mAra rahA hai, usakI koI sImA nahIM, koI kinArA hama kyA kareM? karmoM ne itanA jakar3a rakhA hai ki unase nhiiN| eka AcArya ne kahA hai - chuTakArA nahIM ho pA rahA hai! isakA artha hai ki karmo ne becAre "dikkaalaadhnvcchinnaa'nnt-cinmaatrmuurtye| sAdhaka ko bA~dha rakhA hai| kintu prazna yaha hai ki kyA karma svAnubhUtyekamAnAya, nama: zAntAya tejase!" koI rassI hai, sA~kala hai, jisane Apako bA~dha liyA hai? yaha jaba taka hamArI dRSTi deza-kAla kI kSudra sImAoM meM ba~dhI prazna gaharAI se vicAra karane kA hai ki karmoM ne Apako bA~dha huI hai, taba taka vaha ananta satya ke darzana nahIM kara pAtI rakhA hai yA Apane karmoM ko bA~dha rakhA hai? yadi karmo ne aura jaba vaha deza-kAla kI sImAoM ko tor3a detI hai, to Apako bA~dha rakhA hai, to phira ApakI dAsatA kA nirNaya use andara meM ananta, akhaNDa, dezAtIta evaM kAlAtIta karmoM ke hAtha meM hogA aura taba mukti kI bAta to chor3a hI caitanya jyoti ke darzana hote haiN| eka divya, zAnta, teja kA denA caahie| aisI sthiti meM japa, tapa aura Atmazuddhi kI virAT puMja parilakSita ho jAtA hai| AtmA kI ananta anya kriyAe~ saba nirarthaka haiN| jaba sattA karmoM ke hAtha meM zaktiyA~ prakAzamAna ho jAtI haiN| hara sAdhaka usI zAnta sauMpa dI hai, to unake hI bharIse rahanA caahie| koI prayatna taijasa rUpa ko dekhanA cAhatA hai, prakaTa karanA cAhatA hai| karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? ve jaba taka cAheMge, Apako sAdhaka ke lie vahI namaskaraNIya upAsya hai| bA~dhe rakheMge aura jaba mukta karanA cAheMge, Apako mukta kara caitanya kaise jage? deNge| Apa unake gulAma haiN| Apa kA svatantra kartRtva kucha hameM isa bAta para bhI vicAra karanA hai ki jisa virAT artha nahIM rkhtaa| kintu, jaba yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki Apane cetanA ko hama jagAne kI bAta kahate haiM, usa jAgaraNa kI karmoM ko bA~dha rakhA hai, to bAta kucha aura taraha se vicArane prakriyA kyA hai? usa sAdhanA kA vizuddha mArga kyA hai? hamAre kI ho jAtI hai| isa se yaha to siddha ho jAtA hai ki karma jo ye kriyAkANDa cala rahe haiM, bAhya tapasyAe~ cala rahI haiM, kI tAkata se ApakI tAkata jyAdA hai| ba~dhane vAlA gulAma zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/15 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA hai, bA~dhane vAlA mAlika gulAma se mAlika bar3A hotA hai| to, jaba hamane karma ko bA~dhA hai, to phira unheM chor3ane kI zakti kisake pAsa hai, jisane bA~dhA hai usI ke pAsa hI hai| na ? spaSTa hai, karmoM ko chor3ane kI zakti AtmA ke pAsa hI hai, caitanya ke pAsa hI hai, matalaba yaha ki Apake apane hAtha meM hI hai| hamArA ajJAna isa zakti ko samajhane nahIM detA hai, apane Apako pahacAnane hI nahIM detA hai, yahI to hamArI sabase bar3I durbalatA hai| adhyAtma darzana ne hameM spaSTa batalA diyA hai ki jo bhI karma haiM, ve saba tumane bA~dhe haiM, phalataH tumhIM unheM chor3a bhI sakate ho 'baMdhapamokkho tujja ajjhattheva '- baMdhana aura mukti hara vyakti ke apane antara meM hI hai| bandhana kyA hai ? karma ke prasaMga meM hameM eka bAta aura vicAra lenI cAhie ki karma kyA hai aura jo bandhana hotA hai, vaha kyoM hotA hai ? / anya pudgaloM kI taraha karma bhI acetana jar3a- pudgala hai, paramANu piNDa hai| kucha pudgala aSTasparzI hote haiM, kucha catuHsparzI karma catuHsparzI pudgala haiM AtmA ke sAtha / / cipakane yA ba~dhane kI svatantra zakti unameM nahIM hai, na ve kisI dUsare ko bA~dha sakate haiM aura na svayaM hI kisI ke sAtha ba~dha sakate haiN| hamArI mana, vacana Adi kI kriyAe~ pratikSaNa calatI rahatI haiN| khAnA-pInA, hilanA-DolanA, bolanA Adi kucha kriyAe~ to mahApuruSoM ke jIvana meM bhI calatI rahI haiN| jIvana meM kriyAe~ kabhI banda nahIM hotIM / yadi hara kriyA ke sAtha karma bandha hotA ho, taba to mAnava kI mukti kA kabhI prazna hI nahIM utthegaa| cUMki jaba taka jIvana hai, saMsAra hai, taba taka kriyA banda nahIM hotI, pUrNa akriyadazA (akarma sthiti) AtI nhiiN| aura jaba taka kriyA banda nahIM hotI, taba taka karma ba~dhate raheMge, taba to phira yaha karma eka aisA sarovara huA, jisakA pAnI kabhI sUkha hI nahIM sakatA, kabhI nikAlA hI nahIM jA sktaa| aisI sthiti meM mokSa kyA hogA ? aura kaise hogA ? siddhAnta yaha hai ki kriyA karate hue karmabaMdha hotA bhI hai, aura nahIM bhii| jaba kriyA ke sAtha rAga-dveSa kA sammizraNa hotA hai, pravRtti meM Asakti kI cikanAI hotI hai, taba jo pudgala AtmA ke Upara cipakate haiM, ve karma rUpa meM pariNata ho jAte haiN| jisa-jisa zubha yA azubha vicAra aura vidvat khaNDa/ 16 adhyavasAya ke sAtha ve karma-grahaNa hote haiM, usI rUpa meM ve pariNata hote cale jAte haiN| vicAroM ke anusAra unakI alaga-alaga rUpa meM pariNati hotI hai| koI jJAnAvaraNa rUpa meM, to koI darzanAvaraNa Adi ke rUpa meN| kintu jaba AtmA meM rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA nahIM hotI, pravRtti hotI hai, para Asakti nahIM hotI, taba karma- kriyA karate hue bhI karma - ba~dha nahIM hotaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA ki isa jIvana-yAtrA ko kisa prakAra calAe~ ki karma karate hue, khAte-pIte, sote-baiThate hue bhI karma bandha na ho, to unhoMne kahA"jayaM care jayaM ciTThe, jayaM mAse jayaM sae / jayaM bhujanto bhAsanto, pAvakammaM na bNdhii|" - dazavaikAlika, 4, 8 tuma sAvadhAnI se calo, khar3e rahe taba bhI sAvadhAna raho, sote-baiThate bhI pramAda na kro| bhojana karate aura bolate hue bhI upayoga rakho ki kahIM mana meM rAga aura Akroza kI lahara na uTha jaae| yadi jIvana meM itanI jAgRti hai, sAvadhAnI hai, anAsakti hai, to phira kahIM bhI vicaraNa karo, koI bhI kriyA karate raho, pApakarma kA ba~dha nahIM hogaa| isakA matalaba yaha huA ki karma-baMdha kA mUla kAraNa pravRtti nahIM, balki rAga-dveSa kI vRtti hai| rAga-dveSa kA gIlApana jaba vicAroM meM hotA hai, taba karma kI miTTI kA golA AtmA kI dIvAra para cipaka jAtA hai| yadi vicAroM meM sUkhApana hai, nispRha aura anAsakta bhAva hai, to sUkhe gole kI taraha karma kI miTTI AtmA para cipakegI hI nahIM / vItarAgatA hI jinatva hai : - eka bAra hama vihAra kAla meM eka Azrama meM Thahare hue the / eka gRhastha AyA aura gItA par3hane lgaa| Azrama to thA hI / itane meM eka sanyAsI AyA, aura bolI - "par3hI gItA, to ghara kAhe ko kItA ?" maine pU "gItA aura ghara meM paraspara kucha baira hai kyA ? yadi vAstava meM vaira hai, taba to gItA ke upadeSTA zrIkRSNa kA bhI ghara se baira honA cAhie aura taba to gRhastha ko to chor3ie, Apa sAdhuoM ko bhI gItA ke upadeza se mukti nahIM hogii|" sAdhu bolA maiMne kahA hamane to ghara chor3a diyA hai| 1 ghara kyA chor3A hai, eka sAdhAraNa ghoMsalA chor3A, to dUsare kaI acche vizAla ghoMsale basA lie haiN| zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka - Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahIM mandira, kahIM maTha aura kahIM Azrama khar3e ho ge| phira ghara kahA~ chUTA hai? sanyAsI ne kahA - hamane ina saba kA moha chor3a rakhA hai| maiMne kahA - hA~, yaha bAta khie| asalI bAta moha chor3ane kI hai| ghara meM rahakara bhI yadi koI moha chor3a sakatA hai, to ber3A pAra hai| ghara bandhana nahIM hai, ghara kA moha bandhana hai| kabhI-kabhI ghara chor3ane para bhI ghara kA moha nahIM chUTatA hai aura kabhI ghara nahIM chor3ane para bhI, ghara meM rahate hue bhI, ghara kA moha chUTa jAtA hai| bAta yaha hai ki jaba moha aura Asakti chUTa jAtI hai, to phira karma meM mamatva nahIM rhtaa| ahaMkAra nahIM rhtaa| usake pratiphala kI vAsanA nahIM rhtii| jo bhI karma, kartavya karanA hai, vaha sirpha niSkAma aura nirapekSa bhAva se karanA caahie| usameM tyAga aura samarpaNa kA ucca Adarza rahanA caahie| saccA nirmala, niSkAma karmayogI jala meM kamala kI taraha saMsAra se nirlipta rahatA hai| vaha apane mukta jIvana kA sukha aura Ananda svayaM bhI uThAtA hai aura saMsAra ko bhI bA~TatA jAtA hai| manuSyatA kA yaha jo divya rUpa hai, vahI vAstava meM nara se nArAyaNa kA rUpa hai| isI bhUmikA para jana meM jinatva kA divya bhAva prakaTa hotA hai| insAna ke sacce rUpa kA darzana isI bhUmikA para hotA hai| isa mA~sapiNDa ke bhItara jo supta Izvara aura paramAtma tattva hai, vaha yahIM Akara jAgRta hotA hai| banecanda mAla AdamI nahIM thA kisI becAre kA eksIDeMTa ho gyaa| kAra to bhAga gaI para logoM ko bhI nahIM AI dyaa| khUna se lathapatha par3A thA sar3aka pr| koI pAsa ke aspatAla nahIM le jA rahA thA, kyoMki pulisa kA thA ddr| savAloM kA javAba denA hogaa| __ kaise huA, kisane dekhA, kahanA hogaa| bAda meM thAnA bhI jAnA hogA, korTa meM denI hogI gvaahii| isa taraha ghasITA jAnA par3egA, kyoM leM aisI vAha vaahii| samaya bIta gayA, becArA Dhera ho gyaa| kisI navayuvatI kA siMdUra, nanheM baccoM kI AzA, cira nidrA meM so gyaa| ghara meM koharAma maca gayA, mAtama chA gyaa| haMsI-khuzI bhare jIvana ko kAla-cakra khA gyaa| Ane jAne vAle sAntvanA de rahe the| pUcha-pUcha kara ghaTanA kA jAyajA le rahe the| eka aurata aphasosa jatA rahI thI, kaha rahI thI vyasta sar3aka thI bhIr3a to bahuta thii| phira par3A kyoM rahA, aspatAla bhI pAsa meM vahIM thaa| maiMne kahA bhIr3a to bahuta thI, aspatAla bhI pAsa meM vahIM thA, para bhIr3a meM koI AdamI nahIM thaa| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/17 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AryArala hemaprabhA zrIjI navatattva * jaina darzana meM padArtha yA vastu ko tattva kahA gayA hai| lAkSaNika artha meM vastu svarUpa (tatva) hone kA sAtha 'sat se yukta tattva ke tIna lakSaNa haiM- utpAda, vyaya, dhauvya' arthAt utpatti nAza evaM dhruva guNa dhAraNa karane vAlA tatva hai| yaha tatva (sat sahita) anAdi evaM ananta hai jo sarvathA asat hai vaha tatva nahIM ho sktaa| sAra, bhAva yA rahasya ko bhI tatva kA paryAyavAcI kaha sakate haiM parantu vAstava meM sadbhUta vastu ko hI tatva kahate haiN| tatva navIna paryAyoM kI utpatti evaM purAnI avasthA kA vinAza hone para bhI apane svabhAva kA tyAga nahIM karatA / | AdhyAtmika dRSTi se AtmA se mukhya tatva hai jo pUrNa evaM zuddha avasthA meM paramatatva se vibhUSita ho paramAtmA hai aura karmayukta hokara saMsArI rUpa meM vividha yoniyAM dhAraNa karatA hai| tatva ko kaI rUpoM meM vargIkRta evaM vibhAjita kiyA jA sakatA hai- prathama zailI (1) jIva (2) ajIva dvitIya zailI - (1) jIva (2) ajIva (3) Azrava (4) saMvara (5) baMdha (6) nirjarA (7) mokss| isameM puNya aura pApa ina donoM ko aura jor3a dene se nava tatva bana jAtA hai| tRtIya zailI - (1) jIva (2) ajIva (3) puNya (4) pApa (5) Azrava (6) saMvara (7) nirjarA (8) baMdha (9) mokSa uparokta vargIkaraNa meM bhI jIva evaM ajIva mukhya tatva haiM jo anya tatvoM ke AdhAra haiN| jIva pudgala (ajIva) ke saMyoga-viyoga se vividha vidvata khaNDa / 18 janma dhAraNa karate hue nirantara AtmaniSTha hokara vikAsa kI ora bar3hatA jAya to parama aura carama tatva mokSa ko prApta kara sakatA hai| prathama zailI ke vibhAjana se yaha saMsAra SaTadravyAtmaka kahA jA sakatA hai : -- jIva ajIva (1) (2) dharmAstikAya adharmAstikAya AkAzAstikAya pudgalAstikAya kAla dvitIya zailI meM puNya evaM pApa ko svatantra tatva na mAna kara AtmA arthAt jIva ke Azrita mAnA hai ataH tatvoM kI saMkhyA sAta hI raha jAtI hai| tRtIya zailI meM tatva nava mAne gaye haiN| isameM se jIva evaM ajIva ye do tatva dharmI hai arthAt Azrava Adi tatvoM ke AdhAra haiM aura zeSa unake dharma haiN| inako punaH tIna vargoM meM vibhAjita kiyA jA sakatA hai| : jJeya = jAnane yogya-jIva, ajIva / upAdeya = grahaNa karane yogya-saMvara, nirjarA, mokSa heya tyAga karane yogya Azraya, baMdha, puNya pApa ukta tatvoM kA saMkSipta svarUpa isa prakAra hai :-- = - 1. jIva jIva kA lakSaNa upayoga arthAt cetanA hai| upayoga ke do bheda haiM: (1) sAkAropayoga (jJAna) aura (2) nirAkAropayoga (darzana) ataH jisameM jJAna aura darzana rUpa upayoga pAyA jAya, vaha jIva hai| jIva sukha-duHkha aura anukUlatA pratikUlatA kI anubhUti karane meM sakSama hai| isIlie ise cetana kahA gayA hai| sva para kA jJAna, viveka Adi guNa anya padArthoM meM nahIM pAye jAte haiN| jIva ko satva, prANI, bhUta, AtmA Adi zabdoM se bhI jAnate haiN| sthAvara jIva ekendriya hote haiM ataH unake carma arthAt tvacA rUpa indriya ke atirikta indriyA~ nahIM hotIM jo hamArI A~khoM se dikhAI nahIM dete, ve sUkSma haiM aura jo hameM dRSTigocara hote haiM, ve bAdara haiN| jinako AhAra zarIra, bhASA Adi paryAptiyA~ pUrNa prApta hoM ve paryApta aura jinheM prApta na ho sake ve aparyApta kahalAte haiM vanaspatikAya kA vibhAjana isa prakAra hai > : sUkSma bAdara aparyApta paryApta pratyeka pratyeka - eka zarIra meM eka jIva ho / sAdhAraNa - eka audArika zarIra meM ananta jIva eka sAtha janma leM, AhAra leM aura zvAsocchvAsa kareM inake aneka prakAra haiM- jaise pyAja, AlU, ratAlU, gAjara, adarakha Adi / zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka sAdhAraNa Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka vanaspati ke bAraha bheda haiM 1. rukkhA (vRkSa) do prakAra ke hote haiM-- = (ka) egaDiyA eka guThalI vAle, jaise-Ama, nIma, jAmuna, nAriyala Adi / (kha) bahuviyA bahubIjI jaise amarUda, anAra, aMjIra, sItAphala Adi / 2. gucchA - baigana, ToMDorI, tulasI Adi / 3. gummA (gulma) - gulAba, jUhI, campA, mogarA, maravA Adi / layA (latA) - padma latA, azokalatA, nAgalatA / 4. 5. vallI (vela) torai, tumbI, karelA, aMgUra / 6. pavvagA (gAMTha meM bIja) - gannA, veta Adi / 7. 8. taNA (tRNa) - dUba, kuza / valayA (golAkAra) tamAla, nAriyala, khjuur| hariyA (harI, kAma vAlI zAka bhAjI)-methI, pAlaka, bathuA / 10. jalarUhA (jala meM utpanna hone vAlI vanaspati) - utpala, kamala, puMDarIka kamala, sipaadd'aa| = 12. kuNA pRthvI ko phor3akara paidA honevAlI vanaspati jaise- bhUphor3A aadi| dIndriya se paMcendriya taka ke auva trasa kahalAte haiN| cU~ki ye jIva apane hitAhita hetu sthAna parivartana karate haiM ataH gatizIla hai aura sa kahe jAte haiN| trasa ke bheda isa prakAra haiM = 1. dvIndriya- sparza (zarIra) evaM rasana (jIbha) indriyoM vAle jIva jaise laTa, zaMkha, joMka Adi / 2. trIndriya- sparza, rasana evaM bhrANa indriyoM se 'yukta jIva jaise-jUM, lIkha, kIr3I, cIMTI Adi / 3. caturIndriya- sparza, rasana, bhrANa evaM cakSu indriyoM vAle jIva jaise makkhI, macchara, bicchU, bhaMvarA Adi / 4. paMcendriya-sparza, rasana, prANa, cakSu evaM zrotra ina pA~coM indriyoM vAle jIva jaise pazu-pakSI, manuSya, nAraka evaM devatA / ekendriya se caturIndriya taka ke jIva (niyaMca) mana rahita hote haiM ata: asaMjJI (amanaska) kahalAte haiM aura paMcendriya tiryaMca mana vAle hone se saMjJI kahalAte haiN| isI prakAra garbhaja manuSya, aupapAtikadeva aura nAraka jIva bhI mana vAle hone ke kAraNa saMjI kahalAte haiN| tiryaca paMcendriya jIvoM ke pA~ca prakAra haiM 1. magara, graah| jalacara- jala meM rahane vAle jIva jaise machalI, kachue. zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka 2. sthalacara (ka) Thosakhura vAle (egakhurA) ghor3A, gadhA / (kha) do khura vAle (bikhurA) bhaiMsa, bakarI, U~Ta (ga) kaI khura vAle (gaMDIpayA) hAthI / (gha) saNNaphayA = nakha vAle paMje jaise siMha, cItA, billI, kuttA / 3. nabhacara - AkAza meM ur3ane vAle / (ka) carmapakSI - jhillIdAra paMkha cimagAdar3a, bhAraMDa pakSI / (kha) romapakSI - roMe ke paMkha cir3iyA, kabUtara, mora, totA, mainA / (ga) samugNa pakSI Dibbe kI taraha baMda paMkha vaale| (gha) vittata pakSI sadA paMkha khule hue| samugga pakSI aura vitata pakSI aDhAI dvIpa meM nahIM hote haiN| 4. ura sari sarpa (chAtI ke bala calane vAlI sarpa jAti) (ka) ahi (a) phaNa karane vAle AzI viSa, ugra viSa Adi (A) phaNa nahIM karane vAle - divvAgA, goNasA / nigala sakane vAle ajagara / asAliyA gA~va yA nagara kA nAza karane vaale| (kha) (ga) (gha) (Ga) mahoraga (aDhAI dvIpa ke bAhara ) / bhujaparisarpa bhujA se calane vAle jaise nevalA, cUcha, chipakalI aadi| jJAtavya hai ki jaina darzana meM jIvoM kA vaijJAnika aura vistRta vargIkaraNa kiyA gayA hai| sUkSma ekendriya jIvoM meM vanaspati ke bAre meM vaijJAnika vizleSaNa ke bAda Aja sabhI mAnate haiM ki vanaspati meM bhI jAna hai parantu zatAbdiyoM pUrva per3a-paudhoM meM cetanA batAkara prabhu mahAvIra ne hameM ahiMsA kA mahatva batAyA thaa| isI prakAra nAraka jIvoM ke bheda, manuSya va devatA ke bhI bheda batAkara jIva kA svarUpa batAyA gayA hai| ajIva - ajIva ko jar3a aura acetana bhI kahate haiM jo cetanA rahita hai aura sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti nahIM karatA, use ajIva kahate haiN| inameM mUrta aura bhautika padArtha jaise cUnA, cA~dI, sonA, IMTa Adi aura amUrta tathA abhautika padArtha jaise kAla, dharmAstikAya Adi kA samAveza ho jAtA hai| ajIva ke pA~ca bheda haiM 1. pudgala - jo sparza, gaMdha, rasa evaM varNa se yukta hoM aura pUraNa tathA galana paryAyoM se yukta hoM, pudgala haiN| paraspara milanA, bikharanA, sar3anA, galanA Adi pudgala kI kriyAe~ haiN| vidvata khaNDa / 19 Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 Rtu pudgala ke cAra bheda haiM (1,67, 77, 216 AvalikA = 1 muhUrta) skandha-paraspara baddha pradezoM kA smudaay| 30 muhUrta = 1 dina rAta deza-skandha kA eka bhaag| 15 dina rAta = 1 pakSa pradeza-skandha yA deza se milA huA dravya kA sUkSma bhaag| 2 pakSa 1 mAha paramANu-pudgala kA sUkSmatama aMza (parama+aNu) jisakA anya 2 mAha vibhAga na kiyA jA ske| 3 Rtue~ 1 ayana andhakAra, chAyA, prakAza, zabda Adi pudgala kI avasthAe~ haiN| 2 ayana = 1 varSa pudgala sadA gatizIla rahatA hai aura jIva se milakara tadanusAra gati paNya pradAna karatA hai| pudgala ke cAra dharma haiM, jisake nimna bheda haiM- jo AtmA ko zabha kI ora le jAe. pavitra kare aura sakha prApti sparza (8) mRdu, kaThina, guru, laghu, zIta, uSNa, snigdha evaM rukss| kA sahAyaka ho, puNya hai| puNya zubha yoga se bandhatA hai| puNya kA phala rasa (5) tikta, kaTu, amla, madhura, kssailaa| madhura hai| ise bA~dhanA kaThina hai aura bhoganA sahaja hai| gaMdha (2) sugandha, durgndh| AtmA kI vRttiyA~ agaNita haiN| ata: puNya-pApa ke kAraNa bhI varNa (5) nIla, pota, zukla, kRSNa, lohit| aneka haiN| zubha pravRtti puNya kA aura azubha-pravRti pApa kA kAraNa 2. dharmAstikAya-jIva aura pudgala dravyoM ko gati karane meM / banatI hai| puNya nau prakAra se bA~dhA jAtA hai aura 42 prakAra se bhogA sahAyaka dravya ko dharmAstikAya kahA jAtA hai| yaha gati kA preraka nahIM, jAtA hai| sahAyaka tatva hai| jisa prakAra machalI ke lie jala sahakArI hai usI puNya ke nau bheda prakAra dharmAstikAya hai| isake tIna bheda haiM skaMdha, deza aura prdesh| 1. ana puNya - anna daan| 3. adharmAstikAya-jIva aura pudgala ko gatizIlatA se 2. pAna puNya - jala yA peya daan| sthira hone yA Thaharane meM sahAyaka dravya ko adharmAstikAya kahate haiN| 3. layana puNya - sthAna yA jagaha denaa| isake bhI tIna bheda haiM-skaMdha, deza aura prdesh| 4. zayana puNya - zayyA, pATa, pATalA denaa| 4. AkAzAstikAya-jo saba dravyoM ko avakAza yA 5. vastra puNya - vastra daan| AkAza detA hai| isake do bheda lokAkAza aura alokAkAza haiN| 6. mana puNya -zubha cintana, guNI jana ko dekha prasannatA evaM lokAkAza meM sabhI dravya haiM parantu alokAkAza meM kevala AkAza mana kA zubha yoga prvrtn| dravya hai| isako bhI skaMdha, deza aura pradeza meM vibhAjita kiyA jA 7. vacana puNya - zubha-hitakArI vacana, madhura vcn| sakatA hai| 8. kAya puNya - zarIra dvArA jIvoM kI sevA Adi krnaa| 5. kAla-jo dravyoM kI vartanA (parivartana) kA sahAyaka hai, use 9. namaskAra puNya - guNIjanoM, gurujanoM Adi kA vinaya va nmn| kAla dravya kahate haiN| nae, purAne, bacapana, javAnI Adi kI pahicAna puNya karma bhogane kI 42 prakRtiyA~ kAla dravya se hotI hai| kAla asti (sattA) to hai parantu bahupradezI na vedanIya ke udaya se hone ke kAraNa 'kAya' rahita hai arthAt apradezI hai| (1) sAtA vedanIya = sukha jainAgamoM meM kAla ko vizeSa rUpa se nirUpita kiyA gayA hai| jahA~ Ayukarma ke udaya se (3) deva-manuSya-tiryaMca Ayu Aja saMkhyAe~ dasa zaMkha taka mAnI jAtI haiM, jaina zAstroM meM usase bahuta gautrakarma ke udaya se (1) uccagautra Age taka varNita haiN| kAla kI sUkSmatama ikAI 'samaya' ko mAnA gayA nAmakarma ke udaya se (37) hai aura A~kha jhapakane meM asaMkhyAta samaya vyatIta hote haiN| samaya se gati/jAti (3) manuSya gati, deva gati va paMcendriya jaati| lekara varSa taka kAla kI nimnalikhita paryAyeM haiM : zarIra (5) audArika-audArika (udara) zarIra manuSya, pazu-pakSI (samaya = sUkSmatama ikAI) aadi| 4446 AvalikA = 1 zvAsocchvAsa vaikriya-nAnArUpa zarIra banAnA- devatA, nArakI, jIva labdhidhArI 7 zvAsocchvAsa = 1 stoka manuSya evaM tiryaJca bhii| 7 stoka = 1 lava AhAraka-zarIra meM se zarIrAkAra sUkSma zarIra nikaalnaa| 77 lava 1 muhUrta tejasa-tapobala se tejolezyA nikAlane kI shkti| vidvata khaNDa/20 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kArmaNa-aSTa karmoM ke vikAra se saMbaMdhita shriir| jJAtavya hai ki tejasa aura kArmaNa zarIroM kA sambandha AtmA ke sAtha anAdikAla se hai aura mokSa pAye binA alaga nahIM hote| aMga, upAMga, aMgopAMga (3) aMga-bhujA, paira, sira, pITha aadi| upAMga-aMgulI aadi| aMgopAMga-aMguliyoM kI parva rekhaaeN| saMhanana (1) vajra RSabhanArAca-vizeSa AkAra yukta majabUta asthi rcnaa| saMsthAna (1) sama-caturasra-paryakAsanavat saMsthAna yukta zarIra zubhavarNa, gandha rasa sparza, yukta zarIra (4) ___ AnapUrvI (2) devAnupUrvI-karmakSaya ke aMtima daura meM jIva ko anyagati kI ora AkRSTa hote hue bacA kara devagati meM le jaanaa| manuSyAnupUrvI-vigraha gati ke samaya puna: manuSya gati meM khIMcane vAle karma pudgl| zubha vihAyogati (1) haMsa, hAthI, vRSabha kI caal| basa dazaka (10) trasa nAma, bAdara nAma, paryApta nAma, pratyeka nAma, sthira nAma, zubha nAma, subhaga nAma, susvara nAma, Adeya nAma evaM yaza: kIrti naam| 31. agurulaghu 32. parAghAta nAma (ajeya parAkrama) 33. Atapa nAma 34. udyota nAma 35. zvAsocchavAsa nAma 36. nirmANa nAma 37. tIrthaMkara naam| pApa jo AtmA ko patana kI ora le jAe, malIna kare aura jisake kAraNa duHkha kI prApti ho, pApa kahate haiN| azubha yogoM se bandha kara pApa kaTu phala pradAyaka haiN| pApa upArjana ke aThAraha kAraNa haiM :1. prANAtipAta-jIvoM kI hiMsA yA unheM duHkha denaa| 2. mRSAvAda-asatya bhaassnn| 3. adattAdAna-svAmI kI AjJA binA vastu lenaa| 4. abrahmacarya-kuzIla sevn| 5. parigraha-dhana lipsA mamatva / 6. krodha-kopa evaM gussaa| 7. mAna-ahaMkAra jisake kAraNa citta kI komalatA aura vinaya lupta ho jaay| 8. maayaa-chl-kptt| 9. lobha-tRSNA, asNtoss| 10. rAga-mAyA aura lobha ke kAraNa Asakti evaM manojJa vastu ke prati sneh| 11. dveSa-amanojJa vastu se dvess| krodha evaM mAna ke vaza hokara dveSa kI jaagRti| 12. klh-ldd'aaii-jhgdd'aa| 13. abhyAkhyAna-jhUThA dossaaropnn| 14. paizunya-doSa pragaTana, cuglii| 15. paraparivAda-dUsaroM kI burAI evaM nindA krnaa| 16. rati arati-sAvadha pApayukta kriyAoM meM citta lagAnA, ruci evaM niravadya zubha kriyAoM ke prati udAsIna, aruci bhAva rhnaa| 17. mAyA mRSAvAda-kapaTa yukta jhuutth| 18. mithyAdarzana-kudeva, kuguru, kudharma ke prati zraddhA rkhnaa| pApa kA baMdhana 18 prakAra se hai to isake phala kA bhoga 82 prakAra se hotA hai| Azrava jIva rUpI tAlAba meM karma rUpI jala kA A + zrava arthAt pravAha hotA hai| saMsArI jIva meM pratikSaNa mana, vacana, kAya ke parispandana ke kAraNa karma pudgala kA ekIkaraNa hotA hai| isakA udAharaNa aneka chidroM vAlI nAva ko pAnI meM DAlanA hai| mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda, kaSAya aura yoga rUpI pA~ca dvAroM se karma grahaNa kara AtmA mala yukta hotI hai aura tadanusAra vividha janma dhAraNa karatI hai| mithyAtva-viparIta zraddhA athavA tatva jJAna kA abhaav| avirati-tyAga ke prati nirutsAha evaM bhoga ke prati utsaah| pramAda-madya, viSaya, nidrA evaM vikathA yukta aacrnn| kaSAya-krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha kI vRttiyaaN| yoga-mana, vacana, kAyA kI zubhAzubha prvRtti| saMvara__ adhyAtma-sAdhanA meM saMvara mahatvapUrNa tatva hai| AtmA ko karma bandhana se mukta karane ke liye sarvaprathama AzravoM ko rokanA Avazyaka hai| jaba taka AzravarUpI dvAra khulA rahegA, tabataka pUrva Abaddha karma ke sAtha naye karmoM kA AnA bhI cAlU rhegaa| yadi pUrva-karma phala dekara AtmA se pRthaka ho bhI jAya to nava ajita karma apanA prabhAva DAlane ko taiyAra ho jaayeNge| isake mukhya cha: bheda haiM-samiti, gupti, parISaha, yatidharma, bhAvanA aura caaritr| samiti Adi vAstavika saMvara tabhI bana sakate haiM jabaki ve jinAjJApUrvaka hoN| ata: saMvara meM samyaktva kA samAveza ho hI jAtA hai| Azrava kA nirodha karanA saMvara hai, ata: samyagdarzana se mithyAtva Azrava rukatA hai| yati dharma aura cAritra se avirati Azrava rukatA hai| gupti, bhAvanA aura yatidharma se kaSAya Azrava rukatA hai| samiti, gupti, zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/21 Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parISaha vagairaha se yoga aura pramAda Azrava rukatA hai| isa prakAra saMvara 7. arati-pratikUlatA Ane para bhI vicalita na honaa| kintu se Azrava kA nirodha hotA hai| bhAvI karma-vipAka kA vicAra kara, 'pratikUlatA ko sahana kara lene meM 5 samiti mahAn lAbha hai' yaha socakara pratikUlatA ko samabhAva pUrvaka sahana prabhu mahAvIra ne 'jayaM care, jayaM ciDhe' (yatanApUrvaka clo...ytnaa| khnaa| pUrvaka baiTho...) ke mAdhyama se sAdhu ko pratyeka pravRtti yatanApUrvaka 8.strIpariSaha-strI ko dekhakara mana ko vicalita na hone denaa| karane kA upadeza diyA hai| ata: viveka evaM jJAnapUrvaka pravRtti karanA 9. caryApariSaha-gA~va-gA~va vicaraNa karate hue rAste meM kA~TehI 'samiti' hai| kAMkare, khaDDe Adi se hone vAle kaSTa ko samyak sahana krnaa| 1. iryAsamiti-jIvadayA kA dhyAna rakhate hue upayoga pUrvaka 10. niSadyA pariSaha-zmazAnAdi meM kAyotsarga Adi karate hue clnaa| yadi deva mAnava sambandhI upadrava hoM to use samatApUrvaka sahana krnaa| 2. bhASAsamiti-hita, mita, satya evaM priya vANI 11. zayyA pariSaha-U~ce-nIce A~ganavAlA, dhUlavAlA, sardIupayogapUrvaka bolnaa| garmI ke liye pratikUla upAzraya mile phira bhI Akula-vyAkula na 3. eSaNA samiti-viveka-pUrvaka nirIkSaNa kara, nirdoSa honaa| AhAra-pAnI, vastrAdi grahaNa krnaa| 12-13 Akroza-vadha-tiraskAra karane, kaTu zabda bolane 4. AdAna-nikSepaNA samiti-jIvadayA kA upayoga rakhate hue athavA prahAra karane para bhI zAnta rhnaa| vastra pAtrAdi ko vivekapUrvaka rakhanA evaM utthaanaa| 14. yAcanA-saMyama ke liye upayogI vastu kI yAcanA karate 5. pariSThApanikA samiti-mala-mUtra Adi ko nirjIva sthAna hue zarma yA dInatA na honaa| para vivekapUrvaka visarjana krnaa| 15. alAbha-upayogI vastu mA~gane para bhI yadi gRhastha na de to 3 gupti bhI mana meM roSa yA zoka nahIM krnaa| kintu apane antarAya karma kA gupti kA artha hai gopana karanA...saMyamana karanA..niyamana krnaa| udaya hai, aisA socakara zAnta rhnaa| 1. manogupti-azubha vicAroM se mana ko rokanA arthAt 16-17-18. roga-tRNasparza-mala-parISaha-roga tRNAdi ke ArtadhyAna, raudradhyAna na krnaa| dharmadhyAna, zukladhyAna meM mana ko kaThina sparza evaM maila Ane para kheda na krnaa| jodd'naa| 19. satkAra-satkAra-sammAna mile to khuza na honA, na mile 2. vacanagupti-duSita vacana na bolnaa| nirdoSavacana bhI binA to nArAja na honaa| kAraNa nahIM bolnaa| 20-21. prajJA-ajJAna-acchI prajJA ho to garva na krnaa| jJAna 3. kAyagupti-zArIrika azubha pravRtti se bcnaa| niSkAraNa na Ave to dInatA nahIM laanaa| zArIrika kriyA ko roknaa| 22. samyaktvaparISaha-anya dharmoM ke mantra-tantra camatkAra 10. yatidharma :- (1) kSamA (sahiSNutA) (2) namratA (laghutA) Adi ko dekhakara vItarAga-prarUpita dharma se vicalita na honA kintu (3) saralatA (4) nirlobhatA (5) tapa (bAhyaabhyantara) (6) saMyama jainadharma meM sthira rhnaa| (prANidayA va indriyanigraha) (7) satya (niravadya bhASA) (8) zoca (mAnasika pavitratA) (9) aparigraha kisI para bhI mamattva na rakhanA (10) brahmacarya pUrNarUpa se pAlana krnaa| 22. parISaha- bhUkha-pyAsa Adi se janya kaSTa ko karma nirjarA evaM saMyama kI dRr3hatA ke liye samatApUrvaka sahana karanA parISaha hai| 1-5 = bhUkha, pyAsa, sardI, garmI evaM macchara Adi se janya kaSTa ko karmakSaya meM sahAyaka va satvavardhaka mAnakara samatApUrvaka sahana krnaa| 6. acelaka = jIrNa-zIrNa, mala malina vastra ho to bhI mana meM kheda na krnaa| acche vastra kI cAha na krnaa| vidvata khaNDa/22 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pro0 viSNukAMta zAstrI apane nAma meM, apane vyavahAra meM ve aMgrejoM ke adhikAdhika anukaraNa dvArA apane ko aMgreja sAbita karane kI ceSTA karate the| nizcaya hI yaha rAstA bhArata ke lie svAbhimAna kA rAstA nahIM thaa| kucha aise vidvAna bhI the jinhoMne pazcimI zikSA kA bahiSkAra karanA cAhA aura usake dvArA apane purAtana jIvana mUlyoM se cipaTe rahane kA prayAsa kiyaa| nizcaya hI yaha rAstA bhI sahI rAstA nahIM thA kyoMki jJAna-vijJAna ke kSetra meM hama kevala bhaugolika sImA ke AdhAra para jAnane, yA na jAnane kA nirNaya nahIM kara skte| hamAre hI veda kI ukti hai : 'A no bhadrA: kratavo yantu vizvata:' arthAt saba dizAoM se mile zubha jnyaan| jo zubha jJAna hai vaha kisI bhI deza se kyoM na Ae hamako svIkAra karanA caahie| hamAre purakhoM kI eka tIsarI zreNI thI jisane aMdhAnukaraNa karane se bhI inkAra kiyA aura pazcima ke jJAna-vijJAna ke ujjvala pakSa kA bahiSkAra karane se bhI inkAra kiyaa| unhoMne rASTrIya cetanA ke vikAsa kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| yaha jo tIsarA mArga hai isa tIsare mArga ko Aja taka ucita mAnate haiM, kyoMki yahI sahI rAstA hai| zikSA kA bhAratIya Adarza hama yaha jAnate haiM ki hama apane purAne jJAna-vijJAna ko Aja ke yuga prAya: kahA jAtA hai ki eka samaya thA jaba bhArata ko jagadguru meM agara svIkAra kareM to usako hama yugAnukUla bnaaeN| prAcIna kI upAdhi prApta thI aura hamAre vizvavidyAlayoM meM, takSazilA meM, paraMparA ko yugAnukUla banAkara aura videzI zailI se lI gaI jJAna nAlandA meM, vikramazilA meM yA aura dUsare vizvavidyAlayoM meM videzoM rAzi ko apana deza ke anukUla banAkara hama apane vikAsa ke se bhI bar3e-bar3e vidvAna zikSA grahaNa karane Ate the| bAda meM rAste para cala sakate haiN| vikAsa aura zikSA ina donoM kA aitihAsika viparyaya ke kAraNa hamArI sthiti meM parivartana huA aura anyonyAzraya sambandha hai| agara hama zikSA ke kSetra meM pIche raheMge to hamArI zikSA kA vikAsa-krama avaruddha-sA ho gyaa| 1857 meM hama vikAsa ke kSetra meM bhI Age nahIM bar3ha skte| hamAre deza kI aMgrejoM ne laMdana vizvavidyAlaya ke anukaraNa para kalakattA Aja kI sthiti bahuta prazaMsanIya nahIM hai| Aja bhI hamAre deza kI vizvavidyAlaya, madrAsa vizvavidyAlaya aura bambaI vizvavidyAlaya kI bahuta bar3I janasaMkhyA nirakSara hai| Aja bhI hamAre deza meM bahuta bar3I sthApanA kii| unakI sthApanA ke pIche eka kUTa yojanA bhI thii| saMkhyA prAthamika zikSA ke stara se Upara nahIM uTha pAI hai| bahuta kama maikAle ne jo TippaNI (minaTa) likhI thI usameM unhoMne batAyA thA loga uccatara zikSA prApta kara sake haiN| unake Upara kitanA bar3A ki agara hama aMgrejI mAdhyama se bhArata ke vidvAnoM ko prazikSita uttaradAyitva hai sAre deza ke punarnirmANa kA, sAre deza ke rASTrIya karane kA prayAsa kareM to eka dina aisA AegA ki ve kevala raMga vikAsa kA, isa bAta kA hamako anubhava karanA caahie| meM bhAratIya raha jaaeNge| apane cintana meM, vyavahAra meM ve hamArA hameM isa bAta ko samajhanA cAhie ki Akhira ve kauna-se guNa anukaraNa karane kI ceSTA kreNge| unakI yaha ceSTA thI ki ve aMgrejI haiM jina guNoM ne hamAre deza ko jagadguru banAyA thA aura una guNoM ko ke mAdhyama se zikSA dekara bhAratIyoM ko mukhyata: klarka banAne ke Aja hama kisa rUpa meM svIkAra kara sakate haiN| hameM vicAra karanA lie taiyAra kreN| hamAre usa samaya ke purakhoM ne isakI tIna prakAra cAhie ki hama apane deza kI paramparA se jur3e raha kara kaise kI pratikriyAe~ kiiN| kucha loga the jo bilakula aMgrejIdA~ ho gae, Adhunika ho sakate haiM, kaise hama vAstava meM apanI usa vaidika ukti aMgrejI kI nakala meM aMgreja banane kI ceSTA karane lge| yadi unakA ko caritArtha kara sakate haiM ki vizvavidyAlaya kA matalaba hotA hai nAma thA ratana de to ve apane ko likhate the DI. raiTana aura agara 'yatra vizvaM bhavatyeka nIr3am', jahA~ sArA saMsAra eka ghoMsalA bana unakA nAma thA AzutoSa to apane ko likhate the e, ToSa yAnI jaae| sAre saMsAra ke vidvAna jahA~ A sakeM aura jisakI dRSTi kSetrIya zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/23 Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na ho, jisakI dRSTi saMkIrNa na ho, jisakI dRSTi ke sAmane sArA pravacana krnaa| sabhI RSiyoM ne apanI sahamati jJApita karate hue vizva ho| vizva mAnavatA ko svIkAra karate hue apane deza kI kahA, hA~ vahI tapa hai, vahI tapa hai| yahI acche zikSaka kA dharma hai| rASTrIyatA, apane deza kA sarvatomukhI vikAsa karane ke lie apane svAdhyAya jitanA uttama hogA pravacana utanA utkRSTa hogaa| isalie ko samarpita karane kI dRSTi hamameM kaise vikasita ho yahI hamAre taittirIya upaniSada ne Adeza diyA 'svAdhyAyanmA pramadaH', svAdhyAya se adhyApakoM ke, hamAre vidyArthiyoM ke, hamAre zodhArthiyoM ke cintana kA yAnI acche granthoM ke nirantara anuzIlana se kabhI pramAda mata krnaa| viSaya honA cAhie aura isa dizA meM hamako agrasara honA caahie| jo bhI adhyApaka hogA vaha agara tapasyA karanA cAhatA hai to usako maiM yaha jAnatA hU~ ki apane kArya ke prati gaurava-bodha hameM kisI nirantara svAdhyAya karanA hogA aura jitanA adhika svAdhyAya vaha kara kAma ko bhalI-bhA~ti sampanna karane kI preraNA detA hai| jaba hama sakegA usakA pravacana utanA prAmANika hogaa| kAlidAsa ne zikSakoM jagadguru the to hamane adhyayana-adhyApana ke kArya ko kisa rUpa meM kI eka adbhuta zrRMkhalA batAI hai ki bar3A zikSaka kauna hai, dhuri- . dekhA thaa| usa samaya kI sthiti yaha thI ki hamane isa kArya ko pratiSThA kA adhikArI zikSaka kauna hai| unhoMne kahA : tapasyA ke rUpa meM dekhA thaa| hamArI mAnyatA thI : 'chAtrANAM adhyayana zliSTA kriyA kasyacidAtmasaMsthA, tapaH', yaha kathana isa bAta ko sAbita karatA hai ki adhyayana saMkrAntiranyasya vizeSa yuktA / adhyApana ko hamane uccatara bhUmikA para pratiSThApita karane kI ceSTA yasyobhayaM sAdhu sa zikSakANAM, kI thii| hamArI dRSTi kevala arthakArI vidyA prApta karane kI nahIM thii| dhuripratiSThApayitavya eva / / hamArA tatkAlIna adhyApaka sagaurava kahatA thA : __ arthAt kucha vidvAna hote haiM jo jJAna to bahuta arjita kara lete nAhaM vidyA-vikrayaM zAsanazatenApi karomi / haiM lekina jJAna kA saMkramaNa karane meM, apane vidyArthiyoM ko jJAna de saikar3oM zAsana kA adhikAra prApta hone para bhI maiM vidyA-vikraya pAne meM ve kuzala nahIM hote| saMkrAnti kI vidyA se ve rahita hote haiN| nahIM kruuNgaa| yaha dRSTi hamAre adhyApakoM kI dRSTi thii| acchA kucha vidvAna hote haiM jo saMkramaNa meM jo bahuta kuzala hote haiM, jitanA adhyApaka kauna hotA hai? acchA adhyApaka vahI hotA hai jo jAnate haiM utanA dUsaroM ko sikhA dete haiM lekina ve jAnate hI kama AjIvana chAtra rhe| jaba taka sA~sa calatI rahe taba taka sIkhane kI haiN| . pravRtti agara banI rahegI taba taka acche adhyApaka ho skeNge| ye donoM prakAra ke vidvAna dhuripratiSThA ke adhikArI nahIM hai| Adhunika yuga ke mahAn upadezaka, mahAn guru zrI rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa yasyobhayaM sAdhu sa zikSakANAM, deva ne kahA thA, 'jato dina bA~cI tato dina zIkhI' (jitane dina dhuripratiSThApayitya eva / / jIU~gA utane dina siikhuugaa)| yaha lagAtAra jo sIkhate rahane kI jisameM ye donoM guNa hoM arthAt vaha svayaM jJAnI bhI ho, aura jJAna paramparA hai, yaha paramparA vidyA ke kSetra ko unnata mAna detI hai| kaise ke saMkramaNa kI kalA meM bhI kuzala ho vahI vidvAna dhuripratiSThA kA, hama vidyA ko prApta kareM? zikSA kA matalaba kyA hotA hai? 'zikSA vAstavika pratiSThA kA adhikArI hotA hai| hamAre deza meM dhuripratiSThA vidyopAdAne', zikSA kA matalaba hotA hai vidyA dene kI prkriyaa| ke adhikArI vidvAna the, ve jaba bhikSA dete the, taba hamAre vidyArthI 'zikSate upadIyate vidyA yayA sA zikSA', zikSA vaha jisase vidyA Age bar3hate the| Aja bhI hamAre deza meM bahuta se aise dhuripratiSThA ke pradAna kI jAtI hai| hamAre deza meM vidyA ke do bhAga kie gae haiM eka adhikArI vidvAna haiM lekina merI apekSA hai ki hamameM se pratyeka parAvidyA, eka apraavidyaa| parAvidyA kA matalaba hai paramAtma vidyA, zikSaka isa dhuripratiSThA ko prApta karane kI ora agrasara ho| adhyAtma vidyA aura aparAvidyA mAne laukika viSayoM kI vidyaa| in| zikSaka kA yahI Adarza thaa| Aja yaha bAta Azcaryajanaka laga donoM prakAra kI vidyAyoM ke arjana ko tapasyA kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| sakatI hai, lekina hamAre deza kA Adarza zikSaka DaMke kI coTa para eka bAra RSiyoM se eka prazna pUchA gayA ki sabase bar3A tapa kauna- apane vidyArthiyoM se kahatA thA : sA hai? RSiyoM meM eka nAkomaudgalya RSi the, unhoMne kahA : yAnyasmAkaM sucaritAni svAdhyAyapravacane eveti nAkomaudgalya: tAni tvayopAsyAni no itarANi / taddhitapas taddhitapa: taddhitapas taddhitapaH / / hamAre deza kA zikSaka kahatA thA ki 'jo hamArA sucarita hai, vibhinna RSiyoM ne alaga-alaga tapa batAe, lekina vidyArthiyoM! kevala usa sucarita kA tuma anugamana krnaa| jo nAkomaudgalya ne kahA ki sabase bar3A tapa hai svAdhyAya karanA aura sucarita se bhinna hai usakA anugamana mata krnaa|' hamAre deza ke vidvata khaNDa/24 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahapa zikSaka kI adbhuta dRSTi thii| vaha kahatA thA, 'sarvatra jayamanvicchet Aja bhI agara bhAratavarSa bar3A hogA to inhIM AkAzadharmI guruoM ke putrAt ziSyAt praajym|' manuSya ko sarvatra vijaya kI kAmanA dvArA hogA jo apane ziSyoM se matabheda kI cintA kie binA unako karanI cAhie lekina merA putra mujhako harA de, merA vidyArthI mujhako sahI rAste batAte hue unakI pravRtti ke anusAra unake vikAsa kI harA de, yaha kAmanA bhI bhArata kA zikSaka karatA thaa| agara merA suvidhA dete rheNge| ziSyoM kI kSamatA ke anusAra unake vikAsa kI vidyArthI mujhako parAjita karegA to kaise parAjita karegA? jJAna kI dizA batAne vAlA AkAzadharmI guru hamArA Adarza honA caahie| sImA ko jahA~ taka maine bar3hAyA hai jaba usase Age vaha bar3hA ke le hama adhyApakagaNa yadi AkAzadharmI guru ke rUpa meM jIvana jiyeM, jAyegA, taba merI bAta meM vaha kahIM khoTa nikAlegA aura usako dUra taba hama apane ziSyoM ko bhI apanI bhUmikA para lA skeNge| hamAre karegA, jaba mujhase bhI jyAdA vaha jJAnI ho jAegA taba na mujhe kabIra dAsajI ne kahA hai, pArasa meM aura guru meM bahuta antara hotA parAjita karegA? agara koI ziSya kisI guru ko apane jJAna se hai| 'pArasa patthara lohe ko sonA banA sakatA hai lekina guru, parAjita karatA hai to guru kI chAtI phUla jAtI hai| hamAre Adarza guru AkAzadharmI guru, ziSya ko bhI AkAzadharmI guru banA sakatA hai|' kI ceSTA hotI thI ki hamAre ziSya hamase bhI yogya bana jAe~, yaha guru kI vAstavika saphalatA ziSya kI zraddhA arjita karane meM hai| nahIM ki hama apane ziSyoM ko dabAte rheN| eka bar3hiyA zloka hai : ___hamAre deza meM kahA gayA hai ki do prakAra ke guru hote haiN| eka bahavaH guravaH santi ziSyavittApahArakaH / prakAra kA guru hotA hai AkAzadharmI guru aura dUsare prakAra kA guru durlabha: sa guruloka ziSyacittApahArakaH / / hotA hai zilAdharmI guru| zilAdharmI guru kaisA hotA hai? Apa logoM aise to guru bahuta haiM jo ziSyoM ke vitta kA, artha kA apaharaNa ne maidAnoM meM dekhA hogA ki harI ghAsa ke Upara agara koI eka IMTa kara lete haiN| Ajakala hama loga phIsa lete hI haiM, prAya: hara vidyArthI rakha de, eka zilA rakha de aura eka mahIne ke bAda usa IMTa ko ko phIsa denI par3atI hai to vitta kA apaharaNa karane vAlI zikSA haTAye to dikhegA ki IMTa se dabI ghAsa pIlI par3a gaI, nisteja ho gaI, saMsthAe~ aura guru bahuta haiN| 'durlabha: sa guruki ziSyacittApahArakaH', vikalAMga ho gii| jo guru zilAdharmI guru ke rUpa meM apane vidyArthiyoM kintu vaisA guru durlabha hai isa loka meM jo ziSya ke citta kA para lada jAe aura kahe ki maiM jo kahatA hU~ vahI tumako mAnanA apaharaNa kara sake, jo ziSya kI zraddhA arjita kara ske| ziSya par3egA, vahI satya hai, to vaha apane vidyArthiyoM kA vikAsa nahIM kara zraddheya ke rUpa meM kisI guru ko kyA kevala isalie svIkAra kara sktaa| zilAdharmI guru hamAre yahA~ tyAjya, hamAre yahA~ nindya mAnA legA ki vaha adhyApaka hai, vaha prophesara hai| aisA nahIM hotaa| kevala jAtA hai| hamAre yahA~ jisa guru kI Adarza kalpanA kI gaI hai usa pada se sammAna prApta nahIM hotaa| zikSaka meM kucha vaiziSTya honA guru kI saMjJA AkAzadharmI hai| AkAzadharmI guru kaisA hotA hai? cAhie, jisase ziSya ke mana meM zraddhA utpanna ho aura vaha vaiziSTya AkAra cAhatA hai ki usake nIce jo vanaspatiyA~ haiM ve vikasita jaba taka hamArA zikSaka varga ajita karatA rahegA taba taka hamAre hoM, jinakI jitanI kSamatA ho vaha utanI vikasita hoN| ghAsa ko vidyArthI Age bar3hate rheNge| ugane kI kSamatA prAyaH sataha taka hai aura devadAru kI ugane kI hamako isa bAta para bhI vicAra karanA cAhie ki adhyApaka ke kSamatA bahuta U~cI hai, baragada bahuta phaila sakatA hai| AkAzadharmI guru samAna hI ziSya kA kyA svarUpabhUta lakSaNa honA caahie| ziSya kaise pratyeka ziSya ko prakAza detA hai, pratyeka ziSya ko vAyu detA hai, jJAna prApta kare, isake bAre meM gItA meM do bahuta acchI uktiyA~ kahI pratyeka ziSya ko avakAza detA hai bar3hane kA tAki jisakI jitanI gaIM haiM : kSamatA hai vaha utanI vikasita bhUmikA ko arjita kara ske| yaha tadviddhi praNipAtena paripraznena sevayA / AkAzadharmI guru kA lakSaNa hai| AkAzadharmI guru ziSya kI kSamatA ziSya kA AdhArabhUta lakSaNa hai jJAna prApta karane ke lie agraNI ko pahacAnatA hai| jaise cikitsA roga kI nahIM ho jAtI, cikitsA honaa| ziSya jJAna prApta kara sake, isake lie unako pariprazna karane rogI kI kI jAtI hai, vaise vidyA vidyA ke lie nahIM dI jAtI vidyA kA adhikAra milanA caahie| pariprazna mAne bAra-bAra prazna, pariprazna vyakti ko dI jAtI hai| usa vyakti kI jo kSamatA hai, usa vyakti mAne cAroM tarapha se prazna, pariprazna mAne jaba taka viSaya samajha meM ke jo vizeSa guNa haiM, una vizeSa guNoM ko kaise vikasita kiyA na Ae taba taka prazna karane kA adhikAra ziSyoM kA hai, isakI jAe, yaha kuzalatA jisa guru meM hotI hai usako AkAzadharmI guru svIkRti lekina pariprazna ko sampuTita kiyA gayA hai, praNipAta yAnI kahate haiN| AkAzadharmI guruoM ke dvArA bhAratavarSa bar3A huA hai aura vinamratApUrvaka namaskAra aura sevA ke dvaaraa| vidyArthI adhyApaka se zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/25 Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna karane ke adhikArI haiM, agara sacamuca usa viSaya ko ve jAnane, kriyaa| zravaNam kA matalaba huA ki apanI jijJAsA ko lekara, samajhane kI icchA rakhate haiM, kintu usa viSaya kA jJAna prApta karane apane prazna ko lekara kisI yogya adhikArI guru ke pAsa gaye unase ke lie unheM vinamra honA caahie| isa sandarbha meM eka acchI ukti : vinamratApUrvaka prazna kiyA aura unhoMne jo uttara diyA, jo unhoMne paiye asIsa lacaise jo sIsa, samajhAyA, usako sunaa| zravaNam kA matalaba huA jAnane kI, jJAna lacI rahiye taba U~cI khaiye| arjita karane kI cessttaa| Aja hamAre mana meM zuzruSA ho to hama jaba taka vidyArthI kA sira zraddhA se jhukatA nahIM hai guru ke inasAikalopIDiyA se samajha sakate haiM, hama inTaraneTa se samajha sakate sAmane, taba taka vaha vidyA ajita nahIM kara sktaa| sAtha hI hameM haiM lekina AdhArabhUta bAta yaha hai ki jAnane kI icchA honI cAhie nizchala sevA ke dvArA guru ko prasanna bhI karanA caahie| isa prakAra aura jAnane kI icchA ke bAda jAnane kI kriyA honI caahie| sevA aura praNipAta ke dvArA hama anekAneka prazna karane kA adhikAra zravaNam mAne jAnane kI kriyaa| jAnane ke lie adhyApaka ke pAsa prApta kara sakate haiN| eka aura bAta hai, eka ukti bahuta bAra uddhRta gae, Apane apane adhyApaka se savAla kiyA, unakA batAyA huA kI jAtI hai 'zraddhAvAn labhate jJAnam', zraddhAvAna ko jJAna prApta hotA uttara sunA, lekina samajha meM nahIM AyA to matalaba huA ki buddhi hai lekina itanI hI bAta AdhI bAta hai| pUrI ukti hai gItA kI : manda hai| buddhi kI tIsarI bhUmikA hai grhnnm| jo kucha Apako zraddhAvAn labhate jJAnaM tatpara: saMyatondrayaH / batAyA gayA vaha ApakI samajha meM AnA caahie| vaha Apako samajha usa vyakti ko jJAna prApta hotA hai jo apane guru evaM viSaya meM AyA ki nahIM, agara samajha meM AyA to Apa buddhi kI tIsarI ke prati zraddhA to rakhatA hI hai sAtha hI usako arjita karane ke lie bhUmikA para haiM aura samajha meM nahIM AyA to ApakI buddhi maMda hai| tatpara hai, juTA huA hai, usI ke prati samarpita hai| dUsarI ora usakA buddhi kI cauthI bhUmikA hai dhaarnnm| Apane kisI vidvAna kA dhyAna hI nahIM jaataa| dUsarI ora usakA dhyAna jAe isake lie vyAkhyAna sunA, ghara meM Akara kahA, Aja kA vyAkhyAna bahuta usako saMyatendriya honA cAhie, apanI indriyoM para saMyama krnaa| acchA thA, vAha-vAha, vAha-vAha kitanA acchA vyAkhyAna thA Aja caahie| apanI indriyoM para saMyama karake jaba hama apanA pUrA dhyAna kaa| kisI ne pUchA kyA kahA gayA thA vyAkhyAna meM, uttara diyA, bhAI, apane adhyetavya viSaya kI ora lagAyeMge taba hama zraddhA ke dvArA jJAna yaha to yAda nahIM, to yaha buddhi kI mandatA hai| buddhi kI cauthI bhUmikA arjita kara skeNge| vidyArthiyoM ke lie eka bahuta acchA zloka hai, dhAraNam arthAt jo hamane sunA jisako hamane samajhA usako hamane yAjJavalkyIya zikSA kaa| usakA abhiprAya yaha hai ki hama apanI dhAraNa kiyA ki nahIM kiyaa| agara hamako vaha yAda nahIM hai to hamArI bhUmikA ko satata nApate raheM ki hama kahA~ khar3e haiN| vidyA-buddhi kI buddhi manda hai| hamako buddhi kI cauthI bhUmikA para jAnA cAhie ki kauna-sI bhUmikA hai jisa para abhI hama khar3e haiM aura jisase agrasara hama par3heM usako smaraNa rakha sakeM, dhAraNa kara skeN| honA cAhate haiM, uccatara bhUmikA para jAnA cAhate haiN| yaha adbhuta uuhaapohaarthvijnyaanaam| 'gaMgA gae gaMgAdAsa, yamunA gae yamunAdAsa' aisA zloka hai : nahIM honA caahie| inhoMne kahA yaha bhI sahI, unhoMne kahA vaha bhI / zuzruSA zravaNaM caiva grahaNaM dhAraNaM tathA / sahI, aisA nahIM honA caahie| jo viSaya sunA hai, jo viSaya samajhA UhApohAvijJAnaM tatvajJAnaM ca dhI guNAH / / hai yA jo viSaya par3hA hai usake Upara UhApoha kiyA ki nahIM, vicAra dhI mAne buddhi| buddhi ke sAta guNa haiM arthAt buddhi kI sAta kiyA ki nahIM, vaha sahI hai to kyoM sahI hai, vaha galata hai to kyoM bhUmikAe~ haiN| hama saba vicAra kareM ki hama kisa bhUmikA para khar3e galata hai| yaha jo sahI aura galata ke bAre meM vizleSaNa karanA, haiN| buddhi kI pahalI bhUmikA hai shushrussaa| zuzruSA mAne shrotumicchaa| vitarka karanA, vivecana karanA hai yaha buddhi kI pA~cavIM bhUmikA hai| zrotumicchA mAne jAnane kI icchA, sunane kI icchaa| purAkAla kA yaha andha zraddhA kI bAta bhAratIya dRSTi meM nahIM hai| UhApoha karanA cAhie, zloka hai| purAkAla meM to chapI huI kitAbeM hotI nahIM thIM, vicAra karanA cAhie aura vicAra karane ke bAda jo sahI lage use hastalikhita grantha hote the unakI saMkhyA bhI bahuta kama thii| isalie svIkAra karanA cAhie, jo galata lage use chor3a denA cAhie aura guru ke nikaTa jAkara pUchA jAtA thaa| koI bAta jAnane kI icchA huI jo kucha sIkhA hai usa sIkhe hue ko kAma meM lAnA caahie| to use kahate the shushrussaa| sunane kI, jAnane kI icchaa| yadi icchA 'arthavijJAnam' yaha buddhi kI chaThI bhUmikA hai| jo bhI hamane sIkhA ke stara para hI ruka gaI to samajhie ki buddhi bahuta maMda hai| zuzruSA hai, jo hamane jJAna prApta kiyA hai vaha agara kAma meM nahIM AyA to zravaNaM caiv| buddhi kI dUsarI bhUmikA hai jAnane kI ceSTA, jAnane kI kisa kAma kA! mImAMsA kA sUtra hai, 'sarvamapi jJAnaM karmaparam' arthAt vidvata khaNDa/26 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sIkhA huA jJAna, hamAre AcaraNa meM, hamAre karma meM utaranA caahie| nirUpita kiyA gayA hai| abhinavagupta ne apUrva vastu kA nirmANa karane hamako sahI dizA dene vAlA jJAna hamase ThIka-ThIka kAma krvaae| meM samartha prajJA ko pratibhA kahA hai, 'apUrvavastunirmANakSamA prajJA vedAnta ne isameM eka apavAda batAyA hai, 'Rte AtmajJAnAt' arthAt pratibhA' / hamAre zodhArthI pratibhAzAlI hoM aura naI-naI zodhoM, nae-nae AtmajJAna ko chor3akara, AtmajJAna ke bAda karma anivArya nahIM AviSkAroM dvArA jJAna kI paridhi ko bar3hAte rheN| rhtaa| kintu abhI to hama laukika jJAna kI bAta kara rahe haiN| to hamArI paramparA yaha bhI mAnatI hai ki apanI mAnyatAoM kI hameM artha vijJAnam arthAt jJAna kA upayoga ho| jaise koI anusaMdhAna huA bAra-bAra jA~ca-par3atAla karanI cAhie isake lie sahI rAstA vidvAnoM to usa anusaMdhAna ke dvArA, vividha takanIkoM ke dvArA hama kaise yaMtra se vicAra-vimarza karate rhnaa| 'vAde vAde jAyate tatvabodha:', isa banA sakate haiM, kaise usakA upayoga samasyAoM kA samAdhAna karane dizA meM hamArA mArga nirdezaka sUtra hai| kaI bAra U~cA pada prApta kara meM kara sakate haiM, yaha artha vijJAna AnA caahie| yaha buddhi kI chaThI lene ke bAda prAdhyApakagaNa vicAra-vimarza se katarAne lagate haiN| unheM bhUmikA hai| tatvajJAnaM ca dhI guNA; aura tattvata: kisI viSaya ko lagatA hai ki yadi unakI bAta galata sAbita ho jAegI to unheM samajha lenA, usa viSaya ko pUrNata: samajha lenA hai, jaise miTTI ko apamAnita honA pdd'egaa| ata: vivAda se...zAstroM yA vicAra-vimarza tatvata: samajha liyA to miTTI se banI huI sabhI cIjoM ko samajha se ve kannI kATate haiN| kAlidAsa ne isa pravRtti kI nindA karate hue liyA, sone ko tatvataH samajha liyA to sone se banI huI saba cIjoM eka mArmika zloka likhA hai : ko samajha liyaa| kisI cIja kA tAtvika jJAna prApta kara lenA usa labdhAspado'smIti vivAdabhIro: viSaya kI samajhadArI kI sAtavIM bhUmikA hai| hamAre vidyArthiyoM ko titikSamANasya pareNa nindAm / sAtavI bhUmikA taka jAne kI taiyArI karanI caahie| yasyAgamaH kevala jIvikAyai bar3A kAma kaise hotA hai? bar3A kAma kevala icchA se nahIM taM jJAnapaNyaM vaNijaM vadanti / / hotaa| bar3A kAma usa bar3I icchA ko pUrNa karane ke lie apane arthAt sammAnajanaka pada prApta ho jAne ke bAda jo vivAdabhIru, jIvana ko homa dene se hotA hai| jIvana kI sArI zaktiyoM ko ekAgra AtmavizvAsahInatA ke kAraNa dUsaroM ke dvArA kI gaI nindA ko karake apane viSaya ko upalabdha karane ke lie jaba hama apane Apa sahatA rahatA hai, jisakA jJAna kevala jIvikopArjana ke lie hI hotA ko samarpita kara deMge, taba bar3A kAma kara skeNge| hai vaha to jJAna becane vAlA baniyA hai, vidvAna nhiiN| vidvAna saba samaya anusaMdhAna yA zodha kArya ke lie bhI yaha sthApanA satya hai| jJAna vivAda hI karatA rahe, isakA artha yaha bhI nhiiN| isakA abhiprAya kA pradarzana kara sastI vAhavAhI lUTa lenA alaga bAta hai aura kisI yahI hai ki apanI mAnyatA vicAra kI kasauTI para kharI utaratI rahe, viSaya kI taha meM jAkara usakI ulajhI huI gutthiyoM ko sulajhAnA, isakI ora sajaga rahanA caahie| anyathA vidvattA tejasvinI nahIM ho usa viSaya ke jJAna ko Age bar3hAnA, bilkula dUsarI bAta hai| navIna sktii| hamArI pAramparika prArthanA yahI hai ki hamArA adhIta (hamArA zodhoM ke dvArA jJAna kI samRddhi kauna kara sakatA hai, kaise kara sakatA prApta kiyA huA jJAna) tejasvI ho... 'tejsvinaavdhiitmstu'| yaha hai, isa para eka bahuta hI acchA zloka hai : tejasvitA khaMDita tabhI hotI hai jaba hama apanA jJAna becane lagate haiN| taranto dRzyante bahava iha gaMbhIra sarasi, jAyasI kI hRdayasparziNI ukti hai, 'paMDita hoI so hATa na cddh'aa| sasArAbhyAM doA hRdi vidadhata: kautakazatam / cahauM bikAi bhUli gA pddh'aa'| merI maMgalakAmanA hai ki hamAre tejasvI pravizyAntInaM kimapi suvivicyoddharati yaza, vidvAna prAdhyApaka Atmavikraya kI sthiti se bceN| eka bAta aur| ciraM ruddhazvAsa: sa khalu punareteSu virala: / jJAna prApta karane kI tejasvI paramparA yaha mAnatI thI ki kevala eka arthAt isa gahare aura vizAla jJAna-sarovara meM tairate hue bahuta viSaya kA jJAna rakhane vAle vAstava meM jJAnI nahIM hote| unakI mAnyatA se tairAka apanI puSTa bhujAoM se nAnA prakAra ke kautuka karate hue thI, "eka zAstraM adhIyAna: na ciMcidapi zAstraM vijAnAti' / arthAt dIkha par3ate haiM kintu ina sabameM vaha (vidvAna) viralA hI hai jo dera eka hI zAstra ko jAnane vAlA kucha bhI zAstra nahIM jaantaa| samyak taka sA~sa roka kara, gahare DUba kara gaMbhIra vivecana ke bAda kisI jJAna prApta karane ke lie bahuta se zAstra jAnane cAhie, bhale hI durlabha ratna kA uddhAra kara lAtA hai| Atmapradarzana vimukha, gaMbhIra, vizeSajJatA eka zAstra kI ho| kyoMki sabhI zAstra, sabhI viSaya niSThApUrNa, aikAntika vastuniSTha vidyA sAdhanA hI maulika zodhaparaka paraspara sambaddha haiN| eka zAstra kI granthi dUsare zAstra ke prakAza se upalabdhi kA AdhAra hai, yaha satya isa zloka meM bahuta acchI taraha sulajhAI jA sakatI haiN| ata: vidvAna ko bahuzruta honA caahie| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/27 Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya zaikSaNika dRSTi yaha rahI hai ki hama to apane jIvana kI sArthakatA ke lie par3ha rahe haiM, hama to apane jIvana meM RSi RNa utArane ke lie jo kucha hamane bar3oM se sIkhA hai usako sAmAnya jitendriyatA janatA taka pahu~cA dene ke lie kAma kara rahe haiN| ata: hamArI cintA jaba taka jIbha svAdiSTa bhojana cAhatI hai, jaba taka nAsikA honI cAhie ki kaise hama uccatama jJAna-vijJAna bhAratIya bhASAoM meM sugaMdha cAhatI hai, jaba taka kAna vArAMganA ke gAyana aura vAdya cAhate le Ae~, kaise hama uccatama vidyA ko nimnatama meM le Ae~, kaise haiM, jaba taka A~khe vanopavana dekhane kA lakSya rakhatI haiM, jaba taka hama uccatama vidyA ko nimnatama varga taka pahuMcAne kI dhArAvAhikatA tvacA sugaMdhIlepana cAhatI hai, taba taka yaha manuSya nIrogI, nigraMtha, utpanna kreN| niSparigrahI, nirAraMbhI aura brahmacArI nahIM ho sktaa| mana ko vaza maiM yaha bhI mAnatA hU~ ki hamAre deza ke punarnirmANa kA jo karanA yaha sarvottama hai| isase sabhI indriyA~ vaza meM kI jA sakatI haiN| mahAyajJa cala rahA hai, usakI vAstavika AdhArabhUmi vizvavidyAlaya / mana ko jItanA bahuta-bahuta duSkara hai| eka samaya meM asaMkhyAta yojana haiN| hamAre vizvavidyAlayoM meM jaise prAdhyApaka, prazAsaka raheMge, hama vaise calanevAlA azva yaha mana hai| ise thakAnA bahuta duSkara hai| isakI gati hI pAThyakrama rakheMge, vaisA hI vAtAvaraNa banAe~ge, vaise hI vidyArthI ___ capala aura pakar3a meM na A sakanevAlI hai| mahAjJAniyoM ne jJAnarUpI utpanna kreNge| svAbhavata: deza vaisA hI bnegaa| agara hama apane rASTra lagAma se ise staMbhita karake saba para vijaya prApta kI hai| ko mahAn banAnA cAhate haiM to apanI gauravapUrNa paramparA se preraNA lete uttarAdhyayanasUtra meM namirAja maharSi ne zakendra se aisA kahA ki hue AgAmI sahastrAbdI meM Ane vAlI cunautiyoM kA mukAbalA karane dasa lAkha subhaToM ko jItanevAle kaI par3e haiM, paranta svAtmA ko meM samartha prAdhyApaka navInatama jJAna-vijJAna se samRddha pAThyakrama aura jItanevAle bahata durlabha haiM, aura ve dasa lAkha sabhaToM ko jItanevAloM pariveza kI saMyojanA hameM karanI hogI jisase sabhI cunautiyoM kA kI apekSA ati uttama haiN| samucita pratyuttara dene meM samartha vidyArthiyoM kA nirmANa hama kara skeN| mana hI sarvopAdhi kI janmadAtrI bhUmikA hai| mana hI baMdha aura (kAnapura vizvavidyAlaya meM dIkSAMta bhASaNa) mokSa kA kAraNa hai| mana hI sarva saMsAra kI mohinIrUpa hai| yaha vaza ho jAne para AtmasvarUpa ko pAnA lezamAtra duSkara nahIM hai| mana se indriyoM kI lolupatA hai| bhojana, vAdya, sugaMdha, strI kA nirIkSaNa, sundara vilepana yaha saba mana hI mA~gatA hai| isa mohinI ke kAraNa yaha dharma ko yAda taka nahIM karane detaa| yAda Ane ke bAda sAvadhAna nahIM hone detaa| sAvadhAna hone ke bAda patita karane meM pravRtta hotA hai arthAt laga jAtA hai| isameM saphala nahIM hotA to sAvadhAnI meM kucha nyUnatA pahu~cAtA hai| jo isa nyUnatA ko bhI na pAkara aDiga rahakara mana ko jItate haiM, ve sarvasiddhi ko prApta karate haiN| mana akasmAt kisI se hI jItA jA sakatA hai, nahIM to abhyAsa karake hI jItA jAtA hai| yaha abhyAsa nigraMthatA meM bahuta ho sakatA hai, phira bhI gRhasthAzrama meM hama sAmAnya paricaya karanA cAheM to usakA mukhya mArga yaha hai ki yaha jo duricchA kare use bhUla jAyeM, vaisA na kreN| yaha jaba zabda, sparza Adi vilAsa kI icchA kare taba ise na deN| saMkSepa meM, hama isase prerita na hoM, parantu hama ise prerita kareM aura vaha bhI mokSamArga meN| jitendriyatA ke binA sarva prakAra kI upAdhi khar3I hI rahatI hai| tyAgane para bhI na tyAgane jaisA ho jAtA hai, loka-lajjA se use nibhAnA par3atA hai| isalie abhyAsa karake bhI mana ko jItakara svAdhInatA meM lAkara avazya Atmahita karanA caahiye| vidvata khaNDa/28 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA kI sArvabhaumikatA pro0 sAgaramala jaina paripAtu vizvata:' arthAt vyakti kA yaha kartavya hai ki ve paraspara eka dUsare kI rakSA kreN| Rgveda kA yaha svara yajurveda meM aura adhika vikasita huaa| usameM kahA gayA - mitrasyAhaM cakSuSA sarvANi bhUtAni samIkSe / mitrasya cakSuSA samIkSA mahe / / - yajurveda 36.18 arthAt maiM sabhI prANiyoM ko mitravat dekhU aura ve bhI mujhe mitravat dekheM 'satveSu maitrI' kA yajurveda kA yaha udghoSa vaidika cintana meM ahiMsaka bhAvanA kA prabala pramANa hai| upaniSad kAla meM yaha ahiMsaka cetanA AdhyAtmika jIvana dRSTi ke AdhAra para pratiSThita huii| chAndogyopaniSad (3/17/4) me kahA gayAatha yattapo dAnamArjavamahiMsA satyavacanamiti tA tasya dakSiNAH / ___ arthAt isa Atma-yajJa kI dakSiNA tapa, dAna, Arjava, ahiMsA aura satya vacana hai| isI chAndogyopaniSad (8.15.1) meM spaSTata: yaha kahA gayA hai ...ahiMsan sarvabhUtAnyanyatra tIrthebhya: sa khalvevaM .. brahmalokamabhisampadyate na ca punarAvartate na ca punarAvartate / arthAt dharma tIrtha kI AjJA se anyatra prANiyoM kI hiMsA nahIM ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA ke vikAsa kA itihAsa mAnavIya avadhAraNA ke vikAsa kA itihAsa mAnavIya karatA huA yaha nizcaya hI brahmaloka (mokSa) ko prApta hotA hai, sabhyatA aura saMskRti ke vikAsa ke itihAsa kA sahabhAgI rahA hai| usakA punarAgamana nahIM hotA hai, punarAgamana nahIM hotA hai| jisa deza, samAja evaM saMskRti meM mAnavIya guNoM kA jitanA vikAsa AtmopAsanA aura mokSamArga ke rUpa meM ahiMsA kI yaha pratiSThA haA, usI anupAta meM usameM ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA kA vikAsa aupaniSadika RSiyoM kI ahiMsaka cetanA kA sarvottama pramANa hai| huA hai| cAhe koI bhI dharma, samAja aura saMskRti ho, usameM vyakta vedoM aura upaniSadoM ke pazcAt smRtiyoM kA krama AtA hai| yA avyakta rUpa meM ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA avazya hI pAI jAtI hai| smatiyoM meM manasmati prAcIna mAnI jAtI hai| usameM bhI aise aneka mAnava samAja meM yaha ahiMsaka cetanA svajAti evaM svadharmI se prArambha saMdarbha haiM, jo ahiMsA ke siddhAnta kI puSTi karate haiN| yahA~ hama usake hokara samagra mAnava samAja, sampUrNa prANI jagata aura vaizvika kucha sandarbha prastuta kara rahe haiMparyAvaraNa ke saMrakSaNa taka vikasita huI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki vizva ahiMsayaiva bhatAnAM kArya zreyo'nazAsanama / -manusmRti 2/159 meM jo bhI pramukha dharma aura dharma pravartaka Aye unhoMne kisI na kisI arthAt prANiyoM ke prati ahiMsaka AcaraNa hI zreyaskara rUpa meM ahiMsA kA saMdeza avazya diyA hai| ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA ___ anuzAsana hai| jIvana ke vividha rUpoM ke prati sammAna kI bhAvanA aura saha ahiMsayA ca bhUtAnAmamRtatvAya kalpate / --manusmRti 6/60 astitva kI vRtti para khar3I huI hai| arthAt prANiyoM ke prati ahiMsA ke bhAva se vyakti amRtapada hindUdharma meM ahiMsA (mokSa) ko prApta karatA hai| vaidika RSiyoM ne ahiMsA ke isI sahayoga aura saha-astitva ahiMsA satyamasteyaM zaucamindriyanigrahaH / ke pakSa ko mukharita karate hue yaha udghoSa kiyA thA - etaM sAmAsikaM dharmaM caturvaNye'bravInmanuH ||-mnusmRti 10/63 'sagacchadhva, savadadhva sa vA manAsi jAnatAm, samAnA matra, arthAt ahiMsA, satya, asteya, pavitratA aura indriya nigraha- ye samiti samAnI' arthAt hamArI gati, hamAre vacana, hamAre vicAra, mana ke dvArA cAroM hI vargoM ke liye sAmAnya dharma kahe gaye haiN| hamArA cintana aura hamArI kAryazailI samarUpa ho, sahabhAgI ho| mAtra hindu paramparA kI dRSTi se smRtiyoM ke pazcAt rAmAyaNa, yahI nahIM Rgveda (6.75.14) meM kahA gayA ki 'pumAna pumAMsa mahAbhArata aura purANoM kA kAla mAnA jAtA hai| mahAbhArata, gItA zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/29 Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sara aura purANoM meM aise saikar3oM sandarbha haiM, jo bhAratIya manISiyoM kI nidhAya daNDaM bhUteSu tasesu thAvaresu ca / ahiMsaka cetanA ke mahatvapUrNa sAkSya mAne jA sakate haiM yo na hanti na ghAteti tamahaM brUmi brAhmaNaM / / ahiMsA sakalodharmo hiMsAdharmastathAhita / arthAt jo trasa evaM sthAvara prANiyoM ko pIr3A nahIM detA hai, na - mahAbhArata zAM.parva adhyAya 272/30 unakA ghAta karatA hai aura na unakI hiMsA karatA hai, use hI maiM arthAt ahiMsA ko sampUrNa dharma aura hiMsA ko adharma kahA gayA brAhmaNa kahatA huuN| isa prakAra piTaka granthoM meM aise saikar3oM buddhavacana haiM, jo bauddha na bhUtAnAmahiMsAyA jyAyAn dharmostathAhita / dharma meM ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA ko spaSTa karate haiN| - mahAbhArata zA. parva 292/30 jaina dharma meM ahiMsA arthAt prANImAtra ke prati ahiMsA kI bhAvanA se zreSTha koI dharma jainadharma meM ahiMsA ko dharma kA sAra tatva kahA gayA hai| isa . nahIM hai| sambandha meM AcArAMga, sUtrakRtAMga, uttarAdhyayana, dazavaikAlika, ahiMsA paramodharmastathAhiMsA paro damaH / mUlAcAra Adi aneka granthoM meM aise hajAroM ullekha haiM, jo jainadharma ahiMsA paramaM dAnamahiMsA paramaM tapaH / / kI ahiMsA pradhAna jIvana dRSTi kA sampoSaNa karate haiN| isa sambandha ahiMsA paramoyajJastathAhiMsA paraM phalam / meM Age vistAra se carcA kI gaI hai| yahA~ hama mAtra do tIna sandarbha ahiMsA parama mitramahiMsA paramaM sukham / / dekara apane isa kathana kI puSTi kreNge| dazavaikAlika sUtra meM kahA - mahAbhArata anuzAsana parva 116/28-29 gayA haiarthAt ahiMsA sarvazreSThadharma hai, vahI uttama indriya nigraha hai| dhammo maMgalamukkiTThe ahiMsA saMjamo tvo|-dshvaikaalik 1/1 ahiMsA hI sarvazreSTha dAna hai, vahI uttama tapa hai| ahiMsA hI sarvazreSTha arthAt ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa rUpa dharma hI sarvazreSTha maMgala hai| yajJa hai aura vahI paramopalabdhi hai| ahiMsA, paramamitra hai, vahI sUtrakRtAMga meM kahA gayA haiparamasukha hai| eyaM khu NANiNo sAraM jaMNa hiMsati kaMcaNa / isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki vaidika evaM hindUdharma meM aise ahiMsA samayaM ceva etAvaMtaM viyANiyA ||-suutrkRtaaNg 11/10 agaNita saMdarbha haiM, jo ahiMsA kI mahattA ko sthApita karate haiN| jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki kisI jIva kI hiMsA nahIM krte| bauddha dharma meM ahiMsA ahiMsA hI dharma (siddhAnta) hai- yaha jAnanA caahiye| mAtra yahI nahIM bhAratIya zramaNa paramparA ke pratinidhirUpa jaina evaM anyatra kahA gayA haibauddha dharma bhI ahiMsA ke sarvAdhika himAyatI rahe haiN| bauddhadharma ke savve jIvA vi icchanti jIviuM na marijjiuM / paMcazIloM, jainadharma ke paMca mahAvratoM aura yogadarzana ke paMcayamoM meM tamhA pANavahaM ghoraM niggaMthA vajjayaMtiNaM / / ahiMsA ko prathama sthAna diyaa| dhammapada meM bhagavAna buddha ne kahA hai- arthAt sabhI sukha anukUla aura duHkha pratikUla hai| isIlie na tena Ariyo hoti yena pANAni hiMsati / nirgrantha prANI vadha (hiMsA) kA niSedha karate haiN| ahiMsA savvapANAnaM ariyoti pavuccati / / sikkhadharma meM ahiMsA - dhammapada dhammaTThavagga 15 bhAratIya mUla ke anya dharmoM meM sikkhadharma kA bhI mahatvapUrNa arthAt jo prANiyoM kI hiMsA karatA hai, vaha Arya (sabhya) nahIM sthAna hai| isa dharma ke dharmagrantha meM prathama gurU nAnakadevajI kahate haiMhotA, apitu jo sarva prANiyoM ke prati ahiMsaka hotA hai, vahI Arya je rata lagge kapaDe jAmA hoe palIta / kahA jAtA hai| je rata pIve mAMsA tina kyoM nirmala citta / / ahiMsakA ye munayo niccaM kAyena saMvutA / arthAt yadi rakta ke laga jAne se vastra apavitra ho jAtA hai, te yanti accutaM ThAnaM yattha gatvA na socare / to phira jo manuSya mAMsa khAte haiM yA rakta pIte haiM. unakA citta kaise - dhammapada kodhavagga 5 nirmala yA pavitra rahegA? arthAt jo muni kAyA se saMvRta hokara sadaiva ahiMsaka hote haiM, anya dharmoM meM ahiMsA ve usa acyuta sthAna (nirvANa) ko prApta karate haiM, jise prApta karane na kevala bhAratIya mUla ke dharmoM meM apitu bhAratIyetara yahUdI, ke pazcAt zoka nahIM rhtaa| dhammapada meM anyatra kahA gayA hai- IsAI aura islAma dharmoM meM bhI ahiMsA ke svara mukhara hue haiN| yahUdI .. . vidvata khaNDa/30 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khaira! lar3akiyoM kI zikSA kA pratizata jo cAhe rahA ho, unakI aura aMgrejI para unakI pakar3a se behada prabhAvita haiN| meloM ke sthiti nizcita rUpa se parivartita hai| ve lar3akoM ke sAtha kadama-se- AyojakoM kA mAnanA hai ki deza kI pratibhAoM para ArakSaNa kI kadama milAkara zikSita ho rahI haiM aura kahIM-kahIM to unheM pIche par3atI mAra ne unheM videzoM kI ora bhAgane ke lie majabUra kiyA chor3akara Age nikala rahI haiN| unameM Atmabodha kA vikAsa huA hai| hai| vahA~ chAtra-chAtrAoM ko sabz2abAga nahIM dikhAye jAte balki prazikSita nArI ne vyAvasAyika yogyatAe~ arjita kI haiN| usane rojagAronmukha zikSA pradAna kI jAtI hai| vaizvIkaraNa ke daura meM Arthika svatantratA kA sukha bhogA hai| usameM nirNaya lene kA sAhasa pratibhA-palAyana kA ronA bemAnI hai| paidA huA hai| AtmarakSA ke lie jUDo-karATe ke zikSaNa ne kampyUTara ke udaya ne zikSA ke kSetra meM halacala macA dI hai| isa nipuNatApUrvaka AkrAmaka hone ke tevara bhI paidA kiye haiN| krAMtikArI ghaTanA ne saMpUrNa vizva ko eka grAma meM tabdIla kara diyA sazaktikaraNa ke daura meM saMtulita, dUradarzI evaM vivekasampanna bodha hI hai| samaya kI raphtAra ke sAtha calane ke lie 'saravAivala oNpha da nArI-chavi ko garimA pradAna karegA evaM zikSA ke naye pratimAna phAsTesTa' kI nIti ne cAhe-anacAhe kampyUTara-zikSaNa ko anivArya sthApita karane meM sazakta bhUmikA nibhaayegaa| banA diyA hai| neTavarka ke praveza ne zikSaNa-prazikSaNa kI naI praNAliyA~ ziSTAcAra meM pariNata hote bhraSTAcAra, bAjAravAda aura ArakSaNa ke IjAda kI haiN| yaha saca hai ki kampyUTara ghara baiThe alpa samaya aura bha~vara meM pha~sA vidyArthI digbhramita hai| rAjanIti meM usakA istemAla alpa zrama ke mAdhyama se asIma jJAna upalabdha karavA sakatA hai, kiyA jA rahA hai, use bhAgIdAra nahIM banAyA jA rhaa| vaha DarA-DarA, para, isake lie mazIna ke sAmane baiThane kI mAnasikatA, vyavasthA sahamA-sahamA hai, kabhI eka dizA meM daur3a rahA hai to kabhI dUsarI aura sthAna kI anukUlatA kI kavAyada se gujaranA par3atA hai| soyedizA meN| eka ke bAda eka pratispardhAtmaka parIkSAoM meM baiThatA, cAroM baiThe- kisI bhI sthiti meM pustaka kI upalabdhatA aura suvidhA kA tarapha hAtha-pA~va mAratA apane lie sthAna surakSita karanA cAhatA hai| sukha alaga hI hotA hai| manuSya aura manuSya ke bIca kahe-anakahe do-tIna taraha ke pAThyakramoM (korsez2a) kA bojha lekara calane ke jo saMvAda hotA hai vaha manuSya aura yaMtra ke bIca saMbhava nhiiN| isI kAraNa eka ke prati bhI pUrI taraha samarpita nahIM ho pAtA evaM saMdarbha meM maiM ramaze dave kA kathana uddhRta karanA cAhU~gI- "sleTa cAhe parIkSAphala manonukUla nahIM ho paataa| kociMga seMTara evaM skUla- kampyUTara ke parade meM badala jAe, kitAbeM inTaraneTa aura vebasAiToM kaoNleja kI duharI mAra jhelate hue vidyArthI kI mAnasikatA rugNa ho kA rUpa dhAraNa kara leM aura zikSaka cAhe dUradarzana yA praudyogikI jAtI hai| kabhI vaha AkrAmaka ho uThatA hai to kabhI dyniiy| kabhI saMsAdhanoM ke eMkarsa meM badala jAe~ aura mazIna, mazIna kI parAkASThA vaha zikSaka ke anupasthita hone para kakSAe~ na hone kI zikAyata bhale ho jAe, magara draSTA nahIM ho sktii| isalie manuSya kI bhUmikA karatA hai to kabhI zikSaka se guhAra lagAtA hai ki binA par3hAye hI dRSTi aura draSTA kI bhUmikA hai, vicAra aura jJAna kI bhUmikA hai| chor3a diyA jaaye| kabhI pAThyapustaka na lAne para vidyArthiyoM kA DhITha isalie AzA kI jA sakatI hai ki cAhe zikSA manuSya kA bhaviSya bane rahanA aura kabhI kisI bhI galtI para lajjita hone ke bajAya ho yA na ho, manuSya zikSA kA bhaviSya avazya hogA ("ikkIsavIM pUrI kakSA kA ThahAke lagAnA - yaha Ama dRzya hai| na jAne vidyArthI zatI meM zikSA kA bhaviSya"-sitambara 2001, vaagrth)|" svayaM para ha~sate haiM yA zikSaka pr| aura kabhI kisI zikSikA ko zikSA bahuAyAmI prakriyA hai| isameM jJAna ke sAtha zrama evaM dekhakara 'lAla char3I maidAna khar3I.....', 'o manacalI kahA~ zArIrika svAsthya ke sAtha naitika unnayana kA samanvaya Avazyaka hai| calI.....' jaise philmI gItoM kI kar3iyoM ke mAdhyama se phikare jAnakArI yA sUcanAtmaka jJAna ko hI zikSA kA paryAya na samajhakara, kasate hue ve apane dussAhasI vyaktitva kA AtaMka jamAte dekhe jIvana ke lie, jIvana ke mAdhyama se zikSA kI vyavasthA honI caahiye| jAte haiN| ucca zikSA ke bAvajUda bhI berojagArI surasA kI taraha mu~ha kyA ye saMdarbha phira gA~dhI kI ora mur3ane kA saMketa nahIM dete? bAye khar3I rahatI hai aura bahuta bAra AtaMkavAda kI rAha para le vRndAvana gArDensa calatI hai| kisI akhabAra meM eka khabara chapI thI ki bhAratIya chAtroM 98, krisTophara roDa, kolakAtA-700 046 ko lubhAne ke liye briTena ke vizvavidyAlayoM ne hAla hI meM dillI meM mele Ayojita kiye haiN| ina meloM kA uddezya hai ki briTena kI sarvazreSTha zikSA aura usakI vividhatA ko bhAratIya chAtrA ke sAmane rkhnaa| briTena ke vizvavidyAlaya bhAratIya chAtroM ke mehanatI svabhAva zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/35 Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN mahendra bhAnAvata rAjadhAniyoM meM baiThakara sarakAra aura gaira sarakArI ucca saMsthAoM ke lie pariyojanAeM taiyAra karate samaya ucca padastha adhikArI sarva sAmAnya taka apanI bAta pahuMcAne ke jo spapna saMjote haiM ve sarvaprathama pAramparika lokamAdhyamoM para hI dRSTi nikSepa karate haiM, kyoMki zaharI aura abhijAtya athavA madhyavargIya parivAroM taka to Adhunika mAdhyamoM se bAta pahuMca jAtI hai kintu AdhArabhUta suvidhAoM ke abhAva meM jIvana jIne vAle logoM taka apanI bAta pahuMcAne ke lie hara kSetra ke apane apane AMcalika loka mAdhyamoM kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai| . loka mAdhyamoM kA vargIkaraNa yUM to pahale ke hara kSetra meM apane apane loka mAdhyama hai jinake sAtha jahAM AMcalika paramparA jur3I hotI hai vahIM AMcalika bhASA, aMcala janya utpAdoM se saje mar3he vAdya hote haiM aura phira ve usa aMcala ke loka jIvana kI apanI pasanda bhI hote haiM tathApi unakA mUla svarUpa yA mUla lakSya eka hI hotA hai| lakSya aura uddezya ke anusAra pAramparika lokamAdhyamoM ke tIna svarUpa hai - loka mAdhyama : 1) sUcanAtmaka janazikSaNa aura cunautiyA~ - 2) zikSAtmaka 3) anuraMjanAtmaka bhArata paramparAoM kA deza hai aura yahAM kI paramparAeM loka mAdhyamoM ke pratyeka rUpAnurUpa ke sAtha cAhe ve manuSya ke viveka ke udbhava athavA sabhyatA ke AdikAla se rAmalIlA ho. rAsalIlA ho. mAca. tamAzA. gavarI. jur3I huI haiN| yahAM ke samAja kI pahacAna Aja bhI caviDDanATakam, bhavAI, jAtrA, khyAla, yakSagAna, kaThaputalI, paramparAdharmI samAja ke rUpa meM hai| loka ne jise apanI bhagata, terukuttu, ramakheliyA, goMdhala, bhAgavatamela, videziyA, paripATI kahA, zAstroM ne use apane viziSTa sampradAyoM ke muTiyATTama, kariyAlA, aMkiyA, nauTaMkI, kuravaMji, svAMga sAtha jor3ate hue maryAdA kI saMjJA se abhihita kiyaa| svadA bhAMDapathara ho athavA loka mAdhyamoM kA aura koI rUpa loka paramparA ke saMvAhaka ke rUpa meM loka kI hI ho, unake sAtha sUcanA zikSA aura anuraMjana uddezyoM kA pAramparika vidhiyAM rahI haiM jinheM loka mAdhyamoM ke rUpa meM nihitArtha vyApta milatA hai| dekhA jA sakatA hai| Aja loka mAdhyama cAhe jisa navIkRta ye pAramparika lokamAdhyama eka prakAra se kisI aMcala rUpa meM hamAre sAmane ho lekina pAramparika loka mAdhyama kI rasavaMtI kalAoM kA mAdhurya lie hote haiN| ye kahIM samUha unake mUlAdhAra rahe haiN| loka jIvana ina mAdhyamoM se aura samunnata milate haiM to kahIM hAsyabhAva bhI inameM dekhA sAmpradAyika samparka hI nahIM, sAmudAyika saMvAda aura jAtA jAtA hai| ye mAdhyama loka kI saMjIvanI haiN| kaI bAra loka no kI jItatI hai| nA, sAmudAyika saha-zikSaNa bhI prApta karatA hai| kI yaha dharohara loka ko punarjIvita karatI hai to kaI bAra loka ne ina mAdhyamoM ko anuraMjanaparaka AvaraNa dekara loka inheM zrIhIna hone se bacAtA hai| unheM cirasthAyI banA diyA hai| yadyapi Aja ye mAdhyama loka ke ye mAdhyama kahIM AlhAdaka hote haiM to kahIM AdhanikatA kA saMkaTa jhela rahe haiM lekina dehAta meM aba bhI anAlhAdaka bhI kintu ye zAstrIya anuSThAtika jaTila cakroM apanI virAsata ko mahattvavAna banAye hue haiN| dehAtavAsI Aja se alaga-alaga apanI loka pagaDaNDI para hI anavarata najara kI upagrahIya saMcAra aura sampreSaNa praNAlI se anabhijJa haiN| Ate haiN| ina mAdhyamoM kI kacha vizeSatAeM bhI haiM - vidvat khaNDa/36 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1) ye lokabhASA para AdhArita hote haiN| 2) loka kI apanI samajha aura stara ke samAnAntara calate haiN| (3) lokoktiyoM ke sahAre ye apanA vikAsa karate haiN| aura kaI bAra sUtra zailI meM bhI apanI yAtrA karate haiN| 4) loga saMgraha yA lokarAdhanA inakA prANika AdhArita haiN| bhArata ke pramukha pAramparika loga mAdhyama cAhe ve abhineya, pradarzanAtmaka yA geya athavA kathanAtmaka hoM, mukhya rUpa se nimna haiM 1) lokakathA 2) lokanATaya 3) lokanRtya 4) lokagIta lokakathA lokakathA vaha hai jo paramparA se calI AI hai| vaha tathyAtmaka bhI ho sakatI hai aura kathyAtmaka bhii| yUM to Adima yuga se mAnava ne apanI anubhUtiyoM ko kathA ke rUpa meM athavA rUpaka bAMdhakara samajhAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| zAstroM meM aisI kathAoM ke kaI rUpaka milate bhI haiM kintu zAstroM meM bhI bArambAra loka kI mahimA kara apane se adhika mahattva loka ko diyA hai aura vahAM zruta paramparA athavA purovAkya ke rUpa meM itihAsa purANa kI yukti kA milanA lokakathA paramparA kI samRddhi ko hI darzAtA hai| isa prakAra kathAbhivyakti tIna rUpoM meM najara AtI hai| 1) kathA rUpakAtmaka 2) paurANika 3) lokakathAtmaka athavA lokakaMTha para jIvaMtaeti / bhArata meM lokakathAeM mukhya rUpa se dhArmika vikAsa, vrata anuSThAna, praNabaddhatA aura bhaya aura kautuka ke sAtha-sAtha rahasya romAMca kI smaraNIyatA ke sAtha rasAvayavoM ko lekara kAla ke pravAha meM jIvaMta rahI haiN| ye hI kathAeM pAramparika mithaka, avadAna, caritra varNana, saMskArArambha, per3a prakRti vIrAkhyAna Adi ke rUpa meM bhI apanA AkAra darzAtI haiN| yahAM pAramparika kathAkAra rahe haiM jinhoMne apanI nirAlI paramparA ko jIvana diyA hai| rAjasthAna meM kathakkar3oM yA bAtapozI kI paramparA dekhane ko milatI hai| yahAM rANIgaMgA, rAva, bhATa, cAraNa sahita rAvala, motIsara, bar3avA, DhAdI, zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka nagAracI, saragar3A, vIrama Adi samudAyoM meM jajamAnoM ko kahAnI dvArA rijhAkara unase yatheSTa nega prApta karane kI paramparA rahI hai| ye kahAniyAM kautuka abhivardhana karane vAlI tathA itanI sajIva aura jAnadAra hotI haiM ki rasika ko sadaiva adhIra banAye rakhatI haiN| " yahAM kathA ko keNI, vArtA bAta Adi bhI kahA jAtA hai| yahAM kathAoM ke kahane ke cAra rUpa dekhane ko milate haiM 1) kathAsthala 2) kathAvAcana 3) kathA gAyaka * 4) kathA martana | kathAoM ke sAtha huMkAre kI bhI apanI mahimA hai| loka mAdhyamoM meM huMkArA athavA sajIvatA kI sahamati vaha rUpa hai jo tatkAla sampreSaNIyatA kI pratikriyA aura kathya-tathya kI puSTi kA pratIka haiN| yaha kisI bhI Adhunika mAdhyamoM meM saMbhava nahIM hai phira haMkAre kI ye paramparAeM itanI sajIva aura jIvana se naikaTya lie hotI haiM ki unameM tAtkAlika samajha aura svIkArokti prastotAoM ke lie pRSThapoSaNa kA kArya bhI karatI haiN| lokathAoM ke sAtha hI lokagAthAoM kA bhI apanA mahattva hai jo eka prakAra se loka kA prabandha kAvya hai| inameM bhI lokamAnasIya pravRttiyAM, loka ke Adarza kA nirUpaNa svAbhAvika pravAha to hotA hI hai sAtha hI sAtha caritra nAyaka kI jIvana kathA, geyatA meM paramparita hotI haiN| ye eka prakAra se jAtIya saMskRti kA anubhava citra prastuta karatI haiN| pavAr3A bhI isI kA eka rUpa hai| 1 lokanATya lokajIvana meM janma lekara loka ko zikSita prazikSita karane, lokodvAra athavA loka ke lie Adarzaparaka kArya karane vAle nAyakoM ke caritra kA kathAtmaka citraNa to hotA hI hai, usakA maMcana bhI hotA AyA hai| loka kI yaha viziSTa thAtI hai ki usameM paurANika pAtroM se lekara vibhinna yugoM meM janma lekara apane caritroM se apane zreSTha upalabdhimUlaka Adarzaparaka kAryoM se apanI amiTa chApa kAyama karanevAle caritroM kI nATyapatra prastutiyAM hotI AI haiN| loka jIvana unheM apane DhaMga se maMcita karatA hai| loka kA apanA maMca hai loka ke apane hI kalAkAra usako maMcita karate haiN| ina lokanATyoM kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA yaha hai ki darzakoM meM se hI kaI bAra pAtra ubharakara Ate haiM aura apane anubhava ko darzA jAte haiN| vidvat khaNDa/ 37 Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye lokanATya sarvasAdhAraNa ke jIvana se apanA sambandha sampreSaNa mAdhyama ke rUpa meM mAnava zarIra ke upayoga kI rakhate haiM aura manoraMjana ke sAtha hI janazikSaNa kA kArya bhI prAcInatama kalA bhii| inakI prastuti meM sAmAjika jIvana kI karate haiN| loka ke nATakoM kI yaha sabase bar3I vizeSatA hai mahattvapUrNa ghaTanAeM athavA mahatvapUrNa abhivyaktiyAM ujAgara ki ve durguNoM para sadguNoM kI vijaya kI abhivyakti hote hotI haiN| bhAvanAoM kI abhivyakti aura bhAvodreka ke lie haiM aura prAyaH sthApana isI phalirtA ke sAtha hotA hai| mAnava jIvana ko nRtya eka naisargika mAdhyama hai| yaha kisI eka lokanATakoM kI bhI apanI lokabhASA hai| inameM rUDhiyAM, vyakti kI upaja nahIM balki samaSTi kI saMracanA hai| sadiyoM pUrva lokAcAra, paripATiyAM, kathA-AkhyAna ke sAtha-sAtha vArtA manuSya apane Ananda maMgala ke kAraNa aMga bhaMgimAoM kA jo aura vizvAsa bhI saMvAda rUpa meM upasthita hote haiN| loka ke aniyojita pradarzana karatA rahA, vahI dhIre-dhIre Ayojana nATakoM kI yaha bhI eka viziSTatA hai ki unameM banAva aura niyojana ke sAtha lokanRtyoM ke rUpa meM sAmane aayaa| zrRMgAra ke mukAbale vAgAbhivyakti kI varIyatA hAsila hotI loka nRtyoM ke kaI rUpa haiM - hai| lokanATyoM ke kalAkAra vAgvidagdhatA tathA tAtkAlika 1) svAntasukhAya lokanRtya saMvAda sarjana evaM bAraskhalana meM dakSa hote haiM aura yaha bhI ati 2) AnuSThAnika lokanRtya vaiziSTya hai ki ve kahIM prazikSaNa prApta kiye nahIM hote haiN| 3) zrama sAdhya lokanRtya Aja ke nATyakarmI jahAM eka-eka saMvAda ko raTane athavA 4) sAmAjika lokanRtya DabiMga kA sahArA lete haiM, vahIM lokajIvana ke kalAkAra 5) manoraMjanAtmaka lokanRtya svayaMmeva siddha hote haiN| ina rUpoM ke bAvajUda lokanRtyoM ke lie yaha kahA jA rAjasthAna meM lokanATyoM ke mUlataH do rUpa hote haiM - sakatA hai ki unameM lokajIvana kI paramparA, usake saMskAra 1) laghu prahasana, jisameM rammata, bhavAI, rAvala, rAsadhArI, tathA janatA kA Atmika vizvAsa nihita hotA hai jise bAda helA, svAMga, maharaNa tathA bahurUpiyoM ke saMvAdI khyAla / meM AdhyAtmika vizvAsa kA nAma de diyA gyaa| ye lokanRtya lie jA sakate haiN| sAmUhika abhivyakti hote haiM aura sarvagamya tathA sarva 2) gItinATya, jisameM vaivAhika avasaroM para kiye jAne sulabhatA yogya sahajatA lie hote haiN| eka prakAra se ye vAle TUTiyAM ke khyAla, gavarI ke gItAdhArita khela, mAca lokanRtya sAmUhika anuraMjana ke sAtha-sAtha lokazikSaNa ke ke khela va anya khyAla zAmila haiN| bhI sazakta mAdhyama haiN| yahAM turrAkalaMgI ke khyAla, kucAmaNI khyAla, zekhAvATI rAjasthAna meM ghUmara, ghATAbanAr3A, paNihArI, terAtAlI, ke khyAla, mevAr3I khyAla, nauTaMkI ke khyAla, kalAbakSI gaNagaura, morabaMda, kAMgasiyA jaise nRtya gujarAta ke bhavAI, khyAla, kizanagar3hI khyAla, cir3AvI khyAla, kaThaputalI khyAla, DAMDiyA, garabArAsa, kazmIra ke rupha, vATTala, ghUmAla, bAMDa, hattharasI khyAla, gaMdharvo ke khyAla, nAgaurI khyAla, kar3A khyAla pAthera va mukhauTA nRtya, paMjAba ke bhAMgar3A, giddA, lUddI jhUmara evaM jhAr3azAhI khyAloM kI apanI viziSTa virAsata rahI hai| aura cInA, hariyANA ke DaMDA, chaThI, himAcala pradeza ke nATI, isI prakAra yahAM lIlAoM kI bhI apanI sudIrgha paramparA ghor3AyI, DAMgI, nATa, phurehI va pharATI, kinnaura ke boyAMgcU, dekhane ko milatI hai| sambhavata: ye lIlAeM dhArmika athavA gaddI, uttarapradeza ke cAMcarI, rasiyA, carakulA, rAsa, rAsaka, bhakti AndolanoM kI preraNAeM lie rahI haiM kyoMki inake mUla jhUlA, pherA, DAMgariyA Asana, raNAso, ur3IsA ke DaMDAnATa, meM deva athavA bhagavanta lIlAeM mukhya haiN| yahAM - rAmalIlA, lAgur3A, kelAkelUnI, ghaMTA paTuA, chAU va ghUmarA, pazcimI rAsalIlA, samakAlika lIlA, narasiMha lIlA, samayA, baMgAla ke gaMbhIrA, rAyabeza, DhAlI, jAtrA, pAlAgAna, asama ke rAsadhArI, garAsiyoM kI gaura lIlA, bhIloM kI zivalIlA bIhU, duliyA, bhaMvariyA va khuliyA, maNipura ke lAihArobA, athavA gavarI aadi| mAibA, rAsa, saMkIrtana ca caulama jaise kaI nRtya yaha batAte lokanRtya haiM ki loka jIvana ina nRtyoM ko eka sazakta mAdhyama ke rUpa lokanRtya loka mAdhyamoM kI dRSTi se sabase mahattvapUrNa hai| meM raMjana aura zikSaNa kA AdhAra banAye hae haiN| ye loka jIvana ke ullAsa kI sazakta abhivyakti hai aura vidvat khaNDa/38 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma ke dharmagrantha Od Testament meM paigambara mojeja ne jina kro| jo tumheM zApa de use varadAna do, jo tumhArA burA kare, usakA dasa dharmAdezoM kA ullekha kiyA hai, unameM chaThA dharmAdeza hai- bhalA kro|" IsA ke ina kathanoM se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki unhoMne "Thou shall not kill' arthAt 'tuma kisI ko mata maaro'| yahUdI dharma kI apekSA bhI ahiMsA para adhika bala diyA hai aura vastutaH yahUdI dharma meM na kevala hiMsA karane kA niSedha kiyA gayA, usake niSedhAtmaka pakSa ki 'hatyA mata karo' kI apekSA 'karuNA, . apitu prema, sevA aura paropakAra jaise ahiMsA ke vidhAyaka pakSoM para prema, sevA' Adi vidhAyaka pakSoM ko adhika mahatva diyA hai| bhI bala diyA gayA hai| islAma dharma meM kurAna ke prArambha meM Izvara (khudA) ke guNoM kA yahUdI dharma ke pazcAt IsAI dharma kA krama AtA hai| isa dharma ullekha karate hue use udAra aura dayAvAna (rahamAnurrahIma) kahA gayA ke prastotA haz2arata IsA mAne jAte haiN| yaha satya hai ki IsAmasIha hai| usameM binA kisI ucita kAraNa ke kisI ko mArane kA niSedha ne olDa TesTAmenTa meM varNita dasa dharmAdezoM ko svIkAra kiyA, kiyA gayA hai aura jo aisA karatA hai vaha IzvarIya niyama ke anusAra kintu mAtra itanA hI nahIM, unakI vyAkhyA meM unhoMne ahiMsA kI prANadaNDa kA bhAgI banatA hai| mAtra yahI nahIM, usameM pazuoM ko kama avadhAraNA ko adhika vyApaka banAyA hai| ve kahate haiM- "pahale bhojana denA, una para kSamatA se adhika bojha lAdanA, savArI karanA aisA kahA gayA hai ki kisI kI hatyA mata karo..... lekina maiM Adi kA bhI niSedha kiyA gayA hai, yahA~ taka ki hare per3oM ke kATane kahatA hU~ ki binA kisI kAraNa apane bhAI se nArAja mata hoo|" kI bhI sakhta manAhI kI gaI hai| isase itanA to spaSTa ho jAtA hai isase bhI eka kadama aura Age bar3hakara ve kahate haiM ki "yadi koI ki islAma dharma meM bhI ahiMsA kI bhAvanA ko sthAna milA hai| tumhAre eka gAla para tamAcA mAra detA hai, to dUsarA gAla bhI usake isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki prAya: vizva ke sabhI pramukha dharmoM sAmane kara do|" purAnA dhamadiza kahatA hai- "par3osI se pyAra karo meM ahiMsA kI avadhAraNA upasthita hai| aura zatru se ghRNA karo", maiM tumase kahatA hU~ ki "zatru se bhI pyAra zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/31 Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM 1 DaoN0 kiraNa sipAnI vidyArthiyoM ke vyaktitva, caritra evaM unake mAnasika-AdhyAtmika vikAsa ko bhI paridhi meM sameTanA hai| AdhyAtmika aura naitika vikAsa se hI jIvana mUlyoM kI rakSA ho sakatI hai| arthakarI vidyA AjIvikA se jor3atI hai, karmakSetra meM svayaM ko pramANita karane ke avasara detI hai| Aja kI zikSA meM paramArthakarI rUpa A~kha kI oTa ho gayA hai, arthakarI uddezya hAvI ho gayA hai| saMpUrNa vizva artha aura zakti kI krIr3A meM AnaMdamagna hai| hara kSetra cAhe vaha zikSA kA hI kyoM na ho, 'pAvara' aura 'manI' se jur3a gayA hai| AjIvikA se jur3e pAThyakramoM (jaoNba orieNTeDa korsez2a) kI dhUma macI hai| zikSA ke paramparAgata viSaya sAhitya, darzana, itihAsa evaM bhASAzAstra Adida bAjAra kI paribhASA para khoTe utara rahe haiN| zikSA ke pratimAna badala gaye haiN| pahale jahA~ zreSThatA kasauTI thI, Aja paise na Asana khisakA liyA hai| pratibhAsampanna ko aMgUThA dikhAte hue kama aMka pAne vAlA dhanADhya vidyArthI ucca zikSA ke avasaroM ko apane lie sulabha banA letA hai aura aba to bA~heM phailAkara AmaMtraNa dete bAjAravAda ne sabako pIche dhakela diyA hai| apane hI ghara meM kreDiTa para par3hie, pratibhA ko baMdhaka rakhiye, kairiyara banAiye aura udhAra cukaaiye| mIThI AvAja meM pukAra-pukAra kara apane pralobhanoM meM phA~sate nita naye insTIcyUTa galI-kUcoM meM uga rahe haiN| kyA majAla tejI se badalatA vizva-paridRzya eka ora to saMbhAvanAoM ke ki Apa sone aura pItala meM pharka kara paayeN| acche se acche. baDe nita naye dvAra khola rahA hai aura dUsarI ora naye vizvavidyAlayoM evaM se bar3e skUla-kaoNleja meM ceka buka lekara pIche ke daravAje se ghusane zikSaNa saMsthAnoM ke mAdhyama se vyAvasAyika, takanIkI, iMjIniyarI, kI sahUliyata ho gayI hai| bar3e kadoM ke skUla-kaoNleja-insTIcyUTa meM kRSi evaM vijJAna saMbaMdhI navIna pAThyakramoM kI vyavasthA kI gayI hai| par3hanevAloM kI DigriyoM kI kImata kaI gunA bar3ha jAtI hai aura khule vidyAlayoM ke tahata mukhyadhArA se kaTe evaM samasyAgrasta vivAha-bAjAra meM DimAMDa bhI U~cI ho jAtI hai| mAnyatA prApta vidyArthiyoM ko zikSA kI suvidhAe~ dI jA rahI haiN| nArI zikSA evaM vidyAlayoM se sAMTha-gAMTha kara kaI nijI (prAiveTa) vidyAlaya lAkhoM praur3ha zikSA se saMbaMdhita ullekhanIya prayAsa kiye gaye haiN| videzoM meM kamA rahe haiN| zikSA taMtra meM panapatI isa mAphiyA saMskRti ke Sar3ayantroM adhyayana ke lie chAtravRttiyA~ sulabha huI haiN| parantu itane vikAsa ke ke kAraNa parIkSA na de pAnevAle vidyArthiyoM kI khabaroM se akhabAra bAvajUda zikSA sAmAjika, naitika, mAnavIya evaM AdhyAtmika ke panne raMga rahate haiN| sarokAroM se dUra hotI jA rahI hai| vidyArthiyoM meM akelApana, kuMThA, parIkSA ko anivArya burAI mAnate hue bhI zikSAvid isakA koI asurakSA evaM bhaya kI bhAvanAe~ ghara kara rahI haiN| hiMsA kI pravRtti bar3ha vikalpa nahIM khoja pAye haiN| parIkSArthI banane meM hI vidyArthI ko apanA rahI hai aura burI AdateM panapa rahI haiN| jIvana adhika bojhila, mokSa najara A rahA hai| parIkSopayogI praznoM ke 'noTsa' hI adhyayana adhika ucchaMkhala aura jaTila ho gayA hai| guNavattA kA sthAna adhyApana kA kAmya ho uThe haiN| jo zikSaka 'noTsa' nahIM de sakatA . vistAra ne le liyA hai| pUrA vizva zikSA kI samasyAoM aura vaha purANapaMthI (AuTaDeTeDa) mAna liyA jAtA hai| U~cI phIsa samAdhAnoM meM vicAramagna hai| lenevAle TyUzanI zikSaka pUjanIya haiN| eka hI DhA~ce meM r3hale uttara sabhI zikSAvidoM kI mAnyatA hai ki 'sA vidyA yA vimuktaye'- parIkSaka ke lie kAphI suvidhAjanaka hote haiM-eka jaisA mAla, eka vidyA vyakti ko sImAoM se mukta karatI hai| vidyA kI paramArthakarI jaisI jA~ca! binA phIsa lie par3hAne vAlA zikSaka mandabuddhi, dayApAtra evaM arthakarI rUpa usake vibhinna lakSyoM ko spaSTa karate haiN| evaM tyAjya hotA hai| phIsa lie binA bhalA kahIM buddhi kA dvAra paramArthakarI vidyA kA uddezya kevala jJAna prApta karAnA hI nahIM balki khulatA hai? parIkSA aura adhyayana-adhyApana kA yaha mela kitanA vidvata khaNDa/32 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arthapUrNa hotA hai - isI saMdarbha meM bAbA tulasIdAsa kI paMktiyA~ yAda A rahI haiM -- "guru sisa aMdha-badhira kA lekhA eka na sunai eka nahiM dekhA / " noTsa jIroksa karavAne ke calana ne vidyArthiyoM kA apakAra hI kiyA hai| jIroksa ke mAdhyama se apanA samaya bacAkara kucha hI kSaNoM meM noTsa kI pratilipiyA~ (kaoNpIz2a) - jJAna ke panne saMcita kara vidyArthI bahuta prasanna hote haiN| pahale apane hAtha se utArane ke kAraNa vidyArthiyoM ko viSaya-vastu kI eka jhalaka mila jAtI thI / likhate rahane ke abhyAsa ke kAraNa unake likhane kI gati bhI tIvra ho jAtI thii| akSaroM ko suDaula banAne ke avasara bhI unheM sahaja sulabha ho jAte the, vartanI kI azuddhiyA~ bhI kama hotI thiiN| idhara vartanI kI azuddhiyoM kI bAr3ha A gayI hai, cAhe likhanevAlA oNnarsa kA vidyArthI hI kyoM na ho| likhane kI gati dhImI hone ke kAraNa aksara vidyArthI praznapatra ke sampUrNa uttara nahIM likha pAte / aniyamita parIkSAe~, varSa- dara varSa manamAne parIkSakoM kA cunAva, manacAhe skUla-kaoNlejoM kI uttara pustikAoM ke prati pakSapAta Adi taraha-taraha ke AropoM se ghirI parIkSA-praNAlI ADambara banakara raha gayI hai| adhikAMza parIkSA-kakSoM meM vidyArthiyoM ko unmukta sA~sa lene, hAtha-pAMva-gardana hilAne evaM laghuzaMkA nivAraNa kI belagAma lambI chUTa siddha karatI hai ki svataMtratA unakA janmasiddha adhikAra hai| parIkSA sthaloM meM sarasvatI ke pratApa meM itanI vRddhi hotI hai ki zaucAlaya taka vidyAmaMdiroM meM pariNata ho jAte haiM aura cora daravAje se praveza kara lakSmI bhI virAjane lagatI hai| Alama yaha hai ki kisI-kisI parIkSA-kakSa meM parIkSArthiyoM kI A~khoM se barasate tIroM ko phaulAdI sIne para jhelatA nirIkSaka raNabhUmi meM DaTA rahatA hai| usakI zahAdata kA Akhira kyA mola hai ? jo DigriyoM ke rAste meM AyegA, vaha cUra-cUra ho jAyegA ! dhIre-dhIre sustAtA, kachuA cAla se calatA parIkSA taMtra lambe aMtarAla ke pazcAt parIkSakoM taka pahu~catA hai| kucha ko isa dAyitva se mukta hone kI khulI chUTa hai to kuchaM para atirikta bojha lAda diyA jAtA hai| kabhI parIkSakoM ke nikammepana ke prazastipatra par3he jAte haiM to kabhI Anana-phAnana unase mA~ga kI jAtI hai ki itanI pustikAe~ itane dinoM meM jA~ca kara do-goyA parIkSaka hAr3a-mA~sa kA putalA na hokara mazIna ho / svica dabAyA aura niyata samaya meM phaikTrI meM itanA proDakzana taiyAra ! Ajakala adhikArIgaNoM kI jAgarUkatA ke carce haiN| parIkSakoM kI janmakuMDaliyA~ par3hI jA rahI haiM aura AcAra-saMhitAe~ ghoSita kI jA rahI haiN| AzA kI jAnI cAhiye ki isa samudra maMthana ke behatara pariNAma hoNge| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka gharoM parivAroM meM parIkSA unmAda kA rUpa dhAraNa kara cukIM hai| baccA aura sArA parivAra eka tanAva kI sthiti meM jIte haiN| tyohAroM para pahare baiThA diye jAte haiN| mA~-bApa, ghara-daphtara ke jarUrI kAmoM ko tilAMjali de parIkSA-sthaloM para yogAsana kI mudrA meM baiThe-khar3e rahate haiN| hamAre zAstroM meM kahA bhI to gayA hai- " ekai sAdhai saba sadhai / " bAhya parIkSA ke sAtha AMtarika mUlyAMkana (inTaranala esesamenTa) evaM vArSika parIkSA ke sAtha satata mUlyAMkana ke prayoga bhI zurU kiye gaye haiN| AMtarika mUlyAMkana ke lie skUloM meM hara viSaya meM eka 'projekTa' banAne kA prAvadhAna kiyA gayA hai| ina projekTa phAiloM ke liye sAmagrI juTAne evaM taiyAra karane meM baccoM sAtha mA~-bApa bhI juTa jAte haiM aura kabhI-kabhI to viSaya ke 'prophezanala' ko moTI rakama dekara phAileM taiyAra karavAyI jAtI haiN| pariNAmasvarUpa aise prayAsa apane uddezyoM taka pahu~cane meM asamartha rahate haiM, vidyArthI yathArtha jJAna ( praikTikala naoNleja) ko jIvana meM utAra nahIM paate| zikSaka kI chavi mailI huI hai / karttavya para adhikAra hAvI ho gayA hai / rAjanIti aura vyaktigata baira bhAva se saMcAlita honevAle zikSaka vidyArthiyoM ke kalyANa ko bhUla kara apanI goTiyA~ baiThAne meM mazagula rahate haiN| unakA vyavahAra vidyArthiyoM kI maulikatA aura racanAtmakatA ko kuMThita kara detA hai| kucha zikSaka vidyArthiyoM se dUrI banAye rakhanA zreyaskara samajhate haiN| unase vidyArthI itane AtaMkita rahate haiM ki nyAyapUrNa bAta kahane meM bhI hakalAte haiM / jahA~ saMvAdahInatA hotI hai, vahA~ dUriyA~ bar3hatI haiN| sIdhA-saccA-AtmIya saMvAda samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM kAragara sAbita hotA hai| naye vetanamAna ke sAtha zikSakoM ko aneka niyamoM meM bA~dha diyA gayA hai| yaha ThIka hai ki eka machalI tAlAba ko gaMdA karatI hai, parantu zikSakoM para taraha-taraha kI pAbaMdiyA~ lagAnA unakI sRjanAtmakatA ko baMdI banAnA hai| mastiSka kI urvaratA - UrjA ko prazAsanika evaM daphtarI kAryoM meM kharca karanA nyAyasaMgata nahIM kahA jA sakatA / pAThyakramoM para punarvicAra ke tahata kahIM to tAjI havA ko praveza milA hai aura kahIM navInatA ke bahAne alpajJatAvaza jarUrI viSayoM ko bhI badala diyA gayA hai| eka ora saMskRta adhyayanaadhyApana kI durgati hai aura dUsarI ora jyotiSa vidyA ko par3hAne ke nagAr3e bajAye jA rahe haiM, itihAsa ke sAtha khilavAr3a kiyA jA rahA hai / kabhI jarUrI evaM navIna pustakoM kI kharIda ke samaya pustakAlayoM ke lie dhana kA ronA royA jAtA hai aura kabhI sarakArI anudAna ke tahata pAThyakrama kI paridhi ke bAhara avAMchita pustakoM kI bhIr3a ke kAraNa pustakAlayoM meM upayogI pustakoM ke lie sthAna kA abhAva vidvata khaNDa / 33 Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatA hai| ucita dekha-rekha kI kamI ke kAraNa na to zikSaka aura par3osa aura samAja se kATa kr| zuru se hI use eka saMkIrNa ghere na hI vidyArthI pustakAlayoM kA lAbha uThA pAte haiN| meM kaida hone kA abhyAsa DAla diyA jAtA hai| thor3e bar3e hone para Az2AdI ke bAda zikSA kI sabase bar3I samasyA zikSA ke bacce ko hosTala meM bheja kara hama viziSTa banA denA cAhate haiN| mAdhyama kI hai| mAdhyama kA prazna jaTila se jaTilatara hotA jA rhaa| hosTalI yA skUlI zikSA ke pazcAt uccatara-zikSA ke liye videza hai| bhAratIya bhASAe~ abhizapta haiN| aMgrejI ne unake adhikAra chIna yAtrA kI yojanAoM meM hama tana-mana-dhana samarpita karane ke liye liye haiN| hindI, mAtRbhASA evaM kSetrIya bhASA meM zikSA kI bAteM ___ Akula-vyAkula rahate haiN| isa pUrI vyavasthA meM kyA mahatva hai pichar3epana kI nizAnI hai| unake mAdhyama se calane vAle vidyAlaya yA bhAvanAtmaka pariveza kA! kitanA saTIka kahA thA prasAda ne :to baMda hote jA rahe haiM athavA apane astitva kI rakSA ke lie unheM "kintu hai bar3hatA gayA mastiSka hI nizzeSa, aMgrejI mAdhyama kI vaikalpika vyavasthA karanI par3I hai| bhAratIya chUTa kara pIche gayA hai raha hRdaya kA desh|" bhASAoM ke mAdhyama se zikSita hAziye para DAla diye gaye haiN| ina isa taMtra meM saMskAroM kA koI sthAna nhiiN| isa khatare ko bhASAoM ke vidvAnoM kA gaMbhIra ciMtana apane hI deza meM do kaur3I kA mahasusate hue baccoM ko saMskArita karane ke liye saMskAra-zivira sAbita ho rahA hai, usakA bAjAra meM koI mUlya nhiiN| ve zikSaka hI Ayojita kiye jA rahe haiN| inake mahat uddezya meM koI saMdeha nahIM vidvAna samajhe jAte haiM jo paga-paga para aMgrejI ke udAharaNa dekara hai, parantu vartamAna pariveza meM ye mAtra ghaTanA bana kara raha jAte haiM, apanI dhAka jamAte haiN| aMgrejI AdhunikatA aura pratiSThA ke sAtha jIvana meM utara nahIM paate| pAramparika utsava aura tyohAra hameM jur3a gayI hai| aMgrejIdA~ hI naukariyoM ke liye cune jAte haiM, dezaja zikSita nahIM kara pA rahe haiM, mahaja karmakANDa banakara raha gaye haiN| caritroM kI koI kadra nhiiN| isa dezaja pIr3A ko nidA phAjalI ne dIpAvalI ke ThIka bAda vAle dina parIkSA meM baiThanevAlA vidyArthI kyA bakhUbI vyakta kiyA hai : tana-mana se tyohAra ko jI pAtA hai? TI0vI0 para tyohAra manA kara "pahale hara cIja thI apanI magara aba lagatA hai, baccoM ko saMskArita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| tyohAroM ke anukUla apane hI ghara meM kisI dUsare ghara ke hama haiN|" pariveza kA nirmANa honA caahiye| skUla-kaoNlejoM kI chuTTiyA~ hamAre deza ke atirikta kisI bhI svAdhIna deza kA baccA bhAratIya jIvanazailI ko dRSTigata rakhakara taiyAra kI jAnI caahiye| videzI bhASA yA aMgrejI bhASA se zikSAraMbha nahIM krtaa| jApAna jaisA deza ke mahatvapUrNa muddoM meM zikSA ko sammilita nahIM kiyA unnata deza bhI apanI bhASA ke mAdhyama se carama U~cAiyoM kA sparza jaataa| sakala rASTrIya Aya kA bahuta choTA sA pratizata (cha: kara pAyA hai| hamAre deza ke uccatama zikSaNa saMsthAna aMgrejI mAdhyama pratizata) zikSA para kharca kiyA jAtA hai| apane dAyitva se mukta se apane vidyArthiyoM ko vizvonmukha banAne meM magana haiM kyoMki aMgrejI hokara sarakAra nijI zikSaNa saMsthAnoM ko protsAhana de rahI hai| parantu ke binA vizva kI kalpanA nahIM kI jA sktii| hamAre rASTrIya parivAra kI Aya meM bar3hotarI karanevAle bacce ko vidyAlaya bheja netAoM ne khulI sampUrNa bahasa se hamezA bacane kA prayAsa kiyaa| voTa pAnA eka duSkara kArya hai| yadi mA~-bApa bheja bhI pAye to choTe se hindI aura prAMtIya bhASAoM meM mA~ge aura rAjya aMgrejI meM kiyaa| kamare meM DhUMse gaye pacAsa-sATha baccoM ko cha:-sAta sau ke vetana para buddhijIviyoM kA eka varga aMgrejI ke mAdhyama se lokataMtra kI lar3AI niyukta zikSaka/zikSikA ke havAle kara denA kitanA amAnavIya hai| lar3anA cAhatA hai| lokataMtra kI lar3AI lokabhASA ke binA saMbhava nahIM bhautika-zaikSaNika-mAnavIya sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM aisI yojanAe~ hai| vartamAna zAsana vyavasthA kI bhASA aMgrejI hai aura rASTrabhASA hindI divA-svapna bana kara raha jAtI haiN| grAmINa jIvana ke prati gaharI isa vyavasthA se bAhara hai| isa vyavasthA ke TUTe binA hindI evaM koI samajha ke binA zikSA ke gantavya ko pAyA nahIM jA sktaa| san bhI prAdezika bhASA sira uThAkara jI nahIM sktii| bhAratIya bhASAoM 2001 ko nArI sazaktikaraNa varSa kI saMjJA dI gyii| riporToM ke se kaTanA apane pariveza se kaTanA hai, sAmAjika riztoM kI garamAhaTa AdhAra para 6 se 14 varSa ke baccoM ke liye anivArya zikSA ke kA ThaMDe hote jAnA hai| tahata 38.52 pratizata lar3akiyA~ hI pA~cavIM kakSA se Upara zikSita svataMtra bhArata kI svatantra zikSA nIti vikasita nahIM huii| vaha haiN| isa pratizata meM kamI kA kAraNa hai- lar3akiyoM para atirikta maikAle ke padacihnoM kA anusaraNa karatI huI naukarI taka sImita kAma kA bojha evaM samaya kI kmii| grAmINa abhibhAvaka bhayabhIta haiN| rahI. jIvana se dUra hotI gyii| do-aDhAI varSa kA baccA narsarI aura unakA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki skUlI lar3akiyoM para honevAle yauna hamaloM kejI zikSA-vyavasthA meM bheja diyA jAtA hai - apane ghara, Asa- ke viruddha sarakAra kI ora se sazakta kadama nahIM uThAye jaate| vidvata khaNDa/34 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lokagIta saMcAra loka vyavahAra kA AdhAra stambha hai| kisI soca, lokagIta loka kI dharohara haiM, kisI vyakti kI nhiiN| kisI saMkalpa aura kisI sRjana ko auroM taka pahuMcAne yA ye kevala zabdaracanA hI nahIM loka kA pUrA zAstra lie hote samaSTigata karane ke prayAsoM meM saMcAra setu kA kArya karatA haiN| unameM sAmUhika maMgalecchA nihita milatI hai| ve apane mUla hai| prAcIna kAla meM saMcAra ko prathamataH 'nAda' nAma diyA gayA meM samUha kI saMracanA bhI hai| inameM zabda bhI samUha kA, svara aura usakI kalpanA zreSTha sattA yA IzvarIya rUpa meM kI gii| bhI samUha kA, tAla, laya, chaMda bhI samUha kA hotA hai| ye isake pIche dhArmika bhAva cAhe jo rahA ho kintu mUlata: kisI bhI samAja, sabhyatA, saMskRti ke darpaNa, rakSaka va vicAroM kI saMpreSaNIyatA hI thI aura use yena-kena-prakAreNa poSaka hote haiN| loka jIvana kI sukhada bhAvanAoM ora eka mana yA eka hAtha se aneka manA yA aneka hastA karane kamanIya kAmanAoM ke sahAre unheM vANI kA rUpa milatA hai| kA ciMtana mukhya rhaa| eka prakAra se loka kI guMjana meM kucha nizcita zabdoM kA isI dRSTikoNa kA paricAyaka hai lokamAdhyamoM ke pIche jamAva aura unake gAyana se loka kA harSAva ina gItoM kA kA soc| zabda, vANI, lipi aura kalA-utpAda se lekara mahattva paribhASita karate haiN| abhinaya yA pradarzana bhI isI ke aMga rahe haiN| isa rUpa meM lokagItoM ke kaI rUpa haiN| vibhinna prAntoM meM anuSThAna, AMgika, vAcika aura kAlika tathA likhita evaM vastugata banabhaTa, unake prayoga gAyana samaya, gAyaka kalAkAra aura sarjita rUpa saMcAra ke mUla svarUpa kahe jA sakate haiN| loka anya vizeSatAoM ke AdhAra para bhinna-bhinna vargIkaraNa hue haiM mAdhyamoM meM yahI avadhAraNA nihita milatI hai| lekina mUlata: lokagIta cAra zreNI ke mAne jA sakate haiM- loka mAdhyamoM meM cAhe loka-kathA ho, lokanATya ho, 1) saMskAra sambandhI lokagIta lokanRtya ho, lokagIta ho athavA aura koI lokazilpa, ve 2) sAmAjika lokagIta kahIM na kahIM eka saMkalpa aura eka vicAra ko eka se 3) dhArmika lokagIta aneka taka prasArita karane kA nihitArtha lie hote haiN| 4) manovinoda ke lokagIta lokamAdhyamoM ke lie kahA jA sakatA hai ki ve sAmAjikatA lokagItoM kI hI koTi kA eka bheda bhajana, harajasa, ke vistAra kA pUrA vAGmaya lie hote haiN| ina mAdhyamoM ne prabhAtI, sAkha-sabada Adi bhI haiN| ina lokagItoM kI prabhAvanA na kevala parivAra aura parivAra ke bIca hI balki samAja aura ati vyApti jIvana ke pratyeka chora para dekhI jA aura samAja ke bIca sambandhoM aura saMvAdoM kA silasilA sakatI hai| isIlie yaha mAnyatA calI AI hai ki binA gIta zurU kiyA tathA vibhinna cIjoM, zilpoM, vicAroM, mAnyatAoM ke koI rIta nahIM hotI hai| bhArata meM janma se lekara mRtyu aura Aja ke soca se mUlyoM ko pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI hastAMtarita taka lokagItoM kI paramparAbaddha zrRMkhalA ko dekhA jA sakatA saMcAlita kiyaa| hai| saralatA, samarasatA, sarasatA ke sAtha madhuratA aura eka prakAra se pArasparika loka mAdhyama sarjana se lekara layabaddhatA lokagItoM ke ve guNa haiM jinake kAraNa ve zIghra hI Alor3ana-bilor3ana aura ciMtana taka kI avadhAraNA apane mUla kaMThastha ho jAte haiN| loka jIvana meM ye lokazikSaNa ke meM lie hote haiN| isIlie inheM saMcayI kahA jAtA hai kyoMki mahattvapUrNa AdhAra bane hue haiN| Adhunika yuga ke ciMtakoM aura ye mAdhyama hajAroM varSoM ke anubhavoM ko apane meM saMcita aura pracArakoM ne bhI lokagItoM kI zakti kA lohA mAnA hai| samAhita kiye apane svarUpa ko suvidhAnusAra vikasita evaM Adhunika mAdhyamoM kI sarvasAdhAraNa kI pahuMca ke lie bhI vardhita karate rahe haiN| Aja ke vicAroM ne inheM sAMskRtika lokagItoM ne mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAI haiN| dharohara kaha diyA aura yahI vicAra eka hada taka inheM sthagita isa prakAra bhArata ke pAramparika loka mAdhyama apanA aura sImita karane kA hathakaNDA hI kahA jaayegaa| svarUpa aura vistAra banAye hue haiN| AdhunikatA kI camaka yahAM vicAra yaha bhI hai ki ati yAMtrika yuga meM dehAtI meM yadyapi cakAcauMdha hokara apane svarUpa ko khote jA rahe haiM yA loka mAdhyamoM ko bhale hI jaMgalI, nAmasajha yA zatAbdiyoM tathApi inakI apanI samRddha paramparA rahI hai aura isI paramparA pUrva ke soca vAle logoM ke anuraMjana ke alAvA kucha nahIM ne ina mAdhyamoM ko kAlajayI bhI banA rakhA hai| mAnA jAtA hai athavA dina-ba-dina parivartita hote pariveza meM zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/39 Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina mAdhyamoM ko phaizana kI taraha dekha lene kI kalpanA bar3ha usane nAgarikIya mAnasikatA yeM yaha savAla khar3A kara diyA calI ho parantu grAmINa yA pAramparika loka mAdhyama apane ki kala koI naI takanIka Ane vAlI hai| mparAoM ke janmadAtA aura naye mAdhyamoM ke isakA Alama yaha huA ki ina mAdhyamoM meM bhI vikasita bIca bhI rahe haiN| ati vikasita aura nava vikasita mAdhyamoM kI relamapela rahI isa prakAra dekhA jAya to Aja pAramparika loka mAdhyama aura aba sadya takanIka athavA leTesTa TeknolaoNjI eka kaI cunautiyoM se jUjha rahe haiN| yaha bhI socA jA sakatA hai kahAvata ke rUpa meM sAmane hai| saMcAra mAdhyamoM meM Aja reDiyo ki kaI mAdhyama to arthahIna yA nakArA karAra diye gaye haiN| aura dUradarzana kI bAta kyA kareM, upagrahIya saMcAra mAdhyama isI kAraNa jahAM loka kalAkAroM kA abhAva hotA jA rahA sAmane haiM aura vizva ke kisI bhI kone meM hone vAlI ghaTanA, hai vahIM logoM kA athavA pUre samudAya kA bhI ravaiyA, dRSTikoNa durghaTanA athavA Ayojana ko tatkAla athavA sAtha-sAtha kisI . badalatA jA rahA hai| anya kone meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| ___ . pAramparika lokamAdhyama Aja ke daura meM jina cunautiyoM philmoM meM bhI Aja kaI takanIkeM sAmane haiM tathA sadiyoM se lohA le rahe haiM athavA jina cunautiyoM se hAra mAna rahe haiM, purAne jIvoM ko bhI sajIva aura sAkAra rUpa meM philmAye jAne ve tIna vicAroM para nirbhara hai - kI AdhunikakRta paddhatiyAM sAmane AI haiM jinake mUla meM 1) badalAva kampyUTara hai| Aja dUra saMvedI takanIka bhI saMcAra mAdhyamoM ke a) takanIka ke stara para sAtha hai| ba) jIvana stara para isake viparIta pAramparika saMcAra mAdhyamoM ke sAtha yaha 2) palAyana vikAsakrama nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| isI kAraNa jamAne kI a) kalAkAroM kI parAGmukhatA havA vAle kisI vyakti ke sAmane yadi pAramparika yA TheTha ba) darzaka yA zrotA samudAya kA dizA hIna honA / dehAta kI bAta kI jAtI hai to bemAnI lagAtI hai| 3) dikhAvA ___ yaha bhI eka yugIna saca hai ki navIkRta mAdhyamoM ko ka) Ayojana ke nAma para adhunAtana karane kI dazA meM sarakAreM aura vaijJAnika kitanA ba) sAmudAyika soca ke stara para ciMtana aura artha niyojana yA artha nivezana kara rahe haiM utanA isa prakAra dekhA jAye to Aja pAramparika loka mAdhyama pAramparika mAdhyamoM ke sAtha dekhanA to dUra, socanA bhI sambhava sImita yA sthagita hote jA rahe haiM jabaki inakA vikAsa aura nahIM hai| kAlakrama bahuta lambA najara AtA hai| yaha jAna par3atA hai ki jIvana zailI meM navInatA ye mAdhyama saikar3oM aura hajAroM varSoM ke kAlakrama meM jo bhArata kI hI kyA bAta kareM, vizva kI hI jIvana zailI apanA svarUpa taya kara pAye, vaha Adhunika saMcAra krAMti ke meM ekadama badalAva AyA hai| na kevala pArivArika sampadAoM Ate hI vigata cAra pAMca dazakoM meM baune aura vAmanAkAra balki sAmAjika riztoM para bhI isa badalAva kA asara dekhA hote hote aMDAkAra hote cale jA rahe haiN| jA sakatA hai| Aja kI jIvana zailI navInatA kI anugAminI yadi vistAra se inake samakSa upasthita cunautiyoM para hai| paramparA yA paurANikatA ko vaha chor3a denA cAhatI hai| najara DAleM to mukhya cunautiyAM nimna jAna par3atI haiM- navInatA kI anuzAyinI hone se jahAM jIvana ko artha milA ilekTraoNnika krAMti hai vahIM vaha apanI paramparA se TUTe patte kI taraha kaTa gaI hai| bIsavIM zatAbdI kA uttarArddha vidyuta krAMti ke bAda Aja ke jIvana ke pAsa paisA hai kintu samaya nahIM hai| vaha ilekTraoNnika krAMti kA rahA aura isa daura meM sarvAdhika lokazikSaNa kI bAta bhUla cukA hai jabaki pAramparika mAdhyama vikasita rUpa saMcAra mAdhyamoM kA sAmane aayaa| isa daura meM lokazikSaNa ke bahuAyAma lie upasthita hote rahe haiN| jahAM ati yAMtrikatA bar3hI vahIM zravya aura dRzya mAdhyama bhI badalAva ke isa daura ne pAramparika mAdhyamoM para na kevala navIna rUpa aura aura tar3akabhar3aka lekara sAmane aaye| nabbe AghAta kiyA apitu unakA sarvadRSTi damana bhI kiyA hai| ke dazaka meM saMcAra mAdhyamoM kA jo svarUpa sAmane AyA vidvat khaNDa/40 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratiyogitAtmaka vAtAvaraNa paramparA ke nAma para ghUmara, gavarI, hamelo, paNihArI, ciramI, Aja hara kSetra meM pratispardhA dekhane ko milatI hai| gaNagaura jaise sAMskRtika nAmoM se Ayojana rakhe jAte haiM para vyApAra, vyavasAya, udyama, cikitsA aura saMskAroM taka meM unameM AdhunikatA athavA bhoMDApana hI dekhane ko milatA hai| navInatA ke sAtha-sAtha pratiyogitAtmaka bhAvanAeM dekhane ko ise bhI eka phaizana parastI kA rUpa kahA jA sakatA hai ki mila rahI haiN| hara vyakti par3osI ke mukAbale apane ko lokagItoM ke sAtha Adhunika mAnasikatA kI mAMga ko atyAdhunika aura ati yAMtrikatA se yukta batAne ke upakrama Avazyaka karAra dete hue bar3e stara para cher3achAr3a kI jA rahI meM lagA hai| aise meM pAramparika mAdhyamoM aura unake kalAkAroM hai| eka aura jahAM isameM kalAkAra kI asImita yazalipsA yA saMcAlakoM meM pratispardhI mAnasikatA kA vikAsa nahIM huA kA bhAva hai vahIM oDiyo-vIDiyo nirmAtAoM kA vipaNana hai, phalataH ve eka bhayaMkara cunautI se jUjha rahe haiN| aura arthArjana kA dRSTikoNa bhI dekhane ko milatA hai| Aja yajamAnI prathA kI samApti hara cIja eka utpAda ke rUpa meM dekhI jAne lagI hai| pAramparika loka mAdhyamoM kA vikAsa bahuta hada taka pAramparika kalpanAeM aura pAramparika mAdhyama isa mAnasikatA yajamAnI prathA kI dena rhaa| loka kalAkAra apane yajamAnoM se burI taraha coTa khAye hue haiN| athavA AzrayadAtAoM ke gAMva aura ghara taka jAte tathA arthapUka Ayojana evaM sarakArIkaraNa unakA anurajaMna karate hue loka zikSaNa kA prayAsa karate the| vartamAna daura meM hara Ayojana arthasAdhya ho gayA hai| bar3e Aja upabhoktA saMskRti kA daura hai jisane yajamAnI prathA ko AyojanoM kA sarakArIkaraNa bhI hotA calA jA rahA hai| sadiyoM pIche chor3a diyA hai| isa bAta ko isa dohe se bhI sArvajanika hita ke nAma para loka kalAkAroM ko tarajIha nahIM samajhA jA sakatA hai - dI jAtI aura tathAkathita abhijanoM ke saMgaThana, klaba kisI vaizyA kAte kAtaNo, bhATa kare vyaupaar| philma, elabama ke kalAkAra ke nAma para sAMskRtika saMdhyA vAMkA mara gayA rAtiyA ana vAMkA marayA dAtAra / / evaM nAiTa Ayojita karane kI mAnasikatA lie baiThe haiN| isI kAraNa loka kalAkAroM meM bhI apanI kalA ke prati Aja choTe se lekara bar3e zahara taka una kalAkAroM ke virakti jAgI hai| yaha eka taraha se na kevala kalAkAroM kI Ayojana rakhe jAne lage haiM jo skrIna para najara Ate haiN| do apitu nikhila samudAya kI bhI palAyanatA ko darzAtA hai| cAra ThumakoM aura manalubhAvane ardhanagna nRtyoM kI prastutiyoM sAkSaratA kA daura ke sAtha-sAtha bhArI bharakama ArkesTrA ke bIca loka kA samAja meM kala taka jo nirakSaratA thI vaha lokonmukhI apanA sAjosAmAna baunA jAna par3atA hai| eka prakAra se loka bhAva se loka mAdhyamoM ko saMrakSaNa de rahI thI athavA yaha kahA kI aura lokajIvana se jur3e mAdhyamoM kI Aja bhArI upekSA jA sakatA hai ki apane sahaja bhAva meM vaha kalAoM ko hone lagI hai| loka kalAkAroM ko yadi kisI bar3e Ayojana Azraya de rahI thI kintu sAkSaratA ne jamAne kI havA kA kAma meM bulAyA jAtA hai to ve dayA ke pAtra se jyAdA kucha najara kiyA hai aura usane sahajatA ko asahajatA kA jAmA pahanA nahIM aate| zAdI, janmadina, nAmakaraNa yA vivAha-varSagAMTha ke diyA hai| samAja meM benakAbI bar3hI aura choTI kalAoM ko sAtha hI sevAnivRtti para dI jAne vAlI pArTiyoM meM loka kSudra karAra dete hue AdhunikatA kI Dagara para apane kadama kalAkAroM ko bulAnA bhI eka phaizana ho gayA hai aura vahAM bar3hAye haiN| bhI dhvani vistAraka yaMtroM, sIDI Adi mAdhyamoM ke Age ve phaizana parastI vAmanAkAra najara Ate haiN| pAramparika mAdhyama phaizana parastI kI mAnasikatA se sarakAra ne apane stara para jahAM sAMskRtika kendroM kI jUjha rahe haiN| Aja paramparA ko phaizana ke rUpa meM dekhA jAne sthApanA kI vahIM saMgIta nATaka akAdamiyAM, kalAkendra, lagA hai| gharoM kI sajAvaTa pAramparika utpAdoM se kI jAne lokakalA vIthiyAM bhI sthApita kii| lokakalA meloM ke lagI haiN|vidyaalyoN, mahAvidyAlayoM aura anya saMskAroM ke Ayojana bhI zurU kiye kintu inameM bhI lokanRtya mAdhyamoM kI AyojanoM ko pAramparika pravRttiyoM ke nAma to diye jAte haiM upekSA hI huI kyoMki kalAkAra apanA samagra jauhara nahIM dikhA lekina vahAM baiThA kucha dekhane ko nahIM milatA jaise ki Aja skte| ve saMcAlaka athavA saMyojaka ke sUtra meM lipaTe saMkocI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/41 Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyaktitva ke dhAraka ho jAte haiM phira eka viDambanA yaha bhI dekhane ko mila rahI hai ki sAMskRtika AyojanoM ke ThekedAra pAramparika kalA sAdhakoM yA kalApakSa parivAroM kI upekSA kara DuplIkesI kA khela khelate najara Ate haiN| loka kalAkAroM ke prazikSaNa kA abhAva kala taka bAtapozI, lokagItoM kA gAyana, nartana, vAdana, kathA kathana jaisI kalAoM kA prazikSaNa kalAkAra apane ghara para hI kara liyA karate the, Aja vaha paramparA nahIM rhii| naI pIr3hI apanI paramparA ko heya dRSTi se dekhane lgii| use nayA kucha karane kI jugata meM ebIsIDI se kAryArambha karanA par3atA hai eka prakAra se ve apane pAramparika karma aura dharma se hIna hokara navIna anuzAsana meM anubhava prApta karanA cAhate haiM jo na kevala unheM mahaMgA par3atA hai balki pAramparika kalA mAdhyamoM para bhI bhArI par3a rahA hai| pichale kucha samaya se kucha kalA saMsthAnoM meM loka kalAkAroM ke prazikSaNa kI ciMtA uThane lagI hai kintu yaha bhI eka viDambanA hai ki ye kalA prazikSaNa samayabaddha hote haiM jabaki lokakalAkAroM ke lie satata prazikSaNa aura sudhidarzaka samudAya kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| loka kalAkAroM ko prazikSaNa ve loga dene lage hai jo kalA rUpoM ko jAnate hI nahIM haiN| Aja bar3e zaharoM meM kaI saMsthAeM loka kalA prazikSaNa ke nAma para grISmakAla Adi avakAza ke samaya zivira Ayojita karate haiM kintu unakA pariNAma eka-do nRtya taka hI sImita hokara raha jAtA hai| anya kaI mAdhyama haiM jinake prazikSaNa kI koI vyavasthA nahIM hai yathA par3agAyana, kAvar3a vAcana, kathA kathana athava bAtapozI, kathA gAyana, lokacitrAyaNa kA aMkana Adi vidhAoM ke lie koI prazikSaNa nahIM hote kyoMki ye behada zrama aura samaya sAdhya kalA mAdhyama rahe haiN| isI prakAra lokavAdyoM ke vAdana ke prazikSaNa zivira bhI nahIM lagAye jAte khar3atAla, rAvaNahatthA, siMpI, sAraMgI, apaMga, giragir3I, bhUgala, DoMsakA, moracaMga, nar3a, ghorayU Adi vAdyoM kA vAdana to lupta hI hotA calA gyaa| mATha vAdana kI bAteM to dekhate hI dekhate khatma ho gaI haiN| zAdI samArohoM meM zahanAI, bAMkiyA aura nakkAr3A vAdana ke oDiyo Tepa A gaye haiN| vidvat khaNDa / 42 lokakathA upakaraNoM kA nirmANa rukanA kala taka jo kalAkAra apane hAthoM se pasaMdIdA vAdyoM yA kalA sahayogI sAmAna kA nirmANa karate the ve apanI kalA ko chor3a cuke haiM / putalIkAra, naTa, bhATa apane mAdhyama svayaM nahIM banAte balki bane banAye sAmAna se hI apanA kAma calAkAra yaha kahate sune jAte haiM ki hamane to apanI jindagI jI lI aba Ane vAlI pIr3hI khuda apanI ciMtA karegI kyoMki Agantuka pIr3hI kucha nayA kara dikhAnA cAhatI hai| siMghI, sAraMgI kA nirmANa banda ho gayA, moracaMga kA vAdana aura nirmANa thama sA gayA hai| nar3a, alagauMje, caMga, tArapI pAvarI, ghorayU, bAMkiyA, narasiMge kevala saMgrahAlayoM kI zobhA hokara raha gye| mazaka aura arabI tANa ke bAje aba samArohoM kI zobhA nahIM bar3hAte balki vivAha vAdyoM meM bhI sinthesAijara bajAyA jAne lagA hai jo eka hI vAdya kaI vAdyoM ko pUrti kara detA hai / bassI jaise kASTha zilpiyoM ke gAMva meM kAvar3oM, mukhauToM, putaliyoM, gaNagauroM, khAMDoM kevANoM kA nirmANa nahIM hotaa| khAMDoM ko bane hue varSoM ho gaye bharAvoM ke zilpa, gavAriyoM kI kAMgAtiyA Aja loka pasandagI se hI jAte rhe| yahI kAraNa hai ki ghATa se gar3AI mahaMgI hone lgii| par3oM kA sthAna par3akyoM ne le liyA phira mudraNa kalA ne bhI par3a para bhArI prahAra kiyaa| eka prakAra se mudraNa ne jahAM durlabha cIjoM ko sareAma lAkara rakha diyA vahIM kalAkAroM kI utpAdana kSamatA ora udarapUrti ke mAdhyama para bhI bhArI coTa kI hai| isa prakAra yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki pAramparika lokamAdhyama jo kabhI apane aMcala meM apanI paramparA kI sAkha bharate the, ve apanI pahacAna hI khote jA rahe haiM kyoMki unake sAmane cunautI cunautI na hokara surasA kI taraha dina dugunA rAta caugunA bar3hane vAlA saMkaTAkAra rUpa lie muMha bAyeM khar3A hai| aise meM yadi pAramparika mAdhyamoM ko bacAne ke hanumat prayAsa nahIM hue to kevala cunautiyAM hI najara AyeMgI aura lokamAdhyamoM kI kevala bAteM hI raha jaayeNgii| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 DaoN0 zivanAtha pANDeya yaha kahanA galata nahIM hogA ki Aja samAja meM vahI vyakti sammAna kA adhikArI hai, jo bhautika sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhanoM se saMpanna hai| isa AdhAra para samAja meM apane ko pratiSThita karane kI daur3a meM yadi Aja kA zikSaka bhI zAmila hai, to vyAvahArika dRSTi se use galata nahIM kahA jA sakatA kyoMki Aja samAja kA zAyada hI koI aisA varga hai, jo isa bhAvanA se vaMcita hai| kiMtu sAtha hI isa tathya se iMkAra bhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ki isa dizA meM hamArI eka maryAdita sImA honI caahie| yuga-yuga se sammAnita zikSaka-samudAya kI maryAdA ko artha-saMgraha kI aMdha-daur3a ne Aja kina kAraNoM se isa sthiti meM pahu~cA diyA, yaha eka vicAraNIya viSaya hai, jise sAmayika saMdarbho se jor3akara hI dekhanA ucita hai| bhAratIya samAja vyavasthA ke nIva-nirmANa meM do kSetroM ko vyAvasAyikatA se bilkula dUra sevA-pakSa ke aMtargata rakhA gayAeka zikSA evaM dUsarI nikitsaa| kiMtu bAjAravAda ke dabAva meM Aja vyavasAya-jagata kA sabase phAyademaMda evaM sahaja sAdhana hai, ina kSetroM se jur3e kramazaH prAiveTa skUla evaM narsiMga homa kholnaa| prAya: hara kSetra meM Aja nijIkaraNa kI prakriyA bhI isI dabAva kA pratiphalana badalate pariveza meM zikSA aura zikSaka hai| bhaviSya meM sarakArI vidyAlayoM kA bhI udyogapatiyoM kI saMpatti ke . manuSya kA caritra-nirmANa karanevAlI zikSA kA Aja pramukha ___ rUpa meM badala jAnA bilkula asaMbhava nahIM kahA jA sktaa| uddezya hai. arthopaarjn| vartamAna artha-pradhAna-pariveza meM ise bilkula sarakArI zikSaNa-saMsthAnoM meM bhI ThIkA ke AdhAra para niyaktiyoM kA galata bhI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| kiMtu yadi arthopArjana hI zikSA kA mana banA cukI sarakAroM kI niyata Aja sApha ho cukI hai| isa krama ekamAtra uddezya ho jAya to nizcita rUpa se yaha eka ciMtA kA viSaya meM zikSA ke rAjanItikaraNa ne aura bhI kaI samasyAe~ paidA kI haiN| bana jAtA hai| kadAcit yahI vajaha hai ki rASTra-nirmAtA mAne jAne Aja zikSakoM ke lie vikAsa kA mAdhyama par3hane-par3hAne se adhika vAle zikSaka samAja ke prati bhI 'AcAra saMhitA' kI bAta Aja rAjanIti prerita zikSaka-saMghoM kI gatividhiyoM meM hissedArI hai| aise carcA kA viSaya bana gayI hai| kahanA na hogA ki bhAratIya samAja meM pariveza meM zikSaka-zikSArthiyoM kA Adarza kI kasauTI para mUlyAMkana kabhI brahmA, viSNu aura maheza kI katAra meM sthAna pAne vAle guruoM ke kyA pariNAma hoMge, yaha svata: spaSTa hai| ke prati Aja prazAsanika anuzAsana kI bAta eka yugAMtakArI siddhAMta aura vyavahAra ke TakarAva meM siddhAMta kI hAra vartamAna badalAva hai, jisake prati mAtra saMketa karanA ho yahA~ hamArI sImA hai| sAmAjika pariveza kA svAbhAvika satya hai| isa satya se jur3akara Izvara se bhI guru ko zreSTha mAnanevAle kabIra ne kabhI kahA thA ki- hI AraMbhika zikSA meM mAtRbhASA ke mahatva ko mAnate hue bhI Aja 'guru to aisA cAhie sikkha so kachu na ley| bahuta kama aise samarthavAna vyakti haiM, jo mAtRbhASA-mAdhyama ke sikkha to aisA cAhie guru ko sarabasa deya / / ' vidyAlayoM meM zauka se apane baccoM kA nAmAMkana karAnA cAhate haiN| yaha pUjya-bhAva Aja sirpha vAyavIya Adarza banakara raha gayA hai| bhAratIya zikSA-saMskRti meM aMgrejI evaM aMgrejiyata kA bIja-vapana yathArtha isake bahuta kucha viparIta hai| vartamAna jIvana-saMdarbho se karanevAle maikAle kI zikSA-nIti kI bhartsanA karate hue bhI hama use jur3akara yahI svAbhAvika bhI hai kyoMki Aja kA zikSaka prAcIna apanAne se paraheja nahIM kara paate| rASTrIyatA kI bhAvanA se prerita guruoM kI bhA~ti jaMgala meM jhoMpar3I banAkara phala-phUla para jIvana hokara khole gaye hiMdI-mAdhyama vidyAlayoM ko bhI aMgrejI-mAdhyama meM vyatIta karanevAlA tyAgI mahApuruSa nahIM, balki Adhunika grAma yA badalane se roka nahIM paate| kolakAtA meM Aja bhI kaI aise nagara meM nivAsa karane vAlA eka suvidhAparasta Ama AdamI hai| yadi vidyAlaya haiM, jo apane nAma ke bilkula viparIta aMgrejI evaM yathArtha se jar3akara Adhunika sAmAjika saMbaMdhoM kA mUlyAMkana kareM to aMgrejiyata ke pracAra-prasAra meM saMlagna haiN| spaSTata: isakI vajaha se zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/43 Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja hiMdI kI apekSA aMgrejI kA adhika rojagAronmukha honA hai| kyoMki gurukula se AraMbha hokara Aja iMTaraneTa taka pahu~cI zikSAjaina dharma ke aNuvrata-anuzAstA, yuga pradhAna AcArya tulasI ke saMskRti kI mukhya dizA naitikatA kI coTI se calakara bhautikatA anusAra, "zikSaka yadi zikSA ko jIvikA kA sAdhana mAtra mAnatA kI khAI meM hI khote jAnA hai| aise badalate pariveza meM zikSaka apane hai to vaha vidyArthI ko pustaka par3hA sakegA, para jIvana-nirmANa kI vyAvahArika jIvana meM kauna-sA rAstA akhtiyAra kareMge, yaha spaSTa kalA nahIM sikhA skegaa| isI prakAra vidyArthI yadi jIvikopArjana ke karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Aja TyUzana ke aucityauddezya se par3hatA hai to vaha DigriyA~ bhale hI upalabdha kara legA, kiMtu anaucitya kI carcA isI kA pariNAma hai| jJAna ke zikhara para nahIM car3ha skegaa|" kiMtu Aja zikSA kA yaha vartamAna yuga-dharma, 'artha-saMgraha' kI dRSTi se atirikta samaya meM Adarza sirpha kahane bhara ko raha gayA hai| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki TyUzana ke aucitya ko samajhA jA sakatA hai, para mUla kartavyabodha ko 'jaina dharma' kI bhAvanA se prerita hokara khole gaye 'jaina vidyAlaya' bhI najaraaMdAja kara sirpha TyUzana hI zikSaka kA lakSya bana jAya to yaha zikSA-mAdhyama ke rUpa meM aMgrejI ko apanAkara jIvikopArjana kA zikSA-saMskRti ke vighaTana kI parAkASThA hai| isase sAtha baiThakara hI mArga prazasta karate haiN| vartamAna sAmAjika pariveza meM yahI yuga dharma par3hanevAle pratibhAvAna garIba chAtroM ko mAnasika AghAta bhI pahu~catA hai| hai, jo yuga-pradhAna AcArya kI kathanI aura unake anuyAyiyoM kI kyoMki asalI parIkSApayogI zikSA to unhoM zikSakoM dvArA kakSA se bAhara karanI meM bhinnatA lAne ko bAdhya karatA hai| dI jAtI hai, jo artha-saMpanna chAtroM ko hI nasIba ho pAtI hai| phalata: skUla ____ jagata-guru ke rUpa meM vizva-vikhyAta bhArata kI zikSA-saMskRti stara para kRSNa-sudAmA kA alagAvabodha kakSA stara para bhI vidyamAna meM vyAvasAyikatA kA bIja-vapana kaba aura kina paristhitiyoM meM rahatA hai| aise zaikSaNika pariveza se nikale baccoM se kisa prakAra kA huA, yaha kahanA to sahaja saMbhava nahIM, parantu prAcIna bhArata meM bhI samAja banegA, yaha eka vicAraNIya viSaya hai| artha-saMpanna abhijAta varga yaha bhAvanA thI jisake saMketa mila jAte haiN| mahAkavi kAlidAsa ne ke mUrkha-gaMvAra bacce bhI cA~dI kI sIr3hI para car3hakara Adhunika vijJAna'mAlavikAgnimitra' meM likhA hai ki 'yasyAgamaH kevalaM jIvikAyai taM TeknolaoNjI kI U~cAI para pahu~ca jAte haiN| tathAkathita pichar3I jAtiyoM ke jJAnapaNyaM vaNijaM vdnti|' arthAt jisakA zAstrajJAna kevala jIvikA garIba baccoM ko bhI ArakSaNa kA eka sahArA mila jAtA hai, para kulIna nirvAha ke lie hai, vaha to jJAna becane vAlA vaNik hai| kahanA na kahakara chA~Ta diye jAnevAle pratibhAvAna garIba baccoM kA bhaviSya socanIya hogA ki Aja prAya: hara kSetra meM yaha vyAvasAyikatA hI hamArI bana jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI to ve apane mUrkha-gaMvAra sahapAThiyoM ke hI Adhunika artha-vyavasthA kI dena hai| 'zikSA-vibhAga' kA 'mAnava darabAna-caparAsI banane taka ko abhizapta hote haiN| yahI hai artha-pradhAna saMsAdhana vikAsa maMtrAlaya' ke rUpa meM parivartana kadAcit isI artha- samAja meM niraMtara vighaTita hotI zikSA-saMskRti ke pariNAma, jo kisI vyavasthA kA pariNAma hai| kyoMki Adhunika zikSA ko bhI samAja premI yA vyavasthA ke lie ciMtA kA viSaya bana sakatA hai| kiMtu caritranirmANonmukha banAne ke bajAya rojagAronmukha banAnA hI vartamAna isa ciMtA kA samAdhAna sirpha zikSakoM ke lie 'AcAra-saMhitA' yA samaya kI mA~ga hai| isa mA~ga ke dabAva meM hamArI sAmAjika saMskRti kAnUna banAkara saMbhava nahIM hai| aisA socanA samAdhAna ke lie saralIkaraNa ke aMtasa meM nihita naitika mUlya Aja naSTa-bhraSTa hote jA rahe haiM, kA rAstA akhtiyAra karanA hai| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki naitika bodha kI jisakI ora saMketa karate hue prasiddha arthazAstrI kInja kA kahanA girAvaTa Aja samAja ke hara kSetra meM AI hai, jisakA vizleSaNaparaka hai ki "abhI to AnevAle kama se kama sau varSoM taka hameM apane anuzIlana kiye binA sirpha satahI sudhAra kI bAteM adUradarzitA kI Apako aura pratyeka vyakti ko isa bhulAve meM rakhanA hogA ki jo pahacAna bana kara raha jaaegii| ucita hai, vaha galata hai aura jo galata hai vaha ucita hai, kyoMki jo aMgrejI evaM aMgrejiyata ke prabhAva se kramaza: vinaSTa ho rahI bhAratIya galata hai vaha upayogI hai, jo ucita hai vaha nhiiN| abhI hameM kucha arse zikSA-saMskRti ke prati ciMtA vyakta karate hue kabhI svAmI vivekAnaMda taka lAlaca, sUdakhorI aura ehatiyAta kI pUjA karanI hogI, kyoMki ne kahA thA; "yadi deza ke baccoM kI zikSA kA bhAra phira se tyAgI inhIM kI sahAyatA se hama Arthika AvazyakatAoM ke aMdhere rAste vyaktiyoM ke kaMdhoM para nahIM AtA to bhArata ko dUsaroM kI pAdukAoM ko se nikalakara rozanI meM kadama rakha skeNge|" yahI hai Aja kA sadA-sadA ke lie apane sira para r3hote rahanA hogaa|" bezaka Adhunika vyAvahArika styodghaattn| ajJAna ke aMdhakAra se jJAna ke prakAza kI zikSA apane carama vikAsa para pahu~cakara bhI tyAga ke abhAva meM ora gamana karane kA maMtra 'tamaso mA jyotirgamaya' kA Aja koI sAmAjika rAgAtmaka saMbaMdhoM ko chinna-bhinna karatI jA rahI hai, para savAla 'kInja' dvArA sAMketika uparyukta artha bhI nikAle to Azcarya nahIM hai ki Aja svArthonmukhI zikSA ko sAmayika yathArtha se sAmanA karate hue vidvata khaNDa/44 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAga-tapasyA para AdhArita vilupta hote pAraMparika jIvana-mUlyoM se isa zikSA-nIti ke hI nikaTa Aja kI bhI zikSA-praNAlI dIkha rahI kisa prakAra jor3A jaay| Adhunika artha-pradhAna pariveza meM yaha eka hai, jisakA mukhya lakSya jJAna-prApti aura caritra-nirmANa kI jagaha dhana kaThina cunautI hai, jisakA samAdhAna sirpha satahI stara para socane yA kamAnA aura naukarazAhI ko bar3hAvA denA hai| kAnUna banAne se saMbhava pratIta nahIM hotaa|aaj AvazyakatA hai zikSA kI zikSA apane gUr3ha arthoM meM dIkSA bhI hai| bhAratIya zikSA-saMskRti jar3a se jur3e una kAraNoM para vicAra karane kI, jinake calate cAhakara ke tahata kabhI zikSA ke samAnAMtara dIkSA dene kI bhI eka svastha bhI hama apane ko sudhAra nahIM paate| isa dizA meM prazAsana dvArA samaya- paraMparA thI, jisakA Aja prAyaH lopa-sA ho gayA hai| bhautika guNoM samaya para gaThita AyogoM ke prativedana bhI dhyAtavya haiN| ke vikAsa meM Aja naitika-bodha kI bAteM karanA mUrkhatA kA paryAyaAjAdI ke bAda gaThita rAdhAkRSNana Ayoga (1949) ke sA hai| kyoMki Arthika lAbha-hAni para AdhArita vartamAna samAja meM prativedana meM isa bAta para jora diyA gayA hai ki zikSA kA uddezya satya jisa kAma se lAbha hotA hai, vahI prAsaMgika hai anyathA zeSa saba ke vaijJAnika satyApana ke sAtha-sAtha vighaTita hote jIvana-mUlyoM para bhI bakavAsa hai| vartamAna zikSA kI prAsaMgikatA kI bhI yahI kasauTI hai| kendrita honA caahie| prativedana prastuta karate hue DaoN0 rAdhAkRSNana ne eka hiMdI sAhityakAra naMdakizora AcArya ke anusAra "aba kahA thA, "maiM usa dina kI kalpanA karatA hU~ jaba bhArata ke naitika-anaitika ke bodha ko bhI bAjAra kI saMprabhutA ke aMtargata vizvavidyAlaya rASTra kA bauddhika-sAMskRtika netRtva kreNge| nayA AnA par3a rahA hai aura zAyada yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja hama naitika pariveza banAne meM unakI bhUmikA nirNAyaka hogii|" koThArI Ayoga anaitika se adhika ciMtA kAnUnI aura gaira kAnUnI kI karane lage (1964-66) ne bhI bauddhika-pakSa ke samAnAMtara naitika pakSa para bhI haiM aura gaira kAnUnI bhI aMtata: vaha hai jise hama yena-kena-prakAreNa dhyAna kendrita karane kI siphAriza kI hai| isI prakAra san 1986 kAnUna ke dAyare meM sAbita na kara skeN|" bezaka isa dRSTi se zikSA meM 'zikSA kI rASTrIya nIti' ke aMtargata to isa tathya para ciMtA vyakta kA vyApArIkaraNa eka gaira kAnUnI kArya hai, jo vartamAna samAja kI kI gaI hai ki Aja sAre vikAsa ke bAvajUda mahatvapUrNa va Avazyaka niyata bana cukA hai| ata: sthAyI samAdhAna isa niyata ko badalane kI mUlyoM kA hrAsa hotA jA rahA hai| kahanA na hogA ki samagratA meM isa prakriyA se jor3ate hue DhU~DhanA hI apekSAkRta adhika sArthaka hogaa| soca kI dizA maikAle kI zikSA-nIti se TakarAte hue eka aise nIti- kahanA na hogA ki isa dizA meM sabase mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA zikSakoM nirdhAraNa kI ora hai, jo AnevAlI pIr3hI ko jJAnavAna ke sAtha-sAtha kI hI hai, jo bhAvI samAja ke nirmAtA vidyArthiyoM ko kitAbI zikSA caritravAna banAne meM bhI sahAyaka ho, anyathA vaha dina dUra nahIM jaba ke sAtha-sAtha naitika AcaraNa kI dIkSA bhI de sakate haiN| yaha dUsarI bAjAravAda ke dabAva meM bar3I-bar3I kaMpaniyoM yA udyogapatiyoM dvArA hI bAta hai ki binA apane ko sudhAre dUsaroM ko sudhAranA sahaja saMbhava zikSA-saMsthAna saMcAlita hoMge aura unake munIma yA ucca padastha nahIM hotA; para bahuta hada taka sAmayika paristhitiyoM ko dekhate hue karmacArI hI yaha taya kareMge ki kina-kina viSayoM kI par3hAI ho tathA pAThyakrama evaM paThana-pAThana kI zailI meM parivartana isa dizA meM eka kaise chAtroM evaM zikSakoM kI bhartI kara lena-dena kI rakama taya kI sArthaka prayAsa sAbita ho sakatA hai| kyoMki zikSA kA matalaba sirpha jaay| kAraNa ki saMpUrNa zaikSaNika prakriyA kA anuzIlana hAni-lAbha / mastiSka kA vikAsa nahIM, vyaktitva kA saMpUrNa vikAsa hai| yaha ke cazme se hogaa| Akhira binA lAbha dekhe koI kyoM apanA pU~jI- tathya sirpha bhArata jaise vikAsazIla dezoM ke lie hI nahIM balki niveza karegA? ata: aise pariveza meM aisI zikSA kA vikAsa saMbhava tathAkathita vikasita samajhe jAne vAle una tamAma dezoM ke lie bhI hai, jo Aja kaMpyUTara evaM iMTaraneTa se saMcAlita kaMpaniyoM ke yogya utanA hI Avazyaka hai. jo sirpha bhautika sAdhana-saMpanna hokara bhI adhikAriyoM evaM karmacAriyoM kA nirmANa kre| apane samaya kI aisI naitika stara para astitvahIna hote jA rahe haiN| yahI vajaha hai ki hI mA~ga ko svIkAra kara tatkAlIna zikSA-nIti meM parivartana ke prayAsoM ___'imAila durthIma' jaise prasiddha phrAMsIsI samAjazAstrI kA bhI mAnanA kA ullekha karate hue kabhI aMgreja prazAsaka 'maikAle' ne kahA thA, "isa samaya to hamArA sarvocca kartavya eka aisA varga taiyAra karanA hai, jisake binA koI bhI samAja astitva meM nahIM raha sakatA hai|" jo hamAre tathA hamAre dvArA zAsita karor3oM bhAratavAsiyoM ke bIca ata: niSkarSa ke taura para Aja badalate zaikSaNika pariveza meM bhI saMparka-sUtra kA kAma kre| yaha eka aise logoM kA varga hogA, jo jJAna-vijJAna ke vikAsa ke sAtha naitika malyabodha zikSA evaM zikSaka kevala rakta evaM varNa se bhAratIya dIkheMge, para ruci, bhASA tathA AcAra- donoM ke lie aparihArya hai| vicAra Adi kI dRSTi meM aMgreja hoNge|" kahanA na hogA ki gulAma bhArata meM rAjanItika gulAmI ko aura dRr3ha karane ke uddezya se ghoSita 1, vATakinsa lena, hAvar3A-1 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/45 Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puSkaralAla keDiyA deza ko svatantra hue 54 varSa ho gaye lekina nAgarikoM ke samAna vyavahAra kA ciMtana kareM to aisA lagatA hai hama AjAdI ke pUrva jahA~ the Aja bhI vahIM hai| rASTra kI najara Aja kI nayI pIr3hI para hai aura isake nirmANa kI jimmevArI hama para hai| 2. kitAba kApI para pustakAlaya kI taraha nambara lagAnA : bacce apane kApI kitAba ke kavara para sAmane hI sTIkara lagAkara viSaya kA nAma likha lete haiN| samaya sAraNI ke anusAra kApI kitAba chA~Tane ke lie hara kApI kitAba ko ulaTa-pulaTa kara dekhanA par3atA hai| yadi pustakAlaya kI taraha kinAre kI tarapha bhI nambara lagAkara sUcI banA lI jAye to kApI kitAba chA~Tane meM suvidhA zikSA premiyoM ke nAma eka paigAma rhegii| koI kApI kitAba na milane para bhI use usakI jAnakArI ho jaayegii| rASTra kI svAdhInatA kI svarNa jayantI dhUmadhAma se hamane manAI deza ko svatantra hue cauvana varSa ho gye| svAdhInatA divasa Age bhI isI prakAra manAte rheNge| ina samArohoM meM svatantratA kI mahattA evaM kartavyabodha ke ojasvI bhASaNa sunane ko mileNge| lekina yadi nAgarikoM ke samAna vyavahAra para cintana kareM to aisA lagatA hai hama AjAdI ke pUrva jahA~ the vahIM Aja bhI haiN| Ama nAgarikoM meM saphAI, svAsthya, sadAcAra meM vizeSa badalAva najara nahIM A rahA hai| hama saba kisI na kisI rUpa se zikSA kSetra se jur3e haiN| zikSaka, prabandhakAriNI sadasya abhibhAvaka dAnadAtA - sAmAjika kAryakartAsahayogI sabhI kA pratyakSa yA apratyakSa sambandha zikSA se hai| vidyAlaya caritravAna insAna nirmANa ke kendra haiM / caritra nirmANa kI bhUmikA meM kaI aisI choTI-choTI bAte haiM, jina para zikSA premiyoM kA dhyAna AkarSita karanA cAhatA huuN| bIja choTA hotA hai para vahI bIja virATa rUpa grahaNa karatA hai| isI taraha bAta choTI najara AyegI para usakA asara virATa najara AyegA / vidvata khaNDa / 46 1. kAgaja kalama pAsa rakhanA vidyAlayoM meM jaba bhI kisI ke bhASaNa- udbodhana Adi kA kAryakrama hotA hai, baccoM ko sabhAgAra meM ekatra hone kI sUcanA dI jAtI hai evaM bacce kAgaja kalama lie binA sabhAgAra meM upasthita ho jAte haiM viziSTa vyakti apane vicAra prakaTa karake cale jAte haiM para usakA koI bhI aMza bacce dvArA noTa nahIM kiyA jAtA hai| kucha hI dinoM meM vaha saba kucha bhUla jAtA hai| yahI Adata usake jIvana kA eka aMga bana jAtI hai| pravacana paMDAloM Adi kAryakramoM meM hajAroM-hajAroM vyakti sunane ke lie ekatra hote haiM para kucha eka ko chor3akara kisI ke pAsa kAgaja kalama dikhAI nahIM detA / : yahI Adata bar3e hone para phAiloM, rajisTaroM meM kinAroM para vivaraNa likhane kA mArga prazasta kregii| gharoM meM sAmAnoM ko sucArU rUpa se likhakara rakhA jA skegaa| 3. samAcAra patra patrikAoM se kaTiMga kATanA : samAcAra patrapatrikAoM ko par3hane ke bAda apane mana pasanda ke cuTakule, paheliyA~, kavitAe~, gIta, kArTUna, lekha Adi kATakara rakhane kA abhyAsa karAnA caahie| acchI-acchI rucikara bAteM par3hane ke bAda jalda hI bhUla jAte haiN| purAnI kApiyoM para bhI kaTiMga cipakAI jA sakatI hai| isa vidhi se apanI pasanda kA anamola saMgraha ho jaayegaa| 4. hAbI ( ruci) anusAra saMgraha : baccoM ko unakI mana pasanda cIja ko hAbI (ruci anusAra saMgraha ke lie protsAhita karanA caahie| posTeja sTAmpa, pharsTa De kavara, sikke, phoTo, oNTogrApha Adi / kisI bhI viSaya meM ruci paidA hone se bacce kA mana eka naye lakSya kI prApti ke lie lagA rhegaa| 5. saphAI vyavasthA vidyAlaya meM kUr3A karakaTa DAlane kI nizcita sthAna para samucita vyavasthA honI caahie| dekhane meM AtA hai| ki bacce Tiphina ke samaya meM Tiphina karake kAgaja, donA Adi idhara-udhara DAla dete haiN| bAda meM saphAI karmacArI unheM ekatra kara pheMkatA hai| "jahA~ khAo vahIM girAo" eka Adata sI bana jAtI hai sar3aka para kUr3A mata pheMko "jahA~ tahA~ mata thUko" ke nAroM kA zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa para koI asara nahIM hotaa| kakSA meM bhI kAgaja idhara-udhara na DAleM, isa para dhyAna diyA jAnA caahie| 6. sevA divasa gaNatantra divasa, svAdhInatA divasa, gA~dhI jayantI Adi kisI bhI avasara para eka dina vidyAlaya meM sevA divasa manAyA jaaye| isa dina kakSA, barAmadA, sIr3hI Adi sthAnoM para bacce saphAI Ayojana kareM, aisA karane se unameM sevA bhAvanA jAgRta hogii| 7. pratiyogitAe~ : grISmAvakAza, durgApUjA dIpAvalI evaM bar3I chuTTiyoM meM peMTiMga, nibandha, DrAiMga Adi pratiyogitAoM kA Ayojana kiyA jA sakatA hai| isase unameM samaya ke samucita sadupayoga kI Adata pdd'egii| vilakSaNa vyaktitva vAle bacce bhI sAmane aayeNge| 8. mAniTara, priphekTa prazikSaNa vidyAlayoM meM bacce hI mAniTara / priphekTa niyukta kiye jAte haiN| ina baccoM ke svayaM ke prazikSaNa kI vyavasthA honI cAhie tAki unheM apanI jimmevArI kA bodha ho sake vidyAlaya kI pragati kI yojanA evaM anya kAryakramoM kI bhI inheM jAnakArI denI cAhie tAki anya baccoM ko ve samajhA skeN| 9. prabandhakAriNI samiti prabandhakAriNI samiti meM adhikatara vibhinna samasyAoM para hI vicAra vimarza kiyA jAtA hai| chAtroM ke vikAsa para bhI carcA kA viSaya avazya rahanA caahie| : 10 rASTra kI najara Aja naI pIr3hI para hai aura isake nirmANa kI jimmevArI hama sabakI hai| Aie ! hama saba milakara bhAvI pIr3hI ko saMvArane kA vrata dhAraNa kareM tathA rASTra kA svarNima bhaviSya banAne hetu apanA yogadAna sunizcita kreN| mahAmaMtrI, zrI vizuddhAnanda sarasvatI haoNspITala eNDa risarca senTara, kolakAtA zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka alakA dhADIvAla viDambanA hai saMsAra kI janma diyA jisako apane rakta aura dUdha se sIMcA jisako hamane sneha aura pyAra se cAhA jisako hRdaya kI gaharAiyoM se usane hI tarerI A~kha jaba car3hA vo paravAna huA vo balavAna jaba usakI zAkhAe~ dara zAkhAe~ nikalIM nayI samasyAoM kA kitanI hI khojoM ke bAda kahA~ mila pAte haiM duHkha / kahA~ khoja pAte haiM hama sukha / bhoganA hI hotA hai hameM apane kRta karmoM kA phala / bhUla vidvata khaNDa / 47 Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 pramoda navalakara pA~cavI aura beTA dUsarI klAsa meM hai)| jaba subaha skUla basa AtI hai, tabhI ve hara cIja ke lie daur3a-bhAga macAte haiN|' isase pahale ki maiM bola pAtA, amitA phira cillAI, 'TelIvijana baMda kro| yadi tumane apanA pATha pUrA nahIM kiyA to maiM TIcara ke lie noTa likhakara nahIM duuNgii| vahI tumheM daMDa degii|' usane phira phona para Akara saoNrI khaa| maiMne usase kahA ki hama Dinara ke lie A rahe haiN| para vaha mUDa meM nahIM thii| 'pramoda, mujhe mApha krnaa| maiM tumheM bAda meM phona kruuNgii| mujhe nahIM lagatA ki hama Aja yaha kara paaeNgeN| abhI to maiM kicana meM bhI nahIM gaI huuN|' yaha kahate hue vaha phira baccoM para cillAne lagI! jisa praphullita amitA ne kucha saptAha pahale hI mujhe Dinara para bulAyA thA, vaha itanI gussaila ho gaI thii| sabakucha to vahI thaa| amitA bhI vahI thii| jaba usane mujhase Dinara ke lie kahA thA to baccoM kI divAlI ko chuTTiyA~ thIM aura jaba maiMne yaha batAne ke lie phona kiyA ki maiM Dinara para A rahA hU~, to unakA yUniTa TesTa hone vAlA thaa| bojha mata banAo zikSA ko eka samaya thA, jaba abhibhAvaka apane baccoM ko skUla . amitA merI purAnI dosta hai| hAlA~ki vaha mujhase bahuta choTI jAte dekhakara khuza hote the| lekina Aja skUla jAte baccoM hai, para hamArI bahuta jamatI hai jyAdA nahIM milate, para kA matalaba hai, abhibhAvakoM kI khuzI A aNt| yaha ghara-ghara TelIphona para eka-dUsare se jarUra bAteM karate haiN| maiMne divAlI kI kahAnI hai| zikSaka, bacce aura abhibhAvaka itane para use zubhakAmanA dene ke lie phona kiyA thaa| usakA mUDa pratAr3ita haiM ki ve zikSA se ghRNA karane lagate haiN| mA~ apane bahuta acchA thaa| usane mujhe merI patnI ke sAtha Dinara para ghara ke kAma ThIka se nahIM kara paatii| pitA ko ghara para zAMti bulaayaa| maiMne usase agale saptAha Ane kA vAdA kiyaa| nahIM miltii| baccoM kA bacapana kA majA china jAtA hai| ___ kAma ke bojha ke kAraNa maiM aise vAde aksara pUre nahIM zikSaka mazIna kI taraha par3hAte haiN| samAja kA svAsthya bigar3a kara paataa| para acAnaka aisA huA ki mujhe zAma ko phursata gayA hai| mila gii| maiMne apane tIna dostoM ko phona kiyA, para ve ghara zikSA kA Ajakala itanA vyavasAyIkaraNa ho gayA hai ki para the nhiiN| taba maiMne amitA ke ghara phona kiyaa| kAphI Aja udyogapati bhI phaikTarI lagAne ke bajAe eka nayA samaya taka kisI ne bhI phona nahIM utthaayaa| phira eka skUla yA kaoNleja kholane ko prAthamikatA dete haiN| koI bhI naukarAnI ne utthaayaa| mujhe pIche se kAphI teja AvAja sunAI skUla bhArI phIsa lene ke bAvajUda bacce ke surakSita bhaviSya pdd'ii| vaha amitA kI AvAja thii| jaba usane phona liyA to kI gAraMTI nahIM detaa| hareka kA yaha vizvAsa hai ki aba kAphI krodhita thii| jaba maiMne usase bAta kI, vaha taba bhI kevala kociMga hI baccoM kA pradarzana sudhAra sakatI hai| skUla krodhita hI thii| usane mujhase pUchA ki maiMne phona kyoM kiyA yA usakI zikSA para se sabhI kA vizvAsa uTha gayA hai| hai aura isase pahale ki maiM javAba de pAtA, vaha cillAI, jaba maiMne maiTrika kI parIkSA dI thI to maiM giragA~va kI zeTye 'tumhArI jurAbeM kahA~ haiM? maiMne kala hI tumheM cetAvanI dI thii|' kociMga klAsa meM par3hA thaa| mere skUla ke zikSaka mujhase nArAja maiM stabbha raha gayA aura maiMne pairoM kI ora dekhaa| jurAbeM ThIka the, kyoMki unheM lagA ki yaha to unakA apamAna hai| Aja jagaha para thii| amitA phira phona para AI aura bolI, 'saoNrI sthiti badala gaI hai| jyAdAtara zikSaka prAiveTa TyUzana karate pramoda, ye bacce hara cIja ko ulajhA dete haiM (amitA kI beTI haiN| baccoM, unake 'AI kyU' yA unake manovijJAna se kisI kA vidvat khaNDa/48 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 alakA dhADIvAla mere pApA jIvana kI muzkila rAhoM ko AsAna banAnA sikhAyA / mere pApA ne / / 1 / / karma hI karma kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| paraMparAgata pAThayakrama parAnA paDa gayA hai| zikSA maMtrI kI niyukti rAjanItika hotI hai| vaha bilakula nahIM jAnatA ki baccoM para kyA gujaratI hai| koI bhI airA-gairA apane sujhAva de detA hai aura usa viSaya ko pAThkrama meM zAmila kara liyA jAtA hai| isase skUlI baccoM ke pahale se dabe kaMdhoM para aura bhI bojha bar3ha jAtA hai| unheM skUla yA ghara para koI mArgadarzana nahIM miltaa| baccoM, zikSakoM va abhibhAvakoM ke bIca koI sAmaMjasya nahIM hotaa| vaha riztA to kAphI pahale hI mara gyaa| Aja kI zikSA skUlI baccoM ke zoSaNa ke alAvA kucha nahIM hai| vikhyAta zikSA vizeSajJa svargIya rAma jozI ne praNAlI kI punaH saMracanA ke lie sabhI zikSA saMsthAnoM ko eka sAla ke lie baMda karane kA sujhAva diyA thaa| hAlA~ki yaha saMbhava nahIM ho sakatA, para aba baccoM ko zikSA ke bojha se dhIre-dhIre nijAta dene kA samaya A gayA hai| unheM kaoNpiyoM aura kitAboM se chUTa milanI hI caahie| unheM kevala skUla ke samaya meM hI par3hAyA jAnA caahie| yadi cAho, to skUla kA samaya AdhA ghaMTA bar3hA do| unheM kitAba-kaoNpiyA~ skUla ke Deska meM hI baMda karane do aura titaliyoM kI taraha ur3ate hue ghara jAne do| baccoM ko unakA bacapana vApasa mila jaaegaa| mA~ ko baccoM ko kucha sikhAne kA samaya mila jAegA aura pitA ko bhI garva hogaa| parIkSA hone do| para raiMka milane kI galAkATa spardhA nahIM honI caahie| usakA koI matalaba nahIM hai| esaesasI kA TaoNpara, bI.kaoNma ke tRtIya varSa meM phela ho sakatA hai| gA~va meM bailagAr3iyoM kI daur3a kI yAda hai? bailoM ko Age nikalane ke lie kor3e mAre jAte haiN| vijetA baila vApasa lauTate haiN| TraoNphI baila ke mAlika ko dI jAtI haiM, baila ko nhiiN| sabhI zikSA saMsthAnoM ko isa cUhA-daur3a se bAhara AnA cAhie aura baccoM ko unakA bacapana aura pitAoM ko unakA pitRtva vApasa milanA hI caahie| mA~ eka mA~ hI rahanI caahie| dharma bhI hai sikhAyA mere pApA ne / / 2 / / jIvana kI hara do rAhoM meM cunanA mArga satya kA sikhAyA mere pApA ne / / 3 / / muzkileM tumhArIparIkSA hai, dhairya na khonAsikhAyA, mere pApA ne / / 4 / / kabhI na bhUlegI vo bAteM kAma rI hI pUcha hai jhUTha nahIM hara paristhiti meM samajhautA, bo pANI mulatAna gayo, kaiyAM kumhAra gadhe nahIM car3he, akla zarIrA upajai / / 5 / / zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/49 Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayasiMha siddharAja aura usakI mudrAe~ 7 indrakumAra kaThotiyA jayasiMha ke nAnA jayakezI koMkaNa ke rAjA the jisakI rAjadhAnI Adhunika govA thii| jayasiMha kI mA~ eka mahAna strI thii| jayasiMha ke Arambhika jIvana ko sa~vArane kA pUrNa zreya unhIM ko jAtA hai| rAjA karNa kI mRtyu ke uparAnta mAyAnallA devI ne maMtrI zAMtu kI nigarAnI meM jayasiMha ko zastra vidyA kI zikSA dilvaayii|3 mAyAnallA devI ne eka dIrgha jIvana jIyA aura apane putra kI udIyamAna jIvana-yAtrA ko nikaTatA se dekhaa| hemacandrAcArya apane 'devyAzraya kAvya' meM likhate haiM ki jayasiMha bar3hatI umra ke sAtha yuddha-kalA evaM zAsana-vyavasthA meM nipuNa hotA gyaa| hAthiyoM taka ko vaza meM kara lene kI kalA bhI vo jAnane lagA thaa| taruNa avasthA ko prApta karate hI usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA gyaa| yaha aupacArikatA vi0 saM0 1150 pauSa mAsa meM sampanna kI gii| 'prabandha cintAmaNi' ke anusAra usakA rAjyakAla unacAsa varSa (vi0 saM0 1150 se 1199 tadnusAra 1094 se 1143 I0) thaa|' 'vicAra zreNI' bhI isI tathya kA pratipAdana karatI hai parantu 'Aine akabarI' ke anusAra jayasiMha ne pacAsa varSoM taka jaina dharma se anuprerita zAsaka : rAjya kiyaa| isa ullekha kA anumodana vi0 saM0 1200 (1144 I0) ke bAlI pASANa zilAlekha se bhI hotA hai| ___ 'prabandha cintAmaNi' ke anusAra 'karNa' jayasiMha kA mahAna jaina dharma se prabhAvita hokara na jAne kitane hI bhAratIya rAjyAbhiSeka karake 'AzApalli' ke vijaya-abhiyAna ke nimitta narezoM ne yA to jaina dharma ko aMgIkAra kiyA athavA usake pracAra calA gayA aura vijayoparAnta vahIM para karNAvaTI nAmaka nagarI basA prasAra aura utthAna meM apanA mahanIya yogadAna diyaa| anahilapATaNa / kara svayaM rAjya karane lgaa| athavA anahilavAda yA anahilapurA (gujarAta) ke cAlUkyavaMzIya jayasiMha jaba rAjyArUr3ha huA taba anahilapATaNa kI rAjanaitika (solaMkI) jayasiMha siddharAja (vikrama saMvat 1150-1199 aura bhaugolika sthiti utanI sudRr3ha nahIM thii| usake pUrvaja mUlarAja tadanusAra I0 san 1094-1144) unhIM rAjAoM meM se eka thaa| se lekara bhIma taka - zAkaMbharI, siMdha, nADUlA, mAlavA, saurASTra, ___ gujarAta ke cAlUkyavaMzIya rAjAoM ke lagabhaga sAr3he tIna sau lATa, kaccha aura abUMda maMDala ke narezoM se yuddha karate rahe the parantu varSoM ke itihAsa meM (961-1340 I0) jainadharma evaM tatsambandhI ___ antima tIna kSetra hI unake adhipatya meM A paae| sAhitya kA avicchinna evaM druta gati se vikAsa huaa| jaina lekhaka jayasiMha bar3A hI jIvaTa kA yoddhA thaa| usane jo kucha bhI apane rAjagharAnoM evaM prazAsana se jur3e rahe jisameM unake dvArA racita sAhitya pUrvajoM se prApta kiyA usako vistRta karate hue eka vizAla se hameM tatkAlIna paristhitiyoM, ghaTanAoM evaM rAjanaitika vAtAvaraNa sAmrAjya kI sthApanA kI aura gujarAta kI kIrti ko cahu~ ora kA avikala evaM akSarasa: jJAna prApta hotA hai| mUlarAjA se lekara phailaayaa| kaI jaina sUtroM se hameM vidIta hotA hai ki jayasiMha gujarAta antima rAjA taka isa rAjagharAne kI rAjadhAnI anahilapatAkA sAmrAjya kA 'sAMbhara' se koMkaNa sImA rekhA taka nirvivAda rAjA bana athavA anahilapurA yA anahilapATaNa hI banI rhii| gayA thaa| usake sAmrAjya meM Adhunika gujarAta - lATa, saurASTra, jayasiMha karNa evaM mAyAnallAdevI kA putra thaa| mAyAnallA kaccha sahita rAjasthAna ke kucha bhUbhAga, mAlavA evaM madhya bhArata caMdrapura ke kadaMba rAjA jayakezI kI putrI thii|2 "prabaMdha ciMtAmaNi' nihita the| ke anusAra yaha jayakezI 'zubhakezI' kA putra thA jo karNATaka kA jayasiMha kA sarvaprathama mahatvapUrNa kArya 'mAlavA vijaya' ke sAtha rAjA thaa| hameM yaha jJAta hai ki zubhakezI govA ke kadaMba rAjagharAne Arambha huaa| kahate haiM jayasiMha ke Arambhika rAjyatvakAla meM kA tIsarA adhiSThAtA zaSThadeva thaa| aisA samajhA jAtA hai ki paramAra nareza naravarmana ne anahila pATaNa para car3hAI kara dI thii| yaha para vidvata khaNDa/50 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaTanA taba ghaTita huI batAI jAtI hai jaba jayasiMha apanI mAtA mAyAnallA devI ke saMga somanAtha kI tIrtha yAtrA para gayA huA thA / usake mukhyamaMtrI zAMtu ko AkrAMtA ke sAtha apamAnajanaka zartoM para saMdhi karanI pdd'ii| tIrtha yAtrA se lauTane ke uparAnta jayasiMha ne isakA badalA mAlavA para jIta hAsila karake liyaa| naravarmana ke sAtha hue yuddha kA varNana jaina vAGgamaya meM bar3e vistAra se kiyA hai| inameM jayasiMha sUri racita 'kumAra pAla carita', jinamaNDalagaNi racita 'kumArapAla prabandha' tathA rAjazekhara kRta 'prabandha koSa' pramukha haiN| ina kAvyoM se yaha jAnakArI prApta hotI hai ki isa yuddha meM jayasiMha ne naravarmana ko baMdI banA liyA thA ina racanAoM se pUrva kI eka kRti 'kIrti kaumudI' se jAnakArI milatI hai ki jayasiMha ne naravarmana kI dhAH nagarI para apanI vijaya prApta kara lii| ina sAhityika racanAoM ke atirikta hameM katipaya zilAlekhoM se bhI isa mahatvapUrNa vijaya kI jAnakArI milatI hai| 'talavAra' zilAlekha se isa viSaya para prakAza par3atA hai ki jayasiMha ne naravarmana kA mAnamardana kara diyA thaa| isI prakAra lalavAr3A ke gaNapati mUrti lekha se patA calatA hai ki jayasiMha ne naravarmana ke ghamaMDa ko cUra-cUra kara diyaa|" dohar3a staMbha zilAlekha se jJAta hotA hai ki jayasiMha ne mAlavA ke rAjA ko kaida kara liyA thaa| jaina sAdhu jayamaMgala dvArA racita 'zudha 1 zaila zilAlekha se jJAta hotA hai ki isa yuddha meM nADUla cAhamAna azarAja ne jayasiMha kA sAtha diyA thaa| 12 kumArapAla kI bar3anagara prazasti meM bhI isa kathAnaka kA ullekha hai ki kisa taraha jayasiMha ne mAlavA ke rAjA kA mAnamardana kiyA thA / 1 3 lagatA hai isa mAlavA - vijaya ke upalakSa meM hI jayasiMha ne 'mahArAjAdhirAja paramezvara 14 evaM tribhuvana gaNDa 15 kI upAdhiyoM dhAraNa kIM / jayasiMha kA dvitIya mahatvapUrNa yuddha saurASTra ke sAtha huaa| A0 hemacandra ne 'siddha-hema-vyAkaraNa' meM saurASTra vijaya kA varNana kiyA hai / 16 'kIrti kaumudI' ke anusAra jayasiMha ne zaktizAlI saurASTra ke 'kheMgAra' ko yuddha meM parAsta kiyA / 17 vividha tIrtha kalpa' meM bhI rAjA kA nAma 'kheMgAra rAya' ullikhita hai / 18 isI prakAra 'purAtana prabandha saMgraha' meM bhI isa yuddha kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / 18 'prabandha cintAmaNi' ke anusAra jayasiMha ne saurASTra ke prabandhana hetu 'sajjana' ko apanA 'daNDAdhipati' athavA 'rAjyapAla' niyukta kiyA / 20 jayasiMha ke rAjyatvakAlIna vi0 saM0 1996 ke dohaDa zilAlekha meM bhI yaha ullikhita hai ki usane saurASTra ke rAjA ko baMdI banAkara kArAvAsa meM baMda kara diyA thaa| 21 'prabaMdha cintAmaNi' ke sUtroM se yaha to spaSTa ho hI jAtA hai ki saurASTra para vijaya I0 zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka 1925-26 se pUrva kabhI bhI huI hogii| jayasiMha kI eka aura mahatvapUrNa upalabdhi anArya rAkSasa rAjA 'barabaraka' para vijaya prApti thA isa upalabdhi ke pazcAt hI use 'siddharAjA' kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kiyA gayA / 22 isI vijayaprApti ke pazcAt use 'barabaraka jiSNu' kA virUda bhI prApta huaa| ujjaina ke vi0saM0 1996 ke khaNDayukta pASANa zilAlekha meM isakA spaSTa ullekha huA hai| isa yuddha viSayaka varNana jaina kRti 23 'vAga bhaTTAlaMkAra' 24 meM bhI gumphita hai| 'prabandha koSa' se hameM candela 'madanavarmana' ke sAtha usakI rAjadhAnI 'mahobA' ke lie hue yuddha viSayaka jAnakArI prApta hotI hai / antataH jayasiMha ne chiyAnave karor3a svarNa mudrAe~ prApta kara yuddha ko samApta kiyaa| 'kAlIMjara' ke 'pASANa zilAlekha' se bhI uparyukta ghaTanA para prakAza par3atA hai (janarala oNpha esiyATika sosAiTI, 1848) / hemacandrAcArya kRta 'caDonuzAsana 25 tathA vAgabhaTTa kRta alaMkAra ke lekhana se ujAgara hotA hai ki jayasiMha ne siMdhurAja ko yuddha meM harAyA thaa| 'vAga bhaTTalaMkAra' ke TIkAkAra siMha devagaNa likhate haiM ki vaha 'siMdhudezadhIpa' arthAt siMdha kA zAsaka thaa| jayasiMha ke 1140 I0 ke 'dohar3a zilAlekha' meM isa yuddha ke viSaya meM ullekha kiyA gayA hai| 26 saMpAdalakSa ke 'anaka rAjA' (arNorAjA) (1939-1153 I0) kA varNana 'prabandha cintAmaNi' meM kiyA gayA hai| usane arNorAjA se lAkhoM vasUla karake chor3A / 27 sAMbhara se prApta eka zilAlekha meM bhI yaha ullikhita hai ki 'Anaka' jayasiMha ke adhIna ho gayA thA / 28 isI prakAra jayasiMha ke dakSiNa bhAratIya abhiyAna ke viSaya meM bhI hameM 'jina maMDana girI' kRta 'kumArapAla prabandha' se jJAta hotA hai / 29 eka hastalikhita jaina grantha se jayasiMha ke 'devagirI' abhiyAna ke viSaya meM jAnakArI milatI hai| vahA~ se jayasiMha 'paiThAna' kI ora agrasara ho gayA jahA~ ke rAjA ne usakI adhInatA svIkAra kara lii| 'kalyANa kaTaka' meM usa samaya 'vikramAditya SaSTha' kA svAmitva thaa| isakA virUda 'paramArdI' thaa| jayasiMha ke 'tAlavAra zilAlekha' meM paramArthI ke hAra jAne kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| 30 'kolhApura prabaMdha cintAmaNi ke sargoM se hameM jayasiMha kA usa kSetra meM adhikAra hone kA patA calatA hai / 31 isa taraha uparyukta lagabhaga dasa yuddhoM meM vijaya prApta kara jayasiMha eka mAnyatAprApta yoddhA bana gayA thA aura apane bAhubala se vaha nirvivAdita rUpa se sAMbhara se koMkaNa taka kA ekAdhipati bana cukA thaa| vidvata khaNDa / 51 Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hastalikhita jaina granthoM evaM tatkAlIna prastara zilAlekhoM se hameM jJAta hotA hai ki jayasiMha ne apane sAmrAjya para jyo-jyoM pakar3a majabUta kI use kramaza: unnata upAdhiyA~ pradatta kI gii| jayasiMha ke rAjyArohaNa ke sAta varSoM pazcAt vi0saM0 1157 (1100I0) meM racita 'nizitha cUrNi' meM jayasiMha ko kevala mAtra 'zrI jayasiMha devarAjye' arthAt 'jayasiMha ke rAjya kAla meM' se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai / 32 rAjA ko viruda rahita sambodhana se uddhRta kiyA jAnA usake aprabhAva kA paricAyaka hai| aisA AbhAsita hotA hai ki jayasiMha usa kAla meM kevala mAtra siMhAsana kA hI adhikArI bana sakA hogaa| isake tIna varSoparAnta racayita vi0saM0 1160 (1104 I0) kI jaina hastalikhita kRti 'AdinAtha carita' se prakAza par3atA hai ki jayasiMha kA rAjya vistAra 'kemabe' taka ho gayA thaa| 33 cAra varSoM pazcAt hameM saM0 1164 (1108 I0 ) meM racita eka hastalikhita jaina graMtha prApya hai| isameM jayasiMha ko 'samasta rAjAbali-virAjitA-mahArAjAdhirAja - paramezvara zrI jayasiMha deva kalyANe - vijayarAjye' se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai| 34 aisA lagatA hai ki usa samaya taka jayasiMha ne sarvatra apane parAkrama kA lohA manavA liyA hogaa| isake pazcAt vi0 saM0 1166 (I0 1110) meM racita 'Avazyaka sUtra graMtha' se jayasiMha ke eka aura virUda kA - 'tribhuvana gaMDa' bhAna hotA hai / 35 ' tribhuvana gaMDa' arthAt tInoM lokoM kA abhibhAvaka aisA pratIta hotA hai ki jayasiMha kA sainya abhiyAna usa samaya meM apanI parAkASThA para thaa| aura usakA varcasva cahu~ dizAoM meM paiTha gayA hogA phAlguna vi0saM0 1979 meM viracita 'paMcavAstukA graMtha' meM usI virudAvalI ko uddhRta kiyA gayA hai kintu sAtha meM 'zrImat' aura jor3a diyA gayA / 36 usa samaya taka 'sAMtukA' jayasiMha kA 'mahAkAvya' arthAt mukhyamaMtrI thaa| bhAdrapada mAsa vi0saM0 1179 meM racita jainagraMtha 'uttarAdhyayana sUtra' se vidita hotA hai ki usa samayama meM mukhyamaMtrI 'AzukA' ho cukA thA tathA rAjA ko atirikta virudAvalI 'siddha cakravartI' bhI pradatta kI gaI / 37 vi0 saM0 1992 meM likhita 'navapadalaghuvRtti' evaM 'gAlA zilAlekha' meM jayasiMha ko 'avantinAtha' ke virUda se bhI navAjA gayA hai| kintu bar3e hI Azcarya kA viSaya hai ki jayasiMha kI jJAta mudrAoM meM uparyukta eka bhI virUda kA prayoga nahIM kiyA gyaa| saMlagna nikhAta meM maiMne prApya 17 sikkoM ke lekha ko darzAyA hai| ina sikkoM ke urdhva bhAga meM eka dakSiNAbhimukha hasti kA aMkana huA hai aura vAma bhAga meM tIna paMktiyoM meM nimna Alekha ukerita kiyA gayA hai : vidvata khaNDa / 52 " zrImaj jayasiMha priya" svargIya mudrAzAstrI DaoN0 paramezvarIlAla gupta ke anusAra sikkoM para prayukta 'priya' zabda bar3A hI aTapaTA-sA lagatA hai| DaoN0 gupta ke anusAra isa zabda kA prayoga 'bIsaladeva priya dramma' ke rUpa meM prAya: abhilekhoM meM dekhA jAtA hai| kadAcit isakA abhiprAya AtmIyatA prakaTa karanA hai / 39 DaoN0 gupta ne ina sikkoM kA tAratamya pratihAra rAjA vatsarAja jisane raNahasti viruda dhAraNa kiyA thaa| unake bhI cita bhAga para dakSiNAbhimukha hAthI aura paTa bhAga para 'raNa- hasti' Alekha hai| parantu merI dhAraNA hai ki jayasiMha ke sikkoM kI tulanA vatsarAja se karanA samIcIna nahIM hogaa| kAraNa cAlukya vaMzIya jayasiMha 'pratihAra vatsarAja' ke AThavIM zatAbdI (I0 778-788) ke sikkoM kI bhA~ti sikke 500 varSoM uparAnta kyoM pracalita karatA ? dvitIyata: pratihAra vatsarAja ke sikke 6-7 grena ke nanheM AkAra ke sikke haiM jabaki jayasiMha dvArA mudrita sikkoM kA vajana 20 grena hai| DaoN0 gupta ke atirikta na to kisI mudrAvijJa ne jayasiMha siddharAja ke sikkoM ko uddhRta ho kiyA, nahIM pradarzita kiyaa| parantu jaina vAGgamaya meM hameM isa tathya kI kucha vyAkhyA milatI hai ki kyoM jayasiMha ne eka ora hasti tathA dUsarI ora 'jayasiMha priya' kA upayoga kiyA hai| hameM vidita hai ki rAjA bhoja kI mRtyu ke uparAnta 'paramAra' aura cAlukya rAjagharAnoM ke madhya sSTatA bar3hatI hI gii| 'bhoja' ke anuvartI rAjAoM naravarmana tathA usake putra yazovarmmana kabhI bhI ujjainI kI bhavyatA evaM kIrti ko pratiSThApita nahIM kara sake / kintu unhoMne cAlukya rAjA jayasiMha ke sAtha apanI lar3AI jArI rkhii| yazovarmmana eka behada hI kamajora zAsaka thA / vaha san 1933 I0 se pUrva mAlavA ke rAjasiMhAsana para ArUr3ha huA usake zAsana kAla meM bhI jayasiMha ke sAtha koI samajhautA nahIM ho sakA / phalasvarUpa jayasiMha ne bar3I taiyArI ke sAtha mAlavA para hamalA kara diyaa| hemacandra ke anusAra yaha yuddha bAraha varSo taka lambA claa| ve likhate haiM- "jayasiMha mAlavA kI ora bar3I hI dhImI gati se claa| rAste meM jitane bhI choTe-bar3e rAjya mile unheM dharAzAyI karatA gayA / 'bhIloM' ne bhI use apanI sevAyeM prastuta kii| anta meM usane apanI senA ko kSiprA nadI ke taTa para tainAta karate hue dhAra nagarI para hamalA kiyaa| bhayabhIta yazovarmmana mu~ha chupAe bhAra ke kile meM par3A rhaa| usane kile ke samasta daravAjoM ko baMda karavAte hue unheM tIkhe tuNiroM se AcchAdita kara diyaa| jayasiMha ne zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'yaza:pata:' nAmaka eka hAthI ke sahayoga se sabhI daravAjoM ko prabhAvita thaa| 'prabaMdha ciMtAmaNi' ke anusAra usane sabhI darzanoM kI dhvasta kara diyaa| yazovarmana dhAra nagarI se palAyana kara gyaa...|40 zAkhAoM ko mAnyatA pradAna kara sammAnita kiyA thaa| 'sarvadharma merutuMga ne dhAra vijaya kI isa ghaTanA kA varNana kucha isa prakAra se samabhAva' meM usakA aTUTa vizvAsa thaa| jahA~ usane 'somanAtha' kI kiyA hai- 'rAjA jayasiMha ne mAlavA rAjya ko vijita karane kA tIrtha yAtrA kI thI vahIM jaina ke do dhArmika sthaloM 'revataka' tathA 'abhiyAna prArambha kiyaa| yaha lar3AI 12 varSoM taka jArI rhii| parantu 'zatruJjaya' kI tIrtha yAtrAe~ bhI sampanna kI thii| 'devyAzraya kAvya' ke jayasiMha dhAra ke majabUta kile para apanA kabjA nahIM jamA skaa| paMdrahaveM khaMDa se vidita hotA hai ki jayasiMha siddharAja ne sarasvatI nadI jayasiMha vahA~ se lauTa jAnA cAhatA thA ki tabhI maMtrI muMjala ne kile ke kinAre siddhapurA meM antima arhata kA maMdira banavAyA thaa|" vahA~ ko vidhvaMsa karane kI eka yojanA bnaaii| rAjA ko isa tarakIba ke se vaha somanAtha kI paidala yAtrA para niklaa| somanAtha se jayasiMha bAre meM sUcita kiyA gyaa| usane apanI senA ko dakSiNa daravAje kI revataka' pahAr3a para gayA tathA bAisaveM tIrthaMkara 'neminAtha' kI Adara ora lagAyA tathA mahaMta zAmalA dvArA nirdezita eka vizAlakAya sahita pUjA kii|46 tatpazcAt vaha 'zatruJjaya' gayA tathA vahA~ para usane hAthI 'yaza: patala' kI madada se lohe kI majabUta kA~TedAra chaDoM se 'nabheya' prathama tIrthaMkara kI pUjA arcanA kii|47 zatrujaya ke pAsa usane nirmita daravAje ko tor3ane meM saphalatA prApta kii| taduparAnta sabhI 'siMhapura' (arvAcIna-sihora) nAmaka eka nagarI basAI tathA anya gA~voM daravAjoM ko khola diyA gyaa| kintu isa prayAsa meM ukta hAthI sahita ise bhI dAna meM de diyaa| 48 vi.saM. 1191 ke eka jaina graMtha ghaTanAsthala para hI vIragati ko prApta kara gyaa| isa ghaTanA se dravita ke anusAra, jaina dharma se prabhAvita hokara usane ekAdazI vagairaha hokara usa hAthI kI smRti meM rAjAjJA se gaNapati ke eka bhavya maMdira katipaya divasoM para jIvahatyA ko baMda karA diyA thaa|49 kA nirmANa grAma vADasara meM karavAyA gyaa| jayasiMha ne yazovarmana jayasiMha dvArA saurASTra ke prabaMdhana hetu 'sajjana' ko ko baMdI banAyA. dhAra meM apanA prabhatva kAyama kiyA aura aMta meM mahAmaNDalezvara athavA rAjyapAla niyukta kiyA gayA thaa| yaha pATaNa kI ora lauTa gayA....... 41 uparyakta varNana se hama isa sajjana jaina dharma kA parama bhakta thaa| 'vividha tIrtha kalpa' ke saMbhAvanA ko nahIM nakAra sakate ki jayasiMha ke sikkoM meM isI hAthI anusAra sajjana ne vi0saM0 1185 (I0 1129) meM giranAra ko darzAyA gayA thA jo rAjA ko atyadhika priya thaa| isa sambhAvanA ke pahAr3a para 'neminAtha bhagavAna' kA eka maMdira banavAyA thaa|" ko isa tathya se aura bhI bala milatA hai ki ye sikke mAlavA kSetra 'revata girIrAso' bhI isa tathya kI puSTi karatA hai|51 'prabhAvaka tathA vizeSakara dhAra aMcala meM bahalatA se pAe jAte haiN| tatkAlIna carita' se jJAta hotA hai ki saurASTra nau varSoM taka sajjana ke adhIna samaya ke anya sikkoM ke bAre meM hameM jaina granthoM se jAnakArI to rhaa|52 prabandha cintAmaNi ke matAnusAra sajjana ne tIna varSoM kI milatI hai parantu jayasiMha ke anya sikke abhI taka prakAza meM nahIM rAjakIya Aya ko isa mandira ke nirmANa meM vyaya kiyA thaa|53 bAda rAjakA Ae haiN| hemacandra ne apane graMtha 'devyAzraya kAvya' meM katipaya sikkoM / meM yahI sajjana 'kumArapAla' ke samaya meM bhI 'daNDanAyaka' niyukta kA ullekha kiyA hai| choTe sikkoM meM unhoMne 'surapA' nAmaka sikke kie ge| isakA pramANa hameM digambara lekhaka rAmakIrti dvArA kA ullekha kiyA hai|42 unake anusAra eka puSpahAra kI kImata do ho sItogar3ha meM likhita kAvya se milatA hai|54 sA surapA ke barAbara thii| unhoMne 'prastha' aura 'bhaMgikA' nAmaka do anya eka hastalikhita jaina grantha ke anusAra vi0saM0 1179 sikkoM kA bhI ullekha kiyA hai| 'bhaMgikA' anupAna meM Adhe rupye| (I0 1123) meM 'AzukA' ko apanA mukhyamaMtrI banAyA thaa| vaha ke barAbara thaa|43 mahaMgI svarNa mudrAoM ke viSaya meM bhI jaina graMthoM ne jainadharma kA anuyAyI thaa| jayasiMha ne unhIM ke parAmarza se zatruJjaya prakAza DAlA hai| eka svarNa mudrA to 20 athavA 40 rupaye ke kI tIrtha yAtrA sampanna kI thii|55 prabhAvaka carita' aura 'mudritA barAbara thii| lagatA hai vaha mAtrA meM atyadhika vajana kI hogii| anya ku: kumuda caMdra' ke anusAra AzukA digambara muni kumudacandra aura svarNa mudrAoM meM 'niska', 'visTa' aura 'pAla' kA nAma pramukha hai| - devasUri ke zAstrArtha meM bhI upasthita rahe the|56 pratyeka senA kA bhI apanA mAMgalika cihna yukta dhvaja hotA thaa| vi0saM0 1191 (I0 1135) ke eka graMtha se jAnakArI jayasiMha siddharAja ke dhvaja meM 'tAmracUr3A' nAmaka sikkoM meM kahIM milatI hai ki mahAtmA gAMgalA jayasiMha ke rAjya meM rAjakIya kAryo ke kartA the| ye bhI jainadharma ke anuyAyI the tathA kumudacaMdra aura nahIM mudrita kiyA gyaa| yadyapi jayasiMha kA pArivArika dharma zaiva thA kintu usakA anya devasUri ke madhya jo zAstrArtha huA usameM ve bhI upasthita the|57 yaha dharmoM ke prati bhI samAna rujhAna thaa| jaina dharma se to vaha atyadhika hI zAstrArtha vi0saM0 1081 meM huA thA aura usa samaya gAMgAla nyAyyatA abhilekhana ke prabhArI the| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/53 Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddharAja jayasiMha ne pATaNa ko jJAna kA maMdira banA diyA thaa| usane 'bahUlor3hA' nAmaka eka kara' bhI apanI prajA kI bhalAI ke jaina sAdhuoM ne jisa dhArmika utsAha se apane hastalikhita sAhitya lie haTA diyaa| isase rAjya ko 72 lAkha rupaye kA rAjasva prApta hotA ko praNIta evaM saMgrahIta kiyA vaha anahilapaTTana kI bauddhika thaa| jayasiMha apanI prajA kI pukAra ko hamezA sunatA thA jo usakI tvaritatA kI chavi ko aura bhI adhika ujAgara karatI hai| acchI zAsana vyavasthA kA paricAyaka hai| nagara rakSA ke lie usane hemacandrAcArya ne bhI pATaNa ke dhArmika aura zaikSaNika jIvana ke bAre kotavAla athavA nagara saMrakSaka kA pada banAyA thaa| anahila purA ke meM apanI kRtiyoM meM prakAza DAlA hai| jainadharma ke caitra gacchIya mahAna tatkAlIna kotavAla jaina anuyAyI jayadeva the| isI prakAra 'vAg saMta hemacandra kA bahuta hI gaharA asara jayasiMha siddharAja para thaa| bhalaMkAra' ke raciyatA jaina vAgabhaTTa bhI jayasiMha ke rAjya maMtrI the|61 sarvaprathama ve rAjapurohita banAe ge| tatpazcAt unheM rAjakIya jayasiMha siddharAja apane jIvana ke uttarArddha kAla meM jainadharma se itihAsakAra banAyA gyaa| ve jayasiMha ke naitika evaM dhArmika itanA prabhAvita ho gayA thA ki usane apane antima samaya meM jaina .. mArgadarzaka bhI the| tatkAlIna samaya ke rAjakIya itihAsa lekhaka vidhi se samAdhi pUrvaka anazana kI avasthA meM pANDityapUrNa mRtyu ko hone ke nAte hemacandra ne jayasiMha ke samRddhazAlI rAjya ke viSaya meM varaNa kiyaa| zrIcaMdrasari kRta prAkRta jaina racanA 'muni suvrata svAmI apane 'devyAzraya' kAvya meM vistRta jAnakArI prastuta kI hai| isa carita'ke pratyakSadarzI varNana ke anusAra bhI jayasiMha ne saMthArA karake sAhityika prabandha meM jayasiMha aura hemacandrAcArya ke ApasI maitrI upavAsa meM matya: upavAsa meM mRtyu kA varaNa kiyaa|62 sambandhoM ke bAre meM bhI bahuta sAre upAkhyAnoM ko uddhRta kiyA gayA hai| unhoMne rAjA jayasiMha ke kahane para bahuta sAre graMthoM kA sRjana sandarbha kiyA jisameM 'siddha hema vyAkaraNa', 'kumAra pAla carita'. prAkata 1. devyAzrayakAvya, khaNDakAvya prathama, gAthA 4 : puraM zriyA sadAzliSTaM 'devyAzraya mahA kAvya', 'laghavarahana nIti zAstra', prAkRta 'vRhad nAmnANahilapATakam / arhana nIti zAstra', 'caMgenuzAsana' Adi pramukha haiN| 2. vahI, khaNDa kAvya, navama, gAthA 99-100 aura 153 3. siMghI jaina granthamAlA, purAtana prabandha saMgraha, pRSTha 35 isa prakAra 'vAgabhaTTalaMkAra' ke jaina sAhityakAra 'vAgabhaTTa' bhI "aSTa vArSika eva sa sAntamaMtriNA guNa zreNiM niitH|" rAjA ke vizeSa kRpApAtra the| isa graMtha ke TIkAkAra vAgabhaTTa ko soma 4. vahI, prabandha cintAmaNi, pRSTha 55 kA putra batalAte haiN| 'prabhAvaka carita' ke anusAra unhoMne eka jaina "saM0 1150 varSe pauSa vadi 3 rAnau zravaNanakSatre vRSalagne zrI mandira bhI vi0saM0 1178 meM banavAyA thaa|58 siddharAjasya paTTAbhiSekaH" jayamaMgalAcArya jo 'kavi zikSA' ke racayitA the tathA vardhamAna 5. vahI, pRSTha 76 sUri jinhoMne vyAkaraNa para 'gaNa ratana mahodadhi' nAmaka grantha kA "saM0 1150 pUrvazrI siddharAjajayasiMhadevena varSa 49 rAjyaM kRtm|" praNayana kiyA thA aise jaina sAhityakAra hae haiM jo jayasiMha ke 6. 'jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka,' khaMDa dvaya, sarga 4, pRSTha 9 rAjyakAla meM phalavita hue| 7, Aine akabarI, blocamena evaM janAreTa dvArA anuvAdita, bhAga-2, jainadharma ke samparka evaM prabhAva se jayasiMha ke hRdaya meM karuNA pRSTha 260 8. 'epigrAphiyA iMDikA', khaNDa 11, pRSTha 32-33 kA sAgara Alor3ita hone lagA thA aura yahI kAraNa rahA ki usane 9. siMghI jaina granthamAlA, prabandha cintAmaNi, pRSTha 55 yuddha meM bhI pratipakSiya rAjAoM ko AkrAnta karane ke pazcAt bhI "svayaM tu AzApallI navAsinamAzAbhidhAnaM bhillama bhiSeNayan... rihA hI nahIM kiyA varan apanI putriyoM ke saMga vivAha bhI krvaayaa| karNAvalIpuraM nivezya svayaM tatra rAjya cakAra...'' ajamera ke rAjA arNorAja isakA jvalanta udAharaNa hai| yuddha meM 10.'DAyanesTika hisTrI oNpha naoNradarna iMDiyA, bhAga 2, lekhaka harAkara bhI usane apanI putrI kA vivAha usake sAtha karavA eca0sI0 rAya, kalakattA, pRSTha 966.11. vahI diyaa|59 pRthvIrAja vijaya ke anusAra usakI putrI kA nAma 12. epigrAphiyA iMDikA' khaNDa 9, pRSTha 76-77, sarga 26 kaMcanadevI thaa| isI prakAra 'prabaMdha cintAmaNi' se hameM jAnakArI "zrI AzArAjanAmA samajani vasudhAnAyakastamya bandhuH / milatI hai ki usane yuddha meM parAjita kie hue sapAdalakSa ke sAhAyyaM mAlavAnAM bhuvi yadasi kRtaM vIkSyasiddhAdhirAjaH / / '' AnAkA rAjA ko na kevala sapAdalakSa hI lauTA diyA apita lAkhoM 13. 'epigrAphiyA iMDikA', khaNDa 1, pRSTha 293, uddharaNa 5 (2) 14. siMdhI jaina granthamAlA, jaina pustaka prazasti-'saMgha' pRSTha 101 rupaye bhI sAtha meM die|60 . 15. vahI, pRSTha 65 vi0saM0 1199 meM kirADU ke paramAra rAjA somesvara kii| 16. 'purAtatva (gujarAtI)', khaNDa 4, pRSTha 67 sahAyatA kara jayasiMha ne use apanA khoyA rAjya punaH dilvaayaa| "ajayat siddhAsaurASTrana..." vidvata khaNDa/54 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17. khaNDa kAvya - dvitIya, gAthA 25 38. 'bhArata ke pUrva kAlika sikke' - DaoN0 paramezvarIlAla gupta, 18. siMdhI jaina granthamAlA, vividha tIrtha-kalpa, pRSTha 9 . . pRSTha 296.39. vahI' - pRSTha 296 19. siMdhI jaina graMthamAlA, purAtana prabaMdha saMbhraTa pRSTha 34-35 40. 'devyAzraya kAvya' sarga 14 20. vahI - vividha-tIrtha-kalpa, pRSTha 9 41. "siMdhI jaina graMthamAlA; prabandha cintAmaNi", pRSTha 58-59 : 'pubvigurjara dhArAe jayasiMhadeveNa khaMgArarAyaM haNittA sajjaNo "nRpatiH prayANAma krot| tatra jayakArapUrvakaM dvAdazavArSike vigrahe daNDAhivo tthaavio|' saMjAyamAne sati kathaMcit dhArAdurga bhaMgaM kartumaprabhUSNuH atra mayA 21. 'iNDiyana eMTIkverI', bhAga 10, pRSTha 158-60 dhArA bhaMgAntaraM bhoktavya mitikRta pratijJo dinAnte'pi "zrI jayasiMhadevo'sti bhUpo gurjrmnnddle| kartumakSamatayA sacivaiH kANikyAM dhArAyAM bhajyamAnAyAM patribhiH yena kArAgRhe kSiptau surASTramAlavezvarau / / " paramAra putre vipadyamAne-itthaM prapazcAta nRpaH pratijJAmApUrya 22. 'siddho barbarakazcAsya siddhraajstto'bhvt|' jina maMDana racita akRtakRtyayA pazcAdvyAdhuTitumicchurmuJjAla sacivaM jJApayAmAsa... 'kumArapAla prabandha' se| ... durga vimRzya yaza: paTahanAmni balavati dantAvale samabhirUr3ha:... 23. 'Akriyolojikala sarve oNpha iNDiyA-enuala riporTa', sagajaH pRthivyAM papAta / sagaja: subhaTatayA tadA vipadya 1921, pRSTha 54-55 bahusaragrAme.....yazodhavalanAmA vinAyakarUpeNAvatatAra,. 24. adhyAya 4, gAthA 125 "yena naktaMcara: so'pi yuddhe barbara ko 42. 'devyAzraya kAvya' - khaMDA 17, gAthA 48 jitaH / " 43. 'vahI' - khaMDa 5,gAthA 94 aura 100 25. adhyAya 4, gAthA 129 44. vahI' - khaMDa 4, gAthA 45, khaMDa 17, gAthA 83-84 26. 'iNDiyana eNTIkverI,' bhAga 10, pRSTha 158, tala 2 . 45. 'vahI' - gAthA 16-17.46. 'vahI' - gAthA 61-88 "anye'pyutsAditA yena sindhurAjAdayo nRpAH / " 47. 'vahI' - gAthA 89-95,48. 'vahI' - gAthA 97-98 27. siMdhI jaina granthamAlA - prabandha cintAmaNi - pRSTha 476 49.. 'vijayasiMha racita dharmopadezamAlA' : 28. 'iNDiyana enTIkverI', 1929, pRSTha 234-236 "yasyopadezAdakhilA ca deze siddhAdhipaH zrI jayasiMhadevaH / 29. 'kumArapAla prabandha,' pRSTha 7 ekAdazI mukhyadinezca mArimakArayacchA sana dAna pUrvAm / " 30. 'rAjapUtAnA myUjiyama riporTa', 1915, pRSTha-2 50. 'siMdhI jaina granthamAlA - vividha tIrtha kalpa', pRSTha 9 31. 'siMdhI jaina granthamAlA' - prabandha cintAmaNi, pRSTha-73 51. 'revantagirI-rAsu, kADavakA', sarga 1, gAthA 9 32. vahI, 'jaina pustaka prazasti saMgraha, pRSTha-99 "ikkArasaha sahIu paMcAsIyavacchari nemi bhayaNu uddhariu sAjaNi "maMgalaM mahAzrIH / saM0 1157 ASAr3ha vadi SaSTyA zukra dine zrI narasehari / " jayasiMhadevavijayarAjye zrI bhRgakacchanivAsinA jinacaraNArAdhana- 52. 'siMdhI jaina granthamAlA - prabhAvaka carita', pRSTha 195, gAthA 333 tatpareNa.....nizIthacUrNipustakaM likhitam / " "adya prAgnavame varSe svAminAdhikRtaH kRtaH / 33. 'keTalaoNga oNpha da menUskripTa phraoNma jaisalamera', pRSTha-45, pAda . bhAruroha giri jIrNamadrAkSaM ca jinAlayam / / " saMdarbha-3 53. 'vahI'- prabandha cintAmaNi, pRSTha 64 : 'vikkamanivakAlAu saesu ekkAraseSu sttttessu| siri "tena svAminamavijJApyaiva barSatrayodrAhitena zrImadurjayantezrInemIzvarasya jayasiMhanarinde rajjaM paripAlayaM tammi.... kASTamayaM prAsAdamapanIya nUtana : zailamaya: mAsAda: kaaritH|" 34. "siMdhI jaina granthamAlA - jaina pustaka prazasti saMgraha'-pRSTha100 54. epagrAphayA jhADakA, bhAga 2, pRSTha 422 35. vahI - pRSTha 100 55. 'jaina sAhityano itihAsa', pRSTha 247 "1166 poSa vadi 2 maMgaladine mahArAjAdhirAjatrailokyagaMDa shrii| 56. 'sIMdhI jaina granthamAlA - prabhAvaka carita,' devasUri, pRSTha 181, jayasiMhadeva vijayarAjye....." gAthA 270.57. 'vahI', devasUri, mAthA 172 36. 'vahI' - pRSTha 65, saM0 1179 phAguNa vadi 12 khau 58. 'vahI', pRSTha 173, gAthA 67-73 'bar3I devasUri caritam' ke samastarAjAvali mahArAjadhirAja zrImat tribhuvanagaNDa zrI . antargata.59. khaNDakAvya 2,gAthA 27-29, pRSTha 2 jayasiMghadevakalyANavijayarAjye.....santakapratipattau / 60. siMdhI jaina granthamAlA - prabandha cintAmaNi'. pRSTha 76 37. 'vahI', pRSTha 101 : saM0 1179 bhAdrapada vAda..agheha zrImadaNa- "sapAdalakSa: saha bhUrilakSairAnAka bhUpAya natAya dattaH / " hilApATakAbhidhAna. rAjadhAnyAM samastanijarAjAvalIsamalaMkata 61. 'kAvyamAlA' bhAga 48. pRSTha 148 mahArAjadhirAja-paramezvara-tribhavanagaMDa zrI siddhacakravarti zrImajja- 62. 'gAyakavADsa oriyaNTala sIrIja',76, hastalikhita graMtha. jayasiMhadeva kalyANa vijayarAjye zrI zrIkaraNe mahAmAtya zrI pATaNa, pRSTha 314-322 Azaka: sakalavyApArAna karoti / . "aha saggacAlIsa diNAI pAliUNaM samAhiNANasaNaM / dhammajhANaparAyaNacinto jo parabhavaM patto / / " zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/55 Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. . jaya siMha siddharAja kI prApya tAma, rajana evaM svarNa sikkoM kI nikhAta zrI ma (da) (ja) ya siMha priya jaya siM ha pri (ya) zrI mada (ja) ya si (ha) priya (ja) ya si (ha) priya XX (ja) ya si (ha) priya XX (zrI) mada x siMha (priya) (ja) ya siMha . priya zrI ma (d) (ja) ya siMha priya zrI ma (da) jaya si (ha) priya zrImada (ja) ya siMha xx zrI ma (da) jaya si (ha) priya 15. zrI ma (da) jaya siM XX zrI ma (da) jaya si (ha) priya (zrI mada ja) ya siMha priya zrI mada (ja) ya siMha XX zrI ma (da) jaya siM (ha) zrI ma (da) jaya si () XXX priya xx jaya siM (ha) priya vidvata khaNDa/56 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN suSamA siMghavI svIkAra karate haiN| vibhinna darzanoM meM pratipAdita Atma-svarUpa ko samajha kara, zAstra evaM Aptavacana ke pariprekSya meM tarka tathA viveka pUrvaka anubhava tathA. anubhUti kI nikaSa para mAnava dharma aura vibhinna darzana prarUpita dharma ko paribhASita kiyA jA sakatA hai| AtmA aura dharma ke ekAkAra hone kA eka upAya yaha ho sakatA hai ki sthAnAGga sUtra ke aSTama sthAna utthAna pada ke anuzAsana parva kI zikSA kA sarvatra svAgata ho tathA jIvana meM karmayoga dvArA sAmAjika utthAna kI karmaThatA abhivyakta ho| eka ora bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmakalyANaka kA yaha varSa hai tathA dUsarI ora bhArata kI dharA para garIbI, bImArI, azikSA, saMskArahInatA, bhraSTAcAra, saMvedanahInatA, amAnuSika duSkRtya tathA prAkRtika ApadAoM kA ambAra laga rahA hai| kyA hamArI AtmA, darzanoM meM antanirhita samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kI zikSA ko amala meM lAne hetu jAgrata ho sakegI? prastuta zodha patra meM vimarza hai aisI zikSA kA jo svabhAva ke anukUla hai, sarala, sulabha, sukara hai, sArvajanika bhAratIya darzanoM meM AtmavAda hai evaM pakSapAta se rahita hai, niyati se bar3hakara puruSArtha ke prayatnoM AtmA aura dharma eka artha ke vAcaka ho sakate haiM ko puraskRta karatI hai, tathA vibhinna darzanoM ke AgamoM dvArA kyoMki hamArA svabhAva hI AtmA hai aura vasta kA svabhAva pramANita hai| Aiye! aisI zikSA kI aSTapadI ko hama niSkAma hI dhrm| vibhAva aura vidharma ghAtaka haiN| viveka mUlaka pravRtti bhAva se aGgIkAra kareM aura karmayogI bana jaaveN| uttarAdhyayana AtmA ke caitanya tathA dharma ke svarUpa ko ujAgara karane kA kI zikSA AcaraNIya haisahI mAdhyama hai :- "vivege dhmmmaahie'| kiriyaM ca rAyae dhIre akiriyaM parivajjae 'samayaNNe, khettaNNe, kAlaNNe' - samaya-kSetra-kAla ko diTThIe diTThisampanne dharma cara sutuccr|| samajhakara pravRtti karane ke nirdeza AgamoM meM pade-pade prApta arthAt vyakti karma meM ruci rakhe, niSkriyatA kA hote hai| AtmaparatA Avazyaka hai kyoMki nivRtti aura pravRtti parityAga kara, dRSTi sampatra hokara samyakadRSTi se duSkara saddharma ke viveka kA adhiSThAna AtmA hai| kA AcaraNa kre| jaba kriyA aura karma meM niSkAma bhAva A ___"uThThie no pamAyae' kA udghoSa tathA 'goyamA! samayaM jAe to karma kA viSa samApta ho jAtA hai aura puruSArtha amRta mA pamAyae' kA Agama uddharaNa tathA 'uttiSThata jAgrata prApya bana jAtA hai| arjana meM visarjana kA sUtra vAstavika svAmitva varAnnibodhata' isa maMtra ko ekAkAra karane kA kendra AtmA kI pahacAna hai| kI cetanA kA puruSArthonmukhI honA hai tathA AtmaupamyabhAva kA yaha AtmA ke astitva kI sArthakatA hai ki hama sthAnAGga sUtra vikAsa karanA hai| ke utthAna pada se utthAna prArambha kreN| prAkRta padoM kA sAra - 'savve jiviuM icchai na marijjiuM' kA manovijJAna hai ki :AtmA ke svarUpa ko samajhane kA pratibiMba hai aura isI kA 1 / hama zreSTha dharma ko suneN| pratiphalana hai - 'Atmavata sarvabhUteSu yaH pazyati sa 2 / zreSTha dharma kA AcaraNa kreN| pnndditH'| 3 / saMyama kI sAdhanA dvArA naye pApAsrava kA nirodha kreN| vizva ke samasta darzana, samasta naya-nikSepa-pramANa, 4 / niSkAma tapa sAdhanA se baddha karmoM ko kSINa karane meM samasta yukti-zruti aura anubhava AtmA kA astitva tatpara hoN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/57 Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 / anAzrita evaM asahAyajanoM ko Azraya evaM sahayoga deN| darzana sRSTi ke pratyeka jIva meM guNagrAhakatA, tathA 6 / azikSitoM ko zikSita karane meM saceSTa hoN| saMvedanazIlatA aura paraspara surakSA ke bhAva ko jagAtA hai| 7 / prasanna bhAva se rogI kI sevA meM prastuta hoN| vizva meM vyApta jIva zoSaNa, jIvakrUratA evaM jIva hiMsA ke 8 / Apasa meM matabhedaM, kalaha evaM vigraha kA pArasparika virodha meM saMrakSaNa, saMvedana aura ahiMsA ke vistAra dvArA eka sadbhAvanA se samAdhAna kreN| sthAnAGga sUtra kI isa sArvabhauma jIvana-dRSTi ke prasAra tathA svayaM kI AtmA ko aSTapadI meM sabhI darzanoM ke adhyAtma kA navanIta hai pahacAnane kI antardRSTi ke vikAsa meM yaha zodha patra prabhAvI 'purisA! baMdha ppamokkho tujjhatthameva' he puruSa! bandhana hogaa| amRtacandrasUri ke zabdoM meM sabhI cetana svadharmI jIvoM mukti tere puruSArtha para avalambita hai| ke prati vAtsalya kA Alambana bhAratIya darzanoM meM AtmavAda bandhana cAhe ajJAna aura azikSA kA ho, abhAva kA ho, kA prANa hai :roga aura zoka kA ho, kusaMskAroM kA ho, svArthAndhatA kA anavaratamahiMsAyAM zivasukhalakSmI nibandhane dhrme| ho, yA duSTAcaraNa kA ho, inase mukti kA sAdhana puruSArtha, sarveSvapi ca sarmiSa paramaM vAtsalyamAlambyam / / satpuruSArtha hai| AtmA ke zubha aura zuddha bhAvoM kA 'prakaTIkaraNa miTTI se sonA banAne ke samAna zramasAdhya to hai nidezaka : kintu saMbhava hai tathA amUlya hai| kSetrIya kendra koTA khulA vizvavidyAlaya, udayapura upaniSadoM kA adhyAtma, zaMkarAcArya kA advaita, pataMjali kA yoga, kapila kA prakRtipuruSavivekajJAna, nyAya darzana ke pramANAdi 16 tatvoM kA jJAna aura vaizeSika darzana kA saptatatva-jJAna, yaha sampUrNa AtmavAda tabhI sArthaka hai jaba AtmA/ jIva/puruSa/caitanya/cit kI svabhAva kI sthiti meM ho| yahI AtmA se paramAtmA banane kA mArga hai| isa svabhAva ke prakaTIkaraNa kA eka sUtra sthAnAGga sUtra kI aSTapadI meM nihita hai aura yaha sAmAjika, sArvajanika aura samAyanukUla upAya hai jisakA kriyAnvayana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 2600veM janma kalyANaka mahotsava ke avasara para atyanta upayogI hai| hamArI AtmA kA caitanya isa aSTapadI kI kriyAnviti meM laga jAye to Atmaupamya-bhAva kI jAgRti se saMsAra avazya nirApada hogaa| / jaba darzana aura dharma Atmaparaka ho jAte hai to vahAM hiMsA kA sthAna nahIM rahatA, vahAM karuNA pravAhita hone lagatI hai, vAyumaNDala amRtamaya ho jAtA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti ke devI-devatAoM kA paza-pakSiyoM ke sAtha ananya sambandha Atmaupamya bhAva ko darzAtA hai tabhI to bhagavAna viSNu kA vAhana garUr3a, ziva kA vAhana nandI vRSabha, gaNeza kA vAhana mUSaka, kArtikeya kA mora, lakSmI kA ullU, sarasvatI kA haMsa, durgA kA siMha, tathA caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM se 17 tIrthaMkaroM ke cinha pazu-pakSI jinameM vRSabha, hAthI, ghor3A, bandara, hiraNa, bakarA, sarpa Adi sammilita haiN| jIva sabhI samAna haiN| cetanA aura AtmA ke stara para samAnatA kA yaha vidvat khaNDa/58 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnamala kudAla AcArAMga sUtra samatA kA svarUpa AcArAMga sUtra jaina aMga-AgamoM kA prathama aMgasUtra hai / AcArAMga meM jina viSayoM kA ullekha hai ve itane vyApaka aura sAmAnya haiM ki gyAraha aMgoM meM se pratyeka aMga meM kisI na kisI prakAra unakI carcA AtI hI hai| AcArAMga kA samasta darzana amUrta ciMtana kA pariNAma na hokara sahaja pratyakSIkaraNa para AdhArita hai| mahAvIra ne kabhI yaha nahIM kahA ki jo kucha maiM kaha rahA hU~ use A~kha baMda kara sahI mAna hI liyA jAya / mahAvIra bAra-bAra hameM saMsAra ( rAga-dveSa) kI gatividhiyoM ko svayaM dekhane ke lie kahate haiN| AcArAMga meM isake lie unhoMne "pAsa" zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai| vastutaH ve hameM svataMtra rUpa se apanI anubhUtiyoM ke dvArA una niSkarSoM para pahu~cane ke lie prerita karate haiM jo svayaM mahAvIra ne apane anubhava aura pratyakSa se phalita kie the| yaha jainiyoM kA AcAradarzana bhI hai| meM pratipAdita jaina AcAradarzana meM AcaraNa ke kucha sAmAnya niyama aise haiM, jinakA pAlana karanA gRhastha aura zramaNa donoM ke lie Avazyaka hai| SaT Avazyaka karma, dasa dharmoM kA paripAlana, dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva, bAraha anuprekSAe~ tathA samAdhimaraNa hai| jaina AgamoM meM Avazyaka karma chaH mAne haiM- sAmAyika, stavana, vandana, pratikramaNa, kAyotsarga aura pratyAkhyAna / zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka sAmAyika samatvavRtti kI sAdhanA hai| jainAcAradarzana meM samatva kI sAdhanA jIvana kA anivArya tatva hai| vaha naitika sAdhanA kA atha aura iti donoM hai / samatva sAdhanA ke do patha haiM, bAhya rUpa meM vaha sAvadya (hiMsaka pravRttiyoM kA tyAga hai, to Antarika rUpa meM vaha sabhI prANiyoM ke prati AtmabhAva (sarvatra Atmavat pravRtti) tathA sukha-duHkha, jIvana-maraNa, lAbha-alAbha, nindA-prazaMsA meM samabhAva rakhanA hai| sAmAyika samabhAva meM hai, rAgadveSa ke prasaMgoM meM madhyasthatA rakhane meM hai / mAdhyasthavRtti hI samatA hai| samatA (sAmAyika) koI rUr3ha kriyA nahIM, vaha to samatvavRtti rUpa pAvana AtmagaMgA meM avagAhana hai, jo samagra rAga-dveSa janya kaluSa ko AtmA se alaga kara mAnava ko vizuddha banAtI hai| saMkSepa meM sAmAyika (samatA) eka ora cittavRtti kA samatva hai to dUsarI ora pApa virati / " samatvavRti kI yaha sAdhanA sabhI varga, sabhI jAti aura sabhI dharmavAle kara sakate haiN| kisI vezabhUSA aura dharma vizeSa se usakA koI sambandha nahIM hai| koI bhI manuSya cAhe gRhastha ho yA zramaNa, jaina ho yA ajaina, samatvavRti kI ArAdhanA kara sakatA hai| vastutaH jo samatvavRtti kI sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha jaina hI hai cAhe vaha kisI jAti, varga yA dharma kA kyoM na ho / 6 eka AcArya kahate haiM ki cAhe zvetAmbara ho yA digambara, bauddha ho yA anya koI, jo bhI samatva vRtti kA AcaraNa karegA, vaha mokSa prApta karegA, isameM sandeha nahIM hai / 7 bauddha darzana meM bhI yaha samatvavRtti svIkRta hai| " dhammapada" meM kahA gayA hai ki saba pApoM ko nahIM karanA aura citta ko samatvavRtti meM sthApita karanA hI buddha kA upadeza hai|' gItA ke anusAra sabhI prANiyoM ke prati Atmavata dRSTi, sukha-duHkha, loha - kaMcana, priyaapriya aura nindA-stuti, mAna-apamAna, zatru-mitra meM samabhAva aura sAvadha (Arambha) kA parityAga hI naitika jIvana kA lakSaNa hai / 10 zrIkRSNa arjuna ko yahI upadeza dete haiM ki he arjuna! tU anukUla aura pratikUla sabhI sthitiyoM meM samabhAva dhAraNa kara / 11 apane niSedhAtmaka rUpa meM sAmAyika (samatA) sAvadya kAryoM arthAt pApa kAryoM se virakti hai, to apane vidhAyaka rUpa meM vaha samatvabhAva kI sAdhanA hai| 12 bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA hai ki- "AtmA hI sAmAyika (samatA) hai aura AtmA hI sAmAyika (samatA) kA prayojana hai / ' ' 13 isa sUtra meM samatvabhAva ko prApta karane ke lie Atmabodha kA honA Avazyaka batalAyA gayA hai| AcArAMgasUtra ke prathama uddezyaka meM hI hameM Atmabodha kA paricaya prApta ho jAtA hai| sUtra kA prArambha hI astitva sambandhI mAnavIya jijJAsA se hotA hai| pahalA hI prazna hai - isa jIvana ke pUrva merA vidvata khaNDa / 59 Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ astitva thA yA nahIM athavA isa jIvana ke pazcAt merI sattA banI rahegI vijaya kA adhikAra hai kyoMki kaSAya-loka para vijaya prApta karane yA nahIM? maiM pUrva janama meM kauna thA? aura mRtyu ke uparAnta kisa rUpa vAlA sAdhaka kAma-nivRtta ho jAtA hai|21 aura kAma nivRtta sAdhaka, meM hoU~gA?14 yahI apane astitva kA prazna mAnavIya jijJAsA aura saMsAra se zIghra hI mukta ho jAtA hai| mAnavIya buddhi kA prathama prazna hai, jise sUtrakAra ne sarvaprathama uThAyA hai| granthakAra kahate haiM ki- saMsAra kA mala-Asakti hai| arthAta manuSya ke lie mUlabhUta prazna apane astitva yA sattA kA hI hai| jo guNa (indriya-viSaya hai) vaha (kaSAyarUpa saMsAra kA) mUla sthAna dhArmika aura naitika cetanA kA vikAsa bhI isI astitva bodha yA hai aura jo mUlasthAna hai, vaha guNa hai| 22 merepana (mamatva) meM Asakta svarUpa bodha para AdhArita hai| manuSya kI jIvana dRSTi kyA aura kaisI huA manuSya pramatta hokara unake sAtha nivAsa karatA hai| vaha rAta-dina hogI? yaha bahuta kucha isa bAta para nirbhara karatA hai ki apane paritapta evaM tRSNA se vyAkula rahatA hai| 23 sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki astitva, apanI sattA aura sva-svarUpa ke prati usakA dRSTikoNa kyA he puruSa! na to ve terI rakSA karane aura tujhe zaraNa dene meM samartha haiM hai? pApa aura puNya athavA dharma aura adharma kI sArI mAnyatAe~ aura na tU hI unakI rakSA va zaraNa ke lie samartha hai| 24 yahA~ astitva kI dhAraNA para hI khar3I huI hai| isIlie sUtrakAra ne kahA hai sUtrakAra ne pramAda parimArjana kI bAta kahI hai| lobha para vijaya prApta ki- jo isa 'astitva' yA 'sva-sattA' ko jAna letA hai vahI karane ke lie sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki jo viSayoM ke daladala se AtmavAdI hai, lokavAdI hai, karmavAdI hai aura kriyAvAdI hai|15 jaba pAragAmI hote haiM, ve vAstava meM vimukta haiN|25 AcArAMga kI samatA taka vyakti apanI sattA ko nahIM pahacAnatA, sva-svarUpa kA mAna nahIM samasta prANiyoM ko sukha se jIne kA saMdeza detI hai| sUtrakAra kahate karatA, taba taka samatA kI ora nahIM bar3ha paataa| jaba vyakti ko sva- haiM ki saba prANiyoM ko AyuSya priya hai| sabhI sukha kA svAda cAhate svarUpa va isakI sattA kA bhAna ho jAtA hai, tabhI vaha samatA kI ora haiN| duHkha se ghabarAte haiN| unako vadha (mRtyu) apriya hai, jIvana priya bar3hatA hai| vyakti ko jaba isa 'sva' aura 'para' bhAva kI svAbhAvika hai| ve jIvita rahanA cAhate haiN| sabako jIvana priya hai|26 aura vaibhAvika dazA kA yathArtha zraddhAna ho jAtA hai, to vaha samyaktva samatA kA lakSya dRSTAbhAva ko jAgRta karanA hai| sUtrakAra kahate sAmAyika (samatA) karatA hai| jaba 'sva' aura 'para' kA vAstavika haiM ki jo draSTA hai (satyadarzI), usake lie upadeza kI AvazyakatA jJAna prApta kara letA hai, to zruta sAmAyika (samatA) karatA hai aura jaba nahIM hotii|27 samatAbhAva ke lie Asakti ko dUra karane kA prayatna 'para' bhAva se 'sva-bhAva' kI ora lauTatA hai to cAritra sAmAyika kiyA jAtA hai| AcArAMga meM Asakti ko zalya kahA hai| he dhIra (samatA) karatA hai|16 puruSa! tU AzA aura svacchandatA karane kA tyAga kara de|28 samatA AcArAMga sUtra meM sthAna-sthAna para sva-svarUpa kA bhAna karavAyA kA lakSya ekIbhAva hai, AtmA meM lIna ho jAnA hai| sUtrakAra kahate gayA hai tathA samatvavRtti kA upadeza kiyA gayA hai| AcArAMga kI haiM ki jo ananya (AtmA) ko dekhatA hai, vaha ananya (AtmA) meM ahiMsA samatAmaya hai| Azrava-saMvara kA bodha karAte hue sUtrakAra ramaNa karatA hai| jo ananya (AtmA) meM ramaNa karatA hai, vaha ananya kahatA hai ki AtmavAdI manuSya yaha jAnatA hai ki maine kriyA kI thii| (AtmA) ko dekhatA hai| 28 Age kahA hai ki jo AtmA ko jAna maiM kriyA karatA huuN| maiM kriyA karane vAle kA bhI anumodana kruuNgaa| letA hai, usake lie upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| arthAt saMsAra meM ye saba kriyAe~ (karma-samAraMbha) jAnane tathA tyAgane yogya draSTA ke lie (satya kA sampUrNa darzana karane vAloM ke lie) koI haiN|17 isalie sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki tU dekh| AtmasAdhaka uddeza (upadeza) nahIM hai|29| (samatAdarzI) lajjamAna hai| ina SaT jIva nikAyoM kI hiMsA nahIM AcArAMga meM bha0 mahAvIra kahate haiM ki isa saMsAra meM vyApta krtaa|18 aNagAra kA lakSaNa batAte hue sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki AtaMka aura mahAbhaya jisa vyakti ne dekha aura samajha liyA hai vahI ahiMsA meM AsthA rakhane vAlA arthAt samatA meM sthita sAdhaka yaha hiMsA se nivRtta hone meM saphala ho sakatA hai|30 Atura loga sthAnasaMkalpa kare ki pratyeka jIva abhaya cAhatA hai, yaha jAnakara jo - sthAna para paritApa pahuMcAte haiM vahIM dUsarI ora dekho to sAdhujana hiMsA nahIM karatA, vahI vratI hai| isa arhat zAsana meM jo vratI hai, samatA kA jIvana jIte haiN|31 aise zAMta aura dhIra vyakti dehAsakti vahI aNagAra kahalAtA hai|19 AcArAMga kI sAdhanA samatA kI se mukta ho jAte haiN| 32 isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM ki he paMDita! sAdhanA hai| bhAvaloka meM vicaraNa karane kI sAdhanA hai| sUtrakAra tU kSaNa ko jaan| 33 sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki dhairyavAna puruSoM ko bhAvaloka ke sambandha meM kahate haiM ki bhAvaloka kA artha krodha, avasara kI samIkSA karanI cAhie aura kSaNa bhara bhI pramAda nahIM mAna, mAyA aura lobha rUpI samUha hai| 20. yahA~ usa bhAvaloka kI karanA caahie|34 vAstava meM jisa vyakti ne kSaNa ko pahacAna liyA vidvata khaNDa/60 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai vaha eka pala kA bhI vilamba kiye binA apane janma aura maraNa viSaya meM sandeha) kA parijJAna ho jAtA hai, use saMsAra ke svarUpa kA kI mukti ke lie prayAsa prAraMbha kara hI degaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki parijJAna ho jAtA hai| jo saMzaya ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha saMsAra ko bhI kuzala vyakti ko pramAda se kyA prayojana? 35 ve kahate haiM ki uTho nahIM jaantaa|45 isalie sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki (samatA meM sthita) aura pramAda na kro|36 yahI samatA AcArAMga sUtra meM bhAvazIta aura sAdhaka (samatAdarzI) saMsAravRkSa ke bIja rUpa karmo (karmabandhoM) ke bhAvauSNa, ina donoM ko samabhAvapUrvaka sahana karane kA upadeza kiyA vibhinna kAraNoM ko jAnakara unakA parityAga kareM aura karmoM se hai| kahA hai ki- amuni (ajJAnI) sadA soye hue haiM, tathA muni sarvathA mukta (avadhUta) bneN|46 / (jJAnI) sadaiva jAgate haiN|37 samatA meM sthita sAdhaka ke lie sUtrakAra AcArAMga kI samatA anta meM vimokSa kA nirUpaNa karatI hai| kahate haiM ki samasta prANiyoM kI gati aura agati ko bhalIbhA~ti 'vimokSa' kA artha parityAga karanA, alaga ho jAnA hai aura vimoha jAnakara jo donoM antoM (rAga aura dveSa) se dUra rahatA hai, vaha samasta kA artha hai- moha rahita ho jaanaa| tAtvika dRSTi se artha meM koI loka meM kahIM bhI chedA nahIM jAtA, bhedA nahIM jAtA, jalAyA nahIM antara nahIM hai| ber3I Adi kisI bandhana rUpa dravya se chUTa jAnA jAtA aura mArA nahIM jaataa|38 'dravya vimokSa' hai aura AtmA ko bandhana meM DAlane vAle kaSAyoM samatA kI sAdhanA satya kI sAdhanA hai| satya meM samutthAna karane athavA AtmA ke sAtha lage karmoM ke bandhana rUpa saMyoga se mukta ho ke lie kahA hai ki- he puruSa! tU satya ko hI bhalibhA~ti smjh| jAnA 'bhAva-vimokSa' hai|47 ise hama dravya samatA aura bhAva samatA satya kI AjJA (maryAdA) meM upasthita rahane vAlA vaha meghAvI mAra kI saMjJA de sakate haiN| (mRtyu, saMsAra) ko tara jAtA hai|39 vaha satyArthI sAdhaka krodha, samatA kA lekhA-jokhA hameM bha0 mahAvIra ke jIvana kI mAna, mAyA aura lobha ko zIghra hI tyAga detA hai| samatA meM sthita ghaTanAoM se prApta hotA hai, jo ki AcArAMga sUtra ke 'upadhAna-zruta' sAdhaka ke lie kahate haiM ki jo eka (AtmA) ko jAnatA hai, vaha nAmaka adhyayana meM varNita hai| sUtrakAra ne lAr3hadeza kI uttama saba ko jAnatA hai aura jo sabako (saMsAra) jAnatA hai, vaha eka titikSA-sAdhanA kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki 'durgama lAr3hadeza' ke AtmA ko jAnatA hai|4deg mahAvIra kahate haiM ki samatAdhArI sAdhaka vajrabhUmi aura thubhrabhUmi nAmaka pradeza meM bha0 mahAvIra ne vicaraNa lokeMSaNA meM na bhttke|41 jisa sAdhaka meM yaha lokeSaNA buddhi nahIM kiyA thaa| vahA~ unhoMne bahuta hI tuccha (ubar3a-khAbar3a) vAsasthAnoM va hai, usake anya pravRtti arthAt sAvadyArambha-hiMsA nahIM hogii| athavA kaThina AsanoM kA sevana kiyA thaa|48 lAr3hadeza ke kSetra meM bhagavAna jisameM samyaktva jJAti nahIM hai yA ahiMsA buddhi nahIM hai, usameM dUsarI ne aneka upasarga sahe, vahA~ ke bahuta se anArya loga bhagavAna para DaMDoM viveka buddhi nahIM hogii| hiMsA meM race-pace aura usI meM lIna rahane Adi se prahAra karate the| usa deza ke loga hI prAya: rUkhe the, ata: vAle manuSya bAra-bAra janma dhAraNa karate rahate haiN| mokSa mArga meM prayatna bhojana bhI prAya: rUkhA-sUkhA hI milatA thaa| vahA~ ke zikArI kutte karane vAle, satata prajJAvAna-dhIra sAdhaka se kahA gayA hai ki unheM una para TUTa par3ate aura kATa khAte the|49 kutte kATane lagate yA dekha jo pramatta haiM, dharma se bAhara haiN| tU apramatta hokara sadA ahiMsAdi bhauMkate to bahuta thor3e se loga una kATate hue kutte ko rokate, rUpa dharma meM parAkrama kr|42 niyuktikAra ne loka ke sAra ke adhikAMza loga to isa zramaNa ko kutte kATeM, isa niyata se kuttoM ko sambandha meM prazna uThAkara samAdhAna kiyA hai ki- loka kA sAra dharma bulAte aura chuchakAra kara unake pIche lagA dete the|5deg usa samaya hai, dharma kA sAra jJAna hai, jJAna kA sAra saMyama hai tathA saMyama (samatA) aNagAra bha0 mahAvIra prANiyoM ke prati mana, vacana aura kAyA se hone kA sAra mokSa hai|43 samatA meM asthita logoM kI dRSTi meM dhana, kAma, vAle daNDa kA parityAga aura apane zarIra ke prati mamatva kA bhoga-sAdhana, zarIra, jIvana, bhautika upalabdhiyA~ Adi sArabhUta mAnI vyutsarga karake samatA meM vicaraNa karate the| bhagavAna una grAmyajanoM jAtI haiM, kintu AdhyAtmika dRSTi meM arthAt samatA meM ramaNa karane ke kAMToM ke samAna tIkhe vacanoM ko nirjarA kA hetu samajhakara sahana vAle ke lie ye saba padArtha sArahIna haiM, kSaNika haiM, nAzavAna haiM, karate the|51 usa lAr3hadeza meM bahuta se loga DaNDe se yA mukke se AtmA ko parAdhIna banAne vAle haiM aura antataH dukhadAyI haiN| samatA athavA bhAloM Adi zastra se yA phira miTTI ke Dhele yA khappara se kI dRSTi meM mokSa (parama pada) paramAtmapada AtmA (zuddha, nirmala, mArate aura 'mAro-mAro' kahakara hohallA mcaate|52 una anAryoM ne jJAnAdi svruup)| mokSa prApti ke sAdhana- dharma, jJAna, darzana, cAritra, pahale eka bAra dhyAnastha khar3e bhagavAna ke zarIra ko pakar3a kara mA~sa tapa evaM saMyama Adi sArabhUta haiN|44 saMsAra svarUpa kA parijJAna kATa liyA thaa| unheM (pratikUla) parISahoM se pIr3ita karate the phira karAte hue sUtrakAra kahate haiM ki jise saMzaya (mokSa aura saMsAra ke bhI bhagavAna samatA meM sthira rhte|53 kucha duSTa loga dhyAnastha bhagavAna zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/61 Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko U~cA uThA kara nIce girA dete the| kintu bhagavAna zarIra kA isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki AcArAMgasUtra meM samatA ke vyutsarga kiye hue pariSaha sahana karane ke lie praNabaddha, kaSTa sahiSNu, mahatvapUrNa sUtra saMgrahita haiM jo Atma dRSTi-ahiMsA-samatA, vairAgya, duHkha pratikAra kI pratijJA se mukta the| ataeva ve ina pariSahoM, apramAda, anAsakti, nispRhatA, nissaMgatA, sahiSNutA, dhyAnasiddhi, upasargoM se vicalita nahIM hote the|54 jaise kavaca pahanA huA yoddhA utkRSTa saMyama-sAdhanA, tapa kI ArAdhanA, mAnasika pavitratA aura yuddha ke morce para zastroM se biddha hone para bhI vicalita nahIM hotA hai Atmazuddhi-mUlaka pavitra jIvana meM avagAhana karane kI preraNA dete haiN| vaise hI samatA-saMvara kA kavaca pahane hue mahAvIra usa deza meM pIr3ita isameM mUlyAtmaka cetanA kI sabala abhivyakti huI hai| isakA pramukha hone para bhI kaThoratama kaSToM kA sAmanA karate hue meru parvata kI uddezya samatA para AdhArita ahiMsAtmaka samAja kA nirmANa karane ke taraha dhyAna meM nizcala rahakara samatA (mokSapatha) meM parAkrama karate lie vyakti ko prerita karanA hai, jisase samAja ke AdhAra para sukhthe|55 do mAsa se adhika athavA cha: mAsa taka bhI mahAvIra kucha zAnti evaM samRddhi ke bIja aMkurita ho skeN| hiMsA-ahiMsA ke itane nahIM khAte-pIte the| rAta-dina ve rAga-dveSa rahita samatA meM sthira vizleSaNa ke kAraNa hI 'AcArAMga' ko vizva sAhitya meM sarvopari rhe|56 ve gRhastha ke lie bane hue AhAra kI hI bhikSA grahaNa karate sthAna diyA jA sakatA hai| "AcArAMga" kI ghoSaNA hai ki prANiyoM ke the aura usako ve samatAyukta bane rahakara upayoga meM lAte the|57 vikAsa meM antara hone ke kAraNa kisI bhI prakAra ke prANI ke mahAvIra kaSAya rahita the| ve zabdoM aura rUpoM meM anAsakta rahate the| astitva ko nakAranA apane hI astitva ko nakAranA hai|60 jaba ve asarvajJa the taba bhI unhoMne sAhasa ke sAtha saMyama pAlana karate pUrva prabhArI evaM Agama yojanA adhikArI hue eka bAra bhI pramAda nahIM kiyaa|58 mahAvIra jIvana paryanta samatA Agama-ahiMsA-samatA evaM prAkRta saMsthAna, meM sthira rhe|59 pazcimI mArga, udayapura / saMdarbha grantha 1) AcArAMga sUtra - 13-14, 103-109, 2) niyamasAra - 25, 3) uttarAdhyayana - 19/90-91, 4) gommaTasAra jIvakANDa (TIkA) 368, 5) jaina, bauddha aura gItA ke AcAra darzanoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayena bhAga 2, pR. 313 -DaoN0 sAgaramala jaina, 6) bhagavatIsUtra 25/7/21-23, 7) jinavANI, sAmAyika aMka pR0 57, 8) dhammapada - 183, 9) gItA - 6/32,10) gItA - 14/24-25, 11) gItA - 2/48,12) jaina, bauddha aura gItA ke AcAra darzanoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana, pR0 393-94, 13) "AyAkhalu sAmAie, AyA sAmAi yassa atttth|"- bhagavatIsUtra, 14) "asthi meM AyA uvavAie, nathi meM AyA / ke ahaM AsI, kevA io cuo ihapeccA bhavissAmi / / "- AcArAMgasUtra - 1/1/1/3, 15) "soha~ se AyAvAI, logAvAI, kammavAI, kiriyaavaaii|"- AcArAMgasUtra - 1/1/1/45,16) jinavANI sAmAyika aMka, pR0 97, 17) AcArAMgasUtra - 1/1/1/4,18) AcArAMgasUtra - 1/1/1/5, 19) AcArAMgasUtra - 1/1/1/40,20) bhAve kasAyalogo, ahigAro tassa vijaeNa - AcArAMgaTIkA-175, 21) "kAma niyatamaI khalu saMsArA muccaI khippN|" -AcArAMgaTIkA-177, 22) "je guNe se mUlaTThANe, je mUlaTThANe se gunne|"- AcArAMga 2/1/63, 23) "icca tthaM gaDhie loe vase pmtte|"-aacaaraaNg-2/1/63, 24) "NAlaM te tava tANAe vA saraNAe vA, tumaMpi sesiM NAlaM tANAe vA sakhAe vaa|" -AcArAMga-2/1/67, 25) "vimukA hute jaNA je jaNA paargaaminno|", AcArAMga-2/2/ 71, 26) "savve pANA piAuyA suhasAyA dukkhapaDikUlA appiyavaha / piyajIviNo jIvitukAmA / savvesiMjIviyaM piyaM / / " -AcArAMga-2/3/ 78, 27) "uddeso pAsagassa NAsthi / "- AcArAMga-2/3/80, 28) "je aNaNNadaMsI se aNaNNArAmeM, je aNaNNArAme se aNaNNAdaMsI ||"aacaaraaNg-2/6/101, 29) "uddeso pAsagasma Nasthi'- AcArAMga-2/3/80, 30) AcArAMga pR0 43/145-146, 31) "lajjamANA puDhA paasaa|"- AcArAMga pR08/17, 32) "iha saMti gayA daviyA NAva kNkhNti|"- AcArAMga pR0 42/149, 33) "khaNaM jANAhi paMDie''AcArAMga pR0 74/24, 34) "aMtaraM ca khalu imaM saMpehAe-dhIre muduttamavi No pmaaye|" -AcArAMga pR072/11, 35) "alaM kusalassa pmaaennN|"- AcArAMga pR088/95, 36) "uTThie No pmaaye|" AcArAMga pR0 182/23, 37) "suttA amuNI muNiNo sayA jAgaraMti"AcArAMga-3/1/106, 38) AcArAMga - 3/3/123, 39) AcArAMga - 3/2/127,40) "je egaM jANati se savvaM jANAti, je savva jANati se egaM jaannaati|"- AcArAMga-3/4/129,41) "No logassesaNaM cre|"- AcArAMga-4/1/133,42) AcArAMgasUtra - pR0 119, 43) "lokassAraM dhammo dhammapi ya nANasAriyaM biti / nANaM saMjanasAraM, saMjanasAraM ca nivvaannN|" -A0 niyukti gA0 244-TIkA se uddhRta, 44) AcArAMga pR0 144,45) "saMsaghaM parijANato saMsAre pariNNAte bhavati, saMsayaM aparijAjato saMsAre apariNNAte bhvti|" --AcArAMga - 5/ 1/149, 46) AcArAMga niyukti gAthA 251,47) AcArAMga niyukti gAthA- 259-260,48 se 59) AcArAMgasUtra-navama adhyayana-sUtra / 294,295, 296,299, 302, 303,304,305, 312,315, 329, 332 kramAnusAra,60) AcArAMga cayanikA - DaoN0 kamalacanda sogANI-bhUmikA . vidvata khaNDa/62 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 jatanalAla rAmapuriyA kA saMgIta - una baccoM se bar3hakara, saca hI, aura kisa cIja kI kalpanA hama kareM? bacce sRSTi kI ananyatama kRti haiM - nirvikAra vRttiyA~, nizchala AcaraNa, niSkaluSa mn| sahaja, sarala aura prkRtigt| bhItara aura bAhara smruup| na koI mukhauTA, na ADambara, na aupcaariktaa| saba kucha anAvRta aura niraavrnn| lar3e, jhagar3eM, rUThe para dUsare hI kSaNa phira vahI aatmiiytaa| malinatA mana ko chuye hI nhiiN| khAmemi savvajIve - kSamAdAna aura kSamAyAcanA ke zabda oMThoM para nahIM, antara hI unase aaplaavit| adhyAtma kA hara pATha to inake svabhAva meM hai| phira kauna-sA jJAna inheM deM? balki inase to hama hI kucha siikheN| upadezoM kI AvazyakatA to yathArtha meM bar3oM ko hai| to thor3A apanI ora mudd'eN| yaha muhUrta sacamuca kucha dera thamane kA hai, eka cira-upekSita prazna kA samAdhAna pA lene kA hai - bacce bar3e hokara kyoM una vikAroM se grasta hote haiM jinase yaha dharatI trasta hai? jIva ke bAre meM batalA rahA vyakti anajAne hI ajIva kI vyAkhyA kara rahA hotA hai| puNya ke vizleSaNa meM pApa kI paribhASA chipI rahatI hai| Azrava (karma-grahaNa) kA jJAna nirjarA (karma-kSaya) kI aura phira? prakriyA hai| baMdha aura mokSa bhI eka dUsare kI parikramA karate haiM aura bilakala isa kSaNa taka merI kalpanA meM bacce the| unheM hI yahA~ bhI dekhiye, baccoM se prArambha haI bAta anAyAsa hI mujhe bar3oM ke sambodhita karane kI cAha liye maiM ye paMktiyA~ likhane baitthaa| para isI pAsa le AI; saprayAsa svayaM taka pahu~cane kA upakrama to saba bIca merI cha: varSIyA dauhitrI samatA AI aura mere pAsa baiThakara bAteM upalabdhiyoM kA prathama sopAna hai hii| karane lgii| bar3I sIdhI-sarala baccI hai| ucchaMkhalatA kA nAma bhI saprayAsa svayaM taka pahu~cane kA upakrama! do zabdoM kA saMdeza nhiiN| usake cacere bhAI ko saba 'cInU' kahakara bulAte haiN| vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA - tinnANaM taaryaannN| pahale svayaM tiro, phira samatA se eka-do varSa bar3A hai, kucha caMcala bhii| maiMne samatA se pUchA- dasaroM ko taaro| svayaM ko tAranA sArthaka jIvana kI varNamAlA ke "cIna tumheM mAratA hai kyA?" vaha bolI- "kabhI-kabhI mAra detA pahale akSara haiN| dasaroM kA tAranA to usakI aMtima paMkti hai| para hai|'' maiMne pUchA- "kyoM?'' usane jo javAba diyA vaha mere liye viDambanA aisI ki hama antima paMkti se hI apanI varNamAlA zaru baccoM ke nirmala-nirvikAra anta:karaNa kA sAkSAt darzana thaa| usane karate haiN| yaha kSaNa isa krama ko badalane kA hai| upadezoM kI jagaha kahA- "koI-koI samaya mujhase bhUla ho jAtI hai|" maiM acAnaka AcaraNa ko makharita karane kA hai: kacha vivekazIla vyaktiyoM ke jaise gaharI nIMda se jAgA - kahA~ osakaNoM kI pavitratA liye ye / ciMtana kI gaharAI meM utarane kA hai| bacce jinheM hama abodha kahate haiM aura kahA~ ahaM aura Agraha meM to Age bar3heM aba! AkaMTha DUbe hama! baccoM ke isa anta:svarUpa para jaba dRSTi par3I to merA mana kucha ulajha-ulajha gyaa| unheM kucha kahane se pUrva hI mere mere dAdAjI zrI pUnamacaMdajI rAmapuriyA - himmata ke dhanI, vicAroM ne karavaTa badala lii| puruSArtha ke pratIka, pratyutpannamati aura duurdrshii| usa samaya kI bAta prakRti ke varadAna ananta haiM, utane hI unake rUpa bhii| para baccoM jaba rAjasthAna ke bahuta se gharoM meM gAya-bhaiMsa hotI thiiN| hamAre ghara meM se bar3hakara vaha bhI aura kauna-sA upahAra hameM de| pakSiyoM kA kalarava bhI thiiN| adhikAMza parivAra kalakattA meM rahatA thaa| mahIne-do-mahIne jinakI bhASA hai aura pariyoM kA deza jinakA svapnaloka, jo hamAre bAda ghara kA ghI kalakattA bhejA jAtA thaa| kucha ghI ikaTThA huaa| mana meM indradhanuSa ke raMga bikherate haiM aura A~gana meM phUloM kI muskAna, dAdAjI ThAkura rAmasiMhajI ko ise paika karane kA kaha kara saMtoM kA jinakI hara zvAsa malayaja kA jhoMkA hai aura hara kilakArI nirjhara vyAkhyAna sunane cale gye| rAmasiMhajI DAlaDA ghI kA eka khAlI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/63 Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DibbA kharIda lAe aura usameM ghara vAlA ghI bhara kara use sIla kara caina milatA na unheM khilAye binaa| yaha krama unakI mRtyu ke kucha diyaa| dAdAjI ghara lautte| DAlaDA kA Tina sAmane hI par3A thaa| cehare dina pUrva taka rhaa| para krodha ke bhAva ubhare - "DAlaDA kauna lAyA ghara meM?" eka dina mA~ ke hAtha se merI thAlI meM cAvala kucha jyAdA gira rAmasiMhajI bole - "DAlaDA nahIM hai| usake khAlI Tina meM gye| maiMne kahA - "mA~, Apane cAvala Aja jyAdA parosa diye| ve kalakattA bhejane ke liye maine ghara vAlA ghI paika kiyA hai|" Adeza jAnatI thI ki jUThA chor3anA mujhe apriya hai aura, icchA se yA anicchA milA - "ghI ko nikAla kara dUsare Dibbe meM paika kariye aura se, maiM pUre cAvala khA luuNgaa| kucha bolI nhiiN| jaba unheM lagA ki jitane DAlaDA ke Tina ko bAhara pheMka diijie| Age se vanaspati ghI kA cAvala mujhe khAne cAhiye utane maiM khA cukA hU~ to pAsa rakhI gilAsa khAlI Tina bhI kabhI ghara meM na laayeN|'' bAhara girAyA gayA vaha hAtha meM lI aura bace hue cAvaloM para pAnI ur3ela diyaa| tiraskRta Tina apane anAdara se kitanA kSubdha huA, maine nahIM dekhA, atibhojana hAnikAraka hotA hai - pA~cavIM yA chaThI kakSA ke para dAdAjI kA galata cIjoM ke prati kiMcita bhI mamatva na rakhane kA pAThyakrama meM zAmila svAsthya-vijJAna kI pustaka meM yaha bAta par3hI saMkalpa - mere antara meM usa dina jaise eka dIpa jlaa| maine thI, gunA use mA~ ne| zikSA aura jJAna do nitAnta bhinna sthitiyA~ haiM - deha aura videha kI taraha - pahalI bAra mujhe yaha bhAna huaa| mere agraja zrI tArAcandajI 12-13 varSa ke rahe hoMge aura maiM samajhA-bujhAkara athavA DA~Ta-DapaTakara thAlI meM AyA bhojana nigalavA 10-11 varSa kaa| cAra Ane meM eka philmI gAnoM kI pustaka / dene kI paramparA sadiyoM purAnI hai| anya kaI aniSTakArI rur3hiyoM aura kharIda laaye| pitAjI (zrIcandajI rAmapuriyA) kI dRSTi usa para pdd'ii| rIti-rivAjoM kI taraha usameM chipe anartha ko bhI mA~ ne dekhA aura pustaka hAtha meM lI aura bole - "maiM tumheM acchI-acchI kahAniyoM vivekapUrvaka svayaM ko usa pravAha se mukta rkhaa| thAlI meM par3e ve kI pustakeM lA duuNgaa| sinemA kI pustakeM mata paDhA kro|" mu~ha se tiraskRta cAvala apane anAdara se kitane kSubdha hue, maine nahIM dekhA, basa itanA hii| phira hAtha gatizIla he| dUsare hI kSaNa hamane para galata paramparAoM ko poSaNa na dene kA mA~ kA saMkalpa - mere visphArita A~khoM se pustaka ke cAra TakaDe hote dekhe aura tIsare antara meM usa dina aura eka dIpa jlaa| kSaNa vaha khir3akI kI rAha se sar3aka para pahu~ca cukI thii| cAra Ane bhI usa samaya hama baccoM ke liye dhana thaa| udhara 'candralekhA' ke mere dAdAjI, mere pitAjI aura merI maaN| galata cIjoM ke prati gAnoM ko kaNThastha karane kI dhuna thii| dhana aura dhuna - donoM kI saath| mamatva na rakhane kA saMkalpa, galata pravRttiyoM ko prazraya na dene kA hI dhunAI ho gii| ghara ke bAhara pheMkI gaI vaha tiraskRta pustaka apane saMkalpa, galata paramparAoM ko poSaNa na dene kA saMkalpa! baDe saba anAdara se kitanI kSubdha haI, maine nahIM dekhA, para galata pravRttiyoM ko isI taraha baccoM ke mana meM dIpa jalAte raheM, jalAte rheN| aura phira? prazraya na dene kA pitAjI kA saMkalpa - mere antara meM usa dina phira phira dIpa se dIpa jalate raheMge, jalate rheNge| eka dIpa jlaa| phira to dIpa se dIpa jalate rheNge| 31 mArca, 1969 - caitra zuklA trayodazI ke dina pUjyA mA~ kA dehAnta huaa| disambara san 1963 meM unheM hRdaya kA daurA par3A thaa| taba se unakA svAsthya sadA cintanIya sthiti meM hI rhaa| usase pUrva bhI unhoMne asthamA, gaThiyA Adi zArIrika vyAdhiyA~ bahuta jhelii| saMyukta parivAra ke kAraNa gRhakArya ne bhI unheM sadA vyasta rkhaa| phira bhI baccoM ke lAlana-pAlana aura unakI sukha-suvidhAoM ke prati ve sadA atyanta sajaga rhiiN| subaha kA nAztA aura donoM samaya kA khAnA ve hama saba bhAiyoM ko svayaM pAsa baiTha kara khilaatii| vyApAra-vyavasAya sambandhita kAmakAja ke apane Agraha hote haiN| ghara pahu~cane meM hameM dera-sabera bhI hotI magara ve hamArI pratIkSA karatI rhtiiN| na hameM unake hAtha se khAye binA vidvata khaNDa/64 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN sureza sisodiyA jaina zAstroM meM varNita zikSA pratyeka dharma paramparA meM dharma grantha kA eka mahatvapUrNa sthAna hotA hai| hinduoM ke lie veda, bauddhoM ke lie tripiTaka, pArasiyoM ke lie avestA, IsAiyoM ke lie bAIbila aura musalamAnoM ke lie kurAna kA jo sthAna aura mahatva hai, vahI sthAna aura mahatva jainoM ke lie Agama - sAhitya kA hai| sampUrNa jaina Agama - sAhitya meM naitika zikSA se sambandhita aneka sUtra dRSTigocara hote hai / arddhamAgadhI Agama sAhitya meM candravedhyaka prakIrNaka kA racanAkAla IsvI san kI pA~cavI zatAbdI se pUrva kA mAnA jAtA hai| candravedhyaka prakIrNaka meM sAta dvAroM ke mAdhyama se sAta guNoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| ye sabhI guNa vastutataH vyakti ke caritra-nirmANa aura usake antima lakSya samAdhimaraNa pUrvaka deha tyAga kI prApti karane meM sahAyaka haiM / candravedhyaka prakIrNaka meM varNita viSaya-vastu ke zikSA sUtra isa prakAra haiM: - sUtra 9. vinaya guNa :- vinaya guNa nAmaka prathama dvAra meM jo kucha varNana prApta hotA hai usase spaSTa hotA hai ki kisI ziSya kI mahAnatA usake dvArA arjita vyApaka jJAna para nirbhara nahIM hai varan usakI vinayazIlatA para AdhArita hai| gurUjanoM kA tiraskAra karane vAle vinaya rahita ziSya ke lie to kahA hai ki vaha loka meM kIrti aura yaza ko prApta nahIM karatA zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka hai kintu jo vinayapUrvaka vidyA grahaNa karatA hai usa ziSya lie kahA hai ki vaha sarvatra vizvAsa aura kIrti prApta karatA hai (2-6) / vidyA aura guru kA tiraskAra karane vAle jo vyakti mithyAtva se yukta hokara lokeSaNA meM pha~se rahate haiM aise vyaktiyoM ko RSighAtaka taka kahA gayA hai ( 7-9 ) / vidyA ko to isa loka meM hI nahIM, paraloka meM bhI sukhaprada batalAyA hai (12) / vidyA pradAtA AcArya evaM ziSya ke viSaya meM kahA hai ki jisa prakAra samasta prakAra kI vidyAoM ke pradAtA gurU kaThinAI se prApta hote haiM usI prakAra cAroM kaSAyoM tathA kheda se rahita saralacita vAle zikSaka evaM ziSya bhI muzkila se prApta hote hai (14-20 ) / yApanIya paramparA ke grantha mUlAcAra meM bhI vinaya guNa ko pratipAdita karate hue kahA gayA hai ki vinaya se par3hA gayA zAstra yadyapi pramAda se vismRta bhI ho jAtA hai to bhI vaha parabhava meM upalabdha ho jAtA hai aura kevalajJAna ko prApta karA detA hai 1 2. AcArya guNa:- vinaya guNa ke pazcAt AcArya guNa kI carcA karate hue kahA gayA hai ki pRthvI ke samAna sahanazIla, parvata tI taraha akampita, dharma meM sthita candramA kI taraha saumyakAMti vAle, samudra ke samAna gambhIra tathA deza kAla ke jAnakara AcAryoM kI sarvatra prazaMsA hotI hai (2131) / AcAryoM kI mahAnatA ke viSaya meM kahA gayA hai ki AcAryoM kI bhakti se jahA~ jIva isa loka meM kIrti aura yaza prApta karatA hai vahIM paraloka meM vizuddha devayoni aura dharma meM sarvazreSTha bodhi ko prApta karatA hai (32) / Age kahA gayA hai| ki isa loka ke jIva to kyA devaloka meM sthita devatA bhI apane Asana zayyA Adi kA tyAga kara apsarA samUha ke sAtha AcAryoM kI vandanA ke lie jAte haiM (33-34) / tyAga aura tapasyA se bhI mahattvapUrNa gurUvacana kA pAlana mAnate hue kahA gayA hai ki aneka upavAsa karate hue bhI jo guru ke vacanoM kA pAlana nahIM karatA vaha anantasaMsArI hotA hai / (35) / 3. ziSya guNa:- AcArya guNa ke pazcAt isa prakIrNaka grantha meM ziSya guNa kA ullekha huA hai jisameM kahA gayA hai ki nAnA prakAra se pariSahoM ko sahana karane vAle, lAbha-hAni meM sukha-dukha rahita rahane vAle, alpa icchA meM saMtuSTa rahane vAle, vidvat khaNDa / 65 Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Rddhi ke abhimAna se rahita, sabhI prakAra kI sevA-suzruSA meM parityAga aura guNoM kA paripAlana, ye hI dharma ke sAdhana kahe sahaja, AcArya kI prazaMsA karane vAle tathA saMgha kI sevA karane gaye haiM (72) / Age kahA gayA hai ki jo jJAna hai vahI kriyA vAle evaM aise hI vividha guNoM se sampanna ziSya kI kuzalajana kA AcaraNa hai, jo AcaraNa hai vahI pravacana arthAt prazaMsA karate hai (37-42) / jinopadeza kA sAra hai aura jo pravacana kA sAra hai, vahI Age kahA gayA hai ki samasta ahaMkAroM ko naSTa karake paramatattva hai (77) / jo ziSya zikSita hotA hai, usake bahuta se ziSya hote haiM jJAna kI mahattA kA pratipAdana karate hue kahA gayA hai ki kintu kuziSya ke koI bhI ziSya nahIM hotA (43) / zikSA isa loka meM atyadhika sundara va vilakSaNa hone se kyA lAbha? kise dI jAe, isa sambandha meM kahA gayA hai ki kisI ziSya kyoMki loka meM to candramA kI taraha loga vidvAna ke mukha ko meM saikar3oM dUsare guNa bhale hI kyoM na hoM kintu yadi usameM hI dekhate haiM (81) / Age kahA hai ki jJAna hI mukti kA sAdhana vinaya guNa nahIM hai to aise putra ko bhI vAcanA na dI jaae| hai, kyoMki jJAnI vyakti saMsAra meM paribhramaNa nahIM karatA hai phira guNa vihIna ziSya ko to kyA? arthAt use to vAcanA (83-84) / anta meM sAdhaka ke lie kahA gayA hai ki jisa dI hI nahIM jA sakatI (44-51) / eka pada ke dvArA vyakti vItarAga ke mArga meM pravRtti karatA hai, 4. vinaya-nigraha guNa :- prastuta kRti meM vinaya gaNa mRtyu samaya meM bhI use chor3anA nahIM cAhie (94-97) / aura vinaya-nigraha guNa isa prakAra do svatantra dvAra haiM kintu 6. cAritra guNa : - cAritra guNa nAmaka chaThe dvAra meM vinaya gaNa aura vinaya-nigraha gaNa meM kyA aMtara hai. yaha una puruSoM ko prazaMsanIya batalAyA gayA hai, jo gRhastharUpI isakI viSayavastu se spaSTa nahIM hotA, kyoMki donoM hI dvAroM bandhana se pUrNata: mukta hokara jinendra bhagavAn dvArA upadiSTa kI gAthAoM meM jo vivaraNa diyA gayA hai usakA tAtparya muni-dharma ke AcaraNa hetu pravRtta hote haiM (100) / puna: dRr3ha vinamratA yA AjJApAlana se hI hai| yadyapi prAcIna Agama granthoM dhairya manuSyoM ke viSaya meM kahA gayA hai ki jo udyamI puruSa meM vinaya zabda do arthoM meM prayukta huA hai - eka vinamratA krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, arati aura jugupsA ko samApta ke artha meM aura dUsarA AcAra ke niyamoM ke artha meN| prAyaH kara dete haiM, ve parama sukha ko khoja pAte haiM (104) / sabhI prasaMgoM meM vinaya kA tAtparya AcAra-nimaya hI cAratrazuddhika viSaya ma kahA gayA hai ki pAca sAmAta Ara pratiphalita hotA hai ata: yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki vinaya- tIna guptiyoM meM jisakI nirantara mati hai tathA jo rAga-dveSa nokAmona AniyoM nahIM karatA hai, usI kA cAritra zuddha hotA hai (114) / ke paripAlana se rahA hogaa| 7. maraNa guNa :- vinaya guNa, AcArya guNa, ziSyaM guNa, vinaya-nigraha nAmaka isa pariccheda meM vinaya ko mokSa kA dvAra vinaya-nigraha guNa, jJAna guNa aura cAritra guNa kA varNana karane kahA gayA hai aura isalie sadaiva vinaya kA pAlana karane kI ke pazcAt anta meM granthakAra maraNa guNa kA pratipAdana karate preraNA dI gaI hai tathA kahA gayA hai ki zAstroM kA thor3A jAnakAra hue samAdhimaraNa kI utkRSTatA kA bodha karAte haiN| ve kahate haiM puruSa bhI vinaya se karmoM kA kSaya karatA hai (54) / Age kahA / ki viSaya-sukhoM kA nivAraNa karane vAlI purUSArthI AtmA gayA hai ki sabhI karmabhUmiyoM meM ananta jJAnI jinendra devoM ke dvArA mRtyu samaya meM samAdhimaraNa kI gaveSaNA karane vAlI hotI hai bhI sarvaprathama vinaya guNa ko pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai tathA ise (120) / Age kahA gayA hai ki Agama jJAna se yukta kintu mokSamArga meM le jAne vAlA zAzvata guNa kahA hai| manuSyoM ke / rasalolupa sAdhuoM meM kucha hI samAdhimaraNa prApta kara pAte haiM sampUrNa sadAcaraNa kA sAratatva bhI vinaya meM hI pratiSThita honaa| kintu adhikAMza kA samAdhimaraNa nahIM hotA hai (123) / batalAyA hai| itanA hI nahIM, Age kahA hai ki vinaya rahita to samAdhimaraNa kisakA hotA hai? isa viSaya meM kahA gayA nirgrantha sAdhu bhI prazaMsita nahIM hote (61-63) / hai ki samyak buddhi ko prApta, antima samaya meM sAdhanA meM 5. jJAna guNa : jJAna guNa nAmaka pA~caveM dvAra meM jJAna vidyamAna, pApa karma kI AlocanA, nindA aura gardA karane guNa kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki ve puruSa dhanya haiM, jo vAle vyakti kA maraNa hI zuddha hotA hai arthAt usakA hI jinendra bhagavAn dvArA upadiSTa ati vistRta jJAna ko samagratayA samAdhimaraNa hotA hai (131) / sAtha hI yahA~ mRtyu ke avasara nahIM jAnate hue bhI cAritra sampanna haiM (69) / jJAta doSoM kA para kRtayoga vAlA kauna hotA hai isa para bhI carcA kI gaI hai (133-140) / vidvat khaNDa/66 zikSA-eka yazasvI karAka Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaSAyoM kI carcA karate hue kahA gayA hai ki jisa manuSya paristhitivaza usake sAmAna ko nukasAna pahu~cane lagatA hai to ne karor3a pUrva varSa se kucha kama varSa taka cAritra kA pAlana pahale to vaha apane sAre sAmAna ko bacAne kA prayAsa karatA kiyA ho, aise dIrgha saMyamI vyakti ke cAritra ko bhI kaSAya hai kintu jaba aisA kara pAnA usake lie sahaja nahIM rahatA kSaNa bhara meM naSTa kara dete hai (143-144) / hai to vaha bahumUlya vastuoM ko naSTa hone se bacAtA hai aura sAdhucaryA kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki ve sAdhu dhanya alpa-mUlya vAlI vastuoM ko naSTa hone detA hai| haiM, jo sadaiva rAga rahita, jina-vacanoM meM lIna tathA nivRta samAdhimaraNa kA vrata lene vAlA sAdhaka hI ThIka usI kaSAya vAle haiM evaM Asakti aura mamatA rahita hokara vyApArI kI taraha zarIra evaM usameM upasthita sadguNoM kI rakSA apratibaddha vihAra karane vAle, nirantara sadaguNoM meM ramaNa karane __ karatA hai| zarIra bhI eka prakAra se sAMsArika vastu hI hai vAle tathA mokSamArga meM lIna rahane vAle hai (147-148) / aura sAmAnyatayA pratyeka prANI ko sabase adhika Asakti buddhimAna puruSa ke lie kahA gayA hai ki vaha gurU ke apane zarIra se hI hotI hai| bImArI ho jAne kI avasthA meM samakSa sarvaprathama apanI AlocanA aura AtmaniMdA kare, bhI vaha zarIra kI rakSA kA bharasaka prayAsa karatA hai kintu tatpazcAt gurU jo prAyazcit de, usakI svIkRti rUpa jaba use yaha jJAta ho jAtA hai ki vaha apane zarIra kI rakSA "icchAmi khamAsamaNo" ke pATha se gurU ko vandanA kre| nahIM kara pAegA to vaha zarIra ke prati apanI Asakti kA aura gurU ko kahe ki - Apane mujhe nistArita kiyA tyAga karake usameM rahane vAle sadguNoM kI hI rakSA karatA hai| (151-152) / yahA~ yaha kathana karane kA hamArA abhiprAya mAtra yaha hai ki Age kI gAthAoM meM samAdhimaraNa kA ullekha karate hue samAdhimaraNa ke icchuka vyakti sAMsArika vastuoM ke prati Asakti-tyAga para bala diyA gayA hai| vastuta: Asakti hI moha kA bhI tyAga kara dete haiN| unake lie saMsAra ke samasta vaha kAraNa hai jo vyakti ko bandhana meM DAlatI hai| jisake vaibhava, sukha-du:kha, bhoga-vilAsa, sonA-cA~dI, dAsa-dAsI, kAraNa vyakti sAMsArika moha-mAyA meM pha~satA jAtA hai bandhu-bAndhava Adi sabhI kucha Atma-samAdhi kI apekSA tuccha pariNAmasvarUpa usake karma bandhana dRr3ha hote jAte haiN| yaha mAnava haiN| svabhAva hai ki vyakti sAMsArika vastuoM yathA- sonA-cA~dI, grantha kA samApana yaha kahakara kiyA gayA hai ki vinaya .. dAsa-dAsI Adi bhautika sampadAoM tathA svajana-parajana Adi guNa, AcArya guNa, ziSya guNa, vinaya nigraha guNa, jJAna guNa, ke prati apanA mamatva bhAva rakhatA hai aura ina heya padArthoM ko cAritra guNa aura maraNa guNa vidhi ko sunakara unheM usI prakAra upAdeya mAna letA hai, pariNAmasvarUpa vaha janma-maraNa ke bhava- dhAraNa kareM, jisa prakAra ve zAstra meM pratipAdita haiN| isa prakAra cakra meM par3a jAtA hai kintu manuSya kI mRtyu ke samaya meM na to kI sAdhanA se garbhavAsa meM nivAsa karane vAle jIvoM ke parijana sahAyaka hote haiM aura na hI nAnA prakAra kI bhautika janmamaraNa, punarbhava, durgati aura saMsAra meM gamanAgamana samApta sampadA hI usakI sahAyatA kara pAtI hai| sambhavata: yahI kAraNa ho jAte haiM (174-175) / hai ki pratyeka matAvalambI apane jIvana ke antima kSaNa meM viSaya-vastu kI dRSTi se candravaidhyaka prakIrNaka eka samasta prakAra ke kleSoM se mukta hokara tathA rAga-dveSa ko adhyAtma-sAdhanA paraka prakIrNaka hai| isameM mukhya rUpa se chor3akara bhagavAn jinadeva se prArthanA karatA hai ki he bhgvn| gurU-ziSyoM ke pArasparika sambandhoM kA evaM ziSyoM ko maiM samAdhimaraNa ke patha para calanA cAhatA hU~, isa dizA meM merA vairAgya kI dizA meM prerita karane vAle zikSA-sUtroM kA mArgadarzana karo tathA mujhe itanI zakti pradAna karo ki maiM saMkalana hai, jo isa grantha kI AdhyAtmika mahattA ko hI spaSTa Asakti ke sAre bandhanoM ko kATakara bodhi prApta kara sakU~ karatA hai| sudhijana ina zikSA-sUtroM kA adhyayana kara apane aura mAnava jIvana pAne kA yathArtha lAbha prApta kara skuuN| jIvana ko unnata-samunnata banAye, yahI apekSA hai| samAdhimaraNa lene vAle kI tulanA eka kuzala vyApArI se kI jA sakatI hai| sonA-cA~dI, hIre-javAharAta kA vyApAra karane vAle vyApArI ko yaha kabhI iSTa nahIM hogA ki usake sAmAna ko kisI prakAra se nukasAna phuNce| kadAcita zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/67 Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN0 premasumana jaina spaSTa karate hue kahA hai ki dharma unnati aura utkarSa ko pradAna karane vAlA hai "yatoabhyudaya ni:zreyasasiddhiH sa dhrm:'| unnati aura utkarSa kA mArga spaSTa karate hue dharma ke antargata zraddhA, maitrI, dayA, santoSa, satya, kSamA Adi sadguNoM ke vikAsa ko bhI sammilita kiyA gayA hai| samagra dRSTi se dekheM to paryAvaraNa kA tAtparya yahI hai| paryAvaraNa yA samagra prakRti eka-dUsare kA paryAya hai| kevala nadI, jala, jaMgala, pahAr3a, pazu-pakSI aura havA hI paryAvaraNa nahIM hai| hamAre sAmAjika-Arthika sarokAra aura hamArI sAMskRtika-rAjanItika, sama-sAmayika paristhitiyA~ bhI paryAvaraNa ke hI phalaka haiN| bezaka prAkRtika paryAvaraNa ina sabhI phalakoM ko sarvAdhika prabhAvita karatA hai, kyoMki vikAsa kI dhurI meM prAkRtika saMsAdhanoM kA hI pramukha sthAna hai| saMtulita paryAvaraNa kA artha jIvana aura jagat ko poSaNa denA hai| isa dharatI para jo kucha dRzyamAna yA vidyamAna hai, vaha poSita ho, puSTa ho-yahI paryAvaraNa kA abhISTa hai| aura yaha dAyitva cetanAzIla manuSya kA hai| pazu-pakSI, vanaspatiyA~ aura per3a-pakSI, vanaspatiyA~ aura per3a-paudhe manuSya se kama paryAvaraNa ke sAtha dharma ke sambandha ko sthApita karane ke cetanAzIla haiM? yadi manuSya apane kSadra svArtha ke lie unakA lie dharma ke usa vAstavika svarUpa ko jAnanA hogA jo vinAza karatA hai, to hama na to use cetanAzIla kaha sakate prANI-mAtra ke lie kalyANakArI hai| vaidika yuga ke sAhitya haiM. na vivekshiil| se jJAta hotA hai ki dharma kA janma prakRti se hI huA hai| isa asaMgati ne hamAre sampUrNa jIvana-krama ko kAlI prAkRtika zaktiyoM ko apane se zreSTha mAnakara mAnava ne unheM chAyA se grasa liyA hai| hamAre jIvana-krama meM sadA eka zraddhA, upahAra evaM pUjA denA prArambha kiyaa| vahIM se vaha susaMgati, samAtmatA aura samAdara rahA hai, jo Aja vikAsa Atma-zakti ko pahicAnane ke prayatna meM lgaa| prakRti, ke nAma para pairoM tela rauMdA jA rahA hai, jisase vidveSa-ghaNA zarIra, AtmA evaM paramAtmA isa kramika jJAna se dharma kA panapane lagI hai| hamAre sAmAjika-sAMskRtika paryAvaraNa para svarUpa vikasita huaa| bhAratIya paramparA meM dharma AsurI-vRttiyoM kA dabAva bar3hatA jA rahA hai| yaha dazA yaMtra jIvana-yApana kI eka praNAlI hai, kevala bauddhika vilAsa aura vijJAna ke upaje lobha ke phala-svarUpa hai| sahI arthoM nahIM hai| ata: jIvana kA dhAraka honA dharma kI pahalI kasauTI se socA jAe to yaMtra aura vijJAna lobha ke sAdhana nahIM hone hai| cU~ki jIvana evaM prANa sUkSma se sUkSma prANI meM bhI cAhie, para aisA hai kahA~ ? vidyamAna hai| ata: una sabakI rakSA karane vAlI jo pravRtti hai, DaoN0 rAdhAkRSNana kahate haiM - yadi hama eka-dUsare ke prati vahI dharma hai| mahAbhArata ke karNaparva meM kahA gayA hai ki dayAlu nahIM haiM aura yadi pRthvI para zAnti sthApita karane ke samasta prajA kA jisase saMrakSaNa ho, vaha dharma hai| yaha prajA pUre hamAre saba prayatna asaphala rahe haiM. to usakA kAraNa yaha hai vizva meM pyApta hai| ata: vizva ko jo dhAraNA karatA hai, ki manuSyoM ke manoM aura hRdayoM meM duSTatA, svArtha aura dveSa se usake astitva ko surakSita karane meM sahAyaka hai, vaha dharma bharI aneka rukAvaTeM haiM. jinakA hamArI jIvana praNAlI koI rokathAma nahIM kara paatii| yadi hama Aja jIvana dvArA "dharati vizvaM iti dharma:'' mahAbhArata kI yaha ukti tiraskata haiM. to isakA kAraNa koI dRSTa bhAgya nahIM hai| jIvana baDI sArthaka hai| maharSi kaNAda ne dharma ke vidhAyaka svarUpa ko ke bhautika upakaraNoM ko parNa kara lene meM hamArI saphalatA vidvat khaNDa/68 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke kAraNa hamAre mana meM AtmavizvAsa aura abhimAna kI sampUrNa paryAvaraNa eka jIvaMta ikAI hai| jaina dharma kA eka aisI manodazA utpanna ho gaI hai, jisake kAraNa hamane dArzanika AdhAra yaha hai ki sampUrNa lokaracanA meM jIva tatva prakRti ke jJAna kA saMcaya aura mAnavIkaraNa karane kI bajAya kI pramukha bhUmikA hai| usI ke upagraha se saMsAra kA sAmUhika usakA zoSaNa karanA prAraMbha kara diyA hai| hamAre sAmAjika jIvana sthira hai| usI ke nimitta se lokaracanA kA sampUrNa jIvana ne hameM sAdhana to die hai, para lakSya pradAna nahIM kie| paryAvaraNa jIvaMta hai| hamArI pIr3hI ke logoM para eka bhayAnaka aMdhatA chA gaI hai| jaina dharma kA nArA hai "jio aura jIne do"| isa isa aMdhatA kA upAya kauna khojegA? kahIM se koI prakAza "jio aura jIne do" meM paryAvaraNa ke jIva tatva ke prati kiraNa phUTa sakatI hai, to vaha manuSya hI hai| jo svarUpa Aja Adara kA bhAva nihita hai| aura paryAvaraNa kI jaina avadhAraNA hamAre sAmane hai, usI meM se eka aise saMsAra kI racanA karanI meM zAmila hai - pRthvI, jala, vAyu, agni, urjA, per3a-paudhe, hogI, aisA samAja 'gar3hanA' hogA, jo satya, karuNA aura vanaspatiyAM, hara prakAra ke kITa-pataMga, jIva-jaMtu, svayaM sRjanazIlatA para avalaMbita ho| manuSya, aura yahAM taka ki na dikhAI dene vAlI deva nAraka jaina dharma saMsAra kA vaha pahalA aura aba taka AkhirI dharma yoniyAM bhii| isa samagra paryAvaraNa kA Adara, tAtparya, ise hai jisa ne dharma kA mUlAdhAra paryAvaraNa-surakSA ko mAnya kiyA apanI taraha jIne aura marane kA maulika adhikAra kI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA saba se pahalA upadeza AcArAMga meM svIkRti, dUsare zabdoM meM, paryAvaraNa-surakSA, svayaM paryAvaraNa saMkalita kiyA gyaa| AcArAMga kA pahalA adhyayana SaTakAya ke jIva tatva ke dvArA, paryAvaraNIya sukha ke lie usameM jIvoM kI rakSArtha racA gyaa| mahAvIra ne spaSTataH jora de kara kisI prakAra kI dakhaladAjI die binA jaina dharmAcAra kI nirdezA ki pRthvI, jala, vAyu, agni, vanaspati aura trasakAya mUla avadhAraNA hai| jaina paryAvaraNa ko manuSya ke sukha kA jIva jIva haiM, sAkSAta prANadhArI jiiv| inheM apane DhaMga se jIne upakaraNa mAtra nahIM maante| paryAvaraNa kI akSamatA kA lAbha denA dharma hai, inheM kaSTa pahuMcAnA yA naSTa karanA hiMsA hai, pApa hai| uThAte hue use apanA gulAma banAnA, apanI lipsA ke lie ahiMsA parama dharma hai aura hiMsA mhaapaap| inhIM SaTkAya jIvoM una kA vinAza yA tor3a-phor3a karanA jainoM kI nigAha meM ghora kI saMtati purAnI zabdAvalI meM saMsAra aura Adhunika mAnavIya aparAdha hai, jisa kAraNa hiMsaka manuSya ghora nArakIya zabdAvalI meM paryAvaraNa se abhihita hai| apane saMyata aura du:khoM kA baMdha karatA hai aura apanI du:kha-zrRMkhalA ko kabhI samyak AcaraNa se isa SaTakAyika paryAvaraNIya saMhati kI na samApta hone vAlI Ayu pradAna karatA hai| paryAvaraNa ko rakSA karanA jaina dharma kA mUlAdhAra hai| apane DhaMga se jIne denA, usa meM kama se kama dakhalaMdAjI jaina dharma ne hI saba se pahale pRthvI, jala, vAyu, agni karanA paryAvaraNa-surakSA kI svAbhAvika gAraMTI hai| aura vanaspatiyoM ko jIva khaa| trasakAya jIvoM ko to aura mitavyayatA jaina dharma-darzana ke vyAvahArika pahalU kI bhI vicAraka jIva yA prANI mAnate rhe| idhara A kara vijJAna rIr3ha hai| mitavyayatA kI paribhASA hai- vivekasammata ne sara jagadIza candra basu kI khoja ke AdhAra para AvazyakatA kI pUrti ke lie kama se kama vastuoM kA vanaspatiyoM ko jIva mAnanA prArambha kara diyA, kintu aba upbhog| mitavyayatA kI pUrva zarta hai, vairAgya aura tyAga SaTkAyoM ke pahale cAra kAya, pRthvI, jala, vAyu, agni ko bhAva, jisa se phalita hotI hai para vastuoM kI lipsA kI jIva zreNI meM kevala jaina hI rakhate haiM aura unheM anya jIvoM kmii| kama ho cukI yA hotI huI lipsAoM se paravastuoM kI bhAMti apane dharmAcAra meM sthAna die hue haiN| isa AsthAgata kI kama se kama AvazyakatAoM kI anubhUti paidA hotI hai| avadhAraNA ke AdhAra para na kevala yaha pRthvI pratyut brahmANDa kama hotI huI AvazyakatAoM kA mApadaNDa hai- vastuoM kA kI sArI pRthviyA~, yathA-graha, upagraha tathA nakSatra, sampUrNa kama se kama mitavyayIya upyog| jIne ke hara kadama para jaina vAyu maNDala, jalAzaya tathA agnisrota saba ke saba ekendriya mitavyayatA sUtra ko lAgU karate haiN| jitanI kama se kama jIva hai jinake adhIna asaMkhyAta trasakAya jIvoM kI dvindriya jarUrata ho usI ke mutAbika khanija, havA, pAnI, urjA, se lekara paMcendriya yoniyA~ Azraya lie hue haiN| isa prakAra vanaspatiyAM, trasa jIvoM ke zarIra aura una kI sevAeM upabhoga jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra sampUrNa brahmANDa athavA loka-racanA meM lI jaaeN| jisa AcaraNa se kisI jIva ke sarvathA jIvatatva se ota-prota hai| sampUrNa loka jIvaMta hai| ata: prANaharaNa ho jAeM usase bacA jaae| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/69 Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma ne saMsAra ke svarUpa kA vivecana vibhinna dravyoM aura krUratA janma letI hai, vilAsitA bar3hatI hai aura hama adhArmika padArthoM ke mAdhyama se kiyA hai| vaha kevala AtmA aura ho jAte haiN| paramAtmA ke svarUpa para hI vicAra nahIM karatA, apitu manuSya hamane zarIra ke svabhAva ko samajhane meM jo bhUla kI vahI aura usake AsapAsa ke vAtAvaraNa kA bhI adhyayana prastuta bhUla prakRti ko samajhane meM karate haiN| prakRti ke prANatatva kA karatA hai| prakRti aura manuSya ko gaharAI se jAnane aura saMvedana hamane apanI AtmA meM nahIM kiyaa| hama yaha nahIM jAna samajhane kA prayatna hI paryAvaraNa ko sahI DhaMga se saMrakSita sake ki vRkSa hamase adhika karuNAvAna evaM paropakArI haiN| karane kA AdhAra hai| manuSya sampadA, jala-samUha evaM hamane dharatI kI ye dhar3akaneM nahIM sunI, jo usakA khanana karate vAyumaNDala ke samanvita AvaraNa kA nAma hai-pryaavrnn| samaya usase nikalatI haiN| prakRti kA svabhAva jIvanta vastutaH sampUrNa prakRti aura manuSya ke usake sAtha sambandhoM santulana banAye rakhane kA hai, use hama anadekhA kara gye| meM madhuratA kA nAma hI paryAvaraNa-saMrakSaNa hai| paryAvaraNa ke hamane prakRti ko kevala vastu mAna liyA, lekina vastu kA vibhinna AdhAra aura sAdhana ho sakate haiN| kintu dharma unameM svabhAva kyA hai, yaha jAnane kI hamane koziza nahIM kii| pramukha AdhAra hai| samatA, ahiMsA, saMtoSa, aparigrahavRtti, pariNAmasvarUpa hamane apane kSaNika sukha aura amaryAdita zAkAhAra kA vyavahAra Adi jIvana-mUlyoM ke dvArA hI sthAyI lAlaca kI tRpti ke lie prakRti ko rauMda DAlA, use kSatarUpa se paryAvaraNa ko zuddha rakhA jA sakatA hai| ye jIvana- vikSata kara diyA, usakA pariNAma hamAre sAmane hai| jaise mUlya jaina dharma ke AdhAra stambha haiN| manuSya jaba apane svabhAva ko kho detA hai taba vaha krodha __ dharma ke svarUpa ko pratipAdita karate hue jaina AgamoM meM karatA hai, vinAza kI gatividhiyoM meM lipta hotA hai, vaise hI eka mahatvapUrNa gAthA kahI gayI hai - svabhAva se rahita kI gayI prakRti Aja aneka samasyAeM paidA dhammo vatthusahAvo, khamAdibhAvo ya dasaviho dhmmo| kara rahI hai| rayaNattayaM ca dhammo, jIvANaM rakkhaNaM dhmmo|| zarIra, prakRti evaM anya bhautika vastuoM ke svabhAva kI vastu kA svabhAva dharma hai, kSamA, mArdava, Arjava Adi dasa jAnakArI ke sAtha yadi vyakti AtmA ke svabhAva ko bhI AtmA ke bhAva dharma haiN| ratnatraya (samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna evaM jAnane kA prayatna kare to vastuoM ko saMgraha karane evaM unameM samyagcAritra) dharma haiM tathA jIvoM kA rakSaNa karanA dharma hai| dharma Asakti kI bhAvanA dhIre-dhIre kama ho jaayegii| kyoMki ye kI yaha paribhASA jIvana ke vibhinna pakSoM ko samunnata karane saba vRttiyAM bhayabhIta, asurakSita, ajJAnI vyakti kI nirbharatA vAlI hai| paryAvaraNa kI zuddhatA ke pariprekSya meM isa prakAra ke / ke kAraNa utpanna huI haiN| jaba mAnava ko yaha patA cala jAya dharma kI bar3I sArthakatA hai| ki usakI AtmA svayaM sabhI zaktiyoM se yukta hai, use dharma nAma svabhAva kA bAhara kI koI zakti sahArA nahIM de sakatI aura na hI vastu ke svabhAva ko dharma kahanA bar3I asAmpradAyika AtmA ko koI nukasAna pahuMcA sakatA hai taba mAnava svayaM ghoSaNA hai dharma ke sambandha meN| koI jAti, koI vyakti, nirbhaya bana jAyegA, Atma nirbhara bana jaayegaa| phira use kisI zAstra, kisI deza yA vicAradhArA kA isa paribhASA meM vastuoM ke Dhera aura zastroM ke saMgraha kI kyA AvazyakatA? koI bandhana nahIM hai| vizva kI jitanI vastueM haiM, unake mUla jo vyakti apanI AtmA ke svabhAva ko jAna legA ki vaha svabhAva ko jAna lenA, unheM apane-apane svabhAva meM hI rahane dayAlu hai, jIvanta hai, nirbhaya hai taba vaha yaha bhI jAna jAyegA denA sabase bar3A dharma hai| hamAre zarIra kA svabhAva hai- janma ki vizva ke sabhI prANiyoM kA svabhAva yahI hai| taba apanI lenA, vRddhi karanA aura samaya Ane para naSTa ho jAnA ityaadi| AtmA jaise kImatI evaM upayogI prANiyoM kI hatyA, damana, kintu jaba hama isase bhinna zarIra se apekSA karane lagate haiM zoSaNa karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? isa samatA ke bhAva to hama adharma kI ora gamana karate haiN| zarIra ko adhika se hI krUratA miTa sakatI hai| AtmA ke isI svabhAva ko sukha dekara use amara banAnA cAhate haiN| bAharI prasAdhanoM se jAnane ke lie kSamA, mRdutA, saralatA, pavitratA, satya, saMyama, sajAkara usakI bhItarI azucitA se mukha mor3anA cAhate haiN| tapa, tyAga nispRhI vRtti, brahmacarya ina dasa prakAra ke Atmika apane zarIra ke sukha ke lie dUsaroM ke zarIra ko samaya se guNoM ko jAnane ko dharma kahA gayA hai| ina guNoM kI sAdhanA pahale naSTa kara denA cAhate haiM to isase zoSaNa panapatA hai, se AtmA aura jagata ke vAstavika svabhAva ke darzana ho vidvat khaNDa/70 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakate haiN| isI svabhAva rUpI cAdara ke sambandha meM saMta kabIra calane, Thaharane, baiThane aura sone kI kriyAoM kA dharatI ne kahA hai ke sAtha ghaniSTha sambandha hai| ina kriyAoM ko yadi yA cAdara ko sura-nara muni or3hI vivekapUrvaka aura AvazyakatA ke anusAra sImita nahIM or3ha ke mailI kInI / kiyA jAtA to sAre saMsAra kI hiMsA inameM samA jAtI hai| dAsa kabIra jatana kara oddh'ii| do gaja jamIna kI AvazyakatA ke lie pUrA vizva hI choTA jyoM kI tyoM dhara dInI / / par3ane lagatA hai| ye kriyAeM phira hamArI AMkhoM ke dAyare se jatana kI cAdara bAhara hotI haiN| ataH unake lie kI gayI hiMsA, beImAnI vizva ke cetana, acetana sabhI padArthoM ke AvaraNa se aura zoSaNa hameM dIkhatA nahIM haiM, yA hama use najara-aMdAja devatA, manuSya, jJAnIjana sabhI vyApta rahate haiN| paryAvaraNa kI kara dete haiN| apanA pApa dUsare para lAda dete haiN| isase cAdara unheM Dhake rahatI hai, kintu ajJAnI jana apane svabhAva paryAvaraNa ke sabhI ghaTaka dUSita ho jAte haiN| dharatI kI sArI ko na jAnane vAle adhArmika usa prakRti kI cAdara ko mailI khanija-sampadA hamAre Thaharane aura sone ke sukha ke lie bali kara dete haiN| apane svArthoM kI pUrti ke lie paryAvaraNa ko car3ha jAtI hai| dUsarI mahatvapUrNa kriyA bhojana kI hai| AcArya dUSita kara dete haiN| kintu kabIra jaise svabhAva ko jAnane vAle kahate haiM, yatnapUrvaka bhojana kro| isa sUtra meM alpa bhojana, dhArmika saMsAra ke sabhI padArthoM ke sAtha jatana (yatnapUrvaka) zuddha bhojana, zAkAhAra Adi sabhI ke guNa samAye hue haiN| kA vyavahAra karate haiN| na apane svabhAva ko badalane dete haiM bhojana prApti meM jaba taka apanA svayaM kA zrama evaM sAdhana auna na hI paryAvaraNa aura prakRti ke svabhAva meM hastakSepa karate kI zuddhatA sammilita na ho taba taka vaha yatnapUrvaka bhojana haiN| prakRti ke santulana ko jyoM kA tyoM banAye rakhanA hI karanA nahIM kahalAtA hai| vyakti yadi itanI sAvadhAnI apane paramAtmA kI prApti hai| tabhI sAdhaka kaha sakatA hai- "jyoM bhojana meM kara le to atibhojana aura kubhojana kI samasyA kI tyoM dhara dInI cdriyaa|" apane svabhAva meM lIna honA samApta ho sakatI hai| pauSTika, zAkAhArI bhojana kA vyApaka hI svastha honA hai| jaba paryAvaraNa svastha hogA taba prANiyoM kA pracAra yatnapUrvaka bhojana dRSTi se hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| jIvana svastha hogaa| svastha jIvana hI dharma sAdhanA kA AdhAra isase kaI prakAra ke svAsthya pradUSaNoM ko rokA jA sakatA hai| ata: svabhAvarUpI dharma paryAvaraNazodhana kA mUlabhUta upAya hai| yatnapUrvaka vacana-prayoga karane kI nIti jahA~ vyakti ko hai| sAdhaka hai to Atma-sAkSAtkAra rUpI dharma vizuddha hita-mita aura priya bolane ke lie prerita karatI hai, vahIM paryAvaraNa kA sAdhya hai, uddezya hai| kabIra ne jise "jatana" isase dhvani-pradUSaNa ko rokane meM bhI madada mila sakatI hai| kahA hai, jainadarzana ke cintakoM ne hajAroM varSa pUrva use manobhAva evaM mAnasika pradUSaNa se vartamAna mAnava sabhyatA yatnAcAra dharma ke rUpa meM pratipAdita kara diyA thaa| unakA evaM prakRti vyApaka evaM gahana rUpa se prabhAvita huI hai| mAnava udghoSa thA ki saMsAra meM cAroM ora itane prANI, jIvanta jIvana kI saralatA, sajjanatA, niSkapaTatA, nizchalatA, prakRti bharI huI hai ki manuSya jIvana kI AvazyakatAoM kI paraduHkhakAtaratA, svAvalaMbana, kartavyaniSThA, zramaniSThA, parasparapUrti karate samaya unake ghAta-pratighAta se baca nahIM sktaa| sahayoga, prANi-mAtra ke prati dayA evaM karuNA Adi aise sahaja kintu yaha prayatna (jatana) to kara sakatA hai ki usake mAnavIya guNa haiM jo manuSya ko anya prANiyoM kI tulanA meM zreSThatA jIvanayApana ke kAryoM se kama se kama prANiyoM kA ghAta ho| pradAna karate haiM aura jisake saMtulana se prakRti-vyavasthA saMtulita usakI isa ahiMsaka bhAvanA se hI karor3oM prANiyoM ko evaM maryAdita calatI rahatI hai| kintu jaba ina mAnavIya guNoM kA jIvanadAna mila jAtA hai| prakRti kA adhikAMza bhAga jIvanta hrAsa hotA hai yA ina guNoM kA pratipakSI manobhAva mAnava jIvana ko banA raha sakatA hai| AcArya ne kahA hai AkrAnta karate haiM taba usase na kevala vyakti kintu samAja bhI jayaM care jayaM ciThe, jayamAse jayaM sye| duHkhI hotA hai| isase prAkRtika saMtulana bhI asta-vyasta ho jaya bhuMjejja bhAsejja evaM pAvaM Na vjjhii|| jAtA hai jaisA ki vartamAna meM manovikRta sAmAjika avyavasthA "vyakti yatna-pUrvaka cale, yatnapUrvaka Thahare, yatnapUrvaka baiThe, evaM prAkRtika asaMtulana ke duSpariNAmoM ko hama anubhUta kara rahe yatnapUrvaka soe, yatnapUrvaka bhojana kare aura yatnapUrvaka bole to haiN| vastutaH ina saba vikRtiyoM ke liye mAnava jagata kA isa prakAra ke jIvana se yaha pApa-karma ko nahIM bA~dhatA hai|" mAnasika pradUSaNa hI uttaradAyI hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/71 Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paryAvaraNa zuddhi hetu yaha Avazka hai ki mAnavIya jaina dharma kI buniyAda hai-ahiNsaa| isIlie ahiMsA ko mAnasika pradUSaNa ko niyaMtrita, saMyamita evaM saMtulita kara parama dharma kahA gayA hai| kevala jaina dharma hI eka aisA dharma use janopayogI banAyA jAve, isa kArya meM sattAsIna evaM hai jisane ahiMsA kI sUkSmAtisUkSma carcA kI hai| jaina dharma prazAsana meM baiThe vyaktiyoM kI manovRtti hI ekamAtra jaisA mAnatA hai ki pratyeka jIva meM AtmA rahatI hai aura sabhI ghaTaka hai jo vyaktigata evaM sAmAjika pradUSaNa ko prabhAva- AtmAeM samAna haiN| paMcendriyadhAraka bar3e jIva hoM yA ekendriya pUrvaka niyantrita evaM saMtulita kara paryAvaraNa zuddha kara sakatA dhAraka jIva-saba jInA cAhate haiN| isIlie jaina dharma ke hai| vyakti evaM samAja sattAsInoM tathA rAja-prabhuoM ke matAnusAra kisI bhI jIva kA damana karanA, use du:kha AcaraNa kA pratibimba hone ke kAraNa sudhAra kI prakriyA pahu~cAnA, use gulAma banAnA, usa para sitama DhAnA yA usakA ucca sattAsInoM se Arambha honA vAMchanIya hai| prANa-haraNa karanA mahApApa hai, hiMsA hai| sabhI jIvoM ko jIne vyakti evaM samAja kI azubha pravRttiyoM, asadAcAra, kA adhikAra hai| una para prema, karuNA aura dayA rakhanI asaMyama ko rokane meM rAmakRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha, mohammada, caahie| jaina dharma sarvajIvoM ko jIne kA prakRtidatta adhikAra IsA, jarasthu evaM unake anuyAyI maharSiyoM kA mahatvapUrNa svIkAra karatA hai| usameM prakRti ke kisI bhI padArtha ke prati yogadAna rahA, jinhoMne vaicArika zuddhatA-zubhatA se vyakti- zatrutA, napharata yA virodha ke bhAva ko jarA bhI sthAna nahIM sudhAra dvArA samAja-sudhAra ke vaijJanika prayoga kiye haiN| hai| jaina dharma jIva-sRSTi evaM prakRti-sRSTi ke prati prema, durbhAgya kA viSaya hai ki vartamAna meM bhautikatA kI cakAcauMdha sammAna, karuNA, Adara, sahiSNutA, dayA, maitrI, sneha, kSamA meM hamane ina mahApuruSoM dvArA batAye gaye sukha ke zAzvata mArga aura samatA se vyavahAra karane kA bodha detA hai| ko vismRta kara diyA hai aura apane ko apaTUDeTa ghoSita kara hama to anaginata jIvoM meM se eka jIva haiM, anaMta diyA hai| hamArI isa pravRtti ke kAraNa vyakti evaM samAja AkAza tathA anaMta kAla ke cakra meM isa asIma vizva kA sahaja mAnavIya udAtta bhAvanAoM se bhaTaka gayA hai aura hama astitva hai aura aisI anaMtatA ke eka bindu ke samAna yaha eka kRtrima jIvana jIne ko vivaza ho gaye haiM jo zArIrika- pRthvI hai jisake asaMkhya jIvoM meM se hama eka kSudra jIva haiN| byAdhi, mAnasika-vikSiptatA evaM prAkRtika-pradUSaNa ke rUpa meM kAsmolaoNjI yA vaizvika vijJAna kA yaha jaina siddhAMta samajha hamAre sAmane apanI vikarAlatA sahita anubhUta ho rahA hai| meM A jAya-to hama jIvana ke sabhI kSetroM meM ahaMkAra yA paryAvaraNa kA artha hotA hai: jIva-sRSTi evaM vAtAvaraNa kA aham ko chor3akara vinamra bana sakate haiN| hameM prakRti ke pArasparika Akalana, jisameM sajIva prANI, AbahavA, bhUgarbha niyamoM aura unake arthoM ko vaijJanika DhaMga se siddha karanA aura AsapAsa kI paristhiti viSayaka vijJAna kA samAveza caahie| vahI hama sabakI nIti aura hamArA parama dharma bana hotA hai| yadi paryAvaraNa ko vyApaka dRSTi se dekhA jAya to skegaa| "yunAiTeDa nezansa varlDa cArTara oNna necara'' kA bhI usameM kevala manuSya, pazu-pakSI, jIva-jantu, vanaspati aura yahI saMdeza hai ki hameM samagra mAnava jAti ke astitva tathA AkAza, anaMta sUkSma jIva-sRSTi kA hI nahIM, apitu samagra vikAsa ke lie yahI paddhati apanAnI pdd'egii| brahmANDa, tArakavRMda, sUrya-maMDala tathA pRthvI ke AsapAsa ke prAcIna sAdhakoM kI isa yatnapUrvaka (pramAda-rahita) jIvana sUrya, candra, graha aura giri-kandarA, parvata, saritA, sAgara, paddhati ko Adhunika manISiyoM ne bhI vANI dI hai evaM lokajharane, vana-upavana, vRkSa, vanaspati, puSpa tathA bhUpRSTha, jalapRSTha jIvana ne use AtmasAt kara apane udgAra vyakta kiye haiN| sahita jIva-sRSTi ke sabhI prAkRtika padArtha evaM pRthvI, havA, baMgalA kahAvata meM kahA gayA hai - pace soI khAibo, ruce agni, jala, gagana jaise paMcamahAbhUta tatvoM kA bhI samAveza soI bolibo| hotA hai| jaina dharma ke mUlAdhAra siddhAMtoM para yadi sucAru evaM AtmAlocana se zuddhi suyogya tarIke se amala kiyA jAya to prakRti kI surakSA pradUSaNa kA artha hai kisI svAbhAvika vastu meM vikAra A karane meM unakA sahayoga prApta hotA hai, para hameM isa bAta kI jaanaa| asalI meM nakalI vastu kA, tatva kA mila jAnA zuddha jAnakArI sarvaprathama prApta karanI cAhie ki jaina dharma ke vastu kA azuddha ho jAnA hai| milAvaTa kI yaha prakriyA zarIra mUlabhUta siddhAMta kauna-kauna se haiM? unakI vistAra se Upara meM, prakRti meM evaM AtmA ke svabhAva meM karmoM ke rajakaNoM carcA kI jA cukI hai| ke dvArA, dUSita vRttiyoM (kaSAyoM) ke dvArA nirantara hotI vidvat khaNDa/72 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatI hai| "kaSAya" jainadarzana kA lAkSaNika zabda hai| yahI saba jIvana ke sukha bar3he, Ananda-maMgala hoy| saMsAra-bhramaNa evaM karma-paramparA kA mUla kAraNa hai| kaSAya samasyA kA mUla kA artha hI hai-maTamailA, ashuddh| isako zuddha karanA hI dharma kI paribhASA meM jo vastu kA svabhAva, AtmA ke ratnatraya kI sAdhanA kA uddezya hai| zuddhikaraNa kI isa kSamA Adi guNa evaM ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA kA nirUpaNa kiyA prakriyA ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhanA-paddhati meM eka AlocanA- gayA hai usako saMkSepa meM prastuta karate hue kaha diyA gayA pATha bahuta pracalita hai, jisake dvArA zraddhAlu zrAvaka apane dvArA / ki- "jIvANaM rakkhaNaM dhmmo|" dharma kA yaha sUtra paryAvaraNa kiye pradUSaNoM ke prati svayaM kI AlocanA karatA hai aura zuddhatA ke lie bahuta upayogI hai| kyoMki gaharAI se dekheM to unheM Age na karane kI pratijJA karatA hai paryAvaraNa ko pradUSita karane meM do hI mUla kAraNa haiM - tRSNA "karUM zuddha AlocanA, zaddhikarana ke kAja" aura hiNsaa| inake paryAyavAcI haiM- parigraha aura kruurtaa| inameM kavi jauharIlAla ne isa AlocanA pATha meM jIvana meM prathama sAdhya hai aura dUsarA saadhn| Azcarya kI bAta to yaha pramAdavaza jitane hiMsA, asatya, corI, abrahma, parigraha, krUratA, hai ki hama hiMsA-nivAraNa kI to bAta karate haiM, Andolana lobha Adi ke anucita kArya ho jAte haiM, unakI AlocanA kI calAte haiM, pratidina pUjana-prArthanA meM ahiMsA kI sAdhanA kA hai aura kahA hai ki hama apane svabhAva ko bhUlakara vibhAva kA pATha duharAte haiM kintu parigraha kI vRtti ko gale lagAte haiM, AcaraNa karate haiM isalie hama parama-pada ko nahIM pAte haiN| parigrahI ko sammAna dete haiN| hiMsA-nivAraNa yA pradUSaNa-zodhana . "jatana' ko svIkRti dete hue kahA gayA hai meM usa dhana kA upayoga karanA cAhate haiM, karate haiM, jo hiMsA kiya AhAra nihAra vihArA, inameM nahiM 'jatana' vicaaraa| aura pradUSaNa ke mAdhyamoM se hI ekatra kiyA gayA hai| isI bina dekhI dharI uThAI, bina sodhI vasata ju khaaii|| AtmaghAtI viparIta prakriyA ke kAraNa hiMsA yA pradUSaNa ghaTane ___ itanI sAvadhAnI kI cintA yadi gRhastha jIvana meM dhArmika kI bajAya dinoMdina bar3hA hai| vyakti karane laga jAya to usakI kathanI-karanI kA antara Aja udyogoM ke kendrIkaraNa, yAna-vAhanoM ke miTa jaay| vanaspati kI rakSA kI bhAvanA usake mana meM hai| adhikAdhika prayogoM evaM aNuzastroM aura vibhinna vaijJAnika kintu svArtha aura dayAhInatA ke kAraNa usane hariyAlI ko prayogoM se antarikSa meM itanA kacarA phaila gayA hai ki usase ujAr3a diyA hai| ata: apane ko vaha aparAdhI mAnatA hai- AkAza meM vyApta prANavAyu samApta hone lagI hai| jaMgaloM ko hA, hA, maiM adayAcArI, baha harita kAya to vidaarii| kATane kI bar3hottarI se paryAyavaraNa se oNksIjana kA bhaNDAra jala pradUSaNa kA bhAgIdAra hone kA use AbhAsa hai| vaha samApta ho rahA hai| kITanAzaka davAoM ke prayoga se kIr3ekahatA hai makor3oM kI kaI prajAtiyAM lupta ho gayI haiN| dharatI ne apanI jalabhala morina giravAyau, kRmi-kala bahughAta kroyo| urvaraka zakti kA rUpa badala diyA hai| jala ke jIvoM kI nadiyana- bica cIra dhuvAye, kosana ke jIva mraaye|| hiMsA ne svAbhAvika jala-zodhana kI prakriyA meM bAdhA AlocanA pATha ke mAtra isa pada ko yadi Aja udyoga ke upasthita kara dI hai| anAvazyaka khUna-kharAbe ne sAre kSetra meM pAlana karane kI anivAryatA ho jAya to jala-pradUSaNa paryAvaraNa ko krUra aura lobhI banA diyA hai| isa pradUSaNa ko kA adhikAMza bhAga svayameva rUka jaayegaa| jo dhArmika vyakti aba kRtrima sAdhanoM se nahIM rokA jA sktaa| kyoMki apane dainika jIvana meM jalacara jIvoM kI rakSA kI bAta socatA paryAvaraNa-saMzodhana kI kaI prakriyAe~ aba vyApArika ho gayI hai vaha apane udyoga-dhaMdhe meM unake vinAza kI bAta kaise haiN| svArtha ke kAraNa bhrAmaka riporTa prastuta karane ke kAraNa socegA? dravya kA arjana karanA hI jIvana kA lakSya nahIM hai| pradUSaNa-nirodha ke adhikAMza upAya aba bharosemaMda nahIM rhe| tRSNA kI khAI ko kauna bhara sakA hai? ata: karuNA ke mUlya taba inake kucha anya vikalpa khojane hoNge| pradUSaNa kI ko pratiSThA denA hI sacce mAnava kA uddezya honA caahie| isa samasyA ko hiMsA aura lAlaca kI samasyA mAnakara usakA AlocanA pATha kA kavi anta meM yahI kAmanA karatA hai ki samAdhAna karanA adhika upayogI hogaa| yadi maiM yatnapUrvaka apanA jIvana calAne laga jAU~ aura 'jiyo aura jIne do' ke siddhAnta ko vyavahAra meM apanA lU~ to saMsAra adhiSThAtA, kalA saMkAya ke sabhI prANI sukhI ho sakate haiM sukhAr3iyA vizva vidyAlaya, udayapura zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/73 Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN0 racanA jaina . kozikAoM vAle haiM va kucha asaMkhyAtmaka va ananta kozikAoM vAle haiN| isa prakAra ke vibhAjana Adhunika vanaspati-zAstra meM bhI upalabdha haiN| bhagavatIsUtra meM vRkSa ke mUla, kanda, skandha, bIja, phala, puSpa Adi aneka bhAgoM kA vizleSaNa bhI diyA gayA hai| isa graMtha meM vanaspati meM saMvedana kriyA pAyI jAtI hai| isakA ullekha bhI hai, jisakA pramANIkaraNa vijJAna ke kSetra meM prophesara jagadIza candra bosa sthApita kara cuke haiN| vanaspati jIvoM kI rakSA karane kI preraNA bhI isa graMtha meM dI gaI hai| ina pramukha binduoM para prastuta lekha meM vicAra karane kA prayatna kiyA gayA hai| vanaspatiyoM meM jIvana : bhagavatIsUtra meM vanaspati vijJAna se sambandhita aneka prasaMga haiN| vanaspati meM jIva hote haiM isa bAta ko pramANita karane ke liye isa grantha ke usa prasaMga se jAnakArI prApta hotI hai jisameM bhagavAna mahAvIra aura gozAlaka ke bIca tila ke paudhe ke viSaya meM praznottara huA thaa| jaba ye donoM siddhArtha nagara se kUrmagrAma kI ora jA rahe the taba eka sthAna para patraprAkRta Agama sAhitya meM puSpa yukta hare-bhare tila ke paudhe ko dekha kara gozAlaka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchA ki isa tila ke paudhe ke puSpoM ke jIva mara kara kahAM utpanna hoMge aura yaha paudhA pUrA vikAsa jaina AgamoM meM Adhunika vijJAna kI paryApta sAmagrI prApta karegA yA nahIM? mahAvIra ne kahA ki isa tila ke ye upalabdha hai| kucha vidvAnoM ne isa kSetra meM kArya bhI kiyA hai| sAta phUla mara kara isI tila ke paudhe kI eka tila phalI bhagavatIsUtra meM bhI Adhunika vijJAna ke kaI tathya upalabdha haiN| meM sAta tiloM ke rUpa meM utpanna hoNge| mahAvIra kI isa bAta DaoN0 je.sI. sikadara ne isa viSaya para apane zodhaprabandha meM ko mithyA siddha karane ke lie gozAlaka ne thor3A pIche saMkSepa meM prakAza DAlA hai| bhagavatIsUtra ke vibhinna saMskaraNa rukakara cupacApa usa paudhe ko miTTI aura jar3a sahita vahIM ke sampAdakoM ne bhI isa prakAra ke saMketa diye haiN| una sabakA pheMka diyA aura Age nikala gyaa| thor3e samaya bAda vahAM gaharAI se adhyayana kiyA jAnA Avazyaka hai| varSA huI aura vaha tila kA paudhA vahIM para phira miTTI ke jaina AgamoM meM vanaspati-zAstra kI paryApta sAmagrI bIca panapa gayA aura jaba vaha gozAlaka bAda meM usa rAste upalabdha hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra aura gauzAla maMkhalIputra ke se vApasa lauTA to use usa tila ke paudhe meM tila kI phalI bIca huye saMvAda meM paudhe aura unake vikAsa ke sambandha meM aura usameM sAta tila prApta huye| isaliye yaha siddha huyA ki prakAza DAlA gayA hai| vibhinna prakAra ke dhAnya, jau, dAleM evaM vanaspatikAyaka jIva mara-mara kara usI vanaspati kAya ke anya tilahanoM ke paudhoM ke sambandha meM isa grantha meM batAyA zarIra meM punaH utpanna ho jAte haiMgayA hai ki kama se kama antarmuhUrta va adhika se adhika evaM khalu gosaalaa| vaNassatikAiyA pauparihAraM paridhati sAta varSa kA samaya bIja, bIja se paudhe ke rUpa meM Ane meM (zataka 15 uddeshk|) lagA sakate haiN| jaina AgamoM meM yaha bhI batAyA gayA hai ki isa bhagavatIsUtra meM anyatra bhI pRthvI, jala, agni, vAyu vibhinna RtuoM meM kauna-kauna se paudhe utpanna hote haiN| garma va aura vanaspatikAya meM jIvana zakti hai, isakA pratipAdana ThaNDI jalavAyu kA bhI paudhoM ke vikAsa para prabhAva par3atA hai| kiyA gayA hai| isake pUrva bhI AcArAMgasUtra meM vanaspati meM jaina AgamoM meM paudhoM ke bhojana ke sambandha meM bhI sAmagrI jIva hone ke sAta lakSaNa pratipAdita kiye gaye haiN| dI gaI hai| graMtha meM kahA gayA hai ki kucha paudhe saMkhyAtmaka vidvat khaNDa/74 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhinna saMjJAe : bhagavatIsUtra meM vanaspatikAya meM dasa AhAra saMjJA ityAdi bhI batalAI gaI haiN| ina saMjJAoM ke astitva ke kAraNa vanaspati meM aspaSTa rUpa se ve saba vyavahAra hote haiM jo manuSya yA vikasita prANI spaSTa rUpa se karate haiN| prasiddha vaijJAnika jagadIza candra bosa Adi ne isI bAta ko vaijJAnika dRSTi se siddha bhI kiyA hai| aMkuraNa kSamatA kA samaya : bhagavatIsUtra meM vibhinna prakAra ke kRSi utpAdanoM ke antargata aneka prakAra ke per3a-paudhoM aura bIjoM kA vivaraNa prApta hotA hai| vahAM yaha batalAyA gayA hai ki kisa prakAra vibhinna prakAra ke bIja paudhoM ke rUpa meM vikasita hote haiM / grantha ke chaThaveM zataka ke sAtaveM sAlI nAmaka uddezaka meM kahA gayA hai ki yadi kamala Adi jAti sampanna cAvala (zAlI), sAmAnya cAvala (brIhi), geMhU (godhUma), jau (yava), ityAdi dhAnya koThe meM surakSita rakhe hoM, bAMsa ke paTale meM, maMca para, bartana meM DAlakara vizeSa prakAra se lIpakara chaMdita kiye huye, lAMchita karake rakhe huye hoM to unakI aMkuropti meM hetu bhUta zakti yoni kama se kama antarmuhUrta taka aura adhika se adhika tIna varSa taka kAyama rahatI hai| " isa prakAra kalAya, masUra, tila, mUMga, ur3ada, bAla, kalatha, Alisandaka, tuara, kAlA canA ityAdi ko uparyukta tarIke se rakhA gayA ho to unakI utpAdana kSamatA kama se antarmuhUrta evaM utkRSTa yoni pAMca varSa taka hotI hai| isI prakAra alasI, kusumbha, kodrava, kAMgaNI, baraTa, rAla, saNa, sarasoM mUlaka bIja Adi dhAnyoM kI utpAdana kSamatA kama se kama antamuhUrta evaM utkRSTa yoni ke kAyama rahane kA kAla sAta varSa hai| isa nirdhArita avadhi ke bAda ina sabhI prakAra ke dhAnyoM kI aMkuraNa kSamatA samApta ho jAtI hai aura bIja abIjaka ho jAte haiN|" AhAra saMgrahaNa : bhagavatIsUtra meM vanaspati vijJAna ke sambandha meM jo mahattvapUrNa siddhAnta pratipAdita kiye gaye haiM unameM se jo pramukha .haiM yahAM una para vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai| isa grantha meM batAyA gayA hai ki vanaspati kAyaka jIvana vibhinna RtuoM meM bhinna prakAra se apanA AhAra grahaNa karate haiN| pAvasa (varSA) Rtu meM vanaspatiyAM sabase adhika AhAra karane vAlI hotI hai| isake bAda zarada Rtu va hemanta Rtu meM usase kama AhAra karatI haiM tathA basanta va grISma Rtu meM kramaza: alpAhArI ho jAtI haiN|" grantha ke isa kathana kA artha hai ki vanaspatiyAM jala kI zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka upalabdhatA, adhikatA aura kamI ko dhyAna meM rakhate huye RtuoM ke anusAra apanA AhAra (poSaNa) grahaNa karatI haiN| isase yaha bhI pramANita hotA hai ki paudhe saMkaTa kAla ke liye bhI apane aMgoM meM AhAra saMcita kara rakha lete haiN| isI grantha meM gautama gaNadhara ne yaha jijJAsA prakaTa kI hai ki yadi prISma Rtu meM paudhe kama AhAra lete haiM to usa samaya aneka paudhe harebhare evaM puSpa evaM phaloM se yukta kaise hote haiM? taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ne samAdhAna karate huye kahA ki grISma Rtu meM uSNa yoni vAle kucha aise vanaspatikAya jIva hote haiM jo uSNatA ke vAtAvaraNa meM bhI vizeSa rUpa meM utpanna hote haiM, vRddhi ko prApta karate haiM va hare-bhare rahate haiN| vanaspati ke vikAsa kA yaha krama aura niyama Adhunika vanaspati vijJAna se bhI pramANita hai| parAsaraNa kI kriyA : bhagavatIsUtra meM yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki vanaspatikAya meM jo mUla vanaspati haiM aura kanda vanaspati haiM, ina sabake jIva apanI-apanI jAti ke jIvoM se jur3e hote haiM va vyApta hote hai kintu ve pRthvI ke sAtha jur3e hone se apanA AhAra grahaNa karate haiM aura usa AhAra ko vizeSa prakriyA dvArA vRkSa ke sabhI aMgoM ko ve pahuMcAte rahate haiM / " vanaspati kI isa prakriyA ko Adhunika vanaspati vijJAna meM lA Apha Asamosisa (parAsaraNa kI kriyA) kahate haiN| isa kriyA ke antargata paudhe kI jakar3A jar3eM AksIlarI rUTsa mUlIya dAba ke dvArA pRthvI se vibhinna prakAra ke lavaNoM jaise nAiTrojana, phAsphorasa, poTAza Adi kA jalIya rUpa meM avazoSaNa karake pattiyoM taka pahuMcAtI haiM jahAM sUrya ke prakAza va haritalavaka kI upasthiti meM ve bhojana kA nirmANa karake paudhe ke pratyeka bhAga meM pahu~cA jAtI haiM, jisase paudhA vikasita hotA hai| vanaspati vargIkaraNa : isI grantha meM eka jijJAsA kA aura samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai ki AlU, mUlA, adaraka, haldI ityAdi ke antargata Ane vAlI vibhinna vanaspatiyAM ananta jIba vAlI haiM aura bhinnabhinna jIva vAlI haiN| isase kanda mUla ke antargata Ane vAlI 23 vanaspatiyoM kA nAmakaraNa bhI yahAM diyA gayA hai 1 1) AlU 2) mUlA 3) zrRMgavera adarakha 4 ) hirilI 5) sirilI 6) sisirilI 7) kiTTikA 8) chiriyA 9) chIra vidArikA 10) vajrakanda 11) sUraNaka 12) khilUr3A 13) bhadramothA 14) piMDaharidrA 15) haldI 16) rohiNI 17) hUthIhU 18) thirugA 19) mRdUkarNI 20) azvakarNI 21) siMhakarNI 22) siNDI 23) musuNDI / vidvat khaNDa / 75 Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina sabakI Adhunika vanaspati vijJAna kI zabdAvalI meM (bAla jAti), (5) ikSu (galA Adi), parvavAlI vanaspati pahacAna kI jA sakatI hai| (6) darma (DAbha Adi tRNa-ghAsa jAti), (7) abhra (ghAsa __bhagavatIsUtra meM AThaveM zataka ke tIsare uddezaka kA vizeSa) evaM (8) tulsii|| nAma hI rukkha zattaka hai| arthAt isameM vRkSa ke sambandha meM hI ___ isa prakAra bhagavatIsUtra se vanaspati vijJAna ke sambandha meM vivecana kiyA gayA hai| isa vivaraNa meM vRkSoM kA vargIkaraNa aura adhika sAmagrI bhI ekatra kI jA sakatI hai| bhagavatIsUtra tIna prakAra se kiyA gayA hai|" meM kevala vanaspati ke sambandha meM hI nahIM, jIvana vijJAna evaM (1) saMkhyAta jIva vAle vRkSa, (the plant with numerable paramANu vijJAna ke sambandha meM bhI sAmagrI upalabdha hai| jyotiSa beings) evaM gaNita viSayaka paryApta ullekha isa grantha meM prApta haiN| pro0 tAr3a (palm treo), tamAla (dark barked xanthochymus je. sI. sikadara ne isa viSaya meM apanA zodhakArya prastuta puctorius), takkAlI (pimentaacris), tetali kiyA hai| phira bhI vistAra se aura tulanAtmaka dRSTi se abhI {temarind), nArikela (coconut) aadi| zodha karane kI AvazyakatA banI huI hai| (2) asaMkhyAta jIva vAle vRkSa (the plant in which there are . sandarbha innumerable beings) inheM punaH do bhAgoM meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai- 1. sTaDIja ina da bhagavatIsUtra-DaoN0 je0sI0 sikadara, vaizAlI a) eka astikAya (one seeded) 1964 / nIma, Ama, jAmuna, palAza, bakula, karaMja, sAla 2. AcArAMgasUtra prathama zrutaskandha, uddezaka 5 3. jaina AgamoM meM vanaspati-vijJAna (paM0 kanhaiyAlAla loDhA) ba) bahubIjakA (many seeded) 4. teNa paraM joNI pamilAti, teNa paraM joNI paMviddhaMsati, teNa paraM, amarUda, dADima, tindukA, AMvalA, bela, bIe abIe bhavati, teNa paraM joNivocchede pannatte smnnaauso| AnAnAsa, baTa --bhagavatIsUtra, zattaka - 6, u. 7 (pR 73) / (3) ananta jIva vAle vRkSa (The tree with infinite 5. goyA, gimhAsu NaM bahave usiNajoNiyA jIvA ya puggalA ya beings) vaNassatikAiyattAe vakkamaMti viukkamati cayaMti uvavajjati, 1-Aluka, 2-mUlaka, 3-zRgabera adaraka ityAdi 23 evaM khalu goyama / gimhAsu bahave vaNassatikA iyA pattiyA puSphiyA prakAra kI kaMdamUla Adi vanaspatiyAM haiN| jAva cittNti| - bhagavatIsUtra, zattaka - 7,u 3 (pR0 137) / prajJApanAsUtra meM isa prakAra ke vRkSoM kA vizeSa vivaraNa goyamA, mUlA mUlajIvaphuDA puDhavijIvapaDibaddhA tamhA AhAreti diyA gayA hai| pada sUtra 47 gAthA 37-38 / isa prakAra kA tamhA prinnaameNti| kaMdA kaMdajIvaphuDA mUlajIvapaDibaddhA tamhA vargIkaraNa Adhunika vanaspati vijJAna se pramANita hotA hai| AhAreti, tamhA prinnaameti| evaM jAva bIyA bIya jIva phuDA bhagavatIsUtra ke 21, 22 evaM 23zataka vibhinna phalajIvapaDibaddhA tamhA AhAreti, tamhA prinnaameti| - bhagavatIsUtra zattaka - 6, u. 7 (pR0 138) jAtiyoM kI vanaspatiyoM ke vividha vargoM ke mUla se lekara 7. bhagavatIsUtra, zattaka-6, u. 7 pR0 139 sampAdaka - yuvAcArya bIja taka ke viSaya meM prakAza DAlate haiN| isa prasaMga meM / zrI madhukara muni, byAvara vanaspati jagata ke sAtha kama prakriyA, lezyA, AhAra, jJAna, goyamA. tivihAM rUkkhA paNattA - taM jahA - saMkhejjajIviyA, gati. matya Adi ke sambandhoM kA samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai| asaMkhejjajIviyA, annNtjiiviyaa| - bhagavatIsUtra, zattaka - yahAM para vRkSa ke 10 aMgoM kA vivecana bhI hai| (1) 8, u. 3 (pR 295) mUla, (2) kanda (3) skanda (4) tvacA chAla (5) zAkhA 9. e Teksabuka Apha ikonomika bATanI (DaoN0 vI0 varmA, dillI (6) pravAla (7) patra (8) puSpa' (9) phala evaM (10) 1988) biij| ye aMga vanaspati-vijJAna meM Aja bhI svIkata haiN| 10.sAli kala ayasi vaMse ukkhU dabme abbha tulsiiy| bhagavatIsUtra meM sabhI vanaspatiyoM ko ATha vargoM meM vibhakta advaite dasavaggA asIti puNa hoti uddesaa|| kiyA gayA hai - - bhagavatI sUtra zattaka 21 gAthA (1) zAli (dhAnya jAti) (2) kalAya (maTara Adi prAdhyApikA, jIva vijJAna vibhAga dAloM kA varNana) (3) alasI (tilahana jAti) (4) vaMsa ama0 bI0 paTela sAiMsa kaoNleja, Ananda (gujarAta) vidvat khaNDa/76 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pITara jI bIDalara maiM par3hAtA kyoM hU~? tuma adhyApakI kyoM karate ho? mere dosta ne pUchA kyoMki maiMne use batAyA thA ki maiM skUla meM kisI prazAsakIya pada ke lie Avedana nahIM denA caahtaa| isa bAta ne use ulajhana meM DAla diyaa| Akhira maiM usa rAste ko kyoM nahIM apanAnA cAhatA thA jo jAhira hai usa lakSya kI ora le jAtA hai jise saba pAnA cAhate haiM yAni dhana aura adhikaar| maiM isalie nahIM par3hAtA ki par3hAnA mere lie AsAna hai| roTIrojI kamAne ke lie maine bulaDojara kI marammata, bar3haIgIrI, vizvavidyAlaya kA prazAsana aura lekhana Adi jitane bhI kAma kie haiM, par3hAnA unameM sabase muzkila hai| jahA~ taka merA savAla hai, par3hAne se A~kheM lAla ho uThatI haiM, zarIra bejAna aura mana khinna ho jAtA hai| A~kheM isalie lAla ho jAtI haiM kyoMki par3hAne ke lie maiM apane ko kabhI taiyAra nahIM pAtA, cAhe rAta ko maine kitanI bhI dera taka baiThakara taiyArI kyoM na kI ho, hatheliyA~ pasIne se isalie bhIga jAtI haiM kyoMki kakSA meM praveza karane se pahale mujhe hamezA ghabarAhaTa hone lagatI hai| mujhe hamezA lagatA hai ki chAtroM para merI bevakUphI jarUra jAhira ho jaaegii| mana isalie bujha jAtA hai kyoMki eka ghaMTe bAda jaba maiM kakSA se bAhara AtA hU~ to mujhe isa bAta kA nizcaya ho cukA hotA hai ki Aja maiMne chAtroM ko pahale se kahIM jyAdA ubAyA hai| mere par3hAne kI vajaha yaha bhI nahIM hai ki maiM praznoM ke uttara jAnatA hU~, yA yaha ki maiM itanA kucha jAnatA hU~ ki usa jAnakArI ko dUsaroM meM bA~Tane ke lie majabUra ho jAtA huuN| chAtroM ko apanI par3hAI huI bAtoM ke noTa lete dekha kara mujhe sacamuca kabhI-kabhI bar3A Azcarya hotA hai| phira bhI maiM kyoM par3hAtA hU~? maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ kyoMki jisa DhaMga se par3hAI kA DharrA calatA hai, vaha mujhe pasaMda hai| jaba skUla kI chuTTiyA~ hotI haiM to mujhe ciMtanamanana, anusaMdhAna aura lekhana kA avasara milatA hai- ye saba mere par3hAne ke hI hisse haiN| .maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki yaha parivartana para AdhArita hai| pAThya sAmagrI vahI hote hue bhI mujha meM parivartana AtA hai - aura sabase bar3I bAta yaha hai ki mere chAtroM meM bhI parivartana AtA hai| ___maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki maiM khuda galatI karane, khuda sabaka sIkhane, apane Apa ko aura apane chAtroM ko prerita karane kI svataMtratA ko pasaMda karatA huuN| ___maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki maiM aise prazna karanA pasaMda karatA hU~ jinase chAtroM ko uttara dene meM mehanata karanI pdd'e| saMsAra bure praznoM ke acche uttaroM se bharA par3A hai| adhyApana ke kAraNa kabhI-kabhI mere sAmane acche prazna bhI A jAte haiN| maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki sIkhanA pasaMda karatA huuN| vAstava meM, adhyApaka ke rUpa meM merA astitva tabhI taka hai jaba taka maiM sIkha rahA huuN| mere pezevara jIvana kI eka saba se bar3I khoja yaha hai ki maiM jo jAnanA cAhatA hU~, vaha sabase acchA par3hA sakatA huuN| maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki mujhe isa peze ke svAMga meM apane Apa ko aura apane chAtroM ko isa mithyA saMsAra se bAhara nikAlane aura vAstavika duniyA meM praveza karane ke upAya khojane meM AnaMda AtA hai| maiMne eka bAra eka pAThyakrama calAyA thA jisakA zIrSaka thA : "mazInI samAja meM aatmnirbhrtaa'| mere 15 chAtroM ne emarasana, thoro aura haksale ko pddh'aa| unhoMne DAyariyA~ likhIM, satra ke daurAna laMbe nibaMdha likhe| yahI nahIM, hamane eka kaMpanI kI bhI sthApanA kii| usake lie hamane eka baiMka se RNa liyA, khastA hAlata vAlA eka makAna kharIdA aura usako nayA rUpa dekara Atma-nirbharatA ke siddhAMta ko amalI jAmA phnaayaa| ardhavArSika satra samApta hone para hamane usa makAna ko beca diyA, apanA karjA cukA diyA, apane karoM kA bhugatAna kara diyA aura jo munAphA huA, use kaMpanI ke sadasyoM meM bA~Ta diyaa| nizcaya hI yaha aga. jI kA koI sAmAnya pAThyakrama nahIM thaa| lekina bhAvI vakIla, akAuMTeMTa aura vyavasAyI ke rUpa meM kArya zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/77 Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane vAle 15 chAtroM ne acAnaka hI naI dRSTi se thoro kI 'vAlDena' pustaka par3hanI AraMbha kara dii| ve saba jAnate the ki vaha jaMgala meM kyoM gayA, usane apanI jhoMpar3I kaise banAI aura vaha apane anubhava ko itanA acchA kyoM mAnatA thA ki vaha usake bAre meM duniyA ko batalAnA cAhatA thaa| unheM aba yaha bhI mAlUma thA ki aMta meM vaha usa jaMgala ko chor3a kara kyoM calA aayaa| vaha vAlDena tAla ke pAnI kA svAda cakha cukA thaa| aba anya amRta kuMDoM kI ora cala dene kA samaya A gayA thaa| maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki par3hAne se mujhe vibhinna prakAra ke amRta kA svAda cakhane, bahuta se jaMgaloM meM jAne aura phira vahA~ se anyatra cala dene, bahuta sI acchI pustakeM par3hane aura mithyA tathA vAstavika saMsAra ke bahuta se anubhava prApta karane kA avasara milatA hai| adhyApana kArya se maiM barAbara sIkhatA rahatA huuN| yaha kArya mujhe vividhatA, cunautI aura avasara pradAna karatA hai| lekina aba bhI par3hAne ke asalI kAraNa to raha hI ge| __ eka lar3akI hai vikii| vaha merI pahalI chAtrA thI jo DAkTarekTa kara rahI thii| vaha utsAhI yuvatI thI, lekina usakA utsAha akasara maMda bhI par3a jAtA thaa| snAtakottara DigarI ke lie jisa sAhitya kA vaha adhyayana kara rahI thI, usI meM kar3I mehanata ke bAvajUda use koI romAMca anubhava nahIM hotA thaa| lekina usane 14vIM zatAbdI ke eka bahuta hI kama vikhyAta kavi para zodha prabaMdha taiyAra karane meM apanI jAna khapA dii| usane bar3e parizrama se kucha lekha taiyAra kie aura unheM kucha U~cI patrikAoM ko bheja diye| ye saba lekha usane khuda hI likhe the| maiMne to ekAdha bAra TahokA bhara hI diyA thaa| lekina jaba usane apanA zodha pUrA kiyA, usa samaya maiM vahIM thaa| patA calA ki usake ve lekha svIkRta ho gae haiN| use naukarI milane ke sAtha-sAtha hArvarDa vizvavidyAlaya (kaiMbrija, mAsAcuseTsa) se eka aise viSaya meM pustaka likhane ke lie chAtravRtti bhI mila gaI hai| isa pustaka kA vicAra usake mana meM una dinoM hI AyA thA jaba vaha merI chAtrA thii| dUsarA kAraNa hai jaarj| vaha merA sabase acchA chAtra thaa| pahale vaha iMjIniyariMga par3ha rahA thA, para bAda meM usane sAhitya le liyA kyoMki vaha jar3a padArthoM kI tulanA meM logoM ko adhika pasaMda karatA thaa| usane ema. e. kI upAdhi prApta kI aura aba vaha eka juniyara hAI skUla meM aMgarejI kA adhyApaka hai| jIna nAma kI eka anya lar3akI kaoNleja chor3a gaI thii| lekina usake kucha sahapAThI use vApasa le Ae kyoMki ve jIna ko Atmanirbhara-bhavana pariyojanA kA pariNAma dikhAnA cAhate the| jaba vaha vApasa AI to maiM vahIM thaa| usane mujhe batAyA ki usakI zahara ke garIba logoM meM dilacaspI hai| phira vaha par3ha-likhakara nAgarika adhikAroM kI vakIla bana gii| inake alAvA jaikvI- saphAI karane vAlI aurt| usakI khAsa bAta yaha hai ki hamameM se adhikatara loga jitanA vizleSaNa dvArA sIkhate haiM, usase kahIM adhika vaha sahaja jJAna dvArA jAna jAtI hai| jaikvI ne sekaMDarI skUla kI par3hAI pUrI karane ke bAda kaoNleja meM jAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| aise logoM ke kAraNa maiM par3hAne kA kAma karatA huuN| ye loga merI . A~khoM ke sAmane hI rahate-rahate bar3hate haiM aura badalate jAte haiN| adhyApaka hone kA artha hai jaba mATI nae-nae rUpa dhara rahI ho, sRjana ke una kSaNoM meM upasthita rhnaa| janma ke bAda jaba baccA pahalI cIkha mAratA hai, usa kSaNa meM usakA sAkSI hone se bar3hakara aura kucha romAMcakArI nahIM hai| par3hAI ke kSetra se bAhara 'padonnati' se mujhe paisA aura zakti mila sakatI hai, lekina paisA to pahale hI mere pAsa hai| maiM jo kAma karatA hU~ aura jisameM mujhe sabase adhika AnaMda AtA hai, usake lie mujhe paisA milatA hai| yaha kAma hai pustakeM par3hAnA, logoM se bAtacIta karanA, naI-naI khoja karanA aura anaginata prazna krnaa| kevala dhanI hone meM kyA tuka hai? mere pAsa to zakti bhI hai| mujhe TahokA lagAne kA, kisI meM cinagArI jalAne kA, parezAnakuna savAla karane kA, kisI javAba kI tArIpha karane kA, saccAI se mu~ha chipAne para niMdA karane kA, kitAbeM sujhAne aura rAha dikhAne kA adhikAra hai| isake alAvA aura kaunasA adhikAra mAne rakhatA hai? kiMtu adhyApana se dhana aura adhikAra ke alAvA kucha aura bhI milatA hai aura vaha hai pyaar| yaha pyAra kevala jJAna, pustakoM aura vicAroM ke prati pyAra hI nahIM hai balki vaha pyAra bhI hai jo eka adhyApaka ko usa chAtra se hotA hai jo usake jIvana meM kaccI miTTI kI taraha AtA hai aura nae-nae rUpa dharane lagatA hai| zAyada isake lie pyAra zabda sahI nahIM hai, jAdU adhika upayukta hogaa| maiM isalie par3hAtA hU~ ki jo loga sAMsa lenA zurU kara rahe haiM, unake AsapAsa rahate hue kabhI-kabhI mujhe aisA lagatA hai jaise unake sAtha-sAtha maiM bhI nae sire se sAMsa lene lagA huuN| vidvata khaNDa/78 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 elena guDamaina tabhI usakA 13 varSIya beTA ballebAjI ke lie sAmane AtA hai| haphtoM, mahInoM kA vakta lagA kara usane isa khela para adhikAra bhI pA liyA hai aura bar3hiyA khilAr3I bana gayA hai vaha...usakI kalAiyA~, usake khar3e hone ke DhaMga aura usakI A~kheM bhI yahI jatAtI haiN| lagatA hai usake zarIra kA aMga aMga Aja kisI aMtima parIkSA kI taiyArI meM kriyAzIla rahA hai| vaha ballA ghumA kara zAnadAra pradarzana bhI karatA hai-pahale besa se dUsare besa meM pahu~ca jAne kaa|| pitA isa khela ko ThIka usI taraha dekha rahA hai jaise ki mA~bApa dekhA karate haiN| eka kSaNa gaurava kI anubhUti hotI hai, to dUsare hI kSaNa chidrAnveSaNa zurU ho jAtA hai| phira abhibhAvaka hone kA matalaba hI hotA hai atizaya apekssaaeN| paraMtu Aja usakI anubhUti eka bhinna prakAra kI hai-kahIM vismaya va utkaMThA kA mizraNa hai to kahIM sneha va vichoha ke bIca kA bhii| choTI-choTI bAteM yAda A rahI haiN| skUla se milane vAle gRhakArya kA svarUpa bhI aba badalatA jA rahA hai| lakar3I ke Tukar3e jor3a kara choTI meja banA kara lAne kI jagaha aba lakar3I ke zamAdAna kA mahIna kAma milane lagA hai| momI raMga ke citroM kA pitA kI chAyA meM sthAna aba nAgarika zAstra kA laMbA caur3A paracA le cukA hai| [hara pitA ko lagatA hai ki usake beTe usI rAha caleM jisa usakA kahanA hai ki vaha bhI zAyada eka prakAra kI para vaha calA hai, hara bAta ko isa taraha sIkheM jaise Aja taka kizorAvasthA ke daura se gujara rahA hai| apane baccoM ko lekara kisI ne nahIM sIkhA hai|] saMbhavata: mA~-bApa ko usa daura se dobArA gujaranA hI par3atA hai jabaki bacce bar3e hote jA rahe haiM uske| jaba yaha apane Apa meM koI eka ora to baccoM ke phUlate-phalate rahane kI sukhada anubhUti hotI khAsa khabara bhI nahIM, phira bhI pAsa vAlI beMca para baiThI mahilA ko hai aura dUsarI ora apanI chA~va se unake nikala calane kI vyathA yahI batAtA hai vh| yahI to karate haiM bcce| unake sAtha yahI to bhI sAlatI hai| lagA rahatA hai| ye donoM strI aura puruSa bAteM kara hI rahe hote haiM ki TImeM apanAisake bAvajUda besabAla ke maidAna para najareM gar3Ae vaha yahI apanA sthAna badala letI haiN| bApa kA teraha varSIya beTA lapaka kara kahatA hai| usakA khayAla thA ki bacce dhIre-dhIre bar3e hote jaaeNge| khela kA dastAnA uThA letA hai aura tIsare besa kI ora bar3ha jAtA paraMtu isake viparIta ve dhacakate se eka se dUsarI umra kI dUrI taya hai, tabhI koI jora kI hiTa lagAtA hai, bAla jamIna ko chUtI huI kie jA rahe haiN| bar3e ko hI lo, vicitra DhaMga se gAr3I badalatA hai usake samAnAMtara uThatI hai aura beTe ke hAtha meM Akara bhI usa se to kaisI dahalAne vAlI AvAja hotI hai| chUTa jAtI hai| use yAda hai, bar3A kula tIna barasa kA thA aura narsarI skUla pitA kSaNa bhara ko apanI sITa se ucakatA hai, phira baiTha jAtA jAtA thaa| eka bAra vaha DaiDI kI uMgalI pakar3e skUla jA rahA thA hai| vaha mahilA ko batAtA hai : do sAla pahale yahI naubata AI hotI to usane kisI ko rAha calate hue helo khaa| Akhira yaha kaise to isake A~sU nikala jAte, para aba yaha jaldI hI saMyata ho jAtA saMbhava hai ki beTA kisI se paricita ho aura bApa nhiiN| taba bhI use hai| mahilA kahatI : do sAla pahale to Apa bhI use bAra-bAra aise svataMtratA kI usa bijalI kA halakA jhaTakA mahasUsa huA thaa| khelo, vaise khelo kaha rahe hote; para Aja dekhiye to kaise cupacApa aba lar3akoM kI jIvanadhArA badala rahI hai| bar3e ko kAra calAne baiThe usakA khela dekha rahe haiN| kA lAiseMsa milane jA rahA hai aura sabase choTA bhI mAdhyamika skUla hAmI bharate hue vaha bola uThatA hai, hama donoM hI bar3e hote jA meM dAkhile kI ora agrasara hai| rahe haiN| kabhI yahI puruSa socatA thA ki pitRtva ke bAre meM vaha bahuta zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/79 Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha jAnatA hai| Akhira vaha khuda bhI to kabhI baccA thA, usake bhI pitA the| vaha kalpanA karatA AyA thA ki vaha apanI javAnI ke kaMTakoM se bacA kara apane baccoM ko saMbhAle lie jA rahA hai| socatA thA ki usane jo nIMva rakhI hai, jahA~ taka nirmANa kiyA hai; usake bacce Age kA gaganacuMbI nirmANa kreNge| paraMtu usake lar3ake bahuta kucha vaise hI nikale jaisA ki kabhI vaha svayaM thaa| aba dhIre-dhIre usane suprasiddha aMgarejI upanyAsakAra Dorisa lesiMga ke isa kathana ko svIkAra karanA bhI zurU kara diyA hai : "usake lar3ake ko ekadama usI rAha para calanA hogA jisa para vaha svayaM yA usake samakAlIna cala cuke haiM tAki vaha saba bAtoM ko isa taraha sIkhe jaise ki Aja taka koI nahIM sIkhA hai|" isa hisAba se, vaha svayaM bhI vahI saba sIkhatA rahA hai jinheM kabhI svayaM usake pitA ne bhAvanAoM kI gaharAI, baccoM ke prati Asakti aura unheM aMtata: unmukta chor3a dene kI AvazyakatA ko ha~sate ha~sate jInA lekara sIkhA thaa| __tabhI maica khatma ho jAtA hai| vaha dubalA-patalA, laMbA sA baiMka meM Ae luTere ne khajAMcI ko eka purajA likha kara thamA laDakA laMbe-laMbe Daga bharatA usakI ora AtA hai| vaha use apanA diyA : "sArA paisA thaile meM DAla do aura hilo nahIM. samajhI dastAnA aura geMda thamA detA hai| aba vaha apanI TIma ke sAthiyoM ke bulabula?'' sAtha jAkara pItsA khAne ke lie paise mAMga kara vahA~ se ur3anachU ho saMdeza par3hane ke bAda khajAMcI ne kAgaja ke usa puraje ke pIche letA hai| maidAna kI abhI AdhI hI dUrI usane taya kI hogI ki palaTa kucha likha kara luTere ko vApasa de diyaa| usakA saMdeza thA : kara cillAtA hai, "DaiDa, Ane ke lie thaiks|' "apanI TAI to ThIka kara lo coNc| surakSAkarmI gupta TI.vI. kaimare pitA bhI hAtha hilAtA hai| ThIka hai, ThIka hai| saca yahI to para tumhArA thobar3A dekha rahe haiN|" hamezA hotA hai| bacce dekhate hI dekhate bar3e ho jAte haiN| eka bar3e kaMpanI samUha ke adhyakSa kI acUka nirNaya kSamatA kI bar3I khyAti thii| eka bAra usane kara kI mAra se bacane ke phera meM eka yojanA para paisA lgaayaa| sArI yojanA dhokhAdhar3I siddha huI aura eka lAkha DAlara kA nukasAna ho gyaa| usake vyAvasAyika sahayogI 'usa para phabtiyA~ kasate aura Ayakara vibhAga ne bhI sAre mAmale kI jA~ca par3atAla zurU kara dii| isa sthiti ko sahanA bar3A kaThina thA so eka dina apane daphtara ke moTe kAlIna para vaha bhaharA kara gira par3A aura rone lagA, "maiM rojAnA lAkhoM karor3oM kA saudA karatA hU~, para zAyada hI kabhI nukasAna hotA ho| isa bAra maiMne itanI bar3I bevakUphI Akhira kara kaise kii|" tabhI daphtara kA pharanIcara Dolane lagA, rozanI maMda par3a gaI tathA usake kampyUTara se garjana huI : "tuma samajhate ho ki akele tumhIM tuma parezAna ho| mujhe dekho, maiM khuda isa khela meM kama se kama pA~ca lAkha ke vAre nyAre kara lene ke phera meM thaa|" vidvata khaNDa/80 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oMkAra zrI dRSTi nahIM to sRSTi kA sAkSAt nhiiN| rUr3ha arthoM se mukta, zikSA to sArvabhauma sIkha kA nAma hai| sIkha satya kii| ahiMsA kii| aparigraha kii| samyag jJAna, darzana aura cAritra kii| sIkha yahI to hai hamAre dharmaartha-kAma-mokSa ke sAdhaka saMsAra kii| satata zikSA kI Dhola piTAI meM hama garva se smaraNa rakheM sadaiva ki saMsAra meM jaina samAja hI ekamAtra aisA sAmAjika saMghaTaka hai jisake anuyAyiyoM ke ghara-ghara meM satata zikSA svarUpa svAdhyAya-yajJa cetatA AyA hai manavantaroM se| dhyAnAvasthita tadgatena manasA svarUpa sAmAyika kI sAdhanA ne vizva ko dI hai hamAre manISiyoM kI Agama dRsstti| Agama dRSTi saaph-suthrii| ekadama svaccha nitarI huI hameM bhItara se jhakajhoratI huI sadA sAvaceta rakhatI hai- sthAnAMga sUtra ke aSTama sthAna utthAna pada pIThikA se "abhI taka nahIM sune hue zreSTha dharma ko sunane ke lie tatpara raho. sune hue dharma para AcaraNa karane ko tatpara raho, azikSitoM ko zikSita karane meM tatpara rho| yadi apane sahadharmI, sAthiyoM meM kisI kAraNa matabheda, kalaha, vigraha Adi khar3A ho to use zAnta kara paraspara sadbhAva bar3hAne meM tatpara rho|" yaha upadeza bhara nhiiN| koI Adeza nhiiN| yaha to mAnavatA kI sIkha hai - sIkha sva ke adhyayana kii| mAtra sAkSaratA kI nhiiN| yaha sIkha hai zikSA kii| par3ho aura par3hAo kI siikh| zikSA kI isa sRSTi se pRthaka kyA hogaa| rASTra jAgaraNa loka zikSA abhiyAna kA yaha aagm| shubhaagm| AhvAna ! suno uttarAdhyayana ke zAzvata svara san 1993 : akSaya tRtIyA divs| javAhara bhavana bIkAnera gNgaashhr| AcArya nAneza praNIta siddhAnta zAlA kA nvaarpnn| AcArya zrI kI AjJA se maiMne vinamrata: saMbhAlA zAlA-prabodhaka kA daayitv| gurUvANI gUMjI - aMta:kakSa meM mujhe prabodhita karatI huI nIyAvattI acavale, ammAI akutUhale, mittijjamANo bhayai suyaM, lahaMna mjjii| na ya pAva parikkha khevI, na ya mittesu kuppaI, appiyassavi mitassa rahe, kallANa bhaasii| kalaha ubhara vajjie, buddheya abhijAie, hirimaM paDisaMha lINe, saviNI etti vccii| ___ uttarAdhyayana-11vA~ sUtra-bahuzruta pUjA arthAt jo namra hai| acapala hai| asthira nhiiN| dambhI nhiiN| tamAsabIna nhiiN| anidaMka hai jo| dIrgha kAla-krodhI nhiiN| mitra-kRtajJa hai jo| anahaMkArI jJAnI hai| mitroM para krodha nahIM karatA hai jo| vAk kalahI nhiiN| mAra-vAra nahIM krtaa| ..... jo kulIna hai, lajjAzIla hai, vyartha ceSTA nahIM krtaa| vaha buddhimAna mAna-dhyAna lIna rahatA hai| gurUdeva ne isa prabodhana kI kar3I meM siddhAntazAlA ke sAdhu-sAdhvI vRnda ko dI zAzvata zikSA kI jaina dRSTi kI durlabha sIkha ATha guNoM vAle zikSAzIla kI - gUMjI gurUvANI - aha aTThahiM ThANehi sikkhA sIlete vuccii| ahassire sayAdante na ya mammukSAhare / / NA sIle Na vasIle, Na siyA ailolue| akkA haNe saccarae sikkhA sIletti vuccaI / / / arthAt- jo haMsI ThaThThA nahIM krtaa| dAnta zAnta rahatA hai| jo kisI ke pota nahIM ughaadd'taa| jo AcaraNahIna nahIM hotaa| adoSIakalaMkI jo hotA hai, vaha akrodhii| vaha satyAnurakta aSTaguNI zikSAzIla hotA hai| yaha gauravAgama sIkha hara zrAvaka ko, zikSaka ko, ziSya ko, zAlA zAsaka ko, jJAnAnuzAsaka ko| guNe so gnne| samajha to mehanata degI mahAtmA gA~dhI - saMta vinobA - AinsTAina sabake saba manISiyoM kI yugavANI guMjA gae samaveta svaroM meM sAdhanAzIla vijJAnazikSaka svAdhyAyI jaina vibhUti DaoN0 DI0esa0 koThArI - "jJAna to pAyA ziSyoM ne guruvANI se| samajha? para samajha to degI mehnt|" aba zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/81 Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarA gahare meM utareM, isa kathana ko samajheM - zramaNa saMskRti smjheN| samajheM hama zramakartA zramaNoM kI zrama shikssaa| samajheM hama jIvana vijJAna / jIvana vijJAna kI ora AcArya mahAprajJa kahate haiM - naitikatA Adi zabda vivAda ke viSaya bana gaye haiN| isalie nayA zabda DhU~r3hanA cAhie jo Aja ke mAnasa ko sparza kara ske| para koI pratikriyA paidA na kre| ina dRSTiyoM se socane para eka nayA nAma jaMcA - 'jIvana vijnyaan|' isakI prakriyA kA kisI dharma vizeSa se sambandha nahIM hai| isakA sambandha jIvana se hai| yaha nAma samagra mAnava kA pratinidhitva karatA hai - vyApaka hai aura asaamprdaayik| yaha naitika zikSA yoga zikSA sabako samAhita karatA hai| jIvana vijJAna ke isa loka zikSA svarUpa ko varadAyI AzIrvacana milA gaNAdhipati tulasI gaNi kaa| do preraka prasaMga DaoN0 DI0 esa0 koThArI- gaNAdhipati tulasI aura AcArya mahAprajJa - jaina manISiyoM kI isa loka zikSA triveNI ko namana karane kA - jAnakInArAyaNa zrImAlI mana hotA hai| Aja ki jaina dRSTi sampanna Aja kI zikSA sRSTi kA samUcA hiyai rI A~kha : AcArya droNa apane 105 ziSyoM ko jJAna-brahmANDa hamArI samajha meM baiThe aura paiThe, isI meM deza kA bhalA hai| zabdabedhI tIra calAnA sIkhA rahe the| saba prayatna niSphala hue| ziSya jIvana vijJAna zikSA kI dvAdaza zreNiyA~ nirAza ho ge| gurU droNa bhI cintita ho utthe| eka rAtri ko gurU 1) dhvani 2) saMkalpa 3) samyak vyAyAma 4) samyak zvAsa aura ziSya sAtha-sAtha paMktibaddha baiThakara bhojana kara rahe the| sahasA 5) kAyotsarga 6) dhyAna 7) zarIra zikSA 8) mAnasika zikSA 9) gurU droNa ne apane hAtha se mazAla bujhA dii| kakSa meM aMdherA chA gyaa| bhAvAtmaka zikSA 10 mUlyabodha 11) ahiMsA 12) zarIra vijnyaan| sevakoM ne puna: mazAla jlaaii| sabhI ziSyoM kI thAliyA~ khAlI thiiN| bhArata deza ke kavi pradhAnamaMtrI zrI aTala bihArI vAjapeyI ke gurUjI ne pUchA-are! aMdhere meM bhojana kaise kara liyA? ziSyoM ne 'jaya vijJAna' udghoSa kA yaha abhinava jIvana-vijJAna dvAdazAMga- kahA-gurUdeva! nitya abhyAsa aura sahI anumAna se| bhAratIya zikSA jagata ko jaina jagata kI apratima dena hai| bAtoM se nhiiN| AcArya ne kahA-bhojana eka bAra bhI nAka-kAna yA A~kha meM kAraja saregA kAma se| saca kahA gayA hai na nahIM gyaa| hara bAra mu~ha meM gyaa| isI prakAra nitya abhyAsa aura sahI 'jAnanti tattvaM prabhavanti krtum|' anumAna se zabdabedhI tIra calA sakate ho| ziSyoM ke hRdaya meM navIna jo jAnane kI zakti rakhatA hai vaha karma karane kI zakti bhI jJAna kA Aloka bhara gyaa| ve kuzala dhanurdhara bana ge| dhaare| spardhA : mahAbhArata yuddh| senApati bhISma nitya pAMDavapakSa ke sUryasadana, guptezvara nagara dasa hajAra yoddhAoM kA vadha kara rahe the| pAMDava pakSa kI yuddhapariSada udayapura (rAja.) meM arjuna aura zrIkRSNa ne apratihata gati bhISma ko rokane kA vacana diyaa| bhISma-arjuna yuddha prAraMbha huaa| sUrya tapane lgaa| bhISma kI gati ruka gaI thii| ve eka bhI pAMDava yoddhA nahIM mAra paae| harSita arjuna ne kucha kSaNoM ke lie pasInA poMchA aura harSapUrvaka mitra kRSNa ko nihaaraa| kRSNa ne kahA-'he pArtha! ina kucha kSaNoM meM bhISma ne do hajAra yoddhA mAra die hai| tuma 5 bAra pasInA poMchoge-vizrAMti loge aura bhISma hamAre dasa hajAra yoddhA mAra ddaaleNge|' vivekavAna, avizrAMta zrama, anathaka utsAha kA sAmarthya hI vijayazrI dilAtA hai| brahmapurI cauka, bIkAnera (rAja0) vidvata khaNDa/82 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mangilal Bhutoria, M.A., LL.B, Sahitya-ratna Embryo-Transfer Apropos my article on "The unique example of embryo transfer "performed practically about 2600yrs ago published in the journal of "The Asiatic Society" (Vol. XLIl Nos. 3-4,2000), it was my pleasure researching the issues raised by learned readers and thinkers. The most reverred 12th Century's Jain Acharya Hem Chandra Suri is his well known treatise "TrishastiSalaka-Purus-Carita (triSaSThi zalAkApurUSacarita, parva10, saM. 2 pada 16-19) has in narration of Lord Mahavir's life described the episode of the Embryo transfer almost in a similar manner mentioned in the Jain Agamic Scriptures 'Kalpa Sutra' (kalpasUtra), Bhagwati Sutra (bhagavatI sUtra) and Acharanga Sutra ( AcArAMga sUtra ). It seems he followed the tradition of medieval saints. It was astonishing to find a similar episode of Balram, Krishna's elder brother whose embryo-transfer as mentioned in Srimad Bhagwat-Purana ( zrImadbhAgavata purANa, skaMdha 10 adhyAya 2 zloka - 6-15) having surpassed all limits of time and imagination. bhagavAnapi vizvAtmA viditvAkaMsaje bhayam / yadUnAM nijanAthAnAM yogamAyAM samAdizat |16|| gaccha devi vrajaM bhadre gopagobhiralaGkatam / rohiNI vasudevasya bhAryAssste nandagokule / zikSA- eka yazasvI dazaka anyAzra kaMsasaMvignA vivareSu vasanti hi ||7|| devakyA jaThare garbha zeSAkhyaM dhAma mAmakam / tat saMnikRSya rohiNyA udare saMnivezaya |18|| athAhamaMzabhAgena devakyA putratAM zubhe / prApsyAmi tvaM yazodAyAM nandapalyAM bhaviSyasi ||9|| arciSyanti manuSyAstvAM sarvakAmavarezvarIm / dhUpopahArabalibhiH sarvakAmavarapradAm 111011 nAmadheyAni kurvanti sthAnAni ca narA bhuvi / durgeti bhadrakAlIti vijayA vaiSNavIti ca / 11 / / kumudA caNDikA kRSNA mAdhavI kanyakreti ca / / mAyA nArAyaNIzAnI zAradetyambiketi ca / / 12 / / garbhasaMkarSaNAt taM vai prAhuH saMkarSaNaM bhuvi / rAmeti lokaramaNAd balaM balavaducchyAt 1|13|| sandiSTaivaM bhagavatA tathetyomiti tadvacaH / pratigRhya parikramya gAM gatAtat tathAkarot 11141 garbhe praNIte devakyA rohiNI yoganidrayA / aho vistraMsito garbha iti paurA vicukuzuH / / 15 / / (At the prayer of Deva (deva), Vishnu decided to incarnate in part (aMza) on the Earth in Devaki's womb. Visualising the possibility of Kan's (kaMsa) misdeeds killing six of her sons. He called his Shakti (zakti) Yogmaya (yogamAyA ) and ordered her to transfer his incarnate-embryo from Devaki's womb to the womb of Rohini (rohiNI), the second wife of Vasudev (vAsudeva), who was out of prison so, the Balram may be born out of Rohini's womb. He also ordered Yogmaya herself to incarnate on Earth taking birth as Yashoda's daughter. Vishnu at the same time decided to incarnate fully (avatAra) as Devaki's 8th child. The strategy being that the 7th child of Devaki, Balram would be saved by embryo-transfer and the 8th child Krishna would be replaced by Vasudev with Yashoda's daughter Yogmaya and when Kans tries to kill her she being an angelicincarnation, would vanish. Yogmaya did exactly as instructed by Vishnu, she hypnotised Devaki and Rohini into deep sleep and then transferred Balram's embryo in the 7th month of pregnancy to Rohini's womb. Thus Kan's purpose was defeated.) The noteworthy aspects of the above operation are(i) The operation takes place, when the embryo is 7 months old. (ii) The process of hypnotising the incumbents into deep sleep before the operation takes place. vidvat khaNDa / 83 Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Dr. Parameswar Solanki has without questioning the possibility of such an embryo-transfer remarked (see Jain Bharti, Vol. 39.3 March 1991, pages 147-148) that the Jain Acharyas may have been guided in mentioning such an episode by the Bhagwat-Purana's example perhaps on the assumption that Bhagwat-Purana is a prior treatise. But it could be vice-versa, the origin of Agamic literature is no less older than BhagwatPurana's. The height of imagination however in Bhagwat-Purana's episode of embryo-transfer in the 7th month of pregnancy is all the more amazing and less credible than the Agamic-transfer of embryo on its 83rd day of pregnancy. The process of operation of hypnotising the incumbents in deep sleep is also void of the minutest details which are the hallmark of Agamic literature. I had in my previous article published in the Journal of Asiatic Society (Vol. XLII nos. 3-4,2000) while highlighting the excellency of such an experiment 2600 years ago, also expressed my doubt about the factual trustworthiness of the whole episode. Giving it a sociological twist I was inclined to interpret the myth differently. Those were the days of feudal Kingship. The King Supreme owned many a Queens and in the palace there were concubines from every strata including Brahmins with whom the king frequently had sexual relations. The son born to a Brahmin-concubine could found favour with the king linking the son's parentage to the Royal household for the outside world or could be adopted by the king to save the embarassment although he already had a son (FREE) from his Queen Trishala in this particular case. This angle, to look at the whole episode, may annoy many a blind followers and fanatics but needs to be explored for solving many a myths created by vested interests and to bring out historical facts as authentically as possible. The modern mind with its scientfiic aptitude cannot accept such unimaginable happenings as historic truths unless they could be rationally perceived or explained. Even the myth of Five-hooded-serpent head as canopy over the 23rd Tirthankar (atec) Parasvanath has been challenged by the modern scholars. These serpent-heads are said to be the creation of medieval Jain-Acharyas. The sculptures and literature depicting the canopy only go to explain Parsva's association with Nagraj (TRI) Dharnendra (EFE ). Sri U. P. Shah, a Jainologist of repute, in his essay on the subject while explaining the depiction of serpent-canopy (118 ) over Parsva interprets it to be a totemic symbol of his link with his ancestral Naga-tribe (T09T) and Nag-worship (TTTUIT). The eminent scholar Dr. M.A. Dhaky in his essay Arhat Parsba and Dharnendra Nexus (published 1997) supporting Shah's views suggests that in the total absence of this serpent -canopy in any of the sculptures found in kankali tila (chchisi FCSI) of Mathuraexcavations dating them to be of 1st century B.C. the so called depicition are obviously a Nirgrantha (nigraMtha) adaptation of the Brahmanical myth of Sesh-Nag (zeSanAga) supporting Globe of Earth on his head or followed from the myth of Krishna-Govardhan episode of Hindu-scriptures. Likewise the embryo-transfer-myth could be interpreted rationally to be a creation of the later Jain-Acharyas to avoid the Brahamanical parental linkage of Lord Mahavir. The medieval period between 5th to 10th century A.D. saw a phenomenal upsurge of hatred against Boudhas (CE) and Jains generated by the followers of Adi-Guru Shankaracharya when not only vast number of Jain shrines were demolished and or destroyed and a disheartening number of Jain And Boudh Acharyas and Muni's were slain in Southern India. The possibility of one-up-manship creating such myth cannot be ruled out. The most reverred Jain scholar of the 20th century Pundit Sukhlal Sanghvi has in his critical analysis of such mythical representations in Lord Mahavir's life challenged the Embryo-transfer episode ar ath ) and suggested that it could be an addition to the Agamic literature by later Acharyas. What gave strength to his argument was the fact that the Jain scriptures of its Digamber sect have completely ignored this transfer episode. Mahavir according to them was born of Trishala and there is no mention of Devananda as Mahavir's mother of conception at all. The Archaeological finds of Kankali tila (chchisi Tec) in Mathura and the inscriptions found there support the above view. The famous Western Archaelogical and Historian Vincent Smith has in his treatise "Jaina Stupa & other Antiquities of Mathura" dated the inscriptions and sculptures to be of 1st century B.C. These sculptures faithfully depict most of the important events of Lord Mahavir's life but the total absence of the Embryo transfer-episode in those depictions clearly is a pointer to its concoction later on. vidvat khaNDa/84 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Some passages in Kalpa Sutra depicting hatred towards Brahmins also seem to be later-age creations giving credence to the Additon-theory. The Stanza (gAthA) 17 of Kalpa Sutra is explicit in this regard : tae NaM tassa sakkassa deviMdassa devaranno ayameyArUve ajjhathie ciMtie patthie maNogae saMkappe samuppajjitthanna eyaM bhUyaM, na eyaM bhavvaM, na eyaM bhavissaM, jaM naM arahaMtA vA cakkavaTTI vA baladevA vA vAsudevA vA aMtakulesu vA paMtakulesu vA tucchakulesu vA dariddakulesu vA kiviNakulesu vA bhikkhAyakulesu vA mAhaNakulesu vA AyAiMsu vA AyAiMti vA AyAissaMti vA evaM khalu arahaMtA vA cakkavaTTI vA baladevA vA vAsudevA vA uggakulesu vA bhogakulesu vA rAiNNakulesu vA ikkhAgakulesu vA khatiyakulesu vA harivaMsakulesu vA annataresu vA tahappagAresu visuddhajAtikulavaMsesu AyAiMsuvA AyAiMti vA aayaaissNtivaa| (Lord Indra oversees from his heavenly abode by Awadhigyan (avadhijJAna) that Lord Mahavir has incarnated on Earth into the womb of Devananda (devAnandA) Brahmani (brAhmaNI). He contemplates over it and thinks that Thirthankers, the enlightened ones can not take birth in low castes (antya kula, adhama kula, nIca kula, tuccha kula, daridra kula, kRpaNa kula, bhikSuka kula athavA brAhmaNa kula) such as the most down trodden shudras, criminals, poverty stricken, misers, beggars and the Brahmins. Therefore Indra thinks it to be his duty to transfer the embryo of Mahavir to the womb of a lady of Khsatriya Kul, a race of pure blood. Then Indra proceeds to instruct his man to execute the plan.) This kind of bias against Brahmins showing them at par with the low castes is not depicted any where else in the Agamic literature of ancient times. On the contrary Uttar Purana' contains references of some Tirthankars (eg. Shantinath, Kunthunath and Arhnath) whose spouses belonged to Mlechha community of extremely low and out castes. Muni Punyavijay (muni puNya vijaya) a learned Commentator on ancient Agamic literature has in his introduction to an modern edition of Kalpa Stra expressed his doubt about the authenticity of a number of Stanzas in it. Trisala's dreams in elaborate poetic form are thought to be such doubtful additions to the original text of Kalpa Sutra. The Embryo-transfer episode could well be one of such additions by later Acharyas. This appears to be more so because the author of Kalpa Sutra Acharya Bhadrabahu was a born Brahmin. He was the 8th successor to Lord Mahavir. Brahmins in those times were ardent followers of Jins. Admittedly the Agamic literature were for the first time reduced to writing in 453 A.D. As discovered by scholars, the second and third part of Kalpa Sutra namely Sthaviravali and Sadhu Samachari contain passages definitely written by later Acharyas. Some historians go to the length of suggesting that Jamali was the son of Nandivardhan, Trishala's own son and elder brother of Lord Mahavir. According to them Mahavir's daughter Priyadarshana was given in marriage to Nandivardhan's son Jamali. If that be so, Mahavir could not have been the son of Trisala. He might have been adopted after having born to Devananda, the Brahmin lady. The most authentic proof of Devananda being the real mother of Mahavir and Mahavir having born of her comes from the most reverred Jain scripture Bhagvati Sutra itself. Lord Mahavir is said to have attained enlightenment in 557 B.C. and two years later he visited his birth place Brahman Kunda when Jamali and Priyadarshna (his son in law and daughter respectively) are said to have taken Sanyas and joined Mahavir's Religious order. There Devananda came to pay her respects to the Lord. This incident is vividly described in stanza (gAthA) 4 and 5 of parn (uddezaka) 33 of Chapter (916C) 9 of Bhagvati Sutra as follows: taeNaM sA devANaMdA mAhaNI AgayapaNDAyA, papphuyaloyaNA saMvarivalayabAhA, kaMcuyapa rikkhittiyA dhArA habakalaMbagaM piva samUsaviyaromakUvA samaNaM bhagavaM mahAvIraM aNimisAe diTThIe pehamANI dehamANI citttthi| (Looking at the Lord her (Devananda's) whole body shivered with ecstasy and excitement. Tears burst out of her eyes and milk oozed out of her breasts. The sensation pulsating in her limbs inflated the wet breast covering). prazna - bhaMte! ti bhagavaM goyame samaNaM bhagavaM mahAdIraM baMdai NamaMsai, caMditANamaMsittA evaM vayAsI - kiMNaM bhNte| esA devANaMdA mAhaNI AgayapaNDayA, taM ceva jAva romakUvA devANuppiyaM aNimisAe diTThIe pehamANI pehamANI citttthii| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/85 Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ("Oh Lord!" addressing thus, Muni Goutam saluted and asked Mahavir - "How is it that this lady's body is shivering with excitement and milk is oozing out of her breasts and she is standing staring continuosly at you") gothamAi ! samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIra bhagavaM goyama evaM vayAsI - evaM khalu goyamA! devANaMdA mAhaNI mamaM ammagA, ahaNaM devAnaMdAe mAhANIe attae taraNaM sA devANaMdA mAhaNI teNa puvva putta siNeharAgeNaM AgayapaNhayA jAva samUsa viyaroma kUvA mama aNimisAe diTThIe pehamANI pehamANI ciTThai / taeNa samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIra usabhadattassa mAhANassa devANadAe mAhaNIe tIse ca mahatimahAliyAe isiparisAe jAva parisA pddigyaa| (Lord Mahavir answered-"Goutam, she is my own mother. I was born of her. That is why because of Love and excitement of seeing her son after long long time her body is shivering and milk is oozing out of her breasts." The Lord then addressed the gathering including Rishabhdutta and Devananda and after hearing his sermon the gathering dispersed.) vidvat khaNDa / 86 " The above mentioned narration, in my view, conclusively show that Devananda herself had given birth to Mahavir. Such an ecstatic excitement at seeing her son after a long time and in such an enlightened state could only emerge in a lady who had experienced the pangs of giving birth to him. Devananda was not an enlightened one and she or anybody else could not have knowledge of the so called transfer of embryo from her womb on the 83rd day of her pregnancy. Lord Mahavir while answering Goutam's querry does not speak either about the so called transfer. The Lord on the contrary asserts in clearest terms that he was born of her. It would be traversity of facts if we in our zeal to upgrade the perentage from the so called low caste of Brahmin to the so called upper caste of Khsatriyas and stick to a myth created with bias against Brahmins and most probably to show one-up-manship to the Brahmical myths. The husk should be sorted out of Rice. The ancient scriptures thus need to be interpreted rationally and honestly with a visionary's perception to straighten the historical records. zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 DaoN0 premazaMkara tripAThI 'kAgada kI lekhI' ke bajAya 'AMkhina dekhI' para bharosA karane ke kAraNa hI unakA sAhitya prabhaviSNutA - saMpanna hai / ghumakkar3I para kendrita tathA 1948 meM prakAzita 168 pRSTha kI kRti 'ghumakkar3a zAstra' kI bhUmikA meM rAhula ne likhA hai- " ghumakkar3I kA aMkura paidA karanA isa zAstra kA kAma nahIM, balki janmajAta aMkuroM kI puSTi, parivardhana tathA mArga pradarzana isa graMtha kA lakSya hai|" yadyapi lekhaka ne isa kRti meM yaha dAvA nahIM kiyA hai ki 'ghumakkar3oM ke lie upayogI sabhI bAteM sUkSma rUpa se yahA~ (kRti meM A gaI hai, tathApi jina zIrSakoM meM kRti ko vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai ve bhramaNa ke mahatva ke sAtha-sAtha ghumakkar3I se saMbaMdhita vividhi AyAmoM kA vistRta vivecana karate haiN| pustaka kA pahalA nibandha hai 'athAto ghumakkar3a jijJAsA' / nibandha kI zuruAta meM lekhaka ne zIrSaka kI saMskRtaniSTha bhASA kA kAraNa batAte hue likhA hai- "Akhira hama zAstra likhane jA rahe haiM, phira zAstra kI paripATI ko to mAnanA hI pdd'egaa|" "jijJAsA' ke bAre meM ve kahate -" zAstroM meM jijJAsA aisI cIja ke lie honI batalAI gaI hai jo ki zreSTha tathA vyakti aura samAja ke lie parama hitakArI ghumakkar3azAstrI rAhula ho|" isI krama meM lekhaka ne brahma ko jijJAsA kA viSaya banAne ke lie vyAsa kA ullekha kiyA hai aura yaha ghoSaNA kI hai ki" merI samajha meM duniyA kI sarvazreSTha vastu hai ghumkkdd'ii| ghumakkar3a se bar3hakara vyakti aura samAja kA koI hitakArI nahIM ho sakatA / " rAhulajI ne duniyA ko gatizIla banAne tathA vikAsa ke rAste prazasta karane kA zreya ghumakkar3I ko hI diyA hai| 'ghumakkar3a - zAstra' ke tIsare pRSTha meM ve likhate haiM- "kolambasa aura vAsko da gAmA do ghumakkar3a hI the jinhoMne pazcimI dezoM ke bar3hane kA rAstA kholA / " ghumakkar3a dharma kI AvazyakatA kA bakhAna karate hue unhoMne likhA hai- "jisa jAti yA deza ne isa dharma ko apanAyA, vaha cAroM phaloM kA bhAgI huA aura jisane ise durAyA, usake lie naraka meM bhI ThikAnA nahIM / Akhira ghumakkar3a dharma ko bhUlane ke kAraNa hI hama sAta zatAbdiyoM taka dhakkA khAte rahe, aire-gaire jo bhI Aye, hameM cAra lAta lagAte ge|" bahuAyAmI kRtitva vAle mahApaMDita rAhula sAMkRtyAyana ne itihAsa, darzana, dharma, bhASAzAstra, vijJAna, rAjanIti Adi vividha viSayoM para aneka mahatvapUrNa nibandha likhe haiM tathA bahumUlya kRtiyoM kA sRjana kiyA hai| unake kahAnIkAra, Alocaka, nibandhakAra, nATakakAra, AtmakathA lekhaka tathA jIvanIkAra rUpa ne hindI sAhitya ko viziSTa samRddhi pradAna kI hai| eka kaTTara vaiSNava parivAra meM janme rAhula ne pahale Arya samAja aura phira bauddha dharma ke rAste se gujarate hue mArksavAda kI maMjila taya kI thii| eka sAhityakAra yA lekhaka ke rUpa meM hI nahIM, vicAraka aura cintaka ke rUpa meM bhI unakI vyApaka pratiSThA rahI hai| sAmAjika yA rAjanItika kAryakartA kI haisiyata se vividha gatividhiyoM ke saMcAlana evaM kriyAnvayana meM rucipUrvaka bhAga lene ke sAtha-sAtha unhoMne gaMbhIra zodhakartA ke dAyitva kA bhI bhalIbhA~ti nirvAha kiyA thaa| cAhe asahayoga AMdolana yA kisAna Andolana meM janatA ke sAtha sakriya bhAgIdArI ho yA bauddha darzana aura bauddha sAhitya ke anudghATita aMza kI anusaMdhAnaparaka vyAkhyA- donoM bhinna kSetroM meM rAhula ke sahaja evam pANDityapUrNa vyaktitva kI jhalaka pAI jA sakatI hai| vAstava meM rAhula ke sampUrNa sAhitya meM jo tanmayatA hai, gAMbhIrya hai usakA kAraNa unakA vyApaka jIvanAnubhava hai; bhramaNa ke daurAna jIvana kI bahuraMgI chaTAoM tathA virUpatAoM kA sAkSAtkAra hai / zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka apane kathya ke vivecana meM lekhaka ne zailI ko atyaMta rocaka tathA bhASA ko sahaja banAe rakhA hai| rAhula kI mAnyatA hai ki duniyA ke adhikAMza dharmanAka ghumakkar3a rahe haiN| buddha ko sarvazreSTha ghumakkar3a ghoSita karate hue rAhula ne batAyA hai ki buddha ne sirpha puruSoM ke lie hI nahIM striyoM ke lie bhI ghumakkar3I kA upadeza diyA thaa| rAhula likhate haiM- " ghumakkar3a dharma, brAhmaNa dharma jaisA saMkucita dharma nahIM hai, jisameM striyoM ke lie sthAna na ho| striyA~ vidvata khaNDa / 87 Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isameM utanA hI adhikAra rakhatI haiM, jitanA puruss|' unake anusAra bhArata ke naye netA, rAjasthAnI ranivAsa, bacapana kI smRtiyA~, atIta zaMkarAcArya ko deza kI cAroM dizAoM kI yAtrA ne hI, ghumakkar3I se vartamAna, sTAlina, kArla mArksa, lenina, mAotse-tuMga, ghumakkar3a dharma ne hI, bar3A bnaayaa| isI prakAra rAmAnanda, caitanya, IsA, svAmI, asahayoga ke mere sAthI, jinakA maiM kRtajJa, vIra caMdrasiMha gurunAnaka, dayAnanda Adi bhI isI dharma ke bala-bUte para mahAn hue gddh'vaalii| haiN| isIlie rAhula ne ghumakkar3a dharma ko saMsAra kA 'anAdi sanAtana yAtrA aura bhramaNa se saMbaMdhita anya kRtiyA~ haiM- soviyata bhUmi dharma' kahA hai aura use 'AkAza kI taraha mahAn aura samudra kI (1,2), soviyata madhya eziyA, kinnara deza, dAjiliMga paricaya, taraha nizAla' mAnA hai| unakI dhAraNA hai ki "ghumakkar3I ke lie kumAU~, gar3havAla, nepAla, himAcala pradeza, jaunasAra-deharAdUna, cintAhIna honA Avazyaka hai aura cintAhIna hone ke lie ghumakkar3I aajmgddh'-puraattv|| Avazyaka hai| donoM anyonyAzraya honA dUSaNa nahIM bhUSaNa hai|' isI rAhulajI ne ghumakkar3I ke mArga meM dhana-saMpatti kI apekSA balalekha meM ve spaSTa karate haiM ki ghumakkar3a dharma kI 'dIkSA vahI le buddhi kI mahattA para bala diyA hai- "ghumakkar3a ko jeba para nahIM sakatA hai, jisameM bahuta bhArI mAtrA meM hara taraha kA sAhasa ho|' lekha apanI buddhi bAhu aura sAhasa para bharosA rakhanA caahie|" (ghumakkar3a kA samApana karate hue ve ismAila meraThI kI do paMktiyA~ kA havAlA zAstra, pRSTha 25) / parantu isI kRti meM lekhaka ne ghumakkar3I ko dete haiM halke rUpa meM grahaNa karane vAloM ko saceta karate hue unake dAyitva saira kara duniyA kI gAphila jiMdagAnI phira kahA~, ko bhI rekhAMkita kiyA hai- "ghumakkar3a ko samAja para bhAra banakara jindagI gara kucha rahI to naujavAnI kahA~ / nahIM rahanA hai| use AzA hogI ki samAja aura vizva ke hareka deza apanI pAThyapustaka meM par3he hue isa zera ne rAhula ko bacapana ke loga usakI sahAyatA kareMge lekina usakA kAma ArAma se se hI yAtrA kI ora unmukha kara diyA thaa| ghUmane-phirane meM vyApaka bhikhamaMgI karanA nahIM hai| use duniyA se jitanA lenA hai, usase sau ruci kA kAraNa nAnA-nAnI ke yahA~ lAlana-pAlana bhI mAnA jA gunA adhika denA hai| jo isa dRSTi se ghara chor3atA hai vahI saphala aura sakatA hai| senA meM sipAhI ke rUpa meM unake nAnA ne dakSiNa bhArata yazasvI ghumakkar3a bana sakatA hai|" kA vyApaka bhramaNa kiyA thaa| avakAza grahaNa ke bAda nAtI kedAra ghumakkar3I ke lie upayukta Ayu aura anivArya zaikSaNika (rAhula) ko nAnA ke mukha se atIta ke rocaka yAtrA-vRttAntoM ko yogyatA kA vivecana karate hue rAhulajI ne apane anubhava se yaha sunane kA avasara prApta huaa| batAyA hai ki, "jisa vyakti meM mahAna ghumakkar3a kA aMkura hai, use ghara chor3akara yAtrA ke prati AkRSTa hone kA eka bar3A kAraNa / cAhe kucha sAla bhaTakanA hI par3e, kintu kisI Ayu meM bhI nikalakara thA alpAvasthA meM unakA bemela vivaah| apanI vAyu se 5 varSa bar3I vaha rAstA banA legaa| isalie maiM adhIra taruNoM ke rAste meM rukAvaTa patnI ko pAkara ve anyamanaska hokara umarapura ke bAbA paramahaMsa ke DAlanA nahIM caahtaa| lekina 40 sAla kI ghumakkar3I ke tajurbe ne pAsa baiThane lge| bAbAjI ne rAhula ko saMsAra bhramaNa kA parAmarza mujhe batalAyA hai ki yadi taiyArI ke samaya ko thor3A pahale hI bar3hA diyaa| ina sabhI bAtoM ne milakara kedAra ko ghumakkar3a banA diyaa| diyA jAya to AdamI Age bar3e lAbha meM rahatA hai|'' (ghumakkar3a bhramaNa ke prati isa AkarSaNa ne rAhula ko jIvana aura jagata zAstra pR0 30) ke vyApaka anubhava kI jAnakArI dii| ise ulaTakara yoM bhI kaha lekhaka ne ghumakkar3a ke lie itihAsa aura bhUgola-jJAna kI sakate haiM ki jIvana aura jagata ke bAre meM apanI jijJAsA ke kAraNa anivAryatA kI ora to saMketa kiyA hI hai, bhASAoM aura jalavAyu hI unhoMne ghumakkar3I vRtti apnaayii| (jo bhI ho isa rujhAna ne jina kI jAnakArI ko bhI Avazyaka batAyA hai| unhoMne likhA hai ki granthoM se hindI sAhitya ko samRddha kiyA, ve haiM- merI laddAkha yAtrA, ghumakkar3a kA yAtrA sAdhanoM kI suvidhA ke prati AgrahI honA laMkA, tibbata meM savA varSa merI yUropa yAtrA, merI tibbata yAtrA, yAtrA ayogyatA hai| use to pITha para sAmAna lAdakara calane kA jIvaTa ke panne, jApAna, IrAna, rUsa meM paccIsa mAsa, ghumakkar3a zAstra, rakhanA cAhie aura bailagAr3I-khaccara se lekara havAI jahAja taka kI eziyA ke durgama khaNDoM meN| ina kRtiyoM ko yAtrA sAhitya ke aMtargata yAtrA para avalaMbita rahanA caahie| usakA zarIra 'kaSTakSama' hI nahIM parigaNita kiyA jAtA hai| 'parizramakSama' bhI honA caahie| svAvalaMbana para bala dete hue rAhula jIvanI sAhitya ke aMtargata unakI nimnalikhita pustakeM rakhI likhate haiM- "ghumakkar3a meM aura guNoM ke atirikta svAvalaMbana kI jA sakatI haiM- merI jIvana yAtrA (1, 2) saradAra pRthivI siMha, naye mAtrA adhika honI caahie| sone aura cA~dI ke kaToroM ke sAtha paidA vidvata khaNDa/88 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA vyakti ghumakkar3a kI parIkSA meM bilakula anuttIrNa ho jAegA, "yAtrAoM ke lekhaka dUsarI vastuoM ke likhane meM bhI kRtakArya ho yadi usane apane sone-cA~dI ke bharose ghumakkar3acaryA karanI caahii| sakate haiN| yAtrA meM to kahAniyA~ bIca meM aise hI AtI rahatI haiM, vastuta: saMpatti aura dhana ghumakkar3I ke mArga meM bAdhaka ho sakate jinake svAbhAvika varNana se ghumakkar3a kahAnI likhane kI kalA aura haiN|..... kevala utanA hI paisA pAkeTa meM lekara ghUmanA cAhie, zailI ko hastagata kara sakatA hai| yAtrA meM cAhe prathama puruSa meM likhe jisameM bhIkha mA~gane kI naubata na Aye aura sAtha hI bhavya hoTaloM yA anya puruSa meM, ghumakkar3a to usameM zAmila hI hai, isalie aura pAThazAlAoM meM rahane ko sthAna na mila ske| isakA artha yaha ghumakkar3a upanyAsa kI ora bhI bar3hane kI apanI kSamatA ko pahacAna hai ki bhinna-bhinna varga meM utpanna ghumakkar3oM ko eka sAdhAraNa tala para sakatA hai, aura pahale ke lekhana kA abhyAsa isameM sahAyaka ho AnA caahie|' (ghumakkar3a zAstra, pRSTha-39) isI pRSTha para ve sakatA hai|'' (pRSTha 141) isa uddharaNa se yaha bAta AsAnI se likhate haiM ki ghumakkar3a dharma kI yaha bhI vizeSatA hai ki vaha kisI samajhI jA sakatI hai ki rAhula kA kahAnIkAra yA upanyAsakAra rUpa jAta-pAMta ko nahIM mAnatA, na kisI dharma yA varNa ke AdhAra para / isIlie itanA mahatvapUrNa hai| isa saMdarbha meM pRSTha 144 kI ina avasthita varga hI ko|' paMktiyoM kA bhI ullekha kiyA jA sakatA hai- "ghumakkar3I lekhaka rAhula ke isa niSkarSa meM unake vaicArika rujhAna kA spaSTa aura kalAkAra ke lie dharma-vijaya kA prayANa hai, vaha kalA-vijaya AbhAsa milatA hai| sAmyavAda kA gaharAI se adhyayana, manana evaM ____ kA prayANa hai, aura sAhitya-vijaya kA bhii| vastuta: ghumakkar3I ko avalaMbana grahaNa karane vAle rAhula ne ghumakkar3I meM bhI pUMjIvAdI sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM samajhanI cAhie, yaha satya kI khoja ke lie, pravRtti kA ghora virodha kiyA hai- "sone-cA~dI ke bala para bar3hiyA kalA ke nirmANa ke lie, sadbhAvanAoM ke prasAra ke lie mahAn se bar3hiyA hoTaloM meM Thaharane, bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA vimAnoM kI saira digvijaya hai|" karanevAloM ko ghumakkar3a kahanA usa mahAn zabda ke prati bhArI tabhI to ghumakkar3a svAmI, ghumakkar3azAstrI rAhula kA taruNaanyAya karanA hai| isalie yaha samajhane meM kaThinAI nahIM ho sakatI taruNiyoM ko parAmarza hai- "duniyA meM mAnuSa-janma eka hI bAra hotA ki sone ke kaTore ko mu~ha meM liye paidA honA ghumakkar3a ke lie hai aura javAnI bhI kevala eka hI bAra AtI hai| sAhasI aura tArIpha kI bAta nahIM hai| yaha aisI bAdhA hai, jisako haTAne meM kAphI manasvI taruNa-taruNiyoM ko isa avasara se hAtha nahIM khonA caahie| parizrama kI AvazyakatA hotI hai|" (ghumakkar3a zAstra, pRSTha-39) kamara bA~dha lo bhAvI ghumkkdd'oN| saMsAra tumhAre svAgata ke lie - lekhaka ne isa vRtti ke lie AtmasammAna ko mahatvapUrNa mAnA bekarAra hai|" hai tathA cApalUsI kI nindA kI hai| unakA vicAra hai- 'vastuta: ghumakkar3a ko apane AcaraNa aura svabhAva ko aisA banAnA hai, jisase vaha duniyA meM kisI ko apane se Upara na samajhe, lekina sAtha hI kisI ko nIcA bhI na smjhe| samadarzitA ghumakkar3a kA ekamAtra dRSTikoNa hai, AtmIyatA usake hareka bartAva kA sAra hai|' (ghumakkar3a zAstra, pRSTha-40) rAhula ne ghumakkar3I ko sAdhana aura sAdhya donoM mAnA hai| unake anusAra- "abhI taka loga ghumakkar3I ko sAdhana mAnate the aura sAdhya mAnate the mukti - deva darzana ko, lekina ghumakkar3I kevala sAdhana nahIM vaha sAtha hI sAdhya bhI hai|'' (pRSTha-154) lekhaka ne graMtha ke samApana meM yaha AzA vyakta kI hai ki adhika anubhava aura kSamatA vAle vicAraka apanI samartha lekhanI se nirdoSa graMtha kI racanA kara skeNge| . isa nibaMdha ke AraMbha meM kahA gayA hai ki yAtrA ke prati AkarSaNa ne hI rAhula ke kRtitva ko bahuAyAmI banAyA hai, isake samarthana meM 'ghumakkar3a zAstra' kI ina paMktiyoM kA havAlA diyA jA sakatA hai zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/89 Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dizA 1 pratApa bAbU jaba se kalakatte Ae haiM unheM yahA~ eka hI cIja acchI lagatI hai, ghara se roja Tahala kara leka kI tarapha AnA, ghUmanA aura beMca para baiTha jala ko nihAranA ghaMToM / idhara Ate hue unheM yaha brija kraoNsa karanA par3atA hai aura taba brija ke nIce se AtI-jAtI TrAma roja baccoM aura mA~oM kI bhIr3a dekhate haiM apane vajana se bhI bhArI baiga aura pAnI kA phlAska TA~ge hue bacce pratApa bAbU Tahalate hue prAyaH socate haiM mahAnagara kI aisI subaha ke bAre meM subaha bhI baMTI huI hai jaise / basa- TrAma cAlakoM kI subaha, baccoM aura mA~oM kI subaha, cAya aura miThAI kI dukAnoM kI subaha aura bhikhAriyoM kI subaha mAno eka bAra hotI hai ekadama tar3ake daphtara, phaikTarI Adi jAne vAle / loga tabataka soe rahate haiN| unakI subaha sAr3he ATha baje hotI hai| taba har3abar3I zurU hotI hai ki kyA khnaa| loga daur3e-bhAge basa sTApa para pahu~cate aura apane ko lAda dete haiM basoM meM pratApa bAbU sunate to khUba haiM isa lAipha ke bAre meM jise "phAsTa" kahA jAtA para samajhate jarA bhI nhiiN| isa 'phAsTanesa' ko samajhane kA mahatva hai apane 'slonesa' ko smjheN| apane bacapana se lekara apane bur3hApe taka ke slonesa ko taba jaba kahIM dUra ajAna ke svara ke sAtha brahma muhUrta / meM mAtA-pitA donoM hI uTha jAte the aura sammilita kaMTha se ArAdhate DaoN0 maMjurAnI siMha - zAMtAkArama bhujaMgazayanam, padamanAbham, surezaM... aura phira yA kundendu tuSArahAra dhavalA vAlI sarasvatI vaMdanA to svara ke -- vidvata khaNDa / 90 meM 1 AraMbha ke sAtha pA~coM bhAI bahana uTha baiThate the| sabhI tutale uccAraNa ke sAtha sammilita ho jAte the pratApa bAbU ko abhI bhI apanI mA~ yAda AtI hai eka viziSTa vyaktitva ke rUpa meM thii| veda-upaniSada kA jJAna to unheM bahuta bAda meM huA para mA~ bacapana meM hI veda se eka anudita pATha mIThe - surIle kaMTha se gAtI thI, unheM sikhalAtI thii| mA~ nahAdhokara pUjA pATha meM laga jAtI thI aura pitA baccoM ko lekara khetoM kI tarapha nikala jAte the taba koI bAtharUma, leTrina to thA nahIM sabako dUra gA~va ke khetoM bagIcoM aura nadiyoM kI tarapha nikalanA par3atA thA / rAste bhara pitA baccoM ke raMga biraMge savAloM kA javAba dete calate the aura duniyA bhara kI naI-naI bAteM, naI-naI jAnakAriyA~ bhI dete the| isI kRSaka pitA aura gRhastha mA~ ne unheM gA~va se bAhara zahara bhI bhejA thA par3hane ko zahara gA~va se pacAsa kilomITara dUra thaa| cAra mIla paidala cala kara basa pakar3anI par3atI thI, yaha basa dina meM sirpha eka hI bAra AtI thii| taba cAra baje subaha mA~ unheM roTI sabjI banAkara khilAtI aura sAtha bA~dha bhI detI thii| sabase bar3e the pratApa bAbU aura buddhi bhI tIvra thI unakI vaise bhI pitA kA saMskArita vizvAsa thA ki agara bar3A pAyA saMbhala gayA to saba saMbhala jaaegaa| mA~ kI mahatvAkAMkSA thI ki beTA bar3A aphasara bane pitA ko apanI patnI se behada prema thA unakI aisI icchAoM ko pUrI karane kI unhoMne hamezA koziza kI koziza kA matalaba Aja kI taraha baiMkiMga yA dhUsapAsa | thor3e hI thA, basa acche saMskAra, suvidhA aura kharca denA bhara thaa| jaisA ki gA~voM ke logoM ke mana meM eka graMthi hotI hai ki ve gaMvAra haiM, apar3ha | pratApa bAbU ke pitA meM bhI thI pratApabAbU ko apane pitA kI isa bhAvanA se glAni hotI thii| ye lagAtAra prathama zreNI pAne kI koziza karate pAte bhI unakI spaSTa mAnyatA thI ki bhArata ke paccIsa-tIsa pratizata sAkSara loga yahA~ ke nirakSara logoM ke kaSTa aura tyAga kA pariNAma haiN| isIlie aphasarI milane aura zaharoM meM rahane ke bAvajUda inake dila meM gA~va kI jamIna, gA~va kI havA, nadI, nahara, bagIce aura gA~va ke loga rAja karate rhe| jahA~ zikSA kA savAla hai, zahara to bahuta bAda meM zurU huA unake jIvana meM, parantu jo anubhava, jo jJAna gA~va kI isa mATI, pAnI aura AkAza ne gUMthA unake bhItara, ropA unake bhItara, vaha kyA zahara meM saMbhava thA ? pratAba bAbU ko yAda hai, hoza sAtha hI ve dhAna, makaI, gehU~, arahara, mUMga, masUra, ur3ada, maTara, khesArI, canA, sarasoM, rAI, tila, AlU, baigana, TamATara, gobhI, sAga, mirca, jIrA, dhaniyA, soA, methI se lekara Ama, jAmuna, kaTahala, amarUda, bera, nAriyala, khIrA, kakar3I, tarabUja Adi tamAma khAne-pIne vAlI cojoM, per3a-paudhoM ke nAma na kevala jAnate the balki unake aMga-pratyaMgoM ko pahicAnate the, unakA jItA-jAgatA rasAnubhava thaa| ve jAnate the ki zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhAna kI ropAI kaba hotI hai, kaba kaTanI hotI hai, kaba rabbI kI phasala para ve bahU ke vyavahAra se hataprabha ho ge| pratApa bAbU hindI aura lagAyI jAtI hai, kaba dalahana aura telahana rope kATe jAte haiN| bArahoM aMgrejI meM golDameDalisTa the, bahU ko patA thaa| yaha lar3akI bahuta par3hInakSatroM aura mahInoM ke nAma kaMThastha the unheN| unheM Azcarya hotA ki likhI to na thI para aMgrejI mAdhyama se iMTaramIDiyaTa kara liyA thaa| yaha kaisA jIvana hai jahA~ loga una cIjoM ke bAre meM na jAnate, na jAnane unake mitra kI lar3akI thii| pratApa bAbU ke lar3ake kA usase prema vivAha kI utsukatA rakhate ki jina cIjoM kA saMbaMdha unake prANoM se hai, unheM thA, jisameM donoM parivAroM ko eka dUsare kA saMbaMdha saharSa svIkAra thaa| lagAne vAlI jagaha kahA~ hai, loga kahA~ haiM? pratApa bAbU ko bar3A dukhada / baccoM ko bulAne para chUTate hI usane kahA - bar3A Tapha hai ina logoM aura hAsyAspada lagatA ki per3oM ko kitAboM meM par3hAyA jAtA hai, kA kose, Apa se hogA nahIM, svara dhImA thA para dRddh'| idhara baccoM kA TI0vI0 meM dikhAyA jAtA hai, kApiyoM meM AMkA jAtA hai| kheloM ko mUDa bana gayA, apane isa nae TIcara se par3hane kaa| ina kucha dinoM meM khelA kama, TI0vI0 meM dekhA adhika jAtA hai| dAdAjI unake lie eka majedAra jIva siddha ho cuke the - eka do mahIne hue the unheM Aye hue| iMjIniyara beTe ne bahuta Agraha eDaveMcara, yAki nae-nae rahasyoM ke khdaan| isase bhI bar3I bAta thI ki kara bulAyA thaa| pratApa bAbU svayaM to esa0DI0o0 ke pada se hAla vahA~ kilakane-phudakane kI chUTa bhI adhika thii| TIcara ke rUpa meM meM hI riTAyara hue the| bAkI jIvana ke lie koI saMtoSaprada zailI unakI parIkSA bhI karanI thii| ve daur3e cale gae dAdAjI ke paas| pratApa DhU~r3hane kI dizA meM soca rahe the| kalakattA Ate hue socA thA ki bAbU kA bahU se Ahata mana baccoM ke utsAha meM bhulA gyaa| unhoMne kucha laMbI avadhi taka raheMge, baccoM ko par3hAne meM madada kreNge| asala / baccoM kA bhArI bastA ulttaa-plttaa| itanI kitAba-kApiyA~ to unhoMne maiTrika taka meM bhI na dekhI thii| bar3A pA~ca sAla kA thA. ke0jI0 meM meM sarakArI naukarI kI vajaha se apane baccoM kI par3hAI meM khuda apanA yogadAna nahIM de pAye the ve| isakI kasaka unake bhItara bhI par3ha rahA thaa| choTA DhAI kA, do-cAra dinoM se narsarI jA rahA thaa| thI aura baccoM ke mana meM bhI pitA ke lie eka zikAyata thii| isalie prAya: roja hI skUla jAte samaya vaha eka tamAzA khar3A kara detA thaa| nahIM skUla nahIM jaaegaa| taba taraha-taraha se miThAiyA~, bur3hApe meM apanI isa soca aura yojanA ke pIche iMgejameMTa kI talAza cAkaleTa tathA alaga-alaga lobha dekara use bhejA jAtA thaa| pratApa bhI thI aura zAyada isa kasaka se chuTakAre kI bhii| para kalakattA bAbU ke vaza meM hotA to ve use skUla jAne se bacA lete| DhAI sAla Akara to kahIM isakA dvAra daravAjA dikhAyI na diyA unheN| ve aae| ke bacce ko skUla bhejakara kyA par3hAnA hai bhalA? unakI soca meM kAphI khAtira huii| beTe ne DrAivara aura baccoM ke saMga ciDiyAkhAnA, to mA~ hI abhI pAThazAlA hai uskii| abhI use skUla bhejane kA myUjiyama, vikToriyA memoriyala, pleneTeriyama, belUramaTha aura matalaba to sirpha usase nijAta pAnA hai| bs| vAtsalya ke aise dakSiNezvara tamAma darzanIya sthaloM para bhejA unheM, ghumAyA kahanA AdhunikIkaraNa para ve aisA hI socate haiN| para aisA unake socane se caahie| do-cAra dinoM taka unake Ane kI gahamAgahamI rahI ghara meN| kyA ho sakatA thaa| apanI haisiyata ke vilopana kA ahasAsa pUrI phira ghara ke niyamita rUTIna meM ve bhI eka rUTIna ho ge| taraha se thA unheN| unheM to bahuta kucha acchA nahIM lagatA thA aura DrAivara subaha baccoM ko lekara skUla jAtA thaa| bahU baccoM ko to aura ina potoM kA nAma taka lene meM parezAnI hotI thI unheN| jaikI jhaTapaTa taiyAra kara detI thii| beTA beDa-TI lekara bhI sAr3he ATha baje aura ddoNn| ye bhI koI nAma hai bhalA? nAma eka mahatvapUrNa saMjJA hai taka soyA rahatA thA yA bistara para par3e-par3e TI0vI0 nyUja aur| unakI najara meN| vaha tatkAla vyaktitva kA paricAyaka ho na ho para kIpa-phiTa dekhatA rahatA thaa| TI0vI0 se nyUja sunane kI bAta pratApa usakA apane Apa meM eka sAMskRtika, aitihAsika yA sAmAjika bAbU kI samajha meM AtI thI para kasarata ko TI0vI0 meM dekhane kii| artha gAMbhIrya to prakaTa honA hI caahie| vaha bhI na sahI usake pIche bAta bilkula samajha meM nahIM AtI thii| aura to aura kasarata ko kama se kama mAtA-pitA kI mahatvAkAMkSA yA kalpanA to jhAMkatI ho kIpa-phITa kyoM kaheMge? yoga ko yogA kyoM kaheMge? desI nAmoM se khiiN| unhoMne apane ina donoM potoM kA nAma rakkhA thA, yazavanta kyA inakI enarjI kama ho jAtI hai? aisI AdhunikatA para kaI pratApa aura digvijaya prtaap| skUla meM baccoM ke ye hI nAma savAla the unake pAsa para javAba ha~sakara TAlA jAtA thaa| nAmAMkita the para pukAra meM ye badala kara jaikI aura DaoNna ho gaye the| dopahara meM bacce Ate - khA-pIkara thor3A ArAma karate, phira / isa taraha acchA na laganA to kitanI-kitanI bAra kitanI-kitanI zAma juTa jAte par3hAI meN| pratApa bAbU ne jaisA ki socA thA, cAhA ghaTanAoM meM ghaTatA calA jA rahA thA ghara meN| ki bahU kA yaha dAyitva apane hAthoM meM le leN| yahI soca unhoMne Apa ko acchA nahIM lagatA to na lage, ghara kI havA prAya: yaha kala baccoM ko bulAyA apane paas| kaha kara cala detI unheN| mAnoM vaha bahuta dinoM se unheM binA pUche bahatI zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/91 Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 badalatI calI jA rahI thii| bahuta sAre mAmale unakI sammati ke binA taya karatI jA rahI thii| jaba ki aisA bhI nahIM thA ki agara vaha unase mazavirA karatI to hamezA viparIta hI paatii| beTe ne jaba gA~va kI jamIna becakara zahara meM phlaiTa banavAyA taba unheM virodha kahA~ huA thA? hA~ bAsika bhUmi, bApadAdoM kI nizAnI ko bhale hI unhoMne bikane na diyA thaa| bAsika bhUmi becI nahIM jAtI use kisI ko basane ke lie jarUra dAna dI jA sakatI hai| isake atirikta purAne palaMga, AlamArI, bartana saba to bece gae the, taba unhoMne koI rukAvaTa kahA~ DAlI? kitanA kucha to svIkArate hI cale A rahe the, jamAne aura agalI pIr3hI ke lie| lekina svIkArane ke pIche koI vicAra to ho| mUlyahInatA meM mUlya tor3ane kI bAta samajha meM nahIM AtI thI unheN| khuda unhoMne bhI to kitane purAne mUlya, kitane khaMDahara dhvasta kiye the| kyA unhoMne apane yahA~ balipUjA nahIM rokI? kyA unhoMne videzI kapar3oM kI holI nahIM jalAyI? kyA unhoMne apane mAtA-pitA ko gA~dhI aura khaddara kA matalaba nahIM samajhAyA? taba paMdraha-solaha varSa ke to the ve? satya, ahiMsA, carakhA aura satyAgraha ke lie gA~dhI bAbA kaise lakuTiyA lie mAno hamezA unake kizora mana ke Age-Age calate rahate the| gA~dhI unheM AdhunikatA ke bhI pratIka lagate the aura krAMti ke bhii| unakI badaulata hI to gA~va meM jainI bAbA ke dAlAna meM carakhA senTara khulA thA aura gA~va kI mahilAe~ dopahara se zAma kA samaya sAtvika sRjana meM bitAne lagI thiiN| usa seMTara se pahale to ghara kI deharI lakSmaNa rekhA thI unake lie| kitanA acchA lagatA thA pratApa bAbU ko vahA~ apanI mA~ kA jaanaa| AjAdI ke AMdolana kI vaha lahara, vaha jvAra apanI A~khoM se dekhanA aura usameM tana-mana se nahAnA jIvana kA lomaharSaka anubhava thA unake lie| avismaraNIya anubhv| usakA smaraNa Aja bhI unheM ApUrNa svaccha kara detA hai, Alor3ita aura aardr| Ardra isalie bhI ki upalabdha AjAdI ke bAda kramaza: phailatA huA aMgrejavAda unheM sanna aura hataprabha kara dene ke lie kAphI thaa| pUrA deza pUrA yuga na unake hAtha thA na usake lie ve apanA doSa DhU~r3ha sakate the, para apanI saMtAnoM ke lie apanI cUka kI talAza meM aksara par3a jAte the| apane jAnate to unhoMne aMgrejiyata ko kabhI prazraya nahIM diyA thA, apane ghr| iMgaliza mIDiyama meM par3hAyA nahIM unheN| reDiyo ho ki TI0vI0, phrija, gAr3I aisI kisI suvidhAvAda ko praveza kA avasara na diyA thA unhoNne| bacce bigar3e nahIM the na barabAda hue the, phira bhI kahIM na kahIM se pitA aura saMtAnoM kI ruci kA phAsalA bar3A ho gayA thaa| kisane sirajA thA use? apanI hissedArI kahA~ ? savAla uThate the para javAba kahA~ milatA? vakta-vakta para baccoM ke Aropa pahu~cate the unake paas| pitA ne ghUsa nahIM liyA, to kyA? sarakArI suvidhAoM kA gharelU upayoga na kiyA to kyA sarakAra ne koI tamagA de diyA? kyA riTAyaramenTa kI umra bar3hA dI? aise kitane sAre doSa DhU~r3ha kara rakkhe the unake sAmane baccoM ne| isalie aisA koI haka hI na banatA thA unakA ina potoM pr| unake mammI-DaiDI apane DhaMga se saMskArita kareMge unheN| phAsTa aura mArDana banAe~ge unheN| baccoM kI kitAbeM ulaTa-palaTa kara dekhane lage pratApa bAbU ki bar3e ne isa naye TIcara kI parIkSA prAraMbha kara dii| dAdAjI! kaina yU malTIplAi da elevana iMTra elevana? dAdAjI muskarAe - javAba diyA vana haMDreDa TvenTI vn| __eMDa elevana iMTU Tvelva? vana tharTI ttuu| eMDa Tvelva iMTU Tvelva? - vana phorTI phor| acchA phAiva iMTU vana eNDa hApha - sevana haaph| baccA cillaayaa| verI guDa, hAu phaastt| nAisa yU Ara? baTa veyara ija yora kailakuleTara? 'ina Avara maaiNdd|' unhoMne yAda kiyA apane rasikalAla gurujI aura unake beMtoM ko| kaise lAina lagavAte the aura kaise laya meM eka sAtha sabase pahAr3e raTavAte the| kabhI unakI beMta nahIM khAnI par3I thI unheM, yaha soca Aja bhI garva anubhava karate the ve| savayyA, Der3hA, gyArahA saba yAda karavAyA thA unhoNne| bIsa taka ke pahAr3e kA pracalana to bahuta bAda meM huaa| phira kelakuleTara aura kaMpyUTara to aba yaha saba bhI khatma kara rahA hai| tana-mana kI itanI bacata kisalie, yaha unakI samajha ke bAhara thaa| baccoM ke sAtha ramate hue unhoMne kahA - acchA beTe, calie aba eka kavitA sunaaiye| - kavitA? hvATa ija kavitA? 'kavitA nahIM jAnate? poema jAnate ho?' - yasa, zurU ho gayA vaha - 'Tvinkala TviMkala liTala sTAra.....' 'hindI meM koI?' - no ina hindii| kevala, a, A, i, I bch| 'hindI meM bhI AnI cAhiye bette| yaha apanI bhASA hai n| maatRbhaassaa|' - mAtRbhASA? 'hA~ mAtRbhASA hai hindI tumhaarii| madaraTaMga kahate haiM iMgaliza meN|' / Ao eka gIta sIkho - eka kavitA - pUrva dizA meMbaccoM ne anukaraNa kiyA - pUlva dichA meM..... vidvata khaNDa/92 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - udita sUrya ko - dAdAjI ! bacce ke mana meM jarUra savAla khar3e hue the ki mA~ -- udita chUlya ko..... phuNcii| aMdara se bahU ne pukArA baccoM ko| gIta kI lar3I bIca meM hI 'calo jaikii-ddoNn| kama-kama khAnA khAlo bette|' chUTI, baccA bhItara bhAgA baccA jAnatA hai upAya nahIM hai bacane ko| pratApa bAbU ke kAna meM bahU kA kar3akatA svara par3A - 'DiDa -'daadaajii| maoNraniMga meM mileNge| taba gIta chikAe~ge n|' yU phinisa yora homavarka?' baccA zAyada sahamA-sA gumasuma khar3A --'abhI Apa khAnA khAlo, aura cho jaao| hogA - pratApa bAbU ko lgaa| lagA ki unheM usake saMkaTa ko zeyara dUsare dina roja kI taraha cAra baje prAya: pratApa bAbU kA svara karanA caahie| ve uThe aura aMdara kI tarapha bddh'e| tabhI sahamatA huA AraMbha huA - yA kundendu tuSAra hAra dhavalA..... svara para sApha sunA unhoMne - AI ema laraniMga mAtRbhASA mmmii| baccA rajAI meM kunmunaayaa| 'mammI dAdAjI ke pAsa jaauuN|' - hvATa? mammI cillaayii| taba taka zvasura sAmane the| aura thor3A so jAo beTe, thor3I dera meM skUla ke lie taiyAra 'inakA homavarka karavAiye, varanA skUla se kaMplena aaegii|' honA hai naa|' bahU ne anuzAsita hokara magara Adeza ke svara meM khaa| nahIM aura nhiiN| thor3I dera ke bAda A jAU~gA Apake pAsa,' tatkSaNa baccA unako sauMpA to gayA para unheM lagA ki unase kahatA huA rajAI se bAhara nikala aayaa| chIna liyA gayA hai use| vaise bhI jo Adeza thA, usakA pAlana karanA -'jAne do' yaha svara bacce ke DaiDI kA thaa| subaha-subaha isa unake lie muzkila thaa| unake lie muzkila thA ki baccoM ko taraha nIMda kA ucaTanA ekadama se acchA nahIM lagatA jinheN| pratApa AkAza, sUraja, cA~da, sitAre pahale na batAkara skAI, sana, mana bAbU ne dekhA vAde ke anusAra unakA potA brahma muhUrta meM unake pAsa eNDa sTAra batAe unheN| yaha to jAhira thA ki pratApa bAba ke lie pahuMca cukA thaa| unhoMne AhlAda se goda meM use uThAyA - cUmA aura jitanA muzkila nahIM thA usase kahIM takalIphadeha thaa| phira bhI rajAI meM garamA kara AraMbha kiyAsahame baccoM ko goda meM uThAkara le Ae ve apane kamare meN| kamare - pUrva dizA meM udita sUrya ko ina A~khoM se dekhate hue, sau meM Ate hI baccA gale cipaTA aura phaphakakara ro pdd'aa| pratApa bAba varSa taka hama, jIvita raheM, jIvita raheM, jIvita rheN| ne use jora se bhIMcA chAtI se pyAra kI uSmA se seNkaa| bAlapana hI baccA anukaraNa kara rahA thaa| to thaa| coTa aura sUjana bhulAne meM dera na lgii| phira A~sU se bhIge pratApa bAbU sAmane khir3akI kI tarapha apanI tarjanI se izArA gAloM ko lagAtAra caMbanoM se sakhA diyaa| itane meM badata vATa ho kara rahe the jahA~ sUraja apane nikalane kA raktima saMketa phailA rahA cuke the dAdA aura pote meN| pratApa bAbU ne dhIre-se salAha kI usse| thA aura baccA ekaTaka usa ora nihAra rahA thApahale homavarka, phira kathA, kahAnI, pahelI gIta sb| bacce ne daadaa| patA nahIM kitanA saca thA para pratApa bAbU ko lagA ki apane ke sahayoga se homavarka kiyA aura aMdara le gayA mA~ ke paas| mA~ baccoM meM huI cUka kA jaise aba sudhAra kara rahe hai ve| dekhatI aura vaha khar3A rahatA, utanI dera usake pAsa dhIraja na thA, rIDara, hindI bhavana, vizvabhAratI vApasa bhAgA-bhAgA puna: dAdAjI ke paas| zAMtiniketana-731 235, pazcima baMgAla __ - dAdAjI! nAU deTa saaNg| dAdAjI bhIMga gae aMdara se| para aba rAta ho calI thI, unheM patA thA ki baccoM kI mA~ abhI phira pukAregI unheM khAnA khilaaegii| bacce soe~ge phir| unhoMne pyAra se goda meM sameTA use - 'beTe abhI Apako eka acchI-sI majedAra 'kahAnI sunAte haiM, gIta subh|' - kahAnI? 'hA~ zArTa sTorI bette| use apanI bhASA meM kahAnI kahate haiN|' pratApa bAbU ne kalyANa nikaalaa| "matsyAvatAra" kI tasvIra dikhAte hue kahAnI sunaayii| -'kitanA majA aayaa|' zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/93 Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhikSA O padmacanda nAhaTA eka yogI mahAtmA usI gA~va kI ora se nikala rahe the| bhikSA hetu gA~va ke bhItara ghuse| galiyoM meM khela rahe baccoM ne batAyA ki Aja subrata bAbU ke yahA~ pUre gA~va kA bhoja hai, sabhI vahIM khAnA khaayeNge| mahAtmA bhI usI ora cala pdd'e| subrata ghara ke bAhara khaTiyA para apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha vyavasthA sambandhI carcA kara rahA thaa| Aja khuzI se usakA sInA phulA huA thA kyoMki Aja ke bAda vaha gA~va kA sabase bar3A AdamI kahA jaayegaa| pichale kaI sAloM meM kisI ne pUre gA~va ko khilAne kA sAhasa nahIM kiyA thaa| subrata ne dekhA ki eka mahAtmA usI ke ghara kI tarapha cale A rahe haiN| usane mana hI mana socA mere bhAgya kitane acche haiM ki Aja eka mahAtmA cala kara mere ghara A rahe haiN| inakA Adara satkAra kara inheM bhI bhojana krvaauuNgaa| yaha soca vaha uThane ko huA ki mahAtmAjI ko ghara le aauuN| kintu dekhatA hai ki ghara ke najadIka Ate-Ate mahAtmA ruka gye| unakI dRSTi una cAra bakaroM para pdd'ii| ve ghara ke andara na Akara bakaroM ke najadIka gye| mahAtmA yogI the, unheM pazuoM kI bhASA kA bhI jJAna thaa| unhoMne dekhA ki tIna bakaroM kI A~khoM meM mRtyu kA bhaya thaa| ve apanA anta nikaTa jAna du:khI the kintu cauthA zAnta bhAva se khar3A thaa| usakI A~khoM meM camaka thii| viSNupura gA~va meM subrata nAma kA eka kisAna rahatA thaa| usake mahAtmA ne usakI hI bhASA meM usa bakare ko prazna kiyA ki kyA pitA vikrama bAbU marate samaya subrata ke lie pU~jI to nAma mAtra hI use marane kA bhaya nahIM? bakare ne kahA he, mahAtmA ! mRtyu to chor3a gaye the| hA~, eka bar3A baMjara bhU bhAga avazya chor3a gye| subrata nizcita hai| phira bakare to kaTane ke liye hI janma lete haiM kintu ne kAphI mehanata kI aura usa baMjara bhUmi ko upajAU banA kara maiM Aja bahata khaza haiN| mahAtmA ne apane jJAna se sArI sthiti acche paise jor3a liye| vaha apanI patnI aura do baccoM ke sAtha samajhate hae bhI bakare se pachA- tumhArI khazI kA kyA kAraNa hai? zAntipUrvaka raha rahA thaa| usakA sapanA thA ki vaha bar3A AdamI bakare ne kahA-he yogIrAja! maiM pUrva bhava meM isI gA~va meM rahane vAlA kahalAye aura gA~va kA mukhiyA bne| eka rAta bhojana karake ArAma vikrama nAma kA kisAna thaa| mere eka putra thaa| maiM sAdhAraNa sthiti karate samaya usane apane dila kI bAta patnI ko batAI aura donoM kA kisAna apane putra ko sArI khuziyA~ na de skaa| isa ghara kA mila kara yojanA banAne lge| yaha huA ki ve eka bhoja kA mAlika sabata merA hI patra hai| Aja isakI sampannatA aura mAna Ayojana kareMge jisameM sabhI gA~vavAsI AmaMtrita kiye jaayeNge| isase dekhakara maiM itanA harSita huA hU~ ki marane kA gama nhiiN| auroM ke hone vAle mukhiyA ke cunAva meM unheM voTa mileMge, baccoM kA sambandha hAthoM na mara kara apane hI ghara meM mara rahA huuN| bhI acchA hogaa| tithi 5 dina bAda Ane vAle pitAjI ke zrAddha kI mahAtmA bhikSA kI AzA chor3a vApasa lauTane lage taba taka nizcita kI gyii| subrata vahA~ A phuNcaa| usane mahAtmA ke caraNa sparza kiye aura dUsare dina se hI subrata taiyArI meM juTa gyaa| pUre gA~va ko / nivedana karane lagA ki mahAtmana! maiM dhanya hU~ jo Apa jaise yogI nimaMtraNa diyaa| gA~va ke nAmI halavAI ko bulA kara sArI vyavasthA hamAre gA~va hI nahIM, ghara bhI pdhaare| Aja mere pitAjI kI barasI hai, samajhA dI gii| Ayojana ke dina subaha se hI subrata ke ghara kAphI andara yajJa cala rahA hai, Apa bhojana karake hI padhAreM, isase mere cahala-pahala thii| sAre kAryakartA bhI juTa gaye aura bAjAra se sAmAna divaMgata pitA kI AtmA ko bar3I zAnti milegii| subrata ne mahAtmA Ane lgaa| ghara ke pAsa ke dAlAna meM bhaTTiyA~ jala rahIM thIM aura pakavAna banAye jA rahe the| sAtha hI 4 bar3e bakare bhI vahA~ lAye gaye mahAtmA muskurAye aura bar3e zAnta bhAva se kahA-maiM eka the jinako eka khUTe se bA~dha diyA gyaa| sanyAsI hU~, bhikSA lekara khAtA hU~, tumhAre yahA~ kA bhojana mere anukUla vidvata khaNDa/94 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai| tuma ise anyathA mata lo, maiM kahIM aura bhikSA le luuNgaa| eka bAta aura jisa pitA kI AtmA kI zAnti kI kAmanA tuma kara rahe ho vaha to tumhAre ghara meM hI hai yaha jo citakabarA bakarA ba~dhA hai vahI tumhAre pitA kI AtmA hai jo isa bakare ke rUpa meM janmI hai, isa svayaM mujhe batAyA hai| mahAtmA ne bakare dvArA batAI gaI pUrI bAta doharA dii| subrata stabdha raha gyaa| vaha bakare se lipaTa kara rone lagA phira thor3I dera bAda bakaroM ko kholakara mahAtmA ke caraNoM meM gira par3A aura kahane lagA Apane mere hAthoM ghora anartha hone se bacA liyaa| taba taka gA~va ke kaI loga vahA~ ekatrita ho cuke the| mahAtmA ne use udbodhana diyA "yaha bakarA tumhArA pitA hai ata: tumheM pazcAtApa ho rahA hai| hara jIva kisI na kisI janma meM kisI na kisI ke mA~-bApa yA dAdA dAdI rahe haiN| 84 lAkha jIva yoniyoM meM bhaTakatI AtmAoM kA vadha karane se nizcita rUpeNa apane pUrvajoM kI hatyA kA saMyoga bana sakatA hai / ata: nirIha prANiyoM kI hatyA tyAga kara dohare pApa se bco|" suvrata ke sAtha-sAtha pUre gA~va ke logoM ne yaha udbodhana sunA evaM pratijJA kI ki ve Aja se hI mAMsAhAra kA tyAga karate haiN| aura mahAtmA ko ghara ke andara Akara bhikSA grahaNa karane kA anurodha kiyaa| sabhI kI A~kheM nama thiiN| 4, jagamohana mallika lena, kolakAtA-7 zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka jaba mada meM cUra mAnava nita naye AviSkAroM se svayaM ko detA hai| upamA Izvara kI / taba anahonI honI hotI hai asambhava sambhava hotA hai durghaTanA ghaTatI hai / ahasAsa hotA hai| hameM apanI sImAoM kA janma hotA hai bojha huI usake liye bUr3hI haDDiyA~ sImAe~ * alakA dhAr3IvAla aba vaha RNa car3hAne ke lobha meM dUdha kA karja utAranA bhUla gayA / vidvata khaNDa / 95 Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 jAnakInArAyaNa zrImAlI bhA bhAratIya saMskRti meM zikSA zabda atyanta pavitra, Adarza aura upakArI mAnA gayA hai| 'zikSaiva zikSA' kA artha hai - guru dvArA ziSya ko dI gaI siikh| isa sIkha ko, zikSA ko sarvopakAriNI mAnA gayA hai arthAt yaha sabhI prakAra ke upakAra karanevAlI hai| zikSa se zikSA kA nirmANa huA hai jo ki sIkhane kA pratIka hai aura sIkhane kI prakriyA AjIvana calatI rahatI hai| isaliye zikSA bhI jIvana paryaMta calanevAlI prakriyA hai| sabhI prakAra kI vidyAe~ sIkhane se hI phaladAI hotI haiN| veda meM samatA ko zikSA mAnA gayA hai| bhAratIya sAhitya meM veda aura upaniSada athAha jJAna ke bhaMDAra haiN| vaise to upaniSada kahAniyoM tathA pArasparika saMvAdapUrvaka tatva kA bodha karAte haiM aura isa prakAra sabhI upaniSada zikSAprada haiM kintu taittarIya-upaniSada meM sIdhA hI zikSA para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| taittarIya-upaniSada meM zikSAvalI nAma se eka svataMtra adhyAya meM zikSA kI vivecanA karate hue, zikSA prApta karane ke sAdhana, vidhi aura sAvadhAniyoM kA vistAra se ullekha kiyA gayA hai| isa saba viSaya ko samajhAne ke sAtha upaniSada sagarva prazna karatA hai - kiM-kiM-na sAdhayati kalpalataiva vidyA - arthAt vidyA kalpalatA hai jo ki kalpanAmAtra se vAMchita phala pradAna karatI hai aura yaha kalpalatA kyA nahIM kara sakatI arthAt saba kucha kara sakatI hai| Aja hama dekhate haiM ki upaniSada kI yaha thothI garvokti nahIM hai| Adhunika vijJAna kI pragati, TelIphona, dUradarzana aura antarikSa kI yAtrA Adi asaMbhava ko kalpalatA vidyA ne pratyakSa saMbhava karake dikhA diyA hai| zikSA se bhautika aura AdhyAtmika donoM prakAra kI pragati hotI hai| AdhyAtmika pariveza para, adhiSThAna para AdhArita bhautika zikSA kalyANakArI hotI hai| sAtha hI zikSA vyakti kA caritra nirmANa karatI hai| satat saMskAroM se zikSita hue vyakti kA AcaraNa prApta zikSA ke anurUpa hotA hai| isa prakAra zikSA prathamata: vyaSTi aura phira samaSTi kI racanA karatI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM zikSA kA itanA mahatva hai ki kevala 32 . varSa kI Ayu meM apanI jIvanalIlA pUrNa kara lene vAle jagadguru AdyazaMkarAcAryajI ne jina viSayoM ko bhASya ke lie prAthamikatA se cunA unameM zikSA ko Azcaryacakita kara dene vAlA mahatva dete hue cunA hai| hamAye yahA~ cAra puruSArtha-dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa haiN| zikSA tInoM puruSArthoM ko pUrNa karate hue vyakti kI carama AkAMkSA mokSa ko bhI sulabha karAtI hai| zrImad zaMkarAcAryajI ne mokSa prApti ke sabhI vikalpoM para vicAra karate hue aMta meM ghoSaNA kI kikevala jJAna hI mokSa kA sAkSAt sAdhana hai| yaha bhI vizeSa dhyAna dene yogya hai ki guru apane ziSya ko sabhI prakAra kI zikSApUrNa ho jAne para samAvartana saMskAra karAte samaya use AjJA detA hai- 'satyaM vada, dharmaM cara' arthAt satya bhASaNa karo tathA dharma kA AcaraNa kro| ina donoM AdarzoM kI nIMva para bhAratIya samAja kI kAlajayI racanA huii| yahI kAraNa hai ki vizva kI aneka ati prAcIna sabhyatAe~ kAla ke gAla meM samA gaI kintu bhAratIya sabhyatA aura saMskRti Aja bhI cirajIvI aura satata pravahamAna hai| AnandamayI zikSA - hamArI zikSA kI avadhAraNA kabhI bhI rukSa nahIM rhii| zikSA ko brahmavidyA kahA gayA hai aura brahma sadaiva rasasvarUpa hai| usa rasa kI prApti hone para yaha jIva rasamayaAnandamaya ho jAtA hai| usa rasa ke paripAka se puruSa nirbhaya ho jAtA hai| yaha veda kI ghoSaNA hai jo saMsAra ko zikSA ke mAdhyama se nirbhaya aura Anandamaya banAtA hai| gurudeva ravindranAtha Taigora kI zikSA AnandamayI thI kyoMki vaha bhayarahita thii| kahAnI - eka bAra zAMtiniketana kI sthApanA ke bAda gurudeva Taigora ke vidyAlaya meM apane chAtroM kA zikSaNa dekhane kucha abhibhAvaka aae| unhoMne dekhA kucha chAtra gurudeva ke sAmane baiThe ekAgracitta se par3ha rahe haiM jabaki kucha per3a para baiThe Ama cUsa rahe haiM aura kucha dhUla meM khela rahe haiN| una abhibhAvakoM ne gurudeva se jijJAsA kI to unhoMne batAyA jisa samaya chAtra ko zikSA meM rasa Ae usI samaya maiM unheM zikSA detA hU~ kinta khelanA, Ama khAnA aura mukta prakRti kA Ananda lenA bhI zikSA hai| Aja AnandamayI zikSA ke lie karoDoM bAlaka tarasa rahe haiN| vidvata khaNDa/96 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana satya se paricita zikSA : AnandamayI zikSA Avazyaka hai kintu bhUkhe peTa meM Ananda kI utpatti nahIM ho sktii| isa satya se bhAratIya dArzanika aura upaniSadakAra paricita the| isalie zruti ne brahmajJAna prApta karane ke, zikSA prApta karane ke jo stara taya kie unameM prathama stara anna thaa| brahmajJAna kA prathama dvAra anna thaa| anna ke lokottara AnaMda ko veda ke isa vAkya - ahamannamahamnamahamannama - maiM anna hU~, maiM anna hU~, maiM anna hU~- yaha unmatta bhAva eka kRtArtha hRdaya kA udgAra hai| vijaya kA udghoSa hai| isalie kArlamArksa ne bhUkha ke viruddha saMgharSa kI jo ghoSaNA kI thI, vaha anyathA nahIM thI kintu saMgharSa kA patha zikSA-saMskAra vihIna hone se vaha ghoSaNA sArthaka na ho skii| bhAratIya zikSA paddhati meM bhUkha ke viruddha saMgharSa hai kintu usakA adhiSThAna AdhyAtmika hai| yaha eka AdhyAtmika saMgrAma hai jise nyAsI bhAva (TrasTIzipa priMsipala) ke mAdhyama se sampatti samAja kI, ke bhAva se jItA jAtA hai| tena tyaktena bhuMjithA' - tyAgapUrvaka upayoga karane se yaha saMgharSa jItA jA skegaa| ___ nAsiketa upAkhyAna - vaidika bhAratIya zikSA kisa prakAra ke bAlaka taiyAra karatI thI isakA udAharaNa denA ucita hogaa| maharSi uddAlaka ne vizvajita nAmaka yajJa ke bAda godAna prAraMbha kiyaa| uddAlaka ke putra naciketA ne dekhA ve gAe~ jhukakara jala nahIM pI sakatI thIM, ghAsa nahIM cabA sakatI thIM, unake stana dUdharahita the aura indriyA~ thaka cukI thiiN| aisI jarAjIrNa gAyoM ke dAna se pitA kA apayaza hogaa| aisA socakara zraddhA se Avezita naciketA ne tIna bAra pitA ko godAna se rokA to kruddha pitA ne usa kumAra (choTe bAlaka) ko mRtyu ko dAna kara diyaa| naciketA yamaloka ko cala par3A aura pazcAtApa se dagdha usake pitA mUrchita hokara gira pdd'e| naciketA ne bAda meM yama se brahmavidyA kA dAna prApta kiyaa| yaha kahAnI vizva kI sarvAdhika bhASAoM meM anudita ho cukI hai| isameM satyaM vada, dharma cara ke Adarza ko yathArtha meM pariNita karane, kathanI aura karanI kI ekatA ko sAkSAt jIvana meM sAkAra karane kA prasaMga hai| aisI thI hamArI shikssaa| Adhunika yuga ke parivartanoM ke bIca bhI satyaM vada, dharma cara ke Adarza para AdhArita zikSA eka Adarza samAja, rASTra aura vizva ke nirmANa meM samartha hai| yaha dAyitva chAtroM kA hai| upaniSada kahate haiM - chAtra hI guru hai kyoMki vaha prazna karake uttara ke mAdhyama se jJAna ko prakaTa karavAtA hai| samavedanA amerikA ke rASTrapati mi0 ebrAhama liMkana apane aneka lokottara guNoM ke kAraNa kAphI prasiddha hue haiN| eka bAra jAte hue mArga meM unhoMne kIcar3a meM eka bImAra sUara ko pha~se hue dekhaa| dekhakara bhI ve ruke nahIM, Age bar3he cale gaye; kintu thor3I dUra jAne ke bAda ve puna: vApasa lauTe aura apane hAthoM se kIcar3a se sUara ko bAhara nikaalaa| logoM ne hairAnI se isakA sababa pUchA to ve bole, "maiM Avazyaka kArya meM vyasta hone ke kAraNa ise kIcar3a meM pha~sA huA dekhakara calA to gayA, para mere hRdaya meM eka vedanAsI banI rahI, maine usI vedanA ko dUra karane ke liye ise nikAlA hai|' dukhiyoM ko dekhakara hamAre hRdaya meM jo TIsa uThatI hai, usI ko miTAne ke lie hama dukhiyoM kA duHkha dUra karate haiN| isameM upakAra aura ehasAna kI bAta nahIM hai| brahmapurI cauka, bIkAnera (rAja.) zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/97 Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kanhaiyAlAla DUMgaravAla AjAda hone ke bAda saMvidhAna meM kiye gaye prAvadhAnoM ke anusAra hindI rASTrabhASA ho jAnI cAhie thI para rAjya bhASA vidheyaka lAkara aMgrejI ko ananta kAla ke lie cAlU rakhI hai| Aja aMgrejI ucca varga kI pahacAna bana gaI hai| vidyArthI meM deza kI saMskRti, janatA ke duHkha-darda, garIbI miTAne kA saMkalpa kucha bhI nahIM hai| totA raTaMta par3hakara parIkSA pAsa karanA hI mukhya uddezya ho gayA hai| merA kahane kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki deza meM zikSA ke kSetra meM kucha bhI nahIM huaa| vidyA, hunara aura vijJAna ke kSetra meM kAphI kucha kAma huA hai kintu Aja kI duniyAM ke mukAbale meM hama abhI pichar3e haiN| maiMne jaba vakAlata zurU kI hAIkorTa meM taba kAnUna kI par3hAI aMgrejI meM calatI thii| aMgrejI haTAo aura bhASAI AMdolanoM ke kAraNa hindI aura dezI bhASAoM meM kAma calane lgaa| Aja madhya pradeza hAIkorTa meM 70-80% kAma hindI meM hotA hai kintu saMvidhAna meM pradatta zakti se hindI ke prayoga kI anumati mila gii| jaja ko hindI meM likhane kI svataMtratA to hai para sAtha meM aMgrejI anuvAda kI anivAryatA ke kAraNa sabhI aMgrejI meM hI nirNaya de rahe haiM, phalasvarUpa kAnUnI bhASA kA nirmANa nahIM ho rahA hai aura nirNaya zikSA ke uddezya - aMgrejI meM hone se hindI mAdhyama ke vakIloM ko takalIpha hotI hai| bhASA kA nirmANa kitAbeM likhane mAtra se nahIM hotA, upayoga se vidyA, hunara aura vijJAna hotA hai| aMgrejI sAmrAjyavAda ke gulAma dezoM va mAtRbhASA hone ke deza ko AjAda hue karIba 55 varSa hone Aye kintu abhI bhI kAraNa briTena, amarIkA meM aMgrejI hai, zeSa duniyAM meM aMgrejI nahIM ke zikSA ke bAre meM koI mUlabhUta parivartana nahIM huaa| rAjya vyavasthA meM barAbara hai, kevala kAma calAU hai| zikSA, svAsthya, kAnUna aura vyavasthA usake mUlabhUta kartavya haiN| hamaloga vidyA, hunara aura vijJAna ke kSetra meM kAphI tarakkI kara kintu vyavasthA ina sabameM asaphala hai| zikSA kA mUlabhUta siddhAnta hai lete yadi mAtRbhASAoM meM par3hAI hotI, kintu aba mAmalA kAphI ulajha ki use mAtRbhASA meM honA caahiye| deza meM bhASAvAra prAMtoM kA gaThana isI gayA hai| ijarAIla meM skUloM meM 4 ghaMTe par3hAI aura 4 ghaMTe hunara ke dvArA dRSTi se haA thA ki deza kI sabhI bhASAe~ vikasita aura unnata hoMgI utpAdana hotA hai jisake kAraNa skUloM meM AmadanI ho jAtI hai| aura sAtha-sAtha rASTrabhASA deza kI bhASA hogI, sarakArI kAmakAja, jarmanI, phrAMsa, jApAna, rUsa Adi sabhI dezoM meM unakI bhASA meM hI vidhAyaka kArya aura zikSA ke mAdhmaya ke rUpa meN| saMvidhAna meM prAvadhAna zikSA dI jAtI hai| hai ki sabako zikSA dI jAyegI, koI bhedabhAva nahIM hogaa| samAnatA hogI zikSA kA uddezya hai ki zikSita yuvajana caur3I chAtI aura U~cA kintu Aja amIroM, garIboM ke lie alaga-alaga vyavasthA hai| sira lekara cleN| unameM svAbhimAna, svadezI va mAnavatAvAdI bhAva vastutaH sAdhAraNa skUloM meM bhI aMgrejI kA bolabAlA ho gayA hai| ho| Aja hama jAti, dharma meM baMTe haiN| deza meM manuSya aura hindustAnI natIjA hai ki vidyArthI ko na aMgrejI A rahI hai, na apanI bhaassaa| naye bahuta kama haiN| vidyArthI aura zikSakoM meM pAribhASika zabda, vyAkaraNa aura zabda racanA rASTrIya AMdolana meM dezI bhASA, bhUSA, bhavana calate the| aba mIDiyA kI bhArI truTiyA~ rahatI haiN| ucca madhyama zreNI ke jIvana va upabhoktAvAda kA pracAra kara rahA hai| deza buniyAdI zikSA, hindU saMskRti kI zikSA, muslima madarase, kI samasyAoM ke samAdhAna ke lie usakA upayoga nahIM hotaa| kAnvenTa skUla calate haiN| kAnvenTa skUla Ama logoM meM bhI rUtabe dera se sahI para zikSa ko rAjanIti se Upara uThakara sarvAnumati kI pahacAna bana rahe haiN| jina logoM ke mA~-bApa aMgrejI bolate haiM se binA bhedabhAva ke upalabdha karAI jAnI cAhiye tabhI deza kA unake baccoM ko bacapana se hI aMgrejI meM DhAlA jAnA hai| bhaviSya ujjvala hogaa| baccA bhASA ke bojha se dabA rahatA hai| Aja to deza meM saba taraha kI par3hAI hindI meM va anya bhASAoM meM ho sakatI hai kintu deza adhivaktA, pUrva vidhAyaka, nImaca (ma0 pra0) vidvata khaNDa/98 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcArya nihAlacaMda jaina prArthanA DaoN0 lArI Dose ne apane eka saMsmaraNa meM likhA ki usane prArthanA kI eka ajIba cikitsA paddhati kA anubhava kiyaa| unhoMne apane prazikSaNa samaya kA jIvanta vRtAMta likhA, jaba ve TeksAsa ke thAIlaiNDa memoriyala aspatAla meM the| unhoMne eka kainsara pIr3ita marIja ko aMtima avasthA meM dekhA aura usako yahI salAha dI thI ki upacAra se virAma le le kyoMki upalabdha cikitsA se koI lAbha nahIM ho rahA thaa| lekina unhoMne yaha bhI dekhA ki usake bistara ke pAsa koI na koI mitra baiThA rahatA thA jo usake svAsthya lAbha ke liye prArthanA kiyA karatA thaa| eka varSa ke pazcAt jabaki DaoN0 lArI ko jo vaha aspatAla chor3a cuke the, eka patra milA ki kyA Apa apane purAne marIja se milanA cAheMge ? DaoN0 lArI ne likhA ki mujhe yaha jAnakara sukhada Azcarya huA ki vaha aba bhI jiMdA hai aura usake eksa-re kA nirIkSaNa karane para pAyA ki usake phephar3e bilkula ThIka the DaoN0 lArI ne jaba meDikala kaoNleja ke do prophesaroM ko ukta ghaTanA sunAI, to unheM isa vilakSaNa ghaTanA para vizvAsa nahIM huaa| bAda meM 1980 meM jaba DaoN0 lArI mukhya kAryakArI adhikArI bane, usane yaha niSkarSa diye ki prArthanA se vibhinna prakAra ke mahatvapUrNa zArIrika parivartana ghaTita hote haiN| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka hArvarDa meDikala skUla meM DaoN0 harbaTa benasana aise anusaMdhAnakartA the, jinhoMne prArthanA evaM dhyAna se svAsthya ke saMbaMdha meM adhyayana kiyaa| vibhinna dharmoM kI prArthanA se zarIra meM eka samAna svAsthyavardhaka parivartana hote haiN| zarIra meM hone vAlI 'vyAdhi' kA mukhya kAraNa hamArI mAnasika soca hai| jo 'Adhi' ke nAma se jAnI jAtI hai| hamArI soca manovikAroM / manorogoM kA kAraNa banatI hai| manoroga zarIra roga ke sAtha vaisA hI tAdAtmya rakhatA hai, jaisA dUdha pAnI ke saath| prArthanA-mana kI bImArI kA sahI ilAja hai ataH prArthanA se zarIra bImArI ko bhI lAbha pahu~catA hai| prArthanA meM manovikAroM ko dUra karane kI bar3I zakti nihita hotI hai| jaba 50 varSa se Upara kI Ayu kA vyakti tanAva se gujara rahA ho to yaha usake zarIra ke svAsthya ko prabhAvita karatA hai aura prAyaH DAyabiTIja bar3hane, kamara darda hone, bhUkha kama lagane, A~kha kI jyoti prabhAvita hone Adi meM pragaTa hotA hai| ina paMktiyoM ke lekhaka kA yaha vaiyaktika anubhava hai ki tanAva kA kAraNa dUra hote hI kamara darda 50 pratizata ThIka ho gyaa| prArthanA se hama eka adRzya zakti se jur3ate haiN| usa zakti ko hama apane cAroM ora honA mahasUsa karate haiN| prArthanA meM yadi gahare utarane lage to vaha sAmAyika kA svarUpa lene lagatA hai| 'sAmAyika' kA artha hai 'sva' meM sthita honA / prArthanA eka mArga hai- 'sva' kI ora jAne kA / prArthanA se hama usa lokottara vyaktitva se jur3ate haiM, jisakI bhAvaracanA ko hamane apanI prArthanA kA AdhAra banAyA hai| kyA bhaktAmara stotra kA uccAraNa karate hue hama vaisI hI dhvani taraMgoM kA niSpAdana nahIM karane lagate haiM jo AcArya mAnatuMga ne sRjita kI hogii| usa samaya hama AcArya mAnatuMga se apanA tAdAtmya sthApita kara lete haiN| prArthanA kA asara lejara kiraNoM kI bhA~ti, bhItara taka hotA hai, bahuta tIvra ghanatva se yukta / jaise injekzana kI davA, dhamaniyoM / nasoM meM daur3akara hameM kucha hI kSaNoM meM apanA prabhAva dikhAne lagatI hai, vahI bAta bhAvAtmaka parivartana ke liye prArthanA karatI hai| gahare meM utaratI prArthanA sAmAyika hai| mauna prArthanA, jaba jJAnAtmaka / prajJAniSTha banatI hai to vaha sAmAyika ko upalabdha hotI hai| hamArI naI pIr3hI sAmAyika aura dhyAna ke mahatva ko bhUla kara isase dUra hotI jA rahI hai apane meM, apane bhItara meM lauTane kI sAmAyika eka jIvanta prakriyA hai| dhyAna meM jAne se pahale 'sAmAyika' meM huA jAtA hai| dhyAnastha hone kI pUrva taiyArI hai sAmAyika / 1 vastutaH dhyAna kisI maMtra yA pada para apane citta ko kendrita kara bAharI upayoga ko sameTakara use antaHkaraNa kI ora unmukha karanA hai bAhara kI ora bahatI jIvana- UrjA hamAre liye kisI kAma kI nahIM vidvata khaNDa 99 Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotI sAmAyika aura dhyAna ke mAdhyama se isa UrjA ko saMkendrita karake eka biMdu para phokasa karate haiN| jaise phokasa kI huI prakAza kiraNeM (uttama leMsa ke mAdhyama se) Aga utpanna kara detI hai aisI dhyAna kI avasthA meM hamArI zakti kA kendrIkaraNa hotA hai| dhyAna hai hamArI pravRttiyoM kA sNkucn| dhyAna hai- AtmA ke upadezoM ke phailAva kA eka abhinava prayoga / jaise-jaise kAyika/ vAcanika/mAnasika (bhAvAtmaka) vRttiyoM kA saMkucana hone lagatA hai, AtmA kA vikAsa kSetra, usakI AbhA maNDala kA parikSetra utanA hI vistArita hone lagatA hai AtmA kA vikAsa hI jIvana kA prakAza hai| ataH dhyAna - jIvana kA prakAza hai| dhyAna jaina darzana kI AtmA hai| hameM maMdira dhyAnastha hone ke liye jAnA cAhiye pratimAoM ke darzana se eka hI sArvatrika saMdeza milatA hai vaha hai 'dhyAna kA rasAyana' jo jIvana ko amRta banA detA hai| muni zrI prajJAsAgarajI apanI choTI evaM mahatvapUrNa pustaka 'subaha ko kitAba' meM dhyAna ke saMdarbha meM likhate hue kahate haiM- "dhyAna eka antaryAtrA hai| apanI bahirmukhI indriyoM ko antarmukhI banAne kA eka saralatama evaM saphalatama prayoga hai apanI socI huI cetanA ko jAgRta karane kI eka vidhi hai apanI Atmazakti ko prApta karane kA eka upAya hai| astu!" 1 Aiye hama prArthanA, sAmAyika dhyAna ke mAdhyama se jIvana kI hara subaha ko khuzabuoM se bhareM aura hara prabhAta ko suprabhAta bnaayeN| baunA (ma0pra0) vidvata khaNDa / 100 bAhubala bAhubala arthAt apanI bhujA kA bala yaha artha yahIM nahIM karanA hai; kyoMki bAhubala nAma ke mahApuruSa kA yaha eka choTA paraMtu adbhuta caritra hai| RSabhadevajI bhagavAna sarvasaMga kA parityAga karake bharata aura bAhubala nAma ke apane do putroM ko rAjya sauMpa kara vihAra karate the / taba bharatezvara cakravartI huA / AyudharanA meM cakra kI utpatti hone ke bAda usane pratyeka rAjya para apanA AmnAya sthApita kiyA aura cha: khaMDa kI prabhutA prApta kI mAtra bAhubala ne hI yaha prabhutA aMgIkAra nahIM kii| isase pariNAma meM bharatezvara aura bAhubala ke bIna yuddha zurU huA bahuta samaya taka bharatezvara yA bAhubala ina donoM se eka bhI pIche nahIM haTA, taba krodhAveza meM Akara bharatezvara ne bAhubala paracakra chor3A | eka vIrya se utpanna hue bhAI para vaha cakra prabhAva nahIM kara sakatA, isa niyama se vaha cakra phirakara vApasa bharatezvara ke hAtha meM aayaa| bharata ke cakra chor3ane se bAhubala ko bahuta krodha aayaa| usane mahAbalavattara muSTi utthaayii| tatkAla vahA~ usakI bhAvanA kA svarUpa bdlaa| usane vicAra kiyA, "maiM yaha bahuta niMdanIya karma karatA huuN| isakA pariNAma kaisA duHkhadAyaka hai| bhale bharatezvara rAjya bhoge / vyartha hI paraspara kA nAza kisalie karanA ? yaha muSTi mArane yogya nahIM hai tathA uThAyI hai to ise aba pIche haTAnA bhI yogya nahIM hai|" yoM kahakara usane paMcamuSTi kezaluMcana kiyA; aura vahA~ se munitvabhAva se cala niklaa| usane, bhagavAna AdIzvara jahA~ aThAnaveM dIkSita putroM aura AryaAryoM ke sAtha vihAra karate the, vahA~ jAne kI icchA kI; paraMtu mana meM mAna AyA "vaha maiM jAU~gA to apane se choTe aThAnaveM bhAiyoM ko vaMdana karanA pdd'egaa| isalie vahA~ to jAnA yogya nhiiN|" phira vana meM vaha ekAgra dhyAna meM rhaa| dhIre-dhIre bAraha mAsa ho gye| mahAtapa se kAyA haDDiyoM kA DhA~cA ho gyii| vaha sUkhe per3a jaisA dIkhane lagA, paraMtu jaba taka mAna kA aMkura usake aMta:karaNa se haTA na thA taba taka usane siddhi nahIM paayii| brAhmI aura suMdarI ne Akara use upadeza diyA, "Arya vIra ! aba madonmukha hAthI se utariye, isake kAraNa to bahuta sahana kiyaa|" unake ina vacanoM se bAhubala vicAra meM pdd'aa| vicAra karate-karate use bhAna huA, "satya hai / maiM mAnarUpI madonmatta hAthI se abhI kahA~ utarA hU~? aba isase utaranA hI maMgalakAraka hai|" aisA kahakara usane vaMdana karane ke lie kadama uThAyA ki vaha anupama divya kaivalyakamalA ko prApta huaa| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Nirupam Kedia Money leaving behind the shadows full of Darkness The power of money is not a bad thing; instead one becomes liable to state his taste. But one losing his spirituality in the thirst of money is a mess. A nation holds the ground hard when it has a sound financial position, a rich economic structure. Still, those funds accumulated are utilized for the welfare of its dwellers. Nowadays, when there is a wide replacement in the habits of these omnivorous creatures, money with its drenching thirst is compelling them to act like a puppet. A man never tries to look back at his deed. In fact, he is unable to turn his head back, when he starts comparing those shiny papers of notes with the gracious heaven. The greed of money and snakebite are mostly similar, as both make the vision blind. Medicine can protect the bite of the reptile, but no drug can save a man covered under the curtain of greed. According to the facts, one can easily point out that the splashing and firing indifference in the human life-style is being caused by money. There are many families coming in the grip of money and are entangled amidst the neverending thirst, which resulted in cries of horror. (Isolation of near and dear ones, and moreover splitting up themselves into nuclear fonts.) zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Religions, Caste etc. all hovering round the axis of money. People having a sound economic set up, think themselves as a supreme authority, with an ideology to lead the team. This new shinning millennium demands warm-blooded youths who can fight with the detoriating situation. Their own parents guide them, but some of the guiders are in such an immense grip of money that they have, commenced to slide bars between, giving birth to a son and a daughter. According to their perception, giving birth to a son means adding up of more numerical figures to their account books through his entrance in the business game play. On the other hand, they think that giving birth to a daughter subtracts the numerical from their account books. They worry about the incidental expenses for their own blood. Millions of people are paralyzed by the stroke of poverty. lack of basic amenities. Instead of wasting the valuable wealth and time, in different unwanted articles. one should utilize it in the upliftment of mass poverty. If this had happened, then what a nation we would have been dwelling in! The thirst of money is acting as a scavenger, aiming at the innocent human prey. We are becoming just puppet being scrolled by the eyes of wealth. People feel no pride in their religion, in God, in religious texts or in any of those ancient scripts, instead they even jump to different religions in the greed of getting money. You must have heard the tale of magic lamp, which didn't last longer as it got tired and restless by filling in the well like belly of his master. He didn't look up at the crippled faces of his native mates lying in the nauseating corners, instead used that precious lamp for his own betterment, pleasure, comfort and lavishness. Now it's enough, but this roar is still at the peak. Until and unless man gathers a unique sense of humanity, and a strong feeling of oneness, this colourful environment would lose all the attracting colours of a spectrum. Human heart should restore as much purity as it can, it will certainly help our planet to celebrate and shine like an everblowing serenity of this landscape. vidvat khaNDa / 101 Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Colonel (Retd.) D.S. Baya 'Sreyas' Oswals and other Jains of Rajasthan RAJASTHAN 1. Rajasthan is the western most state of India, with two clear-cut geographical regions on either side of the Aravali range that runs across it. The western and the north-western part of the state lies in the Great Indian Desert - The Thar, while the rest of the state has more hospitable and habitable climate. However, the rigours of its inhospitable geography and climate has not deterred the hardy Indo-Aryan stock of people, that inhabit this state, from achieving hitherto unscaled heights in almost every walk of life, including religion. Jainism in Rajasthan 2. According to a stone inscription dated 443 B.C., found at Varli in Ajmer district and now housed in this Ajmer Museum, it is plain that Jainism was being practised in Rajasthan even during the life time of Lord Mahavira. Also, as the fifth head of the order of the twentythird tirthankara, Lord Parsvanatha, Sri Sayamprabh Suri, had visited the state as early as 52 Virabda (475 B.C.), there is reason enough to believe that Jainism had registered its presence even earlier than the Mahavira era. Emperor Samprati, a descendent of Asoka the great, who had embraced Jainism, had constructed many Jaina temples in and around the state. Inscriptions found in the Kankali-tila stupa (dome) at Mathura also bear testimony to the fact that Jainism, in both its denominations - Digambara and Svetambara - prevailed and prospered in Rajasthan from ancient times. Other parts of Rajasthan were also not untouched by the spread of Jainism. Madhyamika Nagari in the Mewar region in the South Eastern part of the state had followers of Jainism almost at the same time Jains of Rajasthan 3. Most of the hitherto famous castes that are followers of the Jaina faith today such as Srimals, Oswals, Khandelwals, Bagherwals, Palliwals, Porwals, Nagdas, Narsimhapuras, etc. originated in Rajasthan and spread not only all over India but over the entire world. Of these, Oswals, Srimals and Porwals are predominantly of the Svetambara pursuit while the others follow the Digambara version. The Oswals 4. The Oswal Jains, who trace their roots to as far back as nearly two thousand and five hundred years ago, are a community that is an aggregate of people from various castes - mostly princely Rajputs and creeds . as diverses as Vaisnavaites, Saivites, Saktas etc. that embraced Jainism from time to time under the influence of the most illustrious Jaina monks of their times. 5. The history of Oswals is studded with gems like dedication, faith and valour. The Oswals were rulers. even emperors - ministers, generals, treasurers, farmers, traders and what have you, and they had it in them to excel at whatever they did. The blue blood, that flowed in their veins, asserted itself to make them rise above mediocrity and become leaders of their times - in all times - from the ancient to the modern. 6. Today, the Oswals are a glob-trotting community, that is found all over the world, but they originated in an ancient and affluent desert town of Rajasthan called 'Srimal', meaning the adobe of 'Sri', the goddess of wealth. The Origin of Oswals 7. It is a historical fact that the Oswals originated from the kshatriyas, who embraced Jainism in large numbers when enlightened by Jainacharyas who preached the faith to the rulers and their subjects and changed their hearts by impressing upon their minds, the futility of their false beliefs and the utility of the Jaina faith in their lives - the present and the after. 8. Their origin is attributed to Sri Svayamprabh Suri. the fifth pattadhara (head of order) in the lineage of the twentythird tirthankara, Lord Parsvanatha, who came to the desert capital of 'Srimal and preached the faith to the king and hundreds of thousands of his kinsmen, who all embraced it and became Jainas. They are, to this day, called 'Srimals', a kin-caste of Oswals. Sri Svayamprabh Suri also ordained Sri Ratha Prabh Suri, who became the sixth pattadhara in the order of Lord Parsvanatha, an acharya in the year 52 Virabda 9. It was Sri Ratnaprabh Suri who came to Upkesapur (today - Osiya - 50Km, North-East of Jodhpur) with 500 monks of his order in the year 455 B.C., and converted the Sakta king Utpaldeva and his kins to Jainism by his miraculous prowess. Sri Ratnaprabh Suri is said to have vidvat khaNDa/102 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ had a following of some 3,84,000 Jaina converts when he passed away in the year 441 B.C. The kshatriyas thus embracing Jainism came to be known as 'Upkesiyas (Letter as Oswals'), and the order of Sri Ratnaprabh Suri's sramanas (monks) was called the 'Upkesa-gaccha'. Prompted by Sri Ratnaprabh Suri, the Upkesiyas also constructed a temple dedicated to Lord Mahavira in Osiya, which has, with timely restorations, survived the ravages of time to date. The Other Jains 10. While the kshatriyas converted to Jainism from time to time were included into two branches of Mahajanas (great man), namely the Srimals and the Oswals, the people of other castes and creeds that embraced Jainism constituted the other branches of Mahajanas. They are Porwarls, Khandelwals, Palliwals, Bagherwals etc. Digambara and Svetambara Jains in Rajasthan 11. The monks who, initially in the scrutable past, brought the faith to Rajasthan - both Sri Swayamprabh Suri and Sri Ratnaprabh Suri. were of the order of the twentythird tirthankara, Lord Parsvanatha. History, as it obtains today, is inconclusive as to the status of their attire. The Svetambara sect believes that the monks of the orders of only Lord Risabhdeva and Lord Mahavira were acelakas (unclothed) while those of the orders of the second to the twentythird tirthankaras were sacelakas (clothed), while the Digambara sect believes that the monks of the orders of all the twenty four tirthankaras were acelakas. So, it is anybody's guess whether Sri Svayamprabh Suri and Sri Ratnaprabh Suri were acelakas or sacelakas. However, the Jaina monkhood divided themselves into two clearcut sects - the Digambars and the Svetambaras - in the year 82 A.D. 12. The hospitable traditions of the land of Rajputs made it equally hospitable to both the sects of Jainism -- The Digambaras and the Svetambaras. While most of Oswals, Srimals and Porwals who were converted to Jainism by the monks of the Parsvapatya order, aligned themselves to the Svetambara sect; the others, under the influence of Digambara monks, followed the latter path. Some of each category, however, were mixed in a fair measure in each of these sects. The Bardias of the Oswal community who were converted to Jainism by Acharya Nemichandra Suri of the Gommatasara fame, are Digmbara Jains to this day Changing Faith 13. As has been said earlier, the Jains in Rajasthan belonged to both the denominations of Jainism - the Digambaras as well as the Svetambaras. Their faiths kept on getting influenced by the developments, from time to time, that resulted in divisions and sub-divisions in both the sects into a large number of sub sects, samghas, gachhas, etc as they obtain today. The Svetambara Sect 14. The Svetambaras were idol worshipers from the days of yore. The monks, some of them very influential for their influence on the ruling class, slowly evolved a life style which was in sharp contrast to the samacari (the code of conduct) prescribed for the monks. 15. The Caityavasis The Samacari for the Jaina monks does not permit their staying in one place beyond a specified period, except in the rainy season when they can stay at one place for four months. But, those monks. who by laxity in their conduct, became pleasure loving and soft, started living in temples permanently. These were called Caityavasi Yatis. By 355 AD, this practice became well entrenched. The extreme laxity in the conduct of the Caityavasis gave rise to a deep seated resentment amongst the knowledgeable householders as well as those monks who wanted to practise the laid down samacari but could not do so because of the stranglehold that the vested interests of the caityavasis had on the system. This resulted into a movement, amongst the more discerning, to break away from the clutches of the Caityavasis and thereby, to practise the faith as laid down by the Lord. In the fifth century AD and Svetambara sect divided into two parts, the Caityavasis and the Suvihitamargis (the followers of the well laid down path). 16. The Vrhad Gaccha - In 937 AD, Sri Udyotan Suri ordained Sri Sarvadeva Suri, an acarya, under a big banyan tree. As a result, the Svetambara samgha that was known as the Nirgrantha gaccah till then, came to be called 'Vrhad gaccha'. 17. Khartara Gaccha - In 1017 AD, Acharya Jineswara Suri, of Suvihita Marga, defeated the Caityavasi Suracarya in a dialogue based on the scriptures and earned the epithet of 'Khartara' (better or purer). His order, from then onwards, came to be known as the Khartara Gaccha.? 18. The Ancala Gaccha - In the year 1224 AD, the Suvihita gaccha was renamed as "Ancala gaccha' because the Chalukya king Kumarapala's minister, Kapardi, paid obeisance to Acarya Hemacandra (Kalikala Sarvajana) after sweeping the ground with his 'ancala' (the end of his amga-vastra or the body-wrap). Another version has it that this gaccha was established by Acarya Aryarakshit Suri, and was known as such because the monks of this gaccha used their 'ancala' (the end of their body wrap) to cover their mouths instead of a separate piece of cloth called the 'Mukhavastrika (the cloth for covering the mouth) 19. The Tapa Gaccha - The year 1228 AD saw the birth of the Tapa gaccha. Acarya Jagaccandra Suri of the Vrhad gaccha was bestowed the title of 'Tapa' by the Maharana (the king of kings) Jaitra Singh of Mewar zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/103 Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tera Paptha is so called because they believe in thirteen principles. As a reaction to the creation of this pantha the Bhattarakas started calling themselves as Bisa panthis or followers of twenty principles. 12 Conclusion 28. The Jainas of Rajasthan have come a long way in the pursuit of a faith from the violent Saktas and Saivites to the followers of the non-violent Jainism in all its ideological splendours. Not withstanding the different sects and factions that divide the Jainas of Digambara and Svetambara denominations, apart from some minor differences in some peripheral beliefs, they are one in following the cardinal principles of Ahimsa (Nonviolence), Satya (the adherence to the truth), Ashteya (non-stealing), Brahmacarya (celebacy), and Aparigraha (non-possession), it is for this unity in the face of apparent diversity that the faith propounded by Lord Mahavira, more than two and a half millenia ago still survives more or less in its original form, as least as far as the precept goes. As our agamas say, 'the faith shall never perish. It is anadi (without a beginning) and ananta (without an end). Only, there have been, there are and there will be highs and lows, as we traverse from era to era in this descedent cycle of time (The Avasarpini kala) and the next ascedent cycle of time (The Utsarpini Kala). 29. And so, Jainam Jayati Sasanam (Glory be to the Jaina faith), it is, for now and for ever. for his lifelong penance of 'Aayambila (taking the food, devoid of all the six tastes, only once a day). His order, then became the 'Tapa gaccha'.10 20. The Sthanakavasis - In the sixteenth century AD, Lonkasha, an Oswal house-holder, who came in the know of the contents of the agamas (the Jaina canonical literature) through copying them for a Caityavasi yati, became disillusioned by the flagrant laxity practise by the Caityavasis and revolted against them. He also opposed idol worshiping. In 1531 AD, he took the vows and became a monk with 44 others who approved of his line of thought. They came to be known as Sthanakavasis because they used to stay in places other than temples, called 'sthanakas'. The monks and nuns of this order wear white clothes and tie the Mukhavastrika', with a thread. on their mouths. 21. The Tera Panthis - In the nineteenth century AD, a Sthanakvasi monk. Bhikhanji, separated from his master, Acarya Raghunathji, for his differences with the latter regarding the interpretations of dana (charity) and daya (compassion) and started the Tera-pantha. 22. Today, the Svetambara Jains, in Rajasthan, are mostly followers of the Khartara-gaccha, the Tapagaccha, the Sthanakvasi and the Tera-panth sub-sects. Other sub-sects are either extinct or do not have any worthwhile following The Digambaras 23. Like Svetambara Caityavasi Yatis the Digambara monks too, who started living in the temples permanently were called the Bhattarakas, They, too, became lax in the pursuit of their vows and gave rise to some divisions of the samgha as a reaction. The main divisions that took place are as follows. 24. The Mula Samgha - Started by Acarya KundaKunda, the Mula samgha is the oldest order in the Digambara sect. Some pattavalis (Rolls of Honour of successive acaryas of an order starting from the first acarya, Arya Sudharma) also mention Maghanadi as its founder. 25. The Kastha Samgha - According to Darasanasara, the Kastha samgha was established by Kumarsena in 696 AD. Darsanara also calls it as only a Jainabhasa (the Jaina look alike) because the rigorous of its conduct are nowhere near the ones prescribed by the Lord. 26. The Mathura Samgha - This Samgha was started by Ramasena, in Mathura, two hundred years after the Kastha samgha. The monks of Mathura samgha do not keep the Mayura-picchi (a sweep made of peacock feathers) and are, therefore. called 'Nipiccha'." 27. The Tera Panthis and The Bisa Panthis - The Tera Panthis came into being as a sharp reaction against the laxity of the Caityavasi Bhatta akas. The followers of this pantha worship the scriptures created by Sri Taranasvami, started in the seventeenth century AD. the pantha was popularised by Pt. Banarasidasa. The E-26, Bhopalpura, Udaipur-313 001 References : 1. Sastri Kailasacandra, Jaina Dharma, ed. 6, Mathura, 1985, 52. 2. Somani RV, Mewar Mein Jaina Dharma Ki Pracinata, Sri Amba Lalji Maharaj Abhinandana Grantha, Udaipur, 1976, 105. 3. Bhutoria M.L., Oswal Jatika Itihasa, ed. 2, Varanasi, 1995, 63-64 4. Ibid, 33 5. Ibid, 54 6. Ibid, 54 7. Ibid, 55 8. Ibid, 55 9. Jaina Dharma ibid, 321 10. Oswal Jati Ka Itihasa ibid, 55 11. Jaina Dharma ibid, 312 12. Ibid, 314, Oswal Jati Ka Itihasa ibid. 56 vidvat khaNDa/104 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 banecanda mAlU phira dostoM se bAta karane, phona kI lAIna milaayeN| skUla se hIkauna sI pikcara jAyeM, phira kauna se hoTala meM khAyeM, kahAM kahAM ghUmane jAyeM, mArkeTa se kyA kyA kharIda kara lAyeM, inhIM saba kAmoM kI liSTa bnaayeN| Aja kA lADalA baccA pahale samaya para uThate the| bar3oM ko praNAma karate the| mukha se rAma rAma kahate the| paDhate bhI the aura, khetoM, khalihAnoM, yA gharoM meM khUba khaTa ke kAma karate the| samaya para khAte the-khelate the, aura samaya para ArAma karate the| aba subaha uThate haiM dera se| uThate hI zikave karate haiM Dhera se| praNAma kI jagaha, haoNya aura guDamoraniMga kahate haiN| AMkheM masalate, ubAsI lete, jora se cillAkara, binA muMha dhoye hI rAmU ko, cAya kA ArDara dete haiN| itanA vyasta ho jAtA hai dinaeka roja nahIMaisA hotA hai hara din| to phira par3hane aura kAma karane kA, samaya hI kahAM hai| sAhabajAde to varSoM bAda bhI, jahAM ke tahAM hai| kahate haiM to kahate haiM - batAiye, bhagavAna ne bhI kitane julma ddhaaye| dina rAta meM kevala caubIsa ghaMTe hI bnaaye| bAraha ghaMTe to Upara ke vyasta progrAma meM bIte, phira bAkI TAIma, khAne aura sone meM jaaye| to phira par3hAI aura kAma kA samaya hI kahAM bacA? jaba isa taraha kI dinacaryA meM, palatA hai bhArata kA bhAvI karNadhAra, bhArata kA honahAra, Aja kA lADalA baccA, to isa pIr3hI kI jaba nikalegI jamAta, jisase banegA bhArata kA bhAvI samAja, to deza kitanI karegA tarakkI? soca kara sihara jAtA hUMhe bhagavAna, inako kahIM pIsanI na par3e, phira kisI phiraMgI kI ckkii| kAma karanA to hInatA hai| akhabAra ke patre palaTate-palaTate, kitane ghaMTe bIta gaye, ginatA hai| isI darda se kahatA hUMvatana ko phira kahIM giravI na rakha denA naadaanoN| zahIdoM ne bar3I muzkila se ye karja cukAye haiN| apanI jindagI ke cirAga bujhAkara, hamAre gharoM ke dIpa jalAye haiN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/105 Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 DaoN0 DI0 ke0 zarmA na kare magara kisI prakAra kA nukasAna kabhI nahIM karatI sirpha Ayurveda kI auSadhiyA~ hI haiM jo asAdhya se asAdhya rogoM ko samUla (jar3a) naSTa karane kI kSamatA rakhatI haiN| jabaki elopaithika davAIyA~ zIghra lAbha to karatI haiM kintu unakA prabhAva sthAI nahIM hotA aura vaha roga puna: kucha samaya meM utpanna ho sakatA hai tathA ye nAnA prakAra ke rogoM ko bhI utpanna kara detI haiN| hamArA Ayurveda paripUrNa hote hue isakA cikitsA vijJAna paripUrNa hai| Ayurveda kA mukhya uddezya hI rogI ko sukhI banAnA evaM sukhI ko sadA sukhI evaM niroga rakhanA hai| isa saMsAra meM yaha satya hai ki manuSya kI Ayu kI rakSA dIrghAyu prApta roga nivAraNa se sambhava hai| saMsAra kI jitanI cikitsA paddhatiyA~ haiM unameM uparokta lAbha nahIM milane ke kAraNa una cikitsA paddhatiyoM meM kisI siddhAnta kA AdhAra nahIM hai| unake siddhAnta samaya-samaya para badalate rahate haiM kintu Ayurveda ke dhruva siddhAntoM meM parivartana Aja taka nahIM aayaa| kAraNa trikAlajJa RSiyoM ne dhyAna meM jina siddhAntoM ko aTala dekhA, unhIM kA ullekha kiyA hai| jaise-agni meM uSNatva, jala meM zItalatA, vAyu meM rUkSatA Adi dhruva siddhAMta haiN| vaise dIrgha jIvana evaM Arogya prApti kA mukhya sAdhana Ayurveda hI Ayurveda kA tridoSa siddhAMta anantakAla se aTala rUpa se saphalatApUrvaka cala rahA hai tathA bhaviSya meM bhI aise hI calatA hI hai| Ayurveda kevala cikitsA paddhati hI nahIM balki svastha rhegaa| evaM zatAyu jIvana jIne kI bhI paddhati hai| isalie Ayurveda ko jIvana vijJAna kahA gayA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hamAre Ayurveda ke granthoM kA jaba hama svAdhyAya karate haiM to aisA pUrvajoM ne Ayurveda ko vedoM kA aMga mAnA hai| Aja sArA lagatA hai ki yaha zAstra kevala auSadhi zAstra hI nahIM yaha to vizva Ayurveda kI cikitsA evaM auSadhiyoM para garva karatA manuSya kA jIvana zAstra hai| manuSya ke ihaloka evaM paraloka hai| amerikA evaM anya dezoM ne bhI Ayurveda ke sAmane ghuTane donoM jagaha isa zAstra kI upayogitA pratIta hotI hai| isa Teka diye haiM aura bhArata se nIma, A~valA, triphalA, gur3amAra, Ayurveda zAstra meM garIba, amIra evaM madhyamavarga sabhI manuSyoM sUryamukhI evaM anya bahuta sI anamola jar3I buTiyoM ko peTenTa kI cikitsA hotI hai| Aja aisA samaya hai ki vizva ke sabhI buddhijIvI varga aMgrejI cikitsA ke bhayaMkara duSprabhAva ko kara vyavasAya karane kI soca rahA hai aura hama bhAratIya haiN| ki aMgrejI elopaithika davAoM kI tarapha rUkha kiye jA rahe dekhakara Ayurvedika cikitsA karAnA jyAdA pasanda karatA hai| haiN| Ayurveda hamAre bhArata kI mahAna kRti hai| isakI auSadhi kevala bhAratavarSa meM hI nahIM balki videzoM meM bhI loga sevana karane se rogI ko lAbhAnvita hone meM kucha samaya to Ayurvedika cikitsA ke lie lAlAyita ho rahe haiN| Ayurvedika auSadhiyoM dvArA cikitsA kI jAya to aisA koI jarUra lagatA hai parantu koI bhI roga samUla (jar3a) naSTa ho jAtA hai| Ayurveda kI auSadhiyA~ vilakSaNa kArya karatI haiN| isalie bhI roga nahIM jo sAdhya hote hue isase zAnta na ho| ata: Aja sAre vizva ko Ayurveda kI AvazyakatA hai| Ayurveda Ayurveda hI hai jo roga ko jar3a se naSTa karane kI tAkata rakhatA auSadhiyoM meM yaha vizeSa guNa hai ki ve dhIre-dhIre lAbha pahu~cAtI hai| yahA~ kucha Ayurveda se prApta anubhUta prayoga diye jAte haiM haiM kintu yaha prabhAva sthAI hotA hai| yaha bhagavAna dhanvantarI kI jo jaTila rogoM ko samUla naSTa karane meM sahAyaka haiMhI kRpA hai ki Ayurvedika auSadhiyA~ rogI ko lAbha bhale hI vidvat khaNDa/106 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. purAnI se purAnI saMgrahaNI (udara roga) meM- siddha prANezvara rogAnusAra anupAta rasa AdhA rattI, rAmabANa rasa AdhA rattI, svarNa prapaTI AdhA . jvara, kapha roga meM-maMdAgni rattI, makaradhvaja AdhA rattI, zaMkhabhasmaM eka rattI ina zarIra puSTI ke lie - bar3I pIpala kA cUrNa sabako milAkara pur3iyA banAnA evaM subaha zAma zahada aura . rakta pitta meM - dUrbA (dUba) kA rasa leveM bhujA jIrA se leveN| balavRddhi ke lie - azvagandha kA cUrNa 2. blaDa sugara yA yUrina sugara meM- bela patra, methIdAnA, babUla pANDuroga meM - punarnavA kA rasa chAla, gur3amAra patra, triphalA cUrNa ina sabako barAbara mAtrA * prameha meM - haldI cUrNa, madhu se meM lekara kUTa-pIsakara cUrNa banA leveM aura eka cammaca . sannipAta jvara meM - kAlImirca kA cUrNa subaha-zAma jala se sevana kreN| pitta jvara - loMga kA cUrNa, madhu se yaha anubhUta prayoga hai aura isase blaDa sugara evaM yUrina . sugara meM kAphI lAbha hogaa| sandhi rogoM meM - dAla cInI, choTI ilAyacI aura tejapatra 3. bavAsIra, kabja, AmabAta meM- rojAnA gur3a ke sAtha soMTha, cUrNa madhu se| pIpala, harar3a, anAradAnA kA sevana karanA caahie| zivA phArmesI 4. raktapitta meM- giloya, nImapatte, kar3ave paravala ke patte 2, kAlIkRSNa Taigora sTrITa, kolakAtA-700 007 inako ekatra kara pIsakara cUrNa banA kara, eka cammaca jala yA AdhA cammaca zahada ke sAtha leveN| 5. agara nitya bhojana ke sAtha A~valA ke rasa kA sevana kiyA jAya to amlapitta, vamana, aruci, khUna ke vikAra evaM vIrya ke vikAra naSTa hokara manuSya kA zarIra hRSTa puSTa ho jAtA hai| 6. pIpala, dAkha, mizrI, harar3a, dhaniyAM, javAsA inakA cUrNa kara leveN| subaha-zAma eka cammaca jala yA zahada ke sAtha sevana karane se jaTila se jaTila kapha, pitta, gale kI jalana, jI macalAnA dUra ho jAtA hai| 7. zArIrika kamajorI evaM vIrya kSINa hone para- dAlacInI, choTI elAyacI, jAyaphala, nAgakezara, vAyavaDaMga, cItAmUla, tejapatra, choTI pIpala, baMzalocana, tagara, kAlImirca, kAlAtila, tAlIsa patra, sapheda candana, haraNa, A~valA, soMTha, bhImasenI kapUra, loMga, kAlAjIrA ina sabako barAbara mAtrA meM le kUTa-pIsakara cUrNa banAkara, mizrI yA cInI pAvaDara milAkara, subaha-zAma eka cammaca, garma dUdha yA gAya kA ghRta aura zahada milAkara leveN| ataeva Ayurveda meM aise-aise jaTila rogoM ko jar3a se miTA dene kI kSamatA hai| Ayurveda cikitsA hI hai jo sthAI lAbha pradAna karatI hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/107 Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakhA zikSA aura saMskAra kezarIcanda seThiyA par3atA hai| kabhI-kabhI to vaha vidrohI ho jAtA hai| kathanI, karanI meM virUpatA kI sthiti bhI usakI bhAvanA ko Thesa pahuMcAtI hai| sahapAThiyoM ke paraspara sahayoga kA asara bhI kama nahIM pdd'taa| burI lata vAle chAtroM kI saMgata usake liye abhizApa bana jAtI hai| vaha mAdaka dravyoM, bIr3I, sigareTa, tambAkU, guTakA, corI, asatya bhASaNa Adi kA anukaraNa zIghra kara letA hai| bAlaka meM dekhA-dekhI kI bhAvanA adhika hotI hai| eka bAra lagI huI lata ko badalanA, sudhAranA kaThina ho jAtA hai| ghara ke vAtAvaraNa, Asa-pAsa ke logoM kI AdatoM kI nakala bhI karane kI icchA tatkAla utpanna ho jAtI hai| dekhAdekhI, corI-chipe vaha saba kucha karane lagatA hai jo usake lie ahitakara hai| prAcInakAla meM use RSi muniyoM ke Azrama meM, gurukula meM zikSA ke lie bhejA jAtA thaa| svaccha, zAntipUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM usakA sarvAMgINa vikAsa hotA thaa| pratidina kA kAryakrama niyamita rUpa se paThana-pAThana Avazyaka hotA thaa| sevA, vinaya, sadAcAra, sAdagI, zrama para vizeSa dhyAna diyA jAtA thaa| kintu isa kA lAbha bahuta kama logoM ko prApta hotA thaa| madhya kAla meM gAMva, zaharoM meM bar3I-bar3I skUleM, uccazikSA ke liye kaoNleja khula gye| Ama logoM ko zikSA bhavana cAhe kitane hI maMjila kA ho, bhavya ho, vizAla milane lgii| sarakAra ne bhI zikSA ko anivArya kara diyaa| ho agara usa kI nIMva kamajora hai to kisI bhI samaya r3haha isakA lAbha sabase adhika krizciyana samAja ne liyaa| hara sakatA hai| vRkSa cAhe kitanA bhI vizAla ho, saghana ho agara sthAna para sevA aura zikSA ke liye aspatAla, skUla aura usakI jar3eM majabUta na ho to havA eka jhoMkA use girA detA kaoNleja prArambha kara diye| svAbhAvika hI pAzcAtya zikSA hai| bAlaka ko bhI agara prArambhika zikSA - ucca saMskAra aMgrejI ke mAdhyama se panapane lgii| prAkRta, saMskRta Adi na mile to usakA bhAvI jIvana lar3akhar3A jaayegaa| mRtabhASA kI zreNI meM A gii| apane hI deza meM rASTra bhASA bAlaka kA mana kaccI miTTI ke sadRzya komala hotA / hindI ko saMgharSa karanA par3a rahA hai, yahI hAla anya prAdezika hai| jabataka miTTI gIlI hotI hai, kumhAra usako jisa rUpa, bhASAoM kA hai| AkAra meM DhAlanA cAhe DhAla sakatA hai| cAhe to gola, choTA, baccoM para kitAboM kA itanA bojha par3atA hai ki ve skUla bar3A ghar3A banA sakatA hai, gamalA banA sakatA hai| mUrti kA bega ke bhAra se daba se jAte haiN| pahAr3I kulI kI taraha kisI AkAra de sakatA hai kintu miTTI ke sUkha jAne para vaha prakAra pITha para lAdakara skUla jAte haiN| homavarka ghara ke lie lAkha prayatna karane para bhI kucha nahIM banA sktaa| itanA de dete haiM ki khela kUda kA use samaya nahIM mila paataa| navajAta zizu kI zikSA mAM kI goda meM mIThI-mIThI zArIrika vikAsa kI ora bahata kama dhyAna jAtA hai| yahI thapakI se, pAlane meM madhura lorI ke sAtha prArambha ho jAtI hai| kAraNa hai ki baccoM kA sarvAMgINa vikAsa nahIM ho paataa| pAMca varSa kA ho jAne para use pAThazAlA meM praveza karavA diyaa| ata: zikSA kI paddhati meM badalAva/parivartana Avazyaka haijAtA hai| vartamAna meM to DhAI tIna varSa kI umra meM hI skUla mahAvIra ne kahA - paDhamaM nANaM tao dyaa| meM bhartI karA diyA jAtA hai| khela-khela meM khilaunoM aura citroM usI zikSA kA mahatva hai jisake dvArA AtmanirbharatA, ke dvArA akSara jJAna karA diyA jAtA hai| naitika, dhArmika, susaMskAra, vinaya, sevAbhAva, paropakAra Adi guNoM kI vyAvahArika ke sAtha-sAtha saMskAra kI nIMva par3atI hai| usakA abhivRddhi ho| viveka ke dvArA hI, vinaya ke dvArA hI vaha dayA, bhAvI jIvana bahuta kucha inhIM saMskAroM para nirbhara hai| anukampA, ahiMsA kA pAlana sahI taraha se kara sakatA hai| akasara dekhA gayA hai ki abhibhAvaka, gurU ke bhedabhAva pUrNa vyavahAra, AcaraNa kA prabhAva usake hRdaya para vizeSa rUpa se cennaI vidvat khaNDa/108 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 ratnA ostavAla antara jagata kI dRSTi meM mahApuruSoM ne isa avasthA ko ajJAna kahA hai| aura ajJAna kA phala aMdhakAra aura patana hai, jIvana nirmANa nahIM hai| __ jIvana vikAsa ke mahatvapUrNa anamola sUtra haiM-sahI samajha aura saccA vishvaas| isake abhAva meM manuSya janma pAkara bhI paMgu hai| jIvana ko jhAMkane kI do dRSTiyAM haiM - 1) bAhma dRSTi 2) bhItarI (andara) dRsstti| bAhma jagata ko bAhma dRSTi se sajAyA va saMvArA jAtA hai| lekina jIvana kA uddezya DhUMr3hA nahIM jA sktaa| aMtara dRSTi (apane Apa meM jhAMkanA) jIvana nirmANa kI sazakta nIMva hai jo binA kisI AMDabara ke binA, saje saMvare sahI samajha aura saccA vizvAsa de sakatI hai| yahI saccA darzana aura vizvAsa samyaka darzana hai| hameM AvazyakatA hai yaha samajhane kI ki isa samyak darzana kI kyA sArthakatA hai? aMtara jagata kI sAdhanA karane vAlA anya viSaya samajheM yA na samajheM kintu samyaka darzana ke mahatva ko samajhanA ati Avazyaka hai| jIvana jIne kI kalA lA samyaka darzana kA artha sahaja zabdoM meM jIvana jIne kI jIvana eka anamola ratna hai, aura isa jIvana kA darpaNa kalA hai| yAne AtmA kI anaMta zakti ko mAnava jo bhUla manuSya janma hai| manuSya janma meM isa jIvana ko koI saMvAratA gayA hai usakI smRti karanA hai| jaise jIvana to milA, lekina hai, koI sajAtA hai, koI utthAna karatA hai to koI patana kaise jiyA jAya, bhUla gayA hai| isa vismRti ko punaH jIvana karatA hai| yaha bAta sarvavidita hai, hara koI ise jAnatA hai, kA mUlya samajhAkara usa saMpadA ko saMvAranA sahI mAyane meM dekhatA hai, lekina jIvana kI saMpadA kA mUlyAMkana sahI arthoM samyaka darzana hai| meM yadi kahIM hotA hai to vaha hai AcaraNa, jise kahA jAtA 1) dekhane kI kssmtaa| (darzana) hai, jIvana jIne kI kalA Art of Living | 2) dikhAne kI kssmtaa| (jJAna) Aja ke isa bhautika yuga meM manuSya ne apanI dRSTi isa dekhane aura dikhAne meM jIvana kA amUlya samaya bAhyamukhI banA lI hai| subaha bistara se uThanA va bistara para / saMvArane meM bItA hai yA bigAr3ane meM, yahI hai caritra kI sone taka kA lambA samaya isa taraha vyatIta karatA hai ki use vyaakhyaa| dekhanA, dikhAnA aura sahana karanA ina tIno kI svayaM ko jAnane kI bhI jarurata mahasUsa nahI hotii| triveNI jIvana ke nirmANa meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA kA nirvAha isa kriyAkalApa kA pariNAma tanAva kI vRddhi karatA hai| karatI hai| Aja ke saMdarbha meM ciMtana kiyA jAe to hamAre isa khIMcAtAnI meM tanAva kA uttarottara bar3hanA svAsthya kI sAmane bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAnta sahaja hI upayogI siddha pratikUlatA, paisoM kA abhAva, AvazyakatA kI lambI katAra, hote haiN| cAhe ahiMsA ho yA aparigraha kA siddhAnta ho, ina - icchAoM kA pahAr3a, isa taraha svayaM ke jIvana ko binA khoje binA pahacAne, binA jijJAsA kie jiye jAtA hai| aura jIvana siddhAntoM kA AcaraNa aNu rUpa se ho yA vRhad rUpa se ho, ke yathArtha se kosoM dUra ho jAtA hai| vAstavikatA kI isa AcaraNa honA anivArya hai. sthiti meM manuSya ko bhautikatA kI cakAcauMdha ne ajJAnI banA __ Aja ke pariveza meM yaha jAnA jAtA hai ki ucca zikSA, diyA hai| sajA-saMvarA, par3hA-likhA bAhya jJAna kI sArI dhana-saMpadA se paripUrNa honA jarUrI hai| ye sAre tatva nissaMdeha DigriyoM kA bhaNDAra lie hue bhI jIvana ko saMvArane meM jIvana nirmANa meM sahAyaka ho sakate haiM lekina siddha nahIM ho asamartha sAbita ho rahA hai| skte| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvat khaNDa/109 Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5) iNyA saccI zraddhA, AtmavizvAsa, svayaM ko badalane kI prakRti evaM jIvana ke mUlya AMkane kI kSamatA hI samyak darzana kA darpaNa hai| jIvana jIne kI kalA ko siddha karanA hai to sarvaprathama svayaM ko sudhAranA hogaa| svayaM ko apane jIvana ke sAtha jor3anA hogA aura svayaM kA samIkSaNa karanA hogaa| jaise - 1) mere jIvana kA hara kSaNa jo maiM jI rahA hU~ vaha mere lie bojha to nahI hai? (loka vyavahAra ke viparIta kArya) 2) sahabhAgitA kI bhAvanA mujhase kitanI dUra hai? 3) maiM svArtha ke kitane nikaTa hU~? 4) vAhavAhI kI jhUThI zAna ne mujhe ahaMkArI to nahIM banAyA hai? IrSyA kA mIThA jahara maiM kitanI bAra nigala rahA hU~? 6) mAna apamAna ke pIche maiMne kitane zatru taiyAra kie haiM? niMdA aura burAI auroM kI karake maiMne kitane parivAra tor3e hai? maiMne svayaM kA mUlyAMkana anya ke nirNaya se to nahI kiyA hai? 9) jIvana kI amUlya saMpadA ko maiMne idhara-udhara to nahIM pheMka diyA hai? 10) jIvana ko sukhI banAne ke lie auroM kA sakhacaina to nahIM chInA hai? ciMtana kI isa sughar3a zakti ne samyaka darzana kI saccI zraddhA, Atma vizvAsa, svayaM ko badalane ke saMkalpa ne mujhe puna: apane astitva meM sthira karane kI anupAta kRpA kI hai| rAtribhojana khoI saMpadA ko DhUMr3hanA, use ekatrita karanA, jIvana ke ahiMsAdika paMca mahAvrata jaisA bhagavAna ne rAtribhojana upayoga meM lagAnA, samyaka darzana hai| tyAga vrata kahA hai| rAtri meM jo cAra prakAra kA AhAra hai vaha yaha samyaka darzana manuSya ko mAnava, mAnava se mAnavetara abhakSyarUpa hai| jisa prakAra kA AhAra kA raMga hotA hai usa aura mAnavetara se mahAna banAtA hai| prakAra ke tamaskAya nAma ke jIvana usa AhAra meM utpanna hote jisane jIvana meM isa siddhAMta ko apanAyA hai vahI sahI mAyane haiN| rAtribhojana meM isake atirikta bhI aneka doSa haiN| rAtri meM jIvana jIne kI kalA kA hakadAra hai| meM bhojana karanevAle ko rasoI ke lie agni jalAnI par3atI kAmaThI lAina, rAjanAMda gA~va (ma0pra0) hai; taba samIpa kI bhIta para rahe hue niraparAdhI sUkSma jantu naSTa hote haiN| IMdhana ke liye lAye hue kASThAdika meM rahe hue jantu rAtri meM dIkhane se naSTa hote haiM; tathA sarpa ke viSa kA, makaDI kI lAra kA aura maccharAdika sUkSma jantuoM kA bhI bhaya rahatA hai| kadAcit yaha kuTuMba Adi ko bhayaMkara roga kA . kAraNa bhI ho jAtA hai| vidvat khaNDa/110 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ indrabhUti gautama 9 mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgara atirikta kSAntyAdi sarvaguNa paripUrNa, samasta labdhiyoM, siddhiyoM, nidhiyoM ke dhAraka aura pradAtA, sat vidyA/dvAdazAMgI ke nirmAtA, pratibodhanapaTu, cintAmaNiratna evaM kalpavRkSa ke sadRza abhISTa phaladAtA, gaNAdhIza aura prAtaH smaraNIya mAnA gayA hai| guru-bhakti meM to inakA nAma udAharaNa svarUpa prastuta kiyA jAtA hai| na kevala jaina sAhitya meM hI apitu vizva sAhitya meM bhI isa prakAra kA koI udAharaNa prApta nahIM hai ki kisI guru ne apane samagra jIvana-kAla meM pada-pada/sthAna-sthAna para apane se abhinna ziSya kA sahasrAdhika bAra nAmoccAraNa kara, praznoM ke uttara yA siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana kiyA ho| gaNadhara gautama hI vizva meM una ananyatama ziSyoM meM se haiM ki jinakA caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra apane zrImukha se pratikSaNa-pratipala "goyamA! gautama!" kA uccAraNa/ ullekha karate rhe| samagra jainAgama sAhitya isakA sAkSI hai| vizva cetanA ke dhanI guru gautama cintana se, vyavahAra se, saMgha netRtva se pUrNarUpeNa anekAnta kI jIvanta mUrti haiN| inakI RtambharA prajJA se, asIma sneha se, AtmIyatA paripUrNa anuzAsana se, vizvajanIna kAruNyavRtti se mahAvIra ke saMghodyAna kI koI bhI kalI aisI nahIM hai, jo adhakhilI raha gaI ho! khaMtikhamaM guNakaliyaM savvaladdhisampanna / santa pravara muni rUpacandra ke zabdoM meM kahA jAya tovIrassa paDhamaM sIsaM goyamasAmi namasAmi / / "prathama gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama! caudaha pUrvo ke atala zrutasAgara ke pAragAmI gautama! bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kaivalya himAlaya se ni:sRta abdhilabdhikadambakasya tilako ni:zeSasUryAvale vANI-gaMgA ko dhAraNa karane vAle bhAgIratha gautama! vinaya aura samarpaNa rApIDaH pratibodhane guNavatAmagresaro vAgminAm / ke ujjvala-samunnata zaila-zikhara gautama! tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha aura iSTAnto gurubhaktizAlimanasAM maulistapaH zrIjuSAM, tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI gaMgA-yamunA-dhArA ke prayAgarAja gautama! adbhuta sarvAzcaryamayo mahiSThasamaya: zrIgautamastAna mude / / labdhi-camatkAroM ke kSIra-sAgara gautama! aMguSThe cAmRtaM yasya yazca sarvaguNodadhiH / gautama kA vyaktitva ananta hai| jaina-zAsana ko gautama kA bhaNDAraH sarvalabdhadInAM vande taM gautamaprabhum / / anudAna ananta hai| aura, ananta hai sampUrNa mAnava jAti ko gautama zrIgautamo gaNadharaH prakaTaprabhAva:, kA sampradAyAtIta jyotirmaya avdaan| gautama ke Alekha ke binA sallabdhi-siddhinidhiraJcitavAkprabandhaH / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma-tIrtha-pravartana kI jyoti-yAtrA kA itihAsa vighnAndhakAraharaNe taraNiprakAzaH, adhUrA hai| gautama ke ullekha ke binA ananta zruta-sampadA para sAhAyyakRd bhavatu me jinavIraziSyaH / / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke hastAkSara bhI adhUre haiN|" gu + ajJAnAndhakAra ke, ru + nAzaka = guru gautama zramaNa sarvAriSTapraNAzAya sarvAbhISTArthadAyine / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama ziSya/prathama gaNadhara haiN| gaNa ke saMsthApaka sarvalabdhinidhAnAya gautamasvAmine namaH / / tIrthaMkara hote haiM aura usake saMvAhaka gaNadhara kahalAte haiN| athavA bhAratIya samAja meM vighnocchedaka evaM kalyANa-maMgala-kAraka ke / AcArya malayagiri ke zabdoM meM kahA jAya to anuttara jJAna evaM rUpa meM jo sarvamAnya sthAna gaNapati/gaNeza kA hai usase bhI adhika anuttara darzana Adi dharma samUha/gaNa ke dhAraka kahalAte haiN| aise evaM viziSTatama sthAna jaina samAja tathA jaina sAhitya meM gaNadhara gautama yathArtharUpa meM gaNadhara padadhAraka gautama kA nAma vastuta: indrabhUti hai| svAmI kA hai| jaina paramparA meM to inheM vighnahArI maMgalakArI ke inakA yaha nAma bhI yathA nAma tathA guNa ke anurUpa hI hai; kyoMki zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/111 Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye indra ke samAna jJAnAdi aizvarya se sampanna haiN| gautama to inakA gotra kara svayaM ko bhAgyazAlI samajhate the| indrabhUti kI kIrti se AkRSTa hai| kintu, jaina samAja kI AbAla-vRddha janatA sahasrAbdiyoM se inheM hokara apAra jana-samUha dUrastha pradezoM se inakI yajJa-Ahuti meM pahu~ca gautama svAmI ke nAma se hI jAnatI-pahacAnatI/pukAratI AI hai| kara apane ko dhanya samajhatA thaa| jIvana-caritra spaSTa hai ki inakA vizAla ziSya samudAya thaa| inake apratima gautamasvAmI kA vyaktitva aura kRtitva anupameya hai| sarvAMga vaiduSya ke samakSa bar3e-bar3e paNDita va zAstra-dhurandhara natamastaka ho jAte rUpa se inakA jIvana-caritra prApta nahIM hai, kintu inake jIvana kI the| atiniSNAta veda-vidyA aura ucca yajJAcArya ke samakakSa usa samaya chuTa-puTha ghaTanAoM ke ullekha Agama, niyukti, bhASya, TIkAoM meM indrabhUti kI koTi kA koI dUsarA vidvAn magadha deza meM nahIM thaa| bahulatA se prApta hote haiN| yatra-tatra prApta ullekhoM/bikharI huI kar3iyoM chAtra saMkhyA- vizeSAvazyaka bhASya ke anusAra gautama 500 ke AdhAra para inakA jo jIvana-caritra banatA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai| ziSyoM ke sAtha mahAvIra ke ziSya bane the, nirvivAda hai| kintu apane janma : magadha deza ke antargata nAlandA ke anati-dUra adhyApana kAla meM to unhoMne sahasroM chAtroM ko zikSita kara viziSTa "guvvara" nAma kA grAma thA, jo samRddhi se pUrNa thaa| vahA~ vipravaMzIya vidvAn avazya banAye hoMge? isa sambandha meM AcArya zrI hastimalajI gautama gotrIya vasabhati nAmaka zreSTha vidvAna nivAsa karate the| unakI ne "indrabhUti gautama" lekha meM jo vicAra vyakta kiye haiM, ve upayukta ardhAMginI kA nAma pRthvI thaa| pRthvI mAtA kI ratnakukSi se hI IsvI pratIta hAta haipUrva 607 meM jyeSThA nakSatra meM inakA janma huA thaa| inakA janma "sambhavata: isa prakAra khyAti prApta kara lene ke pazcAt ve nAma indrabhUti rakhA gayA thaa| inake anantara cAra-cAra varSa ke veda-vedAMga ke AcArya bane hoN| unakI vidvattA kI prasiddhi dUra-dUra antarAla meM vipra vasubhUti ke do putra aura hue; jinake nAma kramazaH taka phaila jAne ke kAraNa yaha sahaja hI vizvAsa kiyA jA sakatA agnibhUti aura vAyubhUti rakhe gaye the| hai ki saikar3oM kI saMkhyA meM zikSArthI unake pAsa adhyayanArtha Aye adhyayana : yajJopavIta saMskAra ke pazcAt indrabhUti ne udbhaTa hoM aura yaha saMkhyA uttarottara bar3hate-bar3hate 500 hI nahIM apitu zikSA-guru ke sAnnidhya meM rahakara Rk, yaju, sAma evaM atharva-ina isase kahIM adhika bar3ha gaI ho| indrabhUti ke adhyApana kAla kA cAroM vedoM; zikSA, kalpa, vyAkaraNa, nirukta, chanda evaM jyotiSa ina prArambha unakI 30 varSa kI vaya se bhI mAnA jAya to 20 varSa ke chahoM vedAMgoM tathA mImAMsA, nyAya, dharma-zAstra evaM purANa- ina cAra adhyApana kAla kI sudIrgha avadhi meM adhyetA bahuta bar3I saMkhyA meM upAMgoM kA arthAt caturdaza vidyAoM kA samyak prakAra se talasparzI snAtaka banakara nikala cuke hoMge aura unakI jagaha navIna chAtroM kA praveza bhI avazyambhAvI rahA hogaa| aisI sthiti meM adhyetAoM kI jJAna prApta kiyA thaa| __AcArya : caudaha vidyAoM ke pAraMgata vidvAn hone ke pazcAt pUrNa saMkhyA 500 se adhika honI caahie| 500 kI saMkhyA kevala indrabhUti ke tIna kArya-kSetra dRSTi-patha meM Ate haiM niyamita rUpa se adhyayana karane vAle chAtroM kI dRSTi se hI adhika saMgata pratIta hotI hai|" 1.adhyApana- inhoMne 500 chAtroM/baTukoM ko samagra vidyAoM kA adhyayana karAte hue suyogyatama vedavit, karmakANDIaura vAdI bnaaye| ye vivAha- adhyayanoparAnta indrabhUti kA vivAha huA yA nahIM? kahA~ huA? kisake sAtha huA? inakI vaMza-paramparA calI yA 500 chAtra zarIra-chAyA ke samAna sarvadA inake sAtha hI rahate the| nahIM? isa prasaMga meM digambara aura zvetAmbara paramparA ke samasta 2. zAstrArtha- durdharSa vidvAn hone ke kAraNa indrabhUti ne chAtra zAstrakAra mauna haiN| indrabhUti 50 varSa kI avasthA taka gRhavAsa meM samudAya ke sAtha uttarI bhArata meM ghUma-ghUma kara, sthAna-sthAna para rahe, yaha sabhI ko mAnya hai, parantu, usa avasthA taka ve bAla tatkAlIna vidvAnoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha kiye aura unheM parAjita kara brahmacArI hI rahe yA gArhasthya jIvana meM rahe? koI spaSTa ullekha prApta apanI digvijaya patAkA phaharAte rhe| kina-kina ke sAtha aura nahIM hotaa| ata: yaha mAna sakate haiM ki indrabhUti ne apanA 50 varSa kisa-kisa viSaya para zAstrArtha kiye? ullekha prApta nahIM haiN| kA jIvana adhyayana, adhyApana, vAda-vivAda aura karmakANDa meM rahate 3. yajJAcArya- indrabhUti pramukhata: mImAMsaka hone ke kAraNa hue bAla-brahmacArI ke rUpa meM hI vyatIta kiyA thaa| karmakANDI the| svayaM pratidina yajJa karate aura vizAlatama yAga zarIra-sauSThava-bhagavatI sUtra meM indrabhUti kI zArIrika racanA yajJAdi kriyAoM ke anuSThAna karavAte the| yajJAcArya ke rUpa meM dasoM ke prasaMga meM kahA gayA hai-indrabhUti kA dehamAna 7 hAtha kA thA,, dizAoM meM inakI prasiddhi thii| phalata: aneka vaibhavazAlI gRhastha arthAt zarIra kI U~cAI sAta hAtha kI thii| AkAra samacaturasra bar3e-bar3e yajJoM kA anuSThAna karAne ke lie inheM apane yahA~ Amantrita / saMsthAna/lakSaNa (sama caurasa zarIrAkRti) yukta thaa| vidvata khaNDa/112 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vajraRSabhanArAca- vajra ke samAna sudRr3ha saMhanana thaa| inake zarIra kA 569 meM pravrajyA grahaNa kara lI thii| dIkSAnantara aneka pradezoM meM raMga-rUpa kasauTI para rekhAMkita svarNa rekhA evaM kamala kI kezara ke vicaraNa karate hue, akathanIya upasargoM/parISahoM kA samabhAva se sahana samAna padmavarNI/gauravarNI thaa| vizAla evaM unnata lalATa thA aura karate hue, utkaTa tapazcaryA dvArA zarIra ko AtApanA dete hue, kamala-puSpa ke samAna manohArI nayana the| ukta varNana se spaSTa hai ki pUrvakRta karma-paramparA ko nirjara/kSaya karate hue, sAr3he bAraha varSa ke inakI zarIra-kAnti dedIpyamAna aura nayanAbhirAma thii| dIrghakAlIna samaya taka jo saMyama-sAdhanA meM rata rahe aura anta meM antima yajJa-usa samaya apApA nagarI meM vaibhava sampanna evaM jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, mohanIya, vedanIya ina cAroM ghAti karmoM rAjyamAnya somila nAmaka dvijarAja rahate the| unhoMne apanI samRddhi ke kA nAza kara, kevalajJAna evaM kevaladarzana prApta kara IsvI pUrva anusAra apanI nagarI meM hI vizAla yajJa karavAne kA Ayojana kiyA 557 meM vaizAkha zuklA 10 ko sarvajJa bana gaye the| thaa| somila ne yajJa ke anuSThAna hetu bihAra pradezastha rAjagRha, mithilA zramaNa vardhamAna/mahAvIra jRmbhikA nagara ke bAhara, RjuvAlikA Adi sthAnoM ke aneka diggaja karmakANDI vidvAnoM ko Amantrita kiyA nadI ke kinAre zyAmAka gAthApati ke kSetra meM zAlavRkSa ke nIce, thaa| inameM gyAraha udbhaTa yAjJika pramukhoM- indrabhUti, agnibhUti, godAhikA Asana se utkaTa rUpa meM baiThe hue dhyAnAvasthA meM vAyubhUti, vyakta, sudharma, maNDita, mauryaputra, akampita, acalabhrAtA, kevalajJAnI bane the| metArya evaM prabhAsa-ko to bar3e Agraha ke sAtha Amantrita kiyA thaa| sarvajJa banate hI caturvidhanikAya ke devoM ne jJAna kA mahotsava kiyA ukta gyAraha AcArya bhI apane vizAla chAtra/ziSya samudAya ke sAtha aura tatkSaNa hI vahA~ samavasaraNa kI racanA kii| samavasaraNa meM yajJa sampanna karAne hetu apApA A gaye the| vizeSAvazyaka bhASya ke virAjamAna hokara prabhu ne prathama dezanA dI, kintu vaha niSphala huii| anusAra ina yajJAcAryoM kI ziSya saMkhyA nimna thI : isIlie yaha "accheraka" AzcaryakAraka mAnA gyaa| tIrtha-sthApanA indrabhUti 500, agnibhUti 500, vAyubhUti 500, vyakta kA abhAva dekhakara prabhu ne vahA~ se rAtri meM hI vihAra kara, vaizAkha 500, sudharma 500, maMDita 350, mauryaputra 350, akampita zuklA ekAdazI ko prAtaH samaya meM apApA nagarI ke mahasena nAmaka 300, acalabhrAtA 300, metArya 300, prabhAsa 300 / isa udyAna meM pdhaare| devoM ne tatkSaNa hI vahA~ vizAla, sundara, manohArI evaM prakAra ina gyAraha AcAryoM kI kula ziSya saMkhyA 4400 thii| ramaNIya samavasaraNa kI evaM aSTa prAtihAryoM kI racanA kii| mahAvIra __ indrabhUti ke apratima, vaiduSya aura prakRSTatama yazokIrti ke kAraNa samavasaraNa ke madhya meM azoka vRkSa ke nIce deva-nirmita siMhAsana para yajJAnuSThAna meM mukhya AcArya ke pada para inako abhiSikta kiyA gayA baiThakara apanI amogha divyavANI se svAnubhUta dharmadezanA dene lge| thA tathA inake tattvAvadhAna meM hI yajJa kA anuSThAna prArambha huA thaa| kevalajJAna se dedIpyamAna prabhu ke darzana karane aura unakI / / yajJa ke vizAlatama Ayojana tathA indrabhUti Adi ukta durdharSa amRtopama dezanA ko sunane ke liye apApA nagarI kA jana-samUha AcAryoM kI kIrti se AkarSita hokara dUra-dUra pradezoM se apAra lAlAyita ho uThA aura hajAroM nara-nArI samavasaraNa meM jAne ke liye janasamUha usa yajJa samAroha ko dekhane ke lie umar3a par3A thaa| umar3a pdd'e| galI-galI meM eka hI svara ghoSa/kalarava gUMja uThA 'sarvajJa usa samaya apApA nagarI kA vaha yajJa-sthala eka sAtha sahasroM ke darzana ke liye tvarA se clo| jo pahale darzana karegA vaha kaNThoM se uccarita veda mantroM kI sumadhura dhvani se gagana maMDala ko bhAgyazAlI hogaa|' phalataH prAta:kAla se apAra janamedinI guMjAyamAna karane vAlA ho gayA thaa| yajJa vediyoM meM hajAroM suvAoM samavasaraNa meM pahu~ca kara, dharma-dezanA sunakara apane jIvana ko se dI jAne vAlI ghRtAdi kI AhutiyoM kI sugandha evaM dhUma ke saphala/kRtakRtya samajhane lgii| ghaTATopa se dharA, nabha aura samasta vAtAvaraNa eka sAtha hI guMjarita, devagaNoM meM kevalajJAna kA mahotsava karane, sarvajJa ke darzana karane sugandhita evaM meghAcchanna-sA ho uThA thaa| vizAlatama yajJa-maNDapa meM aura unakI divyavANI sunane kI hor3A-hor3a maca gii| phalata: devatA upasthita jana-samUha Ananda-vibhora hokara eka anirvacanIya mastI/ bhI apanI devAMganAoM ke sAtha svakIya-svakIya vimAnoM meM baiThakara AhlAda meM jhUmane lagA thaa| samavasaraNa kI ora vega ke sAtha bhAgane lge| hajAroM deva-vimAnoM ke mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa Agamana se vizAla gagana-maNDala bhI AcchAdita ho gyaa| idhara kSatriya kuNDa ke rAjakumAra vardhamAna jinakA IsvI pUrva yAjJikoM kA bhrama-yajJa maNDapa meM virAjamAna adhvarya AcAryoM 599 meM janma huA thA aura jinhoMne Atma-sAdhanA vicAra se prerita aura sahasroM yajJa-darzakoM kI dRSTi sahasA nabho-maNDala kI ora utthii| hokara, rAjya-vaibhava aura gRhavAsa kA pUrNataH parityAga kara IsvI pUrva AkAza meM eka sAtha hajAroM vimAnoM ko dekha kara yajJa meM upasthita zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/113 Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ logoM kI A~kheM caudhiyA giiN| A~khoM ko malate hue spaSTata: dekhA ki nahIM sunA thaa| are! hA~, yAda AyA, usa baTuka ne kahA thAsahasroM sUryoM kI taraha dedIpyamAna sahasroM vimAnoM se nIlagagana "jJAtavaMzIya mahAvIra alaukika zakti ke bhI dhAraka haiN|" hU~! to yaha jyotirmaya ho rahA hai| deva vimAnoM ko yajJa-maNDapa kI ora agrasara kSatriya hai! brAhmaNoM se vidyA prApta karane vAlA aura viproM ke caraNa-sparza hote dekha upasthita apAra jana-samUha yajJa kA mahAtmya samajha kara karane vAlA kSatriya sarvajJa bana baiThA hai| dhokhA hai| yaha sarvajJa nahIM, Ananda vibhora ho utthaa| indrajAlI pratIta hotA hai| indrajAla/sammohinI vidyA se isane saba ko pramukha yajJAcArya indrabhUti gautama atyanta pramudita hue aura bevakUpha banA rakhA hai| zera kI khAla or3hakara yaha siyAra apanI mAyA ghanagambhIra garvonnata svara meM yajamAna somila ko sambodhita kara kahane jAla se saba ko mUrkha banA rahA hai| mAnatA hU~, mAnava to mAyA jAla lage- "dekho vipravara! yajJa aura veda mantroM kA prabhAva dekho! satayuga meM Akara mUrkha bana sakatA hai, devatA nhiiN| kintu, yahA~ to sAre ke sAre kA dRzya sAkAra ho gayA hai! apanA-apanA havirbhAga puroDAza grahaNa devatA bhI isake jAla meM pha~sakara bhaTaka rahe haiN| cAhe koI bhI ho, mere. karane indrAdi deva sazarIra tumhAre yajJa meM upasthita ho rahe haiN| tumhArA agAdha vaiduSya ke samakSa koI Tika nahIM sktaa| jaise eka myAna meM do manoratha saphala ho gayA hai|" aura, svayaM zataguNita utsAha se talavAreM nahIM raha sakatIM vaise hI isa pRthvItala para merI vidyamAnatA meM pramudita hokara aura adhika ucca svaroM se veda maMtroccAraNa karate huye dUsare sarvajJa kA astitva nahIM raha sktaa| yaha kaisA bhI sarvajJa ho, AhutiyA~ dene lge| sahasroM kaNThoM se eka sAtha ni:sRta mantra-dhvani indrajAlI ho, mAyAvI ho, maiM jAkara usake sarvajJatva ko, mAyAvIpana aura svAhA ke tumula ghoSa se AkAza gUMja utthaa| ko dhvasta kara dUMgA, chinna-bhinna kara duuNgaa| mere sanmukha koI bhI kaisA parantu, 'yaha kyA ! ye sAre deva-vimAna to yahA~ utarane cAhiye the, bhI kyoM na ho, Tika nahIM sktaa| to, maiM calUM usa tathAkathita sarvajJa ve to isa yajJa-maNDapa ko lAMgha kara nagara ke bAhara jA rahe haiM! kyA kA mAna-mardana krne| ye devagaNa mantroM ke AkarSaNa se yahA~ nahIM A rahe haiM! kyA yajJa kA bhrama-nivAraNa-abhimAnAbhibhUta hokara indrabhUti tatkSaNa hI prabhAva inheM AkRSTa nahIM kara rahA hai|' socate-socate hI na kevala yajJavedI se utare, apanI zikhA meM gA~Tha bA~dhI, antarIya vastra ThIka indrabhUti kA hI apitu sabhI yAjJikoM kA garvasmita mukha zyAmala ho kiyA, khar3AU pahane aura madamatta hAthI kI cAla se cala par3e mahAvIra gyaa| najareM nIcI ho giiN| Ahuti dete hAtha stambhita se ho ge| mantra- ke samavasaraNa kI or| anya dasoM yAjJikAcArya dekhate hI raha gye| dhvani zithila par3a gii| nIcI gardana kara indrabhUti mana hI mana socane indrabhUti ke pIche-pIche unake 500 chAtra ziSya bhI apane guru kA lge| 'para, ye devagaNa jA kisake pAsa rahe haiM?' soca hI rahe the ki jaya-jayArava karate hue evaM vAdIgajakesarI, vAdImAnamardaka, devoM kA tumula-ghoSa karNakuharoM meM pahu~cA ki-"calo, zIghra calo, vAdIghUkabhAskara, vAdIbhapaMcAnana, sarasvatIkaNThAbharaNa Adi sarvajJa mahAvIra ko vandana karane mahasena vana zIghra clo|" indrabhUti ko virudAvalI kA pATha karate hue cala pdd'e| ahaMkAra aura IrSyA mizrita vizvAsa nahIM huaa| apane baTukoM/ziSyoM/chAtroM ko bhejakara jAnakArI mukha-mudrA dhAraka AcArya ko tvarA ke sAtha gamana karate dekhakara, karavAI to jJAta huA-"bhagavAna mahAvIra kevalajJAnI/sarvajJa banakara nagaravAsI stambhita se raha ge| kucha kutUhala priya nAgarika majA apApA nagarI ke bAhara mahasena vana meM Aye haiN| deva-nirmita alaukika dekhane unake pIche-pIche cala pdd'e| samavasaraNa meM baiThakara dharmadezanA de rahe haiN| unhIM ko namana karane evaM sarvajJa darzana-apApA nagarI se bAhara nikala kara indrabhUti jyoM unakI dezanA sunane nagara nivAsI jhuNDa ke jhuNDa banAkara vahA~ pahu~ca hI mahasena vana kI ora bar3he, to devanirmita samavasaraNa kI apUrva rahe haiN| samasta devagaNa bhI samavasaraNa meM sarvajJa mahAvIra kI anucaroM evaM nayanAbhirAma racanA dekhakara ve diGmUr3ha se ho gye| jaise-taise kI bhA~ti sevA kara rahe haiN|" sunate hI Ahata sarpa kI taraha garvAhata samavasaraNa ke prathama sopAna para kadama rkhaa| samavasaraNa meM sphaTika hokara indrabhUti huMkAra karate hue garajane lge| krodhAveza ke kAraNa ratna ke siMhAsana para virAjita vItarAga mahAvIra ke prazAnta mukhaunakA mukha lAla-lAla ho gyaa| A~khoM se mAno jvAlAe~ nikalane maNDala kI alaukika evaM anirvacanIya dedIpyamAna prabhA se ve itane lgiiN| hAtha-paira kA~pane lge| ve budabudA uThe prabhAvita hue ki kucha bhI na bola ske| ve asamaMjasa meM par3a gaye kauna sarvajJa hai? kauna jJAnI hai? vizva meM mere atirikta na koI aura socane lage-'kyA brahmA, viSNu, maheza, indra, candra, sUrya, varuNa sarvajJa hai aura na koI jnyaanii| deza ke sAre jJAniyoM/vidvAnoM ko to maine hI to sAkSAt rUpa meM nahIM baiThe haiM? nahIM, zAstrokta lakSaNAnusAra zAstrArtha meM parAjita kara diyA thA, koI zeSa nahIM bacA thaa| phira yaha inameM se yaha eka bhI nahIM haiN| phira yaha kauna haiM? aisI anupameya evaM nayA sarvajJa kahA~ se paidA ho gyaa| yaha mahAvIra nAma bhI maiMne pahale kabhI asAdhAraNa zAnta mukha mudrA to vItarAga kI hI ho sakatI hai| to, vidvata khaNDa/114 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA yahI sarvajJa haiM? aise aizvarya sampanna sarvajJa kI to maiM svapna meM prANa ke nikala jAne para pA~ca bhUta to jyoM ke tyoM bane rahate haiN| tuma bhI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA thaa| vastuta: yadi yahI sarvajJa haiM to maiMne hI vicAra karo ki vaha kauna sI sattA hai jisake nikala jAne se paMca yahA~ tvarA meM Akara bahuta bar3I galatI kI hai| maiM to inake samakSa bhUtAtmaka kAyA nizceSTa ho jAtI hai tathA indriyA~ sAmarthyahIna ho jAtI tejohIna ho gayA huuN| maiM isake sAtha zAstrArtha kaise kara paauuNgaa| maiM haiN| indrabhUti! cetanA zakti citta rUpa hai| vaha maraNadharmA nahIM hai| zarIra vApasa bhI nahIM lauTa sktaa| lauTa jAtA hU~ to Aja taka kI ke naSTa hone se cetanA naSTa nahIM hotI hai| puna:, vicAraka ke AdhAra para samupArjita apratima nirmala yazokIrti miTTI meM mila jaaegii| to maiM hI vicAra kI sattA hai| yadi vicAra hai to vicAraka hogA hii| apane kyA karU~?' indrabhUti isa prakAra kI udher3abuna meM saMlagna the| astitva ke prati sandehazIla honA yaha bhI eka vicAra hai aura yaha usI samaya antaryAmI sarvajJa mahAvIra ne apanI yojanagAminI vANI vicAra koI vicArazIla sattA hI kara sakatI hai, ata: AtmA kI sattA se sambodhita karate hue kahA-"bho indrabhUti gautama! tuma A gaye?" to svayaM siddha hai| ghaTa yaha nahIM socatA kI merI sattA hai yA nahIM? ata: apanA nAma sunate hI indrabhUti cauMka pdd'e| are! inhoMne merA nAma kaise tumhArI zaMkA hI AtmA ka astitva ko siddha karatI hai| phira tumhAre jAna liyA? merI to inake sAtha koI jAna-pahacAna bhI nahIM hai, koI veda-zrutiyoM ke pramANoM se bhI yaha spaSTata: siddha hotA hai ki jIva kA pUrva paricaya bhI nahIM hai| aha~ pratAr3ita hone se puna: saMkalpa-vikalpa svatantra astitva hai| kI dolA meM Dolane lge| cAhe maiM kisI ko na jAnUM, para mujhe kauna nahIM dIkSA-sarvajJa mahAvIra ke mukha se isa tarka pradhAna aura jAnatA? sUrya kI pahacAna kise nahIM hotI? mere agAdha vaiduSya kI prAmANika vivecanA ko sunakara indrabhUti ke manaH sthita saMzaya zalya dhAka sAre deza meM amiTa rUpa se chAI huI hai, khair| pUrNata: naSTa ho gyaa| antara mAnasa sphaTikavat vizuddha ho gayA aura sandeha-nivAraNa-mere mana meM prArambha se hI yaha saMzaya zalya prabhu ko vAstavika sarvajJa mAnakara, natamastaka evaM karabaddha hokara kI taraha rahA hai ki 'pA~ca bhUtoM kA samUha hI jIva hai athavA cetanA kahA - 'svAmin ! maiM isI kSaNa se ApakA ho gayA huuN| aba Apa zakti sampanna jIva tatva koI anya hai|' maiM aneka zAstroM kA mujhe pAMca sau ziSyoM ke parivAra ke sAtha apanA ziSya banAkara hamAre adhyetA hU~, phira bhI isa viSaya meM prAmANika nirNaya para nahIM pahu~ca jIvana ko saphala bnaaveN|' prabhu ne usI samaya IsvI pUrva 557 meM pAyA huuN| yadi mere isa saMzaya kA ye nivAraNa kara deM to maiM inheM sarvajJa vaizAkha sudi 11ke dina pacAsa varSIya indrabhUti ko apane chAtramAna lU~gA aura sarvadA ke lie inako apanA luuNgaa| parivAra ke sAtha pravrajyA pradAna kara apanA prathama ziSya ghoSita kiyaa| atizaya jJAnI mahAvIra ne indrabhUti ke manogata bhAvoM ko anya 10 yajJAcAryoM kI dIkSAsamajhakara tatkAla hI kahA "indrabhUti chAtra-parivAra sahita sarvajJa mahAvIra kA ziSyatva he gautama! tumheM yaha saMdeha hai ki jIva hai yA nahIM? yaha tumhArA aMgIkAra kara nirgrantha/zramaNa bana gaye haiN|" saMvAda bijalI kI taraha saMzaya veda/bRhadAraNya upaniSad kI zruti-"vijJAnaghana evaitebhyo yajJa maNDapa meM pahu~ce to zeSa dasoM yAjJika AcArya kiMkartavya-vimUr3ha bhUtebhya: samutthAya tAnyevAnu vinazyati, na ca pretya saMjJAsti-" para se ho gye| sahasA unako isa saMvAda para vizvAsa hI nahIM huaa| ve AdhArita hai| arthAt ina bhUtoM se vijJAnaghana samutthita hotA hai aura kalpanA bhI nahIM kara pAte the ki deza kA indrabhUti jaisA apratima bhUtoM ke naSTa ho jAne para vaha bhI naSTa ho jAtA hai| paraloka jaisI durdharSa diggaja vidvAna jo sarvadA aparAjeya rahA vaha kisI nirgrantha se koI cIja nahIM hai| parAjita okara usakA ziSya bana sakatA hai| saba hataprabha se ho gye| mahAvIra ne puna: spaSTa karate hue kahA-isa zrutipada kA vAstavika kintu, agnibhUti cupa na raha sakA aura vaha Aga-babUlA hokara, artha na samajhane ke kAraNa hI tumheM yaha bhrAnti huI hai| isakA vastutaH apane agraja ko bandhana se chur3Ane ke lie apane chAtra-samudAya ke artha yaha hai ki AtmA meM prati samaya naI-naI jJAna-paryAyoM kI utpatti sAtha mahAvIra se zAstrArtha karane ke liye garva ke sAtha samavasaraNa kI hotI hai aura pUrva kI paryAyeM vilIna ho jAtI haiN| jaise ghaTa kA cintana ora cala pdd'aa| mahAvIra ke samakSa pahu~cate hI usane bhI apanI zaMkA karane para cetanA meM ghaTa rUpa paryAya kA AvirbhAva hotA hai aura dUsare kA samAdhAna hRdayaMgama kara chAtra parivAra sahita unakA ziSyatva kSaNa paTa kA dhyAna karane para ghaTa rUpa paryAya naSTa ho jAtI hai aura paTa svIkAra kara liyaa| isa prakAra kramaza: vAyubhUti Adi navoM rUpa paryAya utpanna ho jAtI hai| Akhira ye jJAna rUpa cetana paryAyeM kisI karmakANDI udbhaTa vidvAn mahAvIra ke pAsa pahu~ce aura unase apanIsattA kI hI hoMgI? yahA~ bhUta zabda kA artha pRthvI, apa, tejas Adi apanI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna prApta kara apane chAtra-parivAra sahita pA~ca bhUtoM se na hokara jar3a-cetana rUpa samasta jJeya padArthoM se hai| jaise prabhu ke ziSya bana gye| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/115 Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaNadhara-pada-Avazyaka cUrNi aura mahAvIra caritra ke anusAra indrabhUti Adi gyAraha vidvAn AcArya prabhu kA ziSyatva aMgIkAra karane ke pazcAt kramaza: bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa kucha dUra para aMjalibaddha nata-mastaka hokara khar3e ho ge| usa samaya kucha kSaNoM ke liye devoM ne vAdya ninAda banda kiye ora jagadvandya mahAvIra ne apane kara-kamaloM se unake ziroM para saugandhika ratna cUrNa DAlA aura indrabhUti Adi saba ko sambondhita kareta hue kahA-"maiM tuma saba ko tIrtha kI anujJA detA hU~, gaNadhara pada pradAna karatA huuN|' isa prakAra bhagavAn ne apane tIrtha/ saMgha kI sthApanA kara gyAraha gaNadhara ghoSita kiye| inameM prathama gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama the| gyAraha AcAryoM kA vizAla ziSya samudAya unhIM kA rahA, jinakI kula saMkhyA 4400 thii| dvAdazAMgI kI racanA ziSyatva aMgIkAra karane ke pazcAt gaNadhara indrabhUti zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samIpa Aye aura savinaya vandanA namaskAra ke pazcAt jijJAsA pUrvaka prazna kiyA -- "bhaMte kiM tttvm| bhagavan! tattva kyA hai?" mahAvIra ne kahA - "uppannei vA'' utpAda/utpanna hotA hai| isa uttara se indrabhUti kI jijJAsA zAnta nahIM huii| ve socane lage ki yadi utpanna hI utpanna hotA rahA to sImita pRthvI meM usakA samAveza kaise hogA? ata: puna: prazna kiyA - "bhaMte! kiM tattvam' bhagavan! tattva kyA hai? mahAvIra ne kahA - "bigayei vA' vigaya naSTa hotA hai| indrabhUti kA mAnasa puna: saMzayazIla ho utthaa| socane lage - yadi vigaya hI vigaya hogA, to eka dina saba naSTa ho jAegA, saMsAra pUrNata: rikta ho jaaegaa| ata: saMzaya-nivAraNa hetu punaH prazna kiyA "bhaMte! kiM tttvm|' bhagavan ! tattva kyA hai? puna: mahAvIra ne uttara diyA - "dhuetti vA" dhruva /zAzvata rahatA hai| yaha uttara sunate hI indrabhUti ko samAdhAna mila gayA, unakA saMzaya dUra ho gyaa| isa tripadI kA niSkarSa yaha hai ki payAya dRSTi meM pratyeka vastu meM utpAda aura vyaya/nAza hotA hai, kintu dravya dRSTi se jo kucha hai vaha dhruva hai, nitya hai, zAzvata hai| yaha tripadI pratyeka padArtha/vastu para ghaTita hotI hai| vizva meM aisA koI padArtha nahIM hai ki jisa para yaha ghaTita na ho| pratyeka sat vastu dravya rUpa se sadaiva nitya hai, zAzvata hai| dravya yadi dravya rUpatA kA parityAga kara de, to jIva jIva nahIM raha sakatA aura ajIva ajIva nahIM raha sktaa| yadi sat asat rUpa meM pariNata ho jAe to sArI vyavasthA gar3abar3A jaaegii| cetana ho athavA jar3a, kintu isa sImA rekhA kA koI ullaMghana nahIM kara sktaa| jaise dekhiye - eka ghar3A hai, vaha phUTa gyaa| ghaTa kA rUpa naSTa ho gayA, ThIkariyoM ke rUpa meM utpatti ho gaI, para usakI miTTI dhruva hai| miTTI pahale bhI thI aura aba bhI hai| puna: dekhiye - dUdha kA rUpa vinaSTa hone para dadhi rUpa kI utpatti hai, tadapi gorasa kAyama rahatA hai, zAzvata rahatA hai| isa tripadI ko hRdayaMgama kara, cintana-manana pUrvaka avagAhana kara, indrabhUti ne isI tripadI ko mAdhyama banAyA aura bhagavAn ne jojo artha prakaTa kiye una saba ko sUtra-baddha kara dvAdazAMgI gaNipiTaka kI racanA kii| isIlie zAstroM meM gaNadharoM ko dvAdazAMgI nirmAtA kahA jAtA hai| gaNadhara-pada - jisa prakAra pratyeka prANI tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA bandha nahIM kara pAtA, virale vyakti ho bIsa sthAnaka ke padoM kI viziSTatama evaM utkaTa sAdhanA kara tIrthaMkara nAma-karma kA upArjana karate haiM vaise hI sAmAnya prANI gaNadhara nAma-karma kA bandha nahIM kara pAtA, apitu ine-gine utkRSTatama sAdhaka hI bIsa sthAnaka padoM kI utkaTa ArAdhanA/anuSThAna kara gaNadhara nAma-karma kA upArjana karate haiN| isa pada kI prApti aneka bhavoM se samupArjita mahApuNya ke udaya meM Ane para hI hotI hai| jisa prakAra tIrthaMkara pada viziSTa atizayoM kA bodhaka hai usI prakAra gaNadhara pada bhI viziSTa atizayoM/ labdhisiddhiyoM kA dyotaka hai| indrabhUti kI aneka janmoM kI utkRSTa sAdhanA thI ki isa bhava meM usa prakRSTa puNyarAzi ke udaya meM Ane ke kAraNa dIkSA grahaNa karate hI tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke prathama gaNadhara aura dvAdazAMgI nirmAtA banane kA avicala saubhAgya prApta kara ske| indrabhUti kA vyaktitva- dIkSA grahaNa karane ke pazcAt gautama ne pratijJA kI ki yAvajjIvana maiM SaSTha bhakta tapa karUMgA, arthAt binA cUka/antarAla ke do dina kA upavAsa, eka dina ekAsana meM pAraNA (eka samaya bhojana) aura puna: do dina kA upavAsa karatA rhuuNgaa| aura, ve apramatta hokara utkaTa saMyama patha/sAdhanA mArga para calane lge| ve pratidina bhagavAna mahAvIra kI eka prahara dharmadazanA ke pazcAt samavasaraNa meM siMhAsana ke pAda-pITha para baiTha kara eka prahara taka dezanA dete| gautama kI viziSTa jIvanacaryA, duSkara sAdhanA aura bahumukhI vyaktitva kA varNana bhagavatIsUtra aura upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM isa prakAra prApta hotA hai : vidvata khaNDa/116 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jyeSTha antevAsI gautama gautrIya nirlobhatA ke dhAraka the| vidyA-prajJapti Adi vidyAoM evaM mantroM ke indrabhUti nAmaka anagAra ugra tapasvI the| dIpta tapasvI karmoM ko dhAraka the| prazasta brahmacarya ke pAlaka the| veda aura naya zAstra ke bhasmasAta karane meM agni ke samAna pradIptatapa karane vAle the| tapta niSNAta the| bhAMti-bhAMti ke abhigraha karane meM kuzala the| utkRSTatama tapasvI the arthAt jinakI deha para tapazcaryA kI tIvra jhalaka vyApta satya, zauca, jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ke dhAraka/pAlaka the| ghora thii| jo kaThora evaM vipula tapa karane vAle the| jo urAla-prabala sAdhanA / parISahoM ko sahana karane vAle the| ghAra tapasvI/sAdhaka the| utkRSTa meM sazakta the| dhAraguNa-parama uttama jinakI dhAraNa karane meM adbhuta brahmacarya ke pAlaka the| zarIra-saMskAra ke tyAgI the| vipula tejAlezyA zakti cAhie - aise guNoM ke dhAraka the| prabala tapasvI the| kaThora ko apane zarIra meM samAviSTa karake rakhane vAle the| caudaha pUrvo ke jJAtA brahmacarya ke pAlaka the| daihika sAra-sambhAla yA sajAvaTa se rahita the| the aura cAra jJAna ke dhAraka the|" vizAla tejolezyA ko apane zarIra ke bhItara sameTe hue the| jJAna kI praznottara apekSA se caturdaza pUrvadhArI aura cAra jJAna - mati, zruta, avadhi aura gautama jaba "UrdhvajAnu adha: zira:" Asana se dhyAna koSTaka/ manaparyava jJAna ke dhAraka the| sarvAkSara sannipAta jaisI vividha (28) dhyAna meM baiTha jAte the arthAt bahirmukhI dvAroM/vicAroM ko banda kara labdhiyoM ke dhAraka the| mahAn tejasvI the| ve bhagavAn mahAvIra se na antara meM cintanazIla ho jAte the, usa samaya dharmadhyAna aura atidUra aura na ati samIpa UrdhvajAnu aura adho sira hokara baiThate zukladhyAna kI sthiti meM unake mAnasa meM jo bhI prazna utpanna hote the| dhyAna koSTaka arthAta saba aura se mAnasika kriyAoM kA avarodha / the, jo kucha bhI jijJAsAeM ubharatI thIM, kautuhala jAgRta hotA thA, to kara apane dhyAna ko eka mAtra prabhu ke caraNAravinda meM kendrita kara ve apane sthAna se uThakara bhagavAna ke nikaTa jAte. vandana-namaskAra baiThate the| bele-bele nirantara tapa kA anuSThAna karate hue saMyamArAdhanA karate aura vinayAvanata hokara zAnta svara meM pUchate - bhagavan! tathA tanmUlaka anyAnya tapazcaraNoM dvArA apanI AtmA ko bhAvita/ inakA rahasya kyA hai? isa prasaMga kA sundaratama varNana bhagavatI sUtra saMskArita karate hue vicaraNa karate the| meM prApta hotA haiN| dekhiye - ___ prathaNa prahara meM svAdhyAya karate the| dUsare prahara meM dezanA dete the; "tatpazcAt jAtazrAddha (pravRtta huI zraddhA vAle), jAta saMzaya, dhyAna karate the| tIsare prahara meM pAraNe ke dina atvarita, sthiratA pUrvaka, jAta kautUhala, samutpanna zraddhA vAle, samutpanna saMzaya vAle, samutpanna anAkula bhAva se mukhavastrikA, vastrapAtra kA pratilekhana/pramArjana kara, kutUhala vAle gautama apane sthAna se uThakara khar3e hote haiN| utthita prabhu kI anumati prApta kara, nagara yA grAma meM dhanavAna, nirdhana aura hokara jisa ora zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra haiM usa ora Ate haiN| unake madhyama kuloM meM kramAgata - kisI bhI ghara ko chor3e binA bhikSAcaryA nikaTa Akara prabhu kI unakI dAhinI ora se prArambha karake tIna ke lie jAte the| apekSita bhikSA lekara, svasthAna para Akara, prabhu ko bAra pradakSiNA karate haiN| phira vandana-namaskAra karate haiN| namana kara prApta bhikSA dikhAkara aura anumati prApta kara gocarI/bhojana karate the| ve na to bahuta pAsa aura na bahuta dUra bhagavAn ke samakSa vinaya se isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki indrabhUti atizaya jJAnI hokara bhI lalATa para hAtha jor3e hue. bhagavAn ke vacana zramaNa karane kI icchA parama guru-bhakta aura Adarza ziSya the| se unakI paryupAsanA karate hue isa prakAra bole|" __jJAtAdharmakathA meM Arya sudharma ke nAmollekha ke sAtha jo gaNadharoM __ aura, mahAvIra "he gautama!" kaha kara unakI jijJAsAoM - ke viziSTa guNoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai unameM gaNadhara indrabhUti kA saMzayoM, zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karate haiN| gautama bhI apanI jijJAsA bhI samAveza ho jAtA hai| varNana isa prakAra hai :"ve jAti sampanna (uttama mAtRpakSa vAle) the| kula sampanna (uttama kA samAdhAna prApta kara, kRta-katya hokara bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM puna: vinayapUrvaka kaha uThate haiM - "sevaM bhaMte! sevaM bhaMte! tahameyaM bhaMte!'' pitRpakSa vAle) the| balavAna, rUpavAna, vinayavAna, jJAnavAna, kSAyika, . samyaktva, sampanna, sAdhana sampanna the| ojasvI the| tejasvI the| arthAt prabho! Apane jaisA kahA hai vaha ThIka hai, vaha satya hai| maiM usa varcasvI the| yazasvI the| krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha para vijaya prApta kara para zraddhA evaM vizvAsa karatA huuN| prabhu ke uttara para zraddhA kI yaha cuke the| indriyoM kA damana kara cuke the| nidrA aura parISahoM ko jItane anugUja vastuta: praznAttara kA eka Adaza paddhAta hai| vAle the| jIvita rahane kI kAmanA aura bhRtyu ke bhaya se rahita the| svayaM cAra jJAna ke dhAraka aura aneka vidyAoM ke pAraMgata hone utkaTa tapa karane vAle the| utkRSTa saMyama ke dhAraka the| karaNa sattarI / para bhI gautama apanI jijJAsA ko zAnta karane, naI-naI bAteM jAnane aura aura caraNa sattarI kA pAlana karane meM aura indriyoM kA nigraha karane.. apanI zaMkAoM kA nivAraNa karane ke liye svayaM ke pANDitya/jJAna kA vAloM meM pradhAna the| Arjava, mArdava, lAghava/kauzala, kSamA, gupti aura meM upayoga karane ke sthAna para prabhu mahAvIra se hI prazna pUchate the| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/117 Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna choTA ho yA moTA, sarala ho yA kaThina, isa loka sambandhI uttara - hA~, gautama! lAghava yAvat apratibaddhatA zramaNa nirganthoM ho yA paraloka sambandhI, vartamAna-kAlIna ho yA bhUta-bhaviSyakAla se ke liye prazasta/zreyaskara hai| sambandhita, dUsare se sambandhita ho yA svayaM se sambandhita, eka-eka prazna - kyA kAMkSA pradoSa kSINa hone para zramaNa- nirgantha antakara ke sambandha meM bhagavAn ke zrImukha se samAdhAna prApta karane meM hI athavA carama zarIrI hotA hai? athavA pUrvAvasthA meM adhika mohagrasta gautama Ananda kA anubhava karate the| hokara viharaNa kare aura phira saMvRtta hokara mRtyu prApta kare to vastuta: ina praznoM ke pIche eka rahasya bhI chipA huA hai| jJAnI tatpazcAt vaha siddha, buddha, mukta hotA hai, yAvat saba duHkhoM kA gautama ko prazna karane yA samAdhAna prApta karane kI tanika bhI anta karatA haiM? AvazyakatA nahIM thii| ve to prazna isaliye karate the ki isa prakAra kI uttara - hA~, gautama! kAMkSA-pradoSa naSTa ho jAne para zramaNa-nirgrantha jijJAsAe~ anekoM mAnasa meM hotI haiM kintu pratyeka zrotA prazna pUcha bhI yAvat saba duHkhoM kA anta karatA hai| (bhagavatI sUtra 1 zataka, 9 / nahIM pAtA yA prazna karane kA usameM sAmarthya nahIM hotaa| isIlie gautama uddezaka, sUtra - 17, 19) apane mAdhyama se zrotAgaNoM ke mana:sthita zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karane AgamoM meM gautama se sambandhita aMza ke lie hI praznottaroM kI paripATI calAte the, aisI merI mAnyatA hai| Agama-sAhitya meM gaNadhara gautama se sambandhita prasaMga bhI bahulatA vidyamAna AgamoM meM candraprajJapti, sUryaprajJapti, jambUdvIpa prajJapti se prApta hote haiM, unameM se katipaya saMsmaraNIya prasaMga yahAM prastuta haiN| Adi kI racanA to gautama ke praznoM para hI AdhArita hai| vizAlakAya Ananda zrAvaka : paMcama aMga vyAkhyA-prajJapti (prasiddha nAma bhagavatI sUtra) jisameM prabhu mahAvIra ke tIrtha ke gaNAdhipati evaM sahasrAdhika ziSyoM ke 36000 prazna saMkalita haiM unameM se kucha praznoM ko chor3akara zeSa gurU hote hue bhI gaNadhara gautama gocarI/bhikSA ke liye svayaM jAte the| sAre prazna gautama-kRta hI haiN| eka samaya kA prasaMga hai :gautama ke prazna, carcA evaM saMvAdoM kA vivaraNa itanA vistRta hai prabhu vANijya grAma pdhaare| tIsare prahara meM bhagavAn kI AjJA lekara ki usakA vargIkaraNa karanA bhI sarala nahIM hai| bhagavatI, aupapAtika, gautama bhikSA ke liye nikale aura gaveSaNA karate hue gAthApati Ananda vipAka, rAja-praznIya, prajJApanA Adi meM vividha viSayaka itane prazna zrAvaka ke ghara phuNce| Ananda zrAvaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kA prathama zrAvaka haiM ki inake vargIkaraNa ke sAtha vistRta sUcI banAI jAya to kaI thaa| upAsaka ke bAraha vratoM kA pAlana karate hue gyAraha pratimAe~ bhI bhAgoM meM kaI zodha-prabandha taiyAra ho sakate hai| vahana kI thiiN| jIvana ke antima samaya meM usane AjIvana anazana sAmAnyatayA gautama-kRta praznoM ko cAra vibhAgoM meM bAMTa sakate haiM:- grahaNa kara rakhA thaa| usa sthiti meM gautama unase milane ge| Ananda 1. adhyAtma, 2. karmaphala, 3. loka aura 4. sphutt| ne zraddhA-bhakti pUrvaka namana kiyA aura pUchA - prabho! kyA gRhavAsa meM prathama adhyAtma-vibhAga meM ina praznoM ko le sakate haiM - AtmA, rahate hue gRhastha ko avadhijJAna utpanna ho sakatA hai? sthiti, zAzvata-azAzvata, jIva, karma, kaSAya, lezyA, jJAna, gautama - ho sakatA hai| jJAnaphala, saMsAra, mokSa, siddha aadi| inameM kezI zramaNa aura udaka- Ananda - bhagavan! mujhe bhI avadhijJAna huA hai| maiM pUrva, pazcima, per3hAla ke saMvAda bhI sammilita kara sakate haiN| dakSiNa dizAoM meM pAMca sau-pAMca sau yojana taka lavaNa samudra kA / dUsare vibhAga meM kisI ko sukhI, kisI ko du:khI, kisI ko kSetra, uttara meM himavAna parvata, Urdhva dizA meM saudharma kalpa aura adho samRddhi-sampanna aura kisI nipaTa nirdhana ko dekhakara usake zubhAzubha dizA meM prathama naraka bhUmi taka kA kSetra dekhatA huuN| karmoM ko jAnakArI Adi grahaNa kara sakate haiN| gautama - gRhastha ko avadhijJAna utpanna ho sakatA hai, kintu tIsare vibhAga meM lokasthiti, paramANu, deva, nAraka, SaTkAya, itanA vizAla nhiiN| tumhArA kathana bhrAntiyukta evaM asatya hai| ataH jIva, ajIva, bhASA, zarIra Adi aura sauramaNDala ke gati viSayaka asatbhASaNa pravRtti kI AlocanA/prAyazcitta kro| Adi le sakate haiN| Ananda-bhagavan! kyA satya kathana karane para prAyazcitta grahaNa cauthe vibhAga meM sphuTa praznoM kA samAveza kara sakate haiN| karanA par3atA hai? udAharaNa ke taura para sAmAnya se do praznottara prastuta haiM :- gautama - nhiiN| prazna - bhagavan! kyA lAghava, alpa icchA, amUrchA, Ananda - to, bhagavana! satya-bhASaNa para AlocanA kA nirdeza ' anAsakti aura apratibaddhatA, ye zramaNa-nirganthoM ke liye prazasta haiM? karane vAle Apa hI prAyazcita kreN| vidvata khaNDa/118 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - Ananda kA ukta kathana sunakara gautama asamaMjasa meM par3a gye| ke pAsa phuNce| jyohi zAla mahAzAla aura pAMcoM munigaNa kevaliye svayaM ke jJAna kA upayoga kiye binA hI tvarA se prabhu ke pAsa Aye kI pariSada meM jAne lage to gautama ne una sabako rokate/samboMdhita aura sArA ghaTanAkrama usake sanmukha prastuta kara pUchA - karate hue kahA - "pahale trilokInAtha bhagavAna kI vandanA kreN|" bhagavan! ukta AcaraNa ke liye zramaNopAsaka Ananda ko usI kSaNa bhagavAna ne kahA - gautama! ye saba kevalI ho cuke AlocanA karanI cAhie yA mujhe? haiM, ata: inakI AzAtanA mata kro| mahAvIra ne kahA - gautama! gAthApati Ananda ne satya kahA hai, zaMkAkula mAnasa - ata: tuma hI AlocanA karo aura zramaNopAsaka Ananda se kSamA gautama ne unase kSamAyAcanA kI; kintu unakA mana adhIratA yAcanA bhii| vaza Akula-vyAkula ho uThA aura sandehoM se bhara gayA ve socane gautama 'tathAstu' kaha kara, lAI huI gocarI kiye binA hI ulaTe lage- "mere dvArA dIkSita adhikAMzata: ziSya kevalajJAnI ho cuke haiM, pairoM se lauTe aura Ananda zrAvaka se apane kathana para kheda prakaTa karate parantu mujhe abhI taka kevalajJAna nahIM huaa| kyA maiM siddha pada prApta hue kSamA yAcanA kii| -- upAsakadazA a0 1sU. 80 se 87 nahI kara pAU~gA?" "mokSe bhave ca sarvatra ni:spRho munisattamaH" isa ghaTanA se eka tathya ubharatA hai ki gurU gautama kitane mokSa aura saMsAra donoM ke prati pUrNa rUpeNa ni:spRha/anAsakta rahane nizchala, nirmala, nirmada, nirabhimAnI the| unheM tanika bhI saMkoca kA vAle gautama bhI maiM carama zarIrI (isI deha se mokSa jAne vAlA) hU~ anubhava nahIM huA ki maiM prabhu kA prathama gaNadhara hokara eka upAsaka yA nahIM", sandeha-dolA meM jhUlane lge| ke samakSa apanI bhUla kaise svIkAra karU~ evaM zrAvaka se kaise kSamA ekadina gautama svAmI kahIM bAhara/anyatra gaye hue the, usa maaNguu| yaha unake sAdhanA kI, nirabhimAnatA kI kasauTI/agni parIkSA samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apanI dharmadezanA meM aSTApada tIrtha kI thI, jisameM ve khare utre| mahimA kA varNana karate hue kahA- 'jo sAdhaka svayaM kI aSTApada tIrtha yAtrA kI pRSTha-bhUmi Atmalabdhi ke bala para aSTApada parvata para jAkara caityastha jinazAla, mahAzAla, gAgali - bimboM kI vandanA kara, eka rAtri vahIM nivAsa kare, to vaha uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke drumapatraka nAmaka dazaveM adhyayana kI TIkA nizcayata: mokSa kA adhikArI banatA hai aura isI bhava meM mokSa ko karate hue TIkAkAroM ne likhA hai : prApta karatA hai|' pRSThacampA nagarI ke rAjA the zAla aura yuvarAja the mhaashaal| bAhara se lauTane para devoM ke mukha se jaba unhoMne ukta mahAvIra donoM bhAI the| inakI bahana kA yazasvatI, bahanoI kA piThara aura vANI ko sunA to unake citta ko kiMcita santuSTi kA anubhava huaa| bhAnaje kA nAma gAgali thaa| 'carama zarIrI hU~ yA nahI" parIkSaNa kA mArga to milA, kyoM na bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dezanA sunakara donoM bhAiyoM - zAla parIkSaNa karU~? sarvajJa kI vANI zata-pratizata vizuddha svarNa hotI hai, mahAzAla ne dIkSA grahaNa karalI thI aura kAMpilyapura se apane bhAnaje isameM zaMkA ko sthAna hI kahA~ ?" gAgali ko bulavAkara rAjapATa sauMpa diyA thaa| rAjA gAgalI ne apane aSTApada tIrtha kI yAtrA - mAtA-pitA ko bhI pRSThacampA bulavA liyA thaa| __ tatpazcAt gautama bhagavAna ke pAsa Aye aura aSTApada tIrtha yAtrA ekadA bhagavAna campAnagarI jA rahe the| tabhI zAla aura mahAzAla karane kI anumati caahii| bhagavAna ne bhI gautama ke mana meM sthita ne svajanoM ko pratibodhita karane ke liye pRSThacampA jAne kI icchA mokSa-kAmanA jAnakara aura vizeSa lAbha kA kAraNa jAnakara yAtrA kI vyakta kii| prabhu kI AjJA prApta kara gautama svAmI ke netRtva meM anumati pradAna kii| gautama harSotphala hokara aSTApada kI yAtrA ke anumAta pradAna zramaNa zAla aura mahAzAla pRSThacampA gye| vahA~ ke rAjA gAgali aura laya calA usake mAtA-pitA (yazasvatI, piThara) ko pratibodhita kara dIkSA zIlAMkAcArya (10vIM zatAbdI) ne cauppannamahApuruSa cariyaM (pRSTha pradAna kii| pazcAta ve saba prabhu kI sevA meM cala pdd'e| mArga meM ___323) ke anusAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne 1500 tApasoM ko pratibodha calate-calate zAla aura mahAzAla gautama svAmI ke guNoM kA cintana dene ke liye gautama ko aSTApada tIrtha kI yAtrA karane kA nirdeza diyA aura gAgali tathA usake mAtA-pitA zAla evaM mahAzAla muniyoM kI / aura gautama jina-bimboM ke darzanoM kI umaMga lekara cala pdd'e| paropakAritA kA cintana karane lge| adhyavasAyoM kI pavitratA bar3hane guru gautama AtmA-sAdhanA se prApta cAraNa labdhi Adi aneka lagI aura pAMcoM nirgranthoM ne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| sabhI bhagavAna labdhiyoM ke dhAraka the, Akasmika bala evaM cAraNalabdhi (AkAza zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/119 Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM gamana karane kI zakti) se ve vAyuvega kI gati se kucha hI kSaNoM idhara, gautama svAmI ne "mana ke manoratha phaleM ho' aise ulAsa meM aSTApada kI upatyakA meM pahu~ca gye| se aSTApada parvata para cakravartI bharata dvArA nirmApita evaM toraNoM se idhara kauDinya, dina (datta) aura zaivAla nAma ke tIna tApasa bhI suzobhita tathA indrAdi devatAoM se pUjita-arcita nayanAbhirAma 'isI bhava meM mokSa-prApti hogI yA nahIM' kA nizcaya karane hetu apane- caturmukhI prAsAda/mandira meM praveza kiyaa| nija-nija kAya / dehamAna apane pAMca sau-pAMca sau tApasa ziSyoM ke sAtha aSTApada parvata para ke anusAra cAroM dizAoM meM 4, 8, 10, 2 kI saMkhyA meM car3hane ke liye kliSTa tapa kara rahe the| virAjamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke ratnamaya bimboM ko dekhakara unakI / inameM se kauDinya upavAsa ke anantara pAraNA kara phira upavAsa roma-rAji vikasita ho gaI aura harSotphulla nayanoM se darzana kiye| karatA thaa| pAraNA meM mUla, kanda Adi kA AhAra karatA thaa| vaha zraddhA-bhakti pUrvaka vandana-namana, bhAvArcana kiyaa| madhura evaM gambhIra aSTApada parvata para car3hA avazya, kintu eka mekhalA/sopanA se Age svaroM meM tIrthaMkaroM kI stavanA kii| darzana-vandana ke pazcAt sandhyA . na jA sakA thaa| ho jAne ke kAraNa tIrtha-mandira ke nikaTa hI eka saghana vRkSa ke nIce dina (datta) tApasa do-do upavAsa kA tapa karatA thA aura pAraNA zilA para dhyAnastha hokara dharma jAgaraNa karane lge| meM nIce par3e hue pIle patte khA kara rahatA thaa| vaha aSTApada kI dusarI vajrasvAmI ke jIva ko pratibodha - mekhalA taka hI pahu~ca pAyA thaa| dharma-jAgaraNa karate samaya aneka deva, asura aura vidyAdhara vahA~ zaivAla tApasa tIna-tIna upavAsa kI tapasyA karatA thaa| pAraNA Aye, unakI vandanA kI aura gautama ke mukha se dharmadezanA bhI meM sUkhI zaivAla (sevAra) khA kara rahatA thaa| vaha aSTApada kI tIsarI sunakara kRtakRtya hue| mekhalA hI car3ha pAyA thaa| isI samaya zakra kA dizApAlaka vaizramaNa deva, (zIlAMkAcArya ke tIna sopAna (pagothiyoM) se Upara car3hane kI unameM zakti nahIM anusAra gandharvarati nAmaka vidyAdhara) jisakA jIva bhaviSya meM thii| parvata kI ATha mekhalAyeM thii| antima/agrima mekhalA taka kaise dazapUrvadhara vajra svAmI banegA, tIrtha kI vandanA karane aayaa| pulakita pahu~cA jAe? isI udher3abuna meM ve sabhI tApasa cintita the| bhAva se deva-darzana kara gautama svAmI ke pAsa AyA aura bhakti pUrvaka itane meM una tapasvI janoM ne gautama svAmI ko udhara Ate dekhaa| vandana kiyaa| guru gautama ke sugaThita, sudRDha, sabala evaM hRSTapuSTa zarIra inakI kAnti sUrya ke samAna tejodIpta thI aura zarIra sapramANa evaM ko dekhakara vicAra karane lagA- "kahA~ to zAstra-varNita kaThora bharAvadAra thaa| madamasta hAthI kI cAla se calate hue A rahe the| unheM tapadhArI zramaNoM ke durbala, kRzakAya hI nahIM, apitu asthi-paMjara kA dekhakara tApasagaNa UhApoha karane lage "hama mahAtapasvI aura dubale- ulekha aura kahA~ yaha hRSTapuSTa evaM tejodhArI zramaNa! aisA sukumAra patale zarIra vAle bhI Upara na jA sake, to yaha sthUla zarIra vAlA zarIra to devoM kA bhI nahIM hotA! to, kyA yaha zAstrokta munidharma kA zramaNa kaise car3ha pAegA?" pAlana karatA hogA? yA kevala paropadezaka hI hogA?" ve tapasvI zaMkA-kuzaMkA ke ghere meM par3e hue soca hI rahe the ki guru gautama usa deva ke mana meM utpanna bhAvoM/vicAroM ko jAna gae itane meM hI garU gautama karoliyA ke jAla ke samAna cAroM tarapha aura usakI zaMkA ko nirmUla karane ke liye puNDarIka kaNDarIka kA phailI huI Atmika-bala rUpI sUrya kiraNoM kA AdhAra lekara jIvana-caritra (jJAtA dharma kathA 16 vAM adhyayana) sunAyA aura usake jaMghAcAraNa labdhi se vega ke sAtha kSaNa mAtra meM aSTApada parvata kI mAdhyama se batalAyA - mahAnubhAva! na to durbala, azakta aura antima mekhalA para pahu~ca ge| tApasoM ke dekhate-dekhate hI adRzya nisteja zarIra hI munitva kA lakSaNa bana sakatA hai aura na svastha, ho ge| sudRr3ha, hRSTapuSTa evaM tejasvI zarIra munitva kA virodhI bana sakatA hai| yaha dRzya dekhakara tApasagaNa Azcarya cakita hokara vicArane vAstavika munitva to zubhadhyAna dvArA sAdhanA karate hue saMyama yAtrA lage - "hamArI itanI vikaTa tapasyA aura parizrama bhI saphala nahIM meM hI samAhita/vidyamAna hai| huA, jabaki yaha mahApuruSa to khela-khela meM hI Upara pahuMca gyaa| vaizramaNa deva kI zaMkA-nirmUla ho gaI aura vaha bodha pAkara nizcaya hI isa maharSi mahAyogI ke pAsa koI mahAzakti avazya honI zraddhAzIla bana gyaa| caahie|'' unhoMne nizcaya kiyA "jyoMhI ye maharSi nIce utareMge hama tApasoM kI dIkSA : kevalajJAna - tA unake ziSya bana jaayeNge| inakI zaraNa aMgIkAra karane se hamArI mokSa prAta:kAla jaba gautama svAmI parvata se nIce utare to sabhI kI AkAMkSA avazya hI saphalIbhUta hogii|' tApasoM ne unakA rAstA roka kara kahA - "pUjyavara! Apa hamAre gurU haiM aura hama sabhI Apake ziSya hai|" vidvata khaNDa/120 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gautama bole - tumhAre aura hamAre saba ke gurU to tIrthaMkara gautama ko AzvAsanamahAvIra haiN| bhagavAna antaryAmI the| ve gautama ke viSAda ko evaM adhairya yukta - yaha sunakara ve sabhI Azcarya se bole- kyA Apa jaise mana ko jAna ge| unakI khinnatA ko dUra karane ke liye bhagavAna sAmarthyavAna ke bhI gurU haiM? ne unako sambodhita karate hue kahA - __ gautama ne kahA - hA~, surAsuroM evaM mAnavoM ke pUjanIya, rAga- he gautama! cirakAla ke paricaya ke kAraNa tumhArA mere prati dveSarahita sarvajJa mahAvIra svAmI jagadgurU haiM, ve hI mere gurU haiN| UrNAkaTa (dhAna ke chilake ke samAna) jaisA sneha hai| isIlie tumheM tApasagaNa - bhagavan! hameM to isI sthAna para aura abhI hI kevalajJAna nahIM hotaa| deva, gurU, dharma ke prati prazasta rAga hone para sarvajJa-zAsana kI prarvajyA pradAna karane kI kRpA kraaveN| bhI vaha yathAkhyAta cAritra kA pratibandhaka hai| jaise sUrya ke abhAva gautama svAmI ne anugraha pUrvaka kauDinya, dina aura zaivAla ko meM dina nahIM hotA, vaise hI yathAkhyAta cAritra ke binA kevalajJAna nahIM pandraha sau tApasoM ke sAtha dIkSA dI aura yUthAdhipati ke samAna saba hotaa| ata: spaSTa hai ki jaba mere prati tumhArA utkaTa rAga/sneha naSTa ko sAtha lekara bhagavAna kI sevA meM pahu~cane ke liye cala pdd'e| mArga hogA, taba tumheM avazyameva kevalajJAna prApta hogaa| meM bhojana kA samaya dekhakara gautama svAmI ne sabhI tApasoM se puna: bhagavAna ne kahA - "gautama! tuma kheda-khina mata bano, pUchA-tapasvIjanoM! Aja Apa saba loga kisa AhAra se tapa kA avasAda mata kro| isa bhava meM mRtyu ke pazcAta, isa zarIra se chUTa pAraNA karanA cAhate haiM? btlaao| jAne para; isa manuSya bhava se citta hokara, hama donoM tulya (eka tApasagaNa - bhagavan! Apa jaise guru ko prApta kara hama sabhI samAna) aura ekArtha (eka hI prayojana vAle athavA eka hI lakSya kA anta:karaNa paramAnanda ko prApta huA hai ata: paramAna/khIra se - siddhi kSetra meM rahane vAle) tathA vizeSatA rahita evaM kisI bhI hI pAraNA kraaveN| prakAra ke bhedabhAva se rahita ho jaayeNge|" usI kSaNa gautama bhikSA ke liye gaye aura bhikSA pAtra meM khIra ataH tuma adhIra mata bano, cintA mata kro| aura, "jisa lekara aaye| sabhI ko paMkti meM biThAkara,pAtra meM dAhinA aMgUThA prakAra zaratkAlIna kumuda pAnI se lipta nahIM hotA, usI prakAra tU rakhakara akSINamahAnasI labdhi ke prabhAva se sabhI tapasvIjanoM ko peTa bhI apane sneha ko vicchinna (dUra) kr| tU sabhI prakAra ke sneha kA bhara kara khIra se pAraNA krvaayaa| tyAga kr| he gautama! samaya-mAtra kA bhI pramAda mata kr|" zaivAla Adi 500 muni jana to gautama svAmI ke atizaya evaM prabhu kI ukta amRtarasa se paripUrNa vANI se gautama pUrNata: labdhiyoM para vicAra karate hue aise zubhadhyAnArUr3ha hue ki khIra Azvasta ho ge| "maiM carama zarIrI hU~" isa parama santuSTi se gautama khAte-khAte hI kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| kA roma-roma Ananda sarovara meM nimagna ho gyaa| bhikSA grahaNa karane ke pazcAt gautama sabhI zramaNoM ke sAtha punaH bhagavAn kA mokSagamana Age bddh'e| prabhu ke samavasaraNa kI zobhA aura aSTa mahAprAtihArya IsvI pUrva 527 kA varSa thaa| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA dekhakara dina Adi 500 anagAroM ko tathA dUra se hI prabhu ke darzana, ___antima cAturmAsa pAvApurI meM thaa| cAturmAsa ke sAr3he tIna mAha pUrNa prabhu kI vItarAga mudrA dekhakara kauDinya Adi sAdhuoM ko zukladhyAna hone vAle the| bhagavAn jIvana ke antima samaya ke cihnoM ko pahacAna ke nimitta se kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| gye| unheM gautama ke siddhi-mArga meM bAdhaka abarodha ko bhI dUra karanA samavasaraNa meM pahu~ca kara, tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI pradakSiNA kara thA, ata: unhoMne gautama ko nirdeza diyA - gautama! nikaTastha grAma sabhI navadIkSita kevaliyoM kI ora bar3hane lge| gautama ne unheM rokate meM jAkara devazarmA ko pratibodhita kro| hue kahA - bhagavAna ko vandana kro| usI samaya bhagavAna ne kahA- gautama nizchala bAlaka ke samAna prabhu kI AjJA ko zirodhArya gautama! kevalajJAniyoM kI AzAtanA mata karo! kara devazarmA ko pratibodha dene ke liye cala pdd'e| / bhagavAna kA vAkya sunate hI gautama stabdha se ho gye| bhagavad AjJA idhara, lokahitakArI zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne chaThTha tapa/do svIkAra kara, gautama ne mithyAduSkRta pUrvaka una saba se kSamA yAcanA dina kA upavAsa tapa kara, bhASA-vargaNA ke zeSa pudgaloM ko pUrNa kii| tatpazcAt ve cintana-dolA meM hicakole khAne lge| "kyA merI karane ke liye akhaNDa dhArA se dezanA denI prArambha kii| isa dezanA aSTApada yAtrA niSphala jAegI? kyA maiM guru-karmA hU~? kyA maiM isa bhava meM prabhu ne puNya ke phala, pApa ke phala aura anya aneka upakArI meM mukti meM nahIM jA pAU~gA?'' yahI cintA unheM puna: satAne lgii| praznoM kA pratipAdana kiyaa| bAraha parSadA bhagavAn kI isa vANI ko zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/121 Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAgracita hokara hRdaya ke kaTore meM bhAva-bhakti pUrvaka jhela/grahaNa parantu, parantu, lAkhoM devatA pAvApurI kI ora bhAge jA rahe haiM, kara rahI thii| bhagavAn kI antima dharmaparSadA meM aneka viziSTa evaM zabda laharI avaruddha kaNThoM se nikala rahI hai, para kyoM?......?, sammAnya vyakti, kAzI-kauzala deza ke nau licchavI aura nau prabhu kI vANI thI-"devagaNa asatya nahIM bolate" dhyAna meM Ate hI mallakI-aThAraha rAjA bhI upasthita the| gautama kA roma-roma vicalita/kampita ho utthaa| ve nistabdha se ho isa prakAra solaha prahara paryanta akhaNDa dezanA dete-dete kArtika gye| "nirvANa' jaise pralayakArI zabda para vizvAsa hote hI asIma vadI amAvasyA kI madhya rAtri ke bAda svAti nakSatra ke samaya vaha antarvedanA ke kAraNa mukha kAntihIna/zyAmala ho gayA, A~khoM se viSama kSaNa A phuNcaa| samaya kA paripAka pUrNa huA aura tribhuvana ajasra azrudhArA bahane lagI, A~khoM ke sAmane aMdherA chA gayA, zarIra svAmI zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra bahattara varSa ke AyuSya kA bandhana pUrNa aura hAtha-paira kA~pane lage, cetanA-zakti vilupta hone lagI aura ve kara, mahAnirvANa ko prApta kara, siddha, buddha, pAraMgata, nirAkAra, kaTe vRkSa kI bhA~ti dhar3Ama se pRthvI para baiTha gye| besudha se, nizceSTa niraMjana bana gye| bhagavAn isa dina sarvadA ke liye martya na rahakara se baiThe rhe| kacha kSaNoM ke pazcAt socane samajhane kI sthiti meM Ane samasta zubha-zuddha bhAvanA ke puMja rUpa meM amartya/amara bana ge| para samavasaraNa meM virAjamAna prabhu mahAvIra aura unake zrImukha se jJAna sUrya vilupta ho gyaa| niHsRta he gautama! kA dRzya calacitra kI bhA~ti unakI A~khoM ke parSadA siddha, buddha, mukta bhagavAn ko dIna/anAtha bhAva se sAmane ghumane lagA aura ve sahasA nirAdhAra, nirIha, asahAya bAlaka azrusikta aMjali arpaNa kara antima namana karatI rhii| pAvApurI kI bhA~ti sisakiyA~ bharate hae vilApa karane lagekI bhUmi pavitra ho gii| amAvasyA kI rAtri dharmaparva bana gii| usa "maiM kaisA bhAgyahIna haiM, bhagavAn ke gyAraha gaNadharoM meM se nava rAtri meM jana samUha ne dIpaka jalAkara nirvANa kalyANaka kA bahumAna gaNadhara to mokSa cale gaye, anya bhI aneka AtmAe~ siddha bana gaIM, kiyaa| yahI dIpaka paMkti dIpAvalI tyauhAra ke rUpa meM prasiddha ho gii| svayaM bhagavAn bhI muktidhAma meM padhAra gaye, aura maiM prabhu kA prathama gautama kA vilApa aura kevalajJAna-prApti ziSya hokara bhI abhI taka saMsAra meM hI raha rahA huuN| prabhu to padhAra gaNadhara gautama devazarmA ko pratibodha dene ke bAda vApasa pAvApurI kI gaye aba merA kauna hai?" ora A rahe the| prabhu kI AjJA pAlana karane se inakA roma-roma ullAsa antara kI gaharI vedanA ubharane lgii| dizAe~ andhakAramaya aura se vikasita ho rahA thaa| jaba bhI paramAtmA kI AjJA pAlana karane kA baharI bana gii| citta meM panaH zanyatA vyApta hone lgii| tanika se evaM abUjha jIva ko pratibodha dekara uddhAra karane kA avasara milatA to jAgata hote hI pana. pAlA ke svaroM meM bola ute. vaha dina unake liye AnandollAsa se paripUrNa bana jAtA thaa| ___"he mahAvIra! mujha raMka para yaha asahanIya vajrapAta Apane kaise prabhu ke caraNoM meM vApasa pahu~cane kI prabala utkaNThA ke kAraNa ___ kara DAlA? mujhe majhadhAra meM chor3akara kaise cala diye? aba merA hAtha gautama tejI se kadama bar3hA rahe the| kauna pakar3egA? merA kyA hogA? merI naukA ko kauna pAra lagAyegA?" idhara prabhu kA nirvANa mahotsava manAne evaM antima saMskAra ke he prbho| he prbho|| Apane yaha kyA gajaba DhA diyA? mere sAtha liye vimAnoM meM baiThakara devagaNa tAbar3ator3a pAvApurI kI ora bhAge jA kaisA anyAya kara DAlA? vizvAsa dekara vizvAsa bhaMga kyoM kiyA? rahe the| AkAza meM kolAhAla-sA maca gayA thaa| bhAgate hue devatAoM aba mere praznoM kA uttara kauna degA? merI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna kauna ke sahasroM mukhoM se, avaruddha kaNThoM se eka hI zabda nikala rahA karegA? maiM kise mahAvIra, mahAvIra kahU~gA? aba mujhe he gautama! thA- "Aja jJAna sUrya asta ho gayA hai, prabhu mahAvIra nirvANa ko kahakara prema se kauna bulAegA? karuNAsindhu bhagavan mere kisa prApta ho gae haiN| antima darzana karane zIghra clo|" aparAdha ke badale Apane aisI nRzaMsa kaThoratA barata kara anta samaya deva-mukhoM se ni:sRta ukta pralayakArI zabda gautama ke kAnoM meM meM mujhe dUra kara diyA? aba merA kauna zaraNadAtA banegA? vAstava phuNce| tumula kolAhala ke kAraNa aspaSTa dhvani ko samajha nahIM meM maiM to Aja vizva meM dIna-anAtha bana gayA? paaye| kAna lagAkara dhyAnapUrvaka sunane para samajha meM AyA ki "prabhu prabho! Apa to sarvajJa the na! loka-vyavahAra ke jJAtA bhI the na! kA nirvANa ho gayA hai|'' kintu, gautama ko ina zabdoM para tanika bhI aise samaya meM to sAmAnya loga bhI svajana sambandhiyoM ko dUra se vizvAsa nahIM huaa| ve socane lage-"asambhava hai, kala hI to prabhu apane pAsa balA lete haiM. sIkha dete haiN| prabho! Apane to lokane mujhe AjJA dekara yahA~ bhejA thaa| ata: aisA to kabhI ho hI nahIM vyavahAra ko bhI tilAMjali de dI aura mujhe dUra bhagA diyaa| sktaa| yaha to pAgaloM kA pralApa-sA pratIta hotA hai|" vidvata khaNDa/122 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabho! Apako jAnA thA to cale jAte, para isa bAlaka ko pAsa kaivalya prApta nahIM huA to isameM bhagavAn kA kyA doSa hai! isameM meM to rkhte| maiM abodha bAlaka kI taraha ApakA aMcala/caraNa bhUla yA kamI to merI hI honI caahie|" pakar3a kara Apake mArga meM bAdhaka nahIM banatA! maiM Apase kevalajJAna gautama kA antar-cintana bar3hane se prazasta vicAroM kA pravAha bahane kI bhikSA-yAcanA bhI nahIM krtaa| lgaa| ve vIra! mahAvIra!! kA smaraNa karate-karate prabhu ke vItarAgapana . o mahAvIra! kyA Apa bhUla gaye? maiM to Apake prati asIma para vicAra-manthana karane lage "o! bhagavAn to nirmama, nIrAgI aura anurAga ke kAraNa "kevalya" ko bhI tuccha samajhatA thA! phira bhI vItarAga the| rAga-dveSa ke doSa to unakA sparza bhI nahIM kara pAte the| Apane sneha bhaMga kara mere hRdaya ko TUka-TUka kara DAlA! kyA yahI aise jagat ke hitakArI vItarAga prabhu kyA merA ahita karane ke liye ApakI prabhutA thI? anta samaya meM mujhe apane se dUra kara sakate the? nahIM, nahIM! prabhu ne isa prakAra gautama ke aNu-aNu meM se prabhu ke viraha kI vedanA jo kucha kiyA mere kalyANa ke liye hI kiyA hogaa|" kA krandana uTha rahA thaa| ve svayaM ko bhUlakara, prabhu ke nAma para hI gautama ko spaSTa AbhAsa hone lagA-"merI yaha dhAraNA hI ni:zvAsa bharate hue antar vedanA ko vyakta kara rahe the| bhramapUrNa thI ki prabhu kI mere Upara apAra mamatA hai| prabhu ke Upara aisI dayanIya evaM karuNasthiti meM bhI unake A~suoM ko poMchane mamatA, Asakti, anurAga dRSTi to maiM hI rakhatA thaa| merA yaha prema vAlA, bhagna hRdaya ko AzvAsana denevAlA aura gahana zoka ke ekapakSIya thaa| yaha rAga dRSTi hI mere kevalI banane meM bAdhaka bana rahI santApa ko dUra karanevAlA isa pRthvItala para Aja koI na thaa| thii| dveSa-buddhi yA rAga-dRSTi ke pUrNa abhAva meM hI Atma-siddhi kA aneka AtmAoM kA AzA stambha, aneka jIvoM kA uddhAraka aura amRtatattva prakaTa hotA hai, vidyamAnatA meM kadApi nhiiN| maiM svayaM hI nipuNa khivaiyA bhI Aja viSama hatAzA ke gahana vAtyAcakra meM phaMsa apanI siddhi ko roka rahA thA, isameM bhagavAn kA kyA doSa hai? merI gayA thaa| isa rAga dRSTi ko dUra karane ke liye hI prabhu ne anta samaya meM mujhe vicAra-parivartana aura kevalajJAna dUra kara, prakAza kA mArga dikhAkara mujha para anugraha kiyA hai| kintu, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prati gautama kA agAdha/asIma anurAga hI maiM abUjha isa rahasya ko nahIM samajha sakA aura prabhu ko hI doSa dene unake kevalajJAna kI prApti meM bAdhaka bana rahA thaa| kintu, unakI __ lgaa| he kSamAzramaNa bhagavan! mere isa aparAdha/doSa ko kSamA kreN|' isa bhUla ko batalAne vAlA vahA~ na koI tIrthaMkara thA aura na koI pazcAtApa, AtmanirIkSaNa tathA prazasta zubha adhyavasAyoM kI zramaNa yA zramaNI hI isa samaya unake pAsa upasthita the| isa samaya agni meM gautama ke moha, mAyA, mamatA ke zeSa bandhana kSaNamAtra meM gautama ekAkI, kevala ekAkI the| bhasmIbhUta ho gye| unakI AtmA pUrNa nirmala bana gaI aura unake vedanAnubhUti janita vilApa aura upAlambhAtmaka Akroza udgAroM kA jIvana meM kevalajJAna kA divya prakAza vyApta ho gyaa| ke dvArA prakaTa ho jAne para gautama kA mana kucha zAnta/halakA huaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa gautama svAmI ke kevalajJAna kA antara kucha sthira aura svastha huaa| socane-vicArane aura vastusthiti nimitta bana gyaa| samajhane kI zakti prakaTa huii| socane kI vicAradhArA meM parivartana IsvI pUrva 527 kArtika zuklA pratipadA kA uSAkAla gautama aayaa| antarmukhI hokara gautama vicAra karane lage svAmI ke kevalajJAna se prakAzamAna ho gyaa| isI dina gautama svAmI ___ "are! cAra jJAna aura caudaha pUrvo kA dhAraka tathA mahAvIra-tIrtha sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI bana gaye the| kA saMvAhaka hokara maiM kyA karane lagA! maiM anagAra hU~, kyA mujhe prabhu ke nirvANa se jana-samAja athAha du:kha sAgara meM DUba gayA thaa| vilApa karanA zobhA detA hai? karuNAsindhu, jagaduddhAraka prabhu ko gautama ke sarvajJa banane se usameM antara aayaa| caturvidha saMgha atyanta upAlambha dUM; kyA mere liye ucita hai? are! jagadavandya prabha kI prasanna huA aura gautama svAmI kI jaya-jayakAra karane lgaa| kaisI anirvacanIya mamatA thI! are! prabhu to asIma sneha ke sAgara mahAvIra kA nirvANa aura gautama ke jJAna kA prasaMga ekarUpa the. kyA ve kabhI kaThora banakara vizvAsa bhaMga kara choha de sakate banakara pavitra smaraNa ke rUpa meM sarvadA smaraNIya bana gyaa| haiM? kadApi nhiiN| are! bhagavAn ne to bArambAra samajhAyA thA-gautama! , gautama kA nirvANa pratyeka AtmA svayaM kI sAdhanA ke bala para siddhi prApta kara sakatI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra dehamukta siddha hue aura gautama svAmI hai| dUsare ke bala para koI siddhi prApta nahIM kara sakatA aura na koI dehadhArI muktAtmA kevalI hue| mahAvIra tIrtha-saMsthApaka tIrthakara the kisI jIva kI sAdhanA ke phala ko roka sakatA hai| majhe abhI taka aura gautama sAmAnya jina bne| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/123 Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevalajJAna kI divyaprabhA meM gautama svAmI ne sarvatra vicaraNa kiyaa| anubhUti pUrNa dharmadezanA ke mAdhyama se sahasroM AtmAoM ko pratibodha dekara siddhi kA mArga prazasta karate rhe| mahAvIra - zAsana ko udyotita karate hue tIrtha ko sudRr3ha aura sabala bnaayaa| gautama svAmI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 14000 sAdhuoM, 36000 sAdhviyoM, 159000 zrAvakoM aura 318000 zrAvikAoM ke evaM svayaM tathA anya gaNadharoM kI ziSya paramparAoM ke ekamAtra gaNAdhipati, saMvAhaka aura saphala saMcAlaka hote hue bhI sarvadA niHspRhI nirabhimAnI evaM lAghava sampanna ho rahe anta meM, bhagavAn ke zAsana kI evaM svayaM ke ziSya parivAra kI bAgaDora apane hI laghubhrAtA Arya sudharma ko sauMpa dii| yahI kAraNa hai ki bhagavAn ke prathama paTTadhara ziSya evaM prathama gaNadhara hote hue bhI mahAvIra kI paramparA gautama svAmI se prArambha na hokara sudharma svAmI ke nAma se Aja bhI avicchinna rUpa se calI A rahI hai| kevalI hone ke pazcAt ve 12 bAraha varSa taka mahAvIra vANI ko jana-jana ke hRdaya kI gaharAiyoM taka pahu~cAte rhe| mahAvIra kI yazogAthA ko gAte rahe aura zAsana kI dhvajA ko abAdhita rUpa se phaharAte rhe| gautama svAmI apanI deha kA vizva ke samasta jIvoM ke kalyANa ke liye nirantara upayoga karate rhe| bANaveM varSa kI paripakva avasthA meM unhoMne dekhA ki deha - vilaya kA samaya nikaTa A gayA hai, to ve rAjagRha nagara ke vaibhAragiri para Aye aura eka mAsa kA pAdapopagamana anazana svIkAra kara liyaa| anazana ke anta meM deha tyAga kara gautama svAmI ne nirvANa prApta kiyaa| gautama kI Atma jyoti, bhagavAn mahAvIra aura ananta muktAtmAoM kI jyoti meM sadA ke liye mila gii| mahAvIra ke tulya, ekArtha aura vizeSatA rahita banakara prabhu kI vANI ko caritArtha kara diyA / isa prakAra gautama svAmI 50 varSa gRhavAsa meM, 30 varSa saMyama paryAya meM aura 12 varSa kevalI paryAya meM kula 92 varSa kI Ayu pUrNa kara IsvI pUrva 515 meM akSaya sukha ke bhoktA banakara siddha, buddha, mukta hue| gautama svAmI ke nAma kI mahimA gautama gaNadhara jIvana-sAdhanA, yoga-sAdhanA aura mokSa-sAdhanA kara vizva ke kalyANakArI sAdhaka bana gye| unakI anupama sAdhanA mahAvIra zAsana kI paramparA ke liye anukaraNIya evaM Adarza bana gii| unakI prazasta sAdhanA aura guNoM ko dekhakara jahA~ zramaNa kezIkumAra jaise AcArya "saMzayAtIta sarvazrutamahodadhi" kaha kara vidvata khaNDa / 124 abhivandana karate haiM vahIM zAstrakAra " kSamAzramaNa mahAmuni gautama " evaM "siddha, buddha, akSINa mahAnasa bhagavAn gautama" kahakara namana karate haiN| paravartI AcAryagaNa to inheM "samagra ariSTa / aniSToM ke pranAzaka, samasta abhISTa artha / manokAmanAoM ke pUraka, sakala labdhi-siddhiyoM ke bhaNDAra, yogIndra, vighnahArI evaM prAtaH smaraNIya mAnakara gautama nAma kA japa karane kA vidhAna karate hue ulla hRdaya se guNagAna karate haiN|" mahimA maMDita gautama zabda kA artha karate hue kahate haiM- "gau " arthAt kAmadhenuH '"ta'" arthAt taru / kalpavRkSa aura "ma" arthAt cintAmaNi ratna isI artha / bhAvanA ko prakaTa karate hue vinayaprabhopAdhyAya gautama rAsa meM spaSTata: kahate haiM "cintAmaNI kara car3hIyau Aja, surataru sArai bachiya kAja, kAmakumbha sahu vazi huae / kAmagavI pUrai mana- kAmI, aSTa mahAsiddhi Avaha dhAmi, sAmi goyama anusarau e / / 42 / / " vinayaprabhopAdhyAya yaha bhI vidhAna karate haiM- "OM hIM zrIM arha zrIgautamasvAmine namaH" mantra kA aharniza japa karanA cAhie, isase sabhI manovAMchita kArya pUrNa hote haiN| gautama ke nAma kI hI mahimA hai ki Aja bhI prAtaH kAla meM aharniza nAma smaraNa karane se sabhI kArya saphala hote dikhAI dete haiN| jaina samAja Aja bhI lakSmI pUjana ke pazcAt navIna bahI-khAtA meM prathama pRSTha para hI "zrIgautamasvAmIjI mahArAja taNI labdhi ho jo" likhakara nAma mahimA ke sAtha apanI bhAvi samRddhi evaM saphalatA kI kAmanA ujAkara karate haiN| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki Aja bhI gautama svAmI kA pavitra evaM maMgala nAma jana-jana ke hRdaya ko AhlAdita karatA hai| pratidina lAkhoM AtmAe~ Aja bhI prabhAta kI maMgala belA meM bhaktipUrvaka bhAva-vibhora hokara nAma smaraNa karate hue bolatI haiaMgUThe amRta base, labdhitaNA bhaNDAra / zrI guru gautama sumariye, vAMchita phala dAtAra / nAma smaraNa ke sAtha jaina paramparA meM gautama ke nAma se kaI tapa bhI pracalita hai, jaise 1. vIra gaNadhara tapa, 2. gautama par3adhI tapa 3. gautama kamala tapa 4. nirvANa dIpaka tapa ina tapoM kI ArAdhanA kara bhakta jana gautama ke nAma kA smaraNa-japa karate hue sAdhanA karate haiN| aise mahimA maNDita mahAmAnava jyotipuMja kSamAzramaNa gaNadhara gautama svAmI ko koTizaH namana / zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItikA botharA majabUta nIMva kI AvazyakatA hai, vaise dhArmika vikAsa krama ke lie mArgAnusArI jIvana pUrva-bhUmikA hai| ata: yahA~ deza virati-dharma kI carcA karane se pahile mArgAnusArI jIvana ke bAre meM batAyA jAtA hai| zAstra meM mArgAnusArI jIvana ke 35 guNa batAye haiN| ina 35 guNoM ko cAra bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA jAtA hai| (1) 11 karttavya (2) 8 doSa (3) 8 guNa (4) 8 sAdhanA 11 karttavya : (1)nyAya-sampanna-vibhava-gRhastha jIvana kA nirvAha karane ke liye dhana kamAnA Avazyaka hai| kintu nyAya-nIti se dhana kA upArjana karanA yaha mArgAnusArI-jIvana kA prathama kartavya hai| (2) Ayocita-vyaya-Aya ke anusAra hI kharca krnaa| tathA dharma ko bhUlakara anucita kharca na karanA yaha 'ucita kharca' nAmaka dUsarA kartavya hai| samyak cAritra (3) ucita-veza-apanImAnamaryAdA ke anurUpaucitavezabhUSA samyagdarzana aura samyagjJAna ke anusAra yathArtharUpa se ahiMsA, rkhnaa| atyadhika tar3akIle-bhar3akIle, aMgoM kA pradarzana ho tathA satya Adi sadAcAroM kA pAlana karanA hI samyakcAritra hai| isake dekhanevAloM ko mohavakSobha paidA ho aise vastroM ko kabhI bhI nahIM phinnaa| do bheda haiN| (1) dezavirati aura (2) srvvirti| (4) ucita-makAna-jomakAna bahuta dvAravAlAna ho,jyAdAU~cA 1. dezavirati-deza-aMza, virati tyAga arthAt hiMsAdi pApoM naho tathA ekadamakhulA bhI na ho aise makAna ucita makAna haiN| cora DAkuoM kA AMzika tyAga karanA tathA vratoM kA maryAdita pAlana karanA kA bhaya na ho| par3osI acche hoM, aise makAna meM rahanA caahie| dezavirati cAritra dharma kahalAtA hai| (5) ucita-vivAha-gRhastha jIvana ke nirvAha ke liye yadi samyagdarzana prApta karane ke bAda jIva ko saMsAra AraMbha zAdI karanA par3e to bhinna gotrIya kintu kucha aura zIla meM samAna parigraha, viSaya-vicAra ityAdi jahara jaise lagate haiN| vaha jIva pratidina tathA samAna AcAravAla ka sAtha kr| isasa jAvana ma sukha-zAnti vicAra karatA hai ki "kaba vaha isa pApa bhare saMsAra kA tyAga kara, rahatA hai| pati-patnA ka bAca matabhada nahA haataa| muni banakara darzana, jJAna, cAritra kI ArAdhanA karegA? yadyapi vaha (6) ajINe-bhojana tyAga-jabataka pahile khAyA huA ekadama saMsAra kA parityAga karade, yaha sambhava nahIM hotA tathApi bhojana na pace tabataka bhojana kreN| vicAra hI calatA rahatA hai| aura jabataka sarvata: pApoM kA tyAgakara (7) ucita-bhojana--nizcita samaya para bhojana kreN| prakRti sAdhu-jIvana na apanA le tabataka vaha jIva zakya pApa tyAga rUpa ke anukUla hI khaayeN| nizcita samaya para bhojana karane se bhojana dezavirati-zrAvaka dharma kA avazya pAlana karatA hai| isameM accI taraha pacatA hai, prakRti se viparIta bhojana karane se tabiyata samyaktvavrata pUrvaka sthUlarUpa se hiMsAdi kA tyAga tathA sAmAyikAdi bigar3a jAtI hai| bhojana meM bhakSya-abhakSya kA bhI viveka kreN| dharma-sAdhanA karane kI pratijJA kI jAtI hai|" tAmasI, vikArotpAdaka evaM uttejaka padArthoM kA sarvathA tyAga kreN| mArgAnusArI jIvana-jaise 'dezavirati' ityAdi AcAradharmoM kI (8) mAtA-pitA kI pUjA-mAtA-pitA kI sevA-bhakti kreN| prApti ke lie samyagdarzana kA honA Avazyaka hai, vaise samyagdarzana unake khAne ke bAda khAyeM, sone ke bAda soyeN| unakI AjJA kA se pUrva 'mArgAnusArI jIvana' Avazyaka hai| samyag darzana-jJAna-cAritra, premapUrvaka pAlana kreN| mokSa mArga hai| usake prati anusaraNa karAne vAlA usake lie (9) poSya-pAlaka-poSaNa karane yogya svajana-parijana, dAsIyogya banAne vAlA jIvana mArgAnusArI jIvana hai| jaise mahala ke lie dAsa ityAdi kA yathAzakti pAlana kreN| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/125 Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) atithi-pUjaka-gurujana, svadharmI, dIna evaM dukhiyoM kI (2) lajjA-akArya karate hue lajjA kA anubhava ho| yathAyogya sevA krnaa| isase akArya karate hue vyakti ruka jAte haiN| bhaviSya meM sarvathA (11) jJAnI-cAritrI kI sevA-jo jJAnavAna, cAritrI, akArya kA parityAga ho jAtA hai| tapasvI, zIlavAn evaM sadAcArI hoM, usakI sevA bhakti kre| (3) saumyatA-AkRti saumya-zAnta ho, vANI madhura evaM 8 doSoM kA tyAga : zItala ho, hRdaya pavitra ho| jo vyakti aisA hotA hai, vaha sabakA (1) nindA tyAga--kisI kI bhI nindA na kreN| nindA mahAn sneha, sadbhAva evaM sahAnubhUti pAtA hai| doSa hai| isase hRdaya meM dveSa-IrSyA bar3hatI hai| premabhaMga hotA hai| nIca (4) lokapriyatA-apane zIla, sadAcAra Adi guNoM ke dvArA gotra karma baMdhatA hai| lokoM kA prema saMpAdana karanA caahiye| kyoMki lokapriya dharmAtmA (2) nindya pravRtti kA tyAga-mana, vacana yA kAyA se aisI dUsaroM ko dharma ke prati niSThAvAna aura AsthAvAlA banA sakatA hai| dUsarA kA koI pravRtti na kareM jo dharma-viruddha ho| anyathA nindA hotI hai, (5) dIrghadarzI-kisI bhI kArya ko karane se pahile, usake pApabaMdha hotA hai| pariNAma para acchI taraha vicAra karanevAlA ho, jisase bAda meM dukhI (3) indriya-nigraha-ayogya viSaya kI ora dauDatI huI na honA pdd'e| indriyoM ko kAbU meM rkhnaa| indriyoM kI gulAmI meM na pdd'naa| (6) balAbala kI vicAraNA-kArya cAhe kitanA bhI acchA ho (4) Antara-zatru para vijaya--kAma, krodha, mada, lobha, mAna kintu usake karane se pUrva soceM ki usa kArya ko pUrNa karane kI evaM unmAda ye cha: Antara zatru haiN| ina zatruoM para vijaya prApta mere meM kSamatA hai yA nhiiN| apanI kSamatA kA vicAra kiye bagaira kArya prArambha kara dene meM nukasAna hai| eka to kArya ko bIca meM chor3a denA karanA caahie| anyathA vyAvahArika-jIvana meM nukasAna hotA hai aura AdhyAtmika jIvana meM pApabaMdha hotA hai| par3atA hai, dUsarA lokoM meM ha~sI hotI hai| (5) abhiniveza tyAga-mana meM kisI bhI bAta kA kadAgraha (7) vizeSajJatA-sAra-asAra, kArya-akArya, vAcya-avAcya, lAbha-hAni Adi kA viveka karanA, tathA naye-naye AtmahitakArI jJAna nahIM rakhanA cAhiye, anyathA apakIrti hotI hai| satya se vaMcita rahanA prApta krnaa| saba dRSTiyoM se bhalI prakAra jAna lenA vizeSajJatA hai| par3atA hai| (8) guNapakSapAta-hamezA guNa kA hI pakSapAtI honaa| cAhe (6) trivarga meM bAdhA kA tyAga-dharma, artha, kAma meM paraspara phira ve guNa svayaM meM hoM yA dUsaroM meM hoN| bAdhA pahu~ce, aisA kucha bhI nahIM kreN| ucita rIti se tInoM puruSArthoM 8. sAdhanA :ko abAdhita sAdhanA karanevAlA hI sukha zAnti prApta kara sakatA hai| (1) kRtajJatA--kisI kA jarA bhI upakAra ho to use kadApi (7) upadravayukta sthAna kA tyAga--jisa sthAna meM vidroha paidA nahIM bhUlanA caahiye| usake upakAroM kA smaraNa karate hue yathAzakti huA ho athavA mahAmArI, plega ityAdi upadrava ho gayA ho, aise sthAna usakA badalA cukAne ko tatpara rahanA caahiye| kA tyAga kara denaa| (2) paropakAra-yathAzakya dUsaroM kA upakAra kreN| (8) ayogya-deza-kAla caryA tyAga-jaise dharma viruddha pravRtti (3) dayA-hRdaya ko komala rakhate hue, jahA~ taka ho sake, kA tyAga Avazyaka hai, vaise hI vyavahAra zuddhi evaM bhaviSya meM pApa tana-mana-dhana se dUsaroM para dayA karate rahanA caahiye| se bacane ke liye deza, kAla tathA samAja se viruddha pravRtti kA tyAga (4) satsaMga-saMgamAtra dukha ko bar3hAnevAlA hai| kahA hai bhI Avazyaka hai| jaise eka sajjana vyakti kA vezyA yA badamAzoM "saMyogamUlA jIveNa pattA dukkha prNpraa"| kintu sajjana puruSoM kA, ke muhalle se bAra-bAra AnA jaanaa| AdhI rAta taka ghUmanA-phiranA santoM kA saMga bhavadukha ko dUra karane vAlA evaM sanmArga preraka hotA svayaM badamAza na hote hue bhI badamAzoM kI saMgati karanA ityAdi deza hai, ata: hamezA satpuruSoM kA satsaMga karanA caahiye| kAla evaM samAja ke viruddha hai, ata: aisA nahIM karanA caahiye| (5) dharmazravaNa-niyamita rUpa se dharmazravaNa karanA caahiye| anyathA kalaMka ityAdi kI sambhAvanA hai| jisase jIvana meM prakAza aura preraNA milatI rhe| isase jIvana 8. guNoM kA Adara : sudhArane kA avasara milatA hai| (1) pApa bhaya-"mere se pApa na ho jAya" hamezA yaha bhaya (6) buddhi ke ATha guNa-dharma zravaNa karane meM, vyavahAra meM banA rhe| pApa kA prasaMga upasthita ho to-"hAya, merA kyA hogA?" tathA kisI ke iMgita. AkAra evaM ceSTAoM ko samajhane meM buddhi ke yaha vicAra aaye| aisI pApabhIrUtA AtmotthAna kA prathama pAyA hai| ATha gaNa honA ati Avazyaka hai| vidvata khaNDa/126 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuzrUSA zravaNaM caiva, grahaNaM dhAraNaM tathA / UhApoho'rthavijJAna, tattvajJAnaM ca dhIguNAH / / (ka) zuzrUSA - zravaNa karane kI icchA honA zuzrUSA hai| icchA ke binA sunane meM koI rasa nahIM aataa| (kha) zravaNa -- zuzrUSApUrvaka zravaNa karanA / isase sunate samaya - mana idhara-udhara nahIM daur3atA hai| ekAgratA AtI hai| 1 (ga) grahaNa sunate hue usake artha ko barAbara samajhate jaanaa| (gha) dhAraNa-samajhe hue ko mana meM barAbara yAda rkhnaa| (Ga) Uha -- sunI huI bAta para anukUla tarka dRSTAMta dvArA vicAra karanA / - (ca) apoha sunI huI bAta kA pratikUla tarkoM dvArA parIkSaNa karanA ki yaha bAta kahA~ taka satya hai ? (cha) arthavijJAna - anukUla pratikUla tarkoM se jaba yaha nizcaya ho jAya ki bAta satya hai yA asatya hai? yaha artha vijJAna hai| (ja) tattvajJAna- -jaba padArtha kA nirNaya ho jAya taba usake AdhAra para siddhAnta nirNaya, tAtparya nirNaya, tattva nirNaya ityAdi karanA tattvajJAna hai| (7) prasiddha dezAcAra kA pAlana jisa deza meM rahate ho, vahA~ ke (dharma se aviruddha) prasiddha AcAroM kA avazya pAlana kreN| (8) ziSTAcAra - prazaMsA - hamezA ziSTapuruSoM ke AcAra kA prazaMsaka rheN| ziSTapuruSoM kA AcAra 1- loka meM nindA ho, aisA kArya kabhI na krnaa| 2dIna dukhiyoM kI sahAyatA krnaa| 3 jahA~ taka ho sake kisI kI ucita prArthanA bhaMga na krnaa| 4- nindAtyAga / 5- guNa prazaMsA 6- Apatti meM dhairya 7 - saMpatti meM nmrtaa| 8 - avasarocitta kArya / 9-hita-mita vacana / 10- satyapratijJa / 11 Ayocita vyaya 12 satkArya kA Agraha 13-akArya kA tyAga 14 bahuniyA, viSaya kaSAya, vikathAdi pramAdoM kA tyaag| 15 aucitya Adi ziSToM ke AcAra haiM hamezA inakI prazaMsA karanA, tAki hamAre jIvana meM bhI ye A jAyeM / 1 isa prakAra dhArmika jIvana ke prArambha meM mArgAnusAritA ke 35 guNoM se jIvana otaprota honA Avazyaka hai kyoMki hamArA lakSya zrAvakadharma kA pAlana karate hue saMsAra tyAga kara sAdhu jIvana jIne kA hai, vaha ina guNoM ke abhAva meM prApta nahIM ho sktaa| ina guNoM ke abhAva meM yadi vyakti kisI taraha usa ora bar3ha bhI jAya to bhI vahA~ se punaH usake patana kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai mArgAnusArI guNoM kA itanA mahatva hote huye bhI koI jarurI nahIM hai ki ina guNoM vAle vyakti meM samyagdarzana ho hI kintu ina guNoM kI vidyamAnatA meM vyakti samyagdarzana ko pAne yogya bhUmikA para avazya A jAtA hai| ina guNoM se dhArmika jIvana zobhanIya ho uThatA hai| 16, bonaphilDa lena, kolakAtA- 1 zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka socane kI bAta aba ina do meMDhakoM kI bhI suna lIjie jo kisI dugdhazAlA meM krIma kI nAMda meM jA pdd'e| bahuta dera taka bAhara nikalane ke lie vyartha hI hAtha paira mArane ke bAda unameM se eka TarrAyA, "acchA ho, hAtha pA~va mAranA bhI chor3a deN| aba to hama gae hI smjho| " dUsare ne kahA, "pA~va calAte raho, hama kisI na kisI taraha isa jhaMjhaTa se nikala hI jAe~ge / " "koI phAyadA nahIM," pahalA bolaa| "yaha itanA gAr3hA hai ki hama taira nahIM skte| itanA patalA bhI hai ki hama isa para se chalAMga nahIM lagA sakate itanA cikanA hai ki reMga kara nikala nahIM skte| hameM dera sabera hara sUrata meM maranA hI hai, to kyoM na Aja kI hI rAta shii|" aura vaha nAMda kI peMdI meM DUba kara mara gayA / rahA lekina usakA dosta pA~va calAtA rahA, calAtA rahA, calAtA aura subaha hote na hote vaha makkhana ke eka lode para baiThA huA thA jise usane apane Apa matha kara nikAlA thaa| aba vaha zAna se baiThA cAroM tarapha se TUTa kara par3a rahI makkhiyoM ko khA rahA thaa| vAstava meM usa nanheM meMDhaka ne vaha bAta jAna lI thI jise adhikAMza loga najaraaMdAja kara jAte haiM agara Apa kisI kAma meM niraMtara juTe raheM, to vijayazrI Apake hAtha avazya lgegii| vidvata khaNDa / 127 Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 zrImad rAjacandra ko bhUla jAyeMge; anyAya ko janma deMge; jaise lUTa sakeMge vaise prajA ko luutteNge| svayaM pApiSTha AcaraNoM kA sevana karake prajA se unakA pAlana kraayeNge| rAjabIja ke nAma para zUnyatA AtI jaayegii| nIca maMtriyoM kI mahattA bar3hatI jaayegii| ve dIna prajA ko cUsakara bhaMDAra bharane kA rAjA ko upadeza deNge| zIla bhaMga karane kA dharma rAjA ko aMgIkAra kraayeNge| zaurya Adi sadguNoM kA nAza kraayeNge| mRgayA Adi pApoM meM aMdha bnaayeNge| rAjyAdhikArI apane adhikAra se hajAragunA ahaMkAra rkheNge| vipra lAlacI aura lobhI ho jaayeNge| ve sadvidyA ko dabA deMge, saMsArI sAdhanoM ko dharma tthhraayeNge| vaizya mAyAvI, kevala svArthI aura kaThora hRdaya ke hote jaayeNge| samagra manuSyavarga kI sadvRttiyA~ ghaTatI jaayeNgii| akRtya aura bhayaMkara kRtya karate hue unakI vRtti nahIM rukegii| viveka, vinaya, saralatA ityAdi sadguNa ghaTate jaayeNge| anukaMpA ke nAma para hInatA hogii| mAtA kI apekSA patnI meM prema bar3hegA; pitA kI apekSA putra meM prema bar3hegA; niyamapUrvaka pativrata pAlanevAlI sundariyA~ ghaTa jaayeNgii| snAna se pavitratA mAnI jAyegI; dhana se uttama kula mAnA jaayegaa| ziSya guru se ulaTe cleNge| bhUmi kA rasa ghaTa jaayegaa| saMkSepa meM kahane kA bhAvArtha yaha hai ki uttama vastuoM kI kSINatA hogI aura nikRSTa vastuoM kA udaya hogaa| paMcamakAla kA svarUpa inakA pratyakSa sUcana bhI kitanA adhika karatA hai? manuSya saddharmatattva meM paripUrNa zraddhAvAna nahIM ho sakegA; saMpUrNa tattvajJAna nahIM pA sakegA; jambusvAmI ke nirvANa ke bAda dasa nirvANI vastuoM kA isa bharatakSetra se vyavaccheda ho gyaa| paMcamakAla kA aisA svarUpa jAnakara vivekI puruSa tattva ko grahaNa kareMge; kAlAnusAra dharmatattvazraddhA ko pAkara uccagati ko sAdhakara pariNAma meM mokSa ko saadhege| nigraMtha pravacana nigraMtha garu ityAdi dharmatattva kI prApti ke sAdhana haiN| inakI ArAdhanA se karma kI virAdhanA hai| paMcamakAla kAlacakra ke vicAra avazya jAnane yogya haiN| jinezvara ne isa kAlacakra ke do bheda kahe haiM- 1. utsarpiNI, 2. avsrpinnii| eka-eka bheda ke cha: chaH Are haiN| Adhunika pravartamAna ArA paMcamakAla kahalAtA hai aura vaha avasarpiNI kAla kA pA~cavA~ ArA hai| avasarpiNI arthAt utaratA huA kaal| isa utarate hue kAla ke pA~caveM Are meM isa bharatakSetra meM kaisA vartana honA cAhiye isake bAre meM satpuruSoM ne kucha vicAra batAye haiM, ve avazya jAnane yogya haiN| ve paMcamakAla ke svarUpa ko mukhyata: isa Azaya meM kahate haiN| nigraMtha pravacana meM manuSyoM kI zraddhA kSINa hotI jaayegii| dharma ke mUla tattvoM meM matamatAMtara bddh'eNge| pAkhaMDI aura prapaMcI matoM kA maMDana hogaa| janasamUha kI ruci adharma kI ora jaayegii| satya, dayA dhIre-dhIre parAbhava ko prApta hoNge| mohAdika doSoM kI vRddhi hotI jaayegii| daMbhI aura pApiSTha guru pUjya hoNge| duSTavRtti ke manuSya apane prapaMca meM saphala hoNge| mIThe paraMtu dhUrta vaktA pavitra mAne jaayeNge| zuddha brahmacarya Adi zIla se yukta puruSa malina khlaayeNge| AtmikajJAna ke bheda naSTa hote jaayeNge| hetuhIna kriyAe~ bar3hatI jaayeNgii| ajJAna kriyA kA bahudhA sevana kiyA jaayegaa| vyAkula karanevAle viSayoM ke sAdhana bar3hate jaayeNge| ekAMtika pakSa sattAdhIza hoNge| zRMgAra meM dharma mAnA jaayegaa| sacce kSatriyoM ke binA bhUmi zokagrasta hogii| nissattva rAjavaMzI vezyA ke vilAsa meM mohita hoNge| dharma, karma aura saccI rAjanIti vidvata khaNDa/128 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 zrImad rAjacandra para usa brAhmaNa ke dekhane meM aaye| isase usakA mana kisI sthAna meM nahIM mAnA; jahA~ dekhe vahA~ du:kha to thA hii| kisI bhI sthAna meM saMpUrNa sukha usake dekhane meM nahIM aayaa| aba phira kyA mA~geM? yoM vicAra karate-karate eka mahAdhanADhya kI prazaMsA sunakara vaha dvArikA meM aayaa| dvArikA mahARddhisaMpanna, vaibhavayukta, bAgabagIcoM se suzobhita aura bastI se bharapUra zahara use lgaa| sundara evaM bhavya AvAsoM ko dekhatA huA aura pUchatA-pUchatA vaha usa mahAdhanADhya ke ghara gyaa| zrImAna dIvAnakhAne meM baiThA huA thaa| usane atithi jAna kara brAhmaNa kA sanmAna kiyA; kuzalatA pUchI aura usake lie bhojana kI vyavasthA krvaaii| thor3I dera ke bAda seTha ne dhIraja se brAhmaNa se pUchA, "Apake Agamana kA kAraNa yadi mujhe kahane yogya ho to khiye|" brAhmaNa ne kahA, "abhI Apa kSamA kiijiye| pahale Apako apane sabhI prakAra ke vaibhava, dhAma, bAga-bagIce ityAdi mujhe dikhAne par3eMge; unheM dekhane ke bAda maiM apane Agamana kA kAraNa khuuNgaa|" seTha ne isakA kucha marmarUpa kAraNa jAnakara kahA, "bhale, AnaMdapUrvaka apanI icchA ke anusAra kriye|' bhojana ke bAda brAhmaNa ne seTha ko svayaM sAtha calakara dhAmAdika batAne ke lie vinatI kii| dhanADhya ne use mAnya rakhA; aura svayaM sAtha jAkara bAga-bagIcA, dhAma, vaibhava yaha saba dikhaayaa| seTha kI strI, putra bhI vahA~ brAhmaNa ke dekhane meM aaye| unhoMne yogyatApUrvaka usa brAhmaNa kA satkAra kiyaa| unake rUpa, vinaya, svacchatA tathA madhuravANI se brAhmaNa prasanna huaa| phira usakI dukAna kA kArobAra dekhaa| sau eka kAriMde vahA~ baiThe hue dekhe| ve bhI mAyAlu, vinayI aura namra usa brAhmaNa ke dekhane meM aaye| isase vaha bahuta saMtuSTa huaa| usake mana ko yahA~ kacha saMtoSa haa| sukhI to jagata meM yahI mAlUma hotA hai aisA use lgaa| sukhasaMbaMdhI vicAra eka brAhmaNa daridrAvasthA se bahuta pIr3ita thaa| usane taMga Akara Akhira deva kI upAsanA karake lakSmI prApta karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| svayaM vidvAna hone se usane upAsanA karane se pahale vicAra kiyA ki kadAcit koI deva to saMtuSTa hogA, parantu phira usase kauna-sA sukha mA~ganA? tapa karane ke bAda mA~gane meM kucha sUjhe nahIM, athavA nyUnAdhika sUjhe to kiyA huA tapa bhI nirarthaka ho jAye; isalie eka bAra sAre deza meM pravAsa kruuN| saMsAra ke mahApuruSoM ke dhAma, vaibhava aura sukha dekheN| aisA nizcaya karake vaha pravAsa meM nikala pdd'aa| bhArata ke jo jo ramaNIya aura RddhimAna zahara the, ve dekhe| yuktiprayukti se rAjAdhirAjoM ke antaHpura, sukha aura vaibhava dekhe| zrImAnoM ke AvAsa, kArobAra, bAga-bagIce aura kuTumba parivAra dekhe, parantu isase usakA mana kisI taraha mAnA nhiiN| kisI ko strI kA duHkha, kisI ko pati kA duHkha, kisI ko ajJAna se duHkha, kisI ko priyajanoM ke viyoga kA du:kha, kisI ko nirdhanatA kA duHkha, kisI ko lakSmI kI upAdhi kA duHkha, kisI ko zarIrasaMbaMdhI du:kha, kisI ko putra kA du:kha, kisI ko zatru kA du:kha, kisI ko jar3atA kA du:kha, kisI ko mA~-bApa kA du:kha, kisI ko vaidhavyaduHkha, kisI ko kuTumba kA du:kha, kisI ko apane nIca kula kA du:kha, kisI ko prIti kA duHkha, kisI ko IrSyA kA duHkha, kisI ko hAni kA du:kha, isa prakAra eka, do, adhika athavA sabhI du:kha sthAna-sthAna zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/129 Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " zrImad rAjacandra salAI mAtra bhI adatta na lete hoM, sarvaprakAra ke rAtribhojana ke tyAgI hoM, samabhAvI hoM aura nIrAgatA se satyopadezaka hoN| saMkSepa meM unheM kASThasvarUpa sadguru jaannaa| putra! guru ke AcAra evaM jJAna ke saMbaMdha meM Agama meM bahuta vivekapUrvaka varNana kiyA hai| jyoM-jyoM tU Age vicAra karanA sIkhatA jAyegA, tyoM-tyoM phira maiM tujhe una vizeSa tattvoM kA upadeza karatA jaauuNgaa| putra-pitAjI! Apane mujhe saMkSepa meM bhI bahuta upayogI aura kalyANamaya patha batAyA hai| maiM nirantara isakA manana karatA rhuuNgaa| uttama gRhastha saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI uttama zrAvaka gRhAzrama se AtmasAdhana ko . sAdhya karate haiM; unakA gRhAzrama bhI sarAhA jAtA hai| ye uttama puruSa sAmAyika, kSamApanA, cauvihAra-pratyAkhyAna ityAdi yama-niyamoM kA sevana karate haiN| parapatnI kI ora mA~-bahana kI dRSTi rakhate haiN| yathAzakti satpAtra dAna dete haiN| zAMta, madhura aura komala bhASA bolate haiN| satzAstra kA manana karate haiN| yathAsaMbhava upajIvikA meM bhI mAyA, kapaTa ityAdi nahIM krte| strI, putra, mAtA, pitA, muni aura guru ina sabakA yathAyogya sanmAna karate haiN| mA~-bApa ko dharma kA bodha dete haiN| yatnA se ghara kI svacchatA, rAMdhanA, zayana ityAdi ko karAte haiN| svayaM vicakSaNatA se AcaraNa karake strI-putra ko vinayI aura dharmI banAte haiN| sAre kuTuMba meM aikya kI vRddhi karate haiN| Aye hue atithi kA yathAyogya sanmAna karate haiN| yAcaka ko kSudhAtura nahIM rkhte| satpuruSoM kA samAgama aura unakA bodha dhAraNa karate haiN| niraMtara maryAdAsahita aura saMtoSayukta rahate haiN| yathAzakti ghara meM zAstrasaMcaya rakhate haiN| alpa AraMbha se vyavahAra calAte haiN| aisA gRhasthAzrama uttama gati kA kAraNa hotA hai, aisA jJAnI kahate haiN| / hA sadgurutattva pitA, putra aura guru tIna prakAra ke kahe jAte haiM-1. kASThasvarUpa, 2. kAgajasvarUpa, 3. ptthrsvruup| 1. kASThasvarUpa guru sarvottama hai; kyoMki saMsArarUpI samudra ko kASThasvarUpa guru hI tarate haiM; aura tAra sakate haiN| 2. kAgajasvarUpa guru madhyama haiN| ye saMsArasamudra ko svayaM tara nahIM sakate, paraMtu kucha puNya upArjana kara sakate haiN| ye dUsare ko tAra nahIM skte| 3. pattharasvarUpa guru svayaM DUbate haiM aura para ko bhI DubAte haiN| kASThasvarUpa guru mAtra jinezvara bhagavAna ke zAsana meM hai| bAkI do prakAra ke jo guru haiM ve karmAvaraNa kI vRddhi karanevAle haiN| hama saba uttama vastu ko cAhate haiM; aura uttama se uttama vastu mila sakatI hai| guru yadi uttama hoM to ve bhavasamudra meM nAvikarUpa hokara saddharmanAva meM baiThAkara pAra pahu~cA dete haiN| tattvajJAna ke bheda, sva-svarUpabheda, lokAloka vicAra, saMsAra svarUpa yaha rAba uttama guru ke binA mila nahIM skte| aba tujhe prazna karane kI icchA hogI ki aise guru ke lakSaNa kauna-kauna se haiM? unheM maiM kahatA huuN| jo jinezvara bhagavAna kI kahI huI AjJA ko jAnate hoM, jAnate hI, use yathAtathya pAlate hoM aura dUsare ko usakA upadeza karate hoM, kaMcanakAminI ke sarvabhAva se tyAgI hoM, vizuddha AhAra-jala lete hoM, bAIsa prakAra ke pariSaha sahana karate hoM, kSAMta, dA~ta, nirAraMbhI aura jitendriya hoM, saiddhAntika jJAna meM nimagna rahate hoM, mAtra dharma ke lie zarIraM kA nirvAha karate hoM, nigraMtha paMtha pAlate hue kAyara na hoM, vidvata khaNDa/130 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ O B. B. Das Morning Walk Professor William Fitzgibbon of Physiological Department of Norway University published a paper under the heading of condensed family health stating that striding the most natural exercise of all. Our ancestors were firm believers in value of walking. Yet they didn't know the precise physical effects of walking modern medicine does and today doctors make assertions about the benefits of basic walking that have a sound basis in medical fact. Noted heart specialist Paul Dudley White said, 'It is the easiest exercise for most individuals, one that can be done without equipment except good shoes, in most terrains and weather and into very old age'. It is not merely walking that they are talking about it is brisk walking, which brings the human stride into play. Each of us has his own stride - and hitting it, for one long distance or several short distances in the course of a day. bring to us the boons of this time saving, untiring, pleasurable motion that is so natural to the human species. . No other creature plants down a heel, rolls on a side to a spring big toe in a movement in which both are on the ground together only 25 percent of the time, keens articulating, muscles flexing easily, pelvic saddie, swiveling in marvel of simple engineering. Now a days, for good reason man has applied the term 'hit your stride' to describe times when he has been in override and operating smoothly, doing more work with less effort and fewer mistakes. 'I have two doctors' goes the old say. 'my left leg and my right.' Dr. White backed this up, saying. 'A vigorous five: mile will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult that all the medicine and psychology in the world' Here's why striding improves the blood circulation, All of the benefits from daily striding are closely keyed to the increased oxygen intake, greater heart exercise and better blood circulation that this manual exercise provides. The human muscular system acts as auxiliary blood pump returning blood to the heart. Since the leg muscles are the largest and most powerful muscles in the body, their work is enormously important. But if they are not being used with any vigor, then they are not squeezing the blood back toward the heart with any force. Brisk walking is also important as it affects the human capillary system. There are 60.000 miles of blood vessels in the body, mostly capillaries - those minute vessels responsible for irrigating the flesh. Only a few capillaries will open when a muscle is at rest. perhaps 50 times as many will open when the muscle is being exercised. In 1965, physiologist K. Large Anerson of the University of Bergen, Norway, reported that a sturdy daily activity such as striding will not only awaken dormant capillaries but apparently increase the number of these vessels that nourish the muscles. Striding clears the mind and improves the disposition. Fifth-century Greek believed that walking made their minds lucid and helped them crack problems of logic and philosophy. It is talkdore knowledge that knowledge also helps dispel a temper, and when we go off down the block to 'cool off' we strode- Dr. White emphasized striding's tranquilizing effects. 'A brisk long walk in the evening', he said 'may be more helpful as a hypnotic than any medicine, highball of TV show' Striding cuts fatigue. Once striding has been entrenched as a daily habit, you get bonuces from being shape, Few constant brisk walkers need laxatives. Lower back muscles, which benefit from striding, are likely to resist ache, even in Old age and to permit angler bending movement. Above at the in-shape body is not easily fatigued. Even when pushed hard, it is able to call on special reserves and keep from being overwhelmed by weariness. A prime point in favour of brisk walking is that you don't have to schedule it you can just incorporate it in your daily life-style. If you have a few blocks to go on an errand, walk them briskly. The short distance between transportation point and office. the same hit your stride down corridors. don't amble. Since a short walk is worth two miles of ambling, you can easily get in minimal amount of good exercise everyday. And, as striding becomes a habit, you will soon get more exercise, willingly. zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/131 Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ You will become aware that your mind is clearer, that your eyes are brighter and that you are adding to your body's resources. Not bad benefits and they are all within walking distance. So far, the scientists have discovered that morning walk is the easiest exercise to deliver the maximum benefit. Metabolically walking helps in controlling weight, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. The common benefits available are as follows: 1) Reduces cholesterol 2) Improves heart rate 3) Enables better blood circulation 4) Acts as a tranquilizer It has also been established that brisk walk can burn upto 100 cal/mile or 300 cal/hr. In otherwords, it is the perfect complement to a sensible diet to lose weight and keep it off. The heart also works faster to transport oxygen rich blood from lungs to its muscles reducing pressure and resting heart rate. Better circulation is also affected to the arms and legs and it increases the size and improves the efficiency of the tiny muscles that require blood for cellular respiration. Psychologically too, walking generates an overall feeling of well being and brings relief from depression, anxiety and stress by producing endorphins, the body's natural tranquilizer. The research group consisting of eminent scientist of the department of Calcutta University carried out necessary experiments by selecting two groups of healthy and nonsmoking persons between 25-35 and 33-34 age group while presenting the results of their studies in the third congress of the federation of Indian physiological societies held in Calcutta they revealed that the assigned exercises of various intensities are as follows: The first group worked out to an extent, which increased their heart rate by about 50-60 percent. In the second group the peak increase in the heart rate was 5070 percent. These two groups also performed exercises for 15, 30 and 45 days at the rate of three days per week. Then the lipid profiles of the persons before and after the exercise were carefully analyzed. The analysis revealed a really new insight into the change in the lipid profiles. The beneficial change occurred when the intensity of exercise was medium or 60 percent of the peak heart rate that is after having an exercise of 30 minutes a day. Curiously the low and medium intensity of exercise for a short duration, a good amount of reduction in small atherogenic lipids like low-density lipoprotein was observed. At the same time, the level of blood cholesterol also increased in the blood. In almost all the persons anti-atheroganic lipids were increased following the exercised. Fat reduction was also noticed considerably. vidvata khaNDa/ 132 Further experiments also revealed that working in gymnasiums and clubs are not only procedure but specified walking condition can produce these benefits. Further regular workouts may not be possible for everyone because of the constraints of time, nature of occupation, economic status and so on. Further experiments revealed that walking 13km/week is enough to burn all fats. Summing up of the above facts it is now established that a human body can be divided in three major parts i.e. 1) The brain from which the blood vessels of about 60,000 miles originates extending to other parts. 2) The heart (life line) which maintains the life line. 3) Leg muscles which produces requisite vibration to enable the blood flow to the heart by capillary action. Considering the details the following actions of the walkers is a must: a) Proper size boots should be used to enable the walker to maintain constant heel pressure. b) A walker while performing walk should do it without any conversation which anybody because the blood vessels of the heart might be distributed causing hindrance to the blood flow in the system. Scientists believe that walkers should be served with the following warnings: 'Dear walker if you want to achieve benefits the above two methods are must for you. Accept it and get benefits, because there is no compromising formula. zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jatanlal Rampuria Honour the time The bounties of nature are immense. They are really immeasurable. The life, the life-like earth, the life-like sky & the wonderful contrasts occupying all these - contrasts of the corpulent & the sublime of the moving & the static of the mystic & the manifest. All so fascinating and so beautifully laid in perfect harmony with no chaos, confusion or conflict in between. There is however one thing the nature has been miser in blessing the man with and that is time. The scarcest thing at man's disposal is time. Yet he spends it most prodigally & most wastefully. What is still more unfortunate is that most of us do not even realise how unwisely and unknowingly we allow it to slip out of our hands unutilised. Kay Lyons has said, "Yesterday is a cancelled cheque, tomorrow is a promissory note, today is the only cash you have". The only day of any importance in one's life is today. Tomorrow is a tricky illusion. The promises of tomorrow are seldom whole-hearted. Let us therefore sit today. Today itself to make ourselves available to learn from the experiences & expressions of the wise who thought of time as a priceless possession & who saw it passing fast & based on their this realisation who learned to command it. Time is something whole. Management of time is, therefore, management of the whole. Time management is, in fact, self-management, is career-management and, in one word, is life management. It simply means installing a regulator in life to strike a blance in all its manifestaiotns - zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka - emotional, behavioural and functional. One cannot develop his faculties and make use of his potentialities without effectively managing time. Cure is possible only after diagnosing the disease. "I am horribly busy" or "I did not get time" - such claims are often an unconscious admission of inability and lack of competence. It is basic, therefore, to first realise where we lack and where we fitter away the time. The problem starts when we become unconsious of the fact that a day consists of twenty four hours and not of eight-hours which he spend on our prime job. What happens to the other sixteen hours daily? Assuming that one requires eight hours sleep and another 4 hours for eating, dressing moving to and form etc. we have still four hours in hand left daily. To this may be added another 8 hours each of Sunday and other holidays. Just a little calculation and we will be surprised to know that hours of spare time in a week is just equal or sometimes more than the time we spend on our job proper. A very valid argument obstructs our way here. One needs rest & relaxation. Recreational pastimes, reading newspapers & magazines and accommodating social calls also demand their dues. Remaining indifferent to the obligations of hospitality is also not easy. When to do all this if there is no spare time? This is perfectly right. But we have only to pause and think whether we are rightly using our time in these pursuits. Relaxation should not be confused with idleness. It means relieving tension. We can make the work itself a source of relieving tension, if we develop a fondness for the job in hand and do it with full interest. In recreational pastimes playing badmintion or tennis for an hour should be preferred to watching the day long cricket match. Likewise, playing a musical instrument for an hour is better than viewing a 3 hour film and so also is walking half-an hour in the garden or the on the beach than just sitting one hour there. Light material magazines & newspapers are produced with rapidity and should be read with rapidity. Newspapers can be glanced through in lunch interludes or while waiting for something or in other blank periods. It is unfruitful to remain gluded to them for hours at a stretch. At social functions we should try to meet with experienced and learned persons. Discoursing and exchanging views with such persons is quite a gainful employment of time. Hospitability also does not mean observing long formalities and allowing the visitor to steal our time as he wishes. It is not just wise to always stand on ceremonies. Six, seven or eight spare hours a day is an enormous time. But it is melted away commonly in excessive sleep, engaging in petty works which could well be delegated to others, waiting for the tea to arrive offered unnecessarily to a visitor dropping in jsut for nothing, gossiping on no-sense subjects, playing cards, flirting with a magazine or sometimes vidvata khaNDa 133 Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ simply idling. At the work place too, time is wasted in rewriting letters first dictated without full facts, in waiting alongwith others for a file which should have been on the table before the conference started, in the staff interrupting too often for seeking clarification on issues which should have been elaborately explained at the start or in stretching 10 minutes coffee break to half an hour gossip or in just searching out files, papers, equipments and appliances not kept carefully. The most painful waste of time is however on a different count and that is indecisiveness. Moving the thoughts just forth & back without settling down either on 'yes' or on 'no' is not playing a fair game with time. The art of learning to quickly choose between the alternatives is the art of all arts. To decide fast about what to do, when to do and to get into the appropriate frame of mind of productive work can only ensure proper use of time. The examples cited above are just illustrative. A close observation of one's own habits and his own surroundings will reveal the spots responsible for waste of time affecting him. We shall now concentrate on factors fundamental in timeplanning. The basic points are counted under: 1. Puncuality is the starting point. It means moving in harmony with the steps of time. Time does not remain in good company of those who cannot keep appointments or too often fail to maintain schedules. 2. Budgeting the daily time and allocating it to the day's work with an intention to stick to it is the second step. This done, it should be given the force of law which should not be disobeyed. 3. Planning an over-crowded day causes tension and results in early fatigue. There should be some breathing space in switching over from one job to other. This also facilitates accommodating unexpected calls & emergencies. 4. Regular daily work instils a sense of competence and confidence. This eventually results in more output and saves time. 5. One thing at a time' is the golden rule. Diversion to other matters, leaving the work in hand half-done, is the wrong way of handling the things. 6. Priorities should be determined and urgent matters should be given the first attention. To ensure better concentration on serious matters, it however becomes advisable at times to finish easy and low-time deamding things at the start. 7. Keeping a broad general picture of the month's work and, if possible, of the year's agenda in view and long range objectives in memory eanbles unconscious mind vidvata khaNDa 134 to detect flaws & eliminate errors. It ensures time performance too. 8. Temptations towards too many outside interest is wrong. It is vital to eliminate the unessentials & unimportant. 9. Estangling in too much details or undue enquiries into trifles and involvement in wrong type of works or at wrong stage take heavy toll of time with little gains in return. 10. The best way to spending spare time is to devote it to certain works of art or beauty or usefulness so that one satisfies not only one's creative urge but also produces something of value to the society. Four Five hours a week taken from frivolous pursuits and profitably employed would enable any man of ordinary capacity to master a complete science. 11. Reading self-development-course books enhances knowledge and experience which can act as a true guide in all spheres through out life. Acquiring diversified knowledge in spare moments and learning from the wisdom of others is like putting money in bank. Some day it yields a rich harvest. 12. Terminating overlong conversations, lengthy interviews and unnecessary interruptions without this being felt by the person involved is a skill to be perfected. Not allowing others to steal our time is important and so also is to cut down self-inflicted interruptions. 13. Effective time-management requires a certain amount of knowledge about the work one is engaged in. Also knowing one's own limitations in terms of resources, time & energy helps not going stray and awry. The work should be planned within these limitations. It is no use making grandiose plans which can never be put into effect. 14. Ensuring right infrastructure and proper arrangements that permit uninterrupted concentration during the period of actual work immensely saves time, labour and cost. Time honours those who honour the time. zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BHANWARLAL NAHATA Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preraka vyaktitva Apake va zrI agaracaMdajI nAhaTA ke jIvanabhara ke zrama se 60000 hastalikhita granthoM, lAkhoM mudrita pustakoM va advitIya prAcIna kalAkRtiyoM Adi se susajjita va suzobhita hai| 85 varSa taka kI umra taka Apane nirantara bhramaNa kiyaa| bhramaNa kA mukhya uddezya zodha hI rahA, cAhe vo purAtatva zilAlekhoM kA ho, sAhitya kA ho, mUrtiyoM kA ho, khudAI meM prApta purAvazeSoM kA ho, tIrthoM kA ho yA itihAsa kA ho| zrI nAhaTA dvArA likhita, saMpAdita evaM anUdita kucha mahatvapUrNa racanAoM kA paricaya nimnalikhita hai| jo samaya kI zilA para likhe gaye amiTa lekha haiM evaM unake kAlajayI vyaktitva kA prAmANika dastAveja bhii| 1. dravyaparIkSA aura dhAtUtpati-isake mUla lekhaka Thakkura pheru dhAMdhiyA haiM (ratnaparIkSAdi grantha saMgraha kA dUsarA va tIsarA bhAga) zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne lagabhaga 55varSa pUrva apanI zodhapipASA kI tRpti hetu kalakattA ke eka jJAnabhaNDAra ko khaMgAlate hue cha: sau varSa purAnI pANDulipi khoja nikAlI aura usakI presakApiyA~ kAlajayI zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA kara purAtatvAcArya muni jinavijayajI ke pAsa prakAzanArtha bhejii| ve mUla graMtha san 1961 meM ratnaparIkSAdi sapragrantha saMgraha nAma se jaina saMgha ke vayovRddha agraNI, labdhi pratiSThita itihAsakAra, jaina / rAjasthAna prAcya vidyA pratiSThAna jodhapura, dvArA prakAzita hue| dharma darzana evaM sAhitya ke marmajJa, sAhitya tapasvI, sAdhaka, niSkAma 2. mAtRkApada zRMgAra rasakalita gAthA koza-yazobhadra ke karmayogI, purAtatvavettA, bahubhASAvida, Azukavi, sAhityavAcaspati ziSya vIrabhadra kRta yaha kRti vizuddha rUpa se eka zRMgAraparaka racanA zrAvaka zreSTha zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA kA divya zAntipUrNa dehaavsaan| hai| isa gAthAkoza kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki isameM mAtRkA padoM arthAt somavAra, mAgha kRSNA caturdazI saM0 2058 dinAMka 11 pharavarI svara aura vyaMjanoM meM se kramaza: eka-eka ko gAthA kA AdyaakSara 2002 ko kolakAtA meM ho gyaa| banAkara zrRMgAraparaka gAthAoM kI racanA kI gayI hai| isameM kula 40 __Apane apane jIvanakAla meM hajAroM zodhapUrNa lekhoM, saikar3oM gAthAe~ haiN| gAthAe~ zRMgArika haiM, phira bhI ve maryAdAoM kA atikramaNa granthoM kA lekhana, sampAdana va prakAzana kiyaa| Apane aneka nahIM krtii| jahA~ maryAdA se bAhara koI saMketa karanA hotA hai kavi zodhArthiyoM ko mArgadarzana dekara vibhinna viSayoM para zodha karavAkara / use apane mauna se hI iMgita kara detA hai jaise isa gAthAkoza ke anta pI-eca.DI Adi upAdhiyoM se gauravAnvita krvaayaa| meM kavi kahatA haibrAhmI, kharoSTI, devanAgarI Adi prAcIna lipiyA~, saMskRta, pacchA jaM taM u vittaM akahakahA kahijjanti arthAt usake prAkRta, apabhraMza, avahaTTI, rAjasthAnI, gujarAtI, baMgAlI Adi pazcAt jo kucha ghaTita huA vaha akathanIya hai kaise kahA jAya? bhASAoM meM lekhana va uparokta bhASAoM ke sAtha marAThI Adi bhASA isa prakAra mUka bhAva se bhI kathya ko abhivyakti de denA. yaha kavi kA Apane anuvAda kiyaa| pUrNa satarkatA hetu lekhana, sampAdana Adi kI sampreSaNazIlatA kA spaSTa pramANa hai| ke kAryoM kI prUpharIDiMga bhI svayaM hI karate the| Apa dvArA likhita 3. sirI sahajANaMdaghana cariyaM-kalakattA vizva vidyAlaya ke zodhapUrNa lekha va grantha aneka nyAyAlayoM meM sAkSI ke rUpa meM svIkAra bhASA vibhAga ke prophesara esa.ena. banarjI ne isa grantha kI bhUmikA kiye gye| bhArata ke alAvA vizva ke kaI vizvavidyAlayoM ke meM pAThyakrama meM Apake zodhapUrNa lekhoM ko sammilita kiyA va saMdarbha zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA racita zrI sahajANaMdaghanaM cariyaM ke rUpa meM ullekhita kiyaa| Apake cAcA zrI abhayarAjajI nAhaTA / vartamAnakAla meM racita eka apabhraMza kAvya hai| mUlata: yaha kAvya kI smRti meM saMsthApita bIkAnera kA vizvaprasiddha abhaya jaina granthAlaya / apabhraMza kI aMtima stara kI bhASA avahaTTa (apabhraMza) meM racita hai| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/135 Page #317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyApati kI kIrtilatA va piMgalAcArya kI prAkRta piMgala isI bhASA 7. Anandaghana caubIsI-parama avadhUta yogirAja meM racita hai| zrI nAhaTAjI isa kAla ke vidyApati yA piMgalAcArya the| AnandaghanajI racita caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke stavana evaM padoM kA na yaha mahAkAvya 244 zlokoM meM hindI anuvAda sahita racita hai| kevala jaina apitu bhAratIya samAja meM Aja taka eka viziSTa sthAna pUrvakAlIna kaviyoM kI racanAoM kI tulanA meM zrI nAhaTAjI kA rahA hai| ye stavana mumukSu evaM sAdhakoM ke hRdaya ko jhaMkRta karanevAle sahajANaMdaghana cariyaM kAvya kA mAna kisI aMza meM kama nahIM hai| aura AtmAnubhUti ko aura bar3hAne vAle hone se mAnasa ko bhakti rasa kavitva kI dRSTi se bhI yaha grantha atulanIya hai| se AplAvita kara dete haiN| kAvya grantha ke zabda atyanta sahaja va sarala haiN| jisase bhASA AnandaghanajI ke stavanoM aura padoM kI bhASA ko dekhate hue yaha kA sAmAnya jJAna rakhane vAle bhI isakA rasAsvAdana kara skeNge| upamAdi spaSTata: siddha hai ki ye rAjasthAna pradeza ke hI the| alaMkAroM kA bhI koI abhAva nahIM hai| chanda sarala va truTihIna hai| 8. yugapradhAna zrI jinacandrasUri-yaha mahatvapUrNa grantha zrI 4. alaMkAra dappana-yaha prAkRta bhASA meM racita eka abhaya jaina granthAlaya ke saptama puSpa ke rUpa meM prasphuTita huA hai| alaMkAra grantha hai| jisakA hindI anuvAda saMskRtacchAyA sahita zrI / isakA prakAzana varSa saM0 1992 hai| yaha grantha zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTAjI ne kiyA hai| nAhaTA ne apane kAkA zrI agaracandajI nAhaTA ke sAtha likhA hai| isa grantha meM alaMkAra sambandhI jo vivaraNa diyA gayA hai isase / lekhakadvaya ne apane sAragarbhita vaktavya meM bahumUlya zodhasAmagrI isakA nirmANakAla 8vI, 11vIM zatAbdI kA mAnA jA sakatA hai| prastuta kI hai| unhoMne prazna uThAye haiM aura unakA vidvatApUrNa racanA se kartA kA patA nahIM cltaa| prAkRta bhASA kI alaMkAra / samAdhAna-uttara bhI diyA hai| isakI prastAvanA zrI mohanalAla dalIcaMda saMbaMdhI yaha eka hI racanA jaisalamera ke bar3e jJAna bhaNDAra meM tAr3apatrIya desAI ne likhI hai, jo atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai| yaha grantha saMskRta, prati meM prApta huI hai| prAkRta, hindI, gujarAtI, baMgalA, aMgrejI, prAcIna bhASAoM aura 5. vividha tIrtha kalpa-prAkRta va saMskRta bhASA meM jina- saikar3oM hastalikhita prAcIna pANDulipiyoM, prazastiyoM, paTTAvaliyoM, prabhasUri viracita kalpa pradIpa ke isa grantha kA anuvAda zrI nAhaTAjI / vikIrNa patroM, riporToM Adi ke gahana adhyayana, cintana aura manana ke ne san 1978 meM kara zrI jaina zvetAmbara nAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha AdhAra para likhA gayA hai| ata: isakI prAmANikatA nissandeha hai| mevAnagara rAjasthAna se prakAzita krvaayaa| 9. aitihAsika jaina kAvya saMgraha- zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA kalpapradIpa athavA vizeSatayA prasiddha vividha tIrtha kalpa nAmaka evaM zrI agaracandajI nAhaTA ke sahasampAdana meM saM0 1994 meM zrI yaha grantha jaina sAhitya kI eka viziSTa vastu hai| aitihAsika aura abhaya jaina granthAlaya ke aSTamapuSpa ke rUpa meM isa grantha ratna kA bhaugolika donoM prakAra kA koI dUsarA grantha abhI taka jJAta nahIM pragaTana huA hai| pustaka kA samarpaNa zrI dAnamalajI nAhaTA kI huaa| yaha grantha vikrama 14vIM zatAbdI meM jaina dharma ke jitane svargastha AtmA ko unake anuja aura ukta grantha ke prakAzaka zrI purAtana aura vidyamAna prasiddha-2 tIrthasthAna the unake sambandha kI zaMkaradAnajI nAhaTA ne kiyA hai| prAya: eka prakAra kI gAIDa buka hai| yaha grantha tIna dRSTiyoM se atyanta upayogI hai| pahalA dRSTikoNa 6. bAnagI-nAhaTAjI kI bAnagI-rAjasthAnI bhASA meM racita aitihAsikatA kA hai, dvitIya bhASikatA kA aura tRtIya sAhityikatA saMsmaraNoM, rekhAcitroM evaM laghukathAoM kA saralatama saMkalana hai kaa| isake katipaya sAdhAraNa kAryoM ke atirikta prAya: sabhI kAvya jisameM inhoMne apanI mAtRbhASA kI vividha vidhAoM meM kalAtmakatA aitihAsika dRSTi se saMgraha kiye gaye haiN| adyAvadhi prakAzita saMgrahoM ko ukerA hai| rAjasthAna sAhitya ke zreSTha sAhitya prakAzana bhaNDAra se bhASA sAhitya kI dRSTi se yaha saMgraha sarvAdhika upayogI hai| zrI meM yaha eka mahatvapUrNa abhivRddhi hai| hIrAlAla jaina ne isakI vidvatApUrNa prastAvanA likhI hai| grantha meM una yaha saMkalana vastutaH loka jIvana evaM loka sAhitya se pANDulipiyoM kA paricaya diyA gayA hai jinakA upayoga isa graMtha meM sazakta aneka jIvanta, sarasa aura sahaja citroM kI bAnagI prastuta kiyA gayA hai| prakAzaka, pANDulipi, tAr3apatra, hastalipi Adi se karatI hai aura isa prakAra marudharA kI dharatI ke svara ko adhika sambaddha ekAdaza citroM se yaha grantha susajjita hai| prANavAna banAtI hai| 10. samaya sundara kRta kusumAMjali-zrI bhaMvaralAlajI prastuta kRti zAMtilAla bhAradvAja rAkeza dvArA (rAjasthAna sAhitya nAhaTA evaM zrI agaracandajI nAhaTA ke saMgrahatva evaM sampAdakatva meM akAdamI saMgama) udayapura se 1965 meM prakAzita karavAI gii| zrI abhaya jaina granthAlaya ke paMcadazama puSpa ke rUpa meM prasphuTita yaha vidvata khaNDa/136 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #318 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRti apanA vizeSa mahatva rakhatI hai| isameM kavivara samayasundarajI citraphalaka para unakA kaThina zrama jhalakatA hai aura unakI agAdha kI 563 laghu racanAoM kA saMgraha hai| DaoN0 hajArIprasAdajI dvivedI vidvatA graMtha ke AdyAnta bhAga meM / isa utkRSTa koTi ke grantha praNayana ne isakI bhUmikA likhakara isa grantha ke mahatva kA pratipAdana kiyA ke lie nAhaTA dvaya kI jitanI bhI prazaMsA kI jAya, vaha thor3I hai| hai| isameM san 1687 ke akAla kA bar3A hI jIvanta varNana hai| usameM karIba 100 citra bhI diye gaye haiN| vaha bar3A hRdayadrAvaka aura prabhAvaka hai| vastuta: nAhaTAjI ne isa grantha 14. sItArAma caupAI-isa grantha kA sampAdana bhaMvaralAlajI kA sampAdana-prakAzana karake hindI sAhitya ke adhyetAoM ke sAmane nAhaTA evaM agaracaMdajI nAhaTA ne kiyA hai| isakA prakAzana sAdUla bahuta acchI sAmagrI prastuta kI hai| rAjasthAnI risarca insTITyUTa se saMvat 2019 meM huA hai| 11. yugapradhAna zrI jinadattasUri-zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA mahopAdhyAya kavivara samayasundarajI 17vIM sadI ke mahAn evaM zrI agaracandajI nAhaTA dvaya ne yaha grantha likhA hai| isakA vidvAn saMta the| ApakA sAhitya bahuta vizAla hai| Apane gadya aura prakAzana zrI abhaya jaina granthamAlA ke bArahaveM puSpa ke rUpa meM huA padya donoM hI vidhAoM meM sAhitya sarjanA kI thii| ApakI padya hai| ise lekhakoM ne apane sva0 pitA evaM pitAmaha zrI zaMkaradAnajI racanAoM meM sItArAma caupAI sabase bar3I racanA hai| isakA parimANa nAhaTA ko samarpita kiyA hai| isakA prakAzana saMvat 2003 meM 3700 zloka parimita hai| jaina paramparA kI rAma kathA ko isa huA hai| mahAkAvya meM guMphita kiyA gayA hai| isa grantha ko likhane ke lie lekhakadvaya ko paryApta zrama karanA 15. ratna parIkSA-yaha grantha Thakkurapheru viracita lagabhaga par3A, tadartha jaisalamera kI yAtrA kara prAcIna jJAna bhaNDAroM se caritra ATha sau varSa prAcIna hai| mUla prAkRta bhASA meM racita hai| isakA hindI nAyaka se sambandhita mahatvapUrNa jAnakArI prApta kii| isa pustaka kI anuvAda zrI agaracanda bha~varalAla nAhaTA ne kiyA hai| sabase bar3I vizeSatA yaha hai ki sUrijI se sambandhita pUrNa pramANita ratnaparIkSA sambandhI ine gine granthoM meM isa grantha kA mahatvapUrNa yaha prathama zodhapUrNa grantha hai| sthAna hai| pustaka kI bhUmikA meM vidvAn sampAdakoM ne ratna parIkSA 12. kyAmakhAM rAso-isa grantha ke mUla racayitA muslima kavi sambandhI hindI sAhitya ke granthoM kA savivaraNa ullekha kiyA hai| jAna haiN| isakA sampAdana zrI bha~varalAlajI nAhaTA ne zrI agaracandajI isameM coTI ke vidvAnoM ke lekha bhI saMgrahita haiN| pariziSTa meM nAhaTA tathA zrI dazaratha zarmA ke sAtha kiyA hai| isakA prakAzana navaratnaparIkSA, moharAMrI parIkSA ityAdi dekara pustaka ko aura bhI rAjasthAna purAtatva maMdira jayapura kI rAjasthAna purAtana granthamAlA se upayogI banAyA gayA hai| prasiddha jauharI zrI rAjarUpajI TA~ka ne ratnoM saMvat 2010 meM huaa| yaha rAso aneka dRSTiyoM se mahatvapUrNa hai| Adi para prakAza DAlate hue isa grantha ko vizva sAhitya meM ajor3a isakI sAhityika mahattA uccakoTi kI hai| isakI zailI meM pravAha hai| grantha batalAyA hai| kavi se yathAzakti mitabhASitA aura satya kA Azraya liyaa| isakI 16. maNidhArI zrIjinacandrasUri-dvitIya dAdA sAhaba para ekamAtra prati jhuMjhanU ke jaina bhaNDAra se prApta huii| zodhapUrNa prastuta pustaka 62 varSa pUrva samvat 1996 meM prakAzita 13. bIkAnera jaina lekha saMgraha-zrI nAhaTAdvaya kI kala / agaracanda bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA kI eka anupama kRti hai| isakI kIrti ko caturdik prasArita karane vAle graMtharatnoM meM se ukta grantha prastAvanA dazaratha zarmA ne likhI hai| zrI abhaya jaina granthamAlA dvArA bhI eka hai| grantha ke prAkkathana lekhaka zrI vAsudevazaraNa agravAla ne prakAzita 76 pRSTha kI pustaka nyU rAjasthAna presa 73-e, zrI nAhaTAjI ke prakANDa pANDitya, zramaniSThA aura zodharuci kI cAsAdhobApAr3A sTrITa, kalakattA dvArA mudrita hai|| bhUri-2 prazaMsA kI hai| isa grantha kA prakAzana zrI abhaya jaina 17. yugapradhAna zrI jinacandrasUri caritam-caturtha dAdAsAhaba granthAlaya ke paMcadaza puSpa ke rUpa meM san 1956 meM huaa| isameM para prastuta pustaka upAdhyAya zrI labdhimuni viracita bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA bIkAnera rAjya ke 2617 tathA jaisalamera ke 171 aprakAzita dvArA sampAdita saMvat 2027 meM abhayacaMda seTha dvArA prakAzita 6 lekhoM kA saMgraha hai| prArambha meM zodhapUrNa-vidvatAparipUrNa vistRta bhUmikA sargoM meM vibhakta kula 1212 padya aura kucha gadya bhI haiN| 138 pRsstth| dI gaI hai| pariziSTa meM vRhad jJAna bhaNDAra kI vasIyata, zrI 18. dAdA zrI jinakuzalasUri-tRtIya dAdAsAhaba para prastuta jinakRpAcandrasUri upAzraya kA vyavasthApaka aura paryuSaNoM meM pustaka agaracanda bha~varalAla nAhaTA dvArA likhita nAhaTA bradarsa dvArA kasAIvAr3A bandI ke mucalake kI nakala hai| zrI nAhaTAjI ne lekha prakAzita zrI abhaya jaina granthamAlA kA 20vA~ graMthAka seTha bradarsa saMgraha ke kSetra meM yaha bahuta bar3A kAma kiyA hai| grantha ke pratyeka dvArA mudrita 132 pRSTha kI kRti hai| prastAvanA zrI jinavijayajI ne zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/137 Page #319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ likhI hai jisameM ukta kRti kA sArAMza sahita anya prakAzita/ vaijanAtha (sarAvagI) se prakAzita va mizrA eNDa kampanI kalakattA se aprakAzita jJAna bhaNDAra kI jAnakArI dI hai| mudrita kraayii| pRSTha-6 isakA prakAzana 1957 meM huaa| 19. hammIrAyaNa-prastuta pustaka jayatigade cauhAna ke putra 25. nagarakoTa-kAMgar3A mahAtIrtha- himAcala pradeza ke jaina raNathaMbhora ke rAjA hammIrade kI kathA bhANDAjI vyAsa dvArA racita, tIrtha jise uttarI bhArata kA zatrujaya tIrtha kahA jAtA hai para zrI sAdula rAjasthAnI risarca insTITyUTa bIkAnera dvArA prakAzita bha~varalAla nAhaTA kI zodha pustaka ke 138 pRSTha pUjya baMsIlAlajI (rAjasthAna bhAratI prakAzana) rephila ArTa presa, kalakattA dvArA mudrita kocara zatavArSikI abhinandana samiti dvArA prakAzita va rAja prosesa saMvat 2017 meM zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA dvArA sampAdita hai| prinTarsa dvArA mudrita hai| prakAzakIya zrI lAlacanda koThArI, do zabda bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA va 26. zrI svarNa giri-jAlora-rAjasthAna ke prAcIna jaina bhUmikA DaoN0 dazaratha zarmA ne likhI hai| tIrtha zrI svarNa giri jAlora, yaha kRti 108 pRSThoM meM likhakara zrI . 20. samayasundara rAsa paMcaka-yugapradhAna jinacandrasUri se bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne, prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI jayapura aura bI.je. nAhaTA dIkSita, sakalacaMdagaNi ke ziSya mahopAdhyAya samayasundarajI (mahAna phAuNDezana, kalakattA se prakAzita va rAja prosesa prinTarsa/anTArTikA kavi, saMta, sAhityakAra) kI jIvanI ke sAtha unakI racanAoM ko grAphiksa kalakattA se mudrita karAyI 30 agasta 1995 I0 ko| zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne sampAdita kiyA hai| sAdula rAjasthAnI risarca 27. bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthAna "kSatriyakuNDa''insTIcyUTa bIkAnera dvArA prakAzita rephila ArTa presa kalakattA dvArA tIrtha kI pramANikatA para zodhaparaka pustaka zrI agaracanda ke sAtha zrI mudrita 151 pRSThIya, 2017 saMvat kI 25vIM kRti| isakI bha~varalAla nAhaTA ne likhI va mahendra siMghI dvArA prakAzita 18 pRSTha/ mahattA para do zabda zrI kanhaiyAlAla sahala priMsipala biDalA ArTsa sacitra, vIra nirvANa samvat 2500 / kaoNleja, pilAnI (30-4-61) ne likhe haiN| 28. zrI gautama svAmI kA janma sthAna kuNDalapura 21. padminI caritra caupAI-prastuta zodhapUrNa grantha saundarya, (nAlandA)- jaina purAtatva/sAhitya va pramANa purassara tIrtha bhUmi buddhiyukta dhairya, adamya sAhasI, pAtivratya va satItva kI pratIka rAnI nAlandA sacitra pustaka ke 18 pRSTha kA lekhana zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA padmAvatI para racita, saMgrahita va zodhasiddha racanA hai| zrI bhaMvaralAla ne kiyA va prakAzana mahendra siMghI ne vIra nirvANa saMvat 2501 meN| nAhaTA dvArA sampAdita, sAdUla rAjasthAnI risarca insTITyUTa, bIkAnera 29. vArANasI : jaina tIrtha- uttara pradeza kI dharmabhUmi (rAjasthAna bhAratI prakAzana) se prakAzita (2018 saM0, 215 vArANasI para prastuta pustaka zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA likhita va pRSThIya) kRti dazaratha zarmA ke vivecana sahita kavi labdhodaya kI mahendra siMghI dvArA prakAzita 2502 vIra nirvANa saMvat kI 17 prathama racanA hai| pRSThIya kRti hai| 22. satI mRgAvatI- kavivara samayasundara kRta sAra kA sAra 30. kAmpilyapura tIrtha- 13veM tIrthaMkara vimala nAtha zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA kI prathama kRti 17 varSa kI Ayu meM (san bhagavAna kI kalyANaka bhUmi kampilA pAMcAla deza kI rAjadhAnI para 1928) likhI pustaka ke aprApya hone se punaH zrI jinadattasUri sevA jaina zodhArthI kI eka najara kI pratibimba rUpI yaha pustaka usa saMgha dvArA prakAzita, surAnA priMTIMga varksa dvArA mudrita (vIra nirvANa saMvat bhAratavarSa ke prAcInatama nagara meM dharma/purAtatva, jaina vibhUtiyoM kI 2504 Azvina kRSNa 2) 17 pRSThoM kI pustaka hai| tapobhUmi va vicaraNa bhUmi para vistRta prakAza lekhaka bha~varalAla 23. taraMgavatI- AcArya zrI pAdAliptasUri kI prAkRta kRti nAhaTA ne DAlA hai| 14 pRSTha kI kRti zrI jaina zvetAmbara mahAsabhA kA saMkSipta rUpa 'taraMgavatI' zatAvadhAnI paM0 dhIrajalAla zAha kI (hastinApura) uttara pradeza dvArA prakAsita va surANA prinTiMga varksa gujarAtI meM prakAzita (zreNI 5 bhAga 1-2) 'bAla granthAvalI' kA kalakattA dvArA mudrita hai| hindI anuvAda hai| yaha kRti zrI jinadattasUri sevA saMgha dvArA prakAzita 31. mahAtIrtha zrAvastI- tIrthaMkara bhagavAna saMbhavanAtha kI va surANA zrI navaratanamala evam mAtA jhaNakAra devI kI puNya smRti cAra kalyANaka bhUmi aura gautama buddha kI tapasyA sthalI sAvatthI meM unake putroM (zrI premacaMda, bhAgacanda, dhanakumAra) dvArA mudrita hai| (baharAIca-balarAmapura se 15 kilomITara dUra) jaina tIrtha para 40 24. kalakatte kI jaina kArtika rathayAtrA mahotsava- vizva pRSThoM meM zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA likhita va paMcAla zodha saMsthAna kI atulanIya jaina rathayAtrA kA uddezya, mahattA, aitihAsika-tathya dvArA prakAzita hai| surAnA prinTiMga varksa dvArA mudrita hai| 1987 sapramANa likhakara zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne nAhaTA bradarsa va jogIrAma I0, vikrama saMvat 2044 meN| vidvata khaNDa/138 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32. vicAra-ratna-sAra- prastuta grantha upAdhyAya devacandra kI 38. maNidhArI zrI jinacandrasUri aSTama zatAbdI smRti lekhanI kI dena hai| gaNidevadhi AcArya haribhadra apane yuga ke mUrdhanya grantha- zrI agaracaMda bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA sampAdita, maNidhArI zrI jaina sAhityakAra hue| unake paravartIkAla meM hue jaina sAhityakAroM jinacandrasUri aSTama zatAbdI samAroha samiti 53, rAmanagara, naI kI trimUrti jaina/jainetara sAhitya evam samAja meM bhI supratiSThita haiM- dillI-55 dvArA prakAzita (san 1971 vIra saM0 2497) grantha Anandaghana, yazovijaya ke sAtha upAdhyAya devcndr| unakA sAhitya kI sAragarbhita prastAvanA "nAhaTA bandhu'" ne hI likhI hai| do khaNDoM AdhyAtmika, AsthAplAvita, vyavasthAmUlaka aura naitika pRSThabhUmi meM vibhakta grantha ke prathama khaNDa meM 43 lekha haiM, dvitIya khaNDa meM se pratiSThita hai| gadya evam padya- donoM hI rUpoM meM nibaddha kRtiyA~ kharatara sAhitya sUcI inhIM kI saMkalita va mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgara gRhyatama satyoM ko udghATita karane kA uddezya lie lakSita hotI haiN| dvArA sampAdita hai| isako rASTra bhASA hindI meM sarvasAdhAraNa ke lie lAbhadAyaka 39. mahAtIrtha ahicchatrA- bhagavAna pArzvanAtha para kamaTha ke banAne ke uddezya se zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne anudita kiyA hai| jIva meghamAlI dvArA kiye gaye upasarga tathA dharaNendra padmAvatI dvArA 33. zrI sahajAnandaghana patrAvali- yogIndra yugapradhAna gurudeva sahasraphaNa dhAraNa kara bhagavAna kI bhakti kara upasarga se bacAyA vahI zrI sahajAnandadhanajI ma.sA0 dvArA pUjya sAdhu sAdhvIjI tathA bhaktoM sthAna ahi arthAt sarpa tathA cchatra arthAt phaNa phailAkara chatra karanA ko diye gaye hajAroM patroM meM se kula pRSTha 500 meM 706 mahatvapUrNa arthAt ahicchtraa| usa sthAna kA itihAsa zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA patra saMkalita kara zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA ne sampAdita kI hai| zrImad ne likhA tathA prakAzana pAMcAla zodha saMsthAna 52/16, zakkara rAjacandra Azrama, ratnakuTa, hampI (karnATaka) dvArA prakAzita hai| . paTTI, kAnapura se huaa| isakA prakAzana san 1985 meM huA thaa| 40. kharataragaccha ke pratibodhita gotra aura jAtiyA~34. kSaNikAe~-150 gadya kSaNikAoM kI AkRti meM choTI kharataragacchAcAryoM dvArA pratibodha dekara samaya-samaya para aneka pustaka 1984 I0 kI hindI kI sarvazreSTha kRti se puraskRta, bhAratavarSa jAtiyoM ko samyak mArga para Arur3ha kiyA isI kA sampAdana zrI kI sabase bar3I saMkhyA meM upalabdha gadya gIta jinameM mAtra kalpanA kI agaracandajI nAhaTA va zrI bhaMvaralAlajI nAhaTA ne kiyaa| isakA ur3Ana nahIM, zAzvata satya aura tathya kA samAyojana hai| zrI bhaMvaralAla prakAzana zrI jinadattasUri sevA saMgha, 4 mIra bohAra ghATa sTrITa, nAhaTA kI ekamAtra kSaNikA kRti anuja putra azoka nAhaTA ke alpAyu kolakAtA-7 se huA, saM0 2030 kI kRti hai| meM svargastha hone para use samarpita zrI chaganalAla zAstrI dvArA samIkSita, nAhaTA grupa oNpha TreDarsa limiTeDa dvArA prakAzita hai| 35. bambaI cintAmaNi pArzvanAthAdi : stavana pada saMgraha- kharataragacchIya vAcaka zrI amarasindhurajI dvArA racita 12 pAThoM meM saMkalita bhajanoM kI maMjuSA zrI agaracanda bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA sampAdita saM0 2014 meM zrI cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha maMdira TrasTa dvArA prakAzita 162 pRSThoM meM samAhita hai| prastAvanA meM jaina/jainetara darzanoM meM mokSamArga ke sAdhanoM para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| 36. zrImad devacandra stavanAvalI- adhyAtmatattvavetA zrImad devacandrajI racita stavanoM kA saMkalana zrI agaracanda bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA sampAdita zrImad devacandra granthamAlA, 4 jagamohana mallika lena, kolakAtA dvArA saM0 2012 meM prakAzita hai| 37. zrI jaina zvetAmbara paMcAyatI maMdira kalakattA sArddha zatAbdI mahotsava smRti grantha (saM0 1871 se 2021 vi0) isa grantha meM bar3e jaina zvetAmbara mandira va dAdAbAr3I ke sAtha kalakatte ke anya mandiroM kA bhI sacitra itihAsa hai aura 12 aitihAsika lekha bhI haiN| isakA sampAdana zrI bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ne kiyaa| zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/139 Page #321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAdhezyAma mizra vArANasI meM saMta kabIra sAdhanA meM lage the| vaha bAhara se vastroM kA tAnA-tAnA buna rahe the| kintu, andara meM sAdhanA kA tAnA-bAnA bunane meM 1. saMlagna the| eka brAhmaNa kA putra aneka vidyAoM kA adhyayana karake paccIsa varSa kI avasthA meM jaba jIvana ke naye mor3a para AyA, to usane vicAra kiyA ki vaha kauna se jIvana meM praveza kare, sAdhu bane yA gRhasthAzrama meM jAe? apanI isa ulajhana ko usane kabIra ke samakSa rkhaa| kabIra usa samaya tAnA pUra rahe the| prazna sunakara bhI unhoMne koI uttara nahIM diyaa| yuvaka ne kucha dera taka cupa rahakara pratIkSA kI, kintu koI uttara nahIM milaa| usane phira apanA prazna duharAyA, lekina kabIra ne phira bhI javAba nahIM diyaa| tabhI kabIra ne patnI ko pukArA-"jarA dekho to tAnA sApha karane kA jhabbA kahA~ hai ?" itanA kahanA thA ki kabIra kI patnI use khojane lgii| dina ke sapheda ujAle meM bhI kabIra ne bigar3ate hue kahA- "dekhatI nahIM ho, kitanA aMdhakAra hai? cirAga lAkara dekho', patnI daur3atI huI cirAga lekara AI, aura lagI khojane / jhabbA to kabIra ke kandhe para rakhA thA kintu phira bhI kabIra kI patnI pati kI itanI AjJAkAriNI thI ki jaisA usane kahA vaisA hI karane laga gii| yuvaka ko yaha dekhakara bar3A Azcarya huaa| vaha soca hI rahA thA ki Akhira yaha kyA mAjarA hai? itane meM kabIra ne apane lar3ake aura lar3akI ko AvAja dii| jaba ve Ae, to unheM bhI vahI jhabbA khojane kA Adeza diyaa| aura ve bhI cupacApa khojane laga ge| kucha dera taka khojane ke bAda kabIra ne kahA- "are! yaha to mere kaMdhe para rhaa| acchA vidvata khaNDa / 140 jAo, apanA-apanA kAma kro|" sabhI lauTa gae yuvaka bar3A parezAna thA ki "yaha kaisA mUrkha hai? kaisI vicitra bAteM karatA hai? mere prazna kA kyA khAka uttara degA ? " tabhI kabIra ne usakI ora dekhA, yuvaka ne phira apanA prazna duhraayaa| kabIra ne kahA, maiM to uttara de cukA hU~, tuma abhI samajhe nahIM / abhI jo dRzya tumane dekhA thA, usase sabaka lenA caahie| yadi gRhastha bananA cAhate ho to, aise bano ki tumhAre prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva se prabhAvita ghara vAle dina ko rAta aura rAta ko dina mAnane ko bhI taiyAra ho jaaeN| tumhAre vivekapUrNa komala vyavahAra meM itanA AkarSaNa ho ki parivAra kA pratyeka sadasya tumhAre prati apane Apa khiMcA rahe, taba to gRhastha jIvana ThIka hai| anyathA yadi ghara kurukSetra kA maidAna banA rahe, Aye dina TakarAhaTa hotI rahe, to isa gRhastha jIvana se koI lAbha nahIM aura, yadi sAdhu bananA ho, to calo eka sAdhu ke pAsa tumhArA mArga-darzana karA dU~ / kabIra yuvaka ko lekara eka sAdhu ke pAsa pahu~ce, jo gaMgA taTa para eka bahuta U~ce TIle para rahatA thA kabIra ne unheM pukArA to vaha vRddha sAdhu lar3akhar3AtA huA dhIre-dhIre nIce utraa| kabIra ne kahA- "basa, Apake darzanoM ke lie AyA thA, darzana ho ge|" do Adarza sAdhu phira dhIre-dhIre Upara car3hA, to kabIra ne phira pukArA aura sAdhu phira nIce AyA aura pUchA - "kyA kahanA hai ?" kabIra ne kahA abhI samaya nahIM hai, phira kabhI AUMgA, taba khuuNgaa|" sAdhu phira TIle para car3ha gayA kabIra ne tIsarI bAra phira pukArA aura sAdhu phira nIce aayaa| kabIra ne kahA- "aise hI pukAra liyA, koI khAsa bAta nahIM hai|" sAdhu usI bhAva se, usI prasanna mudrA se phira vApisa lauTa gyaa| usake cehare para koI zikana taka na aaii| kabIra ne yuvaka kI ora prazna bharI dRSTi DAlI aura bole"kucha dekhA ? sAdhu bananA ho to aisA bano itanA azakta vRddha zarIra, A~khoM kI rozanI kamajora, ThIka taraha calA bhI nahIM jaataa| itanA saba kucha hone para bhI tumane dekhA, maiMne tIna bAra pukArA aura tInoM bAra usI zAnta mudrA se nIce Ae aura vaise hI lauTa ge| mujha para jarA bhI krodha kI jhalaka nahIM, ghRNA nahIM, dveSa nhiiN| sAdhu bananA cAhate ho, to aise bano ki tumameM itanI sahiSNutA rahe. itanI kSamA rhe| jIvana meM prasannatA ke sAtha kaSToM kA sAmanA karane kI kSamatA ho, to sAdhu kI U~cI bhUmikA para jA sakate ho|" isI ghaTanA ke prakAza meM hama bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA rahasya samajha sakate haiM ki sAdhu jIvana ho yA gRhastha jIvana, jaba taka jIvana meM Antarika teja nahIM jaga pAe, prAmANikatA aura saccI niSThA kA bhAva na ho, to donoM hI jIvana badatara haiM aura yadi ina sadguNoM kA samAveza jIvana meM ho gayA hai, to donoM hI jIvana acche haiM, zreSTha haiM, aura unase Atma-kalyANa kA mArga sugamatA se prazasta ho sakatA hai| zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kolakAtA zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka Page #322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preraka vyaktitva jaina darzana meM puNya ke sambandha meM kahA gayA hai ki jo karma AtmA ko zubha kI ora le jAe, pavitra kare aura sukha prApti kA sahAyaka ho, vahI puNyAtmA kahalAtA hai zubha yoga se kI puNya prApti hotI hai| puNya bandha atyanta kaThina hai kyoMki AtmA kI agaNita vRtiyA~ haiM ataH puNya-pApa ke kAraNa bhI aneka haiN| puNya karma kA bandha nau prakAra se hotA hai evaM 42 prakAra se use bhogA jAtA hai / 1 - anna puNya, 2- pAna puNya, 3-layana puNya, 4- zayana puNya, 5 - vastra puNya, 6-mana puNya, 7 vacana puNya, 8kAya puNya, 9 - namaskAra puNya / puNya ke ina nau prakAroM kI kasauTI para jaba hama smRti zeSa tArA devI kAMkariyA kA mUlyAMkana karate haiM to unake samagra jIvana ko puNya karmoM ke eka aise Alokastambha ke rUpa meM pAte haiM jo AnevAle varSoM meM satata prakAza vikIrNa karatA rahegA evaM usake anukaraNa se puNya karma kA baMdha kara koI bhI jIva puNyAtmA banakara siddha, buddha, paramAtma svarUpa bana skegaa| zrImatI tArAdevI kAMkariyA kA janma bIkAnera ke suprasiddha dharma parAyaNa baida parivAra meM huA evaM gogolAva ke kAMkariyA parivAra ke zrI harakhacaMda kAMkariyA se inakA vivAha huaa| bacapana se hI dhArmika saMskAroM meM pale hone ke kAraNa unakA sampUrNa jIvana dharmamaya rhaa| zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka gaNadhara gautama ne mahAvIra se pUchA ki bhagavana! ApakI pUjA arcanA, upAsanA karanevAlA vyakti mahAn hai athavA garIboM, dInoM, anAthoM, asahAyoM, pIr3itoM evaM rogiyoM kI sahAyatA tathA sevA zuzruSA karanevAlA vyakti mahAn hai / prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA ki 'je gillANaM pasiharaI se dhanne' jo dIna dukhiyoM, anAzritoM, apAhijoM, pIr3itoM kI sahAyatA karatA hai| usake aMdhakAra se paripUrNa jIvana ko prakAza kI kiraNoM se Alokita karatA hai, usakA jIvana dhanya hai evaM vaha mahAn hai, puNyAtmA hai| zrImatI tArAdevI ne apane jIvanakAla meM aneka tIrthoM meM jinAlayoM kA nirmANa karavAkara tIrthaMkaroM kI pratiSThA karavAI jinameM pAlItANA, mehasANA, hastagiri, ahamadAbAda, kalikuNDa pArzvanAtha, liluA, bAlI Adi pramukha haiN| ina sabhI sthAnoM para zrImatI kAMkariyA ne svayaM bhUmipUjana kiyA evaM pratiSThA karavAI / akSaya puNyAtmA : pAlItANA meM unakI ora se sthAyI bhojanAlaya kA saMcAlana zrImatI tArAdevI kAMkariyA hotA hai jahA~ se sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA, vairAgI, vairAgina zuddha AhAra grahaNa karate haiN| vigata cAlIsa varSa se yaha bhojanAlaya cala rahA hai bhagavAna mahAvIra ke isa mArga kA mRtyu paryanta akSarazaH anukaraNa kiyA zrImatI tArAdevI ne / ve sevAmUrti madara TeresA kI paryAya thiiN| mahAn AcArya rAmacandra sUrizvarajI ma0 inheM 'anupamA devI' kahakara sambodhita karate the / pAlitANA meM rogI yAtriyoM kI suvidhA ke lie eka haoNspITala kA nirmANa bhI Apane krvaayaa| svadharmI bhakti, sevA evaM garIba chAtroM evaM chAtrAoM kI zikSA kA kharca vahana karane meM bhI ve sadaiva agraNI rahI haiN| haMsa pokariyA meM bhojanAlaya meM bhI Apane ullekhanIya sahayoga kiyA hai| mUrtipUjaka sampradAya meM charI pAlita saMgha kI yAtrA kA atyanta mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / charI pAlita saMgha yAtrA meM sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA sabhI paidala yAtrA karate haiN| gantavya sthAna tk| inakA bahuta bar3A mahAtmya mAnA jAtA | aise tIna charI pAlita saMgha zrImatI kAMkariyAjI ne Ayojita kiye 1. san 1962 meM rANakapura se pAlItANA 2. san 1969 meM jAmanagara se jUnAgar3ha 3. san 1971 meM pATaNa se zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha inakA sampUrNa vyaya bhAra zrImatI kAMkariyAjI ne vahana kiyaa| zrImatI kAMkariyA ahiMsA, anekAnta evaM aparigraha kI sAkSAt pratimUrti thIM / vigata cAlIsa varSoM se ve kisI pada- trANa (cappala, jUtA Adi kA prayoga nahIM karatI thiiN| varSa bhara meM cAra sAr3I se adhika kA ve vyavahAra nahIM karatI thiiN| sAr3iyA~ bhI sUtI evaM vidvata khaNDa / 141 Page #323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saadhaarnn| 8 varSa kI Ayu se hI rAtri bhojana kA evaM kacce pAnI lagAtAra Der3ha mAha taka jAkara unakI sAra saMbhAla karatI thiiN| unakI kA tyAga kiyA thaa| kama se kama pAnI kA vyavahAra ve snAna ke udAratA, karuNA evaM sevA bhAvanA mahanIya thI phalasvarUpa unakI lie karatI thiiN| jAti-pAMti evaM bhedabhAva se rahita unakA jIvana saMpatti meM bhI apAra vRddhi huii| unakA jIvana itanA sarala, sIdhA-sAdA samatA se paripUrNa thaa| zrImatI kAMkariyA kA samagra jIvana tapa: pUta evaM sadAcAra se yukta thA ki unhoMne kabhI koI puraskAra svIkAra thaa| tapasyA unake jIvana kA eka pradhAna aMga thii| unhoMne aneka nahIM kiyaa| ve abhinandanoM evaM sammAnoM se sadA nirlipta rhiiN| bAra upadhAna tapa kiyaa| vardhamAna tapa bAraha bAra kiyaa| navapada olI ahiMsA, anekAnta evaM aparigraha kI isa devI ne dinAMka 20 kI tapasyA bhI aneka bAra kii| varSItapa bhI kaI bAra kiye| julAI, 1999 maMgalavAra ASAr3ha vadI aSTamI ko brAhma velA upavAsa, AyaMbila, belA, telA se lekara 8 evaM dasa kI unhoMne 7.45 para isa asAra saMsAra ko chor3akara mahAprayANa kiyaa| isa tapasyAe~ kiiN| unakA yaha tapaH pUta jIvana praNamya aura namanIya hai| dina bhagavAna nemInAtha kA janma kalyANaka bhI thaa| mRtyu se pA~ca dina aspatAloM meM jAkara rogiyoM meM phala vitaraNa, auSadhi vitaraNa pUrva unheM apanI mRtyu kA AbhAsa ho gayA thaa| 6 mAha pUrva hI unhoMne to unakI dainika jIvanacaryA thii| sar3aka para kisI bhI rogI evaM apane sabhI gahane bhI utAra kara garIboM meM vitarita kara diye the| apAhija ko dekhakara apanA vAhana rukavA denA unakA sahaja svabhAva cauvihAra saMthArA pUrvaka apanI nazvara deha ko tyAga kara ve amaratva thaa| use apane vAhana meM lekara aspatAla pahu~cAnA evaM usakI ko prApta kara giiN| apane pIche ve apanI pati, putra-putriyoM, potezuzruSA kI sampUrNa vyavasthA kara hI ve vahA~ se haTatI thiiN| potiyoM Adi kA bharApUrA parivAra chor3akara giiN| unake pati zrI go ke prati unakI zraddhA aparimita thii| unhoMne apane harakhacaMda kAMkariyA unake pratyeka dharma kArya meM dila kholakara jIvanakAla meM hajAroM gAyoM ko abhayadAna dilvaayaa| pAlItANA meM sahayoga karate rahe haiN| unake apratima sahayoga se hI ve sevA kA unhoMne gozAlA kA nirmANa krvaayaa| vahA~ azakta, vRddha gAyoM ko paryAya bniiN| unakI smRti ko hamAre azeSa prnnaam| vastuta: ve eka rakhakara unakI paricaryA kI jAtI hai| zalAkA puNyAtmA thiiN| AcArya amitagati kA nimna zloka unakA inakA eka sambandhI bar3A bAjAra ke eka makAna meM rahatA thA Adarza thAjahA~ zuddha vAyu kA praveza nahIM thaa| sIr3hiyA~ pAnI se bhIgI huI, satveSu maitrI guNISu pramodam aMdhakAra pUrNa phira bhI ve paryuSaNa evaM divAlI parva para vahA~ pahu~cakara kleSTeSu jIveSu kRpA paratvaM, unakI khabara letI thIM evaM unake sukha-duHkha meM sahabhAgI banatI thIM mAdhyastha bhAvaM viparIta vRttI, jabaki unakA koI sambandhI vahA~ nahIM pahu~catA thaa| isI sambandhI ke sadA mamAtmA vidadhAtu devA / jaba prosTreTa granthi kA oNparezana eka narsiMga homa meM huA taba ye vidvata khaNDa/142 zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka Page #324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TARA DEVI KANKARIA Page #325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #326 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SHREE JAIN VIDYALAYA 25/1, BON BEHARI BOSE ROAD,HOWRAH - 711101