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________________ zrIkalAvatI jaina jainAgama aura nArI zrAgamasAhitya meM nArI kA mahatva--samAjaracanA meM nArI aura puruSa donoM kA samAna mahattva rahA hai. samAja kA artha hai strI aura puruSa. usakA artha na kevala puruSa hai aura na kevala strI. samAja ke vikAsa meM donoM kA pRthak astitva, koI mUlya nahIM rakhatA. donoM vizvaratha ke do cakra haiM. usameM na koI choTA na koI bar3A. donoM kI samAnatA hI ratha kI gati-pragati hai. donoM hI samAja yA vizva-vyavasthA ke sahaja-svAbhAvika, anivArya evaM abhinna aMga haiM, donoM eka-dUsare ke paripUraka haiM, sahAyaka haiM, sahayogI haiM. samAja, rASTra evaM vizva ke vikAsa meM, vizva-itihAsa ko naI gati dene meM puruSa ke sAtha strI kA bhI mahattvapUrNa hAtha rahA hai. itihAsa ke pannoM ko palaTa kara dekheM, Apako svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita milegA ki nArI ne hara yuga meM vizva ko, mAnava jAti ko naI jyoti, naI preraNA evaM naI cetanA dI hai. itihAsa nArI ke ujjvala Adarza evaM tapa-tyAga-niSTha jIvana kA sAkSI hai. zramaNa-saMskRti meM nArI kA mahattva-zramaNa-saMskRti samatA aura sAbhyabhAva kI saMskRti hai. vaha AtmavizvAsa evaM guNa-vikAsa ko mahatva detI hai. zramaNa saMskRti ke mahAn unnAyakoM ne Atma-sAdhanA ke kSetra meM jAti-bheda, varga-bheda, aura raMga-bheda Adi ko kabhI svIkAra nahIM kiyA. zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha vaca AghoSa rahA hai ki sAdhanA karane kA, Atma-vikAsa karane kA, mukti prApta karane kA sabako samAna rUpa se adhikAra hai. AtmasvarUpa kI dRSTi se vizva kI samasta AtmAe~ eka-sI haiM. jo ananta guNa yukta Atma-jyoti puruSa meM hai, vaisI hI Atma-jyoti nArI meM hai. ataH sAdhanA ke kSetra meM nara-nArI ke bheda kA koI mUlya nahIM hai. mUlya hai rAga-dveSa para, kAma-krodha para, kaSAyoM kI Aga para vijaya pAne kA. jo vyakti-bhale hI strI ho yA puruSa, rAga dveSa kSaya kara detA hai, vahI mahAn hai, vizva-vaMdya hai. usa yuga meM jaba ki vaidikaparamparA kA jora thA aura usameM strI evaM zUdra ko dharma-sAdhanA karane kA, veda par3hane evaM sunane kA koI adhikAra nahIM thA, zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne nArI ko apane saMgha meM puruSa ke samAna sthAna evaM samAna adhikAra diyA aura nirbhayatA pUrvaka yaha ghoSita kiyA ki nArI bhI sAdhanA ke dvArA apane jIvana kA vikAsa kara sakatI hai. AtmA ke paramalakSya mukti ko prApta kara sakatI hai. ananta zAnti kA sAkSAtkAra kara sakatI hai. usa yuga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI yaha eka mahAn krAnti thI, jisake liye unheM hajAroM-hajAra gAliyAM dI gaIM, unakA prabala virodha bhI kiyA gayA. parantu vaha satya evaM ahiMsA kA adhidevatA isase DarA nahIM, vikaMpita nahIM huA. vaha avicala bhAva se satya kA nAda guMjAtA rahA aura vinA kisI bheda-bhAva ke sabako satya kA, sAdhanA kA patha dikhAtA rahA. usakI caraNasevA meM puruSa AyA to use bhI sAdhanA kA patha dikhAyA aura jaba nArI usakI sevA meM pahu~cI to use Jain Education Drugseonly embrary.org JAN
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________________ kalAvatI jaina : jainAgama aura nArI : 601 bhI sAdhanA kI usI jyoti kA darzana karAyA. usakI sAdhanA kA dvAra saba ke liye khulA thA. usane strI kA bhI svAgata kiyA aura puruSa kA bhI. tathAgata buddha bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samakAlIna mahApuruSa the. jAti-bheda kI dIvAra ko tor3ane evaM hiMsaka yajJoM kA virodha karane meM bhagavAn buddha ne sAhasa kA paricaya diyA. unake mana meM bhI nArI ke prati sammAna aura Adara ke bhAva the. usa yuga kI gaNikAoM ke jIvana ko badalane ke liye unhoMne bhI mahatvapUrNa kAma kiyA. parantu unake jIvana meM yaha eka mahAn kamajorI thI ki ve nArI ko apane bhikSusaMgha meM sthAna nahIM de sake. jaba kabhI unake pramukha ziSya Ananda ne unake sAmane nArI ko zramaNadIkSA dene kA prazna rakhA, taba unhoMne use TAlane meM hI apanA hita samajhA aura ve anta taka use TAlate hI rahe. anta meM Ananda eka bahina ko--jo bhagavAn buddha kI parama ziSyA evaM ananya bhaktA thIle AyA aura bhagavAn buddha se nivedana kiyA ki yaha bahina Apake zramaNa-saMgha meM praviSTha hone ke liye saba taraha yogya hai aura Apake upadeza ko jIvana meM sAkAra rUpa dene ke liye sarvathA upayukta hai, aisA maiMne dekha liyA hai. ata: ise Apa zramaNa-sAdhanA kA, bhikSuNI banane kA upadeza deM. bhagavAn buddha isake liye taiyAra nahIM the. parantu ve Ananda ke Agraha ko TAla na sake. unhoMne Ananda se itanA hI kahA : 'he Ananda ! maiM yaha kArya kevala tumhAre prema evaM Agraha ko rakhane ke liye kara rahA hU~ aura tumhAre sneha ke kAraNa hI yaha khatarA uThA rahA hU~. maiM ise bhikSuNI banA rahA hU~.' unhoMne Ananda ke Agraha ko rakhane ke liye bhikSuNI-saMgha kI sthApanA kI. parantu unake sAtha yaha spaSTa kara diyA ki-'he Ananda ! merA yaha zAsana eka hajAra varSa calatA, vaha aba pAMca-sau varSa hI calegA.' isase yaha spaSTa pratIta hotA hai ki tathAgata buddha ke mana meM bhaya yA Dara thA. unheM vyAvahArika bhUmikA chU gaI thI. parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra vyAvahArika bhUmikA se Upara uTha cuke the. unake mana meM, unake jIvana ke kisI bhI kone meM bhaya evaM Dara ko koI sthAna nahIM thA. isalie sAdhanA ke kSetra meM unhoMne strI aura puruSa meM tattvataH koI bheda nahIM rakhA. caturvidhasaMgha meM zramaNiyoM-sAdhviyoM ko zramaNa-sAdhu ke barAbara sthAna diyA aura zrAvikAoM ko zrAvaka ke samAna. unhoMne sAdhu-sAdhvI zrAvaka-zrAvikA cAroM ko tIrtha kahA aura cAroM ko mokSa-mArga kA pathika batAyA. AgamasAhitya meM nArI kA sthAna-bhagavAn mahAvIra kI abheda vicAradhArA kA hI yaha pratiphala hai ki unake zramaNasaMgha meM zramaNoM kI apekSA zramaNiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika rahI hai aura upAsaka varga meM bhI zramaNopAsakoM se zramaNopAsikAe~ saMkhyA meM dviguNAdhika thI. zramaNa 14000 the, to zramaNiyA~ 36000 thIM, aura Aja bhI sAdhuoM se sAdhviyoM kI aura dhAvakoM se zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai. yaha saMkhyA isa bAta kA jvalanta udAharaNa hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke zAsana meM nArI kA jIvana vikasita evaM pragatizIla rahA hai. Agama-sAhitya kA anuzIlana-parizIlana karane se spaSTa jJAta hotA hai ki agAma-sAhitya meM nArI ke jyotirmaya jIvana kI gauravagAthA svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita hai. bhagavatIsUtra meM kauzAmbI ke zatAnIka rAjA kI bahina jayantI ke cintanazIla urvara mastiSka evaM tarkazakti kA paricaya milatA hai. vaha nirbhaya evaM nirdvandva bhAva se bhagavAn mahAvIra se prazna pUchatI hai, aura bhagavAn mahAvIra usake tarkoM kA samAdhAna karate haiM. isa vicAra-carcA meM usakI sUkSma tarkazakti kA paricaya milatA hai aura isase yaha parijJAta hotA hai ki isake pIche usakA vizAla adhyayana, gahana cintana evaM satata svAdhyAya sAdhanA kA bala thA. dazavaikAlika-sUtra meM rAjamatI aura rathanemi kA saMvAda milatA hai. rAjamatI jaba bhagavAna neminAtha ke darzanArtha giranAra parvata para jA rahI thI, taba mArga meM varSA se bhIge hue vastroM ko sukhAne ke liye vaha eka guphA meM praviSTa huI vahA~ bhagavAn neminAtha ke laghu bhrAtA rahanemi dhyAna sAdhanA meM saMlagna the rAjamatI ke saundarya ko dekhakara unakA mana vicalita ho uThA aura vaha sAdhanA evaM saMyama ke bAMdha ko tor3a kara bhAgane lagA. rahanemi ne rAjamatI ke sAmane bhoga bhogane kA prastAva rakhA. usa samaya saMyamaniSThA rAjamatI ne patha-bhraSTa evaM vAsanA kI ora jAte hue rahanemi ko sAdhanA-patha para lagAne kA prayatna OnaN Velibrary.org
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________________ + 602 : muni zrIhajArImala smRti-grantha : tRtIya adhyAya + kiyA aura isameM vaha pUrNatayA saphala huI. Agama meM upalabdha saMvAda se usakI nirbhayatA, usake saMyama usake jJAna aura usakI samajhAne kI adbhuta zakti kA bodha hotA hai. bahineM thIM. una sAdhviyoM dvArA jagAI gaI cetanA, aura diyA gayA upadeza eka rAjasthAnI kavi ke zabdoM meM Aja bhI jana-jana kI jihvA para basA huA hai aura abhimAna evaM ahaMbhAva ke naze se madonmatta bane mAnava ko nirahaMkArI banane kI preraNA detA hai. 'vIrA mhArA gaja thakI utaro , gaja car3hayAM kevala na hosI re !' uttarAdhyayana-sUtra ke caudahaveM adhyayana meM bhRgu purohita kA varNana AtA hai. bhRgu purohita apane do putroM ke vairAgya se prabhAvita hokara apanI patnI ke sAtha dIkSA lene ko taiyAra huA, to rAjA ne usake dhana vaibhava ko apane bhaMDAra meM lAkara jamA karane kI AjJA dI. jaba rAjA kI patnI mahArAnI kamalAvatI ko isakA saMketa milA to usane rAjadarabAra meM upasthita hokara rAjA ko upadeza diyA, usakI dhana-lipsA ko dUra kiyA, mohanidrA ko bhaMga kiyA, aura use pratibodha dekara apane sAdhanApatha kA pathika banAyA. antakRtdazAMga sUtra meM magadha ke samrAT zreNika kI mahAkAlI, sukAlI Adi dasa mahArAniyoM kA varNana hai, jinhoMne zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke upadeza se pratibodha pAkara sAdhanA-patha svIkAra kiyA. jo mahArAnI rAjaprAsAdoM meM, rahakara vibhinna prakAra ke ratnoM ke hAra evaM AbhUSaNoM se apane zarIra ko vibhUSita karatI thIM, ve jaba sAdhanA ke patha para gatizIla huI to kanakAvalI, ratnAvalI Adi tapazcaryA ke hAroM ko dhAraNa karake apanI Atma-jyoti ko camakAne lagI. isa taraha Agama-sAhitya ke aneka pRSThoM para nArI ke tapa, tyAga evaM saMyamaniSThA Adarza tathA jyotirmaya jIvana kI kahAnI svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita hai. isase yaha spaSTa siddha hotA hai ki zramaNa-saMskRti meM, AgamasAhitya meM nArI kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai. nArI kA yaha mahattva usake tapa-tyAga, sahiSNutA, dayA-karuNA, vAtsalya Adi guNoM ke kAraNa rahA hai. bhagavAn mahAvIra ne hI nahIM, vartamAna yuga meM mahAtmA gAMdhI ne bhI nArI kI mahattA ko svIkAra kiyA hai. bApU ne aMgrejI ke 'harijana' patra meM nArI kI paribhASA dete hue use ahiMsA kI sAkAra mUrti kahA hai.-Woman is incarnation of Ahimsa. jainAcAryoM ne bhI nArI kI gauravagAthA gAI hai. AcArya jinasena ke sAhitya meM nArI ke Adarza jIvana kA ujjvala citraNa hai. eka jagaha AcArya ne likhA hai : "guNavatI nArI saMsAra meM sarva zreSTha pada ko prApta karatI hai. usakA nAma agrima paMkti meM sabase Upara aMkita rahatA hai." astu, nArI kA samAja ke vikAsa meM yuga-yugAntara se sahayoga rahA hai. usakI tejasvitA, sahiSNutA, zraddhA-niSThA evaM tapa-sAdhanA sadA adbhuta rahI hai. deza, samAja evaM dharma kI rakSA ke liye vaha apanA sarvasva nyochAvara karane meM kabhI pIche nahIM rahI. ataH nArI ko nagaNya samajhanA aura usake mahattva ko asvIkAra karanA, satya ko jhuThalAnA hai. nArI zraddhAsaMyama, samatA-mamatA evaM sahiSNutA kI sajIva mUrti hai, gRhadevI hai aura pratipala vizvavATikA ko apane vAtsalya-pIyUSa se siMcita karatI rahatI hai. usakI sneha-dhArA yuga-yugAntara se pravahamAna rahI hai aura Aja bhI satata gati se prabahamAna hai. vaha kyA hai aura usakA kyA kartavya hai, isa sambandha meM mahAkavi jayazaMkaraprasAda kA yaha padya hI paryApta hai : 'nArI tuma kevala zraddhA ho, vizvAsa rajata naga-paga pala meM , pIyUSa strota-sI bahA karo, jIvana ke sundara samatala meM!'