Book Title: Jainatva ki Zaki
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001349/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nava kI jhA~kI upAdhyAya amaramuni Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmati-grantharatnamAlA kA bArahavA~ ratna jhA~kI upAdhyAya amaramuni IMG sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA-20 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba taka hindI, gujarAtI, marAThI aura kannar3a bhASA meM tIsa hajAra se adhika prakAzita / paMjAbI aura tamila meM anuvAda ke patha para lekhaka upAdhyAya amaramuni pustaka aba taka ke hindI-saMskaraNa prathama saMskaraNa, 1949 dvitIya saMskaraNa, 1952 tRtIya saMskaraNa, 1957 caturtha saMskaraNa, 1967 paMcama saMskaraNa, 1980 SaSThama saMskaraNa, 1983 saptama saMskaraNa, 1987 aSTama saMskaraNa, 1991 navama saMskaraNa, 1995 dazama saMskaraNa 1998 parivartita saMzodhita dazama saMskaraNa 1998 mUlya: ka AkI 18.00 rupaya prakAzaka sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA-2 :mudraka: kuzala priMTiga presa. motIkaTarA, AgarA-282 003 0:265826 - - - - Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya Aja se lagabhaga ar3atAlIsa varSa pUrva zraddheya upAdhyAya kavi zrI amara munijI ne jaina dharma, darzana, saMskRti, itihAsa aura siddhAnta kA paricaya dene vAlI eka mahatvapUrNa pustaka kA praNayana kiyA thA, jise hama 'jainatva kI jhA~kI' ke nAma se jAnate haiN| jaina dharma ke prAthamika paricaya se lekara anekAntavAda, karmavAda jaise gambhIra viSayoM taka kI talasparzI carcA, jaina-saMskRti aura itihAsa kA vihaMgama avalokana aura jaina dharma ke mUlabhUta siddhAntoM kA sAragrAhI taTastha vizleSaNa yadi koI pAThaka Adhunika bhAvabhASA ke sAtha kisI eka hI pustaka meM dekhanA cAhe aura isake lie use sarvaprathama yadi kisI pustaka kA nAma batAyA jA sakatA hai to vaha hai, 'jainatva kI jhaaNkii'| ___ isa pustaka kI upayogitA jitanI jijJAsuoM aura vidyArthiyoM ke lie haiM, utanI hI upadezakoM aura lekhakoM ke lie bhI hai| hamArA yaha vizvAsa pichale varSoM ke anubhava meM sthira huA hai| vibhinna pAThakoM ke patra, sAhityakAra aura patra-patrikAoM ke abhimata se hamArA yaha vizvAsa balavAna banA hai aura isakI bar3hatI huI mA~ga tathA vibhinna bhASAoM meM hone vAle anuvAda isa vizvAsa ko aura bhI sudRr3ha banA rahe hindI ke atirikta gujarAtI, marAThI, kannar3a aura tamila bhASA meM bhI isake anuvAda ho cuke haiM aura ho rahe haiN| gujarAtI aura kannar3a bhASA meM to dvitIya saMskaraNa bhI ho cuke haiN| AzA hai, isakA aMgrejI anuvAda bhI zIghra prakAza meM A jaaye| aMgrejI bhASA ke anuvAda kI - - - - - - Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pichale varSoM meM kaI bAra mA~ga A cukI hai, para abhI taka kucha kAraNoM se yaha kArya rukA huA hai| ___vaha navIna saMskaraNa pichale saMskaraNoM se kucha bhinna pratIta ho sakatA hai| kucha purAnA ghaTA diyA gayA hai, kucha navIna jor3a diyA gayA hai| upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni ne isakA punaH sUkSma avalokana karake mahatvapUrNa saMzodhana aura parivardhana ke dvArA pustaka kI yugIna upayogitA ko jIvita banA diyA hai| anta meM hama apane zraddheya bahuzruta vidvAn upAdhyAya kavi zrI amaramunijI ke prati kRtajJatA prakaTa karate haiN| jinhoMne jaina dharma ke sahasroM jijJAsu pAThakoM ke lie isa prakAra kI maulika aura sundara pustaka kA praNayana kiyA hai| isa pustaka kA punaH prakAzana paMDita pravara zrI vijayamunijI zAstrI kI preraNA aura AzIrvAda se kiyA jA rahA hai| AzA hai, yaha navIna saMskaraNa pichale saMskaraNoM se adhika upayogI aura janapriya hogaa| isI AzA ke sAtha....... / oma prakAza jaina mantrI sanmati jJAnapITha AgarA 000 - - - - - - - Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukramaNikA prayA 1. deva 2. guru 3. dharma 4. tIna ratna 5. bhagavAn RSabhadeva 6. bhagavAn neminAtha 7. bhagavAn pArzvanAtha 8. bhagavAn mahAvIra 9. jaina-tIrthaMkara 10. caubIsa tIrthaMkara 11. Adarza jaina 12. dAna 13. bhojana kA viveka 14. mAMsAhAra kA niSedha 15. Adarza sAdhu 16. jaina dharma kI prAcInatA 17. jaina-jIvana 18. tatva-vivecana 19. hiMsA 20. jaina-saMskRti kI amara denaHahiMsA 21. jaina dharma kI AstikatA 22. vibhinna darzanoM kA samanvaya 23. anekAntavAda 104 110 116 123 - - - - %3 ma ma Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 24. Izvara jagatkartA nahIM 25. avatAravAda yA utAravAda 26. jaina-darzana kA karmavAda 27. AtmA aura usakA svarupa 28. Atma-dharma 29. bhagavAn mahAvIra aura jAtivAda 30. vanaspati meM jIva 31. jaina-saMskRti meM sevA-bhAva 164 169 178 184 - - - - - Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainatva jhA~kI - upAdhyAya amaramuni - - - - - - - - Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ syAdvAdo vartate yasmin, pakSapAto na vidyate / nAstyanyapIDanaM kiMcid, jainadharmaH sa ucyate / / *** anekAnta kI dRSTi jahA~ hai, aura na pakSapAta kA jAla / maitrI - karuNA saba jIvoM para, jaina-dharma hai vaha suvizAla / / Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : . .. . Kiran rASTra santa upAdhyAya kavi zrI amaramunijI ma. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA lakSya hai jIvana kI divyatA prApta karanA / divyatA prApta karane ke lie Adarzarupa meM 'deva' kI upAsanA aura bhakti Avazyaka hai, kintu isase pahale yaha bhI jAna lenA cAhie ki 'deva' kise kahate haiN| deva jaina-dharma vizva kA eka mahAn dharma hai| isakI AdhAra zilA bhautika vijaya para nahIM AdhyAtmika vijaya para hai| yaha bAhara kA dharma nahI, andara meM AtmA kA dharma hai| adhika gaharAI meM na jAkara kevala 'jaina' zabda para hI vicAra kareM to isa satya kA marma spaSTa ho sakatA hai| jaina kA artha hai- 'jina' ko mAnane vaalaa| jo jina ko mAnatA ho, jina kI bhakti karatA ho, jina kI AjJA meM calatA ho aura jo apane andara meM jinatva ke darzana karatA ho, jinatva ke patha para calatA ho, vaha jaina kahalAtA hai| jina kA artha prazna ho sakatA hai, 'jina' kise kahate haiN| jina kA artha hai, jItane vAlA / asalI zatru kauna hai ? asalI zatru rAga aura dveSa hai| bAhara ke kalpita zatru inhIM ke kAraNa paidA hote haiM / rAga kise kahate haiM ? manapasanda cIja para moha / dveSa kyA hai ? I nApasanda cIja se ghRNA / ye rAga aura dveSa donoM sAtha rahate haiM / jisako 1 rAga hotA hai, use kisI ke prati dveSa bhI hotA hai aura jise dveSa hotA hai, use kisI ke prati rAga bhI hotA hai / 1 deva (1) Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAga aura dveSa hI asalI zatru kyoM haiM ? isalie zatru haiM ki ye hameM aneka prakAra ke zArIrika evaM mAnasika duHkha dete haiM, hameM vAsanA kA dAsa banAye rakhate haiN| hamArA naitika patana karate haiM, hamArI AtmA kI AdhyAtmika unnati nahIM hone dete / rAga ke kAraNa mAyA aura lobha utpanna hote haiM aura dveSa ke kAraNa krodha, tathA mAna utpanna hote haiN| ataH krodha mAna (garva), mAyA ( kapaTa) aura lobha ko jItane vAlA hI saccA 'jina' hai / 'jina' ke vibhinna nAma 'jina' rAga aura dveSa se bilkula rahita hote haiM, isIlie unakA eka nAma 'vItarAga' bhI hai, cU~ki ye rAga aura dveSa rupI asalI zatruoM kA hanana arthAt nAza karate haiM, isalie ye 'arihanta' bhI kahalAte haiM, ari zatru hanta = nAza karane vAlA / 'jina ko arhat' bhI kahate haiM / arhat kA kyA artha hai ? arhat kA artha hai - yogya / kisa bAta ke yogya ? pUjA karane ke yogya / mahApuruSa rAga-dveSa ko jIta kara 'jina' ho jAte haiN| ataH ve saMsAra ke pUjane yogya ho jAte haiN| pUjA kA vizuddha artha bhakti hai| ataH jo mahApuruSa rAga-dveSa ko jItane ke kAraNa - saMsAra ke lie pUjA yAnI bhakti karane ke yogya ho Ate haiM, ve arhat kahalAte haiN| bhakti kA artha bAhara meM kahIM, phala, phUla, candana yA prasAda car3hAnA Adi nahIM hai / bhakti kA artha hai- binA kisI svArtha ke divya AtmAoM kA sammAna karanA unake prati zraddhA rakhanA aura unake batAye hue satpatha = para calanA / jina ko 'bhagavAna bhI kahate haiM / bhagavAn kA kyA artha hai ? bhagavAn kA artha hai - jJAnavAlA / rAga aura dveSa ko pUrNa rupa se naSTa karane ke bAda kevala jJAna utpanna ho jAtA hai / kevala jJAna ke dvArA 1 jina bhagavAn vizva ke atIta, anAgata aura vartamAna saba rahasyoM ko sUrya - prakAza ke samAna spaSTa rupa se jAna lete haiN| jainatva kI jhA~kI (2) Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina bhagavAna ko 'paramAtmA' bhI kahA jAtA hai| paramAtmA kA artha hai, parama = zuddha, aatmaa-cetn| jo parama = zuddha, AtmA = cetana ho, vaha paramAtmA hai| rAga-dveSa ko naSTa karane ke bAda hI AtmA zuddha hotI hai aura paramAtmA banatA hai| deva kauna? jaina-dharma saMsAra ke krodhI, mAnI, mAyAbI aura lobhI devatAoM ko apanA iSTadeva nahIM mAnatA hai| bhalA jo svayaM kAma, krodha Adi ke vikAroM meM pha~seM haiM, ve dUsaroM ko vikAra-rahita hone ke lie kyA Adarza de sakate haiM isIlie jaina dharma meM sacce deva ve hI mAne gaye haiM, jo rAga-dveSa ko jItane vAle ho, karmarupI zatruoM ko naSTa karane vAle hoM, ananta evaM akSaya jJAna vAleM hoM, tathA parama zuddha AtmA hoN| prazna ho sakatA hai ki isa prakAra rAga aura dveSa ke jItane vAle jina bhagavAn kauna hue haiN| eka do nahIM, ananta ho gae haiN| jAnakArI ke lie eka-do prasiddha nAma batAe jAte haiN| vartamAna kAla-cakra meM sabase pahale 'jina' bhagavAn 'RSabha deva' hue haiN| yaha bhAratavarSa kI suprasiddha ayodhyA nagarI ke rAjA the| unhoMne sarvaprathama rAjA ke rupa meM nyAyanIti ke sAtha prajA kA pAlana kiyA, mAnava sabhyatA ke Adima vikAsakAla meM sAmAjika vyavasthA kI sthApanA kI, aura bAda meM saMsAra tyAga kara muni bane evaM rAgadveSa ko kSaya karake jina bhagavAn ho gae, pUrNa mukta ho ge| ___bhagavAn neminAtha, pArzvanAtha aura bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI jina bhagavAn the| ye mahApuruSa rAga aura dveSa ko pUrNa rupa se naSTa kara cuke the, kevala jJAna pA cuke the| apane-apane samaya meM inhoMne janatA meM ahiMsA aura satya kI prANa-pratiSThA kI aura rAga-dveSa para vijaya pAne ke lie sacce Atmadharma kA upadeza dekara AtmA ko paramAtmA banAne kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| - - - - wwdeza (8)brary.org Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti-pUjA yA guNa pUjA ? ____ jaina dharma vyakti-pUjaka dharma nahIM haiM, guNa-pUjaka dharma hai| isalie vaha kevala apane sampradAya ke hI vItarAga AtmAoM ko bhagavAna mAnatA ho, yaha bAta nahIM hai| vizva kI jo bhI AtmAe~ rAga-dveSa ko pUrNa rupa se jIta kara, kSaya kara sadAkAla ke lie bandhana-mukta ho jAte haiN| ve jina bhagavAna ho jAte haiN| isalie jaina dharma vItarAga hone para maryAdA puruSottama zrI rAma tathA mahAbalI zrI hanumAna Adi mahApuruSoM ko bhagavAn mAnatA hai| - - - - - - - - - - - Jain Ejainasya kI jA~kI ) Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - andhakAra meM bhaTakate hue manuSya ko kisI aise AdhyAtmika patha-pradarzana kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, jo use nisvArtha bhAva se divya prakAza kA darzana karA ske| sAdhanA kI bhASA meM hama usa patha-pradarzaka ko 'guru' kahate haiM, jisake svayaM ke jIvana meM divya guNoM kA prakAza utara cukA ho, aura jo jana-jIvana ko bhI usI prakAza kI ora le calatA ho| guru mAnava-hRdaya ke andhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA kauna hotA hai, yaha prazna dharma aura darzana ke kSetra meM anAdi kAla se calA A rahA hai| saMsAra kA sabase saghana andhakAra manuSya ke apane hI mana meM hai, aura usa andhakAra ko kauna dUra kara sakatA hai, Aie isa prazna para vicAra kreN| mAnava-mana ke ajJAna andhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA aura jJAna kA prakAza phailAne vAlA guru hotA hai| gurudeva ke binA duniyA ke bhoga-vilAsoM meM bhUle-bhaTake hue prANI ko anya kauna satya kA darzana karA sakatA hai ? jJAna kI A~kheM guru hI detA hai| ... parantu prazna hai ki guru kauna hote haiN| sacce guru kA kyA lakSaNa hai ? jaina dharma meM guru kise kahate haiM ? jaina dharma meM guru kA mahatva bahuta bar3A haiM, parantu hai vaha sacce guru kaa| guru ke lakSaNa jaina-dharma andha zraddhAlu dharma nahIM hai, jo hara kisI duniyAdAra bhogavilAsI AdamI ko guru mAnakara pUjane lge| vaha guNoM kI pUjA karatA hai, zarIra aura veSa kI nhiiN| jaina-dharma caitanya svarupa Atmadeva kI pUjA karane vAlA hai| isalie vaha AdhyAtmika guNoM kA pujArI hai| - - - - www5)rary.org Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. hA~, to jaina dharma meM vahI tyAgI AtmA guru mAnA jAtA hai, jo dhanadaulata kA tyAgI ho, moha aura kSobha Adi ke saMsArI prapaMcoM se rahita ho, ahiMsA-satya Adi vratoM kA svayaM AcaraNa karatA ho, aura unhIM kA binA kisI lobha-lAlaca ke jana-kanyANa kI bhAvanA se upadeza detA ho| saccA guru vahI hai, jo AtmA se paramAtmA banane ke Adarza ko sAmane rakha kara apane vizuddha vicAra tathA vizuddha AcAra se usa Adarza ko prApta karane ke lie prayatnazIla ho| jaina dharma meM tyAga kA mahatva hai| bhauga-vilAsoM kA tyAga kara AdhyAtmika sAdhanA karanA hI yahA~ zreSTha jIvana kA lakSaNa hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina sAdhuoM kA tapazcaraNa kI dRSTi se bar3A hI kaThora jIvana hotA hai| jaina sAdhu kar3I se kar3I saradI par3ane para bhI Aga nahIM taapte| pyAsa ke mAre kaNTha sUkha jAne para bhI sacita (kaccA) pAnI nahIM piite| cAhe jItanI bhUkha lagI ho para, kanda mUla Adi sabjI nahIM khaate| Aga aura harI sabjI kA sparza bhI nahIM krte| sUrya ke asta hone para rAta meM bhojana nahIM karate haiN| aura to kyA, rAta meM pAnI bhI nahIM pIte haiN| dUra-dUra taka paidala calate haiM, koI bhI savArI kAma meM nahIM laate| mA~sa-machalI Adi abhakSya nahIM khaate| dhUmrapAna nahIM krte| kisI bhI zarAba Adi nazInI cIja ko kAma meM nahIM laate| pUrNa brahmacarya pAlate haiM vivAha-zAdI nahIM krte| rupayA paisA yA maTha, mandira Adi kucha bhI sampatti nahIM rkhte| pA~ca mahAvrata jaina sAdhuoM ne pA~ca mahAvrata batalAye haiM, jo pratyeka sAdhu ko, cAhe vaha choTA ho yA bar3A avazya pAlana karane hote haiM(1) ahiMsA : mana se, vacana se, zarIra se kisI bhI cIja kI hiMsA na svayaM karanA, na dUsaroM se karavAnA, na karane vAloM kA anumodana = samarthana krnaa| % 3D - jainatva kI jhA~kI (6) Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (2) satya : mana se, vacana se, zarIra se na svayaM jhUTha na bolanA, na dUsaroM se bulavAnA na bolane vAloM kA anumodana krnaa| (3) acaurya : mana se, vacana se, na svayaM corI karanA, na dUsaroM se karavAnA, na karane vAloM kA anumodana krnaa| (4) brahmacarya : mana se, vacana se, zarIra se maithuna = vyabhicAra na svayaM sevana karanA, na dUsaroM se karavAnA, na karane vAloM kA anumodana krnaa| (5) aparigraha : mana se, vacana se, zarIra se parigraha = dhana Adi na svayaM rakhanA, na dUsaroM se rakhavAnA, na rakhane vAloM kA anumodana krnaa| jaina sAdhu kA jIvana tapa aura tyAga kI saccI tasvIra hotA hai| itane kaThora niyamoM kA pAlana hara koI nahIM kara sktaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina sAdhu saMkhyA meM bahuta thor3e haiM, jaba ki deza meM hara tarapha sAdhuoM kI bharamAra hai| Aja chappana lAkha sAdhu nAmadhAriyoM kI phauja bhArata ke lie siradarda bana rahI hai| ataH hara kisI ko guru nahIM banA lenA caahie| kahA hai-*guru kIje jAna kara, pAnI pIje chAna kr| __ jaina dharma kA gurutva kevala sAmpradAyika vezabhUSA tathA bAhya kriyAkANDa meM hI sImita nahIM hai| jaina dharma AdhyAtmika dharma hai, ataH usakA gurutva bhI AdhyAtmika bhAva hI hai| binA kisI deza aura kAla ke bandhana se, binA kisI sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke jo bhI AtmA ahiMsA aura satya Adi kI pUrNa sAdhanA meM saMlagna hai, antaraMga meM - - guru(7 www.jainenbfary.org Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vItarAga bhAva kI jyoti jalA rahA hai, vaha koI bhI ho, jaina dharma kA guru hai| puruSoM ke samAna striyA~ bhI pA~ca mahAvrata pAlatI haiN| ve sAdhvI kahalAtI haiN| sAdhvI ko bhI jaina dharma guru koTi meM mAnatA hai| 000 - ___Jain Ejainala kI jhA~kI (8) Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma AtmA kA ananta divya prakAza hai| yaha | bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hai| parantu saMsAra meM dharma ke nAma para adharma kI milAvaTa bhI hotI rahI hai, jisase sacce dharma ko pahacAnanA prAyaH kaThina ho jAtA hai| isalie yaha jarurI hai ki hama dharma ke asalI svarupa ko samajheM, aura phira usa para niSThApUrvaka AcaraNa kreN| dharma dharma kA kyA artha hai ? jo duHkha se, durgati se, pApAcAra se, patana se bacAkara AtmA ko U~cA uThAne vAlA hai, dhAraNa karane vAlA hai, vaha dharma hai| saccA dharma kyA hai ? 'jisase kisI ko duHkha na pahu~ceM- aisA jo bhI acchA vicAra aura acchA AcAra hai, vahI saccA dharma hai| kyA jaina-dharma saccA dharma hai ? hA~, vaha acche vicAra aura acche AcAra vAlA dharma hai, isalie saccA dharma hai| jaina dharma kA kyA artha hai ? jina bhagavAna kA kahA huA dharma, jaina- dharma hai| jina bhagavAna kauna ? jo rAga-dveSa ko jIta kara pUrNa pavitra aura nirmala AtmA ho gaye haiM, ve jina bhagavAna haiM, zrI pArzvanAtha, mahAvIra aadi| jaina-dharma : nirgrantha dharma bhI hai jaina dharma ke kyA dUsare bhI kucha nAma haiM ? hA~, ahiMsA-dharma, svAdvAda- dharma, Arhata-dhama, nirgrantha-dharma aadi| jaina dharma meM ahiMsA kA bar3A mahatva hai, isalie yaha ahiMsA dharma hai| svAdvAda kA artha pakSapAta-rahitatA hai, isalie pakSapAta-rahita hokara taTastha bhAva se - - D - www.jar (9)ry.org Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kA upAsaka hone se jaina-dharma syAdvAda-dharma hai| 'arhata' jina bhagavAna ko kahate haiM, isalie unakA batAyA huA dharma, Arhata-dharma hai| nirgrantha kA artha parigraha-rahita hotA hai| jaina dharma parigraha kA arthAt dhana-sampatti ke saMgraha- sambandhI moha kA tyAga batalAtA hai, isalie yaha nirgrantha-dharma hai| jaina-dharma anAdi hai jaina dharma kaba se calA ? jaina dharma nayA nahIM calA hai, vaha anAdi hai| ahiMsA aura dayA hI to jaina-dharma hai| saMsAra meM jisa prakAra duHkha anAdi hai, usI prakAra jIvoM ko duHkha se bacAne vAlI ahiMsA evaM dayA bhI anAdi hai| isalie anAdi ahiMsA aura dayA kA vizuddha-mArga hI jaina-dharma kahalAtA hai| jina bhagavAna kA kahA huA dharma hI to jaina-dharma hai, isalie anAdi kaise huA? jina bhagavAna kisI khAsa samaya-vizeSa meM koI eka vyakti vizeSa nahIM hue haiN| pUrvakAla meM rAga-dveSa ko jItane vAle jina bhagavAna ananta ho gae haiM, aura bhaviSya meM bhI ananta hote raheMge, ataH jaina dharma anAdi kAla se calA AtA hai, samaya-samaya para hone vAle jina bhagavAna use adhikAdhika prakAzita karate haiM, deza-kAla kI paristhiti ke anusAra usakI navIna paddhati se punaH sthApanA karate haiN| jina bhagavAna jaina dharma ke calAne vAle nahIM, varana usakA samaya-samaya para sudhAra karane vAle uddhAraka haiN| jaina kauna ho sakatA hai ? saccA jaina kise kahate haiM ? dharma kA mUla dayA hai| jo jIvamAtra ko apane samAna samajhakara unako hiMsA se bacAtA hai, prANI mAtra ke lie dayAbhAva rakhatA hai, vaha saccA jaina hai| jaina dharma kA pAlana kauna karatA hai| jaina dharma kA koI bhI bhavya prANI pAlana kara sakatA hai| jaina dharma meM jAti aura deza kA - - - m jainatva kI jhA~kI (10) Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibandha nahIM hai| kisI bhI jAti kA aura kisI bhI deza kA manuSya jaina-dharma kA pAlana kara sakatA hai| hindU ho, musalamAna ho, IsAI ho, brAhmaNa ho, cANDAla ho, koI bhI kyoM na ho, jo jaina-dharma kA pAlana kare, apanI AtmA ko AdhyAtmika pavitratA ke patha para le cale, andara meM jinatva kI jyoti jagA sake, vahI jaina hai / jaina-dharma ke mukhya siddhAnta jaina-dharma kA mukhya siddhAnta bahuta gambhIra hai| ataH usakA pUrA paricaya to jaina-dharma ke prAcIna granthoM ke adhyayana se hI ho sakatA hai| hA~, saMkSepa meM jaina-dharma ke bhoTe-moTe siddhAnta isa prakAra haiM 1. jagata anAdi aura ananta hai / . 2. AtmA ajara-amara hai| 3. AtmA ananta hai / 4. AtmA hI paramAtmA hotA hai| 5. AtmA caitanya hai / 6. karma jar3a hai| 7. AtmA kI azuddha-sthiti hI saMsAra hai / 8. AtmA kI pUrNa zuddha avasthA hI mokSa hai| 6. AtmA kI azubha pravRtti pApa hai| 10. AtmA kI zubha pravRtti puNya hai| 11. vizuddha vItarAga bhAva hI zreSTha dharma hai| 12. dharma - sAdhanA meM jAti-pA~ti kA koI bheda nahIM hai| 13. ahiMsA hI utkRSTa mAnava-dharma hai| 00 dharma (11) Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 jaba taka satya ko samajhane kI dRSTi samyaka (sahI) nahIM hotI hai, taba taka jJAna bhI samyaka (sahI) nahIM ho sakatA hai aura jaba taka kisI vastu kA samyakajJAna nahIM ho jAtA hai, taba taka usa para samyaka AcaraNa kaise kiyA jAya ? aura binA - samyaka | AcaraNa kiye saMsAra-sAgara ko tairakara pAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / isalie prastuta nibandha meM saMsAra - sAgara ko tairane ke samyak-sAdhanoM kA jJAna karAyA gayA hai| tIna ratna tIrthaMkara kise kahate haiM ? tIrtha tairane sAdhana ko kahate haiN| jo saMsAra-sAgara se svayaM tairakara pAra hokara anya mumakSu bhavya jIvoM ko tairane ke sAdhanoM kA upadeza karAtA hai, tairane ke sAdhanoM kA pracAra karatA hai, 'tIrthaMkara' hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra Adi jina bhagavAna tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiM / tairane ke sAdhana saMsAra - sAgara se tairane ke sAdhana tIna haiM (1) samyak - darzana (2) samkay - jJAna, (3) aura samyak - caritra / samyaka darzana 'deva' vItarAga arihanta bhagavAna, 'guru' Atma-sAdhaka nirgrantha sAdhu aura 'dharma' ahiMsA, satya Adi Atmadharma- ina tInoM kI saccI zraddhA kA nAma hI samyak - darzana hai| samyak - darzana kA hI dUsarA nAma samyaktva hai| samyaktva kA artha hai - saccAI / vivekapUrvaka jA~ca-par3atAla karake sacce deva, sacce guru sacce dharma ko mAnanA hI samyaktva hai / jo isa prakAra ke samyaktva ko dhAraNa kare, vaha sAdhaka samyak - dRSTi yA samyaktvI kahalAtA hai| jainatva kI jhA~kI (12) Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyak- jJAna vastu ke svarupa ko jAnanA, arthAt jaisA hai vaisA samajhanA 'samyak - jJAna' hai| jIva, ajIva, pApa, puNya, Asava, saMvara, nijarA, vaMdha aura mokSa ina nau tatvoM kA yathArtha rUpa se jJAna karanA samkay - jJAna hai / samyak - jJAna pUrNa rupa se arihanta - dazA meM prApta hotA hai| jaba AtmA rAga dveSa kA kSaya kara kevala jJAna prApta kara letA hai, taba vaha pUrNa jJAnI ho jAtA hai| samyak caritra samyak - darzana aura samyak jJAna ke anusAra yathArtha rUpa se ahiMsA evaM satya Adi sadAcAra kA pAlana karanA bhI samyak - caritra hai| gRhastha kA samyak cAritra apUrNa hotA hai, aura sAdhu kA samyak cAritra pUrNa hotA hai| sAdhu ke samyak caritra kI pUrNatA bhI kevala jJAna hone ke bAda mokSa meM jAne se kucha samaya pahale hI hotI hai| vItarAga AtmA kI mana, vacana aura zarIra se pUrNa niSprakampa arthAt acaMcala sthira avasthA kA nAma hI pUrNa cAritra hai, aura vaha isI samaya prApta kara letA hai / pahale samyak - darzana hotA hai| samyak darzana ke hote hI usI kSaNa samyak - jJAna hotA hai aura isake bAda meM samyak - caritra hotA hai / samyak - darzana arthAt saccI zraddhA ke binA jJAna, samyak jJAna nahIM hotA, ajJAna hI rahatA hai| aura samyak darzana tathA samyak - jJAna ke binA cAritra, samyak cAritra nahIM hotA / jaina-dharma meM ukta samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak - cAritra ko ratna kahate haiN| AtmA kI anAdikAlIna AdhyAtmika daridratA inhIM tInoM ke dvArA miTatI hai, ataH ina tInoM kI 'ratnatraya' ke nAma se prasiddhi hai| vastutaH AtmA kA yahI antaraMga AdhyAtmika aizvarya hai| isa antaraMga aizvarya ke dvArA hI AtmA ko saccA Ananda prApta ho sakatA hai / 000 tIna ratna (13) Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 jaba manuSya bhoga- bhUmi meM apanI vaiyaktika sImA meM baddha hokara nirdvandva vicara rahA thA, taba sabhyatA aura saMskRti kA prazna usake sAmane nahIM thA, usa yuga meM mAnavIya cetanA ko udbuddha karake usake puruSArtha ko bhautika evaM AdhyAtmika pragati kI dizA meM prerita kiyA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne / dharma evaM saMskRti ke prathama upadezaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI yaha jIvana-jhAMkI dekhie / bhagavAn RSabhadeva bhagavAn RSabhadeva kaba hue, isa prazna kA uttara pAne ke lie hameM mAnava-sabhyatA ke AdikAla meM jAnA hogaa| vaha AdikAla, jaba na gA~va base the aura na nagara, na khetI-bAr3I kA dhandhA thA aura na dukAnadArI, na koI kalA thI aura na koI udyoga / saba loga vRkSoM ke nIce rahate the aura kanda-mUla evaM vanaphala khAkara jIvana-yApana karate the| mAnava jIvana kA koI mahAna uddezya taba kI janatA ke sAmane nahIM thA / jIvana sukhamaya avazya thA, kintu karttavya - zUnya | jaina paribhASA meM yaha kAla yugaliyoM kA kAla thA, vartamAna avasarpiNI kA tIsarA suSamA - duSamA 'Araka' samApta hone ko thA / bhagavAna RSabhadeva, isI yuga ke jana-nAyaka antima kulakara zrI nAbhirAjA ke suputra the / unakI mAtA kA nAma marudevI thaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA bAlyakAla isI yaugalika sabhyatA meM gujraa| RSabhadeva yA yuga kAla-cakra badala rahA thA / prakRti kA vaibhava kSINa hone lagA, aura jo vRkSa the, ve bhI phUla - phala kama dene lge| idhara upabhoga karane vAlI janasaMkhyA dina prati dina bar3ha rahI thI / jIvanopayogI sAdhana kama hoM aura unakA upabhoga karane vAle adhika hoM, taba batAie, kyA jainatva kI jhA~kI (14) Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA karatA hai ? saMgharSa, dvandva, lar3AI-jhagar3A ! zAnta bhaugalika janatA meM saMgraha buddhi paidA ho gaI, bhaviSya kI cintA ne niHspRhatA evaM udAratA kama kara dI aura isake phalasvarupa Apasa meM baira virodha, ghRNA, dveSa bar3hane lagA / niSkriya se sakriya karma - bhUmi kA Arambha kAla thA yaha / samaya ko parakhane vAle zrI nAbhirAjA ne aba jana netRtva kA bhAra apane suyogya putra RSabha ko sauMpa diyaa| bar3A kaThina samaya thA vaha / mAnava-jAti kA bhAgya AzA aura nirAzA ke bIca jhUla rahA thA / usa samaya mAnava-jAti ko eka suyogya karmaTha netA kI AvazyakatA thI aura vaha zrI RSabhadeva ke rupa meM use mila gaye / " bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne janatA kA netRtva bar3I kuzalatA aura yogyatA se kiyA / unake hRdaya meM mAnava-jAti ke prati apAra karuNA umar3a rahI thI / mAnava jAti ko vinAza ke bhayaMkara garta se bacAne ke lie, unhoMne dina-rAta eka kara diyaa| bhagavAna ne jIvanopayogI sAdhanoM ke utpAdana aura saMrakSaNa kA saba prakAra se kriyAtmaka upadeza diyA / vRkSoM ko sIMcane kI, naye vRkSa lagAne kI, anna pakAne kI. vyApAra karane kI, pAtra banAne kI, vastra bunane kI, roga - cikitsA kI, santAna ke pAlana-poSaNa Adi kI saba paddhatiyA~ batalAI / gA~va kaise basAe~, nagaroM kA nirmANa kaise kareM, garamI - saradI aura varSA se ye saba kalAe~ janatA ko sikhlaaii| bhAratavarSa kI sarvaprathama nagarI, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke tatvAvadhAna meM banI aura usakA nAma 'vinItA' rakhA gayA, jo Age cala kara ayodhyA ke nAma se prasiddha huii| unhoMne manuSyoM ko nissahAya va prakRtimukhApekSI rahane ke badale puruSArtha kA pATha par3hAyA aura prakRti ko apane niyantraNa meM kara usase manacAhA kAma lenA sikhlaayaa| prakRti para adhikAra pAne kI aura manuSya kI yaha sarvaprathama vijayayAtrA bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke netRtva meM prArambha huI, isalie jaina itihAsakAroM ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA dUsarA guNa-sampanna nAma 'AdinAtha' batAyA hai / bhagavAna RSabhadeva (15) Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn RSabhadeva pUrNa yuvA ho cuke the aura bar3I yogyatA se janatA kA netRtva kara rahe the| gRhastha dharma kA pUrNa Adarza sthApita karane ke lie aba vivAha kA prasaMga aayaa| batAyA jA cukA hai ki yugaliyoM ke yuga meM mAnava-jIvana kI koI vizeSa maryAdA nahIM thii| vaha yuga, sabhyatA kI dRSTi se eka prakAra se avikasita yuga kahA jA sakatA hai| usa samaya vivAha-saMskAra kI prathA bhI pracalita na thii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne karmabhUmi yuga ke Adarza ke lie aura pArivArika jIvana ko pUrNa rupa se vyavasthita karane ke lie vivAha-prathA ko pracalita karanA ucita smjhaa| ataeva zrI nAbhirAjA aura devarAja indra ke parAmarza se RSabhadeva kA vivAha sumaMgalA aura sunandA nAma kI kanyAoM ke sAtha sampanna huaa| bhAratavarSa ke usa yuga meM yaha prathama vivAha thaa| RSabhadeva ke vivAha kA Adarza janatA meM bhI phailA aura samasta mAnava-jAti sugaThita parivAroM ke rupa meM phUlane-phalane lgii| |RSabhadeva kA parivAra - sumaMgalA ke parama pratApI putra bharata hue| ye bar3e hI pratibhAzAlI aura suyogya zAsaka the| Age calakara inhoMne apratima zaurya se bharata-kSetra ke chaha khaNDoM para apanI vijayapatAkA phaharAI aura isa vartamAna avasarpiNIkAla ke prathama cakravartI rAjA hue| suprasiddha vaidika purANa zrImadbhAgavata ke anusAra inhIM bharata cakravatI ke nAma para hamArA deza bhAratavarSa ke nAma se prakhyAta huaa| dUsarI rAnI sunandA ke putra bAhubalI hue| bAhubalI apane yuga ke mAne hue zUravIra yoddhA the| inakA zArIrika bala, usa samaya advitIya samajhA jAtA thaa| ye bar3e hI svatantra prakRti ke yuvaka the| jaba bharata cakravartI hue, to unhoMne bAhubalI ko bhI apane karadatta rAjA ke rupa meM adhIna rahane ke lie bAdhya kiyA, parantu ve kaba mAnane vAle the| bAhubalI bharata ko bar3e bhAI ke rupa meM to Adara de sakate the, parantu - an jainatva kI jhA~kI (16) Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAsaka ke rupa meM Adara denA unakI svatantra prakRti ke lie sarvathA asambhava thaa| anta meM donoM kA paraspara yuddha huA / bAhubalI ne cakravatI ko dvandva yuddha meM pachAr3a kara nIcA dikhA diyA, kintu bar3e bhAI ko apamAnita karane ke kAraNa unheM tatkAla hI vairAgya ho AyA aura parivAra, rAjya, koSa tathA prabhutva kA parityAga kara muni bana gae / isa ghaTanA se bAhubalI kI svatantratA, niHspRhatA, Atma gaurava, vIratA aura dhArmikatA kA bhalI-bhA~ti patA laga sakatA hai| hA~, to hama bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke parivAra kI bAta kaha rahe haiN| bharata aura bAhubalI ke alAvA usake aTThAnaveM putra aura bhI the / ve saba-ke-saba bahuta sarala aura santoSI the / bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho gae the| bhagavAn ko do suputriyA~ bhI thIM- brAhmI aura sundarI / brAhmI sumaMgalA kI putrI thI to sundarI sunandA kii| donoM hI bahanoM kA Apasa meM prema, jaina itihAsa meM bar3e gaurava kI dRSTi se aMkita kiyA gayA hai| ' brAhmIM aura sundarI bahuta hI buddhimatI evaM catura kanyAe~ thiiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apanI donoM putriyoM ko bahuta ucca koTi kA zikSaNa diyaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva, isa prakAra Adi yuga ke sarvaprathama zikSAzAstrI the, jinhoMne strI puruSa donoM ke lie zikSA meM kalA aura udyoga kA adbhuta sammizraNa kiyA / varNavyavasthA kA sUtrapAta bhAratIya prathA kA saMgaThana suvyavasthita rupa se calatA rahe, isa uddezya se RSabhadeva jI ne, mAnava-jAti ko tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA - kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra / jo loga adhika zUravIra the zastra calAne meM kuzala the, saMkaTakAla meM prajA kI rakSA kara sakate the, aura aparAdhiyoM ko daMDa dvArA zikSA dekara kuzala zAsaka bana sakate the, unheM kSatriya pada diyA gyaa| 1 yeSAM khalu mahAyogI bharato zreSThaH zreSThaguNa AsIda yenedaM bhArata paMmiti vyapadizanti / -- zrImadabhAgavata skandha 5 adhyAya 4 - zrImadbhAgavata skandha 5 adhyAya 4 bhagavAna RSabhadeva (17) Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo vyApAra-vyavasAya tathA kRSi aura pazu-pAlana Adi meM nipuNa the, ve vaizya khlaaye| jinheM sevA kA kArya sauMpA gayA, ve 'zUdra' kahalAye / cauthe brAhmaNa varNa kI sthApanA, bhagavAn ke suputra mahArAja bharata ne, apane cakravartI kAla meM kii| jo loga apanA jIvana jJAnAbhyAsa meM lagAte the, prajA ko zikSA de sakate the, samaya para sanmArga kA upadeza karate the, ve brAhmaNa kahalAye / bhagavAn RSabhadeva jI ne varSoM kI sthApanA meM karma kI mahattA ko sthAna diyA thA, janma yA jAti ko nhiiN| Age cala kara varNAzrama dharma kA mahatva bar3hA to karmaNA varNa ke sthAna para janmanA varNa ke siddhAnta ko pratiSThA mila gii| Aja ke ye jAti-gata U~ca-nIca ke bheda usI jAtIya ahaMkAra kI dena hai / yaugalika sabhyatA meM to jAtivAda kA nAma taka bhI nahIM thA / usa samaya, manuSya, kevala manuSya thA, usake bIca meM koI bheda kI dIvAra nahIM thii| Adi RSi RSabhadeva jI kA hRdaya Arambha se hI vairAgya-rasa se pariplAvita thaa| parantu jana-kalyANa kI bhAvanA se ve gRhastha-dazA meM raha rahe the aura mAnava-samAja ko suvyavasthita banAne kA prayatna kara rahe the| aba jyoM hI mAnava-jAti vyavasthita rupa se sabhyatA ke DhA~ceM meM Dhalakara unnati ke patha para agrasara hone lagI, to prajA ke zAsana kA bhAra bharata aura bAhubalI Adi suputroM ko de kara svayaM ne muni dIkSA aMgIkAra kara lI / dIkSA lene ke bAda ve ekAnta nircana sUne vanoM meM dhyAna lagAkara khar3e rhte| una dinoM ve akhaNDa mauna rakhate the| kisI se kucha bhI bolate -cAlate na the| aura to kyA, eka varSa taka to tapaH sAdhanA meM itane lIna rahe ki zarIra rakSA ke hetu anna-jala bhI grahaNa nahIM kiyA / jainatva kI jhA~kI (18) Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mata-matAntaroM kA udbhava zrI RSabhadeva jI ke sAtha cAra hajAra anya puruSoM ne bhI dIkSA lI thii| inameM bhI aneka loga pratiSThita jananAyaka the, aura bhagavAn se atyadhika ghaniSTha prema karate the| ve loga kisI gambhIra cintana ke bAda Atma-nirIkSaNa kI dRSTi se to muni bane nahIM the, bhagavAna ke prema ke kAraNa dekhA-dekhI hI unake pIche cala diye the| ataeva muni-dIkSA meM AdhyAtmika Ananda inheM na mila skaa| bhUkha-pyAsa ke kAraNa ghabarA uThe / bhagavAn mauna rahate the, isalie inako patA na calA ki kyA kareM aura kyA na kreN| Akhira muni-vRtti kA mArga chor3akara ye saba loga jaMgala meM kuTiyA banAkara rahane lage aura kanda mUla tathA vana-phala khAkara gujArA karane lge| bhAratavarSa meM vibhinna dharmo evaM matoM kA itihAsa, yahI se prArambha hotA hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya meM hI isa prakAra tIna sau tiresaTha mata sthApita ho cuke the| . dharma ke mukhyatayA do aMga haiM-tatva-jJAna aura aacrnn| jaba manuSya kI jJAna-zakti durbala hotI hai, to tatva jJAna meM ulaTa phera hotA hai aura isake phalasvarupa jar3a, caitanya, pApa-puNya, bandha aura mokSa Adi ke sambandha meM eka-dUsare se TakarAtI huI vibhinna vicAradhArAe~ baha nikalatI haiN| jaba AcaraNa-zakti kSINa hotI hai, to AcAra-sambandhI * niyamoM ko bhoga-vRddhi kI tIvratA ke kAraNa viparIta rupa diyA jAtA hai aura jhUThe tarko kI Ar3a meM apanI durbalatA kA saMrakSaNa kiyA jAtA hai| dhArmika mata-bhedoM meM prAyaH ye hI mukhya kAraNa hote haiN| durbhAgya se bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya meM bhI mata-vibhinnatA ke ye hI do mukhya kAraNa hue| varSItapa kA pAraNA bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne bAraha mahIne taka nirantara nirAhAra rahakara saMyama-yoga kI sAdhanA kii| bhayaMkara-se-bhayaMkara prAkRtika saMkaToM ko - - - - bhagavAna RSabhadeva (19) mational Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI unhoMne prasannacitta se sahana kiyaa| bhagavAn kI titikSA bahuta uccakoTi para pahu~ca gaI thii| parantu bAraha mAsa vyatIta hone para bhagavAn ne vicAra kiyA ki "maiM to isa prakAra nirAhAra sAdhanA kA lambA mArga apanA kara Atma-kalyANa kara sakatA huuN| mujhe to bhUkha-pyAsa ke kaSTa kisI bhA~ti bhI vicalita nahIM kara skte| parantu mere anukaraNa para calane vAle dUsare sAdhakoM kA kyA hogA ? ve to isa prakAra lambA tapazcaraNa nahIM kara skeNge| binA AhAra-yAtrA ke sAdhAraNa mAnava-zarIra Tika bhI nahIM sktaa| becAre cAra hajAra sAdhaka kisa burI taraha patha-bhraSTa ho gaye haiN| Ane vAle sAdhakoM ko mArga-pradarzana ke hetu mujhe bhI AhAra lenA caahie| astuH bhagavAn ne AhAra ke lie nagara meM praveza kiyaa| usa samaya kI janatA sAdhuoM ko AhAra dene kI vidhi nahIM jAnatI thii| ataH bhagavAna ko munivRtti ke anukUla nirdoSa AhAra kI prApti na ho skii| sadoSa AhAra bhagavAn ne nahIM liyaa| bahuta se loga to bhagavAn kI sevA meM hAthI-ghor3oM kI bheMTa lAte aura bahuta se ratnoM se bhare thAla bhI le aate| antatogatvA hastinApura ke rAjakumAra zreyAMsa ne apane pUrvajanma-sambandhI jAtismaraNa jJAna se jAna kara, nirdoSa AhAra ke rupa meM Ikha kA rasa bhraayaa| yaha saMsAra-tyAgI muniyoM ko AhAra dene kA pahalA dina thaa| baizAkha zuklA tRtIyA-akSaya tRtIyA ke rupa meM vaha dina Aja bhI eka uta va ke rupa meM manAyA jAtA hai| prathama dharma prarvataka bhagavAna RSabhadeva nAnA prakAra ke ugra tapazcaraNa karate hue Atma- sAdhanA meM lIna rhe| jaba ve AvyAtmika dazA kI ucca koTi para pahuMce to jJAnAvaraNa Adi Atmasvarupa ke ghAtaka ghAtiyA karmo kA nAza kara kevala jJAna prApta kiyaa| bhagavAna ko jJAna eka vaTa-vRkSa ke nIce huA thA, ataH Aja bhI bhArata meM vaTa-vRkSa ko bahuta Adara kI dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai| bhagavAna ne kevala jJAna prApta kara dharma kA jainatva kI jhA~kI (20) Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upadeza diyA aura sAdhu tathA gRhastha-donoM kA hI kartavya btaayaa| yaha kartavya hI jaina dharma ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| 'jina' kA batAyA huA dharma = karttavya, jain-dhrm| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne strI aura puruSa-donoM ke jIvana kA mahatva dete hue caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI-sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA / bhagavAna ke prathama gaNadhara, cakravatI bharata ke suputra RSabhasena hue aura sabase pramukha AryikAeM donoM putriyA~ brAhmI tathA sundarI huii| bhagavAna kA janma caitra kRSNA aSTamI ko huA thaa| aura munidIkSA bhI caitra kRSNA aSTamI ko hI huii| kevalajJAna, phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ko, aura nirvANa, mAgha kRSNA trayodazI ko huaa| Aja bhI caitra kRSNA aSTamI ke dina bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI jayantI manAyI jAtI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva mAnava-jAti ke sarvaprathama uddhArakartA the| bhAratIya itihAsa meM unakA nAma ajara-amara rhegaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kevala jaina dharma kI hI vibhUti na the, pratyuta vizva kI vibhUti the| yaha unakI mahattA kA hI phala hai ki vaidika-dharma ne bhI unheM apanA avatAra mAnA hai| zrImadbhAgavata meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI mahimA kA mukta kaNTha se varNana kiyA gayA hai| vahA~ likhA hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva vedoM ke bhI parama guru the, "sakala veda-loka-deva-brAhmaNa-gavAM paramagurorbhagavataH Rssbhaakhysy"| isase Age bhagavAna ke avatAra kI mahattA aura upayogitA batAte hue likhA hai ki "ayamavatAro rajasopapluta kaivalyopazikSaNArthaH / bhagavAna kA yaha avatAra rajoguNa se vyApta logoM ko mokSa-mArga kI zikSA dene ke lie huA thaa| isa prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mahimA ke svara jaina-paramparA evaM vaidika-paramparA meM eka samAna zraddhA ke sAtha mukharita hue haiN| 000 1. jambUdvIpa prajJapti sUtra meM dIkSA tithi caitra kRSNA navamI hai| - -- - - - - ____ For Private & Personal use On bhagavAna RSabhadeva(21)brary.org Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn neminAtha karuNA ke avatAra mAne jAte haiN| rAjakumArI rAjula ko vyAhane ko jAte hue eka karuNA kI lahara unake hRdaya meM macala uThI, aura usase prerita hokara ve toraNa se hI vApasa lauTa gye| jIva-dayA ke nimitta jisane apane yauvanakI samasta icchA aura umaMgoM kA balidAna kara diyA, usa karuNAmUrti kA yaha jIvanavRtta pddh'ie| bhagavAnneminAtha bAta usa purAtana yuga kI hai, jaba ki bhArata ke kSitija para yAdava jAti kA sitArA camaka rahA thaa| yaha yAdava-jAti kI rASTrIya krAMti thI ki kalA, udyoga aura vyavasAya kI unnati se rASTra meM cAroM ora khuzahAlI phaila rahI thI, aura jana-jIvana meM sukha-zAMti evaM samRddhi kI vINA ke hajAroM tAra eka sAtha jhaMkRta ho rahe the| ___bhArata ke tatkAlIna itihAsa para dRSTi DAlate haiM, to isI mahAna yAdava jAti ke do mahApuruSa eka sAtha bhArata ke kSitija pA camakate dikhAI dete haiN| eka haiM adhyAtma ke kSitija para jagamagA sUrya, karuNA ke pU~ja bhagavAna neminAtha aura dUsare haiM rAjanIti ka AkAza meM prakAzamAna jyotirdhara vAsudeva shriikRssnn| hama Apako yahA~ bhagavAna neminAtha kA paricaya denA cAhate haiN| bhagavAna neminAtha (ariSTanemi) jaina dharma ke bAIsaveM tIrthakara haiN| unakA janma zaurIpura (vartamAna AgarA jilA meM yamunA taTa para Aja ke baTezvara ke pAsa) ke rAjA samudravijaya ke ghara huaa| mAtA kA nAma zivA devI thaa| ariSTanemi ke janma se pahale samudravijaya ke sabase choTe bhAI vAsudeva ke ghara zrI kRSNa kA janma ho cukA thaa| - - - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (22) Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUlhA banakara cale tatkAlIna bhArata kA krUra zAsaka magadha nareza jarAsandha yAdava-jAti ke parAkrama aura vaibhava se jalakara usa para taraha-taraha ke atyAcAra DhA rahA thA / zrIkRSNa ne isa Apatti se apanI jAti ko bacAne ke lie vahA~ se prasthAna karake pazcima samudra ke kinAre saurASTra pradeza meM dvArakA nagarI basAI aura vahIM para samasta yAdava-jAti vAsudeva zrIkRSNa ke netRtva meM apanI unnati karane lagI / ariSTanemi jaba yuvA hue to unakA parAkrama aura tejas pUrI yAdava - jati meM adbhuta dikhAI dene lgaa| zrIkRSNa ariSTanemi kA bahuta sammAna karate the| ariSTanemi kA svabhAva bar3A hI zAMta, madhura aura komala thA / unake mana meM vairAgya ke saMskAra jame hue the, isalie ve saMsAra se udAsIna evaM virakta se rahate / zrIkRSNa ne bahuta hI Agraha karake ariSTanemi ko vivAha ke lie taiyAra kiyaa| unakA sambandha ugrasena kI putrI rAjImatI se nizcita huA / rAjImatI bahuta hI sundara aura catura rAjakumArI thii| usake snehita aura ha~samukha svabhAva para hara koI mugdha ho uThatA / parivAra meM use pyAra se rAjula nAma se pukArA jAtA thA / ariSTanemi kI bArAta rAjImatI ko byAhane ke lie rAjA ugrasena ke dvAra para jA rahI thii| rAjakumAra ratha meM baiThe the| eka ora bhArata ke samrATa zrIkRSNa, anekoM tejasvI nareza evaM yAdava - rAjakumAroM kA dala-bala thA, to dUsarI ora unake svAgata ke lie bhojavaMzI rAjA ugrasena apane mitra rAjA evaM sAmantoM tathA pArivArika janoM ke sAtha upasthita the| cAroM ora maMgala gIta gAye jA rahe the, madhura saMgIta kI lahareM dUra-dUra taka pavana para tairatI jA rahI thIM, sthAna-sthAna para vaMdanavAreM TaMgI thIM, saubhAgyavatI nAriyA~ ariSTanemi para sugandhita puSpa - varSA kara rahI thIM / bhagavAna nemInAtha (23) Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karuNA umar3a par3I "yaha kyA ? isa utsava ke samaya meM yaha karuNa-krandana kyoM ? khuzI ke samaya meM Arta svara kaisA ? -ariSTanemi ne cauMkakara idhara-udhara dekhaa| rAjakumAra kA ratha thor3A aura Age bar3hA, to eka bhayaMkara dRzya unakI najaroM meM koMdha gyaa| saiMkar3oM nirIha mUka pazu chaTa-paTA rahe haiM tathA eka bAr3e meM ba~dhe Arta-krandana kara rahe haiN| mauta jaise unake sAmane khar3I hai aura ve saba bhayAkula haiN| ___ariSTanemi ne sArathI se ratha rokane ko kahA, aura pUchA-"ye mUka . pazu yahA~ kisa lie bA~dhe gaye haiM ? ye kyoM chaTapaTA kara krandana kara rahe haiM ? sArathi ne spaSTa nivedana kiyA-"rAjakumAra ! ye saba Apake vivAhotsava ke lie haiM ! barAtiyoM meM bahuta-se rAjA mAMsAhArI bhI haiM, unake bhojana samAraMbha ke lie ina pazuoM kA vadha kiyA jaayegaa| ___ nemikumAra ke hRdaya meM bhayaMkara coTa lgii| "mere vivAha meM yaha nRzaMsa hatyA ! merA eka ghara basAne ke lie hajAroM pazuoM kI mRtyu ! nahIM ! nahI ! yaha nahIM ho sktaa| nemikumAra ke hRdaya meM karuNA kA srota umar3a pdd'aa| unhoMne karuNAvigalita hRdaya se kahA-"sArathi ! ratha ko mor3a lo ! yaha vivAha nahIM hogaa| jAo, pazuoM ko tatkAla bandhana-mukta kara do| sArathi ne AjJAnusAra bAr3A khola diyA, saba pazu bandhana-mukta kara diye gye| nemikumAra kA ratha toraNa se vApasa lauTa gyaa| cAroM ora cintA chA gaI ? zrIkRSNa Adi ne nemikumAra ko bahuta samajhAyA, para unhoMne sabake prastAva asvIkAra kara diye| unake hRdaya kI karuNA dIpta ho utthii| ve lauTakara rAjamahaloM meM nahI gaye, sIdhe raivatAcala giranAra parvata kI gahana kandarAoM meM jAkara Atma-sAdhanA meM lIna ho gye| - - - - - . jainatva kI jhAMkI (24) Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unhoMne tapasyA karake Atma-zodhana kiyaa| karma-maloM kA nAza kiyA aura kevalajJAna prApta karake bAIsaveM neminAtha ke nAma se saMsAra meM prasiddha hue| hiMsA ke upadeSTA ___karuNAmUrti bhagavAna neminAtha ne ahiMsA aura karuNA para bahuta adhika bala diyaa| khAsakara bhojanazuddhi ke sAtha ahisA kA sambandha jor3ane vAle yahI itihAsa-puruSa haiN| vAsudeva zrIkRSNa aura yAdava-jAti ko unhoMne vizeSa rupa se ahiMsA ke upadeza dvArA prabhAvita kiyaa| chAMdogya upaniSad meM likhA hai ki "devakI putra zrIkRSNa ko ghora AMgirasa RSi ne ahiMsA dharma kA upadeza diyA thaa| bauddha-darzana ke prakANDa vidvAna sva. dharmAnanda kauzAmbI (bhAratIya saMskRti aura ahiMsA, pR. 38) ke matAnusAra ve ahiMsA dharma ke upadezaka jaina tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAtha hI the, jo vaidika-paramparA meM 'cora AMgirasa' ke nAma se prasiddha rahe haiN| jaina-sAhitya ke AdhAra se bhI itanA to nizcita hai ki bhagavAn neminAtha yAdava jAti eMva zrIkRSNa ke upadezaka the| unhoMne samaya-samaya para vAsudeva zrIkRSNa jaise samrAToM aura sarva-sAdhAraNa janatA ko ahiMsA kA upadeza dekara bhAratavarSa meM dayA aura karuNA kA pracAra kiyaa| itihAsa kI navIna khoja aba bhagavAn neminAtha ko aitihAsika mahApuruSa mAna cukI hai| - 4141 MITA (25)ary.org Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 IsvI pUrva ATha sau varSa ! bhArata ke AdhyAtmika jIvana meM vivekazUnya kriyA-kANDoM aura dhArmika andha-vizvAsoM kA bolabAlA thA / andha-vizvAsoM kI ina kAlI ghaTAoM ko cIrakara sahasA eka bAla- ravi bhArata ke adhyAtmikakSitija para camaka uThatA hai, cAroM ora samyak jJAna kA prakAza jaga magAne lagatA hai| isa dharma-krAnti kA sajIva citra 'bhagavAna pArzva - nAtha' ke jIvana meM dekhie / bhagavAn pArzvanAtha bhagavAn pArzvanAtha vartamAna kAla-cakra ke teIsaveM tIrthakara haiM / unakI prakhyati bhI jaina samAja meM kucha nahIM hai| jaina sAhitya kA stotra vibhAga adhikatara unhIM ke stuti -pAThoM se bharA par3A hai| hajAroM stotra unake nAma para bane hue haiN| jinheM lAkhoM nara-nArI bar3I zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha nityapATha ke rupa meM par3hate haiN| AcArya siddhasena divAkara kI mahAn kRti kalyANa - mandira stotra to itanA adhika prasiddha hai ki zAyada hI koI dhArmika manovRtti kA zikSita jaina ho, jo use na jAnatA ho / mUla AgamoM meM bhI bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI kIrti - gAthA bar3e zraddhAbhare zabdoM meM gAI gaI hai| bhagavatI sUtra meM bahuta se sthaloM para unakA nAmollekha milatA hai aura svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI unheM mahApuruSoM kI koTi meM svIkAra karate hue atIva sammAnapUrNa zabdoM meM smaraNa kiyA hai| 1 jaina - saMsAra hI nahIM, ajaina saMsAra bhI pArzvanAtha ke nAma se khUba paricita hai / eka prakAra se ajaina saMsAra to ekamAtra unheM hI jainoM kA upAsyadeva samajhatA hai| bahuta-se ajainoM ko svayaM lekhaka ne yaha kahate hue sunA hai ki ye jaina haiM, jo pArzvanAtha ko mAnane jainatva kI jhA~kI (26) Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAle haiN| rAjapUtAnA Adi pradezoM meM to ajaina loga jainoM ko zapatha dilAte samaya bhI bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI zapatha dilAte haiN| bhAratIya itihAsa ke mAne hue vidvAna bhI zrI pArzvanAtha jI kI aitihAsikatA ko spaSTa rupa meM svIkAra karate haiN| pahale ke kucha itihAsajJa vidvAna jainadharma kA prArambhakAla bhagavAna mahAvIra se hI mAnate the, parantu aba to eka svara se prAyaH sabhI vidvAn jainadharma kA sambandha bhagavAn pArzvanAtha se jor3ane laga gaye haiM, kucha to inase bhI Age RSabhadevajI taka pahu~ca gaye haiN| prasiddha aitihAsika pustaka 'bhAratIya itihAsa kI ruparekhA' meM to bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke itihAsa-kAla para khUba acchA prakAza DAlA gayA hai| tatkAlIna paristhiti bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA samaya IsA ke karIba ATha sau varSa pUrva hai| suprasiddha kAzI rASTra kI rAjadhAnI vArANasI meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kA janma huaa| kAzI nareza azvasena pArzvanAtha ke pitA aura vAmAdevI mAtA thiiN| vaha yuga tApasoM kA yuga thaa| hajAroM tApasa Azrama banAkara vanoM meM rahA karate the aura ugra zArIrika klezoM dvArA tapaH sAdhanA kiye karate the| kitane hI tapasvI vRkSoM kI zAkhAoM meM auMdhe mu~ha laTakA karate the| kitane hI AkaMTha jala meM khar3e hokara sUrya kI ora dhyAna lagAyA karate the| kitane hI apane Apako bhUmi meM dabAkara samAdhi lagAte the| aura kitane hI paMcAgni-tapa tapakara apane zarIra ko jhulasA DAlate the| ukta agni-tApasoM kA usa samaya kAphI jora thaa| bholI janatA inhIM vivekazUnya kriyA kANDoM meM dharma mAnatI thIM aura isa prakAra deha daNDa kA bAjAra khUba garama thaa| vicAra-krAnti bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA vaicArika saMgharSa adhikatara inhIM tApasa sampradAoM ke sAtha huaa| ve viveka-zUnya kriyA-kANDa ko heya mAnate the aura kahate the ki "jJAnapUrvaka kiyA gayA samyaka-AcAra hI jIvana bhagavAna pArzvanAtha (27) Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM krAnti lA sakatA hai| jJAna ke binA ugra kriyA-kANDa karate hue hajAroM varSa bIta jAe~, taba bhI kucha nahIM ho sktaa| bahuta bAra to viveka-zUnya tapazcaraNa AtmA ko unnata banAne kI apekSA adhaHpatana kI ora ghasITa kara le jAtA hai aura sAdhaka ko kisI kAma kA nahIM chodd'taa| kamaTha, usa samaya kA eka mahAn pratiSThA-prApta tApasa thaa| sarvaprathama pArzvanAtha kI usI se vicAra-carcA huii| kamaTha ne vArANasI ke bAhara gaMgA-taTa para DerA DAla rakhA thA, aura paJcAgni tapa ke dvArA hajAroM logoM kA zraddhA-bhAjana banA huA thaa| zrI pArzvanAtha iMsa samaya vArANasI yuvarAja the| yuvarAja pArzvakumAra ne isa mithyAcAra ke viSavRkSa ko jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkane kA vicAra kiyA, aura gaMgA-taTa para tapasvI se dharma ke sambandha meM bar3I gambhIra carcA karate hue satya ke vAstavika svarupa ko janatA ke samakSa rkhaa| tapasvI kI dhUnI ke eka bar3e se purAne lakkar3a se eka vizAla viSadhara nAga jala rahA thaa| rAjakumAra pArzva ne apanI sumadhura vANI se sadbodha dekara nAga kA udvAra kiyaa| ukta ghaTanA kA jaina-samAja meM bar3A bhArI mahatva hai| zrI hemacandrAcArya, bhAvadeva Adi prAcIna vidvAnoM ne svaracita pArzvacaritroM meM isa sambandha meM atIva hRdayagrAhI evaM vivecanApUrNa varNana kiyA hai| vartamAna kAlacakra meM jitane bhI tIrthakara hue haiM una saba meM zrI pArzvanAtha hI aise haiM, jinhoMne gRhastha dazA meM hI isa prakAra sArvajanika, dharma-carcA meM bhAga lekara satya ke pracAra kA zrIgaNeza kiyaa| kSamA kA devatA - bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA sAdhanA-kAla bar3A bilakSaNa rahA hai| yuvAvasthA meM hI kAzI deva ke vizAla sAmrAjya ko ThukarA kara munidIkSA dhAraNa kI aura itanI saphala tapaHsAdhanA kI, jisase hara koI sahRdaya jana sahasA camatkRta hue binA nahIM raha sktaa| unakA hRdaya sahana-zIlatA se itanA adhika paripUrNa thA ki ve bhayaMkara se - - - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (28) Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhayakara ApattiyoM meM bhI sarvathA acala - akampa rahe, jarA bhI hRdaya meM glAni kA bhAva nahIM Ane diyA / kamaThAsura ne unako atIva bhISaNa kaSTha diye| parantu ve usa para bhI antarhRdaya se dayA kA zItala nirjhara hI bahAte rhe| prabhU ke isa udAra samabhAva para AcArya hemacandra ne triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra meM kyA hI acchA likhA hai kamaThe dharaNendre ca svocitaM karma kurvati / prabhustulyamanovRttiH pArzvanAthaH zriyestuvaH / / arthAt eka ora kamaThAsura ne Apako mahAn kaSTa die, aura dUsarI ora nAgarAja dharaNendra ne Apako upasarga se bacA kara mahatI sevA - bhakti kI, parantu ApakA donoM hI vyaktiyoM para eka samAna hI sadbhAva thA, na kamaTha para dveSa aura na dharaNendra para anurAga / cAturyAma dharma kA upadeza zrI pArzva prabhu Arambha se hI dayA, kSamA evaM zAnti ke avatAra the / unakI yaha kSamA-dharma kI sAdhanA isI janma se zuru nahIM huI thI / jaina - purANoM ke anusAra ve nau janma se kSamA kA pATha apane antastala meM utArate A rahe the| apane virodhI kamaTha para jo nirantara nau janma taka sAtha meM rahakara kaSTha detA rahA thA, jarA bhI krodha nahIM kiyA / astu, unakI yaha sAdhanA antima janma meM pUrNa zikhara para pahu~cI aura yahA~ kaivalya prApta kara ahiMsA, satya, asteya aura aparigraharUpa cAturyAma dharma ke sAdhanA - mArga kA janatA meM sarvatra pracAra kiyA / vivekazUnya kriyA - kANDoM meM ulajhI huI janatA ko unhoMne vivekapradhAna sadAcAra ke patha para agrasara kiyA aura saMsAra meM ahiMsA kI dundubhi phira se bjaaii| zrI pArzvanAtha ne kyA kiyA, isa sambandha meM maiM apanI ora se kucha na kahakara suprasiddha bauddha vidvAn zrI dharmAnanda kauzAmbI kA lekha uddhRta kie detA hU~ / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha (29) Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI kauzAmbIjI apanI suprasiddha pustaka 'bhAratIya-saMskRti aura ahiMsA' meM likhate haiM___"parIkSita ke bAda janamejaya hue aura unhoMne kuru deza meM mahAyajJa karake vaidika-dharma kA jhaNDA lhraayaa| usI samaya kAzI deva meM pArzva eka navIna saMskRti kI AdhArazilA rakha rahe the| "zrI pArzvanAtha kA dharma sarvathA vyavahArya thaa| hiMsA, asatya, steya aura parigraha kA tyAga karanA, yaha cAturyAma saMvaravAda unakA dharma thaa| isakA unhoMne bhArata meM pracura pracAra kiyaa| itane prAcIna kAla meM ahiMsA ko itanA suvyavasthita rupa dene kA, yaha prathama aitihAsika udAharaNa hai| .....zrI pArzva muni ne satya, asteya aura aparigraha-ina tIna niyamoM ke sAtha ahiMsA kA mela bitthaayaa| pahale araNya meM rahane vAle RSimuniyoM ke AcaraNa meM jo ahiMsA thI, use vyavahAra meM sthAna na thaa| astu, ukta tIna niyamoM ke sahayoga se ahiMsA sAmAjika, banI, vyAvahArika bnii| . .......zrI pArzva muni ne apane naye dharma ke prasAra ke lie saMgha bnaayaa| bauddha-sAhitya para se aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki buddha ke kAla meM jo saMgha astitva meM the, unameM jaina sAdhu tathA sAdhviyoM kA saMgha sabase bar3A thaa| ___bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke jIvana evaM itihAsa ke sambandha meM, vartamAna meM aura bhI aneka tathya prakAza meM Aye haiM, jinase yaha siddha ho cukA hai ki zrI pArzvanAtha jaina dharma ke eka aitihAsika evaM krAntikArI mahApuruSa ho gae haiN| 000 ___Jain Ejainatya kI prakriI (30) Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu RSabhadeva kA samAja-vidhAyaka svarupa tIrthaMkara neminAtha kI karuNA aura bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI dharmakrAnti-tInoM kA virATasvarupa bhagavAna ke vyaktitva meM prakaTa hotA hai| paccIsa-sau varSa pUrva ke bhArata meM calakara usa virAT vyaktitva kA darzana kiijie| bhagavAnmahAvIra - yuga-darzana Aie, jarA apanI smRti ko purAne bhArata meM le cleN| kitane purAne bhArata meM ? yahI karIba paccIsa zatAbdI purAne bhArata meN| .......hA hanta ! yaha saba kyA ho rahA hai ? lAkhoM mUka pazuoM kI lAzeM yajJa kI bali-bedI para tar3apa rahI hai| bhole-bhAle mAnava-zizu aura pakI Ayu ke vRddha bhI deva-pUjA ke bahama meM mauta ke ghATa utAre jA rahe haiN| zUdra bhI to manuSya haiN| inheM kyoM manuSyatA ke sarvamAnya adhikaroM se vaMcita kara diyA gayA hai| mAtR-jAti kA itanA bhayaMkara apamAna ! sAmAjika kSetra meM rAta-dina kI dAsatA ke sivA inake lie aura koI kAma hI nahIM ? pratyeka nadI, nAlA, pratyeka ITa patthara, pratyeka jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a devatA banA huA hai| aura mUrkha mAnava samAja apane mahAn vyaktitva ko bhulAkara inake Age dIna-bhAva se apanA unnata mastaka ragar3atA phira rahA hai| AdhyAtmika aura sAMskRtika patana kA itanA bhayaMkara dRzya ! hRdaya kA~pa rahA hai| ___ jI hA~, yaha aisA hI dRzya hai| Apa dekha nahIM rahe haiM, yaha Aja se paccIsa zatAbdI purAnA bhArata hai aura ye saba loga usa purAne bhArata ke nivAsI haiN| Aja bhI inake tatkAlIna jIvana kI jhA~kI veda aura purANoM ke pRSThoM para aMkita hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra (31) Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA isa yuga meM bhArata kA koI uddhAra-kartA nahIM huA ? kyA usa samaya ina vicAramUr3ha logoM ko samajhAne-bujhAne vAlA koI upadeza nahIM milA ? kyA andha-vizvAsa kI isa pragAr3ha andhakArapUrNa kAla-rAtri meM jJAna-sUrya kA ujjavala Aloka phailAne vAlA koI mahApuruSa avatarita nahIM huA ? avazya huaa| kauna ? bhagavAn mhaaviir| yaha prakRti kA aTala niyama hai ki jaba atyAcAra apanI carama sImA para pahu~ca jAtA hai, adharma dharma kA mohaka bAnA pahanakara janatA ko bhrama- bandhana meM bA~dha letA hai, taba koI-na-koI mahApuruSa, samAja, rASTra evaM vizva kA uddhAra karane ke lie janma letA hI hai| bhAratavarSa kI tatkAlIna dayanIya dazA bhI kisI mahApuruSa ke avataraNa kI pratIkSA kara rahI thii| ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhArata ke uddhAra ke lie tatkAlIna videha aura Aja ke bihAra pradezavartI vaizAlI mahAnagarI ke upanagara kSatriyakuNDa meM, jJAtakSatriya rAjA siddhArtha aura rAnI trizalA ke yahA~ janma grahaNa kiyaa| bhArata ke itihAsa meM caitra zuklA trayodazI kA vaha pavitra dina hai, jo cirakAla tathA janamAna meM avismaraNIya banA rhegaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke janmadina hone kA saubhAgya isI pavitra dina ko prApta huA thaa| sAdhanA-patha para ! mahAvIra rAjakumAra the| saba prakAra kA sAMsArika sukha-vaibhava cAroM ora bikharA par3A thaa| vivAha ho cukA thaa| apane samaya kI anupama sundarI rAjakumArI yazodA dharma-patnI ke rupa meM prema-pujAriNI banI huI thii| duHkha kyA hotA hai ? kucha bhI patA na thaa| yaha saba kucha thaa| parantu mahAvIra kA hRdaya bhI kucha anamanA-sA udAsa-sA rahatA thaa| bhArata kA dhArmika tathA sAmAjika patana unheM becaina kie hue thaa| jainatva kI jhA~kI (32) Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krAnti kI pracaNDa jvAlA andara hI andara dhadhaka rahI thI / hRdayamanthana calatA rhaa| do varSa taka gRhastha jIvana meM hI tapasviyoM jaisI ugra sAdhanA calatI rahI / antatogatvA tIsa varSa kI bharI javAnI meM mArgazivira (maMgasira ) kRSNA dazamI ke dina videha kI vizAla rAja- lakSmI ko ThukarA kara ve pUrNa akiMcana bhikSu banakara nirjana vanoM kI ora cala par3e / prazna ho sakatA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhikSu hote hI upadeza kI amRtavarSA kyoM na kI / bAta yaha hai ki mahAvIra Ajakala ke sAdhAraNa sudhArakoM jaisI manovRtti na rakhate the ki jo kucha mana meM Ae, jhaTa-paTa kaha DAlA, karane-dharane ko kucha nahIM / unakI to yaha aTala dhAraNA thI- "jaba taka netA apanI jIvana ko na sudhAra le, apanI durbalatAoM para vijaya prApta na kara le, taba taka vaha pracAra-kSetra meM kabhI bhI saphalatA prApta nahIM kara sktaa|" mahAvIra isI uddezya kI pUrti ke lie bAhara varSa taka kaThora tapaHsAdhanA karate rhe| mAnavasamAja se prAyaH alaga-alaga sUne jaMgaloM tathA parvatoM kI gahana guphAoM meM rahakara AtmA kI prasupta ananta AdhyAtmika zaktiyoM ko jagAnA hI una dinoM unakA ekamAtra kArya thA / eka se eka manamohaka pralobhana A~khoM ke sAmane se gujare, eka se eka bhayaMkara ApattiyoM ne cAroM ora cakkara kATA, parantu mahAvIra himAlaya kI bhA~ti sarvathA acala aura aDiga rahe / Aja jina ghaTanAoM ke paThana - mAtra se hamAre roMgaTe khar3e ho jAte haiM, ve pratyakSa rupa se jisa jIvana para gujarI hoMgI, vaha kitanA mahAn hogA / ahiMsA aura satya kI pUrNa sAdhanA ke bala se jIvana kI samasta kAlikA dhula cukI thI, pavitratA aura svacchatA kI nirmala rekhAe~, prasphuTita ho cukI thIM, AtmA kI ananta jJAna - jyoti jagamagA uThI thI, ataH vaizAkha zuklA dazamI ke dina RjubAlukA nadI ke taTa para zAla vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnamudrA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kevalajJAna aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ( 33 ) .stat Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala darzana kA akhaNDa prakAza prApta kiyaa| aba ve tIrthaMkara kI bhUmikA para pahu~ca ge| jaina-dharma kI mAnyatA ke anusAra koI bhI manuSya janma se bhagavAn nahIM hotA / bhagavatpada kI prApti ke lie sAdhanA ke nikaTa patha para calanA hotA hai, jIvana ko niSkAma evaM niSpApa banAnA hotA hai / sevA, sadbhAva aura saMyama kI uccatama sAdhanA karanI hotI hai / taba kahIM manuSya bhagavatpada kA adhikArI hotA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana hamAre samakSa AdhyAtmika vikAsakrama kA ujjavala Adarza upasthita karatA hai / dharma-krAnti bhagavAn mahAvIra ko jaise hI kevala jyoti ke darzana hue, ve apane ekAnta sAdhanArata jIvana ko vana se haTAkara mAnava-samAja meM le aae| unhoMne dalita mAnavatA ke vikAsa aura abhyudaya ke lie prabala Andolana cAlU kiyaa| tatkAlIna dhArmika tathA sAmAjika bhrAnta rur3hiyoM ke prati vaha mahAn saphala abhiyAna kiyA ki andha-vizvAsoM ke sudRr3ha durga Dhaha Dhaha kara bhUmisAt hone lage, bhArata meM cAroM ora krAnti kI begavatI dhArA baha niklii| dambha aura ADambara para Tike hue dharma guruoM ke svarNasiMhAsana hila uThe / unakA virodha bhI bar3e joroM se huaa| prAcInatA ke pujAriyoM ne pracalita paramparAoM kI rakSA ke lie jI-tor3a prayatna kiye, manamAne AkSepa bhI kiye, parantu mahApuruSa ApattiyoM kI zailazrRMkhalAoM se kyA kabhI rukA karate haiM ? ve to apane nizcita dhyeya para pratipala Age bar3hate hI rahate haiM, aura anta meM saphalatA ke siMha dvAra para pahu~ca kara hI vizrAma lete haiN| dharma-saMgha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ahiMsA-pradhAna tathA sadAcAramUlaka dharmopadeza ne bhArata kI kAyA palaTa kara dii| hiMsaka vidhi-vidhAnoM meM lage hue jainatva kI jhA~kI (34) Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3e diggaja vidvAn bhI bhagavAn ke caraNoM ke pujArI bana gae / indra-bhUti gautama jo apane samaya ke eka dhurandhara dArzanika, sAtha-hI-sAtha kreyAkANDI brAhmaNa mAne jAte the, pAvApura meM vizAla yajJa kA Ayojana kara rahe the| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pahalI tatva - carcA inhIM ke sAtha huI / gautama para unake divya jJAna - prakAza evaM akhaNDa tapasteja kA vaha velakSaNa prabhAva par3A ki ve sadA ke lie yajJavAda kA pakSa tyAga kara bhagavatpada - kamaloM meM dIkSita ho gye| inake sAtha hI cAra hajAra cAra sau ( 4400) anya brAhmaNa vidvAnoM ne bhI bhagavAn ke pAsa muni dIkSA dhAraNa kii| bhagavAn ke ahiMsA-dharma kI yaha sabase pahalI vijaya thI, jisane bhArata kI ciranidrita A~kheM khola dIM / ukta ghaTanA ke bAda bhagavAn mahAvIra jahA~ bhI padhAre, dharma-pipAsu janatA samudra kI bhA~ti unakI ora umar3atI calI gii| bhoga-vilAsa meM sarvathA aura satata lipta rahane vAle dhanI naujavAnoM para bhI prabhU ke apUrva vairAgya kA bar3A gaharA prabhAva pdd'aa| bar3e-bar3e rAjA-mahArAjAoM tathA seTha sAhUkAroM ke sukumAra putra bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM dIkSita hokara tapa titikSA, tyAga aura sadAcAra kA sandeza liye gA~va-gA~va ghumane lge| magadha samrAT zreNika kI una mahArAniyoM ko, jo kabhI puSpazaiyyA se nIce paira taka na rakhatI thIM, jaba hama bhikSuNiyoM ke rupa meM sAdhAraNa gharoM se bhikSA mA~gate hue aura janatA ko dharma-zikSA dete hue, kalpanA ke citra-paTa para lAte haiM, to hamArA hRdaya sahasA harSa se gad gad ho uThatA hai / rAjagRha ke dhannA aura zAlibhadra jaina dhana-kuveroM ke jIvana parivartana kI kathAe~ kaTTara se kaTTara bhogavAdI ke hRdaya ko bhI parivartita kara dene vAlI haiN| nArIjAti ke uddhAraka bhagavAn mahAvIra mAtR-jAti ke prati bhI bar3e udAra vicAra rakhate / unakA kahanA thA ki "puruSa ke samAna hI strI ko bhI pratyeka dhArmika tathA sAmAjika kSetra meM barAbara kA adhikAra hai / strI jAti ko T bhagavAna mahAvIra (35) www.jamnel Brary.org Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hIna evaM patita samajhanA nirI bhrAnti hai| ataeva bhagavAn ne bhikSu saMgha ke samAna hI bhikSuNiyoM kA bhI eka saMgha banAyA, jisakI adhinetrI 'candanabAlA' thIM, jo apane saMgha kI saba prakAra kI dekha-dekha svatantra rupa se kiyA karatI thiiN| bhagavAn buddha ne bhI bhikSuNI - saMgha kI sthApanA kI thI, parantu vaha svayaM nahIM, Ananda ke atyAgraha se gautamoM para dayA lAkara ! unakA vicAra isa sambandha meM kucha aura hI thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke saMgha meM jahA~ bhikSuoM kI saMkhyA caudaha hajAra thI, vahA~ bhikSuNiyoM kI saMkhyA chattIsa hajAra thI / zrAvakoM kI saMkhyA 1,59,000 thIM, to zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA 3,18,000 thii| strI - jAti ke lie bhagavAn ke dharma-pravacana meM kitanA AkarSaNa thA, isakI eka nirNayAtmaka kalpanA ina saMkhyAoM dvArA kI jA sakatI hai| jAti banAma karma bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dvArA tatkAlIna zUdra, jAtiyoM ko bhI utthAna kA mahAn avasara prApta huaa| ve jahA~ bhI gae, sarvatra sarvaprathama eka hI sandeza lekara gae ki - "manuSya jAti eka haiM, usameM jAta-pA~ta kI dRSTi se vibhAga kI kalpanA karanA kisI bhI prakAra ucita nahIM / U~ca-nIca ke sambandha meM unake vicAra karmamUlaka the, jAti-mUlaka nhiiN| unakA upadeza thA ki manuSya jAti se nahIM, karma se hI U~ca-nIca hotA hai| yaha bAta nahIM thI ki ve Ajakala ke upadezakoM ke samAna eka mAtra upadeza dekara hI raha gae hoN| harikezabala jaise cANDAloM ko bhI apane bhijhu-saMgha meM sammAnapUrNa adhikAra dekara, unhoMne jo kucha kahA, vaha karake bhI dikhaayaa| Agama-sAhitya meM eka bhI udAharaNa aisA nahIM milatA, jahA~ ve kisI rAjA, mahArAjA athavA brAhmaNa yA kSatriya ke hamaloM meM virAje hoN| hA~, polAsapura meM saddAla kumhAra ke yahA~ virAjanA unakI patita-pAvanatA kA vaha ujjavala Adarza hai, jo koTi-koTi yugoM taka ajara-amara rahakara saMsAra ko samatA aura dIna-bandhutA kA pATha par3hAtA rahegA ! jainatva kI jhA~kI (36) Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvatonmukhI jIvana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana ke sambandha meM kyA kucha kahA jAya / unakA jIvana ekamukhI nahIM, sarvatonmukhI thA / hama unheM kisI eka hI dizA meM bar3hate nahIM pAte, pratyuta jisa kSetra meM bhI dekhate haiM, ve sabase Age aura Age dikhalAI dete haiM / Agama - sAhitya tathA tatkAlIna anya sAhitya para dRSTipAta kara jaaie| Apa bhagavAn mahAvIra ko kahIM vilAsI evaM atyAcArI rAjAoM ko dharma-parAyaNa banAte pAaiMgeM, to kahIM dIna daridra gRhasthoM ko pApAcAra se bacAte paayeNge| kahIM bhikSuoM ke lie vairAgya kA samudra bahAte pAe~geM, to kahIM gRhasthoM ke lie nIti- mUlaka zikSAe~ dete pAe~geM, kahIM praur3ha vidvAnoM ke sAtha gambhIra tatva-carcA karate pAe~geM, to kahIM sAdhAraNa jijJAsuoM ko kathAoM ke mAdhyama se ati sarala dharma-pravacana sunAte pAe~geM / kahIM gaNadhara gautama jaise priya ziSyoM para prema kI amRta varSA karate pAe~geM, to kahIM unhIM ko galatI kara dene ke aparAdha meM spaSTa paribodha bhI sunAte paaeNgeN| bAta yaha hai ki bhagavAn ko jahA~ kahIM bhI, jisa kisI bhI rupa meM hama pAte haiM, sarvathA alaukika evaM adbhuta pAte haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mahAn jIvana kI jhA~kI varNamAlA ke sImita akSaroM meM nahIM dikhalAI jA sktii| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana na kabhI pUrA likhA gayA hai aura na kabhI likhA jA skegaa| ananta prakAza ke garbha meM asaMkhya vihaMgama ur3AneM bhara cuke haiM, para AkAza kI iyattA kA patA kise hai ? ataH yaha prayAsa mAtra bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM zraddhAMjali arpita karane aura jijJAsuoM ko unake divya evaM virAT jIvana kI kevala eka halkI-sI jhA~kI dikhAne ke lie hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ( 37 ) Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainadharma ke cAra mahAn tIrthaMkaroM ke sambandha meM Apa par3ha cuke haiM, kintu vartamAna kAla-cakra meM tIrthaMkara cAra hI nahIM, caubIsa hue haiN| prastuta nibandha meM Apa par3hie tIrthaMkaroM kA svarupa aura unakA pricy| jainatIrthakara tIrthaMkara kauna hote haiM ? ___"tIrthaMkara" jaina sAhitya kA eka mukhya pAribhASika zabda hai| yaha zabda kitanA purAnA hai, isake lie itihAsa ke phera meM par3ane kI jarurata nhiiN| Ajakala kA vikasita se vikasita itihAsa bhI isakA prArambha kAla pA sakane meM asamartha hai| aura eka prakAra se to yaha kahanA cAhie ki yaha zabda itihAsa kI upalabdha sAmagrI se hai bhI bahuta dUra pare kI ciij|' jaina dharma ke sAtha ukta zabda kA abhinna sambandha hai| donoM ko do alaga-alaga sthAnoM meM vibhakta karanA, mAno donoM ke vAstavika svarupa ko hI vikRta kara denA hai| jainoM kI dekhA-dekhI yaha zabda anya panthoM meM bhI kucha-kucha prAcIna kAla meM vyavahRta huA hai, parantu vaha saba nahIM ke barAbara hai| jainoM kI taraha unake yahA~ yaha eka mAtra rur3ha evaM unakA apanA nijI zabda vana kara nahIM raha skaa| tIrthaMkara kI paribhASA hA~, to jaina dharma meM yaha zabda kisa artha meM vyavadvata huA hai aura isakA kyA mahatva hai, yaha dekha lene kI bAta hai| tIrthaMkara kA zAbdika artha hotA hai-tIrtha kA kartA arthAt banAne vaalaa| 'tIrtha' zabda kA jaina-paribhASA ke anusAra mukhya artha hai-dharma / saMsAra samudra 1 dekhie bauddha sAhitya kA 'lakAvatAra suutr'| jainatva kI jhA~kI (38) Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se AtmA ko tirAne vAlA ekamAtra ahiMsA evaM satya Adi dharma hI hai, ataH dharma ko tIrtha kahanA, zabdazAstra kI dRSTi se upayukta hI hai| tIrthaMkara apane samaya meM saMsAra-sAgara se pAra karane vAle dharma-tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiM, ataH ve tIrthakara kahalAte haiN| dharma ke AcaraNa karane vAle sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka-gRhastha puruSa aura zrAvikA- gRhastha strI-rupa caturvidha saMgha ko bhI gauNa dRSTi se tIrtha kahA jAtA hai| ataH caturvidha dharma-saMgha kI sthApanA karane vAle mahApuruSoM ko bhI tIrthaMkara kahate haiN| jaina-dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki jaba-jaba saMsAra meM atyAcAra kA rAjya hotA hai| prajA durAcAroM meM utpIDita ho jAtI hai, logoM meM dhArmika bhAvanA kSINa hokara pApa bhAvanA jora pakar3a letI hai, taba-taba saMsAra meM tIrthakaroM kA avataraNa hotA hai aura ve saMsAra kI moha-mAyA kA parItyAga kara, tyAga aura vairAgya kI akhaNDa sAdhanA meM ramakara, anekAneka bhayaMkara kaSTa uThAkara, pahale svayaM satya kI pUrNa jyoti kA darzana karate haiM-jaina paribhASA ke anusAra kevalajJAna prApta karate haiM, aura phira mAnava-saMsAra ko dharmopadeza dekara use asatya prapaMca ke caMgula se chur3Ate haiN| satya ke patha para lagAte haiM aura saMsAra meM sukha-zAnti kA AdhyAtmika sAmrAjya sthApita karate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM ke zAsana kAla meM prAyaH pratyeka bhavya strI-puruSa Apako pahacAna letA hai, aura svayaM sukhapUrvaka jInA, dUsaroM ko sukha-pUrvaka jIne denA aura tathA dUsaroM ko sukhapUrvaka jIte rahane ke lie apane sukhoM kI kucha bhI paravAha na karake adhika se adhika sahAyatA denA'-ukta mahAn siddhAnta ko apane jIvana meM utAra letA hai| astu, tIrthaMkara vaha hai, jo saMsAra ko sacce dharma kA upadeza detA hai, AdhyAtmika tathA naitika patata kI ora le jAne vAle pApAcAroM se bacAtA hai, saMsAra ko bhautika sukhoM kI lAlasA se haTAkara adhyAtma-sukhoM kA premI banAtA hai, aura banAtA hai, naraka-svarupa unmatta evaM vikSipta saMsAra ko satya, zivaM, sundaraM kA svarga ! - the dirtos (39) ary.org Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara ke lie loka-bhASA meM yadi kucha kahanA cAheM to unheM adhyAtmamArga ke sarvotkRSTa netA kaha sakate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM kI AtmA pUrNa vikasita hotI hai, phalataH unameM ananta AdhyAtmika zaktiyA~ pUrNatayA prakaTa ho jAtI hai| unheM na kisI se rAga hotA hai aura na kisI se dveSa / samasta saMsAra ko ve mitratA kI dRSTi se dekhate haiM, aura vanaspati Adi sthAvara jIvoM se lekara jaMgama prANi-mAtra ke prati prema aura karuNA bhAva rakhate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki unake samavasaraNa meM sarpa aura nakula, cUhA aura billI, mRga aura siMha Adi janma jAta zatru prANI bhI dveSa-bhAva ko chor3a kara bar3e prema va bhrAtRbhAva ke sAtha pUrNa zAnta avasthA meM rahate haiN| unakI jJAna-zakti ananta hotI hai| vizva kA koI bhI rahasya aisA nahIM rahatA, jo ki unake jJAna meM na dekhA jAtA ho| unakA jIvana aThAraha doSoM se mukta, vizuddha evaM pavitra hotA hai| aSTAdaza doSa __jaina-dharma meM mAnava-jIvana kI durbalatA ke arthAt manuSya kI apUrNatA ke sUcaka nimnoktaka aThAraha doSa mAne gaye haiM 1. pithyAtva = asatya vishvaas| 2. ajnyaan| 3. krodh| 4. maan| 5. mAyA = kptt| 6. lobh| 7. rati = mana pasanda vastu ke milane para harSa / 8. arati = amanojJa vastu ke milane para kheda / 6. nidraa| 10. shok| 11. Aloka = jhuutth| - jainatva kI jhA~kI (40) Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12. caurya = corii| 13. matsara = ddaah| 14. bhy| 15. hiNsaa| 16. rAga = aaskti| 17. krIr3A = khela-tamAzA va naac-rNg| 18. hAsya = hNsii-mjaak| jaba taka manuSya ina aThAraha doSoM se sarvathA mukta nahIM hotA, taba taka vaha AdhyAtmika zuddhi ke pUrNa vikAsa ke pada para nahIM pahu~ca sktaa| jyoM hI vaha aThAraha doSoM se mukta hotA hai, tyoM hI Atmazuddhi ke mahAn aura U~ce zikhara para pahu~ca jAtA hai tathA kevalajJAna evaM kevala-darzana ke dvArA samasta vizva kA jJAtA-draSTA bana jAtA hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAn ukta aThAraha doSoM se sarvathA rahita hote haiN| eka bhI doSa, unake jIvana meM nahIM rhtaa| tIrthaMkara IzvarIya avatAra nahIM haiM / jaina-tIrthaMkara ke sambandha meM kucha loga bahuta bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ rakhate haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki-jaina apane tIrthaMkaroM ko Izvara kA avatAra mAnate haiN| maiM una bandhuoM se kahU~gA ki ve bhUla meM haiN| jaina-dharma IzvaravAdI nahIM haiN| vaha saMsAra ke kartA, dhartA aura saMhartA kisI eka Izvara ko nahIM maantaa| usakI yaha mAnyatA nahIM hai ki hajAroM bhujAoM vAlA, duSToM kA nAza karane vAlA, bhaktoM kA pAlana karane vAlA, sarvathA parokSa meM koI eka Izvara hai aura vaha yathAsamaya trasta saMsAra para dayA bhAva lAkara go-loka, satya-loka yA baikuNTha dhAma Adi se daur3akara saMsAra meM AtA hai, kisI ke yahA~ janma letA hai, aura phira lIlA dikhAkara vApasa lauTa jAtA hai| athavA jahA~ kahIM bhI hai, vahIM se baiThA huA saMsAra-ghaTikA kI suI phera detA aura manacAhA bajA detA hai| ___ For Private & Personal use Only jaila lItelif41).org Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina dharma meM manuSya se bar3hakara aura koI dUsarA mahAn prANI nahIM hai| jaina-zAstroM meM Apa jahA~ kahIM bhI dekheMge, manuSyoM ke sambodhana karate hue "devANapipya" zabdoM kA prayoga paayeNge| ukta sambodhana kA yaha bhAvArtha hai ki 'deva saMsAra' bhI manuSya ke Age tuccha hai| vaha bhI manuSya ke prati prema, zraddhA evaM Adara kA bhAva rakhatA hai| manuSya asIma tathA ananta zaktiyoM kA bhaNDAra hai| yaha dUsare zabdoM meM svayaMsiddha Izvara hai, parantu saMsAra kI moha-mAyA ke kAraNa karma-mala se AcchAdita hai, ataH bAdaloM se DhaMkA huA sUrya hai, jo samyak rupa se apanA prakAza prasArita nahIM kara sktaa| ___ parantu jyoM hI vaha hoza meM AtA hai, apane vAstavika svarupa ko pahacAnatA hai, durguNoM ko tyAgakara sadguNoM ko apanAtA hai, to dhIre-dhIre nirmala, zuddha evaM svaccha hotA calA jAtA hai, eka dina jagamagAtI huI ananta zaktiyoM kA prakAza prApta kara mAnatA ke pUrNa vikAsa kI koTi para pahu~ca jAtA hai aura sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, Izvara, paramAtmA zuddha buddha bana jAtA hai| tadantara jIvanamukta dazA meM saMsAra ko satya kA prakAza detA hai aura anta meM nirvANa prApta kara mokSa-dazA meM sadA kAla ke lie ajara-amara avinAzI-jaina paribhASA meM siddha ho jAtA hai| astu, tIrthaMkara bhI manuSya hI hote haiN| ve koI adbhuta devI sRSTi ke prANI, Izvara, avatAra yA Izvara ke aMza jaise kucha nahIM hote| eka dina ve bhI hamArI-tumhArI taraha vAsanAoM ke gulAma the, pApa-mala se lipta the, saMsAra ke duHkha zoka-Adhi-vyAdhi se saMtrasta the| satya kyA hai, asatya kyA hai-yaha unheM kucha bhI patA nahIM thaa| indriyasukha hI ekamAtra dhyeya thA, usI kI kalpanA ke pIche anAdi kAla se nAnA prakAra ke kleza uThAte, janma smaraNa ke jhaMjhAvata meM cakkara khAte ghUma rahe the| parantu apUrva puNyodaya se satpuruSoM kA saMga milA, caitanya aura jar3a kA bheda samajhA, bhautika - - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (42) Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM AdhyAtmika sukha kA mahAn antara dhyAna meM AyA, phalataH saMsAra kI vAsanAoM se mu~ha mor3a kara satya-patha ke pathika bana ge| Atma-saMyama kI sAdhanA meM pahale ke aneka janmoM se hI Age bar3hate gae aura anta meM eka dina vaha AyA ki Atma-svarupa kI pUrNa upalabdhi unheM ho gii| jJAna kI jyoti jagamagAI aura ve tIrthaMkara ke rupa meM prakaTa ho ge| usa janma meM bhI yaha nahIM ki kisI rAjA-mahArAjA ke yahA~ janma liyA aura vyaska hone para bhoga-vilAsa karate hue hI tIrthaMkara ho ge| unheM bhI rAjyavaibhava chor3anA hotA hai, pUrNa ahiMsA, pUrNa satya, pUrNa asteya, pUrNa brahmacarya aura pUrNa aparigraha kI sAdhanA meM nirantara juTA rahanA hotA hai, pUrNa virakta muni banakara ekAnta nirjala sthAnoM meM Atma-manana karanA hotA hai, aneka prakAra ke Adhibhautika, Adhidaivika evaM AdhyAtmika duHkhoM ko pUrNa zAnti ke sAtha sahana kara prANApahArI zatru para bhI antarhRdaya se dayAmRta kA zItala jharanA bahAnA hotA hai, taba kahIM pApa-mala se mukta hone para kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzana kI prApti dvArA tIrthaMkara pada prApta hotA hai| tIrthaMkara kA punarAgamana nahIM bahuta se sthAnoM para ajaina bandhuoM dvArA yaha zaMkA prakaTa kI jAtI hai ki "jainoM meM caubIsa Izvara yA deva haiM, jo pratyeka kAla-cakra meM bArI-bArI se janma lete haiM aura dharmopadeza dekara punaH antardhAna ho jAte haiN| isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna kucha to pahale hI kara diyA gayA hai| phira bhI spaSTa zabdoM meM yaha bAta batalA denA cAhatA hU~ ki-jainadharma meM aisA avatAravAda nahIM mAnA gayA hai| prathama to avatAra zabda hI jaina-paribhASA kA nahIM haiN| yaha vaiSNava-paramparA kA zabda hai, jo usakI mAnyatA ke anusAra viSNu ke bAra-bAra janma lene ke rupa meM rAma, kRSNa Adi satpuruSoM ke lie AyA hai| Age calakara eka mAtra mahApuruSa kA dyotaka raha gayA aura isI kAraNa Ajakala ke jainabandhu bhI kisI ke pUchane para jhaTapaTa apane yahA~ caubIsa avatAra batA Wrary.org Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dete haiM, aura tIrthakaroM ko avatAra kaha dete haiM, parantu isake pIche kisI eka vyakti ke dvArA bAra-bAra janma lene kI bhrAnti bhI calI AI hai, jisako lekara abodha janatA meM yaha vizvAsa phaila gayA hai ki caubIsa tIrthakaroM kI mUla saMkhyA eka zakti vizeSa ke rupa meM nizcita hai aura vahI mahAzakti pratyeka kAla-cakra meM bAra-bAra janma letI haiM, saMsAra kA uddhAra karatI haiM, aura phira apane sthAna meM jAkara virAjamAna ho jAtI hai| jaina dharma meM mokSa prApta karane ke bAda saMsAra meM punarAgamana nahIM mAnA jAtA / vizva kA pratyeka niyama kArya-karaNa ke rupa meM sambaddha hai| binA kAraNa ke kabhI kArya nahIM ho sktaa| bIja hogA, tabhI aMkura ho sakatA hai, dhAgA hogA tabhI vastra bana sakatA hai| AvAgamana tathA janmamaraNa pAne kA kAraNa dharma hai, aura vaha mokSa avasthA meM nahIM rahatA / ataH koI bhI vicArazIla sajjana samajha sakatA hai ki- jo AtmA karmamala se mukta hokara mokSa pA cukA, vaha phira saMsAra meM kaise A sakatA hai| bIja tabhI taka utpanna ho sakatA hai, jaba taka ki vaha bhunA nahIM hai, nirjIva nahIM huA hai| jaba bIja eka bAra bhuna gayA to phira kabhI bhI usase aMkura utpanna nahIM ho sakatA / janma-maraNa meM aMkura kA bIja karma hai| jaba use tapazcaraNa Adi dharma - kriyAoM se jalA diyA, to phira janma-maraNa kA aMkura kaise phUTegA ? AcArya umAsvAti ne apane 'tatvArtha bhASya' meM, isa sambandha meM kyA hI acchA kahA hai dagdhe bIje yathA'tyantaM prAdurbhavati nAMkuraH / karma-bIje tathA dagdhe, na rohati bhavAMkuraH / / bahuta dUra calA AyA hU~, parantu viSaya ko spaSTa karane ke lie itanA vistAra ke sAtha likhanA Avazyaka bhI thA / aba Apa acchI taraha samajha gae hoMge ki jaina tIrthaMkara mukta ho jAte haiM, phalataH ve saMsAra meM dubArA nahIM Ate / astu, pratyeka kAla - cakra meM jo caubIsa tIrthaMkara hote haiM, ve saba pRthaka pRthaka AtmA hote haiM, eka nahIM / jainatva kI jhA~kI (44) " Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkaroM va anya muktAtmAoM meM antara aba eka aura gambhIra prazna hai, jo prAyaH hamAre sAmane AyA karatA hai / kucha loga kahate haiM-"jaina apane caubIsa tIrthakaroM kA hI mukta honA mAnate haiM, aura koI inake yahA~ mukta nahI hote / " yaha bilkula hI bhrAnta dhAraNA hai| isameM satya kA kucha bhI aMza nahIM hai| tIrthaMkaroM ke atirikta anya AtmAe~ bhI mukta hotI haiN| jainadharma kisI eka vyakti, jAti yA samAja ke adhikAra meM hI mukti kA ThekA nahIM rkhtaa| usako udAra dRSTi meM to hara koI manuSya, cAhe vaha kisI bhI deza, jAti, samAja yA dharma kA ho, jo apane Apako burAiyoM se bacAtA hai, AtmA ko ahiMsA, kSamA, satya, zIla Adi sadguNoM se pavitra banAtA hai, vaha ananta jJAna kA prakAza prApta karake mukta ho sakatA hai| tIrthaMkaroM kI aura anya mukta hone vAlI mahAn AtmAoM kI Antarika zaktiyoM meM koI bheda nahIM hai| kevala jJAna, kevala - darzana Adi Atmika zaktiyA~ sabhI mukta hone vAloM meM samAna hotI hai| jo kucha bheda haiM, vaha dharma - pracAra kI maulika dRSTi kA aura anya yogasambandhI adbhuta zaktiyoM kA hai| tIrthaMkara mahAn dharma-pracAraka hote haiM, ve apane advitIya tejobala se ajJAna evaM andhavizvAsoM kA andhakAra chinna- chinna kara dete haiM, aura eka prakAra se jIrNa-zIrNa, sar3e-gale mAnava - saMsAra kA kAyAkalpa kara DAlate haiN| unakI yoga - sambandhI zaktiyA~ arthAt siddhiyA~ bhI bar3I hI adbhuta hotI haiN| unakA zarIra pUrNa svastha evaM nirmala rahatA hai, mukha ke zvAsa- ucchvAsa sugandhita hote haiN| vairAnubaddha virodhI prANI bhI upadeza zravaNa kara zAnta ho jAte haiN| unakI upasthiti meM durbhikSa evaM ativRSTi Adi upadrava nahIM hote, mahAmArI bhI nahIM hotii| unake prabhAva se roga-grasta prANiyoM ke roga bhI dUra ho jAte haiN| unakI bhASA meM vaha camatkAra hotA hai ki kyA Arya aura kyA anArya manuSya, kyA pazu-pakSI sabhI divyavANI kA bhAvArtha jaina tIrthakara (45) - Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajha lete haiN| isa prakAra aneka lokopakArI siddhiyoM ke svAmI tIrthaMkara hote haiM jabaki dUsare mukta hone vAle AtmA aise nahIM hote / arthAt na to ve tIrthaMkara jaise mahAn dharmapracAraka ho hote haiM, aura na kevala itanI alaukika yoga-siddhiyoM ke svAmI hI sAdhAraNa mukta jIva apanA antima vikAsa lakSya avazya prApta kara lete haiM, parantu janatA para apanA cirasthAyI evaM akSuNNa AdhyAtmika prabhutva nahI jamA pAte / yahI eka vizeSatA hai, jo tIrthaMkara aura anya mukta AtmAoM meM bheda karatI hai| prastuta viSaya ke sAtha lagatI huI yaha bAta bhI spaSTa kara denA Avazyaka hai ki yaha bheda, mAtra jIvanmukta dazA meM arthAt dehadhArI avasthA meM hI hai| mokSa prApti ke bAda koI bhI bheda-bhAva nahIM rahatA / vahA~ tIrthaMkara aura anya mukta AtmA, sabhI eka hI svarupa meM rahate haiN| cU~ki jaba taka jIvAtmA jIvanmukta dazA meM rahatA hai, taba taka to prArabdha - karma kA bhoga bAkI rahatA hai, ataH usake kAraNa jIvana meM bheda rahatA hai / parantu deha - mukta dazA hone para mokSa meM to koI bhI karma avaziSTa nahIM rahatA / phalataH karma janya bheda-bhAva bhI nahIM rahatA / jainatva kI jhAMkI (46) coo Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara kI paribhASA aura unake svarupa ke sambandha meM pichale adhyAyoM meM Apa par3ha cuke haiN| isa adhyAya meM par3hie vartamAna kAlacakra ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA saMkSipta jiivn-pricy| - caubIsatIrthakara AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke ucca zikhara para pahu~cane vAle mahApuruSoM ko jaina dharma meM tIrthaMkara kahA jAtA hai| tIrthaMkara deva rAga, dveSa, bhaya, sAzcarya, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, moha cintA Adi vikAroM se sarvathA rahita hote haiM kevalajJAna aura kevaladarzanaM se yukta hote haiN| svarga ke devatA bhI unake caraNa kamaloM meM zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha vandanA karate haiN| tIrthaMkaroM kA jIvana bahuta hI mahAn hotA hai| unake samavasaraNa (dharma-sabhA) meM ahiMsA kA akhaNDa rAjya hotA hai| siMha aura mRga Adi virodhI prANI bhI eka sAtha prema se baiThe rahate haiN| na siMha meM mAraka-vRtti rahatI hai aura na mRga meM bhaya-vRtti / ahiMsA ke devatA ke sAmane hiMsA kA astitva bhalA kaise raha sakatA hai ? - Apako ye bAteM zAyada asambhava jaisI mAlUma hotI haiM, parantu AdhyAtmika zakti ke sAmane kucha bhI kahanA asambhava nahIM hai| Ajakala bhautika vidyA ke camatkAra hI kucha kama Azcaryajanaka haiM kyA ? taba AdhyAtmika vidyA ke camatkAroM kA to kahanA hI kyA? unake AdhyAtmika vaibhava kI tulanA anya kisI se kI hI nahIM jA sktii| vartamAna kAla-pravAha meM caubIsa tIrthaMkara hue haiN| prAcIna dharma-granthoM meM caubIsoM hI tIrthakaroM kA vistRta jIvana-caritra milatA hai| parantu - - - - caubIsa tIrthakara (47) Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahA~ vistAra meM na jAkara saMkSepa meM hI caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA paricaya diyA jAtA hai| 1. RSabhadeva - bhagavAn RSabhadeva pahale tIrthaMkara haiM / inakA janma usa prAcIna Adi yuga meM huA, jaba manuSya vRkSoM ke nIce rahate the aura vana-phala tathA kanda-mUla khAkara jIvana-yApana karate the| unake pitA kA nAma nAbhirAjA aura mAtA kA nAma marudevI thaa| unhoMne yuvAvasthA meM Arya-sabhyatA kI nIMva ddaalii| puruSoM ko bahattara aura striyoM ko causaTha kalAe~ sikhaaii| ve vivAhita hue| bAda meM rAjya tyAgakara dIkSA grahaNa kI aura kaivalya paayaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA janma, caitrakRSNA aSTamI ko aura nirvANa (mokSa) mAghakRSNA trayodazI ko huaa| unakI nirvANa-bhUmi aSTApada (kailAsa) parvata hai Rgveda, viSNu purANa, agnipurANa, bhAgavata Adi vaidika sAhitya meM bhI unakA guNa-kIrtana kiyA gayA 2. ajitanAtha bhagavAn ajitanAtha dUsare tIrthakara haiN| inakA janma ayodhyA nagarI meM ikSvAkurvazIya kSatriyA samrATa jitazatru rAjA ke yahA~ huaa| mAtA kA nAma vijayAdevI thaa| bhAratavarSa ke dUsare cakravartI sagara inake cAcA sumitravijaya ke putra the| bhagavAn ajitanAtha kA janma mAghazuklA aSTamI ko aura nirvANa caitrazuklA paMcamI ko huaa| unakI nirvANa-bhUmi sammetakhira hai jo Ajakala bihAra meM pArasa nAtha pahAr3a ke nAma se prasiddha hai| 3. saMbhavanAtha bhagavAn saMbhavanAtha tIsare tIrthaMkara haiN| inakA janma zrAvastI nagarI meM huaa| pitA kA nAma ikSvAkuvaMzIya mahArAjA jitAri aura mAtA kA nAma senAdevI thaa| inhoMne pUrvajanma meM vipula vAhana rAjA ke jainatva kI jhA~kI (48) Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rupa meM akAlagrasta prajA kA pAlana kiyA thA aura apanA saba koSa donoM ke hitArtha luTA diyA thaa| bhagavAn saMbhavanAtha kA janma mArgazIrSa zuklA cartudazI ko aura nirvANa caitrazuklA paMcamI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai / 4. abhinandana bhagavAn abhinandana cauthe tIrthaMkara haiN| inakA janma ayodhyA nagarI ke ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjA saMvara ke yahA~ huA thaa| mAtA kA nAma siddhArthA thaa| bhagavAn abhinandananAtha kA janma mAghazuklA dvitIyA ko aura nirvANa vaizAkha aSTamI ko huA / inakI bhI nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai / 5. sumatinAtha bhagavAn sumatinAtha pA~caveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakA janma ayodhyA nagarI (kosalapurI) meM huaa| unake pitA mahArAjA megharatha aura mAtA sumaMgalA devI thIM / bhagavAn sumatinAtha kA janma vaizAkhazuklA aSTamI ko tathA nirvANa caitrazuklA navamI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| Apa jaba garbha meM Ae, taba mAtA kI buddhi bahuta zreSTha aura tIvra ho gaI thI, isalie inakA nAma sumati rakhA gayA / 6. padmaprabha bhagavAn padamaprabha chaThe tIrthaMkara haiN| inakA janma kauzAmbI nagarI ke rAjA zrIdhara ke yahA~ huaa| mAtA kA nAma susImA thaa| janma kArtika kRSNA dvAdazI ko aura nirvANa mArgazIrSa kRSNA ekAdazI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 7. supArzvanAtha bhagavAn supArzvanAtha sAtaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janma bhUmi (vArANasI) / pitA pratiSThena rAjA aura mAtA pRthvI janma jyeSTha caubIsa tIrthakara (49) Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuklA dvAdazI ko aura nirvANa bhAdraprada kRSNA saptamI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 8. candraprabha - bhagavAn candraprabha AThaveM tIrthakara haiN| inakI janma-bhUmi candrapurI nagarI, pitA mahAsena rAjA, aura mAtA lakSmaNA thiiN| bhagavAn candraprabha kA janma pauSazuklA dvAdazI ko aura nirvANa bhAdrapada kRSNA saptamI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 6. suvidhinAtha ___bhagavAn suvidhinAtha (puSpadanta) nauveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janmabhUmi kAkandI nagarI, pitA sugrIva rAjA aura mAtA rAmAdevI thiiN| janma mArgazIrSa paMcamI ko aura nirvANa bhAdrapada zuklA navamI ko huaa| inakI bhI nirvANa bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 10. zItalanAtha bhagavAn zItalanAtha dasaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janma-bhUmi bhadilapura ngrii| pitA dRr3haratha rAjA aura mAtA nndaaraanii| janma mAgha kRSNA dvAdazI ko aura nirvANa vaizAkha kRSNA dvitIyA ko huaa| inakI bhI nirvANa bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 11. zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAn zreyAsanAtha gyArahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma-bhUmi siMhapura nagarI, pitA viSNusena rAjA aura mAtA vissnnudevii| janma phAlgula kRSNA dvAdazI ko aura nirvANa zrAvaNa kRSNA tRtIyA ko huaa| nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pUrva janmoM meM tripRSTha vAsudeva ke rupa meM bhagavAn zreyAMsanAtha jI ke caraNoM meM upadeza prApta kiyA thaa| jainatva kI jhAMkI (50) Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12. vAsupUjya bhagavAn vAsupUjya bArahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma bhUmi campA nagarI, pitA vAsupUjya rAjA aura mAtA jyaadevii| ApakA janma phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI ko aura nirvANa ASAr3ha zuklA caturdazI ko huA / nirvANa - bhUmi campA nagarI / Apa bAlabrahmacArI rahe, vivAha nahIM kiyA / 13. vimalanAtha bhagavAn vimalanAtha terahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janma-bhUmi kampilapura nagarI, pitA kartR varma rAjA aura mAtA zyAmAdevI / janma mAghazuklA tRtIyA aura nirvANa ASAr3ha kRSNA saptamI ko huA / ApakI bhI nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai / 14. anantanAtha bhagavAn anantanAtha caudahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma bhUmi ayodhyA nagarI, pitA siMhasena rAjA aura mAtA suyazA janma vaizAkhakRSNA tRtIya ko aura nirvANa caitrazuklA paMcamI ko huA / inakI nirvANa bhUmi bhI sammetazikhara hai| 15. dharmanAtha bhagavAn dharmanAtha pandrahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma bhUmi ratnapura nAmaka nagarI, pitA bhAnurAjA aura mAtA subratA / janma mAgha zuklA tRtIyA ko aura nirvANa jyeSTha zuklA paMcamI ko huA / nirvANa - bhUmi ApakI bhI sammetazikhara hai| 16. zAntinAtha bhagavAn zAntinAtha solahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| ApakA janma hastinApura ke rAjA vizvasena kI acirA rAnI se huaa| janma jyeSTha kRSNA trayodazI ko aura nirvANa bhI isI tithi ko huA / nirvANa - bhUmi caubIsa tIrthakara (51) Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sammetazikhara hai| bhagavAn zAntinAtha bhArata ke paMcama cakravartI rAjA bhI the| inake janma lene para deza meM phailI huI mRgI roga kI mahAmArI zAnta ho gaI thI, isalie mAtA-pitA ne unakA nAma zAntinAtha rkhaa| ye bahuta hI dayAlu prakRti ke the| pahale janma meM jabaki ve megharatha rAjA the, kabUtara kI rakSA ke lie usake badale meM bAja ko apane zarIra kA mA~sa kATa kara de diyA thaa| 17. kunthunAtha bhagavAn kunthunAtha satrahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakA janma-sthAna hastinApura, pitA sUrarAjA, mAtA zrIdevI thiiN| janma vaizAkha kRSNA caturdazI aura nirvANa vaizAkha kRSNA pratipadA (ekama) ko huaa| nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| bhagavAn kunthunAtha bhArata ke chaThe cakravartI rAjA bhI the| 18. aranAtha 'bhagavAn aranAtha aThArahaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma-sthAna hastinAgapura, pitA sudarzavarAjA aura mAtA shriidevii| ApakA janma mArgazIrSa zuklAdazamI aura nirvANa bhI mArgazIrSa zuklA dazamI ko hI huaa| nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| bhagavAn aranAtha bhArata ke sAtaveM cakravartI rAjA bhI the| 16. mallinAtha 'bhagavAn malli unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma-sthAna mithilA nagarI, pitA kumbha rAjA aura mAtA prbhaavtiidevii| janma mArgazIrSa zuklA ekAdazI ko aura nirvANa phAlguna zuklA dvAdazI ko sammetazikhara para huaa| ye vartamAna kAla ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM strI-tIrthaMkara the| inhoMne vivAha nahIM kiyA, Ajanma brahmacArI rhe| strI zarIra hote hue bhI inhoMne bahuta vyApaka bhramaNa kara dharma-pracAra kiyaa| cAlIsa hajAra - - - - jainatva kI praoNkI (52) Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muni aura pacapana hajAra sAdhviyA~ inake ziSya hue tathA 1,79,000 zrAvaka aura 3,70,000 zrAvikAe~ thiiN| 20. munisuvratanAtha bhagavAn muni subratanAtha bIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| janma-bhUmi rAjagRha nagarI, pitA harivaMza kulotpanna sumitra rAjA aura mAtA pdyaavtii-devii| janma jyeSTha kRSNA aSTamI aura nirvANa jyeSTha kRSNA navamI ko huaa| nirvANabhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 21. naminAtha bhagavAn naminAtha ikkIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janma-bhUmi mithilA nagarI thii| kucha AcArya mathurA nagarI batAte haiN| pitA vijayasena rAjA aura mAtA vpraadevii| janma zrAvaNa kRSNA aSTamI aura nirvANa vaizAkha kRSNA dazamI ko huaa| ApakI bhI nirvANa-bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| 22. neminAtha bhagavAn neminAtha bAisaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| dUsarA nAma ariSTanemi bhI thaa| ApakI janma-bhUmi AgarA ke pAsa zorIpura ngr| pitA yaduvaMza ke rAjA samudravijaya aura mAtA zivAdevI thiiN| janma zrAvaNa zuklA paMcamI aura nirvANa ASAr3ha zuklA aSTamI ko huaa| nirvANa-bhUmi saurASTra meM giranAra parvata haiM, jise purAne yuga meM revatagiri bhI kahate the| bhagavAn ariSTanemi karmayogI zrIkRSNacandra ke tAU ke putra bhAI the| zrIkRSNa ne bhagavAn neminAtha se dharmopadeza sunA thaa| inakA vivAhasambandhI mahArAjA ugrasena kI suputrI rAjImatI se nizcita huA thA, kintu vivAha ke avasara para barAtiyoM ke bhojana ke lie vamu-vadha hotA dekhakara inakA hRdaya drabita ho uThA, phalataH vApasa lauTakara muni bana gae, vivAha nahIM kiyaa| - - Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. pArzvanAtha bhagavAn pArzvanAtha teIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| ApakI janmabhUmi vArANasI (banArasa) pitA azvasena rAjA aura mAtA vAmAdevI thiiN| janma pauSa kRSNA dazamI aura nirvANa zrAvaNa zuklA aSTamI hai| nirvANa - bhUmi sammetazikhara hai| Apane kamaTha tapasvI ko bodha diyA thA aura usakI dhunI meM se jalate hue nAga ko bacAyA thA / 24. mahAvIra bhagavAn mahAvIra caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara haiN| inakI janma bhUmi vaizAlI (kSatriya kuNDa), pitA siddhArtha rAjA aura mAtA trizalA devI thIM / janma caitra zuklA trayodazI nirvANa kArtika kRSNA amAvasyA (dIvAlI) / nirvANabhUmi pAvApurI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra bar3e hI utkRSTa tyAgI puruSa the / bhAratavarSa meM sarvatra phaile hue hiMsAmaya yajJoM kA niSedha karake dayA aura prema kA pracAra kiyaa| bauddha sAhitya meM bhI inake jIvana se sambandhita aneka ullekha milate haiN| mahAtmA buddha mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ke samakAlIna the| vartamAna meM zramaNa-bhagavAn mahAvIra kA hI zAsana cala rahA hai I jainatva kI jhA~kI (54) - roro Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'jainakoI jAti nahIM, dharma hai| jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM meM jo dRr3ha vizvAsa rakhatA hai aura unake anusAra AcaraNa karatA hai, vahI saccA 'jaina' kahalAtA hai| jaina kA jIvana kisa prakAra Adarza honA cAhie, yaha prastuta prakaraNa meM dikhAyA gayA hai| Adarzajaina jo sakala vizva kI zAnti cAhatA hai, sabako prema aura sneha kI A~khoM se dekhatA hai, vahI saccA jaina hai| jo zAnti kA madhura saMgIta sunAkara, sabako jJAna kA prakAza dikhalAtA hai, kartavya-vIratA kA DaMkA bajAkara, prema kI sugandha phailAtA haiM, ajJAna aura moha kI nidrA se sabako bacAtA hai, vahI saccA jaina hai| jJAna, cetanA kI gaMgA bahAne vAlA, madhuratA kI jIvita mUrti, kartavya-kSetra kA avicala vIra yoddhA, vahI saccA jaina hai ! ary.org Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kA artha ajeya hai, jo mana aura indriyoM ke vikAroM ko jItane vAlA, Atma-vijaya kI dizA meM satata satarka rahane vAlA hai, vahI saccA jaina hai / 'jainatva' aura kucha nahIM, AtmA kI zuddha sthiti hai ! AtmA ko jitanA kasA jAya, utanA hI jainatva kA vikAsa ! jaina koI jAti nahIM dharma hai ! kisI bhI deza, paMtha aura jAti kA, koI bhI Atma-vijaya ke patha kA yAtrI, vahI jaina / jaina bahuta thor3A, parantu madhura bolatA hai, mAno jharatA huA amRtarasa ho ! usakI mRduvANI, kaThora se kaThora hRdaya ko bhI, pighalA kara makkhana banA detI hai ! jaina ke jahA~ bhI pA~va par3eM, vahIM kalyANa phaila jAya ! jaina kA samAgama, jaine kA sahacAra, sabako apUrva zAnti detA hai ! isake gulAbI hAsya ke puSpa, mAnava jIvana ko sugandhita banA dete haiM ! usakI saba pravRttiyA~, jIvana meM rasa aura Ananda bharane vAlI haiM / jaina gaharA hai atyanta gaharA hai / vaha chichalA nahIM chilakane vAlA nahIM ! jainatva kI jhA~kI (56) Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usake hRdaya kI gaharAI meM, zakti aura zAnti kA akSaya bhaNDAra hai, dhairya aura zaurya kA prabala pravAha hai, zraddhA aura nirdoSa bhakti kI madhura jhaMkAra hai| dhana vaibhava se jaina kauna kharIda sakatA hai ? dhamakiyoM se use kauna DarA sakatA hai ? aura khuzAmada se bhI kauna jIta sakatA hai ? koI nahIM, koI nahIM ! siddhAMta ke lie kAma par3e to vaha pala-bhara meM, svarga ke sAmrAjya ko bhI Thokara mAra sakatA hai| jaina ke tyAga meM, divya-jIvana kI sugandha hai ! Atma-kalyANa aura vizva-kalyANa kA vilakSaNa mela hai ! jaina kI zakti, saMhAra ke lie nahIM hai ! vaha to azaktoM ko zakti detI hai, zubha kI sthApanA karatI hai, aura azubha kA nAza karatI hai| saccA jaina pavitratA aura svatantratA kI rakSA ke lie, mRtyu ko bhI saharSa sAnanda nimantraNa detA hai| jaina jItA hai, AtmA ke pUrNa vaibhava meM, aura maratA bhI hai vaha, AtmA ke pUrNa vaibhava meM ! jaina kI garIbI meM santoSa kI chAyA hai ! jaina kI amIrI meM garIboM kA hissA hai ! - - - - ___For Private & Personal use Only Adaro janaa57Drary.org Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina Atma-zraddhA kI naukA para car3ha kara, nirbhaya aura nirdvandva bhAva se jIvana-yAtrA karatA hai| viveka ke ujjavala jhaMDe ke nIce, apane vyaktitva ko camakAtA hai| rAga aura dveSa se rahita, vAsanAoM kA vijetA 'ariha~ta' usakA upAsya hai| himagiri ke samAna acala evaM aDiga jaina, duniyA ke pravAha meM svayaM na baha kara, duniyA ko hI apanI ora AkRSTa karatA hai| mAnava-saMsAra ko apane ujjvala caritra se prabhAvita karatA hai| ataeva eka dina devagaNa bhI, sacce jaina kI caraNa-sevA meM, sAdara sabhakti mastaka jhukA dete haiM ? jaina bananA, sAdhaka ke lie, parama saubhAgya kI bAta hai ! jainatva kA vikAsa karanA, isI meM mAnava-jIvana kA parama kalyANa hai| 000 Jain Ecei jonalya kI jA~kI (58) Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . dAna tabhI diyA jA sakatA hai, jaba mana meM karuNA, tyAga va udAratA kI koI lahara uThatI hai| dAna kA jitanA sAmAjika mahatva hai, usase bhI kahIM adhika AdhyAtmika mahatva hai| dAna karanA dharmasAdhanA kA mukhya aMga hai| ataH Avazyaka hai ki usake sambandha meM hameM yatheSTa jJAna ho, isalie par3hie nibandha-dAna ! -- dAna - dAna kI mahattA bhAratavarSa dharma-pradhAna deza hai| yahA~ dharma ko bahuta adhika mahatva diyA gayA haiM vahA~ choTI-sI-choTI bAta ko bhI dharma kI kasauTI para parakhA jAtA hai| bhArata meM dharma-kriyAoM kI koI nizcita ginatI nahIM hai| jIvana samApta ho sakatA hai, parantu dharma-kriyAoM kI gaNanA nahIM ho sktii| jitane bhI acche vicAra aura acche AcAra haiM, ve saba dharma haiN| parantu vizva ke dharmoM me sabase bar3A dharma kauna hai, yaha eka prazna hai, jo anAdi kAla se sAdhaka ke mana meM uThatA AyA hai| isa prazna kA samAdhAna aneka prakAra se kiyA gayA hai| kisI mahApuruSa ne tapa ko bar3A dharma batAyA hai, kisI ne dayA ko, kisI ne satya ko, kisI ne bhagavad bhakti ko, kisI ne brahmacarya ko, to kisI ne kSamA ko| sabhI ne apane-apane dRSTikoNa se ThIka kahA hai| parantu hameM yahA~ eka mahApuruSa kI bAta, sabase acchI mAlUma detI hai ki "dAna-dharma sabase bar3A dharma hai| dAna kA mahatva bar3hA-car3hA hai| dAna durgati kA nAza karatA hai, manuSya ke hRdaya ko vizAla aura virATa banAtA hai, soI huI mAnavatA - - - - - - - dAna (59) Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko jAgRta karatA hai, hRdaya meM dayA aura prema kI gaMgA bahA detA hai, sahAnubhUti kA eka sundara surabhimaya vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karatA hai| dAna dene se saMsAra meM koI bhI vastu aprApya nahIM rahatI / dAna dene vAlA sarvatra prema aura Adara kA svAgata pAtA hai| usake yaza kI sugandha dazoM dizAoM meM sarvatra phaila jAtI hai| - dAna denA koI sAdhAraNa kArya nahIM hai| apanI saMgraha kI huI vastu ko muktamana se prasannatApUrvaka kisI ko arpaNa kara denA, vastutaH bahuta bar3e satsAhasa kA kAma hai| loga kaur3I - kaur3I para marate haiM, lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiN| paise paise ke lie apane prANoM ko khatare meM DAlate haiN| duniyA bhara kA tUphAna khar3A karane ke bAda kahIM cAra paise prApta hote haiN| dasa prANa to zAstroM meM batAe hI haiN| dhana ko loga gyArahavA~ prANa batalAte haiN| tabhI to kahA hai 'denA aura maranA barAbara hai|' apane pasIne kI gAr3hI kamAI ko paropakAra meM kharca karanA, bar3e hI bhAgyazAlI divya AtmAoM kA kAma hai| jo strI-puruSa nisvArtha bhAva se dAna karate haiM, aura dAna karake prasanna rahate haiM, sacamuca ve devasvarupa haiM / dAna dete samaya dAtA, jIvana kI eka bahuta bar3I U~cAI para pahu~ca jAtA hai / jaina-dharma meM dAna kI bar3I mahimA gAI hai| dAna dene vAle ko svarga aura mokSa kA adhikArI batalAyA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra khuda bahuta bar3e dAnI the| bacapana se hI unheM dAna se prema thaa| kisI bhI bhUkhe garIba ko dekhate, to unakI A~khoM meM dayA ke A~sU umar3ane lgte| jo bhI pAsa meM hotA, garIboM ko dAna kara dete / bhagavAn mahAvIra rAjakumAra the| unheM kisI bhI bhautika sukha-sAdhana kI kamI nahIM thii| ve prAyaH apanA bhojana sAthiyoM ko bA~Ta kara hI khAte the| rAjapATa tyAgakara jaba muni hone lage, taba bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka varSa taka nirantara dAna diyaa| jo kucha bhI apane pAsa dhana kA saMgraha thA, vaha saba - kA - saba janasevA meM arpita kara diyaa| una dinoM bhagavAn mahAvIra eka varSa taka jainatva kI jhA~kI (60) Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratidina eka karor3a ATha lAkha svarNamudrAe~ dAna meM dete rhe| bhagavAn pArzvanAtha Adi dUsare tIrthaMkara bhI bahuta bar3e dAnI the| jaina dharma meM jahA~ dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAvanA ke rupa meM dharma ke cAra bheda batAye haiM, vahA~ sarvaprathama sthAna dAna ko hI pradAna kiyA hai| vastutaH dAna hai bhI sarvaprathama sthAna pAne ke yogy| dAna ke cAra bheda jaina-zAstroM meM dAna ke cAra prakAra batalAe haiM(1) AhAra-dAna, (2) auSadha-dAna, (3) jJAna-dAna aura (4) abhy-daan| pratyeka kA saMkSipta vivecana isa prakAra hai(1) AhAra-dAna ... dehadhArI ke lie sabase pahalI AvazyakatA bhojana kI hai| jaba bhUkha lagI hotI hai, taba kucha nahIM suujhtaa| anna jIvana kA prANa hai| jisane anna kA dAna diyA, usane saba-kucha diyaa| ghara para Ae hue saMsAra-tyAgI sAdhu-munirAjoM ko vijaya-bhakti ke sAtha AhAra baharAnA caahie| muniyoM ko dAna denA akSaya dharma ko prApta karanA hai| sacce sAdhuoM ko AhAra-dAna karane se pApa-karmoM kI bahuta adhika nirjarA hotI hai| sAdhuoM ke atirikta kisI bhUkhe garIba ko bhojana denA bhI bahuta bar3e dharma evaM puNya kA kArya hai| rAjA pradezI ne jainamuni kezIkumAra svAmI ke upadeza se prabhAvita hokara garIboM ke lie apane rAjya kI Aya kA caturthAMza dAna meM lagAne kA prabandha kiyA thaa| jaina dharma vizva-vedanA kA anubhava sadA se karatA AyA hai| janatA ke duHkha-darda meM barAbara kA hissedAra bana kara yathocita sahAyatA pahu~cAne, usane apanA mahAn karttavya mAnA hai| - - mammam dAna (61) www.jainehbrary.org Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (2) auSadha-dAna manuSya jaba roga grasta hotA hai, taba kisI bhI kAma kA nahIM rahatA hai| na vaha yathocita puruSArtha kara apanA aura parivAra kA hI peTa pAla sakatA hai, aura na acchI taraha zraddhA-bhAvanA ke sAtha dharmArAdhanA hI kara sakatA hai| mana svastha hone para hI saba sAdhanA hotI hai aura mana kI svasthatA prAyaH tana kI svasthatA para nirbhara hai| yadi tuma kabhI bImAra par3e ho, to usa samaya kA anubhava smRti meM laao| kitanI vedanA hotI thI? kitanA chaTapaTAte the ? basa samajha lo, saba jIvoM ko apane samAna hI duHkha hotA hai| ataeva jaina-dharma meM auSadha-dAna' kA bhI bahuta bar3A mahatva hai / AcArya amitagati upAsakAcAra meM kahA hai- " auSadha dAna kA mahatva vacana se varNana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| auSadha - dAna pAkara jaba manuSya nIroga hotA hai, to eka bAra to siddha bhagavAna jaisA sukha pA letA hai / " AcArya ne yaha upamA nIrogatA kI dRSTi se kahI hai| siddha bhagavAn AdhyAtmika dRSTi se nIroga hai, to sAdhAraNa saMsArI jIva bhautika dRSTi se nIroga hotA hai| nIroga hone para anAkulatA hotI hai, aura anAkulatA hI vastutaH saccA sukha hai / jaina-dharma ke eka marmI santa, sukhoM kI gaNanA karate hue kahate haiM- "pahalA sukha nirogI kAyA / " roga-rahita avasthA pahalA sukha mAnA gayA hai / ThIka bhI hai-jaba AdamI bImAra hotA hai to use kucha bhI acchA nahIM lgtaa| bhojana-pAna, rAga-raMga saba jahara mAlUma hone lagate haiM / auSadha - dAna hI manuSya ko yaha pahalA sukha pradAna karatA hai| jaba koI rogI kisI bhI auSadha se acchA ho jAtA hai, taba kitanA AzIrvAda detA hai? yaha AzIrvAda hI manuSya ko sukha-zAnti dene vAlA hotA hai| jainatva kI jhA~kI (62) Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (3) jJAnadAna jJAna ke binA manuSya andhA hotA hai| yadi kisI andhe ko A~kheM mila jAyeM, to dekhiye kitanA Anandita hotA hai| usI prakAra ajJAnI manuSya ko vidyA kA dAna denA, bahuta mahatvapUrNa dAna hai| jJAna-dAna kI tulanA, cakSudAna se kI gaI hai| prAcIna kAla meM nAlandA Adi vizva - vidyAlaya isI bhAvanA ko lakSya meM rakhakara sthApita kiye gaye the, jahA~ bhArata ke aura bhArata se bAhara zyAma, jAbA, sumAtrA, cIna, turkI, yUnAna Adi dezoM ke hajAroM vidyArthI binA kisI bheda-bhAva ke jJAnArjana karate the / garIba vidyArthiyoM, ke lie pAThazAlA kholanA, pAThazAlAoM ko dAna denA, skAlarazipa denA, pustakeM bagairaha denA, boDiMga hAusa banAnA Adi saba vidyA - dAna meM zAmila hotA hai / jaina-dharma ne isa kSetra meM bhI bahuta mahatvapUrNa bhAga liyA hai| AcArya amita gati ne yahA~ taka kahA - "dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa - cAroM hI puruSArtha vidyA ke dvArA siddha hote haiN| ataH vidyA dAna dene vAlA cAroM hI puruSArtha pAne kA adhikArI hai|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI kahA hai- "par3hamaM nANaM tao dayA / " arthAt "pahale jJAna hai aura bAda meM dayA, tapa, paropakAra Adi saba AcaraNa haiN|" (4) abhayadAna abhayadAna kA artha hai- kisI marate hue prANI ko bacAnA tathA kisI saMkaTa meM par3e prANI kA uddhAra krnaa| yaha sarvazreSTha dAna samajhA gayA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama uttarAdhikArI zrI sudharmA svAmI ne kahA hai- 'dANANa seTTha abhayappayANaM' arthAt 'saba donoM meM abhayadAna zreSTha hai' / abhaya-dAna jaina-dharma kA to prANa hai| jaina dharma kI buniyAda hI abhayadAna para hai| AcArya amitagati upAsakAcAra meM kahate haiM-abhayadAna dAna (63) Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAkara prANI ko jo sukha hotA hai, vaha sukha saMsAra meM na kabhI huA, aura na kabhI hogaa| dayAlu manuSya bhagavAn kA sthAna prApta kara letA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI bhagavAn kA pada abhayadAna ke dvArA hI prApta kiyA thaa| bhagavAn ne na apanI ora se kisI ko kaSTa diyA, aura na kisI aura se dilvaayaa| itanA hI nahIM, yajJa Adi meM mAre jAne vAle mUkra pazuoM kI rakSA ke lie bhI apanA samUcA jIvana lagA diyaa| bhArata-varSa se azvamegha Adi hiMsaka yajJoM ke astitva kA lopa hone meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA vaha abhaya-dAna sambandhI mahAn prayatna hI mukhya kAraNa thaa| ___ ataeva pratyeka jaina kA kartavya hai ki vaha jaise bhI bane, duHkhI jIvoM kI sahayatA kare, marate jIvo kI rakSA kare, bhUkha aura pyAsa ke dama tor3ate hue jIvoM kI anna-jala dvArA prANa-rakSA kre| gauzAlA evaM piMjarApola Adi ke dvArA mUka pazuoM kI sevA kA ucita prabandha kareM, jIva-dayA ke kAryoM meM adhika-se-adhika apane dhana kA upayoga kreN| Aja ke hiMsAmaya yuga meM dayA kI gaMgA bahAne kA Adarza kArya, yadi jaina nahIM kareMge, to kauna kareMge? jaina jahA~ bhI ho, jisa sthiti meM bhI ho, sarvatra ahiMsA aura karuNA kA vAtAvaraNa paidA kara de| saccA jaina vahI hai, jisase sneha ko pAkara vipad-grasta ke A~sU bahAte mukha para bhI eka bAra to prasannatA kA madhura hAsya camaka utthe| jaina jahA~ bhI ho, jIvana dene vAle ke nAma se prasiddha ho| dAna kA mahAn phala dAna ke ye cAra prakAra kevala vastu-sthiti ke nirdezana ke lie haiN| dAna-dharma kI sImA itane meM hI samApta nahIM haiN| jo bhI kArya dUsare ko sukha-suvidhA pahuMcAne vAlA ho, vaha saba dAna ke antargata A jAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne puNya kI vyAkhyA karate hue batalAyA hai ki anna, jala, vastra Adi ke dAna ke manuSya ko svargAdi sukha ke dene - / jainaba kI jhAMkI (64) Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAle puNya kI prApti hotI hai| jaina-sAhitya meM dAna kI mahimA aura usakA mahAn phala batAne vAle hajAroM udAharaNa bhare par3e haiN| kayavannA seTha, zAlibhadra, dhannA seTha, Adi ke kathAnaka to bahuta hI prasiddha haiN| dAna kA yaha vivecana una logoM kI A~kheM kholane ke lie hai, jo yaha kahate haiM ki-'jaina-dharma to niSkriya dharma hai| vaha kevala apane tapa aura tyAga kI bhAvanA meM hI sImita hai| jaina-kalyANa ke lie koI kriyAtmaka upadeza usake pAsa nahIM haiN| koI bhI vicAraka dekha sakatA hai ki yaha dAna kA vistRta vivecana jaina dharma kI sakriyatA siddha karatA hai yA nisskriytaa| jana-kalyANa ke kSetra meM jaina-dharma ne jo vicAradhArA dAna ke viSaya meM saMsAra ke samakSa rakhI hai, vaha bejor3a haiN| dAna kA vivecana eka prakAra se samApta kiyA jA cukA hai| phira bhI eka do prazna aise haiM, jina para vicAra kara lenA atIva Avazyaka hai| kucha loga kahate haiM-'dAna-dharma hai| parantu usakA adhikArI kevala supAtra hI hai| aura vaha supAtra aura koI nahIM, ekamAtra sAdhu hI hai| ataeva sAdhu ke atirikta kisI garIba evaM duHkhI saMsArI prANI ko dAna denA, adharma hai, dharma nhiiN| saMsArI jIva saba kupAtra haiN| aura kupAtra kA dAna bhava-bhramaNa kA kAraNa hai| dAna ke sambandha meM yaha tarka sarvathA asaMgata hai| kyA supAtra eka mAtra sAdhu hI haiM, aura koI nahIM ? kyA gRhastha meM rahakara sadAcAra pUrvaka jIvana bitAne vAle saba loga kupAtra haiM ? supAtra kA sambandha ekamAtra sAdhu se hI lagAnA, zAstra ke artha kA anartha karanA hai| koI bhI sadAcArI jIvana bitAne vAlA supAtra kahalA sakatA hai| aura phira yaha kahA~ kA niyama hai ki supAtra ko hI dAna denA aura kisI garIba dIna-duHkhI ko nahIM ? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to jainatva kA eka pramukha lakSaNa yaha bhI mAnA hai ki-"dukhI ko dekhakara mana meM anukampAHbhAva lAnA aura yathAzakya usakA duHkha dUra karane kA prayatna krnaa| yaha ThIka hai ki supAtra ko dAna dene kA bahuta adhika mahatva hai| parantu jahA~ wata (65)rary.org Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakaMTakAla meM kisI prANI ko sahAyatA pahu~cAne kA prazna ho, vahA~ pAtra-apAtra para vicAra karanA, kisa mahAn dharma kA siddhAnta hai ? kama-se-kama jaina-dharma kA hameM patA hai / vahA~ to yaha aNu mAtra bhI nahIM hai| jaina-dharma to prANimAtra ke prati kalyANa kI bhAvanA ko lekara bhUmaNDala para AyA hai / vaha mAnava- hRdaya meM uThane vAlI dayA kI lahara ko kisI vizeSa jAti, vizeSa rASTra, vizeSa paMtha, vizeSa sampradAya athavA vizeSa vyakti kI saMkucita sImA meM bA~dhanA nahIM caahtaa| jo garIba bhAI tumhAre sammukha Akara eka roTI ke Tukar3e kI AzA prakaTa kare aura apanA hAtha phailAe, kyA vaha garIba kupAtra hai ? kyA bhU-maNDala para kisI duHkhI ko kisI sukhI se kucha pAne kA adhikAra nahIM hai ? abhAva ne garIba ko jisa duravasthA meM DAlA hai, kyA hama use duHsthiti meM sar3ane de ? kyA yaha mAnavatA hogI ? nahIM kadApi nahIM dIna-duHkhI ko dAna denA, sahayoga karanA, kabhI bhI kisI taraha bhI asaMgata nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kyA garIbI IzvarIya daNDa hai ? bhUkhe aura garIba prANiyoM ko dAna dene ke virodha meM eka ora tarka hai, jo bilkula hI ajIva hai : kucha dArzanika kahate haiM- "la~gar3e lUle daridra, kuSThI Adi ko dAna nahIM denA cAhie, kyoMki vaha paramezvara kA kopabhAjana hai, Izvara use usake pApoM kA daNDa de rahA hai / astu, usa para dayA lAkara sahAyatA pahu~cAnA, eka prakAra se bhagavAn kI daNDavyavasthA kA virodha karanA hai| Izvara jisako pApI samajha kara sajA detA hai, usako apanI prApta sajA bhugatane denA hI ucita hai| AvazyakatA se adhika ina buddhimAnoM ne mAna liyA hai ki Izvara sajA de rahA hai, aura vaha hamAre dAna ke dvArA dakhala dene se aprasanna hogaa| kyA dUra kI sUjhI hai ? Izvara mAratA hai to tuma bhI kyoM na mAro, bar3e acche sUpata kahalAoge ? jaina - darzana kahatA hai ki jainatva kI jhA~kI (66) Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prathama to Izvara kisI ko daNDa detA hai, vaha siddhAnta hI mithyA hai| Izvara vItarAga hai, rAga dveSa se sarvathA pare haiN| use aisI kyA par3I hai ki vyartha hI vicAre jIvoM ko satAtA phire| Izvara ko daNDadAtA mAnanA, pIr3ita prANiyoM ke prati apanI sahAnubhUti aura karttavya kI upekSA karanA hai| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki yadi Izvara daNDa de rahA ho, taba bhI hameM sahAyatA karanI caahie| jaina-dharma to yadi sAkSAt Izvara bhI sAmane Akara roke, taba bhI kisI duHkhI kI sahAyatA karane se nahIM ruka sktaa| manuSya ko apane hRdaya meM se uThane vAlI mAnavatA kI AvAja ko sunanA cAhie, phira Izvara bhale hI kucha kahatA rhe| kyA isa prakAra Izvara kI upAsanA kA yahI phala hai ki saMsAra meM koI garIba ke A~sU poMchane vAlA bhI na rahe? sarvatra hAhAkAra aura atyAcAra kA hI rAjya rhe| nahIM jaina dharma aisA kabhI nahIM hone degaa| vaha dInabandhu hai, apanA kartavya hara hAlata meM adA kregaa| 000 ww (87)ary.org Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / kucha manuSya jIne ke lie bhojana karate haiN| aura kucha bhojana ke lie jIte haiN| pahalI koTi ke manuSya vivekI, vicArazIla, dharmAtmA hote haiN| unake bhojana meM khAdya vastu aura samaya kA viveka rahatA hai| dUsarI koTi ke manuSya pazu kI taraha binA kisI vicAra va viveka ke antargata khAte rahate haiM dina meM bhI aura rAta meM bhii| ve bhojana ke aviveka ke kAraNa aneka prakAra ke rogoM ke zikAra ho jAte haiM aura phira unheM kaSTapUrNa jIvana vyatIta karanA par3atA hai| prastuta nibandha meM amaryAdita evaM asAmayika bhojana se hone vAlI aneka hAniyoM kA digdarzana karAyA gayA hai| - bhojana kA viveka jIvana ke lie bhojana Avazyaka hai| binA bhojana kiye, manuSya kA durbala jIvana Tika nahIM sktaa| Akhira manuSya anna kA kIr3A tthhraa| parantu bhojana karane kI bhI eka sImA hai| jIvana ke lie bhojana hai, na ki bhojana ke lie jIvana ! kheda kI bAta hai ki Aja ke yuga meM bhojana ke lie jIvana bana gayA hai| Aja kA manuSya bhojana para maratA hai| khAne-pIne ke sambandha meM prAcIna niyama saba bhulA diye gaye haiN| jo kucha bhI acchA-burA sAmane AtA hai, manuSya jhaTapaTa caTa karanA cAhatA hai| na mA~sa se ghRNA hai, na madya se paraheja / na bhakSya kA patA hai, na abhakSya kA | dharma kI bAta to jAne dIjie, Aja to bhojana va bhojana ke svAda ke phera meM par3akara apane svAsthya kA bhI dhyAna nahIM rakhA jA rahA hai| jainatva kI jhA~kI (68) Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja kA manuSya prAtaH kAla bistara se uThate hI khAne lagatA hai, aura dina-bhara pazuoM kI taraha caratA rahatA hai| ghara para khAtA hai, mitroM ke yahA~ khAtA hai, bAjAra meM khAtA hai| aura to kyA, dina chipate taka khAtA hai, rAta ko khAtA hai aura bistara para sote-sote bhI dUdha kA gilAsa peTa meM ur3ela letA hai| peTa hai yA kucha aura .....! bhojana ke kucha niyama ... bhArata ke prAcIna zAstrakAroM ne bhojana ke sambandha meM bar3e hI sundara niyamoM kA vidhAna kiyA hai| bhojana meM zuddhatA, pavitratA, svacchatA aura svAsthya kA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie, svAda kA nhiiN| mA~sa aura zarAba Adi abhakSya padArthoM se sarvathA ghRNA rakhanI cAhie, aura sAtha hI vaha zuddha bhojana bhI bhUkha lagane para hI khAnA caahie| bhUkha ke binA bhojana kA eka kaura bhI peTa meM DAlanA, anna kA bhakSaNa nahIM, eka prakAra se pApa kA hI bhakSaNa karanA hai| bhUkha lagane para bhI dina meM do-tIna bAra se adhika bhojana nahIM karanA hai| aura rAta meM bhojana karanA to dharma evaM svAsthya kI dRSTi se bhI ucita nahIM hai| __ jaina dharma meM rAtri-bhojana ke niSedha para bahuta bala diyA gayA hai| prAcIna kAla meM to rAtri-bhojana na karanA, jainatva kI pahacAna ke lie eka viziSTa lakSaNa thaa| rAtri-bhojana meM jaina dharma ne hiMsA kA doSa batalAyA hai| bahuta se isa prakAra ke choTe-choTe sUkSma jIva hote haiM, jo dina meM sUrya ke prakAza meM to dRSTi meM A sakate haiM, parantu rAtri meM to ve kathamapi dRSTigocara nahIM ho sakate / rAtri meM manuSya kI A~kheM nisteja ho jAtI haiN| ataeva ve sUkSma jIva bhojana meM gira kara jaba dA~toM ke nIce pisa jAte haiM aura andara peTa meM pahu~ca jAte haiM, to bar3A hI anartha karate haiN| jisa manuSya ne mAMsAhAra kA tyAga kiyA hai, vaha kabhI-kabhI isa prakAra mAMsAhAra ke doSa se dUSita ho jAtA hai| vicAre jIvoM kI vyartha hI ajJAnatA se hiMsA hotI hai aura apanA niyama bhaMga hotA hai| kitane adhika bicArane kI bAta hai| - m - For Private & Personal use obhAjana kA vivaka (69elibrary.ora Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAtri bhojana kA niSedha kyoM Aja ke yuga meM kucha manacale loga tarka kiyA karate haiM-"rAtri meM bhojana kA niSedha sUkSma jIvoM ko dekha sakane ke kAraNa hI kiyA jAtA hai na ? agara isa rAta meM bijalI jalA leM aura prakAza kara leM, . phira to koI hAni nahIM ?" bAta yaha hai ki bijalI jalA lene se rAtri bhojana ke sambhAvita doSa to dUra nahIM ho skte| pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki bijalI para aneka prakAra ke kITa-pataMga ma~DarAte rahate haiM, ve ur3a ur3a kara tumhAre bhojana meM bhI gira sakate haiN| bahuta se sUkSma jIvoM kA to patA bhI nahIM cala pAtA ki ve bhojana ke sAtha peTa meM kaba cale jaaeNge| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki svAsthya ke lie bhI rAtri-bhojana tyAjya mAnA hai| sUrya ke prakAza meM jo USmA rahatI hai, vaha anna ko pacAne meM sahayogI banatI hai| dina meM khAne se bhojana aura sone ke samaya meM antara bhI kAphI raha jAtA hai, aura isa prakAra anna ko ThIka taraha pacane kA avasara mila jAtA hai| rAtri meM bhojana karane vAle bahuta-se logoM kI yahI Adata ho gaI hai ki khAyA aura bistara para leTe, isase na pUrA anna hajama hotA hai aura na usakA rasa hI ThIka se banatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki rAtri meM bhojana karane vAloM ko badahajamI aura kabja Adi kI aneka zikAyateM hotI rahatI haiN| tyAga-dharma kA mUla santoSa meM hai| isa dRSTi se bhI dina kI anya sabhI pravRttiyoM ke sAtha bhojana kI pravRtti ko bhI samApta kara denA cAhie, tathA santoSa ke sAtha rAtri meM peTa ko pUrNa vizrAma denA caahie| aisA karane se bhalI-bhA~ti nindrA AtI hai| brahmacarya pAlana meM bhI sahAyatA milatI hai, aura saba prakAra se, Arogya kI vRddhi hotI hai| jaina dharma kA yaha niyama, pUrNatayA AdhyAtmika aura vaijJAnika dRSTi ke lie hue haiN| Ayurveda meM bhI rAtri-bhojana ko bala, buddhi aura Ayu kA nAza karane vAlA batalAyA gayA hai| rAtri meM hRdaya aura nAbhi-kamala - - - - - - - - - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (70) Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkucita ho jAte haiM, ataH bhojana kA paripAka acchI taraha nahIM ho pAtA / rAtri bhojana se pratyakSa hAniyA~ dharma - zAstra aura vaidyaka - zAstra kI gaharAI meM na jAkara yadi yaha sAdhAraNa taura para hone vAlI rAtri -- bhojana kI hAniyoM ko dekheM, taba bhI yaha sarvathA anucita ThaharatA hai| bhojana meM yadi cIMTI khAne meM A jAe to buddhi kA nAza hotA hai, jU~ khAI jAe to jalodara nAmaka bhayaMkara roga ho jAtA hai makkhI peTa meM calI jAe to vamana ho jAtA hai, chipakalI khA lI jAya, to kor3ha ho jAtA hai, zAka Adi meM milakara bicchu peTa meM calA jAe to vaha tAlu bedha DAlatA hai aura yadi bAla gale meM cipaka jAe to svarabhaMga ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra aneka doSa rAtri - bhojana meM pratyakSa dRSTigocara hote haiN| rAtri kA bhojana, vAstava meM khataranAka hai| eka do nahIM, deza meM hajAroM hI durghaTanAyeM, rAtri bhojana ke kAraNa hotI haiN| saiMkar3oM hI loga apane jIvana taka se hAtha dho baiThate haiN| ataH rAtri - bhojana saba prakAra se tyAjya hai| jaina-dharma meM to isakA bahuta hI prabala niSedha kiyA gayA hai| anya dharmoM meM bhI ise Adara kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhA gayA hai| kUrma purANa Adi vaidika purANoM meM bhI rAtri bhojana kA niSedha hai| mahAtmA gA~dhI ne jIvana ke antima cAlIsa varSoM meM 'rAtri-bhojana tyAga' ko bar3I dRr3hatA ke sAtha nibhAyA thA / yUropa gae taba bhI unhoMne rAtri bhojana nahIM kiyA / pratyeka jaina kA karttavya hai ki rAtri bhojana kA tyAga kare, na rAtri meM bhojana banAe aura na khAe / 000 bhojana kA viveka viveka (71)brary.org Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 mAMsAhAra kA niSedha saMsAra meM eka-se-eka bhayaMkara pApa hamAre sAmane haiN| parantu mAMsAhAra kA pApa bar3A hI bhayaMkara tathA nindanIya hai| mAMsAhAra manuSya ke hRdaya kI komala bhAvanAoM ko naSTa bhraSTa kara use pUrNatayA nirdaya aura kaThora banA detA hai| mAMsa kisI kheta meM nahIM paidA hotA, vRkSoM para nahIM lagatA, AkAza se nahIM barasatA, vaha to calate-phirate prANiyoM ko mArakara usake zarIra se prApta hotA hai| jaba AdamI paira meM lage eka kAMTe kA darda bhI sahana nahIM kara sakatA, darda ke kAraNa rAta-bhara chaTapaTAtA rahatA hai, taba bhalA dUsare niraparAdha mUka jIvoM kI gardana para churI calA denA, kisa prakAra nyAyasaMgata ho sakatA hai ? jarA zAnta citta se ImAnadArI ke sAtha vicAra kIjie ki unako kitanA bhayaMkara darda hotA hogaa| apane kSaNika jihA ke svAda ke lie dUsare mUka jIvoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra denA, kitanA jaghanya AcaraNa hai| jaba AdamI kisI ko jIvana nahIM de sakatA, to use kyA adhikAra hai ki vaha dUsare kA jIvana chIna le ? AhAra-vihAra meM hone vAlI sAdhAraNa jIvoM kI hiMsA bhI jaba nindanIya mAnI jAtI hai, taba barAbara ke sAthI upayogI pazuoM kI jainatva kI jhA~kI (72) mA~sAhAra se mana meM krUratA, unmAda, uttejanA aura vikAra bar3hate haiN| vikAragrasta manuSya samAja meM azAnti aura saMgharSa kA vAtAvaraNa paidA karatA hai| vyaktigata, sAmAjika aura rASTrIya jIvana kI zAnti ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki mana sAtvika bhAvanAoM se anuprANita rhe| jaisA khAye anna, vaisA hove mana isa lokokti ke anusAra sarvaprathama AhAra kI zuddhi para dhyAna denA Avazyaka hai| Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatyA karanA to aura bhI bhayaMkara bAta haiN| vadhika jaba camacamAtA huA churA lekara mUka pazuoM kI gardana para pheratA hai, usa samaya kA vaha dRzya kitanA bhayaMkara hotA hogA ? sahRdaya manuSya to usa rAkSasI dRzya ko apanI A~khoM se dekha bhI nahIM sktaa| khUna kI dhArA baha rahI ho, mA~sa kA Dhera laga rahA ho, haDDiyA~ idhara-udhara bikhara rahI hoM, rakta se sane hue camar3e ke khaNDa idhara-udhara bikhare par3e hoM, aura Upara se gIdha, cIla Adi nindya pakSI ma~DarA rahe hoM, to spaSTa hai ki isa ghRNita dazA meM, manuSya nahIM, rAkSasa hI kAma kara sakatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai kiM. yUropa Adi dezoM meM to pratiSThita nyAyAdhIza kasAI kI gavAhI bhI nahIM lete haiN| unakI dRSTi se kasAI itanA nirdaya ho jAtA hai ki vaha manuSya hI nahIM raha jAtA / hRdayahIna nirdaya manuSya meM manuSyatA evaM tadanukUla prAmANikatA raha bhI kahA~ sakatI hai ? jaina-dharma meM mAMsAhAra kA bar3I dRr3hatA ke sAtha niSedha kiyA gayA hai| karuNA ke pratyakSa avatAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne mAMsAhAra ko durvyasanoM meM mAnA hai aura ise naraka kA kAraNa batAyA hai| sthAnAMga sUtra ke cauthe sthAna meM batAyA hai "cAra kAraNoM se prANI naraka meM jAtA hai(1) mahAArambha karane se, (2) mahAparigraha rakhane se, (3) paMcendriya jIvoM kA vadha karane se aura (4) mA~sa-bhakSaNa karane se / ". eka AcArya ne to mA~sa zabda kI vyutpatti hI bar3I hRdaya-sparzI DhaMga se kI hai| mAMsa zabda meM do akSara haiM, 'mA~' aura 'sa' / 'mA~' kA artha mujhako hotA hai, 'sa' kA artha vaha hotA hai| donoM akSaroM kA milakara yaha mUr3hArtha nikalatA hai ki jisako meM yahA~ mArakara khAtA hU~, vaha mujhe bhI kabhI mArakara khaaegaa| mAMsAhArI loga isa artha kA gambhIratA ke sAtha vicAra kareM aura mAMsAhAra kI durvRtti ko tyAga kara apane ko bhAvI kaSToM se bacAyeM / mAMsAhAra kA niSedha (73) library.org Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ajakala kucha loga tarka karate haiM ki "manuSya anna khAtA hai, gehU~ Adi ke hajAroM dAne pIsa kara peTa meM DAla letA hai, kyA isameM hiMsA nahIM hotI ? bakare Adi mArane meM to eka jIva kI hiMsA hotI hai, parantu anna khAne meM to hajAroM jIvoM kI hiMsA ho jAtI hai|" uttara meM kahanA hai ki - "geMhU~ Adi kI buniyAda AbI aura bakare kI buniyAda pezAbI hai| gehU~ avyakta cetanA vAlA jIva hai aura bakarA vyakta cetanA vAlA / bakare ko mArane vAle ke bhAva pratyakSatA krUra, nirdaya aura ghAtakI hote haiM, jabaki geMhU~ khAne vAle ke aise nahIM hote / astu, bakare kI anna ke dAnoM se tulanA karanA, ajJAnatA kA hI nahIM, mana kI krUratA kA bhI paricAyaka hai| mAMsa-jaisI apavitra, ghRNita, tAmasI cIjoM kI sAtvika anna se tulanA kabhI ho hI nahIM sktii|" mA~sa khAnA mAnava-prakRti ke bhI sarvathA viruddha hai / manuSya prakRti se zAkAhArI prANI haiM, mAMsAhArI nhiiN| zAkAhArI aura mAMsAhArI prANiyoM kI banAvaTa meM bhArI antara hotA hai| mAMsAhArI pazuoM ke nAkhUna paine, nukIle hote haiM, jaise- kuttA, billI, siMha Adi ke aura zAkAhArI pazuoM ke paine nahIM hote, jaise- hAthI, gAya, bhaiMsa Adi ke / mA~sAhArI pazuoM ke jabar3e lambe hote haiM, jabaki zAkAhAriyoM ke gola | gAya aura kutte ke jabar3oM ko dekhane se yaha bheda sApha mAlUma ho jaayegaa| mAMsAhArI jIva pAnI jIbha se capala-capala kara pIte haiM / aura zAkAhArI oMTha Teka kara / gAya, bhaiMsa bandara Adi tathA inake viparIta siMha, billI, kuttA Adi ko dekhane se yaha saba bheda spaSTa ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra zAkAhArI jIvoM-gAya, ghor3A, U~Ta Adi ke pasInA AtA hai| isake viparIta - billI, zera, cItA Adi mAMsAhAriyoM ko pasInA nahIM AtA / Aja ke vijJAna ne yaha siddha kara diyA hai ki bandara tathA laMgura ekadama zAkAhArI prANI haiN| jIvana-bhara ye phala-phUla Adi para gujArA karate haiN| manuSya kI Antarika tathA bAhya banAvaTa bhI hUbahU bandara tathA laMgUra se milatI-julatI hai| ataH manuSya bhI nitAnta zAkAhArI prANI Jain kI ducation Internationar jhA~kI (74) Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| mAMsAhAra kI Adata usane bAhya vikRti se prApta kara lI hai, vaha usakI mUla prakRti ke anukUla nahIM pdd'tii| Arthika dRSTi se bhI mAMsAhAra deza ke lie ghAtaka ThaharatA hai| gAya, bhaiMsa, bakarI Adi deza ke lie bar3e hI upayoga pazu haiN| mAMsAhAriyoM dvArA inakA saMhAra karanA kitanA bhayaMkara hai| jarA dhyAna se dekhane yogya hai| udAharaNa ke lie gAya ko hI le liijie| arthazAstriyoM ne hisAba lagAyA ki gAya se hameM dUdha, dahI, ghI, baila, gobara Adi milate haiN| eka gAya kI pUrI pIr3hI se 4,72,600 manuSyoM ko sukha pahu~catA hai| jIvavijJAna vizAradoM ne gaharI chAnabIna ke pazcAt hisAba lagAyA hai ki govaMza meM se pratyeka gAya ke dUdha kA madhyamAna gyAraha kilo kA AtA hai| usake dUdha dene ke samaya kA ausata bAraha mahIne rahatA hai| astu, pratyeka gAya ke janma-bhara ke dUdha se 24,960 manuSyoM kI eka bAra meM tRpti hotI hai| madhyamAna ke niyamAnusAra pratyeka gAya se chaha bachiyA aura chaha bachar3e mila pAte haiN| inameM se yadi eka-eka mara bhI jAe to pA~ca bachiyoM ke jIvana-bhara ke dUdha se 1,24,800 manuSya eka bAra tRpta ho sakate haiN| aba raheM pA~ca bail| apane jIvana-kAla meM, madhyamAna ke anusAra, kama se kama do hajAra kviNTala anAja paidA kara sakate haiN| . yadi pratyeka AdamI eka bAra meM tIna pAva anAja khAe to usase sAdhAraNatayA DhAI lAkha AdamiyoM kI eka bAra meM udara-pUrti ho sakatI hai| bachiyAoM ke dUdha aura bailoM ke anna ko milA dene se 3,74,800 manuSyoM kI bhUkha eka bAra meM bujha sakatI hai| donoM saMkhyAoM ko milAkara eka gAya kI pIr3hI meM 4,75,690 manuSya eka bAra meM pAlita ho jAte haiN| itanA hI nahIM, bailoM se gAr3iyA~ calatI haiN| unase savArI kA kAma liyA jAtA hai, bhAra uThAne ke kAma meM bhI ve Ate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki bhAratIya logoM ne gAya ko 'mAtA' kaha kara pukArA hai| - - - - - - - - - - mAMsAhAra kA niveza (15) Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI prakAra eka bakarI ke janma bhara ke dUdha se bhI 25,920 AdamiyoM kA paripAlana eka bAra ho sakatA hai| hAthI, ghor3e, U~Ta, bher3a Adi prANiyoM se bhI isI prakAra aneka upakAra manuSya ke lie hote rahate haiN| ataeva ina upakArI pazuoM ko jo loga khuda mArane tathA dUsaroM se maravAne kA kAma karate haiM, unako parokSa rUpa meM sAre mAnava-samAja kI hatyA karane vAlA hI samajhanA caahie| svAsthya kI dRSTi se bhI mA~sa niSiddha vastu hai| prAyaH mAMsAhAra se kaiMsara, kSaya, pAyoriyA, gaThiyA, sira-darda, mRgI, unmAda, anidrA, lakavA, patharI Adi bhayaMkara rogoM kA AkramaNa hotA hai| zArIrika bala aura mAnasika pratibhA para burA prabhAva par3atA hai| isa sambandha meM yUropa ke bruselsa vizvavidyAlaya Adi meM jo vaijJAnika parIkSaNa hue haiM, usameM bhI mA~sAhAriyoM kI apekSA zAkAhArI hI zreSTha pramANita hue haiN| kahA jAtA hai-dasa hajAra vidyArthI uparyukta parIkSaNa meM sammilita hue the| inameM se pA~ca hajAra ko kevala phala, dUdha, anna Adi zAkAhAra para aura pA~ca hajAra ko mAMsAhAra para rakhA gayA thaa| chaha mahIne bAda jA~ca karane para mAlUma huA ki mAMsAhAriyoM kI apekSA zAkAhArI saba bAtoM meM teja rhe| zAkAhAriyoM meM dayA, kSamA, prema, Adi guNa prakaTa hue aura mAMsAhAriyoM meM krodha, krUratA, bhIrutA Adi / mAMsAhAriyoM se zAkAhAriyoM meM bala, sahanazakti Adi guNa bhI vizeSa rupa meM pAye gae / zAkAhAriyoM meM mAnasika zakti kA vikAsa bhI acchA huA / kiM bahunA, dhArmika, sAmAjika, Arthika aura svAsthya Adi sabhI dRSTiyoM se mAMsAhAra sarvathA heya hai| jo manuSya, manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI hai| use to mAMsabhakSaNa kA sadA ke lie tyAga kara denA cAhie / Jain cainala kI haoNkI (76) 000 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 sAdhu jIvana eka mahAn Adarza jIvana hai| usakI utkRSTa sAdhanA, adhyAtma kI eka mahAn Adarza sAdhanA hai / prastuta adhyAya meM sAdhu kI Adarza sAdhanA kA eka ati sundara rekhAcitra upasthita hai| Adarza sAdhu Atma-zAnti aura Atma-siddhi kI zodha meM, jJAna kA ujjvala prakAzamAna pradIpa lekara AtmA se paramAtmA banane ke patha para agrasara hue pUjya sAdhu ! duniyA~ kI Rddhi ko tyAgakara Atma-siddhi ke amara sAdhaka ! Apako vandana ho ! koTi-koTi vandana ! m saMsAra ke kSetra meM. saMskArI vAtAvaraNa kA sRjana kara, sAdhanA ke zikhara para, jo vegavatI gati se bar3ha rahA hai, vahI hai saccA sAdhu ! Adarza sAdhu (77)helibrary.org Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama tatva kI khoja meM, jJAna aura kriyA kA avalaMba lekara jo AtmA kI pUrNa zakti se satata gatimAn rahatA hai vahI saccA sAdhu hai ! sAdhu arthAta? samabhAva kA sAdhaka ! jisakI sAdhanA kA antima dhyeya 'siddhatva ho, vahI hai Adarza sAdhu ! Atma-darzana, jisake jIvana kA nitya raTana ho, darzana-jJAna-cAritrarupa ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA ho, jisakI saccI sAdhanA ho, Atma-svarupa meM, jisakA pratidina ramaNa ho ! aura vikAra-mukti hI jisakI jIvana-yAtrA kA antima vizrAma kendra ho, vahI Adarza sAdhu hai ! Adarza sAdhu, kSamA kI jIvita mUrti ho ! usake zAnta hRdaya meM, krodha kI kamI eka kSINa rekhA bhI na ubhare ! - - Jain Edi h 478) Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAroM ora zAnti evaM sahaja saralatA jhalake ! kSamA ke zAnti-mantra par3hakara, jo jagat meM se kalaha aura kSobha kI vyAdhi harane vAlA mahAn dhanvaMtari bane, aura jisake satsaMga meM, Atma-tatva ke zodha kI balavatI kSudhA jAgRta ho, vahI Adarza sAdhu hai| sundara apsarA ho athavA kurupa kubjA, donoM hI jisakI dRSTi meM kevala kATha kI putalI hai| kaMcana aura kAminI kA saccA tyAgI, lobha aura moha ke viSAkta bANa se jo biMdhe nahIM ! samrAToM kA bhI samrATa, aura cakravartiyoM kA bhI cakravartI, antarjIvana kI vipula adhyAtma-samRddhi ke, akSaya-koSa kA ekamAtra svatantra svAmI, vahI hai, Adarza sAdhu ! pApa ke phala se nahIM, kintu pApa kI vRtti se hI jo mukti cAhatA hai, duraMgI duniyA ke mohaka zabdoM kI apekSA, AtmA kI antardhvani kI jo bahumAna dekara calatA hai, apane sabala aura svataMtra vicAroM se, - Adarza sAdhua(79brary.org Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo nayA yuga, nayA vAtAvaraNa pragaTatA hai, apane sarala, zraddhAmaya aura niSpApa jIvana se, mAnava-samAja ko jo jIvana kA saccA marma batAtA hai vahI Adarza sAdhu hai ! saMkaTa ke kSaNoM meM, jo bhAgatA nahIM, kintu saMkaToM kA sAtvika parimArjana karatA hai, AdhyAtmika zakti ke bala se, saMkaToM para Adhipatya sthApita karatA hai ! jagat ke viSa ko zAntipUrvaka pIkara badale meM, prasanna mukhamudrA se amRta kI vRSTi karatA hai, 'zaThaprati zAThyaM kuryAta' ke sthAna para, 'zaThaM prati bhadraM kuryAt' kA mudrA lekha lekara, patthara pheMkane vAle para bhI jo puNyavRSTi karatA hai, gAlI dene vAle ko bhI AzIrvAda detA hai ! apakAra kA badalA upakAra se dekara, apanI pUrNa divyatA kA darzana karAtA hai, vahI Adarza sAdhu hai ! jisakI ahiMsAtmaka amRta dRSTi jaMgala meM bhI maMgala kare, jahara ko bhI amRta meM badala de, zatru ko bhI mitra banA le, vahI hai Adarza sAdhu ! jainatva kI jhA~kI (80) Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApI kA nahIM, kintu jo pApamaya manodazA ko dhikkAratA hai, jisake dhikkAra meM bhI prema ho, jisake dhikkAra meM se bhI sneha kA madhu rasa jharatA ho, jisake sneha kI zItala dhArA, dveSa ke dhadhakate dAvAnala ko bhI bujhA de, jisake prema kA jAdU, pApI ke kaThoratama antara ko bhI pighalA de, vahI Adarza sAdhu hai ! 1. durjana ke prati durjanatA / 2. durjana ke prati bhI sajjanatA / Adarza sAdhu (81)brary.org Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jaina-dharma kI prAcInatA kitane hI jijJAsu prazna karate haiM ki jaina-dharma kA AvirbhAva kaba huA, jaina-dharma eka nayA hI dharma hai yA prAcIna tathA vaha kisI anya dharma kI zAkhA hai yA eka svatantra dharma hai / dharma-paramparA kA mahatva usakI tejasvitA meM hotA hai, na ki prAcInatama meN| kintu yadi usakI tejasvitA sudIrgha itihAsa ke AdhAra para khar3I hai, to vaha aura bhI jyAdA prabhAvazAlI ho jAtI hai, jaise ki sone meM sugandha / jaina-dharma kI prAcInatA ke sambandha meM jana sAdhAraNa meM kucha bhrAnta dhAraNAe~ va ajJAna mUlaka vicAra calate rahe haiN| Aie, itihAsa ke prakAza meM unakA nirAkaraNa kara leN| itihAsa kI isa pahelI ko saikar3oM vidvAn sulajhAne meM lage hue haiN| aba taka aneka prAmANika tathya prakAza meM Aye haiM, jinase bahuta se bhrAntiyoM kA nirAkaraNa ho gayA hai aura ho rahA hai| - kucha samaya pahale taka aneka videzI vidvAn aura svAmI dayAnanda jaise kucha bhAratIya vidvAn bhI jaina-dharma ko bauddha dharma kI eka zAkhA samajhate rhe| unakA kahanA thA ki bauddha-dharma se jaina dharma kI dhArA nikalI hai / kintu itihAsa ke prakAza meM Aja ye vicAra eka galataphahamI ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM rahe haiN| kucha vidvAn jaina-dharma ko eka svatantra dharma avazya mAnate rahe haiM, kintu unake vicAra meM isake saMsthApaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI the, isalie DhAI hajAra varSa se Age isakA itihAsa nahIM jAtA / kucha majjhimanikAya pR. 225 jainatva kI jhA~kI (82) Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anya vidvAn teIsaveM tIrthakara pArzvanAtha ke kAla taka jAte haiM, aura unheM hI jaina dharma kA pravartaka mAnate haiN| hama prastuta lekha meM aitihAsika khojoM ke AdhAra para ina saba bhrAnta dhAraNAoM kA nirAkaraNa karake vAstavika tathya samajhane kI ceSTA kreNge| jaina-dharma, bauddha-dharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai ___jaina dharma ko bauddha-dharma kI zAkhA kahanA to itihAsa kI sabase bar3I ajJAnatA hai| bauddha-sAhitya kA adhyayana karane se yaha bAta bhalI-bhA~ti spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki tathAgata buddha ke samaya meM jaina-dharma kI paramparA bahuta hI gauravazAlI mAnI jAtI thii| buddha ne svayaM sthAna-sthAna para bhagavAn mahAvIra ko - niggaMTha nAyaputtaM (nirgrantha jJAtaputra) ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA hai| dUsarI bAta bhagavAn pArzvanAtha jaina dharma ke teIsaveM tIrthaMkara ho gae haiN| unake AcAra-vicAra kA buddha ke jIvana tathA dharma para kAphI prabhAva par3A dikhAI detA hai| pArzvanAtha ke cAturyAma saMvara dharma kA buddha ne apane mukha se kaI sthAnoM para ullekha kiyA hai| jaina-sAhitya ke aneka pAribhASika zabda, jaise-jina, zrAvaka, bhikSu, bhikkhu, nirvANa Adi bauddha-sAhitya meM jyoM ke tyoM prAyaH unhIM arthoM meM le liye gaye haiN| isase spaSTa hotA hai ki buddha ke samakSa jaina-paramparA vidyamAna thI aura usakA tatkAlIna rAjavaMzoM evaM janatA para acchA prabhAva thaa| isase yaha zaMkA bhI nirmUla ho jAtI hai ki jaina dharma ke saMsthApaka bhagavAn mahAvIra the, kyoMki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke DhAI-sau varSa pUrva bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ho gaye haiM, aura unake cAturyAma dharma ko mAnane vAle aneka rAjavaMza bhagavAn mahAvIra se pahale hI vidyamAna the| - - 1. pro. yAkobI, 'sekraTa baksa Apha di IsTa' ji. 45 kI prastAvanA pR. 2sA 2. jaina-sAhitya kA itihAsa (kailAzacandra zAstrI) prAkkathana pR. 22 // - __ For Private & Personal use jana dharma kI prAcInatA (83)ary.ora Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI aitihAsikatA meM Aja itane pracura pramANa mila rahe haiM ki jaina-dharma ko Adhunika kahane vAlI purAnI mAnyatAe~ aba khaNDita ho gaI haiN| vaidika paramparA meM jaina - itihAsa ke mUla svara jaina - paramparA ke bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn neminAtha, jo vAsudeva zrIkRSNa ke bhAI (tAU ke lar3ake ) bhI the aura phira dharma guru bhI rhe| unake sambandha meM Aja aneka vidvAn, chAndogya upaniSad (prapAThaka 3 khaNDa 17) Adi ke anusAra yaha mAna cuke haiM ki bhagavAn neminAtha ke dvArA hI zrIkRSNa ko ahiMsA kA upadeza milA thA / mathurA se prApta hone vAlI bhagavAn neminAtha kI mUrtiyoM meM zrIkRSNa aura balarAma kA aMkana donoM ora pAyA gayA hai| ise suprasiddha purAtatva - vid vidvAna sva. DA. vAsudeva zaraNa agravAla mAna cuke haiN| isake atirikta bhagavAn neminAtha (ariSTanemi) kA nAma yajurveda meM bhI AtA hai| bhagavAn neminAtha ke sambandha meM yajurveda kA vaha mantra yahA~ para uddhRta karate haiM vAjasyanu prasava AvabhU mA ca, bhuvanAni sa nemi rAjA pariyAti vizvA sarvataH / vidvAna, prajAM puSTiM varddhamAno asmai svAhA / / arthAt adhyAtma yajJa ko prakaTa karane vAle, saMsAra ke saba jIvoM ko saba prakAra se yathArtha upadeza dene vAle aura jinake upadeza se jIvoM kI AtmA balavAna hotI hai, una sarvajJa neminAtha ke lie Ahuti samarpita hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva vartamAna kAlacakra ke prathama tIrthakara hai| eka dRSTi se yaha mAnA jA sakatA hai ki isa kAlacakra meM jaina-dharma ke 1. ( vAjasaneyi - mAdhyadina zukla yajurveda saMhitA, adhyAya 6 mantra 25 (84) yajurveda sAtavalekara saMskaraNa (vikrama 1984) Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdikartA RSabhadeva hue haiN| RSabhedava ke bar3e putra bharata the, jo isa yuga ke prathama cakravartI the aura unhIM ke nAma para zrImadbhAgavata (5/4) ke ullekhAnusAra isa deza kA nAma bhAratavarSa huaa| isa sambandha meM hama adhika vistAra na karake kucha vidvAnoM ke vicAra yahA~ prastuta kara dete haiN| vizva ke mahAn dArzanika rASTrapati DA. rAdhAkRSNan apane 'bhAratIya darzana kA itihAsa' nAmaka mahAn grantha meM likhate haiM___"jaina paramparA RSabhadeva se apanI utpatti kA kathana karatI hai, jo bahuta-sI zatAbdiyoM pUrva hue hai| isa bAta ke pramANa pAye jAte haiM ki IsavI pUrva prathama zatAbdI meM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kI pUjA hotI thii| isameM koI sandeha nahIM hai ki jaina dharma vardhamAna aura pArzvanAtha se bhI pahale pracalita thaa| yajurveda meM RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha aura ariSTanemi ina tIna tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma Ate haiN| bhAgavata purANa bhI isa bAta kA samarthana karatA hai ki RSabhadeva jaina dharma ke saMsthApaka the| suprasiddha itihAsajJa zrI jayacandra vidyAlaMkAra jaina-dharma kI prAcInatA ke sambandha meM apane vicAra likhate haiM-'jaina-dharma bahuta prAcIna hai aura mahAvIra se pahale teIsa tIrthaMkara ho cuke haiM, jo usa dharma ke pravartaka evaM pracAraka the| sabase pahalA tIrthaMkara rAjA RSabhadeva thA, jisake eka putra bharata ke nAma se isa deza kA nAma bhAratavarSa huaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI aitihAsikatA ke sambandha meM vidvAnoM ne jo mata vyakta kiye haiM, ve bhAratIya dharma granthoM evaM sAMskRtika paramparA ke gambhIra adhyayana para AdhArita hai| Rgveda ke aneka mantroM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI prArthanA-stuti milatI hai| 1. bhAratIya darzana kA itihAsa (ji. 1 pR. 28) 2. bhAratIya itihAsa kI ruparekhA (pR. 347) / 3. Rgveda sAtavalekara saMskaraNa (sana 1640) % - - jaina dharma kI prAcInatA (85) Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Rgveda kA eka mantra dekhie "pravA babhro vRSabha, cekitAna yathA deva na hINaSe na haMsi / " Rgveda 2-33-15 (rudrasUkta) arthAt he vRSabha ! aisI kRpA karo ki hameM kabhI kaSTa na ho / bhAratIya - sAhitya aura saMskRti ke mahAn grantha yogavasiSTha meM zrI rAmacandajI apanI hArdika icchA vyakta karate hue kahate haiM ki mujhe kisI vastu kI AkAMkSA nahIM hai, maiM to jina ( vItarAga) kI taraha apane Apa meM zAMti-lAbha prApta karanA cAhatA hU~ nAha rAmo na me vAJchA bhAveSu na ca me manaH / zannta AsiMtu nicchAmi svAtmanIva jino yathA / / isa uddharaNa se yaha tathya spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki maryAdA puruSottama rAmacandrajI ke samaya se bhI pahale jaina tIrthaMkAroM ke pavitra jIvana kI chApa bhAratIya janamAnasa para aMkita thI / itihAsakAroM kI dhAraNA ke anusAra rAmacandrajI ko hue gyAraha lAkha varSa ho gae / purANa - sAhitya meM bhI sthAna-sthAna para jaina tIrthaMkaroM ke sambandha meM aneka prakAra ke ullekha milate haiM / ina udAharaNoM se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki vaidika - saMskRti kI taraha jaina- saMskRti bhI atyanta prAcIna hai evaM usakA anya saMskRti tathA dharmoM para mahatvapUrNa prabhAva rahA hai| anusandhAna ke Aloka meM dharma granthoM ke AdhAra ke sAtha hI Aja prAcIna sthaloM kI khudAiyoM meM bhI aise cinha prApta ho rahe haiM, jinase jaina dharma kA mUla zaiba-dharma kI taraha tAmrayugIna sindhu sabhyatA taka jA rahA hai| hama anusaMdhAna ke Aloka meM una tathyoM ko bhI samajhane kA prayatna kreNge| kucha samaya pUrva mohana jodar3o kI khudAI meM eka aisI prAcIna mUrti prApta huI hai, jo kAyotsarga mudrA meM sthita hai| isa sambandha meM 1. vogavAsiSTha ( vairAgya prakaraNa 15) nirNayasAgara presa bambaI se mudrita (san 1918 ) / jainatva kI jhA~kI (86) Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAtatva ke prakhyAta vidvAna zrI rAmaprasAda candA likhate haiM-"sindhu ghATI se prApta muharoM para baiThI avasthA meM aMkita devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ hI yoga kI mudrA meM nahIM haiM, kintu khar3I avasthA meM aMkita mUrtiyA~ bhI yoga kI kAyotsarga mudrA ko sUcita karatI haiM, jisakA nirdeza Upara kiyA gayA hai| mathurA myUjiyama meM dUsarI zatI kI kAyotsarga meM sthita eka 'vRSabhadeva jina' kI mUrti hai| isa mUrti kI zailI se sindhu se prApta muharoM para aMkita khar3I huI devamUrtiyoM kI zailI bilkula milatI hai| zrI candA ke lekha para TippaNI karate hue purAtatva ke adhikArI vidvAna DaoN. rAdhAmukuda mukarjI ne likhA hai-"yaha mudrA jaina-yogiyoM kI tapazcaryA meM vizeSa rupa se milatI hai, jaise mathurA saMgrahAlaya meM sthApita tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva kI mUrti yadi aisA ho zaiva-dharma kI taraha jaina-dharma kA mUla bhI tAmrayugIna sindhu-sabhyatA taka calA jAtA hai| isase sindhu sabhyatA evaM aitihAsika bhAratIya-sabhyatA ke bIca kI khoI huI kar3I kA bhI eka ubhaya sAdhAraNa sAMskRtika paramparA ke rupa meM kucha uddhAra ho jAtA hai| uparyukta anusaMdhAnoM ke AdhAra para yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki jaina dharma kA mUla kitanA prAcIna hai| bhArata kI Adi sabhyatA (sindhu ghATI sabhyatA) ke sAthaM jaba vidvAn loga usakI paramparA ko jor3ate haiM, to isakA matalaba huA ki vaha mahAvIra pArzvanAtha, neminAtha aura anya tIrthakAroM kI paramparA ko pAra karatI huI bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI paramparA ke sAtha jur3a jAtI hai| ukta ullekhoM ke AdhAra para, lekha ke prArambha meM uThAI gaI yaha zaMkA apane Apa samAdhAna pA jAtI hai ki jaina dharma kA avirbhAva kaba se huA aura isakI prAcInatA kitanI hai| 1. yaha sindhI bhASA kA zabda hai-moana = mare hae yA ma. jo = kA daDo gaphA ka TIlA / dhvanisAmya ke kAraNa kucha loga ajJAnavaza moana ko mohana kaha jAte haiN| 2. maoNDarna rivyu, jUna 1662 zrI Ara. pI. candA kA lekha / 3. hindU sabhyatA, pR. 23-24 - jana dha dhAnatA87) www.jaiMelibrary.org Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - vahI Adarza jIvana hai vahI saccA jaina-jIvana hai, jisake kaNa-kaNa aura kSaNa-kSaNa meM dharma kI sAdhanA jhalakatI ho| dharmamaya jIvana ke AdarzoM kA yaha bhavya citra prastuta hai- 'jaina jIvana' meN| jaina-jIvana jaina bhUkha se kama khAtA hai| jaina bahuta kama bolatA hai| jaina vyartha nahIM ha~satA hai| jaina bar3oM kI AjJA mAnatA hai| jaina sadA udyamazIla rahatA hai| jaina garIboM se nahIM shrmaataa| jaina vaibhava pAkara nahIM akdd'taa| jaina kisI para nahIM jhuNjhlaataa| jaina kisI se chala-kapaTa nahIM krtaa| jaina satya ke samarthana meM kisI se nahIM ddrtaa| jaina hRdaya se udAra hotA hai| jaina hita-mita-madhura bolatA hai| jaina saMkaTa-kAla meM ha~satA hai| jaina abhyudaya meM bhI namra rahatA hai| jainatva kI jhAMkI (88) Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajJAnI ko jIvana-nirmANArtha jJAna denA mAnavatA hai| jJAna ke sAtha vidyAlaya Adi kholanA mAnavatA hai| bhUkhe-pyAse ko santuSTa karanA mAnavatA hai| bhUle hue ko mArga batAnA mAnavatA hai| jaina mAnavatA kA maMgala pratIka hai| jahA~ viveka hotA hai, vahA~ pramAda nahIM hotaa| jahA~ viveka hotA hai, vahA~ lobha nahIM hotaa| jahA~ viveka hotA hai, vahA~ svArtha nahIM hotaa| jahA~ viveka hotA hai, vahA~ ajJAna nahIM hotaa| jaina viveka kA ArAdhaka hotA hai| pratidina vicAra karo ki mana se kyA-kyA doSa hue haiN| pratidina vicAra karo ki vacana se kyA-kyA doSa hue haiN| pratidina vicAra karo ki zarIra se kyA-kyA doSa hue haiN| sukha kA mUla dharma hai| dharma kA mUla dayA hai| dayA kA mUla viveka hai| %3 - L-BALAJAHomromr.waman - jaiga sImA (Us)ry.org. Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viveka se uTho viveka se clo| viveka se bolo| viveka se khaao| viveka se saba kAma karo / pahanane or3hane meM maryAdA rkho| ghUmane-phirane meM maryAdA rakho / sone-baiThane meM maryAdA rkho| bar3e-choTo kI maryAdA rakho / mana se dUsare kA bhalA cAhanA, paropakAra hai / vacana se dUsare ko hita- zikSA denA paropakAra hai / zarIra se dUsare kI sahAyatA karanA, paropakAra hai / dhana se kisI kA duHkha dUra karanA paropakAra hai / bhUkhe-pyAse ko santuSTa karanA, paropakAra hai| bhUle hue ko mArga batAnA, paropakAra hai| ajJAnI ko jJAna denA, yA dilAnA paropakAra hai| jJAna ke sAdhana vidyAlaya Adi kholanA, paropakAra hai| loka-hita ke kAryoM meM saharSa sahayoga denA, paropakAra hai / 0 Jain E jainaTa kI jhAMkI (00) Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ binA paropakAra ke jIvana nirarthaka hai| binA paropakAra ke dina nirarthaka hai| jahA~ paropakAra nahIM, vahA~ manuSyatva nhiiN| jahA~ paropakAra nahIM, vahA~ dharma nhiiN| paropakAra kI jar3a komala hRdaya hai| paropakAra kA phala vizva-abhaya hai| paropakAra kala karanA ho, to Aja kro| paropakAra Aja karanA ho, to aba kro| binA dhana ke bhI paropakAra ho sakatA hai| kintu binA mana ke paropakAra nahI ho sktaa| dhana kA moha paropakAra nahIM hone detaa| zarIra kA moha paropakAra nahIM hone detaa| paropakAra karane ke lie jo dhanI hone kI rAha dekheM, vaha mUrkha haiN| badale kI AzA se jo paropakAra kare, vaha mUrkha hai| binA sneha aura prema ke jo paropakAra kare, vaha mUrkha hai| - janajIvana (01)org Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana ke lie jIvana nahIM, kintu jIvana ke lie bhojana hai| dhana ke lie jIvana nahIM, kintu jIvana ke lie dhana hai| dhana se jitanA adhika moha, utanA hI patana / dhana se jitanA kama moha, utanA hI utthAna / jainatva kI jhAMkI (92) O Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jaina-dharma kI pRSThabhUmi ke rupa meM itihAsa, paramparA aura prAcInatA ke sambandha meM pichale adhyAyoM meM batAyA gayA hai, aba usakA tAtvika evaM dArzanika svarupa bhI samajhanA hai, ataH sarvaprathama tatvasvarupa kI jAnakArI ke lie par3hie prastuta nibandha | tatva - vivecana 'tatva' zabda hamAre vyavahAra meM itanA adhika pracalita aura vyApaka bana gayA hai ki usakI paribhASA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM raha gaI hai| phira bhI zAbdika dRSTi se saMkSepa meM vicAra kareM, to usakA artha hogA- 'tasya bhAva tatvam - arthAt astitvahIna darzana ke anusAra, asat se sat kA nirmANa nahIM hotaa| abhAva se bhAva kI sthiti nahIM hotI / gadhe ke sira para sIMga kI taraha jo asat ho, vaha tatva kaise ho sakatA hai ? tatva kA eka aura bhI vyAvahArika artha haiN| vaha yaha ki jainadharma sAdhanA kA dharma hai| vaha anAdi kAla se cale A rahe AtmA ke azuddha rUpa ko dUra kara zuddha svarupa kI upalabdhi kA mArga prastuta karatA hai / ataH svarupa- sAdhanA kI dRSTi se sarvaprathama caitanya aura jar3a kA bheda vijJAna Avazyaka hai| isake sAtha hI, caitanya aura jar3a kA paraspara saMyoga-viyoga evaM saMyoga-viyoga ke hetuoM kA parijJAna bhI jarurI hai / astu, sAdhaka ko bandhana - mukta hone ke lie, AtmA aura usakI zuddha evaM azuddha Adi jina vibhinna sthitiyoM kA paribodha anirvAya rupa se apekSita hai, ve saba bhI darzana ke kSetra meM tatva kahe jAte haiN| jaina - tatvajJAna kI bhI yahI AdhArazilA hai| tatva-vivecana (93) Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tatvoM kI saMkhyA aba prazna yaha hai ki tatva kitane haiN| isa prazna kA uttara vibhinna granthoM meM vibhinna zailI se diyA gayA hai| saMkSepa aura vistAra kI apekSA mukhya rupa se tatva-pratipAdana kI tIna zailI haiM (1) pahalI zailI ke anusAra tatva do haiM-jIva aura ajIva (2) dUsarI zailI ke anusAra tatvoM kI saMkhyA sAta ginAI jAtI hai (1) jIva, (2) ajIva, (3) Asava, (4) bandha, (5) saMvara, (6) nirjarA aura (7) mokss| (3) tIsarI zailI meM vistAra se pratipAdana karake tatvoM kI saMkhyA nau batAI gaI hai- . (1) jIva, (2) ajIva, (3) puNya, (4) pApa, (5) Amrava, (6) baMdha, (7) saMvara, (8) nirjarA aura (6) mokss| ___pahalI dUsarI zailI pradhAna rupa se darzana granthoM meM milatI hai, aura tIsarI zailI Agama granthoM meM / Agama tathA tatsambandhI granthoM meM navatatva athavA navapadArtha ke nAma se tatvoM kA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| jIva-ajIva navatatva meM sabase pahalA tatva 'jIva' hai| jIva kI paribhASA karate hue uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM batAyA hai-'jIvo ukoga-lakkhaNo' jIva kA mukhya lakSaNa, upayoga = jJAna-cetanA hai| arthAt jisameM jJAna hai, vaha jIva hai| jIva ko caitanya bhI isIlie kahate haiM ki usameM sukha-dukha, anukUlatA-pratikUlatA Adi kI anubhUti karane kI kSamatA hai| cUMki usameM jJAna hai, ataH vaha apane hita-ahita kA avabodha kara sakatA hai| uparyukta svarupa ke viparIta jisameM jJAna-cetanA nahIM hai, vaha jainatva kI jhAMkI (94) Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ajIva hai| ajIva ko jar3a bhI kahate haiM; sAMkhya darzana meM isI jar3a kA prakRti ke nAma se varNana kiyA gayA hai| jagat ke samasta padArthoM ko ina do tatva meM bA~TA jA sakatA hai| jitane bhI prANI hai, cAhe ve kITa-pataMga Adi trasa jaMgama haiM, yA vanaspati Adi sthAvara haiM, sUkSma haiM yA bAdara (sthUla) haiM deva, nAraka haiM yA tiryaJca (pazupakSI Adi) aura manuSya haiM, jinameM bhI cetanA hai tathA anubhUti karane kI kSamatA hai, phira bhale hI vaha vyakta ho avyakta ve saba jIva haiN| isake viparIt jagat ke samasta jar3a padArtha ITa, cUnA, patthara, lakar3I, kAgaja, lohA, sonA, cA~dI Adi jitanI bhI bhau taka vastue~ tathA AkAza, kAla Adi amUrta jar3a dravya haiM, ve saba ajIva koTi meM Ate haiN| puNya-pApa ___ zubha karma ko puNya kahate haiM aura azubha karma ko paap| ye bhI ajIva haiN| prazna ho sakatA hai ki zubha aura azubha karma to AtmA kA zubhAzubha bhAvarupa pravRttiyA~ haiM, inheM ajIva kyoM kahA gyaa| jIva kI Antarika bhAvapravRtti jIvarupa hI hotI hai, ajIvarupa nhiiN| isakA samAdhAna yaha hai ki AtmA kI zubhAzubha vRtti evaM pravRtti ko to mana, vacana, kAryarupa yoga Asrava ke antargata rakhA gayA hai| yahA~ para puNya-pApa se itanA hI apekSita hai ki zubhAzubha pravRtti ke dvArA jo karma pudgala AtmA ke sAtha sambaddha hote haiM, zubha kArya ke pudgala puNya, aura azubha karma ke pudgala pApa saMjJA se sUcita kiye gaye haiN| AtmA kI zubhAzubha bhAvarupa pravRtti ko bhAva puNya-pApa kahate haiM aura pravRtti ke antara AtmA ke sAtha jar3a karma ke rupa meM pudgaloM kA jo sambandha hotA hai, vaha dravya puNya-pApa hai| isa prakAra bhAvarupa puNya-pApa jIva ke kSetra meM Ate haiM aura dravya rupa puNya-pApa ajIva jar3a ke rupa - - - - - ___ satva-vivecanA (95)ary.org Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puNya ke kAraNa asaMkhya haiM, phira bhI saMkSepa dRSTi se dIna-duHkhI ko dekhakara karuNA se dravita ho jAnA, unakI sevA karanA, guNIjanoM ke prati bhAva rakhanA, bhagavAn kI stuti karanA hitakArI madhura vacana bolanA, dAna denA, paropakAra karanA ityAdi guNa ke aneka bheda kiye gaye haiM / pApa ke kAraNa bhI to asaMkhya haiM, phira bhI saMkSepa meM hiMsA, asatya, corI, abrahmacarya, parigraha, krodha, ahaMkAra, kapaTa, lobha, prariniMdA, IrSyA, cugalI, Alasya Adi pApa ke kAraNa haiN| Asrava jina kAraNoM se AtmA meM karmamala Ate haiM una kAraNoM se jaina - paribhASA meM Asrava kahA jAtA hai| eka rupaka kI bhASA meM batAyA gayA hai ki AtmA - rupa tAlAba hai, usa tAlAba meM karma-rupa jala hiMsA, asatya Adi Asrava nAlI se Akara bharatA rahatA hai| isakA artha huA - Asrava AtmA meM karma ke Ane kA dvAra athavA mArga hai| Asrava ke pA~ca bheda kiye haiM (1) mithyAtva, (2) avirata, (3) pramAda, (4) kaSAya aura (5) yoga / taba mithyAtva kA artha hai viparIta zraddhA / ajJAna, matAgraha evaM abhiniveza Adi ke kAraNa jaba taka vicAra dRSTi satyAbhilakSI nahIM hotI, taka satya zraddhA prApta nahIM ho sktii| zarIra Adi jar3a meM caitanya buddhi, atatva meM tatva - buddhi aura adharma meM dharma - buddhi Adi ko viparIta bhAvanA evaM prarUpaNatA mithyAtva hai / isI prakAra avirata = tyAga bhAvanA kA abhAva, pramAda = satkarma meM anutsAha, kaSAya = krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha aura yoga = mana, vacana tathA zarIra kI zubhAzubha pravRtti Asrava hai| prazna ho sakatA hai ki pahale cAra Asrava to sadA bure hI haiM, ataH ve to Asrava ThIka haiM, parantu inake sAtha yoga ko bhI Asrava kyoM kahA jainatva kI jhAMkI (96) Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtA hai, vaha to acchA bhI hotA hai| ___ isakA uttara yaha hai ki yoga Asrava ke do bheda kiye gaye haiM-zubha-yoga Asrava aura azubhayoga aasrv| AtmA jaba paropakAra, karuNA, sevA Adi satkarma meM baMdha hotA hai| isake viparIta jaba AtmA hiMsA, jhUTha Adi asatkarma meM pravRtta hotA hai, taba azubhayoga Asrava hotA hai, usase AtmA pApa karma kA baMdha karatA hai| pApa sarvathA heya hai, puNya prArambhika bhUmikA meM upAdeya hai| __adhyAtma-dRSTi se puNya pApa donoM hI bandhana haiM, ataH hey| bandhana kI dRSTi se sone kI ber3I aura lohe kI ber3I meM koI antara nahIM haiN| zubha-azubha se haTakara zuddha dazA meM jAnA, yahI AtmA kA lakSya hai| zubha-azubha meM vikalpa bhAva hai, sakAma bhI hai| nirvikalpa evaM niSkAma bhAva hI dharma hai, jo AtmA ko bandhana-mukta karatA hai| zubha-azubha karma jaba AtmA ke sAtha sambandhita hote haiM-jise karma kA laganA kahate haiM, usa avasthA ko bandha kahA gayA hai| Agama meM batAyA hai ki jisa prakAra koI AdamI miTTI ke do gole banAe, eka gIlA aura dUsarA suukhaa| jaba gIle gole ko kisI dIvAra para mArA jAegA, to vaha turanta dIvAra para cipaka jAegA aura bahuta samaya taka usake sAtha lagA rhegaa| kintu sUkhA golA jaba dIvAra se TakarAyegA, to vaha zIghra hI jamIna para gira jAyegA, vaha dIvAra ke sAtha adhika samaya taka cipaka kara nahIM raha skegaa| isa udAharaNa meM karma-bandha kI sthiti ko isa prakAra samajhAyA gayA hai ki jaba AtmA ke pariNAmoM meM rAga-dveSa rupa gIlApana hogA, to dasa dazA meM hone vAlA karma-bandha gIle gole kI taraha AtmA ke sAtha adhika samaya taka sambandha banAye rahegA aura AtmA kI zaktiyoM ko DhaMke rkhegaa| isake viparIta jaba ki rAgadveSa kI mandatA hogI, to usa dazA meM kiye gaye karma AtmA ke sAtha sUkhe gole kI taraha sambandha kareMge, jo alpakAlika aura alpaprabhAva vAle hoNge| - tatva-vivecana (97) mational Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie yaha kahA gayA hai ki karma karate aura bhogate samaya usameM Asakta nahI honA cAhie, jisameM ki prathama to karma bandha ho hI nahIM aura yadi ho bhI to adhika prabhAvazAlI na ho| - karma-bandha ke svarupa ko samajhane ke lie dUsarA udAharaNa yaha diyA jAtA hai ki jaise koI vyakti zarIra para tela lagAkara dhUla meM leTatA hai, to dhUla usake zarIra se cipaka jAtI hai| isI prakAra kaSAya aura yoga ke kAraNa jaba AtmapradezoM meM kampana hotA hai, taba AtmA ke sAtha karmavargaNAoM kA sambandha hotA hai, jo kSIra-nIra arthAt dUdha-pAnI kI taraha bhinna-bhinna hote hue bhI ekAkAra dikhalAI par3atA hai| bandha ke cAra bheda kiye gaye haiM, jo karmoM ke bhinna-bhinna svarupa, samaya, mandatA aura tIvratA Adi kI sUcanA dete haiN| unake nAma haiM (1) prakRtibandha, (2) sthitibandha, (3) anubhAgabandha (rasabandha) aura (4) prdeshbndh| mithyAtva Adi pUrvokta pA~ca AsravoM se karma-bandha hotA hai, kintu mukhya rupa se kaSAya (krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha) aura yoga (mana Adi kI pravRtti ko hI bandha kA kAraNa mAnA gayA hai| saMvara Asrava kA virodhI tatva "saMvara' hai| saMvara kA artha hai-karma Ane ke dvAra ko rokanA tathA zubhAzubha rupa sakAma pravRtti se nivRtta honaa| - pahale diye gaye udAharaNa meM batAyA gayA hai ki Asrava karma rupa jala ke Ane kI eka nAlI hai, usI nAlI ko rokakara karma rupa ke Ane kA rAstA banda kara denA saMvara hai| saMvara eka nirodhaka tatva hai| usakA kArya AtmA ko rAga-dveSa-mUlaka azuddha pravRttiyoM se rokanA hai| . - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (98) Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMsA se nivRtta honA-ahiMsA saMkara hai, isI prakAra asatya Adi se virata honA satya Adi saMvara hote haiN| jaina paribhASA meM inake nimna nAma haiM hiMsA se virata honA-prANAtipAtaviramaNa saMvara hai| , asatya se virata honA-mRSAvAdaviramaNa saMvara hai| corI se virata honA-adattAdAnaviramaNa saMvara hai| maithuna se virata honA-maithunaviramaNa saMvara hai| parigraha se virata honA-parigrahaviramaNa saMvara hai| isI prakAra pA~coM indriyoM kA nigraha karanA, avratI se vratI honA, pramAda tathA krodha mAna Adi kaSAya se virata honA evaM mana vacana aura kAya para saMyama karanA, saMvara hai| saMvara ke kula bIsa bheda batAye gae jaba taka AtmA ko bahirmukha pravRtti se rokA nahIM jAtA, taba taka Atmazuddhi kA prayatna saphala nahIM ho sktaa| kalpanA kIjie-eka AdamI kisI tAlAba ko khAlI karane ke lie usakA pAnI ulIca-ulIca kara bAhara kara rahA hai, dina-rAta kar3A parizrama kara rahA hai, kintu eka ora jyoM jyoM pAnI nikala rahA hai, tyoM-tyoM dUsarI ora usake nAloM se dhakAdhaka pAnI AtA jA rahA hai| isa prakAra tAlAba jitanA khAlI hotA hai usase kahIM adhika bharatA jA rahA hai| isa sthiti se kitanA hI prayatna kiyA jAye, kintu kyA kabhI tAlAba ke khAlI hone kI sambhAvanA hai ? nahIM ! jaba nAloM ko banda karake pAnI ulIcA jAyegA tabhI tAlAba khAlI ho sakatA hai| vahI rupaka saMvara kA hai| tAlAba rupI AtmA meM karmarupa pAnI kA hai aura vaha Age bhI Asravarupa nAlI dvArA dina-rAta bharatA hI jA rahA hai| tapa (nirjarA) Adi ke dvArA karmajala ko ulIca kara nikAlane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai, para jaba taka saMvara rupa meM Asrava nirodha (nAlA banda) nahIM kiyA jAegA, taba taka karma-jala se Atma-sarovara khAlI nahIM ho sktaa| tatva-vivecana (99)ry.org Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI dRSTi se saMvara kI kitanI upAdeyatA hai, vai isa se spaSTa samajhA jA sakatA hai| dRSTAnta nirjarA 1 saMvara ke bAda nirjarA tatva kA sthAna hai nirjarA kA artha hai - karmavargaNA kA aMza rUpa meM AtmA se dUra ho jAnA / bolacAla kI bhASA meM kahA jAe to yoM kaha sakate haiM ki jisa prakAra vastra se maila sApha ho jAtA hai, vRkSa se phala jhar3a jAte haiM, usI prakAra AtmA se karmaphala kA dUra ho jAnA nirjarA hai / nirjarA ke do prakAra hai- sakAma nirjarA aura akAma nirjarA / saMvara bhAva kI vivekapUrvaka sAdhanA karake jo tapa Adi kiyA jAtA hai, vaha sakAma nirjarA meM AtA hai / aura binA jJAna tathA binA saMyama ke jo tapa Adi kiyA jAtA hai, vaha akAma nirjarA hai| jaina darzana viveka aura saMyama ke binA kiye jAne vAle anazana Adi tapa ko bAlatapa kahatA hai / bAlatapa puNya-bandha kA hetu ho sakatA hai parantu usase bandhana - mukti nahIM hotI Atmazuddhi nahIM hotii| AtmA ke Upara karmoM kA jo AvaraNa chAyA huA hai, unheM tapasyA Adi ke dvArA kSaya kiyA jAtA hai| bAhya aura Amyantara rupa se tapa ke bAraha bheda batAye gae haiM, isa dRSTi se nirjarA ke bhI bAraha bheda ho jAte haiN| anazana (upavAsa Adi), Unodara (bhUkha se kama khAnA), bhikSAcarI (nirdoSa bhikSA), rasa-tyAga (svAdiSTa bhojana kA parihAra), kAya kleza (Asana Adi zArIrika kaSTa ) - ye saba bAhya tapa kI koTi meM Ate haiN| daha tapa-sAdhanA vyavahAra meM pratyakSa dikhAI detI hai, tathA darzaka para turanta apanA prabhAva bhI DAlatI hai, isalie ise tapa- sAdhanA kA bAhya tapa kahA gayA hai / prAyazcitta (saMyama meM lage doSoM kA prakSAlana) vipraya, yAvRtva (sevA), svAdhyAya, dhyAna (AtmanirIkSaNa), vyutsarga ( bAhaya upAdhi aura jainatva kI jhAMkI (100) Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suvidhAoM kA parityAga), Atmazuddhi kI ukta Antarika dhArA ko Abhyantara tapa kahA gayA hai| ___Abhyantara tapa bhale hI prakaTa meM dikhAI na de kintu Atmazuddhi kI dRSTi se usakA bahuta adhika mahatva hai| mokSa . mokSa, tatvoM meM nauvA~ tathA AkhirI tatva hai| AdhyAtmika dRSTi se bhI yaha sAdhanA kA carama bindu hai| mokSa kA sIdhA artha hai- samasta karmo se mukti| tAtvika dRSTi se kahA jAya, to AtmA kA apane zuddha svarupa meM sadA ke lie sthira ho jAnA hI mukti yA mokSa hai| nirjarA kI vyAkhyA meM batAyA gayA hai ki aMzarupa meM AtmA para se karmamala kA dUra haTanA nirjarA hai| aura yahA~ para AtmA se karmamala sarvathA dUra ho jAte haiM, to use mokSa kahA jAtA hai| artha huA karmoM se AMzika mukti nirjarA hai aura sarvathA mukti mokSa hai| ___ mokSa yA mukti koI sthAna yA vastuvizeSa nahIM hai, kintu AtmA kA apanA zuddha, adhikArI cinmayasvarupa hI mukti haiN| jaba taka karma pUrNarupa se kSaya nahIM hote, taba taka yaha zuddha rupa svarupa karmoM se AvRtta rahatA hai, jaise bAdaloM se sUrya / kintu karmoM ke samasta AvaraNa haTate hI AtmA kA zuddha rupa prakaTa ho jAtA hai, jaise bAdaloM ke haTane se sUrya apanI sahasroM kiraNoM ke sAtha camakane laga jAtA hai| sUrya para bAdala punaH A sakate haiM, kintu AtmA eka bAra karmayukta hone ke bAda phira kabhI karmoM se AvRta nahIM ho sktaa| mokSa AtmA ke vikAsa kI pUrNa avasthA hai| cUMki pUrNatA meM koI bheda nahIM hotA, isalie mokSa kA koI bheda aura prakAra nahIM hai| mokSa ke jitane bhI bheda batAye gae haiM, ve saba mokSaprApti ke sAdhanasvarupa tathA avasthAbheda ke kAraNa batAye gae haiM, ve bheda pUrva avasthA kI dRSTi se hI haiN| AdhyAtmika samatA aura samAnatA kA akhaNDa sAmrAjya mokSa meM hI 100 ___ For Private & Personal use Only tatva-vivecana (101)ry.org Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI ko mAranA yA kaSTa denA mAtra hI hiMsA nahIM hai| hiMsA ke asaMkhya rupa hamAre jIvana meM isa prakAra ghula gae haiM ki unheM pahacAnanA bhI kaThina ho gayA hai| hiMsA ke sUkSma rupoM kA digdarzana prastuta prakaraNa meM karAyA gayA hai| hisA kisI jIva ko satAnA, hiMsA hai| jhUTha bolanA, kaTu bolanA hiMsA hai| daMbha karanA, dhokhA denA hiMsA hai| kisI kI cugalI karanA hiMsA hai| kisI kA burA cAhanA hiMsA hai| duHkha hone para ronA-pITanA hiMsA haiM sukha meM ahaMkAra se akar3anA hiMsA hai| kisI kI nindA yA burAI karanA hiMsA hai| gAlI denA hiMsA hai| apanI bar3hAI hA~kanA hiMsA hai| kisI para kalaMka lagAnA hiMsA hai| kisI kA bhaddA majAka karanA hiMsA hai| - jainatva kI jhAkA (102) Erprivate &Personal use only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI para anyAya hote dekhakara khuza honA hiMsA hai| zakti hone para bhI anyAya ko na rokanA hiMsA hai| Alasya aura pramAda meM niSkriya par3e rahanA hiMsA hai| avasara Ane para bhI satkarma se jI curAnA hiMsA hai| binA bA~Te akele khAnA hiMsA hai| indriyoM kA gulAma rahanA hiMsA hai| dabe hue kalaha ko ukhAr3anA hiMsA hai| kisI kI gupta bAta ko prakaTa karanA hiMsA hai| kisI ko nIca-achUta samajhanA hiMsA hai| zakti hote hue bhI sevA na karanA hiMsA hai| bar3oM kI vinaya-bhakti na karanA hiMsA hai| choToM se sneha, sadbhAva na rakhanA hiMsA hai| ThIka samaya para apanA pharja adA na karanA hiMsA hai| saccI bAta ko kisI bure saMkalpa se chipAnA hiMsA hai| hiM (103)ibrary.org Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 ahiMsA jaina saMskRti kI AtmA hai| jIvana kI unnati aura zAMti kA mUla ahiMsA kI bhAvanA ke sAtha jur3A huA hai| hiMsA ke sambandha meM pichale adhyAya meM Apane par3hA, aba par3hie ahiMsA kA svarupa aura usakI sAdhanA-paddhati / jaina - saMskRti kI amara dena : ahiMsA jaina - saMskRti kI saMsAra ko jo sabase bar3I dena hai, vaha haiM ahiMsA / ahiMsA kA yaha mahAn vicAra, jo Aja vizva kI zAnti kA sarvazreSTha sAdhana samajhA jAne lagA hai, aura jisakI amogha zakti ke sammukha saMsAra kI samasta saMhAraka zaktiyA~ kuNThita hotI dikhAI dene lagI haiM, jaina saMskRti kA prANa hai, jaina-dharma kA AdhAra hai / duHkha manuSya ne hI paidA kiyA hai| jaina - saMskRti kA mahAn sandeza hai ki koI bhI manuSya samAja se sarvathA pRthak rahakara apanA astitva kAyama nahIM rakha sktaa| samAja meM ghula-mila kara hI vaha apane jIvana kA Ananda uThA sakatA hai aura Asa-pAsa ke saMgI-sAthiyoM ko bhI uThAne de sakatA hai| jaba yaha nizcita hai ki vyakti samAja se alaga nahIM raha sakatA, taba yaha bhI Avazyaka hai ki vaha apane hRdaya ko udAra, vizAla tathA virAT banAye aura jina logoM se khuda ko kAma lenA hai yA jinako denA hai, usake hRdaya meM apanI ora se pUrNa vizvAsa paidA kreN| jaba taka manuSya apane pArzvavartI samAja meM apanepana kA bhAva paidA nahIM karegA arthAt jaba taka dUsare loga apanA na samajheMge aura vaha bhI dUsaroM ko apanA na samajhegA, taba taka samAja kA kalyANa nahIM ho sakatA / manuSya : manuSya Jain Educainala kI jhAMkI (104) la Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM eka-dUsare ke prati avizvAsa hI azAnti aura vinAza kA kAraNa banA huA hai| saMsAra meM jo cAroM ora duHkha kA hAhAkAra hai, vaha prakRti kI ora se milane vAlA to bahuta hI sAdhAraNa hai| yadi antarnirIkSaNa kiyA jAe, to prakRti duHkha kI apekSA hamAre sukha meM hI adhika sahAyaka hai| vAstava meM jo kucha bhI Upara kA duHkha hai, vaha manuSya para manuSya ke dvArA hI lAdA huA hai yadi hara eka vyakti apanI ora se dUsaroM para kiye jAne vAle duHkha ke kAraNoM ko haTA deM, to yaha saMsAra Aja hI naraka se svarga meM badala sakatA hai| sukha kA sAdhana 'sva' kI sImA jaina-saMskRti ke mahAn saMskAraka antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne to rASTroM meM paraspara hone vAle yuddhoM kA hala bhI ahiMsA ke dvArA hI batalAyA hai| unakA upadeza hai ki manuSya 'sva' kI sImA meM hI santuSTa rahe, 'para' kI sImA meM praviSTa hone kA kabhI bhI prayatna na kare / 'para' kI sImA meM praviSTa hone kA artha hai, dUsaroM ke sukhasAdhanoM ko dekhakara lAlAyita honA aura unheM chInane kA dussAhasa karanA / hA~, to jaba taka nadI apanI dhArA meM pravAhita hotI rahatI hai, taba taka usase saMsAra ko aneka prakAra ke lAbha milate rahate haiM, hAni kucha bhI nahIM / jyoM hI vaha apanI sImA se haTakara Asa-pAsa ke pradeza para adhikAra jamA letI hai, bAr3ha kA rupa dhAraNa kara letI hai to saMsAra meM hAhAkAra maca jAtA hai, pralaya kA dRzya khar3A ho jAtA hai| yahI dazA manuSyoM kI hai| jaba taka sahajabhAva se saba manuSya apane-apane 'sva' meM hI pravAhita rahate haiM, taba taka kucha azAMti nahIM haiN| azAnti aura vigraha kA vAtAvaraNa vahIM paidA hotA hai, jahA~ ki manuSya 'sva' se bAhara phailanA zuru karatA hai, dUsaroM ke adhikAroM ko kucalatA hai aura dUsaroM ke jIvanopayogI sAdhanoM para kabjA jamAne lagatA hai| ahiMsA (105)ry.org Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina-sAhitya uThAkara Apa dekha sakate hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa dizA meM bar3e stutya prayatna kiye haiM ve apane pratyeka gRhastha ziSya ko pA~caveM aparigrahavrata kI mAryAdA meM sarvadA 'sva' meM hI sImita rahane kI zikSA dete haiN| vyApAra tathA udyoga Adi kSetroM meM unhoMne apane anuyAyiyoM ko apane nyAya prApta adhikAroM se kabhI bhI Age nahIM bar3hate diyaa| prApta adhikAroM ke Age bar3hane kA artha hai, apane dUsare sAthiyoM ke sAtha saMgharSa meM utrnaa| jaina-saMskRti kA amara Adarza hai ki pratyeka manuSya apanI ucita AvazyakatA kI pUrti ke lie, apanI mAryAdA meM rahate hue, ucita sAdhanoM kA hI prayoga kre| AvazyakatA se adhika kisI bhI sukhasAmagrI kA saMgraha kara rakhanA, jaina-saMskRti meM corI hai| vyakti, samAja athavA rASTra Apasa meM kyoM lar3ate haiN| dUsaroM ke jIvana kI tathA jIvana ke sukha-sAdhanoM kI upekSA karake manuSya kabhI bhI sukha-zAnti nahIM prApta kara sktaa| ahiMsA ke bIja aparigraha-vRtti meM hI DhU~r3he jA sakate haiN| eka apekSA se kaheM, to ahiMsA aura aparigraha vRtti donoM paryAyavAcI zabda hai| yuddha aura ahiMsA Atma-rakSA ke lie ucita pratikAra ke sAdhana juTAnA jaina dharma ke viruddha nahIM haiN| parantu AvazyakatA se adhika saMgRhIta evaM saMgaThita zakti avazya hI saMsAra-lIlA kA abhinaya karegI tathA ahiMsA ko maraNonmukhI bnaayegii| ataeva Apa Azcarya na kareM ki pichale kucha varSoM se jo zastra-sanyAsa kA Andolana cala rahA hai, pratyeka rASTra ko sImita yuddha-sAmagrI rakhane ko kahA jA rahA hai, vaha jaina-tIrthaMkAroM ne hajAroM varSa pahale calAyA thaa| Aja jo kAma kAnUna tathA saMvidhAna ke dvArA liyA jAtA hai, una dinoM vaha upadeza ke dvArA liyA jAtA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bar3e-bar3e rAjAoM ko jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyA thA aura unheM niyama karAyA gayA thA ki ve rASTrarakSA ke kAma Jain jainatva kI mAMkI (106) Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM Ane vAle Avazyaka zastroM se adhika zastra-saMgraha na kreN| sAdhanoM kA Adhikya manuSya ko udaNDa aura belagAma banA detA hai / prabhutA kI lAlasA meM Akara vaha kabhI-na-kabhI kisI para car3ha daur3egA aura mAnava-saMsAra meM yuddha kI Aga bhar3akA degaa| isa dRSTi se jaina tIrthaMkara hiMsA ke mUla kAraNoM ko dUra karane kA prayatna karate rahe haiN| jaina tIrthaMkAroM ne kabhI bhI yuddhoM kA samarthana nahI kiyaa| jahA~ aneka dharmAcArya sAmrAjyavAdI rAjAoM ke hAthoM kI kaThaputalI banakara yuddha kA unmukta samarthana karate Ae haiM, yuddha meM marane vAloM ko svarga kA lAlaca likhAte Aye haiM, rAjA ko paramezvara kA aMza batAkara usake lie saba kucha arpaNa kara dene kA pracAra karate Ae haiM, vahA~ jaina - tIrthaMkara isa sambandha meM bahuta hI spaSTa aura dRr3ha rahe haiN| 'prazna vyAkaraNa' aura 'bhagavatI sUtra' yuddha ke virodha meM bahuta kucha kahate haiM / yadi thor3A sA kaSTa uThAkara dekhane kA prayatna kareMge, to vahA~ bahuta kucha yuddha-virodhI vicAra sAmagrI prApta kara skeNge| magadhAdhipati ajJAtazatru koNika mahAvIra kA kitanA utkRSTa bhakta thA ? 'anuttaropapAtika sUtra meM usakI bhakti kA citra carama sImA para pahu~cA huA hai / pratidina bhagavAn ke kuzala- samAcAra jAna kara phira anna-jala grahaNa karanA, kitanA ugra niyama hai ! parantu vaizAlI para kUNika dvArA hone vAle AkramaNa kA bhagavAn ne jarA bhI samarthana nahIM kiyaa| pratyuta kUNika ke prazna para use agale janma meM naraka kA adhikArI batAkara usake krUra karmoM ko spaSTa hI dhikkArA hai| ajJAtazatru isa para ruSTa bhI ho jAtA hai, kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra isa bAta kI kucha bhI paravAha nahIM karate / bhalA, ahiMsA ke avatAra usake romAcaMkArI narasaMhAra kA samarthana kaise kara sakate the| ahiMsA niSkriya nahIM hai jaina tIrthaMkaroM dvArA upadiSTa ahiMsA niSkriya nahIM hai| vaha vidhyAtmaka haiN| jIvana ke bhAvAtmaka rupa prema, paropakAra evaM vizvabandhutva kI bhAvanA se ota-prota hai| jaina dharma kI ahiMsA kA ahiMsA (107) Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSetra bahuta hI vyApaka evaM vistRta hai| usakA Adarza, 'svayaM Ananda se jIo aura dUsaroM ko jIne do', yahIM taka sImita nahIM hai| usakA Adarza hai-dUsaroM ko jIne meM sahayogI bano, balki avasara Ane para dUsare ke jIvana kI rakSA ke lie apane jIvana kI Ahuti bhI de ddaalo|' ve usa jIvana ko koI mahatva nahIM dete, jo jana-sevA ke mArga se sarvathA dUra rahakara eka mAtra bhaktivAda ke arthazUnya kriyAkANDoM meM hI ulajhA rahatA hai| - bhagavAn mahAvIra ne eka bAra apane pramukha ziSya gaNadhara gautama ko yahA~ taka kahA thA ki merI sevA karane kI apekSA dIna dukhiyoM khitoM kI sevA karanA kahIM adhika zreyaskara hai| maiM unheM apanA bhakta nahIM mAnatA, jo merI bhakti karate haiM, mAlA pherate haiN| kintu maiM unheM bhakta mAnatA hU~, jo merI AjJA kA pAlana karate haiN| merI AjJA hai"prANImAtra kI AtmA ko sukha, santoSa aura Ananda phuNcaao|' - bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha mahAn jyotirmaya sandeza Aja bhI hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane haiN| isakA sUkSma bIja 'uttarAdhyayana-sUtra' kI .. sarvArtha-siddhi-vRtti meM Aja bhI hama dekha sakate haiN| vartamAna paristhiti aura ahiMsA ahiMsA ke mahAn sandezavAhaka bhagavAn mahAvIra haiN| Aja se ar3hAI hajAra varSa pahale kA samaya, bhAratIya-saMskRti ke itihAsa meM, eka pragAr3ha andhakArapUrNa yuga mAnA jAtA hai| devI-devatAoM ke Age pazu bali ke nAma para rakta kI nadiyA~ bahAI jAtI thIM, mA~sAhAra aura surApAna kA daura calatA thaa| aspRzayatA ke nAma para karor3oM kI saMkhyA meM manuSya atyAcAra kI cakkI meM pisa rahe the| striyoM ko bhI manuSyocita adhikAroM se vaMcita kara diyA gayA thaa| eka kyA , aneka rupoM meM hiMsA kI pracaNDa jvAlAe~ dhadhaka rahI thIM, samUcI mAnava-jAti usase saMtrasta ho rahI thii| usa samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra ne saMsAra ko ahiMsA kA amRtamaya sandeza diyaa| hiMsA kA viSAkta dhIre-dhIre zAnta - a jainatva kI jhAMkI (108) . Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huA aura manuSya ke hRdaya meM manuSya kyA, pazuoM ke prati bhI dayA, prema aura karuNA kI amRtagaMgA baha uThI / saMsAra meM sneha sadbhAva aura mAnavocita adhikAroM kA vistAra huaa| saMsAra kI mAtRjAti nAri ko phira se yogya sammAna milaa| zUdroM ko bhI mAnavIya DhaMga se jIne kA adhikAra prApta huA aura nirIha pazu bhI manuSya ke krUra - hAthoM se abhaya-dAna pAkara bhayamukta hue / ahiMsA kI pratiSThA se saMsAra ke sadbhAva aura prema kI gaMgA bahane lagI / durbhAgya se Aja vaha prema aura sadbhAva kI gaMgA phira sUkhane jA rahI hai| 'abhaya' aura 'maitrI' ke upavana meM Aja bhaya, chala, prapaMca aura dhokhAdhar3I ke jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a phira se khar3e ho rahe haiN| saMsAra vigata do mahAyuddhoM kI vibhISikA ko abhI bhUlA nahIM hai ki tIsare mahAyuddha ke bAdala usake kSitija para maMDarAne lage haiM / pratyeka deza zakti evaM senA ke vistAra kI hor3a meM daur3a rahA hai, bhayAnaka zastrAstroM kA vistAra evaM nirmANa karatA jA rahA hai| saMsAra yuddha aura mahAnAza ke dvAra para khar3A hai / vyakti, samAja aura rASTra Aja avizvAsa, bhaya aura AzaMkAoM se ghire hue haiN| unakA mana, buddhi aura jIvana azAnta aura bhayAkrAnta-sA hai / aise samaya meM zAnti aura vizvAsa kA vAtAvaraNa nirmANa karane vAlI koI zakti hai, to vaha ahiMsA hI hai ahiMsA hI mAnava-mAnava ko paraspara prema, sadbhAva evaM sahayoga ke sUtra meM bA~dha sakatI hai| prasiddha jainAcArya samantabhadra ke zabdoM meM- 'ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam" arthAt ahiMsA hI prANiyoM ke lie parabrahma yA parama saMjIvanI zakti hai / 000 ahiMsA (109) Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jaina-dharma ke krAMtikArI siddhAnta jaba rur3hivAdI manovRtti ko pasanda nahIM Aye, to usane 'nAstika' kahakara bholI janatA meM isake prati ghRNA phailAne kA prayatna kiyaa| isa nibandha meM par3hie usI ghRNA phailAne vAlI manovRtti ke tathyahIna tarkoM kA zAstrIya aura bauddhika uttr| jaina-dharma kI AstikatA manuSya jaba sAmpradAyikatA ke raMga meM raMga kara apane mata kA samarthana aura dUsare matoM kA khaNDana karane lagatA hai, taba vahI kabhI-kabhI bahuta bhayaMkara rupa dhAraNa kara letA hai| kisI viSaya meM matabheda honA utanA burA nahIM hai, jitanA ki matabheda meM ghRNA kA jahara bhara denaa| bhAratavarSa meM yaha sAmpradAyika matabheda itanA ugra, kaTu evaM viSAkta ho gayA hai ki Aja hamArI akhaNDa rASTrIyatA bhI isake kAraNa chinna-bhinna ho rahI hai| hindU, musalamAnoM ko mleccha kahate haiM, aura musalamAna, hinduoM ko kAphira kahate haiN| isI prakAra kucha mahAnubhAva jaina-dharma ko nAstika kahate haiN| matalaba yaha hai ki jisake mana meM jo AtA hai, vahI A~kha banda kara apane virodhI sampradAya ko kaha DAlatA hai| isa bAta kA jarA bhI vicAra nahIM kiyA jAtA hai ki maiM jo kucha kaha rahA hU~, vaha kahA~ taka satya hai aura isakA pariNAma niklegaa| kisI para . mithyA doSAropaNa karanA tathA kisI ke prati ghRNA phailAnA anucita hI nahIM, naitikatAhIna aparAdha bhI hai| - - - - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (110) Jain Education international Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA jaina dharma nAstika hai ? Aja hama isI para vicAra kareMge ki jaina-dharma ko jo loga nAstika dharma kahate haiM, ve kahA~ taka ThIka haiN| jaina-dharma pUrNataH Astika dharma hai / use nAstika dharma kahanA, sarvathA asaMgata hai| prazna hai ki bhArata ke kucha loga jaina-dharma ko nAstika kyoM kahane lage / isakA bhI eka itihAsa hai / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa bhArata meM jaba yajJa- yoga Adi kA pracAra huA aura dharma ke nAma para dIna-hIna mUka pazuoM kI hiMsA prArambha huI taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa andhavizvAsa aura hiMsA kA joradAra virodha kiyA / yajJa - yoga Adi ke samarthana meM AdhArabhUta mukhya grantha veda the / ataH hiMsA kA samarthana karane ke kAraNa vedoM ko bhI amAnya kiyA gyaa| isa para kucha matAgrahI logoM meM bar3A kSobha phailaa| ve mana hI mana jhujhalA utthe| jainadharma ke akATya tarkoM kA to koI uttara diyA nahIM gayA / kintu yaha kaha kara zora macAyA jAne lagA ki jo vedoM ko nahIM mAnate haiM, jo vedoM kI nindA karate haiM, ve nAstika haiM, "nAstiko veda- nindaka / " taba se lekara Aja taka jaina-dharma para yahI AkSepa lagAyA jA rahA hai| tarka kA uttara tarka se na dekara gAlI-galauca karanA, to spaSTa durAgraha aura sAmpradAyika abhiniveza hai| koI bhI taTastha buddhimAna vicAraka kaha sakatA hai ki yaha satya ke nirNaya karane kI kasauTI nahIM hai| vaidika dharmAvalambI jaina-dharma kI veda - nindaka hone ke kAraNa yadi nAstika kaha sakate haiM, to phira jaina bhI vaidika-dharma ko jaina - nindaka hone ke kAraNa nAstika kaha sakate haiM- 'nAstiko jaina-nindakaH / parantu yaha koI acchA mArga nahIM haiM yaha kauna sA tarka hai ki vaidika dharma ke granthoM ko na mAnane vAlA nAstika kahalAe aura jaina-dharma ke granthoM ko na mAnane vAlA nAstika na kahalAe ? saca to yaha ki koI bhI dharma apane se viruddha kisI anya dharma ke granthoM ko For Private & Personal Ujaina-dharma kI AstikatA (111dry.org Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na mAnane mAtra se nAstika nahIM kahalA sktaa| yadi aisA hai, to phira sabhI dharma nAstika ho jAyeMge, kyoMki yaha pratyakSa siddha hai ki sabhI dharma kriyA-kANDa Adi ke rupa meM kahIM na kahIM eka dUsare ke paraspara virodhI haiN| duHkha hai ki Aja ke pragatizIla yuga meM bhI ina thothI dalIloM se kAma liyA jA rahA hai aura vyartha hI satya kI hatyA kara eka-dUsaroM ko nAstika kahA jA rahA hai| vedoM kA virodha kyoM ? jaina dharma ko vedoM se koI dveSa nahIM hai| vaha kisI dveSa-buddhi ke vaza vedoM kA virodha nahIM karatA hai| jaina dharma jaisA samabhAva kA pakSapAtI dharma bhalA kyoM kisI kI nindA kare ? vaha to virodhI se virodhI ke satya ko bhI mastaka jhukA kara svIkAra karane ke lie taiyAra hai| Apa kaheMge, phira vedoM kA virodha kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? vedoM kA nahIM, vedoM ke unhIM aMzoM kA virodha kiyA jAtA hai, jinameM ajamedha, azvamegha Adi hiMsAmaya yajJoM kA vidhAna hai| jaina dharma hiMsA kA spaSTa virodhI hai| phira dharma ke nAma para kiye jAne vAle nirIha pazuoM kI nirmama hatyA to vaha kisI bhI AdhAra para sahana nahIM kara sktaa| kyA jaina paramAtmA ko nahIM mAnate ? / __ jaina-dharma ko nAstika kahane ke lie Ajakala eka aura kAraNa batAyA jAtA hai| vaha kAraNa bilkula hI besira-paira kA hai| loga kahate haiM ki "jaina-dharma paramAtmA ko nahI mAnatA, isalie nAstika hai|" hama pUchanA cAhate haiM ki Apako yaha kaise patA calA ki jaina-- dharma paramAtmA ko nahIM maantaa| paramAtmA ke sambandha meM jaina dharma kI apanI eka nizcita paribhASA hai| jo AtmA rAga-dveSa se sarvathA rahita ho, janma-maraNa se sarvathA mukta ho, kevala jJAna aura kevala darzana ko prApta kara cukA ho, usake na zarIra ho, na indriyA~ hoM, na karma ho, na - - - MAP - - jainatva kI prAkI (112) For Private & Personal use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karmaphala ho, vaha ajara, amara siddha, buddhi, mukta AtmA paramAtmA hai| jaina-dharma isa prakAra ke vItarAga paramAtmA ko mAnatA hai / vaha pratyeka AtmA meM isI parama - prakAza ko chipA huA dekhatA hai aura kahatA hai ki hara koI sAdhaka vItarAga bhAva kI upAsanA ke dvArA paramAtmA kA pada pA sakatA hai| aba batAie, jaina dharma paramAtmA ko kaise nahIM mAnatA / hamAre vaidika dharmAvalambI mitra kaha sakate haiM ki paramAtmA kA jaisA svarupa hama mAnate haiM, vaisA jaina-dharma nahIM mAnatA, isalie nAstika hai|' yaha tarka nahI matAgraha hai| jinheM ve Astika kahate haiM, ve bhI to paramAtmA ke svarupa ke sambandha meM kahA~ ekamata haiM ? musalamAna khudA kA svarupa kucha aura hI batAte haiM, IsAI kucha aura hI / vaidikadharma meM bhI sanAtana dharma kA Izvara aura hai, AryasamAja kA Izvara aura hai / sanAtama dharma kA Izvara avatAra dhAraNa kara sakatA hai parantu Arya samAja kA Izvara avatAra dhAraNa nahIM kara sktaa| aba kahie, kauna Astika hai, to jaina-dharma bhI apanI paribhASA ke anusAra paramAtmA ko mAnatA hai, ataH vaha bhI Astika hai / kucha vidvAna yaha bhI kahate haiM ki jaina loga paramAtmA ko jagata kA kartA nahIM mAnate, isalie nAstika haiN| yaha tarka bhI Upara ke samAna vyartha hai| jaba paramAtmA vItarAga hai, rAgadveSa se rahita hai, taba vaha jagat kA kyoM nirmANa karegA ? aura phira usa jagat kA, jo Adhi-vyAdhi ke bhayaMkara duHkhoM se saMtrasta hai| isa prakAra ke jagat kI racanA meM vItarAga-bhAva kaise surakSita raha sakatA hai ? aura binA zarIra ke nirmANa hogA bhI kaise ? astu paramAtmA meM jagat- karttavya dharma hai hI nahIM / kisI vastu kA astitva hone para hI to use mAnA jAe ! manuSya ke paMkha nahIM haiN| kala yadi koI yaha kahe ki manuSya ke paMkha honA mAno, nahIM to tuma nAstika ho / yaha bhI acchI balA hai| isa prakAra to satya kA galA hI ghoMTa diyA jaaegaa| For Private & Personal jaina-dharma kI AstikatA) (113)ary.org Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAstika kauna ? vaidika-sampradAya meM mImAMsA, sAMkhya aura vaizeSika Arida darzana - kaTTara nirIzvaravAdI darzana haiN| jagatkartA to kyA, Izvara kA astitva taka nahIM svIkAra krte| phira bhI ve Astika haiN| aura jaina-dharma apanI paribhASA ke anusAra paramAtmA ko mAnatA huA bhI nAstika hai| yaha kevala apane mata ke prati mithyA rAga aura dUsare dharma ke prati dharma ke prati mithyA dveSa nahIM to kyA hai ? Aja ke buddhivAdI yuga meM aisI bAtoM kA koI mahatva nahIM hai| zabdoM ke vAstavika artha kA nirNaya vyAkaraNa se hotA hai| zabdoM ke sambandha meM vyAkaraNa hI vidvAnoM ko mAnya hotA hai, apanI mata kalpanA nhiiN| Astika aura nAstika zabda saMskRta bhASA ke haiM / ataH Aie, kisI prasiddha maharSi pANini ke vyAkaraNa ko dekheM / yaha vyAkaraNa jaina-sampradAya kA nahIM, vaidika - sampradAya kA hai / maharSi pANini ke dvArA racita vyAkaraNa ke aSTAdhyAyI nAmaka grantha ke cauthe adhyAya ke cauthe pada kA sAThavA~ sUtra haiasti nAsti diSTaM matiH 4 / 4 / 60 bhaTTI jI dIkSita ne apanI 'siddhAnta kaumudI' meM isakA artha kiyA hai sa "asti para loka ityevaM matiryasya sa AstikaH nAstIti matiryasya nAstikaH / " isakA hindI artha yaha hai ki jo paraloka ko mAnatA hai vaha Astika hai / aura jo paraloka ko nahIM mAnatA hai, vaha nAstika hai|" jaba koI bhI vicAraka dekha sakatA hai ki vyAkaraNa kyA kahatA hai aura hamAre ye kucha par3ausI mitra kyA kahate haiN| jaina darzana AtmA ko mAnatA hai, paramAtmA ko mAnatA hai, AtmA kI ananta zaktiyoM meM vizvAsa karatA hai| hara AtmA ko paramAtmA banane kA adhikAra detA hai| vaha paraloka ko mAnatA hai punarjanma ko mAnatA hai, pApa-puNya ko jainatva kI jhAMkI (114) Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnatA hai, saMsAra aura mokSa ko mAnatA hai| phira bhI use nAstika kahane kA dussAhasa kauna kara sakatA hai ? jisa dharma meM kadama-kadama para ahiMsA aura karuNA kI gaMgA baha rahI ho jisa dharma meM satya aura sadAcAra ke lie sarvastra kA tyAga kara kaThora sAdhanA kA mArga apanAyA jA rahA ho, jisa dharma meM parama vItarAga bhagavAn mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSoM kI vizvakalyANamayI vANI kA amara svara gUMja rahA ho, vaha dharma nAstika nahIM ho sktaa| yadi itane para bhI jaina-dharma ko nAstika kahA jAtA hai, taba to saMsAra kA eka bhI dharma Astika nahIM kahalA skegaa| 000 - - - - - - jaina-dharma kI AstikatA (15)brary.org Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 jaina-darzana pratyeka vastu aura pratyeka siddhAnta ke saba pahaluoM para vicAra karake apanA nirNaya detA hai, isalie usako sAmyavAda yA anekAntavAda bhI kahA jAtA hai| prastuta nibandha meM anekAnta dRSTi se vibhinna vAdoM kA samanvaya karane kI paddhati kA sundara digdarzana karAyA gayA hai| vibhinna darzanoM kA samanvaya bhAratavarSa meM dArzanika vicAradhArA kA jitanA adhika vikAsa huA hai, utanA anyatra nahIM huA / bhAratavarSa darzana kI janma bhUmi hai / yahA~ bhinna-bhinna darzanoM ke bhinna-bhinna vicAra binA pratibandha aura niyantraNa ke phalate-phUlate rahe haiN| yadi bhArata ke sabhI purAne darzanoM kA paricaya diyA jAe to eka vistRta grantha taiyAra ho sakatA hai| ataH yahA~ vistAra meM na jAkara saMkSepa meM hI bhArata ke bahuta purAne pA~ca dArzanika vicAroM kA paricaya diyA jAtA hai / bhagavAn mahArda ke samaya meM bhI ina darzanoM kA astitva thA aura Aja bhI bahuta se loga ina darzanoM ke vicAra rakhate haiN| lambI carcA meM utarane se pahale una pA~coM darzanoM ke nAma batAe dete haiN| pA~coM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM jainatva kI jhAMkI (116) (1) kAlavAda, (2) svabhAvavAda, (3) karmavAda, (4) pauruSavAda aura (5) niyativAda / ina pA~ca darzanoM ke paraspara meM saMgharSa hai aura pratyeka darzana paraspara eka-dUsare kA khaNDana kara kevala apane hI dvArA kArya siddha hone kA dAvA karatA hai / - Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. kAlavAda kAlavAda kA darzana bahuta purAnA hai| vaha kAla ko hI sabase bar3A mahatva detA hai| kAlavAda kA kahanA hai ki saMsAra meM jo kucha bhI kArya ho rahe haiM, saba kAla ke prabhAva se hI ho rahe haiN| kAla ke binA svabhAva, karma, puruSArtha, aura niyati kucha bhI nahIM kara skte| eka vyakti pApa yA puNya kA kArya karatA hai, parantu usI samaya usakA phala nahIM miltaa| samaya Ane para hI kArya kA acchA yA burA phala prApta hotA hai| eka bAlaka Aja janma letA hai| Apa use kitanA hI calAie, vaha cala nahIM sktaa| kitanA hI bulavAie, bola nahIM sktaa| samaya Ane para hI calegA aura bolegaa| jo bAlaka Aja kilo-bhara kA patthara nahIM uThA sakatA, vaha kAla-paripAka ke bAda yuvA hone para mana bhara ke patthara ko uThA letA hai| Ama kA vRkSa Aja boyA hai| kyA Aja hI usake madhura phaloM kA rasAsvAdana kara sakate haiM ? varSoM ke bAda kahIM Amra phaloM ke darzana hoNge| grISmakAla meM hI sUrya tapatA hai| zItakAla meM hI zIta par3atA hai| yuvAvasthA meM hI puruSa kI dAr3hI-mUMcha AtI haiN| manuSya svayaM kucha nahIM kara sktaa| samaya Ane para hI saba kArya hote haiN| yaha kAla kI mahimA hai| 2. svabhAvavAda svabhAvavAda kA darzana bhI kucha kama nahIM hai| vaha bhI apane samarthana meM bar3e paine tarka upasthita karatA hai| svabhAvavAda kA kahanA hai ki saMsAra meM jo kucha kArya ho rahe haiM, saba vastuoM ke apane svabhAva ke prabhAva se ho rahe haiN| svabhAva ke binA kAla, karma, niyati Adi kucha bhI nahIM kara skte| Ama kI guThalI meM Ama kA vRkSa hone kA svabhAva hai, isI kAraNa mAlI kA puruSArtha saphala hotA hai, aura samaya para vRkSa taiyAra ho jAtA haiN| yadi kAla hI saba kucha kara sakatA hai, to kyA vaha - - - - - - vibhinna darzanoM kA samanvaya (117) Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nibaulI se Ama kA vRkSa utpanna kara sakatA hai ? kabhI nhiiN| svabhAva kA badalanA bar3A kaThina kArya hai| kaThina kyA, asambhava kArya hai| nIma ke vRkSa ko gur3a aura ghI se sIMcate rahie, kyA vaha madhura ho sakatA hai ? dahI bilaune se hI makkhana nikalatA hai, pAnI se nahIM, kyoMki dahI meM makkhana dene kA svabhAva hai| agni kA svabhAva garama hai, jala kA svabhAva zItala hai, sUrya kA svabhAva prakAza karanA hai aura tAroM kA svabhAva hai rAta meM cmknaa| pratyeka vastu apane svabhAva ke anusAra kArya kara rahI hai| svabhAva ke samakSa vicAre kAla Adi kyA kara sakate haiN| 3. karmavAda karmavAda kA darzana to bhAratavarSa meM bahuta cira-prasiddha darzana hai| yaha eka prabala dArzanika vicAradhArA hai| karmavAda kA kahanA hai ki kAla, svabhAva, puruSArtha, Adi saba nagaNya haiN| saMsAra meM sarvatra karma kA hI ekachatra sAmrAjya hai| dekhie-eka mAtA ke udara se eka sAtha do bAlaka janma lete haiN| unameM eka buddhimAna hotA hai dUsarA mUrkha ! Upara kA vAtAvaraNa tathA rahana-sahana eka hone para bhI bheda kyoM hai ? manuSya ke nAte eka samAna hone para bhI karma ke kAraNa bheda hai| bar3e-ba buddhimAn, catura puruSa bhUkhoM marate haiM, aura vajamUrkha gaddI-takiyoM ke sahAre seTha banakara ArAma karate haiN| eka ko mA~gane para bhIkha bhI nahIM milatI, dUsarA roja hajAra-bAraha sau rupaye kharca kara DAlatA hai| eka ke tana para kapar3e ke nAma para cithar3e bhI nahIM haiM aura dUsare ke yahA~ kutte bhI makhamala ke gaddoM para leTa lagAte haiN| yaha saba kyA hai, apane apane karma haiN| rAjA ko raMga aura raMka ko rAjA banAnA, karma ke bAe~ hAtha kA khela hai| tabhI to eka vidvAna ne kahA hai-"gahanA karmaNoM . gti|" arthAt karma kI gati bar3I gahana hai| . - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (1 Jain Education international jainatva kI jhA~kI (118) Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. pauruSavAda puruSArthavAda kA bhI saMsAra meM kama mahatva nahIM haiN| yaha ThIka hai ki janatA ne puruSArthavAda ke darzana ko abhI taka acchI taraha nahIM samajhA hai, aura usane karma, svabhAva tathA kAla Adi ko hI adhika mahatva diyA hai| parantu puruSArthavAda kA kahanA hai ki binA puruSArtha ke saMsAra kA eka bhI kArya saphala nahIM ho sktaa| saMsAra meM jahA~ kahIM bhI jo bhI kArya hotA dekhA jAtA hai, usake mUla meM kartA kA apanA puruSArtha hI chipA hotA hai| kAla kahatA hai ki samaya Ane para hI saba kArya hotA hai| parantu usa samaya meM bhI yadi puruSArtha na ho to kyA ho jAegA? Ama kI guThalI meM Ama paidA hone kA svabhAva hai, parantu kyA binA puruSArtha ke yoM hI koThe meM rakhI huI guThalI meM Ama kA per3a laga jAyegA ? karma kA phala bhI, kyA binA puruSArtha ke yoM hI hAtha para hAtha dharakara baiThe rahane se mila jAyegA ? saMsAra meM manuSya ne jo bhI unnati kI hai, vaha apane prabala puruSArtha ke dvArA hI kI hai| Aja kA manuSya havA meM ur3a rahA hai, jala meM taira rahA hai, pahAr3oM ko kATa rahA hai, paramANu aura udjana bama jaise mahAna AviSkAroM ko taiyAra karane meM saphala ho rahA hai| yaha saba manuSya kA apanA puruSArtha nahIM to kyA hai ? eka manuSya bhUkhA hai, kaI dina kA bhUkhA hai| koI dayAlu sajjana miThAI kA thAla bharakara sAmane rakha detA hai| vaha nahIM khAtA hai| miThAI lekara mu~ha meM DAla detA hai, phira bhI nahIM cabAtA hai aura gale se nIce nahIM utAratA hai| aba kahie binA puruSArtha ke kyA hogA ? kyA yoM hI bhUkha bujha jaayegii| ? Akhira mu~ha meM DAlI huI miThAI ko cabAne kA aura cabAkara gale ke nIce utArane kA puruSArtha to karanA hI hogaa| tabhI to kahA hai "puruSa ho puruSArtha karo, uttho|" ammu For Private & Pers vibhinna darzanoM kA samAllayA (119)rary.org Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. niyativAda niyativAda kA darzana jarA gambhIra hai| prakRti ke aTala niyamoM ko niyati kahate haiN| niyativAda kA kahanA hai ki-saMsAra meM jitane bhI kArya hote haiM, saba niyati ke adhIna hote haiN| sUrya pUrva meM hI udaya hotA hai, pazcima meM kyoM nahIM ? kamala jala meM hI utpanna ho sakatA hai, zilA para kyoM nahIM ? pakSI AkAza meM ur3a sakate haiM, gadhe ghor3e kyoM nahIM ? haMsa zveta kyoM hai ? pazu ke cAra paira hote haiM, manuSya ke do hI kyoM haiM ? agni kI jvAlA sabase hI Upara ko kyoM jAtI hai ? ina saba praznoM kA uttara kevala yahI hai ki prakRti, kA jo nimaya hai, vaha anyathA nahIM ho sktaa| yadi vaha anyathA hone lage to phira saMsAra meM pralaya hI ho jaay| sUrya pazcima meM ugane lage, agni zItala ho jAe gadhe ghor3e AkAza meM ur3ane lage, to phira saMsAra meM koI vyavasthA hI na rhe| niyati ke aTala siddhAMta ke samakSa anya saba siddhAnta tuccha haiN| koI bhI vyakti prakRti ke aTala niyamoM ke pratikUla nahIM jA sakatA / ataH niyati hI sabase mahAna hai| kucha AcArya niyati kA artha honahAra bhI karate haiN| jo honahAra haiM, vaha hokara rahatI hai, use koI TAla nahIM sktaa| Apane dekhA ki uparyukta pA~coM vAda kisa prakAra apane-apane vicAroM kI khIMcatAna karate hue dUsare vicAroM kA khaNDana karate haiN| isa khaNDana maNDana ke kAraNa sAdhAraNa janatA meM bhA~tiyA~ utpanna ho gaI hai| vaha satya ke mUla marma ko samajhane meM asamartha haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vicAroM ke isa saMgharSa ko bar3I acchI taraha sulajhAyA hai| saMsAra ke sAmane unhoMne vaha satya prakaTa kiyA jo kisI kA khaNDana bhI nahIM karatA, apitu sabakA samanvaya karake jIvana-nirmANa ke lie samanvaya Adarza prastuta karatA hai| - jainatva kI jhAMkI (120) Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samanvayavAda bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza hai ki pA~coM hI vAda apane-apane sthAna para ThIka haiN| saMsAra meM jo bhI kArya hotA hai, vaha ina pA~coM ke samanvaya se arthAt mela se hotA hai| aisA kabhI nahIM ho sakatA ki eka hI zakti apane bala para kArya siddha kara de| buddhimAna manuSya ko Agraha kara saba kA samanvaya karanA caahie| binA samanvaya kiye, kArya meM saphalatA kI AzA rakhanA durAzAmAtra hai| hA~, Agraha se kadAgraha aura kadAgraha se vigraha paidA hotA hai| yaha ho sakatA hai ki kisI kArya meM koI eka pradhAna ho aura dUsare saba gauNa hoN| parantu yaha nahIM ho sakatA ki koI akelA svatantra rupa se kArya siddha kara de| ___bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza pUrNatayA satya hai| hama ise samajhane ke lie Ama bone vAle mAlI kA udAharaNa le sakate haiN| mAlI bAga meM Ama kI guThalI botA hai, yahA~ pA~coM kAraNoM ke samanvaya se hI vRkSa hogaa| Ama kI guThalI meM Ama paidA hone kA svabhAva hai, parantu bone kA, bokara rakSA karane kA, puruSArtha na ho to kyA hogA ? bone kA puruSArtha bhI kara liyA, parantu binA nizcita kAla kA paripAka huye Ama yoM hI jaldI thor3A ho taiyAra ho jAyegA ? kAla kI maryAdA pUrI hone para bhI yadi zubha karma anukUla nahIM hai, to phira bhI Ama nahIM lagane kaa| kabhI-kabhI kinAre AyA huA jahAja bhI DUba jAtA hai| aba rahI, nyiti| vaha saba kucha hai hii| Ama se Ama honA prakRti kA niyama hai, isase kise inkAra ho sakatA hai ? aura Ama honA hotA hai, to hotA hai, nahIM honA hotA hai, to nahIM hotA hai| hA~ yA nA, jo honA hai, use koI TAla nahIM sktaa| par3ane vAle vidyArthI ke lie bhI pA~coM Avazyaka hai| par3hane ke lie citta kI ekAgratA rupa svabhAva ho, samaya kA yoga bhI diyA jAe, puruSArtha yAnI prayatna bhI kiyA jAe, azubha karma kA kSaya tathA zubha karma kA udaya bhI ho aura prakRti ke niyama evaM bhaviyavyatA kA bhI dhyAna For Private & Perso Arte atat 7 H silinta darzanoM kA samanvaya (17 A (121) ary.org Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakhA jAe, tabhI vaha par3ha likha kara vidvAn ho sakatA hai| anekAntavAda ke dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA yaha samanvaya hI, vastutaH janatA ko satya kA prakAza dikhalA sakatA hai| vicAroM ke bhaMvaralAla meM Aja manuSya kI buddhi pha~sa rahI hai| ekAntavAda kA Agraha likha vaha kisI bhI samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM pA rahA hai| samasyA kA samAdhAna pAne ke lie use jaina-darzana ke isa anekAntavAda arthAt samanvayavAda ko samajhanA hogaa| 000 - - -- Jain jana Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - 'anekAntavAda' aura 'syAdvAda' ke nAma se Apa paricita hogeM? kintu anekAnta vAda kA artha kyA hai, jIvana ke AcAra aura vicAra pakSa kI ulakSanoM ko sulajhAkara hamAne mana, mastiSka ko vaha kisa prakAra saMtulita karatA hai. isa kalA se Apa paricita nahIM hue hoMge ? prastuta nibandha meM 'anekAntavAda' jaise gambhIra viSaya ko bar3I hI rocaka aura spaSTa zailI meM | samajhAyA gayA hai| --- - anekAntavAda anekAntavAda jaina-darzana kI AdhArazilA hai| jaina-tatva jJAna kA mahala, isI anekAnta siddhAnta kI sudRr3ha nIMva para banA hai| vAstava meM anekAntavAda jaina-darzana kA prANa hai| jaina dharma meM jaba bhI, jo bhI bAta kahI gaI hai, vaha anekAntavAda kI kasauTI para acchI taraha jA~ca-parakha karake hI kahI gaI hai| dArzanika sAhitya meM jaina darzana kA dUsarA nAma anekAntavAdI darzana bhI hai| . anekAntavAda kA artha hai-pratyeka vastu kA bhinna-bhinna dRSTi binduoM se vicAra karanA, parakhanA, dekhnaa| anekAntavAda kA yadi eka hI zabda meM artha samajhanA cAheM, to use 'apekSAvAda' kaha sakate haiN| jaina darzana meM sarvathA eka hI dRSTikoNa se padArtha ke avalokana karane kI paddhati ko apUrNa evaM aprAmANika samajhA jAtA hai| aura eka hI vastu meM vibhinna dharmoM kI vibhinna dRSTikoNoM se nirIkSaNa karane kI paddhati ko pUrNa evaM prAmANika mAnA gayA hai| yaha paddhati hI anekAntavAda - - - - - anekAntavAda (123) "www.jainenbrary.org Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anekAnta aura syAdvAda anekAnta aura syAdvAda eka hI siddhAnta ke do pahalU haiM, jaise eka sikke ke do baajuu| isI kAraNa sarvasAdhAraNa donoM vAdoM ko eka hI samajha lete haiN| parantu Upara se eka hote hue bhI donoM meM mUlataH bheda hai| anekAntavAda vastudarzana kI vicArapaddhati hai, to syAdvAda usakI bhASA paddhati / anekAnta dRSTi ko bhASA meM utAranA syAdvAda hai| isakA artha huA ki vastusvarupa ke cintana karane kI vizuddha aura nirdoSa zailI anekAntavAda hai, aura usa cintana tathA vicAra ko arthAt vastugata anantavAda dharmoM ke mUla meM rahI huI vibhinna apekSAoM ko dUsaroM ke liye nirupaNa karanA, unakA marmodghATana karanA hI vastutaH syAdvAda hai| syAdvAda ko 'kathaMcitvAda' bhI kahate haiN| vastu ananta dharmAtmaka hai jaina dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki pratyeka padArtha, cAhe vaha choTA sA raja kaNa ho, cAhe mahAn himAlaya, ananta dharmoM kA samUha hai| dharma kA artha, guNa vizeSatA hai| udAharaNa ke lie Apa phala ko le liijie| phala meM rupa bhI hai, rasa bhI hai, gandha bhI hai, sparza bhI hai, AkAra bhI hai, bhUkha bujhAne kI zakti hai, aneka rogoM ko dUra karane kI zakti aura aneka rogoM ko paidA karane kI zakti bhI hai| kahA~ taka ginAe~ ? hamArI vRddhi bahuta sImita hai, ataH hama vastu ke saba ananta dharmoM ko binA ananta jJAna hue nahIM jAna skte| parantu spaSTataH pratIyamAna bahuta se dharmoM ko to apane buddhi bala ke anusAra jAna hI sakate haiN| hA~, to padArtha ko kevala eka pahalU se, kevala eka dharma se jAnane kA yA kahane kA Agraha mata kiijie| pratyeka padArtha ko pRthak-pRthak pahaluoM se dekhie aura khie| isI kA nAma anekAntavAda hai| anekAntavAda hamAre dRSTikoNa ko vistRta karatA hai| hamArI vicAradhArA ko pUrNatA kI ora le jAtA hai| jainatva kI praoNkI (124) Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'bhI' aura 'hI' ___ phala ke sambandha meM jaba hama kahate haiM ki-phala meM rupa bhI hai, rasa bhI hai, gaMdha bhI hai, sparza bhI hai, taba to hama anekAntavAda aura syAdvAda kA upayoga karate haiM aura phala kA yathArtha nirupaNa karate haiN| isake viparIta jaba hama ekAMta Agraha meM Akara yaha kahate haiM ki phala meM kevala rupa hI hai, rasa hI hai, gaMdha hI hai, sparza hI hai taba hama mithyA ekAMtavAda kA prayoga karate haiN| 'bhI' meM dUsare dharmoM kI svIkRti kA svara chipA huA hai, jabaki 'hI' meM dUsare dharmoM kA spaSTataH niSedha hai| rupa bhI hai-isakA yaha artha hai ki phaloM meM rupa bhI hai aura dUsare rasa Adi dharma bhI haiM aura rupa hI hai, isakA yaha artha hai ki phala meM mAtrA rupa hI hai, rasa Adi kucha nahIM hai| vaha 'bhI' aura 'hI' kA antara hI syAdvAda aura mithyAvAda haiN| 'bhI' syAdvAda hai, to 'hI' mithyAvAda / eka AdamI bAjAra meM khar3A hai| eka ora se eka lar3akA aayaa| usane khaa-'pitaajii'| dUsarI ora se eka bUr3hA AyA usane khaa-'putr'| tIsarI ora se eka adher3a vyakti aayaa| usane khaa-'bhaaii'| cauthI ora se eka lar3akA aayaa| usane khaa-'maasttrjii'| matalaba yaha hai ki-usI AdamI ko koI cAcA kahatA hai, koI tAU kahatA hai, koI mAmA kahatA hai, koI bhAnajA kahatA hai| saba jhagar3ate haiM- yaha to pitA hI hai, putra hI hai, bhAI hI hai, aura cAcA, tAU, mAmA yA bhAnajA hI hai| aba batAie, kaise nirNaya ho ? unakA yaha saMgharSa kaise miTe ? vAstava meM yaha AdamI hai kyA? yahA~ para syAdvAda ko nyAyAdhIza banAnA par3egA? syAdvAda pahale lar3ake se kahatA hai-hA~, yaha pitA bhI hai| tumhAre lie to pitA hai, cU~ki tuma isake putra ho| aura anya logoM kA to pitA nahIM hai| bUr3he se kahatA hai-hA~, yaha putra bhI hai| tumhArI apanI apekSA se hI yaha putra hai, saba logoM kI apekSA se to nhiiN| kyA yaha sArI duniyA kA putra hai ? matalaba yaha hai ki vaha AdamI apane putra kI apekSA se pitA hai, apane pitA kI apekSA se putra hai, apane bhAI kI apekSA se bhAI - anekAntalAka (125)rary.org Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, apane vidyArthI kI apekSA se mAsTara hai| isI prakAra apanI-apanI apekSA se cAcA, tAU, mAmA, bhAnajA, pati, mitra saba hai| eka hai| AdamI meM aneka dharma haiM, parantu bhinna-bhinna apekSA se| yaha nahIM ki usI putra kI apekSA pitA, usI kI apekSA putra, usI kI apekSA bhAI, mAsTara, cAcA, tAU, mAmA aura bhAnajA ho| aisA nahIM ho sktaa| yaha padArtha vijJAna ke niyamoM ke viruddha hai| __ syAdvAda ko samajhane ke lie ina udAharaNoM para aura dhyAna dIjie-eka AdamI kAphI U~cA hai, isalie kahatA hai ki maiM bar3A huuN| hama pUchate haiM-'kyA Apa pahAr3a se bhI bar3e haiM ?' vaha jhaTa kahatA hai-'nahIM sAhaba, pahAr3a se to maiM choTA huuN| maiM to ina sAtha ke AdamiyoM kI apekSA se kaha rahA thA ki maiM bar3A huuN|' aba eka dUsarA AdamI hai| vaha apane sAthiyoM se nATA hai, isalie kahatA hai ki-'maiM choTA huuN|' hama pUchate haiM-'kyA Apa cIMTI se bhI choTe haiM ?' vaha jhaTa uttara detA hai-'nahIM sAhaba, cIMTI se to maiM bar3A huuN| to maiM ina kaddAvara sAthiyoM kI apekSA se kaha rahA thA ki maiM choTA huuN|' isa udAharaNa se apekSAvAda kA mUla samajha meM A gayA hogA ki hara eka cIja choTI bhI hai aura bar3I bhii| apane se bar3I cIjoM kI apekSA choTI hai aura apane se choTI cIjoM kI apekSA bar3I hai| isI prakAra pratyeka vastu ke do pahUla hote haiM aura unheM samajhane ke lie apekSAvAda kA yaha siddhAnta una para lAgU karanA hogaa| darzana kI bhASA meM ise anekAntavAda kahate haiN| sampUrNa hAthI kA darzana ___anekAntavAda ko samajhane ke lie prAcIna AcAryoM ne hAthI kA udAharaNa diyA hai| eka gA~va meM janma ke chaha andhe mitra rahate the| saubhAgya se eka dina vahA~ eka hAthI A gyaa| gA~va vAloM ne kabhI hAthI dekhA na thA, dhUma maca gii| andhoM ne hAthI kA AnA sunA to dekhane daudd'e| andhe to the hI, dekhate kyA ? hara eka ne hAtha se TaTolanA jainatva kI jhAMkI (126) Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuru kiyaa| kisI ne pU~cha pakar3I, to kisI ne sU~r3ha, kisI ne kAna pakar3A to kisI ne dA~ta, kisI ne paira pakar3A to kisI ne peTa / eka-eka aMga ko pakar3a kara hara eka ne samajha liyA ki maiMne hAthI dekha liyA haiN| apane sthAna para Aye to hAthI ke sambandha meM carcA chir3I / prathama pU~cha pakar3ane vAle ne kahA- " bhaI hAthI to maiMne dekha liyA, bilkula moTe rasse jaisA thA / " sU~r3a pakar3ane vAle dUsare andhe ne kahA- "jhUTha, bilkula jhUTha ! hAthI kahIM rasse- jaisA hotA hai| are, hAthI to mUsala jaisA thaa|" tIsarA kAna pakar3ane vAlA andhA bolA- "A~kheM kAma nahIM detI to kyA huA, hAtha to dhokhA nahIM de skte| maiMne hAthI ko TaTola kara dekhA thA, vaha Thoka chAja (sUpa) jaisA thA / " cauthe dA~ta pakar3ane vAle sUradAsa bole - "are tuma saba jhUThI gappeM mArate ho ? hAthI to kuza yAnI kudAla jaisA thA / " pA~caveM paira pakar3ane vAle mahAzaya ne kahA- "are kucha bhagavAna kA bhI khyAla karo / nAhaka jhUTha kyoM bolate ho ? hAthI to khambhe jaisA thA / maiMne khUba TaTola-TaTola kara dekhA hai|" chaThe peTa pakar3ane vAle sUradAsa garama uThe - " are kyoM vakavAza karate ho ? pahale pApa kie to andhe hue, aba vyartha ko jhUTha bolakara kyoM una pApoM kI jar3oM meM pAnI sIMcate ho ? hAthI to bhAI maiM bhI dekhakara AyA huuN| vaha anAja bharane kI koThI jaisA hai| * aba kyA thA, Apasa meM vAgyayuddha Thana gayA / saba eka dUsare ko jhuThalAne lage aura gAlI galauja karane lage / saubhAgya se vahA~ eka A~khoM vAle sajjana A ge| andhoM kI tU-tU maiM-maiM sunakara unheM ha~sI A gii| para, dUsare hI kSaNa unakA ceharA gambhIra ho gyaa| unhoMne socA- "bhUla ho jAnA aparAdha nahIM hai, kinta kisI kI bhUla para ha~sanA aparAdha hai|" unakA hRdaya karurNAdra ho gyaa| unhoMne kahA- "bandhuoM, kyoM jhagaDate ho ? jarA merI bhI bAta anekAntavAda (127) www.jamelibrary.org Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suno| tuma saba sacce ho, koI jhUThA nahIM hai| tuma meM se kisI ne bhI hAthI ko pUrA nahIM dekhA hai| eka-eka avayava ko lekara hAthI kI pUrNatA kA bakhAna kara rahe ho| koI kisI ko jhUThA mata kaho, eka-dUsare ke dRSTikoNa ko samajhane kA prayatna kro| hAthI rasse jaisA bhI hai, pU~cha kI dRSTi se| hAthI mUsala-jaisA bhI hai, sUMr3a kI apekSA se| hAthI chAja-jaisA bhI hai, kAna kI ora se| hAthI kudAla-jaisA bhI hai, dA~toM kI dRSTi se| hAthI khambhe-jaisA bhI hai, pairoM kI apekSA se| hAthI anAja kI koThI-jaisA bhI hai, peTa kI dRSTi se| isa prakAra samajhA-bujhA kara usa sajjana ne ekAMta kI Aga meM anekAnta kA pAnI ddaalaa| andhoM ko apanI bhUla samajha meM aayii| aura saba zAnta hokara kahane lage-hA~, bhAI ! tumane ThIka smjhaayaa| saba aMgoM ke milane se hI hAthI hotA hai, eka-eka alaga-alaga aMga se nahIM ! vastutaH andhoM ne hAthI ke eka aMza ko dekhA aura usI para jidda karane laga ge| A~kha vAle ne sampUrNa hAthI ke rupa ko samajhAyA to unakA vigraha samApta ho gyaa| saMsAra meM jitane bhI ekAMtavAdI sampradAya haiM, ve saba padArtha ke eka-eka aMga arthAt eka-eka dharma ko hI pUrA padArtha samajhate haiN| isIlie dUsare dharma vAloM se lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiN| parantu vAstava meM vaha padArtha nahIM, padArtha kA eka aMza mAtra hai| syAdvAda A~khoM vAlA darzana hai| ataH vaha ina ekAMtavAdI andhe darzanoM ko samajhAtA hai ki tumhArI mAnyatA kisI eka dRSTi se hI ThIka ho sakatI hai saba dRSTioM se nhiiN| apane eka aMza ko sarvathA saba apekSA se satya, aura dUsare aMzoM ko asatya kahanA, bilkula anucita hai| syAdvAda isa prakAra ekAMtavAdI darzanoM ko bhUla batAkara padArtha ke satya svarupa ko prastuta karatA hai aura pratyeka sampradAya ko kisI eka apekSA se ThIka batalA kara sAmpradAyika kalaha ko zAnta karane kI kSamatA rakhatA hai| kevala sAmpradAyika kalaha ko nahIM, kyA samAja, aura kyA rASTra, sabhI meM prema - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (128) Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ evaM sadbhAvanA ke sukhada vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa ho sakatA hai| kalaha aura saMgharSa kA bIja eka-dUsare ke dRSTikoNa ko na samajhane meM hI hai| syAdvAda dUsare ke dRSTikoNa ko samajhane meM sahAyaka hotA hai| yahA~ taka syAdvAda ko samajhane ke lie sthUla laukika udAharaNa hI kAma meM lAe gae haiN| aba dArzanika udAharaNoM kA marma bhI samajha lenA caahie| yaha viSaya jarA gambhIra hai, ataH yahA~ sUkSma nirIkSaNa paddhati se kAma lenA ThIka rhegaa| nitya aura anitya acchA, to pahale nitya aura anitya ke prazna ko hI leveN| jainadharma kahatA hai ki pratyeka padArtha nitya bhI hai aura anitya bhI hai| sAdhAraNa loga isa bAta para ghapale meM par3a jAte haiM ki jo nitya hai, vaha anitya. kaise ho sakatA hai ? aura jo anitya hai, vaha nitya kaise ho sakatA hai ? parantu jaina-dharma anekAMtavAda ke dvArA sahaja meM hI isa samasyA ko sulajhA detA hai| ___kalpanA kIjie-eka ghar3A hai| hama dekhate haiM ki jisa miTTI se ghar3A banA hai usI se sikorA, surAhI Adi aura bhI kaI prakAra ke bartana banate haiN| hA~, to yadi usa ghar3e ko tor3akara hama usI kI miTTI se banAyA gayA koI dUsarA bartana kisI ko dikhalAe~, to vaha kadApi usako ghar3A nahIM khegaa| usI ghar3e kI miTTI ke hote hue bhI usako ghar3A na kahane kA kAraNa kyA hai ? kAraNa aura kucha nahIM, yahI hai ki aba usakA AkAra ghar3e jaisA nahIM hai| isase yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki ghar3A svayaM koI svatantra vastu nahIM hai, balki miTTI kA eka AkAra-vizeSa hai| parantu vaha AkAra-vizeSa miTTI se sarvathA bhinna nahI haiM, usI kA eka rupa hai| kyoMki bhinna-bhinna AkAroM meM parivartita huI miTTI hI jaba ghar3A, sakorA surAhI Adi bhinna-bhinna nAmoM se sambodhita hotI hai, to isa sthiti meM vibhinna AkAra miTTI se sarvathA bhinna kaise ho sakate haiM ? isase ntavAda (129) www.jamembrary.org Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki ghar3e kA AkAra aura miTTI donoM hI ghar3e ke apane nijI svarupa haiN| ___aba dekhanA hai ki ina donoM svarupoM meM vinAzI svarupa kauna-sA hai aura dhruva kauna-sA hai| yaha pratyakSa dRSTigocara hotA hai ki ghar3e kA vartamAna meM dikhane vAlA AkAra kitanA vinAzI hai| kyoMki yaha banatA aura bigar3atA hai| vaha pahale nahIM thA, bAda meM bhI nahI rhegaa| jaina-darzanoM meM ise paryAya kahate haiN| aura ghar3e kA jo dUsarA mUla svarupa miTTI hai vaha avinAzI hai, kyoMki usakA kabhI nAza nahIM hotaa| ghar3e ke banane se pahale bhI miTTI thI, ghar3e ke banane para bhI vaha maujUda hai, aura ghar3e ke naSTa ho jAne para bhI vaha maujUda rhegii| miTTI apane Apa meM pudgala svarupeNa sthAyI tatva hai, usakA kucha bhI bananA-bigar3anA nahIM hai| jaina-darzana meM ise dravya kahate haiN| itane vivecana se aba yaha spaSTa rupa se samajhA jA sakatA hai ki ghar3e kA eka svarupa vinAzI hai aura dUsarA avinaashii| eka janma letA hai aura naSTa ho jAtA hai, dUsarA sadA-sarvadA banA rahatA hai, nitya rahatA hai| ataeva aba hama anekAntavAda kI dRSTi se yoM kaha sakate haiM ki ghar3A apane mUla miTTI kI dRSTi se-avinAzI rupa se nitya hai| jaina-darzana kI bhASA meM kaheM to yoM kaha sakate haiM ki ghar3A apanI paryAya kI dRSTi se anitva hai aura dravya kI dRSTi se nitya hai| isa prakAra eka hI vastu meM paraspara virodhI jaise parilakSita hone vAle nityatA auzra anityatA rupa-dharmo ko siddha karane vAlA siddhAMta hI anekAMtavAda hai| tripadI acchA isI viSaya para jarA aura vicAra kiijie| jagat ke saba padArtha utpatti, sthiti aura vinAza-ina tIna dharmoM se yukta hai| jaina-darzana meM inake lie kramazaH utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvya zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| ise tripadI bhI kahA jAtA hai| Apa kaheMge-eka - jainatva kI jhA~kI (130) Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastu meM paraspara virodhI dharmoM kI sthiti kaise ho sakatI hai| ise samajhane ke liye eka udAharaNa liijie| eka sunAra ke pAsa sone kA kaMgana hai| vaha use tor3akara, galAkara hAra banA letA hai| isase yaha spaSTa ho gayA ki kaMgana kA nAza hokara hAra kI utpatti ho gii| parantu isase Apa yaha nahIM kaha sakate ki kaMgana bilkula hI nayA bana gyaa| kyoMki kaMgana aura hAra meM jo sone ke rupa meM pudgala svarupa mUla tatva hai, vaha to jyoM kA tyoM apanI usI pahale kI sthiti meM vidyamAna hai| vinAza aura utpatti kevala AkAra kI hI huI hai| purAne AkAra kA nAza huA hai aura naye AkAra kI utpatti huI hai| isa udAharaNa ke dvArA sone ke kaMgana ke AkAra kA nAza, hAra ke AkAra kI utpatti, aura sone kI ubhayatra dhruvasthiti-ye tInoM dharma bhalIbhA~ti siddha ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra pratyeka vastu meM utpatti, sthiti aura vinAza ye tInoM guNa svabhAvaH rahate haiN| koI bhI vastu jaba naSTa ho jAtI hai, to isase yaha na samajhanA cAhie ki usake mUla tatva hI naSTa ho ge| utpatti aura vinAza to usake sthUla rupa ke hote haiN| sthUla vastu ke naSTa ho jAne para bhI usake sUkSma paramANu to sadA kAla sthita hI rahate haiN| ve sUkSma paramANu, dUsarI vastu ke sAtha milakara navIna rupoM kA nirmANa karate haiN| vaizAkha aura jyeSTha ke mahIne meM sUrya kI kiraNoM se jaba tAlAba Adi kA pAnI sUkha jAtA hai, taba yaha samajhanA bhUla hai ki pAnI kA sarvathA abhAva ho gayA, usakA astitva pUrNatayA naSTa ho gayA hai| pAnI cAhe aba bhApa yA gaisa Adi kisI bhI rUpa meM kyoM na ho, para vaha vidyamAna avazya hai| yaha ho sakatA hai ki usakA vaha sUkSma rupa hameM dikhAI na de, parantu yaha to kadApi sambhava nahIM ki usakI sattA hI naSTa ho jAe, sarvathA abhAva hI ho jaae| ataeva yaha siddhAnta aTala hai ki na to koI vastu mUla rupa se apanA astitva khokara sarvathA naSTa hI hotI hai aura na zUnya-rupa abhAva se bhAvasvarupa hokara - - - - VAATWww.jdinatbrary.org Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navIna rUpa meM sarvathA utpanna hI hotI hai| Adhunika padArtha - vijJAna bhI isI siddhAnta kA samarthana karatA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki - "pratyeka vastu mUla prakRti meM rupa meM dhruva hai- sthita hai, aura usase utpanna hone vAle aparAdha para dRzyamAna padArtha usake bhinna-bhinna rupAntara mAtra hai / " nityAnityavAda kI mUla dRSTi hA~, to uparyukta utpatti, sthiti aura vinAza- ina tIna guNoM meM se jo mUla vastu sadA sthita rahatI hai, use jaina-darzana meM dravya kahate haiM, aura jo usakI vyavasthA utpanna evaM vinaSTa hotI rahatI hai, use paryAya kahate haiN| kaMgana se hAra banane vAle udAharaNa meM-sonA dravya hai, aura kaMgana tathA hAra usake paryAya haiN| dravya kI apekSA se hara eka vastu nitya hai aura paryAya kI apekSA se anitya haiN| isa prakAra pratyeka padArtha kona ekAnta - nitya aura na ekAnta- anitya, apitu nityAnitya ubhaya rupa se mAnanA hI anekAntavAda hai / asti nAstivAda anekAnta siddhAnta sat aura asat ke sambandha meM bhI ubhayavartI dRSTi rakhatA hai| kitane hI sampradAya kahate haiM- 'vastu sarvathA sat hai / ' isake viparIta dUsare sampradAya kahate haiM- 'vastu sarvathA asat hai / ' donoM ora se saMgharSa hotA hai, vAgyuddha hotA hai, anekAntavAda hI isa saMgha kA sahI samAdhAna kara sakatA hai| / anekAntavAda kahatA hai ki pratyeka vastu sat bhI hai aura asat bhI / arthAt pratyeka padArtha hai bhI aura nahIM bhI / apane nijasvarupa meM hai aura dUsare ke parasvarupa se nahIM haiN| apane putra kI apekSA se pitA pitArupa se sat hai, aura para - putra kI apekSA se pitA pitArupa se asat hai / yadi vaha paraputra kI apekSA se bhI pitA hI hai, to saMsAra kA pitA ho jAegA, aura asambhava hai| Apake sAmane eka kumhAra hai| use koI sunAra kahatA hai| aba yadi vaha yaha kahe ki maiM to kumhAra hU~, sunAra nahIM hU~, kyA anucita Jain (132 kI jhA~kI Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahatA hai? kumhAra kI dRSTi se yadyapi vaha sat hai tathApi sunAra kI dRSTi se vaha asat hai / kalpanA kIjie - sau ghar3e rakhe haiN| ghar3e kI dRSTi se to ve saba ghar3e haiM, isalie sat haiM / parantu ghaTa se bhinna jitane bhI paTa Adi aghaTa haiM, unakI dRSTi se asat hai / pratyeka ghar3A bhI apane guNa, dharma aura svarupa se hI sat hai, kintu anya ghar3oM ke guNa, dharma aura svarupa se sat nahIM hai / ghar3oM meM bhI Apasa meM bhinnatA hai na ? eka manuSya akasmAt kisI dUsare ke ghar3e ko uThA letA hai, aura phira pahacAnane para yaha kaha kara ki yaha merA nahIM he, vApasa rakha detA hai / isa dazA | meM ghar3e meM asat nahIM to kyA hai ? 'merA nahIM hai - isameM merA ke Age jo 'nahIM' zabda hai, vahI asat kA arthAt nAstitva kA sUcaka hai / pratyeka vastu kA astitva apanI sImA meM hai, sImA se bAhara nahIM / apanA svarupa apanI sImA hai, aura dUsaroM kA svarupa apanI sImA ke bAhara hai, ataH vaha para sImA hai / yadi vizva kI hara eka vastu hara eka T vastu ke rUpa meM sat ho jAye to phira saMsAra meM koI vyavasthA hI na rahe / dUdha, dUdha rupa meM bhI sat ho dahI ke rupa meM bhI sat ho, chAcha ke rupa meM bhI sat ho pAnI ke rupa meM bhI sat ho, taba to dUdha ke badale meM dahI, chAcha yA pAnI hara koI le-de sakatA hai| yAda rakhie - dUdha, dUdha ke rUpa meM sat hai, dahI Adi ke rUpa meM asat hai / kyoMki svarupa sat hai, para - rupa asat / | syAdvAda kA amara siddhAnta dArzanika jagat meM bahuta U~cA siddhAMta mAnA gayA hai| mahAtmA gAMdhI ne syAdvAda siddhAnta kI muktakaMTha se prazaMsA kI hai| pAzcAtya vidvAn DaoN. thAmasa Adi kA bhI kahanA hai ki- syAdvAda kA siddhAnta bar3A hI gambhIra hai| yaha vastu kI bhinna - vibhinna sthitiyoM para prakAza DAlatA hai / " vastutaH syAdvAda satya - jJAna kI kuJjI hai / Aja saMsAra meM jo saba ora dhArmika, sAmAjika, rASTrIya Adi vaira-virodha kA bolabAlA anekAntavAda (133) Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, vaha syAdvAda ke dvArA dUra ho sakatA hai| dArzanika kSetra meM syAdvAda vaha samrATa hai jisake sAmane Ate hI kalaha, IrSyA, anudAratA, sAmpradAyikatA aura saMkIrNatA Adi doSa bhayabhIta hokara bhAga jAte haiN| jaba kabhI vizva meM zAnti kA sarvatobhadra sarvodaya rAjya sthApita hogA, to vaha syAdvAda ke dvArA hI hogA-yaha bAta aTala hai, acadya hai| 000 - - - - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (134) Erprivate &Personal Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - saMsAra kA racayitA kauna hai ? yaha prazna bar3A hI ulajhA huA hai| vizva ke vibhinna dharma aura darzanoM ne Izvara ko saMsAra kA racayitA mAnakara isa vikaTa pahelI ko sulajhAnA cAhA, kintu prazna pahale se bhI adhika ulajha gyaa| Izvara ko jagat kartA mAnane meM kyA-kyA ulajhaneM AtI haiM aura use kartA na mAnane se kisa prakAra isa prazna kA samAdhAna hotA hai| jaina-dRSTi se ina viSaya kI rocaka kathA dArzanika carcA prastuta nibandha meM kI gaI hai| IzvarajagatkartA nahIM saMsAra ke dharmoM meM vaidika, islAma aura IsAI Adi dharma Izvara ko jagat kA kartA-dhartA mAnate haiN| yadyapi jagat ke banAne kI prakriyA ke sambandha meM paraspara kAphI mata-bheda hai, parantu jahA~ Izvara ko jagatkartA mAnane kA prazna hai, vahA~ saba ekamata ho jAte haiN| - jaina-dharma kA mArga ina sabase bhinna hai| vaha jagat ko anAdi va ananta mAnatA hai| unakA vizvAsa hai ki jagat na kabhI banakara taiyAra huA hai aura na kabhI naSTa hI hogaa| padArthoM ke rupa badala jAte haiM, parantu mUlataH kisI bhI padArtha kA nAza nahIM hotaa| isI siddhAnta ke AdhAra para jagat kA rupa badala jAtA hai, samudra kI jagaha sthala aura sthala kI jagaha samudra ho jAtA hai, ujar3e hue bhUkhaNDa janAkIrNa ho jAte haiM, ora janAkIrNa pradeza bilkula ujAr3a, sunasAna bana jAte haiN| khaNDa-pralaya hotA rahatA hai, parantu mahA-pralaya hokara eka dina saba - - - Izvara jagatkartA nahI (135) Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha lupta ho jAegA, aura phira naye sire se jagat kA nirmANa hogA-yaha kathamapi sambandha nahIM hai| Izvara ko kisane banAyA ? tathApi hamAre bahuta-se par3osI dharma jagat kA utpanna honA mAnate haiN| unheM yaha vizvAsa hI nahIM AtA ki binA banAe bhI koI cIja astitva rakha sakatI hai| ataeva ve kahate haiM ki 'jagat kA banAne vAlA Izvara hai|' isa para jaina-darzana pUchanA cAhate hai ki kyA koI bhI padArtha binA banAe apanA astitva nahIM rakha sktaa| yadi nahIM rakha sakatA, to phira Izvara ko kisI ne nahIM banAyA, phira bhI vaha apane Apa hI anAdi-ananta kAla se apanA astitva TikAe rakha sakatA hai, to isI prakAra jagat bhI apane astitva meM kisI utpAdaka kI upekSA nahIM rkhtaa| vaha bhI Izvara ke samAna binA kisI nirmANa ke svataH siddha hai| yaha to sabhI mAnate haiM ki Izvara nirAkAra hai| usake koI hAtha paira evaM zarIra nahIM hai| jaina-darzana kA tarka hai ki binA zarIra aura binA hAtha-paira ke yaha jagat kaise bana sakatA hai| hama dekhate haiM ki kumhAra, sunAra Adi kartA hAtha Adi se hI vastu kA nirmANa karate haiN| koI bhI kartA zarIra ke binA kyA kara sakatA hai ? 'khudA' aba kyoM nahIM bolatA ? ___ musalamAna kahate haiM ki khudA, apane hukma se duniyA ko paidA karatA hai| khudA ne kuna kahA aura duniyA banakara taiyAra ho gii| hama pUchate haiM-kyA khudA ke zarIra hai ? kyA khudA ke jubAna hai ? kyA khudA ke mu~ha hai ? musalamAna bhAI kahate haiM ki 'khudA ke zarIra, mu~ha, jubAna Adi kucha nahIM hai| hama Azcarya meM haiM ki jaba mu~ha hI nahIM hai, jubAna jainatva kI jhAMkI (136) janatva kA jhAkA Jain Education enten und r Private & Personal Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI nahIM, to phira kuna kahA kaise ? zabda bolane ke lie to mu~ha kI AvazyakatA hai| dUsarI ora jagat ke rupa meM tabdIla hone vAle paramANu to jar3e haiM, binA kAna ke haiN| unhoMne khudA kI AjJA ko sunA bhI kaise? aura yadi vaha bola sakatA hai, to aba kyoM nahIM bolatA hai ? Aja prArthanA karate-karate loga pAgala hue jA rahe haiM aura vaha bolatA hI nhiiN| yadi vaha bola par3e to Aja hI hajAroM kAphira momina ho jAe~ ! kitanA bar3A dharma aura paropakAra kA nAma hogA? kyA yaha saba khudA ko pasanda nahIM ? duHkhamaya saMsAra kA nirmAtA, dayAlu Izvara hai ? ___ vaidika-dharma kI zAkhA vAle sanAtanI aura Arya samAjI bandhu mAnate haiM ki Izvara ne icchA mAtra se jagat kA nirmANa kara diyaa| paramAtmA ko jyoM hI icchA paidA huI ki duniyA~ taiyAra ho, tyoM hI bhUmi aura AkAza, sUrya aura candra, nadI aura samudra Adi banakara taiyAra ho ge| jaina-darzana isa para bhI tarka karatA hai ki Izvara ke mana to haiM nahIM, phira vaha icchA kaise kara sakatA hai ? icchA kisI prayojana ke lie hotI hai| jagat ke banAne meM, Izvara kA kyA prayojana hai ? Izvara dayAlu hai, paramapitA hai| vaha siMha, sarpa Adi dRSTi hiMsaka pazuoM se bhare hue, roga, zoka, droha evaM durvyasana Adi se ghire hue aura corI, vyabhicAra, lUTa, hatyA, Adi aparAdhoM se vyApta duHkha-pUrNa saMsAra ke nirmANa kI icchA kaise kara sakatA hai ? Apa kaheMge-'yaha Izvara kI lIlA hai| bhalA yaha lIlA kaisI hai ? vicAre saMsArI jIva roga-zoka Adi se bhayaMkara trAsa pAe~, akAla aura bAr3ha Adi ke samaya nakara jaisA hAhAkAra maca jAe ! aura vaha Izvara, yaha saba apanI lIlA kre| koI bhI bhalA AdamI isa lIlA ko dekhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM ho sakatA ! yadi paramAtmA dayAlu hokara saMsAra kA nirmANa karatA, to vaha -- - For Private & Personal UIzvara jagatkartA nahI (ISTyrary.org Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIna-dukhI aura durAcArI jIvoM ko kyoM paidA karatA ? Aja jise duHkhI dekhakara hamArA hRdaya bhI gaira AtA hai, use banAte samaya aura isa duHkhada paristhiti meM rakhate samaya yadi Izvara ko dayA nahIM AI, to use hama dayAlu kaha sakate haiM ? Izvara pApI ko rokatA kyoM nahIM ? paurANika sanAtana-dharmI kahate haiM ki jaba saMsAra meM pApI aura durAcArI bar3ha jAte haiM, to unakA nAza karane ke lie Izvara avatAra dhAraNa karatA hai| Arya samAjI bandhu bhI yaha mAnate haiM ki Izvara avatAra to dhAraNa nahIM karatA, parantu duSToM ko daNDa avazya detA haiN| jaina- darzana pUchatA hai ki Izvara to sarvajJa hai| vaha jAnatA hI hai ki ye pApI aura durAcArI banakara merI sRSTi ko taMga kareMge, phira unheM paidA hI kyoM karatA hai ? jahara kA vRkSa pahale lagAnA aura phira use kATanA, yaha kahA~ kI buddhimAnI hai ? koI bhI buddhimAna manuSya yaha nahIM karegA ki pahale vyartha hI kIcar3a meM vastra kharAba kare aura phira use dhoe / dUsarI bAta isa sambandha meM yaha hai ki kyA ve pApI, Izvara se bhI bar3hakara balavAna haiM ? kyA Izvara unako durAcAra karane se roka nahIM sakatA ? jo Izvara icchA-mAtra se itanA bar3A virAT jagat banA sakatA hai, kyA vaha apanI prajA ko durAcArI se sadAcArI nahIM banA sakatA ? yadi vaha kucha bhI dayA rakhatA hotA, to avazya hI apanI zakti kA upayoga duSToM ko sajjana banAne meM rakhatA / yaha kahA~ kA nyAya hai ki pApa karate samaya to aparAdhiyoM ko rokatA nahIM, parantu bAda meM unheM daNDa denA, naSTa karanA / usa sarvazaktimAna ne jIvoM meM pahale durAcAra karane kI buddhi hI kyoM utpanna hone dI ? Apa kaheMge-Izvara ne jIvoM ko karma karane meM svatantratA de rakhI haiM, ataH vaha nahIM roka sakatA / vicAra kijie, yaha bhI koI svatantratA hai ? Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadAcAra ke lie svatantratA hotI hai yA durAcAra ke lie ? kyA koI nyAyI prajAvatsala zAsaka aisA karegA ki pahale to prajA ko svatantra rupa se jAnabUjha kara corI aura durAcAra karane de, aura phira unheM daNDa de ki tumane corI kyoM kI? durAcAra kyoM kiyA? Aja ke pragatizIla yuga meM to isa prakAra kA buddha zAsaka eka dina bhI gaddI para nahIM Tika sktaa| vItarAga kisI ko sukhI aura duHkhI nahIM karatA Izvara rAga aura dveSa se sarvathA rahita hai| jaba vaha rAga-dveSa se sarvathA rahita hai, to saMsAra banAne ke jhaMjhaTa meM kyoM par3atA hai ? rAga-dveSa se rahita vItarAga puruSa sRSTi ko banAne aura bigAr3ane ke khela meM par3anA kabhI pasanda nahIM kara sktaa| saMsAra kI racanA meM to sadA-sarvathA rAga-dveSa kA sAmanA karanA pdd'egaa| kisI ko sukhI banAnA hogA, kisI ko duHkhii| kisI ko dhanI banAnA hogA, kisI ko nirdhn| kisI kazmIra jaisI svarga bhUmi rahane ko degA, kisI ko jalatA huA mrusthl| binA rAga-dveSa ke yaha bheda-vRddhi kaise hogI? ___ yadi Apa yaha kaheM ki vaha apanI icchA se nahIM krtaa| hama pUchate haiM-kisakI icchA se karatA hai ? yadi kisI dUsare kI icchA se jabardastI Izvara ko isa amaMgala kArya meM saMlagna honA par3atA hai, to phira vaha paratantra, Izvara hI kaisA rahA? taba to vaha Izvara se jabardastI kAma karAne vAlI zakti hI Izvara kahalAegI? dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki Izvara kRtakRtatya hai| kRtakRtya use kahate haiM, jise koI kArya karanA zeSa na rahA ho| yadi saMsAra ke kArya Izvara ko hI karane haiM, to vaha kRtakRtya nahIM raha sktaa| vaha bhI phira saMsArI jIvoM ke samAna hI ulajhana meM pha~sA rahane vAlA sAdhAraNa prANI ho jaaegaa| __ Apa yahA~ phira vahI purAnA tarka upasthita kareMge ki-'Izvara svayaM - - Izvara jagatkartA nahI (139) Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kArya nahIM krtaa| vaha to jIvoM kA jaisA karma hotA hai, usI ke anusAra phala dene Adi kA kArya karatA hai|' yaha tarka manda buddhi logoM ke lie ho sakatA hai, parantu jarA bhI buddhi se kAma liyA jAe, to isa tarka kA khokhalApana apane Apa prakaTa ho jAtA hai| eka sundara udAharaNa dekara hama isa tarka kA uttara deMge / aparAdhI kauna ? eka dhanI AdamI hai| usane kucha aisA karma kiyA ki jisakA phala usakA dhana apaharaNa hone se mila sakatA hai| Izvara svayaM to usakA dhana curAne ke lie AtA nahIM / aba kisase curvaae| hA~ to kisI cora ke dvArA usakA dhana curavAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM, jabaki eka cora ne eka dhanI kA dhana curAyA to kyA huA ? koI bhI vicAraka uttara de sakatA hai ki isa dhanApaharaNa kriyA se dhanI ho to pUrvakRta karma kA phala milA aura cora ne navIna karma kiyaa| isa navIna karma kA phala Izvara ne nyAyAdhIza ke dvArA cora ko jela pahuMcA kara dilvaayaa| aba batAiye ki cora ne jo dhanI kA dhana curAne kI ceSTA kI, vaha apanI svatantratA se kI athavA Izvara kI preraNA se kii| yadi svatantratA se kI hai aura isameM Izvara kI kucha bhI preraNA nahIM hai, to phira dhanI ko jo karma kA phala milA, vaha apane Apa milA, Izvara diyA huA nahIM milA / yadi Izvara kI preraNA se cora se dhana curAyA to vaha svayaM karma karane meM svatantra nahIM rahA, nirdoSa huaa| aba jo Izvara nyAyAdhIza ke dvArA cora ne cora kA daNDa dilavAtA hai, vaha kisa nyAya ke AdhAra para dilavAtA hai ? pahale to svayaM corI karavAnA aura phira svayaM hI usako daNDa dilavAnA, yaha kisa duniyA kA nyAya hai? yaha eka udAharaNa hai| isa udAharaNa ke dvArA hI vivAda kA nirNaya ho jAtA hai| yadi Izvara ko saMsAra kI khaTa-paTa meM par3ane jainatva kI jhA~kI (140) Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAlA aura karmaphala kA dene vAlA mAneMge, to saMsAra meM jitane bhI atyAcAra - durAcAra hote haiM, sabakA karane vAlA Izvara hI ThaharegA / isake lie prabala pramANa yaha hai ki jitane bhI karma phala mila rahe haiM, sabake pIche Izvara kA hAtha hai| aura phira yaha acchA tamAzA hotA hai * ki aparAdhI Izvara aura daNDa bhoge jIva ? 'Izvara bhakti' kA uddezya jaina-dharma paramAtmA ko jagat kA kartA aura karma - phala kA dAtA sahI mAnatA hai| isa para hamAre bahuta se premI yaha kahA karate haiM ki- "yadi paramAtmA hameM duHkha se mukta kara sukha nahIM de sakatA, to usakI bhakti karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? jo hamAre kAma hI nahIM AtA, usakI bhakti se Akhira kucha lAbha ?" jaina-dharma uttara detA hai ki kyA bhakti kA artha kAma karAnA hI hai| paramAtmA ko karmakara banAe binA bhakti ho hI nahIM sakatI ? yaha bhakti kyA, yaha to eka prakAra kI tijArata hai, vyApAra hai / isa prakAra karttAbAdiyoM kI bhakti, bhakti nahIM, Izvara ko phusalAnA hai| aura apane sukha ke lie usakI cApalUsI karanA athavA ghUsa dene kA prayatna karanA hai| jaina dharma meM to binA kisI icchA ke prabhu kI bhakti karanA hI saccI bhakti hai / niSkAma bhakti hI sarvazreSTha hai| aba rahA yaha prazna ki Akhira isase kucha lAbha hai yA nhiiN| isakA uttara yaha hai ki paramAtmA AdhyAtmika utkarSa kA sarvocca Adarza hai aura usa Adarza kA ucita smaraNa hameM paramAtmA kI bhakti ke dvArA hotA hai| manovijJAna - zAstra kA niyama hai ki jo manuSya jaisI vastu kA nirantara vicAra karatA hai, cintana karatA hai, kAlAntara meM vaha vaisA hI bana jAtA hai vaisI hI manovRtti pA letA hai / jisakI jaisI bhAvanA hotI hai| vaha vaisA hI rupa dhAraNa kara letA hai| isa niyama ke anusAra paramAtma kA cintanamanana, bhajana Adi se Izvara jagatkarttA nahI (141) Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtma-pada kI prApti hotI hai| aura yaha prApti, kyA kucha kama lAbha eka bAta aura pahale bhI kahA jA cukA hai ki jaina-dharma paramAtmA meM vizvAsa avazya rakhatA hai, usakI bhakti aura stuti bhI karatA hai, use sukha-duHkha kA karttA mAnakara nahIM, kintu usake mahAn guNoM ko Adarza maankr| vaha Izvara ko eka parama vizuddha AtmA ke rupa meM mAnatA hai aura pratyeka sAdhaka ke samakSa AdhyAtmika pavitratA kA yahI Adarza prastuta karatA hai| 000 - - - - - - % 3D jainatva kI jhA~kI (142) Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- - 'avatAravAda' kI kalpanA manuSya ke mana kI dInatA aura parAvalambitA kA spaSTa citraNa hai| jaina-darzana manuSya kI zreSThatA kA darzana hai, unameM manuSya ke avataraNa-patana kA Adarza nahIM, balki, uttaraNa-utthAna kA Adarza hai| vaha 'nara' meM|| - 'nArAyaNa' aura 'jana' meM 'jinatva' kA darzana karatA hai, aura karatA hai pratyeka jana' ko 'jinatva' kI ora bar3hAne ke lie utprerita ! prastuta nibandha meM isI prazna para vistAra ke sAtha carcA kI gaI hai| avatAravAdayAuttAravAda - brAhmaNa-saMskRti avatAravAda meM vizvAsa karatI hai| Izvara eka sarvopari zakti hai| vaha bhUmaNDala para avatAra dhAraNa kara manuSya Adi kA rupa letI hai aura adharma kA nAza kara dharma kI sthApanA karatI hai| yaha hai avatAravAda kI mUla bhAvanA / saMsAra meM rAma, kRSNa Adi jitane bhI mahApuruSa haiM, brAhmaNa-saMskRti ne sabako Izvara kA avatAra mAnA hai aura kahA hai ki bhUmi kA bhAra utArane ke lie samaya-samaya para Izvara ko vibhinna rUpoM meM janma grahaNa karanA par3atA hai| isake viparIta zramaNa-saMskRti, phira cAhe vaha jaina-saMskRti ho athavA bauddha-saMskRti ho, avatAravAda kI dhAraNA meM kisI bhI taraha kA vizvAsa nahIM rakhatI! zrama-saMskRti kA AdikAla se yahI Adarza rahA hai ki isa saMsAra ko banAne-bigAr3ane vAlI Izvara yA anya kisI nAma kI koI bhI sarvopari zakti nahIM haiM ataH jabaki lokaprakalpita sarvasattAdhArI Izvara hI koI nahIM hai| taba usake avatAra lene kI bAta ko to avakAza hI kahA~ rahatA hai ? yadi koI Izvara ho bhI, to vaha sarvajJa, sarva zaktimAna kyoM nIce kA rupa le? kyA vaha jahA~ hai vahA~ se - % - - - - - avatAravAda yA uttAravAda (143) Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI apanI ananta zakti ke prabhAva se bhUmi kA bhAra haraNa nahIM kara sakatA? avatAravAda banAma dAsa bhAvanA __ avatAravAda ke mUla meM eka prakAra se mAnava-mana kI hIna-bhAvanA hI kAma kara rahI hai| vaha yaha ki manuSya Akhira manuSya hI hai| vaha kaise itane mahAn kArya kara sakatA hai ? ataH saMsAra meM jitane bhI vizvopakArI mahAn puruSa hue haiM, ve saba vastutaH manuSya nahIM the, mUla meM Izvara ke avatAra the| Izvara the, tabhI to itane mahAn Azcaryajanaka kArya kara ge| anyathA becArA AdamI yaha saba kucha kara sakatA thA ? kadApi nhiiN| ___avatAravAda kA bhAvArtha hI yaha hai-nIce utaro, hInatA kA anubhava kro| apane ko paMgu, bebasa, lAcAra smjho| jaba bhI kabhI mahAn kArya karane kA prasaMga Ae, deza yA dharma para ghire hue saMkaTa evaM atyAcAra ke bAdaloM ko vidhvasta karane kA avasara Ae, to basa Izvara ke avatAra lene kA intajAra karo, saba prakAra se dIna-hIna evaM paMgu manovRtti se Izvara ke caraNoM meM zIghra se zIghra avatAra lene ke lie pukAra kro| vahI saMkaTahArI hai ataH vahI kucha parivartana lA sakatA - avatAravAda kahatA hai ki dekhanA, tuma kahIM kucha kara na baitthnaa| tuma manuSya ho, pAmara ho, tumhAre karane se kucha nahIM hogaa| Izvara kA kAma, bhalA do hAtha vAlA hAr3a-mAMsa kA piMjara kSudra manuSya kaise kara sakatA hai| Izvara kI barAbarI karanA nAstikatA hai, parale sire kI mUrkhatA hai| isa prakAra avatAravAda apane mUla rupa meM dAsa-bhAvanA kA jhaNDAbaradAra hai| avatAravAda kI mAnyatA para khar3I kI gaI saMskRti, manuSya kI zreSThatA evaM pavitratA meM vizvAsa nahIM rkhtii| usakI mUla bhASA meM manuSya eka dvipada jantu ke atirikta aura kucha nhiiN| manuSya kA - ___Jain E'jainatva kI jhAMkI (144) Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA bhaviSya usake apane hAtha meM nahIM hai, vaha eka mAtra jaganniyaMtA Izvara ke hAtha meM hai| vaha jo cAhe kara sakatA hai| manuSya usake hAtha kI kaThaputalI hai| purANoM kI bhASA meM vaha 'kartumakartumanmathAkartuma' ke rupa meM sarvatantra svatantra hai| vizva kA sarvAdhikArI samrATa hai| "bhrAmayana sarvabhUtAni vantrAruDhAni maayyaa| vaha saba jagata ko apanI mAyA se ghumA rahA hai, jaise kumhAra cAka para rakhe mutpiNDa ko| - manuSya kitanI hI U~cI sAdhanA kare, kitanA hI satya tathA ahiMsA ke U~ce zikharoM para vicaraNa kare, parantu vaha Izvara kabhI nahIM bana sktaa| manuSya ke vikAsa kI kucha sImA hai, aura vaha sImA Izvara kI icchA ke nIce hai| manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha usakI kRpA kA bhikhArI bana kara rahe, isalie to zramaNetara saMskRti kA Izvara kahatA hai-manuSya ! tU merI zaraNa meM A, merA smaraNa kara / tU kyoM DaratA hai ? maiM tujhe saba pApoM se mukta kara dUMgA, zoka mata kr| hA~, mujhe apanA svAmI mAna aura apane ko merA dAsa ! basa itanI-sI zarta pUrI karanI hogI, aura kucha nhiiN| ahaM tvAM sarvapApebhyo mocayiSyAmi mA shucH| avatAravAda yA zaraNavAda koI bhI taTastha vicAraka isa bAta para vicAra kara sakatA hai ki yaha mAnyatA mAnava-samAja ke naitika bala ko ghaTAtI hai, yA nhiiN| koI bhI samAja isa prakAra kI vicAra-paramparA kA pracAra kara apane AcaraNa ke stara ko U~cA nahIM kara sktaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki . bhAratavarSa kI janatA para naitika stara barAbara nIce giratA jA rahA hai| loga pApa se nahI bacanA cAhate, pApa ke phala se bacanA cAhate haiN| aura pApa ke phala se bacane ke lie bhI kisI U~cI kaThora sAdhanA kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kevala Izvara yA Izvara ke kisI avatAra kI zaraNa meM pahu~ca jAnA hI inakI dRSTi meM sabase bar3I sAdhanA hai, basa isI se ber3A pAra hai| jahA~ mAtra apane manoraMjana ke lie tote ko rAmanAma - - - - avatArapAda yA utAravAda (145) For Private & Personal use only "www.janelibrary.org Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raTAte hue vezyAe~ tara jAtI hoM aura marate samaya moha-vaza apane putra nArAyaNa ko pukArane bhara se sarvaniyantA nArAyaNa ke dUta daur3ate hoM, vahA~ bhalA jIvana kI naitikatA aura sadAcaraNa kI mahattA kA kyA mUlya raha jAtA hai| sastI bhakti, dharmAcaraNa ke mahatva ko girA detI hai / aura isa prakAra bhakti se pallavita huA avatAravAda kA siddhAnta janatA meM 'zaraNavAda' ke rupa meM parivartita ho jAtA hai| pApa karo, aura usake phala se bacane ke lie prabhu kI zaraNa meM cale jAo / avatAravAda ke Adarza kevala Adarza mAtra raha jAne haiM, ve janatA ke dvArA apanAne yogya yathArthatA ke rupa meM bhI kabhI nahIM utara pAte / ataeva jaba loga rAma, kRSNa Adi kisI avatArI mahApuruSa kI jIvana lIlA sunate haiM, to kisI U~ce Adarza kI bAta Ane para jhaTa-paTa kaha uThate haiM, ki "Aha, kyA kahanA ! ajI bhagavAna the, bhagavAn ! bhagavAn ke atirikta aura kauna dUsarA yaha kAma kara sakatA hai|" isa prakAra hamAre prAcIna mahApuruSoM ke ahiMsA, dayA, dAna, satya, paropakAra Adi jitane bhI zreSTha evaM mahAn guNa hai, una sabase avatAravAdI loga mu~ha mor3a lete haiM, apane ko sApha bacA lete haiN| avatAravAdiyoM ke yahA~ jo kucha bhI hai, saba prabhu kI lIlA hai| aba kevala sunane-bhara ke lie hai, AcaraNa karane ke lie nahIM / bhalA sarvazaktimAna Izvara ke kAmoM ko manuSya kahIM apane AcaraNa meM utAra sakatA hai ? avatAroM kA caritra zravya hai yA karttavya ? kucha prasaMga to aise bhI Ate haiM, jo kevala doSoM ko Dhakane kA hI prayatna karate haiN| jaba koI vicAraka, kisI bhI avatAra ke rupa meM mAne jAne vAle vyakti kA jIvana-caritra par3hatA hai, aura unameM koI naitika jIvana kI bhUla pAtA hai, to vicAraka hone ke nAte vaha usakI AlocanA karatA hai, acche ko acchA aura bure ko burA kahatA hai| kintu avatAravAdI loga vicAraka kA vaha adhikAra chIna lete haiN| jainatva kI jhA~kI (146) Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aise prasaMgoM para ve prAyaH kahA karate haiM-"are tuma kyA jAno ? yaha saba usa mahAprabhu kI mAyA hai| vaha jo kucha bhI karatA hai, acchA hI karatA hai| jise hama Aja burAI samajhate haiM, usameM bhI koI-na-koI bhalAI hI rahI hogii| hameM zraddhA rakhanI cAhie, Izvara kA apavAda nahIM karanA caahie| isa prakAra avatAravAdI loga zraddhA kI duhAI dekara svatantra cintana evaM guNadoSa ke parIkSaNa kA dvAra sahasa banda kara dete haiN| zrImadabhAgavata ke dazama skandha meM jaba rAjA parIkSita ne zrI kRSNa kA gopiyoM ke sAtha unmukta vyavahAra kA varNana sunA, to vaha cauMka utthaa| bhagavAn hokara isa prakAra amaryAdita AcaraNa ! kucha samajha meM nahIM aayaa| usa samaya zukadevajI ne, kaisA anokhA tarka upasthita kiyA hai ! ve kahate haiM-'rAjan ! mahApuruSoM ke jIvana sunane ke lie haiM, AcaraNa karane ke lie nhiiN| koI bhI vicAraka isa samAdhAna-paddhati se santuSTa nahIM ho sktaa| ve mahApuruSa hamAre jIvana-nirmANa ke lie upayogI kaise ho sakate haiM, jinake jIvana-vRta kevala sunane ke lie hoM, vidhi-niSedha ke rupa meM apanAne ke lie nahIM ? kyA inake jIvana-caritroM se phalita hone vAle AdarzoM ko apanAne ke lie avatAravAdI sAhityakAra janatA ko kucha gaharI preraNA dete haiM ? ina saba praznoM kA uttara yadi ImAnadArI se diyA jAe, to isa avatAravAda kI vicAra-paramparA meM ekamAtra nakAra ke atirikta aura kucha nahIM hai| 'avataraNa' nahIM 'uttaraNa' zramaNa-saMskRti kA Adarza, Izvara kA avatAra na hokara manuSya kA utAra hai| yahA~ Izvara kA mAnava-rupa meM avataraNa nahI mAnA jAtA, prastuta mAnava kA Izvara-rupa meM uttaraNa mAnA jAtA hai| avataraNa kA artha hai-nIce kI ora AnA aura uttaraNa kA artha hai-Upara kI ora jaanaa| hA~ to, zramaNa-saMskRti meM manuSya se bar3hakara aura koI dUsarA zreSTha prANI nahIM hai| manuSya kevala hAr3a-mA~sa kA calatA-phiratA piMjarA nahIM hai, pratyuta vaha ananta-ananta zaktiyoM kA pu~ja hai| vaha devatAoM - - - - - - - avatAravAda yA uttAravAda (147) Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA bhI devatA hai, svayaMsiddha Izvara hai| parantu jaba taka vaha saMsAra kI moha-mAyA ke kAraNa karma-mala se AcchAdita hai, taba taka vaha andhakAra se ghirA huA sUrya hai, phalataH prakAza de, to kaise de ? sUrya ko prakAza dene se pahale rAtri se saghana andhakAra ko cIrakara bAhara AnA hI hogaa| hA~, to jyoM hI manuSya apane hoza meM AtA hai, apane vAstavika Atma-svarUpa ko pahacAnatA hai, para-pariNati ko tyAga kara sva-pariNati ko apanAtA hai, to dhIre-dhIre nirmala, zuddha evaM svaccha hotA calA jAtA hai, aura eka dina anantAnta jagamagAtI huI AdhyAtmika zaktiyoM kA pu~ja banakara zuddha, buddha, paramAtmA, arihanta, brahya tathA Izvara bana jAtA hai| zramaNa-saMskRti meM AtmA kI carama zuddha dazA kA nAma hI Izvara hai, paramAtmA hai| isake atirikta aura koI anAdi-siddha Izvara nahIM hai| 'karma-vaddhoM bhavejjIvaH, karmamuktastathA jinH| yaha hai zramaNa-saMskRti kA utAravAda, jo manuSya ko apanI hI Atma-sAdhanA ke bala para Izvara hone ke lie UrdhvamukhI preraNA detA hai| yaha manuSya ke anAdikAla se soye hue sAhasa ko jagAtA hai, vikasita karatA hai aura use satkarmoM kI ora utprerita karatA hai, kintu use pAmara manuSya kahakara utsAsa bhaMga nahIM krtaa| isa kAra zramaNa-saMskRti mAnava-jAti ko sarvopari vikAsa-bindu kI ora agrasara honA sikhAtI hai| ___ zramaNa-saMskRti kA hajAroM varSoM se yaha udghoSa rahA hai ki vaha sarvathA parokSa evaM ajJAta Izvara meM bilkula vizvAsa nahIM rkhtii| isake lie use tiraskAra, apamAna, lAJchanA, bhartsanA aura ghRNA, jo bhI kar3ave-se kar3ave rUpa meM mila sakatI thI, milii| parantu vaha apane prazasta-patha se vicalita nahIM huii| usakA hara kadama para yahI kahanA rahA ki jisa Izvara nAmadhArI vyakti kI svarUpa-sambandhI koI nizcita rUpa-rekhA hamAre sAmane nahIM hai, jo anAdikAla se mAtra kalpanA kA viSaya hI rahA hai, jo sadA se alaukika hI rahatA calA jainatva kI jhA~kI (148) Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AyA hai, vaha hama manuSyoM ko kyA Adarza sikhA sakatA hai ? usake jIvana evaM vyaktitva para se hameM kyA kucha mila sakatA hai ? hama manuSyoM ke liye to vahI ArAdhyadeva Adarza ho sakatA hai,jo kabhI manuSya hI rahA ho, hamAre sAmane hI saMsAra ke sukha-dukha evaM mAyA moha se saMtrasta rahA ho aura bAda meM apane anubhava evaM AdhyAtmika jAgaraNa ke bala se saMsAra ke samasta sukha-bhogoM ko ThukarA kara nirvANapada kA pUrNa adhikArI banA ho, phalasvarUpa sadA ke liye karma--bandhanoM se mukta hokara, rAga-dveSa se sarvathA rahita hokara apane mokSa-svarUpa antima AdhyAtmika lakSya para pahuMca cukA ho| 'jana' meM jinatva ke darzana zramaNa-saMskRti se tIrthaMkara, arihanta jina evaM siddha saba isI zreNI ke sAdhaka the| ve kucha prArambha se hI Izvara na the, Izvara ke aMza yA avatAra na the, alaukika devatA bhI na the| ve bilkula hamArI taraha hI eka dina isa saMsAra ke sAmAnya prANI the, pApamala se lipta evaM duHkha-zoka, Adhi-vyAdhi se saMtrasta the| indriya-sukha hI ekamAtra unakA dhyeya thA aura unhIM vaiSayika kalpanAoM ke pIche anAdikAla se nAnAprakAra ke kleza uThAte, janma-maraNa ke jhaMjhAvAta meM cakkara khAte dhUma rahe the| parantu jaba ve AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke patha para Ae, to samyak-darzana ke dvArA jar3a-cetanA ke bheda ko samajhA, bhautika evaM AdhyAtmika sukha ke antara para vicAra kiyA,phalataH saMsAra kI vAsanAoM se mu~ha mor3a kara satpatha ke pathika bana gaye aura AtmasaMyama kI sAdhanA meM lagAtAra aneka janma bitAkara anta meM eka dina vaha mAnava-janma prApta kiyA ki jahA~ Atma-sAdhanA ke vikAsa-svarUpa arihaMta, jina evaM tIrthakara rUpa meM prakaTa hue| zramaNa-saMskRti ke prAcIna dharma-granthoM meM Aja bhI unake patanotthAna-sambandhI aneka mahatvapUrNa anubhava evaM dharma-sAdhanA ke kramabaddha caraNa-cinha mila rahe haiN| jinase yaha siddha hotA hai ki pratyeka sAdhAraNajana meM jinatva ke - _ For Private & PersonaavatAravAda yA uttAravAda (140)ary.org Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMkura haiM, jo unheM apanI sAdhanA ke jala-siMcana se vikasita karake mahAvRkSa ke rUpa meM pallavita kara sakatA hai, use 'jinatva' kA amara-phala prApta ho sakatA hai| rAga-dveSa-vijetA arihaMtoM ke jIvana sambandhI ucca Adarza, sAdhanaka-jIvana ke lie, kramavaddha abhyudaya evaM niHzreyasa ke rekhA-citra upasthita karate haiN| ataeva zramaNa-saMskRti kA utAravAda kevala sunane-bhara ke lie nahIM hai, apitu jIvana ke hara aMza meM gaharA utArane ke lie hai| utAravAda, mAnava-jAti ko pApa ke phala se bacane kI nahIM, apitu mUlataH pApa se hI bacane kI preraNA detA hai aura jIvana ke U~ce Adarzo ke lie janatA ke hRdaya meM ajara, amara, ananta satsAhasa kI akhaNDa jyoti jagA detA hai| 000 %3 % - - - - jaya jolI (0. jainatva kI jhAMkI (150) Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 jaina darzana ne jaba 'sRSTikartA' aura 'karmaphala dAtA ke rUpa meM Izvara kA nirAkaraNa kiyA to prazna AyA ki prANI ko sukha-dukha dene vAlA kauna hai aura yaha sRSTi yadi apane niyata krama se cala rahI hai, to usakA cAlaka kauna hai| jaina- darzana ne isa tarka kA uttara 'karmavAda' ke siddhAnta se diyA hai| darzana kI ina rocaka mAnyatAoM kI carcA par3hie prastuta nibandha meM samasyAe~ bhI haiM aura samAdhAna bhI hai| jaina- darzana kA karmavAda dArzanika vAdoM kI duniyA meM karmavAda bhI apanA eka viziSTa mahatva rakhatA hai| jaina-dharma kI saiddhAntika vicAradhArA meM to karmavAda kA apanA eka vizeSa sthAna rahA hai, balki yaha kahanA, adhika upayukta hogA ki karmavAda ke marma ko samajhe binA jaina - saMskRti aura jaina dharma kA yathArtha jJAna ho hI nahIM sktaa| jaina-dharma tathA jaina - saMskRti kA bhavya prAsAda karmavAda kI gaharI evaM sudRr3ha nIva para hI TikA huA hai| ataH Aie, karmavAda ke sambandha meM kucha mukhya-mukhya bAteM samajha leM / karmavAda kI dhAraNA hai ki saMsArI AtmAoM kI sukha-dukha, saMpatti - vipatti aura U~ca-nIca Adi jitanI bhI vibhinna avasthAe~ dRSTigocara hotI haiM, una sabhI meM kAla evaM svabhAva Adi kI taraha karma bhI eka prabala kAraNa hai| jaina-darzana jIvoM kI ina vibhinna, pariNatiyoM meM Izvara ko kAraNa na mAna kara, karma ko hI kAraNa mAnatA hai / adhyAtma-zAstra ke marma sparzI santa devacandra ne kahA hai jaina-darzana kA karmavAda (151) Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "re jIva sAhasa Adaro, mata thAvo tuma diin| sukha-dukha sampada ApadA, pUrva karma adhiin|' yadyapi nyAya, vedAnta Adi vaidika darzanoM tathA uttarakAlIna paurANika granthoM meM Izvara ko sRSTi kA kartA aura karma-phala kA dAtA mAnA gayA hai| parantu jaina-sRSTi-kartA aura karma-phala-dAtA ke rUpa meM Izvara kI kalpanA hI nahIM krtaa| jaina dharma kA kahanA hai ki jIva jaise karma karane meM svatantra hai, vaise hI vaha usake phala bhogane meM bhI svatantra hai| makar3I khuda hI apanA jAlA banAtI hai aura khuda hI usameM pha~sa jAtI hai| AtmA kA karmakartRvya spaSTa karate hue eka vidvAn AcArya ne kyA hI acchA kahA hai "svayaM karma karotyAtmA, svayaM ttbhlmshnute| svayaM bhramati saMsAra, svayaM tasmAd vimucyte|" arthAta yaha AtmA svayaM hI karma kA karane vAlA hai aura svayaM hI usakA phala bhogane vAlA bhI hai| svayaM hI saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA hai, aura eka dina dharma-sAdhanA ke dvArA svayaM hI saMsAra-bandhana se mukti bhI prApta kara letA hai| AkSepa aura samAdhAna IzvaravAdiyoM kI ora se karmavAda para kucha AkSepa bhI kiye gaye haiM, unameM se kucha mukhya-mukhya AkSepa jAna lene Avazyaka haiN| ve nimna 1. pratyeka AtmA acche karma ke sAtha bure karma bhI karatA hai| parantu bure karma kA phala koI nahIM cAhatA hai| cora, corI to karatA hai, para vaha yaha kaba cAhatA hai ki maiM pakar3A jAU~ ? dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki karma svayaM jar3a-rUpa se ve kisI bhI IzvarIya cetanA kI preraNA ke jainatva kI jhAMkI (152) Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ binA phala pradAna karane se asamartha hai| ataeva karmavAdiyoM ko mAnanA cAhie ki Izvara hI prANiyoM ko karma-phala detA hai| 2. karmavAda kA yaha siddhAnta ThIka nahIM hai ki karma se chUTa kara sabhI jIva mukta arthAt Izvara ho jAte haiN| yaha mAnyatA to Izvara aura jIva meM koI antara hI nahIM rahane detI, jo ki atIva Avazyaka hai| jaina-darzana ne ukta AkSepoM kA sundara tathA yukti-yukta samAdhAna kiyA hai| 1. AtmA jaisA karma karatA hai, karma ke dvArA use vaisA hI phala mila jAtA hai| yaha ThIka hai ki karma svayaM jar3a-rUpa hai| aura bure karma kA phala bhI koI nahIM cAhatA, parantu yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhane kI hai cetana ke saMsarga se karma meM eka aisI zakti utpanna ho jAtI hai ki jisase vaha acche-bure karmoM kA phala jIva para prakaTa karatA hai| jainadharma yaha kaba kahatA hai ki dharma-cetanA ke saMsarga ke binA bhI phala detA hai ? vaha to yahI kahatA hai ki karma-phala meM Izvara kA koI hAtha nahIM ___kalpanA kIjie ki eka manuSya dhUpa meM khar3A hai aura garama cIja khA rahA hai, parantu cAhatA hai ki mujhe pyAsa na lge| yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? eka sajjana mirca khA rahe haiM aura cAhate haiM ki mu~ha na jle| kyA yaha sambhava hai ? eka AdamI zarAba pItA hai aura sAtha hI cAhatA hai ki nazA na cddh'e| kyA yaha vyartha kI kalpanA nahIM hai? kevala cAhane aura na cAhane-bhara se kucha nahIM hotaa| jo karma kiyA jAtA hai usakA phala bhI bhoganA par3atA hai| isI vicAradhArA ko lekara jaina-darzana kahatA hai ki jIva svayaM karma karatA hai aura svayaM hI usakA phala bhI bhogatA hai| zarAba kA nazA car3hAne ke lie zarAba aura zarAbI ke atirikta kyA kisI tIsarI zakti ke rUpa meM Izvara Adi kI bhI AvazyakatA hotI hai? jaina-darzana kA karmavAda (153) Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. Izvara cetana hai aura jIva bhI cetana hai| taba donoM meM bheda kyA rahA? bheda kevala itanA hI hai ki jIva apane karmo se ba~dhA hai aura Izvara una bandhanoM se mukta ho cukA hai| eka kavi ne isI bAta ko apanI bhASA meM yoM prakaTa kiyA hai AtmA paramAtmA meM, karma kA hI bheda hai| kATa de yadi karma to, phira bheda hai nA kheda hai|| jaina-darzana kahatA hai ki Izvara aura jIva meM viSamatA kA kAraNa aupAdhika karma hai| usake haTa jAne para viSamatA Tika nahIM sktii| ataeva karmavAda ke anusAra yaha mAnane meM koI Apatti nahIM ki sabhI mukta jIva Izvara bana jAte haiN| sone meM se maila nikAla diyA jAe to phira sone ke zuddha hone meM kyA kisI ko Apatti hai ? AtmA meM se karma-phala dUra ho jAe to phira zuddha AtmA hI paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| azuddha AtmA, saMsArI jIva hai aura zuddha AtmA mukta jIva hai| niSkarSa yaha nikalA ki pratyeka jIva karma karane meM jaise svatantra hai vaise hI karma-phala bhogane meM bhI vaha svatantra hI rahatA hai| Izvara kA vahA~ koI hastakSepa nahIM hotaa| aura usa hastakSepa kI koI AvazyakatA bhI nhiiN| karmavAda kA vyAvahArika rUpa manuSya jaba kisI kArya ko Arambha karatA hai, to usameM kabhI-kabhI aneka vidhna aura bAdhAeM upasthita ho jAtI haiN| aisI sthiti meM manuSya kA mana caMcala ho jAtA hai aura vaha ghabar3A uThatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, vaha kikartavyavimUr3ha banakara kabhI-kabhI apane Asa-pAsa ke saMgI-sAthiyoM ko apanA zatru samajhane kI bhUla bhI kara baiThatA hai| phalasvarUpa antaraMga kAraNoM ko bhUla kara kevala bAhya dRzya kAraNoM se hI jUjhane lagatA hai| - jainatva kI jhAMkI (154) Jain Education international For Private &Personal use only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisI dazA meM manuSya ko patha - bhraSTa hone se bacA kara satpatha kara lAne ke lie kisI suyogya guru kI bar3I bhArI AvazyakatA hai| yaha guru aura koI nahIM karma siddhAnta hI ho sakatA hai| karmavAda ke anusAra manuSya ko yaha vicAra karanA cAhie ki "jisa antaraMga bhUmi meM vighna rUpI viSa-vRkSa aMkurita aura phalita huA hai, usakA bIja bhI usI bhUmi meM honA caahie| bAharI zakti to jala aura vAyu kI bhA~ti mAtra nimitta kAraNa ho sakatI hai| asalI to manuSya ke apane antara meM hI mila sakatA hai, bAhara meM nahIM / aura vaha kAraNa apanA kiyA huA karma hI ho sakatA hai aura koI nahIM / astu, jaise karma kie haiM vaisA hI to usakA phala milegaa| nIma kA vRkSa lagAkara yadi koI Ama ke phala cAhe to kaise mileMge ? maiM bAhara ke logoM ko vyartha hI doSa detA huuN| unakA kyA doSa hai ? ve to mere apane karmoM ke anusAra hI isa pratikUla sthiti meM pariNata hue haiN| yadi mere karma acche hote, to ve bhI acche na ho jAte ? jala eka hI hai parantu vaha tamAkhU ke kheta meM kar3avA bana jAtA hai, to Ikha ke kheta meM mIThA ho jAtA hai| jala acchA yA burA nahIM hai| acchA aura burA hai, Ikha aura tamAkhU / yahI bAta mere aura mere saMgI-sAthiyoM ke sambandha meM bhI hai| maiM acchA hU~, to saba acche haiM aura maiM burA hU~, to saba bure haiN|" manuSya ko kisI bhI kAma kI saphalatA ke lie mAnasika zanti kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| aura vaha isa prakAra karma - siddhAnta se hI mila sakatI hai| A~dhI aura tUphAna meM jaise himAlaya aTala aura acala rahatA hai, vaise hI karmavAdI manuSya apanI pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI zAnta tathA sthira raha kara apane jIvana ko sukhI aura samRddha banA sakatA hai| ataeva karmavAda manuSya ke vyAvahArika jIvana meM bar3A upayogI pramANita hotA hai| jaina-darzana kA karmavAda (155) www.jalnelbrary.org Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma - siddhAnta kI upayogitA aura zreSThatA ke sambandha meM DaoN. maksamUlara ke vicAra bahuta hI sundara aura vicAraNIya haiN| unhoMne likhA hai / "yaha to sunizcita hai ki karmavAda kA prabhAva manuSya-jIvana para behada par3A hai| yadi kisI manuSya ko yaha mAlUma par3e ki vartamAna aparAdha ke atirikta bhI mujhako jo kucha bhoganA par3atA hai, vaha mere pUrvakRta karma kA hI phala hai, to yaha purAne karja ko cukAna vAle manuSya kI taraha zAnta-bhAva se kaSTa ko sahana kara legA / aura yadi vaha manuSya itanA bhI jAnatA ho ki sahana-zIlatA ke dvArA purAnA karja cukAyA jA sakatA hai, tathA usI se bhaviSyat ke lie nIti kI samUddhi ekatrita kI jA sakatI hai, to usa ko bhalAI ke patha para calane kI preraNA apane Apa hogii| acchA yA burA koI bhI karma naSTa nahIM hotA / nIti - zAstra kA yaha mata aura padArtha - zAstra kA bala, saMrakSaNasambandhI mata donoM samAna hI haiN| donoM matoM kA Azaya itanA hI hai ki kisI bhI sattA kA nAza nahIM hotaa| kisI bhI nIti- zikSA ke astitva ke sambandha meM kitanI hI zaMkA kyoM na ho, para yaha nirvivAda siddha hai ki karma - siddhAnta sabase adhika vyApaka kSetra meM mAnA gayA hai| usase lAkhoM-karor3oM manuSyoM ke kaSTa kama hue haiN| aura karma - siddhAnta se manuSyoM ko vartamAna kAlIna saMkaTa jhelane kI zakti prApta karane tathA apane bhAvI jIvana ko sudhArane meM bhI uttejanA, protsAhana aura Atmika bala milatA hai| pApa aura puNya sAdhAraNa janatA yaha samajhatI hai ki kisI ko kaSTa evaM duHkha dene se pApa-karma kA bandha hotA hai aura isake viparIta kisI ko sukha evaM suvidhA pradAna karane se puNya karma kA bandha hotA hai| parantu jaba hama dArzanika dRSTi se jainadharma kA cintana karate haiM to pApa aura puNya --- jainatva kI jhA~kI (156) Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI yaha uparyukta kasauTI kharI nahIM utrtii| kyoMki kitanI hI bAra-ukta kasauTI ke sarvathA viparIta pariNAma bhI parilakSita hote haiN| eka manuSya kisI ko kaSTa detA hai| janatA samajhatI hai ki vaha pApa karma bA~dha rahA hai, parantu bA~dhatA hai bhItara meM punny-krm| aura kabhI koI manuSya kisI ko sukha detA hai| Upara se vaha puNya-karma bA~dhane vAlA lagatA hai, parantu bA~dha rahA hai andara meM paap-krm| isa gambhIra bhAva ko samajhane ke lie kalpanA kIjie eka DaoNkTara kisI phor3e ke rogI kA oNparezana karatA hai| usa samaya rogI ko kitanA kaSTa hotA hai, vaha kitanA cillAtA hai ? parantu DAkTara yadi zuddha-bhAva se cikitsA karatA hai, to vaha puNya bA~dhatA hai, pApa nhiiN| mAtA-pitA hita-zikSA ke lie apanI santAna ko tAr3ate haiM niyaMtraNa meM rakhate haiM, to kyA ve pApa bA~dhate haiM ? nahIM, ve puNya bA~dha Ate haiN| isake viparIta eka manuSya aisA hai jo dUsaroM ko Thagane ke lie mIThA bolatA hai, sevA karatA hai, bhajana-pUjana bhI karatA hai, to kyA vaha puNya bA~dhatA hai ? nahIM, vaha bhayaMkara pApa-karma kA baMdha karatA hai| andara meM jahara rakhakara Upara ke loga dikhAU amRta se koI bhI puNya-karma nahIM bA~dha sktaa| aMtaeva jaina-dharma kA karma-siddhAMta kahatA hai ki pApa aura puNya kA baMdha kisI bhI vAhya kriyA para AdhArita nahIM hai| bAhya kriyAoM kI pRSThabhUmi-svarUpa antaHkaraNa meM jo zubhAzubha bhAvanAe~ haiM, ve hI pApa aura puNya-baMdha kI kharI kasauTI hai| kyoMki jisakI jaisI bhAvanA hotI hai, use vaisA hI zubhAzubha karma-baMdha hotA hai aura tadanurUpa hI zubhAzubha karmaphala milatA hai| yAdRzI bhAvanA yasya siddhirbhavati taadRshii|' karmapravAha anAdi hai dArzanika kSetra meM yaha prazna cirakAla se cala rahA hai ki karma Adi hai athavA anAdi / Adi kA artha hai- Adi vAlA, jisakA eka jaina-darzana kA karmavAda (157) Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dina Arambha huA ho| anAdi kA artha hai- Adi-rahita, jisakA kabhI bhI Arambha na huA ho, jo ananta kAla se calA A rahA ho| bhinna-bhinna darzanoM ne isa sambandha meM bhinna-bhinna uttara die haiN| jaina darzana bhI isa prazna kA apanA eka akATya uttara rakhatA hai| vaha anekAMta kI bhASA meM kahatA hai ki karma sAdi bhI hai aura anAdi bhii| isakA spaSTIkaraNa yaha hai ki karma kisI eka vizeSa se karma-vyakti kI apekSA se sAdi bhI hai aura apane paramparA-pravAha kI dRSTi se anAdi bhI hai| ___karma kA pravAha kaba se calA isa prazna kA 'hA~' meM uttara hai hI nhiiN| isIlie jaina-darzana kA kahanA hai ki karma pravAha se anAdi hai aura idhara pratyeka manuSya apanI pratyeka kriyA meM nitya naye karmoM kA baMdha karatA rahatA hai| ataH amuka karma vizeSa kI apekSA se karma ko sAdi bhI kahA jAtA hai| bhaviSyakAla ke samAna atIta kAla bhI asIma evaM ananta hai| ataeva bhUtakAlIna ananta kA barNana 'anAdi' yA 'ananta' zabda ke atirikta anya kisI prakAra se ho hI nahIM sktaa| isIlie karmabaMdha kI amuka nizcita tithi mAne, to prazna hai ki usase pahale AtmA kisa rUpa meM thaa| yadi zuddha rUpa meM thA, karma-baMdha se sarvathA rahita thA, to phira sarvathA zuddha AtmA ko karma kaise lage? usI dina AtmA kA mokSa kyoM nahIM ho gayA ? yadi sarvathA zuddha AtmA ko bhI karma laga jAe~, to phira mokSa-dazA meM sarvathA zuddha hone para bhI karma-baMdha kA honA mAnanA pdd'egaa| isa dazA meM mokSa kA mUlya hI kyA rahegA ? kevala mukta AtmA kI hI kyA bAta ? IzvaravAdiyoM kA zuddha Izvara bhI phira to karma-baMdha ke dvArA vikArI evaM saMsArI ho jAyagA / ataeva zuddha avasthA meM kisI bhI prakAra se karma baMdha kA mAnanA, yuktiyukta nahIM hai| isI amara satya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara jaina-darzana ne karma-prabhAva ko anAdi mAnA hai| - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (158) Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma-bandha ke kAraNa ___yaha eka nizcita siddhAMta hai ki kAraNa ke binA koI bhI kArya 'nahIM hotaa| kyA bIja ke binA vRkSa kabhI paidA hotA hai ? hA~, to karma bhI eka kArya hai| ataH usakA koI-na-koI kAraNa bhI avazya honA caahie| binA kAraNa ke karma-svarupa kArya kisI prakAra bhI astitva meM nahIM A sktaa| . jaina dharma meM karma-bandha ke mUla kAraNa do batalAe haiM-rAga aura dveSa / bhagavAn mahAvIna ne apane antima pravacana meM kahA hai-'rAgo ya doso viya kshm-biiy|' arthAt rAga aura dveSa hI karma ke bIja haiM, mUla kAraNa hai| AsaktimUlaka pravRtti ko rAga aura ghRNAmUlaka pravRtti ko dveSa kahate haiN| puNya-karma ke mUla meM bhI kisI-na-kisI prakAra kI sAMsArika tRSNA evaM Asakti hotI hai| ghRNA aura Asakti se rahita zuddha pravRtti se karma- badhaMna TUTatA hai, baMdhatA nhii| mukti ke sAdhana ____karma-baMdhana se rahita hone kA nAma mukti hai| jaina dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki jaba AtmA rAga-dveSa ke baMdhana se sarvathA chuTakArA pA letA hai, Age ke lie koI nayA karma bA~dhatA nahI hai, aura purAne ba~dhe hue karmo ko bhoga letA hai, yA dharma-sAdhanA ke dvArA pUrNa rupa se naSTa kara detA hai, to phira sadA kAla ke lie mukta ho jAtA hai, ajara-amara ho jAtA hai| jaba taka karma aura karma se kAraNa rAga-dveSa se mukti nahIM milatI, jaba taka AtmA kisI bhI dazA meM mokSa nahIM prApta kara sktaa| __ aba prazna kevala yaha raha jAtA hai ki karma-baMdhana se mukti pAne ke kyA sAdhana haiM, kyA upAya hai| jaina dharma isa prazna kA bahuta sundara uttara detA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki-AtmA hI karma bA~dhane vAlA hai aura vahI use tor3ane vAlA bhI hai| karmoM se mukti pAne ke lie vaha Izvara se Age gir3agir3Ane athavA nadI-nAloM aura pahAr3oM para tIrthayAtrA ke jaina-darzana kA karmavAda (159) Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rupa meM bhaTakane ke lie preraNA nahIM detaa| vaha mukti kA sAdhana apanI AtmA meM hI khojatA hai| jaina tIrthaMkaroM ne mokSa-prApti ke nimna tIna sAdhana batAe haiM 1. samyak - darzana "AtmA hai, yaha karmoM se ba~dhA huA hai aura eka dina vaha bandhana se mukta hokara sadA kAla ke lie ajara-amara paramAtmA bhI ho sakatA hai / " isa prakAra ke dRr3ha Atma-vizvAsa kA nAma hI samyak - darzana hai| samyak - darzana ke dvArA hInatA aura dInatA Adi ke bhAva kSINa ho jAte haiM aura Atma-zakti ke aTala vizvAsa kA bhAva jAgRta ho jAtA hai / 2. samyak - jJAna caitanya aura jar3a padArthoM ke bheda kA jJAna karanA, saMsAra aura usake rAga-dveSAdi kAraNa tathA mokSa aura usake samyak - darzanAdi sAdhanoM kA bhalI-bhA~ti cintana manana karanA, samyak jJAna kahalAtA hai / sAMsArika dRSTi se kitanA hI bar3A vidvAna kyoM na ho, yadi usakA jJAna moha-mAyA ke bandhanoM ko DhIlA nahIM karatA hai, vizva kalyANa kI bhAvanA ko protsAhita nahIM karatA hai| AdhyAtmika jAgRti meM bala nahIM paidA karatA hai, to vaha jJAna, samyak - jJAna nahIM kahalA sakatA / samyak jJAna ke lie AdhyAtmika cetanA evaM pavitra uddezya kI apekSA hai| mokSAbhimukhI Atma, cetanA hI vastutaH samyak - jJAna hai| 3. samyak cAritra samyak kA artha hai saccA aura cAritra kA artha hai AcaraNa / ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya Adi vratoM kA pAlana karanA samyak cAritra hai / jaina-dharma cAritra pradhAna dharma hai / vaha kevala bhAvanAoM aura saMkalpoM . jainatva kI jhA~kI (160) Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bharose hI nahIM baiThA rahatA / ucita puruSArtha hI vikAsa kA mArga hai, siddhi kA saupAna hai / ataeva vizvAsa aura jJAna ke anusAra ahiMsA evaM satya Adi sadAcAra kI sAdhanA karanA hI samyak cAritra hai / isa prakAra jaina-darzana meM karma aura karmamukti kA vivecana bahuta hI tarka- pUrNa evaM yathArtha dRSTi se kiyA gayA hai| For Private & Personal Ujaina-darzana kA karmavAda) (161)ary.org Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina-darzana meM AtmA kA kyA artha hai| aura usakA svarUpa kyA hai-isa viSaya meM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se vicAra kiyA gayA hai| isa adhyAya meN| AtmA aura usakA svarupa AtmA kyA hai ? jo sadA amara rahatA hai, jisakA kabhI nAza nahIM hotA, jo nAraka, pazu, manuSya, aura deva-gatiyoM meM nAnA rupa pAkara bhI kabhI apane ajara-amara svarupa se cyuta nahIM hotA, vaha AtmA hai| jisa prakAra purAnA kapar3A chor3akara nayA pahanA jAtA hai, usI prakAra AtmA bhI purAnA zarIra chor3akara nayA zarIra dhAraNa kara letA hai| janma-maraNa ke dvArA kevala zarIra badalA jAtA hai, AtmA kA kabhI nAza nahIM hotaa| yaha AtmA na zastra se kaTatA hai, na Aga meM jalatA hai, na dhUpa meM sUkhatA hai, na jala meM bhIgatA hai, na havA meM ur3atA hai| yaha sanAtana aura acala hai| AtmA kI jJAnarupatA AtmA jJAna-rupa hai| hara eka vastu ko jAnanA, dekhanA, mAlUma karanA, AtmA kA hI dharma hai| jaba taka manuSya jIvita rahatA hai arthAt zarIra meM AtmA rahatA hai, taba taka jAnatA hai, dekhatA hai sUMghatA hai, calatA hai, chUtA hai, sukha-dukha kA anubhava karatA hai, aura jaba zarIra meM AtmA nahIM rahatI hai, taba kucha bhI jJAna-zakti nahIM rhtii| ataH jaina dharma meM AtmA ko jJAna svarupa kahA hai| AtmA amUrta hai| usameM na rupa hai, na rasa hai, na gaMdha hai, na sparza - jainatva kI jhAMkI (162) Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| AtmA pakar3ane jaisI cIja nahIM hai| saba padArthoM meM vAyu ko sUkSma kahA jAtA hai| parantu vAyu kA to sparza hotA hai, AtmA kA to sparza bhI nahIM hotaa| ataeva vaha amUrta hai| rupa, rasa Adi jar3a zarIra ke dharma haiM, AtmA ke nhiiN| saMsAra meM AtmA ananta hai| ananta kA artha hai, jo ginatI se bAhara ho, jo sImA se bAhara ho, jo nApa-taula ke bAhara ho| AtmAoM kI saMkhyA aura kAla kI dRSTi se kabhI anta nahIM hotA, isalie ananta hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki ananta kAla se AtmAe~ mokSa meM jA rahI haiM, phira bhI saMsAra meM AtmAoM kA kabhI anta nahIM AyA aura na kabhI bhaviSya meM aaegaa| jo ananta hai, phira bhalA anakA anta kaisA ? yadi ananta kA bhI kabhI anta A jAe, taba to ananta zabda hI mithyA ho jaae| saMsArI aura siddha. AtmA ke do bheda haiM-'saMsArI' aura 'siddha' / siddhoM meM bheda kA kAraNa karma-mala nahIM rahatA hai, ataH vahA~ koI maulika bheda nahIM hotaa| hA~, saMsArI dazA meM karma kA mala lagA rahatA hai, ataH saMsArI jIvoM ke naraka, tiryajca Adi gati, aura ekendriya Adi jAti-isa prakAra bhinna-bhinna dRSTi se aneka bheda haiN| AtmA ke tIna prakAra yahA~ hama vrata, sthAvara, saMjJI, asaMjJI Adi bhedoM meM na jAkara AtmA ke aura hI tIna bheda batAnA cAhate haiM (1) bahirAtmA, (2) antarAtmA, (3) aura prmaatmaa| ye tIna bheda, bhAvoM kI apekSA se haiN| jaina dharma ke AdhyAtmika granthoM meM inakA vistRta vivecana kiyA gayA hai, kintu yahA~ saMkSepa meM hI unakA svarupa batalAte haiN| AtmA aura usakA svarUpa (163 Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahirAtmA prathama zreNI ke prANI bahirAtmA haiN| bahirAtmA kA artha hai-'bahirmukha aatmaa'| jo Atma saMsAra ke bhoga-vilAsoM meM bhUle rahate haiM, jinheM satya aura asatya kA kucha bhAva nahIM rahatA, jo dharma aura adharma kA viveka bhI nahIM rakhate, ve bahirAtmA haiN| bahirAtmA, AtmA aura zarIra ko pRthak-pRthak nahIM smjhtaa| vaha zarIra ke nAza ko AtmA kA nAza aura zarIra ke janma ko AtmA kA janma mAnatA hai| yaha dazA bahuta burI hai| yaha AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM, vibhAva hai| ataH isa dazA ko tyAga kara antarAtmA kI ora jAnA caahie| antarAtmA dvitIya zreNI ke vikasita AtmA antarAtmA kahalAte haiN| antarAtmA kA artha hai-'antarmukha aatmaa'| jo AtmA bhautika sukha ke prati aruci rakhate hoM satya kA bheda-bhAva samajhate hoM, dharma aura adharma kA viveka rakhate hoM, ve antarAtmA haiN| antarAtmA, zarIra aura AtmA ko pRthak-pRthak samajhatA hai| vaha zarIra ke sukha-dukha se Akula-vyAkula nahI hotaa| ahiMsA, satya Adi para vizvAsa rakhatA hai aura yathAzakti AcaraNa karatA hai| samyak-dRSTi, zrAvaka, zrAvikA aura sAdhu-sAdhvI ba antarAtmA haiN| antarAtmA sAdhaka-dazA hai| yahA~ AdhyAtmika jIvana kI sAdhanA prArambha hotI hai, aura vikAsa pAtI hai| paramAtmA antarAtmA sAdhanA karate-karate jaba AdhyAtmika vikAsa kI sarvocca bhUmikA para pahu~catA hai, taba sarvajJa, sarvadarzI paramAtmA ho jAtA hai| vItarAga bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI Adi tIrthaMkara isI bhUmikA para the| paramAtmA kA artha hai parama aatmaa| parama pUrNa rupa se utkRSTa aatmaa| paramAtmA ke do bheda haiM-1. jIvanmukta zrI arihanta bhagavAn - - - - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (164) Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura 2 videha mukta zrI siddha bhagavAn / mokSa se pahale zarIradhArI paramAtmA jIvanmukta arihanta kahalAte haiM, aura zarIra se rahita hokara mokSa meM pahu~cane para hI ve siddha bhagavAn ho jAte haiM / bahirAtmA saMsArI - jIvana kA pratinidhi hai / antarAtmA sAdh ka - jIvana kA pratinidhi hai aura paramAtmA sAdhya jIvana kA pratinidhi hai / bahirAtmA - dazA kA tyAga kara antarAtmA honA cAhie aura phira vikAsa karate-karate paramAtma kI bhUmikA taka pahu~cA jA sakatA hai / paramAtmA hamArA lakSya hai| jaina-dharma kA siddhAnta hai ki * pratyeka AtmA rahita hokara, sarvajJa, sarvadarzI paramAtmA ho sakatA hai| isalie jaina-dharma kA yaha mUla svara hai ki 'appa sau paramappA' arthAt AtmA hI paramAtmA hai / 000 For Private & PerAkhA aura usakA svarUpa (165) library.org Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma zabda jitanA vyApaka hai utanI hI vibhinna hai usakI pribhaassaaeN| ataH dharma kI zuddha aura sahI paribhASA samajhanA bhI kaThina ho gayA hai| prastuta adhyAya meM dharma kI yathArtha paribhASA pddh'ie| Atma-dharma 'dharma kyA vastu hai tathA dharma kise kahate haiM'-yaha prazna bar3A gaMbhIra hai| bhAratavarSa ke jitane bhI mata, paMtha yA sampradAya haiM, sabhI ne ukta prazna kA uttara dene kA prayatna kiyA hai| kisI ne kisI bAta meM dharma mAnA hai, to kisI ne kisI bAta meM dharma mAnA hai| sabake mArga bhinna-bhinna haiN| dharma ke bhinna-bhinna svarupa purAne mImAMsA sampradAya ke mAnane vAle kahate haiM ki yajJa karana dharma hai| yajJa meM azva, aja Adi pazuoM kA havana karane se bahuta bar3A dharma hotA hai, aura manuSya svarga ko pAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM isa mata kA bar3A pracalana thaa| bhagavAn kA vicAra-saMgharSa isI vaidika-sampradAya se huA thaa| Aja bhI devI-devatAoM ke Age pazu-bali karane vAle loga usI sampradAya ke dhvaMsAvazeSa haiN| paurANika-dharma ke mAnane vAle kahate haiM ki bhagavAn kI bhakti karanA hI dharma hai| manuSya kitanA hI pApI kyoM na ho, yadi vaha bhagavAna kI zaraNa svIkAra kara letA hai, usakA nAma japatA hai, to vaha saba pApoM se mukta ho jAtA hai| zrIkRSNa, rAma aura ziva Adi kI upAsanA - - - - - - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (166) Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane vAle usI paurANika-dharma ke mAnane vAle haiN| bhagavad-bhakti hI paurANika-dharma kI vizeSatA hai|| aura kitane udAharaNa diye jAe~ ? bhinna-bhinna vicAradhArAoM meM dharma kA svarupa bhI bhinna-bhinna rupa se varNana kiyA gayA hai| kucha loga nahAne meM dharma mAnate haiM, kucha loga brahmaNoM ko bhojana karAne meM dharma mAnate haiM, kucha loga pUjA-pATha, japa, tilaka-chApA Adi meM dharma mAnate haiN| saba loga dharma kA sthUla rupa janatA ke sAmane rakha rahe haiN| dharma ke sUkSma rupa kA darzana ve nahIM kara paate| vatthusahAvo dhammo jaina dharma kA sUkSma cintana saMsAra meM prasiddha hai| vaha vastu ke bAhya rupa para utanA dhyAna nahIM detA, jitanA ki usake sUkSma rupa para dhyAna detA hai| jaina dharma kahatA hai-'vatthusahAvo dhammo' / vastu kA nija svabhAva hI dharma hai| dharma koI pRthak vastu nahIM hai| vastu kA jo apanA mUla svabhAva hai, svarupa hai, vahI dharma hai| aura jo para-vastu ke saMyoga se bigar3A huA svabhAva hai, jise dArzanika bhASA meM vibhAva kahate haiM, vahI adharma hai| ___udAharaNa ke lie jala ko liyA jA sakatA hai| jala kA mUla svabhAva kyA hai ? zItala rahanA, tarala rahanA, svaccha rahanA hI jala kA mUla svabhAva hai| isake viparIta uSNa honA, jama jAnA, malina honA asalI svabhAva nahIM hai, vibhAva hai| kyoMki uSNatA Adi viparIta dharma jala meM agni Adi dUsarI vastuoM ke mela se Ate haiN| aba hameM vicAra karanA hai ki-hama AtmA haiM, hamArA svabhAva yA dharma kyA hai| jo AtmA kA svabhAva hogA, vahI dharma saccA dharma hogaa| usI se vAstavika kalyANa ho skegaa| AtmA kA dharma sat, cit aura Ananda hai| sat kA artha satya hai, jo kabhI mithyA na ho ske| cit kA artha cetanA hai, jJAna hai, jo kabhI Sa M 'Atma dharma (107)prary.org Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jar3asvarupa na ho ske| Ananda kA artha sukha hai, jo kabhI duHkha-rupa na ho ske| AtmA kA apanA dharma yahI hai| isake viparIta saMsAra meM bhramaNa karanA, mithyA vizvAsoM meM ulajhe rahanA, ajJAna se AvRta rahanA, Adhi-vyAdha Adi kA duHkha honA, AtmA kA asalI jina- dharma nahIM hai| yaha vibhAva hai, adharma hai| AtmA se bhinna vijAtIya karmoM ke mela ke kAraNa hI yaha saba mithyA prapaMca hai, yahI kAraNa hai ki saMsAra meM aba AtmAe~ eka samAna nahIM haiN| saba bhinna-bhinna avasthAoM aura svarupoM meM cakkara kATa rahI haiN| yadi yaha saba AtmA kA apanA svarupa hotA, to itanI bhinnatA kyoM hotI? vastu kA apanA dharma to eka hI hotA hai, vahA~ bheda kaisA ? astu, yaha siddha hai ki AtmA kI yaha vartamAna avasthA karmoM kA phala hai, aura isI kAraNa bhinnatA hai| jaina dharma kahatA hai ki jaba AtmA mokSa-dazA meM pahu~ca jAyegI, to pratyeka AtmA eka samAna ho jAegI, phalataH vahA~ choTe-bar3e kA, zuddha-azuddha kA koI bheda nahIM rhegaa| aura mokSa kA vaha zuddha svarupa hI AtmA kA apanA asalI svabhAva hai, dharma hai| Upara kI paMktiyoM meM AtmA kA dharma jo sat cit Ananda batAyA hai vahI jaina-AgAmoM kI bhASA meM samyak-darzana, samyak-jJAna aura samyak-cAritra kahalAtA hai| inhIM ko 'ratnatraya' kahate haiN| AtmA kI yahI antaraMga vibhUti hai, sampatti hai| jaba AtmA vibhAva pariNati ko tyAga kara svabhAva pariNati meM AtA hai, to 'ratnatraya' rupa jo apanA zuddha svarupa hai, use hI apanAtA hai| astu, AtmA kA saccA dharma yahI 'ratnatraya hai| bAhyAcaraNa rupa kriyA-kANDoM meM ulajha kara janatA vyartha hI kaSTa pAtI hai| vaha bheda-buddhi kA mArga hai, abheda-buddhi kA nhiiN| nizcaya dRSTi meM to yahI dharma kA zuddha svarupa hai| 000 - - - - - - Jain ETH (168) Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . jAtivAda mAnavajAti ke lie abhizApa siddha huA hai| usake AdhAra para dharma-jaisI pavitra vastu ko bhI Tukar3oM meM bA~Ta diyA gayA aura mAnava para bhayaMkara atyAcAra kiye gye| prastuta nibandha meM par3hie-jAtivAda ke abhizApa ke viruddha mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA krAnta udghoSa aura jAtinirapekSa dharma saMgha kI racanA kA itihaas| bhagavAn mahAvIra aura jAtivAda Ajakala bhArata kA dhArmika vAyumaNDala bahuta hI kSobha aura uthala-puthala se bharA najara A rahA hai| jidhara dekho udhara hI dhArmika krAMti kI lahara uTha rahI hai| Aja kA yuga dhArmika saMgharSa kA yuga mAnA jAtA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki vartamAna yuga meM dhArmika vicAroM ko lekara acchI-khAsI muThabher3a hotI rahatI hai| Ajakala jo sabase bar3A vaicArika saMgharSa hai, vaha hai spRzya evaM aspRzya Adi jAtivAda kI vyavasthA ke sambandha meN| isa nibandha meM eka pakSa kucha vyavasthA detA hai, to dUsarA pakSa kucha aura hii| isa samaya prAtaH samasta dhArmika jagata, sthiti-pAlaka aura sudhAraka nAmaka do paraspara viruddha pakSoM meM ba~TA huA hai| donoM pakSoM kI ora se, apane-apane pakSa kI puSTi ke lie AkAza-pAtAla eka kie jA rahe haiN| parantu vAstava meM satya kyA hai, yaha abhI bIca meM hI laTaka rahA hai| antima nirNaya ke lie pratyeka dharma vAle apane-apane dharma-pravartakoM ko nyAyAdhIza ke rupa meM Age lA rahe haiM aura unake isa sambandha meM die hue nirNaya prakaTa kie jA rahe haiN| isase bahuta kucha satya para prakAza par3A hai phira bhI vAstavika nirNaya to abhI andhakAra meM hI hai| - - - - - - - - bhagavAna mahAra For Private & PersonalUse Only jAtivAda (169) Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtivAda kA tANDava Aja se karIba DhAI hajAra varSa pahale spRzca-aspRzca ke sambandha meM bhArata kI aba se kahIM adhika bhayaMkara sthiti thii| zUdroM kI chAyA taka se ghRNA kI jAtI thI aura unakA mu~ha dekhanA bhI bar3A bhArI pApa samajhA jAtA thaa| unheM sArvajanika dharma-sthAnoM evaM sabhAoM meM jAne kA adhikAra nahIM thaa| aura to kyA, jina rAstoM para pazu cala sakate haiM, una para bhI ve nahIM cala sakate the| veda Adi dharma-zAstra par3hane to dUra rahe, vicAre suna bhI nahIM sakate the| yadi kisI abhAge ne rAha calate hue kahIM bhUla se suna liyA, to usI samaya dharma ke nAma para duhAI maca jAtI thI, aura dharma ke ThekedAroM dvArA usake kAnoM meM khaulatA huA sIsA bharavA diyA jAtA thaa| kitanA ghora atyAcAra ! bAta yaha thI ki taba jAtivAda kA bolavAlA thA, dharma ke nAma para adharma kA viSa-vRkSa sIMcA jA rahA thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI krAMti __jaina dharma spRzyAspRzya aura jAtivAda kI isa samasyA para prArambha se hI udAra dRSTikoNa apanA kara calatA hai| ataeva usa yuga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane dharma-saMgha meM antyaja aura aspRzya kahalAne vAle vyaktiyoM ko bhI vahI sthAna diyA, jo brAhmaNa, kSatriya Adi ucca kuloM ke logoM ko thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke isa yugAntarakArI vidhAna se brAhmaNoM evaM dUsare ucca vargoM meM bar3I bhArI khalabalI mcii| phalataH unhoMne isakA yathAzakya ghora virodha bhI kiyaa| parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra Adi se anta taka apane tarkasaMgata mAnavIya siddhAnta para aTala rhe| unhoMne virodha kI tanika bhI paravAha na kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vyAkhyAna-sabhA meM, jise samavasaraNa kahate haiM, Ane vAle zrotAoM ke lie koI bhI bheda-bhAva nahIM thaa| unake - -- jainatva kI jhAMkI (170) Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upadeza meM jisa prakAra brAhmaNa Adi ucca kuloM ke loga Ate-jAte the, ThIka usI prakAra cAMDAla Adi bhii| baiThane ke lie kucha pRthak-pRthak prabandha bhI nahIM hotA thaa| sabake-saba loga paraspara bhAI-bhAI kI taraha mila-jula kara baiTha jAyA karate the| kisI ko kisI prakAra kA saMkoca nahIM hotA thaa| vyAkhyAna-sabhA kA sabase pahalA kaThora, sAtha hI mRdula niyama yaha thA ki koI kisI ko alaga baiThane ke lie tathA baiThe hue ko uTha jAne ke lie nahIM kaha sakatA thaa| pUrNa sAmyabhAva kA sAmrAjya thA, jisako jahA~ icchA ho, baitthe| koI kisI ko jhir3akane tathA dutkArane vAlA nahI thaa| kyA majAla, jo koI ucca jAti ke abhimAna meM Akara kucha AnA-kAnI kara ske| yaha saba kyoM thA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra vastutaH dInabandhu the, unheM dInoM se prema thaa| udAratA kA saccA darzana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jAtivAda sambandhI udAtta vicAroM ke nidarzana kI aneka ghaTanAe~ jaina-itihAsa meM Aja bhI surakSita hai| hama yahA~ vistAra, meM na jAkara kevala eka ghaTanA kA hI ullekha kareMge, jo bhagavAn mahAvIra ke udAra jIvana kI mahattA kA divya citra upasthita karatI hai| __ ghaTanA polAsapura kI hai| vahA~ ke saddAlaputra nAmaka kumhAra kI prArthanA para bhagavAn mahAvIra svayaM usakI nijI kumbhakAra-zAlA meM jAkara Thahare the| vahIM para usakI miTTI ke ghar3oM kA pratyakSa dRSTAnta dekara dharmopadeza diyA aura apanA dharmAnuyAyI bnaayaa| bhaviSya meM yahI kumhAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke daza zrAvakoM meM pramukha zrAvaka huA evaM saMgha meM bahuta adhika Adara kI dRSTi se dekhA gyaa| upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM isake varNana kA eka svatantra adhyAya hai| jijJAsu yahA~ dekha sakate haiN| isa dRSTAnta se bhagavAn mahAvIra kA dalita evaM hIna jAti ke logoM ke prati prema kA pUrNa paricaya mila jAtA hai| bar3e-bar3e rAjA-mahArAjA, seTha-sAhUkAra aura brAhmaNa, kSatriya Adi kI apekSA bhagavAn mahAvIna ne % 3D - - - bhagavAna mahAvIra aura jAtivAda (171) Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka kumhAra ko kitanA adhika mahatva diyA hai ? vizva-vaMdya mahApuruSa kA, eka sAdhAraNa kumhAra ke ghara para padhAranA, koI mAmUlI ghaTanA nahIM hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke udAra vicAroM kA yaha saccA mitra hai| - (jAti : janma se nahIM, karma se) ___bhagavAn mahAvIra ke varNa-vyavasthA-sambandhI vicAra atIva ugra evaM krAntikArI the| ve janmataH kisI ko brAhmaNa, kSatriya, zUdra Adi nahIM mAnate the| unhoMne sadA karttavya para hI jora diyA hai| jAtivAda ko kabhI bhI prazraya nahIM diyaa| unhoMne jAti ko janma se nahIM, karma . se mAnA hai| isa viSaya meM unakA mukhya dharma-sUtra thA "kammuNA baMbhaNo hoI, kammuNA hoI khttio| baiso kammuNA hoI, suddo havaI kmmnnaa|" uttarAdhyayana 25, 33 arthAt janma kI apekSA se saba-ke-saba manuSya haiN| koI bhI vyakti janma se brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya evaM zUdra hokara nahIM aataa| varNa-vyavasthA to manuSya ke apane svIkRta karttavya se hotI hai| ataH jo jaisA karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI ho jAtA hai| arthAt karttavya ke bala se brAhmaNa zUdra ho sakatA hai, aura zUdra brAhmaNa ho sakatA hai| __ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke saMgha meM eka muni the| unakA nAma thA hrikeshbl| ve janmataH cAMDAla-kula meM paidA hue the| unakA itanA tyAgI evaM tapasvI jIvana thA ki bar3e-bar3e sArvabhauma samrATa taka bhI unheM apanA guru mAnate the, aura sabhakti-bhAva unake caraNa-kamala chuA karate the| aura to kyA, bahuta se devatA bhI inake bhakta the| inhIM ghora tapasvI, harijana muni harikezavala kI gaurava-gAthA ke sambandha meM, - - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (172) Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAvApurI kI mahatI sabhA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai "sakkhaM khu dIsai tavo viseso, na dIsaI jAi-visesa koii| so vAga-putto hariesa sAhU, jasseriyA iDhi mhaannubhaagaa||* -uttarAdhyayana 12, 37 arthAt pratyakSa meM jo kucha mahatva dikhAI detA hai, vaha saba guNoM kA hI hai, jAti kA nhiiN| jo loga jAti ko mahatva dete haiM, ve vAstava meM bahuta bhayaMkara bhUla karate haiN| kyoMki jAti kI mahattA kisI bhA~ti bhI siddha nahIM hotii| cAMDAla-kula meM paidA huA harikeza muni apane guNoM ke bala se Aja kisa mahAn pada para pahu~cA hai| isakI mahattA ke sAmane vicAre janmataH brAhmaNa kyA mahattA rakhate haiM ? mahAnubhAva harikeza meM cAMDAlapana kA kyA zeSa hai, vaha to brAhmaNoM kA bhI brAhmaNa bana gayA hai| sakriya virodha bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane dharma-pracAra-kAla meM jAtivAda kA atyanta kaThora sakriya khaNDana kiyA thA, aura eka taraha se usa samaya jAtivAda kA astitva hI naSTa-sA ho gayA thaa| jahA~ kahIM jAtivAda kA prasaMga AyA hai, bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kevala pA~ca jAtiyA~ hI svIkAra kI haiM, jo ki janma se mRtyu-paryanta rahatI hai, bIca meM bhaMga nahIM hotii| ve pA~ca jAtiyA~ haiM-ekendriya, dvIndriya, trIndriya, caturindriya, pNcendriy| inake atirikta brAhmaNa, kSatriya Adi laukika jAtiyoM kA jAti-rupa se Agama-sAhitya meM kahIM para bhI vidhAnAtmaka ullekha nahIM miltaa| yadi zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pracalita jAtivAda ko sacamuca mAnate hote, to ve vaidika dharma kI bhA~ti kadApi antyaja logoM ko apane saMgha - - - For Private & PagalAnA mahAvIna aura jAtivAda (173)rary.org Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM Adara yogya sthAna nahIM dete| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharma-saMgha meM cAroM vargoM kA vicitra samanvaya thA, bhagavAn mahAvIra svayaM eka kSatriya kumAra the, unake pradhAna ziSya gautama kriyAkANDI brAhmaNa vidvAna the, zAlibhadra aura dhannA jaise zreSThI (vaizya) putra bhI unake pramukha tapasvI ziSyoM meM the, to harikezabala aura metAya jaise zUdra aura antyaja bhI unake dharma-saMgha meM pratiSThita tapasvI ke rupa meM Adara prApta karate the| Ananda zrAvaka jo svayaM eka bar3A kisAna thA, saddAla putra jo eka pratiSThita kumhAra thaa| ye donoM hI bhagavAn ke eka hI kakSA ke pramukha zrAvaka the| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usa yuga ke jAtivAda ke bandhanoM ko tor3akara eka mahAn dharma-krAnti kA sUtrapAta kiyaa| bhagavAn ne antyaja to kyA, anAryo tathA mlecchoM taka . ko bhI dIkSA lene kA adhikAra diyA hai, aura anta meM kaivalya prApta kara mokSa pAne kA bhI bar3e prabhAvazAlI zabdoM meM samarthana kiyA hai| dharma-zAstra par3hane-par3hAne ke viSaya meM bhI, sabake lie unmukta dvAra rakhane kI AjJA dI hai| isa viSaya meM kisI ke prati kisI bhI prakAra kI jAti-sambandhI pratibaMdhakatA kA honA, unheM kabhI bhI pasanda nahIM thaa| jAtivAda kA khaNDana karate hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ne spaSTa zabdoM meM jAtivAda ko ghRNita batAyA hai, aura jAtimada se akar3ane vAle logoM ko khAsI latAr3a batAI hai| ATha madoM meM prathama jAtimada ke prati bhagavAn kA kAraNa hai| jo manuSya jAtimada meM Akara aiMThane laga jAte haiM, ve isa loka meM bhI apanA ucca vyaktitva kho baiThate haiM aura paraloka se bhI naraka-tiryaJca Adi aghanya gatiyoM meM ghora yAtanAe~ bhogate haiN|' jAtivAda kA bahAnA lekara kisI ko ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhanA yA apamAnita karanA, bar3A bhArI bhISaNa pApa hai ? vAstava meM jinheM aspRzya samajhanA cAhie, ve to pApa haiM, durAcAra haiN| ataH ghRNA ke yogya bhI ve - - - - LA142 Jain Ejainatya kI prAkI (174) Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI haiM, na ki manuSya ! ataH pratyeka manuSya kA karttavya hai ki vaha svayaM apane pApoM ko hI aspRzya samajhe aura pracalita aspRzyatA ko dUra karane ke lie bharasaka prayatna kreN| nIca gotra kyA hai ? kucha loga ucca, gotra tathA nIca - gotra kA havAlA dekara bhagavAn mahAvIra ko janmataH ucca-nIcatA kA samarthaka batalAne kI ceSTA karate haiM, ve yathArtha meM bhUlate haiN| ucca-nIca gotroM kA vaha bhAva nahIM hai, jaisA ki kucha loga samajhe hue haiN| gotra vyavasthA kA yaha koI niyama nahIM hai ki vaha janma se lekara mRtyu - paryanta rahe hI, bIca meM parivartita na ho / gotra - vyavasthA kA sambandha bhI to antatogatvA guNoM se hI hai| isake lie bhagavAn mahAvIra ke karma siddhAnta kA talasparzI parizIlana karanA caahie| binA isake yathArthatA kA bhAna honA kaThina nahIM, ati kaThina hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra se Atmika vikAsa kI taratamatA kI dRSTi se sAdhaka - jIvana ke lie caudaha zreNiyA~ batalAI haiM, jinheM jainAgama kI paribhASA meM guNasthAna kahate haiN| pratyeka jIva, jo mokSa prApta karatA hai, ina caudaha guNazreNiyoM ko uttIrNa karatA hai| ina zreNiyoM ke varNana meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki manuSya ko nIca - gotra kA udaya prathama ke cAra guNa sthAnoM taka hI rahatA hai, Age ke guNa sthAnoM meM pahu~cate hI nIca - gotra naSTa ho jAtA hai aura usake sthAna meM ucca - gotra kA udaya ho jAtA hai| pA~cavA~ guNasthAna sadAcArI gRhastha kA aura chaThA sAdhu kA hotA hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki AcAra zuddha hote hI manuSya nIca - gotra se ucca-gotra vAlA bana jAtA hai| yadi gotra kA sambandha niyata rupa se AmaraNa hotA, to bhagavAn mahAvIra yaha guNa-sambandhI vyavasthA kadApi nahIM dete| astu, gotra zabda ke vAstavika artha kI anabhijJatA ke kAraNa janmataH mRtyuparyanta ucca-nIcatA ke zora macAne vAle sajjana apanI bhUla ko dUra kareM aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke udAra vicAroM ko anudAra banAne kA dussAhasa na kareM / For Private & PerbhagavAna mahAvIra aura jAtivAda (175)ary.org Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina-dharma kA saccA upAsaka kauna ? yadyapi bhagavAn mahAvIra ke uttaravartI AcAryoM meM vaidika paramparA ke nikaTa samparka meM rahane ke kAraNa jAtivAda ke pRSThapoSaka kucha vicAra ghara kara gaye haiN| ve bhI dharnasthAna, mandira aura bhikSA Adi ke sambandha meM vaidika paramparA kA anusaraNa karake spRzya-aspRzya kA bheda khar3A kara rahe haiM, para unheM samajhanA cAhie ki yaha vicAra mUlataH jainadharma kA evaM hamAre paramArAdhya bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nahIM hai| jaina dharma prArambha se hI jAtivAda kA virodhI rahA hai| itihAsa batAtA hai ki vaidika-paramparA ke kaTTara jAtivAda ke samakSa zramaNa-paramparA ne kitanA bar3A saMgharSa kiyA hai| aura sAtha hI, kitanA balidAna kiyA hai| AcArya jinasena ke zabdoM meM usakA sadA se yahI udghoSa rahA hai ki-'manuSyajAtirekaiva'-manuSya jAti eka hai, manuSya 1. paMcama guNasthAna meM nIca-gotra ke udaya kA ullekha pazu jAti ke lie kiyA gayA hai, manuSya ke lie nhiiN| manuSya ke bIca kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM hai| koI janma se U~ca-nIca aura choTA-bar3A nahIM hotA, U~ca-nIca AcaraNa se hotA / Aja bhagavAn mahAvIra ke anuyAyI apane ko parakheM ki ve apane prabhu ke ina upadezoM para sthira haiM yA samaya aura vAtAvaraNa ke bahAva meM baha gaye haiN| saccA anuyAyI vahI hotA hai, jo apane ArAdhya ke upadezoM para AcaraNa kareM, apane viveka ko jAgRta rakheM aura paristhitiyoM ke pravAha meM na bhe| Aja ke yuga meM jAtivAda ke viruddha punaH joradAra AvAja uTha rahI hai| samAja aura rASTra jAgRti ke daura meM cala rahA hai| jAtivAda ke purAne AdhAra TUTa gaye haiM, mAnava-samAja Aja phira prema se gale milane ko Atura hai, eka rASTra hI nahIM, balki samUcA saMsAra mAnava-mAnava - - jainatva kI jhA~kI (176) Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bIca kisI prakAra kA raMga, jAti aura liMga kA bhedabhAva svIkAra karane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| ina paristhitiyoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke anuyAyI apanA karttavya samajheM, aura jAtivAda ke isa jahara ko miTAkara apane ko samatvavAdI aura bandhutAvAdI jaina dharma ke sacce upAsaka siddha kareM / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura jAtivAda For Private & Personal Use vAda (177)brary.org Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 " vanaspati meM bhI hamArI hI taraha cetanA hai, prANa haiM, aura sukha-duHkha kI anUbhuti karane kI kSamatA hai|" jaina-dharma kA yaha zAzvata siddhAMta kabhI kucha tArkika aura manacale logoM ke upahAsa kA viSaya thaa| para Aja prakRti-vijJAna kI navIna upalabdhiyoM ne isa siddhAnta ko akSarazaH satya siddha kara diyA hai| par3hie vijJAna kI upalabdhiyoM ke rocaka aura Azcaryajanaka pramANa | vanaspati meM jIva vRkSoM meM vanaspatiyoM meM jIvana hone kI bAta hama bhAratavAsI Aja se nahIM, hajAra varSo se mAnate Ae haiN| hamAre tatvadarzI jJAniyoM ne apanI vikasita Atma-zakti ke dvArA vanaspatiyoM meM jIva hone kI bAta kA patA bahuta pahale se hI lagA liyA thA / jaina-dharma meM to sthAna-sthAna para vRkSoM meM jIva hone kI ghoSaNA kI gaI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AcArAMga sUtra meM vanaspati kI tulanA mAnava zarIra se batalAI hai| AcArAMga kA bhAva ina zabdoM meM prakaTa kiyA jA sakatA hai 1. jisa prakAra manuSya janma letA hai, yuvA hotA hai aura bUr3hA hotA hai, usI prakAra vRkSa bhI tInoM avasthAoM kA upabhoga karatA hai| 2. jisa prakAra manuSya meM cetanA - zakti hotI hai, usI prakAra vRkSa bhI cetanA-zakti rakhatA hai, sukha-duHkha kA anubhava karatA hai| aura AghAta Adi sahana karatA hai| 3. jisa prakAra manuSya sikur3atA hai, kumhalAtA hai aura anta meM kSINa hokara mara jAtA hai, usI prakAra vRkSa bhI Ayu kI samApti para sikur3atA hai, kumhalAtA hai aura anta meM mara jAtA hai| jainatva kI jhA~kI (178) - Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. jisa prakAra bhojana karane se manuSya kA zarIra bar3hatA hai aura na milane se sUkha jAtA hai, usI prakAra vRkSa bhI khAda aura pAnI Adi kI yathocita khurAka milane se bar3hatA hai, vikAsa pAtA hai aura usake abhAva meM sUkha jAtA hai / Aja kA yuga, vijJAna kA yuga hai| Ajakala pratyeka bAta kI parIkSA vaijJAnika prayogoM kI kasauTI para car3hAkara kI jAtI hai / yadi vijJAna kI kasauTI para bAta kharI utaratI hai, to mAnI jAtI hai, anyathA nahIM / jaina-dharma kI yaha vRkSa meM jIva hone kI bAta pahale kevala majAka kI vastu samajhI jAtI thI, parantu jaba se idhara DaoN. jagadIza candra basu mahodaya ne apane adbhuta AviSkAroM dvArA yaha siddha kiyA hai ki vRkSa meM jIva hai, taba se purAne dharmazAstroM kI khillI uDAne vAlI janatA Azcaryacakita raha gaI hai| vRkSa aura mAnava zarIra vasu mahodaya ke AviSkAroM se patA calA hai ki hamArI hI taraha vRkSoM meM bhI jIvana hai| bhojana, pAnI aura havA kI jarurata unheM bhI par3atI hai| hamArI hI taraha ve bhI jindA rahate haiM aura bar3hate haiN| hA~, itanA avazya hai ki unakI jIvana- prakriyA kA tarIkA hama se kucha bhinna hai| calatI huI sA~sa dekhakara hI manuSya ko jIvita kahA jAtA hai| per3a paudhe bhI isI taraha sA~sa lete haiM aura majA yaha hai ki unakA sA~sa lene kA tarIkA hamase bahuta milatA-julatA hai| hama sirpha phephar3e se hI sAMsa nahIM lete, pratyuta hamAre zarIra kI tvacA bhI isa kAma meM hamArI madada karatI hai| ThIka isI taraha paudhe bhI apane sAre zarIra se sA~sa leM haiN| yaha kitanI Azcaryajanaka bAta hai ki bIja bhI havA meM sA~sa lete haiN| aise yantra aba bana gae haiM ki jo ThIka nApa-tola karake jagadIza canda basu 1856-1647 For Private & Personal Use vanaspati meM jIva (179;library.org Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ batalA deMge ki amuka bIjoM ne havA meM se itane samaya meM itanI oNksIjana khIMca lI hai / paudhoM meM smaraNa - zakti kA bhI abhAva nahIM hai| yaha bAta sabhI jAnate haiM ki bahuta-se paudhe rAtri ke samIpa Ane para apane pattoM ko sikor3a lete haiM aura phala ke DaMThala ko nIce jhukA dete haiN| isakA kAraNa sUraja kI antima kiraNoM kA paudhoM para par3anA batAyA jAtA hai| lekina vaijJAnikoM ne prayoga karake dekhA hai ki a~dhere kamare meM banda kara dene se bhI, paudhe ThIka sUryAsta ke samaya apane patto ko sameTane lagate haiM aura sUraja ke udaya hote hI khila uThate haiN| saca bAta to yaha hai ki paudhoM ke jIvana-koSoM ko samaya ke parivartana kA smaraNa rahatA hai| rajanIgandhA rAta hote hI mahakane lagatI hai / mAnava, svabhAva se vRkSoM kI samatA vaijJAnikoM ne yaha bhI siddha kara diyA hai ki paudheM pazuoM kI taraha sardI-garmI, duHkha-sukha Adi kA jJAna bhI rakhate haiN| paudhoM meM pyAra tathA ghRNA kA bhAva bhI vidyamAna hai| jo unake sAtha acchA vyavahAra karate haiM, unheM ve cAhate haiM aura jo unake sAtha durvyahAra karate haiM, unheM ve ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhate haiN| kucha paudhe bahuta phaizana - pasanda hote haiM / gulAba kA phUla turanta badabU kA anumAna kara letA hai, aura apanI paMkhur3iyoM ko sikor3a letA hai| jarA maile hAthoM se kamala ko chU dIjie, vaha murjhA jaaegaa| coTa lagane yA china jAne para jaise hameM takalIpha hotI hai, usI taraha paudhoM ko bhI hotI hai / anya prANiyoM ke samAna vRkSoM ke zarIra meM bhI snAyu - sUtroM ke dvArA sAre zarIra meM phaila jAtI hai, vaise hI vRkSoM ke zarIra meM bhI AghAta kI uttejanA sarvatra phaila jAtI hai / apanI indriyoM dvArA paudhe sadI-garmI Adi kA to anubhava karate hI haiM, sAtha hI viSa aura uttejaka padArthoM kA bhI una para prabhAva par3atA jainatva kI jhA~kI (180) Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| DaoN. basu ne eka yaMtra aisA bhI banAyA hai, jo nAjuka paMktiyoM kI dhar3akana kA patA batAtA hai| zarAba pIkara paudhe bhI uttejita ho jAte haiM isa bAta kA patA isa yantra kI sahAyatA se sahaja hI meM jaga sakatA hai| paudhe kI jar3a meM zarAba DAla do aura phira yantra se usa paudhe ko sambandhita kara do, to tuma dekhoge ki usakI paMktiyoM meM pUrvApekSayA aba adhika dhar3akana hone lagI hai| kyA manuSya aura kyA pazu-pakSI, sabhI dina bhara kAma karane ke bAda thaka jAte haiM aura rAta meM unheM ArAma karane kI jarurata par3atI hai / per3a-paudhe bhI isI prakAra thakakara rAta meM ArAma karate haiN| sUraja ke DUba jAne ke bAda yadi tuma bAga meM jAo, to dekhoge ki paMttiyoM kA raMga-DhaMga dina jaisA nahIM hai| aisA lagatA hai, jaise ve cupacApa par3I so rahI hoN| 'klovara' nAmaka paudhe kI pattiyoM meM yaha parivartana bahuta sApha dikhAI detA hai| usakI pattiyA~ rAta ke samaya jhuka kara tane se saTa jAtI haiM / bhAratavarSa meM pAyA jAne vAlA 'TelIgrApha pleTa' rAta meM pattI para pattI rakha kara sotA hai| paudhoM kI vicitra harakateM jisa prakAra manuSya ke svabhAva bhinna-bhinna hote haiM, usI prakAra vRkSoM ke svabhAva bhI bahuta vicitra prakAra ke hote haiN| kucha vRkSa aise haiM, jo mAMsAhAra bhI karate haiN| mAMsAhArI paudhoM kI lagabhaga pA~ca - sau jAtiyA~ pAI gaI haiN| eka paudhA 'blaiDara varTa' hotA hai, yaha jala meM rahane vAlA hai| isake tane para choTe-choTe thaile se lage rahate haiN| ina thailoM ke mu~ha para eka daravAjA - sA lagA rahatA hai| jyoM hI koI kIr3A andara pahu~catA hai, tyoM hI daravAjA apane Apa banda ho jAtA hai| becArA kIr3A andara-hI-andara jhaTapaTA kara mara jAtA hai aura usakA rakta vaha vRkSa cUsa letA hai| For Private & Personal Use O vanaspati meM jIva (121)rary.org Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aphrIkA ke ghane jaMgaloM meM aise per3a pAye gaye haiM, jo bar3e-bar3e jAnavaroM ko bhI dUra se apanA zAkhA-jAla phailAkara pakar3a lete haiN| unake zikaMje se nikala bhAganA phira asambhava ho jAtA hai| ye per3a manuSyoM ko bhI yathAvasara caTa kara jAte hai| manuSya ke pAsa Ate hI ve usako bhI apanI TahaniyoM se pakar3a lete haiM aura cAroM ora se TahaniyoM ke bIca dabAkara rakta cUsa lete haiN| kitanA bhayaMkara karma hai inakA ! vRkSoM kI sajIvatA kA yaha prabala pramANa hai| punazca lekha kA upasaMhAra kiyA jA cukA hai, tathApi vanaspati meM jIva kI siddhi ke lie abhI kucha kahanA zeSa hai| lekhaka ke sAmane vizvabihAra nAmaka vijJAna-sambandhI pustaka hai, jisameM isa sambandha kI khAsI acchI jAnakArI saMgrahIta hai| pAThakoM ke jJAnavarddhana ke lie saMkSepa meM usakA sAra yahA~ denA aprasaMgika na hogaa| vRkSa, jAnavaroM se bahuta-sI bAtoM meM milate haiN| isa sambandha meM pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki kevala jIva-dhArI hI apane mAtA-pitA aura par3osiyoM kA caritra grahaNa karatA hai| astu yadi par3osa svAsthyaprada hai, to paudhe majabUta aura moTe hoNge| aura jisa taraha tandurusta bacca striyoM aura puruSoM kI muskarAhaTa dekhakara jAnA jAtA hai ki ye svastha hai usI prakAra paudhoM kI sundara pattiyA~ aura bar3hiyA phUloM se mAlUma ho jAtA hai ki inheM anukUla par3osa milA hai| jIvita rahane ke lie hameM sA~sa lene kI jarurata hotI hai| yahI bAta paudhoM ke lie bhI lAgU hotI hai| paudhe kI yadi AksIjana arthAt . prANaprada vAyu na mile, to vaha sUkha kara naSTa ho jaayegaa| jisa prakAra hama apane nathanoM ke dvArA havA ko andara khIMcate haiM, usI prakAra paudhe bhii| yadyapi paudhoM ke sA~sa vAle chidra itane choTe hote haiM ki unheM dekhane ke lie aNuvIkSaNa yantra kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| janma jainatva kI jhA~kI (182) Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lete hI pratyeka jantu aura paudhe kA pahalA kAma sA~sa lenA hai, aura vaha usake jIvana ke anta taka jArI rahatA hai| paudhoM kI lar3AI bhI jAnavaroM kI lar3AI kI taraha hI bhayAnaka hotI hai| eka yA do mahIne taka yadi phulavAr3I meM koI kAma na kiyA jAe, to nAgara mothA Adi bar3e-bar3e jaMgala paudhe ugakara kara phaloM ke durbala paudhoM ko mAra dete haiN| hama prAyaH yaha dekhate haiM ki bahuta sI latAe~ aura beleM vRkSoM para car3ha kara unhIM para apanI jar3a jamA letI hai, phalataH unase khurAka prApta karatI hai, jisase vRkSa kamajora hokara eka dina samApta ho jAte haiN| jisa taraha jAnavaroM meM nara aura mAdA hote haiM, usI prakAra paudhoM meM bhI nara aura mAdA hote haiM, jinase baccoM kI taraha paudhoM kA janma hotA hai| jAnavara eka khAsa samaya taka kAma karane ke bAda ArAma cAhate haiM : isI prakAra paudhe bhI sAdhAraNataH dina meM hI kAma karate haiM, arthAt jamIna se apanI khurAka.khIMcate haiM aura use khAne ke kAma meM lAte haiN| sUryAsta ke bAda ve apanA kAma banda kara dete haiM aura jisa taraha jAnavara hote haiM, vaise hI ve bhI ArAma karate haiN| jAnavaroM kI taraha paudhe bhI Apasa meM khUba spardhA karate haiM, aura anta meM vahI jIta kara jar3a jamA letA hai, jo sabase adhika majabUta hotA hai| yadi Apa ina bAtoM para acdI taraha vicAra kareMge, to Apa paudhoM ke sAtha bhI vaisA hI vyavahAra karane lageMge, jaisA ki apane jAnavaroM yA baccoM ke sAtha karate haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vRkSoM ke prati bhI dayAlulatA ke vyavahAra kA upadeza diyA hai aura gRhasthoM ko bhI vanaspati ke unmUlana se rokA hai| Aja ke yuga meM to vRkSa eka rASTrIya sampatti meM rupa meM mAne jA rahe haiM, aura unheM vyartha hI naSTa karanA, kucalanA rASTra kI dRSTi se bhI varjanIya hai aura naitika dRSTi se bhii| Don For Private & Personal Use On janaspati meM jIta (133)ary.org Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 jaina-dharma paraloka kA dharma hI nahIM, isa loka kA bhI dharma hai| usameM sevA, samarpaNa aura sahayoga kI mahAn preraNAe~ chipI haiN| sevA usakA utkRSTa Adarza hai| sevA aura samarpaNa kI saMskRti kA zAstrIya AdhAra para vizada vivecana prastuta adhyAya meM kiyA gayA hai| jaina - saMskRti meM sevA bhAva jaina - saMskRti kI AdhAra - zilA pradhAnatayA nivRtti hai, ataH usameM. tyAga, vairAgya, tapa aura titikSA Adi para jitanA adhika bala diyA gayA hai, utanA aura kisI niyama- vizeSa yA siddhAMta- vizeSa para nahIM / parantu jaina dharma kI nivRtti, sAdhaka ko jana sevA kI ora adhika-se-adhika AkarSita karane ke lie hai| jaina dharma kA Adarza yaha hai ki pratyeka prANI eka dUsare kI sevA kareM, sahAyatA kare aura jaisI bhI apanI yogyatA tathA zakti ho, usI ke anusAra dUsaroM ke kAma aae| jaina-dharma meM jIvAtmA kA lakSaNa hI sAmAjika mAnA gayA hai, vaiyattika nahIM / pratyeka sAMsArika prANI, apane sImita vaiyattika rupa meM apUrNa haiM, usakI pUrNatA Asa-pAsa ke samAja meM aura saMgha meM nihita hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina-saMskRti kA jitanA adhika jhukAva AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke prati hai, utanA hI grAma nagara aura rASTra ke prati bhI hai| grAma nagara aura rASTra ke prati apane karttavyoM ko jaina sAhitya meM dharma kA rUpa diyA jAtA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane dharma pravacanoM meM grAma-dharma, nagara-dharma aura rASTra-dharma ko bahuta U~cA sthAna diyA ' 1 parasparograhI jIvAnAm - tatvArthAdhigamasUtra 5, 21 / jainatva kI jhA~kI (184) - Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| unhoMne AdhyAtmika kriyA-kANDa-pradhAna jaina- dharma ke bAda hI rakhA hai, pahale nhiiN| eka sabhya nAgarika evaM rASTra-bhakta hI saccA jaina ho sakatA hai, dUsarA nhiiN| ukta vivecana ke vidyamAna rahate yaha kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ki-jaina-dharma ekAnta nivRtti-pradhAna hai athavA usakA ekamAtra uddezya paraloka hI hai, iha loka nhiiN| jaina dharma uE pAra dharma nahIM haiM, apitu nakada dharma hai| vaha isa loka aura paraloka-donoM ko hI zAnadAra banAne kI satpreraNA pradAna karatA hai| samarpaNa kA saMkalpa jaina gRhastha jaba prAtaHkAla uThatA hai to vaha tInoM bAtoM kA cintana karatA hai| unameM sabase pahalA yahI saMkalpa hai ki maiM apane dhana kA jana-samAja kI sevA ke lie kaba tyAga karU~gA ? vaha dina dhanya hogA, jaba mere saMgraha kA upayoga jana-samAja se lie hogA, dIna-duHkhiyoM ke lie hogaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha AghoSa hamArI nidrA bhaMga karane ke lie paryApta hai ki-'asavibhAgI na hu tassa mukkho manuSya kA kartavya hai ki vaha apane saMgraha ke upabhoga kA adhikArI apane Apa ko hI na samajha, pratyuta, apane Asa-pAsa ke sAthiyoM ko bhI apane barAbara kA adhikArI maane| jo manuSya apane sAdhanoM kA svayaM hI upabhoga karatA hai, usameM se dUsaroM kI sevA ke lie kucha bhI arpaNa nahIM karanA cAhatA, vaha apane bandhanoM ko tor3a kara kabhI bhI mokSa prApta nahIM kara sktaa| jaina dharma meM mAne gaye mUla ATha karmo meM mohanIya karma kA sthAna bar3A hI bhayaMkara hai| AtmA kA jitanA adhika patana mohanIya karma ke dvArA hotA hai, utanA aura kisI karma se nhiiN| mohanIya karma ke sabase 1 sthAnAMga sUtra, dshmsthaan| 2 sthAnAMga sUtra 3, 4, 21 3 dazavaikAlika sUtra 6, 2, 23 / - - - - For Private & Personal wamaw.jainerbrary.org bhAva 14 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antima ugra rupa ko mahAmohanIya kahate haiN| usake tIna bhedoM meM se paccIsavA~ bheda yaha hai ki- 'yadi ApakA sAthI bImAra hai yA kisI ghora saMkaTa meM par3A huA hai, aura Apa usakI sahAyatA yA sevA karane meM samartha hai, phira bhI yadi Apa sevA na kareM aura yaha vicAra kareM ki isane kabhI merA kAma to kiyA nahIM, maiM hI isakA kAma kyoM karU~ ? kaSTa pAtA hai to pAe apanI balA se mujhe kyA ? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane campApura ke dharma-pravacana meM spaSTa hI isa sambandha meM kahA hai ki- 'jo manuSya iha prakAra apane karttavya ke prati udAsIna hotA hai, vaha dharma se sarvathA patita ho jAtA hai| gakta krUra vicAroM ke pApa ke kAraNa vaha 70 koTAkoTi sAgara taka cirakAla janmamaraNa ke cakra meM ulajhA rahegA, satya ke prati abhimukha na ho sakegA / ' sevA kA mahAn phala gRhastha hI nahIM, sAdhu varga ko bhI sevA-dharma kA bar3I kaThoratA se pAlana karatA hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki- 'yadi koI sAdhu apane bImAra yA saMkaTApanna sAthI ko chor3akara tapazcaraNa karane laga jAtA hai, zAstra - cintara meM saMlagna ho jAtA hai, to vaha aparAdhI hai, saMgha meM rahane yogya nahIM hai / use eka sau bIsa upavAsoM kA prAyazcita lenA par3egA, anyathA usakI zuddhi nahI ho sktii|' itanA hI nahIM, eka gAMva meM koI sAdhu bImAra par3A ho aura dUsarA sAdhu jAnatA huA bhI gA~va se bAhara hI bAhara eka gA~va se dUsare gA~va meM calA jAe, rogI ke sevA ke lie gA~va meM na Ae to vaha bhI aparAdhI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kahanA hai ki 'sevA svayaM eka bar3A bhArI tapa hai / 2 ataH jaba bhI kabhI sevA karane kA pavitra avasara mile, to use nahIM chor3anA caahie| saccA jaina vaha hai, jo sevA karane ke 1 dazAzrutaskandha, navama dazA / jainatva kI jhA~kI (186) Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie sadA ArtoM kI, dIna dukhiyoM kI, patitoM evaM dalita kI sudhi letA rahatA hai| __ sthAnAMga sUtra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI ATha mahAzikSAe~ bar3I prasiddha haiM, unameM pAMcavI zikSA yaha hai ki 'asaMgahIyaparijaNasya saMgiNhayAe almuTThayavvaM bhvii'| jo anAzrita hai, nirAdhAra hai, kahIM bhI jIvana-yApana ke lie ucita sthAna nahIM pA rahA hai, use tuma Azraya do, sahArA do, usakI jIvana-yAtrA ke lie yathocita prabandha kro| jaina-gRhastha kA dvAra pratyeka asahAya ke lie khulA rahatA hai| vahA~ kisI bhI jAti, kula deza yA dharma ke bheda-bhAva ke binA mAnava-mAtra ke lie eka samAna Adara bhAva hai, Azrama-sthAna hai| eka bAta aura bhI bar3e mahatva kI hai| isa bAta ne to sevA kA sthAna bahuta hI U~cA kara diyA hai| jaina dharma meM sabase bar3A aura U~cA para tIrthaMkara hone kA artha yaha hai ki vaha sAdhaka samAja kA pUjanIya mahApurUSa devAdhideva bana jAtA hai| bhagavAn pArzvanAtha aura bhagavAn mahAvIra donoM tIrthaMkara the| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane jIvana ke antima pravacana meM sevA mahatva batAte hue kahA hai ki "veyAvacceNa titthavara nAmagortta kammaM nibandhaI / ___ arthAt vaiyAvRtyi karane se, sevA karane se tIrthaMkara pada kI prApti hotI hai| sAdhAraNa jana-samAja meM sevA kI pratiSThA ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha udAtta pravacana kitanA mahanIya hai| 1 nizItha sUtra uddezaka 4 / 2 uttarAdhyayana, tapomArga adhyyn| 3 aupapAtika sUtra, piitthikaa| 4 sthAnaMga sUtra, 8, 61 / 5 bhagavatI sUtra za0 2, u0 4 / - For Private & Pe Vertorary.org Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana-sevA hI jina-sevA hai AcArya haribhadra aura kamalasaMyama ne bhagavAn mahAvIra tathA gautama kA eka bahuta sundara hamAre sAmane prastuta kiyA hai| saMvAda meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne duHkhiyoM kI sevA kI apekSA bhI adhika mahatva diyA hai| saMvAda kA vistRta evaM spaSTa rupa isa prakAra hai zrI indrabhUti gautama ne jo mahAvIra ke sabase bar3e gaNadhara the-bhagavAn se pUchA-"bhagavAn! eka bhakta dina-rAta ApakI sevA karatA hai, ApakI pUjA-arcanA karatA hai, phalataH use dUsare dIna dukhiyoM kI sevA ke lie avakAza nahIM mila paataa| dUsarA sajjana dIna-dukhiyoM kI sevA karatA hai, sahAyatA karatA hai, jana-sevA meM svayaM ko ghulA-milA detA hai, jana-jIvana para dayA kA varNana karatA hai, phalataH use ApakI sevA ke lie avakAza nahIM milA paataa| bhaMte! donoM meM ApakI ora se 6 nyavAda kA pAtra kauna hai aura donoM meM zreSTha kauna hai?' __ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne udbodhana-bhare svara meM svara meM uttara diyA-*gautama! jo dIna-dukhiyoM kI sevA karatA hai, vaha zreSTha hai, vahI mere dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai aura vahI merA saccA pujArI hai|' gautama vicAra meM par3a gae ki yaha kyA? bhagavAn kI sevA ke sAmane apane hI duSkarmoM se duHkhita pApAtmAoM kI sevA kA kyA mahatva? dhanyavAda to bhagavAna ke sevaka ko milanA caahie| gautama ! merI sevA, AjJA ke pAlana karane meM hI to hai| isake atirikta apanI vyaktigata sevA ke lie to mere pAsa koI sthAna hI nahIM hai| merI sabase bar3I AjJA yahI hai ki duHkhita jana-samAja kI sevA kI jAya, use sukha-zAnti pahu~cAI jAya / prANi-mAtra para dayA bhAva rakhA jAya / ataH dukhiyoM kI sevA karane vAlA merI AjJA kA pAlaka hai| gautama! isalie maiM kahatA 1 uttarAdhyayana sUtra 26, 43 / - - - - jainatva kI jhAMkI (188) Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~ ki dukhiyoM kI sevA karane vAlA hI dhanya hai, zreSTha hai, merI nijI sevA karane vAlA nhiiN| merA nijI sevaka siddhAnta kI apekSA moha meM adhika ulajhA huA hai| yaha bhavya Adarza hai-nara sevA meM nArAyaNa-sevA kA, jana-sevA meM jina-sevA kaa| jaina-saMskRti ke antima prakAzamAna sUrya bhagavAna mahAvIra hai, unakA yaha pravacana sevA ke mahatva ke lie sabase bar3A jvalanta pramANa hai| sevA ke mahAn Adarza bhagavAn mahAvIra dIkSita honA cAhate haiM, to apanI sampatti ko garIba prajA ke hita ke lie dAna karate haiM, aura eka varSa taka muni dIkSA lene ke vicAra ko lambA kara dete haiN| eka varSa meM apAra sampatti jana-sevA ke lie arpita karanA apanA prathama kartavya samajhate haiN| aura mAnava-jAti kI AdhyAtmika unnati karane se pahale usakI bhautika unnati karane meM saMlagnaM rahate haiN| dIkSA lene ke pazcAt bhI unake hRdaya meM dayA kA asIma pArAvAra taraMgita rahatA hai, phalasvarupa ve eka garIba brAhmaNa ke duHkha se dayArdra ho uThate haiM, aura use apanA ekamAtra prAvaraNa-vastra bhI de DAlate haiN| - jaina samrATa candragupata bhI sevA kSetra meM pIche nahIM rahe haiN| unake prajA-hita ke kArya sarvataH suprasiddha haiN| samrATa sampatti kI janasevA bhI kucha kama nahIM hai| jaina itihAsa kA sAdhAraNa-se-sAdhAraNa vidyArthI bhI jAna sakatA hai, ki samrATa sampatti ke hRdaya meM jana-sevA kI bhAvanA kisa prakAra kUTa-kUTa kara bharI huI thI, aura kisa prakAra unhoMne use kArya-rupa meM pariNati kara jaina-saMskRti ke gaurava ko akSuNNa rakhA thaa| kaliMga-cakravartI samrAT khAravela aura gurjaranareza 1 Avazyaka sUtra, (hArIbhadrIya TIkA) uttarAdhyayana, (sarvArthasiddhi TIkA) parISaha adhyayana / - For Private & Personal jana saMskRti meM sevAbhAva (189).. Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumAra pAla bhI sevA - kSetra meM jaina-saMskRti kI maryAdA ko barAbara surakSita rakhate haiM / madhyakAla meM jagaDUzAha, pethar3a aura bhAmAzAha jaise dhana- kuvera bhI; jana-samAja ke kalyANa ke lie apane sarcasva kI Ahuti de DAlate haiM, aura svayaM barasane ke bAda rikta bAdala kI-sI sthiti meM ho jAte haiM / jaina- samAja ne jana samAja kI kyA sevA kI hai, ise lie sudUra itihAsa ko alaga rahane dIjie, kevala gujarAta, mAravAr3a, mevAr3a yA karnATaka Adi prAntoM kA eka bAra bhramaNa kara jAie, idhara-udhara khaNDaharoM ke rupa meM par3e hue ITa-patthara para najara DAlie, pahAr3oM kI caTTAnoM para ke zilAlekha par3hie, jahA~-tahA~ dehAta meM phaile hue jana-pravAda sunie, Apako mAlUma ho jAyagA ki jaina - saMskRti kyA hai tathA usake sAtha jana-sevA kA kitanA adhika ghaniSTha sambandha haiM / jahA~ taka maiM samajha pAyA hU~ saMskRti vyakti kI nahIM hotI, samAja kI hotI hai, aura samAja kI saMskRti kA yaha artha hai ki samAja adhika-seadhika sevA kI bhAvanA se ota-prota ho; usameM dveSa nahIM, prema ho, dvaita nahIM, advaita ho, eka raMga-DhaMga ho, eka rahana-sahana ho, eka parivAra ho / saMskRti kA yaha vizAla Adarza jaina-saMskRti meM kisa prakAra pUrNatayA ghaTita huA hai, isake lie jaina-dharma kA gauravapUrNa ujjavala atIta pUrNa rupeNa sAkSI hai| maiM AzA karatA hU~, Aja kA vartamAna jaina- samAja bhI apase mahAn atIta ke gaurava kI rakSA karegA, aura bhArata kI vartamAna vikaTa paristhiti meM binA kisI jAti, dharma, kula yA deza ke bhevabhAva ke daridra nArAyaNa kI sevA meM agraNI banegA, aura jana sevA kI hI bhagavAn kI saccI upAsanA smjhegaa| - AcArAMga, mahAvIra jIvana / 2. AcArya hemacandra aura nemicandra kRta mahAvIra caritra / jainatva kI jhA~kI (190) Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tijJAna-kI zrI sanma ation international 10 :265826 valIRL Private & Personal use