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________________ upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI ma0 japayoga kI vilakSaNa zakti japa kyA hai? sthUladRSTi se dekhane para yahI mAlUma hotA hai ki japa zabdoM kA punarAvartana hai| kisI bhI iSTadeva, paramAtmA yA vItarAga prabhu ke nAma kA bAra-bAra smaraNa karanA, yA kisI maMtra yA viziSTa zabda kA bAra-bAra uccAraNa karanA japa hai| ise jApa bhI kahate haiN| padastha dhyAna kA yaha eka viziSTa aMga hai| zabdoM ke bAra-bAra uccAraNa se kyA lAbha? prazna hotA hai- zabdoM kA uccAraNa to saMsAra kA pratyeka mAnava karatA hai| pAgala yA vikSipta hai citta vyakti bhI eka hI bAta (vAkya) ko bAra-bAra doharAtA hai athavA kaI rAjanItijJa yA rAjanetA bhI apane bhASaNa meM kaI loga rAta-rAta bhara hare rAma, hare kRSNa Adi kI dhuna lagAte haiN| athavA kIrtana karate-karAte haiM, kyA inase koI lAbha hotA hai? kyA ye zabdoccAraNa AdhyAtmika lakSNa kI pUrti karate haiM? zabda zakti kA prabhAva isakA samAdhAna yaha hai ki vaise pratyeka uccAraNa kiyA huA yA mana meM socA huA zabda caudaha rajjU pramANa (akhila) loka (brahmANDa) meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| jaise bhI acche yA bure zabdoM kA uccAraNa kiyA jAtA hai, yA sAmUhika rUpa se nAre lagAye jAte haiM, yA bole jAte haiM, unakI lahareM banatI haiM, ve AkAza meM / vyApta apane sajAtIya vicArayukta zabdoM ko ekatrita karake lAtI hai| unase zabdAnurUpa acchA yA burA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra hotA hai| acche zabdoM kA cunAva acchA prabhAva paidA karatA hai, aura bure zabda burA prabhAva DAlate haiN| adhikAMza loga zabda zakti ko kevala jAnakArI ke AdAna-pradAna kI vastu samajhate haiN| ve loga zabda kI vilakSaNa zakti se aparicita haiN| acche-bure zabdoM kA acUka prabhAva vItarAgI yA samatAyogI ko chor3akara zabda kA prAyaH saba logoM ke mana para zIghra asara hotA hai| acche-bure, priya-apriya zabda ke asara se prAyaH sabhI loga paricita haiN| mahAbhArata kI kathA prasiddha hai| duryodhana ko draupadI dvArA kahe gae thor3e se vyaMga bhare apamAnajanaka zabda "aMdhe ke putra aMdhe hI hote haiM" kI pratikriyA itanI gaharI huI ki usake kAraNa mahAbhArata ke aitihAsika yuddha kA sUtrapAta huA, jisameM aThAraha akSauhiNI senA mArI gii| svAmI vivekAnaMda ke pAsa kucha paMDita aae| ve kahane lagekyA par3A hai- zabdoM meN| japa ke zabdoM kA koI prabhAva yA aprabhAva nahIM hotaa| ve jar3a haiN| AtmA para unakA kyA asara ho sakatA hai? svAmIjI kucha dera taka mauna rahakara bole- "tuma mUrkha ho, baiTha jaao|" itanA sunate hI saba AgababUlA ho gae aura unake cehare krodha se lAla ho ge| unhoMne kahA- "Apa itane bar3e saMnyAsI hokara gAlI dete haiN| bolane kA bilkula dhyAna nahIM hai Apako?'' vivekAnaMda ne muskarAte hue kahA- "abhI to Apa kahate the, zabdoM kA kyA prabhAva hotA hai? aura eka "mUrkha' zabda ko sunakara ekadama bhar3aka ge| huA na zabdoM kA prabhAva Apa para?' ve saba paMDita svAmI vivekAnanda kA lohA mAna ge| jaina itihAsa meM prasannacandra rAjarSi kI ghaTanA prasiddha hai| ve vana meM prasanna mudrA meM pavitra bhAvapUrvaka dhyAnastha khar3e the| magadha nareza zreNika nRpa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzanArtha jAne vAle the| unase pahale do sevaka Age-Age jA rahe the| unameM se eka ne unakI prazaMsA kI, jabaki dUsare ne unakI nindA kI aura kahA"yaha kAhe kA sAdhu hai? yaha jina sAmantoM ke hAtha meM apane choTe-se bacce ke lie rAjyabhAra sauMpa kara AyA hai, ve usa abodha bAlaka ko mArakara svayaM rAjya hathiyAne kI yojanA banA rahe haiN| isa sAdhu ko apane abodha bacce para bilkula dayA nahIM hai|" isa prakAra ke nindA bhare zabda sunate hI prasannacandra rAjarSi apane Apa meM na rhe| ve mana hI mana zastrAstra lekara zatraoM se laDane kA upakrama karane lge| zreNika rAjA dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchane para unhoMne sArI ghaTanA kA rahasyodghATana karate hue rAjarSi kI pahale, dUsare se bar3hate-bar3hate sAtaveM naraka gamana kI azubha bhAvanA batAI parantu kucha hI dera bAda rAjarSi kI bhAvadhArA ekadama mur3I ve pazcAttApa 0 aSTadazI / 2110
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________________ aura tIvratama AtmanindA karate-karate sarvocca devaloka gamana zabdoM kA sUkSma evaM adRzya prabhAva kI saMbhAvanA se jur3a ge| phira ghora pazcAttApa se ghAtI zabda kA atyanta sakSma eMva adRzya prabhAva bhI hotA hai| maMtra karmadalikoM ko naSTa karake kevalajJAna ko prApta hue aura phira ke zabdoM aura saMgIta ke zabdoM dvArA vartamAna yuga meM kaI adbhuta sarvakarmoM kA kSaya karake siddha buddha mukta bana ge| pariNAma jJAta hue hai| maMtrazakti aura saMgIta zakti donoM hI zabda yaha thA zabda kA amogha prbhaav| kI zakti hai| paMca parameSThI namaskAra maMtra garbhita vibhinna maMtroM maMtra japa se aneka lAbha dvArA Adhi-vyAdhi, upAdhi pIr3A, vividha duHsAdhya roga, cintA Adi kA nivAraNa kiyA jAtA hai| anya maMtroM kA bhI prayoga vaijJAnikoM ne anubhava kiyA hai ki samaveta svara meM uccArita vividha laukika evaM lokottara lAbha ke lie kiyA jAtA hai| maMtra pRthvI ke ayana maNDala ko ghere hue vizAla cumbakIya pravAha zUmensa rejonensa se TakarAte haiM aura lauTakara samagra pRthvI ke gAyana dvArA aneka rogoM se mukti saMbhava vAyumaNDala ko prabhAvita karate haiN| zUmensa rejonensa ke antargata Ayurveda ke bheSajataMtra meM cAra prakAra ke bheSaja batalAye gae jo gati taraMgoM kI rahatI hai, vahI gati maMtrajApa karane vAle haiM- pavanaukaSa, jalaukaSa, naukaSa aura shaabdik| isameM antima sAdhakoM kI tanmayatA evaM ekAgratA kI sthiti meM mastiSka se bheSaja se Azaya hai- maMtroccAraNa evaM layabaddha gAyana, Ayurveda rikArDa kI jAne vAlI alphA-taraMgoM kI (7 se 13 sAyakala ke pramukha grantha carakasaMhitA, suzrutasaMhitA Adi meM jvara, damA, prati sekeNDa) hotI hai| vyakti cetanA aura samaSTi cetanA meM sannipAta, madhumeha, hRdayaroga, rAjayakSmA, pIliyA, buddhimandatA kitanA Thosa sAmya hai, yaha sAkSI vaijJAnika upalabdhi detI hai| Adi rogoM meM mantroM se upacAra kA ullekha hai| jabaki sAmaveda itanA hI nahIM, maMtravijJAnavettA vibhinna maMtroM dvArA zApa-varadAna, meM RSipraNIta RcAoM ke gAyana dvArA aneka rogoM se mukti kA vividha rogoM se mukti, adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhi se chaTakArA, bhUta * upAya batAyA gayA hai| pretAdigrastatA-nivAraNa tathA mAraNa, mohana, uccATana, kRtyAghAta maMtra vijJAnavettAoM kA kahanA hai - hrasva uccAraNa se pApa Adi prayogoM kA dAvA karate haiM aura kara bhI dikhAte haiN| naSTa hotA hai, dIrgha uccAraNa se dhanavRddhi hotI hai aura pluta saMgItagata zabdoM kA vilakSaNa prabhAva uccAraNa se hotI hai- jnyaanvRddhi| inake atirikta adhyAtma vijJAnavettA tIna prakAra ke uccAraNa aura batAte haiM 1. sUkSma 2. laya-tAlabaddha gAyana tathA sAmUhika kIrtana saMgIta ke rUpa meM zabdazakti kI dUsarI mahatvapUrNa vidhA hai| isakA vidhipUrvaka ati sUkSma aura 3. parama suukssm| ye tInoM prakAra ke uccAraNa maMtra japa karane vAle sAdhaka ko dhyeya kI abhISTa dizA meM suniyojana karane se prakRti meM vAMchita parivartana evaM mana-vacana-kAyA yogadAna karate haiN| eka hI "OM" zabda ko leM, isakA hrasva, ko roga mukta karanA saMbhava hai| saMgIta se tanAva zaithilya ho jAtA hai| vaha anekAneka manovikAroM ke upacAra kI bhI eka manovaijJAnika dIrgha aura pluta uccAraNa karane se abhISTa lAbha hotA hai| kintu vidhA hai| saMgIta ke suniyojana se roga-nivAraNa, bhAvAtmaka isakA sUkSmAtisUkSma japa karane para yA 'so'haM'' Adi ke rUpa meM ajapAjapana karane para to dhIre-dhIre dhyeya ke sAtha japakartA kA abhyudaya, sphUrtivardhana, vanaspati-unnayana, godugdha-vardhana tathA prANiyoM kI kAryakSamatA meM vikAsa jaise mahatvapUrNa lAbha saMbhava haiN| tAdAtmya bar3hatA jAtA hai| sAmIpya bhI hotA jAtA hai| isa prakAra maMtroccAraNa evaM saMgIta prayoga se asAdhya se zabda meM vividha prakAra kI zakti asAdhya samajhe jAne vAle rogoM kI cikitsA, mAnasika, bauddhika zabda meM mitratA bhI utpanna karane kI zakti hai, zatrutA bhii| cikitsA kA vidhAna purAtana granthoM meM hai| zabdatatva meM asAdhAraNa pANinI ne mahAbhASya meM batAyA hai - "eka: zabda- suSThu prayukta: jIvanadAtrI kSamatA vidyamAna hai| yaha siddha hai| svarge loke ca kAmadhuka bhavati'' prayoga kiyA eka bhI acchA maMtra japa kI dhvani jitanI sUkSma, utanA hI adhika zakti zabda svargaloka aura ihaloka meM kAmaduhA dhenu ke samAna hotA lAbha hai| zoka-saMvAda sunate hI manuSya ardhamUcchita sA evaM vihvala ho jAtA hai| usakI nIMda, bhUkha aura pyAsa mArI jAtI hai| tarka, eka cintaka ne batAyA ki jaise hama "arham' kA yukti, pramANa evaM zAstrokti tathA anubhUti ke AdhAra para uccAraNa nAbhi se zurU karake kramaza: hRdaya, tAlu, bindu, aura prabhAvazAlI vaktavya dete hI turanta janasamUha kI vicAradhArA ardhacandra taka Upara le jAte haiM, to isa uccAraNa se kyA badala jAtI hai, vaha bilkula AgA-pIchA vicAra kie binA pratikriyA hotI hai? isa para bhI dhyAna deN| jaba hamArA uccAraNa kuzala vaktA ke vicAroM kA anusaraNa karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA sUkSma ho jAtA hai, taba granthiyoM kA bhedana hone lagatA hai| hai| ye to zabda ke sthUla prabhAva kI bAteM haiN| AjJAcakra taka pahu~cate-pahu~cate hamArI dhvani yadi atisUkSmasUkSmatama ho jAtI hai to una granthiyoM kA bhI bhedana zurU ho jAtA 0 aSTadazI /2120
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________________ hai, jo granthiyAM sulajhatI nahIM hai, ve bhI ina sUkSma uccAraNoM se ke dvArA alpasamaya meM hIrA kATA jAtA hai| zabdoM kI sUkSma sulajha jAtI hai| dhvani se vastroM kI dhulAI hotI hai| makAna ke baMda dvAra, phATaka niSkarSa yaha hai ki jaba hamArA saMkalpa sahita maMtrajapa bhI AvAja se khulate aura puna: AvAja se baMda ho jAte haiN| yaha sthUlavANI se hogA, to itanA pAvaraphula nahIM hogA, na hI hama yatheSTa / hai zabdazakti kA cmtkaar| japa meM zabda zakti kA hI lAbha prApta kara sakeMge, hamArA japa tabhI zaktizAlI aura camatkAra hai| lAbhadAyI hogA, jaba hamArA saMkalpayukta japa sUkSma vANI se hogaa| azrAvya zabda ke AghAta kA camatkAra bhAvanA, zuddha uccAraNa aura taraMgoM se maMtrajapa zaktizAlI eka krama, sarIkhI gati se satata kie jAne vAle sUkSma, evaM lAbhadAyI azrAvya zabda ke AghAta kA camatkAra vaijJAnika prayogazAlAoM maMtra zaktizAlI aura abhISTa phaladAyI tabhI hotA hai, jaba meM dekhA jA cukA hai| isI prakAra prayogakartAoM ne anubhava karake maMtra ke zabdoM ke sAtha bhAvanA zubha aura uccAraNa zaddha hotA hai| batAyA hai ki eka Tana bhArI lohe kA gArDara kisI chata ke bIca usase vibhinna taraMgeM paidA hotI jAtI haiN| ata: maMtroM kii| meM laTakA kara usa para sirpha 5 grAma vajana ke kArka kA . zabdazakti ke sAtha tIna bAteM jur3I huIM 1. bhAvanA, 2. uccAraNa lagAtAra zabdAghAta eka krama va gati se karAyA jAe to kucha aura 3. uccAraNa se utpanna huI zakti ke sAtha paidA hone vAlI hI samaya ke pazcAt lohe kA gArDara kAMpane lagatA hai| puloM para trNgeN| kisI zabda ke uccAraNa se alphA taraMge, kisI zabda ke se gujaratI senA ke lephTa-rAiTa ke ThIka krama se tAlabaddha paira uccAraNa se theTA yA beTA taraMgeM paidA hotI haiN| OM ke bhAvanApUrvaka par3ane se utpanna huI ekIbhUta zakti ke prahAra se majabUta se uccAraNa se alphA taraMge paidA hotI hai, jo mastiSka ko prabhAvita majabUta pula bhI TUTakara miTa sakatA hai| isalie senA ko paira evaM zithilIkaraNa karatI haiN| OM hrIM, zrI, klIM, blU, e, arham, milAkara pula para calane se manA kara diyA jAtA hai| maMtrajapa ke a si A u sA Adi jitane bhI maMtra yA bIjAkSara haiM, unase kramabaddha uccAraNa se isI prakAra kA tAlakrama utpanna hotA hai| utpanna taraMge graMthi saMsthAna ko prabhAvita karatI haiM tathA anta:srAvI maMtragata zabdoM ke lagAtAra AghAta se zarIra ke aMta:sthAnoM meM granthiyoM ko saMntulita evaM vyavasthita karatI hai| viziSTa prakAra kI halacaleM utpanna hotI haiM, jo Antarika maMtra japa ke lie zabdoM kA cayana vivekapUrvaka ho mUrcchanA ko dUra karatI haiM evaM suSupta Antarika kSamatAoM ko jAgRta kara detI hai| jainAcAryoM ne vAksUkSmatva, vAggupti tathA bhASAsamiti kA japa ke sAtha yoga zabda jor3ane ke pIche Azaya dhyAna rakhate hue una zabdoM kA cayana kiyA hai jo maMtrarUpa bana jAte haiN| unhoMne kahA ki sAdhaka ko yatanApUrvaka una zabdoM kA japa ke sAtha yoga zabda jor3akara adhyAtmaniSThoM ne yaha cunAva karanA cAhie, jinase bure vikalpa ruka jAeM, jo usakI saMketa kiyA hai ki japa unhIM zabdoM aura maMtroM kA kiyA jAe, saMyama yAtrA ko vikAsazIla aura sva-para kalyANamaya banAeM evaM jo AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke prayojana ko siddha karatA ho, jisase vighnabAdhAoM se bcaaeN| jIvana meM sugandha bhara jAe, durgandha miTa vyakti meM paramAtmA yA mokSa rUpa dhyeya kI prati tanmayatA, jAe, jIvana mokSa ke zreyaskara patha kI ora gati pragati kare, preya ekAgratA, tallInatA evaM dRr3haniSThA jage, AMtarika, suSupta ke patha se haTe, usI prakAra se saMkalpa evaM svapna hRdayabhUmi meM zaktiyAM jagetA, japayoga meM maMtrazakti ke isI AdhyAtmika prAdurbhUta hoM, jinase Atma svarUpa meM yA paramAtmabhAva meM ramaNa ho prabhAva kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai tathA AtmA meM nihita jJAnasake, parabhAvoM aura vibhAvoM se dUra rahA jA ske| "Namo darzana-cAritra sukha (AnaMda) Atmabala Adi zaktiyoM ko arihaMtANaM" Adi paMcaparameSThI namaskAra maMtra tathA namo nANassa, abhivyakta karane kA puruSArtha kiyA jAtA hai| namo daMsaNassa, namo carittassa aura namo tavassa" Adi navapada nAmajapa se mana ko prazikSita karane hetu cAra bhUmikAe~ aise zaktizAlI zabdoM kA saMyojana hai| bhAvanA aura zraddhA ke nAma japa se mana ko prazikSita karane hetu manovijJAna zAstra sAtha unake uccAraNa (japa) se Adhi-vyAdhi aura upAdhi miTa meM cAra stara batAe haiM, 1. larniMga kA artha bAra-bAra smaraNa kara antarAtmA meM samAdhi prApta ho sakatI hai| karanA, doharAnA hai| isa bhUmikA meM punarAvRtti kA Azraya liyA zabdazakti kA camatkAra jAtA hai| dUsarI parata haiM riTeMsana arthAt prastuta jAnakArI yA pahale batAyA jA cukA hai ki zabda zakti ke dvArA vividha kAryapraNAlI ko svabhAva kA aMga banA lenaa| tIsarI bhUmikA hairogoM kI cikitsA hotI hai| aba to zabda kI sUkSma taraMgoM ke - rikaoNla, usakA artha hai - bhUtakAla kI usa saMbaMdha meM acchI dvArA oNparezana hote haiM, cIra-phAr3a hotI hai| dhvani kI sUkSma taraMgoM bAtoM ko puna: smRtipatha para lAkara sajIva kara lenA, cauthI bhUmikA hai rikAmbizana arthAt use mAnyatA pradAna kara denA, use 0 apTadazI / 2130
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________________ niSThA, AsthA evaM vizvAsa meM pariNata kara denaa| japa sAdhanA meM cakroM evaM upatyakAoM (nAr3I saMsthAnAM) meM eka viziSTa stara kA inhIM saba prayojanoM ko pUrA karanA par3atA hai| vyakti ko samaSTi zakti saMcAra hotA hai| isa prakAra ke viziSTa zakti-saMcAra kI sattA se athavA AtmA ko paramAtma-sattA se jor3ane ke lie mana anubhUti japakartA apane bhItara meM karatA hai, jabaki bAharI ko bAra-bAra smaraNa dilAnA, use apane svabhAva meM buna lenA, pratikriyA yaha hotI hai ki lagAtAra eka niyamita krama se kie usase saMbaMdhita AdhyAtmika evaM mAnasika bauddhika lAbhoM ko yAda jAne vAle viziSTa maMtra ke japa se viziSTa prakAra kI dhvani taraMge karake sajIva kara lenA tathA usa para niSThA evaM AsthA meM dRr3hatA nikalatI hai, jo samagra antarikSa meM vizeSa prakAra kA spandana lAnA, ye hI to japayoga ke mUla uddezya haiN| utpanna karatI hai, vaha taraMga spaMdana prANimAtra ko aura samUce japayoga kA mahatva kyoM? vAtAvaraNa ko prabhAvita karatA hai| vAstava meM japayoga acetana mana ko jAgRta karane kI eka maMtrajApa se doharI pratikriyA : vikAra nivAraNa, pratirodhazakti vaijJAnika vidhi hai| AtmA ke nijI guNoM ke samuccaya ko prApta pratyeka cikitsaka do dizAoM meM rogI para cikitsA kArya karane ke lie paramAtmA se tAdAtmya jor3ane kA adbhuta yoga hai| karatA hai| eka ora vaha roga ke kITANuoM ko haTAne kI davA isase na kevala sAdhaka kA manobala daDha hotA hai. usakI AsthA detA hai, to dUsarI ora roga ko rokane hetu pratirodhAtmaka zakti paripakva hotI hai usake vicAroM meM vivekazIlatA aura samarpaNa bar3hAne kI davA detA hai| kyoMki jisa rogI meM pratirodhAtmaka vRtti AtI hai, buddhi bhI nirmala evaM pavitra banatI hai| japa se manuSya zakti bar3hAne kI davA detA hai| kyoMki jisa rogI meM pratirodhAtmaka bhautika Rddhi-siddhiyoM kA svAmI bana jAtA hai, yaha itanA mahatpUrNa / zakti kama hotI hai, use dI jAne vAlI davAiyAM adhika nahIM, usase bhI bar3hakara hai, AdhyAtmki samRddhiyoM kA svAmI . lAbhadAyaka nahIM hotii| jisa zarIra meM rogoM se lar3ane kI kSamatA bnnaa| japayoga eka aisA vidhAna hai, jisase manuSya preraNA prApta hotI hai, vahI davAiyAM ThIka kAma karatI haiN| isIlie DaoNkTara yA kara bhava-bandhanoM se mukta hone kI dizA meM tIvratA se prayANa kara cikitsaka ina donoM prakriyAoM ko sAtha-sAtha calAtA hai| isI sakatA hai, sAtha hI vaha vyaktigata jIvana meM zAMti, kaSAyoM kI prakAra maMtrajapa se bhI doharI pratikriyA hotI hai- 1. mana ke upazAMti, vAsanAoM se mukti pAne kA adhikArI ho jAtA hai| vikAra miTate haiM, 2. Antarika krodhAdi rogoM se lar3ane kI pratirodhAtmaka zakti vikasita hotI hai| maMtra jApa se UrjAzakti zarIra para maila car3ha jAtA hai to use dhone ke lie loga snAna karate haiN| isI taraha mana para bhI vAtAvaraNa meM nitya ur3atI prabala ho jAtI hai, phalata: bAhara ke AghAta-pratyAghAtoM ko phirane vAlI duSpravRttiyoM kI chApa par3atI hai, usa malinatA ko samabhAvapUrvaka jhelane aura Thelane kI pratirodhAtmaka zakti bar3ha dhone ke lie japa hI sarvazreSTha sulabha evaM sarala upAya hai| jAtI hai| mana para kAma, krodha, lobha tathA rAga-dveSAdi vikAroM kA nAmajapa se iSTa kA smaraNa, smaraNa se AhvAna, AhvAna se hRdaya prabhAva prAya: nahIM hotaa| maMtrajApa se isa prakAra kI pratirodhAtmaka meM sthApanA aura sthApanA se upalabdhi kA krama calanA zAstrasammata zakti ke abhivardhana ke lie tathA mana ko isa dizA meM abhyasta bhI hai aura vijJAna-sammata bhI anabhyasta mana ko japa dvArA sahI karane ke lie zAstrIya zabdoM meM saMyama aura tapa se AtmA ko rAste para lAkara use prazikSita evaM paramAtmA ke sAtha jur3ane ke bhAvita karane ke lie maMtrajApa ke sAtha tadanurUpa bhAvanA yA anuprekSA kA prayoga karanA caahiye| aisA hone para vaha maMtrajApa lie abhyasta kiyA jAtA hai| paramAtma (zuddha Atma) cetanA ko vajrapaMjara yA sudRr3ha kavaca hotA jAtA hai, jisase maMtra japasAdhaka japakartA apane mAnasa paTala para japa dvArA pratiSThita kara letA hai| japayoga kI prakriyA se aisI cetanazakti kA prAdurbhAva ho jAtA para bAhara ke AghAtoM kA koI asara nahIM hotA aura na hI kAmahai, jo sAdhaka ke tana-mana-buddhi meM vicitra caitanya halacaleM paidA krodhAdi vikAra usake mana ko prabhAvita kara sakate haiN| kara detI hai| japa ke dvArA anavarata zabdoccAraNa se banI huI japayoga meM zabdoM ke anavarata punarAvartana kA lAbha lahareM (Vibrations) ananta antarikSa meM uThakara viziSTa vibhUtiyoM, bAra-bAra ragar3a se garmI athavA bijalI paidA hone para pAnI vyaktiyoM aura paristhitiyoM ko hI nahIM, samUce vAtAvaraNa ko ke bAra-bAra saMgharSaNa se bijalI (hAiDro ilaikTrika) paidA hone ke prabhAvita kara detI hai| sAre vAtAvaraNa meM japa meM uccarita zabda siddhAMta se bhautika vijJAnavettA bhalI bhaMti paricita haiN| japayoga gUMjane lagate haiN| meM amuka maMtra yA zabdoM kA bAra-bAra anavarata uccAraNa eka japayoga se sabase bar3A prathama lAbha prakAra kA gharSaNa paidA karatA hai| japa se gatizIla hone vAlI usa gharSaNa prakriyA se sAdhaka antara meM nihita divya zakti saMsthAna . japayoga kA sabase bar3A lAbha yaha hai ki isakI prakriyA uttejita aura jAgRta hote haiM, tathA Antaravidyuta (tejas zakti) doharI pratikriyA utpanna karatI hai- eka bhItara meM, dUsarI bAhara athavA UrjAzakti kI vRddhi hotI hai| zvAsa ke sAtha zarIra ke meM. japa ke dhvani pravAha se zarIra meM yatra-tatra sannihita aneka bhItara zabdoM ke AvAgamana se tathA raktAbhisaraNa se garmI utpanna 0 aSTadazI / 2140
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________________ hotI hai, jo japakartA ke sUkSma (taijas) zarIra ko tejasvI, aba prazna hotA he ki japayoga kA sAdhaka japa kisakA varcasvI evaM ojasvI tathA AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke lie kareM? vaise to japa karane ke lie kaI zreSTha maMtra hai, kaI pada haiM, kAryakSama banAtI hai| sAdhaka ke jIvana kI triyoga-pravRttiyA~ usI kaI zloka aura gAthAeM haiN| jaina dharma meM sarvazreSTha mahAmaMtra UrjA (taijas) zakti ke sahAre calatI hai| paMcaparameSThI namaskAra maMtra hai| vaidika dharma meM gAyatrI maMtra ko japanIya zabdoM kI punarAvRtti ke abhyAsa kA camatkAra sarvazreSTha samajhA jAtA hai| yaha bAta maMtra kA cayana karate samaya manuSya kI mAnasika saMracanA aisI hai, jisame koI bhI bAta avazya dhyAna meM rakhanI caahiye| gaharAI taka jamAne ke lie usakI lagAtAra punarAvRtti kA maMtroM meM artha kA nahIM, dhvani vijJAna kA mahatva hai| abhyAsa karanA hotA hai| punarAvRtti se maStiSka eka vizeSa DhA~ce maMtroM meM unake artha kA utanA mahatva nahIM hotA, jitanA ki meM DhalatA jAtA hai| jisa kriyA ko bAra-bAra kiyA jAtA hai, vaha dhvanivijJAna kaa| artha kI dRSTi se navakAra mahAmaMtra yA gAyatrI maMtra Adata meM zumAra ho jAtI hai| jo viSaya bAra-bAra par3hA, sunA, sAmAnya lagegA, parantu sAmarthya kI dRSTi se adbhuta aura sarvopari bolA, likhA yA samajhA jAtA hai, vaha mastiSka meM apanA eka haiM ye, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki maMtra sraSTA vItarAga kI dRSTi meM viziSTa sthAna jamA letA hai| kisI bhI bAta ko gaharAI se jamAne artha kA itanA mahatva nahIM rahA, jitanA zabdoM kA guMthana mahatvapUrNa ke lie usakI punarAvRtti karanA Avazyaka hotA hai| rahA hai| kitane hI bIjamaMtra aise haiM, jinakA koI viziSTa artha nahIM eka hI rAste para bAra-bAra pazuoM va manuSyoM ke calane se nikalatA, parantu ve sAmarthya kI dRSTi se vilakSaNa hai| "hI" pagaDaMDiyAM banatI haiN| isI prakAra maMtra japa ke dvArA niyamita rUpa "zrI" "klI' blU~,aiM, hUM yaM, phaT ityAdi bIja maMtroM kA artha se anavarata maMtragata zabdoM kI AvRtti karane se japakartA ke samajhane kI mAthApaccI karane para bhI saphalatA nahIM milatI, antaraMga meM vaha sthAna jamA letA hai| usa lagAtAra japa kA aisA kyoMki unakA maMtra ke sAtha sRjana yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhakara kiyA gaharA prabhAva vyakti ke antara para par3a jAtA hai ki usakI smRti gayA hai ki unakA uccAraNa kisa stara kA tathA kitanI sAmarthya lakSya se saMbadhita apanI jagaha majabUtI se pakar3a letI hai| cetana kA zaktikampana utpanna karatA hai, evaM japakartA, abhISTa prayojana mana meM to usakA smaraNa pakkA rahatA hI hai, acetana mana meM bhI aura samIpavartI vAtAvaraNa para usakA kyA prabhAva par3atA hai? usakA eka sunizcita sthAna bana jAtA hai| phalata: binA hI japakartA kI yogyatA, japavidhi aura sAvadhAnI prayAsa ke prAya: nidrA aura svapna meM bhI japa calane lagatA hai| yaha bIjamaMtroM kA tathA anya maMtroM kA jApa karane se pUrva ina hai japayoga se pahalA mahatvapUrNa laabh| tathyoM para avazya hI dhyAna denA caahiye| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki japayoga se dUsarA lAbha : zabda taraMgoM kA karizmA japa dvArA kisI maMtra ko siddha karane ke lie usakI maMtrasraSTA japayoga se dasarA lAbha - antarikSa meM pravAhita hone vAle dvArA batAI gaI vidhi para pUrA dhyAna denA caahiye| kaI viziSTa divya caitanya pravAha se abhISTa parimANa meM zakti khIMcakara usase maMtroM kI japa sAdhanA karane ke sAtha maMtrajapakartA kI yogyatA kA lAbha utthaanaa| jaina dRSTi se bhI dekhA jAe to maMtra ke adhiSThAyaka bhI ullekha kiyA gayA hai ki maMtrajapakartA bhUmizayana kare, devI-deva japakartA sAdhaka ko abhISTa lAbha pahuMcAte haiN| isakA brahmacarya kA pAlana kare, satyabhASaNa kare, asatya vyavahAra na artha haiM- maMtrajApa se utpanna hone vAlI sakSma taraMgeM vizvabrahmaNDa kare, maMtrajApa ke daurAna kisI se vAda-vivAda kalaha, jhagar3A na (caudaha rajjUpramANa loka) meM pravAhita UrjApravAha ko khIMca lAtI kare, kaSAya upazAnta rakhe, maMtra ke prati pUrNa zraddhA-niSThA rakhe, hai| jisa prakAra kisI sarovara meM DhelA pheMkane para usameM se lahareM _Adara ke sAtha nirantara niyamita rUpa se jApa kre| eka bAta japa uThatI haiM aura ve vahIM samApta na hokara dhIre-dhIre usa sarovara ke karane vAle vyakti ko yaha bhI dhyAna meM rakhanI hai ki japa karane antima chora taka jA paha~catI haiM, usI prakAra maMtragata zabdoM ke kA sthAna pavitra, zuddha evaM svaccha ho, vahAM kisI prakAra kI anavarata jApa (punarAvartana) se cambakIya vicArataraMge paidA hotI gandagI na ho, jIvajantu kIr3e-makor3e makkhI-macchara Adi kA haiM, jo vizva-brAhmaNDa rUpI sarovara kA aMtima chora vizva ke upadrava yA kolAhala na ho, japasthala ke ekadama nikaTa yA golAkAra hone ke kAraNa, vahI sthAna hotA hai, jahAM se maMtragata ekadama Upara zaucAlaya (leTrIna) yA mUtrAlaya na ho, haDDI yA dhvani taraMgoM kA saMcaraNa prAraMbha huA thaa| isa taraha maMtrajapa dvArA camar3e kI koI cIja vahA~ na rakhI jaae| japa karane vAlA vyakti punarAvartana hone se paidA hone vAlI vAlI UrjA-taraMge dhIre-dhIre madya, mAMsa, vyabhicAra, hatyA, daMbha mArapITa, AgajanI, juA, bahatI va bar3hatI calI jAtI haiM aura anta meM eka parI parikramA corI Adi se bilkula dUra rahe tathA japa karane kA sthAna, karake apane mUla udgama sthAna japakartA ke pAsa lauTa AtI hai| vyakti, dizA (pUrva yA uttara), mAlA samaya, Asana, vastra Adi kisakA japa kiyA jAe? jo nirdhArita kiye hoM ve hI maMtra kI siddhi taka rakhe jaaeN| 0 aSTadazI /2150
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________________ japa ke sAtha lakSya ke prati tanmayatA, bhAvanA eMva tIvratA ho taraMge dUra-dUra taka phailakara vAtAvaraNa ko zuddha banAtI hai| kaI bhaktiparAyaNa vyakti apane iSTadeva paMcaparameSThI vItarAga ajapAjapa-svarUpa aura prakriyA jIvanamukta arihaMta yA niraMjana nirAkAra siddha paramAtmA ke japa prANAyAma kI hI eka vidhA, jo vizuddha AdhyAtmika hai, ko hI abhISTa mAnate haiN| iSTa deva kA jApa karane se unakA jise ajapAjapa "so'haM sAdhanA yA' haMsayoga kahA jAtA hai| sAnnidhya aura sAmIpya prApta hotA hai| aise divyAtmA bhI kabhI vipazyanA dhyAna evaM prekSA dhyAna ke sAtha japa kAphI susaMgata hai| kabhI pratyakSa darzana dete haiM aura kAryasiddhi meM sahAyaka hote haiN| kintu prekSA dhyAna evaM vipazyanA dhyAna meM aura isameM thor3A sA paramAtmA yA paramAtmapada kI prApti hI mumukSu sAdhaka ke jIvana antara hai| prekSA dhyAna yA vipazyanA dhyAna meM prAraMbha meM kevala kA lakSya honA caahiye| aise mumukSu japakartA ko ekamAtra niraMjana zvAsa ke AvAgamana ko dekhate rahane kA abhyAsa hai, parantu nirAkAra paramAtmA ke prati pUrNazraddhA rakhakara japa prAraMbha karane se ajapAjapa meM pahale sthira zarIra aura zAMta citta hokara zvAsa pUrva unheM vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA-namaskAra karanA caahiye| usa japakartA, ke AvAgamana kI kriyA prAraMbha kI jAtI hai| sAMsa lete samaya puNyAtmA meM paramAtmA ke prati tIvra tanmayatA, tallInatA, "so" aura choDate samaya "hama" kI dhvanizravaNa para citta ko ekAgratA evaM pipAsA honI cAhiye, aise zuddha AtmA se milana ekAgra kiyA jAtA hai| yA tAdAtmya pipAsA jitanI tIvra hogI, usI anupAta meM milana kI saMbhAvanA nikaTa aaegii| jApa japa yA nAmasmaraNa jitanI isa anAyAsa japa sAdhanA meM dhyAna yoga bhI jur3A hai| isameM samarpaNavRtti zaraNAgati evaM bhakti, prIti ke sAtha kiyA jAegA, zvAsa ke AvAgamana para satarka hokara dhyAna rakhanA aura citta utanI hI zIghra saphalatA milanI saMbhava hai| isIlie bhaktivAda ko ekAgra karanA par3atA hai| itanA na bana par3e to vAyu ke bhItara praveza ke sAtha "so" aura nikalane ke sAtha "hama" ke zravaNa ke AcArya ne kahA- "japAt siddhiH japAt siddhiH japAt siddhirna saMzayaH" japa se siddhi hotI hai, japa se siddhi hotI hai, kA tAlamela hI nahIM baitthtaa| isalie pratyeka zvAsa kI gatividhi japa se avazya hI siddhi hotI hai, isameM koI saMzaya nahIM hai| ata: para dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai| itanA dhyAna jama jAe, tabhI japakartA meM japa ke phala ke prati AzaMkA yA saMzaya nahIM honA dhvanizravaNa kA agalA kadama uThatA hai| caahiye| so'haM maMtra kA artha aura rahasya japa kA antastala evaM mahAtmya ___'so'ham' maMtra vedAnta kA hai, parantu jainadharma ke AdhyAtmika japa kA mahAtmya batAte hue kavi ne kahA hai AcAra pradhAna Agama-AcArAMga-sUtra ke prathama adhyayana ke prathama sthira mana se sAre jApa karo, uddezaka meM AtmA ke astitva sUcaka sUtra meM "sohaM" zabda bhava-bhava kA saMcita tApa hro||dhruv||| prayukta kiyA hai| vaha bhI AtmA kA paramAtmA ke sAtha AtmaguNoM yaha jApa zAMti kA dAtA hai, duvidhA ko dUra bhagAtA hai| meM Atma svarUpa meM ekatva kA sUcaka hai| vese bhI so'haM meM "so" mAnasa kA saba santApa hro||sthir||1|| kA artha vaha aura "aham" kA artha meM hai| yAnI vaha paramAtmA japa se saba kAma sudharate haiM, dila meM zubha bhAva ubharate haiN| maiM (zuddha AtmA) huuN| tAtparya hai maiM paramAtmA ke guNe ke samakakSa cetana se sadA milApa kro| sthir||2|| huuN| jitane mUla guNa paramAtmA meM haiM, ve hI merI zuddha AtmA meM hai| jaba japa kA dIpaka jalatA hai, taba antara kA sukha phalatA hai| vedAnta tatvajJAna kA mUlabhUta AdhAra hai, usI prakAra "appA so karaNI se apane Apa tro|sthir||3|| paramappA' isa jainatatvajJAna ke nizcayadRSTiparaka tatvajJAna kA gara antara kA mana caMgA hai, yaha jApa pAvanI gaMgA hai| AdhAra hai| tattvamasi, zivo'haM, "ya: paramAtmA sa evA'ham', taraMgoM se "sumerU" nApa kro| sthir||4|| so'ham, saccidAnando'ham, ayamAtmA brahma Adi sUtroM meM AtmA aura paramAtmA meM samAnatA hai| "paMcadazI" Adi granthoM meM isI kavi ne japa kA anta:stala khola kara rakha diyA hai| japa anubhUti kA darzana evaM prayoga vistRta rUpa se batAyA gayA hai| ke samaya kisI prakAra kI duvidhA, duzcintA, azAMti, becainI, vastuta: advaitasAdhanA, athavA Atmopamya sAdhanA athavA "aige spRhA, phalAkAMkSA, laukika vAMchA, IrSyA, dveSabhAvanA Adi nahIM AyA" kI sAdhanA kA abhyAsa bhI isI prayoga ke sAtha saMgata ho ho to japa zAMti, zubha bhAvanAoM, samarpaNa vRtti, dRr3hazraddhA evaM / jAtA hai| sarvatApahArI, mAnasa meM tanmayatA, ekAgratA aura ArAdhya ke prati tallInatA lAne vAlA hai| japa se samyagjJAna-darzana Atmika gAyatrI sAdhanA kI ucca starIya bhUmikA meM praveza karate AnaMda aura Atmazakti para Ae AvaraNa dUra hokara inakA samaya sAdhaka ko so'ham japa kI sAdhanA kA abhyAsa karanA jAgaraNa ho jAtA hai| gaMgA kI taraMgoM ke samAna japa se udbhuta Avazyaka hotA hai| anya japoM meM to prayatnapUrvaka abhyAsa karanA 0 aSTadazI / 2160
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________________ hotA hai, jabaki so'ham kA ajapAjapa binA kisI prayatna ke anAyAsa ho jAtA hai| isIlie ise binA japa kiye japa - "ajapAjapa" kahA jAtA hai| ise yoga kI bhASA meM anAhata nAda bhI kahate haiN| so'ham japa meM Atmabodha evaM tatvabodha donoM hai| so'ham japa-sAdhanA meM Atmabodha aura tatvabodha donoM kA sammizraNa hai| maiM kauna hU~, isa prazna ke uttara meM kahA gayA hai sa: = vaha paramAtmA aham = maiM huuN| ise brahmadarzana meM Atmadarzana bhI kaha sakate haiM, yaha AtmA, paramAtmA kI ekatA-advaita kA brahmajJAna hai| isa brahmajJAna ke udita ho jAne para AtmajJAna, samyagjJAna, tatvajJAna, vyavahArya-sadjJAna Adi sabhI kI zAkhA-prazAkhAe~ phUTane lagatI haiN| isalie "so' "ha" japa ko atIva uccakoTi kA japayoga mAnA gayA hai| jainadRSTi se jApa eka prakAra kA padastha dhyAna kA rUpa hai| jApa ke ina saba rUpoM ke lAbha, mahatva svarUpa tathA prakriyA evaM vidhi-vidhAna ko samajhakara japayogasAdhanA karane se vyakti parama lakSya-mokSa ko prApta kara sakatA 0 aSTadazI /2170