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________________ cauthA pravacana dharmaH nijI aura vaiyaktika
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________________ prazna-sAra koI ATha varSoM se Apako sunatI-par3hatI hUM; lekina sirpha Apa hI haiM saamne|...ronaa hI ronA! yaha kyA hai? M zAstrIya paraMparA meM saMnyAsI kAma-bhoga se vimukha aura prabhu-prApti ke lie unmukha hotA hai; lekina Apake saMnyAsa meM virakti para jora kyoM nahIM?... ARE kyA bhakti-mArga meM bure karmoM kA phala bhoganA par3atA hai athavA nahIM? R yadi isa pRthvI para kahIM svarga hai to vaha yahIM hai, yahIM hai, yahIM hai| aisA kyoM huA, kRpayA samajhAeM! wwwjainelibrar corg
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________________ ThalA prazna: koI ATha varSoM se Apako sunatI hUM, lapaTa ho| vaisA mahAvIra kA mArga hai| vahAM AMsU sukhAne haiN| par3hatI hUM; lekina saba bhUla jAtA hai, sirpha Apa vahAM AMsuoM ko bilakula vASpIbhUta kara denA hai| vahAM prema ko hI sAmane hote haiN| aura aba to ronA hI ronA bacAnA nahIM; vahAM prema kI sArI saMbhAvanAoM ko samApta kara denA rahatA hai| ghara para Apake citra ke sAmane rotI haM, yahAM pravacana meM hai tAki tuma hI baco, nipaTa akele; bAhara jAne kA koI dvAra rotI huuN| yaha kyA hai? terI yArI meM bihArI sukha na pAyo rI! bhI na bce| kyoMki prema bAhara le jAtA hai| saMsAra meM bhI le jAtA hai, paramAtmA meM bhI le jA sakatA hai| lekina sAdhAraNataH to prema jalAtA hai| aura prema meM jo jalane ko rAjI hai vahI prArthanA | saMsAra meM hI le jAtA hai, ninyAnnabe mauke para to saMsAra meM hI le ko upalabdha bhI hotA hai| prema dukha detA hai, kyoMki prema kATatA | jAtA hai| hai| jaise mUrtikAra patthara ko tor3atA hai, chainI-hathaur3I se; lekina mahAvIra kA mArga kahatA hai, ina AMsuoM ko sukhA ddaalo| na tabhI pratimA kA AvirbhAva hotA hai| jo prema ke dukha se Dara gayA, koI bhakti na koI bhAva, na koI pUjA na koI prArthanA-bujhA do vaha aprema ke narka meM jIyegA sdaa| jisane prema kI pIr3A ko ye saba dIpa arcanA ke! nipaTa apane akelepana meM rAjI ho svIkAra kara liyA, to dukha jaldI hI sukha meM rUpAMtarita jaao| to bhI paramAtmA pragaTa hotA hai| isa ati para bhI hogA-aura aise sukha meM jisakA koI aMta nhiiN| | paramAtmA pragaTa hotA hai! AMsuoM se bharA hai rAstA satya kI khoja kA, lekina eka-eka phira dUsarA mArga hai nArada kA, caitanya kA, mIrA kaa| jisane AMsU ke badale meM karor3a-karor3a phUla khilate haiN| ye AMsU pUchA hai usakA nAma bhI mIrA hai| vahAM AMsU hI AMsU ho jaao| sAdhAraNa AMsU nahIM haiN| jisane pUchA hai use maiM jAnatA huuN| ye | vahAM tuma na bco| pighalo aura baha jAo, ki pIche koI AMsU sAdhAraNa AMsU nahIM haiN| aura ina AMsuoM kA dukha ronevAlA na bace, rudana hI raha jaaye| isa taraha galo ki jarA-sI sAdhAraNa dukha bhI nahIM hai| ina AMsuoM meM eka rasa hai| inako bhI gAMTha na raha jAye bhiitr| saba AMkhoM ke bahAne baha jaaye| saba AMsU hI mata samajhanA, anyathA cUka ho jaaegii| dUsare samajheM to AMsuoM meM Dhala jaaye| to bhI paramAtmA taka pahuMcanA ho jAtA samajhane denaa| khuda ina AMsuoM ko agara AMsU hI samajha liyA hai| kyoMki jaba saba baha jAtA hai, tuma bacate hI nahIM, to to bar3I cUka ho jaaegii| yaha to anivArya caraNa hai| paramAtmA hI bacatA hai| paramAtmA kI khoja meM do hI upAya haiN| yA to AMsU bilakula yA to tumhIM baco aura kucha na bace, to paramAtmA milatA hai| sUkha jAyeM, AMkha jarA bhI gIlI na rahe, gIlApana hI na rahe, yA aura saba bace, tuma na baco, to paramAtmA milatA hai| lakar3I sUkhI ho jAye ki Aga lagAo to dhuAM na uThe, lapaTa hI yA to tumhArA AtmabhAva itanA virATa ho jAye ki saba usameM
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 samA jAye; yA tumhArA AtmabhAva itanA zUnya ho jAye ki sabameM | hamane isa izka meM kyA khoyA hai, kyA pAyA hai samA jaaye| juja tire aura ko samajhAUM to samajhAna skuu| mahAvIra kA mArga AtmA ko sudRr3ha karane kA mArga hai| nArada kaa| | usa parama pyAre ke atirikta kisI aura ko samajhA bhI na mArga AtmA ko visarjita kara dene kA mArga hai| isalie ghabar3Ao skoge| koI samajhegA bhI nahIM, kyoMki yaha saudA bar3e pAgalapana mt| haMsakara roo, rokara nAco, nAcakara roo| nRtya ko | kA hai| bhakta kA rAstA dIvAne kA rAstA hai| utsava smjho| mahAvIra kA rAstA atyaMta vicAra kA rAstA hai, atyaMta viveka hama pe muztarakA haiM ahasAna game-ulaphata ke kA, gaNita kaa| vahAM cIjeM sApha-sutharI haiN| isalie itane ahasAna ki ginavAUM to ginavA na sakaM . jaina-zAstroM meM rasa nahIM hai| par3he jAo, sune jAo, marusthala hI hamane isa izka meM kyA khoyA hai, kyA pAyA hai marusthala hai| jaina zAstroM meM rasa nahIM hai--ho nahIM sktaa| vaha juja tire aura ko samajhAUM to samajhA na skuuN| mArga vairAgya kA hai, virasatA kA hai| rasa hai to bhakti ke zAstroM hama pe muztarakA haiM ahasAna game-ulaphata ke! prema kI pIr3A ke | meN| vahAM tumheM koI sUkhI jamIna na milegii| vahAM saba kamaloM se itane ahasAna haiM, prema ke dukha ne itanA diyA hai-gme-ulpht| DhaMkA hai| lekina ve kamala muphta nahIM milte| ve kamala yUM hI hama pe muztarakA haiM ahasAna game-ulaphata ke nahIM khilate; jaba koI saba gaMvAtA hai, taba khilate haiN| to itane ahasAna ki ginavAUM to ginavA na skuuN|| ghabar3AnA mt| aba rone ko hI sAdhanA smjhnaa| kaMjasI se mata anaMta hai unakA upkaar| eka-eka AMsU ne bhakta ko nikhArA | ronaa| roe aura kaMjUsI se roe to vyartha roe| dila bharakara ronaa| | hai, svaccha kiyA hai, tAjagI dI hai, nirdoSa banAyA hai| samagratA se ronaa| aura rone ko prArthanA samajhanA, ahobhAva eka-eka AMsU jahara ko lekara bAhara ho gayA hai, pIche amRta smjhnaa| ye AMsU kama hI saubhAgyazAliyoM kI AMkhoM meM Ate hI chUTa gayA hai| haiN| bahatoM kI AMkheM to patharA gayI haiM, nakalI ho gayI haiN| hama pe muztarakA haiM ahasAna game-ulaphata ke maiMne sunA hai, eka karor3apati kaMjUsa kI eka AMkha nakalI thI, itane ahasAna ki ginavAUM to ginavA na sakU patthara kI thii| eka AdamI bhIkha mAMgane AyA thaa| kaMjUsa ne hamane isa izka meM kyA khoyA hai, kyA pAyA hai . kabhI kisI ko bhIkha na dI thii| lekina usa dina kucha zubha muhUrta juja tire aura ko samajhAUM to samajhAna skuu| meM A gayA thA bhikhaarii| kaMjUsa kucha prasanna thaa| koI bar3I aura koI samajha bhI na skegaa| saMpadA hAtha laga gayI thii| abhI-abhI khabara milI thI to bar3A bahuta kucha khoyA bhI jAtA hai prema meN| bahuta kucha pAyA bhI jAtA | praphullita thaa| to roja se usa dina sadaya thaa| kabhI kisI hai prema meN| khonA mArga hai pAne kaa| khone se Dare to pAne se vaMcita bhikhArI ko kucha na diyA thaa| usa dina bhikhArI se kahA, raha jaaoge| pahale to khoyA hI jAtA hai; pAnA to bAda meM ghaTatA 'acchA dUMgA kucha, lekina pahale eka zarta hai| kyA tU batA hai| pahale to khonA hI khonA hai| saudA pahale to ghATe kA hai| sakatA hai ki merI kauna-sI AMkha asalI hai, kauna-sI nakalI jaba saba kho jAtA hai, taba milana ke kSaNa Ate haiM, taba varSA hotI hai?' usa bhikhArI ne dekhA aura usane kahA ki bAyIM asalI hai| jaise garmI meM saba sUkha jAtA hai, dharatI tapatI hai, vRkSa rUkhe ho honI cAhie, dAyIM nklii| cakita huA dhnpti| usane kahA, jAte, patte gira jAte, vRkSa nagna ho jAte, dharatI pyAsI aura 'kaise tUne jAnA?' to usane kahA, 'nakalI AMkha meM thor3I-sI rotI-taba megha-malhAra, taba megha ghirate haiM, taba ASAr3ha ke karuNA mAlUma par3atI hai, thor3I dayA kA bhAva mAlUma par3atA hai, divasa Ate aura varSA hotI hai| isase phcaanaa| asalI to bilakula patharA gayI hai|' pahale to khonA hI khonA hai| khonA pAne kI pAtratA hai| pahale bahuta haiM jinakI AMkheM patharA gayI haiM, jinake hRdaya sUkha gaye haiM, to khAlI honA hai, isalie khonA pdd'egaa| pAtra jaba pUrA khAlI rasadhAra nahIM bhtii| gaMgA kho gayI hai, rUkhe-sUkhe reta ke pahAr3a hogA to barasegA prmaatmaa| khar3e raha gaye haiN| kahIM koI aMkura nahIM phUTatA, koI pakSI gIta 7o
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika nahIM gaataa| saubhAgyazAlI haiM ve jinakI AMkheM aba bhI tara ho viyogI hogA pahalA kavi! sakatI haiM, bhIga sakatI haiN| unakI AtmA ke bhIgane kA abhI -yaha viyoga royA hai| upAya hai| to agara ronA AtA ho to Ane denA, sahayoga karanA, Aha se upajA hogA gAna! sAtha denA, saMgI bnnaa| lar3a-lar3akara mata ronaa| -aura jaldI hI tumhAre AMsuoM se gIta utarane lgeNge| jhijhaka-jhijhakakara mata ronaa| sakucAnA mt| zarmAnA mt| mIrA khUba royii| isalie to mIrA ke gItoM meM jo hai, vaha nahIM to cUka ho jaayegii| mahAkaviyoM ke gItoM meM bhI nhiiN| mIrA ke gIta bhASA aura agara AMsuoM se tuma pUre baha jAo to kucha kahane ko nahIM vyAkaraNa kI dRSTi se tukabaMdiyAM haiN| hRdaya kI dRSTi se to vaise bctaa| phira koI prArthanA karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| phira koI gIta kabhI-kabhAra pRthvI para utare haiM, kisI dUsare loka se Aye zAstra Avazyaka nahIM hai| phira tumhAre AMsU saba kaha deMge--jo haiN| bahutoM ne gIta likhe haiM, lekina jaise mIrA ke gIta hRdaya-hRdaya nahIM kahA jA sakatA vaha bhI; jo kahA jA sakatA hai vaha to | meM utare haiM, vaise kisI ke gIta kabhI nahIM utre| na to bhASA, na nizcita hii| phira to tumhAre AMsU saba gA deMge--jo geya hai, chaMda-zAstra, na kAvya kI mAtrAoM kA kucha hisAba hai, na saMgIta ageya hai, sabhI gA deMge; jo nahIM gAyA jA sakatA hai, ageya hai, kA koI gaNita hai-para kucha aura hai jo ina saba ke pAra hai| yaha vaha bhI gA deNge| phira to tumhAre AMsuoM kI dhuna meM saba pragaTa ho vyathA mIrA kI apanI nahIM hai aba! jaise mIrA ke kaMTha se sArI jaaegaa| tumase jyAdA DhaMga se kaha deMge ve, paramAtmA se kyA manuSyatA, sArA astitva apanI pIr3A ko pragaTa kiyA hai| kahanA hai! jaba AMsU tuma se mukta ho jAte haiM, aura sabake ho jAte haiM, to viyogI hogA pahalA kavi tuma samApta hue| aba tuma koI choTI-moTI dhArA na rahe jo sUkha Aha se upajA hogA gAna jAtI hai| varSA, garmI meM...bhara jAtI hai varSA meM, varSA meM bAr3ha A umar3akara AMkhoM se cupacApa jAtI hai, garmI meM patA bhI nahIM calatA kahAM kho gii| jaba tumhArI bahI hogI kavitA anajAna vyathA sabakI vyathA se jur3a jAtI hai, to tuma sAgara ho ge| taba sArA kAvya AMsuoM kA hai| haMsI se koI kAvya nirmita hotA tumhAre bhItara sirpha vyathA hI nahIM rahatI, vyathA ke gIta uThate haiM, hai? sArA kAvya AMsuoM kA hai; kyoMki haMsI bar3I uthalI hai, viraha ke gIta uThate haiN| Upara-Upara hai, khokhalI hai| koI haMsanA AMsuoM kI gaharAI sArA bhakti-zAstra viraha hai, viyoga hai| aura bhakta ne viraha nahIM chU paataa| haMsanA Upara-Upara lahara kI taraha AtA hai, calA ko durbhAgya nahIM mAnA hai, saubhAgya jAnA hai| bhakta ne apanI pIr3A jAtA hai| AMsU kahIM gahare meM saghana ho jAte haiN| to AMsU to ko bhI svarNima mAnA hai| hai bhI svarNima, kyoMki jaba saba kho gaharAI meM utarane kI suvidhA hai, saubhAgya hai| jAyegA, jaba kucha bhI na bacegA, kevala eka pyAsa bacegI; eka aura dhIre-dhIre, pahale to AMsU apane lie bahate haiM, phira AMsU uttapta hRdaya bacegA-tabhI usI kSaNa meM, usI parama saubhAgya ke auroM ke lie bhI bahane lagate haiN| pahale-pahale to kAraNa se kSaNa meM, usI dhanyatA kI ghar3I meM paramAtmA kA avataraNa hotA hai| bahate haiM, phira akAraNa bahane lagate haiN| jaba akAraNa bahane | 'koI ATha varSoM se Apako sunatI hUM, lagate haiM, taba unakA majA hI aura hai| bhUla jAtA hai, sirpha Apa hI sAmane hote haiN|' azru apanI hI vyathA kA nirvasana tana zabha ho rahA hai| maiM kyA kahatA hai. usakA hisAba ve rakheM jo gIta jaga bhara ke dukhoM kI AtmA hai| mujhe nahIM samajha paate| unake hAtha kUr3A-karkaTa pdd'egaa| ve pahale to apanI hI pIr3A se bahate haiM, lekina jaldI hI tuma ucchiSTa ko ikaTThA kara leNge| jaise bhojana kI Tebala ke pAoge ki tumhArI pIr3A sArI manuSyatA kI pIr3A hai| jaldI hI | AsapAsa thor3e Tukar3e gira jAte haiM, aise hI zabda haiN| Tukar3e tuma pAoge: tumhArI pIr3A sAre astitva kI pIr3A hai| yaha tuma | bhojana se gira gaye-roTI ke, sAga-sabjI ke, miSThAnna hI nahIM roe ho, yaha paramAtmA se bichur3Apana royA hai| ke-aise hI zabda haiN| kyoMki jo maiM haM vaha zabdoM meM pragaTa nahIM
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________________ jina sutra bhAgaH ho sktaa| zabda bar3e choTe haiN| to zabha hai ki zabda bhUla jAyeM dUra hotA hai| kinAre ke pAsa kahIM taphAna hote haiN| lekina prema ke aura maiM yAda rhuuN| azubha hogA ki zabda yAda raheM aura maiM bhUla | niyama ulaTe haiN| isa saMsAra ke jo niyama haiM, prema ke niyama usase jaauuN| bahutoM ko yahI hotA hai : zabda yAda raha jAte haiM, maiM bhUla | bilakula ulaTe haiN| yahAM agara nadI pAra karanI ho to DUbanA mt| jAtA huuN| kucha milA unheM, lekina jahAM bahuta mila sakatA thA, prema kI duniyA meM agara nadI pAra karanI ho to DUbane kA avasara vahAM apane hI hAtha ve kSudra ko ikaTThA karake A gye| jahAM hIre | A jAye to cUkanA mt| mila sakate the vahAM se kaMkar3a-patthara bIna laaye| DUbA jo koI Aha, kinAre pai A gayA! acchA hai! bhUla hI jaao| jo sunA hai use yAda rakhane kI DUbate hI kinArA mila jAtA hai| DUbanA hI kinArA hai aura jarUrata nahIM hai| | koI kinArA nhiiN| ibanA hI maMjila hai: aura koI maMjila nhiiN| agara mujha se milana huA hai, agara kSaNabhara ko bhI mujhe dekhA | kyoMki DUbe ki tuma mitte| tuma miTe ki vahI raha gayA, jo hai, jo hai, mujhameM jhAMkA hai, to kyA maiM kahatA hUM, isakI kyA phikra! sadA se hai| tuma jarA Upara-Upara kI dhUla-dhavAMsa ho, usa para cAheM to tumako cAheM, dekheM to tumako dekheM chA gayA jo sanAtana hai, zAzvata hai| DUbe ki dhUla-dhavAMsa baha khvAhiza diloM kI tuma ho, AMkhoM kI ArajU tum| gaI; bacA vahI jo sadA thA--tumhAre hone ke pahale thA, tumhAre jise darzana huA, jise dikhAI par3ane lagA, vaha kAnoM kI phikra hone ke bAda hogaa| bacA vahI jo zAzvata hai, kAlAtIta hai| choDa detA hai| jaba AMkheM bharane lagIM to kAna kI kauna phikra | DUbA jo koI Aha, kinAre pe A gayA! karatA hai! tugayAne bahare izka hai sAhila ke aaspaas| sanane para to hama taba bharosA karate haiM jaba hama aMdhe hote haiM aura ye jo taphAna haiM, prema kI AMdhiyAM haiM, ye kinAre ke bahata dekhane kA upAya nahIM hotaa| sunane ko to hama taba pakar3ate haiM, AsapAsa haiM, inase ghabar3AnA mt| aura jaba AMdhI tumhAre dvAra majabUrI meM, kyoMki dekha nahIM pAte, aMdhere meM TaTolate haiN| kAna se para dastaka de to nikala AnA, DUbane ko rAjI ho jAnA, AMdhI se hI jInA par3atA hai aMdhe ko| para jisake pAsa AMkha hai vaha AMkha lar3anA mt| se jItA hai| phira kauna phikra karatA hai kAna kI! 'saba bhUla jAtA hai, sirpha Apa hI sAmane hote haiN|' AMkha se hI jIyo! to tuma dduuboge| kAna se jo jIte haiM, ve DUba to vahI ho rahA hai jo honA caahie| nahIM paate| jyAdA se jyAdA itanA ho sakatA hai ki mujhe sunate | 'aura aba to ronA hI ronA rahatA hai| ghara Apake citra ke samaya tuma para thor3I-sI bUMdeM barasa jAyeM, para ve tumheM DubA na sAmane rotI hUM, yahAM pravacana meM rotI huuN| yaha kyA hai?' pAyeMgI; ghara jAte-jAte dhUpa meM ur3a jaayeNgii| lekina tuma agara prazna mata uThAo, roo| prazna uThAyA ki ronA baMda huaa| mujha meM DUbo, mujhe agara dekha paao...| isalie hamane isa deza kyoMki prazna jahAM se AtA hai vahAM se ronA nahIM aataa| prazna meM tatva-ciMtana kI dhArA ko darzana kahA hai-zravaNa nahIM, darzana AtA hai buddhi se, ronA AtA hai hRdaya se| prazna uThAyA ki buddhi kahA hai| kucha bAta dekhane kI hai| kucha AMkha se jur3ane kI bAta ne hRdaya ke bIca meM bAdhA dii| prazna uThAyA ki buddhi ne kahA, yaha hai| merI bAta sunakara tuma mujha taka A jAo, kAphI hai itanA; | kyA ho rahA hai? prazna uThAyA ki buddhi ne ar3acana zurU kI, ki phira mujhe dekho, phira sunane meM hI mata ulajhe raha jaao| buddhi ne paharA bAMdhA, ki buddhi ne kahA, 'baMda karo yaha pAgalapana, DUbA jo koI Aha, kinAre pai A gayA yaha dIvAnagI! samhalo, hoziyAra bno|' tugayAne bahare izka hai sAhila ke aaspaas| / aba yahIM tumheM khayAla rakhanA hai| agara mahAvIra ke mArga para jo koI DUbA vaha kinArA pA gyaa| kyoMki kucha aisA mAmalA | calate ho to samhalo, hoziyAra bno| vahAM hoza AkhirI gaNa hai ki izka kA jo tUphAna hai, prema kA jo tUphAna hai, vaha ThIka hai| agara nArada ke mArga para calate ho, mIrA ke aura caitanya ke, kinAre ke pAsa hai| sAdhAraNa tUphAna to kinAre se dUra hote | to vahAM behozI hI mArga hai| vahAM hoziyAra mata bnnaa| vahAM haiM-bahuta dUra hote haiN| jitanA bar3A tUphAna ho utanA hI kinAre se | hoziyAra bane ki gNvaayaa| aura apanI-apanI cuna lenA raah| na 1721
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________________ dharma: nijI aura vaiyaktika | mahAvIra se kucha lenA hai, na nArada se kucha lenA hai--dekhanA hai ki jisane pUchA hai, maiM jAnatA hUM, ronA usake lie mArga hai| bhUla apanI mauja kahAM, hama kahAM bahe jAte haiM saralatA se, jahAM koI jAo mahAvIra ko| guNa gAo prabhu ke| nAco mastI meM! behozI upAya nahIM karanA par3atA, jahAM hama chor3a dete haiM aura dhArA le meM DUbo! aura kucha bhI bacA na rkho| jarA bhI kRpaNatA mata karanA calatI hai| agara saMkalpa tumhArI vRtti ho to rokanA; to hRdaya kyoMki paramAtmA tumheM pUrA kA pUrA cAhatA hai| ko tor3anA aura buddhi ko jagAnA; to hRdaya ko poMcha denA vahAM tyAga hai to sarvasva kA hai| vahAM kucha-kucha dene se, bilakula ki rAga kA zeSa bhI na rahe, na AMsU hoM, na haMsI ho| | aMza-aMza dene se kAma na clegaa| vahAM kucha aura dene se kAma na tumane dekhA mahAvIra kI pratimA para? thira hai| madhya meM hai| na calegA, jaba taka tuma svayaM ko hI na de DAlo-azeSa bhAva se, | haMsatI hai na rotI hai| muurtivt| mUrti hI mUrtivata nahIM hai, mahAvIra | binA pIche kucha bacAye ta the| ve ThIka bIca meM khar3e the hoza ko smhaalkr| roo! ronA zubha hai| agara saralatA se AtA hai to bar3A zubha vaha bhI mArga hai| jinako saMkalpa meM rasa ho, usa mArga para jaayeN| hai| agara na AtA ho to nAhaka koziza mata krnaa| mircI usase bhI loga pahuMce haiN| ityAdi pIsakara AMkhoM meM mata aaNjnaa| lekina agara tumheM saMkalpa meM ar3acana par3atI ho to ghabar3AnA | vaise bhI loga haiN| koI jabardastI saMkalpa kI ceSTA karane lagatA mata, saMkalpa ne koI ThekA nahIM liyaa| tuma jisa DhaMga se ho, hai, koI jabardastI samarpaNa kI ceSTA karane lagatA hai| jahAM bhI paramAtmA tumheM usa DhaMga se bhI svIkAra karatA hai| isalie to hiMdU tumheM lage jabardastI karanI par3a rahI hai, vahIM saceta ho jAnA ki kahate haiM, usake hAtha aneka haiN-shsrbaahu| eka hI hAtha hotA | apanA mArga na rhaa| jahAM tumheM lageH are khilane lage, saralatA to bar3I muzkila ho jAtI; kisI eka ko uThA letA, bAkiyoM se paMkhur3iyAM khilane lagIM, mastI Ane lagI, citta prasanna aura kA kyA hotaa| do hAtha hote, do ko uThA letaa| usake utane hI praphullita hone lagA-taba tuma jAnanA ki ThIka-ThIka rAste para hAtha haiM jitane tuma ho| eka-eka ke lie eka-eka hAtha hai| ho| tumhArA aMtara-yaMtra pratipala tumheM batA rahA hai, kasauTI de rahA | usane tumhAre lie jagaha rakhI hai| tumhArA hAtha tumhAre lie maujUda hai| jo bhojana tumheM rAsa AtA hai, use khAkara prasannatA hotI hai| hai| tuma jarA apane ko phcaano| aura isa bhUla meM kabhI mata | jo bhojana tumheM rAsa nahIM AtA, use khAne ke bAda aprasannatA par3anA ki tuma dUsare ke mArga se pahuMca skoge| agara tumane hotI hai| jo bAta tumheM rAsa A jAye vahI tumhArA dharma hai| viparIta mArga cuna liyA jo tumhArI sahaja vRtti ke anukUla na dharma kI paribhASA mahAvIra ne kI hai : batthu sahAo dhmm| vastu AtA thA, to tuma ulajhana meM par3oge, tuma jhaMjhaTa meM uljhoge| tuma kA svabhAva dharma hai| bar3I pyArI paribhASA hai| svabhAva dharma hai| | apane Upara vyartha ke avasAda aura saMtApa ikaTThe kara loge| tuma tuma dharma kI phikra chor3o, svabhAva kI phikra kara lo| dharma apane ko vyartha kI pravaMcanAoM meM, dhokhoM meM, Atma-vaMcanAoM meM pIche-pIche calA aayegaa| bahata nAsamajha dharma kI phikra karate haiM ulajhA loge| tuma pAkhaMDa meM par3a jaaoge| vimukti to bahuta dUra | aura svabhAva ko pIche ghasITate haiN| mahAvIra ne yaha nahIM kahA ki rahA, tuma viAkSapta hone lgoge| jo apane se anukUla na gayA, - dharma svabhAva hai; mahAvIra ne kahA, svabhAva dharma hai| bar3A pharka hai vaha vikSipta hone lagatA hai| svayaM ke anukUla honA sAdhaka kI donoM meN| svabhAva-jo anukUla A jAye, jo prItikara lage, pahalI samajha hai| jo preyasa hai, jisake pAsa Ate hI tuma nAcane lagate ho, jisake to jo tumheM lagatA ho, anukUla hai; jo tumheM bhAtA ho, rucatA | pAsa hote hI gaMdha tumheM ghera letI hai-tumhArI hI sugaMdha! ho; jo tumhArI rujhAna meM baiTha jAtA ho-basa vhii| na mahAvIra aura pahale se hI aise caloge, apane svabhAva ke anukUla to se kucha lenA hai, na nArada se kucha lenA hai-asalI savAla to tumheM prayAsa na karanA pdd'egaa| tumheM apane ghara lauTanA hai| jhena phakIra kahate haiM, aprayAsa se jo sadha jAye vahI satya hai; apanI rAha phcaannaa| aura apanI rAha pahacAnane kA uttamatama | prayAsa se jo sadhe, ceSTA se jo sadhe, usameM kahIM kucha gar3abar3a upAya hai : apane thor3e jhukAva ko smjhnaa| hai| kalI ko phUla banane meM koI ar3acana AtI hai? kalI ko 73
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________________ jina satra bhAgaH khIMca-khIMcakara phUla banAnA par3atA hai? paudhoM ko jamIna se | aura zIta, yahAM saba cIjeM saMtulita haiN| do paira haiM, do paMkha haiM, khIMca-khIMcakara bAhara nikAlanA par3atA hai? apane se bar3he cale | tAki saMtulana banA rhe| Ate haiN| kaliyAM laga jAtI haiN| kaliyAM khila jAtI haiM, phUla __to agara tuma kisI bhakti-mArgI ke ghara meM paidA ho gaye aura bana jAte haiN| phUla bana jAte haiM, sugaMdha bikhara jAtI hai--havAoM bacapana se hI tumane nArada ke sUtra sune ki bhakta bhAva-vihvala ho meM, AkAza kI yAtrA para nikala jAtI hai| saba cupacApa hotA jAtA hai, romAMcita ho jAtA hai, AMkheM AMsuoM se bhara jAtI haiM, calA jAtA hai| aisA hI AdamI bhI hai| para AdamI kI ar3acana | | rotA hai, usake gIta gAtA hai, nAcatA hai, madamasta hotA hai, yaha hai ki AdamI ke pAsa soca-vicAra kA yaMtra hai, usase | | matavAlA ho jAtA hai-agara tumane ye sune aura tumhArI AMkhoM meM ar3acana khar3I hotI hai| jarA kisI gulAba ke paudhe ko | AMsU nahIM Ate, tuma kyA karoge? tuma jabardastI kroge| tumane soca-vicAra kA yaMtra de do, basa muzkila ho jaayegii| phira buddhi kA sadupayoga na kiyaa| gulAba muzkila meM pdd'aa| phira hajAra ar3acaneM khar3I ho jaayeNgii| apane ko dekho! tumhIM mahatvapUrNa ho; na nArada na mahAvIra, na maiM kyoMki vaha socegA, kitanA bar3A phUla caahie| par3osI gulAba na koI aur| tumhIM mahatvapUrNa ho, kyoMki tumhI tumhAre gaMtavya se IrSyA bhI jgegii| IrSyA ke sAtha rAjanIti paidA hogI, ho| upayoga kara lo jisakA upayoga karanA ho; lekina sadA mahatvAkAMkSA jagegI ki maiM sabase bar3A gulAba ho jaauuN| aba dhyAna rakhanA, tumhAre svabhAva ke anukUla upayoga ho, to tuma agara vaha baTana gulAba hai to baTana gulAba hai, sabase bar3A galAba | pahaMcoge, nahIM to bhaTaka jaaoge| ho nahIM sakatA; lekina sabase bar3e gulAba hone kI jaddo-jahada meM 'terI yArI meM bihArI sukha na pAyo rI!' bar3I ciMtA khar3I hogI, rAta tanAva rahegA, nIMda na AyegI, dinabhara | bihArI ne bar3e sukha meM kahA hai yh| terI yArI meM bihArI sukha na udAsa rahegA, gaNita biThAyegA: kaise bar3A ho jAUM! aura Dara pAyo rI! bar3e prema meM kahA hai| yaha ulAhanA nahIM hai, zikAyata yaha hai ki isa saba ciMtA meM jo UrjA naSTa hogI usase vaha vaha bhI nahIM hai| yaha premiyoM kA khela hai, yaha premiyoM kI krIr3A hai| bhakta na ho pAyegA jo ho sakatA thaa| bhagavAna se kahatA hai ki tere prema meM kucha sakha na milaa| bhagavAna manuSya kI takalIpha yahI hai-honI nahIM cAhie thii| buddhi kA hI bhakta ke sAtha thor3e hI khelatA hai, bhakta bhI khelatA hai! agara sadupayoga ho to tumheM sahayoga degI, lekina durupayoga ho | bhagavAna hI thor3e hI majAka karatA hai bhakta ke sAtha, bhakta bhI rahA hai| tama jaina ghara meM paidA ho gaye aba tumhArI baddhi kahatI hai, | karatA hai| jahAM apanApA hai, vahAM majAka bhI calatI hai| tuma jaina ho| aura tumhArI AMkheM agara AMsuoM se bharI haiM to bar3I bihArI koI zikAyata nahIM kara rahe haiN| eka pahelI de rahe haiM kaThinAI hogii| mahAvIra ke maMdira meM AMsuoM ke lie jagaha nahIM paramAtmA ko ki suno jI! khUba ulajhAyA! magara tumhAre prema meM hai| usa maMdira meM AMsU pApa haiM, varjita haiN| taba tumheM kRSNa kA kucha sukha na pAyA! lekina yaha koI dukha se nikalI AvAja nahIM koI maMdira khojanA par3e, jahAM rone kI chuTTI hai; chuTTI hI nahIM, hai| isa zabda meM page prema ko dekhate ho! terI yArI meM bihArI sukha jahAM ronA sAdhana hai| | na pAyo rI! bar3e sukha meM page zabda haiN| aba agara tuma kisI bhakti-mArgI ke ghara meM paidA ho gaye, nahIM, usakI yAda meM milA dukha bhI sukha hai| usakI rAha para kRSNa-mArgI ke ghara meM paidA ho gaye aura tumhArI AMkhoM meM AMsU mile kAMTe bhI phUla haiN| usake mArga para mara bhI jAnA par3e to nahIM haiM-nahIM haiM to tuma kyA karoge? paramAtmA ne tumheM vaisA nahIM jIvana hai| aura usake binA jIvana bhI mile to nirrthk| usake caahaa| sabhI ronevAle nahIM cAhie, kucha haMsanevAle bhI caahie| binA phUla hI phUla mileM aura kAMTe bhI na hoM to unase sabhI samarpaNavAle nahIM cAhie, kucha saMkalpavAle bhI caahie| maraNa-zaiyyA hI bnegii| ve tumhArI kabra para car3hAye gaye phUla jIvana meM virodhoM kA saMtulana hai| jitane yahAM samarpaNavAle loga | siddha hoNge| usake mArga para jo mila jAye vahI sukha hai-dukha haiM utane hI yahAM saMkalpavAle loga haiN| jIvana saMtulana se calatA bhI mileM to bhii| usake mArga para jA rahe haiM! hai| rAta aura dina, aMdherA aura prakAza, jIvana aura mRtyu, grISma tumane kabhI kisI premI ko apanI preyasI kI tarapha jAte dekhA!
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika rAste meM gar3e kAMToM kI zikAyata karatA hai? patA bhI nahIM to vijJAna kI paraMparA banatI hai, TreDIzana hotI hai| dharma kI koI cltaa| gira par3e, coTa khA jAye, lahUluhAna ho jAye, to bhI paraMparA nahIM hotii| mahAvIra ko jJAna upalabdha huA, isase tuma patA nahIM cltaa| socate ho, tumheM khojanA na par3egA? buddha ko jJAna upalabdha huA, tulasIdAsa, kathA kahatI hai, apanI patnI ke prema meM sAMpa ko isase kyA tuma socate ho bAta khatama ho gaI, aba tuma par3ha loge pakar3akara car3ha gaye; samajhe ki rassI hai| murde kI lAza kA sahArA | dhammapada ? jaise AiMsTIna kI kitAba ko par3hakara koI sApekSatA lekara nadI pAra utara gaye; samajhe ki koI bahatI huI lakar3I hai| kA siddhAMta samajha legA, kyA vaise hI tuma kRSNa kI gItA par3hakara usakI dIvAnagI meM jo Dbe haiM, unheM kucha dukha, dukha mAlUma nahIM kRSNa ke siddhAMta ko samajha loge, yA mahAvAra ke vacana par3hakara hotaa| dukha bhI sukha hai usake mArga pr| saMsAra ke mArga para sukha mahAvIra ko samajha loge? nahIM, tumheM phira-phira khojanA hogaa| bhI dukha ho jAte haiN| prabhu ke mArga para dukha bhI sukha ho jAte haiN| ise jarA smjhnaa| phira-phira khojanA hogaa| jo cIja paraMparA yaha AdhyAtmika jIvana kI kImiyA hai. rasAyana hai| | bana jAtI hai usako dubArA nahIM khojanA hotA; khoja lI gaI, bAta khatama ho gii| dUsarA prazna: zAstrIya paraMparA se saMnyAsI mAyA aura dharma paraMparA banatA hI nhiiN| usakA pratyeka vyakti ko punaH punaH kAma-bhoga se vimukha hokara prabhu-prApti ke lie unmukha hotA AviSkAra karanA hotA hai| jo buddha ne khojA vaha buddha kA hai: yoga aura bhoga paraspara virodhI jAne jAte haiN| lekina anubhava hai| itanI hI hameM mila sakatI hai unase khabara ki Apake saMnyAsa meM bhoga se virakti para jora nahIM hai| ataH kRpA khojanevAle khoja lete haiM-basa itanA aashvaasn| satya nahIM kara apane saMnyAsa kI dhAraNA ko spaSTa kareM! milatA, satya kA AzvAsana milatA hai| satya nahIM milatA, satya bhI saMbhava hai, isakI saMbhAvanA para bharosA milatA hai| dharma kA paraMparA se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne khojA, kRSNa ne khojA, krAisTa ne khojA, isase hameM paraMparA yAnI vaha jo mara cukaa| paraMparA yAnI piTI-piTAI kevala itanI khabara milatI hai ki hama yUM hI vyartha khoja meM nahIM lkiir| paraMparA yAnI atIta ke crnn-cihn| atIta jA cukA, lage haiM, mila sakatA hai| basa, itanI zraddhA milatI hai| satya nahIM caraNa-cihna raha gaye haiM, rAhoM para bne| milatA, itanA Atma-bharosA milatA hai ki hama yUM hI aMdhere meM dharma paraMparA nahIM hai| dharma to nita-nUtana hai--yadyapi cira | vyartha nahIM TaTola rahe haiM, dvAra hai; kyoMki kucha loga nikala gye| purAtana bhii| magara dharma purAnA nahIM hai, paraMparA nahIM hai| isalie to kucha jo bhItara the bAhara ho gaye haiM, to hama bhI ho skeNge| lekina dharma kA zikSaNa nahIM ho sakatA; paraMparA hotI to zikSaNa ho isase yaha mata socanA ki unakI kitAba par3ha lI aura cala par3e sakatA thaa| gaNita kI paraMparA hai| vijJAna kI paraMparA hai| dvAra khojakara aura nikala par3e baahr| dvAra tumheM apanA punaH isalie vijJAna kA zikSaNa ho sakatA hai| khojanA pdd'egaa| AiMsTIna ne eka khoja kara lI, sApekSatA ke siddhAMta kI, to isalie dharma kI koI paraMparA nahIM bntii| aura dharma kA koI aba koI hara AdamI ko khojane kI jarUrata nahIM hai: aba paraMparA zikSaNa nahIM ho sktaa| dharma krAMti hai, paraMparA bana gii| aba to siddhAMta eka daphA khoja liyA gyaa| aba aisA nahIM-rivolyUzana! aura jisa para ghaTatI hai, basa usa para hI thor3e hai ki hara vidyArthI jo par3hane jAyegA vizvavidyAlaya meM ghaTatI hai| usako AiMsTIna ke siddhAMta ko phira-phira khojanA hogaa| bAta jaise samajho, tumheM agara prema nahIM huA kisI se, to tuma kyA khatama ho gyii| khoja pUrI ho gyii| eka AdamI ne khoja diyA, | khAka jAnoge ki prema kyA hai! prema-zAstra likhe par3e haiM, phira paraMparA bana gyii| aba dUsarA to sirpha par3ha legaa| AiMsTIna pustakAlaya aTe par3e haiN| tuma jAkara par3ha lo, majanU ko ko jo khojane meM varSoM lage hoMge, vaha aba kisI vidyArthI ko kyA-kyA huA, lailA ko kyA-kyA huA, zIrI-pharihAda aura par3hane meM ghaMTe bhI na lgeNge| hIra-rAMjhA-lekina isase kucha hogA na! kha
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 par3hI-likhI bAta kahIM bhI jAyegI na, hRdaya meM chidegI na, tIra koI suvidhA nahIM hai| jo huA hai vaha AMtarika hai; use bAhara lagegA n| tuma vaise ke vaise khAlI lauTa Aoge, pAMDitya se lAkara pragaTa karane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| jo huA hai vaha itane bhrkr| hAM, prema para agara koI kahegA, to tuma pravacana de gahana meM huA hai ki usakI pradarzanI nahIM sajAI jA sakatI, ki skoge| hAM, prema para koI kahegA, tuma pI eca. DI. kara skoge| jo bhI AyeM dekha leN| lekina prema tumhAre jIvana meM kahIM bhI na hogaa| prema to tuma karoge | isIlie to duniyA meM itane parama buddhapuruSa hue, lekina phira to hogaa| prema kI koI paraMparA nahIM hotii| prema to hara vyakti ko bhI nAstikatA nahIM mitttii| miTa nahIM sakatI, kyoMki nAstika apanA hI khojanA hotA hai-nijI, vaiyktik| yaha kaha rahA hai ki hameM dikhalA do| nAstika yaha kaha rahA hai, aura acchA hai ki prema kI paraMparA nahIM hotI; nahIM to soco, dharma ko paraMparA banA do| aba yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai : jinako kaisA durbhAgya hotA, kaise durdina Ate! loga prema kI kitAba par3ha | tuma dhArmika kahate ho ve kahate haiM, dharma paraMparA hai| maiM unako lete aura samApta ho jAte! nAstika kahatA huuN| nAstika bhI to yahI kaha rahA hai ki dharma ko soco thor3A, paramAtmA aise udhAra milatA hotA, kisI ko mila paraMparA banA do, jaise vijJAna paraMparA hai; hama jAyeM prayogazAlA meM gayA thA paccIsa sau sAla pahale, mahAvIra ko, basa khatama! aura dekha leM; TesTa-TyUba meM pakar3a do paramAtmA ko; bichA do unhoMne tumhArA sArA abhiyAna chIna liyaa| taba to mahAvIra ne Tebala para sarjana kI tumhArI samAdhi ko; tAki ThIka-ThIka tumhAre jIvana kA sArA rasa chIna liyaa| taba to ve mitra na hue, vizleSaNa ho sake aura hama kATa-pITa karake jAna leM ki mAmalA duzmana ho gye| taba to tumheM unhoMne maukA hI na chor3A kucha kyA hai; le Ao tumhArA anubhava prakAza kA, satya kA, bAjAra khojane kA, tumheM yAtrA para jAne kI jagaha hI na chodd'ii| meM, jahAM hama saba dekha leM; kyoMki jo nija meM ghaTA hai, kyA patA nahIM, paramAtmA kucha aisA hai, satya kucha aisA hai, prema kucha aisA sapanA ho| kyoMki sAdhAraNa anubhava meM sapane hI nijI hote haiM, hai ki jo khojatA hai basa usI ko darzana hote haiN| hAM, apane darzana bAkI saba cIja to nijI nahIM hai| sirpha sapane nijI hote haiM, kI bAta dUsare se kaha sakatA hai| lekina usa bAta se kisI ko bAkI tuma jo sapanA rAta dekhate ho, tuma apanI patnI ko bhI to darzana nahIM hotaa| usa bAta se kisI kI soyI pyAsa jaga sakatI usameM nahIM bulA sakate ki Ao, Aja nimaMtraNa hai| tuma apanI hai| usa bAta se kisI ke bhItara unmeSa ho sakatA hai ki calUM, maiM patnI ko bhI to nahIM kaha sakate ki Aja, calo donoM sAtha-sAtha bhI khojU; kisI ke bhItara cunautI A sakatI hai ki calUM, maiM kyA eka hI sapanA dekheN| kara rahA hUM baiThA-baiThA, uThU! yaha kahAM gaMvA rahA hUM jIvana bAjAra | do AdamI eka manovaijJAnika ke pAsa ilAja karavA rahe the| meM aura dukAna meM, ulUM, use khojUM! donoM ne eka dina socA, daphtara se bAhara nikalate hue, eka isalie pahalI bAtaH dharma paraMparA nahIM hai| dharma cira-purAtana, | majAka karane kI bAta socii| eka apraila A rahI thI, to socA nita-nUtana hai| yaha virodhAbhAsa hai| sadA se hai, lekina phira bhI ki apraila ke dina eka majAka kareM...maiM bhI AUMgA aura eka hara bAra nayA-nayA khojanA par3atA hai| jaba dharma kA sUryodaya hotA sapanA khuuNgaa| aura donoM ne sapanA taya kara liyA manovaijJAnika hai to vaha nijI hai, vaiyaktika hai, vaha sAmUhika nahIM hai| vaha ko sunAne ke lie| phira zAma ko tuma AnA aura tuma bhI vahI samAja kI saMpatti aura thAtI nahIM bntaa| agara tuma bharosA na sapanA khnaa| dekheM, isa para kyA gujaratI hai| kyoMki do AdamI karo buddha para to buddha ke pAsa koI upAya nahIM hai tumheM bharosA | eka hI sapanA to dekha hI nahIM skte| to unhoMne sapanA taya kara dilAne kaa| kabhI tumane isa para socA? agara tuma kaho ki hameM liyA vistAra se; eka-eka bAta ki kyA-kyA huA sapane meM, zaka hai ki tuma jhUTha bola rahe ho, ki tumheM huA hai paramAtmA kA likha liyA, kaMThastha kara liyaa| subaha eka AyA aura usane anubhava, hama kaise mAneM? to buddha bhI kaMdhe bicakAkara raha | kahA ki rAta eka sapanA dekhA, isakA artha kreN| manovaijJAnika ne jAyeMge; ve kaheMge, aba kyA upAya hai! jo huA hai vaha nijI aura usakA sapanA sunaa| dopahara dUsarA aayaa| usane bhI vahI sapanA vaiyaktika hai| use tumhAre sAmane Tebala para phailAkara rakha dene kI dohraayaa| usane kahA ki rAta eka sapanA dekhA aura vistAra 76 .
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika meM iMca-iMca vahI! aura vaha dekhatA rahA bAra-bAra ki araboM-kharaboM haiN| isalie to buddha hoM, mahAvIra hoM, kRSNa hoM, manovaijJAnika para kyA asara ho rahA hai| lekina vaha bar3A hairAna krAisTa hoM-ve sabhI kahate haiM, zraddhA se sunoge to zAyada kucha huA ki kucha khAsa asara nahIM ho rahA hai| pUrA sapanA sunAne ke ho sake; saMdeha se sunoge to dvAra to pahale hI baMda ho gyaa| zraddhA bAda usane pUchA, 'Apa kyA socate haiM isa sapane ke bAbata?' para itanA jora kyoM hai? isIlie ki dharma kI paraMparA nahIM bana manovaijJAnika ne kahA ki maiM bar3A parezAna hUM, kyoMki tIna AdamI | sktii| jisako huA hai, agara tumhAre mana meM usake prati thor3I to yaha sapanA mujhe dina meM sunA hI cuke haiN| tIna AdamI! ve donoM sahAnubhUti ho, lagAva ho, thor3I cAhata kA raMga ho, tuma donoM meM bar3e hairAna hue ki yaha tIsarA kauna hai! kyoMki tIsare ko to kucha tAlamela ho, tuma usa AdamI ko itanA prema karate ho ki tuma unhoMne batAyA nahIM thaa| socate the, majAka manovaijJAnika se kara | jAnate ho ki jhUTha vaha bola na skegaa-tbhii| agara tumhAre mana rahe haiM, lekina manovaijJAnika ne majAka unake sAtha kara dii| ve meM jarA-sA bhI saMdeha hai ki ho sakatA hai, yaha AdamI jhUTha bola | bar3I muzkila meM par3a gaye ki aba yaha tIsare kA kaise patA cale! rahA ho; yA yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki jhUTha na bola rahA ho, khuda hI aura hadda ho gaI, yaha to sapanA hama donoM ne bhI dekhA nahIM, sirpha dhokhA khA gayA ho; cAhakara jhUTha na bola rahA ho, lekina khuda hI taya kiyA thA, tIsarA kauna hai! donoM dUsare dina aaye| unhoMne ne sapanA itanA gaharA dekha liyA ho ki ise bharosA A gayA ho; kahA, 'mApha kareM! hama majAka kara rahe the| lekina tIsarA kauna yA to yaha dhokhA de rahA hai yA khuda dhokhA khA rahA hai-itanA-sA hai?' unhoMne kahA, 'rAtabhara hama so nahIM ske|' saMdeha kAphI hai, ki satya tumhAre lie baMda ho gyaa| manovaijJAnika ne kahA, 'tIsarA koI nahIM, vaha maiM majAka kara buddhapuruSa tumhAre bhItara kevala pyAsa ko jagA sakate haiM; vaha bhI rahA thA, kyoMki do AdamI to dekha hI nahIM skte| vaha to maiM tumhArI zraddhA kA sahArA ho to|| jAna hI gayA ki jaba do ne eka sapanA dekhA to donoM taya karake to pahalI to bAta, dharma koI paraMparA nahIM hai| saMnyAsa bhI koI Aye haiM eka apraila kI vajaha se| isalie maiMne kahA ki tIna to paraMparA nahIM hai| saMnyAsa eka-eka vyakti kA nijI udaghoSaNa hai; kaha hI cuke| hadda ho gii| | eka-eka vyakti kI paramAtmA ke dvArA svIkAra kI gaI cunautI do AdamI eka sapanA dekha hI nahIM skte| sapanA nijI hai| hai--alaga-alaga hai| isalie hara vyakti meM jaba saMnyAsa isIlie to nAstika kahatA hai, bhagavAna sapanA hai| kyoMki tuma ghaTita hogA to bhinna ghaTita hogaa| saMnyAsa bar3I nijI bAta hai| kahate ho, hamane dekhA, lekina dikhaao| sapane meM aura tumhAre | bar3I saMbhAvanA hai| bhagavAna ke anubhava meM pharka kyA huA? sirpha sapanA hI aisI | krAisTa haiM, saMnyasta puruSa haiM; para inakA saMnyAsa mahAvIra jaisA cIja hai jo dUsare ko nahIM dikhAyA jA sktaa| isalie bhagavAna nahIM hai| krAisTa ko koI ar3acana na thI, koI mitra bulAye aura tumhArA sapanA hai| yaha kuMDalinI-jAgaraNa aura prakAza ke | zarAba pIne ko de de to pI lete the| mahAvIra to pAnI bhI na pIyeMge anubhava-ye saba tumhAre sapane haiN| nAstika kahatA hai, isameM | aisA, zarAba to dUra kI baat| mahAvIra to kahate haiM, kisI ke aura sapane meM pharka kahAM? pharka to eka hI hotA hai sapane meM aura bulAye ve jAyeMge hI nahIM; kyoMki kisI ke bulAye gaye to saMbaMdha sacAI meM ki sacAI sabakI hotI hai, sAmUhika hotI hai, | nirmita hotA hai| zarAba kI to chor3o, pAnI pIne bhI tumane mahAvIra sArvajanika hotI hai| aura sapanA nijI hotA hai| isalie itane ko kahA ki Aja mere ghara A jAnA, bharI dupaharI hai, dhUpa hai, teja buddhapuruSa hue aura eka nAstika ko sAre buddhapuruSa milakara bhI | hai, thor3A chAyA meM baiTha jAnA, pAnI pI lenAto ve na aayeNge| rAjI nahIM kara sakate, kyoMki jaba taka tuma saMdeha kiye cale kyoMki ve kahate haiM ki jisakA nimaMtraNa tumane svIkAra kiyA jAo, koI upAya nahIM hai, koI pramANa nahIM hai| usase saMbaMdha banA liyaa| paramAtmA anubhava hai aura usakA koI pramANa nahIM chuutttaa| to mahAvIra bhIkha bhI mAMgate haiM to bar3e anUThe DhaMga se mAMgate the| jisako hotA hai, basa usako hotA hai| aura jisako hotA hai, vaha unakI bhIkha mAMgane kA DhaMga bhI anUThA hai; aisA duniyA meM kabhI akelA par3a jAtA hai| aura jinako nahIM huA hai, ve kisI ne bhIkha nahIM mAMgI hai| isalie kahatA hUM, saMnyAsa bar3A
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 anUThA hai aura pratyeka ke lie alaga-alaga ghaTatA hai| . asvIkAra meM unheM hiMsA mAlUma hotI hai| ve kahate haiM, 'nahIM' mahAvIra subaha uThakara dhyAna meM nirNaya karate ki Aja agara kahanA kisI ko dukha pahuMcAnA hai| kisI ghara ke sAmane aisI ghaTanA ghaTI haI milegI to vahAM maiM hAtha aba bar3I muzkila kI bAta hai| pasAra duuNgaa| ghaTanA-ki ghara ke sAmane gAya khar3I ho aura usake | mahAvIra nagna khar3e haiM, kRSNa suMdara vastroM se saje haiN| kyoMki | sIMga meM gar3a lagA ho| koI aisA roja nahIM ghaTatA aisaa| eka daphA kRSNa kahate haiM, jaba paramAtmA avatarita hotA hai to usakI vibhUti yaha bAta unhoMne taya kara lI, kyoMki ve kahate the, agara astitva avatarita hotI hai, usakA sauMdarya avatarita hotA hai, usake ko mujhe bhojana denA hai to vaha merI zarta pUrI karegA, nahIM to nahIM | hajAra-hajAra raMga aura rUpa avatarita hote haiN| paramAtmA eka degaa| isakA matalaba hai ki mujhe bhUkhA rakhanA cAhatA hai to maiM | iMdradhanuSa hai| usakA bar3A aizvarya hai| usakI bar3I mahimA hai| bhakhA rhNgaa| agara mere bacane kI koI bhI jarUrata hai astitva isIlie to hama use Izvara kahate haiN| Izvara yAnI jisakA ko, to merI zarta pUrI karegA; nahIM to maiM samajha lUMgA ki ThIka hai, aizvarya hai| to jaba kRSNa meM paramAtmA utarA hai, to ve usakA bAta khatama ho gaI, astitva nahIM cAhatA ki maiM bcuuN| to maiM | svAgata karate haiM, saba taraha se; jaise tamhAre ghara koI mehamAna A apanI koI ceSTA na kruuNgaa| agara astitva hI ceSTA karegA to jAye to tuma ghara ko sajAte ho| to kRSNa kahate haiM, jaba paramAtmA ThIka hai| utarA ho to deha ko sajAnA hogaa| yaha ghara hai| isameM vaha utraa| to eka bAra aisA huA ki tIna mahIne taka unhoMne yaha le liyA usane anukaMpA kii| to ve bAMsurI bajAte haiN| ve mora-mukuTa vrata aura ve yaha kisI ko kahate nahIM the| aba to jaina muni, | lagAte haiN| digaMbara, jo isako aba bhI mAnate haiM, ve kahakara calate haiN| mahAvIra nagna khar3e haiN| sajAne kI to bAta dUra, bAla bar3ha jAte haiM unhoMne saba batA rakhA hai| aura unake saba baMdhe hue pratIka haiM, ve to hAtha se ukhAr3ate haiN| nAI ke pAsa nahIM jAte, kyoMki yaha to sabako mAlUma haiM-unake bhaktoM ko, ki ghara ke sAmane do kele nAI ke pAsa jAnA samAja meM praveza hogaa| isakA artha huA ki laTake hoM, to jitane gharoM meM digaMbara jaina muni jAtA hai, vaha saba tumheM nAI kI jarUrata hai| samAja kA kyA artha hotA hai? mujhe kele laTakAye rakhatA hai| aba unake baMdhe hue pratIka haiM-do kele dUsare kI jarUrata hai-yAnI smaaj| maiM akelA nahIM raha sakatA, laTake hoM...isa taraha ke kuch| cAra-chaha cIjeM eka muni rakhatA nAI kI jarUrata par3atI hai to bhI itanA to samAja ho hI gayA hai, ve unhIM-unhIM ko...| to vaha saba kara dete haiM iNtjaam| eka meraa| kabhI nAI kI jarUrata par3atI hai, kabhI camAra kI jarUrata hI ghara meM sabhI cIjeM laTakA dete haiN| to svIkAra ho gayA, yaha par3atI hai, kabhI darjI kI jarUrata par3atI hai| to yahI to samAja hai| beImAnI hai| samAja kA artha kyA hai? mahAvIra ne kahA ki gAya khar3I ho, gur3a sIMga para lagA ho| tIna isalie maiM kahatA hUM, jainiyoM kA aba taka koI samAja nahIM mahIne taka bhojana na milaa| para eka dina milaa| bailagAr3I jAtI hai| kyoMki koI jaina na to camAra hai, na koI jaina darjI hai, na koI thI gur3a se bharI aura pIche se eka gAya ne Akara gur3a khAne kI jaina bhaMgI hai| to jainiyoM kA koI samAja nahIM hai| jainI to hiMduoM ceSTA kI aura usake sIMga meM gur3a laga gyaa| basa jisa ghara ke kI chAtI para jIte haiM, unakA koI samAja nahIM hai| kyoMki koI sAmane vaha gAya khar3I thI, vahAM mahAvIra ne apane hAtha phailA diye | jaina camAra hone ko rAjI nahIM hai| to samAja tumhArA kaisA? bhojana ke lie| tIna mahIne bAda astitva ne cAhA to tthiik| jainiyoM se maiM kahatA hUM tuma eka bastI to basAkara batA do, sirpha to mahAvIra to nimaMtraNa bhI svIkAra na kreNge| aura jIsasa haiM, | jainiyoM kii| taba hama kaheMge ki tumhArA koI samAja hai| koI ki na kevala nimaMtraNa svIkAra kara lete haiM, agara koI zarAba bhI jainI rAjI na hogA bhaMgI banane ko| to tuma samAja kaise? to tumheM pilAye to vaha bhI pI lete haiN| ve kahate haiM, kyA asvIkAra? hiMduoM kI jarUrata hai, musalamAnoM kI jarUrata hai, IsAiyoM kI kisa bAta kA asvIkAra? kyoMki saba asvIkAra ahaMkAra jarUrata hai| to tuma paropajIvI ho, tumhArA apanA koI samAja keMdrita hai| calo, mitroM ne cAhA hai, pI lo to pI lete haiN| nahIM hai| .
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika : jaina aba taka kevala saMskRti hai, samAja nhiiN| vaha kevala dekhI! mahAvIra vahAM bhI dhanyavAda nahIM dete, agara tuma unako vAyavIya bAteM haiN| bhIkha dete ho| ve kahate haiM ki astitva ne caahaa| agara tuma na bhI isalie maiMne pIche kahA bhI ki ye paccIsa sau varSa mahAvIra ke hooge to mahAvIra kaheMge ki vRkSa ke nIce khar3A ho jAUMgA, pUre hue, tuma kucha bhI na karo, eka jainiyoM kI bastI to banA agara phala Tapaka jAye apane se to ThIka, pAMca minaTa rAha dekha do-sirpha jainiyoM kI, jo pUrI taraha jaina ho, usase kama se kama | | lUMgA, haTa jaauuNgaa| ve mahInoM bhUkhe rhe| eka namUnA to milegA ki jainiyoM kA samAja kaisA hogaa| vahAM | bAraha varSa kI tapazcaryA ke kAla meM, kahate haiM kevala tIna sau bar3I kalaha maca jAyegI, kyoMki bhaMgI kauna bane, jUtA kauna sATha dina unhoMne bhojana liyaa| bAraha varSa ke laMbe kAla meM, siye, khetI kauna kare! kyoMki jaina ko khetI karanI nahIM cAhie, kevala eka varSa bhojana liyA, gyAraha varSa bhUkhe rhe| kabhI mahInA hiMsA hotI hai| sarjana kauna ho, cIrA-phAr3I kauna kre| bar3I bhara bhakhe, phira eka dina bhojana: kabhI paMdraha dina bhakhe. phira eka kaThinAI khar3I ho jaayegii| bar3I muzkila ho jaayegii| | dina bhojana; kabhI ATha dina bhUkhe, phira eka dina bhojana; aisA samAja kA artha hotA hai: saMbaMdha, jruurt| mahAvIra akele milA-julAkara bAraha sAla meM eka sAla bhojana aura gyAraha jIye--itane akele jIye ki apane pIche samAja kA koI sUtra sAla bhuukhe| ausata gyAraha dina ke bAda unhoMne bhojana liyA, nahIM chor3a gye| unhoMne to akele jI liyA, lekina jo unake bArahaveM din| magara yaha bhojana ke lie ve dhanyavAda nahIM dete pIche cale, ve bar3I mazkila meM pdd'e| kyoMki yaha bilakala nijI. kisI ko| ve kahate haiM, tumhArA koI dhanyavAda nahIM hai, tumhArA ekAMta, akele hone kA Agraha hai mahAvIra kaa| unhoMne koI | koI anugraha nhiiN| maiMne tumhArA nimaMtraNa svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| maiM samAja banAyA nahIM; lekina jo pIche caleMge anuyAyI, ve to to apane hisAba se cala rahA huuN| astitva denA cAhatA hai, le samAja ke binA nahIM jI skte| unako to kapar3e bhI cAhie | letA hUM; astitva nahIM detA to mAMga bhI nahIM karatA huuN| ve dvAra para hoMge, to kapar3A koI bunegA, kapAsa koI ugaayegaa| unheM to Akara khar3e ho jAte haiM, ve mAMga bhI nahIM krte| ve yaha bhI nahIM bhojana bhI cAhie hogA, to khetI koI karegA, vRkSoM ko koI | kahate ki do; kyoMki dene kA matalaba to hogA, karma kI zuruAta kaattegaa| unheM to davA bhI cAhie hogI, ailopethI kI davA bhI ho gaI, lenA-denA zurU ho gyaa| cAhie hogI, jo pazuoM ko mArakara banAI jAyegI, kisI ke | idhara kRSNa haiN| paramAtmA ke lie jagaha banAte haiM to zarIra khUna se banegI, kisI kI haDDI se banegI-vaha bhI koI kregaa| sajAte haiN| unheM jUte bhI pahanane hoMge, to camAra bhI hogA, mare hue jAnavaroM kI | usa bAta meM bhI artha mAlUma par3atA hai ki jaba prabhu ghara Aye hoM camar3I bhI udher3I jAyegI; mare hue kAphI na hoMge to jiMdA mAre bhI | to aisA kyA rUkhA-sUkhA svAgata karanA! baMdanavAra banAo! jaayeNge| yaha saba clegaa| svAgata dvAra bnaao| jo bhI ho phUla-pattI, laTakAo! lekina to isameM to mahAvIra khar3e ho jAte bAhara, kyoMki na unako jUte kucha to kro| sAja-saMgIta bjaao| sugaMdha phailaao| kI jarUrata, na unako kapar3e kI jruurt| dhUpa-dIpa jlaao| kucha to kro| prabhu dvAra para Aye haiM! jarA soco to, unako samAja kI jarUrata nhiiN| ve yaha kaha rahe kRSNa ko bilakula na jaMcegA ki naMge khar3e ho jAo, prabhu dvAra haiM ki yaha hama khar3e haiM hamako koI samAja kI jarUrata nhiiN| ve para Aye haiN| mahAvIra ko jaMcA; kyoMki mahAvIra kahate haiM ki nAI ke pAsa bhI nahIM jaate| ve eka sAtha meM ustarA to rakha sakate prabhu ko kisI aizvarya kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai, kyoMki vaha svayaM the| ustarA bhI nahIM rkhte| ve kahate haiM, ustarA rakhA to | aizvaryavAna hai| aura hama jo bhI kareMge vaha choTA hI hogA, vaha lohaar...| ve hAtha se ukhAr3ate haiM baal| kAphI na hogaa| isase jyAdA svataMtra vyakti pRthvI para dUsarA nahIM huA! samAja | donoM ke tarka sahI haiN| maiM tumase yaha kaha rahA hUM ki agara tumane mukta ! samAja-zUnya! nipaTa samAja-zUnya! eka kA tarka pakar3a liyA to tuma aMdhe ho jAoge, dUsare kA tarka tuma kahoge ki bhIkha to mAMgate haiN| magara mahAvIra kI zarta | na dekha paaoge| aura isa jagata meM jitane loga saMnyAsa ko
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga: 1 upalabdha hue, una saba kA apane saMnyasta hone kA DhaMga hai| upaniSada kahate haiM, tena tyaktena bhuNjiithaaH| unhoMne hI bhogA, isalie saMnyAsa kI koI paraMparA nahIM hai| saMnyAsa vyaktigata | jinhoMne tyaagaa| yA usakA aisA bhI artha kara sakate haiM ki unhoMne krAMti hai| aba 'saMnyAsI mAyA aura kAma-bhoga se vimukha hokara hI tyAgA jinhoMne bhogaa| vaha vacana bar3A apUrva hai| aisA bhogo, prabhu-prApti ke lie unmukha hotA hai', yaha bAta bhI saca nahIM hai| aisA gaharA bhogo ki bhoga meM hI tyAga ghaTita ho jaaye| jisane pUchA hai, unako ThIka-ThIka patA nahIM hai; unheM bhakti mArga | aba ise thor3A smjho| jaba tuma adhUrA-adhUrA bhogate ho to kA patA nahIM hai| kyoMki bhakti mArga kA saMnyAsI bhoga se vimukha bhoga sarakatA hai| jo bhI jIvana meM adhUrA anubhava hai, vaha pIchA nahIM hotA, paramAtmA kA hI bhoga zurU karatA hai| jina mitra ne karatA hai| jaba bhI anubhava pUrA ho jAtA hai, chuTakArA ho jAtA pUchA hai, unheM hiMda, zaMkarAcArya, jaina, mahAvIra, gautama siddhArtha, | hai| agara tumane strI ko ThIka se na bhogA. to tamhAre mana meM strI buddha--inakI paraMparA ke saMnyAsiyoM kA bodha hai| aura aisA huA kI kAmanA chAyA DAlatI rhegii| agara tumane ThIka se bhoga hai ki inakI paraMparA itanI prabhAvI ho gayI ki dhIre-dhIre aisA | liyA, eka strI ko bhI eka saMbhoga meM bhI ThIka se anubhava kara lagane lagA ki dUsarI koI paraMparA nahIM hai| rAmAnuja kA bhI liyA aura jAna liyA, kyA hai, tuma mukta ho gye| usI kSaNa tuma saMnyAsI hai| nimbArka kA bhI saMnyAsI hai| caitanya mahAprabhu kA bhI bhoga ke bAhara ho gye| saMnyAsI hai| magara ve ojhala ho gye| buddha, mahAvIra, aura gaharA bhoga tyAga le AtA hai| aura gahare tyAgI ke bhoga kI zaMkarAcArya itane prabhAvI ho gaye aura prabhAvI ho jAne kA carcA karanI muzkila hai, kyoMki vahI bhoganA jAnatA hai| kAraNa hai, kyoMki tuma saba bhogI ho| ise tumheM jarA ar3acana | tuma jarA soco! jaba kRSNa bhojana karate hoMge yA mahAvIra bhI hogI samajhane meN| cUMki tuma saba bhogI ho, tyAgI kI bhASA tumheM jaba bhojana karate hoMge, to tumane aisA bhojana kabhI bhI nahIM kiyA samajha meM AtI hai| kyoMki tyAgI kI bhASA tumase viparIta hai| jaisA mahAvIra karate hoNge| cAhe unheM rUkhI-sUkhI roTI hI milI jo tumhAre pAsa nahIM hai, usameM AkarSaNa paidA hotA hai| garIba | ho, usa rUkhI-sUkhI meM se bhI brahma ko nicor3a lete hoNge| usa amIra honA cAhatA hai| tuma bhogI ho, tuma tyAgI honA cAhate rUkhI-sUkhI roTI meM se sirpha khUna aura mAMsa-majjA hI nahIM ho| tuma kahate ho, bhoga meM to dukha hI dukha pAyA; isalie AtI thI unako, brahma bhI AtA thaa| isalie to upaniSada kahate mahAvIra, zaMkara aura buddha ThIka hI kahate hoMge ki tyAga meM sukha haiM: annaM brahma! anna brahma hai| jinhoMne likhA hai, unhoMne khUba hai, kyoMki eka to hameM anubhava ho gayA ki bhoga meM dukha hai| bhogakara likhA hogA, khUba anna ko parakhakara likhA hogaa| rAmAnuja, nimbArka, vallabha, caitanya--inakI bhASA tumane nahIM | eka saMnyAsI bImAra thaa| thor3A-thor3A bhojana letA thaa| samajhI; kyoMki ve kahate haiM ki tumhAre bhoga meM dukha nahIM hai, cikitsakoM ne usase kahA ki itane thor3e bhojana se kAma na tumhArA bhoga galata cIjoM kA ho rahA hai, isalie dukha hai| bhoga calegA, thor3A aura bhojana lo| to usa saMnyAsI ne kahA, itanA bhagavAna kA karo! tumane abhI strI ko bhogA hai; lekina kabhI kAphI hai, kyoMki isameM se maiM vahI nahIM le rahA hUM jo dikhAI par3atA strI meM bhagavAna ko dekhakara bhogo, phira dukha samApta huA! tumane hai, vaha bhI le rahA hUM jo dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| aura jaba maiM zvAsa abhI bhojana ko bhogA hai, dukha hai; lekina bhojana meM bhagavAna ko letA hUM, taba bhI maiM bhojana kara rahA hUM kyoMki praann...| aura dekhakara bhogo, dukha samApta huaa| jaba maiM AkAza ko dekhatA hUM, taba bhI bhojana kara rahA unakI bAta meM bhI sAra hai| aba idhara maiM huuN| maiM kahatA hUM ki hUM kyoMki aakaash...| jaba sUraja kI kiraNeM mujha para par3atI donoM kA saMgIta paidA ho jAye to saMnyAsa hai| maiM kahatA hUM, tumhArA haiM, taba bhI bhojana kara rahA hUM-kyoMki kiraNeM praveza karatI haiN| tyAga aisA ho ki bhogI ke bhoga se jyAdA gaharA aura tumhArA bhoga bhojana to caubIsa ghaMTe cala rahA hai| brahma caubIsa ghaMTe aisA ho ki tyAgI ke tyAga se jyAdA ghraa| to maiM tumase yaha kaha | hajAra-hajAra mArgoM se tuma meM utara rahA hai aura nAca rahA hai| rahA hUM ki eka parama samanvaya ho| tuma bhogo-tyAgate hue, tuma jisane ThIka se bhogA, vaha hara bhoga meM brahma ko khoja legaa| tyAgo-bhogate hue| aura jisane ThIka se tyAgA, usakI AMkha itanI zuddha aura nirmala 180
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika ho jAtI hai ki use sivAya brahma ke phira kucha dikhAI par3atA nhiiN| bacAnA huA? yaha to nAma kA hI pharka huaa| Na aura zramaNa saMskRtiyAM viparIta khar3I rahI haiN| hiMdu saMskRti bhoga kA parama svIkAra hai| aura bhoga meM hI zramaNa-saMskRti tyAga kI saMskRti hai| brAhmaNa-saMskRti bhoga kI paramAtmA kA AviSkAra hai| zramaNa-saMskRti tyAga kA, saMnyAsa saMskRti hai| brAhmaNa-saMskRti paramAtmA ke aizvarya kI saMskRti kA, chor3ane kA, virakti kA, vairAgya kA mArga hai| aura usI se hai, paramAtmA ke vistAra kii| zramaNa-saMskRti tyAga kI saMskRti paramAtmA ko pAnA hai| hai, vItarAga kI, paramAtmA ke saMkoca kI, vApasI yAtrA hai| mere dekhe, tyAga aura bhoga do paMkhoM kI taraha haiN| isIlie rAmAnuja, vallabha aura nimbArka; zaMkara ko hiMdU nahIM zramaNa-saMskRti bhI adhUrI hai, brAhmaNa-saMskRti bhI adhUrI hai| maante| ve kahate haiM, pracchanna bauddha, chipA huA bauddha hai yaha maiM usI AdamI ko pUrA kahatA hUM, usI ko maiM paramahaMsa kahatA hUM, aadmii| nimbArka, zaMkara ke bIca; vallabha, zaMkara ke bIca; jisake donoM paMkha sudRr3ha haiM; jo na bhoga kI tarapha jhukA hai na tyAga rAmAnuja, zaMkara ke bIca bar3A vivAda hai| aura maiM bhI mAnatA hUM, kI tarapha jhukA hai; jisakA koI cunAva hI nahIM hai; jo sahaja zaMkara hiMdU nahIM haiM--ho nahIM skte| zaMkara ne bar3e chipe rAste se zAMta jo bhI ghaTa rahA hai, use svIkAra kiyA hai; ghara meM hai to ghara meM zramaNa-saMskRti ko brAhmaNa-saMskRti kI chAtI para hAvI kara svIkAra hai, maMdira meM hai to maMdira meM; patnI hai to ThIka, patnI mara diyaa| isalie zaMkara ke saMnyAsI ko tuma jAnate ho, vahI | gaI to ThIka; patnI honI hI cAhie, aisA bhI nahIM hai; patnI nahIM saMnyAsI ho gayA khaas| vaha saMnyAsI bilakula hiMdU hai hI nhiiN| hI honI cAhie, aisA bhI nahIM hai jisakA koI Agraha nahIM hai, tumane upaniSada ke RSi-muniyoM ko dekhA hai, sunI hai unakI | nirAgrahI! bAta, unakI khabara, unakI kahAnI sunI? upaniSada ke saMnyAsa kA maiM artha karatA hUM : samyaka nyaas| jisane apane RSi-muni gRhastha the| patnI thI unakI, bacce the unake, ghara-dvAra | jIvana ko saMtulita kara liyA hai; jisane apane jIvana ko aisI thA unakA, bAga-upavana the unake, gaUeM thIM unakI, dhana-dhAnya buniyAda dI hai jo apaMga nahIM hai, jo adhUrI nahIM hai, jo paripUrNa thA; tyAgI nahIM the| buddha aura jaina arthoM meM tyAgI nahIM the| hai| bhoga aura tyAga donoM jisameM samAviSTa haiM, vahI mere lie bhogakara hI bhagavAna ko unhoMne jAnA thaa| zaMkara ne saMnyAsI hai|| zramaNa-saMskRti kI bAta kA prabhAva dekhakara...kyoMki jaba aura majA hI kyA, chor3akara bhAga gaye taba chaTA to majA kyA! zramaNa sAdhu khar3e hue to svabhAvataH hiMdU brAhmaNa, RSi-muni phIke yahAM rahe aura chor3A, bAjAra meM khar3e rahe aura bhItara himAlaya pragaTa par3ane lge| kyoMki ye tejasvI mAlUma pdd'e| saba chor3a diyA! ye huA...! camatkArI mAlUma par3e, kyoMki bar3e ulaTe mAlUma pdd'e| svabhAvataH yaha hamIM haiM ki terA darda chupAkara dila meM rAste para saba loga calate haiM, koI jarA zIrSAsana lagAkara khar3A kAma duniyA ke badastUra kie jAte haiN| ho jAye, to bhIr3a ikaTThI ho jaayegii| vahI AdamI paira ke bala chor3a denA AsAna hai, pakar3a rakhanA bhI AsAna hai; pakar3e hue khar3A rahe, koI na AyegA; sira ke bala khar3A ho jAye, saba A chor3a denA ati kaThina hai| bar3I kuzalatA caahie| kRSNa ne jaayeNge| ve kaheMge, kyA mAmalA ho gayA! koI phUla car3hAne | jisako kahA haiH yogaH karmasu kaushlm| bar3I kuzalatA lagegA, koI hAtha jor3ane lagegA ki koI camatkAra kara rahA hai, | cAhie! yoga kI kuzalatA cAhie! jaise ki koI naTa sadhI huI yaha AdamI bar3A tyAgI hai! ulaTA AkarSita karatA hai| rassI para calatA hai, do khAiyoM ke bIca khiMcI huI rassI para to jaina aura bauddha saMnyAsiyoM ne bar3A AkarSaNa paidA kiyaa| calatA hai| to dekhA, kaisA samhAlatA hai, saMtulita karatA hai; zaMkara ne bar3e chipe dvAra se unakI hI bAta ko hiMdu-chAtI para savAra | kabhI bAyeM jhukatA kabhI dAyeM jhukatA; jaba dikhatA hai, bAyeM jhukanA , karavA diyaa| agara koI gaura se dekhe to hiMdU saMskRti ko jyAdA ho gayA, aba girUMgA, to dAyeM jhukatA hai, tAki bAyeM kI 'bacAnevAle zaMkara nahIM haiM, naSTa karanevAle haiN| hAlAMki loga | tarapha jo asaMtulana ho gayA thA, vaha saMtulita ho jaaye| phira socate haiM, zaMkara ne bacA liyA-bacAyA nhiiN| yaha bacAnA kyA dekhatA hai, aba dAyeM tarapha jyAdA jhukane lagA, to bAyeM tarapha 181
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga jhukatA hai| bAyeM ko dAyeM se samhAlatA hai, dAyeM ko bAyeM se zarAbe-kuhana phira pilA sAkiyA! samhAlatA hai| aise bIca meM tanI rassI para calatA hai| -bar3I pyArI paMktiyAM haiN| paMktiyAM yaha kaha rahI haiM, agara aura dharma to khaDga kI dhAra hai| vaha to bar3A bArIka rAstA hai, rAkha kA Dhera ho gaye hama, to kyA sAra! he paramAtmA, phira thor3I saMkIrNa rAstA hai-ThIka khiMcI huI rassI kI taraha do khAiyoM ke zarAba barasA! bIca meN| idhara saMsAra hai, udhara paramAtmA hai, bIca meM khiMcI huI zarAbe-kuhana phira pilA sAkiyA rassI hai--usa para calanevAle ko bar3A kuzala honA caahie| vahI jAma gardiza meM lA sAkiyA to agara tumhAre jIvana meM prema bujha jAye aura phira vairAgya ho, | -phira vahI jAma gardiza meM laa| abhI saMsAra ko prema kiyA to kucha khAsa na huaa| thA, aba tujhe prema kareMge lekina phira vahI jAma dohraa| prema to prema jalatA rahe aura vairAgya ho to kucha huaa| bace; jo vyartha ke lie thA vaha sArthaka ke liye ho jaaye| daur3a to bujhI izka kI rAkha aMdhera hai bace; abhI vastuoM ke lie daur3e the, aba paramAtmA ke liye daur3a musalamAM nahIM rAkha kA Dhera hai ho jaaye| zarAbe-kuhana phira pilA sAkiyA zarAbe-kuhana phira pilA sAkiyA vahI jAma gardiza meM lA sAkiyA vahI jAma gardiza meM lA sAkiyA mujhe izka ke para lagA kara ur3A mujhe izka ke para lagA kara ur3A! merI khAka juganU banA kara ur3A -abhI izka ke para to the, lekina khisakate rahe jamIna para, jigara meM vahI tIra phira pAra kara ragar3ate rahe nAka jamIna pr| mujhe izka ke para lagAkara ur3A! ur3eM tamannA ko sIne meM bedAra kr| paramAtmA kI tarapha, lekina para to izka ke hoM, prema ke hoN| bujhI izka kI rAkha aMdhera hai| merI khAka juganU banA kara ur3A prema kA aMgArA bujha jAye to phira jise tuma vairAgya kahate ho, jigara se vahI tIra phira pAra kr| vaha rAkha hI rAkha hai| -vaha jo saMsAra meM ghaTA thA, vaha jo kisI yuvatI ke lie prema kA aMgArA bhI jalatA rahe aura jalAye na, to kucha ghaTA thA, kisI yuvaka ke lie ghaTA thA, vaha jo dhana ke lie ghaTA kuzalatA huI, to kucha tumane sAdhA, to tumane kucha paayaa| thA, pada ke lie ghaTA thA--vahI tIra! bujhI izka kI rAkha aMdhera hai jigara se vahI tIra phira pAra kara musalamAM nahIM rAkha kA Dhera hai| tamannA ko sIne meM bedAra kara! -phira vaha AdamI dhArmika nahIM, musalamAM nahIM-rAkha kA -vaha jo vAsanA thI, AkAMkSA thI, abhIpsA thI, vastuoM ke Dhera hai| | lie, saMsAra ke lie use phira jagA, lekina aba tere lie! to eka tarapha jalate hue, ubharate hue aMgAre jvAlAmukhI haiM, bahuta loga haiM, adhika loga aise hI haiM--jIte haiM, bhogate haiM, aura eka tarapha rAkha ke Dhera haiM-bujha gaye, ThaMDe par3a gaye, prANa hI lekina bhoga karanA unheM AyA nhiiN| vAsanA kI hai, cAhata meM kho gaye, niSprANa ho gye| to eka tarapha pAgala loga haiM, aura apane ko DubAyA, lekina cAhata kI kalA na aayii| eka tarapha mare hue loga haiN| kahIM bIca meM...! | na AyA hameM izka karanA na AyA pAgalapana itanA na miTa jAye ki mauta ho jAye, aura pAgalapana mare umra bhara aura maranA na aayaa| itanA bhI na ho ki hoza kho jaaye| pAgalapana jiMdA rahe aura phira jIvana eka kalA hai aura dharma sabase bar3I kImiyA hai| isalie bhI mauta ghaTa jaaye| ahaMkAra mare, tuma na mro| saMsAra kA bhoga | mere lie saMnyAsI kA jo artha hai, vaha hai : saMtulana, samyaka mare, paramAtmA kA bhoga na mre| tyAga ho, lekina jIvaMta ho, saMtulana, samyaka nyAsa; kucha chor3anA nahIM aura saba chUTa jAye; rasadhAra na sUkha jaaye| kahIM bhAganA nahIM aura sabase mukti ho jAye; paira par3ate raheM
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________________ dharma : nijI aura vaiyaktika jaladhAroM para lekina gIle na hoM; Aga se gujaranA ho jAye, tumheM to juhada-o-riyA para bahuta hai apane garUra lekina koI ghAva na pdd'e| aura aisA saMbhava hai| aura aisA jisa khudA hai zekha jI! hamase bhI gunahagAroM kaa| dina bahuta bar3I mAtrA meM saMbhava hogA, usa dina jIvana kI do bhakta kahatA hai, 'zekha jI! tumheM to bar3A garUra hai apane karmoM dhArAeM, zramaNa aura brAhmaNa, mileMgI; bhakta aura jJAnI AliMgana kA, zubha karmoM kA, upAsanA, pUjA, prArthanA kA, sAdhanA, kregaa| aura usa dina jagata meM pahalI daphA dharma kI paripUrNatA | tapazcaryA kA!' pragaTa hogii| abhI taka dharma adhUrA-adhUrA pragaTa huA hai, tumheM to juhada-o-riyA para bahuta hai apane garUra! khaMDa-khaMDa meM pragaTa haA hai| lekina bhakta yaha bhI kahatA hai ki yaha saba jo tumane kiyA hai, thothA hai; kyoMki karane kA bhAva to bhItara maujUda hI hai| isalie tIsarA praznaH eka mArga bhagavAna mahAvIra kA hai-saMgharSa kA, yaha saba vaMcanA hai| aura hama tuma se kahate haiM : khudA hai zekha saMkalpa kA; dusarA mArga zaraNAgati kA, samarpaNa kaa| aura jI! hamase bhI gunahagAroM kaa| vaha hamArI bhI khabara legaa| vaha donoM mukti ke lie haiN| sirpha dhArmikoM kA hI nahIM hai, ganahagAroM kA bhI hai| kRpayA batAyeM ki bhakti karane se AdamI ko apane bare pharizte hazra meM pUchege pAkabAjoM se kA phala bhoganA par3egA athavA nahIM? gunAha kyoM na kie, kyA khudA gaphUra na thA? ve jo puNyAtmA haiM, bhakta kahatA hai, unase jarUra pharizte par3eMge karma kI bhASA bhakta kI bhASA nahIM hai| yaha to aise hI hai, jaise | svarga meN| tuma pUcho ki bagIce se gujarane para marusthala bIca meM par3egA yA pharizte hazra meM pUchege pAkabAjoM se| nahIM; yA marusthala se gujarane para phUla kamala ke khile hue mileMge | -pavitra logoM se, dharmAtmAoM se, puNyAtmAoM se| yA nhiiN| tuma alaga-alaga dhArAoM kI bAta kara rahe ho| gunAha kyoM na kie, kyA khudA gaphUra na thA? karma kI bhASA samarpaNa ke mArga kI bhASA nahIM hai; saMkalpa ke kyA tumheM bharosA na thA ki usakI karuNA aparaMpAra hai? tumheM mArga kI bhASA hai| saMkalpa kahatA hai : tumane jo kiyA hai vahI tuma kucha saMdeha thA? kara lete gunAha! aise kyA Dare-Dare jIye? paaoge| isalie mahAvIra kA to pUrA zAstra karma ke siddhAMta para nahIM, bhakta kI bhASA alaga hai| khar3A hai| bhagavAna to haTA hI diyA hai mahAvIra ne; karma hI dhyAna rakho, agara karmoM kA hisAba rakhanA ho to bhakti kA bhagavAna ho gayA hai-tuma jo karate ho vahI; kArya-kAraNa; rAstA tumhAre lie nahIM hai| gaNita aura kAvya kI bhASA sIdhA vijJAna hai| alaga-alaga hai| gaNita meM do aura do cAra hI hote haiM, kAvya meM bhakta ko karma kI bhASA hI nahIM aatii| bhakta kahatA hai, hamane kabhI-kabhI do aura do pAMca bhI ho jAte haiM, kabhI tIna bhI raha kabhI kucha kiyA hI nahIM, vahI karavA rahA hai| bhakta kahatA hai, | jAte haiN| kAvya to rahasya hai| hama kartA hI nahIM haiM, kartA vahI hai; aura usane jo karavAyA hamane to agara tumheM gaNita kI bhASA samajha meM AtI ho to tuma bhakti kiyA; gunahagAra ho to vahI ho| bhakta ke sAmane bhagavAna ko kI bhASA hI chor3o, to phira karmoM kA hisAba rkho| jo-jo burA muzkila par3egI; kyoMki bhakta kahegA, 'tUne karavAyA, hamane kiyA hai, usake ThIka-ThIka tulanA meM gaNita kI taraha bhalA kiyA, hamako phaMsAtA hai?' kro| eka-eka kaatto| kaThina hogA mArga, lekina kisI kI isalie bhakta karma kI bhASA nahIM boltaa| bhakta kahatA hai, | karuNA para tumheM nirbhara na rahanA pdd'egaa| jaTila hogA, bar3A durdharSa saba tujha para chor3A, karma bhI chodd'e| apane ko hI chor3A to aba saMgharSa hogaa| kyoMki anaMta-anaMta janmoM ke pApa haiM, unheM kATanA karma kA khAtA kahAM alaga rakheM? jaba saba chor3A to baiMka-baileMsa AsAna nahIM hai| isalie to mahAvIra janmoM-janmoM yAtrA karate bhI tujhe hI diyaa| aisA thor3e hI hai ki apanA baiMka-baileMsa bacA haiN| kATate-kATate, kATate-kATate, paccIsa sau varSa pahale vaha liyA aura kahA ki bAkI saba diyaa| ghar3I AI, jaba vaha kATa paaye| isalie mahAvIra aura buddha donoM www.jainelibrar.org
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________________ ne, zramaNa saMskRti ke donoM AdhAra haiM, apane pichale janmoM kI kA samarpaNa karatA hai| kathA kahI hai| vaha kahatA hai, 'yaha rhe| bure-bhale jaise bhI haiM, ta svIkAra kisI bhakta ne phikra nahIM kI : kyA karanA, hisAba kyA rakhanA kara! ptr-pusspm| yaha jo kucha hamAre pAsa hai; patte, phUla, phUla usakA! mahAvIra aura buddha ne kahI hai| donoM ne jAti-smaraNa, kI paMkhur3I sahI, yaha tU samhAla! jyAdA kucha hai nahIM!' pichale janmoM ke smaraNa ko eka khAsa vidhi mAnA, khAsa vidhi vaha apane ahaMkAra ko sIdhA rakhatA hai| banAyA ki pIche janmoM meM jAo; kyoMki hisAba pUrA dekhanA jJAnI ke mArga para, saMkalpa ke mArga para karma ko kATa-kATakara par3egA, kahAM-kahAM bhUla-cUka kI hai, vahAM-vahAM sudhAra karanA hai; kartA miTAyA jAtA hai| bhakti ke mArga para kartA ko chor3akara hI jahAM-jahAM galata kiyA, usake mukAbale ThIka karanA hai; sAre karma miTa jAte haiN| jahAM-jahAM pApa huA vahAM-vahAM puNya rakhanA hai| dhIre-dhIre-dhIre tarAjU ko barAbara karanA hai, donoM palar3e jaba barAbara ho jAyeMge AkhirI savAla : sunatA thA ki isa jahAM se Age jahAM aura aura kAMTA jaba bIca meM samyakatva para khar3A ho jAyegA taba tuma bhI haiM, isa makAM se Age makAM aura bhI haiM; lekina aba Apa se mukta ho skoge| bar3A hisAbI-kitAbI mAmalA hai| magara kucha milane para aisA pratIta hotA hai: haiM jinako isa meM rasa hai| jarUra ve vaisA kreN| gara bara rUe jamIM bahizta asta lekina bhaktoM ne kabhI pichale janmoM kA hisAba nahIM kiyaa| hamIM asta hamIM asta hamIM ast| unhoMne kahA, 'hisAba kauna rakhe! tU hI rakha! tU hI samhAla! tUne -yadi isa pRthvI para kahIM svarga hai to vaha yahIM hai, yahIM hai, bhejA, hama aaye| tUne calAyA, hama cale! tUne jaisA rakhA, hama yahIM hai| aisA kyoM huA, kRpApUrvaka samajhAyeM! rAjI rahe!' bhakta kI to pUrI bAta hI itanI hai ki maiM nahIM hU~, tU hI hai| chor3o bhI samajha ko! samajha ke pIche kyoM itanA laTTha lekara par3e isalie bhakta ko koI savAla nahIM hai| ho? samajha se aisA kyA lenA-denA hai? samajha ko khAoge ki / donoM mArga pahaMcA dete haiN| bhakta chalAMga se pahaMcatA hai. jJAnI pIyoge ki oDhoge? jo haA hai usake bIca meM samajha ko mata iMca-iMca kATakara pahuMcatA hai| bhakta ekabAragI pahuMca jAtA hai| laao| samajha bAdhA ddaalegii| samajha ne sadA hI bAdhA DAlI hai| eka sAtha chor3a detA hai apane 'maiM' ko| vaha pUrA kA pUrA usake | vizleSaNa tor3a detA hai una cIjoM ko, phor3a detA hai una cIjoM caraNoM meM apane sira ko rakha detA hai--eka sAtha! jJAnI kATatA | ko-jo vizleSaNa ke pAra haiN| hai, pApa ko chor3atA hai, puNya ko pakar3atA hai--phira eka aisI jaise maiM eka suMdara phUla tumheM daM, bhogo ise! saMgho ise! pIyo ghar3I AtI hai, taba puNya ko bhI chor3atA hai| nahIM to puNya hI isake rasa ko AMkhoM se| nAca lo thor3I dera isake sAtha! jaldI ahaMkAra bana jAtA hai| | hI yaha phUla kumhalA jaayegaa| jaldI hI phUla phira jaise adRzya vIra ke mArga para jo calate haiM, pahale pApa ko kATo se AyA, adRzya meM lIna ho jaayegaa| vizleSaNa mata karo, puNya se, phira eka ghar3I AyegI taba puNya ko bhI kATo, kyoMki anyathA tuma bhAgoge, kAToge-pIToge phUla ko, socoge kahAM vaha sone kI jaMjIreM haiN| pahale pApa ko miTAo puNya se, eka sauMdarya hai, kahAM chipA hai! usa kATa-pITa meM phUla bhI kho jAyegA, kAMTe ko dUsare se nikAlo; phira donoM kAMToM ko pheMka do, phira sauMdarya bhI kho jaayegaa| pApa bhI puNya bhI donoM cale jaayeN| jaba sAre karma zUnya ho jaayeNge| vizleSaNa se sauMdarya kA patA nahIM calatA, na satya kA patA to kartA miTa jAtA hai| jaba karma hI na bace to kartA kauna! yaha calatA hai; kyoMki jo hai, vaha akhaMDa meM hai| isalie maiM kahatA mahAvIra kA mArga hai| | hUM, chor3o samajha ko! samajha khaMDita karatI hai cIjoM ko| vaha bhakta kA mArga yaha hai, vaha kahatA hai: hama kartA ko hI rakhe Ate kahatI hai. kATo-pITo. jAMco, todd'o| sArA vijJAna tor3a-phoDa haiM usake caraNoM meN| karma se zurU nahIM karatA bhkt| bhakta kartA se calatA hai| tuma de do vaijJAnika ko phUla, vaha phaurana bhAgegA Jain education International
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________________ RE HARASH TRA dhamaH nijI Ara vaiyaktika prayogazAlA meN| phUla ko dekhegA bhI nhiiN| phUla ko thor3A maukA agara paramAtmA se thor3A dila laga gayA to vahI svarga hai| bhI na degA ki phUla thor3A gunagunA le| bhAgegA prayogazAlA meN| aura kyA dekhane ko bAkI hai, jaldI hI tuma pAoge, paMkhur3iyAM bikhara giiN| viccheda kara DAlA Apa se dila lagA ke dekha liyaa| usane phUla kaa| jaldI hI tuma pAoge, lebila lagA diye gaye, para aba baddhi ko mata daudd'aao| aba buddhi ke jAla mata bno| alaga-alaga botaloM meM usane phUla se nikAlakara rasa saMjo chor3o bhii| buddhi virasa kara degii| buddhimAna svarga bhI calA diye| batA degA, kitanA lavaNa hai, kitanI miTTI hai, kitanI jAye, narka ko nirmita kara legA; kyoMki vaha svIkAra nahIM kara zakkara hai, kitanA kyA hai| saba batA degA, lekina koI bhI aisI sakatA hai| ghaTanA ghaTa bhI jAye to bhI pUchatA hai, 'kyoM!' botala na hogI jisameM sauMdarya hogA, aura saba cIjeM pakar3a meM A 'kyoM' kA koI uttara nahIM hai| aisA hai| jaba bhI tumhArA dila jaayeNgii| pArthiva pakar3a meM A jAyegA, apArthiva chUTa jaayegaa| khulA hotA hai aura pyAre ko tuma upalabdha hote ho, ghaTa jAtA hai| tuma pUchoge, 'sauMdarya kahAM hai? hamane phUla diyA thA, eka suMdara tumane kisI ko bhI prema kiyA, vahIM se paramAtmA kI kiraNeM phUla diyA thA--yaha phUla kA vizleSaNa huA, sauMdarya kahAM utaranI zurU ho jAtI haiM, vahI khir3akI ho jAtA hai, vahI vAtAyana hai?' vaha kahegA, 'sauMdarya thA hI nhiiN| maiMne bar3e gaura se ho jAtA hai| tumane agara mujhe prema kiyA to yahAM svarga bana kATA-pITA, koI bhI cIja bAhara nahIM jAne dI hai| jitanA vajana jaayegaa| jinakA majha se prema nahIM hai, ve tamheM pAgala smjheNge| phUla kA thA-utanA hI ina cIjoM kA hai, tuma taula le sakate ho|| unheM socane do ki kyA huA, kyoM huA, kaise huA! yaha kAma sauMdarya kahIM gayA nhiiN| thA hI nhiiN| hogA hI nhiiN| tuma kisI una para chor3a do, jinako nahIM huA hai| kucha kAma unake lie bhI bhrAMti meM par3e hooge| tumane koI sapanA dekhA hogaa|' to chodd'o| samajha khaMDa-khaMDa karatI hai| samajha yAnI vishlessnn| aura aura kyA dekhane ko bAkI hai, satya upalabdha hotA hai saMzleSaNa se, jor3a se, akhaMDa se| to maiM | Apa se dila lagA ke dekha liyaa| tumase kahatA hUM, agara lagatA hai kahIM, yahIM svarga hai, to aba samajhane kI phikra chor3o ! svarga meM to samajha mata lAo! samajha Aja itanA hii| se saMsAra calatA hai| samajha se saMsAra banatA hai| svarga meM to samajha mata lAo! agara kAvya uThA hai, agara hRdaya abhibhUta huA hai to nAco! aba svarga A gayA hai, tuma pUchate ho ki aisA kyoM huA! jo huA, huaa| 'kyoM' meM jAne kA artha hai : atIta meM jaao| 'kyoM' meM jAne kA artha hai : kAraNa meM jaao| 'kyoM' meM jAne kA artha hai: vijJAna meM jaao| vijJAna pachatA hai, 'kyoM?' nahIM, dharma svIkAra karatA hai| dharma pUchatA hI nhiiN| dharma koI prazna nahIM hai| dharma eka AzcaryabhAva hai| dharma kahatA hai, ahA! yahI svarga hai, to nAca leM, to gIta gA leN| suno isa koyala ko| svarga agara A gayA to AkhirI daravAjA A gayA! terI ummIda chuTa nahIM sakatI tere dara ke sivAya dara hI nhiiN| aura kyA dekhane ko bAkI hai, Apa se dila lagA ke dekha liyaa|