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________________ solahavAM pravacana uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai
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________________ prazna-sAra jaise mahAvIra ke 'ahiMsA' zabda kA galata artha liyA gayA, aise hI kyA ApakA 'prema' zabda khatare se nahIM bharA hai ? jo dIyA tUphAna se bujha gayA, use phira jalA ke kyA karUM? jo paramAtmA ghara se hI bhaTaka gayA, use ghara vApasa bulA ke kyA karUM? tere gusse se bhI pyAra, terI mAra bhI svIkAra
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________________ halA praznaH kala Apane batAyA ki mahAvIra ne kAraNa ki una praznoM ke uttara logoM ko galata arthoM meM le jAte haiN| prema zabda kA upayoga nahIM kiyA, kyoMki loga to buddha ke marane ke bAda jo sabase bar3A vivAda buddha ke usakA galata artha lete haiM aura yaha ki Aja | anuyAyiyoM meM uThA, vaha yaha thA ki buddha ina praznoM ke saMbaMdha meM loga ahiMsA kA galata artha lete haiM, isalie Apa prema zabda | cupa kyoM raha gye| aura buddha-dharma ke jo khaMDa-khaMDa Tukar3e hae, kA upayoga karate haiN| para jaisA loga mahAvIra ke samaya meM prema vaha unake cupa raha jAne kI vajaha se hue| kyoMki kisI ne kahA zabda kA galata artha karate the, kyA Aja bhI vahI sthiti nahIM ki ve cupa raha gaye, kyoMki jo unhoMne jAnA vaha zabda meM pragaTa hai? aura Apake dvArA sarvAdhika upayukta zabda, prema, kyA karane yogya na thaa| kisI ne kahA, ve cupa raha gaye, kyoMki vahAM Aja bhI khatare se bharA nahIM hai? | jAnane ko hI kucha nahIM hai; pragaTa karane kA savAla hI nahIM hai| kisI ne kahA, ve cupa raha gaye, kyoMki unheM patA hI nahIM calA. zabda-mAtra khatare se bharA hai| kyoMki jaise hI bolA gayA zabda, to bolate kyA? bolanevAle kI mAlakiyata usa para samApta ho jAtI hai| cuppI kA bhI to tuma artha karoge! to artha se to bacA nahIM jA sunanevAlA mAlika ho jAtA hai| kucha maiMne kahA, kahate hI maiM | sktaa| to upAya kyA hai? upAya yahI hai ki jise jo zabda mAlika nahIM rahA; sunate hI tuma mAlika ho gye| aba tuma kyA ThIka lage, vaha usakA upayoga kare aura saba taraha se, hara dizA artha karoge tuma para nirbhara hai| se, usa zabda ko paribhASita kre| jitane dUra taka saMbhava ho tumheM to jo zabdoM se Darate hoM, unheM to bolane kA hI upAya nahIM hai| maukA na de ki tuma apanA artha praveza kara paao| isa taraha kI kyoMki artha maiM nahIM DAla sakatA; artha to tuma ddaaloge| merA paribhASA kare, saba tarapha se isa taraha kA paharA biThAye zabda para, artha to mere hRdaya meM raha jAyegA; zabda kI khAlI khola tuma taka phira bhI agara tuma galata artha karanA cAho to karoge hii| jAyegI; AtmA phira tuma usameM ddaaloge| to artha to sadA lekina satya kA galata upayoga hogA, isa Dara se satya bolane tumhArA hogaa| aura cUMki tuma upadrava se grasta ho, tuma jo bhI se nahIM rukA jA sktaa| sau meM ninyAnabe loga galata artha kara artha DAloge vaha bhI upadrava-grasta hogaa| kyoMki tuma bar3e bhrAMta leMge, koI harja nahIM; vaha jo eka ThIka artha kara legA, to bhI ho, tumhAre artha bhrAMta hI hoNge| tuma galata hI nikAla loge| sArthaka hai bolnaa| kyoMki ve jo ninyAnabe galata artha kara rahe to isakA to yaha artha huA ki jinhoMne jAnA hai, ve cupa raha haiM, na sunate to bhI galata hote, kucha bigar3A nahIM hai| ve galata the, jaayeN| lekina cupa raha jAne kA bhI tuma artha karoge ki kyoM cupa isalie galata artha kiyA; galata artha ke kAraNa galata nahIM ho raha gye| buddha ne bahuta-se praznoM ke uttara nahIM diye-sirpha isa gaye haiN| isalie agara unhoMne galata artha kiyA to unakI jiMdagI 3451
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________________ R jina sUtra bhAra | meM kucha aura bigAr3a nahIM A jaayegaa| ve bigar3e the, bigar3e DAloge, ve bhI lauTeMge...! isalie maiM usa kheta kI ora najara rheNge| lekina vaha jo sau meM eka bhI agara suna legA, rAjI hogA, karatA hUM, usa kheta kI tarapha, jisa para ina paccIsa sau varSoM meM uThegA, calegA, to paryApta hai| sau sunanevAloM meM agara eka bhI | khetI nahIM huii| jaga jAye, to sArthaka ho gayA shrm| ninyAnabe kI phrika karane kI prema zabda kA AdhyAtmika artha upayoga nahIM kiyA gayA hai| koI jarUrata nahIM hai| | usakA upayoga kara lenA jarUrI hai| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA hUM ki sadA mahAvIra ne ahiMsA zabda cunA, vaha unakI pasaMda thii| unakI yaha sArthaka rahegA; jaldI hI isa kheta meM se bhI upajAUpana naSTa pasaMda ke bahuta kAraNa haiN| eka kAraNa hai ki prema aura bhakti ke ho jaayegaa| taba naye-naye zabda khojane hoNge| vaha AnevAle nAma para calanevAlA saMpradAya bilakula vikRta ho gayA thaa| aba loga ciMtA kreN| agara prema kI hI ve bAta karate to usa saMpradAya se pRthaka, alaga naye zabda sadA jarUrI rahate haiM, kyoMki naye zabdoM ke sAtha khar3e hone kI koI suvidhA na thii| ve jisa krAMti kI bAta karanA | manuSya meM nayI cetanA kA saMcAra hotA hai| aura kabhI-kabhI parAne cAhate the, vaha krAMti paidA na hotii| unhIM zabdoM ke unhIM | bahuta dina taka upayoga na kiye gaye zabdoM kA punaH upayoga pAribhASika zabdoM kA upayoga karane kA pariNAma yaha hotA, ve bhI upayogI hotA hai, kyoMki ve phira naye ho gaye hote haiM; itane dina paMDitoM aura brAhmaNoM ke usI samudAya meM kho jAte jisakI bar3I | taka par3e rahe khAlI, binA phasala boye, phira kSamatA ko arjita bhIr3a thii| unhoMne ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga kiyaa| isa taraha kara lete haiN| to prema zabda ne kSamatA arjita kara lI hai| unhoMne eka paribhASA dii| isa taraha unhoMne apane ko pRthaka | phira kucha aura bAteM haiN| ahiMsA zabda nakArAtmaka hai| usameM kiyaa| isa taraha bhIr3a meM khone se apane ko bcaayaa| upayogI thA | 'nahIM' para jora hai| mahAvIra kA jora 'nahIM' para thaa| merA jora unakA upayoga kara lenA ahiMsA kaa| | 'nahIM' para nahIM hai| mere lie AstikatA svIkAra meM hai| 'hAM' lekina ina paccIsa sau sAloM meM ahiMsA zabda ko bar3A mUlya ke bhAva meM hai| 'nahIM' para jIvana ke staMbha nahIM rakhe jA skte| mila gayA hai| usa mUlya se phira vaisI kI vaisI sthiti khar3I ho | aura jisane 'nahIM' ke ghara meM rahanA zurU kiyA vaha sikur3a jAtA gaI hai| aba ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga karane kA artha hai: ahiMsA | hai| aura jaina dharma agara sikar3a gayA to usakA koI aura kAraNa kI katAra meM khar3e hae logoM kI bhIr3a meM kho jaanaa| nahIM hai; 'nahIM' ke ghara ne mAra ddaalaa| to jisa kAraNa se mahAvIra ne ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga kiyA, / buddha ne bhI 'nahIM' zabdoM kA upayoga zurU kiyA thaa| pAMca sau usI kAraNa se maiM ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga nahIM kara sakatA huuN| sAla meM buddha kA dharma naSTa ho gayA aura taba bauddha bhikSuoM ko kAraNa vahI hai| maiM prema zabda kA upayoga karanA caahuuNgaa| ina eka bAta samajha meM A gaI ki 'nahIM' zabdoM ne jAna le lii| ve paccIsa sau sAloM meM prema zabda kho gayA, upayoga meM nahIM aayaa| jo nakArAtmaka zabda haiM--nirvANa-nahIM ho jAnA--kisakI jaise kisI ne apane kheta ko kucha varSoM ke lie baMjara chor3a diyA AkAMkSA hai 'nahIM' hone kI? zabda sunakara hI loga cauMka jAte ho, khetI na kI ho, to jisa kheta para bAra-bAra khetI kI gaI hai, haiN| to jaba bauddha bhikSu bhArata ke bAhara gaye, barmA, laMkA, cIna to usakA upajAUpana naSTa ho jAtA hai| vaha jo khAlI par3A rahA unhoMne 'nahIM' zabdoM kA tyAga kara diyaa| eziyA meM buddha-dharma kheta hai varSoM taka, usane phira upajAU zakti ko arjita kara phailA jaba usane 'hAM' zabdoM kA upayoga kiyA-akArAtmaka, liyA hai| to prema zabda phira upayogI ho gayA hai| usa zabda meM vidhAyaka, jiivNt| bauddha dharma virATa dharma ho gyaa| buddha ke zabda phira prANa DAle jA sakate haiN| | agara pakar3e rahate to jo dazA jainoM kI huI, vahI dazA buddha-dharma paccIsa sau sAla ke aMtarAla ne, isa paccIsa sau sAla meM kI hotii| buddha kI majabUrI thI 'nahIM' zabdoM kA upayoga karane buddha, mahAvIra aura gAMdhI taka ahiMsA zabda kI bar3I mahimA kI; vahI majabUrI thI jo mahAvIra kI thii| brAhmaNa paraMparA 'hAM' gAyI gaI hai| ahiMsA zabda para kAphI khetI ho cukI; aba vahAM zabdoM se bharI hai| Astika zabdoM se bharI hai| isa bar3I paraMparA se kucha bhI paidA nahIM hotaa| aba to Dara yaha hai ki jitane bIja tuma | agara alaga khar3e na karo to yaha paraMparA lIla jaayegii| isa 1346
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________________ uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai paraMparA se alaga khar3A honA jarUrI hai| alaga khar3e hone ke lie anubhava...! sabhI ko anubhava hAtha A jAtA hai| 'nahIM' zabdoM kA upayoga karanA par3A, tAki sImA-rekhA sApha ho to hiMduoM ke hisAba se saMnyAsa jIvana-virodhI na thA, jIvana jaaye| aura jaba alpamata meM koI hotA hai to use bar3I spaSTatA se kA navanIta thaa| jinhoMne jIvana ko jIyA, ve usa navanIta ko apanI sImA-rekhA banAnI par3atI hai, kyoMki bahumata use lIla | upalabdha hue| dUdha hai; use jamAo, dahI banAo, dahI kA maMthana jaayegaa| hiMduoM kA virATa sAgara thA; jainoM, bauddhoM kI nadI | karo, makkhana nikAlo, makkhana ko garamAo, ghI kahIM bhI kho jAtI isameM, yaha tAla-talaiyA kahIM bhI kho jAtA, | banAo-aisA saMnyAsa thaa| ghI kI taraha! phira ghI kA tuma kucha isakA kahIM patA bhI na cltaa| to usa tAla-talaiyA ko bahuta bhI nahIM kara skte| surakSita hokara apanI vyavasthA karanI pdd'ii| usane una sAre zabdoM | tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA, ghI ke bAda koI gati nahIM hai| ghI ko payoga roka diyA, jo hiMda upayoga karate the| ve zabda tama kucha aura nahIM banA skte| dudha dahI ho sakatA hai; dahI apane-Apa meM bahumUlya the; lekina majabUrI thI, una zabdoM ke makkhana bana jAtA hai; makkhana ghI bana jAtA hai lekina aba sAtha saMbaMdha hiMduoM kA thaa| agara brahma zabda kA upayoga tuma ghI ko kucha bhI nahIM banA skte| parAkASThA! karo-DUbe! agara paramAtmA zabda kA upayoga karo-DUbe! aba agara tuma cAho, ki ghI ko pIche bhI lauTAyeM to vaha bhI bI paraMparA thii| usa paraMparA ke kAraNa sAre nahIM kara skte| tuma cAho ki aba ghI kA makkhana banA leM, ki vidhAyaka zabda upayoga kara liye gaye the| hiMduoM kA vahI to makkhana kA aba dahI banA leM, ki dahI se aba dUdha meM utara bala hai| hiMdU itane AghAtoM ke bAda jIte rahe haiM, usakA kAraNa jAyeM-vaha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| kahAM hai? usakA kAraNa hai unakI vidhAyakatA meM, svIkAra meM, to hiMduoM ke lie to saMnyAsa ghI kI taraha thA; vaha AkhirI aMgIkAra meN| bAta thI-jisase pIche lauTanA nahIM hotA, jisake Age jAnA agara tuma vaidika, upaniSada ke RSiyoM kA smaraNa karo to tumheM nahIM hai| aura usa taka jise pahuMcanA hai, use ye sArI sIr3hiyAM pAra samajha meM AyegA ki aba tuma jise sAdhu aura saMnyAsI kahate ho, | karanI hoNgii| usa hisAba se ve sAdhu-saMnyAsI na the| maiM jisa hisAba se | isa sanAtana dharma ke bIca mahAvIra kA AvirbhAva huaa| yaha saMnyAsI kahatA hU~, usa hisAba se saMnyAsI the| ghara meM the, paraMparA sar3a gaI thI, gala gaI thii| sabhI paraMparAeM eka dina sar3a gRhasthI meM the, unakI patniyAM thIM, bacce the, dhana-daulata thii| jAtI haiM, gala jAtI haiN| yaha jIvana kA svAbhAvika dharma hai| jaise bar3A vidhAyaka rUpa thaa| hara javAna bUr3hA ho jAtA hai, phira hara bUr3hA mara jAtA hai, phira eka saMnyAsa hiMdaoM ke lie gahasthI ke viparIta nahIM thA. gahasthI dina asthi lekara hama jAkara jalA Ate haiM-ThIka aisI hI kA hI AtyaMtika phala thaa| aisA nahIM thA ki ghara ko chor3akara jo saMskRtiyAM paidA hotI haiM, dharma paidA hote haiM, javAna hote haiM, bUr3he calA gayA, vaha saMnyAsI hai; nahIM, jisane ghara pUrA kara liyA, vaha hote haiM, marate haiN| lekina jisa bAta ko hama sAmAnyatayA jIvana saMnyAsI hai| jo ghara meM pUrA-pUrA jI liyA aura pAra ho gayA; meM kara lete haiM...mAM mara gaI to bahuta prema thA, phira bhI kyA jIvana ke anubhava eka-eka sopAna kI taraha car3ha gayA-vaha karoge? rote ho, dhote ho, rote jAte ho, arthI bAMdhate jAte saMnyAsI hai| saMnyAsa hiMduoM ke lie jIvana kA aMtima zikhara ho-karoge kyA? rote jAte ho, arthI lekara cala par3ate ho| thaa| pahale brahmacarya, phira gArhasthya, phira vAnaprastha, phira rote jAte ho, jalA Ate ho| itanI himmata hama dharmoM ke sAtha na saMnyAsa-aisI jIvana meM eka kramabaddhatA thI, eka vikAsa thaa| kara pAye ki ve bhI javAna hote haiM; jaba javAna hote haiM taba unakA bahuta vaijJAnika bAta thii| pahale saMsAra ko ThIka se anubhava to majA aura! jaba hiMdU dharma zikhara para thA to usane upaniSada jaise kara lo, bhoga kI pIr3A to jAno, tAki tuma tyAgI ho sko| dhana zAstroM ko janma diyA, mahAkAvya paidA huA! saba tarapha gIta kI vyarthatA to jAno tAki virAga kA janma ho sake! isa deha kI gUMja uThA hiMdU dharma kA! prANoM meM pulaka thI, utsAha thA, javAnI nazvaratA ko to pahacAno! zAstroM se nahIM-jIvana, thI! phira hiMdU dharma bUr3hA huaa| jaba hiMdU dharma bUr3hA huA aura mara
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________________ jana satra bhAra gayA yA marane ke karIba thA, maraNAsanna thA, taba buddha aura mahAvIra kSatriya ke svArtha the, brAhmaNa kA to koI upAya na thA ki vaha jaina kA AvirbhAva huaa| aba isa marate AdamI ke sAtha unako | bane; isa banane meM koI sAra na thaa| abhI bhI tuma dekhate ho, kisI bhI taraha kA saMbaMdha jor3anA khataranAka thaa| yaha to mara hI | hiMdustAna meM jo loga IsAI banate haiM, koI biralA, siMghAniyA, rahA thaa| isake sAtha saMbaMdha jor3ane kA artha thA, tuma pahale se hI | sAhU koI IsAI banate haiM? IsAI banatA hai zadra, gAMva kA garIba, mauta se jur3a gye| svabhAvataH unhoMne naye zabda khoje| aadivaasii| jinakA nihita svArtha hai, ve kisalie IsAI tuma dekho, jainoM ne saMskRta bhASA taka kA upayoga na kiyA! banegeM? IsAI to vaha banatA hai jo hiMdU dharma se pIr3ita hai, parezAna zabdoM kI to bAta alaga; usa bhASA meM bhI bolane meM khatarA thA, hai| jo hiMdU dharma use nahIM de sakA hai, usakA AzvAsana IsAiyata kyoMki bhASA ke saba saMbaMdha the| aba agara saMskRta kA mahAvIra detI hai| upayoga karate to upaniSadoM se UMcA gIta aura kyA gA pAte? | to mahAvIra aura buddha donoM ne kahA, koI varNa nahIM hai| lekina parAkASThA ho gaI thii| saMskRta ne apanI AkhirI UMcAI pA lI | zUdra to itanA dalita thA ki use ye zabda bhI samajha meM na A sakate thii| saMskRta ne zikhara chU liyA thA; aba isake pAra jAne kA | the; usako to zAstra par3hane kI manAhI thii| usako to koI zikSA koI upAya na thaa| isa maMdira para kalaza car3ha cukA thaa| to | bhI na thii| isalie svabhAvataH brAhmaNa A nahIM sakatA thA, kSatriya mahAvIra ne saMskRta kA upayoga na kiyaa| mahAvIra ne prAkRta kA | ko Ane kA koI kAraNa na thA--usake hAtha meM talavAra aura upayoga kiyaa| saMskRta paMDita kI bhASA thI, susaMskRta kI, | bala thaa| zUdra samajha nahIM sakatA thaa| aura zudra ko bhItara lAne abhijAtya kii| mahAvIra ne dIna kI, garIba kI, lokajana kI | meM khatarA bhI thA, kyoMki vaha vaizya nahIM ghusane detA thA zUdra ko| bhASA kA upayoga kiyaa| kyoMki vaha chir3akatA thaa| usakI bhI dhAraNA to hiMdU kI thii| dhyAna rakhanA, jaba bhI nayA dharma AtA hai to unake dvArA AtA agara kSatriya AtA to vaizya svIkAra kara letA; vaha Upara kA hai, jo purAne dharma ke kAraNa dalita the, pIr3ita the| jo purAne dharma thA; brAhmaNa AtA to bhI svIkAra kara letaa| zUdra se use bhI ke kAraNa pratiSThita the ve to naye dharma ko kyoM cuneMge? unakA to ar3acana thI; vaha usase bhI nIce thaa| isalie vaizya zUdra ko purAne dharma ke sAtha bar3A saMbaMdha hai| unake to bar3e svArtha haiN| to | ghusane na degaa| isalie jaina dharma vaizyoM kA dharma ho gayA, svabhAvataH brAhmaNa AMdolita hogA mahAvIra ke vicAroM se, yaha to dukAnadAroM kA dharma ho gyaa| svabhAvataH mahAvIra ko inakI bhASA saMbhava na thaa| kSatriya AMdolita ho sakatA thA, vaizya AMdolita kA upayoga karanA par3A-loka-bhASA kaa| ho sakatA thA, zUdra AMdolita ho sakatA thaa| kSatriya bhI bahuta buddha ne bhI vahI kiyaa| unhoMne bhI loka-bhASA kA upayoga AMdolita nahIM huA, kyoMki usake bhI saMbaMdha bahuta gahare brAhmaNa kiyaa| unhoMne pAlI cunii| kyoMki ve prAkRta cunate to mahAvIra se jur3e the| brAhmaNa sabake Upara thaa| lekina vastutaH to kSatriya | ke sAtha baMdha jaate| hI Upara thA, jisake hAtha meM talavAra hai| kSatriya ke kAraNa aura ise thor3A socanA caahie| mahAvIra buddha se koI tIsa sAla AjJA se brAhmaNa Upara raha sakatA thaa| nAmamAtra ko brAhmaNa Upara umra meM bar3e the| mahAvIra pahale A gaye the| tIsa sAla ve kAma thA, vastutaH to kSatriya Upara thaa| tuma kitanI hI bAta karo ki kara cuke the| saMtoM kI mahimA thI; mahimA thI, lekina usa mahimA ko bhI jaba brAhmaNa saMskRta bolate the, mahAvIra ne prAkRta cunI thI; buddha ko taka rAjA Akara caraNa na chUtA, kauna mahimA thI? rAjA Akara donoM upAya na rahe the| eka hI kSetra meM the donoM, lekina buddha ne caraNa chUtA thA to saMta kI mahimA thii| to saMta dIvAne rahate the ki pAlI cunI, tAki sApha-sApha vyAkhyA ho sake, bheda ho ske| kitane rAjA kisake pAsa Ate haiN| to kSatriya bhI pratiSThita thaa| | bhASA se bar3A bheda aura kisI cIja se paidA nahIM hotaa| isalie jaina dharma agara baniyoM kA dharma ho gayA, to kucha Azcarya tuma jAnate ho, jaba koI AdamI tumhArI bhASA nahIM samajhatA, nahIM hai| vaizya sarvAdhika prabhAvita hue| zUdra bahuta kama prabhAvita to tuma ajanabI ho gaye, ekadama ajanabI ho gye| pAsa-pAsa hue, kyoMki prabhAvita hone kI bhI thor3I samajha to caahie| baiThe ho aura hajAroM mIla kA phAsalA ho gyaa| kyoMki AdamI 348 ain Education International
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________________ uTho, jAgo--subaha karIba hai| jItA hai bhASA se, jur3atA hai bhASA se| phira bhI usakI preyasI use paramAtmA mAnane lagatI hai| to agara saMskRta kA tyAga karane kA pariNAma yaha huA ki jaina hiMdU dharma | prema zabda kA bahuta upayoga karo to paramAtmA ko inakAra na kara se bilakula sApha alaga TUTa gye| pAlI kA prayoga karane ke skoge| kyoMki prema zabda kA izArA hI aura kI tarapha hai| prema kAraNa bauddha jainoM se bhI TUTa gaye, brAhmaNoM se bhI TUTa gye| tIra hai, nizAnA kahIM aura hai : nikalegA tumhAre hRdaya se, lagegA donoM ne vargoM kA virodha kiyA, to hI to ve AkarSita kara sake kisI aura hRdaya meN| vaizya ko| yadyapi vaizya AkarSita ho gayA, lekina bar3e maje kI to prema to khataranAka hai--dhyaan| prema to khataranAka bAteM haiM, duniyA meM saMskAra bar3I muzkila se jAte haiN| abhI bhI hai-ahiNsaa| prema to khataranAka hai, kyoMki prema ke sAtha jaina maMdira meM zUdra ko praveza nahIM hai| aura mahAvIra kahate haiM, na paramAtmA AtA hai aura paramAtmA ke sAtha hiMduoM kI pUrI koI zUdra hai, na koI brAhmaNa hai, na koI vaizya hai, na koI kSatriya jIvana-ciMtanA jur3I hai| isalie mahAvIra ko paramAtmA bhI hai| unakI sArI krAMti varNa-virodhI hai| lekina phira bhI varNa | inakAra kara denA par3A, prema bhI inakAra kara denA par3A, prArthanA bhI jAtA nhiiN| inakAra kara denI par3I, pUjA, arcanA, dhUpa-dIpa saba inakAra kara tumane dekhA, agara koI brAhmaNa IsAI ho jAye, to vaha IsAI denA pdd'aa| saba bhAMti vyakti apane meM bhItara calA jAye, bAhara hokara bhI brAhmaNa rahatA hai| IsAiyoM ko maiM jAnatA huuN| unameM koI jAye hI nhiiN| paramAtmA bhI bahiryAtrA hai| isa kAraNa mahAvIra ne agara brAhmaNa ke varga se IsAI huA hai aura koI agara zUdra ke varga | ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga kiyaa| se IsAI huA hai, to vaha jo brAhmaNa IsAI hai, zUdra IsAI se Upara lekina ahiMsA bahuta kamajora zabda hai; prema ke sAmane TikatA rahatA hai| brAhmaNa IsAI zUdra IsAI se vivAha nahIM krtaa| nahIM, bahuta laMgar3A hai| unakI jarUrata thii| unakI majabUrI thii| saMskAra bar3e gahare baiTha jAte haiM! lekina prema ke pAsa paira haiN| to jaba mahAvIra ne varNoM kI vyavasthA tor3a dI, to unhoMne tuma jarA kisI strI se kaho ki merA tujhase ahiMsA kA saMbaMdha Azrama kI vyavasthA bhI tor3a dI; kyoMki vaha varNAzrama eka hI ho gayA hai, taba tumheM patA calegA! vaha dubArA tumhArI zakala na pratyaya thA--cAra varNa, cAra aashrm| jaba mahAvIra ne varNa kI dekhegii| kisI strI se ahiMsA kA saMbaMdha! usakA matalaba itanA vyavasthA tor3I to unhoMne Azrama kI bhI vyavasthA tor3a dii| yaha huA ki hama tumheM mAreMge bhI nahIM, kaSTa bhI na deNge| khatama, saMbaMdha tor3anA jarUrI thA, nahIM to hiMdU DhAMcA pakar3e rahatA; usase chUTanA pUrA ho gayA! doge kyA? yaha to na dene kI bAta huii| dukha na muzkila thaa| jaba tuma kisI eka sAgara meM paidA hote ho to tumheM doge, samajha meM aayaa| mAroge nahIM, yaha bhI samajha meM aayaa| apanA dvIpa banAnA par3atA hai| to unhoMne kahA ki na koI brahmacarya | lekina itane para koI saMbaMdha nirbhara hote haiM? kA savAla hai, na koI gRhastha kA savAla hai, na koI vAnaprastha ahiMsA saMbaMdha tor3ane kI vyavasthA hai, jor3ane kI nhiiN| kA, na koI saMnyasta kA; aura jaba tuma saMnyasta honA cAhate ho | isalie mahAvIra kA anuyAyI TUTa jAtA hai, sabase TUTa jAtA hai| tabhI ho sakate ho| isa taraha unhoMne donoM hI vyavasthAeM tor3a diiN| ahiMsA jor3a hI nahIM sktii| ahiMsA meM koI sImeMTa nahIM hai| phira unhoMne naye zabda khoje, nayI bhASA khojii|| ahiMsA meM yoga nahIM hai| prema zabda bahuta khataranAka hai| kyoM? kyoMki prema ke sAtha hI aba tuma cakita hooge, mahAvIra ne yoga zabda kA upayoga tatkSaNa paramAtmA praveza karatA hai| tumane kabhI dekhA, eka nahIM kiyaa| aura bhI tuma hairAna hooge ki mahAvIra ne 'ayoga' sAdhAraNa strI ko bhI tuma prema karane lago to usameM devI kA zabda kA upayoga kiyA hai| jur3anA nahIM hai, TUTanA hai, ayog| to AvirbhAva ho jAtA hai| eka strI eka sAdhAraNa-se puruSa ke prema | jaba mahAvIra kA jJAnI parama avasthA ko upalabdha hotA hai to meM par3a jAye to use paramAtmA mAnane lagatI hai| jahAM prema AtA hai, usako ve kahate haiM, 'ayogI, kevlii'| jo saba taraha se sabase vahAM pIche se paramAtmA A jAtA hai| sAdhAraNa jIvana meM, jahAM ki TUTakara akelA ho gayA : ayogI, kevlii| yoga pApa hai, kyoMki tuma bhalIbhAMti jAnate ho ki yaha AdamI paramAtmA nahIM hai, lekina yoga meM to bAta hI jur3ane kI hai| jur3anA to hai hI nahIM, kyoMki 3491
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 jur3anA hI to saMsAra hai| saMsAra se TUTa jAne meM asalI bAta hai| nikle| to noha ne apanI patnI se pUchA, 'yaha mAmalA kyA hai? to ahiMsA se saMbaMdha tor3A jA sakatA hai, jor3A to nahIM jA maiMne pahale kahA thA ki do-do lenA, eka-eka lenaa|' usane sktaa| ahiMsA sikor3a sakatI hai, phailA to nahIM sktii| kahA, 'liye to itane hI the, magara itane ho gae sAta dina meN|' / ahiMsA tumheM apane meM baMda kara degI, kholegI to nhiiN| ahiMsA meM eka jor3A kAphI hai| utane bacAne se sArI prakRti, sArI pRthvI koI dvAra-daravAje nahIM haiM, dIvAla hai| isalie jitane tuma | baca gii| ahiMsA jaise zabdoM se bharoge, utane hI tuma pAte jAoge ki tuma | jIvana kA svabhAva phailAva hai| prema meM phailAva hai; ahiMsA meM sUkhane lage, tumhAre patte kumhalAne lage, zAkhAeM girane lagIM, tuma sikur3Ava hai| isalie maiM to prema zabda ko hI pasaMda karatA huuN| sikur3ane lage, tuma lauTane lge| tumhArA phailAva kho gyaa| ahiMsA prema kA eka choTA-sA aMga hai| jisase hama prema karate haiM, tumhAre jIvana kA abhiyAna kho gyaa| use hama dukha nahIM denA cAhate--yaha bAta hI sApha hai| jisase to agara jaina sikur3a gaye to kucha Akasmika nahIM hai| phailane hamArA prema kA saMbaMdha hai, usase hamArA ahiMsA kA saMbaMdha to ho hI kA upAya na thaa| gyaa| lekina jisase hamArA ahiMsA kA saMbaMdha hai, usase prema kA nakAra ko kabhI jIvana kI vyavasthA mata banAnA, kyoMki jIvana | saMbaMdha ho gayA--yaha jarUrI nahIM hai| prema ahiMsA se bar3I bAta kA svabhAva phailAva hai| yahAM saba cIjeM phailatI haiN| eka choTe se hai| jisase hama prema karate haiM, use hama kaise dukha pahuMcAyeMge? use bIja ko DAla do, eka bar3A vRkSa ho jAtA hai| usa vRkSa meM phira dukha pahuMcAkara to apane ko hI dukha pahuMca jAtA hai| bhUla-cUka se karor3oM bIja laga jAte haiN| eka bIja karor3a bIja ho jAtA hai| agara pahuMca bhI jAtA ho, to bhI hama kSamA-yAcI hote haiM, sudhAra karoDa bIjoM ko phailA do, parI pathvI vakSoM se bhara jaayegii| eka | kI koziza karate haiN| ahiMsA apane se sadha AtI hai: jahAM prema bIja se yaha pUrI pRthvI harI ho sakatI hai| AyA, ahiMsA pIche se apane Apa A jAtI hai| tuma jarA dekho to jIvana kA ddhNg| IsAI kahate haiM, adama aura to maiM to kahatA hUM, prema ko bddh'aao| vaha vyaktiyoM para sImita havvA, eka jor3A bhagavAna ne paidA kiyA thA, phira usase ye sAre na rahe; phailatA jAye, vRkSoM, pazu-pakSiyoM ko bhI ghera le| cAra araba manuSya paidA hue| basa eka jor3A kAphI thaa| aura jaba maiM kahatA hUM, paramAtmA ko prema karo, to merA itanA hI yahUdiyoM kI kathA hai ki paramAtmA bahuta nArAja ho gayA thA eka artha hai ki yaha jo dikhAI par3a rahA hai-dRzya-isako itanA baar| loga bhraSTa ho gaye the| to usane sArI pRthvI ko mahApralaya | prema karo ki isa sabhI meM tumheM adRzya kI pratIti hone lge| meM DubA diyaa| lekina eka bhakta thA usakA : noh| usane noha se | patte-patte meM vaha dikhAI par3ane lge| kahA ki tujhe hama bacA leNge| lekina noha ne prArthanA kI ki mAnA ahiMsA apane se A jaayegii| ahiMsA ke lie alaga se ki loga bure haiM, galata ho gaye haiM; lekina itane nArAja na hoM, kucha zAstra banAne kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai| to bacA leM, bIja to bacA leN| to paramAtmA ne kahA, 'acchA! tU mAnA ki prema zabda ke aba bhI galata artha liye jAyeMge, lekina eka-eka pazuoM kA eka-eka jor3A apanI nAva meM rakha lenaa| phira bhI maiM mAnatA hUM ki prema jyAdA jIvaMta zabda hai| galata bhI vaha nAva bhara bcegii|' basa eka jor3A kAphI thaa| lekina bar3I artha liye jAyeMge, to bhI cunane yogya hai| galata artha to ahiMsA madhura kahAnI hai| noha aura usakI patnI daravAje para khar3e ho gaye ke bhI liye gye| aura zabda nakArAtmaka thA, murdA thA to aura nAva meM, unhoMne kahA, A jAo eka-eka jodd'aa| to hAthI galata artha murde para ikaTThe hue| bar3I sar3AMdha paidA ho gii| jIvaMta AyA, UMTa Aye, ghor3e Aye, gadhe Aye-saba aaye| phira koI zabda ho to thor3A-bahuta galata artha lene meM bAdhA DAlegA, jaba pralaya samApta ho gayA, sAta dina ke bAda sArI pRthvI DUba | inakAra kregaa| eka patthara par3A ho, usako tuma chainI uThAkara gaI, sirpha noha kI nAva bcii| phira pRthvI ubharI, phira kinAre | kATane lago, to vaha kucha bAdhA na ddaalegaa| eka jiMdA baccA ho nAva lgii| phira ve donoM daravAje para khar3e ho gaye, phira eka-eka | to uchalegA-kUdegA, ciikhegaa-cillaayegaa| mohalle-par3osa ke ko nikaalaa| lekina ve bar3e hairAna hue, cUhe koI dasa-paccIsa logoM ko ikaTThA kara legA agara chainI uThAoge usake uupr| 350/
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________________ BIHARI uTho, jAgo--subaha karIba hai uThA, jAgA-subaha karIba hai - prema jIvaMta hai| agara tuma use badaloge to itanI AsAnI se na | sthiti to karIba-karIba Aja bhI vahI hai| prema zabda galata badala pAoge; zoragula mcaayegaa| ahiMsA bilakula murdA hai| samajhA jaayegaa| lekina mere sAtha bheda hai| maiM koI nayA dharma khar3A tuma use banA lenA, apane raMga-DhaMga meM raMga-lepa kara lenaa| karane meM utsuka nahIM huuN| nayI bhASA khar3I karane meM utsuka nahIM huuN| ahiMsA ke zabda se AvAja bhI na niklegii| tuma jo bhI banA nayA zAstra nirmita karane meM utsuka nahIM huuN| zAstra to bahuta haiN| loge, vahI bana jaayegii| dharma bhI bahuta haiN| bhASAeM bhI bahuta haiN| aba to hameM kucha khoja nakAra hamezA hI sAvadhAna hone yogya hai| abhAva hai nkaar| karanI cAhie ki sabhI dharmoM ke bhItara jo sAra hai, vaha hamArI abhAva para itanA jora mata denA; kyoMki abhAva se tuma dhIre-dhIre pakar3a meM A jaaye| to maiM yaha nahIM...merI ceSTA vahI nahIM hai jo rasahIna ho jaaoge| abhAva ko dekhate-dekhate tuma bhI dhIre-dhIre mahAvIra kI thii| to mahAvIra hiMdU se Dare the; maiM DarA huA nahIM bujha jaaoge| | huuN| buddha, mahAvIra se bhI Dare hue the; maiM DarA huA nahIM huuN| maiM na mahAvIra kI majabUrI thI, unhoMne cunA; lekina unakI majabUrI | IsAI se DarA huA hUM, na musalamAna se DarA huA hUM, na hiMdU se, na se maiM baMdhA huA nahIM huuN| unhoMne ThIka mAnA hogaa| unakI | jaina se, na bauddha se--kisI se Dare hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| paristhiti meM jo unheM ThIka lagA hogA, kiyA hogaa| lekina hAM, agara mujhe koI nayA dharma sthApita karanA ho to bhaya A unakI paristhiti mere Upara koI baMdhana nahIM hai| yahI to mujhe jaayegaa| kyoMki phira mujhe khayAla rakhanA pdd'egaa| sAre bAjAra suvidhA hai| mere Upara kisI kA baMdhana nahIM hai| agara jaina kA khayAla rakhanA pdd'egaa| merI cIja kucha nayI honI cAhie, mahAvIra para bolegA to usako ar3acana hogii| vaha himmata nahIM | pRthaka honI cAhie; usameM gaMdha, raMga alaga honA cAhie, juTA paataa| usako mahAvIra kA baMdhana mAnakara calanA par3atA hai| TreDamArkA alaga honA cAhie, to hI Tika pAyegI bAjAra meM, jo mahAvIra ne kahA, vaha hara hAlata meM ThIka honA hI caahie| usa anyathA kho jaayegii| dina ke lie bhI ThIka honA cAhie, Aja bhI ThIka honA caahie| merI to ceSTA bar3I bhinna hai| merI ceSTA yaha hai ki jo aba taka maiM kahatA hUM, usa dina jarUra ThIka rahA hogA; kyoMki mahAvIra | jAnA gayA hai aura kAphI jAna liyA gayA hai-aba usa jaisA buddhizAlI vyakti, jaba isa zabda ko cunA thA to bahuta | jAnane kA sAra-nicor3a logoM ko milanA zurU ho jaaye| socakara cunA hogaa| lekina mahAvIra koI sadA ke lie AdamI dharmoM kA koI bhaviSya nahIM hai| dharma gaye, atIta kI bAta ho ko bAMdha nahIM gye| kauna bAMdha jAtA hai? kauna bAMdha sakatA hai? gye| jaise vijJAna eka hai, aisA hI bhaviSya meM kabhI dharma bhI eka mere lie koI majabUrI nahIM hai| isalie maiM pataMjali para bhI hogaa| hiMdU nahIM hogA, musalamAna nahIM hogA, IsAI nahIM hogaa| bolatA hUM, to bhI merI koI majabUrI nahIM hai| koI baMdhana nahIM hai| ina sabane apanI-apanI dhArAeM dharma ke sAgara meM DAla diiN| aba koI aisA nahIM hai ki pataMjali ne jo kahA hai, vaha ThIka hI kahA | sAgara ko hama gaMgA thor3e hI kahate haiM, yamunA thor3e hI kahate hai| Aja ke lie to maiM phikra nahIM krtaa| Aja ke lie to maiM haiM-koI jarUrata nahIM kahane kii| sAgara yamunA se bhI bar3A hai, jo kahUMgA, maiM mAnatA hai, jyAdA ThIka hai| unhoMne apane samaya ke gaMgA se bhI bar3A hai, brahmaputra se bhI bar3A hai-hajAroM nadiyoM ko lie kahA hogaa| jaise ve apane samaya ke lie kahane ke hakadAra lIla jAtA hai; iMcabhara Upara nahIM utthtaa| hajAroM nadiyAM bAdaloM the, vaise apane samaya ke lie kahane ke lie maiM hakadAra huuN| meM ur3a jAtI haiM; iMcabhara nIce nahIM girtaa| aba dharma kA sAgara nizcita hI, maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki maiM jo kaha rahA hUM, vaha bananA cAhie; tAla, sarovara bahuta ho cuke| aba unhoMne kAphI sadA-sadA sahI rahegA; kabhI na kabhI sar3a jAyegA, mregaa| taba bodha kI sAmagrI ikaTThI kara dI hai| aba koI jarUrata nahIM hai ki koI na koI use badalegA-badalanA hI caahie| isa jagata meM hiMdU musalamAna se lar3e, ki jaina hiMdU se ldd'e| aba to jarUrata hai koI bhI vyakti sabhI ke lie sadA ke lie nirNAyaka nahIM ho ki jaina, hiMdU aura musalamAna aura IsAI aura sikkha ke bIca jo sakatA; nahIM to manuSya kI svataMtratA, mahimA mara jaayegii| | sArabhUta hai, vaha pragaTa ho jAye; tAki dharma kA vijJAna bne| guno, suno, samajho, lekina kabhI bhI aMdhI lakIreM mata piitto| aba vijJAna vijJAna hai; na IsAI hai, na hiMdU hai, na musalamAna 351 www.jainelibran.org
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________________ jina satra bhAga zA hai| koI IsAI bhI agara vaijJAnika satya khojatA hai to usa satya | jAo, phira koI bAta nhiiN| khATa se, aba khATa se bacoge taba ko hama IsAI to nahIM khte| AiMsTIna ne rileTiviTI kA to phira jInA hI muzkila ho jaayegaa| siddhAMta khojA, sApekSatA kA siddhAMta khojaa| isako hama IsAI | IrAna meM kahAvata hai, jamIna para sonevAlA khATa se kabhI nahIM to nahIM kahate, yahUdI to nahIM kahate, musalamAna to nahIM khte| girtaa| bilakula ThIka hai| jaba jamIna para hI so rahe haiM to khATa musalamAna khoje to bhI vaha vijJAna, hiMdU khoje to bhI vijJAna, se giroge kaise? lekina aise kahAM taka bacate rahoge? phira yahUdI khoje to bhI vijnyaan| to dharma ke saMbaMdha meM bhI, koI bhI | jIoge kaise? phira yaha jInA to eka palAyana ho jaayegaa| yahAM khoje, vaha usa eka hI parama satya kI tarapha izAre haiN| aMguliyoM | to hara cIja meM khatarA hai| yahAM prema karo, khatarA hai| yahAM ghara se ko chor3o aba, aba cAMda ko dekho! | bAhara nikalo, khatarA hai| yahAM sAMsa lo, khatarA hai| inphaikshn| merI ceSTA hai ki tumheM aMguliyoM se char3AUM aura cAMda ko | yahAM pAnI pIyo, khatarA hai| yahAM bhojana karo, khatarA hai| yahAM dikhAUM, kyoMki sabhI aMguliyAM usI cAMda kI tarapha batA rahI | khatarA hI khatarA hai| yahAM to mare hae hI khatare ke bAhara haiN| haiN| hAM, kisI aMgulI para hIre jar3A huA zRMgAra hai; koI aMgulI | dekhA tumane, marA huA AdamI bilakula khatare ke bAhara hai| kAlI-kalUTI hai; koI durbala hai; koI bar3I suMdara hai, yuvA hai | pahalI to bAta, aba mara nahIM sktaa| koI bImArI nahIM laga koI bUr3hI hai; koI ati prAcIna hai; koI abhI choTe bacce kI sakatI, chUta kI bImArI nahIM laga sktii| dUsare isase bacate haiM, taraha hai, naye-naye pallava kI bhAMti-magara ye sArI aMguliyAM | yaha kisI se nahIM bctaa| to jina logoM ne bhI khatare, khatare, jisa cAMda kI tarapha uThI haiM, vaha eka hai| hamane aMguliyoM para | khatare ko socA hai, hisAba rakhA hai, ve dhIre-dhIre mara gye| isa aba taka bahuta dhyAna diyA, aba aMguliyoM ko chor3eM aura cAMda | deza ke murdA ho jAne meM bar3A hAtha hai-isa dhAraNA kA, ki isameM para dhyAna deN| izArA smjheN| khatarA hai, isameM khatarA hai| to sikur3ate jAo, sikur3ate to maiM to prema zabda kA upayoga jArI rkheNgaa| khatarA to hai, jAo-jAoge kahAM? lekina khatare se kyA ghabar3AnA? khatare se ghabar3A-ghabar3Akara hI maiMne sunA hai, purAne gAMva kI eka kahAnI hai ki gAMva kA jo to AdamI napuMsaka ho gayA hai| hara jagaha khatare se baca rahe haiN| mAlagujAra thA, usase milane eka brAhmaNa aayaa| to jaba brAhmaNa dhIre-dhIre tuma pAoge, jiMdagI se bhI baca gaye; kyoMki jiMdagI Aye to mAlagujAra ko nIce baiThanA caahie| mAlagujAra apane svayaM khatarA hai| jo prema se bacegA, Aja nahIM kala jiMdagI se bhI takhata para baiThA thaa| brAhmaNa AyA to mAlagajAra, vaha nIce bcegaa| jiMdagI meM bhI khatarA hai| mauta to jiMdagI meM hI ghttegii| brAhmaNa baiThane lgaa| mAlagujAra ne kahA, 'yaha ThIka nahIM hai, kabhI tumane socA...? niyama ke viparIta hai| tuma Upara baiTho, maiM nIce baiThatA huuN|' usa merI bUr3hI nAnI thii| vaha sadA DaratI thI ki maiM havAI jahAja meM na brAhmaNa ne kahA, 'lekina isameM bar3I jhaMjhaTa aayegii|' jiddI thA jaauuN| jaba bhI maiM ghara se nikalatA, taba vaha kahatI, 'eka bAta mAlagujAra bhii| usa brAhmaNa ne kahA, 'aisA kahAM taka karoge? khayAla rakhanA-havAI jahAja meM kabhI nhiiN|' kyoMki agara maiM nIce bailUMgA, tuma kyA karoge phira?' usane maiMne usako kahA ki tU DaratI kyoM hai havAI jahAja se? usane | | kahA, 'maiM gaDDA khodakara usameM nIce baiTha jaauuNgaa|' usane kahA, kahA ki akhabAra meM khabara AtI hai ki gira gayA, loga mara gye| | 'agara maiM gaDDhe meM A gayA, phira? usane kahA, 'maiM aura gaDDA maiMne kahA, 'tujhe patA hai, ninyAnabe pratizata loga to khATa para nIce khoda luuNgaa|' usa brAhmaNa ne kahA, 'maiMne agara aura gaDDA marate haiM? to kyA khATa para sonA baMda kara dUM, bola?' usane khoda liyA to?' usa mAlagujAra ne kahA, 'phira gaDDe ko pUra ke kahA, yaha bAta to ThIka hai| usako bhI jaMcI baat| usane kahA, maiM ghara calA jaauuNgaa| phira kyA karUMgA? tuma mere pIche hI lage yaha bAta to ThIka hai| marate to khATa para hI haiM ninyAnabe pratizata rahoge, to tumako gaDDhe meM pUra ke, maiM ghara calA jaauuNgaa|' log| to agara durghaTanA koI bacAnI hai to khATa bacAnI hai| aise kahAM taka bhAgate rahoge? kahIM to bhaya ko gaDDhe meM dabAnA kabhI-kabhAra koI maratA hai havAI jahAja meN| usane kahA, phira pdd'egaa| kahIM to usako pUranA pdd'egaa| 352
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________________ uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai yaha mujhe patA hai ki prema khataranAka zabda hai| sabhI jIvaMta zabda | hai? ki tuma hIre se bacoge? hIre kA kAma kisI kA sira tor3a khataranAka hote haiN| DAlanA nahIM hai| yaha to choTe-moTe patthara se bhI ho sakatA thaa| ahiMsA klInikala hai| ahiMsA bilakula aspatAla meM dhoyA, | manuSya ne prema kA, prema-UrjA kA bar3A nimnatama upayoga kiyA poMchA, sApha-sutharA zabda hai| usameM rogANu haiM hI nhiiN| jIvANu hai, kSudratama upayoga kiyA hai| vaha upayoga hai-aura saMtati ko hI nahIM haiM to rogANu kahAM se hoMge? vaha bar3A DAkTarI zabda hai| paidA krnaa| prema kA jo parama upayoga hai, vaha svayaM ko janma denA usameM kAphI auSadhiyAM chir3akI gaI haiN| para vaha pIne yogya bhI hai| prema kA jo sAdhAraNa upayoga hai, vaha dUsare ko janma denA hai| nahIM rahA, jaisA bahuta poTeziyama DAla diyA ho pAnI meN| prema kI jo AkhirI parAkASThA hai, vaha apane ko janma denA prema bar3A jIvaMta zabda hai--honA hI cAhie; kyoMki sArA hai-aatm-jnm| prema kI jo AkhirI parAkASThA hai, vaha bAhara jagata prema se jItA hai| tuma janme ho prema se| tuma jIoge prema | dikhAI par3anevAlI deheM, zarIra, rUpa, raMga, ina para hI samApta nahIM meN| aura kAza, tuma mara bhI sako prema meM, to dhanyabhAgI ho! ho jaatii| raMga meM jo chipA hai, rUpa meM jo chipA hai, dRzya meM jo janmate sabhI haiM, jIte bahuta kama haiM; marate to kabhI-kabhI koI haiN| chipA hai, jaba vaha dikhAI par3ane lage, taba tuma samajhanA ki tumane janmate sabhI prema meM haiN| prema kA pUrA upayoga kiyaa| isalie prema kI prabala AkAMkSA jIvana meM hotI hai--prema tumhAre pAsa rozanI hai, lekina rozanI se agara tuma jiMdagI kI mile, prema baMTe, prema diyA jAye, prema liyA jaaye| jIvana kA gaMdagI hI dekhate phiro to rozanI kA koI kasUra nahIM hai| yaha sArA AdAna-pradAna prema ke sikkoM kA hai| prema se mata bhAganA; rozanI tumheM jiMdagI kA parama rUpa bhI dikhA sakatI thii| kyoMki jo prema se bhAgA, vaha jIvana se bhAgA, aura jo jIvana se hai terA husna jaba se merA marakaje-nigAha bhAgA vaha paramAtmA ke maMdira ko kabhI bhI khoja na paayegaa| hara zai hai etabAre-najara se girI huii| machalI kI taraha tar3apAyegA ahasAsa tujhe pAyAbI kA aura eka bAra usakA rUpa tumheM thor3A dikhAI par3ane lage, thor3I jInA hai to apane dariyA meM imakAne-talAtuma rahane de| usakI jhalaka Ane lage, usake husna kI, usake sauMdarya kI; -ghabar3A mata tUphAnoM se| agara jInA hai... phUloM meM se kabhI tumheM usakI AMkha bhI jhAMkatI dikhAI par3ane jInA hai to apane dariyA meM imakAne-talAtuma rahane de lage; sAgara kI laharoM meM kabhI tumheM usakI bhI lahara kA anubhava -rahane de AMdhiyoM, tUphAnoM kI sNbhaavnaa| agara AMdhI aura | ho jAye... tUphAna kI sArI saMbhAvanA kATa dI, to dariyA dariyA na raha hai terA husna jaba se merA marakaje-nigAha! jAyegA, chichalA ho jaayegaa| tumhArI AMkha meM jarA usake sauMdarya kI chAyA banane lage, / machalI kI taraha tar3apAyegA ahasAsa tujhe pAyAbI kA-phira pratibiMba, parachAI par3ane lage... uthalA pAnI tujhe machalI kI taraha tdd'paayegaa| tUphAna rahane do; | hara zai hai etabAre-najara se girI huI! kyoMki tUphAnoM se Takkara lekara hI jIvana nikharatA hai| tUphAnoM meM usI dina se saba cIjeM mUlya kho deNgii| usI dina se tuma dhana, se gujarakara hI jIvana kA nikhAra AtA hai| pada, pratiSThA, deha, vastueM, ina saba kA mUlya gira jaayegaa| prema ko maiM dharma kahatA huuN| lekina kaThina hai, kyoMki tumane prema mahAvIra kahate haiM, ina saba kA mUlya girA do to satya tumheM ko kevala vAsanA kI taraha jAnA hai| isalie tumhAre Dara ko maiM | upalabdha ho jAyegA; maiM tumase kahatA hUM ki tuma paramAtmA kA samajhatA huuN| tuma ghabar3Aye ho! prema? prema se to tumane kevala thor3A izArA khojane lago, thor3A usakA husna tumhArI AMkha meM vAsanA jAnI hai| prema se to tumane apane bahuta nimnatama rUpa kA | utarane lage, thor3A usakA nazA tamheM madamasta karane lage to cIjeM hI saMbaMdha jor3A hai| yaha tumhArI bhUla hai, isameM prema kA koI kasUra apane-Apa chUTa jaayeNgii| nhiiN| aba kisI AdamI ke hAtha meM hIrA ho aura vaha usako aura ye do hI rAste haiM : yA to cIjeM chor3o, to satya kA darzana kisI ke sira meM mArakara sira tor3a DAle to isameM hIre kA kasUra hotA hai; yA satya kA darzana zurU karo, to cIjeM chUTa jAtI haiN| 353
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 15 aba maiM tumase kahatA hUM ki pahalA mArga bar3A khataranAka hai| cIjeM ko rAsa AtA hai, jo unake zAstra ke anukUla par3atA hai, vahI chor3o, pakkA nahIM hai ki cIjeM chUTane se usakA darzana ho jAyegA; bolanA par3atA hai| jaba mere pAsa kabhI A jAte haiM, kyoMki aba kahIM aisA na ho ki cIjeM chUTane se tuma kevala sikur3akara raha to unake anuyAyI bhI Ane nahIM dete; pahale A jAte the, to ve jAo aura darzana kI kSamatA bhI kho jaaye| aisA hI huA hai| mujhase kahate the, akele meM bAta karanI hai| apane anuyAyiyoM ko kabhI koI eka-Adha mahAvIra apavAda ho jAte haiM, bAta alg| bAhara kara dete| akele meM kyoM karanI hai? ve kahate ki Apa niyama nahIM haiM ve| adhika logoM ko to maiM yahI dekhatA hUM ki cIjeM inako to bAhara jAne deM, inake sAmane saca na kahA jA skegaa| chor3a-chor3akara unako kucha milA nahIM hai; kucha chUTA jarUra, milA akele meM unake prazna buniyAdI rUpa se tIna maiMne paaye| eka, ki kucha bhI nahIM hai| milane se to ve bhayabhIta ho gaye haiM, Darate haiN| maiM unhoMne chor3a diyA saba, lekina bhItara se rasa nahIM gayA hai| dUsarA, to tumase kahUMgA chor3anA mata, jaba taka ki zreSTha kA anubhava na ho | jo-jo vAsanAyeM unhoMne dabA lI haiM, jaise-jaise deha kamajora hotI jaaye| zreSTha ko pahale utarane do; Ane do rozanI ko, phira | jAtI hai, ve vAsanAeM prabala hokara ubhara rahI haiN| paiMtAlIsa sAla aMdherA jaayegaa| ke bAda patA calanA zurU hotA hai, jo-jo dabA liyA, vaha tama khela rahe the kaMkar3a-patthara se, phira koI hIre de gayA thA; muzkila meM DAlatA hai| kyoMki dabAne kI tAkata kamajora ho kaMkar3a-patthara chuTa jaayeNge| hIre jaba sAmane hoM to muTThiyAM kauna jAtI hai| dabAnevAlA dIna hone lagatA hai, kSINa hone lagatA hai| kaMkar3a-pattharoM se bharegA! aura jo vAsanA dabAI hai, aMgAra kI taraha vaha tAjI rahatI hai| lekina jarUrI nahIM hai ki tuma kaMkar3a-patthara chor3a do to koI | aura tIsarI bAta, eka saMdeha ki hamane jo kiyA hai, vaha ThIka Akara hIroM se tumhArI muTThiyAM bhara de| kiyA? yaha ucita huA? kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki jo saMsAra meM akasara to maiM dekhA hUM, jaina muni jaba mere pAsa kabhI Ate haiM, to hai vahI ThIka ho? unakI bAta sunakara bar3I vyathA hotI hai| aba yaha bar3I dayanIya dazA hai| yaha tumase jyAdA dayanIya dazA to ve yahI kahate haiM ki hamane chor3a to saba diyA, lekina pAyA | hai| yaha tumase jyAdA muzkila aura ulajhana kI dazA hai| tumhAre to kucha bhI nhiiN| jiMdagI ho gaI chor3ane meM, aba mauta karIba Ane pAsa kucha to hai--saMsAra hI sahI; ye hAtha bilakula khAlI ho lgii| aba to hAtha-paira bhI kaMpane lge| aba Dara bhI samAne gye| ina khAlI hAthoM kI dInatA dekho lgaa| aba lauTakara bhI usa saMsAra meM nahIM jA sakate jisako maiM tumheM dIna nahIM banAnA caahtaa| maiM kahatA hUM, tuma paramAtmA chor3a aaye| aba thUkakara cATanA ThIka bhI nahIM mAlUma hotaa|' ko khojo| vaha jaise-jaise milatA jAyegA, vaise-vaise saMsAra aura samaya bhI na rahA, zakti bhI na rhii| lekina bhItara eka tirohita hotA jaayegaa| jaise-jaise tumhAre hAtha bharane lageMge saMdeha uThatA hai| na mAlUma kitane jaina muniyoM ne mujhase kahA hai ki usase, vaise-vaise tuma pAoge saMsAra se hAtha haTane lge| haTAnA bhItara eka saMdeha uThatA hai ki hamane chor3akara ThIka kiyA? kahIM na pdd'eNge| haTAnA par3e to damana hotA hai| haTa jAyeM, apane se haTa hamase kucha bhUla to nahIM ho gaI? jAyeM to usakA sauMdarya hI anUThA hai| phira usakI lakIra bhI nahIM kahIM aisA to nahIM thA ki yahI saMsAra saba kucha hai aura hama | raha jAtI bhItara, pIr3A bhI nahIM raha jaatii| isako bhI chor3a baiThe? dUsarA to milA nahIM, yaha chUTa gyaa| jisa dina se izka apanA huA mIre-kAravAM tumheM unakI pIr3A kA aMdAja nahIM, kyoMki tuma kevala unakA Age bar3he hae haiM hara ika kAravAM se hm| pravacana sunate ho| pravacana meM to ve vahI doharAte haiM, jisako | -aura jisa dina tuma apanI bAgaDora prema ke hAtha meM de sunakara ve phaMsa gaye haiN| pravacana meM to ve satya nahIM khte| | doge... abhI taka AdamI isa prAmANikatA ko upalabdha nahIM huA ki jisa dina se izka apanA huA mIre-kAravAM pravacana meM satya khe| pravacana meM to vaha vahI kahatA hai jo tumheM -aura jisa dina se tumhArA patha-pradarzaka, aguA prema ho rAsa AtA hai, bhAtA hai| aba jainoM ke bIca bolate haiM to jo jainoM | jAyegA... 354 ain Education International
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________________ uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai Age bar3he hue haiM hara ika kAravAM se hm| tuma jise prema karate ho usI kI gardana dabAne lagate ho, itanI --usI dina tuma pAoge, tuma sabase jyAdA Age bar3ha gaye | hiMsA hai| premI akasara eka-dUsare ko mAra DAlate haiN| vivAha kI ho| prema ke atirikta koI Age bar3hA nahIM hai| prema patha-pradarzaka | tithi akasara maraNa kI tithi siddha hotI hai| hai| prema prakAza kA dIyA hai| eka AdamI kA vivAha ho rahA thaa| rAha para eka mitra mila khatare mujhe mAlUma haiM ki prema ke haiM, kyoMki tumane prema kA galata gyaa| kala vivAha honevAlA thaa| usa mitra ne kahA, 'bar3I rUpa jAnA hai| lekina tumhAre galata rUpa jAnane ke kAraNa satya | badhAiyAM!' usa mitra ne kahA, 'zAyada tumheM patA nahIM hai, abhI tumase na kahUM, to vaha aura bhI khataranAka hogaa| maiM vahI kahUMgA | merA vivAha huA nahIM, kala honevAlA hai| usane kahA, jo ThIka hai| tumheM usameM se galata nikAlanA ho, nikAla lenaa| | isIlie to badhAiyAM de rahe haiM, phira badhAiyAM dene kA upAya na vaha tumhArI jimmevArI hai| lekina jimmevAra tumhIM rhoge| lekina | rhegaa| eka dina aura bacA hai, jI lo! cala lo mastI se, isa kAraNa ki kahIM tuma kucha galatI na kara lo, maiM tumheM mAranA | svataMtratA se|' nahIM caahtaa| tumhArI jiMdagI to pUrI-pUrI UrjA se bharI huI honI / agara rAha para tuma strI-puruSa ko calate dekho to tuma tatkSaNa caahie| koI harjA nahIM, Aja galata jAoge; jisa UrjA se kaha sakate ho ki ye pati-patnI haiM yA nhiiN| pati DarA-DarA cala galata gaye ho, usI UrjA se vApisa bhI A sakate ho| rahA hai, nIce najara rakhakara cala rahA hai, idhara-udhara dekhatA nahIM; lekina prema ko jarA ksnaa| roja-roja Upara utthaanaa| kyoMki phira jhaMjhaTa khar3I ho jAye! roja-roja dekhanA ki usake aura naye-naye sopAna haiN| yaha prema gardana ko kATa jAtA hai| madhura-madhura sopAna haiM! bar3e prIti-bhare! maiM eka Trena meM saphara kara rahA thaa| eka mahilA mere sAtha usa tuma to jise prema kahate ho, vaha bar3I mizrita avasthA hai; jaise | Dabbe meM thii| usakA pati bhI thA, lekina vaha kisI dUsare Dabbe meM sone meM bahuta kUr3A-karkaTa milA ho| thaa| para vaha hara sTezana para aataa| to maiMne usase pUchA ki mujhe isalie tumhAre prema meM ghaNA bhI milI hai| tuma jisako prema zaka hotA hai, ye pati ho nahIM skte| usane kahA, 'kyoM?' vaha karate ho usI ko ghRNA bhI karate ho| thor3I cauNkii| tumane kabhI jAMcA apane mana ko ki jarA patnI nArAja ho jAtI 'kitane dina hue zAdI hue?' hai ki tuma socate ho ki mara hI jAye to behtr| socane lagate ho | usane kahA, 'koI sAta-ATha sAla ho gye|' ki he bhagavAna, isako uThAo! kahAM phaMsa gaye isa cakkara meM! 'yaha bAta upanyAsa meM ho sakatI hai| sAta-ATha sAla ho gaye, beTA tumhAre anukUla nahIM calatA to mAM kahane lagatI hai ki tuma aura pati hara sTezana para utarakara Ate haiM isa bhIr3a-bhar3akkA paidA hI na hue hote jo acchA thaa| tumhAre prema se ghRNA bahuta dUra meM...!' nahIM hai| tumhAre AzIrvAda se tumhArA abhizApa bahuta dUra nahIM hai| vaha kahane lagI, 'Apane ThIka phcaanaa| ve mere pati haiM nahIM, pAsa hI pAsa baiThe haiN| tumhArI muskurAhaTa tumhAre AMsuoM se bahuta lagAva hai|' jyAdA dUra nahIM hai| taba bAta ThIka hai| lagAva eka bAta hai| patnI tuma kisI aura thor3A jAgo! ise dekho| tumhArA prema kSaNa meM krodha bana jAtA | kI hoogii| nahIM to apanA pati hara sTezana para utarakara Aye! hai, kSaNabhara meM krodha bana jAtA hai| abhI jisake lie tuma jAna | eka daphe jo chaTA, to vaha AkhirI sTezana para bhI A jAye to dene ko taiyAra the, kSaNabhara meM usI kI jAna lene ko taiyAra ho jAte | kAphI hai|' ho| jarA soco, jarA jAgo aura dekho| | prema meM bar3A aura bahuta kucha milA huA hai| eka-dUsare kI yaha prema bahata gaMdagiyoM se milA huA hai| isameM krodha bhI hai| gardana dabA dete haiN| hAM, bahAne hama acche khojate haiN| lekina isameM dveSa bhI hai| isameM IrSyA bhI hai, matsara hai, moha hai, rAga hai, jisako prema kaheM, vaha abhI bar3I dUra hai| lekina jise tuma prema ghRNA hai, hiMsA hai| kaha rahe ho, usameM bhI vaha par3A hai| isalie maiM yaha na kahUMgA, isa nAgo AraA hai| isa hai, rAga 355
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 4 saba ko pheMka denaa| isako nikhAranA hai| isa sone meM miTTI milI nahIM hai ki tuma kucha aura ho gaye ho jo tuma nahIM ho| bhUlane kA hai, mAnA; miTTI ko kATa DAlanA hai, sone ko bacAnA hai| to itanA hI artha hai ki tumane kucha aura samajha liyA hai| ho to tuma | duniyA meM kucha loga haiM jo isI ko prema samajha rahe haiN| ve glt| vahI jo ho| jaise Aja rAta tuma yahAM soo aura sapane meM dekho, aura duniyA meM kucha loga haiM jo miTTI ke kAraNa isa pUre prema ko | kalakatte meM ho, to koI kalakatte pahuMca nahIM gye| koI lauTane ke pheMka dene ko kahate haiN| ve bhI galata; pahale se bhI jyAdA glt| | lie tumheM koI havAI jahAja nahIM pakar3anA pdd'egaa| koI hilAkara kyoMki miTTI ke bahAne kahIM sone ko mata pheMka denA! jagA degA, tuma pUnA meM jagoge, kalakatte meM nahIM jgoge| tuma yaha ahiMsA kI dhAraNA meM vahI ho gayA hai| pheMka hI do isa prema na kahoge ki yaha kyA musIbata kara dii| tuma bhAgakara sTezana bhI ko; isameM khatarA hai, isameM upadrava hai, isameM tanAva hai, parezAnI na jAoge ki aba maiM pakaDUM Trena pUnA jAne kI, isa AdamI ne hai, azAMti hai| pheMka hI do| lekina sAtha hI sonA bhI calA kalakatte meM jagA diyaa| sapane meM kalakatte meM the| yaha sirpha jAtA hai| khayAla thaa| asaliyata meM to tuma pUnA meM hI ho| maiM tumase kahatA hUM, ye donoM atiyAM haiM, inase bcnaa| isameM se | paramAtmA ko khoyA jA nahIM sktaa| ho to tuma paramAtmA meM miTTI to kATanI hai-ghRNA kATanI hai, krodha kATanA hai, matsara, | hii| sapane tuma koI bhI dekha lo| aura sapanA tumhArI svataMtratA IrSyA alaga karanI hai--prema ko nikhAranA hai| hai| aura sapane bar3e madhura haiN| aura sapane ekadama bure bhI nahIM haiM, jIvana eka prayogazAlA hai prema ko nikhAra lene kii| aura kyoMki inhIM sapanoM ke mAdhyama se tuma apane se apane ko dUra kara dhanyabhAgI haiM ve jo apane prema ko pUrA nikhAra lete haiN| usa prema ke lete ho, phAsalA kara lete ho| phira milana kA majA A jAtA nikhare rUpa meM hI jagata jaisA dikhAI par3atA hai usakA nAma hai| jaise machalI sAgara meM hI rahatI hai to sAgara ko bhUla hI jAtI paramAtmA hai| usa prema ke nikhare rUpa meM hI tuma jisa niyati ko hai, sAgara kA patA hI nahIM cltaa| jarA pheMka do machalI ko upalabdha hote ho, usakA nAma AtmA hai| kinAre para, tar3aphatI hai taba use pahalI daphA yAda AtI hai ki sAgara kyA hai| dUsarA praznaH jo dIyA tUphAna se bujha gayA use phira jalAkara tuma apane sapanoM ke taTa para tar3apha rahe ho| yaha tar3apha tumheM phira kyA karUM? jo svabhAva svapna meM kho gayA, use vApasa jagAkara sAgara meM le jaayegii| aba tuma pUchate ho ki kyA phAyadA jo kyA karUM? Apa kahate haiM to mAna letA hUM ki maiM hI paramAtmA dIyA tUphAna se bujha gayA...?' bujhA nahIM hai| koI tUphAna hUM, lekina jo paramAtmA ghara se hI bhaTaka gayA, use ghara vApisa tumhAre dIye ko bujhA nahIM sakatA; anyathA tUphAna to itane bulAkara kyA karUM? haiN...| koI tUphAna tumhAre dIye ko nahIM bujhA sktaa| kisako patA cala rahA hai yaha? yaha kauna kaha rahA hai ki kyA karUM usa aisA prazna bahutoM ke mana meM uThatA hai, svAbhAvika hai| lekina dIye ko phira se jalAkara jisako tUphAna ne bujhA diyA? yaha jo tuma jIvana kI jaTilatA ko nahIM samajha rahe ho| svabhAva isIlie kaha rahA hai vahI to tumhArA dIyA hai-yaha tumhArA jo kho gayA hai, kyoMki binA khoye tuma use jAna hI na skoge| vaha caitanya-bhAva hai| yaha kauna kaha rahA hai ki kyA phAyadA usa sadA se hai, tuma usake prati aMdhe ho jAte ho| use khonA jarUrI kauna hai jo kaha rahA hai? hai, tAki tuma pA sko| pAne ke lie khonA anivArya hai| khokara yahI tumhArA paramAtma-bhAva hai| yaha sAkSI-bhAva, yaha caitanya, bhI tuma vastutaH thor3e hI khote ho, kyoMki svabhAva to vahI hai jo yaha jJAna, yaha bodha, yaha jyoti| dIyA bujhatA nhiiN| yaha dIyA khoyA na jA ske| bujhanevAlA dIyA nahIM hai| aura bujha jAtA to isake jalAne ke vismaraNa kA nAma khonA hai| tuma bhUla gaye ho| aura yaha bhUlane phira koI upAya na the| bujha jAtA to tuma hote hI n| bujha jAtA kI bAta atyaMta Avazyaka hai samajha lenii| bhUlane kA artha yaha to socanevAlA bhI na hotA ki kaise ise jlaauuN| tuma ho| tuma 356
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________________ / uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai paripUrNa ho| sirpha eka sapane ne tumheM ghera liyA hai| eka bAdala AnI caahie| aura khela meM 'kyoM' kA to savAla mata utthaanaa| A gayA hai| aura sUraja ko DhAMka liyA hai| kyoMki 'kyoM' dukAnadAra kA zabda hai, khilAr3I kA nhiiN| aba yaha dhUpa-chAMva kA khela bar3A madhura hai| isalie hiMduoM kI do AdamI phaTabAla khela rahe haiM, to tama pachate ho, 'yaha kyA paribhASA bar3I anUThI hai| ve kahate haiM, lIlA hai| tuma isako bar3A phAyadA? idhara se geMda udhara mArI, udhara se idhara mArI; are eka kAma samajha rahe ho ki kho diyA, aba kyA phAyadA! tumane kabhI jagaha rakho, baiTha jAo zAMti se|' AdamI bAlIbAla khela rahe bacapana meM chiyA-chI nahIM khelI? do bacce chiyA-chI khelate haiM, | haiM, tumane dekhA kaisA pAgalapana karate haiN| bIca meM eka jAlI bAMdha donoM AMkha baMda karake khar3e ho jAte haiM, chipa jAte haiN| patA hai ki rakhI hai, idhara se pheMka rahe haiM udhara; udhara se pheMka rahe haiM idhr| aura yahIM chipe haiM, isI kamare meM chipe haiN| kaI bAra cakkara lagAte haiM, | inakI to chor3o hI, kaI bhIr3a lagAkara khar3e haiM dekhane ke lie| khojate haiM kahAM chipA hai, bar3A zoragula macAte haiM aura unheM itanA-sA kAma ho rahA hai, geMda idhara se udhara pheMkI jA rahI yaha pakkA patA hai kahAM chipA hai,kyoMki ghara hI kauna bar3A hai; vahI / to do mazIneM lagAkara bhI kara sakate ho| isameM sAra kyA hai? kamare meM kahIM chipA hai, bistara ke nIce calA gayA hai ki dIvAla agara dukAnadAra hai to pUchegA, 'kyoM? isase milegA kyA?' kI oTa meM khar3A ho gayA hai| saba patA hai| lekina phira khela kA lekina taba cUka gaye baat| milane kA savAla nahIM hai, khela meM hI majA calA jAtA hai, jaba saba patA hI hai to| to thor3A daur3ate haiM, rasa hai| yaha jo khela kI umaMma hai, isameM hI rasa hai| dhAmate haiM, khojate haiM, idhara-udhara jhAMkate haiM, phira pakar3a lete haiN| | tinake kI taraha saile-havAdisa liye phirA hiMdU kahate haiM, yaha jagata chiyA-chI hai, lIlA hai| tumhIM apane | tUphAna lekara Aye the hama jiMdagI ke saath| ko khoja rahe ho, tumhIM apane ko chipA rahe ho| tuma pUchoge, tUphAna hamAre sAtha AyA hai| jiMdagI tUphAna hai| isameM bar3I 'kyoM? kyoM kheleM chiyA-chI?' mata khelo| sArA dharma vahI to lahareM uThatI haiM, bar3I AMdhiyAM AtI haiN| phira sannATA bhI chA jAtA kalA sikhAtA hai tumheM ki jinako chiyA-chI nahIM khelanI, ve hai| sannATe ke lie AMdhI jarUrI hai; AMdhI ke lie sannATA dhyAna kareM, ve chiyA-chI ke bAhara ho jAte haiN| dhyAna kA matalaba jarUrI hai-donoM paripUraka haiN| yahAM milanA bhI hai, khonA bhI hai; kula itanA hI hai ki agara thaka gaye, aba tumheM khelanA nahIM hai, to pAnA bhI hai, bichur3anA bhI hai; yAda bhI hai, vismRti bhI hai| ye donoM ghoSaNA kara do ki aba hama khela ke bAhara hote haiM, aba hama jarA pahalU haiM, do paMkha haiN| inase hI jIvana ke AkAza meM ur3ane kA vizrAma kareMge, yA aba hameM bhUkha lagI hai, aba hama ghara jAte haiN| upAya hai| jinako abhI khelane meM rasa A rahA hai, ve kheleN| jinako khelane ye hAdase ki jo ika-ika kadama pe hAila haiM meM aba thakAna Ane lagI hai, ve ghara lauTa jaayeN| khuda eka dina tere kadamoM kA AsarA leNge| paramAtmA kI khoja kA matalaba itanA hI hai ki aba bahuta ho jamAnA cI-ba-jabIM hai to kyA bAta hai 'raviza' gaI chiyA-chI; aba thaka gye| basa itanA hI smaraNa kAphI hai ki hama isa atAba pe kucha aura muskurA leNge| thaka gye--vishraam| jaise dinabhara AdamI mehanata karatA hai, rAta ye hAdase, ye ghaTanAyeM jo hara kadama para ghaTa rahI haiM, ye patthara jo so jAtA hai| aba tuma yaha to nahIM kahate rAta khar3e hokara ki aba hara kadama para ar3e hue haiM, khuda eka dina tere kadamoM kA AsarA kyoM soyeM, jaba dinabhara mehanata kI! tumhArI marjI, na sonA ho to | leNge| ghabar3Ao mata; ye patthara nahIM haiM, ye sIr3hiyAM bana jAnevAlI na soo, khar3e rho| rAtabhara soye rahe, aba subaha tumheM koI haiN| yaha bhaTakAva hI usake pahuMcane kA rAstA bana jAne vAlA hai| uThAne lage to tuma yaha to nahIM kahate ki nahIM uTheMge aba; rAtabhara | yaha dUra ho jAnA hI pAsa Ane kA upAya hai| soye rahe, aba kyoM uThe? nahIM sone ke bAda jAganA hai; jAgane ye hAdase ki jo ika-ika kadama pe hAila haiM ke bAda sonA hai| dina ke bAda rAta hai, rAta ke bAda dina hai| ye jo ar3e haiM patthara, aura ghaTanAeM, aura jIvana ke ulajhAva, dhyAna, saMsAra, paramAtmA, arUpa aura usake rUpa, ina donoM ke aura bAjAra aura dukAna aura tRSNA aura moha aura hajAra-hajAra bIca yAtrA hai| yaha khela bar3A madhura hai| basa khelane kI kalA bAteM haiM...khuda eka dina tere kadamoM kA AsarA leNge| ghabar3Ao 357
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 mata, khele cale jaao| abhI tuma ThIka se khela samajhe nahIM, | aura soca rahe ho, saba ThATha par3A raha jaayegaa| aba ar3acana abhI khela kA gaNita nahIM aayaa| gaNita A jAyegA to rasa aaii| aba tuma ikahare na rhe| tumhArA vyaktitva khaMDoM meM baMTa Ane lgegaa| aura taba ina pattharoM para car3hane meM majA Ane gyaa| tumhAre tathAkathita dharmoM ne tumheM vikSipta banA diyA hai| lgegaa| taba tuma dhanyavAda doge ina pattharoM ko ki acchA kiyA maiM tumase jo kaha rahA hUM vaha yaha nahIM kaha rahA hUM ki tuma ki tuma the, anyathA kahAM car3hate! acchA huA ki tuma the, chor3akara cala pdd'o| maiM tumase kaha rahA hUM, ThIka se taMbU gar3A lo| anyathA jIvana ko jAMcane kI suvidhA kahAM milatI, avasara kahAM bhagavAna se bhaTakane kA maukA milA hai, ThIka se bhaTaka jaao| miltaa| dUra jAne kA kSaNa AyA hai, dUra cale jaao| isameM bhI kyA jamAnA cI-ba-jabIM hai to kyA bAta hai 'raviza' kaMjUsI karanI? kyoMki mere dekhe jo jitanI dUra jAtA hai, jaba aura agara jamAnA bahuta krodha se bharA hai aura cAroM tarapha bar3I | use yAda pakar3atI hai to utanI hI tIvratA se pAsa AtA hai| pAsa ar3acana aura musIbata hai to bAta kyA hai 'raviza'... Ane aura dUra Ane meM eka anupAta hai| khone kA to koI upAya hama isa atAba pe kucha aura maskarA leNge| nahIM hai, khela hai| rokara khelanA ho rokara khela lo; haMsa ke isa krodha para thor3A aura muskurA lenaa| khelanA ho haMsakara khela lo| jo haMsakara khelatA hai, usako maiM yaha jo jamAnA itane upadrava khar3A karatA hai, isa para thor3A | dhArmika kahatA huuN| jo ro-rokara khelane lage, vaha koI khilAr3I muskurAnA siikho| | nahIM hai| paramAtmA kA khojI khela mAnakara calatA hai| tuma bar3I gaMbhIratA | hairAta to isake bAda sahara, anavAra bhI lekara AegI se cala rahe ho, yaha ar3acana hai| tumhAre tathAkathita dhArmikoM ne hai subaha to zaba tAroM ke camakate hAra bhI lekara aaegii| tumheM bar3e gaMbhIra cehare sikhA diye haiM; jaise ki prArthanA koI kAma hai rAta to isake bAda sahara-rAta hai to subaha hone ke karIba hai, hai! prArthanA khela hai| prArthanA rasa hai, kAma nahIM hai| isameM kucha | ghabar3Ao mt| rAta kA majA le lo, subaha to ho hI jaayegii| lAbha aura lobha thor3e hI hai| isameM to hone kA majA hai| ina subaha ke lie roo, cillAo-cIkho mt| yaha rAta subaha ke pakSiyoM se pUcho! ye jo jhIMgura gunagunAye jA rahe haiM, inase rAste para hI hai| yaha rAta honevAlI subaha hI hai| yaha rAta subaha pUcho--kisalie? ve tumhArI bAta para hI Azcarya kareMge ki | kA hI chipA huA rUpa hai| savAla bhI uThAne yogya hai? majA A rahA hai| hai rAta to isake bAda sahara anavAra bhI lekara aaegii| tumheM jaba taka saMsAra meM majA A rahA hai, daur3e jAo; jaba tumheM / subaha prakAza bhI lekara AnevAlI hai| aMdhere ko ThIka se to paramAtmA meM majA Ane lage, ruka jaanaa| maje-maje kI bAta hai| bhoga lo| kyoMki agara AMkheM aMdhere ko ThIka se na bhoga pAyeM to . maiM jo saMsAra meM haiM, unake virodha meM nahIM huuN| maiM kahatA hUM, unheM | tuma prakAza ko bhogane ke yogya na bana paaoge| majA A rahA hai to majA leN| takalIpha to kaba khar3I hotI hai ki tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA? jaba aMdhere ke bAda tuma prakAza ko tumheM majA saMsAra meM A rahA hai aura tuma kisI kI bAta meM par3a gaye dekhate ho to aMdherA tumhArI AMkhoM ko taiyAra karatA hai; tuma aura usane kahA ki saMsAra meM kyA rakhA hai! tumheM majA saMsAra meM prakAza ko dekhane meM samartha ho jAte ho| AMkha ko vizrAma milatA A rahA hai| aba tuma eka ulajhana meM par3e, eka tanAva paidA huaa| hai aMdhere meM; AMkha tAjI ho jAtI hai| phira se tuma dekhane meM kisI ne kaha diyA, saMsAra meM kyA rakhA hai, yaha to saba dhUla hai, | kuzala ho jAte ho| isalie to AMkha jhapakatI rahatI hai| tumane yaha to saba par3A raha jAegA-yaha ThATha par3A raha jAyegA, jaba kabhI pUchA ki AMkha jhapakatI kyoM rahatI hai? yaha hara pala aMdhere bAMdha calegA banajArA! unakA banajArA bAMdhakara cala rahA ho, ko paidA karatI rahatI hai, tAki tAjI banI rhe| isalie tumane lekina tumhArA to abhI bilakula khela laga rahA thA, taMbU laga | dekhA philma jAte ho dekhane, to tIna ghaMTe tuma AMkha kA jhapakanA rahA thA, vyavasthA tuma juTA rahe the| yaha bAta tumhAre kAna meM par3a bhUla jAte ho| usI lie AMkha thaka jAtI hai| philma ke kAraNa gaI, aba tuma ar3acana meM pdd'e| aba tuma taMbU bhI gAr3e jA rahe ho nahIM, TelIvijana dekhane ke kAraNa nahIM; tuma AMkha kA jhapakanA 358] ain Education International
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________________ uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai bhUla jAte ho ki jo svAbhAvika prakriyA thI aMdhere ko bIca-bIca jIvana kabhI nahIM haartaa| tuma hAra jAoge to vidA kara liye meM lAne kI, vaha bhUla jAte ho| tuma itane jyAdA tana jAte ho ki jAoge, bulA liye jaaoge| jIvana calatA jAtA hai| eka lahara AMkha phAr3e baiThe rahate ho| aba kI bAra jaba sinemA jAo yA hAra jAtI hai to vilIna ho jAtI hai sAgara meN| philma dekhane jAo yA TelIvijana dekho, to AMkha ko jhapakAte | zikaste-dila ko zikaste-hayAta kyoM samajheM? rahanA, tuma pAoge koI thakAna na aaii| AMkha ke jhapakane meM rAja hai maikadA to salAmata hajAra paimaane| hai| aMdherA prakAza kA khela hai| dhUpa chAyA kA khela hai| aura agara eka paimAnA TUTa gayA to ghabar3Ate kyoM ho, madhuzAlA hairAta to isake bAda sahara anavAra bhI lekara aaegii| sAbita hai, to hajAra paimAne bhare taiyAra haiN| vizrAma to kara lo thor3A rAta meN| yahAM choTI-choTI cIjoM se loga ghabar3A jAte haiN| kisI kI saMsAra vizrAma hai paramAtmA kaa| jaldI hI subaha hogI, | patnI mara gaI, vairAgya kA udaya ho gyaa| hai maikadA to salAmata paramAtmA bhI AyegA, prakAza bhI laayegaa| bhAga-daur3a mata kro| hajAra paimAne! itanI jaldI kyoM karate haiM? kisI kI dukAna meM vyartha zIrSAsana ityAdi lagAkara khar3e na ho jaao| isase rAta ke ghATA laga gayA, divAlA nikala gayA-are, dIvAlI bahuta jAne kA koI saMbaMdha nhiiN| rAta apane se AtI hai, apane se jAtI manAI, aba divAlA bhI manA lo! itanA ghabar3AnA kyA? hai| tuma to sirpha sAkSI rho| hai maikadA to salAmata hajAra paimaane|| hai subaha to zaba tAroM ke camakate hAra bhI lekara aaegii| hArakara dharma kI tarapha, parAjaya ke bhAva se, viphalatA se, aura agara subaha hai to dhyAna rakhanA, rAta bhI AnevAlI hai| viSAda se kahIM koI gayA hai! udAsI se to rugNatA AtI hai, yaha jIvana kA cakra hai jo ghUmatA calA jAtA hai| isa cakra meM jo jIvana kA svAsthya nhiiN| dharma kI tarapha udAsI se nahIM, prasannatA khelanA sIkha jAye-khelanA pahalI zarta-gaMbhIratA se nahIM, | se, praphullatA se gaye hue hI pahuMcate haiN| khilAr3I ke ahobhAva se, rasa se-jo khelanA sIkha jAye, yaha bulaMda nagmae-Adama hai bajme-aMjuma meM pahalI shrt| aura dUsarI bAta dhIre-dhIre tumhAre khilAr3Ipana se -nakSatra maMDala meM AdamI kA gIta gUMja rahA hai| uThegI, vaha hai saakssii-bhaav| jaba tuma dekhoge, rAta bhI apane se kaba ika sitArae-nau haMsa par3e khudA jAne AtI hai; subaha bhI apane se ho jAtI hai: phira sAMjha A jAtI hai, | -kaba varSA ho jAyegI parama AnaMda kI. patA nahIM kabhI bhI ho phira tAre jagamagA uThate haiM--yaha saba apane se ho rahA hai to maiM | sakatI hai! nAhaka daur3a-dhUpa kyoM karUM; maiM sirpha sAkSI rahUM, dekheM, jo hotA hai hayAta abhI hai phakata ika hayAta kA parataba usakA majA lU, rasa luuN| paramAtmA itane rUpa dharatA hai, -jise tumane abhI jiMdagI samajhA hai, vaha to kevala jiMdagI itane-itane nAca karatA hai, maiM draSTA bnuuN| to pahale khilAr3I bano, | kI chAyA hai| phira draSTA bana jAo, bs| yaha do bAteM jisake jIvana meM A hayAta abhI hai phakata ika hayAta kA parataba gaIM, usane pA hI liyaa| abhI hayAta ko samajhA hI kyA hai duniyA ne| zikaste-dila ko zikaste-hayAta kyoM samajheM? abhI tumane jIvana kA pUrA rAja kahAM sIkhA? jaldI mata hai maikadA to salAmata hajAra paimAne kro| nirNaya mata lo ki 'kyA phAyadA jo dIyA bujha gayA, aba bulaMda nagmae-Adama hai bajme-aMjuma meM isako jalAne se kyA phAyadA! aura jo ghara chUTa gayA, usako kaba ika sitArae-nau haMsa par3e khudA jAne khojane se kyA phAyadA!' aise to tuma thakakara gira jaaoge| hayAta abhI hai phakata ika hayAta kA parataba aise to tuma jIte-jI murdA ho jaaoge| abhI hayAta ko samajhA hI kyA hai duniyA ne| uTho jIvana kI yAtrA praphullatA se karanI hai| zikaste-dila ko zikaste-hayAta kyoM samajheM? aura jaba kucha khotA ho, taba bhI samajha rakhanAH yaha bhI kucha agara tuma hAra gaye ho to isako jIvana kI hAra mata smjho| pAne kA upAya hogaa| 359
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________________ jina satra bhAga AkhirI prazna: vAye voha AMkha jise dIdae-muztAka kheN| tere gusse se bhI pyAra, terI mAra bhI svIkAra A gaI vaha AMkha, vaha abhilASI netra, prabhu ke darzana karane kI cAhe khuzI do ki do gama, de do khuzI-khuzI karatAra kSamatA vAle netr...| terI dhUpa ho ki chAMva, mujhako donoM haiM svIkAra hAya voha dila jo giraphtAra muhabbata meM rhe| terA saba kucha mujhe pasaMda, terA na bhI nahIM inkaar| eka pAgalapana AyegA, ghabar3AnA mt| yaha pAgaloM kI hI bAta hai| buddhimAna to ThIka-ThIka ko svIkAra karate haiN| buddhimAna to zubha hai, aisI hI bhAva kI dazA bhakta kI dazA hai| aura sukha ko svIkAra karate haiM, dukha ko inakAra karate haiM; phUla cunate jisako aise svIkAra kA bhAva A gayA; asvIkAra ko bhI | haiM, kAMTe alaga karate haiN| yaha to dIvAnoM kI bAta hai ki donoM ko svIkAra karane kI kSamatA A gaI; 'nahIM' meM bhI daMza na rahA; hAra svIkAra kara lete haiN| meM bhI kAMTe na cubhe; sukha Aye ki dukha, donoM ko jisane | aura maiM tumase kahatA hUM, dIvAnagI se bar3I koI buddhimattA nahIM paramAtmA kA upahAra samajhakara svIkAra kara liyA, usakA prasAda hai| kyoMki jo sukha ko svIkAra karate haiM, dukha ko asvIkAra, mAna kara svIkAra kara liyA-usakI maMjila jyAdA dUra nahIM hai| unake jIvana meM dukha hI dukha bhara jAtA hai| tumhAre asvIkAra usake paira maMjila ke karIba Ane lge| usakA rAstA pUrA hone ke karane se dukha thor3e hI jAtA hai, duganA ho jAtA hai| kAMTA to cubhA karIba Ane lgaa| hI hai, pIr3A to ho hI rahI hai-tuma asvIkAra karate ho, usase isa bhAva-dazA ko smhaalnaa| isa bhAva-dazA ko dhIre-dhIre pIr3A aura saghana ho jAtI hai| kAMTA cubhA hai aura tuma svIkAra ghraanaa| yaha tumhAre roeM-roeM meM samA jaaye| yaha tumhArI kara lete ho, tuma kahate ho, 'prabhu kI koI marjI hogI! jarUra dhar3akana-dhar3akana meM basa jaaye| kisI kAraNa se cubhAyA hogaa|' jinako hara hAlata meM khuza aura zAdamAM pAtA hU~ maiM bAyajIda nikalatA thA eka rAste se, patthara se coTa laga gaI, unake gulazana meM bahAre-bekhijAM pAtA hUM maiN| vaha gira par3A, paira se khUna nikalane lagA! usane hAtha uThAye jo hara hAla meM khuza haiM, unake jIvana meM vasaMta AtA hai aura AkAza kI tarapha aura prabhu ko dhanyavAda diyA ki 'dhanyavAda, patajhar3a kabhI nahIM aatii| mere mAlika! tU bhI khUba khayAla rakhatA hai!' usake eka bhakta ne vAye voha AMkha jise dIdae-muztAka kaheM pUchA, 'yaha jarA jarUrata se jyAdA ho gaI baat| atizayokti hAya voha dila jo giraphtAra muhabbata meM rhe| huI jA rahI hai| khUna nikala rahA hai, patthara kI coTa lagI agara tumhAre pAsa aisI prema kI bhAva-dazA uTha rahI hai, aisI hai--dhanyavAda kA kAraNa kahAM hai?' pahalI jhalakeM AnI zurU huI haiM ki sukha aura dukha donoM ko tuma bAyajIda ne kahA, 'pAgalo, phAMsI bhI ho sakatI thI! usakA prabhu kI anukaMpA mAna lo, to phira jaldI hI, tumhAre pAsa vaise | khayAla to dekho! apane phakIroM kA khayAla rakhatA hai| jarA-sI dila kA nirmANa ho jaayegaa| coTa se bacA diyaa| maiM jaisA AdamI hai, usakI to phAMsI bhI ho hAya voha dila jo giraphtAra muhabbata meM rahe! jAye to kama hai| mere pApa, mere gunAha to dekho!' vAye voha AMkha jise dIdae-muztAka kaheM! to paira meM lagI coTa aura bahatA laha bhI ahobhAgya ho gyaa| phira tumhArI AMkha paramAtmA ko dekha hI legii| yahI to bAyajIda tIna dina se bhUkhA thaa| eka gAMva meM ruke| vaha sAMjha abhilASI kI AMkha kI parIkSA hai| sukha ko to sabhI svIkAra prArthanA jaba karatA thA to roja kahatA thA, 'prabhu! jo bhI merI kara lete haiN| usase kucha patA nahIM cltaa| dukha ko bhI jo jarUrata hotI hai, tU sadA pUrI kara detA hai|' usa dina bhakta jarA svIkAra kara letA hai, usase hI patA calatA hai| phUla gireM, sabhI nArAja the, tIna dina se bhUkhe the| kisI gAMva meM Thaharane ko jagaha mAna lete haiM, aura prasanna ho lete haiN| lekina jabe kAMTe jIvana meM na milii| logoM ne rukane na diyaa| loga virodha meM the| phira bhI AyeM taba bhI jo muskurAtA rahatA hai... | usa rAta unhoMne kahA, aba Aja dekheM, Aja yaha bAyajIda kyA 360
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________________ RAHUTNERMI uTho, jAgo-subaha karIba hai| kahatA hai! usane phira vahI kahA ki he prabhu! tU bhI khUba hai| jaba saghana bhAva! to tuma pAoge, saba tarapha se paramAtmA ne naye-naye jo merI jarUrata hotI hai, parI kara detA hai| dvAra khola liye; hara tarapha se usakI havAeM tumheM chUne lgiiN| eka bhakta ne kahA, 'aba suno! tIna dina se bhUkhe haiN| kyA __hara eka jalvA hai mere lie kaziza terI khAka jarUrata pUrI kara detA hai?' hara eka sadA mujhe terA payAma hotI hai| bAyajIda haMsane lgaa| usane kahA, 'tuma samajhe hI nahIM; tIna phira hara AvAja meM usakA saMdeza aura hara rUpa meM usakA raMga, dina se bhUkha merI jarUrata thii| tIna dina upavAsa merI jarUrata thii| hara phUla meM usakI khushbuu...| tuma taiyAra ho jaao| aura yahI usane pUrI kii|' | taiyArI kA DhaMga hai| ise tuma caubIsa ghaMTe smaraNa rkho| jaldI hI dekho, aisA AdamI dukha nahIM pA sktaa| aise AdamI ko kaise dukha bhI AyeMge, smaraNa rkhnaa| sukha bhI AyeMge, smaraNa dukha doge? paramAtmA bhI bar3I udher3a-buna meM par3a jAtA hogA aise | rkhnaa| tuma hara hAlata meM sabhI kucha usI ko samarpaNa kiye cale AdamI ke sAtha ki aba karo kyA! yaha AdamI to jItane jaanaa| tuma kahanA, saba tere haiM, saba tere bheje haiN| aura jaldI hI lagA! yaha to chiyA-chI meM hAtha Age mArane lgaa| isako dukhI tuma pAoge, tumhAre jIvana meM sukha-dukha kI udher3a-buna kho gaI karane kA upAya na rhaa| aura eka parama zAMti virAjamAna ho gaI hai-aisI zAMti jo pRthvI aura sukha tabhI utpanna hotA hai jaba dukhI hone kA upAya nahIM raha kI nahIM hai; aisI zAMti jo kevala svarga kI hai! jaataa| agara tumane sukha pakar3A aura dukha chor3A, to tuma dhIre-dhIre pAoge, tumhArA sukha bhI dukha ho jAtA hai| Aja itanA hii| pakar3anevAle kA sukha bhI dukha ho jAtA hai; kyoMki vaha DaratA hai, kahIM china na jaaye| chinegA to hii| kauna sukha sthAyI hotA hai? AyA hai, jAyegA! pAnI kI lahara hai| na dukha ThaharatA, na sukha tthhrtaa| jisane pakar3A sukha ko, vaha dukhI hone lgaa| pahale sukha kI AkAMkSA meM dukhI thA; aba isa bhaya se dukhI hogA ki chUTatA, aba gayA, aba gayA, aba jAyegA! aura jisane dukha ko svIkAra kara liyA, vaha to dukha ko bhI rUpAMtarita kara letA hai| sukha to sukha hai hI, vaha dukha ko bhI sakha banA letA hai| isa kImiyA ko hI dharma smjhnaa| junUM hara raMga meM mazarUro-zAdAM khirada! hara hAla meM cIMbara jabIM hai| premonmAda, junUM hara raMga meM mazarUro-zAdA.... -vaha jo pAgaloM kI mastI hai, dIvAnoM kI mastI hai, vaha to hara hAla meM khuza hai| khirada! lekina akla, buddhi, hara hAla meM cIMbara jaMbI hai| vaha hara hAla meM tyaurI car3hAye hue hai| kucha bhI ho jAye, tRpti nahIM hotii| kucha bhI mila jAye, asaMtoSa banA rahatA hai| saubhAgya hai, agara isa taraha kI bhAva-dazA meM ramate jaao| yaha sirpha tumhArI kavitA na ho, tumhArA jIvana bane! yaha tumane sirpha hoziyArI na kI ho prazna pUchakara, yaha tumhArA bhAva bane! 361