Book Title: Jinsutra Lecture 20 Palkan Pag Ponchu Aaj Piya ke
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340120/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIsavAM pravacana palakana paga poMche Aja piyA ke Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna-sAra Apako sunane ke bAda mujhe vyavahArika jIvana meM zithilatA AtI hai| lekina jaba Apa prema aura bhakti para bolate haiM to mana khila jAtA hai| kRpAkara mujhe merA mArga deN| mere bhItara stabdhatA, sannATA-sA laga rahA hai aura sAtha hI acche-bure vicAroM kA AkramaNa bhii| maiM apane ko bahuta asahAya pA rahI huuN| bhaya lagatA hai! Apa mahAvIra kI ahiMsA para, buddha ke zUnya para, yA kucha bhI bolate haiM to usameM anivAryataH prema jor3a dete haiN| kyA hama saMnyAsiyoM meM prema kA atyaMta abhAva dekhakara hI prema kA punaH punaH smaraNa karAte haiM? mujhe samarpaNa meM bahuta AnaMda AtA hai, jJAna se thor3A ahaMkAra jagatA hai| maiM kauna-sA dhyAna karUM-batAne kI kRpA kreN| Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ halA prazna: Apako sunane ke bAda mujhe jo tumhAre lie ThIka hai, use bhUlakara bhI dUsare para Aropita vyavahArika jIvana meM zithilatA aura udAsI kA mata krnaa| vahIM hiMsA zurU ho jAtI hai| jo tumhAre lie ThIka anubhava hotA hai| lekina jaba prema aura bhakti, hai, use jiinaa| aura kisI ko bhI itanA adhikAra mata denA ki AnaMda aura utsava para Apa bolate haiM, taba mana khila jAtA hai| vaha tumhAre Upara apane ThIka ko thopa paaye| kyoMki vahIM se aura AnaMda se bhara jAtA hai| kRpApUrvaka mujhe merA mArga deN| gulAmI zurU ho jAtI hai| | na kisI ko gulAma banAnA, na kisI ke gulAma bananA to hI AnaMda kasauTI hai| satya kI ciMtA chodd'o| jahAM AnaMda hai, usI tuma dhArmika ho skoge| dizA meM cala pdd'o| satya milegA hii| asatya kI dizA meM | aura kasauTI eka hI hai hAtha meM ki jahAM tumheM AnaMda kI pulaka AnaMda ho hI nahIM sktaa| isIlie to hamane AnaMda ko brahma kI mile, vahAM sarakate jaanaa| agara jhUThA hogA AnaMda-usa jhUThe paribhASA banAyA hai| saccidAnaMda! AnaMda ko hI hama sukha kahate haiN| AnaMda kasauTI hai| AnaMda para kabhI saMdeha mata krnaa| agara | sukha kA artha hai: jisane dhokhA diyA AnaMda kA, lekina thA AnaMda na hogA to jaldI hI patA cala jaayegaa| jhUThA AnaMda nhiiN| sukha kA artha hai : jAkara patA calA AnaMda nahIM hai| dUra se jyAdA dera TikegA nhiiN| Dhola suhAvanA mAlUma par3A thaa| magamarIcikA thii| dara se kucha DUbo! jahAM se AnaMda kI kiraNa AtI hai vahIM sUraja hai satya aura samajhe the, pAsa kucha aura siddha huaa| isalie maiM tumase kaa| tuma kiraNa ko pakar3a lo aura cala pdd'o| satya kI ciMtA hI sukha se bhI bhAgane ko nahIM kahatA; kyoMki agara tuma bhAga gaye chodd'o| kiraNa pakar3a lI to sUraja kI dizA para cala pdd'e| aura mRgamarIcikA ko binA dekhe, to sukha tumhArA sadA pIchA kregaa| AdamI ke pAsa dUsarA koI upAya nahIM hai| satya se hI patA maiM tumase kahatA hUM, sukha meM bhI jAo, tAki vaha dukha ho jaaye| calegA, kyA ThIka hai| kyoMki jo ThIka hai, vahI jIvana ko agara vaha dukha hai to dukha ho jAyegA aura agara dukha nahIM hai to saMgIta aura AnaMda se bharatA hai| | vahIM se tumhArI paramAtmA kI sIr3hiyAM zarU hoNgii| aura jaba maiM kahatA hUM, jo ThIka hai, to merA prayojana lekina, manuSya ke mana ko AnaMda ke lie taiyAra nahIM kiyA vyakti-vyakti se hai| jo tumheM ThIka hai, jarUrI nahIM ki tumhAre gayA hai| isalie prazna uThatA hai| isalie tuma apanI isa pati ko ThIka ho| jo tumheM ThIka hai, jarUrI nahIM ki tumhAre beTe svAbhAvika rujhAna ko bhI samasyA banA lete ho| ko ThIka ho| jo tumheM ThIka hai, jarUrI nahIM ki tumhAre bhAI ko | agara vairAgya kI bAteM tumheM rasa nahIM detIM chor3o! tumhAre ThIka ho, mitra ko ThIka ho, par3osI ko ThIka ho| lie na hoNgii| isakA yaha artha nahIM hai ki ve bAteM galata haiN| ve Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana sUtra bhAgaH 11 kisI aura ke lie hoNgii| koI mahAvIra usa rAste se calakara | AMkheM udhAra nahIM milatIM aura na darzana udhAra milatA hai, merI phuNcegaa| kucha prayojana nahIM tumheM unse| AMkha se maiM dekha sakatA huuN| merI AMkha se tuma na dekha skoge| tumhArA hRdaya tumheM pratipala batAtA hai ki kauna-sI bhUmi tumhAre mere lie maiM jI sakatA hUM, mere lie tuma na jI skoge| aura mere phUla ko khilaayegii| lie maiM hI mara sakatA hUM, tuma na mara skoge| phira hara vRkSa ke lie alaga bhUmi hotI hai| koI vRkSa reta meM hI eka kI jagaha dUsare ke khar3e hone kA koI bhI upAya nahIM hai| khar3A hotA hai| koI vRkSa kaMkar3a-patthara cAhatA hai| koI vRkSa magara vahIM hama dhokhA dete haiN| kAlI bhUmi cAhatA hai ki jarA-bhI kaMkar3a-patthara na hoN| jo eka mahAvIra ne kahA hai to ThIka kahA hogaa| ThIka hI kahA hai| ke lie amRta hai, vaha dUsare ke lie jahara ho jAtA hai| lekina tumhAre lie kahA hai, aisA mahAvIra ko tumhAre hisAba se isalie sadA dhyAna rakhanAH koI vaktavya satya ke saMbaMdha meM bolane kA koI kAraNa bhI na thA; tuma mahAvIra ke sAmane bhI na sArvabhauma nahIM hai-vyakti-sApekSa hai| the| mahAvIra ko tumhArA koI patA bhI nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne to vairAgya kI bAta kisI ko khilAtI hogii| asalI savAla apanA satya kahA hai| ise khayAla rkhnaa| khila jAnA hai| kisI ko marusthala kI reta meM hI khilane kA yahAM jo maiM tumase kaha rahA hUM vaha jarUrI nahIM hai ki tumhArA satya saubhAgya hotA hogaa| kaikTasa marusthala meM hI khilate haiN| unakA ho| vaha merA satya hai, itanA jarUrI hai| aisA maiMne jaanaa| aisA bhI apanA sauMdarya hai| gulAba vahAM na khileNge| gulAba kA apanA tuma bhI jAnoge, isakI koI anivAryatA nahIM hai| jAna bhI sakate sauMdarya hai| ho, na bhI jAno! to apane hRdaya se kabhI bhI jabardastI mata krnaa| agara | mujhase mela khA jAo, tumhArA vyaktitva mujhase mela khAtA ho, vyakti apane hRdaya kI mAnakara calatA rahe, aura hRdaya ke to zAyada jo merA satya hai vaha tumhArA bhI anubhava bana jaaye| atirikta, hRdaya ke viparIta kisI kI na mAne, to satya se tuma lekina agara vyaktitva mela na khAtA ho, to merA satya tumhAre bhaTaka na sakoge, pahuMca hI jaaoge| Upara-Upara rahegA, bhItara-bhItara to tumhArA hI satya rhegaa|| jahAM AnaMda na hogA aura dhokhA khAyA, vahAM dhokhA kitanI dera sabhI darzana Atma-kathAeM haiM, 'ATo-bAyogrAphikala' haiN| ve calegA? pyAse AdamI ko kitanI dera jhUThe pAnI se samajhAoge, vyakti ke saMbaMdha meM haiN| bujhAoge? kitanI dera sAMtvanA doge? jaldI hI use samajha meM | jaba mahAvIra kucha kahate haiM, to vaha mahAvIra ke saMbaMdha meM A jAyegAH yahAM koI jaladhAra nahIM hai| hAM, lekina yaha ho | sUcanAeM haiM; jaba buddha kucha kahate haiM to buddha ke saMbaMdha meN| jaba sakatA hai, use tuma isa jhUThI jaladhAra ke pAsa hI na pahuMcane do, to mIrA nAcatI hai aura nAca se kucha kahatI hai, to apane saMbaMdha meM kabhI usake anabhava meM hI na A sake ki magamarIcikA thI. vahAM kaha rahI hai| kucha thA nhiiN| to zAyada usake mana meM sapanA apane tAne-bAne | satya ke saMbaMdha meM jinatI udaghoSaNAeM haiM, vaha una vyaktiyoM kI bunatA rahe ! zAyada mana kahatA rahe, vahAM sukha thA! vahAM sukha thA! | udaghoSaNAeM haiM jinhoMne satya ko jaanaa| unake mAdhyama se satya aisA hI maiM tumhAre tathAkathita sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM meM dekhatA huuN| aayaa| satya ne eka rUpa liyaa| jarUrI nahIM hai vahI rUpa tumhAre saMsAra meM sukha nahIM hai, aisA unakA anubhava nahIM hai| aisA kisI lie ThIka ho| tuma kaise samajhoge? anubhavI kI bAta ko unhoMne mAna liyA hai| unakA svayaM kA kucha loga haiM, jo isalie mAna lete haiM kisI kI bAta ko, hRdaya to kaha rahA thA, sukha hai| usa hRdaya ko to inakArA, kyoMki aura loga usakI bAta ko mAnate haiN| agara jIsasa ko asvIkAra kiyA; kisI aura ko Aropita kara liyaa| apane eka araba AdamI mAnate haiM to kucha to isIlie mAna leMge ki prANoM kI AvAja to na sunI; kisI aura kI AvAja para cala | jisako eka araba mAnate haiM, vaha galata kaise ho sakatA hai? pdd'e| phira unakA jIvana bar3e dukha se bhara jAtA hai| kyoMki jahAM | lekina dhyAna rakhanA, yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki eka araba jise unheM sukha dikhAI par3atA thA, vahAM unheM aba bhI dikhAI pdd'egaa| mAnate hoM vaha tumhAre lie na ho| vaha eka araba ke lie bhI sahI Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2015 palakana paga poMchaM Aja piyA ke ho aura phira bhI tumhAre lie sahI na ho| kyoMki paramAtmA asalI nahIM hai| eka-eka vyakti ko anUThA racatA hai, eka-eka vyakti ko paramAtmA dobArA koI cIja banAtA nhiiN| parama kalAkAra hai! advitIya racatA hai| yahI to manuSya kI mahimA hai| aisA thor3e hI hai ki jagata cuka gayA hai, ki aba use kucha sUjhatA manuSya kI to chor3a do phikra, eka patte ko isa bagIce se tuma nahIM, ki phira mahAvIra ko banA de, phira rAma ko banA de, phira khoja lo, phira vaisA pattA tuma sArI pRthvI para khojakara bhI dUsarA kRSNa ko banA de| na pA skoge| dekhA tumane, na mahAvIra dubArA, na kRSNa dubArA, na rAma dubArA! eka kaMkar3a uThA lo mArga se, phira anaMta-anaMta cAMda-tAroM para jo eka bAra AtA hai, phira dobArA parde para AtA hI nhiiN| ise bhI khojate raho to ThIka vaisA kaMkar3a tumheM dubArA na milegaa| smaraNa rkhnaa| paramAtmA koI phorDa-kAra banAnevAlI aseMbalI-lAina nahIM hai| tuma bhI naye ho| sIkha sabase lenA, mAnanA apnii| sunanA ki eka-sI kaareN| paramAtmA koI maikenika nahIM hai, takanIziyana sabakI, aMtima nirNaya hRdaya se lenaa| nahIM hai-kalAkAra hai| to agara vairAgya kI bAteM sunakara zithilatA aura udAsI AtI jitanA bar3A kavi hogA, utanA hI dubArA kisI gIta ko nahIM hai; hRdaya kA phUla khilatA nahIM, kumhalAtA hai; kalI phUla nahIM dohraataa| jitanA bar3A citrakAra hogA, dubArA phira usI citra ko banatI, ulaTA phUla apanI paMkhur3iyAM baMda kara letA hai-jaise nahIM bnaataa| dubArA agara banA bhI le vaisA citra to AnaMda | sAjha sUraja ke DUba jAne para bahuta-se phUla apanI paMkhur3iyAM baMda anubhava nahIM krtaa| kara lete haiM to samajha lenA, yaha satya tumhArA sUraja nhiiN| yaha aisA huA ki eka AdamI ne pikAso kA eka citra khriidaa| hogA satya kisI aura kA, kyoMki kucha phUla haiM jo sUraja ke kaI lAkha rupaye kA citra thaa| to svabhAvataH vaha patA kara lenA | DUbane para hI khilate haiN| rAtarAnI hai| usakA hogA, tumhAre lie cAhatA thA ki citra nakalI to nahIM hai| to vaha pikAso ke pAsa nahIM hai| tumhArA rAstA phira bilakula sApha hai| hI usa citra ko lekara gyaa| aura usane pikAso se kahA ki maiM jahAM tumheM AnaMda kI jhalaka mile, sAhasa karake vahAM jaanaa| yaha kharIda rahA hUM, lAkhoM rupaye kA mAmalA hai, maiM itanA pUchane | jarUrI nahIM hai ki hara bAra tuma vahAM AnaMda pAoge, yaha maiM nahIM AyA hUM ki yaha asalI hai? tumhArA hI banAyA huA hai, kisI kaha rahA huuN| bahuta bAra tuma pAoge vahAM kucha bhI na thA, rAkha kA kI nakala to nahIM? Dhera thaa| lekina taba bhI anubhava hogaa| taba bhI jIvana meM praur3hatA pikAso ne usa citra kI tarapha bar3I berukhI se dekhA aura kahA, | aayegii| rAkha kA Dhera dekhakara samajha aayegii| Age rAkha ke Dhera nakalI hai, kisI aura kA banAyA hai| pikAso kI preyasI maujUda pahacAnane kI kalA aayegii| dubArA dhokhA muzkila hogaa| thI aura vaha bar3I cakita huI, kyoMki yaha citra usa preyasI ke tIsarI bAra dhokhA asaMbhava ho jaayegaa| phira eka aisI ghar3I A sAmane hI banAyA gayA thaa| aura pikAso ne hI banAyA thaa| | jAyegI ki kitanA hI lobhaka dRzya ho, tuma dUra se bhI pahacAna usane kahA ki zAyada tuma bhUla rahe ho, zAyada tumhArI smRti tumheM pAoge ki kahAM rAkha hai, kahAM aMgAra hai; kahAM jIvana hai, kahAM dhokhA de rahI hai| yaha citra tumane mere sAmane banAyA hai| yaha saba bujhA-bujhA hai|| tumhArA hI banAyA huA hai| - bhUla-bhUla karake hI AdamI sIkhatA hai| galata ko galata jAna pikAso ne kahA, maiMne banAyA hai, lekina phira bhI nakalI hai| lenA sahI kI tarapha jAne kA upAya hai| bhrAMta ko bhrAMta pahacAna kyoMki ise maiM pahale bhI banA cukA huuN| isako asalI kahanA | lenA, nirdhAMta hone kI vyavasthA hai| ThIka nahIM hai, AtheMTika nahIM hai| eka daphA jo banA cuke, bAta to maiM tumase kahatA nahIM ki tuma jaldI bhAga jAnA, merI mAnakara purAnI ho gii| aba use koI dUsarA nakala kare yA maiM khuda hI | bhAga jaanaa| tuma to apane hI anubhava se jaanaa| hogA sukha, to usakI nakala karUM, isase kyA pharka par3atA hai? lekina yaha citra | svarga kA rAstA bnegaa| nahIM hogA sukha, to anubhava jgegaa| maiM pahale bhI banA cukA huuN| yaha sirpha pratidhvani hai, chAyA hai; eDIsana eka prayoga kara rahA thaa| usameM sAta sau bAra haaraa| 4351 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 usake sAre sAthI-sahayogI ruSTa ho gaye, parezAna ho gye| usake bAtoM ko bIca-bIca meM mata ddaalnaa| kyoMki phira tuma saba vidyArthI to ghabar3A gaye ki aba yaha kaba khatama hogA; kyA pUrA vikRta kara doge| eka bAra sApha ho gayA ki prema kI carcA tumheM jIvana yaha eka hI prayoga meM karate rahanA hai; sAta sau bAra! tIna umaMga se bhara detI hai to phira tuma virAgiyoM kI carcA kI bAta hI sAla kharAba ho gaye! eka dina usake saba sahayogiyoM ne kahA, chor3a denaa| phira vaha rAstA tumhAre lie nahIM hai| phira unakI bAta 'Apa suniye! Apa to roja subaha phira prasannacitta A jAte haiM | tumheM jhaMjhaTa meM DAla degii| premI kI bAta bar3I alaga hai| aura phira kAma zurU kara dete haiN| lekina hamArA bhI sociye! yaha | izka hAyala hai tere milane meM jiMdagI isI meM gaMvAnI hai? sAta sau daphe hAra cuke; aba chor3iye hamase ye pardA haTAyA na gyaa| bhI! kucha aura kariye!' virAgI kahatA hai ki prema ko haTA lo to paramAtmA se mila eDIsana ne kahA ki tumase kisane kahA ki maiM sAta sau bAra hAra jaao| premI kahatA hai: izka hAyala hai tere milane meM! loga cukA? maiM to hara bAra jIta ke karIba A rahA huuN| samajho ki sAta kahate haiM ki prema ke kAraNa hama tujhase nahIM mila rahe haiM; hogA yahI sau eka daravAje haiM usake, to sAta sau daravAje to hama khaTakhaTA shii| hamase yaha pardA haTAyA na gyaa| lekina hama yaha pardA na cuke; vahAM nahIM thA dvAra, dIvAla thii| vaha daravAje jhUThe the! aba | haTA skeNge| hama to, agara prema ke kAraNa hI tU cUka rahA hai to hama roja-roja karIba asalI daravAje ke A rahe haiN| kitanI dera | cUke cale jAyeMge lekina yaha prema hamase na haTAyA jaayegaa| yaha calegA! to sAta sau bAra hama asaphala hue, yaha tumase bhakta ke lie to prema hI paramAtmA hai| jJAnI ke lie prema bAdhA kisane kahA? hara kadama hameM saphalatA ke karIba lAyA hai| hara hai| vaha prema ko kahatA hai, rAga! haTAo! vairAgya ko jagAo! viphalatA saphalatA ke karIba lAtI hai| sAta sau bAra ke anubhava to hI satya milegaa| ne hameM kAphI praur3ha banA diyA hai| hamArI parakha painI ho gaI hai| premI aura bhakta kahatA hai, parde ko nahIM haTAnA, apane ko miTA aba hameM vo sAta sau mArga bhaTakA nahIM skte| aura nizcita hI | denA hai| prema hI prema raha jAye, tuma na baco! ThIka mArga ke hama karIba A rahe haiN| kitanI dera hogA, yaha to izka hAyala hai tere milane meM kahanA muzkila hai| hamase yaha pardA haTAyA na gyaa| aura kahate haiM, usake koI paMdraha dina bAda hI eDIsana saphala ho tujhako dekhA to sera cazma hue gyaa| usane bijalI kA pahalA balba banA liyaa| Aja sArI tujhako cAhA to aura cAha na kii| duniyA usakI vajaha se rozana hai| | -AMkhoM kI sArI bhUkha miTa gaI tujhe dekhate hI! terI jhalaka jo bAhara ke prakAza kI khoja ke saMbaMdha meM sahI hai, vahI bhItara pAte hI! ke prakAza kI khoja ke saMbaMdha meM bhI sahI hai| tujhako dekhA to sera cazma hue jahAM sukha mile-jAnA! tujhako cAhA to aura cAha na kii| maiM yahAM tumheM DarAne ko nahIM huuN| Darakara kabhI koI jAgA? maiM virAgI kahatA hai, saba cAha chor3o to paramAtmA milegaa| premI tumheM ghabar3AtA nahIM huuN| maiM tumase kahatA hUM, jAo! sAhasa se, kahatA hai, usakI cAha A gaI to saba cAha apane se chUTa jAtI himmata se! hogA sukha to eka kadama aura tumane prabhu kI tarapha | hai; chor3ane kI jhaMjhaTa premI ko nahIM hai| usakI cAha kAphI hai| liyaa| nahIM hogA sukha, to bhI eka kadama prabhu kI ora liyaa| tujhako dekhA to sera cazma hue eka dvAra baMda huA! isa tarapha jAne meM koI sAra nhiiN| eka rAstA tujhako cAhA to aura cAha na kii| galata huaa| sahI rAste ke karIba Ane lge| phira usako cAhane ke bAda kahIM koI aura cAha bacatI hai| hRdaya kI suno| to agara bhakti, prema aura utsava kI bAta para ye donoM alaga-alaga mArga haiN| virAgI kahatA hai, saba sanakara tumhAre hRdaya meM koI dhuna bajatI hai, tumhAre hRdaya kI vINA | cAha chor3o-itanA ki paramAtmA kI cAha bhI chUTa jaaye| vaha bhI kaMpita hone lagatI hai, to vahI tumhArA mArga hai| phira vairAgya kI | eka rAstA hai| acAha meM jhUba jaao| paramAtmA taka kI cAha na 4361 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palakana paga poMcha Aja piyA ke bace-utanI bhI cAha kI rekhA na raha jAye bhiitr| paripUrNa | bhItara ke bIja phUTane lageM; jisa bhASA ke saMparka meM tumhArA acAha meM khar3e ho jaao| jarA bhI kaMpana na raha jAye cAha kA, vyaktitva nikhAra lene lage; rasa jage; gIta jage; nRtya uThe-to vAsanA kaa| usI ghar3I milana! phira samajhanA ki hRdaya sApha-sApha izArA kara rahA hai kisa tarapha premI kahatA hai, usakI cAha meM aise DUba jAo ki tuma na baco; clo| phira aura sArI ciMtAeM chor3a denA-kisa ghara meM paidA hue, tumhArI sArI jIvana-UrjA basa usakI cAhata, usakA prema bana | kisa dharma meM paidA hue, kauna-sA sikhAvana, kauna-sI zikSA dI jaaye| usI ghar3I milana! gaI, kauna-sA zAstra pakar3AyA gayA, phira saba gauNa hai| hRdaya se donoM tarapha se milana huA hai| donoM meM kauna ThIka aura galata, | paramAtmA ne bola diyA ki tumhAre lie jAne kA rAstA kauna hai| isa taraha kahane kI bAta hI nAsamajhI hai| itanA hI dekha lenA, lekina aisA sabhI ko na hogaa| tumhArA hRdaya kisake sAtha khilatA hai! yahAM kucha haiM jinako prema kI bAta sunakara becainI zurU ho jAtI tana se to saba bhAMti vilaga tuma hai, ghabar3AhaTa zurU ho jAtI hai| virAga kI bAta sunakara vaha zAMta lekina mana se dUra nahIM ho baiTha jAte haiM, ki aba calo ThIka bAta huii| vaha bhI galata nahIM jur3e na paMDita, sajI na vedI haiN| unako jo rucatA hai, unako jo pacatA hai| ve zAyada jIvana meM vacana hue na maMtra ucAre kAphI jale haiN| aura jaisA dUdha kA jalA chAcha bhI phUMka-phUMkakara janama-janama ko kiMtu vadhU yaha pIne lagatA hai; prema ne zAyada unheM kAphI jalAyA hai| yadyapi jo hAtha bikI bemola tumhAre prema unhoMne aba taka jAnA thA, vaha bilakula hI kSudra thA, vyartha jhUThe-sacce, kacce-pakke thA, nAmamAtra ko thaa| lekina usane itanA jalA diyA hai ki aba rizte jitane duniyAbhara ke to vaha paramAtmA kI bhakti kI bAta yA prema kI bAta sunakara bhI sabase tuma mukta, prema cauMka jAte haiN| ve chAcha ko bhI phUMka-phUMkakara pIte haiN| magara ke vRMdAvana se dUra nahIM ho| ThIka, agara virAga se unake hRdaya kA bhAva khulatA hai, zAMti tana se to saba bhAMti vilaga tuma milatI hai aura eka sukha kI dazA paidA hotI hai, to vahI tthiik| lekina mana se dUra nahIM ho| usI se ve cleN| aura saba nAte-rizte hoMge saMsAra ke, lekina bhakta kahatA hai, aura jisa bAta para maiM jora denA cAhatA hUM, vaha yaha ki kabhI prema kA nAtA saMsAra kA nahIM hai| prema to vRMdAvana hai| vaha koI bhUlakara bhI kisI ko tuma apanI bhAMti calAne kI ceSTA mata nAtA nahIM hai| vaha koI banane miTanevAlI bAta nahIM hai| vaha koI krnaa| yaha ceSTA hama sabake mana meM paidA hotI hai| yaha hamAre saMbaMdha nahIM hai| vaha to eka AnaMda kI, ahobhAva kI dazA hai| ahaMkAra kA bar3A gaharA hissA hai| hama dUsare ko apanI pratichavi vRMdAvana hai| meM banAnA cAhate haiN| bApa apane beTe ko DhAlanA cAhatA hai ThIka jhUThe-sacce, kacce-pakke apane jaisaa| mAM apanI beTI ko dAlanA cAhatI hai ThIka apane rizte jitane duniyAbhara ke jaisii| mitra mitra ko DhAlane meM laga jAtA hai| hama saba isa ceSTA sabase tuma mukta, prema meM hote haiM ki agara hamArA basa cale to sArI duniyA ko hama ke vRMdAvana se dUra nahIM ho|| apanI pratichavi meM DhAla deN| isase ahaMkAra ko bar3I tRpti aura saba hogA bAdhA! prema-aura bAdhA! bhakta ko bAdhA | milatI hai| isase maiM to ho jAtA hUM Adarza; aura sabhI ho jAte haiM nahIM dikhAI pdd'tii| bhakta to prema se hI usake pAsa pahuMcatA hai| merI chaayaaeN| isase maiM to ho jAtA hUM sabhI jIvana kA maapdNdd| prema meM DUbakara hI usameM DUbatA hai| | isa bhrAMti se thor3e sajaga honaa| ye virAgI kI aura premI kI alaga-alaga bhASAeM haiN| inameM jo tumheM apanA satya khojanA hai| aura sabhI satya nijI satya haiN| bhASA tumhAre hRdaya meM rama jAye; jisa bhASA kI varSA meM tumhAre | dUsare para thopanA nahIM hai| to na to thopanA aura na kisI ko thopane Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DEUSH jina sUtra bhAga 1 denaa| agara ina do bAtoM se tuma baca gaye--kyoMki bar3A khatarA jIvanabhara hama eka-dUsare ko dabAne kI ceSTA karate yaha hai ki jo nahIM thopate, ve dasaroM ko thopalene dete haiN| jo dasare haiM-jAne-anajAne upAyoM se| bApa beTe ko badalanA cAhatA ko nahIM thopane dete, ve khuda dUsaroM para thopa dete haiN| hai| badalane kI ceSTA meM sirpha vaha yaha kahanA cAhatA hai ki isa duniyA meM vastutaH samajhapUrvaka jInA bar3A kaThina hai| samajha mAlika maiM huuN| beTA bhI bar3A hokara isa bUr3he bApa ko badalane kI ke donoM tarapha nAsamajhI kI atiyAM haiN| ceSTA karegA, kyoMki taba bApa kamajora hone lgegaa| taba beTA maikyAvalI ne kahA hai, isake pahale ki koI tuma para AkramaNa | isako samajhAne lagegA ki kyA karanA ucita hai aura kyA karanA kare, tuma AkramaNa kara denaa| kyoMki yahI surakSA kA sarvottama ucita nahIM hai, ki tuma saThiyA gaye ho, ki tumhArI buddhi tumane kho upAya hai| to yahAM pratyeka vyakti yahI koziza kara rahA hai ki dI, ki tumheM isa duniyA kA patA nahIM hai jo Aja hai; tuma jisa isake pahale ki koI tumhArI gardana pakar3e, tuma pakar3a lo| isake duniyA kI bAteM kara rahe ho, vaha gaI-gujarI ho cukI; aba tuma pahale ki tumheM koI badale, tuma badala do| isake pahale ki merI suno! tumhArI koI paribhASA kare, tuma paribhASA kara do| isa jagata meM ina donoM atiyoM se bacanA bar3A kaThina hai| magara tumane dekhA, pUre jIvana hama eka-dUsare ko paribhASita kara rahe jo baca jAye vahI sAdhaka hai| na to tuma dUsare ko dabAne kI haiM, hama hajAra-hajAra tarakIboM se eka-dUsare kI paribhASA karate koziza karanA aura na kisI ko avasara denA ki tamheM dabA de| haiN| pati khar3A hai, kAra meM hArna bajA rahA hai, patnI dera lagAtI eka bAta tuma sApha kara denA ki cAhe koI bhI kImata ho, kitanI hai-vaha yaha ghoSaNA kara rahI hai dera lagAkara ki khar3e raho; hI jokhima ho, maiM apane hRdaya kI mAnakara cluuNgaa| cAhe saba mAlika kauna hai, jAhira ho jAnA caahie| vaha pati ko paribhASA | khonA par3e! isI ko maiM saMnyAsa kI bhAva-dazA kahatA huuN| de rahI hai| saMnyAsa koI bAhya kRtya nahIM hai--eka bhItarI aMtarghoSaNA hai dhyAna rakhanA, jo jisako pratIkSA karavA sakatA hai, vaha usakI ki aba se maiM apane hRdaya kI mAnakara calUMgA, cAhe isake lie paribhASA kara detA hai| tuma daphtara meM gaye kisI se milane to mujhe saba gaMvAnA par3e; cAhe isake lie mujhe dIna-daridra ho jAnA mainejara tumheM biThA rakhegA thor3I dera, cAhe usako koI kAma na ho| par3e; cAhe rAha kA bhikhArI ho jAnA pdd'e| rAha ke bhikhArI hone klarka bhI tumheM bar3I dera bAda dekhegA, cAhe vaha kucha bhI na kara rahA kI jarUrata nahIM hai| lekina agara yaha bhI honA par3e to merI taiyArI ho| vaha vaise hI apane rajisTara ulaTane lagegA, kyoMki vaha tumheM | hai; lekina aba eka bAta maiMne taya kara lI ki apane hRdaya ke paribhASA denA cAhatA hai ki sApha ho jAnA cAhie ki yahAM kauna atirikta aura kisI kI mAnakara na cluuNgaa| aba merA hRdaya hI mAlika hai! | merA veda hogaa| aura merA hRdaya hI merI bhagavadagItA hogii| hRdaya maiM tumako pratIkSA karavA sakatA hUM, to maiM mAlika hUM! hI merA kurAna aura merI bAibila hogii| . jo pratIkSA karavA sakatA hai vaha Upara hai| to pati bhI sAMjha ko aura tuma cakita hooge ki jisa dina tuma hRdaya kI sunane klaba-ghara meM dera taka baiThA tAza khelatA rahatA hai, patnI ko rAha | lagoge, usa dina tumhAre jIvana meM gati A jaayegii| kucha dikhavAtA hai ki ghara baiThI raho, karatI raho pratIkSA khAne ke lie! ar3acaneM AyeMgI samAja kI tarapha se, dUsaroM kI tarapha se; kyoMki jarA dera karake hI aayegaa| vaha yaha sApha batA denA cAhatA hai ki kala taka jinakI tumane mAnI thI, acAnaka ve itane jaldI rAjI na kauna mAlika hai| ho jaayeNge| ve itanI jaldI svIkAra na kara leNge| lekina bhItara tumane dekhA, bar3e netA sabhA meM AyeM to hamezA dera se aayeNge| | tuma pAogeH umaMga A gaI! taraMga A gaI! eka jvAra A gayA bar3A netA, aura vakta para A jaaye| yaha bAta ho hI nahIM sktii| zakti kA! bhItara tuma pAoge ki aba tuma dIna-daridra nahIM ho; jitanA bar3A netA, utanI dera karake aayegaa| utanI logoM ko tuma samrATa ho gye| pratIkSA karavA degaa| unako jAhira karavA degA ki tuma kauna ho, to jo tumheM ruce| virAga to virAga! usase bhI loga paramAtmA tumheM sApha ho jAnA caahie| taka pahuMce haiN| bhakti to bhakti! 438 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palakana paga poMchaM Aja piyA ke dUsarA prazna : mere bhItara jaise stabdhatA, sannATA-sA laga rahA haiM, to hAtha khAlI ho jAte haiN| hAthoM kA khAlI ho jAnA satya ke hai| khAlI-khAlI, zUnyatA jaise chA gaI ho| aura sAtha hI utarane ke lie atyaMta jarUrI hai| lekina vyartha ke jAne aura satya acche-bure vicAroM kA AkramaNa bhI hAvI hotA rahatA hai| maiM | ke Ane ke bIca meM thor3A aMtarAla hai| usa aMtarAla meM bar3I pIr3A kyA karUM? maiM bAvarI-sI ho gaI huuN| maiM apane ko bahuta hotI hai| usa aMtarAla ko jo pAra nahIM kara pAtA, vaha ghabar3Akara asahAya, akelI aura asurakSita pA rahI huuN| bhaya lagatA hai| phira bAhara nikala AtA hai| | isIlie 'saroja' ne pUchA hai : 'eka tarapha khAlI-khAlIpana 'saroja' kA prazna hai| aura zUnyatA chA gaI hai aura dUsarI tarapha acche-bare vicAroM kA aisA hotA hai| aisA honA svAbhAvika hai| kyoMki jaise hI hama AkramaNa bhI hotA rahatA hai|' bhItara jAte haiM, hama akele ho jAte haiN| isIlie to loga bhItara | vaha AkramaNa isIlie ho rahA hai| vaha AkramaNa ho rahA hai, jAne se Darate haiN| aisA nahIM, balki tuma ceSTA kara-karake acche-bure vicAroM ko bAhara haiM aura loga, bhItara to koI bhI nhiiN| bhItara to tuma ho pakar3a rahI ho, tAki bhItara jo nistabdhatA hai vaha ekadama bhayAvanI aura basa tuma ho| bAhara anaMta loga haiM, cahala-pahala hai| bhItara na ho jaaye| kucha to sahArA rhe| vicAra hI sahI, kucha to taraMgeM to sannATA hai| bAhara bahuta bharAvaTa hai, bhItara to zUnya hai| aura uThatI raheM, to kucha vyastatA banI rhe| ka hama bAhara jIe, saMbaMdhoM meM jIe, auroM ke sAtha loga khAlI hone kI bajAya dukhI honA bhI pasaMda karate haiM, jIe, bhIr3a-bAjAra, ghara-gRhasthI-hajAra vysttaaeN| kyoMki kama se kama dukha to hai! kucha to hai hAtha meM! hAtha __ to jaba bhItara calanA zurU karoge to acAnaka anubhava meM bilakula khAlI to nhiiN| kaMkar3a-patthara sahI, na hue AnA zurU ho gayA, vaha saba to dUra chUTa gayA aura isa bhItara to hIre-javAharAta! lekina koI yaha to nahIM kaha sakatA ki kucha tumhArA nikaTatama priyajana bhI nahIM A sktaa| yaha to tumhArA bhI nahIM hai| nitAMta ekAMta hai| yaha to itanA nijI hai, itanA prAiveTa hai ki tuma __ adhika loga dukha ko bhI nahIM chor3ate, kyoMki unako Dara apane premI ko bhI isameM nimaMtrita na kara skoge| yahAM to basa lagatA hai--chor3a diyA itane dinoM kA saMga-sAtha, to akele ho tuma ho aura tuma ho| jaayeNge| to zurU-zurU meM bar3I nistabdhatA, sannATA, sUnApana | tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA, bahuta dina bImAra rahane ke bAda agara nakArAtmaka mAlUma hogaa| tuma bistara se uTho to bar3I becainI mAlUma par3atI hai : aba kahAM rAha dekhI nahIM aura dUra hai maMjila merI jaayeN| aba to bistara para honA jIvana kI zailI ho gayI thii| koI sAkI nahIM, maiM haM, merI tanhAI hai| agara do-cAra sAla bistara para raha gaye, to jo AdamI do-cAra ghabar3AhaTa bhI hogI; kyoMki rAha dekhI nahIM, maMjila kA koI sAla bistara para raha jAtA hai, phira vaha uThatA hI nahIM; isalie pakkA patA nahIM kahAM hai, kahAM jA rahe haiM, kyA ho rahA hai| mIla ke nahIM ki bImArI ThIka nahIM hotI, bImArI ThIka bhI ho jAye to aba patthara bhI nahIM haiM bhiitr| kauna lagAyegA mIla kA patthara? koI| vaha bImArI ko pakar3a letA hai| cikitsaka isa ghaTanA se nakzA bhI nahIM hai bhItara kaa| kauna degA nakzA? vahAM koI hAtha bhalIbhAMti paricita haiM ki agara bImArI jyAdA dina raha jAe to lekara calAnevAlA bhI nahIM hai| to acAnaka AdamI asahAya bImAra ko phira ThIka karanA muzkila ho jAtA hai| kyoMki usakI mAlUma hotA hai| bImArI Adata kA hissA ho jAtI hai| aba bImArI ko vaha apane isa asahAya avasthA se agara gujara gaye, agara isa asahAya jIvana ke DhaMga meM samA letA hai| aba isa DhaMga ko chor3ane meM avasthA ko zAMti se pAra kara liyA, to tumhAre jIvana meM pahalI | ar3acana hogii| daphA Atmabala kA janma hogaa| lekina usake pahale asahAya agara tuma eka dukha ke AdI ho gaye ho to tuma usa dukha ko avasthA se gujara jAnA jarUrI hai| jaba jhUThI cIjeM hAtha se chUTatI samhAle rhoge| 439 www.jainelibrarorg Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina satra bhAra isalie akasara maiM dekhatA hUM ki loga dukha kI sImAeM aura saubhAgya se milatA hai| aba mila gayA hai to ise kharAba mata sthitiyoM ko bhI chor3ate nhiiN| agara kisI patnI se tumhArA kro| aba to isa zUnya meM dduubo| yadyapi prAthamika caraNa para jIvana satata kalaha meM gujara rahA hai to bhI tuma alaga nahIM hote| DUbanA aisA hI lagegA, jaisA mare, mauta huii| yA kisI pati ke sAtha jIvana eka nArakIya sthiti bana gaI hai, to aura eka artha meM ThIka bhI hai, tuma to maroge hii| tuma jaise aba bhI alaga nahIM hote| kyoM? hajAra bahAne tuma khojate ho, | taka rahe ho, isa zUnya meM DUboge, miTa jaaoge| naye kA janma lekina vaha saba bahAne haiN| maulika bAta yaha hai ki aba isa dukha hogA, AvirbhAva hogaa| kI bhI Adata ho gaI hai| 'kyA karUM? maiM bAvarI-sI ho gaI haiN|' / aura eka bar3A anubhava pazcima meM AnA zurU huA hai, jahAM ki | pAgalapana jaisA hI lgegaa| bhItara jAo to zUnyatA; bAhara loga kAphI pati-patniyAM tIvratA se badalate haiN| eka anubhava Ao to vyartha ke vicAroM kA UhApoha hai| bAhara Ao to koI AnA zurU huA hai ki jo AdamI eka patnI ko chor3akara dUsarI | sAra nahIM hai aura bhItara jAo to ghabar3AhaTa! eka anaMta zUnya patnI ko khojatA hai, vaha phira karIba-karIba vaisI hI strI ko muMha-bAe khar3A hai| to pAgalapana mAlUma pdd'egaa| yaha pAgalapana khoja letA hai jaisI usane chodd'ii| usI taraha kI karkazA yA usI tabhI taka mAlUma hogA jaba taka zUnya se rasa nahIM baitthtaa| taraha kI upadravI! chor3A nahIM hai abhI eka ko, aura vaha dUsarI | zUnya meM rasa lo, pahacAna banAo! zUnya ko gungunaao| ko phira vaisA kA vaisA khoja letA hai! kyA kAraNa hogA? aba zUnya ko nAco! jaba zUnya A jAye to ahobhAva anubhava kro| to usako usI taraha kI strI meM rasa Ane lgaa| to aba vaha phira paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda do| yaha usakI anukaMpA hai| khoja letA hai| usakI cAha kA DhaMga rugNa ho gyaa| aba vaha zUnya isa jagata meM paramAtmA kI sabase bar3I dena hai, prasAda hai| galata kI tarapha utsuka ho jAtA hai| vaha phira vaisI hI thor3e-se saubhAgyazAlI logoM ko milatA hai| aura jinako vyaktitvavAlI strI ko khoja lAyegA, jo phira kahAnI ko milatA hai, ve bhI sabhI samhAla nahIM paate| bahuta-se to use naSTa dohraayegii| phira tyAga kregaa| kara dete haiN| kyoMki vaha dena itanI bar3I hai ki tumhArI pAtratA eka AdamI ke bAbata manovaijJAnikoM ne adhyayana kiyaa| usane choTI par3a jAtI hai| ATha talAka kiye aura hara bAra vaisI hI patnI khoja laayaa| _ 'maiM apane ko bahuta asahAya, akelI, asurakSita pA rahI AdamI to vahI hai-khojanevAlA vahI hai to phira vahI | huuN...|' khoja laayegaa| koI harjA nhiiN| mana kahegA, koI surakSA khoja lo| mana tuma jarA khayAla karanA apane jIvana meM, tumane bahuta-se dukha | kahegA, kisI taraha kisI ko apane isa ekAMta meM le aao| pakar3a to nahIM rakhe haiM jo ki jAnA cAhate haiM, lekina tama nahIM jAne vaha agara bhUla kI to zUnya kI zuddhatA naSTa ho jaayegii| phira de rahe ho! saMsAra nirmita ho jaayegaa| aise hI to hama bahuta bAra vApisa to jaba vyakti ko sannATA hogA to vaha purAne vicAroM ko | kolha ke baila bana jAte haiN| AmaMtrita karegA, bulaayegaa| vaha AkramaNa nahIM hai, tumhArA ___ aba yaha eka khir3akI khulI hai, ise baMda mata kara denaa| bulAvA hai| kyoMki usa bhAMti thor3I dera ko bhItara kI riktatA bhara asahAya mAlUma hote ho, asahAya shii| svIkAra karo! jAtI hai| uthala-puthala maca jAtI hai| asurakSita mAlUma hote ho, asurakSita shii| svIkAra kro| yaha vicAra hai, krodha hai, jhagar3A hai, koI sapanA hai, koI yojanA jo tathya sAmane pragaTa ho rahA hai, ise inakAra mata karo aura hai-utanI dera ko tuma apane bhItara ke AkAza ko bhara lete ho| badalane kI ceSTA mata kro| ise bharapUra najara dekho, ahobhAva se utanI dera ko zUnya bhUla jAtA hai| dakho, kRtajJatA se dekho| kaho ki prabhu ne yahI cAhA ki zUnya zanya meM rasa lo, to dhIre-dhIre ye vicAra samApta ho jaayeNge| honA hai, jarUra zanya se hI janma hotA hogaa| yaha merI rAha zanya yaha zUnya bar3A mahimAzAlI hai| zUnya ko hI to dhyAna kahA hai| ke maMdira se hI gujaratI hai, to isase gujara jAnA hai| 4400 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palakana paga poMchu Aja piyA ke jaldI hI isa zUnya kA ceharA badalanA zurU ho jaayegaa| agara tumheM Aga meM ddaale| bar3I jalana hogI, bar3I pIr3A hogii| usa tumane ise svIkAra kiyA to isa zUnya meM tumheM sauMdarya dikhAI par3ane | pIr3A ke binA koI bhI janmA nahIM hai| usa pIr3A ke binA kisI lgegaa| jise hama svIkAra karate haiM, usameM sauMdarya dikhAI par3ane ko naye janma kA AvirbhAva nahIM huA hai| lagatA hai| isalie to apanI mAM kisI ko asuMdara nahIM mAlUma hae hoza guma tere Ane se pahale hotii| apanA beTA kisI ko asuMdara nahIM mAlUma hotaa| jise | hamIM kho gaye tujhako pAne se pahale hama svIkAra karate haiM, vahAM sauMdarya kA AvirbhAva ho jAtA hai| hue tujha bina basara kyA batAUM sauMdarya hamAre svIkAra se paidA hotA hai| kise hoza thA tere Ane se phle| sauMdarya kahIM bAhara koI gaNa nahIM hai hamAre svIkAra kI chAyA hae hoza gama tere Ane se phle| hai| svIkAra karo-aura sauMdarya pUrNa banane lgegaa| svIkAra usake Ane ke pahale tumhArA hoza bhI kho jAyegA, tama bhI kho karo-aura sauMdarya meM bar3A AnaMda Ane lgegaa| svIkAra | jaaoge| kyoMki tumane jise aba taka samajhA hai 'maiM', vaha sirpha karo-aura zUnya zAMti, aura parama zAMti kA dhAma bana jaayegaa| kUr3A-karkaTa hai| vahI to bAdhA hai| agara asvIkAra kiyA to daur3akara bAhara jAne ke atirikta koI hamIM kho gaye tumako pAne se phle| upAya nahIM hai| aura bAhara se hI to thakakara bhItara A rahe the| eka bar3I mahatvapUrNa bAta yAda rakhanA H AdamI kabhI paramAtmA phira bar3I vikSiptatA paidA hogii| se milatA nhiiN| jaba taka AdamI hai taba taka paramAtmA nhiiN| zUnya paramAtmA kA pahalA anubhava hai| pUrNa paramAtmA kA | aura jaba paramAtmA pragaTa hotA hai, AdamI kho cukA hotA hai| aMtima anubhava hai| zUnya kI taraha paramAtmA AtA hai; pUrNa kI AdamI to bImArI hai| miTa jAne para usa parama dhanyatA kA taraha virAjamAna hotA hai| zUnya kI taraha AtA hai, kyoMki hamArA AvirbhAva hotA hai| tuma jaba khAlI kara dete ho siMhAsana, tabhI miTanA jarUrI hai| zUnya kI taraha AtA hai, kyoMki hama sirpha | paramAtmA usa para virAja pAtA hai| tuma jaba taka baiThe ho, taba taka kUr3A-karkaTa kA Dhera haiN| hameM Aga denA jarUrI hai, tAki hama jala virAja nahIM paataa| jAyeM aura vahI bace jo kuMdana hai| sirpha zuddha svarNa bace aura ye paMktiyAM bar3I madhura haiM: kacarA jala jaaye| hue hoza guma tere Ane se pahale to jaba sunAra sone ko Aga meM DAlatA hai to sonA bhI ghabar3AtA hamIM kho gaye tujhako pAne se pahale hogA, ciMtita hotA hogA, baca jAnA cAhatA hogA, aMgIThI ke hue tujha bina basara kyA batAUM bAhara A jAnA cAhatA hogaa| lekina use patA nahIM ki sunAra kI -dina tere Ane ke pahale kaise bIte, yaha bhI kaise batAUM! AkAMkSA kyA hai| sunAra sone ko nahIM jalAnA caahtaa| aura kise hoza thA tere Ane se pahale! sunAra bhalIbhAMti jAnatA hai ki sonA jalatA nhiiN| jo jala jAye na to tere Ane ke pahale hoza thA, kyoMki hama behoza the saMsAra vaha sonA nahIM hai| vaha DAla hI rahA hai Aga meM isalie ki jo meM; na tere Ane ke bAda hoza rahA, kyoMki hama behoza hue tujhmeN| sonA nahIM hai, usase sonA alaga ho jaaye| to yaha jo ina donoM behoziyoM ke bIca-saMsAra kI behozI zUnya Aga hai| aura paramAtmA unhIM ko DAlatA hai jina para aura paramAtmA kI behozI; saMsAra kI zarAba aura paramAtmA kI usakI anukaMpA hai| zarAba-ina donoM madhuzAlAoM ke bIca jo thor3I-sI yAtrA hai pAtratA se hI zUnya utpanna hotA hai| ghabar3AnA mata! chalAMga vahIM thor3A-sA hoza rahatA hai| loga yA to dhana meM khoye haiM, pada meM lagAkara aMgIThI ke bAhara mata gira jaanaa| nahIM to pahale se bhI khoye haiM, mada se bhare haiM; aura yA phira loga paramAtmA meM kho jAte jyAdA kUr3A-karkaTa saMgRhIta ho jaayegaa| svIkAra krnaa| haiN| donoM ke bIca meM, do madhuzAlAoM ke bIca meM jo thor3A-sA bhItara kI yAtrA para zUnya milA--yaha pahalI khabara milI ki phAsalA hai, vahIM thor3A-sA hoza rahatA hai| tuma pAtra hone lge| kama se kama tuma itane pAtra hue ki paramAtmA 'saroja' abhI usI yAtrA para hai-do madhuzAlAoM ke bIca Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na m jina sUtra bhAgaH1 BN 58 Post mari viral / meN| agara bhItara gaI to bhI hoza kho jaayeNge| agara ghabar3Akara virAjamAna ho jAtA hai| jisako loga sirpha paira kI ThokareM bAhara A gaI to phira hoza kho jaayeNge| aura jaba do mArakara nikala jAte the, usI ke caraNoM meM loga Akara i madhuzAlAoM meM hI cunanA ho, jaba do zarAboM meM hI cunanA ho to | jhukAne lagate haiM, phUla car3hAne lagate haiN| phira paramAtmA kI hI zarAba cuna lenaa| saMsAra kI to bahuta kasama tumhArI bahuta gama uThA cukA hUM maiM cakhI, bahuta svAda liyA--kucha pAyA nhiiN| aba isa galata thA dAvA-e-sabro-zakeba, A jAo aparicita, anajAna kA bhI eka svAda le leN| himmata krnaa| karAre-khAtire betAba-thaka gayA hUM meN| bAvalApana to utthegaa| kasama tumhArI bahuta gama uThA cukA hUM maiM! baMgAla meM saMtoM kA eka saMpradAya hai, usakA nAma hI 'bAula' cAhe kitanI hI pIr3A ho, jAnA usI kI tarapha! hai-bAvare, pAgala! bar3e adabhuta saMta hue baaul| nAcate kasama tumhArI bahuta gama uThA cukA hUM maiM! haiM-AnaMda-magna! usa bhItara kI zarAba meM masta, madahoza! kahanA bhI ho, zikAyata bhI karanI ho, to usI se krnaa| dhIre-dhIre unakA nAma hI 'bAvarA' ho gyaa| lekina jise tuma | bAhara mata lauttnaa| yaha to kasama khA lenA ki aba bAhara nahIM samajhadArI kahate ho, usase vaha lAkha gunA kImatI hai| lauTanA hai| kyoMki bAhara ko dekha to cuke bahuta, pAyA kyA? tumhArI samajhadArI bhI hAtha meM kyA lAtI hai? kucha ThIkare ikaTThe | aba lauTakara bhI kyA pAyeMge? ho jAte haiM, jo mauta chIna letI hai| kucha nAma-dhAma ho jAtA hai, kasama tumhArI bahuta gama uThA cukA hUM maiM jo tumhAre jAte hI poMcha diyA jAtA hai, dUsaroM ke lie jagaha galata thA dAvA-e-sabro-zakeba... banAnI par3atI hai| aura maiMne jo dhairya aura sahanazakti ke bahuta dAve kiye the, vaha duniyA kA hoza hai na kucha apanI khabara mujhe saba galata the| tuma una para jyAdA aba bharosA mata karo, A bekhuda banA diyA hai yUM tere jamAla ne| jAo! usameM DUbo! bekhudI khudA ko pAne kA upAya hai| AdamI ne apane ahaMkAra meM bahuta daphA socA hai ki maiM miTanA hone kI ekamAtra sNbhaavnaa| sahanazakti rakhatA hUM, zAMti rakhatA hUM, dhairya rakhatA hUM, merA dhairya yaha zUnya DarAyegA, ghbdd'aayegaa| jaise koI pakSI aba taka | aDiga hai| ghoMsale meM rahA ho aura Aja acAnaka khule AkAza meM: galata thA dAvA-e-sabro-zakeba... ghabar3AyegA! ciMtita hogA, becaina hogA! lauTa-lauTa par3egA mana | -ve saba dAve jo maiMne kiye the-Atmabala ke, dhairya ke, ki cala par3o apane ghoMsale kI tarapha, kahAM ina tUphAnoM meM ulajhane | sahanazakti ke saba galata the| kSamA karo mujhe! lage? kahAM ye havAeM aura AkAza aura bAdala, aura kahAM ye galata thA dAvA-e-sabro-zakeba, A jAo sUraja aura ye cAMda-tAre! aura yaha kitanA virATa hai! bhAgo! karAre-khAtire-betAba thaka gayA hUM maiN| apane ghoMsale meM chipa jaao| ThIka vaisI dazA hai| mana bahata aura aba to maiM thaka gayA huuN| karegA ghoMsale meM utara Ane kaa| 'saroja' pUchatI hai ki asahAya, beshaaraa...| lekina aba lauTanA mt| aba usako pukArA hai to pukAre hI to aba bAhara mata lauttnaa| aba usI se kahanA ki thaka gaI hai cale jaanaa| aura aba sukha Aye ki dukha, pIr3A ho ki bahuta aura aba mujhase nahIM sahA jaataa| lekina bhItara kI tarapha jalana-aMgIkAra kara lenA, kyoMki hameM patA nahIM hai zAyada yahI se AMkha mata httaanaa| kaThina hoMge ye kssnn| lekina jo gujara hamAre jIvana-nirmANa ke lie jarUrI hai| jAtA hai ina kSaNoM se, vaha eka bilakula naye abhinava jIvana ko chainI se jaba koI patthara ko tor3ane lagatA hai, to patthara bhI to | upalabdha ho jAtA hai| ye kSaNa krAMti ke kSaNa haiN| rotA hogaa| lekina chainI se TUTa-TUTakara hI patthara pratimA banatA | sau meM se ninyAnabe loga to kabhI isa dazA ko pahuMcate nhiiN| hai| jo rAha ke kinAre par3A thA, vaha maMdira ke aMtargarbha meM phira jo sau loga pahuMcate haiM unameM se ninyAnabe bAhara vApasa lauTa Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : palakana paga poMchaM Aja piyA ke Ate haiN| isalie zAstra kahate haiM, bar3A durgama hai maarg| prANa to kho hI gaye haiM, lAza raha gaI hai| hAM, lAza ko bhI ThIka pahuMca-pahuMcakara chUTa jAtA hai| hAtha meM Ate-Ate maMjila hajAroM se rAsAyanika dravya lagAkara rakho to suMdara mAlUma ho sakatI hai| kosa ke phAsale para ho jAtI hai| lekina lAza lAza hai| suMdaratama vyakti kI bhI lAza lAza hai| prANa hI kho gaye! prANa to vidhAyaka tatva hai| tIsarA praznaH Apa mahAvIra kI ahiMsA para bolate haiM to prema | prema vidhAyaka tatva hai| prema kA artha hai: kucha tumhAre bhItara hai| jor3a dete haiM; buddha ke zUnya para bolate haiM to prema jor3a dete haiN| ahiMsA kA to kula itanA hI artha hai ki dUsare ke sAtha burA mata Apa kucha bhI bolate haiM to prema usameM anivAryataH jor3a dete haiN| krnaa| kyA hama saMnyAsiyoM meM prema kA atyaMta abhAva dekhakara hI Apa | aura yaha maiM tumase kahanA cAhatA hUM: jaba taka tuma dUsare ke prema kA punaH punaH smaraNa karAte haiN| kRpAkara kheN| sAtha bhalA karane meM na laga jAo, tuma burA karane se na baca skoge| tuma kucha to kroge| jIvana kRtya hai, karma hai| agara maiM jor3atA nahIM, ughAr3atA huuN| ahiMsA nAma kI maMjUSA meM prema kA tumhAre rAste para phUla na bichAUMgA to maiM kAMTe bichaauuNgaa| aura hI dhana chipA hai| kholatA hUM maMjUSA ko| tumase kahatA hUM, isake aisA AdamI tuma na pAoge jo kahe ki maiM sirpha kAMTe nahIM bhItara to dekho! yaha maMjUSA bAhara se bhI bar3I suMdara hai! bar3I| bichAtA tumhAre rAste para, phUla se mujhe kyA lenaa-denaa| tuma nakkAzI hai isa para! bar3e kArIgaroM ne mehanata kI hai! lekina pAoge ki yaha AdamI yA to itanA sikur3a jAyegA, jaise jaina maMjUSA kitanI hI suMdara ho, maMjUSA hai; bhItara to dekho! muni sikur3a gaye haiM ki phira yaha Darane lagegA jIvana meM utarane se; ahiMsA to zabda hai; sAra to prema hai! aura agara sAra mara jAye kyoMki utarA ki kucha kRtya huA, kRtya huA to yA to kAMTe to phira ahiMsA para tuma kitanI hI nakkAzI karate raho, phira bichAo yA phUla bichaao| aura isakI sArI zikSaNa kI maMjUSA ko tuma Dhote raho sadiyoM-sadiyoM taka--usase jIvana, | vyavasthA yaha ho gaI : kAMTe mata bichaanaa| phUla bichAne kI to usase amRta, usase AnaMda kA AvirbhAva na hogaa| phira ahiMsA isane himmata kho dii| phUla bichAne kA to khayAla hI chor3a diyaa| tArkikoM ke hAtha meM par3a jaayegii| phira ve zabda kI hI bAla kI kAMTe nahIM bichAnA hai! khAla nikAlate rheNge| tuma agara kisI vyakti kI bImAriyAM bhara alaga karanA cAhate mahAvIra ne ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga kiyA prema ke lie| maiM ho aura usake jIvana meM svAsthya kI AkAMkSA nahIM karate to tuma kahatA hUM ki ahiMsA ko haTAo aura bhItara jhAMkakara dekho| | use svAsthya na de pAoge aura bImAriyAM bhI alaga na kara kholo isa maMjUSA ko! paaoge| kyoMki bImArI kA alaga honA aura usake bhItara jor3atA nahIM hUM, ughAr3atA huuN| svAsthya kA janma honA, eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| ahiMsA ho hI kaise sakatI hai binA prema ke? dUsare ko dukha na dUsare ko dukha na dUM, yaha gauNa bAta hai| dUsare ko mere jIvana se do-yaha ho hI kaise sakatA hai jaba taka ki dUsare ke prati prema kA sukha mile--yaha mUla bAta hai| AvirbhAva na huA ho? aura agara tumane ise niyama aura prema kA itanA hI artha hai ki tuma dUsare kI prasannatA meM prasanna hone aupacArika vyavasthA kI taraha mAna liyA ki dUsare ko dukha nahIM lge| kyA hai prema kA artha? tuma kahate ho, mujhe apanI patnI se denA hai, kyoMki dUsare ko dukha dene se narka milatA hai-prema ke prema hai yA beTe se prema hai yA mitra se prema hai-kyA matalaba hai? kAraNa nahIM, bhaya ke kAraNa dUsare ko dukha nahIM denA hai to itanA hI matalaba hai ki jaba tumhArA beTA prasanna hotA hai, taba tuma tumhArI ahiMsA meM bahuta ahiMsA na hogii| tumhArI ahiMsA meM bhI prasanna hote ho| jaba dUsare kI prasannatA tumheM prasanna karane lagatI hiMsA pragaTa hogii| tumhArI ahiMsA meM phira prema ke phUla na hai, to prem| aura jaba dUsare kI prasannatA tumheM aprasanna karane khileNge| tumhArI ahiMsA nirjIva hogii| | lagatI hai, to ghRnnaa| jaba dUsare kI aprasannatA tumheM prasanna karane aisA huA hai, jainoM kI ahiMsA nirjIva ho gaI hai| usameM se lagatI hai to krodha, ghRNA, vaimanasya, zatratA, hiNsaa| aura jaba 1443 | Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 SITE Samji dUsare kI praphullatA tumheM chUne lagatI hai aura prasanna karane lagatI | ise tuma kabhI bhUlanA mt| maiM koI unakI vyAkhyA nahIM kara rahA hai, to prem| | huuN| unake zabda pyAre haiM, punarujjIvita karane jaise haiN| una para dhUla ahiMsA kA mere lie artha hai ki tumheM sabakI prasannatA prasanna | jama gaI bahuta, unakI dhUla jhAr3a dene jaisI hai| lekina jo maiM tumase karane lge| to tumhAre Upara kitanI virATa varSA na ho jAyegI! kaha rahA hUM, mahAvIra to usameM bahAnA haiM; kaha to maiM tumase vahI dharma-megha-samAdhi ! tumhAre Upara dharma ke megha barasa uttheNge| saba rahA hUM jo maiM kaha sakatA huuN| tarapha se kisI kI bhI prasannatA tumheM prasanna karane lage! eka vRkSa aisA mujhe dikhAI par3atA hai ki ahiMsA kA mUla prANa prema hai| meM phUla khile aura tuma prasanna ho jAo! subaha sUraja Uge aura aisA mujhe dikhAI par3atA hai ki jaba vyakti nirvANa ko upalabdha tuma prasanna ho jAo! eka baccA muskurAye aura tuma prasanna ho | hotA hai, saba bhAMti ahaMkAra-zUnya ho jAtA hai, taba jo zeSa raha jAo! yahAM kahIM bhI muskurAhaTa ho aura tumhAre bhItara bhI AnaMda | jAtA hai, vahI prema kA virATa AkAza hai| lekina yaha merI dRSTi praviSTa ho jAye! to sArA jagata tumheM prasanna karane lgegaa| aisI hai| aura agara mujhe cunanA ho mahAvIra meM aura apane meM, to maiM prasanna dazA kA nAma hI saMnyAsa hai| apane ko cunatA hUM, mahAvIra ko nahIM cuntaa| aura maiM tumase bhI aura, agara hara eka kI prasannatA tumheM dukhI karatI hai, jaisA ki yahI kahatA hUM, tumheM agara cunanA ho mujhameM aura apane meM to saMsAra meM hotA hai-usI dukha kA nAma saMsAra hai| tuma kisI ko apane ko cunanA, merI ciMtA mata krnaa| kyoMki AtyaMtika haMsate nahIM dekha skte| haMsate dekhate hI IrSyA paidA hotI hai| tuma cunAva to svayaM kA hai| kisI kA bar3A makAna banate nahIM dekha skte| bar3A makAna banate prema, mere lie dharma kA sAra hai| aura mere dekhe dharma naSTa huA, hI tumhAre bhItara aprasannatA paidA hotI hai--spardhA, pratiyogitA, sar3a gayA...jahAM-jahAM se prema alaga ho gayA dharma se, vahIM-vahIM hiMsA, IrSyA ! tuma agara dUsare kI haMsI meM haMsate bhI ho to thothI dharma lAza ho gyaa| haMsI haMsate ho, Upara-Upara haMsate ho, lokacAra, upcaar| tuma bhI thor3A soco, tumhAre jIvana meM jaba prema na raha jAye, to sAmAjika ziSTAcAra hai| | tuma jiMdA lAza hooge! jaba taka prema hai tabhI taka dhar3akana hai| 'ahiMsA' zabda ne bar3A khatarA kiyA hai| vaha nakArAtmaka hai| | cAhe usa prema kA koI bhI rUpa ho, cAhe vaha kAmavAsanA ho aura maiM usake bhItara chipe hue akArAtmaka vidhAyaka prema ko ughAr3anA cAhe prabhu-vAsanA ho; cAhe dhana kA ho, cAhe dharma kA ho; cAhe cAhatA huuN| jor3atA nahIM hUM, ughAr3a rahA huuN| deha kA ho, cAhe AtmA kA ho; kSudra se kSudra prema ho yA virATa se buddha ne jise zUnya kahA hai, nirvANa kahA hai; kahA hai ki tuma virATa prema ho lekina prema ke binA tama ekadama khAlI ho miTa jAo; jaba tuma miTa jAte ho to tumhAre bhItara jo bacatA hai, | jaaoge| acAnaka tuma pAoge tuma jI rahe ho, lekina jIvana vahI prema hai| jitanA ahaMkAra hogA utanA hI prema kama hogaa| jaba bacA nhiiN| nikala gayA! pakSI ur3a cukA hai, piMjar3A par3A raha koI ahaMkAra nahIM raha jAtA to prema hI prema, prema kA sAgara hai! gayA hai| . aura, ise bhI smaraNa rakhanA ki jaba maiM buddha para bolatA hUM to | nirAle haiM aMdAja duniyA se apane apane para hI boluuNgaa| buddha to khUTI ho sakate haiM jyAdA se | ki takalIda ko khudakuzI jAnate haiM jyaadaa| mahAvIra para bolatA hUM to mahAvIra khUTI ho sakate haiN| koI kaida samajhe magara hama to e dila TAMgUMgA to maiM apane ko hI, aura koI upAya nahIM hai| aura koI muhabbata ko AjAdagI jAnate haiN| upAya ho bhI nahIM sktaa| to jaba maiM mahAvIra para bola rahA hUM to nirAle haiM adAMja duniyA se apane tuma yaha mata samajha lenA ki maiM sirpha mahAvIra para bola rahA huuN| maiM ki takalIda ko khudakuzI jAnate haiN| koI yaMtra nahIM huuN| merI apanI dRSTi hai| to mahAvIra ke zabda hAtha dUsare ke pIche jo aMdhA hokara cala rahA hai vaha AtmaghAta kara meM lUMgA, lekina raMga to merA hI una para pdd'egaa| unake zAstra ko rahA hai| ulaTUMgA-palaTUMgA, lekina artha to merA hogaa| ki takalIda ko khudakuzI jAnate haiM Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palakana paga poMcha Ana piyA ke koI kaida samajhe magara hama to ai dila khulegaa| aura agara prema sadha jAye to saba sadha jAtA hai| to muhabbata ko AjAdagI jAnate haiN| kiraNoM ke bhItara kiraNoM ke dvAra khulate jAte haiN| koI kahatA ho ki kaida hai...| agara prema kaida hai to vaha prema saMta agastIna se kisI ne pUchA ki mujhe eka zabda meM sArA prema hI nhiiN| kahIM kucha bhUla ho rahI hai| tumane kucha ko kucha zAstra samajhA deM, tAki maiM sadA yAda rakha skuuN| to agastIna ne samajha rakhA hai| kyoMki prema ne to sadA mukta kiyaa| prema ne to bahuta socA aura kahA ki phira agara aisA hI koI zabda cAhate itanA mukta kiyA ki tumhArA paramAtmA pUrA-pUrA nikhAra ko ho, to prem| isa eka zabda ko yAda rkhnaa| isake viparIta mata upalabdha ho jAtA hai| jo prema bAMdha le vaha prema nahIM; jo mukta jaanaa| aura sadA isake anukUla vyavahAra karanA; zeSa saba kare, vahI prema hai| jo tumhAre svatva ko pragaTa kare, vahI prema hai| apane se sudhara jaayegaa| jo tumhAre satva ko nikhAre, zuddha kare, vahI prema hai| tuma jarA soco| tumhAre jIvana meM prema A jAye, maMdira na bhI prema ne kabhI kisI ko bAMdhA nhiiN| gaye to tuma maMdira pahuMca jaaoge| tumhAre jIvana meM prema A jAye to jina logoM ne kahA hai ki prema baMdhana hai, unhoMne prema ke kucha aura tumane zAstra na bhI par3he to tuma zAstra par3ha loge| DhAI Akhara galata rUpa jAne hoNge| aura jinhoMne socA ki prema ko chor3akara prema kA par3he so paMDita hoya! prema samhala jAye to kucha bar3I hama mukta hue, unhoMne jiMdagI ko gaMvAne ko jIvana samajha liyA dArzanika carcAoM meM par3ane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| hogaa| ve sikur3anevAle loga rahe hoNge| prema astitvagata dharma hai| 'ekz2IsaTeMziyala'! bAkI saba mere dekhe, phailo to hI tuma paramAtmA taka phuNcoge| jitane bakavAsa hai| phailo, jitane vistIrNa hone lago, utanA zubha hai| alama-nasIboM, jigara-phigAroM cauthA prazna : mujhe samarpaNa meM bahuta AnaMda AtA hai| merI alama-nasIboM, jigara-phigAroM prArthanA zabdoM-zabda paramAtmA yA Apake lie hotI hai| jJAna kI subaha aphalAka para nahIM hai| kA zabda acchA lagatA hai, magara thor3A ahaMkAra jagatA hai| merA -jo dukhI haiM, jo kArAgRha meM par3e haiM, jinake hRdaya ghAyala haiM, pratipala dhyAna meM jA rahA hai, aisA bhAva sadA rahatA hai| to maiM unakI subaha kahIM dUra kisI AkAza para nahIM hai| kauna-sA dhyAna karUM-yaha batAne kI kRpA kareM! jahAM pe hama tuma khar3e haiM donoM sahara kA rauzana uphaka yahIM hai| samarpaNa. jise sadha rahA ho-dhyAna ho gyaa| aura anyathA -aura jahAM hama donoM khar3e haiM, ThIka isI jagaha subaha kA dhyAna karane kI koI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| jise zaraNAgati meM majA sUraja uugegaa| jahAM hama haiM vahIM sUraja uugegaa| A raho ho, basa isI maje ke sahAre ko pakar3akara aura-aura gahare yahIM pe gama ke zarAra milakara maje meM utarate jaao| roo, AMsU bahAo-AnaMda se, zaphaka kA gulajAra bana gaye haiN| praphullatA se| yahIM pe kAtila dukhoM ke teze eka mitra parasoM Akara kaha rahe the ki thor3I ghabar3AhaTa hotI hai, katAra aMdara katAra kiranoM kyoMki jaba bhI dhyAna karane baiThatA hUM, mastI AtI hai to AMsU ke AtizI hAra bana gae haiM! Ane lagate haiM aura zarIra kaMpane lagatA hai aura romAMca ho jAtA jahAM hama haiM. jaise hama haiM. vahIM ThIka hamArI hI maujadagI aura hai| to maiMne pachA. kyA karate ho? to unhoMne kahA, maiM roka letA hamArI Aja kI isa sthiti meM, dvAra khula sakatA hai| vaha dvAra prema hUM jbrdstii| suzikSita vyakti haiM--aba roeM! aura kAphI umra ho gaI hai| vRddha haiM, koI paiMsaTha ke karIba umra ho gaI hai| tuma paramAtmA ko AkAza meM mata khojanA, anyathA bhaTakoge | jiMdagIbhara kabhI roe nahIM, AMkha kabhI gIlI na kii| romAMca ho vyrth| tuma to paramAtmA ko hRdaya ke prema meM khojanA, to dvAra jAtA hai| zarIra kaMpane lagatA hai| koI samajhegA ki kyA kA hai| 1445 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH pAgalapana ho gayA ki bImArI ho gaI kacha, to roka lete haiN| nikhAra lo, ro lo! kahIM aisA na ho ki vaha A jAye aura maiMne unako kahA ki aba yaha khataranAka kara rahe ho| eka tarapha tumhArI AMkheM gIlI na hoN| to paidA kara rahe ho-prArthanA, pUjA, dhyAna se aura phira roka hai khabara garma unake Ane kI rahe ho| yaha to virodhAbhAsI kRtya ho jaayegaa| yaha to tumhArI Aja hI ghara meM boriyA na huaa| jIvana-UrjA meM virodha, saMkaTa paidA ho jaayegaa| yaha to bichAne ko Asana ghara meM nahIM hai aura unake Ane kI khabara A kharatanAka hai| prasanna hoo, AMsuoM ko AnaMda se bahane do! | gaI hai! AnaMda ke lakSaNa haiM AMsU! lekina hamane eka hI DhaMga ke AMsU koI phikra nahIM, binA Asana ke cala jaayegaa| lekina aura jAne haiM--ve dukha ke AMsU haiN| | bhI kucha jyAdA mahatvapUrNa jarUrI cIjeM haiN| AdamI ne kaI mahatvapUrNa cIjoM ke anubhava kho diye; unameM eka | palakana paga poMchU Aja piyA ke mahatvapUrNa AMsU bhI haiN| AMsU ko sImita kara liyA hai; jaba aMsuana pUrcha hAla hiyA ke| dukhI hote haiM, tabhI rote haiN| AMsU kA dukha se kucha lenA-denA nahIM | boriyA na huA, clegaa| lekina kahIM aisA na ho ki paira hai| AMsU kA saMbaMdha to atireka se hai| dukha jyAdA ho jAye to poMchane ke lie palakeM na hoM! kahIM aisA na ho ki hAla hiyA ke AMsU kI jarUrata A jAtI hai| AnaMda jyAdA ho jAye to AMsU pUchane ke lie AMsU na hoM! kI jarUrata A jAtI hai| jo itanA jyAdA ho jAye ki pyAlI ke palakana paga poMchU Aja piyA ke Upara se bahane lage, to AMsU Ate haiN| AMsU kA koI saMbaMdha na aMsuana pUrvI hAla hiyA ke| dukha se hai na sukha se hai-atireka se hai| usakI taiyArI karo! nimaMtraNa bheja diyA, to AtA hI hogaa| to tuma kabhI AnaMda meM roye yA nahIM? agara AnaMda meM nahIM roye bulAyA hai to AyegA hii| aba tuma usake Ane kI ciMtA na to tumane AMsuoM kI jo sabase UMcI carama anubhUti thI vaha cUka | karake, apanI taiyArI kro| gye| taba tumane bahuta sAdhAraNa-sI anubhUti dukha kI jaanii| aura bar3I se bar3I taiyArI hai ki tuma hRdaya bharakara ro sako, ki aura dukha ke kAraNa, loga kahate haiM ki himmata rakho, roo mata! tuma paripUrNa DUbakara nAca sako, ki avAka, Azcaryacakita aura loga kahate haiM, marda bano, roo mata! yaha kyA baccoM ke jaise ghar3iyAM bIta jAyeM aura tuma Thage-se raha sako! yA striyoM jaise rone lage? tuma mile, prANa meM rAginI chA gaI! AMsU kA jo eka aura anUThA rUpa hai--AnaMda kA, ahobhAva bhUlatI sI javAnI naI ho uThI kA-usase manuSyatA vaMcita hI ho gaI hai| jisa divasa prANa meM neha baMsI bajI . nArada ne apane sUtroM meM kahA hai: bhakta romAMcita hotA! bAlapana kI ravAnI naI ho uThI AMsuoM se bhara jAtA! gadagada ho jAtA! kaMpita hone lagatI ki rasahIna sAre barasa rasa bhare usakI deha ! ro-roAM pulakita ho jAtA! ho gae, jaba tumhArI chaTA bhA gaI to jisako samarpaNa meM, zaraNAgati meM, AnaMda A rahA hai, vaha tuma mile, prANa meM rAginI chA gaI! dhyAna kI phikra na kre| prArthanA! jalAye dhUpa-dIpa! naace| bhakta to yaha mAnakara hI calatA hai ki tuma cala hI par3e roye! pulakita ho! thor3e kSaNoM ko pAgala hone kI kalA sIkhe! hooge! khabara mila hI gaI hogI tumheM! thor3e kSaNoM ko bhUle samajhadArI aura saMsAra! thor3I dera ko mIrA vaha taiyArI meM juTa jAtA hai| bane! loka-lAja khoI! sAdhaka to bhagavAna ko khojatA hai; bhakta to bhagavAna ko dhyAna kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai-prArthanA kI jarUrata hai| dhyAna | mAnatA hai| sAdhaka ko to abhI taya karanA hai ki bhagavAna hai yA hai saMkalpa ke mArga pr| prArthanA hai samarpaNa ke mArga pr| isake nhiiN| bhakta ko utanA to taya hai ki bhagavAna hai; aba itanA hI pahale ki paramAtmA Aye, prArthanA khUba kara lo, AMkhoM ko khUba | dekhanA hai ki merI pAtratA hai yA nhiiN| isa bheda ko smaraNa rkhnaa| 446 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palakana paga poMchu Aja piyA ke sAdhaka satya ko khojane ke lie apanI pAtratA ikaTThI karatA to aisA huA hogaa| hai| bhakta, satya to hai hI, prabhU to hai hI, aba maiM usake yogya bana, bahata yuvaka majhe sanane A jAte haiM, yavatiyAM sanane A jAtI isake lie apanI pAtratA ikaTThI karatA hai| donoM kI dizAoM meM haiN| yaha zubha lakSaNa hai| kyoMki bUr3he dharma kI bAta sunane AyeM, bar3A pharka hai| | yaha azubha lakSaNa hai| bUr3he to dharma kI bAta sunane tabhI Ate haiM satya kA khojI vicAra-nirvicAra ke paMkhoM se calatA hai| jaba jiMdagI meM unake saba upAya vyartha ho gaye, mauta karIba Ane bhakta-na vicAra, na nirvicAra; bhAva, bhakti, pUjA, prArthanA! lagI! mauta ke bhaya se! aura jaba bUr3he hI maMdira, masjidoM meM Ane eka to taya hI hai bAta ki paramAtmA hai, isalie khojane kA usake | lagate haiM aura javAna vahAM se kho jAte haiM, to ve maMdira-masjida bhI pAsa savAla nahIM hai| vaha khojane kI jhaMjhaTa meM nahIM pdd'taa| use kabroM jaise ho jAte haiM, murdA ho jAte haiN| zubha hai to apane hone kI vajaha se itanA paryApta pramANa mila gayA hai ki yuvatiyAM bhI dharma ko samajhane kI koziza kareM, kyoMki unake jIvana hai, jIvana kA srota bhI hai| apanI kiraNa ko dekhakara hI kAraNa dharma bhI yavA rahatA hai| jaba bhI dharma jada samajha gayA ki sUraja bhI hai, anyathA kiraNa kaise hotI? maiM hUM, usameM vRddha to Ate hI haiM, yuvA bhI Ate haiN| itanA kAphI hai| tU bhI hai| aba kaise maiM apane ko taiyAra kara lUM? | aura yaha pharka samajha lenaa| mujhe to jo vRddha bhI sunane Ate haiM, to atyaMta prema se bharakara pratIkSA karo! usakI paga-dhvani ve bhI tabhI A sakate haiM jaba ve kisI gahare artha meM abhI bhI yuvA suno! AtA hI hogA! dvAra para kAna lagAkara baiTha jaao| usake hoN| aura maMdira-masjidoM meM agara kabhI koI javAna bhI pahuMca viraha meM, jaba taka nahIM AyA hai, usakI anupasthiti meM, usake| jAtA hai to tabhI pahuMcatA hai jaba vaha kisI gahare artha meM bUr3hA ho abhAva meM bhI, usake bhAva ko anubhava kro| usakA abhAva bhI cukA; vaha jiMdA nahIM hai aba, rugNa hai| kyoMki maiM jo kaha rahA pyArA hai| ise smjhnaa| hUM, vaha jIvana-virodhI nahIM hai| maiM jo kaha rahA hUM, vaha mahAjIvana saMsAra kI cIjeM mila bhI jAyeM to kucha nahIM milatA; aura kI khoja hai| paramAtmA na bhI mile, sirpha usakI yAda bhI mila jAye to saba to aneka bAra aisA ho jAyegA ki yuvA-yuvatI A jAyeMge mila jAtA hai! sunane, sunakara unako kaI rUpAMtaraNa hoNge| jise unhoMne kala taka haMsI-khuzI samajhA thA, vaha haMsI-khuzI mAlUma na hogii| acchA AkhirI praznaH Apako sunane ke pUrva maiM kAleja kI hai, kucha bodha jaganA zurU huaa| kyoMki aba taka jise haMsatI-khelatI chAtrA rahI; sunane ke bAda na jAne kyA huA ki | haMsI-khuzI jAnA thA, vaha kevala nAsamajhI thI, vaha kevala kahIM bhI ruci nahIM lagatI-sukha-bhoga meM bhI nhiiN| satsaMga meM bacapanA thaa| abhI khilaunoM se khelate rahe the| mere pAsa Akara AtI bhI hUM aura Ane se katarAtI bhI huuN| kRpApUrvaka unako dikhAI par3a jAyegA, ye to khilaune haiN| rasa kho jaayegaa| mArga-darzana deN| asalI jIvana kI zuruAta ke pahale khilaunoM meM rasa kho jAnA jarUrI hai| jo haMsanA-khelanA itanI saralatA se kho jAye, usakA koI | phira Ane meM Dara bhI lgegaa| Ane kA mana bhI hogaa| Ane se mUlya nhiiN| maiM tumheM aisA haMsanA-khelanA sikhAUMgA jo phira kho bacanA bhI saMbhava nahIM hai aura Dara bhI lgegaa| Dara lagegA ki kahIM na ske| aisA na ho ki sArA jIvana kA rasa kho jaaye| aura Ane se rukanA eka to bacapana hai, jisameM bacce prasanna hote haiN| usa prasannatA bhI asaMbhava hogA, kyoMki koI rasa paidA hogA jo pukAregA aura kA koI bahuta mUlya nahIM hai--jiMdagI use naSTa kara degii| phira bulaayegaa| eka duvidhA paidA hogii| yaha bhI zubha lakSaNa hai| yaha eka aura bacapana hai, jo jIvana kI carama praur3hatA se upalabdha hotA soca-vicArazIla vyakti kA lakSaNa hai| hai| saMta phira choTe baccoM jaise ho jAte haiN| phira eka haMsanA aura soca-vicArazIla vyakti ko jIvana meM hajAra aise mauke Ate khelanA paidA hotA hai; use phira koI bhI na chIna skegaa| | haiM, jahAM use taya karanA par3atA hai; jahAM AdhA mana kahatA hai mata Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jina sUtra bhAgaH1 1 jAo, AdhA kahatA hai jaao| kAyara AdamI usa Adhe mana kI nikala gyaa| mAna letA hai, jo kahatA hai mata jaao| sAhasI vyakti usa Adhe yaha sthiti sabhI ke sAmane aayegii| mere sAtha calanA hai to mana kI mAnatA hai jo kahatA hai, karo abhiyAna! khojo naye ko! bahuta kucha jo tumhArI jiMdagI meM tumheM kala taka mUlyavAna mAlUma aparicita rAha ko cuno! hotA rahA, mUlyahIna ho jaayegaa| lekina maiM tumase kahatA hai, pazcima ke eka bahuta bar3e kavi se kisI ne pUchA ki tumhAre | ajJAta ke lie sadA apane dvAra khule rkhnaa| kyoMki vahI dvAra jIvana meM sabase mahatvapUrNa bAta jisane tumhAre jIvana ke artha ko | hai, jisase paramAtmA praveza karatA hai| nirNIta kiyA, kauna-sI thI? to usane kahA ki jaba mere pitA mara rahe the to unhoMne mujhe pAsa bulAyA aura kahA ki suna, jIvana Aja itanA hii| ke hara kadama para do rAste khulate haiN| eka rAstA jAnA-mAnA, jisa para tuma calate rahe ho; aura eka rAstA aparicita anajAnA, jisa para tuma kabhI nahIM cale ho| mana sadA kahegA, jAne-mAne ko cuna lo, kyoMki mana bahuta ArthoDAksa hai| jAne-mAne ko kabhI mata cunanA, kyoMki jisa para calate hI rahe ho, aba aura calakara kyA hogA? anajAne ko cuna lenaa| aura jiMdagI ke hara rAste para do kadama khulate haiN| do rAste khulate haiN| sadA anajAne ko cunate rhnaa| usa kavi ne kahA, maiMne pitA kI bAta mAna lii| bar3I kaThina thii| aura kaI bAra bhuulaa| kaI bAra cuukaa| lekina phira bhI usa sUtra ko samhAle rhaa| isI taraha mere jIvana meM roja-roja satya kI nayI-nayI subaha huI; satya kA nayA-nayA sUraja niklaa| aparicita, anajAna, ajJAta-use jo cunatA hai, usane paramAtmA ko cunaa| to Dara lagegA yahAM Ane meN| kyoMki maiM tumheM roja anajAna kI tarapha, aparicita kI tarapha dhakke duuNgaa| mana kahegA, ruka jAo, mata jaao| ' ilAhAbAda meM maiM bola rahA thA kaI varSoM phle| jina mitra ne mujhe bulAyA thA, ve hiMdI ke eka kavi aura lekhaka haiN| ve sAmane hI baiThe the| koI dasa-paMdraha minaTa maiMne dekhA ki unakI AMkhoM se AMsU girate rahe; phira ve ekadama se uThe aura bhavana ke bAhara nikala gye| unhoMne hI mujhe bulAyA thaa| phira tIna dina unakA koI patA hI na claa| jaba vidA kA dina AyA to vaha mujhe sTezana chor3ane aaye| maiMne pUchA ki kahAM cala diye| unhoMne kahA ki paMdraha minaTa to maiM sunatA rahA, phira maiM ddraa| phira mujhe lagA ki yaha AdamI khatare meM le jaayegaa| to maiMne kahA ki isake pahale ki koI jhaMjhaTa zurU ho, yahAM se nikala jAnA caahie| to maiM 448