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________________ jIvana meM karma-siddhAnta kI upayogitA - zrI kalyANamala jaina jIvana kyA hai ? AkAza meM ur3ate hue paMchI se eka musAphira ne pUchA-"gagana bihArI, kyA Apa batA sakate haiM ki jIvana kyA hai ?" paMchI ne uttara diyA-"bhale mAnuSa ! yaha bhI pUchane kI bAta hai / vaha jo tere pAMvoM ke nIce AdhAra kI miTTI hai aura jo mere sira ke Upara vihAra kA unmukta loka hai, yahI to jIvana hai|" musAphira yaha samajhakara bAga-bAga ho uThA ki vAstava meM yathArtha aura kalpanA kA mela karAne vAlI yAtrA hI jIvana hai| bAlyakAla kI caMcalatA, javAnI kA utsAha aura vRddhAvasthA kI udAsInatA kA samanvaya hI jIvana hai| jise hama AtmA, caitanya kahate haiM, use bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jIva kahA hai| AgamoM meM adhikatara jIva zabda kA hI prayoga milatA hai| jIva zabda kA artha hai-jo ananta kAla se jItA pA rahA hai aura ananta-ananta anAgata kAla kI yAtrA ke lie jItA jA rahA hai arthAt jo jIvita hai, jIvita thA aura sadaiva jIvita rahegA, vaha jIva hai| vaha ananta-anantakAla ke pravAhamAna pravAha meM jItA jA rahA hai| jIvana kI koI sImA nahIM, ataH usakA maraNa bhI nhiiN| maraNa janma ke sAtha-sAtha calatA hai| janma aura maraNa ke do kinAroM ke madhya meM jo jindagI ke varSa haiM, unheM hama jIvana kahate haiM / yaha jindagI kI dhArA janma-maraNa ke kinAroM ke madhya gatizIla hai-vastutaH yahI jIvana hai| caitanya kI apekSA AtmA ajanmA hai, parantu apane zubhAzubha karma ke anusAra caitanya (AtmA) deha dhAraNa karatA hai| ata: AtmA kA nayA janma nahIM hotA, janma hotA hai to deha kaa| kisI eka yoni se bandhe hue Ayu karma kA udaya meM AnA janma hai aura usakA kSaya honA maraNa hai| usake madhya meM dehavAsa kI sthiti jIvana hai / AtmA vahI hai-badalatA hai kevala deha / jaise eka vyakti ghara ko chor3akara athavA tor3akara nayA ghara banAtA hai, basa isI taraha saMsAra meM paribhramaNazIla AtmA Ayu karma kA kSaya hote hI naye ghara meM praveza karatI hai, isa naye ghara ke nirmANa ko hI hama janma kahate haiN| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 140 ] [ karma-vimarza naye ghara meM jAne ke lie purAne ghara ko chor3anA hotA hai arthAt deha chor3anA maraNa hai| isa janma aura maraNa ke bIca jo sAMsoM kI jhaMkAra hai vahI jIvana hai / karma kyA hai ? * sAdhAraNa rUpa meM jo kucha kiyA jAtA hai, use karma kahate haiN| jaise khAnApInA, bolanA, calanA, socanA, vicAranA, uThanA, baiThanA prAdi / kintu yahAM karma zabda se kevala kriyA rUpa hI parilakSita nahIM hai / 'mahApurANa' meM karma rUpI brahmA ke paryAyavAcI zabda isa prakAra haiM: vidhi saSTA vidhAtA ca daivaM karmapurA kRtam / Izvara - Izvara cetI paryAya-karma vedhas / arthAt-vidhi, sRSTi, vidhAtA, devapurA, kRtam, Izvara ye karma rUpI brahmA ke vAcaka zabda haiM / isa karma zabda se isI brahmA ko grahaNa kiyA hai| jaina darzana ke anusAra jIva ke dvArA hetuoM se jo kiyA jAya, usa pudgala vargaNA ke saMgraha kA nAma karma hai| zubha evaM azubha pravRtti ke dvArA AkRSTa aura sambandhita hokara jo pudgala AtmA ke svarUpa ko AvRtta karate haiM, vikRta karate haiM aura zubhAzubha phala ke kAraNa banate haiN| una gRhita pudgaloM kA nAma haikarma ! yadyapi yaha pudgala eka rUpa hai, tathApi yaha jisa Atma guNa ko prabhAvita karate haiM, usake anusAra hI una pudgaloM kA nAma ho jAtA hai / karma siddhAnta : __jo niyama kabhI nahIM badalate aura yathArthatA ko lie hue hote haiM, una aTala niyamoM ko siddhAnta kahate haiN| uparyukta jIvana kA AdhAra karmavyavasthA hai aura karma-vyavasthA ke jo aTala niyama haiM, vahIM karma siddhAnta kahalAte haiN| jaise dharma dayA meM hai, bhUtakAla meM thA, vartamAna meM hai, aura bhaviSya meM bhI rahegA / aise hI karma siddhAnta ke niyama bhI aTala haiM, jo isa prakAra haiM : (1) cetana kA sambandha pAkara jar3a karma svayaM apanA phala detA hai| AtmA usa phala ko bhogatA hai| (2) kisI bhI karma ke phala bhogane ke lie karma aura usake karane vAloM ke atirikta kisI tIsare vyakti kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| kyoMki karate samaya hI jIva ke pariNAmoM ke anusAra eka prakAra kA saMskAra par3a jAtA hai jisase prerita hokara jIva apane karma kA phala svayaM bhogatA hai / karma bhI cetana se Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ jIvana meM karma - siddhAnta kI upayogitA ] [ 141 sambandhita hokara apane phala ko apane Apa hI prakaTa karatA hai / jaise-bhaMga ghoTakara kisI bartana meM rakha dene se usa bartana ko nazA nahIM hotA, para jyoMhI usa bartana meM rakhI huI usa bhaMga ko koI vyakti pItA hai to use samaya pAkara avazya nazA hotA hai / usameM tIsarI zakti kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI / isI prakAra karma pudgala jIva kA sambandha pAkara svayaM apanA phala detA hai-- ko sukha ko duHkha deta hai, deta karma jhakajhora / ulajhata sulajhata prApa hI, patA pavana ke jora // kucha dArzanika mAnate haiM ki kAla, svabhAva, karma, puruSArtha aura niyati ina pAMca samavAya ke milane se jIva karma phala bhogatA hai / ina saba tarkoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki jIva ke bhoga se karma apanA phala svayaM detA hai / isa siddhAnta ko bhAratIya Astika darzanoM ke sAtha-sAtha bauddha darzana jaise anAtmavAdiyoM ne bhI svIkAra kiyA hai / udAharaNa ke rUpa meM rAjA malinda aura sthavira nAgasena kA saMvAda isa prakAra hai rAjA malinda sthavira nAgasena se pUchatA hai ki bhante ! kyA kAraNa hai ki sabhI manuSya samAna nahIM hote, koI kama Ayu vAlA aura koI dIrgha Ayu vAlA, koI rogI, koI nIrogI, koI bhaddA, koI sundara, koI prabhAvahIna, koI prabhAvazAlI, koI nirdhana, to koI dhanI, koI nIca kula vAlA, to koI ucca kula vAlA, koI mUrkha, to koI vidvAn kyoM hote haiM ? ina praznoM kA uttara sthavira nAgasena ne isa prakAra diyA / rAjan ! kyA kAraNa hai ki sabhI vanaspati eka jaisI nahIM hai / koI khaTTI to koI namakIna, to koI tIkhI to koI kar3avI kyoM hotI hai ? malinda ne kahA- maiM samajhatA hU~ ki bIjoM kI bhinnatA hone se vanaspati bhI bhinna-bhinna hotI hai / nAgasena ne kahA- rAjan ! jIvoM kI vividhatA kA kAraNa bhI unakA apanA-apanA karma hI hota / hai / sabhI jIva apane-apane karmoM kA phala bhogate haiM / sabhI jIva apane-apane karmoM ke anusAra nAnA gati-yoniyoM meM utpanna hote haiM / rAjA malinda aura nAgasena ke isa saMvAda se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki karma apanA phala svayaM hI pradAna karate haiM / ' isI ko rAma bhakta mahAkavi tulasIdAsa ne bhI spaSTa rUpa se svIkAra kiyA hai : :-- 1 - malinda prazna - bauddha graMtha / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 142 ] karma siddhAnta karma pradhAna vizva kari rAkhA / jo jasa karahi so tasa phala cAkhA // __ arthAt prANI jaisA karma karatA hai, use vaisA hI phala bhoganA par3atA hai / basa yahI karma siddhAnta hai| isameM na kAla kucha kara sakatA hai aura na Izvara kucha kara sakatA hai| kahA bhI hai avazyameva bhoktavyaM kRta karma zubhAzubham / jA bhukta kSIyate karma kalpa koTi zatairapi / ___ artha-bhoge binA karor3oM kalpoM meM bhI karmoM kA kSaya nahIM hotA hai| kiye hue zubhAzubha karma avazya bhogane par3ate haiN| yathA dhenu saha sleSu, vatso vindati mAtaram / tayaivaha kRtaM karma kartAra, manu gacchati / / [cANakya nIti] artha-jaise hajAroM gAyoM ke hote hue bhI govatsa sIdhA apanI mAtA ke pAsa jAtA hai, usI prakAra saMsAra meM kRta karma bhI apane kartA kA hI anusaraNa karate haiM / arthAt usI ko sukha-duHkha phala dete haiM / svakarmaNA yukta eva sarvohya tvadyate janaH / santayA kRSyate tena na yathA svayAmacchati // artha-apane karma se yukta hI sabhI jana utpanna hote haiN| ve usa karma ke dvArA aise khIMca liye jAte haiM, jaisA ki ve svayaM nahIM caahte| ukta pramANoM se spaSTa hai ki karma siddhAnta ke niyama aTala haiN| karma siddhAnta kI upayogitA : karma siddhAnta mAnava jIvana meM AzA evaM sphUrti kA saMcAra karatA hai / mAnava mana ko vikAsa ke patha para Age bar3hane ke lie prerita karatA hai| jIvana meM Ane vAlI aneka ulajhanoM kA sulajhAva karatA hai| karma siddhAnta kI sabase bar3I upayogitA yaha hai ki vaha mAnava ko AtmahInatA evaM prAtmadInatA ke garta meM girane se bacAtA hai| karma siddhAnta ko mAnane vAlA vyakti na Izvara kI dayA ke lie gir3agir3AtA hai aura na honahAra ke lie akarmaNya hokara baiThatA hai| vaha samajhatA hai ki jo samasyAe~ sAmane sira nikAla kara khar3I haiM, unase Darane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yaha saba pUrvakRta karmoM kA phala hai aura apane puruSArtha ke dvArA inakA sAmanA kiyA jA sakatA hai| isa AzA ke sAtha vyakti puruSArtha Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ jIvana meM kama-siddhAnta kI upayogitA ] [ 143 karatA huA apanI AtmA ko saMsAra-samudra ke gahana garta se nikAla kara mokSa rUpI carama zikhara para pahuMca sakatA hai| jaba mAnava apane jIvana meM hatAza evaM nirAza ho jAtA hai, apane cAroM ora use andhakAra hI andhakAra dRSTigocara hotA hai, yahAM taka ki usakA gantavya mArga bhI vilupta ho jAtA hai| aise samaya meM usa duHkhI AtmA ko karma siddhAnta hI ekamAtra dhairya aura zAnti pradAna karatA hai / yaha siddhAnta usako batAtA hai ki he mAnava ! jisa paristhiti ko dekhakara athavA pAkara tU rotA hai yA duHkhI hotA hai, yaha tere svayaM dvArA nirmita hai, isalie isakA phala bhI tujhe hI bhoganA hai| kabhI yaha ho nahIM sakatA ki karma tU svayaM kare aura phala koI anya bhoge| . jaba manuSya apane duHkha aura kaSToM meM svayaM apane Apako kAraNa mAna letA hai taba usameM karma ke phala bhogane kI zakti bhI A jAtI hai| isa prakAra jaba mAnava karma siddhAnta ko pUrNa rUpa se samajhakara usa para vizvAsa karatA hai, taba usake jIvana meM nirAzA, tamisrA aura Atma-dInatA dUra ho jAtI hai / usake lie jIvana bhoga-bhUmi na rahakara karttavya-bhUmi bana jAtA hai| jIvana meM Ane vAle sukha evaM duHkha ke jhaMjhAvAtoM meM usakA mana prakampita nahIM hotA apitu eka AzA kI lahara umar3a par3atI hai / sukha ke ujale sundara vAsara, saMkaTa kI kAlI rAteM / varSoM kaTa jAte haiM dina-dina, AzA kI karate bAteM / / karma siddhAnta ko mAnane vAle vyakti kA jIvana prAzAmaya bana jAtA hai| vaha apane jIvana meM kAla, svabhAva, honahAra Adi se adhika mahattva apane kRta karma (puruSArtha) ko detA hai aura kabhI nirAza nahIM hotA kyoMki karma siddhAnta yaha batAtA hai ki AtmA ko sukha-duHkha kI galiyoM meM ghumAne vAlA manuSya kA karma hI hai| yaha usake atIta karmoM kA avazyaMbhAvI pariNAma hai| hamArI vartamAna avasthA jaisI bhI hai aura jo kucha bhI hai, vaha kisI dUsare ke dvArA hama para lAdI nahIM gaI hai, apitu hama svayaM usake nirmAtA haiM ataeva jIvana meM jo utthAna aura patana AtA hai, jo vikAsa aura hrAsa AtA hai tathA jo sukha aura duHkha AtA hai, usakA dAyitva hama para hai, kisI anya para nhiiN| eka dArzanika ke zabdoM meM "I am the master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul." arthAt maiM svayaM apane bhAgya kA nirmAtA hU~, maiM svayaM AtmA kA adhinAyaka hU~, merI iccA ke viruddha mujhe koI kisI anya mArga para nahIM calA sktaa| mere mana kA utthAna hI merA utthAna hai tathA mere mana kA patana hI merA patana hai / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 144 ] [ karma-siddhAnta mujhe na koI uThAne vAlA hai aura na koI girAne vaalaa| maiM svayaM apanI zakti se uThatA hU~ tathA apanI zakti ke hrAsa se giratA huuN| apane jIvana meM manuSya kucha jaisA aura jitanA pAtA hai, vaha saba kucha usakI boI huI khetI kA acchA yA burA phala hai| ataH jIvana meM hatAza, nirAza tathA dIna-hIna banane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / yahI karma siddhAnta kI upayogitA hai| mAnava jIvana ke dainika vyavahAra meM karma siddhAnta kitanA upayogI hai, yaha bhI vicAraNIya prazna hai| karma-zAstra ke vidvAnoM ne apane yuga meM isa samasyA para vicAra kiyA hai| hama apane dainika jIvana meM pratidina dekhate haiM aura anubhava karate haiM to mahasUsa hotA hai ki kabhI-kabhI to jIvana meM sukha ke sundara bAdala chA jAte haiM aura kabhI-kabhI duHkha kI ghanaghora ghaTAe~ sAmane vikarAla svarUpa dhAraNa kiye hue khar3I haiN| usa samaya pratIta hotA hai ki yaha jIvana vibhinna bAdhAoM, duHkha aura vividha prakAra ke kaSToM se bharA par3A hai, jinake Ane para hama ghabarA jAte haiM tathA hamArI buddhi kuMThita ho jAtI hai| mAnava jIvana kI vaha ghar3I kitanI vikaTa hotI hai| jaba eka ora manuSya ko usakI bAharI paristhitiyAM parezAna karatI haiM aura dUsarI ora usake hRdaya kI vyAkulatA bar3ha jAtI hai| isa prakAra kI paristhiti meM jJAnI aura paMDita kahalAne vAle vyakti bhI apane gantavya mArga meM bhaTaka jAte haiN| hatAza aura nirAza hokara apane duHkha, kaSTa aura kleza ke lie dUsaroM ko kosane lagate haiN| ve usa samaya bhUla jAte haiM ki vAstava meM upAdAna kAraNa kyA hai, unakI dRSTi kevala bAhya nimitta para jAkara TikatI hai| isa prakAra ke viSaya prasaMga para vastutaH karma siddhAnta hI hamAre lakSya ke patha ko Alaukita karatA hai aura mArga se bhaTakatI huI AtmA ko punaH sanmArga para lA sakatA hai| sukha aura duHkha kA mUla kAraNa apanA karma hI hai / vRkSa kA jaise mUla kAraNa bIja hI hai| vaise hI manuSya ke bhautika jIvana kA mUla kAraNa usakA apanA karma hI hai| sukha-duHkha ke isa kArya-kAraNa bhAva ko samajhakara karma siddhAnta manuSya ko AkulatA evaM vyAkulatA ke gahana garta se nikAla kara jIvana ke vikAsa kI ora calane ko prerita karatA hai| isa prakAra karma siddhAnta AtmA ko nirAzA ke jhaMjhAvAta se bacAkara kaSTa evaM kleza sahane kI zakti pradAna karatA hai / saMkaTa ke samaya meM bhI buddhi ko sthira rakhane kA divya sandeza detA hai| karma siddhAnta meM vizvAsa rakhane vAlA vyakti yaha vicAra karatA hai ki jIvana meM jo anukUlatA evaM pratikUlatA AtI hai, usakA utpannakartA maiM svayaM huuN| phalata: usakA anukUla yA pratikUla pariNAma bhI mujhe hI bhoganA caahiye| maha dRSTi mAnava jIvana ko zAnta, sampanna aura Anandamaya banA detI hai jisase mAnava AzA evaM sphUrti ke sAtha apane jIvana kA vikAsa karatA huA Age bar3ha jAtA hai / yahI jIvana meM karma siddhAnta kI upayogitA hai|| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only