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________________ kalyANa kA jyotirmaya patha anAdikAla se manuSya ke sAmane yaha prazna rahA hai ki kalyANa kA mArga kyA hai ? kaisA hai ? isa prazna kA aneka prakAra se samAdhAna karane kA prayatna bhI kiyA gayA hai| bhAratIya-darzana-sAhitya meM isake uttara evaM samAdhAna bhare par3e haiN| aneka cintakoM ne, vicArakoM ne apanI-apanI dRSTi se isakA jo samAdhAna karane kA prayatna kiyA, usase hajAroM zAstroM kA nirmANa ho gyaa| mAnava mana ke isa vikaTa prazna para Aja bhI vicAra uTha rahe haiM, zaMkAe~ aura tarkaNAe~ khar3I ho rahI haiM ki Akhira kalyANa ke lie vaha kisa mArga kA avalambana le| jahA~ prazna hai, samAdhAna bhI vahIM hai : mukhya bAta yaha hai ki samAdhAna vahIM khojanA cAhie, jahA~ samasyA khar3I huI ho| jahA~ para samasyA kA janma haA hai, vahIM para samAdhAna kA bhI prasphuTana hogaa| jahA~ se vikalpa uThakara mana ko prazAnta kara rahe haiM, udvelita kara rahe haiM, vahIM para unakA nirAkaraNa karanevAlI zakti kA bhI udbhava hogaa| yadi prazna andara kA hai aura uttara bAhara khojeM to, Aja kyA, ananta-ananta kAla taka bhI samAdhAna nahIM mila pAegA! zarIra meM eka jagaha darda paidA ho gayA, vaidyarAja ko dikhAyA, to unhoMne batA diyA ki vAyu kA darda hai, sardI kA darda hai, yA anya kisI kAraNa se huA hai| amuka tela kI mAliza karo, ArAma ho jaaegaa| tela bhI bar3A kImatI hai, Apa le bhI Ae aura mAliza bhI karane baitthe| kintu darda pITha meM hai, Apane socA pITha para hAtha nahIM pahuMca rahA hai, calo peTa para hI mAliza karalo, Akhira zarIra to eka hI hai na ! to zurU kara dI Apane mAliza ! do-cAra minaTa bhI hue nahIM ki pITha meM to darda chuTA nahIM, peTa meM aura uThanA zurU ho gyaa| Apa ghabarA gae-- are! yaha kyA ? kaisA bevakUpha vaidya hai ? kaisI davA batAI usane ? ulaTA darda aura paidA kara diyA isane ! to socie, yaha mUrkhatA vaidya kI hai yA ApakI? vaidya ne to nidAna ThIka hI kiyA thA, kintu aApane usakA prayoga galata kara liyA, pITha ke darda ke lie pITha meM hI to mAliza karanI par3egI na! yaha to nahIM hotA ki darda kahIM, aura davA khiiN| roga kahIM, aura upacAra khiiN| galatI kahIM aura usakA anusandhAna kahIM aura ho| maiMne eka kahAnI bhI isa taraha kI par3hI thii| eka bur3hiyA thI-hogI sattara-pacahattara varSa kI, kintu phira bhI niThallI nahIM baiThI rahatI thI vaha ! yaha nahIM ki bur3hApA A gayA, aba to jAne ke dina haiM, aba kyA kAma kareM? vAstava meM jaba AdamI nikammA rahatA hai, to usako bur3hApA aura bImArI sabhI kATane daur3ate haiN| yadi mana kisI priya viSaya meM yA kAma meM jur3A rahatA hai, to use yaha anubhava karane kA avasara hI nahIM Ane pAtA ki maiM bUr3hA hU~, kyA karU~ ? hA~, to bur3hiyA kAma kara rahI thI silAI kaa| kucha sI rahI thI, ki sUI hAtha se gira gii| aba vaha mila nahIM rahI thI, sandhyA kA samaya thA, jyAdA prakAza bhI nahIM thA, socA bAhara sar3aka para nagara mahApAlikA kI battI jala rahI, hai, prakAza kAphI hai, calo vahIM khoja lI jAe! bAhara sar3aka para AI aura idhara-udhara DhUMr3hane lagI vaha ! sUI nanhIM choTI-sI thI, to kyA? kitane kAma kI cIja thI vh| do Tukar3oM ko jor3ane kalyANa kA jyotirmaya patha 161 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ vAlI thI na ! Akhira bheda ko miTA kara abheda karAnevAlI hotI hai na sUI! koI paricita sajjana udhara se nikalA, bur3hiyA ko sar3aka para kucha khojate hue dekhA, to pUchA--'dAdI ! kyA khoja rahI haiM ?' 'beTA sUI gira gaI hai, use khoja rahI huuN|' --bur3hiyA ne apanI samasyA btaaii| Agantuka ne socA, becArI bar3hiyA parezAna hai| maiM hI kyoM na khoja dN| usane idhara-udhara bahuta khojA, para sUI na milii| Akhira pUchA---'dAdI! kahA~ khoI thI sUI ? kidhara girI thI? bur3hiyA ne kahA-"beTA ! girI to andara thI, lekina andara prakAza nahIM thA, isalie socA, calo prakAza meM khoja laM, prakAza meM koI bhI cIja dikhAI par3a jAtI hai|" Agantuka ne yaha sunA, to bar3e jora se ha~sa par3A, kahA--"dAdI ! sUI ghara meM khoI hai, to sar3aka para DhUMDhane se kyA phAyadA? jahA~ khoI hai, vahIM to milegI na!" isa udAharaNa se bhI yahI jJAta hotA hai ki jahA~ hama bhUla kara rahe haiM, vahIM para samAdhAna bhI DhUMr3hanA caahie| yaha nahIM ki bhUla kahIM, khoja kahIM ! kahIM hama bhI bur3hiyA kI taraha mUrkha to nahIM bana rahe hai ? manuSya andara se prazAnta hai, vyAkulatA anubhava kara rahA hai, apane ko khoyA-khoyAsA anubhava kara rahA hai| aba yadi vaha azAnti kA samAdhAna zAnti ke dvArA karanA cAhatA hai, apanA jo 'nija' hai, use pAnA cAhatA hai, to use apane antarmana meM hI khojanA cAhie, yA bAhara meM ? ghara meM yadi andherA hai, to vahA~ dIpaka jalAkara prakAza karanA caahie| dUsarI jagaha bhaTakane se to vaha bhaTakatA hI raha jAegA ! to hamAre isa prazna kA, jo ki hamane prArambha meM hI uThAyA hai--ki kalyANa aura unnati kA mArga kyA hai ? usakA samAdhAna bhI apane antar meM hI DhUDhanA cAhie ! thor3I-sI gaharAI meM utara kara yadi hama dekheMge, to isakA uttara AsAnI se mila jaaegaa| tamhAre kalyANa kA mArga ta antar meM hI hai| tumhAre dvArA hI tumhArI unnati ho sakatI hai| gItA ke zabdoM meM'uddharedAtmanAtmAnaM' arthAt apane se apanA utthAna kro| aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI meM bhI appANamevamappANaM.----mAtmA se AtmA kA kalyANa karanA cAhie ---- yahI sUna dhvanita hotA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki kalyANa aura unnati ke lie hamArI antaraMga sAdhanA, satya, zIla evaM sadAcAra hI kAraNa bana sakate haiN| jaba yaha sAdhanA kA mArga aura usakA marma, hama samajha leMge, to phira hameM bAhara bhaTakanA nahIM pdd'egaa| asatya' kA samAdhAna satya ke dvArA milatA hai| jaisA ki baddha ne kahA hai- 'sacceNAlIkavAdinaM'-satya se asatya ko parAjita kro| hiMsA aura vaira kA pravAha hamAre mana meM umar3a rahA ho, to use rokane ke lie ahiMsA aura nirvaira (kSamA) kI caTTAneM khar3I karanI pdd'eNgii| lobha aura vAsanAoM kA dAvAnala yadi bhar3aka rahA hai, to usakI zAnti ke lie santoSa rUpI jalavRSTi kI jarUrata hai| yadi Apake antara meM abhimAna jaga rahA hai, to vinaya dhAraNa kIjie, aura yadi hInatA janma le rahI hai, to 'Atma gaurava' kA bhAva bhrie| kaSAyoM kI jo agni hai, vaha akaSAya ke jala ke binA bujhegI kaise ? Agama meM kahA hai "kasAyA aggiNo vuttA, suya-sIla-tavo jalaM" zrI kezIkumAra zramaNa, gautama svAmI se pUcha rahe haiM ki--"eka bhayaMkara agni saMsAra meM dhadhaka rahI hai, usakI pracaNDa jvAlAoM se saMsAra dagdha ho rahA hai, usa agni ko Apa kaise bujhAte haiM ? use bujhAne kA upAya kyA hai ?" gautama uttara meM kahate hai, "maiM usa agni ko jala se bujhAtA huuN|" kezIkumAra phira pUchate hai-"vaha kauna-sA jala hai ?" to gautama kahate haiM, "kaSAya bhayaMkara' agni hai, yaha manuSya ke antar meM prajvalita ho rahI hai, usako zAnta karane ke lie samyak-zruta, zIla aura tapa-saMyama kA jala apekSita hai|" hA~, usa jala kA nirjhar bhI hamAre antar meM hI baha rahA hai, use kahIM bAhara khojane kI jarUrata 162 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ nahIM hai| spaSTa hai ki sAdhanA kA jo bhI mArga hai, vaha hamAre andara se hI jAgRta hogA / usa para kisI jAti, raMga yA sampradAya kI koI mohara nahIM lagI hai| kisI mata aura kisI pantha kA sikkA usa para nahIM hai / sAdhanA kA AdhAra : AtmA sAdhanA AtmA kI vastu hai, AtmA ko sparza karake hI vaha calatI hai| vaha eka machalI kI taraha hai, jo hamezA AtmA ke sarovara meM tairatI rahatI hai| use yadi vahA~ se haTAkara bhautika jagat meM rakhane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha chaTapaTA kara khatma ho jAtI hai| bAhya sataha para vaha jIvita nahIM raha sktii|| Apa jAnate haiM. jaina-dharma kA kyA artha hai? jaina dharma kA artha hai-jina kA dharma! jina kauna haiM ? kyA 'jina' nAma kA koI khAsa mahApuruSa, rAjA, cakravartI yA deva humA hai ? nahIM ! 'jina' kisI vyakti kA nAma nahIM, vaha to prAtmA kI eka nirvikAra zuddha sthiti hai| ataH jina eka nahIM, asaMkhya nahIM, ananta ho gae haiN| jisa AtmA kI sAdhanA apane lakSya para pahu~cI, vItarAga bhAva kA pUrNa vikAsa huA ki vaha jina ho gyaa| jinatva kA kahIM bAhara se AyAta nahIM karanA par3atA hai, vaha to AtmA meM hI chipA rahatA hai| jaise hI kaSAya, moha, mAtsarya kA pardA haTA ki jinatva jAgRta ho jAtA hai| jaina sAhitya meM eka kahAnI pAtI hai--eka rAjA thA, kalA kA bar3A rasika thA vh| usake rAjya meM kalAkAroM kA bahata sammAna thaa| naI-naI citra-zailiyA~ usake samaya meM vikAsa pA rahI thiiN| rAjA kA vicAra huA ki eka 'citrazAlA' banavAI jAe, para vaha aisI adbhuta ho ki saMsAra bhara meM usake jor3a kI koI dUsarI citrazAlA na mile / usameM kalpanA kA kamanIya kauzala ho, raMgoM kA sataraMgI jAdU ho| basa, kalA kI utkRSTatama kRti ho vaha citrshaalaa| rAjA ne do sarvazreSTha citrakAroM ko bulAyA aura apanI icchA prakaTa kii| sAtha meM eka zarta bhI jor3a dI ki donoM ke citra sarvotkRSTa hone cAhie, kintu citra aura zailI donoM kI eka samAna ho| raMgoM kA mizraNa bhI eka samAna ho aura ekadasare ke citra koI dekhane na pAe! Apa kaheMge. bilkula asambhava ! lekina, asambhava ko saMbhava banAne vAlA hI to saccA kalAkAra hotA hai| citrakAroM ko chaha mahIne kA samaya diyA gayA, aura donoM ne apanA kArya prArambha kara diyaa| buddhi, hRdaya aura zakti kA sAmaJjasya karake juTa gae donoN| kalA meM prAga tabhI A pAtA hai, jaba usameM buddhi ke nae-nae unmeSa khule hoM, bhAvanAoM kA spaMdana ho aura hAtha meM kauzala evaM saphAI kA nikhAra ho| kalA meM jaba taka buddhi evaM hRdaya kA saMtulana nahIM hotA, taba taka vaha kalA nahIM, sirpha karma hotA hai, usakA kartA kalAkAra nahIM, karmakAra kahalAtA hai| jaba usameM buddhi kA yoga hotA hai, to vaha karma zilpa kahalAtA hai aura vaha vyakti zilpakAra hotA hai| jaba karma meM hRdaya bhI jur3a jAtA hai, taba vaha karma kalA bana jAtA hai, aura usa vyakti ko 'kalAkAra' kahA jAtA hai| to bAta yaha huI ki una kalAkAroM ne apanA hRdaya bhI usa kalA meM ur3ela diyA, buddhi kA teja bhI usameM bhara diyA, tUlikA kA camatkAra to thA hI! chaha mahIne taka donoM apane-apane DhaMga se, binA eka-dUsare se mile, bIca meM pardA DAle, ThIka Amane-sAmane kI dIvAroM para apane kArya meM juTe rhe| samaya pUrNa huA, to donoM ne hI rAjA se citrazAlA meM padhAra kara kalA kA nirIkSaNa karane kI prArthanA kii| rAjA apane mahAmAtya evaM adhikAriyoM ke sAtha citrazAlA meM gyaa| pahale citrakAra kI kalA dekhI. to rAjA kA hRdaya bAga-bAga ho gyaa| rAjA ne citrakAra kI bahata prazaMsA kii| nayI zailI meM, naye raMgoM meM, bhAvoM kI aisI sundara abhivyakti, rAjA ne pahale kabhI nahIM dekhI thii| aba dUsare kalAkAra ne nivedana kiyA-"mahArAja! jarA idhara bhI kRpA-dRSTi kI jaae|" rAjA jaba usake kakSa meM pahu~cA, to daMga raha gyaa| pUchA-"citrakAra! yaha kalyANa kA jyotirmaya patha Jain Education Intemational
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________________ cayA? eka bhI citra nahIM, bhitti para raMga kI kahIM eka bhI to rekhA nahIM ? kahA~ hai, tumhAre citra? chaha mahIne taka kyA kiyA tumane? khATa tor3I yA DaMDa pele ?" citrakAra ne nivedana kiyA--"mahArAja! isI meM haiM mere sAre citra, yahIM para aMkita hai mahArAja !" rAjA ne kahA--"kyA majAka hai ? yahA~ to sirpha dIvAra hai, sApha, cikanI camakatI usa para raM kA eka eka binda bhI to nahIM! batAyo, kahA~ haiM, tumhAra citra a?" citrakAra ne bIca kA pardA uThA diyaa| pardA uThAte hI udhara ke saba citra idhara pratibimbita ho utthe| rAjA aura mantrI loga bar3e Azcarya se dekhate raha ge| yaha kaisA camatkAra hai ? sabhI ko bar3A vismaya huaa| citrakAra ne samasyA ko sulajhAyA--ApakA Adeza thA ki donoM ke citra, zailI aura raMga eka samAna hI hone cAhie, aura eka-dUsare kA citra koI dekhe bhI nahIM, to isIlie usane citra banAe aura maiMne unheM yahA~ jyoM-kAtyoM pratibimbita karane ke lie apanI dIvAra ko taiyAra kiyaa| chaha mahIne taka athaka parizrama karake ise sApha kiyA, ragar3A, camakAyA aura bilkula zIze kI taraha ujjvala aura camakadAra banA diyaa| isameM vaha zakti paidA kara dI ki kisI bhI vastu ko yaha apane meM pratibimbita kara sakatI hai| parantu jabataka pardA bIca meM thA, tabataka to kucha bhI nahIM mAlUma hotA thaa| pardA haTa gayA, to saba-kucha isameM jhalaka uThA, ve hI saba citra isameM pratibimbita ho ge| rAjamArga: kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki AtmA para moha evaM kaSAya kA eka saghana pardA par3A huA hai, jaba taka vaha pardA nahIM haTatA, 'jinatva' jAgRta nahIM hotA, cetanA meM kAlika satya jhalaka nahIM sktaa| dIvAra kI saphAI aura camakAne kI taraha prAtmA kI saphAI bhI jarUrI hai| jaba taka dIvAra sApha nahIM, taba taka citra kaise pratibimbita ho skeNge| vaha svaccha dIvAra taiyAra karanA--sAdhanA ke dvArA AtmA kI saphAI, svacchatA evaM nirmalatA paidA karanA hai| sAdhanA ke dvArA yadi AtmA svaccha evaM nirmala ho gaI, to vahA~ jinatva kA zuddha sthiti meM ananta satya ke pratibimbita hone meM koI bhI zaMkA nahIM hai| AtmA kI vikAsabhUmi taiyAra karane ke lie sAdhanA Avazyaka hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki sAdhanA kA mArga rAjamArga hai| rAjamArga para brAhmaNa ko bhI calane kA adhikAra hai, harijana evaM camAra ko bhii| vahA~ strI bhI cala sakatI hai aura puruSa bhii| gorA AdamI bhI cala sakatA hai aura kAlA bhii| kisI ke lie vahA~ kisI prakAra kA pratibandha nahIM; koI rukAvaTa nhiiN| isa mArga para calane vAle se kisI ko yaha pUchane kA adhikAra nahIM ki tumhArI jAti kyA hai ? tumhArA deza kyA hai ? paMtha kyA hai ? tumhArI paramparA kyA hai ? tuma dhanI ho yA nirdhana ? kAle ho yA gore? hindU ho yA musalamAna ? eka prAcIna jaina manISI ne kahA hai "annonnadesajAyA, annonnaahaarbddhiy-sriiraa| je jiNadhammapavannA, savve te baMdhavA bhaNiyA // " alaga-alaga dezoM meM, alaga-alaga pradezoM aura alaga-alaga kuloM-jAtiyoM meM janma lene vAle, khAna, pAna aura rahana-sahana Adi ke vibhinna prakAroM meM palane vAle bhI yadi 'jina-dharma' arthAt vItarAga-bhAva ko svIkAra karate haiM, to ve paraspara bhAI-bhAI haiN| unakI sAdhanA kI bhUmikA meM koI vibheda-rekhA nahIM khIMcI jA sakatI! dharma-sAdhanA ke kSetra meM unake *bhrAtRtva kA, samatva kA darjA khaNDita nahIM ho sktaa| yaha eka dRSTikoNa hai, jo sAdhanA ke kSetra meM calane vAloM ke lie akhaNDa prema, sneha aura sadbhAva kA saMdeza detA hai| dharma koI jAti nahIM hai, vaMza-paramparA nahIM hai| zarIra 164 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ ke rakta sambandha se calI Ane vAlI koI nasla nahIM hai| vaha to eka prAdhyAtmika nasla hai, jisake AdhAra para dharma kA sambandha calatA hai, sAdhanA kI paramparA calatI hai / sAdhanA : eka pAvanaM tIrtha : bhArata ke saMtoM kI spaSTa ghoSaNA hai ki dharma ke dvAra para ApakI jAti, ApakA raMgarUpa nahIM pUchA jAtA, vahA~ zrAtma-bodha pUchA jAtA hai, AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI taiyArI kitanI hai, vaha dekhI jAtI hai| saMta kabIra ne ThIka hI kahA hai " jAti na pUcho sAdha kI, pUcha lIjie jJAna / mola karo talavAra kA, par3A rahana do myAna / / " sAdhaka kI jAti aura veza mata puucho| pUchanA hai to yaha pUcho ki usameM jJAna kA prakAza kitanA hai ? usakI sAdhanA meM teja kitanA hai ? talavAra kA apanA mUlya hai / yadi vaha sone kI myAna meM hai, taba bhI usakA vahI mUlya hai aura lohe yA lakar3I kI myAna meM hai, taba bhI vahI bAta hai / vIra ke hAtha meM jaba talavAra AtI hai, to vaha usakI myAna nahIM dekhatA, usakI dhAra dekhatA hai| mere sAmane eka pustaka prAI, usakI UparI sAjasajjA bar3I cittAkarSaka thii| chapAI -saphAI bhI sundara thii| kintu jaba panne palaTa kara par3hA to cintana-sAmagrI kucha bhI nahIM milii| nahIM se matalaba yaha ki usakI racanAoM meM koI pratibhA yA camatkAra aura maulikatA nAma kI koI cIja na thI ! aba yadi usakI sAjasajjA para hama mugdha ho jAe~, to phira viveka kI kasauTI kyA rahI ? jo vidvAn hai, vaha usakA mUlyAMkana chapAI-saphAI se nahIM, apitu vicAra-sAmagrI se karatA / to bAta yaha hai ki sAdhaka kA mUlyAMkana bhI usake kula yA zarIra se nahIM hotA, balki zIla aura sadAcAra se hotA hai, sAdhanA kI tejasvitA se hotA hai / jaina - sAhitya meM eka 'tIrtha' zabda AtA hai / sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikAinheM catuvidha tIrtha mAnA gayA hai| maiM pUchatA hU~ ki yaha tIrtha hai kyA ? kyA sAdhu yA sAdhvI kA zarIra tIrtha hai ? zrAvaka-zrAvikA tIrtha kA kyA artha huA ? unakA dhana, ghara yA zarIra ? yaha bhI koI tIrtha hai ? yaha to tIrtha nahIM, balki tIrtha to hai unakI AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ! jisase ki saMsAra rUpI sAgara ko pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| vaha sAdhanA, jo vyakti ke antara meM utpanna hotI hai, jIvana meM vikasita hotI hai aura mokSa ke rUpa meM paryavasita hotI hai - tIrtha use hI kahA jA sakatA hai| sAdhu kI sAdhanA bhI tIrtha hai, sAdhvI kI sAdhanA bhI tIrtha hai, aura zrAvaka-zrAvikA kI sAdhanA bhI tIrtha hai ! yaha sAdhanA jisa kisI vyakti ke hRdaya meM hiloreM le rahI hai, vahI tIrtha hai| zAstroM meM bhagavAn ke prarUpita siddhAntoM ko bhI tIrtha kahA gayA hai| aura Age yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki vaha zAzvata tIrtha hai, anAdi, ananta hai / isakA tAtparya bhI Apako samajha lenA cAhie ki jo bhagavAn kI vANI hai, vaha to zabdarUpa hai, jo likhita Agama hai, vaha akSara rUpa hai| to kyA yaha zabda maura prakSara rUpa vANI hI tIrtha hai ? yaha to zAzvata hai nahIM ! jaba bhI koI tIrthaMkara hote haiM, ahiMsA Adi siddhAnta kI bhAvArtha ke rUpa meM prarUpaNA karate haiM, aura gaNadhara use zabdabaddha karate haiM, sUtra rUpa meM graMthate haiM, to phira yaha zAzvata kaise ? phira bhagavAn kA siddhAnta rUpa tIrtha kyA vastu hai ? siddhAnta rUpa tIrtha kA abhiprAya to yaha hai ki jo anAdi-ananta zAzvata satya kA jJAna hai, isa saMsAra rUpI sAgara ko pAra karane kA mArga jisa amara-jJAna kI jyoti se dikhAI detA hai, vaha jJAna tIrtha hai| kAma, krodha yAdi kaSAya kI vijaya kA jo sAdhanA mArga hai, vaha tIrtha hai / aura vaha mArga zAzvata hai, anAdi zrananta hai / jitane bhI tIrthaMkara, mahApuruSa saMsAra meM Aja taka ho cuke haiM, abhI jo haiM aura bhaviSya meM jo bhI hoMge - ve saba yahI mArga batAe~ge ! kAma, krodha ko nAza karane kA hI upadeza ve kareMge, moha aura mAyA para vijaya pAne kA hI mArga ke btaaeNge| yaha trikAla satya hai, zAzvata kalyANa kA jyotirmaya patha 165 .
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________________ hai| isa kayana kA niSkarSa yaha hai ki hamArI jo sAdhanA hai, hamArA jo jJAna hai, vahI tIrtha hai| aura, vaha tIrya koI vyakti nahIM hotA, balki AtmA kA nirmala catanya hotA hai| kisI bhI prakAra kI bheda kI kalpanA ko usameM prazraya nahIM diyA jaataa| jAti, sampradAya, liMga aura raMga Adi kI bhASA, dharma kI bhASA nahIM ho sktii| na vaha sAdhanA kI bhASA ho sakatI hai, aura na sAdhaka kI hI bhASA ho sakatI hai| sAdhaka: eka aparAjeya yoddhA: sAdhanA kA kSetra sabake lie khulA hai, yaha bAta jitanI satya hai utanA hI satya yaha bhI hai ki vaha sirpha vIra ke lie hai| sAdhanA kA mArga kaMTakAkIrNa aura vikaTa mArga hai| AcArAMga sUtra meM use mahAvIthi-mahApatha kahA hai--"paNayA vIrA mhaaviihiN"| usa patha para vahI cala sakatA hai, jisake antastala meM apAra dhairya umar3atA ho, sAhasa aura sahiSNutA kA jvAra uTha rahA ho ! jo viSayoM aura AkAMkSAoM se lar3akara vijaya prApta kara sakatA ho, vahI vIra yoddhA isa kSetra kA adhikArI ho sakatA hai| yaha nahIM ki veSa le liyA, pArAma se mAMgakara khA liyA, nizcita hokara so gae aura sukha-caina se jindagI gujAra dI! jaba taka kaSTa nahIM Ae, jIvana meM tUphAna nahIM pAe, saMgharSoM ke bhUcAla nahIM uThe, taba taka jame rahe aura jaba tUphAnoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A, to basa bhAga khar3e hue| pA~va ukhar3a gae ! vaha vIra nahIM, jo talavAroM kI camaka dekhakara pasInA-pasInA ho jAe ! bhAloM aura vANoM kI bauchAra dekhakara kalejA dhaka-dhaka kara utthe| balki vIra vahI hai, jo prANoM para khele, vIratA se jIe aura mare bhI to vIratA se mare ! mujha kAzmIra ke rAjA lalitAditya kI eka bAta yAda A rahI hai| jaba deza para prAkramaNa havA. to ve bahuta kama umra ke bAlaka the| pitA kA dehAnta ho jAne se paDausI zatru rAjA ne anukUla aksara dekhA aura car3hAI kara dii| idhara pradhAna mantrI ne bhI yuddha kI taiyAriyAM zurU kara dii| rAjakumAra yuddha meM jAne ko taiyAra huA, to pradhAna mantrI ne use samajhAyA--"Apa to yahIM para rahie, abhI choTe haiM ! hama loga yuddha meM jA rahe haiN|" senApati ne bhI yahI kahA / rAjamAtA aura anya hitaiSiyoM ne bhI rAjakumAra ko yahI samajhAyA ki "tuma abhI bAlaka ho, ataH rAjamahala meM hI raho! hama saba tumhAre hI to hai !" lalitAditya ne kahA--"Apa saba mere haiM, to maiM bhI to ApakA hI huuN| prajA jaba rAjA kI hai. to rAjA bhI prajA kA hai| prajA kisa AdhAra para hai? usakA janaka kauna hai ? rAjA hI na ! aura rAjA kisa para TikA hai ? rAjA ko janma kauna detA hai ? prajA ! ataH prajA raNakSetra meM jUjhatI rahe aura rAjA rAjamahala meM eka cUhe kI taraha piA-dubakA baiThA rahe, yaha kauna-se kSAtradharma kI bAta hai ? yaha kSAtradharma para kalaMka nahIM, to aura kyA hai ! maiM yuddhakSetra meM jaauuNgaa| avazya jAU~gA !" rAjamAtA ne usakI pITha thpthpaaii| kahA-"beTA apane pitA ke gaurava ko ujjvala karanA, aura apane deza kI yaza-patAkA ko U~cI karanA !" isa para lalitAditya ne jo uttara diyA, vaha eka mahAna vIra kA uttara thaa| usane kahA-"mere sAmane to sirpha eka bAta hai aura vaha maiM kara sakatA hU~, cAhe maiM jindA rahU~ yA raNakSetra meM kheta jAU~, mujhe isakI paravAha nahIM ! jaya aura parAjaya para bhI merA koI adhikAra nhiiN| mere vaza kI jo bAta hai, vaha yaha hai ki zatru ke zastroM ke ghAva merI pITha para nahIM lgeNge| merI matyu aura jIvana se bhI bar3hakara jo bAta hai, vaha yahI hai ki zatru ke zastroM ke vAra merI chAtI para hI par3eMge basa! pITha para kadApi nahIM par3a sakate !" matalaba yaha huA ki-jInA aura maranA koI mahattvapUrNa nahIM, mahattvapUrNa jo hai, vaha hai-vIratApUrvaka jInA aura vIratApUrvaka mrnaa| sAdhaka ke lie bhI yahI bAta hai| vaha jIvana meM sAdhanA ke jisa mahApatha para calatA hai, vaha patha bar3A vikaTa hai| vikAroM ke tUphAna usa patha meM pAe~ge, to use himAlaya kI pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ taraha acala-akampa banakara sahanA hogA-"meruzya vAraNa prkNpmaanno|" pralaya kAla ke thaper3oM meM bhI meru kI taraha akampa, aDola, avicala rahanA hogA! aura, jaba kaSAyoM kA dAvAnala uThegA, sAdhaka ko use vairAgya kA parjanya banakara zAnta karanA hogA! kaSToM, rASTrakavi maithalIgaraNa gupta ne eka jagaha kahA hai "manuja dugdha se, danuja rakta se, deva sudhA se jIte haiN| kintu halAhala bhavasAgara kA, zivazaMkara hI pIte haiN|" to, isa bhavasAgara kA halAhala pAna karake hI use mRtyuJjaya bananA hogaa| tabhI vaha apane kalyANa mArga kI antima maMjila ko pA sakegA, jahA~ paha~cane ke bAda prAtmA amara zAnti, sat-cit-grAnanda aura ananta jyotirUpa bana jAtI hai| bhAva se pAna karake, unako samabhAva se AtmasAt karake hI sAdhanA ko prazasta kiyA jA sakatA hai| gaMgA, dharatI ke gaMde nAloM ko apane rUpa meM prAtmasAt kArake jitanI samatala bhUmi para yazasvI ho sakI hai, utanI gaMgottarI--udgama-sthala meM nhiiN| durbhAvoM kA, vikAroM kA anta karake hI vizva kA kalyANa saMbhava hai| AtmA ko zubha se zuddha kI ora le jAnA, isI kA paryAya-vizeSa hai| kalyANa kA jyotirmaya patha 167 Jain Education Intemational